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Th e results of study of volatile organic compounds in the air in the Millar Addition are in.

Terry Roberts, executive director of the Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable, said the B.C. Ministry of Environment chose the Millar Addition for testing because of the number of concerns expressed by locals about odour in the area, more so than in other Prince George neighbour-hoods.

“Th e Millar Addition is the primary neighbourhood where the provincial government received the most com-plaints on the complaint line,” Roberts said. “So they went out and monitored it, working with residents to quantify

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B.C.’s tallest wood building will be made with pre-fabricated components assembled in the South Okanagan.

Structurlam Wood Products president Bill Downing said Tuesday his company was selected to supply the shell of the Wood Innovation and Design Centre in downtown Prince George.

“Th at’s a secret, but not anymore,” he said.Th e company will provide structural components like beams and

wall panels, and the fi rst load of material is expected to be deliv-ered to Prince George next month.

Site work began this spring for the $25-million, six-storey build-ing that’s meant to showcase B.C.’s cutting-edge wood construction and design techniques.

Th e cross-laminated timber products that will be used for wall and fl oor panels are already being assembled at Structurlam’s plant in Okanagan Falls.

Th e facility just underwent a 930-square-metre expansion to house a new computer-controlled machine that can cut openings in the panels for windows and doors.

Cross-laminated timber panels are made from lengths of two-by-six lumber that are fi nger-jointed and glued together to form slabs up to nine pieces thick.

Steve Th omson, the minister of forests, lands and natural re-source operations, visited the Okanagan Falls plant Tuesday to see Structurlam’s expansion fi rst-hand.

“Th ey’re such an important partner in the industry and doing great things here in terms of building and adding value for the sec-tor, and continuing to build jobs and economic development here in the South Okanagan,” Th omson said.

Th e minister said his government is trying to strike a balance be-tween maintaining strong prices for lumber manufacturers’ output and keeping fi nished wood aff ordable for value-added companies like Structurlam that use it as an input.

Structurlam has 150 employees across its operations in Pentic-ton, Oliver and Okanagan Falls.

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Th ere’s a renewed sense of hope in the ‘hood’. Offi cially called the VLA, it’s long been the ‘hood to residents and visitors alike.

Some who choose to call the ‘hood home do so out of neces-sity. An area with many rental and multi-family dwellings, it can be a godsend to lower income earners, single moms or seniors on a fi xed income. Others own their homes. Th ey’ve lived there for as long as they can remember and have a hard time considering living anywhere else.

But there is another darker group who began taking over the ‘hood several years ago. Human predators – gang affi liates, drug dealers and addicts who wear their addictions like armour, al-lowing their homes to deteriorate along with their cars, their yards, their appearances.

Serving those addicts are the crack shacks, those sad old houses with fl aking paint, darkened windows and likely a mouldering couch or two in the backyard.

But there are less of all of the above, far less, thanks to a con-certed cooperative eff ort between the RCMP and the many units that make up the local offi ce of that organization, and its partners, from advocates like the mayor and city manager to bylaw enforce-ment, Northern Health, property managers and home owners.

Staff Sergeant Brad Anderson, in charge of operations with the local division, is one of those involved in this eff ort, passion-ate about ensuring hard-working, good people are free to live with-out fear in their own homes in any neighbourhood in the city he’s sworn to protect.

“I’ve been in Prince George since 2007,” he said. “It’s a great community. I’m talking about the whole community, including the VLA. Th ere are a lot of good people there.”

To him it’s important to keep the RCMP’s crime reduction strat-egy, a multi-pronged attack set to lower the crime rate and therefore improve life for the hard-working good people he is concerned

about, simple.He breaks the mission, one that

every member of the force con-tributes to, into several distinctive categories.

CHRONICSFirst, they must deal with the

‘chronics’.Th ese, he explains, are sub-

stance abusers, generally alco-holics who drink themselves to oblivion on nearly a daily basis.

To many they become part of the backdrop of the city, seen beg-ging in front of stores, or trem-bling, ill-fed and in poor health, staggering along the street or passed out in a public place.

Detox, rehab or a recovery pro-gram, whatever term is popular, these people need to be some-where safe where they can recover from the addiction that plagues them.

Dealing with a chronic means getting that person substance free, at least for a time - either the hard way or the easy way. Working

with crown counsel and probation offi cers, since a chronic is likely to commit some sort of minor crime while so highly intoxicated, the law can be the tool an offi cer utilizes to compel that person into detox.

Anderson said at fi rst the per-son is given a choice, either go to detox or face charges.

Of course, recovery centres aren’t prisons, and you cannot be forced to behave well or stay if you choose not to.

Many choose not to stay.If someone abuses the centre

and leaves, a condition of proba-tion might include the successful completion of a recovery pro-gram.

Alternatively, the hard way also means no more substance abuse – because the person is behind bars.

Either way, as Anderson points out, facing jail or detox is a bet-ter alternative than facing the elements during a northern B.C. winter, when temperatures can

drop to 40 below.But saving the life of a chronic

isn’t easy. It is oft en a matter of several trips to detox, several tries at recovery. Nevertheless the eff ort is worth it. Anderson has seen a diff erence in those the RCMP are helping in this manner, when the abuse stops, if only for a time, and regular meals and hygiene become the norm.

Anderson said the aid of partners, particularly like those at Northern Health, are integral to this focus.

PROLIFIC OFFENDERSTh e second task is keeping

abreast of prolifi c off enders, iden-tifying them, ensuring everyone is aware of who and where they are, whether in custody or occupying a residence in the city.

With a list including mugshots, addresses and conditions the off enders are expected to comply with according to their proba-tion, which is oft en accompanied with a curfew, prolifi c off enders

are put under a microscope in Prince George. A police offi cer will check up on the off ender and ensures he or she is meeting their conditions. Th ey are also aware of the off ender’s modus operandi, or M.O. For instance, a guy known for breaking and entering cars is released from custody. Suddenly there’s a rash of car b&e’s.

Whose door do you suppose these offi cers will be knocking on, sooner rather than later?

Th ey have another list as well, one made up of those who are heading towards that prolifi c of-fender stage, young people mostly, kids in their late teens who’ve been involved in increasingly serious or chronic bouts of law-lessness.

Maintaining acute awareness of who and where these prolifi c off enders are while consistently tracking reported crimes and enforcing curfews and conditions means more prolifi c off enders are being brought to justice.

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DeLynda PILON/Free PressOfficially the VLA but known as the ‘hood to most, the neighbourhood is a blend of generally decent people in average homes. However, for several years drug dealers and addicts along with the crime associated with that lifestyle, gang affiliates and criminals have taken over several houses, turning some into crack shacks. The RCMP and their partners are fighting back, using a diverse set of tactics to clean up this neighbourhood as well as generally reduce crime across the city.

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In Provincial Court in Prince George on June 26:

Keegan J. Walker was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000 and placed on probation for one year.

Ryan M. West was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol reading over .08, fi ned $1,000 and prohibited from driving for 18 months. West was also found guilty of danger-ous operation of a motor vehicle, fi ned $500 and prohibited from driving for 18 months.

James S. Low was found guilty of uttering threats and three counts of assault, sentenced to 86 days in jail, placed on probation for 18 months and prohibited from possessing fi rearms for fi ve years. Low was also found guilty of two counts of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to one day in jail.

Clayton W. Neilson was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, placed on probation for 12 months and assessed a victim surcharge of $50.

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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 0930hrs this 14th day of August 2013, Larissa Tiffany CHIPESIA (B: 1992-08-04) is wanted on a British Columbia wide warrant for FAIL TO COMPLY WITH PROBATION. CHIPESIA is described as a First Nations female, 175 cm or 5’09” tall and weighs 73 kg or 161 lbs. CHIPESIA has black hair and brown eyes. CHIPESIA should be considered violent.

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Failing to comply means time in jail$5,000, received a conditional sentence of 90 days and was placed on probation for 12 months.

Aaron C. Sutherland was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance, sentenced to one day in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $50.

Delbert W. Joseph was found guilty of two counts of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 56 days in jail.

Angel R. Reno was found guilty of

assault, sentenced to 12 days in jail, placed on probation for 18 months and prohibited from possessing fi rearms for two years.

In Provincial Court in Prince George on June 27:

Timothy L. Bryce was found guilty of theft of property with a value less than $5,000, sentenced to 46 days in jail and placed on probation for 18 months.

Sophia Desrochers was found guilty of assault and sentenced to one day in jail.

Richard L. Joseph was found guilty of failing to comply with a condition of an undertaking and two counts of being at large without a lawful excuse and sentenced to 30 days in jail.

Richard P. Th omas was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order, sentenced to 41 days in jail and assessed a victim surcharge of $50.

Robert J. Tulari was found guilty of failing to comply with a probation order and sentenced to 45 days in jail.

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Several B&Es over the weekendtake appropriate precautions.

Th e release explains the wave of break and enters started Aug. 7, with the Spruceland and Pinewood areas hardest hit though there have been many in the BCR site as well.

“Residential properties have had doors kicked in or suspects have entered through open windows. Th e thieves seem to be targeted fl at screen TVs and laptop computers in residences. Commercial and industrial properties have had chain link fences cut. Th ese off ences are occurring at all diff erent times of the day. Th ere are indicators that a number of these off ences are likely being carried out by the same person or persons and that a truck or van is likely being used,”Douglass said in the release.

He added the police are looking into prolifi c of-fenders as they investigate the 26 B&E’s.

“We work with all our partners,” Douglass said. “We determine who has been released from jail re-cently, whose M.O. does this fi t. Two people might even have teamed up and said, hey, let’s go and do some B&Es.

“It’s pretty much always fuelled by drug addic-tion.

“We usually put to-gether a short list of who it might be, then take whatever police action is necessary, whether it’s checking curfews, which most of them have if they’v just got out of jail, or other tactics.”

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Walking into a store or busi-ness comes easily to those with mobility.

However, people living with dis-abilities have a much harder time accessing old buildings that were designed years ago in the 50s and 60s with a front step to accommo-date most, but not all, people.

Handy Circle Resources Society (HCRS) has been a leader in try-ing to overcome access problems in public areas of Prince George since 1985. Society founder Viv-ian Candy was instrumental in helping form advocacy groups to address basic accessibility in all forms of Prince George living. Th at has not changed. In 2013, HCRS is still working to ensure everyone – from those getting about with canes or walkers, to people in a wheelchair – can enter a downtown premises without a big hassle.

Enter Ralph Allan, an amputee who has a wheelchair and a van equipped with a folding ramp. He drives his van using slightly modi-fi ed pedals.

“I fi gured it would be easier for me to learn to drive with the other foot rather than learn to use hand controls,” he said.

Allan lost his leg three and a half years ago due to an infection and spent time in rehab adjusting to his new life.

His wife, Jean, because of health issues, also travels about in a wheelchair.

“Hers is electric, though,” said Allan. “I have to push mine (a manual model).”

Allan introduced Handy Circle to StopGap Program which started in Toronto in 2010. StopGap aims to bring access to old construc-tion which had a step-up entrance as its standard design. It uses community resources to build brightly coloured, lightweight, non-permanent ramps for stepped storefronts –they are provided free or by donation.

Implementing the program in Prince George and elsewhere is certainly not a permanent solution says Allan. But it does provides a short-term or “stop-gap” fi x.

“Many of Prince George’s down-town buildings were built prior to 1995 when the city had just begun to think about access in the en-vironment,” said society member Lorraine Young, in a news release. “By then, much to the disappoint-

ment of many business owners wanting to set up shop in the city, the buildings could not be reno-vated to allow everyone access to the businesses.”

Cost is a big factor, says Allan.“We have a lot of support for

what we are trying to do from downtown businesses. Lack of access hurts them too. Th ey want to see people being able to enter their buildings too. Many of the buildings are leased, so business owners oft en can’t make structural changes, and owners who oft en live elsewhere may have other priorities. Taking a jackhammer to old entranceways and rebuilding them is big money.”

Ramps are the best answer, he says. However, deadlines are looming for access work to get done in time for a very special event. Th e 2015 Canada Winter Games committee is trying to make this the most accessible games ever.

“We need to work on mak-ing places accessible this year, before people from all over the world come for a visit,” HCRS member Ken Biron told the Free

Press. “Prince George has lots to off er people including those with disabilities in the downtown and other areas – but only if they have proper access to it.”

People with baby strollers or crutches would also benefi t from ramps, he said.

Society members recently checked spots in the down-town area, George Street to Victoria Street, to identify access problems.

“We did a walk around with city reps and people from the 2015 Winter Games committee to look at build-ings that have access issues,” said Allan. “We haven’t done an inventory yet so we don’t know what the costs will be.”

Currently there is no fund-ing in place for the ramps, so the group is seeking dona-tions from the community of basic materials (plywood, screws, paint), labour and a location with space for a workshop/assembly room.

Handy Circle’s goal is to en-able people with disabilities to continue to lead independent

and productive lives. Currently, two of their members volunteer on civic advisory committees that are concerned with access.

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what was experienced while they were monitoring so they could link what they were smelling with what was in the air.”

