Prince George Citizen November 18, 2021

THURSDAY, November 18, 2021

ON THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE LHEIDLI T’ENNEH

Since 1916

Black and white for Barlow

out there knowing that now it’s my turn to be out there with them, it’s very exciting,” said Barlow.

Grace Barlow is bringing her B.C. Hockey League experience back to Prince George.

The 23-year-old Barlow made hockey history in October when she was one of the referees who was part of an all-female on-ice officiating crew that worked a BCHL game between the South Surrey Eagles and Langley Rivermen.

Last Saturday at Rolling Mix Concrete Arena, Barlow was one of the stripes wearing a red armband when the Prince George Spruce Kings hosted the Vernon Vipers.

“For me, growing up watching the Spruce Kings and getting to go out there and see these big boys

“Getting to be in the former Coliseum and growing up playing in that rink and coaching and reffing in that rink, it’s exciting to go in there and have that opportunity just be in front of a home crowd.”

Barlow grew up playing hockey in Prince George and played three seasons in the B.C. Hockey Female Midget Triple-A League from 2013-16 playing defence for the Northern Capitals, helping them to consecutive league championships in 2015 and 2016.

Barlow got into officiating after her playing career ended and she served two seasons as a linesman before she became a referee.

The bureaucracy of fighting wildfires was never more apparent to Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad than when he heard about a missing biffy delay that kept a fire crew waiting while the forest around them burned.

“This summer we had crews sitting by the side of the road for five hours waiting for a porta-potty to come in before they could do the work,” said the opposition critic for Forests, Lands and Natural Resources.

“These are the kinds of things that need to be dealt with.”

A BC Wildfire Service report determined the province spent $565 million fighting 1,610 wildfires that scorched 8,682 square-kilometres between April 1 and Sept. 30. In 2017, $649 million was spent fighting fires that burnt 12,000 square-kilometres.

At the height of the fire season in late June and early July, when the province was enveloped with record-breaking temperatures all over B.C., there were as many as 300 wildfires burning in one day. Aided

by the sweltering heat and dry lightning flashes, dozens of new fires started each day, one of which destroyed Lytton and killed two of its residents.

“When it comes to fighting fires themselves, B.C. Wildfire Service is really good at initial-attack crews,” said Rustad. “They get in and get the vast majority of fires out quickly. The problem is when they can’t get into a fire because they’re too busy. Instead of having private-sector crews that could go in and deal with it, B.C. Wildfire insists that they have to do an assessment before they allow any crews to go in.

“Part of that is Worksafe BC (regulations) and part of that is policy within the ministry, but sometimes these fires can burn for days before anybody can go in and do an assessment, where (private) crews could get in and put it out.”

Rustad said in 2018 in the southern Interior a two-day delay in getting a B.C. Wildfire assessment turned a small fire in an unpopulated area into a raging out-of-control inferno that covered thousands of hectares and burned for weeks.

TED CLARKE Citizen staff

CITIZEN PHOTO BY JAMES DOYLE

Referee Grace Barlow keeps a close eye on the action during Saturday’s game at Rolling Mix Concrete Arena between the Prince George Spruce Kings and the Vernon Vipers.

TED CLARKE Citizen staff

LEST WE FORGET

Wildfire risk work planned over winter

The City of Prince George will begin targeted wildfire mitigation work in local forested areas next month.

Contracted staff will be removing vegetation, particularly dead organic material, from three forested areas of the city that, if ignited, would pose risk to people, property, and infrastructure.

Each of the three projects is expected to take about 30 days and all are anticipated to be completed by the end of winter. The projects scheduled for fuel mitigation are:

Malaspina - west of the Fraser River, to the south of Stillwater Crescent and east of Loedel Crescent and operations, are scheduled to begin in late December.

City approves whistleblower policy

who report concerns or participate in related investigative processes.

City council has unanimously approved a new whistleblower policy which intends to give elected officials and city staff a mechanism to raise concerns related to serious misconduct.

It also outlines a process for investigating such concerns and provides protection from retaliation to those

In January 2021, city council committed to developing a whistleblower policy following the fallout from the city’s George Street Parkade Project which went millions of dollars over budget without the mayor or the rest of council knowing about it.

At a special closed council meeting on Jan. 17, council directed the acting city manager to develop a

Broddy Road - south of Tyner Blvd., north of Highway 16 and operations are scheduled to begin in early to mid-January.

Pidherny Recreation Site - north of North Nechako Road, west of Foothills Blvd and operations are scheduled to begin by the end of January.

To minimize ground disturbance associated with the work, these activities take place during the winter when the ground is frozen.

While operations are active, access to these areas may be restricted, as concealed hazards may exist and residents are encouraged to follow all signage located near the worksites.

whistleblower policy and return a report to council for approval.

That report was presented to council for approval at its Nov. 8 public meeting.

The city said in developing the policy, administration consulted its union partners and researched similar policies at peer municipalities and other sources for comparison purposes and has incorporated what it believes to be best practices.

NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVEN that pursuant to section 127ofthe Community Charter,Prince George City Council hasestablished the date, time,and place of the regular Council meetings to be held in 2022. The 2022 meeting schedule is available for reviewonthe City’swebsite www.princegeorge.ca andonthe public notice bulletinboard located on the 1st Floor of City Hall, 1100 Patricia Boulevard, Prince George, BC, between the hoursof8:30 a.m. –5:00 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday, except statutory holidays.

Forfurther information, please contact the Legislative Services Division at (250)561-7655 or cityclerk@princegeorge.ca.

This is thesecond of two (2)postings of this public notice.

DATED the18thday of November,2021

Maureen Connelly,Corporate Officer City of Prince George

City of Prince George 2022 Council MeetingSchedule

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Sentries guard the cenotaph in Veterans Plaza last Thursday morning during the Prince George Remembers Remembrance Day ceremony.

HANNA PETERSEN Citizen staff

Cassaundra O’Brien, Ares and Andrew O’Brien during better days before Cassaundra and Ares were struck by a vehicle at a local intersection last week.

Hit-and-run victim lives to talk about it

CHRISTINE DALGLEISH

Citizen staff

“She just can’t do this to anyone else - the next person might not be so lucky,” said a victim of a hit and run at the crosswalk at 10th and Carney last Friday morning.

Cassaundra O’Brien, Prince George Track & Field throws coach, and her three-year-old retriever cross, Ares, were meeting a friend to walk their dogs at about 8:45 a.m.

This time it didn’t go as planned.

O’Brien walks lots so knows to make sure every vehicle is stopped before attempting to cross the street. Friday morning all vehicles remained stationary until she was about three quarters across the street and then things went very wrong when a woman driving a black SUV made a left-hand turn.

“She clipped me - mostly she hit my left arm more than anything,” O’Brien said. “Then unfortunately I watched my dog go underneath her front passenger-side tire and I was screaming - I have never made those kinds of noises in my life. I don’t know how she didn’t see me - at some point when you’re driving you’re going to see the pedestrian and hopefully stop. And now I see my dog is under her tire and I scream bloody murder.”

The leash had been wrenched from O’Brien’s hand at this point as she quickly realized the lady was going to keep driving and O’Brien was trying to pull Ares back to safety.

“I have never been so grateful in my life that my dog is a tank - didn’t ever need her to prove it though - she got hit, was under the tire - she’s scared and hurt - she took off running towards home then obviously I sprinted right after her because towards home is still a vehicle-filled road, right? At best she’s going to survive one but is she going to survive two? So I’m terrified and chasing after her.”

At this point O’Brien is in a sheer panic and back at the accident site her friend stayed behind to make sure

everyone else was all right and witnessed, along with a school-aged boy, the SUV speeding away from the scene.

“Back at home it looked like a murder scene,” O’Brien described because Ares had several cuts around her head, neck and chest and a piece of the dog’s ear was missing.

“I didn’t know her ear would bleed so much.” O’Brien said.

She immediately took Ares to the vet for emergency care. Ares suffered several lacerations, a section of her ear had been ripped off and she has road rash on her hind quarters.

Miraculously the little tank of a dog had no internal injuries and no broken bones. Ares, who has been Cassaundra and husband Andrew’s dog since she was eight months old, spent the day under observation at the vet’s and she will recover at home for the next two weeks.

When there was a pause in the frantic events, O’Brien and her friend reached out on social media to put out the call for witnesses as it didn’t even occur to either of them to try to get a look at the licence plate.

Very quickly a lady, whose son had witnessed the whole thing and thought to write down the plate number, had come forward.

“I am so sorry that he had to witness that,” O’Brien said. “Not only had this woman driver just tried to take my baby out of this world, but she’s also ruined somebody else’s baby’s mental capacity for a little bit I’m sure.”

O’Brien reported the event to the police and could then call in the licence plate to add to their file as they investigate the pedestrian/dog vs vehicle incident.

It’s been about 24 hours after the incident and there’s a few things going through O’Brien’s mind.

“God is good,” she said. “I just don’t want this woman to do this to somebody else. I want her to realize what she’s done. After I took off after my dog my girlfriend stayed to make sure everybody else was OK and they watched this lady tromp on it and leave. I don’t know what kind of a person you have to be to do something like that.”

REQUEST FOR COMMENT

OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAWNO. 8383, 2011, AMENDMENT BYLAWNO. 9214, 2021

Subject Property –1177 Foothills Blvd.

The City of Prince George is considering proposing an amendment to Schedule B-6: Future Land Use of City of Prince George Official Community Plan BylawNo. 8383, 2011, to facilitate development of asix-storeyapartment building comprised of 127 units on the subject property.This application to amend the Official Community Plan also includes arezoning application (Bylaw9215, 2021).

