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QUAKE: 7.7 magnitude shaker off Haida Gwaii felt here A3Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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One person is dead following a two-ve-hicle crash on High-way 97 south of Prince George Sunday.
The RCMP’s Opera-tional Communica-tions Centre received a report of a two-vehicle collision at 9:49 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 97 and Buck-horn Road, just south of Prince George.
One person was confirmed dead at the scene, while oth-ers were taken to the University Hospital of Northern BC by the BC Ambulance Service.
Highway 97 was closed between Buck-horn Road and Old Cariboo Highway for about three hours.
The BC Coroners Service has been called in to investigate.
If you have any information about this collision, please con-tact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stop-pers at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477), online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca (English only), or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES (274637) using key-word “pgtips.”
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Most people’s lives have been touched by cancer in some way, and Premier Christy Clark is no exception. Her mother won the battle against skin cancer and breast cancer, ultimately losing her life to brain cancer.
Clark said she understood how important it is to be near your support group and for your loved ones to be able to be close to you when you are struggling with the disease.
Every morning during her mother’s battle with brain can-cer she would drive to the Royal Columbian Hospital, help her mother shower and eat, then put her to bed. After work she would pick up her son and they would go see her mother. Clark would feed her dinner and help her brush her teeth.
Her mother may not have sur-vived her final battle with cancer, but Clark said she did get to spend those final days with her in the best possible way.
“It was her final gift,” she said. “Now families in Prince George will also have that gift.”
With tears in her eyes, Clark shared her story during the grand opening of the B.C. Cancer Agency Centre for the North on Monday. In a room filled with proponents who worked hard to make the centre a reality, local and provincial dignitaries as well as many of the 82 profession-als who will staff the centre, she talked about the importance of a community coming together with a vision, then bringing it to life.
“This is something you have needed in this community for a long time,” she said.
She added the province has the best can-cer survival rate anywhere in North America, thanks in great part to the B.C. Cancer Agency and the specialists who work there.
Prince George now has the most recently built clinic, one of six throughout the province, filled with state-of-the-art equipment.
“But the real difference is the people who work in the building,” she said. “It is these people and
their passion for wanting to save lives ... that is what makes the difference.”
Prince George Health Authority board chair Wynne Powell said that for the first time in the north, the newly constructed centre will allow patients to undergo radiation therapy.
He added the centre is a key part of the north-ern cancer control strategy.
In addition to being on time and below bud-get, the centre, he said, will enhance service across the cancer care continuum through the north.
Dr. Michelle Sutter broached the subject of a local cancer centre when she noticed there was an abnormal number of mastectomies being per-formed in the North.
“Women were unwilling to leave their sup-port systems,” she said.
The initial meeting with local MLAs Pat Bell and Shirley Bond led to several more, until Dr. Charles Jago, someone who has garnered a great deal of respect among a range of people, was put in charge of a steering committee, advocat-
ing for the project.A first report by the committee projected the
earliest such a clinic could become a reality was 2015.
Bond said they knew that just wasn’t fast enough.
“Northern B.C. has been asking for equity in health care for a long time,” Bond said.
Over the time it has taken to make the centre a reality, she said she was asked about it many times.
“It’s not a matter of if,” she said she told peo-ple. “It’s a matter of when. And when is today.”
“Everyone south of Williams Lake told us it couldn’t be done,” Bell said.
“When people tell northern British Colum-bians it can’t be done, they just roll up their sleeves. Today proves we can get it done in northern B.C.,” Bond said.
Construction for the centre began in July of 2010, with a capital cost of $91.5 million. The first patients are expected to walk through the doors on Nov. 1.
Clark opens cancer centre
DeLynda PILON/Free Press
Premier Christy Clark toured the radiation unit at the B.C. Cancer Agency Centre for the North during its grand opening Monday. Patients will begin treatment at the centre Nov. 1.
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HOCKEY: Cougars, Spruce Kings have good weekends A11, 15
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The Groop Gallery will soon be home to some trees
B1BILL PHILLIPS 250-564-0005 [email protected]
Up Front
An 7.7 magnitude earthquake, with an epicentre south of the Haida Gwaii, was felt in Prince George Saturday night.
US Geological Service reported that the 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit about 139km south of Masset at
8:04 p.m.The quake was felt across north-
ern B.C. and triggered a tsunami warning for coastal regions. Several aftershocks also shook the coast. There are no reports of significant damage or injuries.
NORTHERN GATEWAY
Cullen slams PMNathan Cullen says Prime Min-
ister Stephen Harper has “doubled down” on the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal.
The NDP house leader said he doesn’t know what will happen should the Joint Review Panel reject the pipeline plan. Earlier this year Ottawa took authority for final approval of the pipeline out of the hands of the panel and gave it to cabinet.
“Harper has made explicit com-mitments to the Chinese,” he said to media after presenting at the Joint Review Panel hearing in Prince George Monday. “He’s painted
himself into a very difficult corner. This has been such a rigged process from the Harper government.”
Cullen said he feels Harper is hop-ing the Joint Review Panel approves the project so he won’t have to deal with possibly overruling it.
“He’s doubled down. He’s sup-posed to be a good strategist, but the minds of British Columbians have changed and not in a positive way.”
Cullen said it’s “crazy” that Enbridge doesn’t have to respond to direct questions about spill response, saying the “elephant in the room” is the fact that the panel doesn’t have the authority to reject the project and the company doesn’t have to answer tough questions.
Quake rattles B.C. north
Missing teen soughtThe Prince George
RCMP are asking the public’s help in locat-ing a missing youth.
Kyler Stevens, 16, was last seen walk-ing on 15th Avenue in Prince George on October 5.
Kyler is described as:• Caucasian male• 175 cm (5’9”)• 77 kg (170 lbs)• Brown or auburn hair past his ears• Green eyes
Was last seen wear-
ing: • Grey hoodie• Grey track pants
All attempts to
locate Kyler have been negative.
If you have any information about Kyler Stevens or where he might be, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously con-tact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477), online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca (English only), or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES (274637) using key-word “pgtips”.
BILL [email protected]
Birgit Zorzi /Special to the Free Press
Two Rivers Gallery managing director Peter Thompson shows his flair for the macabre with his Halloween “zipper face.” The gallery hosted its annual Halloween party fund-raiser, Menagerie, last Saturday.
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Kyler Stevens- Last seen Oct. 5
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HOCKEY: Cougars, Spruce Kings have good weekends A11, 15
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The Groop Gallery will soon be home to some trees
B1BILL PHILLIPS 250-564-0005 [email protected]
Up Front
An 7.7 magnitude earthquake, with an epicentre south of the Haida Gwaii, was felt in Prince George Saturday night.
US Geological Service reported that the 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit about 139km south of Masset at
8:04 p.m.The quake was felt across north-
ern B.C. and triggered a tsunami warning for coastal regions. Several aftershocks also shook the coast. There are no reports of significant damage or injuries.
NORTHERN GATEWAY
Cullen slams PMNathan Cullen says Prime Min-
ister Stephen Harper has “doubled down” on the Northern Gateway pipeline proposal.
The NDP house leader said he doesn’t know what will happen should the Joint Review Panel reject the pipeline plan. Earlier this year Ottawa took authority for final approval of the pipeline out of the hands of the panel and gave it to cabinet.
“Harper has made explicit com-mitments to the Chinese,” he said to media after presenting at the Joint Review Panel hearing in Prince George Monday. “He’s painted
himself into a very difficult corner. This has been such a rigged process from the Harper government.”
Cullen said he feels Harper is hop-ing the Joint Review Panel approves the project so he won’t have to deal with possibly overruling it.
“He’s doubled down. He’s sup-posed to be a good strategist, but the minds of British Columbians have changed and not in a positive way.”
Cullen said it’s “crazy” that Enbridge doesn’t have to respond to direct questions about spill response, saying the “elephant in the room” is the fact that the panel doesn’t have the authority to reject the project and the company doesn’t have to answer tough questions.
Quake rattles B.C. north
Missing teen soughtThe Prince George
RCMP are asking the public’s help in locat-ing a missing youth.
Kyler Stevens, 16, was last seen walk-ing on 15th Avenue in Prince George on October 5.
Kyler is described as:• Caucasian male• 175 cm (5’9”)• 77 kg (170 lbs)• Brown or auburn hair past his ears• Green eyes
Was last seen wear-
ing: • Grey hoodie• Grey track pants
All attempts to
locate Kyler have been negative.
If you have any information about Kyler Stevens or where he might be, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously con-tact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477), online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca (English only), or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES (274637) using key-word “pgtips”.
BILL [email protected]
Birgit Zorzi /Special to the Free Press
Two Rivers Gallery managing director Peter Thompson shows his flair for the macabre with his Halloween “zipper face.” The gallery hosted its annual Halloween party fund-raiser, Menagerie, last Saturday.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Kyler Stevens- Last seen Oct. 5
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The resource indus-try the North has con-tinued to grow over the last decade – and with it, industrial work camps.
An industrial work camp is a “work place and living space,” which is sometimes located outside of town, near an opera-tional oil and gas or
mining site. Camps can accom-
modate anywhere from 50 to 1,000 peo-ple and the impacts it has on workers’ health has triggered concerns with the Northern Health Authority.
“When considering the determinants of health in a popula-tion health approach, industrial camps are an important work setting that merit
attention and health resources,” states a report, conducted by NHA, called Under-standing the State of Industrial Camps in Northern BC: A Back-ground Paper.
It also adds that it is challenging to gain a full understanding of the impact camps have on workers’ health, surround-ing communities and health services.
Charles Jago, NHA’s board chair, said it’s difficult to gather the information because there isn’t much of it that exists.
“I think the camps are established for mining and oil and gas, they’re in a dif-ferent industry,” he said. “There are dif-ferent regulations and requirements, they report to different agencies, there is no central source that we are aware of within government or else-where where you can chart the development of these camps.”
Northern Health’s latest report is the first and only documented piece with combined information on indus-trial camp life.
“We’ve had to go to multiple sources to put together the information that is contained in this first report. I think it’s a significant phenome-non, that over time … government will be disciplined in terms of monitoring this kind of thing – but right now there is no central source and the researchers have done a tremendous job to pull together the information that has been presented.”
However, it’s not complete.
