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PM rejects claims pipeline will be pushed through

By Tom Fletcher THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Stephen Harper has rejected suggestions his government is considering pushing through the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline across northern B.C. Harper was asked about Enbridge Inc.’s pipeline project at a stop in Vancouver Tuesday, and the frequent accusation that he has already decided it is in the national interest for it to proceed. “I’ve been very clear that decisions on these kinds of projects are made through an independent evaluation conducted by scientists into the economic costs and risks that are associated with the project,� Harper said. “I think that’s the only way

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PRINCE RUPERT - It started out as a nightmare; Prince Rupert’s Betsy Smith noticed her partner of 17 years, Robert Milton, wasn’t breathing.

It was a situation Smith had already been through before that didn’t end well. But what at first seemed like a nightmare turned out to a heroic story of what people are capable of in an emergency.

Not only is Milton alive and well today, the BC Ambulance Service has also honoured Smith with the Vital Link award over the weekend for her actions.

“This was round two for my mother,” says Betsy’s daughter Violet Baker. “She had tried to revive my father who died of a heart attack in 1991. Even without knowing how to do CPR, this time, she was much more collected.”

On April 29, 2012, Milton was lying in bed when Smith noticed that his breathing patterns had changed, and then there was silence; he had stopped breathing completely. She immediately called 9-11 and the BC Ambulance Service dispatcher began giving her instructions to begin cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). A terrifying task for Smith to do considering the last time she was in this situation she was not able to save her husband.

“Betsy Smith performed CPR for approximately 10 minutes while paramedics were en route,” says paramedic Mike Sorensen. “The actions of bystanders during those first critical minutes are so important to the survival and recovery of cardiac patients.”

When BC Ambulance Service paramedics and Fire Department first responders arrived to the scene they administered two shocks to Milton’s heart before transporting him to the hospital.

Although Milton was in the hospital for around a month after his cardiac arrest, today he is alive and well thanks to his partner’s quick actions.

“I don’t want to be thought of as a hero, it’s just nice to know that I’ve got my sweetie with me because of what I did,” Smith told the Prince Rupert Northern View.

On Saturday, August 4, there was a Vital Link Award ceremony held at the BC Ambulance Service Station in Prince Rupert. In attendance were BC Ambulance Service dispatchers and paramedics, Fire Department first responders and plenty of Smith and Milton’s proud family members. Smith said she never expected to be recognized for something like this in her life, and will treasure her award.

Each year there are approximately 50 Community Awards presented by the BCAS to thank members of the public for performing bystander CPR and quickly responding to the needs of others in an emergency.

The BCAS estimates that they attend around 2,400 to 2,800 cardiac arrests a year in the province, with only 12 per cent of British Columbians who suffer a cardiac arrest surviving.

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Fire centre reminds locals to be vigilant with campďŹ re conditions, provincial Wildfire Management Branch officials have a few tips for campfire vigilance. “Remember that campfires cannot be larger than a half-metre wide by a halfmetre tall,â€? said a forest ministry press release last week. “You must also create a one-metre, debris-free ring around the fire and have a shovel or at least eight litres of water available nearby to extinguish it properly. “Never leave a campfire unattended. Always ensure that the campfire is completely out and the ashes are cool to the touch before leaving the area,â€? the release continued.

Human-caused fires make up the largest percentage of forest fires in B.C., with 32 campfires in the province that have grown to wildfires this year.

But they are not the only cause of wildfire.

The last weekend of July, the Northwest Fire Centre brought in extra precautions for a forecast that predicted lightning in already hot and dry conditions.

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By Samantha Garvey THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

TERRACE - The Northwest Fire Centre is reminding residents to put out their campfires after a human-caused fire in the northwest late July.

During a period with high fire danger ratings – starting the last weekend of July and continuing through to August – a campfire that wasn’t completely put out lit fire to its surrounding area.

The fire was reported by a hiker before it grew out of control, according to the Northwest Fire Centre, which is responsible for forest-fire protection in this region of B.C. Since July 14, there have been nine abandoned campfires in the northwest region, with three of those in Terrace, said the centre’s information officer Lindsay Carnes. “We were pretty disappointed to come across abandoned campfires two weeks in a row,� said Carnes. “It’s time for people to smarten up.�

Dry fuels caused by drier, hotter temperatures mean a higher risk of fires, said Carnes. And with recent sunny and warm

er, an extra truck, an extra helicopter and two repel teams as there ended up being 19 fires in northwestern B.C. caused by lightning, although none in the Terrace area.

Compared to initial attack crews, repel team members don’t need to establish a land base before they begin to extinguish a fire, which means they can start to work on a fire faster.

Since the start of August, the most major threat of fires has shifted to the Northwest Territories.

Just over one week ago, 23 crew members were deployed to Fort Smith, NWT. None were from the Northwest District.

B.C. crews have been sent this year already to Manitoba, Quebec, Ontario and Colorado to assist in wildfires in those areas.

The Northwest Fire Centre would like to remind everyone that the fire prohibition for burning slash and waste, stubble and grass, and banning fireworks is still in effect and will be until Aug. 31.

Anyone found in violation of the ban will be served a minimum $345 fine.

To report a wildfire call 1 800 6635555 toll-free or *5555 on a cell phone.

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When Monaghan announced in the Fall of 2011 that Tim Hortons was coming to town, many residents were skeptical it was a ploy to get re-elected. “I was told over and over that it (Tim Hortons) was my pipe-dream because I only said it because I wanted to get re-elected and I thought it was going to be a good election ploy,� laughed Monaghan. “I got a letter from them saying they were going to build here and nobody would believe me.�

Mall owner Jerry Minni plans to open up the Tim Hortons and later on the M Hotel which also will be built at City Centre Mall.

The hotel will have 44 guest rooms, a lobby and a conference room.

The breezeway will also become enclosed, lighted and accessible to the public at all times.

There will also be modifications to the storefronts under it.

By Sean Glanville THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

KITIMAT - Local company Jack Oviatt Contracting has been awarded the contract to build the new Tim Horton’s in Kitimat.

The company began breaking ground for the new restaurant last Monday.

Before year’s end, coffee lovers in Kitimat will no longer have to drive to Terrace to get their caffeine fix from the Canadian icon. The Tim Hortons which will be built next to Hollywood Video in the City Centre Mall, is scheduled to open December 1. “It will be an early Christmas present for me and Kitimat,� said mayor Joanne Monaghan. “They (Tim Hortons) told me they are opening December 1st. All kinds of glitches can happen but that’s what they’re hoping for.�

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Traffic moving through Fairview Terminal continues to rise

By Shaun Thomas THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

PRINCE RUPERT - The Prince Rupert Port Authority released their month-end results for July late last week, and the numbers show tonnage through Fairview Terminal is well above last year.

While there was only a slight increase in tonnage handled this July compared to last July, rising 5.5 per cent from 46,433.3 TEUs to 48,977.5 TEUs, so far this year there has been 62 per cent more traffic through Fairview Terminal, rising from 198,217 TEUs to 321,123 TEUs through the first seven months of the year.

Imports were up 6.4 per cent year-to-year, while so far the number of imports is up 58.8 per cent and is at 182,452.7 TEUs. Exports were up 4.4 per cent year-to-year, although the number of loaded

TEUs shipped this July was down 12.2 per cent compared to last July. So far this year the export of loaded containers is up 42.8 per cent at 74,225.8 TEUs, while the percentage is at 66.4 per cent when the movement of empty containers is taken into account.

Ridley Terminals had a strong month compared to last July, almost doubling the amount of coal being shipped. Last July the terminal moved 527,541 tonnes compared to 1.04 million tonnes this year for an increase of 97.1 per cent. So far this year the terminal is up 21.9 per cent and has moved over 6.7 million tonnes of product compared to 5.5 million tonnes last year.

The strong year being experienced by Fairview Terminal and Ridley Terminals, however, isn’t shared by Prince Rupert Grain, which saw its tonnage fall by 42.4

per cent compared to last July.

Overall this year the terminal is down 10 per cent through the first eight months of the 2012.

Also down is the movement of logs through the harbour. While it was up 38.3 per cent compared to last July, the total tonnage for the harbour is down 37.6 per cent.

Regardless, traffic through the Port of Prince Rupert is on track to break another record. So far this year the port has exceeded 12.8 million tonnes compared to 10.8 million tonnes last year, and this July saw 1.7 million tonnes pass through Prince Rupert compared to 1.3 million tonnes last year.

In terms of passenger traffic, both BC Ferries and Alaska Ferries are down slightly compared to 2011, dropping 5.7 per cent and 8.4 per cent respectively so far in 2012.

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Fairview Terminal has handled 62 per cent more traffic than in the first eight months of 2011.

Kids camp performance returns to this weekend’s Udderfest Contribvuted THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

PRINCE RUPERT - There have been children’s shows at Udderfest since, 2000 with the kids camp being introduced a few years later.

This year the kids camp has 16 participants between the ages of 5 and 13 and has been running for the past 5 weekends. The kids have been learning theatre basics through

improv games and have worked with the “big kid” Volunteers aka Camp Coordinator (Treena Decker) and assistants (James Sheremetta and Nivan Sharma) to develop a basic play outline and develop a half hour production using all of the improv techniques learned during the camp.

The show is called “Playground Revenge” and has two performances (which will each be

unique due to the improv based Madame Snicknastee and the Which side of the slide will nature of the show) at the Lester Snickerdoodles in a skirmish to de- you be on? This show encourages Centre on Sat. August 11 at one termine who will rule the monkey audience participation from kids and three p.m. with admission by bars, retain sandbox bragging rights of ALL ages in classic melodrama donation. all while avoiding detention and style.

Playground Revenge is a classic keeping their lunch money.

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The new tower will be a pipe leg structure similar to those erected in recent years by Canada Coast Guard and Rogers Communications. It will be 30 metres tall and located at (approx.)

Latitude N54 17’02” Longitude W130 18’57” (about 701m above sea level). All antennae currently installed at the CityWest/Forestry sites (existing tower and pole) will be mounted on the new tower. In addition, a new 12’ diameter dish antenna will be installed at 25 metres height above ground for a new radio link to Masset. Other antennae may be added later for future radio links in the Prince Rupert area. Old structures will be removed on completion. All construction will take place within the boundaries of the existing land tenure as registered to Forestry and CityWest. The new structures, like existing structures at that location, will be enclosed with fencing and locked gates to restrict access. Transport Canada has reviewed and approved this structure without any aeronautical obstruction marking requirements.

Telus Communications, Rogers Communications, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canada Coast Guard have existing towers in the area, all of which were considered and found unsuitable due to inadequate space and/or strength. The new tower will have the capacity to serve this expansion project and additional capacity to serve other needs in future.

I, Paul Daniell, as Administrator of GwaiiTel, attest that: the installation will respect good engineering practices including structural adequacy; the radio antenna system described in this notification package is excluded from environmental assessment under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act; and, the radio installation described in this notification package will be installed and operated on an ongoing basis so as to comply with Health Canada’s Safety Code 6, as may be amended from time to time, for the protection of the general public including any combined effects of nearby installations within the local radio environment.

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PRINCE RUPERT - Recently Northern Bounty Fishing Charters hosted a four-generation fishing party consisting of (left to right) nine-year-old great granddaughter Madelyn Brown, 30-year-old grandson Kenzie Brown, 60-year-old grandma Luciak and 86-year-old great grandpa Ralph Shaw.

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Kitimat citizens come to aid of injured cyclist

By Sean Glanville THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

KITIMAT - A Kitimat woman suffered a nasty spill cycling last Sunday leaving her needing surgery on her wrist.

26-year-old Emily Parsons, an experienced cyclist, suffered a malfunction on her bike which led to her flying over her handlebars.

Parsons was taken by ambulance to Kitimat General Hospital with a fractured wrist, which required surgery and two permanent pins.After being discharged from the hospital, Parsons learned her family and friends were extremely worried for her after a local media outlet had reported online that she had been struck by a vehicle.

“I was at the hospital wait-

ing for surgery and people came in saying they heard I was hit by a car and then I was picking up my prescriptions and my neightbours said that too, so I was trying to figure out why everyone kept asking me if I was hit by a car,” says Parsons. “A vehicle stopped and parked behind me to stop traffic, but I was not struck by a vehicle.”

Parsons was cycling down Haisla Boulevard when she stood up on her bike to gain momentum so she could get through the second set of lights at Lahakas Boulevard without stopping, then suddenly she found herself laying on the pavement.

