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Year-long wait for cataract surgery endemic to the North

Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Ruth Keiss, 76, fears she will lose her much cherished independence while she waits one year for cataract surgery. Her cataract condition was diagnosed earlier this year. “In April, I went to the optometrist because I was having some difficulty seeing, especially at night. An eye exam showed I have ‘fully ripe’ cataracts and I was just two letters away from losing my driver’s license. If you fail to read a certain number of letters on the chart there’s a chance you can be deemed unfit to drive.” Keiss no longer drives at night, by choice. And she’s making adjustments to her busy life to accommodate her failing eyesight. She is also lobbying for changes she hopes will help other people facing long wait times for cataract surgeries. She hopes that her vision will be fully restored and along with that, her enjoyment of using the computer, reading books and doing her community volunteer work. “My optometrist tells me cataracts grow ‘very slowly’ but I still worry about my eyesight getting worse while I wait for surgery. I live alone. I like and I do have an active, independent life. I don’t want that to change.” Keiss was referred to an opthamologist on July 21. She was told she could have her surgery at UHNBC – which has three qualified cataract surgeons. But then she would be on a patient wait list for up to a year before her surgery. First on one eye, then later on the other. Since her first interview with the Free Press in August, she has found another opthamologist in Abbotsford and CONTINUED ON PAGE

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Wait ‘really cruel’ FROM PAGE 1 her cataract surgery is expected to be done before Christmas. She is happy about the reduced wait time but she resents having to leave her home. “It’s bloody inconvenient and it costs money for expenses, I have to put my dog in a kennel. I can take our Northern Health bus to get there but it’s a long 12-hour ride and that’s hard for old people.” Keiss’ optometrist, Dr. Robert Reid, said her original estimated wait time of one year is not unusual for cataract patients. He said there is a need at the hospital for dedicated space and equipment. “But the real issue right now is limited operating time at UHNBC.” Meanwhile, patients can opt to have cataract surgeries performed Teresa MALLAM/Free Press in larger centres such as Victoria or Optometrist Dr. Michael Dennis, of FYi doctors Prince George demonstrates Thursday an eye Kelowna, says Reid. Some decide to examination that Ruth Keiss (left) had leading up to her diagnosis of “ripe” cataracts. travel to avoid wait times. latest in February and also suffers from Behcet’s ment often not found in most hospitals, for exPrivate clinics cost money but disease, a rare autoimmune condition in which ample, ones that provide more precise measurepeople can get surgeries sooner. Keiss lives on a the immune system attacks and harms its own ments of the eye.” small pension and says she “certainly can’t afford” body tissues. Reid’s colleague Dr. Michael Dennis said a private clinic. “This wait is really cruel,” says Keiss. “It means Thursday at its root, long surgery wait times has Keiss is strong and defiant and she wants her a year out of my life and all the things I would like to do with where we live. concerns not just heard but addressed. So she to experience. They all come to a halt.” “It is ridiculous that if these [cataract patients] began writing letters and she phoned two local Long waits for all kinds of recommended just lived in another jurisdiction, they wouldn’t MLA offices (she says to no avail.) surgeries (knee, hip replacements, etc.) have been have to wait so long for their surgery. She spoke to people at Northern Health and a problem for all Canadians for a long time. “This isn’t optometrists’ fault – we’re just the wrote the NDP critic in Victoria. And she even She blames part of that on apathy. ones who have to say ‘glasses won’t help you’ and sent an e-mail to health minister Terry Lake: “I love being Canadian, I was born here, but so refer them – it’s not the opthamologists’ fault – “I have lived and worked in B.C. all my life and many Canadians seem to be complacent when it and it’s certainly not the surgeons’ fault. raised my three children as a single parent... I still comes to issues like this. They think they can’t do “We have three excellent surgeons here at the enjoy life and am independent and self-sufficient, anything about it. ” hospital who do this work.” I am more than able to take care of myself and my Keiss wants to raise awareness not just about Th ere are scheduling issues but those can be own life. her own eyesight plight but also about what long addressed, he said. “How is it possible that people are being forced In the meantime, cataract patients have to to wait a year or more for something as important wait times for surgery mean for many people living in the North where UHNBC is the nearest wait – or they have to travel. and as vital as vision? I am filled with dread that and most well-equipped facility to serve their “Yes, people can go and get their cataract surI will not be able to drive at all come winter, and needs. geries done sooner, somewhere else, but why winter is so long here. Reid agrees the wait time for cataract surgery should they have to?” asks Dennis. “Simple tasks like grocery shopping, doctor for people in our region is long, usually 11 to 12 Cataracts can be congenital or as a result of appointments and the volunteer work that I do in months. Are we an exception in the North? injury to the eye and therefore can affect any the community will also be very difficult – if not “I contacted some of my colleagues to find out age group, but they are most often associated impossible – because I live on fixed limited inwith older people. come that does not allow me to hire outside help.” and it varies. Victoria hospital wait lists can be long and Kelowna’s can be long too but always Dennis says with respect to seniors needing Keiss got a letter in reply that she summed up there is the option of private clinics. ” cataract surgery in the future, we simply are not as “not helpful.” What’s the cost of going to a private clinic? prepared. “I am 76 and I realize that’s getting towards the “Well it depends on the type of lens they get,” “There are lots of baby boomers yet to come end of my life,” she told the Free Press. “But I feel said Reid. “If for example they get a specialized who will develop cataracts. In my opinion, it people my age deserve to be able to enjoy their lens like a multi-focus lens, it can get expensive. means this situation is not going to get better, senior years.” But private operatories have specialized equipit’s going to get worse.” She’s already suffered two heart attacks, the

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Ministry of Health Response Date of Email August 25, 2014 From Sharon Stewart, Executive Director The Minister of Health and the health authorities work collaboratively to ensure that patients receive the services and care they require. First, I can assure you that patients requiring immediate attention receive it – and you may be interested in knowing that more than half of surgeries performed in the health authorities are emergency or unscheduled procedures. A patient’s priority for surgery is determined by the surgeon, and each surgeon manages his or her own surgical wait list. The wait time begins when the hospital receives notification from the surgeon’s office that the patient needs surgery. Each surgeon is allocated operating room time and books their patients for surgery based on their priority and length of time on the wait list. If you feel that your condition has deteriorated or warrants reassessment, I encourage you to bring your specific concerns to the attention of your surgeon. You may also enquire as to whether your surgeon has a cancellation list, and if you are available on short notice you may request to be added to this list. Additionally, your family physician may refer you to a surgeon with a shorter wait time, including those outside your geographic location if you are able to travel. You can find additional information about wait times in British Columbia on the Surgical Wait Times website at: www.health.gov.bc.ca/swt. This website, the most comprehensive of its kind in Canada, provides information about wait times across the province and is searchable by surgical procedure, health authority, facility, and surgeon. A number of initiatives are underway to improve access to surgical services. These include expanding the collection of wait time date to include the wait time interval from GP referral to initial consultation with a surgeon, to better understand the patient’s overall wait time for surgery; reviewing the patient priority codes and their associated wait time targets to ensure accuracy and standardization; and improving the quality and efficiency of patient care through better perioperative practices and processes. Providing sustainable, high-quality health care services is of primary importance. I appreciate you sharing your concerns with the Ministry. Again, thank you for writing.

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Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following person who is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant. As of 0900hrs this 24th day of September 2014, Jeremy James ALDRED (B: 1992-0114) is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant for BREACH OF CONDITIONS. ALDRED is described as a Metis male, 175 cm or 5’9” tall and weighs 77 kg or 170 lbs. ALDRED has brown hair and brown eyes. ALDRED should be considered violent.

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Crime Stoppers is asking the public’s assistance in locating the following person who is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant. As of 0900hrs this 24th day of September 2014, Jordan Allen LALONDE (B: 1994-11-29) is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant for POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY & FAIL TO COMPLY WITH PROBATION (2 Counts). LALONDE is described as a First Nations male, 178 cm or 5’10” tall and weighs 59 kg or 130 lbs. LALONDE has brown hair and brown eyes. LALONDE should be considered violent.

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Hall talks leadership Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com Lyn Hall says Prince George voters will be making a decision about leadership this fall. “It’s about who you want in the mayor’s office,” the mayoral candidate told the Kiwanis Club Wednesday. “It’s about what you think leadership should be. It’s about how a council and a mayor should interact with the community.” Hall said his 10 years on the board of trustees for School District 57 and subsequent three years as a city councillor gives him that leadership edge when voters come to cast their ballots November 15. “My years at the school district have given me the foundation and the base for a different style of leadership, that I think the city is looking for,” he said. Lyn Hall Part of that different style of leadership, he said, will be taking council to the electorate … throughout the new four-year term. “I’m looking at things where all of council will, in some form or fashion, be connected the community,” he said. “There needs to be a stronger, face-to-face connection with major organizations.” Hall said part of his plan, as mayor, will be to examine the strengths and interests of each coun-

cillor and then have that councillor be council’s liaison with that sector of the community. “It’s an opportunity for all of council to have input,” he said. And he even suggested that council could, from time-to-time, get out of City Hall and have a regular meeting in the Hart or College Heights. He said he wants to focus on rebuilding Prince George at B.C.’s northern capital. As for specific issues, Hall said snow removal is the top priority for residents of Prince George this year. “It’s not surprising,” he said. “We’re a winter city. If we can’t get around in the winter, if we don’t provide adequate roads in the summer, we’re certainly going to hear about it.” He pointed out council spent $9 million on road projects this year, more than it ever has, and the city has to keep funding road improvements. As for the Performing Arts Centre, Hall said, realistically, it’s at least five to eight years away. “The issue is where do we get the money,” he said. “We’ve got no money for the Performing Arts Centre, we’ve got no partners on board.” There has also been lots of discussion around the city’s aging infrastructure, both above ground and below ground, and Hall said this issue will likely take up more of the new council’s time than anything else.

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“It’s probably the biggest issue the new council will have to deal with,” he said. “It’s in the multi-millions of dollars.” The big challenge for council will funding the work. He said council can look at the Build Canada Fund and the gas tax to see if that revenue can be directed to infrastructure.

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Tanker ban bill tabled Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com It’s been moved and seconded. Now the challenge is to get the legislation passed. NDP MP Nathan Cullen tabled a private members bill in Ottawa Tuesday that, if successful, would ban supertankers from plying the north coast of the province, change how the National Energy Board looks at major projects, and put an irrevocable nail in the Northern Gateway coffin. “The government of Canada does seem to care what product is being shipped,” he said Tuesday after tabling the bill. “That doesn’t factor into the decision in any meaningful way. We think that should be part of the conversation in any proposal.” Cullen’s bill would legislate a ban on supertankers on the North Coast, putting into law for the first time a moratorium that will fully protect the region. The bill also seeks to give communities a stronger voice in pipeline

reviews and better consider the impacts of projects on value added jobs. Cullen said there are three ways to stop Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway project – through the courts, which is being done; through legislation; and through the ballot box next year. The MP, who represents SkeenaBulkley Valley, very much wants this to be an election issue, specifically in B.C. He says that NDP polling suggests there is strong opposition to the Northern Gateway project, even in Conservative held ridings among Conservative voters. He’s hoping many of those Conservative MPs will support his bill, as it may cost them politically if they don’t. “We’re going to try and change Conservatives’ minds,” he said. “If we can’t do that, then people will change their Conservative MPs for somebody else.” He said B.C. will play a larger role in the 2015 federal election. “There’s no chance of Stephen Harper getting elected if he loses the hearts and minds of British Columbians,” he said.

