ON THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE LHEIDLI T’ENNEH
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022
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Trio of local para-equestrians saddling up for the BC Summer Games in Prince George
CHRISTINE DALGLEISH Citizen
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“It might not look it but there’s a lot of horse under that nag!” Nathan Seifert, exclaimed.
He is a para-equestrian, who has qualified for the opportunity to compete at the BC Summer Games held in Prince George from July 21 to 24, along with teammates Marinka VanHage and Chase Caron.
Nathan can certainly turn a phrase, which is equally matched with his precision horse-wielding skills used during dressage patterns done at the Livestock Arena recently as part of the qualifier.
Connie Taylor, coach of the para-equestrians for the fourth year, has been part of the Prince George Therapeutic Riding Association since 2018 where the para-equestrians have been riding together for years.
“I have always been interested in Westerns and watching people ride,” Nathan said about how he got started in horseback riding.
“Nathan’s my cowboy,” Coach Connie smiled.
“Yup, city boy on the outside but cowboy at heart,” Nathan agreed with Coach Connie, who was quick to say she’s not a dressage coach.
“Jody Kennedy has helped me out learning about it and now we’re all learning
together,” Coach Connie said about training with the three para-equestrians, Nathan, Marinka and Chase.
The three athletes have only been working their patterns for about three weeks.
“You all did amazing,” Coach Connie said, addressing the three para-equestrians about their performance in the arena a few Saturdays ago.
“My love of horses is so strong I will probably never give up riding,” Nathan said, who rides Tramp and said he’s a bit nervous going into the BC Summer Games competition.
“And may I say something on the record? I appreciate Connie’s help and everything she’s done and I am with her all the way. I literally trust her with my life. Horses are big animals!”
Marinka is more of a doer than a talker and is an all-round athlete that participates in many sports and was recently part of the para-athletic team of curlers.
“Fancy is so funny – because she likes chocolate Timbits,” Marinka VanHage, a 20-year veteran rider, laughed about her mount.
During the dressage patterns Fancy seemed distracted and more than happy to just follow along with the other two horses and riders as they made their way to and from the arena to compete.
“Fancy didn’t listen,” Marinka said. See ‘THEY MOVE,’ page 4
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Para-equestrian Marinka VanHage is seen here with Fancy. The pair qualified to compete at the BC Summer Games that take place in Prince George in July.
‘They move so well together’
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“She was probably just picking up on your nervousness,” Coach Connie said and Marinka agreed.
Nathan, a 14-year veteran rider, found it challenging to keep Tramp walking at the speed that she was supposed to be going, he said.
“She likes to slow down – as we know,” Nathan said about Tramp, turning to CoachConniewhonoddedheragreement.
Chase Caron knows learning to ride is a valuable life lesson, he said. He’s been riding since 2014 and rode Piper during the qualifier.
“It went better than I expected,” Chase said. “Piper is the horse Chase rides and as soon as he was on her back they just clicked,” Coach Connie said.
“They move so well together – they just
look amazing together.”
“It’s a very valuable bonding experience and at first Piper was like a rocket – always ready to get up and go – always thinking everything was a race,” Chase explained.
“So our relationship was more gradual and now we click.”
Coach Connie is so very proud of these riders, she added.
“They have come so far in such a short time, we honestly only started anything dressage related about three weeks ago and they have come amazingly far,” Coach Connie said about their prep time before the qualifier.
“I’m just so proud of how hard they’ve tried and they’ve shown up at every extra practice and they just do their best all the time and I want to thank their parents for all their support every step of the way.”
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Elders pleased with O’Grady Road name change
HANNA PETERSEN Citizen staff
Lheidli T’enneh First Nation is pleased with Prince George city council’s decision to change the name of O’Grady Road to Dakelh Ti during Monday night’s council meeting.
Members of the Lheidli T’enneh Elders Society, who proposed the name Dakelh Ti, met at the Lheidli T’enneh offices to express their gratitude that the name was changed.
“We have 77,000 people in Prince George and the Lheidli T’enneh Nation is part and parcel of that and really connected to the community and throughout the years have found that we have been really supported by what is happening with the awareness, the education, and the knowledge that is going on,” said Darlene McIntosh, acting president of Lheidli T’enneh Elders Society.
“We are open and we are inclusive. We are not exclusive and we are building such a beautiful relationship with our community and that is a positive thing.”
The new name means First Nations Road and McIntosh said it was selected to acknowledge not only Lheidli T’enneh’s members but all Carrier peoples in the region.
She also said that the name represents the path of truth and reconciliation.
“We have this history that has to be acknowledged, shared and brought into awareness but also we are a people that are thriving today through hard work and the support of our elders, and the support of our chief and council, and we are moving forward in a good way.”
The name change came after city council passed a resolution on July 12, 2021 to rename the road, following a request by Lheidli T’enneh Chief Dolleen Logan. Logan requested the name change following the discovery of the unmarked graves of 215 children found on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. O’Grady Road was named after Bishop John Fergus O’Grady who was a principal at the Kamloops Indian Residential School from 1939 until 1952. He later opened Prince George College in 1960, which eventually became O’Grady Catholic High School.
“The fact that our members and other Dakelh people from the region had to travel on O’Grady Road to shop in stores
in the area only heightened the bad memories and reawakened trauma of the residential schools,” said McIntohsh.
“To this day we still have elders that cannot speak about their experiences. They can’t no matter what you say to them there is trauma. There and it is stuck in the body and results in health issues and mental issues and it goes on and on.”
She said the name change will help reduce the ongoing trauma of residential schools that many Indigenous people feel on a day-to-day basis.
“Travelling now on Dakelh Ti to shop will help us move on from this horrific history that is part of Bishop O’Grady’s legacy. We will never forget the children who didn’t make it home from residential schools across the country but the decision of the Prince George council to respect and honour our request to change the name is a positive step forward on our journey towards truth and reconciliation.”
Sobering centre to open in old National Hotel
HANNA PETERSEN Citizen staff
A new sobering and assessment centre located at the former National Hotel will officially be opening in the fall.
The centre, located at 1201 First Ave., will give people in Prince George with substance-use challenges access to services as Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson made the announcement on June 13 at the still-under-construction building alongside representatives from Northern Health and Mayor Lyn Hall.
“People in B.C.’s North need and deserve a seamless, integrated system of mental-health and substance-use care,” said Malcolmson.
“By adding a sobering centre and new complex-care housing, we are building a full continuum of mental-health and substance-use care for people in the north’s hub city.”
Malcolmson noted that the province is working with partners to bring complex-care housing to the north to support people struggling with mental-health issues and substance use, who have previously been caught in a cycle of poverty and criminal charges.
The sobering and assessment centre will provide eight to 10 beds that will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as a safe place for people under
significant influence of substances to rest and be monitored.
While there, the intent is for people to be connected to other health and social services and can access resources to meet their basic needs, including washroom facilities and a large space for showers, as well as space for staff and storage.
“The space we are in today is being renovated and turned into a much-needed
service for Prince George one that has been called for by municipal leaders, health officials, and community members for several years,” said Malcolmson.
Sobering and assessment beds provide a short-term safe place for people battling substance use. Staff will monitor symptoms of acute intoxication to help people stay safe.”
She said sobering and assessment beds
also serve to divert people who are at risk of withdrawal from emergency rooms or jails and can direct them to appropriate care. Northern Health is currently seeking service providers to operate the centre and expects to have an operator in place this summer and have the site open for service by the fall.
“The sobering centre is one more tool in our action plan to support people living with substance-use challenges,” said Colleen Nyce, board chair, Northern Health.
“Whether individuals are experiencing substance-use or mental-health challenges, or both, meeting people where they are is an important step in supporting them.”
Mayor Lyn Hall noted the sobering centre was a big piece of the puzzle in addressing social issues in Prince George.
“The issues that we are facing are like a big puzzle and these are two major parts of the puzzle that we have been working on at the city with Northern Health and Minister Malcolmson,” said Hall.
“We are going to hear from people who would have hoped that this particular sobering centre was not located here on First Avenue. I have heard that message but once it’s up and operational that is the key for me to show what this centre is all about.”
Hall noted the sobering centre is not a “hang-out spot” but it is in fact a clinical setting for people to access services.
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Man gets jail time for cocaine trafficking
MARK NIELSEN Citizen staff
A Prince George man has been sentenced to three years in prison for trafficking in kilogram amounts of cocaine.
Fabian Fraser Cuthbert, 50, was issued the term on June 16 by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Ron Tindale.
Crown counsel had been seeking six years while defence counsel argued for a conditional sentence order – effectively house arrest – lasting two years less a day. Saying denunciation and deterrence were the primary factors in determining a fit sentence, Tindale concluded a conditional sentence order was not enough. Conversely, he found that six years was excessive and that the low end of three to five years was appropriate.
Twoco-accusedinthescheme–Ravneet Singh Basi of Kamloops and Tijinder
Sidhu of Richmond – had also been sentenced to three years.
