Prince George Citizen July 30, 2020

PRINCE GEORGE Kordyban Lodge an oasis for cancer patients

TED CLARKE Citizen staff

For three years, Garry Holmlund has followed his wife Brenda every step of the way during her cancer treatment trips from Tumbler Ridge to Prince George.

He’s been her backbone of support to help her through the tough days when chemotherapy and radiation treatments for lung cancer at the BC Cancer Centre for the North left her feeling sick, weak and tired. He’s been there to do what he can to help while she recovered her strength at the adjacent Kordyban Lodge, where they met people they knew from their hometown who were there for the same reason.

Until a few months ago he had no idea he was about to become part of the club nobody wants to join.

Last January, after days of pain behind his nose, ear and above his throat and difficulty opening his jaw, Garry went to the medical clinic in Tumbler Ridge, then to the hospital in Dawson Creek. After two trips to Vancouver for more tests it was confirmed he had nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a rare type of cancer that occurs in a hard-to-reach area of the skull behind the nose and above the throat.

“That was such a shocker, when they mentioned the word cancer I couldn’t believe it,” said Garry. “Cancer didn’t run in the family and I always thought I was good and healthy. All the symptoms for this type of cancer, I didn’t have. One of them was if you smoked or if you work around chemicals, well I never did any of that. I was pretty well always out in the fresh air. It was pretty well progressed by the time they found it was cancer.”

Shortly after he was diagnosed, Garry received his first radiation treatments at the cancer clinic next to UHNBC. The pain in his head stopped in March, as soon as he had his first round of chemotherapy, but his fight continues. His current radia-

tion (five sessions per week) will last seven weeks and he’ll receive chemo once a week during that time. The radiation targets his face from the area from the top of his ears to the base of his neck, leaving his throat feeling raw and his skin feeling sunburned.

“You can kind of tell, where the hair pulls out,” said the 74-year-old retired geologist.

“My taste buds are just completely fried. I’m told most of that will come back.

“You’re not supposed to lose any weight, so you have to keep shoving stuff down your throat. So far, the swallowing hasn’t been that bad, but that lack of taste is the worst. The food looks good but you put it in your mouth and it’s just nothing, absolutely dead.”

Brenda, 68, learned she had cancer three years ago. She lost 40 pounds after taking

her initial round of radiation and chemotherapy and knows exactly what Garry is going through, having temporarily lost her own sense of taste. While he was receiving his fifth week of treatments this month she was undergoing a procedure in the hospital to investigate a tumour pressing against her esophagus, which makes eating difficult. She says her treatments are no longer working like they once did.

“Going through the treatment, it takes a lot, it robs a lot,” she said. “I was a GIS computer mapper and I used to paint with acrylics and a lot of that has been taken.

“Even my eyes. I’ve been a reader all my life. I used to sneak into school when I was five years old because that’s what I wanted to do was read, and they would bring me home. My eyesight has been changing for

four of five years and now I can’t read. My eyes have had an optic shift. I don’t know what caused that.”

Since it first opened in February 2013, the Kordyban Lodge has provided a homeaway-from-home for cancer patients and their caregivers during treatments. The 18 immaculately-kept guest rooms are only a few steps away from the cancer clinic. The lodge provides its guests a level of comfort and community a hotel stay cannot replicate.

“I don’t know what we’d do without a place like this to come to,” said Garry, fighting back tears. “(Brenda) can’t be here all the time. One big thing is the affordability and it’s just such a friendly atmosphere here, it’s not like a hotel. The atmosphere they create makes it so much nicer to go through it.

“Usually right after the treatment it’s not too bad, but after the chemo it usually takes two or three days and that’s when it really hits you,” he said.

“You don’t feel good and in my case I get so weak and so tired. It’s kind of up and down. You can be fine one day and even several times a day you can be up and down.”

Subsidized by the Canadian Cancer Society’s Peace of Mind fundraising campaign, which nearly halved the daily room rate to $31.50 per person, guests get their room and three homecooked meals with snacks throughout the day.

They can shoot a game of pool, get out the cards to play crib, or build jigsaw puzzles, sharing laughs with people who are all there for the same reason.

“I’ve met a lot of people from my hometown, Tumbler Ridge, and I didn’t know they had cancer,” said Brenda.

“I made new friends and got to know all the workers, and the cook and the cleaners. It really is a secure place and I enjoyed staying here.

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Kordyban Lodge manager Asta Sanders-Glembotzki poses with guests Brenda and Garry Holmlund in front of one of the lodge’s outdoor gardens. The lodge provides a respite for the Holmlunds during their trips from Tumbler Ridge for their cancer treatments.

Property owner says province needs to help

TED CLARKE Citizen staff

After months of missed rent payments from two of his tenants during the pandemic, John Stiles is feeling the pinch.

Stiles says he’s had to dip into his line of credit to pay the mortgage, taxes and utilities of rental property he and his business partner own in Prince George and Mackenzie because two of his renters haven’t paid their rent, one of whom hasn’t paid since April.

That tenant’s refusal to maintain the property on his side of a duplex Stiles owns on McIntyre Crescent is evident in the trampled-down foot-high grass that used to be a lawn and now has become a driveway for the tenant’s truck. Stiles considers that an abuse of his property which gives him legitimate grounds for an eviction.

His tenant was given an eviction notice on June 28 which Stiles said went uncontested.

The province-wide ban on evictions for reasons other than missed or late payments, in place since the pandemic broke out in March, was lifted on June 25. But property owners are not allowed to begin the eviction process for non-payment of rent until Sept. 1.

Neither of Stiles’ delinquent renters qualifies for the province’s COVID-19 temporary rental assistance program and he wonders why there’s no alternative plan in place to help landlords who are now owed thousands of dollars in missed rent payments.

“There’s no relief and I think it’s a gross injustice that nobody wants to talk about,” said Stiles. “There are no programs for a landlord to access on his own initiative and there’s absolutely no other option for eviction other than if he is doing severe damage to the property. You are stuck with

this person who refused to pay rent and I was told point blank that I would not be getting a nickel of rent out of him.

“A lot of renters are under the impression that COVID meant you don’t have to pay your rent. The government did say you still have to pay your rent, if you can. If he says he’s not paying, you can take him to an arbitrator to get the money, but at the time, in late May, that took four months just to get into a hearing and then get a judgment to collect the money.”

Stiles questions why the B.C. Residential Tenancy Branch is not making its arbitrators available to consider cases like his, where he says his tenant is still working but refuses to pay the rent and now owes close to $5,000.

“Everybody’s taking it on the chin during COVID, but if you have a $400,000 investment that you’re financing there’s nothing you can do other than wait the six months or so to start collecting, if he’s still working and if he hasn’t moved on,” said Stiles, “It’s a tough, onerous process. In the last 10 years they have vilified the landlord so much, with the Vancouver thing and all the renter evictions, there’s no sympathy for

them.”

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing announced in June it was extending through August its moratorium on evictions for renters who can demonstrate they aren’t able to pay their rent. The province also extended its temporary rental assistance payments until the end of August. The program provides renters who qualify up to $500 per month paid directly to landlords.

Stiles, a former rooming house and apartment building owner, has been renting to low-income tenants since 1994 and out of those hundreds of tenants he says he’s had to go to the Residential Tenancy Branch only three times to settle a dispute. Now, during the pandemic, he has two of those cases at hand.

“They’ve taken your teeth away, you can’t encourage anybody to resolve anything if they don’t want to,” Stiles said.

“From my perspective, in a zone where there’s been 79 cases of COVID in four months and people were continuing and able to go to work, so there was exposure in the community, they were protecting these people from having to pay any rent

Canfor bounces back into

MARK NIELSEN Citizen staff

Canfor Corp. recorded $97 million in operating income for the second quarter, according to results issued Thursday.

The outcome marks a reversal from the $89-million loss for the first quarter of the year for the lumber and pulp producer and put the company $8.1 million into the black on that measure year-to-date.

The turnaround reflected improved earnings from the company’s southern yellow pine operations in the United States and European spruce-pine-fire operations and well as a “more modest improvement”

in its Western spruce-pine-fir operations centred in B.C. and Alberta.

The gain was offset by a moderate decline in the company’s pulp and paper sector.

Income adjusted for a range of items, including $14.4 million in restructuring costs largely related to the permanent closure of the Isle Pierre sawmill - which was announced in May and will take place in the third quarter - stood at $58.1 million, up from $8.9 million for the first quarter.

Adjusted net income per share was 67 cents, compared to a loss of 21 cents for the first quarter.