Of the 194 compounds looked at, none were found to be pres-ent at a level that would adversely aff ect a resident’s health, however one compound, acrolein, was pres-ent in levels above the acute refer-ence exposure level, a standard set by the California Protection Agency’s Offi ce of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment.

However, that doesn’t mean ill-health eff ects will occur, but signals the need for a more in-depth review.

Currently the province has no

set standards for volatile organic compound levels.

“Th e level is above a standard from California,” Roberts said. “We don’t have standards for many of these compounds in B.C. It is helpful to have multiple indicators of success for an air shed.”

Th ese multiple indicators include standards like those set in California, something that could be used as one among many tools.

“I’m pleased the report helps us collectively understand what volatile organic compounds are in our air shed. Standards or limits are one tool air shed managers can use.”

However, when it comes down to it, very little is known about any

of these com-pounds, or any combination of the compounds. Tests like the one done by the ministry in Prince George are still rare.

“We don’t know a lot about these compounds,” Roberts said. “Th e province and fed-

eral government are look-ing at risk assessment.”

He said there is a need to fi nd out which compounds have the highest level of risk, then start developing standards on them.

Acrolein, he added, is not known to be a carcino-gen.

“It’s not thought to be, but it’s not known,” he said.

Standards, he added, are a method of risk manage-ment. Th e high level of acrolein, he said, is an in-dicator air-shed discussion needs to take place.

Th ere is no impact from the agent in the broader sense, however people within the neighbourhood are impacted.

“Standards helps air-shed managers understand potential risks on the people who are at risk, like those with a respira-tory illness and all sorts of things,” Roberts said. “Th is report is among the fi rst of its kind, at least in B.C. I would be surprised if more

than fi ve communities in Canada know this much about volatile organic compounds in their air shed.”

He said one reason people may be smell-ing acrolein is because the scent of compounds that have been present through the years was masked by the smell of sulphur, a compound the roundtable has worked hard with its partners to lower considerably.

“Over the last 10 years

sulphur levels have been coming down. Now we are looking for what other types of odours are emerging, and may have been present before but masked by the sulphur smell,” he said. “Th e report helps us understand and prepare for odours that are emerg-ing.

“We don’t know the combina-tion eff ect of multiple compounds with the odour components interacting. We don’t have a good understand-ing of health information when the compounds

are mixed. “Now we are looking for part-

ners to scope more information, not only for here but for other communities. But we also need this information, we need to know what’s in the air shed.”

Th ough the health of residents is obviously top priority, odour is also important.

“Odour is important. Part of the reason why we’re concerned is odour has an impact on social well being, in how we see ourselves and our community,” he said. “It is of concern, and there are health concerns to us. Th at is why we are working with partners to get the odour smell reduced substantially.”

He added he completed an analysis of the potential risk of an air-quality advisory during the winter games, and said right now there is a 50/50 risk.

“We need to continue to work with people in the community to reduce emissions,” he said. “And we have some additional projects coming online to help reduce fi ne particulates in the air.”

He said it’s unlikely other areas of Prince George have high levels of the compound, how-ever other areas in the province might.

But when it comes to the Millar Addition, unusual odours seem to visit there fi rst and exclusively.

“It’s kind of the canary in the coal mine so we watch there fi rst.”

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Th e Inter-American Com-mission on Human Rights spent three days in Prince George last week talking to families of missing and murdered women, bringing more international attention to an issue that has been of concern for a long time, especially among the Aboriginal population, and highlighted recently by the Human Rights Commission which issued a report breaking down many of the barriers facing indigenous women in northern B.C.

Mavis Erickson, the Car-rier Sekani Tribal Council’s Women’s Advocate, said she was happy to agree to the visit and help set it up.

She added there was a lot of hope issues concerning Aborig-inal women and their vulnera-bility would be addressed when the Oppal Commission was struck; however it seemed to primarily focus on the Pickton case, adding northern B.C., with its infamous Highway of Tears cases, as an aft erthought, then making it diffi cult to impos-sible for many organizations that advocate for northern B.C.’s Aboriginal women to partici-pate. Considering it off ered no funding opportunities for them to attend the inquiry.

Now, she added, the hope is there will be a national inquiry.

“I participated in the Human Rights Watch investigation and helped in coordinating that,” Erickson said. “I felt really strongly for women when the Oppal commission came along. A lot of or-ganizations weren’t able to get representation for the Oppal commis-sion. It was really kind of a backhanded slap to people in the north.”

She added she thought investiga-tions by international organizations might be a way of achieving what families in the north wanted.

Th e Human Rights Watch gathered infor-mation and issued a re-port on various aspects of the issues Aboriginal woman face in northern B.C. Most recently the Inter American Com-mission on Human Rights expressed an interest at looking into local human rights vio-lations concerning Ab-original women, talking with families of the missing and murdered, and Erickson jumped at the chance to make that happen.

“I immediately got in touch with the Inter American Commission

through the Native Women’s Association,” she said. “Th ey wanted to come aft er read-ing the Amnesty International report, Sisters in Spirit.”

She added the missing and murdered Aboriginal women in the province were numbered at 136 then, and a follow-up report puts the number at 180 in B.C.

“Women are going miss-ing and murdered in B.C. like nowhere else in the country. Th e government doesn’t seem concerned and doesn’t seem to have a plan, so it continues unchecked,” Erickson said. “I think that the international organization bring new eyes to the problem. Th e problem a Canadian commission would have is that the sexism and racism is so deeply ingrained, people don’t even recognize it in themselves.

“I think indigenous women in Canada are despised and hated.

As an example she talks about her niece taking a fall in Fort St. James, badly hurting her knees. Before the RCMP would help her, they made her take a Breathalyzer test.

“Racism is just so common-place, I think we normalized it,” she said. “And when someone goes missing we never thought to go to the RCMP because they never really helped before. Th ey were the ones who took us away (to residential schools).”

Barbara Morin, president of the B.C. Native Women’s Association, agrees. She said they were supposed to be a part of the Oppal commission, but weren’t able to attend, even to give evidence. Now they are calling for a national inquiry as

well.“A data base was started a

number of years ago count-ing the number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. Th ey got to 600, then had to stop due to a lack of funding,” she said. “Most of the cases were in western provinces. Nearly half of the cases are unsolved, and we get more reported cases in diff erent provinces on a daily basis.”

When the data stopped com-ing in, the association called for a national inquiry. At fi rst there was resistance, but when provincial premiers met in July, they also supported the idea.

“Th e cost of violence in Can-ada is extremely high,” Morin said. “Every time we have to ad-dress a spousal violence report, it costs the taxpayer money. We have to fi nd ways to reduce vio-lence against women. Aborigi-nal women are fi ve times more likely to experience violence than the national average. Th e root cause of violence is racism and poverty, and if the woman lives in a remote community, there is no such thing as an emergency shelter.

“We have to ask if police proceed in a manner that gets a case of spousal violence to court. Right now women are scared to talk, they are scared to lose their kids.

“A national inquiry would get to the root of what needs to be done in every community.”

She said the police need cultural training as well as a his-torical background of Aborigi-nal people.

“Th ey need to know how to deal with them,” she said.

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Remembering the missing womenDelynda [email protected]

“Th ere is a general lack of access to justice for Aboriginal people. It’s quite diff erent for them.”

She added there is a need for fam-

ily programs to address intergen-erational problems, many of which are rooted in the residential school system.

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COUNCIL COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS MEETINGS

Standing Committee on Finance and AuditMonday, August 19th - 12:00 p.m.2nd Floor Conference Room

Regular City Council MeetingMonday, August 19th - 6:00 p.m.Council Chambers

Advisory Committee on DevelopmentDesignWednesday, August 21st - 12:00 p.m.2nd Floor Conference Room

BROADCASTING OF COUNCILMEETINGS:

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT:

Pursuant to section 9(1) of City of Prince George Council Procedures Bylaw No. 8388, 2011, a special meeting of the Committee of the Whole is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 1100 Patricia Boulevard, Prince George, B.C.

The purpose of the special Committee of the Whole meeting is to consider subject matter relating to pay parking.

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#13/053 Wastewater ForemanRegular Full-Time, Utility Operationsclosing August 28, 2013

#13/055 Planning TechnicianRegular Full-Time, Community Planningclosing August 26, 2013

#13/056 Director, Communications (Exempt)City Manager’s Offi ceclosing August 23, 2013

CIVIC PLAZA ENHANCEMENT PROJECT – OPEN HOUSE

In celebration of the city’s 100th Anniversary and the hosting of the 2015 Canada Winter Games, the City of Prince George is redesigning the Civic Plaza to engage the citizens of Prince George and visitors alike in exploration of the

city’s origins at the confl uence of two major rivers.

The recreated landmark venue will incorporate artistic, historical, living and natural elements. The public is invited to learn about the project on Tuesday August 20 from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. and again from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. in Rooms 201-202-203 at the Prince George Civic Centre. Design consultants will be on hand to provide information and to answer questions.

Project display boards will be available for viewing daily in the Lower Pre-Function of the Prince George Civic Centre from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm until August 23rd.

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Th e fourth annual Punjabi Canadian Senior Soci-ety Bikeathon for Charity gets underway Sept. 7.

“We are riding from Prince George to Purden and return, which is about a 160-kilometre trip. We will be having a picnic at Purden before heading off again and we hope there will be people who want to join us,” says organizer Gurdeep Power.

Power is the force behind the ride.“I started the ride four years ago because I was a

biker and wanted to do this for a good cause. Last year we raised about $5,000 for the Kordyban Lodge and this year we will again be supporting the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation with the pur-chase of equipment.”

Power says he hopes to meet or beat last year’s total. Riders should have their own bike and gear. Anyone who wants to obtain a pledge form and join in the ride can contact Gurdeep (Gordie) Powar at 250-552-3816 or Major Variach at 250-552-1123.

While the big buses sit in the school district yard for a few more weeks, a wooden bus has appeared at Pine Centre Mall.

Th e Salvation Army is seeking donations of school supplies for local students in need.

“Th e program started 12 years ago,” says business coordinator Bill Glasgow, “as a partnership between the Kiwanis and Staples. Th at was a plastic bus. Th e program moved to Pine Centre Mall three years ago, and this year we have a brand-new wooden bus, made by a couple of our volunteers.”

Between now and Sept. 10, people are asked to drop off school supplies, as well as backpacks which will be used to put them in for distribution. Among the basic supplies suggested are pens, pencils, eras-ers, binders, highlighters, geometry sets, and others.

Anyone looking for ideas on what is needed can go online to their school’s website through www.sd57.bc.ca and get a list.

Registration for families in need will be held at the Salvation Army Church at 777 Ospika from Aug. 19 to 22 between 10 a.m. and noon. Distribution of the supplies will start on Sept. 6.

School supplies can also be dropped off at the church or at Starbucks in College Heights, Spruce-land, Pine Centre or at 15th and Central. Financial donations can be made at the church.

Allan WISHART/Free PressCrystal Wilkinson, left, and Bill Glasgow of the Salvation Army watch as Sonya Hunt and Sandra Raymont of Pince Centre Mall start to load the new wooden school bus with school supplies for needy children.

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All fair at the fairTh e sun was out, the weather fi ne for the

must part but for a vagrant lightning and thunder storm as Prince George enjoyed the B.C. Northern Exhibition.

But the enjoyment didn’t get out of hand ac-cording to Prince George media liaison, Cpl. Craig Douglass.

“We had people in the evening assigned specifi cally to the fair, but it doesn’t seem anything of signifi cance happened,” Douglass said. “Th e rest of the city was busy Saturday, but the fair was okay.”

SEEKING SUSPECTPolice were called to a house on Ruggles at

about 2:30 a.m. Aug. 11 to respond to an as-sault, but found out, en route, the assault took place about 25 minutes earlier at Rainbow Park.

Th e scene was located and searched by a police dog, but the suspect was not located.

Th e 19-year-old victim suff ered a cut to her head, likely caused by an edged weapon.

She was taken to the hospital, treated then released.

Police are looking for assistance in this in-vestigation. If you have any information about this serious Criminal off ence or the persons responsible, please contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously con-tact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-8477.

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Th e offi cial opening of the Universal Boardwalk at the Ancient Forest near Dome Creek took place on Sunday, Aug. 4, and members of the Caledonia Ram-blers Hiking Club out of Prince George were busy until the last minute putting on the fi nishing touches.

Th e new boardwalk enables visitors using wheelchairs and others with physical or mental challenges to see parts of the lower section of the Ancient Forest.

“Th is Universal Boardwalk welcomes everyone who wishes to see a portion of this unique inland temperate rainforest,” said Nowell Senior of the Caledonia Ramblers Hiking Club.

“Sunday’s opening of the Universal Boardwalk was a great success with about 500 visitors. Some of the visitors came with mobility challenges, but were able to access the forest like everyone else because the site is now fully accessible.”

Th e boardwalk, which is made of western red cedar, is 1,600 feet long and took four summers to build.

“We began in May 2010 and ended on August 2, with the last of the signs being installed in readiness for the offi cial open-ing,” said Senior.

“Over these four years, 193 volunteers, mostly Ramblers club members, but also some non-members, helped with the construction of the boardwalk and made a signifi cant contribution of volunteer labour.”

