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Police shot and killed a person in Pineview Monday. The incident is the first case being investigated by the Independent Investigations Office (IIO), which officially opened its doors Sept. 10 with the mandate to investigate incidents of death and serious harm involving police. According to a police report, on Sunday morning the Prince George RCMP were made aware of a serious criminal offence that occurred in a rural area southeast of the city. Police set up and maintained a perimeter in the area in order to locate the person believed to be responsible for the offence. In the early evening of Sept. 10, an interaction between police officers and the suspect occurred. The report states police can confirm at least one shot was fired and no officers were injured. Owen Court with the IIO confirmed the person who was shot died Monday evening. “The Prince George RCMP reported to us (Monday) night they were involved in the shooting of one individual,” Court said. Court confirmed the area where the incident occurred was secured, and IIO investigators were dispatched immediately and on the ground soon after they received the call. “Our investigators responded right away and were on scene within hours,” he said. Court added that at this time no information can be released about the person who was shot. More investigators from the IIO are expected to arrive in Prince George this morning, meaning about 10 members of the organization will be involved in the investigation. “This is, in fact, our first case and it did occur on our first day of operations,” Court said. “We are here to conduct a thorough, fair and unbiased investigation, and we look forward to being able to produce results.”

Next phase for centre DeLynda Pilon newsroom@pgfreepress.com

The Wood Innovation and Design Centre is one step closer to reality after three companies were shortlisted to enter the request for proposal state of the competition. Maple Reinders/Cree, W/C Design plus build and PCL Westcoast Constructors 1057 Inc. were the three of the seven who took part in the request for qualifications process. MLA Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training announced turn to PAGE A4

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Four Americans from Ohio held up placards and passed out flyers in front of the Husky at Spruceland Mall Monday as part of a solidarity tour of Canada to bring attention to what they see as unfair labour practices at Husky Lima Refining. “We want to spread the message of Husky’s treatment of workers in the States,” Shawn Gilchrist, one of the protesters, said. “Husky is a Canadian company. We think they should bring the same Canadian morals to the States, or anywhere they are in the world.” Toni Miller, one of the 200 employees involved in the strike, which started May 25, said workers want to spend more time with their families. She added there are concerns about a proposed 50 per cent cut in medical coverage as well as job cuts, with positions being replaced by contractors rather than

employees. This, she said, would bring safety concerns with it. Gilchrist added Husky is trying to bargain its way out of the international oil pattern which represents over 30,000 workers. “They’re going backwards,” Gilchrist said. Gilchrist and Miller, who were joined by Mike Patton and Barbara Elrod, intend to spend time at the local Husky Refinery as well though they were denied the opportunity to meet with their fellow workers and get a tour of the facility. Nevertheless, the group travelled to the refinery in an attempt to meet some of their Canadian counterparts. “It will build solidarity,” Gilchrist said. However the workers, who are members of the CEP union, were welcomed by the United Steelworkers Union, meeting with local president Frank Everitt. The union not only pledged solidarity but made a donation to the cause as well.

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Shawn Gilchrist and Toni Miller, both from Ohio, handed out leaflets at the Spruceland Husky Monday, sharing information about a labour dispute with the Canadian company.

Bell says jobs statistics show Liberal plans working DELYNDA PILON newsroom@pgfreepress.com

On a year-to-date basis, B.C. has surpassed Alberta in job growth, ranking the province number one in the country when it comes to employment increases. The numbers not only show the Canada Starts Here: The B.C. Jobs Plan created by the government is exceeding expectations, according to MLA Pat Bell, the statistics make it a great time to hold his position as Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training. “I am not aware of any time in recent history when B.C. has been year-over-year ahead of Alberta,” Bell said. Of the 51,700 jobs created in the last month, 1,300 new sources of employment flourished in the Cariboo region, with 1,200 of those originating in Prince George, setting a new record for the city, with 51,800 jobs. “Prince George has really matured into an

economic service centre,” Bell said. “It has always been the hub of economic activity for northern B.C.” The job growth is reflective of the increase in mining activity in the region in particular, Bell said. Finning, he added, is among the major suppliers doing work. The BID Group is taking on construction projects while IDL has significant contracts with the Kitimat smelter. Farr Fabricating continues to be a driving force in the local economy as well. In the province, 14,900 jobs were created last month alone, and the unemployment rate in the province sits at 6.7 per cent. Youth jobs saw significant growth over the last year with the unemployment rate falling several percentage points to 11.7 per cent. Youth wages increased significantly, up 6.6 per cent to an average of $13.87 per hour on a year-over-year average. Youth in B.C. are the third highest-paid in the country. Hourly wages for other employees continue to grow at a moderate rate, though

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B.C. has the fourth highest average hourly rate, which continues to be significant, Bell said. The sectors seeing the most growth are the ones primarily focused on in the provincial job plan. Agriculture has seen an increase as has transportation, utilities, accommodation and the food sector. However, jobs in forestry and mining rose by 1,000 in August and, on a year-to-year basis increased by 10,500, up 28 per cent. “This is a direct result of activity in the Asian market place,” Bell said. Bell added he absolutely believes the numbers will continue their upward trend as the Asian market continues to grow by 6.5 per cent, though that is a decrease from previous numbers. “It’s still significant. There is lots of room to move resources into those markets. We haven’t even begun to tap into opportunities around LNG,” he said. Northwest B.C., though, is not reflecting the job growth being experienced in other

regions. However Bell said there are growing opportunities in Terrace, Prince Rupert and Kitimat, including a pellet plant, LNG and in mining. He added he believes there may be some anomalies in the statistics and intends to work with Statistics Canada to investigate on how the numbers are gathers. “There may be some anomalies in the stats because anecdotally we are hearing there is some job growth in the region, and we need to validate that,” he said. However, overall, region by region the province is taking the driver’s seat in job growth in the country. “We are very excited to be number one in Canada in year-over-year numbers. More importantly, I look at where jobs are growing. As regional economies build in strength they continue to support urban B.C. The first year of the jobs plan has been a great story,” Bell said. “Clearly this exceeds our expectations. We’ve pushed ahead of Alberta. It’s a great story to tell.”

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be great for Prince George and the province.� Construction on the centre is expected to begin in early 2013 and be completed in the fall of 2014. The WIDC will be built on land once occupied by the Prince George Hotel at the corner of George Street and Fifth Avenue, which the city purchased for $2.5 million and then spent another $1 million demolishing and getting it ready for the centre. Originally touted by Premier Christy Clark as being a 10-storey wood structure with some estimating a price tag of close to $70 million, the budget is now closer to $25 million.

