February 8, 2012

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Transparency motion quashed DeLynda Pilon

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Though financial information about City of Prince George expenditures will be easier to find on the website, council decided not to proceed with motions forwarded by councillors Brian Skakun and Garth Frizzell asking

the city to adopt a financial reporting strategy similar to Quesnel and to consider the proactive disclosure of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and responses.

A report brought back to council from the financial and audit committee, chaired by Coun. Cameron Stolz, discussed the implications in time and money that would be utilized

to make the change.

Currently the city meets the Community Charter standard, which requires the reporting of payments for suppliers of goods or services within six months after a municipality’s year end, which is Dec. 31. turn to PAGE A3

A 38-year-old wheelchairconfined Prince George man was freed from his captors by police after they got a tip he was being held against his will.

Cpl. Craig Douglass, media liaison for the Prince George RCMP, said the pair involved in the kidnapping were trying to force the man, who was not physically harmed during the incident, to recant an earlier statement.

“The suspects got together and confronted the person in the wheelchair who provided information to the police about another file in which the son is the accused.

They were holding him so he could recant his statement on Monday,” he said.

After receiving the tip on Feb. 3, police attended the residence on the 7300 block of Thompson Drive and found 39-year-old Grace Ingrid Heidemann with the victim and took her into custody.

Further investigation led officers to believe that Edward Thomas Harris, 28, had threatened the victim in order to get him to recant a statement against Eric Heidemann, the woman’s 22-year-old son.

Provincial Crown counsel approved charges of forcible confinement, kidnapping, intimidation of a justice system participant and utter threats against both Grace Heidemann and Harris.

Both were remanded into custody until a court appearance scheduled for Feb. 7.

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Skakun wants to see expenditures public from PAGE A1

If the amount paid out is more than $25,000 during a fiscal year, the municipality must list the name of the individual, firm or corporation and the aggregate amount paid.

At the end of the report, a municipality must list the consolidated total to suppliers paid $25,000 or less.

Specific information means making a special request to the city, which entails a FOI request.

Those requests are looked at by the corporate officer, and if the information can be released, it is.

Kathleen Soltis, director with corporate services in the city, said it would take between 64 and 90 hours a year to enact a system similar to Quesnel’s, and that doesn’t include the time it would take to proactively deal with FOI requests, which would still need to be scrutinized to ensure private information isn’t disclosed.

“The City of Quesnel has managed to do this. In my opinion we need to meet more than the minimum standard. Compared to what Quesnel does, this falls quite short,” Skakun said.

Skakun said he has talked with representatives from Quesnel and they post all their expenditures on the agenda, breaking them down into categories. He added each expenditure made by the city should be defensible and the current practice doesn’t go far

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Traffic was snarled along Highway 16 east Monday morning as a fully loaded chip truck caught fire at about 2 a.m. two kilometres east of Bednesti. As it was outside any fire protection area, officials could only let it burn. The driver was not injured. enough.

“Every expenditure is defensible at the city,” Mayor Shari Green, who joined the council meeting on Monday electronically, said.

“I don’t think we should burden the city staff with more than what they are doing,” Coun.

curious if there was a financial argument supporting being proactive with those kind of requests, in that it might actually be less costly than the process of a FOI request.

Green pointed out the public has two ways to go when seeking

Albert Koehler said. “I don’t think we should do more than the city charter requires.”

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Michalko, an exRCMP officer, has been investigating the various cases along Highway 16 since early 2006.

He began his own investigation into the missing women’s cases out of personal interest with a couple of theories and some extra time.

He has travelled to the north several times, talking to people in Terrace, in Smithers and in Prince George, to name a few places.

Throughout his investigation, he has maintained that someone has information about the missing or murdered women and might not want to talk to police but would talk to him instead.

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“All three have a lot of investigative experience, but from different backgrounds than mine, and so I also hope to use this as a personal learning experience,” said Michalko, about the three people he hopes to work with on the cases.

He declined to give their names at this time.

“As to what I hope comes out of all of this, I hope that at the very least, one of the cases gets solved,” he said.

Michalko is still planning how his new approach will work and he’s thinking of travelling to the north-

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www.pgfreepress.com ■ River Road dike

Council gives go-ahead for construction Opportunity for federal and provincial funding for project Delynda pilon newsroom@pgfreepress.com

City council has decided to go ahead with a plan to construct a dike in Prince George, part of a flood mitigation strategy recently approved through provincial and federal grant money.

However, since going ahead means the city will have to take out a loan to cover its portion of the cost, residents will have the final say in whether or not the project gets off the ground.

Municipal regulations require a city go one of two ways before taking out a loan, and both processes mean going to the residents, who have the final say.

Recently the city got news it was approved for $5,442,000 in provincial and federal funding which city staff applied for, at the request of council, in July of 2010.

The total cost of the project is $11.5 million. Two and a half million dollars of the money will come from the land development reserve. That leaves $3.558 million the city would need to borrow, over a 20-year term with a debt servicing cost of $279,594 per year beginning in 2014, to complete the project.

Dave Dyer, the city’s manager of utilities, was on-hand to discuss the history of the project.

“The project was initiated after the 2007/2008 ice jam,” he said.

The city received funding for a sub drain following that event, he added, and it was put in place in 2009. The second and third phase of the flood mitigation

plan includes a below and above ground wall to hold back water either during a flood or ice jam.

It will protect about 300 hectares of land that includes Industrial Road, the CN tracks, Highway 16 and the east end of the downtown area. The plan, he added, was recommended following a report shared in 2009 investigating flood control solutions.

Coun. Brian Skakun asked what the liability factor is for the city if the dike isn’t built.

Derek Bates, city manager, said the responsibility for emergency response is legislated to local governments. Much of the expenses incurred are reimbursed. There is also a cost associated with the disruption to businesses and residents, he added, not to mention the potential property damage and risk to human safety.

“There is no easy direct answer where liability would fall,” he said.

Coun. Cameron Stolz said the choice, to him, becomes whether council should be proactive or gamble with the future.

“How long are these funds available?” he asked.

Dyer informed him that grant money doesn’t become available all that often.

Stolz also asked why the city did not dredge the Nechako instead of building a dike.

The simple answer, Dyer said, is dredging wouldn’t work and would need to be done over and over again because of the everchanging nature of a river.

“And is that the best use of

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Blou from the Maritimes kept the crowd up and dancing with lively “Acadico” accordian music at the finale of Francofun celebrations Saturday at Columbus Community Hall. public money?” he asked. “If it did work, and we’ve been told by a consultant it won’t, it would be of no use with an ice jam event.”

It would also bring up issues like ownership of the river.

All of council, with the exception of Coun. Brian Skakun, voted to proceed with the flood mitigation plan.

Coun. Albert Koehler said the

dike also ties in with the beautification of downtown and added he’d like to see a rendition of how it would look when completed at an upcoming council meeting.

Skakun, the one dissenting vote, reasoned that the businesses near the river chose to locate there. He added the idea of taking out a loan after laying off city staff didn’t sit well with

him and he said council has a responsibility to the rest of the citizens of the town as well.

The risk of another flood event is low enough, he said, that it isn’t necessary at this time to go into debt in order to build a dike.

“In my opinion it’s not right.

This is not free money. The majority of the community won’t support this,” he said.

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The University of Northern B.C. has made a rather prestigious list, and Sheila Page says it’s just the start.

“This is just a start for raising our profile,” says the school’s director of human resources after UNBC was named one of B.C.’s Top Employers. The annual list is compiled by the editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers.

“There are a number of organizations in Canada with competitions like this,” P{age says. “You put in your application, and they judge it against a set of criteria they have.”

She says the main thing the list reflects is employee satisfaction.

“They’re looking at your application and asking, ‘What is the company doing with its employees in mind?’”

UNBC is one of six post-secondary institutions to make the provincial list. Page wasn’t surprised to see that many.

“Universities tend to have fairly similar benefit packages. A lot of them include things like tuition waivers for the employee and their family to promote employee satisfaction.”

