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Almost $2 million will be added to the road rehabilitation budget this year after city staff, following a recommendation from council, researched reserve funds to find money to transfer so more of the worst of city streets can be repaired. Council has been looking at both short and long term strategies to find money to dump into road repair, an issue that has been of great concern to citizens. However, during a previous council meeting, it was agreed that something, if possible, must be done immediately to plump up a budget that is only half, at $3.5 million, of what it needs to be just to maintain city streets. The money is coming from a local area service reserve fund in the 2012 capital expenditure plan called Fourth Ave. reconstruction. The opening balance of the fund is $2,323,280. Since the city doesn’t have a funding source for its portion of the of the project’s cost, the project is unfunded. Coun. Dave Wilbur, who expressed concern over taking money from a reserve fund and transferring it to road rehabilita-
tion when the idea was brought up previously, since the money needs to be paid back or another project will go undone, said he was impressed by the work of administration. “I was concerned about the consequences. With this fund there is just a loose attachment to some unfunded project,” he said. However, though there is no requirement to pay the funds back, Coun. Cameron Stolz added it is prudent to do so. “This is not sustainable. It is a one off,” he said, adding the finance and audit committee will continue to look into more permanent solutions to the funding issue. Mayor Shari Green added the extra funding is a short term solution for an emergency situation. Coun. Lyn Hall, who made the motion to go forward with transferring the money, also expressed concern about the impact. “This is unprecedented. We are borrowing from reserves,” he said. The money will be used to fix Ospika Blvd. from Range to Davis ($453,000), Ospika Blvd from Davis to Tyner ($473,000), Foothills Blvd. from North Nechako to the Foothills bridge ($550,000) and Tabor Blvd. from First to Fifth ($417,000).
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Free Press sales manager Roy Spooner mixes up his wonderful batch of chili for annual Prince George Arts Council and Potter’s Guild chili cook-off Saturday. MLAs Pat Bell and Shirley Bond were voted with the best chili. “As has been said before, ‘when you are No. 2 you just have to try harder,” said Spooner. “Our current champion taught us a lesson about crafting great chile and even more about ‘getting out the vote.’” See story on Page 19.
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Though council voted unanimously to support Coun. Garth Frizzell when he sought election to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities board, Coun. Cameron Stolz chose to endorse Raymond Louie, a councillor from city of Vancouver, at the FCM meeting. Louie won the position of third vice-chair. “Council endorsed Coun. Garth Frizzell running for board of FCM, and I supported that motion, and council supported my participation on FCM committees,” Stolz said. This year’s endorsement, he added, was the same as other years with the slight modification that Frizzell asked and received endorsement for the duration of his term on council. However, Stolz said he felt Louie was better able to take on the duties of third vice-president, an executive position, because he has experience lobbying the federal government especially regarding the massive issue of crumbling infrastructure most Canadian municipalities are facing. “Coun. Louie has been the chair or co-chair of the municipal infrastructure committee for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for the last three years. In running for third vice president, the per-
son who’s doing that needs to be looking at it from a national point of view. They lobby the federal government on a number of issues and do so on behalf of municipalities all across Canada,” Stolz said. “It is the executive that will be working with federal government on helping draft the new infrastructure agreement that will be coming into place in 2015. Crumbling infrastructure is the single biggest challenge municipalities across Canada are facing. The next agreement with the federal government will be key in moving forward to repair that issue. From my perspective we must have the best person for the job talking to the feds, and Louie has experience already. Frizzell’s experience is in the international wing. He represented the city well, and did lots of good work there, but in looking at the executive I felt it important to have somebody who has been leading the message with the federal government already, and that’s Raymond Louie.” Stolz added he’s had the opportunity to see Louie in action. “My committee work has included working on the committee he co-chairs,” he said. “I’ve seen him work first-hand and sit down with cabinet ministers, explain the issue, then get a positive response.” Stolz, who has taken some heat
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Shawn Mueller (left) and Dylan Field with the wonderful ‘flowers’ they painted at the Chili Cook Off Saturday. The flowers were part of the Prince George Community Foundation’s Youth in Philanthropy group and the two were part of the Future Cents team. for his decision to back Louie rather than Frizzell, said sometimes the right decision isn’t the popular one. “When making decisions you feel are in the best interest of everyone, they are not necessarily the most popular decision,” he said. “I met with most of my council colleagues and let them know I would
support someone other than Coun. Frizzell.” However, he hasn’t yet had the chance to speak with Frizzell regarding the matter. “We have not talked about this,” he said. “We haven’t had much of an opportunity to get together.” He added he’s happy to explain why he voted the way he did and
understands every decision a councillor makes will be unpopular with someone. “With every decision there are people you please and people that are upset by that decision . I’ve always tried to vote in a way that’s in the best interest of the community, or for the best person possible to fill a position.”
Pair rescued after falling into Fraser River A woman and girl are lucky to be alive today after falling in the cresting Fraser River Friday. Police believe a 22-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl were sitting with their feet over an embankment when they fell in at about 5 p.m. Making matters worse, the pair, according to police, were both severely intoxicated.
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Three plainclothes members of the Prince George RCMP’s Crime Reduction Team and two general duty officers were the first to arrive on the scene. Once on scene, officers located a female in the water struggling to keep hold of the eroding bank. A second female was observed in the water a few metres downstream holding on to vegetation.
The officers utilized the winch from the SUV police vehicle and lowered one of the plainclothes officers down the approximate 15-foot embankment to the girl. The officer secured her to the winch, while attempting to control her panicked grabbing and scratching. Prince George Fire/Rescue attended the scene and provided assistance secur-
ing the woman. Both Prince George residents were successfully removed from the high, fastflowing river water and transported by the BC Ambulance Service to the University Hospital of Northern BC for treatment of hypothermia and minor injuries. One officer suffered minor injuries but did not need medical treatment.
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It’s been five years since Gina Degerness has seen her boy, and the emotions still well up when she speaks of the day he went missing. “The thing that worries me most is he knew how much I worried and he always e-mailed me or phoned, and I never got that. That worries me most. It was totally out of character for him.” Gina spoke about the day her son, Lucas, went missing at a press conference Thursday afternoon. She said they went together on June 7, 2007, to his school, Prince George Secondary, to talk to the vice principal about his grades. “He thought he was failing, but he wasn’t,” she said. However, he was failing one class so Gina and he agreed he’d take it in summer school. “He was not happy, but he agreed.” Lucas was sent back to class. After making arrangements with the vice-principal both decided to look in on him. He wasn’t there. They searched the school together, checking every nook and cranny the vice-principal was aware of, but there was no sign of Lucas. Gina went over to the mall, knowing that
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Leidli T’enneh Councillor Louella Nome, Mayor Shari Green, MLAs Shirley Bond and Pat Bell along with BC Hydro V.P. of Field Operations and Safety, David Lebeter, broke ground for the new BC Hydro building Monday morning, a structure that will be one of the first to use cross laminated timber in the province.
