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Lax Kw’alaams amend claim BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
The Allied Tribes of the Lax Kw’alaams have amended their September 2015 notice of civil claim against defendants the federal government, the Province, Pacific NorthWest LNG, the Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) and the Metlakatla Band for land rights and title on the North Coast. In a Supreme Court of B.C. claim stamped Feb. 24 by the Vancouver Registry, many statements of facts, mostly relating to geographic area and terminology, have been amended, as well as relief sought, including an added item stating that project proponents in the Lax Kw’alaams “claim area must first include the Band in the siting and planning process and accommodate the Band’s concerns”. Also, the plaintiff has been updated from former Lax Kw’alaams Mayor Garry Reece to current Mayor John Helin, representing himself and all members of the Allied Tribes of the Lax Kw’alaams. In the claim, the plaintiffs are seeking a court declaration transferring aboriginal rights and title of all lands within the Prince Rupert harbour and on the Port Edward waterfront to the Lax Kw’alaams, including the mouth of the Skeena River. The amended ‘relief sought’ section of the civil claim includes an item stating “the administrative schemes established by Canada and British Columbia for the assessment and approval of projects affecting the environment are invalid insofar as they fail to provide for the accommodation of the rights and concerns of the plaintiffs”. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has stated that it has involved First Nations dialogue through every step of its environmental evaluation
process and specific dealings with the Lax Kw’alaams Band are evidenced in the draft report. The Lax Kw’alaams seek aboriginal title to the “claim area”, which is outlined as far north as the Nass Harbour, as far east as Terrace and Kitimat, as far south as Hartley Bay, and as far west as Dundas Island and Stephens Island — incorporating a far broader scope than the original September claim. The Band is also seeking “exclusive aboriginal rights to fish in their traditional territory”, “the recovery of the ‘Project Area’ (Lelu Island and the surrounding area) based on their aboriginal title to the ‘Project Area’”, and are seeking the “claimed declaratory relief based on their aboriginal rights and title”. Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen mentioned last week that the claim isn’t anything out of the ordinary, but it will be in the historical evidence that the claim gets its merit. “There has been claims made [in the past]. My general perspective on the port areas — they’re the areas often in contention. Lax Kw’alaams and Metlakatla have the strongest traditional and proven territorial rights and those are the communities predominantly we deal with … The strength of the claim is always what is sought in the end, to understand from a court, who has the strongest historical claim because in many parts of the north, several different groups have used that land over time — that’s not really the question — the question is who has hereditary title over the land. So that’s why I would imagine Lax Kw’alaams is seeking this clarity as they go ahead,” Cullen said. Representatives from Pacific NorthWest LNG, the PRPA and Metlakatla Band all stated they were aware of the claim but declined to comment as the proceedings are an active legal matter. Mayor Helin could not be reached for comment.
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Bylaw officer taken to hospital BY SHANNON LOUGH PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
When the Prince Rupert RCMP were called to a home in the 1400 block of Piggot Place they found the City’s only bylaw officer who required medical attention and had to be transported to the hospital for further examination. “A 28-year-old female was taken into custody and released without charges. The police continue to investigate the matter,” said Sgt. Jagdev Uppal in the RCMP press release. The incident happened on Feb. 17, and the police received the call at 5:52 p.m. The Prince Rupert RCMP are asking anyone in the public who might have witnessed the incident to call 250-627-0700 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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Responsible development luncheon attracts 200+ Four speakers inform audience of responsible LNG planning BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
The development footprint, it seems, is growing larger and larger as new industrial projects are proposed in the Prince Rupert and Port Edward area but with it, residents are making sure that above all else it’s responsible. In a specially scheduled luncheon hosted by the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce at the North Coast Convention Centre last Tuesday, March 1, responsible development was defined and discussed by four different community leaders on the North Coast. First under the microscope for large scale projects possibly on the horizon was that of Pacific NorthWest LNG’s Lelu Island export terminal, currently in the public input phase of the environmental assessment process. Clifford White, elected Chief of the Gitxaala First Nation, Blair Mirau, City of Prince Rupert councillor, Glen Edwards, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 505, and James Witzke, environmental assessment manager for the Kitkatla Environmental Monitoring Office of the Tsimshian Environmental Stewardship Authority (TESA) all took to the mic to help inform the luncheon audiences of some of the background and behind-the-scenes work and unique expertise that their position has given them. Chief White started things off with some eye-opening statistics, including the fact that 90 per cent of Kitkatla faces unemployment today. “Don’t leave us out,” he asked the decision-makers. “I need a job. We all need jobs in Kitkatla. Our people who are unemployed in Kitkatla and Prince Rupert are finding it very hard to get a job,” Chief White explained. He stated that while it might be easy for workers to build a terminal, use it and go back to their original homes outside the region, White’s First Nations communities do not have that option and they do not want to leave. For them, the North Coast is home. “It’s easier for you to move away. It’s easier for you to move back to your mother lands. For us, this is our mother land. This is where we come from. We’re not going away. For your grandchildren and great grandchildren who are going to be living right beside my grandchildren and great grandchildren, we want to make sure we leave them a legacy where there’s a lot of opportunity and for them to have a relationship with each other, rather than babbling the last couple centuries like you and I have been babbling,” said Chief White. The elected chief also offered some insight into the discussions with the hereditary chiefs within his Nation, often intense in nature. “I wish everybody the best of luck, because I know I’ve put my neck on the
“Isn’t it a better situation to be planning for growth?” - Blair Mirau line for this and when I’m speaking with the hereditary table, when I’m speaking with our chief and council, we have very heated conversations in terms of whether or not [this project] should go. But right now we’re supporting the process so long as the environmental assessment continues to have the highest standards possible,” he said. After White came Coun. Blair Mirau, and his unique perspective of growing up in “one of the worst economic periods of Prince Rupert” in the 1990s and early 2000s. “I had to grow up asking my parents questions like ‘Why is my soccer league now four teams instead of 12? Why is the Dairy Queen closed? Why do all my friends have to move away ... You can’t rationalize that to a 12-year-old,” said Mirau. The councillor went on to explain that with the disappearance of one-third of the population after the pulp mill closed, also came the disappearance of one-third of the City’s operating budget. Upcoming necessities like a waste water treatment plant, a new fire hall and police station, and other aging infrastructure has left the City with an infrastructure deficit of $180 million. “The City of Prince Rupert is supportive in the development of the liquefied natural gas export industry in our city. We believe that if it’s done responsibly with the right environmental conditions, mitigations and monitoring, that the industry can peacefully coexist with our community and create significant benefits. Our support is not just in words, it’s also evident in the fact that council rezoned District Lot 444 just north of Seal Cove and subsequently signed an option agreement with Exxonmobil,” said Mirau, adding that the City is still negotiating a community benefits agreement with Pacific NorthWest LNG. “Isn’t it a much better situation to be planning for growth than to have to continue planning for population decline and businesses closing and people leaving the community?” he said. Edwards took over after Mirau, painting the audience a picture of the ups and downs of harbour labour over the past few decades. The picture is looking more and more rosy, ever since the Prince Rupert Port Authority and Maher Terminals/DP World Prince Rupert have been involved in container cargo activity. “At the time [before 2007] we had 35 members and probably 40-50 casuals. Now, I just swore in our 127th member and we’ve got about another 300 casuals
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Gitxaala Chief Clifford White began the discussion with some background information on First Nations’ environmental due diligence and the history of North Coast Nations.
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President of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 505 Glen Edwards announces that the union will be looking to fill 250 jobs this year on the waterfront.
– all local jobs ... Clifford’s right. We have work to do with First Nations and we will work with First Nations because we always have. They have always been a part of the waterfront and they always will be, but we do need work to be done,” said the president. Edwards noted that the union will be looking to fill another 250 jobs this year and that the number of man-hours worked has risen all the way from 60,000 in 2009 to 646,061 man-hours in 2015. “We certainly, as a union, do support responsible development as long as it’s done in a balanced way with the environment and jobs,” he said. The last speaker of the day (Port Edward Mayor Dave MacDonald was regrettably absent due to illness) was Witzke, who helped educate the audience on the lengthy process behind Kitkatla’s environmental monitoring process and the newly-developed TESA. “Kitkatla, and all of the other Nations that are up here – they’ve known for hundreds, if not thousands of years that that area is important for fish. A lot of people say ‘Why is everyone making a big deal about it We know that, let’s just assume that ... because we’ve known that for hundreds, of not thousands of years’. But we still have to prove that in our modern day with technology,” he said. Witzke went on to explain that TESA
contracted independent reviewers to look at the modelling work done by Pacific NorthWest LNG, and though they found gaps in the science through their critical analysis, they also found that the proposed terminal as it stands now with a suspension bridge, wouldn’t catastrophically impact Flora Bank. This was also confirmed by “four to five other independent reviewers” that saw the model. “We will still continue with our due diligence to make sure [collective First Nations’] values, rights and title are maintained,” he said. Closing the luncheon was the Chamber’s Keith Lambourne, who ended on an encouraging note. “We had a lesson to learn as a city and that lesson was we couldn’t keep putting all our eggs in one basket. We learned our lesson from the pulp mill. We need to get weaving and we need to make more baskets to put our eggs into. And the future of Port Edward and Prince Rupert and the surrounding areas is diversity ... Do not let apathy win because if you do not make your voice heard, nobody’s a winner,” said Lambourne. Find out more information on Voices for Responsible Development on its website at www.v4rd.ca or on Facebook at the page: Voices for Responsible Development.
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Why Lelu Island?
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) recently released its draft environmental assessment report and potential conditions for Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNW LNG). To review the draft CEAA report and conditions, please visit bit.ly/DraftCEAAReport. CEAA is accepting comments from the public until March 11, 2016. Comments can be emailed to GNLPacificNorthwestLNG@ceaa-acee.gc.ca.
