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Artist June Haring puts the finishing touches on a wonderful piece of art at the Home Show in the Kin Centres on Saturday.

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The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a motor vehicle incident east of Prince George on April 25.

Dead is Logan John Roy Whitmer, 19, of Prince George.

Whitmer was the driver and sole occu-pant of a car which was involved in a single-vehicle rollover accident on Highway 16 about 15 km east of Prince George shortly after 1 p.m. on April 25.

Whitmer was rushed to hospital in Prince George but suc-cumbed to his injuries shortly after arrival at hospital.

The Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death.

Name ofteen killedin crashFriday isreleased

Prince George RCMP are issuing a warning to drug users in the city.

Police recently became aware of a very powerful narcotic that likely has been sold as heroin in the city and still may be. Police are issuing a warning to drug users.

Heroin is a very strong and dangerous street drug. Recent test results on one package of seized drugs in Prince George have come back to be fentanyl, a very

powerful narcotic much stronger than heroin. The fentanyl was thought by both police and the drug dealers to be heroin, as it had the same consistency, colour and packaging.

There is no ‘safe’ way to use heroin and all heroin is ‘bad’ say police.’

There is no oversight or quality control of illegal heroin, therefore the purity level and potential for unknown and possibly lethal ingredients always

exists. Deaths due to heroin overdoses happen throughout B.C. every year. The Prince George RCMP are warning those users in our community that the use of fentanyl will increase the chance of overdose and death.

Officers from the Prince George RCMP will be engaging known drug users in our community and warning them of the increased risk.

Northern Health has been advised.

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B.C.’s four major party leaders made their pitch for voter support in a 90-minute TV debate Monday evening, with economic and resource issues dominating.

B.C. Liberal leader Christy Clark pressed her attack on Adrian Dix, the front-running leader of the NDP, accusing him of advocating big spending on government programs and restrictive environmental views that deter industrial development.

“The NDP plan would rob Peter to pay Paul, hoping Paul will vote NDP,” Clark said. “My plan is to put both Peter and Paul to work.”

Dix referred to B.C.’s ninth-place position in provincial job growth so far this year. “Neither Peter nor Paul are working,” he said.

Both Dix and Clark pressed B.C. Conserva-tive leader John Cummins on his rosy revenue forecasts, despite a promise to phase out the carbon tax on fossil fuels that would cost the provincial treasury more than $1 billion a year.

Cummins responded to Clark’s jab about him being forced to fire four of his candidates for various indiscretions. One of them was accused of impaired driving, Cummins said, adding that one B.C. Liberal candidate is seeking re-election after being convicted of the same offence.

Green Party leader Jane Sterk was on the defensive about her long list of promises, including a guaranteed annual income to replace existing social programs, and extensive

social programs for rural areas. Asked about her proposal to immediately raise the carbon tax by 66 per cent, Sterk described it as a “gradual increase.”

As they have in the first two weeks of the campaign for the May 14 B.C. election, Clark and Dix clashed over oil and gas development. Dix denied there was a plan to impose a mora-torium on hydraulic fracturing, saying Cariboo-Chilcotin NDP candidate Charlie Wyse was wrong in referring to one last week.

Clark stuck to her five conditions for approv-ing new heavy oil pipelines, refusing to endorse or oppose either proposal to bring more Alberta oil to the West Coast. She pressed Dix on his sudden reversal to oppose an expansion of the 60-year-old pipeline to Burnaby, which has seen increased demand for crude exports.

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Liberal leader Christy Clark and NDP leader Adrian Dix during Monday’s televised debate.

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Up FrontSaturday’s wind storm wreaked

havoc across the North with power outages recorded from Smithers through to Prince George.

One of the most notable out-ages in the city occurred when about four trees at the recent-ly-cleared Otway Ski Trails fell across the powerlines, cutting power to about 230 homes for approximately six hours.

Prince George Fire Rescue crews from all four halls were busy for several hours with 11 weather-related calls during the sudden wind and rain storm, in addition to the typical emergency call volume.

Most of the calls occurred con-currently during the peak of the storm between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Several “wires down” calls had fire crews ensuring the public’s safety while awaiting hydro crews. Five fire alarm calls resulted from power outages. Fortunately, no fires were evident at any of the alarm locations.

A large tree fell on a pickup truck in a driveway on Lisgar Avenue, and came to rest in a pre-carious position that threatened an adjacent structure. A faller-certified Prince George firefighter was able to quickly and safely clear the tree from the structure and the vehicle.

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One of several trees that got hung up on power lines near the Otway Ski Trails and cut power to about 230 homes in Miworth Saturday morning.

Prince George RCMP’s Drug Task Force have made three arrests and seized cash and drugs in their latest investigation.

While conducting an investigation into a local drug house Wednesday afternoon, police observed a known drug trafficker attend that location. After the man left the residence in the 2800 block of Clapperton Street, police stopped the vehicle and arrested the 29-year-old Prince George resident for possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. In the subsequent search, police located approximately ten ounces of cocaine and

brass knuckles, a prohibited weapon in Canada. As the investigation progressed, police observed the

targets of the investigation, a man and a woman, leave a residence. The 39-year-old man and 37-year-old woman were arrested for possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking. The search of the two resulted in the seizure of a small quantity of marijuana and detailed documentation of their trafficking operation.

Police obtained and executed a search warrant at the residence on Clapperton Street. An elderly couple and three children were located at the residence.

After an extensive search, police located in excess of a kilogram of cocaine, a substantial amount of cash, and drug trafficking paraphernalia. In total, over 10,000 single doses of cocaine were seized in this investigation.

The Ministry of Children and Family Development has been contacted.

If you have any information about illegal drug activ-ity in the Prince George area, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477), online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca

Three arrested after police raid house on Clapperton St.

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You don’t have to go via Vancouver the next time you head southeast now that the Prince George airport is offering a flight straight to Calgary.

John Gibson, president and CEO of the Prince George Airport Authority announced the flight Friday evening, saying it will leave the city weekdays at 5:15 p.m. He added a flight from Terrace to Prince George was being announced in that city at the same time, opening up the option of far more direct as well as speedier travel times from all points northwest to Calgary and return.

The base price for the service is expected to start at $169 plus taxes with Central Mountain Air’s affiliated airline, Hawkair using De Havil-lands and Dash 8 aircraft.

Gibson said if the flights were well-purchased and used, their frequency will increase.

Adding Terrace into the loop makes the initia-tive more economically viable, he said.

“It’s a good flight time and combines two markets which helps reduce the risk,” Gibson said. “We have seen a 20 per cent growth in the

Calgary market over the last three years.”

