The Northern View, August 06, 2014

PRINCE RUPERT VOL. 9 NO. 32

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

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WatCo backer lashes out at city council

FINAL FRAME Feature

Questions motives, integrity of council

Heart of our city: Taking the stage Page A6

BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

“I am very suspicious of council’s motivation here.”

Business Super ship visits Fairview Terminal Page A7 Todd Hamilton/ The Northern View

Prince Rupert firefighters were called to a fully-involved blaze at the former Totem Lanes bowling alley at approximately 4 a.m. on Monday. Firefighters battled the fire in the vacant Chamberlin Ave. building for more than eight hours. One firefighter told The Northern View that the building will likely need to be demolished. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Sports Amy Leighton’s medal haul Page A11

Haida Gwaii Edge of the World returns to Tlell Page B1

One of the financial backers of the Watson Island Development Corporation (WatCo) is publicly questioning the motives of the City of Prince Rupert for entering into an exclusivity agreement with Watson Island LNG (WILNG).

Jason Youn Kim, CEO of Global Resources and Energy Enterprises, says there are several - Jason Youn Kim reasons the agreement with WILNG doesn’t make any sense, not the least of which is the ongoing court case between WatCo and the city over a failed sale of the site.

See WATCO on Page A2

Layoffs may result from airport paving Seaplane operator feeling the pinch

BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Construction work taking place at the Prince Rupert Airport may end up costing the community jobs.

The Prince Rupert Airport Authority sent out letters earlier this month outlining plans to start construction on July 21, which will reduce the length of the runway to less than 4,000 feet for a portion of the work.

That length is not suitable for private jets, which Inland Air owner Bruce MacDonald said has resulted in the redirection of flights for high-end clientele visiting fishing lodges in the region. Rather than landing in Prince Rupert and boarding a seaplane at Digby Island to reach the lodge, many of those flights will be

“I am looking at a loss of close to $100,000.”

- Bruce MacDonald landing in Sandspit where lodge patrons will board helicopters.

“I am looking at a loss of close to $100,000.

I am probably going to have to lay off seven to eight people and I have a leased aircraft I am probably going to have to give back,” he said.

“August is our busiest month. It’s when we try to get our nut to get through the winter and then we get our throats cut like this ... I know our airport needs works and it needs to be done,

just don’t do it during the busiest month of the year.”

Plans also call for the instrument landing system and the precision approach path indicator system to be disabled and, in the later part of the month, no airplanes other than “scheduled carriers” will be able to park at the airport.

Despite those changes, the biggest sticking point for MacDonald is a lack of consultation and a tight timeline, something he said eliminated any possible solution being found to keep flights landing in Prince Rupert.

“Somebody made the decision to do this in August without consulting myself or any of the airport users ... and it is probably because there would have been such an outcry against this,” he said.

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Weather key factor in project timing PAVING from Page A1 Prince Rupert Airport manager Rick Reed said doing the project in August was necessitated by not only the type of work involved but by the timeframe imposed.

“The main thing is the weather period, though we do have a couple of constraints.

Approximately 90 per cent of the $10 million from the federal government needs to be spent in this fiscal year and paving is weather sensitive ... if the weather is nice, it will take approximately 30 days to complete, so we - Rick Reed couldn’t risk getting into the wet fall period,” he said, noting people knew the project was coming.

“People have known about this for three years. What we didn’t know was the exact schedule, but we knew it would be during the summer time.”

While the project is proceeding, Reed said the subject was one the airport authority would be discussing in the future.

“People have known about this for three years.”

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International firms back WatCo WATCO from Page A1 While WILNG was incorporated in April, Kim noted the partners involved in WatCo include such recognized names as CN Rail, Samsung and Hyundai. That type of support makes it a more viable developer for the former pulp mill site, he claims.

“The financing is in place as are the markets; we have the support of the Korean government and have a remediation plan in place with a recognized company standing by to start the cleanup on short notice ... as a point of interest, the president of South Korea, Park Guen Hye, is coming to B.C. in September to discuss LNG. She will be accompanied by the president of Samsung and Hyundai, which are also members of our consortium, and will be meeting with Premier Christy Clark,” he wrote in a letter to the Northern View, outlining some of the plans for the site.

“WatCo ... a credible international consortium with a track record was organized to not only develop Watson Island with a large LNG plant but to include other products and a bulk terminal to export goods such as torrefied biofuels that will help replace coal and other commodities such as petroleum coke.”

Kim said another reason the city should have stayed with WatCo is the certainty it creates as it relates to First

Shaun Thomas / The Northern View

Council’s decision to offer exclusive rights to Watson Island to WILNG has raised the ire of one WatCo backer.

Nations in the region.

“Watson Island is the subject of First Nations land claims that stand a very good chance to succeed after the Supreme Court ruling on First Nations claims ... WatCo has already brought the First Nations into the project as full partners who will continue to own the island while having a large stake in the project itself, which will help First Nations communities for years to come,” he wrote.

While questioning why the specifics of the agreement with WILNG are not being released, Kim accused Prince Rupert city council of “playing games with the futures of Prince Rupert, its citizens, the First Nations or anyone else” by signing an agreement with an

upstart company.

“How can the mayor be so confident this proposal is so good that he’s ready to give the proponent carte blanche with the future of the community?

Personally, I am very suspicious of council’s motivation here,” he wrote, adding that the city now has a credibility issue.

“A real problem of its own making now facing the current council is, given its actions with WatCo, can it be trusted to honour any contract with anyone from this time forward?”

Prince Rupert Mayor Jack Mussallem declined to comment on the concerns raised by Kim as the dispute between the City of Prince Rupert and WatCo remains before the courts.

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Crime severity at five-year low

BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

August 6, 2014 • Northern View • A3

City losing money on Atlin parking Fee being kept

BY MARTINA PERRY

After reaching a five-year low in 2012, Prince Rupert’s Crime Severity Index (CSI) dropped once again in 2013.

Figures released by Statistics Canada in late July show the CSI, which examines both the amount of crime and the relative seriousness of the crimes responded to by RCMP, dropped 14.3 per cent from 167.18 to 143.28 in 2013.

Along with an overall drop, the violent crime severity index dropped 13.42 per cent to a five-year low of 155.57, well below the index of 230.71 recorded in 2011, while the non-violent crime severity index fell 14.66 per cent to an index of 138.50.

The continued drop in CSI has moved Prince Rupert out of a position in the Top 10 of crime severity in the country two years ago. However, this year’s figures do put Prince Rupert in the Top 5 cities in the province with a population over 10,000, behind Williams Lake, Quesnel, Langley and Terrace.

Prince Rupert’s crime rate, meanwhile, was down 13.76 per cent from 2012 to sit at a five-year low of 24,614.64 per 100,000 population.

In terms of the weighted clearance rate, it rose slightly from 2012 despite a drop in the violent crime clearance rate. Prince Rupert RCMP responded to 3,050 incidents in 2013, down more than 600 from the previous year, with 1,468 of those cleared resulting in 377 adults and 48 youth being charged.

PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Whether those using the Atlin parking lot in the summer months should still have to pay and display is a topic the City of Prince Rupert is chewing on.

The city’s Engineering and Public Works Department was seeking the removal of the Atlin Parking Lot kiosk at the July 28 council meeting, recommending that two hour parking be reinstated and spare parts from the machine be used to repair Rushbrook’s kiosk, as they are no longer available for this particular kind of machine.

“We have noted a significant drop in revenue, and even losses in the area,” explained Richard Pucci, engineering coordinator, during his report to council.

“This department continues to recommend the pay and display program at Rushbrook as the system generates revenue to maintain the area.”

So far this year the kiosk has cost the city $2,427 in expenses, which includes repairs, scheduled maintenance, technology upgrades, fees for credit card usage, as well as seasonal commissioning and decommissioning.

There has been $1,053 in revenue collected, which equals a $1,374 loss.

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Council is debating the future or pay parking at Atlin Terminal

In 2013, the city received $743 from the paid parking lot and $2,503 in 2012.

“This doesn’t account for the cost of the bylaw officer. When you start to factor that in, the Atlin parking area does probably break even or run at a loss,” said Corinne Bomben, the city’s chief financial officer.

Coun. Joy Thorkelson said if two hour parking is reinstated at the parking lot the city wouldn’t be making any money from it and the bylaw officer would still be required to monitor the area.