Formore detailed information, please visit the City of Prince George website at www. princegeorge.ca/landuse.

The City requests written comment from any person, organization, or agencies that maybe affected by this amendment. Please forward any written submissions by 9:00 am, December 20, 2021 to the Development Services Division at 1100 Patricia Boulevard, PG V2L 3V9, Fax: 561-7721, Email: devserv@princegeorge.ca.

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City names new fire chief

After eight years of service as Fire Chief for the City of Prince George, John Iverson is retiring. The city has announced Deputy Fire Chief Cliff Warner has been selected as his replacement.

Warner will start in Fire Rescue’s top position at the end of January following the departure of Iverson who is retiring after 35 years of service, including the last eight years as chief.

“Prince George City Council thanks Chief Iverson for his 35 years of exemplary service and strong leadership,” said Mayor Lyn Hall, in a news release.

“Deputy Chief Warner has an impressive record of service, including leading Fire Rescue through the wildfire evacuations in 2017 and 2018, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the transition to the new Fire Hall #1. We wish the very best to Chief Iverson as he embarks on his well-earned retirement and congratulate Deputy Chief Warner on his selection as Fire Chief.”

Warner has 26 years of service in Prince George’s fire department including serving in every senior management position.

Warner will be overseeing many high-profile initiatives when he assumes the Services’ top position, including the upcoming move of the City’s Fire Operations Communications Centre to Fire Hall #1.

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Now based in Vancouver, where she’s a second-year dentistry student at UBC, this is her fifth season as a whistle-blower.

She typically works three or four games per week, mainly as a BC Elite Hockey League referee.

“It provides me a really good extra-curricular activity,” she said. “School can become a lot, really quickly, but hockey is something that refreshes me and recharges me for school, so it’s a good balance there.”

Her future BCHL assignments will be based on her assessments from the previous month.

The Oct. 17 BCHL game in Surrey marked the first time a Canadian junior A hockey game had an all-female crew and that will always be highlight for Barlow to look back upon.

She says her background as a rep hockey player with the Northern Capitals prepared her for the travel routines and training regimen needed to be a high-level athleteandshebringsthatsameapproach to the game as an official.

“It’s a fast-paced game, those players out there are passionate about the game and they’re incredibly-skilled hockey players, and that goes for most of the leagues I work in,” Barlow said.

“I’m grateful to be working in the

high-performance program with BC Hockey. Watching those players and seeing them get prepared and train, it’s an inspiration for me as well to take this game more seriously and to be out there doing my job to the best of my abilities.

“It’s exciting to be seeing these players that, I know a lot of them are going to take the next step to the NCAA or U SPORT and go professional and being able to share the ice with them is a real honour.”

Barlow wants to take her officiating career as far as she can and will plans to continue climbing the ladder to the international and-or pro hockey levels.

The American Hockey League, the far m league for the National Hockey League, has hired seven female referees and three female linesmen for the 2021-22 season and Barlow eventually wants to follow that lead.

She hopes other girls will pursue their dreams in hockey as officials and says there’s no reason why they shouldn’t shoot for the stars.

“My goal is to get into the IIHF and hopefully one day I can get to the Olympics. It’s a really long shot but it’s something I always wanted to do as a player and now knowing that dream is not going to become a reality I think it’s a good opportunity for me to get there as a referee and give back to the game.”

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Nadia Mansour looks on as marketing teammates Collin Joyce, left, and Nick Jansa, right, leap into a pool of ice cold water on Saturday afternoon in front of CN Centre during UNBC JDC West’s annual Chillin’ for Charity fundraiser.

Cariboo Regional District gets break in sewage flood case

tests to verify the extent of contamination on the property.

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A B.C. Court of Appeal Justice has granted the Cariboo Regional District a reprieve from a judge’s order to construct an overflow system to help prevent any further sewage from flooding onto a Wildwood-area couple’s property.

The project is included in a checklist of steps that B.C. Supreme Court Justice Matthew Taylor ruled in August the CRD must take to remediate the property, twice hit by overflow from a nearby sewage line.

A gravity-fed system with a 100,000 litre storage capacity and a high level alarm system was supposed to be in place on the property by November 1, but in a decision issued October 29, Court of Appeal Justice Peter Willcock granted the reprieve while the CRD carries on with an appeal of Taylor’s judgment.

The CRD had argued the system is considered a low priority and the $200,000 cost would be borne by the ratepayers on the Wildwood sewage system.

However, Willcock declined the CRD’s request for a temporary stay on paying for

Depending on the outcome of those tests, the CRD argued it could be on the hook for as much as $1 million in soil remediation costs before the appeal is heard.

But Willcock noted, in part, that work would still need to be approved by Taylor.

“Whether such an order will be made and, if so, what cost it might entail, are matters of speculation,” Willcock said.

“There is now no order to pay particular remediation expenses.”

The CRD told Willcock the bill for the testing could add up to $112,000 before the appeal is heard and even if the appeal is successful, the CRD not be able to recoup that cost.

The property, owned by Bawnie and David Ward, is located at the lowest point on the gravity-fed system that serves nearly 200 properties in the community north of Williams Lake.

They had taken the CRD to court over a March 2015 flood when, in April 2020, they were hit yet again by another surge, which was then added to the couple’s claim.

Taylor had set an August 15, 2022 deadline to have the work completed.

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School district won’t implement vaccine mandate for staff

HANNA PETERSEN Citizen staff

School District No. 57 (SD57) has announced it has chosen not to implement a vaccine mandate for staff.

The district says after careful thought and consideration of all data available regarding COVID-19 the Board of Education has decided not to implement a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

“The Board did not make this decision lightly. We have considered all information available to us from many sources including the Medical Health Officers from Northern Health, the Ministry of Education and the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association.” said Sharel Warrington, SD57 Board Chair.

Serious consideration was given to many factors, including the priority of the health and safety of students and staff... as well as the potentionally significant impact on student learning.”

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In a Monday afternoon press conference, Warrington said the board considered two main factors when making their decision which were health and safety and the adherence to COVID-19 protocols in the schools.

“Serious consideration was given to many factors including the priority of the health and safety of students and staff in SD57 as well as the potentially significant impact on student learning,” said Warrington.

She explained the board considered the low rate of COVID-19 transmissions in district schools and tracked the number of exposures in the district. From Sept. until Nov. 15 there were approximately 13 schools that had exposures and those schools were primarily elementary schools and there have been no evidence of exposures in secondary schools during this period.

Acting Superintendent Cindy Heitman noted that the school exposures were also limited to one classroom or one specific group of students.

“We weighted the impact of a vaccine as a condition of employment against the impact it would have on the ability of the school district to continue to provide high-level services and supports for our students,” said Warrington.

“The Board of Education will not be seeking voluntary staff disclosure regarding their vaccine status.,” continued Warrington. “We also looked at the ramifications of vaccine mandate on creating any significant disruption to the operation of our schools and so those were two very critical aspects of our decision.”

SD57 is currently experiencing a teacher shortage, especially among teachers-oncall, and Warrington noted this did impact the board’s decision.

“All districts across the north, and perhaps throughout the province, are experiencing recruitment and retention challenges for teachers and support staff, so yes that does influence our decision.”

SD57 was tasked with making this decision when, in October, the provincial government announced it would leave it up to B.C.’s 60 school boards and independent school authorities to decide whether to develop COVID-19 vaccine mandates as a condition of employment for teachers and other school staff as a workplace heath and safety measure.

Premier John Horgan said vaccine mandates should be a last resort for workers in B.C. schools and that local school board trustees know better than the government what’s best for their communities.

SD57 is now the first school board in the north to come to a decision, and larger school boards in Vancouver and Surrey have also decided against vaccine mandates for their staff.

“We took our time because we respect the fact the north is experiencing lower vaccination rates, and we know there are challenges in all of our districts in the north, that they’ll need to face when it comes to this decision,” said Warrington.

“We are cognizant that we are taking the lead in the north and we know the needs in those communities so we will support them in their decisions.”

Warrington added that she understands there has been both support and opposition regarding the vaccine mandate decisions from parents.

“We know there are parents who were very concerned that we might go with a mandate and we know there are those who are very concerned about the health and safety of children in the schools so our message is that we will make every effort to ensure the health and safety of all students and staff in our schools and we will pay very careful attention to any changes that might occur. “

The board also reiterated their encouragement for everyone to get vaccinated if they are able to do so.

“We strongly encourage and support vaccinations as we believe they are the best protection against serious illness. We will continue to monitor vaccination data provided by the Provincial Health Officer and the BC Centre for Disease Control.”

NOTICEOFPUBLIC HEARING

What: PublicHearingregardingZoningBylawNo.2892,Amendment BylawNo.3135,2019

When and Where:

7:30pm,Thursday,November25,2021

Viatelephoneconferencecallandinpersonattendance

ThepublichearingwillbechairedbyadelegateoftheRegionalDistrict Board.

Owner: LesleyMatthews

Proposal: BylawNo.3135isproposedtorezonethesubjectpropertyto permittwoResidential-SingleFamilydwellings.Thepropertyislegally describedasLot18DistrictLot616CaribooDistrictPlan25070.The propertyislocatedat12710HooperRoad.

Police dog helps nab B&E suspect

A break-and-enter suspect prowling homes in the Miworth area west of Prince George got more than he bargained for Saturday afternoon when he was caught by a RCMP police dog after trying to evade police by swimming across the Nechako River.