Aidan Kelly, CEO of Tourism Prince George said every since he took on his position he wanted to see a direct flight from Prince George to Calgary.

He pointed out right now is someone is coming to the city from, for example, Ottawa, he or she has to travel to Calgary then Vancouver before catching a connecting flight to Prince George.

“I think it opens up the doors and gets s a bit more on the map,” he said.

It also means people travelling to smaller communities in the region will likely spend at least one night in the city, eating in Prince George restaurants, shopping in local stores and staying in hotels.

“There are multiple benefits,” he said. “We will capture that business at the front and back end.”

Derek Dougherty, president of the Chamber of Commerce added his approval.

“Anytime you have the ability to increase the mobility of the labour force it’s beneficial,” he said.

He pointed out the flight will ease movement for those doing business in the oil and gas sector as well as the multitude of other projects in the north.

“This is definitely a win,” he said.

He said the Chamber has stressed the need to increase access to the city through the transportation cor-ridor for some time now.

“Now we have rails, roads and planes,” he said.

Mayor Shari Green said she is very pleased CMA is responding to an obvious demand in the market

“It’s great for Terrace as well,” she said. “Anything that brings people to Prince George is a great thing.”

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Prince George Airport Authority president and CEO John Gibson.

In Provincial Court in Prince George on March 4:

Rory S. Dallyn was found guilty of mischief, possession of a controlled substance and two counts of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, sentenced to 25 days in jail and placed on probation for two years.

Leonard J.J. Joseph was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to six days in jail.

Peter A. Houston was found guilty of obstructing justice and sentenced to nine months in jail.

In Provincial Court in Prince George on March 5:

Shane Brittons was found guilty of production of a controlled substance, received a conditional sentence of four months, assessed a victim sur-charge of $100 and prohibited from possessing firearms for 10 years.

Dana C. Desjardines was found guilty of assault, received a condi-tional sentence of nine months, was assessed a victim surcharge of $50

and prohibited from possessing firearms for five years. Desjardines was also found guilty of assaulting a peace officer, received a condi-tional sentence of one year and was assessed a victim surcharge of $50. Desjardines was also found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking or recognizance, fined $200 and assessed a victim sur-charge of $30. Desjardines was also found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking and sentenced to one day in jail.

Shane Howard was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, sentenced to 60 days in jail and placed on probation for one year.

Shane J.L. Howard was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, sentenced to 53 days in jail and placed on proba-tion for one year. Eric W.Y. Johnson was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance, sentenced to one day in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $50. Benjamin J.N. Mac-

rae was found guilty of assault causing bodily harm, sentenced to 260 days in jail, placed on probation for 15 months and received a lifetime prohibition on the possession of firearms. Macrae was also found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to one day in jail.

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I’m not sure who disappointed me more in Mon-day’s leaders’ debate … Christy Clark or Adrian Dix.

Dix, however, didn’t surprise me. Clark, however, did.

To anyone who follows the provincial political scene, it’s not news that Adrian Dix isn’t as comfortable in the spotlight as Clark is. That certainly came through in the debate, which was surprisingly lively in spots. Dix was clearly uncom-fortable, not knowing what to do with his hands, and seeming a bit nervous at times. So, it was disap-pointing that, knowing his weakness going in, he didn’t, or wasn’t, able to address it better.

Clark, on the other hand, is very comfortable when the spotlight is on her. She’s charismatic, quick-witted, and an excellent speaker. For the debate, however, she chose to stick to the script. Even though both Clark and Dix reverted back to their talking points many, many times, Clark did it more-so.

So it was disappointing, knowing her strength, she didn’t play to it, choosing instead to regurgitate platitudes that we’re tired of hearing.

And Clark offers up a simplistic answer to the woes of the province … “well, you know, if every-one had a job” … there’d be a cure for cancer, zits in teenagers, and climate change. The world is more complex than that. The tired old trickle down eco-nomics model that hasn’t worked anywhere in the world.

Dix scored points on calling out Clark for state-ments while perhaps not false, fall into the sins of

omission category.Conservative leader John Cummins, whose party

announced that he won the debate less than five minutes after it’s conclusion, seemed to only want

to talk about the carbon tax. I suppose it is one area where the Conservatives really differ from the others. They will kill the tax, the Liberals will freeze it, the NDP will continue to increase it gradually, and the Greens will increase it substantially.

Personally, I agree with the Greens and the Conservatives on the tax, which is a little weird. Cummins said the tax is punitive, does nothing to reduce our carbon footprint, and is just another cash-grab. He’s right. Green Party leader Jane Sterk said that for the tax to actually work, it needs to be higher so that it actually forces people to reduce their carbon footprint. She’s right.

The Liberals and NDP want to keep the tax to appease voters who want to do something for the environment but not increase it so much that it cre-ates more havoc for businesses and the average taxpayer. Like I said, I’m with the Greens and/or the Conservatives on this one … either hike the rate high enough to force people to change their carbon-producing ways, or scrap it. Everything in the mid-dle is just a punitive cash-grab.

So who won the debate? I think Dix, once you got past his wooden delivery, had more substantive things to say. Clark spouted the usual tripe that, even though the Liberals have doubled the provin-cial debt since taking office, they are the best stew-ards of public money.

That just doesn’t wash.

VICTORIA – NDP leader Adrian Dix has finally rolled out his “fully costed” election platform.

Major policy announcements had been released previously, but there was plenty more spending added to the total.

The NDP’s health care plan is surprisingly modest – more money for home support, residential senior care, mental health and addic-tion services and a rural acute care initiative totaling $159 million over three years.

As health critic Mike Farnworth points out, the residential care increase will allow seniors two baths a week instead of one. Full marks to the NDP for this part of the platform.

Increases to Community Living B.C., chil-dren and families programs and aboriginal friendship centres are also commendable.

Other NDP proposals don’t inspire as much confidence.

Raise welfare rates $20 a month and index them to inflation. Index the mini-

mum wage to inflation too, at a time when inflation can only rise.Set up a new child bonus program to send $70 per month for each

child with family income under $25,000. Lesser payments would go to families with income up to $66,000.

This ’70s-style family allowance scheme is based on a “child pov-erty” claim that misrepresents federal statistics of relative income distribution. The program is optimistically budgeted at $210 million a year. Dix insists it isn’t a “big new social program,” which makes me wonder what would qualify.

It would be partly funded by cancelling a B.C. Liberal plan to establish education savings accounts for kids born after 2006. Out with self-reliance, in with the nanny state.