“My gear jammed and it stopped my bike instantly, my chain slipped off and my foot

went past the pedal and because I was going so fast I went over my handlebars,” says Parsons. “I was going down the hill and all of a sudden it was ‘oh crap’, and then I was lying on the cement saying to myself ‘Am I gonna walk away from this or do I really need an ambulance?’”

Luckily for Parsons, the accident occurred at the towns busiest intersection and she had immediate help. She described the response from citizens as something ‘right out of a first aid class.’

“Very quickly there was a lot of trained first aid people right around me. There was a gentleman who held my hand and a firefighter from Terrace who called the ambulance and did C Spine on me, another wom-

an who was a level 3 first aider from RTA also stopped,” said Parsons. “It was right out of a first aid class and it was absolutely excellent. Everyone reassured me that everything would be fine and they all knew what they were doing and it was absolutely wonderful.”

Parsons even had somebody drive her bike to her home.

She has been hooked on cycling ever since she took part in a 200-km fundraiser last summer for the Alberta Cancer Society. She credits wearing her helmet as a major blessing.

“I’m aware of how to ride correctly and there was no other vehicles around me it was just a freak accident,” said Parsons.

“Having my helmet on was definitely my saving grace or else

I’d have a very bad brain injury for sure.”

She hopes to spread the word on how essential wearing a helmet and learning basic road safety measures are to preventing injuries.

“When you are young you don’t have that fear factor and I see lots of young people at the skate park without a helmet or riding backwards on the roads,” says Parsons. “Their needs to be more education and safety awareness on this topic.”

Parsons will be in a cast for six weeks but plans to be back on my bike before then. She also pulled some tendons in her knee so will be easing back into cycling through low intensity rehab exercise.

Plans underway to restore Kitimat wading pools

By Sean Glanville THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

KITIMAT - Cori Boguski and Sharon Reece’s presentation to Council back on Monday, July 16 helped save and will eventually resurrect the wading pools at Chilko and Heron Park from being decommissioned.

At the Committee of the Whole Meeting on July 23rd Council was supplied with a memo about what it would take to bring the wading pools up to code. The motion for the pools to be maintained and kept open was called and carried. Council had set aside $25,000 to demolish the local landmarks but that money will now be put towards restoring the pools.

“We had a budget of $25,000 for demolition of the wading pools which we will now put into repairing

the pools. We will see how far that money will go and the Lions Club can also help,” said mayor Joanne Monaghan.

The question being asked by many was why not wait to start construction on the wading pools until next summer. Being already August and the average annual closing date for the pools being August 17, that leaves little or no time for citizens to enjoy the pools after the two week construction period.

Monaghan explained how moving forward with the project this year instead of waiting until 2013 did have its advantages. They already had the money set aside for demolition at their disposable and starting construction this month will give them a better idea of any additional costs needed to bring the pools up to code. She also

mentioned that the two weeks they put in now will put them ahead when they continue the project next summer.

“I’m sure we will have to put some more money into it, but if we can get something happening this year and then go further next year is our goal,” said Monaghan.

The issue of typical weathering such as frost and thawing in regards to having this winter set back any work being done now, Monaghan feels would be minimal.

“When you have frost and thawing it damages things but the pools have done pretty well over the years,” said Monaghan. “They do have glitches like rebar showing and things have to be covered up to make it safe.”

Leisure Services Director Martin Gould and his staff will be given the task of re-

storing the pools and are scheduled to begin construction immediately.

The mayor did not rule out the eventual possibility of Kitimat building a spray park. Unlike the wading pools, a spray park would not have the headaches over having a lifeguard on duty and the uncertainty of having a summer worker on call pending weather.

“In the future council may decide that it wants to do a spray park instead and that would be very good, kids really enjoy those and it’s much safer,” explained Monaghan.

The memo Council were presented with reported costs of operating the pools in past years, which Councillor Mary Murphy described as ‘reasonable.’

However, it was the repair bill that raised some eyebrows with costs estimated from $75,000

to $250,000, citing the majority of repairs were due to ‘tripping hazards.’

“I think it’s reasonable, there might be something we can do to raise some funds to keep them,” said

Murphy.

The reason for the major discrepancy in the cost estimate was dependent on the guidance of Council.

They have the option of patching up and repairing the pools

or elect to dismantle them and build a spray park which would require no lifeguards.

Despite the higher costs, the spray park could easily be the best long term solution.

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In addition, for some areas, Surveyors Certificates are required for all new dwellings, other "principal use structures," and larger ancillary buildings. Surveyors Certificates confirm building dimensions and location of buildings within a lot.

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TERRACE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Gitwinksihlkw Elders won the category of best non-commercial float in the Riverboat Days parade in Terrace Aug. 4. There were 60 entries with many new groups taking part this year. The judges chose winners in five categories plus best overall float.

Fewer rental vacancies in Terrace as rent prices rise TERRACE - Residential Rental availability in Terrace this summer is about half what it was one year ago.

According to the Spring 2012 Rental Market Survey conducted by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the apartment vacancy rate in Terrace has dropped, to 3.6 per cent in April 2012 compared to 6.9 per cent in April 2011.

This drop marks a change in the overall rental market picture in Terrace, with increasing demand for rentals meaning a transition into a landlordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and according to a local real estate agent, the least vacancies in more than a decade.

This change can be attributed to increasing economic activity in the area, said Paul Fabri, a senior market analyst with CMHC, which surveys apartments and townhouses in complexes of three or more. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It reflects, I think, generally speaking, an uptick in resource products industries,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding more jobs or better jobs are increasing demand. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That results in demand for various types of accommodation, whether it be rental or home owner,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a result, there has been some very mod-

est upwards pressure on rent.â&#x20AC;?

From April 2011 until April 2012, rental units surveyed by CMHC in Terrace have seen average rent prices increase by 2.3 per cent, said Fabri. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen upward movement in the 2 to 3 bedroom units,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding one and two bedroom units look relatively stable.

But apartment and townhouse complexes far from complete the

local rental-unit basket.

Homes, duplex units, and other types of rentals have also seen a turn as well.

According to Erika Langer, local Royal LePage owner and property manager, this is the least vacancy she has seen since she began in her position 14 years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you can find a house, you are looking at over $1,000 a month, for the normal threebedroom non-basement

house,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For a five-bedroom house, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking probably at $1,500. Apartments are going for $700 to $800; townhouses are running between $800 to $1,000 dollars.â&#x20AC;?

Langer said that last year a three-bedroom house would have been $850, a five-bedroom $1,100, an apartment $650 and a townhouse $750.

The low rental vacancy rate is bad news for tenants looking for

a place to live, but good news for landlords, said Langer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Landlords are finally now getting some return on their investment, where for the last 10 years most landlords have been subsidizing (their properties) rather than getting a return,â&#x20AC;? she said.

An industry upswing in the Terrace area, in some cases, has seen workers relying on hotels for accommodation.

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And with increasing demand and increasing prices for rental units and less vacancy, competition is heating up.

Alisha Fee is a Terrace resident looking a for a home.

She said the cost of buying a house is too

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Teen arsonist gets 18 months of probation

By Margaret Speirs THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

TERRACE - Terrace’s teenage arsonist will spend 18 months on probation with conditions.

The 13-year-old, who cannot be named or identified according to the Youth Criminal Justice Act, pleaded guilty to one count of arson at Teaching Tools and three breaches that all occurred last year.

When asked by judge Terence Wright if he wanted to say anything, he declined, but his mother did speak to the court.

“I just want to apologize for what my son put [the city] through. He is my son and he is my responsibility,” she said.

Wright commended her support for her son.

“I’ve noted that you have been here nearly every time and it’s noteworthy that you are here to support him,” said Wright.

On November 2, 2011, around 1:30 a.m., Terrace RCMP received a report of what was called a fire bomb thrown at a tree behind the Teaching Tools store, said prosecutor Bill Funnell in recalling the circumstances of the charge.

The device caused an explosion, charring the back wall of the building and the tree, leaving melted debris between the tree and the store, court heard.

On December 2, 2011, the teen breached his curfew by being out of his residence between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., court heard.

On December 16, 2011 around 3 a.m., an RCMP officer spotted the teen near the 4600 block of Haugland Ave. even though he was still bound by his curfew, court heard.

He was also found in possession of two lighters which breached a courtordered condition he was under, court heard.

Since he had been released from custody April 30 of this year, he had not breached any of his release conditions, court heard.

The boy had spent 137 days in custody in total, court heard.

For the first six months of his probation, he will be under an intense supervision, said Wright.

The teen will be carefully monitored and, while he might see it as punishment, the goal is to keep him from coming back to court, said Wright.

His probation conditions include not being in possession of lighters, matches, gasoline or other devices used to start fires, not going within 200 metres of the intersection of Kalum St. and Greig Ave. unless he has written permission from his supervisor and to abide by a curfew from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. unless he has written permission from his youth probation worker, or is in the company of his mother or another responsible adult.

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TERRACE - Members of the ‘80s hit band Toronto, including front-woman Holly Woods (at right) moments before headlining the Riverboat Days’ Concerts in the Park on Saturday, August 4th at George Little Park.

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Sea Cadets hand out awards as Commanding Officer retires

By Martina Perry THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

PRINCE RUPERT - The Captain Cook Sea Cadet Corps in Prince Rupert recently had to say goodbye to its long-running Commanding Officer Lt (N) Arnold Wick, who as of late last month is retired.

Wick has been involved with the Sea Cadets since 1978, becoming Prince Rupert’s Commanding Officer for four years. After turning 65 this year, Wick had to “age out”, as it is mandatory to do so in the military.

Although Wick didn’t officially retire until July 25, 2012, during Seafest weekend the Captain Cook Sea Cadet Corps held it’s annual ceremonial review where the year’s top Cadets were honoured, with a retirement farewell for Wick being held at the same time. In attendance was Reviewing Officer LCol. John Nosotti, who was a past Commanding Officer of Captain Cook Sea Cadets, Area Cadet Officer Lt (N) Joe Guerdin, ACICO NW Major Bishop, Admiral’s Liason Officer LCdr. Pete Southam and the two commanding officers from the naval ships that were in town during Seafest.

Appreciation plaques were presented to Wick from Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Premier Christy Clark, Mayor Jack Mussallem, Chief of Defence Staff General Walt Natynczyk, ViceAdmiral Paul Maddison, and Commander Stan Bates. Wick also received the Distinguished Service Award from the Navy League of

Canada.

Additionally, at the annual ceremonial review, ASLt G. Boychukk was awarded with the Commissioning Scroll.

Perhaps one of the most notable things Wick did for the Captain Cook Sea Cadets was playing a major role in finding the program it’s location. After spending years at a variety of locations around the community, Wick decided that the Sea Cadets needed a permanent spot to call their own. Wick went to mayor Jack Mussallem and the City for help, with the City assisting them to get the piece of property the Sea Cadet program currently resides on.

Additionally, funding helped the cadets obtained two portables from King Edward School to increase the size of the hall.

Wick also was responsible for naming the hall after H.M.C.S Chatham, which was Prince Rupert’s Naval Reserve Unit back during WWII. “I thought it was important for the Sea Cadets to continue the name,” explained Wick.

Although he will no longer be the Commanding Officer of the Captain Cook corps, Wick fully intends to participate in the local parent’s group the Navy League later this month to continue working with the Sea Cadets of the community.

Sea Cadets is a citizenship program with a focus on naval activities. There were around thirty Cadets this year, between the ages of 12 and 19.

Captain Cook is the third old-

est Sea Cadet corps in Canada, being established in 1927.

Although it was the seventh corps created in Canada, a number of corps established prior to 1927 have closed down.

Trophies handed out in 2012: - Top Cadet was awarded to PO1 K. Fitzsimmons - Best 1st year Cadet was OS D. Bartel - Best 2nd year Cadet was AB R. Main - Best 3rd year Cadet was LS D. Calder - Top Marksman was awarded to PO2 J. Lundman - The Most Improved Cadet was PO2 R. Larsen -The Leadership award was presented to PO2 J. Haggstrom -The Best Dressed Cadet was PO1 D. Nguyen - The Citizenship award was given to LS D. Calder - The Sportsman of the Year was AB J. Rioux - The Top Sailor award was presented to PO1 K. Fitzsimmons - Guardsman of the Year was OS S. Hill - And the Esprit de Corps Award was given to LS R. Ryan

given to PO1. K. Fitzsimmons - The Royal Canadian Legion Medal of Excellence was handed out to PO2. J. Haggstrom

Medals handed out in 2012: - The Lord Strathcona Medal

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By Martina Perry THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

PRINCE RUPERT - The Electrical Apprenticeship program will no longer be taking place at Prince Rupertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Northwest Community College (NWCC) campus due to a steady decrease in enrollment over the past few years.

