April 13, 2012 by Prince George Free Press

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Search for dog finds human remains ■ POLICE

Discovery made just off Foothills Boulevard near Fifth Avenue DeLynda Pilon newsroom@pgfreepress.com

Human remains have been discovered in the Fifth and Foothills area of the city. Prince George RCMP received a report about the discovery from the public at about 1 p.m. April 11. Police attended the scene and confirmed it. Since then an area has been cordoned off and is being investigated by members of the general duty unit, serious crimes and forensics. “It’s still in the early stages of the investigation,” RCMP media liaison Cpl. Craig Douglass said. “Every situation is different.” A local family looking for a lost dog discovered the remains. Identification will depend on the condition of the body, whether or not there is some sort of identification on the body, and a number of other factors. A forensic autopsy also may be part of the process, something that usually takes place in Kamloops. Douglass added it typically takes a few days before more information becomes available, and added the first duty of the RCMP is to notify the next-of-kin.

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An RCMP officer guards a cordoned-off area along Foothills Drive near Fifth Avenue. Human remains were discovered at the site Wednesday by a family looking for a lost dog.

Two separate projects bring $140M to North

New $40 million hotel/condo project set for downtown

TELUS puts in $103 million

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A $40 million hotel and condo venture will begin construction this summer in downtown Prince George after Rod McLeod, owner of Royal LePage, and his partners decided it was time to go forward with the project, the brain child of Clint Dahl, a realtor at McLeod’s company. The project will include 35 executive-style condos atop a 150-room premium-brand hotel, with the operator yet to be confirmed. It will rise 12 storeys, with the first seven floors hotel and the top five divided into the condos, and be located between the library and the existing RCMP detachment, and will include vacant property along Patricia Blvd. Dahl had the listing for the vacant land on 10th for about 16 months, and knew of interest in a project for a Holiday Express type hotel in the same location about 15 years ago. Convinced that the time was right for another full service hotel downtown, and that the time might be right for condos, he approached Tim McEwen, then CEO of Initiatives Prince George, who agreed with him. The pair then approached Ian Wells, the city’s property manager, for his thoughts about attracting a hotel and investors for the project. Previously, former IPG vice-president Kathie Scouten attended a hotel convention and met with several people representing hotels interested in the city. A few visited Prince George and supported the

TELUS will invest $100 million in northern B.C. over the next three years, and $60 million of those dollars will be infused in Prince George. TELUS president and CEO Darren Entwistle made the announcement at the Inn of the North Thursday morning, joined by MLA Shirley Bond and Mayor Shari Green. “TELUS’ $103 million investment in northern B.C. over the next three years is only possible due to the hard work and outstanding commitment of our 775 team members and retirees in the region and the support of our customers, and for that I am deeply grateful,” Entwistle said. “TELUS will bring the world’s fastest wireless technology to Prince George this year and expand Optik TV to even more neighbourhoods at the same time as we extend broadband Internet service to many more northern commu-

proposed site. Dahl, the city and IPG worked with them to build a business case. The next step was a market study. At the same time, Dahl scheduled meetings with a number of local investors who expressed interest in the project. McLeod took a walk downtown in the summer of 2011 with his wife, Denise, and decided he didn’t need to see the results of the market study, which he thought would only confirm what many already knew. With the support of his two partners he moved forward with planning the project. “It was compelling,” McLeod said. “I agreed with turn to PAGE A3

nities. With this commitment, we are providing the wireless and wireline communications backbone local companies depend on to compete in the world economy, creating local employment opportunities and advancing healthcare, education and connectivity for citizens across the region.” The funds will go towards extending the new 4G LTE network to Prince George as well as extending Optik TV to more Prince George homes. It will connect Cluculz Lake, Kitwanga, Hansard, Wet’suwet’en and Reid Lake to broadband Internet and extend wireless coverage along northern highways. This investment comes on top of the $11 million TELUS put into the city last year, which includes $3 million to expand its customer care centre, which employed 150 new team members. The company plans on hiring another 70 employees across northern B.C. this year.

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Although Prince George is in better shape than some municipalities after being informed about the retroactive RCMP pay raise, city residents may still see a slight tax increase. “We don’t have the numbers yet, but I have a rough guesstimate in my head pegging it in the $130,000 range,” Mayor Shari Green said. She added staff is trying to crunch the numbers and believe the total figure will come in lower than her guess. Additional funds were added to the budget this year just in case there were added costs to pay the RCMP bill, meaning Prince George is in better shape to take this hit than some other municipalities. “There is an increase in our RCMP budget which was anticipated to go towards increases if there were any. so we’ll be in a bit of a better place than other municipalities,” Green said. “But we just don’t know the impact yet. But I can tell you, anything more than zero and we’ll have to find the money.”

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That might result in a slight increase in taxes, basically point something of a percentage, Green said. “I don’t think we have the luxury of time on our side to do some shaving here, there and everywhere. It’s going to be an increase in taxes.” She added the manner in which municipalities found out about the pay increases really highlights the issues they had with the RCMP contract. “There certainly seems to be some miscommunication between the feds and the province, and absolutely with the municipalities. I have never seen anything come across my desk talking about a wage increase. There’s lots of sectors in the province where you see zero. “Everybody loves their RCMP and want to pay top dollar, but we are squeezed and crunched like everybody is everywhere, and every homeowner is going to see an effect from an increase,” she said. “It’s frustrating because it’s one of the very things that this whole contract negotiation process talked about, which is that we don’t have control over our budgets.”

