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Prince Rupert firefighters battled a residential blaze on 11th Ave. East early Sunday night. The call for service came at 5 p.m. and the blaze was extinguished by 8 p.m. No injuries occurred and firefighters saved both affected houses. The department would like to thank bystanders who helped with equipment.
In Brief Alleged abduction unfounded Prince Rupert RCMP have deemed an alleged Jan. 22 abduction on Sixth Street and Third Ave. West as unfounded. Despite social media reports to the contrary, RCMP said, following their investigation, a 16-year-old girl was not grabbed from behind by a man, who reportedly had tried to drag her into his vehicle. “After a thorough investigation, police have determined that the man did not exit his vehicle and did not grab the female, although a minor verbal interaction did take place,” Cpl. D.J. Tyreman said in a release.
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Delayed byelection now begins The start of replacing ex-SD52 school board trustee Judy Carlick-Pearson’s seat began last week when city council approved the hiring of Prince Rupert Library chief librarian Joe Zelwietro as chief election officer for the upcoming by-election. Robin Beattie, city administration assistant, was appointed deputy chief election officer. Mayor Lee Brain explained that it was because of busy schedules for City staff that the process couldn’t be picked up sooner after Carlick-Pearson’s resignation in November. “Running an election requires somebody who has the experience to run an election and our only real two staff [members] we had to be able to run them were just over capacity, which is why we put a contract out to do the election ... We’ve moved as fast as we possibly can on this issue and now we are appointing someone here today,” said Brain.
Cullen not satisfied with TPP deal BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
While Canada signed the Trans-PacificPartnership deal in New Zealand recently, Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen isn’t prepared to sign off too. “[There has been] no economic impact analysis done at all. The government’s simply signed this and our concern is it will hurt farming, it’s going to hurt auto, [and] it’s going to raise drug costs by as much as $600 million a year for people’s medicine,” said the MP. Cullen criticized the lack of
consultation with various industries in Canada before the deal was signed, which now has to be ratified by the government within the next two years. “If it’s such a great deal, then some very public explanation of that would be welcome, show us the numbers ... if the government’s got a strong case to make, then make it, but these guys are kind of sucking and blowing at the same time, saying it’s wonderful for us, but not showing us the numbers. I don’t buy as much as a sandwich without knowing what goes into it, so why would we sign a deal that takes forever to get [benefits]
out of, without the consultation that we need?” said Cullen. When asked about the potentially positive effects it may have with trade through the Port of Prince Rupert, Cullen noted that there may very well be beneficial outcomes of the deal for the trade gateway, but it remains to be seen. “It might [have a positive impact for the Port]. These are the kinds of questions we want to know. If the government thinks this is good for some parts of the Canadian economy, then show us ... Show us the numbers, it’s not too much to ask,” he said.
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Lelu project receives mixed review Environment agency focuses on porpoises, greenhouse gases. Flora Bank, salmon not a major concern BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
The much-anticipated ‘draft Environmental tal Assessment Report’ on the proposed liquefied natural ral gas (LNG) terminal on Lelu Island in Port Edward was released by the Canadian Environmental Assessment ent Agency on Feb. 10 to the public. The document details the Agency’s conclusions and nd recommendations concerning the potential effects of the terminal, which is proposed by Pacific NorthWest est LNG, a consortium led by Malaysia’s state-owned ed Petronas. The draft report by the Agency (CEAA) found d that the proposed project is “likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects” to two areas of environmental concern — cumulative effects to harbour porpoise, and the effects from greenhouse gas emissions. “With respect to all other valued components, the Agency concludes that the Project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects taking into account the implementation of the he key mitigation measures,” the report states. Much of the environmental concern by opponents of the proposed site relates to damage to the eelgrass and nd fish habitat on Flora Bank, but the Agency concluded that, with mitigation efforts by PNW LNG, there would be no significant adverse environmental effects specifically related to the Flora Bank environment or overall fish and fish habitats.
The fish habitat “eelgrass” was referenced 23 times in the 257-page report. The proponent is mandated to monitor the eelgrass 10-years after construction of the terminal by the
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North Coast reacts to Lelu environmental assessment REACTION from Page A3
If the Minister decides that the project won’t result in significant harmful effects to the surrounding environment she will issue a “decision statement, including any conditions that the Minister may establish”.
NORTH COAST REACTION Reaction by the North Coast to the environmental impact of the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal on Lelu Island has been pouring in after the 257-page draft Environmental Assessment Report was released last Wednesday. Every organization from partner entities such as the Prince Rupert Port Authority to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) itself has responded to the report, while North Coast-based First Nations villages, environmental groups and the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce have also weighed in to the news. First, CEAA added on to their report with more comment, with CEAA communications advisor Karen Fish explaining the extensive consultation with First Nations that took place throughout the process, incorporating ‘traditional knowledge’ into its conclusions. “As the Crown Consultation Coordinator, the Agency has integrated the Government of Canada’s Indigenous consultation activities into the environmental assessment process to the greatest extent possible. This project has benefitted from multiple rounds of public and Indigenous consultation, and traditional knowledge collected during these consultation opportunities supported the Agency’s preparation of the draft Environmental Assessment Report and potential environmental assessment conditions for the project,” said Fish. In addition, Fish provided the timeline that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change has to consider the report and recommended conditions stemming from the 30-day public input period and making a determination on the significance on the environmental effects – specifically within 365 days from the beginning of the federal environmental assessment. “The legislated timeline starts when the Notice of Commencement of an Environmental Assessment is posted to the Registry website and ends when the Minister makes her decision. As of today, February 11, 2016, the timeline of the project is on day 325,” Fish said last week in an email. March 22 would be the final date that the Minister could make her decision based on that timeline. The Prince Rupert Port Authority has developed a Marine Mammal Management Plan to try and identify species at potential risk from increased traffic to the port, including harbour porpoise. “The Port has a number of management plans currently in development that will systematically evaluate and reduce risks not only to marine mammals but also, for example, water and air quality,” said Port manager of corporate communications Michael Gurney. For greenhouse gases emitted by the terminal,
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Now that the draft environmental assessment has been made public, there will be a 30-day commenting period on the Pacific Northwest LNG project on Lelu Island.
“Two things jump off the page local citizens, organizations and First Nations actively engaged in a rigorous process ... and the regulator listened.”
“We want to permanently protect Flora Bank , not to build industrial facilities on top of it. How difficult is that to understand.”
- John Farrell
- Yahaan (Donald Wesley)
Gurney stated that the Port keeps an inventory of energy use and emissions from all its terminals and facilities. “While no limits are strictly defined, the baseline inventory is being used to measure the effectiveness of specific emission reduction initiatives currently underway,” he said. In the Port’s capacity as a member of the environmental assessment working group, the organization provided expertise and guidance on marine safety and guidance related to their responsibility on the stewardship of federal lands in the area. The Port also contributed scientific data on sustainability initiatives, such as animal programs and water, noise and air conservation programs. Overall, the Prince Rupert Port Authority was satisfied with the report and CEAA’s methodology. “We are satisified that the draft report represents a thorough summary of issues and concerns related to responsibilities within the Port’s jurisdiction. The report’s findings also adequately reflect the project elements and issues that were assessed during the course of the review ... The CEAA draft report finds that with mitigation measures proposed by PNW LNG, salmon-spawning habitat in the vicinity of the project will not be significantly adversely affected. The research and analysis that support these findings have been extensive and thorough,” said Gurney. The report was met with skepticism however, from the Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition and Greg Horne, energy coordinator. “We are very disappointed in the CEAA draft report. It is an incredibly superficial report that omits critical peer-reviewed science that is key to properly assessing the true environmental impacts of the LNG project. Given the scientifically-established importance of Flora Bank to Skeena salmon, to say this project will not have significant adverse impacts on salmon is completely incorrect and shows us once again that the CEAA process is broken,” said Horne. “A process that says it’s OK to build a massive shipping port on top of our most sensitive wild salmon sanctuary is unquestionably a broken process.
