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Kitsumkalum threaten to block all LNG
KICKING OFF SEAFEST Feature
BY SHAUN THOMAS
Trouble with the terminal Pages A9-A11
PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
“We will do whatever is required to make sure that these projects do not proceed.”
Community Honouring CHSS’ top students Page A12
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Black belt Brittany Waite is all focus as she spin kicks the apple from the sword held by Taekwondo Master Paul Bozman during Saturday’s Seafest Parade. For more on Seafest, see Pages B2-B5.
Aboriginal Day Celebration set for June 21 Pages A18-A23
Haida Gwaii Longhouse grand opening Page B1
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The Kitsumkalum First Nation is threatening to put a halt to liquefied natural gas projects on the North Coast unless the province a c c o m m o d at e s their concerns. Kitsumkalum Chief Don Roberts said the LNG projects including the BG Group terminal on Ridley Island and the Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal on Lelu - Chief Don Roberts Island - are on their territory, but the government is simply not including the nation in discussions. “We are part of the Tsimshian Nation. We own sites on the coast. We have been there from the beginning of time and we are still there,” he said. See LNG on Page A2
City fined $50,000 for Watson Island spill BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
A black liquor spill from Watson Island back in 2012 has proven costly for the City of Prince Rupert. The city has been fined $50,000 after pleading guilty on June 5 to one count of the release of deleterious substance into fish-bearing waters. Back on Jan. 21, 2012, approximately 28,054 U.S. gallons of weak black liquor spilled into Porpoise Harbour. “The City of Prince Rupert reported to the Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) that a spill of black liquor — a toxic product in the pulp process — had occurred from the closed pulp mill into Porpoise Harbour. Environment Canada receives spill reports from PEP,”
“Enforcement officers will continue to conduct regular inspections.” - Mark Johnson explained Environment Canada spokesperson Mark Johnson, noting the maximum fine under the Fisheries Act for such an offence is $300,000. Samples of the spill were collected and found to be toxic to Rainbow Trout, resulting in charges being laid on Dec. 12, 2013. Of the $50,000 total, $5,000 is a fine under the Fisheries Act while the rest will be targeted
for future cleanup. “The $45,000 penalty will help remove some of the priority chemicals of concern from the Watson Island site, and as part of their regular duties, Environment Canada’s enforcement officers will continue to conduct regular inspections of sites like Watson Island to ensure ongoing compliance with the pollution provisions of the Fisheries Act,” said Johnson. “Chemicals of priority to Environment Canada are those that are known to be deleterious to fish, are of significant volume, and are located where there is a likelihood that a release to fish bearing waters may occur.” According to Environment Canada, removal of the identified chemicals from Watson Island is to be completed by December 31, 2015.
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A2 • Northern View • June 18, 2014
Province ignoring band, chief alleges LNG from Page A1 “Our members continue to rely on sea foods and other resources up and down the coast today. These projects will affect our people a great deal and that is not being recognized by the government,” said Roberts. “If British Columbia continues to deny us the recognition and respect for our title and rights on the coast, and fails to include us meaningfully in the benefits of this industry, we will do whatever is required to make sure that these projects do not proceed.” One example Roberts points to is the revenue sharing agreement - Don Roberts the province reached with the Lax Kw’alaams and Metlakatla bands for an exclusivity agreement the government signed with Woodside LNG and Aurora LNG to explore creating terminals at the site. Roberts said the agreement does not open the coast for LNG development. “They have not yet dealt with Kitsumkalum and until they address our concerns and accommodate for the impacts, LNG cannot be developed on the coast. Roberts said Kitsumkalum has requested to meet with Minister of Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman and current Minister of Aboriginal Relations John Rustad, but those requests “have been ignored”. “We are willing to talk but they haven’t even picked up the phone,” he said. A representative from the Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconcilliation did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Northern View.
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TAKIN’ IT TO THE STREET
“They haven’t even picked up the phone.”
Martina Perry / The Northern View
The Prince Rupert District Teachers’ Union took over downtown on Monday morning, rallying for a fair deal as negotiations between the B.C. Teacher’s Federation and the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association continued.
City payroll tops $12 million BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
In 2013, a total of 11 employees of the City of Prince Rupert took home more than $100,000 in pay and benefits while the city’s total payroll topped $12.3 million. According to the city’s 2013 Statement of Financial Information (SOFI) released on Monday, fire chief Dave McKenzie topped the city’s payroll with pay and benefits totalling $131,240
in 2013, while retired director of public works Bill Horne was not far behind with pay and benefits totalling $129,747. In total, the 45 employees making over $75,000 per year account for $4.2 million of the total payroll while other employees account for $7.8 million. In terms of council renumeration, in 2013 Prince Rupert Mayor Jack Mussallem received pay and benefits totalling $42,474 while claiming expenses totalling $23,718 for
a total expenditure of $66,192. The remaining six councillors who spent the entire year on council — Anna Ashley, Judy Carlick-Perason, Gina Garon, Joy Thorkelson and Nelson Kinney — received remuneration and benefits totalling $13,180 while expenses varied from a low of $1,722 for Thorkelson to a high of $6,699 for Kinney. The total remuneration for councillors in 2013 was $114,964 while the total including expenses was $159,037.
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BCTF strike “imminent”
June 18, 2014 • Northern View • A3
City to fight for Nav Canada service BY MARTINA PERRY PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
BY TOM FLETCHER PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
An exchange of wage offers and other proposals between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and government negotiators on the weekend did not lead to an agreement, and a full-scale strike in public schools is likely to begin Tuesday. Negotiators for the BCTF and the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association met until midnight Sunday, as the union prepared for a full-scale strike set for Tuesday. The two sides contradicted each other Monday on the substance of the wage offers, and each said the next move is up to the other if a deal is to be reached. BCTF president Jim Iker said a complete strike is “imminent,” after union members endorsed the move in a province-wide strike vote last week. Education Minister Peter Fassbender said Monday he is waiting for a response from the union to the latest offer from BCPSEA, which represents the province’s 60 school districts. Iker said the union’s latest wage offer increased its proposed contract term from four to five years, with an eight per cent raise over that time and a $5,000 signing bonus. BCPSEA had offered a $1,200 signing bonus for an agreement by the end of the school year, and the union took into account that teachers are losing 10 per cent of their pay for withholding some duties, Iker said. Fassbender did not specify the employer’s latest wage proposal, which Iker described as a slight reduction in BCPSEA’s earlier offer. Fassbender disagreed.
The City of Prince Rupert believes a flight service station is vital as the community prepares for growth. Nav Canada, the country’s provider of civil air navigation services, recently decided to close Prince Rupert’s flight services station based on air traffic numbers, effective July 24. The station currently has three staff members who provide information on things like air traffic and weather to pilots, also helping to ensure safety during take off and landings at Digby Island and Seal Cove. Many members of council expressed concern over the decision at the last council meeting on June 9. “It comes about at a time when in six to eight months from now we are expecting a lot more aircraft traffic here,” said Mayor Jack Mussallem. “When they take away a position like this that affects people’s safety it’s a concern, especially when we’re looking at potential growth in our area,” said Coun. Anna Ashley. Coun. Barry Cunningham said the amount of helicopters alone leaving Helijet’s station at Seal Cove have “doubled or tripled”. “I talked to one of the principals at Skeena Helicopters, and they’re
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City council is going to fight to make sure seaplane pilots have the best information available through a Nav Canada flight services station.
“When they take away a position ... that affects people’s safety, it’s a concern.” - Anna Ashley talking about bringing in at least two or three more helicopters in the next few months,” he said. “I would be very concerned not to know when I’m in the middle of fog going up and down or looking for a hole to get through ... to land in Prince Rupert that there isn’t another plane
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Council commits to keep Westview a park BY MARTINA PERRY PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Westview Park will remain park land because of a group of Atlin and Graham Avenue homeowners. A number of Rupertites sent a letter to council requesting Westview Park, legally referred to as parcel 4, Lots 1 and 2, be included under the covenant of Chapter 59. Chapter 59, was signed by the City of Prince Rupert, CN and the provincial government in 1965, and saw CN hand over 12 parcels of land to the city “subject to the express condition that the hereinafter mentioned lands shall not be used for purposes other than of parks, public recreation, municipal public buildings, public schools, hospital buildings, cemeteries, reservoirs, and generally only for those purposes that are for the use and enjoyment of the public at large and are of a non-tax producing nature”. Westview Park, which includes the property the former Westview Elementary and transition house sit on, were originally part of the act but were later subdivided. Prince Rupert’s city manager Robert Long said for an unknown reason the covenant wasn’t put on the title at the time. “It appears that after Westview Park was subdivided in 1964 to include a school on the property, the
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The efforts of residents on Atlin and Graham to keep Westview a park have paid off with a council vote to protect it as such.
new Certificates of Title did not show Chapter 59 on the Legal Notations. This failure to register Chapter 59 on these Titles was the city’s responsibility and somehow was missed by both the province and the city,” reads the letter signed by 14 homeowners living in the area. Long said after the proposal to build condos on Westview Park was cancelled late last year, the city had Bill Horne, the city’s former manager of engineering, look into the properties and do a report for council. Horne came to the conclusion that it was likely an oversight and Chapter 59 was still operative on
the property. Coun. Gina Garon wanted city staff to do another report before making a decision. “I’m not saying I’m against it, I just don’t want to make a decision until we know exactly what all the legal avenues are that we go to do this,” she said. But councillors Anna Ashley and Joy Thorkelson said Horne’s report was sufficient. “In that report, the legal information was there,” Ashley said. “I don’t want to spend a lot of money and a lot of time getting a report when Mr. Horne did such an incredibly
thorough report. I don’t think there’s much more we could find out,” said Thorkelson, adding if a problem arises in the future they can deal with it then. Mayor Jack Mussallem said it was hard to think council is running a good government and it was embarrassing as mayor to have council pass a motion based on a letter without adequate staff background. But he and Garon were the only members of council that felt more information was essential, with all others voting in favour of putting Westview Park under Chapter 59 conditions aside from Coun. Judy Carlick-Pearson who wasn’t in attendance.
