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Province under-reported deficit by $520MJohn Doyle says many of the stories for losses remain well-hidden

If financial statements had been prepared accord-ing to generally accepted accounting principles, the province’s deficit for the year would have been $520 million higher than what was reported.

“We’ve conducted a financial audit on the summary financial state-ments,” said auditor gen-eral John Doyle. ”When we do that, as we go through each entity, we pick up issues that need to be brought to the attention of management.”

The analysis led to four qualifications which have a major impact on the gov-ernment’s bottom line.

“These four qualifica-tions are the top four out of a large number,” Doyle said.

The first revolves around natural gas producers. The government told them that they can reduce the amount they pay to the government.

“Because government can’t avoid that, it’s called a liability. It should be on financial statements,” Doyle said.

Another issue with the records is that, even though the province received money from the federal government, it wasn’t recorded as income, but was, rather, recorded in another way.

The Port Mann bridge,

Doyle said, is another issue.

“The way the govern-ment is treating it is that it is allowed to be amal-gamated with all the other financial statements, but in order to be treated that way it must be an entity that sells something and is self-sustaining, but it’s not,” Doyle said.

Another issue with the Port Mann bridge state-ments is the difficulty find-ing the numbers showing several million in losses in certain contracts. The proj-ect will have to recover the money from those losses somehow, which will directly lead to the public paying more for tolls.

“These losses means the Port Mann bridge has to recover that money in the future. In other words, tolls have to be higher.”

If you add the first three qualifications, Doyle said, it leads to $52 million being understated as the deficit for the year.

The fourth qualifica-tion, he said, revolves around information being amalgamated in a certain way, causing the numbers to lose a lot of the story behind them.

Finding that informa-tion leads to the user hav-ing the ability to interpret it and figure out the story it tells.

Listing financial infor-mation in a manner that isn’t along GAAP stan-dards makes it nearly

impossible to find the nec-essary information, a prac-tice that obscures the story and stands in the way of transparency.

Though he was told the information can be found online, and that if a user is interested he or she can look it up, it is virtu-ally impossible to do so. Instead, Doyle said, the story behind the numbers remains well hidden.

“What’s happened is there’s not enough infor-mation in there to read what I think would be very interesting stories.”

In the last 17 years, 13 times an auditor general has made a qualifications on the province’s financial statements.

In August of this year, Doyle will release Obser-vations on Financial Reporting: Summary Financial Statements 2011/12. This report will include: further details on the enclosed quali-fied audit opinion on the Summary Financial State-ments; the ongoing impli-cations of deviating from GAAP; other errors in the government’s application of GAAP on which he did not qualify his opinion; areas in which government could improve the qual-ity of financial reporting in the Summary Financial Statements; a summary of control weaknesses noted from audits across the government reporting entity; comments regard-

ing the future direction of accounting standards; the inefficient transfer of

working capital for col-leges and school districts; and qualifications on the

financial statements of organizations in the Gov-ernment Reporting Entity.

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The Prince George RCMP will be patrolling the roads and the river on Saturday in an effort to ensure public safety dur-ing the annual Nechako River float.

“The same impaired driving laws apply on a boat as they do on a vehi-cle,” Corp. Craig Douglass, media liaison with the RCMP, said.

This year three boats will patrol the river, from Wilkins Park in Miworth to Cottonwood Island Park.

Conservation officers, the RCMP and swift-water rescue personnel will man the boats.

“Although every effort

will be made by these agencies to prevent inci-dents, injuries and death, those persons that take part in the event must take responsibility for their actions and understand that organizers have taken no safety precautions to protect participants,” a press release regarding the float states.

Douglass added river levels and the swift cur-rent of the Neckako must be taken into consideration by participants.

“The river is still high. Every summer it’s high. We had record levels on the Fraser just a month ago, and the Fraser and Nechako are in very close proximity to one anther. The Nechako feeds into the

Fraser, and it’s high, fast and always cold. It’s quite wide, and the shoreline is not easy to get out of,” he said. “The bush is right against the shore, and it could easily puncture an inflatable and put you in the water. Once in the water it is very difficult to get yourself out of the water, especially without a life jacket, before hypo-thermia sets in.”

There is also a concern that some participants might drive from their docking point back to where their vehicle was parked while under the influence of alcohol.

Douglass said the RCMP will have officers patrol-ling the adjacent roads on the look-out for anyone

taking that kind of risk.“People need rides back

to vehicles. Both their rides and them need to be sober,” Douglass said. “Last year there were a number of alcohol-related driving violations. This year is going to be no dif-ferent. In fact there will be more boats on water and likely at least as many vehicles.”

Last year over 50 vio-lations were issued for a

variety of offences includ-ing impaired driving, no insurance, no licence and liquor offences.

Foot patrols will also be present at various locations known to be used by par-ticipants along the route. People need to remember that consuming alcohol in public places is a violation of the B.C. Liquor Control and Licensing Act. Offend-ers will be fined and have their alcohol seized.

The RCMP do not sup-port this event, and are urging the public to avoid taking part, but under-stand some will, neverthe-less, participate, which is why they have a plan in place.

“We have a plan in place and a number of resources in place to try to ensure the risk taking is a minimal, and ensure things are done legally both in and out of water,” Douglass said.

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It can be a lot of fun to be out on the river on a hot summer’s day. but police remind anyone taking part that safety gear is necessary.


The RCMP and other units will be stepping up enforcement on the Nechako River on Saturday to make sure it’s a safe day for everyone.

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The Prince George RCMP will be patrolling the roads and the river on Saturday in an effort to ensure public safety dur-ing the annual Nechako River float.

“The same impaired driving laws apply on a boat as they do on a vehi-cle,” Corp. Craig Douglass, media liaison with the RCMP, said.

This year three boats will patrol the river, from Wilkins Park in Miworth to Cottonwood Island Park.

Conservation officers, the RCMP and swift-water rescue personnel will man the boats.

“Although every effort

will be made by these agencies to prevent inci-dents, injuries and death, those persons that take part in the event must take responsibility for their actions and understand that organizers have taken no safety precautions to protect participants,” a press release regarding the float states.

Douglass added river levels and the swift cur-rent of the Neckako must be taken into consideration by participants.

“The river is still high. Every summer it’s high. We had record levels on the Fraser just a month ago, and the Fraser and Nechako are in very close proximity to one anther. The Nechako feeds into the

Fraser, and it’s high, fast and always cold. It’s quite wide, and the shoreline is not easy to get out of,” he said. “The bush is right against the shore, and it could easily puncture an inflatable and put you in the water. Once in the water it is very difficult to get yourself out of the water, especially without a life jacket, before hypo-thermia sets in.”

There is also a concern that some participants might drive from their docking point back to where their vehicle was parked while under the influence of alcohol.

Douglass said the RCMP will have officers patrol-ling the adjacent roads on the look-out for anyone

taking that kind of risk.“People need rides back

to vehicles. Both their rides and them need to be sober,” Douglass said. “Last year there were a number of alcohol-related driving violations. This year is going to be no dif-ferent. In fact there will be more boats on water and likely at least as many vehicles.”

Last year over 50 vio-lations were issued for a

variety of offences includ-ing impaired driving, no insurance, no licence and liquor offences.

Foot patrols will also be present at various locations known to be used by par-ticipants along the route. People need to remember that consuming alcohol in public places is a violation of the B.C. Liquor Control and Licensing Act. Offend-ers will be fined and have their alcohol seized.

The RCMP do not sup-port this event, and are urging the public to avoid taking part, but under-stand some will, neverthe-less, participate, which is why they have a plan in place.

“We have a plan in place and a number of resources in place to try to ensure the risk taking is a minimal, and ensure things are done legally both in and out of water,” Douglass said.



It can be a lot of fun to be out on the river on a hot summer’s day. but police remind anyone taking part that safety gear is necessary.


The RCMP and other units will be stepping up enforcement on the Nechako River on Saturday to make sure it’s a safe day for everyone.

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Doctors have ratified a new four-year agree-ment that will sup-port ongoing efforts

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“Ensuring that fami-lies and seniors across British Columbia are able to access the care they need is a priority for our government,”

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NDP provincial leader Adrian Dix understands the importance of screening for col-orectal cancer, con-sidering his mother was able to receive quick treatment for the disease after an early diagnosis.

Dix was in the city last week, encour-aging northerners to seek screening for colorectal can-cer, which is the s e c o n d - l e a d i n g cause of cancer-related deaths in the country.

He added the New Demo-crats have been calling for a province-wide screening pro-

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Fire investiagtors have determined the loca-tion an early-morning fire on Tuesday at a McCullagh Avenue duplex started, but not the cause.

Shortly before 5 a.m. on July 24, firefighters from three halls responded to a call from the duplex including 1449 and 1457 McCullagh Ave., near Carney Hill Elementary.

When crews arrived on the scene, they found smoke and flames in the rear of both sides of the building. All six occupants of the building had evacuated safely.

Firefighters found the fire had extended into

the attic along the common wall between the two units. The roof was kept intact to minimize dam-age from water and firefighting efforts, while a special nozzle was used to inject water into the attic area.

Within about two hours, the fire was extin-guished, although crews remained on-site to check for hot spots.

Investigation showed the fire started in a bed-room in the southwest corner of 1457 McCullagh Ave. It spread from there to the main floor, and then to the other unit. No cause has been deter-mined.

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No cause has been determined yet for a fire which damaged a duplex in the 1400 block of McCullagh Avenue early Tuesday morning.


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The ministry is also seeking photos for a similar con-test for the 2014-2016 Hunting and Trapping Regula-tions Synopsis. The Hunting and Trap-ping Synopsis is a summary of the B.C. hunting and trap-ping regulations made under the Wildlife Act, pre-pared for the con-venience of hunters and trappers.

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One of the victims in the alleged beating in Fort St. John on July 22 near 100 Street and 100 Avenue sustained serious injuries, enough so that a friend said he might not survive.

“As it sits right now he’s in critical condition,” said Dean Carr from Cal-gary, who referred to himself as a close friend to the injured victim. “We’re get-ting updates from his brother. They’ve had to operate on his head a few times to relieve the swelling and the last update I got was that it didn’t look good.”

Two men were taken to an Edmonton hospital after an early-morning alterca-tion on July 22.

Four men were involved in the inci-dent, according to police, two of whom were charged with one count each of assault causing bodily harm and aggra-vated assault.

The accused are William Ted Metcalfe, 25, from Kelowna and Joel Christopher Marchand, 29, from Prince George.

The two men who were found by police with injuries were taken to the Fort St. John hospital and later trans-ferred to an Edmonton hospital.

It is believed that one of the victims – Carr’s friend – is at Royal Alexandra Hospital.

When police found the two injured men on the night the alleged fight broke out, one had a facial injury, the other was found unconscious.

Police said a verbal argument occurred between two men that sparked the fight.

“They found everybody that night and interviewed everybody, and there was just two that were arrested and charged,” said Cpl. Jodi Shelkie from the Fort St. John police department.

“[Four people] were verbally arguing and then, two of them stepped in and were fighting ... I do know it started as a consensual fight. Two people were fighting and then I’m not sure [how] the other ones came into it, my guess, is that somebody stepped into help somebody and that’s what happened,” added Shelkie.

When Carr found out his friend had been a victim of the assault, he didn’t think much of it.

“I didn’t quite understand the grav-ity of the situation and how serious it is,” he said. “At first I thought, ‘Okay he got beat up, big deal,’ but it’s a lot more serious and so, [I’m] just wor-ried.”

Carr said he was getting updates from the victim’s brother on his status.

“They did another CT scan this morn-ing,” he said on July 23. “And yeah, they’re basically, it’s just not looking good for him.”

Carr said his friend is a Calgary resi-dent who was in Fort St. John for work; he added his family has travelled to Edmonton to be with him.

Both victims remain unidentified by police, and Carr refrained from reveal-ing his friend’s name.

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The pipeline that may never be OPINION

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Regional Editor

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The announcement of the British Columbia Gov-ernment’s position on the building a pipeline from Alberta to tidewater at Kitimat changed the game for all the players and many are not happy with the change.

The Albertans are mad as heck. They have all that crude oil from the tar sands and their market opportunities have just been diminished. Suddenly the Govern-ment of Alberta is flying the national flag and touting how great the pipeline will be in benefiting all Canadians. This the same province who spent decades never forgiving the Federal Government for enacting the National Energy Plan a few short decades earlier. Shoe seems to be on the other foot now and it is pinching their big toe.

From an economic point of view, it looks like a good deal for Canada. The western oil industry is domi-nated by the Americans who know there are presently no alternate markets to the United States. That alone has a negative impact on the potential revenue to Canada. It is never comfortable being dependent upon a single buyer for your product. Having the capacity to also offer your products to others makes good eco-nomic sense.

