The Northern View, November 11, 2015

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BY KEVIN CAMPBELL

Heart of our city: Games room revival Page A5

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The twice-daily ritual of picking up and dropping off children at Prince Rupert schools has become alarmingly dangerous and staff who try to head off the danger are being abused.

“I’m really worried that we’re going to have an accident ...

We have near misses,” Sandra Jones, SD52 superintendent said.

“We have - Sandy Jones yellow lines, ‘no parking’ signs and bus zones, all of which are consistently being parked in,” said Jones.

She said parents and guardians are continuing to park in these zones or in endangering street locations but when they are asked to relocate their vehicle, they are verbally abusing school officials or those making the request.

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“I am really worried that we are going to have an accident.”

Community Fire chief for a day: Danee Carr Page A12 Kevin Campbell / The Northern View

Dave Walker of the Prince Rupert Royal Canadian Legion No. 27 shows off the poppy he wears to honour the sacrifice of so many. For more on Remembrance Day ceremonies in Prince Rupert, see Page B8.

Cullen to push new government for tanker ban Business Krusel talks Rupert port in Germany Pages A13

Sports Oldtimers host region tournament Page B3

MP says Trudeau must legislate campaign promise

BY JOSH MASSEY PRINCE RUPERT / Black Press

Wit the new federal Liberal government now in place, northwestern B.C. NDP MP Nathan Cullen says he’ll be pressing it to follow through on an election commitment to legislate a ban on oil tanker traffic on the north coast.

And one of his first tasks is to prepare an information package for environment minister Katherine McKenna to get her up to speed on Cullen’s position on tankers and to impress upon her the need to get the ban bill passed as soon as possible.

Both the Liberals and the NDP have supported a tanker ban with Vancouver Quadra Liberal MP Joyce Murray introducing a private member’s bill in 2010 with Cullen following in 2014 by first introducing a motion in the House of Commons and then a private member’s bill of his own that year.

“So much will depend on the details of the moratorium.”

- Nathan Cullen Now that the Liberals are in power, Cullen expects the new government to introduce a bill similar to both previous versions, neither of which ever received support from the Conservatives.

“The solution is very well-known, it’s not that there is an enormous amount of research or consultation that needs to be done, their own policy is their campaign commitment. And enacting it would not be difficult and obviously with a majority and our support, such an enactment would pass through parliament very easily,” said Cullen.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a tanker ban plan a key part of his west coast promises,

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saying he would “formalize the moratorium on crude oil tanker traffic on British Columbia’s North Coast – including the Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait, and Queen Charlotte Sound – and ensure that ecologically sensitive areas and local economies are protected from the devastating impacts of a spill.”

The moratorium would take in the length of the coast from the northern tip of Vancouver Island to the Alaskan border, commonly referred to as the Great Bear Rainforest. Cullen said Trudeau was so adamant about legislating a ban it will be politically impossible to back out.

“This was an important election, and B.C. returned a majority of MPs who are supportive of a North Coast tanker ban, so chip chop,” he said.

But while a moratorium is certainly in the cards, there are important details to be finalized such as the area in which it might apply and what types of oil products in particular will be banned.

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Wording key to Parking monitors being abused moratorium: Cullen BAN from Page A1 “So much will depend on the details of the moratorium,” said Cullen.

“Mr. Trudeau repeatedly said in British Columbia that if he were prime minister, then [the] Enbridge [Northern Gateway oil pipeline] would not go ahead. That’s specific to that project. The larger question he talked about was the legal moratorium on B.C.’s coast. I can tell you, as someone who has crafted legislation, that details matter [and] how you put it together matters.”

The definitions that both Liberal MP Murray and Cullen used in their respective private member’s bills said that the definition of oil that would be banned from being transported in tankers included “crude petroleum” and “any other hydrocarbons, except coal and gas …..”.

Both Trudeau this year and Cullen said their plan for a tanker ban would not apply to the liquefied natural gas industry. Cullen said his private member’s bill was designed largely to stop the Enbridge Northern Gateway project from going through and that other projects aiming to export refined fuels would still be able to apply for a federal environmental review.

Cullen says he wasn’t sure that the Trudeau government has made a distinction yet between refined fuel and crude or diluted bitumen. In terms of the wording in his own bill, Cullen said its drafters in their definitions “left room for interpretation” adding that “my focus was certainly around Northern Gateway.”

The other part of Trudeau’s promise with regards to energy projects is to make changes to the National Energy Board which examines large-scale energy projects.

