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City staff is in the process of finding out whether or not it can team up with the province on its paving contract.

“The provincial government put out its tender,” Coun. Cameron Stolz said. “Staff is trying to find out if there is an opportunity for the city to piggyback. I’m unsure where discussions are at on that.”

Traditionally the province has received a better price for paving than the city, leading council to direct staff to see if there is an opportunity to partner with the province on paving projects this year, though there is a challenge in doing so.

“If there is an opportunity, that’s where the challenge comes in,” he said. “What is our price, and what is the price of the provincial government, and is there sav-

ings there? Traditionally and historically the provincial government gets a better price on the cost of paving, but until we get our price, we don’t know if it’s comparable or not.”

Another factor is the city’s paving work is different than the province’s.

“Some of our work is mill and grind, some hot-in-place,” Stolz said. “With the provincial government most of the paving is hot-in-place. For us, hot-in-place paving is only good on long sections of roadway.

In fact, there are many different types of paving, most with sub-categories.

Stolz said there will be no impact on the budget whether or not the city and province partner.

“The way our budget is set up right now on paving, we’ve got the most money being committed on an ongo-ing basis this year (nearly $500,000) and $200,000 on a

one-time basis,” he said. “Our intended paving is based on the prices we’ve historically gotten. If it’s cheaper than we do spot intersections. We are traditionally under-budget and so we do some additional paving.”

The paving list this year includes: Winnipeg to Carney, 20th Ave/Massey Dr./Hwy. 16, Northwood Pulp Rd./Clubhouse Dr./Aberdeen Rd., Chief Lake Rd./Foot-hills Blvd./ Hwy. 97, Foothills Blvd./Foothills Bridge, Foothills Blvd. 2009 limit-890 metres south, 22nd Ave. Central St., Ospika Blvd., University Way, Shane Creek Bridge, Foothills Blvd., Old Summit Lake Rd., 2011 limit - 1,400m north, Rainbow Dr., Ospika Blvd - Ahbau St, /West Austin Rd., South Kelly Rd, Hwy. 97, Cranbrook Hill Rd., 2011 limit, 15th Ave., Johnson St., 10th Ave., 15th Ave., Lyon St., 15th ave., 18th Ave., Nicholson St., 22nd Ave., Opie Cres., West Austin Rd., Foothills Blvd., Kelly Rd.

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Gaelic singer Andrew McFayden will be performing songs from his four albums at Cafe Voltaire on April 12, starting at 8 p.m. As always, admission is free on Open Mic Nights.

“I will be singing selections from my four albums and some previously unrecorded material,” said McFayden. All his albums have received warm reception, particularly among Gaelic and Celtic music fans and collectors. His albums are: The Crooked Road and The Straight Road (2004), Open Eyes, Open Mind (2007), Coinneal (2012), and Turas

(2012), which was chosen Album of the Year by Celtic Radio.

A review from Folk World suggests the Scottish Gaelic folk music via Cape Breton is all organic with little or no additives of any sort. Pure, raw a cappella vocal work with just a bit of instrumentation here and there. The writer finds the instrumental additions tastiest such as that on An-t Each Geal.

Come out and hear the unique sounds and songs of Andrew McFayden on Friday, April 12 at Cafe Voltaire, Books and Com-pany on Third Ave.

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RCMP Musical Ride returns to city in JulyOne of Canada’s most recognized

icons, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride, will be per-forming at the Prince George Exhi-bition Grounds on Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14.

The RCMP Musical Ride repre-sents a colourful Canadian tradi-tion. The troop of 32 horses and riders will perform a variety of cav-alry drills choreographed to music. Working through a unique medium, they support the RCMP’s commu-nity policing efforts throughout Canada.

The Musical Ride was developed in 1876 by early members of the North-West Mounted Police to dis-play their riding ability and entertain the local community. It has evolved over the decades into a uniquely Canadian performance enjoyed by tens of thousands of spectators every year.

Members of the Musical Ride are first and foremost police officers. They all have at least two years experience in active police work

before volunteering for duty with the Musical Ride. Surprisingly, most have no prior riding experience.

The Musical Ride will be perform-ing two shows at the site of the out-door ice oval behind CN Centre:

Horse stables will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. both days, except during show times.

“We have been working with the RCMP Musical Ride for over six years, trying to bring them to Prince George” says Glen Mikkelsen, CN Centre’s entertainment and market-ing supervisor. “Musical Ride staff believe the Outdoor Ice Oval is one of the best outdoor venues they have ever seen. We look forward to bringing this national treasure to the grounds of Exhibition Park.”

Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Two Rivers Crime Prevention Society in support of crime prevention programs in the Prince George area.

For ticket information call the Prince George RCMP’s Community Policing office at (250)561-3366.

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In Provincial Court in Prince George on Feb. 12:

Richard S.A. Plas-way was found guilty of assault, received a conditional sentence of 30 days, was placed on probation for 12 months and prohib-ited from possessing firearms for five years.

Plasway was also found guilty of fail-ing to comply with a condition of an under-taking or recognizance and a second count of assault, received a conditional sentence of 60 days, was placed on probation for 12 months and prohib-ited from possessing firearms for five years. Plasway was also found guilty of forcible

confinement and fail-ing to comply with a condition of an under-taking and received a conditional sentence of 30 days.

Plasway was also found guilty of a sec-ond count of failing to comply with a condi-tion of an undertak-ing and a second count of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recog-nizance and received a conditional sentence of 60 days. Plasway was also found guilty of three counts of fail-ing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to one day in jail and time served of 21 days.

In Provincial Court in Prince George on Feb. 13:

Justin R. Burford was found guilty of possession of stolen property with a value less than $5,000 and sentenced to one day in jail.

Randall J. Case was found guilty of driving without due care and attention, fined $750 and assessed a victim surcharge of $113.

One highlight of the new federal budget includes a refresh of the Building Canada fund with a 10-year, $53 billion commit-ment with added flexi-bility, so municipalities can spend the money in several new ways.

Ed Fast, Abbotsford MP, Minister of Inter-national Trade and the minister responsible for the Asian/Pacific Gate-

way, said it is the larg-est long-term invest-ment in infrastructure in Canadian history.

“It’s historic,” he said. “It’s $53 billion over 10 years. I expect, given the great suc-cess the region (Prince George and area) has had in securing hun-dreds of millions in infrastructure over the last years, it will con-tinue to do well, espe-cially cities like Prince George.”

The Building Canada

fund was to expire in 2014. Besides refresh-ing the program, the federal government is indexing the gas tax funding.

“So municipalities should be pleased,” Fast said. “We intro-duced more flex-ibility in terms of what municipalities can invest the funding for. Waste water, fresh water and drinking water all qualify. Rec-reational facilities will qualify. It’s a long-term program over 10 years, with $53 billion over that period.

