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CARRIER LOVES HER ROUTE AND THOSE SHE FINDS ALONG THE WAY 97/16 STAFF

It’s been 25 years since she started working for the Citizen as a weekly newspaper delivery person and she’s the only one still who’s continued going strong for so long. Donna Wagar has only missed two days of work during those 25 years and when the going gets tough because of icy streets, snowstorms or a deluge of rain she just thinks of her commitment first. “I just think of all my disappointed customers and that gets me going out the door,” Donna said of her motivation to be a good newspaper carrier. Donna gets help from her mother, Wilma, who drives her all over the city so delivery of more than 600 copies of the 97/16 newspaper is accomplished. It all started after Donna graduated from Prince George secondary school and was looking for career choices. Donna took the two-year Target program, which had been offered at the College of New Caledonia. The program provided an opportunity for those with special needs to go to different employers for a trial period to see what they would like to do for a living. Through the assessment provided during the program, Donna learned some things about herself. “We learned that Donna is very methodical but she’s slow,” Wilma said, as only a 79-year-old mother can about her daughter. “We found out that she just would not be capable of working in an atmosphere where certain duties were to be performed within time limits. I never wanted her to get the idea that because she had a disability and the government gives her a disability cheque every month that she can sit back and collect it. So I wanted her to find something to do that she could feel good about and accomplish something.” That’s when Wilma gave Marilyn Li-

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Donna Wagar has been a newspaper carrier in Prince George for 25 years. chacz, district manager for carriers, a call at P.G. This Week to ask if there were any newspaper carrier positions open that would be suitable for Donna. “Marilyn was kind enough to give Donna the opportunity and she’s never looked back,” Wilma said. Marilyn remembers Donna’s first day vividly. “Donna made her mother drive all the way back to the plant because she was short newspapers and she was determined to get the job done right,” she said. “I joke with her mother Wilma that we need to clone Donna because she’s such a good carrier.”

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In the 25 years Donna has worked as a carrier there’ s been no complaints. “Well, except for that one guy who thought I stole his bear traps from his driveway,” Donna said and shrugged. “What would I do with bear traps? I love animals!” And she proves it every day she’s out delivering the paper to her customers. “I’ve made friends with a lot of puppies on the routes,” Donna said with a smile. “I carry a bag of dog treats in the back of the car with me.” “I swear the only reason she does routes is so she can have all these dogs to play with,” Wilma laughed.

Every dog gets a treat - but only after asking the owner’s permission - and every cat gets a cuddle if they’re willing. Donna has dogs that will come out and meet her down the block as they see her make her way along the street but they only get a treat when they are back in their own yard. “I remember one dog, Saul, who didn’t like carriers of any kind,” Donna said. “Until I came along and I won her over with treats.” “The dogs just love her,” Wilma said. “You know it’s funny, they know the sound of the car as we come down the street and they wait for her.” Wilma said Donna will refer to her customers by their pet’s name like “that’s Rebel’s dad” or “that’s Tuffy’s mom.” “She doesn’t know the customers names, she knows the pets,” Wilma smiled. Donna has named some of the other animals herself, like Miss Shadow Cat for a black cat and Miss Poodle because the cat’s fur had been trimmed to look like a poodle. Most every year Donna writes a newsletter to her customers in December, talking about what she’s been up to throughout the year. The one year she didn’t send out a letter, people told her they missed it. They wanted to know what she’d been up to. So she doesn’t dare miss another letter filled with news of her life. “The customers absolutely love her,” Wilma said. “There’s one lady that gives her a $5 tip every month.” Some give her tips on special occasions like Easter or Christmas and others give her candy on Halloween. “Donna always tells me she doesn’t do it for the tips,” Wilma said. “I do it to do the job right,” Donna said. Donna said she’s going to keep her job for as long as she can and hopefully that will be for a very long time.

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YOUNGS ROLLED WITH LIFE’S PUNCHES SENIORS’ SCENE KATHY NADALIN

ucy (Campbell-Saliba) Young was born in the southern European island of Malta in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea in 1941. Her family, along with her aunt and uncle left the island on a Greek freightliner when she was 10 years old. They docked in New York 10 days later and took a train to London, Ont. Lucy finished high school and took a business course at the college. She said, “I worked for one year at Pumps & Softeners in shipping and receiving until I got itchy feet and I wanted to travel. “Two of my girlfriends and I left London and one month later we ended up in Vancouver. It was a great trip. Whenever it looked like we were low on gas we stopped at farms along the way and looked for work for gas money. We were honest about only wanting to work for gas money as we worked our way across Canada. We picked fruit and vegetables and did some odd jobs. They usually sent us on our way with food to last us a few days. Times have changed and we just would not be able to do that kind of traveling these days. We had fun and met some nice people and in turn we worked hard for them to earn our keep. “I met and married my first husband (deceased) in Vancouver. We got married, moved to Surrey and had four girls; Danielle, Cindy, Monica and Catherine. “I worked as a nurse’s aide in a private long-term care facility. I needed a better paying job to cover all the bills, so I got a job with Canada Post as a part-time letter carrier by day and part time waitress by night. “In 1972, I remarried and got a job working as a first aid attendant for B.C. Ferries until they became a Crown corporation and slashed 400 positions. “We moved to Prince George in 1974. My husband worked for the city and I first worked as a nurse’s aide in a longterm care facility and then at the hospital in the central supply department when once again I became widowed with two teenagers left at home. “I took some computer courses and upgraded my office skills. “In 1980, I remarried again. We moved to Whitehorse where my husband John worked as a long-haul trucker and I found work at the hospital for two years as a dicta typist in medical records. “John got sick and we moved to Stewart where he found work driving mine workers to and from the mine site in Hyder, Alaska. “In 1984, we moved back to Prince George where John died of lung cancer. “I worked for the Department of Public Works in the maintenance department from 1984 -1989. Next, I worked for a catering company, as the cook’s helper out at the Mount Milligan mining camp. It was my job to do all the prep work. “I happened to meet Larry Young at a dance at the Legion in 1989. I thought he was okay but there was nothing serious about it in my mind. My children were now adults and living on their own