Senior said that soon aft er the Ancient Forest trail opened in 2006, it was obvious to him that the trail was not accessible to those with mobility challenges.

“I worked in the special needs commu-nity and I was there-fore more sensitive to the need to make the Ancient Forest fully ac-cessible,” he said.

“Several people sug-gested the idea of a wheelchair access into this rare and increas-ingly popular area over the last few years. However, the terrain of the present Ancient Forest Trail loop makes wheelchair access im-possible. Th e proposed Universal Boardwalk route has a very gradual and manageable slope that makes it possible as a wheelchair route. I have a particular inter-est in this project as my work involves children and adults with physical and mental challenges. I would like these people to have the same opportunity as every-one else to go into and experience this unique forest. Th e term ‘Uni-

versal Boardwalk’ ap-propriately describes inclusive access – for those with or without certain challenges or limitations.”

Th e boardwalk begins at the east end of the Ancient Forest parking area and runs due east for 500 metres. It follows the existing Ancient Forest Trail for 200 metres, then a further 300 metres along the Driscoll Trail, termi-nating at a platform beside a beautiful mountain stream.

Funding for the Universal Board-walk in the form of grants, donations and in-kind contribu-tions (not including volunteer labour) came from over 50 sources.

Th e Ancient Forest is part of a globally unique inland wet-temperate rainforest. Th e age of some of the older trees is approximately 1,000 years old, but possibly much older. Some of the biggest trees measure 46.5 feet around and are 16 feet in di-ameter. Th ere are also many trees with 10 to 13 feet in diameter.

Th e trail head to the Ancient Forest Interpretive Trail is located on the south side of Highway 16, 6.6 km west of the Slim Creek rest area. Th e trailhead parking

lot is in an abandoned gravel quarry.

“Th e trail off ers several options ranging from the ‘out and back’ 20-minute walk on the board-walk; the 30-minute Big Tree Loop; the waterfall, Tree Beard Loop, which takes about 60 minutes, or the entire Ancient Forest Loop, which takes approximately 90 minutes,” said Senior.

“Visitors may also explore a portion of the Driscoll Trail which extends beyond the east end of the Universal Boardwalk for a total of 15 kilometres.”

Since the opening of the

Ancient Forest Interpretive Trail in 2006, the site has become in-creasingly popular amongst locals and tourists alike, and in 2012, there were 12,000 visitors to the Ancient Forest Trail.

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In celebration of the city’s 100th anniversary and the hosting of the 2015 Canada Winter Games, the City of Prince George is redesigning the Civic Plaza to engage the citizens of Prince George and visitors alike in exploration of the city’s origins at the confluence of two major riv-ers.

The re-created landmark venue will incor-porate artistic, historical, living and natural elements. The public is invited to learn about the project on Tuesday August 20 from noon to 2 p.m. and again from 5 to 7 p.m. in Rooms 201-202-203 at the Prince George Civic Centre. Design consultants will be on hand to provide information and to answer questions.

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It was a rather spectacular lightning storm early Sunday morning, waking up most Prince George residents with its brilliant flashes and ground-rattling thunder.

While it might have provided a wee-hours light show for most of city, it provided a lot of work for the Prince George Fire Centre crews.

They responded to 37 new wildfires over the weekend, after multiple lightning systems moved through southern areas of the fire cen-tre.

Crews were working on a cluster of fires south of Highway 16, between Prince George and Vanderhoof. The largest of these fires was estimated at approximately 10 hectares in size. None of the new fires in the Prince George Fire Centre are threatening any structures at this time, and most of the fires remained small. The largest of the new fires is burning in a remote area about 40 kilometres south of McBride and is estimated at approximately 15 hectares in size.

Over the weekend, recreation site patrols found several abandoned campfires south of Prince George. Unattended campfires can flare-up and start wildfires. With unprevent-able lightning caused fires keeping crews busy, person caused fires are especially concerning as they are always preventable and can divert resources. Campfires must be attended at all times. The best way to extinguish a fire is to add water and stir until all ashes are cold to the touch.

The Peta Mountain fire is still the largest fire in the Prince George Fire Centre.

The fire is burning about 20 kilometres north of the north shore of Fraser Lake and is esti-mated at 250 hectares in size. Eighty-five peo-ple are working on the fire supported by one piece of heavy machinery and two helicopters. The fire is approximately 30 percent contained.

Despite some localized precipitation over the past few days, the fire danger rating in south-ern and western areas of the fire centre remains high to extreme. More lightning is forecasted and is expected to keep crews busy.

The numerous phone reports received from the public over the weekend allowed the Wild-fire Management Branch to respond to the fires quickly and efficiently, and we thank everyone who took the time to notify us of fire starts.

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Teresa MALLAM/Free PressBelly dancers, who got the crowd into the fun, were part of the stellar line-up of performers at the BCNE.

In celebration of the city’s 100th anniversary and the hosting of the 2015 Canada Winter Games, the City of Prince George is redesigning the Civic Plaza to engage the citizens of Prince George and visitors alike in exploration of the city’s origins at the confluence of two major riv-ers.

The re-created landmark venue will incor-porate artistic, historical, living and natural elements. The public is invited to learn about the project on Tuesday August 20 from noon to 2 p.m. and again from 5 to 7 p.m. in Rooms 201-202-203 at the Prince George Civic Centre. Design consultants will be on hand to provide information and to answer questions.

Project display boards will be available for viewing daily in the lower area of the Prince George Civic Centre from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. until August 23.

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It was a rather spectacular lightning storm early Sunday morning, waking up most Prince George residents with its brilliant flashes and ground-rattling thunder.

While it might have provided a wee-hours light show for most of city, it provided a lot of work for the Prince George Fire Centre crews.

They responded to 37 new wildfires over the weekend, after multiple lightning systems moved through southern areas of the fire cen-tre.

Crews were working on a cluster of fires south of Highway 16, between Prince George and Vanderhoof. The largest of these fires was estimated at approximately 10 hectares in size. None of the new fires in the Prince George Fire Centre are threatening any structures at this time, and most of the fires remained small. The largest of the new fires is burning in a remote area about 40 kilometres south of McBride and is estimated at approximately 15 hectares in size.

Over the weekend, recreation site patrols found several abandoned campfires south of Prince George. Unattended campfires can flare-up and start wildfires. With unprevent-able lightning caused fires keeping crews busy, person caused fires are especially concerning as they are always preventable and can divert resources. Campfires must be attended at all times. The best way to extinguish a fire is to add water and stir until all ashes are cold to the touch.

The Peta Mountain fire is still the largest fire in the Prince George Fire Centre.

The fire is burning about 20 kilometres north of the north shore of Fraser Lake and is esti-mated at 250 hectares in size. Eighty-five peo-ple are working on the fire supported by one piece of heavy machinery and two helicopters. The fire is approximately 30 percent contained.

Despite some localized precipitation over the past few days, the fire danger rating in south-ern and western areas of the fire centre remains high to extreme. More lightning is forecasted and is expected to keep crews busy.

The numerous phone reports received from the public over the weekend allowed the Wild-fire Management Branch to respond to the fires quickly and efficiently, and we thank everyone who took the time to notify us of fire starts.

To report a wildfire, or unattended campfire, call *5555 on your cellular phone or toll-free at 1-800 663-5555.

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Our cartoon on Page 14 notwith-standing, the beef industry isn’t going away soon.

With all the talk about lique-fi ed natural gas, new mines, the soft wood lumber rebound, and the fact Prince George is a city, we tend to forget that agriculture is a key part of our economy as well. It may not be as sexy as hugging a logger or as high-paying as … well, just about anything, but it is part of our economy.

Th e British Columbia Northern Exhibition put on another great show on the weekend and while we snarf down mini-donuts, throw them up on the Zipper, marvel at the AC/DC tribute band, and then quack uproariously at the duck race, we tend to forget that the fair is, fi rst and foremost, an agricultural fair.

It is a celebration of our agricul-tural roots and the role agriculture still plays in our economy.

Maybe it’s because I grew up on a ranch and still work it that I tend to defend agricul-ture a little more vocifer-ously.

One of the booths I stopped at the on weekend was that belonging to Kawano Farms.

I didn’t know they existed until I ran into them at the fair … and they’ve been around for a long time.

Kawano Farms is Prince George’s only fully licensed meat-packing and processing facility and sources the pork and beef they use to pre-pare chops, steaks, mince, sausages, bacon, hams and jerky from farms and ranches in the region. Th ey also process specialty meats like bison, lamb and goat.

“Th rough $7,625 in Buy Local funding, Kawano Farms is reach-ing out to British Columbians in the Fraser-Fort George area to experience and enjoy local meats,” states a press release issued this week. “Th e company has developed a new website and brochure that summarizes the family-run abattoir’s 30-plus years’ experi-ence in serving their customers, their commitment to high-quali-ty products, and to safe and sustainable operating practices.”

Yes, it was a coincidence that I talked to them on the weekend and the announcement was made shortly thereaft er. I’m sure it was designed that way to maximize the impact of the Buy Local funding for Kawano Farms.

When I lived in the Cariboo, the lack of a local meat-processing facility was, and still is, a huge issue there.

It’s good to see that there is one here. One of the interesting things about the operation is that they

also make compost out of the animal waste that is left over aft er processing. It’s a great addition to the operation and also deals, in an environmentally benefi cial way, with the by-product of meat processing.

“Th e Noullett Family and all the staff at Kawano Farms are pleased to be a part of the Buy Local Program,” said Kawano Farms co-owner Mike Noullett. “We are excited about bringing high-quality local products to the people of B.C. It is programs like this that drive local economies and provide access to local producers and processors.”

Well said, now all we have to do is support local products.

Kawano Farmsa hidden agricultural gem

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Teresa MALLAM/Free PressIsobel Hofferd, 3, shows off her cat face at the BCNE on Sunday.

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I had a restless sleep Sunday, interrupted by the crack of thunder and lightning bolts.

So about 2 a.m. I turned on the telly hoping that I would nod off before too long. Not a chance.

Flipping between old movie and info com-mercial channels, I stopped on a show in prog-ress – an older couple, sitting and chatting, with what looked like a large plant growing out of their heads. It was an optical illusion.

Th e plant was actually part of the “homey” set behind them. What lay in front of them was a chance to pitch their plea to thousands of late night viewers.

Like me.At fi rst I didn’t recog-

nize him. I was too busy focusing on how I to could turn my wretched life around and end for-ever “the drought” of my personal relationships and my fi nances – Hey, how’d he know that?

Need a new car, a new house?To make that all happen for me, I am told I need

God’s special miracle mixture. I can order it for free – right now – by using the

toll free number on the sceen. Along with the miracle mixture I need a copy

of Peter Popoff ’s book: You Can Defeat Satan and Laugh All the Way to the Bank.

Now I remember who’s laughing. It all fl ooded back to me. Popoff is an infa-

mous American televangelist and self-proclaimed prophet and faith healer who, instead of holy water, found himself in a lot of hot water over the years. He was exposed as a “fake healer” reportedly for using hidden listening devices and a plant (his wife) to fi nd out information about his audience members. Th ere were apparently also some people in the audience seated in wheelchairs who could walk before they were “healed” by Mr. Popoff through “divine” intervention.

So imagine my surprise to see Mr. Popoff , now 67, still out there, still getting TV time and it would seem still attracting a wide following. Th is is someone who is preaching how not to be bank-rupt – aft er going bankrupt with his get rich quick schemes.

I don’t have a private lifeline to God like the one Popoff claims he has. But while God may work in mysterious ways, I doubt He does it with the help of a special miracle mixture that comes in a seed package. I seem to recall from my Sunday school days that God helps those who help themselves – and I don’t think the Scriptures meant that as help themselves to other people’s money. No matter what the translation.

Aft er Popoff ’s wife Elizabeth reads a handful of letters from faithful viewers with testimonials

about how millions of dollars fell into their laps or their debts were cancelled aft er listening to the evangelist’s words of inspiration, he smiles and looks right into the camera.

“Th e drought is over,” he says, his voice smooth as silk. “God knows where the money’s at.”

I can overlook the obvious – that’s not good grammar. But do we have to be omnipotent to know where the money is? I think we know. Does this message really come from a higher place? I don’t know, but it seems I am not the only one who is upset with Popoff ’s loft y, holier-than-thou claims.

And now I know where the loud thunder and lighting bolts came from the other night. Even the heavenly angels can only stand so much.

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About eight years ago I was between teaching contracts, so I decided to work for a few months as a labourer on a railway track maintenance and repair crew in the Williams Lake and 100 Mile House area.

I learned how heavy a railway tie is, and how heavy the tools are that are needed to repair track failures. I also learned some-thing else that I had previously been unaware of: just how com-mon train derailments are. In that brief period I had been called to maybe half a dozen repair jobs and one serious derailment that was something of an emergency. I heard about a man who had been killed in Williams Lake a few years earlier because a derailment had caused a railway car to fall on top of him. When-ever a train went by, the entire crew stood well back.

I thought about how many derailments and deadly accidents and potential accidents there must have been in the entire country, given the number of towns and cities that had grown up around railway lines in Canada—places like 100 Mile House, Williams Lake, Quesnel, Prince George and Prince Rupert.

