December 30, 2011

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Four hurt in collision east of the city Pickup truck and SUV collide on Highway 16 near Giscome Rd. and Upper Fraser Rd. Four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 16 between Giscome Road and Upper Fraser Road, east of Prince George, just before noon Tuesday.

Prince George RCMP, North District RCMP Traffic Services, Ferndale/Tabor Fire Rescue, Fraser Fort George Highway Rescue and the BC Ambulance Service all attended the scene.

Three occupants were immediately taken to the University Hospital of Northern BC for treatment of minor injuries. A fourth occupant had to be extracted from the pickup, before being taken to hospital. Although the injuries to this occupant are not known, they are not believed to be serious.

Investigators believe that the driver of a westbound pickup lost control of the vehicle, crossed the centre line and collided with an eastbound SUV. The investigation is continuing and all possible factors will be examined.

Committee appointments for city council members DeLynda Pilon newsroomApgfreepress.com

Council representatives have been chosen to add their expertise to the various committees and boards that help get the work of the city completed.

The finance and audit committee will consist of Mayor Shari Green and councillors Lyn Hall, Murry Krause and Cameron Stolz.

The intergovernmental resolutions committee includes councillors Frank Everitt, Albert Koehler and Brian Skakun.

Green will be the council member who sits on the select committee on business.

Everitt will serve on the Northern Development Initiative Trust regional advisory committee.

Green, Krause, Coun. Dave Wilbur and Stolz will serve as munic-

ipal directors on the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board. Hall will act as the floating primary alternate director while Skakun will serve as an alternate for Green. Coun. Garth Frizzell will serve as an alternate for Wilbur and Koehler will serve as an alternate for Stolz. Everitt will serve as an alternate for Krause on the regional district board.

Krause, Everitt and Frizzell were appointed to serve on the Beyond Homelessness Select committee for three years.

Wilbur will serve on the Prince George Public Library board for a year.

Koehler was appointed to serve as director on the Omineca Beetle Action Coalition for three years and Stolz will serve on the Prince George Treaty Advisory committee for three years. Everitt will serve as his alternate.

Emergency crews move an injured motorist from a vehicle involved in a head-on crash east of the city Tuesday Photo courtesy of the RCMP

Cougars Win

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Prince George Cougars goalie Drew Owsley stopped 37 of 38 shots the Calgary Hitmen fired at him Wednesday evening to lead the Cougars to a 3-1 win in their last home-ice game of 2011. The Cougars are in Vancouver tonight and Kamloops on New Year’s Day before returning to CN Centre to play Kamloops Jan. 5 and 6.

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Accused murderer top newsmaker You get a jolt of surprise the first time you see the face of Cody Alan Legebekoff.

The problem is if you saw it in any other context you might think, in passing, what a nice-looking boy. He could be anyone’s brother, cousin or son.

This 21-year-old is the son of a respected family in Fort

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St. James. He likes sports, particularly the outdoor variety that are so popular in northern B.C., like hockey and snowboarding.

He never crossed the police’s radar until one evening in October of 2010 when two young Mounties saw him pull out of a logging service road and were a little suspicious about

what he was doing out there. They pulled him over and noticed something that made them even more suspicious – though not of the young man being a killer, at least not a killer of humans, since their next step was to call out conservation officers.

Then they found the body of 15-year-old Loren Donn

Leslie.

Legebokoff was in jail, awaiting trial for that murder when police arrested and charged him with three more: 35-year-old Jill Stacey Stuchenko, 35-year-old Cynthia Frances Maas and 23-year-old Natasha Lynn Montgomery.

If police are right, Legebokoff killed his first vic-

tim, Stuchenko, in October of 2009 when he was 19 years old.

As the skirmishes between the prosecution and defence leading up to the trial begin, the people of northern B.C. will be looking forward to getting an answer, if possible, to the overwhelming question in this all: Why?

Shari Green’s clean-up promise leads to mayorship A savvy business woman who tells a story about running for city council after having to duck into a doorway downtown when she heard the sound of gunfire, Shari Green took her ire into her first race for a place in a council chair and won.

While on council she says she put her efforts into cleaning up the core of the city.

This election she threw down the glove and took on Dan Rogers for the mayor’s chair, and it was the promise of another core cleanup that may have turned the tide in her favour come election day.

It is never easy to upset an incumbent mayor. If

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you’re new to the game you have a long learning curve, a need for an understanding of municipal politics and a bigger need with the electorate for name recognition.

If, like Green, you’ve served on council under a mayor whose fiscal ability is being called into question, then you have to find a way to distance yourself from some of the more controversial decisions that mayor made.

Green managed to do both, and on election day became the newest mayor of the city.

One of her first acts in office was to begin the process that will lead the city to a core review, and perhaps Fre e Pre s s file p h o to a better and more efficient Shari Green, here with husband Chuck Walls, took her one term on city council and turned it into a sucway of doing business. cessful run at the mayor’s job in the Nov. 19 municipal election.

Skakun rebounds from conviction to win re-election Embattled with legal issues since disclosing a private report to the media, Brian Skakun’s case went before a judge and he was ordered to pay a $750 fine, but the matter did not end there.

For reasons of principle, he says, Skakun appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, since a deci-

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sion had finally come down, city council decided to move forward with action of its own in the form of censures and sanctions against the councillor.

Skakun appealed this move as well, however a judge ruled council had the right to go ahead with their decision.

At the same time, then-mayor Dan Rogers recused himself from the agenda

item since he was one of the people Skakun alleged could not be unbiased making a decision in council to sanction him since the former mayor acted as a witness for the opposition during his trial. Rogers contended he stepped away from the issue to save the city further court costs.

By then the city was going through the

municipal election process.

Shari Green, still a councillor at the time, acted as mayor when the item came up on the agenda, and after a private discussion with council and Skakun, the matter ended forever at the city council level with an apology.

The supreme court appeal is still pending.

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Layton only leader to visit city

the nation, and it was not different in Prince George as his admirers gathered in front of city hall for a candlelight vigil.

Layton led the New Democrat Party from 2003 until his death in 2011.

He began his political career in Toronto as a municipal politician.

He will long be remembered as a caring and charisFre e Pre s s file p h o to matic leader, even after the NDP Jack Layton, centre, joins local candidates Lois Boone and Jon Van chooses a new one. Barneveld to salute the crowd at a rally during the federal election.

Jack Layton visited Prince George twice, and wthe memories the leader of the NDP left behind are treasured by many.

On Aug. 22, 2011, this charismatic leader of a party he nearly single-handedly took from the sidelines and made into the official opposition passed away, succumbing to cancer.

Public memorials erupted spontaneously across

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Smith the face of proposed centre

Marshall Smith has been the face of the Northern Supportive Women’s Recovery Centre, working with business partners in an effort to set up a centre to

aid women combating drug addictions.

Though not a focus of controversy himself, he has been battling Haldi Road area residents since the choice was made to revamp the old ele-

mentary school in the area and make it into the new home for the centre.

The neighbourhood rallied against the idea, showing up in force at the public hearing necessary to

allow the school to be rezoned so the centre could be established.

After the matter passed fourth reading, some of the residents also filed suit against the city stating the rezoning goes

against the directives of the Official Community Plan.

Meanwhile, Smith is still working to establish what he describes as a service, and a centre, desperately needed in the North.

Stuart Ballantyne made headlines when he was named the

CEO of the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

Within weeks he had moved his family to

the city and was hard at work on the myriad of aspects that need to come together to make the games happen.

Ballantyne has a long history of sporting excellence.

He is a double gold medalist in swimming from the 1977 Canada

Summer Games.