Lucy and Larry Young have faced many challenges but have always worked hard to make themselves better. and I was enjoying my new life being free to do anything I wanted to do on my own. “I was surprised when Larry showed up at the Mount Milligan camp site over the Easter holidays in 1990. He came out there to talk me into quitting the job and moving to Prince George. We got married in 1997.” Lucy explained, “In 1994, we took a vacation and went to Malta. Larry wanted to see where I came from. He was surprised to see that the island people were still doing all the road work and the cutting of marble by hand. “I delivered newspaper bundles for the Citizen for two years, worked in the fast food industry and went to school and took some computer courses. I worked for Joe Vasallo at EK Williams Accounting as their receptionist for nearly two years until the business folded. After that, I worked as a live out nanny for 18 years and I retired at the age of 69. “I have been a member of the Elder Citizens Recreation Centre since 2008; I volunteer with the stroke survivor group each Wednesday and help out with bingo the first Friday of every month.” Larry served on the board of directors at ECRA for four years in building maintenance and he served on the board at the Legion as their sport director for

four years. Larry was born in Burns Lake in 1949 and raised in foster care all of his life. He said, “My parents gave me up at the age of one. I went to school in Telkwa and then bussed to Smithers when I started Grade 6.

Larry was born in Burns Lake in 1949 and raised in foster care all of his life. He said, “My parents gave me up at the age of one. I went to school in Telkwa and then bussed to Smithers when I started Grade 6. “I ran away when I was in Grade 8, lied about my age and went to work out in the bush with only 50 cents in my pocket. I never went back into town for two years. When I did go to town I got into trouble with the police and they shipped me to the Queen Charlotte Islands. They offered me a two-year job in surveying at MacMillan Bloedel or the choice of going to jail. I took the job and had to agree to stay there and work

for two years. I agreed. I didn’t really care because I just wanted to work. I have worked hard all my life and it hasn’t killed me yet. In the meantime, I decided to straighten up my life – and I did. “I was 19 years old when I left the Queen Charlotte Islands and headed back to Telkwa to go to my brother’s wedding. He never got married because I got him drunk and took him back with me to the island. He straightened up too and three months later we went back to Telkwa, he got married and now he is finally retired. “I started at the Canfor pulp mill in 1974 and retired in 2008 after 34 years with the company. I started out by sweeping the floors and worked my way up to working in the digester. “I had two children; Terry who lives in Prince George and Jennifer who lives in Norway. I am now on my fourth wife and I am happy. “Over the past 25 years I have discovered that I have four siblings and I am glad about that. “I believe in a drop of good whiskey now and then, absolutely no dope and no cigarettes along with a good woman. “I pulled myself out of a dark place and I started out with nothing. I worked hard for everything I have and I never took a handout.”

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PROGRAM ENCOURAGES SUMMERTIME READING CHRISTINE HINZMANN 97/16 staff

Engaging all ages in summer reading programs is one of the many achievements of the Prince George Public Library. The theme for this year’s programs, which include one for children, teens and adults, is Imagine the Possibilities. Starting off the program last Tuesday morning from 10:15 to 11:15 with almost 50 children between the ages of five to nine in attendance at the main branch of the library, Noelle Pepin of Nusdeh Yoh, School District 57’s Aboriginal Choice Program School was the special guest. Pepin shared ways to use Indigenous beading to teach binary coding concepts. The children participated in a simplified version of this – finding binary code for each letter of their name and then stringing the appropriate beads to spell their names, Amy Dhanjal, communications coordinator for the library, said. This week those in this age group got to experiment with fluids by making slime, creating floating dry erase pictures and other water-themed activities. It is especially important for schoolaged children to continue reading throughout the summer because research has shown there is such a thing as the summer slide, that sees children who don’t read during the summer to

lose some of their literary skills, Dhanjal explained. The program is also held at the Nechako branch on Wednesdays from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. “Programs like this encourage kids to keep reading daily over the summer,” Dhanjal said. “These programs are free for everyone and encourage children from different neighbourhoods to enjoy these activities together.” Children are encouraged to pick up a booklet where they can track their progress. The goal is to read a book a day and if they do that they will earn a stamp for each day and at the end of the program they get a ballot that goes into a draw to win a bicycle. There’s a program for Tens to Teens offering self-led weekly summer challenges, including reading prompts and questions that sees participants get a chance to win weekly prizes that include $10 gift certificates as well as three grand prize packages up for grabs at the end of the program. Some of the challenges include reading prompts, repurposing an old book into a piece of art, drawing a map of a neighbourhood, town or country from a book they’ve read, other challenges ask youth to get out of their house by asking them to share an interesting historical fact about Prince George, or create a poem about their favourite hang-out

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Roscou Blackall, 7, and his brother Lance Blackall, 4, are signed up for Imagine the Possibilities, the Prince George Public Library summer reading program . spot. For each challenge they complete they get a ballot to enter a draw for prizes. The Adult Summer Challenge, also self-led, sees people pick up a booklet that includes reading prompts like read a book of poetry by a Canadian author and encourages activities in the community like visiting the Central B.C. Railway and Forestry Museum or The Exploration Place or photo opportunities like inviting participants to go get a picture with Mr. P.G. For every activity an adult does they

get a ballot to enter a draw for prizes like $150 gift certificates to Books & Co., The London, and gift packages of food and drink that include gift certificates to The Birch and Boar, Cross Roads and Nancy O’s. “All the prizes are thanks to the Friends of the Library Society, so we’re really lucky to be able to offer that this year,” Dhanjal said. “We couldn’t do it without their support.” All programs end in the middle of August. For more information visit www.pgpl.ca.