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Trish Bella seeks third term on school board Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com Trish Bella isn’t afraid to speak her mind. It’s one of the qualities that she believes makes her a good school trustee. And, if the voters agree, she’ll continue doing that. “You can’t be neutral,” she said. “You have to be true to yourself. It’s OK to disagree.” Bella is seeking her third term on the School District 57 board of trustees this fall. And, even though she’s been a trustee for a number of years, she’s excited about the prospect of another term because the new board, while facing some challenges, will have some uninterrupted time to work. With the teachers signing a six-year deal, CUPE workers signing a five-year deal, and trustees now being elected for a four-year term, the new board will be able to spend some time focused on providing quality education in the district. Funding will be the biggest challenge ahead of the new board, she said. “B.C. has the second lowest (per pupil) funding in the country,” she

said. “That has to be addressed. This is the cornerstone of our society … public education.” The challenge, of course, is convincing the province to provide more funding to schools. And that means lobbying the government and making sure the public is aware, and supportive, of the board’s efforts. “We need to have a louder voice with the community,” Bella said. “We need to talk about the good along with the bad, so people are aware of public education.” Bella pointed out that there is lots of talk about “jobs and the economy,” which is good, but for the foundation for the “jobs and Trish Bella the economy” comes from a good voice for rural education at the education system. provincial level and has found “The challenge is to meet the needs of all the students,” she said. that voice as a member on the B.C. School Trustees Association The new board will face have board, which she hopes to conto deal with aging infrastructure. tinue with, if re-elected. A board submission to the Select “It’s exciting to be involved in Standing Committee on Finance highlighted the fact that the condi- someone’s education,” she said. “To go into a school and see it all tion of 71 per cent of School Dishappen is great. We need to have trict buildings are listed as poor. a voice. We need to go to bat for Dealing with that will be a challenge. Another challenge is re- kids and the employees.” She hopes she can be that voice. cruitment and retention, especially Residents will choose a new board given the fact that School District of school trustees on November 57 has many rural schools. 15. She said there needs to be a

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Koehler seeks 2nd term Albert Koehler is seeking a second term on city council. The incumbent announced his plans Friday afternoon. Koehler says he has worked closely with postsecondary education institutions regarding programs and successfully lobbied for more innovation and diversification, during his three years on council. He has campaigned to rein in municipal tax increases and last year was successful in having council limit the tax increase to 2.5 per cent, however a push this year for 1.5 per cent limit didn’t get the support of council. “As a city councillor it is about the greater good of our community,” said Koehler in announcing his re-election bid. “Your opinion counts.” He said he supports the Albert Koehler essential services including road rehabilitation, efficient snow and ice removal and maintaining city infrastructure. Over and above the essential services, Koehler’s campaign will also emphasize: • A fair tax framework with potential tax increases not exceeding the cost of living. • Innovation and education to make Prince George more competitive, which will result in new employment and investment in the city. • Development of a concrete plan for growth in our city, which includes potential direct flights from Europe, new programs at UNBC and CNC, and making downtown more vibrant and attractive. His first official appearance after announcing his campaign is at the Two Rivers Gallery Mini Maker Faire on Saturday September 20, where he is a part of a booth supporting kids and innovation. Koehler is a certified mechanic, engineer, university professor, inventor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, board member, and volunteer. His volunteer work includes the PGSO, Yellowhead Rotary Club, Prince George Chamber of Commerce, Community Futures, APEG, Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation, and the founder of the Northern Technology and Engineering Society of BC (NTES), which now has close to 300 members. Koehler has chaired many large organizations, successfully founded three corporations, and has registered six patents, including the first multi-bit screwdriver with bits in the handle that can be operated and changed with one hand. He says he strongly believes in innovation and a diversified economy, as well as sustainable development which adds value to resources and creates new employment opportunities.

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING

The Prince George Aquatic Centre will be CLOSED from September 2nd to October 5th for Annual Maintenance. The Prince George Aquatic Centre will re-open on Monday, October 6th at 6:15am.

Regular Council Meeting Monday, September 29, 2014 – Council Chambers – 6:00pm

The Four Seasons Leisure Pool will have extended hours during this time.

COUNCIL, COUNCIL COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND BOARD MEETINGS Advisory Committee on Development Design Wednesday, October 1, 2014 – 2nd Floor Conference Room – 12:00pm Select Committee on Prince George’s 100th Anniversary Celebration Wednesday, October 2, 2014 – Annex – 12:00pm

2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION Nomination Packages Nomination packages are available for pickup on the 5th floor of City Hall. Completed nomination packages can be filed with the Chief Election Officer at City Hall during City Hall hours starting 9:00am Tuesday, September 30, 2014 until 4:00pm Friday, October 10, 2014. Address: City Hall, 5th Floor 1100 Patricia Boulevard Prince George, BC V2L 3V9 City Hall Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm

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Application deadline: September 30, 2014 Information and application forms are available online at princegeorge.ca/cityhall/grants.

The deadline to apply for 100th Anniversary grants is approaching. These Grants were developed by the 100th Anniversary and EnhancePG committees to assist with new or existing events, festivals and projects, which commemorate the past 100 years and look towards the city’s future. Application deadline: September 30, 2014 Information and application forms are available online at princegeorge.ca/cityhall/grants.

INVITATION TO BID Invitation to Tender: T14-19 Demolition of City Buildings Closing Date: September 30, 2014

CEMETERY FALL CLEANUP City cemetery crews will soon begin their fall cleanup in preparation for the upcoming winter season. Crews will be removing plot adornments, flowers and other items that will be adversely affected by extreme winter conditions. For more information call cemetery staff at 250-562-4661.

T14-45 Rental of Two (2) Graders and Two (2) Loaders Closing Date: October 7, 2014 T14-40 Sanitary Sewer Relining 2014 Closing Date: October 9, 2014 Request for Proposal:

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P14-21 Public Art – 100th Anniversary Closing Date: October 20, 2014

Mayor Shari Green of Prince George proclaims the month of October, 2014, “Foster Family Month” in the City of Prince George.

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2014 grants (focus on preparing for the Games) deadline approaching The deadline to apply for the second intake of the City’s 2014 myPG Social Development Fund is approaching. The Program’s priorities continue to include a safe environment, cultural richness and civic pride but a special focus has been added to help prepare the community for the upcoming Canada Winter Games. Groups are encouraged to submit proposals on how they would like to celebrate, enhance or prepare the community for the approaching Canada Winter Games.

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Equipment Operator 4 – Grader (#14/087) Contingency List – Seasonal Roads & Fleet Services Closing Date: September 30, 2014

24th Annual Antiques & Collectibles Fair Prince George Roll-A-Dome Saturday, October 4, 10:00am – 5:00pm Sunday, October 5, 10:00am – 4:00pm

Wing Truck Driver 3 (#14/089) Contingency List – Seasonal Roads & Fleet Services Closing Date: September 30, 2014

College Heights Community Association Kids Good as New Sale Saturday, October 4, 2014, 10:00am to 2:00pm. Old O’Grady School – 6500 Southridge Ave.

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PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS

In accordance with Community Charter Division 7, the following Division properties will considered for permissive tax exemptions the regular Council on October In accordance with Community Charter 7,bethe following properties will beatconsidered for meeting permissive tax6, 2014

exemptions at the regular Council meeting on October 1, 2012 Legal Description Lot 44 District Lot 8172 Plan 18944 Lot B District Lot 2610 Plan 22059 Lot A District Lot 2610 Plan 22059 Lot 73 District Lot 2507 Plan 22108 Lot 1 District Lot 8174 Plan 27831 Lot 37 District Lot 1427 Plan 15089 Lot 2 District Lot 2003 Plan Pgp36193 Lot 35 District Lot 2608 Plan 20043 Lot 36 District Lot 2608 Plan 20043 Lot 85 District Lot 938 Plan 9107 Lot 11 Block K District Lot 936 Plan 10005 Lot 56 District Lot 938 Plan 9107 Lot 67 District Lot 2507 Plan 15185 Lot 11 District Lot 482 Plan 22883 Lot 44 District Lot 754 Plan 22374 Lot 41 District Lot 777 Plan 17401 Lot 112 District Lot 2507 Plan 20829 & Dl 2610. Lot 19 District Lot 937 Plan 13198 Lot 3 Block 81 District Lot 937 Plan 752 Lot 4, Block 81, Plan 752, District Lot 937, Cariboo Land District. Lot 70 District Lot 1427 Plan 21638 Lot 50 District Lot 2426 Plan 20751 Lot 25 District Lot 2507 Plan 21450 Lot 12, 13 Block 110 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot F ,G, Block 110, Plan 1268, District Lot 343, Cariboo Land District, Assigned ... (71605M) Lot 1 District Lot 777 Plan 18598 Lot 66 District Lot 2507 Plan 20258 Lot 15 District Lot 913 Plan 16511 Lot 276 District Lot 2611 Plan 21607 Lot 7 District Lot 482 Plan 22902 Lot A District Lot 2507 Plan Bcp35414 Block 6 District Lot 933 Plan 727 Parcel B, (Pl 20543). Lot A District Lot 2608 Plan 19970 Lot 68 District Lot 8178 Plan 20375 Lot 31 District Lot 4048 Plan 20604 Lot 1 District Lot 4041 Plan 15791 Lot 2 District Lot 343 Plan Bcp1317 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 18364 Lot 3 District Lot 933 Plan 24282 Lot 1 PGP, 2 Block 172 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District Lot 9-11 Block 26 District Lot 933 Plan 727, Cariboo Land District. Block 6 District Lot 932 Plan Pgp796 Parcel A, (Pn13508) Lot 1-5 Block 148 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. Lot 8-10 Block 137 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. Lot 15 District Lot 482 Plan 22883 Lot 26 District Lot 753 Plan 25686 Lot A District Lot 777 Plan 21321 Ex Statutory R/W Pl 29528 Lot 5 District Lot 2003 Plan 13729 Lot A District Lot 343 Plan Pgp46330 & Dl 417 Lot A District Lot 4047 Plan 16588 Except Plan 17497, Exc Pl 26390, 26391, 28850 Lot B District Lot 4047 Plan 17956 Lot 1 District Lot 4047 Plan Pgp42458 Lot 16-19 Block 21 District Lot 343 Plan PGP1268 Lot 18-20 Block 44 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District, (11170M). Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 17963 Lot 1 District Lot 2113 Plan 34582 Lot 2 District Lot 2421 Plan 34582 District Lot 2097 Except Plan 27069 28358 Pgp36539, See Expl Pl36407 Lot 23 Block 21 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot 6 Block 207 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot 5, Block 207, Plan 1268, District Lot 343, Cariboo Land District Block 204 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel C, (Pg10105) Lot 21-22 Block 204 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Exc The Westerly 3 Feet, Cariboo Land District Lot 3-4 Block 207 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District Lot 11-12 Block 3 District Lot 937 Plan 752 Lot B, Block 3, Plan 752, District Lot 937, Cariboo Land District, Assigned ... (57179M). Lot 17-19 Block 28 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. District Lot 343 Plan Bcp19859 Parcel A DL 343 PL BCP45794 DISTRICT LOT 343 PLAN BCP45794 AIR SPACE PARCEL 1 Block 93 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel B, (Pb14013) District Lot 8173 Plan Bcp10189 Parcel 1, Except Plan Bcp25199, & Dls 8176 8179 8180 Lot B District Lot 8173 Plan EPP31314 & DL 8180 Lot 1 District Lot 913 Plan Pgp46312 Lot 26 District Lot 913 Plan 7787 Except Plan 21497, Exc Pl Pgp46312 Lot 130 District Lot 754 Plan 23862 Except Plan 24257 Lot 2 Block 154 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot 1, Block 154, Plan 1268, District Lot 343, Cariboo Land District. Block 126 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel F, (Pk13048) Lot 47 District Lot 2608 Plan 19520 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan Bcp1317 Block 48 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, Except Plan 17548, See Pl 16928 & Ct 108909M. Lot 20 Block 21 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot C, Plan 12766, District Lot 343, Cariboo Land District, (106366M). Lot 6 Block 29 District Lot 937 Plan 752 Lot 5, Block 29, Plan 752, District Lot 937, Cariboo Land District. Lot 6 Block 23 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot 4 & 5 Block 23 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District Block A District Lot 1604 Lot A District Lot 936 Plan 16524 Lot A District Lot 936 Plan 16524 Lot 18-20 Block 36 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District Block 36 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, (Ps23038) Lot 18 District Lot 343 Plan 18815 Lot 10-12 Block 21 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. District Lot 3050 Plan 8332 Parcel A, (F15212). Lot 6 Block 130 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot B District Lot 343 Plan Pgp35939 Lot A District Lots 1574 & 3050 Cariboo District Plan EPP28438 Lot 6 District Lot 343 Plan 18815 Lot 1 District Lot 819 Plan 17504 Lot 1 District Lot 819 & 17504 Lot A District Lot 2507 Plan 17170 Lot A District Lot 1426 Plan 19306 Except Plan 23321, & Exc Pl Bcp39433. Block 328 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, Pcl A (B15357). Lot A District Lot 2610 Plan 16764