What brings all of this to mind, of course, is the recent disaster in Lac Megantic, Quebec. Although this was technically not a case of track failure (it was a runaway train, that probably failed to negotiate a curve or piece of track because of its excessive speed), it is a reminder of the omnipresent risk posed by the transportation of large amounts of fl ammable materials through populated areas.

We must ask: have recent changes in policy or technology con-tributed to this disaster? Should recent increases in the amount of oil and fuel being transported on Canada’s railways have

prompted a revision of rail transportation and safety policy? Fact: Th e Harper government cut the safety budget for rail-

roads from $36.9 million to $33.8 million -- even though the rail transport of oil has increased by 28,000 % since 2009.

To me, this looks like the government’s fi scal left hand was not coordinating with its energy-obsessed right hand. If it was understandably frustrated by the slowness of action in pipeline oil construction, and authorized this huge increase in rail oil transportation, then it should have revisited a 2007 report from the Canada Safety Council, which had raised the alarm about the dangers of allowing railways to regulate themselves, and which had called Canada’s railway network a “disaster waiting to happen.”

Aft er a Via Rail derailment in 2012 killed three engineers and injured dozens of passengers, the Transportation Safety Board also called for a major safety overhaul, but all the government would do is “recommend” the installation of audio and video recorders.

Both Conservative and Liberal governments share some of the blame for this disaster. Although I appreciate the general logic of moving away from heavy reliance on prescriptive rules and toward more economically effi cient “results-based” regulation and “self-regulation”, it is plainly evident that this approach did not automatically adjust safety standards to meet the added risk entailed by the huge recent increase in oil traffi c.

As I see it, the government should have increased the safety budget instead of cutting it by $3.1 million; and should have returned to Transport Canada the oversight of rail safety that the Liberals had removed in 1999.

Mark Crawford teaches political science at Athabasca Universi-ty. His website, BC Policy Perspectives, is at http://www.markcraw-ford.blogspot .com

You’ll have to get down to City Hall early on August 28 if you want to get a good parking spot.

Th at’s when the downtown paid parking debate will heat up

once again. Council has set that date, at 6 p.m., for the

committee of the whole meeting to revisit its plans to re-institute paid parking. It should be an interesting one.

A staff report will be presented at the meet-ing followed by presentations from the Down-town Business Improvement Area and the Prince George Chamber of Commerce.

It’s somewhat ironic that this council, more of a ‘pro-business’ council than most, has an-gered two of the largest business organizations in town. At least we can’t blame council for kowtowing to business to the business com-munity.

When councillors decided to delay the deci-sion to award the contract for paid parking, they made it clear they want to better under-stand exactly what the new equipment will do, particularly aft er several statements like ‘this isn’t your grandma’s parking meter’ were made. We assume the staff report will outline, in more detail, what the new system will actually look like.

Th e cost of the equipment is over $1 million, but staff said money to fund it can come from a debt reduction reserve fund, rather than as a loan.

Several councillors said they felt a loonie per hour was too high a charge.

Both the DBIA and Chamber of Commerce have stated that the return of pay parking will hurt businesses downtown. Th e DBIA has stated that a survey of their members discov-ered that business has increased 14 per cent since the abolition of pay parking.

It will, undoubtedly be an interesting and controversial meeting on Aug. 28.

As we said, get there early to get a good park-ing spot.

Park itat City Hall

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

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

Reporter DeLynda Pilon would like a chance to hear what you have to say. So every Friday at 11 a.m., she will be having a coffee break at Zoe’s Java House. She is hoping you will drop by to chat. Or just stop in and introduce yourself.

I forgot how exciting it can be to drive a car.

I’m not talking about the guttural purr of a well-tuned engine, nor the rush of adrenaline when you coax a perfect drift out of your car, nor even the scream of brakes as you leave three city blocks of rubber in your wake, the perfect ‘see ya, wouldn’t wanna be ya’ farewell to some minor adversary.

No. I am talking about those early

days of driving when people snickered at your bondo-buggy express as you coughed and sputtered by, when you dared not leave your house without your booster cables, when you stopped at the gas station to throw fi ve in the tank and fi ll her up - with oil.

I have had my share of ‘interesting’ cars over the years, but I have to admit in the last decade, decade and a half, I have become spoiled and soft .

I haven’t owned a set of booster cables in a

long time. I haven’t had to check the oil every time I

stopped for gas.I haven’t kept a can of gunk in the trunk in

case the tire (which was continu-ously rubbing on the wall that encased it) suddenly wore a hole through - again.

I don’t think I ever re-ally forgot about all those, errr, adventures. I think I repressed those memories. Otherwise why would I have got rid of my perfectly stable and dependable Magnum, making a deal that had me driving a ‘93 POS for the interim until I could acquire an old Dodge Ram truck that’s loveable but, as the saying goes,

passes everything except a gas station?I drove that POS over to see my brother,

Rolly, who is sharing shop space at Major Muffl ers downtown, just the other day. Th at was a good morning, a pay-day morning, and I rolled right up to the side door where Rolly and Daryl were sitting, a big goofy grin on my

face as that car percolated away. Rolly: What are you driving?He looked appalled. He reached out to

touch the side of the car then quickly drew his hand away as though he might be poi-soned by the very aura of the thing.

Me: It does kind of sound like I’m trying to make popcorn, doesn’t it?

Rolly: It’s... not... supposed to. Daryl: (Eying the oddly placed rubber-

looking lateral bands by the window) Looks like it belongs to Mad Max.

OK, comparing it to a post-apocolyptic vehicle might have been taking it a bit far, don’t you think??

Th en he muttered something about setting up spike strips at the head of his alley. I think the idea was to get the car over the spikes, dis-appearing it into the gloomy alley and never letting it back out into the light of day again.

Hmmmm.Aft er a few minutes, car coughing, mutter-

ing and popping, Rolly told me it was time to leave.

Rolly: We don’t want anyone thinking we’re working on this thing.

A look of horror crossed Daryl’s face, but he was too polite to say anything. So I threw my head up and looked down my nose at my smart-alecky brother, tossing my head in the air as I made that motor roar and slid out of there, pride barely intact.

I had to swallow that pride a few hours later when the car threw the timing chain and I had to call Rolly to come and rescue me.

Me: (Watching him twitch wires and poke and mutter while under my hood) Just like old times, ‘eh Rolly? Geez, you’ve been rescu-ing me for about 40 years now.

Rolly: (Casting me a dark look) Th is car is hooped. I have a van I can get you into right away.

So now I’m driving the van. It’s been sit-ting awhile, so it has a few glitches to work through, but it’s 100 times better than that car. Th ough there was one thing about that car, though. It did make me feel like a really young woman all over again.

But you know what? Some things about being really young really sucked. Like zits, minimum wage jobs - and driving a POS because it was all you could aff ord.

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So this is what it’s like to drive a ‘real’ vehicle

Minor-league teams, big league namesSome of them are very straight-

forward.Th e Pawtucket Red Sox are the

Triple-A farm team of the Boston Red Sox. Th e Gwinnett Braves are the Triple-A farm team of the

Atlanta Braves.

And the India-napolis Indians are the Triple-A farm team of the . . . Pitts-burgh Pirates?

OK, some things don’t make sense, and the names and af-fi liations of minor-league baseball teams rank right up there.

By my count, only 11 of the 90 teams at Triple-A, Double-A and full-season A ball have the same nicknames as their parent Major League teams, and that’s count-

ing the Memphis Redbirds (a St. Louis Cardinals farm team) and the Reading Fightin’ Phils (Phila-delphia Phillies). Atlanta stands alone as the only Major League team which has all three of its top minor-league squads having the same nickname.

I have done columns in the past on some of the nicknames minor-league hockey teams come up with, but baseball doesn’t have to take a back seat to anyone.

Some of the names may be recognizable to people who don’t know that much about baseball, notably the Toledo Mud Hens.

Th e Mud Hens, for those who may have forgotten or never saw M*A*S*H, were the hometown team of Cpl. Max Klinger, played by Jamie Farr. And yes, Farr was in fact from Toledo and apparently was a big baseball fan and pushed for the Mud Hens to be referred to. A mud hen, by the way, is the same bird some people might know as a rial or a coot. Th e team, according to its website, took on the nick-name in 1896 and has kept it pretty

much since.Playing in the same International

League (which, by the way, is all teams from the U.S.) as the Mud Hens are the Lehigh Valley Iron-Pigs. I was pretty sure the name came from the steel industry in Pennsylvania, which is where the Lehigh Valley is, and (for a change) I was right. Turns out the name just reverses ‘pig iron’, one of the main elements in the making of steel.

Not too many teams can say they got their name from an animated TV series, but the Pacifi c Coast league’s Albuquerque Isotopes did. In an episode of Th e Simpsons, the Springfi eld Isotopes threatened to move to Albuquerque. When the Calgary Cannons did in fact move to New Mexico in 2003, the team named itself the Isotopes. New Mexico is the site of a number of scientifi c facilities dealing with nuclear technology, so the name does make sense.

Once you get past the Triple-A leagues, the names start to get a bit weirder, and it was tough only picking one from each league. For

the Eastern League, I couldn’t resist the Richmond (Virginia) Flying Squirrels. About all I can say here is that the name was chosen, as happens so oft en these days, by a name-the-team contest. Con-sidering the other fi nalists in-cluded Rock Hoppers, Rhinos and Flatheads, I can see where Flying Squirrels got some support.

Heading down to the Southern League, we fi nd the Pensacola (Florida) Blue Wahoos. Now, I knew Wahoos was an unoffi cial name for the University of Virginia sports teams, but I couldn’t see the connection with Pensacola. Well, it was another fan-based choice, and it turns out a wahoo is a fi sh, which does make sense in Florida. Pensacola is also home to the Blue Angels fl ying squad, which is one of the reasons Blue was added to the name.

Heading out to Texas and the Texas League, we fi nd ourselves staring at the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (and yes, only four of the eight teams in the Texas League are actually from Texas). Th ree guesses

where the name came from. Yes, another fan contest, with Natu-rals (partly based on the Robert Redford fi lm Th e Natural) beating Th under Chickens by six per cent.

Moving down to the full-season A teams, we’ll start in the South At-lantic League, and a name that isn’t strange, except when you’re talking about a baseball team: Ashevile (North Carolina) Tourists. My fi rst thought when I saw that name was the team played all its games on the road, but that didn’t make sense. Turns out the current team uses the same nickname as a minor-league team in Asheville from 1915 to 1971, which was originally known as the Mountaineers, but was re-ferred to (for some reason) by local sportswriters as the Tourists.

Our fi nal stop is in the Midwest League, where the farm team for the Toronto Blue Jays is the Lan-sing (Michigan) Lugnuts. I couldn’t fi nd anything offi cial on how the team got the nickname, but being based in Michigan, a major player in the auto industry, I’m willing to bet that’s where it comes from.

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Assumptions that the mind is nothing but chemicals and electrical currents in the brain continue to do damage.

Wrong medications are oft en prescribed on the basis that all psychological problems and diffi culties in adjustment can be traced to a chemical imbalance in the brain.

Ageism makes the situation worse as powerful anti-psychotics have been pre-scribed to the elderly over minor concerns or even just crankiness and quirks of character.

Th e July 19, 2013 Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) summarizes research that gives rise to hope. In an article titled “Preventing Cognitive Decline in Healthy Older Adults,” medical inves-tigators refer to promising studies that cognitive training, or mental exercise, can improve memory over a number of years, or, in some cases, even aft er a few weeks.

“Th ere is some evidence that specifi c cognitive exercises can sharpen memory and have an incremental benefi t in pre-venting decline,” the researchers writing in the CMAJ observe.

At this point more studies are required to determine if crossword puzzles and Sudoku, the study of foreign or classi-cal languages, or a return to math mostly forgotten since high school or university, would be the most eff ective in improving

memory and arresting cognitive decline. By contrast, “there is no consistent evi-

dence of benefi t from any pharmacologic agent in preventing cognitive decline in healthy older adults,” the researchers say.

Th e reductionist-materialist philosophy behind much of modern psychiatry has led to the excessive prescribing of psychoactive medications to students and to the elderly. Th e determinist bias of our society and the view that cognitive decline among older people is inevitable and irreversible make it unlikely the public and authorities will change their minds about this state of af-fairs in the near future.

In a related area, the great increase in the number of disorders in the American Psychiatric Association’s new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM-5, approved last May, means a corresponding rise in the number of psychological conditions for which drugs can be prescribed. Dr. Allen Frances, the editor of the previous edition, DSM-IV, has denounced the trend toward “tremendous diagnostic infl a-tion and much higher rates of mental disorders than ever before -- and many more people getting medication, which in many cases is not useful and may be harmful

(“Mental Health: Th e Fight over a New Edition of Psychiatry’s ‘Bible’ Reveals a Field out of Balance: Addicted to Dealing Drugs and Deluded about Its Grasp of the Mind,” by Ian Brown, Globe and Mail, July 9, 2011).

Anti-psychotics have been used off -label on kids who act up and on irritable elderly in nursing homes, Dr. Frances says in the Globe and Mail article. Th ey have side-eff ects. Zyprexa, or olanzapine, has caused mentally ill people to develop diabetes, ac-cording to Dr. John Gueriguian as quoted in a March 8, 2008 New York Times article.

