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Homebuilders query crew Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com They were feted with a nice dinner, and then grilled. City council candidates and the two mayoralty candidates were hosted by the Prince George Homebuilders Association Wednesday in the latest in a series of all candidates forums for those seeking office. Questions ranged from whether candidates had any construction experience to social housing and with 24 of the council candidates present and the two mayoralty candidates, time was limited to one minute responses and not every candidate got a chance to answer every question. One of the standout answers of the night, however, went to Bryan Mix. All candidates are getting asked about their stance on the proposed Performing Arts Centre and the answers, by and large, are the same. We want to have it built, but until upper levels of government spring for funding, it’s just not going to happen. Mix referred back to 1990 when a study was done outlining several essential items the city needed and those included the courthouse, civic centre, and CN Centre. The last building in that list was the Performing Arts Centre and it has continually been put on the backburner. “We should do a proper needs assessment, with the proper business case, and take on that challenge,” he said, adding the $52 million price-tag is high, pointing out the new Duchess Park school was built for less than that. When a question about supporting social housing came up, incumbent Cameron Stolz said the city has been doing a good job. “We contribute land,” he said. “We did that through a public-private partnership with the Elizabeth Fry housing project.” He added that the city is looking at a subsidy of $10,000 per door for developers to develop housing in the downtown core.

“The biggest challenge is finding a partner,” he said. Jillian Merrick agreed, but added the city has to be careful. “We have to avoid ghettoization,” she said, which can occur if all social housing is located together. “Put high-end housing in with social housing.” That helps create diversity in neighbourhoods, and she plugged one of her main campaign platforms, better Bill PHILLIPS/Free Press public transit. Council candidate Jason Luke, who had to take a selfie of himself during “Housing is no the Homebuilders Association forum, gets some laughs from candidates good if you can’t get Travis Shaw and Murry Krause. anywhere from your maintenance, and snow removal were priorities. The house,” she said. question is what constitutes a “frill.” There is always lots of talk about whether the city is “People want,” said Monica Peacock. “Their wants “open for business.” But what does that mean? And the are stronger than our reality. I don’t consider a pool a question of whether the city is easy to deal with is up frill, or an arena.” for debate. Incumbent Murry Krause said he’s heard Debora Munoz said the core services are what is esfrom contractors who’ve had good dealings with the sential to keep the city operating year-round. city. “We want to make sure we get a good return on “I’m not sure that the city is open for business,” Jason investment,” she said, and pointing to last year’s snow Luke, added the city has “torpedoed” liquor licenses. removal debacle, suggested that council should receive Roy Spooner said council needs to examine what quarterly operational and maintenance financial statethe problems are first. ments. “You have to clarify the problem,” he said. “If it’s not When it comes to frills to cut, it’s an easy question business-friendly, then where are we stumbling? How for Brian Skakun to answer. do we solve those problems? Often it’s someone who’s “Cut out the China trips,” he said. “The city and IPG not understanding what their job is. You have to be have gone there four times. When is a China delegainvolved in finding the solution.” tion going to come here? They’re not.” When asked to define what the city’s core services He added council also needs to look at the effectiveshould be, Ron Gallo said water, sewer, garbage, road ness of Initiatives Prince George.

Snow removal not getting plowed under Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com Council delegating authority to staff was part of the problem of last year’s snow removal woes, according to two incumbent city councillors. Responding to the question, at the Prince George Homebuilders Association all candidates forum Wednesday, of why the city spent more than $131,000 on a consultant’s report to examine what went wrong with last year’s snow removal, both Garth Frizzell and Murry Krause mentioned “delegated authority” as at least part of the problem. “We asked management to solve the problem,” Frizzell said, adding that because council delegates the authority to

staff, it then is out of council’s hands. It’s an issue he’s highlighted in an open letter to mayoralty candidates Lyn Hall and Don Zurowski. Frizzell pointed out that when Colin Kinsley was mayor, he travelled to Europe to explain the city’s snow removal because it was then the envy of other jurisdictions. “We could have gone to the shop floor (ask staff directly about snow removal), but we didn’t,” said Krause. “With delegated authority, council did not know, in advance, what was going to happen.” Krause said he wasn’t sure whether the report was worth the money, however, he added there was good information in it. “There is a huge deficiency in our capital equipment,” Krause said. Cameron Stolz said that deficiency was something he high-

Hall moves into lead Lyn Hall has opened up a bit of a lead over Don Zurowski in the mayor’s race, according to entrants in the Free Press election pool. Last week Zurowski had the edge, but this week, of the 193 entrants so far, Hall has 103 votes and Zurowski 90. That gives Hall 53.37 of the vote. Entrants in the pool must pick the winner and the percentage of the vote. The tie-breaking question is to name the eight councillors. So far, respondents are favouring most of the incumbents with Brian Skakun and Murry Krause topping the pool. Frank Everitt, Albert Koehler, Garth Frizzell, and Cameron Stolz have comfortable numbers. Duking it out for the last two spots on council are incumbent Dave Wilbur, Susan Scott, and Debora Munoz. You can enter our pool online at www. pgfreepress.com or on our Facebook page. The winner takes home a new Samsung Galaxy tablet.

lighted when he was first elected to council in 2008. Part of the problem, he said, was in how the city purchased equipment. That has changed, however, the city is still not addressing problems with the aging fleet of equipment. Stolz said council acknowledged there was a problem with the fleet, “but focused on roads. We have not been putting the necessary resources into our fleet.” Albert Koehler said a big part of the problem was senior management at city hall and middle management weren’t on the same page, when it came to snow removal. “There was a management breakdown,” he said, adding that because there were problems within city hall it was important to have an independent consultant examine what went wrong. “The recommendation of that report has been adopted by city council,” Koehler said.

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Green makes Tory bid official Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com Citing her political experience as an asset, Shari Green officially announced Wednesday that she will be seeking the Conservative party nomination in the Cariboo-Prince George riding. That experience includes one term as mayor of Prince George

and three on city council. She announced earlier this year that she would not be seeking re-election as mayor, adding that she has been, for months, gauging her support for a run at the federal nomination. “The overwhelming difference, I think I bring to this table (of Conservative candidates), is that I do have political experience,” she said. “I think that’s pretty

critical right now. The world is a very unstable place, there’s a lot of crazy things happening outside of this country that found its way onto our doorstep … So there’s no question that I want to make sure that we continue to have a strong Conservative government.” About 60 people showed up for Green’s announcement, which was emceed by her hus-

Grewal enters Conservative race Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com Prince George businessman TJ Grewal says he has two aspirations in life. One, being a successful businessman, he has achieved by owning a string of restaurants. The second, being a successful politician, is now in his sights. Grewal officially announced Tuesday that he will be seeking the Conservative party nomination in the Cariboo-Prince George riding. “Everything I have and made, I’ve done here in Prince George,” he said. “I started in Prince TJ Grewal George with $10,000 … I feel that it’s time for me to give back.” However, his candidacy may not be a foregone conclusion. He is a week short in being a party member. He points out that he has been a party member in the past and he has requested a waiver from the party. “I don’t foresee a problem, I was a Conservative member in 2012 and served on the (constituency association) board.” Grewal says he has the experience and knowledge in public governance and corporate business affairs to be the candidate and possibly the area’s MP. He has served on the board of directors of several organizations. Currently, he sits on the boards of the Prince George Airport Authority and of BCIT. “Throughout my business career I have contributed to the economic growth of our city, of our region and of our province,” he said. “I have proudly supported local community non-profit organizations, and I have proudly sponsored youth and adult sports programs and activities.

I am extremely proud of my contribution to our community in northern British Columbia.” If elected, he said he would like to focus on improving the area’s economy. “Everything moves with the economy,” he said. “We need projects to go through, like LNG, the pipeline, and Taseko Mines. Those are projects that are viable for this region to create jobs.” A date has not yet been set for the local nomination meeting and, until then, for Grewal it’s all about signing up members. “I think I’m doing pretty good,” he said. “I’m introducing a lot of new members who haven’t been Conservatives before.”

band Chuck Walls. Giving supporting comments before Green’s speech were Legion president John Scott, Lee Stewart of the VLA Enhancement Association, Green’s neighbour Nic Chahal, and Northern Development Initiative Trust CEO Janine North. Green said she believes she has a good track record with her time as a councillor and then mayor for Prince George. “I’ve got a pretty proven track record for those of you in Prince George who know how hard I’ve worked to try and take your tax dollars as far as they can go, including negotiating one of the lowest municipal wage contracts in the province,” she said. Green said the riding is very large Shari Green and diverse and that it has reached signed up, but said she is encoura point where the riding should be aged heading into the November 20 expecting more from Ottawa and deadline for new members. that Ottawa needs the riding. “There’s no question, it’s a mem“There are a lot things going on in bership drive,” she said. “If you’re not terms of resource development, but a member, you don’t get to vote.” also things that are of an environGreen joins TJ Grewal, Todd mental concern, when you look at the Mount Polley spill that happened Doherty, Nick Fedorkiw, and Gerald Caron in the race to succeed Dick a few months ago,” she said. Harris, who announced last week he And now it’s about signing up would not be seeking re-election and party members. Green wouldn’t threw his support behind Doherty. divulge how many members she has

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Snow removal plans updated for upcoming winter season Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com Snow removal in Prince George will be better this year. That, at least, is the goal of the city’s operations department, which has made a few changes following last year’s snow removal woes. “We have been successful in getting a number of new pieces of equipment for renting and also on a retainer basis,” said Gina

both of those things,” said Layte Liston. “Our job is to get the snow cleared in an efficient and effective manner, and they may include towing.” The city will also be more proactive in keeping residents informed about snow-clearing activities. Information will be posted on the city website, listing areas where snow clearing will be occurring. Residents can also sign up for an electronic notification of snow clearing. The city will also be using traditional and social media to let residents know where snow clearing is occurring. Driveway clearing will continue for Prince George residents. Streets that are cleared by a grader will have driveway clearing, usually done by a loader, while streets that aren’t cleared by a grader, a truck plow will go through. This work, however, is only done after the entire city is cleared. In other words, more than five days after the end of a snowfall.

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Layte Liston, associate director of public works for the city. “So the renting includes graders, some loaders, and some sidewalk machines.” One of the issues that surfaced last year was when heavy, successive snowfalls hit, the city couldn’t access enough private contractors. That now should not be an issue. The city has also set a specific time frame for its priority areas to be cleaned. Priority one routes, which includes main roads, downtown, priority hills, the hospital, school zones, and civic facilities, along with priority 2 areas, including all bus routes that are not main arterial roads and commercial and industrial roads, are to be cleared within 48 hours after it stops snowing. Priority three areas are to be completed within 72 hours after priority one and two routes are cleaned. In other words, the entire city should be cleared within five days after it stops snowing. The five-day time frame, however, is contingent on there not being another snowstorm within those five days. “If we get snowfall after snowfall, there’s no question that can create difficulties,” said Layte Liston. “Our goal is to get that five-day, at least, first go-through done. What we look for is reasonable access. What do people need for reasonable access?” Also to help this year, the city will get tougher on residents who leave vehicles parked on city streets. “Within the bylaw there is an allowance for both ticketing and towing, we plan to do

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Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris, who was the emcee for the event, spoke for the audience gathered for the audience. “This is one of the finest example of wood construction in North America.” NOTICE: Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond The City of Prince George’s agreed with both Morris and Ballantyne on the Procurement Ofﬁce is RELOCATING, look of the centre, as well as the feeling on holding the official opening. Effective November 7, 2014 “I think we’re all heaving a giant sigh of relief From: that it’s open,” she said. “It’s so much more than a 4050 – 18th Avenue, building; it’s a physical statement.” Prince George, BC V2N 4R8 She paid tribute to the vision of architect MiCITY COUNCIL MEETING To: chael Green, and also poked fun at him for not City Hall – 1st Floor making it to the opening on time. Regular Council Meeting 1100 Patricia Boulevard, “His plane is late because of the fog at the airMonday, December 1 – Council Chambers – Prince George, BC port this morning. We should remember to teach 6:00pm V2L 3V9 southerners about the importance of flying up early.” For more details, please contact T. Gjerde, Purchasing Clerk @ tgjerde@city.pg.bc.ca COUNCIL, COUNCIL COMMITTEES, Recently installed UNBC President Daniel COMMISSIONS AND BOARD / Phone – 250 561-7510 Weeks was impressed with the building, and said MEETINGS the school using the bottom three floors was a first agendas may become public and the City of PRINCE GEORGE AQUATICS Advisory Committee on Development Design step for UNBC. Prince George will use personal information Wednesday, November 12, 2014 – Annex – “UNBC has a growing footprint in the downThe Four Seasons Pool will be closed for the collected for the purposes of committee 12:00pm town, and this just increases that footstep.” Remembrance Day Holiday (November 11, appointments and committee member Some of the UNBC space will be serving an2014). Advisory Committee on Accessibility listings. other purpose next February, however, as BallantWednesday, November 12, 2014 – Annex – The Prince George Aquatic Centre will be open yne announced the Canada Winter Games would 5:00pm 2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION from 11:30am to 5:30pm. be using the building as the media and broadcast Advisory Committee on Enhancing Prince Voting Days and Opportunities centre for the Games, which run from Feb. 15 to INVITATION TO BID George March 1. General Voting Day for the 2014 General Local Thursday, November 13, 2014 – 2A 2nd Floor Request for Proposal: “Over 80 hours of national television and 900 Election in Prince George is November 15, – 12:00pm P14-25 Supply (1) New Fire Pumper Ladder hours of sports webcasting is planned during the 2014. Apply for a Council Committee Single Axle Truck 18 hours of the Games. Advance Voting Opportunities are 8:00am to Closing Date: November 26, 2014 “We’re proud to be able to showcase the centre At this time, the City Manager’s Office is 8:00pm at City Hall on November 5 and 12, for the Games.” accepting applications for membership on the 2014 and 8:00am to 8:00pm at UNBC on For information concerning City of Prince Mayor Shari Green said it was an exciting day Prince George Public Library Board. George bidding opportunities visit BC Bid @ November 13, 2014. for her and the other members of council who atwww.bcbid.gov.bc.ca Applications are available on the City’s web site For further information about the 2014 General tended the opening. www.princegeorge.ca/cityhall/committees/ Local Election, please visit the City’s website at CAREER OPPORTUNITIES “It was just over three years ago we stood on this or may be picked up at City Hall, 5th Floor, www.princegeorge.ca Certified Mechanic (Heavy Duty) (#14/077) site and announced the city had purchased the 1100 Patricia Boulevard. P.G. Hotel. We didn’t know at the time it would be – Regular, Full-Time PROCLAMATIONS For further information or to have an the Wood Innovation and Design Centre.” application form mailed to you, please call Roads & Fleet Services November is Pulmonary Hypertension Month She said from her office at City Hall, she was (250) 561-7602. Closing Date: November 7, 2014 able to watch the construction on an ongoing Mayor Shari Green of Prince George proclaims Deadline for applications: 5:00pm, Friday, basis. She also paid tribute to a city architect, the the month of November, 2014 “Pulmonary Equipment Operator 3 – Vactor & Loader November 28, 2014 late Paul Zanette. Hypertension Month” in the City of Prince (#14/102) – Regular, Full-Time All Public Library Board appointments are “We plan to have a small park just behind this George. subject to an RCMP criminal records check, Utilities new centre. Paul Zanette would have been proud. please enclose this with your application. Closing Date: November 18, 2014 He was always wanting to see greenspace down*Applications in their entirety, will be included town, also wanting to see wood used in construcFor information concerning City of Prince in a regular council meeting agenda, and tion.” George bidding opportunities visit BC Bid @ forwarded to Council for consideration. 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Hall, Zurowski on Pine Valley Bill Phillips editor@pgfreepress.com Whether they like it or not, the next city council will have to decide what to do with the Pine Valley Golf Course. A suggestion from the core services review to possibly sell the cityowned facility unleashed a backlash of opposition and public movement to keep the golf course in operation. Mayoralty candidate Don Zurowski told the Yellowhead Rotary Club

