April 28,
SHARING THE LOVE Johnny Reid performed three sold-out shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Prince George Playhouse. The intimate shows included songs from Reid’s Love Someone album. Reid will hit the road in northern B.C. and Alberta, before returning to Prince George for another show on May 2.
trickle-down thing and the hospital’s full of unvaccinated patients.
The owner of a Prince George restaurant/brew pub says he will continue to require his customers to show proof of vaccination against the coronavirus or be denied entry to the downtown establishment.
CrossRoads Brewing co-owner Dr. Daryl Leiski, a medical doctor who also owns the Salveo Medical Clinic, decided to continue enforcing the passport requirement after provincial health restrictions were lifted April 8 to offer another layer of protection for his customers at his restaurant and support his health care colleagues and patients at the hospital.
“For me it’s all about medicine and I’ve got my other hat on because I’m a doc, and the first thing we have to do is protect the hospital and the population,” said Leiski, who worked 25 years as an emergency room doctor at UHNBC.
“People with COVID, people who are vaccinated, still pass it around but let’s say I’m triple-vaccinated, if I get COVID there’s little likelihood I’m going to end up in the hospital.
“But if someone is unvaccinated and gets COVID they’re likely to end up in the hospital, and then what happens is this
“Then when it comes time for you or me or mom and dad who needs ICU with a car crash or heart attack and the hospital is jammed full of unvaccinated COVID (patients), it just affects the whole community. That’s kind of why we still have the passport.”
The revised order dropped the requirement for people visiting restaurants, bars and other indoor spaces to show proof of vaccination and wear a mask.
Leiski said his customers at the restaurant fully support the stand CrossRoads is taking to keep the vaccine passport policy in place.
A notice about a protest rally planned for Friday evening was posted Tuesday on social media channels, but the rally fizzled when only four vehicles joined a vehicle parade which passed by CrossRoads on the way from the rally staging area at the Treasure Cove Casino parking lot.
“We’ve had our busiest week because people who saw the negative comments and also support CrossRoads, they’ve been coming out,” Leiski said.
“There’s a lot of people that are happy that they still have a safe place to go.”
See BUSINESSES HAVE, page 5
WHAT:
City Council consideration of first and second reading of:
•Proposed“City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9249, 2021”
City Council consideration of thirdreading of:
•Proposed“City of Prince George 5438 ShellburnRoad Road ClosureBylaw No. 9239, 2021”
•Proposed“City of PrinceGeorge 1510 Taylor Drive Road ClosureBylaw No. 9240, 2021”
Public hearings for City Council consideration of thirdreading of:
•Proposed“City of Prince George AuthorizationIssuance Land Use Contract No. 51-77, Bylaw No. 3095, 1977, Discharge Bylaw No. 9227, 2021”
•Proposed“City of Prince George Restrictive Covenant Discharge Bylaw No. 9264, 2021”
WHEN:
Monday,May 9, 2022
WHERE:
Council Chambers of City Hall, 2nd Floor,1100 Patricia Boulevard, Prince George, BC
PROPOSALS:
1. “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9249, 2021”
Applicant: Paramjit Jhander for Rickjit Jhander,Lakhwinder Jhander and Paramjit Jhander
Subject Property: 5576 Leland Road
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Bylaw No. 9249, 2021proposes to rezone the subject property from RS1: Suburban Residential to RS2: Single Residential to facilitate athree-lot subdivision on the subject property,asshown on Appendix “A” to Bylaw No. 9249, 2021.
The applicant is proposing to retain the existing single detached house and accessory structures that arelocated on the subject property.Should this application be approved, the deckofthe existing single detached house would need to be removed to accommodate the additional two (2) lots.
The proposed Bylaw applies to the propertylegally describedasLot B, District Lot 1599, Cariboo District, Plan 20711, as shownoutlined in bold black on Location Map #1 below
Location Map #1 5576 Leland Road
2. “City of Prince George 5438 ShellburnRoad Road ClosureBylaw No. 9239, 2021”
Applicant: City of Prince George
Subject Property: Road adjacent to 5438 ShellburnRoad
Time: 6:00 p.m.
On adoption of the Bylaw and pursuant to the provisions of Section 26 and 94 of the Community Charter, the City of Prince George intends to sell to Hill TopDevelopments Ltd., Inc. No. 122815 that portion of road adjacent to the property legally describedasLot 1, District Lot 954, CaribooDistrict, Plan 27408 Except Plan 29844 for asale price of $14,000.
Pursuant to section 40 of the Community Charter, the City of Prince George intends to close
an approximate 478.5 m2 (squaremetres)portion of road as showndedicatedonPlan 27408, District Lot 954, Cariboo District, as shown on Reference Plan EPP115885, adjacent to the property legally described as Lot 1, District Lot 954, Cariboo District, Plan 27408, Except Plan 29844, and remove the road dedication as shown on Location Map #2 below
The purpose of the road closureistoenable the sale of the closed road area to the adjacent property owner providing the property owner the abilitytoconsolidate the closed road area with their adjacent propertyand to allow for residential development.
Applicant: City of Prince George
Subject Property: Road adjacent to 1510 Taylor Drive
Time: 6:00 p.m.
On adoption of the Bylaw and pursuant to the provisions of Section26and 94 of the Community Charter,the City of Prince George intends to sell to Cindy Lee Zurowski that portion of road adjacent to the property legally described as Lot A, District Lot 343,Cariboo District, Plan 8944 for asale price of $11,902.
Pursuant to section 40 of the Community Charter,the City of Prince George intends to close an approximate 136.5 m2 (squaremetres)portion of road dedicated on Plan 1268, District Lot 343, CaribooDistrict, as shown on Reference Plan EPP116076, adjacent to the property legally describedasLot A, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 8944 and removethe road dedication,as shown on Location Map #3 below
The purpose of the road closureis to enable the sale of the closed road area to the adjacent property owner providing the property owner the ability to consolidate the unconstructed road area with their adjacent property and to allow for construction of an addition.
4. “City of Prince George Authorization Issuance Land Use Contract Bylaw No. 3095, 1977, Discharge Bylaw No. 9227, 2021”
Applicant: Bragg Construction Ltd. for Elizabeth and Jonathan Lawrence
Subject Property: 6526 Monterey Road
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Bylaw No.9227, 2021 proposes to discharge the Land Use Contract registered on title of the subject property underthe Land Titleand Survey Authority Registration No. N17871, as shown on Appendix “A”toBylaw No.9227, 2021.
The Land Use Contract restricts thesubject property to not morethan one building containing one dwelling unit plus accessory buildings. The purpose of this application is discharge the Land UseContract thereby allowing thesubject property to be regulatedunder the“City of Prince George Zoning BylawNo. 7850, 2007”, with current zoning as AR3:Rural Residential, in order to facilitate the construction of asecondary dwelling (carriage house) on thesubject property
The proposed Bylaw appliestothe propertylegally described as Lot75, District Lot 4028, Cariboo District, Plan24401, as shown outlined in bold black on LocationMap #4 below
Location Map #4 6526 Monterey Road
5. “City of Prince George Restrictive Covenant Discharge Bylaw No. 9264, 2021”
Applicant: McCarthy Tétrault LLP for 4288 P.G. Holdings Ltd., Inc. No. 483735
Subject Property: 4288 5th Avenue
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Bylaw No.9264, 2021 proposes to dischargethe existing Section 219 Restrictive Covenant registered at the Land Title Office under Document No. PF28450 on the subject property, as shown on Appendix “A” to Bylaw No.9264, 2021.
The existing Section 219 Restrictive Covenant only permitsthe following uses: commercial service, medical or dental offices, public health andwelfare, restaurant, dwelling,local multiple family and multiple family.The purpose of thisapplication is to dischargethe Section 219 Restrictive Covenant thereby allowingthe subjectproperty to be regulatedunder the“City of Prince George Zoning BylawNo. 7850, 2007”facilitating all permitted uses under the C4: Local Commercial zoning designation.
The proposed Bylaw appliestothe propertylegally described as LotA,DistrictLot 2507, Cariboo District, PlanPGP36482,asshown on bold black on Location Map #5 below.
Location Map #5 4288 5th Avenue
Members of the public who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws areinvitedtoprovide comments to Council by the methodsnoted below
Members of the public wishing to provide comments to Council on the following Bylaws may only do so by submitting comments in writing:
•“City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9249, 2021”;
•“City of Prince George 5438 ShellburnRoad Road ClosureBylaw No. 9239, 2021”; and
•“City of Prince George 1510 Taylor Drive Road ClosureBylaw No. 9240, 2021.
Members of the public wishing to provide comments to Council on the following Bylaws may do so by submittingcomments in writing, via telephone, or in person during the Public Hearing:
•“City of PrinceGeorge AuthorizationIssuance Land Use Contract No.51-77, Bylaw No. 3095, 1977, Discharge Bylaw No. 9227, 2021”; and
•“City of Prince George Restrictive Covenant Discharge Bylaw No. 9264, 2021”.
Written comments receivedbythe Corporate Officer before 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2022 will be available on thepublished meeting agendafor Council’sreview in advance of the meeting date.Writtencomments receivedafter thenoted deadline and before 12:00p.m., Monday,May 9, 2022 willbeprovided to Council on the day of themeeting for their consideration during deliberations on the application.
Written comments may be sent by email to cityclerk@princegeorge.ca, faxed to (250)561-0183, or mailed or delivered to theaddress noted on thebottomofthis Notice.
Written comments will formpartofthe Council agenda,become public record,and areposted on the City’s website. By submitting awritten comment, you areconsenting to the disclosureof any personal information that you provide
To participate in the Public Hearing by telephone, members of the public should dial into the meeting at least10minutes beforethe start of the Public Hearing by calling 1-877-708-3350, Access Code: 1269574#
Members of the public who wish to speak to Council in person can do so duringthe Public Hearing in Council Chambers on the 2nd Floor of City Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 9, 2022.
