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Legebokoff sentenced Family to life in prison on four murder counts impact – similar in manner to that of Maas. Leslie’s body was discovered around midnight Nov. 27, 2010 by a conservation officer near a logging road off Highway 27 (north of Vanderhoof). On that night, police now had in custody a suspect for Leslie’s murder Convicted serial killer Cody Alan Legebokoff, 24, was sentenced Tuesday who had never been on their radar before (as a suspect in other murders), to four concurrent terms of life imprisonment. noted Parrett. Last Thursday, a 12-person jury found Legebokoff guilty of four counts Reading from his written comments, Parrett commended a particular of first degree murder in the 2009/ 2010 deaths of Jill Stuchenko, Natasha RCMP officer involved in that case. He was aware, he said, that “we should Montgomery, Cynthia Maas and Loren Donn Leslie. all be eternally grateful,” to a young and inexperienced police officer – Const. Before handing down the mandatory sentences, B.C. Supreme Court Aaron Kehler – whose instincts and actions taken Nov. 27, 2010 led to the Justice Glen Parrett gave a summary of what is known about each of the arrest of Legebokoff and a first charge of murder in Leslie’s case. Good luck murders. He described extensive injuries, “disfiguring and degrading acts” (in timing) and good fortune initially brought Kehler to that location to conand indignities inflicted upon the victims. nect up with another officer (Const. Sidhu) around 9:35 “These are not the actions of a simple killer,” he said, p.m. he noted. Legebokoff who was noticed by Kehler “but something infinitely worse.” as he came off the logging road at a “high rate of speed,” He outlined evidence such as DNA analysis in the was pulled over and questioned. That police investigation Crown’s case against Legebokoff . Nothing in the evidence, led to the merging of the other murder investigations raised a doubt about Legebokoff ’s guilt, he said. (Stuchenko, Montgomery and Maas) that resulted in “It is clear [from the verdict] that the jury, in my view, the other three first degree murder charges laid against rejected much of the accused’s evidence.” Legebokoff. The judge gave his own findings about some evidence The judge said text messages between Leslie and and provided his opinion of the man who committed the Legebokoff before they met are “highly revealing and murders. chilling” when closely examined. They also provide a “He [Legebokoff ] should never be allowed to walk with timeline of events leading up to the murder, he said. us again,” said Parrett. Parrett found that Leslie had self-defence wounds Legebokoff will not be eligible for parole until Novemfrom warding off her attacker and that none of her injuber 28, 2035. However because his offences were commitries, specifically cuts to her neck, were self-inflicted. ted before Dec. 2, 2011 he may still apply for parole under Similarities in the murders pointed to the fact all four the faint hope clause, after serving 15 years. victims were killed by one person. Further, Parrett read In the murder of Legebokoff ’s first victim Jill Stuchenout several passages in Legebokoff ’s “current version ko, 35, Parrett said while others were enjoying Thanksgiv- Cody Legebokoff of events” given in his August 26 and 27 testimony as ing dinner Oct. 10, 2009, Stuchenko was most likely dead examples of where Legebokoff may unintentionally have or dying. Her body was found Oct. 26 in a shallow grave off Otway Road. provided us with a glimpse of what resides within him and show that he Stuchenko had suffered massive blunt force injuries to her scalp, with cuts lacks empathy or remorse. and multiple bruises to her forehead, both arms and knees. Her blood loss “His responses were, in my view, highly revealing,” said Parrett. was “so extreme” that a pathologist in the case said he had a hard time getThe judge said Legebokoff “dehumanized” Leslie when he referred ting a blood sample. to finding her body as “it” in an interview with Sidhu . And he dismissed Natasha Montgomery, 23, likely died around August 31 or September 1, Legebokoff ’s claim that he was present during the murders but that people 2010. Her body has not been found. However, shorts worn by Legebokoff he would only identify as X, Y and Z did the killing. when he met with Loren Leslie on November 27, 2010 had areas of DNA “I do not believe that X, Y, or Z exist or that they were involved in the matching Montgomery’s genetic profile. An axe found in a hallway closet murders (of Stuchenko, Maas, Montgomery),” said Parrett. at Legebokoff ’s Liard Drive apartment yielded 14 matches to Montgomery, Parrett said Tuesday “nothing useful” could come of proceeding with along with other bloodstains found on curtains, comforter in Legebokoff ’s Legebokoff ’s citation for contempt of court which arose from his refusal to bedroom, cuttings from a carpet, box spring mattress and linoleum floor – put names to “X, Y, and Z.” all matches to Montgomery’s genetic profile. There was an order that Legebokoff ’s name be added to the national Cynthia Maas, 35, died Sept. 10, 2010. She suffered blunt force trauma to sexual assault registry and he must submit to giving samples of his DNA. her face and head, 16 impacts to her skull, fractured ribs and injuries to her But Parrett had kind, compassionate words for the murdered women’s vertebrae. Parrett noted her body had been left naked from the waist down. families whose victim impact were statements in court on Friday. He described DNA evidence in her case including from bloodstains on a Looking up from his notes, Parrett said he’d been torn trying to decide pickaroon found in Legebokoff ’s bedroom and on black shoes seized from whether or not to “quote extensively” from victim impact statements – or his Liard Drive apartment which yielded 25 matches to Maas. The judge respecting a degree of privacy for the families by not reading them out. found Maas was murdered and that the pickaroon or logging tool was “one In choosing the latter, Parrett assured them – in an unsteady voice that of the tools” used in that murder. choked up as he spoke – that he had read each one over “more than once.” Loren Leslie, 15, was found dead, lying face down, having been dragged After Parrett left the bench, and as Legebokoff was being led away by into the bush “in an apparent attempt to conceal or delay” finding her body, sheriffs, a man in the public gallery yelled at him to, “tell us where her said Parrett. Her pants and underpants were pulled down around her feet [Montgomery’s] body is.” Legebokoff did not respond and kept on walking.

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‘I want her back’ FROM PAGE A3 though her family was there to help and support her, “Cindy was independent” and wanted to do that on her own. “The excruciating pain is always with me [when] I think of the loss of my beautiful baby sister,” she said. “Her daughters meant everything to Cindy. They were her world. They will never know who their mother was ....” Louanne Montgomery, mother of 23-year-old Natasha Montgomery, read aloud from her letter in a voice that was soft and sad. She said her daughter’s death meant dramatic changes in the lives of the entire family. Her own thoughts about Natasha’s death had gone from being sad to angry, she said, and she suffered from “emotional meltdowns” that impaired her ability to do her job. “I want her back so bad,” she said, tearfully. The distraught mother said she was consumed with thoughts of “where next to look for Natasha” and of trying to figure out where he [Legbokoff ] had taken her. (Natasha’s body or remains have never been found.) “She’s still our baby girl,” continued Louanne Montgomery. “We need her back... so we can begin the grieving process.” Loren Donn Leslie’s grandmother said Loren’s death reminded her of the time she found a baby bird, a robin, that had fallen from the nest and was injured. She said Loren, 15, “was approaching the time in her life when she would be spreading her wings.” That left her vulnerable, and she left the nest too early, she said. “They told me her body was still warm [when found in a wooded area off Highway 27, north of Vanderhoof on Nov. 27, 2010]. Words can not describe the horror of what [must have] taken place, she said. “No human being has the right to take the life of

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council this fall. “The reasons for me to run for city council are not 100 per cent altruistic,” she said, pointing to family members and friends in the crowd. “I have a lot invested in this community.” McConnachie pointed out that a lot of families and small businesses are struggling financially and the solutions are complex and often outside the realm of city council, however council decisions do have an impact. And that’s where council needs to get back to basics, she said. “Safe drinking water, roads, emergency services and all the systems working, are the foundation of a functional community,” she said. “And some things are just sacred.” One of those sacred things is snow removal. “Here’s a secret … we are a winter city,” she said to applause from the crowd that had among it city councillors Brian Skakun, Frank Everitt, and Garth Frizzell. The city, of course, drew heavy criticism for its snow removal efforts last year and has recently endorsed many of the recommendations in a $131,000 report on last year’s efforts. “It is imperative that, while council does make replacing an aging system a priority, we can’t forget how we got here in the first place,” she said. “We must simultaneously pay attention to maintenance regimes.” McConnachie was also critical of the city spending $131,000 on the Mercury Associates report on snow removal but, at the same time, said it did contain valuable information. That information, however, could have been gathered internally. She said using outside consultants for advice should be the exception at city hall, not the rule.

“While we’re focused on infrastructure and maintenance, and tapping into our resources, that doesn’t mean we can’t look good and have fun at the same time,” she said. Beautification, she said, leads to civic pride, harm reduction, and adds to the quality of life. “Clean streets, groomed parks and public areas that are well lit, maintained, and attractive for citizens and visitors are a must,” she said. McConnachie said a performing arts centre would be a wonderful addition to the community, but now is not the time. She said councillors must also be accountable to the taxpayers. “It must not be forgotten, at the council, just whose money it is we’re managing and why,” she said. McConnachie has been a resident of Prince George for the better part of 40 years and has raised a family of three here, together with her husband of 26 years, Kevin. The former general manager of the Prince George Agricultural and Historical Society, the sponsors of the Prince George Exhibition, McConnachie participated in bringing the community event to its centennial celebrations. McConnachie currently is the executive officer for the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of Northern BC and past work experience includes working as the site manager for the Huble Homestead and the general manager for the local business and family entertainment centre, Bubba Baloo’s. McConnachie is presently an invested member of the Nechako Rotary and an active member of the City of Prince George Heritage Commission.

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Looking at election boundaries The ninth independent and non-partisan British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commission wants your input on the area, boundaries and names of provincial electoral districts to be used for the next two provincial general elections. “Now is the time to have your say and shape your province,” states Commission Chair Justice Tom Melnick, in a press release. “This democratic process is a JUSTICE unique opportunity for TOM MELNICK British Columbians to provide their views about how their communities are represented geographically in the Legislative Assembly.” Beginning on Monday, September 22, the commission is holding public hearings in 29 communities throughout B.C. to hear views and receive presentations and submissions. It will be hosting a public hearing in Prince George Thursday, Sept. 25 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Sandman Signature Hotel. This input will inform the commission’s preliminary report to the Legislative Assembly which they are mandated to submit before May 9,

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Regular Council Meeting Monday, September 29, 2014 – Council Chambers – 6:00pm

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Deadlines getting close for municipal grants In 2015 the citizens of Prince George, and visitors from across the country, will celebrate both the 2015 Canada Winter Games and the City’s Centennial. With two grant programs available, the community is reminded that the deadline for applications is Tuesday, September 30 at 4 p.m. The myPG Social Development Fund has a special focus this fall: helping the city prepare to host the Canada Winter Games in 2015. Individuals and groups are encouraged to submit proposals relating to ways the City of Prince George can celebrate, enhance and prepare for the Games. The 100th Anniversary Grants were developed by the 100th Anniversary and EnhancePG committees to assist with new or existing events, festivals, and projects, which commemorate the past 100 years and look towards the city’s future. Information and application forms for both grants can be found on the City’s website.

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continue to include a safe environment, cultural richness and civic pride but a special focus has been added to help prepare the community for the upcoming Canada Winter Games. Groups are encouraged to submit proposals on how they would like to celebrate, enhance or prepare the community for the approaching Canada Winter Games. Application deadline: September 30, 2014 Information and application forms are available online at princegeorge.ca/cityhall/grants.

100TH ANNIVERSARY GRANTS 100th Anniversary Grants deadline approaching The deadline to apply for 100th Anniversary grants is approaching. These Grants were developed by the 100th Anniversary and EnhancePG committees to assist with new or existing events, festivals and projects, which commemorate the past 100 years and look towards the city’s future. Application deadline: September 30, 2014 Information and application forms are available online at princegeorge.ca/cityhall/grants.

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COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS South Bowl Community Association 24th Annual Antiques & Collectibles Fair Prince George Roll-A-Dome Saturday, October 4, 10:00am – 5:00pm Sunday, October 5, 10:00am – 4:00pm

JOB POSTINGS Property Agent 2 (#14/071) – Full Time Real Estate Services Closing Date: September 26, 2014 Truck Driver 3 – Wing Truck (#14/082) Contingency List – Seasonal Roads & Fleet Services Closing Date: September 30, 2014 Truck Driver 3 – Wing Truck (#14/083) Contingency List – Seasonal Roads & Fleet Services Closing Date: September 30, 2014 Equipment Operator 2 – Sidewalk Machine (#14/084) Contingency List – Seasonal Roads & Fleet Services Closing Date: September 30, 2014 Truck Driver 3 – Floater (#14/085) Contingency List – Seasonal Roads & Fleet Services Closing Date: September 30, 2014 Equipment Operator 3 – Loader (#14/086) Contingency List – Seasonal Roads & Fleet Services Closing Date: September 30, 2014 Equipment Operator 4 – Grader (#14/087) Contingency List – Seasonal Roads & Fleet Services Closing Date: September 30, 2014 For more information on these positions, and other job opportunities with the City of Prince George, please visit www.princegeorge.ca

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School back in session? Results of teachers’ vote expected soon Walk in the Woods Tour

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Picket lines at Prince George schools could be down today. It all depends on yesterday’s provincewide vote by teachers whether to accept a six-year contract deal reached early Tuesday morning. Details were not available at press time. “Everybody feels pretty positive,” Prince George District Teachers’ Association first

“Walk in the Woods” Tour at the Willow River Interpretive Trail (Highway 16 E) Saturday, September 27, 2014 Depart PG at 10:30 am Return PG at approx. 3:00 pm Cost: Free BBQ lunch Bus Transportation provided.

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vice-president a result of the ally matter, and that’s chilRichard Giroday changes to workdren in classrooms,” Clark said Wednesday, ing conditions will said in Vancouver Tuesday. before the vote. be made if the deal Education Minister Peter “It’s a good feelis ratified. Fassbender said a plan is ing that there is a BCTF membeing developed to make up light at the end of bers will vote on missed instructional days, the tunnel.” Thursday on the which could involve reschedThe B.C. six-year agreeuling Christmas holidays, Teachers’ Fedment. With some spring break or adding days eration executive districts scheduled to the end of the school year. recommended to have a profesEvery student’s education will BCTF its members acsional developbe “kept whole,” particularly JIM IKER ment day on cept the six-year senior high school students agreement to settle its labour Monday, Iker would only say looking ahead to post-secdispute with the province. classes will resume “some ondary studies, he said. BCTF president Jim Iker time next week.” When teachers might be said Tuesday the tentaPremier Christy Clark said back in the classroom in tive agreement provides for if the vote passes, schools Prince George, however, has “hundreds of new teachers” will be up not yet been as well as raises for regulator and rundetermined. and substitute teachers and ning again Giroday said We’ll have five improved extended health as early return to years to talk about benefits. as Monwork plans The agreement also inday. She need to be the things that cludes “a mutually agreed thanked in place for really matter, and process to address any future parents schools to that’s children in court decision,” with the for their open. Much government’s appeal of a B.C. patience as of the reguclassrooms. Supreme Court decision on the strike lar summer – Christy Clark class size and teacher staff dragged maintenance levels set to go to appeal in into the fall, of schools has not October, he said. saying a negotiated settlebeen done. Iker said one aspect of the ment was the only way to “The last thing that we union’s court victory in Janu- improve a relationship that want is for kids to back to ary is dealt with in the tentahas been dysfunctional for 30 schools that aren’t ready,” he tive agreement. A lump-sum years. said. payment to BCTF members “We’ll have five years to - With files from Tom for “retro-grievances” as talk about the things that reFletcher

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Substantial progress was made on Sunday, with another work party set for Sunday, September 21 at 9 a.m. The association hopes to have the park ready for the VLA Haunted Halloween Forest and Halloween Block Party on October 31. The association has also recently received confirmation of sponsorship and support by the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 43, and are receiving support and assistance from Block Watch, the City of Prince George, and the RCMP in an effort to improve the appearance of the VLA Neighborhood as the city gears up for its 125th anniversary celebrations. Its two principal aims are to rid the area of criminal activities and to provide assistance by way of a community equipment program and VLA Youth Corp. Tools will be available for the use of VLA community members who do not have, or cannot afford to purchase them and the

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UNBC plants now under the Dome Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Soon, the cycle will be complete. “PG PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) runs the compost right over there,” says Minetta Norrie, gesturing to the left from where we stand at UNBC. “We use the compost here in the greenhouse, then the produce goes to the Thirsty Moose Pub here on campus. What’s left from there goes back to the compost. “It’s a fully contained cycle on campus.” Friday marked the official opening of the Dome Greenhouse, and many staff and volunteers were on hand. Norrie, the alumni president of Students for a Green University, says it’s a big day. “It’s just so exciting to be able to celebrate the opening after four years of work. We could never have done it without our community partners.” The concrete for the greenhouse was poured in May, just a few months ago, and in the very near future, Norrie expects to see the fruits (or vegeta-

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Allan WISHART/Free Press Dome Greenhouse staff and volunteers gather for a photo at the official opening of the facility at UNBC on Friday morning.