Civic Address 2471 Lisgar Cres 475 Brigade Dr 483 Brigade Dr 386 Green Pl 2690 Ospika Blvd 501 Radcliffe Dr 6899 O'Grady Rd 4440 1st Ave 4444 1st Ave 2720 Hammond Ave 1873 Garden Dr 2655 Hammond Ave 1250 Parsnip Cres 341 Mullett Cres 7742 Lemoyne Pl 2161 MacDonald Ave 4212 Ness Ave 167 Patterson St 269 Kelly Street 127 Duncan Pl 10057 Kelly Rd N 4255 Trapper Ave 1686 -1680 Burden St 2440 Abbott Cres 4249 Davie Ave 128 Aitken Cres 4057 Campbell Ave 4703 Freimuller Ave 950 Kerry St 930 LaSalle Ave 4404 1st Ave 2896 Sycamore Cres 6839 Lilac Cres 3990 Northwood Pulpmill Rd 144 George St 1100 Alward St 2652 Moss Ave 1399 6th Ave 2832 Queensway 2105 Pine St 987 4th Ave 835 3rd Ave 357 Mullet Cr 2668 Hollandia Dr 1687 Strathcona Ave 6373 Hillcrest Place 333 Becott Pl 3740 Winslow Dr 6168 Crown Dr 6986 Hart Highway 1270 2nd Ave 1294 - 1288 3rd Ave 1752 Fir St 9927 Ferguson Lake Rd 9915 Ferguson Lake Rd North Nechako Rd 150 - 154 Quebec St 1765 11th Ave 1780 11th Ave 1770 11th Ave 1775 11th Ave 715 -709 Ewert St 770 - 760 Second Ave 725 Alward St 1373 6th Ave 1220 Lethbridge St 2601 Recplace Dr 2601 Recplace Dr 1506 Ferry Ave 3089 Clapperton St 7201 Domano Blvd 480 450 Vancouver St 1945 3rd Ave 122 - 110 Anderson St 138 George St 1600 3rd Ave 160 Quebec St 657 Douglas St 191 George St 171 George St 9444 Hartman Rd 3500 18th Ave 470 3rd Ave 450 3rd Ave 1735 Yew St 1224-1204 2nd Ave 3310 Sutherland Rd 1553-1557 3rd Ave 933 Patricia Blvd 701 North Nechako Rd 1919 17th Ave 1990 Houghtaling Rd 1011 Ospika Blvd S 2840 Clapperton St 1905 Willow St 4180 5th Ave

Years of Exemption 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

of Municipal Permissive Exemption $ 2,127.89 $ 1,154.00 $ 1,180.30 $ 4,686.13 $ 2,470.58 $ 1,915.10 $ 2,422.76 $ 966.71 $ 961.93 $ 1,575.59 $ 1,681.59 $ 1,324.55 $ 1,731.80 $ 1,710.28 $ 1,619.42 $ 1,730.20 $ 1,697.53 $ 1,750.13 $ 1,472.78 $ 1,755.71 $ 2,064.13 $ 2,143.83 $ 1,872.86 $ 1,333.32 $ 2,119.92 $ 1,567.62 $ 1,673.62 $ 2,048.19 $ 31,003.40 $ 2,904.92 $ 949.98 $ 1,777.22 $ 2,004.36 $ 2,609.25 $ 17,529.96 $ 155,789.67 $ 1,742.95 $ 25,723.49 $ 3,142.19 $ 1,313.39 $ 12,008.59 $ 8,434.99 $ 2,167.73 $ 2,048.19 $ 13,199.79 $ 1,848.95 $ 54,739.87 $ 5,087.19 $ 884.63 $ 7,050.62 $ 15,389.02 $ 16,548.02 $ 4,399.39 $ 325.17 $ 524.40 $ 357.84 $ 6,022.00 $ 1,677.60 $ 1,099.01 $ 1,740.56 $ 1,526.18 $ 2,694.53 $ 4,311.56 $ 2,099.20 $ 40,692.83 $ 2,518.40 $ 137,329.84 $ 35,558.94 $ 7,768.56 $ 13,459.87 $ 14,262.21 $ 3,768.62 $ 2,892.97 $ 1,889.59 $ 15,050.98 $ 54,972.28 $ 1,024.59 $ 3,027.65 $ 1,509.93 $ 3,466.78 $ 4,092.23 $ 23,695.23 $ 8,354.50 $ 4,771.24 $ 1,765.27 $ 9,191.56 $ 3,821.50 $ 4,737.25 $ 2,913.61 $ 6,632.09 $ 1,302.23 $ 490.93 $ 588.95 $ 2,008.34 $ 6,601.03 $ 2,255.40

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PERMISSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS

In accordance with Community Charter Division 7, the following properties will be considered for permissive tax exemptions at the regular Council meeting on October 6, 2014

Legal Description Lot A District Lot 753 Plan 23249 Lot B District Lot 4047 Plan 17869 Lot 17 District Lot 482 Plan 22108 Lot 2 District Lot 4040 Plan 8831 Block 56 District Lot 937 Plan Pgp48070 Parcel 1 Lot 1-4 Block A District Lot 936 Plan 10005, Cariboo Land District. Lot 6-10 Block 162 District Lot 936 Plan 696 Lots 9- 12 Block 161 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Cariboo Land District Block 161 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, (Pl35282) Lot B District Lot 343 Plan 22292 Lot 1 District Lot 2611 Plan 32510 Lot 101 District Lot 2507 Plan 20916 Lot A District Lot 905 Plan 30226 See Inland Natural Gas R/W Plan 28726 District Lot 905 Plan Bcp25530 Parcel 1 Lot A District Lot 937 Plan EPP15400 Lot 43 District Lot 4047 Plan 11088 Ex Pn 40815 & Ex R/W Pl 29887 District Lot 4047 Plan Bcp8052 Parcel 1, Aka Lots 25-26 (U24043)/Lot 1 Pl31141 & Lot 24 Pl27039 Lot 9 District Lot 4047 Plan 17497 Except Plan 18389 19548 Lot 6 District Lot 4047 Plan 11058 Lot A District Lot 2507 Plan Pgp38016 Lot 11-16 Block 153, District Lot 343, Cariboo Land District, Plan 1268 Lot 1 District Lot 2610 Plan 16227 Lot A District Lot 8171 Plan 32714 & Dl 8174 Lot 1 District Lot 2003 Plan Pgp37292 Lot 1 Block 59 District Lot 343 Plan Bcp3891 Lot 11-12 Block 239 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Parcel A Cariboo Land District, (See B7858). Lot 2 District Lot 482 Plan Bcp24787 Lot B District Lot 2507 Plan Pgp46838 Lot 44 District Lot 2610 Plan 16510 Lot 1 District Lot 1605 Plan Pgp36549 Except Plan Pgp43062, & Dl 2003 Lot 48 District Lot 4048 Plan 20605 Except Plan 23818 49098. Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan Bcp1869 Lot 1-6 Block 233 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Lot B (75928M) Of Blk 233 Assigned Lot B (54038M) Of Blk 234 Lot 2 District Lot 1429 Plan 19663 Lot 1 District Lot 1429 Plan 19663 Lot 22 District Lot 2507 Plan 16227 & Dl 2610. Lot A District Lot 936 Plan 16524 Lot 1 District Lot 937 Plan 16091 Lot 1-3 District Lot 937 Plan 18167, Cariboo Land District Lot 78 District Lot 8171 Plan 18944 & Dl 8172 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 14198 Lot 1 District Lot 8182 Plan 23648 Lot 1 District Lot 1599 Plan 31597 Ex Stat R/W Plan 32425 District Lot 8174 Plan Bcp31092 Parcel 1 Lot 1 District Lot 1427 Plan 21753 Lot A District Lot 4051 Plan Bcp20972 Lot 1, Plan Bcp4772, District Lot 7634, Cariboo Land District Lot 1 District Lot 1543 Plan 19672 Lot 1 District Lot 1543 Plan 19672 Trails"). Lot 26 District Lot 1511 Plan 25047 Portion Of Lot 26 & Dl 7813 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 19518 Lot 1 District Lot 777 Plan 19518 District Lot 1594 Part Sw 1/4, Except Plan 19036, Exc Pl 20849, 20957, 26318, Bcp1167 District Lot 343 Plan Pgp35927 Parcel A Lot A District Lot 4040 Plan 14962 District Lot 4047 Plan Bcp17734 Parcel 1. Lot A District Lot 4048 Plan 28335 Part Ne 1/4 Lot A District Lot 2610 Plan 30007 Lot 1-6, Block 26, Plan 727, District Lot 933, Cariboo Land District District Lot 2508 Plan Pgp43052 Parcel 1, Except Plan Bcp14702 District Lot 2508 Plan 33840 Parcel 1, Pt Of Pcl 1 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756 21708 22207 Pgp43681, & Dl1430. 2, Plan 10024, District Lot 777, Cariboo Land District, & DL 1430 Being that part of purpose of operating the radio club. Block C District Lot 2155 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681. District Lot 1429 Plan 646 Parcel Z, Except Plan 20803 Pgp40268, Pcl Z (Df 24049) Exc East 66Ft Thereof & Exc Pl Pgp40268. Lot 7-10 Block 153 District Lot 343 Plan 1268, Cariboo Land District. District Lot 2508 Plan 33840 Parcel 1, & DL 2611, Block C, District Lot 2508, Cariboo Land District Lot 1 District Lot 1429 Plan 21372 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681 Lot 1 District Lot 1429 Plan 21372 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681. Lot 1 District Lot 1429 Plan 21372 Lot A District Lots 8173 & 8180 Plan EPP31314 (See Plan As To Limited Access) Parcel A, Plan Bcp17447, District Lot 2508, Cariboo Land District. Lot A District Lot 4048 Plan 26729 Lot 520 District Lot 936 Plan 15185 Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 32450 Except Plan Pgp46330. Lot A District Lot 4047 Plan 17956 Except Plan 23955 Lot 1 District Lot 2508 Plan 17575 Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 32450 Except Plan Pgp46330 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel X(Pl17962), Except Plan 17963. Lot 1 District Lot 343 Plan 31887 See R/W 22849K Block D District Lot 2155 Lease/Permit/Licence # 704016, Purpose of Indoor Recreation Facility Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681. Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681. Block 1 District Lot 1511 Plan 1391 Parcel A, Aka Lots 11-19 (U41172). Lot 2 District Lot 777 Plan 17961 Except Plan 19756, & Dl 1430 Exc Pls 21708 22207 R/W Pl Pgp35832 Pgp43681 Block 186 District Lot 343 Plan 1268 Parcel A, Except Plan 32230, (Pl18353) Lot A District Lot 1430 Plan 21708 R/W Pl 21720 21783.