He was project director for Molson Canadian Hockey House during the 2010 Winter Olympics, CEO for the 2009 World Police and Fire Games, general manager for the 2007 Memorial Cup tournament held in Vancou-

ver, general manager for the 2006 world junior hockey championship, also held in Vancouver, and general manager for Vancouver’s Molson Indy from 1996 to 2003.

He left the Vancouver Giants to take on the post of CEO for the games.

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Ballantyne named CEO for Games 6 Kordyban remembered

Carrier of the Month

December 2011 Taylor Favourite Food: French Fries, Ribs

William, or Bill, Kordyban left a big imprint on the City of Prince George.

One of the original movers and shakers in the region, it’s not hard to find someone with a story about either his generosity or his willingness to back a good deal and hand out a bit of hardwon advice.

The new cancer lodge was named in honour of this local businessman after a $2 million donation from the Mary Kordyban Foundation helped

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make creating the lodge possible.

The government gave a matching $2 million donation.

Kordyban was a co-founder of Carrier Lumber in 1951, a company which started with small bush mills, but quickly established a reputation for innovative technology.

The Kordyban lodge will house cancer patients from other communities, giving them a safe haven to concentrate on healing while in the city for treatment.

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Stubbs takes over as top man with city RCMP Stubbs, who joined the RCMP in 1993, has served as an officer all over B.C., most recently

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was then transferred to Terrace as the Operations NCO and was the officer in charge there for

the previous three years.

But, perhaps more importantly to the community, and although

Stubbs takes little credit for it, thus far this year, there have been no murders in the city.

YOUR CITY MATTERS December 30, 2011

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police harassment to another case involving an 11-year-old boy being Tasered.

Stop dumping

A farmer for several years in the Salmon Valley area, Andy Angele first came to the attention of the media when he stood up against the city dumping biosolids on a neighbourhood farm, though the owner of the land gave the city permission to do so.

The city says it has worked with Angele and other locals, and promised they’ve conducted other similar dumps with no detrimental effect, Angele remains unconvinced.

According to the extensive investigating he’s done on the subject, a real danger exists, and since there are many creeks in the area, and because he fears leaching of the product into the water system or onto his land, Angele continued to fight the application of biosolids.

In December, when he caught wind that a city truck would soon be showing up with a load of biosolids routed for the area, he set up a sign at the corner of Wright Creek Road and the Hart Highway and waited for the truck. Then he rallied his neighbours, who created a blockade, stopping the dump from proceeding.

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Park renamed to honour hero

Born June 1, 1988, Darren Fitzpatrick, who gave his life serving in the military, will be forever honoured in his hometown after a local park was named and dedicated in his honour.

Fitzpatrick was 21 years old when a roadside bomb detonated while he was on patrol in Afghanistan on March 6. Though the military flew Cpl. Darren James Fitzpatrick, an infantryman, to the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton, where he was surrounded by his family, he died of the wounds he received during the explosion on March 20.

The Darren Fitzpatrick Bravery Park was named and dedicated to the young soldier in July. Formerly Glenview Park, the area was a place where Fitzpatrick often played as a child.

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in Terrace. He was the detachment commander in Queen Charlotte City from 2003 until 2005 and

REGULAR MEETINGS OF COUNCIL

2012 DOG LICENSES

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Regular Meetings of Council Mondays, January 9th and 23rd Council Chambers – 6:00 p.m.

2012 Dog Licenses are now on sale. The discounted rates are available until January 31, 2012. The discounted rate for a sterilized dog the license is $24.00 and if the dog is not sterilized the cost is $61.00. For a dangerous dog the license fee is $121.00/$303.00.

Dog licenses can be purchased at City Hall, Day & Night Store (Hart Highway), Dog Gone Bakery, Ospika Pet & Farm Supplies, Petland, Quackers Canine Kuisine, SPCA and Total Pet or through the mail or by phone at 250 561 7600. If you no longer own a dog that was previously licensed, please contact our office.

Application packages are now available for non-Profit organizations wishing to apply for City‘s Cultural Grants.

Committee of the Whole Meeting Wednesday, January 4th - 3:30 pm.

Advisory Design Panel Wednesday, January 4th – 12:00 p.m.

BROADCASTING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS: Shaw TV runs a recorded version on Tuesday’s after each Council meeting. To follow live Council meetings, visit the City’s website at www.princegeorge.ca as webcasting services and video archiving of agenda items are available for the public.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the provisions of Section 26(3) of the Community Charter that the City of Prince George intends to lease 1063 Fifth Avenue, Prince George, BC to Sukhjit Kaur Kambo dba Indian Lion Restaurant & Pizza for a term of 3 years at a rent of $18,600.00 per year.

Ian Wells, Real Estate Services

PG AQUATICS The P.G. Aquatic Centre will operate with regularly scheduled hours of operation other than the following exceptions: The Prince George Aquatic Centre Holiday schedule: December 31st – 8am – 7:00pm (New Years Eve Toonie Swim 2pm – 7pm) January 1st 11:30 – 5:30pm Four Seasons Leisure Pool will remain closed reopening on January 7th, 2012.

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Licensing your dog is a key factor in responsible pet ownership. It is required by the Animal Control City Bylaw and allows for quick identification should your dog become injured, abused, lost, found or impounded. Keeping a dog without a current license can result in a $100 fine.

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2012 SOCIAL GRANTS APPLICATION PROCESS The City of Prince George is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for 2012 Social Grants funding. Application, eligibility, and submission instructions are available online at: http://www.princegeorge.ca/cityhall/social/ socialgrants/ Applications must be submitted via the online application form by 5 p.m. on Monday January 30th, 2012. For further information, contact Sarah Brown at 250-614-7897. The City of Prince George is pleased to be working in partnership with the Prince George Community Foundation to adjudicate applications and recommend grant allocations.

The City of Prince George’s Arts policy encourages the City to promote Prince George as the Northern Arts Capital of BC through providing access to the arts for all citizens by supporting the arts, encouraging partnerships, stimulating excellence and acknowledging and promoting the contribution of the arts towards providing an excellent quality of life in Prince George.

The Cultural Grants are one avenue for the City to realize this goal.

Arts and Cultural groups can obtain an application package from the Service Centre at City Hall. Applications may also be obtained on the City’s web site www.princegeorge.ca/cityhall/grants. Late or incomplete submissions may result in the rejection of applications. The deadline for year 2012 grant applications is 5:00 PM – Wednesday January 4th, 2012

NOTIFICATION OF HARVESTING The Prince George Community Forest will be conducting fuel management activities near the end of Kimball Road, and in an area accessed by Beaverly West Road (past the BCTS blocks). These fuel management activities are designed to reduce wildfire hazards for our communities. Please ensure your safety and the safety of the crews by respecting all signs and by avoiding the areas during operations.

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Originally from Alberta, Supt. Eric Stubbs moved to Prince George this year, taking on a number of issues while trying to establish a positive relationship with the citizens of a city that was been named the most dangerous in Canada, according to Macleans magazine, two years running.

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Time to talk about pot I

t’s time for the conversation to begin.

A group of B.C. public health officers has joined a growing coalition of policy leaders urging the legalization and taxation of marijuana.

The Health Officers Council of B.C. voted to endorse Stop the Violence B.C. and called for regulation of illegal substances like marijuana to reduce the harm from substance use and the unintended consequences of government policies.

“The Health Officer’s Council and other experts are not saying that marijuana should be legalized and taxed because it is safe,” said Dr. Paul Hasselback, a Vancouver Island medical health officer who chairs the council.

“We are saying that proven public health approaches should be used to constrain its use. There is now more danger to the public’s health in perpetuating a market driven by criminal activity.”

