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Teachers around the province entered “stage 1 strike action” Wednesday, which had a slight impact on the school day in the Prince George School District. Schools Superintendent Brian Pepper, in a letter to parents, says schools throughout the district will remain open. However, teachers will not supervise students other than during the regular instructional time. That means supervision of school grounds and bus loading areas will be carried out by exempt and management staff. It also means the cancellation of the 15minute recess. This means most elementary school classes will begin seven minutes later and end eight minutes earlier each day. Bus pick-up and drop-off times remain unchanged.
Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com As part of his recovery from the April 23, 2012 explosion and fire at Lakeland Mills, John Engstrom should avoid situations that cause him stress. He has suffered from post traumatic stress disorder since the blast that killed his co-workers Glenn Roche and Allan Little. So it was a tough decision to attend Wednesday’s rally calling for a public inquiry into the Lakeland Mills disaster and the Babine Forest Products tragedy in Burns Lake. “They were good guys,” he said, choking back the emotions that swell up remembering the two friends he lost two years ago. And the death toll likely would have been higher had it not been for Engstrom. When the first explosion ripped through the mill, it blew out a wall in the lunchroom trapping workers under it. It was Engstrom who literally used every ounce of strength he had to lift the wall so his co-workers could get out from under it. And he paid a price for it … a blown-out back, injured ribs, and a neck strain that doctors said almost killed him. When he lifted that wall, he put such a strain on his neck that it almost broke. He is still unable to work. In the end, the Engstrom decided to attend the rally to provide support for his co-workers. And, with a smile, says he needs support too. The road hasn’t been much easier for Steve Dominic, who was injured in the Babine Forest Products explosion. He remembers it was cold that day, and that probably saved him. He was bundled up for the cold and when the fire hit, “everything burned down to my T-shirt.” He suffered burns and nerve damage to his face, but is now looking to
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Bill PHILLIPS/Free Press Lakeland Mills worker John Engstrom and his wife Marina attend a rally Wednesday calling for a public inquiry into the explosions and fires at Lakeland Mills in Prince George and Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake. Engstrom was one of the men injured in the Lakeland explosion. The rally stops outside the WorkSafeBC office (top photo).
get back to work. “It was a fine line between permanent disability and trying to get back to work,” he said. He chose trying to get back to work. Both Engstrom and Dominic were among about 150 people who rallied in Prince George Wednesday calling for a public inquiry into the two explosions, that killed four men and injured about 40 others. The rally marched past the WorkSafeBC office, which has been tagged as the reason the Criminal Justice Branch won’t lay charges in either incident, and past Labour Minister Shirley Bond’s office, who has reinforced the government position that a coroner’s inquest is better than a public inquiry. Bond was not in her office, but issued a state-
The Western Hockey League has called a special meeting of the Board of Governors for April 30 to discuss the sale of two franchises, including the Prince George Cougars. According to a press release, current owner Rick Brodsky, who has owned the team since it moved to the city in 1994, has entered into an agreement with local businessman Greg Pocock. Pocock is the head of EDGEPRO Sports and Entertainment Ltd., a group of local businessmen and former WHL players. “Our entire family would like to thank our staff, fans, sponsors, volunteers, minor officials, billets, and the city and rink staff,” said Cougars vice-president Brandi Brodsky. “We also want to express our appreciation to all of the young men who have worn a Cougars uniform over the last 20 years.” The board meeting next Wednesday will also consider the sale of the Regina Pats franchise by Russ and Diane Parker to Queen City Sports and Entertainment Group Ltd., headed by Anthony Marquart.
ment shortly after the rally. “Truly, what these families have had to go through has been tragic, which is why government has launched an aggressive action plan to make sure what happened in Burns Lake and Prince George doesn’t happen again,” reads the statement. “Building on the steps we took immediately after the Babine investigation was released, this plan will make sure WorkSafeBC’s investigations are handled correctly for future prosecutions, to make sure there is sustained dust safety compliance at B.C. sawmills, and to drive change in the culture and process at WorkSafeBC. “I know the families want answers. So do I,
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Can we feed the need? Operation Hunger Relief helps in the VLA Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com It’s called Operation Hunger Relief. A program which operates out of the Salvation Army in the VLA area serves hot food to people in need every Saturday. The serving area is outside, in the parking lot of the Child Development Centre, there is no overhead shelter. It starts at 3 The face of poverty is p.m. and usually lasts for only half changing and the number an hour before the food – and the of mouths to feed is grow- hunger – is gone, says organizer Don Wilson. ing. The Free Press will be The food program has been examining this topic in the running for several years but was coming weeks from the almost cut 18 months ago because perspective of the users, there wasn’t enough money to keep going. Then a good Samariproviders and observers. tan donated a large sum of money Is our present system of for the OHR, said Wilson. That providing food for our most money has kept them afloat until now. Wilson’s family, all longtime vulnerable population in SA workers, and a dozen other Prince George working? If volunteers all help out too. not, what can we do to “Last week my sister bought hot improve it? dogs with her own money. I help by doing the grocery shopping and food preparation. It’s a big job for all the volunteers. We usually serve homemade soup – the best in the city – and chili, it’s always a nutritious lunch. All of us do what we can and we feed anybody who comes here.” There are no questions asked about why those in line need food, says Wilson. “I can tell you that no one stands out in the cold for food if they have somewhere else to go and get a meal. It’s not only adults, we usually get about 20 kids so we have food and goodie bags for them too.” People with babies are given jars of food and people with dogs are given dog biscuits – Wilson says they do that so people don’t share their meal with their pets. The need is still there, said Wilson. “We have been doing this for a few years now,” says Wilson who moved here with his parents when he was 13.
“My parents actually built up the (Harbour Light) Salvation Army here years ago, they basically had to revive it. My dad, who was Major Wilson, passed away but my mom [Major Betty Wilson] continues to do her work for the church. She broke her hip and is mostly blind now but still helps out.” On Saturday, the reporter went out to see how Operation Hunger Relief works. Betty Wilson was smiling as glossy colour booklets on Easter – books she had bought – got handed out to young children. Just like the week before (April 12), over 100 people were served and the line-up, although it moved quickly, at one point stretched across the road to the mini mall on the other side. Because of the holiday weekend, volunteers put on an Easter barbecue with a choice of hot dogs or hamburgers with buns, salad, beverages, fruit and muffins. Children were given marshmallow Rice Krispie nests with chocolate
eggs. Off to one side, an SA worker handed out copies of the New Testament for people who wanted them. Tables were set up so people could sit down and enjoy their food but usually, people just went on their way after making it to the front of the line. One woman said she was there with 10 family members, one an eight-month-old granddaughter. She was grateful, she said, for the opportunity to be able to feed her family on this special day. How could the program be improved? Operation Hunger Relief could use a new or used food truck or a truck that could be adapted for that purpose so that volunteers can serve food more comfortably, quickly and efficiently. Wilson smiles at the suggestion. “That would sure make a big difference for us,” he said.
Education is key when it comes to food and homelessness. Julia Russell, a master’s student in Community Health Sciences at UNBC, is undertaking a study to examine the subject of seasonal food access for people who are homeless in Prince George and to explore its effects on health and well being. Russell is seeking participants for the study: Exploring the Seasonal Dynamics of Food Security amongst the Homeless in Northern British Columbia. “The purpose of this project is to study access to food at different times of the year for people who are homeless in Prince
George,” said Russell. “We will also explore effects of this food access on health and well-being. If you have been homeless in Prince George, you are invited to participate in this project and share your experiences.” Russell said she also wants to interview people who have some experience with providing food to homeless individuals – including family and friends. “Participants with diverse experiences providing food are welcome,” she said. “And participation is not limited to those who provide emergency food aid as a formal service. For example,
participants could include people who have regularly given food to homeless friends or family.” Participants will take part in a group art project to map their experiences with food during times of homelessness as well as a group discussion and interview and they will help develop ways to share the final results with the community. Participants will be provided a small honorarium. For more details about the study and to learn how you can join (there are limited spaces for participants), please call Julia at 250-982-8806 or e-mail russse03@ unbc.ca.
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Beaverly Elementary students Lochlan Young, left, Hanna Piddocke and Megan Yaskow debate which book is the right answer to a question in the final round of Battle of the Books. The annual event for students in Grades 4 to 7 saw 33 teams at Quinson Elementary on April 17, answering questions about a dozen books they had read. The Beaverly 1 team finished second to Hart Highlands 2, while Malaspina 2 finished third. The other finalists were Beaverly 2, Hart Highlands 1 and Spruceland 1. All the students in the finals received gift certificates from Books and Company.
Bad drivers get fines, prohibitions NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING April 28, 2014 Every day thousands of workers in BC go to work and return home safely, but last year 11 workers died on the job in the forestry industry. Each one, a valued member of our community. April 28th is the NaƟonal Day of Mourning and the BC forest industry, its associaƟons, companies and workers – along with thousands across BC – will honour all those who have lost their lives. Work place deaths are preventable. Each of us must conƟnue to work together to ensure all workers return home safely every day.
