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Premier Christy Clark visited CNC Tuesday to announce the province will provide $17 million to fund equipment for skills training programs across the province. Providing a rough estimate of how that funding will be split up, she said about $5 million will come to the North with a good portion of that going to the college. Clark made the announcement in the new Technical Education Centre at the
college, a $30 million building. “In the last year 51,700 net new jobs were created in the province,” Clark said. Within the next 10 years, there will be one million new job openings according to predictions, and 43 per cent of those jobs will require trades training, she said. “We want to make sure local B.C. people fill those jobs,” Clark said. That means providing not only space and programming, but appropriate equipment to train people on.
Right now, she said, there is $80 billion in investment in projects underway in the province. Natural gas pipelines, major mining projects, forestry and agri-food industries are growing, and they will need employees. Getting students job ready means providing them the equipment, while training, they are likely to use on the job site. “Some equipment was made the year before I graduated from high school. Think about what has happened the last 30 years in technology,” she said.
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duty plainclothes officer was already in the mall on other business. Two suspects, believed to be responsible were taken into custody within a few minutes. Investigators began speaking with dozens of witnesses and have determined with confidence, that the two persons in custody were responsible for the robbery of a jewelry store in the mall. Police say that shortly before 11 a.m., two masked men were seen entering the jewelry store, smashing display cases and taking a number of items. Within seconds, one of the suspects was Gifts for tackled by a every occasion! member of the k te y t Sk general public Located a lutions o S r o o d In with a mall security officer assisting shortly after. A few seconds GIFTS & COLLECTABLES after that, the on-duty plain 250-596-3030 833 4th Ave., Prince George clothes RCMP officer arrested Tues-Fri 10am-5pm the suspect. Sat 10am-4pm The second
Members of the public were instrumental in arresting two suspects in smash-and-grab in Pine Centre Mall Wednesday. At approximately 11:30 a.m., the RCMP’s Operational Communications Centre began receiving reports of an incident that had just occurred at the mall of masked men smashing cases at a jewelry store. Several police officers attended the scene immediately and, unbknownst to the robbers, an on-
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suspect was apprehended in the Zellers store, by store security with the assistance of two members of the general public. The suspect was taken into custody by police shortly after. No one was hurt during this incident and all stolen items are believed to have been recovered. Initially, police received a number of reports that there were three Ph o to co ur te s y o f th e R C M P people involved and that gun Officer arrest a man believed to have been involved in a robbery at a jewelry shots occurred. store in Pine Centre Mall Wednesday. Through the use would like to thank all of those investigation. of video surveillance, witness Charges will be recom- persons that assisted in this accounts and other evidence, mended to provincial Crown investigation including security investigators are confident that counsel against the 21-year-old officers, employees and members there were only two suspects in and 22-year-old Prince George of the general public. the mall and that no guns were men. If you have any information used. Neither of the suspects are about this Criminal offence, The popping sounds likely believed to have been involved please contact the Prince George came from the smashing of dis- with the previous robberies that RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonyplay cases. occurred in Prince George late mously contact Crime Stoppers Two cans of bear spray and a last week and earlier this week. at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477), online mallet were seized during the The Prince George RCMP at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca.
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On Friday two Subway stores were robbed at gunpoint. At 9 p.m., two men entered the Subway restaurant located on the 6000 block of Southridge Avenue. Both men produced what appeared to be hand guns and demanded money. The lone employee co-operated and the two suspects fled on foot with a quantity of cash. Less than an hour later, at approximately 9:45 PM, it appears that the same two suspects entered the Subway restaurant located on the 6400 block of Highway 97 near Austin Road. Again the suspects both produced hand guns,
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Insidious. That is the word one lady used to describe her experience with domestic abuse, sharing her story over a coffee at Zoe’s last week. “It started subtly, slowly, and it increased over time,” she said. “He told me I was a liar. He told me I needed to get psychiatric help. I didn’t see it as abuse at first. Like a lot of other people, I thought if there was no black eye, no physical sign, then it wasn’t abuse.” About 40,000 cases of domestic abuse were reported in Canada in 2009, or 12 per cent of all police calls. In Prince George, in recognition of domestic violence issues, Supt. Eric Stubbs, with the support of local stakeholders, formed the city’s first domestic violence unit. Cpl. Carla Cook, who runs the unit, ensures all that can be done for a victim is done, especially linking victims with necessary community resources. Last year in Prince George alone, police attended about 900 domestic violence calls. Many were repeat offenders. According to domesticviolence.com, the abuse often starts slowly, insidiously as the woman in Zoe’s said. Warning signs, which were compiled by Todd K. Shackelford, an associate professor of psychology, then listed on the site include: Emotional manipulation such as telling you that he would “die” or “kill” himself if you ever left him. Always demanding to know where you are; also known as hyper-vigilance. Dropping by unexpectedly at your place of employment or your residence to check up on you. Calling you numerous times each day, or at odd hours in an attempt to determine if you are where you said that you would be. Monopolizing your time to the exclusion of your friends and family. Another set of behavior patterns which With any new phone activation get a COOL bag!
should act as a signal to you that there are serious problems include such things as: His attempting to prevent you from getting or keeping a job or refusing to allow you access to family income. Intimidating you through dirty looks or actions such as destroying your property orr displaying disp playing weapons. weapo p ns. Continually tiinua uallly putting uall p tt pu ttin ing in g you y u down yo down wn by by callcall ca ll-ll ing you u names name name mes or mes or attempting aatt tttem ttem mpt pting ing to in to humiliate hu um miilli liat iate ia te you. Making kin ng you feel el guilty about abou out ut the children ild dren en or, threateneaaten ening to take taake the children ild dren en from you. yo ou. Making kin ng light off his his attempts ptts to to controll you you or of hiss abuabu ab u-sive behaveh haav vior toward waard rd you. Itt iss not not uncommon mm mon n that tth hat he hat ha he will wil ill try ill try to tr to blame blla b lame you lame you for his abusive abus ab usiv ivee behavior. beha be havi vior or. Treating you as subservient to him and leaving you out of the family decision making process. Threatening to kill you, or himself, if you won’t do what he wants. Attempting to coerce you into dropping criminal assault charges after he has attacked you or, make you engage in illegal actions. “If I had known the signs earlier, I might have left sooner. That’s why I want to talk about this. I want other women who might be in the same situation to know. Nobody should be put through that kind of crap.” For her, the abuse started with words, demands on her time and questions about how she spent it. Slowly, those demands became more exacting, spiralling into the ridiculous. For example, she was told to sweep the
floor of their home daily. By then, used to obeying the man she had wed, she did. But he would come home, enraged because he thought she didn’t obey him, didn’t do the work he assigned her. In response she would sweep the accumulated dust, room by room, into tidy piles, show them to him when he returned to their home,, before gathering gathering g them the and tossing toss to ssin ss ing in g them them out. out o ut.. ut By By then tth hen she he she felt sh felt fe lt alone, alo lone, ne, already ne alre al ready separated rated from rat family ffa amily and friends friend fri by by a man m who who slowly s stamped sta st tamp on those tth hose relationho ships, ships forbidding ding contact, jealous jealou u and accusatory of aacccus every eev very move she she made, m every every convereve sation sation she had, that tth hat at didn’t d include includ him. She She lost Sh lost lo st weight weiigh ght to to please plle p leas leas ase him, ase him, at his him request. requ re ques estt. He He accused accu ac cuse sed d her her of having hav haviin an affair. He took her hunting then left her with the carcass of a moose in a copse of trees clearly marked by a grizzly, eventually returning for her, amused by her fear. At a family vacation in Mexico, while on an excursion he refused to let her use the washroom, forcing her to endure physical discomfort and humiliation while he charmed their fellow travellers. He held the purse strings in their relationship, eating away at her inheritance until it was completely depleted, not allowing her to be party to financial decisions as he beggared her, buying new toys for himself and his children. Through the years her self-confidence waned until it was non-existant. She lived daily with the fear of disappointing the one person left in her life. Without him, she believed by then, she would not
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be able to function. Eventually, after years of control, the abuse intensified, exploding into physical violence. She got the nerve to call the police. They came. But it didn’t help. He forced her to apologize for the call, sending them away with the impression she was overreacting, a drama queen. “It was insidious. You feel like ‘what have I done to deserve this? I must have done something’.” This, she said, was especially true because he was known as a charming man, someone everybody loved. And, if he was so beloved by others, then why was he so cruel to her? It must be her fault, something she did wrong, and she would wrack her brain, looking for the answer. After 12 years, in a fit of cold rage, he divorced her, serving notification with typical cruelty, angry because she found the courage to leave for a few days to care for a dying parent. But he still sneaks into her life from time to time, even though he lives in a distant city, leaving messages in her mail box and occasionally on her phone. In spite of that, she is happy now, working with counsellors from the Elizabeth Fry Society, even though the financial wreckage she says he left her with still haunts her life. Mostly, she said she hopes someone will listen to her story and, if they see similarities, get out of the abusive relationship as quickly as possible. “These things happen behind closed doors, which is a big part of the problem about why it continues. I think it’s time those doors were opened,” she said. In Prince George those experiencing domestic abuse and who need support can contact the Elizabeth Fry Society at 250-562-5868 or 1-866-5631113. The 21st annual Take Back the Night event gets underway in Prince George tonight at 7p.m. at City Hall.
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city. Thanks to the influx of money into road rehabilitation over 2012, a $1.9 million increase, several more km’s of road was fixed then expected, resulting in 13,208 metres or 44.836 lane km’s. Areas improved include portions of Ospika Blvd., Winnipeg St., P.G. Pulpmill
Rd., 15th Ave., Massey, Tabor, Domano, Great St., Terminal and Foothills Blvd. Enhanced paving resulted in 1,392 paved metres, of 3.159 total lane km’s. These included areas of 15th Ave., Eastern St., the Third Ave. fly out, Pine Centre Rd., Bunce Rd., Eton Ave. and Simon Fraser Ave.