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Notice of Nomination

Public Notice is hereby given to the electors of School District No. 57 (Prince George) that nominations for the office of:

Public Notice is given to the electors of the City of Prince George that nominations for the offices of: One (1) Mayor Eight (8) Councillors

SCHOOL TRUSTEE (SEVEN TO BE ELECTED) for a four-year term commencing December 2014 will be received by the Chief Election Officer at: School District No. 57 2100 Ferry Avenue Prince George, B.C. V2L 4R5 between 9:00 a.m. on September 30, 2014 and 4:00 p.m. on October 10, 2014 excluding statutory holidays and weekends. Nomination packages are available at the above address during office hours, 8:00am to 4:00pm and are available for download on the School District No. 57 website www.sd57.bc.ca.

will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows: By hand, mail or other delivery service: 5th Floor, City Hall 1100 Patricia Boulevard Prince George, BC V2L 3V9

From: 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 To: 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014 Excluding statutory holidays and weekends

By fax to: 250-561-0183

From: 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 To: 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014 Excluding statutory holidays and weekends

By email to: Walter Babicz wbabicz@city.pg.bc.ca

Nomination packages will also be available during regular business hours from the offices of the District of Mackenzie, Village of McBride and the Village of Valemount. Completed nomination documents may be delivered by hand to the above address; faxed to 250-561-6809 or emailed to sharoncairns@shaw.ca or dnygaard@sd57.bc.ca during the dates and times specified above. Please note the deadline for receiving the originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents is 4:00 pm on October 17, 2014. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE: To qualify for nomination, election and to hold office as a school trustee, a person must be: • a Canadian citizen; • 18 years of age or older on general voting day; • a resident of British Columbia for at least six months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; and • not disqualified by the School Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office as trustee. For further information, contact: Sharon Cairns,Chief Election Officer, sharoncairns@shaw.ca, Phone 250.561.6800, Ext 347 Diane Nygaard, Deputy Chief Election Officer dnygaard@sd57.bc.ca, Phone 250.561.6800, Ext 347

Originals of faxed or emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Ofﬁcer by 5:00 p.m. on October 17, 2014

Nomination forms are available at 5th Floor, City Hall, 1100 Patricia Boulevard , Prince George, BC V2L 3V9 during regular business hours (Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) or from the City of Prince George website http://www.princegeorge.ca/cityhall/elections/Pages/Default.aspx , from 8:30 a.m. Friday, August 22, 2014 to the close of the nomination period. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria: • Canadian citizen; • 18 years of age or older on general voting day November 15, 2014; • resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; • a person or the commander of an armed forces unit who has been granted freedom of the municipality, if that person is a Canadian citizen; and • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law. FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting: Walter Babicz, Chief Election Officer at 250-561-7605 Deanna Wasnik, Deputy Chief Election Office at 250-561-7688

Notice of Nomination Period

Walter Babicz Chief Election Officer

Public notice is hereby given to the electors of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George that a General Local Election will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014 and that nominations for the ofﬁces of: Director – Electoral Area A 1 person to be elected Director – Electoral Area C 1 person to be elected Director – Electoral Area D 1 person to be elected

Director – Electoral Area E 1 person to be elected Director – Electoral Area F 1 person to be elected

will be received by the Chief Election Ofﬁcer or Deputy Chief Election Ofﬁcer as follows: By Hand, Mail or other delivery Service To: 155 George Street, Prince George, BC V2L 1P8

From: 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 To: 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014

By Fax To: 250-563-7520

From: 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 To: 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014

By Email To: kjensen@rdffg.bc.ca

Notice of Nomination Period

Director – Electoral Area G 1 person to be elected Director – Electoral Area H 1 person to be elected

Commissioner, Bear Lake Local Community (4)

Public Notice is hereby given to the electors of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George that a General Local Election will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014, to elect four commissioners for the Bear Lake Local Community. Nominations will be received by the Chief Election Officer or Deputy Chief Election Officer as follows: By Hand, Mail or other delivery Service To: 155 George Street, Prince George, BC V2L 1P8 By Fax To: 250-563-7520 By Email To: kjensen@rdffg.bc.ca

Originals of Faxed or Emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Ofﬁcer by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 17, 2014

Nomination documents are available online at www.rdffg.bc.ca or in person, from August 22, 2014 to the close of the nomination period, as follows:

From: 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 To: 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014

Originals of Faxed or Emailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Ofﬁcer by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 17, 2014

Regional District Ofﬁce,155 George Street, Prince George, BC Ofﬁce Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Nomination documents are available online at www.rdffg.bc.ca or in person, from August 22, 2014 to the close of the nomination period, as follows:

District of Mackenzie, 1 Mackenzie Blvd, Mackenzie, BC Ofﬁce Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Bear Lake Community Commission, 353 Grizzly Avenue, Bear Lake, BC Ofﬁce Hours: Monday to Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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Regional District Ofﬁce, 155 George Street, Prince George, BC during regular business hours Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Village of McBride, 100 Robson Centre, McBride, BC Ofﬁce Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed between 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m.)

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The story of Cody Legebokoff and the wicked web he has woven For three months, I have been within a few metres of a cold-blooded killer. I have never given the term much thought before. Maybe because I’ve never been so close to anyone who truly fits the description. Not until I found myself sitting in courtroom 104 taking notes in the trial of Cody Alan Legebokoff. I know my feelings are not important. God knows how it must have felt to be one of his four victims’ family members, listening to a killer’s horrific account of where, when, how and by what means their loved ones likely died. Why? There is no why. We never learned why. Now it is mid-September. Summer is over and a B.C. Supreme Court jury who (unlike myself) heard all of the evidence presented at trial, has found Legebokoff, 24, guilty on four counts of first degree murder in the deaths of Jill Stuchenko, 35, Cynthia Maas, 35, Natasha Montgomery, 23, and Loren Donn Leslie, 15. I don’t think I will ever forget their names. Infuriatingly, I don’t think I will ever forget Legebokoff ’s name either. But this is the thing:

In my 30year career as a reporter, I’ve never heard – and certainly not from the mouth of an accused – such wicked and yet wanting stories, in this case, about how three women TEA WITH TERESA and a teenaged TERESAMALLAM girl met their violent deaths. The room spun as Legebokoff disappeared down the rabbit hole and turned all sense of reality upside down. His stories came out, told in a calm, matter-of-fact manner by a storyteller who seemed cold and detached. Most of us in the gallery were surprised, I think, when defence lawyer Jim Heller said his client was taking the stand in his own defence and would be giving a shocking and incriminating account of exactly what happened. Well, maybe he didn’t say exactly. Maybe that is what we hoped for.

If for no other reason because his testimony, however painful, could provide answers for those who mattered most in this legal process besides the victims themselves – family members and friends who had lost them. Just some clues, albeit crumbs, that they could follow in their search for truth. It was not to be. Legebokoff, who we heard was an avid hunter, took the stand and – to many observer’s way of thinking – shot himself in the foot. His made-up story told to an RCMP member and conservation officer in late November 2010 that he and a (for real) friend poached a deer, the friend shot it, Legebokoff delivered a fatal blow, putting it out of its misery. That was one thing. But it was nothing compared to the long, loosely-woven story spun out over two days in August as Legebokoff responded – or not – to questions posed by Heller and Crown prosecutor Joseph Temple. His “current” story is that there is a drug dealer X and/or two others he dubbed Y and Z who committed the first three murders while Legebokoff stood by and watched, retrieved and handed over his tools from around his place (tools he knew were to be

used in killing the women) and was then left alone to clean up the blood. No one, especially the Crown, wanted to play his alphabet game. Some people in the public gallery actually laughed out loud – not intending any disrespect to the families – when they heard Legebokoff ’s account that Leslie hit herself repeatedly in the head with a pipe wrench and then somehow stabbed herself in the throat with a knife she’d grabbed from his truck. But Heller, with what surely must have been a “hell in a hand basket” line of defence on his hands, asked a very good question: Given his client’s knack for telling “pretty good” on-the-spot stories (the poached deer) and with four years (in jail awaiting trial) to think about what he’s going to say, why for heaven’s sake – if he’s not telling the truth – could such a clever liar have not come up with a better story than the one about X,Y and Z? I do not have the answer to that question. But I do know that Legebokoff, having been found guilty of four counts of first degree murder, will likely have at least 25 years to think about his next story.

A Conservative education

Hey, who changed the rules?

One of the problems of being the leader 1.5 per cent, per year. As it turns out the of a party with no MLAs is that, even if agreement is a six-year deal with increases you have some good ideas, it’s hard to get of just over one per cent per year … pretty anyone to pay attention. much the same as Brooks’ proposal. BC Conservative leader Dan Brooks was Brooks would have split the difference in Prince George last week and drew only between the teachers’ ask of a $5,000 a handful of people to listen to his solusigning bonus and the province’s offer of tion to the teachers’ dispute. Heck, half the $1,000, with a $2,500 bonus paid over two media in town didn’t even show up. years. But Brooks had some good ideas, preThe issue of class size and composition, sented, of course, before this he said, should be addressed week’s tentative deal. through the province’s LearnThe first thing that Brooks ing Improvement Fund and the said he would do, if premier, fund’s annual budget should would be to is drop the appeal increase incrementally from of Supreme Court rulings $75 million this year to $150 which determined that stripmillion in 2017/18. ping class size and composiIt won’t be called the Learntion aspects from the teachers’ ing Improvement Fund, but a contract in 2002 was un-Connew fund will be established stitutional. to deal with class size and comHe said it would go a long position. way toward resolving the He would have sent the WRITER’S BLOCK dispute. He’s right there. As it BILLPHILLIPS issues of past grievances and turns out, we’re going to wait future benefits to mediation. on the appeal. The actual agreement creates a grievance Premier Christy Clark is touting “five remedy fund for BCTF members. years of labour peace” with the new deal, Brooks made two other points about however if the appeal rules in favour of the the dispute. Firstly that this was a partisan teachers and concludes two years from now battle between the Liberals and the BCTF … the battle will be back on. and, maybe he’s a little altruistic, but he For Brooks the matter of dropping the believes that once elected as government, appeal is easy. elected officials should do what’s in the best “The Constitution is there to protect interest of the province, not the party. people from an unjust government,” he And, he said the province has more than said, plus he believes the province will lose. enough money in contingencies and allowBrooks’ second suggestion was for the ances to resolve the dispute. province and teachers to sign a five-year It’s just too bad that reason and good contract that provides a salary increase of ideas were the last resort in this dispute.

Ch-ch-ch-changes. towards the goal. On the spin-o-rama, it’s Don’t expect the NHL to look the same obviously moving away from the goal at this year as it did last year, thanks to some some point. rule changes. And that new look extends If you’re going to allow the spin-o-rama, right down to the ice itself. you would have to allow a player to race in, The trapezoid behind the goal line will be stop dead while the goalie commits himextended by two feet from each goal post, self, then put the puck in the open corner. meaning there will be more room for the You can’t allow a rule to be broken in some goaltender to handle the puck without worinstances and not others. rying about being steamrolled The NHL has also gone for by an attacking player. Of consistency when it comes to tripcourse, as I have seen a few ping calls. Imagine this situation: times over the past few years, A defenceman knocks the puck off the goalie sometimes seems the attacker’s stick, then trips him. to be at as much risk from a Easy tripping call, right? teammate running into him as Well, until this year, if a defencehe was from the other team. man dove at the puck carrier and But with past changes made contact with the puck before meaning the oncoming tripping up the other player, there forward could no longer be wouldn’t be a penalty. Now there picked off by a defenceman is, which just makes sense. at the blue line, I guess the There are also a couple of ALLAN’S AMBLINGS league felt the goalie needed a ALLANWISHART changes made to overtime situbit more protection when he ations. First, there will be a “dry came to play the puck. You could probably, scrape” of the ice, which means the surface unfortunately, count the number of good won’t be quite as badly chopped up as it has puck-handling goalies on the fingers of one been some times in the past. hand, so I don’t see this rule making much Second, the teams will switch ends for difference – and I guarantee at least one the overtime, meaning, just as in the second goalie will still find a way to wander outside period, it’s a long change from the playthe bigger area and get a penalty for playing ers’ bench to the defensive end. In theory, the puck. this could lead to more scoring opportuniOne change I have already heard some ties with teams being caught on the long people deriding is the elimination of the changes, which would be a good thing. “spin-o-rama” when a player is taking a Or it could lead to coaches playing even penalty shot or shootout. I don’t see the reamore kitty-bar-the-door style in overtime soning for the whining. The rule has always to avoid being caught, which would lead to been that the puck must remain in motion fewer scoring opportunities.

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They say such nice things about people at their funerals, it makes me sad to realize that I’m going to miss mine by just a few days. - Garrison Keillor

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Reycling is subsidized

hile some residents of Prince George enjoy the new curbside recycling program, others are left footing the bill. We say “some residents” because apartment dwellers and those who do not receive city garbage collection are omitted from the new service and they are likely some of those who are subsidizing the nice new shiny boxes. Multi-Material BC, with the complicity of the province, have foisted a great inequity on the province with this new program. And, since it is largely the rural areas who are getting the shaft, it’s unlikely Victoria will even notice. The province was not discriminatory in its legislation demanding producers of recyclable products be responsible for the stewardship of those recyclables. It applies to producers wherever they are in the province. Fair enough. However, when the province mandated Multi-Material BC to run the program, it did not require the same level of compliance. That has resulted in producers in many communities paying into the recycling program, but without any program available. In the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, that includes Mackenzie, Valemount, and McBride. It’s also why the regional district is sending a resolution to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention asking that the regulation be changed. It, rightly, feels that recycling collection services should be provided in communities where consumers are charged stewardship fees. “If residents are paying into a collection program, they should have reasonable access to services,” said board chair Art Kaehn. That is only fair.

Educational essential?