The outcome stems from a 14-month investigation centred largely on an apartment Cuthbert owned in Chilliwack.
Police had gained enough evidence to “wire up” the home with covert audio and video recording devices and to intercept communications.
On June 11, 2016, the three were arrested.
On that day, Basi had picked up a kilogram from Sidhu and delivered it to the apartment, the court has heard.
Shortly after driving away, he was arrested and during a subsequent search, RCMP found a black garbage bag containing$50,540–themoneyCuthbertallegedly paid for the cocaine – and another $1,500 in $20 bills on Basi – his share for making the delivery.
Crown submitted that Cuthbert had
arranged for delivery of five kilograms of cocaine over a three-month period but Cuthbert’s lawyer, Harold Alkema, noted there was no direct evidence that any of it was transported into Prince George. He maintained his client’s role was only to stash the cocaine and for that he was paid just $3,000.
Cuthbert did not know why he agreed to participate in the scheme but at the time had started to use Oxycontin and had been drinking a lot as a way to deal with head injuries he had suffered in a motor vehicle accident and a boating accident, the court was told.
On the day of the arrest, police also executed a search warrant on Cuthbert’s home in Prince George. No cocaine was found there, but they did seize $26,010 in cash and came across a press that could have been used to process the drug.
However, Cuthbert was operating a
legitimate courier service and his wife held a licence to grow medical marijuana at the time.
Tindale found it just as likely that the cash was related Cuthbert’s business and the press to packaging the marijuana. Tindale consequently ruled against forfeiting the cash to the Crown but did agree with a submission to forfeit as a proceed of crime half the value of Cuthbert’s Chilliwack apartment which he had owned for 14 years and carries an assessed value of $110,604.
In finding against Crown’s argument for a six-year sentence, Tindale noted in part Cuthbert’s lack of a previous criminal record and good behaviour in the time since his arrest, several positive character references provided during a sentencing hearing and the so-called “Gladue factors” related to his Metis heritage and upbringing.
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Calling out racism
Last week’s editorial brought out all sorts of online comments that were racist and they were deleted. Hate speech is not protected speech.
Perhaps I’m speaking from my privileged white middle-aged male platform or just call me naïve but I continue to believe people can make racist comments without actually being a racist. People with good intentions or just a lack of knowledge say things all the time that they later regret. To me, it comes down to effort.
If non-Indigenous people are willing torecognize and apologize for things they said that were racist or could be seen as racist and are trying to be better by educating themselves, that sounds more like an anti-racism ally than a racist, at least to me
Some Prince George residents don’t want to try to understand and appreciate Indigenous culture. Some don’t want to try to learn to say words like Dakelh, the language spoken by Indigenous peoples in the central and northern B.C. Interior. That’s bizarre considering non-Indigenous people, racist or not, already speak so many Indigenous words already, like Canada, Ottawa, Toronto and place names across B.C. and Western Canada. Why is it so hard to learn a few more, particularly the ones spoken by your Prince George neighbours?
Some have gone so far as to call the written form of Dakelh and other Indigenous languages as “made up” and “fictitious” because they are based in an oral tradition and weren’t in a written form before colonization
To call the written form of any language not your own is racist. All languages start from an oral tradition and the written form always comes later. There are plenty of other languages that use the “English” alphabet, so just because Indigenous languages are using this alphabet as a base doesn’t make it illegitimate.
Furthermore, spelling and pronunciation are completely arbitrary, as a word like neighbour/neighbor (the British/Canadian and American spelling) clearly shows. For English speakers and readers, ask yourselves how do you know how to say that word properly? It sure doesn’t work phonetically. You learned it and now you think nothing of it. You can do the same with Indigenous words you are unfamiliar with. It’s not as hard as you think No one will laugh at you for making the effort, rather it identifies you as someone trying to be better.
Trying to be better is always a better place to be.
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Flexitarianism offers benefits
Eating less meat is good for the body, planet and pocketbook
For a number of years, I had been talking about becoming a vegetarian I could see the health benefits aswellasenvironmentalbenefits,but completely removing meat seemed a bit extreme for my tastes.
I recently discovered flexitarianism, a vegetarian diet where one eats meat occasionally. I limit my intake of meat and seafood, but I can still enjoy a hamburger at a barbeque.
Although strict vegetarians and vegans may find this unacceptable, I am experiencing many benefits, some of which were completely unexpected.
Most striking in this period of rampant inflation is that my food bill has decreased.
The other unforeseen advantage is that it is so much easier to keep my kitchen clean.
There are, of course, many health
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benefits to eating less meat.
In all of this, the elephant in the room is the environmental cost of meat and seafood
We also need to consider how much animals eat. A study at Cornell University estimates that 800 million people could be fed with the amount of grain that is now fed to livestock in the United States. Given the fact that the war in Ukraine is causing a global food crisis, now would be a good time for those of us in wealthy countries to leave more food for our neighbours
Many individuals and families are looking for ways to make ends meet
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as we watch our paycheques shrink due to inflation.
As individuals, we do not control global markets, government policies or the decisions of our employers not to pay us what we deserve.
None of us can stop global warming or the war in Ukraine. Each of us does, however, control the way we respond to the current crisis.
We choose whether to be part of the problem or part of the solution Becoming flexitarian stretches our grocery budget, improves our health, reduces stress in the kitchen, and allows us to enjoy culinary delights, including the occasional serving of meat and seafood In addition, we are able to do our part in preserving the planet for future generations and we are able to reduce the impact of the global food crisis.
It really is a great time to become flexitarian. Trust me, you’ll love it.
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Chemistry surrounds us every day
Ispent last week at the Canadian Chemical Conference and Exhibition.
Two thousand chemists from 31 countries gathered in Calgary to share their research and discuss the future of chemistry in Canada and around the world.
There were talks on green chemistry, climate change, microplastics, nanoparticles, biosensors, catalysts, and a whole host of other subjects directly related to chemistry. There were also discussions around equity, diversity, inclusion, indigenization, and social justice.
All of these issues and many more fall within the sphere of chemistry.
Chemistry isn’t just balancing equations or analyzing the latest compound. Chemistry impacts so many different aspects of our lives and conversely, our lives impact upon the enterprise of chemistry
The sessions I attended mostly centred on chemical education. On
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how we ensure everyone has the opportunity to understand chemistry. High school introduces chemistry, physics, and biology in Grades 8 to 10 but most kids are introduced to the physical sciences much earlier.
Indeed, by the time kids enter kindergarten, most have heard of the term “atom” and “element” and if they have ever cooked something –even something as simple as making toast – they have performed a chemical reaction.
Yeah, I know cooking food is not something most people equate to chemistry, but it is taking molecules and transforming them from one set of compounds to another using heat. Indeed, it doesn’t even need heat
For example, take an egg white and add salt. The reaction of the sodium ions with the proteins in the albumin results in a chemical transformation.
Similarly, add vinegar to milk and the acidification will result in denaturing the proteins. Good cooks are good chemists and sometimes it even works the other way around.
Developing an understanding of the role chemistry plays in our lives is a critical component of everyone’s education.
The periodic table which hung on the wall of your school science lab wasn’t just there for decoration It is an ingredient list for everything around you And even you.
The talks last week focused on teaching chemistry in university but for many students, their first-year chemistry course is the last course they will ever take in chemistry. But regardless of what degree they take, first-year chemistry won’t be the last time they do chemistry.
Canadian health care needs a bath
Tommy Douglas, visionary of universal access to health care said: “Social justice is like taking a bath. You have to do it every day or pretty soon you start to stink.”
Our health care system was created when a bath happened in a tin tub behind makeshift curtains in the middle of the house and the bathwater was shared by all. It’s time we take our health care system, even if it screams, into a shiny white tub with lots of clean soapy water.
I like our family doctor However, after finding out I needed to go for the third mammogram in a year, I thought it would be nice to find a doctor who was more comfortable dealing with women’s issues.
I searched the internet and made several calls to try to find a list of doctors accepting new patients.
When I finally found the information I laughed, because what else would I do? I was told that if I wanted a different family doctor I would need to “fire” my current one, be without a family doctor for one year, then, and
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only then, I could request to be put on a wait-list for a new family doctor
This wait-list has 5,000 people on it.
Read that again. In the city of Prince George there are FIVE THOUSAND people waiting for a family doctor.
How can we possibly call this great health care?
I have a deserved reputation for being assertive. How do people less assertive manage this system? If this is the average experience, people will die of treatable diseases because they will fall through the cracks
It’s time for Canadians to demand better. Canadians are hard working and innovative people, but we have made a massive mistake in placing so much blind trust in those running our health care system. By completely insulating this massive organization that sucks up half our provincial
VAISAKHI MORE IMPORTANT THAN MONSTER TRUCKS
Each week I look forward to grabbing my copy of the PG Citizen on Thursday which I read in its entirety.