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There is likely to be sub-average growth economically in the province this year, due in great part to external factors like the recession in Europe. We are looking at small and medium sized business. This is a provincial number so regionally things might be a little different, Bryan Yu, Economist, Central 1 Credit Union, said. “Generally we’re seeing, relative to what they were earlier in the year, businesses are significantly less optimistic. A lot of that has to do with the general environment, with the economic situation in Europe filtering into the business perception, and that’s affecting whether they want to expand and how quickly they want to expand.” Retail sales, he added, are quite flat, as are export numbers. “Export numbers to other countries are flatter compared to previous quarters which could reflect how businesses are seeing their environment over the next year.” He said they’ve seen similar trends in labour numbers. “We’ve seen growth and rebound in employment numbers in the August figures after a July decline, but if we go back a little bit earlier in the year, the numbers have pretty much crested. They’ve been pretty flat since March or April.” These factors, he said, will likely lead to modest growth. “I think right now our forecast is for sub-average growth for this year. We see a little bit of a pick-up, but overall growth trends are quite moderate and modest.”
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exemptions at the regular Council meeting on October 1, 2012 Legal Description Lot A District Lot 4051 Plan Bcp20972 Lot 1, Plan Bcp4772, District Lot 7634, Cariboo Land District Lot 44 District Lot 8172 Plan 18944 Lot B District Lot 2610 Plan 22059 Lot A District Lot 2610 Plan 22059 Lot 73 District Lot 2507 Plan 22108 Lot 1 District Lot 8174 Plan 27831 Lot 37 District Lot 1427 Plan 15089 Lot 2 District Lot 2003 Plan Pgp36193 Lot 35 District Lot 2608 Plan 20043 Lot 36 District Lot 2608 Plan 20043 Lot 85 District Lot 938 Plan 9107 Lot 11 Block K District Lot 936 Plan 10005 Lot 56 District Lot 938 Plan 9107 Lot 67 District Lot 2507 Plan 15185 Lot 11 District Lot 482 Plan 22883 Lot 44 District Lot 754 Plan 22374 Lot 41 District Lot 777 Plan 17401 Lot 112 District Lot 2507 Plan 20829 & Dl 2610. Lot 19 District Lot 937 Plan 13198 Lot 3 Block 81 District Lot 937 Plan 752 Lot 4, Block 81, Plan 752, District Lot 937, Cariboo Land District. Lot 70 District Lot 1427 Plan 21638 Lot 50 District Lot 2426 Plan 20751 Lot 25 District Lot 2507 Plan 21450 Lot 12, 13 Block 110 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot F ,G, Block 110, Plan 1268, District Lot 343, Cariboo Land District, Assigned ... (71605M) Lot 1 District Lot 777 Plan 18598 Lot 66 District Lot 2507 Plan 20258 Lot 15 District Lot 913 Plan 16511 Lot 276 District Lot 2611 Plan 21607 Lot 7 District Lot 482 Plan 22902 Lot A District Lot 2507 Plan Bcp35414 Block 6 District Lot 933 Plan 727 Parcel B, (Pl 20543). Lot A District Lot 2608 Plan 19970 Lot 68 District Lot 8178 Plan 20375 Lot 1-3 Block 163 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. District Lot 1574 Plan Pgp35585 Parcel 1, Except Plan Pgp44869, & Dl 3050. Dl1574, Exc. Plan 5659 & Exc. Plan 6123,8540,12288,27425&Pgp44719 Lot 2 District Lot 343 Plan Bcp1317 Lot 1 District Lot 1543 Plan 19672 Lot 1 District Lot 1543 Plan 19672 Block C District Lot 4340 Lease/Permit/Licence # 701493, Purpose Of Operating & Maintaining Ski Lodge & Community Trails (Modified From “Ski Trails”). Lot A District Lot 2507 Plan 17170 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 18364 Lot 3 District Lot 933 Plan 24282 Lot 18, 19 Block 23 District Lot 933 Plan 727, Cariboo Land District Lot 1 PGP, 2 Block 172 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District Lot 9-11 Block 26 District Lot 933 Plan 727, Cariboo Land District. Block 6 District Lot 932 Plan Pgp796 Parcel A, (Pn13508) Lot 1-5 Block 148 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. Lot 15 District Lot 482 Plan 22883 Lot 26 District Lot 753 Plan 25686 Lot 8-10 Block 137 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. Lot 26 District Lot 1511 Plan 25047 Portion Of Lot 26 & Dl 7813 Lot A District Lot 1426 Plan 19306 Except Plan 23321, & Exc Pl Bcp39433. Lot A District Lot 777 Plan 21321 Ex Statutory R/W Pl 29528 Block 328 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, Pcl A (B15357). Lot A District Lot 2610 Plan 16764 Lot 192 District Lot 936 Plan 15185 Lot A District Lot 753 Plan 23249 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 19518 Lot 1 District Lot 777 Plan 19518 District Lot 1594 Part Sw 1/4, Except Plan 19036, Exc Pl 20849, 20957, 26318, Bcp1167 Lot B District Lot 4047 Plan 17869 District Lot 936 Plan 28388 Parcel 1 District Lot 343 Plan Pgp35927 Parcel A Lot A District Lot 4040 Plan 14962 Lot 5 District Lot 2003 Plan 13729 Lot 17 District Lot 482 Plan 22108 Lot 2 District Lot 4040 Plan 8831 Block 56 District Lot 937 Plan Pgp48070 Parcel 1 Lot 1-4 Block A District Lot 936 Plan 10005, Cariboo Land District. Lot 6-10 Block 162 District Lot 936 Plan 696 Lots 9- 12 Block 161 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Cariboo Land District Block 161 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, (Pl35282) Lot A District Lot 343 Plan Pgp46330 & Dl 417 District Lot 4047 Plan Bcp17734 Parcel 1. Lot 6 District Lot 343 Plan 18815 Lot B District Lot 343 Plan 22292 Lot 1 District Lot 2611 Plan 32510 Lot 101 District Lot 2507 Plan 20916 District Lot 905 Plan Bcp25530 Parcel 1 Lot A District Lot 905 Plan 30226 See Inland Natural Gas R/W Plan 28726 Lot A District Lot 937 Plan EPP15400 Lot B District Lot 937 Plan EPP15400 Lot A District Lot 4048 Plan 28335 Part Ne 1/4 Lot A District Lot 4047 Plan 16588 Except Plan 17497, Exc Pl 26390, 26391, 28850 Lot B District Lot 4047 Plan 17956 Lot 43 District Lot 4047 Plan 11088 Ex Pn 40815 & Ex R/W Pl 29887 Lot 1 District Lot 4047 Plan Pgp42458 District Lot 4047 Plan Bcp8052 Parcel 1, Aka Lots 25-26 (U24043)/Lot 1 Pl31141 & Lot 24 Pl27039 Lot 9 District Lot 4047 Plan 17497 Except Plan 18389 19548 Lot 16-19 Block 21 District Lot 343 Plan PGP1268 Lot 18-20 Block 44 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District, (11170M). Lot 6 District Lot 4047 Plan 11058 Lot A District Lot 2507 Plan Pgp38016 Lot A District Lot 2610 Plan 30007 Lot 11-16 Block 153, District Lot 343, Cariboo Land District, Plan 1268 Lot 1 District Lot 2610 Plan 16227 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 17963 Lot 1 District Lot 2113 Plan 34582
Civic Address
2757 3303 North Nechako Rd (North Nechako Park) 2471 Lisgar Cres 475 Brigade Dr 483 Brigade Dr 386 Green Pl 2690 Ospika Blvd 501 Radcliffe Dr 6899 O’Grady Rd 4440 1st Avenue 4444 1st Avenue 2720 Hammond Avenue 1873 Garden Drive 2655 Hammond Avenue 1250 Parsnip Crescent 341 Mullett Crescent 7742 Lemoyne Place 2161 MacDonald Avenue 4212 Ness Avenue 167 Patterson Street 269 Kelly Street 127 Duncan Place 10057 Kelly Road 4255 Trapper Ave 1686 -1680 Burden Street 2440 Abbott Crescent 4249 Davie Ave 128 Aitken Crescent 4057 Campbell Ave 4703 Freimuller Ave 950 Kerry St 930 LaSalle Ave 4404 1st Ave 2896 Sycamore Cres 1395 5th Avenue 701 N. Nechako Rd 677 N. Nechako Rd 144 George St 2455 Blackburn Rd S 2451 Blackburn Rd S 8141 Otway Rd 1011 Ospika Blvd S 1100 Alward St 2652 Moss Ave 2734 Norwood St 1399 Sixth Ave 2832 Queensway St 2105 Pine St 987 4th Ave 357 Mullet Cr 2668 Hollandia Dr 835 3rd Ave 850 River Rd 2840 Clapperton St 1687 Strathcona Ave 1905 Willow St 4180 5th Ave 1424 Liard Dr 5401 Moriarty Cres 1540 Milburn Rd 1502 Milburn Rd 10597 Blackwater Road 6720 Dagg Rd 1685 Carney Street 1692 10th Ave 4057 Hart Highway 6373 Hillcrest Place 4590 5th Ave 3400 Hart Hwy 483 Gillett St 1600 Johnson St 3035 15th Ave 1505 5th Ave 1553 5th Avenue 333 Becott Pl 6742 Dagg Rd 1919 17th Ave 2055 20th Ave 2640 Goheen St 511 Tabor Blvd S 4298 Davis Rd 4292 Davis Rd 443 Kelly St S 405 Kelly St S 4900 West Austin Rd 3740 Winslow Dr 6168 Crown Dr 6912 Hart Hwy 6986 Hart Highway 6599 Driftwood Rd 4020 Balsum Rd 1270 2nd Ave 1294 - 1288 3rd Ave 7046 Kelly Rd S 4350 15th Avenue 777 Kinsmen Pl 1448 5th Ave 4001 5th Ave 1752 Fir St 9927 Ferguson Lake Rd
Years of
Exemption
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 1
Est Value of Municipal Permissive Exemption p
$36,704.04 $1,933.26 $1,142.03 $1,162.30 $3,071.39 $2,299.65 $1,694.72 $2,346.42 $947.14 $942.47 $1,668.22 $1,640.93 $1,282.34 $1,618.33 $1,584.03 $1,573.11 $1,769.56 $1,568.44 $1,608.19 $1,320.54 $1,695.50 $1,980.81 $2,042.40 $1,824.13 $1,272.99 $1,980.03 $1,360.30 $1,559.08 $1,894.28 $29,195.15 $2,833.63 $933.11 $1,695.50 $1,169.31 $4,090.94 $10,416.28 $14,605.79 $4,302.29 $1,997.83 $5,215.13 $576.08 $15,098.67 $1,604.30 $2,760.15 $21,522.59 $2,526.85 $1,152.94 $16,100.87 $2,026.81 $1,953.53 $4,123.77 $14,597.67 $841.90 $11,302.40 $5,706.24 $1,052.38 $512.16 $2,525.71 $698.47 $480.20 $1,340.81 $414.72 $1,951.19 $16,081.93 $3,560.26 $1,798.40 $873.09 $447.46 $1,512.31 $653.26 $2,579.43 $795.13 $1,314.31 $99,868.53 $1,909.10 $2,681.62 $4,381.02 $873.09 $1,036.79 $2,268.46 $1,122.54 $542.56 $1,578.57 $26,089.98 $3,341.11 $826.31 $337.54 $4,293.02 $935.45 $607.26 $14,227.91 $15,312.26 $495.01 $919.86 $9,323.31 $2,190.51 $2,190.51 $4,325.88 $157.47
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PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS
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In accordance with Community Charter Division 7, the following properties will be considered for permissive tax exemptions at the regular Council meeting on October 1, 2012
Legal Description
Civic Address
Years of
Exemption
Est Value of Municipal Permissive Exemption
Lot 2 District Lot 2421 Plan 34582 District Lot 2097 Except Plan 27069 28358 Pgp36539, See Expl Pl36407 Lot 1-6, Block 26, Plan 727, District Lot 933, Cariboo Land District District Lot 2508 Plan Pgp43052 Parcel 1, Except Plan Bcp14702 Lot 23 Block 21 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot A District Lot 8171 Plan 32714 & Dl 8174 Lot 1 District Lot 2003 Plan Pgp37292 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756 21708 22207 Pgp43681, & Dl1430. Block 204 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel C, (Pg10105) Lot 21-22 Block 204 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Exc The Westerly 3 Feet, Cariboo Land District Lot 3-4 Block 207 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District Lot 11-12 Block 3 District Lot 937 Plan 752 Lot B, Block 3, Plan 752, District Lot 937, Cariboo Land District, Assigned ... (57179M). District Lot 1429 Plan 646 Parcel Z, Except Plan 20803 Pgp40268, Pcl Z (Df 24049) Exc East 66Ft Thereof & Exc Pl Pgp40268. Block 93 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel B, (Pb14013) Lot 7-10 Block 153 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. Lot 17-19 Block 28 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. District Lot 343 Plan Bcp19859 Parcel A District Lot 777 Plan 649 Parcel Y, Except Plan 10024, & Exc Plans H700, 12435 And 17401 Being that part of Purpose of operating the radio club, Lot 2, Plan 10024, District Lot 777, Cariboo Land District, & DL 1430 Being that part of purpose of operating the radio club.
