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PRINCE RUPERT - New Aiyansh’s George W. Robinson from the Gitmidiik Masters team at the men’s masters team at the All Native Basketball Tournament, looks to be surrounded by a sea of upraised arms while playing Bella Bella. Full results of the tournament can be found on Pages 22 and 23 of this issue.

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PRINCE RUPERT - One year after BC Ferries reduced sailings on the North Coast, the Alaska government is proposing to cut the number of sailings to Prince Rupert in half. The State of Alaska’s transportation department is proposing reductions to Alaska Marine Highway System service as part of an effort to cut costs. The subject was brought up in a House Finance Committee overview of the department’s budget on Feb. 9. It has been estimated that by reducing mainliner service to communities in southeast Alaska

and pushing back the start of service between Prince Rupert and Juneau, the Alaskan government could save $3 million a year. “The department has proposed delaying the return to service date for the M/V Taku, which would effectively reduce the summer port calls to Prince Rupert from four sailings per week to two sailings per week,” explained Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities communications officer Jeremy Woodrow. “It’s important to note that the department has proposed service reductions, but that these are not final until the State of Alaska Operating Budget has been finalized and passed by the legislature

this April,” said Woodrow. Tourism Prince Rupert chair Scott Farwell said the group is always concerned when transportation to and from the community is reduced, but the group is remaining hopeful. “I understand most of the cuts are resulting from the decline in the price of oil and the challenge that creates for the Alaskan economy. Hopefully it’s short-lived,” Farwell said. “A low dollar and a low price of fuel should help with the visitors in our region as well, so it’s kind of a good/bad scenario.” Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce president John Farrell said it’s too early to know how the cuts would impact

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Heavy snowfall sinks vessels at MK marina By Cameron Orr

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KITIMAT - The intense level of snow Kitimat experienced in just one weekend resulted in a number of boats lost at MK Bay Marina. Marina manager Kevin Guest said four boats were sunk due to snow, two boathouses, and one vessel was nearly fully submerged before it was recovered. Guest said staff went to work Friday morning but were sent away by the afternoon as the road was to be closed off. “We weren’t allowed back until Sunday,” he said. Guest said the fact that boathouses toppled over is unusual and he had been out inspecting damages and has some guesses for what happened. “It’s very unusual for boathouses to go over. I’ve been out there in the boat to assess what it was and my estimate is the boathouses that went over got heavy with snow and one side of the snow let go and then it becomes like a bobbing cork...they flip to the side,” he said. “We’re just guessing because we don’t really know,” he added. He said the next step is for the insurance companies to get in touch with boat owners to figure out how to proceed. The marina meanwhile is doing what it can to protect the environment in the area. “Right now we have oil retention booms around the vessels to stop the

hydrocarbons being discharged in to the general marina,” he said. “But the biggest problem is, we’re getting fuel [come in] from Minette Bay and from the Village, because they had vessels sunk in both locations too. Unfortunately the tide washes in towards us more than anything.” One of the boats that sunk is breaking up the sea dock, he said, because of how it came up under the walkway. For boat owners whose boats didn’t sink, Guest says they should get down to the marina if they haven’t already and clear off snow to protect against future possible sinking. Kitimat’s Marine Rescue Society had issues of their own getting to their boats so no efforts could have been made to save the other marina boats until it was too late. Unit Leader Chris Peacock said the group had seen the photos of the damage on social media and began fearing for their own boathouse too, but they couldn’t get to it until Monday because the road was not cleared until then. “After shoveling off our boat and dock, I was relieved to see that no damage had occurred. At that point, attention was turned to MK Bay,” said Peacock. He took a salvage pump over to the marina but the only boat that could be saved was a 12 foot aluminum skiff that was nearly under. Peacock said boat owners and marina staff did a great job doing what they could to save boats.