From a low of US$282 in April, the price for benchmark Western SPF 2x4s finished

Cancer affects everyone

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Kordyban manager Asta Sanders-Glembotzki has worked at the lodge since its inception and she says it’s not all that unusual to see couples each battling their own types of cancer, each trying to regain their health at the same time. She admires the courage of the Holmlunds to keep up that fight.

“It’s actually happened quite a few times,” she said. “It makes cancer kind of scary to see how many people have

the black

the quarter at US$432, first reflecting a dramatic drop in U.S. housing starts then a strong uptick in repair and remodeling and new home construction.

The increase in prices allowed the company to fully reverse an $80.6-million write down in its Western SPF lumber and log inventory.

After the extensive production curtailments for its B.C. sawmills in April and May, it saw “much improved” operating results towards the end of the quarter as prices improved and the Canadian dollar fell three per cent.

The COVID-19 pandemic weighed heavily on the pulp side. Demand for at-home tissue and supply disruptions in Latin

it. It’s getting more and more so that couples come together for treatment.”

Due to the pandemic, the lodge was closed for more than three months. It reopened on July 6, operating at half-capacity with one guest/caregiver per room and all COVID protocols are followed.

The volunteer staff of 30 have been told to stay home, as have the volunteer drivers from the Freemasons, who had been providing a free shuttle service to and from the lodge.

whatsoever with absolutely zero recourse, other than you could take them to court.”

Two weeks ago, the B.C. government released guidelines for landlords seeking rent unpaid during the pandemic which gives tenants until July 2021 to make those gradual payments over a 10-month period. It puts the onus on the landlord to work out a payment plan with the tenant and present it at least 30 days before the first payment is due. Assuming that notice is given, the first repayment installment would be due on Oct. 1.

The July update, announced by Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Selena Robinson, also extended the freeze on rent increases through to the end of December. Robinson also said people who vacate rental units without paying their landlords could be subject to an investigation by the compliance and enforcement branch of BC Housing.

Landlord BC, an advocacy group for rental property owners which has 3,300 members, says the state of emergency that’s been extended by the province through Aug. 4 is causing undue hardship on property owners who have been forced to provide housing free of charge. It strongly recommends that the province should develop a funding mechanism for landlords to make up lost revenue during the pandemic.

“We have worked constructively with our tenants and the government since the beginning of this crisis, but it is the role of government to bear this housing burden, not private landlords who simply do not have the financial capacity to do so,” reads a statement on the Landlord BC website.

“We need the B.C. government to come forward with fair and balanced solutions.”

Stiles says his calls and emails to Robinson and Health Minster Adrian Dix have gone unanswered.

America and Australasia pushed prices up in April but declined during the back half of the quarter due to a sharp decline in printing and writing demand and more moderate tissue purchasing.

As the sawmill curtailments in B.C. forced Canfor’s Prince George-based pulp mills to more heavily rely on more-expensive whole log chips, the Northwood pulp mill was put on a three-week curtailment, the company noted.

Largely due to the shutdown, pulp production fell 13 per cent to 260,000 tonnes for the second quarter.

The net loss from pulp operations stood at $1.1 million, compared to a $7-million gain for the first quarter.

Brenda has stayed at the Kordyban several times and always appreciates the efforts of the staff to provide comfort for the guests.

“You want a safe place,” she said. “The rooms are comfortable, the grounds and the furniture are nice and there’s artwork all over the place. It feels like a place that’s been put together well. I have a good feeling about this place and the workers and just everybody here.

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John Stiles stands in the unkempt front yard of a duplex he owns on McIntyre Crescent.

Bar planned for work camp near Valemount

ARTHUR WILLIAMS

Citizen staff

The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board of directors put its support behind a proposed bar to be built at the Trans Mountain Pipeline work camp near Valemount.

ATCO Frontec Ltd. applied for a liquor licence to operate a 130-seat lounge at the 600-room work camp, located on Whiskeyfill Road roughly six kilometres southeast of Valemount. The regional district’s board of directors voted in support of the application, but the B.C. Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch holds the final decision-making authority.

The regional district received no feedback from the public on the issue. Director Dannielle Alan, who represents the Robson Valley-Canoe area, said she believes the district would have received feedback if it had held a public hearing in the area, instead of just soliciting written statements.

“I’m very disturbed at the lack of comment we’re receiving on an issue that I know has people interested in it,” Alan said.

Alan also raised concerns about the lounge’s compliance with provincial health regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Valemount Mayor Owen Torgerson, who sits on the board as a director, said he’s in

favour of the application.

“Trans Mountain has arranged a shuttle service from the camp,” Torgerson said. “(An) All WorkSafeBC and, of course, public health orders would apply.”

In its application, ATCO Frontec said the lounge would be open from 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., seven days a week. It would not be open to the general public, only workers at the camp and their registered guests.

“The concept will be to market Valemount Lodge Lounge as an on-site lounge to provide a safe and controlled environment for the work force to consume alcohol,” ATCO’s application said.

CNC gets funding for health care program

The province announced $180,000 in new funding for the College of New Caledonia to offer a health-care assistant program at its Quesnel campus. Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training Melanie Marks announced the funding as part of $4.4 million in additional funding for training health care professionals.

“For years, British Columbians have been calling for more trained health professionals in their communities,” Mark said in a press release. “We heard that call to action and we’re investing in valuable, in-demand training in every corner of the

province so that students preparing for careers in health care, or health professionals upgrading their skills, are able to provide quality health care when and where it is needed. It is because of the work of these unsung heroes in health care that we are at a place to safely build back the best B.C.”

The one-time funding is designed to respond to local and emerging needs across B.C., and will also offer opportunities for existing health care professionals to upgrade their skills.

“We are committed to training, recruiting and hiring a new generation of health-care professionals at all levels, including respiratory therapists and critical care nurses,

who are vital members of the health-care team,” Health Minister Adrian Dix said in a press release.

“Respiratory therapists and nurses working with patients during the COVID-19 pandemic have a high-risk role because of their hands-on work treating patients with breathing difficulties and I thank them for all they do.”

Coast Mountain College also received funding for a health-care assistant program at its Kitimat campus. Other funding recipients included BCIT, Camosun College, North Island College, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, Okanagan College, Thompson Rivers University and Vancouver College.

Teen driver dies after truck collision

TED CLARKE

Citizen staff

An 18-year-old Prince George man has died following a collision with a semi-trailer truck on July 22.

Dallas Ramsay was rushed to University Hospital of Northern B.C. just after midnight Wednesday after the small car he was driving ran into the back end of a truck on Highway 97 near Terminal Boulevard.

Ramsay, the lone occupant of the car, was placed on life support in an induced coma and died later that day of his injuries. The truck driver was not seriously injured.

“It’s believed that alcohol and a high rate of speed are contributing factors to the collision,” said Prince George RCMP Staff Sgt. Chris Riddle. The incident is the first fatal traffic accident of 2020 within city limits. Ramsay, known as DJ, was a student at Prince George Secondary School. A Go Fund Me Page has been set up by his friend, Isaak Grigg, to help the family through the tragedy. The link to the page is https://bit.ly/30LasAR.

The Prince George Traffic Services unit and the B.C. Coroner are continuing their investigation into the incident.

REQUEST FOR COMMENT

The City of Prince George is proposing an amendment to Schedule B-6: Future Land Use of City of Prince George Official Community Plan BylawNo. 8383, 2011, to facilitate an expansion of the Gustafson’sKia site (e.g .customer par king ,vehicle sales and acompound area for excess vehicle stock) on the subject proper ties. This application to amend the Official Community Plan also includes arezoning application (Bylaw9064, 2019).

Please visit the City of Prince George website at www.princegeorge.ca/landuse for more detailed infor mation.

The City requests written comment from anyperson, organization, or agencies that maybe affected by this amendment. Please forward anywritten submissions by 5:00 pm, August 14, 2020 to the Development Ser vices Division at 1100 Patricia Boulevard, PG V2L 3V9, Fax: 561-7721, Email: devser v@princegeorge.ca

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High operating costs cripple forest industry recovery

NELSON BENNETT

Glacier Media

As governments look to kick-start economies stalled by pandemic restrictions, natural resource sectors say they are in a good position to put British Columbians to work.

B.C.’s forestry sector could be one of them, especially given a recent spike in softwood lumber prices, but the industry is being crippled by disproportionately high operating costs – something the provincial government could address but appears unwilling to do, says Susan Yurkovich, CEO of the Council of Forest Industries (COFI).

“This is a sector that actually can get people back to work sooner,” Yurkovich said. “We’ve been operating during the pandemic with safe work practices, and we can deliver a tonne to the economy.”

