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Massive 270 unit project set for Kanata
SAYING HELLO Feature
Construction planned for this spring
Heart of our city: Miranda Kessler Page A5
BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Residents of Prince Rupert had their first look at a massive multi-family residential development planned for the former Kanata School on Wednesday night, a project that could create up to 270 new housing units. The Bryton Group outlined their plans to create up to nine threestorey buildings on the site, each of which includes 30 two or three bedroom units, with - Stuart Ramsay 80 per cent of the units being two bedroom and 20 0 per centt b being i th three bedrooms.. The units would be stratified and each unit sold individually. See HOUSING on Page A2
“We will likely do it in phases, but it is not LNG dependent.”
News Walk for the missing and murdered Page A3 Kevin Campbell / Northern View
Sophie and Betty are introduced prior to the start of the Prince Rupert SPCA’s annual Paws for a Cause on Sunday. For more from the event, see Page 10.
Uncovered Petronas safety audit raising red flags Document outlines lack of site inspection for two decades
Business TransCanada funds training program Page A9
Sports Results from the Duffers Tournament Page A13
BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
A report by the Vancouver Sun raises questions about the safety record of Petronas, the parent company of Pacific NorthWest LNG. A 732-page internal audit conducted in 2013 found four problems on Petronas-owned oil and gas platforms that could have led to “catastrophic” events, resulting in “multiple fatalities”, “extensive damage” to the facility and “massive” harm to the environment. Included in the audit was the discovery of six pressure valves that were found to have been heavily corroded but had not been inspected in two decades and “systemic” problems related to staff competence and training. As well, the report also points to a pipeline
“Why wasn’t the public made aware of such concerns?” - Jennifer Rice on Borneo Island being shut down following an explosion resulting from the pipeline being built on unstable soil. The company said it has invested $10 billion (US) into a program to “intensify and improve process safety and asset integrity” and is working very closely with the federal and provincial governments to ensure it meets the requirements of operating in Canada.
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In terms of the pipeline, Petronas noted that aspect of the project will be “designed, constructed and operated by an experienced major pipeline company”. However, the report is causing concern among officials here on the North Coast. North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice says the track record of the company is something the public should have been made aware of well before the proposal reached this point. “Why wasn’t the public made aware of such concerns before the BC Liberal government signed a 25-year deal with the company? Surely the BC Liberals would have known about this audit. The BC Liberals are either being dishonest with the B.C. public in order to get a deal, or irresponsible by not properly vetting the company,” she said. See PETRONAS on Page A2
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Questions follow safety audit PETRONAS from Page A1 Rice said the revelations are particularly concerning given the recent project development agreement. “The Petronas agreement also allows the company to essentially write their own environmental regulations. If they show such disregard to safety, then how can we trust them to properly protect the environment and the very sensitive salmon habitat in and around Flora Bank?� she asked. Incumbent Skeena – Bulkley Valley MP and NDP candidate Nathan Cullen said these revelations speak to the importance of adequate monitoring. “It is something the company is going to have to address, but to my mind it speaks to the importance of having proper oversight. You can’t just have the company police itself,� he said, noting he takes issue with the current environmental assessment process in the country. “The review policy in Canada has become a farce ... the people meant to police and regulate the company are often working for the company and that creates a huge conflict of interest.
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An illustration of the nine new 30-unit, two and three bedroom complexes proposed for the former Kanata Elementary School site.
Units to cost more than $250,000 HOUSING from Page A1 Stuart Ramsay of the Bryton Group said the company hopes to start construction this spring and is taking a phased development approach, meaning units would be built as needed. “We will likely do this in phases, but it is not LNG dependent. Of course LNG will play a role in the rate of development, but we will let the market dictate how quickly the property gets built,� he said. “It’s a model up from affordable housing, so it will be easy to step into the next phase of development. The site is surrounded by single family residential and so this just makes sense for Prince Rupert.� While Ramsay said the market would dictate the sale price of the large units,
“It’s a model up from affordable housing.� -Stuart Ramsay it is expected units could cost between $250,000 and $300,000. Ramsay said they have already made plans to accommodate some of the concerns or requests made during the open house. “We haven’t had any negativity, but there has been concerns from the neighbours. But we are going to leave a 90-foot treed buffer there so [Crestview residents] won’t be looking at a three-
storey development,� he said, noting the company also heard of the desire to have a fence to separate the development from the nearby residential area. “We have also had requests for park land, so we have talked to the city about donating a piece of land near the entry to the current Kanata School and we would put a park in place.� The Bryton Group also plans to create a new access road to the site directly from Fredrick Street to minimize traffic movement onto Crestview. Once ground is broken, it is expected to take up to eight months per building for construction. The project is currently undergoing rezoning to permit residential development, a condition of the sale of the site.
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Walk for missing and murdered ends in Rupert BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
It’s probably the longest anyone has ever walked to end up at Nisga’a Hall in Prince Rupert. Brenda Osborne and a group of First Nations walkers made the trek from Norway House, Manitoba from Aug. 3 and arrived in Prince Rupert on Sept. 9. That’s 2,435 km of motor-less travel. On average, they walked anywhere from 80 – 140 km per day. And it was all in the name of missing and murdered Aboriginal men and women in Canada. The group was greeted with a last-minute feast, with food collected from various sources around the region, to feed the walkers and the community at Nisga’a Hall on Thursday evening. It was an emotional night as the gravity of what the walkers had achieved and what it meant for them dawned on the night’s participants. “Tonight we are here to pay respect and honour their huge accomplishment from the Tsimshian territory,� said the night’s emcee, Arnie Sankey. As the walkers sat at the head table with Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain facing the rest of the masses, the walk’s organizer Brenda Osborne spoke in hushed, but powerful tones. “Thank you for inviting us,� she began. “It is a very emotional night ... [Our walkers] have come from all over the place,� she said, pointing out some of her companions came from Red Lake, Ontario, Winnipeg, Manitoba and many places in between. They battled the country’s harsh summer climate, but also drivers who didn’t leave them enough space on the side of the road, despite large signs and flags indicating their presence.