All levels of the program, which includes apprenticeship levels one through four and foundation training, will now be taking place in Terrace in an attempt to keep the apprenticeship available in Northwestern British Columbia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will run the program from the Terrace campus for now and do not have plans to return it to the Prince Rupert campus. Our com-

munities are the key to our success.

We value and encourage collaboration and engagement. NWCC will continue to engage the Prince Rupert and area communities in educational planning to deliver programs that reflect the needs of students and the communities in the service area and well aligned with both the economic and job needs of our community,â&#x20AC;? wrote Dave Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary, who is NWCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vice President of Institutional Advancement, in an e-mail to the Prince Rupert Northern View.

Enrollment in the electrical program in Prince Rupert has dropped consistently over the past three years. In 2009 the average class size in all four levels of the program was about 13 students, by this year class sizes had fallen to

just six students. When you consider that a standard apprenticeship class size should be 16 students per level, there is undeniably a lot of improvement needed in terms of enrollment.

The move has worried many in the community, including Prince Rupert mayor Jack Mussallem, who stated his concerns over the loss of electrical program at the last city council meeting, held on Monday, July 30. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know that there is a demand for [the program] in Prince Rupert in particular with the expansion of the coal terminal, which is taking place now until the end of 2014, and the expansion of the first phase of the container port which will start in this September/October, and also

the development of a railway, road and utility corridor on Ridley Island.

All of this will involve people that are electricians and people that are looking for apprenticeships. I really MARTINA PERRY / THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR think we should state our concerns Prince Rupertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NWCC campus will no longer loud and clear,â&#x20AC;? he offer the Electrical Apprentice program. said.

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Terrace city council to get electronic tablets

By Lauren Benn THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

TERRACE - Terrace’s city council will be digitizing its meetings after agreeing to purchase computerized hand-held tablets for elected officials and some staff.

The city has budgeted $10,000 for nine touchscreen computers and for software to accommodate them, which will enable information usually distributed to council and staff by paper to be accessed digitally instead.

The city’s rationale behind the tablet purchase is that having information available at the touch of a screen will create efficiencies and also save paper.

Paper savings are estimated to clock in around 10,000 pages per year, according to city staff.

“The tablets will also include a new communications system for council,” said city officials.

“We anticipate staff time will be saved with the

new communications system.”

Money to pay for the tablets will come from an amount of cash left over from a Local Governance Workshop hosted by the city after November 2011’s municipal elections, said staff. The city collected money in registration fees from northwestern local governments that attended and about $14,000 from industry sponsors, totalling $50,000.

But as the total event cost came in at $35,000, this created a $15,000 surplus from which the tablet expense will be drawn from, said staff.

Councillor James Cordeiro said he voted in favour of the tablets because it wasn’t coming directly from taxpayer money and would create efficiencies.

“Technically speaking, it’s not tax dollars going towards it,” said Cordeiro, adding that while the tablets won’t save money, overall, time efficiencies will make up

that cost.

“It’s cost neutral,” he said. “I think there’s certainly a savings for our time.”

Cordeiro added that he foresees being better able to respond to community questions and concerns by being able to research on the spot using a tablet.

“What makes sense to me is being able to

have access to all of these city documents as opposed to carting around a wheelbarrow of paper,” he said.

Mayor Dave Pernarowski agrees it is a good idea, and that the time savings are worth the expense.

“If you factor in time and money it’s a net savings,” said Pernarowski. “If there wasn’t a

business case to do it, it wouldn’t be done.”

Pernarowski said he has experience using tablets for meetings.

“It’s something that I use at other board meetings and I think it’s very effective,” he said.

“A lot of cities a lot smaller than Terrace had moved to this,” added councillor Bruce Bidgood, noting he brought

up the idea initially.

“We get absolutely inundated with information,” he said.

“Some weeks we have to read upwards of 500 pages of material,” said Bidgood.

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TERRACE - Terrace RCMP are rebutting Terrace area crime-rate statistics released by Statistics Canada recently.

The 2011 Crime Severity Index released by StatsCan recently ranked 239 cities with a population of more than 10,000, placing Terrace at 10th from the top of its list — up from its 29th place ranking two years ago.

Terrace RCMP Const. Angela Rabut, who does media relations, said the index takes court sentences into consideration and that could include Kitimat cases, which are often heard in provincial court here. The court here also hears cases from the Nass Valley, Stewart and other northern areas.

The index also takes a look at the court sentences – if judges are more strict and give stiffer sentences, then that shows up as a higher crime severity index, said Rabut.

According to the local detachment records, there were 2,760 criminal offences here in 2010 compared to 2,907 criminal offences in 2011. The increase is in persons offences, such as uttering threats and assaults (623 last year compared to 522 in 2010); in property crime, such as mischief and break-ins (885 last year compared to 825 in 2010); drug crimes (149 last year compared to 121 in 2010); and traffic crimes (177 last year compared to 170 in 2010), said Rabut.

“We do have a very active drug unit now. Probably the increase in the drug offences would just be our members [doing more enforcement,]” she said.

Crime may look like it’s on the increase but the public doesn’t have anything more to fear.

StatsCan defines the Crime Severity Index as measuring the seriousness of crime. “...each offence is assigned a weight, derived from sentences handed down by criminal courts. The more serious the average sentence, the higher the weight for that offence. As a result, more serious offences have a greater impact on the index. “All offences, including traffic and drug offences, are included ... the calculation involves summing the weighted offences and dividing by the population.

[It] is then standardized to a base year (2006) or 100.”

hasn’t yet been decided, nor has the model of tablets to be purchased been decided, but city officials said that those decisions will likely be looked at in the fall when new models become available and can be considered.

Tablet shelf life is estimated at three to four years, said a staff report to council when the idea was first raised.

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PRINCE RUPERT - About 100 people came out to the Moose Hall on August 2 to check out the big-band sounds of the Muskeg Swing Band in an event that helped raised over $700 for the Prince Rupert and Region Music Society, which is hoping to build a new band facility at Charles Hays. The Society’s next fundraising event is Prince Rupert Meets High Society; August 12, 7:30 p.m. at the Tom Rooney Playhouse.

By Shaun Thomas THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

Alaska looking to replace its old ferry dock

By Alan S. Hale THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

PRINCE RUPERT - The State of Alaska is planning to rebuild its Marine Highway ferry terminal in Prince Rupert.

The terminal was originally built in 1963 and is the only Canadian stop on the state’s extensive coastal ferry system. With the original agreement soon to come to an end, the State of Alaska is currently in negotiations with CN Rail and the Prince Rupert Port Authority for another 50-year lease that is expected to be approved in September.

While the terminal building on the Prince Rupert waterfront was opened in 1993, the old dock has been facing the elements for half a century and is deteriorating, and once a new lease is put in place, it will be replaced.

That project is still in the design stage but Alaska is looking to build a new transfer bridge, abutment, float/lift system and new mooring structures.

These are what need to be done, but the state is also looking into the possibility of refurbishing the much newer terminal building and its parking and staging areas.

To make this project happen, the Alaska State Legislature has approved $11-million USD to spend on a new terminal. That figure is purely an estimate, according to the Marine Highway Department, and once the designs are done, a more accurate cost evaluation will be done.

The project’s manager is hopeful that the design phase will be finished by this time next year, and that the construction contract should go out to bid later that fall.

Because the project is being funded by the state but taking place outside their country, the Marine Highway representative the Prince Rupert Northern View talked to about the project wasn’t certain how the contract will be awarded other than that it will have go out to competitive bid.

But the State of Alaska does have a history of advertising contracts that are up for bidding outside their state so it stands to reason that Prince Rupert contractors will have a shot at being awarded the contract.

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PRINCE RUPERT - Statistics Canada released their Crime Severity Index for 2011 late last month, and the data puts Prince Rupert in the top 10 worst communities across country.

The Crime Severity Index (CSI) takes the crimes, assigns them a weight based on sentences handed down by the courts and dividing that number by the population. The numbers look at communities with a population over 10,000 people across Canada.

For 2011 Prince Rupert was had the 8th highest overall CSI in the country and the second highest in the province behind only Williams Lake, which ranked sixth in Canada, and just ahead of Langley.

The stats go further to look at the severity index for violent crimes and for non-violent crimes. When it comes to violent crimes, Prince Rupert is ranked even worse with the fifth highest in the country and second in the province again to Williams Lake, which was ranked fourth. Both nationally and provincially, Prince Rupert is ranked just below Terrace in terms of violent crime with our neighbours to the east ranking 6th.

When it comes to non-violent crimes, Prince Rupert is ranked 12th in the country, but ranked third in the province behind both Williams Lake and Langley City.

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TERRACE AUGUST 10 – Riverboat Days Museum Workshops in the creative Tsimshian traditions of our area for children and teens takes place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Heritage Park Museum. Friday is Kitselas Canyon National Historic Site tour with Webb Bennett. There is a small cost to take part in these workshops. Call the museum to register your child at 250-6354546.

AUGUST 11 – Skeena Valley Farmers Market holds “Farmers Appreciation Day.” Scarecrow Contest - children and adult categories - prizes of farmers market bucks.

Scarecrows to be at the market by 10 a.m., with name/phone number on the back. See Norm at spot #49. Join in the fun of the 4-H Club petting zoo and Irv’s horse and cart rides. Complimentary cake to honour our farmers and prizes awarded at noon.

AUGUST 11, 12 – Love to write? Join us for this summer’s NorthWords Creative Writers’ Retreat, which includes workshops, writing exercises, guest speakers and a whole lot of fun for adults and teens, 16 years and over! We will explore the art of writing with author and CBC host Betsy Trumpener along with other local experts. It’s a free camp but there is a refundable deposit to hold your spot. For more information or to register, go to Misty River Books.

Spots are limited. Register today.

AUGUST 16 – Fabulous Fibre Creations, a free afternoon of fibre art activities for children up to age eight with an adult, goes from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Elks Park on Agar. Hosted by Skeena Child Care Resource and Referral. For more details, 638-1113.

AUGUST 19 – The third annual Kidney Walk for all ages goes from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Furlong campground. Walk to help promote organ donor awareness and to raise money to help improve the lives of those affected by kidney disease. Pledge forms at Canadian Tire or on the website terracekidneywalk.ca. Refreshments, hot dog barbecue, priz-

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AUGUST 19 – How to Research Local History Publications with local history librarian Owen Hewitt takes place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the library. This free workshop will teach how to research history and culture in local publications in the library, using the available books and resources. Open to everyone. Call the museum to register at 250-6354546.

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AUGUST 20 to 24 – The Pacific Northwest Music Festival still has room for several more participants in the Summer Arts Experience Music Theatre Camp, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for ages nine-years-old and older. Director is Katherine VanKampen, vocal adjudicator from this year’s music festival.

For more information, please call Bonnie Juniper 250-635-9649.

AUGUST 23 – Fabulous Fibre Creations, a free afternoon of fibre art activities for children up to age eight with an adult, goes from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at George Little Park. Hosted by Skeena Child Care Resource and Referral. For more details, 638-1113.

ONGOING FOR THE month of August, Northern Savings Credit Union is having a Back to School Clothing Drive for those in need.

Please drop off clean and gently worn children’s clothing at the credit union Monday – Friday during regular working hours. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

All donated items will be submitted weekly to the Terrace Anti-Poverty Group Society.

HAS YOUR life been affected by someone else’s drinking? AlAnon can help. Meetings are Sundays at 8 p.m. on the second floor of the Almarlin building at 3219 Eby St. For more information, call 250-635-8181.

TERRACE HOSPICE society provides a program of compassionate care and support for those experiencing the dying and/or grieving process. We are located upstairs at #207 – 4656

AUGUST 13-17 – Vacation Bible School at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 9am to 11:30am. No fee or preregistration necessary.

All are welcome. For more information, call 250 632 6962.

ONGOING SILLY YAKS (CELIAC) SUPPORT GROUP supporting gluten free eating and helping people with celiac disease feel well and healthy.

Participate in discussions around safe foods, foods to avoid, cross contamination, recipe ideas, etc. The first meeting will be held Aug. 23 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room at the Kitimat General Hospital. The group is open to anyone interested in learning about celiac disease. For more information please call 250-632-3063 KITIMAT PUBLIC LIBRARY SUMMER READING CLUB – Register your child today for Summer Reading Club! This six week program ends August 24 with a party for all registered children. Don’t let your reading skills lag throughout the summer, have fun with other children your own age! Program leaders Blake and Vi will keep you on your toes playing outdoor games, scrapbooking, and sharing thoughts on the great books you are reading. For children under 13 years of age. Call 250 632 8985.