City of Prince George open Council meetings arepublic andmay be televised, streamed live by webcast, recorded, andarchived on theCity’swebsitefor viewingbythe public. By attending an open Council meeting or makingasubmission at apublic hearing, you areconsenting to the disclosureofany personal information that youprovide
For more detailedinformation on providing submissions to Council, pleasevisit www.princegeorge.ca/publichearings.
Personalinformation is collected under the authority of section 26(g) and disclosed under the authority of section 33.1(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). For information or questions, contact the City’sFIPPACoordinatorat(250)561-7600 or 1100 Patricia Boulevard,Prince George, BC, V2L3V9.
Acopyofthe proposed bylaws, applications,and other relateddocuments will be available for review by the publicon theCity’swebsite www.princegeorge.ca under‘News and Notices’ beginning Wednesday,April 27, 2022.These documents may also be reviewed at the Development Services officeonthe 2nd Floor of City Hall on April 27,28, 29,May 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 9, 2022 between the hours of 8:30 a.m.and 5:00 p.m.
For more information, please contact Development Services in person, by telephone at (250)561-7611, or by email to devserv@princegeorge.ca.
For more informationregarding proposed road closures, please contact Real Estate Services in person, by telephoneat(250)561-7611, or by email to realestate@princegeorge.ca.
HANNA PETERSEN Citizen staff
The Exploration Place Museum and Science Centre will officially re-open in midJune after closing shortly after the start of the COIVD-19 pandemic for a two-year renovation project.
ExplorationPlaceCEOTracyCalogheros and curator Alyssa Leier attended Prince George city council’s Monday night meeting to give an update on the Living Evolution Renovation Project.
The museum has been closed since March 2020, but Calogheros said the Exploration Place will now be ready to welcome the public back in some capacity on June 18.
While under renovation Exploration Place did host a pop-up at Pine Centre Mall during January, February and March which saw 60,000 visitors.
“So, there is definitely a pent up demand,” said Calogheros. “Folks are looking for us to get back to them.”
The extensive renovations amount to over $1.4 million in funding, with the exception, of about $45,000 from the Regional District of Fraser Fort George for its new fire system.
“There is another significant announcement that is currently embargoed that will actually take this project over $2 million,” said Calogheros, adding the additional funding will be used for building upgrade
expenses. “If you go through the park right now you will see we are putting on a new roof on the building and we have increased our insulation to address some of the climate change problems that the whole world is facing.”
The renovated Exploration Place will feature a new modern look, a new kitchen and retail space, a 90ft long living aquaponics wall, an expanded biome gallery and more.
Calogheros said the Origins Kitchen,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the provisions of Section 26 of the Community Charter that the City of Prince George intends to lease land, via direct offer,toSpruce City Wildlife Association.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the provisions of Section 24 of the Community Charter that the City of Prince George intends to provide assistance to Spruce City Wildlife Association in the form of disposing of land for less than market value.
The proposed lease area is aportion of land located on River Road, legally described as:
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based out of that kitchen.”
Those dining in the museum from Origins Kitchen will be able to sit in The Gaia Hall which features the 90ft-living wall and will also showcase dinosaur skeletons, fossil trackways and interactive tables.
The museum will also be opening the Link gallery which features the ice age in the region and will include a full-size woolly mammoth and cave bear, whereas the George Phillips Exhibit Gallery will be expanded and moved to the main floor.
“It gives us room to not only bring in those travelling exhibits people are so excited about all the time but also allow us to develop in-house exhibits,” said Calogheros.
The Mosaic Gallery, located next to the permanent Lheidli T’enneh Hodul’eh-a place of learning gallery, will feature repatriation projects for neighbouring nations, leaving space for gatherings and ceremonies.
which will serve food both into the museum and directly into Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park through an outside service window, is one area that the public is really excited about.
“We have developed a teaching kitchen, that also has a café in it, and a big piece of what we are planning to do as we reopen is offer cooking classes both for adults and kids,” added Calogheros. “We are going to work with Northern Health to do a bunch of programming toward youth-at-risk all
The Ted Williams History Centre will feature a new Mr. PG dedicated gallery as well as the new beloved mechanical Northern Hardware horse Champ.
“We are creating a Mr. PG dedicated gallery,” said Calogheros. “He’s a big enough deal he needs his own space and we have so many Mr. PG collectables that really, we needed to fill a room.”
Lastly, the museum will expand its biome between two floors and will include a children’s climbing structure.
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“There are some immunocompromised people out there that still don’t feel comfortable going out and knowing that everyone in the restaurant, including my staff, are all vaccinated gives another layer of safety to some people in the community that want to continue with vaccine passports.”
As the owner of a private business, Leiski says it’s well within his right to refuse to serve anybody who is not vaccinated without being discriminatory, much like the commonly accepted ‘no shoes, no shirt, no service,’ policy. The day the passport order was rescinded, a sign was posted at CrossRoads to inform patrons the previous order would remain in effect.
“Every business can decide or limit who has access to their business in a non-discriminatory way. I think the anti-vaxxers or rally people are feeling that it’s discrimination and choice,” he said. “I am happy there are people passionate enough to go out and rally and support choice, but on the other hand they have to respect everybody’s choice. So you can’t pick and
choose freedom of choice, and if those people don’t make the same choice you make, it doesn’t make your choice less important.
“We haven’t decided how long we’re going to keep that passport requirement, it’s going to be a week-to-week thing, watching the hospital and watching the numbers...”
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What:PublicConsultationregardingTemporaryUsePermitNo.261,No.262andNo.263
Owner: ProvinceofBritishColumbia
Applicant: CoastalGasLinkPipelineLtd.
Proposal: ThepurposeofTemporaryUsePermitNo.261istopermittemporarylaydown yardancillarytopipelineconstructionactivitiesuseonthesubjectlandforuptothree-year period.ThepurposeofTemporaryUsePermitNo.262istopermittemporarystockpilesite (storage/warehousefacilityuse)onthesubjectlandforuptothree-yearperiod.Thepurpose ofTemporaryUsePermitNo.263istopermittemporarylaydownyardancillarytopipeline constructionactivitiesuseandtemporarystockpilesite(storage/warehousefacilityuse)on thesubjectlandforuptothree-yearperiod.AllsubjectlandsareunsurveyedCrownlandsin theMountBraceyareaalongtheAnzacRiver
How can Iprovide comment? Anyonewhobelievesthattheirinterestinlandisaffectedbya proposedPermitshallbeaffordedareasonableopportunitytosubmitwrittencommentsprior totheRegionalDistrictBoardconsideringissuanceofthePermit.
Submit written comments: WrittencommentswillbeacceptedbytheRegionalDistrictuntil 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday,May 17, 2021 by: Email: developmentservices@rdffg.bc.ca Hand/Mail: 155GeorgeStreet,PrinceGeorge,BCV2L1P8 Fax: 250-562-8676
Anymaterialreceivedwillbecomepublicinformation.
Need moreinfo? AcopyoftheproposedPermitandanyrelevantbackgroundmaterialsare availableforreviewbythepublicontheRegionalDistrict’swebsite: http://www.rdffg.bc.ca/ services/development/land-use-planning/current-applications/ orattheRegionalDistrict office,MondaythroughFriday,8:30a.m.to12:30p.m.and1:30p.m.to4:30p.m.,between April27andMay19,2022.Appointmentsarepreferred.
Decision by the Regional District Board: Followingthepublicconsultation,theRegional DistrictBoardwillconsiderissuanceofTemporaryUsePermitNo.261,No.262andNo.263on Thursday,May19,2022duringtheRegionalDistrictBoardmeetingwhichstartsat1:30p.m intheRegionalDistrictBoardRoomlocatedat155GeorgeStreet,PrinceGeorge,BC.
RCMP have determined the fire which destroyed a commercial building in the 1100-block of Third Avenue on April 18 was caused by arson.
Security camera footage from the area appears to show a suspect carrying a Jerry can towards the building. In addition, police are trying to locate a truck that was on the scene at the time.
“Officers from our Investigational Support Team reviewed the video surveillance provided and are now requesting the public’s help in locating the driver of a pickup truck seen driving along Third Avenue at the time the fire breaks out,” RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jennifer Cooper said.
4 a.m., minutes after fire crews and police were called to a residential fire at a fourplex in the 2100-block of Quince Street.
“Fire investigators from Prince George RCMP and Prince George Fire and Service conducted a survey of the home; however, the cause of this fire remains inconclusive,” Cooper said. No injuries were reported in either fire, and both remain under investigation.
“We are asking they come forward to speak with police about any suspicious activity they may have seen.”
The truck is described as a full-sized, two tone, dark-coloured pickup.
The fire downtown broke out just after
Anyone with information about either fire, or the suspect and suspect vehicle, is asked to call Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300.
Tips can also be made anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS(8477), or online at www. northernbccrimestoppers.ca (English only).
Prince George RCMP are also asking home owners and businesses to consider registering their security cameras with the City of Prince George’s CCTV registry.
For more information about the registry, go online to www.princegeorge.ca/cctv (English only).
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Kyla Wilhelmsen spent Earth Day celebrating the opening of her brand-new business in downtown Prince George, which she hopes will have a positive impact on helping locals reduce waste.
The idea for Homespun Refillery, which opened its doors on Fourth Avenue and Dominion Street in early April, is to let people refill any containers with household products that are usually packaged in plastic.
Customers can bring their own containers or borrow jars to fill up on things like vitamins, shampoo, dish soap, cleaners, lotion, toothpaste, deodorant, natural bug spray, and laundry detergent.
“When the pandemic hit, I was spending more time at home and I looked at my garbage – which was empty and I looked at my recycling which was overflowing and thought you know we have really just diverted the problem from garbage to now an abundance of recycling,” said Wilhelmsen, who first started the business out of her home in 2020.
Seeing limited options in Prince George beyond recycling, she began researching refilleries and started her business with customers placing orders online for eco products packaged in mason jars.