Miworth resident Charlie Freeman was at home working on his greenhouse at about 3:45 p.m. Saturday when he heard the voice of an RCMP officer asking him to call and contain his dogs so that officer could release a police dog that had picked up the suspect’s scent.

Police were called to the 12000 block of Miworth Road shortly before 3 p.m. when a neighbour west of Freeman’s property on Island Park Drive confronted the man in his yard attempting to steal one of the owner’s vehicles or the gas it contained. The suspect threatened the owner with a screwdriver and took off running.

The man, identified by police as 31-year-old Prince George resident Joshua Alexander Neumann, cut through a yard two doors down from Freeman’s place and told the woman who lives there that his vehicle had broken down and he asked her for directions to the city.

She told him to go right at the end of her driveway, but he went the opposite way towards Freeman’s house and, after cutting through several yards, disappeared down the riverbank. He walked downstream along the river and climbed up to the railway track, but the police were there and he ducked down the slope to the river.

“The next thing you know, the police drone saw him swimming in the river,” said Freeman. “So he swam the river just past the big cutbanks on North Nechako Road.”

Freeman’s son Mark, also a dog handler with the RCMP, had been invited over to celebrate his dad’s 74th birthday that afternoon but had miss the family dinner when he was called in to try to nab the suspect. He was sent with his dog to the north side of the river and that dog picked up the scent again after the man climbed the steep cutbank that borders the river. But there were two other people coming down the slope at the time, which was enough to confuse the dog, which lost track of the perpetrator.

Police tracked Neumann to the back yard of a residence in the 9000 block of North Nechako Road and with the assistance of the police dog made the arrest.

Neumann was charged with mischief, theft under $5,000, break and enter with intent, possession of break-in instruments and failing to comply with release order.

RCMP probe school bus fire

TED CLARKE Citizen staff

When Cedars Christian School principal Shane Nelson left work Wednesday afternoon, the school’s $80,000 school bus purchased for the start of the school year was left in its usual place in the staff parking lot.

When Nelson and school staff returned Friday for a non-instructional day after Remembrance Day, that $80,000 school bus was a charred skeleton of melted metal after somebody set it on fire and destroyed it.

“It’s a pretty traumatic event to drive in and see that,” said Nelson. “We have insurance, but it was hard to come here and see that. We’re just thankful more didn’t happen there.”

Nelson confirmed the RCMP are investigating the fire as being deliberately set.

Triggered by a fire alarm, the fire was first noticed at about 4:30 a.m. Friday and a Prince George Fire Rescue

crew rushed to the scene and was able to contain the blaze and keep it from spreading to the adjacent portable classroom and main school building. Both structures had broken windows as a result of the intense heat of the bus fire and the new playground sod was scorched, but there was no other apparent damage to school property.

The bus is used to drive the Grade 12 phys-ed students to off-campus activities and had been the means of transport for the Cedars volleyball and cross country running teams to out-of-town competitions. The independent school has been hosting golf tournaments the past few years to raise the money needed to buy it. Since the fire, the Ness Lake Bible Camp and Diversified Transportation have both offered to provide Cedars the use of a bus and drivers at no cost to the school.

“We’ve been overwhelmed with people showing support, it’s a real blessing for sure,” said Nelson. “These kinds of things make you take stock on what’s important and what can disappear in a moment.”

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Construction continues on the new downtown pool on Friday afternoon

TED CLARKE Citizen staff

Close tent city before someone dies

With the number of people living on the downtown Prince George streets earlier this year, along with the soaring incidents of crime and vandalism affecting merchants, allowing a tent city on the vacant Lower Patricia Boulevard over the summer was a good, temporary move.

The tent city, later dubbed Moccasin Flats, provided the street people with a degree of autonomy and housing security, as well as a place to avoid being ticketed under the safe streets city bylaw. It gave social services agencies an easily accessible location to provide support while efforts began to find more reliable and safer temporary and long-term housing arrangements

The time has come, however, to close this location as a housing alternative for the street population before someone dies, either of exposure, a fire or a vicious assault of the kind that occurred last Friday

The victim in the video at pgcitizen.ca eventually got to his feet, stumbled a few feet, fell and then rose again and slowly moved away, clearly injured from the attack. Meanwhile, the attacker quickly ditched his green jacket, put on a helmet and rode his bike away when a police car arrived on the scene a short time later.

Simply put, Moccasin Flats is not safe anymore for anyone For the vulnerable people, the weather and the individuals who would attack them to steal their belongings, settle a score or for no reason at all poses a huge safety risk. Great strides have been made to secure enough temporary housing for Moccasin Flats residents so that the City of Prince George can legally clear the tent city.

As for the predators and other criminals living on the streets and preying on the vulnerable addicts and victims of trauma and mental health conditions, there is already a temporary housing arrangement in place for them, known by its more common name – jail Surely everyone can agree, regardless of their political views on the broader issue of homelessness that it’s no longer safe for anyone to be camping there. Once enough temporary housing is in place, closing off Lower Patricia Boulevard can’t happen fast enough

—Editor-In-Chief Neil Godbout

Our BIS response to COVID

Something has changed in the last few months Before, only the most rabid anti-vaxxers were expressing unhelpful opinions like “If you get vaccinated you are a sheep.” Now “nice” people who previously supported vaccine choice have begun to say things like “The unvaccinated should not be given medical attention.” “If you aren’t vaccinated, you don’t deserve to work, or eat.”

What happened? Why have otherwise rational people begun to see “the other” as the enemy?

According to a recent Tablet article written by a Canadian, Dr. Norman Doidge who has served as Head of the Psychotherapy Centre, the Assessment Clinic at the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, and taught in the departments of Philosophy, Political Science, Law and Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, in democracies, once a majority opinion is formed, the majority uses its social power to try to force the minority

THINKING ALOUD

to comply, and the minority become the enemy According to Dr. Doidge, this response comes from our BIS (BehaviouralImmuneSystem,)which evolved over time to protect us from the danger of infection. From his fourpart piece called Needlepoints:

“One of the reasons our discussions of vaccination are so emotionally radioactive, inconsistent, and harsh, is that the BIS is turned on in people on both sides of the debate. Those who favor vaccination are focused on the danger of the virus, and that triggers their system. Those whodon’tarefocusedonthefactthat the vaccines inject into them a virus or a virus surrogate or even a chemical they think may be poisonous, and that turns on their system. Thus both sides are firing alarms (including

many false-positive alarms) that put them in a state of panic, fear, loathing, and disgust of the other.”

According to him then, it’s our primitive BIS system that is trying to protect us from danger that makes us “hate” the other so that we are more likely to survive.

The pro-mandate folks hold majority power, so they especially need to remember the phrase Dr. Bonnie Henry coined at the beginning of this pandemic. When asked to explain it, her response was: “We are in this together. We need to understand where people are coming from We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat.”

We will beat this virus. Until we do, let’s make sure that at the end we have a civil society left and that our knuckles are not dragging on the ground

Let’s especially remember the first two parts of Dr. Henry’s tagline: “Be kind, be calm” so that we can be safe from our own worst impulses.

TRUDY KLASSEN

Money comes with a cost

Growing up Christian in an affluent society, there was a passage from scripture that alwaysleftmeperplexed,“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other…. You cannot serve God and money.” (Matthew 6:24)

Ministers explained to me that money is not the problem, it’s love of money. That argument seemed insincere to me, however, as I observed the wealth and conduct of those who called themselves Christians.

What I have come to realize is that there is a difference between having money and compromising one’s principles for the sake of money. There is a difference between having a comfortable lifestyle and sacrificing the well-being of one’s neighbour for the sake of greed.

American Senator Bernie Sanders,

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GERRY CHIDIAC

for example, owns three homes and livesquitecomfortably. Yet,itisclear he is a strong advocate for a world that is more just, more kind, a world concerned about the well-being of all children, no matter where they live or what they look like. Regardless of his religious affiliation (he is a non-practicing Jew), most would agree that Sanders understands the principle of which Jesus spoke.

Also serving in the U.S. Senate is Joe Manchin, a Catholic. Manchin is extremely wealthy and has economic ties to the fossil fuel industry. He has also been an opponent of global efforts to deal effectively with the

climate crisis.

Many would argue that it is a conflict of interest for a politician to make laws that increase the value of their economic investments. When recently challenged by a group of American citizens over this concern, Manchin became the poster-boy of climate emergency denial as he drove his Maserati through a group of young environmentalists who were chanting, “We want to live!”

As Sanders demonstrates, it is possible to live a principled life, and still enjoy relative comfort.

What does it benefit a person to gain the whole world and lose their soul? (Mark 8:36) There is nothing wrong with having money We just need to be mindful of what it is actually costing us.

Gerry Chidiac is a Prince George teacher

Sustainability needs long-term view

Over 20 years ago, I attended a talk on sustainability and the future of Shell. They had asked a group of pundits to consider how they could be a viable company 500 years in the future.

The discussion was going nowhere until someone asked a very simple question: “What companies or institutions have actually been around for 500 years?” No one in the room had an answer so that became the starting point.

Itturnsoutthattherearenotalotof organizations which have lasted that long. The Roman Catholic Church, England, and a few other government or religious organizations. Two companies were found – a family-owned forestry company in Finland and a porcelain company in Japan. Both worked on a limited growth model

And although it is tempting to talk about the effects of exponential

AS I SEE IT TODD WHITCOMBE

growth – inflation – on wages and prices, the point here is oil companies recognize they need to change their business model and become energy companies if they want to exist over the next 500 years

Which means thinking about alternative sources of energy and ways to get the most energy out of the limited resources they have.

