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New housing development pitched on Park

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Thirty new housing units and road to Graham proposed

Heart of our city: Ken Shaw Page A5

BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Plans for the recently-cleared land at the end of Park Avenue became apparent during the March 23 Prince Rupert city council meeting with a new block of housing slated for the area. The Bryton Group outlined its plans for 30 - Zeno Krekic single family lots in what it is calling the Oceanview Development Property, with 15 directly overlooking the BC Ferries terminal and the harbour. As well as the housing, the developers have included plans to extend Graham Avenue to connect with Highway 16 just before the terminal. See DEVELOPMENT on Page A2

“The location of this development has both opportunities and challenges.”

Business PAC 10 wins Business Challenge Page A8 Kevin Campbell / The Northern View

Cassandra Parnell shows her artistic side during the Celebrating Literacy fair at the Rupert Square Mall on Saturday afternoon.

Mayor: Port tax cap “killing” small business Council planning campaign aimed at provincial government

Sports Figure skaters host year-end gala Page A13

Community New Book of Rainbows launched Page A22

“We really need to get a campaign going.”

BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

As the City of Prince Rupert continues to look at raising taxes to offset a $220,000 budget shortfall, councillors are putting much of the blame on the provincially legislated tax cap placed on industry developed on port land. The legislation means new industry on port lands can not be taxed at a rate no higher than $22.50 per $1,000 of assessed value while industry existing prior to 2005 can only be taxed at a rate of $27.50. By comparison, the city’s rate for major industry is $47.74 per $1,000 and even the business rate is higher at $27.85 per $1,000. “It’s not sustainable and what it is doing is killing our small business sector,” said Mayor Lee Brain. “The small businesses up and down Third

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- Joy Thorkelson Avenue are paying a higher tax rate than major industry on port land,” added a frustrated Coun. Barry Cunningham. Given that the tax cap is legislated by the provincial government, council said there is a letter being drafted that will soon be made publicly available for people to sign and send to the government seeking a change to the regulation. “It becomes a taxpayer subsidy in many ways. They’re not paying what they would be paying if not located on port land ... Any money the

government does provide to offset it doesn’t add up to what the mill rate would be and the money from government is being paid by residents through provincial taxes anyway,” said Coun. Joy Thorkelson. “We really need to get a campaign going.” Brain said he has been in discussion with the provincial government and has offered some solutions to take some of the tax burden off of businesses and home owners. “One proposal is they can have the cap in place for seven years but after seven years, once the business is up and going and established, the industry can be put under the regular mill rate,” he said, noting a tax increase is needed to cover costs for the coming year. “Operationally, for us to continue as we are, we need another $220,000 ... what is in front of us with this budget is as cut and thin as it can be.”

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RCMP say alcohol likely cause of crash

A rendering of the planned 30-lot housing development at the end of Park Avenue, including plans for a road to connect to Graham Avenue to create a second access point for the area.

Driver suffers minor injuries BY SHAUN THOMAS

City of Prince Rupert / Special to The Northern View

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A man was able to walk away from a single vehicle accident on Highway 16 near Kloiya Bay, but Prince Rupert RCMP are saying alcohol may have been a contributing factor. According to Const. Matt Ericson, spokesperson for the Prince Rupert RCMP, a truck left the highway shortly after 9 a.m. on March 28. “The driver, who was the lone occupant of the vehicle, was taken to the hospital and sustained some minor injuries, but he was able to walk away,” said Const. Ericson. “At this point we believe alcohol may have been a factor in the vehicle leaving the highway, but the matter remains under investigation.” According to witnesses who were on the scene, one of the rear windows of the vehicle was shattered and the canopy on the truck became detached and was flung away from the truck. Port Edward emergency personnel were quickly on scene to assist.

Project headed for public comment DEVELOPMENT from Page A1 However, city planner Zeno Krekic noted the construction of the road, which would create another means of accessing the upper west-side, is contingent upon the Bryton Group purchasing small pieces of land from the City of Prince Rupert and BC Ferries. “The location of this development has both opportunities and challenges. At the top of the list of opportunities is the aspect and the view. The aspect of this, with the sunlight, is probably one of the prime locations in Prince Rupert ... one of the more dominant

challenges, on the other hand, is that this property is pinched between a number of transportation corridors. There is the highway, two ferries, CN and Fairview docks,” said Krekic. Council gave first reading to rezone the property to accommodate the residential plans, but have instructed the developer to hold a public information session prior to second reading after which a formal public hearing will need to be held. As well, the city said it wants the Bryton Group to “confirm certainty of land purchases” to ensure the road connecting Graham and Park Avenue

can be built. Since the meeting, the Bryton Group has scheduled a public information session on April 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Highliner Inn. The current plan for development is only 25 per cent of the original proposal, noted the company in its submission to council. According to council the initial plan included multi-family residential developments to the east of the new housing, but the Bryton Group said “meetings with the City of Prince Rupert have resulted in the scaled down application”.

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Port Edward Free parking sought at Rushbrook planning 50th BY SHAUN THOMAS

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BY SHAUN THOMAS PORT EDWARD / The Northern View

The District of Port Edward has begun preparations for its 50th anniversary next year with the appointment of a special committee to oversee the event. Council approved the creation of a committee that will consist of councillors James Brown and Grant Moore, one member of district staff, one representative from the Port Edward Lions Club and three Port Edward residents. “That will help with getting some interested members on the committee to head up the work, get things organized for the event and get started on what can be a pretty exciting event. The sooner we can begin this the better because there are certainly some items we would like to bring back to council for approval,” said chief administrative officer Bob Payette. The committee will hold its first meeting near the end of April to establish the terms of reference and the budget for the celebration. Another consideration for the committee is the timing — the Ministry of Communities, Sports and Cultural Development lists the incorporation date for the District of Port Edward as June 29, 1966. Regardless of when the celebration is held, MacDonald said residents and visitors alike can expect a good time. “We had a celebration for our 40th anniversary and it was well attended and went over great. I think we can outdo what we did last time,” he said.