Customers were able to fill and reuse their existing containers at home ultimately diverting single-use plastic containers from the landfill or recycling depots by reusing the container over and over.
“It is a dream come true,” said Wilhelmsen, of finally opening a physical location.
“When people come in, they are really interested and within a few days they are coming back with their jars and it is just so heartwarming to me to see that people are quick to adopt a way to reduce their single-use packaging waste, so I have just been overwhelmed with positive comments and support.”
Homespun Refillery also ensures bulk packaging materials are sent back to the supplier, and if possible, reused, repurposed, and then recycled if need be. Wilhelmsen said since she’s opened less than one pound of waste has
What: PublicConsultationregardingTemporaryUsePermit No.259andNo.260
Owner: ProvinceofBritishColumbia Applicant: CoastalGasLinkPipelineLtd.
Proposal: ThepurposeofTemporaryUsePermitNo.259 andNo.260istopermittemporarylaydownyardancillaryto pipelineconstructionactivitiesuseonthesubjectlandsfor uptothree-yearperiod.Thesubjectlandsareunsurveyed CrownlandslocatedsouthandwestofKerryLake.
“The other thing that is important to me is community, so having a location downtown is important because I think we need to be downtown in order to keep it alive. The people that walk by and wave good morning and the other local business owners downtown have all been amazing,” said Wilhelmsen.
She is also trying to carry as many local products as possible and is working with local crafters and makers so they can display their goods in the new space.
Her vision for the Zero Waste store is to be more of a collaborative place for the community to learn about sustainable living, showcase local makers product and showcase their talents by hosting pop-up opportunities, and act as a recycling drop off location for items that are not accepted at other collection sites in our area.
Homepsun Refillery celebrated its grand opening on April 22-23 with discounts, giveaways, a colouring contest for kids and refreshments.
“No effort is too small,” said Wilhelmsen. “We aren’t perfect. We all have busy lives and if you come in once and fill a jar or reuse one of your shampoo containers one time – it does make a difference. It means you did not send one plastic container to the recycling depot or the landfill. Every little bit counts, and it is a journey and it takes time but just start where you are.”
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How can Iprovide comment? Anyonewhobelievesthat theirinterestinlandisaffectedbyaproposedPermitshall beaffordedareasonableopportunitytosubmitwritten commentspriortotheRegionalDistrictBoardconsidering issuanceofthePermit.
Submit written comments: Writtencommentswillbe acceptedbytheRegionalDistrictuntil 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday,May 17, 2021 by:
Email: developmentservices@rdffg.bc.ca
Hand/Mail: 155GeorgeStreet,PrinceGeorge,BCV2L1P8 Fax:250-562-8676
Anymaterialreceivedwillbecomepublicinformation. Need moreinfo? AcopyoftheproposedPermitandany relevantbackgroundmaterialsareavailableforreviewbythe publicontheRegionalDistrict’swebsite: http://www.rdffg. bc.ca/services/development/land-use-planning/currentapplications/ orattheRegionalDistrictoffice,Monday throughFriday,8:30a.m.to12:30p.m.and1:30p.m.to 4:30p.m.,betweenApril27andMay19,2022.Appointments arepreferred.
Decision by the Regional District Board: Followingthe publicconsultation,theRegionalDistrictBoardwillconsider issuanceofTemporaryUsePermitNo.259andNo.260on Thursday,May19,2022duringtheRegionalDistrictBoard meetingwhichstartsat1:30p.m.intheRegionalDistrict BoardRoomlocatedat155GeorgeStreet,PrinceGeorge, BC.
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It was a chilly spring night in Des Moines, Iowa, last Friday.
The devoted fans in the stands at Principal Park were bundled up to watch their Iowa Cubs, the AAA-minor league farm team for Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs, tangle with the Toledo Mud Hens.
Prince George’s Jared Young stepped to the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning with the bases loaded and one out, his Cubs locked in a 1-1 tie with the Mud Hens.
He swung at the first pitch.
The ball landed in the Des Moines River, 431 feet from home plate and well past the centre field wall. Cubs win 5-1.
Along with the double he hit earlier in the game, it was a nice night’s work for the 26-year-old Young, by far Prince George’s most successful male baseball player ever.
Young’s slow but steady rise to now just one step from the Major Leagues has been the result of hard work, resilience, commitment, and a positive attitude. And ample doses of good and bad luck.
His good luck was devoted parents (his mom Dana is one of our advertising representatives here at the Citizen) who have enthusiastically supported him from the very first time he picked up a bat as a youngster here in Prince George. The encouragement from friends, family and coaches fostered a competitive drive, a passion to get better and a dream to play at the highest level.
His bad luck? Growing up in Prince George. If he had grown up in the United States, he would have played a lot more baseball as a boy, he would have had far more opportunities to develop and he would have been identified for his talent and potential much earlier. But rooting for Young is to root for the underdog, the player who comes out of nowhere, keeps succeeding, despite the odds and the obstacles, and keeps knocking on the door for serious consideration to play at the next level.
The only thing Young can do is keep working and be ready for his big chance to hit another home run that, instead of landing in a river, would leave Wrigley Field and bounce off the pavement on Waveland Avenue in downtown Chicago.
Editor-in-chief Neil Godbout
I do not understand the position taken by Dr. Daryl Leiski, one of the owners of CrossRoads Brewing, as reported in the Prince George Citizen (see story on page 1 of today’s issue).
The article mentions claims that the decision to keep the vaccine passport in place is to help the immune compromised but admits the virus spreads easily amongst the vaccinated as well.
The claim is then that it is very rare for a vaccinated person to end up in the hospital from COVID, especially someonetriplevaccinated,whentheBCCDCdataactually shows that 60 per cent of those in hospital with COVID are triple vaccinated.
While the general population might be comforted and misled by such assertions, I expect more truth and accuracy from a doctor.
If you look at the statistics from the BCCDC site, you will see that there is zero scientific evidence for keeping the vaccine passport in place and doing so is not preventing hospitalizations
The chart shows the fully unvaccinated make up 14 per cent of the population. If the vaccine had absolutely zero effect on cases, hospitalizations, critical care and/ or deaths, we would expect the percentage to also be
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about 14 per cent for the unvaccinated in each of those situations.
And in fact we see that the unvaccinated make up exactly 14 per cent of of COVID cases, 18 per cent of COVID hospitalizations, 24 per cent of critical care cases and only 11 per cent of COVID deaths.
I am very disappointed when COVID misinformation is spread by doctors who should know better.
Sandy Alfonso Prince George
I was wondering why the city uses such big buses to transport so few passengers.
Only time I see a bus full of passengers is in morning and evening, buses going to UNBC and CNC. How about saving money and not polluting? We already have bad air. Get smaller buses?
They could be used on non-peak hours. Senaka Malleappah Prince George
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The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines cancel culture as “the practice or tendency of engaging in mass canceling as a way of expressing disapproval and exerting social pressure.”
This is nothing new; it is difficult to find a time in history when canceling did not happen.
In the age of social media, however, we have seen a new era of cancel culture emerge. We still use one-word definitions to confine those we disagree with, no matter where we lie on the political spectrum, but the most stinging and damning accusations today seem to come from the far-left.
This topic has been studied thoroughly by John McWhorter of Columbia University, who has published the book Woke Racism. He points out how attacking individuals for minor infractions draws our attention away from solving larger and more significant social issues.
GERRY CHIDIAC
When University of Toronto psychology professor Jordan Peterson met with one-word labels as a result of his opinions on controversial issues, he refused to be canceled. Instead, he engaged in honest and intelligent debate with his accusers We all benefit from honest discourse. The challenge is that these discussions require a certain amount of patience and humility. There is not a person who walks the earth who has complete understanding of the truth. Acknowledging that one may be wrong not a sign of weakness, it is a demonstration of wisdom. By engaging in discourse, we can
move forward as a society in the best way possible.
When challenged in an honest debate, those who embrace hateful, dishonest and overly simplistic views will either be debunked or begin trying to intimidate those who disagree with them.
Cancel culture plays right into the wheelhouse of those who are angry, fearful, manipulative, and insecure by shutting down honest discussion This is a truth that we who consume media must be mindful of.
Weliveinanimperfectworldinhabited by imperfect human beings. If we are accountable to ourselves in seeking truth, if we are honest and humble with one another we will find the answers to the problems we face.
No one needs to be cancelled and those who reject this ideal will end up canceling themselves.
Gerry Chidiac is a Prince George writer.
Small and medium small businesses are responsible for 70 per centof employment across Canada In Prince George as everywhere, they deserve our support for at least another two reasons: their contribution to our communities, and their innovation.
Take a look at nearly any local initiative and you will see the name of local businesses supporting causes that you and your family enjoy.
Your child’s sports team T-shirts are probably sponsored by a local business. Music, Dance and Speech Arts & Drama Festivals are usually not supported by big banks or international corporations, they are supported by local small and medium sized businesses.
Year after year, request letters are sent out and donations sent to local businesses. What do they get in return? A bit of advertising We need
TRUDY KLASSEN
to do more. We need to do what we can locally to show we are not only willing to knock on their doors to ask for donations, but also make it easier for them to keep their doors open.
We have the power to elect our city council who decide most of the rules small and medium sized business need to follow. For example, the patio discussion at city council on April 11 revealed the hoops to jump and costs local restaurant owners bear simply to open patios that they built and were approved for last year.
Small and medium sized businesses have to innovate to stay in
We all look forward to the coming of spring. However, once the snow goes, the litter appears. It would be nice to drive around the city and not see coffee cups, plastic bags, wrappers and used masks strewn about.
Prince George recently hosted the Women’s World Curling Championship, and all were impressed with the friendliness and volunteer spirit of the city. All these are true – Prince George is a great city with lots of new construction and growth happening. However, it does have a pleasing appearance problem.
Driving into the city from the south, there is litter, especially in the southbound lane and up to the Fraser bridge construction. For a visitor’s first impression of the city, this is not a favourable one. This is also true of any hill coming into the city.