The LNG plant should never have been proposed there in the first place. We want to permanently protect Flora Bank, not build industrial facilities on top of it. How difficult is that to understand?” added Yahaan (Donald Wesley), Hereditary Chief of the Gitwilgyoots, one of the nine allied tribes of the Lax Kw’alaams. Conversely, the report was welcomed, but the project will be held to strong conditions put forth by Tsimshian Chiefs representing Metlakatla, Gitxaala, Kitselas and Kitsumkalum First Nations. “We strongly advocated for additional research, particularly 3D-modelling, to understand the impacts of Pacific NorthWest LNG’s project on Flora Bank. This work has been completed, independently reviewed by our environmental teams and the CEAA. We will review CEAA’s scientific findings and develop our conditions that give us full confidence that salmon fishery is protected,” said Metlakatla Chief Harold Leighton. “All of our leaders and people have been weighing the benefits against the potential impacts through multiple public meetings. We are encouraged that the proponent has undertaken significant additional work to address concerns and that the independent scientists at CEAA have validated this work,” added Kitselas Chief Joe Bevan. Gitxaala’s Chief Cliff White and Kitsumkalum Chief Don Roberts echoed the sentiment in a joint release sent out by the Nations. Finally, the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce added their support to the document, recognizing the draft as a significant accomplishment that will bring “long-term, family-supporting jobs and an increased tax base to the North Coast while protecting salmon and their habitat”. “Reading the 257-page report, two things jump off the page – local citizens, organizations and First Nations actively engaged in rigorous process; and the regulator listened,” said Chamber past president John Farrell, noting that the report states even the greenhouse gas concerns would be different if the agency were allowed to consider the positive result of LNG users “displacing dirtier fuels”.
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City water facility in dire straits BY SHANNON LOUGH PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
The federal government has promised to dig deep into its coffers to pump up infrastructure across the country and Prince Rupert residents, with the Skeena-Bulklely Valley MP, Nathan Cullen, hashed out a wish list for the area. At a public meeting on Feb. 9, Cullen heard from a small group of people who shared their concerns about the city’s infrastructure. He explained that the government has been talking about giving a boost to social infrastructure, such as libraries, women’s shelters and education, as well as green infrastructure and transport infrastructure. “They haven’t given us any details yet so this is a good opportunity because the picture hasn’t totally been set yet,” Cullen said. “We want to base it in what people were actually thinking about in their community and what matters to them.” Before the group discussion began, engineering coordinator for the City of Prince Rupert, Richard Pucci, painted a realistic and grim picture of what kind of infrastructure issues the city is dealing with. He warned the people in the room that asking for shiny objects isn’t exactly what the city needs right now. “The better use of funds is to maintain and upgrade what we have instead of going and developing art space and new rinks and new ball diamonds and all that,” Pucci said. The City has $120 million worth of projects that it is behind on maintaining and each year that deficit grows another $4 million. For example, Pucci said that the City needs to put $2 million into road maintenance each year but it can only afford $400,000, which is why the roads are in poor conditions. The drinking water situation was the most shocking to some people in the room who said they had no idea the system was so outdated — and possibly perilous.
“This stuff is over 100 years old. It is going to fail. It’s not a question of how but a question of when and how much time we have left on it.” -Richard Pucci Pucci explained how the water comes from Woodworth Lake on the mainland in the mountains. For public works to access the facility they have to take a boat and a truck, drive on a quad for 20 minutes and then hike the rest of the way. The only other option is to rent a helicopter. The most concerning section of the water facility is that a spare section of pipe that is more than 100 years old with sections of it laying on the ground or strapped to the side of a cliff making it susceptible to landslides. “My goal in the next five to 10 years is to replace our water supply system. I would like to have a new dam put in. This stuff is over 100 years old. It is going to fail. It’s not a question of how but a question of when and how much time we have left on it,” Pucci said. When Cullen asked what this town needs ‘most right now’ water was top of mind for the people in the room after Pucci’s speech. Critical water infrastructure was number one on the wish list. Basically, the people in the room said they would like to see the city water facilities meet today’s standards, for it to be reliable and for sewage treatment to be introduced. The second biggest concern was social housing. Many people spoke of the need for more affordable housing, such as co-op housing. Someone also suggested bringing a men’s shelter into the area and one man wanted to consider
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Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen met with community members to discuss city infrastructure.
a solar panel plan as an alternative source of energy for the city. Other mentions were recreational infrastructure, to improve the waterfront area and trails; traffic and dealing with intersection problems; and improving safety with better lighting, cross-walks and more accessible features, such as wider doorways to fit a wheelchair through. The public meeting was meant to give Cullen an idea of what his constituents want when it comes time to prepare an application for an infrastructure grant. Prince Rupert was just one of the 10 communities he was visiting. Although less than 15 people from the city came to share their views, it was clear from the discussion that the water supply system is in the most need of federal funds. On Feb. 12, the federal government announced $9.2 million in funding for the Skeena-Bulkley Valley for projects in the region. The City of Prince Rupert will receive $97,250 for phase one of its asset management plan and the District of Port Edward will receive $60,000 for asset management projects.
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hen will Nathan Cullen actually champion a project that will create the economic benefits this area so badly
needs? While Cullen continues to toe the party line, he is constantly kicking Prince Rupert in the butt. Cullen’s anti-LNG stance for Lelu Island is well established and, rightly or wrongly, he well represents the segment of North Coast residents who do not want to see LNG projects or jobs under any circumstance. As his boss Thomas Mulcair fights to keep his grasp on the leadership of the federal NDP after the hammering the party took in the last election, it is politically astute for Cullen to not venture too far into the fray that could alienate any eastern voters. Only the daft can believe Cullen isn’t eyeing Mulcair’s chair in the House of Commons. After his strong leadership run to replace Jack Layton, Cullen is the odds-on favourite to now replace Mulcair. Whatever one thinks of Cullen’s stance on LNG for Rupert or of the many industries exporting out of the City of Rainbows, one thing is for certain, our MP is no longer the up-and-coming rookie — he is the savvy vet. And therein lies the rub for the wee people of Prince Rupert. Cullen has to play the national game, not the local one. And for that very reason, Cullen told the Northern View last week, he couldn’t sign off on the TransPacific Partnership deal. A deal that anyone should understand will have economic benefits for Prince Rupert that could be staggering. Can anyone spell Phase 5? Because of the free trade deal, Canadian Pacific exports and imports are expected to increase dramatically. To handle this increase, there are only two Canadian Pacific ports — Vancouver and Prince Rupert. Where do you think all the extra ships will end up? But Cullen can’t give the deal a thumbs up because to do so would alienate eastern and central Canadian NDP voters. And for an MP with leadership aspirations, crossing the party line would be a campaign-killer. Nope, Cullen can’t give a potentially economic windfall for Rupert the thumbs up. Instead we, again, got another digit.
