April 20, 2012 by Prince George Free Press

TOURISM: Highway 16/97 centre set to close A3 Friday, April 20, 2012 Croatian conductor coming to the PGSO A15

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One of the highlights of Monday’s Johnny Reid concert at CN Centre – the country rock superstar invites a youngster on stage to sing (and clap) along with band members. The sold-out concert attracted 4,500 fans.

City legal threat irks taxpayer DeLynda Pilon

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A city resident involved in a case pending with the City of Prince George went public with his concerns after he filed a complaint against senior management at the city, resulting in a threat of legal action against him. Laurie MacIntosh says the city is at fault for a blocked culvert that caused flooding on his property and damaged his home, and he wants them to pay for the repairs. His complaint spurred an investigation by the city, which concluded the city was not the cause of the problem. During the municipal election, MacIntosh set up a website, challenging contenders for mayor and council positions to look at the evidence he’d amassed and state how they would deal with the issue. The problem remained unresolved, and with a court case pending in July, he wanted to gather documentation from the city regarding the issue, but says he met with strong resistance. “During the election I was going through the process of gathering documents for the legal proceedings. The city would not give them to me,” he said. In particular, he wanted a copy of everything pertaining to the investigation they conducted into his complaint.

Frustrated over what he felt was stone-walling on the city’s part, MacIntosh sent a four-page cover letter along with a 41-page document to the mayor’s office, complaining about the way administration handled the issue. In return, he got a letter from another lawyer, this one out of Vancouver. The letter, he said, distorted every action he’d taken. MacIntosh sent a letter back, debunking the information within the letter he received. “They said ‘our position hasn’t changed’. They said if you go public with this, we’ll sue you,” he said. “That’s when I knew it wasn’t about whether or not I was right or wrong. They know I can’t compete with a whole bunch more legal action.” MacIntosh pointed out the lawyer from Vancouver is the third who has been involved in the process by the city. The first is the city lawyer and the second will deal with the upcoming litigation. MacIntosh contacted the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, who responded the same day, asking for copies of the complaint and subsequent correspondence. Two weeks later they called him and said they were deeply concerned about the situation. “They said they were deeply concerned about silencing complaints, particularly a government.”

Doing so, he was told, is very unusual, except in extreme circumstances. “I don’t think my complaint about how the city handled documents was extreme,” he said. “Not giving investigation results in a timely fashion is not open or honest, and it deprives citizens of the right to see the information.” Robert Holmes, president of the BCCLA, responded with a letter to the Vancouver counsel involved. “The BC Civil Liberties Association is deeply concerned by the strategic use of the threat of defamation lawsuits by government against their citizens.” He went on to say “such lawsuits are tantamount to an attack on a person’s fundamental well being.” Holmes’s letter also provided numerous examples of case law demonstrating the limited capacity to which a government has to bring defamation action against citizens. To date, the city has not responded to the letter. “In my opinion it was a scare tactic. Maybe I’m wrong about that and maybe they will come after me with legal action,” he said. “But should I cower in a corner and hide from these guys? Is that what you do in a free and democratic society?” By press time, the city did not respond to the Free Press for comment on the issue.

When a press release said all four suspects involved in a kidnapping, reported to police on April 15, were known to police, they weren’t exaggerating, especially about one of them. Two of the four men, Michael Andrew Joseph Fitzgerald, 32, and Craig Anthony Niedermayer, 35, the first arrested at the Ferndale area residence where the victim was held, the other the next day, have been charged with kidnapping along with two brothers, Francois, 24, (also known as Frankie) and Dillan Meerholz, 22, who remained at large until they turned themselves in at the RCMP station at 11:30 p.m. April 17. As the investigation continues, more charges are anticipated. The South African-born elder Meerholz brother was out on bail in Prince George early last year when he was arrested by the Canada Border Services Agency on an outstanding deportation order. Frankie and Dillan immigrated to Canada in 1999 when Frankie was 12. Slated to live with relatives, Frankie wound up in the foster care system. In November of 2008, after amassing a variety of criminal convictions, he was ordered deported, but the federal government stayed the conviction for 18 months, giving the young man a second chance, with conditions, one of which included keeping clean of any more brushes with the law. The opportunity was squandered when Meerholz garnered more convictions, and the deportation order was reinstated. According to police, Meerholz was a member of the Game Tight Soldiers and wore the first piece of a three-part patch Renegade initiates must earn. Dillan also has a record, including assault, and has been linked with the Game Tight Soldiers, say police. Cpl. Craig Douglass, Prince George RCMP media liaison, said he can’t really say if either Meerholz brother is still linked with these gangs. “But he (Frankie) is associated with organized crime. This incident was drug-related and certainly criminal in nature,” he said. A search of the Ferndale property where the victim was held turned up a small grow op as well as stolen property. In a press release, police say the offences are drug-related and targeted. The adult male victim, who police believe was held for several days, was taken by ambulance to the hospital to be treated for serious but non-life threatening injuries.

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Mr. PG losing home, could be on the move Delynda pilon

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The visitor centre at the intersection of Highways 97 and 16 will close, however Mr. PG is welcome to stay, or he may be relocated, with one possible spot being near the population sign on the same corner. Aidan Kelly, CEO of Tourism Prince George, spoke at Monday’s city council meeting, informing council that, for many reasons, their recommendation is to close the Highway 97/16 visitor centre and focus on the one on First Avnue, while adding some outreach programs. Besides being dilapidated, the Highway 97/16 location is seasonal with limited accessibility despite being located at a major intersection. The land is privately owned and there is no long-term lease in place. In 2011 there was a four per cent decrease in visitors at that centre compared to a 13 per cent increase in visitors at the First Avenue location. That location is also wheelchair accessible, has a welcoming interior and runs year round. Running both locations is expensive and depletes resources.

Instead Kelly would like to see the organization run one facility very well, at least for the time being. “Then you have one physical centre you run at a very high level,” he said, “and this plan allows flexibility to provide for new opportunities for what comes along. We will provide a better level of service with the funds we have.” Coun. Garth Frizzell said the Highway 97/16 location is a historical icon to many people, including his wife. “My gut doesn’t want to pull the curtain on history, but times are changing,” he said. Coun. Cameron Stolz said he was concerned about relocating Mr. PG. Kelly said Mr. PG will be preserved, with a fresh coat of paint and perhaps an upgrade, and he might be moved. “He will always have a home where he is, as long as we want,” Kelly said, adding the land owner made that offer. “We are considering options.” Mayor Shari Green agreed that Mr. PG is an icon, and that the Highway 97/16 location has historic value, but the current facility is in bad shape. “Mr. PG is an icon, but the location is not in good shape. It is a dreadful little spot. It

needs to go or be fixed,” she said, adding that right now the facility sits on a piece of land the cit does not own. “Things might be different down the road, but I think

you’ve clearly outlined the best solution for now.” City staff and tourism staff will begin discussions on the best way to proceed.

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Carol Demers stars in The Travel Agent. The ECRA actor was in reheasals Monday for the seniors’ drama club upcoming show Laugh Lines which runs April 27, 28 and 29.

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Langley company gets Kin 1 deal Delynda pilon newsroom@pgfreepress.com

The tender for the Kin 1 facility enhancement project has been awarded to Yellowhead Construction, out of Langley, for $13,118,750, shav-

ing about $400,000 off the projected price of the complete project. The proposed budget for the project, $16.5 million, includes many soft costs besides the work tendered out to Yellowhead Construction. However, Mayor Shari Green

pointed out the city would still be saving several hundred thousand thanks to the lower than expected bid. “This is a good-news story,” Coun. Dave Wilbur said. Work is expected to begin on Kin 1 in May.

tions and downloading electronic systems in the vehicles. Neighborhood enquiries were conducted in the area of the collision to determine if there were any other witnesses to the crash. Two of the occupants of the 2008 Honda Civic have now been released from the hospital. The third occupant remains in the hospital in stable condition with internal injuries. Everyone in the Honda is expected to recover from

the injuries sustained. The operator of the police vehicle, a fully marked Chevrolet Suburban, was examined and released from the hospital as well. He sustained minor head and whiplash injuries in the crash. He is currently off-shift. The police vehicle was not travelling with its emergency lights and siren operating. The police officer was responding to a call, but it did not require an emergency response.