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centages of normal are not a good measure. More relevant is that the packs are about 70 per cent of what the peak level was on May 1.” Campbell was in the region while the June 1 snow pack data was being collected, and did a couple of flyovers of some of the snow packs. “We’ve seen pretty dramatic melt rates in the Upper Fraser in the past couple of weeks,” he said. Campbell said they estimate about 35 per cent of the snow pack has melted now. “We normally consider the peak to occur when about 40 per cent of the pack has melted, so your region isn’t quite there yet.” He said the story was the same on the Nechako, but with even less of the pack having melted. The June 1 snow survey shows both the Upper Fraser and Nechako snow packs as being 178 per cent of normal. The report says the
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NDP Opposition house leader Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen is partnering with local citizens and utilizing his social media presence to bolster opposition to Bill C-38, the omnibus budget bill. Citizens’ Environmental Advocacy Group is hosting a community hall about the bill on Friday. It is part of a nationwide campaign initiated by Cullen. The meeting comes on the heels of two protests at the offices of local MPs Dick Harris and Bob Zimmer, organized by Leadnow, which is asking Con-
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servative MPs to break ranks and vote against Bill C-38. “We are a non-partisan group,” said Bruce Edson of the Citizens’ Environmental Advocacy Group. “But have no problem with supporting initiatives that promote the integrity of our democracy and our environment. This is a great opportunity for citizens to be heard and help out the official Opposition in its efforts against the elements of this bill that make it such an abuse of parliamentary process.” Cullen organized the campaign called Our Canada, Our Budget through his social media outlets. Video and photographic
messages produced at the meeting will be posted to his Facebook account, in an effort to oppose the bill. Even though the Conservatives appear to be largely ignoring the outcry over the bill, Edson is optimistic. “We need to keep up pressure,” he said. “This massive bill is being forced through the House and Senate with so little scrutiny. We need Conservatives to do the right thing and break ranks. We need people to stand up and voice their concerns right now to turn this around.” The meeting will be held at Artspace on Friday, June 15, at 7 p.m.
Accidental shot nets flat tire
An accidental discharge of a firearm Thursday resulted in a flat tire and three guns being confiscated. The Prince George RCMP received a report at about 10 a.m. that a vehicle’s tire had been shot with a firearm by a group of hunters staying in the area of the 10000 block of Hart Highway. Officers attended the area and spoke with a group of four men about the incident. Through the investi-
gation it was learned that one of the man, a 54-year-old Richmond resident, had a loaded rifle inside a parked vehicle. It appears that the firearm was accidently discharged and the bullet went through the door of the vehicle and directly into the tire of a second vehicle parked beside it. As a result of the incident, charges of careless use of a firearm and unsafe storage of a firearm are being recommended against the
man. Three firearms were seized by police. The BC Conservation Office Service was called to the scene and assisted with the investigation. ••• On June 5, at approximately 7:30 a.m., the Prince George RCMP received a report of a theft of copper wire at a business in the area of the 6000 block of Otway Road in Prince George. It appears that the copper wire was taken
sometime between 7 p.m. on June 4 and 7 a.m. on June 5. It is believed that the thieves used an all-terrain vehicle or vehicles to access the business and steal the copper wire. The person or persons responsible for this theft may have tried to remove wires that were in use. This is dangerous and requires training. The police believe that the person or persons responsible for the theft may potentially be living in the area.
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In Provincial Court in INISHING ICK Prince George on April 13: Travis I. Basil was found guilty of assault with a weapon, received a conditional sentence of nine months and was assessed a victim surcharge of $50. Basil was also found guilty of breach of recognizance, sentenced to one day in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $50. Virginia A. Basil was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, sentenced to 39 days in jail and placed on probation for one year. Basil was also found guilty of four counts of A llan WISHA RT/F re e Pre s s failing to comply with The Espressos finish their ride on the Big Bike for Heart and Stroke on Saturday. The a probation order and sentenced to 39 days group of Italian-heritage riders raised almost $2,000 on the ride. The Big Bike will be in jail. back in Prince George on June 22, and some spots are still available for teams. Go to Charles R. West was www.bigbike.ca for information. found guilty of theft of property with a value to comply with a pro- comply with a condi- of uttering threats, of two counts of failing less than $5,000, sen- bation order, sentenced tion of an undertaking received a condi- to comply with a conto one and sentenced to 60 tional sentence of four dition of an undertaktenced to 20 Free Press months, was placed ing or recognizance, day in days in jail. days in jail Reginald J. Davis on probation for 18 received a condijail and and placed f i n e d was found guilty of months, assessed a vic- tional sentence of four on probation resisting a peace offi- tim surcharge of $50 months, was placed $200. for one year. W a r - cer and sentenced to 14 and prohibited from on probation for 18 West was also possessing firearms months and assessed ren A. days in jail. found guilty Calvin R. Dyrland for 10 years. Dyrland a victim surcharge of of failing to comply Beattie was found with a probation order guilty of failing to was found guilty was also found guilty $50. and sentenced to 20 days in jail. In Provincial Court in Prince George on April 16: Tara M. Lolly was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, With over 30 years of experience, I can help you preserve your freedom, reputation and livelihood. sentenced to one day in jail and placed on For an appointment call 564-4454 probation for one year. Lolly was also found 980 Fourth Avenue, Prince George • aartsenlaw.com guilty of two counts of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to one day in jail. Warren T. West was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to four days in jail. In Provincial Court in Prince George on April 17: Karl D. Joseph was found guilty of resisting a peace officer and two counts of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, sentenced to 110 days in jail and placed on probation for 12 months. Kirk J. Teegee was found guilty of mischief and failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking www.harveysmuffler.com or recognizance and placed on probation for 12 months. In Provincial Court in Prince George on April 18: Jeremy J. Baker was found guilty of failing
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Shawn Dallas TOMAH 168 cm or 5’6” 68 kg or 150 lbs.
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following person who is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant. As of 0850 hrs this 12th day of June 2012,Shawn Dallas TOMAH (B: 1980-05-05) is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant for FAIL TO COMPLY x 2. TOMAH is described as a First Nations male, 168 cm or 5’6” tall and weighs 68 kg or 150 lbs. TOMAH has brown hair and brown eyes. TOMAH should be considered violent.
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Patrick Rylie SPENCER 183 cm or 6’0” 73 kg or 161 lbs.
Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following person who is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant. As of 0850 hrs this 12th day of June 2012, Patrick Rylie SPENCER (B: 1990-0930) is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant for THEFT UNDER $5000. SPENCER is described as a Caucasian male , 183 cm or 6’0” tall and weighs 73 kg or 161 lbs. SPENCER has blonde hair and blue eyes.