TIME CHANGE SURVEY DRAWS HUGE RESPONSE 97/16 STAFF

Should we or shouldn’t we? That is the question that was answered a record 223,273 times by people who offered their opinion through an online survey about whether B.C. should keep ticking on daylight saving time. “It’s clear that the people of B.C. welcomed the opportunity to provide input on this important issue,” Premier John Horgan said. “Daylight saving time is a practice that impacts everyone and I’m pleased so many people took the time to share their views about the best direction for our province moving forward.” The daylight saving time survey took place from June 24 to July 19. In addition to survey responses, the province received 13 formal submissions from individuals, organizations and industry experts that offered additional

insights on how each option would impact their lives and professions. A summary report of daylight saving time will be issued in the coming weeks. The results will be considered along with decisions on time observance made by neighbouring states to help determine the best course of action for B.C. Quick Facts: • Surveys completed by region (top five): • Lower Mainland: 98,549 • Vancouver Island and South Coast/ Sunshine Coast: 62,386 • Thompson-Okanagan: 33,583 • Kootenays: 12,209 • Cariboo: 7,326 • Surveys completed by age group: • Over 75 years: 4.1% • 65-75 years: 16.7% • 40-64 years: 48.8% • 18-39 years: 29.6% • Under 18: 0.3% • No response: 0.5%

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LONGTIME EXCHANGE PROGRAM WRAPPING UP CHRISTINE HINZMANN 97/16 staff

Prince George is saying sayonara to a group of 36 Grade 11 students from Japan who have spent two and a half weeks here during their Cultural Homestay International adventure to Canada. Prince George has been involved with the program since 1992 and this is its final year of operation. Each student had their own host family for the duration of their stay so they could be immersed in Canadian culture. The teens went to conversational English classes from 9 a.m. to noon each week day and then it was time for educational and cultural experiences like exploring Indigenous and French Canadian ways of life as well as have some fun educational activities like going to the mall where teachers challenged the students to ask questions about items and learn about Canadian money when making purchases. Students also got the chance to play soccer, wheelchair basketball at UNBC and bowling, while a day trip to Purden Lake and a two-day bus trip to Jasper to visit the Columbia ice fields, river raft and shop was on the agenda. During their Jasper trip, students were happy to see a bear, deer and elk along the way. The teenagers are from Takamatsu, a port city on Japan’s Shikoku Island, with a population of about 300,000. Takamatsukita high school educates about 1,000 students. “I don’t want to go home,” Oui Mizutugi, one of the students, said about her trip. Mizutugi has great command of the English language and has taken private English

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Airi Shimizu, left, and Kokoro Sangawa are two of 26 Grade 11 students from Takamatsu-kita high school in Japan in Prince George for cultural home stay visit. The students have been here for 2 1/2 weeeks, hosted by families learning English and experiencing Canadian culture. lessons since she was two years old. The vice principal of the school, Michihiro Kawada, was the chaperone for the students and said that typically in the summer in his home city it gets so hot it’s not safe to stay outdoors for very long so it’s an air-

conditioned lifestyle at this time of year for them. It was nice to get to experience the great outdoors in Canada, he said. Lorraine Grant has been with the program since 1994 as teacher coordinator and said it’s her pleasure to teach the

TWO RIVERS GALLERY TRAVELING ART EXHIBIT ON THE MOVE 97/16 STAFF

Two Rivers Gallery offers Mackenzie, Valemount and McBride a traveling exhibition each year through their regional outreach program. This year, the art exhibit features work from Indigenous B.C. artists Kristy Auger, Keith Kerrigan, Lynette La Fontaine and Angelique Merasty Levac in an exhibition called Trajectories. The exhibit showcases the artistic practices of each artist. Auger uses beading and woodcut prints on paper to express herself and emphasizes her Plains Cree heritage in her pieces, while Kerrigan creates jewelry inspired by Haida design. LaFontaine uses beading as a way to

highlight her Metis heritage while Levac, of the Cree nation, is a birchbark biting artist who would like to share her art form with future generations. The exhibition is at Valemount and Area Museum from today to Sept. 1 with the opening taking place this afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. The exhibit starts at Notable Expressions at the Mackenzie Community Arts Centre from Sept. 12 to Oct. 13, with opening on Sept. 12 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. In McBride at the Valley Museum and Archives the exhibit takes place from Oct. 24 to Nov. 24, with opening taking place Oct. 29 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information visit tworiversgallery.ca.

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Japanese students. Grant said to see their faces when the students glimpsed the ice fields and experienced the Rocky Mountains makes the trip an unforgettable experience. Teachers Julie Gaunt and Vicky Nudds are also part of the program. “It’s Lorraine, Julie and Vicky who take care of the hundreds - maybe thousands of details that happen in a two-and-a-half week program to arrange all the host families weeks in advance, and then arrange the itinerary and activities scheduled for the students while they’re here and to keep everything moving seamlessly,” Micki Lalonde, director of student services for Cultural Homestay International, said. Over the years there have been about 1,000 students and more than 60 teachers from Japan who have visited Prince George and some of the families have been hosting for a decade or more. “The relationship between Takamatsu and Prince George is very strong and I attribute that to the fact the families in Prince George are so caring and open to share their lives and their homes with the students and really embrace this cultural experience in a way that isn’t always common in bigger cities and even though Prince George isn’t a big city their relationships are huge and it’s been very successful,” Lalonde said. “This is the last year the program is coming to Prince George because some of the teachers are retiring after many years so we’re going to move the program to Salem, Oregon next year where we think we’ve found people that will replicate the caring experience we’ve had in Prince George.”

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SOAPBOX DERBY RETURNS SATURDAY 97/16 STAFF

It’s been 46 years since Prince George has heard the rumble of soapbox derby cars speeding down a hill but the wait is finally over. Maychild Media has partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters to present the Prince George Soapbox Car Derby on Saturday on Victoria Street. There are already 21 racers registered and there are prizes for speed and creativity to be won. Sue Pokiak of Maychild Media reached out to the Big Brothers Big Sisters nonprofit, that was able to get a My Prince George grant for $2,000 offered by the city to help offset costs. Proceeds from the event will go toward mentoring programs. “It’s shaping up to be a really fun time,” Jane Gauthier of Big Brothers Big Sisters said. Most of the participants are about 12 years old with some adults participating as well. There will be time trials and racing heats organized by age. The partnership sees Maychild in charge of permits, insurance and the logistics of the event, while Big Brothers Big Sisters took on lining up volunteers and organizing the barbecue, which will be set up with children’s activities like a bouncy castle and face painting and there will be a cupcake vendor on site at Diefenbaker Park at the bottom of the hill. That’s

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Nahum Pokiak, 13, Nevaeh Pokiak, 10, and Kyle Shutterworth, 11, with their soapbox debertby cars they will be racing Saturday. where spectators can watch the action from the comfort of their own chairs. The idea started from basic need, said Pokiak. “I’m a single mom of six kids and there’s not a lot for low income families to do with their kids around town,” she said. “We were watching the little rascals one

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night where they were racing their derby cars on the streets and I thought that would be perfect for my kids to do. It would get them away from the TV, get us together building derby cars and raising community spirit together so I just thought it would be a great event to boost people’s morale.”