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Dr. Charles Jago was chosen by Education Minister George Abbott to mediate the teacher’s dispute, not as an arbitrator, an important distinction according to the minister, who was in Prince George Friday, along with the premier and several other cabinet ministers. “The goal is to bring together two parties who have been locked in a dispute for over a year now,” the minister, who was touring Duchess Park School before heading off to meetings with the school board, the

Prince George District Teachers’ Association and parent advisory committees, said. During that year, he said, 1,109 issues were raised, and only four minor ones were resolved. He added he’s known Jago a long time, and pointed out through Jago’s hard work the University of Northern British Columbia has become a world-class institution. “He has a thoughtful, constructive and respectful nature,” he said. “I believe he can draw the parties together. It’s a shame the BCTF so readily dismissed the skills Jago could bring to the table.”

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disappointing. I do hope the parties will get down to business here, hopefully within a week or so.” However, he added, they cannot be forced to negotiate. “I’m not sure they can be forced back to the table. We can only encourage them to come together.” At the time he was awaiting Monday’s labour relations board meeting. One item not discussed at the labour board meeting was Jago’s appointment Though the B.C. Teacher ’s Federation asked the labour board to rule on a request to have Jago removed as mediator, president Susan Lambert said the board responded saying it can’t make that decision. Only the courts can remove him as the mediator. Instead the focus has become report cards. Teachers contend, since they were on strike, they should be paid overtime to fill report cards out now. The opposition contends that a surgery missed during a health care worker strike would still be performed when the employees returned to work. Abbott said the deputy minister of education sent the

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Labour challenge made Students need to be getting needed skills Delynda pilon newsroom@pgfreepress.com

University presidents were challenged to train students to fill the need for skilled labour in the north during a lunch at the University of Northern British Columbia Wednesday. It was the first time university presidents met in Prince George in over a decade. Janine North, CEO of Northern Development Initiative Trust, made it clear there is not only a looming skilled labour shortage but a growing need for employees to support all the infrastructure that will be required as towns and cities with billions of dollars of investment pouring in grow. Besides skilled labourers, northern communities will need everything from engineers to foresters and health care professionals. “The north is on the move,” she said, adding the north is experiencing unprecedented levels of investment in several industries. She said what attendees at the lunch, particularly the presidents of the University of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University, Royal Roads University, Thompson Rivers University and UNBC, have in common is access to the largest pool of creative young people and their minds. She added it’s important universities offer training that will lead to solid employment following graduation. “Your mission is to match resources and training opportunities with vibrant energetic youth. Are you doing that, or are you creating a human pipeline to nowhere?” she asked.

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Presidents from B.C. universities met for the first time in over a decade in Prince George Wednesday. “Rural B.C. powers our provincial economy,” she pointed out. Yet fewer than 100 grads per year head north for employment from all the southernbased universities combined. North mentioned a student from a southern university who recently trained at a field school in Costa Rica, then asked why similar opportunities couldn’t exist in the north, in communities like Kitimat, a community experiencing a boom, or Burns Lake, one transitioning past a bust, so southern students could experience relevant situations as well as northern culture. A lack of services in the north, for example the fact there are 350 patients per dentist in Vancouver compared to 3,500 in northeast B.C., provides a real opportunity for someone to set up a prosperous practice. In turn, it gives those coming north more access to service. Services are needed for employee retention, otherwise communities could face a fly-in fly-out work force which contributes little

or nothing to the local economy. Though universities have become much more student centred, they have a ways to go when it comes to being employee and skill centred, she said. However, with all the economic challenges of running a university, she said if graduates line-up skill-wise with provincial needs, there may be some economic relief.

Professor Stephen Toope, UBC president, said one area the universities can move forward with rather quickly is setting up northern field camps. “One of the exciting things is the seamless relationship we have with UNBC. It tells me what’s possible,” he said, adding the placement of interns for work experience in northern communities is possible.

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Another war in the woods?

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n the Prince George Timber Supply Area, the pre-beetle allowable annual cut was 9.3 million cubic metres. The current AAC is 12.5 million cubic metres and the mid-term timber supply projection is 6.4 million cubic metres per year. It is possible to increase mid-term timber supply to 9.2 million cubic metres per year by removing the Prince George old growth order. This increase is projected to maintain 1,915 more direct, indirect and induced person years of employment (potentially limit the decline from 13,371 pre-epidemic total jobs to 8,763 total jobs instead of 6,848). Alternatively, it is possible to increase mid-term timber supply to 8.9 million cubic metres per year without affecting the Prince George old growth order if licensees are able to harvest stands where the minimum volume is 140 m3/ha and access the entire timber harvest land base.” So states the confidential Mid-Term Timber Supply Report presented to the minister of forests in February. While dire in its predictions for the timber supply for the Prince George area, and the rest of the Interior, these predictions really aren’t anything new. When the mountain pine beetle epidemic was raging, cut levels were elevated throughout the Interior in order to salvage as much wood as possible before it became un-merchantable. Everyone knew that at some point, the cut levels would have to come back down. In addition, a report was published about six years ago that suggested cut levels would have to come down to below pre-beetle infestation levels once the beetle-killed wood could not longer be harvested. The report issued in February suggests that we’ve got five more years in the Prince George area, but only 18 months in Quesnel. The question then, is what really have we done to prepare ourselves for the reduction in cut levels? Not much, it seems. It appears that local politicians are now scrambling to try to keep cut levels elevated. On the block are old growth forests (the ancient forest east of Prince George?), viewscapes, and anything else that can be cut to help keep cut levels elevated. And, it appears the volume-based versus area-based tenures debate will re-surface. “The analysis indicated that without mitigation, timber supply would decline by 67 per cent in the Lakes TSA, 51 per cent in Quesnel TSA, 32 per cent in Prince George TSA and 32 per cent in Williams Lake TSA compared to pre-beetle timber supply levels. Regionally (all TSAs combined) these reductions would lead to a timber supply that could support about 53 per cent less employment in the area than pre-beetle,” states the report. The report also outlines several ways in which government can involve communities in a dialogue about what is happening. We’ve known for a decade that this was going to happen, dialogue should have begun long before now. Government’s inaction is likely ignite another War in the Woods … and that won’t help anyone.