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Two million fewer potholes
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e knew they could do it. It’s never an easy task to go back into a budget and see what can be changed. However, city staff and council did just that. The result was an additional $2 million added to road rehabilitation work this year. That’s almost a 50 per cent increase in the budget, which had been set at $3.5 million. It’s a matter of priorities and fixing the city’s roads has to be, and is, a priority of council. It wasn’t easy but they did it, at the expense of what has to be a favoured project of Mayor Shari Green – fixing up Fourth Avenue. If there is one thing, at least this year, that the community has stated loud and clear, it’s that fixing the roads is a priority. Council has obviously heard the message and acted on it. Good job. The caveat, of course, is that at $5.5 million the road rehabilitation budget is still less than the $7 million city staff say is needed to keep up. And, the $2 million extra this year is a one-time solution. The city will be in the same boat next year ... struggling to find ways to increase the road rehabilitation budget. It’s a problem that won’t be solved all at once, but the $2 million allocated Monday is a step in the right direction.
Two sides of the debate
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olitics is all about debate (or at least it used to be when politicians actually debated issues). Debate, as we all know, is about arguing a position, whether we believe it or not. So when you reach the pinnacle of politics, you should be able to debate an issue. And we have a couple of the best in Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Christy Clark. There is plenty of debate this week over the Conservative government’s omnibus budget bill. The government has lumped a multitude of items together into one bill in order to get them rapidly passed through the House of Commons. Debate on the actual items is severely limited. Harper and his gang aren’t the first to do this. In fact many governments have used this loophole in our due process to push items through. The Liberals did it when Harper was leader of the Official Opposition. He debated then that lumping items together into an omnibus bill does not serve democracy. Now, he argues, it’s necessary to pass the budget so the government can get a handle on the deficit. Then there’s Premier Christy Clark. Earlier this week the provincial media pressed her to take a stand on the Northern Gateway pipeline project. She restated her position that Victoria will wait the environmental review process run its course before taking a stand. While making the comments she also praised the environmental review process as being thorough and rigorous. Who would want to pre-judge the process? This is the same environmental review process that she panned vociferously a few months ago when it rejected the Prosperity Mine project west of Williams Lake. Yes, it is good to be able to debate both sides of an argument. But when you’re not in the debating club, it just comes across as being two-faced.
City’s image takes a hit
can hash it out around the council table, or behind Aren’t these the people who are supposed to be the scenes. combating Prince George’s negative image? But to vote against Frizzell at the Federation of One would think that the Federation of Canadian Canadian Municipalities just seems like Municipalities is a great place for our petty penalization. local councillors to do that. Yes, Stolz is certainly within his right to Instead, Coun. Cameron Stolz votes Writer’s vote for anyone he desires. But the reality against fellow Coun. Garth Frizzell’s Block is that it just makes the city look bad. It’s bid to become third vice-president of BILLPHILLIPS embarrassing. the group. Given that he didn’t vote for Frizzell, Talk about raising eyebrows on the it’s a given that he also didn’t lobby for him at the national stage as the rubes from the Interior forget convention, which is what happens prior to the to leave local squabbles behind. Granted, Stolz says actual vote. Did he actively lobby for Louie, or he feels Vancouver city councillor Raymound Louie against Frizzell? If so, that makes the city look even is better suited to sit across the table from Prime more ridiculous. Minister Stephen Harper when arguing for municiIt also brings into question whether Green and palities at the federal level. Coun. Frank Everitt, who also attended, lobbied for However, the snub of Frizzell by his council-mate Frizzell. goes much deeper than that … or at least the last Stolz, along with the rest of council, voted to few months indicate such. support Frizzell’s run for the FCM board. On his For some reason Frizzell has fallen out of favour Facebook page, Stolz posted that Frizzell didn’t seek with the power base at city hall. an additional motion asking support for his run for I suspect it has something to do with some of the third vice-president. rapid changes instituted by Mayor Shari Green and Oh, already mentioned petty. staunchly supported by Stolz since this administraIf Stolz wanted to make a point, or to simply dis tion was elected last fall. Frizzell, he should have voted against sending him It was Frizzell who threw up a cautionary hand to FCM at the council table. After all, it was known over the costs of the core review and was steamthen that Frizzell was going to seek the third-vice rolled for it. A motion by Frizzell to make the city’s president position. financial reporting more transparent was also The kicker in all this is that Frizzell is the kind of quashed. city councillor who won’t let this hamper how he His stance has landed him in the doghouse with some of his fellow councillors. It happens. And they acts, or votes, at the council table. Circulation Manager ....................... Heather Trenaman Email: circulation@pgfreepress.com.............250-564-0504
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Economic growth isn’t always the best idea
Editor: When I hear certain provincial and federal politicians speak about the need for “economic growth” (I frequently hear this), I question whether this paradigm is not only an increasingly outdated way of thinking but also dangerous as a constant barrage of environmental crises and concerns (e.g. water shortages and contamination, pollution, climate change)
hits the planet. “Economic growth,” it seems to me, has come to be viewed as a kind of religion providing justification and rationale for: weakening environmental protections (e.g. removal of protection for fish “habitat” in federal Conservative Bill C-38 budget bill); promoting increasing unfettered industrial activity across the landscape without significant overview of cumu-
lative impacts (mining, oil and gas); externalizing environmental damage costs from profit-taking big businesses; and exporting of raw resources while diminishing value-adding jobs in Canada. There is a growing realization that we need to rethink the concept of “economic growth” that contains an assumption of available infinite resources (see, for instance, Richard
Get rid of the fluoride
Editor: Regarding this Water Fluoridation Business: I do not see much hope for P.G. citizens, on any issue, with civic leadership whose worldview is so crippled that they have not known that for decades now, there have been millions of people in countries where the natural fluoride in their only water supply is such that, to protect these people, the authorities have had to build water treatment plants that remove fluoride to prevent the disease and the crippling that they know will result from this pollution. And, apparently, if this civic leadership of ours does find this out, they are like deer caught in headlights and are unable to think beyond the demands made
by so-called health authorities whose motives are obviously not public health. Nature has blessed P.G. with water that has a miniscule amount of natural fluoride and this civic leadership is allowing it to be brought up to over one-hundred times that amount. And not with a natural occurring fluoride, I might add; that would be much too expensive. You do not want to know what they are using…. simply import your water or get the filters that will get it out. The military Berkey or Doulton are probably the least expensive, gravity driven and even if not cheap; you will feel better almost immediately and for a lot longer. James Van Doren Prince George
Heinberg, Jeff Rubin). As we are discovering, our world is indeed finite and in major need of safeguarding if only for the sake of our descendants. Is it possible to rethink the economy to put the watersheds, health of the land, people, plants and animals at the forefront of any and all policy decisions? The prevalent “economic growth” before all else approach to government decision-making and priority setting has led to such ideas as establishment of anti-terrorism squads designed to protect oil
