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Two injured in blaze on Nicole Ave.
Two people were injured in a house fire on Nicole Avenue early Monday morning. Just before 6 a.m. Prince George Fire Rescue crews, responded to a structure fire in the 2900 block of Nicole Ave. Upon arrival, crews found heavy fire and smoke, coming from the back and front of the structure. The three occupants of the structure had safely exited the home. The structure beside the burning residence had also started to burn. Crews were quickly able to knock that fire down and save that structure. The main burning structure was fought from the exterior of the home. The fire conditions were too unstable to do an interior attack. This was a three-hall response with one ladder truck and two pumper trucks. A total of 16 firefighters responded to this fire. There was one firefighter taken to hospital, with smoke inhalation. There is one dog and one cat still not accounted for, inside the home. There was extensive damage done to the home. Estimated loss is over $150,000. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
A nne K ITELEY / Fre e Pre s s
Two people were injured in this house fire on Nicole Avenue early Monday morning. Damage to the house is estimated at $150,000.
No mulligans for Pine Valley golf course DELYNDA PILON newsroom@pgfreepress.com
Despite a presentation pleading with council to continue to support the Pine Valley Golf Course, administration has been tasked with gathering more information on the KPMG suggestion to sell the land, one of the opportunities outlined following the core services review. Don Chamberlain, who spoke on behalf of Friends of Pine Valley, touched on some history surrounding the course. He explained a concern the city was moving
towards selling the land resulted in the organization of Friends of Pine Valley, a group which visited council in 2010 to plead its case. At the time council supported retaining the land and supporting the course which led to the group revitalizing the property, including planting hundreds of seedlings with the help of volunteers and several donor organizations. Chamberlain pointed out the course is important not only as an entry-level golf course which is affordable and accessible, but also as a green space zoned as park-
land in the city. “Parkland in the bowl area cannot be replaced,” he said. He also expressed his frustration the issue which resulted in a decision made just two years ago was once again before council. “I am very concerned only two or three years later we are here with another council,” he said. “We need to preserve our parks and not allow future councils to sell them.” Later, when discussing core service review suggestions forwarded by the com-
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mittee as a whole, the issue of Pine Valley was debated by council. “I think Pine Valley is being made the scapegoat,” Coun. Brian Skakun said. “It’s the easy way out to make a buck.” He said council overspent on megaprojects like the new police building, and now it’s saying it better sell Pine Valley to avoid a tax increase, which could be seven per cent unless council finds a way to lower it, something they have committed to do. However, selling Pine Valley could turn to PAGE A3
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