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Cedar Talstra, 5, attended the AFFNO French culture event on Saturday, Jan. 30 along with his mother Amanda and his little sister Ezra, 3. There was live music, a craft table, face painting, a massive brunch and maple treats galore at the event. “We sold it out. We’re estatic. We’ve had the most people ever,” said Patrick Witwicki the executive director of AFFNO. There were 350 people in attendance. For photos, see page A16.

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Lelu Island protesters ram, board vessels RCMP involved in scuffle BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

As contractors complete work around Lelu Island for a potential LNG facility operated by Pacific NorthWest LNG, protesters that have taken up occupation around the area have escalated their presence, and it’s harming individuals who are in the vicinity. Last Thursday, Prince Rupert RCMP confirmed reports that protestors’ skiffs rammed a vessel called the ‘Glacial Mist’, a shuttle boat for workers going back and forth to the mainland, and they attempted to ram a Port of Prince Rupert vessel, the ‘Charles Hays’, but were unsuccessful. Additionally, one protestor boarded the dock of a working barge illegally. “We did attend that area with one of our patrol vessels and police do have an active investigation going on into those incidents and we continue to investigate as time goes by,” said Prince Rupert RCMP Sgt. Dave Uppal on Friday. The police presence had left as of Friday, but Uppal stated that they would return should activity escalate once again. “If required [and] we receive a call for service, we will definitely look into it,” he said. RCMP already have open files in that area pertaining to theft, vandalism, and threatening behaviour and the sergeant stated that each one is inspected on its own, and no charges have been laid in last week’s confrontations. “Those matters are being investigated

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Opponents to LNG development on Lelu Island were reported to have rammed a vessel in protest last week.

“Unfortunately the actions by some opponents of the work have escalated from verbal confrontations.” - Michael Gurney independently of everything else. Nobody’s been arrested at this time and we’ll continue to look into the matters,” said Uppal. The Prince Rupert Port Authority was disturbed to hear of the incidents, and have been dealing with protests in the area for months now, but this is the

first time that the danger level has reached this high a level, said Michael Gurney, manager of corporate communications at the Port. “Since the start of protest activities in Prince Rupert’s outer harbour, the Port Authority has been working with its partners, like the RCMP and Canadian Coast Guard, to ensure that site research activities continue in a respectful and safe environment for all parties involved. Unfortunately the actions by some opponents of the work have escalated from verbal confrontations, threats and vandalism to life-threatening misconduct on the water, endangering themselves and other users of the harbour. Our focus remains on preserving a safe environment for all parties and we are very concerned by the irresponsibility of recent actions,” Gurney said.

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District criticizes Province over LNG preparedness BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District had some harsh words for Nichola Wade, executive director of the Province’s Northwest Community Readiness program under the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. Wade, working on behalf of the Province of B.C., provided the SQCRD board members with several updates relating to population expectancy surveys, funding projects that have affected the region whether one or more LNG projects go ahead in the region or not (citing examples of upgrades to the Northwest Regional Airport in Terrace, improvements to Prince Rupert’s water dam and a Highway 16-CN Rail levelcrossing overpass) and some feedback from Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, Peter Fassbender on the Union of B.C. Municipalities meetings last year. SQCRD vice-chair Des Nobels offered criticism on how the Province has prepared communities for a potential LNG boom from the outset. “You may have learned some things in terms of how to bring industry into communities, but I would suggest that the Province, on the LNG portfolio, has fallen flat on its face in terms of how we roll this out and the planning, or lack thereof, that took place within our region,” he said. “This place has been blown to pieces by this. There was no early consultation of the province running this out as an economic model, no previous work done ... but also a lot of other problems are going to be very tough to solve in terms of community fracturing, communities moving away from each other, all sorts of things that have been

“I would suggest that the Province, on the LNG portfolio, has fallen flat on its face in terms of how we roll this out.” - Des Nobels extremely disruptive within the region,” Nobels said, adding that with any project, adaptations that must be adopted based on community feedback, more often than not, is the communities that are the ones adapting and changing, based on the project’s needs and not the other way around. “The problem is we have many ministries at different levels that are functioning at different aspects of overall projects, and it becomes very hard for those in the general public to know who they actually need to speak to, and it’s becoming more and more disjointed,” Nobels added. In her report, Wade mentioned that emergency preparedness was something that she was working on, including putting in a request for more police officers (adding it can take three years from the request to actually receive one in an area) and she has worked with the University of Northern British Columbia’s Community Development Institute (CDI) to identify North America’s best practices for a major uptick in industrial activity and populations in a small region.

“What did [those communities] do right? So those are some of the best practices [we are working off of],” Wade said, mentioning that the Province has also spoken with federal government representatives to “make sure B.C. is poised to take advantage of whatever it is [involving infrastructure investments] that is announced”. SQCRD director Lee Brain told other board members that while the Province may have fallen flat in the initial roll-out of preparing communities for LNG, Wade and the Northwest Community Readiness program have been very receptive to the City of Prince Rupert’s intel and feedback. “Nichola’s been instrumental in helping her department evolve their approach ... No one’s perfect, everyone’s trying to figure this stuff out at the same time. Our job here ... is that if this does happen, we need to be ready regardless of people’s beliefs on the situation,” he said. “Working with this ministry, we want to be that model about how to do this correctly, if this is going to proceed, and make sure that the pressure points on housing and things like that are being addressed. Our only planner, Zeno Krekic, has been knocking on this Province’s door for the last three years and I can tell you, there’s been some reception now and things are changing,” Brain added. As well, the Northwest Resource Benefits Alliance (RBA), which many northwest communities have entered into, was another hot topic of discussion, with the District wanting to see progress made in terms of funding announced for the alliance (resource benefit sharing agreement), while the Province holds its position that there will be no movement on its part just yet, until the major projects and investments in the area are further finalized.