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The walkers from Norway House, Manitoba arrive in Prince Rupert after a month-long journey to raise awareness.
“We are here to pay respect and honour their huge accomplisment.� - Arnie Sankey Two sustained injuries to the knee and ankle when trucks blew past and they fell from the blowback. Both needed crutches. “We do walks in Manitoba all the time, but this is the longest I’ve done,� said Osborne, who has lost two cousins, an aunt, an uncle and a daughter to the ranks of the missing and murdered Aboriginal people in Canada. Mayor Brain offered his warmest sympathies to the group and shared his vision of a world where justice finds all those needing it, not just non-Aboriginals.
“I’m happy to be welcoming you guys here today. I’m having a hard time finding some words here because for me, what the biggest tragedy is, and what we all know in our hearts, is if this was non-Aboriginal people who had been murdered for this many years, there would have been justice already. And here, we have to walk 4,000 kilometres every year just to get heard,� he said. “As awareness grows on the planet, I know in my heart there will be a shift for equality and that’s really what this is all about. We all share one Earth and we’re all here together. It doesn’t need to be like this anymore.� Tsimshian elder Murray Smith blessed the day and food. “I won’t forget the honour that’s bestowed upon me here to come and welcome you here,� he said to end the opening remarks. - With files from LeRae Haynes, Williams Lake Tribune
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The flags at Mariner’s Park were lowered to half mast on Sept. 8 to honour the crew of the FV Caledonian from the Bottom Trawl fleet. Crew members Wesley Hegglund, 55, Keith Standing, 48, and Doug White, 41, lost their lives when the Caledonian - which has frequented Prince Rupert in the past — sank off of western Vancouver Island.
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Students held in school after CHSS security threat “In this case, nobody was in harm’s way.”
BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Students at Charles Hays Secondary School were briefly kept inside the building on Friday morning after a security threat was received at approximately 10 a.m. “We undertook a hold and secure, which is what we do when there may be a threat from outside the building. There was a potential incident and, after talking with the RCMP and our safe school coordinator, we determined we would go ahead with the hold and secure, which meant nobody was allowed in or out of the school. When the potential of the threat was complete, we let everyone go on as normal,” explained superintendent Sandra Jones, noting it is different than a lockdown situation. “We want to ensure that we react in the safest way possible to ensure nobody is in harm’s way, and in this case nobody was in harm’s way.” RCMP arrested an adult male after online
- Sandra Jones threats were made, but the matter remains under investigation. As for this event, Jones said Friday morning’s incident indicates the plans and procedures of the school district are effective. “Our process for keeping the students safe worked,” she said, noting there is one area that can be improved upon. “The kids were texting their parents to let them know something was going on and the result was a lot of calls from concerned parents that kept the phone lines tied up. In a hold and secure, the process is the students shouldn’t text so the phone lines are free and that is something we will be talking about.”
Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Aurora LNG Project
Open House and Invitation to Comment Aurora LNG (Proponent) is proposing to construct and operate the Aurora LNG Project (proposed Project), a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility and marine terminal for the export of LNG. The proposed Project would be located on the southeast corner of Digby Island near Prince Rupert, BC. The proposed Project would export up to 24 million tonnes per annum of LNG. The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act and is also undergoing a substituted environmental assessment under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The Proponent must obtain an environmental assessment certificate before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project. However, prior to submission of an application (Application) for a certificate by the Proponent, the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) must first approve the Application Information Requirements. The Application Information Requirements will specify the studies to be conducted and the detailed information to be provided by the Proponent in its Application. The EAO has now received draft Application Information Requirements from the Proponent and invites comments on this draft. To provide information about the Application Information Requirements, EAO invites the public to attend an Open House. The Open House is scheduled as follows: at: North Coast Meeting & Convention Centre 240 – 1st Avenue West, Prince Rupert on: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 from: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There are 30 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the draft Application Information Requirements. The comment period will begin on September 1, 2015 and end on October 1, 2015. All comments received during this comment period in relation to the Application Information Requirements will be considered.