The coalition argues prohibition has failed and enforcement has little impact on drug use, merely fueling the $7-billion illegal pot industry that experts say is directly linked to the spike in gang-related killings since 1997.

A report released by Stop the Violence says teens find it easy to buy marijuana and pot use among them is up considerably since the 1990s, despite heavy spending on drug enforcement.

“By every metric, this policy is failing to meet its objectives,” said Dr. Evan Wood, a Vancouver doctor and founder of the coalition.

By regulating the market, he said, the distribution and use of marijuana would be more controlled and would also eliminate organized crime from the equation.

It would also provide a source of tax revenue in the hundreds of millions, he added.

Cannabis arrests in Canada climbed from 39,000 in 1990 to more than 65,000 in 2009, according to the coalition.

An estimated 27 per cent of young B.C. residents aged 15-24 used pot at least once in 2008, according to one poll.

Four former Vancouver mayors have also backed the coalition. Earlier this year the Prince George Chamber of Commerce put forward a motion at the B.C. Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting calling for the legalization of marijuana. Regrettably, that motion was defeated.

The now-defunct Progress Board of B.C. made a similar call years ago.

However, it is not on the agenda of any level of government.

Here in Prince George there has been much hand-wringing over once again carrying the mantle of Canada’s most dangerous city, yet legalization of marijuana has not been a topic of any of our crime reduction strategies.

The provincial government doesn’t have enough sitting days to have a meaningful debate about anything anymore and debating legalizing marijuana certainly isn’t on their radar.

The federal government, hell-bent on building more prisons and finding people to put in them, don’t want to debate the issue either.

And they won’t unless the public demands it.

More and more groups and organizations are calling for something to be done because it is obvious that what we are doing now isn’t working ... in fact we are failing miserably.

Whether legalization of marijuana is the answer or the outcome doesn’t really matter.

What matters is that governments, at all levels, start the conversation. The public is increasingly demanding something be done. It’s time our governments actually listened, and did something.

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Some resolutions for 2012

public persons. Here are a few examples to get you Here we are. Another year shot. The start of the started.

New Year is the time many of us use to make resoResolve that Elizabeth May stop playing the role lutions for ourselves with the common objective of improving who we are. The resolutions usually cen- of Chicken Little. It is fine to keep us aware of the environmental trends, but shrieking wildly and not tre on health and self-improvement. too often rationally does little to advance the cause.

A common resolution, especially amongst those Let us hear some positive ideas that people are in their middle years, is to shed a few kilograms likely to adopt, and help us get there. (pounds) of weight. Salads with fat-free dressResolve that Bob Rae seek immediate retirement ings and other healthy food will be substituted for from politics as soon as his duties can be taken on the wonderfully delicious holiday food we have by others. He is yesterday’s politician, recently been consuming. The more sliding easily from the folds of the ambitious will join a gym or walkNDP to the Liberals. Despite his ability ing group or other exercise mode to to rise in the ranks, he has done little get their bodies in better shape. Good to help Ontario or Canada. He is more ideas, but keep in mind few of us will interested in playing the game rather ever look good in a Speedo or bikini.

Onside than helping find practical solutions to Too much wear and tear and stretching VictorBowman the problems which confront us. to have that happen. But it is good to Resolve that Jim Flaherty continue to try. do what he is doing.

Some of us will resolve to improve our minds His intellect, grasp of the economic realities and as well. We will make ourselves read those classic determination has guided Canada through the novels no matter how irrelevant and boring they worldwide financial storms. He has a tendency to may be. We may sign up for some further educatell it like it is. A refreshing and rare characteristic tion at the university, college or other educational for a federal politician to have and it is serving us institution. Some of us will even decide to clean up well. the chaos we call our home office. Not likely but Resolve that Christy Clark remains firmly aware possible. that the Province of British Columbia is bigger than There is a way to avoid the guilt of failed resolutions. Make resolutions for others. For example, you just the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

Resolve that Adrian Dix follow the Clark resolumay resolve that when your partner cooks they will tion. clean up and leave the kitchen neat, clean and prisResolve that our city council realize they govern tine. When they fail to have the desired effect, we for all the citizens of the community. Pandering to need not feel guilty. They, on the other hand, can be special interests and ignoring others is a recipe for frequently reminded of their failures. It does take a distrust and disaster. certain meanness of character to do this.

Try a few of your own, it is fun.

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Science lacking for climate change claims

Editor: The preposterous idea that man is somehow responsible for climate change is one of the absurdities of life.

Having read and listened to at least 200 varying opinions from scientists, professors, Al Gore, David Suzuki and others who lie

on the ice staring at baby seals, I have come to the conclusion the vast majority of them have limited knowledge regarding global warming, climate change or the planet itself and they are merely guessing in the hopes that they will one day be proved correct and have their name

recorded in some coveted historical manuscript.

The educated climatologists, however, appear to be on a different page.

Sadly, we never hear about the many climatologists who regard climate change as a regular occurrence and reject CO2 as a poison or a culprit. They appar-

Remove the fluoride for the children’s sake

Editor: I suppose that by now many local people know we’ve had artificially fluoridated water since 1955.

In the 1890s in Europe, farmers were making numerous complaints about damage to their vegetation, crops and animals from the many smelters proliferating the environment. As a result, many lawsuits were filed against the offending companies, for which they often had to out hefty fines.

More than 100 years ago, doctors knew that hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) could be treated, even cured, by bathing the patient in a mild fluoride solution! That being said, certain people suffering from Hypothyroidism – (underactive thyroid) due to drinking AWF, may be in danger of developing thyroid dysfunction, for which they must take medication for the rest of their lives.

Until the early 1940s, fluorides (a by-product of the aluminum and phosphate fertilizer industries) were considered so toxic that they could only be sold off to the public in the form of rat poison and insecticide!

The hydrofluorosilicic acid (HFSA) in our water treatment plants- mandated at 22 to 23 per

ently blame the sun and the lack of or abundance of sun-spots. Many of these scientists have walked away in disgust from the International Panel on Climate Change. The majority of people on the IPCC are not climatologists and a “consensus” of the IPCC does not confirm man’s

responsibility for climate change or global warming. The IPCC is a political body chosen by the United Nations, and therefore, from common sense, information from that group cannot be considered fact.

The climatologists in (Canadian) L. Solomon’s book “The Deniers” are

real people with real names and addresses with different credentials than Al Gore and the “geneticist” David Suzuk, who has credentials in zoology, and biology, but can boast of nothing regarding “climatology.”

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cent - contain arsenic, lead, mercury, chromium and other radioactive substances. (Lanphear et al, 2000) studied 4,853 children, ages six to 16, and the existence of lead impairing their ability to think. The researchers found that levels of lead in the blood even lower than five mg/L impaired cognitive function; specifically, arithmetic and reading skills ,non-verbal reasoning and short-term memory – all were negatively affected at these low blood lead levels.

In their study (Masters and Coplan, 2011), many children who were drinking the HFSAfluoridated water had blood levels greater than 10 mg/L, well past the blood lead levels that Lanphear et al had documented as being toxic to the brain. The conclusion: “There is no safe level of blood lead. Further, no factor must be ignored that shows increase in blood lead levels.”

Our children have every right to grow up without having critical IQ points forever deleted from their brains. The fluoridation program reflects a medical scourge that must be eliminated.

Marilyn Juds Prince George Safe Water Coalition

Colton Tom wore the Canadian colours with pride as he took in Canada Day festivities at Fort George Park.

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The best security you can find is easy to get

That reserved parking spot with your So who’s been making money as a name on it in the office tower’s underresult of the Occupy movement in North ground parkade? Yeah, that’s gone.