“We had initially con-sidered a shorter term but the Federation of Canadian Municipali-ties made a very good case that it should be at least a 10-year pro-gram, and we agreed with them and so we delivered.

“Our government has kept its commit-ment to Canadians. We are going to stay the course and live within our means. The world economy is a very dif-ficult one right now, and Canada happens to be an island of calm within the storm.”

He said the country’s economy is among the best of the G7 nations because the govern-ment is living up to its commitment to live within its means. He

predicts Canada will be among the first of the G7 countries to return to a balanced budget and added this year’s budget is part of that process, with the goal of being balanced by 2015.

“And we’ve lived up to our commitment of not balancing the bud-get on the back of the provinces,” Fast said.

“B.C. received more in terms of federal transfer payments in education, health and social ser-vices than ever before. Sixty-two billion was transferred to the prov-inces, a very significant increase over the year before.”

He added taxes were not raised, which Fast said is another com-mitment the govern-

ment kept. The federal budget

also addressed skills training issues, he said.

“That is one of the critical weaknesses in our economy. We have a strong economy relative to most of the other developed coun-tries in the world, but

we do have a couple of weaknesses,” Fast said. “One is we have a critical labour shortage across many sectors of the economy, with the overall global economy going through very dif-ficult times. That’s the irony.”

He said the key is education.

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The province needs a new training model to meet the skilled labour shortage facing indus-try.

MLA John Horgan, House Leader and NDP Labour Critic, visited the new NDP constituency office in Prince George Mon-day, discussing some of the challenges the province is facing.

“Training is the num-ber one issue. There’s a decided lack of skills training. We need a new training model in B.C.,” he said. “We must re-establish bal-ance.”

He compared the sit-uation to a three-legged stool. One leg is labour, another is non-labour, and the final capital.

Promoting a trade in the skills could be aided by providing need-based grants.

“I have two sons, 22 and 23,” he said, adding that is the age group that needs to be targeted. “They are going to be the next generation. They need to the skills to do that.”

He said the Liber-als have been good at building spaces for training, but have not excelled at funding them.

“If we don’t have the money to open those facilities up, we will fail.”

He adds much of the success in the natural resource sec-tor right now can be

attributed to the price of commodities. Hor-gan pointed out in the 1990’s copper went for 60 cents a pound, now it’s at $4.

“In the 90’s commod-ity prices tanked. You can’t ignore the cost of the product you’re try-ing to move.”

Although he said there may be a bright future in LNG, the Lib-erals are basing their predictions on demand remaining high or increasing in the next decades.

He pointed out the natural gas market was volatile six months ago.

“If it was volatile six months ago, how can you predict it 30 years out?”he asked, ques-tioning what he called a big bold vision that has no foundation in reality.

However, he does see a future in LNG, a product that can be moved through pipe-lines without the pro-test lines carrying oil products come with.

“It’s far less harmful to the environment,” he said adding a rup-ture wouldn’t be good, but the effects would not be as catastrophic as it is in other cases.

And, he added, First

Nations communities support LNG develop-ment.

Success will be about finding markets, upstream producers and land.

“Our plan is to take digestible chunks and explain to people what the challenges will be,” he said.

He added the NDP intend to announce the fiscal framework of their platform in early April, and their full platform shortly after-wards.

“This is serious busi-ness and the people expect the incoming government has a plan

that is sustainable and deliverable,” he said.

If the NDP take office following May’s provincial election they will eliminate the new 30 cent tax on growlers, the 1.8-litre refillable bottle used by micro-brewers.

NDP Liquor Policy Critic Maurine Karagianis visited the Pacific Western Brewery last week to meet employees and tour the facility. While in town Kara-gianis talked about the new tax, recently put in place under the Liberals.

She said the tax is another example of the piecemeal plan the Liberals have in place when it comes to liquor policy.

“At this point my biggest concern is the B.C. Liberals are making liquor pol-icy on the fly,” Karagianis said.

She added the current policies are largely based on the prohibition era and are in need of modernization.

Industry must be consulted as changes are made, she added.

“We want to take on a full moderniza-tion of policy,” she said, which means lots of consultation and collaboration, bringing together everyone who has a stake in the industry, from beer brewers to those involved with marketing wines and spirits. “We don’t want to pit one

part of the industry against another. We can work together to have a good 21st century policy.”

This will help there to be certainty going forward for small businesses involved in the industry, she said, as well as breweries.

She added the tax on growlers, in par-ticular, makes no sense.

“This is a dis-incentive for new young microbreweries,” she said. “Thirty cents

on each 1.8 litre bottle is a real hardship for many of these microbreweries.”

She said why the government is put-ting obstacles in the way of small busi-ness remains a mystery to her, adding the NDP oppose the tax and will remove it if elected, probably within the first 100 days of governing.

She added microbreweries are a new industry with new opportunities and markets.

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NDP liquor critic Maurine Karagianis, second from left, visited Prince George Friday, touring the Pacific Western Brewery. Joining her were NDP candidate Sherry Ogasawara, left, brewery manager Tom Leboe, NDP candidate Bobby Deepak and PWB financial officer Barry Seims.

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The irony in Alanis Morrisette’s song Ironic is that none of the scenarios she describes are actually ironic.

I’ve always felt that irony is one of the best forms of humour, probably because it’s not mean (like sar-casm), it usually points out folly, and is often unintended.

A couple of cases in point this past week:

A ship on its way to be a backdrop for a federal press conference touting how well our new oil spill response plans are ran aground near Vancouver. See what I mean? Unintended, folly galore, not intended to be mean, but as funny as it gets.

The other bit of irony came to be in a Mark Hume column. He pointed out, very well I might add, the folly in the fact that the Canadian Taxpayers’ Fed-eration, a registered charity enjoying tax-exempt status, was beaking off about, yet again, about the miscreants in our society (single mothers mostly) who don’t make enough money to pay taxes. The Canadian Rich Folks’ Federation, er, … Taxpayers’ Federation, of course, feel we should be cracking down on those tax-evading poverty-liners (OK, that was sarcasm).

Of course, let’s not be tough on the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation, after all, they’re a charitable organization. They help corporations by giving them receipts they can use to reduce their taxes. The noblest of charity work. (OK, sarcasm … again).

It is ironic, however, that I used more sarcasm

than irony in a column about irony. See … not mean, folly, unintended, and actually funny.

• • •The NDP seem to be smelling blood in Prince

George. Good grief, you can’t turn around without running into an NDP MLA here to help campaign. In the last week alone John Horgan was here, Maurine Karagainis was here, and today leader Adrian Dix is in town to open the campaign office for candidates Bobby Deepak and Sherry Ogasawara. He will speak at the Council

of Forest Industries convention Thursday (not to be outdone, Premier Christy Clark will be there Fri-day).

The NDP, however, obviously feel that the Prince George ridings are “in play,” as they say in all the political movies.