The front page photo of Monster Spectacular in the May 26/22 publication was a disappointment to say the least. That same weekend the Prince George Sikh community hosted a parade and events at CN Centre celebrating Vaisakhi - the Spring Harvest. The weather cooperated and the turnout was fantastic inviting all to participate and
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● We’re Not The Federal Liberals Party 110 votes, 25.64%
● The New Capitalistic Party 78 votes, 18.18%
● The B.C Free Enterprise Party 55 votes, 12.82%
● The B.C Centre-Right Party 41 votes, 9.56%
budget from any real scrutiny we have allowed the system to slowly break down for want of a bath.
Remember, universal health care was so that people could get health care without going bankrupt.
How many people go bankrupt while waiting for surgery? How many people on the wait-list decline to the point they cannot even fully recover? How many people are dying of treatable disease because the system is so sluggish and difficult to navigate? This matters, and we should all be angry about it. Enough to have the difficult conversations required.
Talking about changes to health care is something most politicians don’t do unless they are talking about pouring more money into our decrepit system This has to change.
Times have changed. Our needs have changed. Technology has changed. Our politicians need to hear from us that things have to change. It is time our system is modernised to serve us better.
It’s time to take our health care system into the bathtub.
● Make B.C Great Again Party 71 votes, 16.55%
● The Shirley Bond Party 74 votes, 17.25%
Do you support making the speed limit 30 km/h on residential streets?
● Most definitely 217 votes, 31.63%
● Only on streets without sidewalks. 47 votes, 6.85%
● Only when it’s dark 5 votes, 0.73%
● Make it 40 km/h instead. 118 votes, 17.20%
● Leave it as it is. 299 votes, 43.59%
enjoy. Music, colours, traditional dress, traditional food, dancing and the opportunity for a brief immersion into this beautiful culture all overlooked in favour of a noisy, stinky monster truck for the front page feature.
One small grainy picture of the Vaisakhi celebration was featured inside the paper.
Prince George is a beautiful city with an equally diverse population of beautiful cultures. Seriously folks, you should be embarrassed at this blunder.
M.J. Lovsin
Prince George
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Rick and Ryan Cyre, co-owners of White Goose Bistro, show off their polished aluminum trailer they’ve equipped to bring hot food items from their restaurant to remote locations at events around the city.
Vintage trailer converted into mobile restaurant
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Deep fried pickles, chicken fingers and lobster rolls are never meant to be charbroiled.
That should not be a concern for White Goose Bistro executive chef Ryan Cyre
when he’s cooking up tasty treats from the menu of his downtown restaurant to Prince George events in his new food trailer. The fire suppression system he has aimed at the fryers and grills in case of a sudden uncontrolled flare-up is skookum enough to douse even the most stubborn grease-fed inferno.
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Cyre and his dad Rick, the White Goose Bistro owners, have invested $80,000 in their food-truck venture and they’ve turned a 1977 Airstream trailer they bought three years ago for $16,000 from a private owner in Beaverly into a sleek, polished aluminum restaurant on wheels.
“It was babied, we were lucky that way,” said Ryan Cyre.
The air-conditioned trailer will keep chefs cool as they work close to cooking heat sources and it has a large cooler to store food items that have been prepped hours earlier at the restaurant to be sold that same day.
Cyre has had the trailer mechanically inspected and it met the approval of fire inspectors. Knowing how striking the vintage polished aluminum trailer now looks after a shop in Edmonton spent 250 manhours buffing the exterior, to have it ready for the Cruisin’ Classics Show and Shine on Father’s Day last Sunday at Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park.
“This vehicle needs to be in the Show and Shine,” he said. “It turns heads.”
He’ll soon have decals put on it with the restaurant’s geese logo.
Cyre estimates there are eight or 10 other food trucks in the city. Although they’ve been around for decades in other cities, food truck service is relatively new to Prince George. Now that the pandemic is waning and health restrictions have been lifted, more are expected to pop up as more restaurants will bring their food specialties to events that draw large crowds, such as the Summerfest, Show and Shine and the Canada Day festivities at the park.
“We’ll be around, we’re going try to do a day or two (each week) at the park and a day or two at Wood Innovation Square and we’ll find out what works for us,” said Ryan Cyre. “My restaurant only seats 48 people at one time, but in the food truck I can serve 300 people in 40 minutes.
“We’re lucky, we have a restaurant so all my prep is done in restaurant where I have more staff, more space, more heating utensils. It’s earlier. We can load up more, do more options for food, my menu can be bigger because I can prep my stuff (at the restaurant). We’ll let the town kind of help us figure out the menu, we’ll see what works.”
Supportive housing project nearly open
HANNA PETERSEN Citizen staff
There are now 50 more safe and secure homes for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Prince George with the completion of a supportive housing unit near First Avenue.
The building, located at 160 Ontario St., is the first of a three-stage development on the site. Connective will operate the new building and the society will provide residents with on-site staff and support services, including meal programs, life, and employment skills training, health and wellness supports, and opportunities for volunteer work.
“It’s the first new supportive housing building we have got in the community and it is really exciting for as we are all well aware of the challenges Prince George has experienced over the last couple of years with homelessness so we are hoping this will help to start make a difference,” said Chris Kinch, Connective’s director of provincial and northern initiatives.
“We know it’s not going to solve homelessness at this point but it is a step in the right direction.”
Connective will also work with Indigenous partners to provide on-site, culturally appropriate support to Indigenous residents, such as healing circles, talking
circles, and smudging to promote spiritual healing. Case planning for Indigenous residents will also be Indigenous-led and informed.
Kinch said the organization will work with clients to figure out their goals and connect them to either its services or services in the community and will be focused on building relationships.
“It is long-term permanent housing so some people may make decisions along the way that they want to move on, for others though this may be their home and it will be their home for an extended period of time, and we are there to support them.”
The building is still in the final stages of construction, but residents are expected to start moving into their new homes in late June.
“I think when you look at the downtown you see how many people are homeless and suffer from mental health and addiction issues, that part of our community is going to get a lot of support and help,” said Malachy Tohill, regional director of operations for the north for BC Housing.
“I hope it has an impact when we get 50 more people off the street, 50 more people into housing and 50 more people who are going to get support. I am hoping it is a good change for downtown, but we will have to wait and see what that is.”
Prisoner in RCMP cells spent night with broken hip
What happened in the aftermath was more troubling.
The Independent Investigations Office has cleared two Prince George RCMP officers of criminal wrongdoing from an arrest in which a man’s hip was broken – but raised concerns about behaviour of a guard in the detachment’s cell block in the aftermath.
In a report issued on June 15, the civilian-based police watchdog, said the man was arrested on May 11, 2019 but did not receive medical attention until the following morning.
Instead, he spent the night in cells “screaming in pain” and, unable to walk he was “kind of dragged” into the booking area the next morning where the injury was confirmed and an ambulance called, the IIO said in the report, signed by chief civilian director Ron MacDonald.
The IIO took no issue with the officers’ actions at the time of the arrest.
The man was arrested for “public intoxication and obstruction, was carrying a number of dangerous home-made weapons and was aggressively non-compliant.”
While the man suffered the injury when police took him to the ground, “it does not appear to have been conducted in an unorthodox manner or with an excessive force.”
TheIIOfoundtheofficerswerenotcriminally responsible because the seriousness of the injury was not readily apparent.
But as for the guard, evidence suggests she was aware of the man’s complaint of a broken leg but failed to report the matter to officers.
Instead, she let him spend the night “on the floor, crying, shouting or screaming in obvious distress.”
The guard’s attitude towards prisoners was “antagonistic and motivated by ‘revenge’ of some sort,” the IIO added.
Indeed, the IIO found enough evidence to conclude the woman “may have committed a criminal offence” but because guards are employees of the City of Prince George and not officers as defined in the Police Act, the IIO said it does not have the authority to refer the matter to Crown counsel for consideration of charges.
Thematterwithrespecttotheguardwas referred to the RCMP, the IIO noted, but has since been told their investigation has been completed and no criminal charge has been referred to Crown counsel.
“The City of Prince George does not publicly comment on personnel matters,” city communications manager Julie Rogers said in a response to a request for comment.
MARK NIELSEN Citizen staff
Prince George elder shares his wisdom
CHRISTINE DALGLEISH Citizen staff
When someone tells you jail was safer than school because he wasn’t raped in jail, you know a First Nations elder is sharing their story.
Yekooche elder Henry Abel Joseph, part of the Dakelh (Carrier) nation, who has seen 70 winters, talks about what the first eight and a half years of his life were like at home, how he fought right from his first week at Lejac residential school which he attended from 1960 to 1968, how what he calls ‘residential school rage’ got him thrown in jail for successfully defending his people on reserve from a drug gang, and how he has come through it all with his language, his culture, his belief in the Creator and the ways of his people still intact.
A big part of Joseph’s healing from trauma is service to the community.
“I go where my heart leads me,” he said.
A fraction of what he does in the community includes helping children lost to the foster care system at the Sk’ai Zeh Yah Centre through Carrier Sekani Family Services by sharing his knowledge of the Carrier culture.
Early morning and late-night walks downtown see him regularly checking on his brothers and sisters to let them know he cares.