and gas operations in the tar sands and numerous examples of far-reaching potential health risks to persons and other sentient beings existing in and around major industrial enterprises. A question we need to collectively ask ourselves is: what do we as a society hold as sacred? Is it all about the almighty dollar and a growing-forever economy wherein we are relegated to being hyperconsumers? Or rather, is sacred somehow about stopping to appreciate all that we are so fortunate
to already have around us - the water, the land, the natural food sources from the region and the incredible remaining wilderness. My hope is that the politicians to whom we have given such power to make decisions for us will consider the possibility that we can create a world wherein economy is secondary to those factors that promote people’s happiness and health, in particular a healthy natural environment and protected watersheds. Mary MacDonald Prince George
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European Championship gets off to flying start to what the British would call a “crackHow will fans of the NHL fill this ing” start on Friday. The 16-team soccer horrible void in their lives between now and the Entry Draft, which doesn’t tournament featured co-hosts Poland (along with Ukraine) against happen for another nine Greece in the opening game. days? Poland took a 1-0 lead and then I have heard hockey fans Greece had a player given a red complain about how long Allan’s card, all before halftime. the baseball season is, but Amblings Should be pretty easy sailing at least baseball holds its ALLANWISHART for Poland, right? A goal up draft during the season, and playing with an extra man. instead of prolonging Wrong. Greek substitute Dimitris things by holding it a whole week after Salpingidis comes on at halftime and the playoffs finish. scores about six minutes into the secShall we amble on over to the soccer ond half to tie things up. With about pitch, where hockey fans might some20 minutes to go, he corrals a long pass thing to entertain themselves during forward and beats the Polish goalthis long dry spell? keeper, who trips him, and is sent off. • The Euro 2012 competition got off
So now Poland has to bring in a substitute keeper with no warmup to face a penalty kick in a 1-1 tie. Advantage Greece, right? Wrong. Substitute goalie Przemyslaw Tyton (and my spellchecker just quit and went home) makes himself an instant hero by saving the penalty. As a side note, when the starting lineups for the teams were posted, I had to resist the temptation to take what looked like extra vowels in the Greek names and put them in the Polish names, which seemed to have an incredible shortage of them. Oh, by the way, the game ended 1-1, but it sure set a high level of excitement for the other games in the tournament.
• Most of the comments I’ve seen say the Euro competition, which is held every four years on the opposite schedule from the World Cup, is much better soccer than the World Cup. The main reason, commentators say, is there are just 16 teams in the competition (although that number will be going up for 2016), which means there are really no weak sides. When you consider those 16 teams have to go through about two years of qualifying play to get here, you can appreciate how good they have to be. And just think, a lot of these same players will be on display in a few short months when the Olympics come to London.
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The world could use a cowboy – or two
short cans, and bottles if that’s what’s Prince George – especially the VLA available) they’d gather the junk and dis(which everybody, except the politically correct, calls the hood) – needs a few more pose of it appropriately, but not without cussing out the dirty little crackerjacks cowboys. who dumped their parapherBesides conquering the nalia there and then didn’t Durango Trail and killeven have the consideration to ing scurvy little critters Life in think of the dozens of kids who like mice (Yep, Jack and the fat call the trailer-hood home and Chris got another one. It lane who play freely, as children do, was hiding out in the linDELYNDAPILON on the street and in yards. ing of a recliner when they That was strike one against the crackerheard it skittering, flipped the chair and jacks. commenced beating on it till the critter Simultaneously the boys got grumpy dropped dead – likely of fear), the cowabout the speeders who rip through the boys have taken it upon themselves to trailer-hood, tires throwing up gravel, clean up the trailer-hood. gunning their engines like it was race day It started simply enough. Just being (and they weren’t all buckled safe in some neighbourly and wandering around, they piece of do-do rust bucket). noticed crack pipes and spent needles Jack: (Sneering) Slow down! peppering green spaces and lying along Chris: (Hands on hips, eyes grimly the side of the road. Because cowboys laser-beaming the disappearing vehicle) love children (and ladies – small ladies, Yep. Going for crack. tall ladies, big ladies, bald ladies – oh, ya, Uh oh. And that was a big strike two and beer – warm beer, cold beer, tall cans,
against the crackerjacks. I don’t think they actually planned it but now both of them have a tendency to yell out the appropriate speed limit to passing vehicles. And you know what? Now most of these guys are slowing down. Of course if a pair of cowboys who top six feet easy, all lanky and muscular, were yelling at me to slow down, I likely would too. Most recently, the boys got to talking with the lady who manages the trailerhood and found out how hard she’s trying to get rid of a few occupants who locals know are providers of crack and pretty much any other vice an addict craves. Jack and Chris didn’t need to call a referendum or strike a committee or even hire a consultant to help them figure out what to do. Instead it was strike three, crackerjack, and yerrr outta the park. (In other words, time to put the trailer-hood in your rear view mirror, buddy.) See, with the power of cowboy logic,
which is kind of like common sense on steroids, these guys know in their gut the difference between good people who might be having a bit of a hard time, and drug addicts, miscreants and bad actors. So far, one trailer rife with those sorts of characters has been dealt with. The boys figure in a few months the trailer-hood will be among the safest neighbourhoods in town. With them walking around, being neighbourly, helping people with everything from re-doing siding to laying floors, it’s a wonder either have time for the job they’ve chosen to take on. But they’re making time. So when you’re in a certain trailerhood in the VLA, crackerjacks, you best drive slow. In fact, maybe you best just turn yourself right around and find another place to score the poison that makes you not only numb, but dumb. Cause the trailerhood’s got a couple of new sheriffs in town. And they got their eyes right on you.
POTHOLE PATROL
City crews were out patching potholes Monday, a seemingly never ending task in Prince George. Even though crews patch up to 600 potholes a day, every street seems to need more attention. De Ly nd a PILON/ Fre e Pre s s
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Gowan resigns as CEO of Spirit of the North Don Gowan, who has served as CEO of the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation for the past two years, has resigned effective June 29. Gowan will be joining Finning Canada in the role of regional general manager. Gowan said that while he was not out looking for this role, it is an incredible career opportunity.
He says he feels the work the foundation does to enhance and improve healthcare in northern B.C. is very important and he would like to continue to work with the foundation, hopefully serving as a director on the volunteer board. “It has been an honour to work for the Spirit of the North and see firsthand the tremendous
outcomes that donor donations allow the foundation to assist with,” he said in a press release. “The decision to leave was a very tough one but the opportunity to return to the private sector with a company like Finning Canada was something that I could not say no to. I wish the foundation nothing but the best of success in the future.”
During Gowan’s tenure, the foundation raised over $5.6 million in revenue and distributed more than $2.7 million in grants. The board is forming a search committee and will conduct a search to find Gowan’s replacement. The volunteer executive will be assisting in managing the foundation until a new CEO is found.
Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation exists to “facilitate philanthropic investment in the enhancement of healthcare throughout the referral area of the University Hospital of Northern BC, previously known as the Prince George Regional Hospital.” The foundation is one of the region’s largest grant distributors.