With Pat Bell not running again in Prince George-Mackenzie, that riding is not a certainty for the Lib-erals, even though Bell won it handily in 2009. It’s also interesting that no one other than Mike Morris sought the nomination.

In Prince George-Valemount, Liberal incumbent Shirley Bond has always had a tougher fight.

That could work in her favour because even though all candidates say they campaign like the future is in doubt, it’s been a reality more for Bond than others.

She knows how to campaign.With the election now in full swing, we can cer-

tainly expect a lot more visitors to the city.

Could another senior civil servant be ready to clash with Prime Minister Stephen Harper?

It certainly seems that way. And this one seems intent on colliding with one of the most sacred

tenets of the Conservatives … controlling the message.Federal Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault is

going to investigate how government communications rules on taxpayer-funded science research affect public access to information.

She is doing so because of complaints filed by the Envi-ronmental Law Centre at the University of Victoria and Democracy Watch. They have released a report entitled “Muzzling Civil Servants: A Threat to Democracy?” which is pretty much self-explanatory.

The media has been rife with stories about the Conserva-tive government muzzling federal scientists over the past few years. However, it’s hard to really know how much of that is actual muzzling and how much is ensuring that proper information is being disseminated.

According to the Huffington Post: “Environment Canada forbids scientists from speaking publicly on issues such as climate change, polar bears or caribou without getting spe-cific approval from the Privy Council Office, the bureau-cracy that supports cabinet and the prime minister.

“Natural Resources Canada requires pre-approval on any interview on topics such as ‘climate change, oilsands’ as well as with any reporter from a national or international media outlet.

“Fisheries and Oceans Canada has a communications pol-icy that ensures ‘approved media lines are in place’ before a scientist may speak with a reporter.”

According to Cliff Sandborn of the Environmental Law Centre, Legault has the power to subpoena witnesses, which, one would hope, would compel them to speak freely about whether politicians are vetting scientific data before it is being presented to the Canadian public.

“We have indications that there is very, very broad dis-content amongst scientists about being muzzled and having their research suppressed,” he said.

As for Democracy Watch, its interest is also evident. Dis-semination of information free from political interference is crucial the functioning of a democracy.

If Legault is allowed to do her job, her findings should be of interest to all Canadians interested in maintaining our democracy.

However, if past practices hold true, we can expect Con-servative MPs to start bullying her, trying to discredit her, and find loopholes to diminish her authority.

We certainly hope that doesn’t happen and we are more than willing to be proven wrong.

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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.

11:00 am Fridays at Zoe’s Java House at 1251 - 4th AvenueDELYNDAPILON

Spring is in the air.One way to tell is the number of peo-

ple you see shovelling snow from their lawns back onto their driveways.

Another way is to notice the number of transporta-tion devices on the road which are neither cars nor trucks. OK, what I mean is motorcycles and bicycles.

I saw a number of two-wheeled vehicles, both powered and non, on the streets of Prince George over the weekend, and I have some astute (which may be overstating it) observations on their use.

Actually, I’m going to start with a four-

wheel vehicle operator who was lucky I wasn’t driving my car the way he was operating his vehicle. I was on Ahbau, preparing to turn onto Rainbow, when I

realized there was someone in the lane I was going to turn in to.

It was a skateboard, whose operator had hopped off when he realized a vehicle somewhat bigger than his (and with a legal

right to the lane) was preparing to turn. He and a friend had been riding their skateboards in the traffic lane while two other friends rode their bikes in the bike lane (although on the wrong side of the street).

Of course, seeing bikes being ridden on the wrong side of the road was not an uncommon sight on the weekend. At one point on Saturday while I was out and about, I started keeping track. I saw four cyclists on the wrong side of the road, four on the sidewalk, and six with no helmets (some of whom were also in one of the first two categories).

Then Sunday night I saw which may have been the topper: A cyclist coming the wrong way on the street shortly after 11 p.m., with no reflective material of any sort on the bike or the rider, and not wearing a helmet.

I also saw a number of motorcycles out on the roads this weekend, and my one

thought as I watched one rider weave his way along 15th Avenue was, “And I think I’ve got it bad with the potholes.”

Yes, it’s easier for a motorcycle to avoid a pothole (assuming the rider is paying attention) but if they hit one of the big-ger ones, there is a possibility of a) being flipped right off the bike, or b) failing to come out the other side.

I will say I also saw a number of cyclists who were riding on the right side of the road, as close to the curb as pos-sible and wearing a helmet, just so it’s clear most cyclists obey the laws of the road.

Once again, though, it’s the few who don’t who catch my attention more often.

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That’s the trouble with talking to a manMen-type people are just

plain hard to talk to.A male friend of mine - let’s

call him Kris and describe him as a long lean cowboy-type person, someone who loves (and quotes) the Man in Black, a dry-waller (some people say cry-waller) by trade – is a guy who considers himself a fabulous confidante to a gal. He once told me he understands exactly how to communicate with a woman because he grew up with a sister he was very close to, acting as her number one confidante.

Kris: Women don’t want you to solve their problems. They only want you to listen to them. I get that...

Right. He might get it intel-lectually, but he doesn’t really truly get it. As soon as you con-fide in him he buckles on his imaginary six shooter, saddles up his mystical horse and is ready to do battle for you. Kind of sweet, but also more than slightly a pain in the patootie.

What he learned while grow-ing up with his sister was absolutely correct. For the most part women don’t want a problem that’s been nagging at

them solved. They just want a chance to get all those battling thoughts out of their brain, an opportunity to verbalize so the

pathway they need to choose becomes clear.

The other thing with guys – espe-cially type A sock-it-to-’em guys (say ones like Kris) – is

they don’t always get the deli-cacy involved when a problem includes people you love and therefor don’t want to hurt. Though the six-shooter is imagery, the sentiment is not. Guys like that ALWAYS think the best course of action is to break down the front door and attack, guns a-blazin’.

Sheesh. I know the Duke could do that with several enemies hidden within the ranch house, saloon or cave of thieves, and never get shot (except for maybe a bit of a flesh wound the lovely lass in the dance hall girl costume would fix with a silk hanky and a kiss) but in real life, it hurts like a son-of-a-gun when you get shot – literally or figuratively. Besides, the best course of action is usually a calm approach, kind of like a parlay with a white flag and such, not a six-shooter that

magically reloads after messing up seven or eight enemies.

So what do you do? If you don’t confide in your

male friend (i.e. Kris), his nose gets so far out of joint you have to worry he’s gonna drown if he steps out in a rainstorm – or during his morning shower. If you do, he’s likely to go to war for you, whether you want him to or not. If you tell him why that’s a bad idea, his eyebrow shoots up and he cuts his dark piercing eyes your way and explains (at great great great great length) why his plan is

right and yours is way too soft.You know, maybe it’s time

me and his other good female friend (let’s call her Darby) brought his sister into the equation. Sisters have a way of getting to the root of problems like this. They are the ones who are there for your first heart-break, your most embarrassing moments, and are usually your confidante right back. I bet she’d know exactly what to do. After all, she’s more likely to see Kris as the little fellow he was rather than the man he’s become.