9915 Ferguson Lake Rd North Nechako Rd 1175 Village Ave 4222 18th Ave 150 - 154 Quebec St 3590 Dufferin Ave 4520 Wheeler Road 2122 Del Laverdure Way 1780 11th Ave 1770 11th Ave 1775 - 11th Ave 715 -709 Ewert St 2880 15th Ave 1220 Lethbridge St 425 Brunswick St 770 - 760 Second Ave 725 Alward St 2424 and 2550 Hwy 97
1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
$512.94 $350.01 $3,568.48 $15,950.29 $4,657.75 $1,067.97 $1,543.49 $7,583.64 $1,072.65 $1,676.01 $1,376.67 $2,245.08 $10,038.40 $2,170.24 $9,266.22 $4,061.41 $2,187.39 $3.90
Block C District Lot 2155 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681. Lot 12 Block 43 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot 1 Block 59 District Lot 343 Plan Bcp3891 Block 166 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, (25782) Rental Area #2 Explanatory Plan 30805 District Lot 8173 Plan Bcp10189 Parcel 1, Except Plan Bcp25199, & Dls 8176 8179 8180 Lot 11-12 Block 239 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Parcel A Cariboo Land District, (See B7858). District Lot 2508 Plan 33840 Parcel 1, Pt Of Pcl 1 District Lot 2508 Plan 33840 Parcel 1, & DL 2611, Block C, District Lot 2508, Cariboo Land District Lot 1 District Lot 913 Plan Pgp46312 Lot 26 District Lot 913 Plan 7787 Except Plan 21497, Exc Pl Pgp46312 Lot 2 District Lot 482 Plan Bcp24787 Lot 130 District Lot 754 Plan 23862 Except Plan 24257 Lot 1 District Lot 1429 Plan 21372 Lot 2 Block 154 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot 1, Block 154, Plan 1268, District Lot 343, Cariboo Land District. Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681. Lot 1 District Lot 1429 Plan 21372 Lot 1 District Lot 1429 Plan 21372 Lot B District Lot 2507 Plan Pgp46838 Block 126 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel F, (Pk13048) Lot 47 District Lot 2608 Plan 19520 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan Bcp1317 Block 48 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, Except Plan 17548, See Pl 16928 & Ct 108909M. Lot 20 Block 21 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot C, Plan 12766, District Lot 343, Cariboo Land District, (106366M). Lot 6 Block 29 District Lot 937 Plan 752 Lot 5, Block 29, Plan 752, District Lot 937, Cariboo Land District. Lot 6 Block 23 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot 4 & 5 Block 23 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District Lot 44 District Lot 2610 Plan 16510 Lot 33-38 District Lot 343, Plan 18815, Cariboo Land District Block A District Lot 1604 District Lot 8180 Except Plan B3608, Exc Pl 6932, 7274, 22207, H735, H700, Pgp43039. Lot 3 Block 2 District Lot 2508 Plan 837 Part E 1/2 & Part W 1/2, Except Plan 17638, Except Plan Pgp38138, Lot 1, Plan Pgp47540, District Lot 2508, Parcel A, Plan Bcp17447, District Lot 2508, Cariboo Land District. Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681 Lot 1 District Lot 4048 Plan 23271 Except Plan 29327, Exc Pl Pgp38268. Lot 1 District Lot 4048 Plan 23271 Except Plan 29327, Exc Pl Pgp38268. Lot A District Lot 4047 Plan 17956 Except Plan 23955 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 32450 Except Plan Pgp46330. Lot 520 District Lot 936 Plan 15185 Lot A District Lot 4048 Plan 26729 Lot 1 District Lot 2508 Plan 17575 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel X(Pl17962), Except Plan 17963. Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 32450 Except Plan Pgp46330 Lot 1 District Lot 1605 Plan Pgp36549 Except Plan Pgp43062, & Dl 2003 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan Bcp1869 Lot 48 District Lot 4048 Plan 20605 Except Plan 23818 District Lot 2003 Plan 29709 Parcel 1, Except Plan 32454, Exc Pls Pgp38439 Pgp39017 Pgp47842 Stat R/W Plan 30914, Manufactured Home Reg. # 49098. Lot A District Lot 2003 Plan Pgp43062 Lot 1-6 Block 233 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot B (75928M) Of Blk 233 Assigned Lot B (54038M) Of Blk 234 Lot 2 District Lot 1429 Plan 19663 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 31887 See R/W 22849K Lot 22 District Lot 2507 Plan 16227 & Dl 2610. District Lot 3050 Plan 8332 Parcel A, (F15212). Lot 1 District Lot 2507 Plan 22703 See Explan R/W Pl 31439 District Lot 7645 Plan 8285 Parcel A, Except Plan 29483, 115262M Block D District Lot 2155 Lease/Permit/Licence # 704016, Purpose of Indoor Recreation Facility Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681. Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681. Block 1 District Lot 1511 Plan 1391 Parcel A, Aka Lots 11-19 (U41172). Lot 18-20 Block 36 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District Block 36 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, (Ps23038) Lot 1 District Lot 937 Plan 16091 Lot 1-3 District Lot 937 Plan 18167, Cariboo Land District Lot 78 District Lot 8171 Plan 18944 & Dl 8172 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 14198 Lot 1 District Lot 8182 Plan 23648 Lot 18 District Lot 343 Plan 18815 Lot 10-12 Block 21 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681 Lot 6 Block 130 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Block 186 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, Except Plan 32230, (Pl18353) Lot 45 District Lot 8171 Plan 19517 District Lot 1599 Plan 15792 Parcel A, (U25997). Lot 1 District Lot 1599 Plan 31597 Ex Stat R/W Plan 32425 District Lot 8174 Plan Bcp31092 Parcel 1 Lot B District Lot 343 Plan Pgp35939 Lot A District Lot 1430 Plan 21708 R/W Pl 21720 21783. Lot 1 District Lot 1427 Plan 21753
3645 Highway 16 East 2445 Del Laverdure Way 1164 3rd Ave 439 Cassiar Street 1055 5th Ave 2515 Recreation Pl 1590 Queensway St 2187 Ospika Blvd 4199 18th Ave 1506 Ferry Ave 3089 Clapperton St 4668 5th Avenue 7201 Domano Blvd 2825 12th Ave (Freeman Park) 480 450 Vancouver St 2440 Massey Dr (Carrie Jane Gray Park) 2440 Massey Dr (Carrie Jane Gray Park) 2825 12th Ave (Freeman Park) 2825 12th Ave (Freeman Park) 4110 15th Ave 1945 3rd Ave 122 - 110 Anderson St 138 George St 1600 3rd Ave 160 Quebec St 657 Douglas St 191 George St 171 George St 497 Ospika Blvd S 1777 Yew St 9444 Hartman Rd 2833 Recreation Pl 4222 18th Ave
1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1
$3,741.69 $33,808.53 $2,479.21 $1,473.33 $3,128.17 $149,169.52 $857.50 $5,775.68 $14,694.39 $6,704.86 $3,585.89 $24,874.20 $23,280.54 $2,456.84 $3,405.89 $446.68 $1,468.01 $1,867.50 $2,050.36 $1,416.43 $2,580.28 $2,369.80 $12,256.38 $47,891.88 $0.02 $2,633.29 $1,531.23 $3,180.53 $1,987.83 $2,056.43 $3,681.69 $5,485.82 $10,915.13
2440 Massey Dr (Carrie Jane Gray Park) 4833 Heather Rd (Diamond#2) 4833 Heather Rd (Diamond#1) 4055 Balsum Rd 755 20th Avenue 3655 Rainbow Dr (Harry Loder Park) 4855 Heather Rd (Volunteer Park) 4111 15th Ave 1950 Gorse St 750 20th Avenue 3285 Cathedral Ave 887 785 Patricia Blvd 4514-4510 Austin Rd West 6500 Southridge Ave 3288 Cathedral Avenue 1453 1387 Hemlock St 1125 Freeman St 1491 17th Ave 777 Ospika Blvd 3310 Sutherland Rd 4388 15th Ave 1990 Houghtaling Rd Highway 16 E 2440 Massey Dr (Carrie Jane Gray Park) 2440 Massey Dr (Carrie Jane Gray Park) 1384 River Road 470 3rd Ave 450 3rd Ave 3555 5th Ave 622-606 Zelkwas Ave 2414 Vanier Dr 1500 Edmonton St 2793 Range Rd 1735 Yew St 1224-1204 2nd Ave 2323 Del Laverdure Way 1553-1557 3rd Ave 725 Civic Plaza 2413 Devonshire Cres 7736 Dow Rd 3791 Highway 16 W 2658 Ospika Blvd S 933 Patricia Blvd 2020 Massey Dr 180 Tabor Blvd
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 3
$1,559.15 $3,672.02 $1,418.76 $1,095.57 $971.47 $1,650.74 $7,075.20 $27,213.96 $1,242.07 $81.11 $3,721.70 $632.21 $1,496.72 $6,257.15 $91.99 $1,225.64 $1,200.49 $6,852.17 $795.13 $3,588.19 $888.68 $298.56 $427.19 $4,112.95 $1,108.79 $4,074.51 $7,557.55 $4,163.23 $1,894.28 $1,629.24 $1,145.93 $919.86 $501.24 $1,872.46 $7,754.71 $944.30 $2,305.05 $100,236.14 $576.86 $1,695.36 $6,334.91 $5,854.35 $4,464.52 $46,084.64 $1,457.74 $1,234,995.76
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Friday, September 21, 2012
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VICTORIA – Local politicians are preparing for their annual convention, to be held Sept. 25-28 here in the provincial capital. One of the first orders of business this year will be a vote to raise the dues paid by local governments to the Union of B.C. Municipalities, to cover rising travel costs for staff to serve on provincial committees. The plan is also to change the name to Union of B.C. Local Governments, to reflect the participation of regional districts and aboriginal communities. So what do these committees and conferences accomplish? The UBCLG, as it will soon be known, is mainly a lobby group for local politicians to seek changes to federal and provincial laws to keep up with changing times. The resolutions offer a snapshot of mod- B.C. ern problems facing local governments. A Views major theme is public safety, and this year it TOMFLETCHER is the Columbia Shuswap Regional District renewing a long-standing plea for more provincial policing money for rural communities. Surrey has a resolution seeking better notice and control of a growing number of medical marijuana licences issued by Ottawa. Local fire and police departments end up dealing with licensed grow-ops that spring up quietly and create electrical hazards, or expand production beyond their licences as this stealth legalization continues. Pitt Meadows, home to a Hells Angels clubhouse and drug-related crime familiar to most urban communities, wants B.C. to follow Alberta’s lead and give police authority to remove known gang members from bars and clubs. Gangs tend to adopt certain establishments, and there isn’t much the owners or police can do about it. This year, the debate may go further. Metchosin is seeking support to call on Ottawa to decriminalize marijuana, ending a “failed policy which has cost millions of dollars in police, court, jail and social costs.” No chance of that under the Stephen Harper government, but it’s worthwhile to send the message. Another long-shot demand, sparked by the abduction of three-yearold Kienan Hebert of Sparwood last year, is for Ottawa to make its sex offender registry public for convicted repeat offenders. Ashcroft councillors want to give emergency services authority to deal with another modern hazard: hoarding. Yes folks, it’s more than just a show on TV that exposes a creepy side effect of our bloated North American consumer culture. The Ashcroft resolution notes that obsessively piling stuff to the rafters is a growing problem. And as with marijuana grow ops, “local governments have little or no authority to enforce compliance with health and safety standards when a building is owner occupied.” Another First World problem is the “pocket dialing” of 9-1-1 by mobile phones. This is more than just a nuisance, because local emergency services are obliged to respond to every call they get. And mobile phones can’t be traced to their location with any precision, creating time-consuming searches that weaken response to real emergencies. Other resolutions tackle complex and important issues, such as the effect of hydro development on municipal water supplies. But alas, most will be lost in the convention noise, overshadowed by political posturing over matters best left alone. Last year’s convention featured the low comedy of delegates voting with wireless devices to condemn smart meters, after displaying their ignorance of the subject. This year, in addition to factually challenged railing about oil tankers, there will be a tough stance taken against shark’s fin soup, which will no doubt strike fear into the Chinese fishing fleet. Once delegates vote themselves more taxpayers’ money to run this show, perhaps they should keep their grandstanding to a minimum.