In travelling to other communities, there does not appear to be this issue. Litter is cleaned up, grasses and
Participate in this week’s poll Go to princegeorgecitizen.com, scroll down to the Community Poll, and vote!
RESULTS from last week’s polls:
Should people who venture out into the backcountry have to pay their own search and rescue costs?
● Yes, just like they do for out-ofbounds skiers.
213 votes, 24.10%
● Yes, but only if the person didn’t take adequate precautions.
393 votes, 44.46%
● No, accidents and mistakes happen.
209 votes, 23.64%
business or else they will be gobbled up by the major corporations. The least we can do is provide an even playing field. When local government imposes another new requirement on businesses, big business can devote entire departments to deal with it. However, small and medium size companies have to spend their more limited time and money doing paperwork instead of being able to expand and innovate. Therefore, for every new regulation, an old useless one should be found and discarded.
We do need big business, but we should make every effort to remove roadblocks in front of our small and medium businesses. We need to make life easier for the local businesses that are the backbone of our economy, the supporters of our arts, sports and our neighbours.
Trudy Klassen is a Prince George writer.
● No, that’s unfair to hunters, fishers, hikers and snowmobilers.
69 votes, 7.81%
Do you think the age for people to be tried for crimes as adults should be lowered to 16?
● Yes, if they think they’re old enough to vote, they’re old enough to be tried as an adult.
315 votes, 37.37%
● Yes, it would discourage teenagers from committing crimes.
272 votes, 32.27%
● No, teenagers have no place in jail with adult convicts, regardless of the crime.
weeds are kept under control. I would challenge city council to have the visitor viewpoint and drive about the city and look at the extent of the issue. Solutions? Should there be a citywide cleanup program more than once a year? Incentives for businesses and homeowners to keep their lots and road frontages litter free? School program teaching earth stewardship?
In hoping to attract more people to the city, appearance and landscaping are important. Coming into the city through the Gateway on 20th Avenue, there was a flowerbed across from the Kia dealership which was dismantled. Why? All this landscaping adds to street appeal and shows community pride.
We all have a part to play in keeping our city clean. Please stop and take a moment to put the litter in the garbage where it belongs and teach your children to do the same. I care about our city. Don’t you?
Faith Furlong, Prince George
156 votes, 18.51%
● No, teenagers shouldn’t have an adult record follow them for the rest of their lives.
100 votes, 11.86%
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Performers North Entertainment Company and Judy Russell’s Enchainement Dance Centre presented Dirty Laundry on stage at Vanier Hall on Sunday evening. The annual event is a fundraiser for Performers North and will go towards helping with costs associated with dancers travelling for performances. The event featured 32 performances, by 62 local dancers.
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Eli Klasner among those featured in Looking Back, Move Forward: 160 Years of Jewish Life in BC
Within the pages of the Jewish Museum and Archives of BC book Looking Back, Moving Forward: 160 Years of Jewish Life in BC lies a short description of Prince George resident Eli Klasner.
The book celebrates the Jewish Museum’s 50th anniversary and takes note of many of the most influential leaders in BC, including Klasner, who is currently the executive director of the Prince George & District Community Arts Council.
“I’m really kind of honoured by this –and I don’t take honours well,” Klasner explained. “I am a real history buff and I love museums and I love archival works and the fact that this is a kind of an official historical document now – almost like a history textbook – is really exciting. How often do you get included in an historical book published by the BC Jewish Museum?”
There is a long and rich history of Jewish involvement in B.C. that often isn’t that well known, Klasner noted.
“Some of the work I’ve been doing in the last few years is making connections between these old generations and Jews
living in this region now,” Klasner said.
Notably, Hannah Director was the first Jewish woman elected to public office in Canada in 1917-18 when she was elected chair of the school board in Prince George.
“She was also instrumental in the founding of the first symphony orchestra in Prince George and some choral groups, so I really feel honoured that 100 or so years later I am kind of continuing in some of those footsteps,” Klasner said about his work in the arts in Prince George.
An important point to note is that back in those early years people would not be able to safely declare themselves as Jewish so many were known as community leaders but not Jewish community leaders, Klasner said.
“Right up until right after World War II, Jews were not allowed in a lot of places inside communities,” Klasner said.
“Even in Toronto beaches were covered with signs that said ‘No dogs or Jews allowed,’ right up until the 1940s – that wasn’t too long ago. Anti-Semitism has always been a big problem here in Canada and now there’s a whole new generation who are ready and willing to not hide the fact that they’re Jewish.”
See ‘I AM REALLY TOUCHED, page 12
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Prince George Folkfest Society is delighted to sayColdsnap 2022 –areal live, in-person music festival, was atremendoussuccess! It was such awonderful thing to bring fabulous livemusic to Prince George once again. Between March 25 and April 2, we hosted over 50 musicians from all over Canada, and evenone from USA! We gratefully extend our heartfelt thanks to all our generous festival sponsors and funders for your unwavering support, especially during the past two years. Our local business sponsors blew us awaywith their amazing generosity evenasfinancial recovery is ongoing. We respectfully and gratefully acknowledge that Coldsnap is presented on theunceded ancestralterritoryofthe LheidliT’enneh, and we thank them for their stewardship of this great and beautiful land for over 9,000 years. Special thanks to KymGouchie and elders in the Lheidli community for their guidance with protocol, translation and land acknowledgements. Thanks also to all our emceesand our esteemed speakers
Beth Bressette
Janice Bruce
Greg Bruce
Bud Burbee
Betty Burbee
Cheryl Burroughs
Richard Chiasson
Lorne Clarke
TomDavalovsky
Sharon Davalovsky
James Doyle
Elizabeth Eakin
Brenda Edwards
Rev.Bob Fillier
Sylvia Foote
Wendy Gardiner
Gracie Green
Jim Greene
Glen Goudy
Megan Howard
Kathi Hughes
Aidyl Jago
Marge Lacheki
Leah Lampert
Alex Lambert
Dave Leman
KevanLeman
Cheryl Livinstone-Leman
who provided in-person hosting duties and welcomes at all our events. Manythanks and kudos to our production team, Fraser Hayesand thecrewofRussell A/V,for your incredible hardworkand dedication to excellence that makes this one of Canada’s premier livemusic festivals. We aresovery grateful to our team of amazing volunteers (Listedbelow). It is no exaggeration to say thisfestivalwouldsimplynothappenwithout youand itssuccess is adirect result of the time and work youprovide. It was so great to see youall in person once again! Much gratitude also to the fabulousvolunteer party crew and the RoyalCanadian Legion for hosting our epic volunteer and sponsor party,and also to all the generous sponsors that donated door prizes to help us thank our volunteers. And finally THANK YOUtoour patrons, whether youcame out in person or watched online from home, who once again came out to supportlivemusic in this great city! Coldsnap 2023 will be January27to February4,wewill see youthere!
Sam Lui
Dominic Maquire
Malcolm McColl
Julie McIntyre
Elissa Meiklem
Karen Mohr
Shirley Moore
Erin Mould
Anne Muirhead
Cherryl Ortynsky
John Ortynsky
Ann O’Shea
Susan Parsons
Barb Pethick
Tyler Rai
Dave Read
Joanne Rebagliati
Greg Spiers
Bob Steventon
Joanne Thompson
Donovan Unruh
Robbyn Unruh
Rob Watt
Bonnie Watt
Layna Witzke
Dwight Wolfe
Kayla Young
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A lot of the work Klasner is doing now is about trying to form the first ever Synagogue for Northern BC.
“A permanent place for Jews to gather for worship, festivals, social events and so forth,” Klasner said. “And for me I just feel I am continuing on in a new era a lot of the work Jewish people did in community development and community advancement in the North going back more than 100 years.”
Other notable Jewish Canadians in the bookareformerB.C.premierDaveBarrett, Noah Cantor, a Jewish Canadian player in the Canadian Football League and Seth Rogen, Jewish Canadian comedian/actor/ filmmaker.
“I am really touched I am in this book,” Klasner said.
“It’s a historical reference and offers a snapshot of what things look like in a certain period of time and so the story continues.”
CHRISTINE DALGLEISH Citizen staff
There’s a brief history of the first 60 years of schooling in the Fraser Fort George region documented in a book and a digital version that was created by Tiiu Noukas, co-chair of the Education Heritage Committee of the Prince George Retired Teachers’ Association.
“I thought it was important to collect the available data and assemble it so that circumstances of the times would show the development of public education,” Noukas said.
“Itwasimportanttoprovideanoverview of regional educational history and it also serves as a starting point for researchers to delve further. So I just thought I’d do just a really short book and then they can branch out from there.”
Noukas first wrote the brief histories included in Local Schooling for the retired teachers’ newsletters from 2015-2020 and from there adapted them for the book.
Noukas spent 12 years researching early newspapersthathadaccountsofteachers, students and school activities from 1909 to 1969. She also looked at biographies, local history and essays which offered details into school-related experiences.
To start to collect all the information the Retired Teachers’ Association would access the library’s micro fiche, photocopy the documents and type them up from there. There was a whole team who dedicated their time to recount the histories of the schools in the region, Noukas said.
“I became the head of the project after a whileandIlovedit,”Noukassaid.“Itended up being three huge volumes of the Citizen and the other early papers all typed up. I had read it all and I could easily put it into the newsletters for our association and I thought I could be useful for researchers to access this as well.”
Local Schooling is available through the Northern BC Archives & Special Collections at UNBC.
CITIZEN STAFF
The Prince George IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s will return as an in-person event on May 29.
The annual fundraiser for the Alzheimer Society of B.C. was put on hold for two years during the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will start at the YMCA of Northern B.C., located at 2020 Massey Dr. Registration starts at 1 p.m., and the walk runs from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
“We are so grateful to all the volunteers who help with the Walk. Every year, we
are deeply impressed by the generosity and dedication they display when it comes to supporting British Columbians on the dementia journey,” Cathryn France of the Alzheimer Society of B.C. said. “Our volunteers are the main force behind our event. They raise awareness about the disease and they help us make a difference in the lives of people affected by dementia.”