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This ain’t ol’ time hockey

have a fear of being caught or hurt? Perhaps that is There are occasions where I am ashamed to be a exactly what they are, not fans of the game, but fans Canadian. The shenanigans of parliament down to of might is right and brutality is fine. the crazy decisions of local politicians, I can handle. It is frightening when one sees the same behavMy shame comes from being a hockey fan. I love iour in minor hockey players. Worse is the attitude the game; it is fast and calls for the applications of of some of the parents of those minor hockey playskills of skates and stick that no other game can ers cheer on the brutality rather than the skill and rival. It is a fast and exciting game, which embodies effort of those young players. Is the NHL style of individual and team skills along with a bit of luck. hockey the kind of example we wish to set for our The unnecessary brutal actions of many players youth? has diminished the game. This season, particularly In the name of entertainment, much of the brutal in the playoff games, is the season of the goons. The play is allowed and encouraged by injuries sustained by many of the playowners, officials and others who benefit ers are shameful. from those spectacles. They should be Granted, NHL hockey is more enterashamed of themselves and the views tainment than sport, but are there that they perpetuate. many individuals who support the If the NHL does not have enough efforts to maim players on the opposite Onside courage to take the situation in hand team just to improve their chance of VictorBowman and resolve the violence in hockey, than their team winning? Perhaps we give it is perhaps time the civil authorities too much credit to those who pay the big bucks to attend NHL games. Many of them greet begin to lay criminal charges against the aggressors on the ice. A bit of time spent in jail may just make the frequent moments of mayhem with loud cheersome of the players who deliberately assault other ing. players think a little bit before they go out and comPerhaps those who cheer the nasty hits and the mit acts against other that would not be tolerated in fighting are expressing some savage release of their a barroom brawl. frustration with their own feelings of inadequacy. It is sad to see highly skilled players like Crosby Brutal hits and fighting do not take that many skills. and the Sedins attacked by predators on the opposPerhaps the fans of the hockey goons’ antics are ing team. If that kind of performance is of required to venting their frustrations of a life of little accomBe a part your community Be a part of your win the Cup, then the cup is worth no more than a www plishment a firm cowardliness. Small or inadBe and ﬁrst to add to the story read Be ﬁrst to add to the story or community read paper. rusty, dented chunk of scrap metal. equate what feelingyour individuals who identify withBe the a Comment online. neighbour thinks. what your neighbour thinks. Be a My television screen will remain blank during voices big strong goons in their fantasies, theypaper. definitely part of your community part of your community paper. the rest of the playoffs until the games become a appear to have a low appreciation of the skills of the Comment online. Comment online. there’s more true contest of skills. Women’s hockey is a delight better players. to watch, it is still a game, which is decided by skill Perhaps the veneer of civilized behaviour that and athletic ability. If the NHL continues the current respects others is very thin. The raging ices bully is voices trend, we may as well bring back the gladiators who just below the surface. Are vo these individuals who voices to the death in the Roman arenas. there’s more online » believethere’s that if they weremore allowed, they would make online » fought there’s more online » others amongst them do their bidding? They can call it whatever they like but it is no lonAre they the pgfreepress.com ger the sport of hockey. did not www.vicnews.com ones who would beat up on others if they www.vicnews.com

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Canadian subs weren’t the best buy

Editor, Pssst… Wanna few subs? No, not the ones you eat, silly. I’s talkin’ to you about the big ‘uns, the ones that go under the water… We Canadians proudly bought – well, actually the Harper Government got suckered into buying – four used submarines from the Brits. Now, it ain’t just like buyin’ a used car, ya know. No tires to kick, for one thing. And no CarFacts to get the history either. Well, them Brits tossed us four good

‘uns. Since we bought ‘em, they ain’t put to sea or fired a torpedo. Opps! Late breakin’ stuff here! One of ‘em actually set sail and dun its sea trials last week After a few more million spend, but hey! It worked! They ain’t done that b’fore cause they ain’ t been able to leave the dock. How the Brits got ‘em over here is a mystery… We bought these bargains for $750 million back in 1998. They musta seen us cumin’. They can’t fire the torpedoes we have

and we didn’t buy the torpedoes they can fire. They can’t go under the ice – in fact, they rarely can even leave the dock. But heck, don’t they look purdy jes sittin’ at the edge of the bay? Kinda makes you feel all happy inside, known’ that we is protected and all by these fierce critters … Turns out the Brits had them mothballed for quite some time as they dint work too well when they was first put into the big bathtub. That’s kinda why we got

‘em for such a good price. Now, add the F-35 boondoogle and you have what Peter McKay calls the Defence Departm’nt. Good thing we ain’t plannin’ on goin’ to war anytime real

soon. But it ain’t all bad. I’m told by one of my salty friends that on the surface these subs are tigers. Let one of ‘em get close and the subs can ram any

pirate vessel in any damn waters. It’s only when they go underwater that the sub either catch fire or sink… Willow Arune Prince George

Volunteers crucial to Canadian Cancer Society

Editor: This week is National Volunteer Week in Canada, with the theme of: Passion. Action. Impact. It is a fitting description and tribute for volunteers across the country. Volunteers have Passion for the missions and values of charitable causes in our communities, take Action to ensure the success of these causes, and have an immeasurable Impact on our peers and on those facing cancer. The Canadian Cancer Society is one of many charitable organizations that benefit from the gifts of time and expertise provided by volunteers. Whether you are

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this review, because the land use plans they were playing with were highly contentious compromise deals that people are still vested in. I warned that if word got out that the government was only talking to timber interests about logging areas reserved for other values, many people would say “no” to these plans before we had a chance to have an informed discussion about what the government’s assessment uncovered. Bad process always leads to bad outcomes. In this case, the government’s mishandling of the midterm timber supply review is leading to an unwanted and unnecessary fight between timber and non-timber interests at a time when we can least afford a polarizing debate.

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About a year ago, I caught wind of a government initiative examining what incremental timber supply might be made available if land use restrictions in mountain pine beetle impacted Timber Supply Areas were relaxed or lifted. The only sector the government was engaging in this assessment was the major license holders; in effect, the companies that would seem to have the most to gain from any increase in timber availability. I met with the Minister of Forests and the Chief Forester at the time and urged them to be careful how they went about

Groups and individuals have already written to the Minister saying they won’t support any logging in forest reserves before we’ve had a public conversation. Over the past few months, I’ve been urging the Minister to get the report that came out of the government’s midterm timber supply review into the public domain as soon as possible. This week I had to bring those private urgings into the public sphere through Question Period, and I did not get a satisfactory answer. The government must quickly engage us all in an informed discussion about our future timber supply. Based on conversations I’ve had over

the last two weeks, I’m convinced we don’t have a lot of time to plan for as painless a transition as possible. If there is any possibility we can achieve forest management objectives, protect nontimber values, respect First Nations rights and title, and increase the timber supply in our area without compromising the resiliency and adaptability of our forests, then we need to know what that might look like now and have a public discussion about the long- and short-term consequences of any course of action we might take. The government’s unpublished midterm timber supply report is available on my website, www.bobsimpsonmla. ca.

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“After talking with the Peer Support Worker I’m closer to accepting my disease” “I just wanted to say a huge thanks for the information you sent me. It’s not easy living with a spinal cord injury. You’re the ﬁrst person who truly understood what I needed and actually knew how to get it. I’d deﬁnitely be lost without the help of the InfoLine.”

$976,547.23 is the 2011 United Way of Northern BC Campaign Achievement To-Date* The campaign achievement to-date is the result of investments made by individuals, organizations and labour groups from across northern BC; participating communities include: NORTH CENTRAL: Burns Lake, Fraser Lake, Fort St. James, Vanderhoof, Prince George, Quesnel, Mackenzie, McBride and Valemount; NORTH WEST: Smithers, Hazelton, Houston, Kitimat, Terrace, Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii; NORTH EAST: Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Chetwynd and Tumbler Ridge. * This total reﬂects the approximate, anticipated achievement for the 2011 United Way of Northern BC Campaign. United Way’s year end is June 30th; after this time audited ﬁnancial statements will be available.

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The following partners received awards for their efforts during the 2011 campaign: COMMUNITY BUILDER AWARD • Canadian Forest Products Ltd. – Central Administration Center, Chetwynd, Corporate Office, Houston, Isle Pierre, Prince George Sawmill, Plateau, Polar, Taylor Pulp and Quesnel • Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership – Intercontinental Pulp Mill, Northwood Pulp Mill and Prince George Pulp & Paper Mill • Devon Canada – Fort St. John • Shell Canada – Fort St. John • Spectra Energy – Fort St. John COLLABORATION FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT • Acklands-Grainger – Fort St. John • Devon Canada – Fort St. John • Omineca Beetle Action Coalition • RBC Financial Group – Terrace • Shell Canada – Fort St. John • Spectra Energy – Fort St. John • Spectra Energy – Dawson Creek • The Keg Spirit Foundation • The Keg Steakhouse & Bar – Prince George MAXIMUM POSSIBLE IMPACT • Astral Media Radio – Dawson Creek • Astral Media Radio – Fort St John • BC Assessment Authority – Prince George • BCAA – Prince George • BMO Financial Group – Prince Rupert • CAT The Rental Store – Fort St John • Canada Post – Hixon • Canada Post – Longworth • Canfor – Chetwynd • Cat The Rental Store – Dawson Creek • Cat The Rental Store – Fort Nelson • Cat The Rental Store – Prince George • CIBC – Chetwynd • CIBC – Dawson Creek • CIBC – Downtown Prince George • CIBC – Fort St. John • CIBC – Pine Centre • CIBC – Prince Rupert • CIBC – Quesnel • CIBC – Spruceland • CIBC – Vanderhoof • CitiFinancial – Prince George • College of New Caledonia – Fraser Lake • College of New Caledonia – Nechako Campus • Corix Infrastructure Inc – Prince George • Crisis Prevention, Intervention & Information Centre of Northern BC • Devon Canada – Fort St John • Enterprise Rent-A-Car – Fort St John • Enterprise Rent-A-Car – Prince George • Finning – Fort Nelson • FMC of Canada Ltd. – Prince George