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A round-eyed whiskered pinniped landed at the Prince Rupert airport Wednesday morning, Jan. 27 and after a few photo opportunities she was whisked away to return to her natural habitat. Nadia Comaneci â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not to be confused with the 1980s Russian gymnast â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a young seal pup who had been separated from her mother, was rescued last spring in Rupert waters and was flown down to the Vancouver Aquariumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre. Every year the rescue centre has a naming theme, and Nadiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name was chosen in the year of athletes. The manager of the rescue centre, Lindsaye Akhurst, said Nadia was a special case. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Usually the animals are in care for an average of two to three months, but in her case she was just over 5kg, half the birth weight we see in a lot of our seals,â&#x20AC;? Akhurst said. Nadia spent seven months at the rescue centre to bring her up to a healthy 25 kg. She was tube-fed a high fat, high protein formula five times a day and given fluids for hydration. Once she was old enough, fish were slowly introduced into her diet to get her strong for her release back into the wild. Part of the rehabilitation process is putting the pups in pools with other seals so they learn to compete for fish. The Marine Mammal Rescue Centre rehabilitates 100 to 150 seal pups a year, among other marine mammals including sea lions, sea otters and harbour porpoises. The centre tracks some of the seals and their research has demonstrated a 60 per cent post-release success rate, which is equivalent to what it is in the wild, according to Akhurst. Nadia has an orange tag on her flipper with a number on it that people can call, although Akhurst doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recommend getting to close to read the number. Akhurst said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not common to have seals from Prince Rupert. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obviously quite north for us to be able to get these guys,â&#x20AC;? she said. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to release the seals from this region back in North Coast waters where there is a different population of seals compared to the more

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Nadia Comaneci the seal was transported to Prince Rupert from Vancouver via Air Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cargo.

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The Department of Fisheries and Oceans released Nadia back into her natural habitat after seven months of rehabilitation.

southern, Vancouver area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have an earlier breeding and pupping season than Vancouver and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to take her back in her natural waters,â&#x20AC;? Akhurst said. In order to accommodate Nadiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rescue and release there were a few players involved. Hawk Air transported her in the spring and Air Canada brought her back on Jan. 27 in cargo for a minimal charge. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans took over the release once Nadia arrived at the airport. Patricia Demille, the detachment supervisor for conservation and protection was in charge of picking the seal up from the airport and finding an appropriate habitat for her release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We took her just on the other side of Digby Island. The weather was terrible that day and we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to bash her around on a big

boat. We just need an area where she could pull herself out of the water and a place that was away from vessel traffic,â&#x20AC;? Demille said. Nadia was annoyed when she first got off the plane but Demille said she settled right down and seemed curious. The officers who took her back into the wild filmed the release via GoPro. They opened the crate on the side of the boat and tilted it over slightly and she jumped right into the water. About 10 feet from where she dipped in she popped up, looked at them, and then took off for the island, pulling herself up on top of the rocks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was neat to see,â&#x20AC;? Demille said. This was the first marine mammal release of the year. There was another seal released last November, but prior to that Demille said she had never heard of seals being flown up to Prince Rupert.

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Cargo volumes show trend of port resiliency

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Two floors leased in Vancouver by PNW LNG BY KEVIN CAMPBELL VANCOUVER / The Northern View

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Overall 2015 statistics of cargo traffic from the Port of Prince Rupert has given the company good news to start 2016. Container volumes at the Fairview Container Terminal increased 26 per cent over 2014, with 776, 412 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) being moved. An additional 500,000 TEUs in capacity is scheduled to be added by the end of 2017 with the completion of the Port’s Phase 2 North expansion project currently underway at the terminal. Not only did container cargo rise, but Prince Rupert Grain also experienced a very strong year in 2015, with 6.4 million tonnes of wheat and canola shipped among other agri-food, the second-best year on record for the category. Westview Wood Pellet Terminal also saw success with a 44 per cent increase in volume. Ridley Terminals saw another year of declining volumes, with shipments of metallurgical coal down 60 per cent from 2014 - a six-year low for bulk energy shipments. Last year, 19.6 million tonnes of containers, grain, coal, forest products and other commodities were moved through the port by 3,000 employees directly employed in portrelated jobs.

Pacific NorthWest LNG, the company proposing to build an LNG export facility on Lelu Island, and a consortium led by Malaysian gas Petronas, has leased two floors in Park Place tower on Burrard Street. The space, which equates to approximately 35,000 sq. feet and can hold approximately 75 staff members, will be solely used for operations by Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNW) employees for their Port Edward-based terminal. “It’s dedicated solely for this project,” said Spencer Sproule, senior advisor, corporate affairs for PNW. “The corporate staff will be there. Essentially it’s the accounting division, finance, some engineering staff - it’s a whole mish mash. So some people will be based in Vancouver and some people continue to be based in Prince Rupert - that would actually expand if the project proceeds to construction, but it’s the corporate functions of Pacific NorthWest LNG that will be located in that office,” Sproule added. The company is currently performing renovations on the space and Sproule mentioned that the company will be looking to move in before the end of its first quarter of 2016. Much of the staff that is already based in Vancouver, but the increased level of staffing presence will be made corresponding to the construction phase, added the spokesman. In Port Edward, PNW is currently operating out of offices at the old Port Edward school, and contractors have been working around Lelu Island, conducting survey and modelling initiatives to gather scientific background to help inform the project and its proponents going forward. Protestors have been occupying the site, saying that the Diamond Sponsor

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location of the proposed terminal is harmful to salmonspawning habitats in Flora Bank and the eelgrass habitat that Flora Bank hosts. The company has been adamant that the project will be operated away from the salmon habitat and that its modelling projections show no pivotal damage to the environment. The company has also adapted the project to include a suspension bridge that juts out the terminal from the shore. A final decision by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) of the federal government on the project has not yet been made, however speculation indicates that the decision may fall in the coming weeks. Sproule has not been given any indication by the CEAA as to the timeline of its decision. “That’s why we’re securing more room in Vancouver - so we can have all our staff in one building, linked on two floors. Instead of scrambling, we’re getting ready,” he said. “I wish I did [have that timeline] but that’s really under the purview of the federal government. It’s their ... process.”

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Community united in black The arena inside the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre on Saturday night was a sea of black. Last week the Rupert Rampage asked fans to dress all in black to support the team in their first playoff game of the season against the River Kings and fans answered the call. The energy was high amongst children and adults alike despite the 5-2 loss to Terrace. Although Prince Rupert doesn’t have the NHL or the WHL, the packed crowd on Saturday made it seem like the CIHL was just as highlevel, if not more. Despite the change in rules this year, the Rampage would have made the playoffs anyway, according to last year’s rules. The team has stepped it up this season and their fan base shows it. Hopefully, the support continues as the team takes the battle onward to Terrace’s home ice.

