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About 3,000 fans jammed CN Centre Monday night for rockers Volbeat who put on a great show.
On Tuesday last week Prince George RCMP officers were dispatched to a report of a man going through unlocked vehicles in a residential neighbourhood off Ospika Boulevard between Massey Boulevard and Ferry Avenue. A 44-year-old Prince George man was arrested in the area. Last month a similar report was received. The man was found in possession of two loaded ammunition magazines. Richard Edward John was charged with theft under $5,000, possession of firearm contrary to order, and trespass at night. John pled guilty and received 57 days in jail.
PCL Constructors to build wood centre DELYNDA PILON newsroom@pgreepress.com
The contract has been awarded for the tallest wood structure to be constructed on Fourth and George with construction expected to begin in April. PLC Constructors Westcoast Inc., the same company that built Prince George’s cancer centre, will build the $25.1 million Wood Innovation and Design Centre. Michael Green will be the architect, the
man who designed the addition for the airport. Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Pat Bell said the building, set to be six storeys though the first contains an atrium housed in a double layer, will have world-wide influence and is set to display innovative new styles of construction. The design will use a variety of different species of wood found province-wide. With commercial and office space, the WIDC will be home to a masters degree program in engineer-
ing, specializing in tall wood buildings. “There is definitely a demand out there for it,” Bell said, both of tall wood buildings and the program. “We will be able to deliver it not just here in Prince George but across the world.” The WIDC has been in the works for several years, first announced in a throne speech in 2009. Recently, rumours have swirled around the validity of the land procurement process and various aspects of the process.
However, Bell said he’s excited to be finally announcing the company which will take on the process, the starting date of construction and, finally, the finishing date. Vice-president of PLC, Anibal Valente, explained the company makes the best use of local products and labour. He said he expects construction to begin at the end of April and be completed in July of 2014. turn to PAGE A3
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