B.C. Court loyalty decision is pointless This week I once again find myself shakme a new prescription, say a month early, my ing my head, this time over the B.C. Court pharmacy would not fill it out then and there of Appeal decision to shoot down “loyalty because its computer records would show that rewards” on prescription drugs and/or dispensI still had one month’s worth of medication ing fees. left. To quickly recap, in 2013 the B.C. College In fact, the only way I figure I could cirof Physicians adopted a bylaw prohibiting cumvent the system would be to sign up with such rewards. several different doctors and get each one of The following year the B.C. Supreme them to give me prescriptions, which I would Court overturned that bylaw so rewards were then get filled out at several different pharmaback. But at the end of last month the B.C. cies, which hopefully wouldn’t have computMalcolm Baxter Court of Appeal overturned the overturn and ers that talked to each other. Guest View now rewards are once again banned. But what on earth would be the point? My The College was understandably pleased prescriptions cost me just shy of $1,300 a year with the decision, registrar Bob Nakagawa saying the and I receive one point per dollar. That 1,300 points college regarded reward programs as “unethical, unsafe isn’t even enough to get a free 10 lb. bag of potatoes! and unprofessional”. Given that math, even if I could use multiple docHow are they unsafe? tors and pharmacies to “game” the system, it would be “A patient’s motivation to collect redeemable points insane of me to spend thousands of dollars more just to may inappropriately encourage drug use and can put get a few extra rewards. their health at risk,” he explained. Apparently Safeway and Thrifty Foods, who led Huh? In my world, I cannot just walk into a pharthe charge against the college, are considering a further macy and say, ‘Give me three months worth of drugs X, appeal. Y and Z”, I have to produce a prescription signed by a I hope they do and I hope they win. Because as doctor. paltry as it may seem, a free bag of spuds is always And even if I was able to con my doctor into giving welcomed by a low-income pensioner.
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On the street
Is the federal government doing enough spending in Prince Rupert?
With Kevin Campbell
SYLVIA GRAY
JAMIE HARRIS
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WILLARD ROBINSON
“I don’t think they are actually. [They could spend more on] roads and schools.”
“Yes.”
“The schools could use some money.”
“No, the city is having a hard time money-wise altogether right now, so I think the government should help too.”
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Facilities too close for ‘best practices’ Editor: I am strongly opposed to the Aurora LNG facility proposed for Digby Island. The present site offered to Nexen/CNOOC (China National Offshore Oil Corporation) by the provincial government of British Columbia and the Prince Rupert Port Authority not only contravenes the Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators’ Siting Standards but puts citizens’ health and safety under significant risk. All of us who live on DIgby Island and in the Prince Rupert area, who travel in and out of the harbour and all those who use the airport are within the three hazard zones defined by Sandia Laboratories in a report for the US Department of Energy. The largest hazard zone is 3,500 metres from an LNG carrier or berthing facility. The proposed berth and LNG terminal’s location at Frederick Point on Digby Island at the entrance to Prince Rupert harbour would be 500 metres from the centre of the navigational channel. BC and Alaska ferries, container ships, coal and grain carriers, cruise ships, tugs and barges, fishing vessels, pleasure craft and resident mariners all must pass through this narrow water way. Aurora LNG, if built on the Digby site, would put all this marine
traffic in jeopardy. The proposed Aurora LNG terminal would be only 1,000 metres from the community of Dodge Cove and its generators only 500 metres from the community. No mitigation measures are substantive enough to counter the severity of the many negative impacts if this facility is built. The only solution we seek is that this high risk and potentially lethal LNG export facility not be built on Digby Island and that any future site be better situated further away from human habitation and a busy, narrow port entrance and away from the Skeena Estuary. The B.C. government keeps stating that they will ensure best practices for the LNG industry in B.C. and that their standards will be world class. What are “best practices” if they don’t even conform to internationally established standards? Definitely not what could truthfully be called “world class”. We call on our federal government agencies to establish and apply sound safety regulations aligned with international standards for all LNG facilities to be built in Canada. Laura Moore Prince Rupert
Russians’ stories disturbing Editor: Prince Rupert was lucky to have a visit from three Russian scientists last Friday evening at the Lester Centre, who have studied the impact of an LNG terminal on Sakhalin Island. This is an island approximately the size of Vancouver Island that lies north of Japan and east of Vladivostok that had an LNG terminal become operational about seven years ago. The scientists could not find anything really wrong with that terminal’s location, but they did note that, for some unknown reason, Pink Salmon stocks have declined in that general area of the island since the plant became operational, and that the vegetable gardens in a village a kilometre away were showing drastically reduced yields. One thing that these scientists were adamant about: The estuary of a major salmon bearing river, like the Skeena, is not a good location for an LNG terminal. On the other hand, we have our federal environmental assessment process that just [came back] for PNW to put an LNG plant on Lelu Island with a causeway and terminal right in the Skeena Estuary. The scientists gave us some pretty strong evidence that the dredging for the terminal and for the areas where the pipeline is underwater
will cause massive disturbance of the sediment, and sound pollution, both of which can kill or drive away salmon smolts. These LNG companies often propose a certain amount of limited dredging, only to revise their plans, once under way, increasing the amount of dredging far beyond what was agreed to. Why is the PNW LNG project even being considered given the importance of major river estuary for salmon habitat? Even the Russians are smart enough to realize that you don’t put an LNG terminal at the mouth of a major salmon bearing river. Somehow this concept has escaped the environmental assessors. You don’t risk major salmon runs for a temporary economic boost. This is a big coast, there’s lots of room. The Province should have made this clear to the LNG companies from the start. The Port Authority claims that it is consulting with the community and with First Nations, but actions speak louder than words. They have ignored and disregarded unequivocal evidence of the harm to salmon smolts that the construction of this plant and terminal could cause. Charles Justice Prince Rupert
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ne of the greatest achievements in Canadian history was connecting the vast country from coast to coast with a network of railroads. Committing to build the world’s longest railway was a monumental task that began in Canada’s infancy as a nation, and was advanced by Prime Minister John A Macdonald as early as 1871. By the turn of the century, railways had become a Canadian obsession. They continued to be integral to the history and development of the territories they traversed. For modern-day Prince Rupert, the formation of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1903, with its mandate to connect Winnipeg, Manitoba with the Pacific coast, was the single most important factor in the establishment of the city and its outlying districts. Even at the beginning of the twentieth century, thanks to the vision of Grand Trunk Pacific General Manager Charles Hays and endorsement of Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prince Rupert was already acknowledged for possessing a strategic deepwater location closer in proximity to Asia than established ports like Vancouver. The sod-turning ceremony launching the construction of the GTPR was held in northern Ontario in late 1905, and it was several years before construction began in British Columbia in 1908. The section of track across this province is regarded as one of the most difficult and expensive ever to be laid in North America. As an example, the 300-kilometre portion of track from Prince Rupert to Hazelton took four years to complete due to difficult terrain, extreme weather, and the 5,400 tonnes of explosives needed to blast the routes three tunnels through solid rock. At this time, the size of the GTPR construction project was second in scale only to the Panama Canal. It took nearly nine years to reach completion. In the spring of 1914 a “Last Spike” celebration took place in Fort Fraser, BC, approximately 135 kilometres west of Prince George. Dignitaries from across the country converged for the historical moment in western Canadian history. The majority of the GTPR is still in use as Canadian National’s (CN) main line from Winnipeg to Jasper, Alberta, and its northern main line from Jasper to Prince Rupert. The routing and high construction standards of the GTPR are still being enjoyed today. The line represents the lowest elevation of any railway crossing the Rocky Mountains. This advantage translates into a competitive advantage for CN and the Port of Prince Rupert. A lower rail grade equates to fuel efficiency and the ability to operate longer unit trains for hauling a variety of cargos to and from overseas markets. Today CN’s colossal rail network provides the greatest geographic reach of any North American railroad, and has been a primary factor in the rise of the Port of Prince Rupert as one of the fastest growing trade gateways on the planet. Re:port is a collaborative promotional venture by the Prince Rupert Port Authority and The Northern View.