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he Statement of Financial Information from the city shows that, once again, the city’s payroll is more than $12 million. And when you look at the list of people who are making more than $75,000, once again a lot of the names on that list can be found down at the Fire Hall. You see, Prince Rupert, unlike other municipalities in the Northwest, have a full-time fire department as opposed to a volunteer or auxiliary department. The use of full-time firefighters, and the accompanying expense to the city, has been the subject of many discussions and debates since my arrival in Prince Rupert in 2006. Some say if Terrace and Kitimat can get away with a lesser system, surely the City Shaun Thomas of Prince Rupert can do the same and put that money toward much needed infrastructure improvements. You can certainly not count me among those people. When it comes to the safety of family, friends and the place we call home, knowing that full-time, professionally trained firefighters are watching over Prince Rupert is a worthwhile expense. Yes, there are volunteer organizations that work well. But for every volunteer organization that is booming and succeeding, there are probably three more that are failing due to waining interest and volunteerism throughout the region and, it seems, the country. And there are some things volunteers are perfectly capable of doing and doing exceptionally well. You will never hear me knock the people that give of their time to make the community a better place. I just don’t see fighting fires and putting their lives on the line as being one of those things. Much like anything that entails a lot of risk, firefighting is something that is best left to the pros. Which brings me to my final point firefighter pay. Yes, most firefighters are making more than $75,000 per year. But I would never begrudge them that and nobody else should. Would you run into a burning building for less?
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here was the City of Prince Rupert when area,” Cunningham is quoted in the Northern View it really mattered? When they could really special report this week. have made a difference? He’s right. It is a nightmare. As city councillors lambaste Pinnacle Renewable But for the rest of council to sit in their nice Energy and the Prince Rupert Port Authority over comfy chairs now saying “I told you so” is the obvious troubles at Westview Terminal, their yells hypocritical. They didn’t tell the Port or Pinnacle of indignation are nothing less than hypocritical — a damn thing. and frankly worrisome. They decided to act like Switzerland do nothing While council now wants to appear to be the and hope everything turns out well in the end. champions of the west-enders who are suffering The fact remains, council and the city were unfortunate problems of a start-up terminal, they asked to get involved and they refused. are, in fact, the ones who should be taking their fair Now that the terminal has gone to hell in share of the heat. a handbasket for those living in the west end, Todd Hamilton During the early stages of the Westview Terminal council is finally getting around to trying to fulfill process, the City of Prince Rupert formally declined its responsibilities as advocates for the residents of an invitation by the Prince Rupert Port Authority to participate Prince Rupert. in an environmental assessment working group. “I really believe, as a city council, we need to get these The west-enders currently affected by the unacceptable parties together and get this resolved. I don’t know how we noise and dust should have been championed then, rather than can hold them accountable; they seem to think they are above a council who now shows up just to criticize. everyone. But it’s time we dragged them in here and got them Let’s be very clear. Pinnacle must make major changes to to talk,” said Cunningham. live up to the promises that they made way back when. Those On this one, Cunningham is right and wrong. living near the terminal have every right to be angry and their Wrong in the fact that the time to talk is now ... the time to demands must be adequately addressed. talk was when it bailed on the PRPA invitation. But he is right, But, the only person on that council who has really any given the fact that the city didn’t participate, there is really little right to now wag a disapproving finger is Coun. Barry the city can do now to hold them accountable. Cunningham, who is new to council and didn’t tell the Prince There are only two possible solutions, the Prince Rupert Rupert Port Authority to take a hike when they invited council Port Authority flexes its muscle as landlord, or Pinnacle stands and the city to participate in the environmental assessment. up as a good corporate citizen. “It’s getting ridiculous. This so-called poster project of Either way, council is once again a day late and more than the port has turned into a nightmare for the residents of the a dollar short.
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On the street
Do you agree with the province deeming provincial exams an essential service?
With Martina Perry
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JANET SANKEY-FISHER
MACDONALD STAINSBY
NANCY BLOM
“Yes, they’re good to have.”
“Yes, because it shows what students have learned.”
“No, the essential service is the quality of education not exams that ... undermine the longterm standards of education.”
“I don’t feel exams ever benefited students, so I wouldn’t deem them essential.”
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With biomass energy, Harbour no place for LNG waste is for fuels “Maybe the citizens will be
Letters to the editor
Editor: A friend of mine came waving the newspaper, dated May 28, 2014, at me saying, “Look at this!” “This” was a seemingly innocuous advertisement, on Page B9 in the classifieds of The Northern View. This was a property, on which sits a portion of Prince Rupert’s water source, not a small issue at all, which announces the proposed sale of that property — for a dollar — to something called the Prince Rupert Legacy Inc. Her question was why and who controls the Prince Rupert Legacy Inc.? Well, with a little foot work, we found the answers to the why. She did a little digging and found out the city acquired this land, DL444, for the purpose of protecting the water supply. At some point in the story enters two companies — two large oil companies I might add, Imperial and ExxonMobil — but now known as an “LNG proponent” that have some kind of agreement with the city (Northern View, June 4) regarding this property which borders out harbour waters and could potentially be a shipping point for LNG. If the city sells or leases this land to big oil, the money needs to go into “this wholly owned subsidiary of the city” so that they can use the money they so desperately need for something other than buying or leasing more property. Do you think this land is unsuitable for an LNG terminal? Well the sensible answer would be “no”, for the protection of the water source alone. Do you think it is possible for them to use it for a terminal? Well yes! Have you heard they can put what they need for an LNG terminal on floating barges? Have you heard that the safety of LNG is not as “safe” as the LNG proponents would have us believe? In my mind’s eye I am trying to imagine some of the world’s largest super tankers passing in front of our entire waterfront to the entrance of
the ones in control.” - Carol Brown Tuck Inlet. In the USA, the Coast Guard requires two miles of “No Access Zone” in front of each tanker, one mile behind each tanker and 750 yards at each side. Considering that the Prince Rupert harbour is only two kilometres across from the entrance of Dodge Cove to Fairview Dock, then our harbour would be completely shut down every time one of these monstrous tankers moved in the Harbour. Using some basic math it seems that passage through our Harbour would be out of the question, with the “No Access Zone” leaving only 229 feet for the width of the vessel and the width of a tug on each side. It is also noted in the description of an LNG terminal on the Eastern Coast of the United States, that the private corporation would be in control of coastal waters, essentially having the ability to shut down other shipping, recreation and commercial fishing. One terminal, Pacific Northwest, on Lelu Island indicates that during Phase 2, it will have one tanker a day plying these waters. Apparently, the DL444 land has to be rezoned for the LNG proponent to use it for its own purposes. It seems the citizens of Prince Rupert are the ones to either stop this or let the scenario play out through a rezoning issue. I have faith that the citizens of this town will take time to do the research and who knows maybe the citizens will be the ones in control of the impending situation - the Prince Rupert Legacy Inc. and the land with its water resource. Carol Brown Prince Rupert
Change education attitude Editor: It’s a no-brainer that we should follow Alberta’s lead on weeding out the bad teachers and to overhaul how we deal with the teachers. Right now, it’s the BCTF that runs the show and, as would any trade union does, puts its membership ahead of the students. To say otherwise is a con job which the BCTF has been allowed to play for too long. Following Alberta’s lead would eliminate many of the reasons why parents prefer to put their kids
in private schools. Not all the reasons would be addressed, but it would be a start until the entire attitude of our public educational system is changed to reflect merit through achievement – not simply warming a seat in the classroom. However, I am open to a bribe, so if the BCTF gives me back all my school tax dollars, which they have wasted on mediocrity, then I promise to speak no more ill of them. Robert T. Rock Mission
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From coffee to adventure Judd Rowse is loving life on the coast BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
It might take Judd Rowse a few minutes to finally start working after he’s gotten to Cowpuccino’s for the day. The number of ‘heys’ and ‘hellos’ rival only the number of ‘good mornings’ and ‘howdys’ for the Cowpuccino’s Coffee House owner, who by now probably knows the whole town by name, since it seems the whole town frequents the shop. “This place has always been about so much more than a coffee shop,” Rowse said Friday morning at one of the varnished, wooden oak tables in the café. “It’s such a hub kind of place.” Rowse took over the building and business 18 years ago with a partner whom he later bought out three years later after she started a family and her husband relocated for work. It didn’t take much time for people to find it either, which was both a boon and a challenge for him. “I always laugh because of our schedule [back then], we opened up and we were busy right away and popular and we were just basically phoning staff the next day, like ‘Hey, can you come back in? I think we need you,’” said Rowse. The owner’s family has lived in Prince Rupert for three generations and his grandparents called Prince Rupert home from birth until age 98. His parents have spent almost their entire life on the island as well, and the outdoors was always something Rowse was accustomed to. “I can get on my bike and pretty much get to the middle of nowhere in minutes. I couldn’t live in a city,” he said. “After work I can go for a paddle board or a kayak and it’s just amazing; you can go across the harbour and find yourself with no view of the city and no sounds and you’re away from it all in minutes.” Rowse’s family found some isolated spots that they could always come back to, featuring the usual staples of oceanside
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Judd Rowse is adjusting to life with a young family while still spending time travelling and running Cowpuccino’s Coffee House.
activities. “Just across the harbour from the store here [in Cow Bay], we’ve got a classic place that my mom and dad used to go to all the time, it’s called Charlotte’s Beach and it’s really just a fun little cove ... and there’s a rope swing and a forest and a salt lagoon. Back in the ‘40s or ‘50s, I guess there used to be a boardwalk and a diving platform and we used to have diving contests. Just amazing beaches,” he said. Rowse, along with his running club 12 years ago, developed the framework for the Skeena Relay Race – the 142 km journey from Prince Rupert to Terrace, along Highway 16 that features 10 different stages of runners. The event filled up long before the race this past month, and has consistently seen 30 teams apply for the past few years. “We came up with some races and as a group, we sat down and thought we probably should get a relay going along the Skeena and it’s been very succesful,” he said.
“I can get on my bike and pretty much get to the middle of nowhere in minutes. I couldn’t live in a city.” - Judd Rowse Then, 11 years ago, Rowse met fate outside his café’s doors when his nowwife Sarah was lingering at the storefront, having recently moved from Waterloo, Ontario to work after gaining an environmental degree at university. “I was going to take her on a hike and it turned out to be one of the more gruelling hikes in the area and coming from the flatlands of Waterloo, it was a bit of an eye-opener for her ... and of course we had our skis and it was the middle of the summer so she thought that was kind of weird,” said Rowse. “She stuck with me.” Now, the couple’s two little girls, Kasha and Leila provide them with different
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sorts of adventures, including hiking and trying their hands at biking for the first time. “It’s been nothing but fun. It was definitely a challenge for the first year for sure with two of them but I wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s great, they’ve got a buddy all the time to play with,” he said. As for the business, Rowse sees no end in sight for his Cow Bay coffee shop. “It’s kind of a part of who we are and it’s just always been like that; trying to make people really happy by just giving them a good cup of coffee and good food and trying to keep them [feeling] positive throughout the day,” said Rowse. “It’s just a laid-back place.”