Thorkelson was also against the idea of those working in Cow Bay being able to park for free, whereas those employed as commercial fishermen would have to pay to park near the dock they already pay a moorage fee to utilize.

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then the commercial fleet should be getting relief at the other end,” she said, adding those using Rushbrook’s boat launch should have to pay as that use creates wear and tear.

Mayor Jack Mussallem said the change would create an issue for those going on day-long tours provided out of Cow Bay, with Coun. Gina Garon echoing that paid parking makes room for tourists, some of whom have large vehicles or attachments that need to use the visitor’s information centre.

“Once you open that up to free two hour parking for all, you’re going to have all kinds of business people parking there. Even if you ask them not to park there, they are going to. You’re going to have people heading out fishing parking there all day,” Garon said.

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Boom needs region’s support

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henever major media reports on Pacific NorthWest LNG, they always report it as being “near Prince Rupert”.

The fact is that outside of the Northwest, and admittedly for some within the region, Port Edward is not necessarily on the radar. But, as outlined last week, that is likely to change in the near future.

A positive announcement from the company will not just kickstart a boom for the North Coast the likes of which has never been seen before considering the boom being driven by the modernization underway in Kitimat requires 2,500 fewer workers than would be needed for construction on Lelu Island but would be a fundamental Shaun Thomas shift for Port Edward.

If you had said even five years ago that the community would see plans for a new subdivision, another 300-plus trailers and a hotel/restaurant/shopping centre complex, there certainly would have been some who thought you were crazy. Somehow I don’t doubt that those on council at the time would have been included among those thinking such an idea was being extremely optimistic.

And yet those plans are now a reality, being driven in part by a bypass road (who would have thought!) that opens up an entire new land base for future development.

While the pending expansion and population boom in Port Edward is exciting news for all involved, one can’t help but wonder just what that would mean for the City of Prince Rupert.

Let’s face it, if the people of Port Edward are going to go shopping and swimming or if they need to fly or if they need medical treatment or if they require RCMP assistance, they’re not going to get it from the District of Port Edward.

The city pays for the upkeep of recreation facilities, subsidizes the airport ferry, pays per-officer for RCMP and maintains road infrastructure to access all amenities. And given the current financial status of the city, it can’t pay for these key pieces of infrastructure by itself.

Along with money from the province, something more substantial than has been offered in the past, regional leaders need to come together to plan for a future that is brighter than any may have imagined.

Guest View: Simple math for teachers

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hatever the final government deal is with in new tax revenue for the province, plus another $4.3 the B.C. Teachers Federation (BCTF), and billion for the federal government? whenever it’s settled, the BCTF must quit Why would the teachers’ union oppose the Kinder opposing economic growth if it ever hopes to accomplish Morgan pipeline proposal, months before any plan had its long-term salary and class size goals. been released?

Most taxpayers, understandably, are not interested Yet the BCTF opposed all of these economic in shelling out more money to the government. There development measures. has been no public rush to open wallets for big raises for The BCTF flag flew high at an anti-fracking rally teachers – or any other government sector union. in Vancouver – yes, the union opposed the fledgling Jordan Bateman The BCTF’s long-held desire to go back to year 2000 liquefied natural gas industry too. tax levels in order to fund raises for its teachers, would Why would the BCTF join Occupy Vancouver, gut most families financially – B.C. budget documents show a protesting against the same wealth-generating corporations their two-income family of four, making $90,000 per year, would pay teachers’ pensions are heavily invested in: TD Bank ($155.7m in $6,234 a year in provincial income tax, nearly double what they pension investments), ScotiaBank ($124.3m), RBC ($166.7m), pay today.

Bank of Montreal ($75.2m) and Bell Canada ($61.2m)?

Taxpayers can’t afford that kind of hike, and the B.C. The BCTF opposed the Canada-China Foreign Investment government knows it. That’s why they are focusing on growing Promotion and Protection Agreement. Yet, the BCTF fought the B.C. economy, in order to generate more money from sources it – with no thought given to the $140 million their pension has other than Joe and Jane Taxpayer. invested in Chinese state-controlled companies.

But here the BCTF’s chickens have come home to roost: the Despite actively opposing all of these economic drivers, the BCTF, inexplicably and wildly overstepping its bounds as a union BCTF still cries poor, noting teachers start here with a salary of meant to represent the interests of teachers at the bargaining $49,410, way behind Alberta’s $58,500. table, has come out against virtually every significant economic Alberta teachers have benefitted from Alberta’s economic development project proposed in B.C. growth, so it’s probably no surprise the Alberta Teachers’ Why would the teachers’ union pass a motion against the Association isn’t out campaigning against the Northern Gateway Northern Gateway Pipeline, which would generate $1.2 billion pipeline. for B.C. taxpayers over its first three decades in operation? How Want a raise, B.C. teachers? Want to address class size and could that possibly serve the interests of its members, who want composition? Then quit fighting every economic (and tax revenue higher wages and smaller classes – things that revenue could help growing) opportunity that comes B.C.’s way. Cause and effect – address? it’s a lesson you taught us.

How did it serve the teachers’ union to reject the Prosperity Jordan Bateman is the B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers Mine in the Chilcotin, which would have generated $5.52 billion Federation.

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August 6, 2014 • Northern View • A5

On the street

With reported crimes decreasing in numbers, do you feel safe in Prince Rupert?

With Kevin Campbell

JOEL WESLEY

DAVE RIDSDALE

JOY SMITH

LUKAS NELSON

“Yeah, I feel pretty safe.”

“It’s a good place. I like Rupert.”

“I’ve lived in Prince George and [down south]. There’s nothing like it. There’s no place like home.”

“Yeah, I think so.”

Photo courtesy Prince Rupert Port Authority BUCKET BRIGADE: Students participating in Prince Rupert’s PAC 10 Tutoring summer camps release young salmon at Oldfield Creek Fish Hatchery. The Prince Rupert Port Authority has partnered with the hatchery to enhance fish habitats and their inhabitants.

Letters to the editor

Local volunteers care Renewable the way to go for salmon population “We should take a more

Editor: The July 16, 2014 edition of the Northern View contained two contradictory articles on pages A4 and A5 — coal is good and gas is bad.

Your article on coal exports says that the mining and export of coal is good because it produces jobs and generates tax revenue that supports our life styles. However, no mention is made of the greenhouse gases that are generated in mining and transporting coal, and then burning the coal in steel plants. Possibly we don’t care about burning coal if this occurs in Japan, Korea and China?

Furthermore, the open pit coal mines disturb large areas and are difficult to reclaim.

The Guest View by Mr. Corbett says that natural gas is bad because greenhouse gases are produced when it is burned, and that we do not want the jobs and tax revenue produced by the natural gas industry. The paradox in this opinion is that most British Columbians use natural gas to heat their homes, but maybe we do not care about these greenhouse gases because this source of energy significantly enhances our lifestyles. Of course large quantities of natural gas are produced

pragmatic approach to energy.”

- Duncan Wyllie by conventional wells that do not require fracking — is this gas acceptable? If natural gas is not an acceptable source of fuel in British Columbia, what alternative fuel is Mr. Corbett suggesting that we use?

My own opinion is that we should take a pragmatic approach to energy, and use the best combination of economy and environmental acceptability.

For example, our climate and topography are ideal for renewable hydroelectric development and if we had plentiful and inexpensive electricity, everyone could join me in driving electric hybrid cars.

Duncan C. Wyllie North Vancouver

Why not a Southern Gateway?

Editor: People back east demand that those of us who don’t want the Northern Gateway pipeline explain what we really want.

In the tradition of Jonathan Swift (Gulliver’s Travels) here is my option to the problem. I call it the Southern Gateway. Alberta’s Flat Earth Society who don’t understand mountainous terrain (living on flat terrain as they do) will like this idea.

We run the pipeline along the Yellowhead Highway to Prince George. We then veer it south through Cariboo Country following closely beside the Fraser River. In the Hell’s Gate region the pipeline would have to be suspended above the

Fraser Canyon and then dropped wherever the river flows.

Once in the Lower Mainland the pipeline would come by False Creek to docks where it’s sludge would be loaded onto tankers and would sail away to China.

Well you should have heard the howls of protest from people I know in Terrace and Vancouver.

This idea produces such emotion; they either don’t understand satire or they’re just too emotional.