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Snow packs raise flood worries

Snow packs in northern B.C. continue to run well above average, leading to concerns of floods this spring. According to the April 1 report from the River Forecast Centre, snow packs in both the Upper Fraser and Nechako basins are the highest recorded on that date since records have been kept, a period of about 60 years. The Upper Fraser is at 152 per cent of normal, while the Nechako is even higher at 165 per cent. The report says combined cooler and wetter weather in March across the province meant significant growth in all snow packs. In fact, all regions are now above normal, with the Okanagan-Kettle the lowest at 104 per cent

of normal. While the added snow in some basins has lessened the danger of drought this spring and summer, it has raised the risk of flooding in other areas. “This year, snow packs are at levels of concern for increased flood risk in the Upper Fraser, Nechako, Columbia, Kootenay, Peace and Skeena-Nass basins,” the report says. By April 1, about 95 per cent of the annual snow pack has normally accumulated. For most areas, the change from accumulation to melt starts in the middle of the month, making the April 1 survey key in assessing flood risk. The report notes the weather over the next few months will be the deter-

mining factor in how much, if any, flooding occurs. The current longrange forecast is for cooler weather for the rest of April and into May, followed by warmer temperatures. While this may sound like a good scenario for avoiding floods in the region, the report cautions it could lead to more problems. “(The forecast for cooler weather) has the potential to prolong the snow accumulation season and delay the onset of the snow melt season. ... A rapid transition from cooler to hotter weather during the snow-melt season (May and June) is something to watch for because of its potential impact on flood generation.”

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Clint and the vision. A hotel downtown was a fantastic development.” Not only would it aid in the revitalization process continuing in the city, but the location, close to the Civic Centre, shopping, a medical building and with the backdrop of Connaught Hill, was perfect. “You always hear about the downtown. I was born and raised here. You want to support your local folks.” The walk that helped cement the proposal for him took McLeod and his wife down 3rd and 4th Avenues. “We saw a lot of improvements made by the city. The streets were clean. People have put new businesses down there in the last few

years,” he said. “All of that helped with the decision.” And it seems McLeod’s belief in the vision is already beginning to pay off. With limited information available publicly, he has already received a number of letters from people interested in purchasing a condo. The units not only will offer what McLeod describes as an incredible view, but under- Rod McLeod, left, and Clint Dahl. ground parking, a private eleinterior finishing. vator to your condo, balconies, access “We have 15 expressions of interto the amenities of the hotel includ- est,” McLeod said. “And this has ing room service, gym, spa and pool, been with very limited exposure to and a rooftop patio where owners the market.” can host barbecues and parties. He added it will take two or three Owners can choose plans from weeks before they are able to pre-sell a number of designs, then pick the the units, but advises people who

are interested to get in touch quickly. Dahl said he isn’t surprised the units, obviously catering to a higher-end client, are already so popular, confirming his original vision of a hotel/condo project. He said the demographics of the city have changed in the last five years and are continuing to do so. “We are very much more of a professional-type town,” he said, pointing out more positions are opening for health care professionals as well as in education, transportation, mining and oil and gas. The project will cost $40 million and pay over $22 million in construction wages for 50,000 person hours. It will stand 12 storeys high and

offer 35 condos for purchase for between $350,000 and $800,000. Condos will be between 1,195 and 2,374 square feet. The hotel will be 180,000 square feet and have 150 rooms as well as a 5,500 square foot conference and meeting space. It will offer an in-house restaurant, spa, gym and underground parking. When completed, the project will provide work for 115 people. Mcleod, who said he can’t yet name the hotel operator but hopes to do so within about a month, said the hotel will be a four or even five star venue. Tentatively, the project is set to be completed in November or December of 2013 and open shortly afterward once the staff is trained.

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The BCSPCA is a non-profit organization that depends on donation dollars. It receives no government funding. The change in the act will also require that a constable sit in on the hearing, which is estimated to take up about 60 days per year. Currently Prince George has two constables who investigate more than 300 cruelty calls a year. The BCSPCA expects other changes to the act, including providing the Minister of Agri-

culture with information, data and statistics relating to the enforcement of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, will mean more bureaucracy and fewer animals helped. The BCSPCA is asking people to support the society by requesting amendments to Bill 24 through their local MLAs. The content of that message can be found on the BCSPCA website at www.spca.bc.ca/ news-and-events/ news/help-us-speakout-against.html.

In Provincial Court in Prince George on Feb. 29: Justin L. Pierre was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 16 days in jail. Pierre was also found guilty of two more counts of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 30 days in jail.