Pokiak thought somebody should be hosting this event and then looked inward. “I thought ‘they should do it’ and then I realized there’s no ‘they’ - I am ‘they’ and then I thought I’ll do it, sure why not?” Pokiak explained. When she started to look into what it was going to take she realized she needed help creating a city event for the first time. “I asked Big Brothers Big Sisters and they got onboard and it’s been taking off,” Pokiak said. “It’s a lot bigger that I ever imagined it could be. I just wanted cars to race down a hill but a lot of people seemed to have embraced the idea and it’s an historical thing in Prince George.” She did the research to discover a soapbox car derby was held each year from 1950 to 1973. “The more I got into it the more people have reached out to me and told me about their experiences as a child racing derby cars,” she said. “I even had one man take me over to the green belt by the hospital where the overpass is and you can still see the remnants of the old track that used to be there. It’s fascinating to me.” The event starts at 10 a.m., barbecue at 11 and the races start at noon. The event will continue until 3 p.m. It’s free for spectators and Big Brothers Big Sisters will host the barbecue as part of the fundraising effort.

uly has swung and out of my life like a barrel of deranged monkeys. The summer has brought with it its normal assortment of holidays, camping, day camps and unrelenting dashing about the province. It shouldn’t feel this busy but it does. The main difference between this summer and previous summers for our family is that this is the first summer that we have had to arrange out of the house child care. What that means, for me, is that bagged lunches and rushing out in the morning do not cease. A weeklong holiday on the island was not, like most good holidays, very restful. Instead, we needed a holiday from our holiday and we came home to a heat wave and a bunch of deadlines. The word overwhelmed comes up a lot in my life. For me, it is a feeling of isolation and inadequacy and the incredibly, real feeling that I cannot get everything I need to do, done. It happens. This is modern parenting: anxiety, stress and a to-do list that is implausible. How do I cope when I am feeling more down than usual? I try to exercise to make sure that I am getting positive endorphins, I nap when I am trying to write my thesis because writing makes me tired, I try to laugh and play with my kids as much as I can in the few hours of the day that we have together. I also maintain my anti-depressant medication. Now being on medication is generally not something that is admitted in polite conversation but the fact of the matter is that most of the people that I know either are, or have been on, anti-depressants of some variety in their lifetime.

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I am on a low-dose, slow-release serotonin booster that I have been on for a few years. I started taking medication because I was going through a rough patch mentally and I found that I was coming home exhausted at the end of the day and couldn’t seem to get off the couch. A few weeks after I started taking the medication and after some excellent therapy, I started to notice a difference. I was not cured – meds do not cure, they treat depression. What the medication allowed me to do was to start getting off the couch. Not every day, but some of them. I could come home after work, eat dinner, play with the kids and do a load of laundry. Eventually, things began to feel more normal and I started moving more and pulled out of the worst of the funk I was in. Some days, are good, some days are bad and it is unrealistic to think that everything will be sunshine and rainbows every day. I am sharing my story to let other people know that they are not the only ones who do not have everything together all of the time. I have a lot of balls in the air right now and I am not a very good juggler. Luckily, there are a lot of really great people in my life to help carry some of the balls. For all of the other people out there who are having a hard time climbing out of the rut or trying to hold all your balls in the air, hang in there. You are not alone.

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YARN CRAWL ON THE MOVE CHRISTINE HINZMANN 97/16 staff

With precocious names like Hippy Strings, Darling Deviance and Wooly Ewe, knitters and other fibre artists are invited to go on a Yarn Crawl to discover these unique stores located throughout the region. There are a dozen stores in all, including three in Prince George, that are inviting adventurous knitters to come check them out and get special discounts for their efforts. Playing with String is the group organizing the self-led event that lasts all summer and sees stores from as far away as Prince Rupert, the Northwest Territories, Fort McMurray, and 100 Mile House participating. Jen Boots, Bonne Leiphart and Darlene Wainwright are members of Playing with String who are organizing the event. The group started three years ago after a small group of knitters traveled to some outlying yarn stores one morning and returned to Prince George for a nice pub lunch. “And said that was so much fun, why don’t we do that all the time?” Leiphart said. And so the Great Northwest Yarn Crawl began and culminates with the FibreFest which will be held on Sept. 22 at the Se-

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Jen Boots, left, Bonne Leiphart, centre, and Darlene Wainwright knit over the lunch hour at Zoe’s on Fourth Avenue. The local Playing With String group, who are fibre artists, is organizing their third Yarn Crawl and FibreFest. nior Citizens Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St. Fibre arts enthusiasts are invited to get a passport from Playing with String and present it at each of the stores they visit for a chance to enter draws at the FibreFest. Boots is an avid knitter who began at her grandmother’s knee, then took it up again with her mother-in-law and creates sweat-

PENDULUM SWINGS CAN BE DANGEROUS D o you remember the thrill of being pushed on the swing by someone tall? Up, up, up, then released, and then down we went as the swing swung crazily to the right and left. Fun, but a bit dangerous. The swing would then settle into mostly straight back and forth, but soon we would beg for more. Cultural change and pendulum swings are not quite as harmless and most of us don’t beg for more, even when they are for the greater good. Usually, change comes because of a long period of pent-up dissatisfaction or injustice, but the crazy swinging that occurs in cultural pendulum swings is not always predictable, or even anticipated, by those advocating for change. Take the following two examples: 16 women offering intimate waxing to women being taken to the BC Human Rights Council for refusing to perform a Brazilian wax on a trans woman with male genitals and trans athletes competing and winning various competitions in women’s sports. The issue in the waxing case are the conflicting rights of two individuals. Whose right will supersede the other’s? Do women have the right to decide what type of personal grooming work they do and on which sex? My guess is most people would believe that because of the nature of their work, weighing the rights and feelings of both sides, women should have a right of refusal to work on male genitals. A closer look at the case reveals immigrant women being targeted because they are seen as backward. We can all agree that moving to Canada requires the immigrant to adopt some new cultural practices, but who decides the extent of this? I suppose that a case could be made that making this decision is exactly what thetribunal is doing by hearing the case, but couldn’t they have decided that without subjecting