KITIMAT PUBLIC LIBRARY – Intro to Guitar workshops with Bill Vollrath. Every Thursday in August from 3 – 4:30 pm.

These workshops are for youth aged 12 to 17.

Age 18+ can register to a wait list. Registration is a must, and a valid Library membership card is required. Please bring your own guitar. Call 250 632 8985.

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CHILD DEVELOPMENT Centre Family Fun Spot Drop-In Monday and Friday afternoons 1-3 p.m., Wednesday mornings 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Ages 0-5 welcome “A Great place for families to meet over coffee and toys!” Contact 250-632-3144 for more information.

KITIMAT FIBRE Arts Guild: Interested in knitting, spinning, weaving, or any other fibre? For more information phone Maureen 250-632-5444.

KITIMAT MULTIPLE Sclerosis - I have M.S. but M.S. does not have me. You are not alone, male or female, and the Kitimat M.S. group would like to be here for you. Total confidentiality. For more information contact Mary at 250-639-6016.

PRINCE RUPERT AUGUST 8 – Relocating an Ancient Inland Trail on Graham Island.

Presentation at 8:30pm

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Minors welcome!

AUG. 13 - 17 – Cornerstone MB Church, Vacation Bible School 2012.

9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. A fun-filled week for children 5-12 yrs of age.

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SEPT. 5 - Prostate and Bladder Cancer Support Group - No meetings for June, July and August – next meeting Wed. Sept 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Room 430 at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital – Contact Judy 250 622-6533.

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THE PRINCE Rupert Library is showcasing A Summer of Colour: a show of 35 quilts, many made by local, until late September. Come visit this marvelous free exhibition.

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City, WatCo talk Watson Island sale price OPEN SATURDAYS

By Alan S. Hale

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PRINCE RUPERT - The $5.5-million deal for the sale of Watson Island is being heralded as a fair and mutually beneficial one by both the City of Prince Rupert and the Watson Island Development Corporation, who represented the buyers in the negotiation of the deal.

While both sides may be satisfied, it is clear that the City is looking to sell the property for much lower than it was expected to be worth when they acquired the property from Sun Wave Forest Products and put it up in a tax sale in 2009.

Back then, the property was estimated to be valued at about $13-million but after revelations about just how badly contaminated over 80 years of heavy industrial use has left Watson Island, people were not lining up to pay that kind of money for it when it might cost several million just to bring it back up to a usable standard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By the time this island is redeveloped into a sea terminal it will be a very large amount of money will have been spent...

The $5.5-million to acquire the properties from the District and the City is just a small part of what will be required to bring it back into active production,â&#x20AC;? said Tanner Elton, WatCoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief operating officer.

In fact, the $5-million that Prince Rupert would receive from the sale is about $1.5-million less than the unpaid taxes on the property that the City was trying to recover by seizing it from Sun Wave Forest Products in the first place. If the deal goes through, the City will simply have to take that unrecovered $1.5 million dollars as a loss. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were other considerations such as the cost of cleaning up the site...And due to these considerations it did lower the attainable sale price,â&#x20AC;? said Prince Rupertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mayor, Jack Mussallem.

But Mussallem doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see the situation as the City losing money on the deal though. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Sun Wave owed and what we would get for it by selling it are two vastly different things. Under legislation once you take property over you get the property, not the outstand-

ing taxes. So that figure that Sun Wave has is gone,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The issue of Watson Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s environmental contamination was such a stickingâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;point that an environmental remediation agreement from the province was made one conditions that must be satisfied before the sale can go ahead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now the site is contaminated and it has to be remediFILE PHOTO / THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR ated to a standard which is set out The state of the former Skeena Cellulose site is attributed to the $5 milin legislation to lion price tag associated with the possible sale of Watson Island. allow for a new of tax money to the City for the a century of reliable rental inuse. So we need come, plus theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be getting a a remediation strategy and an foreseeable future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I and Prince Rupert city royalty from every ton of goods agreement with the Ministry of the Environment and the pro- council are optimistic that this that is moved through the opervincial government more gen- is a good arrangement and a ation, which means the busier it good fit for Watson Island. gets, the more money they can erally,â&#x20AC;? said Elton.

According to the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fi- What it does is that it put Wat- make. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be long-term ongonance department, the $5-mil- son Island back on the tax role lion will have no impact on the and it creates jobs from the ing benefit to the First Nations. amount of spendable cash the point of acquisition and on into And we think an underlying asset will be that the property itCity will have on hand. The the future,â&#x20AC;? said Mussallem.

There is another obvious self will be locally owned for a money from the sale has already been accounted for in the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advantage for the community: long time,â&#x20AC;? said Elton.

But the deal hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gone budgeting, and the funds will jobs, new long-term, well-paid through yet, and aside from the simply disappear into the hole jobs.

Since Metlakatla and Lax required remediation plan and they were expected to fill in their finances, with nothing be- Kwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;alaams would be the own- numerous other regulatory proing left over to go into surplus. ers of Watson Island they will cesses that need to be done, the No extra million or two will be be making agreements with big potential project-killers are available for a new emergency their business partners inside the lawsuits currently underWatCo (who will be leasing the way over the island. building for instance.

Any one of these litigations But despite the low sale island from them) to make sure price and lack of new surplus their people get a portion of the could cause big problems for funds, both buyer and seller say jobs and construction contracts. the projects. If, for instance, Sun that the mere fact that Watson The exact details of this deal Wave wins its case arguing that Island could be sold back into would be negotiated if the sale the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acquisition of Watson Island was illegal, the project private ownership in the near goes ahead.

But WatCo says there will would be dead right then and future is something to look forward to, and will mean big ben- be plenty of jobs and contracts there. WatCo says it wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for non-Tsimshian people and begin negotiating a purchase of efits for everyone involved. the site from Sun Wave.

From the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perspec- businesses as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The benefi ts to the comBut nothing has been decidtive, the deal represents an opportunity to place Watson Is- munity and employment oppor- ed yet, but until it has the purland back on the list of taxable tunities will be very substantial. chase deal is in limbo. Just how properties. Not only that, but This is something that will be long it will take to get all of the with a long-term heavy indus- good for all the communities, lawsuits dealt with is an open including the First Nations,â&#x20AC;? question, one that can only be trial projects on it. definitively answered by the As long as Watson Island said Elton.

Both First Nations have judges involved. was owned by the City and sitMayor Mussallem is hopeting mostly idle, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pro- plenty more to gain from a viding tax funds to the cash- project that would establish a ful that the cases can be restrapped City. If all goes to bulk commodity terminal for solved in the next few months, plan, it would be worth hun- mid-size ships on Watson Is- and WatCo says it has come up dreds of thousands of dollars land. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a 99-year lease with legal strategy. with WatCo which could mean

Sun Wave discusses Watson Island case

By Shaun Thomas THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

PRINCE RUPERT - One of the conditions attached to the sale of Watson Island to the Watson Island Development Corporation is the settlement of a series of lawsuits brought about by former owners Sun Wave Forest Products against the City of Prince Rupert, and Sun Wave spokesperson Bill Belsey says the company is hoping to see that resolved as quickly as possible.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The last time we were in court the City wanted the certificates of pending litigation (CPL) lifted and the judge refused because of Sun Waveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claims that the taxes were not in arrears and, if they were considered in arrears, may have been illegally applied...

The City wanted to expedite the court date, but the judge made it clear that he wanted three consecutive days to look at all of the issues involved,â&#x20AC;? said Belsey, who noted the case may not be heard until the

spring. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To get three consecutive dates is tough with the court system as busy as it is, even trying to get a whole afternoon can be tough.â&#x20AC;?

Belsey said the company isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t disputing that taxes were owed, but is disputing when the City says they were due. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a deal in place with Sun Wave, we all agree.

Part of that deal was for Mr. Ni to start up the mill, we all agree.

Mr. Ni didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start up the mill...

Now we are saying that at that

time taxes were due, not overdue as the City says but due to be paid. The judge said our claims are not without merit, would not lift the CPL and that it needed to come before the courts,â&#x20AC;? he explained.

Like others, Belsey said he is waiting on the results of the court case in relation to the possible sale of the land that the City of Prince Rupert took ownership of in 2009. There is currently a Certificate of Pending Litigation on the site.

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Jordis Hill Jordis Julie Hill (nee Dohl) born April 28, 1913 in Helgeland, Norway died on July 24, 2012 in Prince Rupert, BC at the age of 99 years young. Jordis lived a long and full life living independently and with great dignity until a short time before her death.

She is predeceased by her husband Willis Henry (Buster) Hill, by her daughter Jordis (Joey) Anderson and her son Terence George (Terry) Hill. She is survived by her children Patricia Anne Hill, Carol Joanne Ciccone, Harold Trevor Hill, and Michael John Hill. Jordis has a profound legacy that includes more then 50 grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

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PROGRAM SUPERVISOR (PRINCE GEORGE) Qualifications: • At least three (3) years Supervisory Experience.

• A combination of experience and/or Post-Secondary Education in: Trades and Workplace Training, Continuing and Adult Education, Business and Employment Counselling, Counselling and Helping Professions.

• Proven Administrative Skills to manage, assess and report demographic and financial information to support decisions related to client training and employment.

• Working knowledge of standard computer programs and keyboarding skills.

• BC Drivers Licence, insurable, reliable transportation and willingness to travel over a wide geographic area in all seasons.

• Demonstrated ability to work with a variety of stakeholders and motivate staff to meet specific performance objectives within tight time frames and budget.

• Experience with First Nation communities , culture and protocols.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 4:30 P.M. AUGUST 16, 2012 Reply by email to: info@ptpasep.ca Attention: PTP ASEP Training Society Hiring Committee.

Please provide: • Covering Letter • Resume (3 pages max.)

ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES SHORT LISTED WILL BE CONTACTED • Successful candidates will be contacted by August 17, 2012.

• Interviews will take place the week of August 20th – 24th, 2012.

• For further information please make your request via email to: info@ptpasep.ca.

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RESPONSIBILITIES: The Log Buyer is responsible for sourcing volume of the appropriate size, quality and species for the 3 mills in the Cariboo. The position also assists other company log traders to access required timber profiles for other Tolko operations.

The Log Buyer works closely with the harvesting group to optimize how the logs are sourced to meet the needs of the mills and marketing. The position will be based out of Williams Lake or Quesnel.

QUALIFICATIONS: • The Log Buyer must possess negotiation, interpersonal, computer, analytic and business skills.

• A good understanding of log quality and how it relates to harvesting, manufacturing costs and end product values.

• Must also have a good knowledge of machine capabilities and productivity levels.

• General accounting principles, mill conversion returns and an involvement in the manufacturing and marketing side of the business.

• Knowledge of harvesting, road construction, road maintenance, and timber development will be required.

Tolko Industries Ltd. is a forest products company with marketing, resource management and manufacturing operations throughout Western Canada. A career with Tolko means working in an environment that encourages personal and professional development. We offer a workplace where everyone plays an essential role in the success of our Company and where individual efforts are acknowledged.

Our tradition of excellence is built on strong company values, a challenging environment, and continuous development.

TO APPLY: If you are interested in exploring this opportunity and being a part of our community please submit your resume by email to shannon.smith@tolko.com by fax (1)250-398-3909 or visit us at www.tolko.com by Aug 19, 2012.

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Full Gospel Bible Fellowship ALL ARE WELCOME Pastor Mickeal Hoffman 1340 Kingfisher Avenue - Church Ph. 250-632-5623

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Lahakas and Nalabila Ph. 250-632-2044 or 250-632-2568

Joint Summer Services with First United Church Sunday, August 12 11th Sunday after Pentecost 10:00 AM Morning Worship Service Worship Leader: Chris Knight Worshipping Together All Summer.

Journeyman Millwrights Meadow Lake, Sk. • Focus On Safety Performance • Industry Leader In The World Markets • Competitive Compensation Packages • Sustainable Business Practices • Progressive Environment Do you thrive in a dynamic and challenging environment with opportunities for continuous growth and development?

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Pastor Clint Magnus • ph. 250-632-6962

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Caretakers/ Residential Managers LIVE-IN APARTMENT Manager required for Burns Lake, BC. For more info 250-9628818 or 250-570-2304.