To register or make a donation, go online to alzbc.org/walk. Participants who don’t want to take part in the in-person event can also sign up to walk at time and date of their choice.
NORMAN GALIMSKI Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A musical duo from Haida Gwaii is passing on the traditional language to the next generation by rapping.
Elder Jiixa (Gladys Vandal) and Julia Weder formed the rap group Siijuu Jaadas, meaning cool ladies in Haida, just over a year ago.
“The idea sprouted from watching a New Year’s Eve special show a couple of years ago where someone was rapping, and Jiixa turned to me on the couch and said, ‘hey, we should write a rap,’” Weder said. “I just burst into laughter (and said) yes absolutely. Let’s do that.”
Jiixa, 84, was born and raised in Skidegate and has been a teacher of the Haida language for more than 25 years, her daughter, Brenda Vandal, said.
The Elder first learned about the popularity of the rap genre through her five grandchildren.
“The Haida language is very important to me, and I like to get it out there somehow so the younger kids will get involved,” Jiixa told The Northern View on March 24.
Teaching the language to the next generation is her life’s work, Vandal said.
“So many people are interested, and I’m sad for that because there are only a few of us fluent Elders left. We have to get the language out somehow,” Jiixa said.
teaches everyone around her. She’s such a giving person and willing teacher.”
Weder has since been adopted into a Skidegate Eagle clan.
“I see my adoption as, first of all, an enormous honour and a gift not to be taken for granted. It also fills me with a sense of responsibility to the people and the land of the Haida Nation,” she said. “My adoption was a transformative moment in my life, and I carry the gift of responsibility with me wherever I go.”
When the two first began recoding rap tracks, it was very rough around the edge, but once the pair became comfortable on camera the raps began to flow, Weder said.
Their musical process is honed with Jiixa writing the lyrics and Weder transcribing them.
“They actually got honoured through VIU (Vancouver Island University), which was really special. They got their honorary doctorate through the language program because they put so much work into preserving the Haida language,” Vandal said.
She said they are reviving the Haida language by passing it to the next generation.
“I think it’s really cute that she put her
AlongwiththefewremainingElderswho can pass the language on, Jiixa teaches traditional songs and also translates modern English songs into Haida.
mind to (rapping), and then they just made it happen,” her daughter said.
Making the songs is a team effort that started when Jiixa and Weder met volunteering at the Skidegate Haida Immersion Program, where Elders come together to record and preserve the Haida language.
“We became close, very quickly. I think we each sort of adopted each other as a family member,” Weder said. “I started learning it by just being around Jiixa because she teaches her helpers. She
Weder takes the lead signing, and Jiixa corrects pronunciation and intonation. After the track is ready to record, they film the music videos with whatever is on hand, often filming in their living room or on an iPhone while on the road. Weder is responsible for mixing the music then editing the audio and video together.
“People seem to love it. We’ve gotten a lot of positive community responses every time we post a new video. It really is heart-warming to see the response,” Weder said.
“Long live the Haida language,” Jiixa added.
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Like the sound of an approaching freight train, the low-pitched rumble of thousands of feet pounding on hollow metal stands could be heard in the dressing rooms above the din of the pre-game tunes coming from the ghetto blasters. By the time the teams came out to skate in the pre-game warmup the tide had come in and a sea of white populated the Prince George Multiplex stands with wallto-wall fans wearing white shirts, holding signs and waving towels.
“It’s giving me shivers right now just talking about it,” said former Cougar forward Tyler Brough, who was played 58 games as a 17-year-old rookie leading up to that remarkable 1997 WHL playoff season. “It really was incredible, to have 6,000 people stomping their feet and cheering. We used to laugh about it, we called it SOB – sold-out building – and we’d say, ‘it’s an SOB for warmup, boys,’ and it literally was. You’d go out there and every seat was full for the warmup. It had to be intimidating for the other team. It’s game-changing. It’s super-intimidating to go into a rink when they’re that loud.”
The 1996-97 Cougars were blessed with a bevy of future NHL and minor pro talent, including goalies Chris Mason and Scott Myers, defencemen Eric Brewer, Zdeno Chara, Joel Kwiatkowski, Dennis Mullen and Kevin McKay, and forwards Ronald Petrovicky, Blair Betts, Tyler Bouck, Chris Low, Andrew Luciuk, Peter Roed, Quinn Hancock, Jarett Smith and captain Brad Mehalko.
After two seasons wallowing in the lowest depths of the standings the Prince George Cougars made the 1997 playoffs – their first postseason berth in three seasons since the franchise moved to the city from Victoria.
A sixth-place finish in the Western Conference after a 28-39-5-0 season put the 14th-overall Cougars into the playoffs against the first-place Portland Winterhawks, winners of 46 of their 72 regular-season games.
Their 97 points left the ‘Hawks tied with Lethbridge for first overall in the WHL. Despite the Cougars having won five of the eight games against Portland during the season, nobody in their right mind honestly believed they had a shot at knocking off the ‘Hawks in a best-of-seven series.
Nobody except the Cougars.
“It was a little bit of David vs. Goliath and we had nothing to lose,” said Brough, now a 43-year-old Prince George electrician.
“Portland was the top seed and they had some pretty big names with Todd Robinson, and (Chris) Wickenheiser was one of the top goalies in the league. They were tough; they had (Andrew) Ference and (Joey) Tetarenko and they were built to win. We were a ragtag group that got a bit of momentum and ended up knocking them off in six.”
Burdened by inexperience, with only six of their 22 players having played in the WHL playoffs, the Cougars didn’t let that become a factor in the series.
After losing the first game in Portland 5-2, they gained a split with a 5-3 win in Game 2 and came home to a city gone Cougar mad. Local businesses and storefronts all over the city decorated their windows with Go Cougars Go signs and greasepaint greetings to show their support and the Cougars responded by tying the series
with 3-0 and 4-2 victories on home ice.
Stan Butler coached Canada’s world junior team three times, went to the OHL final twice with the Brampton/North Bay Battalion and is the fourth-winningest coach in OHL history and he still rates his ’97 run in the playoffs as head coach of the Cougars as his most unforgettable coaching experience.
“There was a love affair between the underdog team and the fans and the fans knew it was very important that we needed them as a seventh player to help us win and it just took off,” said Butler, 66, from his home in North Bay, Ont.
“The community has to feel you’re part ofthemandIthinkthat’swhattheyfeltwith our team. P.G. loves that you’re the underdog and you don’t get the respect that Kelowna gets and the reason it became so magical is it was so unexpected.”
After two seasons as WHL bottom-feeders, Cougars owner Rick Brodsky cleaned house and brought in Butler and general manager Dennis Polonich to try to create
a winning culture in their second season in a new rink, the 5,971-seat Prince George Multiplex – and that’s exactly what they did.
The Cougars, a team that won just 17 games the previous season, got off to a 9-3 start, but that unraveled when they suffered six straight losses on their Eastern Conference roadswing and it was back to the drawing board for Butler and Co. The challenge for Butler, coming in to turn the Cougars into contenders, was to instill in the players with the belief they could win at the WHL level and that took a full season to accomplish.
“We had to clean up a mess before we could go in the right direction,” said Butler. “We had to convince those guys that losing wasn’t acceptable. By the end of the year I think Polo had made 10 or 11 trades that year and I think in the playoffs you could see the team we were capable of being.
“It was unbelievable, the amount of people who came to the airport to greet us and what the fans did is they made it extremely difficult for the opposing team and they gave our team the emotional lift and quite frankly, the confidence we needed to overcome some things.”
Because of Prince George’s isolation from other WHL cities, a six-hour drive away from its closest opponent, the Cougars were and still are the road warriors of the league. Butler says the playoffs level playing field and that gives them an advantage over most teams not used to long roadtrips.
“As soon as you hit the playoffs, now both teams have equal travel, and for us it was an advantage because we’d done that all the time,” Butler said. “The key in Prince George, honestly, is just to get into the playoffs. Once you get in the playoffs, if you’ve got a decent team you’ve got every bit of chance to win as the other team.
“Isn’t it a small world that now they’re back in the playoffs this year and they’re playing Portland again. Hopefully they can get a little momentum when they get back home and the crowd can help them win. The experience these young guys on the Cougars are getting is invaluable. I’m really excited to hear they’re going in the right direction because part of my heart never left Prince George.”
By Lesa Cauchie
Over30yearsago,inmyearly twenties,I wasdiagnosed with an atrial septal defect (ASD)thatwould requireopenheartsurgery at St. Paul’sHospital in Vancouver.While Iwaited,unemployed on medical leave, Ihad time to contemplatewhat that meant. Iworried thatImightneed anew heart, or that my adult lifewould be over before it had barely begun
It wasthenthat Idecided Iwould becomeanorgandonor, especially since Ihad learned at ablood donationdrive afew years earlier that Ihavethe universal donor bloodtype of Onegative.
Back then, the choice to donate organswas partofyour driver’slicence options; however,since1997, the BC Transplant’sOrgan DonationRegistry has replaced all previous processes,and nowyou can register through theBCTransplant website or the CanadianBlood Serviceswebsite.
I’ve shared my decision to donate with my loved ones
Now,over threedecadeslater, with aGore-Tex patch and ahealedheart, Ihave no regrets that Ichosetobean organand tissue donor upon my death.My spouseand family are all aware of my wishes, and Ialso have them clearly stated in my will. Ihaveeven gone so far as to registertodonate my body to sciencethrough the UBC Faculty of Medicine Body Program, should it not be viable for organ donation. Ibelieve both to be aspecial gift to individuals to continue their lives,ortofurther medicalscienceand the understanding of the humanbody.