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Heart of our City
Deciding on Rupert at the Last Minute Miranda Kessler moved to Rupert on a feeling, and now runs its market BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Fishing along the Skeena, Miranda Kessler always knew she’d land a bite and maybe a sockeye salmon or two with her family. She didn’t think she’d land a house in a new town. “My family always goes fishing in Terrace every year. It’s like the big family excursion to go camping and fishing on the Skeena,” Miranda explained last week. “And then when my partner Marko [Kessler] came with us, we came out to Rupert for the first time in 2006. We then decided we wanted to move here just on a whim ... [The town] has lots of character. It seems older than some of the other communities up north and it just has its own feel. The housing market was great. When we first moved in, it was in a really big slump, so everything was very, very cheap to buy and there was lots to choose from.” Miranda was born and raised in Salmon Arm, B.C. - a town not unlike Prince Rupert. “It’s more of a retirement community now, but it’s roughly the same size as Rupert,” she said. Miranda attended Salmon Arm Senior Secondary School and held a particular interest in math and the sciences – specifically biology and chemistry – tools she would end up using right here in Rupert 14 years later. “I wanted to be a veterinarian ... I went into a Bachelor’s of Science [at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)] and didn’t finish it, just because there were no jobs in that field, so I went to cooking school and became a cook instead. That was at the College of New Caledonia at the culinary arts program,” Miranda said. After working multiple jobs at a Japanese restaurant and Subway, Miranda moved to Prince Rupert seven years after arriving in Prince George,
around 2008. “I like the coastline. I like that it doesn’t get winter here because Prince George, where we used to live, the whole city gets so much snow and you have to shovel out your spot to get on the road,” she said, Miranda was also attracted to the small-town feel that has drawn in so many Rupertites over the years and its attractiveness as a unique place to start a young family. “I grew up in a small community. I like that for kids,” she said. Miranda immediately found a home away from home with the Last Minute Market. As the market was still relatively young, Miranda joined the ranks of one of the market’s many vendors who sold their wares at its location at the Moose Hall, across from the Highliner Inn on Saturday mornings. She started holding her own booth five months into the market’s existence – Moberry’s Bath and Body Products. “I’ve had [Moberry’s] for five years now. I just started with a couple bath balms and bubble bath bars and it’s grown now. I have products we make with glacial, organic marine clay that’s harvested off of Vancouver Island and I make products like men’s shave soaps, deodorants and scrubs with that,” Miranda said. The entrepreneur said she found recipes and ideas from the popular online site Pinterest, as well as soap blogs that have recipes and tutorials. Her chemistry background has helped Miranda measure the proper quantities of materials that she needs to come up with the perfect products. “It helps with learning how to do the proportions and stuff because, for some of them, you have to go by percentages and the ratios of what the ingredients are compared to the other ingredients, so that helped a litttle bit too. It’s more like cooking because they’re more like recipes. I’ve got my most popular ones, Lavender and Monkey Farts – that’s bananas and
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Miranda Kessler hosts her Moberry’s Bath and Body Products at the Last Minute Market on Saturday. Miranda has taken over organizing duties for the market since January.
pineapple,” Miranda said. Not surprisingly, the latter is quite popular with the kids. Since January of this year, Miranda has taken over organizational duties of the Last Minute Market. She now designates booths, arranges vendors for each week and sets up tables every Saturday and has also been helping with much of the Kaien Island Craft Fair – run by the Arts Council, happening in November. “Rosa Robichaud was the one that started it with her friend Kathleen Palm. They were running it for the longest time. Rosa had to step down a bit and then I took over ... I’ve been taking bookings and organizing things on Facebook for it,” Miranda said. The market has been experiencing an extremely successful year. Miranda has been working off a waiting list for the majority of 2015, save for the summer season which she says is always a bit slower due to to Rupert residents leaving for vacation or having other commitments. “Fall and winter are our busiest [seasons]. We do crafters and artisans at the market and it’s busy the whole way
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through until Christmas,” she said. In terms of what’s available to be purchased at the market, it’s almost everything under the sun, said Miranda. “Oh, everything. We’ve had farmers from Haida Gwaii come and sell their vegetables, we’ve had artists travelling around, carvers. We’ve got multi-level marketing consultants like Avon and Epicure – all kinds of things like secondhand things. We have people that bring in collectibles and jewellery – everything,” she said. “My favourite booths are when the kids or high school kids come to sell their things. A couple girls there right now have been selling with us pretty much for the whole year and they’ve been making their own decorative tiles. They take pictures from around Rupert and then they stick them onto the tiles, or you can do personalized ones with your pictures and then they’ll put them on [coastersized] tiles for you.” Anyone interested in getting involved with the Last Minute Market can contact Miranda through the Facebook page: Last Minute Market, or call 250-6000006. The market runs from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. every Saturday morning.
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Petronas must respond
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hile the somewhat damning Petronas safety audit uncovered by the Vancouver Sun is far from the silver bullet some make it out to be, it does raise some serious and valid questions about what people here on the North Coast can expect should the Lelu Island terminal proceed. The report itself outlines some significant safety concerns, primarily with corroded valves that hadn’t been inspected for more than two decades and findings of “systemic” problems related to staff training and competence. Looking at the report in context, people are correct to point out that these issues are in Shaun Thomas another country with an entirely different set of standards when it comes to safety while the Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal will be built under much stricter Canadian regulations. However, brushing off the findings of the audit by arguing that it was undertaken by the company itself and is two years old doesn’t really hold water. The fact that it took concerns around a number of accidents and at least two casualties at Petronas sites before the audit was conducted should certainly be cause for concern. The company is promising world class safety standards with the Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal, a claim they should be able to live up to given the stringent Canadian laws, but this audit speaks to a culture within Pacific NorthWest LNG’s parent company that doesn’t place safety at the top of the list of priorities. If it were, the situation would not have gotten to a point where the valves were corroded and a $10 billion (US) program needed to be launched to right the wrongs. Petronas — not necessarily Pacific NorthWest LNG — is going to have to provide answers to the people of the North Coast about how they are going to ensure a similar situation that was happening in Malaysia never makes it way to British Columbia. And in this case, the sooner the better.
