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Robb Rydde / Special to The Northern ViewThe Prince Rupert Fire Department was called to battle a blaze on Summit Avenue at 12:29 p.m. on Sunday after fl ames were seen shooting out of one of the multiplex units. See Page A2 for more on this story.

Lax Kwalaams position

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BY SHAUN THOMASPORT EDWARD / The Northern View

The Chief of the Gitxaala Nation is calling for unity among Tsimshian nations as Lax Kwalaams seeks title to Lelu Island.

Chief Clifford White took issue with a statement released by the Lax Kwalaams Band that said it was regrettable that other Tsimshian communities chose to accept agreements with PNW both prior to full scientific evaluation of the proposed facility and in conflict with Lax Kwalaams rights and interests and those of up-river nations.

Port authority deems cruise season a success

BY SHAUN THOMASPRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The departure of the 264-passenger Le Boreal in the early morning hours of Sept. 23 marked the end of the 2015 cruise season in Prince Rupert, a season that included 10 vessels carrying more than 3,600 passengers to the North Coast.

Reflecting on the year in cruise, Prince Rupert Port Authority marketing manager Brian Friesen said it was a successful one on a number of fronts.

It was positive for a few reasons, but primarily with the number of passengers participating in shore excursions offered in Prince Rupert. Just over 70 per cent of passengers participated in a tour and I think that tour offering is one benefit Prince Rupert has, he said, noting feedback was

also positive from those who didnt join a tour.

I think passengers liked the character of the town and the friendliness of the people, and I know they liked walking around Prince Rupert and spending time in places like Cow Bay ... people had nothing but positive things to say about the nature and some of the wildlife.

However, Friesen noted that there is work to be done around providing information to

independent visitors, those who did not take tours, regarding where to go and where they can find things in town. It is something that Friesen said will be worked on throughout the fall with an advisory group that includes the port authority, the City of Prince Rupert, Tourism Prince Rupert, the Chamber of Commerce and tour operators.

As for next year, Friesen said the focus will be on continuing to attract smaller, high-end cruise lines similar to those that called on Prince Rupert this year.

A lot of passengers on those high-end lines are looking for unique experiences ... we feel like we have a bit of a niche there and will continue to target those lines, as well as having discussions with other lines in the Alaska cruise theatre, he said.

Were looking forward to another successful year in 2016.

I think passengers liked the I think passengers liked the character of the town and the character of the town and the

friendliness of the people.friendliness of the people.

- Brian Friesen- Brian Friesen

Kitkatla chief calls for Tsimshian unity

It is disappointing and It is disappointing and irresponsible ... to take an irresponsible ... to take an

adversarial position.adversarial position.

- Clifford White- Clifford White

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It is disappointing and irresponsible for Lax Kwalaams to take an adversarial position with other Tsimshian nations on the Petronas project, he said, noting Gitxaala is part of the Tsimshian Environmental Stewardship Society.

The Tsimshian communities need to work together to ensure projects in our shared territory are properly reviewed and delivered to the highest standards, now and into the future.

As for the project itself, White said the Gitxaala Nation is continuing to review plans for the terminal.

Our level of review for the Petronas project is no different than our review of the Northern Gateway Pipeline. Gitxaala Environmental Monitoring (GEM) is actively involved in theCanadian Environment Assessment Agency (CEAA) process to ensure proper due diligence for this project occurs. The potential economic benefits are second to the environmental values. The environment has always been, and will always be, our first priority, he said in a statement, alluding to the work the band is doing to stop the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline.

The Gitxaala First Nation continues to lead the Tsimshian people on Northern Gateway through continued legal action against the

federal governments approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline. We have led the fight on the coast against Northern Gateway. We have very clear views on the protection of our coastal environment and these are the same values Gitxaala carries in CEAAs review of Petronas LNG terminal at Lelu Island ... We will not move to final agreement with Petronas until all potential impacts on community health, LNG plant safety and the environment are addressed to our satisfaction.

The statement from the Gitxaala came two days after Lax Kwalaams filed its Notice of Civil Claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia seeking a declaration that the band holds Aboriginal title to the lands

and that the project cannot proceed without their approval.