The economics can be defined in simple dollar and cent calculations. Those calculations conveniently ignore the soft costs and do not take into account the secondary risks such as potential damage to the envi-ronment.

There is likely no realistic way to assess the damage that may result from a pipeline failure or tanker acci-dent at sea. What we have seen in other parts of the world can only give a small indication. There is a big difference in present and future costs depending on what happens and where it happens. A pipeline fail-ure in the middle of a bleak and unproductive desert is very different from spilling oil into a river system or

coastal waters. The Provincial Government is correct in their state-

ment that British Columbia takes the biggest risk with least amount of revenue now and into the future. The question that needs to be asked and answered is if the risk is worth it at any price? Perhaps an economic case can be made to convince the people of this province that the return exceeds any foreseeable risk. So for, that case has nor been made.

Much of the opposition to date has been emotional. We need facts. If the facts are brought out, examined and discussed, then a much more ratio-nal decision can be made. Solid, provable facts are hard to refute, but emotional grandstanding slowly ebbs into oblivion.

As the deal stands, it is like giving permission for someone to dig a 20-foot hole in your back yard in exchange for a six-pack. Not a good deal at all.

The Alberta politicians can tear their hair and hurl all sorts of nasty invectives at the British Columbia Government for not being satisfied with the deal as it now stands. Even if the Review Panel decides that the risks are minimal, there is still the matter of tearing up a good piece of our province with little compensation in cash or future economic growth.

Not all British Columbians oppose the project. Their short-sighted thinking can not see beyond the construction jobs that will be created in building the pipeline and ancillary facilities. After the mini boom, all we are left with is a handful of permanent jobs and a pipeline that will age and eventually fail.

Perhaps Enbridge should come to the realization that this is not 1950 but 2012. There are a whole bunch of people out there who are much more knowledge-able and sophisticated than in the past. They are not willing to buy a bag of rusty horseshoe nails.

OnsideVICTORBOWMAN

Too many perksThere has been much debate over the provincial government’s

net-zero mandate, the B.C. Liberals’ recent negotiating stance predi-cated on finding savings within existing provisions to fund any increases elsewhere.

There has also been much complaining among public-sector unions.

While net-zero was not an official mandate adopted at the munic-ipal level, the annual one per cent to three per cent salary increases enjoyed by many city workers in B.C. in recent contracts are luxuri-ous compared to what is happening in Scranton, Pa.

The mayor of the city best known as the home of fictitious Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company featured in the NBC comedy remake The Office has reduced wages of city employees to levels local paperboys and babysitters would reject.

Mayor Christopher Doherty introduced the new hourly wage of $7.25 for police officers, firefighters, garbage collectors – and for himself.

This is all part of the dilemma facing Scranton, which stares at a $16.8-million budget deficit. It’s either massive service cuts, a 78 per cent tax hike over three years or the pauper’s wage across the board.

It’s ugly and the battle will eventually rage in the courts.Compared to Scranton, employees of Kamloops and other B.C.

municipalities are living like royalty, according to a recent study conducted by the Independent Contractors and Businesses Associa-tion of B.C. (ICBA).

The association looked at compensation packages afforded city employees and found pay and benefits packages are an astonish-ing 30 to 40 per cent higher than that given workers doing identical jobs in the private sector.

Take Kamloops, for example, where city workers enjoy dental, medical, extended-health and group life-insurance benefits courtesy of you, the taxpayer.

Did you know Kamloops’ city workers don’t pay a dime toward their benefits package? It is funded 100 per cent by taxpayers.

Why, when virtually every private company has an employee/employer-pay structure?

Did you know Kamloops workers are afforded 18 sick days a year and that, upon retirement, they can cash in up to 120 accumu-lated sick days?

That’s six months’ pay for doing nothing but show up at work, as we are expected to do.

It’s outrageous – all of it.When the contract expires at the end of 2013, it will be interesting

to see if the powers-that-be at city hall will acknowledge how out-of-control municipal pay-and-benefits packages have become.

ICBA president Philip Hochstein is on the mark when he sums it up: “These gold-plated pay and perk packages are the main reason why city hall never turns around to tell you your taxes are going down.

“What’s unfair about the situation is you’re being asked to send more money to the taxman off your paycheque to subsidize increases so civic workers can get pay and pension richer than yours.”

The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation (CTF) concurs when look-ing at the rising disparity in pay and benefits between the public and private sectors.

The CTF notes that, in the past 10 years, the average government worker has seen their pay jump by 35 per cent to $1,023 a week. The average private-sector worker, meanwhile, has seen their pay increase by less than 30 per cent, to $777 a week.

Nine out of 10 government employees have workplace pension plans, the CTF notes, while two out of 10 private sector workers have plans, with 81 per cent of government employees enjoying defined (guaranteed income regardless of investment performance) plans, compared to only 14 per cent of private-sector workers enjoying the more-expensive benefit.

The structure is not sustainable and not fair to those funding it – taxpayers living on the fiscal edge more and more each year.

– Kamloops This Week


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Once an entrepreneur makes a success of one business, there’s a dangerous ten-dency to think he can duplicate his efforts in another business, and then another, and another.

Spreading yourself and your resources over a number of ventures can impair your ability to deal with financial and other challenges. Aside from stretching finances, get-ting pulled in too many directions can deplete a business owner’s time and energy, making it difficult to maintain the core business that brought about the initial success.

The key to avoiding this killer is to know your abilities and be sure to keep enough energy, cash and focus to main-tain your core business. When you’re tempted to spread your wings and become a raving capitalist, the first ques-tion to ask yourself is how much time,

energy and money you can afford to invest.

Assess Your Current Situation. The time to consider branching out to own different ventures is after you’ve made your core business successful and honed your time management to the point that you have time to invest in other things. A start-ing point to investing is to

take a close look at where you’re at with regard to the core business. Is it running smoothly? Where is it at in the growth cycle? How much of your time is needed currently to run the business? Will it require more of your time and energy in the future?

Time. Following the current situation assessment in #1 above, if you have time to apply yourself to another venture, now assess how much time the new venture is likely to need.

Energy. Everyone will have a certain amount of energy to devote to dipping fingers into different pies.

Money. Determine where you’re at financially and how much you can afford to sink into a new venture.

Due Diligence. Assess the risk, from every angle. Each new venture one gets involved in introduces a new set of risks. If you don’t have time to assess the risks, you probably don’t have time to get involved or run the business.

Develop a Business Plan. Whether or not the acquisition currently has a busi-ness plan, you will need yours to know where you’re going.

Assign Responsibility. If you’re buy-ing into a partnership situation, be clear about all the aspects of the partnership, who is responsible for what, how much money does each partner expect to earn, how much equity, how much time work-ing in or on the business, and what is the

exit strategy?Inspect What You Ask To Be Done.

Once you’ve covered all of the points above and cut the deal, develop a sched-ule of times you will check on how things are progressing. A part of your business planning will be setting goals and action plans. Build these into your calendar and plan to check in regularly to ensure things are going according to plan, or, if not, to make adjustments.

Small businesses succeed because somebody accepts the risks and the responsibility to make them successful. Nobody succeeds while sitting still. If you find yourself drawn to own more than one business, know that a few people are suited to the rigors of multiple business ownership, while most have their hands full just keeping pace with one business.

Dan Boudreau owns RiskBuster Business Plan Oasis and Blog at www.riskbuster.com.

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Speaking out on province’s pipeline criteriaTOO MUCH RISK

Editor:One has only to recall the

Exxon Valdez oil spill in Cor-dova, Alaska, 1989, to realize the level of desecration. The spill is estimated at 11 million gallons, (257,000 barrels), stretching over some 460 miles of coastline. Sea life casualties are impossible to measure accurately because as the creature asphyxiates from the oil, it slowly drops to the sea bot-tom. Estimates are too low: Dead: 250,000 sea birds, 2,800 sea otters, 500 harbor seals, 250 bald eagles, 22 killer whales, and billions of salmon and herring eggs. Some species have normally recovered, while lingering injuries plague others. After 23 years, muck still lingers along shorelines. It’s unlikely it will ever reach the pristine beauty of its former life.

Due to labor shortages in the construction sector, it’s suggested that if the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project were not built, the vast majority of workers would find employment else-where. No surprise the oil and gas industry is one of the most

capital intensive in the world, employing less than one per cent of workers.

Each year Enbridge super tank-ers would weave through chan-nels and inlets of the Great Bear Rainforest – the largest intact coastal temperate rainforest in the world. Wildlife photographer, Andrew White, calls it: “A living Eden and refuge of global diver-sity. “ Whales’ migratory routes pass this way; various bear spe-cies, including the protected Ker-mody bear, feed on the sea bot-tom for shrimp and other plank-ton. Wildlife would no doubt not survive an oil spill. (Note: Spills are just a cost of doing business from the company perspective.)

At Kitimat, supersized steam tankers would carry toxic diluted bitumen through Hecate Strait. Each year more than 2,000 would ply their way through narrow fjords in some of the world’s most treacherous seas. The current moratorium has been in place for decades ! Former Deputy Minister, Harry Swain, quoted in the Globe and Mail: “Moving tankers through 300 km of perilous navigation in highly

energetic tidal conditions is a bad idea.”

Environment Canada ranks Hecate Strait the fpurth most dangerous body of water in the world! “It is dangerous to say the least,” says Dexter Wagner, avid sailor. “Prior problems should convince any reasonable person this is an insane route to take. “

Drawn on decades of experi-ence, waves in Southern Hecate can reach 26 meters, the height of a seven -storey building. Locals know full well the pitfalls of trav-eling through Hecate Strait.

Marilyn JudsPrince George

COMMON SENSEEditor:

I strongly agree with the com-mon-sense position the provin-cial government is taking on the Northern Gateway Pipeline proj-ect. Job creation and economic development are vital to our province’s future, but as it stands B.C. bears almost all of the envi-ronmental risk from the pipeline project while receiving few of the monetary and other benefits.

Over a 30-year period, the

Northern Gateway Pipeline is expected to generate $270 billion in revenue. However, of the $81 billion in tax revenue the project would generate, B.C. would only receive a minor $6.7 billion share or about $223 million per year. A single major oil spill on land or sea could easily cost the province that much or more in environ-mental cleanup, legal and other compensation costs which would leave us with no financial benefit at all.

The people of this province should not have to bear the con-siderable risks associated with oil pipelines without commensurate financial benefits and ironclad safeguards for our environment. The province has now set clear terms and conditions for these projects, terms and conditions that are as warranted as they are reasonable and fair.

Justina HarrisCoquitlam, B.C.

POINT MISSEDEditor:

The premiers of Alberta and British Columbia are present-ing irrelevant arguments over

the proposed Enbridge Gateway pipelines. Alberta’s premier says she will not cut British Columbia in on a share of royalties from bitumen exported through British Columbia. Our premier argues for a fixed fee to compensate us for passing the product to our coast. Both are arguing past each other and missing the important issue.

What is important to British Columbia and its citizens is the issue of liability if/when these pipelines rupture or tankers spill into coastal waters.

I have no doubt that a more fruitful conversation will be pos-sible just as soon as Ms. Redford is willing to pledge the full faith and credit of Alberta to back-stop Enbridge in shouldering all expenses of cleanups and for making B.C. citizens whole for losses caused by spills. I also have no doubt that this will not happen and, if this project is rammed down our throats, tax-payers will be saddled with the financial burdens of inevitable spills.

James LougheryPrince George

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The pipeline that may never be OPINION

The Prince George Free Press, founded in 1994,is published every Wednesday and Friday inPrince George by Prince George PublicationLimited Partnership. Contents copyright of

Prince George Publication Limited Partnership.


Opinion

BillPhillips

Regional Editor

AwardWinner

Circulation Manager .......................Heather TrenamanEmail: [email protected] .............250-564-0504

Ad Control/Production ........................... Darlene WipfliFront Office .....................................................Shari KiddContact us .....................................................250-564-0005.................................... Email: [email protected]

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This Prince George Free Press is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent within 45 days to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org* Based on Stats Canada average of 2.2 person per household. ** CCAB Audit March 2009.

RoySpooner

Sales Manager

The announcement of the British Columbia Gov-ernment’s position on the building a pipeline from Alberta to tidewater at Kitimat changed the game for all the players and many are not happy with the change.

The Albertans are mad as heck. They have all that crude oil from the tar sands and their market opportunities have just been diminished. Suddenly the Govern-ment of Alberta is flying the national flag and touting how great the pipeline will be in benefiting all Canadians. This the same province who spent decades never forgiving the Federal Government for enacting the National Energy Plan a few short decades earlier. Shoe seems to be on the other foot now and it is pinching their big toe.