She also feels people who work in universities and other post-secondary institutions have a similar way of thinking about what they want in a work environment.

Mainland and Vancouver “People enjoy working in an Island. We’re always competenvironment of academic freeing with them for employees. dom with room for debate.”

“We need to promote the Among the highlights the north as a place to live and editors of the list noted for work.”

UNBC were an onsite daycare Too often, she says, jobseekcentre, substantial maternity ers don’t even apply to busiand paternity leave, and innonesses in the north. vative ways to balance per“They don’t know about sonal and working lives. us. Then they come here and Page says the main reason find it’s a great place to live. she looks at UNBC making Sheila Page the list as just a first step is a - Human resources There’s no rush hour, housing is affordable. simple one.

“To people looking at the “You look at the names of the companies on the list, and more than Lower Mainland, those are benefits for 90 per cent of them are from the Lower us.”

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Pipeline obstacles

After following the opening phase of the National Energy Board’s hearings on the Northern Gateway oil pipeline proposal, I have a prediction.

B.C. will never see this pipeline. And that’s probably the best outcome.

The first reason is the nearly unanimous opposition of informed Kitimat-area residents, led by Haisla Nation Chief Councillor Ellis Ross and skilled local volunteers who described the marine environment of the Kitimat estuary.

There was speculation that Ross, who was just appointed to chair Premier Christy Clark’s new Aboriginal Business and Investment Council, might bend on the oil proposal. His testimony put that notion to rest.

The Haisla, Haida, Gitga’at and other members of the Coastal First Nations group put their marker down on managed logging and ecotourism years before this pipeline debate heated up. California dogooders may have coined the term “Great Bear Rainforest,” but make no mistake, these tribes run the place.

Moving inland, the Northern Gateway pipeline route is a tangle of dozens of asserted traditional territories, some in the century-old Treaty 8 zone and others with no legal settlement. Our courts will require at least another generation of millionaire lawyers to untangle the territorial claims involved, no matter what the B.C., Canadian or Chinese governments may wish to do with this oil.

The Haisla have embraced liquefied natural gas ships, plants and pipelines, which may be all the industrial development the B.C. region can handle. Condensate can continue to be shipped into Kitimat by tankers Views and sent by railcar to Alberta to dilute bituTomFletcher men. Which brings me to the alternatives to Northern Gateway.

CP Rail just announced a major investment in its U.S. main line south of Saskatchewan, to transport crude oil from the Bakken Formation, an emerging source of shale oil and gas under Saskatchewan, Alberta and North Dakota.

CP shipments out of North Dakota went from 500 carloads in 2009 to more than 13,000 carloads in 2011. The new target is 70,000.

B.C.’s likeliest alternative for oilsands crude is the existing Trans Mountain pipeline, which has been pumping Alberta oil and refined products to the West Coast at Burrard Inlet for nearly 60 years. Port Moody’s Ioco refinery is gone, but Chevron’s Burnaby plant remains, and some crude goes out by tanker or pipeline to refineries south of B.C. The current owner of Trans Mountain, Kinder Morgan Canada, is naturally watching the Enbridge battle closely. A Kinder Morgan representative provided the following information about tanker traffic from their Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby.

In 2011 there were 32 tankers loaded at Westridge, down from 69 in 2010.

Demand varies widely (there were no tankers in 2000) and current traffic is similar to what went out of Burrard Inlet in the 1970s.

Contrary to popular belief, there is not yet a major surge to Asia. For every 10 ships that load at Westridge, on average eight sail to California, one to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries, and only one to Asia.

Current Port Metro Vancouver rules allow Aframax-class tankers (80,000 to 119,000 dead weight tons) to pass under the Lions Gate and Second Narrows bridges, but they can’t take on a full load. That would require dredging in Second Narrows, which would increase general shipping safety as well as capacity.

Kinder Morgan has not yet formally applied to twin the Trans Mountain line. If it does expand its priceless right of way, the capacity would be greater than the Enbridge proposal.

One way or another, that oil will move.

The professional environmentalist gong show over Enbridge is still to come.

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City windows transparent

There once was a time when local governments, I could be mistaken. municipal and regional, included a cheque register I’ve been mistaken before. Quite often, actually. in the regular agenda package for public meetings.

But I seem to remember words like “transparency” It was a list of every cheque the city had issued and “openness” bandied about a lot last fall by the during the previous two weeks, excluding payroll folks who now sit around the city council table.

Maybe they were only referring to the windows at cheques.

Anyone who wanted, and had the time, could see city hall. exactly where the city was spending its money.

Council’s decision this week to dismiss motions The downside of this, of course, was that city

by Coun. Garth Frizzell and Coun. Brian Skakun to administrators would often get called be more open and transparent kind of upon to publicly explain expenses … fly in the face of what we were led to sometimes by a council member who believe during the election campaign.

Writer’s wanted to know why, for example, the The motions asked the city to adopt taxpayers spent $10,000 on flowers, or by a financial reporting strategy similar to Block Quesnel and to consider the proactive Billphillips the media who wanted to know the same.

This was phased out with the Commudisclosure of Freedom of Information nity Charter and by successful lobbying by politicians (FOI) requests and responses. and administrators who wanted to worry themselves The scapegoat for not doing so is “time and with “higher level” stuff than penny pinching at the money” and the Community Charter. penny level. And quite understandable, from their One thing I’ve noticed about the new council is point of view. From the point of view of the public they seem to like to go up to the line, but not over who want to know what city council and city hall is it which, once again, is different that what, I think, doing, not so understandable. most of us thought this council would do before we The argument that it’s too costly to prepare such cast our ballots last fall. What I mean by that is they, information, such as Quesnel is doing, to me is a along with city administration, seem to be happy misnomer. Inclusion of the cheque register in the delivering the minimum required when it comes to public agenda will certainly do the trick and I can’t such issues. see it as being an onerous task for staff.

One of the reasons for not changing “how they Council has also argued that much of the finando business” is that they are doing the minimum cial information is readily available on the city’s required by the Community Charter. That is great. website. It’s true, it is. However, as one who has No one expects them to not meet the requirements gone through the city’s website looking for financial outlined in the Community Charter. But there is information, it’s not an easy task. Unless you know nothing stopping the city from doing more than the absolute minimum required when it comes to releas- exactly where to drill down into the website, you’re not going to easily find it. ing information, such as financial statements.

It’s one thing to be open and transparent. It’s The other excuse for not providing more readily quite another to actually make information easily accessible financial reporting is that it will take time available and easily understandable. On the latter, and effort by staff to compile the information and council is falling short. present it. Once again, it’s an excuse.

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Emptying a pail of grudges

nothing Grandma Pilon’s shoes My Grandma Pilon used came off. They’d be apologizing to say grudges are like rocks. (whether they were wrong or Whenever you hold one, it’s not) as quick as they something that just scattered. weighs you down.

Losing at cards My aunt (grand- Life in could really get ma’s daughter) the fat granny’s goat, and so and her husband lane could messing with went through a DelyndaPilon her kids. tough stretch back So the lady in question in the 80s. They parted ways for became persona-non-grata at a time and my uncle (who, by then, had been part of the family granny’s home after her affair with my uncle. for more years than he’d been Then Christmas came around single) took up with a close famand we all congregated over at ily friend in what seemed like Grandma Pilon’s place. It was record time, moving her into filled with the smells of the his heart and life. She was also season, dishes of candy and someone grandma had known homemade sweets and presents. for many many years.

That old Jimmy Stewart movie Boy, grandma was mad. And was on the tube (Jimmy Stewart that lady, sweet as she was, made my granny’s heart swoon, knew how to get a mad on.