I ought to know. When peo-ple ask me how old my brother, Rolly, is, I generally answer ‘16’ without even thinking about it. Truth is, he’s closing in on 40 (actually, I think he’s passed that mark – holy moly I’m getting old). And when I look at him, I still see the chubby-cheeked little Rolly Polly I loved then and love now.

Well, thanks for listening and making my path clear. I think me and Darby should just love and accept the boy the way he is. But just you wait until we meet his sister. Just you wait...

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Get fluoride out of waterEditor:

It is high time that the City of Prince George gets the “f” out.

I refer to fluoridation of city drinking water, of course. There was a study linking fluoride and cancer back in 1937 by Dr. Burk, further studies were executed and suppressed.

Should we walk for cancer cure at Massey sta-dium, or would it make more sense to stand and protest fluoridation?

How many of us have lost loved ones to can-cer?

How many times have we asserted suspicion of food additives to the possible connection with the incidence of cancer?

Why would anyone be so quick to dismiss fluo-ride as a risk?

If there are dental health benefits of fluoride, then anything other than direct contact with teeth seems ridiculous. There are no systemic benefits of fluoride ingestion.

It’s absorption into the brain and skeleton are detrimental.

Prince George citizens have a high occurrence of underactive thyroid. I believe this condition is directly related to fluoride exposure. Forced fluo-ridation must stop.

Suppression of the proven health risks of fluo-ridation must stop.

Those who support fluoridation, some dentists, the health board, have no right to deny others free choice.

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Natalie MacMaster is a master musician and, some would say, a master mom.

The award-winning fiddler from Nova Scotia says she lives “one day at a time” while rearing her five children.

The oldest is eight, the youngest was born in 2012. Not surprising then that MacMaster is juggling care-

giver and entertainer duties Thursday and seven-month-old Alexander Francis is vying for attention in the back-ground during a Free Press interview.

In response to the reporter’s question, “Is this a good time?” MacMaster laughs.

“Keep going – I tell everyone, ‘no time’s a good time’ and we just get on with it. Really, any time works.”

Her easygoing nature and playfulness spills over from home to her live stage performances. MacMaster is known for “really delivering” with her Cape Breton fiddle music. That hasn’t changed, she says. And Prince George fans are in for a toe-tapping treat when she plays Vanier Hall on April 6.

“I haven’t changed – kids and all that hasn’t changed my music or me, I’m still a Cape Breton fiddler and I still play real lively dance-type music.”

But it’s not all about the concerts, it’s the lead-up to them that she likes.

“We spend time on arrangements and on making the music creative so that it delivers well and has a certain amount of depth to it and interest. That’s what I love doing most – creating a show. So it’s a good show. It has lots of variety. And when you’re performing, you’re per-forming something that you’ve worked hard at and you are proud of it. So it delivers.”

Raising a family and spending time on the road is a tough balancing act but MacMaster and the man she mar-ried in 2002, fiddler Donnell Leahy, have their priorities straight, she says.

“We try not to tour too much and, usually when I’m touring, I have the children with me – other than the baby. A lot of good things happen when I’m on the road with them, the positives outweigh the negatives. And even when they’re at home with my husband having fun, that’s a very healthy lifestyle.”

Her offspring already love music, she says.“They are involved in music. One plays the fiddle, one

plays piano. It’s great.” When it comes to her music (or her family), Macmaster

is loyal to her roots.

“I’m a Cape Breton fiddler,” she says correcting bio notes that list, as part of her repertoire, American bluegrass music.

“I think they get that because I did recordings in the past where I had guests like Jesse Cooke, fla-menco guitarist, and I had a CD recorded in the U.S. with some bluegrass musicians. I was just playing Cape Breton tunes but it took on a ‘taste’ with some of the tracks. When I make a CD, I choose musicians to play on it so some-times that happens. Like I have a jazz guitarist in my band, so [the music] might feel like that a little bit.”

MacMaster is bringing her band with her: piper Matt MacIsaac, piano player Mac Morin, drum-mer Eric Breton and bass player Shane Hendrickson. And they will be playing music from Cape Breton island. What exactly is that?

“Well it’s music they play on Cape Breton Island” she says, laughing. “It has its own sound but it originated in Scotland and so a lot of the repertoire is Scots although it has some original pieces composed by living and late Cape Bretoners.”

Niece of renowned Cape Breton fiddler Buddy Mac-Master, she learned to play fiddle at a young age. What was it like coming from a musical family?

“I’d say it helped me, I never felt pressure [to play fiddle], not at all. It was a great environment to learn quickly when you’re hearing it all the time. That is half the battle, I think.”

She first played fiddle at age nine and cut her first album at 16.

“I had my first public performance at age 10,” she said.The album?“That not a big deal now but it was 20 or 30 years ago.

I also had a lot of support form the community (she’s from a rural community in Nova Scotia and moved to Lakefield, Ontario in 2002 with Leahy). It was wonderful – and as much support as you can get, I got.”

After this tour, MacMaster, 40, says she has no fixed plans.

“I’m always looking to not take gigs, believe it or not. We’re so family focused, even saying the word ‘career’ freaks me a bit because I view myself as such a mother and wife and I like the thought of staying at home. But I do believe that what I’m doing is right for my family.”

She’s still doing what she loves – playing fiddle and performing live – but she’s doing it on her own terms.

“I’m not sitting here with a whole bunch of aspirations of going to Japan, touring Australia or going to Europe. We make decisions one day a time about what is good for the child, what is good for the music.”

That includes being a hockey mom one day and a musician on tour the next day, she says.

Natalie MacMaster plays Vanier Hall on April 6. Tickets for the concert, which starts at 7:30 p.m., are on

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If you didn’t have colour – and a smile – on you face when you came, you had it when you left Holi Hai celebrations Sun-day.

Traditionally a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus – a festival of colours observed mostly in India and

Nepal – Holi Hai brought together people from different religions, cultures and walks of life.

Guests enjoyed an evening of dance, music and song, a traditional Indian meal and, of course, lots of colour.

The program was hosted by the Hindu Society of Northern British Columbia who recently elected a new group of repre-

sentatives. Coloured powders on a brass tray were carried to each table and random streaks of yellow, red, orange and other bright colours were smeared onto foreheads, cheeks and arms – all in good fun and all completely washable. Holi cel-ebrations are said to not only usher in springtime with bright colours but also to bring rejuve-nation to mind and soul.