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FROM PAGE A1 and so does our government, which is why I asked the Attorney General to direct Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe to conduct an inquest into the explosion at Lakeland Mills – a process that will help all of us get a full accounting of the facts.” However, that isn’t good enough for Ronda Roche, wife of Glenn Roche. “Things have just become more complicated for the British Bill PHILLIPS/Free Press Columbia government,” Steve Dominic was one of the men injured in explosion and fire at the Babine Forest Products mill in January 2012. He was among about she said in a state150 people who took part in a rally in Prince George Wednesday ment before the rally. calling for a public inquired into the Babine Forest Products and “Someone needs to be Lakeland Mills explosions. held accountable for my husband’s death, the “We need to send a message loud death of Al Little and for the injuries and clear to the government of Britsustained by the workers. I believe ish Columbia that the families of an independent inquiry is needed Babine Forest Products and Lakeland to learn where the system has failed Mills stand together and we want an the workers in the months before the Independent public inquiry into both explosion, the night of the explosion sawmill explosions and the families and the investigation after the exploneed answers. I am aware that a corosion. What is the reason that Bill ner’s Inquest will not address all of C-45,The Westray Law, is not being the questions that our families have.” enforced in B.C., when workers are While Bond couldn’t make the dying on the job?” rally, other political leaders did, Maureen Luggi, wife of Robert F. including NDP leader Adrian Dix, Luggi Jr who perished in the Babine Assembly of First Nations Regional Forest Products Lakeland Sawmill Chief Jody Wilson-Raybould, Grand explosion, has been pushing for a Chief Stewart Phillip, and Grand public inquiry for months. Chief Ed John.
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The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George intends to proceed with final passage and adoption of the Miworth Community Park Property Use Agreement Bylaw No. 2893, 2014 at its meeting of May 15, 2014. Bylaw No. 2893 will authorize the Regional District to enter into a 5-year agreement with the Miworth Community Association for the use of property located at the corner of Keppel and Lindsay roads in Electoral Area C. The property contains a skating rink and other improvements and is described as Lot B of District Lot 2165, Cariboo District Plan 19425. In consideration of the entitlements given, the Regional District will receive a nominal sum of $1.00 for the specified term of the agreement. A copy of Bylaw No. 2893 is available for viewing at: http://tinyurl.com/RDFFG-MCP-BL-2893 or in hard copy at the Regional District Service Centre at 155 George Street, Prince George, BC during regular business hours. Persons wishing to file a written submission in respect of Bylaw No. 2893, 2014 should do so not later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 2, 2014. C. Paton Service Centre Representative
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: Pursuant to section 26(3) of the Community Charter, the City of Prince George intends to sell to River City Hotel Inc. fee simple title to land at 900 Brunswick Street, Prince George, BC, legally described as (PID 029-274-371) Lot 1 District Lot 343 Cariboo District Plan EPP34406, for a sale price of $1,130,000.00 Ian Wells Director of Planning & Development
PROCLAMATIONS - April is proclaimed “Daffodil Month” - April is proclaimed “Autism Awareness Month”
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Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Jimmy Rankin puts on a stellar performance Tuesday for a capacity crowd at Artspace. The singer-songwriter pulled out old favourites some going back to his Rankin Family touring days and introduced fans to songs from his new album, including Cool Car.
CNC forest gets grant CNC officially received its largest research grant ever April 17, which will see more than $2 million invested into forestry innovation in central B.C. The college received $1.88 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and $200,000 from the CNC Research Forest Society to research innovations in the forestry industry. “Our goal is to help the forest industry become more innovative and competitive, while giving our students opportunities to work on cutting-edge technology and innovation opportunities facing the sector today,” said Hardy Griesbauer, CNC’s Director of Applied Research and Innovation, in a press release. “The forest industry faces a number of challenges, including reduced timber supply from the mountain pine beetle, a skilled labour shortage, and a range of impacts from climate change. At the same time, emerging technologies and information may be able to help forest companies overcome these challenges.” CNC will work with Canfor, Dunkley Lumber, BC Timber Sales, Lakeland Mills and possibly others on advancements for the forestry industry. “Canfor relies on the skills training available through CNC,” said Ralph Hausot, Chair of the CNC Research Forest Society and Canfor planning supervisor. “Demand for skilled workers is growing in the forest
sector, and our industry has a bright future. This significant funding from NSERC will provide critical support as the industry works with educational institutions to train the people we need to grow the economy in the North.” CNC signed a 10-year harvest and joint management agreement with Dunkley Lumber last fall, and an expanded partnership agreement with the forest company this spring, all in support of good forest practices and student development. Outcomes from this research will support sustainable and enhanced innovation throughout the forestry sector, thus helping forest companies address challenges and capitalize on new opportunities. CNC’s 12,500-hectare research forest, located near Prince George, provides an ideal research facility for industry and researchers to collaboratively address a range of forest industry research needs. College faculty and students will work with industry and partners on a range of research projects including: innovative forest harvesting techniques to protect streams and lakes, planting new tree species in central B.C. as an adaptation to climate change, and using geomatics data to improve forest planning and operations. CNC’s research forest is governed by the CNC Research Forest Society Board, which is comprised of local companies, three local First Nations, and academic and government forestry experts.
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set for simulcast on May 9 People in Prince George will have the opportunity to tap into the knowledge and experience of world-renowned leaders by attending the annual Leadercast live event at Westwood Church May 9. This year’s Leadercast theme is Beyond You and it challenges leaders to focus outward rather than inward, says chairman Gary Clarke. An exciting line-up of guests, a virtual think tank of leaders, will be joining in the important discussion of the day Friday via live broadcasts to hundreds of cities all over the world. Sessions are with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Laura Bush, Malcolm Gladwell, Randall Wallace, Bill McDermott, Laura Schroff, Andy Stanley, Dr. Henry Cloud, Simon Sinek, and co-hosts Cat Archbishop Desmond Tutu Deeley and Trip Crosby. Join in on the Leadercast Friday, May 9 world thinks about leadership. For more at Westwood Church Auditorium, 2658 information or to register for the event, Ospika Boulevard South. The goal of Leadcall 250-596-9197 or visit www.leadershipercast is to positively change the way the legacy.ca.
Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com The Canada Winter Games are about more than athletes. That was the point made by Games director of communications Mike Davis last week as he introduced the speakers for a new program. “Sometimes people don’t think of arts, culture and entertainment as part of the Canada Winter Games. They are a big part, and that’s what we are here to talk about today.” The VIP Gifting Program, as spoken about by manager of ceremonies and culture Karen Jeffery, provides a chance for regional artists to make a contribution to the Games. “We will have upwards of 1,000 VIPs at the Games,”, she said. “A lot of time, when you think about VIP gifts, you think about the Games jacket and scarf. “We want them to take away something more.” Interested artists from across the region, which stretches from Haida Gwaii to the Alberta border and 100 Mile House to Fort Nelson, are invited
to submit proposals for works they would like to see included in the VIP gifts. “We’re looking for a variety of pieces,” Jeffery said. “We want to be able to vary the gifts we give to the people who come here.” Wendy Young, the executive director of the Community Arts Council, said interest was high even before the official announcement. “I’ve had two or three calls a week since last May, when we started working with the Games on an artist database. People wanted to make sure they hadn’t missed anything.” The first stage of the program asks artists to submit .jpegs of their work, which will then be juried by Games staff, members of the CAC and other artists. Jeffery says from there, they will make a shortlist of artists. “These artists will then be asked to submit a physical piece of work, which will then be juried again.” She expects the final decisions to be made by the end of June. For more information on the program, call Jeffery at 250-596-2015 ext. 218 or go to the website at www. canadagames2015.ca.
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Courtesy BCLC Wilfrid and Emily Tremblay cashed in a Lotto 6/49 ticket worth $1 million recently.
In the money Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com They had the winning one million dollar ticket in the March 8 Lotto 6/49 and now Prince George seniors Emily and Wilfrid Tremblay can really look forward to their golden years. The lucky ticket was bought at the Superstore on Ferry Avenue. Wilfrid Tremblay spoke to the Free Press from Vancouver Tuesday where the couple went to collect their winnings – and spend Easter as planned with their family. Wilfrid, who admits to being “still shaky” over the huge win, said they have purchased lottery tickets regularly for years. Then once a week, when they talk on the phone with their daughter who lives in Vancouver, she checks the lottery numbers online so they can check their tickets. Last month, all the numbers matched up. Wilfrid said he drove to a store in
College Heights where they had a lotto ticket checking machine and the word “winner” came up in the corner of the screen. No bells, no whistles, he said. Just the magic word, winner. “I just verified the number, put away the ticket, and walked out of the store.” He didn’t say anything to anyone. Except his family, who, like him, think of it as a dream come true. Wilfrid says the retired couple’s plans are “up in the air” about what they’ll do with the sudden windfall but according to a BCLC news release issued April 22 that may include plans for a new house. “With their prize winnings, Tremblay’s plan is to buy a house in Vancouver, closer to their family,” the news release states. For her part, Emily told BCLC: “It’s our regular routine for my daughter to read out the numbers while I check the tickets,” said Emily. “I thought she was reading back the numbers off my ticket. I had all the matching numbers on my ticket.”
RDFFG adopts medical pot bylaw The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board adopted a land use bylaw April 17 that would regulate the location of certified medical marijuana production facilities to an industrial zone and large parcel
agricultural areas. In January, the board voted to amend the draft bylaw to increase the permitted parcel size for agricultural areas from 16 ha or larger to 259 ha (640 acres) or larger. A public hearing was con-
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Waiting for the
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Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Richard Watts with one part (Shield Kimono Spirit Catching Thunderbird, 2012) of his exhibit Three Seasons which opened last week at Two Rivers Gallery. The artist uses vulcanized rubber, gauze and forest flora in his work to make a cast – a six-layer membrane or skin, in this case, from an old boat, sandblasted and stripped of its “organs.”