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Terminal BY MARTINA PERRY PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
With more than 200 registered complaints in less than six months, frustration with Westview Terminal’s operations is beginning to reach a boiling point. As those on the west end of Prince Rupert continue to struggle with pellet dust and noise devastating their quality of life, making them worry for their health and keeping them awake at all hours, allegations are rampant of both Pinnacle Renewable Resources and the Prince Rupert Port Authority — the body that both oversaw the environmental assessment and acts as terminal landlord — breaking their promises to the community. “We were told a lot of things during the (environmental assessment) process and there were a lot of promises to the community about dust, noise and other things ... it is very frustrating,” said Coun. Anna Ashley on June 9. “Promises have been broken and statements have been changed ... part of my view is blocked, I’ve got dust coming onto my house, it stinks and it is noisy all night long,” said Dan Harris, claiming he can no longer enjoy the deck of his Second Ave. West home. DUST IN THE WIND The environmental assessment screening report for Westview Terminal, commissioned for the Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) and completed by Golder Associates on May 7, 2012, states, “the overall potential for significant adverse effects to air quality is considered to be low and the impact to air quality is expected to not be significant”. But dustfall data taken in April and May show that is not the case. To monitor dustfall at Westview Terminal, Pinnacle has a number of dustfall collection canisters situated around the property. The canisters look like large, plastic Mason jars placed on top of metal rods, with the opening end facing the sky and a solvent inside to collect dust. From these, samples are taken once per month as per the standards set by the B.C. Ministry of Environment. The jars collect both organic material, such as pellet dust, and inorganic material, such as road dust, and an independent third party analyzes the data. Michael Gurney, manager of corporate communications for the PRPA, said the amount of organic and non-organic material collected by the monitoring system in April exceeded the guideline set by the Ministry of Environment.
Pellet dust billows out of a ship being loaded at Pinnacle Renewable Resources Westview Terminal.
Throughout 2014, dustfall canisters at four sites around Westview Terminal recorded levels under the B.C. guidelines of 1.75mg/dm2/day, with the exception of February and April. In February, the site closest to the terminal recorded readings just over 2 mg/dm2/day while in April three sites recorded readings of approximately 3 mg/dm2/day and the site closest to the terminal recorded more than 5 mg/dm2/ day. Measured particulate matter, however, has continually been significantly below the provincial guidelines. The number of complaints reported to the port authority were highest in May — peaking at 27 during the week of May 4 — but dustfall data for the month is unavailable. Basset explained the lack of data by noting “someone took down the canisters”, although they have since been replaced. However, Gurney said the port was “extremely concerned” about the levels in April 2014, enough so that they have begun their own dust collection and monitoring program. “We are doing our best to make sure the measurement systems are comprehensive and extensive,” he said. Already the information is showing almost half of all dustfall near the terminal collected is organic. A May 16 sample was made up of 40 per cent wood shavings, 30 per cent pine pollen and 10 per cent other pollen, with insect parts, glue-like substance, magnetic metal shavings and unidentified anisotropic crystals making up five per cent each. A second sample from Moresby Pond on May 17, however, showed 90 per cent was pollen while the remainder was naturally occurring organic matter from the pond ecosystem.
“It’s getting ridiculous. This so-called poster project of the port has turned into a nightmare ...” - Coun. Barry Cunningham For those living near the terminal, the high levels of dust is not a surprise. “I’ve spent a considerable amount on my house, like a lot of people in the area have, to enjoy my deck and my view,” said Harris, noting the dust is not only painful on the eyes but on the nose as well. “I can live with [the terminal] being there, but not if it stinks so much I can’t sit outside. Not if there’s dust like there is.” The issue of smell is one that Graham Ave. resident Kevin Newton knows all too well. His home is one of the closest to the terminal, looking straight on to Westview Terminal silos. “Some pellets are so smelly, it knocks you off you’re feet,” he said. While they may not live in the area, Prince Rupert city councillors have seen and smelled the effects of Westview Terminal firsthand. In fact, Mayor Jack Mussallem told Pinnacle Renewable Energy’s vicepresident of sales and logistics Vaughan Bassett there isn’t a single member of council that hasn’t received complaints about Westview Terminal during the Pinnacle representative’s presentation to the city on June 9. “It’s getting ridiculous. This so-called poster project of the port has turned into a nightmare for the residents of the area,” said Coun. Barry Cunningham. “Whether the dust containers are collecting it or not, I’ve seen pictures, I’ve been down there and saw dust swirling around the ships,” said Coun. Ashley.
“It is not just a little bit of dust, it’s clouds of dust on certain days ... maybe you’re not aware of how bad it looks from our point of view,” said Coun. Joy Thorkelson, who echoed her disappointment in the company’s failure to meet statements made in the environmental assessment. A Material Safety Data Sheet created by Universal Forest Products, a U.S. company that manufactures and distributes wood and wood-alternative products, notes “wood dust is irritating to the nose, throat and lungs” and “some species may cause allergic respiratory reactions with asthmalike symptoms in sensitive individuals”. Menn Biagtan, the BC Lung Association’s program manager, said any particulate matter inhaled at a high level would be detrimental to people’s health, especially in people who are vulnerable to its effects like individuals with asthma. “If the levels are really exceedingly high, then even normal people who are doing activities in their homes can also be affected,” Biagtan said. Newton said he worries about the health issues that could arise from prolonged exposure to wood pellet dust and Water Street resident Ken Shaw said the dust does have an impact. “If you’re breathing it for 15 minutes and the rest of the day is fine, that doesn’t mean it’s good,” said Shaw.
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Terminal Despite the concerns of the community and council, Bassett told Prince Rupert councillors that Westview Terminal has some of the best available technology to mitigate dust when wood pellets are both incoming and outgoing. When the product arrives at the terminal by rail it’s unloaded onto a receiving system that drops wood pellets onto the conveyor system. The conveyors are enclosed, and slowly move up above the terminal’s four silos. Once there, an enclosed bucket elevator system moves the product vertically and drops it the shortest distance possible into a silo. To ensure wood pellets aren’t dropping too quickly, there is a bean ladder with baffled transitions to slow the product’s movement to the bottom. “The secret to gentle handling is to move the product very slowly and to ensure the drops are not excessive,” said Bassett. “The whole system moves somewhere near walking speed.” To prevent dust during ship loading, a cascading chute feeds vessels. Bassett said the chute is like a series of buckets with the product spilling from one to the other until it reaches the bottom. The largest drop in the system is approximately one foot. Despite all of this, there has been thick wood pellet dust seen on top of silos. Bassett acknowledged this should not happen and said it is caused by the product being blown out of the silos by roof fans. “We are looking into a fix that could involve running the fans more slowly for longer periods to get the same job done, but with reduced noise, dust and plume concentration,” he said. Bassett said the smell is caused by the silos’ aeration process, which keeps the temperature down while the pellets are being stored. Although he acknowledged the smell, Bassett noted the odour isn’t noxious, as there are no additives in the pellets and the smell is just compressed wood. “I believe that an unfair association has been allowed to develop between the existence of a wood smell and the belief that this is harmful. It’s not,” Bassett said. Bassett ensured Pinnacle will increase its due diligence to reduce dust, linking many of the problems to training issues. He also said a dust suppressant will be applied to the road leading to the terminal in the near future while more dust level measurement points will be put in the community. NOISY NEIGHBOUR But it’s not just the outside environment being affected — people living around the terminal are being hit by the operation
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Pellet dust covers the top of the four metal silos at Westview Terminal. Pinnacle Renewable Energy’s Vaughan Bassett said the dust is being blown out of the silos by fans inside the structures.
inside their homes. Noise from the terminal has been an ongoing issue for nearby residents since construction began. Westview Terminal’s operational schedule has day shifts running from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and afternoon shifts running until 1 a.m. Bassett acknowledged the terminal is much louder than the company expected, saying noise was their biggest concern. He told council that Pinnacle is considering changing a few of the terminal’s systems to reduce noise and will reach out to Prince Rupert Grain for additional mitigation ideas. Pinnacle is also considering putting in shrubs and trees as natural sound abatement between the neighbourhood and the rail tracks. But for Newton, who lives in close quarters of the operation, the noise is interfering with his ability to sleep. “If they have to load a ship, they’re running it 24 hours ... they want to get the ship out,” he said, adding the banging and crashing sounds of train shunting often keeps him up at night. “There might be a few days off here and there. When they’re not loading a ship, they’re unloading rail cars into the towers,” added Harris of the noise. Coun. Cunningham noted noise is more predominate when loading is taking place, claiming there have been “numerous times” that loading took place through the night with special permission because of favourable weather conditions. “Weather conditions in Prince Rupert are probably not what you would like to have for wood pellet loading, so you’re going to be continuing to load throughout the night,” he said. “The control of noise propagation in
“Some pellets are so smelly, it knocks you off your feet.” - Kevin Newton your (environmental assessment) said you would only work between week day hours, but now you’re working way past that.” Bassett’s rebuttal was that the terminal has the ability to load ships from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m., and the company did voluntarily stop railcar discharging that creates loud sounds. “We only use that when we have timesensitive work to perform, like loading vessels. Outside of that, if we need to work afternoon shifts, we work until 10 p.m. Our terminal management is already looking at different ways to configure the shifts to minimize the impact on the neighbourhood without losing productivity,” he said. But Shaw, who was an outspoken opponent of the location of the export facility during the environmental assessment process, said the operation works when it can despite its schedule. “When the weather’s good and they have an opportunity, it’s pretty compelling to keep running. It makes it difficult for them, but that’s why it shouldn’t have been there. Being [situated on that location] doesn’t give you the flexibility in how you manage your operation,” he said. As for noise from the terminal when ship loading isn’t taking place, Pinnacle had sound mitigation experts survey the operation to look for the most significant sources of noise spill into the community.