• HSBC Bank – Prince George • Hub City Motors & Equipment Ltd. – Prince George • ICBC – Dawson Creek • ICBC – Fort St John • ICBC – Terrace • Integris Credit Union – Quesnel • Integris Credit Union – Vanderhoof • Jim Pattison Broadcast Group – Prince George • London Drugs – Prince George • Penn West Petroleum Ltd. – Fort St. John • RBC Financial Group – Prince George, BC North Business Banking • RBC Financial Group – Prince George, College Heights • RBC Financial Group – Houston • RBC Financial Group – Mackenzie Centre Mall • RBC Financial Group – Kitimat • RBC Financial Group – Prince Rupert • RBC Financial Group – Vanderhoof • Royal Canadian Mounted Police – Prince Rupert • Royal Canadian Mounted Police – Terrace • S.O.S. Society • SNC Lavalin Environmental – Fort St John • SNC Lavalin Environmental – Prince George • School District #57 • Scotiabank – Prince George, College Heights • Scotiabank – Fort St John • Scotiabank – Prince George, Hart Shopping Centre • Scotiabank – Mackenzie • Scotiabank – Prince George CBC & Main • Scotiabank – Prince George, Spruceland Shopping Centre • Service Canada – Prince Rupert • Shell Canada – Fort St John • Spectra Energy – Fort Nelson • TD Canada Trust – Chetwynd • TD Canada Trust – Dawson Creek • TD Canada Trust – Fort St John • TD Canada Trust – Prince George, Massey Dr • TD Canada Trust – Prince Rupert • TD Canada Trust – Quesnel • TD Canada Trust – Terrace • TD Canada Trust – Prince George, Victoria St • Timken – Prince George • University of Northern BC – Quesnel Campus

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Serious Moonlight Productions is looking for two actors to play in their production of This is a Play by Daniel McIvor. One is an older female (45 plus) who may have to play a little older, the other is a woman in her twenties who may have to play a little younger. Rehearsals start in May. For more information phone Bas at 250-961-0615.

Laugh Lines

Elder Citizens Recreation Association (ECRA) drama club is presenting Laugh Lines on Friday, April 27 at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 28 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, April 29 at 2 p.m. ECRA is located at 1692 10th Ave. Phone 250561-0381 for information. Tickets $10 adults, $5 children 12 and under.

Open House

CNC’s Fine Arts and web design programs will have an open house Friday, April 27. Prospective students will spend 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. alternating between the fine arts studio and new media and communications design computer lab. Supplies will be provided. Only 20 spots available. Students must RSVP by April 25 to Shannon Rodrigues at 250-561-5813 or e-mail rodriguess@cnc.bc.ca.

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Johnny Reid is like the Pied Piper of Hamelin. The crowd follows his every move. His every wish is their command. When he asks 4,500 fans at CN Centre Monday night to sing – loud – the lyrics to his songs, they do. Clap their hands, wave their arms, point fingers to the rafters in a frenzied rendition of Let’s Go Higher, you got it. He’s a real hard act to follow when he’s on the move. And he’s got all the moves – along with sex appeal and charisma that drives fans wild. On stage, Reid is a pacing panther with endless energy and stamina. Not surprising for a former athlete and kicker on a varsity football team. But for me, dodging a video cameraman and snaking cables while racing after Reid as he sprints across the stage and races down the catwalk with his mike, it was a big challenge – and good workout – to get a good photo. Next time I’ll wear running shoes. Reid, 37, is at the top of his game as Canadian platinum country rock recording artist, awardwinning singer and songwriter. His live show is an amazing extravaganza of lavish lights, backdrops and pyrotechnics. He has a 12-piece band of top talent musicians, a new brass section – and keyboard artist and violist who can knock your socks off. Highlights? For me, Reid appearing out of the darkness on a stage at the sound board (across from the main stage) to sing a beautiful rendition of his 2010 CCMA triumph, Dance With Me. As he sings, from the heart, without his band, a giant mirror ball suspended from the ceiling

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Country crooner Johnny Reid sings to a sold-out crowd at the CN Centre Monday. throws mini lights all around the room. Magical. He followed that with his hit, Thank You. “We weren’t going to do this one,” he said as the spotlight fell on his keyboard artist. “But a beautiful lady I met backstage wants me to sing it for her husband. So here it is.” Monday’s song list included fan favourites A Woman Like You, Today, I’m Gonna Try and Change the World, You Have My Heart At Home and Fire It Up (complete with sensational ‘fire’ special effects). He totally revved up the crowd with his 2012 Juno-nominated Let’s Go Higher and aced a duet with opener Carolyn Dawn Johnson.

Born in Scotland, Reid has a very charming accent and he likes to joke and chat with the crowd. Mid song, he waves to someone in the crowd, leans over to shake hands, says hello and signs autographs. In one sweet gesture, he brought two youngsters onstage with his back-up singers while he ventured out onto the floor and into the crowd, his bodyguard close at hand. He tells jokes. Asked by a new band member, “Where’s Prince George?” Reid said he replied: “The place where they have the best Tim Horton’s in Canada.” For a Monday night, this was a great crowd, he told us – then incorporated the sentiment into

a song. I’ve been to two Johnny Reid concerts in the past and this one tops them all. And you know, there’s no one in the country rock world that can get away with wearing red pants, white loafers and white dinner jacket – except Johnny Reid. He pulls it off with class. Reminiscent of 50s classic crooner Pat Boone and, more recently, sexy movie star Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard, Reid has a voice and style all his own. Flashing his trademark grin, Reid told us now they’ve (new band members) played Prince George, they’ll want to come back. Thank You, Johnny. Please make that sooner than later.

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Vaupotich takes PGSO down Silk Road Croatian conductor Miran Vaupotich will lead the Prince George Symphony Orchestra (PGSO) in a celebration of the music of The Silk Road on April 21 at Vanier Hall. Vaupotich is principal guest conductor of the Russian Symphony Orchestra Prokofiev in Moscow and associate conductor of the Lugansk Philharmonic Orchestra, Ukraine and is quickly establishing himself as a soughtafter young artist. He obtained a travel subsidy to bring him to Prince George. “Music can change the world,” Vaupotich said of his vision for the concert. “The great responsibility and noble task to nurture a community while at the same time provide artistically excellent entertainment is entrusted to one major promotor – the symphony orchestra. As the mystic philosopher of ancient China,

Dunhuang is a small town in northwest China, located on the confluence of two major Silk Road routes. A collection of 25 pieces were found in a cave in the Dunhuang region and Huang An-Iun’s Four Ancient Scores from

Dunhuang, written for the erhu and orchestra, is an interpretation of these scores. To learn more about this exotic instrument, Gao will present his erhu and host an open talk April 20 at 2 p.m. at the offices of Immigrant and Multicul-

tural Services Society (IMSS), 1270 Second Ave. Also joining the presentation is Vaupotich. Tickets for The Silk Road concert on April 21 starting at 7:30 at Vanier Hall are available from Studio 2880 and the PGSO office.

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Miran Vaupotich, guest conductor from Croatia, will lead the way in the Prince George Symphony Orchestra’s concert Silk Road which plays Vanier Hall on April 21. La Tzu said, ‘Music in the soul can be heard by the universe.’” The Silk Road concert will touch your soul and take you on a musical journey along the ancient trade routes from Italy to China. Programming for this concert reflects a blend

of ethnic music from various nationalities and historic themes featuring contemporary and traditional compositions. Through the shared language of music, the concert explores the cultures that flourished along the Silk Road and that

for centuries connected Europe to the East. Also featured in the concert, the PGSO is proud to present Gemini award nominee and ‘Master of the Erhu’ George Gao, who will perform one of the oldest musical scores known to civilization.