Protests stunts distract from real effort
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I am tired of managing poverty.” “To clarify, the B.C. RCMP has no intention of The words of Lake Babine Nation Chief Wilf ‘taking down the camp’ set up by the Unist’ot’en,” she Adam were quoted by both Aboriginal Relations said, emphasizing that police are not taking sides or Minister John Rustad and Premier Christy Clark at acting as security for pipeline exploration crews being their second annual meeting with aboriginal leaders harassed by protesters. around the province. Four elected chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en issued their In her closing remarks, Clark repeated her aim to own statement, to correct media coverage that represents continue economic development and resource revenue the Unist’ot’en as speaking for their communities. sharing that have dominated the government’s approach Wet’suwet’en First Nation Chief Karen Ogen said Tom Fletcher in recent years. job and benefit agreements for the Coastal GasLink “Let’s eliminate poverty in First Nations pipeline were entered into after careful consideration, communities,” she said, adding “the only way we can fight and she objected to protests from outsiders, some from outside poverty is to grow the economy.” the country. Not surprisingly, Clark’s chosen example was the potential Haisla Nation Chief Councillor Ellis Ross has no time for of liquefied natural gas development for the Haisla Nation near crude oil projects, but he has been working towards gas-related Kitimat. That and similar proposals require new gas pipelines. development as long as anyone. And as is customary in B.C., what people most often hear Ross spoke out in support of the elected Wet’suwet’en chiefs about are threats and wild claims regarding protests such as the in their efforts to resolve the dispute with Unist’ot’en members. Unist’ot’en camp near Smithers, set up to block a gas pipeline. Ross noted that recent court decisions have put B.C. There was a round of this in late August after Grand Chief aboriginal leaders in the best position they have ever had, with Stewart Phillip of the militant Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs governments and development project proponents coming claimed hundreds of RCMP officers were about to descend on to them “with inclusion in mind” after decades of resource the camp. This echoed previous false claims made by self-styled development that has passed them by. anarchists such as Victoria’s Zoe Blunt, who has been organizing You wouldn’t know it most days, but First Nations along outside support for the camp for the last couple of years. both the Coastal GasLink and Pacific Trails gas pipelines have Media jumped at the prospect of another Gustafson Lakeagreed to them. style confrontation. This prompted an unusual statement from More aboriginal leaders are getting tired of managing Cpl. Janelle Shoihet of the North District RCMP. poverty, and misguided protesters.
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September 16, 2015 • Northern View • A7
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Photo courtesy Prince Rupert Port Authority FROM C TO SEA: The Quickload Logistics C-Loader, at the Port of Prince Rupert, stuffs containers with forest products before they are exported to Asian markets through Fairview Container Terminal. Filling containers on their return trip is known as “backhaul.”
PRPA has nothing to hide Backhaul boxes make Editor: In last week’s edition of the Northern View, the T. Buck Suzuki Foundation wrongly implied that the Prince Rupert Port Authority is “part of a scheme that could ship oil by rail”. Here are the facts. The Prince Rupert Port Authority has a mandate to promote and facilitate trade in a way that is environmentally sustainable, socially responsible, and economically beneficial for Canadians. We have invested countless hours of planning and millions of dollars of infrastructure investment into Prince Rupert to ensure we live up to that mandate. The Road Rail Utility Corridor project and the integrated development plan for Ridley Island is an example of that kind of forward thinking. Contrary to the claims made by the T. Buck Suzuki Foundation, future land use plans have been identified and are available to the public. We continue to review and revise our harbour policies, procedures and technologies to make sure we’re ready for growth in shipping activity even before it happens, regardless of the cargo. Expanding anchorages, adding navigational aids and implementing shore radar are key elements of making a safe harbour even safer. Accordingly, the Ridley Island Industrial Site is the location of proposed terminals designed specifically to handle LNG and potash cargo. Further, the environmental impact of every
“Development at the Port of Prince Rupert occurs well within the gaze of the public as well as regulators.” - Ken Veldman project is scrutinized as required by B.C. and Canadian legislation. Extensive consultation with First Nations and community groups is undertaken by project proponents before a final investment decision is reached. In short, development at the Port of Prince Rupert (PRPA) occurs well within the gaze of the public as well as regulatory agencies. Proponents often bring terminal proposals to us for consideration and evaluation but most do not go further than this. We see proposals for a wide variety of potential cargoes, from automobiles to iron ore to petroleum products — Canada’s key export sectors. While there is no project currently underway to develop oil shipping capacity, the Port Authority does not discriminate against potential cargoes or projects, but evaluates their worth based on the criteria described above. Ken Veldman Director, PRPA Public Affairs
Tired of being fleeced by ICBC Editor: Over the past two years, I have had one friend from Ontario and another from Quebec move to B.C. Each of them separately took their home province insurance papers to an ICBC broker to insure their vehicles in B.C., with the same coverage they had before. In each case, the cost of insurance from ICBC was more than double what they were paying in Ontario and Quebec. And now we hear that ICBC is asking for another 6.7-per-cent increase for B.C. vehicle insurance. I think it is time that all British Columbians stand up and demand private, competitive insurance – not just for optional coverage, but for total coverage. I for one am sick and tired of the provincial government skimming several hundred
“It is time that all British Columbians ... demand private, competitive insurance.” - Derek Coughtrey million dollars each year from ICBC, which makes B.C. coverage the most expensive in Canada. ICBC was a baby born under the NDP government. Need I say more? Time to correct this mess, Mr. Todd Stone. Derek Coughtrey Surrey