Another $100 million is added to hire more teachers, to address the teachers’ union’s often-repeated but false claim of “a decade of cuts” in education.

Another $100 million goes to student grants, much of it further subsidizing the oversupply of English, education, sociology, wom-en’s studies, journalism and other university grads who eventually discover there is little demand for their degrees. As with welfare, increasing support for bad choices can only yield more bad choices.

On a related note, the NDP will revive a ministry of women’s equality, “to promote social and economic equality to all government programs....” As with female candidate quotas, the NDP keeps the flame of ’70s socialist feminism alive.

The party totals up its new program spending to $988 million over three years. That’s exactly the amount Dix estimates will be raised by tax hikes on corporate income, bank capital, personal income over $150,000, carbon tax on oil and gas drilling, and cancelling the B.C. Liberals’ RESP and child tax credit plans.

As for deficits, the NDP claims that the B.C. Liberal budget hides a deficit of $800 million this year and similar deficits in the next two years. The B.C. Liberals point to an impressive string of “net zero” wage settlements with public sector unions, the core of their spend-ing control record.

Would the NDP continue to hold the line on public service wages, as the B.C. Liberals have done?

Dix’s NDP caucus and staff is stocked with former government union officials. Party president Moe Sihota is essentially a direct employee of the same unions. The B.C. Federation of Labour has shaped the NDP’s Labour Code changes, which we won’t see until after the May 14 vote.

And how much money does the “fully costed” NDP plan set aside to pay wage increases for its government union brothers and sisters? Zero.

Since this is the party that appears to be cruising to victory in the May 14 election, I’ll look at what’s not in their platform and other issues next week.

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DELYNDAPILONDELYNDAPILON11:00 a.m. Fridays at Zoe’s Java House – 1251-4th Avenue

Coffee with a ReporterStories come to reporters in a variety of ways – news releases, press conferences and phone calls are some. Sometimes you think whatever story you have in mind isn’t worth a phone call or visit to the newspaper’s of ce, but is it worth a cup of coffee?

Reporter DeLynda Pilon would like a 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. She is hoping you will drop by to chat. Or just stop in and introduce yourself.

I went up to Quesnel to my brother, Clayton’s, birth-day party. Not only did I want to go and wish him a great day, my mother tempted me with promises of a meal I would not have to cook myself, so the choice was clear.

She came through, too. Of course, it wasn’t anything fancy - thank goodness.

I prefer to leave fancy to the rich. I distinctly remem-ber my first canapé, a morsel I’ve often read about while perusing stories where people go to cock-tail parties and fly to Rio for the weekend and such, and I have to admit I was both intrigued and excited to get an invite to a party where they were serving canapés.

So there I am, pretending to schmooze with both the want-to-be rich and the almost famous, cutting my eyes to the left and right, keeping watch for a waiter or waitress when finally I spied one. Feeling my hungry eyes on her, she politely stopped and proffered me the plate she was carrying, which held ... yes ... canapés.

She gave me a list of ingredients as I stared at the tray, trying to hide my disappointment. I’m not sure why she told me about everything that was stuffed into that bit

of a snack, but she also pretty much explained the gene-alogy of each item as well, and how it was prepared, using words like ‘seared’ even though I didn’t ask for a recipe.

If I did make canapés at home, my troop would rebel.As it turns out, canapés are wee tiny itty-bitty things

made of most anything you want. When I say anything I mean stuff like fancy cheese, probably imported from Brussels, made by milk ‘harvested’ from cows fed grass

grown in the Alps plucked stem by stem on April mornings by monks who have taken a vow of silence.

So they never say boo. Or moo (okay, that was a groaner).

By the way, it is considered rude to just take the entire plate when offered one teeny canapé.

And you have to listen to the story behind the food, which lasts a whole lot longer than the food itself.

You know how they say youth is wasted on the young? Well, money is wasted on the rich. It’s true.

Ask a financially-challenged person (is it politically correct to say poor?) what they’d do with a million bucks, and you’d get some reasonable responses. A

new home, a car, a vacation, money in the bank for your kid’s education - you know. In fact, in general the answers are so detailed you know this guy or girl has put some real thought into it.

But rich people? They could go to Wally World and clean the place out, then own every knick-knack, cell phone and bag of candy they could every want. But no. They are drawn to name brands and stuff that’s exclu-sive.

Like that cheese I was talking about.With my family, the fanciest it gets is a DQ cake to

mark a special occasion. We finished our meal of dogs, burgers and potato salad with a nice slice of that on my brother’s birthday. When my dad, who is supposed to be changing his wicked ways when it comes to food after suffering a quadruple bypass, requested seconds, my sister-in-law, Tracy, pretended she didn’t hear him and put the cake away.

Dad: (Morosely) She just put my seconds in the freezer.

Me: No worries, Dad. Maybe I can go get you a can-apé. He cast me a wounded look, sniffed then rolled his wheelchair a few feet away from me.

It seems he knows exactly what a canapé is.

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Editor:I live out of town and drive into Prince

George several times a week.I also walk around several parts of

the city. I find the city of Prince George friendly and hospitable but I have one question: Is there any civic pride?

I have travelled over most of this beau-tiful province and I find the city could do a much better job of picking up litter. Coming in from the south there is debris littering the highway through the BCR site and along the roadside up to the Highway 97/16 intersection. I recently read an article describing how the Down-town Business Improvement Association Clean Team hired Brain Injured Group clients to keep allotted areas free of trash. It was noted how tourists found the downtown area very clean. This is a won-derful initiative to be encouraged and extended to the entire city.

On a recent walk down 15th Avenue from Central Street to Edmonton Street I picked up three plastic grocery bags full of litter, consisting mostly of paper cof-fee cups and lids, fast food wrappers and cigarette packs. This is a sad statement on society.

I saw reports of volunteers picking up

litter along roadsides (Sunday was the city clean up day), but we all need to do our part.

I saw a sign “Civic Pride – Adopt a Block.” April 22 was Earth Day. We are all called to do our part to keep the earth pollution- and litter-free. It all starts at home, teaching our children to respect and be a good steward of the earth. We are all responsible for our actions and

carelessly throwing litter from a car win-dow or on the sidewalk is not acceptable.

Hang on to that cup or wrapper and put it in the nearest garbage container. Schools, businesses, homeowners all have a responsibility to keep clean, litter-free premises inside and out.

Adopting the attitude “someone else will pick it up” is a misguided one.

Let’s all do our part to make the earth

a healthier, beautiful area for all to enjoy. The snow is disappearing, the litter is vis-ible.