An Earth Day debate This week marked another Earth Day. the environment, about climate, and about how Canada can Many of us used the day to do something to help clean up position itself to be a leader in energy development, conservaMother Earth and heighten awareness of environmental issues tion, and weaning ourselves off the fossil fuel fob. Some of us facing our planet. believe we can do that without parking our vehicles tomorrow Sadly, many editorial writers, near and far, used the day or swearing off air travel. to pan the environmental movement here in Canada. The While the naysayers like to pooh-pooh the United National criticisms usually focus on the fact that many of those who International Panel on Climate Change, we should heed its toil in the environmental movement actually own (gasp) cars latest of three reports issued in the last year. and Neil Young actually flies across the country sometimes. The first states, unequivocally, that global warming is Even Energy Minister Rich Coleman couldn’t resist taking a caused by burning fossil fuels and, to a lesser extent, deforesjab at environmentalists who drive cars during his visit here. tation. The second that we are already feeling the effects. And The argument is akin to environmental groups being critical the third, that annual emissions have increased almost twice of oil executives who like to breathe fresh air and as fast in the first decade of this century as the drink clean water. It’s simply a childish argulast decades of the 20th century. And, for those ment. who think reducing emissions are just to costly, The other criticism foisted on the environthe IPCC says we have about 15 years in which mental movement is that, here in Canada, large to really start reducing emissions before the fixes environmental organizations are funded by rich become really costly. Americans. It’s hypocritical to suggest environWhile editorial writers and pundits in this mental groups can’t be foreign-funded while country shrug their shoulders and say nothing can promoting development that is, by and large, be done, or, even worse, there isn’t a problem, we driven by foreign investment. Maybe we should might want to heed some of what the New York be praising the environmental movement for Times recently had to say. bringing American capital into this country. “A … plausible pathway is to get each country Canada is becoming a global producer of energy, WRITER’S BLOCK to adopt binding emission reduction targets and whether oil or natural gas, so with that comes a BILLPHILLIPS then allow them to choose how to get there — global microscope, global opposition, and with ramping up nuclear energy, phasing out coal-fired that comes the responsibility to be part of the global debate plants in favor of cleaner natural gas (though natural gas itself regarding climate change. would have to someday give way to low-carbon alternatives), Sadly, Canada has abrogated that responsibility since the and vastly increasing renewable sources like wind and solar, Conservatives have taken power. There is a concerted promo- which still supply only a small fraction of the world’s energy tion in this country that Canada is too small a player on the (less than five per cent for wind and solar combined in the global stage to make a difference. That is not a reason for us United States). All this will require a huge shift in investment, not to be a global leader … we certainly strive to be one in both private and public, from fossil fuels. energy production. Governments have an enormous amount of work to do in Some even harbour the notion that man’s impact on this devising emission reduction strategies by next year … Howevearth is akin to an anthill in the forest. That is just absurd. er compelling the science, global warming has not generated Thanks to the Conservatives, debate on most issues in this the kind of public anxiety and bottom-up demand for change country, and certainly climate change, has denigrated into that helped win the big fights for cleaner air and water in the personal attacks on those who oppose the status quo. late 1960s and early 1970s. This makes his job harder but no What we really need in this country is a robust debate about less urgent.”
There are a couple of intersections in Prince George which can be pretty frustrating when you’re waiting for the light to turn green. The one I have the most trouble with is the light at 18th Avenue and Ospika Boulevard. I drive a smaller car, and it definitely seems like when I’m driving west on 18th, a lot of times my car doesn’t trip the mechanism to give me a light. I’ll sit there while the lights in all the other directions go through a couple of rotations, at which point I usually put on my turn signal, turn right onto Ospika and go up to 15th Avenue. Now, there are other times where I’ll be westbound, coming up to a red light at that corner, and as I get to the intersection, the light turns green, as though it had been triggered some distance back by my vehicle. The thing I find really strange about this intersection is that it’s just the one side that I have problems with. If I’m eastbound on 18th, I may have to wait a few seconds before I get a green light, but I always get one in the regular rotation. The other intersection is frustrating in a different way. The lights at 15th Avenue and Foothills Boulevard have never “skipped” me as I waited for them – but sometimes I’ve had to wait a long time. I suspect I’m not the only driver who has sat at a red light at that intersection, with absolutely no other traffic around, and waited . . . and waited . . . and waited. It seems as though the lights are on a very long timer, and there is no provision for a vehicle tripping a sensor as it approaches. I have sometimes been southbound on Foothills, pulled into the left-turn lane at the intersecALLAN’S AMBLINGS tion with no other cars in sight in ALLANWISHART any direction, and then waited a good 30 seconds before I get the turn light. I was reminded of these intersections last week when I saw a driver who apparently didn’t know about the slowness of the 15th and Foothills lights. They were southbound, waiting to make a left-hand turn onto 15th. They sat there for about 15 seconds, then, apparently figuring the light must be broken, made the turn, even though the light was still red. I watched this, thinking, “I hope my life is never that tightly organized that I can’t wait a minute for a light to change”. Yes, I get frustrated at times waiting for that light to change, but I know it will change, so I wait for it. • The soccer season in England is winding down, which means the battles for promotion and relegation are heating up. It’s a situation unlike anything else in sports. What it basically means is if you’re one of the worst teams in your league, you drop to the next-lowest league the following year. Meanwhile, their best teams move up to your league. The most-watched battles are, to no one’s surprise, those at the foot of the Premier League, the top section. There are some teams that seem to bound back and forth between the Premier League and the Championship, but it does seem more common for a team to spend two or three seasons at its new level before moving up or down again. I was explaining this to a friend last week, and he said, “So it would be sort of like the worst team in the NHL being demoted to the American Hockey League for next season.” No, I explained, because the teams in the American Hockey League are affiliated with teams in the NHL. They’re farm teams. In English soccer, each team is a separate entity, which is why the relegation system works.
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t’s been seven very trying years for Gina Degerness. It was seven years ago that she last saw her son Lucas. She and Lucas had met with the vice-principal at Prince George Secondary School where then14-year-old Lucas was a student. He spent the night at a friend’s place before disappearing the following day. He was thought to be carrying a large camouflage backpack. His family has not seen him since that day. Lucas’ 21st birthday was this January. News last week has renewed hope for Gina that Lucas is out there somewhere. MissingKids. ca received a call from someone who identified themselves as Lucas. In addition, Gina told the Free Press this week, a friend said Lucas contacted him on social media. “The randomness of these two things, specifically, has given me a lot of hope that it’s him,” she said. The traditional media coverage of the new lead last week, has resulted in several other tips coming in to MissingKids.ca. That is encouraging. Gina said she’s pretty sure Lucas was in Prince George for about a week after he initially went missing. Likely couch-surfing. There was a lead a couple of years ago that he might have been in the downtown eastside of Vancouver, so Gina went and looked. She said they had only been living in Prince George for a couple of months before he went missing, having moved from Edmonton. So, there is a possibility he may have found his way back there. As for Gina, it has been a difficult road. Asked how she is holding up she replied, “as best as can be,” and points out that she still has Lucas’ little sister to take care of. Her message for Lucas is simple. Come on home, or call. Anyone with information regarding Lucas Degerness is urged to contact MissingKids.ca at 1-866-KID-TIPS (5438477) or the police. Tips can also be submitted online at missingkids.ca. All information can be shared confidentially.
Northern exposure Every community is more than just a geographic location little piece necessitating another trip to the store. on a map. Like individuals, communities have a personality It is the people who make the difference. Almost all of that makes it unique. them have been there for many years and truly believe in The people who live there, the climate, community values customer service. and heritage of the past helps form the firm foundation of Hilliard Clare is the ultimate example of a longtime the community and contribute to being the unique place it employee. His career with the Northern spans nearly seven is. decades. Starting his career assembling and This weekend Northern Hardware, better repairing bicycles, over the many years he has known as just the Northern, celebrates 95 years risen to become an extremely valued senior as part of the fabric of this city. Very few entermember of the management team. prises survive for nearly a century. Fewer still The attitude the family brought to their busiremain owned by the same family. In that, the ness is a large part of the success of the store. Northern is more than just a store we go to, but That attitude placed the welfare of their employalso a link to the history of the city. ees above the making of quick profits. There is There is no other place like the Northern. much truth in the comment that employees are It has been part of my personal life since my valued members of an extended family. childhood and I am thankful. A little of the history of the city illustrates that It is a place many of us go when we need attitude. something which is out of the ordinary. Where Hilliard Clare and Harold Moffat, Hilliard’s ONSIDE else could you walk in the door with a perfectly VICBOWMAN boss, both served on city council. In the wondergood 50-year-old pressure cooker and find they ful world of politics, they both ended up tussling not only have the rubber seal you need in stock, they also for the Mayor’s chair. Harold won and then things just went have someone who can install it? back to normal. There may be disagreements in the family, The store is so unique that it is worthwhile taking visitors but there was also care and support. to the store. They come away impressed by the diversity of Some professor should probably do a study of how this inventory and service levels which seems to have disapvery unique company operates and survives. There are few peared from much the commercial world. like it. There are few businesses that have the long-term staff who Not only a great store, the Northern is part of the historiare locally knowledgeable and gladly take the time to see cal fabric of this city as it grew and prospered. Times change that you get what you need. and everyone and every business must change with it. Let us If you want to know where the good fishing is, ask the hope that the underlying fundamentals that have rewarded people in the sporting goods. If you need to make a little rethem with success never change. pair at home, they will tell you what you need to do, get you We need businesses to give us a successful example of how the pieces you need, and you don’t end up missing some vital we should conduct ourselves and our business affairs. circulation@pgfreepress.com | 250-564-0005
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Canfor has concerns with area-based tenure process Editor: As many of our stakeholders know, the B.C. Government is undertaking a public consultation process focused on setting parameters for converting some volume based tenures in the province to area-based. Canfor understands that the brief consultation process is part of Minister Steve Thomson’s mandate letter and we hold Minister Thomson and his officials in the highest possible regard. However, B.C.’s interior forest sector is undergoing a significant transformation in the wake of the mountain pine beetle epidemic, and in our view, this is absolutely not the time for major changes to tenure administration. Government and industry must focus on understanding what timber is available and what adjustments are needed in
primary manufacturing. We feel the benefits of area-based tenures are marginal at best and that there are many higher priorities that would yield greater positive impacts. More importantly, the public opposition to this proposal is a deal breaker. As far as Canfor is concerned, the risk of aligning the public against B.C.’s largest forest companies outweighs any marginal benefits of expanding area-based tenures. Our focus is to make sure we have access to enough fibre to meet the needs of our customers, and we need the support of British Columbians to operate on public land. Canfor would only support a fully transparent process that is fair to all licensees and involves sufficient public involvement so we could be confident it has support of British Columbians.