Wes Baker is asking city council to lift some of the financial burden for Prince Rupert boating enthusiasts while also making it safer for people to launch from Rushbrook Floats. Baker, who was joined in council by a number of supporters, presented council with a petition signed by 143 people asking the city to remove the parking fee for the winter months and make it cheaper for taxpayers to use the facility. “We propose to change the bylaw to allow daily parking at no cost for all boat trailers launching from Rushbrook from Oct. 1 to May 1 of each year. Presently, only a small number of locals launch in the winter and the lot is mostly empty ... Cow Bay parking is free year-round, so why not free winter parking at Rushbrook?” he said. “The other change would be to allow local residents who pay taxes to buy one annual pass for the parking lot at Rushbrook for $100. It could be purchased when they pay their annual utilities bill or residential taxes in early July ... right now it is $200 for a truck and boat trailer and that is just at the level people won’t pay for it because you would have to go out 20 times to cover the cost. A reduced charge of $100 seems a lot more reasonable.” The idea was one that found vocal

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As well as free winter parking, fishermen are asking for improvements to the boat launch.

support from some on council. “During the winter that parking lot is empty ... during the winter I don’t see why the taxpayer should be punished when they want to go out fishing and there is an empty lot,” said Coun. Barry Cunnningham. Mayor Lee Brain added that work is already underway on the Rushbrook file. “We have a full report about this issue coming back to council shortly ... we are new on council and there is a long history to Rushbrook and a lot of ideas about what to do,” said Brain. But it wasn’t just the fee for parking Baker took issue with, calling

the condition of the launch ramp “embarrassing”. “Right now there are pieces of it missing and boat trailers are being damaged when they go over the edge at the bottom or hit one of the rocks at low tide,” he explained. “Surely if the city can afford 51 slots for yachts to moor, it can afford to properly maintain the ramp at Rushbrook.” Brain, in response, told Baker repairs to the ramp were scheduled to be done later this year. “We are definitely aware of the issue and want to come to a resolution,” he said.

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BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

As Prince Rupert city council struggles to balance the budget in light of a provincially legislated tax on industry developed on federal port land, Skeena – Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen said he will be taking a closer look at the Port Act to see if there could be any assistance on the federal front. “I’ve always found, not only for the Prince Rupert port, the Port Act in general creates this strange entity. It is somewhat private, somewhat public and yet at arm’s length. It gets strange when it gets to taxation and public consultation,” he said during a March 26 media call. “I want to have a conversation with the federal minister about this to find out where this comes from, why the legislation is designed this way and if there is any way to ensure that communities that support these ports and are supported by them are getting their fair share of whatever revenue is entitled to them from a large industrial operator.” Cullen said he was open to further discussions about the tax issue, but said it is not something that has been repeatedly brought to his attention. “It’s only in its early days for me, I’ve only had it raised once or twice and more out of curiosity, but hearing that it is coming up at council more frequently it is probably time for me to get into the DNA of the act and understand why the law and the taxation exists the way it does,” he said. “I’ve had it raised to me whether the port is paying its proper share.”

BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

As the commencement of demolition and salvage work at Watson Island nears, Quickload Logistics has set its sights on the former Canadian Freightways yard for its container stuffing operations. The company’s request to rezone the land came before city council on March 23, with the area needing a slight zoning amendment from Light Industrial (M1) to General Industrial (M2) before Quickload could set up at the site. “The conundrum in this situation is that it is not a stock use. We don’t have it contemplated in our zoning bylaw. Moving containers, storage and stuffing containers best fits into M2 ... it is a situation that arises from new industrial development,” explained city planner Zeno Krekic, who noted the number of trucks entering the facility from Highway 16 may require discussions with the province. “One of the things that I advised the proponent very strongly is that, prior to council giving first and second

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The former Canadian Freightways yard could be the future home of Quickload’s container stuffing operation.

“We don’t have it contemplated in our zoning bylaw.”

public hearing on the matter has been scheduled for the April 13 meeting of council. However, council did have some questions about what else could be done on the land under the M2 zoning if it was sold to another company in the future. Krekic noted the general industrial zone allows for more activity than light industry. In its submission to council, Quickload Logistics noted the site is buffered from the highway and the “residential neighbours to the north have a substantial green barrier separation providing a highly effective visual and sound screen”.

- Zeno Krekic reading today, I would be referring it to the Ministry of Transportation. The highway is a controlled access highway, so we will require their comments before council can consider approval to the proponent.” After first and second readings, a

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Heart of our City

North Coast people at the ...

Agricuture, arts and exchange Ken Shawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many contributions to life on the North Coast BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Ken Shaw developed a love of agriculture at a young age, a love that would eventually lead him to the shores of Prince Rupert. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grew up in Nanaimo on a small farm. Growing up we had all sorts of animals, we had a garden and I actually sold stuff throughout high school to make money. I even did a fundraiser for the high school I was at where we sold bedding plants and taught people how to grow them to pay for a trip we were going on,â&#x20AC;? said Ken, who noted chickens were his specialty. Ken decided to pursue his passion into the world of post-secondary education at UBC en route to receiving a Master of Science and a Professional Agrologist designation. After school, Ken spent many years in the Lower Mainland and worked his way up to a position in a high level agricultural sales and marketing organization in the Fraser Valley. But in the mid-1990s he decided it was time for a change. The result was a position at Northwest Community College in Prince Rupert that brought Ken to the North Coast in August, 1994. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was trying to make a career switch from selling in agriculture to one of teaching agriculture and somehow I started out my teaching career in math,â&#x20AC;? said the developer of the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s renowned Applied Coastal Ecology class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went from a job where I had a phone growing out of my ear into one where I hardly ever use a phone.â&#x20AC;? At first Ken wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure Prince Rupert was for him, but he says the sense of community drew him in and led to purchasing a home shortly thereafter. Almost immediately, Ken knew it was the right decision to stay in the city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Vancouver youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re driving all over the place and spending three hours

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My original goal in life was to teach agriculture, and when I came ... I thought I had left that all behind.â&#x20AC;? - Ken Shaw per day in the car and your friends are scattered. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the opportunity to build community,â&#x20AC;? Ken said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I moved here, six months later we bought a house, moved in and had a housewarming party. About 50 people showed up and I had only been here for six months. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know 50 people in Vancouver.â&#x20AC;? That fall, Ken attended a Northcoast Performerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Society concert at a local coffee house. The decision helpeded draw him even deeper into the fabric of Prince Rupert. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had never been at a concert before where you sat just a few feet away from the performer. I thought this was such a cool concept that I made a vague offer to help out. John Glencross invited me to the AGM and since I was the fifth person in the room I found myself becoming a director,â&#x20AC;? said Ken, who many will have seen on the stage of the Lester Centre himself through various Celtic Night events and Irish dance performances. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over the next 20 years we organized probably upwards of 150 concerts featuring touring artists with at least half of them featuring local performers â&#x20AC;Ś we also organized the first Rolling on the River Music Festival out at the North Pacific Cannery back in 2004. We thought it would be a small affair, maybe 150 people, but three days before it happened, cannery manager Herb Pond said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I think it is going to be bigger and