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he right to swing your fist,” goes the old saying, “ends when it touches my nose.” Depending upon your perspective, the fist is either the BC Teachers’ Federation or the provincial government when it comes to their current contract dispute. Clearly, however, that fist has struck that nose so the question is how is that right defined. The teachers are betting everything on two court decision wins which found that the province acted wrongly through legislation removing class size standards and specialized instruction for vulnerable students. In doing so, the courts affirmed the right of teachers to collectively bargain for wages, benefits and working conditions. The province, citing the economic cost of redoing the public school education system, is appealing. There’s also the issue of management rights. But if teachers have rights and so does the government, at what point do the rights of citizens who pay taxes in the expectation of a public school education system and the rights of students who should be receiving an education come into play? As unappealing as it may be to the parties involved, every consideration should be given to declaring education an essential service. Easy to say, hard to accomplish and the ramifications are immense. But there’s a strong argument to be made that at the heart of it all, schools should be forever freed of continual and disruptive battles. - Terrace Standard

Living in the village The nominees for the annual Citizen of the Year have been lives. selected. If we did not live in the village, our lives would be impovAs always, every one of the nominees are more than worerished. Indeed, our ability to survive might be at risk. thy of receiving the award and it is unfortunate that only one A village cannot exist without the ongoing interaction of individual can be selected. Perhaps the greatest thing about the people living within it. That has not been a problem in the award is it reminds us of the host of dedicated volunteers times past but the electronic world may reshape how we live. who make life in our community so much better. With the advent of several electronic devices and systems The nominees represent a large group of to support them, we see an opportunity to isopeople who give of their time and skills so we late ourselves to a degree that was not previously may have a little better life. They come in many possible. forms. Look around your friends, children Play can be an individual pursuit occurring and interest group and you will be dazzled by only between the person and the electronic how many individuals give time to making the device employed. All the required activity is world around us a better place. While comcontained within the software employed. There munity recognition is nice, and important, is no one else present to take a turn, throw the the greatest and most satisfying recognition dice, turn a card or take another action. Just is when someone comes up to them and says push the right sequence of buttons and the ma“thank you.” chine responds. From far back in time, voluntarily making a We communicate over the airwaves by voice contribution to one’s community has been an and text. No need of physical expression or huONSIDE important part of survival and growth. The vilVICBOWMAN man action, just an electronically altered voice lage, as it may be described, in one of man’s best on the other side of the conversation. While we innovations. are doing so, we can hide from the world around us. As we become more urbanized, there is a tendency to Increasingly we use these devices and systems as a method believe we no longer live in a village. But we do. We may call of avoiding direct contact with others. We avoid directly them different names such as neighbourhoods or clubs or interacting with others. The voice in the ear or the image on whatever, but we still live in the village. The village is where the screen too frequently replaces real people. we get to know people, their personalities, their values and Watch people in a waiting room, on an airplane or other their skills. public place as they go into their imaginary electronic world Our own village may be defined as a geographic area, to avoid contact and communication with others. The thrill which is the classic definition, or may be defined by a comand often enlightening contact with new people is gone. It munity of interests. No matter how the village is defined it will be a sad and uncomfortable world when we succeed in remains a collection of individuals with an understanding, avoiding all contact with other humans. When that happens, and sometimes admiration, for what they contribute to our the village will be gone and with it our humanity. circulation@pgfreepress.com | 250-564-0005

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Those who give Dermod Travis Integrity BC Imagine: you’ve just come off a surprise election victory after promising voters a $100 billion ‘Prosperity Fund’ courtesy of royalties and taxes from an industry that doesn’t yet exist in B.C. and based on tax rates that still haven’t been set. The next election is in 2017. You suspect that voters might want to see a little something for all the hype before then, so what to do? Well, take one of the proposed projects and slam the pedalto-the-metal. And by all accounts that project is the proposed Woodfibre LNG plant in Squamish. First step in the sprint to the finish line: demonstrate your commitment to the industry by clearing the path of anything that proponents might see as needless red tape. Streamline provincial environmental assessments by bringing about an agreement between B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office and the province’s Oil and Gas Commission to reduce duplication between the two offices for LNG projects and shorten assessment timelines. Next up: bump the feds out of the picture by requesting a substitution of the B.C. environmental process on the Woodfibre project over the possibility of a second federal assessment as well. Then minimize the chance for any substantive public input on that request by seeking it over the Christmas holidays. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency issued its announcement regarding B.C.’s application on December 17, 2013. The public was given until January 6 to comment. Big surprise, the feds acquiesced to B.C.’s request two months later. But why Woodfibre? Well, they were fast off the mark. Back in January 2013, when the LNG industry was just a glimmer in the eyes of the B.C. government, Woodfibre LNG Ltd. signed a purchase agreement with Western Forest Products to acquire its Woodfibre site at an estimated price of $17 million. As might be expected of any company in the forestry industry, Western Forest Products is a faithful contributor to the B.C. Liberals. Since 2005, it has donated $289,070 to the party. Never gigantic contributions at any one time – most years their tithe was less than $20,000 – except for four of

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those years. In 2005, an election year, they doubled up and gave $43,990. In 2011, they gave $49,000, but that included four one-time cheques of $5,000 each to the leadership campaigns of Christy Clark, Kevin Falcon, George Abbott and Mike de Jong. And in 2012 they gave $28,100. But 2013 must have been a very good year, because they opened up the vault to fork over $108,000 to the Liberals. That’s more than the company gave in the six years from 2005 to 2010. And $90,000 of it was donated in May, including $2,000 to Mary Polak’s constituency association mere days before she was sworn in as B.C.’s Environment minister. Coincidentally – as a condition of the sale to Woodfibre LNG – Western Forest Products needs to remediate the site and obtain a certificate of compliance from B.C.’s Environment ministry. No certificate and the estimated $17 million sale risks falling apart. And therein lies the problem. With all the other full steam ahead decisions that have been made on the file, there will be some who may suspect – no matter how hard the government protests otherwise – that the donations from Western Forest Products were not coincidental. Particularly when their largesse is so tilted towards the governing party and only shifts with the polls. From 2012 to 2013, Western Forest Products gave $24,300 to the NDP. While Mines Minister Bill Bennett has argued that: “It’s really insulting for anybody to suggest that because we take donations from a group of corporations like the mining industry that we’re going to cut them a break,” others will beg to differ. In an August column in The Tyee – Think Political Donations Are Benign? – former Times Colonist editorial writer Paul Willcocks notes that “research has found 90 per cent of Canadians think people with money have a lot of influence over government.” Instead of its pedal-to-the-metal approach on Woodfibre, perhaps the government should have heeded the advice of Selina Lee-Andersen, a lawyer at McCarthy Tetrault, who last November wrote: “Given the myriad issues involved in getting an LNG project off the ground, the race to export LNG will need to be run as more of a marathon than a sprint to the finish line.” Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC. www. integritybc.ca

Allan WISHART/Free Press Leilani Nahachewski did the honours Friday morning as Claudette Beauchamp got her head shaved to raise money for the Tour de North bike ride from Prince George to Prince Rupert. Beauchamp’s goal was $2,000, and when it was announced she was at $1,700, Dan Wingham of Integris Credit Union pledged the $300 to bring her to the goal.

Deputy Commissioner Callens explains RCMP budget cuts Craig Callens RCMP Deputy Commissioner Questions have been asked about reductions to the BC RCMP Provincial policing budget. I wish to provide the following statement for clarity. Significant progress has been made in recent years with respect to the police response to organized and serious crime since the peak of gang violence in 2008/2009. It was due to the collaboration, partnership, integration, and solid police work by CFSEU BC and partner police agencies. Our Major Crime Units have also remained dedicated over the years to resolve the current and historical missing and murdered cases in this province. Advancements have been made and investigative tools have been enhanced. I can confirm that after considerable dialogue with the Ministry of Justice and Police Services Division, they have confirmed a $4.2 million dollar reduction to our overall 2014/2015 Provincial Policing budget. Prior to this budget reduction, the BC RCMP had initiated a number of service delivery reviews and measures to maximize the effectiveness of existing resources and realize efficiencies where possible. For example, the BC RCMP have significantly reduced the size of our fleet, adjusted shift schedules to better meet demand, reduced travel costs, found innovative solutions

for lower-cost training, centralized administrative functions in our new headquarters, and more. Simply put, there are no further savings to be found, and any budget reductions mean that we have to reduce the size of the provincial police service. This reality was explained to the Ministry and to Police Services Division. After significant consultation with my Senior Management Team and the CFSEU-BC Board of Governance, I notified the province that the budget shortfall would be reflected in cuts to the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit BC and to the Provincial Major Crime program. These units were identified as areas where we could manage the impact of the budget shortfall, while maintaining their operations and ensuring that our front-line operations were not touched. I cannot, under the Financial Administration Act (FAA), spend more than I have. In order to make up the $4.2 million dollar deficit, CFSEU BC was cut by $2.8 million. This will impact the number of enforcement teams and will be achieved primarily by: reducing the number of Lower Mainland-based teams from six to five (12 positions), maintaining a vacancy pattern, and reducing our assistance to partner agencies. Operational support will also be reduced. However, to categorize this as a reduction to our commitment to targeting any particular organized crime group or individual is wrong. Our efforts will continue. Within Major Crimes, a budget cut of $1.4 million was

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made and will impact the Special Projects/Unsolved Homicide/Missing Persons program. This includes the reduction of 13 full-time investigators within various projects. We remain committed to delivering quality police services to British Columbians. However, policing costs money and we have less to work with. There will be fewer police officers available in these specialized areas tomorrow than there were yesterday. Our core policing services remain a priority. We will continue to work with our contracting partners and communities during this difficult fiscal environment.

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LEO You could be faced with a fairly large expense that you’ll have to budget for. But you realize that you have the means to fulﬁll your ambitions.

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Friday, September 12, 2014

Gov’t. and industry dragging their feet on clean up Sage Birchwater Special to the Free Press Is the same government ineptitude and mining industry arrogance that contributed to the Mount Polley Mine tailings pond breach in the first place, now going to hinder the expeditious and thorough cleanup of this environmental disaster? Yes, it is a disaster, Tom Fletcher. Not exaggerated fearmongering. The problem is, Canadians, and the politicians they elect, take our supernatural environment for granted. Now we’ve just crapped in one of the most pristine watersheds on the planet, and we’re doing very little about it. Unbelievably, Mines Minister Bill Bennett is now suggesting the spill get left where it is. How utterly irresponsible. Bennett has enlisted mining engineers to assess why the breach happened, but why aren’t the biologists and the Ministry of Environment leading the cleanup campaign? Where is the Canadian government? This is a national emergency. Why hasn’t the prime minister brought in the Canadian army in hazmat gear to help out? This is a timesensitive urgent matter that has to be cleaned up sooner rather than later. Yes, Imperial Metals is responsible for this. Then send them the bill. Quesnel Lake lies smack dab in the middle of the Interior Rainforest. It snows more than three metres here every winter. Torrential rains can be expected in September. Despite the mines minister`s assertion that the tailings debris is next to harmless, nothing could be further from the truth. Fisheries biologists are saying the long-term impact of the tailings sludge entering the biosystems of Quesnel Lake and the Fraser River watershed could be devastating. The longer it sits in the spillway of Hazeltine Creek unattended, the greater the contamination. It`s been three weeks since the spill yet millions of tons of toxic waste still sits there unattended.

As fisheries biologist Paddy Smith explains it, when rock containing heavy metals and toxic chemicals gets ground up into talcum powder then dumped into the environment, bad things happen. He says the toxicity entering the environment increases exponentially as the fine particles of poisons and heavy metals are brought face to face with the natural systems. Smith, who has worked in the Mount Polley area for 15 years, is worried about the long-term effect of bad chemicals getting cycled in the biosystems. He says it’s the same process as with pesticides. The toxins get more and more concentrated as they go further up the food chain. Contaminated microbes get ingested by insects that get eaten by fish which are consumed by eagles, osprey, waterfowl and furbearers. Smith insists that a proper cleanup of Hazeltine Creek is para- Paddy Smith mount. “There’s millions of tons of stuff on either side of Hazeltine that could be trucked back into the tailings facility. There’s twelve years of mining sludge available to the biology now because it’s ground up so fine.” He says there is only a narrow window of opportunity to remove the debris along Hazeltine Creek before the snow and rains come, and the cleanup has to be done right. “You still can’t eat the fish in Jack of Clubs Lake in Wells because of the build-up of heavy metals like mercury from the mine tailings residue.” One reason for inaction in cleaning up Hazeltine Creek is fear of a second breach down Hazeltine Creek from Polley Lake, which is a metre-and-a-half higher than normal after the tailings dam breach plugged the outflow and poured

millons of litres of effluent into the lake. This is a real concern. Water is being pumped out of the lake slowly but not as quickly as Smith figures it could be. “They could bring power in from the mine and use bigger pumps to take Polley Lake down faster.” Moorhead Lake resident Jim Gibson says currents in Quesnel Lake are taking the toxic plume up the lake rather than down the lake toward the outflow at Likely. That means the greater part of the lake is being affected. “The plume has gone as far as Cariboo Island because of the currents,” he says. Despite the OK given to Likely residents by government regulators that they can drink the water in Quesnel Lake, Gibson says nobody that he knows is drinking the water at Likely. He says some people cleaning up the debris on Quesnel Lake got chemical burns from the stuff floating on the lake. “It looks like bacon grease poured on water. Many people are saying they’re getting sick from dealing with the mining waste.” Gibson says public meetings are being held every Thursday in Likely to bring people up to date with efforts to deal with the spill, but he says he’s getting sick and tired of going to the meetings. “They say the water is safe to drink but none of the directors of Imperial Metals will drink it,” Gibson concludes. “I’ve challenged them and they turned me down.” Gibson agrees with Paddy Smith that the effort to lower Polley Lake so that Hazeltine Creek can be cleaned up is taking too long. “At the rate they are going it will be November by the time they can get in there,” Gibson says. “And you know what happens in November? ... Snow.”