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these women to a costly trial? These women were not carrying placards or spewing hate to trans people. They were attempting to earn a living in their own homes, and upon learning that they would be working on male genitals, which they had no experience with, declined. Then the other day, another trans athlete won another international sporting contest after only a brief time in the field. I don’t think that this situation has the same ramifications as the first, simply by virtue of the limited number of trans athletes choosing to be weightlifters, or wrestlers, or boxers, or volleyball players, or runners… but maybe it does? Years ago, women had to fight for their own sports events and categories, in recognition of their different physiology. I don’t personally have a problem being outperformed (because at eleven years-old, my kids, boys and girls, could beat me at arm-wrestling.) For the women competing in these sports, however, it means a great deal, because suddenly the level playing field that their mothers and grandmothers fought for, is at risk. How far should society go to accommodate these conflicting “rights?” With the rights pendulum swinging crazily swinging side-to side, these are the questions our legislators need to address. However, how can we possibly have a discussion about this when any opposing viewpoint is attacked as evil, transphobic, narrow-minded, disgusting or backward? Or do we just need to get used to being called names?

ers and other items of clothing for family and friends. Leiphart is a knitter who creates scarves and shawls using unique stitches, colours and textures, who dabbles in crochet but only if she has to, she said. “I started off at 11 or 12 when my mom tried to teach me but she’s left handed and I am right handed and it was a disaster,”

Leiphart recalled with a smile. “So I took up crocheting and that was really fun but I kept looking at the beautiful knitting patterns and so about 15 years ago I found myself a right-handed knitting mentor who was just fantastic and got me going.” Leiphart said Wainwright, who used to own a yarn store in Prince George, is a knitter, weaver, spinner, crocheter, and yarn dyer. “We refer to Darlene as our yarn goddess,” Leiphart laughed, talking about her friend’s contribution to the group’s dynamic. Bringing about the yarn crawl started by comparing big city centres hosting yarn crawls to a dozen stores that would only take a weekend. “We know there are a lot of other beautiful stores out there so we went further afield, contacted the stores to ask if they’d be interested in something like that,” Leiphart said. Emphasis was put on Canadian yarns and artists to showcase the rich culture that is in the region, she added. “There’s so much talent here and so many people who create wonderful things and unfortunately because we’re all so wide spread it’s hard to showcase that,” Leiphart said. “We thought we could do that with the yarn crawl.” For more information and to get a passport visit www.playing-with-string.com.

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LOVE OF COUNTRY MORE THAN PATRIOTISM J ewish-American songwriter Bob Dylan tells us, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings.â&#x20AC;? We put democracy in peril when we equate questioning government policy with being unpatriotic or even racist.Â This is why the current situation in the United States is so puzzling. They actually established the international standard for good government and were emulated for hundreds of years as the model democratic state. They also proudly gave shelter to those fleeing oppression and seeking opportunity. Â

Freedom of speech, freedom of the press and academic freedom are core principles in the functioning of a democracy. Without them, we cannot have effective government and the risk of despotism becomes very real. Freedom of speech, freedom of the press and academic freedom are core principles in the functioning of a democracy. Without them, we cannot have effective government and the risk of despotism becomes very real. Yet today those who embrace these ide-

not mean she is inherently anti-Semitic. Indeed her intentions are seen as sincere by many progressive Jews, who publicly declare, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I stand with Ilhan.â&#x20AC;? Â Â Even the pro-Israeli media watchdog HonestReporting.com states that criticism of the State of Israel is not necessarily anti-Semitic. However, I found their arguments as to what is and what is not anti-Semitic rather vague. This vagueness is terrifying to me as an educator.Â In my Social Justice 12 course, students research topics of their own choosing.Â Would I have to tell a person interested in examining human rights in Israel that this is off limits because it could be seen as anti-Semitic?Â Could I even be putting my career at risk by allowing discussion on this topic in my classroom?

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als are seen as anti-American and those in desperate need of protection are told that there is no room for them. Â It was quite haunting to watch a scene where the American president spoke disparagingly of Ilhan Omar, the Congressional representative from Minnesota who fled Somalia as a child and is living proof that the American dream is still possible. Not only did the president describe her using words like â&#x20AC;&#x153;antiSemiticâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;vicious,â&#x20AC;? the crowd joined in with his criticism by chanting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Send her back!â&#x20AC;? Anti-Semitism is very real and it is not a word that should be used for political gain.Â Historically, it is difficult to think of a more destructive thought. It is a cruel and illogical concept that has caused centuries of suffering. Israel is not a religion, a race or an ethnic group, it is a state, just like Canada and the United States, and it is fallible. Just like any democracy, it needs to be held accountable by its electorate and, like any member of the United Nations, it needs to be held accountable to international human rights law. Â Omar has spoken in favour of rights of Palestinians and has questioned the policies of the State of Israel. This does

Independent Jewish Voices Canada states in its mandate that â&#x20AC;&#x153;no one should have to choose between embracing Judaism or Jewishness and supporting Palestinian rights.â&#x20AC;? Fortunately, Israel is a democracy. Many of the strongest voices for Palestinian rights come from within Israel and from the Jewish diaspora. Â

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Independent Jewish Voices Canada states in its mandate that â&#x20AC;&#x153;no one should have to choose between embracing Judaism or Jewishness and supporting Palestinian rights.â&#x20AC;? With over 200 000 supporters in the United States, Jewish Voice for Peace follows the long standing Jewish tradition of working together for human rights and supports an American foreign policy based on these ideals. They clearly state that they oppose anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bigotry. They are also the organizers of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;I stand with Ilhanâ&#x20AC;? campaign. Those of us who live in countries governed by legitimate democracies, whether we are in Canada, the United States, Israel, or beyond, are among the most privileged citizens in the world. We cannot take these rights for granted. Â When we oppose government policies, it is not because we hate our countries, any groups or individuals. It is because we are grateful to those who sacrificed for the freedoms we now enjoy and we accept responsibility for improving the lives of our neighbours and our descendants. Â There is no more profound expression of love for country and for humanity than to actively work to make life better for everyone. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gerry Chidiac is a champion for social enlightenment, inspiring others to find their greatness in making the world a better place. For more of his writings, go to www.gerrychidiac.com