From being a champion of the arts to bringing the world to Prince Rupert to helping people find their green thumbs, Ken Shaw keeps busy on the North Coast.

we better figure out what to doâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. That Saturday over 1,000 people turned out in the first heat wave of the summer.â&#x20AC;? After a successful first festival, Ken turned his attention overseas for a trip to Germany that was to include a bicycle trip along the Rhine river from Holland to Switzerland. During the trip Ken got to experience what it was like to be a foreigner living among the people and attending a language school - an experience he wanted to offer young people from around the globe back in his hometown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I ended up bringing the Shecana Exchange student program to Prince Rupert and for the past 10 years there has been a wide range of international students attending Charles Hays,â&#x20AC;? he recalls, adding he turned over administration of the program just last year after a decade working with the students. Ken, who helped establish the first community garden in Prince Rupert in 2009, is still pursuing his love of agriculture in hopes of helping others

find their green thumb as the president of the Transition Prince Rupert Society. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My original goal in life was to teach agriculture and when I came to Prince Rupert, I thought I had left that all behind. But sharing my success in local food production has allowed me to realize that goal. My wife Christiane is a key part of my success as she is also very passionate about healthy organic local food,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding he will be hosting a lecture on April 16 at the college about opportunities for urban agriculture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My research shows that there is a minimum $250 million industry in the Northwest, $50 million along for Prince Rupert, just in feeding ourselves. If we could just produce 10 or 20 per cent of that locally we would have a phenomenal industry with lots of small business.â&#x20AC;? From agriculture to arts to the international experience, Ken Shaw has brought a lot to Prince Rupert, a place he is very proud to call home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sense of community is the biggest thing about Prince Rupert and the reason I am a Rupert Booster,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Who is paying a fair share?

f you want to know why Prince Rupert city council is so choked about the provinciallylegislated cap on industries located on port land, look no further than our coastal neighbours to the south in Kitimat. Residents in the District of Kitimat are paying a municipal tax levy of $5.31 per $1,000 of assessed value and businesses in town are paying a municipal levy of $15.08 per $1,000 of assessed value. In comparison, residents in Prince Rupert are currently paying $8.42 while businesses are paying $27.85. The District of Kitimat has a stateof-the-art swimming pool complete with a waterslide and spray park and two separate ice arenas while the City of Prince Rupert can’t afford Shaun Thomas to replace a zamboni and has an aging recreation centre in need of much upgrading. Kitimat has a free garbage dropoff while residents of Prince Rupert have to pay to go to the dump on Ridley Island. And Kitimat does all this with a population that is less than that of Prince Rupert. So what is the difference? Well, Kitimat’s one major industrial entity is paying a municipal levy of more than $53 per $1,000 of assessed value while Prince Rupert’s major industries are paying, at most, $27.50 per $1,000 simply because of where they were built and what they do. If industries such as RTI, Prince Rupert Grain and Fairview Terminal weren’t on port land doing port business, they would be paying at least $20 more per $1,000 of assessed value. Imagine the difference that could make to the city’s bottom line... Instead, because of the provincial government, the burden to pay for services and infrastructure is being placed squarely on the shoulders of those who are least likely to be able to afford it. The industries mentioned aren’t to blame, they all contribute to the community through sponsorship and being good corporate citizens. The blame for much of Prince Rupert’s financial woes falls squarely on the shoulders of the provincial government. It’s time the province re-examine this policy to create some taxation equality on the North Coast.

Recent treaty trouble has deep roots

hy did the B.C. government suddenly slam may or may not include the B.C. Treaty Commission. the door on their old friend George Abbott, That $600 million is mostly loans, from the federal after spending months recruiting him to government to First Nations to finance treaty talks. Of head up the B.C. Treaty Commission? every $100 spent trying to honour the century-old duty The instant media narrative, embraced by a shocked to sign treaties across B.C., $80 is a loan from Ottawa, Abbott and then by NDP leader John Horgan, was $12 is a grant from Ottawa and $8 is a grant from B.C. that this was payback for grievances nursed by Premier The plan was for First Nations to repay their loans Christy Clark from the 2011 B.C. Liberal leadership out of cash settlements made to them for 100-odd years Tom Fletcher contest. Clark is suddenly a sore winner, lashing out, of uncompensated resource extraction, which is now wrecking two decades of careful and costly treatyaccepted as being contrary to British and Canadian law. making. The probability of the B.C. government making this decision Like many instant media narratives, this one makes no sense without talking to the federal paymaster is exactly zero. I’m told and is almost certainly wrong. the province’s clumsy timing had something to do with Ottawa’s If Clark was resentful about the roasting she received from late demands. I asked Clark if her plan to settle land claims leadership rivals Abbott and Kevin Falcon, she had an odd way faster was anything like the 2009 attempt by Gordon Campbell’s of showing it. She appointed Falcon as finance minister to drive deputy minister Jessica McDonald to negotiate a province-wide a stake into the harmonized sales tax, and Abbott as education deal declaring aboriginal title. Clark sidestepped the question, minister to fashion a pre-election truce with the ever-hostile saying only that the 150 B.C. First Nations not at the treaty table teachers’ union. Both completed their unlikely tasks and retired need a say and a solution too. as heroes of the party in 2013. Pierre, a veteran administrator from the Ktunaxa Tribal Outgoing chief treaty commissioner Sophie Pierre was as Council in the Kootenays, made a prophetic statement when her dismayed as anyone at the news of Abbott’s demise. While the term as chief commissioner was extended three years ago. She two were in transition meetings, Pierre learned that she was said if Ottawa isn’t prepared to give federal negotiators a realistic not being replaced, leaving the federal-provincial-First Nations mandate on compensation and sharing of salmon rights, they Summit partnership of 22 years in a shambles. should “shut ’er down.” Clark went further when questioned by reporters about Her advice may have been heard after all. the sudden reversal. The future of aboriginal relations in B.C. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter/columnist for Black Press.

