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An obviously upset Joy Thorkelson, City of Prince Rupert councillor and United Fisherman and Allied Workers-Unifor (UFAWU) representative, addresses the media on Friday at the Fisherman’s Hall after the Canadian Fishing Company (Canfisco) announced salmon cannery operations will be shut down in Prince Rupert. See full details on Page A3.

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Tsimshian chiefs object to Trudeau letter Disappointed with “outside interests”

BY TODD HAMILTON PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Four of the five Tsimshian Nations asserting their rights and title over the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project on Lelu Island are objecting to what they call “outside interests” attempting to pressure the new federal government to pull the plug on the multi-billion dollar project.

Last week, national media attention focused on a letter sent from Lax Kw’alaams Hereditary Chief Yahaan (Donnie Wesley), who is currently leading an occupation of Lelu Island, calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna to reject the project and to cancel research on the island.

“We are asking the federal government to respect the decision of our nation to say no to this project,” stated Chief Yahaan.

“We are calling on Prime Minister Trudeau to reject PNW LNG and stand with us and communities across the province to protect wild Skeena salmon for the sake of all future generations.”

The letter was co-signed by a number of environmental, union and non-local First Nation groups.

In response, Chief Harold Leighton, Metlakatla First Nation, Chief Cliff White,

Gitxaala First Nation, Chief Joe Bevan, Kitselas First Nation and Chief Don Roberts, Kitsumkalum First Nation fired back saying local Tsimshian nations will decide what is in their best interest.

“We are very disappointed the outside interests that have signed a joint letter opposing the project have not consulted with our Nations nor waited for all the evidence,” the chiefs stated.

“We are perplexed that those opposing the project are coming to conclusions before key evidence is heard and finalized.”

The fifth Tsimshian Nation involved,the Lax Kw’alaams band council, was a signatory to Chief Yahaan’s letter but is currently up for election.

The four chiefs said, in their response, they are reserving judgment on the project until the research is in.

“We are equally concerned about the potential impacts of the PNWLNG project on the Skeena River fishery. The Tsimshian Environmental Stewardship Authority (TESA) is protecting Tsimshian interests in the federal environmental process. Additional scientific work is near completion and TESA is conducting its own independent review of this work.

When we have all the evidence and the answers to our questions, only then will we decide,” they said.

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A letter sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by Lax Kw’alaams Heriditary Chief Yahaan (Donnie Wesley), who is leading an occupation of Lelu Island, above, and co-signed by a number of environmental, union and First Nation groups calling for the rejection of the proposed LNG project is being rebuked by four of five Tsimshian nations saying the opposition is premature.

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Canfisco shuts down salmon cannery Major Rupert job losses anticipated

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Conrad Lewis, a UFAWU executive board member, has close to 40 years of experience with Canfisco and is unsure what his standing is next spring for the coming fishing season.

Prince Rupert is reeling after the Canadian Fishing Corporation (Canfisco) announced it will be shutting down its salmon canning operations at its Oceanside plant. “I can’t give you an exact number [on the number of jobs lost]. Most of the jobs that would be directly impacted would be the ones for people in our trades maintenance group, who are involved in maintaining and operating the canning equipment itself. Also, there will be some impact on the general workforce, because we’ll still be doing unloading and dressing of the salmon, but that doesn’t take as many people as putting it into the cans as well,â€? Rob Morley, Canfisco vice-president of production and corporate development, said on Thursday. “The more senior people will still be called into work to do all those operations and some of the junior people will not get as much work, and we tend to hire a large number of new people every year in any event, so it will be that the people won’t be hired [early next year] ‌ At this time of year, essentially everyone’s laid off for most of the winter and they wouldn’t normally be coming back until some time early in the

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“[Canfisco] doesn’t deny that they’re sending more and more product to China...�

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The company blamed low returns on salmon in the area over the past few years for the cutbacks.

The United Fishermen and Allied Workers’ Union (UFAWU-Unifor) responded to the news last Friday at a press conference at Fishermen’s Hall. “[Canfisco] doesn’t deny that they’re sending more and more product to China to be processed and we’re very concerned because we believe that fish caught on the North Coast ($400 million worth every year) — we should be processing that here and not sending it to Vancouver or offshore,� said UFAWU northern representative, Joy Thorkelson.

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The union plans to make their case to the provincial and federal governments in the coming months. Their main argument centres around the ‘adjacency principle’ — an international practice developed in the Canada Oceans Act and other international documents, outlining the mandate that fish should be processed adjacent to the area where they’re caught. The union wants this principle put into practice.

The Jim Pattison Group, owners of the Canfisco Oceanside plant and Seal Cove plant, own a virtual monopoly of the fishing industry, Kim Olsen, UFAWUUnifor president said.

“In the last 10 years, Pattison bought and closed down BCP and Ocean Fish. Pattison operates Bella Coola Fisheries and Canfisco and through these two companies, owns or controls the majority of seine licences and netcaught salmon production in B.C.,” UFAWU stated in a press release.

The Jim Pattison Group also controls processing plants in Alaska and Washington, as well as B.C. “The issue of one processing company being allowed to control 70 - 80 per cent of salmon harvest (through salmon licence ownership) and the same in processing capability should raise huge concerns. What one company does impacts whole communities like Prince Rupert. In the U.S. this kind of monopoly would not be allowed to exist - and our governments need to review the vertically integrated ownership and control of salmon in Canada,” the release continued.

Along with job losses, working hours are expected to be cut for employees remaining at the plant. However, Canfisco’s Seal Cove plant “will still be operating as normal”, Morley said.

“The demand for canned salmon is declining, and together with its limited supply and high costs, we can no longer support the maintenance and operation of the canning operation in Prince Rupert.”

While the Oceanside Plant handles more than just salmon, it’s salmon that is the biggest operation.

“It does herring as well. So we unload and freeze herring and from time to time, we’ll unload other species like roe fish. Ground fish and loading operations are split between Oceanside and Seal Cove plants,” Morley said. “Salmon is definitely the most important thing going on there.”

“We’re going to sit down with the [United Fisherman and Allied Workers Union] and talk about how we can best restructure and minimize and mitigate the impacts,” Morley added.

The Canfisco release continues to say that the company’s plan for the future involves continuing to load and process salmon “into other product forms” at Canfisco’s Oceanside and Seal Cove plants and that there will be no impact on the unloading and other processing operations for all other species.

The cause of the restructuring is due to a number of

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UFAWU northern representative Joy Thorkelson and president of Local 31 shoreworkers, Arnie Nagy, describe the mood and atmosphere at their union meeting on Friday morning. factors, namely the low salmon stocks, competition with plants in Alaska and their lower labour costs and reduced access from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), cutting back the exploitation rate.

