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the whole province to invest in the north. This government is not doing that.” She said from her conversations It was a busy couple of days in with students currently in the Prince George for Kathy Corrigan dental programs at CNC as well as this week. people who had graduated from “I was at the forum on public the courses, she learned it wasn’t an education on Monday,” the NDP exclusively northern program. spokesperson for advanced educa“The programs attract people tion said on Tuesday. “I spoke with from the Lower Mainland, and, a lot of people there, then I had a after they finish the programs, they meeting this morning with the local realize they want to stay here and board of education. It as a great work.” meeting I’m really impressed with She found one comthe quality of the trustees mon thread whoever here.” she talked to in the The main reason for education community Corrigan being in Prince in the city, whether it George was just that – to was CNC president talk to people about educaHenry Reiser, faculty, tion. graduates or students. “The message I’m getting “Everyone is so pasfrom all levels in this area sionate about educais that provincial cuts are tion.” having a real impact on The CNC board’s students at all levels. Prodecision to look at ndp mla grams are being cut, not suspending intakes for kathy corrigan because they’re not strong, the dental program as but because boards have to make well as possibly cutting counselling their budgets work.” services are things she can’t really Some of those programs are in criticize. the dentistry department at the “I don’t want to second-guess College of New Caledonia, where the cuts they’re looking at. The the board will decide today whether decisions are being made to cut to suspend intakes in the programs the more expensive programs, like to allow for a re-assessment of the dentistry, because there is nothing programs. else left to cut. “What we’re seeing is true across “The government should be the province,” Corrigan said, “but is making decisions on funding based having particular impact in Prince on what’s in the best long-term inGeorge and the surrounding comterests of the province. To do what munities. The provincial governthey are doing is a very short-term ment is making education less approach, and vert short-sighted.” accessible. It’s harder for people to Corrigan says it’s becoming more upgrade their education now, and and more apparent that school bodwith courses being cut, it’s more ies across the province are figuring difficult for students to stay in the out how to make a stand. north to do their post-secondary “The B.C. School Trustees Aseducation.” sociation has always been a middleTo Corrigan, it boils down to a of-the-road group, doing their best simple question. to work with the government of the “Is it important in this province day. They are starting to become to invest in education in the north? more vocal in their complaints “For decades under previous about this government’s policies on governments, there was an agreefunding education.” ment that it was to the benefit of

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CNC’s dental hygiene program open house on Sunday included student demonstrations, information pamphlets, goodie bags and healthy snacks like this one – apple, peanut butter and marshmallows made to look like a set of teeth. The event was put on to get support for the program which is at risk of being suspended due to budget restraints.

Forum told north has education challenges Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Prince George was the first of what Kevin Rose hopes will be a series of forums on public education in B.C. Rose, the provincial K-12 coordinator for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), was one of the speakers at a forum Monday evening at the College of New Caledonia. “It was a very good crowd,” he said. “It was a diverse crowd. There were school trustees, excluded staff from some of the schools. It wasn’t just a CUPE thing, it was a public gathering.” And what they heard from Rose and other speakers was a very simple message. “The government needs to prioritize the funding of education at every step, from kindergarten to post-secondary, especially in

the north. “The small community colleges and the school districts up here have different needs and challenges. They need more funding.” He cited transportation and heating costs as among the extra expenses northern districts and schools face, which schools in other areas do not. The forum was held at the start of a week which could see dental programs at CNC have their intakes suspended as the college board attempts to make its budget work. “The board is being asked to make impossible choices,” Rose said. “They have to make these cuts, they don’t want to. It comes back to the government priorities for funding.” The CNC board is scheduled to make a final decision on suspending the program intakes, cutting counselling services and

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other measures to balance the budget at a meeting today (April 24). The meeting starts at 11 a.m. in the board room. He said another change which will possibly affect people in rural communities more than those in larger centres is the decision to begin charging tuition for Adult Basic Education (ABE) courses. “The people who are accessing ABE,” Rose said, “are frequently the people who are on the fringes – the single parent, the person working at an entry-level job who wants to improve their skill set. “They are the ones being hurt by this change, but that affects the entire community.” He again emphasized the different needs of schools at all levels in the north. “The cookie-cutter approach this government is using for funding just doesn’t work.”

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Assaults get time in jail In Provincial Court on Feb. 12: Blaine G. Hanson was found guilty of resisting a peace officer and two counts of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance, sentenced to one day in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Shane J.L. Howard was found guilty of assault, sentenced to 90 days in jail, placed on probation for three years and assessed a victim surcharge of $200. Howard was also found guilty of a second count of assault, sentenced to 210 days in jail, placed on probation for three years and assessed a victim surcharge of $200. Howard was also found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, sentenced to 60 days in jail, placed on probation for three years and assessed a victim surcharge of $200. Howard was also found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking, sentenced to 30 days in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $200. Melodie J. Poliues was found guilty of two counts of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced to one day in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Twyla M.E. Shelley was found

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Cheryl Livingstone-Leman, community coordinator with the City, left, and Terri McClymont of R.E.A.P.S. (Recycling and Environmental Action Planning Society) admire an orchid Wednesday. During the group’s recycle challenge event, orchids were given out to visitors first reaching the compost site on Gorse Street. The city-wide Spring Clean Up is on Sunday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with groups and individuals picking up litter from neighbourhood parks, school yards, boulevards, along trails and streets.

Victoria endorses federal balanced budget Tom Fletcher Black Press The federal government has joined B.C. in the balanced budget club, but it comes at a cost to provincial revenues. Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver delivered his first budget Tuesday, featuring increased defence spending and a new public transit fund that wouldn’t take effect until after the federal election scheduled for this fall. B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong said changes in the federal budget such as reducing small business tax and allowing personal income splitting for couples have a flow-through effect on provincial revenues. That could be between $18 million and $30 million to B.C., he said. De Jong said the B.C. government supports the reduction in federal small business tax rate, which is to decline from 11 to

nine per cent by 2019. A new federal fund to help pay for transit doesn’t take effect until 2017, but de Jong said he expects current federal infrastructure programs to continue until then. Federal Industry Minister James Moore said the Conservative government is still distributing funds from the $70 billion infrastructure fund that was included in last year’s budget, and the new fund is in response to cities’ demands. The mayors of Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and the national and provincial municipal associations have all endorsed the budget, Moore said. B.C. NDP finance critic Carole James said the federal budget seems to have missed B.C. priorities, and it was frustrating to see Ottawa balance its books on the same day as the Canadian Coast Guard closed another West Coast facility.

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The Coast Guard’s marine communications and traffic centre at Ucluelet is closed, with the function transferred to Prince Rupert. A similar station in Vancouver is to close May 6, with traffic monitored from Victoria, and another monitoring station at Comox is set to close this year, according to Unifor, the union representing Coast Guard employees. Moore said the rationalization and modernization of ship tracking systems on the West Coast will improve safety, and has already been done on the East Coast. Business Council of B.C. president Greg D’Avignon said balancing the national budget, investing in transit and providing investment incentives for industries such as liquefied natural gas and forestry will help offset the effects of a slump in oil prices and weak commodity markets.

Nathan Cullen says if this week’s federal budget is any indication, Canadians should be prepared to go to the polls sometime this year. “It’s clear the government has gone through its checklist,” says Cullen, the NDP MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley and Opposition Finance Critic, “and offered something to appeal to specific groups. “If you’re not one of the groups they’ve identified as needed to them, there’s nothing here for you. This is an election budget.” Cullen, for whom this was the first budget as Finance critic, said the government showed it was willing to take ideas from other parties – to a point. “There are three or four different NDP proposals for job growth which are included, but

none of them go as far as they should have. “There’s no real job creation in the budget.” He ran through a list of some of the shortcomings he had identified: no replenishment of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, little to nothing for Aboriginals, research money announced is mostly backloaded so there is no money now. “There is a real lack

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Home show happens this weekend The Canadian Home Builders’ invite you to Spring into Your Home with the Northern BC Home & Garden Show this weekend, April 24, 25 and 26 at Exhibition Park in Prince George. The Original Home Show is jam packed with vendors eager to share the latest trends in home maintenance and design and demonstrate the products and services needed to care for people’s largest and most treasured investment, both inside and out - their Home! Stage workshops in Kin I offering home and gardening tips are presented by REAPS. Visit the ‘Ask an Expert’ series on Saturday featuring experts on kitchen design and flooring as well as paint and wall covering trends and techniques. There is water and gardening crafts for the kids to music along with a colouring contest to win one of two $300 bike packages sponsored by Central Builders, all in Kin 3. Check out the “Rona Kutthroat Construction Competition” in the outdoor vendor area. Three contractor companies have designed and will conduct a one-day build on Saturday at the Home Show with each company doing their best to sabotage the other, all in

good fun while raising money for charities. Kids aged 12 years and under are welcome to enter the free draw for one of the three playhouse projects, but not before a team of esteemed and invested judges announce one of the contractors the ‘Best Builder’ award. The judging and random draws take place beginning at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday during the Home Show. After you have taken it all in and entered to win one of the prizes in Door Prize Avenue in Kin 3, visit the indoor and outdoor concessionaires featuring delights such as mini donuts and. in case you didn’t catch him the last time around, Dougie Dog will be at the Home Show and is excited to offer his now famous Hell Yeah PG Dog. Thousands of dollars in door prizes will be drawn for on Sunday at 3 p.m. The Northern BC Home & Garden Show opens Friday, April 24 at 3 p.m. and is open until 8 p.m. The doors re-open on April 25 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the show is open April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To plan your day at the Home Show, please check www.chbahomeshow.ca

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Barkerville Heritage Trust will take over operations of the Cottonwood House on April 1. Cottonwood House is one of a few remaining 19th Century roadhouses in British Columbia. Built in the 1860s it provided accommodation, meals and provisions for miners and travellers going to Barkerville and the Cariboo goldfields, or south to Williams Lake and Victoria. Under a one-year agreement, the Trust will manage the property for public and recreational use. A longer-term agreement may be considered. “Our long-term goal is to have our historic sites become financially self-sufficient,” said Steve Thompson, minister of natural resource operations, in a press

release. “This one-year agreement with the Barkerville Heritage Trust is a step in that direction.” Previously purchased parcels of land were consolidated by the province in 1999, and designated in their entirety under the Heritage Conservation Act. Today, Cottonwood House consists of heritage buildings, a working farm, wheel-chair accessible trails, rustic accommodations and camping sites. The Barkerville Heritage Trust will assume management of Cottonwood House from Quesnel School District 28. After managing the site for 11 years and providing work experience for hundreds of high school students, the school district recently relinquished management of the historic site.