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Tractor trailer clocked near 100 RCMP, SpeedWatch volunteers keeping eye at school zones On Sept. 7, RCMP Traffic Services officers stopped a driver going more than three times the legal limit in a school zone. At about 9 a.m., officers were doing speed enforcement at Pineview Elementary when an unloaded tractor trailer was clocked at about 100 km/h in the 30 km/h school zone. The driver locked the brakes and skidded for about 30 metres before being able to bring the vehicle to a stop. Children had been on the portion of road just a few minutes earlier. “It is a concern that some drivers are

not getting the message,” Sgt. Al Steinhasuser, in charge of the Prince George RCMP’s Municipal Traffic Section, said in a press release. “In this incident, a professional driver either failed to recognize the school zone or chose to ignore it. “Either way, it’s unacceptable.” The driver was issued two violation tickets, one for speeding in a school zone and one for failing to wear a seatbelt. The total of the fines is more than $350. School District 57 Superintendent Brian Pepper said in a press release: “While students are generally very

aware of the importance of being safe on the way to and from school, a splitsecond distraction could result in a sudden move onto a roadway or into the path of a vehicle. “I urge drivers to drive slowly and with great attention to the children travelling on our rads and sidewalks, so they are able to respond safely to any unpredictable actions.” The volunteer SpeedWatch campaign will continue at schools in the district for the rest of September, with RCMP enforcement throughout the school year.

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Skakun wants council to have input DELYNDA PILON newsroom@pgfreepress.com

Choosing the next city manager will be a task that requires the input of all of council according to Coun. Brian Skakun. “From my perspective I think as we move forward with this we need to work together as an entire council,” Skakun said. He added council will be looking for someone with a good municipal skill set who is outgoing. “The person needs to be willing to speak on a number of important public issues,”

Skakun said. “But you don’t want someone that’s political but someone that’s willing to defend policies and the position of the city, someone who will be out there at public events. He should be a real spokesman of the city.” Being the face of the city, along with Brian council and the mayor, will help the public to better understand the people who are often behind the scenes, but who ensure things run

smoothly. “You need to recognize the work that the bureaucrats do,” Skakun said. The candidate will also need to work well with council. “We need a city manager willing to work Skakun with city coun- Councillor cil as a whole and individual councillors as needed, someone who wants to make Prince George a better place.”

Skakun added he would rather hire someone from without the community, rather than within, perhaps even someone new to the city. “If we hire someone from outside the city who may even be new to community, we’ll get a fresh start, a fresh perspective. But if someone from Prince George is the best candidate, that person will probably get the job.” He added he believes council should get involved early in the process. “That way we’ll get buy-in, but remember I’m only one of nine making the decision.”

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The forest fires never did come south. “Normally,” fire information officer Jillian Chimko says, “the season travels north to south in the Prince George Fire Centre. This year that didn’t happen.” As of Sept. 9, the Prince George Fire Centre had seen 334 fires since April 1, second in the province to the 386 in the Kamloops region. “It was much drier up north this year,” Chimko says, “and they got a lot of lightning with no rain. We were

luckier down here, where most of the times we had lightning, we also had rain to stop the fires.” Chimko says the 334 fires to this date is about average for the Prince George Centre. “We’re up from last year, but last year was a record low for the number of fires.” Just over 200 of the fires in the region were lightning-caused, with the rest caused by humans. The number that leaps out from the Wildfire Management Branch statistics, however, is the number of hectares burned this season.

The 386 fires in the Kamloops region have accounted for just over 1,300 hectares, while the 334 fires in Prince George region have burned almost 44,000 hectares. Chimko says it’s a question of geography and priorities. “We have a lot more open land up here than they do in Kamloops. If we have a fire here that’s threatening property, we deal with it, but if the fire is in a remote area with no buildings or people in danger, we tend to just keep an eye on it, rather than commit resources we may need elsewhere.”

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The Independent Investigations Office (IIO) officially opened its doors Monday. Chief civilian director Richard Rosenthal

was joined by MLA Shirley Bond, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, in Surrey to formerly open the doors of the office, which will investigate incidents of death and serious harm involv-

ing RCMP officers. According to an official statement, police agencies will be required to notify the IIO of incidents that may fall under the IIO jurisdiction. This extends to both on-

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Authority. An agreement outlining police co-operation with IIO investigations was formalized in a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the IIO and B.C.’s police services in July 2012. As set by the Chief Civilian Director, the IIO’s goals are to conduct fair, unbiased, timely, thorough and competent investigations and ensure transparency through public reporting. Serious harm is defined as an injury that may result in death; may cause seri-

When in the city this summer, Rosenthal said a satellite office in Prince George may then become a reality, allowing faster access to northern communities, in particular considering the vast geography officers from the IIO have to cover within the province. Shortly after the IIO office officially opened its doors, its first call came in, sending investigators to Prince George after a police shot and killed a suspect at a rural area southeast of the city.

ous disfigurement or may cause substantial loss or impairment of mobility of the body as a whole or of the function of any limb or organ. Rosenthal said the office will function out of the Surrey location until 2015 when a report on its activities will be prepared and presented before the provincial legislature. At the time, and once the team he put together is fully trained to the standards and in the manner set out, satellite offices may become a reality.

Premier Christy Clark and Justice Minister Shirley Bond introduce Richard Rosenthal when he was hired in December 2011 to become B.C.’s first civilian director of police oversight.

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Mayor Shari Green, along with several councillors, will be meeting with two different ministries at the upcoming Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) convention, intent on discussing specific city needs with provincial officials. Green explained the convention provides local government officials with an great learning opportunity. She said each councillor is provided a budget to cover such opportunities, and it is up to each individual how that budget is spent. “It’s a great opportunity for every member of council to go,� she said, pointing out it’s not only a chance to meet peers and find out how other municipalities might be overcoming issues the city faces. “It’s a long week. There’s a tremendous

number of sessions, workshops ties to raise funds. She said they will look into the gas tax and meetings.� Green said the city will have and find out if the city can cola meeting with the Ministry of lect a greater portion of it. Since the money the provTransportation to discuss issues like asphalt procurement, ince collects is used across the books, this also whether there is means finding out an opportunity to what the city may share paving conhave to forgo if the tracts in the region, request is granted. and those sorts of Although such issues in an effort requests have to find some savalways been rejected ings locally. in the past, Green With the Minister remains optimisof Finance, Green tic adding it will at said, the city will least lead to a meanbe investigating Shari Green ingful conversation. the opportunity for - Prince George Mayor Both of the minisa local PST office. ters they will meet “As the supply service hub I’d like to see one with are new to their posts. of some of those jobs created This, Green said, will allow in Prince George, where the council to put a face to the names and ensure the needs of wealth is created,� she said. Another issue to discuss with the city are on the table with the finance ministry surrounds the provincial leaders, new and the opportunity for municipali- old.

