The Northern View, December 31, 2014

PRINCE RUPERT VOL. 9 NO. 53

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News Citywest hands over $400K to city Page 2

Feature Looking back on 2014 in Rupert Pages 3-12

Sports Peewee Seawolves take on Terrace Page 13

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Pacific NorthWest on a signing spree

BY TODD HAMILTON PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The big announcement never came but 2014 ended with a flurry for Pacific NorthWest LNG. The company, which proposes to construct a major LNG terminal on Lelu Island, had been planning on making a final investment decision (FID) worth $36 billion by the end of the year.

Instead, Pacific NorthWest LNG and its parent company Petronas delayed that decision.

Despite the delay, the LNG giant has rattled off a number of major agreements since the FID delay announcement.

On Dec. 22, the Kitselas First Nation and Pacific NorthWest LNG announced the signing of an Impact Management Benefits Agreement (IMBA) term sheet. The term sheet is an integral step toward concluding negotiations

“Our agreement ... addresses the environmental and social safeguards we require...”

- Joe Bevan and finalizing an agreement between the two parties.

“Our agreement with Pacific NorthWest LNG addresses the environmental and social safeguards we require in negotiations, as well as the delivery of economic, employment and educational benefits for our community,” said Kitselas Chief Joe Bevan. “These core components mean substantial benefits for our community – now and in years to come.”

As part of the term sheet, Pacific NorthWest LNG and Kitselas First Nation have committed to working together in an atmosphere of mutual respect and co-operation regarding the permitting, monitoring, construction and operations of the Pacific NorthWest LNG project.

“I would like to commend Chief Joe Bevan for his vision and goal of building a mutuallybeneficial relationship between the Kitselas First Nation and Pacific NorthWest LNG,” said Michael Culbert, president of Pacific NorthWest LNG. “Our project represents a generational opportunity that will provide economic benefits, as well as education and business opportunities for the Kitselas First Nation.”

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Big moves for Lelu LNG play LNG from Page 1 On Dec. 19, the Japanese chemicals firm Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) joined the upstream firm Japex in the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project despite what MGC called an expected project delay.

MGC said it has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary MGC Montney Holdings to acquire a 10 per cent share in Japex Montney, which owns a 10 per cent stake in the project.

The $92 million acquisition will allow MGC to take 120,000 t/yr of LNG from the project once the deal is completed.

It plans to use the imported LNG from Canada as feedstock for its Japanese chemicals plants in an effort to improve its competitiveness.

This leaves Petronas with 62 per cent of the project, China’s state-controlled Sinopec 15 per cent with Japex and India’s state-controlled oil IOC 10 per cent each and state-owned oil firm Petroleum Brunei with three per cent.

These two announcements come on the heels of a historic landmark deal between Pacific NorthWest LNG and the District of Port Edward that signed a $150 million taxation agreement on Dec. 15 and an impact benefit agreement with the Metlakatla Governinc Council on Dec. 18.

“We have weighed the potential benefits, with the impacts of the terminal proposed for Lelu Island and have worked to negotiate the best agreement for Metlakatla,” Chief Harold Leighton said at the time of the agreement signing.

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Citywest pays $400K to city

BY TODD HAMILTON PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Representatives with CityWest presented its sole shareholder, the City of Prince Rupert, with a distribution payment in the amount of $400,000 on Dec. 19.

“We had a good year in all of our products – internet, television, telephone and data services, and we’re pleased to provide our shareholder with a distribution,” said CityWest CEO Don Holkestad.

That “good year” didn’t come without a few road bumps: early in 2014, CityWest shut down its cellular network, which previously brought the company about $1 million in annual profit.

“But we were able to make some of that money back due to the investments we recently made to improve our other telecommunications products,” said Holkestad.

Those investments included spending more than $4 million to upgrade its network in the last two years, which enabled CityWest to provide its customers with they say is the fastest Internet in northwest B.C. Citywest said those improvements also allowed the company to offer more high-definition digital TV channels and reliable voice services.

“By spending capital on those investments, we weren’t able to provide

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Citywest CEO Don Holkestad presents Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain with a cheque for $400,000.

the City with its distribution payment last year,” said Holkestad. “It was a difficult decision to make, but higher Internet speeds were demanded by our customers. Also, our ability to provide the City with a distribution payment, is based on our banking covenants.”

In August, CityWest celebrated turning up its 10,000th Internet customer, and it has continued to grow its market share in its main markets of Prince Rupert, Port Edward, Terrace, and Kitimat. On top of that, the revenues realized from those investments have allowed the company to turn its eye to the Bulkley Valley for improvements in

services there. These investments increase the value of the company to the City.

The realization of increased revenue from its current portfolio of services has allowed CityWest to provide a distribution of $400,000 to its shareholder, which is more than what was originally budgeted.

“Full credit for our success this year should be given to our hard-working staff, which has had to deal with many changes to our operations,” said Holkestad. “Without them, and without the strong relationship we have with our shareholder, this payment would not have been possible.”

Happy Holidays from the Prince Rupert Port Authority

A Season for Celebration.

The strengths of this city’s residents and workforce made 2014 another year of extraordinary achievement for Prince Rupert’s port community. Whether your holiday traditions anchor you at home or link you overseas, we wish you joy, peace and prosperity in this festive season and throughout the New Year.

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2014 Year in Review - January

Sad start to 2014 TRAGIC END TO SEARCH FOR ADAM MOORE The search for Adam Moore, a 26-yearold Prince Rupert man who went missing in late December, came to a tragic end on Jan. 8.

Moore was last seen in the early morning hours of Dec. 29, with initial reports indicating he may have driven to Terrace in his black 2005 Volkswagen Jetta.

An extensive search of the area was done

by RCMP, Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue and countless volunteers from the community, with parts of Moore’s vehicle being found near Galloway Rapids on Jan. 5. A Kamloops dive team was brought in, with the vehicle and Moore’s body being located inside on Jan. 8.

ZALINSKI RECOVERY OPERATION CONCLUDED Recovery crews announces they had successfully completed the recovery of nearly 400,000 litres of oil and contaminated water from a sunken Second World War ship in Grenville Channel.

The USAT Brigadier General M.G. Zalinski sank while on route to Alaska in 1946 carrying a variety of cargo.

There were reports of an upwelling of heavy oil in March of 2013, with the Canadian Coast Guard, B.C. Ministry of

Environment, the Gitga’at First Nation and Gitxaala First Nation collaborating for the recovery mission.

Approximately 44,000 litres of heavy Bunker C oil and 319,000 litres of oily water were recovered from the wreck over the twomonth operation.

PRINCE RUPERT UTILITIES FEES RISE $55 Prince Rupert city council approved a five per cent per year increase for water, sewer and garbage collection in each of the next three years.

The result in 2014 was a $19 increase to both water and sewer feeds and a $12 increase to garbage, followed by a $20 increase to both water and sewer along with a $12 increase to garbage in 2015, and a $21 increase to water, $20 increase to sewer and a $24 increase to garbage collection in 2016.

Collectively, the new fees will increase utility bills by at least $167 over the next three years, and average of $55.66 per year per household.

REALTY SALES IN 2013 DOUBLE 2012 The value of Prince Rupert real estate more than doubled in 2013 compared to 2012, with more than 100 additional properties trading hands

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A total of 261 properties worth $55 million was sold in Prince Rupert in 2013, in contrast to 160 properties worth $26.9 million in 2012.

ANOTHER RECORD YEAR FOR PORT OF PRINCE RUPERT Despite a slight drop in traffic at Fairview Terminal, the Port of Prince Rupert had another record year in 2013.

While Fairview experienced a five per cent decrease in tonnage, all other operations with the Port of Prince Rupert

saw hikes in tonnage.