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United Church worships at Kitimat Presbyterian Church in August

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 840 Columbia Ave. – Ph. 250-632-6014 Email: kitimatfbc@telus.net Rev. Tim Coleman

Sunday, August 12 10:00 am Worship Service Psalm 51 “What about Sins?”

Deacon Duarte Reis Speaking

KITIMAT 1474 Nalabila Blvd.

11:00 am Sunday Worship 9:45 am Bible Study and Sunday School

TERRACE 5010 Agar Ave.

250.631.7825 2:00 pm Sunday Worship

Pacific Cornerstone Baptist Church

Sundays at 6:30 during July & August Kitimat Chamber of Commerce Meeting Room Welcome to our new Pastor

Christ Church Anglican All are Welcome

1739 Gyrfalcon • Ph. 250-632-7812

SUMMER WORSHIP - NEW HOURS Sundays at 6:45 pm EVENING PRAYER, Musicians, and New Summer Service Bulletin

The Harvest THE HARVEST MINISTRIES CANADA

Held at the Eagle Centre Theater, 193 Nechako Centre Ph. 250-632-5501 email: the-harvest@live.ca www.harvestministriescanada.com View live webstreaming of Saturday Services at: www.ustream.tv/channel/eagle-broadcast

Pastor Paul Lagace August 12, 2012

Saturday Night Services

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Saturday, August 11 - Fellowship

“Why did Paul oppose Peter in Antioch?”

For more information phone 250-639-0768 www.pacificcornerstone.com

COMMERCIAL BEEKEEPING Certificate Program.

GPRC Fairview Campus. Extensive study of beekeeping, queen rearing, and honey business. Paid work experience.

Affordable on-campus residences. Starts January 7, 2013. Call Lin. 1-780-8356630; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview.

IF YOU’RE Interested in real estate, then take Appraisal and Assessment, a specialized two-year business major at Lakeland College’s campus in Lloydminster, Alberta. Your training includes assessment principles, computerized mass appraisal valuation of properties, farmland evaluation and property analysis. Start September; 1-800-661-6490, ext.

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1180 Kingfisher Ave. • Ph. 250-632-7149 Email: kituc@telus.net • Rev. Larry Scott www.kitimatunitedchurch.ca/index.html

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Sunday, August 12 10:30 Worship Service

1760 Nalabila Boulevard Ph 250-632-2215 Father Kenneth Uwaoma www.catholickitimat.ca ~ EVERYONE WELCOME

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4332 Lakelse Ave., Terrace No phone calls please.

An Alberta Construction Company is hiring Dozer and Excavator Operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Alcohol & Drug testing required. Call Contour Construction at 780-723-5051.

AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for welders. Due to a huge expansion to our plant located in Kitscoty, Alberta, 20km west of Lloydminster. We have openings for 10-3rd year apprentices or journey person welders.

We offer best wage in industry. 3rd yr apprentice $28$30/hr, journey person $32$35/hr, higher with tank experience. Profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company.

Good working environment.

Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine at; (office)780-8462231; (fax)780-846-2241 or send resume to: blaine@autotanks.ca; production@autotanks.ca.

Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through inhole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform.

CERTIFIED ELECTRICIANS Wanted for growing northern company. Competitive wages and benefits. Safety tickets needed. Fax 250-775-6227 or email: info@torqueindustr ial.com.

Apply online: www.torqueindustrial.com.

CERTIFIED MILLWRIGHTS Needed for growing northern company. Competitive wages and benefits. Safety tickets necessary. Fax resume to 250-775-6227 or email: info@torqueindustrial.com Online: www.torqueindustrial.com CHAMBERMAID/DESK CLERK Position, will train. Bring resume to 3867 Hwy 16 East. Phone (250)638-1885

CONCRETE FINISHERS and Form Setters.

Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete finishers and form setters for work in Edmonton and northern Alberta.

Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work; Cell 780-660-8130. Fax 780-444-7103. john@raidersconcrete.com.

COOK wanted for Pub. some experience. 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. 5 days/wk. Please apply in person to 5422 Hwy 16 West, Evergreen Inn, drop off to front office or fax 250-635-0822.

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The Metlakatla Governing Council is seeking an experienced North Coast Tsimshian Health Hub Co-ordinator to work closely with representatives from Metlakatla, Hartley Bay and Port Simpson and to liaise with the interim First Nations Health Authority. This will be a one year, Term-Position. The Co-ordinator shall ensure that the community health plans are culturally-founded, attainable and demonstrate links to a variety of sources for holistic wellness.

The Co-ordinator will be responsible for working with the communities and all stakeholders to support the implementation and co-ordination of the Hub. Priority responsibilities will include implementing the annual workplan including communication plan, coordinating meetings, documenting Hub activities and reporting. The Co-ordinator will also have the responsibility of aligning the Hub with the regional caucus.

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Salary: Negotiated based on experience and education. A comprehensive compensation package is offered for this position. This position is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

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Gordon Tomlinson, Executive Director Metlakatla Governing Council PO Box 459 Prince Rupert BC V8J 3R2 Tel: 250.628.3234 Fax: 250.628.9205 Email: executive.director@metlakatla.ca

Must have valid Class 5 drivers license and ability to lift. Individual enjoys working with the public and previous experience is not necessary. Drop off resumes in person at:

Closing Date: Friday, August 31, 2012 “Only candidates who meet the required qualifications will be contacted for an interview.”

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3110 Kalum Street, Terrace, B.C.

Haisla Nation Council has an immediate opening for a: COMPUTER TECHNICIAN

Duties: • Ensure technology is accessible and equipped with current hardware and software; • Troubleshoot hardware, software and network operating system; • Be familiar with all hardware and software; • Be familiar with network operating system; • Provide orientation to new users of existing technology; • Provide individual training and support on request; • Provide recommendations about accessing information and support; • Maintain current and accurate inventory of technology hardware, software and resources; • Monitor and maintain technology to ensure maximum access; • Troubleshoot all technology issues; • Maintain log and/or list of required repairs and maintenance; • Make recommendations about purchase of technology resources; • Research current and potential resources and services; • Provide network access to all staff and students; • Install work stations; • Connect and set up hardware; • Load all required software.

Qualifications - The incumbent must have proficient knowledge in the following areas: • Microsoft certification; • 3 or more years of experience ; • Team building skills; • Analytical and problem solving skills; • Must be willing and able to pass a criminal record check.

Interested individuals should submit a cover letter and resume which must include names of three references and the express permission for HNC to contact these references to: Stephanie McClure, Interim Human Resources Coordinator Haisla Nation Council Haisla PO Box 1101 Kitamaat Village, BC V0T 2B0 Phone (250) 639-9361, ext. 104 Fax (250) 632-2840 Email: humanresources@haisla.ca No later than 4 pm on Wednesday, August 24, 2012

KITSELAS BAND COUNCIL 2225 Gitaus Road, Terrace, B.C. V8G 0A9 Telephone 250-635-5084 fax 250-635-5335

Director of Administration/ Band Manager Immediate Supervisor: Reports to Chief and Council along with three other Management Board members, the Directors of Social Development, Treaties and Natural Resources. The Director of Administration/Band Manager reports to the Chief and Council as a group when they are in session and on a day-to-day basis, reports to the Chief Councillor and not each Councillor individually.

1.General Duties: The Director of Administration/Band Manager is responsible for management of human and financial resources related to the finance and administration functions of the Kitselas public service. This position also functions as Secretary to Kitselas Council. The Director has the following general duties: a.Responsible for developing and recommending policy to Council that will enable the efficient, effective and professional operation of the finance and administration functions of the Kitselas public service; b.Responsible for the management of the housing, public works, utilities, law enforcement, community planning financial management, land registration and office services programs; c.Responsible for fostering and maintaining the intergovernmental relationships with Canada, BC and local and regional governments; d.Responsible for human resource development in the Kitselas administration. This responsibility is shared with the other Management Board Directors. The Director of Administration/Band Manager has direct responsibility for the management and development of staff in the administration, finance, housing, public works, utilities, law enforcement, community planning, financial management, land registration and office services programs; e.Responsible for administering the finances of the Kitselas First Nation.

Please send your applications to Sharon Nabess at sdnabess@kitselas.com by Friday, Sept. 07, 2012 at 4:00 p.m.

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Skills and Abilities • Grade 12 • Demonstrated written/oral communications • Ability to develop rapport with individuals supported.

• Work effectively as a team member.

• Must hold valid BC Drivers License.

• Valid First Aid CertiÀcate.

• Clear Criminal Record Check.

Please respond to Alice Compagnon - Director 716 Fraser Street, Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1P9 alc@citytel.net

KITSELAS BAND COUNCIL 2225 Gitaus Road, Terrace, B.C. V8G 0A9 Telephone 250-635-5084 fax 250-635-5335

Employment and Training Counselor The Kitselas First Nation is seeking a skilled and motivated individual to provide leadership and support for Kitselas community members seeking employment, training or advancement in their chosen occupations.

The Employment Counselor will be responsible for maintaining an inventory of human resource skills in the community and work with groups and individuals to identify career paths and develop skills to meet the opportunities that will arise from the expansion of economic activities in northwest BC and elsewhere.

The Employment Counselor will work with other Kitselas managers to coordinate the development and access to job opportunities and interact with employers, government agencies and non-government organizations to develop a full range of employment possibilities for Kitselas members and match job requirements with the appropriate Kitselas community members.

The Counselor will also provide assistance to members with writing resumes, participating in job interviews, developing employment readiness skills and will provide post-employment support for Kitselas members.

We are seeking an individual with a post-secondary degree in counseling, the social sciences, or an equivalent level of direct training and experience. This is a dynamic and important position and one which will require leadership, energy, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other Kitselas administration staff and the community.

Please send resumes to: Sharon Nabess - Kitselas Administration Office 2225 Gitaus Rd Terrace, BC V8G 0A9 or email: snabess@kitselas.com Interested individuals may also request a more detailed job description from Sharon. Applicants will be short listed and only those will short listed will be contacted.

Location: Terrace Posting Expires: Friday, September 7TH, 2012 at 4:00PM

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those short-listed will be contacted.

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NEUCEL SPECIALTY CELLULOSE is a softwood dissolving sulphite pulp mill, located in peaceful, picturesque Port Alice, on the majestic West Coast of BC near the Northern tip of Vancouver Island.

Do you appreciate sport fishing, hockey, mountain biking, golfing, scuba diving, hiking, camping, skiing, caving? Port Alice and the surrounding areas are a home base and playground for you and your family. Port Alice is a friendly town and a great place to raise children.

Currently there are exciting employment opportunities at Neucel and we are looking for qualified and committed people to fill them.

• 2nd Class Power Engineer • Electrician (2) • Millwright (2) • Vibration Analyst • Process Engineer • Maintenance Purchaser • Manufacturing Support Engineer • Shift Superintendent

The Kitimat Museum has an opening for a Museum Assistant, beginning in September.

The successful applicant will be confident in all aspects of office work. Must be available to work Thursday - Saturday, 16 hours per week, as well as some casual on-call hours.

Please apply with a resume and cover letter addressed to Louise Avery, 293 City Centre, by 5 p.m. August 24, 2012.

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GOLDEN STAR requires the following positions: F/T or P/T server. Experience is an asset. Please apply in person with resume at 4606 Lazelle Ave., Terrace. No phone calls please.

INSERTING MACHINE Operator required for busy Alberta printing plant. Previous Alphaliner or other machine experience an asset. Mechanical & computer aptitude required; ejamison@greatwest.ca

PARTS AND Services representatives at Jacobson Ford Salmon Arm BC. We are looking for exciting, customer friendly, dynamic individuals capable of working in a fast paced work environment.

Parts and service experience an asset but not necessary, email resume to:

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We are also hiring part time dispatchers.

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PRINCE GEORGE HYDRO MECHANICAL is looking for a reliable Class 1 or Class 3 Operator to drive vacuum truck in KITIMAT. Also looking for labourers.

Must have Class 5 driver’s licence. Ph. 250-639-0494 or 250-561-0342. Fax resume to 250-561-2026 or email to steve.pisiak@pghm.ca

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KITSELAS BAND COUNCIL 2225 Gitaus Road, Terrace, B.C. V8G 0A9 Telephone 250-635-5084 fax 250-635-5335

Health Manager - Full Time General Description: The Health Manager is responsible for delivering Kitselas Health Services as described by the health plan, in accordance with the Mission and Philosophy and policies.

The Health Manager supervises all staff in Kitselas Health Services and works in collaboration with the Healing Us Build (HUB) to respond to changing community health trends or crisis.