British Columbia, Canada and the Port continue to assert jurisdiction and control over the subject lands. In asserting jurisdiction and control and in dealing with the subject lands, British Columbia, Canada and the Port have interfered with and continue to interfere with the Allied Tribes Aboriginal title to the subject lands, reads the filing, which lists the Prince Rupert Port Authority, the provincial and federal governments and Pacific NorthWest LNG as defendants.

The construction of the project would damage important fish habitat on and adjacent to Flora Bank, which would interfere with the plaintiff s fishing rights.


A residence on Summit Avenue was completely destroyed after a fire broke out early Sunday afternoon.

Upon arrival, the one building was fully engulfed in flames, explained Prince Rupert fire chief Dave McKenzie.

The one unit, including all of the personal belongings, is completely destroyed. I would estimate the damage at more than $200,000.

McKenzie said the fire was an accidental fire caused by the misuse of smoking material. There were three children and two adults in the residence at the time, but all were able to evacuate unharmed after the smoke detector went off.

McKenzie said it took firefighters three hours to extinguish the blaze, but personnel remained on scene until 8 a.m. Monday morning to monitor for flare ups and hotspots in adjacent buildings.

McKenzie notes that this is a reminder of the importance of having properly working and tested smoke detectors in your home.

The Northern View archivesLelu Island and Flora Bank are at the centre of an Aboriginal title claim.

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Residents had their chance to weigh in on what should be covered by environmental assessment of Aurora LNG on Wednesday night, with people packing the North Coast Convention Centre to learn more about the project.

The company, a joint venture between Nexen Energy and INPEX Gas British Columbia Ltd., is proposing to construct a liquefied natural gas export terminal on the tip of Digby Island. Plans call for the facility to process between 20 and 24 million tonnes of LNG per annum at full build out with a marine terminal capable of accommodating up to three LNG carriers. The company is planning to submit its environmental assessment application in the spring or summer of 2016, with construction beginning around 2020 and operations starting in 2024.

Aurora LNG has identified five pillars of the environmental assessment that will be studied and reported on. These include effects on the environment which includes

impacts to air, water and terrestrial resources on the economy, on human health, on archaeological and heritage resources and social impacts which include effects on visual quality, infrastructure, land use, marine use and community health.

While representatives from Aurora LNG were on hand to discuss the project and field questions, residents of Dodge Cove were outside the facility to raise awareness of their concerns with the proximity of the project to their small community.

Nexen-CNOOCs project is to build an LNG terminal site, with road and the workers camp adjacent

to our watershed. It may disturb our already delicate water supply and ancient muskeg wetland, as well as separate us from our treasured Lake Wahl, read a statement from the residents, which noted a confidential survey showed 96 per cent of Dodge Cove residents opposed the project.

Dodge Cove residents demand the B.C. Government adhere to the world class standards of the Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGITTO) siting standards [and] support the minimum 2.2 mile SIGITTO Hazard Zone free from LNG facilities and carriers a world class standard for tankers and terminals.

Shaun Thomas / The Northern ViewA rendering of the Aurora LNG facility proposed for Digby Island.

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Date set for all-candidate forumBY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

A date has been set for the federal all-candidates forum in Prince Rupert.

The forum will take place on Oct. 7 at the Lester Centre of the Arts beginning at 6:30 p.m. Organized by the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce, the forum will begin with questions posed by a panel of local media representatives followed by a moderated series of questions from the audience.

Residents will have their chance to cast their ballots for the next MP for the Skeena Bulkley Valley riding on Oct. 19. Those seeking election include NDP candidate Nathan Cullen, Conservative candidate Tyler Nesbitt, Liberal candidate Brad Layton, Christian Heritage Party candidate Don Spratt and Green Party candidate Jeannie Parnell.

Look for complete coverage of the forum online at www.thenorthernview.com.

Clockwise: Liberal candidate Brad Layton, Green Party candidate Jeannie Parnell, NDP candidate Nathan Cullen, Christian Heritage Party candidate Don Spratt and Conservative candidate Tyler Nesbitt.


Cullen: Aboriginal relations near crisis point

BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Skeena - Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen spoke scathingly of the provincial and federal governments last week, after a largely Tsimshian First Nations occupation movement had gathered on Lelu Island while ocean test drilling was in operation by Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNW).

The incumbent NDP candidate for the riding in the upcoming October federal election blasted the Conservative federal government, led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the B.C. Liberal provincial government, led by Premier Christy Clark, over the process of helping PNW pick a site for their LNG export terminal.