Civic Address 5401 Moriarty Cres 6720 Dagg Rd 4590 5th Ave 3400 Hart Hwy 483 Gillett St 1600 Johnson St 3035 15th Ave 1505 5th Ave 1553 5th Ave 2055 20th Ave 2640 Goheen St 511 Tabor Blvd S 4292 Davis Rd 4298 Davis Rd 443 Kelly St S 6912 Hart Hwy 6599 Driftwood Rd 4020 Balsum Rd 7046 Kelly Rd S 4350 15th Ave 1448 5th Ave 4001 5th Ave 3590 Dufferin Ave 4520 Wheeler Rd 439 Cassiar St 1590 Queensway 4668 5th Avenue 4110 15th Ave 497 Ospika Blvd S 3285 Cathedral Ave 4514-4510 Austin Rd West 6500 Southridge Ave 887 785 Patricia Blvd 1453 1387 Hemlock St 1125 Freeman St 1088 Gillett St 777 Ospika Blvd 4388 15th Ave 3555 5th Ave 622-606 Zelkwas Ave 2414 Vanier Dr 1500 Edmonton St 2793 Range Rd 3791 Highway 16 W 2658 Ospika Blvd S 180 Tabor Blvd (North Nechako Park) 2455 Blackburn Rd S 2451 Blackburn Rd S 8141 Otway Rd 850 River Rd 1540 Milburn Rd 1502 Milburn Rd 10597 Blackwater Road 1692 10th Ave 4057 Hart Highway 6742 Dagg Rd 4900 West Austin Rd 777 Kinsmen Pl 1175 Village Ave 4222 18th Ave 2187 Ospika Blvd 2122 Del Laverdure Way 2424 and 2550 Hwy 97 3645 Highway 16 East 2445 Del Laverdure Way 2880 15th Ave 425 Brunswick St 4199 18th Ave 2825 12th Ave (Freeman Park) Gray Park) 2825 12th Ave (Freeman Park) Gray Park) 2825 12th Ave (Freeman Park) 2589 Recplace Dr 4222 18th Ave Park) Park) Gray Park) 755 20th Avenue 4055 Balsum Rd 4111 15th Ave 750 20th Avenue 1950 Gorse St 1491 17th Ave Highway 16 E Gray Park) 2428 2366 Del Laverdure Way 1384 River Road 2323 Del Laverdure Way 725 Canada Games Way 2020 Massey Dr

Years of Exemption 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

of Municipal Permissive Exemption $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

3,047.58 1,392.29 990.62 632.79 9,247.40 7,651.20 6,664.28 4,996.95 1,400.47 6,383.66 1,446.28 1,221.74 1,476.77 3,936.99 4,125.07 619.22 2,861.09 2,609.73 762.69 1,120.53 3,921.05 2,081.66 2,008.34 1,757.30 1,065.64 625.61 3,458.81 4,303.59 1,921.47 2,664.24 2,902.53 28,057.59 306.03 4,378.47 3,444.82 1,680.79 5,569.54 1,221.74 2,320.75 3,483.46 2,114.34 3,132.06 537.95 5,460.57 7,411.74 2,819.65

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Partisan dialogue is one of the problems with politics today. It is rampant at the provincial and federal level, however, it doesn’t rear it’s head as much at the local level, says Jillian Merrick. “There’s a whole space missing for people,” she said in announcing her candidacy for city council this fall. “I like municipal elections because everyone’s an independent and can represent different views.” That is appealing to Merrick who is running a cost-effective campaign and focusing on different issues than have surfaced already in the campaign. She agrees that the city’s aging infrastructure is a huge issue, as is snow removal and roads. Merrick is content to let other candidate focus on those and, if elected, will certainly work on those issues. But she wants to focus on other things. “I wanted to run based on the fact there are a lot of issues in the city and some of them are not getting paid any attention,” she said. The one she wants to highlight is transportation. She doesn’t have a car so she bikes or uses city transit to get around. While the city has spent $9 million on roads this year, transit needs work as well,

she said, adding she was happy with all the work done on sidewalks this year. “The transit system provides the transportation for folks who don’t have cars,” she said. “And there’s quite a significant number of them in Prince George and typically they’re youth, they’re seniors, they’re moms and kids, the working poor, people dealing with different assistance challenge, and poverty issues, and people who are just environmentally conscious. If we’re going to be investing in transportation, we better be investing in networks for those folks.” She said Prince George gave two million rides last year and is the fastest growing transit system in the province. She also want to bring some diversity to council, citing the United Nations suggestion that 30 per cent of governance boards should be women, plus all are over the age of 45 years old. “A lot of the growth of Prince George has come from UNBC, has come from a new workforce,” she said. And she’s typical in that regard. She came to study at UNBC in 2002, with the mindset she would get her education and leave. She hasn’t. She got her degree in international studies and economics at UNBC and secured a job as a research assistant when she graduated. She then worked at a forest research company and current works at Community Futures. She has also done a lot of volunteer work with

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the cycling club, helping getting Bike to Work Week going in the community; she was involved in developing the Pidherny Trails system; is on the REAPS board and Big Brothers and Big Sisters board, and is a director with the B.C. Food System Network. She wants to increase community participation with council, rather than just at the ballot box every four years.

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Munoz takes run at council seat After spending three years away from council, Debora Munoz is looking to get back to the table. Munoz spend two terms on council but was not re-elected in 2011. She polled in 10th place out of the 18 candidates. She says she is ready to return to the council table. “I worked hard as a city councillor,” she said in announcing her 2014 candidacy. “I did both the homework and the ground work that is required to make well informed decisions at the council table. I have a proven record of developing progressive public policy and influencing positive change in Prince George.” Debora Munoz Munoz has served as a volunteer for many not-for-profit organizations community sustainability plan for in Prince George. She is a health the City of Prince George. In 2008 sciences professional with more than and 09, the city, in partnership with 30 years of work experience in public UNBC, coordinated a broad multi health. stakeholder and community-wide “When I was first elected to city engagement process to determine the council in 2005 I knew my role was shared values and desired future of to represent the public will and Prince George. shared values of the citizens of Prince “In 2010/11 an action plan was creGeorge, however I had no idea what ated along with a strategic framework the shared values and long term goals that outlines the social, environof the community were,” she said. “I mental, and economic development was determined to change this” goals of the community today and The very first motion she prespanning out to 2040, now known as sented to council in March 2006, was myPG,” she said. a request for the development of a Residents go the polls November comprehensive, long-term integrated 15.

Carrying a torch for the Games Quesnel, Terrace and Fort St. John will host 2015 Games regional community torch celebrations, as part of the 2015 Games Torch Relay. Eight communities went head-to-head in an online vote from August 27 until September 12 to see who would host the largest 2015 Games celebrations outside of Prince George. The winning communities were announced at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Convention in Whistler. More than 2,500 British Columbians voted to determine the winning communities. The Canada Games Roly McLenahan Torch will be lit in Ottawa on October 15, 2014, on Parliament Hill as

part of Canada Games tradition and then will make its way west ceremoniously landing in Victoria on October 17, 2014. The Canada Games torch will then travel north, passing through previous Canada Games host cities, New Westminster/ Burnaby and Kamloops. On November 4, 2014, which marks 100 days until the 2015 Games, the 2015 Games Torch Relay will embark on a journey to Illuminate the North, starting in Prince George at Canada Games Plaza. The 2015 Games Torch Relay will journey thousands of kilometres across northern B.C. leading up to the 2015 Games Opening Ceremonies on February 13 in Prince George.

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Taking Back the Night in T.O. Prince George’s Take Back the Night March on Friday took me back in time to my more feminist days as a born-too-late suffragette (I think Ms. Pankhurst and I could have been best friends.) During the 1980s I lived in Keewatin and worked and lobbied for a women’s group in Kenora, Ontario. I was much too conservative to be a man-hating, extreme activist, but I was a very strong supporter of women’s rights and wrote a weekly column devoted to women’s issues. It ran weekly because there were so many issues to discuss. Charlotte was known within the women’s movement for her tenacity and her ability to get things done. She was the voice, I was the writer, and our centre had snagged $100,000 from the feds (just before the election) to buy a transition house. So I wasn’t surprised when our group was invited by NAC (National Action Committee) to go to Toronto and join women from other small communities to walk with them in the annual Take Back the Night March. Carrying candles and chanting, we stopped at places marked by organizers with chalk “body” outlines where local women

had been attacked and raped by male assailants. I was putting away my camera when I heard a scream from a woman walking beside me. She pointed and I looked over. Illuminated by the street lights, a man was walking over to us – with his privates on public display. He didn’t stay there long, police escorting the walk went over and talked to him. We gave our names to the police and still shaking, continued on with our walk. Months later, we got letters from the Crown’s officer in Toronto for Charlotte, me and another woman to appear as witnesses in this man’s upcoming trial. He had been charged with committing an indecent act. We flew to Toronto, we were put up in a fine hotel and we spent the first day sight seeing and window shopping. The next day, I was on the stand. I was out of my element. I was nervous. I had been in court many times before as a news reporter but never as a witness. I forget now what led up to the defence lawyer’s “big” question during cross-examination. But I think it went something like: It was dark out, correct?

You only saw him for a brief second, right? There was a suggestion in the form of a question that I could not have clearly made out the man’s naked body parts or distinguish it from say, TEA WITH TERESA pink underwear? TERESAMALLAM What did “it” look like? I hesitated. The defence lawyer waited. I got really embarrassed. My face flushed red and my answer did not come out quite as well as I’d hoped. I said something stupid – like that it looked like a “pink, fleshy mass.” I glanced over at the counsel table and saw beads of sweat forming on the prosecutor’s brow. Now I was being asked for details and dimensions. I was a grown woman with a pretty good vocabulary – and one not unacquainted with the male physique. And I was lost for words.

My physician father and the rest of my family has never shied from referring to body parts by their proper name. As children, my brother and I used to hide in Dad’s den on days when he went flying or played golf – yes, I know, what a life of privilege. (I’m making up for that now.) Anyway, we would open his leatherbound anatomy book to the middle pages – plastic overlays revealing the male and female form, the skeleton, the organs, the circulatory system and the all important reproductive system – including the “pink, fleshy” parts. So here I am, many years later, sitting in a courtroom unable to provide the anatomically correct name for male genitalia. Before I got off the stand, I did manage to say the word. We later learned the man was acquitted. I think his story was that he was painting inside his house, had to go to the bathroom and on the way he got overcome by the fumes, stumbled outside for fresh air whereupon he came across a herd of madly marching women. He may not have said “madly”. I think I made that up. The rest of the story is true.

Things that can separate the city It didn’t work in Quebec. South Fort George, which thought of itself as the real city Just last week, it didn’t work in Scotland. because that’s where original settlers settled (after kicking out Could separation have any legs in the Haldi Road area? the Lheidli T’enneh, but that’s another story), and didn’t want A group of residents have been researching the idea of to become part of Prince George. They fought tooth and nail, separating the city for quite some time. While the recent but because, as I mentioned earlier, all city residents were furore over the Northern Women’s Recovery Centre being allowed to vote, so South Fort George, Haldi Road, and other located in the old Haldi School site galvanized the community areas became part of Prince George. According to Jack, only to fight city hall (two court cases and a lot of 18 per cent of the Haldi area residents voted to join bad blood), it wasn’t the spark that started the the city. separation movement. It’s interesting to hear now, some 40 years later, It’s been around for a while, long time council bemoan the high cost of servicing the vast resident Jack Nylund told me. Jack, along with geographical area of the city. Maybe shrinking the a few other residents have researched what it physical size might not be such a bad idea, but that, would take for the area, of about 200 homes, to also, is another debate. separate from the city. For Haldi Road area residents, and others, about Jack is living in the same house now as he the only thing that amalgamation brought was highwas in 1975 when area was amalgamated into er taxes. The only visible city services offered in the the city. At that time city planners were prearea are garbage collection and, if your dog bothers dicting a population well north of 100,000 by your neighbour, bylaw enforcement. Snow removal WRITER’S BLOCK is probably about as good there as elsewhere in the now, so they gobbled up as much land as they BILLPHILLIPS city, which means it’s pretty much non-existent too. could. A vote was held but all residents of the city were allowed to vote, which really wasn’t There are no curbs and gutters, no water service fair. Residents living in the bowl had a say in whether those (which was one of the arguments against the recovery centre), living outside the city would, with the stroke of a pen, become and no sewer service. It’s pretty much a one-way street for urban dwellers. Haldi residents ... they feed the monolith on Patricia Boule-

vard without much coming the other way. Based on Beaverly area tax rates, Jack estimates there would be an immediate 43 per cent reduction in tax rates if the area separated. It wasn’t until the Liberal government changed the Local Government Act a few years back that an area, such as Haldi, could even entertain the thought of seceding. The Haldi group has done a lot of research, but the tough part now is mobilizing the community ... again. The separation group tried to get some canvassers organized earlier this year, but without much success. Perhaps Haldi residents have had enough fighting city hall after the recovery centre issue. Who knows, but there are others who don’t want to give up the push just yet.

GOD VS. LIQUOR It could be a packed city council chambers on Monday as a public hearing will be held on a liquor amendment for the Cowboy Ranch Pub on Queensway. They want to extend their operating hours to 2 a.m., built a 48-seat patio facing LaSalle Avenue, and increase its seating capacity from 80 seats to 268. Liquor amendments are always tough, but there is an empty lot across the street from the pub that is owned by the Baptist Church, and they plan to build a church on the site. It could be an interesting debate.