America?

And those are just some When the one per cent are of the changes for you. in the harsh public spotlight Everybody who knows you for any reason, including becomes part of your perreporting on their value, they sonal protection system. grab the phone and call a priYour kids and their friends, vate security firm.

Rough your family and your friends These people have the Cuts better not be posting pictures wealth to do far more than NeilGodbout of themselves taken at your just get the mansion and the place with any identifywell-manicured lawn behind ing landmarks in the background. And the front gates hooked up with motion if they’re Tweeting about an upcoming sensors. event they’ll be attending with you, you’ll Going on a holiday to London and have to unfriend them in the real world.

Paris? Bring the security detail.

Technology allows security firms to turn Like stopping at the same Starbucks your home and office into a fortress. every morning at 7:25 on the way to Worried that competitors are spying on work? Not anymore you don’t. you or, worse, government officials are Too predictable.

investigating you for financial improprieties? Get the place swept with sensors.

Can’t trust the kids, the spouse or the hired help with keys? Biometric door locks. Only the right fingerprint or palm print gets you inside, plus the system can track the coming and goings of said kids, significant other and hired help.

Motion detectors are fine for inside but what about the estate grounds? No problem. Buried sensors under the lawn can hear the footsteps of intruders who manage to get past the fence.

The outcome is that the one per cent become further separated from the rest of us, only trusting their friendships to fellow one per centers as paranoid and able to do something about it as they are.

It’s not just fretting about being accosted by a member of the great unwashed masses. Some of their worries are real.

Executives in the financial sector, along with other wealthy well-known personalities, routinely receive threats by letter, e-mail and phone. Some are stalked.

Some come home to find a man with a gun in their driveway, like 87-year-old Gertrude Boyle did earlier this year.

The New York Times explained that the wily chairwoman of the Columbia Sportswear chain told the man she needed to shut off the security system before she could let him inside the house. While doing that, she also pressed a panic button that summoned the police.

The cops were on the scene in minutes and the man was apprehended without incident.

Turns out the best personal security device is the one between your ears.

It’s cheap and you don’t have to be a one per center to afford it.

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Northern Health (NH) and Diversified Transportation Lines (DTL) have partnered with the 2012 UNBC JDC West business team in work that will give students practical experience and NH a formal business outcome. For their first case study, the UNBC team is finalizing a cost benefit and safety analysis on year-round winter tire use for NH fleet vehicles as a practice exercise for an upcoming business competition. In order to complete this exercise, the students were given the opportunity to work with staff from NH and provide a formal recommendation based on the work. “This is an important project for Northern Health and DTL, and the students’ work will be fully considered as we move towards making a decision,” says Jessica Belyea, business development coordinator for Northern Health. “We value collaboration in our local community and students provide a great resource with diverse perspectives and dedicated effort.”

Pictured are, left to right: Yogi Bhalla, NH Business Analyst; Jessica Belyea, NH Business Development Coordinator; Dustin Elliott, UNBC JDC West Captain; Cathy Ulrich, NH CEO; Sean Friend, UNBC JDC West participant; Alex Mackey, UNBC JDC West participant; Reina Pharness, Regional Manager External Business Contracts.

Plan to grow your business in 2012 If you’re tempted by the growth bug, the Prepare by reading, consulting with advisors, taking on mentors or coaches, and first priority is to take a close look at your taking courses, workshops and webinars. business and decide whether you really Grow Your Network. The bigger your want to expand. business, the larger your network. Identify If you love what you do and your busithe individuals and organizaness, at its current size, meets tions important to your business all of your needs, there may be expansion, strengthen existing no reason to expand. relationships, and open the door However, if you do want to Boudreau Biz to building new ones. increase capacity, customers Cultivate Financial Relations. and sales, there’s no time like DanBoudreau As the business grows, you will the beginning of a new year need to rely on others for money – family, to kick it into gear. Here are a few things friends, angel investors, lenders, venture you can do to prepare yourself to ride the capitalists, and shareholders – look after winds of change. your financial partners, maintain a stellar Update Your Business Plan. Groom your credit rating, collect receivables promptly vision and mission. Set your strategy and and pay your bills on time. Prepare for goals. Once you’ve initiated your expangrowth by minding your financial garden. sion, step back from the plan and handle Develop Systems. When you own a what’s in front of you. The true value of small or micro business, every minute not your business plan is what it teaches you spent working in the business must be along the way. invested in working on your business. As Hone Your Leadership Skills. Prepare you grow, you will need reliable systems yourself for a wild succession of role incarto build upon – administrative processes, nations. With each increase in the size of operational procedures, marketing tools your business, your role changes – in the and practices, human resource guidelines beginning you’ll do everything yourself, and standards – and the list goes on. You but as your business expands, you’ll need will need a policies and procedures manual to get comfortable delegating tasks to othto deal with all nature of processes within ers, hiring more people, and outsourcing.

your business and to mitigate the many liabilities any business encounters.

Get Rid Of Bad Customers. Make room in your schedule to deal with new business by offloading bad customers. A good place to start is with your accounts receivable – have a heart to heart with any of those who are unwilling to pay and cut your losses and cut the ties.

Get Out Of The Way And Lead. Once you’ve selected the right people, turn your attention to being a leader. Done properly, delegating and outsourcing should extend your capacity in a safe, cost-effective way.

Engage good people and trust them to do their jobs.

Business expansion growth is rarely a linear, tidy process. More likely it’s going to be a donnybrook, your survival contingent on your street-fighting skills. By all means write your business plan and read the books on growing your business. But when your business takes off, be ready to roll with the punches and take a few on the chin.

With the right blend of planning and reacting, you can also expect to enjoy the fruits of your labour.

Dan Boudreau owns RiskBuster Business Plan Oasis and Blog at www.riskbuster.com.

VICTORIA – The B.C. government boasts Canada’s lowest income tax rates on earnings up to $113,000 a year, but other deductions from take-home pay are going up again in the new year.

The latest in a series of Medical Services Plan premium increases takes effect Jan. 1. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation calculates that the increase means a family with children will see their monthly MSP bill rise from $121 to $128, or $84 a year extra. MSP premiums have gone up 18.5 per cent since 2009.

“Very few politicians and public sector employees pay the MSP tax, so they don’t understand the big deal,” said Jordan Bateman, the federation’s B.C. director. “But entrepreneurs, small business owners, middle class families and even those private sector employees lucky enough to have an employer pick up their MSP tab, know what a bite this is out of their pockets.”

The federation also notes that federal Employment Insurance and Canada Pension Plan premiums are set to rise by $306 for the average employee in 2012. Half of that is paid by the employee.

Other everyday costs are also going up for B.C. residents.

BC Hydro rates were pared back in a spending review ordered by Energy Minister Rich Coleman.

An interim eight per cent increase took effect in the spring of 2011, but BC Hydro has committed to rate increases of 3.9 per cent in 2012 and 2013.

The coming year will also see the last legislated increase in B.C.’s carbon tax on fossil fuels. As of July 1, 2012 the carbon tax on a litre of gasoline rises from 5.56 cents to 6.67, with similar increases on diesel, natural gas and other fuels used by consumers and industry.

The current legislation requires each increase to be offset by reductions in personal and business income taxes. Premier Christy Clark says consultation is underway with business and the public to see what direction the province takes on the carbon tax after 2012.

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Court docket In the Court Docket published in the Dec. 14 issue, it should have been noted that Kenneth R. Bishop was also given a conditional sentence of 18 months.