He volunteers his time and energy and
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INSIDE LEJAC
When Joseph arrived in residential at eight-and-a -half years old, he already spoke English as his mother was a cook in logging camps and the owner of one of those logging companies provided him with an education.
This is for Indians’, he said to me. It really upset me and I went over to him and I just started boxing him because I came from a big family and my parents were well respected.”
“I had perfect diction,” he said. “The boss’s wife taught me to read and write and to sing and play musical instruments.”
An older boy picked on him when he first got to Lejac.
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A Catholic brother came to break up the fight, pulled the two boys into the centre of the room in front of 100 other boys to be told fighting is against the rules.
“He pulled down our pants – the first strike – the shock – the pain – it’s something I can’t explain,” Joseph said.
“It just goes straight through your brain and after a while you get numb to it.”
That goes for all
the abuse Joseph endured.
“You just try to survive and you’re numb and you go to another place,” he explained.
“It’s really weird because you’re there and you’re not there. It’s just like it’s happening to somebody else – could this be real? But the pain makes you know it’s real.”
He was left with what he calls residential school rage that was seen often as a traumatized young man trying to navigate in the world.
In his day, Joseph was one of the best kick boxers on the street. It was a matter of survival.
“I was so wounded in residential school and so broken when I got out of it.”
FIXING WHAT’S BROKEN
“When we all learn to see the same things and appreciate what we have and how much we can share we are more likely to enter into a relationship that gives credence to the idea of reconciliation.
“In the potlatch system, we are all equal to one another and everyone’s word is as important as the others. We sit in a circle and we all share equally whatever we have. There’s honesty, truthfulness and integrity and that has gone on time before time.”
By sharing, teaching and learning, we can all draw closer together by understanding one another, he added.
We have all experienced trauma and we have to learn to live with it, he added.
“I visit quite often the downtown core –checking in with my brothers and sisters on the streets – to even just stand there and listen to their story – and to remind them that we do care and that we supply them with hope because they need them to know we love them, and I feel proud to be a member of the advocacy group Together We Stand.
“Through allies with strong hearts, deep concerns, and professional guidance, there are solutions we can find. Mr. PG can be polished up and Prince George can be considered the true hub of the north for all people by proving action to solve the social crisis that won’t go away without it.
“Social advocacy groups can only do so much so municipal, provincial and federal governments need to take action to help us help each other.”
LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD
“I would like to say that throughout my life I was gifted with many beliefs and teachings from elders during my formidable years from when I was born to the time I was eight and a half years old,” Joseph said.
“We learned about spirituality.”
When carrying a heavy load far, far, away from home, the family would pray to Grandfather Spider.
“We asked him for his help,” he said. Grandfather Spider would gather the heavy load in his legs.
“And we had no recollection of the hardship in our journey home with the heavy load. And before we knew it we were home with our family having tea. That’s what happens when we pray that way.”
Being grateful to the animals to so important.
“My dad was away and my mom was alone with her grandchildren and they were up the road a mile or two checking rabbit snares.
“A grizzly bear walked in front of them and my mom talked to that grizzly bear. She said ‘we have an agreement, you and I, we have an understanding to share and I am here to feed my grandchildren,’ and the bear stood up and he made a noise and he walked away into the bushes. And the children witnessed that. We are taught thatthereisnofearwhenthereisrespect.”
The environment is made to be part of the safekeeping culture where things are nurtured, not destroyed.
“That’s how we put our strengths together that benefit everyone and that’s a message by which remedies can be exercised to resolve the social crisis that’s growing in the City of Prince George to house folks, provide services and treat addictions.
“When we listen to each other, the solutions become clear and the solutions belong to all of us because that is the nature of sharing as the Dakelh people.”
“We have to take care of our environment because it’s for the children – it’s going to be theirs very soon. At the age I am now I am responsible for the health of our territory, that includes the land and the water.”
A national Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support for residential school students and their families.
If you are in need of counselling or support call the 24-hour national crisis line at 1-866-925-4419.
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Cirque star eager to perform for P.G. family
HANNA PETERSEN Citizen staff
Back on the road again, B.C.-born circus performer Domenic Taylor is headed to Prince George with Cirque du Soleil’s OVO where he will embody the role of the black spider.
Taylor started in circus when he was about 10 years old, eventually training and going onto school in Montreal before auditioning for Cirque.
From 2015 to 2019 he toured internationally with Toruk: The First Flight which is Cirque du Soleil’s Avatar-inspired James Cameron collaboration.
After the pandemic brought everything to a halt, Taylor is now back on tour with OVO – his second show with Cirque and will be seeing his family in the audience when the show stops at CN Centre.
“It was two years of everyone waiting to go back, and also wondering too if there are other avenues we want to explore, so it was a great time that we had a little bit of a break but coming back and being back with our Cirque family it was really exciting,” said Taylor.
“ItwasanewcharacterformeIfeltreally grateful to be back and meet the team and really develop the relationship here with everyone.”
Taylor said it was a bit intimidating coming into his second show with Cirque, but everyone from artists to the technicians and stage management get along like family.
“For us, we are really lucky we have a great group, and everyone is so comfortable with each other and trusting and collaborative and onstage it is fun for us every night, so it is a very great experience
for us to be in OVO.”
The name OVO means “egg” in Portuguese and is a circus show inspired by the movement and life cycles of insects.
Taylor plays the role of the black spider which is a slightly re-imagined role from when OVO first launched as an arena touring production in 2016 as it was originally
cast as a female part but has now been changed to a male role.
“The show is based all on insects and bugs so everyone in the show has a different character,” said Taylor.
“For me, mine is the black spider character, and the spiders really have an edge so we worked with choreographers in
Shakespeare in the Vines ‘a magical show’
HEIDI KLEPSCH
Accessibility Coordinator, Theatre NorthWest
On Sunday afternoon, I had the pleasure of attending Shakespeare in the Vines. The performance took place in the gardens of Northern Lights Estate Winery, which was a most fitting setting for the presentation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The play took place at the winery’s Orchard View Amphitheatre, which is set between the estate gardens and the forest of the cutbanks. The setting was picturesque and attractive; the rows of white
chairs set up on the grassy hill was a sight that made you feel like you were attending a bohemian summer wedding.
Melissa Glover was the director and sound designer for the production and it’s safetosaythatshedidasmashingjob.She chose to set the classic play in 1950s Athens, Georgia, which added a neat visual appeal, thanks to the period-appropriate costumes. More importantly, though, the relatively modern time period was a reminder that the sometimes-comical woes that come from the pursuit of love are a unifying human experience, regardless of the era.
The entire play was polished and engaging. All fourteen members of the cast performed with whole-hearted commitment, and the chemistry they had with each other gave the audience a magical show. There were a few standouts, though, which deserve special mention.
Bradley Charles, who played Bottom, moved with the arrogant swagger of an ass, both in donkey and human form.
Dave Leach had a delightfully feminine, high-pitched and Italian interpretation of Flute as Thisby, which had the audience in stitches. In the starkest of contrasts, he also played the part of Oberon and was an
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Montreal and dancers help us use our bodies to help us emulate the character of an insect,” explains Taylor.
“But every night you are finding new creative ways to kind of move in the way you would think the spider would move or move in the way an ant would move so for us it’s very playful and very fun.”
Despite travelling to over 30 countries with Toruk and now travelling again with OVO, Taylor said this leg of the tour is special because he’s able to invite his family.
“It’s not my first time in Canada touring but it is my first doing some cities like Prince George and I actually have family in Prince George, so I am excited,” said Taylor.
Since he’s originally from Vancouver, Taylor said a lot of his family are able to see him perform with OVO when the show stops throughout B.C.
“I have been travelling for seven years now so it is a bit chaotic, and you can’t always catch me because I’m moving so fast with the shows so it is going to be fun where my family can come and see the show and it will be great to see them again.”
OVO is currently touring Western Canada and will be in Prince George at the CN Centre from June 30 – July 3, 2022 for seven performances.
Taylor says he’s been enjoying the Western Canadian tour, especially getting to see smaller cities where he’s never been before.
“Why would I ever have the chance to visit Lethbridge or Medicine Hat, but these cities turn out to be really exciting and everyone is really excited to see the show and it is great for them, especially after the pandemic,” added Taylor.
almost Jesus-like picture in his costume of dark robes, a flower crown, a brown wig and his natural beard.
Tyree Corfe was a slick, confident, greaser-type Lysander, exuding “hey, baby, what’s your sign” energy.
Finally, there was Alora Browness, who played three parts: Snout, Peaseblossom and Snout as Wall. It was her endearing portrayal of Wall that was most memorable, though, for she took the relatively small part and ran with it, delivering her lines with expert comedic timing.
All in all, Shakespeare in the Vines was a unique and memorable outing.
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Domenic Taylor in costume as the black spider for Cirque du Soleil’s OVO.
Tournament-grade beach volleyball courts open
ARTHUR WILLIAMS Citizen staff
The City of Prince George has opened its newest sports facility at Carrie Jane Gray Park.