How many potential sites were investigated before Lelu Island was selected? Our team conducted an extensive review of site options before selecting Lelu Island. We began by conducting a desktop review of 18 potential sites on Canada’s west coast for our proposed LNG facility. We then narrowed the search to six sites that were physically investigated. Lelu Island was selected as the best site. Why did PNW LNG choose Lelu Island? Lelu Island is the best site for many reasons including: Naturally deep water
Relatively flat site
Direct access to shipping routes to Asia
Will the project impact Flora Bank? We understand that Flora Bank and the surrounding marine areas are of significant economic and cultural importance to local residents and First Nations. Over the past two-and-a-half years, PNW LNG commissioned over 100,000 hours of scientific and engineering studies to better understand fish and fish habitat on and around Flora Bank. After reviewing PNW LNG’s research, CEAA concluded that the project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects on fish and fish habitat, taking into account the implementation of PNW LNG’s proposed mitigation measures and CEAA’s draft conditions. What will be done to protect Flora Bank? A number of mitigation measures would be implemented during construction and operations to ensure any changes to Flora Bank stay within predicted ranges. Some of CEAA’s potential conditions include monitoring the structure of Flora Bank for changes, conducting additional modelling prior to construction, and monitoring eelgrass beds to confirm changes are within the range of natural variability.
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March 9, 2016 • Northern View • A5
Carr-Harris memorial bench to be placed at Seal Cove
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The current location of three public benches facing Seal Cove. The City is determining the appropriateness of the location of these benches while a new one will be built in honour of Mike Carr-Harris in another location in the area.
BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
The family of former Prince Rupert pilot Mike Carr-Harris has successfully found a suitable location for a memorial bench to be built facing Seal Cove’s Seaplane Base in his honour. After requesting to install a bench beside the three existing benches facing the seaplane harbour to the City of Prince Rupert, Marilyn Carr-Harris, Mike’s daughter, was told that further development on the plot of land that the three existing benches currently reside wasn’t possible due to the city not knowing whether the land was owned by them or the federal government, who approved the three benches already in place, and was situated in a spot that is vital in operating nearby utilities. “[The city] offered other memorial bench options, none of which are in the location which is most important to our family and to my dad and his flying, so we let the city know that wasn’t an option for us,” said Marilyn, whose father Mike passed away earlier this year. That space would be any spot facing the sea, with a view of the seaplanes landing and taking off – a scene quite familiar with the Carr-Harris family, who watched Mike take off and land at Seal Cove between the years of 1987, when the family first moved to Prince Rupert, and 1999. He was regularly a chief pilot for North Coast Air Services, run by owner Jack Anderson, who himself has a bench placed at Seal Cove in his honour, Mike served a number of air companies in Prince Rupert, including Harbour Air and Inland Air in the dozen years he served the community. Before Prince Rupert, he ran and owned an airline in Port Alberni. He flew up and down Vancouver Island and he later became a pilot with a company called the Flying Firemen, based in Victoria, where he ‘bird-dogged’ and led numerous wildfire-fighting missions in northern Alberta. “He initially got into flying from being in the airforce in the ‘50s and he
tested planes. He flew CF-100s and his squadron was the 419 Air Squadron. They flew out of North Bay, Ontario and he was ... a navigator,” said Marilyn. Flying bush planes in B.C.’s northwest as well as in the Yukon and the arctic, Mike even rescued a stranded archaeologist on King William Island in Nunavut, who was searching for remains from the infamous Franklin Expedition – a voyage by England’s Sir John Franklin, sailing with HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, in search of a northwest passage. In 2014, Parks Canada discovered the wreckage of HMS Erebus. “The story is that one pilot made an attempt to rescue him from that area, but the weather was bad and he had to turn back. My dad met with that pilot in a bar and said ‘I’ll give it a try’. So in very dangerous weather conditions he managed to make a landing out of a very thin strip of lake, picked him up and said ‘I can only carry you, I can’t carry any equipment or bags’,” said Marilyn. The Carr-Harris family has raised the $1,500 needed to build the bench and will receive help from the city in its installation. “After reviewing the area, staff and the Mayor have contacted the family to offer up a new location for a memorial bench, which boasts the same view as the one identified in the initial request ... Staff at the city will be working with the family to get the bench installed, and are happy to have a resolution that works for everyone,” said city communications manager Veronika Stewart. “Mayor Lee Brain offered us an alternative spot, not too far from the three benches that overlook the water and has the same unobstructed view of the seaplanes landing and taking off. This is a suitable location that honours my dad’s legacy as a bush pilot of the northwest coast,” Marilyn wrote in a statement. “[My dad] was a very humble man and very deserving of this memorial,” she said last week.
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Mike Carr-Harris got his start in flying out of North Bay, Ontario with the 419 Air Squadron and later bird-dogged with the Flying Firemen in Victoria and northern Alberta before relocating to the North Coast.
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More protection for bylaw needed? A City of Prince Rupert bylaw officer was taken to hospital last week after an altercation at a residence where he was just doing his job — enforcing city laws whether people agree with them or not. The details of the situation are vague at best, but what is obvious is that a bylaw officers’ duties can be dangerous at times. In Kamloops, after five bylaw officers were reportedly assaulted within six months they asked the city to allow them to carry self-defence weapons, such as pepper spray or a baton. The same debate could be raised in Prince Rupert. A bylaw officer’s job often means confronting an individual at their residence. The person could have a weapon or be mentally unstable. Another option is if the bylaw officer feels threatened he could ask for a police escort to the residence. How can bylaw officers keep safe in a potentially threatening environment?
Fletcher: Premiers do the carbon shuffle Premier Christy Clark had her dancing shoes on as yet another “climate change” meeting ended in disarray in Vancouver last week. “This is not the end,” Clark assured reporters after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers emerged with no agreement on a national minimum carbon price. No kidding. Trudeau declared victory by announcing the unanimous consent to a “Vancouver Declaration,” which basically pays lip service to the concept of “carbon pricing” and kicks another grand federal election promise down the road. As the rest headed for jets waiting at Vancouver airport, Clark expressed the hope that the public would say “they got together and they made progress.” Did they? Let’s take a look. Going into the Whistler-Vancouver stop on Trudeau’s globe-trotting glamour tour, Clark correctly noted that it’s other provinces that need to make progress. B.C. has a clear price on carbon emissions; it’s been held at $30 a tonne
since Clark succeeded its pointed to SaskPower’s creator, Gordon Campbell. Boundary Dam carbon capture Clark’s advice for other and storage project. It is the premiers is to follow Campbell’s world’s first coal-fired power example of a revenue-neutral station to capture carbon carbon tax, offset by income dioxide after combustion. tax reductions. You won’t The CO2 is sold to oilfield build public support for a operators who inject it into carbon tax that makes people declining wells to push more Tom Fletcher poorer, she said. oil out, and the project intends Black Press Of course that’s what to capture sulphur dioxide and Alberta is doing, at a time fly ash to process and sell for when many residents are getting poorer other industrial uses. already. Alberta’s NDP government Wall is the only Canadian leader to plans to match the rate of B.C.’s carbon state a couple of inconvenient truths. tax within two years and spend the The purpose of this exercise is to reduce proceeds. carbon emissions, not to raise tax Other premiers have more creative revenues. And now is the worst possible definitions for pricing carbon. time to impose more taxes on the oil and Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil gas industry. pointed to transmission lines and power Clark’s stand-pat strategy on the purchases from the Muskrat Falls dam B.C. carbon tax is going to change this under construction in Labrador, to year, as positioning begins for the 2017 substitute hydro for coal-fired power. election. A B.C. government advisory The highest electricity prices in Canada panel has recommended a 33 per cent are their “carbon pricing” plan. increase, conveniently starting in 2018, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall with annual increases after that.
The current seven-cent-per-litre carbon tax on gasoline sold in B.C. is hardly a deterrent these days, as pump prices have tumbled and could stay low for years to come. And with a fragile economy, it seems unlikely that a big boost in carbon taxes will find favour with voters a year from now. The B.C. NDP is trying to rebuild its credibility on climate policy. NDP leader John Horgan tried to revise the party’s history, claiming in year-end interviews that the NDP didn’t oppose the carbon tax, only making it revenue neutral rather than spending the money on green initiatives, as Alberta wants to do. Alas, the NDP’s “axe the tax” campaign going into the 2009 election is a matter of record. The party’s election platform warned that Campbell’s plan “increases taxes for average families by tripling the gas tax” to its current level. Last week the NDP issued a news release denouncing Clark for presiding over increasing greenhouse gas emissions. Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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What makes Prince Rupert a top-50 small town to visit in Canada?