Urban drug ghettos in B.C. communities aren’t working

ommunities around B.C. are struggling to cope with the continued influx of what politicians call “homelessness,” a term that suggests the problem can be solved merely by providing more homes. Taxpaying citizens see the daily reality behind the soothing euphemisms – mainly transients squatting in parks and “tent cities” blighted by drug abuse and crime, and “homeless” shelters that fill up as soon as they open. They worry that the continued costly supply of supports only invites more arrivals, particularly in the gentle climate of southwestern B.C. Their worries are well founded. In Abbotsford, a 40-bed “temporary weather shelter” made from industrial camp trailers opened in December with a $450,000 operating grant from B.C. Housing. It was full in 10 days. Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich told city council in January that his bike officers don’t recognize most of the shelter occupants from their constant patrols of local tent

camps, the largest of which has ever, with some occupants been on a city-owned roadside site describing how they came to since 2013. town for the opportunity. One In Maple Ridge, a “low said Vancouver Police gave barrier harm reduction” shelter her a bus ticket to Victoria. was opened last fall in response The latest plan by a local to a growing tent camp and agency that runs Victoria accompanying drug dealing, shelters is to convert an old, prostitution and petty crime. empty seniors’ care home into One resident noted bitterly that a 101-bed permanent housing a mayor’s task force had identified facility. This would also be Tom Fletcher 42 unsheltered homeless people, “low barrier,” a euphemism then found places for 77 from for allowing drug and alcohol the camp, 40 from a closing “temporary” consumption in the rooms. shelter and 40 in a new shelter. “How The city has come up with around $1 exactly does one house 157 out of 42?” she million for this project, in a residential asked. area next to a school, but it still needs Victoria’s camping population has millions more to renovate and run it. gathered in an Occupy-style squat on This would presumably come from B.C. provincial land next to the courthouse, taxpayers via our social housing czar, after years of uncontrolled camping in deputy premier Rich Coleman. Beacon Hill and other city parks. Coleman pioneered this “housing first” The city opened a shelter in a vacant experiment in 2007, buying up 13 centuryBoys and Girls Club gym, complete with old “single-room occupancy” hotels new indoor tents. By the time that was in Vancouver’s notorious Downtown full, the courthouse camp was bigger than Eastside. These crumbling bedbug

habitats were bought and renovated for a staggering $143 million, plus a 15year maintenance commitment and a cop assigned to each one in an effort to contain the chaos inside. Coleman brags endlessly about the great job he has done, but how is that actually working? A new study by Simon Fraser University researchers provides a more objective assessment. Tracking 433 mentally ill homeless adults over 10 years, the study found the concentration of low-rent accommodation, food handouts, street outreach and medical supports resulted in “significant personal decline rather than recovery, as evidenced by their involvement in the criminal justice system, large increases in acute care and prolonged homelessness.” The rate of people arriving in this service-intensive hellhole has tripled in the last 10 years. It’s a cautionary tale for other urban communities where this failed containment model is proposed.

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brave search and rescues in B.C. The following is an opinion-editorial by Minister of State for Emergency Preparedness Naomi Yamamoto. It was dated for release Jan. 27, 2016: Editor: Somewhere in the province, almost every single evening, a volunteer leaves the comfort of bed or the dinner table, or gives up the opportunity to celebrate a birthday or to read their child a bedtime story, because they want to be a lifeline. As a search and rescue volunteer in B.C., they belong to a small army 2,500 strong that deploys for the sake and safety of the lost and injured in our mountains and backcountry. They forego time with family and friends to seek and to find. Their selflessness is woven into the fabric of their public service, and today the B.C. government announced a $10-million investment that continues on our commitment to strengthening them and the tapestry of public safety throughout the province. B.C. has the busiest ground search and rescue group in all of Canada. In fact, the number of deployments by our volunteers in B.C. outnumbers the combined amount performed by all other search and rescue teams nationwide. There are 80 teams in B.C. with over 2,500 volunteers embarking on 1,300 missions a year. On its own that’s remarkable, but it’s particularly extraordinary in the context and contrast of just 2,000 search and rescue missions nation-wide, coast-to-coast, each year. Our volunteers are remarkable folks doing extraordinary things. Their teams are an invaluable resource to the people of this province. They donate more than 100,000 hours a year scouring the trails and forests, rappelling into steep ravines and weathering the worst of the elements to help others. The Province, through the $10-million in one-time funding to the B.C. Search and Rescue Association, will help ensure that the search and rescue groups in communities have the additional resources to help refresh technical training, replace or rejuvenate rescue equipment, and explore new technologies that can be applied in the field. This investment builds on the $6.3 million that the B.C. government is already providing each year to cover 100% of the operational costs for search and rescue deployments, as well as training and equipment, and the insurance and liability for

“We owe a lot of debt of gratitude to our troops of tirelessly dedicated search and rescue volunteers. They brave difficult situations and the worst of Mother Nature’s unleashing of wind, rain and cold.” - Min. Naomi Yamamoto

the members of the 80 groups serving across the B.C. landscape. We owe a debt of gratitude to our troops of tirelessly dedicated search and rescue volunteers. They brave difficult situations and the worst of Mother Nature’s unleashing of wind, rain and cold. They work in the darkness of night and certainly some dark situations. They work in some of the most complex terrain and most challenging search and rescue environments in all of North America, and are recognized nationally and internationally for meeting that challenge. Last week the B.C. government provided the additional $10-million to help ensure their continued success and to help bolster the safety net for those that enjoy B.C. for all its outdoor splendour. Connect with the Province of B.C. at: www. gov.bc.ca/connect

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he use of biological material as a means to generate power has a history as old as humankind itself. Since the time when people began burning wood to make fire, this form of fuel has always remained a viable way for people heat their homes and cook food, particularly in less developed parts of the world. Throughout the centuries, other energy sources were discovered and became the dominant sources of fuel and power generation worldwide. Today coal, gas, oil, hydro, nuclear power are all major fuels for the worldwide production of electricity. They make up roughly 98% of global electricity generation, meaning less than 2% is attributable to the combustion of renewable biological material. While these major energy sources are firmly established and will continue to lead global energy production for the foreseeable future, there is interest among developed nations to transition in-part back to biomass power generation, which presents a sustainable, renewable energy option. Biomass, as it commonly known today, most often refers to plant-derived materials like wood that can either be directly burned to produce heat, or converted to various forms of biofuel. The largest biomass energy source is still wood, which includes everything from forest residues like branches and tree stumps to yard clippings and wood chips. Biomass can also be produced from many other types of plants and grains, and can be converted to other usable forms of energy like methane gas or transportation fuel like biodiesel and ethanol. The most common type of biomass fuel produced and used in North America is the wood pellet. Biomass byproducts of the forestry industry that were once considered waste have recently become a high-value commodity. By compressing wood waste, such as the sawdust created by sawmills and other manufacturing facilities, highly combustion-efficient wood pellets can be created and used as an alternative energy source. Wood pellets are versatile since they can be used across a range of applications, from large-scale power generation at electrical plants to combustion heating in family dwellings. Due to their regular small size and high density, wood pellets are an efficient energy source as they can be stored compactly, easily transported over long distance and calibrated to automatically feed into burners. Carbon dioxide emissions as a result of pellet burning are also much lower when compared to other forms of combustion heating, and burn more efficiently than fossil-based fuels. These obvious benefits have created a thriving wood pellet industry in North America, which is now supplying demand from domestic sources as well as those overseas. As a testament to that growth, the International Energy Agency reports that wood pellet production in North America more than doubled between 2006 and 2010 to reach 14 million tonnes in 2010, a figure that is expected to more than double within the next five years. Re:port is a collaborative promotional venture by the Prince Rupert Port Authority and The Northern View.