From an economic point of view, it looks like a good deal for Canada. The western oil industry is domi-nated by the Americans who know there are presently no alternate markets to the United States. That alone has a negative impact on the potential revenue to Canada. It is never comfortable being dependent upon a single buyer for your product. Having the capacity to also offer your products to others makes good eco-nomic sense.

The economics can be defined in simple dollar and cent calculations. Those calculations conveniently ignore the soft costs and do not take into account the secondary risks such as potential damage to the envi-ronment.

There is likely no realistic way to assess the damage that may result from a pipeline failure or tanker acci-dent at sea. What we have seen in other parts of the world can only give a small indication. There is a big difference in present and future costs depending on what happens and where it happens. A pipeline fail-ure in the middle of a bleak and unproductive desert is very different from spilling oil into a river system or

coastal waters. The Provincial Government is correct in their state-

ment that British Columbia takes the biggest risk with least amount of revenue now and into the future. The question that needs to be asked and answered is if the risk is worth it at any price? Perhaps an economic case can be made to convince the people of this province that the return exceeds any foreseeable risk. So for, that case has nor been made.

Much of the opposition to date has been emotional. We need facts. If the facts are brought out, examined and discussed, then a much more ratio-nal decision can be made. Solid, provable facts are hard to refute, but emotional grandstanding slowly ebbs into oblivion.

As the deal stands, it is like giving permission for someone to dig a 20-foot hole in your back yard in exchange for a six-pack. Not a good deal at all.

The Alberta politicians can tear their hair and hurl all sorts of nasty invectives at the British Columbia Government for not being satisfied with the deal as it now stands. Even if the Review Panel decides that the risks are minimal, there is still the matter of tearing up a good piece of our province with little compensation in cash or future economic growth.

Not all British Columbians oppose the project. Their short-sighted thinking can not see beyond the construction jobs that will be created in building the pipeline and ancillary facilities. After the mini boom, all we are left with is a handful of permanent jobs and a pipeline that will age and eventually fail.

Perhaps Enbridge should come to the realization that this is not 1950 but 2012. There are a whole bunch of people out there who are much more knowledge-able and sophisticated than in the past. They are not willing to buy a bag of rusty horseshoe nails.

OnsideVICTORBOWMAN

Too many perksThere has been much debate over the provincial government’s

net-zero mandate, the B.C. Liberals’ recent negotiating stance predi-cated on finding savings within existing provisions to fund any increases elsewhere.

There has also been much complaining among public-sector unions.

While net-zero was not an official mandate adopted at the munic-ipal level, the annual one per cent to three per cent salary increases enjoyed by many city workers in B.C. in recent contracts are luxuri-ous compared to what is happening in Scranton, Pa.

The mayor of the city best known as the home of fictitious Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company featured in the NBC comedy remake The Office has reduced wages of city employees to levels local paperboys and babysitters would reject.

Mayor Christopher Doherty introduced the new hourly wage of $7.25 for police officers, firefighters, garbage collectors – and for himself.

This is all part of the dilemma facing Scranton, which stares at a $16.8-million budget deficit. It’s either massive service cuts, a 78 per cent tax hike over three years or the pauper’s wage across the board.

It’s ugly and the battle will eventually rage in the courts.Compared to Scranton, employees of Kamloops and other B.C.

municipalities are living like royalty, according to a recent study conducted by the Independent Contractors and Businesses Associa-tion of B.C. (ICBA).

The association looked at compensation packages afforded city employees and found pay and benefits packages are an astonish-ing 30 to 40 per cent higher than that given workers doing identical jobs in the private sector.

Take Kamloops, for example, where city workers enjoy dental, medical, extended-health and group life-insurance benefits courtesy of you, the taxpayer.

Did you know Kamloops’ city workers don’t pay a dime toward their benefits package? It is funded 100 per cent by taxpayers.

Why, when virtually every private company has an employee/employer-pay structure?

Did you know Kamloops workers are afforded 18 sick days a year and that, upon retirement, they can cash in up to 120 accumu-lated sick days?

That’s six months’ pay for doing nothing but show up at work, as we are expected to do.

It’s outrageous – all of it.When the contract expires at the end of 2013, it will be interesting

to see if the powers-that-be at city hall will acknowledge how out-of-control municipal pay-and-benefits packages have become.

ICBA president Philip Hochstein is on the mark when he sums it up: “These gold-plated pay and perk packages are the main reason why city hall never turns around to tell you your taxes are going down.

“What’s unfair about the situation is you’re being asked to send more money to the taxman off your paycheque to subsidize increases so civic workers can get pay and pension richer than yours.”

The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation (CTF) concurs when look-ing at the rising disparity in pay and benefits between the public and private sectors.

The CTF notes that, in the past 10 years, the average government worker has seen their pay jump by 35 per cent to $1,023 a week. The average private-sector worker, meanwhile, has seen their pay increase by less than 30 per cent, to $777 a week.

Nine out of 10 government employees have workplace pension plans, the CTF notes, while two out of 10 private sector workers have plans, with 81 per cent of government employees enjoying defined (guaranteed income regardless of investment performance) plans, compared to only 14 per cent of private-sector workers enjoying the more-expensive benefit.

The structure is not sustainable and not fair to those funding it – taxpayers living on the fiscal edge more and more each year.

– Kamloops This Week


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THE PRODUCERS

This production won’t flopJudy Russell presentation of a play designed to fail hits right notes

When you got it, flaunt it – and they did.

Judy Russell, orchestra, cast and crew of The Producers have pulled off an extraordinary feat. They’ve brought to the stage a rather complex but thoroughly enjoyable musical, one that will be talked about and treasured for a long time to come.

Talk about talent. Tons of it. It was great fun producing The

Producers – but no easy task, according to Russell. She told the VIP preview performance crowd on Wednesday that the Mel Brooks masterpiece definitely had its challenges for a crew try-ing to work magic with a smaller stage, making sure that quick set, scene and costume changes appear seamless.

Every one of the actors, danc-ers and singers on stage, many of whom played multiple roles and also appeared in energetic ensemble numbers, put it all into their performance. I call it the “R factor” because Russell inspires anyone in her flight path to soar to greater heights.

Mel Brooks’ The Producers is an award-winning, brilliant piece of comedy mixed with bit-ing satire (he wrote the book, lyr-ics, music) and the local cast has done a great job with the char-acters and the songs. Too bad I haven’t the space to give a nod to all cast members – it’s kind of like having a stage too small.

But I will mention a few. Gil Botelho is a major talent,

especially as a comedic actor. The role of the smooth, suave, schem-ing, serial “senior seducing” Max

Bialystock who sets out to make a Broadway flop and steal from his investors fits him like a glove – or producer’s hat. Even for an actor with a seriously long list of credits under his belt, Botelho still brings a very fresh and ener-getic edge to the part. His timing is spot on, his facial expressions priceless and his on-stage cha-risma has not just the “walker women” in a swoon.

Botelho plays well off Owen Selkirk (literally, in one hilari-ous scene) who plays accoun-tant turned business tycoon Leo Bloom. Selkirk is an Enchaine-ment Centre-trained ballet dancer who now, it turns out, has considerable skill as a singer and actor. Watch for his name in

lights. Amanda Spurlock is delightful

as Ulla. Andrew Russell as the German playwright turned actor Franz Liebkind whose character does indeed ‘break a leg’ shows real flair for his part, right down to the strong delivery, German accent and “goose step.”

Matt Russell is hilarious in his multiple roles – and he wears hot pink spandex rather well. Nigel McInnis as Carmen, DuBris’ colourful covivant, is another talent who fits the bill perfectly. Mark Wheeler plays anything well, this time around his char-acters include Gunter, a brooding judge and a walk-on Winston Churchill.

I have to say though, Bill Rus-

sell stole the show. He also made the show – if

you count his hard work on the set design and technical team. He plays the flamboyantly gay director Roger DeBris and an actor with “starring” roles in Bialystock Bloom productions of Springtime for Hitler and Prison-ers in Love. Russell’s on-stage antics, notably his drag queen routine, had the audience dou-bled over in non-stop laughter.

This is a musical theatre at its best. Don’t miss it.

Judy Russell presents: The Pro-ducers, a Mel Brooks hit musical, from July 26 to August 4 at the Prince George Playhouse. Eve-ning shows are at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at Studio 2880.

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Bill Russell (left) as “Adolf” and other cast members perform an ensemble finale number in Judy Russell’s production of Mel Brooks’ musical The Producers Wednesday at the Prince George Playhouse.


The Terrace RCMP are seeking any infor-mation that will lead to the recovery of two boxes of dynamite, that

were reported to have fallen off of a freight truck, on the West Kalum Forest Service Road near Terrace.

On July 16 at 1:30 p.m., Terrace RCMP were advised by Orica Canada Inc. that a freight truck deliver-ing packaged explo-sives had three boxes

of the high-explosive PowerPro (dynamite) inadvertently fall off the truck on the West Kalum Forest Service Road near Terrace. An extensive ground search was conducted and included the use of a police service dog team, however the search yielded nega-

tive results.RCMP investiga-

tors have determined that the dynamite was lost from the back of the delivery truck at approximately noon, on Monday July 16, between the four and six kilometer markers on the West Kalum Forest Service Road. One of three boxes was recovered within half an hour of the loss. Investigators have con-firmed that there were other vehicles on the road at the time that the dynamite fell off the truck and it may be that a motorist picked up the boxes shortly therafter.

“At this time, our main priority is locat-ing and recovering the two boxes of dynamite as soon as possible,” said Cpl. Dan Moska-luk, RCMP spokesper-son. “The explosives do pose a health and safety risk to individuals not trained in handling it in addition to the risk to the general public should it not be prop-erly stored at this time. The RCMP is seeking any information that will lead to the return of these two boxes of explosives.”

In a release on July 23, Orica Canada said it “continues to work in cooperation with the Terrace Royal Canadian Mounted Police on the investigation into recov-ering the two missing boxes.”

Orica is currently conducting an internal investigation into this incident to determine its cause and any cor-rective actions to be taken. The safety of

the community and the company’s employees is Orica’s first priority.

Within the first two hours of the incident, according to the release, Orica Canada Inc. noti-fied the explosives Reg-ulatory Division, (ERD) - a branch of Natural Resources Canada and the Canadian Trans-port Emergency Centre, (CANUTEC). Both enti-ties continue to receive updates as further infor-mation is gathered.

In addition, a for-mal form 34 (Explo-sives Incident Report) has been filed with the ERD, and a formal 30-day report as per section 8.3 of the Trans-portation of Dangerous Goods regulations will be submitted.

PowerPro is a nitro-glycerin sensitized, extra gelatin dynamite formulated for use in surface and under-ground mining appli-cations. PowerPro can be initiated by extreme instances of shock, friction or mechani-cal impact. As with all explosives, PowerPro should be handled and stored with care and must be kept clear of flame and excessive heat.

Anyone with infor-mation on the where-abouts of this material or anyone who wishes to assist in seeing it safely returned, the RCMP ask that they contact the Terrace RCMP at 250-638-7415 or their local police ser-vices. Those wishing to provide information anonymously can do so by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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COUNCIL COMMITTEES,COMMISSIONS AND BOARDSMEETINGSSelect Committee on Prince George’s100th Anniversary Monday, July 30th – 12:00 p.m.

Regular Council Meeting Monday, July 30th Council Chambers - 6:00 p.m.

Advisory Committee on Development DesignWednesday, August 1st - 12:00 p.m.

BROADCASTING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS: To follow live Council meetings, visit the City’s website at www.princegeorge.ca as webcasting services and video archiving of agenda items are available for the public.

PUBLIC NOTICES:NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the provisions of Section 26(3) of the Community Charter that the City of Prince George intends to lease 1380 - 2nd Avenue, Prince George, BC to the British Columbia Housing Management Commission for a term of 10 years at a Basic Rent of $66,340.00 for the Term.Ian Wells,A/Director, Planning and Development

JOB POSTINGS:Supply and Fleet Coordinator, Full Time12/049 - closing August 10th

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For more information about these exciting opportunities please visit our website atwww.princegeorge.ca

HEARINGNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application for a Road Closure Bylaw will be considered at the regular meeting of Council in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 1100 Patricia Boulevard, Prince George, B.C., on Monday, July 30, 2012, at 7:00 p.m.

Westcrest Drive Road Closure Bylaw No. 8444, 2012

That subject to the adoption of “Westcrest Drive Road Closure Bylaw No. 8444, 2012”, an approximate 6,503 sq. metre portion of road dedicated by Plan 1153, situated adjacent to Parcel D(B1176), except part in Plan BCP17684, District Lot 3683, Cariboo District, Plan 1153, to eliminate an obsolete road and facilitate a sale of the property to the adjacent property owners.