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he geographic and strategic advantages of the Port of Prince Rupert have enabled the Fairview Container Terminal to become one of the fastest-growing container terminals in the world. This achievement reflects the exponential growth in volume moving through the terminal during each of its first five years of operation. North American demand for high-value Asian goods—as well as time-sensitive cargos like seasonal apparel—was the primary force driving those volumes ever higher, but by the end of the third full year of operation in 2010, Asian demand for North American goods was escalating and began contributing in earnest to the growth of containerized trade through the Port of Prince Rupert. At any container terminal on the west coast of North America, nearly every container inbound from Asia is “laden” or “loaded,” meaning it is stuffed with cargo. The same is not true for all the containers being shipped back across the Pacific. Depending on the port, a certain number of containers make the return trip empty, as an equal demand for our goods in Asia does not exist. Filling these returning containers (known as the “backhaul”) poses a significant competitive challenge for ports and their terminals, one that the Port of Prince Rupert improves upon every year. In its first two years of operation, only 35% of containers exported through Fairview were loaded. As the number of exported containers increased through 2010 and 2011, so did the ratio of loaded/empty containers. By 2012, more than 50% of total exports were loaded with domestic goods, and in 2013 that figure jumped to 65%. This remarkable growth is largely due to increasing demand for BC forest products in China and Japan, and the ability of Canadian industry to respond to that demand. The opening of CN’s intermodal terminal in Prince George meant forest products from the central interior could be stuffed into containers and sent directly by rail to Fairview Container Terminal. Quickload Logistics, a local company, has enabled this growth through its transloading operation at Watson Island, where a C-Loader machine stuffs packaged lumber into containers for export. Today, more than 90% of Prince Rupert’s exported containers are destined for China, the majority of which are stuffed with lumber and wood products derived from spruce, pine and fir trees. China’s booming recycling industry provides a strong market for wastepaper from North America and Europe. Chinese industries use it to create the paper and paper board products that package light manufactured goods for export. This scrap paper represents the second-most exported product through Fairview for the last four years. Agricultural products like wheat, soybeans and livestock feed are also exported in containers through Fairview, and this category makes up more than 20% of the Port of Prince Rupert’s containerized exports. Scrap metal exports continue to grow, due to strong demand from developing countries like China, which alone imported more than $160 billion in non-iron scrap metal in 2011. Other categories of goods exported in containers through Fairview in low volumes include logs, pulp, scrap plastics, textiles and chemicals. Re:port is a collaborative promotional venture by the Prince Rupert Port Authority and The Northern View.
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RCMP make major drug bust BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
A significant supply of a powerful drug was seized by Prince Rupert RCMP in late August, a seizure that came following a request for assistance from Kitimat RCMP. Prince Rupert RCMP arrested 34-yearold Jeremiah Dylan Pilgrim and 26-year-old Caitlyn Ashley Nelson after receiving a call for assistance related to an alleged assault in Kitimat. As a result of the arrest, RCMP seized over 1,200 tablets containing heroin and Fentanyl. In addition to the drugs, over $12,000 in cash was also seized. Both Pilgrim and Nelson were charged with two counts of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and are scheduled to appear in court in Prince Rupert on Sept. 30. “Illicit drugs have a profound effect on all communities, including the North Coast and are not just a big city problem. There has been one death earlier this year in Prince Rupert believed to be related to a Fentanyl overdose as well as multiple non-fatal overdoses,” said
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Some of the 1,200 tablets containing heroin and Fentanyl seized by RCMP.
Sgt. Jagdev “Dave” Uppal, noting Fentanyl is believed to be 100 times more potent than morphine. “It is up to each and every citizen in Prince Rupert to take ownership of the drug problem to ensure the safety of our community,friends and family members.”
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Mark Willis is hoping someone in the community can help locate a truck that was stolen late last month. The off-blue 1989 Toyota shortbox was stolen from the Fairview Floats area on the weekend of Aug. 29 and 30. Some of the identifying features of the vehicle include a white canopy, complete with a “dog window”, and a bumber sticker that reads “All that wander are
not lost”. On the lower left window is a see-through decal that reads “Tedibar Picnic”. Willis has already contacted the RCMP, but hopes community members can provide information that would see the truck, which had damaged springs and exhaust, returned as he faces physical challenges. Anyone with information about the vehicle’s wherabouts is asked to contact the Prince Rupert RCMP at 250-6270700.
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Partnership provides $250,000 Funds to aid Aboriginal training BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View Prince Rupert Port Authority / Special to The Northern View
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Fairview has record month BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
August wasn’t just a good month for Prince Rupert’s Fairview Terminal, it was a record month. The terminal shipped 75,460 twenty foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, an increase of 17 per cent compared to last August and the highest single volume recorded since the terminal opened in 2007. Fairview, which was recently purchased by DP World, imported 41,965 TEUs compared to 36,762 last August. While exports were up 22 per cent to sit at 33,496 TEUs, the number of loaded containers being exported actually dropped 25 per cent, from 15,267 TEUs last August to 11,520 TEUs this August. This year the terminal remains well on target to shatter its record tonnage, having moved 527,037 TEUs during the first eight months of 2015 compared to 409,683 TEUs in the same time period of 2014, an increase of 29 per cent. Imports through Fairview Terminal are up 21 per cent to sit at 295,346 TEUs and exports are up 39 per cent to sit at 231,879 TEUs. However, the number of loaded containers being exported so far in 2015 is down four per cent, sitting at 105,005 TEUs compared to 109,772 TEUs through to the end of last August. Cargo being moved through the Prince Rupert Harbour is also up significantly. Last August the terminal moved 56,580 tonnes compared to just 6,721 tonnes last year, an increase of 742 per cent. S far this year, tonnage through the harbour is up 30 per cent, climbing from 233,217 tonnes during the first eight months of 2014 to 301,219 tonnes at the end of this August. While pellet shipments through Westview Terminal dropped 34 per cent year-over-year in August, falling from 77,540 tonnes to 51,114 tonnes, the terminal has seen its year-to-date exports increase 48 per cent, from 313,702 tonnes in 2014 to 464,576 tonnes in 2015. Both Prince Rupert Grain and Ridley Terminals Inc. continue to see volumes declining this year. Prince Rupert Grain saw its tonnage drop 32 per cent this August compared to last, having moved 442,203 tonnes of product, while tonnage so far this year has fallen 11 per cent, from 4.5 million tonnes to 4 million tonnes. Ridley Terminals experienced a 46 per cent drop in tonnage this August compared to last, moving 247,775 tonnes of coal, while the year-todate number is down 45 per cent, falling from 5.4 million tonnes to 3 million tonnes. Overall tonnage for the Port of Prince Rupert fell 16 per cent this August compared to last, sitting at 1.55 million tonnes. So far this year tonnage has fallen 10 per cent compared to 2014, falling from 14.6 million tonnes to 13.1 million tonnes.