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PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS

In accordance with Community Charter Division 7, the following Division properties will considered for permissive tax exemptions the regular Council on October In accordance with Community Charter 7,bethe following properties will beatconsidered for meeting permissive tax6, 2014

exemptions at the regular Council meeting on October 1, 2012 Legal Description Lot 44 District Lot 8172 Plan 18944 Lot B District Lot 2610 Plan 22059 Lot A District Lot 2610 Plan 22059 Lot 73 District Lot 2507 Plan 22108 Lot 1 District Lot 8174 Plan 27831 Lot 37 District Lot 1427 Plan 15089 Lot 2 District Lot 2003 Plan Pgp36193 Lot 35 District Lot 2608 Plan 20043 Lot 36 District Lot 2608 Plan 20043 Lot 85 District Lot 938 Plan 9107 Lot 11 Block K District Lot 936 Plan 10005 Lot 56 District Lot 938 Plan 9107 Lot 67 District Lot 2507 Plan 15185 Lot 11 District Lot 482 Plan 22883 Lot 44 District Lot 754 Plan 22374 Lot 41 District Lot 777 Plan 17401 Lot 112 District Lot 2507 Plan 20829 & Dl 2610. Lot 19 District Lot 937 Plan 13198 Lot 3 Block 81 District Lot 937 Plan 752 Lot 4, Block 81, Plan 752, District Lot 937, Cariboo Land District. Lot 70 District Lot 1427 Plan 21638 Lot 50 District Lot 2426 Plan 20751 Lot 25 District Lot 2507 Plan 21450 Lot 12, 13 Block 110 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot F ,G, Block 110, Plan 1268, District Lot 343, Cariboo Land District, Assigned ... (71605M) Lot 1 District Lot 777 Plan 18598 Lot 66 District Lot 2507 Plan 20258 Lot 15 District Lot 913 Plan 16511 Lot 276 District Lot 2611 Plan 21607 Lot 7 District Lot 482 Plan 22902 Lot A District Lot 2507 Plan Bcp35414 Block 6 District Lot 933 Plan 727 Parcel B, (Pl 20543). Lot A District Lot 2608 Plan 19970 Lot 68 District Lot 8178 Plan 20375 Lot 31 District Lot 4048 Plan 20604 Lot 1 District Lot 4041 Plan 15791 Lot 2 District Lot 343 Plan Bcp1317 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 18364 Lot 3 District Lot 933 Plan 24282 Lot 1 PGP, 2 Block 172 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District Lot 9-11 Block 26 District Lot 933 Plan 727, Cariboo Land District. Block 6 District Lot 932 Plan Pgp796 Parcel A, (Pn13508) Lot 1-5 Block 148 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. Lot 8-10 Block 137 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. Lot 15 District Lot 482 Plan 22883 Lot 26 District Lot 753 Plan 25686 Lot A District Lot 777 Plan 21321 Ex Statutory R/W Pl 29528 Lot 5 District Lot 2003 Plan 13729 Lot A District Lot 343 Plan Pgp46330 & Dl 417 Lot A District Lot 4047 Plan 16588 Except Plan 17497, Exc Pl 26390, 26391, 28850 Lot B District Lot 4047 Plan 17956 Lot 1 District Lot 4047 Plan Pgp42458 Lot 16-19 Block 21 District Lot 343 Plan PGP1268 Lot 18-20 Block 44 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District, (11170M). Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 17963 Lot 1 District Lot 2113 Plan 34582 Lot 2 District Lot 2421 Plan 34582 District Lot 2097 Except Plan 27069 28358 Pgp36539, See Expl Pl36407 Lot 23 Block 21 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot 6 Block 207 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot 5, Block 207, Plan 1268, District Lot 343, Cariboo Land District Block 204 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel C, (Pg10105) Lot 21-22 Block 204 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Exc The Westerly 3 Feet, Cariboo Land District Lot 3-4 Block 207 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District Lot 11-12 Block 3 District Lot 937 Plan 752 Lot B, Block 3, Plan 752, District Lot 937, Cariboo Land District, Assigned ... (57179M). Lot 17-19 Block 28 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. District Lot 343 Plan Bcp19859 Parcel A DL 343 PL BCP45794 DISTRICT LOT 343 PLAN BCP45794 AIR SPACE PARCEL 1 Block 93 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel B, (Pb14013) District Lot 8173 Plan Bcp10189 Parcel 1, Except Plan Bcp25199, & Dls 8176 8179 8180 Lot B District Lot 8173 Plan EPP31314 & DL 8180 Lot 1 District Lot 913 Plan Pgp46312 Lot 26 District Lot 913 Plan 7787 Except Plan 21497, Exc Pl Pgp46312 Lot 130 District Lot 754 Plan 23862 Except Plan 24257 Lot 2 Block 154 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot 1, Block 154, Plan 1268, District Lot 343, Cariboo Land District. Block 126 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel F, (Pk13048) Lot 47 District Lot 2608 Plan 19520 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan Bcp1317 Block 48 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, Except Plan 17548, See Pl 16928 & Ct 108909M. Lot 20 Block 21 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot C, Plan 12766, District Lot 343, Cariboo Land District, (106366M). Lot 6 Block 29 District Lot 937 Plan 752 Lot 5, Block 29, Plan 752, District Lot 937, Cariboo Land District. Lot 6 Block 23 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot 4 & 5 Block 23 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District Block A District Lot 1604 Lot A District Lot 936 Plan 16524 Lot A District Lot 936 Plan 16524 Lot 18-20 Block 36 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District Block 36 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, (Ps23038) Lot 18 District Lot 343 Plan 18815 Lot 10-12 Block 21 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. District Lot 3050 Plan 8332 Parcel A, (F15212). Lot 6 Block 130 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot B District Lot 343 Plan Pgp35939 Lot A District Lots 1574 & 3050 Cariboo District Plan EPP28438 Lot 6 District Lot 343 Plan 18815 Lot 1 District Lot 819 Plan 17504 Lot 1 District Lot 819 & 17504 Lot A District Lot 2507 Plan 17170 Lot A District Lot 1426 Plan 19306 Except Plan 23321, & Exc Pl Bcp39433. Block 328 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, Pcl A (B15357). Lot A District Lot 2610 Plan 16764

Civic Address 2471 Lisgar Cres 475 Brigade Dr 483 Brigade Dr 386 Green Pl 2690 Ospika Blvd 501 Radcliffe Dr 6899 O'Grady Rd 4440 1st Ave 4444 1st Ave 2720 Hammond Ave 1873 Garden Dr 2655 Hammond Ave 1250 Parsnip Cres 341 Mullett Cres 7742 Lemoyne Pl 2161 MacDonald Ave 4212 Ness Ave 167 Patterson St 269 Kelly Street 127 Duncan Pl 10057 Kelly Rd N 4255 Trapper Ave 1686 -1680 Burden St 2440 Abbott Cres 4249 Davie Ave 128 Aitken Cres 4057 Campbell Ave 4703 Freimuller Ave 950 Kerry St 930 LaSalle Ave 4404 1st Ave 2896 Sycamore Cres 6839 Lilac Cres 3990 Northwood Pulpmill Rd 144 George St 1100 Alward St 2652 Moss Ave 1399 6th Ave 2832 Queensway 2105 Pine St 987 4th Ave 835 3rd Ave 357 Mullet Cr 2668 Hollandia Dr 1687 Strathcona Ave 6373 Hillcrest Place 333 Becott Pl 3740 Winslow Dr 6168 Crown Dr 6986 Hart Highway 1270 2nd Ave 1294 - 1288 3rd Ave 1752 Fir St 9927 Ferguson Lake Rd 9915 Ferguson Lake Rd North Nechako Rd 150 - 154 Quebec St 1765 11th Ave 1780 11th Ave 1770 11th Ave 1775 11th Ave 715 -709 Ewert St 770 - 760 Second Ave 725 Alward St 1373 6th Ave 1220 Lethbridge St 2601 Recplace Dr 2601 Recplace Dr 1506 Ferry Ave 3089 Clapperton St 7201 Domano Blvd 480 450 Vancouver St 1945 3rd Ave 122 - 110 Anderson St 138 George St 1600 3rd Ave 160 Quebec St 657 Douglas St 191 George St 171 George St 9444 Hartman Rd 3500 18th Ave 470 3rd Ave 450 3rd Ave 1735 Yew St 1224-1204 2nd Ave 3310 Sutherland Rd 1553-1557 3rd Ave 933 Patricia Blvd 701 North Nechako Rd 1919 17th Ave 1990 Houghtaling Rd 1011 Ospika Blvd S 2840 Clapperton St 1905 Willow St 4180 5th Ave

Years of Exemption 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

of Municipal Permissive Exemption $ 2,127.89 $ 1,154.00 $ 1,180.30 $ 4,686.13 $ 2,470.58 $ 1,915.10 $ 2,422.76 $ 966.71 $ 961.93 $ 1,575.59 $ 1,681.59 $ 1,324.55 $ 1,731.80 $ 1,710.28 $ 1,619.42 $ 1,730.20 $ 1,697.53 $ 1,750.13 $ 1,472.78 $ 1,755.71 $ 2,064.13 $ 2,143.83 $ 1,872.86 $ 1,333.32 $ 2,119.92 $ 1,567.62 $ 1,673.62 $ 2,048.19 $ 31,003.40 $ 2,904.92 $ 949.98 $ 1,777.22 $ 2,004.36 $ 2,609.25 $ 17,529.96 $ 155,789.67 $ 1,742.95 $ 25,723.49 $ 3,142.19 $ 1,313.39 $ 12,008.59 $ 8,434.99 $ 2,167.73 $ 2,048.19 $ 13,199.79 $ 1,848.95 $ 54,739.87 $ 5,087.19 $ 884.63 $ 7,050.62 $ 15,389.02 $ 16,548.02 $ 4,399.39 $ 325.17 $ 524.40 $ 357.84 $ 6,022.00 $ 1,677.60 $ 1,099.01 $ 1,740.56 $ 1,526.18 $ 2,694.53 $ 4,311.56 $ 2,099.20 $ 40,692.83 $ 2,518.40 $ 137,329.84 $ 35,558.94 $ 7,768.56 $ 13,459.87 $ 14,262.21 $ 3,768.62 $ 2,892.97 $ 1,889.59 $ 15,050.98 $ 54,972.28 $ 1,024.59 $ 3,027.65 $ 1,509.93 $ 3,466.78 $ 4,092.23 $ 23,695.23 $ 8,354.50 $ 4,771.24 $ 1,765.27 $ 9,191.56 $ 3,821.50 $ 4,737.25 $ 2,913.61 $ 6,632.09 $ 1,302.23 $ 490.93 $ 588.95 $ 2,008.34 $ 6,601.03 $ 2,255.40

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Friday, September 12, 2014

PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS

In accordance with Community Charter Division 7, the following properties will be considered for permissive tax exemptions at the regular Council meeting on October 6, 2014

Legal Description Lot A District Lot 753 Plan 23249 Lot B District Lot 4047 Plan 17869 Lot 17 District Lot 482 Plan 22108 Lot 2 District Lot 4040 Plan 8831 Block 56 District Lot 937 Plan Pgp48070 Parcel 1 Lot 1-4 Block A District Lot 936 Plan 10005, Cariboo Land District. Lot 6-10 Block 162 District Lot 936 Plan 696 Lots 9- 12 Block 161 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Cariboo Land District Block 161 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, (Pl35282) Lot B District Lot 343 Plan 22292 Lot 1 District Lot 2611 Plan 32510 Lot 101 District Lot 2507 Plan 20916 Lot A District Lot 905 Plan 30226 See Inland Natural Gas R/W Plan 28726 District Lot 905 Plan Bcp25530 Parcel 1 Lot A District Lot 937 Plan EPP15400 Lot 43 District Lot 4047 Plan 11088 Ex Pn 40815 & Ex R/W Pl 29887 District Lot 4047 Plan Bcp8052 Parcel 1, Aka Lots 25-26 (U24043)/Lot 1 Pl31141 & Lot 24 Pl27039 Lot 9 District Lot 4047 Plan 17497 Except Plan 18389 19548 Lot 6 District Lot 4047 Plan 11058 Lot A District Lot 2507 Plan Pgp38016 Lot 11-16 Block 153, District Lot 343, Cariboo Land District, Plan 1268 Lot 1 District Lot 2610 Plan 16227 Lot A District Lot 8171 Plan 32714 & Dl 8174 Lot 1 District Lot 2003 Plan Pgp37292 Lot 1 Block 59 District Lot 343 Plan Bcp3891 Lot 11-12 Block 239 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Parcel A Cariboo Land District, (See B7858). Lot 2 District Lot 482 Plan Bcp24787 Lot B District Lot 2507 Plan Pgp46838 Lot 44 District Lot 2610 Plan 16510 Lot 1 District Lot 1605 Plan Pgp36549 Except Plan Pgp43062, & Dl 2003 Lot 48 District Lot 4048 Plan 20605 Except Plan 23818 49098. Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan Bcp1869 Lot 1-6 Block 233 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot B (75928M) Of Blk 233 Assigned Lot B (54038M) Of Blk 234 Lot 2 District Lot 1429 Plan 19663 Lot 1 District Lot 1429 Plan 19663 Lot 22 District Lot 2507 Plan 16227 & Dl 2610. Lot A District Lot 936 Plan 16524 Lot 1 District Lot 937 Plan 16091 Lot 1-3 District Lot 937 Plan 18167, Cariboo Land District Lot 78 District Lot 8171 Plan 18944 & Dl 8172 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 14198 Lot 1 District Lot 8182 Plan 23648 Lot 1 District Lot 1599 Plan 31597 Ex Stat R/W Plan 32425 District Lot 8174 Plan Bcp31092 Parcel 1 Lot 1 District Lot 1427 Plan 21753 Lot A District Lot 4051 Plan Bcp20972 Lot 1, Plan Bcp4772, District Lot 7634, Cariboo Land District Lot 1 District Lot 1543 Plan 19672 Lot 1 District Lot 1543 Plan 19672 Trails"). Lot 26 District Lot 1511 Plan 25047 Portion Of Lot 26 & Dl 7813 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 19518 Lot 1 District Lot 777 Plan 19518 District Lot 1594 Part Sw 1/4, Except Plan 19036, Exc Pl 20849, 20957, 26318, Bcp1167 District Lot 343 Plan Pgp35927 Parcel A Lot A District Lot 4040 Plan 14962 District Lot 4047 Plan Bcp17734 Parcel 1. Lot A District Lot 4048 Plan 28335 Part Ne 1/4 Lot A District Lot 2610 Plan 30007 Lot 1-6, Block 26, Plan 727, District Lot 933, Cariboo Land District District Lot 2508 Plan Pgp43052 Parcel 1, Except Plan Bcp14702 District Lot 2508 Plan 33840 Parcel 1, Pt Of Pcl 1 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756 21708 22207 Pgp43681, & Dl1430. 2, Plan 10024, District Lot 777, Cariboo Land District, & DL 1430 Being that part of purpose of operating the radio club. Block C District Lot 2155 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681. District Lot 1429 Plan 646 Parcel Z, Except Plan 20803 Pgp40268, Pcl Z (Df 24049) Exc East 66Ft Thereof & Exc Pl Pgp40268. Lot 7-10 Block 153 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. District Lot 2508 Plan 33840 Parcel 1, & DL 2611, Block C, District Lot 2508, Cariboo Land District Lot 1 District Lot 1429 Plan 21372 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681 Lot 1 District Lot 1429 Plan 21372 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681. Lot 1 District Lot 1429 Plan 21372 Lot A District Lots 8173 & 8180 Plan EPP31314 (See Plan As To Limited Access) Parcel A, Plan Bcp17447, District Lot 2508, Cariboo Land District. Lot A District Lot 4048 Plan 26729 Lot 520 District Lot 936 Plan 15185 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 32450 Except Plan Pgp46330. Lot A District Lot 4047 Plan 17956 Except Plan 23955 Lot 1 District Lot 2508 Plan 17575 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 32450 Except Plan Pgp46330 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel X(Pl17962), Except Plan 17963. Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 31887 See R/W 22849K Block D District Lot 2155 Lease/Permit/Licence # 704016, Purpose of Indoor Recreation Facility Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681. Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681. Block 1 District Lot 1511 Plan 1391 Parcel A, Aka Lots 11-19 (U41172). Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681 Block 186 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, Except Plan 32230, (Pl18353) Lot A District Lot 1430 Plan 21708 R/W Pl 21720 21783.