SECOND GRASSY POINT DEAL SIGNED An agreement was signed in January for a second LNG terminal at Grassy Point.

The Minister of Natural Gas Development signed a sole proponent agreement with Australian company Woodside for land on the southern part of Grassy Point.

Under the agreement, Woodside will make a total payment of $17 million to the province.

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BC Ferries makes cuts would work with community leaders to finalize the schedule.

BC FERRIES SERVICE CUTS ANNOUNCED Despite extensive opposition from people throughout the North Coast, the province announced it was moving ahead with $14 million worth of service reductions on northern and minor routes.

The announcement was made on Feb. 5, with the reduced schedule set to take effect on April 28. But at the time it was unclear what the service reduction would look like, as the Ministry and BC Ferries stated they

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CRIME HITS A FIVE-YEAR LOW Numbers released by the RCMP showed that crime in Prince Rupert reached a fiveyear low in 2013.

The number of offences handled by the detachment in 2013 was 4,084, down 633 from 2012 and a drop of more than 1,350 from the five-year high of 5,439 recored in 2011.

However not all of the seven offence categories saw a five-year low in 2013, some actually hit the highest point, including drug offences.

RCMP REPORT QUIET ANBT Despite the influx of people in Prince Rupert for the 55th Annual All Native Basketball Tournament, RCMP said there were no major incidents.

Const. Lesley Smith of RCMP North District Media Relations said it was “extremely uneventful� throughout the duration of the tournament.

Pacific NorthWest LNG announced it expected to submit its environmental assessment for its proposed Lelu Island terminal at the end of February.

At the time, the proponent stated it remained on track for a final investment decision at the end of the year, however the decision would be pushed back before the end of 2014.

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Commercial pub up in smoke ENBRIDGE PAYS $20M FOR GRASSY POINT LAND Documents obtained by the Northern View showed that Enbridge Inc. increased its presence on the North Coast in December.

Enbridge Northern Gateway Western Access Inc. became the registered owner of 159 acres of land on Dec. 19, costing $20 million.

The company stated the purchase was made in pursuit of possible LNG business opportunities, and had nothing to do with the proposed Northern Gateway Project.

FORMER COMMERCIAL PUB GOES UP IN SMOKE The Prince Rupert Fire Rescue Department responded to a fire at the former Commercial Pub and Grill on March 2, that ended up destroying the building.

The fire was said to be suspicious in nature at the time, and came after a number of unexplained fires at the former pub between June 2012 and March 2013, all started outside of the building.

YOUNG GIRL ESCAPES ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION An 11-year-old girl was nearly abducted on March 6 after playing at a friend’s house.

The girl was walking up Drake Crescent toward Prince Rupert Boulevard when a man grabbed her from behind and began to pull her into nearby bushes. The suspect tripped and fell, allowing the girl to break free and run away. Prince Rupert RCMP warned parents to be vigilant after the incident, with the Prince Rupert School District calling all parents to alert them of the incident.

FIGHT BEGINS TO SAVE EXSTEW ACCESS Access to the Exstew River Recreation Site was put in jeopardy in March when CN announced plans to put up a locked gate on the road leading to the area.

CN erected a sign beside its private crossing that intersects with a dirt road under the responsibility of Coast Tsimshian Resources leading to the popular recreation site warning of plans to close the crossing on April 1.

Emily Hamer, CN’s regional manager of public and government affairs, said the company was speaking with interested parties to see if another group would take over responsibility of the crossing.

In April an agreement between the province and CN was made to have the crossing remain open.

BC FERRIES MAKES FINAL DECISION ON CUTS BC Ferries released new schedules for the Inside Passage (Route 10) and the Prince Rupert to Skidegate run (Route 11) in March.

During the off-season, the Inside Passage would have one less sailing a week, with the sailing that left Prince Rupert on Tuesday being eliminated. The number of summer sailings didn’t change, but the length of the trip did, as north and southbound trips would now stop in either Bella Bella or Klemtu to pick up passengers. The length of the summer schedule was also changed .

WHOOPING COUGH HITS THE NORTH Northern Health advised North Coast

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residents to ensure they were vaccinated for pertussis, or whooping cough, after three cases were confirmed in Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii.

“There’s confirmed cases of whooping cough yearly. It’s a good reminder for people to get immunized to prevent the spread, especially with the most vulnerable population,” said Jonathon Dyck, Northern Health spokesperson.

RESIDENTS FIGHT TRAILER EVICTIONS Eleven residents of the Port Edward trailer park were served eviction notices in March by new owners Stone Cliff Properties Ltd. The tenants association packed Port Edward council chambers on March 11 to air their grievances, alleging they were being treated unfairly by Stone Cliff Properties.

Association president Ed Day said the

eviction notices accounted for roughly onethird of the park and were based on nonpayment of rent because the owner refused to accept it.

LNG LICENCES GET APPROVAL Both Pacific NorthWest LNG and the BG Group were given the go ahead to export Canadian LNG on March 26.

Federal Minister of Natural Resources Greg Rickford announced the approval of the export licence application for the Lelu Island and Ridley Island terminals on March 26.

For Pacific NorthWest LNG the licence includes exporting up to 19.68 million metric tonnes of gas per year over a 25-year period.

The BG Group’s licence includes the export of up to 21.6 million tonnes per year over the course of 25 years.

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Fireworks, business awards to blast off

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he holiday season calls for exactly that — some holiday days off.

As the staff at The Northern View and the boys and girls at our press plant needed some well-deserved time off with their family and friends and, as well, we certainly didn’t want carriers out delivering our Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 issues on either Christmas or New Year’s Eve, it necessitated early deadlines to get the paper out a couple days in advance.

Because of the early deadlines, some lastminute items didn’t make the holiday newspapers’ regular lineup. However, we Todd Hamilton kept this space open for any of those last-minute announcements.

The Prince Rupert Special Events Society let us know that — weather-permitting — fireworks are going to be fired off the barge in the Prince Rupert Harbour on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. They promise it will be a spectacular early evening show that families and friends can enjoy together. A great way to send out the 2014 year and welcome in 2015.

They also wanted to send out a special thank you to the volunteers from Wainwright Marine and the Pyro Technicians from Prince Rupert Fireworks who create this for our community.

Also, the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce announced that nominations for the Business Excellence Awards are to go live for voting on Dec. 29. Go to: http://princerupertchamber.ca for more details.

Look for details in our next issue on Jan. 7, 2015 when we’re back in the saddle again. Or check out our website at www.thenorthernview. com, which will be updated with breaking news.

On behalf of the staff and management of The Northern View, we wish to extend to you and your family best wishes for 2015.

2015: The year of climate adaptation It’s time to look beyond the protests and political battles with the United States. around climate change that dominated 2014, and look at the While this 1964 the treaty has no end date, its flood control year and the decade ahead. mandate expires in 2024. I spoke with Deborah Harford and From the California drought to shifting forest patterns Jon O’Riordan, members of the Simon Fraser University across B.C., there is evidence that our climate is changing Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT), who, along with more rapidly. Public debate consists mainly of squabbling ACT senior policy author Robert Sandford, have written a about the significance of human-caused greenhouse gas provocative book on the treaty. They hope it will help lead to a emissions, rather than what can be done to prepare. renewed agreement that will be a model for a changing world.

A draft discussion paper from the B.C. forests ministry “If you’re looking ahead 60 years from 2024, there’s a Tom Fletcher on wildfire control was released in December after an access lot of climate change projected in that period, for British to information request. “Climate Change Adaptation and Columbia and the U.S.,” Harford said.