He said in his platform literature that he would ensure that “its composition reflects regional views and has sufficient expertise in fields like environmental science, community development, and indigenous traditional knowledge.”

PARKING from Page A1 The problem has been ongoing for years and school officials don’t want to have to wait for a severe accident to happen before action is taken to reduce the parking infractions.

Despite the very blatantly marked areas of unacceptable parking zones, Jones said there’s a whole host of reasons why parents try to park as close to their child’s school as possible — but it’s causing more harm than good.

“It seems when the weather gets bad, it’s even worse.

But back in the day, kids used to walk to school and for whatever reason, parents are afraid or they’re worried or it’s dark. I mean there’s all kinds of compelling reasons that parents feel they must drop them off really close to the school,” said Jones.

Conrad School interim principal Sheila Wells added that the school zones weren’t fundamentally designed to handle traffic that they receive now.

“When these schools were originally built, there wasn’t the traffic in town and it wasn’t an issue ... We’ve talked to parents, we’ve talked to staff, we’ve put it in the newsletter constantly and some parents can be quite rude, actually ... Last week, our sign was hit by a [speeding] vehicle, my truck was hit by a vehicle, so I’m no longer parking on the road. As administrators, it’s a constant frustration,” Wells said, also saying that the school reminds kids of the issue.

“Parents stop in the middle of the road and kids hop out of the vehicle and they run across the road. Every school has had close calls,” she added.

Jones said that there isn’t one or two schools in particular that are worse than others, but are all equally in a sad state of affairs in terms of illegal parking. A permanent solution is yet to be found, but until then, the school district has tried a number of methods to offset illegal parking, including reminding the students.

“Over the years, we’ve had the RCMP come and do drive-bys to encourage people [to park where they

should], we often have principals often asking parents, ‘Please don’t park here. This is a bus zone’ or ‘If you wouldn’t mind moving your car’, to be a gentle presence.

So that’s some of the work we’ve done,” said Jones.

“I know when I was principal and I went out and asked people to [move their car], I was often abused and I know my principals are on the receiving end of some very unpleasant responses when they try and ask people to please be aware [of where they are].”

Another way parents could ensure their kids’ safety in getting to and from school is by parking further away and walking with them to their car or school, said Jones.

The City of Prince Rupert is taking action through its bylaw enforcement department.

“Though our current bylaw officer has not received any formal complaints in the past year regarding parking and stopping in school zones, he has taken a proactive approach in identifying issues surrounding Annunciation School and the Fulton Street hill. In the coming weeks, the City of Prince Rupert will begin to increase bylaw enforcement in this area, and implement signage on Fulton Street to deter parents from blocking bus and crosswalk traffic. These steps are being taken not to punish violators, but to promote safe and efficient pick-up and drop-off practices surrounding our City’s schools,” said Veronika Stewart, city communications manager.

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RCMP seek Lelu construction sparks debate witnesses to Port authority says permit needed, vandalism Sm’oogyet Yahaan disagrees

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Prince Rupert RCMP are seeking potential witnesses to a vandalism spree that created more than $10,000 in damage to private property.

Six vehicles parked at the Metlakatla Ferry Dock received extensive damage some time between 4:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Oct. 24.

According to Cpl. Dave Tyreman, four males and two females were reported to be in the area at the time and are considered to be people of interest.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Prince Rupert RCMP at 250-627-0700 or provide tips anonymously by contacting Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

East end water main breaks

BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

A broken water main at the intersection of Crestview and Applewhaite is being repaired, which has resulted in the Crestview bus being rerouted from Prince Rupert Boulevard down Conrad and onto 11th en-route to Frederick St.

Those occupying Lelu Island say they have every right to construct structures on the site, despite a letter sent from the Prince Rupert Port Authority earlier this week stating otherwise.