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of Northern B.C. They’ve already found some success working with students, and not necessarily local ones. “We brought some students up from Emily Carr College of Art and Design for Start-up Week, and one of them won the competition we held there. They’ve been back up here working on what is called User Interface, or Experience Interface. It’s designed to make the computer programs look better and be easier for the user. “Quite frankly, we make really amazing back-end stuff here, but the way a lot of our programs look is awful.” Quibell says ICS can help entrepreneurs at many stages of business creation. “You’ve got an interesting idea, it’s kind of working, and you want to know ‘What’s the next step?’ “People are lost a lot of the time when they’re starting a new business with anew idea. What you don’t know about starting a business will hurt you.” One area ICS can give new entrepreneurs a hand with is accessing funding to take their business, whatever step it’s at, to the next level. Quibell says he’s still learning how to access some of the programs available. “I had no idea there was so

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Courts hear variety of charges sessed a victim surcharge of $120 and prohibited from diving for 18 months. Justin L. Stapley was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle while impaired, fined $1,000, assessed a victim surcharge of $300 and prohibited from driving for 15 months. Stapley was also found guilty of possession of stolen property with a value less than $5,000, received a conditional sentence of four months and assessed a victim surcharge of $100. Stapley was also found guilty of failing to attend court when ordered to do so, received a conditional sentence of 14 days and assessed a victim surcharge of $50.

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UNBC professor receives career award Dr. Antonia Mills, a UNBC First Nations Studies professor, is the latest recipient of the Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award from the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of British Columbia. The award recognizes sustained contributions over the course of a career to the non- academic community through research and scholarly activity. Mills’ research interests include First Nations land claims, religion and law, and reincarnation beliefs and cases. She has conducted field work with the Beaver Indians since 1964, and most recently has been involved with experiential learning courses that have built a traditional dugout cottonwood canoe and a Dakelhstyle pit house. She earned her BA from Radcliffe/Harvard, and her PhD from Harvard, and began working at UNBC in 1994. Mills co-edited (with Richard Slobodin) Am-

erindian Rebirth: Reincarnation Belief Among North American Indians and Inuit (1994), and is the author of Eagle Down is Our Law: Witsuwit’en Feasts, Laws and Land Claims, published by UBC Press (1994). This latter book is the result of her spending three years living in Witsuwit’en territory and serving as an expert witness and writing an expert opinion report for the Delgamuukw-Gisdaywa Land Claims Case. Her book, supported by a SSHRC Grant, “Hang On To These Words”: Johnny David’s Delgamuukw Testimony was published by the University of Toronto Press (2005). Mills has also published in a wide variety of journals such as the Canadian Journal of Native Studies, Culture, B.C. Studies, and the Journal of Anthropological Research. Currently she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in First Nations Studies. She will retire from teaching in June.

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UNBC First Nations Studies Professor Dr. Antonia Mills is retiring in June, and was honoured this month with a career achievement award from a provincial organization.

“I was delighted and surprised to learn I was getting

the Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award,”

she says. “It’s an honor to receive an award that

recognizes my work for its impact on the community.”

Local SPCA branch has new manager and assistant manager In an April 17 press release, Tricia Leslie, marketing communications officer for the BC SPCA in Vancouver, announced that the North Cariboo SPCA Branch now has a new branch manager. Jamie Walsh became an SPCA staff member in 2006 after spending five years as a shelter volunteer. “I am so excited about our team and the opportunity to help build a strong, positive future for the animals in our community,” said Walsh, who was born and raised in Prince George. “Our team is really proud of the services we provide for our region’s most vulnerable animals and we are extremely

grateful for the staff, volunteers and our dedicated support system throughout the community who make this possible.” As well, the release says that Jodi Boivin has been appointed assistant manager. Boivin, who is a seven-year member of the staff team, has a strong background in administration in addition to her animal welfare experience: “It is really wonderful to work with staff and volunteers who are so passionate about making a different for animals,” said Boivin. “I am really looking forward to my new role and to contributing to the success of the branch.”

Walsh notes that one of the initiatives coming up for the branch is the annul City Challenge with Kamloops to see which community can raise the most money for animals in need during the month of May. “We encourage all animal lovers in our community to come out to our fundraising events to have fun, help a great cause and to show Kamloops that we have the most supportive animal lovers anywhere in the province,” said Walsh. The new SPCA hirings come after former general manager Angela McLaren and fundraiser Andrea Sowers both resigned

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Wolf kill ends for year with 84 dead Five-year provincial program aimed at protecting caribou herds Tom Fletcher Black Press The B.C. government has killed 11 wolves in the South Selkirk Mountains and another 73 in the South Peace region in the first year of a five-year plan to protect dwindling caribou herds. The South Selkirk program left seven to 10 wolves alive because they were not targeting caribou, and their movements continue to be tracked. That mountain caribou herd is down to 14, compared to 18 last year and 46 in 2009. The South Peace herds have also seen significant losses from wolves, with 37 per cent of adult mortalities confirmed as wolf kills. Four herds in the region, the Quintette, Moberly, Scott and Kennedy-Siding, were targeted in the wolf removal program. The 700-member Graham herd, the largest in the South Peace, is being left without protection as a control group. The program to shoot wolves from the air was a last resort after targeted hunting and trapping of wolves

proved inadequate, sometimes splitting up wolf packs and increasing predation of caribou. The South Selkirk herd has been subject to intensive protection efforts on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. In 2007 the province banned logging and roadbuilding in its 2.2 million-hectare B.C. range and restricted off-road recreatioin to reduce human disturbance. In the Peace region, restrictions were approved in 2012 to protect 498,000 hectares of high elevation winter range. The modern program began in 2003, after decades of managed hunting and other wolf control measures. For the first part of the 20th century, B.C. offered a bounty on wolves that ended in 1955. Beginning in 1950, baits laced with poison were used in bait stations and later dropped onto frozen lakes and rivers, which killed other species as well as wolves. Large-scale poisoning in wilderness areas was suspended in 1960, but targeted baiting to protect livestock continued until 1999.

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Flash mob for victim awareness Downtown Prince George was treated to some spontaneous entertainment Monday morning, but only for a few minutes. At approximately 10:15 a.m., 170 elementary and secondary students converged on the Prince George City Detachment to take part in a flash mob. A flash mob is a sudden large public gathering where people perform an unusual or seemingly random act and then disperse immediately afterward. In this case, the mob, joined by local RCMP officers, performed a choreographed dance to Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off ” in the front garden of the local detachment. “Shake it Off: Survivor to Thriver” is the theme to this year’s events. The mob was a joint effort between School District 57 and the three Prince George area victim services units from the Native Friendship Centre, Elizabeth Fry Society and the Prince George RCMP. The goal of the project was to bring awareness to victims of crime in our community, as this

Constable Sonia Blom joins local students in a flash mob outside the Prince George RCMP Detachment on Monday morning.

Courtesy of Prince George RCMP event was the local kick off to National Victims of Crime Awareness Week. Over the last few months students had been preparing for this event in their own schools and had been given information about victimization and crime. Following the flash mob event, the dancing students were treated to a ‘Game Show’ style trivia and training session with pizza and prizes to follow. Most of the students are in Grade 6 or 7 and came from the following elementary schools: Van Bien, Spruceland Traditional, Nukko Lake, Glenview, Heather Park, Hart Highlands, and Morfee (Mackenzie). Students from Mackenzie Secondary and the John McInnes Centre for Learning Alternatives also participated. “It was a great feeling being involved in creating this flash mob to raise awareness for victims of crime,” says co-organizer John Giannisis from School District 57. “The students really enjoyed this experience and have learned a great deal”. Victim Services units support victims of crime throughout the often harrowing events surrounding a tragedy or trauma by providing crisis intervention, emotional support and information about the criminal justice system. This very important week of recognition and learning will offer many opportunities for the public to expand their scope of knowledge in relation to the issues victims of crime face, as well as the role Victim Services plays for Prince George citizens.

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Passenger numbers through the Prince George Airport (YXS) for the month of February are in. From February 13 to March 1, Prince George hosted the 2015 Canada Winter Games where organizers estimated approximately 15,000 people visited the city. A total of 47,461 passengers used YXS in February, which is a 34 per cent increase over the same period last year. Over 130 flights directly related to the Games were chartered to transport athletes to and from YXS during the two week period. Six of those flights were chartered cargo flights which saw a Boeing 767 and two 757s land in Prince George which carried an additional 120,000 lbs of cargo.

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Relay for Life aims to keep crown Last year, in terms of dollars raised, the Prince George edition of the Relay For Life was No. 1 in Canada. Thanks to tremendous support from donors, participants and sponsors, the 2014 Relay generated $600,000. This year’s Relay For Life, which has Allnorth as the title sponsor, is May 9 and 10 at Masich Place Stadium. And with the start of the event drawing closer, overall donations are down 12 per cent as compared to last year at this time. “I want to acknowledge the amazing job P.G. did achieving No. 1 status last year and raising $600,000 - it was phenomenal,” said Helen Owen, Team Lead, Relay For Life. “We have incredible support for our event and we need everyone to help us reach our goal for this year.” This year’s objective, Owen said, is to raise $550,000. So far, about $97,500 has been collected. Nationwide, the Relay For Life is the Canadian Cancer Society’s signature fundraiser. Money raised goes to support CCS programs and services and also makes research possible. Ultimately, the goal is to find a cure for the disease, which is the leading cause of death in Canada. “I know that research is the reason that my great-niece Heather is alive and well today,” said Margaret Jones-Bricker, Regional Director of the Canadian Cancer Society. “Cancer impacts all of us and it

is personal. Through our collective fundraising we can ensure the Society can continue to fund life-saving cancer research and prevention initiatives.” Currently, 134 teams have registered for the 2015 Relay For Life in Prince George, which is down three per cent compared to 2014. Individual registration, meanwhile, stands at 1,152, down nine per cent. The registration deadline for the Prince George Relay For Life is Friday, April 24. Registering online at www.relayforlife.ca/ princegeorge is the easiest way to get involved. Using the online registration program also provides participants with effective, simple methods of fundraising. Relay organizers are encouraging all registered participants to raise a minimum of $150 each. Last year, the per-participantaverage was $348. Special fundraising incentives are being offered. For example, for every $500 a registered participant raises, he or she will be given one entry into a draw for a return trip for two to any WestJet destination. The prize has been donated by Northland Auto Group. Draw prizes will also be up for grabs for teams that have all of their members raise $150. To be eligible for prizes, participants must turn their money in by May 6 at 4:30 p.m. They are welcome to keep fundraising after

that deadline. This year, for the second year in a row, the Prince George Relay For Life will have a Las Vegas theme. The 2015 slogan is “No. 1 - That’s How We Roll, Betting It All On A Cure.” Relayers are encouraged to dress up with Las Vegas in mind. There will be no participant T-shirts this year so there will be plenty of opportunity to have some fun with costumes. Teams are also invited to give a Vegas vibe to their tents. The Prince George Relay For Life will once again be a 24-hour event. It will start at 10 a.m. on May 9 with a Victory Lap by cancer survivors and caregivers. Perhaps the biggest change at this year’s Relay For Life is the start time for the Luminary Ceremony, which will begin at 10 p.m. on May 9 instead of at midnight. The Luminary Ceremony - a ceremony of remembrance and support - will start earlier in an effort to make it more community-inclusive. For the ceremony, luminaries (decorated white paper bags with lit candles inside) are placed along the inside of the track and the stadium lights are turned off. After a period of silence to remember loved ones who have lost battles with cancer and those who are currently fighting, participants walk the track with candles in hand. The ceremony is always an emotional highlight of the Relay For Life and should not be missed.