“We have a lot more questions than we have answers,” said Jago. “So the study you have right now is the first shot at [try-ing to get a sense of the scale and scope of industrial camp activ-ity]. Mainly it’s iden-tifying location and looking at the overall health issues related to camp life.”
According to the report, camps located around Fort St. John have a “party”-like atmosphere, which then translates to drug and alcohol use.
“Overall, these types of camps can have ‘negative conse-quences’ for individu-als, families, and the
communities where they live,” states the report.
However one oil and gas labourer, who has been in the industry for the past decade, said the scene has changed for the better.
“Most of the camps I attend are strictly monitored with being a dry camp.”
He said that he doesn’t notice the drug prevalence as much as he did when he first started out, adding that big-ger camps now have search dogs to ensure the camps stay dry.
“There’s no bringing anything to camp.”
He noted that it’s usually the “remote camps that aren’t looked after quite as well.”
However, the report states that even though there are stringent corpo-rate policies in place and designated dry camps, alcohol use is still “prevalent.”
Drinking alcohol in the camps has poten-tial to result in “on-the-job” accidents, anxiety and stress.
“These and other factors such as social isolation and lack of integration among
new or temporary workers and per-manent residents of host communities can lead to struggles with problematic use of substances,” the report states.
On a scale of one to 10, the labourer who spoke with the Northeast News rated the quality of life in camps at a five to six, with one being the poorest.
“It can be pretty secluded sometimes, depending on the camps.”
Camps vary in size, based on how big the project is. The bigger the job, the better the camp, he said.
“In the larger camps they do try to put in an effort. In the smaller camps, not so much, they’re moreso tem-porary. The perma-nent camps will have recreational rooms for people to be physi-cally active.”
The NHA report states that the indus-trial camp regula-tion is being looked at again; however, it is unlikely that addi-tional responsibilities regarding general health and wellness or health promotion will be included in any future versions.
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The temporary for-eign worker program not only exploits the imported tradespeople but undercuts wages and makes it more dif-ficult for Canadians to get local jobs according to B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair.
Sinclair visited the College of New Cale-donia on Friday to talk about the per-mits HD Mining will use to bring 200 Chi-nese people to Tum-bler Ridge, employing them as underground mine workers in the coal mine being con-structed there.
Sinclair said the prov-ince needs the mines, however they must bring an economic benefit to the people of this province.
Having the Chinese invest in a mining project is fine, he said, but the biggest benefit that comes from those mines is the wages locals earn, then spend in their communities.
“But the companies are trying to get cheap labour and ignoring the local labour mar-ket,” he said.
On average, min-ers earn between $34 and $35 per hour, but the company is only obliged to pay accord-ing to their local scale, meaning somewhere between $20 and $25 per hour.
Sinclair mentioned the possibility of job buying, a recent allega-
tion set to be investi-gated.
“It’s un-Canadian for the employer to have that much power over that person,” he said.
He added the tem-porary foreign worker program originally allowed the person to work in Canada for six months. The time limit has been changed to four years.
That is no longer temporary, Sinclair said.
If foreign labour is necessary, he said they should bring the work-ers in as immigrants so they can have the same rights and privileges as Canadians.
“We have seen an influx of temporary foreign workers at all levels.”
He said there are actually a higher num-ber of temporary for-
eign workers in Can-ada now than there are immigrants.
“All the jobs that they are filling are perma-nent jobs. The program is completely skewed from what it once was. Put a moratorium on it right now.”
Immigrants, on the other hand, no matter what country they are from, would be wel-comed.
“Temporary foreign workers are wrong. Wrong for the work-ers and wrong for the country. The Chinese company never made one effort to train locals. They always planned to hire tempo-rary foreign workers. And the government knew from the begin-ning they were com-ing.”
Sinclair pointed out that the North-
ern Miner, the place where industry posts job openings, never received one posting from HD Mining.
“There was never one word in Northern Miner,” Sinclair said. “Lift the permits. If workers are needed, then bring them in as immigrants and give them the rights and privileges of Canadi-ans.”
The rights, he said, for appropriate wages and the privilege to join a union if they wish.
Sinclair added it is time for the focus to be directed on training locals to fill the posi-tions available now and in the future. He said labour, compa-nies and the govern-ment must be brought to the table and work together.
“The union move-ment led to some of the best training in the country,” he said. “We need to put money into really upgrading the machinery. There needs to be a major public investment in that, and we need more apprenticeships.”
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B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair says the tempo-rary foreign worker program has become exploitive.
Moose tangles with police carA RCMP officer is resting at
home following a run-in with a moose early Thursday morn-ing.
Just before 1 a.m. Thursday, the officer was parked road-side near the corner of 17th Avenue and Juniper Street typ-ing a report from a previous file when he observed two moose crossing the intersection. The officer put his vehicle in gear and attempted to intercept a vehicle traveling towards the animals.
As the police vehicle neared the animals, the bull moose attacked the police car, injuring the officer and causing dam-age to the car. The moose first broke the front grille and bum-per and then stepped on to the vehicle causing dents to the hood and roof and breaking the windshield. Now on the roof, the moose continued to stomp and kick. One of the animal’s hoofs slid off the roof breaking the driver’s side window, strik-ing the officer in the process.
The moose continued down the back of the vehicle onto the trunk and eventually off the vehicle.
Both the culprit and accom-plice departed the area on hoof.
The officer suffered bruising on his left shoulder but did not required medical attention. He completed his shift and went
home to recuperate. A witness to this bizarre event was located and has been spoken to.
The Prince George RCMP would like to use this incident as a reminder to the public to keep a safe distance from wild animals. Although they are likely more scared of people than we are of them, we believe our officer would disagree.
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The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George intends to consider adoption of the Bear Lake Recreation Association Property Use Agreement Authorization Bylaw No. 2773, 2012, at its regular meeting on November 15, 2012. This bylaw will authorize the Regional District to enter into a renewal agreement for community/recreational use with the Bear Lake Recreation Association, terminating in 2017.
The Bear Lake Recreational property is located in Electoral Area G and is described as Lot 25, District Lot 2971, Cariboo District Plan 10838 and Part of District Lot 2971 located south of Lot 25.
The Regional District will receive a nominal sum of $1.00 from the Association for the speci�ed term of the agreement.
A copy of bylaw 2773 is available for viewing at the Regional District website, at: http://rdffg.civicweb.net (Agenda for October 2012, Regional Board meeting Item No. 10.3, or in hard copy at the Regional District Service Centre at 155 George Street, Prince George BC during regular business hours. Persons wishing to �le a written submission in respect of Bylaw 2773 should do so not later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 2, 2012.
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In Provincial Court in Prince George on July 25:
Shawn T. Ansley was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, sen-tenced to 77 days in jail and placed on proba-tion for one year.
Shayne F. Haw-ley was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle with a blood-al-cohol reading over .08, fined $1,000, assessed a victim surcharge of $150 and prohibited from driving for one year. Hawley was also found guilty of pos-session of a controlled substance, fined $500 and assessed a victim surcharge of $75.
Tyrrell E. Jorgenson was found guilty of driving without due care and attention, fined $2,000, assessed a victim surcharge of $300 and prohibited
from driving for 18 months.
Ashley N.R. Joseph was found guilty of two counts of posses-sion of a controlled substance and fined $150.
Kenneth J. Kemp was found guilty of oper-ating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol reading over .08, fined $1,500, assessed a vic-tim surcharge of $225 and prohibited from driving for one year. Kemp was also found guilty of possession of stolen property with a value less than $5,000, fined $500, assessed a victim surcharge of $75 and ordered to make restitution of $3,978.09.
Kenneth L. Marsh was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order, fail-ing to comply with an appearance notice and failing to attend court
when ordered to do so, sentenced to 28 days in jail and assessed a vic-tim surcharge of $50.
Jeremy A. Schmitz
was found guilty of operating a motor vehi-cle with a blood-alco-hol reading over .08, fined $1,000, assessed a victim surcharge of $150 and prohibited from driving for one year.
In Provincial Court in Prince George on July 26:
Richard L. Joseph was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to three days in jail.
Jolene V.R. Dun-das was found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recog-nizance and sentenced
to one day in jail.Jeremy L. Felix was
found guilty of assault and sentenced to three days in jail.
David L. Franks was found guilty of failing to comply with a pro-bation order and sen-tenced to one day in jail.
Harry Massettoe was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 33 days in jail.
Russell J.M. Nolin was found guilty of two counts of utter-ing threats, sentenced to three months in jail, placed on probation for one year and prohib-ited from possessing firearms for 10 years.
Lucas H. Sam was found guilty of failing to comply with a pro-bation order and dis-obeying an order of the court and sentenced to 30 days in jail.
In Provincial Court in Prince George on July 27:
Ralph J. Chingee was found guilty of driv-ing with a suspended licence, fined $500, assessed a victim sur-charge of $75 and pro-hibited from driving for one year. Chingee was also found guilty of resisting a peace officer and sentenced to one day in jail.
Tyson A. Coghill was found guilty of two counts of theft of prop-erty with a value less than $5,000, sentenced to 32 days in jail and placed on probation for 12 months.
Jeremy L.J. Pahl was found guilty of driving while prohibited, fined $500, assessed a victim surcharge of $75 and prohibited from driv-ing for one year.
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The Buckhorn Elementary choir, under the direction of Heather Neumann, prepares to perform the national anthem before Friday’s BCHL game between the Prince George Spruce Kings and the Alberni Valley Bulldogs at the Coliseum.
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WANTEDCrime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following person who is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant. As of 1230 hrs this 29th day of October 2012, Kevin Ross LEE (B: 1976-07-11) is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant for ROBBERY. LEE is described as a First Nations male, 183 cm or 6’0” tall and weighs 77 kg or 170 lbs. LEE has black hair and brown eyes. LEE should be considered violent.
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WANTEDCrime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following person who is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant. As of 1230 hrs this 29th day of October 2012, Nicholas Norman JOHN (B: 1986-11-15) is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant for FAIL TO COMPLY WITH PROBATION. JOHN is described as a First Nations male, 175 cm or 5’9” tall and weighs 68 kg or 150 lbs. JOHN has black hair and brown eyes. JOHN should be considered violent.