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City of Prince Rupert forming committees to tackle housing By Martina Perry THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

PRINCE RUPERT - The City of Prince Rupert is one step closer to forming groups to address housing shortages within the community. Council approved the creation of a Select Standing Committee on Housing at the Jan. 12 meeting, requesting that staff come up with a terms of reference. However instead of discussing the terms presented in the report

from city manager Robert Long, council considered framework created and presented by Coun. Joy Thorkelson. Mayor Lee Brain explained that upon review of the terms of reference it was decided that Thorkelson’s suggestions were more in-line with the direction the city would like to go in to address housing issues. Thorkelson suggested the city focus on identifying and ranking housing needs to prioritize its in-

volvement in finding solutions. She said this work could best be done by splitting the committee into two groups. “One from the side of the people who are in need of housing and one from the side of people who are in charge of or have to deal with supplying housing,” Thorkelson said. The first committee would help the city prioritize its efforts by engaging all sectors of the community to identify the extent of critical

housing needs, urgent or looming housing needs, necessary but not urgent and future housing desires. This committee would also gather feedback on how these needs could be met. The second committee’s purpose would be to determine rental availabilities by working with housing providers and realtors in Prince Rupert. Thorkelson suggested both committees be obliged to report their findings to council at an April

meeting, at which point the city could decide on its next plan of action. “The timeline is aggressive which is great. It gives us incentive to move the energy forward,” Brain said. In the end, council agreed to table passing the framework until the Feb. 23 meeting to give members of council time for review and to brainstorm names of individuals to appoint to each committee.

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KITIMAT - Come and enjoy an evening of folk music, and informative discussion, Saturday February 21, at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall. “Kitimat for Clean Air” is holding a fundraiser, featuring folk singer Luke Wallace and opening with local musician Flori

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VICTORIA - Aboriginal men gathered at the B.C. legislature Feb. 12 to urge personal responsibility to reduce violence against aboriginal women and children. The fourth annual Gathering of Men culminated with a ceremony on the legislature steps, where MLAs joined participants to acknowledge that violence against women and children is not traditional or acceptable. MLAs joined the ceremony and affixed moose hide patches to their lapels to mark the day. Paul Lacerte, founder of the campaign and executive director of the B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, said the goal is to distribute one million

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PORT EDWARD - Pacific NorthWest LNG may have delayed a final investment decision last year, but community relations advisor Derek Baker told Port Edward council work on the project is still very much alive. “We deferred that decision for a number of different reasons, including not having regulatory approval and other approvals from the government. There is a view that once we are done the environmental assessment process that is it, but really there are a number of other permits through other agencies that we need to get as well,” he said at the Feb. 10 meeting, noting there is no definitive timeline for a decision. “We really are hesitant to put a date on it because we are not in control of what the clock is, it’s to their [Canadian Environmental Assessment Office’s] discretion. If there is an additional information request, that could stop. I don’t know what day we’re on, but we’re a good portion of the way through and we’re certainly hopeful for a decision this year ... the early part of this year.” Baker said a positive investment decision would begin the ramp up of a four or five year construction window that would peak with 4,500 workers,

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KITIMAT - Way to go everyone, Kitimat and Kitamaat Village have come through once again donating to the 2014 Kitimat Christmas Hamper Appeal a grand total of $52,186.93. This is about $6,000 less than 2013 (the community dynamics have changed somewhat in the past year) and we are very pleased with the monetary donations, fabulous gifts and amazing amounts of food that were brought in. We delivered 225 hampers and have funding to allow us to carry on for another year. There are so many people to thank – es-

ing horse and cradle with doll, the children’s names – in the appropriate age groups – are “put in a hat” and drawn for. If a child has won one of these gifts previously they are not included in the draw to give other children a chance at the larger gifts. Thank you to the many individuals who dropped off donations of food and gifts and thank you to anyone I may have missed. To paraphrase “it takes a village to care for the needy” and this “village” really came through in spades. Thank you all for caring and sharing. God bless and may 2015 be a wonderful year for all of you.

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TERRACE FEBRUARY 20 - 22 – BC’s Heritage Week continues to celebrate “Main Street: At the Heart of the Community.” If you have photos of Lakelse Avenue throughout the years (especially from the 1950s to 1990s), please share them with Heritage Park Museum for display in participating downtown storefronts and in social media. If you like, photos can be scanned and the original copy returned to you. FEBRUARY 20, 21 – POSTPONED: Hobiyee 2015 has been postponed until March 13, 14 out of respect for grieving families in the community. There has been three deaths in two weeks there. FEBRUARY 21 – The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Living with Stroke program, designed to help stroke survivors and their families improve their quality of life, cope with challenges and connect with others, starts at 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Terrace Public Library and continues with eight weekly sessions. Free. All stroke survivors and their primary caregiver are welcome to join. Registration is a must so please call 1-888-473-4636. For more on stroke resources and the program, go to heartandstroke.bc.ca/ livingwithstroke. FEBRUARY 21 – Terrace Regional Historical Society welcomes the public to a Heritage Week celebration of