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Last year, the Relay for Life participants in Prince George indicated what the goal was. This year, the local event wants to keep the title of No. 1 in Canada.

Each registered participant will receive one free luminary. Additional luminaries can be purchased online (www.relayforlife.ca/princegeorge) under the “Get Involved” tab and will also be for sale on May 9 at the stadium. Each additional

luminary costs $5, with proceeds going toward the Relay For Life. This will be the 23rd annual Relay For Life in Prince George. Updates are being posted on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ RelayforLifePG.

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I feel like I’m in the dentist’s chair. Waiting in suspended silence with my dry mouth draped and dammed. I can’t talk. Every attempt to speak is blocked by warm black latex and muffled by the hiss of a suction tube. The anticipation is the worst part. I know this latest session is likely to put me in at least some pain no matter how much freezing goes into my gums or roof of my mouth. I’ve decided that I have sensitive teeth. Or maybe I’m just sensitive. The dentist is off in another cubicle apparTea with Teresa ently examining TeresaMallam my latest x-rays and plotting his course of action. I am told this by the dental hygienist – who has perfect white teeth and a nice smile. She’s the only person in the room with me. She’s the one who gives me updates like – “it will only be a few more minutes...” I haven’t seen the dentist yet. Minutes pass and the dental hygienist offers me water in a paper cup. She gives me an oral rinse. She’s “set me up” for my filling procedure, so when the dentist arrives, he just has to say ‘good morning’ followed by ‘Say ahhh.’ Yes, I know that’s not all he went to dental school for – it takes years of study at university to become a dentist and years of experience after that. But I see a lot more of the dental hygienist than I do the dentist. Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Anu Tatla, a second year dental hygiene student, shows visitors how she She (they can be male, but mine was examines teeth in preparation for cleaning at CNC’s dental program open female) does the preliminary oral exam, house on Sunday. any scheduled teeth cleaning, flossing, scaling, whitening, set up for x-rays and long-term importance of the program. got take-home goodie bags with toothteeth molds and all the other things that Once pulled, unless there are wisdom brushes and toothpaste and there was lots they spend two years in training learning teeth, it will be hard to fill the gap. Talk of of information about the program. all about so they can get their diploma. tampering with the dental hygiene proI sampled the snacks but as for the It’s a dam good career. gram is pure folly. Implants are expensive pamphlet on dental health, I didn’t need At the College of New Caledonia, the and bridges (as in financing) can break it. two-year dental hygiene program costs down. My grandmother taught me all I need (as per their website) $9,914 – $5,155 for People who had taken the program to know about that when I was a little girl. the first year and $4,759 for the second gave testimonials, parents of graduates She’d come to visit us all the way from year plus a few extra costs. That is the made their pleas, and dentists in the Camrose, Alberta and she caught me price of a second-hand car but unlike community wrote letters to the editor last gasping at her until then well-kept secret, older cars that can turn into lemons, this week giving us the merits of the program. her set of dentures, soaking in their solucourse puts its graduates in the driver’s What better endorsement does one need? tion in a glass by her bedside. seat for life with a good job. On Sunday, CNC dental hygiene host“That’s what will happen to you,” she Today (Friday) is decision day at CNC. ed an open house so visitors could see for said, “if you don’t look after your teeth.” At a board meeting scheduled for themselves what the students learn. They It was a good lesson. And, if she were Friday morning, they will decide whether, demonstrated on mannequins how oral still here, Grandmother Bleasdale would in light of budget restraints, CNC will examinations and teeth cleaning is done teach CNC a good lesson on how to balsuspend future dental hygiene intakes. – mostly by using a mini pick and shovel ance their budget and still keep all their That is, they will decide whether to pull (my terms) and probing the gums. own teeth. First, though, she’d insist on the tooth or perform a root canal and try In the foyer, a wonderful buffet of regular dental check-ups and then she’d to save it. healthy food was set up with fresh fruit, bring the Province over for a game of I signed the petition (as a private cheese, snacks (whimsical “smile” apple musical chairs. citizen) Sunday to support keeping the wedges with peanut butter “gums” and Because when there are fewer welldental hygiene program intact. Whether marshmallow “teeth.”.) Yes, there were trained dental hygienists in the room, or not this petition will have any teeth Timbits – but they were just for the taking care of patients, there will be some with the decisionmakers is hard to say, sweet tooths in the crowd. Mostly, it was very busy dentists hopping from chair to but there are many of us who see the Canada’s Food Guide on display. Visitors chair trying to keep up with the music.

I have to start this week with what may have been the most dangerous Blacktop Blockhead I have seen in some time. On Tuesday evening, I was driving on Victoria Street. I came to the lights at Seventh Avenue. It was red, so I stopped, as did the vehicle next to me. A few seconds later, the light turns green, and we both proceed. I can see the light at Sixth Avenue is red and is probably going to stay that way, so I start to ease off the gas well ahead of time. The vehicle beside me, however, is picking up speed as we leave Seventh Avenue, and continues to do so as the driver approaches Sixth Avenue. And then sails right through the red light at Sixth without even a hint of slowing down. I can only assume the driver just flat-out didn’t see the red light at Sixth, although it is kind of hard to miss, being in the same location in the intersection at the light at Seventh the other driver apparently did see. I was just happy there was nobody coming through on Sixth at the time, because it would have been an ugly situation. • I happen to know the light at Sixth Avenue and Victoria Street because Allan’s Amblings it’s one of my reference AllanWishart points for where I will be working out of (in theory) next week. No, I’m not leaving the Free Press, so stop the party. The paper is moving, however, to a new office at 1568 Sixth Ave. As I write this column, the move hasn’t begun, but the majority of it is supposed to be happening on Friday, quite possibly as you’re reading this. This won’t be the first time I’ve been involved with a move as part of my newspaper career. When I was working at the Cariboo Observer in Quesnel, we moved kind of down the block at one point shortly before I left. My next job was in Kamloops, at Kamloops This Week, and I found we were working out of a very cramped basement office downtown. I didn’t mind too much, though, since I had been able to get an apartment about a block away. Then, a few months after I got there, the word came down that we were moving – and not just down the block. No, we were moving to a place up by what was then Cariboo College, now Thompson Rivers University, quite a ways from my downtown apartment. It did serve for a few years as a good way to get some exercise, since at that time my job involved very little travelling, so I frequently walked back and forth each day. It was about 45 minutes to get there and 35 minutes to get home, because the getting-home route involved going down some hills. And yes, some people noted that my career has been going downhill ever since. • Got another reminder about how quickly this month, and year, is going along. I had to do a double-take last week when I looked at the calendar and realized this is our last issue of the Free Press for April. Wasn’t it just a week or two ago we were getting set to host the Canada Winter Games?

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Tomorrow (April 22) is all about the earth. Earth Day was started by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970 after he witnessed a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, Calif. the year prior. Inspired by the power of people he saw in action during student protests against the Vietnam War, Nelson went to work gathering information, resources and people to push the environment to the top of the political agenda in the U.S. With a staff of 85 people behind him, Nelson led the first wave of Earth Day events across America with more than 20 million people showing their support and rallying in massive demonstrations to raise the profile of air and water pollution. These events helped to re-shape the thinking around environmental issues and turned them into political ones. “Environmental issues” is, of course, a big umbrella with a huge array of subjects under it. In the 1970s, people took on anything and everything they wanted to, from power plants to factories to dumps to pesticides to habitat loss. In 1990, Earth Day went global. This was right around the time the Exxon Valdez oil spill, environmental contamination from the Chernobyl disaster and deforestation in the Amazon were making headlines worldwide. Two years later, the United Nations held its first Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero. These days, environmental topics are more prominent than ever. Air quality, water preservation, pesticide use and species loss are all on today’s political agenda, joined, of course, by a litany of other issues, including one very prominent one here in Merritt’s collective backyard. The theme of Earth Day this year is “It’s our turn to lead.” How appropriate as communities across the country — including Merritt — join together to support the David Suzuki Foundation Blue Dot Movement. However, the message every year is ultimately the same: make every day Earth Day. Even small acts of environmental responsibility every day can add up. It’s all about harm reduction. You can go as drastic as trying out the 100-mile diet — where you can only eat things grown within 100 miles of you — to keeping it simple and taking your bike to work. While Earth Day does its part to raise awareness for environmental issues, I’d argue Earth Day is growing because the number of people who are thinking about the environment and its protections is growing. Environmental issues aren’t just for hippies anymore. – Merritt Herald

Too important for politicians The proposed park adjacent to the Wood Innovation and Design ate in a different way. Vested interests and narrow observations have Centre building has put the spotlight on downtown social issues. too often been the motivator of actions which may or may not have A small park in the heart of downtown would be a nice addition been appropriate. All of us focus on what is near and dear to us and to the city. As attractive as the concept appears, there is doubt on the therefore ignore opportunities for improvement. part of many citizens on how useful it will be. There is Council should form a committee of volunteers to a concern that it will just become another place for the dig in and bring some reality to the social questions that street people to congregate and a place where the drug Council is called upon to take action on. This should be trade will thrive. If that occurs, then most people will a very different committee whose members should be avoid using the park for its intended use. intelligent but not necessarily experts. As a regional centre, the city attracts people from Members would have demonstrated their commitoutlying areas. Many have problems and are sick and ment to the community of Prince George. Longevity of impoverished. They are also attracted to the myriad of living in the city will also be important as it gives them a social agencies that are targeting some of the problems. broad period of opportunity to have observed, listened Those agencies insist that they must have a downtown to and witnessed many of the problems. presence because that is where their clientele are. It is a While potential committee members will have had bit of a catch-22. past participation in some community activities, they There is a segment of society who has not fared very must not serve on any board or organization dealing onside well. There is a multitude of reasons, from mental health VicBowman with social problems at the present time. They need problems, sexual abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, plus knowledge but relationships must be clearly at arm’s many other reasons. Despite the well-meant efforts of many individulength. Committee membership would also exclude administrators or als and agencies and a great deal of money, progress is extremely politicians at all levels. It must also exclude any representatives from limited. organizations related to the problem. We are one of the most affluent countries in the world. We have the There are other criteria for membership on the committee which financial resources to address the problems. Unfortunately, the efforts likely should be added. The key objective is to have a small committee to alleviate the situation are frequently fractured or incomplete, result(maximum five members) who would be as free of bias as is humanly ing in minimal progress in finding effective solutions to the problems. possible. City council has spent hundreds of hours looking at the problem Once formed, the committee would examine and discuss all aspects and assisting others to help resolve those problems. It has been a of the problems. The cost to the city taxpayers would be extremely significant waste of the time and talent of the individuals serving on minimal. There may be the provision of meeting space and occasional council. secretarial assistance. Perhaps we need to look at social issues and the problems they creIt is an idea, what do you think?