The key message from the Canadian Blood Servicesduring National Organ andTissueDonation Awareness Monthand Tissue DonationAwareness Week (April 24-30) isthat one person can makeadifference:
1. Asingle organdonor can save up to eight lives.
2. Eye and tissuedonorscan improve the lives of up to 75 patients.
3. Youare six timesmore likely to need an organ transplant than to become an organ donor
4. Age doesn’tmatter.Canada’soldestorgan donor wasover 90 yearsold.
5. It takes two minutes to register your decision to become an organ donor
6. It is crucial that you talk with your family and loved ones about your decision to become aregistered organdonor.
This April, Iencourageyou to takethe time to talk to your family and friends about this life-changing decision you can make today. Register today: organtissuedonation.ca or transplant.bc.ca/organ-donation/register-as-anorgan-donor
Seniors70+ and Indigenous people 55+ will be able to maintain their protection from COVID-19with aspring booster dose –for most seniorsthat’safourth dose. Invitations to schedule appointmentswill be sent to all eligible individuals. You can get your second booster 6months after the date of your firstbooster.
ARIES
Expect amove soon. You’ll browse home decor shops to find furnitureand accessories that express your personality Measureyour words when speaking around certain people.
TAURUS
Someone will tell you asecret that leaves you perplexed. Youmay toy with the idea of revealing it. It’stime to cut ties with some of your friends, especially if they owe you money or have betrayed your trust.
GEMINI
You’ll be promoted at work, which will help ease some of your financial stress. Make the first move and ask your boss for araise. You’ll finally see abrighter futureopen up.
Youmust take time to rest to regain your passion and drive. You’ll receive enlightenment that moves you to explore your spirituality and adopt anew,more stimulating way of life.
LEO
Youhave an active imagination. Youmay complete amasterpiece that pays off handsomely.Getting your friends together for afestive gathering will take some effort.
VIRGO
You’ll oversee an event with friends or an important work meeting. You’ll discover a new side to yourself by overcoming your shyness and being extroverted.
LIBRA
You’ll be given new and challenging responsibilities at work, which will allow you to develop new skills that could lead to a raise in the next few weeks.
SCORPIO
You’ll go on asurprising adventurelike a pilgrimage. This experience will broaden your horizons and allow you to develop your personal and professional skills.
SAGITTARIUS
You’ll run the gamut of emotions this week. However,these feelings will bring about atransformation. Youmay spontaneously decide to leave home, move to another city or travel globally
CAPRICORN
AQUARIUS
You’ll be forced to make aheartbreaking decision. Think carefully beforedeciding. If you’reinahurry,you’ll waver back and forth and lose precious time.
You’ll be busy at work this week. You’ll be entrusted with an important task that could make you alot of money.You may also start your own small business, which will be profitable.
PISCES
Youmay fall in love at first sight with someone who turns out to be your soul mate. You’ll discover that you’remade for each other.However,your family may put a damper on things. WEEK OF MAY1 TO MAY7 2022
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It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing on of Larry to all who knew and valued him. He is survived by his wife Marianne, stepson Rod, (Jen), stepdaughter Melanie (Dave) and step-grandchildren:Justin, Zakery,Katie,Harly
Larry retired twice in his life. First from the armed forces, second from a child and care worker He also achieved a degree from the UniversityofVictoria.
In his retirement, he had time to pursue the loves of his life: reading many “dusters,” reading many daily newspapers (a news junkie), travel (many trips along the Atlantic seaboard in the military), being an ambassador member of Toastmaster International (for eleven years), and, of course, his motorcycle.
Larry was a gentle, sincere and adventuresome man. May he rest in peace.
March1939April2022
It is with sadness we announce the passing of our father Wayne Irving RoseinPrinceGeorgeBC.
Born in Geraldton, Ontario, dad spent his life giving back, serving as an Alderman in Tumbler Ridge, Councillor in Chetwynd and Park Board Commissioner in Bear Lake BC. During these tenures he introduced wind energy to the community of Chetwynd and was instrumental in bringing a cell tower to Bear Lake thereby introducing high speed internet to the small community
While living in Tumbler Ridge dad was a founding member of the Lions Club which developed a popular campground and community playground at Flat Bed Creek.
Dad loved animals, sports and cooking he had a great sense of humour and loved practical jokes. He is survived by his wife Margaret Victoria Rose (Markin), his children Tracy Rose, Christine Rose, Carolyn Marleau (Lyle), Philip Rose, and Wain Rose. He leaves behind six grandchildren (Jordan, Aislyn, Jared, Kolby, Brandon,Briannaandfivegreatgrandchildren.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Sonny Swanson at the Prince George Hospice House on the morning of April12,2022surroundedbyhisfamily
Sonny will be loved and never forgotten by his wife Sandy, son Kevin (Pamela), daughter Kayla (Paul) Woyciehouski and awesome grandchildren Hannah, Sylvie, Evan and Abby, his extended family and closefriends.
The family would like to thank Drs. Grose, Closson and Joss, home care nurses Rebecca and Jennifer and the nurses and staffatHospiceHouse.
No service by request, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu offlowers,donationsmaybemadetoPrinceGeorgeHospiceHouse.
August25,1935April14,2022
Jela Matijevic (Pavicic) passed away peacefully on April 14, 2022. Jela (Baka, Teta) was born August 25, 1935 in Boricevac, Croatia and immigrated to Canada in 1972. Jela will be fondly remembered for her traditional Croatian baking, cooking and gardening, her greatest accomplishments were her family andfriendships.
Jela is predeceased by her husband Ivan, son John (Stipo) as well as her brother and sisters. Jela is survived by her son Tom (Lynda), daughter Maria (Paul), daughter in-law June, her four grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren as well as her sister in-law Stefie, nieces and many relatives in Croatia.
Jela’s family would like to express a heartfelt thank you to the staff at Rainbow Lodge, Dr Hillhouse, Glenn from Assman’s Funeral Chapel and Father Rectorino for their care and kindness. Jela has been laid to rest with Ivan at the PrinceGeorgeCemetery
January22nd1929April12th2022
It is with love and deep sadness that we announce the passing of John Joseph Schlitt (Joe, Dad and Opa), who now resides in the loving arms of Jesus and is reunitedwithhiswife,Heidi.
Joe was born January 22nd 1929, the eldest of seven, in Regina Saskatchewan to immigrant parents. His first job as a child was selling the Regina LeaderPost for 5 cents a newspaper In later childhood, the family moved to Prince George to farm, living in the Buckhorn area. Joe worked in the family business - Schlitt Bros Sawmill in George Creek and then up in Finley Forks on Williston Lake. Joe became an excellent heavy-duty mechanic and mentor to other mechanics and worked for some time at Prince George Truck & Equipment before branching out and starting his own field service business - J J Field Service. He specialized in rebuilding Detroit diesel engines and marine transmissions, servicing machinery and tugboats all over the north in all kinds of weather, often with one of his sons intow.
After retiring from mechanics at the young age of 81, Joe busied himself at home full time, both in his yard and in his kitchen. He was an avid gardener and landscaper and was a member of the David Douglas Botanical Society Joe was especially talented in inventing and fabricating tooling to use in garden features that made life easier for him. He loved all the wild animals that visited his beautiful yard, especially the foxes and the birds, which he kept fed, happy and singingsongsofpraiseyeararound.
Joe excelled in his culinary pursuits after Heidi passed away as he was then allowed in the kitchen. He was well known for his wholesome bread, carrot cake, cookies and strudel and, when his oven wasn’t available, would even use his BBQ to bake. Family dinners were a highlight for him as he loved his family andenjoyedthesharingofgoodfoodandamusingbanter
Joe was blessed, living a long healthy life due to his daily consumption of garlic, chilies and honey He was an active church member and enjoyed the fellowship and grounding of his faith, where he forged life-long friendships. He loved to study the scriptures and took on learning Hebrew in his 80’s. He imparted his love, skills and knowledge of mechanics, outdoors, rock collecting, practical jokes, beach-combing, fishing, food, gardening, art and birds to his children, neighbours and friends. The legacy of these joyful life experiences has also been passedontohisgrandchildrenandgreatgrandchildren.
Joe peacefully left this realm after a short stint with cancer and, up until a few months ago, was still driving, snow blowing and getting in trouble for climbing up ladders to get onto his roof. Joe was predeceased by his wife Heidemarie; grandson Isaiah; sisters Evelyn and Dorothy; brother Donny; and his parents John and Elizabeth. His legacy lives on in his brothers Herb (Margaret) and Fred; sister Hedy (Dale) ; cousin Olive; children Linda (Cliff), Elaine (Terry), Eric (Angela), Silvia (Al) and Andy (Tanja); grandchildren Charmaine, Norman, Jennifer (Greg), Melissa (Jason), Teisha (Ritchie), Isaac (Adalia), Dylan, Cheven and Kyrija (Andrew); great-grandchildren Athena, Hera, Isadora, Georgia, Nicolas, Jake, Alexsandros, Zoë, Juniper and Wesson; numerous nieces and nephews, including Alex and Michael; and Michael (Francesca), who he wasasurrogatefatherto.
Special thanks and gratitude to the entire team of health care professionals UNHBC (from the paramedics, ER nurses and doctors to his palliative care aides and nurses), to Dr Boutcher and to care aides, nurses and other staff at Prince George Hospice - he was so grateful and appreciative of your compassion and care, as was our family Thank you to all friends and family, who were able to visit in person, by phone or video chat to say your goodbyes - it meant so much tohim.
Every time you see a woodpecker or fox, find a cool rock or sit by a fire, think of Joe and smile. Most of all, know that being kind has a profound effect on thosearoundyou.