I dont know if its incompetence or ignorance, youd have to pick one, for the federal and provincial governments to issue licenses to companies to build large resource projects right in the very places that are most important to our economy and ecology, said Cullen while in Prince Rupert earlier in September.

We now believe that this is coming to a bit of a crisis point. We have the occupation on the island, we have building resistance across the Northwest that is galvanizing First Nations and

its certainly in [PNW]s best interest for the government to usher them to a new location and do it soon.

The MP mentioned that its not just the Lax Kwalaams who recognize the location as an ill-fitting place to build an export terminal, but First Nations from the coast to Alberta are uniting in opposition due to the importance of the wild salmon habitat that is located in the vicinity of the proposed LNG project.

I think it has unified First Nations right from here to Alberta because everybody understands the value of wild fish, said Cullen.

I think [PNW] got sold a bad bill of goods. I think the B.C. and federal governments came in and pointed them in one direction. If you had to pick one place on the whole North Coast that is more perilous to wild salmon, Im not sure you could find one.

United Fisherman and Allied Workers Union (UFAWU) northern representative Joy Thorkelson also weighed in on the contentious location, stating that before the environmental assessment process began for the terminal, the union had discussed with Petronas, a parent company of PNW, that the site wouldnt work based on the proximity to the salmon spawning region and the eelgrass environment.

We, certainly from the commercial fishing industry, told Petronas [that] they were never going to be able to build their plant there. The opposition would go all the way from the Babine [Lake] all the way down to coastal First Nations as well as the commercial fishing industry and the sports fishing industry, said Thorkelson.

I think theyre going to have to change locations ... Otherwise [PNW] is facing years of court battles, theyre facing occupation of the island, theyre facing resistance up and down the line

... This is the exact opposite of what a resource company wants when its trying to gain the social license that it needs ... Lets take the main conflict point away which is about threatening wild salmon stocks and do something much better, said Cullen, noting LNG can be done but must be done right.

Id be upset if I were the company, Id think about suing the governments for all the lost time and money theyve had to put into working on a site that was always going to be a problem.

BC Government / The Northern ViewPort Edward council had its own busy week down at UBCM, meeting with several government offi cials. From left, Transportation Minister Todd Stone, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Peter Fassbender, Mayor Dave MacDonald, Minister of Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman, Coun. Christine McKenzie, Coun. Grant Moore, Premier Christy Clark, Coun. Dan Franzen and Coun. James Brown.

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Its not often that, for a biker, a Harley Davidson would be a step down in the speed department, but thats just what it was for Chris Rose in 1998.

The born-and-raised Prince Rupert resident was a little more used to the smaller, speedy Japanese-manufactured bikes than the larger, slick, imposing luxury of a Harley when he made the switch.

When I first started riding bikes, I used to ride all night long or all day long, whenever I had a chance to ride ... so I rode a lot of Japanese bikes before [buying my first Harley] like Kawasakis, Yamahas, Suzukis, Hondas all of them street bikes, all very fast bikes, Chris said last week.

I [eventually] sold them and then finally when I had kids, me and my wife at the time thought getting a Harley would slow me down just a cruiser. So I did that.

Chris has been on two wheels almost as long as hes been walking on two legs. From mini bikes to driving around town less than legally as a 15-year-old to now owning one of the most beautiful, unique and prestigious custom Harley Davidson motorcycles in North America, Chris has always been attracted to the two-wheeled road beasts and is now president of the Prince Rupert-based Harley Riders.

Working at the Pulp Mill, I worked there for 16 years and Ive always been mechanically inclined. Ive always liked working on bikes and motors and stuff, he said.

In his early days in town, Chris graduated from Prince Rupert Secondary School before heading to Prince George for a number of weeks every year for four years to become a certified millwright at the College of New Caledonia.

With stints in Kamloops, working at a bike shop called Interior Motorcycles, and in Vancouver, Chris always found his way back to the North Coast city.

I always came back and found a good job, said the Rupertite.

Its safer here than in the big city. I just like the good, clean air. It doesnt take too long to get to work or home ... Ive just got a lot of friends here.

In 98, Chris graduated from the Hondas and Kawasakis to buy his first Harley at the shop in Smithers.