I think this is a better idea than burying the pipeline in the Nass lava beds. Volcanic eruptions act just like massive earthquakes.

Brian Gregg, Terrace, B.C.

Governments should spend more Editor: I feel our present governments, provincial and federal, have got it wrong.

In order to say to the public and taxpayers at the end of their electoral mandate that they are very prudent with the taxpayers’ money, they cut back on spending on practically every department of government.

When the majority of people no longer have enough money to spend on consumer goods, small business does not receive enough in order to stay in business.

Large companies and corporations today are sitting on millions of dollars and it is only the shareholders that are doing well.

Claire O. Plewes

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RE:PORT

he Prince Rupert Salmon Enhancement Society (PRSES) is a non-profit organization responsible for operating the Oldfield Creek Fish Hatchery. The PRSES follows a set of community-oriented objectives, with the primary goal of increasing salmon populations in local streams through science-based enhancement efforts.

This is done each year through the collection, fertilization and hatching of tens of thousands of salmon eggs from four distinct salmon-baring streams: Oldfield, Hays, Diana and Silver Creeks.

Each year, the PRSES’s modest volunteer group undertakes this great effort beginning in autumn with brood stock collection.

Using nets and fishing rods, adult spawning salmon are caught and their eggs and milt are collected. The eggs are brought back to the Oldfield Creek Fish Hatchery where they’re carefully incubated and monitored before hatching into baby salmon called “fry.”

Depending on the species and stream they’re from, these tiny fish are transferred into one of eight large tanks where they are cared for during the winter and spring months by PRSES volunteers.

In addition to the hands-on work with the local salmon stocks, the PRSES is also involved in creating community awareness of the importance of keeping our local streams clean and healthy through our everyday actions.

One of the ways this is achieved is through the Salmon Education and Stewardship Centre, an extension of the Hatchery that consists of interpretive galleries, a classroom and wet and dry labs where visitors can experience the life cycle of local salmon first-hand.

With contributions from the Prince Rupert Port Authority’s Community Investment Fund, PRSES was able to complete the Education Centre and modernize the Hatchery to enable greater involvement from both residents and tourists interested in fostering healthy Pacific salmon stocks.

Whether through financial support or hands-on volunteer efforts of its staff, the Prince Rupert Port Authority works alongside PRSES to protect and restore the integrity of local salmon stocks and habitats.

Habitat stewardship is a key component of the Port Authority’s 2020 Environmental Sustainability Plan.

Through numerous initiatives and programs launched in recent years, the Port Authority is gathering information about environmental conditions in the area and learning how to best preserve them through responsible development.

Partnerships with like-minded organizations in the community are supporting valuable work being done in areas such as ecological preservation and habitat conservation.

New initiatives and partnerships in the community will take the Port Authority even further beyond its mandated requirements and regulations.

Watch local students learn about the Prince Rupert Salmon Enhancement Society’s Oldfield Creek Fish Hatchery by visiting www.facebook. com/rupertport.

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

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North Coast people at the ...

Heart of our City

Taking centre stage

BY MARTINA PERRY PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

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hen all the eyes in the audience and the stage lights are pointed upon her, Prince Rupert’s Treena Decker hopes to captivate the minds of people and provoke new thoughts.

“I love being onstage. I love the opportunity of moving audiences, whether it’s in anger, sadness, or happiness. Just being able to take an audience on a journey that they wouldn’t otherwise experience,” said Treena, who was born in Kamloops and raised in Prince George by her adoptive parents Garth and Erdine Decker.

Growing up, Prince Rupert captured Treena’s heart during the numerous visits her family made to the city to stay with her grandparents, but also when she spent a year in Prince Rupert while in Grade 10.

It was then that Treena had her first experience in theatre, auditioning for the high school’s production of Cabaret. Even though Treena didn’t land a role in the performance, she was an understudy and helped with make-up backstage.

While she may have not made it on stage, the experience ignited Treena’s passion for theatre. When she returned to Prince George the following year, Treena became involved with her school’s drama department and was even part of a theatre group outside of school.

After graduating, Treena took an intermission from acting. She met a man with whom she moved to Whitehorse and had her first child, Elisha.

The new family came to Prince Rupert for a “one month” visit that ended up becoming a permanent stay. After moving back to the community, the couple welcomed their second child, Evan.

“Prince Rupert has always felt like home. The sense of community has always been an amazing part of what makes Prince Rupert special,” she said, noting the city was just the kind of environment she wanted to raise her children in.

Then in the mid-’90s Treena picked up where she had left off, becoming involved with Harbour Theatre. A short time later Treena was not only acting but directing plays, such as the late-’90s production Homeward Bound, which was selected as the Skeena Zone Drama Festival winner and won the best supportive actress award for B.C. Although she has directed many plays over the years, Treena said some of her favourites have been the ones that were thought-provoking, not only for the audience but cast members as well.

This was the case with the 2005 production of The Laramie Project, a play about Matthew Shepard’s death, a university student killed in a hate crime because he was gay.

“One of the things [the cast] talked about was the difference being involved in the play made for them,” Treena explained, referring to some of the language cast members commonly heard at school.

“They would come to rehearsal and talk about how it’s changed the way they viewed that language, and that they would address it as it was being said.

Here you had this young cast that were being social activists in a lot of ways because of their involvement in that show.”

Treena is also proud to have directed the community

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Treena Decker has been facilitating the annual UdderFest Kids Camp for more than 10 years.

musical in 2008, Jesus Christ Superstar.

“It was nice to sit in the audience for that, because usually when I direct things I’m also stage managing or doing other tech stuff ... I remember having goosebumps because of the cast coming together, and the magic of their performance and the set and the costuming all coming together,” she said.

But her proudest achievements will always be her children; both her daughter and son, and the kids she’s guided on stage over the years. For more than 10 years she has worked with budding actors for the annual Udderfest Kids Camp.

“I always say I have lots of kids, they’re just not mine,” Treena laughed.

“Most of our sessions are about trying to encourage ideas to be generated, and then finding ways to work them in,” said Treena.

“The kids are the focus. They are the ones who decide what we’re doing and how we’re doing it.

They’re in the driver’s seat.”

Treena said theatre is great for self-esteem, and she has enjoyed watching growth and change in the young actors she’s worked with. Helping to shape youth and provide them with positive experiences is another one of Treena’s passions.

Treena was very involved with the Kaien Island Youth Council both in and outside of work, has run the Haunted House at the annual Hallowe’en Fest for a number of years and facilitated the girls community kitchen known as Rupert Chicks.

Treena has volunteered whenever she could over the years, whether it be at community special events such as Canada Day, with the cruise ship ambassador program, the Northern BC Winter Games board, or chairing the Aboriginal Homelessness Partnership Strategy Committee and the Violence in Relationships Committee.

Treena’s two chair positions stem from her role as a Stopping the Violence counsellor with the North Coast Transition Society, an organization she has been with since 2012.

“I view my job as being a sounding board, and helping people navigate their way through. If I’m able to help carry a burden for a while and make someone’s life a little easier as they move through the system and find their way to where they want to be, I’m happy to do that. There were people along the way that helped me in that way,” she explained.

“I’m honoured by the women who trust me enough to share their experiences with me and I am humbled by their stories of survival.”

Treena also has nothing but praise for her coworkers.

“Everyone that I work with has the same commitment to trying to make things easier for women and children in crisis. It’s an incredible team of women that I feel honoured and blessed to go to work with everyday.”

Treena attributes her urge to help out whenever she can to her parents, Garth and Erdine.

“Both of them inspired me to always be compassionate, to treat others with warmth and respect and to give when and where I am able,” she said.

And Treena is overjoyed to have two sets of parents.

While she has been in contact with both her father and mother for years, it wasn’t until last month that she finally met her birth mother in person. Treena had met her father, who is a Haida man, in the mid’90s and hopes to take in as much as she can about her Haida heritage during a trip she’s making to the islands after the 16th annual Udderfest wraps up later this week.

But even as a child she felt connected to her Haida Nation roots. When she was young, Treena and her family visited a museum in Victoria that had a Haida display in it, with her adoptive parents telling her years later how fascinating it was to see her sit down in the area and take everything in.

“They told me they had never seen a child connect in that way. I would be quite happy and peaceful,” Treena said.