Education
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Filling the skilled trades gap BY SHANNON LOUGH PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
A pilot project to train people from the Tsimshian Nation and guide them into a construction apprenticeship has successfully found placements for all 16 participants. The Gitxaala Enhanced Construction Craft Worker Pilot Program (ECCWPP) saw all its trainees graduate on Feb. 12, and within a month they are expected to begin work for the second phase of the program where they begin collecting apprenticeship hours towards their Red Seal endorsement, an interprovincial standard for skilled trades. Construction craft work involves utility pipe installation, placing concrete, road construction and guiding operators in moving equipment, to name a few occupations. Potential employers include municipalities, general contractors and oil and gas companies. The multi-partnered program was led by the Industry Training Authority (ITA) that saw an opportunity with the expansion of the port and pending liquefied natural gas development to meet the need for trades training in construction work. The craft worker program is the newest Red Seal program in B.C., said the ITA apprenticeship advisor, Crystal Bouchard, who was visibly moved at the graduation when she heard that all participants were matched with jobs. “It’s been a labour of love,” Bouchard said. The training was 10 weeks in total and began in November when the weather was particularly stormy when coordinating Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
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The Craft Worker Pilot Program saw all 16 graduates with apprenticeship placements to continue their training.
transportation from the Gitxaala community to job sites. She said other challenges were getting people in the right positions for the partners and getting funding. The craft worker program had several partners to implement finances, recruit and coordinate job placement, offer skills and technical training and to provide apprenticeship work. The process involved the Gitxaala Nation, Coast Educational Development and Research (CEDAR), the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology and Coast Industrial Construction. The course had 80 per cent on-the-job training and 20 per cent classroom training. The graduates now have to complete 4,000 workplace hours in two levels of technical
training and then pass the interprovincial exam to earn their Red Seal certification. One of the graduates, Joel Dunnes, appreciated the essential skills section of the program where he could update his reading and math skills. “I’ve been a labourer most of my life. Bigger contractors are coming here and looking for labourers,” Dunnes said. “I want a career not just a job.” The Gitxaala Nation hosted the program in Kitkatla and hereditary chief Timothy Innes spoke to the graduates and told them their achievement was “something to be proud of. You’ve done this part and now you have to reach out beyond that”.
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In keeping with the recently announced interim approach and principles for environmental assessments, information on anticipated direct and upstream greenhouse gas emissions linked to the project is included in the draft Report. The Agency also invites the public to comment on the potential environmental assessment conditions for the project. These potential conditions would become legally binding on the proponent if the Minister of Environment and Climate Change ultimately issues a decision statement indicating the project may proceed. All comments received will be considered public and will be posted to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Registry website at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca. Written comments must be submitted by March 11, 2016 to:
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To view the draft Environmental Assessment Report, the potential environmental assessment conditions or for more information, visit the Agency's website at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca (Registry reference number 80032). Copies are also available for viewing at the following locations: Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Vancouver, BC Viewing by appointment only Telephone: 604-666-2431 Prince Rupert Public Library 101 6th Avenue West Prince Rupert, BC
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Port Edward District Office 770 Pacific Avenue Port Edward, BC
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The Proposed Project Pacific NorthWest LNG Ltd. is proposing to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility and marine terminal near Prince Rupert, within the District of Port Edward. The Pacific NorthWest LNG facility would be located on Lelu Island. The proposed project would convert natural gas to LNG for export to Pacific Rim markets in Asia.
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Health
February 17, 2016 • Northern View • A9
Self-treatment for chronic pain BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
The University of Victoria (UVic) and Self-Management BC are helping make sure long wait-times at the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital can be a thing of the past. Prince Rupert has been targeted for chronic pain self-management workshops by John Murphy, Self-Management Programs coordinator, as one of the first northern cities outside Prince George and Terrace, to develop a sustained presence of chronic pain self-management workshops. “It’s essentially an ongoing research project that continuously shows that participants that go through our workshop use the health care system, such as emergency-room and a specialist much less, after they’ve learned self-management tools,” said Murphy last week. The not-for-profit organization, which has already delivered results-based workshops to 28,000 B.C. adults, has identified an estimated 60,000 similar patients in northern B.C. who could benefit from learning self-management tools. Pain such as that found in the muscular-skeletal region, associated with aging bodies, through the workplace or in migraines are all treated under the workshop program. The workshops last six weeks and are
“We need to teach people how to live avoiding that trigger again.” - Dr. Richard Lutz 2.5 hours per weekly session and available free-of-charge to any adult patient in need. The sessions include interactive, experiential and holistic elements to help patients better understand their symptom cycle. Patients who have already completed the workshops have said that they have experienced positive behavioural changes and feel empowered, optimistic and hopeful for the future, Murphy explained in a press release. “I had a fairly serious accident myself – a head injury, which resulted in concussion and a chronic migraine, and the reason I got involved as a volunteer chronic pain facilitator three years ago, is it actually helped my rehabilitation giving back to others and helping others … My vision for the north is to have a sustained presence in many communities such as Prince Rupert, Smithers and Dawson Creek,” said Murphy, adding that feedback from doctors in the Northern Health system have voiced their support because it relieves pressures on the health care system.
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Self-management tools for dealing with chronic pain will be explained in a workshop coming to Prince Rupert from Feb. 23 - 26.
Prince Rupert chiropractor Dr. Richard Lutz said that chronic pain is one of the main things that Lutz and Marshall Chiropractors treats. “Once you’ve injured a nerve area quite badly there are other things that can trigger [the pain]. It can be stress, it can be dietary things. Most of the time if we get resolution of the pain with our treatment, then we need to teach the people how to live avoiding that trigger again,” said Lutz. “Every profession, every workplace has its problem. Nowadays, we’ve all become specialists. We do one thing ... our body was designed to perform a diverse range of physical activities. We’ve all gotten into doing that repetitive thing over and over again, using only one group of muscles,”
he continued. Currently, UVic is looking for program leaders interested in forming a dedicated volunteer-team who will offer UVic selfmanagement workshops on a regular basis within Prince Rupert. Awaiting candidates is a free, four-day chronic pain leader-training workshop coming up this Feb. 23-26 or later in April. Those completing the training will gain their Program Leader certification from UVic and partner Stanford University, with a Diabetes and chronic disease crosstraining following later in the year. For more information or to sign up to be a program leader, visit www. selfmanagementbc.ca or call toll-free at 1-866-902-3767 to register.