In Provincial Court in Prince George on March 1: Brian W. Cooper was found guilty of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, sentenced to two years in jail and prohibited from driving for five years. Cooper was also found guilty of failing to stop a motor vehicle when ordered to do so, taking a motor vehicle without consent and operating

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When you take an animal into your home it generally becomes an important and beloved member of your household, but it can also be an expensive addition. Martha Wilson discovered that truth when she added Big Boy to her household, a cat that kept coming to her door in her VLA neighbourhood, sharing food with her two kitties. She said the house the cat was wandering from, thin to the point of emaciation with an abscess on its tail and infected ears, was a crack house with at least five pit bulls in residence, none of whom were particularly fond of the cat. Eventually the cat came into her house and Wilson started to treat the tail and other injuries. After a time, the cat became part of her household, mingling with her other animals, affectionately following her around, meowing and purring its content. She was gaining weight. Her tail looked good. She wasn’t near as scruffy Unfortunately, your financial as she had been. But her ears were situation is not infected. Wilson a defence.” -- Debbie openly admits to Goodine having a hard go of life, but now she’s on the right track, attending her church and taking classes at the Elizabeth Fry Society. Financially, though, things are strained. Her monthly government cheque barely covers the necessities of life. But she called a vet anyway. Though the total price of the treatment needed, $180, may not seem excessive to many, to Wilson it means giving up her grocery budget for a month. She tried to work out a payment plan with someone, but it just didn’t happen. So she called the SPCA, but that society is not in a position to help pay for vet fees. “The SPCA has set up a clinic that does low-income spay and neuter and affordable low-cost vaccines,” said Debbie Goodine, a special constable with the society. “It’s open to anybody. That’s all they do, unfortunately. It’s just that it’s a minimal clinic, and they have to keep their costs down.” Wilson was surprised, though, when, following her call, a constable showed up at her house and issued a ticket saying the cat had to be treated by April 21 or it could be seized. Goodine said though it’s a tough situation, the job of the SPCA is to protect the animal. Over the years she’s encountered many situations where the owner wants to do what is right, but just can’t afford to. “Unfortunately your financial situation is

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Burning bed leads to arson arrest A 21-year-old woman has been charged with arson following a fire on the 1400 block of Diefenbaker Drive just after 6 p.m. April 10. Cherri Kaitlyn Gunanoot is facing two arson charges following the incident. Sixteen firefighters from three halls responded to the blaze to find smoke coming

from the bedroom in one of the four units in the duplex. An interior attack knocked down the fire. Five people were home at the time of the fire and two occupants were examined on scene by B.C. Ambulance attendants and released. The estimated fire loss is $15,000.

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hursday was quite the banner day for Prince George. In the morning, TELUS announced that it will be investing $100 million in northern B.C. over then next three years, with about $60 million of that coming to Prince George. The funds will go towards extending the new 4G LTE network to Prince George as well as extending Optik TV to more Prince George homes. It will connect Cluculz Lake, Kitwanga, Hansard, Wet’suwet’en and Reid Lake to broadband Internet and extend wireless coverage along northern highways. This comes on top of the $11 million the company put into the city last year, which included a $3 million call centre. Then, yesterday afternoon, a group of investors headed up by Royal LePage’s Rod McLeod announced their intentions to build a $40 million dollar condo and hotel project downtown. The project will include 35 executive-style condos and a 150room hotel. The 12-storey tower will be located between the Prince George Public Library and the existing RCMP detachment, and include a vacant property along Patricia Boulevard. The project is expected to create over 50,000 person-hours of employment and generate over $22 million in wages during construction. The condo/hotel complex will create 115 permanent jobs and result in many new residents living in the downtown area. Between the two projects, that’s $140 million investment in the North, with $100 million of that occurring in Prince George. What was that sound? Could it be an economic boom rolling over the hills?

You - 67, your MP - 55

hile Finance Minister Jim Flaherty may have delivered a fatal blow to the Canadian penny, his budget made it abundantly clear that the Conservative government doesn’t give two cents about sharing the sacrifice it’s asking working Canadians to make. Thursday’s budget inflicted a knockout blow to the retirement hopes of many Canadians under the age of 54, raising the age at which Canadians can collect Old Age Security to 67 from 65, beginning in April 2023. While the Conservatives have hinted at the pending changes to OAS for several months, Thursday’s budget puts retirement at age 65 out of reach for most Canadians born after 1958. That is, unless you are a member of Parliament. While ordinary young Canadians must become accustomed to the notion of working until the grave, the Conservative government has preserved an MP pension plan fitting of the ruling elite. Flaherty hinted that “over time”, changes will be made to require MPs to make 50 per cent of the contributions to their pensions – something the vast majority of private-sector employees already do. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation estimates that MPs currently contribute about $1 to their pensions for every $23.30 supplied by taxpayers, once all the perks federal politicians receive are worked into the equation. And while the federal budget made vague reference to further “adjustments” to MP pensions, there was no mention of raising the eligibility age, which currently sits at 55. So while Canadians are being asked to wait until age 67 before they see the roughly $510 a month in average OAS benefits, the estimated $5,600 in monthly pension benefits awaiting Flaherty are there for the taking. The government’s priorities have never been more clear. - Pentiction Western News

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Do we really watch hockey?