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t didn’t take long for the new police oversight office to get busy. An incident in the southeast area of the city Monday resulted in an officer-involved shooting that left one person dead. The whole idea of the Independent Investigations Office is that police will not be investigating police in matters such as these. Former U.S. prosecutor Richard Rosenthal was hired last year for the new office, after establishing similar services in Denver and Portland. Rosenthal told a news conference Monday he has hired 30 of 36 investigators, divided into four teams, who are now on call to oversee investigation of any major incident involving police in the province. About half of those investigators are former police, none of whom previously worked in B.C. Ten of those investigators are now in Prince George examining evidence in Monday’s shooting. Rosenthal and Justice Minister Shirley Bond said police experience is required, because the teams will need to secure crime scenes, interview police and other witnesses, and investigate incidents involving off-duty police officers, including homicides. B.C.’s Independent Investigations Office (IIO) is the fourth of its kind in Canada, and has the largest civilian presence of any in the world, Rosenthal said. The B.C. government committed to a civilian-led agency after a string of incidents involving RCMP and city police forces. The office was recommended by inquiries into the 2007 death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver airport, and Frank Paul, who was removed from the Vancouver Police drunk tank in 1998 and left unconscious in an alley. The 2005 gunshot death of Ian Bush at the RCMP detachment in Houston, B.C. was another case that pushed the B.C. government to end the practice of police incidents being investigated by other police forces. The independent office will also bring B.C. RCMP officers under civilian oversight. Bond said B.C. police agencies asked for independent oversight after police-led investigations in the Paul and Dziekanski cases eroded public support. Rosenthal said he intends to make reports public, whether or not the IIO recommends charges against police officers. Final decisions on charges are made by a Crown prosecutor, as with any other B.C. criminal case. The IIO expects to deal with about 100 cases involving death or serious injury in an average year. The office has a budget of about $10 million a year, working out of headquarters in Surrey. All, particularly here in Prince George, will be closely watching how the office handles this first case.

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Requesting fewer requests

Yes, a request for sanity should be the next phase. The next phase of the construction of the Wood We should have just given Dan McLaren the $25 Innovation and Design Centre will be a RFS … million allotted for the centre and he request for sanity. would have it built by now. That is, of Yes, this much-announced facility has course, minus what he already received been announced, yet again as it goes for brokering the site acquisition deal with through an endless series of phases. Writer’s the city. Here’s the timeline. After three, I Block My final request is that the next think, Throne Speech announcements BILLPHILLIPS announcement, and there will be another and a grandiose announcement here in announcement on the Wood Innovation Prince George by Premier Christy Clark and Design Centre, is that they do it at the actual that it would be 10 storeys high, the government decided that they should probably actually do some- site, rather than on the steps of city hall. I suppose a chained off empty lot doesn’t make a good backthing about it. What can we do without actually doing anything? drop. The skeptics among us suspect that the endless Send it into Red Tape Land … of course. “requests” are delay tactics because the government In September last year the government “issued a Request for Expression of Interest (RFEOI) to obtain has a lot of other areas where it can, and should, be spending the money. input from the design and construction industry However, there will likely be another announceregarding building design, construction and proment in the spring. This one will be a barometer for curement attributes for the WIDC project.” how the Liberals feel the provincial election camThere were 34 responses. paign is going. Then, in April of this year “a RFQ (request for An actual funding announcement prior to the writ qualifications) was released seeking interest in, and being dropped will likely mean the Liberals think qualifications for, the project from design-build they are in trouble. teams. The RFQ closed June 5, 2012 and seven proIt wouldn’t be the first time an outgoing governponent teams responded.” ment announced funding for mega-projects knowAnd now, after all that, the “multi-storey (note that the 10-storey pipe-dream announced by the pre- ing it would be up to their successors to either find a way to fund them, or cancel them. mier has gone up in smoke) wood building is closer The Wood Innovation and Design Centre has been to becoming a reality, as three qualified teams have announced so many times, I’ll wait until the shovels been shortlisted to participate in the Request for are hitting the ground before I get too excited about Proposals (RFP) phase of the competition to design and build the Wood Innovation and Design Centre.” it. Circulation Manager ....................... Heather Trenaman Email: circulation@pgfreepress.com.............250-564-0504

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Thinking about the past and future makes me tense knows the Mayan calendar ends on Dec. Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slip21, 2012, and there are some people who pin’ into the future. figure that even though there Steve Miller sang that are a lot of other civilizations back in the 1970s on Fly Like (like ours) that already have an Eagle, and amazingly 2013 planners available, that the enough, 35 years later it’s Allan’s Mayans must have known what still true. Amblings they were talking about. Time does seem to be a ALLANWISHART I’m not saying the Mayans one-way arrow (which, by were right with their calendar, the way, still seems to conbut it does pose some interesting quesfuse the living daylights out of some scitions for us. entists). Time-travel stories and movies Like, do you put off buying Christmas to the contrary, we seem to be destined to presents this year until you know for only travel into the future. sure there will be a Christmas? Do you So what does that mean? Well, I guess make plans for a New Year’s Eve party? one thing it means is that in a little more Do you, in early December, start buying than three months, there won’t be any future to travel into – if the Mayan calen- things on payment plans on the grounds that you’ll at least get to enjoy them for dar is right. a few weeks before the world ends, and By now, just about everyone probably

you won’t have to worry about payments after that? I don’t think there are many people who haven’t looked back on their life and said, “What if I had done this instead of that? How much of a difference would it have made in where I would be today?” The easy answer is, “Who knows?” With no way to go back and make that change, there’s no way to know where would be today if you had done something different. The other thing to realize is even if you somehow had the power to go back and change one thing in your life, you’d have no way of knowing how different your life was on Sept. 12, 2012, because you would have nothing to compare it to. There’s a whole line of writing about people making changes in the past. The

majority of them are epic changes, which makes sense. After all, who would want to read about how different the world would be if Mr. John Q. Smith of Peoria, Ind. had turned left instead of right at a particular intersection on June 18, 2007? However, when you start wondering what would have happened if, say, the South had won the American Civil War, or if Hitler’s invasion of Russia (or Napoleon’s, for that matter) had ended in victory, then you’ve got a much wider field to work in. So while it might be fun to think about how much better you life would have been if you had made that special change, think about all the ways it could be worse. Then relax, and enjoy the here and now.