Another powerful anti-psychotic, Risper-dal, also known as risperidone, has side ef-fects in the elderly like tardive dyskinesia, a serious movement disorder; and neurolep-tic malignant syndrome, which can cause paralysis and gross motor seizures, accord-ing to the 2011 Globe and Mail article.

Th ese are just some of the outcomes of uncritically following philosophies that reduce the mind to mere chemistry.

An offi ce of advocates for elders has been helpful in addressing concerns about over-medication of the elderly in some jurisdictions.

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Vancouver Bye-Land? Don’t count on itGoodbye Vancouver Island!Th ere is a movement on

Vancouver Island to become a separate province. Aside from the constitutional problems and other complexities, s bit of a case can be made. With a population of about three quarters of a million people,

it has more people than six other prov-inces and ter-ritories. Com-pared to the prov-ince of Prince

Edward Island, its population is massive.

While the idea has garnered some interest and publicity, it is extremely unlikely that it will go anywhere. In fact it is not a new idea as it has been advocated to take Vancouver Island out of Canada completely and form an independent republic.

According to the website of the republic advocates, they would be better off than being part of Cana-da. Th e republic promoters would convert the legislature building to a world-class casino. Th at would create a kind of a Monte Carlo on

the Pacifi c. Th ey would use the current ferry system to link to Washington State and B.C. Once they were in their own territorial water, the on-board casinos would be open. Th at would develop a ferry system without the need of a government subsidy. Perhaps the current government should have the British Columbia Lottery Corporation study the idea.

If Vancouver Islanders were suc-cessful in their bid to be a sepa-rate province, think of the doors which would open. For starters, Northern British Columbia and Northern Ontario would want to be separate provinces as well. Th e resource wealth they would have would make them two of the wealthiest provinces. Forestry, petroleum, mineral and a thriving tourist industry would fund an admirable lifestyle. Some arrange-ment would have to be made to continue to fi nancially support the remaining southern portion of those provinces so they would not languish in intolerable poverty.

For the province of Northern British Columbia, the choice for a new capital should be Fort St. James or Fort Fraser. Th ey are two of the fi rst settlements of the white fur traders and the birthplaces of a new economy. First Nations would have some comments and reservations but there would be some advantages for them as well. Northern British Columbia would

be wealthy and able to provide more and better services to all citizens of the new province. Th e proportion of First Nations voters would increase dramatically and give them much more political clout. Giving them a larger voice may help resolve many of the present confl icts and create a fairer provincial community.

Th en again, the larger urban areas may also demand provincial status as well. Th ere is a heck of a lot more people in the Greater

Vancouver area then there is on Vancouver Island. Th e Greater To-ronto area has a population greater than some countries so it may well be a province all on its own. It could just go on and on. Aft er all, our neighbours the United States of America has fi ft y states plus a number of territories, so why shouldn’t Canada?

Th ere are some mean-spirited people who suggest the whole idea is an NDP plot. Th ey hold a vast majority of legislative seats on

Vancouver Island and there is no doubt they would be the dominant political force. It was also sug-gested that may be the only way the NDP will get to govern again. Despite those nasty thoughts from some, it is doubtful we will ever see the idea as part of their politi-cal agenda.

Still, it’s nice to know that there are some original and creative thinkers out there even if their ideas are a little crazy and impos-sible.

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Teresa MALLAM/Free PressBrooklyn Donavan, 5, rides in the beginner Gymkhana class Sunday at the BCNE.


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Family Fun Day, Aug. 24, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Railway and Forestry Museum.

Nechako Flea 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.

SundayFree yoga in the

park, Sundays, 10-11 a.m., Fort George Park bandshell. All levels welcome.

Nechako Flea Market, Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd.

A Butler’s Market, Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave.

MondayTai Chi, Mondays, 1:30

p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.

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

Northern Twister Square Dance Club

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

TuesdayBridge, Tuesdays, 1

p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.

Spruce Capital Toastmasters meet Tuesdays, 7:25 p.m., 102-1566 7th Ave. Information: Tom 250-562-3402.

Sweet Adelines women’s four-part chorus meets Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Studio 2880. New members welcome. Information: Kathy 250-563-5170.

Hospital retirees meeting, first Tuesday of the month, 9 a.m., Prince George Golf Club. Information 250-563-7497 or 250-563-2885.

WednesdayBingo, Wednesdays,

1-3 p.m., Spruce Capital Senior Recreation Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.

Whist, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Senior Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St.

Hart Toastmasters, Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Information: harttoastmasters.ca

CNC Retirees meet fourth Wednesday, 9 a.m., D’Lanos. Information: Lois 250-563-6928.

Army Cadet Rangers free youth program, meets Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Connaught Youth Centre. Information: Sondra 250-963-9462 or Andrew 250-981-8270.

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DayBreakers Toastmasters meets Thursday, 7-8 a.m., UHNBC Conference Room 1. Information: Heather 250-649-9591.

BC Civil Liberties Union meets second Thursday of the month, 6 p.m., 1575 Fifth Ave.

Plaza 400 Toastmaster Club meets Thursday, noon, Aleza room, fourth floor, Plaza 400 building, 1011 4th Ave. Information: 6252.toastmastersclubs.org/ or 250-564-5191.

Prince George Toastmasters meet Thursdays, 7:15 p.m., AiMHi, 950 Kerry St. Information: pgtoastmasters.com, Joyce 250-964-0961.

Old Time Fiddlers jam, Thursday, 7-10 p.m. Elder Citizens Rec Centre, 1692 10th Ave.

ECRA Forever Young Chorus meet Thursdays, 12:45 p.m., ECRA, 1692 10th Ave.

Prince George Grassroots Cribbage Club registration, 6:30 p.m. play 6:45 p.m., Thursdays, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Information: Gerda 250-564-8561.Support Groups

Singles and friends, social group of people of all ages and diverse backgrounds, meets Wednesdays, 7 p.m., A&W on 20th Avenue.

Wednesday Tops (take off pounds sensibly) noon, AiMHi, 950 Kerry St. Information: 250-960-3959, 778-416-0908.

Learning Circle Literacy Program works with adult learners and families on literacy, numeracy and computing skills. Information: 250-564-3568 ext. 228, or [email protected].

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Power Play, for children from newborns to five years old, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Tuesdays, 1:30-3:30 p.m., South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle Ave. Information: 250-614-9449.

NorthBreast Passage Dragon Boat Society meets first Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., Chronic Disease Management Room, UHNBC. Information: Anita 250-563-2949 or Betty 250-962-7985.

Royal Purple meets meets second and fourth Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Information: Dianne 250-596-0125 or Jeanette 250-563-9362.

Wednesday evening Tops (take off pounds sensibly), Spruceland Baptist Church, 1901 Ogilvie St. Information: Leona 250-962-8802.

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Genealogical Society meets the third Tuesday of the month, St. Giles Presbyterian Church, 1500 Edmonton St.

Prince George Stroke Survivors Group meets Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Elder Citizens Recreation Association, 1692 10th Ave. Information: Julia 250-563-3819, Roland 250-562-1747.

La Leche League breast feeding support group meets the second Thursday of every month 7 p.m., 176 Aitken Cres. Information: Tammy 250-612-0085.

PGRH retirees breakfast, first Tuesday of the month, Prince George Golf and Curling Club. Information: 250-563-2885.

Prince George ATV Club meets third Tuesday of month, 7 p.m. Carmel Restaurant meeting room. Information: George 250-964-7907.

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

Children’s choir, Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Hartland Baptist Church. Information: 778-415-5000.

Parents Together, a mutual/self-help support group for parents of teens, meets Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Intersect (basement entrance). Information: Carmen 250-562-6639.

Tuesday night Tops (take off pounds sensibly) 6:15-7:15 p.m. weigh in, 7:30-8:30 meeting. Everyone welcome. Information: Marvene 250-962-8001 or 250-612-2031.

DivorceCare, a support group for persons going through a separation or divorce. To find out if this group is for you, call 250-564-6213. Group meets at Artspace, Room 202, Sundays at 5 p.m. Call about childcare.

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At fi rst glance, they look like toy rocking horses.

Cute and cuddly. Visitors to the 4-H building Sunday at the BCNE were almost immedi-ately drawn to a pen in which horse groom Leah Foxcroft sits in the hay, surrounded by four miniature horses. Th ey’re all vying for her attention. As the Free Press photographer moves in for a closer shot, Foxcroft gets an impromptu nuzzle on the cheek from six-week-old Phoenix.

Helen Slump and her hus-band Perry own HP Stables. Th ey love animals and have more than a mere menagerie.

Th eir rural acreage in the Buckhorn area south of Prince George is home to miniature cows, donkeys, zebu, sheep and horses along with several regular-sized critters such as alpaca, llamas, chickens, tur-keys, pigs and riding horses.

“All of the animals run free – except the stallions – so they are used to each other and they all get along,” said Slump.

She acquired her fi rst pint-sized horse in 2000. Since then Slump has been breeding and raising double registered miniature horses. She also belongs to a local equine club that off ers helpful advice and a chance to share notes with other miniature horse enthu-siasts.

Miniature horses are not for

riding, she points out, but they make excellent pets. Th ey can pull things like small sleds and they provide lots of fun, frolic and entertainment for their owners.

“Basically they are herding animals, so it’s better if they are raised with another minia-ture horse or two,” says Slump.

“Th ey like to play together, and they really love to do jumping – as long as their owner or handlers are running alongside them.”

Properly cared for, minia-ture horses can live for a long lifetime.

“Th ey can live to be 20 to 30 years – or much more – depending on things like how well they are cared for and their general health. Some of

them can live a very long time, just like some humans can,” says Slump.

Costs to buy, raise and care for miniature horses are generally much less than their full-sized counterparts.

“Each horse needs about 50 bales of hay a year at a total cost of about $200. Th en there is veterinarian bills and farrier costs,” Slump says.

“I think the reason mine are so calm and placid is because I handle them from a very early age and they become used to people. Th ey are very aff ec-tionate and they love to be groomed.”

Th ere are rules, though.“We don’t allow nipping or

kicking, they learn that from a young age.”

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Teresa MALLAM/Free PressGroom Leah Foxcroft shares a quiet moment with HP Stables’ miniature horses Phoenix, left, who is six weeks old, and Prinsis, who is 13.

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I have fond memo-ries of my time and travels in India and my visit Tuesday to Barbeque Nation, a new Indo-Canadian cuisine restaurant on Central Street, re-minded me of all that is good and delicious about Indian food.

Metz and I arrived at 11:30 a.m. to fi nd the buff et ready with traditional delicacies like butter chicken, hari bhari sabji (caulifl ower, carrots, potatoes), shai pancer (cream, tomatoes, spices), aloo pakora, beef and chili, naan bread and rice with sides of yogurts and salad.

I found everything very tasty and cooked to perfection. My favourite dish was the butter chicken which had the perfect amount of “heat” for my taste and taste-buds. Th e yogurt dishes were refreshing on a hot day and good

contrast for hot and spicy food. Th e cost of the lunch buff et is

$13.99. A dinner buff et, which adds more and diff erent dishes, is $16.99. Th ere is also a wide variety of both Western fare and Indian selections on lunch and dinner menus. (Th ey also serve a full breakfast.)

Entries include calamari or fi sh pakora made with chickpea batter, shrimp pakora marinated in yogurt, ginger, garlic and Indian spices and vegetable or beef samosas, chicken or lamb kebabs. House specialties include lamb rogan josh cooked in chef ’s own sauce, beef curry and gluten-free beef korma made with cream sauce, nuts and raisins.

Th ere are several vegetarian choices and dishes such as channa masala (Punjabi style steamed chickpeas) malai koft a, homemade Indian fresh cream cheese and mixed vegetable balls) and karahi paneer, fresh cheese cubes in curry sauce. Th e menu also off ers traditional Indian breads, yo-

gurt, beverages and desserts such as kheer (rice pudding).A good place to meet friends for lunch. Th e restaurant has a

clean, slick and modern cafe style, red and black interior decor with splashes of orange. For more formal dining, there is a room with attractive ceiling lighting, red vinyl chairs and black tables. Th ere is also a welcoming outdoor patio with tables, chairs and water features.

Quoting that famous line ”I will have what she is having” is what I should have said when we ordered our meal at Barbeque Nation.

Unlike Mallam, who had previously introduced her taste buds to Indian cuisine, I have not. Instead I panicked and then I said it … I will have the cheeseburger please.

I can’t believe I was too afraid to try something diff erent. My mother was right, how could I be a critic if I can’t try anything new? Watching Mallam fi ll her plate from the Indian buff et, my good old cheeseburger arrived.

Although it was a good burger, I kept looking at Mallam’s plate wondering what everything tasted like. Th e food looked very ap-pealing and there were several dishes to choose from. First I started to sample a few things off Mallam’s plate and found myself really enjoying what I was eating.

Deserting my old faithful cheeseburger I went up to the buff et and tried a few more dishes. Everything I tried was very good.

Perhaps I have been missing out on this exotic cuisine my whole life because I have been too afraid to try some-thing new. For all those people like me who have not had the courage to step away from their usual comfort food, Barbeque Nation is a for-sure place to try it.