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Main Street. Live music, refreshments and good company from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. Bring your stories and photos about the history of Lakelse Ave. and the businesses, churches and people who lived and worked there. For more details, call Elaine at 250-6351771. FEBRUARY 25 – UNBC Public Presentation with Dr. David Bowering on Citizen or Consumer? Health vs. the Economy from noon to 1 p.m. at the UNBC Terrace campus. Free. Bowering has become increasingly interested in the relationship between our current obsession with the health of the economy and its effect on human health and well-being. Bowering hopes to help stimulate critical thinking about the economy informed by our current understanding of what makes people health. Session also available via livestream at livestream.com. FEBRUARY 28 – 30th anniversary Multicultural Potluck Dinner is at the Terrace Arena Banquet Room. Doors open 4 p.m., dinner at 5 p.m. Bring your favourite international dish, enough to feed a family of four, and your ticket. Bring your own plate, cup and cutlery (optional). A family-friendly event. Put on by the Terrace and District Multicultural Association and Skeena Diversity Society. Tickets on sale at Misty River Books. FEBRUARY 28 – Ter-

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FEBRUARY 28 – The BC Seniors Games Society Zone 10 membership meeting at 1 p.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. New members always welcome. ONGOING RELAY FOR Life half price early bird registration ends March 1. After this date, registration returns to the full amount. Early registration also means an entry into a provincial draw for an iPad and a community draw for a Visa Gift Card. Registration deadline May 15. Last year, participants raised more than $141,000. Relay for Life with the theme “Relaying thru the Decades” goes from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. May 30 at Skeena Middle School track.

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MARCH 7 – The Kitimat Multicultural Society presents the Multicultural Potluck Dinner and Performance at the Luso Canadian Hall at 5:30 p.m. People asked to bring one main dish and one salad or dessert. Tickets available at Kitimat Museum & Archives or at the door. MARCH 26 – The Kitimat Food Bank will be holding its Annual General Meeting on at 8:00 p.m. in the lounge at the Presbyterian Church (corner of Nalabila and Lahakas Blvds). Interested persons are welcome. ONGOING ON MONDAYS: From 1 to 3 p.m. the Zone 10 of the BC Seniors Games Society will be taking memberships for 2015. Registration is at the Kitimat Seniors Centre. For more information, call Bill Whitty at 250-632-2710, or call Margaret Ferns at 250632-2862. CONSIDER JOINING the Friends of the Public Library. To do so contact Luce Gauthier at lucegauthier10@gmail. com or Virginia Charron @ vcharron@kitimatpubliclibrary.org or call 250-632-8985. KITIMAT QUILTERS Guild: If you are interested in joining, please contact Aileen Ponter at 250-632-6225 or Janet Malnis at 250-632-7387. EVERY THURSDAY, the Kitimat Pottery Guild meets in the Riverlodge arts wing, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Interest-

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CORNERSTONE MB Church: Sunday Celebration every week @ 10:30 am, everyone welcome. Call 250-6271033 for details. THE PRINCE Rupert and District Hospice Society sponsors a nineweek support group, “Journey through Grief” Wednesday evenings, 2 - 3 times per year according to need for adults who are grieving the death of a loved one. We believe that grief has no time limit so therefore your loss need not be a recent one. We do, however, recommend that there be at least 3 months from the time of your loss to joining the group. Learn what to expect and gain skills to manage your grief while connecting with others who share a similar journey. Pre-registration required. For further info, to register, or for 1:1 support, call the Hospice Office at 250-622-6204. Please leave your name and number and your call will be returned. PRINCE RUPERT Seniors Centre Bingo Fridays 1- 3 p.m. Everyone 19 years+ welcome. GENEALOGY CLUB meets every first Tuesday at the Family History Centre on Pr. Rupert Blvd. Phone Josie at 250-624-3279. THE PRINCE Rupert Breast Cancer Support Group invites any woman living with cancer to attend monthly luncheons every 3rd Saturday each month at noon at the Crest Hotel. PRINCE RUPERT Royal Canadian Legion