Action Plan For Wildfire Management, 2014-2024” describes the “For the B.C. side, we’re looking at heavy precipitation and potential progress made in the province’s community forest fire prevention plan, increase in snowmelt runoff, while in the States, you’re getting the and its goal to create “wildfire resilient ecosystems and wildfire adapted opposite, much less snow. communities” over the next 10 years.

“There will probably be no snowpack left down there, and they’re The final discussion paper is to be released early in 2015, but the key looking at the prospect of quite drastically lower flows in the summer.” research is in. It estimates that by 2017 there will be 788 million cubic The treaty, sparked by devastating floods in 1948, led to metres of dead pine in B.C. forests. Fires in these areas spread 2.6 times construction of three dams on the B.C. side and one at Libby, faster than in healthy green stands, up to 66 metres per minute.

Washington that backed up Kookanusa Lake into B.C. Between The report calls for fuel management beyond community that reservoir and the Arrow Lakes, 110,000 hectares of B.C. land boundaries to stop “mega-fires” by creating landscape-level fuel breaks, was flooded, including orchards, dairy farms and the homes of 2,000 with targeted harvesting, prescribed burning and new silviculture people. practices.

Those dams hold back spring flood water and provide for irrigation It notes that bark beetle infestations and bigger, hotter fires are that has allowed Washington to expand its agriculture to a $5 billionbeing seen across North America, with costs rising along with urban a-year industry. The treaty shares the value of hydroelectric power development. For example, the 2011 Slave Lake fire in northern Alberta generated by the many downstream U.S. dams such as the Grand generated the second largest insurance charge in Canadian history.

Coulee, but it pays B.C. nothing for agricultural benefits that were The costs of preparing are huge. The costs of not preparing could achieved at the cost of B.C. farms and aboriginal territories. be catastrophic.

O’Riordan notes that climate shifts create a strategic benefit for B.C. Also in 2014, the B.C. government appointed an advisory The U.S. has no more dam capacity to exploit, and needs us more than committee to prepare for the renewal of the Columbia River Treaty ever, for flood protection and water supply.

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2014 Year in Review - April

Misérable 2014 WATCO TAKING THE CITY TO COURT The Watson Island Development Corporation (WatCo) filed suit against the City of Prince Rupert, alleging the city broke a verbal agreement with the company by seeking another purchaser for the site.

Court documents filed by WatCo claimed the decision was made after WatCo paid the city approximately $2 million for exclusivity rights in relation to the purchase of the former pulp mill site.

WatCo also claimed the city increased the sale price from the agreed $5 million to $5.7 million.

BROOKS FAMILY REFUTES AUTOPSY REPORT The family of Justin Brooks, the 21-year-old male who was discovered deceased at the Rotary Waterfront Park in March 2013, refuted the results of his autopsy.

Brooks’ mother, Cheryl Ryan, said the autopsy came to the same conclusion as Prince Rupert RCMP, that he had drowned.

“I don’t believe it was an accident, suicide or a slip and fall,” she said.

MOTHER AND SON FOUND DECEASED IN EBERT ST. HOME The bodies of a mother and her son were found in their home on Ebert Street on April 3, with their family calling into question services offered to children with autism and their families in Prince Rupert.

The family confirmed 40-year-old Angie Robinson and her 16-year-old son Robert were found in the home, with Prince Rupert RCMP confirming Angie took the life of her son before

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The Prince Rupert Lester Centre was buzzing with the hit local production of Les Misérables.

committing suicide.

The Ministry of Children and Family Development defended its support following the concerns raised.

HELIN PITCHES OIL PIPELINE Eagle Spirit Energy president and CEO Calvin Helin proposed an alternate oil pipeline to carry crude to the coast in April.

The proposal was for a refinery to be built to turn bitumen into synthetic crude oil.

The company announced April 14 it had signed “a substantial number” of non-disclosure agreements with northern bands to explore alternate solutions to the Northern Gateway project, with the Aquilini Group committing to underwrite $18 million for the pipeline.

2014 Year in Review - May

Strikes begin PARALYZED AND HOMELESS A shortage of affordable wheelchair-accessible housing units in Prince Rupert forced a man to spend a number of nights on the streets.

Durwin Gordon, whose lower body is paralyzed, utilized the Salvation Army’s housing program at Raffle’s Inn for some time, but when the building’s elevator broke down he was no longer able to reside at the inn as it was difficult for him to get up the stairs.

LNG FIRMS SIGN GLOBAL PARTNERS Both Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNWLNG) and the BG Group announced new international partnerships in May. PNWLNG announced a deal with the China Petrochemical Corporation (SINOPEC) that gave the firm a 15 per cent interest in the upstream LNG reserves and commits the company to take 1.8 million tonnes of LNG per year.

Meanwhile the BG Group signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s CNOOC Ltd. to jointly study the creation of a plant capable of exporting between 21 million and 29 million tonnes of LNG per year.

TRAILER COURT TENSIONS RISE AS FENCE COMES DOWN The fence surrounding the Port Edward trailer court came down, but the dispute between residents and Stonecliff Properties wasn’t over.

The fence was up for approximately 24 hours, with Stonecliff saying language from the tenants caused the removal.

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A Port Edward trailer court became the centre of attention after a steel fence was erected.

At the time, Port Edward Manufactured Home Association president Ed Day said the group was working on a class-action suit to deal with what was happening at the property.

TEACHER LOCKOUT BEGINS AS NEGOTIATIONS FAIL Teachers in Prince Rupert and across B.C. participated in rotating strikes on May 27, and were not permitted in schools until 45 minutes before the start of classes and had to leave 45 minutes after the final bell, being locked out during lunch hour.

BCPSEA cut B.C. teachers’ salaries by 10 per cent.

Extracurricular activities were impacted.

Photo courtesy Prince Rupert Port Authority NEW WAVE OF COMMERCE: An inbound COSCO container ship passes the Rachel Islands in Prince Rupert’s outer harbour, bringing a wealth of manufactured goods from Asia to markets throughout North American.

Import container trade proved terminal value

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hen Fairview Terminal was converted from a breakbulk facility to a container terminal in 2007, there was some skepticism among the shipping industry. Why would a small port on Canada’s northwest coast enter a fiercely competitive market at a time when world markets were suffering and other ports were seeing declining container traffic as a result?

What those skeptics didn’t consider was the Port of Prince Rupert’s ability to make good on its geographic advantages. Prince Rupert’s geographic proximity to Asia and CN’s Class 1 railroad provided unprecedented time and cost savings in the trans-Pacific trade.

For shippers targeting major distribution hubs like Toronto and Chicago, it means a supply chain that is shorter by one to six days compared to other west coast ports.

Also, the Port’s purpose-built terminal employed industry-leading technology to give Prince Rupert new strategic advantages in efficiency and reliability, which modern shippers and logistics providers depend on as much as speed.

Since its rebirth, Fairview Container Terminal has imported more cargo and containers than it has exported. Each year since 2008, approximately 56% of all container traffic at the terminal has been inbound, and nearly every one of those containers has been stuffed with manufactured products. They are the types of goods North American consumers use in their everyday lives—automobile engines, basketballs, video game consoles, and thousands of other products.

With containerized trade accounting for roughly 90% of all non-bulk cargo worldwide, the range of items being transported in shipping containers around the world at any given moment is virtually limitless.

The most common products imported through Prince Rupert fall under the category of textiles and accessories, and the majority of those goods come in the form of footwear and clothing. Furniture is also a common cargo, and includes items like sofas and recliners as well as bedroom and patio sets. In third place are automotive and transport products, which include everything from tires, brakes and wiper blades to generators and power transmissions. Building materials and components are the fourth most popular cargo, with items such as flooring, bricks, and lighting fixtures. Coming in at number five are household goods, which include duvets, picture frames, rugs and gardening supplies. Together, these five categories account for more than 70% of the containers imported through Fairview Container Terminal.