Oct. 30 that he wouldn’t have any problem selling the golf course if the facility can’t sustain itself. “I don’t go to work, first day as mayor, anxious to sell Pine Valley,” he said. “I think if the Pine Valley lands present a major opportunity for the community down the road, I would certainly consider it.” He added usage at the par-three golf course would also have to be taken into consideration. “If the usage trend continues to decline, I could be more motivated to sell it rather than to hold it,” he

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said. “Also I do not believe we need to invest public money into redeveloping Pine Valley Golf Course, in that there are many private sector golf courses operating in the community.” He said any redevelopment at Pine Valley, as a golf course, should be from the revenue it generates. Mayoralty candidate Lyn Hall explained that the city has a twoyear contract, so it will come

back. He said council didn’t want to sink any more money into Pine Valley and that was the reason it issued a request for proposal for someone to operate the facility. He said the city was hoping for a 10-year deal, but could only get a two-year one. “I’m not interested in putting any public money into (Pine Valley),” Hall said. “When we talk about Pine Valley as a prospective development piece,

from my perspective, it’s a real gem in the heart of the city.” Hall suggested that the idea has been suggested that if the site ever is redeveloped, perhaps a portion of the golf course could be retained with housing development around it. “It’s something novel, something different that hasn’t been done in the city, so that has potential,” he said.

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Let’s talk economic development He said there is a major developer that is looking at Prince George, however, that is still a long way away and not a done deal. “I don’t think this community should wait for Mayoralty candidate Don Zurowski is touting that them to come through, for the growth,” he said. Prince George’s population needs to hit 100,000. He pointed to institutions like UNBC, CNC and And substantial growth, whether to 100,000 or Northern Health, which are all looking to fill posieven 80,000 will require economic development of tions, as major economic drivers for the economy. some sort. So what will that entail? Zurowski and Hall said that while Hart North is certainly a spot mayoralty candidate Lyn Hall were asked, at the waiting for major industrial development there are Yellowhead Rotary meeting Oct. 30, what specific lots of other areas in the city that are also primed for actions they would take in their first term to work economic development. towards their long range vision for the city. “We have the Global Logistics Park (near the “We started a number of things when I was on airport), we have the BC Rail Park,” he said. “We council, identifying the fact the Prince George have a number of pieces of property that are ripe airshed wouldn’t be inclined to support, or permit, now for industrial growth. So when we talk about another major industrial development within its our mainstay of forestry, let’s talk about what else we airshed,” Zurowski said. “So we started working on can look at.” identifying land where heavy industry may wish to He pointed to the research department at UNBC, go.” saying it may attract high-tech firms to Prince The area chosen was Hart North, towards Salmon George. He added the city needs to take a look at Valley. secondary industry, in terms of manufacturing. “It’s close to water, rail, and hydro, which are criti“We need to look at how we can attract those to cal to heavy industry development,” Zurowski. Prince George,” he said, adding the city needs to do more than simply offer land. “There needs to be a lot more from council and the mayor, to ensure they’re comfortable, and they understand what they’re getting out of Prince George,” he said. “I believe, as mayor, that I, and council, take a lead role in that.” Achievement He added organizaCreative Solutions tions like Initiatives Prince George and the Teamwork Prince George Chamber of Commerce also Visit me on or 250-640-3879 dori.alger@gmail.com have a role to play and the city has to work Authorized by Dori Alger, Financial Agent 250-596-4920 dori.alger@gmail.com more closely with those groups.

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What is the most important issue? Jeffrey Cunin: I believe our most pressing issue continues to make replacing and upnow is our continued expansion outwards and lack grading aging systems a priority, we or redevelopment / upscaling within the heart of cannot forget how we got here in the the city. As our community continues to grow it first place and we must simultaneousis becoming very hard to find affordable intown ly pay attention to ongoing and timely housing and the cost to maintain such a large maintenance regimes. As opposed expanding area without the density to support it to the ‘build it and they will come” causes wanted and needed civic services to be hard adage, Council must first work with to keep to the high standards its resources We asked city council can- all we have come to enjoy. to determine Trent Derrick: Prince didates: What do you think what is needed George has not had clear is the most important issue to manage our direction on what type of city community for facing the City of Prince we want to become or how the citizens that we are going to get there, George today? Why? Here live here now which has led to missing out (and pay the are their responses. on plenty of opportunities to bills!), and build make a positive change. We have plans that the city from there. has spent lots of money to develop so let’s use them. Jillian Merrick: Empowerment The “Smart Growth on the Ground” and the “Ofand a lack of faith in our democratic ficial Community Plan” offer Prince George a clear system. When more than 70 per cent direction for a well-planned and sustainable future. of eligible voters don’t show up at the Frank Everitt: There are a number of important polls, we have failed. issues facing Prince George, for example, proper Bryan Mix: The most important snow removal, maintaining our roads and our issue facing Prince George is its imaging infrastructure, including our stalled populaage. I contend this is the best place to tion growth. These important issues are obvious to work, raise families and learn. me and the citizens of Prince George and ignoring Debora Munoz: Proper ongothem will further compound the problems. It is ing infrastructure maintenance and time that we deal with these basic City responsibili- improvements, because without safe ties directly. roads, proper snow clearing, and Garth Frizzell: Effective governance. I have seen maintenance and upgrades to our regionally, provincially and nationally how much aging infrastructure our City shuts stronger our voice is when we work together. We down and becomes non-functional. can’t tackle the basic problems alone anymore – Last winter we all experienced the problems like infrastructure and affordable housing negative impacts to our daily lives have grown too big – and to be effective at battling when the roads were not cleared of those problems, we need to work exceptionally well snow and ice. together. Monica Peacock: Tax increases Ron Gallo: Perhaps the most important issue is – why? snow removal .. needed the overall health of City facilities and infrastrucinfrastructure.. a must.. and road ture. It seems that much of this has been dealt with maintenance a strong ongoing comusing band-aid solutions and not attacking the root mitment .. these are the top issues I cause of concern. We should not have city facilities see facing the City of Prince George. with a 0% estimated service life. Just as important Strong plans are needed to see this is the usage of city money to fund projects when city progress these problems have not been properly prioritized. Ravi Saxena: Crime, safety and Alex Huber: The ever-mounting debt load being economic development. placed on its citizens. All other services like snow Susan Scott: “Infrastructure” removal and infrastructure are directly affected by remains the most important issue bethe debt and the city having to service it. cause so many things are tied to it. By Gregg Kauk: The most important issue facing infrastructure I include roads, sewers, Prince George is determining who is responsible water and existing civic facilities. All for making decisions in the city. There has been a of these play a key role in the quality tug-of-war going on at City Hall for far too long of life that residents expect and enjoy, between administration and council and it’s time and much work remains to be done. to bring that to a close. Our elected officials are Travis Shaw: Communication ultimately responsible to the electorate so it is time from city hall to the rest of the comto change procedural bylaws to put power back munity and financial responsibility in council chambers where it belongs, not in the Brian Skakun: Our economic and hands of administration. environmental sustainability need Albert Koehler: Fiscal responsibility and good to go hand in hand. Our economic financial planning. That will allow us to tackle the costly issues before us to be solved, such as infrastructure maintenance, road rehabilitation, snow removal, and protective services. Murry Krause: How we effectively manage our social infrastructure in light of the impending economic boom. We are already being impacted by the housing crunch in neighbouring communities, and the influx of less than desirable individuals who would prey on our most vulnerable citizens. Coralee Larsen: Reining in unnecessary spending because we have to look after our infrastructure needs first. Jason Luke: Our failing infrastructure, the amount of money that is wasted in City Hall, and accountability/transparency of City Council members and city management. Terri McConnachie: Infrastructure & maintenance: Safe drinking water, roads, emergency services, and all systems working that are the foundation of a functional community. Some things are sacred. We are a winter city and the majority of the year is spent either preparing for, living through, and dealing with the aftermath and cleaning up after, winter. It is imperative that while Council

future is dependent on a thriving marketplace and expanding tax base. We need to attract new business and investment while continually measuring what effect they will have on our environment. We also need to focus more on green initiatives that will reduce our carbon footprint. Our environmental sustainability is also very important to our First Nations partners. Roy Spooner: Our city, which grew rapidly both qualitatively and economically for many years, appears to have slowed its pace of development. We need an intelligent, actionable plan to move forward deliberately and confidently and we need to act on it during the next four years. Council needs to provide the leadership to make this happen. Why? A person, thing or city that is not improving either qualitatively or quantitatively or both, is shrinking against the background of an evolving global society. We can become either bigger, or better or both but we can not, or should not, stand still. Cameron Stolz: Like every community across Canada, Prince George is facing a huge infrastructure deficit. Although we have made tremendous progress in addressing this challenge over the past six years, the work is not done. Our city still needs improvements to its basic foundation including: Fire Hall #1, the Library, our sidewalks, and many of our recreational facilities that are at or nearing the end of their service life. For me, this is the most important issue we are facing. Harry Ulch: Snowed in. Last winter cars that were not all-wheel drive or 4X4 could not get off the side streets, really. The trick to plow snow: get the equipment out of the barn and out of the yard. Dave Wilbur: When FCM came out with the report stating that the Canada-wide infrastructure deficit was huge, I called it the “elephant in the room”. Through RIVA we learned Prince George linear assets, such as roads, water and sewer, were underfunded by over $20 million. Our council has, through various strategies, the most important of which was the application of the Federal Gas Tax funds, reduced the unfunded linear assets deficit to $13 million. Investment in water and sewer are now

fully funded, and roads are now at sustainable level. Council has also directed that administration determine the scope of the vertical infrastructure deficit. The vertical deficit reports anticipated to return

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“I felt being retired, I would have the time to devote to being a trustee. I think my 35 years of education background have given me the attributes to make a good trustee.” He sees the next few years as a chance for the board to make headway on a number of issues. “With relative labour peace now, it’s a great opportunity to do other things at the board level.” He says there is so much new technology available, and the district has to take advantage of opportunities presented by this technology. However, he cautions, they shouldn’t

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the schools in their communities, which can be tough with the limited resources the board has available.” Cable would like to see the board make sure one key element is present in all its work with the budget and resources. “We have to support the work being done in the classrooms. I spent some time as a practicum supervisor at different schools, and it’s hard to believe sometimes how many diverse students you have. It can be quite daunting for a teacher to handle students with different needs. “I want to try and have a process where we can identify the students who need help earlier, and then provide the resources they need to be the best they can be.” He also sees a need for the district to continue partnering with CNC and UNBC. “We have to make sure one program doesn’t overweigh another. We need to continue to have the honours program, but we also need to make sure we are preparing students for jobs as pipefitters or welders. “We need to strike a delicate balance so one of those career paths isn’t seen as ‘better’ than the others.”