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On with the show Alexis Maikapar performs the song, They Call the Wind Maria from Paint Your Wagon during rehearsals for the Forever Young Chorus upcoming concert Show Tunes That Rocked Our World. The show runs Friday, April 24 at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 25 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 26 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person, available at ECRA offices, 1692 Tenth Avenue or phone 250-561-9381.

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Stop Bill C-51 before our freedoms are gone Editor, Please help us get the word out Bill C-51 must be stopped. If this bill is allowed to go through, within a few short years we will lose every freedom we currently enjoy. This bill will open the door to more drastic abuse from our government and the corporations that control them. In this day when a large percentage of Canadians have access to Internet, all people should have the right to vote on any and all bills, corporate contracts and any thing else that will effect the people of this country. The centers set up to help homeless should have computers for this purpose and for job hunting and educational needs.

We all deserve to know what our government is up to long before they can act. But, the way things are, often we know nothing until it is almost too late. And a large number of our protests go unheard for years. This all must change before it is too late. Please help us stop the abuse. I see this bill as the most abusive thing our government has tried in its existence. Yea, even worse than the abuse inflicted on our native population. This affects us all. I encourage Canadians to learn more about how we can work together to stop secret police Bill C-51 at: StopC51.ca Sue Katarynych

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are too valuable to disappear Editor: We are writing this letter in regards to the impending abrupt closure of the Dental Studies Programs at the College of New Caledonia. We are strongly urging the President and the Board of Governors of CNC to reconsider the closure of the Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting programs. Both of these programs represent jewels in the dental education community and are involved in serving the entire Northern half of the province with well-trained dental professionals. Closure will create a lack of dental assistants and hygienists in our region. Closure will also marginalize many disadvantaged patients that have utilized the vitally important clinical services provided by these programs for many years. The seven-year accreditation status that has been granted to the CNC Dental Studies Programs, is the highest standard afforded to Canadian dental educational programs, reinforcing the quality of these programs within our own community. In combination with the 100 per cent success rate of graduating students passing the national board examinations, as well as consistently scoring higher in every subject category compared to other dental programs across Canada, it is absolutely clear that to close such accomplished programs would be a miscalcula-

tion of the greatest proportions. It is of utmost importance to consider the educational expansion made by the UBC School of Medicine, embracing Prince George as an outreach campus, and using Prince George as a model to facilitate medical training, medical care to those in Northern communities, and enabling the ultimate retention of medical professionals in the North as a result of the establishment of local training at UNBC. CNC itself has facilitated the retention of dental professionals in Northern communities for many years, by having had the foresight to train our students within our own region of the province. CNC should be congratulated for having embarked on the decision to provide the Dental Assisting Program 46 years ago, and the Dental Hygiene Program 28 years ago. We implore CNC to make the decision to retain these programs, so we can once again congratulate you for your insightfulness. The benefits of doing so are too great to consider the proposed alternative. The impact of closure of the Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting Programs would be felt significantly by many, and the consequences to our Northern communities would be great as well. As such, we are hopeful that these disheartening proposals will be reconsidered. Dr. Kerim Ozcan and Dr. Sheila Duke

Temporary workers can lead to permanent problems for businesses Paul Strickland Special to Free Press New trade agreements further contribute to the trend toward dissolving national boundaries and removing protections for Canada’s labour force. Corporations show no loyalty to the safe, stable country that helped them build up their holdings to the point that they could compete internationally. Despite some changes last year, negative impacts from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program continue. This is at a time of a 13-per-cent youth unemployment rate and evidence of downsizing and displacing employees in later middle age [the supposedly over-privileged Boomers denounced in metropolitan dailies and mainstream newsmagazines]. Reflecting this trend is a Manulife ad on the MSN Canada website that shows a middle-aged man standing by his desk in late afternoon and says, “Are you ready if your boss asks you to retire early?” Computer firms, banks and telecommunications companies are among the worst offenders, but many other industries are involved. In Fort McMurray, Alta., airport

workers have been protesting plans to replace 24 CUPE custodial workers with a contracting company having a history of using temporary foreign workers, according to an article by Vincent McDermott in the April 16 Fort McMurray Today. Earlier this month the Fort McMurray Airport Authority announced it would lay off the employees to reduce operational costs. The contractor replacing the workers has been criticized for using temporary foreign workers and paying wages the Alberta labour movement says are too low for Fort McMurray, McDermott writes in the article. If the layoffs are approved, the last day of work will be May 31. Alberta CUPE leader Marle Roberts said the union was told the private contractor will not be hiring any new temporary foreign workers, but that it already has eight working in the airport’s north terminal, according to an article the same week in the Edmonton Journal. Laid-off workers can reapply for their jobs under the private contractor, but would have to accept its lower wages, Scott Clements, Fort McMurray Airport Authority CEO, said in the Journal article. This is the whole concern. Programs

that have the effect of flooding the labour market lead to lower wages and reduce job security. Meanwhile mainstream media continue to publish tendentious articles about labour shortages and so-called skills mismatches under which Canadian university graduates are said to have acquired skills and specialties not meeting the requirements of industry. Similar nonsense has been occurring in the United States. In 1990 Congress passed the H-IB visa program, permitting American businesses to import collegeeducated foreign workers for high-tech and knowledge-economy jobs, writes Hedrick Smith, who shared a Pulitzer Prize for the Pentagon Papers series in the early 1970s. By the early 2000s, close to a million Americans had been replaced by foreigners, even though studies by Rand, the California research giant, and others asserted there was no shortage of Americans to fill such jobs, according to Smith in his book, Who Stole the American Dream? IT corporations like Intel, Oracle, Cisco and IBC had pushed for the H-IB legislation, but AIG, the insurance giant, also benefited from it, he notes. American

employees about to be laid off were told to train their lower-wage replacements from overseas, and they found the foreign workers had no special expertise justifying a special visa, only a willingness to work for less. University of California political economist Robert Reich, secretary of labour under former U.S. president Bill Clinton, said the H-IB visa program “has become a major means of circumventing the costs of paying skilled American workers or the costs of training them,” Smith notes. In Regina, a fast-food restaurant that reportedly used temporary foreign workers recently raised wages for full-time workers by $1 per hour, Neil Scott wrote in an editorial in The Leader Post April 10. The pay raise, amounting to almost 10 per cent, was provided just as changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program were being fully felt and some of the foreign workers had to return home. “My advice to restaurants, hospitality and service industry businesses in Saskatchewan is to stop your whining,” Scott advised. “If you’re having trouble finding workers, pay higher wages.” This applies to any industry.

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Council of Seniors getting ready for a busy spring Lola-Dawn Fennell P.G. Council of Seniors Snowflakes in the air? I refuse to acknowledge that possibility! It’s rolling into May, and I’m sun hungry. It’s time to start organizing this year’s balcony garden. Last year, I grew a few flowers and a surprising amount of fresh vegetables, and Miss Boots and I enjoyed many content hours sitting outside amongst the plant pots, watching for hummingbirds (enemy helicopters in the cat’s opinion) and enjoying the air. Mid-April is Volunteer Recognition Week, and I would like to take this opportunity to extend a very warm and heartfelt thank you to each and every volunteer who has generously contributed so many hours to our organization this past year! P.G. Council of Seniors honestly could not do the things we do without you! In case you think we’ve forgotten something this spring, we haven’t – we are making plans to honour our special volunteers while celebrating our

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25th birthday later this year. We are looking ahead to a new season here too. P.G. Council of Seniors will be holding a General Membership meeting on Thursday, May 14. Spruce Capital Seniors Centre has graciously offered to host this meeting for us at 1 p.m., and have arranged a guest speaker from the Public Library to talk about library services for seniors. Refreshments will be served, and everyone is welcome to attend. Are you wondering who is a member of the P.G. Council of Seniors? Anyone who pays membership dues to one of our 24 member organizations is automatically a member of PGCOS. What if you are not a member of one of our member organizations? Individual seniors can apply for unaffiliated membership – drop by the Seniors Resource Centre at 721 Victoria St. for more information. P.G. Council of Seniors will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, June 23. P.G. & District Seniors Centre (Fourth and Brunswick) have

graciously agreed to host this year’s AGM. I will have more information in next month’s column. We are also planning summer events, including a “Celebrating Pioneers” photo exhibit and calendar launch, another 50/50 raffle, and -- of course -- our Annual Info Fair for Seniors (and Seniors-in-Training) at “the Ex” in mid-August. Never a dull moment! Have you filed your income tax return yet? Here at the Seniors Resource Centre, free income tax prep for seniors is about to wind up. Volunteers will be here Monday and Wednesday mornings between 10 and 11:30 a.m. until April 29. Don’t leave it too late! I’m off to peruse a seed catalogue and daydream about balcony planting possibilities. I wonder if it’s warm enough to sit out on my balcony while doing so? Lola-Dawn Fennell is a youngat-heart grandmother, current UNBC graduate student, and general manager of the Prince George Council of Seniors.

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TERESA MALLAM | 250.564.0005 | arts@pgfreepress.com | www.pgfreepress.com Home show Anyone building, renovating or just dreaming about home, cottage and garden improvements will enjoy all that the Northern B.C. Home and Garden Show has to offer in the way of displays, demonstrations, information and more. The event takes place at the Prince George Kin Centre, hosted by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of Northern B.C. Entry tickets $8. Show hours are Friday, April 24, from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, April 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information visit the website at www.chbahomeshow.ca.

gold show Enjoy the fun and education of the annual Gold Show, 102 North Star Road, Quesnel. Gold panning demonstrations, information, vendors, meet two local gold panning champions including 14-yearold Jaiden Rea (2011and 2012 World Invitational Gold Panning Champion (juvenile). Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

washington Blues, jazz and soul artist Maureen Washington will perform with the Maureen Washington Quartet at Artspace above Books and Company on May 8. Ensemble includes Karel Roessingh, Damian Graham and Russell Botten. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. Show starts at 9:15 p.m. Advance tickets are available for $20 at Books and Company, tickets at the door are $25. For more information on the artist, visit www.maureenwashington.ca.

honour walk Royal Canadian Legion Branch #43 is having its sixth annual Support our Troops Red Shirt Marathon on Saturday, May 20 at Fort George Park Band Shell. Registration is at 9 a.m. in the park. Pledge sheets are available. Five kilometre walk or run. Walk starts at 10 a.m. and ends at 1 p.m. Refreshments. There is a $20 entry fee with red shirt included. For more information call 250-562-1292.

