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Hall defeats Zurowski Skakun tops council poll Voters opt to remove fluoride in referendum Four incumbents returned to school board Bill PHILLIPS/Free Press Lyn Hall and his wife Lorrelle react when it was announced Saturday that Lyn will be the next mayor of Prince George.

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Hall set to be city’s next mayor Getting voters out was key to win, camp made 34,000 phone calls

Special

Mail

Kelly Road

Vanway

Blackburn

DP Todd

Edgewood

John McInnis

Malaspina

384

521

466

1480

551

196

2181

463

1467

1288

1373 10463

ZUROWSKI, Don

356

558

314

1224

537

170

1760

493

1228

1091

1005

8850

CUNIN, Jeffrey

107

172

746

DERRICK, Trent

114

194

175

515

247

772

215

537

516

522

3893

EVERITT, Frank

322

492

251

1111

401

182

1609

397

1073

933

947

7788

FRIZZELL, Garth

361

502

387

1185

449

159

1806

443

1185

1110

1094

8773

GALLO, Ron

175

125

456

163

738

125

464

338

379

3130

HUBER, Alex

156

109

498

251

635

169

444

400

377

3227

KAUK, Gregg

402

161

513

132

378

311

301

2485

KOEHLER, Albert

309

461

332

1038

456

142

1653

455

1084

1078

930

8022

KRAUSE, Murry

443

661

348

1390

545

187

2076

558

1373

1237

223

101

304

220

146

220

1531

LUKE, Jason

133

192

150

534

294

656

174

520

495

431

3678

McCONNACHIE, Terri

255

397

233

1012

441

140

1237

327

898

762

830

6580

MERRICK, Jillian

201

317

384

891

332

127

1415

356

891

882

993

6829

MIX, Bryan

191

296

155

663

257

1074

309

720

659

541

4974

MUNOZ, Debora

242

322

286

760

392

1280

291

804

794

808

6122

PEACOCK, Monica

118

202

134

530

185

711

167

481

388

487

3529

ROBERTS, Don

103

168

111

117

771

SAXENA, Ravi

105

121

161

325

156

655

114

491

382

304

2846

SCOTT, Susan

254

368

253

835

331

128

1269

313

838

758

786

6217

SHAW, Travis

102

126

242

379

305

202

322

1956

SKAKUN, Brian

490

755

391

1776

769

251

2525

643

1830

1556

SPOONER, Roy

180

108

388

178

622

165

398

377

420

3029

190

269

213

650

263

107

1014

227

693

617

601

4916

130

517

185

528

145

387

281

366

2809

236

357

163

763

304

110

1243

337

779

723

679

5773

962

8764

MAYOR

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LARSEN, Coralee

STOLZ, Cameron ULCH, Harry WILBUR, Dave

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COMMUNITY OPINION REFERENDUM QUESTION The City of Prince George currently fluoridates its water supply. Are you in favour of the City of Prince George fluoridating its water supply?

Yes

395

535

420

1105

428

145

1909

417

1198

1144

337

513

344

1539

629

225

1932

523

1468

1192

1381 10171

R R IN G TO W N IE B E

N ER

C D O N A LD SA B O

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R IS

Dennis

Bob

Sheldon

Brenda

Denise

Don

Chris

Sharel

Bruce

293

475

711

252

869

387

370

516

893

714

Blackburn

370

101

120

113

Edgewood

977

181

269

329

252

182

278

215

136

172

270

307

120

166

163

324

262

John McInnis

2,752

506

618

855

757

477

722

572

421

272

603

642

253

804

334

442

490

775

660

Kelly Road

2,745

400

668

1,128

659

484

832

603

390

232

542

808

277

762

386

394

455

919

681

Malaspina

2,411

370

512

813

617

423

691

522

339

206

433

580

216

636

273

376

448

734

755

Ron Brent

2,449

449

619

765

677

494

498

532

473

198

507

541

252

767

378

365

432

673

579

D.P. Todd

4,023

680

895

1,378

1,206

692

1,107

894

604

371

908

1,029

383

1,189

526

670

731

1,211

954

Vanway

1,092

147

242

381

283

191

287

225

165

219

298

116

318

166

167

222

295

399

RDFFG

655

120

165

206

209

149

187

163

100

192

232

281

119

157

189

216

Mackenzie

810

115

209

158

133

325

142

105

104

187

189

140

109

112

153

McBride

324

266

133

Valemount

464

105

118

110

206

118

102

Total Votes

21,953

3,628

5,015

7,338

5,852

3,869

5,843

4,603

3,392

2,019

4,240

5,492

2,093

6,658

3,237

3,327

3,912

6,350

5,685

W A

Eric

464

Valentine

492

M A

Kate

721

Tony

461

H A R

Andrew

759

H A R

Tim

965

C R A

D G

W FO R D

Trish

726

Betty

481

C A B

Dori

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Number of voters 2,881

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Lyn Hall will be Prince George’s next mayor. Hall scored a solid win over Don Zurowski in the mayor’s race Saturday. Preliminary results put Hall with 10,463 votes and Zurowski with 8,850. “We really worked the grassroots and we’ve proven that works,” he said. “I couldn’t be happier this evening.” He said his campaign workers made 34,000 phone calls during the campaign. “We knew early on that we were going to have to connect with a lot of people,” he said. “And we knew if we could hit that 34,000 mark, that was going to make the difference … and it did.” The phone calls helped in a couple of ways, Hall said. Firstly, it enabled him to identify his support and, secondly, it enabled him to get that support out and vote. He credited David McWalter, who worked on Shari Green’s mayoralty campaign in 2011, for organizing the phone calls. Hall said he pressed his daughters into action to help him with the campaign, and they helped get the youth vote out. “We decided early on that we needed to connect with students,” he said. “It was important that we were able to draw them into the campaign.” He also thanks, specifically, the firefighters for helping. He also credited his campaign manager Michelle Marrelli with being a big part of the win. “She drove the team very hard, but in the right direction,” he said. Hall ran his campaign based on

leadership style and reconnecting with the community. “I kept pounding away on that from Day 1,” he said. “There are other issues and they’re important issues that the new council is going to have to deal with. Infrastructure issues, we’ve talked about those, we know the challenge ahead of us. But for me, it was leadership, it was a different style. It was an inclusionary model and it meant that we were going to reconnect to the community.” The first order of business, Hall said, would be to establish the committee structure that he talked about during the campaign, whereby councillors will be alloted sectors of the community that they will be responsible for. Those allotments will be based on each individual councillor’s unique talents. In the council race, there wasn’t any surprise at the top of the polls, but perhaps a few at the bottom. Brian Skakun topped the polls with 12,674 votes followed by Murry Krause with 10,304. Other incumbents returning to council include Garth Frizzell with 8,773 votes, Albert Koehler with 8,022, and Frank Everitt, 6,788. Rounding out the new council will be three newcomers, and all women. Jillian Merrick captured 6,829 votes, Terri McConnachie 6,580, and Susan Scott 6,218 votes. Incumbents Cameron Stolz and Dave Wilbur were not re-elected. Wilbur captured 5,773 votes and Stolz only 4,916. Just missing the cut was Debora Munoz wth 6,122 votes. Although it will still be council’s decision, it looks like the city will stop fluoridating its water. A total of 10,171 people voted no in Saturday’s referendum while 8,764 voted yes. There were a total 19,710 votes cast in the municipal election for an estimated voter turnout of 34.3 per cent.

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WA N T E D Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following person who is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant. As of 0900hrs this 19th day of November 2014, Alexander Mathias JOSEPH (B: 1978-11-30) is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant for FAIL TO Alexander Mathias COMPLY WITH PROBATION. JOSEPH JOSEPH is described as a First Nations male, 175 cm or 5’9” tall and weighs 66 kg 175 cm or 5’9” or 146 lbs. JOSEPH has black hair 66 kg or 146 lbs and brown eyes. JOSEPH should be considered violent.

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Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following person who is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant. As of 0900hrs this 19th day of November 2014, Daniel James JOHNNY (B: 1969-07-23) is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant for BEING UNLAWFULLY AT LARGE. JOHNNY is described as a First Daniel James Nations male, 178 cm or 5’10” tall and JOHNNY weighs 118 kg or 260 lbs. JOHNNY 178 cm or 5’10” has black hair and brown eyes. JOHN118 kg or 260 lbs. NY should be considered violent.

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In Provincial Court on August 29: James E. Joseph was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced to 11 days in jail, fined $300 and assessed a victim surcharge of $90. Harley R. Poole was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced to 40 days in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Shane A. Wilson was found guilty of two counts of breach of recognizance, sentenced to 160 days in jail, placed on probation for 18 months and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Gregory H. Bobb was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced to 30 days in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. In Provincial Court on Sept. 2: Gordon R. Wheeler was found guilty of disobeying an order of the Court and failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking, sentenced to six days in jail, placed on probation for 12 months and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Tracy D. Gibbon was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, sentenced to one year in jail and received a lifetime prohibition on the possession of firearms. Dustin L. Pierini was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Alexander S. Ouskine was found guilty of resisting a peace officer, placed on probation for six months and assessed a victim surcharge of $100.

In Provincial Court on Sept. 3: Martin V. Abraham was found guilty of causing a disturbance and failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking, placed on probation for six months and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Warren A. Beattie was found guilty of two counts of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced to one day in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $200. Andrew D.S. Bellman was found guilty of assaulting a peace officer, sentenced to one day in jail, placed on probation for two years, assessed a victim surcharge of $100 and prohibited from possessing firearms for five years. Nathan L.J. Doucette was found

guilty of two counts of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced to six days in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Paul C. Doxtator was found guilty of assault, mischief and failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance, sentenced to one day in jail, placed on probation for 18 months and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Aaron J. Duncan was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced to 13 days in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Kevin M. Hamilton was found guilty of causing a disturbance, placed on probation for one year and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. In Provincial Court on Sept. 3:

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Driving violators fined, prohibited Daniel J. Johnny was found guilty of driving while prohibited, sentenced to 14 days in jail to be served on an intermittent basis, placed on probation until the expiration of the jail sentence, fined $500, assessed a victim surcharge of $75 and prohibited from driving for one year. Johnny was also found guilty of a second count of driving while prohibited, sentenced to 21 days in jail to be served on in intermittent basis, placed on probation until the expiration of the jail sentence, fined $500, assessed a victim surcharge of $75 and prohibited from driving for one year. Aaron W. Justice was found guilty of driving while prohibited, fined $500, assessed a victim surcharge of $75 and prohibited from driving for one year. Justin J. Klyne was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000 and assessed a victim surcharge of $350. Boyd W. Lackey was found guilty of assault causing bodily harm, sentenced to 78 days in jail, placed on probation for one year, assessed a victim surcharge of $100 and prohibited from possessing firearms for three years. Lackey was

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also found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced to 30 days in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Shaun R. Peters was found guilty of four counts of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced to 43 days in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Stepan Polianskii was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, placed on probation for one day and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Melodie J. Poliues was found guilty of three counts of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced to one day in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Andrew N. Quamme was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, placed on probation for one year and assessed a victim surcharge of $100.