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MSP premiums not a cover-all for care Editor: Re: Time to take MSP off life support (B.C. Views, Feb. 24). I enjoyed Tom Fletcher’s column on MSP premiums and it brought back to mind some research I conducted when I was at Decima Research in the late ‘80s. As is true today, there was concern among some that people were over-using medical care, in part because they did not understand its cost. We tested views about costs of the system and looked in particular at differences between provinces that charged premiums and those that did not. The results were surprising. We found that a significant minority of respondents in provinces that had premiums believed that their premiums covered the entire cost of the health system. Far from making them more cautious about accessing
the system, many of those premium-paying respondents thought “I’m paying for it, so why shouldn’t I go to the hospital/clinic whenever I want.” As is the case today, proponents of premiums argued that it would make people more sensitive to the costs of the services they used; the converse turned out to be true. The only serious attempt to let people know about medical costs directly was Alberta’s disastrous (and never repeated) experiment in informing households about all the medical services consumed by the household in the previous year. Ian Mckinnon Oak Bay
History repeating itself for Clark Editor: Several commentaries have followed B.C.’s provincial budget, regarding the cold-hearted and mean-spirited claw-back inflicted upon vulnerable citizens who collect disability pensions. The B.C. government’s timing couldn’t have been worse, when it simultaneously revealed a new deal for Gordon Wilson as LNG advocate/ czar; he will have pocketed a tidy $650,000 plus expenses when his contract ends in two years, and chances are there will still be no LNG shipped out of B.C. Right on the heels of the government’s largesse to Mr. Wilson, came the report that Premier Christy Clark has racked up over $500,000 in private jet expenses in the past couple of years, mainly on the same-day visits to her West Kelowna riding. That’s the seat she had to win in a by-election in 2013 after losing in Point Grey. She replaced the just-elected West Kelowna MLA, who gallantly fell on his sword after being offered a $150,000 annual salary as B.C. Trade and Investment Commissioner to Asia, plus all expenses, of course. That budget-breaking “vroom, vroom” sound we hear is our high-flying Premier taking off into the wild blue yonder in her private jet, and taxpayers have to wonder if she ever ponders how the situation looks to mere mortals on the ground. Maybe when she’s relaxing above the clouds in her ostentatious luxury she’ll recall her political relationship with the aforementioned Mr. Wilson. She was his loyal staffer when he was Leader of the B.C. Liberal Party all those years ago; then
“That budget-breaking “vroom, vroom” sound we hear is our high-flying Premier taking off.” - Bernie Smith switched allegiances to another Gordo — when Gordon Campbell greedily seized control of the party. Bad blood surfaced from time to time during Mr. Wilson’s colourfully checkered career in Victoria — he was in three parties in six years, to earn the sobriquet Flip Wilson — none more memorable than when he was Minister for the governing NDP. History seems to be repeating itself in a strange way, as ironically Ms. Clark was the Opposition critic who challenged him on the expensive use of helicopters and planes to travel to Victoria, rather than taking the ferry like the opposition MLAs. In a response worthy of those fabled encounters between Winston Churchill and Lady Astor in the British Parliament, Mr. Wilson told the Speaker of his then-nemesis, “Unlike her, I don’t have a broom to travel on!” Bernie Smith Parksville
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he system of transporting goods in standard-sized containers is a relatively recent innovation. Prior to World War II, ports around the world shipped cargo as “break bulk.” The term refers to goods that must be loaded and unloaded individually. This form of shipping is still prevalent today, but declined dramatically with the introduction of standardized containers, as it is labour intensive, requires warehousing, and is generally much less efficient. However, break bulk shipping remains useful for accessing minimally-developed ports that lack modern infrastructure, and for transporting cargo that simply cannot be stuffed into containers. The first purpose-built ships for transporting containers were introduced in the 1950s, after trucking company owner Malcom McLean developed the modern intermodal container in the United States. The first purpose-built container ship was the Clifford J. Rodgers, which successfully completed its maiden voyage in 1955, carrying 600 containers between Vancouver and Skagway, Alaska. This trip also marked the introduction of the first intermodal service using ships, trucks and railroad cars. A number of those containers were loaded to new, purpose-built rail cars and moved to the Yukon. During the first two decades of containerized trade, a series of compromises between international shipping companies brought about the evolution of standard sizes, fittings and reinforcements for containers. By 1970, the International Organization for Standardization had defined common terminology, dimensions and ratings for shipping containers that were adopted by trading nations around the world. The introduction of large-scale container shipping dramatically changed the port landscape, both in North American and Europe. The Port of San Francisco, which had functioned as a major commercial port for break bulk for decades, lost its status as a major commercial port to the neighbouring Port of Oakland, which was able to build new infrastructure and capitalize on the emergence of containerization. In Europe, the ports of London and Liverpool declined in importance, while the Port of Felixstowe and the Netherlands’ Port of Rotterdam became two of the largest on the continent. Today, approximately 90% of non-bulk cargo worldwide is moved by container ships. The benefits of this form of shipping include dramatic reductions in the cost of international trade, and vastly increased speed in the movement of consumer goods and commodities. Containerization also improved cargo security, as goods are no longer readily visible and are locked inside the containers. The use of standardized container sizes has also lessened issues of incompatibility between rail networks in different countries, making transshipment between different trains much easier. At the Port of Prince Rupert, the rise of containerization made possible the conversion of Fairview Terminal from an under-utilized breakbulk facility to one of the world’s fastest growing container terminals. Re:port is a collaborative promotional venture by the Prince Rupert Port Authority and The Northern View.
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B.C. moving to tighten oil spill law BY TOM FLETCHER PRINCE RUPERT / Black Press
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Metlakatla First Nation Land Code: Taking back control of Metlakatla reserve lands This October, Metlakatla members will be asked to vote on the Metlakatla Land Code, which would return the authority to govern the land and resources of 10 Metlakatla reserves back to the Nation. While more information about the Land Code will be made available at upcoming meetings this spring, here are some things you need to know about the Land Code: - The First Nations Land Management Act (FNLMA) was enacted in 1999, it allows participating First Nations to opt out of the 34 land related sections of the Indian act and manage their reserve land and resources under their own land codes. - The Framework Agreement is not a treaty and does not affect any treaty rights. - There are currently 112 First Nations across Canada that have approved a Land Code, including 54 in British Columbia. There are two in the Northwest First Nations in Northwest B.C. who have passed a Land Code, including the Kitselas and Haisla First Nations. - A 2014 survey conducted by worldrenowned audit firm KPMG found that none of the 32 First Nations surveyed said they had any desire to return to the current land management system under the Indian Act. As well, a Land Code was found to speed up Land Governance procedures on reserve land by up to 72 times. - Approval of the Land Code is entirely up to the membership, not Chief and Council. The Land Code will not be approved unless a majority of votes are positive. -The creation of the Metlakatla Land Code is being overseen by a committee composed entirely of Metlakatla members. For more information on the proposed Metlakatla Land Code and the reserve lands included, visit http://www.metlakatla.ca/mfn-government/ lands-department
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The B.C. government has introduced changes to its environmental law to require more oil spill prevention measures and to enforce cleanup and restoration if a spill takes place on land. Environment Minister Mary Polak said Monday the new regulations and penalties are expected to take effect in early 2017, to fulfil one of the province’s conditions for approving new heavy oil transport projects such as the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The goal is to impose “world leading” spill prevention and response capability on land, and to work with the federal government to establish the same standard at sea, which is Ottawa’s responsibility. Polak released a new report from consultants Nuka Research that surveyed other spill protection systems around the world. It compared practices in Australia, Europe, the U.S., Norway and the ship
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escort system used in Prince William Sound, Alaska after the crude oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in 1989. The Alaska system includes a network of trained, on-call fishing vessels and crew that can provide immediate first response to incidents at sea. Polak said the legislation and regulations will update a system that
hasn’t changed since the 1980s. “Our old regulatory scheme really only placed requirements on industries after a spill had occurred,” Polak said. “The biggest change here is the scope of this, where we’re requiring them to have plans in place. We’re also requiring them to have plans to prevent a spill from ever occurring.”
Province to allow ordering alcohol by room service at hotels BY TOM FLETCHER PRINCE RUPERT / Black Press
The latest liberalization of B.C. libation rules means you can order
alcoholic drinks by room service at hotels and resorts, any time food service is also available. Liquor service was restricted to the hours of the hotel’s licensed bar
or restaurant, but that’s gone as the B.C. Liberal government continues deregulation to help tourism. Poma Dhaliwal, president of the Alliance of Beverage Licensees, called the room service change “reflective of the common-sense policy changes we have long advocated for.” Earlier the B.C. government lifted its ban on “happy hour” drink specials, and removed its restriction on requiring food with restaurant drinks and families with children during dining hours at neighborhood pubs. Wine in large grocery stores, craft alcohol sales at farmers’ markets and removing fences from festival beer gardens are other changes introduced since 2014. The B.C. government is working through a list of 73 recommendations from its popular liquor policy review. Easing room service rules is the 39th of 73 to be implemented, in a series of announcements that appears ready to extend to the May 2017 provincial election.
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Rupert among top 50 small towns to visit in Canada BY SHANNON LOUGH PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
The quaint charm of Prince Rupert was given visit-worthy status from the national travel agency, the Flight Network. The small coastal city was the inspiration for the report compiled by Shereen Mohammed, a marketing specialist at the Canadian-run company after she took a short tour of the area in the summer. “Considering I haven’t gone to a lot of small towns it almost motivated this piece in a way because I found that there were a lot of hidden gems, little quaint shops and restaurants, little things that you don’t really get
to experience when you’re in the big city,” she said. Mohammed, along with four other colleagues, looked at 200 small towns across the country and narrowed the list to the top 50 places to visit. Prince Rupert was named one of the five top “small towns” in British Columbia. The criteria for making the cut was if the destination was making efforts to draw in tourists and if there is something unique that people should make an effort to see. The write-up on Prince Rupert recommends tourists visit to experience an “unbeatable combination of Pacific coastline and charming, tourist-friendly downtown
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Prince Rupert was the inspiration for the Flight Network to promote travel to small towns in Canada.
area”, to try a cultural tour, eat fresh seafood, go hiking, whale watching and shop or dine along Cow Bay. The Flight Network is showcasing small towns to get people thinkingout of the box in not only thinking of visiting the already-known cities, such as Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary and to plan a more unique trip. The weak Canadian dollar also plays into the promotion to explore small-towns. “We wanted to present some travel opportunities that are affordable to Canadians, which might not necessarily mean travelling to the U.S. or travelling internationally, where they can still get a good bang for their buck,” Mohammed said. Look for more small towns on the Flight Network’s list online at www.flightnetwork.com/blog
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Chetwynd Great for rock climbing, mountain biking, fishing and camping.
Dawson Creek Known for heritage and historic sites.
Fort Nelson An outdoorsy town along the Alaskan Highway.
Houston Accommodation options include cabins and lake lodges.
Prince Rupert Cultural tours coupled with ocean fishing, whale watching. (http://www.flightnetwork.com/blog/canadas-top-50-small-towns/)
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This spacious home is located in a popular neighbourhood, has had extensive upgrades done in recent years, has great off-street parking and also has a two bedroom suite just to name a few of the many features this quality home has to offer. The large living room provides plenty of space for the entire family and for the times you’re looking to get away there is a fantastic rec room to take advantage of as well.