If government moves to an area-based tenure process, Canfor would participate in order to protect our interests. But we would do so reluctantly. We consider it a needless diversion of vital government staff time – and our own staff time – away from higher priorities. We believe that government resources should be focused on maintaining the health of the interior forest sector, completing an updated forest inventory to support planning and decision making, resourcing smaller tenure holders and the B.C. Timber Sales program so they can access their tenure volume, and assisting communities with any necessary rationalizations in primary manufacturing. Don Kayne President and CEO, Canfor Corporation
Health care and the election Mark Crawford Special to the Free Press The future of health care may be the most important issue that Canada faces heading into the 2015 federal election year. The 2003 First Ministers’ Accord on Health Care Renewal injected $36 billion in federal money into health spending and the 2004 10-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care added a further $41 billion over that decade in order to, in thenPrime Minister Paul Martin’s words, have a “fix for a generation” that would “buy change.” On March 31 that Accord expired. Unfortunately, all this federal spending mostly did was to buy the avoidance of change for about half a generation. Hardly a “fix.” And by avoiding hard choices, progressives in the Liberal Party and the NDP have opened the door for Stephen Harper – a man who was once the President of the National Citizens Coalition (an organization founded by an insurance salesman who hated Tommy Douglas
for getting in the way of profits) – to do things his way. The really scary part is that Harper doesn’t have to commit political suicide to undermine medicare. As prime minister, all he has to do is cap funding (with reductions conveniently scheduled to commence after the next election), not enforce the Canada Health Act very vigorously, and let nature take its course. But if throwing more money at the provinces won’t work, what should we do instead? We need only go to the source: when he first implemented medicare, Tommy Douglas was against the feefor-services approach as something that blunted the cost effectiveness and equity of the singlepayer system. Half a century of experience with our healthcare system (not to mention the analysis of the world’s most reputable health economists and policy analysts) shows that Tommy was right. We need a federal government that will use its spending power to accelerate the creation of a strong primary care foundation that is more patientcentred, more focused on prevention and chronic
care, and less focused upon high-cost providers simply billing the government for their services. We need to stop using acute-care hospitals as long-term care facilities. And we need a national drug strategy so that we can use the power of the single-payer to lower drug prices. The drug strategy could have been accomplished by now. Every business person understands that the larger your bulk order, the greater your chance of lowering the price. Economists estimated in one study that for four major drugs the savings in Canada of a single national drug plan could be as high as 50 per cent. Premiers Lorne Calvert of Saskatchewan, Ralph Klein of Alberta, and Gordon Campbell of British Columbia all called for a national pharmacare program. But prime minister Martin was too busy, and he delayed. As a consequence, the deal was killed in 2006 when we elected the Harper Conservative government. Mark Crawford is a political scientist at Athabasca University. He can be reached at markcrawf@ gmail.com.
Hospital help terrific Editor: I go to the hospital for treatment three times a week. Twice, young girls came in and delivered handmade cards to all the patients. The first said: “Have a Nice Day.” The second one said: “Hoppy Easter!” I was sleeping so I do not know what school they come from. It warmed my heart. I am keeping them forever and will treasure them. Thank you, girls. Ella Levesque Prince George
The strategy to dismantle Canada Post Paul Strickland Special to the Free Press A representative of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is expected to speak to the Prince George city council Monday. Concerns likely include Canada Post’s plans to end doorto-door mail delivery during the next five years and instead have urban residents pick up their mail at community mailboxes, formerly popularly known as Superboxes. The placement of these community mailboxes in various city neighbourhoods will be an issue for councillors or at least city planners within the near future. In late February Canada’s big city mayors participating in a Federation of Canadian Municipalities meeting called on Canada Post to halt plans to eliminate door-to-door delivery at least until the Crown corporation had held meaningful consultations with municipalities, according to CBC News. They passed a resolution urging Canada Post not to download the costs and maintenance of community mailboxes on to municipalities. Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi said to the CBC this was a significant concern for him. The community mailboxes are associated with litter from junk mail and flyers that are thrown away. Snow would also have to be cleared from around them so that they would remain accessible, especially for the elderly and disabled. In addition, they are said to draw thieves, especially during the Christmas holidays when criminals plan on stealing gifts and Christmas cheques. This happens at rural community
mailboxes now. Canada Post officials justify the cuts and changes by claiming the post office is no longer profitable. In a May 2013 letter to this columnist, Jacques Cote, Canada Post’s group president for the physical delivery network, said Canada Post had “to avoid becoming a burden on taxpayers.” However, according to TheTyee.ca, Canada Post has been profitable every year since the mid-1990s, except in 2011 when there was a strike-lockout situation in the late spring and summer. In that time, Canada Post has fed more than a billion dollars into the public purse, according to the online news service. Certainly the Internet has had an impact on mail volume, as it has on print media and on banking services. However, constant cutbacks and decisions unfriendly to individual users, as opposed the business bulk mailers, have discouraged far more people from relying on postal services than would otherwise have been the case. Cutting back public services, often quietly behind the scenes, without meaningful consultation with the people affected seems to have become a pattern in too many Western democracies in an era of austerity and inflexible neo-liberalism and neo-conservatism, including Canada, according to the latest issue of the New York-based n+1 print and on-line magazine. “The assault on public services hasn’t been conducted by criticizing them on principle, but by manufacturing crises and then suggesting that the only solution is to expand the
role of the private sector, Marianne Lenabat says in her article “What Happened to Canada?” in the April 7th issue. “Such is the strategy playing out right now at the post office,” she writes. Canada Post announced the day after Parliament had risen for the Christmas holidays that it would end urban door-to-door mail delivery in five years and lay off 8,000 postal workers. At the same time the Crown corporation said it had also decided to raise the price of stamps for the ordinary public from 63 cents to 85 cents or as much as one dollar if purchased one at a time or in quantities of less than ten. That price hike took effect March 31st. “The announcement was shocking, but calculatedly so,” Lenabat continues. “The recommendations were prepared by a think tank arguing for privatization. It claimed the post office is unsustainable and uncompetitive, a burden to taxpayers, and poor at meeting consumers’ needs. “In reality, Canada Post has netted a profit for 16 of the last 17 years and, despite occasionally suffering losses, has yet to receive a single dollar in taxpayer bailout,” Lenabat observes. “All of the report’s recommendations were part of a larger and often-used strategy to ‘restructure’ services so that user costs rise while services deteriorate, and then, in response to public frustration, suggest market-based solutions.” A similar strategy is being employed against Canada’s public health care system, Lenabat contends. One hopes the postal workers receive fair attention from councillors for their comments Monday.
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Primary bone cancer starts in the bone’s cells. A rare disease, it is not the same as secondary bone cancer, or bone metastases, which starts elsewhere in the body and spreads to the bones. Osteosarcoma is the most common type of bone cancer. It starts in new tissue in growing bones, most often in the knee area. Osteosarcoma tends to spread to other parts of the body, especially the lungs.
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Every year more than 150,000 Canadians are diagnosed with cancer. Many of them choose to fight this terrible disease and not let it beat them. But how can their pain, stress, and fear best be managed? PAIN RELIEF Fighting cancer doesn’t necessarily mean having to live with pain. Several medications are available that relieve the pain caused by chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments. The care teams that treat cancer patients can support them and help them find the medications that are best suited to their needs. STRESS MANAGEMENT Stress is an ever-present part of life for a person suffering from cancer, beginning with the diagnosis, during treatment, and even after recovery. There are, however, many strategies for reducing the impact of these stress factors. Cancer patients should be coached to express their emotions — crying, yelling, or hitting a pillow are all ways to relieve stress. Laughing, getting involved in favourite pastimes, and having fun get patients thinking about something other than their illness and on the road to well-being. Doctors also encourage cancer patients to stay physically active. Even the simplest exercise, such as walking and swimming, can relieve the side-effects of treatments as well as reduce stress, improve spirits, increase energy, stimulate the appetite, and help patients sleep better.
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There are two main types of lung cancer: small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer, which is the most common and slower-growing type. Small cell lung cancer grows quickly and often spreads to distant parts of the body. Lung cancer is the leading cause of death by cancer in both men and women.
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TERESA MALLAM | 250.564.0005 | arts@pgfreepress.com | www.pgfreepress.com GET BEMUSED Bemused by Peter Fenton and Scott White (music and lyrics by White) runs at Theatre North West, Parkhill Centre, April 24 to May 14. This hilarious comedy makes its world premiere in Prince George with a zany cast of characters and a story set in the 1940s. Tickets are at Books and Co. or phone 250-6140039.
MISS QUINCY Miss Quincy and the Showdown released their third album, Roadside Recovery, on April 8. They visit Prince George as part of their tour and play Nancy O’s on April 29. Show time is 8 p.m. The Canadian all-girl rock blues band has clocked over 100,000 kilometres honing their musical skills and playing across seven countries.