“It’s not just this year. We’ve consistently not seen the volumes that the plant was built to handle. It was built to ideally can over 400,000 cases a year, and I think there’s only been a couple years in the last 20 where we’ve been anywhere near that number … That’s a result, in some cases, of poorer returns, and in some cases, reduced access from the DFO cutting back the exploitation rate on some of these fisheries and shifting more of the volume to fisheries further up the river,” Morley said.

In terms of solid numbers, this year’s 40,000 cases was the lowest in quite some time, but is part of a growing trend of lower and lower salmon returns.

“The volumes in that plant over the last 10 years have varied between I think 200,000 cases, but this past year it was only 40,000. We’ve had other years in the last five that have been less than 100,000 as well, so those kinds of volumes are not sufficient to run a cost-effective operation,” said Morley.

Arnie Nagy, president of Local 31 Shoreworkers and a union general executive board member said that the Jim

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“The bottom line is Jimmy Pattison has lost the social licence to process fish. He’s clearly made it obvious that they do not care about the community and the economic devastation that they’re creating for people in this town the numbers being tossed around are 450 - 500 direct jobs [lost]. That doesn’t count the other jobs in the community that depend on the fish plant … I think you’re going to see a community fight back like you haven’t seen in a long time because this community and outlying communities understand the importance of the commercial fishing industry to the entirety of the North Coast,” he said.

“Canadian Fishing Company has said they are going to leave the cannery equipment here for now and we don’t know for how long — obviously until they decide to use it somewhere else. We’re very resistant to them moving [it] if they try to do that and we hope to get to the provincial and federal ministers in the next week to talk,” said Thorkelson, adding that it’s unlikely a solution will be found with the various governments before Christmas and it will likely be February that the federal government may get to potentially creating legislation and addressing UFAWU’s concerns.

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North Coast oil tanker moratorium coming Emergency response system demanded

BY QUINN BENDER NORTH COAST/ Black Press

Environmental groups along the North Coast are celebrating a mandate letter issued to the federal transport minister last week.

Among the directives, the document makes good on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise to enact a moratorium on all oil tanker traffic off B.C.’s north coast.

“Over the course of our four-year mandate, I expect us to deliver on all of our commitments,” Mr. Trudeau wrote. “It is our collective responsibility to ensure that we fulfill our promises.”

The letter then specifically directs the minister to formalize a moratorium on crude oil tanker traffic on B.C.’s North Coast, working in collaboration with the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to develop an approach.

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permanently protect northern ecosystem and the economy from the risk of oil spills “A legislated oil tanker ban will send a strong message of positive change to all British Columbians, while rebuilding the trust that has been lost over almost a decade in the battle over Northern Gateway,” Caitlyn Vernon, campaigns director at Sierra Club BC said. “We want Prime Minister Trudeau to know he has tremendous support for this promise to legally protect B.C.’s north coast from oil tankers.”

The mandate came just days after the Council of Haida Nations (CHN) issued a public statement urging the Prime Minister to formalize the moratorium. The CHN is also calling for a ban on all exports of fossil field through Haida territorial waters.

A motion passed in the House of Assembly singled out the province’s LNG agenda on the North Coast and the lack of adequate provincial or federal emergency response systems.

The CHN is keeping the door open with legislators to work together to develop such a system for foundering ships.

“Should there be an accident our environment and way of life will experience significant damage,” CHN President Peter Lantin said in a press release. “Our goal is to establish a world-class, leading-edge, regional shipping management plan. In

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The foundering Russian cargo ship, Simushir, last year off the coast of Haida Gwaii highlights the urgent need for increased federal and provincial response capabilities.

achieving this, reconciliation between the Crown and First Nations will also be advanced.”

As the Trudeau government begins the process of formalizing the moratorium on oil tankers, much of the ground work has already been laid according to Gavin Smith, a staff lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law Association.

“The new government has supported

several versions of a tanker ban bill which would have amended the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 to prohibit the operation of oil tankers in Hecate Strait, Queen Charlotte Sound and Dixon Entrance.

“While those previous bills did not pass, the necessary legal avenues clearly exist to swiftly legislate an oil tanker ban when Parliament reopens, bringing binding legal protection to this area.”

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The cable company that cried wolf

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Much like Aesop’s Boy Who Cried Wolf fable, CityWest, the city-owned cable company, has been airing alerts like a shepherd on hallucinogens.

At first blush, an emergency alert system is a wonderful thing, but when alerts are hijacking television screens with inane announcements for areas so far away that many have to pull out a Rand McNally atlas to locate them or warnings about pedestrian weather issues, they become not beneficial but rather a dangerous annoyance.

To their credit, CityWest admitted there was a problem and have taken action. However, what was interesting was their seeming impotence to decide what was important to air and what was not.

To be fair, CityWest has been mandated to air these emergency alerts and as long as they want their licence, they must do so.

So far, however, whoever is making these alert decisions is seeing a lot of wolves that aren’t there.

What we have here is an apparent parent problem

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rodeo is going on at least twice a day in Prince Rupert. A limited few are aware of this rodeo and they are scared.

Rodeo cowboys have a dark motto: It’s not a matter of if they get hurt, it’s when and how bad.

At the current Prince Rupert rodeo, school kids are the cowboys, parents are the livestock and school staff are relegated to the status of rodeo clown.

Spend anytime around the twice-daily rodeo going on at Prince Rupert schools and one quickly understands that dark motto. It’s not a matter when a school child in Prince Rupert is going to be hurt, it’s just a matter of when and how bad.

Police will tell you. Teachers and principals will tell you. Those living around schools will tell you. They will tell you the livestock is running amok and the corral built to contain them is virtually useless.

The average rodeo bull weighs in at

about 1,600 pounds and guardians are either picking has a top speed of about 50 up or dropping off kids kilometres per hour. The around our schools. average parent currently Quite realistically, the snorting and bucking around livestock is running the Prince Rupert schools with show at the school pick-up their vehicle weighs in at rodeo and eight seconds 3,800 pounds and depending parked in the middle of a on how late they are ... they crosswalk while mama bull have been seen topping out impatiently snorts her horn in excess of 70 kilometres per waiting for her little cowboy hour. to take his chances and dart Todd Hamilton Prince Rupert’s little across oncoming traffic to Publisher/Editor cowboys and cowgirls climb aboard Bodacious the would probably stand a mini-van is normal in Prince better chance in the corral rather than a Rupert. crosswalk. At least there, they can jump a To put this in proper context for parents physical fence to get the heck out of the with school children, they would be wellway when the livestock stampede. advised to walk down, yes, walk, to any No parking signs, yellow curbs, busschool in Prince Rupert and just watch the only areas, crosswalk lines, normal traffic rodeo. laws seem to disappear, not unlike that Shortly thereafter, most would quickly of a colour-blind bull, when parents and tell their kids to exit through the back

doors, walk home and avoid the corral all together.