Alex Huber sees debt load as major council issue or new ones to start up, the city should not be inBill Phillips volved in the real-estate development business but editor@pgfreepress.com focus on services required.” He said if there was one thing he could change about Prince George it would be downtown. He ran for mayor three years ago. “I would love to see a thriving downtown with This time around he’s setting his sights on a seat many specialty stores, cafes, museums on city council. and apartments,” he said. Alex Huber says he sees the comHuber is financing his own cammunity drowning in debt and wants paign, so he won’t be indebted to to help the community get back on anyone should he be elected. track. “This is important to me so I can be “The ever-mounting debt load bea truly independent voice and make ing placed on its citizens,” he said, is decisions based on what is best for my the most important issue facing the community, even if those decisions are city. “All other services like snow reunpopular or difficult,” he said. moval and infrastructure are directly Huber would also like to work on affected by the debt and the city havcivic pride in Prince George. ing to service it.” “We have so much to offer as a city, In terms of economic development, CANDIDATE ALEX HUBER and we care for each other deeply and Huber says eliminating red tape is a priority, along with pursuing companies looking to will never say no to lending a helping hand,” he said. “Too many people, even residents, see Prince relocate to the North and convince them to locate George as a stopover or a means to an end and we in Prince George. do not give ourselves enough credit for the great “This has to be done with incentives and aiding the new companies using existing agency’s with the lifestyle we have here.” Huber is a caregiver and also serves as the presisupport of the city,” he said. “Free up lands owned dent of the British Columbia Northern Exhibition. by the city to allow existing companies to expand

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Don Sabo wants district trustees to represent school district geographically Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Don Sabo wants to see the Board of Education for School District 57 become a truly district-wide board. “I would like to see greater geographic representation on the board,” Sabo, who is running for one of seven trustee spots in the Nov. 15 election, says. “I would like to see the board have someone from the Robson Valley and someone from Mackenzie

Sheldon Harris says employee morale in district needs work Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Shel Harris has seen a lot of schools in the past 28 years, but he won’t be seeing any of them for a while. “I’m a school district employee on leave to seek a trustee’s seat,” Harris says. “I’ve been working as an occupations therapist for 28 years, with 25 of them as a resource person serving six different districts.” That experience has allowed him to notice things people in School District 57 might not. “I’m concerned about the management in this district. The work environment doesn’t have to be this way. “I see a lot of frustration and disconnectedness with staff here, moreso than other places.” He says there are other issues facing trustees, but CANDIDATE some of them, he feels, SHEL HARRIS can’t be handled quickly. “The budget, the aging infrastructure, the strike. These are what I call forever issues, they’re going to be here for a while. “I’m not trying to minimize these issues, but I feel we can work on the work environment more quickly.” He says part of his problem right now is he doesn’t know what the relationship between the board of trustees and management. “I’m not sure if the trustees are the direct bosses of upper management or not. I’m trying to learn more about that situation. “The district needs to evaluate what’s happening here. There are some really talented teachers in the district, and I can feel their frustration when I talk to them.” He says if students are, as everyone agrees, the greatest resource in the district, the staff is second greatest. “We need to put time and effort into them. What can we do to turn around the morale, the focus of the staff? “Other district’s people still feel valued. I don’t get that feeling here.” He knows many of the other candidates for trustee and says there are a lot of good people running. “I would love to work with them, and convince them of the value of creating a more positive environment for everyone.” His wish for what he could do as a trustee is a simple one. “This is not the same district I started in. “I would like to leave the district better than I found it.”

on it.” for more work on Aboriginal Those positions would education. be voted on by the voters “I sit on the Aboriginal Eduspecific to those regions, cation Board,” he says, “and I he says, while the other five found out only 56 per cent of trustees would be voted on Aboriginal students entering by Prince George. Grade 8 go on to graduate, “It’s an idea they’re already compared to 82 per cent of using in Kamloops, where non-Aboriginal students. they have two of their seven “If we can raise the rate of trustees dedicated to outlyAboriginal graduation, then ing areas. Kelowna does it we raise the rate of the district CANDIDATE as well. as a whole.” DON SABO “I think someone from the He sees early intervention as Robson Valley, elected by the people of the a key element. Robson Valley, would have a better idea of “We need to work more closely with what the issues are facing their schools.” service providers in the classrooms to Sabo also sees a need in the district identify ‘problem’ students and get them

the help they may need.” While he is happy to see 18 candidates in the running for the trustee positions, Sabo says it would be easier for them to be heard by higher levels of government is there was more voter input. “I think it means a lot more if our provincial representatives know I speak for the 20,000 people who voted for me, instead of 5,000. Those are the same voters they need in their elections, so they know they have to pay more attention to their needs.” Sabo served for three years as the chairperson of the district’s Parent Advisory Council, and says that gave him a better idea of how the education system works in Prince George and at the provincial level.

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Will the new council change IPG? Elections are often about change. This is contrary to IPG’s original mandate We will have a new mayor after the that it be at arm’s length from city hall. November 15 election. And we will have Communities that have established standat least one new city councillor, possibly alone economic development organizamore. tions do so in order to keep economic It will be interesting to see what development out of the political arena. changes the new mayor and council have McEwan’s successor at IPG was Heather in mind for the city and who Oland, who continues to is willing and/or able to tag head the organization. There along. is no doubt about it, Oland When Mayor Shari Green was Green’s hire and the two was campaigning for the obviously get along profesmayor’s job three years ago, sionally and personally. there was plenty of focus on The notion of keeping ecoInitiatives Prince George. nomic development at arm’s Several of Green’s backers length went out the window. had the long knives out for Now some will argue that we IPG president Tim McEwan, don’t need IPG and economic who saw the writing on the development can be better wall and bolted first chance WRITER’S BLOCK served operating out of city he got. BILLPHILLIPS hall. Granted, IPG is run by a That’s a different discusboard of directors, but the city is a major sion. financial backer for the organization, so This council retained IPG and Green dictates from city hall are taken seriously. brought its operations very close to the When Green became mayor she made mayor’s office. no secret about her desire for IPG and Then there was the other shift at IPG. city hall to work more closely together. It has gone from being the city’s inde-

pendent economic development corporation to being the city’s marketing arm. Make no mistake about, Oland and IPG continually stress that they are now focused on marketing and branding the city. Economic development is way down the list on what they do. So, when the change comes a week tomorrow, it will be interesting to see what the new mayor and council will want to do with IPG. Mayoralty candidate Don Zurowski wants the city to grow to 100,000 population and his plan to do that is, hopefully, developing the Hart North industrial area. That will require economic development more than marketing. Mayoralty candidate Lyn Hall has talked about city organizations, such as IPG and the Chamber of Commerce, working together to help develop the city with city council setting lead and the priorities. I suspect the new mayor and council, whoever they are, will be asking IPG to deliver something different than it is now. The challenge for IPG will be to rise to that challenge.

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I don’t know if it was a somewhat delayed reaction to the time change on the weekend. I felt good Sunday, the day of the time change, and managed to get to my assignments on time. That also meant everyone else had remembered to set their clocks back an hour, which I have found in the past wasn’t always a given. Got a good night’s sleep on Sunday, but for some reason I felt tired through a lot of Monday. Monday night was a bad one. I only got a couple of hours of sleep for some reason, so my body was definitely hurting on Tuesday. I didn’t feel bad mentally, but I did notice sometimes my fingers weren’t hitting the keys my mind wanted them to when I was doing a story. Shall we amble? • I like the fact there is now more on-street parking by the hospital, with the widening of Edmonton Street and angle paring on both sides. It’s nice not to have to always plan on parking a block and a half away and walking to an assignment there. What I don’t like is the lack of traffic lines on that block. I have driven down that block a few times, usually towards 15th Avenue, and the only yellow line I see is right behind the vehicles parked on the hospital side of the street. I also frequently see a vehicle coming the other way who’s driving what looks like about 10 feet away from the vehicles parked on the other side, which means ALLAN’S AMBLINGS they are pretty much in my ALLANWISHART lane. Makes it a little tricky, having to watch the oncoming traffic and keep an eye on the parked vehicles to make sure none of them start backing up. • Probably the feel-good story of the year in sports took place Sunday in a women’s basketball game between Mount St. Joseph and Hiram College. The teams got permission from the NCAA, the sport’s governing body, to move the game to Sunday from the original date of Nov. 15. The reason was simple: Nobody knew if Lauren Hill, a freshman on Mount St. Joseph, would be alive on Nov. 15. Hill was diagnosed last year with a rare, inoperable form of brain cancer. She wanted to keep playing basketball as long as she could, and everyone involved did what they had to so her dream could come true. Xavier University offered the use of their 10,000-seat arena for the game and the game sold out in less than 30 minutes. And off the opening tip, Mount St. Joseph ran a set play for Hill, who scored on a left-handed layup. She has to shoot left-handed, because she no longer has enough strength in her right arm to get the ball to the hoop. Her teammates swarmed the court, and the crowd went wild. Quite a moment, and a reminder about why I used to call my column about sports Good Sport.

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he players are now determined in the race to succeed Dick Harris as the Conservative candidate in the Cariboo-Prince George race. And, there were no surprises this week at both TJ Grewal and Shari Green entered the race, bringing the number of hopefuls to five. Gerald Caron, Nick Fedorkiw, and Todd Doherty announced their intentions earlier. The number of candidates shouldn’t be considered too out of the ordinary as the race to succeed Jay Hill in the Prince George-Peace River riding drew seven candidates. A good selection of good candidates gives the membership, at least the undecided ones, something to think about. While Conservatives in the Cariboo-Prince George riding will certainly be paying attention, the general public should also pay attention. With the riding being solid Conservative territory, the winner of the candidate nomination meeting will likely be the area’s next member of parliament. The Conservative nomination race, in some respects, is the race to be the next MP. The Liberals and/or NDP might have something to say about that, but not until they have someone to say it. The Conservatives, at least right now, are the only game in town. And only Conservatives who are party members prior to November 20 get to vote for the new candidate. If you really want to have a say, you can always buy a $20 membership, even if you’re not likely to vote Conservative, and vote for one of the five hopefuls. While all the candidates are outlining publicly why members should vote for them, the race is really about which candidate can sign up the most members and, more importantly, get those members out to vote for them when the nomination meeting is called. A date has not yet been set. Because the nomination is about membership, such races are always rife with questions regarding those members. Are they valid members in good standing? Did they actually sign up, or did someone put their name on a ballot and pay the fee? (This has happened in some ridings.) One of the interesting things about the Conservative Party rules is that you don’t have to be of voting age to be a member and vote. Fourteen years old is the minimum age to be a Conservative Party member and vote in the candidate nomination meeting. In Cariboo-Prince George, Green’s supporters flooded the constituency association meeting earlier this year and now hold most, if not all, of the association’s executive positions. Will that even make a difference? After all, it’s still about signing up members and getting them to come out and vote. The race will belong to the candidate who can do that. Be a part of your community paper. Comment online.

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Get out and vote It is only a week before we trek to the polls to elect those ent council led by Mayor Shari Green. The first part of the who will make decisions for us over the next four years. mandate could best be classified as bland vanilla. Decisions, For all of us it is time to begin to rattle out some decisions and lack of decisions, were flavored by some sort of belief regarding who we will elect to the board of education, city that every vote should be unanimous and that there be little council and mayor. debate or variation of opinion. The only controversy of note The first task is to review the performance of the incumduring the early part of the term was the persistent chipping bents running for re-election. Each of us has to evaluate away at Coun. Brian Skakun. That accomplished nothing. their performance and how well they served the Of the incumbents, there were a few moments community. Not an easy task if one only relies of hope. upon the brief newsprint blurbs, signs and Coun. Dave Wilbur was one of the first to what our friends think. There are few of us who challenge the direction council was going. He watch the proceedings on a regular basis. Most showed that he gives solid thinking to the busipeople, with the pressure of keeping up with ness of the city. While he is not charismatic by family and work, can’t spare that kind of time. nature, he has shown the courage to debate with The fact that those who make the effort to go other council members rather than wait to see to the polls means they do take an interest in which way the wind is blowing and then jump what is happening. Perhaps not in detail, but on board. While there were occasion when his rather a process similar to osmosis, where we point of view went down to defeat, he likewise absorb a great deal of information which probrought forth points which otherwise would ONSIDE vides a fairly good guide to how we may vote. have been ignored. The results were better deciVICBOWMAN sions. Intuition can be a reasonably good source of information in our decision making process. Coun. Albert Koehler was the only freshman The election of representatives on School District 57 councillor to show some spark in the last year. The other Board of Education does not gain the same interest as the incumbents generally turned in an undistinguished perforcivic election. While they do not have as great a latitude as mance. the mayor and council do, they still do a lot of meaningful The big job of mayor is being hotly contested. Both canwork. The incumbent members have done a good job in didates are fine individuals but that in itself is not enough developing policy and apportioning the resources they were to capably occupy the mayor’s chair. Hall is a consensusgiven. That said, there are a dozen challengers who believe builder, which is nice but it is a process too often ponderous they could do better. and fruitless. Zurowski is a successful leader in business and In the City of Prince George the election of the mayor and the community with the ability to draw out all perspectives council is the big show. and derive effective decision. His diligence in his job as a With the term of office now extended to four years, our councillor is nicely illustrated by his stand on replacing the collective wisdom will hopefully elect the most competent Cameron Street Bridge. His view eventually persisted and individuals as it will take a little longer to make any changes saved the city between $5 and $8 million. if we are dissatisfied. You decide. There is a high level of dissatisfaction with the presGet out and vote.

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‘CEO mayor’ or a ‘council mayor?’ Editor: An open letter to mayoralty candidates Lyn Hall and Don Zurowski You’re going to be the next mayor (one of you, anyway). That’s a huge responsibility, and we thank you for putting your name forward. However, after weeks of campaigning, I don’t know your leadership style yet. How do you plan to foster working relationships among the mayor, city councillors and administration? This is critical. I’ve worked with two mayors and two city managers. I’ve worked with the style Dan Rogers fostered with Derek Bates and staff, and the style Shari Green fostered with Beth James and staff. They were very different. The Community Charter says that all nine members of council have the same influence, but that’s not true in Prince George. In our city, the mayor is the only full time elected official, or at least the only one with

an office in City Hall. That means that you will have more day-to-day accessibility to staff and more visibility; you will have more influence. In Prince George, the mayor is both the leader of council, and the CEO of the corporation. Will you be a “Council Mayor” or a “CEO Mayor”? A “Council Mayor” is one among nine, whose influence comes not from pre-determined authority, but because they can articulate the issues best, can be influential and compelling. They’re persuasive because they’re competent, have integrity and a clear vision. A “Council Mayor” recognizes that all members of council are held responsible, and will stand beside and support colleagues. By contrast, A “CEO Mayor” believes that ultimately s/he is responsible for the success or failure of policies at the city. This attitude

Vote ‘no’ to ﬂuoride Editor: Having lived in Prince George for 30 years, I wish I had a vote at your November 15 referendum regarding the fluoridation issue. I would vote no to break the cycle that began September 12, 1955 when Prince George became the second city in the province to introduce fluoridation to its water system, after Smithers, which ended fluoridation in 1990. Prince George holds the dubious record for the longest city fluoridating its population in B.C. (interesting, but not sure if that’s relevant). When I lived in Prince George in 1998, I was part of a group of residents that addressed the question of fluoridation. With great conviction, research and determination we whole-heartedly prepared large binders of peer reviewed scientific information about the complicated issue of fluoridation for Mayor and Council of the day. I naively sincerely thought that Mayor Kinsley and the council would appreciate knowing about harmful effects for the community, for the elderly, for people with no teeth, infants, children, the environment and pets. We were ignored. There is more to that story however suffice it to say that there were many citizens very upset. In 2002, I moved back to the South Okanagan where I was brought up lived

will you handle it? Will you support her decisions - and stand behind the decisions as a consequence of the authority council chose to delegate? When her actions surprise council, if you choose not to support her publicly, what happens next? How would you work with council to avoid micro-managing council’s employee, while ensuring city council’s directions are taken? I know both of you, and I know you have a clear vision of how you want the relationship between council, the mayor and the city manager to work. What is your vision for the relationship between you as mayor, city council and the city manager? Garth Frizzell Prince George (Garth Frizzell is an incumbent city councillor and is seeking re-election.)