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April 1, 2015 • Northern View • A7

On the street

Do you like the idea of new residential housing units being built on Park Avenue?

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“I always think that more housing is better because I think Rupert is going to boom again.”

“Yes, it’s a good idea.”

“Yes. For all the others who don’t have places around here, it’s really hard to find low-income housing. [The prices] are so steep.”

“I agree [with the idea]. It’s about time they started building new houses around here.”

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Pellet production Bill C-51gives too much power booms across Canada “It is every citizen’s

Editor’s note: The following was received as an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Dear Sir, Douglas Channel Watch was organized six years ago to oppose the Northern Gateway Pipeline. We realize that you do not sympathize with our position but please hear us out. It is every citizen’s right and responsibility to involve themselves in the governance of their country even if that only means voting once every four years. However, it would be a sad country where citizens could not legitimately organize, for example, to support the climate change views of the United Nations, 98 per cent of climate scientists, James Hansen of NASA, an increasing number of religious organizations, First Nations, Mark Carney of the Bank of England, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change without being suspected of terrorism. Yes, the issue is political but in a democracy, it is every citizen’s right and responsibility to involve themselves in the governance of their country. We took time away from our jobs, friends and families so that we could oppose a project that we felt would be extremely harmful to our country while benefitting only a few large corporations with head offices outside of Canada. We are ordinary people from all walks of life. We are parents and grandparents, we work in industry, health, education, public service and run our own businesses. We have exercised our right and responsibility to involve ourselves in the governance of our country. And we have never been afraid. Until Bill C-51 was introduced. According to Professor Kent Roach of the University of Toronto, commenting on C-51, “The same dual concern about unintended adverse effects on both rights and security are in play with the advocacy offence proposed to be added to the Criminal Code.

responsibility to involve themselves in the governance of their country. ” - Elizabeth Thorne It contains an overbroad reference to “terrorism offences in general” and no defences for legitimate expression of political or religious thought. This harms and chills freedom of expression…” No competently written law should have unintended effects, adverse or otherwise. This bill would have benefited from the disallowed testimony to the Commons Standing Committee from the Federal Privacy Commissioner, four former Prime Ministers, and five former Supreme Court Judges for rigour and fairness. Nothing should harm or chill freedom of expression. This freedom is what differentiates us from the terrorists. There is no political and/or civilian oversight for C-51 either. You are giving CSIS a free ticket to do whatever they want and not even have to check in with a judge on all occasions. This is an invitation for abuse. C-51 should mandate an oversight committee of knowledgeable politicians and academics who will know how to provide proper governance to a secret service. Mr. Harper, chilled we might be but silenced we are not. C-51 will turn CSIS into a de facto secret police and it is unconstitutional and contrary to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. You should drop it or rewrite it altogether. It seems that once again, it is our right and our responsibility to involve ourselves in the governance of our country. Elizabeth Thorne, Douglas Channel Watch, Kitimat, B.C.

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that they won’t be caught. Both federal and provincial governments should put effort into ensuring safety on the roads by limiting the allowable BAC, harshening the fines and sentences, and implementing the remedial program and ignition interlock system legislation for repeat offenders. Viktoria Souslikova, Victoria

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anada is home to a booming biomass production and export industry, particularly in the form of wood pellets. Today there are 37 active wood pellet production plants across the country, with over a dozen new plants either proposed or under construction. Nation-wide, annual production capacity has grown to in excess of three million tonnes, more than two million of which is exported through deep-water marine terminals on both coasts to destinations in Europe. The United Kingdom is one of the primary importers of North American wood pellets, accounting for 90% of Canadian wood pellet exports. There they are used to fuel electrical power plants. Many of those plants are transitioning from thermal coal as an energy source, helping countries like the United Kingdom reduce their industrial greenhouse gas emissions. This was the case with the first shipment exported through the Port of Prince Rupert’s Westview Wood Pellet Terminal. Its inaugural load was carried by the Star Manx bulk vessel to the Port of Tyne in England, where it was offloaded for use in a recently-converted power plant. Not surprisingly, the province producing the majority of Canadian wood pellets is British Columbia, where 16 plants account for roughly 65% of Canada’s total production capacity, equivalent to nearly two million tonnes. These pellet plants utilize byproducts and residues from the forestry industry, most of which was considered waste less than 20 years ago. This includes the “roadside” residue created from harvesting trees, but mostly the sawdust and other residue created by BC lumber mills. Wood pellet exports to Europe have experienced substantial growth over the last two years. The Wood Pellet Association of Canada projects European demand will increase to 15 million tonnes a year by 2015, and as much as 25 million tonnes by 2020. Asian countries are also starting to utilize biomass as a source of clean energy, and demand for wood pellets in South Korea alone is anticipated to reach 4 million tonnes by 2020. These new and expanding markets for Canadian biomass products present Canadian producers with new opportunities for growth, and bode well for the future of BC’s forestry sector. One of Canada’s largest producers of wood pellets is Pinnacle Renewable Energy Group, operating six pellet plants across BC with a production capacity of over one million tonnes. One of the major challenges facing Canadian pellet producers like Pinnacle over the last five years has been accessing overseas markets seeking their energy products. With the construction of the Westview Wood Pellet Terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert, Pinnacle now has Canada’s first purpose-built export facility through which they can ship a significant portion of their annual pellet production. Re:port is a collaborative promotional venture by the Prince Rupert Port Authority and The Northern View.

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More than $35,000 was handed out to young entrepreneurs from throughout the region on Saturday night as BG Canada and Futurepreneur Canada hosted the ThriveNorth Business Challenge awards ceremony. The competition, which invited entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 39 to submit applications for funding for their new or existing business, had more than 50 entries that were then filtered down to 12 finalists in three categories. The finalists had their business plans and ideas scrutinized by a panel of business experts to determine the $10,000 grand prize winner and the $2,500 runner-up.