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ust because the teachers’ strike/lockout is over it doesn’t mean things are all hunky-dory in the school system. They aren’t. One of the points highlighted during the labour dispute was the fact that British Columbia has the second lowest per pupil funding formula in the country. While the province loves to talk about how much it is pouring into education, the fact of the matter is that how much the province spends per pupil is dismal. While the teachers got a lot of press about their struggle over the past few months, and rightly so, the School District 57 board was crunching some numbers and, just after the strike/ lockout was over, presented their case to the Select Standing Committee on Finance … a group of MLAs who are charged with seeking input from around the province prior to setting next year’s budget. Here’s some of what your local school trustees told the provincial committee. “With the current per pupil funding model the school district is challenged to provide that complete educational program with the funding available.” In other words, not enough money is coming back north from Victoria to fund the educational system here in Prince George. One of the big problems, and this has been around for a while, is the cookie cutter approach to funding. This approach favours schools and districts that are average while penalizing those that aren’t, which means rural and/or small schools and/or areas that aren’t as well off as others. “According to the Ministry of Children and Family Development Social Services Index,” local trustees said. “of 1,572 schools in British Columbia, five of School District 57’s schools are in the top 50 most vulnerable. The majority of our at-risk students are located in the inner city of Prince George. However, there are vulnerable students in each of our schools and the numbers of students in care or in income assistance continues to rise throughout the district.” A funding model that suits the affluent suburbs of North Vancouver doesn’t work in places like Giscome or Blackburn. And while the “infrastructure deficit” has become an election issue for city council, the school district is facing a similar problem. According to the Ministry of Education’s Facility Condition Index, the condition of 71 per cent of School District 57 schools is listed as poor. The difference, of course, between the city and the school district is the school district has to wait until the province gets around to dealing with infrastructure problems and that won’t be any time soon. “We were disappointed to learn in July 2014 that there would be no capital plan submissions for 2014-15,” trustees told the province. Trustees recommended that the province revise the funding formula to recognize the importance of maintaining “vibrant” schools in rural and remote communities. It also recommended that the province recognize the “critical role” schools play in the lives of vulnerable children and families and that programs delivered through the Ministry of Children and Family Development and Ministry of Health be continued, if not increased. And the board recommended that the province increase the annual facility grant by $10 million over the next five years to deal with infrastructure. The board should be applauded for its presentation to the select standing committee. The only question is whether the committee was actually listening.

Give your kids a hug There it was, a picture of a friend’s grandson brought to us of it. That is okay; the perfect parent has never existed and by the communication marvel of the internet and e-mail. never will. As parents we do our best to use our own life exWe love pictures of the children and joy in their progress periences to encourage them not to make the same mistakes and growth, but this one left us just a little disappointed. It we did but reality says they will make some mistakes along was a picture of the handsome little guy taken at his graduathe track of life. It is just the way it is. tion from kindergarten. Cap and gown, diploma clutched in One of the most difficult tasks of parenthood is letting our his hand, he had just been through an elaborate children develop their own personality. We may ceremony. No idea how much the whole prowish they were clones embodying the best of us, duction meant to him but the parents reflected but they will be their own individual selves, just a pride once reserved for those presented with as we were as we grew into adulthood. Our chilthe Nobel Prize. dren are human beings and we have to accept Not long ago the cap and gown and the atthat, as painful as it can sometimes be. tendant ceremony was the exclusive domain As parents we are protective but at the same of those receiving a university degree. It is diftime we have to let our children go out into the ficult to compare the considerable time, effort sometimes bad, ugly world and make it on their and determination it takes to acquire a univerown. They are going to make mistakes, you can sity degree to the accomplishment of making it count on it, and they will even make some of the through the first year of formal education. It is same mistakes we made. They will recover as we a distortion of values. did and be that little bit wiser. ONSIDE The accomplishments of our children should We love our children; it is part of our DNA. VICBOWMAN be praised but the praise should have at least While every child intuitively understands the one foot still in the real world. There are many love their parents have for them it still doesn’t little victories our children have from tying their shoes to hurt to tell the so frequently. Telling them so just erases any learning the fundamentals of good manners. Good parents doubts they may ever had. praise or compliment their children on all those little acYour child may be young and still at home why not go and complishments. Keeping the positive reinforcement within give them a hug and tell them how much you love them. rational bounds is important to the development of the Perhaps your children are grown and in some other place, values we wish our children to have as they move through pick up the telephone and tell them you love them. life to adulthood. Perhaps a daughter in law or son in law may answer so tell Every parent wants the best for their child. We want them them how much you love them and appreciate how much to be able to take advantage of opportunities that may not they love you and you love them. You will feel great, they have been available to us. Even with that very understandwill feel great and what could be better than that. Don’t wait able and loving desire we occasionally make a bit of a mess until tomorrow, do it right now. circulation@pgfreepress.com | 250-564-0005

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Keeping tabs on public money Now that the teachers’ strike/lockout is resolved, there are a couple of monetary issues, one directly and one indirectly (perhaps) which should concern taxpayers. The first is the offer by the province of a $1,200 per teacher signing bonus had a contract been reached by the end of June. If this was an attempt by the province to divide teachers, it didn’t work and teachers upped the ante by asking for $5,000. In other circles a bonus is based on performance. Is there such a connection here? The second issue is an add-on to collective agreements recently ratified by school districts and their Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) workers. It states CUPE members will be compensated for wages lost by not crossing legal teachers’ picket lines during the dispute. This looked to be an attempt by the province to further isolate teachers by signing a deal with another public school union. The more the province can portray teachers as being unrealistic, the better its case in the court of public opinion. But having the province use tax money to pay people who are not working is another matter altogether. Teacher issues aside, there appears to be a lot wrong in how public sector wages are negotiated. - Terrace Standard

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Propaganda against Baby Boomers Paul Strickland Special to the Free Press The Baby Boom generation and the elderly were once again under a propaganda attack this month in the Sept. 15, 2014 issue of Maclean’s. The front cover shows a smug, smirking elderly woman wearing a green outfit and a golden necklace throwing about numerous crisp $20 and $50 bills with blithe abandon. The cover headline across the image reads: “OLD. RICH. SPOILED,” and the sub-head says: “We’re treating seniors like they’re financially frail. In fact, they’re the most prosperous generation ever. Why it’s high time they paid up.” Even the people who didn’t buy the magazine to read the marginally more moderate but still very misleading article inside would get the impression from the cover that all Boomers and old people are over-privileged, rich and spoiled. They’re seen as playing a kind of King of the Mountain game against younger people, climbing to the top of a pile of cash and valuables in order to laugh back at underprivileged subsequent generations following behind

them. Of course, calling Boomers “spoiled” has been a favourite sport of centre-right mainstream media outlets since the first post-war babies turned three around 1949. However, in the past five to 10 years, Maclean’s attacks on the elderly as “spoiled” seem to have intensified markedly, and in this regard one also thinks of recent supposedly objective reports by centre-right and rightwing think tanks. “The media almost incessantly beat ageist drums,” Simon Fraser gerontologist Lillian Zimmerman observed in 2013. One is briefly reminded of the Soviet propaganda campaign in the 1920s and 1930s against the Kulaks, modestly prosperous peasants who had maybe two or three more cows or three to six more acres than their neighbouring farmers. The Leninists and then later the Stalinist communists conducted a propaganda campaign against the Kulaks as “class enemies” who had prospered at the expense of ordinary hard-working Russians in agriculture, and Stalin in the early 1930s ordered some to be executed and the rest sent to Siberia. Of course, not even Maclean’s would advocate sending the elderly into exile in remote

northern regions, but they imply their Canada Pension Plan payments are welfare and should be drastically cut back and stringently meanstested. The magazine also suggests the elderly should have to pay the full cost of medical treatments as if under a wholly private system -- i.e., be deprived of heretofore comprehensive and universal coverage under Medicare. Maclean’s’ article, “Old and Loaded,” says, in part: “At the same time they were socking away their hard-earned money, seniors got a major boost from the introduction of public benefits like Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security and taxpayer-funded health care, which has helped push the poverty rate among elderly Canadians to one of the lowest in the Western world.” The phrase “public benefits” implies Canada Pension Plan payments are pure welfare, when actually recipients paid into the program their entire working lives of 30 to 50 years and are taxed on the CPP payments they receive. The phrase “taxpayer-funded health care” in the context of the Maclean’s article implies for the quick, uncritical reader that productive workers pay taxes to support Medicare for senior citizens who don’t and never did. Again, this is quite misleading. Throughout their entire working lives people now in their senior years

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Award for financial planner Linda Rempel is being recognized as a leading representative of the Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan at the program’s national conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, this week. The top 100 Chambers Plan representatives from across the country were honoured at the event for experts who met stringent qualifying criteria. Rempel, a certified financial planner with Sun Life Financial, is the exclusive plan advisor in the Prince George and surrounding areas. She has been in the financial services industry for eight years and has been associated with the Chambers Plan for two. She specializes in customized group benefit plans for small to medium size businesses, as well as financial planning for business owners. She also serves on the communications and membership committees of the Prince George Chamber of Commerce. Nationally, the Chambers Plan provides group

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Teresa MALLAM/Free Press TD bank employees Courtney Maidment, left, Shaunyce Gray and Stephen Duck put muscle to the metal Sunday as they plant a spruce tree at Duchess Park. Twenty-two trees of 11 different varieties were planted during the TD bank sponsored Tree Days event.

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TERESA MALLAM | 250.564.0005 | arts@pgfreepress.com | www.pgfreepress.com TOY RUN The Prince George Toy Run will be on Sunday September 28. The event is open to all bikes. All proceeds go to the Salvation Army. Everyone will be meeting at noon at CN Centre and the ride will leave at 1 p.m. Toy bins will be available so please bring a new still packaged toy. The ages of the children range from infant up to an early teen. There will be Toy Run Shirts on Sale for $20 cash with all proceeds going to the Salvation Army.

FALL FAIR Enjoy the annual Mennonite Fall Fair, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Prince George Civic Centre. Lunch all day. Borscht, farmer sausage on a bun, dessert and beverage. Plants, Fair Trade coffee, fresh produce, baked goods, crafts, silent auction, used books, quality used goods. Proceeds to food and clean water projects in developing countries and to Ness Lake Bible Camp, New Life Centre and Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship. Sponsored by Westwood Mennonite Christian Fellowship.

Teresa MALLAM/Free Press With chants of No More Silence, Nor More Violence marchers in the 23rd annual Take Back the Night walk past City Hall on Friday. One sign stands out in the crowd – it bears a question that has plagued the three-month murder trial of Cody Alan Legebokoff. Where is the body of 23-year-old Natasha Montgomery, one of his four female victims. The march is organized by S.O.S. (Surpassing Our Survival) and aims to draw attention to violence against women and finding ways to prevent any future sexual and physical assaults – and murders.

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Enjoy the blues music of the popular David Gogo Band this weekend. Gogo was nominated 16 times for the Maple Blues Awards since 2002 and won Guitarist of the Year twice. Gogo will be at the “old library” now the Brunswick seniors’ activity centre Saturday, Sept. 27. Gogo won CBC Radio’s Saturday Night Blues Great Canadian Blues Award and Western Canadian Music Award for Best Blues CD in 2012. (Come on Down is also nominated in the same category this year.) Tickets for the concert are $30, available at Books and Company.