Tourists will be arriving soon, so let’s show the rest of the world we are proud of where we live and work.

Let us all welcome visitors to a friendly, clean city.

Faith FurlongPrince George

Does Prince George have civic pride?

Editor:It’s good that the media has noticed that Adrian Dix was

the only leader to talk about forestry and skills training in the CKNW leaders’ debate Friday. It’s only the industry that built Prince George, but the Liberals keep treating it as if it’s a dead industry.

Christy Clark wanted to talk about pipelines and how important they are so long as they meet the five points the Liberals have set out for approval.

My guess is, if elected, the companies will have met those objectives, the pipelines will receive approval, and Prime

Minister Stephen Harper will dump some money into the pot to curb public outcry, just like the HST.

The Liberals are betting everything on just LNG and pipelines, which is understandable since under their watch more than 70 forest operations have closed and jobs were lost. I know Dix believes LNG is important but the for-est industry has a future here too and skills training is an important factor towards continued growth of our forest industry.

Al FloreyPrince George

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Bidders must register in order to bid. The auction will be facilitated by J.C. Ross Auctioneers. Viewing takes place Friday, May 3 between 2 and 5 p.m. Auction items include several large gaming units with Gumbotron and Animal House claw machines, antiques, household goods and unlimited treasures. Full auction details at www.a1selfstorage.ca.

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Looking at the banner designs posted on the walls of the Atrium at Two Rivers Gallery left one question in many viewers’ minds.

And these were the ones that weren’t cho-sen.

Thursday marked the unveiling of the nine banners which will grace city streets for about 18 months.

“This has been months in the works,” public programs manager Carolyn Holmes told the audience Thursday. “It was juried in February, and it was a real challenge to get it down to eight banners.”

“As you can see,” she said, gesturing at the nine draped banners on a pair of tables behind her, “they couldn’t cut it down to eight, so we went with nine.”

Holmes told the audience the jury, which was made up of people from the groups who would be ‘hosting’ the banners, acknowledged the difficulty of making the cuts, so the gallery decided to have all the designs entered in the Atrium Thursday for public viewing.

“I want to thank all the artists for the great work they did,” Holmes said. “The tough-est decision we had to make was to limit the palette for the artists. I know a few people were cursing us for not allowing a colour

they really wanted to use.”City recreation coordinator Doug Hofstede

said when the decision was made to do the street banners, “Two Rivers came up as the best partner. We have worked with them in the past, and things always turn out great.”

He said one of the things they jury was looking for was not just capturing the images of the city, but making it art.

“This is more than another banner, this is

public art. When we hang these, we will be creating, really, an outdoor art gallery.”

The banners will be installed along Third Avenue, in the Civic Plaza area, on 15th Ave-nue between Carney Street and the Bypass, and at the CN Centre.

“We plan to have them hanging for 18 months,” Hofstede said. “That’s about the most you can hope to get from an outside banner before it starts to tear or fade.”

A banner day for Prince George■ TWO RIVERS GALLERY

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Melissa Bain was not at Two Rivers Gallery on Thursday to unveil Moose Spotting, left, but Betty Kovacic (The Joys of Northern Life), Tatiana Wimmer (Reflections) and Elizabeth Gibbs (Railway Bridge) were. The banners were among nine chosen from almost 100 designs submitted for the Street Banner Project.


Maureen Faulkner, left, sits in front of her banner, Cycle of Life and Seasons, while Marc Lacaille stands by Fly Fishing and Amanda Nolan by Play Outside. Their designs, as well as Grouse and Frog by Jennifer Annais Pighin, were chosen for this year’s Street Banner Project. The banners were unveiled at Two Rivers Gallery on Thursday evening.

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I am shamed.As a former ‘twit-twit-two-whooo’

Cold Lake Brownie pack member, a Girl Guide and a CGIT (Canadian Girls in Training) I am chagrined to tell readers that I failed at the very simple task of lighting a fire in a wood-stove. I know, how hard is that? Indeed, I’ve spent the better part of the weekend rummag-ing through old boxes, trying to find my Brownie badge for building a campfire.

I did come across my writer’s badge so that career is secure. The campfire badge could not be found. I know I earned it one summer at camp – the same summer that I nearly cut off my index finger with a sharp knife.

My own girl guide motto: Never attempt to cut a wet birch branch with

the knife blade aimed towards you – even Lady Macbeth knew that.

The knife blade sunk in but the “lifeskill” training appar-ently did not.

I haven’t gone camping in a few years now and it’s been a decade since I had a little cabin south of Quesnel. No, it’s not like riding a bike.

You can forget. My friends are on a cruise and dur-

ing my time off from the Free Press, I was happy to look after their sprawling homestead that backs onto the Cot-tonwood River. I was given complete instructions by the owners about where the paper, kindling and split logs were located and how to use them to start a fire.

I felt relief that (though I could use the exercise) I was not going to have to actually work out, break a sweat and chop wood on my time off.

It got a little chilly my first night there, so I took some paper, rolled it and put it in the woodstove. I put three very small logs on the bottom and then made a little tent out of the kindling. I struck a match and lit the paper. It caught on with a nice flame going and then...it went out.

I did the same thing again and again. I checked the damper, I made sure the kindling was from the “dry” pile. Though not nearly so tragic, I felt a little like Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Match Girl as match after match lay spent on the floor.

For the first few evenings, I put on a sweater and wrapped a warm blanket around me as I watched TV. Yes, Virginia, there

is satellite service even when you’re off the grid. In my absence from work, my editor had written a review of the The-atre North West play Henry and Alice – Into the Wild where he described the “great outdoors” frustrations of trying to set up a tent and open the zipper in a sleeping bag.

I thought about that as I sat huddled looking out the picture win-dow at that great outdoors.

The chal-lenge was on. I opened the woodstove door, and reas-sembled all my fire building materials until it looked like complex lego project. I lit the match, held it for a long time until the flame licked the logs and then I sat back, shut the door and waited. Eureka, Fire. Good.

Now to reinvent the wheel.

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On Friday, it was the artists’ turn to put their work forward.

On May 31, it will be the poets’ turn. The latest show at Groop Gallery is Ekphrasis, and it pro-vides a different way to look at art.

“I looked ‘ekphrasis’ up on Google,” says Al Rempel, one of the ini-tiators of the show. “It means ‘a literary descrip-tion or commentary on a visual work of art’. It’s been done before. Think of works like Keats’ Ode on a Grecian Urn.”

So he called up Mel-anie Desjardines, the owner of Groop Gallery, and proposed a different kind of art show.