There was only a few things that and I love him too) and the kids were wrestling and running could earn her ire, and when around, being as rowdy as they they did the results could be were all allowed to be at grandhilarious – and slightly dangerma’s house. ous. For instance, grandma took Then I saw my uncle and his her card games seriously and new squeeze sitting together she had the sneaking suspicion on the couch. My grandma was my uncle was a card cheat. If chatting with them, passing she lost at Hearts by what she felt were unscrupulous means, it a tray of cookies. I blinked. I looked again. Nope, it wasn’t a was likely the card table would mirage. get flipped over lickety-split There they were. and one of her shoes would The rest of us followed grandgo zinging through the air and ma’s lead and were as gracious smack him in the middle of the to the pair as she was (actually forehead. we wouldn’t have dared act in My dad and his brothers, all any other way). But when I got big strapping boys, were very a chance to get grandma alone, nervous when one of four-foot-

I asked her what uncle and the lady were doing in her home sharing Christmas with the family, no less.

She wasn’t angry at me. I don’t ever remember her being angry with me. Instead I remember her patience, teaching me games like crib and hearts while fixing me cups of sweet steaming tea.

Anyway, that’s when she told me grudges are like stones. As you go through life you pick them up and tote them around in an imaginary pail, and sometimes that pail can get pretty full and heavy.

Then she told me uncle and the lady would have spent Christmas alone in a motel room with nothing to eat and no one to share the day with if they weren’t with us.

“So you asked them here?” I asked.

“Yes. And today I dumped out a whole pail full of stones,” she answered me with a big grin.

I hugged her, not really understanding at that age exactly what she meant. But the imagery was simple enough that it stuck with me, and as an adult I do get the point she was trying to make. So, every once in a while, even when I have the perfect right to be angry and shut my heart to mercy, I don’t.

Instead I take the opportunity to empty my pail of all those heavy stones.

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Mr. February, Jackson Bigelow, the Mr. Congeneality winner, played the didgeridoo at the Mr. PG contest Saturday night.

Curling – chess on ice – lures people in very subtly

looking for curling in the TV listings, but It’s not Canada’s national winter sport, they’ve been hooked. but it’s probably a close second.

I have often heard curling Curling is one of those sports described as “chess on ice”, that I see drawing people in, and in some ways it’s not without them even noticing it. a bad comparison. In both I’ve been with friends who Allan’s cases, a lot of the strategy flip through the channels on a Amblings weekend afternoon.

AllanWishart comes down to “what is the other player going to do if I “No hockey, no hockey, no do this?” hockey . . . May as well watch this until And then of course, the next question the game comes on.”

A couple of hours later, they’re flipping becomes, “if I do that and they do that, over to catch a bit of the hockey, then flip- what will I be able to do then?”

And so it goes. ping back to the curling to see the next To some extent, curling is less levelrock. intensive, since there are a limited numWhen the game is over, of course, they ber of rocks available to each team each go over to the hockey full time, and they end. There’s no sense trying to plan 20 probably aren’t going to start specifically

moves ahead, because you only have eight rocks.

On the other hand, in chess, you are limited to playing your pieces specified distances. You can’t move your bishop two-and-a-half squares, for instance, but you can throw a curling rock with whatever amount of force you wish.

There is also one big difference between curling and chess, as was explained to me by a skip I was chatting with between draws at a bonspiel in Alberta.

“In chess,” he said, “no matter how powerful a move I make, I can only take one of my opponent’s pieces at a time.

“In curling, I can get rid of three or four of them at once with the right play.”

I like watching curling at the top levels,

whether it’s the various Canadian championships or world championships, but I also like watching it at the lower levels.

It’s fun to watch a youngster throw the rock, put some spin on, and watch it bend right around another rock.

Of course, the sweeping at that level usually leaves a lot to be desired, but that’s another skill you grow into.

How can you tell the influence Canada has had on curling at the international level? If you’re watching this year’s worlds, listen to a game between, say, Japan and Germany.

The odds are at least once you’ll hear one of the skips shout “hurry” at the sweepers. All their strategy is in their own language – but that one word tran-

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Seniors Fun Fair Days

Hart Pioneer Centre - 6986 Hart Highway 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

No admission fee and all games are free - prizes awarded to winners Crib, whist, carpet bowling. Floor curling, shufeboard & lots more Lunch at noon for an affordable price Live entertainment from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. featuring Seniors Idol contestants.

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Friday, Feb. 17th

“Snow Daze Talent Night”

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expansion.

Evans said the second pillar is of particular interest locally.

One of the greatest challenges is getting employers to sponsor more apprenticeships, he added, and announcements like the one that came last week help quell any uneasiness employers might be experiencing and reaffirm the need for skilled workers.

“These are real projects and we will soon see shovels in the ground. Hopefully this will spur employers in deciding it’s prudent and wise to invest and to bring in apprentices,” Evans said, adding it is difficult for employers to invest today for something that is happening three or four years down the road.

Regional work force groups are meeting in various areas of

the province, bringing stakeholders to the table so everyone understands what sort of training needs to be done in preparing the local work force to fill the positions that will open up.

He added the development boom will have direct and spinoff benefits for Prince George.

“This adds to the urgency of the priority of targeting training.

Young people and their parents may take a different view on the benefit of skilled trades,” he said. “It looks like the boom will last for the next 10 years and beyond.”

The need for pipefitters, welders, millwrights and heavy equipment operators will just grow. And, he said, there will likely also be a need for skilled workers in highly specialized

areas, reiterating the importance of listening to industry.

“There will be the need for highly targeted training, so there may be somewhat of a shift,” he said.

The best way to have that highly skilled force, fully trained for the coming needs, he said, is for industry to hire apprentices now.

“There are no free rides here. If you want a highly skilled work force, you have to train them,” he said.

Training apprentices, ensuring necessary programs are available at local postsecondary institutions and helping the public understand what sort of job openings are coming up will lead to a locally skilled work force.

“Then they will be the first in line for opportunities for jobs,” Evans said.

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Gordon Dorish led off the Seniors Idol contest at ECRA on Saturday evening with the Prairie Oyster song, Did You Fall in Love With Me. At the end of the evening, Laurie Meier was crowned Prince George’s first Seniors Idol.

Coffee with a reporter Stories come to reporters in a variety of ways. News releases, press conferences and phone calls are some.

Sometimes you might think whatever story you have in mind isn’t worth a phone call or visit to the newspaper’s office, but is it worth a cup of coffee?

Reporter DeLynda Pilon would like the chance to hear what you have to say so every Friday at 11 a.m. she will be having a coffee break at Zoe’s Java House at 1251 Fourth Ave., and is hoping you will drop by to chat. Or just stop in and introduce yourself.

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Thefts get variety of sentences

In Provincial Court in Prince George on Jan. 12: Raphael J. John was found guilty of uttering threats and placed on probation for six months. John was also found guilty of failing to attend court when ordered to do so and sentenced to one day in jail.

Lindsay R. Lychak was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000 and sentenced to 45 days in jail.

Lindsay R. Townsend was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to 180 days in jail. Townsend was also found guilty of theft, unauthorized use of a computer and a second count of fraud, sentenced to 322 days in jail, placed on probation for two years and ordered to make restitution of $1,855.05.

Mark R. Rogers was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance Free and fined $500.

In Provincial Court in P r i n c e George on Jan. 13: Ronald B. Wilson was found guilty of passing a school bus illegally, sentenced to 11 days in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $50. Wilson was also found guilty of two counts of failing to attend court when ordered to do so and sentenced to 11 days in jail.

In Provincial Court in Prince George on Jan. 17: Nathan J. Bates was found guilty of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and carrying a concealed weapon, sentenced to 19 days in jail and time served of 26 days and placed on probation for two year. Bates was also found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking and sentenced to 10 days in jail.

Ian V. Cooper was found guilty of two counts of possession of stolen property with a value less than $5,000, sentenced to one day in jail and time served of 90 days and placed on probation for one year. Cooper was also found guilty of possession of a controlled substance, fined $250 and assessed a victim

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Francisco R. Gonzales Castro was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance and sentenced to one day in jail.

Stanley R. Hill was found guilty of two counts of failing to comply Press with a probation order and sentenced to one day in jail and time served of 28 days.

Jacob R. Vollmin was found guilty of assault, assessed a victim surcharge of $50 and placed on probation for 12 months.

In Provincial Court in Prince George on Jan. 18: Kore N. Hugstedt was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, fined $1,000, assessed a victim surcharge of $150 and placed on probation for one year.