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The UNBC Northern Timberwolves’ inaugural Canada West basketball campaign will begin with six consecutive games against Pacific Division rivals. For the men and women, their 22-game schedule opens with a road doubleheader against the geographically closest opposing team, Nov. 2 and 3 in Kamloops against the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack. They begin their 2012-13 Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA) home schedule the following weekend, Nov. 9 and 10 against the Trinity Western Spartans of Langley. At home two weekends in a row, the Timberwolves host the UBC-Okanagan Heat of Kelowna on Nov. 16 and 17. “I think especially early on there’s obviously going to be a little bit of a rivalry between some of the newer institutions in Canada West,” UNBC men’s basketball head coach Todd Jordan says. The WolfPack and Heat are two of those other teams which, compared to long-standing CWUAA members like UBC in Vancouver and the University of Alberta in Edmonton, have had short tenures in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) branch. TRU joined in 2005 while the 2011-12 campaign
marked UBC-Okanagan’s first Canada West season. The Fraser Valley Cascades entered the fold in 2006 while the 2012-13 season will also be the first in the CWUAA for the Mount Royal Cougars of Calgary. The Timberwolves visit Alberta for their first weekend against non-divisional foes, playing at Lethbridge against the Pronghorns on Nov. 23 and in Calgary against the Dinos on Nov. 24. They wrap up their pre-Christmas schedule at home against two other squads from the Prairie Division, Nov. 29 against the Alberta Golden Bears of Edmonton and Dec. 1 against the Saskatchewan Huskies of Saskatoon. The final date of the regular season is Feb. 16. The Timberwolves wrap up their schedule at home against the other expansion team, Mount Royal, which visits the Northern Sport Centre for a doubleheader on Feb. 15 and 16. Although they’re based in the same city as the Dinos, Mount Royal joins the Pacific to balance the schedules with two eightteam divisions. The other Pacific squads are the Victoria Vikes, the UBC Thunderbirds and the Fraser Valley Cascades of Abbotsford. The Prairie Division is rounded out by one other Saskatchewan squad, the Regina Cougars, and three teams from Manitoba: the Winnipeg Wesmen, Manitoba Bisons (Winnipeg)
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and Brandon Bobcats. All 16 teams in the CWUAA will meet divisional rivals twice and non-divisional squads once. The Timberwolves’ home schedule includes visits from Winnipeg (Jan. 17) and Manitoba (Jan. 19), and a doubleheader against the Thunderbirds on Feb. 8 and 9. They’ll also play at Regina (Jan. 11), Brandon (Jan. 12), Fraser Valley (Jan. 25 and 26) and Victoria (Feb. 1 and 2).
“Obviously it’ll be fun for the people of Prince George to have those teams and those bigger schools come up to our place for home games,” Jordan says. Four additional weekends are scheduled for playoffs: Feb. 22 to 24 Canada West men’s and women’s quarterfinals; March 1 and 2 - Canada West men’s and women’s final four; March 8 to 10 CIS men’s basketball Final 8 in Ottawa and Round 1
of CIS women’s basketball championship; and March 15 to 17 - CIS women’s basketball Final 8 in Regina. UNBC basketball home start times will be the same as previous seasons, with the women starting at 6 p.m. and the men following at 8 p.m. at the NSC. All but two home dates will be on Friday or Saturday nights. The Nov. 29 and Jan. 17 games fall on Thursday evenings. At the college level, the
Timberwolves played regular-season games on Friday and Saturday nights, so the Thursday games will be a new experience. “That’ll be a little bit different with the day off in between,” UNBC women’s basketball head coach Loralyn Murdoch says. “But it’s great so you can prepare for that other team and possibly even watch their game tape from the night before when they play Mount Royal.”
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The clock is ticking, and the UNBC basketball teams continue approaching their next level of competition. Guiding the Northern Timberwolves through their most significant transition since the programs were formed more than a decade ago, coaches Todd Jordan and Loralyn Murdoch are actively evaluating talent and shaping their rosters for their first Canada West campaigns. On the men’s side, Jordan will be boosted by a strong core of fifth-year returning guards, as Jose Araujo, Francis Rowe, Sam Raphael and Joel Rybachuk
all enter their final year of eligibility. Two players eligible to compete in their fourth seasons, guard/forward Charles Barton and post Gabe Aubertin, may also be counted on to play major roles. On the recruiting end, Jordan has secured the services of three newcomers for the 2012-13 campaign: forward Gagan Sahota of Surrey, Victoria guard Elliot Rowe and Prince George guard Nolan Hanson. A 2011 graduate of Tamanawis Secondary, Sahota trained at Las Vegasbased Impact Prep Academy last year. Hanson, from College Heights, and Elliot Rowe, from Mount Douglas, are Grade 12 graduates finishing high school this month.
Elliot is the younger brother of returning guard Francis. The men’s squad will also welcome back Josh Jebose, a Calgary product who stands 6-foot-7 and suited up in the 2010-11 campaign but took last season off. Jordan notes that they’re already strong in numbers, as he expects nine players from last season’s active roster to be back in uniform. “I’m still trying to add a little bit of size to our roster,” he says. At the moment, the women’s list of players is a little shorter. “Our roster sits at 10 right now and I’m still actively recruiting,” Murdoch says. Murdoch has secured commitments
from four newcomers this offseason: 5-foot-11 post Kellie Fluit of Lynden, Wash., 5-foot-5 guard Jordyn Rabbit of Salmon Arm, 5-foot-10 Houston forward Allison Seinen and 5-foot-10 Maple Ridge guard Lauren Lamont. Among the women’s most experienced players next season may be fifth-year guard Kady Dandeneau and a trio of fourth-year players: guard Mercedes Van Koughnett, guard Jennifer Bruce and forward Emily Kaehn. As part of their pre-season, both teams will compete in a Canadian Interuniversity Sport exhibition tournament in Ontario at the University of Waterloo from Oct. 11 to 13.
Runners celebrate Voneugen’s 80th
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Reid Roberts jogs towards the finish line at Otway with two-year-old son Sawyer, concluding the Voneugen Birthday Fun Run on Sunday. Roberts and fellow ultra marathoner Jeff Hunter completed the entire 80-kilometre course. Hunter, who specializes in multi-terrain mountain runs, took
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a leading role in organizing the Voneugen Birthday Fun Run. Voneugen followed the course on Sunday in a mobile aid station. “I’m touched by it. It was such a generous offer, for somebody to give up their whole day – mind you, it’s a training run for him,” Voneugen said of Hunter’s efforts. “But to put that back to when we did have my birthday run is awe-
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some, and you see so many people join in.” Sunday marked the rebirth of an event that was held annually by Voneugen until 2004. He began running the kilometres of his age on his birthday with friends in his late 40s. He began alternating between Mount Robson and the Cranbrook Hill Greenway, a trail system he played a leading role in developing.