Le 2016 Sugar Shack Festival d’Hiver L’Association des Francophones et Francophiles du Nord-Ouest would like to thank everyone who helped in making the sixth annual Sugar shack Festival our first-ever sell-out! “A special “merci beaucoup” goes out to Helen Petzelt and Barb Wood; Michel Bourgeois and Cary Dalton; the Prince Rupert Lions Club; the kitchen crew (you know who you are!); Chantal and the Presbyterian Church; Rupert Meats; the PRMS Grade 8 boys basketball team and the CHSS rugby club; the students from both CHSS and QCSS; Naomi and the entire staff at Overwaitea Foods; Northern Savings and their wonderful volunteers; Ben Cornwall; Peter Witherly; Guy Dufresne and Dorrine Bessette; Judd and Cowpuccino’s; Chad and Bell Media; Mary, Steve and CFNR; Joe Viscount and Barry Eso; Roosevelt Elementary; CPF Prince Rupert; and of course, all of our volunteers! Nous vous aimons! ...Merci à nos commanditaires...
...Merci to our supporters... CFNR; CPF; Cook’s Jewellers, Cowpuccino’s, Daybreak Farms, Loaded Sports, and the Prince Rupert Northern View.
... and “les amis” de l’AFFNO... Baker Boy, Cow Bay Gift Gallery, Eagle’s Bluff B&B, Good Times Games, Hecate Strait, Northern Savings, Prince Rupert Special Events Society, Rupert Cleaners and the First Presbyterian Church.
...Special Thanks... The Bargain Shop, Cow Bay Café, First United Church, Homework, Java Dot Cup, Opa Sushi, Prince Rupert Minor Hockey, Raven’s Professional Piercing, Safeway, Seahorse Trading, and the Western Canadian Fire Protection.
ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the lease of a 2016 Cruze Limited LS (1SA) and 2016 Equinox LS, and to the purchase or finance of a 2015 Silverado 1500. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. * Offer valid to eligible retail lessees in Canada who have entered into a lease agreement with GM Financial and accept delivery between February 2 and February 29, 2016 of a new or demonstrator 2016 model year Chevrolet model excluding Chevrolet Colorado 2SA. 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A10 • Northern View • February 17, 2016
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BY KEVIN CAMPBELL
PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Terms of Reference, as outlined by drafter Coun. Blair Mirau, were passed for a proposed Small Business Advisory Committee last Tuesday, Feb. 9. The committee is to be made up of members of the community who are involved with small business and may provide council with “boots-on-the-ground” advice with policy recommendations, feedback and insight. Coun. Joy Thorkelson was worried that the committee may provide members an inside track
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This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home has seen many upgrades and is move-in ready. The kitchen and both baths have been completed renovated with new cabinets, fixtures, flooring and paint. The deck and roof are 3 years old. Off the kitchen, patio doors lead to a spacious sundeck which takes advantage of the home’s sun exposed location. Great offstreet parking and a private backyard.
A quiet cul-de-sac location close to schools along with numerous upgrades to this four bedroom, three bath home makes this a very desirable home. The enormous light-filled kitchen offers access to a large sundeck. The master bedroom is sure to please with a walk in closet and spacious ensuite. The double car garage offers lots of room for storage or a workshop and outside there is ample parking.
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Saints win fifth straight BY WILLIAM GYE PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
The Skidegate Saints’ senior basketball team have captured their fifth straight All Native Basketball championship. The opponents for the powerhouse Saints on Saturday were the Kitkatla Warriors, no slouches in their own right. The titans of the tournament collided throughout the game as both sides dueled it out. The atmosphere inside the arena was something to behold, with only standing room available for spectators, who made up the two opposing fan clubs on each side of the floor. The players were caught in the middle. On display were two quality teams, and a bunch of All-Star calibre players. Jacob Thom from Kitkatla and Tyler York from Skidegate headlined the bunch. These opposing guards went head-to-head all night. Kitkatla started the game out well, as Dustin Eaton hit two early three-pointers. Thom, as he did all game, supported the Warriots with a couple solid drives and finishes. Both teams were pushing the pace early and running a 1-4 offence, with the offensive team’s forward in the paint,
and the other four players acting like an umbrella around the three-point line, and cut when the ball went inside. Using this offence Skidegate got out to the 23-21 lead. Kitkatla’s defence was the backbone of their game, with Thom, Charlie Leeson and Jordan Vickers providing much in the way of offence for Kitkatla. But Skidegate’s big man, Jared Casey made it look easy for the Saints inside. He had a huge footprint on the game. Kitkatla was forced to double team him, creating space for Skidegate’s other players. “We always know it’s going to be tough. Every time you step on the court you have a target on your back, especially for me, being as tall as I am, I know I’m going to get bumped and bruised quite a bit. If we can draw some attention to the inside, any time someone’s got a small guy on them we put them down there and try to take advantage of the mismatch, it’s just smart basketball,” said Casey. Both teams slugged it out until the end. It was like watching a title fight between two heavyweight boxers. Casey continued to be a force inside. Skidegate built a six-point lead, 57-51 going into the last quarter of the tournament. With both teams’ fans going bananas Thom
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Skidegate’s Tyler York lets a shot go over a leaping Phillip Gamble of Kitkatla. York scored 17 points in the win and won Seniors’ Division MVP honours.
hit a fade away Kobe Bryant-esque jay to cut into Skidegate’s lead. It wasn’t meant to be despite his efforts. The difference in the game was York’s ability to hit the open shot and create off the dribble. He ran the point to perfection. York distributed the ball inside to Casey and penetrated when the pass wasn’t there. Jason Alsop from Skidegate sealed it late with back to back threes, giving the Saints their biggest lead of the game - 12 points - with 2:47 to go. “We have a lot of respect for Kitkatla -
they’re hungry, and they’ve been working hard for this. Jacob Thom is an amazing player, we are just humble, and focused on defence to try and contain him. I’ve been shooting well all year, it’s tough to get loose, and guys have been keeping track of me. I’m just glad I put the work in and was in good enough shape to have the legs at the end of the game to hit the big shots.” York won Seniors’ Division MVP, while Thom won the division’s Most Outstanding Player. Skidegate’s Darcy Pearson took Most Inspirational Player.