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Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following person who is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant. As of 0915 hrs this 30th day of October 2012, Lyne Marie SKIN (B: 1988-09-29) is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant for FAIL TO COMPLY. SKIN is described as a First Nations female, 160 cm or 5’03” tall and weighs 45 kg or 100 lbs. SKIN has black hair and brown eyes.
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Yesterday morning I made the turn onto Carney from Massey and stuttered about halfway up the hill before my car slid side-ways and refused to move another inch for-ward.
I put on the flashers as my palms went all prickly with sweat and watched the vehicles (pretty much all four-wheel drives) pass me by.
For the record, I do have winter tires on the darned thing, but if it passes a snowflake it gets cranky, I swear. Anyway, eventually I got turned around and down the hill, stop-
ping at the service station for a couple of sandbags. That helped – at least a little.
Later on that eve-ning, my three boys, Jack, Merle and
Kris, needed a ride. They’re all heading out to camp to work and had a couple of things they still needed to pick up.
I said sure, figuring one of them, all of whom know how to drive pretty much any-thing with wheels, would do the honours and take over driving.
But, when I picked them up, I found out I was the designated driver.
It seems that at least two out of three of the boys are going to be working in dry camps, so they decided to make up for a future with zero alcohol by imbibing as much Sambuca and beer in one sitting as they possibly could.
Merle: (Eyes half mast, face close to mine) I’m. I’m. I’m. I’m no more good.
I fought the wheel of the car, wondering why winter had to come so early.
Jack: You’re doing just fine, honey. Just fine.
Jack is actually pretty patient. Even though he said I was doing just fine, you could see in his eyes he didn’t really believe it. But every time I got into a bit of trouble – slip-ping and sliding from revving too hard or such – he’d just calmly tell me what I was doing wrong then say, one more time, ‘you’re doing fine, honey’ – even though his knuckles were white and he seemed to be getting more and more sober by the second.
Jack can drive anything. Seriously, that’s his job. But he’s kind of a nervous passenger. At least with me.
Kris is also a great driver, but he’s been full of the devil lately, so once I settled down and listened to Jack, taking his hints to heart and doing my best to drive properly for the conditions, he started to bug me. I’d get to an intersection, a bit nervous cause it was on a hill, and ask what I should do.
Kris: Pedal to the medal, girl. You just give her.
Me: (A little puzzled. This seemed to be going a bit against the advice Jack was giv-ing) OK.
Jack: (A look of utter terror on his face) No! Don’t tell her that. To me: Just take it easy honey. You’re doing just fine. Just fine.
But the queer pallor to his face and the little tick at the corner of his eye made me wonder if I really was doing fine at all.
Not to mention the glares Kris was getting.Anyway, I did get a bit stuck (not my
fault) and the two of them gave me a push out. Kris has been favouring his ribs (big surprise) for a few days, and the push made him kind of sick to the stomach.
He started making light gagging noises which I tried my best to ignore.
Jack: Hey, do up the windows up there. Me and Merle are getting kind of cold.
I didn’t even think. I did my window up.That’s when I noticed the awful stench
filling my vehicle, a smell somewhat like rot-ten eggs and skunk, but more rancid. While gagging and reaching for the controls for my
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window, I glimpsed Merle in the rear view mirror. His face was green and he was scratching at his throat.
Merle: No more good. No More Good. NO MORE GOOD.
Meanwhile, Kris was hanging out of his window and he wasn’t just gagging anymore.
Nuff said, right?
I finally found the controls and zipped the window down, eyes watering, trying not to hear Kris and his bad noises while Merle explained to God and everyone else who would listen things were just no more good. My eyes found Jack’s in the rear view mirror. He had a look on his face exactly like Sylves-
tor would if he ever got to eat the Tweety-bird.
Jack: Good driving darling. You’re driving just fine. Just fine.
I shook my head, breathing care-fully, and drove the cowboy exactly where he wanted to go. After all, who argues with a man that adept at chemical warfare?
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Quite the day on Monday.Premier Christy Clark was in town to open the
B.C. Cancer Agency Centre for the North (or as we in Prince George call it, the cancer centre); she then held a women-only luncheon, tourism association representatives from across the north were in town for their annual general meeting; the Joint Review Panel hear-ings into Enbridge’s proposed North-ern Gateway pipeline resumed; there was a regular city council meeting; and it was a ‘snow’ news day.
Having the opportunity to drive by City Hall shortly after 8 a.m. Monday morning I noticed that city budget cuts have really hit the snow removal budget hard.
There were only four city workers shoveling off the steps of City Hall. Yup, four of them. Three with shovels and one driving one of those fancy side-walk plows.
It’s good to see that crucial, major arteries in the city are given first priority after a heavy snowfall. It’s also good to know that after the core services review is implemented there will only be three city workers shovelling off the steps of City Hall after a heavy snowfall.
The big news out of the city council meeting was that council isn’t going to attend the union-hosted public meeting on the core services review. No sur-prise there.
As for Clark’s women-only luncheon, she’s been getting some flak over it, and so she should. It’s segregationist, elitist, and actually moves actual gender equality a step backward.
However, in times past when the premier or some
other high-falutin’ politician would come to town he/she usually only met with supporters and/or the business elite in town. Having the premier make herself more accessible to some of the “com-moners” isn’t always a bad thing.
I also had the opportunity to partici-pate in a conference call with NDP house leader Nathan Cullen, right after he queried Enbridge officials at the pipeline hearings.
He actually delivered some pretty good one-liners. The recent earthquake, of
course, brought up the issue of pipeline safety, spe-cifically, and disaster preparedness, in general.
Pointing out that the oil spill in Kalamazoo was a “wake-up call,” and the Haida Gwaii earthquake was a “wake-up call,” Cullen quipped: “There’s only so many times you can get a wake-up call before people realize you’re comatose and not wak-ing up.”
Good one.He also referred to Prime Minister Stephen
Harper making deals with the Chinese for oil before the Joint Review Panel makes its recommendation as “doubling down,” which is an apt description.
The prime minister is gambling that the panel will approve the project. The prime minister, how-ever, still has the ace up his sleeve of having cabinet overrule the Joint Review Panel if things don’t go his way.
Will he do it? Cullen didn’t have an answer to that one. I don’t think anyone knows the answer to that one. Cullen’s probably right in that Harper is keeping fingers crossed in hopes that he doesn’t have to go down that road.
Tomorrow will be a very special day in Prince George.
Even though the ribbon-cutting and speechify-ing was done on Monday, tomorrow marks the
first day of operation for the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North.
It’s been a long time in the making. We in the North, where cancer rates are higher than most other areas, have seen centres built elsewhere while waiting our turn.
The wait is over.The $91.5 million, 5,000-square-metre (54,000-square-foot)
facility is finally open to treat patients. The project came in on time and on budget.
The centre is outfitted with state-of-the-art medical equip-ment, including two linear accelerators that will provide radiation therapy for the first time in northern B.C. Hav-ing this service available in Prince George will reduce cost and travel time for northerners, and offer services closer to home for patients and to their support network. The centre also will offer chemotherapy treatment, patient and family counselling, and nutrition support, among other cancer ser-vices.
The BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North also has many unique green features, including a ‘living roof’ of local plants that will capture rainwater and provide insu-lation. The building is on target to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certifica-tion.
Construction was through a public-private partnership. The BC Cancer Agency entered into a fixed-price, perfor-mance-based agreement with the private partner Plenary Health to design, build, finance and maintain the centre for a term of 30 years.
While it’s extremely great news to see the centre finally open, the sad part of the story is that the centre will be busy. It is expected to treat 750 patients per year. Cancer rates throughout the world are growing, including in Brit-ish Columbia. Northern Health, with a population of almost 300,000, is expected to have 1,330 cancer cases diagnosed in 2012 increasing to a projected 2,000 cases by 2025.
There is no doubt there is a need for a cancer centre here and the sweets for tomorrow are that it is open.
All treats,no tricks
It’s All Hallow’s Eve, commonly shortened to Hal-loween, or if you’re on Twitter it’s probably short-ened to something without syllables.
There will be no shortage, however, of little folks getting out and about tonight trick or treating around town. It will be cold, so bundle your little monsters up warmly.
And, if you’re out driving, be very careful. Ghouls and goblins, fuelled by sugar, sometimes forget that they have to obey the rules of the road too and may dart out from behind a car. Be careful if you’re on the roads tonight.
Happy Halloween everyone.
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Coffee with a reporterStories come to reporters in a variety of ways. News
releases, press conferences and phone calls are some. Sometimes you might think whatever story you have in mind isn’t worth a phone call or visit to the news-paper’s office, but is it worth a cup of coffee?
Reporter DeLynda Pilon would like the chance to hear what you have to say so every Friday at 11 a.m. she will be having a coffee break at Zoe’s Java House at 1251 Fourth Ave., and is hoping you will drop by to chat. Or just stop in and introduce yourself.
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There’s an aged saying in the business world, “There are three rules of market-ing – location, location, location.”
If you want to catch fish, you need to position your-self where there’s fish. If the fish can’t find your bait, if customers can’t find your shop, you’re out of luck and probably out of business. No customers, no sales, no go.
Selecting the right location means dif-ferent things to different businesses. Here are a few things to consider when choos-ing the right location for your business.
Clarify Your Business Vision. Deter-mine what you see for your business in one, three and five years. Envision what size it will be, what sort of traffic you want and who you want for neighbours.
Identify Your Target Customer. You need to know who your customers are in order to pinpoint your business location.
High foot traffic doesn’t automatically convert to lots of customers. Ensure the foot traffic is comprised of folks who
match your customer profile and who will stop by to throw money into your cash drawer.
Determine Where The Cus-tomer Traffic Is. And then place your business there. This is as true for physical locations
as it is for virtual positioning. Whether you’re hoping for foot or click traffic, your business has to be visible to cus-tomers. Fish where the fish are.
Locations Can Change. If you position your retail store between a major bank and a Starbucks because of the high foot traffic numbers – the game can change if either business closes, possibly triggering moving or upgrading costs for you.
Consider Delivery Accessibility. While locating near customers is critical, acces-sibility to offload or pick up goods can
be equally important. Is there a loading dock, and is it covered?
Speak With Other Small Business Owners. Once you’ve narrowed your search to a few locations, check in with neighbouring leaseholders. They may have insights to help guide your deci-sion.