A copy of the proposed bylaw and related documents may be inspected at the offi ce of the undersigned on July 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 30, 2012, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. At the Hearing, all persons who deem their interest in property to be affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard on matters pertinent to the bylaw. Written submissions delivered to the Corporate Offi cer by noon on Monday, July 23, 2012, will be included in the council agenda package. Those received thereafter will be forwarded to Council on the day of the Hearing.

For further information, please contact the City of Prince George Real Estate Services, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 1100 Patricia Boulevard, Prince George, B.C., (250) 561-7678.Walter BabiczCorporate Offi cerCity Of Prince George

BOUNDARY ROAD SANITARY MAIN EXTENSIONProject Summary: Installation of a sanitary sewer main from intersection of Hwy 97 South and Boundary Rd to the sanitary lift station in the BCR Industrial Subdivision to tie the new Boundary Rd development into our existing sewer system.

Contractor : Colmar Construction Ltd

Construction dates: July 2012 – October 2012

Traffi c Disruptions: During the installation along Pacifi c Street there will be a full road closure of Pacifi c Street from Peterbilt (6333 Pacifi c St) to Sintich Road with a detour to the Danson Industrial Subdivision by way of Hwy 97 and Sintich Road. The access from Continental Way to Pacifi c St will be closed as required during the construction of the section that crosses Continental Way. Colmar construction will post signs in advance of the closures.

Contacts: Ron Stewart, Colmar Construction Ltd. 250-809-2407

Kim Hattle, City of Prince George250-561-7563

DISTRICT ENERGYProject Summary: Installation of the second phase of the district energy system to tie into the new RCMP building beginning from 6th Ave and Quebec St, up 5th Ave and across Victoria Street.

Contractor: City of PG

Construction dates: July 2012 – September 2012

Traffi c Disruptions: Street closures will be along the alignment as construction progresses

Contact Information: Kristy Brown, City of Prince George 250-561-7518

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Search for missing explosivesThree boxes fell off truck, only one has been recovered

Crack shack bustedPolice closed down a crack house on Tamarack

St. on July 24, arresting six men and three women while seizing crack, heroin, methamphetamine and an assortment of drug trafficking material.

Charges of possession with the purpose of traf-ficking, three counts, one each for cocaine, meth-amphetamine and heroin were later approved against Melvin Robinson.

“The others were released, most likely without charges,” said Corp. Craig Douglass, media liai-son with the RCMP.

He added both the Downtown Enforcement Unit and crime reduction teams were on-hand to make the bust.

The DEU, a unit which has received a lot of media attention in the last year, with the mayor and city council wanting them kept in the down-town core, requested the assistance of the crime reductions unit for the arrest.

The crime reductions unit is mainly focused on property crimes.

“And they are the best surveillance team,” Douglass said of the team, which generally are in plain clothes.

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WAX MANNEQUINWax Mannequin is

embarking on a national tour in support of his upcoming album, No Safe Home, that takes him to Nancy O’s Restaurant on August 7 – the same day the album is released. The album offers a subdued collection of great songs that follows in the style of his acclaimed 2009 release. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 a the door.

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THE PRODUCERS

This production won’t flopJudy Russell presentation of a play designed to fail hits right notes

When you got it, flaunt it – and they did.

Judy Russell, orchestra, cast and crew of The Producers have pulled off an extraordinary feat. They’ve brought to the stage a rather complex but thoroughly enjoyable musical, one that will be talked about and treasured for a long time to come.

Talk about talent. Tons of it. It was great fun producing The

Producers – but no easy task, according to Russell. She told the VIP preview performance crowd on Wednesday that the Mel Brooks masterpiece definitely had its challenges for a crew try-ing to work magic with a smaller stage, making sure that quick set, scene and costume changes appear seamless.

Every one of the actors, danc-ers and singers on stage, many of whom played multiple roles and also appeared in energetic ensemble numbers, put it all into their performance. I call it the “R factor” because Russell inspires anyone in her flight path to soar to greater heights.

Mel Brooks’ The Producers is an award-winning, brilliant piece of comedy mixed with bit-ing satire (he wrote the book, lyr-ics, music) and the local cast has done a great job with the char-acters and the songs. Too bad I haven’t the space to give a nod to all cast members – it’s kind of like having a stage too small.

But I will mention a few. Gil Botelho is a major talent,

especially as a comedic actor. The role of the smooth, suave, schem-ing, serial “senior seducing” Max

Bialystock who sets out to make a Broadway flop and steal from his investors fits him like a glove – or producer’s hat. Even for an actor with a seriously long list of credits under his belt, Botelho still brings a very fresh and ener-getic edge to the part. His timing is spot on, his facial expressions priceless and his on-stage cha-risma has not just the “walker women” in a swoon.

Botelho plays well off Owen Selkirk (literally, in one hilari-ous scene) who plays accoun-tant turned business tycoon Leo Bloom. Selkirk is an Enchaine-ment Centre-trained ballet dancer who now, it turns out, has considerable skill as a singer and actor. Watch for his name in

lights. Amanda Spurlock is delightful

as Ulla. Andrew Russell as the German playwright turned actor Franz Liebkind whose character does indeed ‘break a leg’ shows real flair for his part, right down to the strong delivery, German accent and “goose step.”

Matt Russell is hilarious in his multiple roles – and he wears hot pink spandex rather well. Nigel McInnis as Carmen, DuBris’ colourful covivant, is another talent who fits the bill perfectly. Mark Wheeler plays anything well, this time around his char-acters include Gunter, a brooding judge and a walk-on Winston Churchill.

I have to say though, Bill Rus-

sell stole the show. He also made the show – if

you count his hard work on the set design and technical team. He plays the flamboyantly gay director Roger DeBris and an actor with “starring” roles in Bialystock Bloom productions of Springtime for Hitler and Prison-ers in Love. Russell’s on-stage antics, notably his drag queen routine, had the audience dou-bled over in non-stop laughter.

This is a musical theatre at its best. Don’t miss it.

Judy Russell presents: The Pro-ducers, a Mel Brooks hit musical, from July 26 to August 4 at the Prince George Playhouse. Eve-ning shows are at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at Studio 2880.



Bill Russell (left) as “Adolf” and other cast members perform an ensemble finale number in Judy Russell’s production of Mel Brooks’ musical The Producers Wednesday at the Prince George Playhouse.

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Bidini loves hockey, musicFor Canadian per-

former Dave Bidini, tying hockey together with music has become second nature.

Motivation has helped turn him into the success story he is today. But the 48-year-old also benefited from being raised in a region where it wasn’t hard to get influenced as an up and comer in the enter-tainment industry.

Bidini hails from the greater Toronto region – Etobicoke to be precise – a heav-ily populated, diverse and sophisticated part of the country. A few of Canada’s top bands and musicians started their careers in the city.

Considering hockey is about as Canadian as maple syrup, he can’t be blamed for develop-ing a passion for the contact sport on ice. He plays the game, watches the game and even sings about the game.

All that noted, Bidini may be as suitable a guest for the Y Cham-pions Hockey Weekend as they come. Bidini

joins TSN SportsCentre hosts Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole as guests of the third annual event of its kind, Sept. 7 and 8 in Prince George.

Bidini’s band, fit-tingly called Bidini-Band, will perform a concert at Shooters Pub downtown on Sept. 7.

“It’s pretty high energy and we’re a very sort of friendly band,” Bidini says. “Also, we’re inter-ested in coming to new places and stuff too, and I had always heard that Prince George is a great place to play, a real interesting cultural city and stuff.”

Members of Bidini-Band also plan on showing off their on-ice skills during their visit.

“I’m sort of in the middle and our drum-mer Don (Kerr) is kind of, I guess he would sort of be like as big as a lion. But his ankles or whatever and his skat-ing, he’s still develop-ing his skating style,” Bidini says. “But he’s a real gamer and tries really hard. We’ve kind of got every level of hockey represented in

our band I’d say.”The band includes

guitarist Paul Linklater and bassist Doug Fri-esen. BidiniBand was formed in 2007 after the Rheostatics, a band Bidini founded in 1979. Kerr also performed with the Rheostatics, Bidini noting that spec-tators attending their Prince George show can expect to hear songs from the original band.

As a resident of the greater Toronto area, Bidini has followed and supported the Maple Leafs. Like so many Leafs fans of the National Hockey

League franchise, Bidini has remained loyal, despite the team holding the National Hockey League’s longest Stanley Cup drought at 45 years and counting.

Bidini’s song list even includes an ode to former Toronto Maple Leafs player Wendel Clark, and he’s per-formed at many hockey events. He even did a tribute show for the late Pat Burns, the for-mer NHL head coach who passed away from cancer in November 2010 at the age of 58.

Bidini is also a journalist, writer and

filmmaker. He has a weekly column in the National Post, has writ-ten several books and put together different films. He helped put together BidiniBand’s In the Rock Hall album earlier this year, and is working on another book.

Bidini has also trav-elled a lot, his career taking him around North America and overseas. The band’s summer touring sched-ule includes a stop in Wells for the upcom-ing ArtsWells festival. They’ll lead a song-writing band camp from July 31 to Aug. 3, and are among the list of festival musical performers.

“I think you’re always kind of excited by your next thing, and what you’re working on at the time, the last song that’s written and the next book,” Bidini says. “The worst thing you can do really as an artist is to look back and rest on it. You’re happy to have that body of work, but you want to keep moving forward, so I think that’s kind of part of it for me.”

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caregiver? The annual Salmon

Valley Woman’s Festi-val is all about women enjoying a weekend just for themselves. Time to relax, rejuve-nate and rejoice.

Relax by the river, take part in a healing circle, do some crafts, watch entertainment, sample food or shop for handcrafted jewelry – there are lots of ways to have fun.

An important part of the festival, however, is learning new skills and ways to cope with stress in everyday life. That’s where event facilitators Tammy Skomorowski and Sheri Bishop can help. They invite care-givers to learn (or remember) to take care of themselves.

That may sound like an oxymoron but many women get so caught up caring for other people that they put their own needs last.

“Previously we gave workshops on asser-tiveness and other aspects of self-improve-ment but this year we

decided to take a dif-ferent approach,” said Skomorowski.

“This is a high-stress society where every-one is ‘plugged into’ everyone else. Today’s woman is often in a caring role both at work and with family obliga-tions – it’s not like it was in the 50s.

“We want women to think about self-care, we are taking a step back, and looking at the big picture.”

Part of the problem is learned behaviour, she said.

“Some women think that they have to give, and give, and give – in order to be valued and that is just not true.”

Both a B.C. and Canadian registered clinical counsellor, Skomorowski has a Masters of Education in Counselling from UNBC.

“How can you help others if you’re not in a good place yourself? You have to be settled, grounded and bal-anced.”

The Self-Care for the Caregiver session is set up not in a lecture style but in circle format to facilitate conversation.

Participants can take part in breathing exer-cises and journaling, and they have the free-dom to be themselves.

“I use therapeutic techniques from my training,” said Sko-

morowski. “It’s good for women

to be at the festival in a nice, tranquil setting beside the river, where they don’t have to be a mom or an employee. It’s a great getaway

and they can just be themselves.”

Bishop has a Masters of Social Work. She too finds her background useful in facilitating sessions. Journaling is one way the women can express themselves.

“It helps to write things down, put it on paper, even it’s just because of the hand movement it requires to do that.

“We give them prompts, ideas, some-thing to consider when they are writing it down. It can be an image, a feeling or an emotion.”

The Self-Care for the Caregiver session is on Friday, August 10 from 9 to 11 a.m.

The fifth annual Salmon Valley Wom-an’s Festival at Rock-ins’ River Resort runs August 10, 11 and 12. The event features empowering work-shops, tarot readers, healers, fire circle, moon honouring, entertain-ment, vendors, camp-ing and more.

For more informa-tion contact Robyn at 250-640-3363 or 1-877-971-2224 or visit www.svwfest.com.


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Educate yourself, your family and your friends about HIV. Visit HIV101.ca today.

Educate: The only way to know you are not positive is by getting tested. Request an HIV test today.

Test: Please share your new knowledge about HIV with others, and please encourage everyone to get an HIV test.

Share:

HIV is a real concern within our communities. You can contract HIV primarily through unprotected sex and by sharing needles. HIV can live in your body for years without you knowing and all the while you can be passing it to others. At least 25 per cent of people who are HIV+ do not know and these 25 per cent are estimated to be responsible for 75 per cent of new infections. Northern Health, in collaboration with its community partners, is working with the Province of BC to prevent the spread of HIV by expanding HIV testing, treatment, and support services to British Columbians.