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Glistening glass, time-worn trea-sures, antique dolls, delicate doilies, carved oak tables, retro pieces, Victo-rian costume jewelry, old books and records.

They’re all part of the annual treasure hunt on this weekend at the Antiques and Collectibles Fair at the Roll-A-Dome. The two-day event draws dozens of vendors and hundreds of interested buyers from around the region.

It also raises money for Prince George Hospice Society.

“We are expecting about 40 vendors this year from places like Victoria, Kelowna and Calgary,” says Dianne Sears, fund development and market-ing officer for the society. This week, vendors are getting busy with sorting, dusting and packing up their wares including Deb Dissler.

“Like any trade show you get used to that part of it,” says Dissler, who’s been displaying and selling for many years. “A lot of the glasswork and other things are heavy, so it’s hard to pack and unpack it – and you get used to having a broken thing or two.”

Dissler once owned her own col-lectibles shop on Dominion Street. In 2000 she opened a home-based busi-ness, New Ways Marketing, where she can reach a wider audience for her unique jewelry items.

“My main focus is antique jewelry. I have everything from karat gold pieces, to silver pieces and costume jewelry,” she says, noting older pieces are often more interesting and – in

many cases – better made. “There’s no mass production, so

there are just beautiful pieces made by craftsmen in their fields. I love cameos especially. They are absolutely beauti-ful, just like little works of art.”

In her collection she presently has about 50 cameos, some carved in the late 1800s. Among them are cameos carved from tiger’s eye, carnelian (a type of agate), onyx, and lapis lazuli.

“Some of them were obtained from an auction of a retiring jeweler,” said Dissler.

“They are mostly portraits in min-iature. They come in different shapes and sizes, carved by master artists and carvers of the day.”

The great thing about antiques and collectibles fairs for buyers is the vari-ety of items that can be found under one roof, she says.

“People collect all kinds of things, and the nice thing about the [local] antiques show is that everyone spe-cializes in something different. One fellow specializes in clocks, another fellow has a passion for old toys and war memorabilia, other people bring home-decor items and collectible knick-knacks. Other vendors have only antique furniture while others bring a variety of things.”

Her own love of antiques and rare finds began when she was a child treasure hunting under the guidance of her father.

“My Dad used to love antiques, so I used to go with him on his hunts,” she said, noting the perfect ending to the day was finding an interesting old item for his collection.

It is now the same for her and soon

her husband will join in her hunt for treasures.

“My husband is a trademark gold and silversmith, so when he retires – he’s a power engineer – we’ll be doing the jewelry business together. We used to do Studio Fair together for many years when it was the only crafts show in town.”

What are the treasure trends and items people are looking for right now?

Decor, design and furnishings from the baby-boomer era are currently in hot demand, she says.

“People like things from the 1950s and 1960s that fit with their mod-ern decor. We had about 25 years of people decorating in Victorian [style]. Now they like things very simple, with straight lines. A lot of this West German pottery is popular right now. They are reproducing it as accesso-ries in furniture stores – big vases, bowls and decorative pieces. It’s very distinctive and is very popular, espe-cially in the Lower Mainland.”

Big, heavy pieces of coloured blown glass are being used as decorative centrepieces on dining room tables, she said.

“There are some really beautiful pieces.”

The Antiques and Collectibles Fair runs Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, April 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Roll-A-Dome, 2588 Recreation Place. Adults $4 a day, $6 for two days. Seniors $3 a day, $5 for two days. All proceeds from price of admission go to support Prince George Hospice Society. For more information phone 250-563-2551.

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Ohh Chocolat Cafe starts a new concert series April 5 with Eric Tompkins and Alison Henry. The cafe will be holding concerts on Friday evenings with local performers and visiting acts. Concerts start at 7:30 p.m. and $10 of each ticket price (usually $20) goes towards food purchases at each concert. Tickets at Ohh Chocolat Cafe.

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The Elder Citizens Recreation Association (ECRA) and Forever Young Chorus presents The Romance of the Rail, a Musical Tribute to the Age of Steam Locomotion with guest John Rogers. Shows on Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 28 at 7 p.m. Tickets $10 regular, $5 children five to 12 sold in advance from ECRA or at door.

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For Kai Jensen, the question of who to donate money to wasn’t a problem.

The how to raise money to donate, that was another matter.

But Kai, who turned 8 on March 17, saw a win-ning formula already in place.

“A couple of other kids in my class raised money by asking for donations instead of birth-day presents,” said Kai, who attends Edgewood Elementary, “so that’s what I did.”

The note he sent out with the invitations to the birthday party noted some of the money would be going to complete the purchase of a Lego set he had been saving his money for, and the rest would go to Project Friendship, a local group which works with special-needs individuals in the city.

“I volunteer here a lot when I’m not in school,” Kai said. “I usually get here early and help set up the tables and chairs for the meeting. Then I help any way I can after that.”

Kai ended up with $100 in cash to donate.“I was surprised I got that much. It was

great.”Project Friendship executive director Michelle

Jensen was proud of Kai for raising the money, and said it all helps the group.

“One thing we are in desperate need of now is volunteers. Anyone who can help out can call me at 250-564-4445.”

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Kai Jensen, who turned eight on March 17, displays the $100 in ‘presents’ he donated Wednesday to Project Friendship executive director Michelle Jensen, left, and president Barb Harkins.


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SportsHawes aims for consistent improvement

They’ve gone from basement dwellers to consistent contenders in only three years.

Now that they can be considered an average B.C. Hockey League team, the next step for the Prince George Spruce Kings is obvious. They want to join the elite of the B.C. Hockey League and become a team that wins playoff rounds and competes for division and league titles.

“That is always the goal,” Spruce Kings general manager Mike Hawes says. “There are teams that year in, year out of our league seem to have success and seem to be near the top of the standings, and that’s definitely what we’re striving for.”

Success makes it easier to sell a product. The Spruce Kings’ improvement since 2011, with win-ning regular-season records and consecutive playoff appearances, has helped draw players to the league’s most northern outpost.

“Prince George and our orga-nization has definitely become a destination of choice for many players throughout North America,” Hawes says. “It’s given a bit of a feather in the cap of everyone who works hard day to day in the operation of the team and the fact that we’re on the upswing, and everybody sees that. The kids from throughout North America see it and the good work that we’re doing and lots of them are excited to come and try and play here.”

The Spruce Kings finished the 2012-13 regular season with 25 wins, 22 losses, one tie and eight overtime defeats (25-22-1-8). The BCHL’s first season since agreeing to realign its divisions last year saw the Spruce Kings end up third in the five-team Mainland Division. They lost three games to two against the Chilliwack Chiefs in the Mainland semifinals.

The Spruce Kings rise in the standings has generated buzz in the community, something that showed in their atten-dance. They ranked sixth in the 16-team league with an average of 1,175 specta-tors per game in the regular season. They increased ticket prices for their two home playoff contests against the Chiefs, week-night games that each drew slightly more than 1,000 spectators.

