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Sheri Lamb Special to the Free Press In an impassioned speech about workers’ rights, Jerry Dias fired up union members who showed up to hear the new Unifor president speak during his first visit to Prince George. Dias was named president of Unifor, the union formed last fall from the merger between the Canadian Auto Workers and the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers, creating the largest private sector union in Canada. There are 300,000-plus members of the new union across the country. Monday’s meeting at the Coast Inn of the North was the second western stop of a four-day, sixcity tour Dias and the Unifor leadership are on as they launch a new rights at work campaign to fight back against recent federal and provincial government challenges to union security. Dias warned the crowd of about 50 that they need to mount a unified front. “It’s not a time to be nice anymore because they are screwing with our futures,” Dias told the membership. Part of the Unifor strategy to combat the politics and apathy among its members is to educate them on the history of unions in Canada. Among the members who attended Monday’s meeting was Sylvia Leblanc, a member of the union through her employer Canfor Northwood. Leblanc said she came out so she could see what the new leadership’s vision for the future was. She liked

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Prince George RCMP have arrested a man they believe is responsible for a 2010 murder in the city. Prince George RCMP Serious Crime members, equipped with a warrant, arrested a 20year-old man in Victoria, following an investigation into the death of Tyrone Myles Thomas, 39. Thomas was stabbed to death July 9, 2010 outside the 7-Eleven on 20th Avenue. At the time of the offence, the accused was 16 years old. Due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act, his name cannot be released. A charge of second-degree murder has been approved against the man.

CNC hires new president Henry Reiser, Dean of Trades and Technology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, has been hired as President of the College of New Caledonia. Reiser, who holds a Master of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering from UBC, will bring more than 25 years of applied research experience to CNC when he takes the helm June 1. “The future at CNC is very bright and I’m excited and eager to get started,” said Reiser, “With all of the resource-based projects planned in Northern B.C. in the near future, CNC is well positioned to provide skills and training across many disciplines, which will lead to good paying and long-term jobs for our graduates.”

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Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Cynthia Golden shows what batter for saltfish cakes should look like at a Caribbean Cooking demonstration Tuesday at First Baptist Church. The event is one of many ways Prince George is celebrating Black History Month.

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Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Master carver Robert Frederick shows Two Rivers Gallery assistant curator Maeve Hanna the knife and technique he used to carve the Legend of the Salmon on a dug-out canoe made of Cottonwood which is part of the Nekeyoh/Our Home exhibit. Showing at the Rustad Galleria to March 30, the new exhibit features artwork by Lheidli T’enneh artists. There is an opening reception March 13 at 12 noon.

glimpse of what life was like many years ago when the dug out canoe was a part of his daily life. “I carved it with Cottonwood because it is softer to work with, even when it’s dry. Cedar is harder,” he said. It took about 40 hours to complete his side of the canoe which features the Legend of the Salmon in traditional colours of red and black. UNBC students in a First Nations Studies course on carving, learning from the master, painted the other side with similar motif. he carving techniques Frederick used are ones he learned from his forefathers, he uses a simple knife to create the raised design. “Back in the day, they used fresh berries to make the red colour, and burnt ash for the black. They also used salmon eggs, squished in, to make a kind of light orange. We used salmon slime to even out the cracks. The canoes were made in all sizes, this [exhibition] one is a small one.” Frederick has fond memories of the dug out canoes as part of his daily family life and as part of the history of the area. “My relatives used to ‘taxi’ around the first white surveyors in these (dug-out canoes.) And when I was a young kid that’s all we travelled in, we went all places by canoe, when we went fishing, to go to the store for supplies. My Dad would sit in the front, my mom and aunt opposite each other and the polers stand at each end. We’d be sitting there with salmon piled all

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beautiful Lheidli T’enneh Cottonwood Dugout Canoe by master carver Robert Frederick is the centrepiece of a new group exhibit at Rustad Galleria. Historically, however the wooden canoe was in use as a very efficient and essential way of transportation for First Nations people. The dug-out canoe is one of several works by Lheidli T’enneh artists included in the Nekoyoh/Our Home exhibit which runs until March 30 in the Rustad Galleria at Two Rivers Gallery. There will be an opening reception on March 13 at noon. Together with CBC Radio’s Daybreak North and UNBC’s Health Arts Research Centre, Two Rivers Gallery welcomes members of the public to the reception. “We encourage the celebration of heritage and culture of the area and in giving local artists a chance to showcase their culture through art,” said Robert Doane, producer of DayBreak North, in a press release. The Cottonwood Dugout Canoe carved by Frederick is on loan from UNBC for the exhibit and the renowned artist spoke with the Free Press on Tuesday about his work and gave a

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In Provincial Court in Prince George on Dec. 4: Paul D. Shaw was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, sentenced to 669 days in jail, assessed a victim surcharge of $100 and received a lifetime prohibition on the possession of firearms. Shaw was also found guilty of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and possession of property obtained by crime, sentenced to 669 days in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Shaw was also found guilty of assaulting a peace officer, sentenced to 18 months in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Wendell E. Williams was found guilty of assault causing bodily harm, sentenced to 180 days in jail, placed on probation for one year and prohibited from possessing firearms for 10 years. Williams was also found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 90 days in jail.

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Budget shouldn’t surprise: Bond Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com Shirley Bond says people shouldn’t be surprised by the provincial budget. “We laid out our plans in May of last year,” she said Wednesday. “That was to control spending and balance the budget.” Finance Minister Mike de Jong tabled the province’s second consecutive surplus budget Tuesday, with not much changing in terms of spending or taxes. “We have to have our fiscal house in order,” Bond said. “We are only one of two jurisdictions in Canada to balance the budget.

Provincial funding for K-12 education continues at 2013 levels, as the government pursues an appeal of a court decision that could add hundreds of millions to school district costs. The budget includes a $300 million contingency fund this year, rising to $400 million next year, to cover anticipated costs in labour and other areas such as forest fires. Taxpayer-supported debt rises to more than $43 billion in the coming fiscal year, climbing to $45.5 billion by 2016-17. About $11 billion of next year’s burden is operating debt left by a string of deficits in recent years. Total provincial debt, including self-supported debt held by BC Hydro and other agencies, grows from $64.7 billion this year to $68.9

billion three years from now. B.C. pays $2.5 billion a year to service debt, or four cents out of each revenue dollar. The budget touts investments in trade skills training, with shop projects at Camosun College, Okanagan College and NorKam Secondary in Kamloops. But the largest capital project is a new campus for Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver, and operating spending on colleges and institutes is projected to fall by $5 million in the coming year. Bond said the fact skills funding isn’t being spent in the North this year, doesn’t mean Prince George is being snubbed. “Prince George has reaped the benefits,” she said, pointing to the expanded trades facility at

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The Prince George Chamber of Commerce says Tuesday’s provincial budget is, for the most part, good news. There are, however, some areas of concern. “The Prince George Chamber has consistently told the province that the priorities are to balance the budget and service the debt,” said vice-president Ranjit Gill. “The debt-to-GDP ratio is heading in the right direction but the total debt is still growing, which is a concern.” The budget contains a four per cent increase in Medical Services Plan premiums for next year. That makes increases totalling more than 30 per cent over the past five years. Chamber CEO Christie Ray said that isn’t what the chamber focused on. “It is yet another increase, so it is a bit of a concern, but not something that stood out as a huge issue,” Ray said, adding that a bigger concern to the Chamber is the lack of more skills training programs in the North, in the budget. “We really have been pushing and feel that is a very important topic for

our region,” she said. “There were a few capacity increases mentioned, in some other regions, but nothing that would affect Prince George directly.” President of the Prince George-Mackenzie NDP Riding Association Bobby Deepak said he is not surprised by the budget. “Life for the average British Columbian just got more expensive,” he said, referring to increases in Medical Services Plan premiums, hydro rates, and, for those on the Coast, ferry rates. He said the budget does nothing to combat British Columbia’s last-place ranking in the country in terms of child poverty and it cuts funding for post secondary.

Deepak said the promises of revenue from liquefied natural gas aren’t any closer. “It’s looking more and more like LNG is a pipe dream,” Deepak said, adding the Liberals keep delaying the tax strategy for LNG, although they did announce an income tax rate of up to 1.5 per cent on net revenue in the first three years of LNG production, with a second tier rate of up to seven per cent applicable after five years. Even though the budget is balanced, Deepak said he’ll wait until it’s audited before actually believing it. “They’re not generating income (to balance the budget),” Deepak said. “They’re selling off assets.”

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the College of New Caledonia and additional programing. “We will certainly continue to be advocates for resources in the North,” she said. As for increased Medical Service Premiums, Bond said it doesn’t impact the most vulnerable. “There are literally hundreds of thousand of British Columbians who don’t pay MSP premiums,” she said. Bond said the economy is still fragile so it’s important to be fiscally prudent and maintain the province’s AAA credit rating. “It is about holding the line,” she said. Prince George Mayor Shari Green said the budget doesn’t have a huge impact on the city. “The minister described it as ‘boring,’” she said. “Municipalities shouldn’t be looking for goodies.” She said the budget does contain an increase for the RCMP, however suggested that would likely go towards wages rather than increased programs. She would also have liked to see training facilities for the North. “The province has spent millions of dollars in the past in our local training facilities,” she said. “There’s no question we’ve got to get moving quickly and aggressively on training facilities. “It would be great to see the post-secondary system align itself with the jobs that will be in demand when those graduates go through.” - With files from Tom Fletcher

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of safety and training at mills, adding she saw firsthand the importance of unions when her father was injured on the job when she was growing up in Newfoundland. The rights-at-work campaign, a takeoff of the United States right-to-work legislation which tries to limit the power of unions, is the first initiative of Unifor since the merger in September 2013. As part of the campaign the leadership group will visit 19 cities across Canada to drum up support. Scott Doherty, western director of Unifor, said today’s fight is to try to maintain the labour laws that were put in place in the 20th century, including the Rand Formula, so the young generations will be protected the same way their parents and grandparents were. “Young people today are probably the most vulnerable,” said Doherty. “They’re the ones

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Kin 1 officially open The new Kin 1 Centre was officially opened Saturday. The facility is unique both for its convertible ice surface, and its accessibility for the physically challenged. The City of Prince George and the 2015 Canada Winter Games marked the completion of the $16.5 million Kin Enhancement Project, which is the largest capital venture for the Games in Prince George. “For the physically challenged, this is one of the most manageable ice arenas in Western Canada,” said Andy Beesley, Manager of the CN Centre and Recreation Facilities, in a press release “And due to Kin 1’s location next to the CN Centre, Prince George is now the only place in B.C. with two side-by-side arenas with Olympic to NHL-sized convertible ice surfaces.” Kin 1 will offer Prince George and northern B.C. opportunities to host new types of sports and international events. Kin 1 was also completed on time and on budget, according to the city. The federal government and the province both contributed $3 million for the facility, with the remaining $10.5 million coming from the City of Prince George. The facility was funded through the Canada Winter Games tax levy, which was implemented specifically to finance the building without further cost after 2015. “There are so many individuals and organizations to thank for their contributions, but first and foremost, the taxpayers of this city. I’d also like to thank city council, the governments of Canada and B.C., the city’s project team led by Greg Anderson, and the many user groups who enjoy our city’s recreational amenities and who were so accommodating during construction,” said Mayor Shari Green. “This new ice arena will serve our city for decades, and, who knows, perhaps even produce a future Olympian.” Kin 1 is the official sport venue for short-track speed skating and figure skating for the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George. The facility has been open for limited operations since January, and it is expected to be fully operational and open to the public within weeks.