Hydaburg Masters victorious BY WILLIAM GYE PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
The ANBT’s Masters Division Final pitted Old Masset against Hydaburg, in a rematch of last year’s final. And just like in 2015, Hydaburg came out on top 76-65, in a fiercely competitive game between the two Haida clubs. “We play the same type of game every year, work the ball, play hard, rebound, do it as a team. It seemed like they were ready this time, they played more games, but they were ready. We picked the defence up a little bit and that was the difference in the game,” said Hydaburg’s Devin Edenshaw, who took MVP honours for the Masters’ division. “We knew it was going to be tough
coming in. We had pretty much the same team, with exception to Devin joining us. It was a great game,” added Hydaburg guard Joe Young after the game. Both Haida teams started the game with intensity, contesting every possession like it was their last. Devin pushed the pace of the game. This helped Hydaburg get out to an early 12-6 lead. He would penetrate and kick the ball out to the open guy, or find Sid Edenshaw in the high post who would find the cutter or shoot himself. This kept Old Masset guessing. For pure athleticism, Devin had the most at his disposal. But athleticism can only take you so far, he also has the IQ to go with it and lets the game come to him. It was obvious that Hydaburg had
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Hydaburg’s Devin Edenshaw receives the ball from teammate and 2015 MVP Joe Young.
played a lot together, so this was not a problem. On the other side, David Hill from Old Masset single handedly kept them in the game, as he consistently drove to the hoop. That effort seemed to spur on the athletes as Old Masset cut into Hydaburg’s lead at the half, 36-31. Both teams came out firing to start the
third, scoring on each of their first three possessions. With more space available due to fatigue, open looks were easier to come by. John Carle had a big stop, creating a turnover on the defensive end, then hit a three on his next time down the floor. See HYDABURG on Page A14
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Bella Bella repeats as champs BY WILLIAM GYE PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Hazelton and Bella Bella clashed on Saturday at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre to contest the 2016 All Native Basketball Tournament Women’s final. Bella Bella took home this year’s trophy, besting their opposition in a tight game 56-50 to take home their second straight women’s championship. The athletes laid it all on the line in the final, diving after loose balls and putting their bodies at risk. They all really wanted to bring home the ‘W’ to their community. Yvonne Campbell from Bella Bella spoke about what winning the tournament meant to her team and the Nation of Bella Bella. “It means everything. I mean we fight to try to get to that final game, there’s a few of us who aren’t in shape this year, but we still came out on top because we fought so hard. That’s it, we’re just fighters,” she explained. Hazelton jumped out to an early lead in the game, going up six points right away. Their pick-and-roll game was on point. This led to a first quarter lead for Hazelton 17-9.
Hazelton’s size inside created problems for Bella Bella as they dominated the boards early, opening up second chance opportunities. Bella Bella’s slashing and individual scoring kept them within 10 points, only taking about 10 seconds worth of shot clock each possession. The defensive intensity in the game was ratcheted up by Bella Bella before the end of the half, and this paid immediate dividends, as they jumped on some turnovers, closing the gap in the score. Another biproduct of this was that Bella Bella was getting to the stripe often, through penetration from their guards. The score was 30-25 Hazelton at the half. “Our team kept making our baskets in the second half, in the first half Hazelton was taking advantage of our defence, but in the second half we played really tough defence,” Campbell added. Bella Bella continued their momentum from the last couple minutes in the first half and tied the game up thanks to a couple early buckets. Brittany Simpson from Hazelton showed her strong inside play, but was matched by Montgomery Reid from Bella Bella who seemed to collect a defensive rebound on every offensive possession for Hazelton. The athletes were still all
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The Bella Bella women’s team celebrate their second straight championship on Saturday in the first finals game of the day.
over the floor diving after loose balls. There were four jump balls in one minute, leading to a deadlocked score after three quarters, 37-37. Hazelton led by as many as four points in the fourth, but Reid answered right back for Bella Bella as she’s done all game, by crowding the Hazelton defenders inside, turning for easy buckets. Entry passes made this possible by Bella Bella’s guards. Even though Hazelton was in the bonus early in the half, Bella Bella was able to hold them off by not fouling, and
hitting clutch shots down the stretch. Reid nailed a huge three-pointer, giving Bella Bella a two-point lead with two minutes left. Women’s Division MVP Shayla Schooner hit two free throws later to extend their lead to six. Bella Bella completed the comeback, winning 56-50. Schooner was player of the game to boot. It was an excellent exhibition of women’s basketball, and as always the atmosphere created by passionate fans, friends, and family, no doubt will not be forgotten by the players.
Hydaburg’s Port Simpson dominates in win victory BY WILLIAM GYE
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Hill was the shot-maker for Old Masset when they needed it, but his counterpart, Devin was too much. His high arching jumper swished from 16, 18 and 20 feet to extend Hydaburg’s lead. The turning point in the game was Hydaburg upping their defence and hitting big shots down the stretch. “We knew it was going to be tough coming in. We had pretty much the same team, with the exception to Devin joining us. It was a great game,” said Young. “We had to get lucky and get a few steals, it gave us some energy, and we were able to get a couple easy lay-ins and couple three-pointers. We would kick it to the big guy inside, because if they don’t have to guard anybody down in the post, it’s hard for us guards to shoot. But when they have to guard somebody, they have to keep going back and forth and we spread the floor creating easier shots for us,” said Joe Young. A couple costly turnovers from Old Masset ended their hopes of a win as Hydaburg was able to get out in transition and open that 15-point lead. Old Masset tried their best to rally late but couldn’t erase the deficit. The final score was 7665. Sid Edenshaw was once again a force to be reckoned with. The inductee of last year’s Hall of Fame ceremony was a threat all night, posting up frequently and gaining double coverage to open up space for his teammates. Sid remains a must-see staple of the tournament, and his Hydaburg side had many fans hoping the team will return in 2017. Devin Edenshaw earned player of the game honours as Hydaburg brought home the championship to their community once more.
The Intermediate final at the All Native Basketball Tournament saw Port Simpson match up against Bella Bella. The game was a lopsided 92-47 win for Port Simpson, but that didn’t mean it wasn’t exciting. Port Simpson’s intensity on both ends of the floor and the atmosphere in the gymnasium was absolutely electric. The cheering and chanting didn’t let up for one minute. To say the crowd was cheering for the hometown team, Lax Kw’alaams, would be a massive understatement. “I’ve never felt anything like this (atmosphere) before. We couldn’t have done it without our fans, community and coaching staff,” said Port Simpson star and division MVP Jakob Henry. Port Simpson got out to an early five-point lead 11-6. Both teams put all their energy into keeping the ball. Henry hit a three to add to the lead at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter was where Port Simpson would pull away. It started with a discombobulated play, but that’s to be expected as the athletes are still young. It was amazing to see all the athletes smiling and competing in such a positive way and picking each other up, including opposing players after they hit the deck. Port Simpson’s ball movement and spacing of the floor created their open looks, right at the hoop. Combine that with their tenacious defence, and a
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Intermediate Division MVP Jakob Henry receives triple coverage in his Port Simpson championship victory. Henry scored 23 points in the win.