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Library has trucks to touch April 27 ALLan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com

Youngsters (and a lot of not so young-sters) love big vehicles. They see the semi going by on the highway and they wave at the driver and signal for him to honk his horn. They have to stop at every construction site to see the big pieces of equipment at work. Well, on April 27, you can see those big pieces of equipment up close and personal, without having to leave downtown. The Prince George Public Library, Bob Harkins Branch, is holding a Touch A Truck event from 1 to 3 p.m. on April 27, which is a non-instructional day for local schools. Children’s librarian Becky Stark says she got the idea at another local convention. “I was inspired by the Cattlemen’s Association show. They brought lots of tractors and combines into the Civic Plaza. “I was out on a break and saw them there, and I thought, ‘Wow, our Story Time kids would love these’.” She did some checking around and has succeeded in lining up an impressive amount of vehicles to fill the Civic Plaza that day. “We’ll have an ambulance, a fire truck and

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Sponsored by the Prince George Safe Attitudes & Actions Society…celebrating 10 years! Come and spend the day with us on Saturday, May 5th from 8:45 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the University Hospital of Northern BC and see what the PARTY Program is all about. Presentations, hospital tours, interaction with injury survivors, hands-on activities…cost is $20, and includes a morning snack and lunch! Send your cheque and contact information to PGSAAS…1475 Edmonton Street, Prince George, B.C. V2M 1S2. Call 250-565-2869 for more information!

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Home show goes green

HELP WANTED Mailroom Coordinator The Prince George Free Press has an immediate opening for a mailroom coordinator. This is a part time position approximately 20-24 hours per week (Tuesday and Thursday evenings). The successful candidate will be a well-organized self-starter with problem solving skills. A mechanical aptitude is a desired asset. Duties include overseeing the insertion of flyers into the Prince George Free Press. This involves the operation of our Kansa machine, assisting mailroom staff in sorting, inserting, and distributing flyers to our drivers. Make a difference by joining the Free Press, Prince George’s independent community newspaper. The benefits and opportunities of working for the leading newspaper in Prince George are why we attract and employ the best. If a rewarding challenge resonates with you, contact us today. Please submit your resume and cover letter to the attention of: Bill Phillips Managing Editor Prince George Free Press 1773 South Lyon Street Prince George, BC V2N 1T3 editor@pgfreepress.com

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Kin I is going to Go Green before it goes under the wrecking ball. All three Kin Centre buildings will be used for the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) Home Show and Energy Fair, and CHBA executive officer Mark Peil says Kin I has a specific role. “We’re the same size as we’ve always been, using all three buildings, but this year we’re devoting the majority of Kin I to the

Energy Fair. Many of the booths there will be devoted to products that are energy efficient and allow houses to be built green.” Building green is something northern B.C. hasn’t been concerned with in the past, possibly evidenced by this being the 35th anniversary of the home show, but just the second energy fair. “We’re a little behind in terms of building green here in the north,” Peil says, “but it’s becoming more important to consumers, and it’s very impor-

tant to the members of the CHBA.” Peil admits he and the rest of the organizers were a little nervous about making the Energy Fair more of a central focus this year, but, “I think the Energy Fair area sold out a little before the rest of the fair.” He’s also quick to note there are booths for the energy-conscious consumer in the other two buildings at the Home Show. “I know of a couple of window companies for sure who are in the other buildings, and there are others who have green concepts to work with.”

If you’re looking for green products and green information, then, take a walk through all three buildings, but your focus will be Kin I. That’s also where the stage will be for a series of presentations all three days. The focus of the presentations? No surprise, it’s building green. The show runs April 27 from 3 to 9 p.m., April 28 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and April 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Advance tickets can be purchased at Central Builders and AWG Windows and Doors, or purchased at the door.

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Nash knows how to survive Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com

Write about what you know. This sage advice was taken to heart long ago by local author and outdoorsman Mike Nash. He’s written four books on the art – some would say the science – of survival. Having lived many years in the North, Nash now has a legion of nature lovers who follow his safety tips and give him stories of their own. Published by Rocky Mountain Books, Outdoor Safety and Survival, the all-colour guidebook, draws on a lifetime of Nash’s personal experience and the lessons of others. The new book is illustrated with reallife photographs and uses simple language to help people prepare for and deal with any number of critical situations that can arise in the outdoors. The book also provides an appreciation of our wild and natural spaces. It covers informative topics such as first aid kits, dealing with frostbite,

hypothermia, electrical storms, mountaineering, the pitfalls of using GPS, swift water, bear safety, wildlife encounters, avalanches, what to do if you are lost, downed aircraft, identifying native plants, and outdoor leadership. “Books about safety can be very dry reading, so in my book I’ve included 120 real-life stories – they are in shaded boxes – to keep the reader’s interest,” said Nash. “There’s interesting information in there you can always use. One thing I definitely recommend is that people get their first aid training.” Within a few weeks after completing his own first aid training, Nash was able to put it into practice. He found himself at the scene of a horrific car accident where three people had lost their lives. “I was able to use my training to assist some people who survived the crash and also help direct people to areas they could be most helpful. You find people really do come together at such times

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to get things done – it was only afterwards that it really struck me how traumatic it was. When you’re on the scene, you’re too busy helping out to really think about it.” Nash has had a respect and passion for nature and the outdoors since he was a youngster growing up in the U.K.

“I was brought up in the Midlands area in Leicester which basically backs onto a forest so, as a small lad, I was always having outdoor adventures. Now I’ve lived half my life here (Prince George) and just continued on with my interest. “The idea for books began in 2000 when

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Prince George Secondary (PGSS) senior theatre class premieres a new, original musical Newer! Bigger! Better! by British Columbia playwrights Alan Marriott, Bill Allman and K.S. O’Brien. The music is by Alan Marriott. “This is the first presentation of this show anywhere and Prince George gets the opportunity to see a world premiere, performed by our own kids,” says drama instructor Kevin O’Brien. Taking part in the local production are Grade 11 and 12 theatre students. The Storyline: Shayna runs the local mall under the watch of her parents. She calls in outside help to revitalize “a bit” and the monster is released. Packed with comic characters, situations and songs, this story explores individuality, deception, consumerism and greed. This is a comedy that is Newer! Bigger! Better! Preview show Monday, April 30. Show time

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Mike Nash with his new book. The author will be at Books and Company April 24.

I gave some informal instruction at UNBC on outdoor safety to people who were involved in field projects. Then I was invited to be a guest speaker for forest safety day – and that led to me writing books about the subject.” Outdoor Safety and Survival is Nash’s fourth Book. His earlier works include the best-selling Exploring Prince George (Rocky Mountain Books, Heritage Group). The expanded Rocky Mountain edition is widely used by outdoors enthusiasts and post secondary students involved in outdoors programs. Nash also wrote The Mountain Knows No Expert: George Evanoff, Outdoorsman and Contemporary Hero as well as Outdoor Safety and Survival in British Columbia’s Backcountry. Mike Nash will be at Books and Co., 1685 Third Ave. Tuesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. for a slide show and talk. The author will also be available to sign copies of his books.

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Canadians are living longer and costs for the Old Age Security (OAS) are rising. On April 1, 2023 the Government of Canada plans to start raising the age of eligibility for OAS and the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) from 65 to 67.*

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The start of the Prince George Senior Lacrosse Association’s 2012 campaign is Monday. The first game of the season is between the BX Pub Bandits and the Stylers, 8 p.m. at the Coliseum. Two nights later, the season will resume when the defending champion College Heights Pub Assault battle the Shooters Pub Devils. Entries from Quesnel and Mackenzie round out the six-team league.

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Baseball season has returned. This weekend the Prince George Capabilities Knights (players born in 1999 and 2000) are in Chilliwack for four games. The coaching staff will be using the action to evaluate players as they’re in the process of determining a final roster for next month.