In Provincial Court in Prince George on Nov. 15: Brent J. Morgan was found guilty of mischief, theft of property with a value less than $5,000, possession of stolen property with a value less than $5,000, resisting a peace officer and failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance, sentenced to one day in jail and placed on probation for 18 months.

In Provincial Court in Prince George on Nov. 21: Michelle L.A. Wolfe was found guilty of assault, sentenced to one day in jail and placed on probation for 12 months. Wolfe was also found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to five days in jail.

David S. Manlove was found guilty of assault and uttering threats, sentenced to 45 days in jail and placed on probation for two years.

In Provincial Court in Prince George on Nov. 22: Jordan S. Allen was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000 and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, was given a conditional sentence of three months, assessed a victim surcharge of $50 and placed on probation for 12 months.

Dustin C. Apps was found guilty of theft, assessed a victim surcharge of $50 and placed on probation for one year.

Robert J. Badger was found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance and sentenced to two days in jail. Badger was also found guilty of two counts of possession of a controlled substance and was given a conditional sentence of eight months. Badger was also found guilty of possession of property obtained by crime and was given a conditional sentence of four months.

Aaron R. Munch was found guilty of two counts of failing to com-

ply with a probation order and sentenced to 49 days in jail.

Jean P. Patrick was found guilty of theft of property with a value

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Darrell Hubbell citizen of the year He’s a man with a heart of gold who has given of his time, talent and financial resources to make this community a better place to live.

Darrell Hubbell was

named Prince George Citizen of the Year 2011 a a gala dinner and awards ceremony Oct. 21 at Coast Inn of the North. Hubbell’s acceptance speech began with

Their hearts and minds were with the people of Japan.

In March, Japanese student Kiyono Arao, a member of UNBC Prays for Japan, came up with a creative way to help the victims of the earthquake that struck Japan’s northeastern coast and sent towering tsunami waves on shore. Arao’s peers didn’t have relatives living in the area of the earthquake but she knew a UNBC professor with a brother living near a nuclear plant which had fires in the aftermath of the quake.

The group hosted a cultural event which they hoped would further focus on the problems faced

by Japanese people – the

folding of 1,000 origami cranes. In Japanese tradition, the crane is a sign of good fortune, so folding 1,000 origami cranes (a task that can take days for one person) is said to bring blessings.

Arao, who is in the masters counselling program at UNBC, said both students and staff were hard at work in the university’s Wintergarden making paper cranes. They also invited the public to help support their efforts by attending their UNBC Prays for Japan events at the Pine Centre Mall on weekends during March so that donations could be made to the Canadian Red Cross relief efforts in Japan.

Locals do part to aid Japanese

his trademark sense of humour.

“If I was Oprah Winfrey, you’d all have free jewellery right now – but I’m not,” he joked. The award is a “great honour, one to cherish for a lifetime,” he said.

“It’s pretty wonderful” he told the Free Press.

Hubbell said he was also proud to be named along with four other worthy candidates this year. Hubbell has been recognized many times for his business skills, community service, several board positions, philanthropy and leadership. He was named Corporate Citizen of the Year in 2004, 2005 and 2009.

Last year Hubbell received a Community Leader Award from Prince George MLAs Shirley Bond and Pat Bell. He has a unique Darrell Hubbell perspective on what it takes to become a nomi- with the beautiful nee because, until a few butterfly pendant years ago, Hubbell served he designed and on the Prince George donated for last Community Foundayear’s Evening tion, which administers of Pink cancer the Citizen of the Year fundraiser.

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Sethi receives high honour Metis celebrate Baljit Sethi was awarded the pres- agency and my staff. I am very, tigious Order of British Columbia very fortunate to work with such good people and to live at a special ceremony in a community that in Victoria on Oct. 4. has given me so much Sethi has dedicated support.” her life to helping During her 40 years immigrants come to in Prince George, Sethi and settle in Canada, has worked to overparticularly Prince come challenges to George, while also achieve her goals. In pursuing equality and 1976 she founded the justice for all CanadiImmigrant Services ans.

Society now known as “I feel very priviBal Sethi Immigrant and Multileged,” Sethi told the - Order of B.C. cultural Services SociFree Press. “I am very ety (IMSS). happy for myself and “When I first was coming here for my community. (What I do) is really a collaborative effort and to Canada, I was filled with so I give credit to my clients, my many hopes and fears,” she said.

“Now I have realized many of my goals and my (IMSS) team has always encouraged me in whatever I wanted to do.”

Sethi was born in Lahore, India.

She immigrated to Canada in 1972.

Through her later work with IMSS, she realized that newcomers’ integration into the community could not be achieved without multicultural programs and promotion of racial harmony. In 38 years of service, she has managed to change the community’s outlook and has improved the quality of life here.

“Her lifetime of service has affected so many lives and Prince George is a better place because of it,” said Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Pat Bell.

Bannock, buffalo burgers and beadwork were just three of the highlights of the 20th Metis Heritage Day celebrations held at For George Park in June.

The event coincides with National Aboriginal Day (June 21) and it attracted hundreds of visitors from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Festivities included live music and entertainment, dancing, arts and crafts, ethnic food vendors and booths showcasing Metis heritage and culture.

Prince George Metis Community Association (PGMCA) president Patrick Pocha was please with the turnout. He

still remembers when there was just a handful of people – including himself – trying to gather enough support to get the local group started.

“In 1982, we were classified under Aboriginals and in June 2006, PGMCA was finally incorporated,” he said.

Local singer-songwriter and philanthropist Rick Stavely who is Metis heritage, was at one of the crafters’ booths with his unique hand-carved walking sticks.

“Proceeds from sales go towards helping the homeless in downtown Prince George,” he said. “I think it’s important that we all help each other.”

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Veteran “honoured” to drop puck A local senior said he felt privileged to drop the puck at the Prince George Spruce Kings hockey game in November.

Reed M. Sisson, 91, a decorated Second World War veteran, did the on-ice honours in support of other veterans and the Outward Bound Canada Veterans Program.

The program helps returning service members and veterans readjust to life at home through wilderness courses that draw on the healing benefit of teamwork and challenge.

Sisson, a Prince George Chateau resident, was the group’s top fundraiser.

“He worked hard for this,” said Chateau management team member Sherry

Bogle. “He was motivated to enter and win this challenge because of his own post-war experiences.”

Indeed, Sisson wanted to help others recover from any trauma they suffered as a result of their service overseas and with Outward Bound Canada, service members take part in wilderness expeditions that are physically, mentally and emotionally challenging.

Interestingly, Sisson has a special connection with local hockey teams. For 22 years he was employed by the City of Prince George at the Coliseum and Elksentre rinks, making ice for the curling and skating rinks and sharpening skates.

“When I retired in 1985, the Spruce Kings’ captain

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Reed Sisson presents Spruce Kings captain Ben Matthews the “crying towel” he received from the team in 1985 – and which he returned to them in November. presented me with a ‘crying towel’ and I’ve kept it all these years,” he said. “I’m taking it with me Friday night (Nov. 25) when I go to drop

the puck – and I’m giving it to the team’s captain.”

And in an emotion-filled few moments on the ice, he did.

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ECRA brought some Madness to March brushed off his ballroom dancing skills to play the Prince in a decidedly different version of the classic fairy tale Cinderella.

In this classic remake, the “ugly” sisters were played by Marlene Wenschlag and Odelia Kranz, who took a larger part in the Prince’s search for the owner of the lost “glass” slipper.

And in a twist ending, Diana Myers as Cinderella found herself in the arms of another fella more suited to her station in life.The drama club also took some poetic license with Genie (Maisie Minchin) who granted three wishes to the hapless Bruce Minchin until, alas, he ran out of luck and wishes due to a

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Dragonboat squad competes well with the best It takes strength, stamina and speed – seconds count – to paddle to victory and that is what they did.