But Voneugen, who was inducted into the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame in 2003 as a builder and administrator, began having a harder time keeping up to his years. After running 60 km in 1992, he began decreasing the run by a kilometre each year until he turned 72. After participants completed the course, they gathered to celebrate the completion of the event. Prince G e o r g e - Va l e m o u n t MLA Shirley Bond presented Voneugen with a certificate from Premier Christy Clark. Organizers are hopeful the event will be back in 2013 in honour of Voneugen’s 81st birthday. Hunter and Roberts both plan on returning. “I also think once people sort of see what this was all about, you’re going to get more people and more people doing the longer distances as well,” Roberts said.
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The dates are set, with special guests secured. The third annual Family Y Champions Weekend is scheduled for Sept. 7 and 8. This year, the keynote banquet features a pair of sportscasters from TSN SportsCentre, as Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole have
been named special guests. Also headlining the weekend is Dave Bidini, founder of the Rheostatics and a popular musician, writer, journalist and filmmaker. Onrait and O’Toole host the weekday edition of SportsCentre, showing highlights to thousands of sports
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recreational and competitive adult divisions offered. Ticket sales for the banquet and concert, and hockey registration open June 25 at the YMCA on Massey Drive. The Y Champions Weekend is presented
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Kings face Cents in opener NOW OPEN The Prince George Spruce Kings will begin their 2012-13 B.C. Hockey League regular season schedule against the same team that eliminated them this year. The Merritt Centennials will play the Spruce Kings on Sept. 8, part of the BCHL’s inaugural Showcase from Sept. 7 to 9 at Prospera Centre in Chilliwack. The teams will meet in a matinee game at noon, the regular-season opener for both squads. In their other Showcase game, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m., the Spruce Kings meet the Langley Rivermen. Each BCHL team will play two games at the event. This season will be much different for the Spruce Kings. Unlike the 2011-12 campaign, the Cents won’t be conference rivals. On the other hand, the Rivermen will compete in the same fiveteam division. A motion passed by the BCHL in January sees the Spruce Kings moving into the Coastal Conference’s Mainland Division next season. They’ll be joined by the Rivermen, Chilliwack Chiefs, Coquitlam Express and Surrey Eagles. The Spruce Kings and Chiefs played in the eight-team Interior Conference this past season. The Coastal Conference’s Island Division includes the Alberni Valley Bulldogs, Cowichan Valley Capitals, Nanaimo Clippers, Powell River Kings and Victoria Grizzlies. The Interior Conference becomes a six-team
Spruce Kings forward Tyson Witala breaks in towards the Merritt Centennials’ goal during a BCHL playoff game at the Coliseum in March. The teams will open the 2012-13 regular season against each other. Free Press file photo
loop with its remaining teams: the Centennials, Royal Bank Cup national championship-winning Penticton Vees, Salmon Arm SilverBacks, Trail Smoke Eaters, Vernon Vipers and Westside Warriors. As part of the BCHL annual general meeting in Richmond from June 7 to 9, the league unveiled its playoff format for the 2012-13 season. With the league now split into three divisions, the playoffs will feature three rounds in the Coastal Conference, and two in the Interior Conference. The top four teams in the Mainland and Island Division will advance to playoffs, each division having two bestof-five rounds to determine conference finalists. The division winners will meet in a best-of-seven series to determine who meets the Interior winner in the Fred Page Cup best-of-seven league championship series. The top four teams in the Interior Conference will qualify for playoffs, with two best-of-seven rounds held to determine the conference winner. Also at the annual general meeting, altera-
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Sheila Peters will be at Cafe Voltaire on June 13 at 7 p.m. to read from her first novel, The Taste of Ashes. This new novel sees two unlikely worlds collide in a story of redemption and the resilience of the human spirit. David Carpenter, an award-winning author from Saskatoon, says Peters “presents life at the ragged, angry and passionate edge of things and the result is a deeply felt love story.”
IDOL TIME
The Prince George Idol preliminary rounds are being held at Artspace above Books and Company from June 18 to 21. The amazing night of music showcases some of the best in Prince George’s undiscovered talent. List of performers is on the Dawn Boudreau Music website at www. dawnboudrea.com. Featured are the musical styles of Olivia Johnson, Victoria Gabriel and Alyssa Gould with special guests Lorna Jane Simmons, Mackenzie Clarke and Sophia Egan. Tickets $10.
WALK FOR ALS
The 9th annual Prince George Walk for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) is on Sunday, June 24. The event kicks off at Fort George Park at 11 a.m. with the walk starting at 1 p.m. Barbecue, family entertainment, face painting for children and a silent auction. Proceeds from the event go to the ALS Society of B.C. to fund research and provide support to those living with ALS.
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Free Press advertising consultant Penny Brown (centre) with her Brown Bombers team Sunday at Fort George Park.
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Brown Bombers lead way to $25K The Multiple Sclerosis Society held their annual MS walk at Fort George Park on Sunday. Over 130 walkers on 15 teams took part in the annual walk which so far has raised over $25,000. “The weather was beautiful, sunny and
hot, just like the Brown Bomber Team,” said Free Press advertising consultant Penny Brown on Monday. She led her Brown Bombers team with a whopping $2,000 raised and the team as a whole raised $3,000.
Prince George - Valemount MLA Shirley Bond started off the event with a big thank you to all who organized and sponsored this year’s MS Walk. Quinn Green of the Prince George Pipe Band led the walkers through the walk down 17 Avenue.
Bioenergy conference starts in city today Canada’s largest conference on bioenergy gets underway in Prince George, British Columbia Wednesday. The Fifth International Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition, co-hosted by the BC Bioenergy Network, features over 400 delegates, including 43 speakers, 57 exhibitors and 40 sponsors from across North America, Europe and Southeast Asia. “Northern B.C. is a North American leader in bioenergy, whose businesses have a record of industrial achievement, entrepreneurial activity and leadership in bioenergy technology and forest fibre management,” said Don Zurowski, one of the conference co-founders and 2012 Conference co-chair, in a press release. “Hosting this conference in Prince George brings bioenergy enthusiasts to one of the world’s largest fibre baskets.” Pat Bell, BC Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, will
open the International Partnerships Forum and pre-conference Business-to-Business meetings on Wednesday morning. Co-hosted by the Northern Bioenergy Partnership and the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, these meetings will allow representatives from Canadian, European and Southeast Asian companies to discuss potential business partnerships and investment opportunities. Following the B2B meetings, the fifth International Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition kicks off with a networking reception Wednesday evening at the University of Northern BC. Then the conference itself gets underway at the Prince George Civic Centre beginning at 8 a.m. on Thursday, June 13. The speakers’ program includes presenters from Canada, United States, Korea, New Zealand, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands. The conference opens with a
lively discussion about the state of the bioenergy industry in the world today. Global Game Changers features perspectives from Europe, North America and Asia. Two topics central to the future of the bioenergy industry today – fibre and sustainability – take up the middle part of Day 1 of the conference. The Future of Fibre will look at the delicate balancing act involved in allocating the fibre supply, how the bioenergy industry might fit into the tenure system in B.C., what role the bioenergy industry might play within the forest industry, and in the interface areas between forest and urban areas. Day 1 wraps up with an engaging panel on the global bioeconomy and how the bioenergy industry is adding value to the world’s economies. It will include a review of the different approaches taking place in countries such as Sweden and New Zealand, as well as the economic, environmental, and social
impacts in BC. Day 2 features a comprehensive look at the nuts and bolts of various sectors of the bioenergy industry. At one end of the conference centre, the day starts with an overview of existing technologies and how they are being leveraged to further develop and refine the industry. This session is followed by a series of presentations on advanced technology developments that have the potential to be game changers and are sure to impact the future of the bioenergy industry. In addition to the comprehensive conference program, this year’s event also includes a trade show that features 57 exhibitors from across the industry. Wrapping up the conference, delegates will be taken on a field tour to the UNBC bioenergy facilities and down to the brand-new Prince George District Energy System.