Q OPINION
Fifty years since Silent Spring
populations in areas where larger quantities of these Fifty years ago Silent Spring, written by Rachel pesticides were used. Carson, was published. As with her previous writIn simple terms, the insects targeted became ings, especially her previous books Under the Sea increasingly resistant to the pesticides. That makes Wind and Edge of the Sea, it was extremely well researched and elegantly written. It is still an enjoy- evolutionary sense considering the vast number of generations those insects went through compared able and educational read even today. to other wildlife. The birds ate the pesticide-laden The fundamental premise was concern over the insects and the pesticides accumulated in their virtually unregulated use of DDT and other pesbodies. The pesticide created breeding ticides following the Second World problems and the bird population could War. Research and development of not replace itself and slowly diminthese products had been accelerated ished. The raptor population soon folby the war effort. Armies were fightlowed with Eagle and hawk eggs failing ing in climates that were populated by Onside to hatch. disease bearing insects. Diseases such The chemical companies producing as malaria could debilitate armies and VICTORBOWMAN the pesticides fought the science and counter measures were sought. the truth. While there was considerable scientific Following the war, these pesticides were looked data being compiled, it took Rachel Carson’s Silent upon as a solution for a multitude of insect borne Spring to wake the general population. The Book problems. Swamps were sprayed to eliminate mosof the Month club picked Silent Spring as their quitoes and other vermin. Crop spraying with pesmonthly selection. By doing so the book found its ticides ridded fields of insects and increased crop way to almost every level and geographic area of yields, thereby making the farm operations more North America. profitable. Despite a strong campaign against Carson and Pesticides were overused. Refugee children had her book, it awoke thousands of people as to the their heads dusted with it to combat lice. Housepotential danger and harm of the use of pesticides. hold quickly adopted a version of the pesticides, which was sprayed in the house to eliminate annoy- There were many who were developing doubts on the basis of their own observations. Silent Spring ing insects. In general their use was accepted. gave them confirmation of their observations. There were few lay people who questioned the The environmental movement had already begun safety of these chemicals, which were so effecbut it was disjointed and was having little impact. tive in killing bugs, might be doing to the human Silent Spring helped develop an effective mass and occupants. There were a few, but they were in the a rallying point for action. minority. Rachel Carson had the courage to speak in realisQuestions were asked in the scientific commutic terms. She inspired standards and controls we nity and research was initiated. One of the finding can all be thankful for today. was exposure to these chemicals created cancerous There are many lives being lived today thanks to tumours in laboratory mice. Both bird watchers her inspired leadership. and some scientists noticed a decline in songbird Circulation Manager ....................... Heather Trenaman Email: circulation@pgfreepress.com.............250-564-0504
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Editor: Between 1987 and 1994 my family and I lived in Prince George and we have many great memories of those years. We enjoyed the outdoors in the form of skiing, snowboarding, caving, floating in the Salmon River and in the lakes during the summer, walking in the many nice parks, enjoying the restaurants in town, going to good schools, to college, to church, witnessing the northern lights, moose crossing the street in front of our house and on and on the list goes..... My husband’s work dictated a transfer to another part of our beautiful country and therefore we left your nice town in the Spring of 1994. And now this August I had the privilege to come back and experience the goodness of Prince George again for a short visit. I enjoyed wandering around the university campus and grounds. The university is a beautiful piece of architecture and a place that facilitates learning. I am so impressed with the indoor athletic courts and gyms and running circuit that can be used all year around by all. I hardly recognized the college. How beautifully it has been added on and upgraded throughout. I enjoyed all the visual evidence of respect for both our First Nations people and for the presence of many other students from around the world in the form of art and photographs and maps throughout the campus and the library. Your brand new cancer centre and the expansion of the regular hospital is quite and addition to your city and a blessing for all who need medical attention and healing near their own home. Your parks and playgrounds are so manicured and new and colourful. Your downtown core with Sat. market and so many more restaurants and specialty shops really made for a fun day as well. I visited your Railway Museum by Cottonwood Park and learned so much and enjoyed climbing in and out of all the different trains, locomotives, even huge snow removal train
engines, etc. I am positively impressed with how child centered the museum is. My girlfriend and I and her little grandson had a blast. Cottonwood Park has been improved so much with the boardwalks and bridges. I always loved that park and really enjoyed being there again. I visited West Lake and Bear Lake and both recreational sites have been upgraded so much!!! Had a wonderful swim and picnic. Just a one hour drive east of P.G I hiked through a special forest site named The Ancient Forest and wondered amongst 2,000 yr. old cedars. Wow. And then one of the most delightful surprises came my way: while on the Saturday market I was introduced to a massage therapist and invited to come for a Thailand Massage. Since I was on vacation I took the chance to treat myself and set up an appointment. Citizens of Prince George, now you also have this service available in your wonderful city. Thank you Dianne Reaville from Energy Points Massage & Reflexology for your special massage method from Thailand. It did wonders for my body and I searched and found the same method in my home town and will continue to go as it serves and heals my joints so effectively. Dear citizens of Prince George, you live in a unique and beautiful small city that is enriched with so many natural sites, educational, medical, social and athletic services. You have nice restaurants and even an exotic, deeply healing massage service. It shows that your city council and service clubs and chamber of commerce you, the citizens, take pride and work to make Prince George a good place to live. I will come back again and let’s have a hearty laugh together at all those who live “way down south” in our province and still claim that there is “no hope beyond Hope”. I feel happy to have been part of your community for at least seven years. Thank you Prince George. Annemarie Gustafson Victoria
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New Democrat advanced education critic, Gwen O’Mahoney, says the premier’s announcement promising $17 million in funding for equipment for trades training for the province’s post-secondary students leaves her with a lot of questions. “Who’s going to get priority? The fact is there is some confusion as to how or where the money is going to be used,” she said. “I’m happy Premier Christy Clark finally acknowledged our students need this. Without it they cannot gain the skills employers are looking for.” She added provincial NDP leader, Adrian Dix recently mentioned some of the equipment students are learning on is 30 years out of date. “This is a long time coming - this announcement to upgrade the equipment our students are training on.” However, she added, an audit should have been taken so the government better understood the various needs of institutions throughout the province. “Does the Liberal government know what the current needs are of each institution? Have they
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done an audit of the situation to get an idea? I’m not sure they know where to start or where the province is when it comes to updated equipment.” O’Mahoney also questioned how the government is keeping track of students in skills training classes. “How are we keeping track of these students? I’m not sure if the records are accurate or if they know what is happening to our apprenticeship students,” she said. Completion rates for students in skills training classes in the province are lower than they should be, she said, pointing out that in Alberta the completion rates are at 70 per cent. She said one of the differences between the province’s training and Alberta’s is that Alberta utilizes the assistance of counsellors. In fact, in that province counsellors also keep track of apprenticeship students, ensuring records are accurate. “One area I have mentioned is we no longer have counsellors in this province and we used to. They are a really important part of process of helping students navigate though the system. i think there are a number of issues pending, but that’s one area we can look at. They do so much. It’s not the only issue, but one area.” Financial worries also play a role in completion rates, she added, especially for older students who have families to support while trying to upgrade their skills. “We have to focus on making education affordable and accessible,” she said. “That’s where need-based grants come into play. We’ve toured the province to make people aware of our platform promises. Skills training is a central pillar of the plan. We know these trade positions are good paying jobs. so we’re working with labour and industry and making it a priority.”