Shalom mein Papa
AcelebrationoflifewillbeheldinJoe’sgardenearlysummer,TBA. Condolencesmaybeofferedatwww.AssmansFuneralChapel.com
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Miller, Edward "Eddie" Steve April 23, 1933 -April 6, 2022
"A happy family is an earlier heaven"
Born in Cupar, Saskatchewan, during the Great Depression, Eddie decided at ayoung age that farming was not for him and sought abetter life out west. Eddie arrived in Prince George in the late 1940s, where he found the town bustling with opportunities. By 1959, with roots firmly planted in the community, Eddie married his sweetheart, Lois Bleakley, and together they built anew home to start their married life. He later added fatherhood to his list of accomplishments with the arrival of daughters Brenda and Beverley. Eddie doted on his family, making acomfortable home in which they would thrive (and expand, thanks to the succession of stray cats his daughters were always bringing home). In his spare time, Eddie tended to alarge backyard vegetable garden and honed his skills as amaster cabbage roll chef. His taste for the dubious delights of Kentucky bluegrass and a good raisin pie were reminders of his prairie roots. When he finally took the time to relax, Eddie loved watching sports, especially the Toronto Blue Jays. Summer vacations were spent with his family exploring the rugged beauty of B.C.’s mountains, but he was always happy to return to the comforts of home. As his retirement years approached, the arrival of grandchildren rounded out Eddie’s full life. Along-time employee of the Rustad Brothers mill, Eddie retired in 1994 to spend more time enjoying his grandkids while nurturing prize-winning garden flowers and visiting with friends and neighbours over gallons of coffee. After the loss of his wife in 2016, Eddie took on anew life at Simon Fraser Lodge, where he kept staff entertained with his cheeky sense of humour. He passed away peacefully on April 6, 2022, and now takes up residence in heaven with his beloved Lois (and the many stray cats who became cherished companions). And it’s quite possible the Toronto Blue Jays have now gained a’celestial’ addition to their coaching staff.
Eddie will be lovingly remembered by daughters and sonin-law Brenda Sitter and Beverley and Marcel Profeit. He will be missed by the grandchildren of whom he was immensely proud: Zachary, Dryden (Jessie), Kaitlyn (Karson) and Mitchell (Fiona). His spirit will live on in yet another generation with the highly anticipated arrival of his first great-grandchild, due this summer.
It should be known that beneath Eddie’s sometimes gruff exterior lay atender and grateful heart. Eddie’s family extends their deepest gratitude to his caregivers at Simon Fraser Lodge, and Dr. Devan Reddy. No service by request. Donations in Eddie’s memory may be made to a charity of your choice.
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AFFLECK, Scot
June 3, 1947 -February 6, 2022
Nov 25,1985-April17,2022
Our hearts are broken over the loss of our much loved, Christopher Jones. He passed away suddenlyonEasterSundaymorning,April17.
Chris is survived by his son Parker, mother Karen, birth mother Charmaine, brother Matt (Kristin), brother Josh, nephew Ben, grandmother Marg, grandmotherEileenandgrandmotherJoyce.
Chris is predeceased by his father Sid, birth father RichieandbrotherTaylor
Chris worked for many years as a welder. He was a good-hearted man who was loved deeply and willbegreatlymissedbyfamilyandfriendsalike.
Memorial service to be held on Monday, May 2 at the Prince George Funeral home 1014 Douglas street@11:00am.
1958-09-26-2022-04-16
With sadness in our souls we are forced to announce the death of our father, son, brother, grandfather,friend,TodKeller
We received the news of his passing unexpectedly the evening of April 16th, 2022. Tod is survived by his mother Gudny, brother Craig (Jenine), son Tyler (Leane), daughter Shaleena (Mike), son Bradley, stepson Brian, grandson Brenden, and granddaughterLarisa.
PredeceasedbyfatherScott,andsisterLisa. Tod was a multifaceted man. With a very dynamic personality and a loving soul. Tod will be missed very much by his friends and family that love him. Many knew Tod for his work ethic and skills, while others knew him for his musical talents and the way he could shred an electric guitar
Tod will be forever in our hearts. Gone but will never be forgotten.
A Celebration of Life was held at the Eagles Hall, Saturday,April23,2022.
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert Scot Affleck on Sunday, February 6, 2022, at the age of 74. Scot always had ajoke to tell or apolitical quip to share. Scot would like to be remembered as the person you knew him as in his best days. He will be missed. Please visit mykeeper.com/profile/ScotAffleck to share in his memory.
Bruno JosefLindenblatt, 81, of Prince George BC,passedawaypeacefully on 25 September2021 at theUniversity Hospital of Northern BritishColumbia, from complications of pneumonia.An uncannily robust andhealthyperson throughout hislife, he couldbeheard insistingtothe residentdoctors even afew days before hispassingthathewas “never sick” andfelt“just fine”and wasready to go home.
Born to Berta(neeHasselberg) andKarl Lindenblatton8March 1940 in Plausen, East Prussia, Brunowas predeceased by both parentsand sister Irmgard Lindenblatt. He is survivedbybrothers Hugo Lindenblattand EwaldLindenblatt, sisterAnni vanHaren, daughter Michelle Lindenblatt, andgrandchildren Beatrix, Ignatius,Anselm, andBertrand.
As ayoung child, Brunoexperienced the hardshipsofwar firsthand.Heand his family often struggled to find adequate food andshelter, andwerefrequently displacedbeforesettlinginruralGermany. It wasduringthese earlyyears where Bruno’ssense of fortitude,determination, generosity,and empathydeveloped and continuedtobea moralcompass forhim forthe rest of hislife.
BrunoemigratedtoCanadain1959 andspent severalyears in Faustand Edmonton,where he married Ursula Lindenblattin1966, eventuallymaking
hisway throughTerrace whereheworked as amechanic, Prince Rupert wherehe worked in a fish plant, Quesnel, where daughter Michelle wasbornin1975, and then Prince George.Hehad astrongwork ethic, lovedtojokeand have fun, and when fights erupted after afew drinks, he wasknown to have always fought fair.He gained more financial security forhimself as theyears went on andBruno took great pleasure in sharing this wealth.Heloved to travel andembarkedonmorethanone worldtour, often welcomingfamilyand friends on all-expensespaidvacations,and wasinhis elementwhenout forlunch and dinner,laughingand tellingstories, often with aglass of wine in hand.
Brunohad an illustriouscareerinthe sawmill industry whichspanned over fortyyears.In1972, Linden Fabricating andEngineering beganinQuesnel and quicklyexpandedintoanother shopin Prince George.After building the first automatedlumbersorterand stackerfor West Fraser in 1975, Bruno’scompany builtnew sawmillsfor West Fraser in Smithers,FraserLake, Chetwynd,and Williams Lake.Severalmajor equipment installationprojects were also carried out at Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake andHouston Forest Products in HoustonBC, andthroughoutthe 1980’s, 90’s, and2000’s, Linden hadahandin thedevelopment of countlesssawmills throughout theregion. Linden acquired thelicense forstepfeedersand log ladders
whichcontinuetobeinstalled in sawmills acrossCanada, theUS, Japan, and beyond. Indeed,there arefew locations in thesawmill industry whereBruno’s fingerprintscannotbefound.
In themid 1980s, Linden housed thethen nascentWoodpro Engineeringand the Swedish sawmillcompany ARI. Through Linden, Brunocontinued to give many a leg-upwhentheywerejuststartingout in their respective businesses, offering both financialand networking support. It wasBruno whogaveloans andrarely asked to be reimbursed,who helpedfund universitydegrees, whohelpedpeople buytheir first homes. He wasagreat philanthropist anddonated generously to BC Cancer research,the University Hospital of Northern BC,and theSPCA.
Laterinlife, oneofBruno’s favorite pastimes wasspendingtimewithhis dogs, throwing theball at thelocal soccer field or walking at thedog beachinVancouver Hisdogs were notonlyanimportant part of thefamilybut offered respite throughtheir non-judgmental earand uncompromisinglove. We askthatinlieu of flowers, people donate to their local SPCA.
BrunoalwaysmaintainedthatFridaythe 13thwas hislucky dayasthiswas theday he receivedhis weldingticket.
Frederick
December4,1947January30,2022
David Frederick McDowell was born December 4th, 1947 in Windsor Ontario. He moved to Prince George in 1989 where he met the love of his life, Alice (Robinson). David passed away on January 30, 2022, at the age of 74, at home and surrounded by family. He is survived by his loving wife Alice; sons Chad (Zoe) and Sean (Terry); stepchildren Anita (Steve), Dione (Manley), Antonia, Peter (Deneve) and his brothers Harry and Edward. He loved his many grandchildren: Calysta, Aaron, Nicole, Gabby, Luc, Justina, Amy, Emma, Kerwin, Catrina and Sarah.
David spent 15 years as a Navy League Officer He enjoyed fishing at the local lakes and was a proud Prince George Spruce Kings season ticket holder and fan. In the last five years he had also taken up beekeeping with his son Chad - it was a new hobby that he enjoyed exploring. David was happiest around his family and friends, doing whatheloved.Hewillbegreatlymissed.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the BCCancerFoundation.
A Celebration of David’s Life will be held on Saturday, May 7th at 2 pm at First Baptist Church, 483GillettStreet,PrinceGeorge,BC.
Condolencesmaybeofferedat www.AssmansFuneralChapel.com
PearlIsabelle Hiebert
January1,1933April11,2022 89yearsyoung
Pearl passed away on April 11 due to a sudden heart attack while volunteering at the Hart Pioneer Centre. She was surrounded by friends, doing what she loved doing, and had family by her side during her final moments.
Pearl’s surviving siblings: Mae Hart, Evelyn Suey,Albert,andGailPitt.
Pearl’s predeceased family: Mother Rachel Morris (née Barry) and Father Louis Morris, son Jackie “Jack” Hiebert, and siblings Mary Petrie, Elwood, Jim, John, Herb, Robert, Wayne, and Denny “Aunty Pearl” had 38 nieces and nephews and many more extended ones. Pearl had an unending love for her entire extended family and a very deep and special bond with many of them. Shewillbedeeplymissed.
Pearl had a love for reading, crossword puzzles, knitting, playing cards, and volunteering. She very seldom watched TV, other than Jeopardy She could often be seen sitting out on her back deck enjoying the sun, reading a book, and listening to the birds. Her calm, fun-loving demeanour was a gift to children. Never wanting to be the centre of attention, she enjoyed one-onone conversations and did her best to avoid big crowds. She had a way of being present in the momentandgivingyouherundividedattention.