I bought it in Smithers and I rode it back. It took me about three times to get the price I was happy with for the bike I wanted, he said.

The bike was a Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide.So its kind of a Chopper-style with a longer front

wheel, extended forks with 21-inch wheels and a skinnier front wheel ... The Softail model was a big one back then you cant see the shocks in the back, its mounted

underneath in the frame, said Chris.The Rupertite has had a number of bikes, all of which

hes bought himself in the past and he currently has two Harleys a touring bike that hes fixed up and a custom 2.5-year-old build.

The custom bike has gained him notoriety in not only northern B.C., but in the United States at the 75th annual South Dakota Sturgis Motorcycle Rally one of the biggest bike rallies in North America, which drew 600,000 people last year.

Chris won second-place at the Rats Hole Custom Bike Show in Sturgis in 2014 with the bike, which was designed almost wholly by its rider.

The headlights the signal light has been made for this bike, I designed it ... Same with the paint job the paint was applied in Victoria and a guy out of Vancouver did the seat [mine] was his first or second leather seat that hes ever hand-tooled. Its all engraved, he said.

A lot of the other parts are from California that Ive ordered in, plus I had them make the signal light and the headlight ... the brass in front is all made for the bike. I started that fad, they actually manufacture those. Its quite popular in the custom world now he said.

Chris rides that bike daily and it has been featured in Canadian Biker Magazine and won numerous awards in the

Northwest.Hes even given a few riders their first go-around on a

motorcycle.Some of them are scared and most of them just love

it, they think its the greatest thing. Theyve never had that feeling before where youre turning. They get scared at first, but once you get used to the leaning and turning, they think its magnificent and its a great time, said Chris, whos also driven his kids Stephanie and Stephen, now grown, on his bikes. Stephen had his own dirt bike and used to ride up Mt. Hays and around the Terrace track with it.

Mostly, Chris likes the open air that hes able to feel while riding.

Youre out in the elements, youre in control of two wheels, youre leaning over into the corners and the wind and bugs are in your teeth, its all fun. The scenerys beautiful. Youre out in the middle of it, cruising around down by the river, he said.

Chris joined the Prince Rupert Harley Riders Club 16 years ago and has since become its president.

I slowly got into helping them out, doing whatever needed to be done for the Toy Run stuff, he said.

The Toy Run, of course, is the Harley Riders signature annual event thats been going on for 34 years. It supports the Salvation Army Christmas Hamper program through providing toys, money, gifts and food to the Salvation Army and last year raised over $10,000 for the program.

I think there might be a little more [attendees] than last year. Weve got six riders from Ketchikan coming down and quite a few from Terrace and Smithers and Kitimat, said Chris.

More details on the Toy Run can be found in this weeks edition of the Northern View on page A23.

The Northern View archivesChris Rose, the proud owner of the custom Harley pictured at left, is no stranger to giving back.

Chris Rose mixes custom rides with community support

I used to ride all night long or all I used to ride all night long or all day long, whenever I had a chance.day long, whenever I had a chance.

- Chris Rose- Chris Rose

Open road calls for Rupert bikerOpen road calls for Rupert biker

This week I offer up a tip of my proverbial hat to Coun. Barry Cunningham for standing up in a room full of elected officials from across the province and clearly articulating the realities of life in northern British Columbia.

During a debate around increasing the carbon tax, an idea that was ultimately defeated by less than three per cent of the vote, Cunningham was

quoted as saying:If you live up north,

everything is trucked up there ... This would add a lot to all our food and everything else thats trucked up.

That right there illustrates a fundamental difference between people living in the southern portion of the province and those of us who prefer the quieter life here on the North Coast it

costs more money to get anything to or from the region than those living in southern B.C.

While Cunningham focused in on food and goods, which need to be trucked all the way down Highway 16 to arrive at their final destination regardless of their starting point, it is an argument that could easily be made for any number of aspects of life.

Need specialized medical treatment in a hurry? Its not as simple as jumping in a car and driving a few hours to Vancouver or a major centre, it involves costly flights or, at minimum, a few hundred dollars in hotel bills.

And gas itself, despite not having a TransLink tax added to it, is more expensive in the Northwest than it is in the Lower Mainland. Figure that one out...

Often times people in the more urban areas of the province take things for granted and get the attention of the provincial government much faster based simply on the number of voters that live in the region. For example, while getting affordable housing in Prince Rupert is like pulling teeth, the government just spent $550,000 to help run a shelter in Maple Ridge through the winter.