Raphael J. Joseph was found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance and two counts of assault, sentenced to 46 days in jail and placed on probation for one year.

Ronald J. Larsen was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and

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sentenced to one day in jail.

Ray H. Lizotte was found guilty of driving while prohibited, fined $500,

assessed a victim surcharge of $37.50 and prohibited from driving for one year.

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was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000 and placed on probation for 18 months.

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C Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s aassistance in locating the following pperson who is wanted on a British Collumbia wide warrant. As of 0925 hrs tthis 7th day of February 2012, Dean R Reginald ANDERSON (B: 1977-08221) is wanted on a British Columbia w wide warrant for CARELESS USE Dean Reginald OF FIREARM. ANDERSON is described as a Caucasian male, 188 cm ANDERSON or 6’2” tall and weighs 100 kg or 221 188 cm or 6’2” lbs. ANDERSON has brown hair and 100 kg or 221 lbs. blue eyes. ANDERSON should be considered violent.

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Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following person who is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant. As of 0925 hrs this 7th day of February 2012, Shaylynn Bethany GHOSTKEEPER (B: 198904-02) is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant for BREACH OF UNShaylynn Bethany DERTAKING x 2. GHOSTKEEPER GHOSTKEEPER is described as a First Nations female, 157 cm or 5’2” tall and weighs 45 kg 157 cm or 5’2” or 100 lbs. GHOSTKEEPER has black 45 kg or 100 lbs. hair and brown eyes. GHOSTKEEPER should be considered violent.

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Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s asssistance in locating the following person who is wanted on a British Columbia w wide warrant. As of 0925 hrs this 7th w dday of February 2012, Calvin Joseph CARPENTER (B: 1961-08-24) is wantC eed on a British Columbia wide warrant for FAIL TO COMPLY WITH PROBACalvin Joseph CARPENTER TION. CARPENTER is described as a Caucasian male, 168 cm or 5’6” tall and 168 cm or 5’6” weighs 75 kg or 166 lbs. CARPENTER 75 kg or 166 lbs. has black hair and brown eyes. CARPENTER should be considered violent.

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With a win and a tie, the Cariboo Cougars picked up three of a possible four points in their Kin 1 doubleheader against the Okanagan Rockets on the weekend.

In Saturday’s BC Hockey Major Midget League contest, the Cougars blanked the Rockets 6-0.

The next day, the teams played to a 4-4 tie.

With only six games remaining on their 40-game schedule, the Cougars sit second in the 11-team league with 20 wins, eight losses and six ties (20-8-6), eight points behind the divisionleading Vancouver North West Giants (20-4-6).

This weekend, the Cougars are on the road to play the Thompson Blazers, Saturday and Sunday in Chase.

Basketball

Prince George High School Basketball League semifinals are taking place this evening.

In senior boys action, College Heights plays at Duchess Park at 7 p.m. while D.P. Todd plays at PGSS at 8:15 p.m.

PGSS hosts Cedars Christian in a senior girls game at 6:30 p.m.

City finals will take place on Feb. 15 at the Northern Sport Centre, with the girls at 6 p.m. and boys at 8 p.m.

Curling Winner

The Prince George team led by Nigel McInnis defeated Travis Bernhardt of Prince Rupert two games to one in mixed playdowns for Regions 5 and 6, Saturday and Sunday in Smithers.

With the victory, the team will represent the region at mixed curling provincials, March 15 to 18 in Nanaimo.

■ Rockets sweep

Shorthanded Cougars lose twice

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They’re wounded, lack bite in their attack and are carrying another losing streak.

The Prince George Cougars entered February hoping the new month would present more positive results than a January in which they were 3-9 in 12 Western Hockey League games.

With losses in their last three games, it hasn’t been a positive start to February for the Cats.

The Cougars’ last win was a 4-2 road triumph over the Victoria Royals on Jan. 31, the team’s 500th win since relocating to Prince George from the provincial capital in 1994. Reaching No. 501 is proving to be a challenge.

A team that’s been no stranger to slumps this season, there’s something different about this skid. Injuries have played a larger role this time, with several regulars out of the lineup on the weekend against the Kelowna Rockets.

Fatigue may have also been setting in, as Saturday’s 4-1 defeat to the Rockets at CN Centre was their fourth game in five nights.

The Rockets outshot the home team 49-15, including 17-2 in the third period.

The list of injured Cougars who sat out on the weekend included starting goalie Drew Owsley, recovering from an upper body injury suffered during the pregame skate to Friday night’s 2-1 Kelowna win. As a result, backup Devon Fordyce played in back-to-back games for the first time all season. “(Fordyce) hasn’t had a lot of games this year, but certainly I thought for the most part he played very solid for us this weekend,” Cougars head coach Dean Clark said. “We’re a team that from about the halfway mark of the game really ran out of gas.”

Fordyce, a WHL rookie who turned 18 on Jan. 28, knows that a back-up goalie has to be prepared to fill in when the starter goes down.

“I think it’s a bit of a confidence builder,” the 1994-born product of Cochrane, Alta. said after the game. “Getting to play a little bit more here is good, and playing fairly well too, I think, that was a good thing to have happen, kind of being forced to play well too, I guess, with Owsley being injured

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Prince George Cougars goalie Devon Fordyce reaches back with his right leg to make a save against the Kelowna Rockets during Saturday night’s Western Hockey League game at CN Centre. Fordyce recorded 45 saves for the home team in a 4-1 defeat. and not able to play.”

Fordyce was also busy Friday, with 29 shots against. On Saturday he turned aside all of the third-period shots he saw.

“You don’t really notice it when it’s happening,” he said.

“It just feels like a normal shot, but I guess you feel a little bit more tired and stuff than normal.

But I didn’t really notice it was that many shots until I looked at the clock at the end of the game there.”

As the Cougars dealt with a growing list of injuries, they continued struggling for offence.

They’ve scored one goal in each game during their skid, which began with a 5-1 loss at Victoria on Feb. 1.

Now only 3-12 since the new year began, the Cougars’ 2011-12 record sits at 16 wins, 34 losses, zero overtime setbacks and two shootout defeats (16-34-0-2) for 34 points in 52 games. They’re ninth in the 10-team conference, one point ahead of the last-place Everett Silvertips (12-31-1-8).

The weekend victories helped Kelowna (24-23-2-4) strengthen its position on sixth place. The Royals and Seattle Thunderbirds, with 40 and 38 points respectively on Monday, were seventh and eighth as the battle for the final two playoff berths has turned into a four-horse race, with the Cougars and Silvertips currently out of the picture.

It won’t get any easier for the Cougars this weekend, as they play host to the Eastern Conference-leading Edmonton Oil Kings on Friday and Saturday (7 p.m. at CN Centre). The Oil Kings carried a record of 34-12-2-4 into their Tuesday night home game against the Kootenay Ice. Clark hopes some of his injured players will be ready to return by the weekend, but couldn’t get into anything specific when asked about the health situation shortly after Saturday’s game.

“Right now, I couldn’t tell you. I don’t know who’s close or who’s not. I know there are a few who still won’t be available.

But where we are with the whole, there are so many I couldn’t even tell you. I think we got about 10 or 11 (injured) guys right now.”

The lineup scratches on the weekend included defencemen Dan Gibb, Reid Jackson and Shane Pilling, and forwards Brock Hirsche, John Odgers, Caleb Belter, Alex Forsberg and Jarrett Fontaine. Hirsche, whose shoulder injury may be season-ending, has filled in as an assistant coach in the meantime.

Linden Springer’s name could be added to the list on Saturday, as he left the ice with an injury.

Two affiliated defencemen, Raymond Grewal of the BC Hockey Major Midget League’s Cariboo Cougars and Medicine Hat product Marc McNulty, suited up for

the Cats on Saturday. Clark has been pleased with the efforts of the Cougars’ call-ups.