Friends are more precious than fame any day

The flames of the campfire danced as sparks drifted up into a sky splayed with stars. The kids, after singing several goofy songs, were in bed while the rest of us told stories and traded jokes. Then Merle pulled me away from the warm blaze for a minute. “Come see,” he said. So I did. A few feet from the fire, standing under the glow of the crescent moon, he made me take a moment to look, really look, at the lake, still as glass, softly reflecting distant hills where the forest stood sentinel. The crushed velvet sky, purple black, boasted a universe of stars. Poplar trees, leaves chittering in the evening breeze, framed the glowing moon. I heard the call of night birds and the sweet laughter of my friends as they warmed themselves by the crackling fire. “It doesn’t get any better than this,” he said. “Sometimes you just need to step a few feet away to really enjoy the moment.” He was so right. Tranquility filled my heart as I realized life is filled to the brim with sweet moments, if only we stop, take a deep breath, and recognize them. Maybe that tranquility was what led me to sleep so soundly that night. Darby invited me to

little harsh, especially considering snooze in comfort in her campermy crime was committed while ized van, so three of us snuggled I slept and therefor I was not under the warm covers, still gigresponsible. However, defending gling before falling into a deep myself without the benefit of a sleep. Apparently too deep, at good lawyer, and among a gaggle least for me. Sometime during of unkempt, cold and sleep-dethe evening I must have gotten a prived cranks, I was over-ruled. bit chilly, or maybe I just wanted “It’s going to get you, Derto stretch. Whatever happened, win-da,” Kris kept breathing at when I woke up I was laying me in an eerie voice later that diagonally across the bed – and I evening as Merle set the leering had most of the blankets. I guess sometime during the night Darby golem on a stump at my feet. During the daywound up getting time I am not at all bomped right off superstitious, but at her own bed, so Life in night I know for a fact in a bit of a snit the fat werewolves, vampires, she left the van ghosts, demons and and tried to shiver lane off to sleep in DELYNDAPILON especially evil-faced golems are all real the tent. Another and probably would like nothfriend woke up, face jammed ing more than to steal up on me against the side of the bed, eyein the darkness. And they don’t ball to eyeball with the wooden want to feed me cookies and counter. milk, I’m quite certain. During an impromptu kanIn the end, though, Merle took garoo court the next morning, a pity on me. The fact that I spent decision was handed down by the second night comfortable, Kris, the Capo dei Capi, that I’d have to sleep in the tent Saturday warm and deeply asleep annoyed my friends even more. night, all alone in the cold darkSo they brought the golem ness, possibly covered in gravy home with them, and right at this while awaiting a hungry horde moment it is lurking in Darby’s of bears. Not only that, Merle backyard, just waiting for the created a wooden golem with an right dark and stormy night to evil face to keep me company. I sneak into my home and.... Oh told them the judgement was a

boy, I don’t even want to think of it. Sunday night I wound up with my friends at the pub. It was karaoke night, and my son thought it was a great idea for me to get right up and sing a song. I disagreed. I’m actually kind of a shy person. I like to listen more than speak, and the thought of hearing my squeaky voice amplified on a loudspeaker with more than my cat listening makes me want to squirm. A few months ago I wouldn’t even have considered it. But then Dallas bet me and double-dog dared me to do it. Even so, there was a time my terror would have forced me to ignore even a double-dog dare, but not anymore. As Jack said, it’s funny how brave you get after spending several months hanging out with a bunch of crazy hillbillies. So I gathered my courage, said I’d do it, and a few long shaky moments later made my way to the microphone. As I started to sing, eyes glued to the words, I noticed Merle sit down on a stool right up front, long legs splayed in front of him, arms crossed. Actually, I think the seat might have belonged to someone else, but no way he was moving. At the back of the bar stood Jack, black cowboy hat

pulled low, my son right beside him. I barely noticed as I warbled my way through Coal Miner’s Daughter, but when I was done they were all around me, giving me the biggest bestest (or gooderest, according to Merle) group hug a girl could ask for. The whole bar was clapping. Geez, I felt like a country music singing sensation, all glittery and famous. Later I realized between the application of much alcohol and the ‘encouragement’ of Jack, Merle and Dallas, it’s pretty likely a lot of my one-time fans felt more obligated to applaud than led by admiration for my ‘talent’. Whatever. I’ll take it. And I’ll take a great group hug from a set of friends over fame and glitter any day. In fact, one of my favourite things about mornings is the ‘have a good day’ hug me and Darby get from Kris. It’s one of her favourite things to, though I doubt she’ll admit to it. In the end those hugs, those glowing hearts, are what light the way through the darkest days of our lives. We can all walk a little taller, smile a little brighter and be ready to do just about anything, even sing karaoke in a pub full of strangers, as long as we have the love of true friends to support us.

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SWAP MEET

Ribbon-cutting event Saturday marked official opening

Playbill The second annual Prince George Automotive Swap Meet with cars, parts and accessories takes place Sept. 14 and 15 at the PG Roll-A-Dome. The event runs Friday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $2. Car Corral and Booth Rental $25. Phone 250-963-7667 for more information. Hosted by the Prince George chapter of The Vintage Car Club of Canada.

GIRL FRIENDS

Join in on a fundraiser for Prince George Rotary Hospice House. For caring divas who love dessert and delightful decadence. Saturday, Sept. 15 at Coast Inn of the North. Doors open at 6 p.m. Fashion Show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $50 at Lavender, 1483 Third Ave. Phone 250-5628067. Vanilla Clothing (at Coast Inn), 770 Brunswick, or girlfriendswhocare. eventbrite.ca.

THANKSGIVING

Huble Homestead is presenting its oldfashioned Thanksgiving event Monday, Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fun activities include pumpkin carving, scare crow making, apple bobbing, arts and crafts. Visit www. hublehomestead.ca for more information.