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Bidini loves hockey, musicFor Canadian per-

former Dave Bidini, tying hockey together with music has become second nature.

Motivation has helped turn him into the success story he is today. But the 48-year-old also benefited from being raised in a region where it wasn’t hard to get influenced as an up and comer in the enter-tainment industry.

Bidini hails from the greater Toronto region – Etobicoke to be precise – a heav-ily populated, diverse and sophisticated part of the country. A few of Canada’s top bands and musicians started their careers in the city.

Considering hockey is about as Canadian as maple syrup, he can’t be blamed for develop-ing a passion for the contact sport on ice. He plays the game, watches the game and even sings about the game.

All that noted, Bidini may be as suitable a guest for the Y Cham-pions Hockey Weekend as they come. Bidini

joins TSN SportsCentre hosts Jay Onrait and Dan O’Toole as guests of the third annual event of its kind, Sept. 7 and 8 in Prince George.

Bidini’s band, fit-tingly called Bidini-Band, will perform a concert at Shooters Pub downtown on Sept. 7.

“It’s pretty high energy and we’re a very sort of friendly band,” Bidini says. “Also, we’re inter-ested in coming to new places and stuff too, and I had always heard that Prince George is a great place to play, a real interesting cultural city and stuff.”

Members of Bidini-Band also plan on showing off their on-ice skills during their visit.

“I’m sort of in the middle and our drum-mer Don (Kerr) is kind of, I guess he would sort of be like as big as a lion. But his ankles or whatever and his skat-ing, he’s still develop-ing his skating style,” Bidini says. “But he’s a real gamer and tries really hard. We’ve kind of got every level of hockey represented in

our band I’d say.”The band includes

guitarist Paul Linklater and bassist Doug Fri-esen. BidiniBand was formed in 2007 after the Rheostatics, a band Bidini founded in 1979. Kerr also performed with the Rheostatics, Bidini noting that spec-tators attending their Prince George show can expect to hear songs from the original band.

As a resident of the greater Toronto area, Bidini has followed and supported the Maple Leafs. Like so many Leafs fans of the National Hockey

League franchise, Bidini has remained loyal, despite the team holding the National Hockey League’s longest Stanley Cup drought at 45 years and counting.

Bidini’s song list even includes an ode to former Toronto Maple Leafs player Wendel Clark, and he’s per-formed at many hockey events. He even did a tribute show for the late Pat Burns, the for-mer NHL head coach who passed away from cancer in November 2010 at the age of 58.

Bidini is also a journalist, writer and

filmmaker. He has a weekly column in the National Post, has writ-ten several books and put together different films. He helped put together BidiniBand’s In the Rock Hall album earlier this year, and is working on another book.

Bidini has also trav-elled a lot, his career taking him around North America and overseas. The band’s summer touring sched-ule includes a stop in Wells for the upcom-ing ArtsWells festival. They’ll lead a song-writing band camp from July 31 to Aug. 3, and are among the list of festival musical performers.

“I think you’re always kind of excited by your next thing, and what you’re working on at the time, the last song that’s written and the next book,” Bidini says. “The worst thing you can do really as an artist is to look back and rest on it. You’re happy to have that body of work, but you want to keep moving forward, so I think that’s kind of part of it for me.”


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277 athletes and 47 coaches from the Cariboo-North East (Zone 8) competed at the 2012 BC Summer Games.

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Seniors denture program

More than 20 per cent of Canadian seniors have no natu-ral teeth.

This condition, considered a physi-cal handicap by the World Health Orga-nization, renders a senior unable to eat properly. This handi-cap leads to malnu-trition, weight loss, and general deterio-ration of health. This handicap also affects speech. Many seniors with this condition are too embarrassed to smile or interact with others, and this change in behaviour leads to social isola-tion, loneliness and depression. While cavities and gum disease are the main causes, a senior can still lose their teeth - despite a lifetime of conscientious dental care - due to medica-tions.

In December 2004, the Prince George Construction Asso-ciation partnered up with the P.G. Council of Seniors to establish a Seniors Denture Pro-gram. This collabora-tion was a response to an ever-growing num-ber of seniors needing dentures but lacking the financial resources to acquire them, or to

pay for realignment and repairs of existing dentures. That need is even greater today.

Seniors struggling to pay for dentures can obtain applica-tions for this program from the P.G. Council of Seniors. Applicants will be asked to sub-mit personal financial information along with written quotes from their denturist. Applicants may only receive partial fund-ing, and approval is based on the greatest need.

Since 2004, a hand-ful of other program partners and donors have joined the P.G. Council of Seniors in addressing this need, including the Knights of Columbus, Catho-lic Women’s League, PG Retired Teachers Association, North Central Seniors Asso-ciation, Ladies Auxil-iary to the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and a few private individu-als.

However, most years the number of applicants far exceeds the funds available. Donations to this fund can be sent to the PG Council of Seniors, 1055 Fifth Avenue. Charitable receipts are available.

Get Switching OnThe Central British Columbia Railway and

Forestry Museum is launching its first publica-tion, Switching On: Creating the Electrified Sub Division of British Columbia Railway written by B.C. Rail engineer Peter Bridge.

This book tells the untold story of rail line electrification and the construction of the fleet of electric locomotives in the 1980s which made B.C. a world leader in freight railway technol-ogy.

The 130 km long branch line to Tumbler Ridge was constructed by the British Columbia Railway from 1981 to 1984 in an isolated region of northeast British Columbia to haul coal des-tined for Japanese steel-making. Construction time was officially recorded as 995 days.

Electrification of the line was not seriously considered until 1982.

It was then that an extraordinary set of cir-cumstances came together from local and for-eign origins, with the result that the electrifica-tion project could be planned and completed within two years, a time frame which may never be bettered and which makes the cir-cumstances of its creation and construction of particular interest.

Switching On: Creating the Electrified Sub-Di-vision of British Columbia Railway is available through the Railway and Forestry Museum, the West Coast Railway Heritage Park and Books and Company.

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Charles Amos is pretty proud of his title – Prince George Idol 2012.

He thinks his origi-nal song I Can’t Sleep, where he accompanied himself on the guitar,

probably got him the top spot Saturday night at the Playhouse. But now comes the hard part – what to do for an encore?

It may just keep him up at night.

Amos chose Tears in Heaven for his second song, accompanied

on guitar by Terrance Moonie. His talent was no surprise to audi-ences but Amos was in for a surprise himself.

“He got a card onstage that his mother Ana was in the audience,” said event organizer and voice coach Dawn Boudreau.

“She’d flown in from Edmonton especially for the competition.”

For his part, Amos, a PGSS graduate, thinks of his first place finish as a stepping stone in his career.

“I’m happy to have won the Idol competi-tion and I’m looking

forward to the oppor-tunities it will provide in the future,” he said Thursday.

Prince George Idol was a showcase of tal-ent and it may have been nerve-wracking for some of the contes-tants but it provided a great evening of enter-tainment for an audi-ence of music lovers.

Every year, the bar is raised higher, says Boudreau, who is cur-rently furthering her music career in Van-couver.

“The level of tal-ent displayed by the

contestants this year was impressive and inspiring,” said Bou-dreau. “I hope all the artists keep expressing and developing their skills and that each one learned something great about themselves through the process of this competition.”

The local talent pool began with 31 partici-pants, the top eight performances were narrowed down by votes of the audience. These eight contes-tants performed two numbers each July 21 before an appreciative

audience.They included Amos,

Jaymie Walker (second place), Brooklyn Derk-sen (third place), Cait-lyn Macaulay (fourth place), David Baycroft, Monica Tsang, Paige Marriott and Vanessa Wittstruck. Voting in the competition works by ballots and a points system. Prize packages donated from com-munity organizations were awarded to the top four singers.

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Dogs strut their stuffThe Prince George Kennel Club

is holding a dog show this week-end, and there will be plenty of chances to see some great dogs in action.

There will be two rings set up at the site at 5100 North Nechako Road, formerly North Nechako Elementary School and now the Oriental Wellness Centre.

The show starts today (Friday)at 8 a.m. with an all-breed puppy sweepstakes.

At 9 a.m., both rings swing into action with seven groups of dogs being shown throughout the day.

The best in show is expected to be awarded around 4:30 p.m., and will be followed by a junior han-dling competition.

On July 28. the show starts at 8 a.m. in both rings, with, again, all seven groups being shown in each ring. Best in show for the day is expected to take place at 3:30 p.m., followed by another junior han-dling competition.

July 29 is another full day for the judges, as the first group takes to the rings at 8 a.m., and the best in show is expected to be awarded around 4 p.m.

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Cheering for CallahanWrestler has strong connection to Prince George

Canadian Olympic wrestling team member Leah Callahan grew up in Mackenzie.

But these days, her most loyal supporters may be just down the road from there. Parents Steve and Molly are Prince George residents who hold different positions within School District 57, while PGSS wrestling coach Louie Van Grootel was one of her biggest influences along the way.

Van Grootel coached Callahan in her last two seasons of high school wrestling, leading up to her graduation from Mackenzie Secondary in 2005. Seven years have passed, and while she’s been living in Calgary since 2006, Leah still shows her appreciation for those who helped her meet her goal of qualifying for the Olympics.

An example of that came fol-lowing the Canadian Wrestling Qualification Trails in Winnipeg in December. After earning her spot on the Olympic team as Canada’s female 72-kilogram representative, Callahan signed a photo and gave it to Van Groo-tel during a visit back to Prince

George. The photo of Callahan and Van Grootel was taken at the 2005 high school wrestling nationals in St. John’s, Nfld., the same city where Callahan was born.

Callahan won a silver medal in St. John’s, something that may have been special at the time.

These days, Callahan is aim-ing much higher. She’ll attempt to land a spot on the podium at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England at the qualifier and final on Aug. 9.

Van Grootel felt honoured to get recognized by his former stu-dent after she qualified for the Olympics.

“You do and you have that piece, but I’d have to say for the most part I’m just really wanting to see her do well and perform when she gets there,” he said in an interview on Monday. “When it comes to Leah, she’s always been a motivator and just a really unique personality who I had the opportunity to coach, and I just want to see her perform well.

“Sure she’s a phenomenal athlete and she’s motivated and trains 24/7, but the other piece that is there is that she never for-gets people either. I think she’s

very aware of the effort that she’s put in and has done, but I think she’s very aware of all the differ-ent support systems that she’s had.”

Also playing a major role in Callahan’s development was Ken Barwise, who started the Mack-enzie Secondary wrestling pro-gram during her Grade 8 year. Coaches in the region acted as a team and supported it.

“But it was really Ken Barwise kind of taking it under his wing and giving it a try that kind of started things out for the Mack-enzie program there,” Van Groo-tel said.

Callahan joined the Univer-sity of Calgary wrestling team in 2006, and has a long list of accom-plishments since then. Notable feats include winning gold at the senior national champion-ships in 2010, being a three-time Canadian Interuniversity Sport champion from 2009 to 2011, and a first-place finish at the 2011 Pan American Wrestling Champion-ships.

“She’s always had the drive, she’s always had the personality to kind of succeed and the moti-vation and the athleticism, so it was really the whole package for

her,” Van Grootel said.Callahan’s path to qualify-

ing for the Olympics is shared through an online documentary known as the Sticking Place. The

interactive film can be seen at www.thestickingplacefilm.ca.

More information on Callahan is also available on her website at www.callahanleah.com.

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Canadian Olympic wrestler Leah Callahan signed this photo of her and wrestling coach Louie Van Grootel. The photo was taken at 2005 high school national championships in St. John’s, Nfld., where Callahan won a silver medal. Callahan is scheduled to compete at the Summer Olympics in London in the women’s 72-kilogram division on Aug. 9.


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Players battle for position during a game of Kabbadi on Saturday at Masich Place Stadium, part of the annual Punjabi Sports Tournament. Alistair McINNIS/Free Press

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The Prince George Bar-racudas are coming off another busy weekend of swimming.

The club was represented at a couple of meets, the senior championships in Edmonton and the BC Sum-mer Games in Surrey.

Four members of the club competed in the long-course meet in Edmonton: Katie Mann, Haley Black, Danica Ludlow and Sterling King. The top result among the swimmers was a fourth-place finish by Ludlow in the 400-metre freestyle. She completed the race in four minutes and 20.96 seconds (4:20.96), setting a new club record in the process.

Ludlow also set a per-sonal and club record time in the 1,500m freestyle, clocking in at 17:22.81 to finish fifth. She also set a club record in the 100m freestyle (59.17) and had one other top-10 finish, tak-ing seventh in the 800m freestyle.