Education and Experience: t A Baccalaureate Degree in Administration, or other health related degrees. t Minimum 3 – 5 years’ experience in management t Community development experience t Proficient in Word and Excel t Excellent verbal and written communication skills t Experience in of First Nations health and social field t Experience in public relations and interpersonal skills t Ability to work independently t Able to travel for training or related work issues Specific Duties: Financial planning and management for Kitselas Health Services (KHS) t Day to day management, purchasing, monitoring budgets t Prepare financial reports t Prepares proposals for additional funding Liaises with Health Authority and other agencies that can further health goals t Build respectful relations t Advocate for access to services t Submit mandatory reports and evaluations t Prepare annual report t On-going evaluation, prepare 5 year evaluation report t Activate appeal procedures Work with Healing Us Build (HUB) t On-going planning and evaluation of Programs and Services t Development and revision of Policy Management of Staff t Job descriptions, postings, recruitment t Ensure implementation of Programs and Services t Provide staff orientation; arrange in-house training as required t Ensure policies are followed t Training plans, employee evaluations t Arrange chart audits t Team and interdisciplinary coordination t Development of data collection system Other related duties assigned from Director of Administration Submit resume and cover letter to Sharon D. Nabess at sdnabess@kitselas.com.

Deadline: September 7, 2012 at 4:00 pm.

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Min. 7mo to 1 yr. exp.

Manage gas station hire/train staff, scheduling, maintain inventory. Salary $13/hr. Email Resume: afsana01@telus.net

Help Wanted

Carriers Wanted! + No Collecting! + Direct Deposit Pay! + Wednesday & Friday Deliveries.

SUPPLY CARRIERS NEEDED to cover vacations!

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LOUNGE SERVERS

We are looking for dynamic individuals to serve patrons in a casual environment, collect payment and record sales, while ensuring that the level of service meets the gaming centre standards and also complies with provincial liquor legislation and regulations. All employees of Chances Terrace are required to complete a criminal record check.

PLEASE LEAVE RESUME AT THE SECURITY DESK 4410 Legion Avenue, Terrace, B.C., V8G 1N6 Attention: Peter Thodt

Craft items Native Arts • Baking Silver Jewellery Beads Home Business & Yard Sale Items

Education www.cappsmarine.com 410-309 2nd Ave West Prince Rupert, BC (250) 627-1265

Financial Services DROWNING IN Debt? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru settlements.

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Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

M O N E Y P ROV I D E R . C O M $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

Sand/Gravel/Topsoil

Pets & Livestock

Feed & Hay ON SALE good quality horse hay, $3.50/sq. bale. Barn stored. (250)846-9690.

ROUND hay bales. $50/bale.

Discount for large quantities.

(250)846-5504 or 847-0952.

ROUND HAY Bales for sale.

Call 250-846-5855

Pets KITIMAT - FREE Two abandoned spayed cats looking for a new home. 250-632-5004

Merchandise for Sale

For table rentals call Rosa 250-624-4787 or Kathleen 250-624-5652.

The coffee is always on!

Table Rental Proceeds Go To The Moose

Garage Sale: 3514 Dogwood Ave. Sat. Aug 18 9-3.Multi family NO EARLY BIRDS kids clothes & toys-newborn to 8 yrs. numerous vintage & collectable items, pictures,books, traps,crocks, old cash register & lots more. Something for everybody. Be sure to look inside large car tent.

PR: Sat Aug. 11 @ 336 8th Ave. E. & 1509 Jamaica, 9am - 12pm. Something for everybody.

Appliances P.R: GE top-loader washing machine. g/c. $150 OBO. 250600-5044

1-800-222-TIPS

Sand/Gravel/Topsoil

Heavy Duty Machinery

SKEENA CONCRETE PRODUCTS LTD. FACTORY DIRECT SCREENED TOPSOIL DRIVEWAY CRUSH LANDSCAPING ROCK DRAIN ROCK & BEDDING SAND BLOCKS AND CONCRETE Phone: 250-635-3936 or 250-638-8477 Fax: 250-635-4171 3751 Old Lakelse Lake Drive, Terrace, BC, V8G 5P4

CAREER OPPORTUNITY Join the Chances family today! If you’re looking for an exciting work environment in a first-class facility, Chances Terrace is the place for you. Chances offers excellent career opportunities and competitive wages. Be part of a team that delivers exceptional gaming entertainment in a fun, social setting.

Every Saturday 9:00am - 12:30pm at the Moose Hall

Capp’s Marine

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Garage Sales LAST MINUTE MARKET

Radio Operator ROCM or ROCMC

NURSES, Care Aides, Home Cleaners - Bayshore Home Health is hiring casual, on-call RNs, certified care aides and experienced home cleaners. If you are: personable; energetic; positive; possess an outstanding work ethic; a passion for superior client service, and a reliable vehicle, pls forward your resume c/w 2 references to shgeekie@bayshore.ca by Aug. 10. Only those shortlisted will be contacted.

WANTED live in caregiver for 3 children 6 & under.Duties will involve meal prep,housekeeping, grocery shopping,drop off & pick up kids from school.

Pls call 250-635-7720

Merchandise for Sale

July 23 - 25 & Aug 15 - 17 Simulated Electronic Navigation - Limited TBA Course dates & times subject to change. Check website

Home Care/Support

To apply for any of these positions please send your resume to: hr@neucel.com or Fax 250-284-7715. www.neucel.com

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Help Wanted

CED Coordinator

Community Futures Development Corporation of the Pacific Northwest is seeking a full-time Community Economic Development (CED) Coordinator. CFDC-PNW is a non-profit organization that stimulates community economic development, diversity and employment opportunities throughout the Pacific Northwest by providing an array of community and business development, counselling and lending services. We are committed to supporting the efforts of entrepreneurs and community leaders in building community wealth.

We are seeking a professional who is: x x x x x x x

highly self-motivated and creative, able to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, experienced in working with small business and non-profits, familiar with Community Economic Development (CED) principles, able to develop, market and promote CFDC-PNW small business and CED programs and services, able to manage projects concurrently experienced with proposal writing, and communicating through web and social media platforms

Qualified applicants will ideally possess a degree, diploma or certificate in Community Economic Development, business administration or project management and/or two to three years of similar experience in a not-for-profit environment. The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication together with an understanding of small business; the candidate will have had exposure and involvement in project management. A valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle are required.

Salary range and benefit package are negotiable based on experience and education level. A detailed Position Profile is provided on our website: www.communityfuturesprincerupert.com.

Qualified applicants are asked to email or mail a cover letter, resume and three (3) references by 4 pm Friday, September 7, 2012 to John M. Farrell, General Manager.

Community Futures Development Corporation of the Pacific Northwest Suite 200 – 515 Third Avenue West, Prince Rupert, British Columbia V8J 1L9 Phone: 250-622-2332 • Fax: 250-622-2334 • ̷ Ǧ Ǥ • www.communityfuturesprincerupert.com

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Merchandise for Sale

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Real Estate

Real Estate

Misc. for Sale

For Sale By Owner

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

P.R: Toolbox for small p/u, $150 OBO; steel bathtub, yellow, g/c, $100 OBO; wool, asst colors & wts, $50; Elipticle exerciser, $75, g/c. 250-6222393

5 BDRM, 3 ba, in Horseshoe, $227,000, 635-7623. Details at http://www.terracereal estate.blogspot.ca

Mobile Homes & Parks

Sporting Goods Two WhiteKap kayaks complete w/Spray Skirts,cockpit covers, cart wheels, Atlantis two-way VHF Marine radio, hangers, hand pumps, paddle floater & paddles. $3000.00 firm. Thule 878XT Set-To-Go incl. Pads, tie downs, & Ratchet Ropes for kayaks. $400.00.

For info or to view call 250622-2546

Real Estate Duplex/4 Plex FOR SALE Duplex Lot 80x100 with view $49,900 wat+san hookup paid for.Taxes paid to Dec 31 2012. 15 blocks from main St. Ph 250-635-3238 HALF Duplex for Sale: 1576 sq ft, 3 bedr, 2 1/2 bth, den, spacious fenced yard on corner lot, all appls, single car garage, 5’ high crawl space (788 sq ft). 2404 Craig Dr,Unit A $185,000.Visit selling2404 craigdrive.blogspot.ca or call 250-635-9346 to view

Real Estate

Rentals

Rentals

Apt/Condo for Rent

Apt/Condo for Rent

Apt/Condo for Rent

Homes for Rent

GATEWAY APARTMENTS

VIEWPOINT APARTMENTS

HOUSE FOR RENT 4 bedroom,2 bath.located on bench.NS/NP incl fridge,stove,d/w w/d Ref req $1400 mo .avail 1st Sept call 250-635-5485 HOUSE FOR RENT Kitimat - Whitesail. 4 bedroom, 2 bath.

Backs onto greenbelt. Garden area with greenhouse. Hot tub optional. $1,500/mo ($1,800/mo furnished). Damage Deposit required. Available September 1. 250-639-1509 Kitimat - 1 bedroom duplex, fully furnished. $950/mo.

Everything included: heat, hydro, cable, internet. Available September 1. 250-632-1329 or 250-632-2490 Kitimat - 23 Quail St. 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, furnished.

Garage not available at this time. $1,000/mo plus utilities.

250-632-7758 or 250-6396965.

Kitimat - 2 bedroom duplex, fully furnished. $1,250/mo.

Everything included: heat, hydro, cable, internet. Available September 1. 250-632-1326 or 250-632-2490 KITIMAT 3 Bedroom Rancher with garage. F/S, W/D included. NO smoking.

Reference Required. $1,200 per month. Call 250.639.9757 KITIMAT HOMES FOR RENT #17 Kootenay Street, 3 bedroom, 1 bath, $1,150/mo. #10 Carswell Street, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, $1,580/mo Photos on kitimathousing.com 250-639-4439 Kitimat - Kildala, 3 bedroom, garage, large fenced yard.

Available immediately. References required. 250-639-4134 Kitimat - Kildala, 5 bedroom, large garage, close to school.

Available immediately. References required. 250-639-4134 NEWLY RENOVATED 4 bedroom 2 bathroom upper half of triplex with large back yard.

Comes with F/S W/D, and large sun room asking $1200 a month. Available immediately references required. Call Patrick Watson at 250-6381135

3 bdrm appt. 5 appliances. $800/m + util. Walking distance to shopping. No pets, no smoking, no partying. If you are interested request an application via email at rental4terrace@gmail.com

BEST PLACE TO LIVE Beautiful 3 bdr, 3 bth home for sale at 4815 Dairy Avenue in Terrace. Built in 2008 on two quarter acre lots, this 2000 sq ft house still offers new home warranty. Many upgrades include bamboo and heated ceramic tile, crown moldings, custom window treatments, stainless appliances (still on warranty) and large sunny windows in every room.

Plenty of room for your toys with a private drive, deck and hook-ups for your RV? Asking $379000. Please call to view 250-635-5466 evenings or 250-615-7045 daytime.

FOR SALE modular home on 1/3rd acre. 3745 Pine Ave, Asking $150,000 To view call 250-635-6943 House for Sale East side, 17 yrs old; 4-5 bdrm, 2 bath, 1 ensuite.

Lge kitchen & living rm, Lge rec. rm. Fenced in backyard. Lane access.

Balcony on front & back.

Asking $237,000.

Serious enq. 250-622-2468

BRAND NEW 2012 Modular home in Howe Creek Park in Terrace. 1 bedroom with study. Beautiful kitchen includes d/w, fridge & stove, high efficient furnace, 2 months free pad rent to start! $62,500 + HST, Great warranty included. Call to view 250635-6224

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

Oasis

Apartments

Kitimat - 47 Baker St. 3 floor, 5 bedroom, 3 bath, dining room, study, fireplace, beautiful kitchen, full open basement, laundry room. Large garage. Fully hedged yard.

Appraised at $360,000, asking $209,000 (building costs).

250-632-2590

Now taking applications for 1,2, & 3 bdrm suites.

If you are looking for clean, quiet living in Terrace and have good references, please call: 250-638-0799

Kitimat - 52 Brant Street. $30,000 as is or $40,000 with demolition done. 250632-4061.

Real Estate

627-7137

Walsh Avenue Apartments

HILLCREST PLACE APARTMENTS

Renovated 1 & 2 bdrm Suites Furnished & Un-Furnished.

Quiet Tenants.

On Site Management.

Gym, Hot Tub & Sauna.

References Required.

1631 Haisla Blvd.

Kitimat, BC 2 bedroom suites security building New: dishwasher, appliances & cabinets.

All New: windows, plumbing, electrical, drywall, kitchen & bathroom - sound insulated - electric heat.