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Bosnian lab settles missing person case from 1981 BY SHANNON LOUGH PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
A missing person case in Prince Rupert from 1981 has finally been laid to rest. Robert (Bob) William Johnston went missing when he was only 19-years-old. In 1995, hikers found human remains on the south side of Mount Hays. The evidence was sent to the BC Coroners Service, and the Johnston family donated DNA to see if the remains belonged to their son but the results were inconclusive. Johnston’s sister, Ann Marie Sexton, has been put through a wash of emotions over the years, waiting to find out what happened to her brother. “When they weren’t able to create a profile that was disappointing. It was reopening a wound and then not having that closure, not even a Band-Aid to put on it,” Sexton said. The Johnston family used to live in Terrace, where Sexton remembers her brother would disappear for a few days to trek in the mountains — without telling a soul. When the family moved from Terrace to Surrey, and Sexton moved to Cold Lake, Alberta, her brother moved to Prince Rupert on his own. He often spoke about living off the grid, and when he disappeared Sexton said it was always in the back of her mind that was what he did. Fourteen years later when the hikers found the remains on Mount Hays, Sexton said that her family thought that it might be Bob. “He loved the outdoors and he loved being in the bush, he loved hiking. It’s not surprising where he was found because that was one of his favourite places,” Sexton said. Another 22 years later with improved technology and lab technicians, new testing proved that the DNA was a positive match for Johnston. “It’s been worked on since 1995, it’s just taken that long for technology to catch up,” said Laurel Clegg, the manager of the Identification and Disaster Response Unit. The special team works on difficult unidentified remains cases and has a list of 176 individuals they are trying to identify. As technology improved the unit tried in 2000 and again in 2003 to extract DNA from the remains found at Mount Hays. “Unfortunately, it was unsuccessful. It’s just the nature of how the remains are found, what they’re exposed to: water, weather, cold, heat, all that affects the ability to extract DNA from bone,” Clegg said adding that the unit had to let it go at that point. In a last ditch effort, the unit decided to send samples from 24 difficult-toidentify individuals, including the bone samples found at Mount Hays — to Bosnia. “This laboratory in Bosnia is set up as a result of the war where they became very good at extracting the DNA out
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A family photo taken of Bob Johnston on Christmas 1980. “He was a beautiful person, very much loved and missed,” said his sister Ann Marie Sexton.
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The Bosnian International Commission for Missing Person laboratory is internationally renowned for extracting DNA from human remains that has been exposed to the elements.
“When they weren’t able to create a profile that was disappointing. It was reopening a wound and then not having that closure.” -Ann Marie Sexton of remains that have been exposed to weather and so forth. They’re one of the best in the world at doing this,” Clegg said. The Bosnian International Commission of Missing Person (ICMP) laboratory was created in 1996 after the conflict ended in the former Yugoslavia. The organization was tasked to identify more than 40,000 people who were reported missing between 1991 until
1995. ICMP’s reputation grew internationally and with additional funding from governments around the world Bosnian staff took on missing person cases from the 2004 tsunami in South Asia, Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and Libya after the Gaddafi regime fell in 2011. It costs about $400 to $500 per sample. Clegg said they always go through B.C.
labs first, but in some cases they don’t have any more options. The BC Coroners Service was able to get 23 profiles out of the 24 samples, and made at least four identifications — Johnston was one of them. Clegg will now work toward identifying the other 170-odd cases. The cause of Johnston’s death is still unclear and the coroner will continue to pursue that information until it is deemed undetermined. When the Johnston family was contacted by the BC Coroners Service 35 years of grief hit them all at once, Sexton said. “You can’t even describe what a mix of emotions that was being so relieved that we had closure but having to say goodbye,” she said. “In no matter what state he came home in, he came home.”
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Novice Seawolves tie Kitimat in finals BY WILLIAM GYE PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
The Prince Rupert Novice Seawolves wrapped up their season hosting the Prince Rupert Minor Hockey Association (PRMHA) Novice Tournament this past weekend. Teams from all over the Northwest came. After the round robin finished on Friday and Saturday at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre, ‘Prince Rupert Blue’ found themselves facing off against Kitimat in the finals. Coach of Prince Rupert Blue, John Graham, commented on the final game and what made his youngsters so successful. “Our kids started to play hard. That’s what we wanted them to do, and we wanted them to have fun. We put a three letter game on the board. ‘F’ stands for fast, ‘U’ for you drive to the net, and ‘N’ for no quit. That spells fun.” “We tied three games and won one. That was a great result. We lost every game in our last tournament. We still persevered over the entire tournament,” added coach Corinne Bomben. Brodie Graham for Prince Rupert Blue had an amazing end-to-end rush, scoring to cut into the deficit after Kitimat took a 3-0 lead early on. The visitors put on intense pressure but the athletes from Rupert were able to use the fundamentals that the coaches taught them; using the boards, playing your position, and getting the puck out of the dangerous areas to enable them to weather the pressure. Sarah Okrainatz was very good for Prince Rupert Blue in the second and third periods, stopping some point blank
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The Prince Rupert Novice Seawolves ‘Blue’ team gave the hometown crowd quite a show, coming back from a 3-0 deficit to tie the visiting Kitimat team 4-4 in the finals of the Prince Rupert Novice Tournament, hosting northwest B.C. teams.
opportunities as well as second chance shots. Rupert’s individual skating was impressive. Some of the kids had either much natural skill or have put in a lot of effort in to be so fast quick, which bodes well for the future. Thor Pedersen for Rupert was able to bury a late goal with only seconds left, tying the game 4-4 after Prince Rupert Blue crawled their way to a comeback.
Coach Bomben was grateful for the tourney support. “Thanks to all the parents and volunteers who helped support (the team), thanks to all the parents from every single team that came: for A coming, and B being respectful in the stands,” she said, Prince Rupert Red also did the home crowd proud, taking part in the tourney.
Minor baseball returns to the North Coast BY WILLIAM GYE PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Minor baseball is back in Prince Rupert for kids aged four to nine and registration has already begun. President of the new North Coast Minor Baseball Association (NCMBA), Emily Kawaguchi, explained why she’s hoping it will be a success, much like the days of old. “Baseball is a sport that has a minimal equipment requirement, minimal cost requirement, and minimal base skill level to be involved. But more than anything, we know a lot of kids that want to play it,” she said. “We have a great group of volunteers that have stepped up to get us up and running again. We wanted to make sure we started with a manageable program, so we focused on younger age groups, specifically the four to nine age group - pre-kindergarten to Grade 4.” The new league is set to take place in the months of May and June to avoid conflicting with soccer programming . “We’re hoping that we can grow the league in the future
as the core group ages. I should note there is another volunteer group in town starting up a slow-pitch/softball league for ages above that, which is another awesome option,” said Kawaguchi. As part of that “grow the roots” strategy, the four to five age group will begin with a baseball variation called “blastball”. Blastball is a simplified “orientation” version of baseball, designed to reduce time standing around and increasing movement. The game is played with special soft bats and balls to avoid risk of injury and to minimize equipment needs. Teams are kept small in number to allow supervision, reduce waiting times and to increase repetitions of the fun stuff, like hitting, throwing and catching. From there, the league transitions kids into tee-ball, and then into a full “pitching and catching” baseball game. With regards to where the games will be played, McKeown Park in Port Edward is a level, well drained surface, often known as being under-utilized. The Association think it’s the perfect site for a little league baseball diamond. The District of Port Edward is going to work with the organization to ensure they have a
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home park that meets their needs. The hope is that over time, the minor baseball league gets established, and with this facility it can hold a lot of potential for further development. Registration is ongoing. “We’re still collecting names, but we’re confident we’ll be able to pull together enough volunteers for coaching and any other requirements. We have lots of people putting their hands up, and we’re confident we’ll get even more,” siad the president. The NCMBA has a website (NorthCoastBall.ca) that answers most of the questions that parents will have, and facilitates online registration (including online payment). They have had over 40 kids registered in the first three days. To contact representatives of the organization you can email them at NorthCoastBall@gmail.com A schedule hasn’t been released yet, but two games per week seems likely, Kawaguchi mentioned. “League start-up includes a lot of one-time costs, and we are already seeing Rupert and Port Edward’s corporate community ‘step up to the plate’. Without these corporate sponsors, we would not be able to offer minor baseball at an affordable level,” she said.
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Jr. Boys PRMS shows well at Pitt Meadows ’Makers return from provincials BY KEVIN CAMPBELL
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The Charles Hays Secondary (CHSS) junior boys’ Rainmakers basketball squad represented Prince Rupert proudly at the BC High School Basketball Provincial Championships last week in Langley. Thirty-two teams in all took part in the province-wide tourney and the CHSS junior boys placed 26th overall, despite being seeded 15th heading into the tournament. “I am happy that our team got the opportunity to compete at the BC Championships and gain valuable exposure to a level of play that they hadn’t fully experienced during the regular season,” said head coach Kevin Sawka. “For all players involved, this was a fresh look for each of them at provincials. I was proud that we were in contention of all the games we played, with the exception of Game One.” That game was a 43-66 loss for CHSS to Richmond’s Stevenston-London Secondary. Game Two was quite closer, but the Rainmakers again fell to St. Thomas More Collegiate of Burnaby, 40-31. Game Three was a nail-biter. A 51-50 loss to Kelowna brought CHSS’ record to 0-3. Game Four brought the Makers’ lone win of the tournament - a 51-44 victory over Prince George’s DP Todd, a team with much history with the Rainmakers. Game Five was a 49-39 loss to Langley’s Brookswood Secondary. “I feel the experience gained from provincials this year has allowed our players to see what their maximum effort could be, and fuel them to reach that potential as their new ‘normal’ for performance. I think our team worked hard throughout the year, but an individual doesn’t truly know what their maximum effort is until they have been pushed to that point in competition. That is why I say that the post season experience gained this year has allowed each of these boys to come to a new awareness of their individual effort and performance. I am excited to see how each of them uses that new awareness to push themselves from within to achieve even greater heights next year,” said coach Sawka. The team will have six Grade 9s returning to the squad in fall 2016, which should posture them to have another run at a provincial title. “We have a very solid cohort of Grade 8s coming into the high school next year that will complement those returnees to form a potentially formidable squad at the junior level again. It is with a heavy heart that we pass on nine grade 10s to the varsity level for next year’s season. With over 300 hours of just practice time logged together over the past two seasons, the relationships forged with each of these kids is a privileged one, and one that I relish,” he added. The Grade 10s moving on include Malcolm Brown, Christian Clifton, Eric Tubb, Ezekiel Appollos, Cedric McKay, Cole Jeffrey, Dorian Robinson, and Jalen Stanley. “With such a large tournament, the team that won was going to need not only talent and poise, but a little bit of luck on their side over the course of five games in four days. [Mill Bay’s] Brentwood College School won the tournament, defeating [Langley’s] Walnut Grove in an actionpacked final,” said the coach.