Coun. Cunningham speaking up at UBCM is a reminder that British Columbia extends north of Kamloops the more the government and urban B.C. can be reminded of that, the better.

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Were seeing the effects of our post-literate, feelings-based education system and media on the federal election. Candidate bozo eruptions are becoming more frequent.

Feelings-based beliefs were on display again at last weeks Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver, where bozo eruptions by local politicians come in bunches.

This years main outbreak was an emotional demand that the B.C. government enact a provincial bill of rights. This magic municipal Magna Carta recognizes the right of every resident to live in a healthy environment, including the right to clean air, clean water and vibrant ecosystems.

Alert taxpayers may wonder, how many lawyers would it take to define vibrant? More on that in a moment.

Local councils across B.C. and around the country have been pitched this scheme by the David Suzuki Foundation, which calls it the Blue Dot campaign. In short, its part of the bigger plan to save the planet by crushing capitalism, currently being pushed by the Pope, the UN and others.

There are many such children, terrified by indoctrination about the imminent destruction of Earth and all its cuddly creatures that has bombarded them since they learned to speak. They are found in the wealthiest countries in human history, those enjoying health, comfort and opportunity not imagined by anyone 100 years ago.

In the vast, air-conditioned hall of the Vancouver

Convention Centre, there were several attempts at adult supervision.

Coquitlam Coun. Terry ONeill noted that unlike intrinsic rights articulated in Canadas charter, freedom of assembly and so forth, this is an attempt to invent new rights that are actually demands for others to do something for you.

Indeed, if were going to have government by 11-year-olds, we might as well throw in a right to free ice cream.

Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz went off on a rant about how this new vision would protect us from things like Volkswagen fiddling its diesel fuel emission results.

The resolution calls for access to justice when environmental rights are infringed, which sounds like code for some sort of costly new legal aid program to pursue every individual grievance.

Meanwhile in the real world, class action lawsuits are being prepared to gain compensation for lost resale value of millions of cars. This is what happens in fortunate places like Canada that already have access to justice.

Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb pleaded with rural delegates to reject this David Suzuki propaganda that is designed to put more roadblocks in the way of the very resource industries that provide our modern comforts.

Alas, the resolution passed in a show of hands that should have been, but wasnt, put to a counted vote.

Inner children take over city hall

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On the streetOn the street

Should the provincial government increase the carbon tax? With Shaun ThomasWith Shaun Thomas

BRUCE MACDONALDBRUCE MACDONALD LORNA NELSONLORNA NELSON RAYNOLD VENNRAYNOLD VENN SHANE ISODORESHANE ISODORE

I dont think so, I am paying enough already to

fi ll up the tank.

I dont think so.With the price of gas what it is now, I think that would

be ludicrous.

No, I think we have enough taxes.

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Made-in-BC biomass firm is a global playerEstablished in Quesnel, British Columbia morethan 20 years ago, Pinna-cle Renewable Energy Group is now the largest and longest-established wood pellet producer in Western Canada.

The company began in 1989 when Rob and Jim Swaan founded Pin-nacle Feed and Pellet in Quesnel. After several years of successful op-erations, Pinnacle Pellet Inc. was incorporated in 1993. The company expanded by opening a second mill in the community of Williams Lake a decade later.

In 2006, the launch of the Houston Pellet Limited Partnership withCanfor and the Moricetown First Nation saw Pinnacle establish a 30%stake in a new pellet plant adjacent to Canfors sawmill.

Pinnacle continued expanding its business by acquiring a mill inArmstrong in 2007 and launching operations at a new mill in Meadow-bank in 2008. In 2011, Pinnacle opened the $30 million Burns Lake fa-cility, one of the largest and most technologically-advanced wood pelletplants in the world.

Today Pinnacle operates six pellet plants across the province, ranging in size from the 60,000-tonne operation in the Thompson-Okanagan community of Armstrong to the 400,000-tonne mill in Burns Lake.

Altogether, these plants have an annual production capacity of over1.2 million tonnes, making Pinnacle responsible for more than half ofCanada-wide wood pellet production.

Pinnacles pellet plants are located in close proximity to both the raw materials used in the production of wood pellets, and routes to Europe-an and Asian markets through access points such as the Port of PrinceRupert.