However, as breast cancer survivors, members of the NorthBreast Passage Dragonboat team are already winners. In August, they

competed in the women’s division at the Victoria Dragon Boat Festival with 80 other teams from Canada and the U.S. They came in fifth in the Women’s Diamond Championship final, two seconds behind the first-place boat.

In the Feature Race (six teams

compete for the Challenge trophy) the NorthBreast Passage team took first place for both the trophy and gold medals, finishing ahead of the second place boat by nearly five seconds. The local team is happy with their performance and standing, their reward for months

of rigourous practise and preparation leading up to the race.

Team member Edin Bond started out as paddler, now she’s a drummer.

“The drummer and steerperson Grant Roden work together on the boat giving directions to paddlers

during the races. The drummer keeps the beat so everyone is synchronized.

“Rowing takes strength and determination and we believe it can improve the quality of life for women living with breast cancer.”

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WHAT IS THE ELECTRONICS STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (ESABC) PROGRAM? ESABC is a not-for-profit extended producer responsibility program set up by the producers and retailers of electronics in British Columbia to provide a province wide recycling system for unwanted electronics.

ISN’T IT IMPORTANT TO REUSE BEFORE RECYCLING? While the program is designed to manage unwanted electronic products that have exhausted their reuse potential, we strongly encourage users to first reuse their products. If you choose to donate to a charity, make sure you have backed up your data and wiped your drives clean prior to donation.

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Local ‘Elvis’ plays many other roles

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Robert Sanders is more than willing to be your teddy bear when he’s Elvis.

He’s known around town as ‘Elvis’ of 20th Avenue and he plays his role to the hilt.

Robert Sanders is the guy with the black wig, sunglasses and gyrating hips who strums his guitar and “sings” Elvis Presley songs as pedestrians wave and motorists honk to show their appreciation.

“People say ‘hi’ and I gets lots of nice waves,” he told the Free Press in September. Three days a week, Thursday to Saturday, Sanders, 48, takes up his post outside Flowers, Flowers, Flowers and performs his Elvis act. Rain or shine. He never lets bad weather or bad mood get in the way of what he enjoys most – and that extends to his job as a Free Press newspaper carrier.

“I never let my

newspapers get wet,” he said.

Besides Elvis, Sanders plays a variety of popular action figures and characters including Batman, Spiderman, The Joker and Clown. How does he choose which character to play? It depends on the weather, he says, noting rain is not too good for guitars or rhinestone trims. And he’s a bit of a comedian.

“When I’m out there in the rain, people will ask me ‘Hey, where’s Elvis?’ and I tell them, “He’s in the building.”

There’s no telling where Sanders gets his sense of humour but he got his love of Elvis from his mother, Barb.

She does his makeup for The Joker and Clown.

“I grew up with Elvis music. My mother and

grandmother always listened to Elvis music.

They were big fans,” he said.

Sanders himself has a big collection of Elvis songs on CDs that he takes along on all his Elvis gigs.

her own songs. She cut her first album at 15, the same year she won Songwriter of the Year in Nashville. Now she fronts Eurasia, whose members are a multi-ethnic mix of European and Asian.

Watching her career soar is proud father Ewald Fenger, who lives in Prince George but often visits with his famous daughter when she’s in the Philippines. He always knew she’d be a star.

“When she was five years old, she’d be singing around the house and using a bar of soap as a microphone,”

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Quinn – so named because she was found in a dumpster on Quinn Sreet – was discovered by a startled resident who opened the lid to put in her trash.The Good Samaritan called Animal Control, said local SPCA general manager Angela McLaren.

“The dumpster had been emptied in the morning and Quinn was found in there with all the garbage two hours later. So something happened to her during that time. No one was seen putting the cat in there but that’s what we think happened.”

The cat was first contained in a live trap and then brought to the animal shelter. Her injuries included severe cuts, abrasions and sores to her hind quarters.

“She had deep puncture wounds along her back, so she may have been attacked by another animal. We’re not sure,” said McLaren.

Quinn’s wounds were treated at the PG Veterinarian Clinic and the cat became popular with staff in both places. Josh Tobin, vet technician at the SPCA, said given her jagged teeth, the cat

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I know that I’m sober enough to drive:

While you may be able to see and walk without staggering after drinking a few beers the reality is you can’t always tell when impairment kicks in — it actually starts with your rst drink. Alcohol affects more than your vision and coordination. It affects your judgment, attention span, alertness, reaction time and ability to do more than one task at a time — vital things you need when you get behind the wheel.

All I need is something to eat and I’ll be ne:

While having a burger with your beer is a good idea, a full stomach is not an effective defence against impaired driving. And no amount of coffee, cold showers or fresh air will sober you up either. The only cure is time. In fact, it takes about six hours for your body to eliminate all the alcohol from your body when you have a blood alcohol concentration of .08, the legal limit.

I won’t get caught:

Police have stepped up CounterAttack roadchecks across the province this summer. Drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs face a range of penalties from 24-hour driving prohibitions and vehicle impoundments, 90-day administrative driving prohibitions to criminal charges, nes and jail time.

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Numerous studies have shown that “stoned” drivers can be every bit as dangerous as drunk drivers. Depending on what you’ve smoked, swallowed or injected, drug impairment ranges from slowed reexes, awed depth perception to hallucinations and seizures. And if you’ve been mixing alcohol and drugs and are tired from partying all night, this combination can be even deadlier. New legislation now allows police to test drivers for drug impairment and charge those who refuse to provide blood, saliva or urine samples.

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Connolly had a full year

For Brett Connolly, the year began with heartbreak.

The 19-year-old Prince George minor hockey product played on the Canadian squad which lost 5-3 to Russia in the final of the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championships. The national team led 3-0 after two periods of the gold-medal game in Buffalo, but surrendered five consecutive third-period goals to fall short of the ultimate prize.

Less than a year later, with a whirlwind 2011 winding down, Connolly returned to the team for the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championships in Calgary and Edmonton. Not only has the memory of January’s defeat left him hungrier for gold this time, but he’s taken on more of a leadership role as one of only four returning players. He’s also on the squad as a member of the

1 Prince George Cougars forward Brett Connolly holds up the team’s Most Valuable Player trophy with Cougars vice president Brandi Brodsky at CN Centre in March.

For his efforts throughout the year, Connolly is the Free Press choice for top sports newsmaker of 2011.

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Tampa Bay Lightning, as the National Hockey League team has loaned his services to Team Canada for the competition.

The lengthy period in between the two World Junior tournaments has been anything but uneventful. In March, Connolly completed his third season as a member of the Western Hockey League’s Cougars. He led the team in key scoring categories, including points (73) and goals (46). His goal total left him tied for third with Medicine Hat Tigers forward Linden Vey, behind only Spokane Chiefs forward Tyler Johnson (53) and Chilliwack Bruins forward Ryan Howse (51), another Prince George product.

Connolly managed the high scoring totals despite missing 13 of the Cougars’ 72 regular season games.

Connolly accepted the Most Valuable Player award for his

WHL team in a season which turned out to be his last as a junior. In November, he discovered the Lightning would keep him for full-time duty this NHL season. He played his 10th game on Oct. 27, and his three-year entry level came into effect.

A memorable 2011 for Connolly included his first NHL goal, scored against the Carolina Hurricanes on Nov. 1. In 28 games with the Lightning this season, he has four goals and four assists.

For his achievements throughout the year, Connolly earns the Free Press nod as the top Prince George sports newsmaker for 2011. He tops the list after finishing runner-up last year to Prince George biathlete Megan Tandy, who represented the host country at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler. He was also named top sports newsmaker in 2009.