Mann set four club records in Edmonton: the 100m breaststroke (1:13.83), 200m breaststroke (2:37.73), 400m individual medley (5:03.04) and 200m individ-ual medley (2:21.14). Her 200m individual medley time was also a personal best, while her effort in the 200m breaststroke resulted

in a 10th place finish.One other club mark was

set, by Black in the 200m backstroke (2:18.91). As a club, the Barracudas ended up 33rd overall.

Eight members of the Barracudas competed in short-course swimming at the BC Summer Games: Adrian Lamb, Samantha Agliani, Kathryn Chrobot, Kayla Korolek, Emma Wil-liams, Morgan Norn, Jordan Ozcan and Brianna Pallot.

Chrobot had the best race result, as his 200m back-stroke time of 2:27.40 gave him first in the event with an age group national and Western Canadian champi-onship standard. He also took first in the 100m back-stroke (1:08.73), and fin-ished second in the 400m individual medley (5:24.01) and 200m breaststroke (2:49.04) events.

Another memorable per-formance came from Jor-dan Ozcan, who set an age group national standard in the 100m breaststroke, clocking in at 1:15.56 to end up third in the race.

Fourteen members of the club qualified for the Cana-dian Age Group National Championships, taking place this weekend in Cal-gary. For results from that meet, check Wednesday’s Free Press.

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Fitness instructor and competitor Jen Hendershott is bringing her Phat Camp to Prince George, with a weekend fitness camp scheduled for Sept. 7 to 9.

Phat Camp for fitness coming in September

Sylvia Bucknell has been travel-ling to Edmonton for Jen Hender-shott fitness sessions the past five years.

The 33-year-old Prince George bodybuilder has acted as a spokes-person for Phat Camp each time she’s returned, sharing stories about the benefits of working under Hendershott.

If all goes accord-ing to plan, Bucknell will see her friend and mentor without hav-ing to leave the city. Dates have been set for the first Phat Camp in Prince George, with Hendershott planning to hold fitness sessions from Sept. 7 to 9.

“I asked her to come to Prince George, and I kind of put some sign-up sheets at the gym to pull for interest because I need to get about 40 to 50 names of people who are interested in coming to the camp,” Bucknell said on Monday. “I got all of those e-mail addresses and contact information, so she’s added Prince George to her tour dates, and now we’re just looking for people to actually register and sign up for the camp and support it. We’re at, last time I checked, about 18 were signed up, and there’s room for plenty more.”

While the dates are set, the camp can’t become a reality until other hurdles are crossed.

“We need registration to be con-firmed by the end of this month so that she can finalize her plans and afford the trip up here to Prince George because she brings some of her staff members with her as well,” Bucknell said. “The boot camps in Edmonton, they handle almost 100 women for the week-end.”

Bucknell is in the process of lin-ing up a location for the camp. She’s already contacted Northern Sport Centre staff to try and hold the camp in the facility on the UNBC campus. At the moment,

Gold’s Gym is a back-up option.The founder and creator of

Phat Camp Inc., Hendershott is a 40-year-old American who lives in North Carolina. As a fitness com-petitor, she’s won both of the big-gest titles in fitness, the Fitness International and Ms. Olympia competition.

Hendershott has been an inspira-tion to fitness competitors all over North America. In the case of Buck-

nett, a Chetwynd prod-uct, the classes have acted as preparation for major events. Bucknell is preparing to compete in the Canadian Body Building Federation National Fitness Figure Bikini and men’s phy-sique championships Aug. 11 in New West-minster.

“She’s a motiva-tional speaker and she is genuine, honest and

very personal,” she said of Hender-shott. “You feel like you’re spend-ing the entire weekend with her. She’s very hands on and she’s very intuitive when it comes to picking people out of the crowd who need emotional and physical support, and really building people up. It’s not just about physical fitness, but mental fitness as well. She’ll do self-esteem building exercises, get everybody kind of opening up and sharing stories. She’ll have some amazing inspirational stories from women that she’s met, and then you do get a great workout.”

Anybody interested in entering the camp can register at a spe-cial sign up price of $200 for the weekend. To register, contact Phat Camp staff member Terri Abraham at [email protected].

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“I want the camp to be suc-cessful and have as many women as possible experience it. It’s life changing,” Bucknell said. “What’s really amazing too is some of the stories that you hear from other women and the challenges they’ve overcome.”


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The Prince George Bar-racudas are coming off another busy weekend of swimming.

The club was represented at a couple of meets, the senior championships in Edmonton and the BC Sum-mer Games in Surrey.

Four members of the club competed in the long-course meet in Edmonton: Katie Mann, Haley Black, Danica Ludlow and Sterling King. The top result among the swimmers was a fourth-place finish by Ludlow in the 400-metre freestyle. She completed the race in four minutes and 20.96 seconds (4:20.96), setting a new club record in the process.

Ludlow also set a per-sonal and club record time in the 1,500m freestyle, clocking in at 17:22.81 to finish fifth. She also set a club record in the 100m freestyle (59.17) and had one other top-10 finish, tak-ing seventh in the 800m freestyle.

Mann set four club records in Edmonton: the 100m breaststroke (1:13.83), 200m breaststroke (2:37.73), 400m individual medley (5:03.04) and 200m individ-ual medley (2:21.14). Her 200m individual medley time was also a personal best, while her effort in the 200m breaststroke resulted

in a 10th place finish.One other club mark was

set, by Black in the 200m backstroke (2:18.91). As a club, the Barracudas ended up 33rd overall.

Eight members of the Barracudas competed in short-course swimming at the BC Summer Games: Adrian Lamb, Samantha Agliani, Kathryn Chrobot, Kayla Korolek, Emma Wil-liams, Morgan Norn, Jordan Ozcan and Brianna Pallot.

Chrobot had the best race result, as his 200m back-stroke time of 2:27.40 gave him first in the event with an age group national and Western Canadian champi-onship standard. He also took first in the 100m back-stroke (1:08.73), and fin-ished second in the 400m individual medley (5:24.01) and 200m breaststroke (2:49.04) events.

Another memorable per-formance came from Jor-dan Ozcan, who set an age group national standard in the 100m breaststroke, clocking in at 1:15.56 to end up third in the race.

Fourteen members of the club qualified for the Cana-dian Age Group National Championships, taking place this weekend in Cal-gary. For results from that meet, check Wednesday’s Free Press.

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Instead of hearing about NHL labour talks, NFL players in trouble with the law, or which NBA team

gets Dwight Howard, it’s refreshing to know that for the next 17 days sports headlines will focus on the trials

and tribulations of the athletes at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England.

Yes, after a four-year

wait, the time has arrived as sports such as archery, badmin-ton, canoeing, judo, table tennis, sailing and wrestling to sur-face from obscurity to grab our attention. (By the way, that’s freestyle wrestling and certainly not the 1000th edition of WWE RAW). We are fans of the Olympics because it is more than just a sport, a game or a competition, but rather we unite as one, to cheer and identify with the athlete wear-ing the distinguished Canadian colors.

I don’t know who will turn out to become the next Carol Huynh, but it will be fun to find out. Prince George does not have an Olympian, although boxer Kenny Lally and 1500 metres runner Geoff Martinson were among the locals that came within a whisker of qualifying. Lally is already setting his sights on advancing to the 2016 Olympics in

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Huynh is back for

another Games extrav-aganza after she rose to prom-inence with that spec-tacular show-ing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, when she became the first gold medalist for Canada in Beijing. In addition, she was also the first gold medal-ist ever for Canada in women’s wrestling.

Who can forget her award-winning smile from four years ago after the 5-foot-1 inch, 105-pound Huynh put Hazelton, B.C., on the map with a special golden performance?

The 31-year old Huynh is an 11-time national champ, who was born and raised in Hazelton. She started studies at SFU in 1998, and then moved to the University of Calgary in 2007.

Ironically this year, half of the four mem-

ber women’s wrestling team representing Canada come from a small but very proud

community in Northern B.C. Join-ing her on the mat is Leah Cal-lahan. The 5-foot 3,

159-pound Callahan was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, but raised in Mackenzie. She also ended up at the University of Calgary after moving there in 2006 to join the varsity wrestling team. The 25-year old Callahan is a two-time Senior National cham-pion. (The other two female wrestlers in London are Tonya Ver-beek (34) of Grimsby, Ontario and Martine Dugrenier (33) of Montreal.)

These wrestlers are among 277 athletes representing the great white north. The Canadian Olympic Committee is opti-mistic, setting a goal of finishing in the top 12 in total medals. That would be a slight improvement from 14th at the 2008 Bei-jing Olympics where Canadian athletes earned 18 medals, including three gold, nine silver and six bronze.

This year’s team is 55 athletes short of the 2008 representa-tion, but the Canadian contingent is the sev-enth largest team at the London games. Canada’s athletes range in age from 65 (Equestrian- show jumping, Ian Millar) to 15 (Gymnast Victo-ria Moors). Whether it’s Huynh, Callahan or other B.C. athletes (such as shotputter Dylan Armstrong of Kamloops, mountain

biker Catharine Pen-drel of Kamloops, swimmer Ryan Cochrane of Victoria or tri-athlete and flag bearer Simon Whit-field of Victoria) step-ping to the podium, the Olympic moment is resounding, even life-changing.

It can be debated whether there is “true” sport anymore but these Games are the pinnacle of sacri-fice, immense training and the ultimate in accomplishment. Emo-tions will range from pure joy to frustration to heartbreak, which is an atmosphere we can all relate to.

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Nashville Predators hesitated to pay Shea Weber $14 million for each of the next four seasons and $12 mil-lion for the two after that, they did not have much choice but to find the money and keep their three-time all-star defenceman.

The Predators made the logical choice by deciding to match the Philadelphia Flyers’ 14-year, $110 million offer sheet to Weber, a deal that includes $68 million in bonus money in the first six years.

Two years ago, Nashville lost Dan Hamhuis to the Van-couver Canucks. In a bigger blow, earlier this month they lost another defenceman, Ryan Suter, to the Minnesota Wild. In addition, the Predators have parted company with Alexander Radu-lov, Andrei Kostitsyn and Jordin Tootoo, to name a few.

If they had decided to let the 26-year-old Weber depart for four first round draft picks, the beleaguered franchise would have been in a near state of chaos, and, as a scary thought, that would have left the much travelled Hal Gil to anchor the blue line.

Sometimes a team is forced to bite the bul-let in order to ensure its fan base they care about the product and winning. This is one of those circumstances. The Predators got it right.

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The University of Northern British Colum-bia is partnering with the National Associa-tion of Friendship Centres (NAFC), govern-ment ministries, and regional research centres across Canada to develop the Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network (UAKN) and research the policies and issues that affect Canada’s city-dwelling aboriginal popula-tion. The Social Sciences and Humani-ties Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) recently approved $2.5 million in funding over five years to go towards the project led nationally by Trent University and by UNBC in western Canada.

“Although more than half of Canada’s Aboriginals live in urban centres, the reali-ties of urban Aboriginal people remain much less understood by researchers, government officials, and many service agencies than those of on-reserve First Nations people and Inuit in the North,” says UNBC professor of First Nations Stud-ies Ross Hoffman, who, along with UNBC Economics professor Paul Bowles, will be coordinating UNBC’s research activities in the project. “This is the first time universi-ties, government ministries, and friendship centres have ever been brought together at the national level to address issues of aboriginal policy.”

“Research is at its most valu-

able when it’s used to improve peoples’ lives. Many Aboriginal people feel like they’ve been surveyed and researched to death, but to little affect,” says Barb Ward-Burkitt, executive director of the Prince George Native Friendship Centre. Prince George has the second highest urban aboriginal population in B.C. outside of Van-couver. “I believe UNBC was approached to be a leader in this area because it tries to match its research activities with

the needs of the region and this is another example of that.”

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for dignitaries to cut the purple ribbon Tuesday officially opening a new 36-unit housing complex for seniors and persons with disabilities. However it was years in the making.

Kathi Heim, executive director, Prince George and District Elizabeth Fry Housing Society thanked project partners, support-ers and government offi-cials for their vital role in helping to create the much-needed facility.

The society received over 150 applications for the units.

“That tells us our work isn’t done,” said Heim, who’s worked for the local non-profit society for 24 years. “There is still a great need for housing [like this].”

Each of the 36 new resi-dents at 1373 Sixth Ave. has their own personal story, she said, noting there are many more deserving peo-ple who still need housing.

“We know that access to safe, affordable housing is a key issue on the minds of many seniors and persons with disabilities.”

The society looks forward to future builds and more partnerships, she said. Elizabeth Fry Place came together quite smoothly with the help of about 100 people (not including tradespeople).