Each plant is also a significant contributor to the local economiesthey operate in. In Burns Lake, Pinnacle directly supports over 20 full-time jobs at the site, more than 50 spin-off jobs in the community, and contributes to the overall health and sustainability of British Colum-bias forest sector, which employs some 55,000 people.

In December 2013, Pinnacle announced an agreement with Coast Tsimshian Resources to work toward a fibre procurement plan and the construction of new wood pellet plant in Terrace. Coast Tsimshian Re-sources (CTR), owned by the Lax Kwalaams Band, is holder of thelargest active tree farm licence in the area. CTR is confident a localwood pellet plant would provide a solution for low-end fibre that is cur-rently wasted in the North Coast/Skeena area, making the best use of the forest resources under their control. The establishment of a wood pellet plant in Terrace is forecast to create nearly 200 jobs, and sets the stage for other cooperative agreements within the northwest forest in-dustry, particularly the recently-revived Skeena Sawmills.

While still in the commissioning phase, Pinnacles Westview Wood Pellet Terminal is proving to be a critical link to supplying their rapidly-expanding wood pellet business with access to overseas markets, where wood pellets are replacing fossil fuels as a primary source of power gen-eration. To date, the terminal has shipped nearly 55,000 tonnes of wood pellets, and is slated to load the Star Athena bulk vessel next week.

Re:port is a collaborative promotional venture by thePrince Rupert Port Authority and The Northern View.

Photo courtesy Prince Rupert Port AuthorityGOODBYE, MR. CHIPS: At the Houston Pellet Partnership Ltd. plant, sawdust and other residues from Canfors sawmill are converted into wood pellets before being loaded onto rail cars bound for Prince Ruperts Westview Terminal, where they depart for overseas markets.

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Port should know oil wont goEditor:Re: Port has nothing to hide, Sept. 16.I would like to thank Ken Veldman, P.R. point

man for the Prince Rupert Port Authority, for clarifying that a Ridley Island terminal for oil tankers is a distinct possibility.

Thanks also for pointing out that the porthas a mandate to promote and facilitate trade in a way that is environmentally sustainable, socially responsible, and economically beneficial for Canadians.

The current First Nations occupation of Lelu Island shows just how successful the Port Authority has been in promoting that mandate with the Petronas LNG project. Do you think that they will do any better with an oil tanker facility?

When it comes to protecting wild salmon, both

our Provincial and our federal governments have let us down repeatedly. Promoting salmon-fry killing salmon farms, gutting the local fishing fleet; these were not prudent, well-thought out policies.

First Nations people know the importance of wild salmon in ensuring our continued survival. Our governments should be mandated to protect our environment for future prosperity. Instead they gut environmental laws and allow the fossil fuel industry to self-regulate.

The Prince Rupert Port Authority might as well come clean and drop the socially responsible, and environmentally sustainable part of their mandate.

Their actions speak louder than their words. Charles JusticePrince Rupert

Petronas not the way forwardEditor: Re: Petronas safety auditI am against this LNG project because of the

way the contract was signed by Christy Clark.This project will increase our GHG emissions

and put us way off target for the next 25 years. This company will never have a tax increase in 25 years. This project will not lead to the number of local jobs you might think.

The full life cycle of this LNG project, from fracking to final use, is no better than the GHG emissions from a coal fired plant. We will never be able to reduce our impacts on the worlds climate as no changes are allowed without a penalty paid by Canadian taxpayers. The contract is a template for other LNG projects. There were no guarantees in

the contract that two coal fired plants will be shut down in Asia to lessen GHG emissions overall. This project may only lead to more emissions.

A healthy ecosystem is based on the number of young sea life produced. Lelu Island is a nursery for our young sea life in many different forms. The life of this project will pass by quickly. But the ramifications of death in our waters and in our atmosphere will affect our sea life, wildlife, our people and future generations, not only in our area but in the entire world.

Lets get on with our future which is in renewables. By 2050 we have to be off fossil fuels and this is no way to get there.

Mary Ann ShannonTerrace

Editor: For some time we have been under the threat of

Enbridges proposed Northern Gateway project with all its risks of oil pollution and destruction of marine habitat on our coast.