EKPHRASIS On Friday, May 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. there is a reception for the new exhibit at Groop Gallery on Third Avenue. Ekphrasis was inspired by artworks by local artists. A closing night of ‘ekphrastic’ poetry, based on the exhibited artworks, will be held at the Groop Gallery May 30 at 7 p.m. For more information visit www. groopgallery.com.
OPEN HOUSE There will be an open house at the Artist’s Co-op new location at 3955 Hart Highway (Crown Marketplace) on Friday, May 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome to attend and view some local art.
Woman’s mobility stolen Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com All that is left behind is a broken lock. When Patricia Irvine woke up Tuesday morning and went outside, helmet in hand, she was shocked to see that her three-wheel electric bike was gone. The blue IZip bike has a 50-pound lithium battery and allows the rider to go about 30 miles per hour. It was specially ordered from the U.S. for Irvine four years ago and was adapted to suit her special needs. Irvine, 58, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 30 years ago. But she has not allowed her serious disease to change her very positive attitude about life or slow her down too much. “The bike really helps me to keep my leg muscles moving. My doctor always encourages me to ride my bike whenever I can. “It’s my transportation. I’m on disability and have a few small jobs that I do and I need my bike to get around. I can’t go anywhere without it. I miss it already. My bike has a big basket on the back so I can carry $100 worth of groceries.” And there is one feature that Irvine misses most about her bike. “I felt safe in it, you can’t tip it over because it has three wheels on it.” She’s able to walk, slowly, for short distances with
the aid of her cane but credits her daily bike riding routine as the reason she’s still able to enjoy some relatively “normal” mobility and regular outings. However, along with the broken lock, Irvine says she has a broken heart. “I’ve always been a very caring person, one who enjoys people and has always given them ‘benefit of the doubt.’ But this [incident] has made me lose my faith in mankind. It is obvious this bike is for someone with mobility problems so that seems kind of low.” Irvine says she’s lived in the Upland Street building for 10 years and has never experienced any other thefts or damage. This one time she didn’t follow her usual routine was the time unknown culprits decided to strike. “Usually I put my bike away but I was tired. So I tied it to a tree outside my building, using a six foot long logging truck chain that I got from Canadian Tire. I wove it in and out and put a lock on it. I thought it was secure.” Irvine’s IZip three-wheel bike is baby blue in colour. If anyone has information about the missing bike they can phone RCMP Crimestoppers at 1-800222-8477. Anyone who can help Irvine with donations to purchase another bike can leave a message with Lorraine Young at Handy Circle at 250-563-1852.
Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Patricia Irvine stands by the tree outside her building where her three-wheel electric bike was chained up before it was stolen sometime Monday night. Irvine has multiple sclerosis and the bike was especially designed in the U.S. for her mobility challenges.
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Clara Kotrba may not have thought she’d be in a school play when she left her native Vienna, Austria for a year’s learning experience as an exchange student at Prince George Secondary School. Kotrba is one of several Grade 9 and 10 PGSS drama students who will add their comedic talents to Funny You Should Ask. The play, which is really a number of hilarious skits, runs April 30 and May 1 at 7 p.m. at the school. “I’ve taken some English before so that is good,” said Kotrba during a break in rehearsals Tuesday. “I play two roles, one as a teacher and one as a student.” Justin Kwiatkowski plays an administrator in one scene and a cheerleader in another. This is his first time performing for a large audience. “The cheerleading role is a girl cheerleader, so
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Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Prince George Secondary School (PGSS) Grade 9 and 10 drama students rehearse a scene Tuesday for their upcoming comedy Funny You Should Ask. The show runs April 30 and May 1.
I’ll have a costume, and I have to do actions with it,” said the Grade 10 student moving his fist in the air pompoms (his costume and props aren’t ready yet) from the left to the right. Sydney Hoyer thinks she has the perfect role. “I play a news reporter in one of the skits and I really like that role,” she says. Previously, Hoyer has acted in musical theatre and danced with Judy Russell performances and other stage shows. Drama instructor Shannon Schinkel, who has been at PGSS for the past three years, says the play is actually a series of short comedy
sketches which gives students a chance to shine and show off their acting talents. “The show is really funny. I think the audience will really enjoy it. We aren’t charging admission to see the shows but we do welcome donations for Leora Wildi,” she said. Leora Wildi, a PGSS Grade 12 student in 2013, is battling leukemia. Last year drama students put on a show called Snapshots and in 2011 performed I Hate the Mall, which follows the same format. The show was a fundraiser for Wildi, then fighting graft-versus-host disease, following a bone-marrow transplant.
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Karen Wall makes the CancerConnection My experience has been with people who are either waiting for stemcell transplant or who have multiple myeloma. Both are relatively rare, so I have actually spoken with people in Ontario and Saskatchewan, as well as B.C.” Confidentiality is key and volunteers only know clients by their first name. No advice is given, just sharing of medical and personal experience. For more information, call CancerConnection at
Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Her cancer diagnosis “came out of the blue.” Karen Wall was 67, happily retired and in good health, she thought, apart from having some bone pain – but she knew lots of people her age who have that. “I went in to see my doctor in August 2011, I had some tests done and the next thing you know I’m in hospital,” she said. “I had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. It was so shocking. It came right out of the blue.” Today Wall considers herself lucky that at the time of her diagnosis, she was no longer working, her children, now adults, had left home, and so she had time to focus on herself, her cancer treatment plan and recovery. “I’ve always been a pretty strong person and very stoic,” she said. “One of the hardest things to do when you are diagnosed is to tell your husband and kids because you think they might fall apart – and you are supposed to be the protector.” Indeed she only realized the real gravity of the situation when her physician wanted her admitted into hospital right away. “I said I first needed to go home and collect some things, it was only 10 minutes away but I was told not to take the time.” Why not? she asked. “’Your heart might stop,’ I was told. That’s how serious it was.” There were two choices for treatment: chemotherapy or stemcell transplant. After much research, discussion and seeking advise, Wall opted for stem-cell transplant (also called bone-marrow transplant), which still began with four rounds of chemo. “I was in such turmoil not knowing what to do. Then a friend told me about this CancerCon-
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nection but there was no one available to talk to me who had gone through a stem-cell transplant procedure recently. One man who did call me had gone through the procedure 12 years ago but a lot has changed since then.” Her own stem-cell transplant included injections to ‘bump up’ her body’s own system to produce more stem cells. The procedure was done in Vancouver in March 2012. “The injections get painful because you get cramps all over your body,” said Wall. Her experience led to her becoming interested in volunteering with the Canadian Cancer Society. She wanted to talk to, answer questions and encourage others going through the same procedure. Two years later, Wall is back enjoying her life, giving back and talking with other cancer patients about their concerns, fears and experiences. Since May 2013, she’s taken on nine clients and says that listening is key to her role. She is also available to talk to groups about her experience and knowledge. CancerConnection matches are made between volunteers
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Comedy of death Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Community theatre has been given a new boost of local talent as 13 actors are assembled for a production of Dearly Departed. The delightful and zany play written by David Bottrell and Jessie Jones and put on by Pocket Theatre and Cinema CNC, runs May 1 to 4 at the college. The cast is made up of veteran actors who have performed with Serious Moonlight Productions, Judy Russell, Excalibur and other musical theatre companies along with some new talent. The play takes place in the deep South, the Bible Belt, and the Turpin family are grieving a loss - or not. Comedy is the order of the day for colourful but dysfunctional mourners who pay their respects – or not – at a family funeral. More than just paying his respects,
Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Cast members rehearse Tuesday at St. Michael’s for Pocket Theatre and Cinema CNC ‘s upcoming production of Dearly Departed. The fast paced comedy runs May 1 to 4 at CNC. Tickets are at Books and Company and Video Nexus.
Ray-Bud (Dwight Wolfe) also has to pay the mounting bills – so who can blame for drowning his sorrows? The cast was in rehearsals Tuesday at St. Michael and All Angel’s Church, an apt setting for a preacher, a sermon and assorted “mourners.” Wolfe likes his role as Ray-Bud. “The patriarch of the family has just died and as the older brother, I’m the one who is footing the bill for the funeral expenses,” he quips. This is a play in which all the actors, even ones known for their
dramatic roles, will have a chance to shine and show comedic flair. And while there is no live music or records for this (Wolfman) radio personality/actor, there is – spoiler alert – a nice hymn they all sing at the end, he says. Allison Haley is the play’s director and co-producer along with Dominic Maguire. Pocket Theatre and Cinema CNC presents Dearly Departed May 1 to 4 at CNC. Tickets are at Books and Company and at Video Nexus.