It has taken years for this to happen. On Friday, at a rally in front of City Hall to kick off the 23rd annual Take Back The Night March, men stood up to be counted and to be heard. In Prince George, like in many communities across Canada and around the world, when the march began in the 1970s and for many years after that, men were not invited to join in the marches primarily organized by women’s groups. That did not stop them however from showing their support. Locally, men have been seen before the walk, manning booths, making signs, handing out candles, pouring hot chocolate or driving their spouses or female friends to the event. They were welcome to attend functions before and after the march but not allowed to take part in the march itself. Things were different Friday. They talked the talk. They walked the walk. They took part on stage at the pre-walk rally,

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taking part as singers, drummers and inspirational speakers. Chris Branigan and the Moose Hide Campaign (their aim is to bring an end violence against Aboriginal women and children) performed the Women’s Warrior Song to get the participants warmed up for the walk. Bryce Kaiser, a counsellor with S.O.S. (Surpassing our Survival) Society in Prince George took to the podium to make people aware they too want an end to violence against women. Change must come from all members of society, he said. “Women should be able to go out alone and not be afraid. I challenge other men to be responsible for their actions and stop the victim blaming. “As a male, I stand here and I say I’m fed up with the patriarchy in our society and I’m fed up with the victim blaming.” Doug Leslie, father of Loren Donn Leslie, who was 15 years old when she was murdered by serial killer Cody Legebokoff on Nov. 27 2010, was also at the microphone Friday, joined on stage by other survivors of another slain woman, Natasha Montgomery. “Losing my daughter has been one of the hard-

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est things I have ever had to endure,” he said, his voice choking. “There is more we can do,” he said. “We can be victims and try to work through it but we also need to go further than that – we have to become leaders to end violence.” Men walked with women and their children, calling out the same chants they did. Some carried candles and some carried placards. The Take Back the Night event is held in memory of women who have not survived violence or sexual assault and to support women who have survived, and demand an end to violence against women. According to Wikipedia, “early marches were often deliberately women only in order to symbolize women’s individual walk through darkness and to demonstrate that women united can resist fear and violence.” Most marches in the present day include men as participants, victims of sexual assault and also supporters of women, it said. For more information about the march contact Lana Tosoff, SOS society at 250-564-8302.

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Johnston opens for Doobie Bros. Lara Johnston will be opening Oct. 24 for the Dobbie Brothers at CN Centre. The singer-songwriter has a powerful voice, dynamic stage presence and catchy, soulful pop songs that have resonated with audiences around the world, it says on her website. She has toured extensively, both as a solo artist and as a backing vocalist. Johnston was selected from over 7,500 competitors as the first Grand Prize Winner of the Unsigned Only Competition for her song, K.I.S.S. She’s been featured on the home page of ReverbNation, Lara Johnston will be the opening act for the Doobie Brothers several times as a featured Artist of the Week. In Januat CN Centre October 24.

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Celtic Thunder returns The Very Best of Celtic Thunder returns to CN Centre on March 1 for a special evening of song. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 26 at 10 a.m. With material from Celtic Thunder’s nine Public Television Specials, 11CDs and DVDs and eight U.S. tours to date, The Very Best of Celtic Thunder tour aims to combine all Celtic Thunder classics, fan favourites and hit songs into a great show, with their signature sound, dramatic lighting and imposing sets that fans and audiences have come to expect from any Celtic Thunder show. Celtic Thunder’s principal singers, backed as ever by the amazing eight piece Celtic Thunder band, will deliver their much loved ensemble numbers with selections including Heartland from Celtic Thunder – The Show: Galway Girl and Seven Drunken Nights from Voyage, A Place in the Choir from Heritage and Turning Away from Mythology. And no Celtic Thunder show would be complete without a performance of their rousing anthem Ireland’s Call which generally is the show’s finale and never fails to bring the audience to its feet. In addition to these incredibly popular ensemble performances The Very Best of Celtic Thunder tour will also feature a wide variety of solo hits from the principal singers such as Ride On, The Dutchman, Noreen, Danny Boy, Puppy Love and more. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be available Friday, Sept. 26 starting at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets including CN Centre box office or order on-line at www.ticketmaster.ca. Current patient Nalie Agustin with brothers Albert & Justin

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Country artist Rod Black is touring a new hit single and will be playing an acoustic show Sept. 28 at the Westwood Pub. Growing up, Black listened to all the country greats like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash and southern rock artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd. That kind of southern rock and country music became Black’s preferred genre. With Jet Black Stare, Black toured with bands like Hinder, Staind and Three Doors Down. Now with his new solo career, the artist is challenging himself as a songwriter, delving deeper into his southern rock, country roots. Black is now on the road doing a radio promo tour in support of his hit single Keepin On which is at 36 in the Canadian country charts and rising quickly. Rod Black plays the Westwood Pub on Sunday, Sept. 28 starting at 9 p.m. Tickets for the show are Country artist Rod Black plays the Westwood Pub on Sunday, September 28. $10 and sold at the pub.

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Quesnel-born singer/looper/hugger Doug Koyama will be in Prince George on October 12 for a one night engagement at ArtSpace. After a summer that saw performances at 12 different music festivals across the breadth and width of British Columbia, Koyama is set for a one-night engagement at legendary local venue ArtSpace. Also playing that night will be a student and possibly one teacher from the Dreamland School of the Arts. Dreamland School of the Arts is a school and performance venue in Prince George offering instruction in voice, guitar, piano, drums, bass, accordion, and banjo, as well as visual arts, poetry, and other creative courses.

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Koyama returns to city he loves the past few years and I’m really looking forward to sharing it with my friends, old and new.” Koyama recently decided to jump, with both feet, into the music business. A summer full of amazing shows in beautiful settings has inspired him to dedicate himself to music and the pursuit of a life in the arts full time. “I don’t want to do anything else in my life,” he said. “I truly believe that I have found the purpose for which I was created, it fills my heart with joy and I want to share my gifts with as many people as I possibly can. Music is medicine . . . it has healed me and I know it can do the same for you.”

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Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Joey Cao, with CNC’s International Students Kit Making group, holds a model of a Chinese dragon motif kite which – in full size – will be part of the Kite Festival at Rainbow Park on Sunday, Sept. 28 starting at 12 p.m. The dragon kite is from WeiFang which has a rich history and culture of more than 1,000 years and is called the Capital City of Kites. Chinese traditional kites are provided, however people are welcome to bring their own homemade or other kites to fly on this special day. For more information phone Joey at 1-289-968-8064.

Sisters in Vigil on October 4 College of New Caledonia Students Union Local 13 Canadian Federation of Students will host a Sisters in Spirit Vigil at the CNC Prince George campus on Saturday, Oct. 4 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the TE Centre (student lounge.) Everyone is welcome to attend.

RUN FOR THE CURE Sunday, Oct. 5 walk or run in the annual CIBC Run for a Cure to support breast cancer research and survivors. The event sets off from Prince George City Hall. Register to walk or run at CIBCfunforthecure.com. On the day of the event, registration starts at 8:30 a.m. The five or ten kilometre walk or run starts at 10 a.m.

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P.G. cleans up at Seniors’ Games Elaine Loreth knew this might be the last curling she, or anyone else in Prince George, would be doing for a while – and she and her team took full advantage of the chance. Loreth was the lead for the team which won gold in the 65+ mixed division at the recent BC Seniors Games in Langley. She was joined by second Ron Durcocher (from Quesnel), third Diane Parnell and skip Floyd Crowley. “We did very well,” Loreth said. “We went undefeated in the round-robin, then beat Fort St. John in the final. They were tied with Victoria after the

round-robin for second, but they outdrew Victoria to get to the final.” She said Crowley kept things simple. “The ice was in excellent condition, and he wanted us to keep the house clean and pick up points where we could. “It can be frustrating for the other team when they never have any rocks in play.” Crowley even had a strategy which Loreth says she hadn’t seen another skip use so consistently. “He’ll give up the hammer at the beginning of the game if he has the

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choice. He wants to have the hammer on the even ends. “He figures if we give up one point on the oddnumbered ends and get two on the even-numbered ones, we’ll win. It worked.” This was Loreth’s first trip to the Games as a curler, but not her first time at the Games. “I used to go in track and field, and I won medals in the past. Then in 2008 I separated my shoulder, and I didn’t enter anything for about five years.” That was when she got more into curling. “Floyd and Diane spearheaded getting more people into the seniors league locally. It’s great, because we have instructors who give free lessons to beginners.”

LOCAL WINNERS Prince George athletes came back from the BC Seniors Games with a host of medals, the majority in track and field. Cris MacDonald led the parade with nine medals, including four gold, while Zena Campbell had seven, including five gold. Suzanne Sharp, Kelly Sharp and Tom Masich won five medals each. Suzanne Sharp had three gold and two silver, Kelly Sharp won three silver and two bronze, and Masich won five bronze.

This is my favourite time of year! September always feels like a New Year, and I find myself re-energized and ready to take on new projects. Maybe it’s an old way of annual order harking from back-to-school days. Or maybe it’s the result of cooler weather after summer heat, or creative encouragement from all the fabulous autumn colours? So what’s new around the Seniors (at our Pine Centre location) Resource Centre? Well! This coming weekend is our Second Annual Garage Sale. We welcome you to drop by 721 Victoria Street between 5 and 7 pm Friday September 26, or between 9 am and 4 pm Saturday September 27. We’ve got great junk … er, I mean TREASURES for sale! Rumour has it that our VP Ginny will be back with the barbecue on Saturday – just in case Spruceland Mall 250.564.0095 Pine Centre Mall 250.564.0047 you’re in the mood for a tasty burger www.visionsoptical.com while you shop. Both barbecue and garage sale proceeds will go to seniors’ services and programs right here in P.G. Wednesday Octo• Understand and manage symptoms ber 1 is National Seniors • Deal with stress and difficult emotions Day. We are marking • Learn to safely maintain physical the day with an Elder activity and improve flexibility Abuse Seminar between • Communicate effectively with your noon and 5:00 p.m. health care team in the Keith Gordon Room of the downtown Knowledge, Skills & Confidence Public Library. Elder abuse is not a pleasant You CAN live a healthy life with Chronic Pain topic, but we have great Free Six-Session Workshop for Adults with Any Kind Of Ongoing Pain guest speakers lined up Family Members And Friends Welcome to make the afternoon TIME/DATES: October 15 – November 19, 2014 richly informative: from 1:30-4:00pm Wednesdays • 12:30 p.m.: Social LOCATION: Carney Hill Neighborhood Centre Society, Worker Mary MacDonHadih House, 2105 Pine Street, Prince George, BC ald – Elder Abuse in INFO/REGISTRATION: Prince George. Karyn Henkel at 250-564-4324 ext. 242 • 1:15 p.m.: Shane or contact 1-866-902-3767 Sienaert, Certified Callll TOLL FREE C FREE: 11-866-902-3767 866 902 3767 or visit i it our website b it Financial Planner from www.selfmanagementbc.ca Spruce Credit Union – Centre on Aging

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The Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) Family Support Program provides quality and accountable services to children and families who are involved with the Ministry of Children & Family Development (MCFD). â€˘ Family Wellness Worker â€“ Full time (35hr/wk) - Two year Early Childhood Development Diploma and a minimum of two yearsâ€™ experience in a related area of practice â€˘ Family Empowerment Worker â€“ casual - Social Services Diploma/CertiďŹ cate and two yearsâ€™ experience in a related area of practice A criminal record check will be requested from the selected applicants. For more information, please visit www.csfs.org/jobs. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to hr@csfs.org OR fax 250-563-3376

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Description We are seeking a team player with a professional attitude to work and learn in a fast paced, business environment. QualiÂżcations The ideal candidate must be motivated and take the initiative to sell multiple media products, including on-line advertising and special products, work with existing customers and develop new customers. Strong interpersonal skills and a strong knowledge of sales and marketing are required. Above average communication skills, valid driverâ€™s licence and a reliable vehicle are necessary. If a rewarding challenge resonates with you, contact us today. Please submit your resume and cover letter to: Ron Drillen, General Manager Prince George Free Press 1773 South Lyon Street Prince George, B.C., V2N 1T3, Canada Tel: (250) 564-0005 Ext.115 Fax: (250) 562-0025 Email: publisher@pgfreepress.com

Ad Designer The Prince George Free Press is growing again and is looking for a creative talented ad designer. This position is perfectly suited for someone who loves to work in a fast-paced environment, and can work well both independently and as part of the team. The ideal candidate will have; experience in working with Adobe Creative Suite (In-Design, Photoshop, Illustrator & Acrobat); strong print ad portfolio; attention to detail; and a creative spark. The Prince George Free Press is an independently owned community newspaper serving Prince George and BC interior markets for over 20 years. If working in a positive, goal oriented team environment, with state of the art equipment and the potential to earn an above industry average income appeals to you, submit your resume in conďŹ dence to: Ron Drillen, General Manager The Prince George Free Press 1773 South Lyon Street V2N 1T3 Fax: 250-562-0025 Email: publisher@pgfreepress.com AberdeenPublishing.com 778-754-5722

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WELDER West Fraser Mills Ltd. requires a Journeyman Welder for shift work at Pacific Inland Resources in Smithers, BC. West Fraser offers a comprehensive benefits package. Please submit resume in person, by mail or by fax before October 8th, 2014 to: Dean MacDonald Pacific Inland Resources Box 3130 Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 Fax: 250-847-5520

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Are you a Class 1 Driver looking for a rewarding career in the oil and gas industry? We will be conducting on the spot interviews—have your resume & driver’s abstract ready! Prince George October 8, 2014

Quesnel October 9, 2014

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EARN some extra money for Christmas! Canfor’s J.D. Little Forest Centre in Prince George is looking for Seasonal Nursery Workers for our seedling harvest. Work runs for 5 to 6 weeks starting about October 14th in a positive and safe working environment. Ideal Candidate for Employment is physically ﬁt, safety conscious and able to work alongside others in a fast-paced team environment. Two shifts: Morning (7:00 am to 2:30 pm) and Afternoon (3:00 pm to 10:30 pm) Drop off your resume at the nursery or e-mail to Richart.Cran@canfor.com: J.D. Little Forest Centre 6677 Landooz Road Phone: 250962-3548 Directions to nursery: On highway 97 at the top of the hill north of the John Hart Bridge turn right on Northwood Pulp Mill Road and follow for 6 km. At the bottom of the big hill, make ﬁrst left turn on Landooz Road and follow road for 1 km. Turn left into entrance to nursery.