12-0 run, and their lead was pushed to 33-17. Another big problem for Bella Bella to deal with was Port Simpson’s size inside. They just couldn’t control the easy baskets that were created by size and length. Port Simpson also used a full court zone press to cause turnover after turnover, pushing the lead to 20 points at the half, 45-25. Bella Bella started the second half on a mini 6-0 run, but that would be as close as they would get. After a Port Simpson timeout, the hometown athletes started to put it back together making their easy buckets. The full court press created big problems for Bella Bella who couldn’t break the trap to get any easy transition buckets. Every possession late in the third frame had Bella Bella running up the floor like a one-man show, to try and get back in the game. Unfortunately, Bella Bella would miss most of their shot attempts, leaving Port Simpson’s guards free to go the other way, and finish an easy
jump shot, or find their big man John Tait inside for lay-ups. Bella Bella resorted to jacking up three-pointers, and when you don’t shoot them at a high rate, that’s how blow outs happen. The final score was not a reflection of the game. It finished 92-47. Henry gave us his thoughts on the game and Port Simpson’s expectations, “It wasn’t what I was expecting. I thought it was going to be a good game. We just ran, ran, ran. They (Bella Bella) had to come in through the back door, so they were probably going to be tired. We were confident in our game, and our expectations were to win the tournament, so we were really confident.” John Tait had a huge game inside, shooting and rebounding the ball at a very high rate for the home team and finishing with 22 points. Port Simpson brought home their first Intermediate Championship since the 1970s.
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A recreation bylaw that was given first, second and third readings in November 2015 to increase recreation fees and charges over a five-year period was met with more contentious discussion at its adoption in last week’s Prince Rupert city council meeting. The Recreation Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 3383 was adopted after much debate over its effects on a community already feeling the pinch of a capped community enhancement grant process, job losses in the fishing industry and library service reduction. The bylaw, which increases user fees gradually over the next five years and also establishes a reserve fund for infrastructure upkeep (using an allocated five per cent of all fees and admissions), was disputed by Coun. Gurvinder Randhawa, who felt that a break in price for youth recreation users is warranted, since not all families can consistently pay user fees. “If somebody has no money or no place to go to use the Internet or play games, I don’t think we are giving the right message, I am not in favour of [the hike],� said Randhawa. Coun. Joy Thorkelson additionally voiced her concern for the low-income families who may need to identify themselves as such to receive access to the civic centre’s Recreation Access Program – an initiative to help families with financial barriers use the facility that provides 50 free admissions per year and a $300 subsidy toward registered courses. “I’ve always had a problem with ‘Everybody gets to play’ because you have to identify yourself as being poor. You get sick and tired of identifying yourself. You go to
the Food Bank [or use the bus], you have to identify as low-income or a welfare recipient. Everywhere you go, it seems like you have to identify yourself,� she said. “We need to make sure that these [lowincome families’] kids are off the street and in there playing and not being embarrassed [when asked to identify as low-income].� However, Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain responded that no one has to announce that they’re low-income and it’s not the way the program works. “There is access for everybody in this community to use the recreation centre ... We need to have a scaled model for the town. It provides certainty, it shows where we’re going. We need to start having consistency in our planning and our budget,� said Brain. “Everybody’s going to have the opportunity to play. It won’t break people.� Coun. Blair Mirau was specifically concerned about the longevity and lifetime of the centre itself. “The one issue we haven’t talked about is if we are to adjust our rates and we’re trying to keep user fees as low as possible, the facility itself is going to suffer and that is going to have the same impact as a massive increase in price. We have to strike the balance where you want to have minimal increase in price to not significantly impact the user base, but by the same token, we need to be able to reinvest in the facility to a certain extent so that it doesn’t get to such a point where it’s unsafe or to a point where people don’t want to participate because of the quality of the facility,� added Mirau. The bylaw passed with all in favour of the motion except Randhawa and Thorkelson, who were in opposition.
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A common trend in this micro coastal city is that the youths depart to more sizeable pastures once they graduate to get educated or trained and then eventually return to settle down once and for all as a loyal Rupertite. More recently, some of these Rupertites are taking the initiative to be the change they want to see in their community, or something along those lines, as the reworked Mahatma Gandhi quote goes. Over the past couple of months, Cow Bay Road gained two new store fronts to fill the empty ‘for lease’ space along the city’s tourist strip. Both businesses add a certain vibe to the miniature but eclectic shopping district, and the entrepreneurs are hoping that they’re starting a new wave of more small businesses to come. Marcie LeBlanc opened Le BLANC Boutique in November. “I plan on staying and I want Rupert to thrive. I want it to be the city that I remember when I was a kid, when every business was full,” she said. This isn’t her first time running a business. She moved to Vancouver for a few years to study at Blanche Macdonald Centre where she was later hired to work in the fashion department. When the city scene started to feel too big for LeBlanc she moved to Victoria and opened a boutique selling her own clothing designs, jewellery and other brands. The desire to plant roots in the North - Marcie LeBlanc Coast led her back to Prince Rupert where she saw plenty of opportunity. “We’re used to not having very much option here. Everyone is turning to online shopping, leaving town, spending money elsewhere, basically not keeping as much money in the community,” LeBlanc said. She saw one of the gaps that needed to be filled — adding a retail shop that brings more variety in style to the city. Another draw was being a part of the Cow Bay scene, which is Rupert’s closest thing to Vancouver’s trendy Gastown. In less than two weeks, she transformed an old nail salon with bright blue walls and painted flowers into a modern black and white open space with a West Coast flare. The clothing racks have a cedar base that was milled from the shores in the area. “I wanted to keep it local feeling,” she said. It has only been a couple of months but the response from people in the city and visitors has been awesome, she said, and now she’s purchasing more to fill the racks and she’s considering selling men’s clothing as well. In January, another shop opened its doors after transforming the unused space with industrial decor sourced from other nearby businesses, such as an upcycled cable spool table and corrugated metal siding for the front desk. The self-taught photographer, Tyler Meers, is sharing the space with Judy Carlick-Pearson. He opened the studio to promote the fine art aspect of his work after spending the first year and a half based out of his home. Carlick-Pearson’s business is tucked away behind the studio space where she runs Synergy Strategies, a resource management company. Both Meers and Carlick-Pearson grew up in Prince Rupert and spent time in Vancouver. Meers studied outdoor recreation management but the tourism industry wasn’t strong in Rupert when he returned so he turned to photography for his career. He chose to set up shop along Cow Bay because he
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Marcie LeBlanc opened a boutique retail shop in November along Cow Bay Road and she said that so far she has had a great response from customers from within the city and visitors.
“I want it to be the city that I remember when I was a kid, when every business was full.”
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Tyler Meers and Judy Carlick-Pearson share a business space on 3rd Avenue East and hope to lead the way for other budding entrepreneurs in Prince Rupert.
sees it as a hip and upcoming area. “A lot of that small local business went to the downtown core. The past five years it has been pretty bare. There’s a lot to starting a business and to lead the way for other people who want to start their own business,” Meers said. Launching the business has been a financial risk but he wants to pave the way for other entrepreneurs. Carlick-Pearson said she feels that other businesses in the city could work together to build each other up. She has already started giving back to the community by hiring interns and sponsoring a boys basketball team. “We not only created our own space but we’re also looking at it as a social enterprise to help the community out,” she said. Meers sees his shop as a destination for people to check out his artwork, but also as a way to create a team of entrepreneurs, artists and people with drive and a similar vision. Meers is involved in Futurpreneur, a young entrepreneur networking organization in Canada and he is also looking for grants and subsidy programs with
Carlick-Pearson. LeBlanc hasn’t looked into grants to help her business grow but she plans to start searching once she gets more settled. She said she will definitely sign up for the LovePrinceRupert.com, a promotional website that was launched last year to prop up small businesses in the area, and another sign of commercial growth in the city. More proof that the city’s entrepreneurship is growing is from the program director at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, Mark Selman, who introduced an Executive MBA 36-month program to a select group of students at the Northwest Community College. “I did some research around youth entrepreneurship and talking to people to develop the program, and one of the reasons we’re here is because of the interest in the region,” Selman said. He was expecting at least one of the LNG projects to be underway in time for the program but his prediction is that when it finally does occur “there will be an explosion of entrepreneurship here and I think a lot of people are positioning themselves in case that happens”.