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The David Douglas Botanical Garden Society hosted a ribbon cutting event Saturday for The Novak Family Foundation Water Feature Garden at UNBC. Visitors marvelled at the newly constructed pond with its rockery, plants, and two “babbling brooks” that run into it. Members of the society, including president Corrine Gibson, spoke of the hard work and numbers of volunteer hours it took to complete the project. The water feature is one of two major projects undertaken by the DDBGS; a wooden foot bridge built in 2010 and officially unveiled by Ike Barber, and the new water feature completed in 2011. The botanical gardens at UNBC have become a destination for visitors. A tour of Prince George almost always includes a trip to the university so the new water feature gives people one more UNBC president George Iwama congratulates the David Douglas Botanical reason to come there, latest project, the Novak Family Foundation Water Feature Garden. said Mayor Shari Green in her address. the community members, the Lilac Walk and more atmosphere. “They will have another established Educational UNBC president individuals and busithing to talk about when Display Gardens. George Iwama said he’s nesses for their support in they leave here,” she Winding walkways been able to watch from helping to realize people’s said. encourage visitors to get his office window which “hopes and dreams.” Gracing the grounds at a closer look at the plants overlooks the site, as the The gardens are a work UNBC, the society’s work and benches dotting the latest DDBGS project has in progress, with 2,500 volincludes a wide variety of landscape provide a place taken shape. unteer hours logged so far. perennials, plants, trees where students or visitors Noting that new and “It continues to develop and shrubs. There are can sit and pause while in its beauty,” he said. returning students to designated areas such as enjoying the tranquil Iwama acknowledged UNBC would be able to

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The Paws for a Cause walk includes big mascot, Super Dog, leading the way at Cottonwood Park on Sunday. Proceeds from the SPCA fundraiser benefit the local shelter. Teresa MA LLA M/ Free Press

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Theatre group puts on Python A local community theatre society, Nechako Community Theatrics Society (NCTS), is putting on a production of Monty Python. They are looking for anyone who would like to be involved with the production whether as actors on stage or working behind the scenes. NCTS is a fairly new group whose debut production was “Embracing the Darkness”, a

successful one-night evening of comedy, coffee and chocolate in March. More recently the actors have been involved with Huble Homestead, performing Abbott and Costello skits and taking on the roles of members of the Huble family to bring the household to life. For Monty Python they need anyone and everyone who would like to be involved with putting on a hilarious show.

Auditions will be held at the Zion Lutheran Church and School at 180 Tabor Boulevard South on Monday, September 17, at 7 p.m. and Wednesday, September 19, at 7 p.m. For more information or questions visit the Faceboook page Nechako Community Theatrics Society or e-mail theatrepg@ gmail.com If you can’t make it to auditions, contact them so they can work something out.

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Marvene Layte is a Certified Life Skills Coach Mentor. She is a tireless advocate who works for many organizations to meet the needs of local residents. Her active community participation led her to be nominated for the 2011 Prince George Citizen of the Year Award. A Life Skills Coach is trained to facilitate, model, and evaluate the individualized learning of skills necessary for everyday living. Life Skills Coaches demonstrate knowledge and competency in several key areas: personal awareness and self development; human relations skills and group development; and community development. Certified Life Skills Coach Training is at minimum a 240-hour intensive program that prepares participants to effectively coach others in appropriate and responsible problem-solving behaviours. The training is designed to follow the Saskatchewan New Start model. There are three components to the program: classroom time, research project development, and community efforts. Students should expect experiential training that is participation based and instruction that follows a holistic approach. The Lead Instructor will be assisted in each class by an experienced Life Skills Coach. Upon successful completion of this training, students will receive a Certified Life Skills Coach certificate and be eligible to become members of the Canadian Alliance of Life Skills Coaches and Associates (CLSCA). Starts: September 18th, 2012 Completion Time: Intermittent study over 2 months. Visit: www.unbc.ca/continuingstudies for more information or call 250-960-5980 Instructor Profile

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Fort George Park is the place to be Sept. 15 to enjoy a free movie night under the stars. This time honoured tradition began five years ago with FreshAirCinema’s free outdoor movie nights taking place in parks, parking lots, streets, floating barges and beaches in cities and

neighbourhoods across B.C. “We are very excited to host the FortisBC presents Fresh Air Films in a great community like Prince George where the whole family can enjoy a free movie night,� said Jason Bashnick, FreshAirCinema festival organizer.

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The movie, presented at dusk, features the third installment of Madagascar, the animated movie featuring four unlikely animal friends from the Central Park Zoo – a giraffe, zebra, lion and hippo – that continue their adventure to return to the Big Apple. “We have worked in many communities and we see such a social atmosphere before the event where friends and family just relax and enjoy each other ’s company,� said Basnick. “At dusk everyone settles in and has a fantastic experience watching a movie outdoors – you can’t beat that.� FreshAirCinema uses a four-storey high inflatable movie screen which creates a complete custom movie theatre experience in any open space. They can turn any park or

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The Cariboo Cougars of the BC Major Midget League finished the preseason on a winning note with a 5-4 victory over the Valley West Hawks in Penticton on Sunday. The win leaves the Cougars with a 4-1 record in the preseason, as they prepare to open the regular season Sept. 22 at CN Centre against the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds.

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Spruce Kings perfect in BCHL Showcase The Prince George Spruce Kings got the new BC Hockey League season off to a perfect start on the weekend. Taking part in the league’s inaugural BCHL Showcase in Chilliwack, the Kings came back home with a pair of wins, downing the Merritt Centennials 4-1 on Saturday and edging new division mates Langley Rivermen 6-5 in overtime on Sunday. This season marks the first for the Spruce Kings as members of the Mainland Division, which means they are now in a division with Coquitlam, Langley, Chilliwack and Surrey. Saturday’s opener against Merritt saw Coltyn Hansen get the Kings’ first goal of the new season in the first period. Merritt responded with a powerplay goal in the second, but that was the only shot to beat Prince George goalie Kirk Thompson on the night. The Spruce Kings scored three times in the third period for the 4-1 win, getting markers from Cam Lawson, Lyndon Martell and Tyson Witala. Shots in the game were even at 26 each. On Sunday, it was a different story for the Spruce Kings, as they fell behind 2-0 after the first period against Langley and trailed 3-0 four minutes into the second period before starting their comeback. Hansen again got the first goal of the game for the Kings, and markers from Witala and Hansen, with his second of the game, made it 3-0 with just under three minutes to go in the period. But Langley got a goal in the last minute of the second period and another early in the third to take a 5-3 lead. Liam Board scored a shorthanded goal to get the Kings within one, and Witala got his second of the game just before the halfway mark to make it 5-5