The park now hosts three competition-level beach volleyball courts, capable of hosting provincial and regional-level tournaments, according to information released by the city.
“Council is very pleased to have these new tournament-ready beach volleyball courts ready for action well in time for the BC Summer Games in July,” Mayor Lyn Hall said in a statement issued on Wednesday. “We are pleased that we are already seeing important legacies from the BC Games in Prince George and that residents will be able to benefit and begin using the
facility right away.”
Construction of the courts involved bringing in 562 tonnes of fine granite sand from Redwater, Alta.
The project was completed on time and on budget, according to a statement released by the city. The total cost was $250,000, of which $237,500 was paid through a grant from the Community Works Fund of the Union of B.C. Municipalities. The remaining $12,500 came from city reserves.
The courts, located at 2122 Del Laverdure Way next to the YMCA of Northern B.C., will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, May through September (weather permitting).
The courts are open on a drop-in, firstcome basis, except when the courts are booked for tournaments.
Curling tourney fell short of goals
ARTHUR WILLIAMS
On July 29, 2019, Curling Canada events manager Terry Morris made a presentation to city council projecting the attendance and TV viewership for the 2020 World Women’s Curling Championship in Prince George.
The event, then planned for March 14-22, 2020, was expected to have an attendance of 60,000 to 80,000 people and TSN’s coverage was expected draw six million viewers, Morris told council. The 2018 version of the event in North Bay, Ont. was watched by 6.7 million people on TSN and more than 86 million worldwide.
Then on March 11, 2020 – three days before the start of the event – the World Health Organization declared COVID-19
a global pandemic. The curling championship was cancelled on March 12, 2020, and the world went into lockdown for two years.
When the 2022 BKT Tires & OK Tire World Women’s Curling Championship finally did come to CN Centre on March 19-27 this year, the attendance and TV audience were both much smaller than projected by Curling Canada in 2019, according to a report presented to the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board of directors on June 16. According to the report, total attendance at the tournament was 34,773.
The total TV broadcast audience for the event was 4.7 million – averaging just under 350,000 at any given time, and peaking at 511,400 during Canada’s bronze medal match against Korea.
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The City of Prince George has opened its new beach volleyball courts at Carrie Jane Gray Park.
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Feeding 3,000 hungry athletes no small feat
CHRISTINE DALGLEISH
Citizen staff
The BC Summer Games will see more than 2,800 athletes flood into Prince George July 21 to 24 to participate in about
30 different sports. Athletes are sleeping in 270 classrooms throughout Prince George so they have a roof over their heads but what about keeping all those bellies full?
WHO’S GOING TO FEED THEM?
Head Chef Erik Vliegenthart that’s who. And about 50 other chefs and another 450 volunteers who will help make food service run smoothly so those young athletes will get fueled up quickly so they can do their very best in their sport during the Games.
Sit-down breakfast and dinner will be served at the College of New Caledonia (CNC) where facilities are perfect for this high-volume cooking to take place, Vliegenthart said. On-the-fly box lunches, including sandwiches, will be provided for onsite consumption by athletes at sport facilities throughout the city.
WHAT’S IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE TO FEED ALL THOSE HUNGRY ATHLETES?
Vliegenthart picked dinner before the opening ceremonies Thursday night (July 21) as an example of the sheer volume of what it takes to feed almost 3,000 people.
“We are having a barbecue at CNC before the opening ceremonies,” Vliegenthart said.
“This meal is going to be really quick.”
It’s going to take at least:
3,000 hamburger buns
800 lbs of ground beef
600 lbs of cheese
150 lbs of tomatoes
100 lbs of lettuce
20 litres each of ketchup and mustard and mayo
There’s also going to be close to 1,000 lbs each of potato salad and macaroni salad and a quick dessert to really give the athletesthecarbboostthey’llneedtostart off their BC Summer Games experience.
SO WHAT’S MISSING RIGHT NOW?
Volunteers.
Food service only has about 15 per cent of who they need to help and the call out is for those who would like to be part of the process of feeding the athletes in any way.
“You don’t have to be a cook,” Vliegenthart said. But they need about 50 of those, too.
So many people are needed to do the bussing of the tables, dish washing, setting up chairs and tables, marshalling the kids in and out of CNC and all the rest of it that comes with feeding so many people as quickly as possible.
The sandwich assembly is its own thing. Not only are people who make the sandwiches required, but people are needed to wrap up the sandwiches and others can cart them to the fridge and then still others can load them up and drive them to the sports venues.
“About 90 per cent of our volunteers aren’t actually doing any cooking,” Vliegenthart said. “They might be dealing with food, scooping out some potato salad and putting it on a plate – so you don’t really need a whole lot of cooking experience to do that.”
Just some willingness to help out is required.
The time commitment can be as little as one shift of four hours over those four days during the Games.
“Or people can go much longer than that,” Vliegenthart said. “But we’d be happy with people who come to do one service line for one dinner – cool! Perfect! That’s awesome. We appreciate all volunteers.”
Go online to https://bcgames.net/ princeg2022sm/VolunteerModule/register.aspx and scroll down to click on food services.
Chef Erik Vliegenhart talks about what it takes to feed almost 3,000 athletes in Prince George during the BC Summer Games July 21 to 24.
Fishing hole
The rainbow trout fishery offers great optionsfor every type of angler.Fly fishers can float the section of water betweenBabine Lake and Nilkitkwa Lake, known as Rainbow Alley.
FishinginRainbow Alley can be some of the best in the province. Fly patterns that can workwell are stoneflies, chinook and coho fry,and Epoxy Minnows and Stimulators.
Therearethreemajor hatches to watch for—caddisflies, stoneflies and mayflies.
Babine Lake (South)
When imitatingtheseflies, it is important to knowyour insect’s patterns.For example, when emerging, damselflies will swim straight up and then to the edge,while dragonflies will swim to the edge before headingup.
Angler’sAtlas Field Staff member KennethDonaldson reports that the south end of Babine Lake, into Rainbow Alley,isgreat fishing. “I have fished at the Babine Lakeend of Rainbowalley and caught more large Rainbows than when Ihave fished further into the lake (South of Granislefor example). This MAYbethe fact that we were closer to the Rainbow Alley “funnel” and they werecongregating
there,butIwouldhaveexpected these large Rainbows to congregate at the mouthsof any tributaries, waitingfor any injuredfish releasingtheir eggs early.”
The salmonpopulationcontributestothe great trout fishing in this part of the lake. Donaldson says that during June or thereabouts, the trout from both Babine and Nilkitkwa Lakes migrate through the river to gorge themselves on sockeye fry
Please be awarethat several different restrictions apply.Pleaseconsultthe B.C. Freshwater Fishing Regulationsand
the salmon supplement regulations for moreinformation.
LAKEACCESS
There are fourprimary access points to Babine Lake—north of BurnsLake to Pendelton Bay Provincial Park; near Granisle at recreation sites and provincial parks; at Smithers Landing and at FortBabine.Granisle is located north of Topley (on Highway 16), following the GranisleHighway Access to Smithers Landing/ Fort Babine from Highway 16 is from Eckman Road,about 5kmeast of Smithers on the right (east). Turn here and follow for 53 km. (Note: The road eventually turns into Babine Lake Road). Turn left (north)onto the Nilkitkwa Forest Service Road, and follow for 44 km, to the turnoffto Fort Babine on the right(east).
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Girls at Bat program introduces kids to baseball
CHRISTINE DALGLEISH Citizen staff
The girls had a ball at the Girls at Bat program that saw about 26 elementary school students gather on the field at Spruceland Traditional Elementary School Tuesday morning for a tournament to show off some baseball skills they have recently learned.
Three 11-year-old Beaverly students were loving the experience.
Madison Doyle, Summer Haugan and Addyson Doig thought it was a pretty sweet deal.
TheprogramwasofferedbytheToronto Blue Jays through the Jays Care Foundation that supports inclusion in baseball.
Madison has a bit of history with the game.
“I really love baseball,” Madison said. “My papa (her grandfather) is in baseball and my dad really wants me to try out for a softball team. It’s just a really fun sport and I would love to try out.”
It’s just been a really good time, the girls agreed.
“I was kind of surprised they put two different teams together and I’m actually pretty happy that happened because it’s really fun teaming up with people you don’t know,” Madison said.
Making new friends was a big bonus, she added.
Summer thought the Girls at Bat
program was a pretty cool idea, she said.
“I hadn’t really done it before and now I really like it,” Summer said.
“It’s actually a lot of fun even if you’re just starting out like a lot of us here. I was surprised how much fun it was to come outside and play.”
For Addyson it was all about being with
her friends and having a good time, she said.
“Trying a new sport – I’m just having a really great time,” Addyson said.
Summer who has only ever focused on gymnastics was surprised how far she could throw the ball.
“My life has always been all about
dance,” Madison piped up.
“And now I’m a baseball player! This game really helps with your team play and it’s really good for your body, too. It’s really healthy.”
Addyson discovered some new-found skills.