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BY MARTINA PERRY PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The Prince Rupert Airport (YPR) once again experienced an increase in the number of passengers going through the facility in the first half of 2014.

Richard Reed, manager of the Prince Rupert Airport, said 32,000 passengers went through YPR in the first six months of 2014, which is up 5.9 per cent over the same period of - Rick Reed 2013 when 30,100 passengers used the airport.

“We’ve been following an upward trend,” Reed said.

Reed attributes the increase to the business interest in Prince Rupert, primarily in liquefied natural gas export, as well as Prince Rupert being frequented by tourists.

The increase has meant the City of Prince Rupert collected more revenue than expected from the Digby Island airport ferry, nearly $40,000 more than revenues collected in the first six months of 2013.

While the increase of passengers has meant the city is collecting more from the airport ferry, it still expects the operation will end up posting a deficit.

“We have been following an upward trend.”

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The largest ship yet to call on Fairview Terminal arrived on July 28 as the COSCO Fortune pulled into Prince Rupert harbour.

The ship, which measures 366 metres and is capable of carrying 13,000 TEUs, is the largest container ship to ever call at a Canadian west coast port.

Changes pitched for taxi service

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Those riding in Skeena Taxis may be paying a bit more in the months ahead.

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The application, which was published on July 23, calls for the initial flag rate to rise 30 cents, from $2.90 to $3.20. The cost per kilometre after that would increase from $1.67 to $1.93, an increase of 27 cents per kilometre.

For those requiring a taxi to wait, the rate for waiting time would

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Amanda Moraes, a baker at Safeway, rolls out fresh buns.

Danica Ferguson, a summer student at the Port Interpretive Centre, helps visitors learn about Prince Rupert’s rich history.

Tom Wade of Yellowhead Pavement Marking paints a crosswalk on Second Avenue.

James Daniele loads firehose at the Prince Rupert Fire Department following Monday’s blaze at Totem Lanes.

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Landfill upgrades to cost $9.5 million by 2018

BY MARTINA PERRY PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Extensive work at the Prince Rupert Landfill is underway.

An estimated $9.5 million in upgrades will be completed at the Prince Rupert Landfill by the end of 2018, with the City of Prince Rupert picking up the tab for any portion not funded by grants.

Commissioned in 1991, the Prince Rupert Landfill was given a lifespan of up to 100 years.

The landfill receives more than 12,000 tonnes of waste per year, using more than 24,000 cubic metres of space. While this number was consistent for years, volumes have been growing recently because of regional development, multiple residential home demolitions, an increase in home renovations, more stringent wood burning policies, and multiple commercial building fires. Staff has kept filling within the leachate containment area causing the air space within the dump’s Phase 1 and Phase 2 footprint to become completely exhausted.

“As a result the landfill has risen to a higher level than originally planned and during its operations the slopes have been constructed at steeper angles than specified by the Ministry of Environment,” said Richard Pucci, the city’s engineering coordinator.

To maintain compliance with the ministry and buy time until the Phase 3 footprint is ready for use, Sperling Hansen Associates, an engineering consulting firm specializing in solid waste management, recommended the city expand the dump with buttress fills starting with the east.

“The landfill has risen to a higher level than originally planned.”

- Richard Pucci The first part of the work on the east was completed in spring with the creation of a berm road. The project cost the city $166,000, $113,000 more than Sperling Hansen Associates had projected. But because the funds were taken from the department’s accruals, the overage won’t impact the city’s 2014 budget.

The next piece of work will begin this month when engineered liners and a collection system are constructed behind the berm to contain leachate and bring it to the treatment system. Pucci said this will cost $1.5 million with the Engineering and Public Works Department recommending the funds be allocated from the city’s gas tax funds.

When the eastern buttress fill is complete it will provide two years worth of anticipated landfill capacity.

Work on the west expansion berm, pump station and liner will take place throughout the spring and summer of 2016 at an expected overall cost of $2.2 million.

This will provide capacity until the end of 2017.

During this time, $1.5 million of work will be done to create Phase 3 of the landfill and another $1.4 million will be spent to close the eastern portion of Phase 1 and 2.

By 2018, Pucci said the city should be able

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Expanding the landfill will cost $9.5 million over the next four years.

to transition into the Phase 3 area, which is expected to provide approximately 54 years of capacity at the current residential waste intake rate. There is also an additional cell in the northern part of the permit area that has approximately 35 years worth of air space.

The last of work schedule to take place at the dump is the closure of Phase 1 and 2’s western portion, estimated at $1.3 million, and upgrading the leachate treatment system at a cost of approximately $2

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While council agreed the work needed to be done, many councillors stressed the need for a change in what is put in the landfill.

Both Coun. Barry Cunningham and Joy Thorkelson echoed these sentiments, with Cunningham expressing the need for more residents to recycle and for an incinerator at the landfill so wood products could be burned instead.

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Congratulations Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. & Grain Workers Union Local 333

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GWU LOCAL 333 EMPLOYEES Neale Ibbetson Kevin Bart Daniel Lorette William Stenset Reece Goudreau Robert Misko Kevin Reniero Randy McNeil Eric Ingvallsen Louise Lavallee Donald Ryan Albert Pereira Darren Bell Al Yecyec Mark Verde Nenita Garcia Kirk Denning Robert MacDonald Arnold Sankey Lansing Clark Rick Channels Leonard Blowatt Graham Kellough

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Rupert’s golden girl

BY KEVIN CAMPBELL REGINA / The Northern View

Amy Leighton’s neck might have been a little sore after the 2014 North American Indigenous Games wrapped up in Regina, Saskatchewan in late July.

But it wouldn’t have been from her nine swimming events.

The diagnosis may be due to the mixture of the nine gold (three), silver (five) and bronze (one) medals Leighton was proudly burdened with around her neck after an astounding showing at the games.

“It was a good experience,” said Leighton last week.

“It was a whole different experience [than provincials and the B.C. Summer Games].”

As a result of her travels, Leighton (13) has spent more time underwater than above it this summer, save for the thousands of kilometres she’s spent on a plane going to Victoria (provincials), Nanaimo (summer games) and Regina.

“I sort of figured out [that I’d be going] when it was happening in Regina and my parents really wanted me to go,” said the Rupertite.

But she never expected to medal in every category she entered. In Leighton’s web profile on the games’ site, she lists her cousin, Sarah McChesney, as her personal role model. McChesney has found success with the Prince Rupert Amateur Swim Club (PRASC), headed

by Chris Street and was arguably the top performer of the group in 2013-14.

Leighton wants to pick up where McChesney left off, as the latter departs for Thompson Rivers University this fall.

“She is an inspiration to me and I want to become a great swimmer just like her,” said Leighton on the site.

There wasn’t a regional meet where Leighton didn’t medal this past year, but for her, gaining a fresh set of eyes to critique her swimming to become even stronger was top of mind for the athlete always looking to improve.

“It was a good experience to have a different coach to see what, besides Chris, they see in my strokes,” she said.

Despite her individual accomplishments, Leighton enjoyed the relay races the most, taking part in a team of four, competing with Smithers’ Monica Joseph, whom Leighton knew prior to the games, and B.C.’s Jamie Hutton and Sallee Whitewing. The team grabbed three silver medals together.

“The relays are the most fun because you’re all working together as a team and you want to win,” said Leighton.

Her breaststroke was her strongest category as Leighton took all three of her gold medals in the 50, 100 and 200 breaststroke divisions.

“I used to not like it, but I’ve sort of gotten the hang of it and now it’s my favourite.”

And with Leighton’s parents, it’s safe to say the swimmer’s bountiful haul will be placed with her countless other medals and achievements.

“They were very proud,” said Leighton.

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Amy Leighton medaled in all nine categories she entered at the 2014 North American Indigenous Games, including winning three gold medals in breaststroke.

Luckies departure narrows CIHL playoff format

BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The Central Interior Hockey League (CIHL) has made some changes to its 2014-15 season and there are no more free passes to the playoffs.

Because of the Houston Luckies’ recent departure from the league, the Prince Rupert Rampage will occupy one spot in a four-team West division vying for only two playoff spots.

“With the [Houston Forest Products] mill closing, [the team] couldn’t get a

player commitment this year to field a team,” said CIHL president J.C. Brown last week.