helps a lot of people. Most of the information given We are all intelligent individuals. If that is so, out in these groups is truthful and helpful, but they why do we carry around so many opinions that are persist in also maintaining some dietary myths. One simply not factual? We are influenced by dearly held beliefs which are of the most common is that food consumed in the evening has a greater impact on weight gain than simply wrong. These cultural myths are held with food consumed earlier in the day. Not so, calories honesty and always have a solid logic behind them. They are learned from friends, families, schools, arti- are calories. The impact comes about from snacking and that gives an excess of calories compared to cles and speeches by learned individuals and other what ones particular body needs and the excess get sources. Some myths show an amazing resistance stored away as fat. to factual and credible information that proves they We take great pride in our society are wrong. being a cultural mosaic and so much We Canadians think of hockey as our better than the melting-pot society of national sport. It is the most watched our southern neighbours who try to sport with Canadians but when we take assimilate new cultures. The assumpa look at various studies of the game tion is the cultural mosaic approach there are some surprising conclusions. Onside makes for a less prejudicial society. We like the romantic image of kids playVictorBowman Research indicates that we tolerant ing pickup hockey on the local pond, but that image is gone, if it was ever true. Participa- Canadians are not that far behind our cousins in the south when it comes having prejudices about immition in hockey by Canadians is somewhere between grants from other cultures. We all know people who 10 per cent and 15 per cent. hold some very negative views about immigrant Thanks to television, it does stand out as the premier sports entertainment for many Canadians. But, from other cultures. We do better than many other parts of the world but we are not a pure minded as before we get too carried away, how many of us we would like to think. even watch hockey? Broaden your group and you We all have myths about many things around us. will find that the majority of Canadians don’t have They have been handed to us as facts by respected enough interest in the game to even bother watchindividuals and institutions. When evidence is ing. presented proving them wrong, we often are very If the hockey nuts are feeling a little insecure, take heart that the Government of Canada passed legisla- resistant to change. Rightly so as they have been the tion a number of years ago stating that hockey is our basis of parts of our lives. It is likely impossible for any of us to get rid of all national winter sport and lacrosse is our national the myths we may hold near and dear, but the next summer sport. time you are told something as a solid fact, check it If one is trying to control their weight, it is comout before sending it on to others. mon to join a diet group. It is a good system and Circulation Manager........................ Heather Trenaman Email: circulation@pgfreepress.com..............250-564-0504

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UNBC bus service fails test for finals

Editor: My son is currently finishing his first year of full-time undergraduate studies at UNBC. Since September, he has been using his U-Pass to ride the #17 and #18 buses back and forth to the university. When we first looked at the bus schedule prior to his first semester starting, we could see that these buses only ran while classes were in session. When he actually started taking the bus in September, we were dismayed to find that there is no bus service on #17 and #18 between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., leaving him stranded up at the university between those hours. We did look into alternate buses that do run all day; however, the scheduled times of arrival and departure of the two buses he would have to take in order to get even close to home did not match up, making this alternative impossible. In spite of this huge inconvenience, he continued taking the bus,

sometimes waiting for up to four hours at the university in order to catch a bus home. Now, university students are ready for their exams, which are written from April 10-25. Imagine his surprise when he brought up the BC Transit website to decide which bus to catch to write his first exam on April 10 only to find out that buses #17 and #18 are no longer running at all. Service on this route stops on the last day of regular classes, despite the fact that students still have to get to and from the university in order to write their exams. We have witnessed students standing at the bus stop in the morning, looking at their watches and looking down Fifth Avenue for a bus that will never show up. While I understand that perhaps ridership may be lower at certain times of the day or the year, could you not assign a smaller bus to these routes to ensure that all students

can get to and from classes and exams? Or even alter the schedule so that these buses run less often, while still providing transportation for these students? We have encouraged our son to ride the bus in order to “go green” and save on parking fees; however, this schedule makes it difficult throughout the school year and impossible during exam time. Prince George has been a city with a university for many years now and should be providing much better transportation services for all students. Deanna Larsen Prince George

Blanket Learning

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Stella George gets a helping hand from Ron Brent Elementary student Niko Basic as she explains the meaning of the elements of a button blanket. The talk was part of the school’s Aboriginal Awareness Week.

Facilities already in place for prisons

Editor: Taxpayers in B.C. need not panic as the Conservative government rams its crime bill through parliament. The province does not need to build a thousand new prisons. There are large empty buildings scattered all over the landscape available for housing all the new inmates. Most of them have large

washrooms and spacious exercise areas. Should rehabilitation be attempted, they have suitable facilities for that too. There might be some citizens upset with their locales, but the government can readily enact some new laws to take care of that. And family visitations that have become a concern lately would be ameliorated,

with the inmates often being within walking distance from home. These buildings are called unused schools. Removing their maintenance from local school boards might even free up some money to hire another teacher or two, once all the needed guards are hired, that is. Paul Wodchyc Prince George

Healthier communities being built through recreation

Our communities are becoming healthier and more fun places to live with some exciting investments from the Province’s Community Recreation Program. The Community Recreation Program, delivered by the Ministry of Community, Sport, and Cultural Development, was announced by Premier Christy Clark in SepPATBell tember 2011. Through this program, the Province funds up to 80 per cent of eligible costs for projects that improve the recreation infrastructure in communities across B.C. In total, $30 million in funding will go to 98 projects across the province. I am happy to announce that four deserving organizations in our region will receive Community Recreation grants.