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Kids learning to code BY SHANNON LOUGH PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Forget Lego blocks and crayons, kindergarten kids may start coding soon. That is what came from The #BCTECH Summit on Jan. 18 to 19 when Premiere Christy Clark said that over the next three years students from kindergarten from grade 12 will learn the basics of coding. Coding is the shortened term for computer programing. It’s the recipe behind the creation or the formula behind apps on your smart phone, video games, websites and computer software.

“Basically it gets them thinking about problem solving, logic. ” - Mike McDowall

Teaching kids how to code is not an entirely new concept in Prince Rupert according to Sandra Jones the superintendent of the Prince Rupert School District. “We’re not completely unfamiliar with it and I know the high school is perhaps even more connected. We’ll look at it. We’ll look at it with our teachers and see if it fits in with what we’re doing,” she said. Although Clark made the announcement that coding should be introduced over the next three years, Jones has yet to receive a notification from the education minister on how it might be implemented. Even if coding was taught to all students, Jones said that schools would be prepared. “We’re very well resourced with computers in this district and have been for a long time. It’s been a priority for many years.” At Charles Hays Secondary School, students have had the opportunity to take two different computer programming

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Mike McDowall teaches his student, Mitchell Tyre how to use a math program on the classroom iPod.

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Jennifer Tyre and her daughter, Katarina, went to Roosevelt Park Elementary to learn more about what Mitchell is learning to do on the iPod in Mike McDowall’s class.

courses since 2008. “Our students are creating their own games and all kinds of things. I think at the high school level we’re already there. The push is to get kids doing it younger,” said the principal of Charles Hays, Sandra Pond. At Roosevelt Park Elementary, Mike McDowall’s grade 3 and 4 classroom is getting well-versed in computer programming, and it’s so much fun some of the students may not even realize they’re doing it. This school year, McDowall and his students took part in the Hour of Code event, a one-hour introduction that teaches the basics of computer science. The event promotes giving all students the opportunity to code. If anyone is skeptical that students as young as six and seven can learn how to code, McDowall successfully pulled off the Hour of Code with grade 1 and 2 students the previous school year. This school year, he said there were five different classes and 125 students who participated. They used an app and the website, called Tynker. Roosevelt has a school set of iPads and each class had one during the event.

Tynker looks like a video game app that could be played on a phone or iPad, except it teaches the basics of coding. If you want the monster character to walk three steps to grab the jelly bean then the student has to add three “walk” blocks to the code, which looks like a puzzle piece. Then the monster walks three steps to reach the jelly bean. “Basically it gets them thinking about problem solving, logic. It’s a great one for early learners because you don’t necessarily have to do the coding part itself but it actually shows you what coding looks like,” McDowall said. The challenge itself isn’t necessarily the children getting involved. McDowall said he is more comfortable with technology but other teachers who are less tech-savvy will have to get extra training. Roosevelt is also lucky to have class sets of iPads but not every school has that kind of hardware. But if grade 1 students can do it, McDowall is sure that teachers will be able to pick up on it as well.

2030 Sustainable City committee ready to work Council takes action to review green policies, sustainability BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Last Monday night, Prince Rupert city council adopted a Terms of Reference for its 2030 Sustainable City Mayoral Select Standing Committee. The committee, which will be made up of (potentially) the mayor, council members, green industry professionals and academics, will advise mayor and council on policy development in regards to renewable energy production, food production and a range of other sustainability related initiatives. Within the coming weeks, the committee will review and study policies and best practices used by other cities in the world. Some topics that the committee will cover include backyard chickens and hens, home beekeeping, urban gardens, job diversification, bicycle lanes, green transportation, waste recycling, access to nature, edible landscaping

and more. “Building community resilience is increasingly being recognized as the pathway to addressing a multitude of interconnected community problems ... Examples of ways to achieve resilience is by reducing consumption, the production of local food and energy, investment in building and diversifying the local economy, and preserving local ecosystems. The mayoral select standing committee is different than other, more often used councilcreated committees in that Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain will be able to appoint both council members and members of the outside community, including those with an academic background in reviewing policy. At the council meeting, it was proposed by Coun. Joy Thorkelson that interested community members should be able to join, where Brain responded that once the studying and reviewing has been completed, the City will open up the policy discussions to the public.

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A warrior’s spirit BY SHANNON LOUGH PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Survival is a subjective experience determined by how an individual perceives the challenges in their life. A person can survive the first day on a job, holidays at the in-laws, a perilous trek through the mountains, or a debilitating disease. Sheryl Sadorski-Gordon is a survivor. She survived living in remote areas of British Columbia. She survived grad school and received a master’s degree in special education. She survived online dating and found a keeper. She survives the weather in Prince Rupert... and she is surviving cancer. Raised in Kamloops, Sadorski-Gordon has taught all over rural B.C. She spent years in Lytton then moved to Fort St. James to teach on the Tachie reserve where she found nothing but respect. “When I worked at Tachie I got a knock on the door and I had two hind quarters and a calf moose, they’re like, ‘here teacher’,” she said breaking into laughter. “I didn’t even know what to do with it.” Seven years ago Sadorski-Gordon moved to Prince Rupert after meeting her husband, Dave Gordon, online while she was in Tachie. The eight hour travel time between them was too much. Once when she came to visit him she found a job at the school district and moved to the city of rainbows. In Prince Rupert, she took a scholarship opportunity to specialize as a teacher for students with visual v impairments. She studied at the - Sheryl Sadorski-Gordon University of British Columbia and then became a learning services teacher, a vice principal at Prince Rupert Middle School and the district vision teacher. “I was one of the first in UBC to actually go to Washington and do my practicum at the Washington State School for the Blind, which was an awesome experience,” she said. For now, Sadorski-Gordon is taking leave from work. In June 2014, she was diagnosed with stage one cervical cancer, which should have been a walk in the park as far as cancers go. She went for surgery to get the tumour removed but the cancer spread and another tumour developed. “Within about six weeks it grew from five cm to 10 cm — it was the size of a baseball,” she said. She had to leave her family for two months to get a mix of chemo and radiation treatment at a cancer facility in Kelowna. But three months after returning to Prince Rupert the cancer spread again and moved into stage four. She opted