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The Prince George Spruce Kings have announced that Ron St. Clair will join the broadcast team. Ron St. Clair will join Peter James, Todd Doherty and Ron Gallo in bringing the call of the game to the FastHockey.com pay-per-view and CFIS-FM radio station broadcasts. “We’re excited to be adding Ron St. Clair into the mix,” said Spruce Kings Communications Director, Ron Gallo. “He brings experience, knowledge and professionalism to the team’s broadcast. He will also be able to work as a mentor for everybody that contributes to the fan enjoyment of the game.”
Contractor: Colmar Construction Ltd Construction dates: July 2012 – October 2012 Traffic Disruptions: During the installation along Pacific Street there will be a full road closure of Pacific Street from Peterbilt (6333 Pacific St) to Sintich Road with a detour to the Danson Industrial Subdivision by way of Hwy 97 and Sintich Road. The access from Continental Way to Pacific St will be closed as required during the construction of the section that crosses Continental Way. Colmar construction will post signs in advance of the closures. Contacts: Ron Stewart, Colmar Construction Ltd. 250-809-2407
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Courtrooms busy in P.G. In Provincial Court in Prince George on June 20: Shawn D. Tomah was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to one day in jail. Norton L. Wallace was found guilty of uttering threats, sentenced to 28 days in jail, placed on probation for 15 months and prohibited from possessing firearms for five years. Allan A. Squires was found guilty of break and enter and aggravated assault, sentenced to two years and a day in jail and prohibited from possessing firearms for five years. Squires was also found guilty of assault causing bodily harm, sentenced to six months in jail and prohibited from possessing firearms for five years. Squires was also found guilty of two counts of uttering threats, failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance and failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking and sentenced to 60 days in jail. In Provincial Court in Prince George on June 21: Nathan P. Monk was found guilty of assault causing bodily harm, sentenced to 19 days in jail and placed on probation for two years. Monk was also found guilty of three counts of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to one day in jail. Monk was also found guilty of a fourth count of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 14 days in jail. Aaron N. Stanley was found guilty of mischief, sentenced to 90 days in jail and placed on probation for 12 months. Stanley was also found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance and sentenced to 26 days in jail.
In Provincial Court in Prince George on June 22: Eric W.T. Johnson was found guilty of two counts of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to time served of three months in jail. Jamie A. Webb was found guilty of two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a weapon contrary to order, sentenced to five months in jail, assessed a victim surcharge of $100 and received a lifetime prohibition on the possession of firearms. Webb was also found guilty of assault and mischief, sentenced to one day in jail, placed on probation for one year and assessed a victim surcharge of $50. Webb was also found guilty of failing too comply with a probation order, sentenced to one day in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $50. Benjamin M.P. Whelan was found guilty of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, fined $1,000, assessed a victim surcharge of $150 and placed on probation for 18 months. Whelan was also found guilty of failing to remain at the scene of an accident, fined $320 and assessed a victim surcharge of $48. In Provincial Court in Prince George on June 25: Timothy L. Bryce was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 16 days in jail. David W. Maude was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000 and received a conditional sentence of 60 days. Chadwick S. Steffen was found guilty of failing to provide a breath sample when ordered to do so, sentenced to 30 days in jail and prohibited from driving for two years.
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She comes complete with her own manual. Devi, a border collie cross, is a special needs canine who – for the moment – has more willpower than mobility. She doesn’t walk or run like other dogs. She wears a body harness. When placed on the ground, she tends to wobble from side to side to get her balance. Once upright, Devi can go several steps before she falls over. Then she rolls, gets back up, and tries again. On Wednesday, Devi demonstrated her steely determination for the reporter with the same gutsy moves that are an inspiration to everyone she meets. Now all she needs is a long term foster or more permanent home. “Every time she walks, it’s a success,” says Barb Rayment, the woman who has temporarily taken over been caring for Devi, working with her, and monitoring her progress. “Devi has a condition called cerebellar hypoplasia which is caused by failure of the cerebellum (which controls motor functions) to develop in the womb. But of course Devi doesn’t know she’s disabled – because she’s always been this way.” Already, Devi’s back leg muscles are strengthening and she shows no signs of slowing down her daily exercise routine. Rayment took Devi into her foster care several weeks ago, to give Devi exposure to a wider world. Now seven months old, Devi has been at Turtle Gardens Rescue Society in Topley since she was four weeks old. The pup and her four siblings (along with their mother Daisy) arrived there in March, all of them under-nourished and in bad shape. “She was the runt of the litter, too,” notes Rayment. Yvette Labatte, manager of Turtle Gar-
dens, saw right away that Devi had a strong spirit to live and she wanted to give her every chance. “She loves life,” said Labatte. “Often dogs with disabilities are put down but they can make wonderful companions if people are willing to put in the time and effort with them.” In Devi’s case, this is not a degenerative disease. “She will not get any worse – she may get a lot better,” says Rayment, who’s already noticed steady improvement in the pup’s mobility. “This doesn’t affect her mental ability, she just has a problem with motor functioning. I’ve been reading about neural plasticity and how the brain can ‘rewire’ itself – and she’s already shown us that. She’s doing things she shouldn’t be able to do.” A published author (her latest book is The Northern Gardener: Perennials Which Survive and Thrive, based on her experience with plants and her years operating Birch Creek Nursery) Rayment has kept careful notes, pages of information about Devi. The “manual” will accompany Devi when she finds a new home. For now, Rayment takes the pup with her into work every morning at PGRCC where there is an established dog program and canine care facilities. At night, Devi comes home to Rayment’s rural property where there are already two dogs and a cat in residence. She credits Labatte with giving Devi a good start in life, and the two women have posted their “wants” list for their “pup in progress” on the Turtle Gardens website. “Yvette has done an incredible job with her but I strongly feel that Devi needs to be somewhere where she can get testing and have access to things like doggie acupuncture, physio, therapy swimming. She doesn’t really need that much more dedicated time than any other dog but
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point so there’s no bending for helpers. “She eats three times a day, plus snacks, and gets two or three play-therapy sessions a day. The rest of the time she is content sleeping or resting, grooming herself or mouthing toys in her ex-pen. “She’s quite happy outside in her crate on a little wagon, easy to move. She’s housebroken, she’s very quiet.” The name “Devi” is Sanskrit, the root of divinity. And she is a little divine spirit,” says Rayment. For more information visit www.turtlegardens.org.
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Film festival Hot on the heels of the largest, and one of the most prestigious, mountain festivals in the world, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour has hit the road, with stops planned in more than 250 communities and 25 countries across the globe. This year’s tour features a collection of the most inspiring and thought-provoking active, environmental, and adventure mountain films. Traveling from remote landscapes and cultures to up close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports, the 2012 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world. The show is produced by Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre, and features award-winning films and audience favorites from approximately 300 films entered in the annual festival in Banff. Join The Cranbrook Hill Greenway Society when the World Tour brings the spirit of outdoor adventure to Prince George, at the Playhouse Theatre, 7 p.m. Tuesday September 25. An evening of amazing films. Proceeds to the Cranbrook Hill Greenway Endowment Fund. Tickets available from Stride& Glide Sports and also Books & Co. in Prince George.