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TERRACE - Northwest Community College (NWCC) has been given a reprieve of one year to figure out how to deal with changes to how it offers high school equivalency courses. The provincial government announced Friday that it would give NWCC a one-time allocation of $494,000 for adult basic education (ABE) programs in 2015/2016, part of $6.9 million to be distributed to colleges around the WARM province. That’s the amount the college was set to lose from its operating grant when the ministry of advanced education announced late last year that Displacement colleges and Power Output universities will no longer receive provincial Weight money to *provide Power headABE only classes tuition-free. Instead, beginning Jan. 1, 2015, colleges and universities could charge tuition fees for the courses. And low-income students could then apply for provincial grants to

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PRINCE RUPERT - Never one to talk about himself to any great extent, it was refreshing and unique to see Hydaburg’s Sid Edenshaw speak at his All Native Basketball Tournament (ANBT) Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday night. A Haida Warrior ceremonial dance by members of his team capped off a terrific night for the big man. Just 24 hours later, Edenshaw captured the 2015 ANBT Masters championship with that same team. The reverence and adoration that fill his peers’ voices when they speak of him is unmatched in any modern player still playing the game. “It’s impressive when you consider his age (51) that he’s still able to compete against guys who are 20 years younger than him,” said Hydaburg teammate and basketball apprentice Matt Carle. “The Hall of Fame induction ... meant a lot to me personally and to our community because it recognizes somebody that we consider the best player of all time at this tournament so it was really a night to remember.” Edenshaw scored 13 points in the final versus Old Massett, but it’s not all about the numbers. Even if it was, Edenshaw’s credentials more than gain him a pass to elite ANBT status. “I talked about it in my speech but I missed all the friendships. The first year we weren’t here I struggled all week, every day. It was just a big struggle and it bothered me for quite awhile to not be here, but it’s definitely good to be back,” said the big man after winning. His career, spanning four decades, and winning 20 titles with MVP nods in seven of those years, Edenshaw transformed the game and the modern ANBT player into what many see now – an athlete who not only can put up points, but can play defence, call out plays and really think about the game at a higher level than what the audience or even his mates and opposition on the court can perceive.

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First Sunday of Lent February 22 at 10:30 am Eucharist with Fr. Luke Anker “To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust.” Psalm 25

Pacific Cornerstone Baptist Church

Sunday Service at 11:00 am Grace Alone, Faith Alone In Christ Alone

Kitimat Chamber of Commerce Meeting Room Phone 250-632-4924 • www.pacificcornerstone.com

Presbyterian Church Lahakas and Nalabila Ph. 250-632-2044 or 250-639-6464

Sunday, February 22 • 1st Sunday in Lent Message: “The Rainbow and the Cross” 10:30am Worship Service & Sunday School Worship Leader: Chris Knight “The journey to the cross begins.”

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Sunday, Feb. 22 10:00 am Celebration of the Eucharist

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Sunday, February 22 Light Breakfast at 9:30 am “Bible Connections” and Sunday School at 10 am Worship 11:00 am “WHO IS YOUR LORD?” • Luke 6:46-49

Kitimat Pentecostal Fellowship Pastor Mickeal Hoffman 1340 Kingfisher Avenue Church Ph. 250-632-5623 www.kitimatpentecostalfellowship.com

Sunday, February 22 - 10:30 am Morning Worship Service & Children’s Church Wednesday Evenings 7:30 pm Bible Studies ALL ARE WELCOME

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Maintenance Person Maple Estates, a 36-unit senior strata complex located in Terrace, BC is seeking an independent contractor to perform routine seasonal exterior maintenance under the direction of the Strata Council on an as-required basis; e.g. cleaning gutter, staining fences, replacing exterior light bulbs etc. Experience in building trades or mechanical work is an asset for performing minor maintenance as required. Must be able to climb ladders and move semiheavy objects. This work would be well suited for a retired or semi-retired individual. Hourly contract rate will be dependent on the relevant skill set and duties performed. Closing date for applications Feb. 22, 2015. Mail your expression of interest to Unit #15, 3404 Adam Street, Terrace B.C. V8G0H2, or email to: clarkeev@telus.net

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Trades, Technical WCMRC is recruiting for a Spill Response Technician in Prince Rupert, B.C. Responsibilities: Provide safe, prompt and efficient support to spill incidents, exercises and preparedness projects; maintain spill response equipment; and ensue that all activities are carried out safely and in line with company policies and procedures. Requirements: A Master 150 Gross Tonnage Domestic certificate; a minimum of 3 years of experience with marine and small power equipment maintenance; working knowledge of local coastlines, and emergency response training and/or experience. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to: careers@wcmrc.com or fax to 604-293-3021. We thank you for your response and regret that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Visit us at www.wcmrc.com or @WCMRC on YouTube.