A Canadian investor has purchased a pair of running shoes dating back to Nikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s origins for a record-breaking US$437,500 - or roughly C$577,000 - at public auction. Miles Nadal won the 1972 Nike Waffle Racing Flat â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moon Shoesâ&#x20AC;? in a Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s online sale on Tuesday, rounding out his haul of 100 pairs of rare footwear from the auction house. Designed by Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman, the handmade sneakers feature the signature waffle soles that helped launched the multi-billion dollar athletic brand. Of the 12 pairs created for runners at the 1972 Olympic trials, Nadal snagged the only â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moon Shoesâ&#x20AC;? known to exist in unworn condition, according to Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. The auction house said the sale was more than four times higher than the previous record-holder for footwear - a signed pair of Converse sneakers that Michael Jordan wore in the 1984 Olympic basketball final, which fetched about US$190,400 in 2017. Nadal, who founded Toronto-based investment firm Peerage Capital, also scooped up the other 99 lots in Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first-ever sneaker sale for US$850,000, or more than C$1.1 million, in a private

transaction on July 17. Other highlights from the collection include a limited-edition Adidas sneaker created by rapper Pharrell Williams in collaboration with Chanel, the ultra-rare Air Jordan 11 honouring Yankees short stop Derek Jeter and Nikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tribute to the self-lacing shoes worn by Marty McFly in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back to the Future Part II.â&#x20AC;? The auction of 100 sought-after sneakers from streetwear marketplace Stadium Goods marked a departure for Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest brokers of fine art. Nadal initially offered to buy the entire collection, but the auction house and seller decided to put the crown jewel up for public auction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am thrilled to acquire the iconic Nike â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Moon Shoes,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; one of the rarest pairs of sneakers ever produced, and a true historical artifact in sports history and pop culture,â&#x20AC;? Nadal said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think sneaker culture and collecting is on the verge of a breakout moment, and I hope Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Stadium Goods will continue to lead the way in this exciting new future.â&#x20AC;? Nadal plans to showcase the shoes in his Dare to Dream Automobile Museum in Toronto, which is also home to his extensive collection of classic cars.

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MOVIE CAPTURES IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE B rooklyn, a movie by John Crowley, was on my watch list for a very long time. I’ve heard so many good comments about that, but I always hesitated to watch it. Maybe it was because of its story. A young girl who immigrated from Ireland to America in the 1950s. That didn’t seem just a normal story to me as it could have reflected my own life. So I delayed watching that as much as possible. But when I finally watched it, I couldn’t be more thrilled. Brooklyn is like a mirror. Perhaps it isn’t just me, but any immigrant can see a reflection of her/his life in this movie. Brooklyn has three main part. Eilis, the girl in the movie, is a shy and nice person who leaves her own country and her family to live a better life. This first part of the movie seems so dark and sad, as it was for me in real life. At some point, when she is packing her stuff, her sister mentions that she has barely anything to take with her. That could be true, but how you can pack everything you

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own in a suitcase? Your suitcase can be empty and light, but any immigrant has a heavy heart. On her way over the ocean, she is so lucky to meet another lady on the way, who helps her to overcome her motion sickness and pass the entry port without any problem. At her early days in the colourful Brooklyn, she feels lost. Although she has a job and goes to school, she feels homesick. The joy of having a new life is ruined by the pain of leaving everything and everyone she has loved. But there is no pain which can’t be healed by time and that’s where the second part starts. As time goes by, Eilis learns how to deal with her sadness, she gains her

self-confidence back and starts to live her better life. The key to her happiness is a young man she meets and begins to fall in love with him. But life always offers the most difficult things at our happiest moments. Eilis hears about her sister’s death and she loses herself again. I can feel her pain and sadness. For any immigrant, every day starts with the fear of hearing bad news from the home. She is looking for a way to comfort herself and she wants to go back, to her mother and her home. But where is home now? She is confused and under pressure. She wants to go back to Ireland because that’s her home country. At the same time, she assures her lover that she will come back, because home is here now, with him in Brooklyn. Again, any immigrant can easily understand this confusion. As an immigrant, you don’t have a home. The home is in your suitcase and it moves with you. Back in Ireland, the third and last part

begins. Unlike the first part, now we see colours here too. Eilis is not shy anymore, she meets up with new people, goes to her friend’s wedding, she even gets a job. It feels she starts to think about staying here. But she needs a reminder that why she left her hometown in the first place. In a conversation with a strange lady, she confesses that she forgot how it feels to live there. It didn’t feel good and it doesn’t feel good anymore, no matter how much colour or happiness you add to it. Her life is somewhere else with some other people. On her way back, we see some repetitive scenes. The same ship and now she is the one who helps another girl. Life repeats itself at different moments. It is our responsibility to repaint those moments in a way that we like. If you are not an immigrant, I still encourage you to watch this movie. It’s not just about immigration, it’s about finding our way through the gray world and light it up.