More than 90% of the inbound container traffic through Prince Rupert originates in China, a country responsible for almost one-third of all container exports worldwide. On the other end of the supply chain are Canada and the United States. The U.S. dominates world consumption for a single nation; it is responsible for more than 17% of global containerized cargo imports.

Over the last six years, Fairview Container Terminal has proven to be a leading gateway for many of the high value goods that North Americans depend on.

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It hasn’t been smooth sailing for those arguing for oil tankers. Below is a light-hearted look at indices related to the Northern Gateway oil pipeline and oil tanker project up to December 15th, 2014.

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– Coastal mayors who want the Enbridge oil tanker terminal in their town – Members of the public who expressed support for Enbridge during hearings – Chance the project would use temporary foreign labour – Canadian pilots on board when the coal ship Amakusa Island hit a rock leaving port.

– First Nations that have declared opposition – Court proceedings currently pending against the Northern Gateway project – BC Community events held (or pending) to help fund legal challenges – Dollars raised for those legal funds – Number of the 209 conditions of project approval that Enbridge has met – Confirmed shippers for the Enbridge pipeline – Percent by which the Canadian dollar has declined, compared with Enbridge projections – Percent by which the price of oil has declined, compared with Enbridge projections

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BAND, CITY AT ODDS The Lax Kw’alaams band “threatened conflict” if the City of Prince Rupert tried to sell Watson Island to anyone other than them.

That is just one of the new pieces of background related to the former pulp mill site contained in a court document filed by the city on May 27 in response to a lawsuit filed earlier this spring by the Watson Island Development Corporation (WatCo).

The filing claims the band “threatened” the city on or about Dec. 1, 2009, after it rejected a number of offers to purchase the land back in November, 2009, including an offer from a partnership consisting of the North American Indian Charter of Shipping and Trade and the Lax Kw’alaams Band. Just two months after receiving the “threatened conflict” the city began negotiating with the same partnership to sell Watson Island for $13.2 million.

NAV CANADA PULLS FLIGHT STATION As of July 24, it will be up to the pilots of the North Coast to manage air traffic in and out of Prince Rupert.

Nav Canada will be shutting down its flight service station, which currently sees a staff of three provide pilots with information on everything from weather to air traffic and helps with safely landing or taking off from uncontrolled airports. According to Nav Canada spokesperson Ron Singer, the decision comes down to a matter of numbers.

CITY FINED $50,000 FOR SPILL A black liquor spill from Watson Island back in 2012 has proven costly for the City of Prince Rupert.

The city has been fined $50,000 after pleading guilty on June 5 to one count of the release of

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RUPERT MAN ARRESTED FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY A 30-year-old Prince Rupert man was arrested on July 3 for possession of child pornography, importing or distributing child pornography and making or publishing child pornography.

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deleterious substance into fish-bearing waters.

Back on Jan. 21, 2012, approximately 28,054 U.S. gallons of weak black liquor spilled into Porpoise Harbour.

PORT AUTHORITY COMMITS $10 MILLION Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) will open up Ridley Island to directly receive bulk cargo that may be needed as major developments get underway on the North Coast.

“Yesterday at the first part of our board of directors meeting, a $10 million investment was approved for the relocation of the RORO — roll-on, roll-off — ramp. It was initially stationed on the north part of Fairview Terminal and it will be relocated to a location right near Prince Rupert Grain,” announced PRPA president and CEO Don Krusel during the organization’s June 19 annual general meeting.

FREIGHTER STRIKES GROUND The North Coast received its first marine fright of the year on July 14 when the 228 metre Amakusa Island ran aground 15 kilometres off of Ridley Island. The collision compromised the outer hull of the ship, which took on water and began to list heavily, with the deck being just a few metres above the surface.

At the time the ship was loaded with 80,000 metric tonnes of coal.

WATSON ISLAND DEAL REACHED – AGAIN After parting ways with the Watson Island Development Corporation and in the midst of a legal challenge from the company, Mayor Jack Musssallem announced the city had entered into an agreement with Watson Island LNG to develop the former pulp mill site. Plans called for an LNG export terminal to be constructed that would export up to two million tonnes of LNG beginning in the latter part of 2016.

PORT EDWARD BOOMING With interest in the Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal high across the province, details of four projects were made public that outlined the extent of the potential boom.

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The Amakusa Island ran aground 15 kilometres off Ridley Island on July 14.

Plans called for the development of a 63 lot subdivision to create new housing, an expanded trailer court that would add 327 fully serviced sites to bring the total to 397, a shopping complex complete with a 5,000 square foot shopping centre and a twostorey hotel with an in-house restaurant, and finally a cap ground with 35 fully serviced sites with three washrooms and showers.

All four developments were planned to be accessed through a bypass road known as Wampler Way, named after late Mayor Ed Wampler.

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Bowling lanes destroyed BOWLING ALLEY BURNS What was once a popular recreation centre was left is ash and rubble as the Totem Lanes Bowling Alley became engulfed in flames at 4 a.m. on Aug. 4. Crews spent the entire morning containing the flames, but the building was a total write-off. Despite an investigation, the damage was extensive enough that a cause was not determined.

The building was torn down later in the year.

PAVING PROBLEMS Plans to shorten the runway at the Prince Rupert Airport to accommodate upgrades had seaplane companies seeing red as charter business associated with fishing lodges looked west to Haida Gwaii. Losses for Inland Air, for example, were estimated to be $100,000.

A RECORD YEAR FOR GRAIN Prince Rupert Grain announced in early August it had shipped a record six million tonnes for the year. The record came on the very last day of the operational year for the terminal.

INJUNCTION GRANTED CN Rail went to court to keep traffic moving to Prince Rupert after the Gitxsan blockaded the track earlier in the month. The Gitxsan were protesting the proposal to have liquefied natural gas pipelines move through

their territory, a dispute that continued into December when members blocked Highway 16 at Hazelton.

CRIME DOWN IN PRINCE RUPERT The Crime Severity Index, which examines both the amount and seriousness of crime handled by the Prince Rupert RCMP, hit a five year low for 2013. The index dropped 14.3 per cent from the previous year, which moved Prince Rupert out of the Top 10 in the country. However, Prince Rupert was still in the Top 5 in the province for communities with a population over 10,000.

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GARRY REECE REMOVED AS MAYOR Following allegations of inappropriate behaviour and an affair with a staff member, the Lax Kw’alaams Band announced it had removed long-serving Mayor Garry Reece from his position. John Helin, who finished second in the last election, was appointed mayor, which led to protests in the village and at the band’s Prince Rupert office. Reece vowed to fight the removal and was later reaffirmed as mayor by a federal court judge.

PORT EDWARD SEEKS TAX REGIME At its second meeting of the month, the District of Port Edward revealed it was set to begin discussions with Pacific

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BILL BACKLASH A plan by CityWest to begin charging customers $2 for paper billing was met with opposition from both customers and city council. Councillors instructed staff to have CityWest re-examine the policy, in-part resulting in an exemption for seniors and

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TRAILER COURT EVICTIONS On Aug. 22, after months of disputes between the tenants and the owner, StoneCliff Properties announced it had decided to close down the trailer court in Port Edward in 12 months resulting in eviction notices being served to all tenants.

While StoneCliff said it was a necessary move because they had been unable to do necessary upgrades due to tenant resistance, tenants of the trailer court said they had been cooperating and their eviction had always been planned. Tenants said they would fight the eviction notices.