Bassett said they narrowed it down to the motors on top of the bucket elevator towers and have since built and installed sound abatement structures over them. Within the next few weeks the same experts will conduct post-installation surveys to see how effective the barriers are and, if they believe it is needed, what can be done to further improve them. ALLOWING IT TO HAPPEN Frustration in the community, however, isn’t focused solely at Pinnacle. For some, the finger of blame points in the direction of Atlin Terminal and the Prince Rupert Port Authority. The PRPA is not only the landlord for Westview, but is responsible to enforce the conditions of the environmental assessment it approved. The assessment was conducted under the Canada Port Authority Environmental Assessment Regulations, and when the port gave the green light to the project it stated approval was subject to strong mitigation and enforcement measures designed to make sure the operation fulfilled its environmental, health and safety performance requirements. Some say the port isn’t following up on their promised enforcement.
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Terminal Although some believed this film over Moresby Pond was related to pellet dust, samples collected showed it was 90 per cent pollen.
Gurney said. But for Harris, the experience with Pinnacle has made it hard to believe future developments being proposed on PRPA land will follow promised mitigation and environmental protection measures when terminals that currently operate do not. “I’ve lived here for 38 years and I’m sickened to see our waterfront turned into that ... it’s obscene,” he said.
While dust, noise and smell continue to be a concern, Bassett said Pinnacle Renewable Energy is committed to making its $42-million Westview Terminal a good industrial partner in the community. “We are listening to nearby residents. I do think that they should expect Westview Terminal to work diligently to minimize any disruptive effects on their lives, and we do. We are an integral part of the community and we want to be the best neighbours that we can be,” he said. Among the improvements Bassett pointed to, since the terminal began operation, are the hiring of sound mitigation experts, the installation of sound abatement structures over the motors on top of the bucket elevators and reducing the hours of the evening shift to reduce noise. In the future, he said the company will be focusing on enhanced training, potentially planting trees and shrubs to further reduce noise in residential areas and enhancing the dust monitoring system with the installation of additional collection points. However, there may be more months of issues ahead. Bassett said Pinnacle expects to be commissioning Westview Terminal until the end of the year, and anticipates most issues will be under control by then. The company is planning a community walkthrough event for July or August to allow those interested to visit the wood pellet shipping facility and see how operations work.
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“I really believe, as a city council, we need to get these parties together and get this resolved. I don’t know how we can hold them accountable; they seem to think they are above everyone. But it’s time we dragged them in here and got them to talk,” said Coun. Cunningham. While calling the port’s commitment to enforcement into question now, the City of Prince Rupert formally declined to participate in the environmental assessment working group — despite invitations to do so by the Prince Rupert Port Authority. Shaw notes that while there may be more than 200 complaints, both the port and the company are being reactive instead of being proactive in addressing them. “It’s like they’re not responding until there’s complaints. People have to complain loud and hard to get a response,” he said. But Gurney said the port authority takes concerns seriously and is eager to see issues resolved at Westview Terminal. “Our environmental monitoring program is proactive and aggressive. Using video cameras, noise level meters and air quality sensors, the port authority maintains vigilance over Westview Terminal 24-hours a day,” he said, adding the port authority shares Pinnacle’s vision of a clean and lowimpact facility. “In case people are concerned that the level of our intensity around monitoring and resolving issues in conjunction with Pinnacle is a short-term solution, it’s not. This is an ongoing relationship and we want Pinnacle to succeed just as much as we want them to find ways of becoming the clean and high-functioning terminal that they anticipated building ... I would characterize the communication as ongoing ... we recognize that some work has already taken place to manage these terminal-related issues and we expect Pinnacle will continue to take steps to address these concerns.” In an effort to address concerns with Port of Prince Rupert terminals, the PRPA set up a community comment forum to receive feedback that it then posts online. With the input, Gurney said the port takes action to resolve concerns. “We treat the concerns from the community as data that’s equally valid to the scientific data we’re collecting,” said Gurney, who noted the port’s manager of community relations follows up with each complaint and informs residents what steps Pinnacle and the PRPA operations department have taken to address their concerns. As well as dust collection and particulate, Gurney said the PRPA also monitors sound from the terminal. “Although noise has fluctuated and has been a concern, there has been an improvement with the acoustical deflector,”
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Seafest Parade results BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
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There was a lot of community pride on display on Saturday morning during the Seafest Parade, with top honours going to Prince Rupert’s Luso Portuguese Club. The group’s tribute to 125 years of North Pacific Cannery included not only a covered cannery building, complete with workers wearing rain gear, towed by a brightly decorated truck, but also members of the club literally dancing in the street and bringing smiles to those along the route. It was good enough to take Best Overall Entry in the parade. In the community category, the Cow Bay Association took top spot with a float that included “Melissa the Moomaid” waving from a canoe and a scale-model of Cow Bay created by the North Coast Artist’s Cooperative. The City of Prince Rupert’s float placed second while Ridley Terminals placed third. The Best Theme Entry was
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, whose float included cannery workers and a building sporting a “Happy 125” birthday wish to North Pacific Cannery. The DFO was followed by the Prince Rupert Port Authority and Overwaitea floats. The Coast Tsimshian Academy of Lax Kw’alaams was named the Best Marching Band, followed by the Gitwinksihlkw Brass Band and the Prince Rupert Middle School Marching Band. The Indo-Canadian Sikh Association was named the Best Dance Group, complete with traditional outfits, followed by the dancers of Spectrum City Dance. The Chinese Association dancers of the Rupert Square Shopping Centre placing third. Glacier Toyota of Smithers was named the Best Out of Town Entry, followed by the steamwheeler of the City of Terrace and Terrace Pipes and Drums Society. For more from Seafest, see Pages B2 to B5.
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Top academics awards were handed out at the School District 52 Annual Service and Retirement Awards held at the Crest on June 9th. UNBC student Brittany Moore received the 2013 Governor General’s award from Charles Hays Principal Sandy Pond. The award is for the graduate with the highest grade point average throughout high school and is always presented the year after graduation so all exams and courses can be measured. Board of Education chair Tina Last presented the City of Prince Rupert awards for the top academic student in grades 11 and 12. This year’s were Quinn Basso for the Grade 11 award and Alexander Proskiw for Grade 12.
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June 18, 2014 • Northern View • A13
Crystal Cruises to call on Rupert Crystal Serenity arrives in 2016
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BY SHAUN THOMAS As the eyes of the LNG world turn to the North Coast, Kelowna-based BigSteelBox announced its intention to expand into the region. The company, a leading provider of steel modular buildings and accommodations in the province, currently operates through locations in Smithers and Terrace but will now be opening locations in both Prince Rupert and Kitimat. “BigSteelBox is redefining modular construction. Traditional wood construction struggles to match the truly modular benefits of steel and container technology, said company president Devon Siebenga in making the announcement. “The options go far beyond the comforts of home in our modules; we offer a wide variety of buildings and custom structures including offices, E-houses, lunchrooms and washroom facilities.” To show just what was possible inside one of the units, the company unveiled a luxury-type accommodation inside a 40’ steel shipping container, complete with heater, flatscreen television queen-size bed and bedside nightstands. Siebenga was joined at the announcement by Premier Christy Clark, who pointed to the expansion as a sign of how B.C. businesses can benefit from LNG development in the province.
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Although it’s more than 24 months away, Crystal Cruises has confirmed it will be making its maiden call on Prince Rupert during the 2016 cruise season. The 1,070 passenger Crystal Serenity will dock at Northland Terminal twice during the summer, including an eighthour stop on Sunday, July 24 and an eight-hour stop on Wednesday, Aug. 10, as the luxury cruise line makes its return to the Alaska Cruise Theatre. “We try to mix up our itineraries and offer places that we haven’t before. We have a large base of repeat cruisers and they are always seeking new places,” said Cyrstal Cruises vice-president of public relations Mimi Weisband, noting any visits in the years beyond 2016 have yet to be decided. “We think our guests will be very excited to enjoy the sport fishing, hiking and exceptional wildlife in the area, including the Grizzly Bear Sanctuary. The mix of in-town amenities and natural beauty will be very appealing.” Michael Gurney, manager of corporate communications for the
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Cribbage Winners: Monday — 1st: Jane C. and M. Dickens, 2nd: E. Page and Gerda K., 3rd: J. Basso and Mary A. Thursday:1st: M. Weir and Mary A. 2nd: Lloyd and Nova, 3rd: A. Johansen and R. Basso. We have a piano player, our piano is in tune and now we just need to pick a day of the week to have our sing-a-longs. During the summer we will have Thursday and Friday afternoons to consider (cards may move to Friday). Our Wellness Forum was very well attended and we’d like to thank Terri-Lynne and Northern Health for working so hard to make it happen. It was very nice to meet the elders group from Metlakatla and what a beautiful day they had on the water! Are you a member/crafter and like to display your work? Please call me at 627-1900 or come down and see me about our Arts and Crafts Display Social on July 17. Thank you for your assistance Maddy, you are a four-foot wonder!
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Students and staff at Roosevelt Park Community School showed their support of the RCMP by wearing red on June 10, the day three officers killed in the line of duty in Moncton, New Brunswick were laid to rest.
Honouring veterans during Legion week BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
They’ve started from scratch in building their fancy new digs on 3rd Avenue West two years ago, and now that it’s close to completion (including a room still in development that’s dedicated to games), the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 27 would like to invite residents of Prince Rupert to celebrate Legion Week, running from Sunday, June 22 until Saturday, June 28. “It’s all across Canada and it’s in recognition of veterans of all wars ... of those who fought in the war and of course
“It’s in recognition of veterans of all wars.” - Dave Walker those who lost their lives,” said branch president Dave Walker last week. From Wednesday, June 25 until the following Sunday afternoon, the Legionnaires will be hosting an open house and serving coffee and doughnuts to people of all ages.
“It’s not licensed, so they can bring the kids in here and have a look around, the same as any museum,” said Walker. On display are artifacts and memorabilia from the first and second world wars, as well as some from the Korean War and other conflicts that Canadian veterans took part in, including uniforms, model ships, medals of honour and souvenir shirts. Many books are available to be read in-house about Prince Rupert’s role in the wars. In the near future, the legion hopes to get their working kitchen running to serve food at events down the road and host conferences in their new, carpeted sun-roofed back room.