Local boxers continue climb up ladder

In the boxing ring, Kenny Lally and Jag Seehra used to get associated primarily with the Inner City Boxing Club.

They still call themselves members of the Bob Pegues-coached club. But since Pegues stepped away from the old gym at the RollA-Dome in 2010 to focus primarily on training Lally and Seehra, they’ve gained more success on the national stage.

Now that they’ve completed their first year of competing internationally, they’re more connected with Boxing Canada than ever before.

Lally and Seehra were national senior elite team members throughout 2011, Lally on the A squad at 52 kilograms and Seehra the B team representative at 60 kilograms. The training partners fell short of ultimate goals, but with international cards under their belts, they’ve made significant progress.

World rankings released by AIBA (Amateur International Boxing Association) in November had Lally 19th and Seehra 66th in their respective weight classes.

Lally wants to represent Canada in the

ring at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but didn’t get the results needed at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan in September. He finished on the wrong end of a nail biter, losing 21-20 to 2010 Asian Games champion Rey Saludar of the Phillippines in his opening match. He’ll get one more opportunity to quality for next sum-

mer’s Olympics at the 2012 Elite Continental Championships in Rio de Janeiro in May. As for Seehra, 2011 saw him compete internationally for the first time in his amateur boxing career. In an effort to qualify for the 2011 Pan American Games in October, he entered competitions in Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama. Unfortunately, he fell short in

each event.

The two boxers won’t be doing a ton of celebrating to wrap up 2011, as their first significant competition in the new year comes early. The 2012 Boxing Canada senior nationals are scheduled for Jan. 10 to 14 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Beaudry skis and shoots to top in biathlon

The bulk of Sarah Beaudry’s success in 2011 came in the first few months.

It makes sense considering her sports of choice, biathlon and cross country skiing, are winter activities.

But what a few months it was for the 17-year-old Prince George native, a product of the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club.

With all due respect to other biathletes from Prince George, which has produced the likes of

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2010 Olympian Megan Tandy in the sport, Beaudry’s results stood out above the rest.

On the national stage, she excelled. Beaudry finished first in a pair of senior girls races at the Canadian Biathlon Championships in Charlo, N.B. in March, the six-kilometre sprint and 7.5 km pursuit. At the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax in February, she was the only one out of a dozen Prince George athletes to return with a

gold medal from an individual event. She finished first in the female biathlon 7.5-kilometre sprint on Feb. 15. On top of that placing, she captured a pair of bronze medals.

At the beginning of February, Beaudry competed for Canada at the World Youth Biathlon Championships in the Czech Republic. Her best placement in that meet was 33rd in a field of 72 in the individual 10-kilometre race.

Prince George Free Press sports editor Alistair McInnis is in Calgary until Jan. 6 following the World Junior Hockey Championships.

He’s also been reporting on the progress of the Cariboo Cougars at the Mac’s Tournament.

For updates and columns on both events,, visit www.pgfreepress.com

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Martinson competes at worlds, aims for Olympics 4 Geoff Martinson wants to run the 1,500metre race at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England.

Results in 2011 helped the 25-year-old Prince George product get closer to making his dream a reality. In the summer, he competed in his first World Championships as a senior. At the 2011 World Championships, held Aug. 27 to Sept. 4 in Daegu, Korea, Martinson finished 22nd overall in the 1,500metre event.

“It was great. Athletics Canada, they gave me a special opportunity to go, choosing me over two other guys who ran very well that

season,” Martinson said during a visit to Prince George in October. “To be there and just to see how the best in the world work, it really opened my eyes to it and it gave me some perspective on what it’s going to take to make it to that next level and be at the Olympics.”

Martinson has been living and training in Victoria for the past eight years. Although he’s earned $1,500 monthly in government funding as a carded athlete on Canada’s national team, the funds haven’t been enough to offset all his expenses related to accommodation, food and travel. During a visit to his hometown,

a fundraising dinner was held at Alfredo’s Neighbourhood Pub on Oct. 22 to support Martinson’s efforts.

The event, which included a silent auction, raised about $10,000 for his travel fund.

The Prince George Spruce Kings altered the makeup of their staff this past year.

If the first half of the 2011-12 B.C. Hockey League season is any indication, the changes have helped them become a more competitive squad.

Dave Dupas initially joined the organization as an interim head coach in November 2011, after previous head coach and

general manager Ed Dempsey was dismissed. But 2011 marked Dupas’ first full year guiding the Spruce Kings. After Dupas worked with the team through the second half of the 2010-11 campaign, the Spruce Kings showed faith in the new bench boss by announcing in April that they’d awarded him a threeyear contract.

At the same time of the Dupas announce-

A couple criteria has to be met in 2012 for Martinson to qualify for 1,500 metres in London. First, he has

to meet a time standard of three minutes and 35.5 seconds (3:35.5) sometime in May and June. Then he has to

place top three at the Canadian Track and Field Championships, scheduled for June 27 to 30 in Calgary.

moved up from his previous position of assistant general manager.

Further staffing changes came in the offseason, as Kurt Walsten joined the club in August to begin working as their assistant coach and assistant general manager.

With a new-look staff guiding them, the Spruce Kings have raised eyebrows with their improved play. When the 2011-

12 schedule entered its 10-day Christmas Break on Dec. 18, the Spruce Kings were tied for fourth in the eightteam Interior Conference standings with 15 wins, 13 losses, two ties and three overtime defeats (15-13-23) in 33 games. With 35 points, they’d already surpassed their total of 33 for the entire 2010-11 campaign, when they finished in the league basement at 13-40-1-6.

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The Prince George Barracudas saw two of their best and brightest female swimmers leave the program in 2011.

High school graduates Katie Mann and Grace Ni secured NCAA university

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scholarships and moved away from the city in which they grew up. Mann has been training and studying at the University of New Hampshire’s main campus in Durham, representing the university at Division

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1 swimming competitions in the U.S. Ni moved closer to home, relocating to the Lower Mainland to attend Simon Fraser University on an NCAA Division 2 scholarship. While she’s been training and studying in Canada, she also travels throughout the U.S. to compete.

The Age Group National Championships in Montreal in the summer marked

the final competition for each swimmer as members of the Prince George club. They also represented the club at long-course provincials in Victoria in July.

Mann planned to take courses in liberal arts, while Ni’s speciality is the sciences.

Mann graduated from Duchess Park Secondary while Ni wrapped up her high school studies at D.P. Todd Secondary.

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This year’s UNBC women’s team may be more experienced than last year. But at the same time, Murdoch’s ability to get the most of players and recruit top end talent can’t be overlooked. Let’s not forget that only a few years ago the Timberwolves were coming off their first appearance at nationals, having won the 2008 provincial title on their home court.

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Murdoch has played a direct role in the transformation of the Timberwolves, and her influence can be recognized on the court.

Since Murdoch’s return to the sidelines in the summer after a year off on maternity leave, UNBC has risen above the opposition. They entered their break from PacWest action at the beginning of the month sitting in sole possession of first

Members of the UNBC women’s basketball team wouldn’t say they fell short of provincial gold because they played last season without their head coach on the sidelines.

But at they same time, they recognize how valuable longtime head coach Loralyn Murdoch is to the program. And as the saying goes, you don’t realize what you have until it’s gone.

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Bulmer year a study in high expectations

With more success comes higher expectations.

With that noted, Prince George minor hockey product Brett Bulmer might not look at his stints with the Canadian national junior team and National Hockey League’s Minnesota Wild as success stories.

After all, he fell short of making the final rosters of both teams.