Help Wanted CLEANING SUPERVISOR $18/hr (F/t, Pmt) Educ: none. Exp:1+yrs. Duties: Supervise/coordinate cleaners. Inspect/ensure safety/cleanliness standards. Recommend and arrange services. Hire/train/schedule staff. Estimate budget. May receive payments & perform cleaning. Lang: English. Spanish as asset. Work: various locations in Prince George. Contact Patricia in SLICC Professional Services at: 7732 Loyola Dr, Prince George, BC V2N 3M5 Apply with resume to: slicc_professional_serv @yahoo.ca or fax: 604.261.2946

LIGHT DUTY CLEANERS 2 req’d. $15/hr, F/t, Pmt. for SLICC Professional Services at 7732 Loyola Dr, Prince George, BC, V2N 3M5 No experience or education. req’d. Duties: Sweep, mop, wash, polish & vacuum ﬂoors. Clean furniture/plants. Disinfect bathrooms/elevators. Supplies areas. Remove trash. Report & store lost/found items. Requires English required Spanish an asset. Work at various locations in Prince George, BC area. Apply with resume to Patricia at: slicc_professional_serv@ yahoo.ca fax: 6042612946.

Labourers LABOURERS Houston, BC DH Manufacturing in Houston BC is looking for labourers. Must be reliable, physically ﬁt and willing to work shift work. Starting wage up to $16.75/hr. Beneﬁt package after 3 months employment. Email dhmnfg@gmail.com

Trades, Technical EXPERIENCED GRAPPLE Yarder Operator Full time 10 mths/yr. Competitive rates Email or fax resume goatgroup@shawcable.com 604-485-6380 Looking for Planer Man & Millwrights for out of town work. 2 weeks on/2 weeks off shift. Fax resume to: 250-2432418. PCL ENERGY - Now hiring Journeyperson: Millwrights ($40+/hr) and Scaffolders ($38+/hr) for immediate shutdown work on an industrial project in Vanscoy, SK. LOA of $145/day worked, travel and bonuses paid! We offer competitive wages and beneﬁts. Call 780-468-8026, email: pclenergyjobs@pcl.com

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Automotive Painter & Refinisher

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Livestock

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FIND the staff you need... Now! To be included in the Free Press Careers & Opportunities Pages Call 250-564-0005 JOIN THE AXIS TEAM IN PRINCE GEORGE! If you are passionate about working with youth at risk or youth with developmental disabilities or with familiies and want to make a difference in their lives, consider joining our team in the following positions: • Full Time Residence Workers(3 – 24 hour shifts per week) • Casual Residence Workers (24 hour shifts; as needed) • Therapeutic Caregivers (caregiving in your own home) • Respite Caregivers (caregiving in your own home or primary caregivers home) • Part Time Foster Parent Support Trainer and Facilitator The successful person(s) must be comfortable with supporting individuals with high behavioural challenges,be a positive role model and mentor who supports youth in being as independent as possible. For further information refer to our website www.axis.bc.ca under jobs. Email resume with cover letter to hr@axis.bc.ca or fax (250) 851-2977.

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Coordinator, Fundraising Prince George Chapter, BC & Yukon Division (Contract, part-time- 360 hours per year) Canada has the highest rate of multiple sclerosis in the world, with 100,000 Canadians living with MS. The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada is the country’s MS advocate, funding leading research in MS and programs & services that help people live well with the disease. Reporting to the Director of Development, BC & Yukon Division, we are looking for a Fundraising Coordinator who will be responsible for implementing all fundraising programs, special events, promotional activities as well as volunteerism for the Prince George Chapter. The ideal candidate should have:

PRINCE GEORGE NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE Our People make a difference in the community The Prince George Native Friendship Centre, a visionary non-proﬁt society, has been serving the needs of the entire community for the past 43+ years. We are seeking candidates for the following position(s) within our organization ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT Floor Maintenance Custodian Closing September 29, 2014 YOUTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES Youth Care Workers Closing October 6, 2014 A hard copy listing the roles, responsibilities and qualiﬁcations 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 Prince George Native Friendship Centre 1600 Third Avenue Prince George, BC V2L 3G6 Fax: (250) 563-0924 E-mail: employment@pgnfc.com 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.

• A College diploma with at least 2-3 years of experience in fundraising, marketing, public relations, preferably in a non-for-profit environment, or the equivalent education and experience • A valid driver’s license is required • Candidates with experience working with event volunteer committees in a non-profit or fundraising environment would be an asset, along with strong interpersonal and customer service skills Special Considerations: • Extended hours and weekend work are required from time to time • Some travel may be required to attend meetings and/or events • Some heavy lifting, up to 50 lbs, may be required from time to time Please submit cover letter and résumé, including salary expectations, by Tuesday October 14, 2014 at 5:00pm to: Danny DeSouza Director of Development, BC & Yukon Division Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada Email: danny.desouza@mssociety.ca

Misc. for Sale A- STEEL SHIPPING DRY STORAGE CONTAINERS Used 20’40’45’ 53’ and insulated containers all sizes in stock. SPECIAL Trades are welcome. 40’ Containers under $2500! DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each. Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com STEEL BUILDINGS. “Giftcard give-away!” 20x22 $4,358. 25x24 $4,895. 30x30 $6,446. 32x32 $7,599. 40x46 $12,662. 47x72 $18,498. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 or online at: www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

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Misc. Wanted Private Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Chad: 778-281-0030. Local. Will buy unwanted gold & silver, coins, quality watches. Rolex and placer gold. Will meet or beat any reasonable competitors rate. Local Buyer. 250-612-1828 (Prince George) Privacy assured.

For Sale By Owner

Private Sale Immaculately clean! 195 Watson Cres. in prestigious Candy Cane Lane area. 1100 sq.ft: 4 bd (3up), 3 bath. Fully ﬁnished basement-rec room with wet bar, hidden storage. Newer furnace. Water softener, water puriﬁer system, six appliances and window coverings included. Large private park-like fenced back yard with trees, RV parking, concrete patio. Carport, shed. Great neighbourhood 2 blocks from school, near shopping. Immediate posession (250)563-1025

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

Midtowne

• 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 ﬂoor • No pets

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Suites, Upper FOR RENT 1941 Tamarack Street, upstairs suite

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Transportation

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‘07 27.5 ARCTIC 5TH WHEEL 2 slides, awning, ac, ceiling fan, asking $21,000 778-415-8201 Double pivot hitch $500

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The MS Society has a bold vision for the future. We have a team of dedicated professionals who share a common goal to end MS and to improve the lives of those affected by MS. We strive to be an employer of choice and provide a working environment that values diversity, team work, and professional development. The MS Society of Canada embraces diversity and encourages all qualified applicants to apply. We appreciate your interest and will contact you if a meeting is required. More information about the MS Society is available at www.mssociety.ca

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Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church will be holding its 20th annual Fall Fair on Saturday October 18, from 10 am til 2 pm. Located at 3590 Dufferin (corner of Ospika Blvd and Dufferin).

The long hot days of summer were a welcome opportunity for sevenyear-old Audrey Warren to provide welcome relief to many of those near Third and Dominion Street on August 30. Seeing her five-year-old brother Evan visit the pediatric floor at UHNBC frequently, she always heard about how he received a small prize after having to endure pokes, sometimes quite a few. With the help of her mom, Natalie, Audrey made lemonade and iced tea and sold it by donation. She raised $1,012. These funds were presented to Evan’s Nurse Raandi Nesbitt and Spirit of theNorth CEO Judy Neiser last week.

Alward Place Fall Bazaar, at the corner of Alward and Sixth Ave. Saturday, September 27, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Raffle, door prizes, 50/50, tea, and goodies. Walk in the Woods tour, Sept. 27, leave city 10:30 a.m., return 3 p.m. Transportation, and lunch provided. Information: Bob Baker 250-962-5003. October is Waste Reduction Month and to kick it off the Regional District of Fraser Fort George and REAPS are hosting Junk in the Trunk – a drive in garage sale at the CN Centre parking lot on Saturday, October 4. Prince George Power Mobility Society Garage Sale Sept 26-28 (FriSun) 9AM til 4 PM Contact: John 250 6144456 Pub Night fundraising dinner and silent auction - Sponsored by Nechako Chapter #40 Order of the Eastern Star. Saturday, October 4 at the B X Neighborhood. Cocktails at 5:30 pm – Dinner at 6:30 pm $25.00 per person for tickets and more information call 250614-9170.

Nechako Public Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd. A Butler’s Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave. Meat draw, Saturdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave. Crown Market, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 3955 Hart Highway. Dance, Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight, Royal Canadian Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave.

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Sunday Nechako Public Market, Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd. East Line Farmers Market, Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Willow River Community Park. Last market Sept. 28. Information: Ann 250966-2435. A Butler’s Market, Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave. Meat draw, Sundays, 3-5 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave.

p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. ACBL duplicate bridge, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., 425 Brunswick St. Information: 250-561-1685. Sweet Adelines women’s four-part chorus meets Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Studio 2880. New members welcome. Information: Kathy 250563-5170.

Wednesday

Northern Twister Square Dance Club meets Mondays, 7 p.m., Knox United Church basement. Information: Gys 250-563-4828 or Reta 250-962-2740.

Bingo, Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Spruce Capital Senior Recreation Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Whist, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St. Army Cadet Rangers free youth program, meets Wednesdays, 6:309:30 p.m., Connaught Youth Centre. Information: Sondra 250-963-9462 or Andrew 250-981-8270. CNC Retirees meet fourth Wednesday, 9 a.m., D’Lanos. Information: Lois 250563-6928.

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Monday Canasta, Sept. 29, 7 p.m. Hart Pioneer Centre. Tai Chi, Mondays, 1:30 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.

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Thank You Prince George For Voting Us Best Auto Body Shop! 7-9 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-9643849. Central Interior Darts Club, meets Thursday, 6:30 p.m., P.G. Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave. Little Artists, Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m., South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle. 250-6140684. Prince George Grassroots Cribbage Club registration, 6:30 p.m. play 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Information: Gerda 250564-8561. ACBL duplicate bridge, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., 425 Brunswick St. Information: 250-5611685. Old Time Fiddlers jam, Thursday, 7-10 p.m. Elder Citizens Rec Centre, 1692 10th Ave.