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Basketball challenge, Seamen highlight Seafest Several competitions featured throughout festival BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
It was basketball and rugby taking centre stage on the weekend as the 36th annual Seafest celebration kicked off in Prince Rupert, and the Seamen started things off by capturing a win. Three completed tries in the first 10 minutes of their game versus a collection of Terrace Northmen, Prince George Gnats and Smithers Camels (replacing a whole Smithers team who couldn’t make it) paved the way for the Seamen’s only win on the weekend. Dakota MacDonald, a Seamen hooker led the way for the squad. “He made some great drags,” said teammate George Baker. Craig Monroe paced the team offensively, scoring four tries on the day in Prince Rupert’s games versus the Smithers ensemble cast, the Northmen and Gnats. His speed created time and space for the outside centre to escape the scrums and run the ball in for the tries. On the three-on-three basketball side of things, it was another successful showing for Beverly Gaudette and the organizing committee as they hosted the Jim Ciccone Memorial Basketball Challenge. “Jim Ciccone was born and raised in Prince Rupert, was completely committed to community and loved to play basketball ... He was very involved in the All-Native Basketball Tournament Organization and it was that committee that began the challenge at Seafest in his honour after his tragic death,” said a release by the committee. The Grades 3 to 4 division entered four teams; the Original
Four Amigos, the Superstars, the Bounty Huntresses and the Gooders with the Gooders defeating the Superstars, 7-2 in the final. The next division saw five teams enter the Grades 5-6 category; Thunder, Midget Mafia, Storm, Good Boys and Big Dan’s Lil Movers. The Thunder captured gold with a 7-1 win. Five teams entered the Grades 7-8 division as well; the Lax Kw’Alaams Blue Devils, the Falcons, the Lightening, Fight to Stop and the 4 Amigos. The Blue Devils took the title with a 7-4 victory. The Grades 9 to 10 division featured Team Lebron, Tsimpsian Thunder, Thunder Buddies and Red Devils with Thunder Buddies defeating Red Devils, 7-0. Shifteam, Power Rangers and Funky Fresh Boyz entered the Grades 11 to 12 division and Shifteam earned gold over Funky Fresh Boyz, winning 7-3. The post-secondary school males saw three teams enter; Pippen Ain’t Easy, Time to Get Schooled and Wolfe of Waterfront. Pippen Ain’t Easy beat Wolfe, 11-4 for the win. Sandy Menzies won the car show’s body and paint category with a 1968 Chevy Camaro, Chris Rose took home people’s choice with his 2004 Harley Davidson Deuce custom, while Gordon Hidber captured best of show with his 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air. Best truck went to Ed Boulet with his 2010 Ram 2500, most original car went to Trevor Hansen for his 1955 Meteor Crown Victoria and Josh van den Born from Prince George took home the long distance prize with his 2014 Chevrolet
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Three-on-three basketball took over 3rd Avenue and the waterfront parking lot over the weekend with six different divisions, from kids in Grade 3 to post-secondary adults taking part in the friendly competition.
Corvette Stingray. Jamie Kloss had the show’s best engine on his 1961 Chevrolet Bubble Top Bel Air, Aaron McIntyre grabbed best of competition with his 1980 U-built altered model and best work in progress went to Lacy Barkman and her 1988 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z. Best Motorcycle went to Jeff Adams and his 2013 Harley Breakout, best sport compact went to Brian Sullivan and his 2004 Chrysler Crossfire and the President’s Choice award was given to Wayne Norton and his Beaumont Sport Deluxe. In the arm-wrestling contest, Elizabeth McCulloch won the ladies’ division with Jamie Deinstad taking men’s heavyweight, Kyle Daveir capturing men’s middleweight and Graham Dewhirst winning men’s lightweight. Terrace’s Balls Deep took the slo-pitch throne and #1 Fast Food from Prince Rupert took second-place. The street hockey contest went off without a hitch as well.
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Venman defends Men’s Jubilee championship Kierce takes low net title BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
If this is Dave Venman’s warm-up season, his competition better up their game later this summer. Venman won the Prince Rupert Golf Club’s Men’s Jubilee overall low gross title in the Championship Flight on the weekend, and he did it for the second year in a row. “It feels pretty good. I had a good battle with a local. I’m quite pleased with the way it went,� said Kitimat’s Venman. “It’s the beginning of the year, [so I’m] working on the game, getting in shape for mid-season form.� Venman’s three-day score of 216 was a stroke better than his tournamentwinning score of 217 last year, and he beat overall low gross second place’s Brian Holkestad by three strokes on the weekend, after entering Sunday tied at 147. Venman scored a one-under 69 on the final round to take the title. He shot 76 and 71 in the first two rounds. “I got to play with [Brian] all three days. He’s a good player and he’s a very nice guy to play with,� said the champ. Ray Kierce, a 26-handicap playing in the second flight, won the low net title with a score of 190 after rounds of 64, 62 and 64 and he mostly did it without a pivotal piece of equipment. “I kept the driver in the bag most of the time, because I can’t keep my driver
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Ray Kierce, left, and Dave Venman, right, won the Men’s Jubilee’s overall low net and low gross titles respectively. Venman captured the honour for a second straight year, while Kierce was playing in his second-ever Prince Rupert jubilee.
in play. That’s why my cap is so high,� said the Rupertite, playing in his secondever Men’s Jubilee at the area golf club. “I just used my three-wood off the tee and it was straight and about 230 [yards] every time and I always had pretty good second shots. It put me close to the green or on it,� said Kierce. “[Saturday’s] 88 was the best [round] I’ve ever had. [The course] is pretty tough. It’s nice and green. I just come out and enjoy the company, there’s lots of good people here to meet.� Not as many as in past years, however. “[The competition] was definitely a lot weaker [than last year],� said Venman. “The numbers are down and there’s
not much support around here. Even in Kitimat, Terrace and Smithers, the support needs to grow around here in order to keep these clubs going.� In the Championship Flight, secondplace Holkestad made his way around the course with rounds of 74,73 and 72 and third-place Ian Robinson fell behind after a tough first day, carding rounds of 78, 70 and 72. Greg Blair throttled his competition in the First Flight’s low gross title, shooting 83, 78 and 77 for a score of 238 for the win, while Trevor Deschamp followed that up with a 249 after rounds of 82, 84 and 83. Andrew Schaeffer, a 14-handicap shot a 209, taking the First Flight’s low
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Street-legal races a huge success for TDRA BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
The Terrace Drag Race Association (TDRA) was banking on having a few gearheads wanting to race each other with their everyday cars for their first meet of the season earlier in June. Turns out there’s a load of them. Thirty-five entrants signed up for the June 6 Street Legal races and Chris Roesel walked away with firstplace after beating all of his challengers in the bracketed setup. Chris Sweet took second. Sunday’s winners for the Summer Classics competition included Jeremiah Wiebe from Terrace (first in Proclass), with Houston’s Ken Kaperlari taking second. Super Pro saw Kitimat’s Harley Bell take top honours, followed by Terrace’s Paul Soares and for the Junior Dragsters, Kitimat’s Tanner Daum won first-place, with Terrace’s Dalla Vecchia and Prince Rupert’s Shelby Peterson rounding out the top three. Paul Amado was also a winner in Saturday’s
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Harley Bell, right, races Ken Kaperlari, left, in time trials. Bell went on to win Super Pro Sunday.
Gamblers race. The street legal races were the first of its kind in years and the association will try and run the same competition Friday, Aug. 1 with regular class races occurring the following Sunday and Monday at the Terrace airport.
Kitimat’s Hill Climb will take place on Saturday, June 28, with the next event in the TDRA circuit occurring from Saturday, July 19 to Sunday, July 20 in Houston for the Houston Drag Races, hosted by the Bulkley Valley Drag Racing Association.
Smithers Fire Rescue washes out competition “There are Margaritas at the End� finish in top-five for the third year in a row BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Thirty teams took to Highway 16 to take part in the Skeena River Relay in early June, and it was Smithers’ finest crossing the line in Terrace, taking first place. Smithers Fire Rescue, a team listed under the ‘corporate’ category for the relay, completed the 142-kilometre, 10-stage race in 10 hours and 44 minutes, beating the next-closest competitors, “There are Margaritas at the End!� by 18 minutes. The Fire Rescue team beat their 2013 time by 30 minutes and ‘Margaritas’ also topped their totals from last year, finishing the relay 27 minutes earlier than last year. Rounding out the top five finishers were ‘Margaritas’ in second-place with a time of 11:02:46 (in the corporate category), The Coast Busters (in the mixed category) took third with a time of 11:19:07. RTA – Adrenaline Runners (corporate) grabbed fourth place with 11:23:10 and Weapons of Ass Destruction (mixed) captured fifth three minutes later with a time of 11:26:03. It was the second straight year RTA made the top five,
taking third-place last year, and the third year in a row Margaritas made the top five. In the masters division, Rupert Relics took the lone spot at the top of the podium with a time of 13:39:34. “We Can’t Stop Here, it’s Bat Country!� captured third-place in mixed with 11:36:39. “Giv’er on the River� won the open category with a time of 11:40:06, “Be More Pacific� followed that up with a second-place time of 12:24:57 and “Wine Not� crossed the finish line exactly 30 minutes later at 12:54:17. For the women’s division, “Beaver Fever� were victorious with a time of 11:35:37, “Sole Sistas� were next at 12:06:29 and “Off Like a Prom Dress� rounded out the top three at 12:43:20. The fastest males in each of the 10 stages were Blaine Smit, Cam Bentley, Chris Pendray, Ben Mark, Hayden Lussier, Tom Lee, Justin Fontaine, Peter Smit, Francois Cote and Oscar Farkvam. Their female counterparts included Erin Hall, Tulani Pierce, Fernanda Polanco, Aliye Tuzlak, Mary Bartlett, Brandy Hughes, Krista Johnstone, Kelsey Hamra, Carla Lennert and Aryn Madley.