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The 5 W’s plus one called Wine in British Columbia,” says Jamieson. I am a little intimidated – though “I want to teach students how to very excited – at the thought of going make sound wine buying decisions back to school this semester. without a lot of advanced knowledge It’s been, um, quite a while since I as well as introduce some practices that last sat in a classroom, listening, taking will help improve their wine apprecianotes and asking questions. I am used tion skills and lead to further enjoyto listening, taking notes and asking ment of future wine experiquestions on the job but mentation.” this will be different. Tea So there. Very different. I am going to take a with You see, I will be kind a guinea pig student Continuing Education Teresa of – “rat” on the ship who Wine Course at CNC: The besides learning a lot of First Sip – An Introducnew and “neat” information to Wine Appreciation. This is a new course, TERESAMALLAM tion about wine, will be able to tell readers all about with instructor Doug my experience. The course is full and Jamieson at the helm. I can just hear there is a waiting list. Go figure. But the snickers from readers: there’s always next time for you to “Teresa taking a wine course, LOL, enroll. no more Tea with Teresa.” It’s not easy making the choice to go Hey, this is serious stuff. back to school – for any reason, fun or “This series of courses being offered financial, and for one course or attendare intended to expose adult students ing part or full time. to the complex world of premium We may have spent years thinking wines from around the world but with we have enough information stored on a special emphasis on wines produced
our hard drives to last a lifetime. The truth is, learning something new keeps you and your brain young – just ask Pavlov’s salivating dog. I think many older people are shy and may not like the idea of walking the halls with their much younger counterparts. Mind you, some seniors thrive on it. Me? I plan on gently easing my way back into the academia steam, one course at a time, starting with something I think will be fun. My mother went back to college in her late 70s. A newspaper reporter in her heyday (the time before the kids arrived) she studied art history and took creative writing courses. Her instructors loved her. Here was this elderly woman, already published and very accomplished, who now in her golden years wanted to soak up their wisdom and advice. “Learning is a gift. Education is never wasted,” she told me. No worries. I won’t waste it, not even a single drop.
Kruselnicki heads off to awards Earl Krushelnicki, founder of Blues Underground will be at the Western Canadian Awards in Regina Sept. 30. Nominated in the Best Blues CD category are four favourite artists who have played for Blues Underground events in recent years. “Brandon Isaak, David Gogo and Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne and Murray Porter have all been
nominated for awards. I’m just thrilled to be able to go to the WCMA this year and I will be rooting for our favourites.” Blues guitarist Gogo has won and been nominated for several awards including a Juno Award. He’s won the Maple Blues Award’s Guitarist of the Year twice and the West Coast Music Awards Musician of the
Year (2000.) Gogo is touring in Europe and will be returning to Prince George to put on a concert for EGK Promotions (Krushelnicki’s company) on Oct. 13. Boogie woogie blues pianist Wayne who won the 2006 Juno award for Blues Album of the Year and Isaak, a great guitarist who branched out on his own after playing for several years
with The Twisters, will be performing at the Big Blue Ball on Nov. 10. The event is a fundraiser to raise money to fight Prostrate Cancer. As well, Blues Underground is putting on a dance with music by Canada’s Best New Blues Band, Sabrina Weeks and Swing Cat Bounce on Saturday. Tickets are available at Books and Company.
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FRENCH CONVERSATION COURSES FOR ADULTS The Prince George French Canadian’s Association is accepting registrations for the adult French conversation courses. The Intermediate/Advance level will be on Tuesday, September 25, the Beginner level will be on Thursday, September 27. This 11 week program will take place at the French Community Center located at 1752 Fir Street once a week from 7 to 9 p.m. Think of volunteering at the Prince George 2015 Canada Winter Games? This course is the perfect program to help you with welcoming the nation in our city.
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Michelle Wright can’t wait to hit the road again. “We just got back from Canadian Country Music Week,” she says from her home in Nashville. “The laundry’s done, the dishes are done, and we’re getting ready for the tour.” That tour, Songs From the Halls, starts Oct. 13 in Campbell River and hits Prince George on Oct. 19 for a show at the Playhouse. “We’ll leave here a couple of days early,” Wright says, “because it’s a long trip by bus. But it will be nice to get on the bus and relax.” The new tour will require the band to learn some new, old songs, since Wright will be presenting a concert with two themes. “It’s a whole new concept. I’ll do some of my own hits, about 10 or 12 that the people seem to enjoy, and I’ll do 10 or 12 by other artists. My thinking now is we’ll intersperse them: Do one of my old songs, then a cover tune.” And where did she get the material from other artists? Well, the tour title is
a clue. “These are all artists who are in a musical hall of fame of some kind,” Wright says. “I went to the listing for each hall, then started at ‘A’ and went through the names, looking for the artists who influenced me the most.” As she went through the lists, she says, one thing stood out. “What surprised me mare than anything wasn’t the music I responded to in terms of its influence, but what I didn’t respond to. There were bands I love, like ABBA, who didn’t influence my music at all.” So that means no ABBA songs on the tour. Wright says there will be quite a variety, though. “Some of the people I’m covering shouldn’t be a surprise, like Merle Haggard or Anne Murray. I’ll also be doing songs by Bonnie Raiit and U2.” While it might sound easy to pick 10 or 12 songs from artists who influenced her career, Wright says there were other factors that came into play. “I had to look at the tempos of Michelle Wright plays at the Prince George Playhouse October 19. the songs. If I already had five or six ballads, I knew I needed to find some uptempo stuff to balance it.” While digging through the halls of fame gave Wright a chance to look at great music of the past, she also had the chance a couple of years ago to revisit her own musical past. “We remastered and rereleased my first album, Do Right By Me, a couple of years ago. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed listening to those songs again.” But just because she enjoyed them, doesn’t mean she would re-record them
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today. “Musical taste change, and I think I’ve evolved with them. There are songs on that album that I wouldn’t do now, because I think I’ve moved to a different place with my music.” The impetus for the Songs From the Halls tour came in 2011, when Wright was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. “My first thought when they called me was, ‘Aren’t I a little young to be in the Hall of Fame? Can you call back in about 15 years?’ “But then I realized I’ve been making music for quite a while and had a pretty good career.” Tickets for Michelle Wright’s Songs From the Halls tour stop at the Prince George Playhouse on Oct. 19 are now on sale.
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Take Back the Night tonight The 21st annual Take Back the Night event gets underway in Prince George on Friday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. Walkers and supporters will meet at the steps of City Hall. The event is to honour the memory of the women who have not survived violence, to celebrate those who have and to demand an end to violence. The event is a women and children’s march only. Men are respectfully requested to provide their support to the event be assisting with the reception after the march. Hot beverages and snacks will be provided by the Men Against Violence Against Women committee. “When one considers that last year, the RCMP were called to 913 domestic dispute, it is evident that we need to take action and raise awareness about violent crimes against women,” said Asia Marquette-Halikowski, coordinator SOS (Surpassing Our Survival) Society, in a news release. One piece of good news this year: an RCMP officer has been assigned full-time to domestic violence complaints. Cpl. Carla Cook was hired in February to this much needed role. She will provide “another set of eyes” on domestic dispute cases, particularly high risk files in the city. The SOS Society provides counselling and support services in a safe and supportive environment for individuals, families and groups. SOS Society
works with women, children and men to help them overcome the effects of sexual violence. They advocate for societal change that does not tolerate
oppression, exploitation or violence in any form. The SOS strives to influence and increase awareness by delivering public education and together, as
a community, create a culture free from sexual violence. Historically, women faced the anxiety of walking alone at night and that is why the
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There are changes coming to Tabor Mountain, even if a lot of them aren’t evident right now. “If you listen,” says resort owner Fern Thibault, “you can hear the skidders and loaders working up the hill, clearing the trees.” Right now though, on a clear September morning, there isn’t much to show what the mountain will look like in February 2015, when the Canada Winter Games come to Prince George. But the plans are there, and there are plenty of ski people excited to talk about them. Several of them gathered at the resort Thursday for an informal press meeting. Thibault started proceedings by making a simple statement. “The face of Tabor is changing. We’re going to have a new gate in place, we’re sprucing things up. We’re getting eight new runs, with six of those in a whole new development area. The T-bar is going to be back in service after eight years. “We’re putting in a terrain park which will be the largest in northern B.C. and maybe, if we can pull it off, all of B.C. We’re putting in a new snowcross course, along with a
smaller beginner course. We’re working hard to make it happen.” When Canada’s top young athletes come to Prince George in late February of 2015, they will attack the slopes at Tabor for a number of events. In the first week of the games, the mountain will host snowboarding, including half pipe, snowboardcross and slopestyle, a new event. The second week will see the freestyle events, including moguls, halfpipe, aerials and slopestyle. The new slopestyle events involve athletes doing not just aerial tricks, but also tricks involves rails and boxes. Competitors are scored for style and difficulty of the run. Flynn Seddon, the president of BC Snowboard and the technical representative for Snowboard Canada, is pumped about the plans. “I’m very excited to see the development of the mountain, and what it will leave as a legacy of the Games. This will definitely help the growth of snowboarding in Prince George and all of the north.”
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Sound-weaver and ceremonial singer Danielea Castell will lead other voices in a Community SoundWeaving Ceremony for the Fraser River on Sunday, Sept. 23. She invites people to bring their voice and their love of water to the river on B.C. Rivers Day and take part in a group celebration with water chants, drums and prayers of gratitude. SoundWeaving is a term coined by Castell to describe a process for using the natural tones in our voice to “make a heart connection with another person, element or species.” The sound can be in any form. “For the Fraser River ceremony, the intention is to personally acknowledge the river, offer love and gratitude for all it gives us and to sing chants which help us embody the teachings of Water,” Castell told the Free Press. “For example, our bodies are 70 per cent water and connecting more deeply with the river can teach us how to be more accepting and ‘go with the flow’ potentially bringing more ease and grace into our lives. “ Sue G e h r ig / Sp e cia l to th e Fre e Pre s s Castell has been offering SoundDanielea Castell soundweaving in Jasper Lake, Weaving ceremonies and workshops Alberta. around B.C. since 2009, helping people personal spiritual connect with Trees, Forests, connect with nature. Up until May 2012, her focus was on elder Oceans and Rivers is the most critical at this time.” trees and forests, now it is water. Being near water has always brought tranquil“Of all the relationships we could repair with Mother Nature, I believe restoring our direct ity and a chance to reflect. “As a very young child, I used to escape to the local creek every chance I got. I felt more at home there than I did anywhere else, mostly because there was no talking – but lots of interesting sounds. I felt the same way in my Grandfather’s garden which became the subject of my first performance piece.” As a ceremonial singer, Castell sings special chants at opening and closing ceremonies for public events, festivals and private functions. Besides her voice, she uses harmonium, frame drum, native American flute and crystal bowl to Initiative Advertising: accompany her chanting. Individuals or organizations who sponsor initiative advertising, “I call myself a ceremonial singer because the other than the proponent and registered opponents, must register with the Chief Electoral Officer before they conduct or publish chants I am drawn to compose and sing invoke initiative advertising. Registration applications are available from the sacred, creating an atmosphere of love, Elections BC. respect and reverence for all life – people, nature, the elements.” Who May Sign the Petition: Castell will have a booth set up at the [B.C. Registered voters as of Monday, November 19, 2012 may sign the Rivers Day] Music Festival on Sunday afternoon initiative petition. Individuals may only sign the petition once, and so people can visit her. must sign the petition sheet for the electoral district in which they “I am hoping to bring a better understanding are registered at the time of signing. Signed petitions are available of how fun, easy and natural it is to communicate for public inspection. with nature through the tones in our voice.” The SoundWeaving ceremony takes place from For More Information: 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23 at the Fraser The initiative application and draft Bill are available for public River sandbank at the foot of Patricia Blvd. off inspection on the Elections BC website and at the Elections BC Queensway. Bring a jar and an organic offering office at the address below. for the river made from plant, crystal, stone or Location: wood. Wear sturdy shoes. For more information Suite 100 – 1112 Fort Street, Victoria, B.C visit oneconsciousvoice.com.