Last week, a number of students got the rare chance to directly ask an industry professional what the impacts of a potential natural gas pipeline would be to the North Coast region and how they might be able to create a career based around the LNG industry. Kiel Giddens, Community and Aboriginal Relations coordinator with the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project for TransCanada, visited the Prince Rupert Tribal Resources Investment Corporation (TRICORP) offices on Thursday. With him came the company’s knowledge and expertise and a significant investment opportunity for 12 students looking to break into the field of LNG construction and management. “I know that all of you are here because you’re interested and want to be able to take part in the diverse opportunities that are proposed or already happening here in the Northwest,” said Giddens during an afternoon joint-investment announcement with TRICORP. “The demand for trained workers for the development of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project and the Coastal GasLink Project – both TransCanada projects – is significant. We’re going to need a lot of workers and all of you will be at the forefront of those opportunities,” Giddens added. TransCanada and TRICORP together announced a $250,000 partnership to offer skills development and training for Aboriginal people in northwestern B.C. through TransCanada’s Pathway to Pipeline Readiness program. The partnership has produced a 10week program for 12 students here in Prince Rupert, that started up last week. The 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday course is just one program out of three that will be spread out across the region. The second one is tentatively scheduled to begin in Hazelton once the course has finished in Prince Rupert and the third will be at a yet-to-be-decided location. Giddens fielded questions from the
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Kiel Giddens of TransCanada announces the funding during a gathering at TriCorp on Thursday.
students as they embarked on their first week of classes and training. “This morning, we gave what we call a ‘Pipeline 101’ presentation and it was great to hear your questions,” Giddens told the crew. “It’s definitely an interested and enthusiastic group ... We’ve been doing a lot of listening over the past number of years and we’ve learned how important skills training is to the labour force throughout northern B.C. ... Part of being a good neighbour is providing those economic opportunities.” TRICORP’s chief operating officer, Jacquie Ridley, noted that TRICORP’s ongoing relationship with Service Canada has enabled them to facilitate training programs such as this one. “[During] the past three-and-a-half years, we’ve had a contract with Service Canada to deliver the [Northwest Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs] program (NW-ACE). Then this year, we got lucky and got a [Skills and Partnership Fund] program going with Service Canada,” she said.. The $250,000 making up the programming for the three northwest areas, will help 42 students in all, with TransCanada and TRICORP each contributing $50,000 in cash and inkind contributions and the federal government also contributing funds. “[TransCanada] believes in the same thing we believe; and that’s that they want careers for the Aboriginal people in the Northwest – not just jobs,” said Ridley. “Most of them will enter a trade or are going to enter into something that
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will advance them forward in their educational career. We don’t want them to just have training, we want them to have careers at the end of all of this.” A normal day of class for the 12 Prince Rupert-based students would typically include class time, starting at 8:30 a.m. and skills and trades training at 3:30 p.m. “The students will be learning some of those foundational skills that are important for them to help get work, so there’s going to be upgrading of literacy and numeracy skills as well as some hard certification in various safety courses that will be delivered throughout the 10week program,” said Giddens. During Thursday morning’s briefing, Giddens answered questions ranging from what duties a camp worker performs, to how the TransCanada pipelines are environmentally friendly. “We had a lot of questions based on what types of jobs were available, what a typical workday might look like for someone who was working in a camp and lots of specific questions on how we protect the environment and how we root the pipeline to take into account First Nations and other community values,” said Giddens. The Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project is a wholly owned subsidiary of TransCanada Pipelines Limited and if built, would be approximately 900 km in length from Hudson’s Hope, B.C. to a proposed LNG plant in Port Edward. The estimated cost of the project is $5 billion.