“I put out a call for submissions,” Desjar-dines said. “I told the artists it was for a group show, but there was no theme. All that I asked them for was a piece that was open too inter-

pretation.”The left-hand wall of the main gallery at

Groop as you enter speaks to the wide range of work contributed by local artists.

“The works were juried on the basis of what kind of story we thought people would be able to tell,” Desjardines said. “Tonight, we’ll have a number of local poets here. They’ll be writing poems about the works, and then we’ll have another show on May 31 to present their work.

“Tonight is about the artists. May 31 will be about the poets.”

She said the poets would have their choice of which works to write about, and could talk to the artist if they wanted to get an idea of

Ekphrasis - a different look at art

what they were think-ing about when they created their work.

Si Transken was one of the poets in attendance on Fri-day, and she was already gathering input.

“I’m asking people here to write down quick thoughts on what they see in the art,” she said. “I’ll focus on individual pieces for my poems, but I want to incor-porate the people who are here tonight as well.”

Rempel says the idea of a show like Ekphrasis has been done before suc-cessfully, and he’s already thinking about a different way of doing it.

“We could do it the other way around in the future. Have the poets read a piece, and have the artists create a work based on that.”


Si Transken seems to have definitely found one painting she will be writing a poem about as part of Ekphrasis, the newest show at Groop Gallery, combining artists and poets.

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Eight years in the making, and Prince George singer songwriter Britt Meierhofer feels it’s time to launch the rocket on her music career.

She’s already developed a loyal fan base in B.C. Now she says it’s time to branch out and reach as many people as she can with her bold brand of music. Thursday evenings the guitar-ist who grew up loving rock and roll, plays The Twisted Cork downtown. Her list of future gigs includes both solo and band dates.

In July her plan is to go on tour and travel with Nelson musician Mike Hodsall. The duo will perform at vari-ous venues and events taking their unique sound across Canada to Hali-fax.

“I have a belief that touring and performing are the best way to get your name out there – in the end it’s all word of mouth,” says Meierhofer.

Although her first love is still rock n roll, her music criss-crosses several genres.

“I perform lots of jazz and what I guess you’d call Americana country. I think I’m well-rounded as a musician. I play in pretty much all the genres.”

Her background in musical theatre led to an offer as a chorus member in Judy Rus-sell’s upcoming production of Les Miserables.

“I had to turn it down because I plan on being on tour then but it would have been fun,” she says of the opportunity. When not performing her solo gigs, the artist plays guitar and does back up vocals with The Krones line-up: guitar-ist, singer Nathan Kelly, drummer Landon Hilde and bass player Chris Dibbens.

Music was not always her intended career path. After leaving PGSS, Meierhofer was taking a general science program at CNC before she “switched gears.” She moved to Nelson, B.C. and enrolled in a music program at Selkirk Col-lege – it was then she knew in her heart that she wanted to pursue a music career.

“I moved back home to Prince George a year ago to start working on my music again,” she said.

She noticed how much the music scene had changed with new venues opening up at restau-rants and pubs.

“The music scene has bloomed here so much and I think it is going to continue growing. There’s lots of room for growth,” she said. She has sage advice for budding musicians and songwriters.

“I feel that every dream is attainable as long – as you take it one step at a time. Don’t let the ‘realists’ put you off your path of what you want to do.”

For now, she’s enjoying having a “regular” place to play at The Twisted Cork.

“The owners, Chris (Angus) and Troy [Mac-Kenzie] have given me this chance and people are getting to know me and my music and I guess they like what they hear because they are

coming back every week to hear me, so that’s been great.”

To keep her drive and inspiration fresh, Meier-hofer says she picks up her guitar every day and tries out new songs.

“I’ll think of some lyrics or music and I just have to get home to get them all down. I like to tell stories that are usually inspired by historical events. I like to write about the building of rela-tionships, that really interests me.”

For her recording sessions, the artist says she generally borrows gear and sets up a studio at home. She’s look-ing forward to taking Goodnightmare on tour and finding inspiration for future songwriting.

May 11, Meierhofer will sing the national anthems (Canadian and American) at Night of The Champions box-ing event at UNBC.

She and The Kro-nes will be performing May 12 at Artspace at 7 p.m. opening for a CD release party for Horses and Bayonettes. And on May 25 at Riley’s Pub, the band has its own EP Release Party with Meierhofer debuting her solo original project: Goodnightmare.

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Kenny Lally wanted to become an Olympian before he even started boxing.

The sweet science became his avenue to try and represent Can-ada at the Summer Games. Ten years after stepping in the ring for his first carded match, the 23-year-old Prince George prod-uct has reached the century mark in bouts.

“I always knew I wanted to go to the Olympics, but I didn’t know what sport,” Lally says. “I tried soccer, basketball, hockey. I was always good at each sport, but I was never great. Then when I joined boxing, I excelled very quickly, and I had a knack for punching people in the face.”

Lally’s 100th fight was in Ser-bia in April. He lost a decision against Ivanov Stefan of Bul-garia to drop to 87-13. His first carded tilt was during the 2003 BC Bronze Gloves in Surrey, a defeat against Darcy Forsythe of Maple Ridge.

In between his first and most recent match, all Lally has been doing is a lot of winning. He’s been dominant at the national level, a five-time Canadian cham-pion who’s been a member of Boxing Canada’s elite team since 2010. Still trying to become an Olympic boxer, he’s faced stiffer tests internationally.

Asked to point out his proud-est moment in the ring, one fight stands above the 99 others.

At the 2010 Elite Continental Championships in Quito City, Ecuador, Lally defeated Cuban A team member Marcos For-estal in a 54 kg semifinal match. Although he went on to lose in the final of that event, he can still remember the thrill of pull-ing out the slim 2-1 victory over

Forestal.“Beating that Cuban, that was

the highlight of my career so far,” Lally says.

Lally experienced something different the previous year. But it’s been remembered for an entirely different reason.

In 2009, Lally suffered a defeat outside of the ring. He and training partner Jag Seehra were beaten by the scales at the Final Team Selection in Edmon-ton. They each weighed over the maximum requirement to box. Lally fell painfully short, missing the 51 kg class by one tenth of a kilogram.

Looking back, Lally calls the disappointment of missing weight the best thing to happen

to him. He refers to it as a wake-up call.

“Everything I do revolves around boxing now.”

Lally hoped to quality for the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London, England. Once that opportunity passed, his atten-tion turned to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

“Everybody has a dream and I was so close to my dream,” Lally says. “Just to have that title Olympian, that sticks with you for the rest of your life. Not too many people can have that title. It would feel good.”