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This notice is published pursuant to section 4 of the Recall and Initiative Act. Approval in principle has been granted on an application for an initiative petition. The petition will be issued to proponent Dana Larsen on Monday, November 19, 2012 and signature sheets must be submitted to the Chief Electoral Officer by Monday, February 18, 2013. The Title of the Initiative is: An initiative to amend the Police Act. Summary of Initiative: The initiative draft Bill entitled, “Sensible Policing Act” proposes to amend the Police Act to no longer use provincial police resources on the enforcement of current laws in relation to simple possession and use of cannabis by adults. The draft law would prohibit the use of provincial police resources for this purpose, would require police to report in detail to the Minister of Justice any actual use of resources for this purpose and why it was necessary, and require the Minister to publish that report. The Bill also proposes that the Province would call upon the Federal Government to repeal the federal prohibition on cannabis, or give British Columbia an exemption, such that British Columbia is able to tax and regulate cannabis similar to the regulation of alcohol and tobacco. As well it proposes that British Columbia shall establish a Provincial Commission to study the means and requirements necessary for the province to establish a legal and regulated model for the production and use of cannabis by adults. Last, the Bill would make non-lawful possession and use of cannabis by minors an offence similar to possession and use of alcohol.
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performing. He won a singer songwriter competition in 2002 that propelled him into the limelight. A very versatile performer, he sings his own songs as well as covers of artists such as Chris Isaak, Steve Miller, Train and Clapton. Gordon James will be appearing live at Artspace on Saturday, Nov. 3. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door, available at Books and Co. 1685 Third Ave. For more about the artist visit www.gordenjames.com or www.reverbnation.com/GordenJames.
Singer songwriter Gorden James plays Prince George on Nov. 3. The PGSS graduate grew up here and now lives in Kelowna – but that doesn’t mean he’s forgotten the northern town where he cut his musical teeth. “I am very excited about coming home to Prince George to do a show and see friends, family and old school chums,” James told the Free Press. His career ACTION IS THE KEY as a recording and Start Your Own performing artist is Business or Become now in full flight – thanks to a winning Self-Employed… mix of talent, timing and tenacity. Join our BEST Program “I’ve been pursuing Aboriginal Business music full time for a & Community few years now. Just Development Centre last month I appeared in CMT’s Big in a The Aboriginal Business and Community Development Centre is hosting the Aboriginal Small Town as one BEST Program. of 30 finalists chosen from across Canada to Aboriginal Business and Entrepreneurial Skills Training is for people who self-identify as First Nations, Metis, and Inuit, status or not, who are interested in becoming be part of the show,” self-employed or starting their own business. It is for both those who have a solid idea he said. and want to see it happen and for those who have an interest in business but have no “The show has given specific idea yet. some great exposure to my album Heart Best of all, its FREE! There is no charge for any part of the program. It includes twelve of the Matter which sessions of training with snacks and beverages at each session. is getting some great airplay across Canada and overseas.” The artist has a new single out How Can I Miss You and another one in the works. “I’m working on a An information session about the program will be held on brand new song right Wednesday, September 26th now called Forever from 1 pm to 4 pm at our office (3845 15th Avenue) and Some, which All are welcome to attend. Beverages and snacks will be included. should be finished soon.” Address: 3845 15th Avenue One of his singles Phone: (250) 562-6325 It’s You has become Contact: abest@abdc.bc.ca a favourite wedding Web: http://abdc.bc.ca/services/aboriginalbest song for couples around the globe. James has a love for acoustic music and
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The Prince George Cougars should have no problem scoring goals in the 2012-13 Western Hockey League campaign. Offence would be a nice change for CN Centre spectators who watched last season’s offensively-challenged squad fall on the short end of a lot of games. They ultimately missed the playoffs with a record of 24 wins, 46 losses, zero overtime setbacks and two shootout defeats (24-460-2). A lack of offensive production was a big part of the problem, as they finished the year as the lowest scoring team in the 22-team WHL, with 166 goals in 72 games. The team added to an already talented forward group with key offseason acquisitions. Among several 1995-born players on the Cougars entering their draft year, 2010 WHL Bantam Draft firstoverall pick Alex Forsberg will be hungry to make his mark. This week, he made the National Hockey League Central Scouting preliminary watch list for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. That’s encouraging. However, hockey is played on two sides of the ice. Can the defence and goaltending hold up? When it comes to uncertainty, the Cougars aren’t alone. The Kelowna Rockets, Vancouver Giants and Victoria Royals also have question marks. Then there’s the Kamloops Blazers, the Cougars’ closest geographical rival. Nothing is certain with the Blazers either. But with a strong returning core, last season’s BC Division champions appear to have the leg up on the competition in their division. The Blazers, with what appears like the deepest lineup, are a safe
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Members of the Prince George Cougars look on during a WHL pre-season game in Kamloops on Sept. 14. The Cougars open their regular season on Saturday in Everett, Wash. bet to capture the BC Division banner for the second year in a row. After that, it’s more of a toss-up with four teams trying to improve. “Victoria is looking to get better. I think Kelowna is trying to rebound from the season they had last year, they’ve changed a lot of players there through trades,” Cougars head coach Dean Clark says. As for the Vancouver Giants, they’ll feel the loss of a few top players. “But the one thing you know with Vancouver, they’re going to work hard with (Don Hay) coaching them,” Clark says.
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1. Kamloops Blazers – The deepest team in the BC Division, the Blazers don’t have any major holes in their lineup. 2. Kelowna Rockets – Although they don’t have an established sniper, the Rockets are led by a mobile defence core and will win their share of games with scoring by committee. 3. Vancouver Giants – They lost a few of their biggest stars from last season, but you can never count out a team that’s coached by Don Hay. 4. Prince George Cougars – They have the potential to be one of the highest scoring teams in the league, but their lack of experince in goal and on defence is a concern. 5. Victoria Royals – If the players can buy into the system of their first-year head coach, this team may see success. There’s no clear-cut second place team in this division.
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Last season: 24-46-0-2, 10th in Western Conference, fifth in B.C. Division Division: Missed the playoffs for the third time in five years Head coach: Dean Clark (fourth season, 16th overall) Assistants: Jason Becker (fourth season) and Brent Arsenault (eighth season) Key losses: Overage goalie Drew Owsley was an obvious choice for Team MVP of the 2011-12 campaign. The Cougars were consistently outshot over the course of the season, and it was Owsley who held them in games. Owsley played 64 games while back-up Devon Fordyce, who’s been battling Brett Zarowny for the 2012-13 starter’s position, saw action in 14 contests. Last season’s other overagers were F Spencer Asuchak and D Cody Carlson. With the Cougars’ talent up front, it may be Carlson the Cougars miss more than Asuchak this season. F Greg Fraser, who would’ve been battling for one of the three 1992-born overage positions, opted to drop down and join the B.C. Hockey League’s Nanaimo Clippers. Asuchak and Fraser were serviceable forwards for the Cats, but neither was a major offensive threat. D Jesse Forsberg played with an edge and his physical play may be missed. He was dealt to the Seattle Thunderbirds in an offseason move for forward Colin Jacobs. The 20-year-olds: F Brock Hirsche, D Dan Gibb and D Dallas Ehrhardt. Gibb may turn into the Cougars’ most important player this season. Although he’s not an offensive defenceman, Gibb has often been given the assignment of covering the opposition’s top forwards. While the Cougars will encourage their forwards to back check, it’ll be up to the more experienced Gibb and Ehrhardt to mentor the team’s young blue liners. At 194 games, Gibb has dressed in more regular-season contests for the Cougars than any other member of this season’s team. The import: The Cougars’ enter the season with only one import on their team, 1994-born Latvian defenceman Rinalds Rosinskis. Key returnees: G Fordyce, D Gibb, F Troy Bourke, F Alex Forsberg, F Daulton Siwak, F Chase Witala, F Jordan Tkatch and F Hirsche New faces: A couple of forwards, Jacobs (from Seattle) and Jari Erricson (from the Everett Silvertips) joined the Cougars in deals with other organizations. Erricson become property of the
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The Cariboo Cougars are the number-three hockey team in Prince George but have clearly been number one in terms of positive results. Cariboo has just six returning players with mostly a Prince George roster (75 per cent). It will be interesting if Brad Morrison, one of three 15-year-olds on the team, can live up to the hype and put huge numbers on the board. Not since Brett Connolly, has Cariboo had a player with the potential of Morrison’s offensive flair. To (coach) Trevor Sprague’s shagrin, The Cougars have finished second to the Vancouver NW Giants in each of the last three seasons. The NW Giants are the top BC Hockey Major Midget League team until proven otherwise. The Cariboo Cougars success, or lack there of, will come down to how they fare against the Giants. Is it a rivalry? Not yet. But that will change should the Cougars become “Giant” killers. And that is a day Sprague lives for. Hartley Miller is the sports director for radio stations 94X and the Wolf@97fm. He also writes for the Opinion 250. Send along a quote, note, or anecdote to hmiller@94xfm.com. Follow him on twitter: @ Hartley_Miller
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Last season: 47-20-23, second in Western Conference, first in B.C. Division. Swept Victoria Royals in Round 1 of playoffs before losing in Game 7 of Round 2 to the Portland Winterhawks. Head coach: Guy Charron (third season, hired mid-season in 2009-2010 campaign). Assistants: Associate coach Dave Hunchak (second season), assistant coach Ed Patterson (second season), skills coach Mike Needham (second season) and goaltending coach Dan De Palma (fourth season). Key losses: F Chase Schaber, D Bronson Maschmeyer and F Brandon Herrod, all aged out of junior hockey. D Austin Madaisky, who signed a threeyear deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets, would be a key loss, but he might be back in Kamloops, depending on the NHL lockout and whether he catches on with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. The 20-year-olds: D Madaisky, F Dylan Willick, F Brendan Ranford and F Jordan DePape. WHL clubs are allowed only three over-age players on the roster. If Madaisky is returned to Kamloops, Blazer GM Craig Bonner has a decision to make. The imports: F Tim Bozon (Switzerland) and D Marek Hrbas (Czech Republic).