YOUR CITY MATTERS February 21, 2014 The Committees meet monthly, do research and provide information and recommendations to Council and City Staff. Applications are available on the City’s web site www.princegeorge.ca/cityhall/committees/, or may be picked up at City Hall, 1100 Patricia Boulevard. For further information or to have an application form mailed to you, please call 250.561.7602. Applications or resumes received by the City Manager’s Office, Director of Legislative Services by the March 14, 2014 deadline will be considered by City Council at its Closed Meeting of March 31, 2014.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING Regular Council Meeting Monday, February 24, 2014 – Council Chambers – 6:00 p.m.

COUNCIL, COUNCIL COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, AND BOARDS MEETINGS Advisory Committee on Development Design Wednesday, February 26, 2014 – 2nd Floor Conference Room – 12:00 p.m. Prince George Heritage Commission Thursday, February 27, 2014 – 2nd Floor Conference Room – 12:00 p.m.

A man wanted in Prince George for sexual assault has been arrested in Alberta and will be returned to Prince George to face charges. With information provided by the Prince George RCMP, the Edmonton Police Service located and arrested Vernon Bret Faithful at a residence on the 10800 block of 98 Street in Edmonton on Feb. 13. Faithful was wanted on a number of charges stemming from a violent sexually motivated attack in Prince George last summer. On July 16, 2013, the Prince George RCMP began investigating a sexual assault that occurred in a residence on the 1900 block of Upland Street. On the evening of July 17, 2013, the Prince George RCMP Crime Reduction Team located and arrested Faithful, 22, who was believed to have been responsible for the attack. Faithful had recently moved to Prince George from the Edmonton area. On the evening of July 18, 2013, Faithful was released from custody by a Judicial Justice of the Peace on several conditions including a curfew. Faithful was charged with two counts of break and enter, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, sexual assault with a weapon, and uttering threats.

PROCLAMATIONS • February 2014 is proclaimed “Toastmasters International Month” • February 2014 is proclaimed “Black History Month” • February 15 – March 15, 2014 is proclaimed “Strong Kids Month”

INVITATION TO BID Request for Proposal: P14-07 PW127/PW101 Upgrades to Standby Equipment Closing Date: March 13, 2014

**Applications in their entirety, will be included in a Regular Council Meeting Agenda, and forwarded to Council for consideration. Those Agendas may become public and the City of Prince George will use personal information collected for the purposes of committee appointments and committee member listings.**

P14-08 PW660 to PW605 Watermain Connector Closing Date: March 13, 2014

The City of Prince George is developing a Community Services Master Plan! This plan will help City Council support recreation priorities in Prince George over the next 10 years.

SURVEYS – February 17th to March 21st, 2014

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COUNCIL COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES MEMBERSHIP Apply for a Council Committee! Deadline for Applications: 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2014 Prince George is a City full of volunteers willing to give their time to ensure their community is a better place to live, work and play. Council Committees provide residents of our community the opportunity to participate on the development of our municipality. At this time the City Manager’s Office is accepting applications for Membership on the following Council Committees: • Advisory Committee on Accessibility

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• Advisory Committee on Development Design • Advisory Committee on Enhancing Prince George (Enhance PG) • Board of Variance

Your Input is important! Whether you enjoy walking the dog, swimming or playing a team sport, we need to hear from you. There many ways you can get involved. Share the word with your friends!

There are a number of surveys to capture your feedback. Complete the surveys online at www.princegeorge.ca or visit a City facility for a paper copy. • Public Input Survey For everyone • Stakeholder Survey For groups and organization

COMMUNITY WORKSHOP – Tuesday, March 4th, 2014

• Seniors Survey For seniors, including emerging seniors 55 years and up

Share your ideas for recreation in this public round table workshop. There are 2 sessions to choose from. Register for a spot or drop-in.

• Youth Survey For youth < 18 years

• Afternoon Session – 1:30pm to 4:00pm • Evening Session – 6:30pm to 9:00pm

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Visit www.princegeorge.ca or call 250.561.7611 to register.

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I’m Janet Holder, leader of Northern Gateway. This past December, my team came one step closer towards our goal of building a better pipeline. After the most comprehensive, scientific review in Canadian pipeline history, the independent Joint Review Panel concluded that Canadians would be better off with Northern Gateway, than without it. This endorsement came with 209 conditions that we must meet before we start operations. These conditions reflect the input of thousands of British Columbians and Canadians, and include many of the commitments we made in our submission. We are working towards meeting these conditions in the same way we’ve been working hard to meet the tough conditions put forward by the Province. Many of these conditions centre around the preservation and protection of the diverse marine life that populate the coast of B.C. In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing the details behind a number of these conditions with you – like detailed emergency response and mammal protection plans. We’ve consulted with experts from around the world to make sure that we’re doing everything possible to protect B.C.’s coastline. We’re doing all this hard work because we are committed to building a safer, better pipeline. Sincerely,

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Recognizing B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top docs Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com Did your family doctor do something special for your or your family? Would you like to see them recognized for the care theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve given you? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now possible. You can nominate your doctor for a My Family Doctor Award offered through the B.C. College of Family Physicians. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This award is about patients,â&#x20AC;? Dr. Denise McLeod, the northern B.C. representative on the B.C. College of Family Physicians, said Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We expect to hear a number of heartwarming stories through the nomination process.â&#x20AC;? The award was announced in November to recognize excellence among family doctors. Unlike other awards offered by the college, which are based on peer nominations, the My Family Doctor Award will be determined based on nominations Bill PHILLIPS/Free Press from patients who wish to recognize Dr. Paul Murray and Dr. Denise McLeod promote the My Family Doctor Award whereby patients their own family doctors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all know family doctors can nominate their family doctor for an award.

City looking for volunteers for award The City of Prince George is accepting nominations for the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top volunteers, including the award for outstanding volunteer of merit. Residents have until 4:30 p.m. on March 3 to submit their nomination package to Prince George City Hall for a community member who has displayed outstanding civic service and generosity. The awards, bestowed once a year at an event hosted by the mayor and council, represent the highest distinction a volunteer can receive from the City of Prince George, and honour those who contribute to all sections of society. There are four types of awards to be handed out at the civic appreciation dinner, which will be held at the Prince George Civic Centre on April 26: â&#x20AC;˘ Recreation and Culture Award: Recognizes contribution to the development of recreation and/or culture in Prince George for a minimum of 10 years. â&#x20AC;˘ Community Service Award: Recognizes contribution to the development of the community service

scene in Prince George for a minimum of 10 years. â&#x20AC;˘ Youth of the Year Award: Recognizes school involvement, including academic standing, extra-curricular activities, and volunteer committees, as well as contributions to the community through volunteering. â&#x20AC;˘ Outstanding Volunteer of Merit Award: Recognizes outstanding contribution to the development of Prince George through volunteer efforts to a number of organizations, groups, or disciplines. Candidates for this award must have volunteered to various organizations for a minimum of 15 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Volunteers are the heart of our community, and we need the public to help us recognize those who give so much of themselves to help others,â&#x20AC;? said Cheryl LivingstoneLeman, recreation coordinator for the City of Prince George. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you are aware of a deserving volunteer, please let us know.â&#x20AC;? For further information or to obtain a nomination package, please contact Community Services at 250-561-7640 or visit the website.

around the province routinely brave high winds, bone-chilling temperatures and snowstorms to travel and provide top quality health care to their patients,â&#x20AC;? McLeod said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We anticipate patients will have a variety of stories to share about how their family doctor provided excellent health care in usual and unusual circumstances.â&#x20AC;? This is a new province-wide award. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Health care provision has always been a team pursuit,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Paul Murray. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we look at health care, patients often interact first with the system through their family doctor. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first point of contact.â&#x20AC;? The award is about valuing that relationship, he said. Nominations are open until March 31 and can be submitted online at www.bcfamilyphysicians. com. The award will be given out in June at the Family Medicine Conference. Both the winning doctor and the patient who nominated them will receive an all-expense paid trip to the event in Vancouver.

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See Dick run Cariboo-Prince George MP Dick Harris isn’t quite ready to throw in the towel. He didn’t actually announce that he would run again, he told his party that he expects to be the candidate in 2015. A lot could happen between now and then. For the record, he would be seeking his eighth consecutive term in office and, if he was successful it would likely put him in the parliamentary record books. He was first elected as a Reform MP in 1993. He’s also 69 years old. If re-elected he would be in office until he’s 75. Who does he think he is, a senator? I covered a local federal Liberal event last fall and they were chatting about Harris and the fact that this was likely his last term. They were excited because they felt with Harris gone, the riding was winnable. They’re wrong. Dead wrong. If I was in the LibWRITER’S BLOCK eral or NDP camp in BILLPHILLIPS Cariboo-Prince George, I would be jumping for joy that Harris is planning to run again. Harris can be defeated. He’s a perennial back-bencher, he’s almost invisible these days, and he’s had to defend the fact that he spends most of his free time at his condo in Kelowna. Does he really even live in the riding anymore? Here’s an MP that can be defeated at the polls. All the NDP or the Liberals have to do is decide that Cariboo-Prince George is a winnable riding. That means putting some money into the riding. It also means getting a solid, electable candidate in place. There is no doubt Cariboo-Prince George is a Conservative riding. But with a strong NDP or Liberal candidate in place and funds for a campaign, it can be snatched from the Tory grip. It should be noted that if both the NDP and the Liberals start to think it’s winnable and each put a strong candidates in place, then Harris will be back in. There has been lots of chatter on the Internet, before last week’s news, that Prince George Mayor Shari Green may be looking at the Conservative nomination. Despite her current popularity in Prince George, she, or some other high-profile Conservative successor to Harris, would be unbeatable in this riding. So the Liberals and NDP should be hoping for Harris to run again. In addition, the people of Prince George should be hoping for a split in representation as well. Currently we’re pretty much ignored by the power base in this country. It’s been more than 20 years since a sitting prime minister visited Prince George (Brian Mulroney, I believe, as he toured the Interior in 1992). The reason? It’s the same for all of them. It’s a Conservative constituency. Liberal prime ministers don’t visit because they don’t think they can win here and Conservative prime ministers don’t visit because they know they’ll win here whether they show up or not. So the best thing for the city would be to have a Conservative in one of the Prince George ridings and a Liberal or New Democrat in the other. That way, whoever is in power will pay attention to the city.