“I was really surprised that I could bat the ball almost across the whole field,” she exclaimed. “And I noticed I have really good throwing skills.”
The program was developed by the Jays Care Foundation and they have been extremely generous in supplying programming, equipment and even T-shirts and hats, said Noelle Young, a coach of the Beaverly team and one of the main organizers for the program.
“I originally heard about it and attended a workshop in the winter of 2019 and had planned on starting in Spring of 2020 but we all know what happened then,” Young said. “The Jays Care Foundation kept in touch all through the pandemic and held a refresher course online at the beginning of this year, hoping that we could begin in the spring which is exactly what we did and it has been amazing.”
Baseball is a sport where participation seems to be especially meaningful, Jacqui Adams, a community schools coordinator who is one of the coaches of the host Spruceland team, said.
“It goes beyond just the athletic benefits,” Adams said.
Local athletes win premier’s award for Indigenous youth
CITIZEN STAFF
Two Prince George youth athletes, as well as four other youth athletes in Vanderhoof, Quesnel and Chetwynd, are the regional recipients of the 2021 Premier’s Awards for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sport.
Corina Mcclure, 17, of the Liard Nation is currently a student at Shas Ti Kelly Road Secondary in Prince George and competes in softball, volleyball and wrestling. This is the second straight year Nancy Moore of Haida Nation-Masset Village has received this award.
Raised in Prince George, Moore, 17, is a member of the Northern Capitals and also plays soccer.
The other four recipients are:
James Reed, 14, Speed Skating, Swimming, XC Running and XC Skiing, Vanderhoof, Red Pheasant First Nation.
Jersey L’Heureux, 17, Softball, Quesnel, Métis Nation North Central B.C.
Logan Richter, 22, Volleyball, Chetwynd, Saulteau First Nation.
Taylor Parr, 17, Softball, Quesnel, Métis Nation/North Cariboo
The Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation Council (I·SPARC), in collaboration with the Province of British Columbia, launched the regional nomination process in 2021, receiving
nominations from each of I·SPARC’s six regions (Fraser, Interior, Northeast, Northwest, Vancouver Coastal, and Vancouver Island).
Applications were open to Indigenous youth athletes 25 years and younger who compete in performance sport and demonstrate a commitment to their education, culture, and promoting healthy and active lifestyles.
This year, the Northeast and Northwest region were combined for one North region.
A video honouring the accomplishments of the six regional athletes is on I·SPARC’s YouTube channel: https://youtu. be/my5rtfrwEfo
These regional recipients automatically serve as nominees for the Provincial Premier’s Awards, which will be announced later this year.
“Congratulations to the Premier’s Awards recipients in the North region for your achievements in sport, education, culture, community, and leadership. You have demonstrated that hard work and dedication to living an active and healthy lifestyle can have many positive effects on your personal journey and your community. We are so proud of you and your achievements,” said Ken Edzerza, Tahltan Nation, I·SPARC Northeast Regional Action Team Acting Lead.
CITIZEN STAFF PHOTO
Madison Doyle, Summer Haugan and Addyson Doig, all 11 year old Beaverly Elementary students, were participants in the Girls at Bat program that saw about 26 elementary school students gather on the field at Spruceland Traditional Elementary School Tuesday morning for a tournament to show off some baseball skills they have recently learned.
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Risky business: Mountain biking in NorthernBC
By Sarah Artis
Hogzilla. Terradise. Get Corked. Pump Daddy.Carcass.
Who could resist asport with such fun trail names?
As communities develop moreaccessible trails across NorthernBC, the popularity of mountain biking continuestorise.
No surprise –mountain biking is fun, thrilling, and good for the body,mind, and spirit. The wilderness and views you can enjoy from the trails areoften breathtaking as well.
Mountain biking does come with risks, however.Asthe number of trails in communities increases, often so do the number of bikers showing up to the local emergency room.
Hereare four tips to help protect yourself from serious injuries if you plan to pick up this sport: Wear afull-face helmet
If you plan to ride anything morethan the flat, easygoing green trails, buy afull-face helmet. Afullface, as opposed to an open-face helmet, has ajaw piece that protects your cheeks, jaw,and teeth in addition to the top of your head.
Ididn’twear afull-face helmet when I first started biking, even though Iwas riding difficult downhill trails. Silly me didn’twant to be aposer; Iwasn’tasexperienced arider as the older men and women Ibiked with, so Ididn’tthink Iwas “worthy” of one.
Then, in my early 20s, while riding on the North ShoreinNorth Vancouver,Ifell offalog afew feet off the ground and smashed my face hard. Ikilled some nerves in one of my cheeks and could hardly speak for acouple weeks afterwards because my face was so swollen. Iwas lucky and so grateful I didn’tbreak my jaw or lose any teeth. It took me almost amonth to fully recover,and it took me even longer to regain my confidenceonthe trails.
That accident shook me up, and wearing afull-face helmet afterwards helped me not feel as nervous about falling again.
Looking back, Ishould never have questioned whether Iwas a“good enough” rider to wear afull face. Everyone riding anything intermediate –which is most trails in BC! –should protect their heads and face as much as possible.
Agood full-face helmet can be expensive, but as the saying goes in the bike community,your dentist bill will cost you ten times more.
Side note: Many people werereluctant to wear afull-face helmet in the past because they’rehot and sweaty while riding uphill on the trails. These days, though, you have the option to buy afull-face with aremoveable jaw piece, so you can leave it offonthe way up and breathe easily,then clip it on for the way down, when you really need it.
Amour up
Bikers sometimes look like they’regoing to war,covered from head to toe in armour.Bike armour is protective gear that covers different parts of your body and is mainly used for downhill biking as opposed to cross-country biking.
Different armour options include arm pads, elbow pads, leg pads, knee pads, chest protectors, gloves, goggles, and more.
As for wearing afull-face helmet, wearing armour give you better protection. It can also increase your confidence, giving you that extra boost to try something new or intimidating. And Ican tell you from experience, it really does hurt much less if you’rewearing armour when you fall.
Don’tbeahero
The adrenaline rush mountain biking can give you is glorious. Ilove being slightly on the edge and pushing my limit.
Abig reason mountain biking is so fun is because thereare so many skills to learnand features to conquer: climbs, jumps, drops, rock slabs, steeps, corners, roots, log rides, playing with different speeds, and much more.
It’seasy to be gung-ho when you first start, but the consequences can be huge if you don’tbuild your skills carefully,some of which can take years to develop.
So don’tbeaheroonyour first ride. Take baby steps.
Get to know the trails
Recon atrail by hiking it beforeyou ride it. The first time you ride it, get offyour bike to look at tricky sections beforeyou hit them. Ride behind someone who knows the trail and can warnyou of any difficult features coming up.
Go with friends who arepatient and encouraging, and willing to talk and walk you through difficult sections. Session features over and over until you can ride them.
Also, trails aredifferent on any given day,depending on the weather,how many others have ridden the trail beforeyou, new features, and much more. Just because you cruised down atrail with no problems the day beforedoesn’tmean it will be as smooth today
Moreinfo
Most communities have an off-road cycling association that manages the local trails. Often these groups will organize evening or weekend courses, bike maintenance workshops, or fun events. Your local bike shop is also agreat resource to find supports near you.
Money matters
Mountain biking can be an expensive sport. To save money, Iperuse Kijiji, Craigslist, local buy and sell groups on Facebook, and thrift shops for used armour.But always buy your helmet new.You never know if the integrity of aused helmet has been damaged by abig fall.
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You’ll openly disagree with someone and feel confident expressing feelings of injustice. You may address alarge crowd. Art is aform of expression that says alot.
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You’reready to take on new challenges! At work or home, you may accomplish something that’ll make you very successful or get you whereyou’ve been dreaming of going.
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It’sa good idea to drink coffee in moderation this week. You’ll be stressed out. If you’re faced with asituation that’sout of your control, simply let go. At work, you’ll be responsible for handling emergencies.
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Youmay be given new responsibilities at work. The adjustment won’tbeeasy,but your perseverance will enable you to achieve your goals. You’ll build asolid foundation for your financial future.
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Youmust reconnect with your spirituality and move in adirection that allows you to have a one-of-a-kind experience. Astate of grace will lead you to apath that’sinline with your values and convictions.
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If you’refinding it hardtomanage your emotions, it may be time to seek professional help. Youcan only benefit from achange.
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According to popular belief, physical health is linked to mental health. If you’resuffering from achronic health problem, look deep inside yourself or reflect on your past to find the cause.
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PUZZLENO.
A soul so pure and kind deserves to be celebrated!
The family invites you to join in the celebration of Jean’s life on Sunday, July 3, 2022 from 1 – 3 pm at the Eagles Hall located at 6742 Dagg Road, Prince George, BC. Bring your memories, your stories and your happiness for a life that was truly treasured.
Light snacks and refreshments will be served.