APP HELPS PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PAIN THE CANADIAN PRESS

Chronic neck, back and shoulder pain have forced Terry McLaughlin to take narcotics in order to function but the 64-year-old says he’s loathe to become dependent on opioids. And so the northern Ontario man says he diligently logs his pain level on a mobile app that can also record sleep habits and activity level. He says it keeps him from increasing his dosage, and helps him understand what triggers his symptoms and why. “The more I communicate with the app the better it is for me because I can always go back and see, ‘OK, this has helped me. How do I make it better? If (my pain level) is a seven today, let’s try to make it a six tomorrow,”’ says McLaughlin, adding that sleep quality as well as temperature and humidity can affect whether he has a good day or a bad one. “You know what you did wrong and you correct it because you don’t want to have to take that pill early.” McLaughlin lives in Val Gagne, Ont., about an hour east of Timmins and 20 minutes south of Iroquois Falls, where his doctor is based. He’s among 250 patients taking part in a clinical trial testing whether the app can help manage chronic pain, with 84 of those patients drawn from the Iroquois Falls Family Health Team. Although the project is still gathering data, principal investigator Dr. Atul Prabhu is bullish on early anecdotal evidence the app appears to help some patients control their pain, better communicate their suffering to their doctor, and open up to the idea of tapering medications. He notes that most patients otherwise recount pain episodes from memory or scattered notes, and that may be further distorted by other factors such as discomfort or exhaustion from their commute if they live far from the doctor’s office. Too often, these accounts only provide a snapshot of how the patient feels during their checkup, says Prabhu, a co-lead of the program, which uses the third-party app known as Manage My Pain that anyone can download. “We have no idea about how the patients are feeling at home, how are the patients’ trajectory on a day-to-day basis,” says Prabhu,

deputy anesthetist-in-chief at Toronto Western Hospital. “If they woke up at 2 o’clock in the morning in pain, they could punch that into the app and it would record so when they came to speak to one of my colleagues, they could say, ‘Here’s the proof, I was actually having pain and I’m better in the morning and I’m worse at night.”’ Most of the study’s participants are patients at Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto General Hospital and the Centenary Pain Clinic based out of the Rouge Valley Hyperbaric Medical Centre in Scarborough. But researchers say the study is unique for including area residents of the far-flung Iroquois Falls, since such rural communities are rarely able to test new technologies or influence their development. McLaughlin’s doctor says the app appears to be especially successful in the remote community of 4,500, where 2,000 patient visits in 2017 were related to chronic pain. “When I first arrived in this town I had never seen so many people with chronic pain and high-dose opiates compared to the patients that I had seen in Vancouver,” says Dr. Auri Bruno-Petrina, who worked in family medicine for about seven years in Vancouver before joining the Iroquois Falls team in 2011. “We don’t have the doctor retention to offer a continuity of care and see what are the other issues. Doctors come here and go within a year, so then other doctors keep prescribing what’s already on without fully assessing.” She says at least 60 of her patients have joined the trial, which began in January 2018, and estimates that half have scaled back their pain medications. The patients range in age from 40s to 80s, with most in their 60s, she says. “Several patients of mine are tapering off opiates because they are realizing the pain medication is not helping them. There are other things in their lives that are triggering pain,” she says, listing problems that mostly involve chronic back pain, but also myofascial pain and arthritic pain. “Then I look at what part is affected - is it real pain or is it depression or is it more anxiety or sleep disturbance? Then I start to treat the other things first without even touching the pain medication because I know that’s not the problem. And they agree because

they can see the data - they entered the data, not me.” Patient entries are automatically available for her to review, and Bruno-Petrina can generate charts for quick analysis before seeing the patient in person. And because the data is accessible through a portal, other specialists the patient may be referred to can view their medical history without them having to

rehash it all. Prabhu says the trial wraps Jan. 8, 2020, with analysis and results expected to begin rolling out later that year. In the meantime, Bruno-Petrina is buoyed by noticeable changes in her patients’ ability to better understand their own symptoms, and the stronger bonds she’s forged with them.

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Tuesdays and Thursdays until Aug. 22 from 11 a.m. to noon take a free interesting trip through the city’s core. Meet in the main lobby of the Bob Harkins Branch for a guided tour of Prince George’s fascinating historic sites. Done in partnership with The Heritage Commission and The Exploration Place.

Summer camp Every Wednesday until Aug. 21 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Studio 2880, 2880 15th Ave., Art Monkey summer kids art classes are geared for children ages six to 11. Cost is $45 Call 250-563-2880 or register online at www.studio2880.com.

Storytime Every Thursday at the Prince George Public Library in the Knowledge Garden children can gather for a good yarn and a song or two. Storytime runs for 30 minutes at 10:15 a.m., free of charge. It is aimed at kids up to five or six years old. It is the companion to the indoor storytime at the downtown library every Tuesday at the same time.

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Si Transken, centre, leads an art journal class at Art Monkeys, the Community Arts Council summer art classes at Studio 2880. Art journal is a way for children to express their emotions and feelings through art. The one day class gets them on their journey with their art journals.

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Foodie Fridays Every Friday until Sept. 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Canada Games Plaza, 808 Canada Games Way, hungry residents and visitors are invited to come downtown for Foodie Fridays. Tantalize your tastebuds at a variety of licensed sidewalk and food truck vendors and listen to live music through the lunch hour. For more information call 250-614-7880.

Composting 101 Saturday, Aug. 10, from 2 to 3 p.m. there is a workshop to learn to compost, which is the ultimate in recycling. Learn to take items meant for the garbage - banana peels, apple cores, fall leaves, weeds, and animal bedding - and turn it into something that will literally transform a garden. While there are some rules to follow when learning how to compost, rest assured that they’re pretty basic, and that, in the end, no matter how many “mistakes” you make, compost just happens. Contact: 250-561-7327 | recycling@reaps.org

Homestead Days Sunday and Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Huble Homestead Historic Site, 15000 Mitchell Rd., Huble homestead presents its premier pioneer event that’s so chock full of old-fashioned activities that it needs two days. Enjoy heritage demonstrations such as ice cream and butter making, take part in games and races for different age groups, and cheer on the brave souls willing to participate in the eating contests. Summer staff will be ready to talk to

visitors about their heritage projects, and there’s a special treasure hunt ready for those wanting to learn more about our 30 year celebration of the park. Huble Homestead Historic Site is a 30 minute drive north of town. Take Highway 97 north, turn at Mitchell Road to continue another six kilometres down a well-maintained dirt road. The site is dog-friendly and there’s a concession and a General Store.Contact: 250-564-7033 | programs@hublehomestead.ca

PG Soapbox Car Derby Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Victoria Hill there will be a soapbox car derby that hasn’t been seen in Prince George since 1973. There’s a barbecue and children’s activities at Diefenbaker Park at the bottom of Victoria Hill that starts at 11 a.m., racing starts at noon. It’s free to watch - bring chairs. Entry to participate is $55 per car. Prizes for fastest and most creative are up for grabs. Maychild Media is partnering with Big Brothers Big Sisters with proceeds going towards their mentoring programs. Contact: 250-301-3231 | maychildmedia@ gmail.com

Free Yoga in the Park Every Sunday until Aug. 25 from 10 to 11 a.m. join Chinook Yoga at Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park bandshell all summer long for free Yoga in the Park. Bring a mat or do yoga in the grass. Bring a water bottle and grab a friend or two, all ages welcome. Contact: 250-564-9642 | www.chinookyoga.com Continued on page 15

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Living in Space: International Space Station

Use the Kid Scoop Secret Decoder Ring to discover the name of this book by Susan E. Goodman, illustrated by Michael Slack, which is available at the library.