Dedicated to dance Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Kennedy Heitman, 16, doesn’t need a line from Shakespeare’s play, As You Like It, to tell her that “all the world’s a stage.” For her, it really is. Heitman loves performing a wide variety of dance routines from ballet to hip hop, especially for a live audience. Introduced to dance at aged three, after just a few lessons at Judy Russell Enchainement Dance Centre, Heitman told her mother: “I want to be up there dancing on stage one day.” Since then Heitman has studied ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, musical theatre and other dance disciplines At age 11, she joined Judy Russell’s fundraising dance troupe, Performers North Entertainment, and the rest is, as Russell observed during the Uptown Funk show Sunday, “another reason why I love my job.” Watching dancers come up through the ranks is a huge joy, says Russell. Heitman is a perfect example. For several years, she has studied hard, practised long hours and rehearsed diligently for performances, recitals and competitions. Her talent was easily recognized by adjusticators. At the Prince George Dance Festival in March, Heitman was awarded the coveted overall dance excellence trophy and scholarships totalling over $2,000. “Kennedy is the hardest working dancer you will ever find, and that’s the basis of being successful in the performing arts – or in any other discipline or career,” said Russell. She’s watched with pride, she said Sunday, as dancers from her studio move on to bigger opportunities elsewhere and then return to pass on new skills and knowledge to aspiring dancers. There are two motivators that help determine the outcome of a young person’s dedication to dance, she said. “You don’t go anywhere in dance without passion and family support (in Heitman’s case, from her parents.).” Heitman herself has plenty of pasTeresa MALLAM/Free Press sion and dedication, but her mother Kennedy Heitman, 16, has a passion for dance. She proved it by winning the Overall Dance Excellence plays a special role in helping her Trophy at the Prince George Dance Festival. daughter live her dream. calm. learn, grow and develop, Heitman Performers North Entertainment “My mother designs and sews That’s where her years of perform- is also teaching younger ones at the troupe travel to Prince Rupert in many of my costumes,” said the ing experience comes in. studio dance techniques. Besides the May to participate in the provincial dancer. “She has a big passion for “[Dance] is such a big part of my training and practising, following a competitions. She hopes to be part designing them, she loves to do it. life,” she said. “I’ve already put in the good diet is part of any good dance of the cast of Russell’s Nutcracker So that has helped me a lot.” long hours training and practisregimen, she says. production this year. On Sunday, she and the other ing – and balancing all that with “You have to eat well and make What’s behind her love of dance? senior dancers were challenged school and other activities. So when sure your body stays healthy, so you “I’ve loved dancing since I was by quick costume changes and by don’t get injured dancing. That’s why young,” she said. “I’ve tried gethaving to perform a number of very I finally get up there on stage ready all the stretches and warm ups are so ting interested in other sports but I high-energy group numbers, almost to perform, I’m focused on the moment and what that feels like.” important.” always came back to dance. I love it back to back, in the second half. While she continues to study, Heitman and other members of too much to ever leave it.” Still, Heitman is able to keep

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preparing to take to stage in July Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Build it and they will come. When opera singer Melanie Nicol returned to Prince George after finishing graduate studies in music at the University of Manitoba, she set her sights on opening the city’s first professional opera company. Fraser Lyric Opera was established in 2014. Their first production, Hector Berlioz’ Beatrice and Benedict, which runs July 24, 25 and 26, is what Nicol refers to as a light-hearted opera. “We chose Beatrice and Benedict as our first opera to produce in celebration of Prince George’s centennial and with it, we’re really hoping to bring opera to new audiences.” An accomplished mezzo-soprano, Nicol studied under soprano Tracy Dahl. In addition to founding her opera company last year, she’s busy teaching up to 30 students in her studio and building up the local performing arts community. She wanted the opera company’s debut opera to be very special. “I didn’t want to just find an opera suited for a mezzo soprano (i.e. herself,) I really wanted something light-hearted and not too heavy for our first one.” Beatrice and Benedict filled the bill, she said. “The story is from Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, which is about the classic theme of men versus women that people will understand. The opera’s dialogue is in English but the singing is in French. We have a large Francophone society in Prince George so we thought it would be fun for that group and it’s not hard to understand for Anglophones either.” While it was once fading from popularity as an entertainment choice, performing opera is picking up momentum across Canada. Still, local audiences will have to come out to see how much fun opera today can be, says Nicol. “I think opera as an art form is at a crossroads right now. It needs to be reinvented. The old way was to put on a grandiose opera performance but that can be very expensive and it’s not sustainable. So I wanted to do that on a smaller scale, in a smaller community because I see there is a thirst and hunger for the performing arts in Prince George. I especially see that in my students.” The performance will be exciting for audiences, she says, noting there may be a few flash mob opera previews popping up in Prince George closer to the time the opera opens in July. Audiences will also be impressed by the opera’s period costumes which are coming from Calgary, created by a very talented costume designer, she said. The cast has 11 principals, three are coming

from outside Prince George. “Matt Chittick, like me, is a young professional, he’s a tenor with a powerful voice. He graduated from UBC and is now living in Ottawa. Anna Shill is a soprano from Victoria and our bass, Peter Monagham, is also very big on the Canadian opera scene.” The director of the opera is Brenna Corner, who directed for the PGSO’s Mozart Requiem concert a few years ago. That concert started off with a dramatization about the last years of Mozart’s life and Brenna played the part of Mozart’s wife. In addition to bringing her company’s first opera to the stage, Nicol is also busy operating the Northern Vocal Arts Academy. She also conducts three Bel Canto Choirs: children, youth and Northern Voices. On Saturday, she travels with the youth choir to Ireland where they will sing in a competition there. Partial financing for Beatrice and Benedict came from a City of Prince George 100th anniversary funds and from a government grant. Beatrice and Benedict, a comic opera by Hector Berlioz based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, produced by the Fraser Lyric Opera. Performances are July 24, 25 and 26 at Theatre North West.

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Melanie Nicol goes over a music score in preparation for her opera company’s debut production in July.

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Autism Walk another success Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com For the annual Autism Walk, the weather has evened out. “The first year was great,” organizer Courtney Wickstrom said before the event on Saturday, “but the last two years we had bad weather.” Saturday’s skies were cloudy but with no sign of rain as a crowd of people of all ages as well as a few dogs made the walk from Cottonwood Island Park to Fort George Park. “We hold the walk to raise awareness of autism,” Wickstrom said. “There are a lot of really special children in our community.” While this is the largest local event for autism, Jordan Oliver, another of

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Conservatory celebrates children Sunday afternoon, the doors were propped open and the sound of sweet music filled the annex, hallways and parking lot of the Prince George Conservatory of Music. The uplifted voices in group performances and individual piano pieces came from students with the Music for Young Children’s (MYC) program, which celebrated its 35th anniversary in March. Wendy Guimont, the provincial coordinator of 112 MYC teachers, recently distributed 1,910 yellow T-shirts to participating students to kick start the Kids Helping Kids campaign. “Out main objective is to share

the happy habit of learning music with our students but this year we also wanted to provide the opportunity for them to help others with their efforts,” said Guimont. “Since this is a significant anniversary for our Canadian music program, we decided to celebrate by earning money for sick kids at the B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver.” Students will benefit with the extra piano time, she said, and it is all in support of such a great cause – Kids Helping Kids. Guimont said their group’s goal is to reach $10,000 by May 1. The total amount will be presented to the hospital in mid May.

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Artists conduct Re:View for Earth Day Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Local artists came together Monday to share their talent as well as their respect and concern for Mother Earth in a collection of their works called Re:View on display at Artspace. Organiced by Jovanka Djordjevich, the event celebrates the 10th annual Environmental Art Show and marks Earth Day. Various styles and materials are represented in the works by artists

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basement. Information: 250-963-7056. Alban Classical Artists Society concert, May 3, 3 p.m., St. Andrew’s United Church, 3555 Fifth Ave. Refreshments to follow. David Douglas Botanical Garden Society 2015 annual plant sale. Sunday, May 17, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. University of Northern British Columbia Parking Lot B Nechako Public Market, Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd. A Butler’s Market, Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave. Crown Market, Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 3955 Hart Highway. Monday Canasta, April 27, 7 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Royal Purple Ladies, meet second and fourth Monday of every month, 7:30 p.m., Studio 2880. Canasta, Mondays, 1 p.m., Elder Citizens Recreation Centre. Tai Chi, Mondays, 1:30 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Bean bag toss, Mondays, 2 p.m., Elder Citizens Recreation Centre. Tuesday Line dancing, Tuesdays, 9 a.m., Elder Citizens Recreation Centre. Bridge, Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Cribbage, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Elder Citizens Recreation Centre. Buddhist meditation class, Tuesdays, 7:158;45 p.m., 320 Vancouver St. Information: 250962-6876 or sarah@ kmcvancouver.org. ACBL duplicate bridge, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., 425 Brunswick St. Information: 250-5611685. Sweet Adelines women’s four-part chorus meets Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Studio 2880. New members welcome. Information: Kathy 250563-5170. Wednesday Bingo, Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Spruce Capital Senior Recreation Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. TOPS meeting, Wednesdays, 6:15 p.m., Kordyban Lodge dining room. Information: Jessie 250-613-5933. Whist, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St. TOPS meets Wednesday,

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Kouagnia, Roy named tops at UNBC Franco Kouagnia and Sidney Roy were recognized at this years male and female athlete of the year at the Timberwolves annual athletic banquet on Friday evening. The two graduating players helped make UNBC history in one way or another. The UNBC Timberwolves presented their year end awards on Friday night at the Hart Crown Banquet Hall. Four student-athletes were recognized for their athletic achievements within the department, with additional awards for athletic achievement within each team. The rookie of the year award is presented annually to the female and male athlete who stands above in their athletic achievements over the past year, they must also be in their first year of eligibility. This year’s female rookie of the year was awarded to women’s basketball player Vasiliki Louka. Louka came to the Timberwolves from Athens, Greece and made the most of her debut year. The 6-foot-1 forward averaged 11.4 points per game and ranked fifth in Canada West with 8.4 rebounds per game. She also proved to be quite valuable to the T’wolves, starting 19 of 20 games and averaging 30 plus minutes per game. Francesco Bartolillo was named male rookie of the year after his standout performance for the Timberwolves men’s soccer team. Bartolillo came to UNBC as a player who had excelled in the Alberta Provincial Team Program and as part of the Prairies National Training Centre for the Canadian Soccer Association. The Calgary native is respected for his technique and ability to manipulate the ball in the midfield. Bartolillo’s season was highlighted by a free kick which gave his team a 1-0 victory over Trinity Western in the men’s first six-point weekend. Both the male and female athlete of the year awards are geared towards recognizing a student-athlete who was gone above and beyond to succeed in their sport, and typically receives Canada West or CIS recognition for their performance. This year the UNBC female athlete of the year was

awarded to women’s soccer player Sidney Roy (Burnaby) whose ability to score has placed her among the best in Canada West and the history of the UNBC program. Roy, who was named rookie of the year in 2013, set a new women’s soccer and university record for goals in a season when she scored her second of the game against Thompson Rivers University in October. Her six-goal performance ranked her sixth in Canada West for goals in a season, and seventh in Canada West in goals per game. Roy is also the alltime goal scorer for the Timberwolves women’s soccer program with 13 goals in just three seasons. Male athlete of the year was awarded to UNBC’s first ever Canada West all-star. Franco Kouagnia (Yaounde, Cameroon) was named a Canada West Second Team All-Star after he helped lead the Timberwolves to a 12-8 regular season record, good for second place in the Explorer division (fifth place in Canada West), and UNBC’s first playoff appearance since joining Canada West in 2012. Kouagnia was a dominating force in the paint for the Twolves, averaging 16.4 points per game and 7.7 rebounds per game. Kouagnia was regarded as one of the best in the conference. In addition to the awards given out, the Timberwolves also recognized assistant coach for the men’s soccer program Sonny Pawar. Pawar has been a part of the men’s soccer program since its debut in the college league. After six years at the helm of the T’wolves, Pawar agreed to stay on as an assistant to help with the transition to Canada West. For his nine years of dedication to help build and grow the Timberwolves men’s soccer program, Pawar was presented with a jersey signed by alumni of the program and current players. The next event for the Timberwolves will be their annual golf tournament geared at raising funds to help UNBC student-athletes reach their academic and athletic goals. The tournament will take place on Wednesday, May Free Press file photo 27. More information can be found at Franco Kouagnia, seen herre going up for a shot against Mount Royal earlier this season, was unbc.ca/timberwolves. named UNBC’s male athlete of the year on Friday evening.