BEGINNING

Since he started boxing in 2003, Lally has been training under coach Bob Pegues.

Pegues says he had a swagger even as a 13-year-old who just started training at the Inner City Boxing Club.

“Most kids are shy and Kenny walked in like he owned the place.”

Lally’s friend Dan Cannon introduced him to the Inner City Boxing Club. Lally would eventually become hooked to the sport and has developed a close relationship with Pegues and Seehra.

What’s helped Lally reach higher heights than most ama-teur boxers is a strong mental game, according to his coach. Pegues says that Lally thinks in

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George Senior Lacrosse Association season started last week.

But the number of teams has dropped from six to five. Due to a lack of commitment from players, Mackenzie doesn’t have an entry in the 2013 campaign.

The league resumes this evening with a battle between the College Heights Pub Assault and BX Pub Bandits. On Thursday evening, the Shooters Pub Devils play the Quesnel Crossfire. Both games are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. at the Coliseum.

The Twisted Cork/Regional Security Stylers round out the PGSLA.

RUNNINGThe Prince George

Road Runners held their Miworth Run on Sunday.

The event included 5 km and 8.5 mile (13.68 km) runs, a 5 km walk and a fun run for children.

Winners , with times in parentheses, were: Zachary Matyas - 5 km run (16:56); Nicholas Bartell - 8.5 mile run (51:34); and Tony Prazma - 5 km walk (33:18).

Participants also donated money to the Boston Children’s Hospital. A total of $143 was raised.

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■ KENNY LALLY

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Kenny Lally trains with coach Bob Pegues at the Northern Sport Centre in April. Lally has reached the 100-match mark and will step in the ring for his 101st bout at the Night of the Champions, May 11 at the NSC.

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Lally preparing to box at Northern Sport Centre real time all of the time.

Lally’s build is a bonus.“Physically, he’s absolutely per-

fect for the sport,” Pegues says. “He’s strong upper body, shoulders, arms and very lean lower body.”

INFLUENCES

Lally gives his family credit for their support over the years. He also knows he wouldn’t be the boxer he is today without the guidance from Pegues and coaches before him.

Seehra has also provided a boost. “Without Jag, I don’t think I

would be where I am because he’s pushed me so much,” Lally says. “When there’s days I don’t want to train, Jag is right there. He moti-vates me. When I see Jag doing it, I want to do it. I want to thank him more than anybody.”

When Lally started training in the sport, the Inner City Boxing Club was located inside the Roll-A-Dome. To help build success at the international level, Pegues started focusing on coaching Lally and Seehra, moving training from the Roll-A-Dome to the Northern Sport Centre in 2009.

Pegues notes that having team-mates who are close to the same weight class helps run training ses-sions.

“They value each other for sure, but I’m not sure (Lally) knows the importance of having a guy who’s at the gym with him all the time.”

NEXT BOUT

Lally’s 101st fight is scheduled for May 11 at the Northern Sport

Centre. He’s moved up a weight class to battle Hector Rendon of Tacoma, Wash. in a 60 kg senior open bout.

The match is one of the main events at the Inner City Boxing Club’s Night of the Champions event.

“He’s aggressive and he has a wicked left hook to the body,” Lally says of Rendon. “He just comes straight forward, so I’ll move around, but I’m stronger now too. If he wants to bang, I’ll bang with him, give the crowd a good show.”

FUTURE

While most amateur boxers quit before they get close to 100 fights, Lally believes he has a lot more bouts left in him. But he also knows the time may come when he decides to hang up the gloves.

With so much on the horizon in boxing, Lally isn’t planning that far ahead yet. He says he’d be inter-ested in opening his own gym.

The 100-match milestone is some-thing Lally’s coach never came close to reaching.

In 32 carded fights, Pegues has a record of 28-4. He’ll have his first bout in nearly 38 years when he takes on Mickey Sims of Salmon Arm in a masters match at the Night of the Champions.

“It’s just a blur of leather punches now,” Lally says. “But there’s a lot of memorable shots that I’ve taken and given, and it’s just nice having my first fight in Surrey and having my 100th fight in Serbia, that just shows, hard work, dedication, stick to it, you’ll get places.”

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Kenny Lally throws a punch during a match at the Cadet national championships at the Treasure Cove Casino and Hotel in April 2005.

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There’s something differ-ent about the way this column appears this year.

In the past, the Free Press would offer first-round predictions by assistant editor Allan Wishart and I. Well, Allan is on holidays. But this is more than just your typical vacation from work. He’s travelled all the way to Europe so he’ll be spending limited, if any, time browsing the internet over the next couple of weeks.

You may be think-ing, why didn’t he just make his predic-tions before he left? He was slated to fly overseas on Satur-day, when the playoff picture was far from decided.

Regardless, I will go ahead with my predictions to keep an annual tradition alive. You can count on Allan joining in later on these playoffs.

Take these predictions with a grain of salt. My accuracy is usually around 50 per cent.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

Chicago Blackhawks (1) vs. Minnesota Wild (8) – In two of the last three seasons, the

top regular season team lost in Round 1 (Vancouver in 2012

and Washington in 2010). However, this is different. This Chicago team carries several key players from their 2010 champion-ship-winning team.

And the Minnesota Wild just don’t appear to be a serious threat.

Prediction: Black-hawks in five.

Anaheim Ducks (2) vs. Detroit Red Wings (7) – There’s always an upset in the first round, and I don’t see either No. 1 seed los-ing. Therefore...

Prediction: Red Wings in six.

Vancouver Canucks (3) vs. San Jose Sharks (6) – This series is a toss-up for me. Two consistent playoff dis-

appointments, and I’m not con-vinced either has what it takes to make a serious run at the Stanley Cup this year. I’ll give B.C.’s team the benefit of the doubt in this series.

Prediction: Canucks in seven.St. Louis Blues (4) vs. Los

Angeles Kings (5) – The Blues have home-ice advantage, but are they really much a favou-rite? This should be a low-scor-ing series.

Prediction: Blues in seven.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

Pittsburgh Penguins (1) vs. New York Islanders (8) – The Penguins managed to cruise to the Eastern Conference title despite injuries to star play-ers. Against an inexperienced Islanders team, it’s hard pick-ing against them.

Prediction: Penguins in four.Montreal Canadiens (2)

vs. Ottawa Senators (7) – The Senators are out to prove they belong in the playoffs. The Can-adiens will try and show their regular-season success was no fluke.

Prediction: Canadiens in six.Washington Capitals (3) vs.

New York Rangers (6) – The Capitals have been red hot. Alex Ovechkin has been on a scoring spree. But the Rangers have vet-eran goalie Henrik Lundqvuist. Give the edge to the team with more leadership.