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What’s in a name? Everything when it comes to wine A good name is very important. Pinot Evil Wine (with “see, hear, see no I am not talking character or personal evil” monkeys), Hey Mambo, Goats do reputation, though that is important Roam, Jam Jar, and Horse’s Ass Wine. too. I am talking about labels on wines For more, go on Wine and Food Musor beers that are clever and witty and ings website or visit the liquor store. almost sell the booze all by itself. This is clever marketing for sure. My Dad credits his health and longevI think we should have a little contest ity (94 years in June) to two things, well, here at the Free Press where people can three things: His amazing children, think up a good name for a label, send three of us, and the single shot glass it in, and then we’ll launch a new booze of Dubonnet he drinks brand for Prince George, every night before he maybe using Jovanka Djordgoes to bed. So last week jevich’s delicious grapes. I was at the local liquor I’m sure that being the comstore looking for a bottle munity-minded person she is, of Dubonnet to give him Jovanka would be into having when I next visit. a bunch of us over to her place It’s not like he still in the Okanagan, sweat socks wants socks or ties. off in midwinter to crush the So it took me a few grapes in her backyard. minutes to find it beLet’s face it, I have wine in cause it had been moved my veins. (So I wish they’d stop TEA WITH TERESA poking me for blood.) My great from its former location TERESAMALLAM uncle Henry Cecil Mallam on the back wall – likely to showcase the huncame to Kelowna (The Colodreds of new wines, beers, coolers and nies) over 100 years ago to settle and liqueurs to hit the market. There were on that homestead now sits Summerhill literally dozens and dozens, rows upon Pyramid Winery along with the Mallam rows, of “product” that I had I’d never Cabin, which has been restored to its seen before with labels that made me former splendour and decorated in the laugh. Labels like Ugly Sweater and Kick style of the day. Ass Wines. They have tours where people visiting According to my online research, the the winery can also view the Mallam name game includes these labels: Sassy house. And, not to whine, but I only Bitch, Ball Buster, Mad Housewife (cabwish as Henry Cecil Mallam’s descenernet sauvignon), Big Ass Cab, Toasted dant, the new owners would send me Head (Chardonnay), Fat Basstard (hippo a bottle of ice wine every year on my on label), Menage a Trois, Monogamy, birthday. Middle Sister, Running with Scissors, Maybe then I could get Dad off the Director’s Cut, Barefoot Wines, White Dubonnet with its ho-hum label that Truck, Fish Eye, Arrogant Frog Lili Pad hasn’t changed in decades and use our White Wine, French Maid, Full House, name to good use dubbing a new brand Fourplay, Big Pecker Wine, Red Guitar, of booze: Mallam’s Muse.

Maybe it’s appropriate that it was The Zombies who recorded the song Time of the Season. It’s more the title of the song that seems to be referring to the way I’m feeling, and when I say it’s appropriate that The Zombies recorded it, you can probably take a wild guess how I’m feeling. I don’t normally suffer from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), so I don’t really think that’s what this is. I think it’s more a combination of some nights with little or no sleep, a busy sports schedule, and perhaps a slight touch of whatever the flu-type thing is that’s going around. I just feel really run-down most days (and it’s not because of Blacktop Blockheads, although I have almost been clipped a couple of times recently). Then other days, I feel really good and figure I can conquer the world. I was glad I was in one of those good moods on Tuesday when I headed out to Purden for the B.C. Provincial Championship ski races taking place there this week. The highway was bare and dry, although my nerves had me slowing down a bit every time I saw a change in coloration on the pavement. I was certain I was about to run into a section of black ice, but I never did. Then came the road up to the lodge. If you’re an avid skier and you’ve been out there a fair bit, you know ALLAN’S AMBLINGS what I’m talking ALLANWISHART about. I don’t want you to think about how you view the road now, but try to remember what it was like the first time you made that climb. The road was wide enough and well-sanded, but that actually worried me a bit, since I figured it increased the chance of someone who “knew” the road coming down fairly quickly and me meeting them coming around a corner. When I say “a corner”, I have to say the one thing that came to my mind as I made the drive Tuesday was a song by C.W. McCall, the guy who sang Convoy back in the 1970s. He had another song about truck driving called Wolf Creek Pass. In it he describes going down a hill in a truck with a full load of chickens and no brakes. He says, “From there on in it just wasn’t real pretty. It was hairpin country and switchback city.” That was how I felt going up to Purden on Tuesday. I was glad the person in the vehicle behind me seemed to realize they were dealing with someone whose nerves were on edge, because they kept a good distance back despite my slow speed. But I made it up and I made it back. Then I didn’t sleep well Tuesday night, but at least I got the trip and the bad sleep in the right order.

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Our heritage floats all around us Jeff Elder Prince George Heritage Commission Heritage Afloat is the theme for Heritage Week (Feb. 17-23) this year. With two rivers flowing through it, Prince George is a natural for this theme. Maybe you’ve had a ride on a riverboat, floated downriver on a tube in the summer, or paddled a canoe or kayak on our beautiful rivers and lakes. In the past many kinds of boats plied these waters. First Nations people paddled canoes made from cottonwood trees. An example is on display now at Two Rivers Gallery, on loan from UNBC. The Lheidli T’enneh cottonwood dugout canoe is by Lheidli Elder and master carver Robert Frederick. Other watercraft once common in this area include scows, sternwheelers and reaction ferries that moved people and freight around the region. Scows – rafts as large as 12 feet wide by 36 feet long – were used to carry supplies for the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway. In the early 1900’s hundreds of scows were built near Tete Jaune, then maneuvered down the Fraser River by a crew of four two on the bow and two on the stern, each with a long pole called a sweeper. Once at their destination, which was not guaranteed given all the hazards, the scows were disassembled and the lumber reused. Sternwheelers were common in this area from 1863 to 1921. Two books available at the Prince George Public Library tell the incredible story of these wooden ships. Sternwheelers & Canyon Cats, Whitewater Freighting on the Upper Fraser by Jack Boudreau describes the risks and terrible loss of life when canoes, scows and rafts tried to negotiate the Grand Canyon of the Fraser, 166 kilometres upstream from Prince George. Rivers were the early highways with sternwheelers traveling up to Huble Homestead/Giscome Portage and south to Soda Creek (between Quesnel and Williams Lake), through the Fort George Canyon where some sternwheelers would use the lining technique to conquer rapids and fast water. Sternwheelers on the Upper Fraser, by Trelle Morrow, is packed full of photos and fascinating details on the construction, operation and eventual demise of these ships. Trelle’s book Silent Passage, Fort George Reaction Ferries is also a great read for anyone interested in local history. He details the

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important role of these ferries before bridges crossed the Fraser and Nechako Rivers. One summer a friend took me up the Nechako by boat and we stopped near Miworth and saw the remains of two long wooden boats lying there. Turns out they’re not boats but the pontoons of a reaction ferry that operated there from 1922 to the mid-1940’s. As Morrow describes: “A reaction ferry is a vessel that uses the river current to propel itself across the water. In our early ferry history, canoes and boats were fastened together, side by side, and a platform spread across to carry freight and even animals. Larger scow Photo Courtesy of The Exploration Place ferries were fastened to an The BX Sternwheeler in Fort George Canyon. overhead cable and propelled ers. Often the passengers helped load the wood onto the ship, which across the water taking advantage of the reaction principle.” would simply come alongside the river bank and drop a gangplank The Miworth site (located on private property) is one of the very few places where reaction ferry artifacts still exist. Ferries also oper- to the shore for loading. Passengers wanting to be picked up by a sternwheeler would ated at Isle Pierre, near Prince George, and at numerous other sites wave a white flag. upstream on the Fraser. At the Fort George Canyon south of Prince George, passengers You can learn more about our heritage at the Prince George and freight would sometimes be offloaded, portaged with mulePublic Library and at The Exploration Place, both in person and drawn wagons on a trail around the Canyon, and then reloaded online. In closing, in reading about sternwheelers I came across onto another sternwheeler on the other side. some interesting facts: In the early 1900’s blasting occurred at three sites on the Fraser Sternwheelers could carry tons of cargo and lots of passengers but still float in shallow water and approach closely to river banks - even River: at the Grand Canyon east of Prince George, and in the Fort George Canyon and Cottonwood Canyon south of Prince George a large sternwheeler like the BX only drew about 30 inches of water to clear rock, thereby reducing navigation hazards for sternwheelers when fully loaded. and other vessels. A sternwheeler burned from two to five cords of wood an hour Incredibly, the sternwheeler S.S. Enterprise travelled all the way to generate steam in its boiler depending on the size of the ship and from Soda Creek to Takla Lake in 1871. However, it was a one-way the speed of the current. Woodcutters were contracted to cut firewood (preferably fir) and trip – the ship was damaged on its return trip and was abandoned at stack it next to river banks at regular distances to supply sternwheel- Trembleur Lake.

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ith the Olympics in full swing, sportsmanship is the name of the game … as it should be at all sports events. We don’t need to look overseas to the big guys to see examples of sportsmanship. Sometimes we need only to look in our own backyard at the little guys … in particular one guy. Peewee hockey player Matt Marotta stands alone, literally, among his team as an example of sportsmanship. After his team lost at a tournament in Vernon last week, in overtime on a disputed goal, he was the only player on the Viking Construction Tier 1 Cougars hockey team to shake hands with the opposing Nanaimo Clippers (see letter on next page). Even though coach Ryan Arnold called his team off the ice, in classic unsportsmanlike conduct, Marotta defied the adult supervising him and did the right thing. That takes a tremendous amount of courage. His actions brought tears to the eyes of many of the adults in the arena, has set off a social media frenzy, and is being praised by all … except the Prince George Minor Hockey Association and, likely, his coach and teammates. Prince George Minor Hockey Association president Alex Hartney was quoted in the media as saying it would investigate. While it’s understandable that the association can’t just react and that it should investigate, Hartney’s comments didn’t leave the impression much would be done. He said the association would talk to the parents who were at the game. He didn’t mention, and perhaps it was just an oversight, that they would be talking to the officials who were on the ice at the time or the Vernon tournament officials. It would certainly be prudent to talk to those people as well as the Prince George parents who were there. Hartney also commented that coaches get heated during games and pointed to Vancouver Canucks head coach John Tortorella as an example. There’s one problem here … this isn’t the NHL, this is minor hockey and the kids involved are 12 years old. Minor hockey coaches who think they’re in the NHL are probably the biggest problem the sport has and the association seems to think that’s an excuse for bad behavior. It’s not. Coaches at the minor hockey level who can’t control their temper simply shouldn’t be coaching. It’s that simple. Hartney is right that the association should investigate this incident before acting, but it would be nice if the public could have confidence in that investigation. And if you happen to know, or see, Matt Marotta, shake his hand, tell him he did the right thing. Be a part of your community paper. Comment online.