Assess the Location’s Impact on Your Marketing Costs. The less visible your location, the more it will cost to get cus-tomers to your site. While a highly vis-ible mall location will have higher lease payments, a remote, free-standing loca-tion with lower rent payments is sure to have higher marketing costs.
Check Your Neighbours. Determine whether the neighbouring businesses will be complementary to yours and assess whether they will have an effect on your business once you’re set up. Will the anchor businesses attract the right traffic for your business?
Assess Other Costs and Concerns. Will you be responsible for paying for signage and leasehold improvements? Make sure the location is zoned for your type of business, and that you’ll have access to washroom facilities, parking and sani-tation services. As well, check out the crime rate in the area and familiarize yourself with any restrictions on hours of operation.
Scrutinize Lease Agreements. Lease agreements are usually thick and thorny enough to warrant having your lawyer review them to ensure your interests are covered.
Setting up in a new location is not an inexpensive endeavor. It is sure to take a bite of your time, money and energy. The points above will help ensure you make the right choice and get your business on the path to success.
Dan Boudreau owns RiskBuster Business Plan Oasis and Blog at www.riskbuster.com.
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Miracle of printEditor:
I noticed that there is a special stipu-lation (newspaper law) regulating the readers’ letters. It was printed right under my edited letter (perhaps that is why I noticed this law), saying that the editor has the right not to print any anonymous letters and adding that the letters going for print will be edited for brevity, taste (decency?) and legality. My understanding of your conditions is unanimous, not even a single part in me disagrees with that.
But the fact that you have the right to provide any printed letter that is writ-ten by us, the readers, with your own title is not mentioned there. Why? Your title, dear editor, sits over my poor letter and it is so huge and bold that definitely catches the attention of any reader first and sometimes that is enough, a title and a name.
Unfortunately, I speak from my own experience when I tried, long ago, speed reading – a title and a name first, then quickly “fly” over the content and that was it. Done.
Your title is like a huge gun with so many barrels, pointing almost at anyone. Are the scientists quoted in my letter a target? Are the countless victims saved by their effort a target? Are those who kept flames under the Cold War a target?
Are those who did not want this fire your target?
To be fair, I should include myself as a hypothetical target too but the title men-tions “fanatics” and I am one person, without any associates. As for the pos-sibility of showing openness to many interpretations, I not only like this title but admire it. This is the example of journalism’s magic that I got enough (I hope) perception to appreciate it.
By my old habit, your title and my name was scanned first. Actually, being totally honest, it was the other way around. I know that it is bad, but my name was first that I really, fully pro-cessed, then I read the title, though I noticed it before and then, after a while, the rest.
When I saw my name in your pres-tigious newspaper, with a strong local focus, it had an immediate effect on my entire body. I did not have to get on my cheap and ugly stationary bike to help the distribution of blood, just seeing my name printed for the first time in your newspaper did the job so well that I forgot, momentarily, about getting my clumsy body on the mentioned equip-ment. It was like a miracle. Thank you, ‘miracle worker.’
Chris TrumpowskiPrince George
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School District 57 Aboriginal liaison officer Shelly Niemi, behind blanket, presents Nusdeh Yoh principal Kathy Richardson with a blanket created by area elders to mark the naming celebration of the Aboriginal Choice School on Thursday.
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Keeping kids away from gangs“It’s all my fault.”‘Haily’ is the name of a char-
acter brought to life by a mem-ber of Street Spirits, a local act-ing troupe made up of youth who discuss and perform scenarios on various sensitive subjects. This time they are per-forming for a stadium of Grade 6 and 7 students, teaching them some of the ways a young per-son can get involved in a gang.
For Haily, it was just a matter of accepting an invitation while at a video game arcade, going to a party.
Before she knew it she was selling drugs.
Then she got busted. Her par-ents tore a strip off of her hide then got into an argument with one another, throwing blame, finding fault. Haily hears the argument.
After asking Haily how the arguing made her feel, Andrew Burton, the man who formed Street Spirits, asks her how she feels. At fault, she says, and stressed.
How will she deal with that stress? She certainly won’t stay at home where her parents are fighting about her behaviour. Instead, she’ll head back to the gang house.
“What’s happening to her now?” Barton asks the audi-ence.
The youth are eager to answer, captivated by watch-ing people not much older than themselves play out scenes they might witness in their own homes.
“She’ll go back to the gangs, the drugs,” one says. “She’ll get deeper into it,” says another. “If she tries to leave, they might get mad at her.”
“So Haily is dealing again, but more this time,” Barton says. “It’s a business for Haily, Jason and Jen (two more Street Spirit actors). Let’s see what happens when she’s not selling enough.”
The girls explain to Jason, someone higher up in the gang echelon, that they got busted.
“Now I’m $1,800 light,” he
says angrily. “Now you have to work this shit off.”
Jason is intimidating. You can feel the audience believing he’s a dark character, someone you don’t want to mess with.
And Haily? She’s in trou-ble. She can’t sell enough on her own to pay back the drug debt.
“So you have to find some-one else to sell for you,” Barton says.
He sets the scene, the same arcade Haily was busily play-ing games in when she was recruited. A 14-year-old is busy at a game, playing.
Haily strikes up a conversa-tion. She compliments her on her skill level. Then she invites her to a party.
“So we see this whole cycle. Six months later, she’s recruit-ing for the gang,” Barton says.
“His actors do scenarios, and they look real,” Corp. Craig Douglass, media liaison with the Prince George RCMP, explained.
The scenes are part of a two-day interactive anti-gang ini-tiative organized through the Prince George RCMP’s Step In Step Up program.
On Wednesday, students from Ron Brent, Quinson, Har-win and Nusdeh Yoh elemen-tary schools met at the Civic Centre to learn how to recog-nize the signs of gang recruit-ment. On Thursday, about 60 John McInnis students partici-pated in the event, though one geared for an older audience.
Gwen Hall, one of the Street Spirit actors, said the group gets together every Thursday, play games and talk about a lot of serious issues, from abuse to gang violence. Then they create performances based on those discussions.
“We talk about whatever social issue is prominent at the time,” Kaiser Glaab, who played Jason, the gang mem-ber who sends the girls out to recoup the money they lost because of the drug bust, said.
He added he usually winds up playing the ‘asshole’ in most of their scenarios.
He said the group tries to
shine a light on some of the darker things that happen in the world.
“The world is tough,” Hall added. “Bullying happens every day. We try to teach people how to deal with prob-lems.”
“If you want to effect change, then you’ve got to get out there and change things,” Glaab said.
Hall said she likes it when audience members get involved in the scenarios and take part in the discussions. Her favourite part, though, is when they step forward and change a scene so as to change the outcome of whatever is being portrayed at the time.
Both Hall and Glaab have had gang members try to recruit them.
For Hall, it happened within her family with a man her aunty dated.
“My aunty was dating a low-life scum, but my mom knew him and she warned us,” Hall said.
For Glaab, a recruitment attempt was made by a friend.
“I just told him to get bent,” he said.
But he admits it isn’t always that easy.
“It could happen in the blink of an eye. You could get roped in so fast,” Hall said.
“They will ask you to come hang out and party,” Glaab said.
“They will say it’ll be fun, then they’ll play divide and conquer and make you believe they’re the only ones that you have.”
“And they hang around wherever there’s lots of young people,” Glaab added.
“A percentage of these kids might be having issues at home these scenarios might resem-ble,” Douglass pointed out.
The Step In Step Up program also has a dedicated Facebook page, and anytime someone ‘likes’ the page they are eligible to win a prize from a commu-nity sponsor.
They are also featuring a video contest open to youth 13-18 years old. Entrants must create a 60-second public ser-vice announcement with an anti-gang message. Appli-cations are available at high schools, Youth Around Prince George (YAP) or online.
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Gwen Hall and Kaiser Glaab with Street Spirits were two of the actors performing skits portraying how easy it is to be lured into a gang; wind up selling drugs for one then help lure others in as well.
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Special Olympics athletes in Prince George will have a new training pro-gram, starting Friday.
The program is called Club Fit and the program hopes to improve Special Olym-pic athletes’ overall health and fitness for their whole life. Organizers say it will be a fun, active program that consists of fitness training, nutrition, and mental training. The Club Fit program is open to all Special Olympic athletes of varying skill levels who are age 14 and up.
Club Fit will be held at the Synergy Core Fitness Studio at 1145 Second Ave. which owner-operator Kim has gener-ously let the program use along with her and her staff’s professional training skills. The program will start Friday, Nov. 2 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and will continue each Friday.
Special Olympics is an international organization that provides persons with intellectual disabilities with sports train-ing and the chance to compete at many levels. Besides improving health and athletic ability, athletes develop social skills, friendships, and increased self-esteem.
Special Olympics British Columbia started in 1980 and the Prince George local celebrated their 25th anniversary last year. There are currently around 150 local athletes and 85 volunteers in the 15 programs that are provided by the Prince George local.
Programs include swimming, track and field, Active Start, five-pin and 10-pin bowling, basketball, curling, power lift-ing, rhythmic gymnastics, nordic skiing, figure skating, snowshoeing, soccer, golf and now Club Fit.
New athletes and volunteers are always welcome. Contact local coordi-nator Thom Ross at 250-564-1878 if you are interested in becoming an athlete or volunteer, or want to become involved in some other capacity.
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TWO-GAME WINNING STREAK
Cougars take shots at winsThe Prince George Cougars
have taken Step 1 of coach Dean Clark’s plan to get more goals.
Now they need to take the next step.
Last week, with the Cougars on a six-game losing streak, Clark said, “I think some of the guys are maybe squeezing their sticks a bit. They’re look-ing for the perfect shot instead of just firing at the net and seeing what happens.”
The Cougars ended the skid with a 4-2 win over the Spo-kane Chiefs, then made it two in a row with a 3-2 shootout win over Brandon on Satur-day at CN Centre.
“I think the message got through (about taking more shots),” Clark said, as the Cougars outshot the Wheat Kings 15-3 in the first period and 38-14 over the first 40 minutes. “Now we just have to get a couple more shots to go in.
“When you outshoot the other team 15-3, you figure you should be up about 3-0. We were still scoreless.”
In fact, through two peri-ods, only one of the 38 Cou-gar shots had beaten Curtis Honey, and that was Marc McNulty’s second goal in two games.