Through each of these investments, we are promoting healthy communities and facilitating active lifestyles for people of all ages. By increasing the availability of community recreation spaces, and improving access and opportunities participate in physical MLA to activity, we are supporting Report communities that attract families and economic activity, and creating jobs. The Mackenzie Recreation Centre will receive $605,220 for arena upgrades, including new dressing rooms and upgrades to light fixtures. The grant is certainly well deserved, as the Centre recently hosted a fantastic Vancouver Canucks Alumni hockey game. The City of Prince George will receive

$400,000 for new public recreational facilities at Duchess Park, including a mini-bike park, children’s playground, and multi-purpose sport courts. The Regional District of Fraser Fort George will receive $287,760 to build a new activity centre for organized sports. This centre is much needed, as the current community facility houses only 20 people. The Otway Nordic Centre will receive $416,913 to help develop the centre in preparation for the 2015 Canada Winter Games. This will include the design and construction of a new biathlon range, penalty loop, wax testing area, and various upgrades to the stadium. Not only would the Centre not meet the requirements to host the Winter Games without this funding, but the new and upgraded

facilities will be used for many years by members of the community. In addition, the Community Recreation funding will allow us to align northern development with B.C.’s Northern Sport Strategy, which aims to maximize the impact of the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George and promote sport participation and physical activity in the northern region. The province recognizes that communities across B.C. have unique needs and challenges for developing community recreation infrastructure, and the Community Recreation Program helps them address these needs and challenges in a sustainable way. Whether the community is urban or rural, large or small, we want to make sure everyone can participate in healthy physical activity and recreation.

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Kick back and create an amazing Georgia O’Keeffe-inspired flower on a 17 by 17 inch prestretched canvas. Enjoy a mom’s night out. Snacks, refreshments and fun provided. Friday, April 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 4Cats Art Studio, 18-556 North Nechako Road. Visit www.4cats.com/ princegeorge or phone 250-564-2282.

Autism Walk

Hillary Lewis and Coutney Walsh will be hosting an autism awareness walk starting at Cottonwood Island Park at 11:30 a.m. on April 15, ending at Fort George Park with cake and treats. Play at park afterwards so parents can meet and greet. For information call Hillary at 250-613-7841.

Ramblers Meet

The Caledonia Ramblers are at Artspace on Friday, April 20 at 7 p.m. for their annual meeting and a slideshow detailing Carolyn Ibis’s bicycle journey from Prince George to Vancouver via Jasper. The Adventures of Squirrel and Bunny details her trip from volunteering as a sweep on the Tour de Jasper to riding a fully self-supported tour to Chilliwack with fellow rider Jim.

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His boyish grin gives him away. There’s no doubt even at first meeting that accomplished stage, TV and film actor Amitai Marmorstein, 26, can pass for and convincingly play a teenager. “It’s my youthful looks,” jokes Marmorstein, during a break from rehearsals for Brighton Beach Memoirs on Wednesday. The play by popular playwright Neil Simon is the last of the season for Theatre North West. Marmorstein plays 15-year old Eugene Jerome, Yankees fan and fledgling writer. The actor is not just well cast for the role, he’s in a play he’s loved for a very long time and also on stage in a town he says he’s always wanted an “excuse” to visit. “I first read the script for Brighton Beach Memoirs at 17 at theatre school, and I was blown away by it. I am a big fan of Neil Simon, especially when it comes to his comedic rhythms of dialogue. They stand the test of time, they are just so universal. You can’t help but laugh.” The play has its serious moments, he says. “I feel this play has a really good heart to it – it’s not entirely comedic. There are heartbreaking moments in the play and characters who have dilemmas they have to deal with. “I can relate to the story, and to my character, having come from a big Jewish family.” Marmorstein is the third of four children, so that helps him portray his character’s emotions as a younger brother trying to do his own thing in a crowded household in Brooklyn.

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Blanche (Linda A. Carson), Eugene (Amitai Marmorstein) and Laurie (Andrea Pearce) rehearse a scene Wednesday on the set of Theatre North West’s production of Brighton Beach Memoirs. He was even able to “time travel” backwards during a trip to Brooklyn. “I was actually writing a short bio for TNW from an apartment in Brooklyn before getting ready to go to a screening of Sunflower Hour at the Museum of Modern Art. That was pretty exciting.” The actor has a starring role in the indie- movie now making the rounds on the film festival circuit. While in Brooklyn, he also took on a tourist role as research for the part of Eugene who is also narrator in the play. “The day after the screening, my cousin and I went down to Brighton Beach where now almost all the signs are in Rus-

time to our little house on Brighton,” he says. Marmorstein is a graduate of Phoenix Theatre at University of Victoria. Credits include The Trespassers (Vancouver Playhouse,) You Are Very Star (Electric Company Theatre) and Legoland (Atomic Vaudeville.) He’s appeared in TV shows such as Fringe, Supernatural and Psych and the films Primary, Donovan’s Echo and 50/50. Brighton Beach Memoirs by playwright Neil Simon is set to run April 19 to May 6 at Theatre North West in Parkhill Centre. Directed by Ted Price. Tickets are available at Books and Company or by phone at 250-614-0039.

sian – and we got a real feel for it. Every neighbourhood has its own personality,” the actor said. “On every street there was something going on and it takes you back in time with fashions they wear and their way of life. Everything was different there, so I could imagine what life would have been like here 70 to 80 years ago.” The story is set in Brooklyn in 1937, so taking himself back in time was key to the actor’s ability to understand Eugene. The same time travel may happen to audience members as Neil Simon’s story unfolds on stage. “Come out and see the play and we can transport you back in