“I think they’ve all played very, very well. There’s not a lot of pressure on them to do anything so I think they’ve come in and done what we’ve asked them to do,” he said. “It’s been, I think, a very positive thing for our guys to develop. They’re getting lots of exposure and lots of time in some tough situations so I’m happy with the progress of those kids.”

Notes: Scorers – Forward Daulton Siwak scored the Cougars’ lone goal on Saturday against the Rockets. Forward Spencer Asuchak scored the home team’s only goal in Friday’s game.

No Bulmer – Prince George product Brett Bulmer didn’t suit up for the Rockets on the weekend. The forward, who played nine games with the NHL’s Minnesota Wild in the fall, missed both games with the flu.

Attendance – Announced attendance was 1,525 on Friday and 1,857 on Saturday.

Schedule – After meeting the Oil Kings, the Cougars wrap up a five-game homestand on Feb. 15 against another Central Division team, the Red Deer Rebels. The game against the Rebels kickstarts another busy stretch which has the Cats playing five games in seven days.

■ Men’s basketball

UNBC finishes home schedule with sweep final round, awaiting the winners from the quarterfinals.

“We’ll be in the playoffs for sure. It’s just about us now,” Jordan said. “We’re

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The UNBC men’s basketball team doesn’t seem like a team struggling defensively when looking at the numbers league-wide.

With 812 points allowed in 12 games, the second-place Northern Timberwolves (10-2) have surrendered the fewest points in the nineteam PacWest division.

But head coach Todd Jordan knows they can improve their effort without the ball.

“For us it’s all about what is it going to take for us to be successful come playoff time, and we get into those really tight games against the good teams, what do we need to do? Just the way our team is built, we’re a much, much better basketball team when we defend with absolute total energy and focus.”

The Timberwolves are coming off a pair of victories in their final home weekend of the 2011-12 campaign, 91-85 over the Capilano University Blues on Friday and 100-64 over the Quest University Kermodes on Saturday.

“I thought our intensity was kind of up and down throughout the weekend,” Jordan said. “We could’ve defended a little better than we did.”

Fourth-year guard Francis Rowe led the Timberwolves offensively with 24 points.

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just working towards making sure we get that bye going into the first round. We’re still hoping we can get into that firstplace spot.”

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UNBC Northern Timberwolves fourth-year guard Jose Araujo passes off to a teammate during Friday night’s PacWest men’s basketball game at the Northern Sport Centre. game at the Northern Sport Centre, fifthyear forward Dennis Stark recorded 20 points. A first-year guard who’s graduating from UNBC this year, Lucas Groot also hit the court for his final home contest on Saturday night.

“We did have some stretches where we did do some good things on that end, but the positives were we pushed the ball pretty hard,” Jordan said. “We got a lot of easy stuff in transition and we were able to execute our offence reasonably well, so we were able to put some points on the board which helps us for sure.”

With only four

games left on their 16-game schedule, the Timberwolves are into the stretch drive of their regular season. This weekend they travel to the Island for a pair of crucial games. On Friday night, they meet the third-place Camosun College Chargers (9-4) in Victoria.

Saturday evening in Nanaimo, they’ll battle the league-leading Vancouver Island University Mariners (12-1).

The following weekend UNBC wraps up its regular season in the Lower Mainland, Feb. 17 at Langara College and Feb. 18 at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

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They can secure first place as soon as Saturday.

The UNBC Northern Timberwolves visit the Island this weekend with an opportunity to clinch top spot in the nine-team PacWest women’s basketball division. To assure themselves the No. 1 seed, they’ll have to follow up a win against the Camosun College Chargers in Victoria on Friday with a victory over the Vancouver Island University Mariners in Nanaimo the following evening.

Carrying a 12-0 record with four games remaining, UNBC is also aiming at an undefeated season. They’ll wrap up

their 16-game regularseason schedule the following weekend in the Lower Mainland, at Langara College on Feb. 17 and Kwantlen Polytechnic University on Feb. 18.

The Timberwolves can also secure a toptwo finish with a victory in Victoria on Friday. Finishing first or second means an automatic berth in the semifinals, guaranteeing a top-four finish at the PacWest provincial championships March 1 to 3 in Vancouver. The top six teams quality, with the third through sixth place teams playing in quarterfinals on March 1.

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Murdoch said on Monday afternoon. “But we have to work hard and we got to compete this weekend. We can’t walk into anyone’s gym and presume we’re going to play well. We have to bring it to the court by practicing hard and being as prepared as we can be for these games.”

At 12-1, the Mariners also have 24 points.

Their only loss was a 60-52 defeat to the Timberwolves at the Northern Sport Centre on Dec. 2. While UNBC could win both contests this weekend and still end up with two losses if they tank their final two games, they’d still hold the tiebreaker over Vancouver Island for winning both head-to-

head matches.

Saturday’s game will be a battle between the league’s top offence and defence. With 1,031 points in 12 games, UNBC is the highest scoring PacWest women’s team. The Mariners have allowed the fewest points in the league, at 591 in 13 games.

“They’re a very, very good team,” Murdoch said of the Mariners.

“They’re extremely athletic, they’re talented, they’re experienced. They’re very good.”

The Timberwolves wrapped up their home schedule on the weekend. They downed the Capilano University Blues 84-77 on Friday before outscoring the Quest

University Kermodes 77-63 on Saturday.

Fourth-year forward Kady Dandeneau led the UNBC attack on Saturday with 31 points. On the Quest side, rookie Katrin Sandbichler led the way with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Sandbichler, an international student from Germany, was on the court for slightly more than 15 minutes of game time before twisting her right knee and leaving the game.

Murdoch noted that losing Sandbichler for the second half was unfortunate for the visitors.

“But they were extremely competitive and gave us some trouble.”

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Now, some notes involving local sports teams: Win No. 500 – Before the Prince George Cougars’ current three-game losing streak began, they recorded their 500th win in a 4-2 victory over the Victoria Royals in the provincial capital on Jan. 31.

Interested in how many Western Hockey League games it took the Cougars to reach the mark? According to the Internet Hockey Database (www.hockeydb.com), a total of 1,273 games was required for the Prince George franchise to reach the total. (Note: The franchise’s first campaign in Prince George was 1994-95.)

No doubt, the Cougars haven’t been a success story. But, overlooking their overall record, it’s fitting they picked up their 500th victory in the city in which they played before relocat-

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Longest winning streak – OK, I’m jumping the gun here.

The press deadline for this issue was Tuesday at noon, so obviously I didn’t know if the Penticton Vees would set a B.C. Hockey League record with their 30th consecutive victory in a row, Tuesday against the Chilliwack Chiefs.

But let’s say the Vees, who tied the New Westminster Royals’ 1989-90 mark with 29 straight wins on Friday, were victorious in Chilliwack on Tuesday night.

That would mean a record that stood 22 years has finally been topped.

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It’s early February, so nothing new. But it’s rare that each of the main sports teams would have home dates on the same night.

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They’ve moved up to third in the B.C. Hockey League’s Interior Conference standings.

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Khaira also led the scoring parade on Friday, with one goal and three assists. Kirk Thompson picked up the victory in goal both nights.

The Spruce Kings outshot the visitors 40-25 on Friday and 41-29 on Saturday.

The top four teams in the Interior Conference will make the playoffs. Penticton has already clinched the division title while it appears to be a four-team race for the other three playoff berths.

The Vernon Vipers, fifth at 23-20-1-2 on Tuesday, are also in the hunt.

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A mother’s quest for relief for her sick daughter led Pat Klassen to a chocolate product that has become part of her own daily health regime.

The trademarked Xocai product is made using a cold-press technology which is said to retain the nutritional value of the raw cocoa.

It’s being touted by users as “healthy” chocolate which may help increase energy, improve the auto-immune system and even facilitate weight loss.

Klassen first learned of it after seeking nutritional help for her daughter, Lindsay, 28, who has multiple sclerosis.

In November 2010, Lindsay was in the news when she travelled to India for a procedure called CCSVI (chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency).

“She’s been sick since she was 18,” said Klassen.