“We got the lead,” Clark said, “and then we made it 2-0 early in the third (on Brett Roulston’s second goal in two games), and we were still playing the style of hockey we wanted to play.”
Then things went off the tracks for a bit.
“We played very well with the exception of the last few
minutes,” which saw Brandon score two goals to send the game to overtime and, even-tually, a shootout.
Jayce Hawryluk scored on Brandon’s first chance in the shootout against Mac Engel, but Caleb Belter tied it for the Cougars in the third round and Zach Pochiro got the win-ner in the fifth round.
“I was glad Zach got that goal in the shootout, because that was a game we deserved to win.”
Clark said the win was a good team effort, just like the Wednesday game against Spo-kane, but pointed to a couple
of special cases.“That’s two games in a
row now with goals for Marc (McNulty) and Brett (Roul-ston, and that’s great. The other guys have to get better at putting the puck in the net.”
The Cougars aren’t back in action until Friday night, when they start a two-game southern road trip in Kam-loops.
“We need to catch our breath after some of the travelling we’ve been doing,” Clark says. “We’re moving towards a cou-ple of important games.”
Going into a Tuesday-night
game in Everett, Kamloops had not lost in regulation this season, with 15 wins and one shootout loss. At 31 points, they already had a 13-point lead in the B.C. Division over Victoria and Kelowna, with the Cougars another three points back.
After the Friday game in Kamloops, the Cougars finish the trip with a game Saturday in Kelowna.
Then they return home for a doubleheader with the Edmonton Oil Kings on Nov. 9 and 10 before hitting the road for a game in Vancouver on Nov. 11.
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Caleb Belter and Zach Pochiro of the Cougars double-team Jack Palmer of Brandon along the boards in Saturday night’s game at the CN Centre.
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Keeping kids away from gangs“It’s all my fault.”‘Haily’ is the name of a char-
acter brought to life by a mem-ber of Street Spirits, a local act-ing troupe made up of youth who discuss and perform scenarios on various sensitive subjects. This time they are per-forming for a stadium of Grade 6 and 7 students, teaching them some of the ways a young per-son can get involved in a gang.
For Haily, it was just a matter of accepting an invitation while at a video game arcade, going to a party.
Before she knew it she was selling drugs.
Then she got busted. Her par-ents tore a strip off of her hide then got into an argument with one another, throwing blame, finding fault. Haily hears the argument.
After asking Haily how the arguing made her feel, Andrew Burton, the man who formed Street Spirits, asks her how she feels. At fault, she says, and stressed.
How will she deal with that stress? She certainly won’t stay at home where her parents are fighting about her behaviour. Instead, she’ll head back to the gang house.
“What’s happening to her now?” Barton asks the audi-ence.
The youth are eager to answer, captivated by watch-ing people not much older than themselves play out scenes they might witness in their own homes.
“She’ll go back to the gangs, the drugs,” one says. “She’ll get deeper into it,” says another. “If she tries to leave, they might get mad at her.”
“So Haily is dealing again, but more this time,” Barton says. “It’s a business for Haily, Jason and Jen (two more Street Spirit actors). Let’s see what happens when she’s not selling enough.”
The girls explain to Jason, someone higher up in the gang echelon, that they got busted.
“Now I’m $1,800 light,” he
says angrily. “Now you have to work this shit off.”
Jason is intimidating. You can feel the audience believing he’s a dark character, someone you don’t want to mess with.
And Haily? She’s in trou-ble. She can’t sell enough on her own to pay back the drug debt.
“So you have to find some-one else to sell for you,” Barton says.
He sets the scene, the same arcade Haily was busily play-ing games in when she was recruited. A 14-year-old is busy at a game, playing.
Haily strikes up a conversa-tion. She compliments her on her skill level. Then she invites her to a party.
“So we see this whole cycle. Six months later, she’s recruit-ing for the gang,” Barton says.
“His actors do scenarios, and they look real,” Corp. Craig Douglass, media liaison with the Prince George RCMP, explained.
The scenes are part of a two-day interactive anti-gang ini-tiative organized through the Prince George RCMP’s Step In Step Up program.
On Wednesday, students from Ron Brent, Quinson, Har-win and Nusdeh Yoh elemen-tary schools met at the Civic Centre to learn how to recog-nize the signs of gang recruit-ment. On Thursday, about 60 John McInnis students partici-pated in the event, though one geared for an older audience.
Gwen Hall, one of the Street Spirit actors, said the group gets together every Thursday, play games and talk about a lot of serious issues, from abuse to gang violence. Then they create performances based on those discussions.
“We talk about whatever social issue is prominent at the time,” Kaiser Glaab, who played Jason, the gang mem-ber who sends the girls out to recoup the money they lost because of the drug bust, said.
He added he usually winds up playing the ‘asshole’ in most of their scenarios.
He said the group tries to
shine a light on some of the darker things that happen in the world.
“The world is tough,” Hall added. “Bullying happens every day. We try to teach people how to deal with prob-lems.”
“If you want to effect change, then you’ve got to get out there and change things,” Glaab said.
Hall said she likes it when audience members get involved in the scenarios and take part in the discussions. Her favourite part, though, is when they step forward and change a scene so as to change the outcome of whatever is being portrayed at the time.
Both Hall and Glaab have had gang members try to recruit them.
For Hall, it happened within her family with a man her aunty dated.
“My aunty was dating a low-life scum, but my mom knew him and she warned us,” Hall said.
For Glaab, a recruitment attempt was made by a friend.
“I just told him to get bent,” he said.
But he admits it isn’t always that easy.
“It could happen in the blink of an eye. You could get roped in so fast,” Hall said.
“They will ask you to come hang out and party,” Glaab said.
“They will say it’ll be fun, then they’ll play divide and conquer and make you believe they’re the only ones that you have.”
“And they hang around wherever there’s lots of young people,” Glaab added.
“A percentage of these kids might be having issues at home these scenarios might resem-ble,” Douglass pointed out.
The Step In Step Up program also has a dedicated Facebook page, and anytime someone ‘likes’ the page they are eligible to win a prize from a commu-nity sponsor.
They are also featuring a video contest open to youth 13-18 years old. Entrants must create a 60-second public ser-vice announcement with an anti-gang message. Appli-cations are available at high schools, Youth Around Prince George (YAP) or online.
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Gwen Hall and Kaiser Glaab with Street Spirits were two of the actors performing skits portraying how easy it is to be lured into a gang; wind up selling drugs for one then help lure others in as well.
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■ FEMALE MIDGET COUGARS
Young team gets younger and gets pointsThe youngest team in the BC Female
Midget AAA hockey league was even younger on the weekend, but it didn’t hurt their performance on the ice.
The Prince George Cougars tied the Pacific Ravens from Richmond 1-1 at Kin 2 on Saturday, then edged them 1-0 Sun-day morning at the Coliseum.
“We’re the youngest team in the league,” Cougars coach Stew Malgunas says. “We have 14 15-year-olds on the team, in a league which is for 15 to 17-year-olds.
“Competing the way we are shows a bright future for this team if they stick with it.”
The average age of the Cougars fell a bit more on the weekend when they called up Bantam goalie Avery Quiring to play due to an injury to their regular goalie.
“Avery played really well,” Malgunas said. “We got a real team effort on the weekend. It was a hard-fought pair of games, pretty physical.”
Malgunas said Quiring may see more action with the Midget squad as the sea-son moves along.
“She’s allowed to play up to eight games with in the regular season, so she could play six more. Then, in the playoffs, if her Bantam team is eliminated, she can play unlimited for us.”
The Cougars had met the Ravens ear-lier this year at a league Super Weekend, losing 5-1, “so it was nice to play them well up here,” Malgunas said.”
The games were the Cougars’ first home games of the season, and they’ll be
right back on the road this weekend.“We head to Kelowna to play Pursuit
of Excellence, which is the team from the hockey academy down there. They’ll be tough, so it will be a good matchup for us.”
After a weekend off, the Cougars are back home to take on the league’s defend-ing champions, the Fraser Valley Phan-toms, in a pair of games. They teams play Nov. 17 at 4:15 p.m. at CN Centre and at 9:15 a.m. on Nov. 18 at the Coliseum.
Malgunas says the team is already get-ting used to not having a home arena this year.
“With Kin 1 gone, Minor Hockey is moving us and everybody else all over the place.”
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Megan Hickey of the Female Major Midget Cougars chases a Pacific Raven player behind the net during action Sunday morning at the Coliseum. The Cougars won the game 1-0.
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I watched the last game of the World Series on Sunday night with the same guys I travel with to Seattle.
Big surprise, huh?
After the final pitch and a few shots of the San Francisco Giants jumping around the field and top of each other, one of the guys said, “If you had said at the beginning of the World Series it was going to be a sweep, I don’t think many people would have bet on San Francisco doing it.”
But that, as they say, is why they play the games. On paper, the Tigers were probably the better team. They had better hitting and probably better starting pitching.
The Giants had the little somethings, though, that seem to add up in a sports event. They played little ball perfectly,
bunting runners up, making the defensive plays when needed.
It’s funny how it’s often those little things that make the difference. The 1924 World Series was won when an easy ground ball to third base hit a pebble and bounced over the
third baseman’s head, bringing in the winning run.
Saw another example of a little thing making all the dif-ference in the final play of the Louisville-Cincinnati college football game. The teams were tied at 31 in overtime when Louisville lined up for the game-winning field goal.
Cincinnati head coach Butch Jones was standing right beside one of the officials on the sideline, and it was obvious he was going to call a timeout just before Louisville snapped the ball, the routine known as “icing the kicker”, making him think even more about the kick.
That part of the play worked perfectly. Jones signalled to the official that he wanted his timeout just before the ball was snapped, and the play was blown dead.
Just as the snap went sailing high over the holder’s head.
Turns out the field condi-tions had been less than ideal for the game, being quite wet. As a matter of fact, the TV crew broadcasting the game had speculated Louisville might try kicking the field goal on third down, so that if there was a bad snap, they could try again on fourth down.
Well, they did get to try again, thanks to Jones’ attempt to ice the kicker. On his second try, kicker John Wallace put that ball through the uprights to win the game.