Slow life down and enjoy those moments that matter.
In accordance with Pearl’s request there will be no service. In honour of Pearl, donations can be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or to the HeartandStrokeFoundation.
April4,1961April5,2022
It is with sadness we announce the passing of Suzan Marjorie Wright at the age of 61.
Suzan joins her parents Louise and Morris Sklar, sister Emily, daughterLynetteandsonStacyineternalrest.
Survived by her partner Joe Prince, sister Sharon, brother Dwayne (Faith), daughters Leann (Peter), Ceejay, Candace, son Craig (Jasmine) and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces,nephewsandextendedfamilyandfriends.
There will be a viewing for family and friends on Wednesday, April 27th from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm at Assman’s Funeral Chapel 1908 Queensway St. with a second viewing on Thursday, April 28th from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm with the memorial servicetofollow
Plants grow their roots towards the earth, but people are heavenly plants, meaning that our roots grow upwards, towards our heart, but those roots need to be cared for and attended like any plant or your heart will break before it has a chance to grow.
DouglasBartonHowarth June26,1951-April14,2022
Our dear husband, father, and much-loved grandfather, Douglas Barton Howarth passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on April14,2022fromhisbattlewithcancer
Doug will be remembered by his wife Charmaine, sons Kiel (Sarah) and Darrin, grandchildren Aurora, Rylan, and Zenon. His mother Marion, sister Sherrie Grey (Jim), brothers Murray (Judy) and Greg (Marilyn); mother-in-law Ruth Topuschak, sister-in-laws Gerrie Biss and Raylene Topuschak, and many extended family members and friends. He is predeceased by his father Raymond, stepfather Bob Field, sister-inlaw Mary Howarth, father-in-law Terry Topuschak,andbrother-in-lawPatBiss.
A dedicated Member of the RCMP for 33 years (retired in 2005), whose call to service extended to many community and sports volunteer programs.
Our family would like to thank Dr. Garnet Fraser, palliative care nurses Janyce and Sarah, along with his cancer medical team, and the Liver Transplant team including Dr Eric Yoshida for manyyearsofcare.
A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The HappyLiverSociety-www.happyliversociety.org
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EdwardStaub
Please join our family in celebrating the life of our father Edward Staub. Dad passed away December 26th, and due to covid restrictions we wereunabletogatheratthetime.
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LindsayHick
November16,1934-November5,2021
AcelebrationofLindsay’slifewillbeheldon Friday,May6,2022at2:00pm HartPioneerCentre-6986 HartHwy
Webb,ArthurH.
August04,1935-November27,2021
ACelebrationofLifewillbeheldon Sunday,May22,2022
Time:2:00pm
Location:CornerstoneLifeCentre 6912HartHighway
In Memoriam
InMemoryof JessieMargaretMacdonaldR.N. October12,1928-May2,2020
Jessie, the “ROCK” that made the Macdonald family such a blessed place to grow together She was the Best, 62 years of love and companionship. The greatest anyone could have as a partner! Gone but never forgotten. Her one aim in life was to help her two boys, their families and other people. Through PEO, the Lions Club and her church she spent her adult life helping people.
HopeIwillbewithJessieagainsoon.
Allourlove Macandfamily
CelebrationofLife for SylviaMae Garber
Saturday,April30, 2022at1130am, MemorialPark Cemetery
Receptiontofollowat SintichHall 7817Hwy97South.
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6years agowelost you unexpectedly, our Neil, amost precious Husband and Father Sometimes it still feels likeyesterday, sometimes it feels likealifetime ago. Our world has not been the same without you here.
Forever in our hearts and our minds and our lives.
We love youand miss you beyond words.
Ronald Theodore Neukomm
January 22, 1945 - April 6, 2022
In loving memory of Ron Neukomm we would like to express our SINCERE THANK YOU to the Hospital staff, and the Rotary Hospice House staff for their warm kindness and caring support.
We extend a very SPECIAL THANK YOU to: Glenn Johnston and staff at Assman’s Funeral Chapel, and, Rev. Bob Fillier, Rebecca Fillier, Erica Skowran, Vic Stehlin, the choir, the Fellowship committee and Gladys Goode of Trinity United Church for their expertise and assistance in organizing Ron’s Celebration of Life on very short notice.
We are VERY GRATEFUL to Peter Neukomm, Charlie Freeman, Nowell
Senior and Ken Pendergast for sharing their wonderful and different memories of Ron’s active life.
With LOVE AND APPRECIATION we thank all family and friends who attended Ron’s service in person or on live stream; for their support and caring through great food, beautiful flowers, meaningful condolence cards and kind donations to either Rotary Hospice House, the Alzheimer’s Society, the Prince George Community Foundation or charities of their choice.
Ron - one we loved deeply and will never forget
Sincerely Dee and Curtis Neukomm
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Dear Mother, Wishing you the very best Birthday ever, on this special day! You have always worked so hard &dosomuch for others. Today is your day to shine &have your day filled with love, laughter &joy.
You are the kindest, sweetest most selfless person Ihave ever met. You deserve all that life has to offer. Through all the ups &downsyou have always been the rock in the family. Staying true to who you are.
to call you my mother.
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Inexpensive upgrades suchasnewthrowpillows on the couch, a fresh tablecloth in the diningroomorachicframefor apaintingor photowillhelprevitalizeyourhome.
2. REARRANGE YOUR FURNITURE
Sometimes changing the layout of a room is allyouneedtodotomakeitcomealiveagain. Move your bed to the other side of the room orswitchthelivingroomfurniturearound.
3. UPDATE YOUR BATHROOM
Replacing accessories like the soap dish, shower curtain and hand towels can make yourbathroomfeelbrandnew.
4. SWITCH UP YOUR LIGHTING
A lamp for your bedroom or a new fixture in the dining room will shed new light on a room that’s lost its sparkle.
5. DIY UPGRADES
If you want new cabinets in your kitchen, try painting the ones you have for a costeffective alternative. Consider a DIY approach to other desired upgrades foryourhome.
Thesesimpleandaffordablechanges can make you fall in love with your home all over again. So which ones willyouundertakethisspring?
Areyouthinkingofgivingyourwallsafresh coat of paint this spring? Having ahardtimedecidingwhatcolourstochoose? Here are some tips for selecting the perfect shades.
• Decideontheroom’sentirelookbeforeselecting your paint. This will allow you to reallypulltheroomtogetherwithcolour
• Once you’ve settled on the design of a room and chosen the furniture and accessories, take inspiration from a colour featured in a favourite area rug or throw This will ensure your room looks pulled together
• If you’re painting rooms that open into
each other, make the transition seamless by choosing colours that are two or three shadesapartonthesamepaintchip.
• Choose a neutral paint for rooms where something else is the focal point. Bold hues work best in rooms where everything else is understated.
• A tiny paint chip isn’t enough to let you know if the colour will work in a given room. Instead, buy a sample and paint a smallareasoyoucanseethecolourduring differenttimesoftheday
No matter your style, following these tips willhelpyoufindtheperfectnewcolourfor yourwalls.
Are you thinking about creating a playroom for your kids? If so, here are four things that will make it child friendly and theperfectplacetoplay
1. Different zones. Create separate areas in the room to make crafts, read books and do homework. Make sure they also haveanopenareaforimaginativeplay
2. Ample storage. Storage solutions like shelving units and bookcases can help keepstuffoffthefloor.Smallerboxesand baskets are perfect for keeping toys organized.
3. The ideal location. Ifyourchildrenare still young, you may want their playroom to be close to where the family
gatherssoyoucankeepaneyeonthem. However, older kids may prefer a space of their own in the basement or elsewhere.
4. Child-friendly textiles. Your children need comfortable surfaces like sofas, chairs and rugs to relax and play, but these will get dirty quickly Washable fabrics make cleaning up easy. You may also want to choosepatternedmaterials,whicharebetterathidingstains.
To ensure your children don’t grow out of their playroom too soon, avoid decorating itwiththeirfavouritecartooncharactersor coloursthatmayseemtoochildishinthe years to come. Opt for timeless decor and furniturethatcangrowwiththem.
Are you running out of room in your freezer?Ifso,astand-alonefreezermaybe just what you need. Here are some factors tothinkaboutwhenchoosingone.
TYPE
There are two kinds of stand-alone freezer:
• Chest freezers generally offer more space per cubic-foot than upright models. However, their design makes it harder to find things, as there are usually no shelves or drawers to help organize your food.
• Upright freezers have shelvesanddrawers that make it easytoorganizeyourgoods. Theytakeup lessfloorspace thanchestfreezersbuthavelessusable space
Bothfreezertypesareavailableinavariety of sizes. Your choice will depend on where you’re planning to put it, what you wanttostoreandthesizeofyourfamily Asageneralrule,planfor1.5cubicfeetfor each member of your family
However, hunters, gardeners and people who buy food in bulk may need a bigger freezer than a family simply wishing to keepasupplyoffrozenpizzasonhand.
FEATURES
Many newer freezers have features that make them much more convenient to use They may include alarms that alert youifthetemperaturehasdipped, locks to block access or makesurethedoorstaysclosed anddividersandtieredbinsfor chest freezers. Some upright freezers even offer soft-freeze zones,soyouneverhavetodeal with completely hardened ice creamagain.
Tomakesureyourfreezerworks as efficiently as possible, place it somewhere away from heat sources and aimtokeepitnomorethantwo-thirdsfull.
Whether it’s calls to family or essential services, areliablecell signal keeps us connected to whatmatters. That’s why Rogers is partnering with the Governments of Canada and British Columbia in our ongoing efforts to expand our wireless network across the province.
Reliable connectivity will soon be available for remote and rural communities from Prince Rupertto Prince George, closing keygaps and improving safety for those who need it most. Visit about.rogers.com/british-columbia to learn more.