Therein may lay one answer: Walk.

What the hell happened to walking home from school?

We all did it. And those students living too far away — if there is such a thing in the little Kaien Island community of Prince Rupert — can ride the taxpayer-paid school bus. But, again, that is if the mild cow of a school bus can steer into a space between the snorting parent bulls illegally parked in school-bus-only designated areas.

The second answer, and probably the only one that may make a difference is enforcement. The City of Prince Rupert could make a good dent in its muchballyhooed infrastructure deficit if bylaw officers, if they do exist, showed up and started charging unruly livestock admission to the rodeo.

In the meantime, kids, cowboy up. And ambulance attendants, saddle up.

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November 18, 2015 • Northern View • A7

On the street

Is the Canfisco downsizing a result of low salmon stocks or corporate politics?

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“I know this past season, there were a lot of people that never got called back for summer.”

“Fishing has been poor these past few years, it doesn’t seem like (CanFisco) could have lasted much longer.”

“I think it’s both. We’ve been fishing for thousands of years, it’s bound to happen and it’s a rude awakening.”

“Last summer, they were sending the fish south to be processed. This is what worries me.”

Photo courtesy Prince Rupert Port Authority REBIRTH OF A TERMINAL: Early progress on the Fairview Container Terminal conversion project in 2005. Today’s fast-growing container-handling operation was built on the foundation of a breakbulk cargo facility that opened in the early 1970s.

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Container conversion Serious alerts for serious people created opportunities “When people are subjected

Editor: The article entitled Emergency Warnings Irk Cable Subscribers which appeared in the Nov. 13, 2015 issue of The Northern Connector did not cover the main reason for the concerns that were raised by many in our fair city and probably beyond.

I would like to begin by stating that I understand why CRTC has mandated alerts and I wholeheartedly support this, especially when a severe storm is about to occur in a given area.

However, the contents of the alerts went far beyond what was necessary in our region in October. Early in October (I did not write down the exact day) we were receiving alerts for Watson Lake, Yukon. Is this in our area? I think not!

Programming was interrupted for a while. When programming is interrupted one is not able to go to other channels or watch a prerecorded program.

The system takes over your TV. I must also comment about the audio in these alerts which was at best, deplorable.

The crowning glory for me came when programming was again interrupted (for a long time) on Oct 28, 2015. This time, a mandatory weekly test came on the alert system and a warning was issued for four counties/areas – Aurora, Davison, Beadle and Bennett South Dakota.

South Dakota! That is definitely nowhere near our area, nowhere in Canada, in fact!

I took a picture of this, with my trusty digital, and went down to the Citywest office to find that literally everyone in the office was on the phone

with too many false alerts, will they take a real alert seriously?”

- Laura Esposito

trying to rectify the situation. I know that employees of Citywest were trying hard that day to rectify the situation. I also know that much time and energy has been spent since, by Citywest employees, trying to rectify this.

I really do hope that it has been rectified and that we will not be subjected to alerts which have nothing to do with our area again!

The above two situations, (which apparently happened due to a malfunction in equipment somewhere) compounded with the frequency of all of the situations outlined in the article were some of the reasons for residents not willing to take it anymore.

When people are subjected with too many false alerts, will they take a real alert seriously? Or will the situation of “crying wolf” take over. We live in an area where severe storms happen often during the winter. It is a fact of life here. Alerts, in our area, should only be posted when the situation is truly severe and out of the ordinary.

Laura Esposito Prince Rupert

Activists aren’t decision-makers Editor: Mr. Brian Lee Crowley, a recent speaker at the Chamber of Commerce, is quoted in the Northern View as saying, “we cannot as a society allow organized minorities to oppose democraticallycreated institutions”.

Wow, this sounds pretty darn anti-democratic, if not irrational but perhaps the quote in the Northern View is out of context.

Further by suggesting we divide the definition of “social licence” into who is for or against a proposed project begs the uncomfortable question of who is going to decide who belongs in which camp and what their fate should be.

For the sake of productive dialogue I suggest we stick with one definition of social licence, meaning the general will and respect of citizens

“Decision-making is the role of the government.”

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and communities.

This said, I acknowledge that there is a great sense of frustration being expressed by Mr. Crowley on behalf of project proponents and supporters of new projects.

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s a breakbulk handling facility, Fairview Terminal was well-utilized between its first vessel call in 1973 and the early 1990s, when terminal throughput began to decline across all lines of business. Despite the port’s best efforts to replace the steady loss of lumber volumes with pulp from across western Canada, by the year 2000 nearly all forest products for export were being loaded into containers in BC’s southern ports and exported to Asia. In 2002, volumes through Fairview were negligible.

As early as 1996, Port Authority staff launched studies into the potential for converting the terminal to a container handling facility, as it was clear any future opportunities for Fairview lay in containerized trade.

For any port to operate a successful container terminal, it requires both import traffic and loaded containers for export to attract major shipping companies. Unlike most other North American ports, Prince Rupert does not have a large population to support the large-scale import of consumer goods from Asia. Fortunately, the Port of Prince Rupert’s geographic proximity to Asia and rail corridor connection give it a significant advantage in time and cost for linking inbound cargoes to major markets all over the continent.

In fact, the absence of a local market gave Prince Rupert the opportunity to create a unique, modern intermodal operation, without interference from road traffic or congestion on its underutilized rail link.

Initial planning was for a modest conversion of Fairview Terminal pegged at $28 million, which would only handle container ships with a 3,000–4,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) capacity. It quickly became apparent that to capitalize on the port’s natural deep water advantage, the new terminal would need to accommodate the newer, larger container ships being designed for trans-Pacific trade, which at the time were as large as 13,000 TEUs. Specific investments by senior levels of government helped the Port Authority confirm the ambitious vision.

A number of terminal operators responded to the Port Authority’s call for submissions. Maher Terminals of New Jersey stood out. With 60 years of experience, including operating the largest container terminal in North America, Maher signed an agreement with the Port in 2004. It gave the project increased credibility in the international marine community.

In September 2007, the conversion project was completed and Fairview Terminal was opened for business. Despite launching at the outset of a major collapse in world trade, when other West Coast facilities experienced dramatic reductions in traffic, the terminal experienced immediate success. This is likely due to the combined enthusiasm of its operator and the labour of local ILWU workers, who embraced the sophisticated techniques involved in working at the new state-of-the-art facility. It was also a result of Prince Rupert’s unique value proposition—and, of course, the decision by the COSCO container shipping line to serve the port.