Civic Address 5401 Moriarty Cres 6720 Dagg Rd 4590 5th Ave 3400 Hart Hwy 483 Gillett St 1600 Johnson St 3035 15th Ave 1505 5th Ave 1553 5th Ave 2055 20th Ave 2640 Goheen St 511 Tabor Blvd S 4292 Davis Rd 4298 Davis Rd 443 Kelly St S 6912 Hart Hwy 6599 Driftwood Rd 4020 Balsum Rd 7046 Kelly Rd S 4350 15th Ave 1448 5th Ave 4001 5th Ave 3590 Dufferin Ave 4520 Wheeler Rd 439 Cassiar St 1590 Queensway 4668 5th Avenue 4110 15th Ave 497 Ospika Blvd S 3285 Cathedral Ave 4514-4510 Austin Rd West 6500 Southridge Ave 887 785 Patricia Blvd 1453 1387 Hemlock St 1125 Freeman St 1088 Gillett St 777 Ospika Blvd 4388 15th Ave 3555 5th Ave 622-606 Zelkwas Ave 2414 Vanier Dr 1500 Edmonton St 2793 Range Rd 3791 Highway 16 W 2658 Ospika Blvd S 180 Tabor Blvd (North Nechako Park) 2455 Blackburn Rd S 2451 Blackburn Rd S 8141 Otway Rd 850 River Rd 1540 Milburn Rd 1502 Milburn Rd 10597 Blackwater Road 1692 10th Ave 4057 Hart Highway 6742 Dagg Rd 4900 West Austin Rd 777 Kinsmen Pl 1175 Village Ave 4222 18th Ave 2187 Ospika Blvd 2122 Del Laverdure Way 2424 and 2550 Hwy 97 3645 Highway 16 East 2445 Del Laverdure Way 2880 15th Ave 425 Brunswick St 4199 18th Ave 2825 12th Ave (Freeman Park) Gray Park) 2825 12th Ave (Freeman Park) Gray Park) 2825 12th Ave (Freeman Park) 2589 Recplace Dr 4222 18th Ave Park) Park) Gray Park) 755 20th Avenue 4055 Balsum Rd 4111 15th Ave 750 20th Avenue 1950 Gorse St 1491 17th Ave Highway 16 E Gray Park) 2428 2366 Del Laverdure Way 1384 River Road 2323 Del Laverdure Way 725 Canada Games Way 2020 Massey Dr

Years of Exemption 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

of Municipal Permissive Exemption $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

3,047.58 1,392.29 990.62 632.79 9,247.40 7,651.20 6,664.28 4,996.95 1,400.47 6,383.66 1,446.28 1,221.74 1,476.77 3,936.99 4,125.07 619.22 2,861.09 2,609.73 762.69 1,120.53 3,921.05 2,081.66 2,008.34 1,757.30 1,065.64 625.61 3,458.81 4,303.59 1,921.47 2,664.24 2,902.53 28,057.59 306.03 4,378.47 3,444.82 1,680.79 5,569.54 1,221.74 2,320.75 3,483.46 2,114.34 3,132.06 537.95 5,460.57 7,411.74 2,819.65

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TERESA MALLAM | 250.564.0005 | arts@pgfreepress.com | www.pgfreepress.com MINI MAKER The PG Mini Maker Faire is a family-friendly showcase filled with invention, creativity and resourcefulness. On Saturday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., this event will have a fun-filled, interactive maze of demonstrations, exhibits and hands-on activities. The event is free to attend and sure to inspire, say Two Rivers Gallery organizers. It’s a place where people show what they’re making and share what they are learning. For more, visit www.makerfaireprincegeorge.com.

Keeping Terry’s dream alive The sun was shining Sunday morning as hundreds of participants – more than the 1,000 people organizers expected – got together at the Community Foundation Park, site of the Terry Fox Memorial statue. They headed out after the 10 a.m. countdown at the start line. It was a beautiful day for babies in strollers, children, teenagers to seniors, to walk, run or wheel their way to the finish line with family and friends. Dick Voneugen, who is tasked each year as the horn blower to officially start the event, said Wednesday he spoke with organizer Scott McWalters’ father, Dave, before the Run and asked him about the expected turnout for this year. “When he said they were aiming for 1,000 people, I said, ‘based on what?’ and he said ‘based on hope.’ And by gosh, they did it. It was awesome to see half the block (down Seventh Avenue) filled up, both lanes.”

FALL DINNER Enjoy a harvest feast featuring ham, hash browns, roasted fall vegetables and salad choice with cherry cheesecake for dessert. Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Elder Citizens Recreation Centre, 1692 Tenth Avenue. Cost is $16 per person. Doors open at 4 p.m. Dinner at 5 p.m. Tickets are limited and are available at the ECRA office. For more information call 250-561-9381.

PINK EVENING The 10th annual Evening of Pink, a fundraiser, started by Monica Peacock, for breast cancer equipment, is on Sept. 20 at the Prince George Civic Centre. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Opening ceremony and dinner at 7 p.m. Dance to follow. Guest speaker is radiation oncologist Dr. Robert Olson. Tickets are $85 per person and are available at The Inn Flower Place 250561-0366.

FALL FAIR Come out and enjoy all that the annual Mennonite Fall Fair has to offer. Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Prince George Civic Centre. Lunch served all day with traditional borscht, farmer sausage and dessert. Plants, Fair Trade coffee, fresh produce, baked goods, crafts, silent auction, used books and other quality used goods and clothing. Proceeds to food and clean water projects in developing countries and to Ness Lake Bible Camp, the New Life Centre and Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. Sponsored by Westwood Mennonite Brethren Church.

Teresa MALLAM/Free Press The second Dick Voneugen sounded his horn Sunday, walkers, runners and bicyclists headed out on the 31st annual Terry Fox Run in downtown Prince George.

Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Kai Jansen is ready to roll Sunday at the 31st annual Terry Fox Run. He was joined by hundreds of other bikers, walkers, runners, dogs on leashes and babies in strollers.

Teresa MALLAM/Free Press That’s quite a crowd... Terry Fox, the Canadian hero for whom the bronze statue at Community Foundation Park is dedicated, “greets” a very large crowd assembled for the 13th annual Terry Fox Run in downtown Prince George on Sunday.

Canines kept pace Sunday with their owners in the 31st annual Terry Fox Run. Organizers were hoping for a turn out of 1,000 – they exceeded that number.

Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Participants Kara Mayhew, left and Stephanie Pascoe show who they are running for in the 31st annual Terry Fox Run. Hundreds of people turned out Sunday at the Community Foundation Park to walk, run or ride in support of finding a cure for cancer.

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Andy Beesley has a pretty good idea what this year’s nominees for Prince George’s Citizen of the Year will feel like on Oct. 17. “It sounds kind of corny,” says the 2013 Citizen of the Year, “but my Sizes 2-20 immediate reaction was Allan WISHART/Free Press 1X, 2X, 3X humble and a bit embarPrince George Community Foundation chair Ray Noonan, left, rassed.” introduces the nominees for this year’s Citizen of the Year award: 421 442 2 Dominion St. PRINCE GEORGE BC The nominees for Andrew Burton, Norma Allison, Penny Jones, Brent Marshall and Roy 250.562.2323 225 5 butterﬂythreads@shaw.ca this year’s honor were Spooner. introduced Sept. 11 at www.butterﬂythreads.ca with the YMCA of Northern BC, Canadian Cancer the Coast Inn of the North by Prince George Community Foundation chairman Ray Noonan. They are Society and the Elizabeth Fry Society to facilitate the Bridges program. Norma Allison, Andrew Burton, Penny Jones, Brent • Brent Marshall has contributed to many worthy Marshall and Roy Spooner. causes such as Kordyban Lodge, Evening in Pink, the Beesley says his thoughts leading up to last year’s hospital’s pediatric ward and Hospice House as part Sunday, September 28, at 2pm celebration dinner and the announcement of his of his business, but also champions other causes. He name will probably be similar to this year’s winner. OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF took the lead in driving awareness in the search for “You think a lot about the other nominees and Madison Scott by putting posters on one of his vepeople you know who do a lot for the community hicles, and asking merchants in high-visibility areas who weren’t nominated. I was thinking, ‘Why me? to allow it to be parked at their business. He is also Any of these other people would have been just a SILK TABRIZ, KASHAN, SHIRAZ GASHGAI, SIRJAN,SAROUG, CHOBI, NAIN, TRIABAL BALOUCH, the chair of Northern BC H.E.R.O.S., with the goal MOUD, ONE OF A KIND VILLAGE RUGS, MASTER WORK BY RENOWED ARTISANS, RUNNERS, good a choice.’ of having a state-of-the-art air ambulance service in AND MANY LARGE DINING /LIVING ROOM SIZES. “I seem to remember using the word ‘awkward’ a Prince George within two years. lot in my speech that day.” • Roy Spooner has spent many years working with This year’s nominees bring a wealth of community a variety of local groups such as Rotary, the Royal service from different areas to the attention of the Canadian Legion, the Barkerville Heritage Trust committee making the final choice. Noonan said the and the Chamber of Commerce. He has also sat, or selection process was not an easy one at any point. continues to sit, on boards such as the Aboriginal “There are very stringent guidelines on choosing Business Development Centre, the Prince George the nominees and voting for the Citizen of the Year. Public Library, the Spirit of the North Healthcare Many former winners are on the committee that Foundation and the Community Arts Council. does the voting.” Th e fi nal selection of the Citizen of the Year will be Looking at this year’s nominees in alphabetical announced at the celebration dinner on Oct. 17. The order: dinner will take place at the Coast Inn of the North • Norma Allison has always shown commitment and tickets are on sale at the front desk. of service to her neighbours, friends, and the animals in the community. She has dedicated her time and finances over the past 40 years to supporting the VIEW FROM 1 PM, AUCTION STARTS 2 PM North Cariboo District Branch of the SPCA. 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Mick Foley found out one thing fast about the realities of pro wrestling. “I was a big wrestling fan,” says Foley, a threetime WWE champion and best-selling author, “and something of a dreamer. I wanted to get into wrestling because of the combination of athletics and theatrics. I didn’t realize how physical it was until the first time I hit the mat. “It turned out I could take a pounding.” That may be an understatement, as over the course of his career, Foley earned the nickname “The Hardcore Legend” for his ability to soak up punishment and keep going. He’ll be in Prince George on Sept. 20 at the Prince George Playhouse with his one-man show, Hardcore Legend: An Evening with Mick Foley. He’ll talk a lot about wrestling, take questions from the audience, and meet and greet people afterwards. “I used to think the show was supposed to make people think,” he says of the evolution of his shows. “I’ve come to realize the value simply of entertaining people.” Speaking his home in Long Island, Foley laughs when he’s asked if all the stories he tells in the show are completely true. “To borrow a phrase from my mentor, Terry Funk, ‘Any story worth telling is worth colouring up’.” I do try to make sure the show is accessible for the non-wrestling fan, too, for the wife who bought tickets for her husband and has come along with him.” His wrestling style has earned Foley a fair bit of time in hospitals around the world, and that was where he became an author. “I wrote part of my first book (Have a Nice Day) from a hospital bed. I didn’t know at the time how common it was for people to have ghostwriters write their autobiographies.” He laughs, something he does on a regular basis during the interview. “It sounds kind of funny from someone in the wrestling business, but it seemed fake to me to have

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someone else write my story.” The success of Have a Nice Day, which became a New York Times number one best seller, “opened the door to everything I’ve done since.” “I wrote wherever I happened to be,” he says. “Locker rooms, airplanes, hotels. With the exception of my last book, all the others were written in six to eight weeks of manic energy.” Foley had established himself in the character of Cactus Jack in the first part of his wrestling career, but when he came to the WWE, president Vince McMahon wanted him to change. “Mr. McMahon wasn’t a fan of Cactus Jack, so I became Mankind. That was difficult, because Mankind was so different from Cactus Jack.” As seems to be a theme in his career, Foley found a way to change Mankind while he was in a hospital. “Mr. Socko showed up in a hospital room in 1998. Having that sock puppet created a bond with the fans for Mankind.” Foley’s straightforward approach to wrestling and life earned him the respect of many in the business. “In about 1995 or 96, I told Mr. McMahon I’d like to fulfil some obligations I had to wrestle in Japan. It was strictly a handshake agreement I had with the Japanese promotors, but I wanted to stick by it. “Mr. McMahon had lost a couple of key members right about then when they just walked away, so he found it refreshing to have someone who was willing to live up to a handshake agreement.” Coming to one of Foley’s shows will give people insight into the world of pro wrestling, and more. “I try to change the stories up each show,” he says, “but it’s the question-and-answer part that makes sure every show is different..” Hardcore Legend: An Evening with Mick Foley is at the Prince George Playhouse at 7 p.m. on Sept. 20. For tickets, go to www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/712999-1-800-838-3006.

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Two very versatile and talented actors will make their stage debuts with Theatre North West in Billy Bishop Goes to War. The play opens Sept. 25 at Parkhill Centre. Victor Dolhai is both narrator and piano player – and he also is a foil for David Leyshon’s character, Canadian First World War pilot and hero Billy Bishop. He says the timing is Teresa MALLAM/Free Press perfect to present this David Leyshon as Billy Bishop and Victor Dolhai as narrator and piano very heartwarming and player in a rehearsal scene on the set of Theatre North West’s new iconic play. play, Billy Bishop Goes to War, which runs Sept. 25 to Oct. 15. “This is a poignant early on and to be able to move forward with that time to be presenting this play because it is the For details about our print and online advertising packages, more quickly is good for us. It’s been great for us to 100th anniversary of the First World War,” said contact your sales rep or call 250-564-0005 #115 today. see new pieces added as the days go by. ” Dolhai. Billy Bishop Goes to War, by John Gray in colThe play also marks the 20th anniversary for laboration with Eric Peterson, runs September TNW, Prince George’s only professional theatre 25 to Oct. 15 at Theatre North West in Parkhill company. Both actors are making their TNW Centre, 36-556 North Nechako Road. Directed by debut with this play. Kevin McKendrik. Evening shows start at 8 p.m. Playing a real live legend has its challenges, Tickets are at Books and Company or order by www.pgfreepress.com admits Leyshon. phone at 250-614-0039. “In this production, I am trying to find my own way in this play and not become too encumbered – that can happen when you portray a real person. You do want to honour that person, but part of that may not be historically accurate – for instance I am taller than he was (he laughs).” Leyshon says he will be the Billy Bishop that best serves the theatre space and the director’s vision for this production. “What is great about this play is that there’s a lot of joie de vivre – it’s just filled with laughter and joy. But there’s a darker element to the play and a real profoundness that is present in it and we haven’t shied away from going down that path.” Making the character his own gives Leyshon freedom of expression, enough so he can spread his wings a little and bring into the character all the nuances such as the voice, the mannerisms, that make the character unique. The play has universal themes such as love and laughter and having to leave. Dolhai makes good use of his singing and piano If you advertise as a third party from September 30 to November 15 in the 2014 playing skills (he also plays the violin) in much of Local Elections, you have new rules to follow under the Local Elections Campaign his theatre work and Billy will be no exception. “I like the fact that the play has universal themes Financing Act. in it, that makes it an enjoyable experience for all age groups,” said Dolhai. “And I enjoy it because ■ You must register with Elections BC as a third party sponsor before there’s just a lot of great music in the play with some complex underscores, that I provide. It’s conducting any advertising. been fun jumping into this awesome script.” The actors are presently into their third week of ■ You must include your name and contact information on all advertising. rehearsals, he said. Dolhai is an actor, singer and musician with ■ You must not sponsor advertising by, or on behalf of, a candidate or elector many film, television and theatre credits to his name. He says, for him, Billy Bishop Goes to War organization. will be a play of firsts – first time in Prince George, first time in a TNW play and first time in a play with only two actors. More information on the new rules is available at elections.bc.ca/lecfa. Registration “I’ve never been in a ‘two-hander’ play before so forms and the Third Party Sponsor Guide to Local Elections in B.C. can be it’s been fun during rehearsals (now in the third week) seeing Victor becoming 17 different characdownloaded at the Third Party Sponsors page. ters. And I’m enthusiastic about sharing this with Prince George audiences.” Media outlets cannot publish or transmit election advertising on General Voting The sets, always a hit with TNW audiences, are sure to please this time out as well, says Dolhai. Day, Saturday, November 15, 2014. “A lot of actors don’t get the chance to rehearse on the actual stage and set that they will be performing on, so here we get the unique opportunity to do that.” Leyshon agrees. “It may be a cliche but theatre is a collaboration. You can only get so far (in rehearsing roles) before you have to add lights, costumes and all the different elements that come into it. So to be informed

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Rend rips into city Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com They have won the 2014 Edmonton Music Award for Rock Recording of the Year and the 2014 Rawlco Radio Breakout Artist of the Year Grant worth $50,000. Now the Edmontonbased band Rend has embarked on a 13-city Western Canadian tour with Isobel Trigger. The tour kicked off Sept. 18 in Vancouver and Rend plays Prince George Sept. 23 at The Westwood. Rend’s front woman, singer, songwriter, piano player Carol-Lynn Quinn says in the group’s pre-tour press release: “To tour in Western Canada is extremely rewarding. Canada is our home and connecting with people all over this country is such an amazing feeling.” In an interview with the Free Press on Wednesday, she said the band currently is enjoying lots of radio play across Canada with their latest single,

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thought it was kind of cool and it keeps it simple – just four letters.” The band’s line-up includes Jeff Quinn (Carol-Lynn’s husband) on bass, Jordan Dempster on drums and Steve Roe on electric guitar. Whether their audience is small or super sized, Rend plays.