“The fans of Prince George are intel-ligent hockey fans,” Hawes says. “They know a good product and a good league and good entertainment for their dollar when they see it, and we’re very apprecia-tive that they’ve been out and supporting us.”

While player movement is a part of the offseason, the Spruce Kings expect a

large core of returning players. When the 2012-13 campaign ended, 17 were eligible to come back. But with NCAA Division 1 commitments and possible trades, it’s likely that fewer than 17 will be back at the main training camp in August.

“Are we meeting expectations yet? Probably not,” Hawes says. “But we’re definitely heading in that direction.”

GOALTENDINGWhile they may carry a lineup with

experienced skaters, the Spruce Kings need to address inexperience in the most important position on the ice to continue moving forward. Their starting goalie this past season, Kirk Thompson is a 1992-born player, one of four graduates who reached the age limit this past season.

Thompson wasn’t an average starter. He was named the team’s Most Valuable Player in the regular season and was a workhorse in goal, playing in 50 of 56 reg-ular season games. He also started in each of the Spruce Kings’ five playoff games against Chilliwack.

The Spruce Kings will look for a veteran goaltender who can help groom Liam McLeod, their rookie backup in 2012-13 who played in 14 games. McLeod, a 16-year-old Kamloops product, is listed by his hometown Blazers of the Western Hockey League, but Hawes is hope-ful he’ll be back in uniform since he’s expressed a desire to take the NCAA Divi-sion 1 route.

FORWARDS

The Spruce Kings hope they don’t have

as hard a time scoring goals next season, and they shouldn’t struggle as much if they get the expected improvement from returning players. They’ve lost leading scorer Coltyn Hansen (50 points) and fourth-highest scorer Shayne Morrissey (36 points) to graduation. Cam Lawson, 20, was second in team scoring with 41 points, and tied Hansen for the team lead in goals with 21. But with an NCAA Divi-sion 1 scholarship agreement in place for next season, Lawson will only return if he’s able and willing to put off using the scholarship for one more year.

Jace Hennig, a 1995-born skater, has also already secured a scholarship. He’s committed for the 2014-15 season.

Other forwards eligible to return include Lyndon Martell, Bryant Christian, Chad Staley, Justin Rai, Jeremiah Luedtke, Jake LeBrun, Sean Landrey and David Stephens.

DEFENCEDefence also carries question marks.

Hawes noted that they may also lose 17-year-old defencemen Kevin Guiltinan to NCAA Division 1 hockey this offsea-son, although he’s listed as being commit-ted for the 2014-15 campaign. Mitch Eden, 18, has also reached an NCAA Division 1 scholarship agreement for the 2014-15 season.

Eden finished third in team scoring with 37 points, including a team-high 33 assists.

Skylar Pacheco, Mark Begert, Karan Toor and Spencer Schoech are eligible to

return to the blue line. Captain Trevor Esau reached the age maximum and won’t be back in the 2013-14 season.

NOTES:Staff – The Spruce Kings appear to be

heading towards the next season with the same staff.

Last week, they announced that a two-year contract extension had been awarded to Hawes. Head coach Dave Dupas has one year left on a three-year contract.

Spring camp – The Spruce Kings Spring Prospects Camp is scheduled for April 12 to 14 at the Coliseum.

Last week, Hawes noted that they had 120 registered players. They may cap the total at 150. Although scouting is a year-round duty, it moves into high gear dur-ing the spring.

Past spring camps have attracted play-ers from throughout western North America. The Spruce Kings already have a pair of newcomers signed for the 2013-14 season, 1996-born forward Braiden Epp (Prince George) and 1995-born defence-man Danny Kiraly (Glendale, Ariz.).

SHOW HOME The Spruce Kings appear to be heading

towards another sell-out on the annual Show Home Lottery, their largest fund-raising effort. This year’s show home is the 31st annual and 13th in the Aberdeen Glen subdivision. Valued at $434,000 (HST and land taxes included), the house was constructed by Scheck Construction.

The grand prize draw for the house scheduled for May 15.

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Prince George Spruce Kings forward Chad Staley chases the puck in the Chilliwack Chiefs’ zone during B.C. Hockey League action earlier this year at the Coliseum. Staley is part of a core group of players eligible to return to the Spruce Kings lineup for the 2013-14 season.

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The Prince George Minor Hockey Association playing schedule has wrapped up for the season.

But there remains one important date on the 2012-13 calen-dar, the annual general meeting. This year’s AGM is sched-uled for April 23, 7 p.m. at CNC (Room 1-306).

The 2012-13 PGMHA campaign saw the league adjust to a few changes, and adapt to having one less ice surface. The 2015 Canada Winter Games’ Kin Centre Enhancement Project put Kin 1 off limits for renovation work. The $16.5-million project is slated for completion this October.

“We definitely had less ice, but things went good,” PGMHA vice president Shawn Rice says. “Our numbers were a little below last year, but it’s tough to know what to attribute that to. We removed checking out of house hockey this year, so this is the first year without that.”

Rice notes that close to 1,200 players registered for the sea-son. With checking removed in house-league action, and the elimination of club teams, PGMHA had more rep squads.

Although still undergoing final housekeeping duties for the 2012-13 season, preparations for the 2013-14 campaign are underway. Player registration has started, and PGMHA is in the process of filling rep coaching positions.

The PGMHA president, vice president, treasurer and secre-

tary will be elected at the AGM. The league will also look over its budget.

“This is the opportunity for our membership to voice any concerns as well,” Rice says.

It’s an exciting time for PGMHA, with the new Kin 1 expected to be fully operational in time for the 2013-14 sea-son.

“It’s definitely going to take us to a different level,” Rice says. “That’s going to be a pretty attractive rink and us having an office and a meeting room right there is definitely going to make life a lot easier for the execu-tive.”

But Rice, who chaired the conduct committee, won’t be back as vice president. He’s stepping aside to focus on other duties.

“We definitely need people who are willing to step up and be a part of the new executive.”

Everybody is welcome to attend the AGM and cast a vote for the executive. To run for PGMHA presi-dent, a person needs to have previ-ously served a role on the execu-tive. For more on the PGMHA, visit www.pgmha.com.

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A couple of Prince George Cougars battle with a Dawson Creek player for puck possession during a peewee hockey game this past season at Kin 3.

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To Consider: Review 2012 financial statement. Sales increased

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Directors recommendation of a patronage allocation of $8.9 million or 4.6% of 2012 purchases.

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The daily high temperatures on the weekend pushed into double digits.

It was warm. It was sunny. I’ve replaced my winter jacket with a spring one, and even found myself turning the air conditioner on in my car.

Snow continues to melt at a faster pace.