But starting last year, a wave of sawmill closures and curtailments took place in B.C., and now pulp mills and other secondary industries are poised to fall like dominoes.

Six sawmills permanently closed in 2019, and several more took extended curtailments. And, as predicted, pulp mills are starting to go down, too, because they rely on sawmills for wood waste.

Paper Excellence announced in June that it would shut down its pulp mill in Mackenzie indefinitely, and a number of other pulp mills in B.C. have been temporarily idled.

“It’s a huge blow to our community,” said

Mackenzie Mayor Joan Atkinson. “There are about 250 well-paying jobs.”

The Mackenzie pulp mill closure isn’t permanent, but it is indefinite. It follows, and is linked to, the indefinite closure of a Canfor Corp. (TSX:CFP) sawmill in Mackenzie, which employed 220 people and supplied the Paper Excellence pulp mill with wood waste. Conifex Timber (TSX:CFF) also closed a Mackenzie sawmill last year, but it just recently restarted.

A map of North American sawmill closures and curtailments from 2019 shows that British Columbia has experienced a disproportionately high number of closures and curtailments compared with other states and provinces.

B.C.’s annual allowable cut has declined due to a mountain pine beetle epidemic, forest fires and increased conservation that has prohibited logging in large areas of timber.

But it’s not just a shrinking timber supply that is behind the recent closures and curtailments. Companies operating in B.C. also face high operating costs due to high stumpage rates and red tape.

“The one thing that’s closing sawmills in B.C. is stumpage rates, and that’s government right now,” said Russ Taylor, a consultant with Forest Economic Advisors.

“If you’re not going to address the stumpage rate, then you’re going to get mill closures, you’re going to get pulp mill closures and you’re going to get towns becoming bankrupt in a sense.”

North American lumber prices have soared 75% in recent weeks, Taylor said. Many sawmills in North America were idled due to the pandemic, and when the demand for lumber started picking up, there was a shortage of inventory. That drove prices up from about US$300 per thousand board feet to US$500.

Whether it is a temporary spike remains to be seen.

The higher prices will benefit the mills still operating in B.C., but it probably won’t bring back mills that were indefinitely shut down. Lower-cost jurisdictions will benefit from the increasing lumber prices, and B.C. is no longer one of them.

“If we don’t address our fundamental issues of cost, then we will continue to be the jurisdiction that takes a disproportionate amount of downtime, which doesn’t allow us to get people back to work,” Yurkovich said.

“We have an interest in getting our cost structure right. The government has an interest in getting the cost structure right.”

Taylor said Premier John Horgan’s recent comments on the industry highlight the government’s antagonistic approach to B.C.’s larger forestry companies, about five of which account for the majority of Crown tenure holdings.

When responding recently to the closure of the Paper Excellence pulp mill in Mackenzie, Horgan said the industry is “in transition.”

“I had a conference call with the Council of Forest Industries a few weeks back,” he said at a recent press briefing. “We’ve been working very diligently, trying to be as co-operative as we can be with an industry, quite frankly, that is in transition.”

– to harvest that wood. And those contracts historically have meant that there be a benefit to communities.”

Taylor said the comments betray a counter-productively combative approach.

“This is, unfortunately, the way the government looks at it – the industry is the bad guys and they have all the timber,” he said.

Horgan has said that higher value-added manufacturing, like engineered wood products, is the way forward because it makes higher value use of what timber is available.

“I believe that more value and less volume is the only way that industry will continue to thrive in British Columbia,” he said.

Taylor’s response: “You want to create a value-added industry? Well you’ve got to have a healthy primary industry.”

And right now, the primary industry is shrinking due to high operating costs. Between 2016 and 2019, fibre costs increased 7 per cent on a global average, Taylor said, but increased 33 per cent in the B.C. Interior. That’s not just because of a general decline in the available harvest; it’s also due to stumpage rates.

The industry has been calling for a reform to the formula for calculating stumpage rates, but the B.C. government worries that changing the formula will only give the U.S. softwood lumber lobby more ammunition to claim harm and push for more anti-dumping duties on B.C. lumber exports.

But as Taylor pointed out, other provinces have managed to structure their stumpage rates so that mills can keep operating, while B.C. mills have shut down.

“Why don’t we do what Alberta does?” Taylor asked.

That “transition” includes a transition of investment capital to other countries by companies that were founded in B.C. The recently announced planned acquisition of three sawmills in Sweden by a Canfor subsidiary is just the latest example of B.C. forestry giants voting with their feet.

While he acknowledged the “historic contributions” forest companies have made to B.C., Horgan’s response to the current situation has been to remind companies like Canfor who owns the trees they cut and that they have obligations to local communities, not just shareholders.

“I reminded the forest companies that, by and large, the forests that they work in are not theirs – they’re public forests,” Horgan said.

“Alberta’s mills have not curtailed, and they basically have a stumpage system that is tied to lumber prices.”

The provincial government has implemented a number of new regulations and measures that are intended to provide more fibre to producers, but it does not appear to be working.

“Government keeps tinkering and tinkering with more regulations here and there trying to make things better, and it just makes things worse over time,” Taylor said.

“They have tenure arrangements – contracts with the people of British Columbia

“B.C. is the one of the places in the world I would never recommend you invest because of all this government interference that keeps coming along, and it creates distortions.”

Local amputee gets prosthetic arm

CHRISTINE HINZMANN

Citizen staff

She’s four years old and she likes to dance and do gymnastics.

Clare McNamara, who was born a rightarm amputee, just got a new artificial arm she can use when she’s active.

It’s got her favourite Frozen movie characters on it and it helps keep her balance better with it than without it.

Clare had been making due without a prosthetic but her needs are greater now as she gets older and there’s plenty more she’d like to do.

An assist from an artificial limb will help, mom Karissa said.

“We are very serious about dance right now,” Karissa laughed. “We’re dancing over the internet right now with Judy Russell. Sometimes Clare is the only one in the class and she gets lots of attention and she just loves it.”

The family found out Clare had the amputation during Karissa’s 18-week ultrasound. The cause for the in utero amputation has been deemed unknown. The McNamara family was connected to War Amps soon after the ultrasound made the discovery.

The War Amps Child Amputee Program, established in 1975, has offered support to people in need both emotionally and financially.

“Clare is very active and social and COVID has been a challenge,” Karissa said. “Clare is pretty determined and doesn’t let her arm hold her back. She just figures

out a way she can do it her way with the prosthetic.”

Clare participates in gymnastics and ballet, likes to ride her bike and generally is a typical energetic four year old.

“This doesn’t hold her back at all,” Karissa said.

Clare had a prosthetic when she was younger but it didn’t help her do anything she didn’t already do.

Getting an artificial arm now was spurred by the fact that there was more Clare wanted to try and she’s old enough now to make it work.

“We thought we should get a prosthetic that would work for her bike and she now has a gymnastics swinging arm so she can do the bars,” Karissa said.

“There’s just more things she can do with it now and having the Frozen characters on it just adds motivation to practice with it and get used to it.”

As a family the McNamara’s really enjoy being outside.

Murdock, their seven-year-old Burmese Mountain Dog, comes on all their outdoor adventures where the family, including one-year-old Amelia and dad Brian, along with Karissa and Clare, like to hike and explore the wilderness.

Karissa and Brian were both born and raised in Prince George and have chosen to stay in town, raising their family close to their parents because grandparents are wonderful to have around, Karissa said.

The McNamara family recently went up to Tumbler Ridge on the hunt for dinosaur

WAR AMPS PHOTO

Clare McNamara, 4, uses her new prosthetic arm that has her favourite characters from the movie Frozen on it, as she practices her dance moves.

fossils and prints but the river was too high to view them.

“But we did find fossils of seashells,” Karissa said.

“We all love getting outside and we snowshoe in the winter and often bike and hike in the summer.”

Karissa said the whole family is very appreciative of the support they get from War Amps.

“They provide any additional funds after the cost goes through our health benefits and so there’s no cost to us as a family to get the prosthetic for Clare and we were able to get a gymnastics swinging arm, a tumble arm shaped like a mushroom and then we got the ballet hand and the bike attachment.”

War Amps always promotes healthy living.

“And they provided funding for all the recreational attachments for the arm,” Karissa said. “War Amps also puts on an annual conference (when they can) and we’ve been to each conference for the last three years and it’s a really nice experience for Clare to get to see all the other kids and she’s met a friend with a similar amputation. It’s a really nice opportunity for the kids to connect and also for us as parents to connect as well. War Amps does an awesome job of connecting families and that makes you feel like you’re part of a community.”

The first time the McNamara family attended the conference, that usually takes place in Vancouver or Victoria, Clare wasn’t even a year old.