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“We’ve played festivals where there’s thousands of people and in places where small and super intimate, so we get to show our music to a lot of different people.” This is the first time Rend has played Prince George, she said. The play date comes just as the band has put out a new music video, which can be found at rend-music.com. In 2013, Rend showcased at Indie Week Canada for Canadian Music Week and was named Edmonton’s SONIC 102.9 Fan Choice and band of the month. Carol-Lynn Quinn won the 2013 New Music West songwriter for her composition called No Lines. “The track is a ballad, off our first CD. I submitted the song at the last minute and we’re a high-energy rock band but this shows a whole new side of us, we did it with a string quartet.” After their Prince George show, they have several live concerts lined up for early October in various cities in Alberta. Then Rend will take part in the 10th annual Indie Week Canada festival from Oct. 15 to 19. The festival includes a film festival and number of panels. Rend will perform alongside 200 other indie bands, vying for the title of Best of the Fest. Rend and Isobel Trigger play The Westwood on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Tickets are at the door. Concert starts at 7:30 p.m.

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One of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s iconic classical pianists, Jane Coop, will perform with the Prince George Symphony Orchestra on its 2014/15 season opener at Vanier Hall on Oct. 4. Coop joins the orchestra as soloist in Robert Schumannâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poetic Piano Concerto. Rounding out the program will be Brahms Symphony #3. Coop has played with orchestras around the world. She also taught for many years at UBC, where she was head of the piano division and has served on the juries of many international competitions. As a soloist, Coop has played with orchestras around the world. Since winning their Young Performers Competition at age 19, Coop has broadcast continuously on the CBC. Her recordings have won several Juno awards.

Since her retirement from teaching, Coop has devoted herself to performing and mentoring upcoming pianists. Coop was awarded the Order of Canada in 2012. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel incredibly honoured to have Jane Coop, one of Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most influential and beloved performers, opening our season here with the symphony,â&#x20AC;? said Kevin Zakresky, music director of the PGSO. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her interpretation of the great Schumann concerto will be something to savour. How wonderful to be able to bring an artist of her stature to our audience.â&#x20AC;? For more information about the PGSOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guest artist, visit www.janecoop.com. The PGSO presents pianist Jane Coop at a concert at Vanier Hall Oct. 4. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

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Employment

Career Opportunities

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking

Help Wanted

Inside Sales/ Customer Support Rep.

Looking for experienced Super B drivers from Vanderhoof to Prince Rupert. From PG to Edmonton + local work. Fax 250-964-3057, Phone 250961-0444 or email resume to lallytruckingltd@hotmail.com

(Based in Prince George)

The successful applicant must be a mature, stable individual with above average organizational, computer and customer service skills. In addition you should be self-disciplined, goal oriented and driven with passion to be a part of a positive, growth mode team. Sales background and knowledge of the transportation industry is an asset. Send a detailed resume to: careers@vankam.com or Fax 604 587-9889 www.vankam.com Van Kam is an Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to Environmental Responsibility.

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Van-Kam Freightways has an opening for a Inside Sales Customer Support Representative working out of our Prince George Ofﬁce. You will work with our business development team located throughout BC to identify new business opportunities and ensure potential new business and service existing clients.

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HAIRSTYLISTS

WANTED • Qualiﬁed Stylists • Excellent Pay Package • Beneﬁt Plan • Full & Part Time Positions • Busy Location • No Clientele required

Contact Shannon 250-564-2471 Fax or email resumes to 250-564-2472 sue@kamcut.com

APARTMENT/CONDO MANAGER TRAINING

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking EXPANDING OILFIELD Trucking company requires immediate Class 1/Class 3 Drivers, Boiler Operators, Labourers and Mechanics. Experience in oilﬁeld service or hauling dangerous goods preferred. Please send an email to: Robbie@brekkaas.ca

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COMMUNITY WELLNESS CENTER COORDINATOR Nak’azdli Band Social Development Department is seeking a mature, ethical individual to monitor and schedule the new Community Wellness Resource Center and Children’s Safe House. DUTIES: Recruit approved caregivers for emergency placement of our children when apprehension occurs; staff Children’s Safe House when needed; schedule and monitor activities on a weekly basis for Wellness Center; promote and ŵnd suitable tenants for use of Wellness Center to generate revenue; organize and implement traditional practices such as food gathering, preservation, medicinal gathering; organize and implement cultural practices such as language lessons, regalia making, drumming and singing, sweat lodge. QUALIFICATIONS: • Valid driver’s license • Ability to meet deadlines • Good interpersonal, written and communication skills • Knowledge of Carrier language/culture • Ability to maintain conŵdentiality • Knowledge of Child Welfare legislation • Ability to work independently with little supervision and be a team player • Ability to prioritize and organize duties • Creativity and innovation in planning, implementing programs/ training • Ability to work outside scope of job description if called upon • Able to work evenings and weekends Please forward cover letter and resume to Fax: (250) 996-0129 or email socialservices@nakazdli.ca Deadline September 26, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Employment

Help Wanted

EARN some extra money for Christmas! Canfor’s J.D. Little Forest Centre in Prince George is looking for Seasonal Nursery Workers for our seedling harvest. Work runs for 5 to 6 weeks starting about October 14th in a positive and safe working environment. Ideal Candidate for Employment is physically ﬁt, safety conscious and able to work alongside others in a fast-paced team environment. Two shifts: Morning (7:00 am to 2:30 pm) and Afternoon (3:00 pm to 10:30 pm) Drop off your resume at the nursery or e-mail to Richart.Cran@canfor.com: J.D. Little Forest Centre 6677 Landooz Road Phone: 250962-3548 Directions to nursery: On highway 97 at the top of the hill north of the John Hart Bridge turn right on Northwood Pulp Mill Road and follow for 6 km. At the bottom of the big hill, make ﬁrst left turn on Landooz Road and follow road for 1 km. Turn left into entrance to nursery.

WANTED:

Auto Body Technician

for busy accredited shop in Quesnel, B.C. Benefits, help with moving expenses, competitive wages.

250-303-2280 Tease Hair is looking for full or part time stylists. Please apply with resume to 7582 Hart Highway. 250-962-0212

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Fax resume to 250-564-1490 or e-mail mcinnislighting@shaw.ca

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for home fashion store great working environment NO EVENINGS

1645 Spruce St. Prince George

CLEANING SUPERVISOR

LIGHT DUTY CLEANERS

$18/hr (F/t, Pmt) Educ: none. Exp:1+yrs. Duties: Supervise/coordinate cleaners. Inspect/ensure safety/cleanliness standards. Recommend and arrange services. Hire/train/schedule staff. Estimate budget. May receive payments & perform cleaning. Lang: English. Spanish as asset. Work: various locations in Prince George. Contact Patricia in SLICC Professional Services at: 7732 Loyola Dr, Prince George, BC V2N 3M5 Apply with resume to: slicc_professional_serv @yahoo.ca or fax: 604.261.2946

2 req’d. $15/hr, F/t, Pmt. for SLICC Professional Services at 7732 Loyola Dr, Prince George, BC, V2N 3M5 No experience or education. req’d. Duties: Sweep, mop, wash, polish & vacuum ﬂoors. Clean furniture/plants. Disinfect bathrooms/elevators. Supplies areas. Remove trash. Report & store lost/found items. Requires English required Spanish an asset. Work at various locations in Prince George, BC area. Apply with resume to Patricia at: slicc_professional_serv@ yahoo.ca fax: 6042612946.

Community

Labourers

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

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LABOURERS Houston, BC

School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) P.O. Box 129, Vanderhoof, B.C. V0J 3A0 Telephone: (250) 567-2284 • FAX: (250) 567-4639

ABC Foodsafe School

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Employment

Full time retail sales Associate

Group Rates Available

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Employment

An Alberta Oilﬁeld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)7235051.

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PAYROLL CLERK II (12 MONTH) VANDERHOOF SCHOOL BOARD OFFICE

HOURS OF WORK: 7 hours per day, 5 days per week DUTIES TO COMMENCE: Immediately RATE OF PAY: $23.62 per hour as per the current Collective Agreement SUMMARY Performs a variety of duties pertaining to payroll DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES • Performs functions necessary to run payrolls, including editing and balancing batches, running payroll processing programs, updating payroll system history, balancing payroll to control Ƃgures, system backups and Electronic Funds Transfer • Inputs and retrieves data including those related to new employees, changes in employee status, assignments • Collects codes and ensures accuracy of timesheets and absentee reports and follows up on errors as required • Maintains records/reports & makes necessary adjustments for vacation, sick leave, increments, absentees, WCB, etc. • Assists in the development and maintenance of the general ledger codes and payroll systems as required • Prepares payroll journal entries as necessary and processes retroactive pay when necessary • Updates and maintains master Ƃles pertaining to payroll processing • Answers inquiries from staff and the public by letter, e-mail, telephone or in person, and relays messages • Answers queries and prepares reports as required by the management team • Issues records of employment and termination documents as required • Provides employment veriƂcations as requested • Performs all duties with a level of interpersonal skills appropriate to the position • Maintains the conƂdentiality of sensitive information seen or heard QUALIFICATIONS KNOWLEDGE • Completion of Grade 12 (Dogwood CertiƂcate) • CertiƂed Payroll Compliance Practitioner (PCP) by the Canadian Payroll Assoc. and completion of a recognized 1 year accounting program EXPERIENCE • Two years’ current experience using a computerized payroll system (SDS or similar) • WHMIS CertiƂcate and familiarity with Work Safe BC safety procedures SKILLS & ABILITIES • Typing skills of 55 words per minute • ProƂciency and speed in the use of calculators and a good aptitude for Ƃgures • Ability to understand and apply Revenue Canada regulations applicable to payroll situations, the Employment Standards Act, Superannuation Plans, Collective Agreements & the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act • Ability to work with constant interruptions • Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines • Ability to maintain close attention to detail for periods of sustained duration • Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing • Ability to use independent judgement in selecting and interpreting information • Ability to use tact and diplomacy when handling contacts of a difƂcult, specialized or sensitive nature, for the discussion and resolution of problems • Ability to work as a team member to manage the total ofƂce workload and develop and streamline ofƂce procedures and take such training as is appropriate and available • Demonstrated understanding of word processing, database management and spreadsheet programs (ie. Microsoft OfƂce) For complete duties and responsibilities of this position, please contact Lynn Maksymchak at 250-567-2284 or lmaksymchak@sd91.bc.ca Applications will be accepted for the following position by:

LYNN MAKSYMCHAK DISTRICT PRINCIPAL – HUMAN RESOURCES/LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 (NECHAKO LAKES) PO BOX 129, VANDERHOOF, BC V0J 3A0

WELDER West Fraser Mills Ltd. requires a Journeyman Welder for shift work at Pacific Inland Resources in Smithers, BC. West Fraser offers a comprehensive benefits package. Please submit resume in person, by mail or by fax before October 8th, 2014 to: Dean MacDonald Pacific Inland Resources Box 3130 Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Fax: 250-847-5520

The Northwest’s leading Jeweller is looking for Full & Part time

Sales Associates Retail sales experience an asset but will train candidates who desire a career in this exciting and rewarding environment. Drop off resumes in person to Janie in the Pine Centre Mall.

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New Owners - New Management As a growing dealership, Skaha Ford has two immediate openings for

JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIANS

with 5+ years of experience. CVSE Authorized Inspector Certification an asset. We offer a very competitive salary, extended medical & dental benefits, and a pension plan.

We also offer ongoing, paid Ford Certified Training. Join our Ford family & receive a

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Trades, Technical

Household Services

Misc. for Sale

Looking for Planer Man & Millwrights for out of town work. 2 weeks on/2 weeks off shift. Fax resume to: 250-2432418.

A mature lady interested in doing light housekeeping in your home. If interested call Sandra at (250)981-3752

A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. SPECIAL Trades are welcome. 40’ Containers under $2500! DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

Services

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Garden & Lawn FALL SERVICES Tree prune/removal under 35ft cedar/hedge trim, gutters, junk removal PG Yard Service 250.552.2122

Home Improvements

Landscaping SPRING YARD CLEAN-UP Garbage Removal & Gutter Cleaning Power Raking ~ Aerating (250)961-3612 or (250)964-4758 res

Merchandise for Sale

STEEL BUILDINGS. “Giftcard give-away!” 20x22 $4,358. 25x24 $4,895. 30x30 $6,446. 32x32 $7,599. 40x46 $12,662. 47x72 $18,498. one end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or online: www.pioneersteel.ca 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: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

Auctions

Misc. Wanted

MASSIVE September 27th Food Equipment Auction Hobart Mixers & Meat Process, Bunn Coffee, True Refrigeration, Cambro Smallwares, over 800 lots! Online bidding available via BidSpotter. www.KwikAuctions.com

Collector Buying Coin Collections, Native Art, Estates, Gold, Silver + 778-281-0030 FIREARMS. ALL types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed dealer. 1-866-9600045, www.dollars4guns.com Will buy unwanted gold & silver, coins, quality watches. Rolex and placer gold. Will meet or beat any reasonable competitors rate. Local Buyer. 250-612-1828 (Prince George) Privacy assured.

Pets & Livestock

Livestock DORPER Cross Sheep ﬂock for sale. 15 ewes and 25 lambs. $4500. Phone 250397-4126.