We have good reason to fear the worlds largest tankers travelling through Douglas Channel almost daily. The Joint Review Panel held interveners to a higher standard of proof than Northern Gateway. Almost everyone who presented to the JRP was against this project. It was resoundingly rejected in a plebiscite by the citizens of Kitimat.

There are eighteen legal challenges that have been made by eight First Nations (on the basis of Aboriginal Rights and Title), four environmental

groups (on incomplete and erroneous assessments affecting the environment), and a labour union for, among other things, failing to consider greenhouse gas emissions and other upstream environmental impacts associated with oil sands.

On October 1-2 and 5-8, 2015, the legal challenges to the approval of Northern Gateway are scheduled to be heard at the Federal Court of Appeal in Vancouver. The challengers have worked hard to get ready to be heard in court, and they represent those of us who cant be with them.

Please encourage and support them.Margaret Ouwehand

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In his first time attending the Union of British Columbia Municipalities conference, Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain was praised by Premier Christy Clark in her keynote address to municipal leaders from around the province.

Lee Brain has incredible vision. Charles Hays, who died aboard the Titanic in 1912, had a vision too and that was to see Prince Rupert become a port city for the world. Lee has taken that vision up, with gusto I might add, to ensure his community can achieve that vision, she said.

When he sees membership in the Chamber of Commerce grow by 40 per cent, he knows small business is growing and that is part of his vision.

Clark also used her address to delegates

to announce the creation of a three year, $75 million Rural Dividend.

We have protected British Columbias economy by diversifying it .... we have to help rural communities diversify and this dividend is all about sharing the wealth, she said

$25 million will be made available each year over the next three years to help smaller communities build capacity and quality of life, expand learning and skill development opportunities, retain youth and bring previous residents back and encourage collaboration with First Nations.

Lee has taken that vision up, Lee has taken that vision up, with gusto I might add.with gusto I might add.

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Yoga is starting Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 3 p.m. Just in case there is a change, please check with Donna before Tuesday at 250-627-1900.

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There are more than 90 countries involved in the Rotary youth exchange program, and while the countries involved vary from region to region, each offers its own unique experience. During the exchange, which typically lasts 11 months, students attend school and live with two to four host families.

The Rotary youth exchange program is a once in a lifetime experience. Students learn a new language and establish an international network of friends, while developing a true understanding and tolerance of the differences in our world. In recent years, the Prince Rupert Rotary Club has sponsored several local students, sending them to Brazil, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Germany. At the same time, the club has hosted visiting exchange students from Brazil, France,

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Please return your completed application to the school office or Bob Killbery, 1218-7th Avenue East, Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 4N2. All applicants and at least one parent/guardian will be required to attend a selection interview which will be conducted in the latter part of October, 2015.

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Prince Rupert SPCA seeking volunteersBY SHAUN THOMASPRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The Prince Rupert SPCA is undertaking a trap-neuter-release program for feral cats in the city and is seeking volunteers to help administer the program. The TNR program is sustained

entirely by small grants and donations from the public. It costs

roughly $1,000 to spay and neuter a small colony of community cats, and there may be up to 30 colonies within the city.

To date, the branch has successfully spayed and neutered 27 cats with the help of local volunteers, says Jamey Morris, Prince Rupert BC SPCA branch manager.

We rely heavily on the financial

support and involvement of local residents and business that truly care about the communities of cats in their neighborhoods.

Morris is currently collecting information about additional colonies in the city that need to be fixed and is requesting that anyone who wants to be involved to contact her at the Prince Rupert SPCA shelter at 250-624-2859.

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1744 Jamaica AvenueThis 3 bedroom 1/2 duplex has the most superb mountain view.Enjoy a glass of wine from one of the two back decks while listening to the sounds of nature from the forest behind. Offered at a very affordable price this property is equippedwith a spacious main floor and 3 large bedrooms on the upper floor. Whether you are looking for a place to live orfor an investment in our growing city, this home is sure to suit your needs.

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Well, nothing like kicking off the season by crushing the defending league champions and Coy Cup silver-medallists.

Things couldnt have gone much better for the Prince Rupert Rampage in their only exhibition game of the season, as they downed their Highway 16 rival Terrace River Kings 8-3 on Saturday night in front of a crowd of 650.

The boys are having fun, said Rampage head coach Roger Atchison after the game.

Its hard not to when youre scoring on average every eight minutes in the game.