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as a youngster. There is no fluoride injected into any water in the Okanagan, the Lower Mainland or the Islands. It would never happen. There are only five ‘resource-based’ communities being fluoridated: Cranbrook, Ft St John, Prince George, Terrace and Sparwood. The trend to remove fluoride in the Province of BC is clear. The last time that a new community put fluoride into their water was Mackenzie in 1975, almost 40 years ago. From a high of 22 communities with fluoridation in the province, there are now only five representing three per cent of the population. There are three referendums being held on November 15, in Cranbrook, Sparwood and Prince George. Prince George has an opportunity to be fluoride free with enough people voting no on November 15 and city council honoring that vote. On a global scale, fluoride is banned in many countries and the trend is again that fluoridatione of water is diminishing. Dr Paul Connett recently came to Prince George and updated his audience on recent information about fluoride worldwide. You can go to www.fluoridealert. org for peer reviewed information and trends for the planet. You The trend is clear and it is only a matter of time. Good luck! Jane Shaak Prince George

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is critical in business, where the business’ success or failure can mean the livelihood of a family and the families of employees. The CEO in business is the highest-ranking manager or administrator, and it all falls on his or her shoulders. Your leadership style will have immediate impact because there is a closer relationship between the city manager and the mayor than there is between the city manager and any councillor. A “Council Mayor” may foster a strong communication link between the city manager and all council. A “CEO Mayor” will or will not, depending on whether he feels it furthers or threatens the interests of the city. Dealing with surprises The city manager can only make decisions inside the realm of her delegated authority. Sometimes her decisions will surprise council and the public. When that happens, how

Editor: I am a long time resident of Prince George and walk almost everywhere I go. On one of my walks I passed a mother with two young children, the mother scolded one of the children for picking up a piece of garbage and told him to put it back down. I picked it up and put it in a trash can as I walk by one. Assist your children when their instincts are guiding them to honor Mother Earth. It is a good quality to have, for they learn to treat you and themselves with acts of love. I have seen a lot of garbage around this city

and pick it up as often as I can, but there is too much for one person. We need to come together and be responsible for the areas around our businesses, our homes and around our parks. We can implement a city wide program for every household and business to be responsible for picking up garbage around their place once a week or twice a month. By doing this our city will be cleaner and Mother Earth will feel that she is honored here. Blessings to all of Prince George. Goji Leakey Prince George

What about those consultants? Editor: A question to ask each of the sitting councillors is: What is your stand on the money paid out in consultants’ fees? The almost $132,000 price-tag paid to a U.S. firm for advice on snow removal from Prince George streets begs the question of why do we have to go to our southern neighbours for assistance in figuring out how to remove snow from our northern streets? L&M Engineering received the largest consulting fee at almost $200,000. Do they just consult or do they actually engineer too? L&M has been tied to many new subdivision development. Do they have a connection to

city hall? Just asking. If a consultant’s report is acted upon by city hall, it’s probably money well spent. But we have seen lists of consultant’s advice being scrapped (there were some pretty harebrained ideas put forth). Surely we elect people to run for city council who we fell will be able to make major decisions. There are folks saying: “We paid for that idea?” Shouldn’t those we elect to office be able to do feasibility studies as part of that job? Again, just asking. Joan McKay Prince George

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Allan WISHART/Free Press Project editors Kris Nellis, left, and Tiiu Noukas stand beside some of the items in the Heritage Collection which officially opened on Oct. 24 by the SD #57 Retired Teachers’ Education Heritage Committee. The collection is housed in the former shop area of Lakewood Junior Secondary, now Ecole Lac des Bois. A group of 11 people were involved in writing the school histories for Volume Three of Historical Memories: People, Places, Programs and Services. The book contains the history of 26 schools that are or have been part of School District #57. Barb Hall, who died last year from lung cancer, completed 15 of the small school histories, working on them until her last days, said Nellis.

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of living on North America’s West Coast, according to a Sept. 17 Globe and Mail article by Iain Marlow. It was cited by Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad in a Facebook post. “Local people have such a laid-back lifestyle,” one Chinese executive said in the article. “They never work in a hurry, nor work overtime. They leave the office as soon as it hits five o’clock.” There have always been some corporate employers who want to put themselves in the position of telling discontented workers, “If you don’t want to stay late to do the job, there’s a long line of hungry people standing out there waiting to take your place.” This is one of the reasons for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and acceptance of multinational corporations’ demands to move large contingents of labour from one country to another at will. The executives of the state-owned businesses from China should just move their Canadian operations to the outlying resource regions of B.C. or to Alberta where much of the Calvinist work ethic still reigns supreme and social pressure is such that only wimps try to claim overtime. The narrowly defined but detailed corporate tools of measurement, monitoring and control are invading education and academic studies more and more. “Florida is currently considering higher tuitions for humanities majors than for students in ‘strategic’ majors because the former group’s studies contribute less to the state’s economic health,” University of Virginia philosophy professor Talbot Brewer wrote in the Summer 2014 issue of Hedgehog Review. I have heard discussion of this kind of proposal among some writers in Prince George. A guaranteed annual income would reduce the intensity of the work ethic and career competition and thereby decrease the demands of our industrial, developmentoriented society on the natural environment, says Warren A. Johnson in Toward a Steady-State Economy, a 1973 collection of essays edited by Herman E. Daly. However, ‘the most serious problem in the adoption of the guaranteed income would involve our real psychological dependence on work,” Johnson writes. “What do labor, community justice advocates, and environmentalists want?” Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies says in the left-liberal magazine, The American Prospect. “We want our children to flourish, their bodies to grow strong and healthy, with full voices and laughter,” he continues in his article, “Can We Earn a Living on a Living Planet: Labor and the Ecological Limits to Growth.” “We want our elders to be honored and treasured. We want vibrant communities of art, creativity and learning.” Paraphrasing the late 19th-century labour leader Samuel Gompers, Collins concludes: “We want time to care for the earth, to be generous stewards and protectors of the commons, passing it on undiminished to future generations.” Collins is looking in the right direction for a humane future.

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TERESA MALLAM | 250.564.0005 | arts@pgfreepress.com | www.pgfreepress.com TOM TRIBUTE CFIS-FM presents Joey Onley’s Stompin’ Tom Connors tribute show on Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Brunswick Seniors Activity Centre. Tickets are $25 ($20 for seniors) available at Books and Company or Studio 2880. The concert is a fundraiser for the radio station’s Raise the Tower campaign. The new tower is almost completed on Carney Hill and this concert will help raise funds to finish the project. Raising the tower will broaden CFIS-FM’s listening area so more people can enjoy the music played on our communityy radio station.

GO CLASSICAL From Ravel to Dixieland, Alban Classical presents a Sunday afternoon concert with the North Winds Quintet on Nov. 9 at 3 p.m. at St. Andrews United Church. The North Winds Quintet will perform a fun program: Ravel’s Pavane and Mother Goose Suite, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Draganski’s Klezmer Suite, and a Dixieland arrangement of Bill Bailey. Admission is $20 at the door for adults and free for children accompanied by an adult. For more information phone 250-5634693 or visit the website at albanclassical.org.

ECRA SALE The Elder Citizens Recreation Centre’s annual craft fair and bake sale is on Saturday, Nov. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1692 Tenth Avenue. Lots of parking. There are a variety of vendors and delicious home-baked goods including fresh apple pie, hot out of the oven. Concession available, proceeds to centre operations. Phone 250-964-1118 for more information.

CRAFT FAIR Come out to the 29th annual Christmas Craft Fair at Kelly Road Secondary School, 4540 Handlen Road on Saturday, Nov. 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, Nov. 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Early shopping for seniors and handicapped at 9 a.m. Sponsored by Community Centre Society and Kelly Road Dry Grad. The Craft Fair has over 250 tables and you can stop by for lunch.

Martin moves on to fabric Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Vivian Martin’s fabric sculptures are only her latest venture in the art world. She still has many creative avenues to explore and two other artistic passions to follow. As a young child, she learned to love photography and still pursues it today as a hobby turned business. “I got my first point-and-shoot camera from my grandmother and now I carry a camera wherever I go. “In the last year, I’ve been doing a lot of macro work and I take photos back to my computer and then convert them into black and white because I like the contrast and it creates a whole different image.” After losing several people close to her heart in recent years, Martin found it helpful for her healing process to keep busy by fashioning her own handcrafted, one-of-akind jewelry pieces. MarV Wire Sculpture Jewelry has wire and natural stone pieces in a collection which includes earrings, necklaces and bracelets. Then two years ago, on a visit to her mother-in-law’s house, she saw her first fabric “sculptie” and was intrigued, and she decided to try her hand at creating her own fabric sculpture characters. This is fairly new art form, she says. Making them takes time and patience. “I start by making a wire armature, usually no taller than 18 inches,” said Martin. “Based on the initial shapes, the pieces start to show themselves to me. As I’m twisting and shaping the wire, the characters just seem to evolve. Everything you do has to go in stages. You drape things over top of one another, layer by layer. “ Martin typically begins with recycled T-shirts that she soaks in a safe and durable bronze fabric hardener, and then begins draping them on the armatures. “I wait about three days before applying a second coat of fabric hardener along with gold highlights. After two weeks, the entire sculpture is dry and cured,” she said. “I then apply spar varnish (used on boats) to keep them protected from UV rays, moisture or other weather conditions – but I still advise bringing outdoor sculptures inside during the winter.” Her key signature on her pieces is the use of one real element. “I always use one natural element in my characters – rope for the ranch hand, pearl necklace on the lady, the avocado net on the man. I always like to add something that makes it different. My bronze-like fabric sculptures are unique.” There is an element of fun in them but Martin’s new ones will be different. “My sculptures are whimsical and suggest movement, yet the contrast of their appearance (they look heavy until you pick them up) compared to their actual density is deceiving because they are extremely lightweight. With the use of highlighting, they become three-dimensional characters and so they seem to almost come to life.” This quality is intriguing, she says, and it and motivates her to “further exploration.” Indeed, Martin has lots of ideas for charac-

Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Vivian Martin with a trio of fabric “sculpties”. The local artistan’s work including her sculptures and handcrafted jewelry, will be on display at Studio 2880’s Feature Gallery during the months of March and April 2015.

ters. “I have one in mind called Hopeful Heart. It’s of a bride who is waiting for her husband’s return. She looks windblown and has one foot on a piece of driftwood (natural element) and she’s looking out to sea. “My other character will be a seamstress sitting at her sewing machine. It will be an old factory setting, so it’s kind of dismal, dark, and depressing and she’s sitting there making pink ribbons (natural element) and

there’s a trail of them behind her.” Her creativity has been put to the test not just in her own studio, but lso in the classroom. As a fine arts student, Martin said the class was asked to create a sculpture that best represented who they were. “I called my sculpture, ‘SelfReflection’, said Martin. “It was of a woman leaning down to take a photograph of jewelry and she’s also gazing into a mirror that looks like a pond.”

Martin’s imagination has led her to adapt many of her artistic ideas. Using the same fabric sculpture techniques, she makes decorative liquor or perfume bottle wraps, shaping them like capes or collars, and she takes custom orders so people can have exactly what they want. Vivian Martin’s sculptures and jewelry will be on display during the months of March and April at Studio 2880’s Featured Artist Gallery.

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Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Colourful fashion accessories include ones designed for the younger set and Mally Designs (who made the original leather baby bib) are a popular stop with young mothers and grandmothers. The artisan’s booth was just one of over 90 at last weekend’s Studio Fair at the PG Civic Centre.

Kiwanis Prince George is hosting the city’s first craft beer tasting festival on Saturday, Jan. 31 at Two Rivers Gallery. Tickets can be purchased online and prior to the event at www.kiwanissalefest.ca. Kiwanis AleFest is a unique event that will feature 10 B.C.and Yukon breweries and an amazing selection of 40 different specialty and premium beers to taste and sample. There are two tasting sessions to choose from – one in the late afternoon from 3 to 6 p.m. and a second one in the evening from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The event focuses on experiencing and discovering the tastes and varieties of smallbatch craft beers – from dark porters and stouts, to bitter pale ales, to light refreshing wheat ales and saisons, to varieties of fruit, maple, pumpkin or chocolate-infused beers.

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Many people are unaware that craft beer is so flavourful and adventurous. “We really want this to be a fun and classy annual signature event that contributes positively to our community,” said organizer Amy Erickson in a press release. “We believe the afternoon tasting session will appeal to those looking to match the session with a later dinner out, or a Prince George Cougars or UNBC Timberwolves game in the evening. The evening session will appeal to those with afternoon plans who want to enjoy an earlier dinner night out, and then finish off with a tasting experience.” Tickets are $55 per person (taxes and fees included) if purchased prior to Jan. 4 or $65 per person if purchased from Jan. 5 to 30. All tickets include a souvenir tasting glass to keep, six tasting tokens, tasty tapas food, live local music, craft beer learning sessions and an art exhibit. Additional tasting tokens are available on-site for $2 each or three for $5. The event is modeled after similar craft beer tasting events surging throughout B.C. and held by peer Kiwanis clubs. There will be a great mix of new start-up and established brewers. Kiwanis Prince George is looking for sponsors and volunteers to come on board to make the event a success. Any interested volunteers are asked to sign up through the event website or to contact Barb Belyea directly at bbelyea@kpmg.ca.