Prediction: Rangers in seven.Boston Bruins (4) vs. Toronto

Maple Leafs (5) – The Toronto haters have already been heard loud and clear since they secured a playoff berth for the first time in nine years on April 20.

The Leafs haters love to see them lose. But it doesn’t mean they’ll be out as quickly as they want. The Bruins have been pushed in the first round before.

Prediction: Bruins in six.

No Allan, no problem■ NHL PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS

ALISTAIR MCINNIS

FULL COURT PRESS

There’s always an upset in the first round, and I don’t see either No. 1 seed losing.”

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of the Buckhorn Community Park Property Use Agreement Authorization

Bylaw No. 2826, 2013, at its regular meeting on May 16, 2013. This

bylaw will authorize the Regional District to enter into a renewal agreement

for community/recreational use with the Buckhorn Recreation Commission,

terminating in 2018.

The Buckhorn Community Park Property is located in Electoral Area D

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The Regional District will receive a nominal sum of $1.00 from

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The Prince George Cougars will select third overall in Thurs-day’s Western Hockey League Bantam Draft in Calgary.

Still trying to build an organization that can compete consis-tently in the league, the Cougars hope they can eventually turn this year’s selections into quality WHL players. As 1998-born underagers, they will be eligible to suit up for a maximum of five regular-season games in the 2013-14 campaign until their respective midget sea-sons wrap up.

The Cougars fin-ished second last in the 22-team WHL this past season with 21 wins, 43 losses, two overtime defeats and six shootout setbacks (21-43-2-6). They missed the playoffs for the third time in the last four seasons and sixth time in the last 10 years.

Only the Vancou-ver Giants (21-49-2-0) sported a worse record. The Giants will pick first on Thurs-day, followed by the Regina Pats. At 25-38-4-5, the Pats sported a better record than the Giants, Cougars and Brandon Wheat Kings (24-40-4-4). The Pats moved up two posi-tions in the first round for winning the draft lottery in March.

The draft lottery involved the league’s six non playoff teams: the Giants, Pats, Cou-

gars, Wheat Kings, Moose Jaw Warriors and Lethbridge Hur-ricanes. The Warriors held the fifth draft position, while the Hurricanes sat sixth.

The order of the second round and all other rounds will be the inverse order of the 2012-13 WHL reg-ular-season standings.

Last year, the Cou-gars used two first-round selections to take forwards Jansen Harkins (second) and Brad Morrison (sev-enth). Both players saw action as under-agers this past season, while fulfilling regular duties for their B.C. Major Midget League teams, Morrison with the Cariboo Cougars and Harkens with the

Vancouver North West Giants.

The Cougars held a top-three pick in three of the last four drafts. With the first overall selection in 2010, they drafted forward Alex Forsberg. Defenceman Jordan Harris (10th overall) was their first choice in 2011.

Despite the hype, Forsberg didn’t meet expectations. After returning to Saskatch-ewan for Christmas, he opted to stay in his home province. Once the Jan. 10 WHL trade deadline passed without a deal from the Cougars, Forsberg joined the Saskatch-ewan Junior Hockey League’s Humboldt Broncos.

The Cougars still

hold the rights to Fors-berg, and may deal him this offseason.

SIGNINGOn Tuesday, the

Cougars announced the signing of 1997-born defenceman Shane Collins to a standard WHL con-tact.

Collins is a prod-uct of Rosetown, Sask. listed at 6-foot-1 and 160 pounds. He was drafted by the Cou-gars in the third round (62nd overall) of the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft.

Last season, Collins dressed in 39 games with the Moose Jaw Generals of the Sas-katchewan Midget AAA Hockey League. He recorded four

goals, 24 points and 16 penalty minutes in the regular season.

Cougars selecting third on Thursday■ WHL BANTAM DRAFT

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PRINCE GEORGE NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE

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The Prince George Native Friendship Centre (PGNFC), a visionary non-profi t society, has been serving the needs of the entire community for the past 40+ years.

The PGNFC is seeking a Director of Health for a Senior Management position within our organization. This position will report to the Executive Director as one of the fi ve (5) senior positions of this lead social services agency.

The Director of Health is a member of the Prince George Native Friendship Centre Management Team and has shared responsibility for meeting all the goals and mission of the organization. The position will take a primary role in the leadership and administrative direction for the management and development of health programs within the PGNFC. The Director of Health will perform all duties with respect, honesty, integrity and professionalism.

The Director of Health is responsible for, and will be evaluated in relation to, the following assignments and responsibilities, as outlined in the detailed Job Description:

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The Director of Health must have a history of demonstrated dynamic leadership and possess the following Education and Experience:

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• Minimum fi ve years of employment excellence in health and wellness relevant programming.

• Strong program, policy and proposal development skills and experience.

• Extensive knowledge of health related programs and services in urban Aboriginal communities.

• Proven experience in writing reports on activities, strategic work plans, goals and objectives.

• A thorough appreciation, awareness, working experience and sensitivity of Aboriginal history and culture, as well as a thorough understanding of the complexities of working with diverse populations.

• A sound understanding of the Friendship Centre movement.

• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with local, regional, provincial and national partners of the PGNFC.

• Professional communication profi ciencies including presentation skills, writing ability, computer profi ciency and authentic interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrated team work, leadership skills and visionary ability to inspire and empower others.

• In-depth knowledge of the social service sector, community based programs and services, funding sources, community and board relations.

• Maintains health and wellness in personal life.

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• Successfully complete Criminal Record Clearances, including Enhanced Security Clearance.

• Maintain a valid driver’s license and provide a driver’s abstract.

• Be willing to work fl exible hours including on call, evenings & weekends.

To apply submit a resume, cover letter and three references to:

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1600 Third Avenue

Prince George, BC V2L 3G6

Fax: (250) 563-0924

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Although mainly a supervisory and construction site management role, the Superintendent may be required to assist in the construction on an occasional basis and must be familiar with contracts and procedures. Preference will be given to Gold Seal Certified Superintendents.

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The Prince George Native Friendship Centre, a visionary non-profi t society, has been serving the needs of the entire community for the past 43 years.