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New school board set Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Trish Bella wants the Board of Education for School District 57 to take a look at how she topped the polls in Saturday’s election. “It had a lot to do with whether someone was willing to stand up and speak out,” said Bella, elected for her third term with 7,338 votes. “Accessibility was a big help as well. People knew they could get in touch with me if they had concerns.” Bella will be joined by three incumbents on the new board – Brenda Hooker (6,658 votes), Sharel Warringron (6,350) and Tim Bennett (5,852) – and three newcomers – Tony Cable (5,843), Bruce Wiebe (5,685) and Bob Harris (5,492). Incumbent Sharon Bourassa did not run this year and Betty Bekkering and Kate Cooke finished eighth and ninth respectively in the polls. Bella says the new board has a lot of

work to do. “There’s a whole bunch of things to get to. We need to re-establish our contacts and our relationships with our partner groups. When we do that, we can work together to elevate the awareness of affordable pubic education.” She also feels having new labour agreements with the BCTF and CUPE means the board will have less to worry about there. “Both those agreements run through the four years Trish Bella of our new term, so I think we have the opportunity to do great things, working with our partners.” Bella says the famous ‘learning curve’ for the three new trustees might be shorter than for many others. “All three are coming in with a great background in education, so they know a lot about the district already. Last elec-

Residents vote to remove fluoride from water Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com The ‘no’ side is, understandably, happy with the result of Saturday’s fluoridation referendum. Fifty-four per cent of those who cast a ballot in the referendum, (10,171 people), said they did not want the city to fluoridate the water, while 8,764 said ‘yes’ to fluoridation. “We are pleased the majority of those who voted agreed with our position that fluoridation of the water system is not the answer to improved dental health,” said Tracey Brown, one of the ‘no’ side organizers. “The BC Ministry of Health Dental Survey Report from May of this year supports this fact.” Brown said the ‘no’ side was cautiously optimistic going into the referendum and is pleased with the “decisive” vote. Brown said they believe many factors went into a successful ‘no’ vote in the referendum. “First, many people are better informing themselves about their health and wellness and coming to understand that everything we choose to eat and drink impacts our overall health,” she said. “The addi-

tion of hydrofluorosilicic acid to the water removes that choice. The ineffectiveness and inefficiency of water fluoridation are other factors that affected the vote.” She added that 97 per cent of the province is not fluoridated and yet B.C. has the best dental health in the country. “Education supports good dental health, not fluoridation,” she said. Brown added that, even though the referendum is not binding on city council, they are confident council will decide to stop fluoridation. “The newly elected mayor and council have publicly stated that they would abide by the results of the referendum,” she said. “Mayor-elect Hall has stated repeatedly that one of his goals is to reconnect council with the community and the community has clearly spoken on this topic. We look forward to council acting quickly to end water fluoridation in Prince George.” And, Hall has said he will support the referendum result. “The referendum was designed to give the public an opportunity to voice their position,” said mayor-elect Lyn Hall in a Free Press questionnaire during the campaign. “I will support the outcome of the referendum.”

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tion, we had five new trustees, and many of them didn’t have a real background in education.” While Cable feels his experience in the district helped, he knows there is still a lot to learn. “I’m very pleased to be a new trustee. There will be a lot of things coming up pretty quickly.” He said he was watching the results Saturday night, and noticed one thing quite quickly. “The poor school board always had to wait for the mayor, council and fluoridation votes. “After the first few results came in, I was cautiously optimistic. When the second set came in, and I could see there was starting to be some separation between the candidates, I started felling better, but I was still just cautiously optimistic.” With a lot of attention being placed on the needs of rural schools during the campaign, Cable says his experience as a teacher and administrator in some of the outlying areas will be a good tool. “I think my strength in Mackenzie came from being a resident there and being a principal at two of the schools. I think I understand the issues of the rural schools. “I’ve known Bruce (Wiebe) for years. I had my first vice-principal job at Blackburn, and Bruce was a teacher there.” The final meeting for the current board will be Nov. 25, with the new board having its inaugural meeting on Dec. 9.

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Matters report released Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com It was the first day on the job for the Independent Investigations Office, and that may have caused some gaffes as they investigated Greg Matters’ death. Matters was shot by police September 12, 2012 outside his Pineview home following a standoff with local police. Following the Independent Investigations Office’s initial report, which cleared the RCMP of criminality, and subsequent coroner’s inquest, much debate has surfaced over whether Matters was shot in the back. That prompted the director Richard Rosenthal to appoint a civilian

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first day when this tragic incident occurred,” said Rosenthal in a press release. “Our staff had not investigated any critical incidents to date as a team and we were trying to ensure that the most experienced people available were present. I would say that the situation will not arise again given the passage of time and the fact that all investigative staff now meet the legislative requirements. We now have a very experienced chief of investigations and our staff now has considerably more experience. It is my firm view that the concerns that were present on September 10, 2012, are no longer an issue. Given Mr. Jette’s thorough report, neither I nor my staff will have any further comment.” That’s not good enough for the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association and the Pivote Legal Society. “This report makes clear that serious errors were made by the IIO in the conduct of the Gregory Matters investigation, and that there is a cultural problem within the IIO that needs to be fixed,” said BCCLA Executive Director Josh Paterson, in a press release. According to the Civil Liberties Association one of the individuals ordered to the investigation was, at the time, receiving a paycheque from the RCMP, and the other had served with the RCMP in British Columbia more recently than the five-year restriction on employing B.C. police officers as investigators at the IIO. Jette concluded that he had “not found evidence of any action, decision or direction by IIO staff … which betrayed a pro- or anti-police bias, or anything else which might cause me to find that the investigation or the investigative procedures followed lacked integrity. However, I have concluded that the integrity of the investigation was impacted by the (Rosenthal’s) decision to dispatch (the two investigators) to Prince George.” Greg Matters’ sister, Tracey, says she still has concerns about how her brother was killed, but is pleased with some of Jette’s report. “I am dismayed that the civilian monitor didn’t hold Rosenthal to account for failing to state in his report that Greg was shot in the back,” she said in a post to pgfreepress.com. “I am also dismayed that the report fails to address why, even to date, the IIO failed to reconstruct the bullet trajectory. It defies common sense to leave such a critical piece of information out. “Nonetheless, I am pleased that Rosenthal is held to account for breaching the Police Act and undermining the ‘civilianisation’ of the IIO by appointing two officers to Greg’s case.”

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Zurowski praises clean campaign Even though Don Zurowski got about 2,300 more votes this election than he did when he ran for mayor in 2008, it wasn’t enough. Zurowski, who captured 6,505 votes in 2008 in a losing bid to Dan Rogers, managed 8,850 in 2014. But it wasn’t enough to get into the mayor’s office as Lyn Hall got the job with Bill PHILLIPS/Free Press 10,463 votes. Don Zurowski concedes defeat to Lyn Hall in Saturday’s mayoralty An obviously disaprace in Prince George. pointed Zurowski said Saturday. “I’ve been in five elections, won three, he was proud that he ran lost two … I much prefer winning. The electorate a clean campaign and, looking back, wouldn’t decided.” change his tactics. He said he could have run a different campaign “It wasn’t the outcome I was looking for,” he said

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Skakun tops polls in council race Brian Skakun has been a thorn in the side of the past three mayors as he fights to bring issues he believes are important into the public eye. Most recently he drew the ire of Mayor Shari Green when he posted photos of graders sitting idle in the city’s works yard during heavy snowfalls last winter. He has continually pushed for greater transparency at city hall, and that got him in trouble a few years ago when he released confidential information to the media. While his style might tie mayors and some other councillors up in fits, it resonates with voters. He topped the polls in Saturday’s election, the second time he’s done that in the last three elections. Preliminary results have him with 12,674 votes. “I’m very humbled,” he said election night. “I love Prince George, I love the people of Prince George and they’ve reciprocated that with me … I just appreciate the people who voted for me, and who stuck with me through the ups and downs of my political career.”

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Prince George Search and Rescue was pressed into action Sunday afternoon to help a woman who hurt herself hiking in the Tabor Mountain area. The 51-year-old

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Development of a Pest Management Plan Application #: FLNR-C and N-BC-2015 Applicant: Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 2000 S. Ospika Boulevard, Prince George, B.C. V2N 4W5 Agent: SMC Consulting, 1582 Lawrence Avenue, Penticton, B.C. V2A 3C1 Tel/Fax: (250) 492-6193, E-mail: smcconsulting@shaw.ca The purpose of the proposed Pest Management Plan (PMP) is to manage invasive alien plants and/or noxious weeds on provincial Crown land in Central and Northern BC. The PMP applies to areas located within the Thompson-Nicola, Skeena-Queen Charlottes, Kitimat-Stikine, BulkleyNechako, Fraser-Fort George, Stikine, Peace River Regional Districts, and the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality. The PMP applies to areas located within the vicinity of the communities of Albreda, Valemount, McBride, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Mackenzie, Prince Rupert, Terrace, Smithers, Vanderhoof, Prince George, Kitimat, Fort Fraser, Fort St. James, Burns Lake, Houston, Hazelton, Dease Lake, Atlin, and communities on Haida Gwaii. The pest management methods proposed for use include manual, mechanical, cultural, and biological control, and the use of herbicides within the area to which the PMP applies. The common name and examples of the trade names of the herbicides proposed for use under this plan include: aminopyralid (Milestone), clopyralid (Lontrel), dicamba (Banvel), diﬂufenzopyr (Overdrive), ﬂuroxypyr (Sightline), glyphosate (Vantage Plus Max), imazapyr (Arsenal), mecoprop-p (Dyvel DX), metsulfuron methyl (Escort), picloram (Tordon 22K), 2,4-D (2,4-D Amine 600), and triclopyr (Garlon XRT). Selective application methods include: wick/wipe-on, injection, squirt bottle, cut surface, and foliar applications using backpack or vehicle mounted sprayer. The proposed duration of the PMP is from June 10, 2015 to June 10, 2020.

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woman slipped while hiking with a group of people in the area. Prince George Search and Rescue were dispatched by the British Columbia Ambulance Service at 12:45 p.m. to assist with evacuation of the woman. Twentytwo searchers responded with the command vehicle and ATV team. Searchers were able to access the woman and evacuate her with the assistance of a helicopter, that was provided by Pacific Western Helicopters.

MAN ARRESTED One man is in custody and facing many charges as a result of a firearms investigation in the city. On November 6, the Prince George RCMP’s Crime Reduction Team located and arrested Allan Troy Baker, a 30year-old Prince George resident, as part of an ongoing firearms investigation. Investigators obtained and executed a search warrant on a residence located on the 1200 block of Alward Street in Prince George. During the search of the residence, RCMP located a prohibited and loaded modified shot gun and ammunition, as well as a quantity of cocaine.

Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Ozzie, a Yorkshire terrier, seen here in his Harley Davidson get-up, has a flair for fashion, says owner Claudette Norbury. The duo was one of about 20 pooches and their pals who walked the runway Saturday at CNC’s 11th annual Doggie Fashion Show to support the North Cariboo SPCA.

Trio facing assault charges Three people are now facing charges after an assault victim attended the hospital with extensive injuries in early November. On Tuesday, November 4, a man had attended the University Hospital of Northern BC suffering from extensive injuries. Those injuries were believed to have been the result of an assault. The Prince George RCMP requested the public’s help in identifying the 30-year-

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A draft copy of the proposed PMP and maps of the proposed treatment areas may be examined in detail at: Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (2000 S. Ospika Boulevard, Prince George, B.C. V2N 4W5); online at www.for.gov.bc.ca/hra/plants/pmp.htm; or by contacting the Agent listed above.

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old victim’s attacker(s). Through investigation, including information provided by the public, three people have now been charged for the attack: Allan Troy Baker, 30, Jason Gordon Mease, 36, and April Rose Charlie, 30. Provincial Crown Counsel have approved charges of aggravated assault, assault causing bodily harm, and assault with a weapon, against all three.