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The high-school prom should be one of the highlights of a grad’s year. For some, though, the expense of the dress or suit needed for the prom can be prohibitive. That’s where Project Prom steps in. The group has been taking donations of prom dresses, men’s suits, and accessories, and is now making them available to local students who need them. “There’s no application or anything needed,” says organizer Toni Carlton. “You just show up and look through the great selection we have here.” Project Prom is located in the Gathering Place at UNBC, and the rack is full of great-looking dresses, some men’s suits, and a variety of accessories. “This is the second year we’ve done this,” Carlton says. “This year we expanded to include menswear, and the response was pretty good.” While some of the donations came from individuals who went through their closets and realized they wouldn’t be wearing those clothes again, local businesses also helped out. The Gallery Bridal Boutique donated about 30 dresses and some accessories, while Image In White Wedding Gallery donated a number of dresses as well. “Most of the private donations were single dresses,” Carlton says. “People looked back a couple of years later,

“We’ve got a variety of sizes already, but we could still use sizes 16 and up.” Each visitor to the shop gets a thank-you card, as well as a suggestion to keep Project Prom in mind if they or a friend plan to donate attire in the

or maybe more, and decided they weren’t going to wear that dress again, so someone else should.” The shop is still taking donations, which can be dropped off at the Gathering Place or at Prince George Secondary.

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Last Thursday 20 students from the Horlings said she appreciated that University of Northern British Columbia UNBC would give this opportunity to were honoured for the research they students with so little experience. completed after receiving $1,500 grants â&#x20AC;&#x153;I asked, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t I too young?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and for research projects last September. they said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;No,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gives the The Undergraduate Research Experi- opportunity to all students and makes ence Awards are to strengthen research them more engaged.â&#x20AC;? collaboration between professors and Bill Owen, director for the Centre of their students. Teaching, Learning and Technology at Krista Voogd and Meghan Horlings are UNBC, said the awards were developed two students who received the award to give students who had little or no this year. research experience the opportunity to â&#x20AC;&#x153;This award has been important in receive some. providing me hands on research experience,â&#x20AC;? said Voogd, a thirdyear anthropology student. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love that UNBC is giving students these opportunities. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a whole different experience.â&#x20AC;? During Voogdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research she conducted interviews while on a field school to Ireland and the Isle of Man. While there, she studied the globalization, culture and the politics of identity. Horlings, a second-year hisN a t a l i e C A M E R O N / F re e P re s s tory student, examined old police Meghan Horlings (left) and Krista Voogd case records from England for her are two of 20 students who recieved $1,500 research. grants after developing research proposals â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really cool to be looking to work on the project with their profesat documents that havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been sor as part of the Undergraduate Research Experience Awards. examined before,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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Al Thorp in a skit Little Red Tractor runs through rehearsals on the Laugh Lines set Wednesday at Elder Citizens Recreation Centre. and jokes to the stage as well as some old favourite characters and routines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always have blond jokes (Reynolds is a blond). And thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some of our old favourite characters. As well, the Country Cuzzins will be entertaining and one of our featured songs is Baby Face which promises to bring belly laughs to

the audience.â&#x20AC;? The show will include 15 skits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one about a talking dog. Dry Gulch Ranch is about an actor who needs a good bull, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a take-off on the Millionaire Show. Other skits are The Perfect Husband, The Little Red Tractor, The Raise, Italian Grandpa and Science Fair. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have one called The Bare Facts where

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prepare for a few more laugh lines.â&#x20AC;? Elder Citizens Recreation Association (ECRA) Drama Club presents their show Laugh Lines, at 1692 Tenth Ave. Show times are on Friday, April 27, at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 28 at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10, children 12 and under $5.

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Her roots are in Prince George but author Lauren Reaville now lives, dreams and works in Whitehorse. “I’ve been writing since I was a child,” said Reaville. Her recognition as a writer came early. Now she has two books under her belt. “I won first prize at age 11 for my poetry at the fall fair and at age 16 had an article published in a girl’s magazine. Since then, I’ve published in The Beaver, Western People, Reader’s Digest and others.” Reaville grew up in Prince George. She majored in history. Now she is writing about history and also enjoyed her time living the life of a pioneer. “For some years I lived without running water, I had no electricity so used oil lamps and candles, a wood burning range for cooking and heating, melted snow for water and wood heat.” Writing books came after a lifetime of challenging jobs. She taught school

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PGSS grad and author Lauren Reaville’s two books, the first on her family history, the second, Timeless, set in the 1800s is about time travel. and piano, ranched with Texas longhorn cattle, horses, chickens and geese, drove farm equipment, airboat taxi service on the Yukon River over icebergs in break-up and freeze. She’s been employed in positions in tourism, at a museum and an environmental lab and also worked with children as camp counsellor. Her first book, Barefoot Through the Stubble, is a family history. “I made a trip to Saskatchewan to take pictures and gather data and records of the times during which my father lived there,” said