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Eyes on the fall Times are always more interesting at city hall in the choose to run again. months leading up to an election. Brian Skakun will get fairly solid support at the polls. He Voters will go to the polls in November but there are has maintained an image of frequently being a bit out of step already indications that the Mayor and the councillors are with the rest of council. He is kind of the representative of already getting their ducks lined up in a neat little row. the little guys who feel they get walked on too often. Each of them is reviewing what position they took on Murry Krause gives a solid effort to his job as a councilvarious decisions made by council. Who did their position lor. He is diligent in doing his homework and works hard. please and more importantly who did they offend. Those While he is a social activist, he doesn’t carry it to ridiculous who disagreed with a decision of council are extremes. He is a solid balance to some of the much likelier to remember and seek revenge other members and every good council should at the polls than those who were happy with a have that balance. He also has the support of a particular decision. Those running for relarge number of people from all points on the election are very aware of the bit of truth in the political compass. old chestnut that friends may come and go but Cameron Stolz has shown solid capability and enemies last forever. is also a willing worker. His only disadvantage Top dog Mayor Green, as an incumbent, has is the perception that he is Green’s right-hand an advantage over any challengers. She waged an man. aggressive campaign three years ago with a lot of Dave Wilbur and Garth Frizzell have both promises of what she would accomplish sitting performed well as journeyman councillors. in the mayor’s chair. Some got done and some Neither of them is the flash-and-dash type of are either still out there waiting or abandoned. individual but both have demonstrated an abilONSIDE There will be a lot of votes hanging on how ity to work through problems and situations. VICBOWMAN much got done, what was kicked into the ditch The newcomers from the last election, Lyn and what were failures. There may be some forHall, Frank Everitt and Albert Koehler will be giveness on the part of those who get out and vote, but there under the more intense scrutiny. will be many who will spotlight her failures. Hall will not have much of a problem given his many There is rumour about that the occupying mayor’s chair is years of public exposure on school board. He demonstrated just a starter for Green’s political ambitions. Federal Member then that he has a very good non-confrontational manner in of Parliament Dick Harris could well decide to slip off into gathering people together so the best possible decisions are blissful retirement leaving the Conservative nomination made. wide open. She could also challenge Harris, but that would Neither Everitt nor Koehler have presented a very dybe risky and the odds of winning over Harris would be slim. namic presence and that could be a disadvantage for both Also in the wings is the possible opportunity to step up of them. In fairness, we do have to keep in mind they had a into provincial politics. It will take time for those opportuni- steep learning curve to climb. ties to unfold. The voters will look, decide and vote their decision in The veterans on council will have a solid advantage if they November. circulation@pgfreepress.com | 250-564-0005

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Pee Wee shows sportsmanship Editor’s Note: The following letter was sent to the Prince George Minor Hockey Association. Just a heads up that our newspaper (The Vernon Morning Star) is getting letters regarding the behaviour of the Prince George coaching staff, following Sunday’s C final in the 43rd annual Vernon Coca-Cola Invitational Pee Wee Hockey Tournament. Unfortunately, the clock went dead with 7.5 seconds left, and Nanaimo went down

and scored the winner. The referee ruled they scored before the time would have run out. The Cougar coaches instructed their players to leave the ice and not shake hands with the Clippers, probably the worst form of poor sportsmanship known in hockey circles. No.2 on the Cougars, Matthew Marotta, stayed on the ice and knelt down on the blue line. He received cheers from the crowd and

Clipper parents as he shook hands with the Clippers. What a brave and wonderful young man. The P.G. coaches were swearing at the referee and then proceeded to swear at tournament chairman Marty Stein, a volunteer who has scouted for the Detroit Red Wings for 18 years, and does a great job running this elite tournament. He was not impressed. I served on the committee for 18 years and was around for many more, and this is

the first time a team has refused to shake hands. Unfortunately, for Prince George, a great hockey town, they will likely never be invited back to this prestigious tournament. Nothing the P.G. coaches can say will make this situation right. Thought you should know what is being said out there …You will likely receive letters from other Vernonites. Kevin Mitchell Morning Star Sports Editor

Veterans’ Affairs toll-free line meets the need Editor: This is regards to the debate over Veterans’ Affairs offices. It is my belief that this is nothing but propaganda and the actual truth should be known. Closing some of Veterans’ Affairs offices does not take away the rights of veterans’ needs. I too was serviced out of Prince George. There is a toll-free number to phone regarding veterans’ needs and affairs. They will lead you to the proper person to hear you out. Years ago we had to contact Shaughnessy Hospital in Vancouver and travel there for medical care. The Department of Veterans Affairs took notice that a doctor there had to diagnose you in about 15 minutes and send you back home. Then they came up with the idea that our personal family doctor knows you better. How true. Any ills, or anything in that nature, he can help you out and knows the Department of Veterans Affairs number and their requirements for you. The phone number is 1-866-5222122. The remarks made in your paper are not true. Phone the above number and you will get all the help you need, immediately. That is what it is for. To say there there is a tremendous strain on veterans is not true. Veterans are still getting benefits and nothing is taken away. It is a toll-free number. I am a veteran of the Second World War and also a pensioner. My services and needs have always been looked after. If my doctor needs more results, he recommends some and my further needs are looked after by the Department of Veterans Affairs. By contacting your doctor, your post-traumatic stress disorder and your injuries are looked after immediately. Also, you can phone your local MLAs office and they will be a great help.

Enough already about the veterans not getting proper service. Help is just a call away. I am here to say the Department of Veterans Affairs has looked after me 100 per cent. Wilf O’Brien Quesnel

Advanced Ed. minister praises UNBC Editor: I’ve had many highlights in my first seven months as Advanced Education Minister. In the last six months of 2013, I visited all 25 of our public post-secondary institutions, including several visits to UNBC and the College of New Caledonia. My first official visit was to UNBC where I announced two new master degrees in wood engineering that will be delivered at the new Wood Innovation and Design Centre. I’ve had the opportunity to provide government funding for additional student spaces in the College of New Caledonia’s heavy-duty mechanics program at its Fort St. James Campus in addition to funding to ensure Aboriginal learners in northern communities develop job skills in a wide variety of fields. And, I heard the career aspirations of trades’ students at Northwest Community College in Terrace. I also had the opportunity to visit a number of private career-training institutions and universities. I have focused on listening and meeting with students, faculty and staff, building relationships with stakeholders and outlining government’s plans for post-secondary education. One thing I heard very clearly is that students – and parents – want to be aware of their future options before they undertake studies so that they can make an informed decision. For some students, a good paycheque in a rewarding career upon graduation is their focus. While for others,

the goal may be more to learn and grow as a person and develop skills applicable for a range of career options. British Columbia is projecting one million job openings to 2020 – 78 per cent of these job openings will require some form of post-secondary education, while 43 per cent will need trades or technical training. While the importance of providing trades training as part of our BC Jobs Plan, particularly through colleges and institutes, is being championed by government, industry has an equally important role to play by hiring more apprentices. Only by all parties working together will we deliver the workers that are needed for the emerging LNG economy. To do that, we need industry to assist in the training and hiring of apprentices. Post-secondary education is critical for jobs such as managers, engineers, scientists and health-care professionals. Intellectual curiosity is a vital element of our post-secondary system and key to a knowledge-based economy. Universities also support skills and competencies, such as entrepreneurship, that are crucial for social and economic success. My belief that we need a post-secondary education system that is nimble and flexible has been reinforced – a system that meets the ever-changing needs of students and our economy with innovative ideas and new approaches. With this in mind, government has asked post-secondary institutions to work with industry partners to anticipate what the labour market needs now and in the future. Government is continuing to work with colleges, universities

and institutes to set targets for post-secondary graduates to ensure that the programs offered to students match the skills we need. Another topic that keeps coming up is funding: From students wanting to discuss student financial aid or the cost of tuition to senior administration wanting to discuss operating grants, capital projects and routine maintenance. Government continues to do its part to keep education affordable – from limiting tuition rate increases, to investing in open textbooks, to providing funding to institutions for operating costs – and $460 million over the next three years for capital projects. Government is making solid progress on the nine initiatives outlined in the mandate letter for the advanced education sector. I got a hard-hat tour at the Centre of Excellence in Agriculture at the University of the Fraser Valley. And the number of international students coming to B.C. is on the rise with 106,600 students, which is adding social and cultural value to our schools as well as funding more local seats. In October last year, Maclean’s magazine reaffirmed what we all know. UNBC is one of the top-three universities in Canada. But we have a bigger secret that students, faculty and staff all know: British Columbia’s world-class post-secondary institutions make us all proud. Amrik Virk Minister of Advanced Education

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Datebook www.pgfreepress.com Friday Great Britain hiking slideshow, Feb. 21, Artspace, above books and Comany, 7 p.m. H&H Market, FridaySunday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 3955 Hart Highway. Read-to-me Storytime, Fridays, 10-10:45 a.m., South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle. Information: 250-614-0684.

Saturday Seminar on wealth and estates, Feb. 22, 2 p.m., Sikh Temple, 443 South Kelly St. Sponsored by IndoCanadian Seniors Society. Information: 250-964-4626.

Dance to Aces, Feb. 22, 8 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. 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. Bible talks, Sundays, 4 p.m., Columbus Community Centre, 7201 Domano Blvd.

Sunday Piderny Triangle snowshoe hike, Feb. 23, meet 8:50 a.m.,

“GIVE A LITTLE… GAIN A LOT!” Canadian Breast Cancer Fdn Run for the Cure is looking for committee volunteers for fundraising & logistics; Survivor Engagement and Run Day Program. Event date: Oct 5, 2014. Email: khodge@cbcf.org 1-800-561-6111 ext 242 PG Metis Housing Looking for Aboriginal youth (19 – 29) who is interested in affordable housing to sit on our Board. Contact Leo at ed@pgmhs.com or call 250-564-9794 P.A.R.T.Y. Prevent Alcohol & Risk Related Trauma in Youth is a program facilitated weekly for grade 10 youth. New volunteers to help are welcome, Thursdays from 9 am to 1 pm. Email: lynn.primus@northernhealth.ca Call 250-565-2869 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, Feb. 24, 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 250- 563-4828 or Reta 250-962-2740.

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

Center City Toastmasters meet Tuesday, noon, City Hall Annex. Information: 9164. toastmastersclubs.org. Buddhist meditation class, Tuesdays, 7:158:45 p.m., 320 Vancouver St. Information: 250-962-6876 or www. kmcvancouver.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.

Wednesday Bingo, Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Spruce Capital Senior Recreation Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Whist, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Senior Activity

Centre, 425 Brunswick St. Hart Toastmasters, Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Information: harttoastmasters.ca CNC Retirees meet fourth Wednesday, 9 a.m., D’Lanos. Information: Lois 250563-6928. Army Cadet Rangers free youth program, meets Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Connaught Youth Centre. Information: Sondra 250-963-9462 or Andrew 250-981-8270.

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Community Builder Prince George Public Library Board local history committee chair Donovan Unruh stands with Ramona Rose, winner of the 2014 Jeanne Clarke Local History Award for Service. Donovan holds the plaque presented to Peggy Brock, winner of the 2014 Jeanne Clarke Local History Award for Publication. Peggy was unable to attend in person as she currently lives in Australia.

Thursday Whist, Feb. 27, 7 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Little Artists, Thursdays, 10:3011:30 a.m., South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle. Information: 250-6140684. Prince George Grassroots Cribbage Club registration, 6:30 p.m. play 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Information: Gerda 250564-8561.