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She has never missed an All Native Basketball Tournament for as long as she’s lived. Gillian Leeson has roots in the tournament that date back to when her grandfather’s Kitkatla seniors’ team won the first All Native tournament in 1960. Leeson played forward but retired five years ago. She has been a scorekeeper for 18 years and her husband coaches two of their children who play in the tournament. The floor beneath Leeson’s feet wears down whenever she s watches either her son or o daughter play. She paced, hollered, h and clasped her hands h tightly in her own sort of o prayer on Feb. 10 when she s cheered for her daughter’s team, t the Prince Rupert Rain, R when they played the Metlakatla, M B.C. Once she said she cheered so s loud she lost her voice. Leeson grew up in Kitkatla and a moved to Prince Rupert for f high school. Her feisty spirit s was untamed back then. “I “ was very wild so I didn’t graduate on time. School was the first place to find out where the next party was. But I made sure that I graduated,” she said. At 21 Leeson had her son, Charlie. Once he turned three and was old enough to go to daycare she completed the courses she needed to graduate. She did it for her kids. She didn’t want them to turn around one day and say, “‘well you never graduated’ well you’re not going to get that chance kid”, she said belting out a laugh. She worked at the cannery for 20 years until it shut down, and when she was a stay-at-home mom she sometimes packed fish with her father. They would pick up hoards of fish from the gillnetter boats so they could go back out and continue fishing. “Our boat was loaded with everybody’s fish,” she said. It was tough work. Her husband, Jerrett Faithful, is also a fisherman — and faithful, she pointed out. He fishes for salmon or urchin and his days off are dedicated to basketball. One time when he was out fishing and it was time to sign up for basketball, Leeson saw there was a need for more coaches. “I actually threw him into reffing first as something he could do when he came back from fishing. Then I’m like, ‘Oh by the way, you’re coaching too’. He’s been doing it ever since,” she said with another playful laugh.
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Basketball is an integral part of Gillian Leeson’s life. She has never missed an All Native Basketball Tournament, whether she was playing, scorekeeping or cheering on her kids.
In 1998, the couple had their daughter, Billie, and the same year Leeson started scorekeeping as a replacement to help the guys out. She loved the work and making sure everything was done just right so she stuck with it. The only hassle has been the score clocks over the past three years, which have the tendency to flicker or stall causing an uproar from fans that she missed their team’s points. Leeson played forward for Kitkatla and then switched to play for the Rupert Rain who she won two championships with. She often competed against her younger sister, who she said plays better than her, but she could hold her own. Now, she said she forces her children to play as a way to stay active, although her youngest, Seth, 12, has a mind of his own and hasn’t caught the basketball bug — yet anyway. Charlie, who is now 24, didn’t stand a chance. He was indoctrinated before kindergarten. “We showed him who Mel Bishop was and we’re like, ‘That is your god. That is your coaching god, that is your basketball god’ and our son Charlie always knew that one day he was going to play for this man.” For those who don’t know, Mel Bishop is the long-time Prince Rupert senior boys’ high school basketball coach. Her son has been playing since the minor leagues, and
a few years ago he played for the Prince Rupert Tribesman in the Junior All Native under 17 tournament and his team won. A glow of pride washed over Leeson’s face when she told this story. But being a basketball mom also means fundraising is a part-time job. She said these days it can cost up to $20,000 to take one team to a tournament with hotel, food and travel expenses. Leeson has done bake sales, 50/50 sales, spaghetti dinners, jewelry raffles. “You name it we’ve done it,” she said. One year, Leeson, when she still worked at the cannery, ran a bottle drive fundraiser and sent her daughter to a tournament in Regina. She remembers dancing around in her slickers cheering for her daughter who was a couple provinces away in a game. After the cannery closed Leeson considered herself lucky to have picked up a job at the Port. In her spare time she takes on fundraising duties and her husband has taken the responsiblity of coaching their daughter’s team, the Rain. “My husband is thrown into coaching with the girls now, it’s different for him. I’m honestly shocked he’s not bald yet,” Leeson said. Basketball is just a game for some but for Leeson and her family it is a thread that has woven itself deep into their lives.
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Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing with respect to Zoning Amendment Bylaw 3382, 2015 will be held on Monday, February 22, 2016, commencing at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, Second Floor of City Hall, 424 West 3rd Avenue, Prince Rupert, B.C. Purpose:
Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 3382, 2015 to amend the COPR Zoning Bylaw 3286, 2009 to rezone the property legally described as Lot 3 Range 5 Plan Number PRP10313 District Lot 251 Land District 14 (the subject property) from RM1 Zone to RM3 Zone to develop mixed multi-family units, including apartments and townhouses.
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A copy of the Bylaw and relevant background documentation may be inspected at the City of Prince Rupert City Hall during regular office hours (9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) from Monday through Friday until February 22, 2016. At the Public Hearing all persons who deem themselves affected by the proposed Bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaw. If you cannot attend the Public Hearing, all written submissions (mailed, or electronic) must be received by the Deputy Corporate Administrator by no later than 12:00 Noon on February 22, 2016. Please mail to City of Prince Rupert, 424 3rd Avenue West Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 1L7 or email to antonio.vera@princerupert.ca. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Antonio Vera, Deputy Corporate Administrator at (250) 627 2898.
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Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Issues Draft Report and Conditions
We want to thank the local First Nations and community members who have provided feedback to us and the Government of Canada regarding our federal environmental assessment. Your feedback has helped us to continually improve the design of our facility. Why has the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) issued a draft report and conditions? The draft environmental assessment report includes CEAA’s draft conclusions and recommendations regarding the potential environmental effects of the project, the proposed conditions and the follow-up program. The final conditions would become legally-binding if the Government of Canada approved the project.
What did the review conclude about harbour porpoises? CEAA concluded that the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects to harbour porpoises, given their susceptibility to behavioural effects from underwater noise, their current at risk status, their extensive use of the project area and the uncertainty of suitable alternative habitat. PNW LNG is working to develop a mitigation plan to address CEAA’s concerns.
How long is the draft report? It’s 257 pages plus 20 pages of potential conditions.
How can I provide feedback? CEAA is accepting comments from the public until March 11, 2016. Comments can be emailed to GNLPacificNorthwestLNG@ceaa-acee.gc.ca.
What did the report conclude about fish and fish habitat? CEAA concluded that the project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects on marine fish and fish habitat, taking into account the implementation of the CEAA proposed conditions and PNW LNG’s proposed mitigation measures.
Where can I find further information? To review the draft CEAA report and conditions, please visit bit.ly/DraftCEAAReport.
For more information, visit one of our community offices in Port Edward or Prince Rupert, PacificNorthWestLNG.com or call 250.622.2727.
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