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for chemotherapy treatments at the regional hospital so she could stay at home with her family. “I had a 50-50 chance of slowing down my cancer. It’s not curable but after three sessions of chemo all my tumours are gone — they can’t find them. It was the best case scenario,” she said. She is cautiously optimistic and handles her situation with humour and compassion. For Christmas, she decided to give experiences to her children instead of material presents. Her son, Jacob, 11, plays goalie and is a massive fan of Carey Price from the Montreal Canadiens. Sadorski-Gordon wrote everyone she could think of: TSN, SportsNet, Don Cherry, the Calgary Flames and the Habs team, requesting for her son to meet with Price at a game. Her persistence paid off — the Habs wrote her back. When Sadorski-Gordon travelled to Calgary to watch a Flames vs. Habs game she surprised Jacob with a one-onone meet and greet with Price who handed him a signed goalie stick that is now mounted on his bedroom wall. “For me and my son, the first time we’ve every been speechless was the day we met Carey Price. It was pretty awesome,” she said. Now she’s working on fulfilling an experience for her daughter, Emily, nine, who also loves hockey. “I have a lot to live up to this time,” she said with another full body laugh.

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They’re planning a trip to see the women’s world hockey championship in Kamloops. Another project Sadorski-Gordon has embraced is her Relay For Life team: “Too Inspired to be Tired: Sheryl’s Warriors”. Last year, there were 22 people on the team and they took the golden baton for raising the most money after Judy Scott, Sadorski-Gordon’s sister-in-law’s mother, donated $7,000. The relay is held in May but the team is already rounding the troops and has raised $2,300 with an auction fundraiser planned for Feb. 20 at The Crest Hotel. The commitment to the cause this year is even more dedicated. Scott was diagnosed with a rare form of gastric cancer in September and passed away three weeks later. “We’ve done a lot of fundraising. It was part of our grieving process, my sister-in-law and I. It was just our way of dealing with things,” she said as her voice cracked, letting a few tears loose. The air of heaviness lifted once Sadorski-Gordon switched her focus on the importance of the Relay For Life. For her the event is not only about raising money for cancer research and supporting families, it also creates camaraderie and she can share her motivation with others. “You cherish every day you’ve got. Life’s short and you spend as much time with your family and friends,” she said.

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Rampage on the brink of elimination BY WILLIAM GYE PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Saturday saw the culmination of a season in one game for the Prince Rupert Rampage. The boys from Prince Rupert were downed 5-2 by the Terrace River Kings on Saturday night at the Jim Ciccone Ice Arena in the 2016 playoff series opener. The team now faces a must-win scenario going into two weekend games in Terrace, or their 2015-16 season will come to an end at the hands of the defending champs. While the boys in black lost the game on the ice, it was the fans in black that impressed Rampage coach Roger Atchison. “The crowd was awesome, they have been awesome all year. I thought our guys were ready to play, we got off to a good start then we got to play the whole game, we can’t play in the box.” The fans in attendance were fired up, as most people in the arena abided by the Rampage’s wishes, and wore black, to create a “black out”. Captain Jared Meers, Tyler Halliday, and Kory Movold started the game, and started it if off right for the home team. With a quick pace set by the Rampage, Colten Braid from Terrace took a boarding penalty, and that encouraged Movold to score the game’s first goal. Halliday got the puck on the hash marks and found Movold back door, who opened his playoff account with an open net. Shortly after, Halliday took two minutes in the box for roughing after retaliating after a whistle. Terrace only registered one shot on the power play and was mainly kept to the outside. Palmer then drew a penalty for interference as he chipped the puck past the last River King defenceman. Rupert didn’t score on the man advantage, and struggled to all night, but they gained some momentum and played more in Terrace’s end than they did to begin the game. Penalties to each team saw some open ice play, four-on-four. With exception to the one retaliatory penalty, it was a good start for Prince Rupert as the boys kept their emotions in check and took a 1-0

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The Rampage’s Braydon Horcoff skates the puck into the Terrace River Kings’ zone. Horcoff and the Rupert side face two must-win games this weekend in Terrace after losing last Saturday’s game, 5-2.

lead into the first intermission. As the second frame started Terrace looked like they found another gear, punishing Prince Rupert with physical play. It led to the River Kings’ first goal, as Steve Cullis brushed off the Rupert defenceman, checking him behind the net and centred the puck to Ben Reinholt to make it 1-1. After a Movold penalty for boarding, tempers were at the boiling point. Out of almost thin air, Terrace’s Dawson LeBlond picked up the puck on the right hash-marks of the slot, and went to the short side for a 2-1 River Kings’ lead. The visitors kept up the pressure after their leading marker, but as he’s done all season Rampage goaltender Devon Gerrits answered the bell. A couple minutes later, Halliday made a perfect pass to Meers who went short side on the Terrace tender for a beauty, on a perfectly executed two-on-one rush. Unfortunately, the next minute after a goal in hockey can be the most dangerous time for a team, and Terrace took full

advantage of that. They answered shortly after a breakdown in Prince Rupert’s own zone. That made it 3-2 Terrace on a goal from Cullis. Gerrits bailed out his team again as Cullis was all alone, but was denied by his blocker. Colten Braid put the cap on what would be a period Prince Rupert would want to forget with a fourth goal in the frame on a delayed call. It was another feed from behind the net to the front of it. That made it 4-2 at the end of two periods for Terrace. The third was gut-check time for Prince Rupert. The athletes showed a ton of heart, and though they had chances, they couldn’t solve River Kings’ goalie Patrick Leal. Jordan Aubee, Prince Rupert tough guy, dropped the mitts with Cory Dekelver. Aubee received seven minutes in penalties and a game misconduct, as Dekelver didn’t look like he wanted anything to do with Aubee. After the game Jordan said, “I asked Dekelver to go, he said yes, then he