“We had no idea what was wrong with her. Her main symptom was fatigue and low energy. After she had her baby (May 2010), she was given an MRI which showed lesions on her brain and she Lindsay was diagnosed with MS. Following her treatment in India last year, she had more energy for a while.

But now she’s having her whole immune system replaced, so she’s very ill while that is going on.”

After researching her daughter’s illness and finding out what she could about natural health products that might benefit her, Klassen was introduced to Xocai Healthy Chocolate.

“Unlike commercially processed chocolate, Xocai is not candy. It is very rich in a compound called epicatechin and has a very high antioxidant content. One chocolate is equal to the antioxidants found in four pints of blueberries.” Klassen said. “The chocolate is diabetic friendly, gluten, caffeine and lactose free and it has no waxes and no fillers.

“It is made from a cocoa bean in Africa. They take off the hull

so it’s caffeine free and they use cold press technology to preserve its antioxidant properties.”

Acai berry from the Amazon and blueberries from Nova Scotia, “a powerhouse of antioxidants”, are added, she said.

The product is certified by Brunswick Labs, an industry leader in antioxidant and product testing.

She cites Healthy Chocolate: The Five Reasons, which states that Xocai products are “part of a comprehensive approach” to a healthy lifestyle. In their pamphlets, distributors of Xocai products do not claim to treat, cure or prevent any medical condition.

Disclaimers are for legal reasons but they also serve to dispel any notion the chocolate (power squares, nuggets, Omega bars and XoBiotic Squares) are a miracle cure for all that ails one.

However, Gail Rickard, 56, Klassen’s sponsor, is a firm believer. She says eating the chocolate and drinking the shakes from the product line) helped her get from a size 14 to size eight in three months.

“I was in the weight loss industry for many years,” she said. “At one time I owned three franKlassen chises – and this is the best diet program I know.”

Antioxidants are important because they kill the body’s free radicals that end up stored as belly fat and other fat, she said.

“I had 30 pounds to lose but really why I got on this what I call wellness program was because of my husband, Phil’s, health issues. I was afraid that he wouldn’t live to retirement.”

The couple went on a meal replacement cookie and shake regime, eating the chocolate (in squares and nuggets) for snacks and the results, she says, were astounding.

“My husband’s blood pressure was 175/105 and it’s now 145/95. His eczema is gone, his sleep apnea is gone. He’s feeling like a new man.”

Rickard is up front about her role in the company Xocai, which distributes the product as part of its multi-networking system, but says she truly believes

in its health benefits.

How expensive is it?

“We found it was on par with our regular grocery bill. You still eat a dinner meal so you have to buy meat and vegetables.

And of course, we feel so much better so you can’t put a price on that.”

Marie O’Callaghan, a chartered herbalist with Ave Maria Gifts and Health Foods, has no direct knowledge about Xocai chocolate. However she agrees that free radicals can be the culprit when it comes to poor health.

“They can scavenge the body and cause illness,” said O’Callaghan. She also believes in the nutrient value of blueberries, especially fresh blueberries. “The closer to the earth and to the food’s natural state, is always best.”

Health food stores offer a variety of products which can help build the body back up to its optimum health.

“People who come in our store are often very busy, they’re under a lot of stress and they may be eating ‘junk food’ they grab just because Pat Klassen with some chocolate products it’s very fast and help her daughter’s health issues.

Supplements can help convenient. Then boost the immune system they don’t feel good. and improve well being and “We can all make healthy general health, she said. choices, opting for fruit and However good health is yogurt, eating fresh green still mostly about having a vegetables, especially those healthy diet, fresh air and high in antioxidants like trying to stay active. broccoli. No white sugar or “Supplements are a good flour and try to avoid proway to get the body back cessed foods.”

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That is the job of Callback Casting and Ann Forry, a Vancouver-based casting director. Forry will be at two local high schools this month looking for that special something that could mean magic for the right person.

She’ll attend Prince George Secondary School (PGSS) and DP Todd Secondary while on a search for talent in Prince George this month.

“I am going to hold a question and answer session about the film industry at PGSS as well as working with the senior students class in a hands-on setting,” said Forry, who will also conduct Q and A sessions at DP Todd.

Forry has a background as an agent and extras casting director and she has also spent 15 years as a principal casting director, experience which gave her both an inside and outside view of the casting process.

“It is important for me to promote the film industry as a career choice to the youth and I’m happy to attend schools, free of charge, as a way to give back to the community in B.C. as a whole,” she said. “I will also be teaching workshops for children, teen and adults.”

As a member of the Casting Director Society of Canada, Forry considers it her responsibility to discover new talent and she has cast many actors in their first leading roles such as Leah Gibson, who now stars in

Arctic Air. Seeing something unique in theatre student Erin Karpluk, Forry is credited with guiding her in the right direction: she is now the star of the hit show Being Erica and is also is a Gemini Award winner for best actress in a continuing series.

During her career, Forry has also cultivated the careers of Justin Chatwin, who worked with Tom Cruise in War of the Worlds, Sandra Oh from Grey’s Anatomy, Craig Olejnik, star of the Listener, and Ian Tracey of Intelligence.

Presently, she is casting for the 1970s film Based on a True Fantasy and has recently completed casting for the much-anticipated cult horror film American Mary which premiers in 2012.

She’s cast actors to play opposite such stars as Malcolm McDowell, Daryl Hannah, Judd Nelson, Jackie Chan, Tom Berenger, Tony Curtis, James Caan and Mickey Rooney.

Her extensive credits include five music videos for Nickelback, hundreds of T.V. commercials including Nike, Virgin, Miller Lite, Hasbro, Mattel, Barbie, Visa, Ninendo, Nissan, Dove, Guinness and Campbell’s.

Forry’s taught acting for children and adults all over B.C. and Alberta.

Presented by Excalibur Theatre Arts Company, Ann Forry of Callback Casting in Vancouver will be in Prince George from Friday, Feb. 24 to Sunday, Feb. 26.

For registration contact Excalibur Theatre Arts Co. at 250-564-6326 or email excaliburarts@shaw.ca.

Advance Public Notice Load Restrictions

Pursuant to Section 66 of the Transportation Act, and to provisions of the Commercial Transport Act, notice is hereby given that load restrictions may be placed on short notice in the near future on all highways within the Fort George Service Area.

The restrictions will limit vehicles to 100 per cent, 70 per cent or 50 per cent legal axle loading.

Overweight permits will not be granted and all term overweight permits are invalid for the duration of the restrictions.

Trucking and transportation companies, as well as the general public, should govern themselves accordingly.

Your cooperation in adhering to the above regulations is appreciated.

Dated in Prince George, British Columbia, this first day of February, 2012.

Ron Marshall, District Manager Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Fort George District

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BeezNeez ready to please for Valentine’s On Valentine’s Day, Cupid may be in charge of the love department but a local singing group can make the special day more musical and memorable.

For the seventh year, the BeezNeez Quartet will be out and about in Prince George sweetly serenading unsuspecting loved ones with a beautiful song of love.

“It has been so enjoyable for the quartet to bring this special message to people,” said quartet member Marilyn Johnson. “The reactions are as diverse as the people we sing go. We have those who laugh, smile, cry, hide and turn many shades of red from embarrassment. It is a great ride. We have sung in offices, the hospital, homes, mills, garages, schools and even a meat locker.”

The group, which sings in the timehonoured barbershop style, has been hired by people from all walks of life to bring their music and melodies to friends, coworkers, spouses, family members and other loved

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Your chosen Valentine will receive a beautiful song, a flower and small packet of choco-

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Cost of the Valentineo-gram is $25. Phone 250-564-9130 to book a singing Valentine or for more information.

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UNBC Housing Development

It appears that there is a buyer and development that will take place for the large city owned lot on the corner of Fifth Ave and Tabor. A potential residential development is in the works looking at adding to the development for condos and townhouses serving UNBC. This is one of many projects under consideration in P.G. that will focus on Vancouver-based parents buying housing for their children to attend UNBC.

Tumbler Ridge wind

There are a number of wind projects under consideration and development in Tumbler Ridge.