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Prince Rupert’s Amy Dopson was one of the big winners on the night, taking home $10,000 in the Business Growth Opportunity category, with the money to be used to further grow the awardwinning PAC 10 Tutoring. Jeffery Minhinnick of Terrace was the runner-up with the idea of making Ye Olde Chop Bloc barber shop into a mobile operation. The Best New Business winner was Ria Smith of Hazelton for her idea of launching a mobile food company, with Elanor Stewart of Smithers finishing second for her artisan-based business. The New Social Enterprise category was won by Terrace’s Nathan Hoffart to launch a speech language pathology clinic, with Prince Rupert’s Harvey James Russel placing second for his plans for a marine-based research and consulting firm.

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The City of Prince Rupert and District of Port Edward have appointed John Farrell as their chosen director on the board of the Prince Rupert Port Authority. Farrell is the general manager of Community Futures of the Pacific Northwest, is the outgoing president of the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce, co-chairs the Port Edward Harbour Authority and is the vice-president of Tourism Prince Rupert. “There were a few factors we were looking at, including skills in marketing, an understanding of port activity, an understanding of legal framework and working with different levels of government. John has all of these attributes,” said Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain, who thanked outgoing director Maureen Macarenko for her service over the past two years. “His name stood out as someone who is very active in the community,” added Port Edward Mayor Dave MacDonald. For his part, Farrell said he is looking forward to joining the board of directors of the Prince Rupert Port Authority. “This is an exciting time for Prince

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Rupert and for the Prince Rupert Port Authority. I am honoured and excited to play a role in the growth of one of the fastest growing container ports in North America,” he said. “I have lived in both Prince Rupert and Port Edward and grown my family and businesses here. I believe deeply in the growth and potential of the North Coast and have aligned my career choices, leadership initiatives and volunteer commitments to realizing that vision ... the board’s job is to provide governance and oversight of the

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want to have healthy breakfasts with things like organic eggs and whole grain bread. We want to put the focus for breakfast on health.” As well as some existing favourites and the addition of a sushi bar, Vicente is making sure Uncle Buck’s offers some things you simply can’t get elsewhere in Prince Rupert. “We’re going to be offering Japanese hot pockets. It’s something unique everyone can afford, but it is great because you cook it at the table so people can make their own and choose whatever they want to include,” he explained. “We will have Bento Boxes, which have different types of sushi and appetizers and is really a full meal for people.” Open seven days a week, you will want to try the new options at Uncle Buck’s.

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A Prince Rupert man is facing two charges of trafficking cocaine following the conclusion of a three month joint RCMP investigation. Philip Nguyen, 33, was arrested following an investigation that included resources from the RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime units in Prince Rupert and Prince George, as well as the Prince Rupert RCMP. Over the course of the criminal investigation, police seized several thousand dollars in cash, a vehicle and six ounces of cocaine. Insp. Brian Gateley of RCMP Federal Serious and Organized Crime said the arrest is one sign of the work the RCMP is doing in the region. “The effective coordination of federal and detachment level resources has resulted in a disruption to the flow of drugs reaching the streets of our northern B.C. communities,” he said. “Any time we are able to interrupt drug distribution and hold those accountable for making illegal drugs available to community members, it is considered a success.” Nguyen has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in provincial court on May 6.

With $40,000 in funding in place and a tentative map outlined, the Prince Rupert Back-Country Society is moving on to the next stages of its Kaien Island Trail Network. Society director Steve Milum told Port Edward council on March 24 that talks are continuing with businesses and landowners to make the massive project a reality. “We will be working with the Province, the Prince Rupert Port Authority, First Nations and anyone who has land titles. We definitely want to meet with those people and try to get buy-in for the project. In the past we have had problems building a trail here or there because people don’t necessarily see the bigger picture, but I think connecting everything will make that difference,” he said, noting support for the project has been strong. “When we were fundraising for this project, we had one major company commit to helping build trails and many others were more than interested in funding the building of

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trails, though they didn’t want to be directly involved in the building ... people are really engaged in helping build something the community can see with perhaps a sign saying ‘this trail funded by’, which is going to be a big part of this next phase.” As for the network itself, Milum said the idea is to offer something that will appeal to everyone who has an interest in outdoor recreation, including trails for mountain bikers. General trails, he said, would be designed to accommodate both cyclists and pedestrians. “If we’re going wide enough for bikes there would need to be space for them to pass people, so I am picturing

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A night to remember for skating club Dinosaurs roamed again at Jim Ciccone Civic Centre last Saturday BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

A season full of talent and hard work came to a head on Saturday night as the Prince Rupert Skating Club showed their stuff at “A Night at the Museum” - their year-end skating gala at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre. Everyone from Pre-CanSkate learners to test skaters came together to put on a dazzling performance that featured historical figures from Teddy Roosevelt to prehistoric dinosaurs. The level of professionalism from the talented, young figure skaters showed throughout the evening, when both the inexperienced and experienced skaters helped one another out. It was a glimpse into the close bonds that the club’s members share for each other and one could tell the level of dedication and time spent practicing their programs were both top-notch. Things kicked off when the incredibly young, but incredibly impressive, Holly Lowe, 6, opened the show on her own in a solo skate as Belle from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. If she was nervous, Lowe didn’t show it as the first solo act in

many fine skates to come. The night was filled with wonder and time travel that took the audience on a journey into jungles, western ranches, Narnia, the Flintstones’ Bedrock, Egyptian pyramids and even into the ring world of Microsoft’s Halo when Becca Philips skated to a stringed ensemble rendition of the legendary video game theme. Both individual and group performances evoked laughter, cheer and applause from the captivated crowd, who said farewell to graduating members Emily Horne and Brianna Hagen. Ed Sheeran’s “Make it Rain”, Christina Perri’s “Human”, Hozier’s “Take Me To Church” and Lorde’s “Bravado” were some of the musical offerings that the test skaters, comprised of Hagen, Horne, Amy McNabb and Mickaela Ward, centred their programs around. Michael Gurney provided the sonorous announcing duties from the broadcasting booth, Cortney Lowe stood as the Ice Show Chair and Sheri Pringle, Tamara Ward and Kennedy Ferguson gave the skaters guidance on the ice as the club’s coaches.

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Holly Lowe, 6, performs her program set to the tune of Beauty and the Beast to open the solo acts at the Prince Rupert Skating Club’s year-end ice gala Saturday night.