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Defenceman Chase Golightly won’t be back with the Prince George Spruce Kings in the fall. The 20-yearold Californian has reached an agreement to play NCAA Division 1 hockey at Robert Morris University beginning in the 2012-13 season.

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Change isn’t a bad thing. In the annual Northern Football Combine’s case, there are benefits to holding this year’s event in late April as opposed to late February, like the previous four years. “There’s definitely some advantages to it,” said BC Community Football president Ryan Bellamy, the past president of the Prince George Minor Football Association. “To be able to get the (BC) Lions guys in and involved, and it was more accessible for a lot of the other sports. It’s not as conflicting with other sports provincials and playdowns, stuff like that.” The 2012 event begins in a week, scheduled for April 27 to 29 at the Northern Sport Centre. Bellamy pointed out another obvious bonus of holding the combine at the end of April. “It’s going to be leading into our spring tackle season which is what we wanted to push and promote and move for,” Bellamy said. “It’s basically a kickoff to the spring season for a lot of these guys.” The camp also leads into spring tryout sessions for junior teams competing in the BC Football Conference. Defensive back Jerome Dennis and quarterback Mike Reilly will be in the city for the Play with the

Pros free camp for beginners. Like the combine, that camp will be held at the NSC. But that session is slated for April 28 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., while participants of the main camp are on a lunch break. This year marks the second Play with the Pros camp for Dennis, a 30-year-old from Carson, Calif. He also attended the 2009 event. “It’s always good to go out and share and just play with the kids,” he said. “I also do technical conditional training specifics to football with the youth. But just go out there, have some fun, run around and play some flag football with kids that really love to do it. They really appreciate the pros coming out and just playing with them and it’s a great deal. I’m appreciative of the BC Lions for giving me the opportunity to do that.” This is the first year the Play with the Pros camp, open to players between the ages of six and 14, is being held on the same weekend as the combine. To participate, players are required to suit up in proper athletic wear, with cleats and a water bottle. “We go over the basics there and it’s co-ed so it’s girls and boys, and we all play and just have fun, and it’s a great thing,” Dennis said. “I wish I had that when I was growing up. It’s great that I get to do it now.” As for combine registration, Bellamy said almost

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BC Lions defensive back Jerome Dennis, standing, talks to T.A.P.S. students on the CNC campus as part of the Lions Pride program, which highlights the importance of making positive choices and choosing alternate activities to gang involvement. Receivers Shawn Gore, left, and Geroy Simon also gave speeches during their visit. Dennis returns to the city next week for the Play with the Pros camp on April 28 at the Northern Sport Centre. 70 players had registered by Tuesday. He expects the total to rise substantially over the next week. “We’ve got gear nights next week and stuff like that for the players, and then we’ll still be taking registrations right up until the start of camp.” As preparation for the spring tackle seasons, PGMFA has been holding weekly indoor workouts, every Thursday for two hours at the NSC. The sessions have been open to players from Grades 6 to 12. There’s one more session remaining, next Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The cost for the session is $5, and all play-

ers are required to provide proper athletic wear, cleats and a water bottle. The spring seasons for flag and 12-man tackle are expected to be underway by early next month. Once again, PGMFA will hold a a free kick-off skills camp and registration for the fall tackle season in July. This year’s kick-off camp is slated for July 21. Practice sessions for the fall tackle season will run Tuesdays and Thursdays at Lac De Bois school field in the Lakewood subdivision beginning July 24. The Lions won’t be the only guests in town evaluating talent on April

28. For the senior players, they may be more determined to leave an impression on the junior football representatives, who use the camp to recruit players for the BC Football Conference. “We’ve got quite a few junior players who are from Prince George that’ll help coach this year, guys who have been around here before,” Bellamy said. For more information on PGMFA events, visit the association’s website at www.pgmfa. com. Information on the combine is also available through its event page on Facebook.

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His team ultimately lost in a shootout. But Prince George product HaydenJames Berra scored one of Team White’s two goals in regulation of the Spruce Kings’ Top Prospects Game on Sunday. Berra showed off his moves to score the goal, moving around a defender before scoring on the Team Blue goalie. “I went in on the D and kind of slowed up a little bit,” he said. “I dangled the puck out to the right and pulled it through his legs and went around, and then kind of turned backwards just a little bit and snuck it five-hole through their goalie’s legs.” In playing on Team White, Berra reunited with Kody Disher of Chetwynd. The two 1994-born forwards were teammates on rep teams in bantam and midget in Prince George. They even skated on the same line at the midget level. This past season, Berra stayed in his hometown to skate for the Cariboo Cougars in the BC Hockey Major Midget League. Disher played junior B for the Castlegar Rebels of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. “I wasn’t expecting to see him up here, but when I did and got the chance to play, it brought back a lot of old memories,” Berra said. “We definitely don’t forget each other’s playing styles.” While seeing an old friend was a bonus, Berra’s ultimate goal is to be on the Spruce Kings’ active roster when the 2012-13 B.C. Hockey League season

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Team Blue forward Tyler Povelofskie, a Williams Lake product, positions himself beside Team White defenceman Tyler Lazarek of Saugus, Calif., and goalie Tyler Martz of San Ramon, Calif., during the Spruce Kings’ Top Prospects Game on Sunday at the Coliseum. Blue edged White 3-2 in a shootout. begins in September. He wants to continue a Berra family tradition. His 21-year-old brother RJay skated for the Spruce Kings for two and a half seasons from 2008 from 2011. Father Renzo has a long-history with the franchise as a player and executive member. “My dad played for the Spruce Kings, my older brother had the privilege of playing three years and even getting to be the captain in his third year,” Berra said. Berra followed the team this past season, a roster which included another friend and fellow Cariboo Cougars product, forward Tyson Witala. He knows the team’s staff well, noting that his brother had positive things to say. “They were just so in touch with him. It’s just been an awesome organization for my family so far

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and that’s one of the main reasons (I want to play here),” Berra said. “And also getting to stay at home in front of friends and family, especially my grandma. She’s a huge Spruce King fan and when my older brother got to play for them, she was super excited, so it’d be nice to do that for her also.” The Prospects Camp, held from Friday to Sunday, attracted close to 170 players. Between 30 and 40 of the skaters who participated were expected to receive invites to the team’s main camp in

August. Visitors travelled from throughout B.C., Alberta and the western U.S. including Alaska, Washington, California, Colorado and Minnesota. “I don’t know what’s going to happen next year to be honest,” Berra said. “I’ve come to this camp, I’ve given my all and it’s spring camp and hopefully I’ll return to main. I’m confident, but you know, hockey is a funny thing, it’s all about the here now and we’ll see happens. I was just excited for this weekend and how it all played out.”

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Should the coach choose the hot one or the best one? It’s a topic that comes up periodically in sports. Should a starting player lose his job due to injury if his replacement has been terrific? There certainly isn’t a book that has the answer, so the decision rests on a “gut feel” with the coach. So, here’s the dilemma facing the BCHL champion Penticton Vees as they get set to start the best of seven Doyle Cup tonight when they visit the AJHL champion Brooks Bandits: Prince George minor hockey product Michael Garteig carried the load in goal for the Vees in the regular season and played most of the games when the team won a

Prince George Spruce league record 42 in a Kings which ended row. The 20-year old the streak. He fought Garteig finished with the puck, had difa 41-4 record with a ficulty with rebound 1.93 GAA and a .927 control and certainly save percentage. looked like a back-up His back-up, that strug18-yeargled with old confidence. Chad Hart Well, Katunar Beat guess went 13-2 hartleymiller what? That same Katuwith nar quickly elevated a 2.87 GAA and a his game and has mediocre .887 save been nothing short percentage. In other of brilliant in the words, Garteig gave playoffs, going 12-3 up, on average, with a sparkling 1.74 nearly a goal less per GAA and a .938 save game while his save percentage. The Vees percentage was conhave won seven in a siderably higher. row, including a fourLate in the regular game sweep of the season, Garteig sufPowell River Kings fered a lower-body in the Fred Page Cup injury which allowed final. Katunar has Katunar the opportunity to play regularly. been named first or second star in five of I watched Katunar the last six games and struggle in his last stopped 129 of 136 regular season game, shots against Powell a 5-2 loss to the