Tai chi, Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: Lister 250964-3849 or listerchen@ shaw.ca. DayBreakers Toastmasters meets Thursday, 7-8 a.m., UHNBC Conference Room 1. Information: Heather 250-649-9591. BC Civil Liberties Union meets second Thursday of the month, 6 p.m., 1575 Fifth Ave. Plaza 400 Toastmaster Club meets Thursday, noon, Aleza room, fourth floor, Plaza 400 building, 1011 4th Ave. Information: 6252. toastmastersclubs.org/ or 250-564-5191. Prince George Toastmasters meet Thursdays, 7:15 p.m., AiMHi, 950 Kerry St. Information: pgtoastmasters.com, Joyce 250-964-0961.

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

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Support Groups Wednesday Tops (take off pounds sensibly) noon, AiMHi, 950 Kerry St. Information: Diane 250-964-6072.

Prostate Cancer Support Group meets 7 p.m., last Wednesday of the month, UNBC Community Care Centre in BMO Building. Information: www. pgpcsg.org or call 250562-2825.. Learning Circle Literacy Program works with adult learners and families on literacy, numeracy and computing skills. Information: 250564-3568 ext. 228, or literacy@pgnfc.com. Do you worry about the way you eat? Overeaters Anonymous may have the answers. Monday, 7:30 p.m., hospital, Room 421. Call Tanya 250-613-2823. Power Play, for children from newborns to five years old, Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-

noon, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m., South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle Ave. Information: 250-6149449.

NorthBreast Passage Dragon Boat Society meets first Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., Chronic Disease Management Room, UHNBC. Information: Anita 250-563-2949 or Betty 250-962-7985. Royal Purple meets second and fourth Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Information: Dianne 250-596-0125 or Jeanette 250-563-9362. 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 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-

Thank You Prince George For Voting Us Best Auto Body Shop! 612-0499. Hospital retirees meet, first Tuesday of the month, 9 a.m., Prince George Golf Club. Information 250563-7497 or 250-5632885. Wednesday evening Tops (take off pounds sensibly), Spruceland Baptist Church, 1901 Ogilvie St. Information: Leona 250-962-8802. Prince George Genealogical Society meets the third Tuesday of the month, St. Giles Presbyterian Church, 1500 Edmonton St.

P.G. COPD Support Group meets Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., AIMHI gymnasium, 950 Kerry St. Information: www. pgcopdsupportgroup.ca. 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. La Leche League breast feeding support group meets the

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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.

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TERESA MALLAM | 250.564.0005 | arts@pgfreepress.com | www.pgfreepress.com BOWL FOR KIDS Big Brothers Big Sisters of Prince George is holding its annual fundraising event, Bowl for Kids Sake, on Sunday, March 2. The agency is recruiting teams to come to the Strike Zone and bowl in two-hour slots. Teams will be part of a great event including food, prizes, costumes and silent auction. The theme this year is Monster Mash so teams are encouraged to dress up as their favourite movie monster. Teams can register or make a donation by calling Carli at 250-563-7410 or go online at www.bbbspg.ca.

SILENT AUCTION Animal Instinct, a silent auction fundraiser for the B.C. SPCA North Cariboo District Branch, features works by talented local Prince George artists. The event takes place on Saturday, March 8 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the atrium of Two Rivers Gallery. Free admission. For more information, search Facebook for Animal Instinct Art Show Fundraiser.

SET THE STAGE The Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society (IMSS) of P.G.’s Setting the Stage for girls and young women to succeed project, in collaboration with the Community Development and Northern Women’s Centre, is hosting a youth and community conversation about volunteering. You-nity Takes Volunteering runs Tuesday, Feb. 25 at UNBC, Conference Rooms 6-205/211 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The project is aimed at giving girls and young women in Prince George a voice in civic, political and community life. The You-nity Talks Volunteering is part of a young women art project to spread word to peers and community about the value and important of youth involvement.

Laughter best medicine Rose Dorish brings her sense of humour to the ECRA stage Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Rose Dorish, 86, loves life and looks forward to her time on stage so she can make people laugh. She is one of the “original” Elder Citizens Recreation Association’s drama club members and proud of it. “I started acting 22 years ago and I’ve had a wonderful time doing it. [ECRA] is a friendly place for seniors to come and visit when they’re retired,” said Dorish during a rehearsal break Monday. “We have 800 members. I’ve been president in the past, before we had the expansion a few years ago – and now I’m still an active member. Everybody knows us here and we have friends.” She hopes seniors find more humour in their life. “I think seniors especially need to laugh more. It makes them feel good. And we always welcome new skits from people because we don’t want to run out of ideas.” Dorish laughs. Her eyes crinkle up at the corners. Although legally blind (she was diagnosed with macular degeneration 20 years ago) and with leukemia – and five years ago she underwent treatment for lymph node cancer – this is one senior who gets the most out of life. “In our new comedy show: Time to Laugh – Again (starting Feb. 28), we have a skit called Plant Care Workshop – and I’m the narrator.” How is she able to read the script? “With great big letters,” she says, laughing. The ECRA skit is based on her own experience. “I used to own a flower shop here in Prince George

Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Elder Citizen Recreation Centre drama club member Rose Dorish (left) is narrator for a skit called Plant Care Workshop. On Monday the entire cast was in rehearsals for their new show, Time to Laugh – Again, which runs Feb. 28, March 1 and 2.

called House of Flowers. At one of our annual conventions, we put on a skit about a flower shop. That was my first time acting – and it was funny.” Dorish’s fellow actors in the flower shop skit include Ingrid Maack as a dog, Jack Tremblay as fertilizer, Carol Stewart as the exterminator, Erna Reinhart as a bug and Ann Miller as a plant. Indeed, humour plays a huge part in the lives of Dorish and other seniors who take part in ECRA’s two main shows during the year. “It keeps our memory and our joy intact,” says Dorish. “We laugh at each other all the time in rehearsals and have a good time and then

when the show is on, people (in the audience) are laughing at us – and with us – so it keeps us all young.” The formula for the loveable, laughable shows is a steady stream of funny skits, crazy costumes, delightful songs and music in a combination of theatrical talent designed to tickle people’s funny bones. Most skits are about life’s lighter moments, often based on zany misunderstandings that erupt into on-stage chaos and laughter. Over the years, Dorish has raised four sons here and she regards Prince George as a fine place to live and work. She believes that you get a lot out of life if you put something into it. As for the serious health is-

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Talk to your parents about their fears, needs, priorities, and wishes as they get older. Have the name and phone number of your parents’ doctor, lawyer, pharmacist, hair dresser, grocery store, cab service, and seniors’ transportation service in case you should need to call them. Make a few calls to Ànd out about seniors’ services in your parents’ community, such as meal delivery services, homemaker programs, adult daycare, in-home healthcare, meal companion services, pet therapy programs, etc. If you live far away, make sure that you have the name of a neighbour, friend, or volunteer who can check in on your parents if there’s trouble. Make sure their home is safe. Install smoke detectors that work, install anti-scald devices, fall-proof the house, and make sure there is adequate lighting. Post important phone numbers, including emergency numbers, where they can easily see them. Purchase a medical alert system so that your parents can push a button for help from anywhere in the house. Make their home user-friendly. Use lever-style faucets and cabinet handles, raise toilet seats, install handrails and grab bars, and so on.

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Taste of India - food for thought Annual fundraiser improves lives here and around the world Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Tickets are sold out weeks before the event. Taste of India is a much anticipated amazing night out with plenty of bling and beautiful saris, delicious Indian meal, amazing auctions, fun entertainment and dance band – again this year, Delhi 2 Dublin. Sonica Kandola who organizes Taste of India with Kim Gill, says its terrific that people in the community anticipate and plan ahead for the “big party.” She knows of women who shop for their saris several months in advance and chat about the event on Facebook. However, for the local Yellowhead Rotary group, the focus is not so much on the gala itself as it is on how much they raised to help local and global causes. This event has raised about $250,000 in the five years it has been operating, said Kandola. “We sold out in 21 days, we had 680 people this year, so that goes to show you how many people want to get on board. I hope they are proud of what we were able to do here in Prince George in helping with our local and international initiatives and I appreciate their part in it.” Taste of India is volunteer driven on the part of the Rotary Club members who pay for their own tickets and help out in any way they can. Previously proceeds from Taste of India have gone to support the Kordyban Cancer Lodge and on the international front, provide funds for the Rotary’s “huge” initiative which provided thousands of polio vaccinations to people in developing countries. “India reports their third year polio-free,” said Kandola. This year, funds from Taste of India are earmarked for the Prince George Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization. “With the funds we want to renovate the space downstairs in the Kinsmen Centre and make it a fun and updated place where ‘big-little’ matches can hang out, do activities

together, meet other people and just go there and be kids. wherever you go, they treat you like a fellow Rotarian.” There will be sporting equipment, computers and other That’s where the mandate to connect with India came activities. The idea is eventually to turn the clubhouse into a from, said Kandola. youth drop in centre and maybe get to use the field to play “Education is key, we all know that, and where there are outside.” issues of impoverishment, girls not on equal ground in For their overseas work, the emphasis will be on better society with boys or whatever, if they can go to school, that’s equipped schools for children in India. The first year (2010) a good place to start [making change.]” Yellowhead Rotary Club partnered with Amreli in India, Kandola says Yellowhead Rotary will take a break from Kandola said they raised enough money to provide two putting on Taste of India next year when the 2015 Canada schools in the region with 100 desks each as well as other Winter Games are expected to be in full swing. much needed amenities. “They had no toilet faciliTwins on ice ties, no private toilets and no drinking water. And they had to sit on concrete floors, so the children were discouraged from going to school. Now these schools are a desirable place to attend and our goal this year is to do four more schools in the same area.” Kandola’s father, Ray, got a chance to see how the first year’s Rotarian-raised money was spent when he visited Amreli a few years ago. “Dad delivered the funds himself and he said it was one of the most rewarding thing’s he’s ever done. We are creating a legacy over there. The kids Teresa MALLAM/Free Press had flower leis and they had Twins Jesse Brideau and Marek Brideau enjoy a cup of hot chocolate at the prepared songs and dances community skating event Sunday at the Outdoor Ice Oval. The event hosted for him. The local Rotarians by the Enhance PG committee and PG Ice Oval Society included music, face greeted him and gave him a painting, mascots and clowns – and lots and lots of sunshine. The boys play meal – the Rotary Club is an hockey with the local Blackhawks. international organization so

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Floyd, a father reunited after many years with his daughter Christine (Jenn Ramsdin) who’s been brought up by foster parents in the city. Lauzon has some gut-wrenching scenes in which his anguish is agonizingly real. Known as a Royal Canadian Air Farce cast member, Lauzon shows off his comedic flair in upbeat scenes with Mooch, portrayed by Gordon Patrick White. White’s character, a sociable and highspirited but haunted First Nations man, has problems keeping out of trouble and on an even keel with his Teresa MALLAM/Free Press girlfriend June (Lisa C. Craig Lauzon as Floyd (centre) with Kent Allen as bar owner George Ravensbergen). Their (back, left) and Gordon Patrick White as Mooch during rehearsals on domestic battles and the set of Theatre North West’s Where the Blood Mixes. Floyd’s emotional tug of war with Christine Lytton.) It’s well done but not so much so that it are human conflicts that bubble over and keep distracts from the characters and their conversaresurfacing as the play progresses and we get to tions. I liked the subtle lighting effects, the cameo know and understand them better. “ghostly” images of sturgeon and salmon. Set in Lytton, the background story of how The important issues explored in Where the Christine was taken from her father is revealed Blood Mixes are not only about the painful afterduring a very poignant “bridge scene” when Ramsdin and Ravensbergen, through perfect tim- math of residential schools and its survivors but also about overcoming shame and sorrow in any ing and dialogue delivery, bring their characters journey of life. to a place of peace. That alone makes it a very relevant play with an For Floyd and Mooch there are slow healing important lesson for the whole community. wounds and there is enduring pain– but there is Artistic producer Samantha MacDonald said hope. her response when she first saw the play perKent Allen as George makes a good bartenderformed at a workshop in 2008 was that it protype, he’s an ear to listen to his patrons’ stories vided her with a wake-up call, an example of the and he is a voice of reason at the local drinking “transformative power of theatre.” establishment. I would agree with that. The TNW set for Where the Blood Mixes Where the Blood Mixes by playwright Kevin with its bar, bridge and fishing spots is cleverly Loring runs at Theatre North West in Parkhill reminiscent of small towns everywhere (not just Centre until March 5. Evening performances at 8 p.m. Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. on Feb. 23 and March 2. Directed by Herbie Barnes. Tickets at Books and Company. Phone orders at 250-614-0039.