Work on the conversion of the former Bethel First Baptist Church is well underway as Greenwell Asset Management prepares for the creation of the Mountain View Executive Suites. Shaun Thomas / The Northern View
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There were plenty of dogs, but the only cats to be found were of the painted, human variety down at Mariner’s Park on Sunday. That’s OK though, as the Prince Rupert SPCA’s Paws for a Cause walk event went off without a hitch. Approximately 25 canine friends joined in on the annual walk to raise awareness for animal cruelty and help rescue animals across B.C. when they took off from the park towards Cow Bay at noon. But man’s best friend wasn’t the only species having fun – there were activities such as face-painting, barbecued food and beverages, bowlslurping, hot dog-bobbing and a doggy doo toss. Merchandise from the branch was sold on location and a few adoptable dogs took part in the walk as well. “There’s quite a few animals needing homes at the branch right now. We have a lot in foster homes right now as well, so they’ll be available to come for adoption shortly and all our animals can be viewed online at spca.bc.ca/adopt,� said SPCA branch manager Jamey Morris. Topping $5,000 in funds for the third year in a row, the branch raised over $7,100 as of Monday morning, easily clearing their goal of $6,500,
It is time for the 4th Annual B.C. Thanksgiving Food Drive. During the week of Sept. 14 -18, volunteers will be placing donation bags in mailboxes and returning on Saturday, Sept. 19 to pick up full bags from doorsteps. Last year in just a few hours more than 4,500 lbs of food was collected from generous Rupertites and delivered to the food bank. This year the food drive is being supported by volunteers from Stuck On Designs, The Fellowship Baptist Church, DP World, BMO, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Salvation Army Food Bank, RBC and other community volunteers, with Overwaitea supplying the donation bags. Please support the Food Drive by placing your filled donation bag on your doorstep on Saturday morning by 9:30 a.m. If two out of every 10 homes donates, organizer will collect close to 10,000 lbs this year.
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Sorry about that. Our raffle tickets are ready for sale and the two main prizes are a quilt and a blanket, handcrafted and both lovely. We will be putting our towel and grocery hampers out soon for donations. Thank you. All our programs are back on track this week and we will hold our first singing group meet today. I believe bridge lessons will be starting up Tuesday afternoons as well. Our next pancake breakfast is Sunday, Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to noon.:
with more donations coming in early in the week. On Sunday, they were already 75 per cent of the way there. “Online, as of this morning, we had raised $4,900,� said Morris on Sunday. “It’s been really good. It seems like people are having fun and all the dogs are happy.� The canines got acquainted through their usual rear-sniffing protocols and there was a large selection of breeds and sizes to be found on Sunday. The BC SPCA responds to animal cruelty cases with education and constables issuing warrants to remove animals from dangerous or neglectful situations. The organization prepares reports for Crown Counsel, recommending formal charges of animal cruelty and is the only animal welfare agency with the mandate and authority to respond to animal cruelty complaints. Last year, the BC SPCA conducted 8,849 new animal cruelty investigations in the province.
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Sports In Brief Terry Fox run coming up On Sunday, Sept. 20, the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope returns to Prince Rupert and to celebrate the yearly event’s 35th anniversary, the Terry Fox Foundation is hoping to raise $35 million - $1 for each Canadian. Registration for this year’s run will be held at noon on Sunday at the Northern Savings Credit Union branch lobby. The run will start at 1 p.m. for five or 10 km runs. Bikes, wheelchairs, strollers, rollerblades and dogs on leashes are welcome. Last year, the Rupert run raised over $28,000.
Pool, fitness centre to re-open A new steam sauna is the main attraction for this upcoming Monday’s re-opening of the Earl Mah Aquatic Centre. Located near the dry sauna and the showers, the steam sauna was installed over the pool shutdown’s maintenance window earlier this summer and both the pool and Fitness Centre will re-open on the same day on Sept. 21. The Fitness Centre is also getting a revamp for the fall season and has some “exciting projects� in store.
Pond makes it to Prince George Prince Rupert product and Fort St. John resident Mikaela Pond successfully completed her bicycle journey, travelling from Prince Rupert to Prince George in six days earlier in September to raise money for Hope Air. Pond and her biking mate, Jennifer Miller, have reached their goal of $6,000 and as of Monday morning, had received $6,535 for their cause. That figure is enough to fund 26 flights for northern B.C. residents needing medical care at larger, urban centres like Vancouver and Edmonton. Miller had to drop out of the bike trip due to her doctor’s advisory close to the finish line, but was able to take over driving the spotter vehicle that was previously driven by Mikaela’s father, Herb Pond. While Mikaela is now back home in Fort St. John and recovering from her trial, the pair is still accepting donations for Hope Air. To donate, visit their online funding page: https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/1105M4.
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Rose Holkestad won the ladies’ division of the Duffers’ tourney and Doug Kydd won the overall 2015 Duffer’s championship.
Rupert’s Duffers’ time to shine BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Doug Kydd had played well on the first day of the Prince Rupert Duffers Tournament at the golf course on Saturday. But, he had no idea just how much he’d elevate his game on the greens on Sunday to close out the 2015 Duffers as overall champion. “I hadn’t got a clue. I went out there and all of a sudden, things started to happen,� said Kydd. The Rupertite finished day one of the Duffers having shot an 18-hole total of 81 – very respectable for a 13-handicap – but he blew away his competition and even surprised himself, with an astounding 75 on Sunday. “It was outstanding. That’s the best I’ve played in three years ... Playing off a 13-handicap, that gives me a net [Sunday score of] 62, which is just amazing,� said the victor. He ended the weekend with a 36-hole net total of 130. The Duffers attracted 28 participants, but only three women took part in the summer season-ending tournament. Rose Holkestad, a 15-handicap, won the women’s Duffers division with a 36-hole net score of 159. It’s the fourth Prince Rupert championship this year alone for Holkestad, as she won the His and Hers Tournament, the Ladies’ Jubilee and the Vic Marion Seniors’ Open earlier in 2015.