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Rainmakers, Storm take zones titles By Kevin Campbell

THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

PRINCE RUPERT - A bye is a valuable thing in sports. And home court advantage isn’t something to be taken lightly either. The Charles Hays Rainmakers junior girls’ team had both on Saturday afternoon to propel them to the Northwest Zones championship, defeating Smithers 48-22 in the semifinals and Caledonia 42-27 in the final match hours later. “I think [our team] can take it but the girls are going to have to play really smart, really hard and it’s going to come down to who comes to play,” said coach Anna Ashley before the games kicked off at noon.

The girls must have taken their coach’s words to heart as the team, led by Ruby Mason got off to a dominant 20-point run over Smithers and held off a pressing Terrace in the last quarter of the final. Ruby Mason was named tourney MVP. “Ruby’s going to make a difference. Suttira has stepped up and she can take that point guard role too so that will make a difference. Brooke Andreesen is going to make a huge difference for us,” said Ashley. The Prince Rupert Middle School Grade 8 Storm boys captured their zones banner as well, beating Hazelton 69-38. Langley hosts CHSS and the junior girls provincials March 4 - 7.

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TERRACE - The Terrace River Kings are one win away from the team’s first ever SMP cup following a 7-3 win over Williams Lake Stampeders Feb. 14 at home in the first game of the best of three series. The team is in Williams Lake this weekend for game two – and game three, if necessary. The win against Williams Lake meant the Kings finished undefeated at home with an 11-0 record. When the Kings played the Stamps on their turf in November, the Kings won 9-6.

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Coach Anna Ashley’s crew defeated Smithers and Terrace for the zones title on Saturday.

Terrace Peaks gymnastics club seeks head coach By Anna Killen

THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

TERRACE - The Terrace Peaks Gymnastics Club’s growth has stunted as it searches for a new head coach and other staff after the departure of the club’s long term coach late last year. Ambra Marak, who had been the club’s head coach for six years, left the Peaks in December and the club has been actively seeking her replacement. But in the meantime, the competitive team has for the most part disbanded, and there are not enough senior staff to run programs to capacity.

A small developmental team will still be attending upcoming meets in Kitimat and Smithers – the Terrace meet was cancelled – and there are a handful of competitive gymnasts who still do conditioning training on their own. And the club hasn’t been able to offer as many birthday clubs as they would like – that’s a key source of revenue – and a number of programs that proved popular, specifically the Wednesday programs, which included adult drop-in and a new acro class. “It’s been busy,” said gym manager Keira Almas. “It’s not like we don’t have

“There is demand, we just don’t have the staff to open up more classes.” Keira Almas the population there. All of the recreational classes that are running are full and there are wait-lists, so there is demand, we just don’t have the staff to open up more classes.” The club is working on

finding more staff and continuing to train and mentor the junior staff coaches. And they have hired someone to work in the office so Almas can spend more time managing the day-to-day operations at the gym. She said the situation has been tough, but it’s been better than she’d anticipated, with parents for the most part understanding. She’s focussed on trying to train up the junior staff, and attract a new head coach. But finding coaches for a semi-rural gymnastics club isn’t easy. “It’s challenging because the gymnastics field itself, every club is looking for

coaches. So it’s really challenging to find somebody,” she said “We’re a semi-isolated city, other than the head coach position, we’re not looking for a full-time staff member.” The head coach position itself is challenging to fill because “you want it to be a good fit.” In a big city, a head coach only needs to think of the competitive team – but in a community like Terrace, “you need that coach to be responsible for all of the programs, to be able to coach in rec, to be able to do administrative work, to liaise with members, the community. It takes different skills.” The fact that the group

is a non-profit and can’t offer signing bonuses or other perks adds to the challenge. But she’s hoping that potential coaches will sign up for a training session in Smithers in the coming weeks. “You don’t have to have a background in gymnastics to teach gymnastics ... teaching someone how to teach gymnastics, it’s easily taught,” she said. “Having someone with the personality to deal with kids, be good with kids, have fun with kids but still be responsible, that’s sort of more what you need when you’re looking for a coach because that’s a little bit harder to change.”