In 1984, the United States invited countries around the world to build an international space station. Now, with the participation of 18 countries, it has truly become a global cooperation project. The flags below represent the 18 countries participating in the International Space Station project. Unscramble the letters to discover the name of each country.

Want to blast into orbit? Walk on the moon? Snag a personal photo of a shooting star? Well your time is coming! And when it does, you're going to need this book. Grounded in the history of space travel and the planned future of space tourism, this guide book will start you daydreaming about space vacations! When completed in 2010, the ISS was longer than an American football field, has a living and working space the size of a 747 jumbo-jet, and is able to house up to seven astronauts. How does it get electricity? Hold this sentence up to a mirror:

!rewop ralos tcelloc slenap raloS Standards Link: Spelling: Spell grade-level appropriate words correctly. Economics: Students understand the effect that increasing international interdependence may have on countries.

When did the United States invite other countries to join in the building of the ISS?

The ISS was built, section by section, in space. Why not build it on earth and then take it to space? The completed station weighs a million pounds on Earth—too difficult and costly to attempt to take into space in one flight.

When was it completed? The answers can be found on this page.

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The space station ______ humans to live and _________ for long periods in a “weightless” _____________. The space station provides an opportunity to study a world without gravity— and better understand gravity’s _______ on plants, animals, and humans.

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Lessons from past space RADIATORS travel show that living with little or no gravity ___________ bones and muscles. The space station allows scientists to understand these effects and find ______________ for long-term space travel.

These words floated away in zero gravity! Find where each one belongs.

Standards Link: Science: Know ways in which technology has increased our understanding of the universe.

Space Milestones

In which year did each of these events happen? Do the math to find out! Astronaut Neil Armstrong walks on the moon. (21 X 3) + 6

U.S. sends four monkeys into the stratosphere. (25 X 2) + 1

U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 1 satellite into space. (25 X 2) + 7

John Glenn becomes first American to orbit the earth. (15 X 4) + 2 Standards Link: Number Sense: Use multiplication and addition to solve problems.

Write a Help Wanted Ad to find people who want to be astronauts on the ISS. Use the Help Wanted ads in the print or e-edition of your newspaper as examples.

To discover the name of this book, find the letter on the outer ring, then replace it with the letter below it on the inner ring.

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This page was fun! I wonder what books the library might have about space? … wondering about and exploring our world and beyond.

Complete the grid by using all the letters in the word SPACE in each vertical and horizontal row. Each letter should only be used once in each row. Some spaces have been filled in for you.

Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write brief expository descriptions.

the words in the puzzle. ASTRONAUTS Find How many of them can you find on this page? SPACE STATION S H S N E I L G P A GRAVITY W T I O L C R C E S GLOBAL E R N I L A A N T G INVITE A A V O V A B P L A SOLAR K E I I I E R O S L WEAKENS E R T J K T N N L F WEIGH FLAGS N Y E A I G A T I G LONG S T U A N O R T S A EARTH O N A H G I E W S L NEIL Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical JET words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

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Scrabble Sundays Every Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Books & Co., 1685 third Ave. in Cafe Voltaire there is scrabble Sunday every weekend. Bring friends, family, or yourself and your scrabble board. Contact: 2505636637 | orderbooks@ shaw.ca

Red Green Sept. 26 He’s colourful in name and deed. Red Green is the bumbling but pleasantly practical TV fix-it man, the clown prince of duct tape, the sage of the man-shed. This Canadian comedy icon is coming to Vanier Hall on his Red Green-This Could Be It Tour. His PG shows are always a sell-out. Get tickets at the TicketsNorth website/box office.

Patrick, Scott & Tessa Oct. 12 During last year’s sold out Thank You Canada tour, it was clear to figure skating superstars, Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir and Patrick Chan, that they were far from done creating and developing a new style of skating entertainment. They and some special guest performers come back to CN Centre to show the Prince George fans what they’ve come up with next. Rock The Rink is the first edition of an annual tour that focuses on being more than a figure skating show. Combining the highest level of on-ice superstar talent with an ever-evolving touring production, Rock The Rink will produce the highest value of entertainment in the figure skating realm. This year – along with upgrades to lighting, video and interactive technology – live music will be introduced to the show, with featured special musical guest, Birds of Bellwoods.

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Oct. 18 Canada’s piano man, the Guess Who’s epic vocalist, the only artist inducted into the nation’s music Hall of Fame for both his band and his solo career, the incomparable Burton Cummings is coming to PG. He was the power voice propelling American Woman, These Eyes, No Time, Clap For The Wolfman and many other hits of the groundbreaking band The Guess Who, but then when he went solo he continued the multi-platinum success with I Will Sing A Rhapsody, Stand Tall, My Own Way To Rock, Fine State Of Affairs, You Saved My Soul, Break It To Them Gently, and more besides. Cummings will be solo at the piano at Vanier Hall. Tickets are on sale now through all TicketsNorth platforms.

World Curling March 14 start Don’t let the date fool you. The event may be in 2020 but the plans are underway now and the tickets are on sale for this Prince George groundbreaker. P.G. goes global as the host of the World Women’s Curling Championships starting. Get your tickets now, and spread the word to friends and family everywhere that this is the time to come spend some Prince George time, and get a close, personal view of the world-class action the rest of the winter sports community will only get to see on TV. Oh yeah, and there’s also the great social side of curling – there’ll be no bigger party in Canada. Contact Tickets North for tickets and info.

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