Switching to more sustainable fuels is one step in the right direction A Nobel-prize winning chemist, George Olah, framed an economy based on methanol or “wood alcohol” which can be made from renewable carbon sources. It could be one approach.

Switching to nuclear power as a

DRIVE TO ROAD CONDITIONS

It was amazing at how many people took to social media to whine and complain about the recent freezing rain event that neither the city or YRB was out there doing their jobs. YRB has a huge area to cover and have a finite amount of equipment and personnel and they can’t be everywhere at once. The city has limited trucks and a reputation for being slow out of the gate.

As to the motoring public out there, you cannot rely on roads to be plowed, salted or sanded all the time and if you hold a valid drivers license you are required to by law drive according to the road conditions unfortunately many drivers don’t follow this simple rule. During the freezing rain event how many drivers blamed the city and YRB instead of wondering if it was their driving that caused the accident. Yes, the roads were slick and yes

COMMUNITY POLL

Participate in this week’s poll. Go to princegeorgecitizen.com, scroll down to the Community Poll, and vote!

RESULTS from last week’s polls:

Are you optimistic about Prince George’s economy?

Yes, there is new construction happening and lots of jobs 99 votes, 26 per cent

So-so, there are good things happening but local businesses are still facing challenges 169 votes, 44 per cent

No, we still haven’t seen the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy

source of electricity would make a lot of sense but there is an unrealistic perception of danger. For example, only one worker at the Fukishima reactor died and that was a result of the tsunami – not the nuclear power plant.Nuclearpowerisstillanoption.

Switching to fusion might be a possibility if it becomes practical. For now fusion reactions consume more energy than they produce. The same can be said of ethanol as a replacement for gasoline. It is a net loss or, at best, a break-even proposition.

In redesigning the future of the energy industry, some serious questions need to be asked but it is only through redesigning that the industry will be sustainable

And unless we want to give up our consumption patterns, a sustainable energy industry is critical.

Todd Whitcombe is a chemistry professor at UNBC.

Should more be done locally to stop the rising number of opioid overdoses?

(See story on page A0)

Yes, we need more mental health and addiction treatment spaces and options available 70 votes, 14 per cent

Yes, we need to provide more housing for people suffering from addiction and homelessness 22 votes, 4 per cent

Yes, we need more policing to crack down on drug dealers in the city 73 votes, 15 per cent

Yes, all of the above 198 votes, 40 per cent

they were dangerous but I made it to work driving 30 to 40k an hour and even slower if the conditions demanded it as did many of the other drivers on the road I saw and admittedly had some hair raising moments but I made it safely to work.

How many of you were relying on your vehicles safety features and tires to keep you safe instead of driving according to conditions? Sure there are valid reasons as in inexperienced drivers, experienced drivers who have not have not done winter driving and no matter how good your driving is there are times an accident can’t be avoided. With that being said most of the accidents that day likely could of been prevented through driving according to road conditions but I doubt many will see it that way.

Dean Soiland Prince George

No, the city already does enough to help people suffering from addiction 129 votes, 26 per cent

LETTERS WELCOME: The Prince George Citizen welcomes letters to the editor from our readers. Submission should be sent to: letters@pgcitizen.ca. No handwritten letters, please. Maximum length is 400 words and writers are limited to one submission every three weeks. We will edit letters only to ensure clarity, good taste, for legal reasons, and occasionally for length. Although we will not include your address and telephone number in the paper, we need both for verification purposes. Unsigned letters will not be published.

Unearthing Prince George’s history

In1952,renownedarchaeologistCharles

Borden remarked that the Interior Plateau of Northern British Columbia is archaeologically one of the least known regions in North America. This remains just as true today.

Until 2012, the occupation of the Interior Plateau of Northern British Columbia, specificallythatofPrinceGeorge,wasthought to have only been in the last 4,000 years.

Located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, it was in 2012 when an archaeological site of significant cultural and scientific significance was partially excavated. Scientifically dated evidence from this excavation proved occupation 5,000 years before what researchers previously thought.

The site’s location is relatively close to the current confluence of the Nechako and Fraser Rivers, at a location 4 km southwest on a large paleo-channel of the Nechako River bisected by a paleo-channel of the Fraser River. This site is the first to significantly shed light on the earliest occupation of the north-central interior of BC and has proven what local Indigenous knowledge holders and oral histories have been saying all along—in this place, for thousands of years, Indigenous people have met the challenges of their environment and followed the rhythms of the seasons. Radiocarbon dating suggests

Indigenous people have occupied this territory for at least 9,000-10,600 years. Although the site only covers 2.75 acres, it includes 57 cultural depressions and a high density and deeply buried cultural deposit. These depressions and artifacts provide evidence of repeated use over thousands of years. Even though less than two per cent of the site was excavated, the complete assemblage of artifacts comprises 31,671 specimens, including 45 examples of projectile points and numerous simple and expedient tools from ready-at-hand materials. Evidence examined also indicates that the site was repeatedly occupied over the course of at least 1,000 years until flooding prohibited

the use of the specific area, and then again over the past 500 years as water once again receded.

The partial excavation of this site brought together local Indigenous knowledge holders and archaeologists through partnership and collaboration, allowing for a much deeper understanding.

There are likely many more sites within this area that have not been found because of low archaeological visibility. Even more have been lost due to destruction by natural occurrences and/ or human activities and development. This specific site would have originally been much larger if not for natural events and human development.

recovered material should provide us with a more comprehensive picture of what life was like for inhabitants of the northern interior over the past 10,000 years. Conversations are underway at The Exploration Place on how we can work with ethnobotanists and archaeologists using site samples to do residue analysis and soil sampling to learn more about what was growing, harvested, and eaten.

Radiocarbon

dating suggests Indigenous people have occupied this territory for at least 9,00010,600 years.

The results of these excavations have had significant implications regarding what we currently understand about the cultural material, subsistence, and migration of the earliest inhabitants of British Columbia. The results of the excavations have also prompted a re-evaluation of previously accepted timelines for glacial retreat along the Fraser basin on the Interior Plateau.

Further in-depth analysis of the

X-Ray Fluorescence analysis on obsidian recovered will teach us about trade and migration pattern. Although this site is of particular interest and significance, it is important to note that currently, there are 46 recorded archaeological sites within the municipality of Prince George and another 36 recorded within five kilometres of the city. Even more staggering is that there are over 2,200 recorded sites within 100 kilometres of city limits. This leaves me to wonder how many more have yet to be discovered and how we can learn from these sites to give a more complete picture of what life was like in this place we call home.

Alyssa Leier is the curator at The Exploration Place.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

FALSE FREEDOM

Re: Husband regrets anti-vax stance as pregnant wife lies in a coma 800 km from home in Victoria.

Mr. Binette said the reason he didn’t believe in the vaccines was because people in the North get the short end of the stick when it comes to “industry” and their livelihoods. This saddens me to hear this as a reason not to get vaccinated and supports conspiracy when it comes to trusting government.

This health crisis was predicted by science, the U.S. Government had a playbook on what would be needed, but the Trump administration decided to politicize it as “freedom of choice.” There are over 750,000 Americans who lost their lives, some waiting for a vaccine, some whose health were severely compromised, some who don’t believe in the science, some who have a religious belief, and some who unfortunately believed the unregulated unchecked information online. We have freedom of choice in this country, what we seem to be losing is our humanity for our fellow citizens. The pandemic is real, the seriousness of it is real, the data is in on risks associated to a new vaccine but we still have citizens that are willing to risk the lives of others to make a choice that could cost you your life, or someone you love or an innocent child who cannot get the protection needed to save their life. The very Government Mr. Binette lacks

trust in, didn’t hesitate to move his wife to an ICU out of the North to do everything to save her life and unborn child.

What the holdout citizens are affecting now is not COVID, but citizens who have takentheriskofavaccinesothatourfellow citizens can have surgeries, transplants, and life changing procedures for their future quality of life. The pandemic has found new victims even with Mr. Binette’s willingness to come forward to appeal to those who thought like he did because of unfounded distrust in Government.

Our perceptions looking from the outside can be deceptive and misguided. For some of us who have taken the risk of being vaccinated without years of study, would like the “freedom seekers” to take their freedom of choice one step further and sign a waiver to refuse ICU care, so the rest of us can access to “normal” healthcare. Government is trying to do the right thing for the greater good and the anti-vaxxers are using this in a manipulative way and this will cost us in the recovery of health and the economy. The majority of Canadians are being held hostage by the anti-vaxxers, our politicians and healthcare workers doing their jobs are being threatened by some of these anti-vaxxers.

If this is what “freedom” looks like, count this Canadian out.

ALYSSA LEIER

The Duchess Park Condors celebrate after defeating the Shas Ti Kelly Road Grizzlies in the Junior A girls zone volleyball championship on Saturday evening at D.P. Todd Secondary School gymnasium. For more photos, visit pgcitizen.ca.

KidSport help families cover registration fees

TED CLARKE

Citizen staff

The cost of living continues to rise and many Prince George families already struggling to pay the bills can’t afford to sign their kids up for organized sporting activities.

Fortunately, there is an organization out there that help make sports more affordable and Vonda Hofferd wants everybody to know about it.

KidSport Prince George will provide up to $150 per year per kid to pay for registration fees, although there’s a good chance there’s enough funding for $200 each. It might not be enough to cover the entire cost of playing for an entire season but it’s a start, and Hofferd says more kids and their families should take advantage of it.