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56th All Native Basketball Tournament Review Skidegate Saints win fourth consecutive Seniors banner By Kevin Campbell THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

PRINCE RUPERT - They didn’t quite look like the same team that had won three straight All Native Basketball Tournament (ANBT) championships. Not in the early going of Saturday’s All Native Basketball Tournament final did the Skidegate Saints Senior men’s team resemble any part of the dynasty who have become so loved by their Haida Gwaii community. Taking on the Ahousat Suns, a team they had beaten by 15 points in the round robin, the Saints’ shots just weren’t falling in the first quarter and by the time the buzzer went, the Suns had stunned the crowd with a 25-11 lead. But once the Saints’ comeback started, it was like trying to pull back a full-speed freight train with your teeth. Skidegate woke up fast and dominated play the rest of the way, earning themselves the 87-76 win and their fourth-straight ANBT Seniors title in the process. “Eventually [we were thinking] the shots we were missing are going to start to hit,” said Saints’ star Duane Alsop. “We were a little too slow and lazy on defence to start but we got our energy up, a few shots started to fall and the momentum of the game switched. We had faith the whole time. We just knew it was a matter of time before it happened.” Alsop’s four three-pointers in the second quarter were a huge part of that comeback. His hot hand got the Saints back within striking distance of taking the lead. With the game still in Ahousat’s control at 33-23 in the second quarter, Skidegate turned it on with a

14-6 run to pull within two points for the 3937 deficit at the half. From there, it was game on for the islanders. A nine-point lead was never relinquished in the dominant third quarter. With the Suns trailing 60-51, they could never find their footing and ultimately fell to the powerhouse Saints in the end. “We practice three times a week. We play every Friday just having fun and we weren’t having fun at the start but we started clicking and having fun and it felt like we were back home,” said Alsop who notched 22 points in the win. “It’s a bit of a relief, really. We come here and it’s the last game of the tournament and the last thing you want to do is lose that game, so there’s a sense of relief that we were able to pull it off but we never once thought that we weren’t going to come out on top.” Jason Alsop had 17 points for Skidegate, while Seniors tourney MVP Darcy Pearson had 15. Jared Casey sank 11 points, Tyler York had 10 and last year’s Seniors MVP Desi Collinson had five points for the Saints. Responding for Ahousat was Waylon Swan, an all-star and winner of Most Inspirational Senior player, with 27 points, Luke and Devin Robinson with 12 points and tourney bBest Defensive Player Travis Thomas with 16. “There’s a lot of community support behind this whole event for us and we wouldn’t be here without [our fans] so we take that pride and representing our village and our nation and we want to make them proud. This is for them, not us,” said Duane. Cole Edinger and Tyler York of Skide-

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Luke Robinson of Ahousat gives it his all as he tries to get around Seniors Division MVP Duane Alsop of the Skidegate Saints. gate took home the Sixth Man and Mr. Hustle awards respectively and Kyle Cline of the Prince Rupert Chiefs was the tournament’s high scorer. Tournament all-stars included Desi Collinson and Jason Alsop from Skidegate,

Luke Robinson and Waylon Swan from Ahousat, Justin Adams and Graham Watts from Kincolith, Charlie Leeson and Jordan Vickers from Kitkatla, Kyle Cline from the Prince Rupert Chiefs and Shawn Gladstone from Bella Bella.

Metlakatla, Alaska upsets defending champs from Skidegate By Kevin Campbell THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

PRINCE RUPERT - The big ticket of the All Native Basketball Tournament (ANBT) might have been the Senior’s division match at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night, but it was the game just before — the Intermediate division finals — that stole the show and all the drama of the tourney’s final day. Facing the defending champion intermediate Skidegate Saints, a team that had not lost all week and one who plays together on Haida Gwaii almost every day, one could forgive the Metlakatla, Alaska crew from having a little stage fright, having once played them before in the round robin earlier in the week and losing 74-62. And they were right to be hesitant about their chances in the early-going. Down 2010 after the first quarter and with the Saints going almost Harlem Globetrotters on them, with quad-A high school star Jesse Barnes and fellow Saint Joel Richardson scoring 14 points between them in that quarter alone, Metlakatla was reeling. But they dug deep and soon found the stuff they knew they were made of in the second frame. The Taquan Chiefs went on an 11-0 run, fuelled by Todd Yliniemi, voted Best Defensive Player and Intermediate tourney MVP, Erik Hudson and Moses Nix, to catch up and even take the lead over their Skidegate rivals 21-20. From there, it was a game of inches as