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Native court workers protest No contract for group since 2011, rotating strikes underway Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com It’s difficult to stage a provincewide strike when your bargaining unit only has 23 members. But that’s what happening with the province’s 23 native court workers, who have been without a contract since 2011. Three native court workers, two from Prince George and one from Fort St. James, were out braving the cold in front of the courthouse last week as part of a series of rotating strikes by the BCGEU members. The trio were being supported by other BCGEU members on the picket lines. “The government hasn’t been funding the agency properly,” said BCGEU staff representative Cheryl Jones from Victoria. “The only option was to go on strike.” While they are called native court workers, they do not only deal with natives. The workers’ job is to help people navigate the bureaucratic, intimidating, and often overwhelming court system.

Prince George native court worker Christina Draegon says she helps about 1,000 people per year. The issue is wages. Native court workers have been left behind, said Jones. The starting wage for a native court worker is currently $31,800 while the starting wage for Aboriginal Services workers, doing similar work, is $45,100. The root of the dispute goes back to 2003 when the Community Social Services Employers’ Association was formed and native court workers were excluded from that association. In addition, native court workers only receive partial benefits compared to the Aboriginal Services agreement. “(Native court workers) pay for their benefits,” said Jones. “Usually benefits are covered by the employer.” Native court workers have not had a pay increase in the past five years, and have received a nine per cent increase since 2002. There used to be 52 native court workers in the province, but that number has dwindled. It become a bit of a Catch-22 system, said Jones,

Bill PHILLIPS/Free Press Native court workers Lori Henry, left, (family court), Connie Morrisey (criminal court), and Christina Draegon (criminal court) were part of a rotating strike last week as the province’s 23 native court workers seek similar wages and benefits as others doing similar work.

as the workers fall farther behind in wages, it’s harder to replace the ones that leave.

“They save the courts lots of money by assisting people to navigate through the system,” Jones said.

CNC research helping to light up Baldy Hughes Therapeutic Community The Applied Research department at the College of New Caledonia is working with Baldy Hughes Therapeutic Community to test novel LED light systems for use in greenhouse and plant warehouse applications with insufficient natural sunlight. Consumers want fresh local produce and communities want food security so commercial growers are looking for technology solutions. CNC is collaborating with LED experts at QuantoTech Solutions as well as the Alacrity Foundation to fund, design and produce the lights as a cost-effective solution for plant producers. The goal of this project is to address innovation gaps in current LED lighting systems by developing a cost-effective solution that will allow plant producers to customize light intensity and spectrum in their greenhouses to optimize lighting throughout the plant crop cycle. Over the past year, the research team has developed and tested several LED lighting systems. This winter, they will work with Baldy Hughes to install the LED systems into operational greenhouses and grow a range of vegetables and herbs using supplemental LED lighting during the winter months. College students are involved in all aspects of the project, including prototype devel-

opment and testing, and researching plant responses to LED lighting. “In our experience every grower has different lighting needs,” said Alycia van der Gracht, Manager of Operations and Supply Chain at QuantoTech, in a press release. “Partnering with CNC allows us to evaluate a local grower’s facilities and crops so that we can make the best lighting recommendation. CNC is also involved with deployment and provides ongoing support and evaluation as our LED lights continuously improve.” Oro Barton is an electronics instructor at CNC and also the faculty member leading the project. “We are looking to build on this work with other growers and greenhouse operators in the region,” said Barton. “As more businesses are exploring technologies that allow them to extend their growing season, we invite them to connect with the expertise and facilities at the College to research and develop innovative cold-climate growing technologies. This type of work also benefits our students because they get a chance to apply their skills to real-world problems that will benefit local businesses and communities.” This project has been made possible through support from the National Research Council’s Industrial

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Holder steps down from role with Northern Gateway Janet Holder, the face of Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline, is retiring at the end of the year. As executive vice president, Western Access since 2011, Holder has been responsible for the overall leadership of the Northern Gateway pipeline project, providing oversight in advancing the project. While she is retiring from Enbridge, she will remain involved in the pipeline proposal as a consultant. “Enbridge is deeply grateful for Janet’s enormous contribution to the company over a career of tireless service,” said Al Monaco, Enbridge’s president and chief executive officer, in a press release. “In leading the Northern Gateway team, Janet guided one of the most difficult projects in Canadian history through to regulatory approval, representing Enbridge and its partners with integrity. She built trust with communities by listening to their concerns and demonstrating Northern Gateway’s commitment to building a safe project that protects the environment.”

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Did CUPE play a role? Election numbers One of the first comments I heard after Saturday’s election was also one of the worst. “We got the best council CUPE could buy,” was the comment. There’s been a lot of chatter since the election about CUPE’s involvement in the municipal election, but there’s a couple of a points that should be made. Firstly, why is anyone surprised? CUPE WRITER’S BLOCK president Janet BILLPHILLIPS Bigelow said that the union started working on its election involvement in January. Guess when that was? It was right when CUPE’s first ever strike against the city was finally resolved. Led by Mayor Shari Green and senior city staff, it was a bitter, antagonistic, labour dispute, which created rifts between city staff and city hall that won’t soon be healed. No one should be surprised that it was about

then that the braintrust at CUPE decided they wanted to make a difference in this election. Who could blame them? As an aside, when Green announced she was seeking the Conservative nomination in Cariboo-Prince George a couple of weeks ago, she boasted that the contract settlement, with one of the lowest wage increases in the province, was one of her better accomplishments as mayor. Secondly, why is it wrong when CUPE (or any other union, for that matter) gets involved in an election but not when businesses or business groups do? Most of the griping about CUPE getting involved in the election is coming from the business sector that is only, really, expressing sour grapes. It was only a couple of elections ago that a downtown business group vetted candidates with a set of questions and the ones who “thought the right way” were offered cash for their campaign. In 2011, Mayor Shari Green’s election campaign, which topped $81,000, was heavily funded by the local business community. If it’s wrong when the business community does it, then it’s wrong when the unions do it. The problem is, it isn’t wrong for either

of them to do it. Sometimes we just don’t like that it’s been done. Worse than the aspect of a union-bought council or a business-bought council, is the thought this could be the thin edge of the wedge towards slate politics at the municipal level. One of the things that make municipal politics so wonderful is that the council table is not defined by ‘right’ or ‘left,’ ‘business’ or ‘union,’ ‘Liberal’ or ‘NDP.’ All those aspects are there, but they don’t define council. We’re better served without party politics. One of the ways to help ensure that “special interest groups” don’t take over municipal elections is for the province to do, municipally, what it won’t do provincially … ban corporate and union donations to politicians. Footnote: While CUPE supported Lyn Hall for mayor, it should also be noted Hall made a point to thank David McWalter for his work on his campaign. McWalter, who would likely have a few choice words for you if you called him a unionist and who orchestrated the 34,000 phone calls, also worked on Shari Green’s campaign in 2011. Maybe, just maybe, Hall won because he appeals to a broader cross-section of the community.

Speaking of felines and ﬂuoridation Water, water, everywhere – and not a drop to drink from the tap if I think that means I can let her pass away in peace although I do you don’t like flouride in your water. have permission from her owner that if things get too bad and she’s in While the debate was going on, for several years now, regarding the pain, I can have her euthanized. pros and perils of flouridation in our city’s water supThe day Missy arrived, a few weeks ago, I put down ply, we continued to drink it anyway. Unless of course some water from the kitchen tap. She went to the bowl we opted for expensive bottled water or a water filter and promptly turned her nose up at it. I was at a loss. I system. So I have to say I was pleased with the “no” vote phoned my friend and he told me to try bottled water. which flowed from Saturday’s referendum. She’s used to rural well water but I have lots of I always knew it was a bad idea – and very unpopular bottled water on hand. I only use tap water for doing when you consider that Prince George is one of only a dishes. If I were rich and had a maid or butler, I’d ask few cities in the province that still flouridates their water. them to run outside to the rain barrel for water. My research into the issue consisted largely of talking So I filled Missy’s bowl with “natural pure” bottled to people (I was almost swayed by my dentist because, water from some exotic locale, mountain stream fed well, they know about that important stuff like science and all that – and she drank it happily. and cavity causing agents) but in the end, it was a cat And while there was no place for four-legged aniTEA WITH TERESA that convinced me how to cast my vote. mals to voice their opinion in Saturday’s referendum or TERESAMALLAM I am presently giving a home to an elderly Siamese to put a paw print where the check mark goes, Missy cat belonging to a friend who got work up North (north gave me the definitive answer. of here) and could not take his beloved 20-year-old feline along with So thank you voters of Prince George for saying no. him. Missy has a form of breast cancer – I read it’s twice as prevalent And on this issue, I hope “no” does mean no. in Siamese cats – and so I have opened the doors to my apartment as Along with the three new intelligent and forward-thinking women a kind of hospice hostel. who have been elected to sit at the council table, it would be nice to She is good spirits, a joy to have around and very playful, despite have a few felines present when they decide whether or not to remove her advanced age and rather large growth on her stomach – which I the flouride from our water. am told is better left up to nature and her “antiseptic tongue.” They (cats) know what is good for them.

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I am on a roll when it comes to political predictions. Last week, in this very column, I correctly predicted the winner of the race for the mayor’s chair in Prince George. I said the city’s new mayor would be a man with three letters in his first name, a name ending in ‘n’. And Saturday night proved me right, as Lyn Hall topped Don Zurowski in the polls. Now, if I could just transfer this ‘gift’ to lottery numbers, I’d be onto something. • Speaking of lottery numbers, I’m always amazed at how little understanding some lottery players have of the laws of probability. I’m not talking about not knowing what the odds are of picking all six numbers correctly in the Lotto 6/49 are, but something on a simpler basis. I’ve had people tell me they’ve been playing the same numbers in every draw, because “they’re my lucky numbers”. I tell them I have my lucky ALLAN’S AMBLINGS numbers too. I always pick ALLANWISHART 1,2,3,4,5 and 6. The usual reaction is shock. “Those numbers won’t come up,” they say. “They have just as good a chance as your ‘luck’ numbers,” I reply. “If they don’t have the same chance, there’s something wrong with the system.” • OK, now for the weird election stat of the day, courtesy of the weekend voting results in Prince George. In the race for councillor positions, the top five vote-getters were all men. The next three, who all won a seat, were all women. In the race for school trustee, the top three vote-getters were all women. The next four, who will fill out the board, were all men. A very strange kind of split. • Did some figuring Monday morning on the CivicInfo website, which has the results of all the municipal elections held across the province on Saturday. The main thing I was looking at was the percentage of people who voted. The numbers are estimated, because the number of eligible voters isn’t precise, but here goes. In the battle between Prince George and its two main rivals to the south (Kamloops and Kelwona), we came out on top, but none of the numbers were anything to be proud of. Abut 34.3 per cent of eligible voters in Prince George cast ballots, compared to 33.1 per cent in Kamloops and 30 per cent in Kelowna. Looking at some of the smaller places in our region, we only came out ahead of Mackenzie, where just 28.7 per cent of the voters showed up. That compares to numbers like 48.2 per cent in Williams Lake, 42.8 per cent in Vanderhoof and 41.8 per cent in Quesnel. So we did better than 2011, but still not great. And now we have to wait four years to get another chance.