Fruit & Vegetables U-PICK RASPBERRIES

18005 PERRY RD E. 250-963-7064 AUG1-SEPT31

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Furniture For sale: Dining Table/Chairs

Like new- Double pedestal Cherry wood Table & 8 upholstered chairs. Paid $4800 asking $1500 ﬁrm 778-281-1010

Misc. for Sale

FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928

Flat deck utility trailer, $200 obo 250-562-4792 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

Career Opportunities

Ad Designer The Prince George Free Press is growing again and is looking for a creative talented ad designer. This position is perfectly suited for someone who loves to work in a fast-paced environment, and can work well both independently and as part of the team. The ideal candidate will have; experience in working with Adobe Creative Suite (In-Design, Photoshop, Illustrator & Acrobat); strong print ad portfolio; attention to detail; and a creative spark. The Prince George Free Press is an independently owned community newspaper serving Prince George and BC interior markets for over 20 years. If working in a positive, goal oriented team environment, with state of the art equipment and the potential to earn an above industry average income appeals to you, submit your resume in conﬁdence to: Ron Drillen, General Manager The Prince George Free Press 1773 South Lyon Street V2N 1T3 Fax: 250-562-0025 Email: publisher@pgfreepress.com

Real Estate Acreage for Sale

For Sale By Owner

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Apt/Condo for Rent

Recreational/Sale

HARDWOOD MANOR 1575 Queensway Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm Suites Heat/hot water included Adult Oriented/Students welcome Incentives for long-term students

Call (250)561-1446

Private Sale Immaculately clean! 195 Watson Cres. in prestigious Candy Cane Lane area. 1100 sq.ft: 4 bd (3up), 3 bath. Fully ﬁnished basement-rec room with wet bar, hidden storage. Newer furnace. Water softener, water puriﬁer system, six appliances and window coverings included. Large private park-like fenced back yard with trees, RV parking, concrete patio. Carport, shed. Great neighbourhood 2 blocks from school, near shopping. Immediate posession (250)563-1025

SUMMIT APTS

2666 Upland Street 1 & 2 bedroom apts. Rent includes: hydro, heat, hot water, appliances, drapes and parking. Quiet, no pets

Apt/Condo for Rent

Commercial/ Industrial

Midtowne

250-561-1447 CENTRAL LOCATIONS Bachelor, 1 & 2 bedroom apartments for rent. Free heat/hot water, no pets, laundry, parking, adult oriented, near bus stops Call 250-561-1446

Scrap Car Removal

FREE SCRAP CAR REMOVAL 1-800-222-TIPS

To Rent Call:

‘07 27.5 ARCTIC 5TH WHEEL 2 slides, awning, ac, ceiling fan, asking $21,000 778-415-8201 Double pivot hitch $500

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Rentals

• 1 & 2 bedroom apartments available • Close to hospital & downtown • Rent includes heat, hot water • Elevator to undercover parking • Fridge, stove, quality carpets, drapes • Laundry on each ﬂoor • No pets

Trucks & Vans 2006 white duramax diesel quad cab dually loaded 140,00 km $22,000 250-697-6238

within 15 km

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Space available for rent For all your rental needs Call 562-8343 or 562-RENT

Suites, Upper FOR RENT 1941 Tamarack Street, upstairs suite

LOOKING for acreage with lake or river frontage: Remote/semi-remote, well treed, quiet, no buildings preferred. Do you consider selling? Please email: info@wemoveon.ca or call: 1-250-285-3037.

Career Opportunities

Pine Grove Apts Clean 1 & 2 bdrm apts available

Student incentives No Dogs

Phone 250-563-2221

$800/mo plus utilities. Suite is apprx.1200sqft. 3bd 1ba, Feshly painted and cleaned, new window coverings. Fenced Yard. Parking for 1 vehicle. No smoking or pets allowed. Quiet tenants downstairs. ref required 250.564.4674

Career Opportunities

Outside Advertising Sales Representative Prince George Free Press

Description We are seeking a team player with a professional attitude to work and learn in a fast paced, business environment. Quali¿cations The ideal candidate must be motivated and take the initiative to sell multiple media products, including on-line advertising and special products, work with existing customers and develop new customers. Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required. Above average communication skills, valid driver’s licence and a reliable vehicle are necessary. If a rewarding challenge resonates with you, contact us today. Please submit your resume and cover letter to: Ron Drillen, General Manager Prince George Free Press 1773 South Lyon Street Prince George, B.C., V2N 1T3, Canada Tel: (250) 564-0005 Ext.115 Fax: (250) 562-0025 Email: publisher@pgfreepress.com

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Milestone for apprentice grants Federal government hits 500,000 mark for distribution The Honourable Jason KenGovernment has provided nearly ney, Minister of Employment and $700 million in apprenticeship Social Development, announced grants. earlier this month that the Gov“The Progressive Contractors ernment of Canada has provided Association of Canada is encoura total of aged by the Govern500,000 apment’s long-term prenticeship support for apprenJobs in the grants to Catices in the skilled skilled trades nadians since trades,” Sean Reid, 2007 to help Vice-President, are in-demand, them pursue Progressive Conwell-paying careers in the tractors Association and rewarding. skilled trades. of Canada, said. Minister “Our industry recChoosing a career Kenney spoke ognizes that there in the skilled with apprenare some signifitrades is a choice tices at an cant skills shortagfor opportunity. event hosted es that are affecting by George major construction – Jason Kenney Brown Colprojects across lege to celebrate Canada. We need more this important milestone and Canadians to consider a career in handed out apprenticeship grants the skilled trades and we recogto those who have recently comnize that apprenticeship grants pleted their training. are the sorts of investments that “Our government’s top prioriwill benefit apprentices right now ties are creating jobs, economic and also help the longer-term growth, and long-term prosperlandscape.” ity,” Kenney said. “As of today, we Kenney also highlighted other have given out 500,000 ApprenGovernment of Canada measures ticeship Grants. This important to create opportunities for apmilestone demonstrates our prentices such as the introduction government’s commitment to of the Canada Apprentice Loan, supporting apprentices and adsupport for training programs dressing skills shortages in trades and tax credits such as the Tool that are so vital to our economy. Jobs in the skilled trades are in-demand, wellpaying and rewarding. Choosing a career in the skilled trades is a JOIN THE AXIS TEAM IN PRINCE GEORGE! choice for opportunity.” If you are passionate about working with youth at risk or The Apprenticeyouth with developmental disabilities or with familiies and ship Incentive Grant want to make a difference in their lives, consider joining our and Apprenticeship team in the following positions: Completion Grant are • Full Time Residence Workers(3 – 24 hour shifts per week) cash grants that en• Casual Residence Workers (24 hour shifts; as needed) courage Canadians to • Therapeutic Caregivers (caregiving in your own home) pursue and complete • Respite Caregivers (caregiving in your own home apprenticeship trainor primary caregivers home) ing in Red Seal trades. Through these grants, • Part Time Foster Parent Support Trainer and Facilitator apprentices receive The successful person(s) must be comfortable with up to $4,000, which supporting individuals with high behavioural challenges,be can be used to pay for a positive role model and mentor who supports youth in tuition, tools or other being as independent as possible. For further information expenses. To date, the refer to our website www.axis.bc.ca under jobs. Email resume with cover letter to hr@axis.bc.ca or fax (250) 851-2977.

Tax Deduction for apprentices and tradesmen and the Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit for employers. “The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant and Apprenticeship Completion Grant are actual help from the Government for apprentices and their families,” said Chris Smillie, a senior advisor, with the AFL-CIO. “The grants are something tangible, something to show apprentices of all trades the work they do is valuable and necessary in Canada’s economy. The Canadian Building Trades supports the efforts of the Government to assist apprentices in the construction sector and encourages additional measures in the near future.” Minister Kenney also addressed the need for a parity of esteem that will put the skilled trades on an equal footing with a university education. He expressed concern about negative stereotypes that exist towards the skilled trades and the false perception that a university education is more valuable than an

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apprenticeship. Quick Facts • According to Buildforce Canada, in the construction sector alone, it is expected that Canadian companies will need approximately 300,000 new workers over the next 10 years. • According to the Colleges and Institutes Canada, in less than 10 years, employers will not be able to find qualified candidates for 1.5 million job openings. • In Economic Action Plan 2014, the Government announced the introduction of the Canada Apprentice Loan, which will be available in January 2015 to provide apprentices in Red Seal trades with access to interest-free loans of up to $4,000 per period of technical training. It is estimated that at least 26,000 apprentices a year will apply for these loans.

PRINCE GEORGE NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE Our People make a difference in the community The Prince George Native Friendship Centre, a visionary non-proﬁt society, has been serving the needs of the entire community for the past 43+ years. We are seeking candidates for the following position(s) within our organization

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To apply, submit a resume, cover letter and three (3) references detailing which position you are applying for, to Prince George Native Friendship Centre 1600 Third Avenue Prince George, BC V2L 3G6 Fax: (250) 563-0924 E-mail: employment@pgnfc.com Applications will be accepted until dates noted on postings, no telephone inquiries please. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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“GIVE A LITTLE… GAIN A LOT!” Aboriginal Business & Community Development Financial Literacy Workshop offered at no cost which covers topics such as banking, money management, debt, credit, and money-saving tips. Email: ﬁnancialliteracy@abdc.bc.ca Aimee or Audrey 250-562-6325 PG Lupus - Oct 25 Lupus Symposium Sat, Oct 25, 9am - 3:00pm at University Hospital of Northern BC. Ralph 250-563-5588 or Penny 250-964-2636 Kidney Foundation of Canada - Oct 26 Kidney Foundation Walk PG Oct 26 at the Northern Sports Centre at UNBC. Looking for volunteers who have any interest in developing a TEAM to fund raise and walk is very much appreciated. Email: PrinceGeorgeWalk@ kidney.bc.ca Marvene 250-612-2031 For information on volunteering with more than 100 non-proﬁt organizations in Prince George, contact Volunteer Prince George

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South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle. Information: 250-6140684. Dance, Fridays, 8 p.m.-midnight, Royal Canadian Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave.

Saturday Fall harvest dinner, Sept. 20, 5 p.m., Elder Citizens Recreation Centre, 1692 10th Ave. Tickets at office. Information: 250-5619381. Social evening, Sept. 20, 6-9 p.m., hosted by Prince George Naturalists Club at 1384 River Rd. Information: pgnc.wordpress.com. Walk in the Woods tour, Sept. 27, leave city 10:30 a.m., return 3 p.m. Transportation, and lunch provided. Information: Bob Baker 250-962-5003. Nechako Public Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd. A Butler’s Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave. Meat draw, Saturdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave.

Crown Market, Saturdays, 10 a.m.4 p.m., 3955 Hart Highway.

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Dance, Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight, Royal Canadian Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave.

Sunday Hike to Raven Lake/ Grizzly Den Crossover, Sept. 21, meet at City Hall 6:50 a.m. Information: Gail C. 250-964-3740. Ham and roast pork dinner, Sept. 21, 5 p.m. Hart Pioneer Centre.

Nechako Public Market, Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd. East Line Farmers Market, Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Willow River Community Park. Last market Sept. 28. Information: Ann 250966-2435.

Riders in the annual Punjabi Canadian Senior Society Bikeathon leave the Sikh Temple on Davis Drive on Saturday morning, bound for Purden Lake. The ride to Purden Lake and back is a fundraiser for the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation.

Proud to recognize those who give in our community.

A Butler’s Market, Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave. Meat draw, Sundays, 3-5 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave. Crown Market, Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 3955 Hart Highway.

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Northern Twister Square Dance Club meets Mondays, 7 p.m., Knox United Church basement. Information: Gys 250-563-4828 or Reta 250-962-2740.

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Bridge, Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. ACBL duplicate bridge, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., 425 Brunswick St. Information: 250-561-1685. Sweet Adelines women’s four-part chorus meets Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Studio 2880.

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Wednesday Bingo, Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Spruce Capital Senior Recreation Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Whist, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Senior Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St. Army Cadet Rangers free youth program, meets Wednesdays, 6:309:30 p.m., Connaught Youth Centre. Information: Sondra 250-963-9462 or Andrew 250-981-8270. CNC Retirees meet fourth Wednesday, 9 a.m., D’Lanos.

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

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Thursday Whist, Sept. 25, 7 p.m. Hart Pioneer Centre. Tai Chi, Thursday, 7-9 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-9643849. Central Interior Darts Club, meets Thursday, 6:30 p.m., P.G. Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave. Crown Market, Thursdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 3955 Hart Highway. Little Artists, Thursdays, 10:3011:30 a.m., South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle. Information: 250-6140684. Prince George Grassroots Cribbage Club registration, 6:30 p.m. play 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Information: Gerda 250564-8561. ACBL duplicate bridge, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., 425 Brunswick St. Information: 250-561-1685. Old Time Fiddlers jam, Thursday, 7-10 p.m. Elder Citizens Rec Centre, 1692 10th Ave.

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Honda Fit goes big but in a smaller package new 2015 has 79mm of The subcompact segment in Canada had been a bit additional rear seat room, stale, until this past year, the largest cargo area, when we witnessed a class leading passenger number of new entries into volume and more front this segment. shoulder room than its In 2013, Nissan introduced competitors. That’s all the Versa Note hatchback good stuff but the design and earlier this year Nissan of the rear seats and carThe Fit has the followed up with the Migo floor make all of that cra, the least expensive car space race won. room even more useful. on the market ($9,998). Honda has what they Zack Spencer The latest entry is the call Magic Seats: an Honda Fit, the only vehicle in this comoutrageously simple rear seat design petitive class to come with an amazing that allows the seat bottom to flip up, array of seating options that make it a making the rear seat floor accessible to wonder-on-wheels. store large or tall objects. This would be a great place to transport a dog, almost Looks like a kennel on wheels. Since the fuel In an age where most cars get bigger tank is placed under the front seats from one generation to the next, Honda instead of the typical location under has bucked the trend and actually the rear cargo floor, this allowed the shaved 41mm off the overall length of designers to lower the rear floor offering this new 2015 Fit, but improved interior a much deeper cargo area. Combine this volume. The way they achieved this is by with the ability of the rear seats to fold, stretching the wheelbase and shortening plus the front passenger seat to be rethe front and rear overhangs. This move clined to help transport extra long items also helped in the styling department the Fit has the space race won. by producing more of a wedge front surface with a sleeker front windshield. Drive The Fit now looks longer, sleeker, and Honda has a new line of engines it less top heavy. Priced from $14,495 calls Earth Dreams, a less than subtle $22,595, the Fit, on paper, might not mocking of Mazda’s Skyactiv. The look as attractive as the top selling essence of this new engine technology Hyundai Accent and Kia Rio. But when is taking variable valve timing and direct the buyer factors in the versatility of this injection, plus a lighter design to help in vehicle and the fact it has the highest power delivery and fuel consumption. retained value in this class, according to The new 1.5L engine has eleven per cent Canadian Black Book, it can offer good more power, at 130hp, plus more torque value. at 114 lb.-ft. but is 27 per cent lighter than the old engine. The power goes Inside to either an all-new 6-speed manual As attractive as the new exterior is, the that is available on all trim levels or a interior has always been the real story. new continuously variable transmission There is no other car in the subcompact, that expands the gear, ratio range by or even the compact class, that has the fourteen percent. What this means in same functionality and flexibility. This

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the base $14,495 DX trim. Move up one step to the $17,295 LX trim and Honda includes a huge 7-inch touch-sensitive Display Audio system and heated front seats (my favourite). There is also the $19,195 EX trim with alloy wheels, paddle shifter and moon roof, but the big news is the inclusion of the $21,295 EX-L Navi trim. This is the EX trim with leather and navigation, making the fit downright opulent. This isn’t the least expensive car in this class but on the whole it offers so much more than just a price point. This car is all about smart money. The Lowdown Power: 1.5L 4-cylinder with 130hp Fill-up: 7.0L/5.7L/100km (city/highway) Sticker price: $14,495-$22,595 zack.spencer@drivewaybc.ca

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. BCChevroletDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. *Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between September 3, and September 30, 2014. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on all new or demonstrator 2014 Chevrolet vehicles, excluding Corvette; special finance rate not compatible with certain cash credits on Silverado. Participating lenders are subject to change. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $20,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $238.10 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $20,000. Offer is unconditionally interest-free. Freight and air tax ($100, if applicable) included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA, applicable taxes and dealer fees not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Dealer trade may be necessary. Limited time offer which may not be combined with certain other offers. GMCL may modify, extend or terminate offers in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ® Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia. RBC and Royal Bank are registered trademarks of Royal Bank of Canada. ††Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer vehicle that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013/2014 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, or crossover and 2015MY Chevrolet Silverado HD, Suburban, Tahoe, Traverse delivered in Canada between September 3, and September 30, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on all eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer vehicle or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2013/2014 model year Chevrolet vehicle and 2015MY Chevrolet Silverado HD, Suburban, Tahoe, Traverse delivered in Canada between September 3, and September 30, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1,500 credit available on eligible Chevrolet vehicles. Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer pick-up truck that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,000 credit available towards the retail purchase, cash purchase or lease of one eligible 2013/2014/2015 model year Chevrolet light or heavy duty pickup delivered in Canada between September 3, and September 30, 2014.Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited by law. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice. ^ Whichever comes first. Limit of four ACDelco Lube-Oil-Filter services in total. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^^ Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.