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Building the ultimate in bridges Build it and they will come... first the judges, then the public to marvel at the techniques used to build a cleverly designed bridge. The Ultimate Bridge Building Contest and Geo Rocks Event runs Saturday, Feb. 22 at Pine Centre Mall from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The local event is held in part to help publicize National Engineering and Geoscience Month (March) and the goal is to construct the strongest bridge possible with a maximum 100 popsicle sticks and all-purpose white glue. There are awards for the top three bridges in each youth category as well as a prize for the strongest bridge in the professional and open adult category. Three age categories in the contest with cash prizes of $150, $100 and $50 for first, second

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Drive All but the Eco model come with a 132hp version of the 1.8L 4-cylinder engine carried over from the last car. The Eco gets a 140hp version that comes with Toyota’s Valevematic technology that helps to pump out the extra 8hp, yet improves fuel economy. The base CE is sold with either a 6-speed manual or the 4-speed automatic found in the last model. The only other model to be offered with a manual is the S trim. That leaves the LE and Eco with a standard continuously variable transmission (CVT),

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Truck of the year is tough gas miser The folks over a GM felt it was time to raise the bar and with this latest incarnation of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado. And indeed it took a major step forward by anybody’s estimation. Competition is fierce in the ½-ton pickup market and with heavy concentration on fuel consumption; it’s tough to find a balance between fuel economy and a strong capable truck. But the Silverado designers achieved that balance and were recognized very publicly for that achievement. The awards presentation at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit saw GM haul away top honors for the Corvette Stingray and Silverado pickup, which were named North American Car and Truck of the year. You can’t just beef up a suspension and still expect a smooth ride. Chev did: the Silverado utilizes finely tuned shock absorbers that respond to small vibrations and tackle the big bounces with ease. I admit I had my doubts. Driving the Silverado over a potholeladen road did change the dynamics of this truck on how it handled but the shocks adjusted themselves perfectly. The frame mounts at the back of the cab are hydraulic and this helps to control any vibration. The rear axle size has been increased to handle the larger torque output from

the engine. Speaking of engines the Silverado offers three engine choices. The first is a 4.3L V6 with a 285 horsepower and 305 foot pounds of torque. An all-aluminum 5.3L V8 with 355 horsepower and a 6.2L EcoTec V8 that produces 420 horsepower and 450 foot pounds of torque. This engine also has active noise cancellation, very similar to good quality headphones! The transmission is a six-speed electronically controlled automatic with two overdrive gears. It has an estimated combined fuel economy of 13/8.7 L/100 km. Although my real world numbers were not that close, the transmission undoubtedly helped push a tank of gas a little farther than I expected. Properly equipped, this Silverado can tow up to 5216 kg (11,500 lb) which is impressive for a ½ ton pickup. The redesigned interior offers more leg room and is easily accessed through the larger doors. Stain resistant cloth seats or optional leather seats are very comfortable. The glove box is a two-piece design and the centre console has plenty of room for files and junk to go missing for years! The steering wheel controls and other knobs on the dash are within reachable distance from the driver and larger enough that they can be used while wearing work gloves.

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FRONT DESK CLERK Gold Pan Motel located at 855 Front St. Quesnel BC V2J 2L3, is looking for 1 FRONT DESK CLERK. Duties include register guests, assign rooms, take, book, cancel and change room reservations, process telephone calls, provide information on motel facilities, rent, & services, process payments etc. Salary $13.00 per hour. High School Education and workable Spoken and written English is required. Email your resume to motelgoldpan@yahoo.ca

MOTEL MANAGING SUPERVISOR Gold Pan Motel located at 855 Front St. Quesnel BC V2J 2L3, is looking for one full time permanent MOTEL MANAGING SUPERVISOR. Min. of 2 year exp. and Completion of Secondary Education required. Workable Spoken & written English is required. Salary $17/hr. Email your resume to: motelgoldpan@yahoo.ca

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Lake Babine Nation EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REPORTS TO: Executive Director DEADLINE: MARCH 7, 2014 The Economic Development Director shall be responsible for planning, managing and providing oversight for the activities and operations of Lake Babine Nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Economic Development programs and initiatives for business retention, promotion, marketing, and expansion. Responsibilities shall include the coordination of assigned activities with other departments and outside agencies, maintaining regular contact with the Community Economic Development Officers and the public in situations that require tact and judgment, representing the Lake Babine Nation in negotiations and mediations; and providing general assistance and support to the Economic Development Officers. The Economic Development Director will work from Burns Lake, B.C. from the main office of Lake Babine Nation on Woyenne Reserve. Travel will be required to the other Communities of Lake Babine Nation: Tachet, Ft. Babine, Old Fort and Pinkut / Donaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing. Commensurate upon experience, education, accounting designation and a desire to live and work in Burns Lake. Pending qualifications flexibility and negotiations for professional development and other benefits will be considered.

North Enderby Timber is looking to hire for various positions including Millwright and/or Fabricator, Heavy Duty Mechanic and Electrician. We offer competitive wages along with a comprehensive beneďŹ t package. Please fax resume to 250-838-9637. WE have an immediate opening for a dynamic ďŹ replace salesperson for our busy store in Vernon. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 5 years experience in the ďŹ replace industry, in either the retail or building sector, be comfortable in dealing with homeowners and contractors alike,and possess the drive and determination needed to excel in a fast paced environment. We offer an excellent starting salary and commission structure,as well as beneďŹ ts and RRSP plan. If interested in this position please reply in conďŹ dence to Bob.anderson@hbcvernon.ca

Help Wanted

Professional/ Management SUTCO requires a dispatcher for ďŹ&#x201A;at deck division, position is based in Salmon Arm BC. Working knowledge of highway logistics is a must. Experience with Qualcomm and Tailwinds Programs would be deďŹ nite asset. Sutco is an equal opportunity employer and offers employees great pay, extended health beneďŹ ts, and a pension plan. Submit resumes on line www.sutco.ca / fax to 250 357 2009 or email brandon@sutco.ca

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MECHANIC

Required F/T for Vancouver Outboard. Primary duties will include maintenance troubleshooting and repair of diesel & gas marine engines. Knowledgeable in vessel electrical systems is an asset. Must have own tools and a valid drivers license. Exc. Compensation Based On Experience. Please forward resume: vancouveroutboard@ telus.net

PLEASE PROVIDE COVER LETTER, RESUME & REFERENCES TO:

Beatrice MacDonald, Human Resources P.O. Box 879, Burns Lake, B.C., V0J 1E0 Fax: 250-692-4790 Email: beatrice.macdonald@lakebabine.com Only those short-listed will be contacted.

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J. WALSH & SONS â&#x20AC;˘ WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE BEST. â&#x20AC;˘ WE ARE READY TO HIRE 2 FULL TIME TRADES PEOPLE. Willing to pay premium wages, top beneďŹ ts in industry. For the right person Substantial signing bonus. PLUMBER With gas ticket, sheet metal furnace install experience. REFRIGERATION HVAC MECHANIC Lots of service experience. Must be top of your ďŹ eld. APPLY PERSONALLY TO FRANK WALSH - 250.372.5115 Fax: 1.250.372-5711 OR CHECK US OUT AT: www.jwalshandsons.com

Civil Engineering Technologist II (re-Advertisement) District of Kitimat, full time permanent, wage range $37.94 - $45.90, over two years. Civil Technologist diploma required. Duties include infrastructure investigations, surveying, design, contract preparation, inspection and material testing on projects related to the municipalityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water, sewer, drainage and transportation systems. Candidates should be proďŹ cient in using electronic survey equipment, computer assisted design using AutoCad 3D. and MS OfďŹ ce. Valid BC driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license required. Submit resumes by February 27, 2014, 4:40 pm, to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, BC, V8C 2H7, Fax (250) 632-4995, or email dok@kitimat.ca. Further information can be obtained from our website at www.kitimat.ca

ELECTRICAL COMPANY requires Journeymen & Apprentices for a new hospital project in Burns Lake. Email resume to: birk@keldonelectric.com

Trades, Technical

HELPER/YARDMAN & FORKLIFT OPERATOR. LINDEN FABRICATING manufactures a range of proprietary Sawmill log feeders and saw systems in a steel fabrication shop located in Prince George. We require an experienced painterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helper/yardman/forklift operator. Experience using a Press Brake, Metal Shear and Metal Saw would also be beneďŹ cial. This is a UNION position with full beneďŹ ts. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. To apply, please submit a detailed resume by fax or by email or by mail to the address below: Linden Fabricating Ltd. 102-9368 Milwaukee Way Prince George, BC V2N 5T3 Fax: (250) 561-2217 Email: nancy@linfab.com

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Location: Williams Lake, BC

Retail sales experience an asset but will train candidates who desire a career in this exciting and rewarding environment. Drop off resumes in person to either location... Dennis in the Spruceland Shopping Centre, or Janie in the Pine Centre Mall locations

Atlantic Power Corporation (APC) is looking for a motivated and safety oriented Plant Engineer at our William Lake Power Plant.