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Thanking Mother Nature

ll the incumbents who were re-elected to council – Lyn Hall, Brian Skakun, Murry Krause, Garth Frizzell, Frank Everitt, and Albert Koehler – obviously thanked their supporters for their election win Saturday. And so they should. But they probably should also thank Mother Nature. Good old Mother Nature has been kind to us this winter. There have been winters here when the snowblower is in mid-season form by Halloween. Not so this year. The winter snows have held off quite nicely and, more importantly for the incumbents, until after the election. We could easily have been in the same sled as Buffalo, New York prior to the election, trying to dig out from a massive snow storm. Given last year’s snow removal debacle, residents are understandably touchy when it comes to snow removal … as are the politicians. A big dump of snow, or two, in the week before the election could have changed the outcome of Saturday’s count. It’s easy to imagine that a big dump of snow could have resulted in fewer people getting to the polls on Saturday. However, a big dump of snow followed by clogged streets could have also have galvanized an electorate into chasing those who are accountable, but not necessarily responsible, from office. The snow will come, though, and Prince George residents will be keeping a close eye on how city hall’s new and improved snow removal plans actually work on the ground. One of the new goals city staff has set for the community this year is to have the entire city cleared within five days of the end of a snowfall. This will be a welcome change for folks who live on streets where Santa is a more frequent visitor than the snowplow. It’s a good goal to set. We need only look back to New York where the governor has said the more than five feet of snow that fell in 24 hours there will be cleaned up in four or five days. They might be dreaming in New York, but if we can manage a five-day complete clean here, it will be an improvement. There is, however, a caveat to the five-day commitment from city hall. It is that the entire city will be cleared providing it doesn’t start snowing again within those five days. If the snows come within that timeframe, the fiveday clock gets re-set. The pressure is certainly on the operations department at city hall to get it right this year. And to the department’s credit, it has responded (kicking and screaming, at first) to calls for improvements. It has a better arrangement for renting equipment and also has more private contractors on retainer. Plus it will be getting tougher on residents who are illegally parked, making it tough for snowplows, by towing vehicles. It will certainly be a test for the department and for the new councillors, incumbents or not, heavy snows can quickly dull the shine of the election win.

A great civic election It is now all done. The campaigning, getting support out to council. Without checking back over our 100-year history, vote and going through those agonizing moments as the poll it is likely she is the youngest. That is fabulous. We need the results come in are finished. The candidates celebrating vicviews, beliefs and perspective of her age cohort. They are our tory or enduring defeat have now faded into memory. Even future and we should be listening to what they see as the best the welters of election signs are gone. route the city should follow. While not knowing The race for mayor was a good one and no her well, one gets an extremely positive impresmatter who was elected, the city could not lose. sion from this young individual. She may turn Both conducted good campaigns and worked out to be a star in the making. diligently to get their message out. Either candiThey now have to go through the rough date would do a good job of sitting at the head time of their apprenticeship on council. There of council. is a steep learning curve but all are capable of The election of three brand-new female counclimbing that curve. While they all will likely cillors is both somewhat exciting and likely very ask themselves “what the heck did I let myself worthwhile for the future of the city. Not just in for,” all of them will surmount that in record because they are female, but more importantly time. They are new on the job and have to get the character and capability of the individuals. their feet firmly planted, look out for them after Susan Scott is one of those rare individuals their first year. ONSIDE who can understand what people are saying. The strong showing of Brian Skakun and VICBOWMAN She has an admirable ability to understand what Murry Krause was not surprising. Skakun has the real message is behind the words. That is a talent few developed the image of the voice of the little guy. As the individuals have and her colleagues on council will be well vote leader he has been thrust into the spotlight and positive advised to listen to her interpretations. She is an honestly performance will be expected from him. What he accomcaring individual who has devoted her life to making the plishes in the coming four-year term will be closely watched world the best it can be. She sees the positives rather than and judged. the negatives. Krause has always been a hard worker on behalf of the Terri McConnachie is the embodiment of energy and city; he is a social activist with a practical streak. While he enthusiasm. She is practical but caring and has an ability to wears that title, he is also respected for his understanding of understand what any group of individuals thinks before they other points of view. He has served us well in the past and do. will continue to do so in the future. Amongst the many talents she has is being able to distill To all of those who stood up, we also have to thank and seemingly complex situation into simple and understandpraise. It is never an easy task to put yourself forward to the able terms. She will bring those unique talents to the council electorate. Bless them for their courage and commitment. It table and new perspectives we have not seen for years. is never an easy task. Jillian Merrick is the youngest individual elected to A great election, aren’t we so lucky to live in this city?

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Skakun should be praised Editor: Clearly after the last two civic elections, and especially this last one, Brian Skakun’s topping of the polls vindicates his attempts to make civic staff accountable and at the same time castigates council’s attack on his integrity. The council, new or old, owes him an apology, and should make moves to cover his resultant legal fees over the whole issue right away. The voters have spoken. Council was wrong. Alan Martin Prince George

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Allan WISHART/Free Press A group of local seniors were busy Saturday, making up gingerbread kits for Kiddies Corner at the Festival of Trees. The kits include a piece of gingerbread, and all the decorating tools needed to create an artistic masterpiece. The Festival of Trees starts tonight (Friday) and is open to the public from Nov. 22 to 30 at the Civic Centre.

Stop Tories’ online spy bill Editor: Peter MacKay’s online spying Bill C-13 will enable authorities to monitor the private lives of innocent Canadians, without any real oversight. It will give telecom providers legal immunity for handing over your private information to the government without a warrant and without any oversight. That means people harmed wouldn’t even have the right to sue. Victims of these privacy breaches wouldn’t even be informed - that means the government could spy on anyone, at any time, and you wouldn’t even know when you’ve been a victim. C-13 is hugely unpopular - 73 per cent of Canadians oppose Bill C-13, with just 15 per cent approving. There is huge opposition among all regions, age groups, genders, and income levels.

Conservatives oppose Bill C-13 by 62 per cent to 24 per cent. The government is misleading Canadians when it says Bill C-13 is about cyberbullying. It only includes a couple of pages about cyberbullying, along with 65 pages lifted from Vic Toews’ hugely unpopular spying bill C-13 which was abandoned after Canadians spoke out. The government recently cut Parliamentary debate on C-13 short, showing it is running scared of Canadians, including thousands of its own supporters who are speaking out against online spying. The bill was rammed through the House of Commons and will soon be voted on by the Senate. The Senate prides itself on being a chamber of sober second thought, and if ever a bill

needed a sober rethink it’s this one. The Supreme Court of Canada recently ruled that warrantless government requests for private information are unconstitutional. As things stand, C-13 effectively encourages unconstitutional behaviour. It would be reckless and irresponsible for Parliament to pass C-13 in its current form, especially as it could. Call your members of parliament. We can’t continue to ignore the atrocities this government has committed against it’s own people. I encourage Canadians to learn more about how we can work together to safeguard our privacy at www.OurPrivacy.ca Isaac Smeele Prince George

Editor We at Theatre NorthWest want to thank you all for your feedback regarding our renovated lobby and particularly for our new high-end theatre seats. We knew when we installed them that they needed a good test run, which our first production provided, and we were hopeful you would let us know how you felt about them. We appreciate the overwhelming support and approval for them as well as the suggestions for improvement we received. We wanted to let our loyal audiences know that we have heard your thoughts and have made adjustments to the seats to straighten up the backs and make more leg room for you all. We believe that this will provide that extra level of comfort some of you had mentioned you would like looked into. (A special mention to the handful of PG’ers who took the time out of their busy lives to come in and try them out for us has to be made. You know who you are and you’re amazing!) As Theatre NorthWest is ‘your theatre’ we are always open to feedback to help offer you the best experience and comfort, along with providing you with the finest professional theatre this country has to offer. Look for more updated and detailed information on our new website at www. theatrenorthwest.com, to find out what else is happening and when. We look forward to warming you up at our upcoming holiday production of The Patron Saint of Stanley Park! See you at the theatre. Jack Grinhaus Artistic Producer Theatre NorthWest

What’s in a name? Everything Editor: First, my following comments and observations are made in the context of Prince George and all the money and great marketing we all do for our own reasons to promote Prince George to live, work, play, be educated and or a combination thereof. Prince George city, businesses, organizations, college, university all have a common issue and that is to recruit people for staffing, students and population growth. This may be a small item in many minds but a lot of small things can add up to bigger things. Perception is reality. So, what is that one word I believe may

be undermining our promotion of Prince George to this point? That word (or its variation) is “northern” or “north.” I’m not sure when this word started to creep in and entered almost all of our efforts in the marketing or description of Prince George but it’s really not the truth. Not that it’s bad, but it’s just not true. Located at N53 54’ on the globe we are basically on the same parallel as Edmonton, Saskatoon, Kingscourt, Ireland, and Manchester, England. When you look up the promotion or description of these cities, nowhere do they describe themselves as northern or in the north. For the past year during the course of my

career I have asked when talking to people in other major centres like Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa and from out of country if they had a choice to live in the south, central or north of somewhere what would they choose, given no more explanation than just that. The choice is almost always south and central and rarely north. My point is that Prince George is slightly south of the centre of British Columbia and I believe if we (including me) promote and integrate the fact we are central into our vocabulary when describing this great city of Prince George we will be further ahead. Prince George is at the centre where the two

great rivers, the Nechako and Fraser, meet, the centre for transportation, the centre for great education, the centre for outstanding health care, the centre of incredible business and work opportunities, the centre of entertainment and shopping, the centre for B.C.’s tourism. It’s just a great central place to live, play, work and raise your family. Names or naming of things also have a subtle way to describe or suggest an expectation and as such I would suggest we are not B.C.’s Northern Capital, we are Central B.C.’s Capital. Even Wikipedia has this wrong. Dean Birks Prince George