The little things.When they crop up, some-
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An exhibition bout between seventh-degree black belt Master Stanley, left, from St. Albert and fifth-degree black belt Mr. Dumoulin of the local Horizon Taekwon-Do Club opened the Tri-Provincial Meet held at the Civic Centre on Saturday.
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Emma Balasz warmed up for the provincial high-school cross-country champi-onships with a second-place finish at a differ-ent provincial race on the weekend.
Balasz, a Kelly Road Secondary student who won the zone cham-pionship Oct. 20, was second at the BC Ath-
letics Cross-country championships, held Saturday in Abbots-ford. Her time of 18 minutes 40.87 seconds for the 5k race had her 15 seconds behind Kala Stone of Kamloops and seven seconds ahead of Alexandra Siemens from the host Valley Royals team.
Brian Martinson
won the men’s 50-54 race, an 8k event, with a time of 33:50.04, more than a minute in front of Dave Robertson.
Geoff Martinson was
second in the men’s 20+ 10k run in a time of 32:43.95, about 18 seconds behind Chris Winter of the Speed River Club. Michael
Butler placed 39th in the race in a time of 39:45.80.
Stephen Matyas was sixth in the men’s 40-44 8k event, while his son,
Zachary, was 12th in the boy’s 16-19 7k race.
The high-school pro-vincials will take place Saturday, starting at D.P. Todd Secondary.
The girl’s race starts at 10:45 a.m. with the boy’s race at 11:45 a.m. The girls will run 4.3k while the boys will run 6.3k.
Win streak now at six for Spruce KingsEven when the Spruce
Kings when by more than one goal, it doesn’t feel that way, says Dave Dupas.
“The Alberni Valley game was a one-goal game until the last few minutes,” the Spruce Kings coach says of the 6-3 win Fri-day night at the Coliseum. “Coltyn Hansen scored to give us a two-goal lead, and then he got the empty-netter.”
Saturday, the Spruce Kings were right back to their one-goal ways, edg-ing the West Kelowna Warriors 4-3 when Tyson Witala scored about two minutes into overtime.
The pair of wins gives the Spruce Kings six in a row, four of them by one goal.
“We’ll keep taking them,” Dupas says of the close wins. “We’re find-ing ways to win, which is great. The other thing is it’s somebody different stepping up each game. We’re not relying on one or two players.”
One player who did come in for special note from Dupas was 16-year-old goalie Liam McLeod, who got the start against Alberni Valley.
“Liam was playing
against a team that scores a lot of goals, and he held them off. He made some big saves when he had to. That team, if they learn to play defense, they’ll be tough, because they can score.”
Against West Kelowna, Dupas went back to Kirk Thompson, and got exactly what he has come to expect.
“Kirk keeps us in the game. He’s very steady, and he makes the saves when we need them.”
Asked to name a cou-ple of standouts from the weekend, Dupas paused.
“You’d have to go through the whole team. Everybody right now is doing what they’re sup-posed to do. The penalty kill has been unbelievable, and we’re still blocking a lot of shots.”
By the team’s figures, they had more than 60 blocked shots in the two games, which Dupas says shows the team’s dedi-cation to playing hard at both ends.
“I wish we could win 3-0 every night, but that’s not going to happen. There are some talented teams in this league, and a lot of them can score goals.”
The wins also moved the Spruce Kings into first place in the Mainland Divi-
sion with 24 points, two ahead of the Chillwack Chiefs, who have a game in hand. All five teams in the division are playing .500 or better so far this season, and the Spruce Kings will see the two bottom teams this weekend when they travel to Langley (Friday) and Surrey (Saturday).
“This will be our fifth game against Langley already, and we’ve only
played them once here, so I guess we’ll be seeing a lot of them up here as the season goes along,” Dupas says. “We’ve beaten them twice in overtime and they’ve beaten us twice by one goal
“They’re a physical team, so we can’t let them estab-lish that style. We have to get into our game.”
While the Spruce Kings have beaten Surrey twice
this year by three-goal margins, Dupas says this game could be closer.
“They didn’t have a scorer before, but since they got Brady Shaw in a trade (with Coquitlam), he’s been scoring a ton.”
Shaw has four goals and six points in three games with the Eagles.
“we may go with a dif-ferent game plan against them this time,” Dupas
says, “try to figure out a way to neutralize him.”
The winning streak has also moved the Spruce Kings into the Canadian Junior Hockey League rankings for the first time this season. The Spruce Kings hold down the num-ber 20 spot, and are joined by BCHL foes Penticton (6) and Victoria (10), while Chilliwack received an Honourable Mention.
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From flying women to free-standing trees, Claire Kujundzic is very much about freedom of expression – or is it, expressing freedom in art?
The artist from Wells, B.C. will show her paintings in a new one-person exhibit at Groop Gallery which opens Friday. Called Free Standing, the exhibit’s on display during the month of November.
Kujundzic’s unique works include a selection of canvas trees and paintings from the art-ist’s recent forest-based series and other pieces done a few years ago.
“Trees will be a component in the show,” Kujundzic told the Free Press. “They are going to be free hung, tapestry-style, as opposed to being stretched on canvas so they are more free standing, like in nature. There is a natural feel about it.”
Kujundzic is particularly excited about seeing how her art work will look in the Groop Gal-lery space.
“Whenever I do an exhibition, I take the work with me, I look at the wall and then I decide what pieces to use. For this exhibit I will have six to eight trees in front and the same number of paintings, so it may be 15 pieces in total. “It is really interesting – and it gets more complicated with this installation, because the look of the exhibit changes with each gallery.”
Artist Melanie Desjardines, owner of Groop Gallery, is an ardent admirer of Kujundzic’s work.
“I’ve been following Claire’s work for a few years now and I really enjoy the organic nature of
her current series. It’s wonderful to the opportunity to showcase her work in my gallery. She has a long and interesting history as an arts.”
From her home in Wells on Sunday, Kujundzic can see the snow falling on (not Cedars) but .... Pines. It is nature at its best, she says.
Why the interest in trees?“To me it’s like looking at the
resiliency and freedom of nature making its way into my art – I’m trying to make it come alive. That’s what’s happening now with the (beetle kill) Pine forests
because now they are starting to regenerate and grow again – and that is freedom.”
The artist has just returned from Scotland and is looking for-ward to the upcoming exhibition. Her journey into the world of art began a few decades ago.
“I first started exhibiting in 1973 and I’ve been a full-time professional artist for over 30 years. My husband Bill is also an accomplished artist, he does (renowned outdoor pho-tographer) Chris Harris’ book designs and he does his own work and commission work,”
said Kujundzic. “Only about five per cent of artists in Canada have this as their full-time profession, so I guess that Bill and I are a bit of an anomoly in that respect.”
The couple has an art studio, Amazing Space, in Wells and both enjoy “talking shop” and sharing framing duties.
Opening night reception for Wells’ artist Claire Kujundzic’s exhibit Free Standing is on Fri-day, Nov. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Groop Gallery. Artist’s talk begins at 7:30 p.m. Groop Gal-lery is located at 1127 Third Ave. The show runs until Nov. 28.
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From flying women to free-standing trees, Claire Kujundzic is very much about freedom of expression – or is it, expressing freedom in art?
The artist from Wells, B.C. will show her paintings in a new one-person exhibit at Groop Gallery which opens Friday. Called Free Standing, the exhibit’s on display during the month of November.
Kujundzic’s unique works include a selection of canvas trees and paintings from the art-ist’s recent forest-based series and other pieces done a few years ago.
“Trees will be a component in the show,” Kujundzic told the Free Press. “They are going to be free hung, tapestry-style, as opposed to being stretched on canvas so they are more free standing, like in nature. There is a natural feel about it.”
Kujundzic is particularly excited about seeing how her art work will look in the Groop Gal-lery space.
“Whenever I do an exhibition, I take the work with me, I look at the wall and then I decide what pieces to use. For this exhibit I will have six to eight trees in front and the same number of paintings, so it may be 15 pieces in total. “It is really interesting – and it gets more complicated with this installation, because the look of the exhibit changes with each gallery.”
Artist Melanie Desjardines, owner of Groop Gallery, is an ardent admirer of Kujundzic’s work.
“I’ve been following Claire’s work for a few years now and I really enjoy the organic nature of
her current series. It’s wonderful to the opportunity to showcase her work in my gallery. She has a long and interesting history as an arts.”
From her home in Wells on Sunday, Kujundzic can see the snow falling on (not Cedars) but .... Pines. It is nature at its best, she says.
Why the interest in trees?“To me it’s like looking at the
resiliency and freedom of nature making its way into my art – I’m trying to make it come alive. That’s what’s happening now with the (beetle kill) Pine forests
because now they are starting to regenerate and grow again – and that is freedom.”
The artist has just returned from Scotland and is looking for-ward to the upcoming exhibition. Her journey into the world of art began a few decades ago.
“I first started exhibiting in 1973 and I’ve been a full-time professional artist for over 30 years. My husband Bill is also an accomplished artist, he does (renowned outdoor pho-tographer) Chris Harris’ book designs and he does his own work and commission work,”
said Kujundzic. “Only about five per cent of artists in Canada have this as their full-time profession, so I guess that Bill and I are a bit of an anomoly in that respect.”
The couple has an art studio, Amazing Space, in Wells and both enjoy “talking shop” and sharing framing duties.
Opening night reception for Wells’ artist Claire Kujundzic’s exhibit Free Standing is on Fri-day, Nov. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Groop Gallery. Artist’s talk begins at 7:30 p.m. Groop Gal-lery is located at 1127 Third Ave. The show runs until Nov. 28.
STUDIO FAIRThe Community Arts
Council of Prince George and District presents Studio Fair 2012, northern B.C.’s original juried fair with unique and quality work by over 80 talented artisans. Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Day Pass adult $3, student/senior $2, under 12 free. This is a fundraiser for the Studio 2880 Arts Centre.
DAVID MYLESArtspace presents
David Myles on Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. Featured on Stuart McLean’s Vinyl Cafe, Canadian folk and jazz singer/songwriter David Myles will bring his own versions of spirited songs through flawless musicianship and engaging stage show. Tickets are available at Books and Company, 1685 Third Ave. Phone 250-563-6637.