each team traded baskets up until the final minutes of the fourth quarter where the three key Chiefs outlasted the Saints and pulled away with the closest-won match of all the divisional finals in their 79-74 victory, toppling the defending champs. “You know, we heard about [the Saints] coming into the tournament so we knew it was going to be tough. And that first loss to them made us come through the back door to win,” said Hudson, who was named a tournament all-star and scored 16 points in the pivotal third quarter. “We got an idea of who their big guys were and we focused on those players and we just tried to shut them down. They ran out of gas in the fourth quarter.” Hudson’s 29 points paced the Chiefs with Nix garnering 16 points and Yliniemi sinking 14 to lead the team in blue. The heavily pro-Saints crowd was silenced when Hudson made both of his free throws to put the game out of reach with three seconds left and Barnes’ 27 points and Richardson’s 23 came up short, as they paced the Saints offensively. Grant Moody had 12 points and Kostan Levirs sank six for the Saints as well in the effort. “We just found the guys that had hot hands and we gave them the ball. We just played intense basketball. We’ve done this all our lives and [told ourselves] let’s not forget what we know how to do,” said Hudson. “It’s exciting. We haven’t been to this tournament since 2008. We haven’t won it

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Metlakatla MVP Todd Yliniemi takes the ball down the court against the Saints. since 2005 so it’s been quite a few years. Our community’s probably going nuts at home. They’re streaming the games right now and they’re watching ... It means so much to our community. “We fundraise for it coming up to it – we’ve put in a lot of practice, a lot of work. It feels good to have that final result.” Moses Nix was named Mr. Hustle. Jesse Barnes of Skidegate was Tournament High Scorer and teammate Joel Richardson was named Most Inspirational. Ja-

kob Henry from the Sons of Kincolith was named Most Inspirational and Thomas Ryan of Lax Kw’alaams took the Sixth Man award. Tournament all-stars included Erik Hudson and Moses Nix of Metlakatla, Alaska, Jesse Barnes and Brandon Gibbard of Skidegate, Colton Murrell and Shane Stewart of Gitxsan, John Sampson and Kyle Alexcee of Lax Kw’alaams, Perry Terrell and Jakob Henry of Kincolith and Damon Reece of Old Massett.

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56th All Native Basketball Tournament Review Haisla ladies fall short against Bella Bella in Women’s final By Kevin Campbell THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

PRINCE RUPERT - It’s been a long road for the Bella Bella Women’s All Native 2015 team. They came through the qualifying tournament in November last year, impressing fans who got an early taste of what was to come in their convincing victory over New Aiyansh. And it was a duo who hadn’t even played together before the All Native Basketball Tournament (ANBT) kicked off last week who vaulted the unexpected Heiltsuk ladies to the throne, beating Kitamaat 71-59. Jasmine Reid and Shayla Schooner, close in number, 15 and 13 on the court respectively, dazzled the Saturday afternoon crowd with their innate ability to find each other on the court and hook up for more than a few reverse layups and shots from inside the box. “We’ve never played together,” said Schooner, with flowers in hand after the game. “We’ve just been mentally talking. And she’s like ‘Shay, you’ve got to do this. I’ll give it right back to you and I’ll be there. I’ll be wide open’, and it just worked. It clicked.” Reid was named Player of the Game and Schooner tournament MVP. The duo combined for 36 points, with Reid collecting 29, including 12 in the fourth quarter. “She killed it. She really did,” said Schooner. Bella Bella defeated Old Massett, New Aiyansh, Kitamaat again and Hazelton to give them the semifinals bye and the right to

meet Kitamaat in the final. Through two quarters, Kitamaat matched the women in red basket for basket, as there was no bigger lead than the four-point cushion Kitamaat had at the halftime buzzer, 3127. A big three-pointer by Bella Bella’s Lisa Grant pulled them to within one point of the Haisla ladies starting the third and it wasn’t until Denise White and Yvonne Campbell hit back-to-back shots inside the box that the Heiltsuk team really started to pull away. Reid dominated the fourth quarter and Kitamaat couldn’t find an answer to the Player of the Game’s relentless attack with deadly-accurate shots and a tenacity to find her own rebounds. Grant finished with 12 points for Bella Bella while White and Campbell scored eight. Schooner notched seven of her own. Kailee Gardnier had 19 points for Kitamaat and Kierra Stevens sank 15. “Bella Bella has never won a championship. This is the first time they’ve been to the final for 23 years, so it’s huge,” said Schooner. Along with being named tourney MVP, Schooner also earned the Ms. Hustle award. Her Bella Bella teammate Reid was named Best Defensive Player. The Most Inspirational Player was Kitamaat’s Marlayna Amos and the Most Promising Award was handed to New Aiyansh’s Faith Nisyok. Hazelton’s Kylie Johnson took home the Sixth Woman honour and the tournament high-scorer was Mariah Charleson from Hesquiaht, which was also named the Most Sportsmanlike Team.