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River. By the way, Powell River outshot Penticton in each of the four games, and 136-98 overall. With this in mind, do you have any idea who is ready to return? Actually, Garteig was healthy enough to be the back-up in the last two games, April 10 and 11. Naturally, this appears to be a winwin situation. There is a strong belief that no player should lose his job due to injury; this debate often comes up in football when a starting quarterback has been sidelined for a period of time, yet his replacement has been exceptional. Remember Drew Bledsoe with the New England Patriots? After he was hurt, he never got a chance to re-gain his position because a guy by the name of Tom Brady seized the opportunity over 10 years ago and hasn’t looked back. It is clear Garteig is a better goalie than Katunar. The statistics support this. Having said that, this isn’t November or January or an early March game against the Spruce Kings. A sport is about the moment. If I was making a decision I would always go with the hot one, in this case Katunar, until he loses or has a poor performance. It’s more beneficial to do that and then go back to Garteig, if needed. The good news for Penticton? There really isn’t a wrong answer for their

coach and GM Fred Harbinson. They are so strong they could win with either, or perhaps even with third string Cole Buckley. The Vees are living proof the best substitute is a spectacular one. ••• If one believes that it’s an odd year with the visitors winning many of the first round Stanley Cup playoff games, think again. Road teams won 17 of the first 25 games (through Tuesday). None of the eight teams that opened with home ice advantage (the first two at home) won both of them and two visiting teams, L.A. and Philadelphia, swept the first two games. This isn’t a mirage either. Home teams went just 22-27 in the first round in 2011 and were just 23-26 in 2010. The last time the home side had a winning record in the opening round was in 2009, going 24-20. Visitors also won six of the first eight overtime games. (By the way the seven overtime games on the first four days of the playoffs were a single-season record) I guess the common phrase “home sweet home” should now tweet “It is more sweet to be home away from home.” Hartley Miller is the sports director for radio stations 94X and the Wolf@97fm. He also writes for the Opinion 250. Send along a quote, note, or anecdote to hmiller@94xfm.com.

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The Vanderhoof International Airshow will fly again. But with the last show having been in the 1990s, organizers are keeping their feet on the ground in planning the August event. “We took a look at a bigger event,” says Peet Vahi, one of the organizers, “but it wouldn’t have been fiscally responsible.” Instead, they are looking at a small fly-in event to be held Aug. 11. “We picked that date so it wouldn’t conflict with the Quesnel Skyfest, which is the week prior,” Vahi says. This year’s event, he feels, will be more like a throwback to the early days of the airshow in the 1970s. “We’re looking at a fly-in. Some of the pilots may even just camp under the wings of their planes, like they did in the 70s.” There had been interest from outside Vanderhoof about whether the airshow was going to start up again, and it looks like there may be a blast from the past as well. “A couple of the guys who used to entertain at the shows in the 90s are willing to help out and come up for the day. “They cut their teeth here, I guess, so they want to come back and help.” The show this year will be aimed at the flight enthusiast, Vahi says. “We’re going to

keep it to two hours with an announcer.” After that, there will be an opportunity for people to get together without leaving the airport, something they couldn’t have

done in the old days. “There have been so many improvements at the airport. There are a lot more hangars there, so we’re able to hold a dinner and dance on-site.”

Many of the members of the new society have experience working on the Vanderhoof airshow, so while there is a lot of work to do in the next four months, Vahi

isn’t too concerned. “There’s a lot of little odds and ends to think through,” he says, “but we’ve got a core of greyhairs who worked it out before.”

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TENANT SUPPORT WORKER

The Tenant Support Worker is a new position developed for the purpose of providing support in a holistic manner for existing and future tenants of the low income housing portfolio. The successful candidate will possess and be able to demonstrate; people, technical, knowledge, and team building skills to work with individuals and families who are experiencing personal challenges and need support and assistance to connect with support services within the community. Qualifications: • Relevant post secondary education and or work experience • Experience in working with Aboriginal groups/ communities in a cultural context • Proficiency in computer programs • Must undergo a criminal record search • Class 5 driver’s license and a reliable vehicle • First Aid & Foodsafe would be of benefit To apply, submit resume, cover letter and three references by;

April 25, 2012 4 PM To the attention of: Executive Director Prince George Métis Housing Society 1224 Houston Lane Prince George, BC V2L 5G2 Email: ed@pgmhs.com Fax: 250-564-9793 While we thank all applicants, however, only those short-listed will be contacted

GENERAL MANAGER WE WANT YOU TO MAKE YOUR MARK WITH US! Maple Leaf Loading is a growing Bulk Handling and Transportation company supporting the mining sector. To facilitate our growth and satisfy our workload we have an opportunity for a General Manager to govern operations in our British Columbia and Alberta operations. Reporting to our Chief Operating Officer and working out of the Prince George, BC Corporate Office, you will have a high level of professionalism, organizational and efficiency skills demonstrated through your experience in a progressive career path in a transportation management role. Your experience complimented with a degree in a business management program will support you with the implementation of our strategic vision at the operational level through planning, directing and leadership of operational personnel. This key position requires extensive amounts of travel to our operations. Operations Superintendents will report directly to you and look to you for development and support of budgets, regulatory requirements and standards through safe work practices by setting high, measurable and achievable goals and objectives. Maple Leaf Loading offers a competitive salary package, comprehensive benefits, and a great fast paced work environment with career advancement opportunities.

The Canmore hospital is looking for experienced operating room nurses. Both permanent and causal RN positions are available. Good English skills are essential as well as a desire to live in a vibrant mountain community. As condition of employment, all employes must have a criminal record check. Salary and beneﬁts are based on a the UNA collective agreement. If interested contact Nina Livseley, Care Manager. 1(403) 678-7188

In collaboration with the Highway of Tears Governing Body, community and government agencies, the RCMP and other stakeholders, the Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) Highway of Tears Prevention and Awareness program focuses on implementing the recommendations stemming from the Highway of Tears Symposium Report.

VICTIM PREVENTION COORDINATOR

Highway of Tears Prevention and Awareness program (1-Year Term; Travel Requirement) With your Bachelor of Social Work or degree in a related ﬁeld and your background in victim assistance, community development, emergency response planning and awareness programming, you will have the opportunity to develop educational resources, coordinate and deliver workshops along with a media campaign to raise public awareness and help improve the safety of communities and youth living along the highway.

To ﬁnd out more information about this and other opportunities, please visit our website at www.csfs.org.

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Canadian Mental Health Association, Prince George Branch is currently accepting resumes for Casual Lifeskills Support Workers. The focus and priority of this position relates to providing lifeskills support, including activities of daily living, to individuals living with a serious and persistent mental illness in their own home or in the community. Qualiﬁcations include post secondary education such as the Introduction to Community Mental Health, experience working with adults living with serious mental health issues, ability to pass a criminal record check, valid BC drivers license, ﬁrst aid level one and a reliable vehicle. Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) training would be an asset. Shifts are days and evenings seven days per week. Compensation is based on the Hospital Employee’s Union collective agreement.