LaPlante, Paul Emile
Paul was taken home to be with Our Lord on June 12, 2022 at Hospice House in Prince George. He leaves behind his wombmate John (Vivienne), little brother Dan, two sons Simon and David (Kat) and their precious families including 4 grandchildren; along with his special friend Millie and many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents, older brother Lou and sister Terry. Paul was a man of faith, endurance and love. He will be missed by his family and community. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Christ Our Saviour church on Friday, June 17, 2022 at 1 pm. Donations in his name can be made to St. Vincent de Paul, or Hospice House Prince George.
Mary
Ellen Allen
1942 - 2022
It is with great sadness we say goodbye to Mary Ellen Allen (nee Beagle), age 80, who passed away June 13, 2022 at Prince George UHNBC. Mary was born in 1942, in Vancouver, BC, Canada. She moved to Prince Rupert with her family in 1966 and finally settled in Prince George, BC in 1968.
Mary is predeceased by her mother, Fannie Susan Barnes and her stepfather, James Clayton Barnes.
She is survived by her three sons, John Allen, Stephen Allen (Helen) and Nathan Allen (Carrie); daughter Tracy Day (Rick); her best friend, Eric Allen (Sally) and numerous grandchildren and friends.
May 31, 1946 - June 13, 2022
It is with great sadness and with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle, Joe Resendes.
Joe was born in Vila Franco do Compo, Sao Miguel Acores on May 31, 1946. Joe passed away peacefully at the age of 76 years on June 13, 2022 with his wife Gloria and daughter Christina by his side at the Prince George Hospice.
Joe is survived and greatly missed by his loving wife of 51 years, Gloria Resendes; his beloved children, Maria (James), Blendina (Trevor), Sonia (Cliff), Christina (Gord) along with his cherished grandchildren: Ashley (Ed), Michael, Kaitlyn, Katrina, Kelsey, Elena & Victoria. He is also survived by his three brothers, Antonio, John and Mario (Noella}, and will also be missed by many nieces and nephews.
Joe is predeceased by his parents; Jose & Maria do Carmo Resendes.
A prayer and viewing will be held at St Mary’s Catholic Church on Friday June 24, 2022 at 7:00pm and a funeral mass will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 10:00am. Please bring your masks as they are still required. Dads final resting place will be at the Prince George Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family would like to thank all the doctors who took care of dad as he dealt with his cancer for the past 6 months. Dad was very appreciative of the care he received as well from the doctors and staff at the BC Cancer Agency and to all the truly amazing nurses & staff at the Prince George Hospice, even though dad’s stay there was very short.
Our family would also like to express our gratitude for all the flowers, food, visits, texts and phone calls that we received during this difficult time.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Prince George Hospice Society are greatly appreciated.
Despite Mary’s challenges, she kept her humour until the end. She will always be remembered for her amazing resilience and strength and her love of dance, sewing and crafting. Mary will be sadly missed.
In lieu of flowers, you can donate to the COPD Lung Association in her name.
A Funeral will be held at Assmans Funeral Chapel Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 1:00 pm.
Condolences may be offered at www.AssmansFuneralChapel.com
December 6, 1921- June 13, 2022
On Monday June 13, 2022, Beth Coates passed away peacefully in her sleep at Rainbow Lodge in Prince George, BC, having lived to see her 100th year. Beth was predeceased by her husband Fred (2002), her brother Harold (and his twin brother Donald at infancy), sister Marjorie, and brother Hugh. She is survived by many nieces and nephews, including her ‘sidekick’ Donald and his wife Diane.
Beth was born in Woodbay, Manitoba and raised in Pilot Mound, where she met and married Fred Coates on November 7, 1940. Fred was in road construction, and they travelled coast to coast building the country. Beth often said they lived in every shack from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. The final shack was on Hwy 97 on the Hart Pass.
They decided to call Prince George home and bought their first house in 1959. Beth became active in the community and enjoyed volunteering with the Hospital Auxiliary and Meals on Wheels, among others. She later became a member of the Brunswick Seniors Center and was a regular at Friday cribbage games. Beth was a skilled crocheter and her afghans are cherished by her family. Beth loved a bargain and kept many thrift stores in business over the years.
Beth’s family would like to thank the many home care workers and the staff at Rainbow Lodge for their care and compassion.
A celebration of life will be held at the Brunswick Senior Center on Saturday, September 10th at Noon.
With the opportunity for great personalization, the funeral service can truly reflect the uniqueness of the life it honours. Contact us to find out more.
Glenn Johnston
Director
Jose (Joe) Manuel Resendes
Elizabeth Ann Coates (nee Masson)
Lorraine Carol Cook (Brandner) 1942-2022
Lorraine Carol Cook (Brandner), age 79, of Prince George, BC, passed away peacefully at home on June 15, 2022. Lorraine was born on December 25, 1942 to Melvin and Joyce Brandner in Prince George, BC.
Lorraine was predeceased by her father in 1983 and her mother in 2003. She was also predeceased by her baby sister Sheila Ruth in 1945. She is survived by her siblings Lloyd (Joyce), Patsy (Steve) and Gary (Cheryle), her daughters Barbara (David) and Abigail (Mark), her grandchildren Martyne, Robert, Daniel and Jacquelin, her many great-grandchildren, her numerous neices and nephews and her life-long best friend, Marie.
Lorraine was a strongwilled and determined lady. She fought valiantly with her illness for most of her life. She had hoped that she would live long enough to one day see the cure for Diabetes Mellitus Type 1.
Thank you to palliative care nurses Kayleigh and Erica and a huge thank you to Dr. Kalen Geddes for everything you did for Lorriane. We all know how appreciative she was.
No services are planned. A donation to the BC Cancer Foundation or the BC Diabetes Foundation would be appreciated in lieu of flowers.
Chris Buckley
June 3, 1952 - June 1, 2022
It is with heavy hearts we say good bye to our Rock, a Husband, Father, Uncle and Grandfather, Chris Buckley. Cancer got the best of him, but he fought to the end. Chris was a person who would help anyone, anytime, anywhere when called, no matter who. He loved telling stories about his moving to Canada, and his experiences from East Coast to West Coast. He was a fisherman, hunter, a Reservist in the CAF, and was involved with the Black Powder Club. Chris loved camping and teaching our children downhill skiing. When we moved to Prince George in 1981, he was lucky enough to have his choice of mills to get employment, and chose Northwood. He stayed for 35 years before retiring in 2016. His most loved pastime was motorcycles since the age of 16 when he bought his first bike, a 125 “SUZY”. He finally acquired his dream bike, an older BMW. He could dismantle a bike and put it back together with his eyes shut. Most of all, he loved and cherished his family and friends with every fiber of his being. He will be terribly missed by his wife Sandra, sons Nick (Aya), Jason (Jackie) and daughter, Brandy and son in law, Jake Neary; his grandchildren, Gaby, Jayden, Kaleb, Hana and Toma, and extended family in Vancouver Island, Alberta, New Brunswick, England, Ireland. They were the light of his life.
Walter Elmer Evans
March 27, 1928 - June 5, 2022
Our loving husband, father and grandfather passed away peacefully of natural causes at Prince George Hospice House.
He is survived by his wife Merlyn, of 66 years, his daughter Debra (David) Romano, son Randy (Kimi) Evans and grandson Joe Mercier. He was pre-deceased by his daughter Brenda Marina Evans.
Born in Hafford, Saskatchewan, Walter left the farm at 16, heading east to Winnipeg and Hamilton. He crossed back west to Ocean Falls eventually starting a career in construction, building pipelines, airports and dams. His career took him and his family across Canada with his children born in Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia.
The family settled in Prince George in 1969 to start a new career as an owner/operator of a skidder.
His long and varied career ended at Lakeland Mills, supervising the weekend clean-up crew until the age of 78. He loved the jackets which he received from Lakeland.
He was a proud member of the International Union of Operating Engineers (115) for over 60 years.
Walter always kept busy. His hobbies included beer and wine-making and tending to his immaculate lawn.
Walter had an inventive mind - some good ideas and some not so good.
We would like to thank Dr. R. Zhang and the staff at PCMU.
Thank you to Prince George Hospice for caring for Walter.
No service by request. Donations to Prince George Hospice in Walter’s name would be appreciated.
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The Coast Mountains School District 82 is accepting applications for a variety of teaching positions, including: Terrace
• Part-Time First Nations Language & Culture
• Part-Time Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Full-Time – Suwilaawks Community School
• Full-Time – Parkside Secondar y School
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Band Operations Manager
Binche Whut’en is hiring for a new Band Manager. Full-time permanent position, 37.5 hours per week Responsible for supervising up to 20 individuals. A degree in Commerce, Business Administration, or Leadership and Management (or related degree); as well as three to five years related business and management experience is an asset but not required
Please send resume to finanace@binche.ca For more detailed information, go to Binche.ca.
Digital SalesSpecialist
The Prince George Citizen is growing our team and looking to add aDigital Sales Specialist.
The ideal candidate is someone who is comfortable meeting with business owners, managers and decision makers and discussing their marketing and communications needs. Prior media experience is an asset, but not required. We’relooking to onboardsomeone with agreat attitude and personality
As adivision of Glacier Media, our sales team at the Citizen has access to industry-leading digital marketing solutions, to help our clients reach the right audience with the right message at the right time.