It has become “its own little community” with tenants who enjoy social-izing outside in the court-yard and inside in common areas. They have “become

friends,” she said, noting that is not always the case in large apartment build-ings where people often keep to themselves.

Heim said construction of the $6 million dollar complex was completed “within 15 months and on budget.”

Also officially opened on Tuesday was Hart Haven on Dagg Road. This seniors’ rental housing project pro-vides 30 units of afford-able modular housing for seniors and persons with disabilities in need.

Both projects are funded by the federal and provin-cial governments along with community partners.

Several dignitaries, gov-ernment representatives, supporters, residents (and a few pets) were on hand Tuesday for the openings. Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond pointed to what is – for most people of any age – the importance of having a home.

“There are probably very few things that matter as much [to them] as a place to call home,” said Bond. “Everyone deserves to have a home they’re proud of.”

Bond said she was also proud of the work done by the local Elizabeth Fry Society. She said both the Elizabeth Fry and Hart Haven projects provide comfortable and accessible housing.

Dan McLaren (CEO, Commonwealth Group) was singled out by more than one speaker as being a key contributor to the project.

“Don is a relentless advocate for the down-


town revitalization,” said Mayor Shari Green, who described McLaren’s long-standing enthusiasm and support for the housing project. Rather than people being worried about living downtown “there is a huge waiting list to get into this facility.”

In a news release issued Tuesday, she said:

“Seniors are the back-bone of any healthy and vibrant community. That is why it is important to connect our seniors in need with quality, afford-able housing like the ones we find at Elizabeth Fry Place and Hart Haven, so they can age in a place in the community they know and love. I would like to thank all the partners that made the openings of both buildings a reality for our seniors.”

Bob Zimmer, MP for

Prince George-Peace River, who attended the open-ing ceremonies Tuesday and offered his congratu-lations, said in the news release:

“Through Canada’s Economic Action Plan, our government is taking con-crete action to help ensure economic recovery and create the conditions for long-term growth.”

Speaking on behalf of Diane Finley, minister of human resources and skills development and minister responsible for CMHC, Zimmer added:

“Funding projects like Elizabeth Fry Place and Hart Haven will not only improve the overall hous-ing conditions for seniors but also helps to stimulate the local economy and cre-ate jobs.”

For her part, Jennifer Hess, board director, spoke

about the long but reward-ing process that led to the construction of Elizabeth Fry Place.

“This [building] was 12 years in the making, involving many people, at many levels, for many years,” she said. “This project is about commu-nity. This is a community. [People like] to have a sense of belonging, to be a part of something big-ger. Our residents can feel ‘secure and valued’.”

Jennifer McEachen, who was accompanied by her guide dog to the podium, summed up her feelings Tuesday about her new home.

“I moved here in May. ... I love it, it’s perfect,” she said.

About $2.7 million of the cost of building Eliza-beth Fry Place came from the federal government,

$2.6 million for the project came from the provincial government.

The City of Prince George provided $910,000 in cash equity for the Eliza-beth Fry Place.

Elizabeth Fry Place is operated by the PG and District Elizabeth Fry Housing Society while Hart Haven is directly managed by the B.C. gov-ernment.

The Seniors’ Rental Housing Initiative is a $365 million joint investment under an amendment to the Canada-British Colum-bia Affordable Housing Agreement which includes funding through Canada’s Economic Action Plan and by the government of Brit-ish Columbia.

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During my time as the CARP Chapter 6 regional chairperson, I had an opportunity to explore post-secondary educational opportuni-ties for older persons in our region.

The first was the older worker employ-ment program being offered from the Van-derhoof campus and of which I have done presentations on two separate occasions. I have since found that this program actually originated in Fort St. James, through provin-cial money allocated for older workers dis-placed from beetle kill segments of the work-place.

Anne McCormick from the CNC campus in Fort St. James is the spearhead behind this project, and says it is now also in “pilot proj-ect stage” through the CNC Burns Lake Cam-pus. McCormick is pleased with the com-munity response to the program and indi-cates that other mature workers or learners not old enough to qualify for the older worker program are opting for the less intensive Worker Options pro-gram.

My personal obser-vations during presen-tation at the Vander-

hoof campus included class size of about 12-15 people over the age of 55, from all walks of life. Round-table introductions and discussion revealed the many dreams and aspirations these learn-ers were pursuing. They spoke optimisti-cally about possibilities for their futures, either as an employee or by starting their own busi-ness.

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A recent graduate of the “first” Certified Life Skill Training course at UNBC, Iam now certi-fied to facilitate work-shops on any topic. I am pleased that our post-secondary institu-tions are designing pro-grams specific to the 45-plus age group and taking into account our many years of wisdom and experience.

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summer or fall fair was an important part of my rural childhood. I won my first ribbon when I was barely knee high to a grasshop-per for showing a colourful (and extremely noisy) ban-tam rooster, “Canty Banty”. Later entries included school sewing projects, home-made jams and my very first attempts at knit-ting.

I’m planning to enter at least three items in the PGX Home Arts and Horticul-ture exhibit this year – I like to think my knitting has improved since I was eight!

For me, the best part of any annual fair has always been trying to see every-thing there is to see. This year is the PGX’s 100th year, and organizers guarantee there will be plenty to see.

The PG Council of Seniors (PGCOS) will be there once again with a one-day “fair within the fair”. This year’s Seniors Info Fair will hap-

pen Thursday, August 9, seniors’ day at the PGX. Fairground admission for anyone age 60 up is $5 instead of $10 for that day. Traditionally, more than 2,000 seniors take advan-tage of that reduced admis-sion fee.

This year, Seniors Info Fair exhibitors will be found in the Concourse of the CN Centre instead of Kin 1, as this arena is being demol-ished in preparation for the 2015 Winter Games. The CN Centre Concourse will be open to the public between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Many of this year’s 40 or so information booths will be familiar local organiza-tions and businesses – such as the Canadian Diabetes Association, Medi-Chair, the Prince George Chateau, and Service Canada – as this is PGCOS’s sixth summer event. There will also be a number of interesting new exhibitors this year, includ-ing the PG Public Library, Parkinson’s Support Group, Chronic Obstructive Pul-monary Disease (COPD) Support Group, Patient Voices Network, and the

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onstrations and tunes by a well-known local musi-cian will round out the day. PGCOS will provide “pass-ports” for fair-goers to col-lect initials or stamps from exhibitors, and completed passports can be entered for free hourly draws.

PGCOS could not host this event – or provide the variety of year-round seniors’ programs and ser-vices – without the gener-ous assistance of many tal-ented volunteers. Anyone of any age who might be interested in volunteering at this Info Fair or just plain curious about existing vol-unteering opportunities with PGCOS can attend an orientation session on Mon-day, July 30 at either 3 p.m. or 7 p.mm. Call PGCOS at 250-564-5888 to register.

See you at the fair! You won’t hear my noisy “Canty Banty” though – he found himself in the soup pot many years ago.

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Human Resource DepartmentFacsimile: 1.866.840.9611 Application Deadline: Thursday, August 2, 2012

Email: [email protected] Reference Code: Millwright, APD

As only short listed candidates will be contacted, WFP thanks you in advance for your interest in our Company. Please visit www.westernforest.com

Employment OpportunitiesClusko Logging Enterprises Ltd. is one of the largest interior based stump-to-dump timber harvesting companies in British Columbia. We pride ourselves on providing our clients with safe, effi cient and low maintenance operations which meet or exceed quality and production targets.

We are currently seeking a Logging Supervisor for our operations in Prince George/Mackenzie, BC. The successful candidate will be a team player, with demonstrated commitments to safety, quality and the environment.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Logging Supervisor will oversee daily logging and road construction fi eld operations, provide on-site supervision of employees/contractors, and are responsible for the over-all safety of the work site.

Applicants shall:• Have a working knowledge of ground based, mechanical

timber harvesting operations.• Be organized and possess good communication skills.• Be knowledgeable of forest industry safety standards,

regulations and systems.• Be knowledgeable of forestry and environmental legislation in

British Columbia.• Possess a valid driver’s license with a clean driver’s abstract.

As well, we are accepting applications from Equipment Operators, Truck Drivers and Heavy Duty Mechanics at our Kelowna, Mackenzie, Prince George and Williams Lake operations.

Clusko offers a competitive wage, benefi t and pension plan package commensurate with the applicant’s experience.

Applicants should submit a covering letter and resume to Marty Hiemstra, RPF at [email protected]

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Honda NorthGROWING our business and moving to a larger

facility, we need team members!!

• SERVICE ADVISOR • SALES • MECHANICAL TECHNICIANS

TRAINING PROVIDEDMust have valid drivers license.

Apply Mon-Fri 10am -12pm105 Brunswick Street

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Coming EventsRhonda Sweet formerly of Teaze Hair Extordinare would like to welcome all current and new clients to my new loca-tion. 250-962-0841

InformationALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSDo you think you may have a problem with Alcohol? Alcohol Anonymous, Box 1257, Prince George, BC V2L 4V5Call 250-564-7550

Children

Daycare CentersJudy’s Childcare (Licensed) has FT openings for 2 children ages 1-3. Fraserview Sub. Near Van Bien school. Ph: (250) 562-1567

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AUTOMOTIVE SCRATCH & Chip Repair. Lucrative. Easy to learn mobile. Exclusive terri-tory. Income Potential $100/hr. Very low operating expenses. F/T or PT. 1(250)686-0808.

BUSINESS FOR SALEMagazine publishing

company for ambitious, outgoing entrepreneurs.

Fun, Lucrative.Startup Capital Required.We Teach & Provide Content.

1-888-406-1253Small home decor and gift shop business for sale on 4th Ave, Prince George Rea-sonably priced $27,000. 250-963-9344Tired of sales? Teach from home. Your fi nancial future in the Health & Wellness industry, online train/sup-port. www.createincome4life.com

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Carl Wikjord, CIRP BDO Canada Ltd. Trustee in Bankruptcy 510-550 Victoria St.

Prince George, BC V2L 2K1

An Alberta Construction Com-pany is hiring dozer, excavator and labour/rock truck opera-tors. Preference will be given to operators that are experi-enced in oilfi eld road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Al-berta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Con-struction at 780-723-5051.

Dana Mandi EAST INDIAN RESTAURANT REQUIRES:2 full-time Chefs, 40 hrs per week, $17/hr min 2 yrs exp. 1 Food server supervisor 40 hrs per week $18/hr. Must speak Hindi or Punjabi & English. Drop resume @ 2095 5th Ave. or email: [email protected]


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ALPINE TOYOTAAttention Toyota Product Advisors

Alpine Toyota has an imme-diate opening for a Toyota Product Advisor. Our dealer-ship is situated in Cranbrook B.C., the major business and recreation hub for the entire East Kootenay. We are cur-rently looking for a Product Advisor with a track-record of success who is interested in working in a positive team environment. We offer on-going training, a generous compensation plan and an engaged group of Team Leaders to help our Product Advisors achieve their goals.For the right applicant, relocation expenses and a guaranteed income will be considered.If you love selling Toyota products and the quality of life that can be found in the East Kootenay’s sounds in-teresting, please forward your resume in confi dence to our Sales Team Leader by email: kdunsire@alpinetoyo-ta or by phone at (250)489-4010. If you present the qualities and values we are looking for, we will contact successful applicants for an interview.


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BUSINESS ADVISOR / LOANS MANAGERFull time position providing advisory and lending services to business.Additional information available at cfquesnel.com

This is an excellent opportunity for a semi retired person or a “stay at home Mom or Dad” seeking part time work.Early morning and afternoon work with the midday free.Off when the kids are out of school – July, August, Christmas and Spring breaks.Starting wage is $17.33 /hr.

Top rate is $19.26 /hr.QUALIFICATIONS:• Minimum of 21 years of age and 5 years driving experience (any class of license)• Class 2 Driver’s License (Got a class 5 – no problem. We will assist you in obtaining your Class 2 license.)• Clean Criminal Records check• Willing to obtain a Level One First Aid• Maximum 3 points in the last 3 years on your Driver’s abstract. Next upgrading class is in AugustE-mail your resume to robertj@diversifi ed.pwt.ca or

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PRINCE GEORGE NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE

Our People make a difference in the community

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 within our organization:

Supportive Housing:Aboriginal Homeless Outreach Worker (25 hours per week); Front Line Support Worker – Casual; and Cook – Casual.Closing date: July 27, 2012 at 12:00 Noon

Family Wellness Programs:Early Childhood EducatorClosing date: August 10, 2012 at 12 Noon

A hard copy listing the roles, responsibilities and qualifi cations of the position are available from the Prince George Native Friendship Centre’s web site at www.pgnfc.com (click on Join Our Team / Careers).