REQUIREMENTS: â&#x20AC;˘ Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from an accredited college or university in planning, business administration, marketing, or a related field. â&#x20AC;˘ Minimum four (4) years responsible experience in economic development, tourism, marketing or a closely related field, focusing on the attraction of retail and sales generating businesses. â&#x20AC;˘ Strong working knowledge of pertinent Federal, provincial and local laws, codes and regulations. â&#x20AC;˘ Skills in Negotiations, Decision-Making, Effective Communication, Computers & Microsoft Program, Time Management â&#x20AC;˘ Familiar with Babine Carrier Traditions & Cultures â&#x20AC;˘ Class 5 Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License and reliable vehicle â&#x20AC;˘ Criminal Record Check

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Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Plant Engineer will receive daily work direction from the Operations Shift Engineers. Responsibilities will include: performing plant cleanup duties; assisting Operations crews, as required; assisting Maintenance crews as required; and other duties as assigned. This is an entry level position, subject to taking inhouse progressive training to learn basic operations and maintenance skills. The Plant Engineer is expected to possess their )ourth Class Power Engineering CertiĂ&#x20AC;cate and is expected to participate in a progression program that includes rotating into a shift work environment.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

SNE Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;AL YEGH STORE MANAGER Reports to: Executive Director Deadline: March 7, 2014

The successful candidate possesses a Grade 12 diploma (or G.E.D). Prior industrial or Power Engineering experience is recommended. Possession of a valid BC Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license is required. Heavy equipment (dozer and loader) operating experience is an asset. Standard First Aid and Safety Training is an asset. You have a proven track record for teamwork and interpersonal skills. Candidates must be in good physical health to meet the demands of the position, and will be required to take safety and job related training.

The Sne Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;al Yegh Store Manager will be tasked with driving Sne Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;al Yegh Gas Bar & Convenience Store sales and marketing initiatives, revenue growth and client retention strategies. Daily operations include staff management, customer satisfaction, neat product presentation, inventory management and carrying out seasonal changes and promotional activities.

As this is a safety sensitive position, clearance of a preplacement medical and drug alcohol test are bona Ă&#x20AC;de occupational requirements.

Commensurate upon experience, education, and a desire to live and work in Burns Lake. Pending qualifications flexibility and negotiations for professional development and other benefits will be considered.

Class Code: 6203 PE-A

REQUIREMENTS: â&#x20AC;˘ Degree in Business Administration; equivalencies will be considered â&#x20AC;˘ Minimum: four (4) yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work experience in the retail industry â&#x20AC;˘ Minimum: two (2) yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in a supervisory role in a retail environment â&#x20AC;˘ Strong knowledge of budget, accounting, and fiscal management â&#x20AC;˘ Computer skills including the ability to operate spreadsheets and word processing programs at a highly proficient level, ability to operate a cash register and Wiztec program â&#x20AC;˘ Effective written communication skills including the ability to prepare reports, policies and by-laws â&#x20AC;˘ Effective public relations and public speaking skills â&#x20AC;˘ Analytical and problem solving skills â&#x20AC;˘ Decision making skills â&#x20AC;˘ Criminal Record Check must be provided (at own expense)

Please provide a cover letter and resume to: Beatrice MacDonald, Human Resources P.O. Box 879, Burns Lake, B.C., V0J 1E0 Fax: 250-692-4790 Email: beatrice.macdonald@lakebabine.com Only those short-listed will be contacted.

Please send all applications to careers@atlanticpower.com. Hours of Work: Shift work will be required and fourth class certiĂ&#x20AC;cation will be required within the Ă&#x20AC;rst 1 months of employment. Wage: $27.09 per hour.

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Help Wanted

FIELD SCHEDULER AND RECRUITER We are currently seeking a full time Field Scheduler and Recruiter to work out of our head office located in Smithers, BC. Some travel is required. Key responsibilities include: â&#x20AC;˘ Managing full cycle recruitment activities for all field positions (Drillerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Helpers, Drillers and Foremen) â&#x20AC;˘ Ensuring there is an adequate number of staff at all drill sites by scheduling crew and arranging their travel. â&#x20AC;˘ Managing last minute staffing changes on evenings and weekends. For more info about this employment opportunity, please visit our website: www.hy-techdrilling.com Application Deadline: March 9, 2014

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Rentals

Financial Services

Medical Supplies

Suites, Lower

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Pets BERNESE CKC PUPPIES, ready now! $1500 Call 778240-1860 or 604-897-0485 whitecrosskennel.ca

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Rentals

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Auctions

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Legal Notices

NOTICE PARCEL TAX ROLL REVIEW PANEL The 2014 Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will meet on: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., in Meeting Room 3 of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George 155 George Street, Prince George BC V2L 1P8 for the purpose of hearing complaints with respect to the inclusion or exclusion of properties affected by the following parcel tax rolls: Adams Road Community Sewer Service, Azu Water System, Bear Lake Water System, Bendixon Road Community Sewer Service, Buckhorn Community Sewer Service, Shell-Glen Fire Protection, Shelley Riverbank Erosion Protection, Syms Road Street Lighting, Tabor Lake Community Sewer Service, Tallus Road Community Sewer Service West Lake Community Sewer Service

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: BENNY ALBERT WOYTKIW, DECEASED, FORMERLY OF: 6955 CRANBROOK HILL ROAD, PRINCE GEORGE, BC NOTICE is hereby given that creditors and others having claims against the Estate of BENNY ALBERT WOYTKIW, Deceased, who died on October 8, 2013, are hereby required to send them to the Executor, Royal Trust Corporation of Canada, Attention: Jacqueline Eddy, Senior Trust Ofﬁcer, 7th Floor, 1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 4P3, Ref. No. 46432218, before March 31, 2014, after which date the Executor will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having regard to the claims of which it has notice.

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first-ever comprehensive master plan for recreational areas, the Community Service Master Plan. The initiative will help support the city’s strategies for parks and recreation, which involve areas such

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as swimming, team sports, playing outside, gardening, walking, and hiking. “Parks and recreational areas are the foundation of a healthy and vibrant community. In order to understand the nature of our community, both now and in the future, we need to assess demographic trends, and current and future community development,” said Laurie Ann Kosec, city park planner, in a press release. “Where are kids today and where will they be in the future? What are the needs of seniors? This is an opportunity for citizens to provide input.” Prince George has a wide array of parks, recreational areas, and related community services: • Parkland occupies 7.5 per cent of the land within city limits. • There are more than 100 kilometres of hiking and walking trails. • There are more than 50 baseball diamonds and sports fields. • Volunteer community associations offer more than 200 recreation programs.

• A 30-foot diving tower at the Prince George Aquatic Centre. • Olympic-sized ice rinks available at the CN Centre and Kin 1. “As an active member of the Prince George sporting community, I can attest to how much it has changed in the last decade,” said Len McNamara, Executive Director of Prince George Youth Soccer. “I’m looking forward to participating in this necessary project, which will help balance the needs of both providers and participants of sport and recreation.” There are a number of ways community members can support the development of the Community Services Master Plan. Visit the Community Engagement Strategy to find out how you can get involved and to learn more.

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Morrison wants another gold Kyla Corpuz and Allan Wishart FORT ST. JOHN – Denny Morrison, a bronze and silver Olympian, is proof that any goal is attainable – a memento he plans to bring home after he wraps up his Olympic experience in Sochi. “I’m excited to return to Fort St. John. I get the chance to share my small-town story with kids, and show them anybody can make it this far,”

said Morrison a day after his bronze medal win. On Feb. 15 Morrison finished the 1,500 m race in third place. “It was probably the best race I had since I set the world record,” said Morrison. “I’d given it my all.” Three days before, on Feb. 12, Morrison took home a silver medal in the 1,000 m speed skate event. While the Chetwynd-born, Fort St. John-raised athlete qualified for the 1,500 m race, he was given the opportunity to take on the 1,000 m

Jenna HAUCK/Black Press file photo Denny Morrison of Fort St. John competes in the 5,000m speed skating event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Morrison has won two gold medals in Sochi this year.

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which disrupted five to six main ligaments in his ankle and took much longer to heal than anticipated. “I wasn’t back walking on both legs until mid-February (2013), and wasn’t back on skates until late February,” said Morrison. But he didn’t let that stifle his goals. The determined speed skater kept himself busy, training and working out the parts of his body that were unaffected. “I was back in the gym doing alternate workouts to make sure I sustained as much of my fitness as possible.” Morrison missed all his World Cup competitions and only had enough time to put in 10 training sessions before the World Championships and the Olympic test event. After placing 13th in Worlds

Club cancels Kelly Cup curling bonspiel The Prince George Golf and Curling Club announced last week that the Kelly Cup, one of the longest-running bonspiels in northern B.C., has been cancelled for this year. Club president Don Martin cited declining numbers in the local men’s league, timing of the event (which would have been the last weekend of spring break in local schools) and the club hosting the B.C. Scotties ladies’ championship earlier this year as factors in the decision. Plans are already in the works to hold the Kelly

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Cup again in 2015. Judoka Win Bronze Four judoka from the Hart Judo Academy came home with bronze medals from an international meet in Richmond on the weekend. The Pacific International had competitors from as far east as Quebec, as well as from the U.S., Japan and the Czech Republic. Winning medals were Brendan Bellavance (U21 -90kg), Lavanna Laass (U21 -63kg and Senior Women -63kg) and Grace Northrop (U18 -52kg).

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and ranking himself as the top Canadian in the 1,000 m, Morrison’s broken fibula was long behind him. “My injuries were the last things on my mind. I was very conscious of the fact that I had been injured and probably had some ground to make up,” said Morrison. “I used that as motivation to keep me focused and diligently doing everything I could to close that perceived gap…” It’s evident that gap has been sealed, but not without a little bit of a challenge. “I take a lot of pride being able to say I’ve competed in three Olympic games,” said Morrison. “It’s funny how each of them has been so different from the others – this one being the hardest I’ve ever had to work to qualify.”