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Schools remain closed SCHOOL’S OUT The anticipated Sept. 2 start of school came and went without an classes taking place. The B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the province failed to reach an agreement to get school started on time, despite bringing in veteran mediator Vince Ready.

While students were at home, the province launched a program to pay parents each day the strike carried on, with an agreement not being reached until the middle of the month and classes resuming on Sept. 22.

DIGBY ISLAND LNG Residents of Dodge Cove expressed concern when it was revealed Nexen was looking at potentially locating a LNG terminal on the tip of the island, less than a kilometre away from the community. At the time it was one of two options being explored by Aurora LNG, the other being Grassy Point, but by year’s end the company had indicated Digby was the preferred site for the terminal.

FISHING SEASON POOR ONCE MORE Fishermen on the North Coast were left wondering why they were only allowed to catch 474,081 sockeye during the season, 18 per cent of the estimated run of 2.64 million. Joy Thorkelson of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers’ Union said she would be pushing for the allocation to

be raised to 40 per cent, which she estimates would have brought another $6 million to fishermen while doubling the earnings of shoreworkers.

WATSON ISLAND COMING DOWN At the Sept. 2 meeting of council, Mayor Jack Mussallem announced the awarding of a $230,000 contract to begin removing some of the buildings on the Watson Island pulp mill site. The announcement came just less than five years after the city took ownership of the site following Sun Wave Forest Products’ failure to pay back taxes.

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TWO KILLED IN HWY 16 ACCIDENT RCMP were called out to an accident approximately 50 kilometres east of Prince Rupert at approximately 3 p.m. on Sept. 11 that had a vehicle leave the highway and enter the Skeena River. One person was able to escape the vehicle and was taken to hospital, but one was found dead inside the vehicle while another was not immediately located. All three were from Prince Rupert and RCMP confirmed the two who did not survive the crash were father and daughter PROTECTING THE COAST Skeena – Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen announced a bill he would be presenting to Parliament that would ban oil tankers off the coast. The bill would

also encourage refineries to create jobs in Canada and force the National Energy Board to put more weight on feedback gathered during project assessments.

frustration when it came to developing the terminal. It was the first sign of trouble for the controversial project coming from the company.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST LNG MAKES WAVES With less than three months to go before an anticipated final investment decision, Petronas president Shamsul Abbas told national media that the company was “ready to call off ” the Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal on Lelu Island. Abbas cited uncertainty related to provincial and federal government decisions as significant sources of

LAX KW’ALAAMS PAY TOPS $1 MILLION Figures released through the First Nations Financial Transparency Act indicated Lax Kw’alaams council received more than $1 million in pay and expenses for the fiscal year. Mayor Garry Reece received remuneration totalling $122,500 and claimed expenses totalling $87,730 for a total of $210,230 for the year.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. YOU’RE INVITED TO OUR OPEN HOUSES! Pacific NorthWest LNG is a proposed natural gas liquefaction and export facility on Lelu Island within the District of Port Edward, on land administered by the Prince Rupert Port Authority. The project will deliver significant economic and social benefits to local communities and First Nations.

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Open House Dates & Locations Wednesday, January 14, 2015 4 pm – 7 pm Port Edward Community Centre 770 Pacific Avenue, Port Edward

Thursday, January 15, 2015 4 pm – 7 pm North Coast Convention Centre 240 1st Avenue West, Prince Rupert

For more information please contact our Community Office at 250.622.2727 or visit PacificNorthWestLNG.com.

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BG Terminal on pause FOUR FOR MAYOR The deadline for nominations for the Nov. 15 municipal elections passed with four candidates declaring their intention to run for mayor and nine seeking election for councillor. Incumbent Jack Mussallem would be challenged by Lee Brain and former councillors Tony Briglio and Sheila Gordon-Payne for the top spot at City Hall, while incumbent councillors Nelson Kinney, Anna Ashley, Joy Thorkelson, Gina Garon and Barry Cunningham would seek election against challengers Blair Mirau, Wade Niesh, Gurvinder Randhawa and Ray Pedersen.

PORT EDWARD CANDIDATES DECLARE There was no shortage of interest in the Port Edward municipal election, with two people seeking the mayor’s seat and eight people running for council. Incumbent Mayor Dave MacDonald was challenged for his seat by Alice Kruta, while incumbent councillors Murray Kristoff, Dan Franzen, Christine MacKenzie and Knut Bjorndal were challenged by Ed Day, Grant Moore, James Brown and Clayton Vanier.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST LNG ELIMINATES DREDGING Pacific NorthWest LNG unveiled a new design for its Lelu Island terminal, one that eliminated the need for dredging near

Flora Bank. The new plan called for the construction of a combined suspension bridge and trestle to cover much of the 2.7 kilometres needed to reach the deep waters of Chatham Sound. The redesign also eliminated an on-island work camp.

PROTESTERS TARGET PACIFIC NORTHWEST LNG The same day as the company was hosting an open house at its office on 3rd Avenue West to unveil the new terminal design, approximately a dozen protesters gathered outside to express their concerns about the terminal. While placards pointed to fracking and air pollution associated with LNG, those gathered were mostly opposed to the Lelu Island location.

DRIFTING FREIGHTER CREATES HIGH DRAMA The eyes of the North Coast turned to the waters off Haida Gwaii on Oct. 17 as the cargo vessel Simushir began to drift toward the island without power or a captain in high seas and winds. It took response crews several hours to get to the ship, which was carrying a significant amount of Bunker C fuel, and it then took multiple tries for a tug to get the ship under control. The fact that the only tug capable of controlling the vessel was an Alaskan ship that happened to be in Prince Rupert at the time raised a lot of concern for the Haida Nation and municipal

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leaders. The ship was towed to Prince Rupert and sailed out at the end of the month.

CANPOTEX LEASE REACHED The Prince Rupert Port Authority and Canpotex announced the successful completion of a long-term lease for a site on Ridley Island. The announcement came five years after the company first hosted a public information session on the terminal, which would ship potash from the prairies out of the North Coast.

PILT DEAL REACHED After years of dispute between the City of Prince Rupert and the Prince Rupert Port Authority, an agreement was reached regarding the issue of payment-in-

lieu of taxes. The city had contended the independent valuation of port lands was too low, with a second valuation being done.

The result was the city receiving more than $4 million in payments, money which the port authority had already paid as a sign of good faith.

BG TERMINAL PUT ON PAUSE The BG Group, which is planning to construct a liquefied natural gas terminal on Ridley Island, announced at the end of October that it would be “pausing on Prince Rupert”. BG Canada president Madeline Whitaker said one of the biggest reasons for pausing the project was to see what happens with the development of a liquefied natural gas export industry in the United States.

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DIGITAL VOTING ROLLED OUT Ahead of the 2014 municipal election, the City of Prince Rupert revealed new electronic vote counting machines to replace the traditional counting methods.

The machines were quickly put to use as advanced voting reached near-record numbers.

WORK CAMP PROPOSED At its first meeting in November, Prince Rupert council outlined plans to allow a work camp at the old garbage dump site behind the Hays Vale Trailer Court. The plans, which called for two 1,200-person camps to be constructed, as well as a laydown area closer to the Lester Centre, were met with heavy opposition from homeowners in the area and the Prince Rupert School District during subsequent public meetings.

BRAIN WINS IN LANDSLIDE Lee Brain was elected mayor of Prince Rupert during the Nov. 15 election in a very lopsided victory. Brain received 2,485 votes, accounting for 58 per cent of the popular vote, while incumbent Jack Mussallem finished with 890, Tony Briglio finished with 470 and Sheila Gordon-Payne finished with 411. Brain wasn’t the only new face on council.