In just over six years, Fairview Container Terminal developed into one of the fastest-growing container terminals in the world, and today serves Canada as a premier gateway for diverse types of containerized cargo, both imported and exported.

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It can sometimes seem that activist ideology is swaying decisionmakers and putting at risk the very kinds of enterprise that has provided our communities with opportunities for an amazing standard of living, national security and outstanding healthcare.

However, to be clear, activists are not “decision-makers� nor are proponents. Decision-making is the role of government. And while governments should remain open to considering divergent points of view in the end it is government at its many different levels that is charged with the responsibility to make decisions that will continue to enable benefits and protect citizens.

My view is that the result of proposed industry one-offs like Pacific NorthWest LNG on Lelu Island has been to polarize opposition and a failure to build general social licence. Proponents, port authority representatives and an inclusive Prince Rupert regional advisory council need to work together on an ongoing basis to envision, build and monitor safe, well-placed cooperative infrastructure for projects suitable to north coast conditions and communities.

Peter Christensen Oona River

Editor: With every Poppy worn proudly by Canadians, we send a message of thanks and gratitude to our veterans, both past and present, and those who are still serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, members of the RCMP and their families. This year, Legion branches across the country have reported outstanding results for their Poppy Campaigns. With more than 21 million Poppies worn this year, the efforts of Canadians to remember the more than 117,000 servicemen and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice have been heard loud and clear.

Every year, funds collected through the Poppy Campaign are used to provide direct assistance for veterans and their families who are in financial need. The Legion truly cares about all veterans.

In fact, the 2014 Poppy Campaign provided more than $16.5 million in assistance to Canada’s veterans and serving personnel.

“Legion branches across the country have reported outstanding results for their Poppy Campaigns.�

- Tom Eagles As president of the Legion, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Canadians for your kindness and generosity. To those who gave of their time and their funds, your collective contribution will ensure that our veterans and their families will continue to receive the care and support they need, and that our children will remember the great sacrifices that have been made for the freedoms we all enjoy today.

We Will Remember Them.

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Open House and Invitation to Comment WCC LNG Project Ltd. (Proponent) is proposing to develop and operate the WCC LNG Project (proposed Project), a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility and marine terminal for the export of LNG. The proposed Project would be located on the eastern shore of Tuck Inlet on District Lot 444 within the city limits of Prince Rupert, BC. The proposed Project would export up to approximately 30 million tonnes per annum of LNG to international markets.

The intention of seeking public comments is to ensure that all potential effects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that might result from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process. At this stage of the process, the primary intent is to receive feedback about the studies or information required for a comprehensive environmental assessment.

The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act and is also undergoing a substituted environmental assessment under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.

After taking public comments into account, EAO will finalize the AIR and issue them to the Proponent.

The Proponent must obtain an environmental assessment certificate before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project. However, prior to submission of an application (Application) for a certificate by the Proponent, the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) must first approve the Application Information Requirements (AIR).

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To provide information about the AIR, EAO invites the public to attend an Open House. The Open House is scheduled as follows: at: North Coast Meeting & Convention Centre 240 1st Avenue West, Prince Rupert on: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 from: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

There are 45 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the draft AIR. The comment period will begin on November 23, 2015 and end on January 6, 2016.

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Metlakatla Governing Council is accepting applications for members of the Metlakatla First Nation to sit on our Lands Management Advisory Committee for a term ending November 2016.

The LMAC provides advice and recommendations to MGC and to the Metlakatla Lands Department as it develops a Land Code for ratification vote by the Metlakatla First Nation members. The land code will replace the existing sections of the Indian Act as they pertain to land management and transfer reserve land management and authority to the Metlakatla First Nation.

Criteria for the position is available on http:// www.metlakatla.ca/landsdepartment or by contacting the Metlakatla Lands Department.

Interested candidates are asked to forward a letter of interest and their resume to : Philip Clement Metlakatla First Nation, Director of Lands pclement@metlakatla.ca

An electronic copy of the draft AIR and information regarding the environmental assessment process will be available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca starting on November 23, 2015. Copies of the draft AIR will also be available for viewing starting on November 23, 2015 at these locations: Prince Rupert Public Library 101 6th Avenue West Prince Rupert, BC WCC LNG Office 111 101 1st Avenue East Prince Rupert, BC Port Interpretive Centre 200-215 Cow Bay Road Prince Rupert, BC

Prince Rupert City Hall 424 3rd Avenue West Prince Rupert, BC Port Edward Municipal Office 770 Pacific Avenue Port Edward, BC

If you are unable to participate at this time, there will be an additional comment period during the Application Review stage when you will also be able to provide comments to EAO on the proposed Project.

All submissions received by EAO during the comment period in relation to the proposed Project are considered public and will be posted to the EAO website.

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November 18, 2015 • Northern View • A9

City wants its share of promised fed dollars Rupert affordable housing tops needed-funding list

BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT/ Northern View

The City of Prince Rupert wants its share of the pie promised by Justin Trudeau during the election.

Trudeau and his Liberal government campaigned on promises of infrastructure investment and an immediate borrowing and spending plan to get the country’s cities and towns in working order.

The City of Prince Rupert is making sure they’re not left out of the picture when those investment announcements start dropping. “The City is going to be narrowing down what lots are available to do [an affordable housing] project on, and this committee, which consists of the City of Prince Rupert, the Prince Rupert Aboriginal Community Services Society, as well as Hecate Strait Employment Development Society and potentially the North Coast Transition Society, are working together to figure out what this project’s going to look like,� said Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain at last Monday’s council meeting. “We’ll get all the costs laid out and those types of things and then when we settle in on what we’re going to do and define the scope of the project and its location, then we would work on building those partnerships with the government and then helping with the subsidies and those types of things. We’re hoping that we’re going to be reaching out to the federal level now. There’s been a change at that level and [we’ll see] if we can get some more partnerships here and prepare for a potential growth period as well,� he added.

But it won’t be as easy as mailing in a request for funds.

As Mayor Brain outlined at the meeting, Prince Rupert is competing with other communities around B.C., namely exponentially growing ones, like Surrey. “One of the biggest concerns that have been coming back [in the provincial and federal responses] are about

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The City of Prince Rupert is hoping changes at the federal government level may translate into more money for affordable housing.

population. For us, we’ll be competing against, for example, Surrey, which is growing by 50,000 people a year. Even a 5,000-person boom in our community still doesn’t necessarily hit the same radar as a 50,000-person growth.

So that’s some of the challenges we have in terms of getting funding and getting the attention around our affordable housing situation,� said the mayor.

Baseline data like that received by the City from the Go Plan Survey and Housing Needs Questionnaire in the summer will be used as evidence of any population growth trends that will be presented to the various levels of government for any subsidy or housing investments.