Lax Kw’alaams take third-place at Jr. All Native Boys team reaches semifinals while Haisla girls capture third in Nanaimo BY KEVIN CAMPBELL NANAIMO / The Northern View

The Lax Kw’alaams’ boys’ Junior All Native Basketball team came oh so close to claiming the 2015 title in Nanaimo last week. After winning three straight games against the Heiltsuk Nation, Hazelton and Lytton, the North Coast team fell in their fourth matchup versus the eventual Junior All Native champions, Snuneymuxw Native Sons. But they weren’t eliminated just yet. With a spot in the semifinals thanks

to their excellent play in the qualifying games, the Lax Kw’alaams boys faced off against the Syilx Nation’s team, but couldn’t overcome the strong Okanagan side and finished third in the 13-team tournament. Snuneymuxw went on to win the crown in their own territory against Syilx 57-53 – the first time in more than 30 years that the Native Sons went all the way and the first time Nanaimo ever hosted the event. “We won all this for Snuneymuxw people, our people and ourselves, but the joy was to win for all our fans,” said

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53-38. Other noteworthy teams to play in the girls’ tourney were Hazelton, who went 0-2, losing to Port Alberni and Kamloops, the Heiltsuk, who finished 2-2 by beating Snuneymuxw and Mt. Currie and falling to Lax Kw’alaams and the Nuxalk, the Lax Kw’alaams ladies, who also went 2-2, defeating Skidegate and the Heiltsuk and losing to Syilx and Kamloops, and finally Skidegate, who went 1-2, beating Snuneymuxw and falling to Lax Kw’alaams and Nuxalk. - With files from Greg Sakaki and the Nanaimo News Bulletin

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Their challenger was a formidable one, but the Rainbow Chrysler Red Wings held off the high-powered offence of the CW Contracting Hammer Kings to successfully claim their second-straight Cook’s Cup in the Prince Rupert Pick-up Hockey League. Up one game to nothing in the best-of-three cup final thanks to a 5-2 Game One win, the Red Wings closed out the finals with another victory over the Kings, who were playing in their first season as a newly-formed squad in the five-team recreation league, by a score of 4-2 last Wednesday night. Not only did the Red Wings need to score against the regular season champion Kings (26-14-2, W-L-T), who only allowed 166 goals in 42 games played, they needed to stop the Kings’ full-throttle offence, which scored 249 goals throughout the year, beating the nexthighest team, the Oceanside Lightning, by 54 goals. “[Our goaltender] Warren [Hanson] stood on his head for both games,” said Red Wings winger Paul Vendittelli. “He was a key piece for us.” The second-seeded Red Wings, who finished 19-14-7 during the year, swept the third-seeded Lightning in two games to get them to the final. The Kings defeated the P.R. Grain Flyers 8-2 and 7-3 in their semifinal series. The Hawkair Regulators didn’t reach the playoffs, finishing in fifth with a record of 1322-6. “They were definitely pressing and Warren stood on his head for both games ... The Kings opened the scoring two minutes into the game [in Game Two] and then we went up 3-1,” said Vendittelli. Mike Cote notched the Wings’ fourth goal, and on their third, Raymond Weikel made a great saucer-pass out of the corner to feed Jared Meers. Kendal Stace-Smith opened the

“They were definitely pressing and Warren Hanson stood on his head for both games.” - Paul Vendittelli scoring for Rainbow Chrysler. “We kept going. We had three lines and we just kept rolling them,” said Vendittelli, adding the core of the team had remained from last year’s winning group. “We lost my cousin, Jordan ... and picked up Scott Allen and then Jordan van der Wiel, who played in net for us last year – he played out, so we ended up getting Warren,” he said. Jeremy Boot and Jamie Schenkveld replied for the Kings and Darren Larsen tended the crease. The five teams (Red Wings, Kings, Lightning, Flyers and Regulators) drafted players to their teams at the start of the league’s fourth season in the fall of 2014 and, because the Kings were an altogether new team, they were seen to be a bit of a wild card who turned out to be a powerhouse. “These days a lot of people are moving into town ... so you get a bunch of names that you don’t know and you have to build this fifth team, and you get people like Chris Woodrow and Jeremy Boot and the guys who you know are awesome and then you have these hidden gems and you end up with a pretty deep team,” said the winger. Vendittelli would like to thank Rainbow Chrysler, who sponsored the team’s new jerseys and the new name (last year they were the Rainbow Chrysler Capitals), Cook’s Jewellers, Hawkair and a myriad of other sponsors who made the season possible. Michael Ikari takes over as rec-league president for the departed Renaud Lavoie.

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Shames to host Bishops, Met are Best in West Loaded Throwdown BY KEVIN CAMPBELL

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Those who can’t get enough winter powder can have one last go at shredding slopes when Shames Mountain and Prince Rupert’s Loaded Sports host Loaded’s Annual Throwdown contest on Saturday, April 4. The event will be part of My Mountain Co-op’s last weekend of operation during the 2014-15 season. The yearly quarter-pipe competition features competitors in various age categories who will board, ski and snowskate (hybrid of a skateboard and snowboard, with no boot-latches) and the event is free for all who attend. “The course sits underneath the lift, so it’s just a pretty mellow slope and we stuck a couple rails and a couple jumps in at the top and as you go down, we set up a big kicker with a gap and a landing, so you could do one big jump,” said Loaded’s Steve Newman. “And as you go down, there’s one more handrail and a little quarter-pipe we groomed at the very bottom, so people can go up and do some tricks down.” Last year, almost everyone was able to grab a prize. “Depending on how many people sign up for the contest, we break it into age categories ... the reactions are always great. There’s always spectators standing by and the contestants always love it. Basically, everybody’s got prizes,” said Newman, adding the organizers typically throw additional prizes over the balcony of the lodge when all is said and done. The rewards usually include a substantial amount of gear donated by Loaded’s sponsors. Last year that included a winter jacket, snowboard boots, watches, goggles, T-shirts, tuques and accessories. First-timers also make it to the contests and do pretty well for themselves, despite their green experience with slopes, said Newman. “[Last year] we had a couple 3, 4, 5-year-old kids just trying – just hitting those handrails,” he said. Registration for the free Throwdown is at the My Mountain Co-op lodge at noon on Saturday.