“We want to get as many youth involved in sports as we can,” said Hofferd, chair of KidSport Prince George. “We have funds available to assist the registration to get kids back into sports.”

KidSport Prince George was started 17

years ago by Johanna Jenkins and Myrna Cable, who brought the national organization to the city originally to help minor lacrosse families pay registration costs for their kids who had to travel out of town for games. Helped by local organizations, such as the Prince George Cougars and their Mega 50-50 draw, and private donors who made their own cash contributions and participated in fundraising events, the program has proved extremely popular and has helped kids from all sports get involved in organized leagues and clubs.

KidSport only pays for registration, but there are other charitable organizations such as Jumpstart, which will pay for equipment.

Hofferd dropped KidSport funding application forms to 23 schools in the city and teachers, school staff and parent groups will be trying to promote the program to makesurekidsandtheirfamiliesareaware the funding is available. Registration forms available at the schools can be dropped off at city hall. For more information, call Hofferd can be reached at 250-565-5180.

CITIZEN PHOTO BY JAMES DOYLE SWEET VICTORY

Duchess soars into senior zone playoffs

TED CLARKE Citizen staff

The D.P. Todd Trojans were coming on strong.

Pushing for an upset in the gold-medal match of the PGSS senior girls volleyball tournament, they were the final obstacle standing in the way of the Duchess Park Condors, who have dominated the north central zone this season.

After losing the first set 25-22 to the Condors, the Trojans fought back from a 19-14 deficit to tie the second set. Londyn Shawara delivered an ace and Chayse Shawara drew set point with a bump that found the backcourt hardwood.

But the Condors had an answer for that and turned to their veteran power hitter Macyn Unger to put one final rally together. Drawing on volleyball experience that started when she started playing the game at age 7, watching her older sister Brooke practice with the Condors, Unger put down consecutive kills to knot the score 25-25.

She then served another ball the Trojans were unable to return, and that set the stage for left-side hitter Avery Parker, who made one final spike to end it.

Their 25-22, 27-25 win marked the Condors’ fifth tournament win in seven appearances this season. They will go to the triple-A zone championship this weekend in Quesnel as the favourites to qualify for provincials at Crofton House in Vancouver.

“That’s definitely one of our best matches, we’ve been practicing really hard and we came out on top,” said Unger. “D.P. Todd had a tough match against College Heights and we were ready for it and it paid off.”

ball into the D.P. Todd Trojans’ backcourt during the gold-medal match Saturday at the PGSS senior girls volleyball tournament.. For more photos, visit pgcitizen.ca.

Unger made it official last week that she will join the Simon Fraser University Clan, recruited for her defensive abilities playing at libero. The Clan are part of the NCAA Great Northwest Athletic Conference and play only American opponents.

Road Grizzlies 25-20, 25-12 in the other semifinal.

College Heights went on to win bronze at the PGSS tournament, defeating the Grizzlies 26-24, 15-25, 15-13.

The Trojans advanced to the final after knocking off the College Heights Cougars in a three-set semifinal, 22-25, 25-22, 15-11, while Duchess Park beat the Shas Ti Kelly

Three berths for North Central teams are up for grabs in the zone tournament at Correlieu and College Heights will join the Condors in Quesnel. Dawson Creek was

picked to host the provincial tournament but the higher COVID case count in the Peace region prompted a venue switch to Vancouver.

The Trojan, Grizzlies, Nechako Valley Vikings of Vanderhoof and Lakes District Lakers of Burns Lake will compete for the zone double-A title this weekend at Shas Ti Kelly Road.

Vernon too much for PGSS

TED CLARKE Citizen staff

The Prince George Polars played like they did the night they wrapped up the North Division regular season title. Ferociously.

Unfortunately for the Polars, they were up against the Vernon Panthers, the twotime defending B.C. Secondary Schools Football Association double-A varsity champions and suffered a third-quarter collapse.

It led to a 35-14 Panther win which cost PGSS a chance to advance to the second round of playoffs.

“It’s disappointing to lose but it’s better to play well, especially for the Grade 12s,” said Polars assistant coach Brett Morrow.

“The worst thing that could happen is if you lose and play poorly in your last high school game.

The Polars went into the game as underdogs.

“Vernon is one of the premier programs in the province,” said Morrow. “They’re in the top-four every year, as long as I’ve been coaching.”

ThePantherswilltraveltoPrinceGeorge to play the P.G. Bowl-champion Duchess Park Condors this Saturday afternoon at Masich Place Stadium.

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Duchess Park Condors left-side hitter Avery Parker swats the

Yukon singer returns for live show

CHRISTINE DALGLEISH Citizen staff

Gordie Tentrees is coming back to Prince George with his Mean Old World album release at a party at the Black Clover pub Nov. 21.

It’s been at least five years since the Yukon-based musician performed in town and he’s looking forward to coming back to do a show with musician-producer Bob Hamilton.

Tentrees created this album that covers many universal issues during a week-long coldsnap of 35 below and is going on a 400show global tour to promote it.

“I take an honest approach when sharing myself with the audience and the songs I’ve written about my experiences and some of them are pretty profound and I think this new record has a lot of those on it,” Tentrees said. “A lot of the songs are pretty real and pretty engaging considering the times that we’re in especially in our roles as non-Indigenous people in what’s quickly becoming - for a great reason - an Indigenous world.”

Tentrees has been working with Indigenous youth and families in the Yukon for the last 25 years and said he’s been immersed in the culture as a teacher and youth worker.

“I’ve been raising my Indigenous

daughter through the foster system which was not a great experience and I wrote a lot of songs about it,” Tentrees said, who grew up in foster care himself.

He didn’t want his foster daughter to experience the things he did during his time in foster care and so he got her out of there and is now raising her along with her multi-generational family.

“A lot of the songs were inspired by the Canadian politics of the time and the

Christmas craft fair schedule

Studio Fair may have come and gone but there are still Christmas craft fair opportunities for local residents to check out.

Here’s a list so far of the craft fairs and arts markets coming up in Prince George:

Christmas Online Market

Handy Circle Resource Society is hosting an online market until Nov. 30

This Christmas market features homemade items like walking sticks, baked goods, wooden items, Christmas cards, and knitwear.

There are also door prizes and a 50/50 draw.

For more information visit Handy Circle Resource Society on Facebook or visit http://www.handycirclepg.ca/ christmas-craftfair-fundraiser

Ritual Night Market

Friday, Nov. 19 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Ritual Coffee Bar, #101-1085 Third Ave.

Come see Prince George’s most talented makers, artists and crafters. Admission is free, baristas will be on duty and the local wares are for sale.

Winter Art Market

Saturday, Nov. 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Omineca Arts Centre, 369 Victoria Street

Visit to shop wares by local artists just in time for the holiday season.

Featuring local BC Artists:

Silky Hen Design @silkyhendesign

Emily Wilson @emilythewilson

Lost in Lichen @lostinlichen

MerkyMinckIllustration@merkyminck

Madeline Kloepper Illustration

P & R Organics Farms first annual Christmas Market

Sunday, Dec. 19 from noon to 5 p.m. at 12800 Salmon Valley Road.

The event takes place in a heated decorated greenhouse where Santa will be in attendance and people can take photos with him for free.

There are hayrides, food and drink available and the vendors in attendance include Bob’s Leather, Antler Creations, Viola Organics, Paper Lady Creations, The Attic Cookie, Pineview Soaps, Tabor Mountain Candles, Mary Kay by Christine, Clover-field Apiaries, Syrian Baking, Gramma’s Goodies, Cobb Creek Homestead, Granville Johnson Multimedia Fair Trade Imports, P & R Baking & Knitting, Birthe Miller with jams, Karen with handcrafted Items. )All Covid protocols will be in place. If there are any other craft fairs or arts markets going on in Prince George email chinzmann@pgcitizen.ca to be added to the list.

write songs about all the time,” Tentrees said. “The whole record came together really beautifully. Out of the eight albums I’ve put out this is the one I feel the most satisfaction for because you can have all these personal stories but to make them universal is a trick and I feel like I’ve been practicing since the previous records to make one like this and I’m so excited to have people hear this record - it’s going to be great.”

He’s looking forward to returning to Prince George.

history in Canada and one of the main themesIwouldhavetosaythathavecome from my experience in my home as well as being a foster kid is that politics, money and history are not what we should consider when considering the safety, health and happiness of a child.”

There are songs about that topic and more light-hearted tunes about Tentrees’ boxing career.

“As well as about my wife who I tend to

“I’m bringing with me a very special Juno-award winning musician and producer who makes my records - Bob Hamilton, who will be playing a bunch of instruments with me - between the two of us we play eight instruments and for those who are wondering what we do they’re going to see everything from folk to country to jazz to rock ‘n’ roll and blues and we seem to somehow do it all - after this much time practicing we’ve got it together now and we’re ready to bring it to the Black Cover audience,” Tentrees said. “I know how tough it is for Prince George folks to do things outside of the box but this is one show you shouldn’t miss.”

For tickets for the Black Clover event visit Gordie Tentrees at the Black Clover. There is limited seating and the show starts at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21.

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Gordie Tentrees will be playing live at the Black Clover on Sunday to promote his latest album Mean Old World.

Marvelous Wonderettes set to shine

CHRISTINE DALGLEISH Citizen staff

The Marvelous Wonderettes are bringing the 50s and 60s back to life.

Theatre NorthWest presents the show from Nov. 18 to Dec. 8 featuring two local actors in starring roles and an all-local live band to accompany them.