By Bob McHugh Studio 2000x is a fully-fledged moviemaking animation department that’s buried deep in the bowels of Ford’s headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. Jeffery (Jeff ) Nowak heads a groundbreaking small group of dedicated Animators/Auto Designers who are playing an increasingly important role in product development at Ford and changing the way cars are created. Jeffery Nowak talked recently about his unique line of work, while he was here attending the SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The conference attracts professionals worldwide from the computer graphics, visual effects, gaming, science, robotics and movie industries.

“Our animations are cinematic in that we try to convey the message within a product and express ‘the feel’ of that vehicle, as best we can,” said Nowak. “We’re trying to create a reality, before a reality actually exists, yet achieve a level of realism. We live for that challenge and it’s very exciting and rewarding, especially in the artistic pursuit.” Designing a new automobile is a long and complex process that typically takes about two years, yet it still starts with a simple two-dimensional sketch. In the digital age, however, that sketch is done on a specialized computer tablet, as it’s easier and faster to then develop it into a 3D model. From there, an actual scaled-down clay or foam model can be produced. As they move ahead in this design decision phase, more

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The expectation from the Cougar’s organization and more consistent and improve his plus-minus rating fans is the Prince George Cougars will be an improved (-10 last season) to get to the next level. The Couteam in the 2014-15 WHL season. The lingering ques- gars are carrying several defencemen on their roster tion is how much? with WHL experience and Josh Anderson (16), the Will the Cougars sneak into the playoffs for the third overall pick in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft, will first time in four years? Is there a realistic be one of the rookies to watch. chance they can surprise and move up to Goal the middle of the pack or perhaps even Ty Edmonds was slotted as the higher in the Western Conference? back-up to start the 2013-14 season but This is the time of year everybody is quickly became the starter. He had an optimistic and why not? All WHL teams up and down season with much of his are 0-0 but that will quickly change this success in the first half. Edmonds (18) weekend as the puck drops to start the should be highly motivated as he wasn’t season. drafted by an NHL team, although he The Cougars actually improved by 12 was good enough to play in the CHL points last season going from 50 to 62, Top Prospects game. He will welcome but that improvement was not evident in the challenge of carrying the load and HART BEAT the standings since they finished ninth the pressure that comes with it. Tavin HARTLEYMILLER out of 10 for a second straight year. Here’s Grant (16) is an untested rookie as the a look at the roster. back-up, who likely won’t be counted on Forwards for many starts. The top two scorers from last season (Todd Fiddler Outlook and Troy Bourke) are gone but the Cougars should Based on returning players and last season’s standstill have enough firepower, led by Chase Witala (19) ings, Kelowna, Victoria and Portland (not necessarily and Jansen Harkins (17), to be competitive. in that order) should be the class of the West. Seattle Chance Braid (20) and Lance Yaremchuk (18) came and Everett appear to be strong middle teams and from the Prince Albert Raiders for Jordan Tkatch then there’s the rest. Spokane has lost plenty of fire (19) and are expected to make a tenacious contribupower and experienced defencemen, making them a tion, but it should be noted they haven’t produced big prime candidate for the biggest fall. Tri-City will be numbers offensively. Braid, a physical presence, has competitive as long as Eric Comrie is in net. Highly 17 goals and 57 points in 201 career regular season touted rookie Tyler Benson should help Vancouver WHL games while Yaremchuk had just a goal and compete for a playoff berth and Kamloops is expected two assists in 15 games last season with the Raiders. to be improved with Don Hay back behind its bench. Local product Jari Erricson (20) has the talent to have This leaves Prince George. We know the excitement a breakout year but there is no predicting how he will with the new ownership; we know crowds at CN Cenrespond after missing nearly all of last season with a tre will show a significant increase; and we know the concussion. Another notable forward coming off a players, coaches and management are re-energized to major injury is import David Soltes (19) who is still make the New Ice Age a success and not just a slogan. not healthy enough to start the season. Overall, the If the Cougars finish fifth or better I believe they Cats are youthful up front with the majority of their will have overachieved. If the Cats finish sixth to forwards 18 or under. eighth, that would be moderate progress, but that’s a Defence realistic goal considering their talent. If the Cougars Behind the blue line finish ninth or 10th, it will be another disappointing remains a concern. season where the sizzle was more impressive than the The Cougars gave up steak. a conference-high 405 To be a playoff team, the Cougars need much betgoals last season, (tied ter production on special teams, a major reduction with Kamloops) well in goals allowed and more points from all those key over four per game. That home doubleheaders (Regulation time splits are not number needs to be good enough). cut down by a goal per Pick game to become a .500 The P.G. Cougars to finish seventh out of 10. team. Mark McNulty Hartley Miller is the sports director and morning (19) leads the defencenews anchor for radio station The Goat 94.3 He also men. He has an offensive writes for hqprincegeorge.com. Send along a quote, touch and has had great note, or anecdote to hmiller@thegoatrocks.ca games but he needs to be Follow him on twitter: @Hartley_Miller

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A look at the roster for the Cariboo Cougars as they prepare for the first weekend of B.C. Major Midget league play shows one thing missing. There are 12 forwards and two goalies, which are standard numbers. There are only five defensemen. “That last spot is still to be determined,” coach Bryan MacLean says. “It will be filled.” The Cougars held a mini-training camp at Kin 1 on the weekend, and MacLean says it went well. “The guys were attentive. We did some video sessions before we went on the ice each day, and I was impressed by how well the players took to what we were doing. “Sunday afternoon was probably the hardest session of the weekend, and the guys were still raring to go at the end .” The Cougars coaching staff used

the weekend camp to get a look at combinations for forward lines, but MacLean says that is still a work in progress. “The first six weeks or so of the season you’re always playing with the lines, trying out new ideas.” The season starts this weekend as the Cougars host the Valley West Hawks on Saturday and Sunday. MacLean says it’s a great time of the year. “It’s very exciting, you’ve been practicing for about four weeks, and now it’s time to get going.” He expects the Hawks will be a good team this year, one of the ones the Cougars will be fighting with for playoff spots. “It should be a good test for us,” he said. “There’s some extra motivation for us too, sine the Hawks were the ones who beat us in the playoffs last year.” Saturday’s game between the Cougars and Hawks starts at 3 p.m. at Kin 1, with the Sunday game facing off at 11:15 a.m.

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Courtesy Prince George Track and Field Club Alexander Nemethy, left, Kendel Rogers and Lindsay King were winners in the 14-17 age group at the Prince George Track and Field club awards ceremony.

Track club honours best from past season The Prince George Track and Field Club wrapped up its season earlier this month by handing out some awards. Carly Frenkel was a double winner, as she shared outstanding senior female athlete honours with Kirsten Ward, and was named a winner of the Al Rivas Memorial Scholarship, along with Sinead O’Callaghan. The outstanding senior male athlete went to Zach Matyas and Jeremy Matte. In the youth (ages 14-17) division, the most

outstanding male athletes were Alexander Nemethy and Cole Dinsdale, while Lindsay King and Kendel Rogers won the female awards. In the junior (9-13) division, the male winner were Simon Nemethy and Tanner Matheson, with Taigan Wheele, Cassidy Campbell and Morgan Wiebe winning the female awards. The club will take the rest of the year off before resuming an indoor program at the Northern Sport Centre in January. The outdoor program will resume in May.

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UNBC swept by UBC Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Alan Alderson warned the UNBC Timberwolves men’s soccer team. “You can warn first-year players that a team like UBC will come out fast,” says the Timberwolves coach. “Sometimes they just have to see it happen.” That was what happened in the first of a pair of games UNBC played in Vancouver on the weekend, as UBC scored three times in the first 18 minutes on the way to a 5-1 win. They swept the weekend series with a 3-0 win on Sunday. “I did something I don’t think I’ve ever done before,” Alderson said. “I made seven substitutions at halftime. We played a great second half.” Brandon Wallace got the lone UNBC goal. Wallace, Conrad Rowlands and Luke Holmes came in for special praise from Alderson for their efforts. “Luke played well enough that I gave him a start on Sunday, and he played the full 90 minutes.” Making seven substitutions is something Alderson probably wouldn’t have been able to do in previous years, but this year’s squad is deeper, and he isn’t afraid to make changes. Playing a team like UBC, the two-time defending national champions, was more a test of re-

solve for UNBC than anything else. This weekend’s trip to Abbotsford to take on the University of the Fraser Valley is a different story. “This is probably the most exciting trip of the season for us,” Alderson says. “I recruited about 10 of our players out of their backyard, and I coached a lot of their players in youth soccer down there. “It’s going to be a big, big weekend for emotions. I expect we’ll probably have more fans than they do.” The games will also give UNBC a chance to establish themselves as players in the playoff hunt. Women’s Soccer For Andy Cameron, it’s about improvement in steps. “Two years ago, it was 13 goals,” the coach of the UNBC women’s soccer team said of travelling to UBC. “We played against a very good team. They’re a big school with a good program.” The Thunderbirds beat the Timberwolves 5-0 on Saturday and 3-0 on Sunday. “I think we took another step,” Cameron said. “We played with them on Saturday, but they had some individual players it was hard for us to match up against.” Saturday was also a new experience for the Timberwolves in terms of the field of play. “It was a turf field, which took some adjusting to, and it was a bigger field than we usually play on.

It was wider, and that took some adjusting to as well.” Sunday’s game was 1-0 at the half and 2-0 until late in the game, and Cameron was happy with the team’s overall performance. ‘We’ve got a pretty set starting 11 now, but we are still doing a bit of mix-and-match. We were moving people around a bit. “We can do that this year because we have more depth than we’ve had in the past, and moving players also gives us a chance to get everybody into the game.” The Timberwolves are back on the road this weekend, as they travel to Abbotsford to take on the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades. Cameron says it should be another tough test. The team will also have to adjust to another change this weekend, as both games are 5 p.m. starts as compared to the 10 a.m. or noon starts they’ve had this year. “We have pretty much a set routine already,” Cameron said, “so it’s just a matter of changing the times. We take a team walk from the hotel a set time before the game, have a team meeting at a set time, arrive at the venue at a set time before the game. “We don’t play under the lights very often, but 15 minutes and you’re adjusted.” After this weekend’s action, UNBC is back home to play the Univresity of Victoria on Sept. 27 and 28.

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Westwood wins one for Nathan Team repeats as soccer champions after captain’s sudden death Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com For the Westwood Pub players, Sunday was a day unlike any other. The two-time defending champions in the Open division of the North Cariboo Senior Soccer League were playing for their third straight title against Rolling Mix Concrete. But this game was different. Nathan Warren wasn’t there. Warren, the captain and man-

ager of the team, died of a heart attack on Sept. 7, the same day Westwood secured its spot in the final with a 3-0 win over Grewal Group. Sam Batarseh remember that day. “Nathan was supposed to be playing in the semifinal with us, but we heard he was in the hospital. After we won, we posted it on Facebook so he would know we were in the final. “Then I got a call from a buddy of his that he had died.” Batarseh had played with War-

Allan WISHART/Free Press Matt Jubinville is congratulated by Westwood Pub teammates after scoring the first goal in Sunday’s open division final against Rolling Mix Concrete in NCSSL playoff action. Westwood, playing in memory of teammate Nathan Warren, who died of a heart attack on Sept. 7, won the game 2-1.

Allan WISHART/Free Press Sam Batarseh of Westwood Pub soccer team holds a T-shirt the team wore in warmups before Sunday’s championship final in the open division of the North Cariboo Senior Soccer League. The shirts honour Nathan Warren, a player and manager with the team who died of a heart attack on Sept. 7 at the age of 26.

ren for the past five or six years, the last three on Westwood Pub. “He was beyond amazing. He played right wing and midfielder, he was the captain and the manager.” The team decided to honour Warren the best way they knew how. “We wanted to win and to have fun, because that was what Nathan would have wanted.” The pre-game rituals for Westwood on Sunday were much the same as normal, but there were some differences. All the players were wearing special T-shirts for the warmup honouring Warren, and they signed several of the shirts to give to his family and the league as mementoes. Batarseh says the team hadn’t had any special meetings during the week. “We communicated through technology for the most part. We used the Facebook page a lot. Everybody took care of something for the day.” The crowd for Sunday’s final, the last of three championship games

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that day, was large. “It was a very special crowd,” Batarseh said. “I’ve never seen a crowd like that at a game before.” As the two teams observed a moment of silence before the game, the crowd fell silent as well. And then the game was on. Matt Jubinville scored first for Westwood, but Jon Bauder responded for Rolling Mix. Fittingly, it was Scottt DiBianchi, the team’s leading scorer this season, who got the winning goal in the 2-1 win. “It felt like we were in a movie,” Batarseh said of the game. “It was beyond amazing that we were able to honour Nathan that way.” Batarseh and the rest of the Westwood Pub players hope to see Warren’s memory kept alive by the league. “Hapefully, we can have the Open division playoff trophy named for Nathan. We’re also looking at possibly having a tournament in his honour each year, whether indoor or outdoor, we’re not sure.” League Awards Nathan Warren picked up the

league award as top manager in the Open division, while teammate Scott DiBianchi won three awards. DiBianchi won as top scorer with 27 goals, and was also named league MVP and top forward. Chandah Sangha was named top defender and Johnathan Richards was top goalie. In the 30-plus division, Jon Lafontaine was the top scorer with 16 goals. Todd Kuc was named MVP. Jon Bitner was top forward, Jeremy Thomas top defender, B.J. Bartha top goalie, and Nathan Zurowski top manager. Kenny Won’s 18 goals were good for scoring honours in the 45-plus division, with Craig Christie named the MVP. Won was also named top forward, Paul Mercer was top defender, Richard Boyes top goalie, and John Iverson top manager. Subway scored a late goal to beat Caledonians 2-1 for the 45-plus playoff title, while Eden Spa/Geotech rode a first-half goal to a 1-0 win over Queensway Auto World in the 30-plus division final.

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