“It was all so new to us,” Karissa recalled. “It was awesome to see the bigger girls as teenagers and see what that looks like and gave us a lot to think about. It was so nice to see how well those teenagers are doing and that gave us a lot of reassurance.”

Did you experience gender or sexual orientation-based harassment or discrimination while working or volunteering with the RCMP?

Youmay be eligible for compensation.

On March 10, 2020, the Federal Court approvedasettlement of the class action Tiller v. Her Majesty the Queen.The class action concerns allegations of gender and sexual orientation-based harassment and discrimination of women working or volunteering with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (“RCMP”).

Who is Eligible for the Settlement?

Women who experienced gender or sexual orientation-based harassment or discrimination while working or volunteering with the RCMP during the Class Period (September 16, 1974 to July 5, 2019).

“Primary Class Members” means current and former living Municipal Employees, Regional District Employees, employees of non-profit organizations, volunteers, Commissionaires, Supernumerary Special Constables, consultants, contractors, public service employees, students, members of integrated policing units and persons from outside agencies and police forces who are female or publicly identify as female and who were supervised or managed by the RCMP or who worked in an RCMP controlled workplace during the Class Period, excluding individuals who are primary class members in Merlo and Davidson v. Her Majesty the Queen,Federal Court Action Number T-1685-16 and class members in Ross, Roy,and Satalic v. Her Majesty the Queen,Federal Court Action Number T-370-17 or Association des membres de la police montée du Québec inc., Gaétan Delisle,Dupuis, Paul, Lachance,Marcv.HMTQ,Quebec Superior Court Number 500-06-000820-163

What ar ethe Termsofthe Settlement?

The settlement provides six levels of compensation ranging from $10,000 to $220,000 for Primary Class Members. The settlement claims process is confidential and non-adversarial. Claimants with higher levelclaims will be interviewed by afemale assessor

How do Imake aClaim?

Primary Class Members must submit aclaim form on or before January 12, 2021. Claim forms may be obtained and submitted online at www.rcmpsettlement. ca or mailed to the address on the form. Primary Class Members whose claims are approvedateither of the twohighest levels will be provided with a Secondary Class Member claim form.

Mor eInformation?

Forcomplete details on the proposed settlement or more information, contact Class Counsel or the Administrator: Klein Lawyers LLP www.callkleinlawyers.com wsantos@callkleinlawyers.com

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KINS, AQUATIC CENTRES TO REOPEN

ARTHUR WILLIAMS

Citizen Staff

The Kin Centre arenas and Prince George Aquatic Centre will reopen later this year, after a decision made by city council on Monday night.

CN Centre, Rolling Mix Concrete Arena, Elksentre, Four Seasons Leisure Pool and the Prince George Conference and Civic Centre will remain closed for the remainder of the year as a cost-saving measure and are unlikely to reopen in 2021 unless the province enters Phase 4 of its Restart Plan. The decision was expected to add approximately $900,000 to the $3 million budget shortfall the city is facing this year, and roughly another $2 million to the $5.63 million shortfall projected for 2021.

“This is good stuff, it’s going to make

people happy. But it’s going to cost a lot of money,” Coun. Garth Frizzell said.

“With an additional $2 million to find, we have our work cut out for us.”

Access to recreation is important for the physical and mental health of the city’s residents, he said, but city council also has to manage the city’s finances.

‘This is brutal,” Frizzell said. “But we have to do what we have to do.”

Arena users held a rally outside city hall on Monday evening, and bombarded city council members with emails and phone calls requesting the city reopen its arenas.

City staff expected the Aquatic Centre could reopen by Sept. 8, and the Kin Centres in mid-August.

Coun. Brian Skakun said while arena

users were the most vocal, there is often a “silent majority” who don’t write letters or hold rallies.

“The users of the pool are as important as the users of the ice rinks,” Skakun said.

The city also needs to talk to the Prince George Cougars and Spruce Kings and develop a plan to work with them, if the WHL and BCHL go back to playing games this year, he added.

None of the decisions made by council on Monday are set in stone, Coun. Kyle Sampson said. Pool and arena users will either show there is demand for those services, or they won’t. If the pool or arenas aren’t being well used, city council can opt to close them again.

In addition, the move to reopen the

pool and arenas will put some of the city’s laid off employees back to work, helping with the city’s economic recovery, he added.

Coun. Cori Ramsay said there are some predictions the COVID-19 pandemic could last well into 2021 or 2022.

“Eventually these facilities have to reopen,” she said. “(But) I think we need to look at fees and charges. Opening these facilities costs money. It costs more during COVID. If this is going to go until the end of 2021, into 2022, we really need to look at them.”

Coun. Murry Krause said he’s opposed to any increase in user fees, despite the higher costs of running the facilities during the pandemic. Raising fees would mean more people couldn’t afford to access those services, he said.

UNBC professor studying effects of glyphosate on northern B.C. forests

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With the help of more than $280,000 in grant funding, a University of Northern British Columbia professor is studying the long-term ecological impacts of glyphosate-based herbicide on forests in northern B.C. Ecosystem Science and Management Assistant Professor Dr. Lisa Wood said she and her students are currently focused on

plant responses to both climate-induced stress and herbicide-induced stress.

“Since glyphosate-based herbicides have been used for decades in B.C. forests, and largely in the interior and northern portions of the province, and due to the importance of forests to our regional landbase, UNBC is the perfect centre for this type of research,” she says.

“The local community is very interested in the topic, and many organizations are

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keeping close tabs on what my lab is up to.”

Wood and her collaborators received a total of $281,726 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Of that, $149,226 will purchase three new state-of-the-art growth chambers for controlled experimentation.

“These units can be used to control the environmental conditions for organisms, to test response to stimuli,” Wood explains.

“We expect to have them in place by the end of this year, and will be pursuing a project that looks at how the intensity and duration of glyphosate-based herbicide actions are altered by changes in environment.”

The remaining $132,500 will be used to support Wood’s research as well as multiple graduate and undergraduate research projects.

City urging residents to be bear smart this summer

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The City of Prince George is raising concerns about the number of reports of wild animals attracted to garbage, fruit and other food sources in the city.

Last week the BC Conservation Office reported 64 incidents involving food-conditioned animals in the city this month. Of those 64 reports, 62 involved black bears, while there was one incident involving a fox and one involving a coyote.

A searchable map of wildlife sightings is available online at https://warp.wildsafebc. com/warp/.

The city is advising residents to take the following measures to avoid attracting bears or other animals to food sources on your property:

• Set your garbage can out on the curb

after 4 a.m. on collection day and remove it from the curb by 7 p.m. Residents can face a fine of up to $300 for leaving their garbage cans on the curb outside these hours.

• Lock your garbage can in an enclosed structure like a garage or shed, where possible. Secure your garbage cart with a locking mechanism.

• Keep pets on leashes at all times along pet-friendly trails. Bears can become aggressive if they encounter dogs.

• Avoid growing fruit-bearing trees or plants on your property. If you do have fruit-bearing trees or plants, harvest fruit and vegetables as soon as they are ripe.

• Feed pets indoors and remove bird feeders between spring and autumn.

For more information go online to princegeorge.ca/wildlife.

Memorial benches to honour Mah

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A campaign has been launched to raise enough money to pay for two benches in memory of noted Prince George Citizen photographer Dave Mah.

Friends of Dave Mah are aiming to raise at least $5,000 with any extra raised going to the Canadian Cancer Society and the BC Cancer Centre for the North.

Mah died from a form of lung cancer in May 2016. He was 55 years old.

The project’s supporters have received the city’s permission to place the benches

outside the front entrance of CN Centre where Mah spent many hours capturing images of local athletes and notables.

“Dave is highly deserving of this honour,” longtime friend and colleague Jason Peters said in a letter seeking donations.

“Through his photos, he helped tell the stories of life in Prince George - the small, day-to-day happenings and the major events, which, taken together, became part of the ongoing history of the city.

“For 25 years, first with P.G. This Week and then The Citizen, he gave us the gift of seeing ourselves through his eyes. Whether Dave was taking a picture at a sporting

event, the scene of a fire or a 100th birthday party, he stayed until he got the best shot possible.

“His technical ability, persistence and natural talent for capturing a moment also made him a brilliant nature and wildlife photographer.

“No matter the subject, he was passionate about his craft and, because of that, was recognized provincially and nationally for his work.”

To make an e-transfer donation or for more information contact Peters at petersxfour@gmail.com.

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A fundraiser has been started to have two benches placed in the city to honour the memory of Prince George Citizen photographer Dave Mah.