When the glee club, that includes Missy, Suzy, Betty Jean and Cindy Lou, comes together at the last minute to sing at their senior prom the spotlight offers a bit too much pressure as their personal lives clash in hilarious high-school fashion.

Audience members will see that happen in the first act while during the second act the same characters are seen at their high school reunion 10 years later.

The local stars of the show include Shelby Meaney who plays Cindy Lou and Maggie Trepanier who plays Betty Jean.

Ali Watson from Vancouver plays Suzi and Becca Thackray from Victoria plays Missy.

“Betty Jean is the jokey, least put-together one of the group,” Trepanier said of her character.

All an audience member has to do is look down at her choice of footwear to know that Betty Jean is a bit of a rebel. She’s wearing her comfortable saddle shoes with her frilly frock instead of the expected dress shoes with sensible heels and ankle straps that should be part of her 1957 prom-dress ensemble.

“She’s a little quirky and likes to pull pranks and she has a very interesting relationship with Cindy Lou, who Shelby Meaney plays, and that’s super fun because Shelby and I have known each other for years,” Trepanier said. “We’ve worked together before so it’s really fun that we’re both back in Prince George and we get do this really silly, fun relationship together.”

Trepanier returned to Prince George in March 2020 after getting her masters degree in musical theatre in England,

The Marvelous Wonderettes pose for a photo to promote the Theatre NorthWest show that runs from Nov. 18 to Dec. 8. From left are Ali Waterson, Maggie Trepanier, Becca Thackray and Shelby Meaney.

while Meaney returned five years ago after she went to school for musical theatre in Toronto at Randolph College for the Performing Arts and traveled the world for a time and hasn’t been on a Prince George stage since Legally Blonde three and a half years ago.

Trepanier said she is so pleased to be doing a professional show at home.

“I am so excited for everyone here to come and see it,” Trepanier said.

Being in musical theatre a performer has to be a triple threat - strong in singing, dancing and acting.

“Specifically in this show the singing is so important as we sing the whole show pretty much,” Trepanier said.

“It’s a challenge but it’s great because it gives me a chance to show off more acting and singing skills because I haven’t gotten the opportunity to do more of that as I’ve typically done more dance roles. It’s really

exciting because I have trained for this and now I get to flex those skills a little bit.”

Director Sarah Rodgers loves this show and knows the audience will, too.

She has a big background in theatre arts beginning with her bachelor of arts in acting she earned at UBC.

After being a professional actor for 15 years she decided to focus her energy on directing and returned to university in 2003 to earn her masters in fine arts in directing.

“I’ve been directing full on since then,” Rodgers said.

“I just love musicals - I direct everything and have done seven seasons of Theatre Under the Stars in Vancouver, which is the big musicals set outdoors, which has prepared me very well for this jukebox musical.”

Rodgers said she’s so pleased with how the show is developing.

“And you know there are two local gals who are amazing and it’s great to see them perform at this level,” Rodgers said.

“Everybody is on the same professional level and they all have what I call mad skills. They are all triple threat. The show is a celebration of music from the 1950s and the 1960s and also the joy of friendship of these young women in the time of bubble-gum innocence.”

When it comes to the 1960s music it’s all about the sound.

“It’s also about these beautiful young ladies in very different times - the Vietnam war, the civil rights movement,” Rodgers said.

“And what I love about it for these young ladies is it’s about emancipation songs like You Don’t Own Me, It’s My Party and I’ll Cry If I Want To to give the audience a taste of that lovely era. It’s one of those musicals where the audience will recognize every song and it’s a toe-tapping show that is filled with nostalgia. It’s such a feel-good show.”

For more information and tickets visit https://tickets.theatrenorthwest.com

A marvelous journey with the Wonderettes

ago when the musical theatre community was invited to audition via video with callbacks taking place over Zoom.

The Marvelous Wonderettes is Theatre Northwest’s first show back after the shutdown and to say we are excited might just be the world’s greatest understatement. The show is on now and runs until December 8th.

I am fortunate to be working on The Marvelous Wonderettes as a choreographer and assistant director after a surprise twoyear hiatus due to the virus that shall not be named. It has been a long journey to get the show stage ready.

Auditions for this production actually took place back in February of 2020 at the PrinceGeorgePlayhouseandwereonhold from that point until about four months

Ithascertainlybeenauniqueexperience from the very start for all of us involved. Once the casting was complete the prep work for the show began.

Costume and set designers got their visions down on paper and the visuals were sent along so the rest of the production team could begin their work using these designs. The incredible director (Sarah Rodgers), ultra-talented music director (Barb Parker) and myself communicated our visions and ideas for the show over numerous emails and Zoom calls beginning in the summer, up until the day of the first rehearsal and then, FINALLY, everyone arrived in the same

room together for our table read! Now, musical table reads are particularly challenging on any production but we really weren’t sure if this show was going to work for a table read at all. You see, The Marvelous Wonderettes has over 30 songs packed into the score and they are all written in a beautiful and complex four-part harmony. One does not simply “read” this show. Fortunately for us, our amazing actors had done their homework and came into that read extremely prepared. This gave the entire team the perfect jumping off point for our rehearsals and things have been step-touching along ever since.

The Marvelous Wonderettes was written by Roger Bean and was actually commissioned for a small black box theatre in Milwaukee that had no entrances and exits - meaning the performers needed to be on stage for the whole show. The original one-act version was also directed by Bean and took the stage in 1999.

Due to its success in 1999 it was revived in 2001 in Milwaukee and eventually adapted into the full two-act version we have today. From there the show had a Los Angeles premiere in 2006 and an Off-Broadway run in New York in 2008 with a revival Off-Broadway in 2016. The music is fun and timeless and this show really has something that everyone in the audience will enjoy. I challenge you to spot all the dance moves you know from the 50s and 60s as you watch, and I know some of you will be singing in your seats.

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July 5, 1960-Nov.17, 2018

There are no words for how much we miss you, But I know I’ll never be alone now, Because even if you are far away, You’re living inside my heart now and always.

Until we meet again, Love Wendy

We would like to congratulate PG Cougars’ own Fischer O’Brien as he is the recipient of the Stephen Walker Memorial Bursary (SD57) for 2021. Best of luck in your future goals and endeavours.

The Taylor and Walker Families

BUXTON, Joyce Vivian

September 10, 1938 - November 5, 2021

It is with sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the peaceful passing of Joyce Buxton on November 5, 2021, with family by her side. Joyce will be missed, and remembered with love, by brother Jerry (Karyn), brotherin-law Kerry, & sister-in-law Shirley; children Rob (Elaine), Jim (Lyn), & Leslie; grandchildren Matt (Chelsea), Carly (Greg), Amber (Aaron), Jamie, Garrett (Odessa), Travis (Mary), & Kelsey (Jesse); great-grandchildren Lindyn, Ayla, Iris, Arya, Arlo, Oliver, & Audrey; and many precious relatives and friends. Predeceased by Bob Buxton, her husband of 55 years; siblings Roberta, Desiree, & Wendell; and sister-in-law Gayle. Born September 10, 1938, in Lethbridge, AB, early years were spent in several communities: Coalhurst, AB; Canadian Forces Base in Chilliwack, BC at Vedder Crossing during World War II; and Yale, BC. In 1950, the family moved to Prince George, BC where Joyce started high school. Her best friend had a boyfriend, and that boyfriend had a best friend named Bob Buxton. In 1957, Joyce married Bob, and the couple went on to have three children: Rob, Jim, and Leslie. Bob & Joyce settled in Hixon, BC and there, for many years, they raised their children and welcomed grandchildren into the world. Joyce worked hard, lived simply, and was constantly busy. Joyce was active in the Women’s Institute, a substitute teacher at local elementary schools in Hixon, Strathnaver, Stone Creek, & Red Rock, and later, she was a classroom assistant at Hixon & Blackburn Elementaries. She was also a tree planter for a couple years with a crew of local women. From an early age, Joyce was a caregiver; for Joyce caring meant ensuring others were (1) warm, and (2) well fed. She made sure that little ones were dressed appropriately for the weather, with warm hats, mitts, socks, & sturdy boots. To ensure that healthy food was on the menu, Joyce maintained large gardens and grew most of the vegetables that the family ate. Her caring extended to her friends and community; if help was needed, she would pitch in. She found her greatest joy in becoming a grandmother. As “Nana”, she encouraged her grandchildren to try new activities. A cheerleader at every sporting event or recital and applauded academic achievements, she kept up with what they were doing and supported them through rough times. She loved to watch them play. She is remembered by her grandchildren as being unconditionally loving and a great listener. A very social person, Joyce always welcomed people to visit. She liked meeting new people and visiting old friends. With genuine interest in people, questioning skills, and an ability to listen closely, she learned a lot about people, and made a lot of friends & acquaintances. Humour was always close at hand, and Joyce possessed a self-deprecating sense of humour. Manners and respectful interactions were important, she taught her children, by example, how to be decent and kind to others. She loved going on road trips to visit relatives and friends. Kids and grandkids remember many travels with her around BC, AB, & SK, visiting people along the way. She loved family reunions. Joyce was a cautious person, and yet quite adventurous. She was a very good sport, participating in many family activities: snowmobiling, cross country & downhill skiing, and golf. She loved to explore and was a great travel companion. In later years, Joyce enjoyed trips to Reno, Las Vegas, Disneyland, Ireland, Scotland, and a cruise to Alaska. In retirement, Joyce & Bob moved to Kelowna, BC. Leaving Hixon behind was very difficult for Joyce. She set to work, established relationships with her new neighbours, and built herself a new community. The family will be forever grateful to all the staff at Birchview Residences, Dr King, and Dr Hagen for the wonderful care Joyce received in her final years. A celebration of life will be announced at a later date.