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Kelowna game shows Cougarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; season in 60 minutes There are some losses that sting more than others. Arguably, the Prince George Cougarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; most stunning defeat this season came one week ago in Kelowna. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just say, it may have been â&#x20AC;&#x153;sweetâ&#x20AC;? for the Rockets, but it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day full of â&#x20AC;&#x153;sugar and spice and everything niceâ&#x20AC;? for the Cougars. Since that loss to the Rockets, Prince George has played three games (an overtime 4-3 loss in Kamloops, followed by a 6-4 win in Seattle and a 5-1 loss in Portland) but when they returned home, it was the Kelowna meltdown that was the most memorable, or unmemorable, depending on oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point of view. The Cougars, with flickering playoff hopes, have their next three games against the Rockets; tonight (Friday) and Saturday at CN Centre and Tuesday in Kelowna. To refresh oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory, here are some of the gory details of what transpired on Friday the 14th: Prior to that game, the Rockets had a record of 45-8-0-4, a mere 39 points ahead of the ninth-place Cats. In addition, Kelowna was 4-0 this season against Prince George. The two clubs had not met in more

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HARTLEYMILLER Rockets would win on home ice. For a massive underdog to pull out a victory, everything has to â&#x20AC;&#x153;fall into placeâ&#x20AC;? and as the game progressed it appeared that might be the case for the Cougars. Adam Beukeboom was solid in net and the breaks were going in favor of P.G. as the Rockets were getting most of the penalties. Midway through the second period, the Cougars opened the scoring by tallying twice on the power play, just 1:14 apart, with both goals coming on a 5-on-3 advantage. Could the script be any better for Prince George with a 2-0 lead? Kelowna scored once

before the end of the period. The Rockets tied the game early in the third, so it appeared the Cats wanted to hold on and earn no less than a valuable one point. Fast forward and with three minutes left in the third, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a 2-2 tie. A Kelowna penalty with 2:55 remaining should pretty much insure that P.G. will, at worst, extend the game beyond regulation time. The news gets better for the Cougars just three seconds later, when Rockets captain Madison Bowey takes a delay of game minor after accidently shooting the puck into the stands. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to be kidding! I mean, really? With 2:52 left in regulation, P.G. enjoys a two-man advantage for 1:57. Not even the much-maligned Cougars could blow this opportunity; or could they? Hold the phone and pass the chocolates as the conclusion is to come. The Rockets successfully killed the two-man disadvantage, but now there is less than a minute left, so overtime looms. But wait, somebody forgot to tell Kelownaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rourke Chartier, who ends the drama by scoring the winner with 25 seconds left and for good measure

added the empty netter 15 seconds later. Final score: Kelowna 4 Prince George 2. Remember how everything had to go P.G.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way? Beukeboom, the second star, did his part stopping 38 of 41 shots. The Cougars were given seven powerplay opportunities to just two for Kelowna, yet it was the Rockets that prevailed. Was this a case of a topnotch team finding a way to win or a snake-bitten Cougars team finding yet another way to lose? Logic suggests a bit of both. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to read how fragile the Cougars are as they get set to face the Rockets three times in just five nights. On one hand, they can feel optimistic that on any given night they can be competitive with a team like the Rockets, but on the other hand, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a drain psychologically knowing they do not compare in talent and more importantly the results have not materialized. Losses often add fuel to the fire for the next time a team plays the same op-

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It was a weather report Cal Benson probably didn’t expect to receive. “It started raining at 3 a.m. on Sunday,” said Benson, the chief of competition for the Haywood NorAm Western Canadian Cross-Country Ski Championships, held at the Otway Nordic Centre on the weekend. “That was unusual, but the weather couldn’t have been better.” The snow the course got over the past week or so made things better, he said. “It freshened up the courses. It got rid of some of the hard pack that had been building up.” There were different events held each day from Thursday to Sunday, with skiers from across Western Canada competing. The championships also served as a test event for the 2015 Canada Winter Games, and it was a test the course and the organizers appear to have passed with flying

colours. have a tremendous experience.” “We got very good reactions While Otway had been the site from people all weekend,” Benfor a biathlon test event, Benson son said. “Thee were a lot of rave said the cross-country group had reviews about the quality of the its own standards to meet. course. “We’re separate from the “We also got biathlon group. We have purthe approval chased some of the national equipment sport organiza- There were a lot of together, items tion, which was rave reviews about both of us can important.” use, but our the quality of the Dave Dyer, standards the race for the course. director for course are – Cal Benson Cross Country different Canada, the than theirs.” sanctioning body, had nothing Those standards were met, but praise in a press release after but there are still a few details to Sunday’s races. iron out. “The quality of facilities and “We’ve got a few things to tintrails now available at Otway ker with,” Benson said. “Mostly as a result of volunteer efforts they’re just matters of protocol.” and investment by public and He expects Otway will host private supporters over the past a BC Cup event next January, three years is second to none in shortly before the 2015 Games, Canada,” he said, “and would as well as a few less-competitive make many World Cup sites events. envious. “We’ll have our Loppet on “The Nordic athletes at the March 9, but that’s a much more 2015 Winter Games are sure to casual event.”

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Provincial championships give Purden a Games test Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com When you try something new, it’s always nice to hear that people like it. That’s what the Prince George organizers of the Teck U16 BC Provincial Championships at Purden Mountain are hearing. “This is the first time we’ve had a Super G in about 15 years,” says chief of race Jim Martin. “It’s a new track, and we’re hearing, ‘It’s an amazing track.’ “I had one Lower Mainland coach tell me it could be a game-changer for training in northern B.C.” The Super G was held Monday and Tuesday, with Giant Slalom races Wednesday and Thursday and Slalom completing the package today (Friday) and Saturday. With the championships also being a test event for the 2015 Canada Winter Games, it’s not just the skiers who are being tested by the new

Super G. “The Super G is new to us as officials,” Martin said. “We have a lot of officials from Prince George, a good core group, and we’re pulling the team together for the Games.” Media representative Kerensa Medhurst said about half of the 120 skiers on the hill this week could be vying for spots at the Canada Winter Games at the same facility in a year. “Half the racers in the U16 will still be eligible next year. The other half will have aged out.” Like Martin, she said they were trying to use the championships as a stepping stone to the Games for officials and athletes. “We’re trying to get a similar set of volunteers to what we’ll need at the Games. There are different levels for the different officials, and you need to have a certain level to be able to officiate at the Games in that position. “An event like this gives the officials a chance to move up to that

next level.” She figures they will need about 200 volunteers during the Games for the alpine skiing events at Purden. “I don’t think we can get all of them through the club here, so we’re reaching out to the community to get a chance to see the Games up close at what is, in a lot of ways, a new facility here. “There’s been a lot of work done to get the courses here up to the standards they need for the Winter Games.” Martin said there was one thing they have no control over, however, that could be the biggest factor in the Games. “It’s a good thing we were about a week later, and missed all that cold weather.”

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For the Prince George Cougars, it’s becoming a question of time. The Cougars have nine games left in the WHL regular season and are still chasing the Tri-City Americans for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Americans are two points in front of the Cougars and have three games in hand following a 5-1 loss to the Kelowna Rockets in Kelowna on Wednesday The Cougars wrapped up a four-game road trip Tuesday night with a 40 GOALS 5-1 loss to the Portland TODD Winterhawks. Todd Fiddler gave the Cougars a lead in the first period with his 40th goal of the season, but Portland tied it in the last 15 seconds, then took the lead in the last five seconds of the second period before scoring three times in

the third to put away their 17th win in a row. The Cougars picked up three points in the four road games, losing in overtime 4-3 in Kamloops and scoring six straight times to erase a 3-0 deficit in Seattle and win 6-4. The trip opened with a 4-2 loss in Kelowna. The Cougars will play the Rockets in their next three games, with the first two at CN Centre tonight and Saturday and the third in Kelowna on Tuesday. FIDDLER Tonight’s game will see the Cougars celebrate Heritage Week, with a number of local heritage and multicultural groups having displays in the concourse area. The Saturday game will see the parents and billet families of this year’s

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Nandicorn takes track twice Roller derby skater moves from being a Roller Brat to being a Rollergirl Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Looking at the skater names for the Rated PG Rollergirls, it’s clear most of them played off their own name. Sarabellum. Katt VanDoom. Penny Dreadful. Stix Anne Stones. And then there’s Nandicorn. Jamie Mault laughs when she describes how she got her name. “It was the first time I ever skated, and we were talking about derby names. I said, ‘Are derby names mandatory?’ “Someone misheard me and thought I said my derby name was Nandicorn. I couldn’t think of anything else, so I said, ‘Yes’ and it stuck.” It was a name that was heard a fair bit on Saturday as the Rated PG Rollergirls took on the Gold Pain City Derby Girls from Quesnel. There were actually two

bouts that evening at the Roll-a-Dome, as the two clubs each have a Brats team, skaters aged 9 to 17 who take part in a match with slightly different rules. “It’s basically the same,” said Nandicorn, “except there’s not supposed to be any body contact. “Well, ‘intentional’ body contact.” Nandicorn knows well the differences between a Brats game and a regular game, since she skated in both on Saturday night. “I thought I was going to be nervous about my first game with the Rollergirls,” she said. “I was nervous all day, but as soon as I stepped onto the track, the nerves were gone.” She has done a lot of practice skating with the Rollergirls, so the change to Allan WISHART/Free Press full-contact skating wasn’t a Nandicorn (Jamie Mault) of the Spruce City Roller Brats makes a break as a jammer in Saturday’s match shock. “I went through the Fresh against the Gold Nuggets from Quesnel. the basic skills down.” adult game. We were using a threeDead from Edmonton. Doors open at 6 Meat program, which is 11 Nandicorn only took one jamming jammer rotation.” p.m., first whistle is at 7 p.m. weeks, and you get a lot of (scoring) run for the Brats, saving her Nandicorn and the rest of the RollAfter that, it’s a tournament, the first training. I made it through ergirls will be back on their home track one here, on March 22 and 23 with six on my first try. I’d been skat- energy for the second game. “I jammed in the first half of the March 1 for a bout against the E-Ville teams involved. ing Brats for so long, I had

Spruce Kings locked into second as they start final road trip of regular season Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com The Prince George Spruce Kings basically got locked into their playoff spot without even playing. On Tuesday, the Langley Rivermen downed the Coquitlam Express 4-1 to move 10 points ahead of the Spruce Kings for top spot in the BCHL mainland Division. The Spruce Kings have five games left, including three against Langley, but coach Dave Dupas knows the situation. “We’re locked into second place now,” he said Wednesday morning, “we get a chance to manage the rest of the season now.” The Coquitlam loss left them eight points

behind Prince George, and those two teams will almost certainly face each other in the first round of the playoffs. They’ll also face each other tonight in Coquitlam tonight, as the Spruce Kings start their final road trip of the regular season. They also play in Chilliwack on Saturday and Langley on Sunday. Dupas said the weekend and the two final home games against Langley on Feb. 27 and 28 will provide the opportunity to manage things. “We want to go into the playoffs hot and healthy,” he said, “so it’s a fine line. It’s easier to rest some of the top players on the road, because you want to put your best foot forward at home.” He anticipates some of the younger players seeing more playing time this weekend,

but acknowledges there are other things to consider. “Most of our games against Coquitlam have been close. We want to keep the upper hand against them and stay in their heads that we have the upper hand.” As well, some players may have scoring targets they’re hoping to reach. Last weekend, the Kings split a pair of home games against Langley, winning 3-1 Thursday before losing 4-3 on Friday. They also lost 2-1 to Nanaimo at the Coliseum on Sunday. “We only gave up seven goals in the three games,” Dupas said, “and we usually win if we do that.” The Nanaimo game saw the teams split 86 shots evenly in the 2-1 Prince George loss.

“We ran into a hot goalie. Jesse (Jenks, Spruce Kings goalie) played a great game, we just didn’t score.” This week, Dupas also anticipates getting more word on Connor Rush, who suffered a knee injury in his first game after being traded to the Kings from Chilliwack. “He’s seeing his orthopedic surgeon this week, so we’ll know more than. He might be given the OK to start skating again, or he might be done for the season.” Even if Rush is given the go-ahead, Dupas said he won’t be back right away. “With a knee injury, you can’t do much cardio, so it will take a while for him to get back into game shape.” The Feb. 27 and 28 games against Langley are both 7 p.m. starts at the Coliseum.

TONIGHT - 7:00pm • Feb. 21 • REMATCH - 7:00pm Sat. Feb. 22 Friday…celebrating Heritage Week Local heritage and cultural groups on display! Wear your heritage costume or retro Cougars gear to the game! Kelowna K l Rockets R k t