Spring is here.Yet with the spring comes a

change in sports. This is a difficult time of year as a sports reporter in Prince George. The junior hockey teams are finished for the season, and it’s such a long melting pro-cess that our fields are in no condi-tion to begin holding games. Not even close.

A few of the outdoor leagues don’t begin regular-season play until right before or after the May long weekend (May 18 to 20).

The transition drags on some years. But once these spring sports seasons arrive, we can count on plenty of action for four or five months.

It could be worse. Before start-ing my tenure at the Free Press, I covered sports at the Williams Lake Tribune. April was a slower month in that city, and I needed to dig for stories more while living in the Cariboo.

While the city’s major sports

organizations are into the off-season, and the spring outdoor leagues don’t begin for a while, there are still indoor sports events

to look forward to. This weekend, the 2013 Artistic Gymnastics BC Championships unfold at the Northern Sport Centre. This weekend also marks the Aborigi-nal Youth Hockey

Championships.The Spruce Kings Spring Pros-

pects camp, Rated PG RollerGirls’ derby and a swim meet take place the following weekend.

April also means the start of another Prince George Senior Lacrosse Association season. While tennis always gets a head start on the field sports, we may also see golf season begin before April ends.

Yet the weekend reminded me that there’s still a little way to go. On Sunday, Easter, I took a break from watching the Kelly Cup men’s curling final to walk around Recreation Place.

While the parking lot and roads were clear, snow still covered much of the area. Even the Prince George Tennis Club had a big sheet of the white stuff covering its courts.

Given my large appetite for sports photography, my patience definitely gets tested this time of

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College Heights Pub Assault player Keiran Muir is unable to get the ball past BX Pub Bandits goalie Jamie Bellamy while Jeff Ainsworth of the Bandits, left, looks on during lacrosse action at the Coliseum last season. Although outdoor spring sports seasons don’t begin until May, the Prince George Senior Lacrosse Association will begin its 2013 season later this month.

year. But things will start picking up.

KELLY CUPOnly 28 teams competed in this year’s Kelly

Cup men’s curling championship.The low total makes a person wonder how

different registration totals would’ve been if the bonspiel wasn’t held on the Easter long week-end.

While they may have got a few more teams if the bonspiel unfolded the weekend before, the dates were set well in advance so the dedicated curlers would’ve competed regardless. This is also a bonspiel that’s hovered around the 30-team mark the past few years.

It’s reflective of a sport that just doesn’t have the same appeal to people in Prince George as it used to. The aging curlers who used to enter every year when the bonspiel regularly had 64 teams or more have moved away or committed to other activities. At the same time, there’s only a small group of younger adults in this city who are dedicated curlers.

Late March may not seem like the ideal time, with the bonspiel falling over high school spring break. People make plans with their fam-ily. In an effort to attract more players, the 2012

bonspiel was held in late February. That didn’t make a difference, with 29 teams competing last year.

Times have changed and getting back to the 64-team mark may seem unlikely at the moment. But should Prince George’s economy improve and the sport become more appealing to youngsters, Kelly Cup registration will rise again.

NHL TRADE DEADLINE Today marks the 2013 NHL Trade Deadline.As of noon on Tuesday, the biggest deal was

made between the Calgary Flames and Pitts-burgh Penguins. Jarome Iginla, the face of the franchise, was dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a couple of university players and a first-round draft choice.

The lead-in to the Iginla deal, announced Wednesday evening, was a roller coaster ride. Crews at TSN and SportsNet were reporting that a deal had been made with the Boston Bruins. Both general managers agreed on it in principle, with Iginla having the final say. He chose Pittsburgh.

While the Flames are selling, not many other teams are taking that approach. With a short-ened season and most teams holding realistic chances of making the playoffs, we may not see a ton of movement before the deadline of Wednesday at noon.

But all of the speculation makes for great water-cooler gossip.

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Bill Lim celebrated Easter by capturing the title in the 87th Kelly Cup at the Prince George Golf and Curl-ing Club.

In the championship draw of the men’s curling bonspiel, Lim edged Scott Horvath 4-3. This year’s last Kelly Cup draw went by quicker than previ-ous finals, the bonspiel going to eight from 10-end games.

“It’s just a sign of the times, I guess, sched-uling and everything else so it was good. It would’ve been nicer if they had told us ear-lier,” Lim said shortly after the final ended. “We kind of weren’t aware until our first round of the Kelly this morning that it was eight ends, so a few teams were a little bit surprised that it’s eight instead of 10.”

In the end, Lim wasn’t complaining. Sunday’s win marked his second Kelly Cup title in more than two decades of entering the event. He began par-ticipating annually in the late 80s, and won his first Kelly Cup in 2004.

Like other long-time Kelly Cup par-ticipants, Lim has seen registration in the bon-spiel go on a steady decline. Twenty-eight teams competed in this year’s event, a far cry from tourna-ments in the 90s, when a 64-team limit was regularly met. Regis-tration has hovered around the 30-team mark for the past few years.

Lim points out that although the number of teams is lower, the talent entering the bonspiel is still fairly high.

“We still have some good teams obviously

that show up for the event, so all in all, the competitive teams are still out here,” he said. “Of course, the fun teams are out here too, teams that are just here to bonspiel.”

Lim skipped a team on the weekend that was rounded out by third Don Martin, second Mike Walch and lead Chad St. Peter. They won the Kelly Cup draw and B Event title, finishing 8-1 overall.

Lim wouldn’t describe his play as fancy.

“I played a fairly conservative game this weekend, waited for the opportunities,” he said. “I didn’t take too many chances when I didn’t have the ham-mer.”

Sunday’s final was also a rubber match between Lim and Horvath. They met in the second round of the A Event, Horvath

topping Lim in that contest. Lim defeated Horvath in a B semi-final.

In the final, Lim stole one in the first end before Horvath scored a single in the second. Lim scored a pair with the hammer in the third, then stole another point to open up a 4-1 lead.

Other Kelly Cup event winners were: A – Chris Calder; C – Owen Mathison; D – Scott Sherba.

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Mike Walch, left, and Chad St. Peter sweep a stone thrown by skip Bill Lim during the championship final of the Kelly Cup men’s curling bonspiel. Lim edged Scott Horvath 4-3 to win the title.

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Help WantedEast Indian Cooks Wanted

Nijjer Food Ltd. dba Dana Mandi & Indian Restaurant a full service Indian restaurant located at 2095 - 5th Ave, Prince George, B.C. needs (4) Full time, permanent, ethnic Cooks specializing in Indian Cuisines and (1) sweet maker (Mithai). Job duties include menu design and planning, back cooking for banquets, special religious and commu-nity events, labour & food cost control, shift supervision and training of employees. Also re-sponsible for preparing orders for out of town deliveries. Mini-mum 3 years of experience. Knowledge of Hindi or Punjabi an asset. Salary $ 18/hr. Email resume to [email protected].