Reaville. “I also talked to some of his neighbours who were still living there, and these, along with my Dad’s memories – endorsed by his siblings – are found in the book.” Dennis Reaville was born in Saskatchewan in 1912. Barefoot is the story of his boyhood years from 1916 to 1925 from the First Nations trek on the Old Battleford Trail through school episodes, family, farm and community events, his experiences with cold winters and wolves and lean or prosperous years. “Although Barefoot

is about the life of my father, many can relate to their own prairie experiences and perhaps jog their early childhood memories. For the younger generation, these pre-television, pre-iPod events give a glimpse into a life where fun was one’s own invention and survival a priority.” Reaville’s second book, The Timeless Present, traces the time travel of 18-year-old Mary Barnett. Used to living in the big city in 2010, Mary is thrown back to 1869 to the small town of Cobb’s Landing. All her modern knowl-

Run for healthcare Sunday The seventh annual Run for Rural Medicine takes place on Sunday, April 15 and is hosted by the second-year class of the Northern Medical Program. Races are also held in Vancouver and Victoria, and next year Kelowna will be added. All funds raised stay in the north. In partnership with Stride and Glide Sports and the Prince George Road Runners, the NMP students organize a 1km/5km/10km walk and 5km/10km/21km run. The event is a chance for the medical students of Prince George to engage with the Prince George community, as well as raise funds through registration fees and clothing sales. In past years funds raised have been given to the Northern Medical Program’s rural fund, in order to help subsidize costs for the second-year medical students who all embark on a third-year four-week summer elective in a rural community in B.C. Last year, however, the class decided to begin fundraising for charity groups. In 2011 it supported the New Hope Society. This year it has decided to support the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation, specifically choosing the Senior Wellness Fund. The run starts at 9 a.m. Sunday, please arrive at

edge and skill are useless here. The author’s years of having lived without the modern conveniences of electricity and running water allowed her to relate to her protagonist’s plight. “I have drawn on my own experiences and knowledge for this novel.” Her psychology courses and work with children has also provided a solid basis in the creation of characters and scenes for the book. Lauren Reaville’s books Barefoot through the Stubble and The Timeless Present are both available through Dianne Reaville (250562-8323) or at The King’s Inn or Books and Company on Third Ave.

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Building on the success of this past season, the Prince George Spruce Kings will start building their 2012-13 roster this weekend. The Spruce Kings Spring Prospects Camp runs today through Sunday at the Coliseum, and with approximately 170 registered players, participation will be at an all-time high. The total can be attributed to the team’s on-ice success this past B.C. Hockey League campaign, as they had their best regular season in five years with 33 wins, 21 losses, two ties and four overtime defeats (33-21-2-4). Although they were swept by the Merritt Centennials in the best-of-seven Interior Conference semifinals, they made the playoffs for the first time since 2009 by finishing third in the eight-team division. “Good things happen when you have success and we had a good season this year, especially in the regular season,” Spruce Kings general manager Mike Hawes said. “People see that and now there’s a lot of kids that see Prince George and our organization as a destination of choice, if you will, so it definitely bodes well for us.” Players from all over western North America have travelled to Prince George for the camp. The BCHL is widely considered the best junior A league in Canada and, as a destination of choice for players trying to obtain NCAA Division 1 scholarships, it attracts an abundance of talent from the U.S. “The American-born players know that. They see that as a good route for them to achieve the goals that they set out for themselves, so the B.C. Hockey League is definitely a good venture for

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Standing in between the two provincial championshipwinning teams, Mayor Shari Green looks up at the BC Hockey banners as they’re raised inside Kin 1 on Tuesday evening. During the intermission of an Oldtimers game, members of the Midget Tier 1 Coast Inn of the North Cougars and the Western Industrial Contractors Cougars bantam girls were recognized for their accomplishments, part of a Kin 1 celebration event, as Tuesday was the last day of the Kin 1 ice surface. With the 2015 Canada Winter Games’ Kin Centre Enhancement Project getting underway after the Home Show from April 27 to 29, there will be no hockey at Kin 1 next season.

them as well,” Hawes said. Among the U.S. states, the Spruce Kings camp has attracted interest from Alaska, Washington and Colorado. Players from throughout B.C. and Alberta are registered. While players are travelling from all over, the Spruce Kings are the BCHL’s only entry north of Salmon Arm. They remain committed to giving northern B.C. players an opportunity to try out for a BCHL team close to home. “I would bet that at least a quarter of the camp is from northern B.C. probably,” Hawes said. Breaking it down by position, Hawes said they were looking at roughly 95 forwards, 50 defenceman and 25 goalies. For practice sessions, players will get divided into 10 teams. Out of that group, Spruce Kings staff will settle on a group of 42 players to participate in the Top Prospects Game, slated for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The majority of the players in the group of 42 will receive invites to the team’s main camp in August. The main camp typically involves between 40 and 50 hopefuls. “I anticipate our main camp being smaller than what we’ve done the last few years,” Hawes said. “Kind of running more practices and getting more structure, setting systems earlier than what we’ve done, using main camp for that.” Camp registration and team assignment is scheduled for today at 10 a.m., with the first on-ice session set for noon. All of the games at the Coliseum, including Sunday afternoon’s Top Prospects Game, are free to attend. “We encourage (Spruce Kings fans) to come out and see what the future looks like,” Hawes said.