Legion struggling to survive COVID pandemic

MARK NIELSEN

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The COVID-19 pandemic has put the Prince George Legion on life support.

Although now allowed to operate as restrictions have been lifted, the limits that remain in place on the number of patrons and the events it can host has put branch president Margaret Goings in grave doubt about how long the venue can continue to operate.

“We’re, right now, hanging on by a thread because there are a lot of things that we can’t do that we were able to do before,” Goings said recently.

Those can’ts include dances and live music as no more than 50 people - volunteers included - can congregate at a time. Capacity is 228 and prior to COVID, 200 would often pack the place on a Saturday night. Now, it’s pretty much limited to dinners and meat draws.

“It’s really hard on us right now because we haven’t got the money coming in like we did before,” Goings said.

The branch has “applied for everything we can think of to try and help us out, but basically everything has been ‘no, no, no, no,’” she added.

Forced to close in March, it reopened in early June but on limited days and hours.

(Thurs., 4-9 p.m.; Fri., 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat., 3-9 p.m.).

A GoFundMe page was launched in April with a goal of raising $20,000 but so far, just slightly more than $6,000 has been donated. However, Goings said donations are being accepted at the Legion when the doors are open and said they have gone a long way to keeping the 1116 Sixth Ave. spot in business.

Goings is also looking for a volunteer cook which she said will help significantly.

The Legion provides more than just a place to socialize and take in some entertainment. Former branch president John Scott said the annual poppy campaign raises $70-$80,000 locally and the proceeds go to programs to support veterans and their families.

He said none of that money goes to the branch in any other manner. If the branch was forced to close, Scott said the poppy campaign could continue but noted that in other communities where closures have happened, it falls by the wayside.

“Then the community has to take up that loss and, you know, veterans go homeless and they go without medical services, they go without equipment and all that kind of stuff that we supply,” Scott said.

Veterans Affairs does not look after all veterans, Scott noted.

“They only look after veterans who have

a claim for injuries,” he said, and added the Legion helps members with those claims. Scott said he continues to work as a volunteer service officer and the Legion has two paid service officers based in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

“They’re paid for through our poppy funds,” he said.

The branch needs to take in just about $10,000 a month to stay above water. If a second wave of the virus strikes in the fall, “we can say goodbye to our Legion because there is no way we’ll be open,” Goings said.

It gurgles. It bubbles. It’s alive!

One of the side effects of lock down during the COVID-19 pandemic is people have more time on their hands and have been engaging in bread making at home. Specifically, sourdough bread and sourdough starters. Even Stephen Colbert did a segment in which he tried to grow a starter for sourdough. Indeed, if the Internet is to be believed, sourdough is on the rise!

A group of scientists, led by Rob Dunn of NC State and Anne Madden of The Microbe Institute, have been investigating sourdough as one of their projects to understand the microbes in our lives. In the case of sourdough starter, they asked questions about the hands of bakers and why do loaves have unique properties.

In theory, growing a sourdough starter is not particularly complex. Place two tablespoons of flour (any type) and two tablespoons of water in a jar, cover with paper towel held in place with an elastic so insects can’t get in, and leave it some place warm. After 24 hours, the starter needs to be fed, so remove a tablespoon of the mix and add a one and one-eighth of a tablespoon of new flour along with a tablespoon of water. (Discarding a tablespoon limits

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the volume of the starter.)

After a few feedings, sometimes a thin layer of liquid will develop on the surface. It is called “hooch” and indicates the starter needs to be fed more frequently. But generally speaking, a daily dose of flour is sufficient to keep the colony alive.

The starter is used to make bread in the traditional sense. Mixed in with flour, salt, and water, it will eventually result in the makings of a sourdough loaf. The microbes growing in the starter flourish in the dough and produce carbon dioxide that gets trapped within the structure. The gas provides the air pockets which make for a nice light and fluffy loaf. (The gluten in the flour provides the elastic network which catches the gases.)

While store-bought bread tends to be made with a single species of baker’s yeast, traditional leavened bread is a result of a species of Lactobacillus, the same bacteria found in yogurt. But Dunn and colleagues have identified in total more than 60 different bacterial species and a half dozen strains of yeast in starters from various

locations. It is the acids generated by the Lactobacillus which make sourdough taste a little sour but different starters tend to generate their own taste profile.

To examine why starters vary and what influence these variations had on the final product, Dunn and coworkers engaged in a series of experiments. In the first part, they asked 15 bakers from 15 countries to make the same starter, using the same flour and water. In theory, the only variable in this experiment was the bakers themselves and the air where they lived.

The bakers met at the Puratos Centre for Bread Flavour in Saint Vith, Belgium. Both the starters and the baker’s hands were swabbed with the resulting organisms being cultured and identified. Analysis of the DNA found in the starter samples by Noah Fierer at the University of Colorado revealed several hundred species of yeast along with several hundred species of Lactobacillus and related bacteria. Different microbes, though, were found in the starters from different regions. One fungus, for example, was found to be exclusive to Australia. The diversity of organisms was an expected result.

What was an unexpected result was the cultured samples from the hands of the baker’s. The surface of our bodies is covered in a sheath of microbes. We might think washing our skin with soapy water

In business be positively aggressive

If your business has survived or even thrived during the past few months you deserve congratulations. According to a recent poll by the Canadian Federation of Independent businesses only 58 per cent of businesses have fully opened with just 23 per cent experiencing the same or better revenue than the same time last year.

However, if you think that this is the new normal, expect business to get more competitive in the upcoming months for the following reasons.

Survival of the Fittest: The recent months of slowdown have created companies that are starved for cash.

While government loans and subsidies may have artificially raised bank accounts, those loans will need to be paid off and many of those subsidies have been spent keeping employees on the books despite some the lack of fruitful activities. The result is that as these injections of cash begin to run out, companies need to get back to the business of filling their own coffers.

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Unfortunately, because only 23 per cent of businesses are experiencing normal levels of sales, this means that 77 per cent are going to be trimming their expenditures. The result is that if your business cannot provide value for dollars, you are going to have a hard time selling your product or service. Companies that are fit, hungry and eager for work are going to have to out muscle, out hustle, and out sell their equally hungry competitors.

Unfair pricing: One of our clients reported to me last week that he was having trouble winning contracts because his competitors were pricing work 50 per cent under his cost. He discovered that some of them were using government wage subsidies to get work and keep their people busy by undercutting prices. The recent government interference into the labour market, while

desperately needed in the short term, has caused problems where businesses are changing pricing models and paying cash to labourers who are benefiting from CERB in order to create for themselves a short term competitive advantage.

Downward spiral of pricing: When we start the rush to the bottom of the pricing barrel because we are desperate for work even if it isn’t profitable, we are in trouble. While we may keep the cash coming in, we end up in a continuous cash flow crunch as we need the next contract to pay for work from the last one. The result is a cycle that ends in our customers expecting lower pricing and a cycle of despair where no one wins. In the end, even customers lose because there are fewer choices for them.

Increased costs: While CERB benefits for workers have helped many who were laid off as a result of business closures, there are many who are refusing to work more than a few hours a week because there is no advantage for them to get off the couch. This has resulted in an increase in labour costs for businesses who are in desperate need of labourers. I have heard of business

would remove them but it doesn’t. For the most part, these microbes are either helpful or benign.

The most common microbes found on hands in the general public tend to be Staphyllococcus, Corynebacterium, and Propionibacterium, with only traces of Lactobacillus (two per cent for men; six per cent for women).

But the bakers’ hands were totally different. On average, 25 per cent of the microbes on their skin was Lactobacillus, although for one individual it was 80 per cent. Similarly, nearly all of the fungi on their hands were yeasts such Saccharomyces found in the sourdough starters. It seems being a baker involves having your hands in dough so much, it changes the microbial colonization of the skin.

Further, for the most part, the bacteria were found in the flour used to make the starters. The result were loaves with distinct flavour and texture. Some were creamy while others were more sour even though each starter was generated from the same starting materials.

What is clear from the science is what folklore tells us – each sourdough starter is, to some extent, unique and dependent upon who is handling it. The other thing the scientists learned is sourdough bread tastes better with a little beer to wash it down.

owners who have increased wages and still had employees choose to remain at home. Businesses can not only expect wages will rise in the short term, but they can expect their taxes to increase in the long term. The recent spending spree over the past three months has emptied government coffers and increased debt load. Unless the government is going to promote continued inflationary measures and print more money to pay off debt and to reduce the tax burden on businesses, expect long term pain. If we do see high inflation, expect another round of cost challenges for businesses and anyone on a fixed income. For businesses to survive the next few months and even years, they are going to have to be positively aggressive. This means that you are going to need to have trained staff who sell your goods on value and relationships, and that you are aggressively using best practices and systems in every aspect of your business. You will need to be thinking outside of the box to generate new ways to survive and create value for your customers. survival.