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Rapid growth is favoured by many in leadership positions in local government and the business community. Don Zurowski, with his proposal for the city to grow to 100,000 in short order, may have lost the mayoral race, but while the winner, Lyn Hall, received about 10,500 votes, Zurowski still garnered a highly respectable total of roughly 8,800. That showed his proposal for full-steam-ahead development had considerable support in the community. No doubt the new mayor and city council will do a good job, but they will have to work against a strong undercurrent of support for fast growth as opposed to incremental population increases. Better Allan WISHART/Free Press philosophical arguments have to Six-time Olympic medallist in cycling and speed skating Clara Hughes watches be devised to oppose the advocates a short video on the YMCA with Y Canada president and CEO Scott Haldane on Wednesday morning at the Northern Sport Centre. Hughes then spoke to, and took of often irresponsible developquestions from, more than 1,000 students in the first of two meetings she held, ment. Although his campaign for marking the 50th anniversary of the YMCA in Prince George. a council seat was not successful, Jeffrey Cunin offered worthwhile of residents commute into the city. That even now it is having an effect on local ideas about not subsidizing sprawl in outlying areas kind of growth takes a toll on the finanrent levels. The city has to be prepared but instead focusing efforts on increasing downtown cial, environmental and social aspects of in case of an unexpected sudden population density. a city, he told CBC News. growth increase. Is growth always good? What kind of growth is “It’s heavily subsidized,” Gordon “Compact communities have a beneficial? Can rapid growth create problems or longcontended. “It’s expensive to run pipes smaller per capita footprint on our land term obligations that end up costing more than the way out and [with] all the roads that are base and keep costs of servicing down,” additional tax revenue brought in by the new developneeded, it’ s not sustainable environmensays the planning organization Smart ment? tally, and finally, they aren’t particularly Growth BC. “Compact communities It is commonly believed that significant population sustainable socially because if you are allow us to absorb new residents and growth is the way to bring more tax revenue into city jobs without sacrificing our quality coffers. Yet, according to a recent CBC News story, Ed- too poor, too young, too old to own a car, these neighbourhoods are very of life, our environment, or the fiscal monton has spent $1.36 for each dollar earned in tax difficult,” he said to the CBC in early health of our towns and cities. revenue from new subdivisions. That was the conclu“Unfortunately, conventional sion of a 2011 city report entitled “Costs and Revenues October. Edmonton’s rapid rate of growth will development patterns over the past 50 of New Areas.” cost the city $1.2 billion, CTV reported years have relied upon the following Edmonton was the second-fastest growing region May 10 after analyzing the city’s draft strategies: separating homes, jobs and in Canada between 2006 and 2011, David Gordon, “Growth Co-ordination Strategy.” Edshopping from each other; connecting director of the School of Urban and Regional Planthese uses by roads and parking lots; ning at Queen’s University, said in the CBC story. Only monton’s city council had approved 44 new subdivisions on the city’s outskirts and building housing, retail and office Calgary grew faster. before the growth strategy document parks at low densities.” Gordon found that 93 per cent of Edmonton’s was published, without being fully In a section on transportation, the growth occurred in suburban neighbourhoods and aware of the additional costs being City of Prince George Official Comlow-density rural areas where more than 50 per cent incurred, according to CTV Edmonton munity Plan calls for “the reduction in News. parking requirements in favour of the Prince George certainly doesn’t have provision of effective on-site or off-site problems of this magnitude at the amenities or programs that reduce relimoment, and it is unlikely to experiance on the automobile and encourage ence them in the near future. However, and attract pedestrian, cyclist, and/or the city grew perhaps too quickly in transit trips . . .” the 1960s and 1970s, and the evidence Smart Growth BC advocates adherof hasty or faulty planning from that ing to urban containment boundaries era can still be seen today. In addition, and limiting service provision like resource development in immediately roads, sewer and water lines outside surrounding regions could soon spark the containment boundary. faster growth in Prince George, and This is probably good advice.

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TERESA MALLAM | 250.564.0005 | arts@pgfreepress.com | www.pgfreepress.com CRAFT FAIR The Duchess Park Craft Fair runs Nov. 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 747 Winnipeg Street. The event is put on by the Duchess Park Me to We club which supports local community organizations and also builds schools in Third World countries. The craft fair has 40-plus tables with all sorts of handcrafted goods. There will be a concession and raffle table.

AUTHOR HERE Smithers author Sheila Peters will be visiting Prince George Nov. 27 for a talk about Shafted, her new mystery novel. The event starts at 7 p.m. Her novel has all the elements: conflicting agendas of an old prospector, a rich eco-activist, a couch-surfing teen, festering grudges, blackmail and murder. For more information, the author’s website is at sheilapeters. com.

MCFAYDEN SINGS Gaelic singer Andrew McFayden will be performing at his annual November concert at Cafe Voltaire on Friday, Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. at Books and Company. Admission is free. McFayden will be singing tunes from his four albums including his Christmas album and award-winning fourth album. Be sure to come out and hear this amazing performer.

AWAC BAGS At Christmastime, AWAC (Association for Advocating for Women and Children) puts together 60 bags for their clients. They are looking for donations of new or hand-knitted toques, scarves, mittens/gloves, new two-piece flannel pajamas, particularly in sizes large and extra large, hygiene items: shampoo, conditioner, body wash, body spray, deodorant, perfume, toothpaste and toothbrushes, socks, underwear (all sizes), brushes, combs, hair accessories such as hair ties, barrettes, hair bands, etc. and chocolates and candy canes. Anyone interested in making a donation can phone Diane Nakamura, AWAC, at 250-613-9610.

Fei takes pride in paint Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com He dips his brush and paints with precision. Huang Fei is in Prince George sharing Chinese history through his unique style of teaching cobalt painting technique. On Monday the artist was at Carlson Pottery studio on Hart Highway working on new pieces that have been fired in the kiln and are ready for final painting. All around him are the tools of his trade, handmade brushes from China, his ink, and his inspiration. Huang Fei shares a studio in Jingezhen, China with his wife Kaie, also a ceramic artist. Although he’s very successful and sought after for his Chinese blue-on-white painted porcelain and landscape painting, the artist says his work means more to him than just a way to make a living. It is his pride and passion. His visit to our city was arranged by artisan Leanna Carlson of Carlson Pottery, the Prince George Potters’ Guild, and Red Deer College. Ceramic artist Walter Ostrom whose fine work is shown and appreciated worldwide, played an important role in inspiring Huang Fei – he was a young man when he met Ostrom. The chance meeting changed his perspective and his way of thinking about life and art, he said. Even though he could produce a higher volume of pieces for consumers, Huang Fei, a self-confessed perfectionist, says he prefers to work on his pieces one at a time until completion –rather than having several pieces on the go. The largest piece he has done to date was a two metre by one metre painting commissioned from a photograph. It took one month to complete. The artist was restless, he said, after spending so long on one piece but he devoted all his time to it so he would have a satisfied customer. “I need the focus and the passion when I work,” said Huang Fei. “If I feel rush to finish a piece, I lose my (he asks for help with the English word) yes, my concentration.” While he’s here, Huang Fei is taking time to tour the sights, he’s been to Vancouver and Victoria, and enjoys seeing animals in nature and natural phenomenon like the glaciers in Jasper. He’s already done a large vase in the blue-on-white technique depicting the mountains in winter. The scenery here, he says, offers a very different landscape or winterscape from what is seen in China. He points to a piece with no snow on trees at the foot of a mountain and snow caps at the top. “This is so different from where I live [Jingezhen] in China,” he says. “That’s why I find it so interesting to sketch.” On Thursday, Huang Fei and Carlson planned to go to Powder King to see the snow and mountains. “In China, when I want to create a winter scene, I have to go to another province, and there I can sketch the Yellow Mountain. Here I can see lots of different kinds of animals – there are no deer in China – and I saw my first moose. I also saw a hummingbird close-up, that was amazing and I watched geese flying south.” Huang Fei is offering two workshops in December where he will demonstrate Chinese calligraphy and ink painting as well as teaching new techniques and improving brush work. He also gave classes, three-hour sessions for four weeks, during which he’s been sharing his skills and demonstrating Chinese blue-on-white painting on porcelain and teaching students about identifying ceramics throughout the range of dynasties. Carlson went to China one and a half years ago,

Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Huang Fei who is visiting from Jingezhen, China demonstrates his blue on white porcelain painting technique Monday at Carlson Pottery studios in the Hart Crown Market. During his two-month stay in Prince George, he is teaching classes in Chinese calligraphy, ink painting and other techniques.

traveling and studying Chinese art for about two months. It was there she met Huang Fei and visited his art studio. “I can’t wait to get back there, I just love everything about it,” she said, noting she already has a major art project in mind.

Having Huang Fei agree to come to Prince George was a major coup, she says. “We are all very lucky that he could come and share his techniques with us.” Calligraphy and Ink Painting workshops with Huang Fei run

Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. or Tuesday, Dec. 9 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Carlson Pottery in the Hart Crown Market (off Hart Highway). Classes are $25 per session. Just come with your brushes. For more information phone Carlson at 250-552-8216.

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Operation Red Nose ready to roll again this holiday season Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Last holiday season, Operation Red Nose volunteers in Prince George gave 1,001 rides. That was part of a national effort whose numbers were brought out by Guylaine Beaupre, the executive director of national operations. “There were about 82,000 rises last year across Canada in 99 communities,” she told people gathered in Canada Winter Games Plaza on Tuesday morning for the kickoff to this year’s events in B.C. “We had 56,000 volunteers, and last year, we reached the one-million mark for volunteers across Canada. “In the 31 years Operation Red Nose has been providing rides, we have provided 1.9 million safe rides.” She also reminded people that while Operation Red Nose is a national program, its impact is very local. “All the donations made here stay here. Last year, the host groups received $1.5 million across Canada to put toward local youth sports programs.”

ICBC has been an important partner with Operation Red Nose in the province since it started here in 1996. Road safety manager Jill Blacklock says the company provides the insurance for the volunteer drivers and their passengers. “The volunteers have been making it happen for 19 years in B.C. It is the epitome of the generosity of this time of year.” As of Tuesday morning, the local Operation Red Nose volunteer list stood at 148. Organizers are hoping to have 450 volunteers to help on one or more of the nine nights the programs will be operating locally this season. Red Nose rides start Nov. 28 and 29, then continue for the first three weekends of December before wrapping up with what is always the busiest night – New Year’s Eve This year, the Prince George arm of Operation Red Nose expects New Year’s Eve will also see the 10,000th ride provided locally. Anyone wishing to volunteer can get more information and an application form, including a Criminal Record Check, by going to ornpg.ca.

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National chief Lavallee in Prince George next week National Chief Betty Ann Lavallée, CD., (Ret’d) of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) will be in Prince George next week as part of a National Grassroots Engagement Tour to discuss issues important to Aboriginal Peoples. The event will take place at the The Gathering Place in the Prince George Native Friendship Centre on Monday, November 24, from 6:309:30 p.m. “I look forward to coming to Prince George

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City’s spirit in wood The Spirit of the Prince George artwork is made by local artist James Miller from 14foot carved Douglas fir planks. Inspired by the recent competition to create a mural to celebrate the upcoming Winter Games, the piece has been installed near the Timberspan Wood Products location on Willow Cale Forest Road. Each board in the piece is 18 feet, 11 inches wide. Timberspan owner Joseph Cvenkel was so impressed by Miller’s design that he commissioned it for his company. “In early May,” Miller says, “I was researching materials for my design submission, which I was imagining in carved wood, when I saw a stack of beautiful boards near the Timberspan entrance. While I was admiring the material, I met Joe. I later showed him my design and he agreed to commission the work.” The Spirit of Prince George 2015, a stylized version of the year 2015, uses the red-andblack colour scheme favoured in many First Nations carvings. A series of imaginative designs have been carved into the unpainted sections of the piece, creating a rich texture set against areas left uncarved. “I’ve been extremely fortunate to have Joe allow me free rein in the carving. Some of it is simply abstract patterns, while other areas feature First Nations designs. There are also national emblems of Canada, the U.K. France, Slovenia, Trinidad, the Philippines and British Columbia. I was so pleased Scotland decided to stay in the U.K., otherwise I might have had to remove the Union Jack,” said Miller. “Canada and Prince George are examples of a country and a city that recognize that diversity can actually lead to unity, if we look for what ties us together. That’s why, for me, the two most important carved images are the bee, a visual pun on our Being which we all share, and the Sri Ramana phrase that reads: ‘to know the truth of one’s self as the sole reality, and to merge and become one

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Ridge Side puts art online Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Christina Watts has merged her artistic talent and her computer technical knowledge to create an online art gallery where local artists can discuss their work and show and sell their pieces. Ridge Side Art is named after Watts’ home studio location and features the work of local artists, art resources, news about upcoming shows and workshops as well as other information of interest to artists. Watts belongs to the Artists’ Workshop group at Studio 2880 and she enjoys working in a variety of mediums such as water colours, acrylic paints and alcohol ink. Painters Laura Chandler, Gloria Thorpe and Yvonne Sawkins, portrait artist Pat Russman, watercolourist Sharon MacBride and photographer Darwin Paton are just a few of the artists with work on the website. There are several mixed media pieces in the collection and just about every medium is represented in the group. Currently a selection of artists’ works from Ridge Side Art is on exhibition at the stairwell at the Bob Harkins Library downtown. It will be on display for the rest of the month. Originally from Smithers, Watts has poured her artistic and business endeavours into making the art scene in Prince George more accessible. The website allows established artists to put their work up in a place that most people can go to rather than wait for art shows or visit artists’ studios. And it gives new artists a place to show their work and learn from more experienced artists. “The artists have a say in what goes up on the website, there are guidelines such as good taste

Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Artist Christina Watts with a sampling of work done by local artists that is on display during November at the Bob Harkins branch downtown library. Watts has created a website, www.ridgesideart.com, to showcase the artists and their work.

and it is subject to peer reviews. I have a huge capacity for space so artists can display a lot of their work. “And the new website is a good solution for artists who don’t have the skills needed to build and maintain their own website. It’s all done for them

and it’s good exposure, especially for young artists.” When viewers see a piece they like they can put it on Twitter or Facebook and in that way their art gets seen by more people. The artists find that having their work on the website gives them incentive to continue creating new pieces. “It propels them to create more art, it’s amazing to me how prolific some of the artists have become

since they joined Ridge Side Art. They get new ideas and inspiration from other artists – and it means they don’t have to load up their work and travel to shows all the time, this website is a permanent place for artists to show their work.” For more information about Ride Side Art, northern B.C.’s online art gallery, visit their website at www. ridgesideart.com.