In Joyce’s memory please consider donating to the BC Children’s Hospital.

Obituaries

Memoriam

In Loving Memory of Steve Walker

Laura Ellen Grace Woods

I will refer to Mom, Granny, Great Granny as Mom for this obituary. Born in Burnaby, BC in 1938 Mom moved North at 8 years old with her parents Nellie and Neil Friesen and her 3 sisters to Williams Lake. At 16, she married our father Jack and learned to be one damn tough lady raising 6 kids in a world few understand today. We accepted since the passing of our father 12 years ago, that mom was indeed the glue, the fabric and the strength of our family. Mom taught us by example, never backing down to prove right from wrong. An exemplary gardener, the local experts could have learned from her, a marksman that squirrels feared near and far. And above all a beautiful lady that stood for family. Mom left in the blink of an eye, leaving us with tears and memories.

The little people in her life held special meaning as she welcomed and cherished each one to her growing family. She taught them the same as she taught us. Gardening, sewing (crafts), traditional holiday festivities, and baking (cookie day). While trying to understand Mom’s sudden departing of this life, we are heartbroken and so sad.

Laura is predeceased by husband Jack, daughters Marlene and Tami Lynn, infant son Steven, grandson Tony, and sisters Mildred and Audrey. She is survived by her sons Vern (Corinne), Marty (Julie), Glenn (Lorie) and Jack, 11 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, sister Diane, Bella her spoiled cat, and her many friends.

A celebration of life will be held in the Spring of 2022, when her gardens are in bloom.

Loving you Mom, Granny, Great Grannyyour family.

MOORE, Kenneth

September 18th, 1965October 20th, 2021

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Kenneth Moore on October 20th, 2021. We would like to thank the paramedics and RCMP Involved and Melva Moore. A Celebration of Life will take place in the Spring 2022.

Karen Hauck (nee Dyck)

Karen passed away peacefully and unexpectedly on November 11, 2021 at the age of 59. She laid down for a nap and awoke in the arms of Jesus. Predeceased by her husband Roy. Survived by her son Jerrett and MANY friends and relatives. A Celebration of Life will be announced next summer.

“If I die, get over it, I know I will.” K.H.

BERG, CAROL (nee Holley)

February 1943- October 2021

Carol lived a large life, full of laughter and adventure. Born in 1943, she grew up a true Vancouver city girl, graduating from UBC with her teaching degree. She made her way north to Quesnel area, and eventually Vanderhoof. In 1974 she married Dieter Berg and in 1975 they moved to Takla Lake (Leo Creek), where she taught in a one-room school. Carol and Dieter, with their daughter Mary Ann, were the proud owners of Takla Rainbow Lodge, and BC’s Remotest Pub for 44 years. Carol was known for her hospitality, her cooking, her laugh, and her sharp sense of humor. Carol was a strong woman who defied the odds many times and never backed down from a challenge or a chance for some excitement. Every day she looked for ways to “liven things up around here”

Carol was predeceased in April 2021 by her husband Dieter. She is survived by her daughter Dr. Mary Ann Middleton (Mike), and her sisters Margaret and Ellen (David).

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REMEMBRANCES

KIM LAFLEUR

1955 - 2021

Kim passed away peacefully with his family by his side on November 5th, 2021 at the age of 66 years. Survived by his wife Jackie Graham, daughter Kathryn (Ian) and sons; Jordan (Emily), Ben, Steven (Kristen). He will be remembered by his two grandchildren ; Lynden (Kathryn & Ian) and Yeva (Steven & Kristen) as well his mother Phyllis, brother Rick, sister Julie (John). Kim is predeceased by his father John. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the BC Cancer Centre for the North or The Prince George Hospice Society.

Evan Daniel McLay

We sorrowfully announce the sudden and tragic passing of our son, brother, father, friend, Evan Daniel McLay, age 36, on November 5, 2021.

Evan leaves behind his heartbroken parents, John and Shirley; his sons Finnigan and Lachlann, and their mother Kate; brother Joel (Sandy) and sister Mary (Jonathon). Evan is survived by his grandma Jacquie, many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and his loyal pup Sophie, who was by his side for nine years. The family especially appreciates the love, support, and friendship shown to Evan by Carlos, Jason, and their families.

Evan had a range of interests and a wide variety of life experiences. As a young man growing up in Prince George and Mackenzie, Evan played school sports and became an accomplished skier at the family cabin at Powder King, loving the deep powder days. At a young age Evan displayed a keen interest in computer technology and later worked as a surveyor in Fort Saint John, Prince George, and Vancouver. In 2009 Evan joined the Canadian Armed Forces, serving with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Shilo, Manitoba. After his military service, Evan returned to his hometown Prince George and studied power engineering at the College of New Caledonia. He later worked in the landscaping industry and became proficient in operating heavy equipment. In recent years Evan had made caring for his boys his life’s priority.

In 2013 Evan met Kate, and in the following years they were blessed by the arrival of sons Finnigan and Lachlann. Evan was first and foremost a generous and devoted father who loved and cherished his boys. Evan enjoyed spending time outdoors with his boys, fishing, boating, and camping. One of Evan’s favorite places was Azouzetta Lake.

Evan had a caring heart and was a trusted and loyal friend. He was a profoundly generous person and was always willing to give his time and energy to help others. Evan truly wanted the best for those around him. His thoughtfulness, generosity, and keen sense of humor will always be remembered and appreciated.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there will be no service at this time. In lieu of flowers, a fund has been set up for the benefit of his children, Finnigan and Lachlann McLay. Donations to this fund would be gratefully accepted through an e-transfer to mclaytrustfund@gmail.com, care of Joel McLay.

Lindsay Hick Passed away peacefully on November 5th, 2021 with family by his side.

He will be missed by all that were lucky enough to have known him as a Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, uncle, and friend.

He is survived by his loving wife of almost 60 years Alzora, sons Darrell (Adeline), Robert, and Shane (Theresa). Grandchildren Jaden (Carly), Alexis (Dawson), and Ashlee. As well as great grandchildren James and Nicole.

Lindsay was predeceased by parents Jim and Linda, brothers Bob, Ross, and Gilbert, and daughter Jennifer.

The family would like to thank all the UHNBC staff in the FMU and HAU for the wonderful care they took with our special patient.

In light of these times a Celebration of life to be held at a later date.

Shawn W.D. Diemert

“In my defense, I was left unsupervised.” June 10, 1976 - November 12, 2021

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Shawn W. D. Diemert. He is survived by his loving wife Chelsea, sons Chance and Cash, parents Valerie Agar, Gerry and Colleen Gagnon; sisters Tanya Hedley (Nadia Raymond), Mandy Gagnon (Aaron Blackwell), Mary McRae and many aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces and cousins.

There will be a celebration of Shawn’s life in the summer of 2022.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Dollar Saver lumber operates a lumber re-manufacturing operation in Prince George We currently have an opportunity in our management group for a Sales Production coordinator.

This position is responsible to perform the following functions:

• Co-ordinate purchase of raw material to meet mill requirements

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• Work with Mill Management to ensure optimal inventories are maintained.

• Communicate with customers to ensure their needs are being met

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• Good computer skills including proficiency with Microsoft Excel.

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SEVEN FIREPLACE SAFETY TIPS for a cozy holiday season

There’s nothing more comforting when the weather is frightful than dancing

flames, jumping sparks and crackling logs. That being said, did you know that chimney fires are one of the main causes of winter house fires? Brush up on your fireplacesafetysmartsbeforethecoldsets in with these simple tips.

1.At least once per year, ideally in the fall, have your wood-burning system inspected by a professional. He or she willmakesurethateveryaspectofyour fireplace and chimney is in good condition and perform any necessary repairs.

2.Minimize smoke and other toxic emissions by burning hardwood that has been dry for at least five months. Are the ends of your logs cracked? That’s a good sign that the wood is no longer damp. Maple, beech and oak woods are well suited for indoor fires. For best results, use small logs and don’t overload the fireplace.

3.Move flammable objects (like newspapers, throws, cushions or decorations) farawayfromyourfireplace,and always use a fireplace screen to avoid damage from embers.

4.Dispose of ash safely by putting it in a raisedmetalliccontainerandbringingit outside, far from your home and anything that might catch fire The reason why you should be so careful is that ashes can stay hot for up to three days.

5.Neverburnpainted,varnishedorstained wood Plastic is also a big no-no. Similarly, remember that it’s dangerous and highly polluting to try to accelerate combustion by squirting gasoline or kerosene on your logs

6.Haveyourchimneycleanedbyanexpert each spring This operation will get rid of as much creosote, a highly flammable by-product of wood combustion, aspossible.

7.Place smoke detectors in strategic locations throughout your home, namely in hallways and close to any bedrooms Test them regularly and change their batteries every six months.

Wood ash contains minerals that make it useful for many household tasks. Use it in homemade dish soap, window cleaner, slug repellent or, if you’re feeling adventurous, whitening toothpaste!

Jazz up any space with a KILIM RUG

Turkish kilim rugs are true works of art. These traditional flat-woven carpets have adistinctstylethatfeaturesboldgeometric patternsandrich,brightcolours.