Both Prince Rupert Middle School (PRMS) Grade 8 boys’ and girls’ basketball squads took to the court one more time this season at the Pitt Meadows Secondary Grade 8 Boys’ and Girls’ Invitational Championships last Thursday to Saturday. For the girls, it was the first time the team had attended provincials since 2003, and the squad finished with a very respectable 2-2 record going up against the province’s best, finishing in 10th place. “It was the first real competition that the girls had come up against [this season] so there was a bit of a learning curve,” said head coach Denise Wilson. In Game One, Abbotsford’s William A. Fraser defeated PRMS 53-44, while in Game Two, the Storm won a tight 5149 game over Summerland just hours later on Thursday.
The girls played tremendously in a 47-36 win against Vernon in Game Three, but fell to North Vancouver’s St. Thomas Aquinas in Game Four by a lot of points. “They handled themselves well. We got a lot of compliments from other coaches saying how well the girls played and how good shooters they were,” said Wilson. Payton Henry received a third-team all star nomination and Kristy Innes also played well at the guard position. Both received player of the game awards in the team’s wins. For the boys’ Storm team, the squad beat an extremely tough Sir Winston Churchill team from Vancouver 55-39, lost to Surrey’s Holy Cross 82-38, fell to Vancouver’s St. George’s School 59-47 and faced off against Surrey’s Tamanawis Secondary in Game Four. Results were unavailable as of press time. The boys finished in eighth spot overall in the tourney, led by head coach Cary Dalton, who is returning to the tournament after winning zones with the Storm last year.
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The Prince Rupert Atom Developmental Seawolves squad grabbed third-place at a recent northwest regional tournament in Smithers. The team fell to Prince George in the semifinals of the tourney, but made great strides in the development of their personal hockey careers.
Developmental Atoms win third-place in Smithers BY WILLIAM GYE SMITHERS / The Northern View
The Prince Rupert Atom Developmental Seawolves wrapped up their 2016 season in Smithers, taking home third-place in the Smithers Developmental Tournament during Feb. 27-28. The team lost to Prince George in one of the semifinal games, but standouts for the team that helped them claim bronze included Logan Hughes, Jorian Mack and goaltender Elly Lowe, among other strong teammates, who all put in a group effort to achieve the top-three finish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody played well, it was a total team effort. That was our season-ending event, and the icing on the cake was ... the hard work for the year coming together and the team playing well,â&#x20AC;? said coach Jamie Lowe. Lowe will coach in some capacity in the 20162017 season in the Peewee Division and many of the players from this team will be moving up.
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The library’s reader BY SHANNON LOUGH PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Book in hand, with the illustrations facing five pairs of wide eyes, the librarian captures the children’s fleeting interest, even if it is just for one more page. Beth Diamond has worked in the children’s department at the Prince Rupert Public Library for 35 years and counting. She reads to toddlers and preschoolers and gives them activities based around a central theme. Last week it was cars. “Those moments when you connect a child or adult with just the right book that makes me happiest,” Diamond said. Born in Prince Rupert, she grew up in a home on Overlook Street and was the oldest of three kids. Her mother didn’t drive and at six-years-old she would take the bus downtown to the swimming pool in the building where Shutter Shack is now. The city was different then. “Just like anybody’s childhood from the 60s, there were a lot of kids out on the street playing and building forts and all of that neat stuff that doesn’t necessarily happen anymore for kids,” Diamond said. In those days, the library was across from the building with the indoor swimming pool until a fire claimed it in the late 1960s. The community was left without a library until the new one was built in 1971 in the same place it stands today. When Diamond was in elementary school she remembers coming to the library for an after-school program when there were still 16mm films. “We were actually using old film strips with felt pens and then rolling it off on the reels in the old film room that we used to have here,” she said. After high school, she had dreams of being an elementary school teacher. She moved to Victoria for university but after two years her savings ran dry and she had to return to Prince Rupert to find a job. There were two favourable job openings that Diamond applied to. One was at the school district, and the other was at the library. For six months she worked at the school district until she received a call from the library. The position she was looking at earlier was vacant once again, and the library wanted her to take the gig. She was told that she would be working with three to five-year-olds. “I was like, ‘Oh my goodness, they seem so little’. But then you get used to working with those kids,” Then the library wanted a program for two-year-olds. “I was like, ‘Twos? They’re babies!’ But then you start working with them and it’s such a neat age.” The shift from 24 to 36 months old still amazes Diamond after all these years. She loves to watch them grow from toddlers to pre-school ready. She tried to continue her post-secondary education
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Beth Diamond runs the children’s program at the Prince Rupert Public Library and has read to toddlers and preschoolers for the past 35 years.
“I think it’s the best job in the place. It’s so much fun” - Beth Diamond through correspondence but she said it wasn’t the same as before, and she thought that if she left her current job at the library she would probably lose it forever. “I feel that I was very fortunate. I was in the right place at the right time and it’s just been great. I think it’s the best job in the place. It’s so much fun,” she said. She stuck with the job, knowing that she had hit the jackpot as far as careers go. She decided to plant roots in her hometown, and started to raise her own family as well. A friend introduced her to Duncan, who came from the Lytton and only planned on staying on the North Coast for a few years. Life happened — she married Duncan, he stayed in town. The couple had two kids, a now 22-yearold son and an 18-year-old daughter who still live in the city, and she also has a 32-year-old stepdaughter in Kamloops with two of her own kids. With the full-time career at the library, Diamond’s
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children were in home daycare and then preschool. They weren’t able to come to her daily reading programs. “It’s kind of funny how you get to read to everybody else’s kids that way but of course it just didn’t work for my own kids to come,” she said. Each year, a new batch of children join her reading program as the older group heads off to kindergarten. It’s an ongoing cycle, one that shocks Diamond when she recognizes some of the parents as those who once took her program when they were preschoolers. The library has always been a core part of the community in Diamond’s mind, and she is still reeling from the City of Prince Rupert’s announcement that $66,000 is being cut from the institution’s funding. “I think it kind of felt like the library was in the cross hairs,” she said, stating that the enhancement grant suggests that the library is only an enhancement to the community and not part of its core. “It’s the only place that I feel in the entire community that is a safe, dry, warm place to come to whether it’s in the evenings or on the weekends.” Diamond isn’t sure what this is going to mean for her position, or for the library. For now, she will continue to immerse herself in the community, such as participating in the Children’s Festival, and helping little minds develop a fascination with the written word.
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Using the Port of Prince Rupert as an alternative — and more efficient — option was the talk of a shipping conference held in Long Beach, California last week. The 16th Trans-Pacific Maritime conference held a panel called “Prince Rupert, a model for cooperation that benefits supply chains” on March 1. The Prince Rupert Port Authority’s CEO, Don Krusel, was in i the panel along a with representatives r from f DP W o r l d , Canadian N a t i o n a l Railway R and Microsoft, M to discuss d how Prince P Rupert is i a growing player p in the port p scene. -Michael Gurney Over the four f days, Prince Rupert was mentioned in other presentations as well, said the manager of corporate communications for the Port, Michael Gurney. “One shipper talked about how in trying to get his cargo to a distribution centre near Chicago it made much more sense to go through Prince Rupert than through any of the busy West Coast U.S. ports, even though his destination is actually in the U.S.,” Gurney said, adding that other stories of the same ilk were brought up in other sessions. As West Coast U.S. ports become more congested, Prince Rupert’s port gains the advantage in maintaining speed and efficiency. The Fairview terminal was built with speed in mind, Gurney said. The trains are loaded right at the terminal and because Prince Rupert is a smaller community without the urban sprawl Vancouver has, the trains can hit mainline speeds almost immediately. At the conference there was also some discussion on expanding the Panama Canal. “One presenter felt that despite the opening of the expanded canal that there would not be a threat to Prince Rupert traffic specifically because of our fast service through the Midwest. That’s reassuring,” Gurney said who has received questions on the subject before. The Port is a regular sponsor of the annual Trans-Pacific Maritime conference and usually sends someone to take part in one or more of the panel presentations. Gurney also said that many of the Port’s shipping customers were at the conference touting Prince Rupert as a reliable solution with a consistent performance. “Despite challenges in the last few years around winter time slow downs, because of weather on the railroads for example, they keep sticking with Prince Rupert and they expressed thanks for Rupert’s ability to help them through difficult times.”
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t is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Brian Lee Mierau. A loving son, brother, father, grandfather and uncle.
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Born November 3rd,1954 in Edmonton, Alberta, he was the son of the late Norman and Norma Mierau. Brian was a skilled carpenter and his hobbies included fishing, golfing and wood working, but what brought him most joy was being a father and a grandfather. He will be lovingly remembered by his daughters Tanya (Edward) and Lyndsay (Jason), as well as his four grandchildren, Kyuss, Makenzie, Addison and Keegan. Brian is also survived by his brother Garry (Debbie) and nieces and nephews, Dustin, Katie, Shawn, Jennifer, Christopher and Jordan as well as his great niece Danielle.