After the league’s annual general meeting in late May, the now seventeam league will play in one overall division for the regular season but for the purposes of the playoffs, two spots are up for grabs between Rupert, the Terrace River Kings, the Smithers Steelheads and the Kitimat Ice Demons, and two spots can be taken between the eastern teams of the Williams Lake Stampeders, the Quesnel Kangaroos and the Lac La

Hache Tomahawks.

The Luckies finished in last place in the West division in 2013-14 and won one game in their first-round playoff series with the Kangaroos before bowing out to them in three games.

“It’s a tougher go to make the playoffs this year so it’ll be interesting,” said Brown.

Last year, the Rupert Rampage finished in fourth place in the West with a 7-10-1 record. They fell to the River Kings in the first round of the playoffs.

In addition to Houston’s subtraction,

the league will now reduce the number of games for each team to 16 instead of the usual 18 to account for the loss of the Luckies.

As for the technical rules on the ice, there are no changes from last season.

“That stuff’s all per BC Hockey and sometimes as much as we want to change it, we can’t,” said Brown.

“It’s all governed by BC Hockey’s senior men’s rules.”

The schedule for the upcoming 201415 season is expected to be released later this month.

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McChesney earns national title B.C. Under-16s trample Manitoba

BY KEVIN CAMPBELL EDMONTON / The Northern View

Photo credit: Courtesy of the Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives & Museum of Northern B.C.; Wrathall collection.

Then - The large building atop the rock bluff on Second Avenue and Fifth

Street was the Prince Rupert Club, a non-political business men’s club that received their charter in the spring of 1908. It was used as as Officer’s Club during World War II and later became the Moose Lodge. The Lodge was destroyed by fire on January 19, 1950 when plumbers were trying to thaw out frozen water pipes. Beside the Moose Lodge is the Canadian Bank of Commerce built in 1911.planted with trees and shrubs.

Photo courtesy of Chuck Long

Now -Prince Rupert Cinemas, a triple screen theatre, is located on the cor-

ner at 525 2nd Avenue West. The Bank of Commerce building was renovated and Helgerson Realty and Insurance businesses moved into it in 1978. Later, it became Gillam’s Insurance and today is home to Edward Jones and the Cassiar Dental Clinic.

“We were down against Manitoba the first time we played them by 15 at the half, then we pulled up our socks and picked it up in the second half,” said the five.

The squad eventually downed Manitoba 7169 in their closest game of the week. They beat Nova Scotia by five points in a 73-68 win and won by at least 25 points in their round-robin games, beating the Yukon 73-48, Saskatchewan 88-41 and the hosts Alberta 91-57.

McChesney’s Under-17 counterparts weren’t as fortunate in reaching the podium. B.C. fell to Quebec to collected sixth-place in the competition.

“They were probably one of the most athletic teams there and they were hoping to get in the finals but they lost in a tough game,” McChesney

said.

“It’s a lot different than playing for the [Charles Hays] Rainmakers. You’re playing for your province; it’s the best of the best there.”

A haven for school scouts, the tournament, which featured the best players aged 14 to 17 in the country, attracted innumerable interested spectators taking a look at McChesney and his teammates from all parts of the continent.

“I know Denver was there, UBC, lots of Canadian schools,” he said.

Next year, the Grade 11 student will try to beat this year’s team’s sixth-place finish in the Under-17s.

“I think I just need to work on my body getting stronger and getting quick enough to play three [small forward] and guard a three.”

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If Justin McChesney’s Under-16 team is any indication, the future is looking pretty bright for B.C. basketball.

The squad took home the gold medal in the Western Canadian Basketball Championships in Edmonton, Alberta last week with McChesney playing centre.

The six-foot-nine Rupertite got a chance to interact and observe the province’s Under-17 team in their tournament held in the same location, often, the pinnacle tourney of youth basketball in Canada.

“Just seeing what’s up next [was good],” said McChesney.

“It’s really opened my eyes to the kind of competition that’s out there and what I need to do to get to the next level.”

McChesney and his good friend, Quinn Mirau an ex-Rupertite now living in Nanaimo, along with Terrace’s Marek Omerod were part of the championship team that defeated Manitoba, 58-41 in the final. But it was B.C.’s first game against the province to the east that tested B.C. who went undefeated with a 6-0 record throughout the tournament.

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PRINCE RUPERT’S HARBOUR THEATRE SOCIETY PRESENTS

UDDERFEST 2014 Nine udderly amazing plays and musical acts. Five days of live local entertainment at two venues. Prince Rupert’s Udderfest theatre festival—starting tonight and running through August 10th—celebrates its 16th season this year. Tickets are $10* at the door. Udderfest 4-passes are available for purchase at the Seahorse Trading Company. Visit www.harbourtheatre.com for details and behind-the-scenes trivia!

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SAT 1:00 PM

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Dan the Man

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Digby Towers II: Off the Rails

Tom Rooney Playhouse

8:30 PM Digby Towers II: Off the Rails

Tom Rooney Playhouse

THU 7:00 PM

Tom Rooney Playhouse

Toast & Jam

Lester Centre of the Arts

8:30 PM

4:00 PM

Lester Centre of the Arts

Tom Rooney Playhouse Admission: $20 or two Udderfest Pass punches

Tom Rooney Playhouse

The Unsinkable Play Lester Centre of the Arts

10:00 PM Dan the Man

The Unsinkable Play

Tom Rooney Playhouse

The Dave Bidini Band

Lester Centre of the Arts

The Unsinkable Play

Toast & Jam

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Udderfest Youth Camp Presents!

Tom Rooney Playhouse

10:00 PM

Lester Centre of the Arts

3:00 PM

Dan the Man

Tom Rooney Playhouse

Chrys Thompson in Concert

Lester Centre of the Arts

Lester Centre of the Arts

Lying Dogs

Tom Rooney Playhouse

Digby Towers II: Off the Rails

7:00 PM

11:30 PM

Henderson’s Assessment

Tom Rooney Playhouse

11:00 PM Late Night Special: In the Green Room Tom Rooney Playhouse

Tom Rooney Playhouse

Lying Dogs

Tom Rooney Playhouse

Toast & Jam

Lester Centre of the Arts

10:00 PM www.harbourtheatre.com Henderson’s Assessment

Tom Rooney Playhouse

* Note: tickets for all presentations are $10 at the door except the Dave Bidini Band performance on Thursday evening: $20 at the door or two Udderfest Pass punches.

Some performances may not be appropriate for young children. Please check www.harbourtheatre.com for parental advisories.

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Rupert nearly upsets B.C. champs

BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

It’s no secret that the wealth of players to choose from for any Prince Rupert rep team often leaves much to be desired compared to some more populous B.C. towns.

But that didn’t stop Cullen Riley and the rest of the Under-17 eager Rupert youth, whose desire to bring down Terrace on the soccer pitch drove them to create a squad that would almost bring the B.C.’s top team to its knees at provincials in Richmond in early July.

“In Prince Rupert, we don’t really have rep teams so when you get one going you don’t have a lot to choose from because we don’t actually have that many people who actually play competitive soccer who want to, so when you select people, it’s like OK, we’ll work with what we have,” said Riley.

And what they had was good enough to be one minute away from topping the eventual Under-17 champions, Saanich Fusion after beating Terrace during Northwest zones.

“We should have won,” said Riley.

“They scored an offside goal with a minute left in the game. The linesman put his flag up and the referee overruled it. He was on the centre-line and said ‘no, it’s not offside’ and the linesman had the better view but whatever. We were all a

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The Prince Rupert Under-17 rep team earned a 1-1 draw and nearly upset the B.C. champion Saanich Fusion. Prince Rupert defeated Terrace in zones to reach the Richmond tourney.

little angry about that.”

Every match, save for the Saanich game, which ended 1-1, was played on a grass field, something the Rupertites weren’t used to, having typically played most of their matches with the Prince Rupert Youth Soccer Association at Charles Hays field, a turf pitch.

“It’s so different when you play on grass. When you pass the ball it doesn’t go as far ... we got so used to turf and then when you play on grass it’s a way different calibre of soccer,” said the

centre midfielder.

Shutout losses to Richmond, Coquitlam and Columbia had the Fusion at first, overconfident versus the Northwest zone winners, then reeling once Rupert took it to them.

“We played Saanich on turf and they were like ‘who the hell are these kids?’,” said Riley.

At zones, the Ruperities downed Terrace, 3-1 in their first game, and tied them, 0-0 in the second, advancing on goal differential.