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The Nations of the North Coast BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
TSIMSHIAN The largest First Nation on the North Coast is the Tsimshian Nation, which includes approximately 10,000 members throughout the region. Among the members of the Tsimshian Nation are the Allied Tribes of Lax Kw’alaams and Metlakatla, the Gitga’at Nation of Hartley Bay, the Gitxaala of Kitkatla, the Kitasoo Nation of Klemtu, the Kitselas east of Terrace and Kitsumkalum near Terrace. The Tsimshian traditional society is matrilineal, meaning children follow the maternal side of the family. That means they belong to the family of their mother and inherit property and social status through their mother. The coastal Tsimshian and the Nisga’a were divided into four major clans, or kin groups. The four clans are the Laxgiik (Eagle), Ginhada (Raven), Laxgibuu (Wolf), and Gispwudha (killer whale). The Gitksan are divided into three. Each clan is further divided into local segments or lineages, where descent is traced through the maternal line. The Tsimshian language family is divided into four dialect groups: Northern Tsimshian (spoken along the lower Skeena River and the coast as far as Alaska); Southern Tsimshian (south of
the Skeena River, on the coast); Gitksan (upper Skeena River); and Nisga’a (Nass River). Being on the North Coast, the Tsimshian rely heavily on their natural surroundings and the bounty provided by the natural environment. The Tsimshian were a seagoing people, with salmon playing a major role in their livelihood. Like other coastal peoples, the Tsimshian fashioned most of their goods out of Western red cedar, particularly from its bark. HAIDA The Haida Nation have occupied the islands known as Haida Gwaii since time immemorial. The traditional territory of the Haida extends to parts of southeastern Alaska and the waters around Haida Gwaii. The Haida make up half of all of Haida Gwaii, with Old Massett and Skidegate being the main centres for the Haida Nation. There are also 2,000 Haida throughout the world with large populations being found in Vancouver and Prince Rupert. As well as living off the resources of Haida Gwaii, the Haida have a rich history of art and carving. But the biggest part of the Haida culture is the land, a principle backed up by the following statement found on the Council of the Haida Nation website:
“Our culture is born of respect, and intimacy with the land and sea and the air around us. Like the forests, the roots of our people are intertwined such that the greatest troubles cannot overcome us. We owe our existence to Haida Gwaii. The living generation accepts the responsibility to ensure that our heritage is passed on to following generations.” NISGA’A Based in the Nass Valley north of Terrace, the Nisga’a Nation includes approximately 6,000 members found
throughout northwest B.C. and beyond. The Nass Valley includes four Nisga’a communities: Gitlaxt’aamiks (New Aiyansh), Gitwinksihlkw (Canyon City), Laxgalts’ap (Greenville), Gingolx (Kincolith). Outside of the Nass Valley, there are many Nisga’a who call Terrace, Prince Rupert and Vancouver home. Today the Nisga’a Lisims Government governs by the principles of the Ayuuk, the time honored Nisga’a code. All decisions proceed in the manner of SaytK’ilim-Goot, the Nisga’a common bowl philosophy, believing Nisga’a are bound together as one people in all they do.
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Schedule of events NOON Welcome Prayer / Blessing of fishing fleet: Rev. Peter Nelson Honouring War Veterans/TAPS: Welcome to Ts’msyen Territory: Murray Smith Mayor of Prince Rupert: Jack Mussellum Member of Legislative Assembly: Jennifer Rice Mayor Port Edward: Dave MacDonald Board of Education: Tina Last Superintendent of Schools: Sandy Jones Aboriginal Education Council Co-Chair: Marlene Clifton Aboriginal First Nations Kaien Island Elders: Murray Smith Friendship House Association: Marilyn Bryant
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Welcome to Hartley Bay, home of the Gitga’at NaƟon
From the beginning of Ɵme, the Gitga’at people have existed in their Territory on what is now BriƟsh Columbia’s northwest coast. The well being of their people is intricately related to the health of their lands, waters, and resources, and the community conƟnues to work to sustain their abundance and richness. Gitga’at culture is strengthening, and tradiƟonal pracƟces conƟnue to shape day to day life in the village. OpportuniƟes exist for visitors to share cultural, wildlife, and other types of experiences in Gitga’at territory, which is home to some of the most spectacular scenery, capƟvaƟng wildlife, and rich historical and cultural sites in the world.
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While Prince Rupert is celebrating its 15th observance of National Aboriginal Day, it is important to note that the roots of the day can be traced back almost three decades and includes countless years of lobbying and pursuing the issue with the Federal Government. The first call for a day to recognize the culture and contributions of the many First Nations, Inuit and Metis people of Canada goes back to 1982. It was then that the National Indian Brotherhood, which is now the Assembly of First Nations, called for the creation of a National Aboriginal Day. Even then there was no question as to when the event should be observed, with the Brotherhood calling for the celebrations to be observed on June 21 — the summer solstice. Showing the speed with which the request was handled, the formal process wasn’t begun until 1995 when the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples recommended the observance of such a day. In December 1995, Elijah Harper hosted a Sacred Assembly in Hull, Quebec at which point a national day to recognize Aboriginal peoples and their contribution
to Canada was discussed. Following consultations, Aboriginal groups, the federal government selected June 21. The date was chosen because the summer solstice holds special significance for many Aboriginal groups who already celebrate their cultures and heritage on that day. On June 13 of the following year, just eight days before it is to be celebrated, Governor General Romeo LeBlanc declared June 21 as National Aboriginal Day across the country. Eight days later the first National Aboriginal Day events are held. Today National Aboriginal Day is part of the annual nationwide Celebrate Canada! festivities held from June 21 to July 1.
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Port Clements celebrating centennial Time capsule to be opened in 2064 BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PORT CLEMENTS / The Northern View
Port Clements Mayor Wally Cheer and the Centennial Committee have preparations underway to celebrate the town’s 100-year birthday. This week, residents buried a time capsule to be opened in 2064 on Port Clements’ 150th birthday and the items buried included memorable artifacts from children in area - Wally Cheer schools. The village is also selling 2014 Centennial Calendars for $10 each and can be purchased at various retail outlets on Haida Gwaii. “Canada Day’s always been a big weekend in Port Clements and we’re expanding it a bit this year in commemoration,” said Cheer. “We have a couple naval vessels coming in to help us celebrate and we hope that everybody on the island can join us and have a good time.” Cheer also added that the boats will be 120 feet long and will each have a crew of approximately 40 sailors that Port Clements officials will welcome to the village and show around town. “We’ll be having a big community barbecue with all the sailors and community members that want to come up ... we’ll have softball and volleyball afterwards and then we’ll be taking [the sailors] on a number of tours the following day in and around the area,” Cheer added. A parade will highlight the Centennial Canada Day weekend.
“We hope that everyone on the islands can join us and have a good time.”
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The Hiellen Longhouses will host a grand opening barbecue on the same day that the Tow Hill Boardwalk is officially opened.
Boardwalk, longhouses to open Dual event scheduled for Sunday BY SHAUN THOMAS MASSET / The Northern View
This weekend will be a special one on northern Haida Gwaii. As well as joining in the rest of the country in celebrating National Aboriginal Day on Saturday, June 21, the Old Massett Village Council and BC Parks are inviting people from throughout the islands for not one but two grand opening celebrations in Naikoon Provincial Park.
The opening of the fully-accessible Tow Hill Boardwalk will begin at 2 p.m. in the Tow Hill Parking lot. The boardwalk will allow those with mobility disabilities to enjoy not only the old growth forest leading to the beach, but access to the Towhill blowhole. Following the opening of the boardwalk, everyone is invited to celebrate the grand opening of the Old Massett Village Council’s Hiellen Longhouses with a barbecue on the site. Located across across the Hiellen
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and later a motorcycle manufacturer owned the trademarked name Mustang. Both manufacturers offered to sell the rights to Ford for $10,000 each but Ford declined and decided the solution would be to use the initial Mustang project name T5 as the solution. With all of the changes required, they should have probably paid the $10,000. With there being so many U.S. armed forces bases in Germany, export models were highly sought after. Laura had no idea how rare her car was until she decided to embark on this project and began doing her research. The T5 registry has informed This concludes a Laura that of the 453 Mustang Hardtop T5s built The restoration story restoration with a happy in 1967, hers is one of the few examples ordered ending. with a vinyl roof, which is listed as an option in of Laura Ballance’s the V.I.N tag. There are only two T5s known to Mustang T5 has been NIGEL MATTHEWS exist in Canada, hers and one in Ontario and only an interesting to 45 have survived in various states of condition follow and one that worldwide. is not typical of this kind of project. It is going to be a busy summer for Laura, her two Before I get carried away telling you what a T5 daughters and the Mustang. I suspect her father, actually is, I have to report that with the help of never in his wildest dreams would have thought the team at 360 Fabrication, suppliers White and the car would end up as a show car let alone Peters, BASF paint and the 200 plus hours of paint become a family affair involving three generations preparation, application, wet sanding and polishof his family. The T5 will debut at the Vancouver ing by master painter Darren Emmerson, the car Classic Car Show and Auction at the PNE on June is finished! And here is the best part, it’s on time and under budget, almost unheard of in days gone 21 and 22. A picture of it at it’s gleaming best in next week’s Driveway preview of that show. Then by let alone today. it will head south in July to the Mustang RoundSo what is so special about a T5 Mustang? – The up in Bellevue, Washington, the world’s largest Ford Mustang could not be sold in Germany as Mustang meet. The car is entered in the Concours a Mustang because a truck manufacturer there
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The wheels are on and restoration is done for the 1967 Ford Mustang T5. restoration class and should place well. Because this is the 50th anniversary of the Mustang the invitations are pouring in, the most recent one from an event in North Carolina. Laura still has a day job so unfortunately will miss that one. She will finish the summer off at the Luxury SuperCar weekend at VanDusen Gardens in September. The car will be viewed at least 30 or 31
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JUNE 18 - 7 pm @ Scouts Canada will be having an information session at Pineridge School. Scouts Canada is looking for parents and leaders to help with fun activities for youth. Beaver Scouts ages 5 - 7; Cub Scouts ages 8 - 10 and Sea Scouts ages 11 - 14. Without more helping hands we are unable to offer this program in the fall. If at all interested contact: David Knox 250-624-5608 or Chris Green 250-6243370 JUNE 25 - 10 am - 9 pm The Seafarer’s Mission is hosting an open house to celebrate International Seafarer’s Day at 245 3rd Ave West. Everyone welcome. For more information call 250-624-6724 ONGOING From Tears to Hope Prince Rupert’s Community Grief Support Group provides education and sharing. Meetings run 8 consecutive weeks, several times each year. Pre-registration is required. Contact 250-627-7779
North Coast Victim Services Act Now! Protect yourself and your household, avoid becoming a victim. Obtain a free home security package and a free home inspection. Call 250-627-7779 Scouts Canada - So what have you done lately that has a positive influence on the next generation? Scouts Canada is looking for parents and leaders to help with fun activities for youth. Beaver Scouts ages 5 - 7; Cub Scouts ages 8 - 10 and Sea Scouts ages 11 - 14. Without more helping hands we are unable to offer this program in the fall. If at all interested contact: David Knox 250-624-5608 or Chris Green 250-624-3370 and/or come to an information meeting at Pineridge School Wednesday June 18th at 7 pm. It all begins with Scouting. Genealogy Club meets every first Tuesday at the Family History Centre on Pr. Rupert Blvd. Phone Josie at 250-624-3279
Become a member of the Prince Rupert Salmon Enhancement Society to get exciting hands-on experience This week’s feature: ture: with salmon at the Oldfield Creek Fish Hatchery and in their natural 2015 Subaru habitat. You will play a vital role in everything from community education to spawning, raising, DrivewayCanada.ca and releasing salmon to local streams. We welcome any level Happy Aboriginal Day June 21st of experience and will provide the training to turn you into See you at the celebrations come necessary a salmon expert! Call 250-624and visit our booth! 6733 or email oldfieldhatchery@ gmail.com for more information
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In your Community Kate Toye Regional Coordinator prsuccessby6@gmail.com • 250-622-9458
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites you to visit mormon.org . Call the LDS Missionaries @ 250-600-3032 for more information.