Joining incumbents Nelson Kinney, Joy

Thorkelson and Barry Cunningham were newcomers Wade Niesh, Gurvinder Randhawa and Blair Mirau - who received the highest number of votes. The results left incumbents Gina Garon and Anna Ashley without a seat.

MACDONALD RETURNED IN PORT EDWARD Dave MacDonald began his fourth term as mayor of Port Edward with a strong mandate, defeating challenger Alice Kruta by a vote count of 191 to 64, good for 74.9 per cent of the vote. Much like Prince Rupert, Port Edward voters elected a mix of new and familiar faces.

Incumbents Dan Franzen and Christine MacKenzie were re-elected and were joined by former councillor James Brown and newcomer Grant Moore. Incumbents Murray Kristoff and Knut Bjorndal were not re-elected.

RTI EXPANSION PUT ON HOLD Another major industrial project on Ridley Island was put on hold in November as Ridley Terminals Inc. announced it would be curtailing its planned expansion.

The company was to expand and double its capacity to 24 million tonnes, but weak markets resulted in the company pausing

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expansion once the 18 million tonne threshold was reached.

FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF LOT 444 LNG OUTLINED The City of Prince Rupert outlined what it stood to gain through the development of an LNG terminal on the recently acquired Lot 444. The deal between WCC LNG and the city would see the company paying $18 million over the course of a two-year agreement, with $1 million already paid, $7 million to be paid within 30 days of zoning the land and

$10 million coming by the end of October 2015. In terms of taxes, city manager Robert Long said the terminal could result in up to $66 million per year.

BOMB THREAT SHUTS DOWNTOWN A bomb threat phoned in to Safeway on Nov. 26 saw RCMP and emergency personnel close down access to the downtown core on 2nd Avenue West and 3rd Avenue West. The call was received shortly after 1 p.m. and the area was not deemed safe until approximately 12 hours later following the arrival of a bombsniffing dog.

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LNG decision put on hold PACIFIC NORTHWEST LNG PAUSED Just weeks after the BG Group put plans for an LNG terminal on Ridley Island on hold, Pacific NorthWest LNG annouunced it would not be making its final investment decision by the end of the year as anticipated.

The company said it not only needed “further clarity on substantive items of importance”, but noted the costs associated with both the pipeline and terminal remained a challenge and would need to be reduced before the project moved ahead.

COUNCIL PASSES LNG ZONING After a three-hour public meeting that saw many speak out against zoning a portion of Lot 444 for the purpose of LNG export, the newly-elected Prince Rupert city council voted unanimously in favour of doing just that. Noting the present state of the infrastructure in the city and the $18 million that would come with the zoning, Mayor Lee Brain said passing the zoning created an opportunity for a sustainable future for the city.

AIRSHED TO BE STUDIED In light of significant interest in industrial development on the North Coast, on Dec. 2 the province announced it would be funding a $500,000 study that would look at the impact to air, soil, water and health. The study, which is to be complete by May, will include the potential of up to seven LNG

terminals, an oil refinery, expanded port operations and increased rail and marine traffic.

PORT EDWARD TAX DEAL On Dec. 14, Pacific NorthWest LNG announced an agreement with the District of Port Edward that will provide the community with $150-million over the course of 25 years in taxation and front end contributions. The agreement guarantees the District of Port Edward $3.25 million per yea and escalates over the life of the deal and is contingent upon the project moving forward.

METLAKATLA STRIKES LNG DEAL The Metlakatla First Nation also reached an agreement with Pacific NorthWest LNG in December in the form of a benefits agreement. While specifics were not released, the band will receive financial support as well as access to employment and training and will play a role in the environmental monitoring associated with the terminal. In exchange, the band will provide a letter of support for the project FEES ON THE RISE The City of Prince Rupert’s budget process got underway on Dec. 15 with the new council wasting no time in increasing recreation fees 10 per cent across the board.

As well, the council gave three readings to a bylaw that would charge out of town

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residents 40 per cent more than in town residents to dump garbage at the current landfill site.

CITYWEST PAYS $400K Representatives with CityWest presented its sole shareholder, the City of Prince Rupert, with a distribution payment in the amount of $400,000 on Dec. 19.

“We had a good year in all of our products – internet, television, telephone and data services, and we’re pleased to provide our shareholder with a distribution,” said CityWest

CEO Don Holkestad.

That “good year” didn’t come without a few road bumps: early in 2014, CityWest shut down its cellular network, which previously brought the company about $1 million in annual profit.

“But we were able to make some of that money back due to the investments we recently made to improve our other telecommunications products,” said Holkestad.

Those investments included spending more than $4 million to upgrade its network in the last two years.

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Nicholas Pirillo scored twice and almost had a third with a minute-and-a-half left in the game in the Prince Rupert Peewee Seawolves – Terrace PeeWee Kermodes game on Sunday, but it won’t be his goals his coaches and teammates will be talking about for awhile.

It’ll be his textbook backcheck to disengage a clear Kermode breakaway in the second period.

One of the toughest plays in hockey, even NHL regulars have difficulty stopping a breakaway when you’re even a half-step behind your opponent racing to your net without either drawing a penalty or worse, a penalty shot.

Just like they draw it up in coaches’ handbooks, the Seawolves captain turned on the gas, found himself just behind the puck-carrier, dove and swung his stick around in front of the Kermode.

The stick hit the puck and knocked it away without ever hitting the Terrace skater’s feet and with momentum on his side, Pirillo flew into his net and knocked it off its moorings to end the play.

But better him than the puck.

To add to his heroics, the score was 5-3 Terrace and Rupert was pressing for their fourth marker of the game – one they would never get as the squad fell 7-3 to their Highway 16 rivals on Saturday, Dec. 20.

Pirillo had two goals and Braedon

Anderson scored Rupert’s third.

After a shaky start to the game, SeaWolves goaltender Gavin McNeice had one of his best periods all season as he stoned Kermode after Kermode in the second frame, mostly with his glove.

McNeice never surrendered a goal in that period, but two more late goals in the third gave Terrace its second win in two days. They won 10-2 the night before. Colby Duffus and Nolan Stava got the markers for Rupert in that contest.

After five goals in Saturday’s first period

by Terrace’s Bryton Goudet, Everett Poole, Reece Warren and two from Brady Kerr, Pirillo scored on a slapshot just inside the blueline on a SeaWolves powerplay. A fluke goal that bounced off the endboards and Terrace’s goalie Connor Hutinson gave Pirillo his second goal and Stava connected with Anderson for a quick shot to beat Hutinson for Rupert’s third goal in the second period.

In the third, Luke Rabel, Marley McDonald and Ben Northcott did a good job of pinning Terrace in their own zone for some sustained pressure.

Ashton Shepert provided steady defensive work against some of Terrace’s best (and tallest) skaters while Ethan Toye, Arlen DesChamp, Avery Lorette and Ferryn Collins also repped the blue and white with solid play and defensive coverage, helping McNeice out when there were rebound opportunities to be cleared away.

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Rampage ousted from playoffs, five inducted into ANBT Hall JANUARY RAMPAGE CLOSE OUT REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN An overtime goal by Kendal Stace-Smith vaulted the Prince Rupert Rampage over the Smithers Steelheads in the final game of the 2014 season 5-4. The win set the Rampage up for a playoff date with Terrace.

JR. BOYS RAINMAKERS TAKE CONDOR CLASSIC Charles Hays Rainmakers junior boys’ basketball team swept all three games to win the 2014 Condor Classic in Prince George.

Victories over Prince George’s Kelly Road Secondary, College Heights Secondary and Duchess Park launched the Rainmakers to the title.

FEBRUARY RIVER KINGS ELIMINATE RAMPAGE FROM POST-SEASON After winning Game One in their best-ofthree series versus the Terrace River Kings 3-2, the Prince Rupert Rampage weren’t able to close out the series with another win as the Terrace crew won two decisive victories at home, 6-1 and 7-1.