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#14 Jared Meers As the 2015-2016 title sponsor of the Rupert Rampage, the Port of Prince Rupert salutes player of the game Jared Meers. The captain of the team scored a game-tying 2-2 goal in the middle of the second period that gave his team new life until the River Kings responded.

turtled.” When the fight occurred there was eight minutes left, essentially killing any chance of a Rampage come back. To their credit, the team still skated hard, and pushed the puck into the offensive zone even though they were down a man, but it wasn’t meant to be. Terrace added a late goal to make the final 5-2. “We were down 4-2, going into the third, the seven-minute penalty didn’t really help matters. It kind of took the wind out of our sails. We were still down, but still it didn’t help on the bench,” said Atchison. “(There were) no takeaways from the game, we just have to be better,” he said. Additional players from the team declined interviews after the game. The team now faces elimination and will try to win two straight games in enemy territory with a road trip to Terrace. Game 2 is at 8 p.m. on Saturday night at the Terrace Sportsplex and Game 3, if necessary, will be Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.

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Sports In Brief Regulators notch two wins The CARHA Prince Rupert Recreational Men’s Hockey League was back in action after the Christmas break. With some high intensity, over-weight and everyone-taking-it-too-seriously play, the Regulators found a way to record back to back wins, demolishing the Red Wings 7-3, then three nights later, laying it to the Lightning 7-4. With their fun attitude, and crisp break outs, the Regulators, early on at least, seem to be the most skilled and best looking team in the league. If you’re looking to watch the team play, they can be found at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre on Feb. 13 at 9 p.m. - William Gye

P.R. RE/MAX Atoms win gold In late January, nine teams participated in the Terrace Atom Hockey Tournament. Prince Rupert RE/MAX won gold. Terrace Red took home the silver medal and bronze went to Prince Rupert Helijet. In the last tournament that the two Prince Rupert teams participated in and which was hosted in Prince Rupert in November, each team came in fifth and sixth place, respectively. “We’re all incredibly proud of the athletes’ hard work and improvement,” said team representative Tina Helgason-Mack. Look for photos of the action in Terrace in this week’s edition of the Northern Connector.

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The All Native Basketball Tournament’s new court arrived this week and organizers have been busy laying it down in preparation for the tournament. It’s set to kick off on Monday, with opening ceremonies beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday night at the civic centre.

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The Prince Rupert Midget Rep Seawolves hockey club will look to bounce back from their Battle of the Ice tournament this past weekend, when they host the Terrace Kermodes for two league games. Game 1 begins on Friday night at 8:45 p.m. and Game 2 is scheduled for Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m., both at the civic centre.

Rainmakers take on Caledonia The Charles Hays Secondary School (CHSS) Rainmakers’ senior boys basketball team will hit the road this Saturday for a play day at Terrace’s Caledonia Secondary School. They’ll take on teams from all over the northwest.

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The All Native Basketball Tournament (ANBT) kicks off this coming week on Feb. 7. ANBT president Peter Haugan spoke about preparations, the unveiling of the new court, and the parody expected in the Seniors’ Division. “Everything is in order, the basketball portion of the tournament isn’t going to start until Feb. 8 - Monday morning. But on Sunday, we will have the coaches/ managers’ meeting at 10 a.m. in the morning. At 2 p.m. we will unveil the brand new court. It will be in the arena, and a blessing of the court will happen.” All are welcome to come witness the blessing of the new court,” he said. “At 7 p.m. on Sunday, [that] will be the opening ceremonies,” he added.

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Rupert Rampage players Jamie Schenkeveld, Derek Baker, Kory Movold, Jared Meers, Jean-Luc Fournier and Braydon Horcoff all participated in a ‘Read with the Rampage’ event on Jan. 27 at the Prince Rupert Library. Thirty-seven children took part in the Port-coordinated event to promote literacy and hockey idol-worship.

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The Prince Rupert Port Authority contributed $4,300 to the Salvation Army from goals scored by the Rupert Rampage during the 2015-16 regular season. Gary Sheils was on hand to accept the cheque during the first intermission of Saturday’s playoff game.

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Rapids take second in regional championships BY WILLIAM GYE KITIMAT / The Northern View

The Prince Rupert Amateur Swim Club (PRASC) took second-place in the Northwest Regional Championships in Kitimat from January 22-24. The individual results were positive for the athletes. Jarred McMeekin (13) won the Gold Aggregate in the

12-13 year old boys’ age bracket. He won all seven of his individual events — 50, 100, and 200 m breaststroke, the 200 and 400 IM, the 50 m free and 100 m butterfly. Jarred also recorded a First Age Group National qualifying time in 50 breast. Araya Bartlett (14) finished third in the 50 m breaststroke. Finn de la Juez (9) won a gold in 200 back. All were best times in the seven events Finn competed in.

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The use of pesticides is intended within the area to which the Pest Management Plan (PMP) applies. The purpose of the proposed PMP is to control vegetation under, above and near BC Hydro’s power lines in order to maintain the safe and reliable delivery of electricity to our customers. This plan applies to all areas of British Columbia where BC Hydro manages its transmission and distribution system and associated power line corridors, access roads and helipads. The proposed duration of the PMP is from April 2016 to April 2021. Vegetation incompatible with the operation of the power system will be controlled using: physical (manual brushing, mowing, girdling, grooming, pruning, tree removal), cultural (compatible land use), biological (release of parasitic insects to control invasive plants), and chemical (herbicide application) techniques, or any combination of these methods. The active ingredients and trade names of the herbicides proposed for use under this plan include: ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

aminocyclopyrachlor and metsulfuron-methyl – Navius or equivalent aminopyralid – Milestone or equivalent aminopyralid and metsulfuron-methyl – ClearView or equivalent aminopyralid, metsulfuron-methyl, and ﬂuroxypyr – Sightline or equivalent aminopyralid, metsulfuron-methyl and triclopyr – Clearview Brush or equivalent Chondrostereum purpureum – Chontrol or equivalent clopyralid – Lontrel or equivalent diﬂufenzopyr and dicamba – Distinct, Overdrive, or equivalent glyphosate – Vantage, Vision or equivalent imazapyr – Arsenal Powerline or equivalent metsulfuron-methyl – Escort or equivalent picloram and 2,4-D – Aspect or equivalent triclopyr – Garlon products or equivalent 2,4-D – LV700 or equivalent

Adjuvant products may also be combined on occasion with an herbicide to improve its eﬀectiveness, such as: nonylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol – Agral 90, paraﬃnic oils – Gateway, octadec-9-enoic acid as methyl and ethyl esters – Hasten NT, or siloxylated polyether – Xiameter or equivalents. The proposed methods for applying herbicides include: cut surface, basal bark, backpack foliar (low pressure spray), mechanical foliar (boom, nozzle, powerhose, or wick), or injection (hack and squirt, lance or syringe) techniques. A draft copy of the proposed PMP is available at bchydro.com/pestplanforcorridors.

