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SMITHERS, B.C.
105th Year - Week 40
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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B.C. RIVERS DAY Paddlers from far and wide join the flotilla
SPORTS/A19
FOREST CELEBRATION Students plant trees for National Forest Week. COMMUNITY/A21
TELKWA BEEF The beef cutters of the Telkwa BBQ OUR TOWN/A23
INSIDE LETTERS A7 SPORTS A13 COMMUNITY A20 OUR TOWN A23 THREE RIVERS B1 CLASSIFIEDS B7
Parlour client tattooed by gift certificates By Percy N. Hébert Smithers/Interior News
April Gibson had been looking forward to getting a special half-sleeve tattoo on her upper arm and was counting on $250 in gift certificates to help cover the cost. Gibson, however, alleges Uwe and Mel Vullings, owners of Prophecy Tattoo and Piercing on Second Street in Smithers, tattooed her verbally with profanity and refused to honour the gift certificates. The certificates were gifts from her brother and her husband, purchased from Prophecy Tattoo and Piercing. “I was really looking forward to getting the tattoo started, Gibson said. The problem is the gift certificates had expiry dates and by the time Gibson went to have the tattoo done, the gift certificates had expired. See TATTOO on p. A2
Smithers leads in supporting small business By Dan Mesec Smithers / Interior News
Last week Smithers was named one of the best communities in British Columbia to support small business owners, and received an award from the provincial government at this year’s Union of British Columbian Municipalities convention
in Victoria, B.C. Smithers, along with five other communities in the province, accepted the B.C.’s Most Small Business Friendly Community award recognizing local policies, projects and programs that support small business within the community. Kamloops, Nanaimo, Nelson,
WAITING ON SNOW It’s that time of year when some can hardly wait for the snow to fly and others are hoping the snow stays away long enough to take one more scooter ride. Percy N. Hébert photo
North Vancouver District and Prince George also won the award. “These awards are a great way to recognize communities that go the extra
mile to improve their business environment,” Minister of State for Small Business, Naomi Yamamoto said in a press release. “Small business
is a huge economic driver in this province, and the more successful each community is, the more successful the province is as a whole.” In B.C., 98 per
cent of businesses are small businesses and contribute more than 29 per cent of the provinces gross domestic product. See UBCM on Page 3
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