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Fullback Joey Pike of the Prince George Axemen green squad, No. 14, tries breaking through the Vanderhoof Vikings defence during junior bantam football action on Saturday at the École Lac De Bois fields. Saturday marked the start of the 2012 Prince George Minor Football Association fall tackle season. after regulation time. Just before the four-minute mark in overtime, Martell got the winner with Mitch Eden getting the assist. Thompson was in goal again for the Kings, stopping 27 of 32 shots while the Kings had 21 shots on James Barr in the Rivermen net. The Showcase, which saw all 16 BCHL teams play twice each in Chilliwack, leaves the Spruce Kings tied with Coquitlam on top of the Mainland Division with two wins each. Langley has three points on a win and the overtime loss, while Chilliwack and Surrey each split their games. The 10 goals the Spruce Kings

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CAPTAINS Third -year veteran Trevor Esau was named last week as the Spruce Kings’ captain for the upcoming season, while Lyndon Martell, Brad Ryan and Cam Lawson will be the assistant captains. “We’re thrilled as an organization to have a player like Trevor be our captain,” general manager Mike Hawes said in a press release. “Trevor wears his heart on his sleeve and leads by example both on and off the ice. He exemplifies what we try to do as a group and fits very well within the core values established by the organization.”

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the stars. They’re in the entertainment business. When they aren’t in the spotlight behind TV cameras, they live a pretty normal life. I caught up with Jay and Dan at a couple of their stops on Friday, part of a Prince George tour provided by CKPG News sports anchor Allan Bristowe. My first in-person encounter with the duo was at the Coliseum. They were impressed as I presented each of them with issues of the July 6 Free Press, which included a feature story on them on the front of the sports section. When they asked if they could keep the newspapers, I had to laugh. My response was, “of course.� It was the least I could do. I met up with Jay and Dan again later Friday, this time on the UNBC campus at the Northern Sport Centre. They were impressed by the NSC and why

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Free Press sports editor Alistair McInnis presents TSN anchors Jay Onrait, left, and Dan O’Toole with copies of the July 6 Free Press which featured a story on the duo. The celebrities were in the city on Friday as guests of the third annual Y Champions Hockey Weekend. Ph o to s ub mitte d

wouldn’t they be? It’s a world-class facility that Prince George and UNBC should consider themselves fortunate to have. At the NSC gym, they greeted members of the UNBC men’s basketball team. After a photo with the squad, Dan showed off his basketball skills. He didn’t impress with his moves on the floor, but he also wasn’t wearing shorts and runners. Something I didn’t

realize until I met them on Friday was that Jay towers over Dan. Jay is about 6-foot-6, while Dan stands below six feet. Jay met his match at UNBC, as 6-foot-8 athletic director Jason Kerswill has the TSN anchor beat in the height department. Other stops on their Friday tour included the Canada Winter Games office downtown, CN Centre to meet the Cougars, the Cariboo Cougars’ dressing room and

Aberdeen Glen Golf Club. A commitment back in Toronto meant Jay wouldn’t be in town for the banquet at the Coast Inn of the North. But with Dan hosting in person and Jay connected via satellite, they provided the classic humour people expect when they watch the evening edition of SportsCentre on TSN. Jay and Dan made references to Mr. PG, the Generator and the city’s potholes. They

joked that nobody in Prince George knows where the city’s name originated from. Jay read out some humourous tweets he received during the evening. In addition to a meal provided by the Coast hotel, people attending the banquet had the opportunity to bid on autographed sports memorabilia in a silent auction. The visit was short but sweet, and I enjoyed meeting the two entertainers.

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Two Olympic gold medals. Five world hockey championships. Twice named the Most Valuable Player at the world hockey championships. But Sami Jo Small knows her limitation when it comes to hockey. “Coaching should be fun this afternoon,� she said Friday at the Prince George Coliseum, “but I don’t think I would be a good coach. “I don’t mind losing as long as the kids have fun.� If kids having fun was how Small rated her time at the Y Hockey School, then it was a solid 10. She was kept busy all day, and was frequently running a bit behind because of wanting to talk to the players or have a picture taken with them. The hockey school portion of the day was not unusual for her, since she’s been running schools for the last 14 years. What was more unusual was having a high number of boys in the group. “I usually do school for girls,� she said. “I found out last night what the ages were of the players. Initially I might have panicked, but I’ve talked to some friends of mine about

coaching boys.� She has found one major difference between teaching girls and boys. “It can be hard to get girls to compete, but they listen well. I know when I’m coaching boys, there can’t be too much sitting around. “They want to be out there playing.� Friday marked Small’s third trip to Prince George, but it was a different stay from her first two. “We were here one year for part of our training camp with Team Canada, and then we played a game here as part of a tour with Team Canada. “Those were differ-

ent trips. You didn’t get to see the community. It was get into town, go to the hotel, go to the rink, play the game, back to the hotel, and back on the bus.� Watching Small put the players Friday through a series of drills, it was clear some of them were drills these youngsters hadn’t seen before. “As long as I can explain it clearly, the kids usually get it,� she said. “What I always tell them is, ‘If you don’t think you know how it works, don’t go first.’� Most of the drills in the short two-hour sessions were skating and puckhandling drills.