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60-year romance still going strong

BSENIORS’ SCENE KATHY NADALIN

ob Dick was born in Vernon in 1940. He graduated from Vernon High School in 1958 and then attended UBC where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1963 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1966. He then moved to Prince George where he articled to Hubert King, Q.C. Bob was called to the Bar in 1967 and became a partner in the Prince George law firm of Wilson King until he retired from practice in 2014.

Bob was retained as City Solicitor for Prince George from 1976 to 2009, and throughout his career was elected or appointed to numerous committees of the Canadian Bar Association and the Law Society of B.C. In 1986 Bob was appointed Queen’s Counsel.

In 1991 he was elected President of the Law Society of B.C. Additional appointments included Governor of the Law Foundation, Chairman of the first City of Prince George Design Advisory Board, Director of Forest Alliance of BC, and a founder of both the Prince George Oldtimers Hockey and the Prince George Over 50 Hockey Associations.

Bob was a member of the Prince George Astronomy club. The club had obtained a grant to commission a 24-inch mirror to build the most powerful telescope in northern Canada – this would enable research of the northern sky that no other observatory could do. Canadian Airlines flew the mirror from California to Prince George at no cost to the club. The club used the top of a farm silo as a dome for the observatory and a metal culvert as the tube of the telescope. The first observatory was built on Tabor Mountain, but later it was

Bob and Maureen Dick, longtime residents of Prince George, have led full lives in the community.

moved away from the lights of the city to its current location on Tedford Road near West Lake. At the request of the club, Bob incorporated the Prince George Astronomical Society so that it became a legal entity. That club has now become the Prince George Branch of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

Maureen, the only child of Tom and Grace (nee Smith) Dilworth, was born in 1940 in the old Prince George hospital. She attended a one-room school in Aleza Lake until Grade 5, and then completed her schooling in Prince George. Music, the junior church choir, and Eleanor Black’s Glee Club were a big part of her early years. While in high school she worked part time in the record bar at Prince George Electric. In 1958, after graduating from the old Prince George Secondary school she went into training at Vancouver General Hospital and earned her Registered Nurse certificate in 1961.

With a twinkle in her eye Maureen said,

“In 1960, another student nurse talked me into attending a fraternity party. I didn’t feel like going but I’m glad I did because that was the night I met Bob and we started our wonderful 60-year romance.”

Bob and Maureen were married in Prince George in 1963. Bob was entering law school, and during the summers he had a good paying job as a roller-operator for a paving company. The plan was that Maureen would work as a nurse until Bob graduated in 1966. However, those plans changed in 1965 when their first baby arrived and Maureen became a stay-at-home mom.

When they moved to Prince George in 1966 Maureen would have returned to nursing, but part-time nursing was not permitted at Prince George Regional Hospital. She volunteered for the hospital auxiliary from 1973-1989, became a charter member of the White Spruce City Chorus of Sweet Adelines in 1981 and sang with them for 30 years. She was a long-time member of Day

Advocating for peaceful resistance

The world recently said goodbye to lifetime civil rights activist and long-serving member of the United States House of Representatives, John Lewis.

In one of his most famous quotes, Lewis stated, “When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to do something.”

Lewis was a man who lived by these words. At the age of 23, he was the youngest speaker at the March on Washington in 1963. He devoted his entire life to speaking up, advocating for peaceful resistance, doing all that he could to right what is wrong in the world, even if it meant being beaten or arrested.

I find the statement, “You have to do something” quite perplexing, however. What do I have to do? How will I know it’s the right thing to do? Social values and the media tell me that the right thing to do is to achieve wealth and fame, to be a “winner”, no matter the cost.

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In my quest to understand the right thing to do, I began to study the ideals embraced by people of goodwill, people like John Lewis, who were really making a difference in the world.

In recent years, educators in British Columbia have been invited to embrace Indigenous principles in the classroom. As I explored these, the light finally began to go on. I realized that the “something” Lewis was talking about meant to live according to what are often referred to as the Seven Grandfather Teachings. As I began applying them to the world around me, it came clear that they are the same principles that were so central in the lives of the people I admired.

Humility. People who knew John Lewis remarked that he was a humble man who not only put others at ease, he empowered them to use their gifts to change the world.

Honesty. How often is honesty sacrificed at the altar of wealth and power? To make a difference in the world, we need to be people of integrity, and integrity requires that we be honest, especially with ourselves. John Lewis was a man of uncompromising integrity.

Respect. We cannot do the right thing unless we respect ourselves and our neighbours. Lewis showed how he could stand his ground in opposition to another person’s point of view while still treating them with dignity.

Courage. Lewis was one of the original Freedom Riders, he marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., he was arrested at least 40 times, and even had his skull fractured by violent policemen on Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. John Lewis knew the meaning of courage.

Truth. We must be on a constant quest

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Bob and Maureen have two children and four grandchildren: their son Bobby and his wife Val and their two sons Thomas and Ryan; and their daughter Katherine and her husband Bill Keates and his two sons Billy and Chris. Both families live in Toronto.

When Bobby and Katherine were growing up in Prince George, they spent countless summer days at the family’s cabin on Cluculz Lake.

Bob and Maureen are true soulmates - they golf together and dancing together has been a big part of their life from the day they met.

They concluded by saying, “Living through this Covid-19 pandemic has been made easier by being with someone you love, but even more so with someone that you really enjoy spending time with. After 60 years together we cannot imagine anyone else that we would rather isolate with.”

for the truth. So often, we try to bury the truth, but this always leads to disaster and humiliation. People of all political stripes from all over the world honour John Lewis and will continue to do so because he was a man of truth.

Wisdom. As we live by these principles, we gain wisdom. John Lewis taught us by his life what it means to make the world a better place.

Love. This is the greatest commandment, central to all sacred teachings. In 2009, Lewis accepted the apology of Elwin Wilson, a former Ku Klux Klan member who had beaten him when he walked into a whites-only waiting room at a southern bus station as a Freedom Rider in 1961. Has there ever been a more poignant demonstration of love and reconciliation in American history?

There is still much that is not right and not fair in the world. John Lewis told us to do something about it, and he showed us what that meant. That is his legacy. The rest is up to us.

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A year has gone by but your memory shines strong. I’m reminded of you every day from so many directions. Your smile never failed to bring happiness and you smiled often.

I miss your wit and humour. I miss you.

Love forever, Randy

EMILY ANGELA MIDDLETON ( Nee Turgeon)

Nov. 26, 1954 - July 5, 2001

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Remembering you Little Lady,your beautiful loving Spirit, and the incredible way that your special smiles light up our lives and the Universe itself. It still does,very much so, keep that loving Spirit and those smiles coming Emily, we very much need them these days.Thank you, and know that you will never be forgotten.

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Love You Forever, Mom, Dad & Marly

Airth “Bryan” Johnson

Nov 9, 1929 - Jul 20, 2020

Bryan’s family is saddened to announce his passing on July 20, 2020. He is survived by his wife Pat of 58 years, children Brett (Clarie), Allyson, and Les (Cheryl), grandchildren Mark (Ashley), Tyla, Asher and Rowan. Bryan is survived by his twin brother Wayne of Flin Flon, Manitoba. He is predeceased by his parents Robert and Marion, his brothers Bob and Ken and his sisters Millie, Laurine, Rose, Elaine and Marg. Bryan was born in Eyebrow, Saskatchewan on Nov. 9, 1929 and grew up on a farm with his 8 siblings. He eventually moved to BC where he spent his career in the forest industry. Bryan was determined in everything he did in his life. One of the many things he accomplished because of this determination was his welding tickets and millwright certificate all while working full time. Bryan loved hockey, watching every game he could. Listening to Country music soothed his soul. He was passionate about nature. He enjoyed many years at his cabin at Norman Lake, tending his plants both indoors and out and most importantly companioning his beloved dogs Monty, Lucky and Pita. Bryan walked Pita daily until the last week of his life.

Due to the unfortunate circumstances of Covid-19, it will be a private graveside service. Bryan will be laid to rest in the Prince George Memorial Park Cemetery.

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December 22,1961June 2, 2020

With teary eyes and sorrow filled hearts, we sadly announce Mira Marie Nadfey born Dec 22, 1961 after an unexpected battle with cancer, suddenly passed away peacefully in her sleep, June 2, 2020. Mira, a loved daughter, sister and cherished friend will be forever missed.

Goodnight and may you rest in peace Mira.