1 yr lease Starting at $995 per month N/S, N/P For complete details or to request an application, please call 250.632.7814

CLIFFSIDE APARTMENTS 1123-1137 Borden Street Adult-oriented.

Quiet location with harbour view.

Heat and hot water included.

Minutes walking to downtown and hospital.

References required.

1, 2, or 3 bedroom suites.

Some furnished.

Prince Rupert

250-624-5800

Hillcrest Place Apartments

CLINTON MANOR - We are taking applications for a Bachelor unit $560 Hot water included.

Adult oriented N/S,N/P 2 ref. required 250615-7543 FOR RENT 2 bedroom apartment at Summit Square. Newly renovated. 1 year lease preferred. N/P, N/S 2 references required. $650/m + damage deposit. joesteuer@hotmail.com Available Sept. 1st.

FREE HEAT AND

HOT WATER Bachelor 1 and 2 bedroom

Lots

McBride & 8th Prince Rupert Unfurnished - Furnished (Furnished short Term Rentals Available) Close to downtown Adult-oriented No Pets

Other Areas 20 ACRES- Only $99/mo. $0 Down, Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas, Beautiful Mountain Views! Money Back Guarantee! Free Color Brochure.

1-800-755-8953. www.sunsetranches.com

For Sale By Owner

4737 Soucie Home in Horseshoe, close to everything!

Brand new kitchen, 3 beds up, 1 down, 2 bathrooms, new floors, paint and lighting throughout main. Great new rumpus room down. $219,900.

Call today!

250 635-6801

Rentals

Two bedrooms No Smoking, No Pets Starting at $675 monthly 250.632.7814 Kitimat

KITIMAT APTS BEST VALUE

• • • • •

Starting at $550 Balconies Security Entrances Cameras for your safety Now includes basic cable Email: www.apartments.com Phone: 250.632.APTS (2787)

APARTMENTS Largest, Brightest Suites Shiny Hardwood Floors Unfurnished & Furnished Daily - Weekly - Monthly

250-627-5820

ABSOLUTELY NO PARTIERS

www.oasisaparts.com

RENT starting from $575

2 bdrm apt. $700/mo, walking distance to town, secure entry, N/P, N/S (250)638-8102

OCEANVIEW APTS

INCLUDES HEAT!

(250)632-2822 Kitimat

Skyline Manor

KITIMAT

1200 Summit Ave.

Melanie Erickson

PRINCE RUPERT

Checklist for your new home

1438 Overlook ✔ 7 bedroom ✔ 4 bathrooms ✔ 2 bedroom suite ✔ Harbour views $170,000 105 Raven Cres ✔ 5 bedroom ✔ 4 bathrooms ✔ Double garage ✔ Nice yard $265,000 288 Silversides ✔ 5 bedroom ✔ Quiet private location ✔ Lots of parking ✔ Hardwood floor $398,000

250-627-7551 • www.rupertrealty.ca

Bachelor & 1 Bedroom Suites.

Security Entrance, harbour views, balconies, storage, laundry facilities, hot water & heat included. Sorry no pets.

Close to hospital, bus stop & downtown.

References required.

Contact our on site Manager at 250-624-6019

“We’re having a baby!”

Keep your baby safe in the car.

Learn how to choose the right child car seat. Call 1-877-247-5551 or visit ChildSeatInfo.ca

MIDTOWN APARTMENTS

Free heat & Free Hot Water Furnished & Unfurnished 1 & 2 bedrooms Security Entrances No Pets. No Smoking

250.632.7179 QUATSINO APTS KITIMAT • • • •

Downtown location Balconies Security Entrances Some furnished suites Call for an appointment 250.632.4511

www.kitimatapartments.com

ROOSEVELT HEIGHTS APARTMENTS 3 bedroom apartments.

Heat and hot water included.

No smoking. No pets $730 per month.

References required.

Phone 250-627-8123 SANDPIPER APTS KITIMAT Newer Buildings Elevators Security Entrances Covered Parking Balconies www.kitimatapartments.com

250.632.4254

Drive to Save Lives

Classifieds Get Results!

Kitimat 1,2,3 bdrms Clean & Quiet Heat & hot water included Call (250)632-2824 or email www.jasebudgel@hotmail.ca

VIEWPOINT APARTMENTS

Kitimat 1,2,3 bdrms Clean & Quiet Heat & hot water included Call (250)632-2824 or email www.jasebudgell@hotmail.ca

Commercial/ Industrial WAREHOUSE BAY For Rent Perfect for small business @ 1061 Saskatoon Ave. 1560 sq. ft (60 x 26) w/lge bay door, ofc space, washroom. Single & tripleface elect. svc (also 200 amp. svc), 1 yr lease ($800/mo triple-net) Interested call 250-624-3131

Duplex / 4 Plex 1/2 Duplex for rent, 2bd 1bth aprx. 1300 sqft of quiet living on Kalum lk dr. Very large/private yard. $900/month plus utl.

N/S, pets negotiable. Available Sept 1.

(250)615-9699, d.kolasko@hotmail.ca 4PLEX: taking applications for a clean, quiet, renovated 2 bdrm, 5 appliances. Adult oriented, $1,000 + utilities,no smoking, no pets, two ref’s required. Ph 250-615-7543

AVAILABLE FOR RENT 1 &2 Bdrm Suite References required!

Call for details 250-627-1715 or 250-624-5955 Kitimat - 3 bedroom duplex close to Nechako Elementary.

F/S W/D. Rental and work references required. $950/mo plus utilities. 250-279-0207 P.R: Avail. immed. 3 bdrm lwr dup, $650/mo. or 3 bdrm s/s dupl, $850/mo. avail. Aug. 15 or Sept. 1. Both w/d incl; elec. heat. 604-339-9278 or 250624-4331

Mobile Homes & Pads 2 BEDR. mobile. Bright, clean, up Kalum Lk. Dr. in quiet private, country setting. N/S $850/mo. 250-635-2124

Homes for Rent 2 bedrm, upper Thornhill, $700/mo incl utilities,(gas/Elec) N/S, N/P, with one lease, good ref’s, avail Sept 1 (250)635-5380 2 Bedroom House at 4608 Scott. No Smoking, good references required. $800 250638-8639 3 - 4 and 5 bedroom homes for rent in Kitimat. Available Aug 1st - and Sept 2nd Pets and Smokers allowed. Spacious and Clean. Call Stan 780-974-3945. Pictures and details at www.rentboard.ca FOR RENTFully-furnished 3bdrm/2bth house. Downtown Terrace. $1550. N/S. Pets ok.

250.615.3859 HOME FOR RENT 4 bdrm, 3 full bathrm,executive house on south side. quiet dead end st.Inc 5 appliances, ref’s req’d, avail Sept 1 $1600 pm+util.N/S,N/P. Ph 250-635-6779 HOME FOR RENT Kitimat - 3000 sq. ft executive home near golf course. Double attached garage, wine cellar, workshop, rec room with fireplace, gourmet kitchen. 6 appliances. 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath. Jacuzzi. No smokers, no pets. Children welcome.

778-631-2210 HOUSE FOR RENT 1 Bedroom house for rent .avail Sept 15th close to town on Agar.No pets. Refs req $600 mo,$300 damage dep.

Call 250-635-9466 or email sashakatie@hotmail.com

Rentals

P.R: Ocean-view, 3bdrm, furn.

Avail. Aug. 1; $900/mo. Possible to rent 5 bdrm for $1500/mo. Call Lynn @ RNRES 250-627-1414 or visit www.prince-rupert-real-estate.com

SOUTHSIDE recently updated 1/2 duplex available Sep 1st. 2 bed, 1 bath, 5 appliances, and fenced yard. $950 plus utilities and DD. References and lease required. 250-638-0066 TERRACE, 1 bdrm Duplex, Greig Ave., avail. Aug. 15th, N/S, N/P, ref’s req’d., $600/mo + utils. Call 250-847-4984 or kim.fulljames@gmail.com

Rooms for Rent www.princerupertrooms.com

Rooms starting at $45/daily, $249/weekly, $699/monthly, Students $499/monthly.

All-inclusive. 250-600-1680

Suites, Lower FOR RENT basement suite. suitable for single person/student.No pets,Non Smoking. $700 mo, incl util.Avail Sept 1. call 250-635-4753

Suites, Upper 3 bedroom 1.5 bath upper house available for rent Sep 1.

5-appliances, utilities, wifi, satellite TV included. Large yard. $1500 + DD and references required. No smoking, no pets.

Quiet professional preferred.

250-635-7347

Townhouses 3BDRM, 2 bath, 4 appl, renovated Townhouse in Horseshoe area. $900/month + utilities.Refs req. No Pets.avail immediately.

Working professionals. (250)631-6699

ALEXANDER 3 bdrm, 1½ bath, T/H Start at $700-No pets.

Call Greg 639-0110 TOWN HOUSE FOR RENT Available now. 3 bedroom, 3 bath. Walsh/Horseshoe area.

N/P, N/S, 4 appliances. Garage. $1,300.00. 1 year lease.

250-638-7747 leave message.

Want to Rent WANTED TO RENT. Motor home, sleep six-August 17 to August 31. Ph Sid 250-6388589 (h)250-638-1414 (w)

The Northern Connector Friday, August 10, 2012

RENOVATION SALE â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;07 Beetle Beetle â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;07 Convertible Convertible SAVE $1900

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;07 Mitsubishi Outlander 39,692Kâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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5-Speed Manual

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;11 Nissan PathďŹ nder

1996 Pontiac Grand Prix Good condition. Comes with 4 mounted winter tires. $1,500 ďŹ rm. 250-635-5224

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2006 Buick Allure Kitimat - 82,000km. Air conditioning, dual airbags, keyless entry, power steering, power seat/windows/door locks, CD, AM/FM stereo and more.

Mounted summer and winter tires. New front brakes in Feb. Was $10,500, now $9,500.

250-632-5639

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Motorcycles

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FOR SALE 2004 ford focus station wagon SE. 137000 kms.Good shape call 250-6357581

Our classified ads are on the net! Check it out at www.bcclassified.com

17,995

2006 SOFTAIL STANDARD FXTL CUSTOM Kitimat - Silver and black with chrome all over. 9000 miles on odometer. 14â&#x20AC;? Ape hangers with brand new lines. $15,900 obo. Call Cole or Amanda 250-639-9711 for more information and to view. Email: colin931@gmail.com

25,999

Boats

Cars - Sports & Imports

2005 Toyota Camry 4d Sedan, Auto, AC, CD, 4dr KE, PDL, PM, C/C, PW, Tilt, KE Lots of Extras, 116,000 kms Lot

$9,995

#TMT167A

AC C/C, P/W, DL, AC, Rear A/C & Heat, Re Captains Chairs Ca

$16,995

#2805B

4631 KEITH AVENUE, TERRACE

1.800.463.1128

Limited Package, Stock# 12071-0B,

SAVE $1000

22,699

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GRAHAM SCOTT

Visit us online at:

www.thornhillmotors.com DEALER #7041

24/7 â&#x20AC;˘ anonymous â&#x20AC;˘ conďŹ dential â&#x20AC;˘ in your language

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1-800-680-4264 info@youthagainstviolence.com

Stand up. Be heard. Get help.

DIMITRI FILTZIAKIS

17.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ALUMAWELD DRIFT BOAT $4000 OBO. COMES WITH 3 SAWYER OARS, ANCHOR, ROD HOLDERS, TRAILER CALL 250-635-6188 OR EMAIL CMOSS@CITYWEST.CA

DANIELLE MISENER

BOB MATIOWSKY

21â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fibreform Cabincruiser Kitimat - 5.7L - V8 Mercruiser with Alpha 1 leg. Great running condition. Brand new exhaust manifolds, batteries and starter (over $2000 spent).

Stringers and ďŹ&#x201A;oor replaced.

40 gal alum gas tank. Sleeps 3 comfortably. Heavy duty double axle trailer included. Priced for quick sale @ $6,900 Ph: 250-632-5673

2006 Toyota T t Sienna Si

DEALER #7199

TERRACE TOTEM

14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ZODIAC Kitimat - Aluminum ďŹ&#x201A;oorboards, 40HP Mariner and 15HP Mariner.

Trailer. $5,500. 250-632-6797

$18,995 $

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TERRACE TOTEM FORD SALES LTD.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09 Subaru Outback

Lets You Live Life.

8 Passengers, A/C, C/C, Tilt, P/ P/W, P/D, Rear A/C & Heat, Dual Po Power Sliding Doors, 59,000 kms

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Kitimat - 1994 Ford Travelaire 24â&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 120,000km. Generator.