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Barbeque Nation: Indo-Canadian Cuisine is a family-run restaurant with three managers: Preeti Sachdeva, her sister Kirti Saini and Saini’s husband Zorawar. They opened the doors to Barbeque Nation in Prince George on June 16. They also own a restaurant in Blue River.

“We have noticed that Indo-Canadian families who come in and have kids who were born here, they want Canadian food and their parents usu-ally have Indian food. We make the food mild, medium and hot depending on what people want. Even if they’re not Indo-Canadian, a lot of people in Canada like Indian food especially butter chicken and samosas,” said Sachdeva.

There are four talented chefs in the kitchen.“Our chefs are from India, they have been cooking in Canada for the past

four or fi ve years so they know the spices that Canadians like in their food. In India we don’t eat pork and beef as much, we use lamb and chicken, but there are a lot of vegetarians so they know.”

By next week, the restaurant expects to have its liquor licence, she said. Besides the choice of dine-in and take-out food, the restaurant also has a large downstairs banquet hall and an upstairs area that accommodates big-ger groups such as wedding parties. There are special discounts for groups and an app to download which enhances the dining experience, displaying menus, food photos, a comment wall and offering savings on meals.

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It was smaller, one day shorter and it had less space to work with but organizers are proud of this year’s BCNE, said longtime board member and interim manager Della Bondarchuk. She stepped in to fi ll a job vacancy left by Angela Cunningham, who resigned in June.

Despite its changes and challenges, the fair went forward and was well-attended, Bondarchuk said.

“We are very proud, once again, of our fair. Th e number of fairgoers was down slightly from 2011 when we had about 38,000 come through the gates. Th is year we estimate about 35,000 came through, so down a little. And we think that was prob-ably because it was so hot. In 2012 it was our centennial year so the numbers – as we expected – were higher.”

A four-day fair continues to be the most viable, she said.

“Th e biggest block [for a fi ve-day fair] was that the midway operated by West Coast Amusements is in southern B.C. just before it comes to us. So they can’t get set up here in time for Wednesday night – the day we wanted to open the fair. We tried it for three years and it didn’t work, so we had to get back to a four-day fair.”

And while the BCNE may have literally lost some ground this year, vendors and per-formers still gave positive feedback, she says.

“Th ere were fewer vendors this year – we had 80 – due to the Kin 1 construction [for the 2015 Canada Winter Games] which narrowed our outdoor space. We didn’t have space for stages, so all the acts had to be on one stage. Even though the numbers were down, some vendors still said they did great. Some didn’t feel they did as well as other years and new vendors had nothing to com-pare it with. Overall, though, the feedback from vendors was very positive.”

People did miss out on rodeo events this year.

“Th ere were huge cuts to gaming grants to all non-profi ts. Th is is the third time in four years they’ve cut our funding. We had the equestrian club horses putting on the show

as we do every year, that’s a separate thing. In the future, we are hoping to have a regional rodeo division as opposed to going to a na-tional competition which is very expensive to put on.

Th e biggest hit of the BCNE as voted on by children?

Hands – or hooves and webbed feet down – the pig and duck races won.

“Th e pigs and ducks were defi nitely the fa-vourite thing at the BCNE for children. And their second favourite was a sprinkler we put in at the volunteer fi refi ghter’s event to off set the heat. So that’s something that we could expand on next time. Maybe we could have a cool water park-type feature.”

Prices of the fair are – fair, says Bonder-chuk, considering there have been no major price hikes in midway or entry in recent

years. “Entry prices remain the same from last

year,” she said. “Th e one increase was the midway. Armband prices rose from $35 at the fair, $30 in advance to $40 at the fair – but if you bought in advance it was $32.50. So that’s only up a couple of dollars and they haven’t raised the midway rates for years. Th is year the higher price was basically to cover the higher fuel costs in bringing all the heavy equipment up here.”

With another successful fair behind them, it is back to the draw-ing board in prepara-tion for their fi rst meeting in

September to discuss the 2014 BCNE.“We are proud of this year’s fair,” said

Bonderchuk. “It’s a huge thing, people come from far and wide for the fair. It started out 100 years ago as a grassroots fair and it still is a grassroots fair. I am just blown away by people’s commitment to the fair, they want its success – for the next 100 years. I am so thankful for the volunteers, sponsors (busi-ness and corporations), youth groups and in-dividuals who gave their time and resources. It shows it really is the people’s fair.”

Th e inaugural North 400 ride, from Jasper to Prince George, goes today, August 16.

Six cyclists will complete their biggest cycling challenge yet. In a fully supported event, these riders will leave Jasper at 4 a.m. and arrive in Prince George ap-proximately 11 p.m. at Veteran’s Plaza at city hall. A welcome event will be held at city hall at 9 p.m. in anticipation of their arrival.

Why? Because they can – physically … mentally ... and to help kids who are battling cancer.

Come out to celebrate each cyclist as they all ride almost 400 kilo-meters in less than 24 hours.

Th e event is spon-sored by Cycle Logic, Accelerated Sport and Spine Physiotherapy, HoneyStinger, and ClearChoice Water. As well, the Prince George Cycling Club is lending volunteer help for the event.

For more information or to make a donation, please go to www.copsforcancerbc.ca /Tour de North/North400 or contact David Lee at Cycle Logic 250-614-7223 or Erin Reynolds at 250-614-6917.

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Th e action on the diamond is what the spectators pay for.

But away from Citizen Field, there are many stories to be told during the World Baseball Challenge.

Enter the Senior Activity Centre on Brunswick Street and you may see participants of the event. But they won’t be putting on a show for baseball fans. Volunteers have been serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to players each day.

Angie Fretter, catering man-ager at the centre, said they’ve been working with more than 100 volunteers. Each volun-teer is a member of the centre.

“Some of the seniors are trying to interact with (the players),” she says. “It’s hard with the language barriers.”

English is the fi rst language of only Canada and the U.S., so communication can be challenging. Cuba, Japan and Chinese Taipei have transla-tors.

Language may be the biggest barrier. Th e 10-day tournament is young and doesn’t end for a week. But Fretter doesn’t have any com-plaints with the participants so far. Th ey started serving meals for the players on Monday.

“So far it’s been pretty smooth. We’ve pleased them,” she says.

Serving meals for the event is no walk in the park. Fretter says

they normally cook for between 30 and 50 seniors.

With the baseball players?“Each day we’re doing probably

160 to 170 people,” she notes.World Baseball Challenge vol-

unteer Dan Gutwilliger, with the support of tournament co-chair Jim Swanson, worked from the

committee end of things to secure the centre as a meals provider. Th ey began discussing the idea in early spring, something that had to get a majority vote by the centre’s 11 directors before being given the green light.

Fretter says it’s been a learn-ing experience since many of the

seniors don’t work in the kitchen all of the time. She notes that they probably only have a few paid staff members at the centre.

Th e seniors and players get served at diff erent times. Th e participating baseball teams also have diff erent schedules, so not all fi ve squads are eating at once.

“It depends on when they’re playing ball,” Fretter says.

Th e World Baseball Challenge began on Tuesday evening with a battle between Canada and the U.S. Th e tournament features a total of 19 games at Citizen Field, concluding with the champion-ship game on Aug. 22 at 7 p.m.

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Th e Saturday, August 24 Taste the Market Chef Challenge invites local chefs to create a culinary delight from market produce and products.

It is an opportunity for chefs to familiarize themselves with what is being grown and raised at local farms and ranches, to meet those who bring those products to market, and to impress potential restaurant patrons with their culinary fl air.

“Connecting producers, chefs and consumers closes the food chain and increases awareness and appreciation for the work that goes into what’s on our plates,” says Jovanka Djord-jevich, an event organizer.

“It is also important for ev-eryone to play in their work and giving these chefs the opportu-nity to play ‘off -menu’ with the freshest ingredients available

allows them to re-connect with their passions for food,” she said. “Chefs are role models, so ensuring our local chefs are engaged in the local scene is important in setting a founda-tion for a healthy food system. Th e more they are out showcas-ing local products and their culinary at, the more engaged and invested everyone becomes in our local food chain.”

Chefs will be set up at both the George Street outdoor market and Year Round Market on Sixth Avenue. Ticket holders will be able to sample fi ve tastes of summer during the event and then vote for their favourite sample. Taste, use of market ingredients and presentation will be considered by voters as they make their decisions. Th e People’s Choice Honour will be presented at 12:15 p.m. in front

of the courthouse on George Street.

Th e Prince George Farmers’ Market is excited to see what local chefs will create with their ingredients and hopes that local produce and products show up on more restaurant and home menus in the future.

“It is a great way to celebrate our region and the season,” said Djordjevich.

Th e Taste the Market Chef Challenge takes place from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, August 24. Only 50 tickets will be sold for the event and these will be available on Saturday at Marlinspike Gardens and Too Hot Chili Peppers tents at the outdoor market on George Street and the October Farm booth in the Year Round Mar-ket at 1074 Sixth Ave. Tickets are $10 each.

On Saturday, August 17 Nove Voce Choral Society will be host-ing a large garage sale in the parking lot of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Th ere will be hundreds of items priced and ready to sell but the society is seek-ing additional dona-tions to raise money for their non-profi t association.

“Every home has items that are just tak-ing up space. Whether it’s games your kids have outgrown, dishes you just don’t use anymore or even older furniture that doesn’t match your new decor, we’ll take it off your hands,” says Carol Dean, president of the young women’s choir.

Nove Voce is com-prised of a dozen tal-ented women ranging from 16 to 30. Robin Norman is artistic director.

Th e choir recently travelled to Victoria where they worked with composer Stephen Hatfi eld and conductor Morna Edmundson.

Everyone is welcome to come out August 17 and check out the items for sale.

“We’ll have some great deals and the members of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church have told us they’ll be joining us in the parking lot with a hot dog sale,” said Dean.

Residents of Prince George can enjoy hearing Nove Voce’s award winning talent at their up-coming concert this fall, Songs of War and Peace, featuring war-time favourites and other Remem-brance Day classics. Th e concert takes place Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Prince George Playhouse.

To donate your used items and arrange for drop-off of items for Nove Voce’s garage sale, phone Rachel Huston at 250-960-1065.

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Th e IDL Knights have returned to West-ern Canadian Midget (18U) AA Baseball Championships.

While the name is the same, the makeup of the team is a lot diff erent than the 2012 squad which fell short with a 1-3 record.

Only four of 15 players from last year’s team are back in uniform: Tre Potskin, Mark Mosure, Cole Waldie and Nicholas Potskin. Th ey’re carrying 14 of their own players to this year’s Western tournament, as well as a few pick-ups, two from Duncan and one from Vancouver.

Like a year ago, the Knights headed east for the competition. Th is year’s event is unfolding in Swift Current, Sask. Th e 2012 tournament took place in Morden, Man.

“We’re back to the basics here today, it’s just fi elding and hitting,” Knights coach Marcel Belanger said during a practice on Monday evening. “We expect the calibre to be higher for what we’re going to see. I don’t think the pitching will be that more drastic than we’re used to in the (Prince George) men’s league, so there should be no surprises.”

Th e Knights are representing B.C., with four other teams in the tournament: the host Swift Current Indians, Brandon Knights (Manitoba), Lloydminster Twins

(Saskatchewan) and Bonnyville Braves (Alberta).

Th e Knights are trying to improve on their result from last year. Th ey’ll carry an underdog role, a position they had no problem with at provincials.

A year ago, the Knights were an expe-rienced bunch and did as expected when they won the B.C. championship as hosts at Citizen Field. Th ey rose to provincial glory this year in Duncan as a visiting team with lower expectations. In the B.C. champion-ship fi nal on Aug. 4, the Knights defeated the host Duncan Nationals 13-3.

To reach the provincial fi nal, the Knights upset the top-seeded Ladner Red Sox 18-11 in the semifi nal round.

“Basically it was a total team eff ort. Th e players picked up the pitching, the kids were positive,” Belanger said. “Nobody got down on each other. Th ere were games where we fell behind, but they kept the positive spirit and played for each other so that was pretty impressive.”

Th e Knights were scheduled to travel to Swift Current on Th ursday. Th ey open their schedule today at 3 p.m. against Lloyd-minster. Th e Knights will play twice on Saturday, 9 a.m. against Swift Current and 3 p.m. against Brandon, before rounding out their round robin schedule on Sunday at 9 a.m. against Bonnyville. Th e top two teams will meet in the championship fi nal on Sunday at 3 p.m.


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Brett CULLEN/Special to Free PressThe 2013 World Baseball Challenge gets underway as USA-NWAAC leadoff hitter Roeman Fields stands in the batters box against Team Canada starter Skylar Janisse on Tuesday evening at Citizen Field. The U.S. squad defeated the host Canadians 13-6, a game played in front of an announced crowd of 1,272 specta-tors. The 10-day event runs until Aug. 22. Check the Free Press online and worldbaseball.ca for updates.

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Bryan MacLean is entering his third sea-son guiding the Cariboo Cougars.

Yet the weekend marked his fi rst time attending the BC Major Midget League (BCMML) hockey team’s summer evalua-tion camp.