Rosanne Grace Peters (Sinclair)

March 20, 1973- July 22, 2020

Rosanne Grace Peters was called Home to be with Jesus on July 22, in the comfort of her own home, after a short but courageous battle with liver cancer. Predeceased by her father, Alex. She is survived by her loving husband, Rodney, her two sons Kyle (Kyrsta) and Noah, and her two grandchildren, Jasper and Teagan, her mother, Irene Sinclair, as well as many other relatives and friends. Due to current restrictions, funeral attendance is by invitation only. Flowers are gratefully accepted but the family would prefer donations in Rosanne’s name to the BC Cancer Centre for the North or Home & Community Care Nursing Services.

It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of John Clark Skailes. John (Jack) is survived by his loving daughter Jacquie Skailes (Randy Lejeune) of Calgary, AB and Jacquie’s mother Eleanor Skailes of Cranbrook, BC. Also missing Jack is his fur baby Jessie. Jack leaves behind friends in Prince George and Cranbrook. No service by request. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the SPCA.

Ashley Ann Thompson

Dec. 10, 1980 - Jun. 24, 2020

A Life Unfinished

With broken hearts, we announce the passing of our beautiful girl Ash at the age of 39. Left to mourn are her parents, Duayne and Maureen Thompson and her children whom she always said were her greatest achievement, Owen, Hannah and Allison along with their father, Trevor Johnson and many family and friends. Our wish for you, Ash is that you are out of pain and found peace, our arms are wrapped around you with all of our love as you go on your next journey.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Prince George SPCA (https://spca.bc.ca/donations/north-cariboo/) or the Prince George Hospice Society (www.hospiceprincegeorge.ca).

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In loving memory of Jennifer Werk

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John Clark Skailes

June 10, 1935June 25, 2020

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Band Manager

Kispiox Band is seeking a self-motivated, energetic individual to manage employees in the day-to-day operations of the band. Under the direction of the Kispiox Band Council, manage, direct, organize, implement and control the provision of policies, directives and band programs, which include administration, human resources, financial management, housing, social assistance, public works and forestry.

Education/Professional Requirements:

• Must have a post-secondary degree in Business Administration

• Must have minimum of five (5) years of Senior Management/Human Resources working experience;

• Must have minimum of five (5) years working/education experience in financial management and budgeting

Qualifications/Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of First Nations political roles and structure;

• Ability to liaise and communicate with personnel from various levels of government, First Nation Organizations and Funding Agencies, private industry and any other individuals, groups or agencies operating in the community.

• Ability to develop and maintain policies and procedures pertaining to all aspects of the Kispiox Band Administration;

• Must possess management and leadership skills and supervision of staff in a fair and equal manner

• Must be proficient in strategic planning and program development

• Must possess skills in the administration, management/planning of human resources;

• Ability to establish good working relationships with funding agencies/other organizations

• Ability to research funding sources and provide funding proposals;

• Must be able to plan and manage First Nation finances; strong skills in Financial Management – analyze, advise and recommend on allocation of budgets, funds and organization

• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong computer skills;

• Must possess excellent skills in problem solving and decision making.

• Experience in management of band housing is an asset: working with rental arrears, construction, building contractors, etc.

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work collaboratively with Chief and Council and staff in establishing goals, preparation of budgets, and funding proposals

• Ability to work independently and build effective interpersonal relationships

• Ability to self-regulate, meet deadlines, and give attention to details

• Recognizes and respects all cultural diversity and has an understanding of First Nation culture

Working Conditions:

• Must provide a recent Criminal Records Check

Forward Resume, Recent Criminal Record Check And 3 References To the attention of Sandi Reviakin:

KISPIOX BAND COUNCIL, 1336 Kispiox Valley Road, Kispiox, B.C., VOJ 1Y4

DEADLINE: August 5, 2020 AT 3:00 P.M.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those shortlisted will be contacted.

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Notice of Application for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that I, Melody Kral from Prince George BC, have applied to the British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (FLNRORD). Omineca Region, for Licence of Occupation Amendment for adding Winter recreational to existing Fishing Outfitter’s camp, Adventure Tourism.

situated on Provincial Crown land located on the South side of Bugle Lake

FLNRORD invites “Comments” on this application, the Lands File is 7409682 concerning this application should be directed to Tricia Klein at 5th Floor 499 George street, Prince George BC, V2L 1RS.

Comments will be received by FLNRORD up to August 10, 2020. FLNRORD may not be able to consider comments received after this date.

Please visit the website at http;//comments.nrs. Gov.bc.ca/ for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record.

For information, contact the Freedom of information Advisor at FLNRORDs’ office in Omineca Region of British Columbia.

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COURT BAILIFF SALE

The Court Bailiff offers for sale by tender bid, interest in the following goods of the Judgement Debtor(s):

Louise McAnerin, pursuant to a Writ of Possession, Registry No. 2057980

Triton Seacan Container - 20’ IDENT# 150179-3

1996 Flat Deck Utility Trailer - 14’, VIN# NIL

Horse Trailer VIN# NIL - 16’

Industrial Portable Security Fencing - (25 pcs)

Item(s) can be viewed at our 2706 Jasper St. & Ottawa St and 3rd Ave compound(s) in Prince George. Go to www.northcentralbailiffs.bc.ca to view photographs. Closing date August 24th, 2019 Highest or any other bid not necessarily accepted. Bidders are solely responsible for determining the make, model, year of manufacture, condition, quantities, sets and or usefulness of all items for tender. All items are sold on an “as is, where is” basis with no warranty given or implied. As vehicles have not been inspected, we are declaring that they may not be suitable for transportation and may not be compliant with the motor vehicle act. Sale is subject to cancellation or adjournment without notice. Terms of sale: Immediate payment in full by bank draft or cash only upon acceptance of successful bid. Call (250) 564-4900 for details.

North Central Bailiffs Ltd.

Prince George Branch

Court Bailiff Division

Brandon Jacobsen / Court Bailiff

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Whatare the pros and cons of brick and stone exterior facing?

In this multi-partsegment of Ask MJ, we answer your questions on refurbishing your homes exterior using some of the latest brick, rock or masonry facings. Whatare the advantages, disadvantages, costs and installation challenges? Part II, Installation Challenges

Installation issues

In an earlier eraofbuilding construction, stone or brick materials often provided the primary support for exterior walls. In modern construction, however,homes areframed in wood while brick or stone facades areattached to the exterior for decorative and weather protection purposes rather than for structural support.

Brick veneers weretraditionally attached to wood frame houses, but can be applied over other materials as well. Veneers may be either anchored or adhered. Brick veneer should be 3to5inches thick of an appropriate grade, generally SW brick. Thin brick veneer is between ½and 1inch thick and comes in many sizes, colors and textures. Properly constructed, brick veneers add protection to both the exterior and interior of the building. They arefire and moistureresistant and provide thermal and acoustical insulation.

Anchored brick is attached with fasteners to the existing exterior of ahouse. This creates an air space between the old siding and the veneer thatalso serves as adrainage channel for moisture. Adhered brick veneer attaches to an existing wall with lath and plaster; these materials resist moisture penetration.

Stone veneers provide decorative and protective attributes to abuilding’sexterior,asbrick does. Stone is also fire-resistant, with thermal and acoustical insulation properties. Stone veneers may be natural or manufactured.

Natural stone veneers arethree to five inches thick and can weigh up to 45 to 50 pounds per square foot, requiring abrick supportledge to distribute the weight. Eachcourse of stone supports the next. Additional structural reinforcement may also be required. Masonry ties connect the stone to the wall. Several types of natural stone aresuitable for exterior veneers including limestone, sandstone, marble, slate and granite.

In the next installment of this segment, we continue to answeryour questionsaboutinstallation challenges, maintenance challenges and costs

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How to pick the perfect tenant

When it comes to picking the perfect tenant for your rental property, it’s important that you do your due diligence before making any snap decisions. You need to make sure that your tenant will be able to pay you every month, in full and on time. So as a responsible property owner, how do you go about picking the right tenant? The following is a list of things you should consider doing before agreeing to any prospective renter.

Terms you need to know when applying for a mortgage

When it comes time to shop for a house, you’ll almost certainly have to apply for a mort gage (unless you have hundreds of thousands of dollars stuffed in a briefcase some where). Negotiating your mortgage can be difficult, so it’s important to understand the terms that go along with it. The following are a few key words you’ll want to familiarize yourself with before going out to buy a house:

• Principal: the principal is the initial amount of money you owe on the balance of your mortgage.

• Amortization period: this term refers to the number of years you will take to pay down the principal balance of your mortgage.

• Appraised value: this is the value of a piece of property as appraised by a qualified professional.