Large fridge/freezer, microwave, stove with oven. A/C. Lots of storage. Must be seen. $7,900 obo. 250-279-8005.

THIS WEEKS SPECIALS 2008 Toyota Sienna LE

...Over $12,000 Raised So Far For Local Charities!

106,00Kâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

2010 Travel Trailer Kitimat - 26â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Forest River. $18,000 obo. 250-632-4210

Cars - Sports & Imports

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;07 Toyota Tacoma SRS

2006 CITATION 26 RKSE Supreme interior plus may more options. 12 foot slide w/awning. Air cond. etc.

Come and view the best RV built. Excellent condition. $24,900. 250-635-6128.

1995 FORD 4x4 Kitimat - Eddie Bauer extended cab. 5.8 litre, power windows, air conditioning.

193,000km. Very clean, some rust. Needs rear brakes. Engine in good running condition.

Comes with winter tires on rims and canopy. $1,500.

250-632-5715 or 250-6394534

98 Ford F150 Lariat 4X4 Super cab, white. 155,000km Loaded. Auto. PW, PS, PL. Remote. Cruise control, drive lights, running boards, box rails and liner and much more.

Runs great and good on gas.

Phone 250-632-6530

2006 Ford F-250 XLT

27,999

Falcon 125 CC

Call Ray 250-624-4384

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1-800-559-7288

Will sell Plow & Pump Assembly, Sander Separately Will consider smaller welded aluminum boat, camperized van, mini-motorhome, or small p/u in part trade.

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SALE

new condition $900 obo Ph: (250) 279-1757 Kitimat

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at the heart of thingsâ&#x201E;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;67 Pontiac Parisienne This beautiful restored Emerald Turquoise Convertible is ready to Drive, Show and Enjoy! Insurance with collector plates $234 yearly. $19,900.

Terrace 250-635-6128

2.5I Touring Package, Stock #12031-0B Dark Grey,

1989 TRAVELAIR 19â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 5th WHEEL

Community Newspapers

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;11 Subaru Outback

Trucks & Vans

with 9ft Plow & Engine Mount Hydraulic Pump 8ft Stainless Sander REDUCED

2007 Ford Focus

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TERRACE - This Sunday marks the 26th annual Skeena River Challenge bicycle race. The Gran Fondo style road race, held Sunday, August 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., starts from the Jim Ciccone Centre in Prince Rupert and spins 140 kilometres up Hwy 16 to finish at the DHL parking lot at the corner of Kenney Street and Keith Avenue in Terrace. The route has changed slightly this year, taking riders through Port Edward and the North Pacific Cannery instead of out to Ridley Island like in years past. Recreation riders will travel 140 kilometres and racers will travel a distance of 160 kilometres. A race of 100 miles, like this one, is commonly called a ‘century ride.’ From left to right, Laurie Mutschke, Maryka Rypma, and Willie Muller.

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PRINCE RUPERT - The Zone 10 BC Senior Games delegation held their fund-raising draw in Prince Rupert last Saturday.

The first prize of $1500 was won by Prince Rupert resident Jacqueline Taylor.

The second prize of $1000 went to Gary Rybiski of Terrace.

Third prize drawn of $500 was awarded to Debbie Oviatt of Kitimat.

Prince Rupert Councillor Nelson Kinney was the local dignitary on hand to make the draws.

“It was great that we were able to have a winner from each of our three main communities involved,” said Zone 10 Director Bill Whitty. “It was a great fundraiser as there were over 3,000 draw entries.”

The majority of tickets were sold setting up tables at a number of major grocery stores throughout their communities.

This year’s seniors games take place in Burnaby August 21 - 25.

Among Zone 10’s 182 members, 94 will be travelling to compete in the games that sees senior athletes from all over the province competing in a wide range of sporting events, anything from golf to dragon boating to bridge.

Most of the zone delegation have chose to drive down to the Lower Mainland while others have elected to fly Hawkair.

“We used to all bus to the games but now most people want to do their own thing,” said Whitty. “Some people take their RV and do an extended vacation and visit family and that sort of thing.”

Anyone 55 or over qualifies for the se-

niors games, however, Whitty says there are often members competing right into their nineties.

“It amazes me the camaraderie between all the athletes regardless of the sport they are competing in or their age difference,” says Whitty.

He also was full of praise for the seniors games, describing it as the greatest alternative form of health care out their for seniors.

“If not for the seniors games a lot of these people would be sitting in doctors’ waiting rooms,” says Whitty.

“This gives them a purpose and keeps them actively involved and I think it’s the best alternative health care the province could offer.”

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the BC Senior Games

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Chris Bie yanks the tires on Monday as he takes home first place in “King of the YXT” at the Terrace Hot August Nites drag race over the first Riverboat Days weekend.

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By Ed Evans THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

TERRACE - With weather reaching 29 degrees in Terrace this weekend, Hot August Nites lived up to its billing. But drag racing was hot too with over 60 entrants racing including the “Quick 8” – a race between the fastest 8 vehicles on the track.

Sunday was the class series racing.

“Sportman” was a close race down to the wire, with Tom Ponzini outrunning Steve Derby in the finals. Ponzini was racing his first race in a few years and it was his first time running his new car. Derby was also racing in his first race ever.

For the Pro portion, it came down to a race between Ken Kaperlary in his ‘56 Chevy and Laurence Wilkins on his bike. Kaperlary outran Wilkins to take home first place.

In “Super Pro” the racing was fast

and furious, with Gord Hidber running against his former ride, Kris Barnett in his “Altered” to get into the finals.

Barnett outlasted a hard charging Hidber and made it to the finals against Norm Schwengler in his wheel-standing classic mustang. Barnett took home the win.

There were two winners that brought home more than one trophy this weekend, as Delany Ribero, a force to watch, took home first place in “Jr. Dragster” on Sunday and first place in “King of the YXT Jr. Dragster” on Monday.

Gord Hidber also took home two on the weekend with third place finishes in “Super Pro” on Sunday and “Quick 8” on Monday.

Other highlights from Monday included “King of the YXT” with a two Chevelle final where Chris Bie outran Dwayne Adams to take home first place.

The “Gamblers” winner on Monday was John Wregett. In “Super Pro” two classics were in the finals. Russ Gutnecht in his ‘53 Chevy pickup outran Bruce Daum in his Corvette. A great weekend of racing was had by racers and spectators.

Next up, The Houston drags August 18th and 19th at the Houston Airport. This race was cancelled this year and a new group took over trying to get permission to use the airport. After overcoming some big obstacles, including applying to the Agricultural Land Reserve to get permission to run the race, the word came back as a yes a few weeks ago and the 1/8 mile race is on.

Sunday’s winners: Jr. Dragster 1st-Delany Ribero 2nd-Maddy Amado Sportsman

1st- Tom Ponzini 2nd- Steve Derby 3rd- Randy Kluss Pro 1st- Ken Kaperlary 2nd- Laurence Wilkins 3rd- Randy Baker Super Pro 1st- Kris Barnett 2nd- Norm Schwengler 3rd- Gord Hidber Mondays winners: King of the YXT Jr. Dragster 1st- Delany Ribiero King of the YXT 1st-Chris Bie 2nd Dwayne Adams Gamblers 1st John Wregett Super Pro 1st-Russ Gutnecht 2nd-Bruce Daum 3rd- Gord Hidber

Second annual Volleyball camp set to start soon

By Staff Writer THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

TERRACE - It’s not too late for aspiring young volleyball players to sign up for the second annual Thompson Rivers University WolfPack volleyball camp, which will be held in Terrace at the end of the month.

There are still plenty of spaces available for the camp, said organizers.

The clinic will be held August 27 - 30, and hosted by TRU WolfPack’s coach Pat Hennelly for the second year.

Hennelly has a solid background in volleyball, including the NCAA. His coaching is often credited with turning TRU volleyball around. His TRU WolfPack was the first TRU team to qualify for the Canada West playoffs.

“Last [year’s camp] was very successful with 65 kids in the camp,” he said. “We are hoping for even more this year.”

“We had a Terrace, B.C. athlete make Team BC U-16 team this year, Keel Haldane,” he said. Keel attended the camp last year.

“Keel is the son of Jason Haldane who is competing for Great Britain on the Men’s Volleyball team at

the Olympics.”

Jason Haldane, who was head coach of the camp last year, might not be back in time for this camp, but Hennelly said he will have a number of top instructors at the camp.

This camp is just one of many the Thompson Rivers men’s program is holding in the next few weeks in the northern part of the province.

“I would like to see WolfPack Volleyball continue to be a presence in volleyball up North,” said Hennelly.

“We currently run camps in Quesnel, Terrace and Prince George, with Terrace being our second biggest,” he said.

Hennelly said the camp is open to kids from all over the area.

There were kids from Hazelton and Smithers in attendance last year.

“Certainly kids are welcome to attend from outside of Terrace,” he said.

The Terrace camp will be held at Caledonia Secondary. Athletes going into grade six to nine are scheduled for 9 a.m. through noon. Grades 10-12 will go from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Registration forms can picked up or dropped off at the recreation office at the Terrace Sportsplex.

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Terry Joubert, Vice-President of Pacific Trail Pipelines, presents a $1.5-million cheque to Diane Collins, of the PTP Aboriginal Skills Employment Partnership Training Society.

Job training partnership receives money

By Samantha Garvey THE NORTHERN CONNECTOR

TERRACE - A partnership between First Nations and a pipeline company for job training has received a financial boost.

The Pacific Trail Pipelines (PTP) Limited Partnership will give $1.5 million — one installment of a total $2.5 million — toward the training of First Nations through the Pacific Trail Pipelines Aboriginal Skills Employment Partnership (PTPASEP).

“We see lots of opportunity that will benefit both First Nations and ourselves,” said Terry Joubert, vicepresident of the pipeline partnership and board member of the training program.

The money is part of the contract drawn up between the two organizations in May. The date for the contribution of the second $1 million installment hasn’t been set yet.

“The timing happened to be nice,” said Diane Collins, executive director of the training program, of the first installment, adding she is hopeful another offer of financing will come from the federal government in the next year.

The primary targets for the training are members of 15 B.C. First Nations groups with traditional territory that would be affected by the PTP pipeline upon con-

struction. In proximity to Terrace, the Kitselas First Nations is included, as well as the Haisla First Nations near Kitimat, said Collins, adding people have gone through the program from other First Nations too.

To access training, a client interested in the program would contact the offices of the training program, and the staff would provide an assessment and then a plan to meet the client’s needs with what the program offers.

Collins explained that they attempt to balance the needs of the industrial sector and the desires and goals of the individual in the assessment.

Then, if a client needs core skills, such as high school upgrades or a tutor for specific subjects, that would be arranged through their program.

If a client is ready for specific job training, the program can provide money and arrange it through various educational partners, from community colleges to private institutions.

For example, in the first year of the program, 60 clients enrolled in the Piping Industrial Training Board where entrylevel welding and foundations courses were offered.

Eighteen clients enrolled in heavy equipment training, where, among other skills, equipment operations

training on several machines were offered (Articulated Rock Truck, Loader, Backhoe, Dozer, Excavator or Grader).

As well, 37 clients enrolled at the Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment Training Association, and 100 clients at the Kitimat Valley Institute for a variety of trades, technical and job skills training.

Finally, the program will also assist in job referrals and placement.

The proposed natural gas pipeline plans to span 463 km from Summit Lake west to Kitimat., transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a new plant to then be exported to Asian buyers.

The PTP Limited Partnership is made up of three companies: Apache Canada Ltd. which makes up 40 per cent, EOG Resources and Encana Corporation at 30 per cent each.

The pipeline and the LNG plant are expected to create about 100 permanent jobs and 3,000 jobs during construction, which will last three and half years, according to the PTPASEP website.

The PTP and the LNG plant in Kitimat will be two employment options for those leaving the program and entering the job force, but there is no obligation for program graduates to work there.

Collins explained those who receive training are free to seek em-

ployment wherever, and that the program has worked with other local industries prior like Rio Tinto Alcan, for example, with which some of those trained have landed jobs.

In 2010 the program began with $9 million from the federal government (Human Resources and Skills Development Canada), and additional funding was expected to come from PTP. Because of delays in the pipeline’s construction

the contributions were also delayed, which caused the training program to branch out and develop other industry partners, which have donated another $9 million to date, according to Joubert.

The financing from the government then ended March 31 2012.

PTP also has a benefits agreement with 15 First Nations that have traditional territory that would be affected by the pipeline, said Joubert.

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