Paul Cavin and Riley hooked up to tie the affair at one after Terrace opened the scoring in the opening match.

Karan Gill and Tyler Matalone added singles for the win.

Cullen’s dad, Peter, the coach of the team, thanked the squad’s sponsors for helping send them to provincials and Cullen added his appreciation.

“If we didn’t have those sponsors, we probably wouldn’t have went,” said Cullen.

“They meant so much.”

Civic Centre arena undergoes facelift, ice back in

BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

As fast as hockey season came to a close last spring, the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre’s ice will be heading right back into place on Monday.

“We’ve got a hockey school ramping up on Aug. 18,” said the centre’s icemaker, Glen Irving.

Fresh ice isn’t all that’s been given a new look at the arena.

A brand new coat of paint, specifically in blue, white and black has been draped

all over the rink’s walls, doors, rails and floors. The colours, meant to match those of the Prince Rupert Minor Hockey Association (PRMHA) have given the arena a brand new feel.

Along with new lighting, a new Zamboni, fresh advertisements and new boards, the PRMHA, Rupert Rampage and the Prince Rupert Skating Club will feel like they’re taking the ice in brand new digs.

“If you look in the lobby too, we’ve re-finished the floors; put some wax on it and changed it quite a bit,” said Irving,

pointing to the deep black of the area just in front of the doors leading to the Civic Centre’s main lobby.

New protective netting will also be installed along the end boards to go with the netting protecting the crowd’s side of the arena. “[This week], we’ll be getting ready for ice, so lots of cleaning, getting the floor ready [to be removed]. We’ll do the new netting and goals. I’m getting new paint supplies ready so we’ll have it ready to go,” said Irving.

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BY SHAUN THOMAS HAIDA GWAII / The Northern View

Both the Village of Masset and the Village of Queen Charlotte saw a drop in their Crime Severity index (CSI) and a five-year low in the number of incidents responded to in 2013, according to numbers from Statistics Canada.

The CSI, which examines both the amount of crime and the relative seriousness of the crimes responded to by RCMP, in Masset was at a fiveyear low in 2013 after falling 32.9 per cent from 2012 to sit at 124.3, a number that is well below those of the past. Along with an overall drop, the violent crime severity index fell by more than 51 per cent, from an index of 262.06 last year to 127.27 this year. The crime rate in Masset in 2013 sat at 15,732 incidents per 100,000 population, another five-year low for the community.

Masset RCMP responded to a total of 320 calls, the lowest in the past five years, and cleared 169 resulting in 59 adults and eight youth being charged. Those figures put the weighted clearance rate of 50.38, a five-year high for the detachment.

The CSI in Queen Charlotte fell 33.85 per cent compared to 2012 to sit at 82.1, a number that is just above the five-year low of 79.7 recorded in 2011. The violent crime severity index, however, did hit a five-year low of 75.51, down 17.63 per cent from the previous year.

Much like Masset, RCMP in Queen Charlotte responded to fewer incidents than any time in the past five years, with 194 taking place in 2013.

Queen Charlotte RCMP cleared 95 cases resulting in 38 adults and two youth being charged. While the weighted clearance rate in Queen Charlotte was up 27.77 per cent from 2012 to sit at 51.07, the number that is still below the clearance rates of 2010 and 2011.

Old Massett pay released

BY SHAUN THOMAS OLD MASSETT / The Northern View

As part of the First Nations Financial Transparency Act, remuneration for members of Old Massett council was released on July 30.

For the year ending March 31, Chief Councillor Ken Rea received $16,966.34 while Deputy Chief Councillor received $15,336.62.

Full-year councillors John Jones, Harold Yeltatzie and Daniel Matthews received $13,977.15, $13,519.41 and $14,172.46 respectively.

The summer season has brought out the paint brushes in Masset.

Along with village crews painting the lines on roads around town, a number of volunteers came out to put a fresh coat of paint on playgrounds in town.

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Edge of the World returns

BY MARTINA PERRY TLELL / The Northern View

Hundreds will swarm to Haida Gwaii this weekend for the Edge of the World music festival.

The festival has taken place for approximately 30 years in different forms, moving to Tlell in 1999 where it has remained. This year, festivities will start on Friday, Aug. 8 and run until the evening of Aug. 10.

Edge of the World is a mixture of on and off-island musicians, both those who have had mainstream success and fringe artists, a children’s activity area, workshops, as well as food and merchandise vendors.

This year’s headliners are Canadian rock group Bidiniband, Vancouverbased Delhi 2 Dublin, whose primary style is a fusion of Bhangra and Celtic music, Vancouver-based IndieElectro-R&B group Dirty Radio, Canadian finger-style guitarist Don Alder and Said the Whale, an indie rock band from Vancouver.

This year’s Haida Gwaii headliners are Air Kanada, who play everything from rock ‘n’ roll, blues and punk, to Top 40 pop hits and hip-hop, as well

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Other Haida Gwaii performers include Out of the Blue, Drivein, Kevin Husband, Joe Hyder, Old Massett’s Tluu Xaadaa Naay Dancers, Sandra and Ivan Rose, 88 in Shanghai/Peter Douglas, Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson, Tough Racket, GiG, the Andy Spiller Group and

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There is some onsite camping, however space is limited. Festivalgoers do have other options, as there are campgrounds near by and a number of bed and breakfasts on the island, all listed on the festival’s website at www.edgefestival.com.

Additionally, tickets prices and purchases for the whole weekend, or daily admission can be sought on the Edge of the World website.

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The successful candidate will be responsible for a variety of HVAC related duties including planning HVAC and plumbing projects, HVAC inspections, preventative maintenance for school district HVAC and plumbing systems as well as providing guidance to other maintenance workers.

Qualifications include Grade 12 or equivalent plus a BCTQ or Inter-Provincial HVAC certification with current gas fitting endorsement for commercial/institutional use; a valid B.C. driver’s licence; working knowledge of DDC systems, standard computer systems; and the physical ability to perform the job duties. The salary is as per the Collective Agreement between the School District and the IUOE Local 882-B.

Please forward resume, complete with certifications and references by Monday, August 11, 2014 to: Director, Human Resources, SD 52 (Prince Rupert) Fax 624-6517; Email: Applications@sd52.bc.ca

We are seeking skilled, personable, and motivated Head Cooks, Second Cooks, Bakers, Prep Cooks and Janitorial Apply online: www.summitcamps.ca Email: cateringjobs@summitcamps.ca Fax: 250-847-2702

Northwest’s leading Jeweller is looking for a Part Time

Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. (PRG) operates a state-of-the-art grain shipping facility on Ridley Island in Prince Rupert. The terminal receives grain by rail and processes, sorts and stores grain for loading onto ships bound for markets around the world. PRG is currently accepting resumes for the entry-level position of General Labourer.

Duties include sweeping, vacuuming, shoveling, grass and weed cutting, snow removal and others as necessary. General Labourers also provide relief and support for various plant operations including maintenance and ship tie-ups and let-go’s.

Ideal candidates for this position will have a grade 12 diploma, GED or equivalent relevant industrial experience; a Class 5 Driver’s License; good physical and mental health; be reliable and responsible; have a positive attitude and desire to learn and be able to provide strong work-related references. Possession of current Occupational First Aid Level 3, 4th Class Steam Engineer and/or C.R.O.R. Locomotive Operator or Switch Person tickets are definite assets. A minimum of two years’ industrial work experience is preferred.

Submit your resume to: Human Resources Department Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. 1300 Ridley Island Road Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 3Y1 or Electronically to: hrops@prgrain.bc.ca Closing date is August 22, 2014.

Only applicants under consideration will be contacted to proceed with the hiring process.

Medical/Dental Full time Certified Dental Assistant required for team orientated family dental practice.

Awesome wage and benefits package. Apply by resume to: 121 N. 1st Avenue, Williams Lake, BC V2G 1Y7, Fax: (250)398-8633 or by E-mail: vitoratos@shaw.ca Visit our website: www.cariboodentalclinic.com

STUCK On Designs is seeking a detail oriented team player who has great customer service. Full time position. Duties include order taking, print finishing work. Print shop experience an asset, but will train. accounts@stuckondesigns.com or 404 McBride St, Pr. Rupert

Sales Associates

HELP WANTED

Retail sales experience an asset but will train candidates who desire a career in this exciting and rewarding environment.