Versatile and durable, kilim rugs are suitable for various uses throughout the home. They instantly add an exotic, luxurious touch to floors, walls, beds and couches, and work wonders in creating a space that screams“ethnic-chic.”

You can find a kilim rug for any budget; prices vary according to size, quality and uniqueness. The most affordable models sell for a few hundred dollars, while highendonescaneasilycostthousands!

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Vacuum your kilim rug often to preserve its beauty Have it dry cleaned if it gets dirty,orgentlyhand-washitwithsoapand water before laying it flat to dry

The top six late-blooming perennials

As the leaves start to change colour and fall to the ground, many gardeners start to feel rueful at the dull sight of flowerbeds past their prime. There’s hope, though, for gardeners reluctant to put away the secateurs and gardening gloves, even in the lower-number hardiness zones. With some planning and planting, you can develop late-blooming flowerbeds that promise continuing colour well past the end of summer.

1. Chelone lyonii, or turtlehead. Likes dampness and produces colourful, slope-headed blossoms

2. Chrysanthemum If you’re planting in the fall, get them in the ground fast, mulch them and keep them damp.

3. Eupatorium purpureum, or Joe Pye weed Although you see it growing wild along roadsides, newer varieties are tamer and smaller.

4. Helenium autumnale, or sneezeweed Although the plant doesn’t look like much through the summer, you’ll be rewarded with fantastic blooms in early fall.

5. Asters These tough star-shaped flowers keep the blooming season alive right into the fall.

6. Coneflowers. New cultivars promise pretty scents and colours.

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SHRUBS FOR A GOLDEN SHOW

Add some deep reds and golds to your fall palette with shrubs that yield late flowers or brilliant foliage. Try witch hazel, Solomon’s seal, ninebark or Crispa, an elm cultivar. Even if you’re not set up to have a fall-blooming garden this year, it’s a fine time to start planning for spring Fall is the best time to plant many shrubs and bulbs for next year.

How to keep your vegetable garden producing through the fall

If you like to talk gardening with your friends and neighbours, you’re probably hearing more about cultivating fall crops than ever before Although gardeners in the more hardy zones south of us have always done it, the trend towards planting for a fall harvest has been creeping north in the last few years. With some careful planning and tending, you can enjoy tasty vegetables later than you might have thought possible.

A successful fall growth depends on

the hard frost records for your area, and the lengths you’re willing to go to in order to protect your plants from early frosts. If, like most Canadians, you live along the U.S. border corridor, you are probably in a hardiness zone of three, four or five. In these conditions, there are a few vegetables you might be able to keep growing past Thanksgiving if you protect them properly. If you’re on the milder West Coast, you may be able to grow certain veggies through till November, if the weather cooperates.

HARDY VEGETABLES

Some veggies are naturally more resilient than others. Among the hardiest are the following:

• Carrots

• Cold-hardy herbs such as chives (the hardiest), French tarragon, lovage, mint and parsley

• Hardy varieties of collards

• Heavily mulched turnips

• Lettuces and mache, in a cold frame or low tunnel, till mid to late fall

• Parsnips

• Savoy-type cabbages

• Some leek varieties

• Spinach grown in cold frames

The best way to experiment is to try several varieties and see which ones survive. You could also talk to experienced gardeners and local farmers to see how they push the limits of the season.

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Your fall gardening checklist

You meticulously tended your garden all summer, and though those long hot days have subsided, it isn’t quite yet time to hang up your gardening gloves. Here’s a list of things to do this fall that will ensure your garden is in top form come spring.

• Use the fallen leaves on your property to mulch your garden or supplement your compost heap.

• Before the first hard frost, bring indoors any fragile perennials or tropical plants you grow outside. Try enjoying them as houseplants for as long as you can, or, if it suits the plants, place them in a cool, dark room for their dormancy period.

• Tend to your lawn by fertilizing and reseeding it. Spread seed in early and late fall. Use an aerator tool to aerate the grass, and for the last two cuttings of the season, lower your lawn mower’s blade to the lowest setting.

• Set in any new fall-planted bulbs tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses and snowdrops before the ground freezes. These bulbs need to spend a winter in the ground in order to flower properly in the spring. Plant them in sunny areas with well-drained soil and water them thoroughly.

• Prepare some anti-frost covers for your late-growing produce. Use a tarp or individual upside-down plastic containers. Keep in mind that some veg-

Have you heardOF HYBRID WINDOWS?

Most window frames are made of a single material like aluminum, PVC or wood. When two or more of these materials are combined, the result is known as a hybrid window. The most common type of hybrid window is built with PVC inside the frame and extruded aluminum on the outside. PVC is used for its non-conductive properties and aluminum for its rigid structure, thus creating a frame that’s highly resistant to temperature variations. Unsurprisingly, the demand for these high-tech windows is on the rise in colder regions.

Hybrid windows are energy efficient, affordable and can be adapted to suit many different architectural styles. They’re definitely a smart choice for anyone seeking to upgrade the windows in their home. For more information, visit a door and window specialist in your area!

TOP FIVE REMODELLING projects for fall

etables can survive the first frost, including pumpkins, carrots, parsnips, some turnips, spinach, and cabbages.

• Condition your garden soil with compost, leaves or other organic material, and if you can, till it under for early planting next spring. If soil erosion is a problem, plant a green ground cover.

• Clean up your gardening tools and store them away. Wipe down your lawn mower and weed eater, and oil any moving parts. Give your hoes, spades and wheelbarrow a wipe-down with a mild bleach solution to remove any plant diseases or spores.

Doing all the above will help position your garden for another great growing season come spring and allow you to rest easy over the winter months.

Want to improve the appearance and value of your home before winter sets in? Get inspired with these five home improvement projects that experts say are perfect for fall.

1. Install a new heating system

2. Give your bathroom a makeover

3. Redo your roof

4. Transform your kitchen

5. Replace your doors and windows

A word of advice: for results that live up to your expectations, trust the know-how of a local renovation specialist.

GET YOUR YARD READYfor the

Almost all of the trees have lost their leaves, mornings are getting colder and you’ve swapped out sandals for boots. There’s no denying it: summer is over and fall is in full swing. That being said, you have some yard work left to do before the first frost hits. Here’s a quick checklist.

• Close your pool (thoroughly clean it use a shock treatment if necessary and reduce the water level to around halfway)

• Prepare your garden (remove any dead plants, aerate the soil, lay down straw, etc.)

• Bring furniture and cushions inside

• Trim your hedges and protect them with mulch, tarps or mesh

• Collect dead leaves and dispose of them in an environmentally friendly way, such as mulching or composting Your local landscaping companies offer

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services that can make your life easier this fall. Don’t hesitate to let them take care of your yard work!

Three tips for MAINTAINING YOUR KITCHEN CABINETS Set up your OPEN-PLAN LIVING AREA

Regardless of their construction or finish, your kitchen cabinets require regular maintenance and the occasional deep cleansing. Follow these expert recommendations to keep your cabinetry in tiptop shape and looking great.

1.

BE GENTLE

Stayawayfromharshproducts that might damage surfaces. On that note, never use scouring pads or worse yet,steelwooltocleanyour cabinets. Soft fabrics like microfiberareallthat’snecessary to obtain sparkling results.

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KEEP IT SIMPLE

Many specialists recommend using an amazingly simple solution to clean kitchen cabinets. A bit of dish soap mixed with water and some good old-fashioned elbow grease is all you need! To avoid leaving unsightly spots on doors and handles, makesuretorinsethemwith fresh water and wipe them down thoroughly 3. DO IT OFTEN

Over time, oily residue, dust build-up and bacteria can find their way into the edges and corners of your cabinets, creatingstubbornstainsandcontributingto premature hardware rust. Make a habit ofwipingdownyourcabinets on a regularbasis themoreoftenyoudo,the shorteryour cleaning sessions will be!

Living spaces with minimal partitions have been trending for quite some time. These modern, welcoming spaces that flow freely appeal to individuals in many different situations, from people living alone to couples and families. That being said, it can be hard to achieve a balanced, esthetically pleasing design for an open floor plan. Here are some tips to help you create a cohesive space.

• STRUCTURE YOUR SPACE Use furniture and accent pieces to create visual boundaries between different areas. For example, use a low shelf, a rug, a bookcase or some plants to define your living room area. To set your home office apart, use a decorative screen or a chest of drawers as a divider. For additional soundproofing, opt for professionally installed glass partitions. In short, the goal is to design a room within a room using repositionable items instead of fixed walls.

• OPTIMIZE YOUR STORAGE. Untidiness, even when minimal, can create a highly unpleasant sense of chaos in an open floor plan. To prevent this, camouflage clutter by choosing furniture that doubles as storage (hollow benches and ottomans, for example), or by minimizing your possessions and keeping only what you need. Rest assured: a minimalist decor will have you feeling light as air.

• CHOOSE A CONSISTENT COLOUR SCHEME. When it comes time to decorate your space, choose a neutral colour for

the main walls. To achieve a cohesive look, keep in mind that all of your windows should be dressed in the same fashion, or at least display coordinating trims. Finally, stick with one type of flooring throughout the space.

• CREATE FOCAL POINTS. An impressive lighting fixture, an aquarium, a work of art, a plant wall or a fireplace will automatically draw the eye and create rhythm in a wideopen space. Be careful not to overdo it, though, as too many statement pieces can cause quite the opposite effect. In short, for Pinterest-worthy results, less is more!

Need advice on how to artfully organize your open-plan space? Call an interior designer or decorator in your area: he or she will be able to help you create a balanced, functional, beautiful home!