Companies such as GE Capital, Finavera, Capital Power, Rupert Peace Power and Aeolis Wind Power all have explored the development of wind projects in the area. These companies have been in discussion with BC Hydro for projects that range from $135 million to over $2 billion for 25 year projects to produce energy. Taking interest in the area have been numerous large European wind groups looking to diversify and take advantage of the strong winds in the area.

Enbridge and the Northern Gateway

With the cancellation (temporary) of the Keystone pipeline from Alberta to Texas, there has been a shift in focus on the Northern Gateway pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat. With the P.M. visiting China this week, there should be an increase in media coverage of this pipeline. Currently Canada sells 99 per cent of its oil and natural gas to the U.S. Canada is looking to examine diversifying its reliance on one market, such as we experienced in the lumber industry. Expect the focus on this topic to be increased this week.

IPG Changing

There will be changes at IPG. The writing on the wall has been there since the election with a movement to bring the organization more in line with city hall. Expect a new CEO coming from the ranks within Prince George region that will look at promoting the city of Prince George as opposed to the whole north. With the slow development of the business and core review and city hall, there will be changes all around with the new mayor making sure the development of business will follow her philosophy. Change will happen.

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Build it and they will come – the judges as well as interested members of the public.

The 15th annual Ultimate Bridge Building Contest, put on by the local northern interior branch of APEGBC (Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia), runs Saturday, Feb. 25 at Pine Centre Mall.

Rules for bridge construction: 1. Bridges must be built using a maximum of 100 standard popsicle sticks and standard allpurpose white glue. No other glues are acceptable (including carpenter’s glue). Construction paper or regular weight bond (no cardboard) is permitted on the bridge deck only.

2. The popsicle sticks must be left whole. They cannot be cut or split.

3. The bridge is required to span a 500 mm gap and should be long enough to have a bearing area on both ends beyond 500 mm (ie. 50 mm excess on either end for a total length of 600 mm). The bridge must incorporate a flat area to attach the loading mechanism.

4. A deck capable of supporting a Hot Wheels type toy car shall be included in the design. The car must be able to roll across the deck.

5. Bridges will be inspected during registration.

Any violations of the rules above will result in disqualification from the prizes, however the contestants will still be able to test the bridge.

6. Feel free to add some colour to your bridge if you wish.

Bridges will be judged separately on the basis of aesthetics and the ratio of load carrying capacity to bridge mass. Bridges will be weighed upon registration the day of the event. There will be five categories for the contest: Primary (Grades 1 through 3), Intermediate (Grades 4 through 7), and Secondary (Grades 8 through 12), Professional and Open Adult.

Bridge Testing: 1. Bring your built bridge to the contest.

2. The bridges will be loaded as close as possible to the bridge deck. Sufficient space must be provided for the loading mechanism. Arch or truss-type bridges with the deck below the truss will be loaded on the top unless a minimum 12 cm space is provided through the truss or arch.

3. All contestants and officials within the loading area must war protective eyewear (provided).

4. The contestant (or parent/adult) will load their own bridge.

5. A strain gauge will record the maximum load that each bridge carries prior to failure.

6. The recorded load will be divided by the bridge’s mass to determine the load/mass ratio.

7. The higher load/mass ratio will determine the winners. In the event of a tie (same load/mass ratio), the lighter bridge will win.

One entry per person (or team.) A limited number of registrations will be accepted the day of the event at a contest registration desk set up at the mall on Feb. 11. Completed registrations can be emailed to ci@apeg.bc.ca or fax to 250-563-1941.

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One of the items they are planning to have as part of the exhibit is definitely a sign of bygone days, Noukas says.

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History hangs on the walls of the University of Northern B.C., a history the school itself wasn’t around for.

On the fourth floor of the west tower of the Teaching and Learning Building, artifacts from Prince George schools of the past are on display. Until the end of April, the display will be of artifacts from the 1930s.

The items are part of the School District 57 Education Heritage Collection. Barb Hall and Tiiu Noukas of the Prince George Retired Teachers’ Association say the display is an example of co-operation.

“UNBC gave us this space to put up biannual displays,” Hall says. “We started with the 1910s, then the 1920s, and now the 1930s.”

Noukas says they will continue to select pieces from the collection for the exhibits through the decades, but reaching the 2000s won’t mark the end of the displays.

“There are other possibilities for displays.

Someone might want to put together one on a specific school, or maybe one on shop and home ec. classes.”

The full collection of artifacts is housed at the former Gladstone Elementary.

“We have about

“It’s a list from one of the smaller schools of which students got the strap, and for what.”

Public Schooling in B.C.’s Central Interior (1930-1939) is on display on the fourth floor of the west tower of the Teaching and Learning Building at UNBC until April 30.

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Tiiu Noukas, left, and Barb Hall stand by the current display of educational artifacts in the UNBC Teaching and Learning Building. Hall holds a copy of the first volume of work the Prince George Retired Teachers’ Association has done on the history of education in the region.

10,000 items there,” Noukas says, “and they’ve been catalogued to museum status.”

Hall says the exhibits at UNBC are just one way the association is keeping the history of education in Prince George and the region alive.

“We’ve been producing binders on the history as well. We’ve finished the first one, and the second volume, we hope, will be out in the fall of 2012.

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umes needed to tell the story, based on the information we have.”

The association is still looking for more school memories, whether they be report cards, school team pictures, yearbooks or anything that evokes how schools operated in different eras.

Anyone who has objects they think would help the association can contact Hall at 250-964-6810, John Stevens at 250-9647573 or Marj Niehaus at 250-563-5862.

Hall says the next exhibit at UNBC, which will include the 1940s, will showcase a

time of social and organizational changes.

“With the war on, married women came back into the teaching profession, which made quite a change.

Districts couldn’t find men teachers and there weren’t enough unmarried women to fill the jobs.”

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NP $800 mth. util included 250-964-6106

USED TIRES Cars & Trucks $25 & up

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250-564-3162 VENICE PLACE APTS 1438 Queensway Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm Suites Balcony, Elevator, Underground parking. Heat included Call (250)561-1446

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Safe, clean & quiet. Receive your 12th month rent free (conditions apply) 250-613-7483 Darby Apts.

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HARDWOOD MANOR APTS 1575 Queensway Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm suites Hardwood floors. Heat incl.

250-596-9484

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Spacious 1, 2 & 3 bdrm apts Clean, quiet, secure entrance.

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Real Estate For Sale By Owner 3 bed. mobile with lrg add, separate ldry room on .26 acres in Hart area. Comes with 4 appl. New flooring throughout. $80,000 250-962-8568

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Park Village Apartments 125 N Ospika Blvd 2 & 3 bdrm suites Phone 250-612-5162

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Misc for Rent Reduced rent 1, 2, & 3 bdrm suites for rent, reasonably priced. Heat & Hydro incl. Ph (250) 552-1178

Homes for Rent 3 Bedroom + Den Family Home for Rent in Lower College Heights $1,250 per month + utilities One minute walk to the bus stop (CNC/UNBC) Close to shopping, Malaspina Elem and College Heights Sec Non-smokers only please This house is well cared for and situated in a friendly, residential area. For inquiries, please call: 250-964-4071 or 250613-6209

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Ask about our new rates Bus route to all amenities 250-561-1823

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Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that creditors and others having claims against the estate of ROBERT GRAY WARAWA formerly of 14030 Buckhorn Lake Road, Prince George, BC Deceased, operating as Robert the Safety Guy Consulting, are hereby required to send particulars thereof to the undersigned Administrators c/o North Shore Law, 600171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, BC V7M 3J9, on or before April 27, 2012, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.

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Free Press Datebook runs as space allows every Wednesday.

No guarantee of publication.

Mail to 1773 South Lyon St., Prince George, B.C. V2N 1T3.

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Wednesday Snow Daze Whist for players 50 and over, Feb. 8. Registration 6:30 p.m., play 7 p.m., Senior Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St. Fibre Arts Guild meets, Feb. 8, 7 p.m., 2880 15h Avenue, upstairs.

Information: Ruth 250-564-8482.