Drop off resumes in person, to Teresa or Jerry 3rd Avenue, Prince Rupert

Saanich Plumbing & Heating is expanding and have the following openings available: Plumbers & Gas/ Furnace Techs, Shipper / Receiver, Bookkeeper and Front End sales.

BOOKKEEPER REQUIRED:

Contact Jerry Kurka at Saanich Plumbing or email to jkurka.saanich@citywest .ca

Saanich Plumbing & Heating has an immediate opening for a bookkeeper. Must have experience in all aspects of bookkeeping.

Contact Jerry Kurka at Saanich Plumbing or email to jkurka.saanich@citywest .ca.

General Labourer

PR: Cleaning person needed. Honest and reliable.

Please bring resume with references and contact info. for this position to The Northern View office Attn: Box 001A. This position closes on Aug 8th 2014. Position starts at the end of August or early Sept. Hours are mostly evenings and some days.

Employment

CAREER OPPORTUNITY Administrative Assistant The City of Prince Rupert is now accepting resumes for a full time clerical position in the Administration Department at City Hall.

If you are a highly motivated, multitasking, enthusiastic, self-starter and team player with clerical experience, we invite you to visit our website for a complete copy of the job description at: www.princerupert.ca “Career Opportunities” Applications must be submitted to the Administration Department, attention Rory Mandryk, by 4:00 pm on Friday, August 8th, 2014.

Seasonal Driver Needed

Rupert Disposal is now accepting resumes for a seasonal driver for our Roll off truck for day and weekend shifts. A Class 3 with Air Brake endorsement is required, including a clean driver abstract.

Submit resume to email: rupertdisposal@citywest.ca Fax: 250-627-4463, or in person at the Industrial Park, 131 Mishaw Road, Prince Rupert.

Only selected applicants will be contacted, no phone calls please.

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We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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B6 • Northern View • August 6, 2014

Skeena-Queen CharloƩe Regional District

Employment

Employment

Employment

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Help Wanted

Chief AdministraƟve Oĸcer As the Chief AdministraƟve Oĸcer, reporƟng to the Board, you will provide leadership and direcƟon to the Board and approximately 20 staī, manage an annual operaƟng budget of $4 million, foster and maintain relaƟonships with local and regional partners, and ensure residents and visitors are delivered high quality services in a responsive and cost eīecƟve manner.

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, COMMERCIAL & AFFAIRS COMMERCIAL &REGULATORY REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Joan Merrick Skeena-Queen CharloƩe Regional District 100 -1st Ave East Prince Rupert, BC V0N1A6

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Maintenance Maintenance Tradesperson Tradesperson (Electrician) (Electrician) School School District District No. No. 52 52 (Prince (Prince Rupert) Rupert) is is accepting accepting applications for a qualified tradesperson (electrician). applications for a qualified tradesperson (electrician). This This will will be a full-time continuing position, 40 hours per week. be a full-time continuing position, 40 hours per week.

Requirements Requirements include include Grade Grade 12 12 or or equivalent equivalent plus plus a a BCTQ BCTQ or or Inter-Provincial Inter-Provincial Electrician’s Electrician’s Trade Trade Qualification; Qualification; a a valid valid B.C. B.C. driver’s licence; working knowledge of lighting, emergency driver’s licence; working knowledge of lighting, emergency and and fire fire alarm alarm systems systems and and standard standard computer computer systems; systems; and and the the physical physical ability ability to to perform perform the the job job duties. duties.

The The salary salary is is as as per per the the Collective Collective Agreement Agreement between between the the School School District District and and the the IUOE IUOE Local Local 882-B. 882-B. Please Please submit submit application application with with complete complete resume, resume, employment employment references and certificates attached to: Kathy Gomez, Director, Human Resources, SD 52 (Prince Rupert), 634–6th Avenue East, Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 1X1; Phone 624-6717; Fax 624-6517; Email: Applications@sd52.bc.ca.

Closing date for applications is Monday noon, August 11, 2014.

Class 1 Truck Driver Full Time - Prince Rupert, BC The successful candidate candidate will will have have the the opportunity opportunity to to work work for for aa diverse diverse and and The successful established company that that is is involved involved in in exciƟ exciƟng projects throughout throughout Northwest Northwest established company ng projects BC. BC. Daily truck driving tasks involve but are not limited to container hauling/ shuƩling and aggregate hauling. Applicants who possess proven forkliŌ and other heavy duty equipment operaƟng experience may be given preference.

Drivers with experience in the industry that have a proven safety record, ability to work eĸciently with others, and take care of their equipment are encouraged to apply.

The successful applicant will receive a compeƟƟve salary and beneĮts package based on experience. Įt for our growing team please contact with resume If you feel you’re the right Į and current drivers abstract: sortyard@bearcreekcont.ca Fax: 250-622-2493 www.bearcreekcontracƟng.ca

STRATHCONA COUNTY, Alberta requires a full-time Licensed Heavy Duty or Automotive Technician with thorough knowledge of heavy equipment, including vehicle and bus repair. Competitive compensation and work-life balance in Alberta’s energy and agricultural heartland. Visit www.strathcona.ca/careers

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by August 2014, to: 2014, to: Director, Director,Human HumanResources Resources Prince Authority PrinceRupert RupertPort Port Authority 200 – 215 Cow Bay Road 200 – 215 Cow Bay Road Prince V8J 1A2 PrinceRupert, Rupert,B.C., B.C., V8J 1A2 Fax: Fax:(250) (250)627-8980 627-8980 Email: Email:careers@rupertport.com careers@rupertport.com

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Is your Team or organization KRISTOFF TRUCKING

FUNDRAISING? ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATOR

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Kristoff Trucking is looking for an individual to join our team as an Accounting Administrator.

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The successful candidate will bring bookkeeping experience and a desire to support a young and fast growing company.

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Key Duties and Responsibilities • Administering Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable • Maintaining paper and digital records • Ensuring accurate and reliable data input • Contributing to reports as requested by management • Monthly reports/accounts reconciliation

CARRIERS WANTED

The Bear Creek Creek Group energeƟcc individual individual to to join join its its The Bear Group of of Companies Companies is is seeking seeking an an energeƟ team: team:

Trades, Technical HEAVY Duty Mechanic - Good Mechanical Aptitude - Welding an asset - Rate negotiable Benefits after 3 mths - Travel required - Email or fax resume to goatgroup@shawcable.com or Fax 604-485-6380

For more informaƟon, including a detailed job descripƟon, visit our website www.sqcrd.bc.ca. WriƩen applicaƟons including a resume, cover leƩer and references may be submiƩed by August 29th, 2014. Submit your applicaƟon by mail, marked “personal and conĮdenƟal” to:

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Employment

Skills • Experience with bookkeeping and accounting related courses or certifications a defi niteand assetLower Lower Graham Ave 1st, 2nd & 3rd Ave W • Excellent knowledge of Simply Accounting, MS Office including Excel, Atlin Ave 135 papers and Park Ave Word, Outlook 110 papers • Keen attention to detail 2nd Ave W and Morseby Ave • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

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6th Ave E and

Kristoff Trucking offers a competitive compensation and benefi package.

Hays tsCove Circ Please email your resume and cover letter to Water St, Beach Place 90 papers Niki Kristoff at nikik@kristofftransport.com by August 15, 2014.

and 2nd Ave W papers thanks Kristoff113 Trucking

Seal Cove and all interested persons however only Circ successful 6th Ave E 110 papers

candidates will be contacted.

8th W and 9th W 90 papers

CARRIERS WANTED • Graham Ave & Atlin Ave 135 papers

• 1st, 2nd & 3rd Ave W & Park Ave 110 papers

• 2nd Ave W and Morseby Ave 96 papers

• 6th Ave E & Hays Cove Circ 90 papers

• Water St, Beach Place & 2nd Ave W 113 papers

• Seal Cove Circ & 6th Ave E 110 papers

• 8th W and 9th W 90 papers

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Merchandise for Sale

Auctions ONLINE AUCTION - Salmon Arm: Equipment & Recreation Event! Modified snowmobile, boat, sled trailer, Suzuki bike, gang edger for planks - more! www.mcdougallauction.com Phone Mike: 1-250-833-1400, 1-800-263-4193 DL#319916.