Three Prince George residents receive their CMA designations Prince George’s Duane Maki, Barry Rolfes, and Adiwena Sulaeman received their CPA, CMA designation from the Certified Management Accountants Society of BC (CMABC) at a convocation ceremony held on November 15 in Vancouver. To qualify as a CPA, CMA, students must have a university degree or equivalent, 12 months of practical work experience at a professional level, and complete courses through the CMA Strategic Leadership Program.

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Festival of Trees set to go with Old Fashioned Christmas theme for 21st year Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com

Designers were busy at work this week creating beautifully decorated trees for the Festival of Trees, which opens to the public Saturday. The designers are the ones who get to showcase all their creative talents and who have visitors bid on a unique tree (and all the goodies under it) that they could get to take home for Christmas. However it is the over 600 volunteers often behind the scenes who make the annual Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation festival what it is, says event co-ordinator Shirli Gene Sadowick. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have whole shifts of people who come in to work with us at various times during the 16 days we are here (at the Prince George Civic Centre). â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have seniors and students who help us out. There is so much to do with setup and takedown and all the other things that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see when you walk around and enjoy the festival.â&#x20AC;? One of the special features this year is three trees placed on different height podiums to represent the 2015 Canada Winter Games. The Games-themed trees are decorated

with their â&#x20AC;&#x153;medalâ&#x20AC;? colour of bronze, silver or gold decorations and each one has accent colours in blue (for northern lights), green (for trees) and red for a fox. Nanguz, the red fox, is the mascot for the Games. On Wednesday, Colleen Hennessy was unveiling their silver tree with its silver birds and balls, ribbons, hanging crystal ornaments and accents. The trees are co-sponsored by UHNBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department of internal medicine. Festival of Trees is a major fundraiser for Spirit of the

We have seniors and students who help us out. - Shirli Gene Sadowick North Healthcare Foundation. The Nov. 21 to Nov. 30 roster of events begins Friday with a ticketed fashion show. From Nov. 22 the public can enjoy events including silent auction, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workshop, dinner and dance, Gala Night, entertainment, seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tea and Teddy Bear Breakfast. For more about the schedule visit www.spiritofthenorth.ca.

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Grinch returns as Nove Voce holiday production Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Nove Voce choir member Courtney Hayhurst, 16, will use her vocal talent and musical theatre skills to portray the Dr. Seuss character Cindy Lou in How the Grinch Stole Christmas . “Cindy Lou’s two years old and it’s hard being that young,” said Hayhurst, a DP Todd Secondary student. “I have to use a lot of hairspray – and I had to bring an innocence to her and to the songs.” She shares the role of Cindy Lou with choir member Susie MacRae. About 20 members of the Nove Voce group are taking part in the Nov. 29 production (four shows) of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. They hope to put it on every second year, said music director Robin Norman. “We hope it will become a new Christmas tradition for people,” said Norman. “We are doing four shows and each show is only one half hour long, so it is very good for families with young children. And we’ve kept the price of tickets to $5 to keep it affordable for a whole family.” The songs that audiences will hear include favourites from the cartoon and movie including You’re a Mean One Mister Grinch, Where Are You Christmas, and Welcome Christmas. This is the first year that Hayhurst has been with the choir but her pre-show jitters are far behind her, she says. “I’ve made my peace with it (her performance)

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now. After a while you stop being afraid of it and just let go.” But Hayhurst is no stranger to the stage. She comes from a musical family – her mother is a pianist – and she’s performed in several musical theatre productions. And, thanks to her beautiful soprano voice, she’s been in operas as well. She also studied ballet and tap dancing at Judy Russell Enchainment Centre. As for the future, Hayhurst hopes to combine being a school teacher with her singing, dancing and acting ability. “I want to teach elementary school and I think my musical background will provide me with lots of opportunities to incorporate songs into my teaching.” How the Grinch Stole Christmas promises to be a fun experience that can be enjoyed by all ages, says Norman. “Richard Bjarnason will join our Nove Voce group to read the original Dr. Seuss story as the choir performs songs from the cartoon and movie. We have some ‘wonderfully awful’ Grinchy costumes made by Pat Jorgensen and some great music based on the Dr. Seuss cartoon – and we even our own dog, Max.” Nove Voce choir proudly presents: How the Grinch Stole Christmas for four show times on Nov. 29 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Shows take place upstairs at the Prince George Civic Center in Room 208. Tickets are $5 at the door, cash only, please arrive early to avoid disappointment.

Stuart McLean brings Vinyl Cafe back to city The guest of honour is none other than Stuart McLean. Prince George 100th Anniversary Committee has announced that Stuart McLean and the Vinyl Cafe will be at the CN Centre on Sunday, March 8. McLean is one of Canada’s most beloved storytellers and a best-selling author. His hit CBC radio show The

Vinyl Cafe premiered in 1994 and each week over two million listeners tune in to hear stories about Dave, owner of the second hand record store where the motto is: “We May Not Be Big, But We’re Small.” The stories feature Dave’s wife, Morley, and their two children, Sam and Stephanie, and assorted friends

and neighbours. The show also features live and recorded music by new and established Canadian musicians. The Prince George show will be taped live, and will be heard on CBC Radio three times in the next two years – a birthday party that will reach six million people. In addition to hosting The Vinyl Cafe, Stuart is also an accomplished author and an awardwinning journalist. The Vinyl Cafe Diaries (2003) was chosen as the best short story collection of the year by the Canadian Author’s Association. Stuart has also released nine Vinyl Cafe recordings and, since 1998, he has been taking his live performances across Canada. Along with his hilarious storytelling, Stuart’s live performances showcase the talents of canadian musicians. For more information visit www. vinylcafe.com Storyteller and much loved humourist Stuart McLean and the Vinyl Cafe comes to CN Centre on Sunday, March 8. Doors open at 2 p.m. Show starts at 3 p.m. Tickets are now on sale at all Ticketmaster locations.

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guess you would have to dip the front tire in the river to make it work. The factory 5.7-litre engine has been upgraded to feature a Toyota racing development supercharger and a cold air intake. A custom exhaust system by MBRP finishes off the engine compartment. Fuel economy? – If you have to ask, you can’t afford it. Is it practical? – Maybe not, but it sure would look cool to take it fishing and show off to your buddies. Sticker price: $125,000, to a Redneck . . . Priceless. ian.harwood@drivewaybc.ca

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. BCGMCDealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the purchase or lease of a new or demonstrator 2015 GMC Terrain FWD/AWD (3SA), 2015 GMC Acadia FWD/AWD (3SA), and the purchase or finance of a new or demonstrator 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab 4x4. Freight ($1,650/$1,650/$1,695) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, PPSA & dealer administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order (2015 model) or trade may be required. *Offer valid to eligible retail lessees in Canada who have obtained credit approval by and entered into a lease agreement with GM Financial, and who accept delivery from November 1, 2014 through December 1, 2014 of a new or demonstrator 2015 GMC model. General Motors of Canada will pay first month’s lease payment or two bi-weekly lease payments as defined on the lease agreement (inclusive of taxes and any applicable pro-rata amount normally due at lease delivery as defined on the lease agreement). After the first two bi-weekly payments, lessee will be required to make all remaining scheduled payments over the remaining term of the lease agreement. PPSA/RDPRM is not due. Insurance, license, dealer fees and applicable taxes not included. Additional conditions and limitations apply. GM reserves the right to modify or terminate this offer at any time without prior notice. See dealer for details. ‡Lease based on a purchase price of $30,375/$38,925 (including $1,000/$1,500 lease credit and a $670 loyalty bonus) for a 2015 Terrain AWD (3SA)/Acadia AWD (3SA). Bi-weekly payment is $166/$195 for 48 months at 0.9% APR and includes Freight and Air Tax, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometers limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. $0 down payment and a $0 security deposit is required. Payment may vary depending on down payment/trade. Total obligation is $17,301/$20,249, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $13,865/$19,726. Price and total obligation excludes license, insurance, registration, applicable provincial fees, dealer fees, taxes and optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. ‡*The GMC Terrain received the lowest number of problems per 100 vehicles among compact SUVs in the proprietary J.D. Power 2014 Initial Quality StudySM. Study based on responses from 86,118 new-vehicle owners, measuring 239 models and measures opinions after 90 days of ownership. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of owners surveyed in February-May 2014. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com. ++Offer available to qualified retail customers in Canada for vehicles delivered between November 1 and December 1, 2014. 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by TD Auto Finance Services, Scotiabank® or RBC Royal Bank for 84 months on 2014 Sierra 2WD 1SA Double Cab; special finance rate not compatible with cash credits on other Sierra models. 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. 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Discounts vary by model and cash credit excludes 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab 2WD 1SA. †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 2013/2014/2015 MY GMC SUV, crossover and pickup models delivered in Canada between November 1 and December 1, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on all eligible GMC 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 2013/2014/2015 MY GMC SUV, crossover and pickup models delivered in Canada between November 1 and December 1, 2014. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $1500 credit available on all eligible GMC 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 or 2015 MY GMC light or heavy duty pickup (except Canyon) delivered in Canada between November 1 and December 1, 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. †*The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) comprises professional journalists, writers and photographers specializing in cars and trucks. They provide unbiased opinions of new vehicles to help consumers make better purchases that are right for them. For more information visit www.ajac.ca. ††U.S. Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). ^2014 Sierra 1500 with the available 5.3L EcoTec3 V8 engine equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission has a fuel-consumption rating of 13.0L/100km city and 8.7L/100 km hwy 2WD and 13.3L/100 km city and 9.0L/100 km hwy 4WD. Fuel consumption based on GM testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. Competitive fuel consumption ratings based on Natural Resources Canada’s 2013 Fuel Consumption Guide for WardsAuto.com 2013 Large Pickup segment and latest available information at the time of posting. **When equipped with available 6.2L EcoTec3 V8 engine. Comparison based on wardsauto.com 2013 Large Light-Duty Pickup segment and latest competitive data available. Excludes other GM vehicles.

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A ﬁshing tale to top them all ‘‘ Is it practical? – Maybe not, but it sure would look cool to take it fishing and show off to your buddies.