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

Applications will be accepted until dates noted on postings, no telephone inquiries please. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Prince George Native Friendship Centre1600 Third AvenuePrince George, BC V2L 3G6Fax: (250) 563-0924E-mail: [email protected]

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Certifi ed HD MechanicQuesnel, BC

Tolko Industries Ltd. is a forest products company with marketing and manufacturing facilities throughout Western Canada. Our commitment to excellence in the forest industry has resulted in signifi cant growth. We arecurrently seeking a CERTIFIED HD MECHANIC to join our progressive team at Tolko’s Quest Wood sawmill facility located in Quesnel, B.C. The Quesnel area has a population of 25,000 people and combines small-town values and affordable housing with a full array of recreational, educational and healthcare facilities. We are surrounded by rivers and lakes offering unlimited year-round outdoor recreational opportunities.

As a successful candidate, you will be a qualifi ed HD MECHANIC with a valid Interprovincial Journeyman ticket. Experience with Liebherr, Caterpillar and Taylor equipment would be a defi nite asset. A Level 3 Welding ticket would be an defi nite asset as well. Shifts could consist of days and or afternoons (must be fl exible to work both).

This individual will be a team player with good interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills. Will have the ability to work with minimal supervision, and will be able to contribute positively to a quality team environment.

Strong values of Safety, Respect, Progressiveness, Open Communication, Integrity and Profi t guide us at Tolko.

READY TO APPLY YOURSELF?JOIN THE TOLKO PROFESSIONALS

If you are a results oriented individual with a proven record of accomplishment in your trade, a strong safety background and a desire to work in a team environment, explore this opportunity by sending a detailed resume by August 8, 2012 to:

Penni Yamamoto, Human ResoursesTolko Industries Ltd., Quest Wood Division

1879 Brownmiller Road, Quesnel, B.C. V2J 6R9Fax: (1) 250-992-1701 or e-mail: [email protected]

Help Wanted Help Wanted Employment

Help WantedLocal Prince George Con-tractor working with at risk youth looking for youth worker/respite worker.Must have a minimum of 2 years in the Social Sciences or Social Work fi eld and/or an equivalent of related experience.Require valid Driver’s License, reliable vehicle and Level 1 First Aid. Please submit resumes to PO Box 55, Prince George, BC V2L 4R9

Professional/Management

Trades, Technical

Employment

Hotel, Restaurant, Food Services

MOTEL MANAGER & HOTEL EXECUTIVE HOUSEKEEPER Prince Motel is currently look-ing for a hard-working, self motivated and experienced in-dividual to fi ll the position of a Motel Manager. If interested please email your resume to [email protected] or Phone at 778-822-0101

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Financial ServicesNEED A Business or Personal Loan? Get a Business start up Loan for up to $5 million bank-ruptcy. Bad credit ok, interest rate from 1.9%. Apply now at www.borrowusnow.com or call 1-855-937-8487.

Accounting/Tax/Bookkeeping

BOOKKEEPING & PAYROLL Services provided accurately & on time by the MB team.www.mybookkeepers.net 250-614-4322

Excavating & Drainage

D.R.T. Mini Excavating Ltd. Commercial or Residential

call Mark 250-614-3028 or [email protected]

HandypersonsHandyman from NewfoundlandAll jobs big & small, I’se the b’ye to do it all. Carpentry & plumbing etc. W.E.T.T. Certifi ed. Call Jim 250.562.8203 / 250.613.5478

Home Improvements

Bath & Kitchen SpecialistWe bring creative design ideas to the table, as we work closely with you to achieve the perfect remodel. No job too big and none certainly, too small. Call Tom today for free estimate.

250-961-0439

G Gilbert Renovation Year round reno needs. Int/ext,nothing too small. 30 yrs exp. Free estimates! Call Gaetan (250) 560-5845 or 552-7184

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Pets

PUREBRED MAREMMA PUPPIES FOR SALE!

asking $350Great Guardian Dogs

Perfect for protecting live-stock and yard against

predators (especially wolves & coyotes). Very friendly to-

wards people and they DO NOT WANDER

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$100 & UnderSpa @ Home. Poor circulation infl ammation, skin conditions. Natural/Herbal. All ages. Sat &Sun only 1156 4th Ave

$200 & UnderDriest fi re wood in town! Split & delivered $180 real cord (250)562-7111

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Garage Sales No Cheap Junk!!

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Misc. for SaleCamping Gear For Sale

1- tent 2-3 man never used1- sleeping bag never used2- air mattresses, 1- air pump, 1- portable BBQ, 1 - cooler, 2 - lawn chairs never used. All for $300 OBO (250)614-0355HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. Allshapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?

Misc. WantedI Buy Old Coins & CollectionsOlympic, Gold Silver Coins etcCall Chad 250-863-3082 Local

Real Estate

Acreage for Sale235 Acres for sale, only 10minutes from Vanderhoof.Comes with 560sqft new cot-tage. Great building site at 10acre pond, fenced, 45 acres cleared. REDUCED! (250)567-3193BEAUTIFUL Four Acre Lot onCatherine Drive. High volumewell. Partially cleared with some graveled area, nicely treed and has fl at areas ideal for ahouse site. For more informa-tion, please call Judy Mason at 250-564-2660

Business for SaleLocated in the sunny warmsouthern interior of BC. Prof-itable, established WeldingShop & Power Equipment Dealeship. Turnkey Operation.Asking $529,000. Call 1(250)453-2242 or email:[email protected]

LakeshoreSummit Lake: 1 acre sub lakelot A-frame w/trailer & hydro.$35,000 Ph 778-415-2150 after 5

Mobile Homes & Parks

RETIRE IN Beautiful SouthernBC, Brand New Park. OpeningMay 2012. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park,New Home Sales. Keremeos,BC. Ask us about our FreeRent option! 250-462-7055.www.copperridge.ca

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Apt/Condo for Rent

Midtowne

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

Bach $500, 1 bdr. $570, 2 bdr. $650; heat, h/w incl.,

1601 Queensway; 250-596-4275 250-612-7199

Briarwood Apts. 1330/80 Foothills Blvd. 1 & 2 Bdrm suites 250-561-1571

HARDWOOD MANOR APTSUnder New Management!

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Known as BC’s northern capital, Prince George is a vibrant community of 80,000 plus situated at the confl uence of the Fraser and Nechako Rivers. As a major city of the Pacifi c Rim, Prince George is fi rmly tied to the global market and offers a lifestyle that is defi nitely worth boasting about. For more information about Prince George, go to www.city.pg.bc.ca/index.cfm

The Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation was created to provide people meaningful opportunities to contribute to improving healthcare within the service area of the University Hospital of Northern BC, Prince George (UHNBC). The community has responded in a very generous way. In the 20 years since the Foundation was created, more than $27 million has been contributed towards capital equipment and improvements, and support of education of healthcare workers and medical staff throughout northern British Columbia.

Reporting directly to the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Offi cer strategically manages the operations of this strong and stable charitable organization.

ResponsibilitiesThe development, management and control of a sizable operation budget.Implementation of successful community partnerships as well as involvement in annual and capital campaigns.Development and implementation of strategic plans, comprehensive human resource strategies and a program strategy that is fi nancially viable, meeting the needs of the growing Prince George community.Planning and delivery of a capital development strategy.

Qualifi cations Minimum 5 years of progressive management responsibly and experience, leading a multi-service organization.Experience in philanthropy, including capital campaigns and experience in managing capital expansions.A related University degree, equivalent education and experience may be considered.Demonstrated commitment to the development of healthy and vibrant communities.

Competencies Including but not limited to Commitment to organization, vision and values; Philanthropy; Strategic leadership; Business orientation; Managing change; Project management; Political acumen; Coaching and development.

To view this posting in full, go to www.spiritofthenorth.ca or www.northernhealth.ca If you are interested in this position, please email your resume (as a word fi le using your name as the fi le title) and cover letter in confi dence, by August 10, 2012 at 5:00 pm PST to [email protected]

Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation 1475 Edmonton Street Prince George, B.C. V2M 1S2

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At Taseko Mines, we’re proud to call British Columbia our home. We are looking for enthusiastic employees who share our vision for long-term, responsible growth in this province.

Joining our Gibraltar Mine team makes you part of Canada’s proud mining heritage. The Gibraltar copper-molybdenum mine is a cornerstone of the regional economy and an example of great Canadian mining in action. Located in the heart of BC’s stunning Cariboo region, Gibraltar is approximately 60 km north of Williams Lake. It is the second largest open pit copper mine in Canada.

A sustainable mining operation with a 27 year mine life, Gibraltar is undergoing a significant multi-phase expansion taking our daily milling throughput to 85,000 tons per day and we’re looking for talented candidates to help us facilitate this. That’s where you come in…

We currently have a full time opportunity for a:

BUYER

Position SummaryReporting to the Superintendent, Materials Management, the Buyer is responsible for the procurement of parts, materials and services for mine site user departments.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

procedures

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assigns purchase agreements

goods

appropriate vendor relationships and reviews, troubleshoots and approves vendor invoices

database

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activities in a cost effective manner

Qualifications

combination of education, training and experience.

and contract preparation is desired

skills

CompensationGibraltar offers an excellent benefit package which includes

and relocation assistance to Williams Lake. Qualified applicants, eligible to work in Canada, are invited to explore this opportunity by submitting a cover letter and detailed

www.tasekomines.com under the careers section to electronically submit your application or to

projects.

We thank all candidates who express interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Your application to this posting is deemed to be consent to the collection, use and necessary disclosure of personal information for the purposes of recruitment. Gibraltar Mines respects the privacy of all applicants and the confidentiality of personal information and we will retain this information for a period of six months

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Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent Carriage Lane Estates

2 & 3 BDRMTOWNHOUSES

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125 N Ospika Blvd2 & 3 bdrm suites

Phone 250-612-5162

Help Wanted

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentHILLSBOROUGH Apts

3820 - 15th Ave Under New Management

Spacious 3 bdrm apts Clean, quiet, secure entrance.

Students Welcome. Rental Incentives. No Dogs

Phone 250-596-4555

Help Wanted

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentPine Glen Apartments

255 N. Ospika (Rental Offi ce)

Spacious clean 2 & 3 bdrm 1 1/2 bath

Heat, Hot water & Parking incl. Laundry & Play ground on Site.

Ask about our new ratesBus route to all amenities

250-561-1823

SUMMIT APTS2666 Upland Street

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

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

250-564-3162

VENICE PLACE APTS 1438 Queensway

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

ground parking. Heat includedCall (250)561-1446

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Space available for rentFor all your rental needs

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Majestic Management(1981) Ltd.

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Duplex / 4 Plex3 bdrm upper level suite for rent. Includes utilities Rea-sonably priced. 250-552-1178

Homes for Rent2788 Victoria St. 5 bdrm, 2 kitchen, 2 bath, rent nego-tiable, good for 2 families. (250)961-2265

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Property Management

RESIDENT MANAGER NEEDEDfor large apartment building in Prince George. Ideal position for responsible couple. Book-keeping, sales and mainte-nance skills an asset. Send resumes with references to: Majestic Management (1981) Ltd., #800-299 Victoria St., Prince George, BC, V2L 5B8

Shared Accommodation

1 bedroom in house shared accommodation, for quite, ma-ture, single, female student. $400 per month. includes, sep bedroom & family room on 1st fl oor.Util included plus cable and wifi 250-596-1374

Are you a female student coming to Prince George for school? Quiet, friendly home to share with single woman.

On bus route, Internet in-cluded, own bedroom, share rest of house, $550. Can be room and board, cost nego-

tiable. Availability starting July or August. References required. Contact Lorraine at [email protected]

Suites, Lower439 Ogilvie St 2 bdrm bsmt suite $750/mo includes utilities (250)961-2265Juniper 3BDRM/1BA, newly renovated large unfurn bsmt suite in quiet home. Private entrance. Utilities incl. Quiet, mature adult only. N/S,N/P. Ref’s required. $775 250-863-3246

Suites, UpperNear Costco 2 bdrm suite, main fl oor incl. heat/hydro & laundry. No Pets pls $700/mo available now. Ph (250)612-4785 or (250)552-3989

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Cars - Domestic

1978 Lincoln Town Coupe

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Recreational/Sale2011 18’ Creekside TrailerA/C, elec awning, Loaded.Reduced $14,000 OBO 250-596-4145

FULL TIME LUXURY RV 2007 Triple E Empress

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

Boats19’ ALUM. JET RIVER BOAT.60 hrs on new Merc 6.2. Elec an-chor winch. $30K. 778-855-4023

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