COATS FOR KIDSWest 49 has kicked off
their 10th year of the Coats for Kids campaign. The campaign runs until Nov. 21. Everyone who brings in a clean, insulated, gently used winter coat will receive 25 per cent off any winter jacket. Donations will then be given to youth shelters and charities across the country. Visit www.coatsforkids.west49.com for information.
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She’s lived off the grid, alone for more than 30 years, taking everything Mother Nature threw her way.
But on Saturday, Chris Czajkowski felt the ground move.
“I felt the earth-quake last night. It was a mild, cloudy night, the almost full moon making the sky milky. After baking all day, I had the win-dow open near my head while reading in bed,” she says in her blog.
“Glass birds hang-ing by the window started to tap – I thought it must be the wind but could not feel it. Then the tap-ping spread to other parts of the room and a large Swiss cowbell gently bonged.
“There were a couple of distinct sways to the house. I have been in much more noticeable earthquakes before in N.S. but this is the first I have felt in 32 years since I have lived in Canada.”
Raised in England, Czajkowski arrived in Can-ada in 1979. In the late 1980s, Czajkowski left her truck at
the end of a logging road 300 kilometres north of Van-couver and hiked for two days on unmarked wilder-ness trails to her future home beside a fly-in lake 5,000 feet
high in the Coast Range mountains.
There she founded Nuk Tessli Alpine Experience, an eco–tourism business for avid hikers and naturalists.
On Nov. 1 at UNBC, Czajkowski will give a talk about life in the wilderness and she will also dis-cuss her new book Ginty’s Ghost, the story of a Chilcotin character.
“The earlier cab-ins I built are from a road in the high mountains of British Columbia’s Coast
range. They are accessed by an overnight hike, or a 20-minute float plane ride from Nimpo Lake in the West Chilcotin and they are 150 miles from the nearest banks, traffic lights, supermarkets or cell phone frequencies.”
Amazingly, she did most of the construction alone, using a chainsaw and axe, falling
the trees, dragging them with a comealong and raising the logs with blocks and tackles.
Her back to the land expe-rience includes heating with wood, hauling her own water and grinding her own flour.
“I needed more than one building as the B.C. govern-ment insisted I have a com-mercial reason to be in the mountains – ecotourism was the only practical way to earn money in this high, lonely and spectacular location.”
Her successful Nuk Tessli Alpine Experience business was sold to an adventurous father and son duo.
In the wilderness, Czajkowski finds the time and tranquility to write. She is author of nine books about her wilderness life includ-ing Ginty’s Ghost (2012) and Diary of a Wilderness Dweller (2005). She also operates her blogs using solar-powered satellite Internet.
For more about the B.C. author, visit www.wilder-nessdweller.ca.
Chris Czajkowski will be sharing her wilderness expe-riences with a talk and slide show and lecture on her new book, Ginty’s Ghost, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1 in Room 7-238 at UNBC.
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Wilderness woman Chris Czajkowski will talk about her new book Ginty’s Ghost at UNBC on Thursday.
I needed more than one building as the B.C. government insisted I have a com-mercial rea-son to be in the moun-tains.”
- Chris Czajkowski
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Kevin Zakresky and his baton have come full circle.
The Kelly Road Secondary school graduate is only three months into the sea-son as PGSO’s new music director and maestro but already
his energy and enthu-siasm is soaring high.
“The Prince George Symphony Orchestra was my mentor grow-ing up,” he told the Free Press on Monday. “I never dreamed I would one day be its music director. I have so many ideas for future concerts – my plan is to introduce
orchestral music that appeals to as many people as possible.”
He’s looking for-ward to their Saturday concert when another P.G. prodigy turned professional musician returns home to guest solo with the PGSO – the highly acclaimed and accomplished bas-soon player Nadina
Mackie Jackson. “We [orchestra] will
be backing her up on a a couple of pieces,” says Zakreskey.
“The bassoon is a hard instrument to make sexy [he laughs] because it is usually associated with very serious orchestral music. But Nadina is one of the most flam-boyant musicians ever. She’s so engaging, so outrageous – have you seen her? She has blue hair. She’s like Lady Gaga of the classical music world.”
Jackson is a local as well as a national trea-sure.
She teaches at the University of Toronto and Glenn Gould school – and she is the daughter of Prince George log home builder and past CNC instructor Alan Mackie. Jackson began her career with the Montreal Sym-phony and is princi-
pal bassoonist with the Toronto Chamber Orchestra.
Any concert that features works of the “big three” compos-ers is music to Zakres-key’s heart, he says.
“Everyone loves the music of Handel, Mozart and Vivaldi. Those are the big three that people want to hear when they come to a concert and they also love to hear the stories about them.”
The composers “come to life” when Zakreskey waves his magic wand.
“Every musical piece has a story and people are quite fas-cinated by the lives of composers. That’s why so many mov-ies have been made about them – I don’t think there is anyone who hasn’t seen Ama-deus. So I try to give the audience a story about the composer and music to make it more interesting.”
The PGSO is attract-ing a whole new gen-eration of music lovers to their concerts. Stay
tuned for upcoming concerts with music of “wizards and magic.”
Audiences attend-ing the Nov. 3 concert will hear treasures like Hummel’s Grand Con-certo in F Major and Vivaldi’s Concerto in C minor for Bassoons
and Strings. Jackson has also chosen this concert to release her new CD, Vivaldi Con-certi Volume 1. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in Vanier Hall. Tickets are available at Studio 2880 and at the door.
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To this day I hate apples.I blame it on Halloween and
the trick or treating of my youth. Toting a king-sized pillow case lifted from my parent’s bed – no pint-sized plastic pumpkin pail for me – I had a goal for the night. Fill that sucker to the brim with the biggest and best-tasting treats on the block.
My older brother came with me to scare away ghosts, goblins and geeks.
I kept a mental map (today I’d use a GPS) of the location of big homes of the rich and famous – guys like my Science teacher Mr. Crane who always gave out two chocolate bars. Until one year when he had the gall to go on vacation to Hawaii and left the lights out.
Lucky for Mr. Crane (and for me because the night would have ended not in treats but “time out”) I did not pack a soap bar.
My mother, aka Mrs. Cleaver,
always made my Halloween cos-tumes.
She was a great seamstress and a creative writer, full of, um, novel ideas. I went out two years as a
Siamese cat though because she had so much leftover beige/brown fabric and two papier mache tail pro-totypes.
Anyway, I had only one rule.
My outfit had to include running shoes with good traction so I could make good time for maximum haul. My dad also had a rule.
When I came home, hours later, my pillowcase full of loot, he had to first inspect the contents before I could began to sort through it. He said it was for “child safety” rea-sons [the news was full of stories of straight pins and dog doo being found in childrens’ treat bags] – but it took me years to figure out where all the Cadbury milk choco-late bars went.
Most people had good stuff.
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Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar shows off his famous guitar licks Friday night at CN Centre. Photo by J im Vander Ploeg/Special to the Free Press
As we held our bags open, I mentally counted the good treats that went in. Chocolate bars were the A game for us but store-bought candies, games, licorice and gum balls were good too.
Then came the so-called Halloween apples that dropped to the bottom of the bag with a dull thud.
Let me say this: Apples are apples. They are not candy. Apples come in hundreds of variet-ies – McIntosh, Granny Smith, Golden or Red Delicious, Sundance or even the ‘beamed up’ Enterprise.
No farmer ever set out to grow Halloween apples.
That was just a fib they told to make us think they were special.
Whether they’re “au natural” and shiny as billiard balls or hidden under sticky toffee, they are still apples.
Just because apples featured in the fruit and vegetable group of Canada’s Food Guide poster on our classroom’s bulletin board, that does not mean that they are welcome on Hal-loween night.
It came down to this, I think. People who ran out of good candy and treats
would raid their fruit bowls and refrigerators and start handing out apples. Nice trick.
So for the next month my mother served applesauce with every meal and even tried to sneak apples in my school lunches.
But I caught on – a lot sooner than when I noticed missing chocolate bars from a pillow case with over 30 pounds of candy.
Happy Halloween Apples!
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It is the perfect “logging show” for people in the North but you don’t have to be a redneck to know how important the logging and forestry industry is to this region.
The Other Guys Theatre, based in Victoria, is touring a production called Good Timber – Songs and Stories of the Western Logger, a rol-licking musical revue set against a backdrop of remarkable archival imagery.
They come to Prince George for three shows, Nov. 2 and 3.
The singers, musicians and actors were inspired by the logger poetry of Robert E. Swanson, known on the coast as the Bard of the Woods. Set against an amazing multi-media backdrop of rarely seen images from the B.C. archives, John Gogo, Mark Hell-man, Kelt and Colleen Eccleston, Sarah Don-ald and Ross Desprez act, sing and play everything from guitar
and fiddle to axe and handsaw. Desprez, composer Tobin Stokes and the
ensemble have written original music that ranges from Celtic and country to folk and blues, to accompany the loggers’ poetry. Good Timber pays tribute to the legendary bulls, hookers, hi-riggers, fallers, whistle punks, locie engineers and mill workers from a time when loggers climbed trees.
Since its sold-out run at the Royal B.C. Museum, Good Timber has been touring Washington State and coastal British Columbia.
The cast and crew are currently touring com-munities in British Columbia in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the B.C. Forest Service. The show also celebrates the golden age of the forest industry in this province, showcasing a great piece of B.C.’s forestry history.
Good Timber plays the Prince George Play-house on Friday, Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. For more informa-tion about the theatre group, visit www.other-guystheatre.ca.
Tickets for Good Timber are on sale at Books and Co. with $5 from each ticket sold donated to the Lakeland Mill Fund.
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The Other Guys Theatre production Good Timber which showcases a piece of British Columbia’s forestry history comes to the Prince George Playhouse Nov. 2 and 3.
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WEDNESDAYBabysitting
Certificate Course, Wednesdays Nov. 7-28 6-8 p.m., Glenview Elementary, ages 10+. Call City 250-561-7600.Whist,
Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Senior Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St.Wing night
and karaoke, Wednesdays, 6-10 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion.B.C. Civil Liberties
meets second Wednesday of the month, 6 p.m., 2105 Pine St.CNC Retirees meet
fourth Wednesday, 9 a.m., D’Lanos. Information: Lois 250-563-6928.Army Cadet
Rangers free youth program, meets Wednesdays, 6:0-9:30 p.m., Connaught Youth Centre. Information: Sondra 250-963-9462 or Andrew 250-981-8270.