Natalie DeMille (11) won gold in 50 back, finished second in 100 back and claimed third in 50 breast and 50 free. Isaac Dolan (12) medalled with the Bronze Aggregate in the 12-13 boys age group. Isaac won gold in the 1500 freestyle, 400 freestyle and 100 meter back. Isaac also finished 2nd in 100 freestyle and 200 meter backstroke. Completing his excellent weekend, Isaac competed in the 50 m back and 200 metre freestyle, finishing third in both. Malcolm Dolan (10) earned first in 100 back, third in 50 breast, 50 back and 400 free. Zach Dolan (14) claimed gold in 200 free, second in 50 and 100 back and 400 free, and added a third-place finish in 100 free. Kobi Franes (14) earned a third place finish in the 100 and 200 m breast. Jacob Hall (10) claimed the Silver Aggregate in the 11-and-under boys division. Kobi won gold in the 50, 100 and 200 metre breaststroke and 400 metre freestyle. Kobi also placed second in 50 and 100 free and 50 back. Amy Leighton (14) won the Bronze Aggregate in the 14-and-over girls’ age bracket. She finished first in 100 and 200 breast and 100 butterfly. Amy placed second in 50 breast and third in 50, 100 and 400 free. Isaac Mastroianni (12) won the Silver Aggregate in the 12-13 boys’ category. Isaac won gold in the 100 and 200 metre freestyle, and the 200 meter back. He finished second in 50 breast, 400 IM and 200 breast. Sarah McChesney (19) set a club record for her performance in the 50 breaststroke with a time of 36.68 seconds. Kai McDonald (12) had a secondplace finish in the 200 IM. Hyla McQuaid (11) earned second in 200 backs, and third in 50 back and 200 free. Jake Morse (12) won a second-place finish in 400 free and third in 100 back. Liam Pikola (12) placed third in 100 and 200 meter breast. Ethan Toye (13) won gold in 50 butterfly, second in the 100 IM, 50 and 100 metre back and placed third in 100 freestyle and 200 metre backstroke. Hannah Toye (13) won a gold in the 50 back and 50 butterfly. She also earned a second-place finish in 200 butterfly, 200 metre freestyle and 800 metre freestyle, and she took third-place in the 200 IM and 100 butterfly. Robert Warren (16) finished third in the 50 and 200 freestyle events for his age group.

Kaien Anti Poverty Society Thank you to the following for generous gifts to the society over the year Ridley Terminals Inc. Employee Community Fund PR Harley Riders Charles Hays Senior Secondary School – Grade 12 Grad Class 2015 Joe Lovesar Peggy Davenport Lynette Stewart

Alternatively, it’s available in person at 6911 Southpoint Drive, Burnaby; 1401 Kalamalka Lake Road, Vernon; 18475 128 Street, Surrey; 400 Madsen Road, Nanaimo; 3333 22 Avenue, Prince George.

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BC Hydro, the applicant for the proposed PMP, is located at 6911 Southpoint Drive, Burnaby, B.C., V3N 4X8. Please contact Tom Wells, Vegetation Program Manager, at 604 516 8943 or thomas.wells@bchydro.com for more information.

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A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the pest management plan, may send copies of the information to the applicant at the above address within 30 days of the publication notice.

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Steve Maguire Tobias Bushey Juliane Mark The people who give regularly to our Free Store program AND gave to the families who were burnt out in September from their Makola Housing units. Overwaitea and Shoppers Drug Mart for their ongoing generous contributions to our Food Share Program.

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The people who gave generously to our October Poverty Day Lunch, KAPSA KLAUS day, Christmas Season events, AND the citizens of Prince Rupert who gave to the Winter Coat Drive hosted by Overwaitea Foods and KAPS.

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Laura and Lucas Mayer grab some sugar tarts to go with their pancakes and maple syrup.

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Gary Coons was just one of the 50 volunteers at the sold out Sugar Shack event on Saturday, Jan. 30. After brunch children rolled sticky maple syrup, partially frozen on the clean snow, onto a popsicle stick.

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Owen Bouman shows off his work at the craft table with his teacher, Emmy O’Gorman. They travelled to the event with Owen’s sister Emmy, from Sandspit.

Connor Boutilier couldn’t get enough pancakes at the event. It was his first year attending the Sugar Shack festival.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Gitga’at Treaty Team will be hosting Treaty update meetings on the following dates: February 2, 2016 – Hartley Bay February 5, 2016 – Prince Rupert The purpose of the meetings is to update membership on ongoing Treaty (Agreement in Principle) negotiations, including summaries of the agreement chapters. This will be followed by an opportunity for questions and answers and open discussion on the Treaty process. The agenda for both community meetings will be the same. Hartley Bay Wahmodmx Cultural Center

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te Įnd iƚ Śaƌd ƚo ďelieǀe iƚ͛d ďeen ϴ Ǉeaƌs ^inĐe ǇoƵ͛ǀe ďeen gone. zoƵƌ memoƌǇ liǀes ǁiƚŚin Ƶs͕ Eoƚ fading ǁiƚŚ eaĐŚ Ǉeaƌ. zoƵ aƌe in oƵƌ Śeaƌƚs foƌeǀeƌ͕ nd alǁaǇs neaƌ.