Adding to the City’s support group on the committee will be the Prince Rupert Aboriginal Community Services Society, which has a contract with the B.C. government for a $50,000 contract housing project. The lot on which the

project will be built is still under review, but the City and the society are optimistic that a timeline to get something built is expected “sometime in 2016�.

A sickness and absence at the society delayed the project in the fall by a couple months. “Now we’re reconvening and going to follow a timeline of getting the project off the ground,� said Mayor Brain.

Housing Committee member Coun. Joy Thorkelson added that the $9,000 allocated for the month of November in community grants provided by BC Housing and the provincial government has already been used up as of Nov. 9. “That $9,000 has already been used up, so anyone else who finds themselves in need of a grant for November will no longer be able to get [one], unless they start using up December’s money in November. That’s less money for December,� said Coun. Thorkelson.

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While the riding of Skeena-Bulkley Valley remained a consistent orange hue on Canada’s electoral map after the 2015 federal election, the Toronto suburb riding of Vaughan-Woodbridge turned Liberal red after Prince Rupert product Francesco Sorbara captured the seat.

The corporate debt analyst, who obtained his MA in Economics at the University of Toronto and his Bachelor’s degree at Simon Fraser University, won the riding from Conservative incumbent and former Veteran’s Affairs minister, Julian Fantino. Sorbara was born and raised in Prince Rupert all the way up until his late teens, when he left to attend Simon Fraser. “I’m a Rupertite,� said Sorbara, over the phone last week. [From] 1972 to 1995 I was born and raised [in Prince Rupert].�

Sorbara knew he would enter politics from an early age. In 1989, when former Prime Minister Jean Chretien came to Prince Rupert, Sorbara was on-hand to welcome the Liberal leader to the North Coast.

Sorbara has kept a quote from the Rupert newspaper that stated “Chretien’s opinion of Canada is very optimistic and I believe he will be the future Prime Minister�.

He’s carried that quote with him ever since he was a teenager and looks back fondly on his formative days that shaped his values as Liberal Party member and now MP. “I was always involved politically, but [back then] being so young, you’re limited in terms of what you can and can’t do,� said Sorbara. “Literally, since I was a kid, I just knew I was a Liberal. I felt their values were in line with mine.�

The Rupertite has lived in the Toronto area for the past 12 years and for the past three, in the

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Former Prince Rupert resident Francesco Sorbara is the new MP for the Toronto suburb riding of Vaughan-Woodbridge.

Vaughan riding. He credits a complete ground game and door-knocking strategy that led the rookie MP to unseat the favourite Fantino. “We ran a great campaign with a good platform. I think it resonated with Canadians and we just ran a very positive campaign.�

Sorbara focused his message on helping middle class Canadians lead better lives, as well as helping those with lower income become a part of the middle class.

The new MP last visited the North Coast on the May long weekend and was here for a wedding and then again for a 25th high school reunion, being a 1990 graduate. He still has friends and family that live in the city, and they are “happy to see the success [he] has achieved so far in his young life�. “I’m always going to be a Rupertite no matter where I go,� he said.

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Cynthia Pye and Ray Leonard perform at a Bahå’i celebration of the twin holidays at a luncheon in Prince Rupert on Saturday. The organization, much like the Christian Christmas celebration of the birth of Jesus, celebrated the birthdays of prophets Bahå’u’llåh in 1817 and the Båb in 1819.

The event that perhaps sells out faster than any other in Prince Rupert is just around the corner.

The Jingle Boat Express, a cruise aboard the Inside Passage with Santa Claus, setting sail on Dec. 10, will have its tickets become available on Sunday, Nov. 22 at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre.

Because a limited number of tickets are available for each ride (approximately 72), organizing sponsors Northern Savings Credit Union, the Port of Prince Rupert, Prince Rupert Early Years and Success by 6 North Coast are planning ahead to make sure as many Prince Rupert youth can ride with Santa as possible.

The civic centre doors will open at 8 a.m. and tickets will begin selling at 9 a.m. “When we do the ticket sales, we’re going to have three of the four sailings go on sale on a first-come, first-serve basis in the ticket lineup and then our fourth sailing happens at 1 p.m. [on Dec. 10]. That’s going to be done via a random draw – so there’s the lineup and then there’s also the random draw method for that one sailing,� Stefan Delloch, NSCU branch manager, said.

The four sailings leave on Dec. 10 at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. 12 p.m. and 1 p.m.

Sailors can enter the 1 p.m. sailing draw at the Port Interpretive Centre by submitting a ballot starting on Nov. 23 until Nov. 27.

Overall, 320 people will be able to sail with Santa. “All the ticket sale funds are donated, so once we get the funds in, the main organizers donate that money to the Salvation Army and they use it to purchase Christmas presents for kids who otherwise can’t have them at Christmas time. So all of the costs of the event are 100 per cent borne by the partners of the event. An event like this is typically $6,000-plus to put on and lots of volunteer hours and it’s for a really good cause. The low cost ($5) is so even low-income families can participate,� said Delloch.

Additional sailing sponsors of financial and in-kind contributions consist of: Prince Rupert Adventure Tours, CityWest, Tim Hortons, DP World, Loyal Order of Moose, Prince Rupert Loyal Purple Lodge No. 8 and Stuck on Designs. “I would like to thank the businesses and organizations that come together to make this amazing event a reality for the children and families in our community,� Kate Toye of Success by 6, said. “The Port of Prince Rupert is pleased to continue with its support of the Jingle Boat Express and encouraged with the community’s commitment to grow this event,� Krista Ediger, PRPA community outreach coordinator added.

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$500K for school upgrades

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BY TODD HAMILTON PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Charles Hays Secondary School (CHSS) will receive nearly $500,000 from the provincial government to install a range of high-tech equipment.

In the funding announcement made on Thursday in Victoria, Education Minister Mike Bernier said the CHSS funding is part of a $35 million program to update and upgrade provincial schools.

“This program is all about making sure children have safe, healthy and modern places to learn. We are investing today and expanding this program to fix, repair and

upgrade as many schools as possible,” he said.

Students, teachers and staff at schools throughout the province will benefit from a variety of improvements under the Province’s Routine Capital Program.

Announced in August as a $20-million program, it was expanded with an extra $15.3 million after districts brought forward a large number of projects where the life of the school could be extended.

In total, 109 projects are being funded under the expanded Routine Capital Program. Projects were chosen based on need, priority and supporting student learning.

War memorials info sought

BY TODD HAMILTON PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

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Heritage BC is seeking public input for a war memorials and monuments project commemorating Canada’s contribution in the two World Wars from a B.C. perspective.