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Prince Rupert Unemployed Action Centre provides a range of FREE services to unemployed/underemployed people in Pr Rupert and Northwest BC. Need help applying for CPP, Canada Disability Pensions, Old Age Security, EI, or WCB? Landlord or Social Service difficulties? We can help! Come see us Monday - Friday, 9 am- 5 pm 869 Fraser St. at Fisherman’s Hall or call 250-627-8776. Cornerstone MB Church: Coffee mornings at 202-6th Ave. West. Tuesday & Wednesday 10 am - noon All are welcome! 250-627-1033 The Prince Rupert Breast Cancer Support Group invites any woman living with cancer to attend our monthly luncheons every 3rd Saturday each month at 12 noon at the Crest Hotel. Cornerstone MB Church: Sunday Celebration every week @ 10:30 am, everyone welcome. Call 250-627-1033 for details. Friendship House of Prince Rupert Hosts: AamaGoot Power Puff Girlz Club (ages 7-12) Tuesday 3 - 5 pm, 3rd floor meeting room. AamaGoot Ladyz Club (18 yrs. +) Learn new artistic designs through sewing, beading, etc. Fridays 1- 4 pm, 3rd floor meeting room. Call Carol Doolan at the Friendship House 250-627-1717, ext. 64 for more info. Calling all Musicians! Prince Rupert Community Band and Choir are seeking new members No Auditions necessary! PR Community Band meets Mon. 7:30 pm - 9 pm at PRMS (formerly PRSS) Band Room. PR Comm. Choir meets Wed. 7:30 - 9 pm at PRMS Band Room. Contact Peter Witherly at 250-
624-9634 Rupert & District Hospice Society is dedicated to “The care and support of those experiencing the dying and grieving process” For more information, support or to become a volunteer please call 250-622-6204 If you have knowledge or skills that you would like to share, we would like to meet you as we are always looking for new tutors. We offer a supportive environment and plenty of resources to coach and support new tutors. We offer individual and small group tutoring matching volunteer tutors with students. For more information, please contact Karen Buchanan and Sharon Jo Scott at 250-627-7166 ext.39 or by e-mail fslprces@citytel.net. BC Metis Federation of Prince Rupert meets the third Monday of every month at 1702 Atlin Ave. New people welcome. Refreshments provided. For more information call 250-627-4013 The Prince Rupert & District Hospice Society is once again sponsoring their 9 week support group “Journey through Grief”, Wednesday evenings from April 2nd-June 4th. This group is for adults 19+, who are grieving the death of a loved one. Learn what to expect and gain skills to manage your grief while connecting with others who share a similar journey. Pre-registration is required. For more information, to register, or for 1:1 support, please call the Hospice office @ 250-622-6204. Please leave your name and number. This is not church! No expectations of financial support or service. Join us in a celebration of faith in Jesus Christ, Sundays 7 pm, for praise, prayer and proclamation at the Salvation Army, 25 Grenville Court.
Celebrating two special days: June 21 National Aboriginal Day
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Fraser Street Literacy wants to help you acquire the skills, knowledge and confidence to participate fully in your life! If you would like tutoring or help to achieve your goals, visit our community classroom is open Monday - Friday in Room 190 at the NWCC from 11 am until 2:30 pm. If you are a student upgrading, we can help you with your studies. We also specialize in forms, applications and paperwork. Prince Rupert Seniors Centre Bingo Fridays 1- 3 pm. Everyone 19 years and older welcome.
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An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)7235051.
Every Saturday 9am- 12:30pm Craft Items, Artisans, Baking Home Business & Yard Sale Items. For table rentals call Rosa 250-624-4787 or Kathleen 250-624-5652
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PART TIME OPPORTUNITYANDERSON MERCHANDISERS-CANADA INC.” requires a Merchandiser to service and maintain various product lines in Prince Rupert retail outlets. Reliable transportation, computer with internet and printer, access to digital camera and able to lift up to 50lbs.is required. Approximately 3-5 hours per week. Salary is negotiable based on experience. Email resume to: hrcanada@amerch.com or fax to 905-763-6785
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HOUSEKEEPER WANTED Bachelor immed. requires a person to do an initial deep-cleaning of a small 2-bdrm house with a friendly dog, followed by weekly cleaning. Expected full-day first extensive cleaning after which 1-2 hours a week. Also interested in laundry and ironing services. Cash paid daily. If interested, please call 250-600-6233. Negotiable rate.
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Regular Board Meeting will be held: June 21, 2014 2:00 p.m. Dodge Cove Community Hall Digby Island, BC Pursuant to Section 814.1 of the Local Government Act, the following reports will be presented and considered at the meeting: 1. Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District Audited Financial Statements for the year ended December 31,2013. 2. Board of Directors Remuneration and Expenses Annual Report for the Year 2013. 3. Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional Hospital District Audited Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Obituaries
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Donald Ernest Wry February 5, 1936 - May 28, 2014
WRY, Donald Ernest passed away peacefully at his residence in Canoe, BC on We d n e s d a y, May 28, 2014 at the age of 78 years. Don was born on February 5, 1936 in Campbellton, New Brunswick. He retired from Prince Rupert, BC to Salmon Arm, BC in 2002. He was also a proud member of the Royal Canadian Legion for 46 years. Don will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 43 years, Barbara; three children, Juergen (Mary) Wry, Tina (Jim) Cann and Jason D. (DeAnna) Wry; six grandchildren; one great grandchild; three brothers and two sisters. A private family service was held at the chapel of Bowers Funeral Home. If so desired, contributions in memory of Don may be made to the Alzheimer Society of BC, Suite 300, 828 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1E2. Online condolences may be sent through Don’s obituary at www.bowersfuneralservice.com Arrangements are in the care of Bowers Funeral Home and Crematorium, Salmon Arm.
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These reports and the complete Statement of Financial Information package are open for public inspection at the Regional District office during regular business hours, Monday – Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm or online at www.sqcrd.bc.ca.
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NoƟce Of Annual Public MeeƟng Thursday, June 19, 2014 11:00 a.m. The Crest Hotel (BC Room) Interested members of the public are invited to an annual meeƟng to discuss the performance and development acƟviƟes of the Prince Rupert Port Authority over 2013 and iniƟaƟves for 2014 and beyond. The Port’s 2013 Įnancial statements are available at the Port’s oĸce and will also be available at the annual meeƟng. Prince Rupert Port Authority 200 – 215 Cow Bay Road, Prince Rupert, BC Canada V8J 1A2 Phone: (250) 627-8899 Email: pcorp@rupertport.com
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The City of Prince Rupert is currently looking for persons interested in serving on the following:
Dave Littlewood June 12, 1943 - May 23, 2014
Born June 12, 1943 in London England. Passed suddenly at Eagle Ridge Hospital on May 23, 2014. Survived by Anne, his beloved wife of 37 years. Dave lived in Prince Rupert for 15 years before retiring home to Port Coquitlam in 2008, where unfortunately his health soon declined. With his friendly English charm and good humour, Dave made many friends in Prince Rupert. He would be honoured if they would raise a glass to remember him, cheer for England in World Cup soccer, or make a donation in his memory to the Prince Rupert Wildlife Shelter.
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Tourism Prince Rupert Board of Directors.
If you are interested in serving your community please submit a letter of interest. Deadline for submissions is June 27, 2014 at 4:30pm. Administration 2nd Floor, City Hall 424 - 3rd Avenue West Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1L7 Ph: 250.627.0934 Email: cityhall@princerupert.ca Please include a written description of your skills and experiences that are relevant to the position. A requirement of being appointed to this Board is that you must be a member of Tourism Prince Rupert.