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The family would like to extend their gratitude to Doctor Kloppers and Brown, as well as the 3rd floor nursing staff at PRRH for their dedication and care during the last two months of his life.
aĐh aƉƉůiĐaŶt ŵƵst ďe a CaŶaĚiaŶ ĐiƟnjeŶ aŶĚ ďe ǁiůůiŶŐ to ƵŶĚerŐo a ŵeĚiĐaů edžaŵiŶaƟoŶ to ĚeterŵiŶe ŵeŶtaů aŶĚ ƉhLJsiĐaů ĮtŶess to ƉerĨorŵ the ĚƵƟes oĨ a Ɖiůot͘ AƉƉůiĐaŶts ǁho ďeůieve theLJ are ƋƵaůiĮeĚ shoƵůĚ sƵďŵit a ǁriƩeŶ reƋƵest Ĩor aŶ aƉƉůiĐaƟoŶ ƉaĐŬaŐe Ɖrior to 1530hrs on Thursday, March 24, 2016 to͗ EdžaŵinaƟon – irector oĨ Marine OƉeraƟons PaciĮc PilotaŐe Authority 1000 – 1130 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6E 4A4 or edžaŵsΛƉƉa.Őc.ca AŶ iŶĨorŵaƟoŶ sessioŶ oŶ ͞B COD/E' A COAST W/LOT͟ ǁiůů ďe heůĚ at the oĸĐes oĨ the WaĐiĮĐ WiůotaŐe AƵthoritLJ oŶ Thursday, March 31, 2016 at ϭϬϬϬhrs͘ AŶLJoŶe ĐoŶsiĚeriŶŐ this edžĐiƟŶŐ voĐaƟoŶ shoƵůĚ aƩeŶĚ this Ĩree sessioŶ to Őet aŶ ƵŶĚerstaŶĚiŶŐ oĨ the ƉroĐess͘ Wůease ƉreͲreŐister ďLJ eŵaiůiŶŐ LJoƵr Ŷaŵe aŶĚ ƉhoŶe ŶƵŵďer to iŶĨosessioŶΛƉƉa͘ŐĐ͘Đa or ĐaůůiŶŐ ϲϬϰͲϲϲϲͲϲϳϳϭ͕ edžt Ϭ͘
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REFORESTATION Nursery seedlings of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce & Pine from $0.99/tree. Free Shipping. Replacement guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca
1 ACRE Lake front lot on Lakelse Lake with a cabin for $360,000 Ph: 250-631-7920
SUMMER DOCKHAND Prince Rupert Rowing and Yacht Club Full-time May - Sept. 2016 Job duties: Organizing & mooring transient vessels. Minor and major dock maintenance. Custodial duties and other duties as required. Independent and conďŹ dent workers. Extra qualiďŹ cations that are helpful: P.C.O, Radio operators & First Aid. Please e-mail resume: info@prryc.com or drop off in mailbox 121 George Hills Way
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com
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TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca
FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928.
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Homestead ďŹ&#x201A;ock Young Ram and 4 Ewes ready to move to your farm. Good mothering, well muscled, quality wool. Caseous and campylobacter free. For more information
call: 250-842-6031
Massive Restaurant Equipment Auction March 12th @ 10am www.KwikAuctions.com 7305 Meadow Avenue, Burnaby, BC - Shipping/Storage Available New Equipment Liquidation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Structural Concepts, True, DelďŹ eld Refrigeration, Imperial, Royal, Prime, US Ranges, S.S. sinks, tables, shelvings, carts, janitorial, bakery, packaging, matching plates, refurbished equipment, bottling line, soft serves, Hobart mixers & dishwashers, back bars, rotary glass washers, cutlery.
Misc. Wanted Garage Sales Garage Sale in Prince Rupert Sat. March 12th 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. 141 Metlakatla Road Bay #4
Misc. for Sale The Port of Prince Rupert, Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading edge port in trade growth, maritime safety, environmental stewardship and community partnerships, invites applications from highly-motivated individuals for the following new position:
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, OPERATIONS
POLE BARNS, Shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and installation. Call John at 403998-7907; or email: jcameron @advancebuildings.com
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SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.
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Buying Coin Collections of any size.We collect CAN & US Coins, bills, Silver, Gold. Local couple also deal with Estates, Jewellery, Sterling, Antiques+ Chad & Crissy 778-281-0030. We can make House Calls!
WANTED: Antlers, Horns, Old Traps, Native Baskets, etc. Call: (250) 624-2113
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Reporting to the Vice President, Operations & Harbour Master, the Administrative Assistant provides administrative support and secretarial services to all Operations sections and managers as assigned by the VP, Operations & Harbour Master. The ideal candidate would possess post-secondary education and minimum 5 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience. In addition, the ideal candidate would also possess strong spoken and written communication skills and perform well individually in a team environment. The Port offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits program. More details regarding this career opportunity are available at the Portâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www.rupertport.com. Individuals of aboriginal descent are strongly encouraged to apply. Interested candidates are requested to submit their application in confidence by March 18, 2016 to:
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is opening for the 2016 Season
â&#x20AC;˘ CUSTOMER SERVICE â&#x20AC;˘ GOLF SHOP â&#x20AC;˘ SERVER STAFF We are looking for team players for full and part time positions.
Please Apply In Person With Resume Attention Dave: 523-9th Ave West, Prince Rupert. Resumes will be accepted till March 23 at 3 pm
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Class 1 Driver Prince Rupert, BC
CARRIERS WANTED For Prince Rupert Routes Contact Melissa at 250-624-8088 or email: circulation@thenorthernview.com what route you are interested in with your name, address & phone number
LOCATION: Prince Rupert, BC Bandstra Transportation Systems Ltd is looking for an experienced Class 1 driver for its Prince Rupert location. The successful applicant will be responsible for local deliveries, pick upâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and highway running. QUALIFICATIONS: t .JOJNVN ZFBST $MBTT ESJWJOH t &YQFSJFODFE XJUI #5SBJOT t -PDBM EFMJWFSJFT QJDL VQ T CZ TUSBJHIU USVDL USBJMFS BOE EFDL T t $POUBJOFS IBVMBHF UP GSPN QPSU t -PBEJOH VOMPBEJOH USBJMFST DPOUBJOFST t #F QIZTJDBMMZ Ă˝U BOE BCMF UP MJGU MCT t &YDFMMFOU WFSCBM BOE XSJUUFO DPNNVOJDBUJPO TLJMMT SFRVJSFE t .VTU CF EFQFOEBCMF BOE BCMF UP GVODUJPO JOEFQFOEFOUMZ t "CMF UP XPSL BEEJUJPOBM PS ĂžFYJCMF IPVST BT OFFEFE t 3FQSFTFOU UIF DPNQBOZ QSPGFTTJPOBMMZ BU BMM UJNFT t 4VCNJU UP B DSJNJOBM CBDLHSPVOE DIFDL Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted REMIT RESUMES TO: Bandstra Transportation Systems Ltd "UUO 1SJODF 3VQFSU #SBODI careers@bandstra.com 'BY
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Being part of our team means you have the benefit of enjoying the use of the facility on your days off! Golf knowledge and experience would be an asset. Serving It Right Certificate required. Positions are for the season approximately April 1 - September 30.
Human Resources Prince Rupert Port Authority 200-215 Cow Bay Road Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 1A2 Fax: (250) 627-8980 Email: careers@rupertport.com No telephone inquiries please.
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Real Estate TIRED OF the snow and cold? Instead, relocate to sunny Sunshine Coast, just an hour away from Vancouver. Enjoy a serene family homestead, consisting of 14.88 acres of lush forest, meadows, your own private waterfall, an enormous 3374 sq.ft. workshop, a great family home and a carriage suite above a triple garage and a beautiful inground pool. For more information call Susanne Jorgensen, Remax Oceanview 604885-1398.
SALES CONSULTANT IN TERRACE MacCarthy GM Terrace is actively seeking a Sales Consultant to complete our well-rounded sales team. A passion for customer service, excellent teamwork and communication skills, and overall zest for life are assets that will help you get the job. Learning our award winning products plus providing exceptional customer service is a winning combination in the Sales Department of MacCarthy GM. Daily you will find yourself using your charm, your knowledge, and your communication skills to find the perfect New or Used vehicle for your customers. Add in an award winning sales team plus the beautiful location and you will find yourself in a job you love. The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills, a passion for customer service, good computer skills, and a valid Class 5 Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s License. The most important qualities we are looking for are confidence, a friendly nature, and the ability to provide an exceptional customer experience. Experience in auto sales is an asset, however it is not necessary. MacCarthy GM will provide thorough training, a competitive commission scale and benefits. To find out what selling at MacCarthy GM is like and to apply for the position please send your fantastic resume to: Joey Prevost, General Sales Manager/Owner, at jprevost@maccarthygm.com
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The City of Prince Rupert is looking for a permanent full time Landfill Operator I to join our team inteam the Public Engineering Technologist to join our in the Works Department. Engineering & Public Works Department. For more information and a complete job description please refer to our website at: www.princerupert.ca â&#x20AC;&#x153;Career Opportunitiesâ&#x20AC;? Qualified applicants are invited to submit a detailed resume by March 18, 2016 to the attention of Tanya Ostrom, Operations Manager, at hrop@princerupert.ca.
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The 7.77 m vessel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tamandaâ&#x20AC;? and personal items therein owned by Sean Kristmanson debtor to the Port Edward Harbour Authority, will be auctioned at 2 pm on April 5, 2016 at 200 Bayview Drive, Port Edward, BC, VOV 1G0.