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UNBC recognizes top athletes at awards banquet The UNBC athletics department has wrapped up another season. On Tuesday at the Bentley Centre on the university campus, the Northern Timberwolves celebrated their achievements in the 2011-12 campaign with the annual awards banquet. The men’s basketball team had cowinners for its Most Outstanding Player award, as fourth-year guards Sam Raphael and Francis Rowe shared the honour. Other Most Valuable Players for their respective teams were third-year guard Mercedes Van Koughnett (women’s basketball) and a pair of fifth-year soccer players in Scott DeBianchi (men) and Andrea Bertulli (women).

Individual award winners for each team were recognized. Men’s basketball winners were: Billy Cheng - Rookie of the Year; Raphael - Top Defensive Player; Joel Rybachuk - Most Inspirational Player; and Dennis Stark - Most Dedicated Player. In women’s basketball, the winners were: Danielle Steel - Rookie of the Year; and Sarah Robin and Jennifer Knibbs - Best Defensive Players. Men’s soccer winners were: Danny Dell - Top Scorer; Best Defensive Player - Liam MacPhail; and Amedee Ciamana - Coach’s Award. In women’s soccer, the winners were: Jordan Hall - Best Defensive Player; Cora Kelly - Top Scorer; and Tanya Grob -

Coach’s Award. Provincial and national award winners were also recognized. In men’s basketball, they were: Rowe - PacWest tournament MVP, PacWest second-team all-star and Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) award; Raphael - PacWest tournament all-star, PacWest second-team all-star, CCAA tournament second-team all-star and CCAA award; Jose Araujo - PacWest second-team all-star; and Cheng - PacWest all-rookie team. Winners in women’s basketball were: Jen Clyne - PacWest tournament all-star, PacWest first-team all-star, CCAA All-Canadian, CCAA award and CCAA Athlete

of the Month (February); Van Koughnett - PacWest tournament MVP and PacWest first-team all-star; and Kady Dandeneau - CCAA tournament second-team all-star. Head coach Loralyn Murdoch was named PacWest Coach of the Year. PacWest award winners in men’s soccer were: DeBianchi - first-team all-star; and Michael Norgren - second-team all-star. The 2011-12 CCAA campaign saw UNBC finish fifth nationally in men’s and women’s basketball, and fourth provincially in PacWest men’s soccer. For having the best improvement in aggregate points from last year compared to this year, UNBC was awarded the Founder’s Cup.

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“It’s certainly going to be something to look forward to. It’s sad to see this building go,” said longtime resident Grant Williams, among the players who suited up in Tuesday evening’s game. “There were an awful lot of memories here, especially for players and coaches in minor hockey over the last 40 years. But it’ll certainly be nice to come into dressing rooms that are state of the art and can fit the size of the teams today, so I’m looking forward to the new facility.” Williams’ memories of playing hockey at Kin 1 date back to 1972. He played senior hockey for the Prince George Mohawks, and was involved with the annual Toyota midget tournament. “There wasn’t an empty seat either to sit in or to stand, and that’s the way it was most every year that I came and watched that Toyota midget tournament.” Williams said his favourite memory of hockey in Kin 1 was guiding the 2007-08 Cariboo Cougars. The team captured the BC Hockey Major Midget League provincial banner before losing in the 2008 Pacific Regional Championship to the Calgary Buffaloes. “But when you get to my age it’s nice to be able to remember back in ‘72,” Williams

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Forwards #7 (pick 1) __ Burrows, A (VAN) : 0.62 __ Radulov, A (NAS) : 1.00 __ Richards, B (NYR) : 0.82 __ Weiss, S (FLA) : 0.73 __ Vanek, T (BUF) : 0.77

Forwards #8 (pick 1) __ Fisher, M (NAS) : 0.71 __ Michalek, M (OTT) : 0.81 __ Neal, J (PIT) : 1.01 __ Perron, D (STL) : 0.74 __ Williams, J (LA) : 0.69

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Forwards #11 (pick 1) __ Briere, D (PHI) : 0.73 __ Ennis, T (BUF) : 0.71 __ Franzen, J (DET) : 0.73 __ Henrique, A (NJ) : 0.72 __ Ribeiro, M (DAL) : 0.88

Forwards #12 (pick 1) __ Legwand, D (NAS) : 0.72 __ Peverley, R (BOS) : 0.72 __ Richards, M (LA) : 0.58 __ Roy, D (BUF) : 0.53 __ Sedin, D (VAN) : 0.96

Forwards #13 (pick 1) __ Foligno, N (OTT) : 0.58 __ Kunitz, C (PIT) : 0.71 __ Oshie, T (STL) : 0.68 __ Ryder, M (DAL) : 0.78 __ Stepan, D (NYR) : 0.65

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Goalies #19 (pick 1) __ Bryzgalov, I (PHI) : 0.81 __ Elliott, B (STL) : 1.14 __ Howard, J (DET) : 0.87 __ Lehtonen, K (DAL) : 0.75 __ Thomas, T (BOS) : 0.78

Goalies #20 (pick 1) __ Anderson, C (OTT) : 0.70 __ Crawford, C (CHI) : 0.53 __ Fleury, M (PIT) : 0.75 __ Lundqvist, H (NYR) : 0.93 __ Niemi, A (SJ) : 0.68

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Prince Rupert Paving and General Contracting Company require a Superintendent for its local and surrounding area operations. Adventure Paving is seeking an individual to oversee the following duties. • • • •

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