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Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District Economic Development Officer The Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District is seeking an Economic Development Officer, on a part-time contract basis, to undertake various initiatives for Electoral Areas A & C (rural communities surrounding Prince Rupert). The Economic Development Officer will liaise with First Nations, the City of Prince Rupert, the District of Port Edward, the business community, local industry and area residents to identify and develop initiatives to support a healthy local economy. The EDO’s primary focus for 2014 will be to develop and conduct a feasibility study for a ferry service between several small communities outside of Prince Rupert. Candidates for this position should: • be a member of EDABC or similar professional association • have several years of experience in researching, planning, and developing economic development initiatives • have excellent communication, entrepreneurial leadership and presentation skills. • have strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Enquires will be treated in strict confidence. Interested individuals should send an expression of interest outlining your qualifications, expected remuneration, and any other relevant information to the following; by Friday, June 20th, 2014: Joan Merrick, CAO Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District 100 – 1st Ave West, Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1A6 250-624-2002 ext 23
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Trades, Technical PCL ENERGY - Now Hiring Journeyperson: Pipefitters ($40+/hr) and Scaffolders ($38+/hr) for an industrial project in Vanscoy, SK. LOA of $145/day worked, travel and bonuses paid! We offer competitive wages and benefits Send resume to: pclenergyjobs@pcl.com
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AdministraƟve Assistant, Trade Development ReporƟng to the VP, Trade Development & Public Aīairs, the AdministraƟve Assistant provides administraƟve support and secretarial services to the Vice President and to the Trade Development and Public Aīairs Department. The ideal candidate would possess post-secondary educaƟon and minimum Įve years’ related experience. In addiƟon, the ideal candidate would also possess strong spoken and wriƩen communicaƟon skills, and perform well individually as well as in a team environment. The Port oīers a compeƟƟve salary and a comprehensive beneĮts program. More details regarding this career opportunity are available at the Port’s website at: www.rupertport.com. Individuals of aboriginal descent are strongly encouraged to apply. Interested candidates are requested to submit their applicaƟon in conĮdence by June 24, 2014, to: Director, Human Resources Prince Rupert Port Authority 200 – 215 Cow Bay Road Prince Rupert, B.C., V8J 1A2 Fax: (250) 627-8980 Email: careers@rupertport.com
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LEGAL assistant required. Conveyance and/or property development experience preferred but will consider all applicants. Email resume to Jodie@pearcetaylor.com
IF YOU own a home or rea estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161. UNFILED TAX Returns? Unreported Income? Avoid Prosecution and Penalties Call a Tax Attorney First! 1855-668-8089. (Mon-Fri 9-6 ET)
CLIFF SIDE APARTMENTS 1123-1137 Borden Street Adult-oriented. Quiet location with harbour view. Heat and hot water included. Minutes walking to downtown and hospital. References required. 1, 2, or 3 bedroom suites. Some furnished. Prince Rupert
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Homes for Rent 3 Bdrm House. Family rm, Deck, spacious living rm. Laundry. Avail. June 15th. $1800/mon + util. rupertrentals@gmail.com PR: 3 bdrm house avail July 1. $1,250 per mo. 250-624-4598 PR: Newer large 3-4 bdrm, 2 bath, close to Charles Hays, . $1150/mo. N/S, N/P. Ref Req’d. 250-615-1641
Rooms for Rent PR: Furnished room for rent. Shared living dinning room and kitchen, all utilities and internet included. Laundry facilities. Ocean View, fireplace. Ref recd. Elizabeth 250-6245854 (home) 778-884-5854 (cell)
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PORT HARDY-Available immediately on North Vancouver Island working Body shop Manager. Also need Painter and Bodyman, one with management experience. Assets include computer literacy ICBC estimating certification, customer service skills. Send resumes and coverletter to: cory@klassengm.com
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Call Ted: 250-692-2372 2850 Bayliner Contessa Command Bridge Chev 454 (7.0L) Rebuilt in 2014 Volvo stainless duo-props Honda 15hp outboard Custom swim grid Auto pilot Trailer, propane stove and fireplace Lots of upgrades 2007 survey. $25k. Call 250-641-0970
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STEEL BUILDINGS. Summer meltdown sale! 20x20 $5,419. 25x26 $6,485. 30x30 $8,297. 32x34 $9,860. 40x48 $15,359. 47x68 $20,558. Front & back wall included. Pioneer Steel 1800-668-5422 or online: www.pioneersteel.ca
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Misc. Wanted Household Services Done Rite Cleaning Services Daily, Semi-Monthly, Monthly, Spring or Fall Cleaning. Call Marlene @ 250-627-1901
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Auctions RESTAURANT Equipment Auction - Saturday - June 21st @11am Organic Lives, Jugo Juice, New Liquidation Equipment & Consignment. Online bidding available through BidSpotter. Video Preview, auction catalogue, inventory pics @www.KwikAuctions.com
Misc. for Sale A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;45â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 53â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and insulated containers all sizes in stock. SPECIAL Trades are welcome. 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Containers under $2500! Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders JD 892D LC excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper? KILL BED Bugs & Their Eggs! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets. Eliminate bugs- guaranteed. No mess, odorless, long lasting. Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot. SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT or call 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.
Help Wanted
WANTED: FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1.866.960.0045 or visit online: www.dollars4guns.com
Real Estate
Rupert Rentals / Commercial rupertrentals@gmail.com * Package ofďŹ ces with receptionist, video conference board room, nicely renovated. From $300 per month and up. Centrally located. * Two 2500 sq ft. OfďŹ ces available immediately. Central downtown location.
Lakeshore US Lake Osoyoos Lake Front: 4 Acres 296FF Lowbank $459k; Cottage at Shore $203,900; Beautiful Walk Out 160FF $649k; New Townhouse w/Gar $549; 4-plex $409k; Sunny Bungalow $319k; Veranda Beach $367,900 & $469k Sun Lakes Realty 509.476-2121 CALL www.sunlakesrealty.us
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Theaannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Greek Palace Help wanted Part Time Server Must be mature and reliable Drop in with resumĂŠ ThePacifi PacificcInn In The (Beside Overwaitea) Kitchen Food Service Staff Wanted Candidate must submit position applied for, weekly hours day or evening availability to have their resume considered.
Reliable full and part time serve and kitchen Staff;
* Kitchen Chef able to create daily specials & menu costing. * Prep Cook experienced in soups, sauces & line cooking. * Buss Staff / Dishwasher positions available for candidates with no or little proven restaurant skills. Please submit your resume, position and work availability to: P/O Box 101, 417 2nd Ave West, Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 1G8 Thank you for your time regarding this opportunity.
Exteriors renovated 3 bedroom apartments. Heat and hot water included. No smoking. No pets $850 per month. References required.
* Workshop/Storage heated. * Two 2500 sq ft. UnďŹ nished ofďŹ ces available. Will build to suit.
For Sale By Owner
5 BR, 3 Bath, Executive Home in P.R. for $375,900 Oversized lot on a cul de sac Great sun exposure Fully landscaped Established perennial gardens Fenced backyard Large bdrms - Master has ensuite, walk-in closet and its own deck. New main bathroom Amazing custom kitchen Built in double ovens, gas range, large island and sunroom! Large dining room 2 gas ďŹ replaces Wet bar, cold/wine room Spa room - hot tub, sauna and shower Attached work shop Heated ďŹ&#x201A;oors. New paint. Much more - must be seen QualiďŹ ed buyers only Call 250-624-3998 for an appt. to view. No agents please.
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Phone between 9am - 6pm 250-627-8123
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TO: MICHEL VIAU, SHIRLEY MINTENKO, GARY ARNOLD, STEVE SIMONOVIC ormerly of Stonecliff Park (formerly known as Kurpilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trailer Court) (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parkâ&#x20AC;?) Pad Site No. 10, Alder Avenue, Port Edward, BC V0V 1G0 Take notice that pursuant to section 37(3) of the Regulation to the Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, the landlord of the Manufactured Home Park at Alder Avenue, Port Edward, BC V0V 1G0 intends to dispose of a manufactured home described as follows: Manufactured Home Act Registration No.: 011279 Manufacturer: Make/Model: SAFEWAY Year: 1966 No. of Sections: 1 Serial No: C223192231 Length: 58 Width: 10 and its contents (â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Propertyâ&#x20AC;?), unless you: 1. Take legal possession of the Property, 2. Establish a legal right to possession of the Property, or 3. Make an application to the Supreme Court to establish such a right; within 30 days of the date of publication of this Notice or the date it is otherwise served upon you. After the expiration of the 30 day period, the Property will be disposed of with no further notice to you. Landlord: Stonecliff Properties Ltd. 1427 Bellevue Ave., PO Box 91668 West Vancouver, BC V7V 3P3 Phone: 604-281-3991 â&#x20AC;˘ Fax: 1-855-216-1355
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Houses For Sale
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The Power of Experience 250.624.9298 Suite 6 - 342 3rd Ave W. info@gordonkobza.com www.gordonkobza.com
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Notice of Land Sale
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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that John Major from Prince George, BC, have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a Crown Grant for the purpose of a Truck Stop situated on Provincial Crown land located THAT PART OF DISTRICT LOT 449, AND THAT PART OF RIGHT OF WAY AS SHOWN ON PLAN 6437, RANGE 5 COAST DISTRICT, CONTAINING 2.71 HECTARES, MORE OR LESS. (Port Edward) BC. The Lands File for this application is 6408675. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Crown Land Opportunities Specialist, MFLNRO, at Suite 370 - 10003 110th Avenue Fort St. John, BC V1J 6M7. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to July 27, 2014. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at: http://www. arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information. Be advised that any responce to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Office in Smithers.
The District of Port Edward hereby gives notice pursuant to section 26 of the Community Charter and in accordance with section 94 of the Community Charter, of its intention to sell to PTI Premium Camp Services Ltd., fee simple title to the lands within the District of Port Edward. The legal description to the parcel of property to be sold is listed below: PID # 028-053-788
Legal Descriptions Parcel A of Lot 1, DL 641, Range 5, Coast District Plan BCP39186 Except Plans BCP50084, BCP51779 and EPP31054
This property has been listed with Royal LePage for acquisition. The consideration to be received by the District for the proposed disposition of the property is $605,000 (six hundred and five thousand dollars)
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Quickload is currently looking for a Maintenance and Equipment (M&E) Coordinator to join our growing and dynamic company. The M&E Coordinator will be responsible for the maintenance and repair activity for all equipment and facilities to achieve high levels of up time performance and longevity. The Coordinator will maintain and repair equipment and facilities, develop and manage an inventory of replacement parts and supplies, coordinate third party repairs and maintenance (R&M) service providers, and contribute to building up Quickload Logistics internal R&M capabilities as the company grows. Key Areas of Responsibility: â&#x20AC;˘ Maintain and repair equipment and facilities o Chassisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and trailers, heavy and light duty forklifts, yard trucks, tractors, C Loader o Facilities (including the CEF and TL facilities) â&#x20AC;˘ Coordinate third party contractors and suppliers delivering R&M services â&#x20AC;˘ Maintain a complete record of equipment and facilities o Maintain record of all R&M activity o Ensure MVI certification is up to date o Record deployment for chassis and trailers, and hub data â&#x20AC;˘ Maintain the spare parts/tools/supplies inventory â&#x20AC;˘ Maintain a clean and well organized shop area â&#x20AC;˘ Ensure an environmentally sensitive handling of potentially damaging products, e.g. oil products, grease The ideal candidate will possess: â&#x20AC;˘ Strong oral and written communication skills â&#x20AC;˘ Possess relevant work experience; certification is an added advantage â&#x20AC;&#x201C; welding an asset â&#x20AC;˘ Working knowledge of industrial equipment ie: chassis, heavy duty forklifts, tractors â&#x20AC;˘ Experienced with Microsoft Office Excel, Word, and Outlook â&#x20AC;˘ Be reliable, autonomous, and possess a great sense of initiative Compensation package will be competitive and established upon experience. Application deadline is June 22, 2014 Please apply via email with a resume and cover letter to: Kristina De Araujo hr@quickloadlogistics.com All resumes will be reviewed, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
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