Rated PG Northstars find derby going tough in Calgary Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com It was a tale of two halves for the Rated PG Northstars on the weekend in Calgary for a roller derby bout. “We matched them point for point in the second half,” said Katt Van Doom (Kathy Klyne), “but the first half was our downfall.” The Northstars lost 267-133 to the Cut Throat Car Hops in the bout. “They’re a good team,” Can Doom said. “Their league is registered with the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association.” The first half was a time of adjustment for the Northstars, she said.

“We were down a couple of skaters because of injuries, a jammer and two blockers. One of the girls who skated with us, it was her first time this year; another one, it was her first time with our team. “I felt we jelled nicely in the second half. It was also our first bout in a month.” The Northstars were also using turquoise ink on their arms, with #DoItFor57 written out. “We were honouring a young derby skater in Michigan, Sam Taub,” Van Doom says. “He recently identified as being a male, was being bullied, and committed suicide.” The Northstars will have almost a month again before their next bout, but at least

they’re hosting Nanaimo instead of making another long road trip. “This will be the first time I’ve played them,” Van Doom says. “I met one of their skaters when I was at a roller derby Boot Camp. I think the teams should be fairly even.” The Northstars take on the Harbour City Bangers on May 16 at the Roll-a-Dome, with a Bangover bout scheduled for May 17. A Bangover bout? “Well, even if people haven’t been indulging the night before, a lot of times you wake up the next morning saying, ‘Where’d that bruise come from?’ “So we decided to play another game the

next morning.” While the Northstars are off until mid-May, the Rated PG Rollergirls (the non-travellling team) will be action this weekend at home, hosting the Northern Exposure Extended Tournament. Prince George takes on Grimshaw (Alberta) tonight (Friday) at 7:30 p.m., with the tournament starting up again Saturday morning. at 9 a.m. And while the Northstars aren’t on the track, Van Doom will be. “I’m going to be reffing some of the games this weekend. “The hardest part will probably be not getting involved in the game.”

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UNBC men’s soccer coach Alan Alderson, left, presents Sonny Pawar with a jersey signed by current members of the team and alumni. Pawar was head coach of the Timberwolves for six years before becoming an assistant coach when the team joined the Canada West conference.

Timberwolves will have lots of experience Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Alan Alderson just happens to readily know how the UNBC Timberwolves men’s soccer team has done against Trinity Western in recent games. “We’ve had a tie, three wins and a tie in our last five games,” says the coach of the Timberwolves. “That’s where I coached before I came here, so the games mean something more.” The most recent tie was a 1-1 game earlier this month at TWU, as UNBC ‘finished’ the current season with a pair of exhibition games on the road. After the TWU tie, UNBC went to Kelowna and downed UBC-Okanagan 2-0. Alderson says the TWU game was a fun one – for the fans. “It could have been 6-6 or 7-7. There were a lot of scoring chances for both teams. It was a bit scary from the coaches’ point

of view, though.” Tofa Fakunle set up Brett Bobler for the UNBC goal. Fakunle and Conrad Rowlands got the goals in the win over UBCO. “I was really proud of our guys in the UNC-Okanagan game,” Alderson said. “They had a long bus trip after the TWU game, but they came out and played a really good game. We’re already getting known as a team that plays with a lot of heart.” Getting the lead and knowing the games didn’t count in any standings meant Alderson as also able to play his entire bench in the game. The players on that bench will probably see more time in the coming season. “We’ve got a lot of players coming back, so I don’t need as many recruits this season. We have 15 players coming back who are capable of starting, and none of them will be graduating for two years, so it’s a really solid core to build on. “It means any additions we get from recruiting will be a bonus.”

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Birdies fly at CNC There was plenty of badminton taking place on the April 10 weekend at the College of New Caledonia gymnasium. The North Central Tournament had classes for virtually any level of player. The open men’s title went to Jeremy Cote, who beat Malachi Rustad in the final. Cote did not drop a game in the three matches he played. The women’s open title went to Sophie Lundkvist, who was undefeated in a fiveplayer round robin. Allan WISHART/Free Press Like Cote, she didn’t Ewart Xia makes a return as he and partner Karen Tam compete in a mixed doubles event at the North Central Badminton Tournament earlose a game in any lier this month at CNC. of her matches. In the boys U17 Eli Bergen was unbeaten in the five-player and U19, the players were split into competitive round robin. The U19 girls was split into three and recreational divisions. In the U17 competigroups, with Clara Forling winning the A event, tive event, Marco Palcaide didn’t drop a game Katie Timms the B and Lyndy Whelan the C. in the five-player round-robin tourney. In the The singles youth novice title went to Lisa recreational division, Ali Mahrassa lost one Nicholson, who put up a record of 6-1 in the game of the seven he played in the four-player four-person round robin. round robin. Cote made himself a double winner on the The U19 competitive event saw Jann Davison weekend, as he teamed with James Tran to not drop a game in the five-player round robin, win the open men’s doubles. The team of Lisa while the recreational title went to William Davison and Rea Barber went undefeated in a Chen who breezed through the four-player five-team round robin to claim the ladies open round orbin without dropping a game. doubles, while Barber and Malachi Rustad It was a similar story in the U19 girls, where teamed up to win the mixed doubles event.

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Bowlers ready for trip to Nationals “I was pretty good from when I started.” The group leaves for Oshawa next Thursday, with the bowling starting on May 2. Tecson says getting to know the lanes will be a key. “It makes a difference if the lanes are wood or acrylic. The ball bends differently on wood and acrylic. It would be nice if the lanes are acrylic.”

Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Doing an interview with the four girls who make up the senior bowling team representing B.C at the Nationals in Oshawa, Ont. is like interviewing a single person. A question thrown out to Paige Meise, Lezzyl Aquino, Kassidy Johnson and Megan Reimer is usually answered by all four at the same time. Coach Chito Tecson says that singularity of purpose makes his job a bit easier. “They know each other’s styles so well,” he said during a recent practice at Black Diamond Lanes, the home lane for the team and Jadyn Arnett, who will be bowling this year as a Bantam single at the nationals. “If one of them sees one of the others having a problem,” Tecson said, “they know hat to look for.” It should be no surprise the four know each other’s styles so well. After all, this is the same team which claimed the first Nationals banner for Black Diamond, two years ago as a Junior team in Abbotsford. “They’re not going to be nervous about the Nationals,” Tecson says with a laugh. Meise says they were confident about getting back to the Nationals partway through the Provincials in Vancouver at the end of February. “We qualified for the Zone team as individuals,” she says, “but we knew we were going

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Paige Meise, back left, coach Chito Tecson, Lezzyl Aquino, Kassidy Johnson and Megan Reimer will be representing B.C. in the Senior Girls division at the National Youth Bowling Championships, while Jadyn Arnett, front, will be the province’s representative in the Girls Batntam singles event.

to make it. Then we won the Zones in Prince George at our home lane. “At the Provincials, we knew we could do it, especially after we built up a bit of a lead.” Tecson agrees. “They got the lead and they held on.” They all agree this year’s competition will be a but different than the 2013 finals in

Abbootsford. “Back then,” Tecson says, “we were the home team, so the fans were behind us. That will be different this year.” The quartet couldn’t be a team last year, as two of them were still Juniors while the other two had become Seniors. For Arnett, the Nationals are also not a new experience. “I competed last year with

the Bantam team in Winnipeg,” says the 11-year-old Arnett. “We didn’t do too well, but I know what it will be like this year.” Arnett has been a bowler for seven years, and says it was a family thing. “My dad started bowling, then my brother and then my sister. I saw they were having fun, so I wanted to do it too.

Local Special Olympians do well in pool in Kelowna Thirteen did not prove to be unlucky for the Special Olympics Prince George swim team earlier this month in Kelowna. All 13 of the local swimmers who took part in the annual Special Olympics Swim Meet came home with at least three top three finishes. David Dunn led the way with six firsts, while Katheen Mitchell was right behind with five firsts. Sam Russell had two firsts, a second and a third, and Josh Pudney had two firsts and one second. Brian Whitfield picked up a first and four seconds, while Greg Cole had a first, three seconds and one third. Carla Caputo won a first, two seconds and a third, and Kelly Hein and Diana Bramble each won a first, a second and two thirds.

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One swimmer leaves her block after her teammate in a medley relay touches the wall in a race in the Dental Moose Meet at the Aquatic Centre on the weekend.

She was swimming in her own pool on the weekend, along with other members of the Barracudas, as they hosted the Dental Moose Meet at the Aquatic Centre. “I swam eight events, which is about normal,” Winkel said. “I’ve been concentrating on the 200 butterfly and 400 IM (individual medley). I also did the 100 fly and 200 IM, and I guess those were kind of warm-ups for the longer races.” She’s now training for the Canada Cup races in Vancouver on the long weekend in May. “You are restricted there as to what races you can swim in,” Winkel said. “You have to have the qualifying times, but they do allow you to pick up extra races as well. “So I could swim the 100 fly and 200IM to get ready for my

two big races.” Barracudas coach Jerzy Partyka says Winkel has been swimming well this year. “She’s posted times good enough to get her to the Western Nationals, and she’s close to the times she needs for the Age Group Nationals.” He said the Dental Moose meet was a good one for the Barracudas. “We had a few more swimmers qualify for the AA and AAA championships.” Ally Coates met the qualifying time for AA in the 50 freestyle as did Isabel Stratton in the 200 backstroke. Evelyn Marchand posted a AAA qualifying time in the 50 butterfly on the weekend. Partyka said the weekend meet was also a chance for some of the younger swimmers to get their feet wet, as it were.