“Heritage BC is a charitable, nonprofit supporting heritage conservation in British Columbia through education, awareness, training and funding of heritage conservation projects,” Kathryn Molloy, executive director, said. “Our goal is to engage British Columbians of all ages to identify war monuments and memorials and help us build a wonderful education

tool of an interactive online map.”

The map will include the name, location, descriptions, photographs, videos, and other information about the World War monuments and memorials in communities across British Columbia.

War monuments and memorials in B.C. range from community cenotaphs, to more modest commemorative plaques.

In some communities memorials take the form of park gates or whole buildings.

Submissions to the project can be made through Heritage BC’s website until 5 p.m.

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District of Port Edward council continues to look into opening up access to the old Port Edward School gym for community members to play basketball, volleyball, floor hockey and indoor soccer.

At the Nov. 10 council meeting, Polly Pereira, director of corporate administrative services told council that the district is looking into the matter, which was originally brought up by district Coun. James Brown, who said he had been approached by members of the community who would like evening access to the gym for various sports for adults and youth. The district is exploring gym supervision options.

In addition, Coun. Brown brought another request to council, indicating he had talked to neighbourhood kids who were using the basketball courts below the district chambers.

“They were wondering if they could get another basketball net, so they could have end to end basketball hoops ... from west to east, and to possibly resurface the court there,” Coun. Brown said.

Port Edward council motioned to look into quotes to accommodate the court as well as other options.

Other updates from the Nov. 10 Port Edward council meeting included the district’s donation of coats or other items for the Charles Hays Secondary School (CHSS) junior and senior basketball teams’ Loonie Auction, held on Nov. 25.

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Sports In Brief Rec commission open to public The Prince Rupert recreation commission will hold their November meeting this Wed., Nov. 18 at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre.

The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. in a second floor room at the top of the stairs near the facility’s entrance and the monthly meetings are always open to the public.

The commission consists of business and political leaders, as well as community recreation stakeholders who focus on the larger picture of recreation in Prince Rupert and make decisions regarding its direction.

Midget reps on the road again The Prince Rupert midget rep Seawolves hockey squad are getting a good feel of what it’s like to play on the road.

For their second out-of-town tournament in less than a month, the team will head to Prince George for a midget tier 2 tournament on Nov. 20 - 22.

The Prince George Minor Hockey Association will host the tourney and area teams from around the region are expected to attend.

The Seawolves went 1-3 in a Quesnel tournament in late October.

Sr. volleyball zones approach The Charles Hays Secondary School (CHSS) senior teams’ zones tournaments are fast approaching this weekend.

For the boys’ team, head coach Stefan Delloch and the squad will head to Smithers to compete in the ‘A’ championship, while the girls’ team, led by coach Jacqueline Jackson, will travel to Terrace.

Both zones play dates are scheduled for this Saturday, Nov. 21.

Loonie Auction seeks items The CHSS senior boys and girls’ basketball teams are asking community organizations for items that can be contributed to their Loonie Auction, set for Nov. 25.

Anyone donating items can contact coach Anna Ashley at 250-624-5031 or aashley@ sd52.bc.ca. The funds raised will help the teams pay for out-of-zone travel and accomodation costs.

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The CHSS junior girls’ volleyball squad followed their impressive ‘B’ division championship last year as ‘A’ finalists this year. They fell to Terrace’s Caledonia Secondary 16-25, 9-25 in the final on Saturday.

Rainmakers spike second spot Rupert’s comeback kids volleyball zone finalists

BY WILLIAM GYE TERRACE / The Northern View

The Prince Rupert Rainmakers junior girls’ volleyball team was in action this past weekend as the squad attended the ‘A’ zones championship in Terrace. After some intense play, the Rupert athletes claimed second place.

“The weekend’s [slogan] was ‘Comeback is real’, because we were able to get ourselves out of many tight spots with skilled play this weekend,” said coach Nancy Le. The junior girls opened up against Hazelton, winning 25-13, 25-18 and then they defeated Smithers in a close match, 26-24, 27-25.

These wins moved the Rainmakers on to the semifinals against Skeena Secondary.

The game had ups and downs, and at one point in the match Skeena was up 10-17 in the first set, but the Rainmakers were able to come back and win the set 2522.

CHSS dropped the second set 17-25, but the athletes knew what was possible and stayed hopeful and humble.

They later rallied and won the third, decisive set 17-15.

Janna Nelson had a very strong tournament and was able to score the winning point against Skeena. She was the MVP in three out of four Rupert play-days, and was CHSS’ MVP during this weekend as well.

Tournament All-Stars also included Emily Cavin and

Lauren Santiago. According to coach Nancy Le, “Cavin and Santiago had everyone’s backs on the court and did not let the ball drop without a fight”.

The finals were played against Caledonia. The athletes gave it their all and had their opponents working hard up to a 13-13 score during the first set, but were unable to hold their momentum and fell 16-25, 9-25.

Overall, the team placed second out of six teams.

Coaches Nancy Le, Steven Le, and Sarah McChesney were very proud of what their athletes were able to achieve in such a short amount of time.

“This is my second year coaching the Grade 10 girls.

I think they’ve come a long way from when they started out last year with very little volleyball skills. They’ve won first place in ‘B’ zones last year and second place in ‘A’ zones this year. I think that is a huge victory in itself. I am honoured that I was able to help start up the ladies junior high school volleyball careers and most importantly, be called their coach. I am sad that I won’t be part of their team next year, but I am confident that they are going to be an even stronger team in their senior years,” Nancy Le, team coach, said.

“Aside from their volleyball skills, I think that the girls are all amazing A Cappella singers and that’s one of the best things about travelling with them. The friendships and memories created over the season were similar to my experience playing volleyball in high school, but I think this year has topped it, which is amazing.”

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BY WILLIAM GYE TERRACE / The Northern View

In addition to the high school squad, the Prince Rupert Middle School (PRMS) Grade 8 girls’ volleyball team was also in action this past weekend in Terrace.

The team was playing in the regional zones tournament.

Games were played on Saturday, Nov. 14.

With hopes of a strong start, Prince Rupert opened up against Terrace, but fell short against their opposition in their first game.

Fortunately, the team bounced back in their second match against Smithers.

That win was good enough to make the final.

It would be a rematch of the Storm’s first game of the day against Terrace.

exact revenge on Kitimat Winterhawks

Prince Rupert got off on the right foot, winning the first set. After dropping the second set, the Storm went up 8-3 early in the third.

“This was due to Kaylee Adams-Wilson’s strong serves,” said head coach Kyla Ragan.

Unfortunately, the Storm couldn’t hold on and lost the final set of the zones tournament 15-10.

“It was a really good battle for the team,” said coach Ragan.

“The girls have improved so much since the beginning of the year. Terrace is always such a strong team, so we were happy that it was such a close match. Alison Uppal was our MVP for her excellent work, blocking up at the net,” Ragan added.