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Wheelin’ Warriors ready to ride Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Dinner is over, now it’s time to ride. The Wheelin’ Warriors of the North held their fundraising dinner Saturday at the Treasure Cove, raising funds for their team in the Ride to Conquer Cancer from Vancouver to Seattle in June. Team captain Karin Piche says everything went well. “We had more items for the silent auction than we had last year,� she said. “The feedback I was getting from people was that they had a fabulous time.� While final figures aren’t in, she expected the dinner would raise about the same amount as last year’s first dinner. This is the second year for the Wheelin’ Warriors to take part in the event, which benefits the BC Cancer Foundation. Erik Dierks of the foundation was the guest speakers at Saturday’s dinner. “It was a huge success,� Piche said. “We’ve got some of the riders back from last year, but we’ve got some new riders as well, which meant they had new people they could talk to about supporting us.�
Now, after getting some time to digest that dinner, the Wheelin’ Warriors will be part of the Group Ride-athon at the Movement Group Fitness Mecca on May 4. “We’ll probably be making several appearances during the day,� Piche said. “This is a new event for us as a fundraiser.� The ride-athon runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 7090 Domano Blvd., and has a bunch of activities planned for all ages. There are a number of indoor bike rides planned, lasting either 30 or 60 minutes, as well as an outdoor ride for the Wee Warriors, kids 12 and under, who are asked to bring their own bike and helmet. A corporate Team Pursuit Challenge is also being organzized, and anyone interested in taking part is asked to call 250-565-4602 for information. There will also be face painting, coffee from Starbucks, an outdoor barbecue by Mr. Mikes, entertainment, and generally a good time. Piche is looking forward to it. “I know Janna and Dean Coleman, who operate The Movement Group, have been personally touched by cancer, so they wanted to do something to help us with our fundraising efforts.�
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Aaliyah Ghostkeeper is a little girl with big hair and a big heart. After the Relay for Life wraps up on May 11, she’ll be a little girl with a big heart and not so much hair. Her mother, Meghan Parnell, says Aaliyah, 7, has never had a haircut. “We’ve trimmed the ends a couple of times just to get rid of split ends, but this will be the first time it will ever be cut.� Allan WISHART/Free Press This year’s Relay will Aaliyah Ghostkeeper, centre front, is getting be Aaliyah’s third as a her bair cut for the first time ever at the end of the Relay for Life, a decision supported by member of the Spiritkeeper team, organized great-uncle Peter Ghostkeeper, left, father by her great-uncle Peter Jordan Ghostkeeper and mother Meghan Parnell. Ghostkeeper. “This will be our sevturns on the track at Masich Place enth Relay,� Peter says. “My ex-wife Stadium, raising funds for the Canahad a mastectomy, and our daughter dian Cancer Society. came to me and said, ‘We really “We’ve actually had to start a secshould put a team in to the Relay’.� ond team this year,� he says, “because Cancer has hit the Ghostkeeper we had too many people. Both teams family, probably harder than most. are trying to hit $10,000 in pledges.� “I’ve lost three brothers, an older Aaliyah started walking after her sister and a niece,� Peter says. “And great-grandfather, Charlie Ghostthat’s just the immediate family.� keeper, succumbed to cancer in He looks at his watch. 2012. “I just came from Hospice House, Last year, she made the decision to where I was visiting a friend who get her hair cut. was in there with cancer. He passed “I want it gone,� she says in a very away at 1:15 p.m.� straightforward manner. “I like The Prince George Relay for Life brushing it, but it’s too long. We’re goes from 10 a.m. on May 10 to 10 going to cut off about 19 inches. a.m. on May 11. Peter Ghostkeeper “It was my idea to do it.� expects the Spiritkeeper team will Her father, Jordan Ghostkeeper, have more than 30 people taking says he wasn’t totally surprised by
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The Prince George Native Friendship Centre, a visionary non-proďŹ t society, has been serving the needs of the entire community for the past 43 years. We are seeking candidates for the following position within our organization ADMINISTRATION: Janitor â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Floor Maintenance Closing date: April 28, 2014 at 4 pm BETTER AT HOME PROGRAM: Grounds Keeper Closing date: April 28, 2014 at noon A hard copy listing the roles, responsibilities and qualiďŹ cations of the position are available from the Prince George Native Friendship Centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s web site at www.pgnfc.com (click on Join Our Team / Careers). To apply, submit a resume, cover letter and three (3) references detailing which position you are applying for, to: Prince George Native Friendship Centre 1600 Third Avenue Prince George, BC V2L 3G6 Fax: (250) 563-0924 E-mail: employment@pgnfc.com
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Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com The proof is in the pudding. At Hobby Brew, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;pit stopâ&#x20AC;? for people who love to make their own beer, wine, ciders and coolers, that adage is especially true. The art of making â&#x20AC;&#x153;homemadeâ&#x20AC;? wine is one of the oldest and most gratifying rituals and there are many rewards to the palate and to the wallet, says Jeanne Edwards. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been honing winemaking skills for 25 years, dating back to when saving money was her big incentive and now has a real passion for helping people find their own new flavours of wine. The hobby is fun and easier to get into than you might think. Fruit wines are popular and people enjoy making wine with their own fruit combinations. It costs about $96 plus tax to make up 23 litres of fruit wine (corks included). Teresa MALLAM/Free Press â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are one of only a few places in the north that Jeanne Edwards does her â&#x20AC;&#x153;thingâ&#x20AC;? at Hobby Brew on the Hart last week. offers fruit wine service, so we get people from all over. Getting started is easy. I tell people to bring in frozen mix or medley of fruits. Cherries are pitted, 20 to 25 pounds of fresh (frozen) fruit on Tuesday apples juiced. or Wednesday, and they come back two days later.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We call it â&#x20AC;&#x153;fresh fruitâ&#x20AC;? wine but it has to be The customer gets things rolling â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or â&#x20AC;&#x153;hissingâ&#x20AC;?, frozen. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tasted beet wine, birch sap wine and she says. rowanberry wine â&#x20AC;&#x201C; made from mountain ash berâ&#x20AC;&#x153;We can babysit your wine but [by legislation] ries. Raspberry wine is my favourite.â&#x20AC;? you have to sprinkle in the yeast which starts the Edwardsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; love of making her own wines began fermenting process yourself. Then you just leave with her home gardening hobby. the shop and go about your life while your wine is â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grew up in a big French Canadian family and aging.â&#x20AC;? I was always environmentally conscious. I had my Aging is important because with age, it becomes own vegetable garden, I picked a lot of berries and smoother and not as acidic, she said. Left too long fruit and I never wanted anything in the refrigerator uncorked, and wine gets â&#x20AC;&#x153;overripeâ&#x20AC;? and oxidizes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to go to waste. So I began making homemade wine like a banana left out. from left overs.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once you have it home and you have your own Along with her partner Kelly Umpherville, Edstock, you have to watch the colour, with experience wards has been sharing her knowledge and experyou get to know but usually homebrew wines last tise with new and regular customers in the 17 years two to three years.â&#x20AC;? they have been at the Hart Highway location. Last year from July to December, peak season, They love the business and say every day working Hobby Brew processed 300 batches of fruit wine there is a joy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; mostly because of the people they plus kit wines. meet. Edwards is hoping people who have never visited Both Hobby Brew locations in Prince George will come in and see what Hobby Brew is all about. are owned by Jim Curry. The stores sell all supplies â&#x20AC;&#x153;People enjoy themselves here, they bring their needed for making beer, wine, ciders and coolers friends. Each batch of wine takes about three including kits, labels, bottles and coloured tops that months to have ready, and you can always have a add a custom look and give it flair. new batch on the go. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people like to reuse their own bottles and we have a sterilizer station here for that.â&#x20AC;? FAS T OIL CHANGE If you listen carefully, you can hear the sound NO APPOINTME NT NE CE S S ARY of wine that is ready for the next step. From the 8 *5) $ 0 6 10 / r / 05 7" - *% 8 *5 ) "/ : 05 ) &3 0 ' ' &3 rows of covered plastic pails â&#x20AC;&#x201C; shhh â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you can hear a hissing sound. We a ls o of f er â&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wine starts off dry 5 JSF $II B O HF HF 0 WFS #B # MB O DJO H r 5 JS F 3FQ B JS T JSF $ 0WFS and people sweeten it 3 PPUBUJPO UB UJP O T r 3B 3BEE JB U PS 5SB O T N JT T JPO T 'MV T I FT to their own taste. The fruitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural sugar turns it into alcohol and so if your wine is sweet, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s We do oil changesâ&#x20AC;Ś not finished.â&#x20AC;? Fruit used to make fruit wines include apples, berries, pears, 1746 Har t Hwy Pri n c e Ge o rge 250. 563. 9160 rhubarb, raspberries, -J D FOTFE .FDI B O JDB M 3FQ B JS T strawberries, kiwi, pineapple and even huckle (FPSHF 4USF F U berries. WAR R AN T Y AP P ROV ED OIL CHA NGES A ND SERVICES People also bring in a
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Listen up! I have a confession. Shh … lean in close, cuz I don’t want just anyone to hear this! Are you ready? Here it is. I wear aprons. Yup. Pretty much every single day, I wear an apron. I’m a messy cook, and my apron protects my clothes from stains and spills. My apron is always handy should I need to dry my hands. My apron serves as an emergency pot holder, dish towel, face cloth for a little person’s teary face, or for my own face when chopping onions overwhelms my tear ducts. My apron makes a great portable basket for gathering chicken eggs, and on my way back from the chicken house, my
apron might very well be utilized to carry in a good big mess of green beans or the makings of a fresh salad from my garden. No … wait. That was another place and time. No little people, no chickens, and no big vegetable garden in my current life in Prince George. However, I still wear aprons … and use my apron to carry summer tomatoes and lettuce in from my apartment balcony. So why all this talk about aprons? I know I’m not the only one in this community who wears aprons. Come on … admit it! I know you’re out there! The P.G. Council of Seniors has something in mind for our day at the Exhibition in August that involves aprons. You’ll have to stay tuned for more information about our day at the Exhibition, but in the meantime, we would like you to look over your apron stash. Do you have bib aprons or half aprons? Do you have fancy frilly aprons or sensible serviceable aprons? Do you have interest-
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ing aprons that were souvenirs from foreign places? Do you have gift aprons that you’ve never worn … but can’t quite bring yourself to discard because they came from Great Aunt Effie or your favourite great-granddaughter? Do you have aprons from previous decades? We are especially interested in vintage aprons. Would you consider loaning the P.G. Council of Seniors your aprons? Call us at 250-5645888. In other Council of Seniors news, tickets for our June 10 annual general meeting will be available next week. Our AGM will be hosted by the Hart Pioneers this year. This will be a great double opportunity. You can learn more about PGCOS and the Seniors Resource Centre. You can also enjoy a delicious lunch and a “Show & Tell” tour of the Hart Pioneer Centre. Finally, PGCOS has a number of volunteer opportunities coming up over the next few months, including two-hour shifts at an information booth next weekend. If you have a couple of hours available, give us a call at 250564-5888. Wearing an apron is optional. Lola-Dawn Fennell is a young-at-heart grandmother, UNBC graduate and general manager of the Prince George Council of Seniors.