“For some of the development swimmers, this was their first long-course meet. The short-course season is over now for most of the swimmers. We still have one more longcourse meet in Kamloops.” However, some of the Barracudas have a fair bit of swimming ahead of them. As well as the Canada Cup meet in Vancouver, they also have the Provincial in July and the Age Group Nationals in August. A couple of swimmers will be even busier, competing on national and international stages. Former Barracuda Josiah Binnema has made the Canadian team heading to Singapore in August for the Junior World Championships, while Hannah Esopenko has made Team BC for the Western Canada Summer Games in Fort McMurray, Alta. in August.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year The first round of the 2015 guess which series will proStanley Cup playoffs is headduce the “shocker.” ing into the home stretch. • Pure hockey: Yes, the Each year one can argue that playoffs do not provide gimthe Conference micks like three quarter-finals point games and provide the most shootouts. They excitement, encompete until there tertainment and is a “true” winner enthusiasm. for as long as it Sure if your takes, not a skills team makes the competition. Real Stanley Cup final, overtime, with no obviously that time limit, keeps championship us up late but the series will hold lost sleep is worth more weight, but Hart Beat the extra enterHartleyMiller tainment value. there are a number of factors that The Predators make round one, the Sweet 16, and Blackhawks have already the most compelling: played two multiple overtime • Multiple games each night: games. Usually, the most OT Not every game is a mastergames occur in the first round. piece, but there’s more than • The Pool: Even hockey one to choose from which pools are more fun in the hold one’s interest; somewhat opening round because similar to what helps make the all participants start at full NFL successful on Sundays in strength. In other words, after the fall. Clicking the channel the draft everyone thinks they from one game to the next have picked the best team, but keeps the viewers on edge. In those thoughts are quickly put other words, the more drama to rest once teams and players the better. are eliminated. If you have 12 • Lure of the upset: With players on your fantasy hockey more opportunities in the pool team to start but are opening round, the lower quickly down to four by round ranked teams have their best two, the disappointment leads chance of defeating the higher to frustration and a possible seed. In all likelihood, there is lack of caring. at least one stunning surprise, • The weather: Hockey is if not more, but we can only still foremost on our mind

in mid-April but five or six weeks later, there’s a lawn to cut, camps to seek, sunshine to bask in and a barbecue that awaits. The hotter the temperature outside, the cooler reception to hockey inside. • Element of surprise: Who had heard of Blackhawks goalie Scott Darling (.969 save percentage after four games) or Flames feisty forward Michael Ferland prior to the post-season? Darling has replaced Cory Crawford as the starter and Ferland has sent chills down the Canucks spine with his robust play (eight hits in both games 3 and 4). • Unpredictability: Last year, the Sharks had a major tank job against the Kings in the first round by becoming just the fourth NHL team to blow a 3-0 series lead? San Jose won’t experience that again this year, but some team, somewhere, will blow a significant lead that will cause heartbreak for some and jubilation for others. • Memories erased: Whether you are the top seed or the team that barely qualified as an eighth seed, the first round offers one important intangibleHOPE. Yes, the memories of the 82 regular season schedule and previous playoff failures are erased as teams begin 0-0. • More Canadian teams.

Fans in this country want the Stanley Cup back in Canada after a 21 year absence (Montreal 1994). There are five teams that stood a chance following the regular season with that number trimmed to a couple by round two. Ideally, I believe the majority of the population would be pleased with six teams from the Great White North in the postseason. Of course, Toronto is the exception as its way more fun when the Leafs are out and the finger-pointing continues. (By the way, thank goodness Toronto did not win the Draft lottery). • More storylines: The feistiness of the Ottawa-Montreal and Calgary-Vancouver series, plus playoff hockey in Winnipeg for the first time in 19 years are examples. The first round provides more geographical rivalries that again peek interest. Be honest, once your favorite team(s) is eliminated, the passion to watch the other teams play lessons significantly. Its only human nature. This doesn’t mean, rounds two to four, aren’t worthy of one’s attention especially since there is more on the line the further a team advances. The Stanley Cup playoffs are an institution with many Canadians “catching the bug”, but there is still

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The Executive Director, Organizational Development position serves as an advising member of the Executive Committee and a member of other College leadership teams. The Executive Director will guide and assist Executive, administrators and employees in understanding the desired outcomes of the College Board, President and Executive, and identifying the strengths each College unit brings to defining strategies and goals. To find out more information about this and other opportunities, and directions on how to apply, please check our website at: www.cnc.bc.ca/Human_Resources/employment.htm Join us. We offer a supportive workplace, great benefits, and competitive salaries. And we have opportunities to grow, both within our college, and within our communities.

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Shift Supervisor / Planerman

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MAY BE AVAILABLE

Millwright (Industrial Mechanic)

Based in Prince George, the incumbent is responsible to perform planerman duties and supervise crews at the planer on a shift basis.

The ideal candidate should have a high degree of troubleshooting experience and possess the ability to resolve hydraulic system faults. Experience in fabrication would be a definite asset. You will be able to demonstrate a superior technical background and have the desire to work in industrial maintenance. Ideally the successful candidate will bring 10 years of experience performing general Millwright duties, with a proven safety and health record. You must hold a valid drivers license and an Interprovincial Red Seal Millwright ticket. Shift work will be required.

Candidates must be a qualiÂšed planerman with a strong mechanical maintenance and troubleshooting background, and must possess good supervisory and communication skills.

Currently the position is paid $41.51/hr, in addition, PRG offers a comprehensive hourly employee benefit program.

Salary will be based on qualiÂšcations and experience. Resumes may be sent in conÂšdence to the Executive Assistant at Resumes@carrierlumber.ca or fax 250-963-7023. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. operates a world-class, high-speed grain export terminal situated in Prince Rupert on the scenic north coast of British Columbia. The Maintenance department is currently seeking qualified applicants for the following position.

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A pre-employment medical is required. Interested individuals who want to join a great team are invited to submit their resumes in confidence to us by May 15, 2015: Human Resources Department Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. 1300 Ridley Island Road, Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 3Y1 or Fax: (250) 627-8541 or email hrops@prgrain.bc.ca Applicants need only apply once. Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer.

Outside Advertising Sales Representative Prince George Free Press

Description We are seeking a team player with a professional attitude to work and learn in a fast paced, business environment. QualiÂżcations The ideal candidate must be motivated and take the initiative to sell multiple media products, including on-line advertising and special products, work with existing customers and develop new customers. Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required. Above average communication skills, valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s licence and a reliable vehicle are necessary. If a rewarding challenge resonates with you, contact us today. Please submit your resume and cover letter to: Ron Drillen, General Manager Prince George Free Press 1773 South Lyon Street Prince George, B.C., V2N 1T3, Canada Tel: (250) 564-0005 Ext.115 Fax: (250) 562-0025 Email: publisher@pgfreepress.com AberdeenPublishing.com 778-754-5722

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Employment

Education/Trade Schools

Career Opportunities

Education/Trade Schools

MARINE ENGINEERING Officers required for various civilian positions with the Department of National Defence in Victoria and Nanoose Bay, BC. Online applications only through the Public Service Commission of Canada website, Reference# DND14J008698-000051, Selection Process# 14-DND-EAESQ-386803, Canadian Forces Auxiliary Fleet. Applicants must meet all essential qualifications listed and complete the application online: http://jobs-emplois.gc.ca/index -eng.htm Le ministère de la Défense nationale recherche des agents de la mécanique navale pour combler divers postes civils à Victoria et Nanoose Bay en Colombie-Britannique. Nous acceptons uniquement les candidatures posées en ligne au site Internet de la Commission de la fonction publique du Canada, numéro de référence DND14J-008698-000051, numéro du processus de sélection 14-DND-EA-ESQ-386803, Flotte auxiliaire des forces armées canadiennes. Les postulants doivent remplir le formulaire de demande et posséder toutes les qualifications essentielles énumérées. http://jobsemplois.gc.ca/index-fra.htm

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Classes Run 8:30–5:00pm

ABC Food Safety School www.abcfoodsafety.ca info@abcfoodsafety.ca

Fax: 250-563-2572

250-563-2585

Help Wanted Steady/PT to vacuum, wipe & wash cars. Apply to Hands on Car Wash, 1956 3rd Ave

Jemi Fibre Corp, 4581 Coquiwaldi Road Mackenzie, B.C. is hiring Logging Truck Drivers for various work locations within Canada of goods; overseeing condition

of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage & other equipment; perform brake adjustments; monitor vehicle performance and mechanical ﬁtness; perform preventive maintenance; perform emergency roadside repairs. Must know English. $25/hour + beneﬁts. Work is full time, 40 hours/week. Must have a valid driver’s license, 2 years work experience, and completion of Secondary is required.

WHERE DO YOU TURN

TO LEARN WHAT’S ON SALE?

Trades, Technical

Pets

INDUSTRIAL Millwright - Lead Hand. Penticton Lumber reman plant requires Journeyman Millwright with machining, welding, fabrication experience. Pref. Exp. with European reman machinery, moulders/planers, RF Press, hydraulics, manufacturing. Duties: Maintenance, troubleshooting, inparts. stall/repair, ordering Team player, works unsupervised, provides direction to mtce workers. USWA contract. Beneﬁts. Starting wage min $26.13 per hour. Fax resume to 250-493-5152 or email mike@gfp.bc.ca.

FOR SALE: Boxer puppies, brindle and fawn. Born March 1. Ready to go May. Will have shots, dewormed. Asking $700 250-567-4623

Services

Financial Services GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

Drywall EX-CEL ACOUSTICS 774-3rd Ave 250 614-8297

Electrical Dubrule Electrical & Automotive 4838 Crest Rd 250 565-4777

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MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

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Pets & Livestock

IMSS Building, 1270 2nd Ave Diane Rosebrugh & Dick Rosebrugh, B.Ed.

Janitorial

Duties: loading & unloading

For more information and to apply, please visit www.canadapost.ca/careers and search for Job ID J0914-1779.

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Acme Janitorial Service 1960 Robertson Rd 250 564-4302

Prince George – on-call relief

RSMCs live an active workstyle, where the open road is their ofﬁce and connecting Canadians is their daily mission.

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Employment

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

D.R.T. Mini Excavating Ltd. Sweeper, Skidsteer & Dump Truck Avail.

call Mark 250-614-3028 or

Advertise Here Call 250-564-0005 Ext. 115

Ceilings & Walls

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Auto Services

Renovations

B&F Auto Service

Ronan Renos Experience guaranteed.

Acoustics Ltd.

1702 S Lyon Street 250-562-0766

JON RONAN 250-612-9780

• Dry Wall • Acoustic Ceilings • Steel Stud • Access Flooring • Demountable Partitions

Industrial Electrician

Dubrule Electrical 4838 Crest 250.565.4777

JANITORAL

ACME

SERVICES 1960 Roberson Rd. [250] 564-4309

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Call 250-564-0005 Ext. 115

Garage Sales Garage Sale Saturday April25th only. 9am-4pm 4529 Valley Cres. Pictures, pocket novels, clothing and various misc items.

Misc. for Sale SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT or call 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS. “Spring sales with hot savings!” All steel building models and sizes are now on sale. Get your building deal while it’s hot. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

Misc. Wanted Private Collector Looking to Buy Coin Collections, Silver, Antique Native Art, Estates + Chad: 778-281-0030 in town. WANTED: FIREARMS, all types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. Call 1.866.960.0045 or online: www.dollars4guns.com.

Real Estate For Sale By Owner

Move In Ready And Professionally Landscaped! Over 2500 sqft, 5 bedroom, 3 bath. Updated open concept backing onto green space! $265,000 Call 250 5962828. Open House 1-3 pm Saturday at 1315 Manson Cres.