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Friday, November 21, 2014

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Datebook www.pgfreepress.com Friday Meat draw, Fridays, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave. Crown Market, Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 3955 Hart Highway. Read-to-me Storytime, Fridays, 10-10:45 a.m., South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle. Information: 250-6140684. Dance, Fridays, 8 p.m.-midnight, Royal Canadian Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave.

Saturday

Dance, Nov. 22, 8 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Nechako Public Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd. A Butler’s Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave. 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. Dance, Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight, Royal Canadian Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave.

Sunday

Crib, Nov. 23, 1 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Nechako Public Market, Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd. A Butler’s Market, Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave. 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.

Monday

Flu clinic, Nov. 24, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Canasta, Nov. 24, 7 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre.

Cariboo Toastmasters meet Mondays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Ramada Hotel, 444 George St. Information: caribootoastmasters.com

or Laura (250) 961-3477. Royal Purple Ladies, meet second and fourth Monday of every month, 7:30 p.m., Studio 2880. Tai Chi, Mondays, 1:30 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Northern Twister Square Dance Club meets Mondays, 7 p.m., Knox United Church basement. Information: Gys 250-563-4828 or Reta 250-962-2740.

Tuesday

Municipal pension retirees meet, Dec. 2, noon, Great Wall Restaurant. Informarion: Bernine 1-250-568-2292. PGRH Retiree Chrsitmas luncheon Dec. 9, noon, Hummus Brothers, Treasure Cove Casino. Information 250-563-7497. City Centre Toastmasters meet Tuesday, noon, City Hall Annex. Information: 9164.toastmastersclubs. org. Bridge, Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Buddhist meditation class, Tuesdays, 7:158:45 p.m., 320 Vancouver St. Information: 250962-6876 or e-mail sarah@kmcvancouver. org. ACBL duplicate bridge, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., 425 Brunswick St. Information: 250-5611685. Spruce Capital Toastmasters meet Tuesdays, 7:25 p.m., 102-1566 7th Ave. Information: Tom 250562-3402. Sweet Adelines women’s four-part chorus meets Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Studio 2880. New members welcome. Information: Kathy 250563-5170.

Wednesday

Bingo, Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Spruce Capital Senior Recreation Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. TOPS meeting, Wednesdays, 6:15 p.m., Kordyban Lodge dining

room. Information: Jessie 250-613-5933. Whist, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St. Hart Toastmasters, Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Information: harttoastmasters.ca 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 last Wednesday of the month, 9 a.m., D’Lanos. Information: Lois 250563-6928.

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Whist, Nov. 27, 7 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. DayBreakers Toastmasters meets Thursday, 7-8 a.m., UHNBC Conference Room 1. Information: Heather 250-649-9591. Plaza 400 Toastmaster Club meets Thursday, noon, Aleza room, fourth floor, Plaza 400 building, 1011 4th Ave. Information: 6252. toastmastersclubs.org/ or 250-564-5191. Tai Chi, Thursday, 7-9 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-9643849. Prince George Toastmasters meet Thursdays, 7:15 p.m., AiMHi, 950 Kerry St. Information: pgtoastmasters.com, Joyce 250-964-0961. Central Interior Darts Club, meets Thursday, 6:30 p.m., P.G. Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave. Bridge, Thursdays, 1-3 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors’ Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Information: 250-5636450. 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

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Katherine Carlson, left, and Ranjit Gill of the Railway and Forestry Museum present a cheque to Nick Chahal for the Guru Gobind Sikh Temple Association’s assistance in providing oral histories for the History of Indo Canadians in the Forest Industry exhibit. Also representing the temple were Surjit S. Minhas, Ram S. Manhas, Sardul S. Toor, and Summitter S. Minhas.

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Thank You Prince George For Voting Us A U T O B O D Y LT D . Best 2065 - 1st Ave. • 250-563-0883 Auto Body Shop! www.csninc.ca bridge, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., 425 Brunswick St. Information: 250-561-1685. Little Artists, Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m., South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle. 250-6140684. Old Time Fiddlers jam, Thursday, 7-10 p.m. Elder Citizens Rec Centre, 1692 10th Ave. ECRA Forever Young Chorus meet Thursdays, 12:45 p.m., ECRA, 1692 10th Ave.

Association, 1692 10th Ave. Information: Julia 250-563-3819, Roland 250-562-1747. La Leche League breast feeding support group meets the second Thursday of every month 7 p.m., 176 Aitken Cres. Information: Tammy 250-612-0085.

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Al-Anon Hart Serenity AFG meets Mondays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-561-3244. Al-Anon PG Beginners AFG meets Tuesdays, 7-7:45 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-5613244. Al-Anon Hart Courage AFG meets Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-5613244. Al-Anon Mustard Seed AFG meets Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., St. Michael’s Anglican Church, 1505 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-561-3244.

Metis Elders Craft group, Thursday, 10 a.m.-noon, Prince George Metis Elders Society office, 117 – 1600 Third Ave. (Prince George Native Friendship Centre). Wednesday evening Tops (take off pounds sensibly), Spruceland Baptist Church, 1901 Ogilvie St. Information: Leona 250-962-8802. P.G. COPD Support Group meets Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., AIMHI gymnasium, 950 Kerry St. Information: www. pgcopdsupportgroup.ca. Prince George Stroke Survivors Group meets Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Elder Citizens Recreation

Al-Anon New Hope AFG meets Fridays, 1:15-2:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 483 Gillett St. Information: 250-561-3244.

Prince George ATV Club meets third Tuesday of month, 7 p.m. Carmel Restaurant meeting room. Information: George 250-964-7907. Royal Purple meets second and fourth Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Information: Dianne 250-596-0125 or Jeanette 250-563-9362. Prince George Quilters Guild meets fourth Tuesday of the month, Connaught Youth Centre, 1491 17th Ave. Registration 6:30 p.m., meeting 7 p.m. Information: Barb Friesen 250-564-6288 or e-mail iquiltbarb@gmail.com. Prince George Genealogical Society meets the third Tuesday of the month, St. Giles Presbyterian Church, 1500 Edmonton St. PGRH retirees breakfast, first Tuesday of the month, Prince George Golf and Curling Club. Information: 250563-2885.

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“GIVE A LITTLE… GAIN A LOT!” REAPS - Nov 22 Annual Recycle Toy Drive – Volunteers needed to help sort, box and label the toys on Saturday, Nov. 22, 10 am to 2 pm and drivers for Mon. Terri 250-561-7327 NBC HEROS Nov 17 – Dec 20 H.E.R.O.S. will be doing a phone campaign for 4 weeks, Nov 17 – Dec 20, daytime, Mon to Fri and are looking for volunteers to help. Roberta 778-890-2020 Child Development Centre Dec Gift wrapping volunteers are needed for Pine Centre Mall. A fundraiser for CDC. Call Kim 250-563-7168. PG Community Foundation - Dec 20 Downtown Winter Fair - family friendly event at the Civic Center on Dec 20, 10 am to 3 pm. Volunteers needed to help with our Elf 101 workshop; also to organize and manage sports and artistic activities outdoors. Brenda 250-562-7772 For information on volunteering with more than 100 non-proﬁt organizations in Prince George, contact Volunteer Prince George

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An early look at the NHL The NHL has reached the off the ice. quarter-pole. It was just six weeks Well, the Canucks have been ago, at the start of the season, one of the pleasant surprises and when there seemed to be much I admit I didn’t expect them to be debate about the strength of the among the top Western ConferCanadian teams, ence teams at this stage. particularly Vancouver likely won’t whether more maintain the pace but than one would there are encouraging be a playoff consigns. tender. One striking and Montreal, positive factor is the after a strong Canucks’ ability to win performance in close games. Prior to 2013-14, was an Wednesday’s action (in obvious choice Edmonton), Vancouto return to the ver was 2-0 in games HART BEAT post-season and decided in overtime, HARTLEYMILLER 2-0 in games decided in to date the Habs have excelled as a shootout, and 6-0 in they battle for first place in the games decided by just one goal. entire league. However, some Ryan Miller is shining in the of the teams in the Great White most important category, wins, North are perhaps exceeding as he’s among the league leaders expectations. in victories by a goalie. However; I projected, in a previous this statistic is baffling because column, the Vancouver Canucks both his save percentage and would place seventh in the Westgoals against average were not ern Conference, which means a in the top 20 following Tuesday’s return to the playoffs. Accordaction. ing to feedback, that prediction Radim Vrbata has blended in seemed a bit optimistic convery well with the rejuvenated Sesidering the many changes that dins; Nick Bonino is blossoming occurred within the team on and as a second line centre and along

with a revitalized Chris Higgins are the top two players on the team in plus-minus. Speaking of plus-minus, Alex Edler is back on the plus side after going a league worst -39 last season. The Calgary Flames roster, aside from defenceman Mark Giordano, appears to be mediocre, but coach Bob Hartley has his troops buying in to a team concept. The Flames are resilient and arguably the most overachieving team in the league. They can be proud of a 7-0-1 record following a loss. Calgary also has an NHL-best four wins when trailing after two periods. The Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets are in a large group of middle of the pack teams, although the Leafs became the Laughs again when they were outscored by a combined 15-4 margin in recent back-to-back losses against Buffalo and Nashville. This leaves the Edmonton Oilers. Yes, the more things change with some teams, the more they stay the same with others. The Oilers are in familiar territory, at the bottom of the Western Conference standings.

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Allan WISHART/Free Press A player from the U10 Prince George White team carries the ring into the Terrace zone in a game from the Joy Hoffman Tournament, held at Kin 2 and 3 on the weekend. The U10 White team was one of three local teams to go undefeated on the weekend. They were joined by U10 PG Red and U9 PG Red.

A case of optimism can be made for the majority of the Canadian teams. That certainly doesn’t mean most will be there in the end but competitiveness gives fans hope. In the Oilers case, hope never seems to spring eternal. ••• With the Nashville Predators off to an excellent start, the much-travelled Peter Laviolette is an early candidate for coach of the year and Filip Forsberg is the odds-on favorite for best rookie. Forsberg, who is from Sweden but not related to Peter Forsberg, is the only player on the Predators averaging more than a point per game. He also leads the entire NHL in plus-minus. ••• The Florida Panthers continue to have attendance woes averaging 9,072 in their first seven home games or just 53.2 per cent of capacity. The Carolina Hurricanes are second lowest at 12,404 or 66.4 per cent capacity, after eight games. Before the league looks to expand, re-location might be a better idea. Sure Las Vegas, Seattle, Quebec City and Southern Ontario are markets worthy of a team, but why dilute the already substandard overall talent base? Oh yes, expansion brings in huge dollars, a reminder that revenue will always remain a priority over product. From The Quote Rack: Jose Canseco says he just might put his ill-fated middle digit — the one he

shot off, had surgically reattached and then fell off again — up for sale on eBay. He’s selling the finger? Many pro athletes would give it to you for free. Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times A controversy has erupted over about 1,000 autographed items allegedly signed by Jameis Winston. Part of it is that the authenticator wasn’t allowed to witness the signings. And part of it is that many doubt an FSU athlete could count to 1,000. Oakland may not have to worry about losing the Raiders to Texas. San Antonio will probably phone Raiders owner Mark Davis soon to say. “Sorry, we were in the market for an NFL team.” Contributor Janice Hough of Palo Alto, California (www.leftcoastsportsbabe.com) CBC Manitoba says a polar vortex continues to chill the Prairies. It all started during Selkirk’s Grand Slam curling event with Cathy O on the same sheet as Jennifer Jones. Comedy writer RJ Currie (www. Sportsdeke.com) Hartley Miller is the sports director and morning news anchor for 94.3 the Goat. He also writes for hqprincegeorge.com. Send along a quote, note, or anecdote to hmiller@thegoatrocks.ca Follow him on twitter: @Hartley_Miller

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Cariboo Cougars extend lead Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com The Cariboo Cougars are on a bye this weekend in the B.C. Major Midget League, but they’ll still be in first place when they step back on the ice on Nov. 29. The Cougars swept a doubleheader from the second-place Vancouver NW Giants on the weekend at Kin 1, giving themselves a seven-point cushion at the top of the standings. “Seven points is better than three points,” coach Bryan MacLean said about how things stood coming into the weekend and coming out of it. “We’ve still got a long road ahead of us. These were just games 17 and 18 of the season.” The Cougars won Saturday’s opener 5-1 and followed that with a 4-1 win on Sunday. “We played very, very well,” MacLean said. “We were wellprepared for the game on Saturday, and the boys did a good job of sticking to the game plan.” Sunday, the Giants came out storming.