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“GIVE A LITTLE… GAIN A LOT!” Heart & Stroke Foundation - Oct 16 Living with Stroke: One-day Volunteer Facilitator Workshop is Thurs,Oct 16 from 8:30 am to 4 pm. Register: Deborah Rusch at drusch@hsf.bc.ca 1.888.473.4636 ext. 8012. NBC Centre for Skating Figure Skating Championship competition (Nov 6-9), also the test event for Canada Winter Games. Sheri at 2015ﬁgureskatingor@gmail.com St John Ambulance Brigade Therapy Dog Unit looking for team members avail. Mon-Fri daytime with dog two yrs of age which loves meeting people. Email Judi Dowson, lotsak9s@telus.net. 561-1696 Salvation Army Kettle Campaign - Nov 16-Dec 24 Christmas Kettle Campaign - Looking for volunteer kettle bell ringers for 2 hour shifts at various locations in the city. Also needing coin counters. Email: sharon_harder@sapg.ca Sharon 250-564-4000

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At this Yes, winning is paramount, and the results x Boundary Marking note, or anecdote to time of year, there is hope, promise, belief and eventually will be the judge how this “New Ice Age” x Subdivisions 1633 1st Avenue Prince George BC confidence. How long the feeling continues varies Cougars will be graded, but never underestimate the hmiller@thegoatrocks.ca Follow him on twitter: from team to team and city to city. significance of the “Off the Ice” team Ph: 250-561-2229 z Fax: 250-563-1941 @Hartley_Miller The Prince George Cougars are and the goodwill it promotes. Ticket considered a re-energized franchise holders want a memorable in game as they prepare for their first home experience; an area the Cats organizagames under new ownership totion controls. night (Friday) and Saturday against There is a new electronic 50-50 the Kelowna Rockets. The Cougars system, new merchandise, and new goal started their 72-game WHL regular horn, new music which includes an season with a 6-3 victory in Portland organ keyboard and even a new place followed by a 7-0 loss in Tri-City but for the Goat 94.3 radio post-game show now the focus has shifted to the scene which fans are encouraged to attend. at CN Centre. Other noticeable changes will become P.G. fans attending games this evident upon entering the building. HART BEAT weekend will notice a glaring differEvery team has giveaways and the HARTLEYMILLER ence in atmosphere compared to the Cougars promotions team has promlast few seasons. It obviously starts with attenised that the prizes will significant and memorable. dance. A full or near capacity building speaks for There will be a souvenir for all that attend opening itself. There is no scientific proof how much a loud night. roaring crowd means to the home side but the Fans are too astute to be bought, but they energy it creates helps get the adrenaline flowing welcome the genuineness. Hockey is big business, for players and spectators alike. much more than a game. The public doesn’t mind Many of us long-time local residents vividly putting its hard earned dollars back into its comrecall the glory days of the late ‘90s and early 2000s munity as long as there is an appreciation at the where the Cougars were the pulse of the comother end. munity with overwhelming support. The goal is to It’s become a cliché or a crutch phrase that sports return to those days, but nobody can blame anyone teams use when they suggest “it’s all about the fans for taking a wait and see approach. or we have the best fans in the world.” Everybody likes to feel important. This weekend I believe it is about the Cougars fans. 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The Northland Dodge Northern Cougars Female Major Midget Cougars competed well in their first league games of the season this past weekend (Sept. 19 â€“ 21) in Prince George. They played the strong West Coast Avalanche and recorded two wins and one loss. The Avalanche recently competed well at a large Midget Female AAA showcase tournament in Ontario, and are expected to be one of the top teams in the BCMFAAA League this year. Game 1, Friday Sept. 19 â€“ Cougars 4 -2 over Avalanche: The game was close, tied after two periods. The Cougars opened it up in the third period with two goals to clinch the victory. Taylor Beck and Grace Barlow were on fire, Beck had a goal and two assists with Barlow also add-

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ing a goal and two assists with line mate Hunter Mosher adding a goal. Stalwart defenceman, Victoria Byer added the game winner firing a shot past goal tender Hogg on a third period power play. Kelsey Roberts had a solid game in net, stopping 26 shots, many at close range. Game 2, Saturday Sept. 20 â€“ Avalanche 5 â€“ 0 over Cougars. The Avalanche came out strong and played solid throughout the game. Their goalie, Stephanie Hogg was outstanding, stopping all 30 Cougar shots. At the same time, the Cougars had no puck luck but also were flat and made several costly error in their end. The goaltending was shared by Kelsey Roberts and Emilie Nichols. Game 3, Sunday Sept. 21 â€“ Cougars 3 â€“ 2 over Avalanche. The Cougars rebounded sharply

from Saturdayâ€™s humiliating loss with a strong performance. Goal scorers with Victoria Byer, Ava Keis and Chantelle BeadmanRolph. Marissa Nichol had 2 assists. Emilie Nichols put in a stellar performance in her first full midget AAA game, turning aside 27 shots, again many at point blank range. The game was not as close as the score indicated. The Cougars had a 3 â€“ 0 lead until late in the 3rd period win the Avalanche got a couple of goals to make the late stages of the game exiting. Next up for the Northland Dodge Northern Cougars is this weekend in Vernon Sept. 26â€“28 for three league games with the Thompson/Okanagan Lakers. Next home games are October 3-5 when the Cougars host the Kootenay Wildcats.

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The Prince George Spruce Kings have completed a trade with the Whitby Fury of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The Spruce Kings have acquired 19-year-old defenceman Adam Clements in exchange for 20year-old forward Michael Buonincontri and future considerations. Adam Clements is 5â€™10â€? 193lbs and calls Pickering Ontario home. Last season for the Fury, Clements tallied seven goals and 35 assists for 42 points. â€œAdam is a tremendous young man and a tremendous hockey player,â€? said Spruce Kings general

manager Mike Hawes in a press release. â€œHeâ€™s very gifted offensively but also plays a complete game. He will be able to play big minutes for us in all situations.â€? Buonincontri had been acquired by the Spruce Kings in the summer from the Smiths Fall Bears of the CCHL. Clements will join his new Spruce Kings teammates in time for a three-game road trip this weekend. Friday and Saturday night the Spruce Kings are in Coquitlam to face the Express. The trip concludes with a game Sunday afternoon in Surrey against the Eagles.

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Dougherty trail open Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Pat Harris’ world got a little bigger Friday. Harris, the resource centre manager for Spinal Cord Injury BC, told a crowd at the opening of the new trail at Dougherty Creek that being in a wheelchair meant things were different. “If for some reason a person has a mobility challenge,” he said, “your world shrinks. There are fewer places you can go.” And while he said society has made a lot of headway in making the “built enviAllan WISHART/Free Press ronment” more accessible, that didn’t hold Pat Harris cuts the ribbon officially opening the Great West Life Mobility Nature Trail at Dougherty Creek on true for the outside world. Friday. Assisting were MLAs Mike Morris, left, and Shirley “Mother Nature isn’t always very acBond, Randy Ellenchuk of the Tabor Mountain Recreation commodating.” Society, and Regional District of Fraser-Fort George However, thanks to a lot of hard work director Bill Empey. and some generous sponsors, people with mountain where there had been forest fires a couple of mobility challenges now have a new way to enjoy the years earlier. outdoors. The Great West Life Mobility Nature Trail is “It looked like a battleground, and I was wondering, specially designed to allow for easy access. Scott Dedels ‘What am I getting myself into?’” of Great West Life said he was impressed by how Harris said the new trail reflected the principle of quickly things came together. universal design. “I had the opportunity to be here in August, and it’s “Universal design is designing in a way that can acexciting to see the finished trial now. commodate everyone. It’s not a fad or a trend, it’s a be“This is a way to bring nature to a larger audience, lief that the broad range of human ability is ordinary..” but it still preserves the ecosystem.” Then he spoke to the volunteers and the sponsors. Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris could “Thanks for bringing your mountain to the people.” speak to the work involved from a personal perspecTo get to the new trail, take Highway 97 south to tive. Buckhorn Road and turn left. About seven kilometres “I used to run a trapline, and I cut a lot of trails and in, the road takes a large bend, where you turn left onto built a lot of bridges. I know the level of work you put Scott Road. in here.” Follow Scott Road to the end (past the sign saying Morris also advised people using the trail to apprecithe public road ends) and look for the Dougherty ate what they had here. “I took a couple from the United States along my tra- Creek sign on the right. It’s a single-lane road into the parking area, so drive carefully. pline once. I showed them where a bear had scratched its back on a tree, where the beavers had built a dam. “They were amazed at the beauty of the area, and it occurred to me that because we see it all the time, we PRINCE GEORGE maybe don’t have that same appreciation.” The Tabor Mountain Recreation Society has partRADIATORS LTD. nered with Recreation Sites and Trails BC on the work 250-564-5553 in the area, and April Bilawchuk says the partnership 3524 Massey Drive 1-877-564-5553 is unique. “It’s an unprecedented single partnership in B.C., and this is the largest trail system outside of provincial parks.” The mountain hasn’t always looked so beautiful, as Regional District of Fraser-Fort George Director Bill Empey could testify. “I was coming up to Prince George in 1964 from Victoria, and I was on the old Cariboo Highway. I got to Buckhorn Road and looked off to the right, and just saw this enormous blackened area on the side of the

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CONDORS FLY Halftime wake up call sparks Duchess Park grid iron squad Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Mike Rositano made sure his Duchess Park Condors realized something at halftime Friday night. “We didn’t execute in the first half,” said the head coach, with the Condors holding a 13-6 lead over Kelly Road in a high-school football game at Masich Place Stadium. “They realized they were better than how they had played in the first half. “We woke up.”

KINGS OPEN WITH WINS The Prince George Spruce Kings notched a couple of wins to open the season on the road. They opened the season with a 6-4 win over the Nanaimo Clippers Saturday. On Sunday, the Spruce Kings notched a 6-5 win over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.

COUGARS EARN SPLIT The Prince George Cougars opened the new season, under new management, with a weekend split. They opened with a 6-3 win over the Portland Winterhawks in Portland on Saturday but suffered a 7-0 loss at the hands of the Tri-City Americans Sunday. The loss moves the Cougars record to 1-1 on the season.

HARKINS ON SCOUT LIST NHL Central Scouting issued its preliminary players to watch list for the 2015 NHL Draft, with 39 Western Hockey League skaters and three WHL goaltenders making the list. Five WHL players were assigned an “A” rating, which indicates a first round draft candidate, including Jansen Harkins of the Prince George Cougars, Mathew Barzal of the Seattle Thunderbirds, Paul Bittner of the Portland Winterhawks, Brandon Carlo of the Tri-City Americans, and 2013-14 WHL Rookie of the Year Nick Merkley of the Kelowna Rockets.

The Condors outscored the Roadrunners 27-0 in the second half to finish off a 40-6 win. Rositano credited Kelly Road for putting up a good fight. “They’re short on bodies this year at the senior level, so they’ve got a lot of juniors playing up.” Of course, Duchess Park was in somewhat the same situation Friday night. “I’m missing five seniors, some with injuries, some with that flu that’s going around. It gives me the chance to play some of the younger players.” Those younger players wouldn’t have had too much trouble fitting in.

Allan WISHART/Free Press TJ Kyriakos of the Duchess Park Condors, in black, was one of the team’s top offensive and defensive weapons in a 40-6 win over Kelly Road on Friday night.

“I’ve had most of these players since they were in peewee,” Rositano says. “We’ve always played the same style, which is the hard way is the only way.” The Condors are looking to get more games in against a variety of opposition, including hosting Clarence Fulton of Vernon on Sept. 26 at Masich Place Stadium, kickoff at 5 p.m.

Ron MacLean bringing Hometown Hockey Tour to Prince George Ron MacLean is coming to Prince George in March, and he’s bringing some hockey with him. Prince George is one of the last stops on the NHL season-long excursion, which sees MacLean and the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour travelling across Canada with hockey-themed festivities, outdoor viewing of NHL games and live broadcasts from the Sportsnet Mobile Studio. The Prince George stop is scheduled for March 22, with the feature game on the outdoor screens being Vancouver at Arizona. There will also be outdoor viewing of the Hockey Night in Canada game on March 21. The tour features meet-and-greets with NHL alumni, local hockey heroes and other celebrities, a KidsZone with hockey-themed games and activities, skills and drills competitions, local bands and entertainment, and a live broadcast Photo courtesy of SportsNet of a pre-game show on the Sunday, hosted Ron MacLean will be in Prince George on March 22 to host a stop in the Hometown Hockey Tour. by MacLean.