On Sunday afternoon, the First Annual Best in the West – March Madness tournament, organized by Prince Rupert resident Judy Carlick-Pearson, wrapped up with two physical and high-calibre basketball games in the junior (under-17) and men’s division. For the teens, it was a matchup of Team Friendship House, coached by Charles Hays basketball skipper Mel Bishop, and Team Metlakatla, coached by Carlick-Pearson. Despite a third-quarter lead that Friendship House standouts Justin McChesney, Kolby Jones and Nick Campbell contributed to, the unbelievable shooting of junior MVP Kyler Reece and his 38 points for Metlakatla gave his team the come-from-behind 60-57 win and the prize money of $500. For their efforts, Friendship House got $350 for second-place and Gitanyow claimed $150 for third in the four-team tourney. Aiyansh took fourth. The senior men’s tournament comprised of eight teams, the Wolves, Rainmakers, Terrace, the Thunder, the Silverbacks, Da Boys, the Punishers and the Bishops, taking the court in search of first-place and the $1,000 prize money. After beating the Punishers, the Bishops lost their second match versus the Silverbacks in the double-elimination format and then reeled off three straight wins against Da Boys, the Wolves and Terrace to eliminate all three teams and gain entry to the championship final through the back door.

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Willie Edwards, left, escapes two Silverbacks in the men’s final of the Best in the West tournament.

And surprise, surprise, their foes in the final were the Silverbacks once again. This time though, the Bishops took it to their rivals and never lost the 14-point lead that the team retained after the first half, leading 34-20. Senior’s MVP Brody Bishop led the way with 30 points in the final for his team’s 67-54 win, claiming revenge and the championship in the process. Darcy Pearson notched 15 points of his own for the Bishops and the Silverbacks’ Elijah Calhoun and Rich Wolffe scored 11 each and Gage Ladareur had 10. Willie Edwards provided the crowd with some breakaway layup action on more than one occasion, earning applause for his sneaky efforts. The Silverbacks took home $700 for secondplace and Terrace grabbed $500 for third.

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Rupert, Terrace unite with Ballers North Coast team wins third at VanCity draw BY ANNA KILLEN TERRACE / Black Press

Just over a month ago, Terrace basketball coach Toni Nisyok found out that her four girls, Faith Nisyok, Ashley Nisyok, Briana Greer and Brittany Peden had no team to play with for the 2015 Jr. All Native Tournament to be held in Nanaimo over spring break. Determined to see her daughters play, she made a few phone calls and discovered that Prince Rupert coach Gillian Leeson had three players â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Billie Leeson, Carly Cochrane and Cally Gladstone â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in the same boat. After picking up another rogue player from Vancouver and now encompassing players from three official zones, the newly formed North Coast Ballers signed up for the 1st Annual VanCity U17 Girls Basketball Tourney March 15-20, an alternative to the Jr. All Native which some teams were unable to attend this year because of conflicting spring break schedules. And although the team was freshly formed, they completely gelled and ended up finishing third out of the nine teams at the tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had hopes for them, of course,

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the most popular games on the globe, though not so much in Canada, but for the first time in recent memory, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being played by females in Prince Rupert. Rugby 15s (and sevens when there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough participants) have always been a part of the Prince Rupert fabric of sporting culture, but usually dominated by males. Over spring break, that all changed when a group of dedicated, passionate players and coaches got together to bring rugby to Charles Hays Secondary (CHSS) by way of a cohesive girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really Lindsey (Brise) and a bunch of the girls practicing with the

guys that started it and got it going. I was lucky enough to be able to jump in and coach,â&#x20AC;? said inaugural program coach Amanda Barney. The CHSS Hurricanesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; girls team played multiple games against regional opponents on March 20 and 21 in preseason sevens, and while they may not have come out on top in their matches, the strides the girls made on the pitch were both encouraging and a display of how far theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come, playing as a team from scratch. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of them know the rules,â&#x20AC;? said Barney during the play day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been practicing for just over a month and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing some video review, but none of them had actually played a game [until now].â&#x20AC;? While the Hurricanes played against the Smithers Gryphons in the

final game on March 21 at CHSS, the Gryphons were able to gain a territorial advantage at the start of each half and scored a couple tries. But Rupert notched some completions on rushes of their own, and never were they blown out on the scoreboard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s groundbreaking. They did amazing. They played with class and the other coaches and players were blown away by what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve accomplished in a month and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really proud,â&#x20AC;? said Barney. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[We] tackled probably better than anyone else, so it was really remarkable,â&#x20AC;? she added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully by the time the regular season starts we can expect to win. If this is the foundation for the program then I have high hopes.â&#x20AC;?

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With less than a month to go until the opening, the 2015 National Aboriginal Business Opportunities Conference is beginning to take shape. The 2G Group, organizers of the conference, posted a draft agenda on the conference website that shows not only a full list of businesses participating in the tradeshow portion of the event this year but a wide range of speakers addressing a variety of topics of interest to both industry and First Nations. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conference will begin on April 29 with a welcome from Metlakatla Chief Harold Leighton, Lax Kwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;alaams Mayor Garry Reece and Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain. The first panel of the day will focus on the liquefied natural gas industry and include Tessa Gill of Pacific NorthWest LNG, Rod Maier of Kitimat LNG, Simon Nish of BG Canada, Donna Parker of WCC LNG and an unnamed representatives from Nexen. The

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NOTICE OF COMMUNITY MEETING Pursuant to the City of Prince Rupert Rezoning Application, the Bryton Group will be hosting a community meeting at the Highliner Hotel conference room on Wednesday 15th April, 2015 from 5pm to 7pm. The purpose of the community meeting is to provide information and maps respecting the rezoning and development of the Oceanview property located on Park Avenue, overlooking the BC Ferries terminal. The meeting will consist of an Open House format and members of the public are invited to attend at any time between 5pm and 7pm.

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HOUSEKEEPER WANTED Cash paid to PROPERLY clean small private Rupert home twice weekly. Hours, pay and duties negotiable. Must be responsible. Must like dogs. 250-600-6233.

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SUMMER DOCKHAND Prince Rupert Rowing and Yacht Club Full-time May - Sept. 2015 Job duties: Organizing & mooring transient vessels. Minor and major dock maintenance. Custodial duties and other duties as required. Independent and confident workers. Extra qualifications that are helpful: P.C.O, Radio operators & First Aid. Please e-mail resume: info@prryc.com or drop off in mailbox 121 George Hills Way THE LEMARE Group is accepting applications for experienced gradermen. Candidates will have a minimum of 5 years coastal logging road experience as well as public road works. Resumes to be submitted with covering letter via email at office@lemare.ca or via fax: 250956-4888. We thank all candidates in advance for their interest, but only those shortlisted will be contacted.