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ers who enjoyed live music and a chance to see (and buy) a variety of artwork done by local artisans. The PGX Chili Chunkers came in third. The Prince George Citizen’s Smokin Hot Story Trackers came in fourth. Project coordinator for the event Lisa Redpath said the event was a smokin’ success. “We would like to thank all the participating teams, event sponsors – Save on Foods, Jim Pattison Group and Cold Snap for their help in bringing out record crowds to this annual event,” she said. Redpath advises participants to look forward to next year. Book your teams early for 2013 to once again see whose cuisine reigns supreme.
The Prince George Free Press Hot Tamales topped the teams vying for second place Saturday in the Prince George 2012 Community Arts Council and Prince George Potters Guild 36th annual great Northern Chili Cook-Off. The Spice Cabinet team with MLAs Shirley Bond and Pat Bell took the top spot. Eleven teams battled it out Saturday, cooking up a storm on the lawn outside Studio 2880 to prove their recipe for chili was the best tasting. Visitors rose to the challenge of tasting the chili from some – or all – of the booths. Chili samples were served up in style in handcrafted bowls made by PG Potters Guild members and purchased by tast-
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The long and the short of it is that the team of MLAs Shirley Bond and Pat Bell defended its title in the Great Northern Chili Cook-off on Saturday.
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Graham Borzel and Hilary Booth mix up some wonderful chili during the annual Studio 2880 Chili Cook off Saturday. They were manning the PGX booth.
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Fish for free, have a great family outing and enter to win prizes at a local Family Fishing event in Northern BC this Fathers’ Day weekend. The Family Fishing Society of BC, supported by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC, is inviting experienced anglers and novices of all ages to enjoy a day on the water for free as part of an effort to get more British Columbians hooked on fishing. Create your own fishing adventure or join one of the many organized events around the province. BC’s Family Fishing Weekend is the perfect opportunity to explore one of the province’s thousands of lakes, rivers, streams or tidal waters for free, compliments of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). It is also a great opportunity to become a Fishing Buddy and pledge to introduce at least one friend to fishing this year or sign up for a Learn to Fish class and learn the basics from one of our expert instructors. The 13th annual Family Fishing Weekend is made possible by the support of the Province of British Columbia, the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation and Walmart Canada. The weekend of June 15-17 will be celebrated with free fishing across the province and at 47 separate organized events province wide. Organized events will be held across Northern BC at No Name Lake in 100 Mile House, Two Lakes in Alexis Creek, Kelly Lake in Clinton, Dease Lake, the Kitimat Rod and Gun Club, Williston Lake in MacKenzie, “Wood Wheaton Lake” in Prince George (a temporary facility at the Wood Wheaton dealership in the city), Ten Mile Lake in Quesnel, Lakelse Lake Park in Terrace, and the Deep Creek Hatchery in Terrace. British Columbia boasts some of North America’s finest sport fishing opportunities.
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Jubilee marks time for us all Like many monarchy watchers around the globe and like many Canadian immigrants who still hold fast to their soggy British roots – despite leaving the shores of Tea England as a young with child – I spent time week with the Teresa last Royals. There’s nothing better than an injecTERESAMALLAM tion of royal jelly to TeresaMallam perk up an anemic baby-boomer generation. Certainly, there’s nothing like it in Canada. The proof is in the pudding. I would never get up before 8 a.m. to watch Prime Minister Stephen Harper on television. Not even if he rode a white horse, side saddle, in the streets of Ottawa, was accompanied by his entire cabinet and marching band – or he floated down the Rideau Canal in a gaily decorated houseboat. But there I was, on my holiday from work, glued to the T.V. screen. Joining me in front of the “telly” was my British father, now 91. He smiled as the royal carriage procession made its way through London. He beamed at colourful coverage of the spectacular river pageant in which one million people lined the banks of the Thames, in pouring rain, to see Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Camilla, Prince Harry, and the ‘rock star’ of the Royals, Prince William, with his fashionable wife Kate Middleton, now Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. I could have done without reports Prince Philip, 90, was later hospitalized with a bladder infection (too much information). But as a reporter, I know that his absence from his wife’s side during pivotal moments, waving from the royal balcony, attending the concert, had to be explained. And when it was, my father nodded sadly, seemingly thinking about his own frail health. A man of few words all his life, a skilled surgeon who never had time for small talk – soothing bedside manner was not one of his strengths – my father speaks even less now. His smile is a little ‘offset’ where surgeons removed cancerous lesions from his face. He’s getting old. I think that the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee reminded him of this and made him feel vulnerable. He never said so, and it’s hard these days to imagine what’s on his mind. But I’m sure the marking of Queen Elizabeth’s 60-year reign on the British throne took him back to her Coronation in 1953 in the Abbey Church in New Westminster. For me, this shared memory of a historic monarchy event, so close to my father’s heart and homeland, is one to cherish forever. You don’t have to have royal blood to know that. FAMOUS PLAYERS 6
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NORTHERN NOTES Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Pat Bell’s Top 10 list
1. The Province’s exports to China increased 20.3 per cent from $338.2 million in April 2011 to $406.9 million in April 2012. 2. This was led by a substantial increase in Mineral Products from $2.4 million in April 2011 to $94.6 million in April 2012. 3. British Columbia’s exports to the four priority countries identified in Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan - India, Japan, South Korea and China (including Hong Kong) - increased 19.2 per cent from $878.9 million in April 2011 to $1.1 billion in April 2012. 4. Among commodities, British Columbia’s worldwide exports of mineral products were $949.8 million in April 2012, rising 30.2 per cent over April 2011, when exports were $730.0 million. 5. Exports of wood products rose during April 2012 with $499.0 million being exported, up 3.6 per cent from April 2011 exports of $482.0 million. 6. Exports of pulp in April 2012 increased by 4.4 per cent to $386.6 million compared with April 2011 exports of $370.4 million. 7. During May’s BC Jobs and Trade Mission, 25 business deals and partnership agreements were signed or announced, while Premier Christy Clark attended approximately 40 events and meetings with business and political leaders, including large investors in B.C. such as Mitsubishi Corporation, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), and Korean mining company POSCO. 8. Premier Clark’s November trade mission to China and India established 60 business deals and partnership agreements across six key sectors, including agrifoods, natural gas, mining, and forestry. Their value exceeded $1.4 billion. 9. British Columbia’s Trade and Investment Representatives operate out of nine offices around the world, including Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing in China. 10.Later this month, from June 18 to June 22, the representatives will conduct a road show across the province, including tours of Kitimat’s liquefied natural gas facilities and the Fairview Container Terminal in Prince Rupert, and a reception with Haisla Chief Councillor Ellis Ross. Several representatives will also attend the 2012 International Bioenergy Conference in Prince George.