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Datebook www.pgfreepress.com Friday Mother’s Day tea, May 2, 1-3 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Read-to-me Storytime, Fridays, 10-10:45 a.m., South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle. Information: 250614-0684. Al-Anon New Hope
“GIVE A LITTLE… GAIN A LOT!” Can-Do Committee - May 31 Can-Do Event at CNC, doors open 4 pm. Dinner & Dancing. Entertainment provided by Elk’s Elastic Band and Peggy-Jo’s DJ Service. Free for people with disabilities. To volunteer email: hcrspg@gmail.com Lorraine 250-563-1852 Huble Homestead - May 18 & 19 Spring on the Homestead – Volunteers positions open for visitor greeting, children’s games and crafts, heritage demonstrations. . Located 40 km north off Hwy 97. Contact admin@hublehomestead.ca Krystal 250-564-7033 PG Metis Housing - May 2 Open House at 201 – 1224 Houston Lane, 10 am to 3 pm. Presentations: Home maintenance tips, Community Voice Mail, Board & ED update. Door prizes, refreshments. Map visit www.pgmhs.com Leo 250-564-9794 For information on volunteering with more than 100 non-profit organizations in Prince George, contact Volunteer Prince George
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AFG meets Fridays, 1:152:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 483 Gillett St. Information: 250-5613244.
Saturday Junk in the Trunk garage sale, April 26, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., CN Centre parking lot. 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 Hudson’s Bay Wetland clean-up, April 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Please RSVP Sara Sparks 250-640-7308 or sara_sparks@outlook. com to get right number of bags and gloves. 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, April 28, 7 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Tai Chi, Mondays, 1:30 p.m., Spruce Capital
Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.
Cariboo Toastmasters meet Mondays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Ramada Hotel, 444 George St. Information: caribootoastmasters.com or Laura (250) 961-3477.
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Al-Anon Hart Serenity AFG meets Mondays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250561-3244. Northern Twister Square Dance Club meets Mondays, 7 p.m., Knox United Church basement. Information: Gys 250563-4828 or Reta 250-9622740.
Tuesday Roast beef lunch, April 29, noon-1 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.
Margo van Helvoirt-Koop of the Canadian Cancer Society puts a daffodil pin on Prince George Transit driver Lawanda Skelly. The society is providing pins for all drivers to remind riders April is Daffodil Month.
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. Al-Anon PG Beginners AFG meets Tuesdays, 7-7:45 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-5613244.
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p.m., 320 Vancouver St. Information: 250-9626876 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. Al-Anon Hart Courage AFG meets Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250561-3244.
Hart Toastmasters, Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Information: harttoastmasters.ca
Thank You Prince George For Voting Us Best Auto Body Shop! CNC Retirees meet fourth Wednesday, 9 a.m., D’Lanos. Information: Lois 250-563-6928. Army Cadet Rangers free youth program, meets Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Connaught Youth Centre. Information: Sondra 250-963-9462 or Andrew 250-981-8270.
Thursday Bingo, May 1, 12:30 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Whist, May 1, 7 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Crown Market, Thursday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 3955 Hart Highway. Little Artists, Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m., South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle. Information: 250614-0684. Prince George Grassroots Cribbage Club registration, 6:30 p.m. play 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Information: Gerda 250-564-8561.
ACBL duplicate bridge, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., 425 Brunswick St. Infor-
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mation: 250-561-1685. DayBreakers Toastmasters meets Thursday, 7-8 a.m., UHNBC Conference Room 1. Information: Heather 250-649-9591. Al-Anon Mustard Seed AFG meets Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., St. Michael’s Anglican Church, 1505 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-5613244.
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.
The Community Datebook provides free community event listings every Friday. Submissions are accepted in written form only – dropped off, mailed or emailed – No Phone Calls please. Datebook runs as space allows, there is no guarantee of publication. Mail to 1773 South Lyon St., Prince George BC V2N 1T3. E-mail datebook@pgfreepress.com
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New Golf family offers quality at the right price The new seventh generation VW the Golf and GTI and will come in at roughly the same price as the Golf arrives later this spring with last R, right around $40,000 but a 2015 model designation. fully loaded. I have already had a chance to drive three examples of the new Inside edition in Europe so I can offer The upside to having a slightly you a sneak peek at what this bigger platform is interior space very popular VW has going for it and the cabin of the latest Golf This new Golf before it arrives here. does feel bigger, especially sideThe all-new car might look like to-side. The centre console is family is set to the previous Golf but it is built on wider and the dash is fitted with take on some very a platform that is shared across all-new switches and dials. Once established players the VW group and represents again, the feel and look is almost in the compact a massive investment for the Audi quality. Having a chance to German manufacturer. drive the base car all the way up segment. This new platform, called MQB, to the Golf R showed just how Zack Spencer enables the engineers to build all good the base car is. The only kinds of new products, be they difference is the sportier seats bigger, smaller, wider or taller. What went into and splashier trim on the more expensive cars, the design of the Golf represents a big step but the overall design is the same from car to forward for Volkswagen as the latest model is car and all exemplify the simple, yet elegant 100kg lighter than the outgoing car but it is approach VW takes with all its interiors. bigger, stiffer and safer than before. Drive Looks Gone is the old 2.5-litre. 5-cylinder, replaced It could be argued that the new Golf looks too by an all-new 1.8-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder much like the older model but interacting with base engine. This engine too produces 170 but this new product quickly displays a level of is more efficient, responsive and features state refinement and finish that might be found in an of the art technology. In the compact set, this upmarket Audi product. (This MQB platform is kind of technology is unheard of at the roughly shared with the all-new Audi A3). $19,000 asking price. Taking it up a notch is Starting at $18,995, the base Golf is priced the legendary Golf GTI, now with 210hp from right in the heart of the compact market but a new 2.0-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder. I had this car sports a fully independent suspension, a shot driving this last year in Austria and I direct injection turbocharged engine and more can say without question, this combination is power than much of the competition, at 170hp. fantastic. The Golf R is the ultimate Golf with The Golf GTI is my personal favourite due to roughly 300hp and an all wheel drive system. the bad-boy looks, bigger wheels and improved The same system is used in the all-new Audi engine and suspension. It starts at $27,995. The S3 but this car comes fully loaded and will be hot-hatch Golf R will arrive about a year after roughly $4,000 less than the starting price of
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the S3. A smart shopper might want to wait for the R over the S. Verdict This new Golf family is set to take on some very established players in the compact segment. With a hatchback design, this car has always been a more practical design than sedans like the Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla. With superb road manners, advanced engines and German engineering, the starting price looks like a winner. A big reason for this is the Golf is assembled in Mexico and these cars come into Canada without duty, (Thanks NAFTA) so VW added more content and kept the price low. The good news for diesel lovers is that the TDI engine will be available right out of the gate and now represents about 50 percent of Golf sales. This engine too has been modified to make it as fuel efficient as possible. All told, the Golf is more polished car than much of the competition and offers a trim level and price for all types of buyers, from basic to flat-out performance. zack.spencer@drivewaybc.ca The Lowdown Power: 1.8L turbo with 170hp, 2.0L turbo with 210hp, 2.0L turbo with 300hp and 2.0L diesel. Fill-up: Not available yet. Sticker price: $18,995-$40,000
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Truck tent camping is hot truck’s bed, don’t ask me how I know. SUV owners should especially like the tents that are designed with them in mind. These tents feature a docking collar that fits around the back of your sport-ute so your vehicle is inside your tent. When you need your vehicle, you just remove the collar and zip it up, $379. For hunters there is a Camo version featuring the Mossy Oak break up
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a rain fly and storm flap in the door section to provide privacy and protection. The cost of this model is $199. The SUV/Minivan tent has a universal sleeve that fits snug around any vehicle with a 9’ x 9’ footprint that can sleep 4-6 people and over 7’ of headroom. There are three large mesh windows providing plenty of ventilation and the bathtub style floor keeps things dry. Carrying bag included for $269. The interesting thing about this line up is with every purchase a tree will be planted through the partnership with trees for the future. A quick tip, order the Sportz strap protectors for $24.99. These strap protectors will save the finish on the side of your truck and prevent scratches as the wind moves you and your tent around. There are many combinations available from this company, so look them up at www.napierenterprises. com. ian.harwood@drivewaybc. ca
Confessions of a Curber I surprised my family with a trip to Hawaii. They didn’t have a clue how I paid for it. But they thought I was the best dad in the world. While we were away, I bought a car on eBay. It had over 350,000 km on it. No one will want to buy this piece of junk, I thought. Unless. I could just lower the mileage on it a little bit. And it won’t hurt anybody, right? One problem – I had no idea how to change an odometer*. But as it turns out, it’s much easier than I’d expected. With an odometer tool, I changed the reading to 164,500 km. Still a lot, but less than half the real clicks. My ad: “Minivan – old but in great condition! Only 164,500kms - it sat in my garage for the last 5 years. Must sell. If you’re looking for an older, but reliable and safe vehicle, call my cell and we’ll negotiate.” Looking back, I realized I’d knocked almost 200,000 km off the vehicle. But I shined it up and put some newer used tires on it so they wouldn’t give away its true condition. Will this get me in trouble? I wondered. I wasn’t doing anything wrong, really – this just gives me a chance to make some more money on the vehicle. I got a phone call from a young single mom who could only afford an older vehicle. We decided to meet at her son’s school. As I was showing her the car, I noticed the carpet, the door handles and the pedals kind of gave away its true condition. Hopefully she’s too naïve to notice, I thought.