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Jasmine Reid of Bella Bella pushes past the Haisla’s Marlayna Amos. All-stars were Bella Bella’s Reid and Grant, Kitamaat’s Stevens and Amos, Hazelton’s Brooke and Brittany Simpson, Hesqui-

aht’s Charleson and Shaneal Ignace, Prince Rupert’s Natalie Harris and Kayla Vickers from New Aiyansh.

Hydaburg Masters win title in return to All Native Tournament By Kevin Campbell THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

PRINCE RUPERT - It wasn’t only entirely fitting that Sid Edenshaw’s Hydaburg team made it to the All Native Basketball Tournament’s (ANBT) finals on Saturday afternoon in the Master’s division, it was almost necessary. That is, if you ask any of the Alaskan Haida squad’s members. “That’s the goal,” said the legendary and still active Edenshaw after his team pulled out a 90-68 win over their two-time defending champion Haida brethren from Old Massett to win the Masters team’s first title since 2009. “We always expect to win ... sometimes guys get caught up in hoping to win. We expect it,” he said. It’s a tough task for any team in the hyper-competitive ANBT, but the Hydaburg squad is well-known for picking apart their opponents thanks to having played together all over North America for years and years in various invitationals. The team went undefeated all week, securing wins over Port Simpson, Kitamaat, Bella Bella and, of course, the Haida Watchmen in the final – no slouches of their own, carrying such studs as last year’s Masters MVP Abe Brown, and Trevor and Eddie Russ. “You always want to win at the end of the tournament,” said tourney all-star Matt Carle. “You want to be the team standing with the trophy ... we’ve played against [the Watchmen] for 20-plus years so we know that they’re always going to compete. They’re al-

ways going to come out with a lot of heart. They’re Haida, so it’s in the DNA to compete and play hard so we knew they weren’t going to quit.” Hydaburg came out like gangbusters and before the Watchmen could blink, they were 20 points behind before the first quarter had even ended. Edenshaw’s group clogged up the passing lanes and took away any sort of breakout and offensive zone planning that the Watchmen wanted to run. But to Old Massett’s credit, the team switched gears and preyed on a vulnerable Hydaburg side that may have gotten too caught up in their sizable lead as they made it a six-point game by the time the second quarter came around with a 19-5 run to put the score at 31-25. “I think we got a little complacent after [our big lead]. We were up 20 at one point early and you expect your shots to keep falling, but they made a good adjustment. They went zone on us and they took away our shooters,” said Carle. Brown finished the day with 17 points while teammate Trevor had 18 and Eddie notched 13 for the Watchmen. Edenshaw, while slowed a little due to Father Time (he played in the 25th annual ANBT as an Intermediate 31 years ago), still sank 13 points. Carle scored 18, including 12 in the first quarter alone and Joe Young, tournament MVP, scored an incredible 41 points by game’s end. “It’s always good the day you win a championship,” said Edenshaw. “It’s been exciting for me since day one, but this is big for us because we haven’t been

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Hydaburg’s Joe Young blows by Trevor Russ, left, in the Alaskan team’s 90-68 win. back here in a few years.” Along with being named tournament MVP, Young was also chosen as the Masters’ Best Defensive Player as well as Mr. Hustle. His teammate John Carle was awarded the Sixth Man distinction. Old Massett’s Brown won the coveted tournament high-scorer award and was also named the Most Inspirational Master. The Most Sportsmanlike Team from the

division was Hydaburg, AK. The plethora of all-stars from the competitive conference included Matt Carle and Anthony Lindoff from Hydaburg, AK, Abe Brown and Trevor Russ from Old Massett, Bella Bella’s Daryl Easterbrook and Burt Gladstone and Prince Rupert’s Will Sheppard and Dan Walter, Alex Stevens from Greenville and Ellis Ross from Kitamaat.

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