Snow Daze Bridge for players 50 and over, Feb. 15, 1 p.m., Senior Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St. Canadian Federation of University Women meets Feb. 15, 7 p.m.,The Prince George Chateau, 4377 Hill Ave. Information: Maureen 250-561-0403 or Marie 250- 964-6265.

Prince George Healing Rooms - Are you hurting?

Do you have health issues? Confidential prayers Wednesday noon-2 p.m, All Nations Church, 1395 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-617-9653.

COPD support group meets Wednesday, 1 p.m., AiMHi. Information: Nancy 250-561-1393.

Whist, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Senior Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St. B.C.Civil Liberties meets every second

“GIVE A LITTLE… GAIN A LOT!” Canadian Liver Foundation Looking for local contact person(s) to provide information, education, resources, help with special event in March, etc in PG. Training provided.

Previous non-profit experience an asset. Email: emurgoci@liver.ca Elena 1-800-856-7266 PG Chamber of Commerce Centennial President’s Gala Event March 10, 2012. Volunteers are needed to plan & manage the event as well as event delivery & auction canvassing.

Volunteers receive a free ticket, public recognition and letter of reference.

Email: chamber@pgchamber.bc.ca Sharron 250-562-2454 Positive Living North Looking for administration volunteers for front desk, assistance with mail-outs, computer work and other office duties.

Email ckeating@positivelivingnorth.ca Cori 250-563-6113 For information on volunteering with more than 100 non-profit organizations in Prince George, contact Volunteer Prince George

250-564-0224 www.volunteerpg.com

Wednesday, 6 p.m., Civic Centre. Next meeting Feb. 15.

CNC Retirees meet fourth Wednesday, 9 a.m., D’Lanos.

Information: Lois 250563-6928.

Army Cadet Rangers free youth program, meets Wednesdays, Connaught Youth Centre. Information: Capt. McCue 250565-6993, 250-5649030.

dinner, Feb. 11, Shooters Bar and Grill, 611 Brunswick St., fundraiser for 2618 Rocky Mountain Rangers Army Cadet Corps. Information: Rosemarie 250-9639397.

Dance to Deuces Wild, Feb. 11, 8 p.m.-midnight, Hart Pioneer Centre.

Live bands, Saturday, 8 p.m.midnight, Royal Canadian Legion.

Thursday

Sunday

DayBreakers Toastmasters meets Thursday, 7-8 a.m., Elder Citizens Recreation Association,1692 10th Ave. Information: Heather 250-9649699.

Caledonia Ramblers easy four-hour snowshoe hike at Livingstone Springs, Feb. 12.

Meet in parking lot behind city hall at 8:45 a.m.

Information: Carolyn 250-562-1826.

Seniors Fun Snow Daze, Feb. 12, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre.

Sweetheart Auction, Feb. 12, 1:30-4 p.m., Masonic Hall, 4th and Vancouver. Hosted by Order of the Eastern Star. Information: Geraldine Bailey 250962-5528.

Roast beef and ham dinner, Feb. 12, 5 p.m., Senior Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St. Meat draw, Royal Canadian Legion, 3-5 p.m., sponsored

by Peace Keepers Proceeds to Alzheimer and MS societies and others.

NCP workers and retirees meet third Thursday of the month, 10 a.m., Pine Centre food court.

ECRA Forever Young Chorus meet Thursdays, 12:45 p.m., ECRA, 1692 10th Ave. Chess nights, Thursdays, 6-9 p.m., Books and Company.

Information: Marilyn 250-562-9580.

Prince George Grassroots Cribbage Club registration, 6:30 p.m. play 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, Spruce Capital Recreation Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Information: Gerda 250-564-8561.

Tai Chi Classes meets Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., Knox United Church basement, 1448 Fifth Ave. Info: Lister 250-964-3849.

Old Time Fiddlers jam, Thursday, 7-10 p.m. Elder Citizens Rec Centre, 1692 10th Ave.

Friday Live bands, Friday, 8 p.m.-midnight, Royal Canadian Legion.

Saturday Very easy snowshoe or ski trip on Greenway, Feb. 11. Meet under the green (central) Spruceland Shopping Centre sign 9 a.m.

Dress warmly and bring a lunch.

Steak and lobster

Monday Tai Chi, Mondays, 1:30 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Northern Twister Square Dance Club meets Mondays, 7 p.m., St. Michael’s Church Hall.

Information: Gys 250563-4828 or Reta 250-962-2740.

Royal Purple meets meets second and fourth Mondays, 7:30 p.m.

Information: Dianne 250-596-0125 or Jeanette 250-5639362.

Tuesday Buddhist meditation class, Tuesdays 7–8:30 p.m., 320 Vancouver St. Information: 250962-6876 or www. tilopa.org.

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Margo Sidsworth (left, front), John Enemark and Eira Olausen display cheques accepted on behalf of the Hospice Society by executive director Donalda Carson (top, right) and Hospice nurse Erin Wallis. The money comes from a $3,000 Prince George Chateau referral bonus Enemark received.

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Hospital retirees breakfast meeting, first Tuesday of the month, 9 a.m., Prince George Golf Club.

Information 250-5637497 or 250-5632885.

Bridge, Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Sweet Adelines women’s fourpart chorus meets Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Studio 2880. New members welcome.

Information: Kathleen 250-563-2975.

Prince George Genealogical Society meets the third Tusday of the month, St. Giles Presbyterian Church, 1500 Edmonton St..

Support Groups Learning Circle Literacy Program works with adult learners and families on literacy, numeracy and computing skills.

Information: 250564-3568 ext. 228, or e-mail literacy@pgnfc. com.

1475 Edmonton Street • 250.565.2515 www.spiritofthenorth.bc.ca

Do you worry about the way you eat? Overeaters Anonymous may have the answers. No weigh-ins, dues or fees. Monday, 7:30 p.m., hospital, Room 421. Call Shelley 250612-3877.

Power Play, for children from newborns to five years old, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:3011:30 a.m., Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m., South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle Ave. Information: 250-6149449.

Prince George Stroke Survivors Group meets Wednesdays, 9:3011:30 a.m., Elder Citizens Recreation Association, 1692 10th Ave. Information: Julia 250-563-3819, Roland 250-5621747.

La Leche League breast feeding support group meets the second Thursday of every month 7

p.m. at the Health Unit auditorium.

Information: Tammy 250-612-0085.

PGRH retirees breakfast, first Tuesday of the month, Prince George Golf and Curling Club. Information: 250-563-2885.

Prince George ATV Club meets third Tuesday of month, 7 p.m.

Carmel Restaurant meeting room.

Information: George 250-964-7907.

Prince George Healing Rooms - Are you hurting?

Do you have health issues? Confidential prayers Monday noon-2 p.m. and 7-9 p.m No appointment necessary, located in the Prince George Pentecostal Church, 497 Ospika Blvd.

Information: 250-6179653.

Free sports and recreation, Wednesdays, 2 p.m., 1160 7th Ave., ages 15-30. Information: 250-656-5278.

Children’s choir,

Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Hartland Baptist Church. Information: 778-415-5000.

Parents Together, a mutual/self-help support group for parents of teens, meets Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Intersect (basement entrance).

Information: Carmen 250-562-6639.

Tuesday night Tops (take off pounds sensibly) 6:157:15 p.m. weigh in, 7:30-8:30 meeting.

Everyone welcome.

Information: Marvene 250-962-8001 or 250-612-2031.

DivorceCare, a support group for persons going through a separation or divorce. To find out if this group is for you, call 250-5646213. Group meets at Artspace, Room 202, Sundays at 5 p.m.

Call about childcare.

Hepatitis C support group meets second Tuesday of the month, PGRH fourth floor conference room. Information: Ilse or Pat 250-5657387.

The Community Datebook provides free community event listings every Wednesday. Submissions are accepted in written form only – dropped off, mailed or emailed – No Phone Calls please. Datebook runs as space allows, there is no guarantee of publication. Mail to 1773 South Lyon St., Prince George BC V2N 1T3 E-mail datebook@pgfreepress.com

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