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Van Arsdol

CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT 8th Ave W, 9th Ave W and Fulton Street 8th Ave W, 9th Ave W and McBride Street Comox Ave and Hays Vale Drive Pigott Ave, Kay Smith Blvd, 6th Ave E and Rushbrook Ave Seal Cove Circle & Area

PRINCE RUPERT

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NOTICE TO DEMOLISH VEHICLES Notice is hereby given that the city of Prince Rupert intends to demolish the following abandoned vehicles:

Vehicle Description Grey Pontiac Transport van 2002 Red Pontiac Montana van 1999 White Chevrolet Cavalier sedan 1993 Black Chevrolet Cavalier coupe 2001 Grey Chevrolet Cavalier sedan 1992 Teal Mazda 323 hatchback 2004 Brown Nissan Sentra sedan 1998 White Dodge Caravan 1997 Red Mercury Cougar coupe 1998 Green Dodge Neon sedan 1997 Blue Chevrolet Cavalier coupe 1992 Silver Ford Escort wagon 1992 White Ford Tempo sedan 2000 Green Dodge Grand Caravan van 1993 Grey Acura Integra sedan

VIN / Licence Plate No. n/a 1GMDX03E22D321453 1G1JC1248X7291990 3G1JF11T7PS813400 3G1JC52481S179772 JM1BG2312N0467819 3N1CB51D74L827592 2B4GP25R7WR723529 1MELM62W2VH613184 1B3ES47C7WD739926 1G1JC1244VM147125 1FABP15J3NW166468 2FABP36X8NB157698 2B4GP2437YR600927 JHDB1681PS800902

McBride & 8th Prince Rupert Unfurnished - Furnished (Furnished short Term Rentals Available) Close to downtown Adult-oriented No Pets

627-7137 PR: 2 bdrm water view apt. W/D, F/S included. $1,000 per month. References required. No pets. Call 250-624-5955 or 250-600-2334

Commercial/ Industrial Industrial Bay Rental in Prince Rupert Shop: 25’ wide x 60’ long Bays Available: 1 Power: 3 phase power Doors: 10’ x 14’ Overhead door Outside storage available Contact: (250) 600-5491 or (250) 600-1423

Homes for Rent Skyline Manor

1200 Summit Ave. Bachelor & 1 Bedroom Suites. Security Entrance, harbour views, balconies, storage, laundry facilities, hot water & heat included. Sorry no pets. Close to hospital, bus stop & downtown. References required. Contact our on site Manager at 250-624-6019 SPECTACULAR beach front home for rent in Queen Charlotte City, available March 1, $1325, 4 bedroom, 1.5 baths, newly renovated, private property at the end of the road yet 5 minutes to the center of town and schools. Perfect for family or nature lovers. Contact: 604414-0765 or mthomas1@telus.net

Suites, Upper PRINCE RUPERT- 2 bdrm suite, 267 PRB. NS/NP. $800. Work & landlord ref’s req’d. Gas ﬁreplace & Electric Heat. Leave voicemail 778-884-2241

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This notice is to inform the registered owner that if you have not claimed the above noted vehicle, by proving ownership and paying all outstanding charges including storage fees by February 17, 2016, the City will dispose of these vehicles. For further information please contact the Prince Rupert Landfill at 250.624.5482

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Business

ThriveNorth opens applications for biz challenge ‘Best ‘New Business’, ‘Social Enterprise’ and ‘Growth Opportunity’ prizes available BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Prince Rupert entrepreneur Amy Dopson carries a bit of a chip on her shoulder. But it’s part of the reason she’s become one of the most successful business owners not only on the North Coast, but in the entire province of B.C. Winning the distinction of being named BC Business’ ‘30 under 30’ in 2014 and more recently the grand prize winner of $10,000 for Best Growth Opportunity from the 2015 ThriveNorth Business Challenge, which had over 50 entries from entrepreneurs of new or existing businesses, Dopson has seen no shortage of success, despite her initial doubters telling her she was “too young” or “inexperienced” when she started PAC 10 Educational Services Inc., a tutoring and educationfocused business, in her early 20s in 2009. “I used that doubt to help fuel my ambition and go forward,” said Dopson last week. Now, the climate of support has changed. With Futurpreneur Canada’s ThriveNorth Business Challenge, the young and ambitious aren’t discouraged from taking risks, but supported through a vast network of mentors, peers and those who have been in their shoes. “I have [ThriveNorth’s] support now, but I wish I had

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that support when I started,” said Dopson, who had the confidence of friends, family and North Coast investment company TRICORP, but not much elsewhere. “There are roundtables, there are different focus groups and things where entrepreneurs can come together and get advice from other entrepreneurs, as well as mentors. [That’s] vital for someone starting out ... It’s reassuring that you’re not the only one going through this. The world feels really small, especially when

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Amy Dopson won $10,000 last year and the grand prize for ‘Best Growth Opportunity’ from the 2015 ThriveNorth Business Challenge. This year, participants can enter their business in three different categories online.

you’re so focused on what you’re doing, you forget that there are other people going through the same thing, and it’s very easy to reach out to them and have that back-and-forth support,” she said. Dopson’s PAC 10 has grown exponentially and is known for incorporating interactive technology, like touch screens, Smartboards and more and works with students from the early ages all the way to college and university, and even adults upgrading skills.

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“I used that doubt to help fuel my ambition and go forward.” - Amy Dopson “Our overall mandate is to make learning enjoyable and fun and not something you have to do ... We have big, glass dining room tables that we can use markers on, so kids love being able to write on our tables. They can do things at our centre that they can’t get away with doing at home,” said Dopson. This year’s ThriveNorth Business Challenge includes three categories – Best New Business, Best New Social Enterprise and Best Growth Opportunity, and entrants have the chance to win a $10,000 grand prize or a $2,500 runner-up prize. With the funds she won last year, Dopson recruited more educational specialists and is in the process of trying to acquire even more technology-based systems (so grand that she’s having trouble finding the right shippers able to transport it to the Prince Rupert offices with insurance covered). Applications for the challenge can be found at http://www.futurpreneur.ca/en/microsites/ thrivenorth/business-challenge/ and the deadline for applying is Feb. 29. “They say it takes a community to raise a child, it also takes a community to support a business. If you don’t have that support, then you’re not going to thrive,” said Dopson. “I’ve been so lucky and blessed to have people take a chance on me and I’ve just continued to grow.”

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RCMP are looking for suspects believed to be in Grade 7 or 8.

Boy assaulted walking home BY SHANNON LOUGH PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;An unprovoked attack on a child, be it by another child or not, is one we take very seriously. We are asking for the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistance in finding the people responsible for this crime,â&#x20AC;? said Sgt. Dave Uppal of the Prince Rupert RCMP. The investigation is ongoing. If anyone has any information regarding this crime or any other, the police ask them to contact the Prince Rupert RCMP at 250-6270700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 or they can visit www. bccrimestoppers.com.

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2010 Ford Focus

2011 Dodge Caravan

2012 GMC Terrain

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Stk #CAW194572. 80,769 kilometers.

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2013 Chevrolet Equinox

2007 Kia Rio

2008 Pontiac G5

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