ALL NATIVE TOURNAMENT WRAP-UP To celebrate the 55th annual All Native Basketball Tournament, it was the Skidegate Saints who stole the show as the Saints won both the seniors’ and intermediate titles. The seniors’ squeezed out a 72-70 win over the Ahousaht Suns

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and the intermediate Saints dominated on their way to a 93-80 win over the Prince Rupert Lawn and Garden Huskies.

Another close game was featured in the women’s final when the Metlakatla Crest just inched by the Nanaimo Spirit 64-63.

In the Master’s Division, the Old Massett Haida Watchmen downed Heiltsuk Nation 94-64.

SEVEN INDUCTED INTO ALL NATIVE HALL OF FAME Longtime referee Mike Lee, the late Ted and Maurice Bolton from Hartley Bay and their brothers, Chris and Orlando “Bossy� Bolton were inducted into the All Native Basketball Tournament Hall of Fame. Kitkatla’s Eva Spencer, a volunteer

organizer, vice-president and board member was also inducted as was Joe Spencer, her husband and former Kitkatla player.

JUNIOR BOYS TAKE BASKETBALL NORTHWEST ZONES The Charles Hays Rainmakers defeated the Kermodes 47-37 in the Northwest zone final to take the regional banner. George Mason was named tournament MVP. LIU BRINGS HOME NATIONAL BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP Adrian Liu and his men’s doubles partner Derrick Ng successfully defended their Canadian National Badminton Championship title for the fourth year in a row in Calgary.

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Rainmakers stun province with Cinderella run at hoops title REVIEW continued from Page 13 GUADAGNI, MCCHESNEY LEAD SENIOR GIRLS TO CHAMPIONSHIP Celina Guadagni, Sarah McChesney and the rest of the Charles Hays senior girls’ basketball team scored a knockout punch when they downed the Smithers Gryphons 65-42 in the “AA� northwest senior girls’ basketball zones final. Guadagni was named tournament MVP. MARCH JUNIOR BOYS, GIRLS COMPETE AT BASKETBALL PROVINCIALS Richmond’s R.A. McMath, Courtenay’s Mark Isfeld, Prince George’s College Heights and Vanderhoof’s Nechako Valley Vikings provided tough competition for the CHSS junior girls’ basketball team who took to the court in Langley. The ‘Makers were unable to secure a win but gained valuable experience versus provincial opponents. The junior boys faced off but lost against Kelowna Secondary, Surrey’s Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary, Oliver’s South Okanagan Secondary and the Yale Secondary Lions.

CHSS SENIOR BOYS STUN THE PROVINCE, FINISH IN SECOND The Charles Hays senior boys basketball squad ended their Cinderella run with a tough 53-38 loss to the St. Thomas More Collegiate Knights in the “AAA� final. Before that contest, the team defeated Surrey’s Fleetwood Park Dragons, the Vernon Panthers and Mark R. Isfeld. Justin McChesney was named a first-team all-star and Garrett Kobza was named a second-team all-star.

PRINCE RUPERT RAPIDS REIGN IN SMITHERS The Prince Rupert Amateur Swim Club (PRASC) took home top spot during a meet in Smithers when they garnered 997 points on the weekend.

PRFC TAKE FIRST TOURNAMENT OF THE YEAR The Prince Rupert Football Club topped rival Kispiox 2-0 to win their first soccer tournament of the year at the Gitsegukla Annual May Tournament. PRFC’s Matt Anderson was named tourney MVP.

VENMAN WINS SECOND STRAIGHT MEN’S JUBILEE Dave Venman takes the Prince Rupert Men’s Jubilee overall low gross title for the second year in a row with a three-day score of 216, edging out Brian Holkestad by three strokes. Ray Kierce took the overall low net with a score of 190 after a 26-handicap.

JUNE

BAZANSKY, HOLKESTAD HEADLINE VIC MARION SENIOR’S OPEN A 36-hole total score of 151 launched Prince Rupert’s Ken Bazansky to his firstever Vic Marion Senior’s Open win. Teru Yamamoto grabbed the tournament’s overall low net achievement and Rose Holkestad won the senior women’s overall low gross title.

Selma Standring took the senior women’s overall low net championship.

APRIL CHARLES HAYS CLAIMS TRACK MEET Led by coach Dighton Haynes, the Charles Hays track team defended home territory with a meet win at the school by scoring 220 points. Hazelton followed in second with 204 points while Skeena Junior Secondary finished in third.

HORCOFFS, MILLERS TAKE MR. AND MRS. Connor and Cathy Horcoff claimed the overall low gross title in the Prince Rupert Golf Club’s Mr. and Mrs. Tournament while Ron and Linda Miller took home the overall low net prize. Duos ranging from married couples to fathers and daughters came out in the 16-team event.

MAY FIRST-EVER SLURPEE CUP ATTENDEES NOT ONLY SCORE, BUT WIN The Prince Rupert Youth Soccer (PRYS) under-12 boys and under-15 girls select teams each brought home their very first wins from the Kamloops’ Slurpee Cup. The boys beat Rutland and Quesnel while the girls defeated Williams Lake and Kootenay South.

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RIOUX REPRESENTS RUPERT AT TRACK PROVINCIALS Two 12th-place finishes in long ad triple jump and one 23rd-place finish in high jump at the B.C. high school track championships in Langley gave Kevin Rioux a nice end to his track career at Charles Hays. The Rupertite competed with a sore heel TOUCHET, ROSARIO WIN LADIES JUBILEE Prince Rupert’s Jackie Touchet won overall low gross with a three-day score of 167 and Cynthia Rosario carded a 141 after handicap to win the overall low net title in the Prince Rupert Ladies Jubilee tournament.

KNIGHTS CAPTURE PRINCE GEORGE SOCCER TOURNAMENT Annunciation School sent two soccer teams made up of Grade 6 and 7 students to the first annual Prince George Terry Wilson Memorial Tournament. Facing competition from all over the region, the “A� squad took the championship with a 2-1 win over Kamloops’ St. Ann’s Academy Crusaders.

The “B� team fell in their final to Prince George’s Immaculate Conception Kodiaks 6-2.

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JULY FOURTEEN PARTICIPATE IN B.C. SUMMER GAMES Suttira Johansen (volleyball), Cody Schaeffer (track), Kody Deschamps (track), Isobel Leblanc (track), Emily Cavin (track), Robert Warren (swimming), Liam McChesney (swimming), Amy Leighton (swimming), Zach Dolan (swimming), Sean Sahai (soccer), Brendan Eshom (soccer), Kaito Zatylny (soccer), Jarred McMeekin (soccer) and Puneet Gill (soccer) all represented Prince Rupert and the Northwest in the 2014 B.C. Summer Games.

PRFC WIN BATTLE OF THE SKEENA A 6-0 lopsided victory gave the Prince Rupert Football Club (PRFC) their second title of the year over the Gitsegukla Athletic Club in the final. PRFC defeated Hazelton, Kispiox and Gitsegukla again for the 4-0 perfect record.

TERRELL, RICHARDSON, VOGSTAD GOLDEN AT GAMES Perry Terrell, Joel Richardson and Nate Vogstad all contributed to an 88-71 victory over Wisconsin in the under-19 basketball championship at the 2014 North American Indigenous Games, representing B.C. Continued on Page 15

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Children must be 5 years of age before December 31, 2014.

Applications can be picked up at the school office (627 5th Avenue West) or downloaded from www.annunciationpr.ca.