The Grade 8 boys’ zones tournament is scheduled for this weekend in Terrace.

BY WILLIAM GYE KITIMAT / The Northern View

The Prince Rupert midget rep hockey Seawolves were in Kitimat this past weekend, as they continued their regular season campaign in the Skeena Valley Hockey League.

And it was a solid weekend for the club, as they won both games against the Winterhawks.

In Game 1 on Saturday, the Seawolves narrowly escaped with a 5-4 victory.

Two goals from Drew Fudger, two goals from David Smith and a lone tally from Tyler Matalone allowed the Seawolves to leave Kitimat’s rink on Saturday with the ‘W’.

Game 2 was played on Sunday morning in Kitimat, and it featured another tight game.

The Seawolves found themselves up on the scoreboard early and never relinquished the pressure.

Mitch Cook was able to net two goals, and Teryn Archer and Keiden Archer netted the other markers, making the final 4-2 for the Seawolves.

After the weekend’s two wins, the midget reps’ regular season record is 3-2, as they exacted revenge on the Winterhawks from two losses they suffered at the hands of their rivals earlier in October.

The team will be back on the ice and on the road on Jan. 16 and 17, 2016, when they take on the Storm in Smithers in the Skeena Valley Hockey League.

For now, they’ll take to the road and travel to Prince George this upcoming weekend for a tier 2 tournament that the Prince George Minor Hockey Association is hosting Nov. 20 - 22.

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NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR MAYOR, COUNCIL AND TRUSTEE The Lax Kw’alaams Band will hold a General Voting day for the election of (1) Mayor, (12) Councillors, and (5) Trustees on: DATE:

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1) Lax Kw’alaams Fire Hall, 51 Church Street Lax Kw’alaams, BC 2) Lax Kw’alaams Community Office 100 East 1st Ave, Prince Rupert, BC

Voting by way of a non-transferrable mail-in ballot is possible. In accordance with the Lax Kw’alaams Band Election Regulations (2011), all requests for mail-in ballots must be made in writing and include proof of identification. Request forms were mailed to all members and are also available online: http://loreensuhrelections.ca/lax-kwalaams/. All such requests must be received by the Electoral Officer not later than November 9, 2015.

The votes will be counted at the Lax Kw’alaams Elder’s Hall, 1600 Church Street, Lax Kw’alaams, BC on Friday, November 20, 2015 beginning at 9:00 am. All electors are invited to attend the counting of the ballots. The results will be announced and the successful candidates declared elected after this count has been completed subject to the provisions of the Lax Kw’alaams Band Election Regulations (2011).

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Relocation assistance available for the right candidate. About the Organization As  part of the BC Public School System, School District No. 92 (Nisga’a) delivers education to four Communities. Nisga’a Elementary Secondary located in Gitlaxt'aamiks community, Gitwinksihlkw Elementary located in Gitwinksihlkw Community, Alvin A. McKay Middle School located in Laxgalts'ap Community and Nathan Barton Elementary located in Gingolx Community. About the Location Gitlaxt'aamiks, also known as New Aiyansh, is the Nisga'a Village in the heart of the Nass River Valley in British Columbia, Canada. As one of four Nisga'a Villages, it is considered the "Capital of the Nisga'a Nation."

One Heart, One Path, One Nation. Located on BC's rugged northwest coast, and just 97km north of Terrace, Nisga'a Lands are blessed with soaring mountains, dramatic lava beds and thriving rivers and streams. The natural beauty of Nisga'a Lands is complemented by the Nisga'a Nation's rich cultural traditions. There is a wealth of activities for you to enjoy, including fishing, hiking, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, ATVing, and much more!

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About the Opportunity School District No.92 (Nisga’a) has an exciting opportunity for an IT Manager to join the group in Gitlaxt'aamiks (also known as New Aiyansh) in beautiful British Columbia, In this leadership role working closely with key decision makers, you will be responsible for the administration and operation of the Information Technology (IT) Department. This will involve planning, coordinating and directing all IT related activities of the organization. The successful applicant will have experience in departmental supervision and evaluation processes.

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CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT

Public Notice NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE BYLAW NO. 3380, 2015 Pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter

Help Wanted

CARRIERS WANTED

For Prince Rupert Routes Email: circulation@thenorthernview.com what route you are interested in with your name, address & phone number

1st Ave W, 2nd Ave W, 3rd Ave W & Park Ave Upper Graham Ave, Alpine Ave & Atlin Ave 8th Ave W, 9th Ave W & McBride Street 8th Ave W, 9th Ave W & Fulton Street Comox Ave & Hays Vale Drive Borden St, Taylor St, 7th Ave W & 6th Ave W 6th Ave E & Hays Cove Circle Overlook St & 6th Ave E Seal Cove Circle & Area Pigott Ave, Kay Smith Blvd, Rushbrook Ave and 6th Ave E 10th Ave E, 11th Ave E, Plaza St and Immanuel St. PRINCE RUPERT

250-624-8088 737 Fraser St, Prince Rupert

The City of Prince Rupert hereby gives notice that it will consider Road Closure and Removal of Road Dedication Bylaw No. 3380, 2015 (the “Road Closure Bylaw�) at the November 23rd, 2015 Regular Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. The Road and Lane Closure Bylaw will operate to close and remove the road dedication from that approx. 240 m2 and 416.4 m2 portions of unused Road and Laneway shown outlined and marked Parcel “A� and “B� respectively on the reference map (the “Closed Road Lands�) which is set out below and forms part of this notice.

Furthermore, the City of Prince Rupert also gives Notice, pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter, of its intention to sell the City owned Closed Road Lands and to sell the additional approx. 324.3 m2 portion of property shown outlined and marked Parcel “C� on the reference map, to Macro Properties (the “Purchaser�). The Closed Road Lands (Parcel A & B) and Parcel C will be consolidated with the Purchaser’s lands. In consideration of the land sale between the City of Prince Rupert and the Purchaser, the combined monetary value of all 3 Parcels of land is $73,000.00.

The City of Prince Rupert invites anyone who considers themselves affected by the Road Closure Bylaw or land sale, to submit written comments prior to the November 23rd, 2015 Regular Council Meeting or make presentation at the meeting on this specific agenda item. Any inquiries concerning the proposed disposition of lands should be addressed to Rory Mandryk, Corporate Administrator, or sent via email to rory.mandryk@princerupert.ca or fax 250-627-0999 no later than 4:30 p.m. Friday, November 20th, 2015.