The Rampage, who found themselves with only two wins throughout the duration of last season, look primed to blow those numbers out of the water with a new-look offence, fuelled by the addition of a few Rupertites who have returned from playing junior hockey down south and one who played Western Hockey League (WHL) hockey with the Prince George Cougars and Kelowna Rockets as well as university puck with Thompson Rivers University.

Tyler Halliday, the veteran of 136 WHL games, endeared himself to Rupert fans immediately by scoring four goals and adding one assist for five points in his first game in the red and black.

Ive been playing with some pretty good players, so I give them all the credit. All my chances were because of them, the winger humbly said Saturday.

Halliday highlighted a complete 60-minute team effort by the Rampage, by scoring a hat trick by the 14-minute mark of the second period and adding a fourth marker seven minutes into the third.

Ive been with [my linemates] Braydon Horcoff and Cole Atchison since August and Ive been dryland [training] and everything like that, so I moved here in June and I wanted to contribute to the team and be a part of the community, the Kamloops product Halliday said.

I love playing with them. Theyre hard-working guys. They like to go down low and work hard and thats the type of

player I am. We seem to click pretty well together.

Horcoff is another addition coming from junior hockey this year, as the Rupertite played his 2014-15 season with the Junior B Beaver Valley Nitehawks of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL).

Cole Atchison got some games in last year with the Rampage and is in his second year with the club.

The [new players] just add some depth. Its just great four lines, thats the big thing. We have four lines that can compete with the puck and skate and it makes it pretty nice for a coach, said Roger.

Other new faces included forward Patrick Robert, who scored the rhinos second goal in the first period, Jamie Schenkeveld, who notched an assist and had a rough game, being the victim of a four-minute spearing penalty by Terraces captain Steve Cullis, and Tyler Ostrom, who returned from playing Junior B hockey with the Osoyoos Coyotes in the KIJHL.

Our defence kept it simple tonight. Ostrom had a pretty solid game offensively and Jean-Luc [Fournier] was a good physical presence out there and weve got big-boy Jamie out there. He took a few shots tonight, but he played well ... We had a few guys step up. I thought Jordan Weir played great up front on the PK (penalty kill) and sniped a good one there, said Roger.

Rampage general manager Ron German liked the amount of pressure that has been taken off previous Rampage scorers like Jared Meers, Kory Movold and Craig Munro.

I think what it does this year, is youre not looking for the same guy to go out and penalty kill and then have to go out and score some goals for you. Thats the biggest thing we have a little bit of depth this year four lines up front, anybodys good to go at any time, said German.

And while the team was excited they just beat the defending Central Interior Hockey League (CIHL) champs by five goals, the manager remained cautiously optimistic about their chances the next time the rhinos have a shot at the River Kings with a full lineup.

Theyre no different [from us]. They have a lot of new faces and they have a few guys that are back from junior too ... so its basically our old guys have got to match their old guys and new guys have got to match their new guys, so youll see a lot different Terrace team the next time they come I guarantee you that ... Hopefully we can compete with them when they bring their A game, said German.

They definitely had some players missing tonight.

Horcoff broke the ice 15 minutes into the game when he roofed a shot over

Terrace goalie Devon Ames shoulder. Robert followed that up just one minute later when he scored a simlar marker, beating a sprawling Ames from in close on the right. Then, Halliday notched his first of the game again from in tight to end the first frame 3-0 Rupert.

Terrace would threaten at the start of the second with a goal from inside the blue-line from Dawson Leblond to make it 3-1 before Halliday and Terraces Leblond exchanged goals to end the period Halliday on a shorthanded breakaway and Leblond five-on-five. Halliday would add another to complete the hat trick on the power-play.

With the score 5-2 to start the third, two goals in less than a minute by Ostrom and Halliday took the game out of reach at 7-2 and Weir and Cullis exchanged goals in the last five minutes of the game to finalize the score 8-3 for the Rampage.

Rampage netminder Devon Gerrits turned aside 20 of 23 shots, while Ames stopped 17 of 25 Rupert shots.

The Rampage tallied three power-play goals and the River Kings notched one of their own.

Kevin Campbell / The Northern ViewNew Prince Rupert Rampage forward Patrick Robert celebrates his goal in the fi rst period of the Rampages 8-3 win over the Terrace Riv

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