Plenty of spirit in PGSO’s upcoming show The Prince George Symphony presents Beethoven: Hands and Spirit on Nov. 15, a program of music by the classical era’s big three composers – Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. The concert includes the overture to Mozart’s magical, mystical last opera The Magic Flute, Haydn’s popular Trumpet Concerto with the PGSO’s own Al Cannon as featured soloist and Beethoven’s effervescent Seventh Symphony. “The concert’s subtitle, Hands and Spirit, comes from a famous admonition from one of the young Beethoven’s patrons,” says PGSO music director Kevin Zakresky. “Beethoven’s generous backer bankrolled a sojourn to Vienna, where the young composer was exhorted to ‘receive the spirit of Mozart from the hands of Haydn.’ I thought it was just the thing for a November program of all-classical music, great works that have been cornerstones of the orchestral repertoire for two centuries.” Zakresky said most orchestra fans will know and love the Magic Flute Overture and Beethoven’s Seventh – a work once called ‘the apotheosis of the dance’. “Haydn’ s Trumpet Concerto may be a bit less well known. It’s a treat to be able to feature our orchestra’s acting principal trumpet, Al Cannon, in this sparkling music,” said Zakresky. “The Turning Point Ensemble is one of Canada’s premiere new music ensembles, a group devoted to 20th century music and beyond.” Over the summer months the PGSO co-developed an initiative which will bring Turning Point personnel to Prince George to play with them, and also work with young, aspiring local composers. “Dr. Rodney Sharman, former composer-in-residence with the Vancouver and Victoria orchestras, will be teaching composition classes to young musicians in three trips between now and December. The Turning Point will be joining us again for our performance of Messiah on Dec. 6 and 7.” Tickets for Beethoven: Hands and Spirit are on sale at the PGSO office, Studio 2880 and also at Ticketmaster. Tickets for adults $31, seniors $27 and students $15.

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Artisan Edibles a growing concern shoppers who stopped by their booth formation about Artisan Edibles visit on Sunday. their website at www.artisanedibles. Their products can be paired with com where you can find recipes for an array of different cheeses and fine all their products, culinary delicacies wine, with artisan breads or cracksuch as blueberry lavender jelly, power ers, seafood or meats. They can be smoothie with pomegranate hot pepused for everything from appetizers per jelly, and antipasto pizza. to main course to dessert toppings. Or find them at facebook.com/artiPart of the secret to their success is the sanedibles. magical combination of flavours, says Maureen – the freshly picked fruit, scent of wild rose petals and the spices. Their business gives the Drews a chance to work together, to travel We carry a wide about and create new assortment of flavours. Previously, Mauantique stained reen had a career as a and leaded branding and marketing glass windows. specialist and John is reCirca 1880 tired from his executive position in the lumber Antiques on Sixth - Now on Kingston industry. Married for 35 160 Kingston Street, Prince George years, they have been working together on Ar250-552-2291 tisan Edibles for the past Re¿nishing • Refurbishing • Sales 10 years. For more in-

Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com Pink rose petals suspended in jelly. Artisans Maureen and John Drew have found a way to work together with their gourmet food products and also truly enjoy where they live in Parksville on Vancouver Island. The creative couple had a booth for their business, Artisan Edibles, at Studio Fair over the weekend and local “foodies” were fascinated with the beautiful presentation and packaging of their jellies, chutneys, antipasto and dessert sauces. Like many small businesses, theirs keeps getting bigger. They started out in British Columbia and now their products can be found in fine food stores and delicatessens across Canada and in Germany – soon they will be in other places in Europe. “We hand pick wild roses in June, says Maureen, “They are so beautiful and they grow wild on Vancouver Island where we live. There’s only about a three-week window to pick them. Then we infuse champagne with wild roses to give them flavour and we add red roses for colour. During the preserving process, we add our own heritage formula.”

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Teresa MALLAM/Free Press Maureen and John Drew of Parksville use petals from wild roses to enhance the flavours of their home-made jelly. The couple were among 92 vendors from all over Canada with booths at the annual Prince George and District Community Arts Society fundraiser Studio Fair over the weekend.

For gift giving, there is a gift bag with a rose petal scone mix and jar of rose petal jelly. Packaging is very important to the Drews – they even have a signature gift collection – so is supporting the growth

of local communities. “As a proud member of the Small Scale Food Processors Association,” we strive to be innovative and insist on supporting our local food industry wherever possible,” it says on their

website (www.artisanedibles.com). The website also describes Artisan Edibles’ rose petal jelly, apple fig ginger chutney and antipasto with albacore tuna as a “culinary adventure in a jar.” And indeed it was for

Spirit of the North Radiothon tops $50,000 The Spirit of the North 10th annual Radiothon alignment with the provincial average of four to six has reached an on-air donation total of $51,000 weeks.” towards the purchase of a pulmonary function lab. The broadcast ran for 12 hours from 6 a.m. to Donations continue to come in and an updated 6 p.m. The broadcast team from 101.3 The River total will be given at a later date, said Melissa and 99.3 The Drive were on air from the University Veregin, the foundation’s community engagement Hospital of Northern B.C. atrium, chatting live coordinator, in an Oct. 31 news release. with doctors and other healthcare professionals, “Residents of northern B.C. have the highest as well as with many other supporters from the COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) community. This brings the total to date to over rates within the province, with over 10,000 individ- $400,000. uals diagnosed to date, which results in a high demand for testing and monitoring,” says the release. “Of the leading causes of death, COPD is the only one with an increasing mortality. Despite this, awareness of the disease, its symptoms and its risk factors is very low compared to other leading causes of death. The current wait list is approximately eight months for PF testing and with the 155 George Street, Prince George, BC V2L 1P8 additional of this second Telephone: (250) 960-4400, Toll Free 1-800-667-1959 PF Lab we will decrease Fax (250) 563-7520, Web: www.rdffg.bc.ca wait lists to be in closer

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The trick to plow snow; get the equipment out of the barn and out of the yard. Let’s look after our parks and preserve green spaces including Pine Valley. I keep my RV at home and oppose this City closing the sani-dump. New tax scam on the horizon, I oppose that Storm Utility charge. So after the election you want me to hold the line on taxes. Wild increases; Parking, taxes

and user fees, need to be held down to or near the Cost of Living. 2.5 million dollars to renovate our Library, would be money well spent. I back the Performing Arts if partnering with the Feds and Province I just don’t agree, nor just go along with other Councillors. I want different. I ask for your vote, and please ask others to vote for me too.

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A charismatic teacher of religion, known for his ability to relate to teenagers, has written a book entitled, Catholicity Ain’t What It Used to Be. Danny Brock was the religion teacher at O’Grady Catholic High School in Prince George before it was closed by the Bishop over a decade ago. He will be giving a talk and leading a discussion about his book on Nov. 9. “He’s one of those rare individuals who dares and succeeds to in the process, to connect deeply with teenagers on a spiritual level,” says Jo Beattie. “His book contains his thoughts, reflections, humourous anecdotes about Catholicity in the past and its relevance today. He’s not afraid to tackle touchy subjects of the day.” You may not agree with him, says Beattie, “but he is authentic in his views and very honest. In our troubled world, he is a refreshing pundit for hope for our young people.” The book is a personal reflection of the faith journey, the story of Brock’s own soul as a Catholic in the post-Vatican II church and in a very challenging

postmodern culture, says Father James Mulligan, CSC, a nationally known Catholic educator and author of Catholic Education: The Future is Now. Brock was born in New York City and attended Catholic elementary and high school there. He’s taught junior high and high school students in the U.S. and British Columbia. He served as a volunteer teacher at O’Grady High School with the Frontier Apostolate in Prince George where he met his wife, Philomena. He is author of Teaching Teens Religion, how to make it a favourite class. Danny Brock will be at the library of Immaculate Conceptions School, 3285 Cathedral Avenue in Westgate on Sunday, Nov. 9 to give a short talk and lead a discussion around the title of his book: Catholicity Ain’t What It Used to Be, lessons for life for the New Evangelization from the life of a high school religion teacher (WestBow Press). The event starts at at 2 p.m.

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Flamank. “I was always up to some kind of shenanigans or pranking people and then eventually I got a chance to use my words on stage to make people laugh.” Flamank has worked with many Canadian stand-up comics while hosting and producing his show Comical in Toronto. He relocated there from Kamloops to further his career in comedy and has since co-headlined two successful cross-Canada tours including The Sleeping in Our Car Tour and its sequel. The comedy trio may do a live recording of their finale show in Toronto. But for the most part, the jokes, the comedy and the stand-up routines will be a complete surprise for the audience. “We want audiences to see it for the first time when they come out – no spoiler alerts here alMichael Flamank though we may put something up prettier.’” on YouTube to show an example The tour is bringing the comedic of one of our shows.” trio across the country during winter Christine has appeared on MTV time but they come prepared, she and in the NXNE Festival. She made said. the quarter finals for Sirius XM’s “We got a new set of winter tires search for Canada’s next top comic from our dealership sponsor, the and the semi-finals of the Border Figliano family of Westowne Mazda City Comedy Festival. According to in Toronto, so that is going to help us her promotional material, her blend get through any potentially treacherof story telling is high energy and ous conditions.” personal and includes stories from Andrew Barr, 21, is a fast-rising her work at the Police Impound. Canadian comic known for his “Our stand-up routine is all origieclectic brand of humour and a stage nal material about our lives, our pets persona often described as “so dry it and the crazy things that happen to would make for good kindling.” His us,” said Christine. “We want to connect with people and we think people style is snappy one-liners to funny accounts from his life. He was feawill really be able to relate to our tured performer in North By Northcomedy styles because it gives them east 2013 an 2014 and he showcased a sense of ‘hey, that happened to me.’ What I like about the tour is that it’s a for Sirius XM and brought his comedy routine to iChannel and MtV. blend of guys and girls. Only women The Weather Permitting Comedy will see the joke in, say, one where I Tour runs November through Januhold up a mirror and say, ‘Hey, I got

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UNBC was a bit of a tourist attraction in its early days. Bus tours would climb the hill, then only accessible from one direction, to show visitors the new tan buildings with the green windows and unique architecture. The tours were always on the itinerary when friends or family of Laurie Loewen visited Prince George. Laurie was proud of the campus and liked to show it to her guests, and with good cause — she helped make it happen. In the late 1980s Laurie was one of 16,000 to sign a petition Courtesy UNBC and donate at least $5 For Laurie Loewen and daughter Kelly, UNBC has been a part of the calling for the creation family for years. of UNBC after she saw Laurie says going to school at home presented a presentation at the Prince George Civic Cenmany opportunities for her children. They were tre. She’d recently had her second child, and was comfortable in Prince George, had their friends thinking about the future of her family and her with them, and could stay with family. community. “I think they felt comfortable at UNBC,” she “I thought it was a great idea at the time to have says. “I think it was big for them to know it was in a university here,” she says. “It seemed there was a their own backyard. They were in their own comlot of resistance at first and we needed people who fort zone. All the people they knew were going would stand up and fight against what we thought there. They could relax and get into their studies, was backwards thinking. There was a lot of old rather than be lonesome for home.” thinking at the time and my attitude was ‘Let’s get Laurie supported UNBC because she just felt it some youth here, and some forward thinking.’” was the right thing to do. Now that her children Laurie’s daughter Kelly was just a year and a are UNBC alumni, she’s more confident than ever half old at the time, but Laurie had already started that she made the right choice, and so is Kelly. her university fund. Kelly and her brother Simon “I love Prince George,” says Kelly. “I’m proud grew up to become UNBC alumni. Kelly studied she did that and everyone else did that, too. There history and Simon biochemistry. were a lot of people who believed they could make Staying close to home and family was imporPrince George something special, and they did it.” tant for Kelly. She attended college in Victoria but “We thought it was appalling some people were returned home to go to UNBC. not supporting it,” says Laurie. “This was the best “The location was a huge factor, because I’m thing we could do for this city. It’s so inspiring to really close with my family,” she says. “I wanted to know just with our signature and the $5 we put in, be able to see them a lot and have dinners. I have we made it happen.” a lot of relatives here. Victoria was really good, There are many other stories like Laurie’s and but I think there’s something special about going Kelly’s out there and UNBC wants to hear them. to school at a place like UNBC, because it was so Visit unbc.ca/25 to share your story about UNBC new, you could really make an impact there, and and to find about all the 25th anniversary events. get to know your professors and the school.” - Courtesy of UNBC

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Knitting for soldiers to knit wool helmets – worn underneath Navy personnel’s hats to keep their heads warm. “The pattern for those was a little harder because you had to knit them on two needles. So I learned to do them because the women in the circle didn’t like making them. We would get sent to us a big box of wool in khaki colour or navy blue – it was delivered by rail – and that’s what we’d use to make our garments, what we made depended upon what the Red Cross needed.” It was not only men who went off to fight the war with the Allies, Canadian women did their part not just to help the war effort at home by filling in jobs left vacant by enlisted men and working in factors and sewing circles, but they served overseas as well. Iwaskow’s older sister was one of them. “My brother Walter signed up for service in 1939 – he was 17 but he lied about his age and