If this opportunity speaks to you, please email your resume to Curtis Armstrong –carmstrong@pgcitizen.ca by May 27, 2022
To advertise, call 250-562-6666 or email cls@pgcitizen.ca
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Help wanted for local financial services location - an Office Assistant, 3-4 days per week, top wages plus benefits
Some experience in this field would be helpful. Reply to Box 1001 c/o 505 4th Avenue Prince George, BC V2L 3H2
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The Prince George Citizen is looking for a freelance photographer. Interested candidates please email lsmith@glaciermedia.ca along with some samples of your best photos.
Decker Lake Forest Products Ltd, Burns Lake BC
Certified Millwright
Decker Lake Forest Products is currently searching for a Certified Millwright to join our Burns Lake operation.
The successful candidate will have substantial knowledge of machines and tools, including their design, use, repair and maintenance. You will have experience installing equipment, machines, wiring or programs to meet specifications You will be confident in determining the appropriate tools or equipment needed to complete a job and must be able to troubleshoot efficiently and be proficient with mathematics
The demands of this position require that you; are in good physical condition, are able to visualize how something will look after it has been moved or rearranged, have the ability to see details at close range, have excellent manual dexterity and coordination.
Preferred qualifications would be a minimum of 5 years in an in a sawmill environment and certification from a recognized institution. Good verbal and written communication is also necessary for this position
Decker Lake Forest Products offers competitive compensation, benefits and the potential for career advancement.
Resumes will be accepted until July 12, 2022 We wish to thank all those who apply; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
To apply to this position please contact:
Justin Dechamplain Resumes can be dropped off at the Decker Lake Forest Products office 10345 Lewis Road Or emailed to justindechamplain@hamptonlumber.com
Decker Lake Forest Products Ltd, Burns Lake BC
Heavy-Duty Equipment Technician
Job duties:
The Technician performs some or all of the following duties:
• Check wheel loaders, Forklifts and other Heavy duty equipment for proper performance and inspect equipment to detect faults and malfunctions.
• Diagnose faults or malfunctions using computerized and other testing equipment to determine extent of repair required
• Adjust equipment and repair or replace defective parts, components or systems, using hand and power tools
• Test repaired equipment for proper performance and to ensure that work meets manufacturers’ specifications
• Clean, lubricate and perform other routine maintenance work on equipment
• Service attachments and working tools such as harvesting and tillage equipment, blades, ploughs, winches and side booms
• May perform repair work on heavy trucks
• May attach components and adjust new acquired equipment.
• The Technician may also specialize in specific types of machinery, or in engine T
Responsibilities:
• Test repairs for proper performance and ensure the work meets manufacturer’s specifications and legislated regulations
• Repair and replace defective parts and components on all machinery, equipment, hand tools, and power tools.
• Read and understand operating manuals, blueprints and drawings.
• Perform daily routine maintenance on machinery and equipment including cleaning and lubrication
• Complete all duties in accordance with Company health and safety regulations.
• Work independently and collaboratively with other members to achieve common objectives.
Requirements:
• Experience working with all brands of heavy-duty equipment
• Valid class 5 driver’s license
• 5 years’ experience with diesel engines, hydraulics, electrical, and air brake systems.
• Must have a Red Seal certification.
• Ability to lift and carry heavy objects: minimum 50 lbs.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Must be able to take direction from supervisors and work with minimal supervision.
• Good command of oral and written English.
To apply to this position please contact: Justin Dechamplain
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WOODLOT 671
Woodlot Licence Plan
Number 150 Holdings Ltd has prepared a Woodlot Licence Plan for the tenyear period commencing in the summer of 2022. The plan is in accordance with the Woodlot Licence Planning and Practices Regulation. The woodlot consists of Schedule B lands in the vicinity of Ahbau Creek and Stone Creek and Schedule A lands on Tsadestsa Creek.
In accordance with legislation this plan is available for public review and comment. The plan and detailed maps can be reviewed by appointment by calling 250-981-6430.
Writte comments should be received by July 31st, 2022.
Legal/Public Notices
Between LORNA ANN PIPER or anyone related, with the belief of abandonment of the storage unit A07 located at AAA Self Storage 6700 Pacific Street, Prince George, BC V2N 6Y2. Belongings of LORNA ANN PIPER 1804 SOMMERVILLE RD, Prince George, BC V2N 6T5 (250 963 7006) will be dispose the aforesaid property unless the person being notified takes possession and liability of the property within 14 days from the date of this publication, the Manager
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Haveyoudecidedtosellyourhome?Ifso, you’regoingtohavetogathertogetherafew important documents. They will provide potentialbuyerswithalltheinformation theyneedconcerningyourproperty;some ofthedocumentsmayevenberequiredin ordertoconcludethetransaction.Hereare afewthatyoumayneedtohave:
What is the condition of its roof, foundation,heatingandairconditioningsystems, electrics,plumbing,insulation,ventilation, interior and exterior walls and ceilings?Thatiswhatahomeinspection is for. It tells you what kind of shape the physical structure is in as well as the condition of the systems installed in it. The most important thing is todetectmajorflawsthatcouldreduce thebuilding’svalueorposeariskofdangerinthefuture.
Consequently, when the inspector gives you this report, you’ll know the exact state of the home you’vesetyourheartonand youcanpredictthecostof anynecessarymaintenance workthatneedstobedone intheforeseeablefuture.If thehousewillrequiresome urgentandexpensivework, suchasre-roofing,youcan use the report as leverage indemandingthatthenecessaryrepairsbedoneorin
Sometimes a lender may requireanewpropertysurveywhenyouwanttomake a bid on some real estate The survey report, which includesamap,showsallthe significant features of the property:theboundariesof the lot; the location of the house, outbuildings, fences and hedges; easements (suchasarightofway);the presence of electric wires and any encroachments fromadjacentproperties
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Are you one of those people who suffer terribly during summer heat waves? If so, adding a solarium to your home could really improveyourcomfort.Here’show. During the day, all ventilation outlets and openings between your house and the solarium should be kept closed, with the goal of preventing heat from coming indoors.
However, the outside windows of the solarium should be left open, allowing the hot airtoescape
At night, a solarium allows you to evacuate the hot air that settles naturally in the upper portion of your home. So, once the sun sets, all doors and vents between your solarium and the inside of your home should be opened.Thenon-insulatedwallcollectsthecool airandredistributesit
This is why a solarium can actually help you reduce your air conditioning costs. And duringthewinterithastheoppositeeffect it acts as a buffer and reduces your heating costs In other words, as well as being practical and attractive, a solarium is a money -savinginvestment
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Thinking about renovating your kitchen?Ifso,keepinmindthatthisisa major home project And, since your kitchen is probably the room in your housethatgetsthemostuse,youwant tomakesurethattheendresultisboth beautifulandfunctional.Herearefive mistakestoavoidwhenupgradingyour kitchen.
1. IGNORING THE LAYOUT Keepyourkitchen functional by considering the work triangle (the distance between the sink,refrigeratorandcooktop)when designingyourkitchen.
2. FOCUSING ON TRENDS. Instead of choosing the most fashionable design featu res, createakitchenthattruly fits your needs. Forgo anything that doesn’t workwithyourlifestyle.
3. FORGETTING ABOUT ORGANIZATION. A pullout pantry or extra rack inthecabinetcanhelp youkeepyourkitchen tidyandsorted.Invest in practical storage options that make yourlifeeasier
4. MAKING LAST MINUTE CHANGES. Beforethe renovation starts, be sure about the choices you’ve made. Changing your mindoncetheworkhasbeguncanbe expensive
5. NEGLECTING THE DETAILS. Nothingshould be overlooked when you’re upgrading a kitchen. Details like the cabinet handles,backsplashandtrimarewhat makeyourkitchenunique.
By avoiding these kitchen renovation blunders,notonlywillyourremodelgo smoothly,butthefinalresultissureto beonethatyoulove
How to maintain your wood deck
Wood decks are timeless backyard additions, but they aren’t maintenance free. When not properly taken care of, they’re prone to rotting. Here’s how to take care of your wood deck.
• INSPECT IT. Every spring, take time to lookyourdeckover Examineallthecomponents to make sure there’s no damage. If you come across any, fix it before it gets worse.
• CLEAN IT. Regularly sweepdebrisoffyour deck. Scrub it with soap and water once a year Ifyou’dratheruseapressurewasher,
be careful: highly pressurized water can gouge holes in wood. Using a sweeping motion,alwayskeepthewashermoving.
• SAND AND SEAL IT. Every two or three years, sand your patio and apply a sealant. This will prevent the wood from absorbing moisture.Youcan hire a professionaltodo this,oryoucansetasideaweekendanddo thejobyourself.
Hopefully, you’ll get to enjoy your wood deck this summer, and for many summers tocome. Regular maintenance will ensure that you do.