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Home Improvements Roger’s Renos We do basement suites, kitchens, bathrooms, decks and fences. Looking forward to helping you with all your home reno needs. Call 250-552-0471

Landscaping Power rake,thatch,moss removal,cedar trim,tree prune/removal under 35ft, junk removal PG Yard Service Est 2008 250.552.2122 SPRING YARD CLEAN-UP Garbage Removal & Gutter Cleaning Power Raking ~ Aerating (250)961-3612 or (250)964-4758 res

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Repairs Ronan Reno’s Experience Guaranteed 250 612-9780

Sand/Gravel/Topsoil

Okanagan 3 Kelowna Time Shares for sale. First $5000. takes. Serious inquiries only. 250 562-2940

Mobile Homes & Parks RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Affordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Keremeos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-4627055. www.copperridge.ca

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PRIVATE SALE

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Gravel And Construction grade ﬁll for sale. Eastway Sand & Gravel 250 562-2940

For just 72 + HST you receive a boxed classiﬁed ad including a picture of your vehicle along with three lines of text describing it’s features.

Tree Services

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Tree Pruning, topping and removal by a certiﬁed Arborist. Hedges too! Call Randy 250 640-8733

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Weather watch guarantee! If your sale is cancelled due to weather, we will put you back on the map the next week – for free! Sorry, no refunds.

Booking deadline: 4 p.m. Tuesdays

Call 250-564-0005

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Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

Midtowne

1 bdrm. apt. $600. 2 bdrm apt $700. Bachelor suites $550. Includes heat & h/w 1601 Queensway St. 250-612-7199 250-596-4275

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

To Rent Call:

Apartments For Rent Bachelor, 1 & 2 bedroom apartments for rent. Heat/hot water included, coin laundry on site, elevator and parking, On main bus route, and close to downtown. Call for availability 250-561-1446

JUBILEE Apt’s

250-561-1447

1 bedroom Adult orientated, close to downtown & bus route. N/S, N/P. Parking.

BRIARWOOD APARTMENTS 15 th Ave. & Foothills 1 and 2 bdrm suites 250-561-1571

Call: (250) 562-7172

Commercial/ Industrial

SPACE FOR RENT 10,860 sq.ft. of OfÀce & Warehouse space Industrial area across from CNC Call Ron at 250-564-0005 Ext.115

X CROSSWORD ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 765

HILLSBOROUGH Apts Newly updated, spacious 3 bdrm suite. Clean, quiet, secure entrance. Close to schools and College No Pets. Includes H/W Utilities extra. Available Immed.

Phone 250-596-4555

Pine Grove Apartments Clean 1& 2 bedroom suites available

Student incentives No Pets

Phone 250-563-2221

SUMMIT APTS

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

250-564-3162

WEST PINE APT’S Corner of Westwood & Ferry Ave 1,2,3 bdrm Suites 250-596-1607

Commercial/ Industrial

Majestic Management (1981) Ltd. CE • OFFI ERCIAL M • COM IL • RETA Space available for rent For all your rental needs Call 562-8343 or 562-RENT

Misc for Rent Duplex for rent 2170 Victoria St. 3 bedroom 1 bath. Laundry included $1000.00/ mo plus utilities. Available May 1st. Good pets welcome 250 981-3876

Shared Accommodation BEDROOM and family room on separate ﬂoor in house $400 Includes utilities & wiﬁ Shared kitchen, bathroom & laundry Require mature, quiet, nonsmoking female Close to CNC & UNBC Spruceland/Lakewood. 250-596-1374

Transportation

Auto Services B & F Auto Services 1702 S Lyon St 250 562-0766

Scrap Car Removal 2

ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 492 1

FREE SCRAP CAR REMOVAL within 15 km

P&R 250-963-3435 Email: prﬂeet@telus.net MEMBER OF AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLER’S

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Wrecker/Used Parts USED TIRES Cars & Trucks $25 & up

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Booking deadline: 4 p.m. Tuesdays

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371-381 Quinn Street $334,900 TRIPLEX close to shopping, bus route and school. Many updates done (call me for details) so sit back and relax! 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 bedroom units and 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 bedroom unit. Laundry in each unit. Call for your showing today.

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SuperVac has been proudly serving Prince George and area for over 40 years. We provide professional furnace and duct cleaning. Why clean your furnace and ductwork? Air quality is important for everybody. Did you realize you spend at least half of your time inside your home. Air quality is important helping with allergies, aroma and breathing complications. It also helps in keeping dust to a minimum. SuperVac does residential and commercial ductwork and fully guarantees all sales and service.

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for a stand-up shower or bathtub. Âˇ Renovate the HVAC system. Aesthetic improvements arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only ones that add value to a home. Many home buyers are eager to purchase a home that has a new heating and cooling system, as buyers understand that furnaces and air conditioning units are substantial investments that can last for years. Other improvements, such as adding attic insulation or replacing older windows and doors with more energy efficient options, also are smart bets. Âˇ Add illumination to rooms. A dark home is a dreary home. Adding light can mean including more overhead and accent lighting. Under-cabinet task lighting is a nice touch. Inclusion of skylights and sun tubes can bring natural light into rooms that may not have south- or west-facing windows. Âˇ Put a deck addition outdoors. Outdoor living spaces have become more desireable, especially as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;staycationâ&#x20AC;? has grown in popularity. Decks and patios can make backyards more appealing. The scope of your investment will depend on the size of the deck and design. Doing the work yourself can cut the cost of decks in half, but only if you have the specific tools or experience to tackle such a project. Âˇ Improve curb appeal. Adding attractive landscaping and freshening up the entryway to a home can add considerable value to your home, as buyers judge homes by their exteriors. Completely renovated interiors may never be seen if buyers pass up your home because of a less attractive exterior. Classy, subtle changes, like well-placed shrubbery and a green lawn, can work wonders. An inviting front door and well-lit entryway also add curb appeal to a home. Before making improvements, homeowners should determine if a given project will provide a solid return on their investment.

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RESIDENTIAL MARKET UPDATE First Quarter 2015 Number of New Listings Residential Units Sold Average Days on Market List to Sell Price Ratio Median Residential Price

467 244 87.5 97.42 $252,250

1Realtor to call

Serving Prince George Since 1992

Andy Wilhelmsen

Hugh Readman 250-960-8870

cell: 250.565.1170

hughreadman@telus.net

1200 sq, ft. walk out bsmt water front home at Cluculz Lake. Has guest cabin by the water, car port, and a newer HOT NEW LISTING detached garage/shop 24x30 insulated and wired. Home has oak kitchen, 4 piece bath, some furniture stays, free standing wood heater and a forced air wood and electric furnace. Vinyl wrap around deck with wrought iron railing, awesome views. Property is benched to the water. Call Hugh today as will sell quickly. $279,960

www.hughreadmanrealtor.com

NEW LISTING

50115 TAPPING RD

NEW LISTING

1625 Fourth Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 3K2

Friday, April 24, 2015

12725 MILES RD

This one owner, 1730 sq. ft. rancher with full bsmt sits on 8 acres of very private property. At end of the road in a parklike setting. Boasts 3 bdrms up and 2 down. 3 baths up, 1 down. Oak kitchen with beautiful oak flooring, large tiled entrance way, 2 fireplaces and a 10x24 covered deck overlooking your private parklike yard. Can enter home from the garage to main floor or bsmt. A must see. Pride of ownership evident, offered at $419,960

DIAMOND IN THE COUNTRY

PRICE LOWERED AGAIN!

Must buy price $99,960

2464 Mctavish Road lot at Aberdeen Golf Course, overlooking driving range and clubhouse. Priced to sell $99,960

TOP OFFICE PRODUCING MLS® REALTOR® in Prince George (2014)

Dean Birks Call Dean 250-612-1709 www.DeanBirks.com

Prince George 250-564-4488 1625 4th Ave.

4145 NORDIC DR - $154,800 Nice clean home ready to move in with spacious detached shop in back and double carport attached. Lots of room for the family. Home is on concrete pillar. T&G roof redone in 2000 (as per seller).

7813 ROCHESTER CR $118,800 Nice half duplex with fenced yard backing on to Malaspina elementary school.

SOLD

4142 KNIGHT CR - $254,900

2115 N BLACKBURN RD - $78,000

1291-1309 EWERT ST - $229,900

Country living in the city! Split-level family home on 0.23 acres with 4 bedrooms. (N242529)

Great investment opportunity with this 1 acre lot zoned C4 or may be rezoned to your needs. Located at corner of N Blackburn & Giscome Rd across from elementary school.

Side-by-side duplex with full bsmts and back doors that could be separate entrances. One side has 2 bedrooms in bsmt, and other has 1 bdrm, rec room and laundry.

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6941 VALLEYVIEW DR - $694,800 Spectacular custom built home by and for present owner. Spacious rancher with open concept on 1 acre backing onto green space. HIgh end ﬁnishing and materials in and out.

SOLD 478-484 PATTERSON ST $269,800

Full side by side duplex in great shape. Good location and close to amenities.

3099 WHITESAIL PL - $319,800

1941 MAPLE ST - $279,800

2803 WESTWOOD DR - $204,900

Looking for fewer stairs? Lots of updates in this fully ﬁnished rancher with man-cave style rec room in basement. Updated kitchen with quartz counters, hardwood ﬂooring and tile.

Fully renovated home. LIke new with 1 bedroom inlaw suite. Double meters and more.

Good 4 bedroom family home located close to most things. Across from PG Golf and Curling Club.

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250-562-8366

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This estate-size has the appearance of a rustic This estate-size home hashome the appearance of a rustic country manor. country A gracefulmanor. stairwayAcurves up one stairway of the a den side ofgraceful the two-story foyercurves with aup denone to side the left. Thetwo-story living roomfoyer has anwith 11-foot to the left. The living room has an 11-foot ceiling and a brick fireplace, ceiling and a brick fireplace, while the dining room has while the dining room has a built-in hutch/buffet. An octagonal nook a built-in hutch/buffet. An octagonal nook links the formal links the formal and informal spaces. and informal spaces. For more details, log onto www.Home-Plan-Weekly.com, or call www.Home-Plan-Weekly.com, 1-800-634-0123. For more details, log onto or call 1-800-634-0123.

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1750 Quinn St. 250.562.9551 www.sidingspecialist.ca

GRASSLAND ACRES INC.

MacLeod Living Area 4030 sq.ft.

30 Years of Quality & Experience Est. 1985

[250] 962-8875

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Sheds Carports Erection of Modular Homes Pre-fab | Pre-Engineered Buildings

SUN-KO LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LTD Locally Owned and Operated 755 Wolczuck Rd PG 250-564-6650 Open 7 days a week

• Bobcats B b t • Dump Trucks • Excavators - all sizes • Dozer Services • Demolition & Cleanup

•C Concrete B Breaking ki & Di Disposal • Sand, Gravel & Topsoil • Brush Clearing & Road Construction • Landscaping & Sod • Spreading & Grading

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t Planters

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• Driveways • Drainage Problems • Leaky Basements • Water & Sewer Installation/ Repairs • Gas Line Locating & Trenching • Post Hole Digging (Bell Auguring)

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250-552-5955