THURSDAYSilvertip Archers
AGM, Nov. 1, 7 p.m., Austin Road Elementary.NorthBreast
Passage Dragon Boat Society AGM. Nov. 1, 7 p.m., Chronic Disease Management Room at hospital. Information: Betty Smyth 250 962-7985 or Anita Eyles 250 563-2949.DayBreakers
Toastmasters meets Thursday, 7-8 a.m., UHNBC Conference Room 1. Information: Heather 250-649-9591.Plaza 400
Toastmaster Club meets Thursday, noon, Aleza room, fourth floor, Plaza 400 building, 1011 4th Ave. Information: 6252.toastmastersclubs.org/ or 250-564-5191.
Chess nights, Thursdays, 6-9 p.m., Books and Company. Information: Marilyn 250-562-9580.
Tai Chi classes,
Thursday, 7-9 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-964-3849.
Old Time Fiddlers jam, Thursday, 7-10 p.m. Elder Citizens Rec Centre, 1692 10th Ave.
ECRA Forever Young Chorus meet Thursdays, 12:45 p.m., ECRA, 1692 10th Ave.
Prince George Grassroots Cribbage Club registration, 6:30 p.m. play 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, Spruce Capital Recreation Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Information: Gerda 250-564-8561.
FRIDAYDrum Circle with
Granville Johnson, Friday, 7-9 p.m., Le Cercle des Canadiens Francais de Prince George, 1752 Fir St. Information: 1-250-
966-2320.
Live bands, Friday, 8 p.m.-midnight, Royal Canadian Legion.
SATURDAYFlea market,
Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave.Nechako Flea
Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd.Live bands,
Saturday, 8 p.m.-midnight, Royal Canadian Legion.
SUNDAYPancake
breakfast, Nov. 4, 9-11 a.m., Hart Pioneer Centre.Nechako Flea
Market, Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd.Flea market,
Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave.Meat draw, Royal
Canadian Legion, 3-5 p.m., sponsored
by Peace Keepers Proceeds to Alzheimer and MS societies and others.
MONDAYTai Chi, Mondays,
1:30 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.Northern Twister
Square Dance Club meets Mondays, 7 p.m., St. Michael’s Church Hall. Information: Gys 250- 563-4828 or Reta 250-962-2740.
TUESDAYBridge, Tuesdays, 1
p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.Buddhist
meditation class, Tuesdays, 7:15-8:45 p.m., 320 Vancouver St. Information: 250-962-6876 or www.tilopa.org.Spruce Capital
Toastmasters meet Tuesdays, 7:25 p.m., 102-1566 7th Ave. Information: Tom 250-562-3402.Sweet Adelines
women’s four-part chorus meets Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Studio 2880. New members welcome. Information: Kathleen 250-563-2975.
Hospital retirees meeting, first Tuesday of the month, 9 a.m., Prince George Golf Club. Information 250-563-7497 or 250-563-2885.
SUPPORT GROUPSPGRH retirees
breakfast, first Tuesday of the month, Prince George Golf and Curling Club. Information: 250-563-2885.Prince George
ATV Club meets third Tuesday of month, 7 p.m. Carmel Restaurant meeting room. Information: George 250-964-7907.Prince George
Healing Rooms - Are you hurting? Do you have health issues? Confidential prayers Monday noon-2 p.m. and 7-9 p.m No appointment necessary, located in the Prince George Pentecostal Church, 497 Ospika Blvd. Information: 250-617-9653.
Free sports and recreation, Wednesdays, 2 p.m., 1160 7th Ave., ages 15-30. Information: 250-656-5278.Children’s choir,
Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Hartland Baptist Church. Information: 778-415-5000.Parents Together,
a mutual/self-help support group for parents of teens, meets Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Intersect (basement entrance). Information: Carmen 250-562-6639.
Tuesday night Tops (take off pounds sensibly) 6:15-7:15 p.m. weigh in, 7:30-8:30 meeting. Everyone welcome. Information: Marvene 250-962-8001 or 250-612-2031.DivorceCare,
a support group for persons going through a separation or divorce. To find out if this group is for you, call 250-564-6213. Group meets at Artspace, Room 202, Sundays at 5 p.m. Call about childcare.Prince George
Healing Rooms - Are you hurting? Do you have health issues? Confidential prayers Wednesday noon-2 p.m, All Nations Church, 1395 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-617-9653.COPD support
group meets Wednesday, 1 p.m., AiMHi. Information: Nancy 250-561-1393.Heartbeat, a group
for mutual support of those who have lost a loved one through suicide, meets monthly at CMHA office. Information: Sandy 250-960-9047.
Thursday Tops (take off pounds sensibly) 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Knox United Church,1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-564-6336 (days), 250-964-4851 (evenings).Red Hat Chapter
meets for lunches and outings. Information: 250-640-1139.Elks’ meat draw,
Thursday, 4:30- 6 p.m., Legion. Proceeds to Elks’ Children’s Fund.Rainbows grief and
loss program for ages 5-15, registering for the fall session. No
charge. Information: Catherine 250-563-2551.Tea Time for the
Soul. Would you like someone to listen to you? Come, listen, and share while enjoying a cup of tea. Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. at Forest Expo House, 1506 Ferry Ave. No cost. For more information, Jesse or Catherine at 250-563-2551.Singles and
friends, social group of people of all ages and diverse backgrounds, meets Wednesdays, 7 p.m., A&W on 20th Avenue.
Wednesday Tops (take off pounds sensibly) 11:30 a.m. weigh in, noon meeting, St. Michael’s Anglican Church. Information: 250-960-3959, 778-416-0908.Learning Circle
Literacy Program works with adult learners and families on literacy, numeracy and computing skills. Information: 250-564-3568 ext. 228, or [email protected].
Do you worry about the way you eat? Overeaters Anonymous may have the answers. No weigh-ins, dues or fees. Monday, 7:30 p.m., hospital, Room 421. Call Shelley 250-612-3877.
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required to help set up 158 Canada flags (representing
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Legion parking lot. Email [email protected]
Ranjit 250-563-7351
Northern John Howard Society Looking for adults who are
interested in volunteering with adult men who have been incarcerated. Training is
provided, record check is mandatory. Kim 250-561-7343
PG Youth Custody Centre Looking for volunteers to mentor
youths in a variety of areas: Music (guitar, voice training, rap), Sports (basketball, floor
hockey), Games (chess, backgammon, etc.), poetry. Training will be provided. A
police record check required. Stephan Wagner 250-649-3873
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Prima Assessment Centre is an accredited residential behavioral assessment program for children ages 5 – 12. We are currently accepting resumes from skilled, caring, energetic, individuals who are seeking challenging, rewarding opportunities to facilitate positive growth and change in the lives of children in care.
Qualifi cations include a relevant degree or 2 year diploma, related experience, have/willing to obtain Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certifi cate, valid 1st Aid Certifi cate and Class 5 drivers license. Casual Work is available to cover 8 hour shifts within the 24 hour/7 day a week program. Union Wages for casual employees start at 17.25 per hour plus 10.2% in lieu of benefi ts.
Please submit resume to:Program Director, 2306 Pine Street,Prince George, BC, V2L 2E5Fax: (250) 563-0824; Email: [email protected]
JOB POSTING – Plant Accountant
Pinnacle Pellet is seeking an experienced Accountant to fi ll a full-time accounting position at its Strathnavor BC Plant location (approximately 50 km north of Quesnel).
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Help WantedEARN some extra money for Christmas! Canfor’s J.D. Little Forest Centre in Prince George is looking for Seasonal Nursery Workers for our seed-ling harvest. Working for 5 to 6 weeks starting around October 17th. Two shifts: Morning (7:00 am to 2:30 pm) and Af-ternoon (3:00 pm to 10:30 pm) Excellent and safe working en-vironment! Ideal Candidate for Employment is physically fi t, capable of working on your feet, safety conscious and able to work alongside others in a fast-paced team environ-ment. Drop off your resume at the nursery or e-mail to [email protected]: J.D.Lit-tle Forest Centre 6677 Land-ooz Road Phone: 250-960-0165 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 fi rst left turn on Landooz Road and follow road for 1 km. Turn left into en-trance to nursery.
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To apply, please visit www.canadagames2015.ca / www.jeuxducanada2015.ca for full volunteer descriptions and closing dates. Resumes can be forwarded to: Human Resources, 2015 Canada Winter Games, 545 Quebec Street, Prince George, B.C., V2L 1W6 or email [email protected] and include volunteer position title in the subject line. The Prince George 2015 Canada Games Host Society is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all individuals to apply for volunteer postings.
The 2015 Canada Winter Games will be the largest multi-sport and cultural event ever held in Prince George and Northern British Columbia to date and is forecasted to generate an economic impact of $70- $90 million while building champions and inspiring dreams amongst Canadian youth. Athletes from 10 Provinces and 3 Territories will compete in 19 sports with the dream of becoming Canada’s next champions. In 2015, choose your path, leave your tracks, and journey with the 2015 Canada Winter Games as we host the nation and share a northern story with all of Canada.
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SEWAGE LIFT STATION CONSTRUCTION TENDER 2013 – 1156 - 1
INVITATION TO TENDERSealed tenders marked “Sewage Lift Station No.1
Construction 1156-1” will be received no later than 3:00 pm local time on Thursday November 22, 2012 by the Gingolx Village Government at the office of McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. Suite #1 – 5008 Pohle Avenue, Terrace, BC V8G 4S8
This tender is for the early spring construction the installation of a pre-fabricated – fiberglass reinforced plastic sewage lift station complete with submersible pumps, controls; sanitary sewer modifications, force main, control building, and standby electric power generator.
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This weeks McDonald’s Pic of the Week was submitted by Sarrah Adolph. Sarrah wins a $25.00 McDonald’s Gift Pack for providing the Pic of the Week. For your chance to win, email a picture of a resident of Prince George with your name and phone number, as well as the name of the person (people) in the photo, to [email protected] of the judges is fi nal. Prizes must be accepted as awarded. No substitutions.
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On Wednesday evening about 150 Prince George residents rallied at the Civic Centre; protesting the Enbridge pipeline. First Nations drummers lead the group in several songs after they circled the civic plaza; joining arms to form a wall of protest against the pipeline.
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