We are seeking candidates for the following position(s) within our organization:

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To apply, submit a resume, cover letter and three (3) references detailing which position you are applying for, to:

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90. Red, white, or blue91. Bring to light92. Gizzard93. Tie94. Lyric verse

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Pets & Livestock

Livestock

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Merchandise for Sale

$100 & UnderFour 16” iron rims for pickup or SUV $25 each. Phone 250-562-2824

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Furniture2 year old chocolate brown micro fi bre Palliser love seat with centre console & 2 cup holders. Reclines on both ends asking price $700(250)964-7625


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Heavy Duty Machinery

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Misc. for SaleSTEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for bal-ance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 or visit us online at www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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True Coin Collector Looking to Purchase Collections, Accu- mulations, Olympic Gold and Silver coins, Bills + Not melting down, Serious Collector. Call: Coin Couple 1-778-281-0030

Sporting GoodsGOLF CARTS, generators, dirt bikes, great deals. Pricing online. 250-395-1347www.cartsplusbcnorth.com

Real Estate

LotsNOVA SCOTIA’S Eastern Shore. Waterfront Lots for Sale Excellent Climate Near the Atlantic Ocean. Three Bedroom House for Sale or Rent Visit us online at: www.sawmilllanding.com or [email protected], call 1-902-522-2343 or 1-902-328-4338.

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Mobile Homes & Parks

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Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

Midtowne

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• 1 & 2 bedroom apartments available

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• Rent includes heat, hot water• Elevator to undercover

parking • Fridge, stove, quality carpets,

drapes • Laundry on each fl oor • No pets

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bdrm apts. Clean, quiet, secure entrance.

No Pets. Includes H/W Utilities extra

Phone 250-596-4555

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1 & 2 bedroom apts. Rentincludes: hydro, heat, hot

water, appliances, drapes and parking. Quiet, no pets

250-564-3162

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Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentVENICE PLACE APTS

1438 QueenswayBachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm Suites

Balcony, Elevator, Under-ground parking. Heat included

45+ BuildingCall (250)561-1446

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Call 562-8343 or 562-RENT

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Want to RentWanted to Rent 2 or 3 bdrm house. Seniors with 1 small clean, dog 6 yrs old. For June 1st Bowl Area.(778)415-3105

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TendersLAND PARCEL sale by ten-der SW 17-28-29W1 RM of Shell River, MB. 80 acres. hay/pasture/bush for farm/rec-reation/acreage. Highest or any Tender not necessarily ac-cepted. Closes May, 17, 2013. Call 204-937-7054 (Roy).

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WEDNESDAYPrince George

Power and Sail Squadron AGM, May 1,6 p.m., 490 Quebec St. Information: 250-563-7463.Whist, Wednesdays,

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

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.Wing night and

karaoke, Thursdays, 6-10 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion.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.

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.

SATURDAYNechako Flea

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

Annual Plant Sale and Strawberry Tea Elder Citizens Recreation Centre Saturday, May 18. Plant Sale from 10:30 am to 2:30 p.m. Strawberry Tea from 1-2:30 p.m.1692 Tenth Ave. (between Vancouver and Winnipeg St.)

For information call 250-561-9381 Tickets for the Tea are available at the door: $5.00A Butler’s Market,

Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave.

Meditation with Gen Kelsang Delek May 4: Healing the Mind/Body Workshop 10 – 1 ($25) & Medicine Buddha Empowerment 2:30 - 5 ($30) (Day: $45). Contact 250-962-6876

SUNDAYNechako 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.

MONDAY

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

Toastmasters meet, Mondays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Ramada Hotel, - 444 George St. Information: caribootoastmasters.com or Laura (250) 961-3477.

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 GROUPSPower 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.Prince George

ATV Club meets third Tuesday of month, 7 p.m. Carmel Restaurant

meeting room. Information: George 250-964-7907.Free sports

and recreation, Wednesdays, 2 p.m., 1160 7th Ave., ages 15-30. Information: 250-656-5278.


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Free Press Datebook runs as space allows every Wednesday.No guarantee of publication.

Mail to 1773 South Lyon St., Prince George, B.C. V2N 1T3. E-mail [email protected]


Datebook

The Community Datebook provides free community event listings every Wednesday. Submissions are accepted in written form only – dropped off, mailed or emailed

– No Phone Calls please. Datebook runs as space allows, there is no guarantee of publication. Mail to 1773 South Lyon St., Prince George BC V2N 1T3

E-mail [email protected]

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

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BC Cancer Agency for the North

Volunteers: Centre support–patient education materials, office and HR help, recycling; Patient support–

greeter, comfort cart, chemo room, pet therapy and chemo teach.

www.bccancer.bc.ca Jamie Kranrod 250-645-7300

Cystic Fibrosis Canada May 26

Cystic Fibrosis Canada’s Great Strides Walk on Sunday May 26 in Ft George Park. 11 am Children’s activities in the park, BBQ,music.

www.cysticfibrosis.ca Leslie 250-561-2129

PG Council of Seniors Drivers needed for Meals on Wheels

in bowl area of PG! 1 – ½ hrs/wk. Regular & Stand-by drivers for holiday relief and emergency fill-ins.

Must have valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle. Contact Amita Gabriel at Seniors Resource Centre,

721 Victoria St. 250-564-5888

Echo Hordy, president of the Prince George Quilters’ Guild, is presenting a cheque to Lola Dawn Fennell from the Council of Seniors. The donation is from the sales from our raffle quilt and will be put towards the Denture Program for seniors.

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Picof the Week

This week’s McDonald’s Pic of the Week was submitted by Darci Paice-Bailey. Darci 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.

Sandra Tanumera rehearses a belly dance she will be performing at PGs Got Talent. The rehearsal was held Saturday at UNBC, and allowed performers to get feedback on improving their work from a panel of judges. The fi nal competition will be May 18 at the P.G. Playhouse.

Catherine Pennington, who lives in Prince George and is the Manager of

Community Education & Skills Development for Enbridge Northern Gateway

shows off one of 50 iPads the company is offering through its 2013 “Leading

Spirits” Youth Achievement Award. The award has been developed to

support and celebrate youth in grades 7 – 12 who are working towards Grade

12 completion, and who excel in areas including academics, sport, culture,

volunteerism, community building and most importantly attitude or “spirit”.

A total of 50 apple iPads will be available for individual award to students

from northern BC and Alberta. The deadline for applications is April 30, 2013

and the awards will be provided by the end of June 2013.

TELUS donated a new BlackBerry Z10 to be raffl ed off at the Prince George Barracuda Swim Meet (April 12-14). The club was able to keep all proceeds generated from the raffl e, and the winner was a high school volunteer, Maddie Bernat. She was one of the 3 teens who volunteered for the food coordinator and was responsible for keeping the offi cials hydrated and fed through-out the meet. The Z10 was presented by Darcie Nelson, one of the swim meet stroke and turn offi cials and TELUS employee.

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