Park Attendants Required

Mariah Recreation Manage-ment Services is seeking

suitable couples or individuals for employment in the following Provincial Parks for the 2013 season

(May - Sept): Beatton, Charlie Lake

& Moberly Lake Duties will include:• Park maintenance & landscaping• Fee collection & park security• Record keeping & customer service• Use of small power toolsRequirements:• Must by physically fi t & • willing/able to work outdoors in all kinds of

weather conditions• Experience with power

tools for park mainte-nance

• Must have experience with handling cash & customer service

deliveryFax/E-mail resumes to:

Mariah Recreational Management Services

[email protected]

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

TIN Rooster Holding Ltd, P.O. Box 160 (100 Boulder Ave.), Dease Lake, B.C., V0C1L0, requires full time cooks to pre-pare and cook short orders and full meals for eat-in and take-out. Prepare and cook deli items for retail sale. Main-tain all health standards. Appli-cants must have 3 years expe-rience. Salary $13.30 / hr. Apply by mail or fax: (250) 771-4382.

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Pets & Livestock

Pet BreedersBeautiful 3 yr old. female malamute medium size husky requires a medium male size husky for breeding. Call asap 250-617-5088

Merchandise for Sale

$200 & UnderFirewood, driest wood in town split & delivered $180/cord (250)964-2020

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Heavy Duty Machinery

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Real Estate

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Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

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To Rent Call:250-561-1447

• 1 & 2 bedroom apartments available

• Close to hospital & downtown

• Rent includes heat, hot water• Elevator to undercover

parking • Fridge, stove, quality carpets,

drapes • Laundry on each fl oor • No pets

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent 1 bdrm $570, 2 bdrm $680

heat, h/w incl., 1601 Queensway;

250-596-4275 250-612-7199

HILLSBOROUGH AptsNewly updated, spacious 3

bdrm apts. Clean, quiet, secure entrance.

No Pets. Includes H/W Utilities extra

Phone 250-596-4555

VENICE PLACE APTS 1438 Queensway

Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm SuitesBalcony, Elevator, Under-

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Suites, LowerFully furnished 1 bdrm bsmtsuite. New appl, wireless cable, & all utilities. included inrent. Close to CNC, UNBC &Pine Centre. Call 250-564-9443 or 250- 301-9350

EARN MONEY $$Paper Routes Available

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Delivery DaysWednesday and Friday

WEDNESDAYArtists’ Retreat,

April 10, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Domano Renewal Centre. Information: 250-964-4475 or e-mail reception@domano–renewalcentre.org.

PG Fibre Arts Guild meets, April 10. 7 p.m. upstairs at 2880 15th Ave. Information: Ruth 250-564-8482.

Whist, Wednesdays,

7 p.m., Senior Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St.

Wing night and karaoke, Wednesdays, 6-10 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion.

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.

THURSDAYDayBreakers

Toastmasters meets Thursday, 7-8 a.m., UHNBC Conference Room 1. Information: Heather 250-649-9591.

BC Civil Liberties Union meets second Thursday of the month, 6 p.m., 1575 Fifth Ave.

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.

Tai Chi classes, Thursday, 7-9 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave.

Information: 250-964-3849.

Darts games, Thursdays, Prince George Golf and Curling Club, Pepsi Room (downstairs). Registration 7 p.m. Information: Robin McGuire 778-890-0683.

Prince George Toastmasters meet Thursdays, 7:15 p.m., AiMHi, 950 Kerry St. Information: pgtoastmasters.com, Joyce 250-964-0961.

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, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Information: Gerda 250-564-8561.

FRIDAYAeromodelers

Club static display and membership drive, April 5, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Pine Centre Mall. Information: Olaf 250-962-2433, Jim 250-964-1837.

Drum 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.

SATURDAYAeromodelers

Club static display and membership drive, April 6, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Pine Centre Mall. Information: Olaf 250-962-2433, Jim 250-964-1837.

Nechako Flea Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd.

A Butler’s Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave.

SUNDAYCaledonia

Ramblers strenuous snowshoe hike Viking Ridge, April 7, 8 a.m. Information: Nowell 250-562-7485.

Pancake breakfast, April 7, 9-11 a.m., Hart Pioneer Centre.

Nechako Flea

Market, Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd.

A Butler’s 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.

MONDAYBuckhorn

Improvement District AGM, April 8, 7 p.m., Buckhorn Elementary Library.

Tai Chi, Mondays, 1:30 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.

Northern Twister Square Dance Club meets Mondays, 7 p.m., Knox United Church basement. 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 GROUPSLearning 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.

Power Play, for children from newborns to five years old, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m., South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle Ave. Information: 250-614-9449.

NorthBreast Passage Dragon Boat Society meets first Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., Chronic Disease Management Room, UHNBC. Information: Anita 250-563-2949 or Betty 250-962-7985.

Royal Purple meets meets second and fourth Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Information: Dianne 250-596-0125 or Jeanette 250-563-9362.

Wednesday evening Tops (take off

pounds sensibly), Spruceland Baptist Church, 1901 Ogilvie St.. Information: Leona 250-962-8802.

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

Prince George Stroke Survivors Group meets Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Elder Citizens Recreation Association, 1692 10th Ave. Information: Julia 250-563-3819, Roland 250-562-1747.

La Leche League breast feeding support group meets the second Thursday of every month 7 p.m. at the Health Unit auditorium. Information: Tammy 250-612-0085.

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


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Canadian Breast Cancer Fdn

CIBC Run for the Cure - currently recruiting volunteers for coordinator

positions: Individual Fundraising, Sponsorship, Communications and

Promotions, Site , Volunteer and Survivor Engagement. Run Day is

Oct 6. Katie Syroid at [email protected]

R.E.A.P.S. - April 22

Calling all Community Groups and volunteers to Pitch-In April 22nd to

28th with litter clean up around Prince George. Free garbage bags and gloves are provided. Adopt your area today.

Register with www.pitch-in.ca Email [email protected]

Terri 250-561-7327

Spruce Capital Seniors

Looking for a volunteer with computer knowledge to do office tasks. Also

board member for secretary position. Email: [email protected]

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Beth Pawluk with dozens of her beautiful hand-painted Ukrainian Easter eggs (Pysanky.) The one in her hand is made from an ostrich egg.


NDP House leader and energy critic John Horgan visited the

newly opened NDP electoral offi ce Monday, saying the party

will demonstrate the province is open for business if it forms

government. He is fl anked by Prince George-Mackenzie

candidate Bobby Deepak and Prince George-Valemount

candidate, Sherry Ogasawara.

Prince George-Valemount Liberal campaign co-chair Charles Scott (left), candidate Shirley Bond, Prince George-Mackenzie candidate Mike Morris, and Prince George-Mackenzie campaign chair Terry Kuzma open the campaign headquarters Thursday.

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