Misc. for Sale PRINCE RUPERT

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Merchandise for Sale

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Merchandise for Sale

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. for Sale

Misc. for Sale

Misc. for Sale

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SPECIAL Trades are welcome.

40’ Containers under $2500!

DMG 40’ containers under $2,000 each.

Also JD 544 &644 wheel Loaders Wanted to buy 300 size hydraulic excavator Ph Toll free 1-866-528-7108 Delivery BC and AB www.rtccontainer.com

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Buy Harris Bed Bug Killer Complete Treatment Program or Kit. Available: Hardware Stores, Buy Online: homedepot.com

PR: New 71� shade, slate pool table, tall curio unit, treadle singer sewing machine, ski’s, antique piano w/ candelabra, new cooker for deep frying, kayak, new porta-potty. For more info and prices call 250624-9539

Trades, Technical

Trades, Technical

KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Tablets.

Eliminate bugs- guaranteed. No mess, odorless, long lasting.

Available at Ace Hardware & The Home Depot.

Merchandise for Sale

Misc. Wanted

STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

Real Estate

Collector Buying Coin Collections, Native Art, Estates, Gold, Silver + 778-281-0030 FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation.

Licensed Dealer. 1-866-9600045. www.dollars4guns.com.

Real Estate

Rentals

Rentals

For Sale By Owner

Apt/Condo for Rent

700 4th Ave East in Prince Rupert. Great view, nice yard and low taxes. For more info and appointment to view call 250627-1943 between 9am and 12pm or after 6pm.

ROOSEVELT HEIGHTS APARTMENTS

Homes for Rent Skyline Manor

PR: 2 Bdrm Oasis Condo. $90,000. Open Houses on Aug 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th from 6 pm - 7 pm. Call 778884-6499 for info. QualiďŹ ed buyers only.

West Fraser’s, Westpine MDF located in Quesnel, BC is looking for an exceptional:

CERTIFIED INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN Preferred candidates are industrial Electricians possessing dual certification as a journeyperson. Electrician and Industrial Instrumentation Mechanic with proven experience in any of the following: Delta V, A+B PLC, Wonderware HMI ABB DC Drives, Mitsubishi VFD, A+B VFD, 60/13.8kV Distribution, Ethernet Networks. Fisher valves and Rosemount transmitters.

Understanding of process systems is an asset and attention to safety and efficiency is a must. Good Interpersonal and communication skills rout out your qualifications.

Quesnel has a population of approximately 25,000 and features all major conveniences, including its own airport. Quesnel offers affordable housing, modern recreational and educational facilities, regular community events, as well as unlimited recreational activities for the outdoor enthusiast. It doesn’t take long to feel part of Quesnel’s welcoming community.

Interested applicants should forward a resume to: westpine@westfraser.com by August 22, 2014.

For more information on West Fraser and other career opportunities, visit our website at: www.westfraser.com/jobs We thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Volunteers

Volunteers

Volunteers Wanted City of Prince Rupert The City of Prince Rupert is currently looking for volunteers interested in serving on the following: • Prince Rupert Library Board • Tourism Prince Rupert Board of Directors If you are interested in helping shape the future of our community please submit a letter of interest by August 8, 2014.

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Houses For Sale

Houses For Sale

Buying or Selling Real Estate?

For more information on the committees, their work, duties, meeting times and other responsibilities, please contact: Corporate Administration 2nd Floor, City Hall 424 - 3rd Avenue West Ph: 250.627.0934 Email: cityhall@princerupert.ca

$850 per month.

Commercial/ Industrial Rupert Rentals / Commercial rupertrentals@gmail.com

Real Estate ONLINE AUCTION: 60 acre idyllic Mountain Ranch with buildings located on Foghorn Creek, Clearwater, British Columbia. View at www.mcdougallauction.com. Call Mike: 1250-833-1400 or 1-800-2634193. DL#319916.

Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent

* Package ofďŹ ces with receptionist, video conference board room, nicely renovated. From $300 per month and up. Centrally located.

Gord Kobza

The Power of Experience 250.624.9298 Suite 6 - 342 3rd Ave W. info@gordonkobza.com www.gordonkobza.com

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

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CAREER OPPORTUNITY The City of Prince Rupert Recreation Department is now accepting resumes for the following positions: • Custodian – Permanent Part-Time (20-40 hours per week); • Custodian(s) – Casual on call positions for high demand times; and, • Skate Patrol Staff – Seasonal Part Time Temporary (September to March) We invite you to visit our website for a complete copy of the job description at: www.princerupert.ca

Applications must be submitted to the Manager, Prince Rupert Recreation Complex, 1000 McBride Street, Prince Rupert, BC V8J 3H2, by August 20th, 2014.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

CLIFF SIDE 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

Rooms for Rent Furnished room for rent in Prince Rupert. Shared living dinning room and kitchen, all utilities and internet included.

Laundry facilities. Ocean View, ďŹ replace. Ref recd. Elizabeth 250-624-5854 (home) 778884-5854 (cell) Avail. Aug. 1st.

PR - For College Students ONLY. Furnished bedroom to rent September 1 - April 30.

Rate starts at $499/month. Single occupancy, N/S, N/D, N/P. Includes utilities, W/D, WIFI and Cow Bay Location.

Phone (250) 624-2334

* Two 2500 sq ft. OfďŹ ces available immediately. Central downtown location. * Workshop/Storage heated. * Two 2500 sq ft. UnďŹ nished ofďŹ ces available. Will build to suit.

Homes for Rent

“Career Opportunities�

Please include a written description of your skills and experiences that are relevant to the position you are applying for.

No smoking. No pets

Phone between 9am - 6pm 250-627-8123

Real Estate

RENTALS

3 bedroom apartments.

Heat and hot water included.

References required.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Are you ready to discover opportunity with one of North America’s most successful forest companies? Rated one of Canada’s 10 Best Companies to Work For and as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers two years in a row, we are a growing Company looking for talented people to be part of our team.

Exteriors renovated

1200 Summit Ave. 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

3 Bdrm House.

Family rm, Deck, spacious living rm. Laundry. Avail.

Aug 1. $1800/mon + util. rupertrentals@gmail.com Executive suite with a view in Port Ed. 3 bdrm 2 full bath.

Master bdrm has jacuzzie tub on-suite. Sunroom and outdoor decks. 5 appliances. N/S, pets negotiable. $2000/ mo. + utilities. Call 250-639-9757 or 778-629-5054 PR: 3 bdrm house avail July 1. $1,250 per mo. 250-624-4598

250-624-9298

PR 3 Bedroom house for rent, recently renovated, waterview, w/d incl. n/s n/p, 4th Ave E. $1,600/month, references required. 250-627-9307

Legal Notices

Legal Notices

Suites, Lower PR: Newer 2 bdrm suite downtown. Quiet tenants only. Ref. req. $1000 per mon. Call 250600-2334

Transportation

Trucks & Vans For Sale by Owner 2007 Chevy Silverado 1500 Crew Cab C/K 36000 KM 8 cylinder $20,000 Call 250-624-8349

Boats 1995 2300 Classic Malibu Sunbridge $20,500 includes trailer. Full load. Immaculate.

830hrs. For details & photos call: (1)250.826.4332 or e-mail: randymartin@shaw.ca HALIBUT QUOTA WANTED UnďŹ shed at $76.00 lb. or Fished at $72.00 lb.

Michelle (604) 736-3600

Legal Notices

NOTICE OF INTENT RE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT APPLICATION FOR A LIQUOR PRIMARY LICENCE An application for a new liquor primary has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch from Prince Rupert Curling Club.

The proposed location for the licence is 2345 Seal Cove Road, Prince Rupert. Proposed licensed hours are between 11:30 AM to 2:00 AM from Monday to Sunday. Person capacity will be limited to 652 persons inside.

Residents and owners of businesses located within a 0.5 mile (0.8 km) radius of the proposed site may comment on this proposal by 1) writing to: THE GENERAL MANAGER C/O Senior Licensing Analyst LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING BRANCH PO BOX 9292 Victoria, BC V8W 9J8 2) by email: lclb.lclb@gov.bc.ca PETITIONS AND FORM LETTERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED To ensure the consideration of your views, your comments, name and address must be received on or before September 1, 2014.

Please note that your comments may be made available to the applicant or local government officials where disclosure is necessary to administer the licensing process.

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B8 • Northern View • August 6, 2014

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