Th e 2011 camp unfolded before MacLean relocated from his home in Nova Scotia to Prince George to begin teaching at St. Mary’s Catholic School. He was back in the Maritime province on vacation during last year’s camp.

With a higher role on the team, MacLean knows his presence at the camp was neces-sary this summer. Aft er two seasons as an assistant to head coach Trevor Sprague, Ma-cLean is taking on the lead position behind the bench. Sprague moved into the general manager position in the spring, which opened the door for MacLean.

MacLean, who was offi cially named the Cougars’ head coach in May, enjoyed what he saw at his fi rst August evaluation camp in Prince George. Th e main sessions ran from Friday to Sunday at the Coliseum.

“I think it went fairly smoothly. It was a busy weekend, but it’s good to have that many kids come out and have interest,” he

said, “so we really appreciated having that many kids show interest in our hockey team.”

MacLean noted that 87 players registered for the camp. Th ey released a list of 45 play-ers who survived the fi rst round of cuts. Th e remaining 45 have received invites to the Cariboo team’s next camp Aug. 30 to Sept. 1. Th e team is working towards a fi nal 20-man roster for the 2013-14 BCMML season.

MacLean expressed his gratitude for the players who didn’t advance, as well as those who stand a good chance of making the next jump to the junior level.

“Everyone has a contribution to the process and it makes our job hard which is good for us.”

Cariboo alumni helped run the weekend sessions including Josh Connolly (Kam-loops Blazers), Jake LeBrun (Prince George Spruce Kings), Seb Lloyd (from Westside Warriors to Division 1 Harvard this coming season), Ryan Forbes (Nanaimo Clippers) and Stephen Penner (Nanaimo Clippers).

Th e list of 45 includes returning play-ers Liam Blackburn, Donovan Law, Lien Miller-Jeannotte, Riley Pettit, Tyler Povelof-skie, Bryan Allbee, Scott Cullen and Kenny Nordstrom. Goalie Jeremy Matte, who played back-up to Nathan Warren in the 2012-13 season, is also

back with the team.Th e list includes players who may not

return depending on the outcome of junior tryouts.

Prince George talent formed the bulk of the players who attended the camp. But with the league’s largest geographical draw

zone, the Cariboo squad drew players from throughout northern B.C. and Whitehorse, Yukon.

“I’m going to relax for the next two weeks before it gets ramped up, but once it gets go-ing, we look like we’re going to have another competitive squad,” MacLean said.

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Th e Prince George LTN Contract-ing Knights nearly had the mercy rule end their baseball season.

Th ey were losing 10-2 against the Vancouver Minor Yankees in the semifi nal round of the 2013 BC Minor Baseball Association Peewee AAA provincial championships on Sunday aft ernoon. It was the fi ft h in-ning. But they survived it, and went into the following inning determined.

Having plated nine straight batters, the Knights took an 11-10 lead in the sixth. But the Yankees recorded four runs in the bottom of the sixth and picked up the victory over the Knights. It marked the Yankees’ last win of the weekend, as they were dominated in the tournament fi nal at Spruce City Stadium, losing 24-3 to the Cloverdale Spurs in Sunday aft ernoon’s fi nal.

Although hosts of the 10-team weekend tournament, the Knights may not have been favourites going into the event. But they advanced to the playoff round on a tiebreak and raised eyebrows with their comeback eff ort against the Yankees in the semfi nals.

With a 1-2 record aft er three games, the Knights were in danger of missing the playoff round. But in need-ing a win in their last round robin game, they couldn’t have asked for a better opponent. Th e Nanaimo Pirates car-ried a 2-1 record into their game on Saturday aft ernoon. Th e winner would fi nish second in Pool A behind Clover-dale (4-0), and advance

to the semfi nals.Th e Knights booked their ticket

to the playoff s in dramatic fashion, requiring an extra inning to edge Nanaimo 8-7. Th e Yankees won Pool B with a 4-0 record, while the Ab-botsford Angels took the second seed in the group at 3-1.

In the other semifi nal, another extra-inning contest, Cloverdale defeated Abbotsford 8-5.

Th e four-day Peewee AAA pro-vincial championships began last Th ursday. Th e Knights opened their schedule with a 5-3 triumph over the Victoria Red Eagles. Sandwiched between the Knights’ round-robin victories were losses against Clo-verdale (11-8) and the Aldergrove Dodgers (12-5).

Other teams entered were the Chilliwack Cougars, Rutland Rockies and White Rock Tritons.

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Alistair McINNIS/Free PressWhite forward Brogan O’Brien, left, skates the puck around Black defender Jared Stevens during a scrimmage at the Cariboo Cougars’ summer evaluation camp on Sunday at the Coliseum.


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Th e UNBC athletics department has landed its replacement for long-time women’s basketball head coach Loralyn Murdoch.

Now serving the athletic director role, Murdoch played a leading role in the Timberwolves’ hiring of Sergey Shchepotkin. Th e move was announced earlier this week.

Shchepotkin resides in Olds, Alta. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, including 15 years as a professional player in Russia and Leba-non.

“I played for the CKSA, Central Sports Army Club, in Moscow, Russia,” Shchepotkin stated in a press release. “Th e CKSA is one of the most high-profi le clubs in Russia, and is well-known in Europe. I then played in Lebanon, I played there for eight years but stayed to work as a coach and manager for a sports club.”

Shchepotkin’s pro-fessional experience includes coaching in a women’s professional league in Russia and club teams in Leba-non. He’s coached four WNBA players, 24 national team players (Russia, Lebanon, Croatia and Australia), eight European champions, two Asian Club champions, and one bronze medalist from the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008).

Shchepotkin has also worked alongside former Canadian women’s national team head coach Alison McNeill.

“Sergey will bring a European fl avour to UNBC women’s basketball,” Murdoch said in the release. “His experience coaching at the premier level in Russia is very exciting and to have a coach as qualifi ed and passionate about the game is going to be great motivation for the players. When you have a candidate that comes highly recommended from our current U19 national team head coach, as well as our former senior women’s national team coach - I think the future is very bright.”

Shchepotkin moved with his wife and two children from Russia to Vancouver in 2006. Th ey stayed there until 2011, when he got the coach-ing job at Olds College. He’s looking forward to returning to B.C.

“All my thoughts for the upcoming season are surrounding what our game plan is going to be,” he stated. “Our plan is to show at least the same result as last year but trying to do a bit more. I am really very happy and very excited. I just thought today that UNBC is a very young CIS team but the team’s winning tradition is very large.”

Th e Timberwolves begin their second season as a probationary member of the CIS (Canadian In-teruniversity Sport) the weekend of Nov. 1 and 2 with away games against the Manitoba Bisons and Winnipeg Wesmen. Th ey’ll return the following weekend for their home opener, Nov. 8 against the Th ompson Rivers University WolfPack.

Shchepotkin is aiming to arrive in Prince George by Sept. 1.

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Alex Forsberg looked at the alternatives and realized that Prince George is not such a bad place aft er all.

Forsberg made a costly mistake when he quit on the Cougars during the Christmas break in the 2012-13 season. It was a blunder and a selfi sh choice, a move that hurt Forsberg’s career path;

and one that arguably may have cost the Cats a playoff spot. An old cliché win-win did not apply in this situation; this was the classic case of “lose-lose”.

Th e 2010 WHL’s number-one overall bantam draft pick gambled by sitting at home in Saskatchewan requesting a trade. He wanted to follow in the footsteps of his older

brother, Jesse, who was granted his wish in Au-gust (2012). Despite being the Cougars captain, Jesse Forsberg was dealt to the Seattle Th un-derbirds for forward Colin Jacobs. (Seattle also received a fi ft h and a seventh-round draft pick in the transaction).

For once, the Cougars did not capitulate to a Forsberg demand. Th e January 10 WHL trade deadline passed, yet Alex remained property of the Cougars. Running out of options, Alex chose to play near his home, albeit in a league well below his skill level. He joined the Humboldt Broncos of the SJHL and quickly discovered the scouts were not paying attention.

Forsberg received a dose of reality when his stock and reputation took a nosedive as he was not selected in the June 2013 NHL Draft . Yes, the player that only three years earlier was the top ranked prospect as a 14-year-old in Western Canada, did not receive any attention from an NHL team. Th at is astonishing, something that rarely happens.

With his ego bruised, Alex decided to give P.G. another look. He was intrigued that the Cougars hired Mark Holik behind the bench. Could this possibly be a “fresh start”? Although he never said it publicly, it was apparent that Forsberg was not a fl ag-waving fan of previous coach Dean Clark.

Th e Cougars open training camp in one week, and yes, Alex is returning to the team. No, there won’t be any red carpet, steak and lobster or limo awaiting his arrival. Cats GM Dallas Th ompson admits it will be awkward, for at least the fi rst several minutes, when Forsberg has to reacquaint himself to the teammates he turned his back on. At best, this will be a wait-and-see approach.

Th ompson admits, “Th ere’s no hard feelings

here. Alex is a great player. He wants to get his career going and we think he can help us.”

Th e Cougars made a stand by holding their ground. In the past, disgruntled Cougar players who asked for a trade received their wish. Perhaps Th ompson and the Cougars are sending a new message in that the inmates will not be running the asylum.

Second chances, and sometimes even third ones, have become commonplace. Th ere’s no need for either side to hold a grudge. Ideally, Forsberg plays well, makes his teammates and the hockey club better and an NHL team notices the turn-around.

Alex has talent; there is no mistaking that, but now that he is 18, does he have the maturity and leadership abilities to go along with that skill?

Maybe he received bad advice in the past but this move is about the future. We do not know if this reunion will work, but as the old adage states, “the grass isn’t always greener on the other side”.

Prince George is a city that consists of residents that relish and appreciate hard work and an hon-est everyday eff ort. If Alex Forsberg can deliver on that, he will be welcomed back with open arms.

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Jason Dufner got some surprised looks from the PGA Championship gallery when he grabbed his wife by the rear end in celebration. Asked what the move was called he replied “Th e Tiger Cup”.

Comedy writer Derek Wilken of Calgary

Th e NFL preseason is underway. Completely meaningless games in August. Making the whole country honorary Cubs fans.

Contributor Janice Hough of Palo Alto, Califor-nia (www.left coastsportsbabe.com)

A massive sinkhole opened up at Ste-Catherines and Guy Streets in downtown Montreal. Th e hole goes so far down, witnesses say, that gawkers could even see the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East.

Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times (seattle-times.nwsource.com/html/sidlinechatter)

And in case you missed it: Roberto Luongo’s tires were stolen off his SUV

on the driveway of his Florida home. No, Tim Th omas isn’t a suspect since he has never pumped Roberto’s tires.

Hartley Miller is the sports director for radio stations 94X and the Wolf@97fm. He also writes for HQ Prince George (http://hqprincegeorge com). Send along a quote, note, or anecdote to [email protected].

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the books, with another week of action still to come.Anybody who has followed this event since the fi rst of its kind in 2009 knows

that this is the fi rst August edition of the WBC in Prince George. Th e 2009 and 2011 events unfolded in July.

Th ere is one obvious advantage to having this event begin in the middle of August. Th e days are shorter and temperatures generally cooler than July. Cool-er? I’m not kidding. Summer temperatures generally reach their peak in late July and early August, before the temperature drops start becoming noticeable.

Complaining about the heat? Wait until late August. It starts cooling off so

much by the end of month that you may be whining about having to wear a spring jacket.

Hard to imagine at this point, right? I never thought of myself as one to com-plain about the heat, but this summer in Prince George has been unseasonably hot.

What do cooler temperatures mean for the World Baseball Challenge? For one thing, it’s less likely organizers will be worrying about losing fans to the lake. While 2009 was a weaker fi eld than 2011, you can’t honestly say holding the 10-day tournament during a heat wave in late July didn’t aff ect turnout. Th ere’s no doubt they lost fans to the lake and campgrounds.

Another benefi t of hosting the event in August is the timing, closer to the start of the 2013-14 school year. July tends to be a little more of a vacation month than August. World Baseball Challenge organizers will try to take ad-vantage of families returning, students returning, and residents returning.

Furthermore, having Canada battle the U.S. in the opener was a terrifi c way to start this tournament. We’ve had some epic battles with our neighbours to the south, and the games have been well-documented. Th ey’re our closest rivals, and also a top baseball nation.

Th ere are so many diff erent facets of a tournament like this. Earlier this week, before Tuesday evening’s opening pitch, here are a few things I was looking forward to:

Play-by-PlayAlmost exactly a year ago, I volunteered as a play-by-play announcer for

webcasts of the 2012 Baseball Canada Senior Championship.Th e experience of working at the national tournament was memorable, and

I decided to return to call games. Th is will be diff erent, and I expect to be more challenged in pronouncing names.

Th e World Baseball Challenge is an international competition with foreign names. While naming the Canadians and Americans isn’t as challenging, the two Asian squads (Japan and Chinese Taipei) and Cuba have names that don’t roll off the tongue as easily. I’ll defi nitely be looking to my colour commentators and stadium announcer to help me out.

Prince George ImpactSeveral local players are on the Team Canada roster. How much of an impact

they make by tournament’s end remains to be seen, but it’s nice to see Prince George represented.