Teresa Mallam arts@pgfreepress.com All these years later, Barb Iwaskow, 85, can pull out her mother’s Lux Knitting books (circa 1949 to 1945) and remember back to a time over 70 years ago when she sat with a group of Red Cross volunteers from her community to knit piles of warm socks, sweaters and helmets for soldiers fighting overseas. The books are dogeared from use but they played an important role in the war effort during the Second World War. “I was living on a farm in Alberta growing up. When the men left to fight the war overseas, we just picked up the pieces,” said Iwaskow. “We quickly learned to do things we never knew how to do before.” For Iwaskow, then 10 or 11, that meant learning to knit from popular pattern books of the day, although schoolchildren across the country, both boys and girls, were taught the basics of knitting by their teachers. “Our teachers would give us a six-inch spike to learn on and we knit little squares, the boys too, then the teachers would sew them together and raffle them off to buy the wool for the Red Cross knitting groups.” Although she was very young, Iwaskow enjoyed the comradeship of the older ladies in her mother’s knitting group. Some of them were very special. “One of our neighbours, Grace, was quite religious, a lovely little Scots lady. When she joined the knitting group, she said she’d never knit on Sundays but then one day she said, ‘Our boys overseas must wear socks on Sundays, so I’m sure I’ll be forgiven for knitting them on Sunday.’” Iwaskow learned how

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alongside her brother, William Buckingham. She went to work in a hatchery in the Lower Mainland where she lived and, after work, she and a group of other women took part in a knitting circle to help the war effort. When he enlisted, Buckingham was just 17 – but the plucky teenager claimed at the recruiting office that he was 18, Johnson said. Her husband returned home after two and a years, honourably discharged after he developed a medical condition. Her brother, however, stayed on for the duration of the war, returning safely home to Canada in 1945. Tina Johnson, who, like thousands of others, worried herself sick every day over the safety of her husband and brother, remained committed after the war to serving her country in whatever capacity she could. “I joined the Canadian Legion ladies auxiliary and helped out where I could,” said Johnson. Her son, Keith Johnson, joined the Peace Corps. “He was with them for 20 years. He served in Afghanistan, Cypress, the Gaza Strip (eastern coast of Mediterranean

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ago but he was always proud to have served his country in peace time, said Johnson.

said he was 18. My sister Olive was ten years older than me so she was about 20 or 21 when she enlisted. She was the fifth women to sign up to serve her country so I still remember her regimental number, 00005.” It was a long time to be separated from their siblings (there were three girls and one boy in the family) and those who served out the war saw big changes when they came back. “Walter left when I was 10, he came back when I was 16. I’d been just to his shoulder when he went away and I was taller than him when he came back from the war. Olive was working in the records room overseas during the war and she wasn’t allowed to tell us anything that was going on but she had a way of letting us know how Wally was doing and that he was safe. She’d tell us in her letters home, which were censored, things like the ‘First Army went through Italy today’ (Walter was one of 21 who came out of Sicily).” Olive was also a talented singer who would perform on radio (CJCA, Edmonton) with other women from her CWAC unit. “My sister did most of the singing, another girl from her unit played the piano so in that way she entertained as well. I still have an original song sheet she gave me from those times.” Indeed, Iwaskow has brought the songbook with her. The songs on the first page are the lyrics to well known war time songs such It’s a Long Way to Tipperary and My Bonnie and there are old crooner songs like It Had to Be You and the buoyant You Are My Sunshine. Like many soldiers who returned from war, scarred by the horrors they had seen and all they

had experienced, Iwaskow’s brother and sister never talked about the war or what had happened – with one exception. “Walter never talked about the war. But he did tell us one story, the only one we ever got out of him. He told us his unit had gotten orders to pull out of where they were, and the soldier in the lead truck asked Wally to take the lead. My brother never questioned it, he just got into the lead truck and a short time later, the unit travelling behind him was blown to smithereens – and the soldier whose place he’d taken was killed. I think my brother always felt it should have been him.” Olive married another soldier she met during the war, Iwaskow said. She credits the war years with providing her with lifelong skills, some learned at home waiting for her siblings to return. “My mother would be at one corner of the tablecloth and I would be on the other, both doing our embroidery.” Iwaskow continued with her knitting skills over the years and, in fact, did custom knitting for people for about 40 years. Now as a senior, she still does beautiful embroidery work. Iwaskow marks 14 years living in Prince George for a second time (she moved away years ago after living here for 18 years) and she and her husband, Lloyd, celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary this year. As she turns the pages of her mother’s Lux Knitting books, her face lights up. For her the old knitting books – and the songbooks – bring back some happy memories during a time filled with worry about whether or not their loved ones would return home safely from war.

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A remembrance Day Service in grateful remembrance of those who gave their lives in the service of our country

The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #43 would like you to join together on November 11

Civic Centre: Seated by 9 a.m. Introductions and Ceremony: 9:15 a.m. Parade will form up: 10:35 a.m. March to Cenotaph: 10:45 a.m. Ceremony at Cenotaph: 11 a.m. Parade back to Civic Centre via 6th Avenue

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Adults: Connaught Youth Centre Kids: Civic Centre for hot dogs and hot chocolate

Lest we forget those who have gone before! Ernest Wilson Swain 1923-2010 Signalman - Canadian Army Unit 14th Canadian Hussars

God watch over our Armed Forces as we go forward through the year. Frank Everitt President

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Jack O. Whitford 1940-1945 Canadian 2nd Division Dr. Oliver Mallam served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. His brother Dr. Anthony Mallam enlisted with the (British) Merchant Marines and both returned home after to war to their home town of Redhill, Surrey, England.

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My brother was a Bombardier, With heart so young and gay We had good times together, But, then he went away.

The fourteenth day of August The sad news reached us here, Our hearts were heavy, full of grief For the one who was so dear.

We’ll keep up our chins and carry on, And pray that some day we will hear Of his safety in some foreign land So far away and yet so near.

It was before the Yuletide season That he left his loved ones, all, To fight this cruel battle, And answer his countries call.

The one small word was “Missing”, But, it still meant hope and a prayer For though we know not where he is, Our hearts are with him there.

God bless him now and keep him safe, Though he may be in some strange place Our days are long and now are dim, But, me tear filled eyes are watching him. “I will be with thee, I will not fail thee, Nor forsake thee.” Jean Sibbald

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“ARE YOU MY DADDY” is the question that Robert Demman asked every man he saw in uniform during World War 11, and as you can see he had no idea who this man holding him was. His fathers name was Clifford John Demman, Gunner. RCHA, SH24147, and was in the first convoy leaving for the U.K. He returned home in 1945 after missing the first six years of his sons life. Thank you to all veterans who left their families to risk their lives for all of us.

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WE WILL NOT FORGET We salute the many who have, and continue to defend Canada ensuring safety and protection for all Canadians.

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Elizabeth Fry Society We are accepting applications for casual Transition House Workers This position will include working days, evenings, overnights and weekends. The successful candidate will provide services to women who are at risk of violence, threats or abuse. A diploma in human services or a related Âżeld or equivalent education and experience is required for this position. This position requires Union membership. A job description is available by contacting our ofÂżce at 250-563-1113. Submit cover letter and resume as soon as possible to Bally Bassi, MA, Community, Social and Justice Programs Manager, 1575 - 5th Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 3L9.

PRINCE GEORGE NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE Our People make a difference in the community The Prince George Native Friendship Centre, a visionary non-proďŹ t society, has been serving the needs of the entire community for the past 43+ years. We are seeking candidates for the following position(s) within our organization: ADMINISTRATION Director of Operations Closing November 13, 2014 at 12 Noon. ADULT RESIDENTIAL SERVICES Life Skills Worker (Casual) Closing November 12, 2014 FAMILY WELLNESS PROGRAMS Little Friends Daycare Early Childhood Assistant (PT) Closing November 10, 2014. Aboriginal Head Start Early Childhood Educator Closing November 10, 2014. A hard copy listing the roles, responsibilities and qualiďŹ cations of the position are available from the Prince George Native Friendship Centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s web site at www.pgnfc. com (click on Join Our Team / Careers). To apply, submit a resume, cover letter and three (3) references detailing which position you are applying for, to: Prince George Native Friendship Centre 1600 Third Avenue Prince George, BC V2L 3G6 Fax: (250) 563-0924 E-mail: employment@pgnfc.com Applications will be accepted until dates noted on postings, no telephone inquiries please. We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

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PRINCE GEORGE NATIVE FRIENDSHIP CENTRE Our People make a difference in the community The Prince George Native Friendship Centre (PGNFC), a visionary non-proﬁt society, has been serving the needs of the entire community for the past 40 years.

NAK’AZDLI WHUT’EN P.O. Box 1329, Fort St. James, B.C. V0J 1P0 Telephone (250) 996 – 7171 Fax (250) 996 – 8010

JOB POSTING-RECEIVING HOME WORKERS Nak’azdli is seeking individuals to be employed as supervisors/caretakers at the new Receiving Home at 6 Mile. Successful candidates will be expected to provide non judgmental support to families while residing in the Receiving Home. Employment will include full time, part time and on call. Priority will be given to couples applying for this position but will also accept individual applicants. The Home’s intention is to provide respite for families that are caring for children with MCFD, emergency placement for children who have been apprehended by MCFD, and for children/families that are waiting for the court process to be completed. Duties: • Provide non judgmental support to families involved with Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) while in residence at the Receiving Home • Awareness of community services, resources and systems • Perform janitorial duties • Prepare nutritional meals with families • Maintain a safe environment for families in residence • Model healthy lifestyle for families • Good communications and time management skills • Maintain a daily log for shift change information sharing • Strong multi – tasking ability • Sales mindset Qualifications: • Must have high school diploma or equivalent • Must possess valid driver’s license/provide driver’s abstract • First Aid certificate • Food Safe certificate • WHMIS • Must provide criminal record check, prior contact check with MCFD • Must possess good listening skills and be assertive when required • Ability to maintain healthy boundaries • Ability to call the appropriate authorities when necessary • Must be able to maintain strict standards of confidentiality • Must have understanding of the impacts of residential schools and colonization on Aboriginal families • Must have knowledge of basic MCFD policies and procedures Training will be provided. Preference will be given to Nak’azdli community members or people of Aboriginal ancestry. Please fax cover letter and resume to (250) 996-0129 or email to socialservices@nakazdli.ca. Deadline November 14, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.

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The PGNFC is seeking a DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS for a Senior Management position within our organization. This position will report to the Executive Director as one of the six (6) senior positions at this lead social services agency.

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Medical Laboratory Technologist, Hematology (MLT) LifeLabs is currently recruiting for our Prince George, BC lab. This position is casual and therefore no hours are attached (0 - 37.5 hours per week). The successful candidate may have a schedule in advance and/or be required to be on call and therefore flexibility with hours is required. This position is responsible for providing accurate and timely interpretive and diagnostic specimen testing and reporting. Through accuracy, quality, efficiency and expediting test results, you will contribute to patient well-being and the achievement of better health outcomes. Applicants must be a Registered Technologist with CSMLS (or eligibility for CSMLS), or documented training and credentials/registration from a non-Canadian MLT training institution. Recent clinical laboratory experience is an asset. For more information on this opportunity or to apply, please go to www.LifeLabs.com/careers or careers@LifeLabs.com.

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CERTIFIED MILLWRIGHT ATCO Wood Products, a leading Forest Products coPSan\ in tKe 6outKern ,nterior, is seeNing a Tuali¿ed millwright with a valid interprovincial Journeyman ticket. The ideal candidate will be a self starter with good interpersonal communication skills, and excellent millwright skills. Hours will vary and will include shift & weekend work. Consideration given to 3rd/4th year Apprentices Please Forward your resume to: Veneer Plant Maintenance Foreman c/o Kris Harvey PO Box 460 V0G 1L0 Fruitvale, BC Fax: 250-367-6210 Email: info@atcowoodproducts.com

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The Director of Operations is a member of the Prince George Native Friendship Centre Management Team and has shared responsibility for meeting all the goals and mission of the organization. The position will take a primary role in the asset, operational and property management of the PGNFC. The Director of Operations will perform all duties with respect, honesty, integrity and professionalism. For a complete Job Description outlining areas of responsibility please refer to our website at www.pgnfc.com Qualifications: The Director of Operations will have a history of demonstrated dynamic leadership in any education or social service organization that targets urban Aboriginal people. The ideal candidate must possess the following Education and Experience: • Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in business management, education or social service field, or other related human service field; or possess an appropriate combination of education and experience. • A minimum of five (5) years experience working at a management level in a communitybased, not-for-profit or an Aboriginal organization is an asset. • A sound understanding of the Friendship Centre movement. • Professional financial management competencies. • Property and asset management experience. • Proven experience in proposal writing, business plans and writing reports on activities, strategic work plans, goals and objectives. • A thorough appreciation, awareness, working experience and sensitivity of Aboriginal history and culture, as well as a thorough understanding of the complexities of working with diverse populations. • Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with local, regional, provincial and national partners of the PGNFC. • Professional communication proficiencies including presentation skills, writing ability, computer proficiency and authentic interpersonal skills. • Demonstrated team work, leadership skills and visionary ability to inspire and empower others. • In-depth knowledge of the social service sector, community based programs and services, funding sources, community and board relations. The successful candidate must also: • Successfully complete Criminal Record Clearances, including Enhanced Security Clearance. • Maintain a valid driver’s license and provide a driver’s abstract. • Be willing to work flexible hours including on call, evenings & weekends. To apply submit a resume, cover letter and three references to: Manon Desjarlais, Executive Assistant Prince George Native Friendship Centre 1600 Third Avenue Prince George, BC V2L 3G6 Fax: (250) 563-0924 E-mail: mdesjarlais@pgnfc.com Applications will be accepted until Noon on November 13, 2014, no telephone inquiries please. Pursuant to section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code, preference may be given to applicants of Aboriginal ancestry. Only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted.

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Datebook www.pgfreepress.com Friday Laugh Out Loud 2, Nov. 7, 7 p.m., ECRA, 1692 10th Ave. Tickets at office and the door. Craft and bake sale, Nov. 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 1523 Third Ave. Sponsored by Hospital Auxiliary. Montessori Fall Fair, Nov. 14, 4-8 p.m., 7005 Gladstone Dr. Meat draw, Fridays, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave. Crown Market, Fridays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 3955 Hart Highway. Read-to-me Storytime, Fridays, 10-10:45 a.m., South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle. Information: 250-6140684. Dance, Fridays, 8 p.m.-midnight, Royal Canadian Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave. Harvest tea at the Hart Pioneer Centre Oct. 10 from 1-3 p.m.