The overall low gross champion was Brian Holkestad, who shot a 36-hole gross total of 153. The women’s overall low gross award went to Jean Eby, who shot an overall low gross of 220. “Something that I was doing that I don’t normally do that well, and I was really doing it well today, was chipping and putting. I was hoping it wasn’t going to go away. I was really unbelievable at chipping and putting,� said Kydd. The course was damp – the usual for the Centennial Golf Course. “You’d hit the ball 200 yards in the air and that’s as far as it went. There was no roll. We’re all used to that now,� he added. “We got spoiled in the spring,� said Brian. “A couple holes – on number 12 – that’s where I went wrong. The rain was coming down. I rushed my tee shot – I just wanted to get back under the umbrella and pulled [my shot] right into the bush.� Moe Hays claimed the second low net award in the A Flight, Bob Hays won low gross and the A Flight low net champion was Teru Yamamoto. For the B Flight, Arnie Parnell took second low net, Howard Linn won low gross and Joe Thompson claimed the B Flight low net champion title. In the C Flight, second low net went to Fred Hainstock, low gross was awarded to Jim Rushton and the C Flight low net champion went to Byron Gordon.
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It was a classic case of sweet revenge at the civic centre’s baseball fields last Sunday. Capping off a long Kaien Island Slopitch League (KISL) regular season wad the first and third place teams battling it out on the pitch for the 2015 ‘A’ championship. The first-placed Frank’s Auto – a perennial powerhouse seemingly year after year – was set to face the Coast Industrial Construction (CIC) Leftovers – the thirdranked team and last year’s champion. Kevin Campbell / The Northern View And things were never really in doubt The KISL’s Frank’s Auto team (pictured) exacted some revenge over the CIC Leftovers for Frank’s to gain their revenge from on Sunday, winning the ‘A’ division final, 14-3. Grassy Bay won the ‘B’ division playoffs. a year ago, as the team came out on top versus the Leftovers, 14-3 in a five-inning base running and a string of base hits and doubles, made this mercy game. one out of reach for CIC. “[This is] a lot better,� said Frank’s pitcher Trevor Girbav That 11-3 score was followed by a 1-2-3, three-up, threeafter the win. down inning by Girbav. “[Last year] we were a little hurt, so this year it feels a lot The three-run homer by Frank’s in the bottom of the fifth better to take the league and take all the trophies. It’s a great ended it. group of people – I couldn’t say any more than that.� “Getting a three-run shot, that kind of helps out. Last year, A five-run first inning by Frank’s Auto paced the team to I don’t think we had any home runs against these guys. This an early lead. year, we got two and a walk-off [homer] from Aaron to end the Power-hitting and the long bomb were Frank’s weapons on game,� said Girbav. Sunday, as the team wiped out the “We’ve got a lot of place hitters. When we needed the pop, Leftovers in the top of the fifth with we got it. Our girls are probably the strength of our team. We’ve a three-run shot over the fence to got great girls – they can play everywhere, so that’s huge.� finalize the score at 14-3. Frank’s ends the 2015 season with a 31-1-1 regular season The Leftovers came close to record, a number of tourney titles and playoff champions. tying the affair at 6-6 in the top Frank’s and CIC battled Sea-Sport, the Crest Hotel, City of the fourth when the squad hit Furniture and Rupert Wood’N Steel for the ‘A’ title, while a solo shot, followed by another Rupert Cleaners, the Honey Badgers, Mackenzie’s Furniture, RBI to cut Frank’s lead in half, 6-3, Grassy Bay, Northern Breeze and Britco fought in the ‘B’ but a devastating fourth inning for division playoffs. Frank’s, which saw the team pile on In the end, Grassy Bay doubled up on Rupert Cleaners to another five runs thanks to solid win the ‘B’ division final, 20-10.
Cannery race cancelled BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PORT EDWARD / The Northern View
A lack of last minute volunteers for the North Pacific Cannery Road Race forced the Rupert Runners to cancel the 12th annual event originally scheduled for last Saturday. The cancellation notice came late Wednesday night and organizers offered a full refund to anyone who registered for the run, or a partial refund for anyone looking to keep their event T-shirts. “There were some essential things [missing] because you needed to have a couple medics on site and that type of thing, so it was about safety issues like that,� said organizer Rosa Watson. Last year, the race drew 162 participants and featured prizes donated from individual and corporate sponsors from within the community that were awarded to the winners. “We did find one [medical] volunteer for that,
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With tears in their hearts, the family of Antonina Giallonardo are saddened to announce her passing on August 29, 2015. She was predeceased by her husband Antonio (Tony), sisters Vincenzina, Suor Lucia, brothers Guido and Antonio. Antonina was born on February 7, 1929 in Villa St Lucia, Italy to Domenico and Domenica Del Monte. In 1956 Tony and Antonina left and voyaged to Prince Rupert where they settled to live and raise their family. Antonina had a generosity about her that touched many lives during her time with us. She was the bright spot in our family and we will all miss her very much... Funeral mass will be held at noon on Sunday, September 20 at the Annunciation Church. Donations in Antonina’s honor can be made to the North Coast Health Improvement Society, (Cook’s Jewellers or the PR Regional Hospital).
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Ronald Del Rosario Fermill The Fermill family conveys their most sincere thanks to all who have provided support following the passing of Ronald. The prayers and thoughts of all those who paid their respects is a comfort in their time of sorrow. The generous donations of food, flowers and financial support is deeply appreciated. They also send their appreciation to the School District 52 Board Office, CHSS and the SD52 IT Team. Special mention to Lee Brain & Hailey Orleans, Graeme McNish and Family and to Drew Redman and all family and friends who travelled in order to attend the service. The Fermills especially wish to thank Auntie Lydia C. Fermill, Auntie Nellie & Uncle Gerry Carnegie and Family.
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