Putting together the most competitive Canadian team, while still having a Prince George presence, is a challenge. Th e Prince George Westcana Electric Axemen struggled during the fi rst WBC of its kind in the city in 2009.

Th ere are more Prince George players this time around than 2011, something made possible because of the national program’s schedule this time of year. Th e 2013 Baseball Canada Senior Championship is coming up, and Western Major Baseball League playoff s were wrapping up this week.

More ParityBaseball fans would’ve entered this tournament expecting more parity. Five of the top six ranked nations are represented at Citizen Field, and the

loss of the lowly Bahamas actually strengthened the fi eld.Th e Bahamians were a fan-friendly, likeable bunch of players. But they

weren’t competitive against the top teams in the 2009 and 2011 tournaments. While I wasn’t expecting all of the games to be close, I fi gured we wouldn’t see teams get blown away as badly as the Bahamas did on a few occasions.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERSNotice is Hereby Given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of Llewellyn Ernest Edwards aka Llew Ernest Edwards aka Lyn Ernest Edwards formerly of 588 Harper Street, Prince George, BC V2M 2W5, Deceased are hereby required to send the particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o Neil Edwards, 588 Harper Street, Prince George, B C V2M 2W5 on or before September 9th, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received.Neil Edwards,Executor.

ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 676

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ANSWER TO PUZZLE NO. 412

2635 SQ.FT. LOG HOUSE ON STUART LAKE5.7 ACRES 230’ LAKE FRONT5 bedrooms - 3 bathroom, open fl oor plan with new laminate fl ooring in living

FORT ST JAMES4544 SOWCHEA RD

$398,000

room, dining, kitchen & bathroom. 6 appliances, new metal roof.Stuart Lake is 60km long. Excellent Rainbow, Trout & Ling Cod fi shing. 3 blks to elementary school. 10 min. to town

CALL: ED SCHWARTZIN 250-692-0007CEL: 250-996-1071

Merchandise for Sale

Heavy Duty Machinery

A-STEEL SHIPPING DRYSTORAGE CONTAINERS

Used 20’40’45’53 in stock.SPECIAL

44’ x 40’ Container Shopw/steel trusses $13,800!

Sets up in one day!40’ Containers under $2500!

Call Toll Free AlsoJD 544 & 644 wheel loaders

JD 892D LC ExcavatorPh. 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB

www.rtccontainer.com

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STEEL BUILDING Sizzling summer savings event! 20x22 $4,188. 25x24 $4,598. 30x36 $6,876. 32x44$8,700. 40x52 $12,990. 47x70 $17,100. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422.www.pioneersteel.ca

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Real Estate

For Sale By Owner

PARK MODELWestwind RV &

Golf ResortYuma - Arizona

2006 Dutch Park home with a full length sundeck plus shed at end of con-crete driveway. This is a move-in ready unit with all expected contents. See Westwind Resort on your computer, site 759 Gardenia. Prime location and set-up. $64,500 US.

(604)824-7489

Mobile Homes & Parks

FACTORY DIRECT Whole-sale CSA Certifi ed Modular Homes, Manufactured/Mobile Homes and Park Model Homes, We ship throughout Western Canada visit us on-line at www.hbmodular.com or 1-877-976-3737

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentJUBILEE Apt’s

One 2 bedroom Adult orien-tated, close to downtown &

bus route. N/S, N/P. Parking. Call: (250) 562-7172

Houses For Sale

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Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

Midtowne

To Rent Call:250-561-1447

• 1 & 2 bedroom apartments available

• Close to hospital & downtown

• Rent includes heat, hot water• Elevator to undercover

parking • Fridge, stove, quality carpets,

drapes • Laundry on each fl oor • No pets

HARDWOOD MANOR 1575 Queensway

Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm Suites Heat/hot water included

Adult Oriented/Students welcomeIncentives for long-term students

Call (250)561-1446

SUMMIT APTS2666 Upland Street

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

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

250-564-3162

Commercial/Industrial

Space available for rentFor all your rental needs

Call 562-8343 or 562-RENT

Majestic Management(1981) Ltd.

• OFFICE

• COMMERCIAL

• RETAIL

Duplex / 4 PlexDuplex 3 bdrm 1.5 bath full basement & garage $950 + utilities. Serious inquiries only 250-962-6368

Offi ce/Retail900 sq ft 533 Dominion St. Retail/Offi ce space $900/mo neg + gst. Heat & Ph. not incl. Ph:Anna 563-1289 or Danillo 563-2738

Transportation

Cars - Domestic

2005 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP V8 303HP Auto/Tap shift,black,fully loaded,

112,000km, $9900 Call 250-563-0518.

Transportation

Cars - Sports & Imports

Pop-Up Roof, Stove, Sink,Fridge. Once in a lifetime buy!

Sale $14,900

1993 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN CAMPER

STK#76401

DL#

312

21

Recreational/Sale1999 Damon Challenger Class A Motorhome, Ford V10, 33’, one slide, 92,000 km, new tires, brakes & batteries, $24,900 obo. (250)365-7152 Castlegar

Scrap Car Removal

FREE SCRAP CARREMOVAL

within 15 kmP & R

250-963-3435Email: prfl [email protected]

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Transportation

Trucks & Vans

2006 Dodge DakotaNavy blue, club cab, towing package with FWD. Alpine integrated speakers. Auto-

matic windows, mirrors, and locks. AC, V8, 77,500 kms,

in excellent condition. Asking $10,000.00

250-564-3194

Wrecker/Used Parts

USED TIRESCars & Trucks

$25 & upMost Sizes Available

15270 Hwy 97 South250.963.3435

Boats16’ Fiberglass Peterborough boat & trailer. Johnson 50 HP motor, VRO oil injected. Comes with removable towbar & access. $2200 250-564-3194

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Transportation

Boats

2003 Four Winns Fish & Ski

Freedom 180 F/S, fully serviced 4.3L

VOLVO PENTA engine, removable side windows for

more fi shing room, tilt steering, removable seats

with interchanging seat posts, rear entry ladder, front control for rear leg trim, full

cover with anti pooling poles, electric motor off bow

for fi shing, custom matched trailer, Bimini top.

This is really a great boat!! $15,000 obo.

(250)354-7471 Nelson

For Sale: 1976 23’ Sangster Chinook Hard top fi bre glass Cruiser Merc. 351 Power, Alfa 1 Leg,new 9.9 HP Honda elec-tric start kicker. Marine radio, GPS, depth sounder, stereo, propane stove 12 volt & 110 volt fridge, 2 electric down rig-gers & much more. Sitting on Tandem axle trailer, all in ex-cellent working condition. Ask-ing $12,000 obo. Phone 250-962-7685 view @4168 Nordic Drive ask for John Kuharchuk.

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Primary and Respite Caregivers required (PRINCE GEORGE, BC)

If you have a passion and the desire to become a “professional” Caregiver working with 1 or 2 youth at risk in your own home; this may be the opportunity you’ve been looking for.

You will need:• From 1 or 2 bedrooms (depending on how many youth you

want in your home)• The ability to work as a team with professionals in the

community as well as other caregivers• A willingness to participate in training and educational

opportunities on an ongoing basis• A clear criminal record check• To complete the Home Study process

You will receive:• $1780 - $6000/month (dependent on experience and skills)• Youth support hours • Respite on a monthly basis• Ongoing 24/7 support and training

For further information on becoming a caregiver, please refer to our website www.axis.bc.ca under job opportunities. Email resume to [email protected] or fax to (250) 851-2977.

Welders – Fabricators – Machinist & Millwrights Required

Del-Tech currently has positions available for experienced Welders, Fabricators, Machinist and Millwrights.

General Skills & Qualifications Required:

Del-Tech Manufacturing Inc. 9703 Penn Road Prince George, BC V2N 5T6 Fax: (250) 562-9655 Email: [email protected]

QA/QC Manager Del-Tech Manufacturing Inc. is a primary manufacturer of Bio-Mass fuelled energy systems, located in Prince George, BC.The company is currently seeking a technically qualified person to fill the permanent position of QA/QC manager.The QA/QC Manager will be responsible for ensuring that the quality management system (QMS) is fully implemented in an organized and efficient manner. Duties and Responsibilities

compliance to codes, standards, regulations, equipment specific specifications, and QMS requirements.

for planning, fabrication, inspection, and documentation

including 3rd party sub suppliers.

construction, repair work, and alterations.Certification and Experience Requirements

writing, with all internal organization departments, suppliers, subcontractors, and regulatory authorities.

emphasis on accuracy and attention to detail.

regulatory authorities.

Must be familiar with:

and under pressure while maintaining a professional demeanour.

benefits package and promotes the opportunity for

Please submit resumes to The General Manager [email protected] Or fax to: 250-562-9655 | www.deltech.ca

Hub City Volkswagen1822 Queensway St. • Prince George, BC

250.564.7228 1.888.300.6013

www.hubcitymotors.comDL#5385 Das Auto

Hub City Volkswagen is currently seeking a

Service AdvisorWe are seeking a strong motivated individual who can soar with our service team of professionals. If you have the talent to join our team and hit our high standards for customer service and retention, sales objectives and professionalism, drop off or e-mail your resume. We realize that a compensation package needs to be very aggressive to continue to build our exceptional customer care team.

Service Advisor duties: Repair order utilization, CSI/CES management, service repair sales, customer follow-up.Special consideration will be given to those that possess previous automotive, parts or retail sales experience.

Attn: Craig MayerHub City Volkswagen,Prince George, BC V2L 1L8or E-mail: [email protected]

Fixed Operations ManagerFULL TIME

Prince George, BC BranchPOSITION SUMMARY:Ensures that the Parts Manager, Service Manager and Body Shop Manager run effi cient and profi table departments through productive staffi ng, customer retention, cost controls, achievement of objectives, and maintenance of all service and body shop records.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:Trains and motivates the Service Manager, Body Shop Manager and Parts Manager. Directs and monitors all management or supervisory personnel functions for the service, body shop and parts departments. Establishes and maintains good working relationships with customers. Monitors and controls the performance of the service, body shop and parts departments using appropriate reports, tracking systems and surveys. Must become familiar with and comply with the company’s Health & Safety Manual. Other duties may be assigned.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

essential;

• Heavy duty truck/equipment technical knowledge preferred;

• Post-secondary diploma in a related fi eld preferred;

• Five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent

combination of education and experience

SKILLS:• Strong leadership skills;• Excellent customer relations skills;• Profi cient in Microsoft Word and Excel;• Strong organizational skills;• Ability to communicate eff ectively, both verbally and in

writing;• Must be able to be creative and adaptive in a union shop

environment;• Strong business ethics with a professional approach at all

time;• Ability to read, analyze and interpret fi nancial reports.

The Inland Group is an industry-leading group of heavy truck & equipment dealerships in business since 1949 with 1,000 employees and 23 locations in North America. We off er competitive wages and an attractive benefi ts package. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. E-mail your resume to Rick Bruneski at [email protected] information available at http://inland-group.com/en-ca/about-us/job-opportunities/job-detail.aspx?jobID=100

Northern Toyota is actively recruiting for our new location currently under construction at the junction of Hwy 16 and Hwy 97. Northern Toyota’s new location will be a state of the art facility offering the very best in Product Quality and Customer Services as well as being a leading edge working environment for our employees.

We are offering employment opportunities for the following positions.

• Product Advisor/Salesperson• Fleet/Finance/Business Offi ce • Lot Attendant• Automotive Detailer• Tire/Lube/Automotive Technician/ apprentice

Experience not necessary, but may be considered an asset for specifi c positions.

Drop off or foward your resume to:[email protected]

Northern Toyota

2005 Redwood St.,Prince George, B.C., V2L 2N5250.564.7205

More than 400,000 students will enrol this year in at least one course at British Columbia’s 25 public post-secondary in-stitutions where they will attend one of the many campuses, satel-lite offices or learning centres.

“With barely a month to go before students head back to class, it’s a good time to remind British Columbians about the role that post- secondary education plays in all our lives,” said Advanced Educa-tion Minister Amrik Virk in a press release. “One of the biggest hurdles we face is pre-paring students to go where the jobs are - or will be in the future. B.C.’s post-secondary institutions are responding by using a nimble and flexible approach - matching their programming with the needs of B.C.’s labour force as it evolves with indus-try.”

Post-secondary education and train-ing are crucial and help ensure B.C.’s

citizens are ready to take on life’s challenges - both at school and in their careers. Labour market predictions show that more than three-quarters of all jobs in the future will require some post-secondary education and training. Skilled trades and technological services likely will be among the fastest-growing areas in the years ahead.

Focused investments in education over the last 12 years have helped build a world-class post-secondary system in British Columbia - one that is sustainable for the future, and meets learners’ and employers’ needs and expecta-tions.

Government’s role, and that of B.C.’s post-

secondary institutions, is integral in ensuring students are prepared to take on the challenge presented by an expected one million job open-ings, and that B.C. employers have access to a highly educated and motivated workforce.

In 2013-14, government is investing another $1.9 billion for operating grants - a 47 per cent increase since 2001. This is along with more than $460 million in capital investments over the next three years that will be used to main-tain, renew and expand post-secondary facili-ties so that students and staff continue to have access to high-quality learning and teaching facilities.

Post-secondary helpsprepare students for the workplace


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