LEIGHTON SCORES NINE MEDALS AT INDIGENOUS GAMES Three golds, five silvers and one bronze comprised Rupertite Amy Leighton’s medal haul in swimming at the Indigenous Games in Regina.

AUGUST LIU, NG MAKE IT TO THE ROUND OF 16 AT COMMONWEALTH GAMES Prince Rupert son Adrian Liu and his badminton men’s doubles partner Derrick Ng reached the round of 16 at the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland but lost to Scotland’s Robert Blair and Paul Van Rietvelde 21-18, 21-13 in a match to make the quarter-finals.

SEPTEMBER CIC, FRANK’S AUTO TAKE KISL CHAMPIONSHIPS With a 10-3 win and a long history of a rivalry between them, the Coast Industrial Construction Leftovers defeated Frank’s Auto in the “A” division of the Kaien Island Softball League playoffs. The Honey Badgers took the “B” championship.

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HOLKESTAD, WHARTON WIN LADIES’ CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Rose Holkestad continued her scorching-hot summer with a low gross overall win at the Prince Rupert Golf Course’s Ladies Club Championship.

Dorothy Wharton took overall low net.

ROBINSON WINS MEN’S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Ian Robinson captured the Prince Rupert Men’s Championship while Brian Holkestad took overall low net.

SENIOR ATHLETES GRAB 28 MEDALS FOR NORTHWEST Prince Rupert members of Team Northwest for the BC Seniors Games were: Dawn Quast (swimming), Paul and Sharon Paulson (Cribbage) and Fred Hutchings and Bob Bennett (archery) — all medalled in the Games for the team.

OCTOBER SARAH ROBIN NAMED CAPTAIN OF UNBC BASKETBALL In her fifth and final year, Sarah Robin was given

THANK YOU After 46 years of hair styling, I am closing my shop at Central Barbers (Back Room) and retiring on Dec. 31 I would like to thank all of my clients for their loyalty, patronage and longtime support I will miss the smiles, the stories and the laughter.

Special thanks to Sylvia at Central Barbers for making my last 3 years so enjoyable.

With gratitude and appreciation Josie Taylor

the honour of leading her University of Northern British Columbia varsity women’s basketball team into the season as captain. Her squad is relatively young and inexperienced so she’ll guide them through the team’s challenges along the way.

LIU BECOMES THREE-TIME VICTOR AT PAN AM BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS In the men’s doubles side of things at Markham’s 2014 Pan Am Badminton Championships, Adrian Liu and Derrick Ng took their third straight finals win with Team Canada. The pair beat Americans Phillip Chew and Sattawat Pongnairat 21-15, 21-13 in the men’s doubles finals.

NOVEMBER SENIOR VOLLEYBALL BOYS FALL TO SMITHERS IN HEARTBREAKER Coming back from a two games to none deficit, the CHSS Rainmakers came oh so close to taking the 2014 zones title but the Smithers Secondary Gryphons beat the Rupertites SMI-CHSS 25-16, 25-17, 19-25, 23-25, 12-15. Justin McChesney was named the player of the game for the Rainmakers.

HURRICANES FALL TO GRYPHONS IN RUGBY ZONES The CHSS Hurricanes fought valiantly but in the end, suffered a 22-7 two-game aggregate loss to the Smithers Gryphons. Tanner Pretulac scored Charles Hays’ lone try in the games.

DECEMBER SKATING CLUB HOSTS SUCCESSFUL KLA HOW YA Brianna Hagen, Mickaela Ward and Amy McNabb were among the older representatives of the Prince Rupert Skating Club taking part in Rupert’s annual Kla How Ya interclub skating event.

Coach Sheri Pringle is currently underway training the 2014-15 members of the group for further competitions and the year-end gala.

RAINMAKERS TAKE SECOND AT NSIT The Charles Hays senior boys basketball squad proved their No. 3 ranking (as of Dec. 19) was no fluke with a second-place finish out of 16 teams at the North Shore Invitational Basketball Tournament. The ‘Makers beat Belmont, Carson Graham, Sutherland and the Northwest Territories on their way to the final but lost to quad-A Kitsilano 60-46 in the deciding match.

John Kurik

June 15, 1934 - December 11, 2014 John Kurik, previously of “Johnny’s Janitorial” in Prince Rupert succumbed to kidney failure on December 11, 2014 in Nanaimo BC. Born on June 15, 1934 he was 80 years old.

He is survived by his wife-Verna of 47 years and his brother Dan Kurik ( wife Bonnie) of Port Albernie, BC. He enjoyed many years working in the community there.

Memorial service was held on Saturday December 20th in the Cassidy Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

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Donna Jean (Scherk) Dunn March 11, 1955 December 14, 2014

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She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held on Dec. 29 at 2 p.m. and funeral to follow on Dec. 30 at 1 p.m. at Gitseguekla Hall.

Feast to follow at 5 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the B.C. Children’s Hospital

t is with great sadness and regret to inform you of Donna’s passing, she passed away peacefully with her family by her side at Victoria General Hospital on December 14, 2014.

Donna leaves behind her children: Stephanie, Lee Roy and Bill (Michelle), sisters: Sandra (Jim) Greer, Sharon (David Annis), Shannon (John Ewart) Movold, Verna (Mark Default) Movold, Kelly (Mike Turner) Movold, Karen Movold.

Brothers Kevin (Sandra) Movold, Vern (Diane) Movold and Don (Linda) Movold.

Grandchildren, Cheyanne, Brianna and Veronica. Her partner John Wick, many cousins, nieces and nephews who will miss their “Auntie Donna” and her many friends. We will all miss her so much and will love her forever.

Her family would like to thank ICU doctors and nursing staff at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital, ICU in Prince George Hospital and Victoria General Hospital for providing Donna with excellent care. Cremation took place in Victoria and Donna’s family will be doing a Celebration of Life in 2015.

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Millwright (Industrial Mechanic) The ideal candidate should have a high degree of troubleshooting experience and possess the ability to resolve hydraulic system faults. Experience in fabrication would be a definite asset. You will be able to demonstrate a superior technical background and have the desire to work in industrial maintenance. Ideally the successful candidate will bring 10 years of experience performing general Millwright duties, with a proven safety and health record. You must hold a valid drivers license and an Interprovincial Red Seal Millwright ticket. Shift work will be required.

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The City of Prince Rupert hereby gives notice that it will consider Road Closure and Removal of Road Dedication Bylaw No. 3357, 2014 (the “Road Closure Bylaw�) at the January 12, 2015 Regular Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. The Road Closure Bylaw will operate to close and remove the road dedication from that approx. 0.124 ha portion of McCutcheon Avenue shown outlined in bold on Reference Plan EPP47177 (the “Closed Road Lands�), a reduced copy of which is set out below and which forms part of this notice.

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NOTICE OF INTENT RE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT APPLICATION FOR A BREWERY LOUNGE ENDORSMENT Application for a brewery lounge endorsement has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch from Wheelhouse Brewing Company Ltd. Located ad 217 1st Avenue East Prince Rupert.

Proposed licensing hours for the brewery lounge are between 10:00 AM and 1:00 AM daily. Person ca-pacity for the proposed lounge will be limited to 43 persons inside.

Residents and owners of businesses located within a 0.5 mile (0.8 km) radius of the proposed site may comment on the proposal by: 1) Writing to : THE GENERAL MANAGER C/O SENIOR LICENSING ANALYST LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING BRANCH PO BOX 9292 VICTORIA BC V8W 9J8 2) Email to : lclb.lclb@gov.bc.ca PETITIONS AND FORM LETTERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED To ensure the consideration of your views, your comments, name and address must be received on or before January 22, 2015 Please note that your comments may be made available to the applicant or local government officials where disclosure is necessary to administer the licensing process.

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