Key returnees: F Ranford, F Bozon, F Willick, D Hrbas, D Tyler Hansen, D Tyler Bell, D Madaisky (if he is back), G Cole Cheveldave, F JC Lipon and F Colin Smith, New faces: Jordan Thomson might be the Blazers’ most promising new face. The club’s first-round pick in the 2011 bantam draft had an excellent training camp and pre-season. The Blazers acquired F Rob Trzonkowski from Calgary in May. He racked up 200 penalty minutes in 111 games with the Hitmen. Just notes: Forwards Matt Needham and Cole Ully, both 17, are not listed as key returnees, but they might be exactly that. They are both expected to take the next step this season. Josh Connolly of Prince George is the younger brother of Brett, the former Prince George Cougar who plays with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The younger Connolly is a highly skilled blue liner with tremendous offensive upside and will be used on the power play. Hunchak would like to see Connolly be more reliable and less unpredictable in his own zone.
Did you know: Graduated Blazers Maschmeyer and Schaber joined the St. Francis Xavier men’s hockey team in Antigonish, N.S. The X-Men compete in Canadian Interuniversity Sport’s Atlantic University Sport conference. Former Cougar G Drew Owsley, Spokane Chief F Steven Kuhn and Medicine Hat Tiger F Cole Grbavac also joined the X-Men this off-season. The prognosis: Kamloops has the necessary tools this season to make a run at the Western Conference championship and challenge for the Ed Chynoweth Cup. The Blazers are deep up front and on the blue line (especially if Madaisky returns) and Cheveldave looks to be the real deal between the pipes. Expectations in town are higher than they have been in more than a decade. If the Blazers can cope with the pressure and avoid key injuries, look for them to be hanging around deep in the post-season. — Marty Hastings, Kamloops This Week
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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 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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
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Labourers EARN some extra money for Christmas! Canforâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 ďŹ t, 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 ďŹ rst left turn on Landooz Road and follow road for 1 km. Turn left into entrance to nursery.
SEEKING CONTRACT LABOUR CREW FOR GRAPPLE YARDERS FRASER VALLEY and VANCOUVER ISLAND Initial volumes to cover 4 to 6 months; longer terms available. Ideal opportunity for experienced loggers with a track record of production efďŹ ciencies i.e. production per day, on-grade output. Competitive rate package plus bonus offered. Please reply to: P. O. Box 155 C/O BC ClassiďŹ eds #102-5460 152nd St. Surrey BC V3S 5J9
Career Opportunities
Closing date: Thursday, September 27, 2012 @ 4:30 pm
Family Wellness Programs: Causal Driver/Assistant
Closing date: Wednesday, October 3, 2012 @ 12 Noon A hard copy listing the roles, responsibilities and qualifications of the positions are available from the Prince George Native Friendship Centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s web site at www.pgnfc.com (click on Join Our Team / Careers). To apply, submit a resume, cover letter and three (3) references detailing which position(s) you are applying for, to:
Prince George Native Friendship Centre 1600 Third Avenue Prince George, BC V2L 3G6 Fax: (250) 563-0924 E-mail: employment@pgnfc.com Applications will be accepted until dates noted on postings, no telephone inquiries please. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
Journeyman CertiďŹ ed Plumber and Gas Fitter Please Phone: 250-845-7333 or email resume to: embersons01@gmail.com
Livestock April Lambs for sale. Naturally Raised $150 each. Call: 250-971-2205
Pets Boxer Puppies, vet checked with all shots up to date. Parents on premises. $550. 250567-3193
Merchandise for Sale
$100 & Under Emberson Plumbing & Heating Butler Ave. Houston, B.C. V0J 1Z0 HEAVY DUTY Mechanic, F/T permanent. Exp. with forestry equipment. Should have good communication, problem solving skills, work independently or as part of a team in all types of ďŹ eld & weather cond. First Aid & WHMIS an asset. Salary based on experience & qualiďŹ cations. BeneďŹ t package avail. Please send resume w/cover letter. Box 714, Creston, BC V0B 1G0, Fax: 250-428-9910, Email: robertlogging@shawcable.com Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. POWER tool mechanic FT position in the Okanagan valley. Mechanical aptitude necessary. Apply with resume and cover letter to frank@acmotorelectric.com.
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Art/Music/Dancing Guitar instruction for you or your child. Weekly private lessons from a professional guitar teacher. Member of BCPMTA Studio located in home in College Hts area. Learn quickly & properly by notation. Call for more info 250-964-9097 John Early age specialist.
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Cleaning Services Mature lady looking to do house cleaning. 25 yrs exp. Call Sandra :(250)981-3752
Excavating & Drainage
Valley bought horse hay. High nutrient, timothy/broame mix, no rain $3.50 square bale. Phone 250-560-5343
$200 & Under Driest ďŹ re wood in town! Split & delivered $180 real cord (250)562-7111
Firewood/Fuel FIR, split & delivered $150 per truckload (250)640-2870
Garage Sales Multi-Family Moving Sale Sept 22nd & 23nd 10-4pm massage chair, bar stool, household items & more. 4543 Stable pl YWAM FUNDRAISER 6979 Aldeen rd Sept 22 & 23rd 8-5pm Epicure Merchandise & MORE
Heavy Duty Machinery A- STEEL SHIPPING STORAGE CONTAINERS / Bridges / Equipment Wheel loaders JD 644E & 544A / 63â&#x20AC;&#x2122; & 90â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Stiff boom 5th wheel crane trucks/Excavators EX200-5 & 892D-LC / Small forklifts / F350 C/C â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cabsâ&#x20AC;?20â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;53â&#x20AC;&#x2122; New/ Used/ Damaged /Containers Semi Trailers for Hiway & StorageCall 24 Hrs 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com
Misc. for Sale FOR THE HOME BREWER Wine making equipment. Incl. 2 primary buckets, 4 carboyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, hoses, syphonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, thermometers, ďŹ&#x201A;oor corker (some corks) electric bottle ďŹ ller plus lots more. Must be sold as a complete set $375 250-562-3747 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? Number 5 bear trap for sale $1200 Ph: 250-640-0907
Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 250-863-3082 in Town
Real Estate Lots 2 acre building lot (219â&#x20AC;&#x2122; x 397â&#x20AC;&#x2122;) in city limits. 10862 Jutland Rd $35,000 Ph (250)964-0357
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Graymontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pavilion Plant is accepting applications for an Industrial Electrician. Candidate must possess current B.C. Red Seal certification. Preference will be given to well-rounded individuals willing to also perform other nonelectrical maintenance work as part of the maintenance team. A background in lime or cement industry along with computer and or PLC skills is preferred as well as a proven track record of developing and maintaining a safe work culture. Additional skills required: t &MFDUSJDJBO XJUI JOEVTUSJBM FYQFSJFODF SFRVJSFE UP XPSL BU UIF (SBZNPOU 1BWJMJPO Lime Plant. t .VTU CFDPNF FOHBHFE JO DPOUJOVPVT JNQSPWFNFOU BOE XJMMJOH UP XPSL JO B UFBN environment. t 3FHVMBS TIJGUT XJMM CF IST EBZ GSPN .POEBZ UP 'SJEBZ o TUFBEZ EBZ TIJGU t .VTU CF XJMMJOH UP XPSL PWFSUJNF XIFO SFRVJSFE t 8BHFT BOE CFOFĂśUT BT QFS UIF DPMMFDUJWF BHSFFNFOU t -PDBUFE JO 1BWJMJPO # $ TJUVBUFE CFUXFFO $BDIF $SFFL BOE -JMMPPFU # $ Qualified applicants please submit your resume to: jking@graymont.com or Graymont Pavilion Plant Attn: Dan Buis P.O. Box 187 Cache Creek, BC V0K 1H0
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250-561-1447 1..2..3.. bedroom units available includes Hot Water Ph: 250-962-7962 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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HARDWOOD MANOR APTS Large 1 & 2 bdrm suites Hardwood floors throughout Heat & Hot water included
1575 Queensway 250-596-9484
HILLSBOROUGH Apts 3820 - 15th Ave
Under New Management Spacious 3 bdrm apts Clean, quiet, secure entrance. Students Welcome. Rental Incentives. No Dogs
Phone 250-596-4555
SUMMIT APTS
2666 Upland Street 1 & 2 bedroom apts. Rent includes: hydro, heat, hot water, appliances, drapes and parking. Quiet, no pets
250-564-3162
VENICE PLACE APTS 1438 Queensway Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm Suites Balcony, Elevator, Underground parking. Heat included Call (250)561-1446
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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
Suites, Lower Fully furnished 1 bdrm bsmt suite. All appliances included. Close to CNC, UNBC & Pine Centre 250-564-9443
Suites, Upper large bright 1br, F/S, alarm, newer house, close to Van Bien school & bus. $550 util inc. Ph: 250-563-7215
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IN THE MATTER OF THE BANKRUPTCY OF JAMES GEORGE DELANEY NOTICE is hereby given that James George Delaney filed an Assignment in Bankruptcy on September 14, 2012, and that John S. Beverley & Associates Inc. was appointed as Trustee. The first meeting of creditors will be held on the 4th day of October 2012 at the hour of 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon, at the office of the Trustee, 1240 5th Avenue, in the City of Prince George, in the Province of British Columbia. Dated at Prince George, BC this 18th day of September 2012.
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