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Derek Trainor helps members of the NorthBreast Passage Dragonboat team with their boat launch Sunday at West Lake. The group invited people out to ‘Meet the Dragon’ and watch their paddling technique.
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CNC to get power upgrade, more spaces ■ Provincial funding
More power to CNC. That’s where some of the $3.3 million in capital funding from the provincial government will be going. Part of the money will go to the power plant and power engineering at the Prince George campus. The improvements to the 35-year-old heating and cooling system will result in gas and electrical savings. The Prince George campus will also see
an upgrade to the elevator system. Other improvements include an upgrade to the exhaust system at the Quesnel campus, a new water well and septic system in Mackenzie, and a new fire alarm and sprinkler system in the recently purchased trades building in Mackenzie. CNC president John Bowman says the funding is appreciated. “We are delighted to receive this much-
needed funding,” he said in a press release. “While the need for these facility improvements may not be obvious to some, we must ensure our infrastructure is in excellent working order to provide the best learning experience for our students.” The province has also announced $725,000 in one-time funding for shortterm training in the region. Among the
courses offered will be 32 more seats in power engineering, with 16 each in Prince George and Quesnel. CNC is also putting additional student spaces into a number of courses over the next year. Among the changes in Prince George are more spaces in the mining certificate program, introduction to trades, and hospitality/customer service training for immigrant women.
Man charged after Gauthier Road firearms incident A Prince George man faces charges of forcible confinement, among others, following an incident Aug. 22. Two men were riding quads in the Gauthier Road area, west of Prince George, around 9 p.m., when they were stopped by a man with a rifle. The man pointed the gun at them, told them they were
trespassing, and removed the keys from the vehicles. They were held for a period of time before the keys were returned, at which time they left the area. The man was identified as Sandor Francias Gabris, 42, of Prince George. He was arrested without incident and appeared in
court on Aug. 24, facing two counts each of pointing a firearm and forcible confinement as well as a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm. He was released until his next court appearance, scheduled for Sept. 12. Since the arrest, a similar complaint in the same general area has been reported.
Anyone who has information about encounters of this nature in the Gauthier Road area is asked to call the Prince George RCMP at 250-561-3300 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.pgcrimestoppers. bc.ca or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES (274637 using keyword “pgtips”.