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Office Assistant Prince Rupert, BC Progressive Steel in Prince Rupert is currently hiring a full time outgoing, energetic Office Assistant. Responsibilities will include providing administrative support to management, answering phones, dispatching, scheduling, cleaning and a variety of general office duties. The successful candidate will hold a valid driver’s license, must be able to multitask, possess exceptional customer service skills and have experience with Microsoft Word, Outlook & Excel. Progressive Steel provides competitive remuneration. Please forward your resume with covering letter and references to: psi@citywest.ca or deliver it to 131 Mishaw Road, Prince Rupert Industrial Park attention Terena. No phone calls please. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Expression of Interest Opportunity Lease of Residential Homes, Masset BC The Department of National Defence (DND) is seeking expressions of interest from owners to enter into a lease arrangement for up to six (6) residential homes in Masset, BC. The Department is seeking unfurnished (no appliances), detached or semi-detached (duplex) homes, measuring approximately 1200 to 1500 square feet. The homes may have three (3) or four (4) bedrooms, and one or more bathrooms, fenced rear yard and must include a parking area. The lease term required is ¿ve (5) years with an option to renew for up to ¿ve (5) years. The rent requested should be negotiable. The homes must be available on or before 31 October 2015. If you are interested in this opportunity, the following information is required: o Contact information – telephone, facsimile and internet address. o Street address and legal description o Name of legal owner o Square footage of the home o Number of bedrooms and bathrooms o Monthly rent requested o Availability o Exterior and interior pictures o Floor Plan, or accurate representative sketch, showing room layout and sizes and building dimensions

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Expressions of interest and any questions related to this opportunity must be received no later than 24 April 2015, via email or facsimile, to: Don Lattin Canadian Forces Housing Agency Head Of¿ce Telephone: (613) 949-7167 Facsimile: (613) 990-8225 Don.Lattin@forces.gc.ca Expression of Interest Process: Those persons expressing interest and providing the required information will be contacted and may be asked to provide additional information concerning the condition of the home and the age of its components - for example, age of roof, furnace, windows/doors, siding, plumbing system, electrical system, ¿re/smoke alarms; whether additional mechanical systems are present; and if recent upgrades or renovations have been carried out. Evaluation Process: Following the above Expression of Interest process, all information regarding a home that has been submitted as being available for lease will be reviewed, and the home will be evaluated based on condition, availability, and rent requested. An on-site home inspection / condition assessment may also be conducted as part of the evaluation. Owners of homes that meet the requirements of the Department may then be invited to enter into a leasing agreement.

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Book of Rainbows 2 launched The Coastal Training Centre in partnership with ER PLUS Risk Management Group is looking for parƟcipants to take the ConstrucƟon Safety Oĸcer (CSO) Program at our training facility in Prince Rupert. The program will begin in mid-May, 2015 and is two weeks in length. Due to the length of this program, 100% aƩendance is mandatory. For further informaƟon about the program please contact Brenda Leighton at: 250.627.8822 or 250.600.2565. ApplicaƟon forms for the program are available at the Coastal Training Centre, 501 Dunsmuir Street, Prince Rupert, BC V8J 3R2. The deadline for applicaƟons is April 30, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. ApplicaƟons can be dropped oī at the Coastal Training Centre, faxed to: 250.624.2813 or emailed to: brendlei@citytel.net.

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Profiling the people of Prince Rupert BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Duane Jackson, Justine Knott and Kathy Nelson used to have a list of potential interviewees pinned on the wall of their offices at the Hecate Strait Employment Development Society. The list gave them guidance in their 28-week journey to target and reach suitable Prince Rupert residents, whose stories they could share and publish in their project, the second volume of the Book of Rainbows – a job creation partnership project between Hecate Strait and the Employment Program of BC, funded by the Province of British Columbia and the Government of Canada. What they quickly found out, however, was that their pinned-up list would be discarded in favour of general chats with Prince Rupert residents out in the public. Their new method proved to be overwhelmingly successful. Jackson, Knott and Nelson found 50 residents with tremendous stories tracing Aboriginal descent, immigration and more, diving into the coastal city’s history through the oldest communicative medium of all – story-telling. “We started going out into the community and talking to people and running into people in store aisles and parking lots, and told them ‘This is what we’re doing,’,” said project coordinator Jackson at the Book of Rainbows Volume Two’s launch at Rupert Square Mall last Saturday. “There’s just unbelievably humble people in Prince Rupert. They’re not saying ‘I’ve got a story for you’, they’re saying ‘You know who you should talk to?’ and after that the list came down off the wall. We stopped making [it].” A $56,000 grant from the government’s Job Creation Partnership helped the book become a reality and numerous people contributed – from Danielle Dalton whose energy and enthusiasm Jackson said was contagious from the first volume, published in just November 2013, to book designer Aaron Dalton to contributing Tsimshian artist Peter Dennis, to Knott and Nelson, the two writers who gained a considerable amount of skills in researching, writing and computer proficiency among other things. “You can do this over and over again. You’re telling people’s stories, but you’re also talking about the history of your community ... With community engagement, you get the

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Kathy Nelson, Justine Knott and Duane Jackson hand out copies of Book of Rainbows Volume 2.

understanding of how we got here and a really good idea of the decisions that were made and the decisions that worked and the decisions that didn’t work,” said Jackson, adding there was never a shortage of fascinating subjects from which to draw tales from. “This book could be written 20 times,” he said. Knott’s engagement with recent immigrants or with Aboriginal residents with strong roots tied to the land gave her a sense of perspective and offered the writer a glimpse into the different fabric that’s sewn into Prince Rupert’s diversity. “We heard so many stories from people [from] all over the world who choose to live in Prince Rupert. It was so amazing ... wherever they came from, [some of them] just packed up their car and drove here with whatever they had,” said Knott. “Listening to their stories and then writing them up, [the stories] get embedded in your head and they’re there forever. It makes you appreciate all of their experiences and all of your own. It’s an eye-opener.” Seven hundred and fifty printed copies will be distributed for free to North Coast Literacy, multicultural groups, schools, the Prince Rupert Library, the City of Prince Rupert, the District of Port Edward, the Chamber of Commerce, the Port of Prince Rupert and First Nations.

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