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Suites, Lower

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Misc. for Sale SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

Building Supplies Renovating? New, beautiful, German designer house materials for sale. 1 full kitchen, 3 full bathrooms, 10 white roller blinds, Interior 82” plain white doors, 12 outdoor commercial goose-neck lights, 1 bookshelf/desk unit L-shaped. Call 250-600-4919

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

STEEL BUILDING sale.

“Really big sale-year end clear out!” 21x22 $5,190 25x24 $5,988 27x28 $7,498 30x32 $8,646 35x34 $11,844 42x54 $16,386. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422. www.pioneersteel.ca

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Off Road Vehicles QUAD-2008 Raptor-700-R $4500.00 Four 20-inch Chevy 1/2 ton tires $900.00 Four 15 inch tires/ no rims $300.00 250-600-3472

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Rupert Hearing Clinic -Hearing Testing -Hearing Aids & Accessories -Repairs & Adjustments -Custom Hearing Protection -Industrial Hearing Testing Stephanie Curry, RHIP Part of WorkSafeBC provider network Veteran Affairs Canada & First Nation health benefits accepted 250-627-8663 or 1-844-568-4327 Unit 201-515 3rd Ave W, Prince Rupert (Capital Mall)

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Gwaii Hannas hot springs filling back up

Pet photos with Santa

KITCHEN Specials DRINK Specials

BY STACEY MARPLE HAIDA GWAII / Black Press

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We have special menus & room for up to 40 guests!

Ocean View Hotel 950 1st Ave. West 250-624-6117

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The Prince Rupert branch of the BCSPCA will be holding its annual pet photos with Santa and annual craft fair on Nov. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ocean Centre Mall.

All proceeds will go to the BCSPCA.

The hot springs are back.

A spontaneous visit to Hot Spring Island by a Gwaii Hannas team returning from SGang Gwaay led to the discovery of pools almost full with water last week.

“We have been monitoring this since the big earthquake… initially we didn’t detect any water or heat on the island,” Gwaii Haanas field unit superintendent Ernie Gladstone said.

One of the four pools, which previously held water with an average temperature of 76 degrees Celsius is now near full and flowing with hot water reaching 70 degrees.

“It’s not the same volume or temperature but it is more water then we saw there a month ago,” Mr. Gladstone said.

Thermal activity and water flow on the island stopped after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in late October 2012. At one point an emeritus research scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada and author of the book Hot Springs of Western Canada, Glenn Woodsworth, predicted the hot springs would never recover.

Prepare for a Potential Career in the LNG Industry with the Power Engineering Readiness Program Pacific NorthWest LNG has partnered with Northwest Community College to develop a Power Engineering Readiness Program.

This program is a first step to helping local people prepare for a career in Power Engineering.

PRINCE RUPERT Nov. 23, 2015 – Feb. 26, 2016 TERRACE Nov. 23, 2015 – Feb. 26, 2016 Funding for this program is available for qualified participants.

Contact Kerrie Orr to learn more: 250.635.6511 ext. 5228 or korr@nwcc.bc.ca.

For more information on all of our programs, visit www.nwcc.bc.ca.

To learn more about Pacific NorthWest LNG, visit www.PacificNorthWestLNG.com or find us on Facebook.

What is a Power Engineer? At industrial facilities, Power Engineers are responsible for the safe operations of equipment related to boiler systems and other mechanical systems that maintain the distribution of power.

Funding for the Power Engineering Readiness Program is provided by the Government of Canada through the Canada-British Columbia Job Fund.

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Hospice Support The Prince Rupert Hospice Society raffle winners were: Monique MacMillan (not shown), round-trip tickets to Vancouver; Pierre LaFrance, locally-crafted silver bead with diamond; and Lori Wilson, a handmade quilt.

The society thanks all who supported this year’s raffle including: Hawkair, Carters Jewellers, Big Rain Quilters, Safeway, Prince Rupert liquor store and all those who bought tickets.

- submitted photos

Seniors’ Centre Notes

BY DONNA PRINCE RUPERT / Special to The Northern View

RAISE YOUR HAND FOR B.C. COMMUNITIES As Canada’s oil and natural gas industry we will never stop working to protect our communities and our environment.

That’s why before any pipeline is built we seek to build relationships with communities along its proposed path in B.C. Consultation with aboriginal communities ensures local voices are heard during project development and the government regulatory process.

Not actors. Real Canadians.

Think oil and natural gas developed the Canadian way is good for Canada? Then raise your hand and show your support by joining Canada’s Energy Citizens at

energycitizens.ca

Crib Monday: 1st-Joanne & Laurel, 2nd -Sharron & Paul/Pat & Lynne.

Thurs:1st- Laurel & Lynne, 2nd-Marion & Eileen, 3rd-Ron & Annette.

Thank you to everyone who supported our Tea & Bazaar!

Foot Care: Wed., Nov. 25 at 11 a.m. Jaspal will be here. All members welcome.

I know I sound like a broken record but often times people say they are not aware of what goes on at the Seniors’ Centre.

We have a full schedule of activities during the week (Monday through Friday), some start at 10 a.m. and others not until after lunch.

We used to run only until 3 p.m. but now we have Yoga and Seniors’ Singing that don’t begin until 3 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays respectively.

There is darts downstairs at 1 p.m. on Monday and the list goes on … come check us out and grab a schedule and a coffee.

Most activities are drop-in for members only.

Our 2016 memberships go on sale come December for $10.

Wise customers read the fine print: *, †, *, §, 5 The All Out Clearout Sales Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating dealers on or after November 3, 2015. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,695) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any dealer administration fees, other dealer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Dealer may sell for less. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select new 2015 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. †0% purchase financing available on select new 2015 models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Dealer order/trade may be necessary. Example: 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package with a Purchase Price of $19,998 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 48 months equals 104 bi-weekly payments of $192 with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $19,998. *3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on the new 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package/2015 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package/Chrysler 200 LX models through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Examples: 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan Canada Value Package/2015 Dodge Journey Canada Value Package/2015 Chrysler 200 LX with a Purchase Price of $19,998/$19,998/$19,998 (including applicable Consumer Cash Discounts) financed at 3.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 416 weekly payments of $55/$55/$55 with a cost of borrowing of $2,928/$2,928/$2,928 and a total obligation of $22,926/$22,926/$22,926. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. 5Sub-prime financing available on approved credit. Finance example: 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan CVP with a Purchase Price of $19,998 financed at 4.99% over 60 months, equals 260 weekly payments of $87 for a total obligation of $22,605. Some conditions apply. Down payment is required. See your dealer for complete details. ^Based on IHS Automotive: Polk Canadian Vehicles in Operation data as of July 1st, 2015 for Crossover Segments as defined by FCA Canada Inc. ±Based on 2014 Ward’s lower middle sedan segmentation. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of FCA US LLC used under licence by FCA Canada Inc.

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