But at the same time, just being in a position to make either would be considered an accomplishment for most competitive athletes.

They’re also experiences Bulmer can learn from as he tries to reach his

ultimate goal of playing hockey professionally.

The past year was a roller coaster ride for the 19-year-old Kelowna Rockets forward.

After wrapping up the 2010-11 Western Hockey League campaign with the Kelowna Rockets with a secondround playoff defeat to

the Portland Winterhawks, Bulmer joined the Wild’s American Hockey League affiliate Houston Aeros for the playoffs. The Aeros advanced all the way to the league’s Calder Cup championship before losing to the Binghamton Senators in June.

In April, Bulmer

signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Wild. It was a contract which nearly kicked in, as Bulmer played the nine-game maximum before the Wild reassigned him to the Rockets.

Bulmer also represented Team WHL in their Subway Super

Kings’ Khaira being watched by NHL Jujhar Khaira brings size and skill to the Prince George Spruce Kings’ lineup.

While he does most of his training during the regular season in the B.C. Hockey League’s most remote outpost, his efforts haven’t gone unnoticed by scouts of National Hockey League teams. In December, the Spruce Kings announced that Khaira had been named to the 2012 NHL Entry Draft Player

Watch List.

Khaira is in his second season with the Spruce Kings. As of Dec. 19, he was second in team scoring with 18 goals and 25 assists for 43 points in 27 games.

He left the team in November to suit up for Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge in Langley. The team won the six-team tournament with a 4-2 triumph over Canada West in the gold-medal game on Nov. 13.

After concluding his BCHL rookie season in February, Khaira accepted a pair of Spruce Kings team awards.

He received the Top Scorer Award for recording 10 goals and 32 assists for 42 points in 58 games. He was also named the Rookie of the Year.

Khaira has already secured a scholarship to begin playing NCAA Division 1 hockey for Michigan Technological University next September.

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Of all the UNBC Northern Timberwolves to play their final seasons in 2011, Inderbir Gill stood out above the rest.

The fifth-year guard from Spokane left the program in March with a ton of accomplishments, and was recognized further in April.

He was named the 2010-11 B.C. Colleges Athletic Association Male Athlete of the Year for all sports.

The honour joined a resume which already includes such awards as the Canadian Col-

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leges Athletic Association (CCAA) Athlete of the Month, CCAA AllCanadian, CCAA Academic All-Canadian, BCCAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Year, and CCAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Year. He was also a BCCAA first-team all-star, a BCCAA provincial championship all-star and CCAA national championship second-team all-star in the 2010-11 campaign.

Gill’s 2009-10 accomplishments include getting named Tournament Most Valuable Player in leading the Timberwolves to the 2010

CCAA national title in Calgary, and recognition as CCAA Player of the Year for all sports.

In each of Gill’s three seasons at UNBC, the Timberwolves competed in the eight-team CCAA national championships. They finished fourth as hosts of the 2009 tournament and ended up tied for fifth with the NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) Ooks of Edmonton in the 2011 competition in Oshawa, Ont. in March.

Other UNBC athletes to play their final college games in 2011 as fifth-year graduates

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The Pack is back: The Green Bay *** Packers returned to prominence, Yes to CIS: After a few rejections, winning Super Bowl 45 in Dallas the UNBC Timberwolves were 31-25 over the Pittsburgh Steelers. finally accepted into the Canada *** West Universities Athletics AssociaTebowmania: Tim Tebow won tion. Both the men’s and women’s seven of his first eight UNBC basketball and games as the Denver soccer teams will comstarting quarterback, mence play in Canada however, the Tebow West in 2012-13.

Hart magic disappeared *** Beat in back to back losses Terrific career: Timberwolves guard hartleymiller to New England and Buffalo.

Inderbir Gill will be *** regarded as the top player to ever Mavs celebrate: Dirk Nowitzki wear UNBC colors. finally got his ring as the NBA Finals Gill was named the 2011 CCAA MVP led the Dallas Mavericks to Men’s Basketball Player of the Year. a 4-2 series victory over the Miami In addition, he was selected the Heat.

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66 shots for an 8.05 GAA in three *** games in Boston. In addition, he Jets fly: Winnipeg became relgave up three goals on just 20 shots evant again as Canada’s seventh in the 4-0 loss in game seven.

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There was a chill in the air that went away with a warm hug from friends or cup of hot chocolate.

At the corner of Third Avenue and George Street, the Winter Solstice Celebration was in full swing Wednesday evening. The Prince George Farmers’ Market was filled with locally made gifts, ornaments, Teresa MALLAM/Free Press food products and handcrafted items from Artist and executive director of PG Community Arts Council Wendy Young local artisans.

Music was provided with her handcrafted glass ornaments at

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Obituaries

PYLATUIK, NICK

Nick passed away quietly in Lethbridge, Alberta in his 87th year. Service will be held in the community hall at Beaverdell, BC. January 11th, 2012 from 1-3 pm.

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There is a New Year’s Eve dance set for the Senior Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St. Music is provided by Country Rose and the party starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the office.

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The Prince George Stroke Survivors Group meets every Wednesday at the Elder Citizens Recreation Association, 1692 10th Ave., from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. For more information, call Julia at 250-563-3819 or Roland at 250-5621747.

Retirees Meet

A pair of groups of retirees hold regular meetings. Hospital retirees meet the first Tuesday of the month at 9 a.m. at the Prince George Golf and Curling Club, while CNC retirees meet at 9 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month at D’Lanos.

Songsters Henri Lefebvre, Odelia Kranz and the rest of the Forever Young Chorus entertained the crowd at the Elder Citizens Recreation Association’s Family Christmas concert.

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Falls are the most common cause of injury among British Columbia seniors and are the main reason why older adults lose their independence. Each year, one in three seniors over the age of 65 experience at least one fall and nearly 40 per cent of fall-related hospitalizations involve a hip fracture – which greatly impacts the health and well-being of the senior as well as the B.C. health-care system.

Winter conditions, such as snow and ice, are known to increase the likelihood of experiencing a fall. Last year, 319 B.C. seniors aged 65 and over experienced fallrelated hospitalizations due to ice and snow. According to Canadian Institute of Health Information data, over 70 per cent occurred between January and March. This information is often referred to as the tip of the iceberg, as many more fall injuries are treated in clinics, emergency departments and doctors’ offices.

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2. Slow down - ‘tis the season for many exciting events... Falls often occur when you’re in a rush.

3. Stay connected - letting people know your plans and taking a cellphone with you when you leave the house are great ways to keep in touch with friends and family this holiday season.

4. Vitamin D and calcium - research has shown that Vitamin D and calcium play an important role for muscular strength and bone health.

During the winter months, it is especially important to eat foods high in Vitamin D and calcium and/or take supplements to get the recommended daily intake.

5. Stay active - strong mus-

cles and bones are important in preventing falls and getting around safely. If winter conditions make it unsafe to exercise outdoors, stay active with an indoor routine that includes strengthening and balance exercises.

6. Bring in the salt - keep your salt and shovel indoors to avoid slipping while on your way to the garage or storage shed to get it.

7. Shovel the walkway keep your steps and pathways clear. Check your railings and ensure they are sturdy, as they may save you from an unexpected slip or trip.

8. Ask for help - ‘tis the season to lend a helping hand. Most people are happy to help an older person navigate across a slippery sidewalk or parking lot.

9. Have a plan - if you experienced a fall, what would you do? Being prepared in the event of a fall can assist in getting help as quickly as possible, and may even save your life.

10. Ask yourself if you are at risk - check your risk for falling with the Staying Independent fall risk assessment tool: www.seniorsbc. ca/stayingindependent

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