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Qualiﬁed applicants should submit a covering letter and resume by May 7th, 2012 to: Maple Leaf Loading LTD. Attention: Keith Beerling, Manager, Human Resources. PO Box 968, Prince George BC, V2L 4V1 By email: hrd@mlloading.com or fax: (250) 614.7278 Your questions are welcomed by calling: (250) 277.1907

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Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Please forward your cover letter and resume by Monday April 30, 2012 to: Mary Lu Spagrud, Program Manager 555 George Street Prince George, BC V2L 1R8 Fax: 564 – 6155 Email: marylu@cmhapg.ca

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Employment Help Wanted Dana Mandi EAST INDIAN RESTAURANT REQUIRES: 2 full-time Chefs, 40 hrs per week, $17/hr min 2 yrs exp. 1 Food server supervisor 40 hrs per week $18/hr. Must speak Hindi or Punjabi & English. Drop resume @ 2095 5th Ave. or email: nijjerb@hotmail.com Emerald Taxi looking for a day shift driver. Class 4 DL required Contact Terry 250-612-1818 Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd Has vacancies in the following job: 1)Heavy Duty Mechanic. Details can be seen at http://hdlogging.com/ Fax resume to 250-287-9259 Indian Lion Restaurant & Pizza need full time Indian Cook, Sweet Maker, Food Server & Cook Helper. Person should have min 3 yrs exp as cook & sweet maker. Preparation of East Indian dishes, sweets & all tandoori dishes. Wages $13.85/hr. Servers must have some related exp to take & serve orders, handle payments. Wages $9.81/hr. Helpers must know helping cooks, cleanliness, dishwashing etc. wages $10.68/hr. Mail resume to: 1063 5th Ave. Prince George, BC V2L 5K7 Or email to: indiancousin@gmail.com

Cashier required. Part-time hours to start. Must be able to work days and evenings. Computer skills and retail experience an asset. Apply with resume to Your Dollar Store With More, Hart Centre Mall. Only those selected for interview will be contacted.

WASH Plant Operator needed for Kitimat: Experience with wash plant, crushing, and screening to produce spec materials and experience operating heavy equipment is a must. This position is full time and the applicant must be willing to relocate to Kitimat, BC. Please forward resumes to jobs@arthon.com or fax 250868-6599 and reference Kitimat. No phone calls please.

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COLLEGE OF NEW CALEDONIA The College of New Caledonia is looking to fill the following positions:

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO SCHOOL OF TRADES AND TECHNOLOGIES Provide confidential administrative service to the Dean using independent decision making on a day-to-day basis regarding the normal operation of the office using technical skills, problem solving and good judgement.

Carters Jewellers is looking for full and part-time

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Retail sales experience an asset but will train candidates who desire a career in this exciting and rewarding environment. Drop off resumes in person, Pine Centre Mall

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, TRADES DIVISION This position is responsible for the on-going administrative operations of the Trades Divisional Office.

To find out more information about these and other opportunities, and directions on how to apply, please check our website at: www.cnc.bc.ca/tools/employment Join us. We offer a supportive workplace, great benefits, and competitive salaries. And we have opportunities to grow, both within our college, and within our communities.

SENIOR GROCERY CLERKS Askew’s is seeking Senior Grocery Clerks. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in a retail grocery setting and have experience in a supervisory role. Salary is negotiable, with full benefits and pension plan. For more information please visit our website at askewsfoods.com under careers.

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Must be computer capable. Experience preferred but willing to train the right candidate. Please send resume/application to: hfennema@nadinatruckservice.ca

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Circulation Delivery Drivers Wanted Prince George Free Press

The Prince George Free Press has an immediate opening for a Delivery Driver in the College Heights area. This position is suitable for someone who would like to supplement their income. This position is night shift, twice per week, delivering the Prince George Free Press to our carriers’ homes. Must have a reliable and suitable vehicle, plus the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. If interested, please contact: Heather Trenaman, Circulation Manager The Prince George Free Press 1773 South Lyon Street V2N 1T3 Ph: 250-564-0504 Fax: 250-562-0025 Email: circulation@pgfreepress.com

Experienced Diamond Drillers – North West Territories

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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. • • • •

Daily crew and equipment scheduling. Supervision of construction and paving projects. Surveying experience is an asset. Project estimating

The successful applicant should have excellent communication skills, enjoy working with the public and be familiar with Microsoft software. Candidates should also be self motivated and have the ability to work with a team to achieve results in a union environment. Adventure Paving offers a competitive wage and benefit plan. In case you are applying outside of the area; we commit to pay the transportation cost and some living expenses until relocated. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at 250 627-9815 Qualified candidates are invited to forward their resumes to: PO Box 809, Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 3X7 Or by Fax: 250 627-8648 Or by Email to: wbeal@ycs.bc.ca

Cabo Drilling Corp, one of Canada’s larger mineral drilling services companies, is searching for seasoned Surface Diamond Drillers for projects in Alaska, British Columbia, Yukon, and Central America. Your ability to drill in various terrains, and through various ground conditions, is complemented by your proven adaptability and ability to work as a team player. These positions offer a competitive base wage and production bonuses. Canadian based employees are eligible to participate in group bene¿ts. Experienced helpers are encouraged to apply. Please forward resume in con¿dence to: jamesg@cabo.ca

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Washing and cleaning of new and used RV’s, prep and delivery of same, must be able to work outdoors. Please reply to: Rob Finlayson VIA e-mail only, no phone calls, to robf@happytrailsrv.ca. These are seasonal positions only and applicants must be able to work all summer and weekends.

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BUSY Family Practice seeking fulltime, dedicated doctor. Join us in family oriented community just 30 minute drive from Calgary. Please respond to niceland1@hotmail.com

Ofce Support OFFICE Administrative Assistant EDI Environmental Dynamics Inc. in Prince George currently has an Office Administrative Assistant position available. For more information please visit www.edynamics.com/ The successful candidate will be responsible for the following: - Primary admin support for the P.G. office - Invoicing, expenses and other data entry - Answer telephone and electronic enquiries Maintain accurate information filing systems - Arrange travel reservations - General support to the office Requirements: Administration experience required - Must be organized, dependable and highly attentive to detail - Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work with continuous interruptions Must be patient, friendly and a team player - Must be able to work independently, with minimal supervision Please email your resume to employment@edynamics.com by April 24th, 2012

THE BC SPCA North Cariboo District Branch in Prince George has an immediate opening for a full-time Assistant Branch Manager. In this dual role you will provide assistance to the Branch Manager to ensure the smooth and efficient administration and operational duties of the Branch as well as manage all aspects of the volunteer services at the branch. To learn more about the BC SPCA – visit our webpage www.spca.bc.ca.

Trades, Technical MACHINIST REQ’D for jobber/repair shop in Sundre, AB. Applicant should have exp in millwrighting/mechanics. Millwrights with machining exp may apply. Wages attractive. Resume to 403-638-4649 or e-mail to fmachine@telus.net

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This individual will be a team player with good interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills. Will have the ability to work with minimal supervision, and will be able to contribute positively to a quality team environment. Strong values of Safety, Respect, Progressiveness, Open Communication, Integrity and Profit guide us at Tolko. READY TO APPLY YOURSELF? JOIN THE TOLKO PROFESSIONALS

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Furniture PALLISER Love Seat Recliner donna fabric, berry color, 4 yrs exc cond.,asking $500. Wallsaver reclining loveseat (both ends) center storage w/ 2 cup holders 1.5 yrs , micro-fibre treated fabric, choc brown $1000 firm. (250)964-7625

If you are a results oriented individual with a proven record of accomplishment in your trade, a strong safety background and a desire to work in a team environment, explore this opportunity by sending a detailed resume by May 30, 2012 to:

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Park Village Apartments 125 N Ospika Blvd 2 & 3 bdrm suites Phone 250-612-5162 Pine Glen Apartments 255 N. Ospika (Rental Ofﬁce) Spacious clean 2 & 3 bdrm 1 1/2 bath Heat, Hot water & Parking incl. Laundry & Play ground on Site. Ask about our new rates Bus route to all amenities 250-561-1823

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DOWNTOWN. 1 Side newly decorated and vacant. Other side rented. Each side has 4 bdrms, 3- 4 pce baths, garden area & storage shed. $337,900. (604)534-2748.

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1 1/2 - 2 bdrm apts. Safe, clean & quiet. Receive your 12th month rent free (conditions apply) 250-613-7483 Darby Apts. Briarwood Apts. 1330/80 Foothills Blvd. 1 & 2 Bdrm suites 250-561-1571 Downtown 1 bdrm condo, on 7th floor. Apr 1st. Utilities incl. Laundry available. 1/2 month free for senior. (250)596-3838

3 bdrm upstairs, $900/mo, incl utilities, NP, fridge/stove 2369 Redwood St. 250-562-3781

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