“I like to keep the drills individualbased, because then there is more a sense of accomplishment for the player when they do it right. There’s no competition.� Growing up in Winnipeg, Small didn’t have any dreams of playing for the Canadian national women’s team, for a simple reason. “I grew up at a time when there was no national team for women. I loved sports,

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JOURNEYMAN TECHNICIAN required immediately for Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep dealership in Salmon Arm, BC. Proven producer, good attitude, quality workmanship a must. Excellent wage and beneďŹ t package. Contact Pat 250832-8053, pat@brabymotors.com Required for an Alberta Trucking Company. One Class 1 Driver. Must have a minimum of 5 years experience pulling low boys and driving off road. Candidate must be able to pass a drug test and be willing to relocate to Edson, Alberta. Fax resumes to: 780-725-4430

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Back to school cash. Earn up to $150.00 P/W Student 1st chocolate. Toll Free # 1 855 543-9675 Currently hiring experienced Sub-Contract Framers to work in Northern AB. Preference will be given to those with 3+ years of experience in residential framing. Lodgings provided. Send your resume & references: info@customcastle.ca subject line: ATTN: HIRING

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Help Wanted An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilďŹ eld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

Full Time Journeyman Welder Required in Williams Lake

Is looking to fill the following positions:

• OILFIELD CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISORS • OILFIELD CONSTRUCTION LEAD HANDS • STAINLESS AND CARBON WELDERS • B PRESSURE WELDERS • PIPEFITTERS • EXPERIENCED PIPELINE EQUIPMENT OPERATORS • EXPERIENCED OILFIELD LABOURERS • INDUSTRIAL PAINTERS • 7 - 30TONNE PICKER TRUCK OPERATOR WITH CLASS 1 H2S Alive (Enform), St John (Red Cross) Standard First Aid and In House D&A test, are required. Please submit resume to hr@alstaroc.com or fax to 780-865-5829.

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SALES ASSOCIATES Visions Electronics wants to change your life. Are you energetic, loyal, well-groomed and love a challenge? Are you tired of having your income limited to the number of hours you can work? We are the largest Retail Electronics company based in Western Canada and looking for the best salespeople available. No experience is required‌just a desire to be the BEST. We offer the highest pay structure in the business, a full benefits package, and promote our managers from the sales floor. No whiners, No lazy people. No room for second place.

Please apply in person at: #142-6333 Southridge Avenue, Prince George

Superintendent of Maintenance The PGAA is looking for an upbeat, team oriented and safety conscious person to join our organization. Superintendents are accountable to ensure the day-to-day operations of their assigned area of responsibility are managed in a safe, secure, effective, efficient, environmentally friendly, and economical manner. The PGAA offers a competitive wages and benefits. If you are interested in this position and becoming a part of our dynamic team please visit our website at www.pgairport.ca. Please submit resumes electronically to: hr@pgairport.ca ensuring that “Superintendent� is the subject line. The PGAA thanks in advance all those who submit an application, however only selected candidates will be contacted. Application Deadline: Until Filled The Prince George Airport Authority – On Your Way with YXS

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Employment Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services PRINCE GEORGE busy, full service Pizza Hut restaurant requires full time Food Counter Attendants, $11.00/hour, Food and Beverage Servers, $11.00/hour and cooks $13.00/hour. Cooks must have at least 3 years’ experience. All jobs are full time for 40hrs/week. Mail resumes at Suite 208, 715 Victoria Street Prince George, BC V2L 2K5 or fax 250-561-2549

Income Opportunity EARN EXTRA Cash! - P/T, F/T immediate openings. Easy computer work, other positions are available. Can be done from home. No experience needed. www.HWC-BC.com

Labourers EARN some extra money for Christmas! Canfor’s J.D. Little Forest Centre in Prince George is looking for Seasonal Nursery Workers for our seedling harvest. Working for 5 to 6 weeks starting around October 17th. Two shifts: Morning (7:00 am to 2:00 pm) and Afternoon (2:30 pm to 9:30 pm) Excellent and safe working environment! Ideal Candidate for Employment is physically fit, capable of working on your feet, safety conscious and able to work alongside others in a fast-paced team environment. Drop off your resume at the nursery or e-mail to Larry.Clark@canfor.com: J.D.Little Forest Centre 6677 Landooz Road Phone: 250-9600165 Directions to nursery: On highway 97 at the top of the hill north of the John Hart Bridge turn right on Northwood Pulp Mill Road and follow for 6 km. At the bottom of the big hill, make first left turn on Landooz Road and follow road for 1 km. Turn left into entrance to nursery.

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Employment Trades, Technical ALBERTA BASED Company looking for qualified and experienced: Equipment Operators, Mulcher, Feller Buncher and Processor Operators. Out of town and camp work. Safety tickets and drivers abstract required. Email resume: jobs@commandequipment.com Fax 780-488-3002. AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for Welders, due to a huge expansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster. We have openings for 10-3rd Year Apprentices or Journeyperson Welders. We offer best wages in industry. 3rd Year Apprentice $28$30/hour, Journeyperson $32$35/hour, higher with tank experience. Profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at: (office)780-8462231; (fax)780-846-2241 or send resume to: blaine@autotanks.ca production@autotanks.ca Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform. BUSY LOWER Mainland Commercial Tire store is seeking Experienced tire man for shop duties. Top Wages & Benefits Paid. Please send inquiries to: tireshop1234@hotmail.com

CERTIFIED ELECTRICIANS Wanted for growing northern company. Competitive wages and benefits. Safety tickets needed. Fax 250-775-6227 or email:info@torqueindustrial.com Online www.torqueindustrial.com

CERTIFIED MILLWRIGHTS needed for growing northern company. Competitive wages and benefits. Safety tickets necessary. Fax resume to 250-775-6227 or email: info@torqueindustrial.com Online www.torqueindustrial.com

FABRICATOR with pressure vessel exp. req’d for M/R union shop. Stable F/T position. Email resume mike@emmfg.com

Automotive Mechanic required in Kamloops BC. Apprentice/journeyman send resume to bltc2@telus.net or fax/phone (250) 372-7333

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is seeking three persons to serve as public directors on its 11-member Board of Directors. Public Directors serve two-year terms and are eligible to serve four terms. A nominal per diem is paid for meetings. Candidates should have a record of community involvement and an interest in print and online media issues. Applications together with names of two references and telephone numbers should be submitted by Sept. 30, 2012, to: The B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby, Nanaimo, B.C., V9R 2R2. See www.bcpresscouncil.org for information about the Press Council.

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HEAVY EQUIPMENT Repair Ltd. currently has full-time positions available: H/D Truck and Transport Mechanic and Parts Counter Person. Contact Herb 780-849-3768; (cell) 780849-0416. Fax 780-849-4453. Email: herb@hheltd.com QUALITY CONTROL Person experienced with Piping and Structural Welding needed for a growing Northern Company. Competitive wages and benefits. Please email resume to: info@torqueindustrial.com Fax 250-775-6227 or apply online www.torqueindustrial.com

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Livestock April Lambs for sale. Naturally Raised $150 each. Call: 250-971-2205

Merchandise for Sale $500 & Under Electric Hospital bed with rails & 2 mattresses $450 obo (250)964-6819

$100 & Under Valley bought horse hay. High nutrient, timothy/broame mix, no rain $3.50 square bale. Phone 250-560-5343

$200 & Under Driest fire wood in town! Split & delivered $180 real cord (250)562-7111

Firewood/Fuel FIR, split & delivered $150 per truckload (250)640-2870

Misc. for Sale CENTRAL RV. New and used sea containers. Best prices in B.C. Can Deliver. 20’ New $4200. Used $3000. 8’x10’ new - $2800. 10’x10’ new $4000. (250)314-9522.