• Open mortgage: an open mortgage is one that has no fixed term. You can pay off the balance any time you want without suffering a penalty. While that does seem attractive, these types of mort gages tend to have higher interest rates to compensate.

• Closed mortgage: a closed mortgage is one with fixed terms. That means a fixed rate over a set period of time. Breaking the terms will generally result in having to pay an amount equivalent to three months of interest. The most common term is five years. This type of mortgage generally comes with lower interest rates.

• Default: a word that nobody ever wants to think about. Defaulting on your mortgage means failure to pay your agreed upon rate.

1. DON’T DISCRIMINATE

This could mean a lot of different things. Discrimination can be against someone’s age, race, gender, religion and even family status. It’s important to stay within the confines of the law when it comes to choosing your renter. Remember, just because someone is married or has kids doesn’t mean you can refuse renting to them.

2. CHECK THEIR CREDIT

Always check the credit score of a prospective tenant — no exceptions. As a responsible landlord, you need to know that your tenant doesn’t have any outstanding debts that will prevent them from paying the rent on time every month. It’s also important to verify their income. Their monthly salary should be about three times what they pay in rent.

3. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK

While a criminal history shouldn’t automatically exclude someone as a potential renter, it’s important to check that they have no history of violent crimes or other activities that could jeopardize the safety of your other tenants.

4. TALK TO THEM

There’s no better indicator of how someone will behave than simply talking to them. This will give you a good idea of their personality and how they’ll act as your tenant.

What’s the first step toward buying your own home?

There are many things that can motivate someone to buy a home. Maybe you and your spouse have decided it’s time to start a family and you need a little more space. Maybe you’d like to make an investment you know will appreciate. Or, you may just want to get out of the crowded city. Whatever your reason, homeownership is a great choice for many people, but it can be complicated.

CAN I AFFORD A HOME?

Many people make the mistake of checking online for house listings right away. You might be setting yourself up for disappointment, however, if you immediately start looking for your dream house. The first thing you should do is figure out what range of homes is realistic given your budget.

The best way to start is to visit your local bank or mortgage company to find out what kind of mortgage makes sense for someone in your situation. If you don’t have a lot of cash now but are quickly moving up the ladder at your company, you’ll be in a different financial position than someone who has been saving for a home for a decade.

Before visiting your local real estate agency, consult with a mortgage expert. Once you know exactly what you’re able to afford, you can sit down with your agent and do a much more precise search for a dream house that’s right for you.

The advantages of buying a newly built home

One of the first decisions you’ll have to make once you’ve decided it’s time to buy a house is whether to go for a brand new home or an older one. Although older homes have their charms, there are quite a few advantages to newly built homes that you can’t get anywhere else:

• Few repairs for years to come

Newly built homes are in mint condition. Since they’ve been built with the most modern materials and techniques, you can rest assured that they won’t need extensive repairs anytime soon.

• Designed for modern conveniences

Our homes are getting smarter. With integrated automation and complex security systems, newly built homes are taking new

technologies into account from design to construction.

• Builders’ warranties

Not only will newly built homes be in great condition when you buy them, you’ll also benefit from a number of builders’ warranties. Local builders are mindful of their reputations and will often be willing to fix any mistakes that were made in the building process.

• Energy efficiency

Each year, it seems, a new and improved way of making a home energy efficient is introduced. From advanced building materials to windows that only block harmful kinds of light, new homes will have all the newest ways to save energy built into them.

New homes are essentially blank canvases that have all the most up-to-date conveniences. If you’re looking to purchase a home, a newly built one may be the perfect choice.

Three ways to avoid mistakes on closing day

Whether you’re buying or selling a home, closing day is the culmination of a lot of hard work by you, your lawyers, your real estate agents and many more. It should be a time to celebrate and look forward to a new future. That doesn’t mean that you should simply assume that nothing could go wrong. Here are just three ways to avoid closing day mistakes: BE SURE TO BRING ID Whether you rushed out of the house that day without your wallet or just forgot to renew

your driver’s license last week, there are many things that can go wrong with your ID. If either the buyer or the seller is unable to produce valid identification, the entire closing process will quickly grind to a halt.

HAVE THE MONEY IN THE APPROPRIATE FORM

By the time you sit down at the table, you’ll have hopefully gone over the terms of payment with your agents and lawyers. Know, how ever, that getting details right is essential in this transaction. If you’ve agreed to

wire the money, don’t arrive at the table with a personal check.

KNOW WHAT THE CLOSING COSTS ARE

Along with paying the fees for all those who have helped you, there will be additional fees for processing the large amounts of paperwork that go along with buying a house. For many people, buying a house is the biggest purchase of their lives. Be sure to consult with your lawyers and agents beforehand so you don’t end up making a mistake just before you’re done.

Add a summery touch to your home decor

Have the warm days of summer inspired you to add a splash of sun to your interior? Here are some tips.

Summer goes hand in hand with sunny weather. Let as much natural light as possible into your home by replacing heavy curtains with light, flowy materials. Add some greenery to the mix by placing houseplants and cut flowers throughout your interior

In the living room, add some throw cushions featuring bright, warm colours (orange, yellow, coral) or summery prints (tropical flowers, birds, nautical patterns, seashells). You could also display some photos of your latest beach vacation.

Use various accessories to give your kitchen and bathrooms a summery feel. Floral centrepieces, colourful tableware, a bright shower curtain, citrus-scented candles — the options are endless!

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Avoid these four mistakes when buying furniture

Have a room to furnish? For a final result that’s as practical as it is pretty, avoid making these four common mistakes.

1. BUYING WITHOUT MEASURING FIRST

In store, your perception of size can play tricks on you. It’s hard to accurately picture what a given object will look like in a different space. That’s why it’s crucial that you measure the room you’ll be putting the piece of furniture in as well as the width of the doorways it’ll have to pass through. This will allow you to determine whether that couch you’re eying is the right fit for your family room. Keep in mind that just because it can fit doesn’t mean it should — massive furniture in a small space creates an oppressive atmosphere.

2. ONLY CONSIDERING THE LOOKS

Gorgeous chairs that stop being comfortable when you sit on them for more than 20 seconds. An impossible-to-clean designer couch in a household with young children. A beautiful bookcase that’s too delicate to hold your encyclopedia collection. Avoid disappointment by carefully considering the function of each piece of furniture before you break out your wallet.

3. THINKING SHORT-TERM

Does your son have his heart set on a race car shaped bed? Kids grow up fast — you’ll likely end up having to buy new

furniture before you know it. For a design that stands the test of time, go with neutral furniture and personalize the room with accessories, which are a lot easier to replace as trends change.

4. OVER-FURNISHING

It’s easy to feel claustrophobic in a cluttered room. Instead of packing too many pieces of furniture into one space, choose items with multiple uses such as futons or tables that double as storage.

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A roof made of recycled tires?

Does your roof need replacing? Or perhaps you’re thinking of having a new home built? Sounds like you’ll need to choose an ideal roof covering to shelter your humble abode. While asphalt shingles, metal sheeting and modified bitumen are classic choices, roofing tiles made of recycled tires are quickly gaining in popularity.

Made from rubber and hemp fibre salvaged from old tires, these unique tiles are an interesting choice for sustainable living advocates. Brown, gray or black in colour, they greatly resemble slate. Furthermore, just like other roof coverings, they hold up nicely against bad weather and are resistant to fire. However, these tiles made from recycled tires can cost a pretty penny.

No matter which type of material you choose for your new roof, make sure to hire a professional roofing contractor for an installation that’s up to par.

Design the perfect outdoor lounge area!

Oh, how great it feels to relax around a cozy fire. Do you own an outdoor fireplace? Perhaps you’re thinking of investing in one? First of all, make sure that your fireplace complies with your local bylaws. All set? Here are several tips for designing the perfect outdoor lounge area.

First, make sure you’ve dedicated enough space for your guests to relax comfortably. Adirondack chairs, swings, wooden benches, wicker loungers, hammocks — opt for variety! And don’t forget to include enough blankets and cushions to create a soft, cozy environment.

Next, place one or more side tables around the seating area so that you and your

guests can set down glasses, plates, phones and any other objects you prefer to keep close at hand.

Finally, hang garlands of twinkling lights in your trees, and line the path between your house and your lounge area with decorative lanterns. This way, you’ll create a space that’s not only warm but also safe to enjoy at night!

A FESTIVE TOUCH

To create lasting memories under a starlit sky, don’t forget to buy plenty of skewers for roasting sausages and marshmallows. And why not bring out your bongo drums, harmonica or guitar to sing around the crackling fire?

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