Saturday

Craft and bake sale, Nov. 8, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Crib tournament, Nov. 8, registration 10 a.m., games 11 a.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Recreation Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr.. Christmas bazaar, Nov. 8, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Salavation Army, 777 Ospika Blvd. Laugh Out Loud 2, Nov. 8, 2 p.m., ECRA, 1692 10th Ave. Tickets at office and the door. Craft and bake sale, Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 1523 Third Ave. Sponsored by Hospital Auxiliary. Craft fair and bake sale, Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., ECRA, 1692 10th Ave. Dance, Nov. 15, 8 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Nechako Public Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd. A Butler’s Market, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave. Meat draw, Saturdays, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave. Crown Market, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 3955 Hart Highway. Dance, Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight, Royal Canadian Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave.

Sunday

Craft and bake sale, Nov. 9, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre.

Christmas bazaar, Nov. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Ferndale Hall, 3595 Upper Fraser Rd.. Laugh Out Loud 2, Nov. 9, 2 p.m., ECRA, 1692 10th Ave. Tickets at office and the door. Catholicity Ain’t What It Used to Be, Nov. 9, 2 p.m., Immaculate Conception School library. Book release by Danny Brock. Nechako Public Market, Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., 5100 North Nechako Rd. A Butler’s Market, Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 1156 Fourth Ave. Gospel Story, Sundays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Columbus Community Centre, 7201 Domano Blvd. Information: 778229-8194. Meat draw, Sundays, 3-5 p.m., Royal Canadian Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave. Crown Market, Sundays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 3955 Hart Highway.

Monday

Canasta, Nov. 10, 7 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre.

Cariboo Toastmasters meet Mondays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Ramada Hotel, 444 George St. Information: caribootoastmasters.com or Laura (250) 961-3477. Royal Purple Ladies, meet second and fourth Monday of every month, 7:30 p.m., Studio 2880. Tai Chi, Mondays, 1:30 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Northern Twister Square Dance Club meets Mondays, 7 p.m., Knox United Church basement. Information: Gys 250-563-4828 or Reta 250-962-2740.

Tuesday

City Centre Toastmasters meet Tuesday, noon, City Hall Annex. Information: 9164.toastmastersclubs. org. Bridge, Tuesdays, 1 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. ACBL duplicate bridge, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., 425 Brunswick St. Information: 250-5611685. Spruce Capital Toastmasters meet Tuesdays, 7:25 p.m., 102-1566 7th Ave. Information: Tom 250562-3402. Sweet Adelines women’s four-part chorus meets Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Studio 2880. New members welcome. Information: Kathy 250563-5170.

Wednesday Bingo, Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., Spruce Capital Senior Recreation Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. TOPS meeting, Wednesdays, 6:15 p.m., Kordyban Lodge dining room. Inormation: Jessie 250-613-5933. Whist, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., Activity Centre, 425 Brunswick St. Hart Toastmasters, Wednesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Information: harttoastmasters.ca Army Cadet Rangers free youth program, meets Wednesdays, 6:309:30 p.m., Connaught Youth Centre. Information: Sondra 250-963-9462 or Andrew 250-981-8270. CNC Retirees meet last Wednesday of the month, 9 a.m., D’Lanos. Information: Lois 250563-6928.

Thursday

Bingo, Nov. 13, 12:30 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Potluck dinner, Nov. 13, 5 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. Whist, Nov. 13, 7 p.m., Hart Pioneer Centre. DayBreakers Toastmasters meets Thursday, 7-8 a.m., UHNBC Conference Room 1. Information: Heather 250-649-9591. Plaza 400 Toastmaster Club meets Thursday, noon, Aleza room, fourth floor, Plaza 400 building, 1011 4th Ave. Information: 6252. toastmastersclubs.org/ or 250-564-5191. Tai Chi, Thursday, 7-9 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-9643849. Prince George Toastmasters meet Thursdays, 7:15 p.m., AiMHi, 950 Kerry St. Information: pgtoastmasters.com, Joyce 250-964-0961. Central Interior Darts Club, meets Thursday, 6:30 p.m., P.G. Legion, 1116 Sixth Ave. Bridge, Thursdays, 1-3 p.m., Spruce Capital Seniors’ Centre, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Information: 250-5636450. Little Artists, Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m., South Fort George Family Resource Centre, 1200 La Salle. 250-6140684. Prince George Grassroots Cribbage Club registration, 6:30 p.m. play 6:45

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Wayne Scoville puts a poppy in place for Jean Bonner at the Superstore exit on Monday. Remembrance Day poppies are available at many locations around Prince George including shopping malls.

Proud to recognize those who give in our community.

Thank You Prince George For Voting Us A U T O B O D Y LT D . Best 2065 - 1st Ave. • 250-563-0883 Auto Body Shop! www.csninc.ca p.m., Thursdays, 3701 Rainbow Dr. Information: Gerda 250564-8561. ACBL duplicate bridge, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., 425 Brunswick St. Information: 250-561-1685. Old Time Fiddlers jam, Thursday, 7-10 p.m. Elder Citizens Rec Centre, 1692 10th Ave. ECRA Forever Young Chorus meet Thursdays, 12:45 p.m., ECRA, 1692 10th Ave.

Prince George Stroke Survivors Group meets Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Elder Citizens Recreation Association, 1692 10th Ave. Information: Julia 250-563-3819, Roland 250-562-1747. La Leche League breast feeding support group meets the second Thursday of every month 7 p.m., 176 Aitken Cres. Information: Tammy 250-612-0085.

Support Groups

Al-Anon New Hope AFG meets Fridays, 1:15-2:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 483 Gillett St. Information: 250-561-3244.

Buddhist meditation class, Tuesdays, 7:15-8:45 p.m., 320 Vancouver St. Information: 250-9626876 or www.kmcvancouver.org. Metis Elders Craft group, Thursday, 10 a.m.-noon, Prince George Metis Elders Society office, 117 – 1600 Third Ave. (Prince George Native Friendship Centre). Wednesday evening Tops (take off pounds sensibly), Spruceland Baptist Church, 1901 Ogilvie St. Information: Leona 250-962-8802. P.G. COPD Support Group meets Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., AIMHI gymnasium, 950 Kerry St. Information: www. pgcopdsupportgroup.ca.

Al-Anon Hart Serenity AFG meets Mondays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-561-3244. Al-Anon PG Beginners AFG meets Tuesdays, 7-7:45 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-5613244. Al-Anon Hart Courage AFG meets Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Knox United Church, 1448 Fifth Ave. Information: 250-561-3244. Al-Anon Mustard Seed AFG meets Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., St. Michael’s Anglican Church, 1505 Fifth Ave.

Information: 250-5613244. Prince George ATV Club meets third Tuesday of month, 7 p.m. Carmel Restaurant meeting room. Information: George 250-964-7907. Royal Purple meets second and fourth Mondays, 7:30 p.m. Information: Dianne 250-596-0125 or Jeanette 250-563-9362. Prince George Quilters Guild meets fourth Tuesday of the month, Connaught Youth Centre, 1491 17th Ave. Registration 6:30 p.m., meeting 7 p.m. Information: Echo 250-612-0499. Prince George Genealogical Society meets the third Tuesday of the month, St. Giles Presbyterian Church, 1500 Edmonton St. PGRH retirees breakfast, first Tuesday of the month, Prince George Golf and Curling Club. Information: 250563-2885.

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“GIVE A LITTLE… GAIN A LOT!” Learning Difﬁculties Centre of BC Fundraiser Dinner for Literacy – Sat, Nov 22 at 6 pm at Alfredo’s Pub. Roast beef buffet, 50/50, silent auction. In support of Learning Difﬁculties Centre. Tickets $25. To volunteer, Lynne or Amanda 250-564-8011 PG Council of Seniors Resource Centre Looking for volunteers to staff our off-site Christmas Hamper Warehouse between Nov 3 & Dec 19, 1 pm to 5 pm weekdays. Bring a friend volunteers should work in pairs. May involve some heavy lifting. Criminal Record Checks required. ASAP. 250-564-5888 Salvation Army Kettle Campaign Nov 14 – Dec 24. We are looking for volunteer kettle bell ringers to work in 2 hour shifts at various locations in the city. Also needing coin counters. Email: sharon_harder@sapg.ca Sharon 250-564-4000

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The Community Datebook provides free community event listings every Friday. Submissions are accepted in written form only – dropped off, mailed or emailed – No Phone Calls please. Datebook runs as space allows, there is no guarantee of publication. Mail to 1773 South Lyon St., Prince George BC V2N 1T3. E-mail datebook@pgfreepress.com

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THE LUCKIEST SIGNS THIS WEEK: LIBRA, SCORPIO, AND SAGITTARIUS.

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It won’t be easy to get you out of the house. You may even choose to work in the comfort of your own home. You also begin a housecleaning blitz.

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There is a bit of confusion with a family member. Don’t wait too long before setting the record straight. Try to determine who makes the decisions at home.

GEMINI - MAY 22 - JUN. 21

You could beneﬁt from an unexpected promotion following the departure of a colleague. You’re sure to be given the responsibility of occupying the boss’s chair for a while.

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By recharging your batteries, you succeed in improving lots of things in all spheres of your life. A healthy dose of inspiration helps you make the necessary changes.

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You are responsible for gathering together a group of people to participate in a truly memorable activity. The results will equal the efforts that you put into this project.

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LIBRA - SEPT. 22 - OCT. 21

Your responsibilities are plentiful at this time. You succeed in establishing an order of priorities that corresponds to your abilities. Fortunately, your loved ones help you develop your game plan.

SCORPIO - OCT. 22 - NOV. 21

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Planning a return to school is not easy, but this effort will be extremely proﬁtable to you in the future. Despite considerable stress, perseverance is the key to success.

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SAGITTARIUS - NOV. 22 - DEC. 21

Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.

You must weigh the pros and cons before making a decision that shakes up the course of events. You might also join a spiritual movement of some kind.

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You need to think carefully before making any decisions, even if you are asked to hurry up. Your intuition is sure to guide you in the right direction

Each 3x3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: You must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column, or 3x3 box.

AQUARIUS - JAN. 22 - FEB. 21

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You spend some time renewing your wardrobe after calculating exactly what you can afford to spend. You start to take better care of your appearance as you take on a more prestigious role at work.

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tracted and not crashing or causing an accident has more to do with luck than competence. And seriously, why wait for luck to run out? Overcoming that cell phone addiction on the road is as easy as turning off your phone and putting it in the glove box or trunk of your car, where you absolutely cannot reach it while you are driving. That’s what instructors at Mercedes Benz Driving Academy insist their students do when they step into a car. Yes, I know, you are expecting an important call so you don’t want your phone off. In that case, Bluetooth or wired headsets (worn only in one ear unless you are on a motorbike) are the next best thing. But the key is to make sure your phone is out of reach, because when it is within stretching distance, it’s a pinging candy bar most of us can’t refuse. laurenkramer@shaw.ca

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Carrying a flame for the Games Make that 97 days left! Usually when I write about a major event, I am not among the participants, however, Tuesday night, November 4 wasn’t just any spectacle; it was a mammoth celebration where many Prince George residents captured the moment. I was very fortunate to be among 37 torch bearers who took to the downtown area streets for the 100 day countdown to the 2015 Canada Winter Games. This was a unique, special experience that put into context just how quickly this historic event will be upon us. All the torchbearers had a meet and greet at the YMCA for an hour and half prior to descending on the journey. We were prepped with rules and regulations by members of the friendly CWG committee, and given a toque and jacket as well as having our own individual photo taken while holding the torch. Just prior to 5 p.m. we loaded on a bus realizing we were all on the same team, even if we didn’t know the names of everybody that was on the trip. The protocol was at each stop for one person to get off the bus, take the torch from the previous person and either walk, jog or run for about three minutes while carrying the eight-pound torch high in the air. Once that task was completed, that individual(s) would get back on the bus. My name was called at 5:42 halfway up McBride between 10th and 7th.