The 11.12m vessel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nowthenâ&#x20AC;? and personal items therein owned by Ian Fuhr debtor to the Port Edward Harbour Authority, will be auctioned at 2 pm on April 5, 2016 at 200 Bayview Drive, Port Edward, BC, V0V 1G0.
For more information contact Tammy Dickens at 250-628-9220.
For more information contact Tammy Dickens at 250-628-9220.
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Administrative Assistant / Payroll â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Purchasing Relief / Permanent Full Time Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. is currently accepting resumes for an Administrative Assistant/Payroll â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Purchasing Relief position. This position provides payroll and purchasing support to the finance and maintenance department, as well as administrative assistance to management staff. The position is also cross-trained to provide vacation relief to the payroll and purchasing staff, as required. In addition, operation of the switchboard and reception area falls within this position. Ideal candidates for this position will have a grade 12 diploma, GED or higher as well as postsecondary bookkeeping, accounting and/or payroll courses; a friendly and professional telephone manner; great interpersonal skills; a team player; detail oriented; problem solving skills; MS Word/ Excel experience and a typing speed of 50 WPM. Previous administrative, payroll, or bookkeeping work experience will be considered an asset. Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. offers a competitive compensation package including comprehensive benefits and pension plan. Submit your resume to: Human Resources Department Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. 1300 Ridley Island Road Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 3Y1 or Electronically to: hrops@prgrain.bc.ca Closing date is Monday, March 14, 2016. Only applicants under consideration will be contacted to proceed with the hiring process.
NOTICE OF ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PROCESS Proposed Municipal Name Change to the North Coast Regional District NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, pursuant to Part 2 Division 6 of the Local Government Act, the Skeena Queen Charlotte Regional District proposes to request that the Minister responsible recommend to the Lieutenant Governor in Council a municipal name change from the SkeenaQueen Charlotte Regional District to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;North Coast Regional Districtâ&#x20AC;?. The purpose of the proposed municipal name change is to better align the Regional Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name to its geography. Further information on this matter can be viewed at the Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District office, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, except Statutory Holidays, at 14-342 3rd Avenue West, Prince Rupert, BC, or on the website at www.sqcrd.ca. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, pursuant to the Local Government Act and the Community Charter, the Board of the Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District may request the Minister responsible to recommend a name change if, after the deadline, elector response forms are certified by the Corporate Officer as having been signed by less than 10% of the eligible electors in the boundary of the regional district which is the whole of the Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District. If, after the deadline, elector response forms are certified by the Corporate Officer as having been signed by at least 10% of the eligible electors in the Regional District (calculated to be 1,226), the Board may not proceed with the request for a municipal name change and may not proceed with the process unless the matter receives assent of the electors in a voting proceeding. Elector Response Forms The response of the electors must be in the form established by the Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District. Forms are available at the Regional District office (14-342 3rd Avenue West, Prince Rupert). Blank forms can be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed, upon request. An accurate copy of the elector response form may be utilized, provided that it is made of the form prior to any electors signing such form, so that only elector response forms with original signatures are submitted. For an elector response to be accepted it must meet the following conditions: â&#x20AC;˘ only eligible electors of the Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District are entitled to sign an elector response form; â&#x20AC;˘ the full name of the elector must be stated; â&#x20AC;˘ the residential address of the elector must be stated; â&#x20AC;˘ the elector must sign the elector response form; â&#x20AC;˘ if applicable, the address of the property in relation to which the person is entitled to vote as a non-resident property elector must be stated; and, â&#x20AC;˘ the elector response form must be submitted to the Corporate Officer before the deadline. Forms may be submitted in person or by mail to be received by the Corporate Officer at the SkeenaQueen Charlotte Regional District office located at 14-342 3rd Avenue West, Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1L5 NO LATER THAN 4:30 P.M. ON Friday, April 29, 2016. Elector response forms must be in the possession of the Corporate Officer by this time, as postmarks WILL NOT be accepted as date of submission. FORMS MAY NOT BE RETURNED BY FAX. Eligible Elector An eligible elector for the purpose of this Alternative Approval Process is a resident who meets the following criteria: â&#x20AC;˘ is age eighteen or older; â&#x20AC;˘ is a Canadian citizen; â&#x20AC;˘ has been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months; â&#x20AC;˘ has been a resident of the Regional District for at least thirty days; and, â&#x20AC;˘ is not disqualified from voting by the Local Government Act or any other act. A non-resident property elector who meets the following criteria is also an eligible elector: â&#x20AC;˘ is not entitled to register as a resident elector for the Regional District; â&#x20AC;˘ is age eighteen or older; â&#x20AC;˘ is a Canadian citizen; â&#x20AC;˘ has been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months; â&#x20AC;˘ has been a registered owner of the real property within the Regional District for at least thirty days; and, â&#x20AC;˘ is not disqualified from voting by the Local Government Act or any other act. Note: Corporations or land held in a corporate name are not entitled to vote. In the case of multiple owners of a parcel, only one person (with the consent of the majority of owners) may vote as a nonresident property elector. What is an Alternative Approval Process? On January 1st, 2004 the Community Charter came into force and prescribes two methods by which a local government may seek approval of the electors. These are Assent of the Electors (which is approval by voting) or Alternative Approval Process which allows a Board to proceed with an action unless at least 10% of the electors state their opposition within a prescribed period. In this case, the Board has opted for the latter process. If at least 10% of the electors state their opposition to the proposed action, the matter requires the Assent of the Electors if the Board wishes to proceed. The Alternative Approval Process under the Community Charter replaces the Counter Petition Opportunity under the Local Government Act that some may have been familiar with. More information may be obtained by contacting Daniel Fish, Deputy Corporate Officer at the Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District office at 14-342 3rd Avenue West, Prince Rupert, BC or by telephone at 250-624-2002. Daniel Fish, Deputy Corporate Officer
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Open House held for Tuck Inlet Road paving Contributed / The Northern View
BY KEVIN CAMPBELL LAX KWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ALAAMS / The Northern View
Residents of the Lax Kwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;alaams community will soon have a smoother trip driving up and down Tuck Inlet Road, after the Province of B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is scheduled to pave the road in June. A public open house took place on Feb. 25 with over 100 residents showing up to voice their opinions and support for the project in paving the existing gravel surface. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overall it was very positive, a very good turnout,â&#x20AC;? said Ministry of Transportation n Skeena district manager Darrell Gunn last week.. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had some really great feedback collected d with just a lot of great local knowledge about thee road itself and some ideas to incorporate into thee project, which weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve taken in and are evaluating g and going through that process.â&#x20AC;? The 17.5-kilometre Tuck Inlet Road, which h provides a link to the ferry system to Princee Rupert from Lax Kwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;alaams, is set to bee improved with safety features, such as concretee barriers, speed reader boards and pullouts, ass well as a replaced bridge. - Darrell Gunn Some residents also brought up thee environmental questions that may arise with a project of this nature. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We told them what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing as far as addressing any sort of environmental concerns. We have very high standards for our projects, but they did have some questions about any sort of construction delays during the project, especially catching the ferry, so of course weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to be building that into our traffic management plan,â&#x20AC;? said Gunn, adding that single-lane alternating traffic will be implemented to avoid disruption to ferry users. While no solid timetable is set, Gunn expects construction to be wrapped up by the early fall or late September-early October. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed with the Lax Kwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;alaams last year to begin engineering work on the project. The MOU is part of the ministryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s B.C. on the Move 10-year transportation plan. In terms of employment, the district manager said the province is examining how to include area jobs in the construction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be a tender going out on B.C. Bid, but we are looking at, right now, different opportunities to include some opportunities for the local community to be involved with employment and being a part of the project,â&#x20AC;? said Gunn. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to make a big difference â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just the mobility, the safety, the wear and tear â&#x20AC;&#x201C; [the improvements] are going to be very, very positive.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to make a big difference [like] safety and wear and tear.â&#x20AC;?
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CityWest exempt from new CRTC ruling, but changes coming to cable BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Rupertites wanting to pick and pay for just the channels they want to watch will have to wait a little longer before theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to put together a lineup of their own choosing. As of March 1, larger Canadian cable television service providers were mandated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to offer an affordable entry-level $25 â&#x20AC;&#x153;skinny basicâ&#x20AC;? package, a pick-and-pay package, or small reasonably-priced packages created by the subscriber through combo or theme packs. CityWest, which already offers a few pickand-pay individual channels and multiple theme packs on top of a basic package, is exempt from the March deadline, as well as an upcoming December deadline of offering both pick-andpay and small and reasonably priced packages to Canadians, due to its smaller company size. In the near future, the company plans to offer more individual channels and theme packs that â&#x20AC;&#x153;add value to customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; current TV portfolioâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been calls [about the changes],â&#x20AC;? said CityWest sales and marketing manager Chris Armstrong last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They spiked about last year when the CRTC first announced it, and then over the last few months, the volume in calls has gotten a little bit higher ... We explain our position [of exemption] and for the most part people are quite happy with it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really want to emphasize that our customers have been really great since we communicated that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not launching it on Feb. 29. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been fantastic. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a lot of emails and people are very reasonable about it. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really been any angry
customers over this and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very reasonable in their requests of what they want to see in their TV packaging and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re definitely going to take all of that into account when we eventually do build our new packages.â&#x20AC;? Armstrong didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a solid timetable into the future as to when the new packaging options would be available, but mentioned that the reevaluation period is a good chance to find out what northwest B.C. customers want in their viewing options. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We get calls everyday from people asking about what new channels that we might not have that they would like. This is a prime opportunity to do some good market research,â&#x20AC;? said Armstrong. Despite the new pick-and-pay model, the manager thinks people still may go for the theme packages because of the cheaper overall cost per-channel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheaper to buy a dozen eggs than it is to buy one. I think, for the short-to-medium term, TV customers are still going to like their theme packages, mostly because the unit price is going to be smaller now. That said, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a few customers, I think a pretty low percentage, that do want those single channels.â&#x20AC;? While CityWest will respond to any regulatory change made that affects the company, the strain isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so much on the technical side of things for new package options, but more for marketing and billing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always base our prices on what the market demands are and what our competition does. Any business does that and we will do the same thing when we launch the new packaging, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take into account what we think people will pay, how much value they see in the amount theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re paying for it and also take into account what our competition is doing,â&#x20AC;? said Armstrong.