“They had a big push in the first period,” MacLan said. “(Goalie Dorrin) Luding made some great saves.” The Giants outshot the Cougars 17-5 in the period, but could only score one goal. That came in the first minute, and things looked a little dicey for the home team. Until Wes Shipton scored less than a minute later to make it 1-1, which was the way the period ended. “Wes’s goals was big for us,” MacLean said. “It’s not easy when you give up a goal in the first minute, and your line is the next one out, but they came right back and tied it up for us.” The Cougars got two goals in the second period from Colton Thomas and one in the third from Steven Jandric. The Giants never quit coming, though. “They’re a good team,” MacLean said, “but when they had the opportunities, Dorrin made the stops he needed to.” MacLean said the bottom line on the weekend was a simple one. “We found a way to win two games against one of the perennially good teams in the league.”

Allan WISHART/Free Press Cariboo Cougars goalie Dorrin Luding has a lot of company in the crease as he covers the puck Sunday at Kin 1 in a game against the Vancouver NW Giants. The Cougars won the game 8-4, sweeping the weekend doubleheader.

Luding played both games on the weekend, with regular goaltending partner Griffen Outhouse down in Victoria for some time with the WHL Royals.

“It’s good for Griffen because he gets a chance to face some WHL players, even just in practice, and we were able to call up Jacob Sweet (from the Tier 1 Midget

Cougars) and he got some time with us.” After the bye weekend, the Cougars host the Okanagan Rockets for games on Nov. 29 and 30.

Kings continue homestand Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com For the Prince George Spruce Kings, there’s no place like home – and they’ve got lots of time to enjoy it. The Kings played their lone road game in a 12game stretch on Wednesday in Chilliwack, losing 5-1. Going into the game, Kings head coach Dave Dupas said the stretch of home games was welcome. “It’s been a while since we were home. We had a tough stretch of games there.” It wasn’t just being on the road that was tough, it was who they were playing. “We’ve been playing a lot of the top teams already. That’s OK, though, since we’re getting some of those road trips out of the way.” In mid-October, the Kings went on a three-game road trip to Powell River, Nanaimo and Alberni Valley, coming back with two wins. “Chilliwack made the same trip last weekend,” Dupas says, “and they lost all three games. So that’s kind of like us picking up four points on them in those games.” The Kings went into Wednesday’s game in Chilliwack with a five-point lead over the Chiefs at the top of the Mainland Division of the BCHL. So with one second-place team out of the way, the Kings will welcome the teams that came into the week in second place in the other two divisions to the Coliseum in the next week. The Kings play Alberni Valley tonight (Friday), then host West Kelowna on Tuesday. Prince George went to Chilliwack on the back of a weekend sweep of the Surrey Eagles, winning 6-3 on Friday and 5-2 on Saturday. “The scores look good,” Dupas says, “but Surrey gives us trouble. Their biggest problem is they lack finish around the net.” Friday’s game at the Coliseum is also the night the Spruce Kings host the Five Hole for Food challenge. General manager Mike Hawes says it’s a way to help people in need in the area. “It’s an initiative of the BCHL,” he said. “Every team has a night where they collect food for local food banks.” He said there will be labelled boxes in the arena for donations of non-perishable food items.

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from Alaska delayed him. Pochiro had 42 goals and 63 assists in his previous stint with the Cougars. He had been playing with the Alaska Aces of the East Coast Hockey League. Last season, Pochiro wore No. 13 for the Cougars, a number Babych had been wearing this season, but the younger player switched to 16 for the games against the Giants. The Cougars are on the road this weekend, playing in Kamloops tonight (Friday) against the Blazers, who they are tied with for third place in the B.C. Division of the WHL. Then it’s on to Vancouver for a game with the Giants on Saturday, the seventh time the Cougars will have played the Giants in the first 26 games of the season. The next three home games for the Cougars are all mid-week affairs against East Division opponents. They host the Regina Pats on Nov. 26, then play the Prince Albert Raiders on Dec. 2 before the Saskatoon Blades come to the CN Centre on Dec. 9, which will also be the annual Teddy Bear Toss game.

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Coach happy with UNBC effort Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Despite a pair of losses at University of the Fraser Valley on the weekend, the coach of the UNBC women’s basketball team thought it was a good weekend. “We played without one of our leaders (Sarah Robin),” Sergey Shchepotkin said, “and the girls played hard. I was happy with the result.” The Timberwolves lost 83-57 to the Cascades on Friday and 81-57 on Saturday.

“They’re one of the top teams in our league,” Shchepotkin said of the Cascades. “They had more experience, and it showed in parts of the game.” UNBC was only down by seven at halftime of Friday’s game, but the Cascades came out and put the pressure on in the second half to pull away for the win. Sarah Buckingham led the Timberwolves with 24 points, while Cassandra Rerick added 11. Saturday’s game was also a matter of pressure, with UNBC having a dozen more turnovers than Fraser Valley. Vasilia Louka had a double-

Photo courtesy UFV UNBC’s Cassandra Rerick gets a hand on the ball as Sarah Wierks of University of the Fraser Valley tries to get to the hoop in action on the weekend down south. UFV swept the series with the Timberwolves.

Timberwolves set for home opener Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Todd Jordan feels this weekend will be a battle of styles. “Mount Royal is a small, scrappy team,” the UNBC men’s basketball coach said of the opposition or the team’s home opener. “They’ve got some length on the perimeter, and they like to get up and down the floor.” Jordan feels, though, that his team can match the speed, but will be looking to get the ball inside more, something they did in one of their games last weekend against University of the Fraser Valley. “They are one of the biggest teams in the division,” he said of the Cascades, “and they’re also quite athletic. They really challenged Franco (Kouagnia) on Friday night, and we just weren’t getting him the ball.” That meant an 82-59 loss for the

Timberwolves, a game Jordan said was the only bad game the team has played this season. They rebounded from that on Saturday, with Kouagnia getting more involved in the offence. “We were getting the ball into him, and he was kicking it back out for the other guys. “It was just one of those games where the ball wouldn’t go down for us.” The Timberwolves dropped a 62-60 decision, their third close loss of the season. “We’ve been talking to the guys this week,” Jordan said, “reminding them it will be more comfortable this weekend playing in the home gym, with the home fans.” The Timberwolves home openers against the Mount Royal Cougars are tonight (Friday) at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Northern Sport Centre.

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double for the Timberwolves with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Mavia Nijjer had 12 points. This weekend, the Timberwolves get to have their home opener, hosting the Mount Royal Cougars for a pair of games. Shchepotkin says he doesn’t know much about the Calgary team. “Their coach was also in his first year last year, as I was. He brought in a number of new players, so they took some time to play together. “I expect them to play fairly aggressively.” The Cougars got into the win column last

weekend at home, splitting a pair of games with UBC-Okanagan. Shchepotkin said the results last weekend mean there is nothing special about this week’s practices for the Timberwolves. “We will just work on the things we have been doing so far, and make them better. “We’re ready to play.” The women’s games start at 6 p.m. tonight (Friday) and at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Northern Sport Centre.

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Canada Games team visits Ringette team includes Sydney Irving of Prince George Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com For many of the members of ringette’s Team BC, it was their first look at the Prince George Coliseum. Not for Sydney Irving. The Prince George player is one of the members of the team which will compete in the 2015 Canada Winter Games in the city, so she didn’t have far to go for the team’s practices this weekend at the Coliseum. “It’s our first time together in Prince George,” Sydney said after a practice Saturday afternoon. “I think it’s a huge advantage to us to experience the arena before the Games.” With the team being chosen from communities across the province, it hasn’t been easy for them to get together for practices. “It’s tough,” she said, “but we have to fight through the adversity. We try to get together every two weeks, and then in the new year, we’ll start working together more.” Head coach Cathy Lipsett of Salmon Arm says they have to work really hard when they do get together. “All of the girls are playing this year in their own community, with different coaches. The coaches all have different strategies and different temperaments, so they have to adjust to being on this team

Allan WISHART/Free Press Sydney Irving, white jersey, of Prince George and Team BC, takes part in a passing drill with one of the young players who got to practice with Team BC on Saturday at the Coliseum. The team, which will represent the province at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in the city, was in Prince George on the weekend to practice and get a look at the facility they will be playing in.

when we do get practice time.” This will be Lipsett’s first Canada Winter Games as the

head coach of Team BC, but not her first Games experience. “I was an assistant coach with the 2011 team in Halifax,” she says, “and I was a parent with the teams in 2003, 2007 and 2011. “It’s kind of neat that my first time as head coach, we’re hosting the event.” Like Irving, she says the lack of time together is a problem, especially compared to some of the other teams. “We’re going to be competing against provinces that have the chance to practice together all the time.” So every chance they get to

be Team BC is important. “We’re going to be competing in the Spirit of Winter Tournament on the Dec. 7 weekend in the Fraser Valley. The teams from Alberta and Saskatchewan are scheduled to be there, and so will the B.C. national ringette team.” At Saturday’s practice, Team BC had some young players from the Northern U14 team working with them. Keith Sullivan is the coach of that team, and while he had to miss the practice because he was reffing at the Joy Hoffman Tournament at the Kin arenas, he knows the players had a good time.

“It was all they could talk about for the last week since they found out about it,” he said as he prepared to ref another game Sunday morning, “and when I asked the parents if they had enjoyed it, they all said it was all they could talk about on the ride home.” The Northern U14 team was chosen, Sullivan says, because they are the future of ringette for the province. “This is the age group that will be competing in the next B.C. Winter Games. There are only two girls from last year on the team this year, so we’re quite young.”

Condors 12th at provincial soccer tournament Allan WISHART/Free Press Team BC ringette coach Cathy Lipsett, in red, gives instructions to some young players who were practicing with the team on Saturday at the Coliseum. The young players were in the city for the Joy Hoffman Tournament; Team BC was here for a practice and to get acquainted with the facility they’ll be playing in during the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

The Duchess Park Condors senior boys soccer team has finished 12th at the provincial AA championships. The Condors lost their opener to Brooks (Powell River) 1-0, and then lost 4-2 to Brookswood (Langley), but rebounded to beat David Thompson

(Invermere) 4-0, which left them in third place in their pool. The first round of the playoffs saw Duchess Park lose 4-1 to Mark Isfeld (Courtenay), and in the game for 11th and 12th place, they lost 4-1 to Matthew McNair (Richmond).