Forty minutes later, our exchange was complete. I probably made an extra $2,000 because of the odometer! If I’d only done this to all the other cars I sold! Suddenly, my mind began processing the implications. That minivan was pretty much at the end of its life. That young mom is expecting the vehicle to last her for a few more years. At best, I see it lasting one more. Parts will start failing, calling for expensive repairs. I’m certain she doesn’t have the money for that. All I’m hoping is that it doesn’t break down on the highway. Maybe there was a reason I never did it before. Maybe, just maybe, I had a conscience up until now.
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NEW YORK – There was more sizzle in my New York steak dinner than on the show floor at the Big Apple’s international auto show. It seems the Big Four shot their lightning bolts at the preceding Detroit and Los Angeles auto extravaganzas and left it to the import manufacturers to dazzle here. Nissan did not disappoint with the unveiling of a classy looking crossover in the shape of the allwheel drive 2015 Nissan Murano. The mid-size model first showed up in 2002 and this new model marks the birth of the thirdgeneration. The Nissan-named V-Motion nose and boomerangshaped taillights ensure it makes www.pgfreepress.com
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Who’s got the best playoffs? It’s the best time of the year for NHL The St Louis Blues are a contender even and NBA fans with the post-season in though they do not have a household full swing. Which league offers more in name among their forwards. The Dallas the playoffs? Stars are an eighth There is a belief that the seed, led by Jamie Benn. Stanley Cup is the toughest The Dallas Mavericks are trophy to win, however, an eighth seed, led by Dirk that could be considered Nowitzki. With all due rea myth created by hockey spect to Benn, his greatness executives. Here’s a closer should not be mentioned look: in the same sentence as Both leagues qualify 16 Nowitzki. teams from two conferencThe NBA stars have es in the post-season. All more of a presence in series are a best of seven social media. Lebron which means the chamJames has 12.5 million pion must win 16 games in HART BEAT followers on Twitter while HARTLEYMILLER Alex Ovechkin tops the a bracket format. I’m not sure winning 16 playoff NHL players with 3/4 of a games in one 30-team league is more dif- million. ficult than another. According to Fan Page List, there are Neither league has scheduled back to nine NBA teams with larger Facebook back games in any of its first round series and Twitter followers than the NHL’s with one exception: The Rangers and most popular team (Detroit Red Wings). Flyers are to play game six, if needed, on Moreoever, the L.A. Lakers, Chicago Tuesday in Philadelphia with a seventh Bulls, Miami Heat and the Boston Celtgame, if necessary, in New York on ics are the four most-followed pro teams Wednesday. online in North America. The first round of the NHL playoffs The NHL brings in the casual fan with will end no later than April 30 which hockey pools. The NBA does not have is a total of 15 days. The NBA opening an equivalent although the NCAA men’s round might extend to May 4, a total of basketball tournament is highly success16 days. In other words, both schedules fully, however, that pool is based on team are similar and fan friendly. results rather than individual players. As a side note, both leagues in 2014 Tradition favours the NHL as the have just one Canadian team participatStanley Cup roots reach back to 1893 ing in the post-season which is odd since while the NBA champions have only the Toronto Raptors are the only NBA received the Larry O’Brien Trophy (new team not in the U.S. and the Raptors name of the Walter A. Brown trophy) traditionally aren’t good enough for the since 1984. playoffs. Meanwhile, only one of seven Like any good debate, there is a bone NHL teams from the Great White North of contention for both sides. NBA games are competing in late April. take less time to play but NHL games The NHL has a slight edge in the do not get watered down with constant area of competitiveness as more games fouling and timeouts at the end. If stretch into overtime. In addition, there one had to choose to watch either the are generally more major upsets in the seventh game of the NBA Finals or the NHL. An eighth seed, like L.A. two years seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals, ago, can win it all while that is highly I believe hockey offers more actionunlikely in the NBA. Even if a team like packed drama and intangibles from the Atlanta, was to knock off No. 1 Indiana start of a game to finish. However, with in the first round, there’s not a snowball’s beauty in the eye of the beholder, on a chance the Hawks go on to win three global basis, it will always be a one-sided more rounds and become champions. argument that the NBA has a far greater The upper hand goes to the NBA appeal. in terms of star power. The Pittsburgh Hartley Miller is the sports director Penguins have superstars but many for radio station 94X. He also writes for other teams rely on good players hoping hqprincegeorge.com. Send along a quote, to become great. The NHL doesn’t have note, or anecdote to hmiller@94xfm.com. a one two punch of Lebron James in Follow him on twitter: @Hartley_Millthe East and Kevin Durant in the West. er
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Waiting to take the field Indoor slopitch doesn’t have same feel – or sounds Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com The smack of the ball hitting the glove is a familiar one to slopitch players. That’s about the only familiar sound on a Tuesday evening in Prince George. The DeLoitte Old Sticks senior slopitch team is practicing, as they have been all winter, in the gymnasium at AiMHI. As the half-dozen or so players warm up by
throwing the ball back and forth, the smack of the ball hitting the glove is familiar. The sound of the ball hitting the floor of the gymnasium is not. Chuck Buchan is the manager of the Old Sticks, and has been for some time. “I’ve been the manager since we started the club about seven years ago. The BC Senior Games were in Prince George, so we decided to put together a team.” That’s been one of the main events
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for the team each year, and they have a pretty good record: two gold medals, one silver, two bronze and a fourth-place finish. “The funny thing is,” Buchan says, “the year we finished fourth might have been the best team we had.” That first year the Old Sticks
were put together was a tough one, he says. “We didn’t have any games that year before the Games, so it was a struggle.” Since then, they’ve joined the local Nechako Slopitch league and have found it’s a good fit. “We’re looking to get the ex-
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This race is a Tough Mudder Local man ready to take on excruciating obstacle course ent laws regarding how much of a charge they can run through the wires. It was one of the worst experiences of my life.” This year’s Tough Mudder, like the two previous ones Frisby has done, will be in Whistler on June 11 and 12. “I’m going to try and do it again. I know it will have
Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress. com It’s called the Tough Mudder. It’s set on a course more than 16 kiloemtres long, with a series of obstacles to overcome. Most of the people who take it on do it in teams, so they can help each other past the obstacles. Ben Frisby says one of the real challenges is what you don’t know. “They let you know online what’s involved,” the Prince George resident said in a phone interview earlier this month. “There are about 20 obstacles and four of them are mysteries. They don’t tell you ahead of time what they are.” Frisby has completed the Tough Mudder twice, and may be going down to Whistler in June for a third goround. “It showed up on Facebook one day when a friend of mine posted about it, and it motivated me to get back into training. “The first time, I did it with a good-sizedgroup; the second time, it was with my girlfriend and her friend.” He says the goal is to finish. “They don’t keep official times. Some of the more competitive people keep track of their own times, but the whole point is to get to
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Free Press file photo Weather conditions at last year’s Sub-Zero Meet at Masich Place Stadium didn’t match the name of the first track meet of the season, but previous events have been held in less than ideal conditions.
Masich takes on club reins Bill Masich says track has been huge part of his life to get back into the coaching field. “I came down one day last spring to drop my daughter off for a practice,” he remembers. “There was a young fellow Bill Masich’s history with the Prince trying to to open the pole vault shed, but George Track and Field Club goes back a he couldn’t get it. long way. “I gave him a hand, and “There was a meeting in my one thing led to another and I parent’s living room in 1973,” started coaching pole vault. I the new coach of the club said found myself getting more inbefore practice Tuesday evevolved as the season went on.” ning. “I was four and a half, In the fall, he met with and really, I haven’t looked the club executive, and they back.” discussed things like hat direcThat first meeting resulted tion they wanted to see the in his father, Tom, starting club go in. the club and Bill says it wasn’t “They put out the job posthard to get involved. ing, I applied, and and they “When everyone else in gave me the job.” COACH your family is in the track The track club will be BILL MASICH club, you join up too. We Masich’s big concern this always hung out at the track.” spring and summer, but there was another Now, with his own kids getting involved sport he was working on the past few with the club, the time seemed to be right months.
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“I was pretty involved with the Blizzard speed-skating club this year. I think I had about 10 days off between the end of their season and the start of the track season.” What made the transition easier was having a couple of the other coaches carry on with the training over the winter. “Brian Martinson and Cathy Johnson had the kids in workouts during the winter to keep them in shape for the new season.” That new season officially started last Saturday, and Masich is encouraged by the number of athletes registered with the club. “We’ve got about 25 in our Track Rascals program, which is for 6 to 8 year olds; about 60 in Juniors, which is great to see; and 30 to 35 in the Seniors, which is for ages 13 and up.” The club won’t have too many practices outdoors at Masich Place Stadium before it hosts its first meet, the Sub-Zero on May 3.
“It’s called the Sub-Zero for a reason,” Masich says with a smile. “We’ve held it in all kinds of weather. We’ve had some really nice days, we’ve had rain, we’ve had cold. “We had one a few years ago where we had to call it off partway through because we started to get ice pellets falling and it was just too miserable to keep going. About 20 minutes after we called it off, it cleared up again.” There will be a full range of running and jumping events at this year’s Sub-Zero, but no throwing events. “The city won’t allow us to use the field yet, and I don’t blame them. It’s still pretty badly worn from last fall.” The club has a fairly full schedule this year, and Masich says he and the other coaches have some work to do. “A lot of what we’ll be doing with the individual athletes is figuring out what events they should be targeting, and how to adjust their training so they’re ready for those events.”