Prince Rupert Regional Community Foundation
Grant Applications Being Received: The Prince Rupert Regional community Foundation gives annual grants to specific projects in the area of the Skeena Queen Charlotte Regional District. Grant applications are now being received and the deadline for receipt of 2016 Grant application is March 31, 2016. The Grants will be announced and awarded during 2016. The Grant application and terms of granting can be found at the Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, www.prfoundation.ca Please take the time to review the grant terms before applying. Mail: P.O. Box 66, Prince Rupert BC V8J 3P4 email: prfoundation@citytel.net
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Does it take a PhD to know Lelu Island is a terrible place to put an LNG plant?
Nope. But over 100 of Canada’s most reputable scientists agree it’s a bad idea and puts our Skeena salmon at risk. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is currently reviewing a proposal by the Malaysian state-owned corporation Petronas to build an LNG plant on Lelu Island, located at the mouth of the Skeena River. It risks damaging the critical salmon habitat of Flora Bank. Its fracked gas wells, pipeline and liquefaction plant will make Pacific Northwest LNG one of Canada’s top three sources of greenhouse gases. Your voice matters. To submit your comments by March 11, visit skeenawatershed.com
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Community
North Coast Literacy returns BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
North Coast Literacy Now, a partnership of educational, First Nations and child care groups from the area, is back for its seventh annual ‘Celebrating Literacy’ event, to be held at Rupert Square Mall this coming Saturday, March 12 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The yearly event brings together children of all ages and adults in a showcase of community organizations supporting literacy and learning. Free books and activities relating to literacy are provided by the Prince Rupert Rotary Club, Success by 6 and the Early Years Group Children First grant. Similar to last year, performances will highlight both floors of the mall, along
with balloons, games and door prizes, which over 20 community organizations will be providing. The grand door prize will be a Kobo e-Reader. At 11:15 a.m., the Prince Rupert Middle School cultural drummers will perform their routine, starting on the upper level of the mall and at 1 p.m. Lion Dancers will weave their way through the mall’s corridors, starting on the main level. “Literacy helps us make sense of our world and make important decisions about our lives and our communities. All of the organizations involved in the celebration – and many others who aren’t able to attend – help all of us become stronger and healthier people,” said North Coast Literacy Now coordinator Elizabeth Wilson.
Seniors’ Centre Notes BY DONNA PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
Cribbage Monday: 1st-Paul & Merle, 2nd-Sharron & Bea, 3rd-John & Mary. Thursday: 1st-John & Mary, 2nd-Annette & Ron, 3rd-Lynne & Chris. Spring Tea & Bazaar news: Raffle tickets are now on sale! Tickets are $1.00 each with four prizes to be won. The draw will take place at the Tea on Saturday, May 14. If you would like to purchase a ticket or a book of tickets, or
perhaps sell them for us we would be very grateful. Good prizes this year! Come see us… Laurie Thain is coming to perform at the Centre on Wednesday, March 23 at 3:30 p.m. Laurie has compiled a book of songs she hopes seniors will be familiar with and you can sing along! There is no charge for this and everyone is welcome. Laurie is pretty excited about this so let’s give her a good turnout. There is a potluck being planned, stay tuned.
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March 9, 2016 • Northern View • A25
Deadlines can be overcome in potential PNW move: Cullen Update from the Hill - Nathan Cullen on LNG and lead BY SHANNON LOUGH PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View
It’s simple really. Pacific NorthWest LNG’s project will be more accepted by the community and avoid protests and court battles, if the company abandons its proposed project site on Lelu Island and shifts to Ridley Island. At least that is what the Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen is suggesting. During his bi-weekly scrum to update the northwest region of B.C., Cullen said he has an offer to help the Pacific NorthWest LNG move to a more acceptable location. “It’s been a very controversial project simply based on where they chose to build. There are other options and we would facilitate the company finding a better place to be that would be more acceptable for everybody concerned,” Cullen said. How would the MP facilitate the company that has spent that past two years going through the provincial and federal channels to get approval for the Lelu site, and with a tight timeline to export LNG in the beginning of 2019? “If there’s a will, there’s a way,” Cullen said, adding that there may be a way to start the company further down the field in the assessment process. “Obviously things like the pipeline component, the basic engineering of an LNG facility, those types of things are well known now by the assessment office.” The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency released its draft report of the Pacific NorthWest project on Lelu and now awaits a 30-day public comment period and for the Minister of Environment to give her final stamp of approval.
“If the Premier choses to be a ‘force of no’... and refuses any offers that are reasonable, they end up in court, they end up with protests.” -Nathan Cullen
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Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen.
The report found that if the company’s proposed mitigation measures are put in place then the salmon would not be adversely affected. In spite of the report, Cullen said the site dramatically impacts and threatens the salmon, which is why he wants them to relocate. “If the Premier chooses to be a ‘force of no’, as she likes to say, and refuses any offers that are reasonable, they end up in court, they end up with protests, and the likelihood of ever building the project goes down. The choice is theirs,” he said. Prince Rupert Infrastructure Deficit Over the past month, Cullen has been travelling to communities in his constituency to learn more about infrastructure woes. He said he was very concerned to learn about lead found in the Prince Rupert drinking water. The city’s anachronistic infrastructure for water was brought up at the town hall meeting he held in early February as the biggest issue to address if granted funding from the
federal government. “This is very old and dated infrastructure and it’s very concerning that lead is in water, certainly water that kids are drinking. There are some mitigation measures that the town and school district are doing but they’re not permanent fixes. There’s obviously going to be some investment that is required for the region because so many things have gone undone for so long,” Cullen said. On March 2, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $75 million in funding B.C. municipalities to build new infrastructure that reduces emissions. Cullen called this a drop in the bucket. He cited that Prince Rupert alone has an infrastructure deficit of $180 million. Other broad themes on infrastructure that were brought up in the MP’s town hall meetings include bringing reliable Internet and broadband to rural communities, safe and affordable transportation along Highway 16, and affordable housing for low income families and seniors.
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Scenes from Children’s Festival 2016 Organized by the Prince Rupert Special Events Society
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Madison and Navaeh Joseph enjoying some cotton candy at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre.
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Sienna Hansen at one of the craft tables on Saturday, March 5.
The Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the
Winners of the 2015 Business Excellence Awards! Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Award
Sustainability Award
Community Service Award
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PRINCE RUPERT RAMPAGE
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Chamber Member of the Year
Newsmaker of the Year
Tourism and Hospitality Excellence
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Customer Service Excellence Sponsored by Pacific NorthWest LNG
Family Friendly Business of the Year Sponsored by Success by 6/Prince Rupert Early Years
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Home Based Business of the Year
Community Involvement Award
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
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RING SYSTEM MUSIC STUDIO
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Rookie Business of the Year
GOOD TIMES GAMES & ELECTRONICS
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Retail Excellence
Business of the Year
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March 9, 2016 • Northern View • A27
Children’s Festival 2016
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Kona Palmer at the face painting parlour.
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Joran and Alana Rysstad playing a fishing activity at the civic centre on Saturday.
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Nakayla Johnson at one of the craft tables wearing some of her work.
CARGO AND DELIVERY SERVICE
We can pick up and Deliver to destinations in town
www.inlandair.bc.ca North Coast residents already know Inland Air Charters to be the safest, fastest and most reliable local air service. They offer both scheduled and air charter services to and from Prince Rupert onwards to destinations such as Masset, Gitxaala, Hartley Bay, Lax Kw’alaams and beyond. What residents don’t know, and are sure to find out very soon, is what Inland Air can do with its brand new courier service division, Inland Air Cargo. “We saw a market that we felt we could serve more efficiently and more cost-effectively than our competitors,” said Inland Air’s - Louis Lavigne. “We run the air service as our primary business and our owner Bruce MacDonald saw a niche market to better service our community and Prince Rupert’s outlying villages [as well]. So he decided that in addition to running an air service, where we already are the North Coast experts when it comes to taking care of passengers and time sensitive cargo, we expand it onwards to the communities that we serve,” said Lavigne. Inland Air Cargo, Prince Rupert’s locally owned and operated company, has started a new pointto-point delivery service using its own cargo van to pick-up and drop-off whatever you may need. “Whether it be groceries or parcels we can deliver it. Should it need to be flown to any one of our communities where we offer scheduled air ser-
vice, we will offer an additional discount of 10% on the air-freight portion,” Lavigne added. Inland Air Cargo’s in-town, point-to-point pickups and drop-offs delivers parcels and groceries at a cheaper cost, and in a faster time than its competitors in the Prince Rupert area, including Port Edward. A brand new cargo van has been purchased and a driver hired for the sole purpose of providing fast and efficient grocery and parcel delivery for this new division. Additionally, Inland Air has cut out the old model cargo ‘middle-man’ for its flights. The company’s cargo van provides prompt service for passengers whom might need something picked up in town and to have that item brought to the seaplane base. From there the item will be flown on the first available flight by providing “priority’’ shipping to those using the new in town courier service. Above all, Inland Air Cargo continues to utilize the tried and true community-based approach that has made the company such a success story already. As an introductory offer, Inland Air Cargo is offering a 15% discount for ‘’point to point’’ deliveries in Prince Rupert and in Port Edward.“All of our employees live right here in Prince Rupert. We wish to see our community including Port Edward and especially our First Nations communities succeed as we grow with them,” Lavigne said.
Fastest and most inexpensive local deliveries in town! Groceries, Parcels Time sensitive deliveries If you need it shipped Air Cargo to Masset, Gitxaala, Hartley Bay or Lax Kw'alaams we can pick it up and ship it directly to you with an additional discount on the Airfreight portion.
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