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It’s difficult to describe what that I’ve been working on the Games moment was like, but after absorbsince the bid and I’m just so proud to ing the enthusiasm, one could feel a be part of this.” direct bond and connection to the Wendy also admitted “I need a Games. In addition, all the torchglass of wine.” bearers when returning to the bus Soccer guru Gaetano Mauro, who were greeted with a has attended six World mammoth applause Cups, was sitting four and high fives. Hearrows ahead of me. He also ing those cheers made got to carry the torch. one feel like they had Gaetano, who I have just scored an overtime known for 35 years, has goal. been a resident of P.G. While sitting in the since 1960. bus, travelling at a slow “I watched Olympics pace, and seeing many and other events. I never well-wishers on the thought I could get that streets and in front of feeling. I’m excited, I have HART BEAT their homes, it could goose bumps all over me HARTLEYMILLER thinking about holding be compared to playing the role of Santa in the that torch and representSanta Claus parade, waving back and ing not only Prince George but all of forth in a relaxed atmosphere. It also Canada, and for a guy like me that reminded me of Christmas time at has come from Italy and representing Candy Cane Lane in Prince George my new country it means so much where everybody is in a jovial mood to me.” admiring the scenery. Carrying the torch is a morale On the bus, I sat beside Ariadne booster and a celebration of the Holness de Hiller. I never met her human spirit. Even though the 2015 before but I knew her three chilCWG aren’t until February, Prince dren excelled in speed skating. Her George residents are already feeling 17-year-old twins, Carolina and a sense of pride, gratification and Nico Hiller, had just qualified last honor. Let the countdown continue. weekend to compete at next year’s CWG. Her 19-year-old son, Lucas, From The Quote Rack: has also succeeded in the sport but First it was Nate Burleson who was two months too old to qualify for broke his arm while reaching for pizza the Games. Ariadne is a Games sport as he drove. Now, DeAngelo Hall has leader for short track speed skating re-torn his Achilles while grabbing a and, along with her husband Bruce, slice of pizza from his kitchen. Looks has dedicated countless volunteer like Nate may have started a Domino’s hours. Her idol is former Olympic Effect. and Canada Games champion CatriContributor Bill Littlejohn of ona Le May Doan, who was also on South Lake Tahoe, California the bus and the last runner to bring in the torch to a thunderous welcome The San Francisco Giants used at Canada Games Plaza. pictures from their 2012 World Series Ariadne, a geologist who moved to Parade to advertise this year’s parade. Canada from Panama 20 years ago, If new manager Joe Maddon leads was extremely emotional when she the Cubs to a title, they’ll need to find got her turn to carry the torch. someone who’s an expert in reproduc“I’m so excited. This is something ing cave paintings. very special that I will never forget. Contributor Janice Hough of Palo All of our (Blizzard speed skating) Alto, California (www.leftcoastclub was there, the skaters and memsportsbabe.com) bers and they were cheering. I lost it. It was amazing. I just cry all the way.” Hartley Miller is the sports director Wendy Pollard sat right behind me and morning news anchor for 94.3 The on the bus. She is the Manager, AthGoat. He also writes for hqprincegelete and Participant Services for the orge.com. Send along a quote, note, or Winter Games and a torchbearer. anecdote to hmiller@thegoatrocks.ca “It’s hard to talk. I’m pretty emoFollow him on twitter: @Harttional. It’s been a long time for me. ley_Miller

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Blizzard skate to CWG team Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Adam Ingle will have at least four of his speed skaters at the Canada Winter Games in Prince George in February. The Prince George Blizzard coach just isn’t sure what sport one of them will be in. Carolina Hiller, Callie Swan and Nico Hiller of the Blizzard and Alison Desmarais of the Nechako Lakes Clippers are all training with Ingle, and all four qualified for Team BC in short-track speed skating on the weekend during races at Kin 1. “I wasn’t really surprised on the girls’ side,” Ingle said of Swan, Desmarais and Carolina Hiller all making the team. “Carolina and Alison are both skating really well right now, and Callie had a good weekend.” The boys’ side, however, did surprise him a bit. “We expected Nico to be a bit higher, but he hasn’t really raced short-track for a couple of years. He’s been concentrating on long-track.” And while Nico qualified on the weekend for the short-track team, Ingle doesn’t think that’s where he will be skating in February. “He will try to qualify in long-track, then make a decision on which one he will race in. “I expect he will race long-track, given the choice, because that’s what he’s been working on.” Ingle says Nico’s qualifying was the closest thing he had ever seen. “He won the final spot by 6.5 points. To give you an idea of the scoring system we use, the difference between first and second in the 1000m is 184 points. “Add in that there are ‘bonus’ points available in the 3000m, and it was no wonder his mom, his sister, other team members kept coming up to me and asking, ‘Is he in?’” What it came down to was Nico not only having to finish well in his last race, but also have a couple of other racers beat Anton Shekhter, the skater he was vying with for the final spot. “It worked out that Nico got the last spot, but Anton knows the situation with Nico and the longtrack team. He knows if Nico does decide to skate long-track, he will be picked to replace him on the short-track team.” That decision probably won’t take too long for Nico, as the long-track qualifying races will be held at the indoor oval in Fort St. John at the end of the month. While the races on the weekend went well, there were some questions about that on Saturday. “Friday’s weather messed us up a bit,” Ingle said. “On Saturday morning, we were still missing some athletes and some officials who hadn’t been able to fly in Friday.” R U N • S K I • S W I M • A P PA R E L

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Carolina Hiller topped the girls’ standings, while Desmarais was second and Swan was fourth. Ingle expects the three girls who qualified for the Canada Winter Games to all be in Montreal in December to compete in the National Qualifiers. “Nico will have just finished the long-track races in Fort St. John, so I don’t expect him to go to Montreal.”

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL Two Prince George athletes will be at the Canada Winter Games on home courts as members of the B.C. wheelchair basketball team. The BC Wheelchair Basketball Society announced Tuesday, the same day as the 100 Days Out celebration in Prince George, that Joel Ewert and Avril Harris have been named to the team. Harris is a veteran of the team who will be cometing in his third Canada Winter Games, while Ewert is a first-time member of the squad. The team will be coached by Marni AbbottPeter. “I am really looking forward for the opportunity for Team BC to play in our home province for the first time since wheelchair basketball has been in the Canada Games,” she said in a press release.

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Spruce Kings still on road The Prince George Spruce Kings split the first two games on their current five-game road trip, and have another busy weekend ahead. The Kings beat Coquitlam 3-2 and lost to Langley 5-2

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Midget rep teams at home, but not at Kin 1 assists from Austin Grey. Sunday saw eight different players score goals for the Cougars, who remain in first place in the league with 23 points, three ahead of the Vancouver NW Giants, who have two games in hand. This weekend, the Cariboo Cougars entertain the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds with games Saturday at 12:45 p.m. and Sunday at 1:15 p.m. Both games are at the CN Centre. Meanwhile, the Northern Cougars extended their lead at the top of the FMAAA standings to five points after sweeping the Vancouver Island Hurricanes in Campbell River. The Cougars won 4-1 in the opener with goals from four different players. Kelsey Roberts got a shutout in the second game, as the Cougars won 5-0, with Sage Desjardins leading the attack with a pair of goals. The third game saw Desjardins and Ava Keis get two goals each in a 5-1 win. Marissa Nichol had four assists in the win. Full Service Denture Clinic This weekend, the NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS Northern Cougars entertain the ThompsonOkanagan Lakers for Brent Der R.D. three games, all at the Prince George ColiLocated in the Victoria Medical Building seum. Game times are Suite 312, 1669 Victoria St. 7 p.m. on Nov. 7, 9:15 Prince George, B.C. a.m. on Nov. 8 and 250-562-6638 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 9.

Both of the Midget Rep Hockey teams which call Prince George home will be playing at home this weekend, but not on their home ice. With the British Columbia/Yukon Section Figure-skating Championship taking over Kin 1 for the weekend, the Cariboo Cougars of the BC Major Midget League and Northern Cougars of the Female Midget AAA League will play in different rinks. The Cariboo Cougars had little trouble with the Kootenay Ice on the weekend, winning a pair of games in Trail by scores of 11-1 and 8-1. Balanced scoring was the story of the two games, as 13 different Cougars were on the scoresheet in Saturday’s 11-1 win, led by a hat trick from Justin Almeida and two goals and four

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New Ice Age makes progress Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com The Prince George Cougars have reached the quarter-pole at the first season of A New Ice Age, and the early returns look promising. “It’s developing nicely,” says vicepresident of business Andy Beesley, “but a New Ice Age doesn’t happen overnight.” After about 2,400 fans saw the Cougars down the Kamloops Blazers 4-1 on Saturday at the CN Centre, Sunday afternoon’s 3-2 shootout win for the Cougars was watched by almost 3,900. “It was nice to see that size of crowd on Sunday,” Beesley said. “That was the first of five feature games we have planned this season.” He laughs. “My phone rang this morning (Monday) and it was a fan who said she had ‘abandoned’ the Cougars. She had bought the five-game feature package, and after Sunday’s game, she was calling to tell me she was going to buy tickets for more games.” That’s the kind of feedback Beesley and other members of the Cougars’ executive want to hear – and it doesn’t have to be positive. “We need to get better each game,” he says, “on and off the ice. We need to be in tune with the fan base and what they are looking for.”

Midgets second in Kelowna The Coast of the Inn Midget Tier 1 Cougars played the Seafair Islanders in their first game of a tournament in Kelowna, and lost 5-4. They played the Islanders in the tournament final, and lost 5-4. In between, they picked up two wins and a tie, making it a good trip down south for the weekend. Darian Long and James Gordon were the offence for the Cougars in the opener, as each had two goals. Greg Dakus and Isaiah Berra had goals in a 2-2 tie against Surrey, and Dakus led a balanced attack with two goals in a 6-3 win over North Kamloops. Berra and Gordon had two goals each in a 5-2 win over Kelowna. In the final game, the Cougars got goals from Berra, Mitchell Truefitt, Jordan Waterson and Myles Mattila.

Anyone who knows members of the Cougars organization won’t have a problem getting their opinions heard, Beesley says. “(President) Greg (Pocock) and the other owners are here for the games, and they’re out in the crowd. They don’t watch from the suites or the media box. They’re chatting with the fans.” The two wins on the weekend pushed the Cougars into a secondplace tie with the Blazers and Victoria Royals. Coach Mark Holick said the team has been playing well, and wants to make the most of a November spent mostly at CN Centre. “I thought Saturday was probably our best game of the year. Then Sunday we came out, and we were able to feed off the crowd some.” He says the larger crowds this season don’t go unnoticed by the players. “This is a hockey town that’s been down on the team for a while. We’re trying to rectify that with the effort we put into every game.” Special teams, a concern of the coaching staff early in the season, didn’t get much work on the weekend, as the Cougars were scoreless in three power-play chances in the two games, and held the Blazers scoreless on their five power plays. “We can’t get a good rhythm right now on our power-play,” Holick said. “We need to have more of a killer instinct.

Allan WISHART/Free Press Aaron Macklin of the Prince George Cougars, in black, fights with a pair of Kamloops Blazers for a loose puck in Sunday’s WHL game at the CN Centre. A crowd of almost 3,900 saw the Cougars come out with a 4-3 shootout win.

“On the penalty kill, we’re more committed to blocking shots and we got some big saves from the goalie. That’s always your best penalty killer.” The Royals are in the city this weekend for a pair of games. Game time is 7 p.m. both tonight (Friday) and Saturday.

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Lally makes it six national titles Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com Kenny Lally’s first fight at the Canadian Elite Boxing Championships was almost his last. “I fought a guy from Quebec,” Lally said Monday, back home in Prince George, “and in the first minute of the first round, there was a head butt and I was cut.” Lally is quick to say the butt by Marc-Andre Gauthier in their bout on Oct. 29 was unintentional, and also came as somewhat of a surprise to him. “There’s no more headgear, which is why I got cut.” While this was Lally’s first time being cut in the ring, he knew how to handle the situation. “It actually took me to another level, I think. I had seen other guys who panicked when they got cut, and I didn’t want to do that.” At the end of the round, he came back to his corner. “I think Bob (coach Bob Pegues) was more freaked out about the cut than I was. They managed to stop the bleeding and I went

back out.” Partway through the second round, the referee brought Lally to the ringside doctor. “He had me close one of my eyes and tell him how many fingers I could see. I must have gotten the answer right, because he let me keep fighting.” And keep fighting Lally did, dumping Gauther in the second round on the way to a unanimous decision. Lally’s bout was the only one in the first round form the 56 kg division, as the other three fighters all drew byes into later rounds. “After the bout, they were going to put in external stitches for the cut, but I found out that would have meant I wouldn’t have been able to fight in the next round, so we went to the hospital and got internal stitches put in, and then they glued it closed.” In his second fight, against Rodolfo Velasquez of Ontario on Oct. 30, Lally knew what to expect. “He came out aiming at the stitches, but he didn’t get anywhere until the last round. He caught me with a good shot and I had a hematoma (a blood bruise).”

Once again, the punishment didn’t slow Lally down, as he racked up another unanimous decision. “It worked out well, because I had the next day off, so I was up about every three hours, putting stuff on the hematoma to bring it down.” His final bout, against Bradley Wilcox of Ontario, also went the distance, and again Lally won a unanimous decision. “I didn’t lose a round in any of the fights on any of the scorecards,” he said. The championship is Lally’s sixth national title, and marked the end of a busy couple of weeks. “Bob and I left Prince George on Oct. 18. I had a bout in North Vancouver, which I won, and then we had a Team BC training camp for a week in Victoria before we went to the nationals.” He was looking to take a little bit of time off, but knows he can’t take off much. “The Golden Gloves are in Vancouver in three weeks,” he said. “I’m hoping I’ll get a bout there, because sometimes there’s nobody else in my weight class.”

Courtesy Kenny Lally Prince George boxer Kenny Lally suffered a cut in his first bout at the Canadian Boxing Championships in Toronto, but it didn’t stop him from winning his sixth national title.

Polars, Condors prepare for football playoff games in Kamloops this weekend Allan Wishart allanw@pgfreepress.com There were no quarterback sacks. There were few real tackles. There were coaches on the field while the play was going on. It was senior football between Duchess Park and Prince George Secondary on Saturday at Masich Place Stadium, but it was nothing like the PG Bowl from a couple of weeks ago. “We’re running a controlled scrimmage,” Duchess Park coach Mike Rositano said. “We’ve both got playoff games coming up,

and instead of banging into each other in a championship game that had already really been played, we decided this year that the PG Bowl would also be the Northern Conference championship.” Duchess Park won that game 21-16, securing first place in the conference with a perfect 5-0 record, while PGSS finished second at 4-1. On Saturday, coaches for both teams were on the field while the plays were being run, frequently talking to players between plays, with the other team waiting to run a play until the conversations were finished. “We’re a few players short,” Rositano said. “Some of our guys have been sick this week,

so I’m using some of our junior players to fill in for them. It gives them some experience, since they’ll be coming to the playoffs with us.” PGSS coach Don Williams said his group was relatively healthy, and the idea of the controlled scrimmage was to stay that way. “This is the first year we’re playing the Okanagan teams for seedings in the provincials,” he said. “Before now, their first-place team was always the No. 1 seed from the Interior, and their second-place team was No. 3. “Now, Duchess is playing their top team for the No. 1 seeding, and we’re playing their second team for the No. 3 seeding.” Both games will be in Kamloops on Friday

afternoon. The Condors will take on Vernon Secondary at 4 p.m. to determine the top two seeds for the Interior, while PGSS plays Westsyde (Kamloops) at 6:30 p.m. for the third and fourth seeds. The provincial quarterfinals will be played Nov. 14. The Condors will play either Argyle or Carson Graham (both from North Vancouver) in Kamloops. Those games are in Kamloops because the Interior teams will be the higher seeds. The Polars, meanwhile, will probably be travelling to Vancouver Island that weekend, playing either John Barsby (Nanaimo) or Ballenas (Qualicum Beach).

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