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Calgary-based AltaGas has received environmental approval for a second run of river project north of Terrace. The company, which is already building a $700 million Forrest Kerr run of river project on the Iskut River, will now proceed with a $217 million project at nearby McLymont Creek. Environmental approval was announced today by the provincial government following a review by the provincial environmental assessment office. McLymont Creek will produce up to 70 megawatts of electricity and it will be sold to BC Hydro. Terms of the sale have not been released. According to information provided by the provincial government, the project will take three years to build, generating the equivalent of 100 to 120 full and part time jobs.
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WEDNESDAY Garden party, June 13, 2-4 p.m., 1768 Edmonton St. Hosted by Sons of Norway. No facilities for children. Information: Joan 250-562-3661 or Elsa 250-963-8707. Barbecue, June 20, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Whist, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Senior Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St. Wing night and karaoke, Wednesdays, 6-10 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion. B.C.Civil Liberties meets every second Wednesday, 6 p.m., 2105 Pine St. Next meeting June 20. 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.
THURSDAY Funding opportunities roundtable, June 14, noon-4 p.m., Ramada Hotel, hosted by Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC and the BC Agricultural Research and Development Corporation. RSVP to Sarah Rostami at srostami@iafbc.ca by June 8. DayBreakers Toastmasters meets Thursday, 7-8 a.m., Elder Citizens Recreation Association,1692 10th Ave. Information: Heather 250-6499591. Plaza 400 Toastmaster Club meets Thursday, noon, Aleza room, fourth floor, Plaza 400 building, 1011 4th Ave. Information: 6252. toastmastersclubs. org/ or 250-5645191. Spring Ultimate Frisbee League,
Thursdays, 6-8 p.m., PGSS fields. Information: www. pgultimate.bc.ca. 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. Old Time Fiddlers jam, Thursday, 7-10 p.m. Elder Citizens Rec Centre, 1692 10th Ave. NorthBreast Passage Dragon Boat Society meets first Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., Chronic Disease Management Room, UHNBC. Information: Anita 250-563-2949 or Betty 250-9627985.
FRIDAY Live bands, Friday, 8 p.m.-midnight, Royal Canadian Legion.
SATURDAY Father’s Day 3-D archery tournament, June 16 and 17, at Silvertip Archers outdoor range. Information: www.silvertiparchers. net. Prince and Princess Tea and Parade, June 16, 1-3 p.m.,1692 10th Ave. Seating is limited: No tickets at the door. Information: ECRA office 250-561-9381 or Barb 250-9647124. Great Canadian Ultimate Game, June 16, 7-8 p.m., PGSS fields on Massey Drive. No cost but players and spectators are encouraged to
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SUNDAY Father’s Day 3-D archery tournament, June 16 and 17, at Silvertip Archers outdoor range. Information: www.silvertiparchers. net. Caledonia Ramblers moderate hike at Pope Mountain, June 17. Meet in parking lot behind city hall at 7:15 a.m. Information: Judith 250-564-8887. Father’s Day breakfast, June 17, 8-11:30 a.m., Elder Citizens Recreation Center, 1692 10th Ave. Tickets at the door: Information: Rolanda 250-5619381. Free Father’s Day, June 17, 11a.m.-1 p.m., YMCA on Massey. Crib tournament, June 17, 1 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Flea market and farmers’ market, Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave. Meat draw, Royal Canadian Legion, 3-5 p.m., sponsored by Peace Keepers Proceeds to Alzheimer and MS societies and others.
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 250-563-
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Narindar Pawar, president of the Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Temple presents a $2,500 cheque to Judy Neiser with the Prince George Community Foundation for the Lakeland Fire Assistance fund, which aids those affected by the Lakeland Mills fire.
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TUESDAY Buddhist meditation class, Tuesdays 7–8:30 p.m., 320 Vancouver St. Information: 250962-6876 or www. tilopa.org. Bridge, Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Spruce Capital Toastmasters meet Tuesdays, 7:25 p.m., 102-1566 7th Ave. Information: Tom 250-562-3402. 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 Tuesday of the month, St. Giles Presbyterian Church, 1500 Edmonton St. Hospital retirees meeting, first Tuesday of the month, 9 a.m., Prince George Golf
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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SUPPORT GROUPS AiMHi is offering networking and information session opportunity for parents, guardians, and caregivers. Information: Jule O’Reilly 250-5646408 ext. 228. Elks’ meat draw, Thursday, 4:306 p.m., Legion. Proceeds to Elks’ Children’s Fund. Tea Time for the Soul. Would you like someone to listen to you? Come, listen, and share while enjoying a cup of tea. Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. at Forest Expo House, 1506 Ferry Ave. No cost. For more information, Jesse or Catherine at 250-563-2551. Singles and friends, social group of people of all ages and diverse backgrounds, meets Wednesdays, 7 p.m., A&W on 20th Avenue. Wednesday Tops (take off pounds sensibly) 11:30 a.m. weigh in, noon meeting, St. Michael’s
Anglican Church. Information: 250-9603959, 778-416-0908. Learning Circle Literacy Program works with adult learners and families on literacy, numeracy and computing skills. Information: 250564-3568 ext. 228, or literacy@pgnfc.com. 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 250-562-
1747. 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.
“GIVE A LITTLE… GAIN A LOT!” Northern HIV & Health Education Society Fundraiser Organizer needed to help organize “Eating Out for Youth Education”, our annual November fundraiser. Vehicle required. Email: jacksonmk@shaw.ca Mary 250964-8558 Variety – The Children’s Charity - June 20 & 21 PG Variety Children’s Radiothon at The Wolf 97FM. Volunteers are needed to answer phones and take donations. volunteer@variety. bc.ca Maureen 1-800-381-2040 Parent Support Services - June 17 FREE Celebrate Father’s Day, from 11am – 1 pm at the YMCA. Activities, games, snacks and more. Organized by the Parenting Committee. For more info email: parentnorth@shaw.ca Jessica 250-962-0600
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