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250-561-1447 GATEWAY MANOR 2080 20th Ave. Clean, quiet bldg with security entrance. No pets, spacious 1 & 2 bdrm suites . Resident mgr 250-5619397. Bach $450, 1 bdr. $570, 2 bdr. $680; heat, h/w incl., 1601 Queensway; 250-596-4275 250-612-7199 Briarwood Apts. 1330/80 Foothills Blvd. 1 & 2 Bdrm suites 250-561-1571

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

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Majestic Management (1981) Ltd. CE • OFFI ERCIAL M • COM IL • RETA Space available for rent For all your rental needs Call 562-8343 or 562-RENT

Duplex / 4 Plex 1, 2 & 3 bdrm suites for rent. Includes utilities Reasonably priced. 250-552-1178 Pet friendly, 2 or 3 bdrm, central location. 1 month free for senior. 250-649-8439

Homes for Rent Lower College Heights. 3 br $1300/m N/S, N/P. Call Gary 250-649-6699

Shared Accommodation Coming to PG for school? Quiet, safe, clean, friendly furnished home to share for female student. Avail. Sept. 31. $450. On bus route, own bedroom, share rest of house, Internet incl. Room and board can be negotiated. Sharing house with working woman. References required. lorraines@citywest.ca

Suites, Upper Fully furnished 1br bsmt Utilities inc. close to cnc, unbc & pine centre 250-564-2443

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Cars - Domestic ‘96 Chrysler Eagle Vision Good condition, no rust, newer tires. Asking $2500 OBO 250-964-3117

Sport Utility Vehicle ‘99 Honda CRV Special Edition 4 cyl, all wheel drive, auto AC,looks like new, 200,000 km, $6500 obo 250-649-6487

Trucks & Vans 2004 DODGE Ram 1500, 5.7L Hemi, many extras. 250,000kms. Good condition. $9750 obo. 250-267-2467

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Free Press accepts Datebook submissions in written form only — dropped off, mailed or e-mailed. No phone calls please. 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. E-mail datebook@pgfreepress.com

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September is Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure Month in Prince George. Jamie Cunningham, left, of the Run for the Cure Committee, co-Run director Renee McCloskey, Mayor Shari Green, Coun. Murry Krause, Coun. Brian Skakun, Coun. Lyn Hall and Colette Bruneau of the committee display the pink flag which is now at City Hall.

THURSDAY Kidney Foundation meets, Sept. 20, 7 p.m., hospital, fourth floor Education Room. Information: Diane Duperron 250-9627958. 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 250-564-5191. Chess nights, Thursdays, 6-9 p.m., Books and Company. Information: Marilyn 250-562-9580. Tai Chi classes, Thursday, 7-9 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-9643849. Old Time Fiddlers jam, Thursday, 7-10 p.m. Elder Citizens Rec Centre, 1692 10th Ave. ECRA Forever Young Chorus meet

Proud those Proud to to recognize recognize those who give in our community.

who give in our community. 1475 Edmonton Street • 250.565.2515 www.spiritofthenorth.bc.ca

Thursdays, 12:45 p.m., ECRA, 1692 10th Ave. 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.

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

SATURDAY Kiwanis book sale, Sept. 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., SaveOn Foods (College Heights). Flea market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave. Live bands, Saturday, 8 p.m.midnight, Royal Canadian Legion.

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1475 Edmonton Street • 250.565.2515 www spiritofthenorth bc ca

Kiwanis book sale, Sept. 16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., SaveOn Foods (College Heights). Crib tournament, Sept. 16, 1 p.m., roast beef dinner to follow, Hart Pioneer Cente. Flea 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.

TUESDAY Bridge, Tuesdays, 1

p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Buddhist meditation class, Tuesdays, 7:15-8:45 p.m., 320 Vancouver St. Information: 250962-6876 or www. tilopa.org. 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. Hospital retirees meeting, first Tuesday of the month, 9 a.m., Prince George Golf Club. Information 250-563-7497 or 250-563-2885.

SUPPORT GROUPS Thursday Tops (take off pounds sensibly) 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., Knox United Church,1448 Fifth Ave. Information:

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

250-564-6336 (days), 250-964-4851 (evenings). Red Hat Chapter meets for lunches and outings. Information: 250-640-1139. 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. Rainbows grief and loss program for ages 5-15, registering for the fall session. No charge. Information: Catherine 250-5632551. 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

Anita 250-563-2949 or Betty 250-9627985. Crisis Line volunteers training starts Sept. 28. Information: Sandra 250-564-5736 or www.north– ernbccrisissuicide.ca. NCP workers and retirees meet third Thursday of the month, 10 a.m., Pine Centre food court.

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. NorthBreast Passage Dragon Boat Society meets first Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., Chronic Disease Management Room, UHNBC. Information:

“GIVE A LITTLE… GAIN A LOT!” Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Sept 14 Cops for Cancer Tour de North Send-Off is Fri, Sept 14 at 9:30 am at the Community Garden, 7th & Victoria. Funds support pediatric cancer research. All are welcome LACE Campaign Oct 22-28 LACE works to promote regular Pap tests and prevent cervical cancer hosting clinics during Pap Awareness Week. Volunteers are needed to: spread the word; organize an outreach team or event; distribute flyers; blog; join social media team, gather prize donations, and more. Bella at outreach@lacecampaign.com Parent Support Services - New Parent Support Services is looking for Board members. For more details contact: Jessica Turner at parentnorth@shaw.ca

For information on volunteering with more than 100 non-profit organizations in Prince George, contact Volunteer Prince George

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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 second Wednesday of the month, 6 p.m., 2105 Pine St. CNC Retirees meet fourth Wednesday, 9 a.m., D’Lanos. Information: Lois 250563-6928. Army Cadet Rangers free youth program, meets Wednesdays, 6:0-9:30 p.m., Connaught Youth Centre. Information: Sondra 250-963-9462 or Andrew 250-9818270.

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.

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