Don Wesley, Sm’oogyet Yahaan of the Gitwilgyoots, confirmed the group’s lawyers received a letter indicating they did not have a permit to build on the site, which included the installation of concrete pilings near the end of October, but said work will continue on the first structure and on the other two buildings planned for the camp. “What we’re building are permanent structures. Under Canadian law, our rights are protected to build whatever structure is needed to practice our Aboriginal rights and title,� he said, noting the roof is going on the first building later this week and the goal is to have three completed for the new year. “There has been no response to the letter because there is nothing to respond to. They are just throwing dust

“Our rights are protected to build whatever structure is needed.�

- Don Wesley in the wind to see what sticks.�

While not discussing or confirming the letter’s contents, Prince Rupert Port Authority manager of corporate communications Michael Gurney said the activities on the island are on the organization’s radar. “I can say that when it comes to building structures on crown land under the jurisdiction of the Prince Rupert Port Authority, a permit is required. When it comes to buildings related to the occupation of Lelu Island, those have not been authorized by the port authority,� he said. “At the present we are not taking any direct action, but do continue to support the right of people to express their opinions as long as it is done safely and respectfully ... our first priority is to ensure the safety

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of mariners in the area under port authority jurisdiction. To that end I would like to acknowledge the efforts of our boat crew who continue to work through complicated situations with respect and professionalism.�

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Northern leaders call for better transportation FOI documents outline meetings

BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Documents released following a Freedom of Information request show many community leaders told the provincial government that better transportation was needed along Highway 16.

Outlined in the release are details of meetings held in communities along the highway related to the Highway of Tears and the Missing Women Commission recommendations and most say the services offered by Greyhound, Via Rail and the Northern Health Connections bus are inadequate to stop people from hitchhiking.

The notes indicate that those in Smithers told Ministry of Transportation staff that “service needs to be good enough to be an option for people” and that the region will “need consistent accessible public transportation for all” before talking about service improvements. In Vanderhoof, ministry officials were told that “mothers with kids face severe transportation options just to access the social safety net” while leaders in McBride told staff that “rural communities deserve some basic level of access to larger communities” and that any proposal needs to include a “network”

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to connect smaller communities to the main highway and transportation links.

North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice says those type of statements fly in the face of her discussions with ministry and Minister Todd Stone.

“I have been pushing this for two years and the minister said that those people I said wanted improved transportation along Highway 16 weren’t saying that ... I am really shocked that he stood in the legislature and said improved transportation was not identified as a practical solution by the people who live here when clearly the people the ministry spoke to said otherwise,” said Rice, who spearheaded the Freedom of Information request to get details of those meetings and was told such records did not exist.

“There are two things here — one is hiding and deleting emails, which I think is totally disrespectful to the families, and then there is suppressing information to support the spin put on the situation by the minister. That is worrisome.”

In February, according to the Hansard, Stone said the idea of a shuttle bus was not something that people wanted to see given the distance that would need to be covered. However, on Nov. 3 he said the legislature work on the file was still very

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Leaders from across the Northwest have called upon the government to improve access to transportation along the highway 16 corridor.

much active.

“The important thing here, I think, for people on Highway 16 is that we continue to focus on how we can make this corridor safer. That’s the work that I am pouring myself into. That’s the work that my officials are putting their shoulders into. We’re going to continue to do that important work to make that corridor safer,” he said.

“I’m going to continue to do the work that’s required with communities and First Nations along Highway 16 to identify safer transportation options.”

Given the support for increasing transportation access along the Highway

16 corridor and figures indicating the cost to do so would be between $1 million and $2 million per year, Rice said she is optimistic change will be coming.

“That is the cost of twinning a highway and that type of expenditure they make all the time ... I can’t believe the government wouldn’t spend that kind of money to keep people safe and to connect remote communities to grocery shopping or medical services,” she said..

“I can’t see them not doing something like putting in a shuttle service or linking up those communities and I can’t believe so much effort has been put in to not do this.”

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Heart of our City

Bringing the Legion’s Games Room back to life Snooker, darts, 8-ball and card games available for members, guests

BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

In the early 1980s, Prince Rupert was home to a modest assortment of friends who decided they liked playing the game of Snooker enough that they’d form a competitive league together.

The game, similar to pool but using a larger 12 ft. by 6 ft. surface, with one white cue ball and 22 Snooker balls, was very popular in the North Coast city, often with beer helping or hindering the various players’ performances.

Four different teams made up the league and they played out of the old Royal Canadian Legion location where Chances now occupies, and they also made frequent appearances at the Elks Lodge, using just one table for all four teams.

Drinking suds and sinking balls seemed like one of the greatest ways to spend a Rupert evening and the game quickly grew.

Expanding from four teams to 15 and comprising 150 players as the city burgeoned with activity in the late ‘80s, come the fall of every year, the old Snooker league would start up and often it was Legion members who led the way in organizing and winning the coveted championships. They would fill the old “8-Ball” pool hall and gaming centre on Third Avenue regularly.

But as the Prince Rupert Legion location fell on financial troubles with low membership and problems with creditors, the Legion gave up their old building and property on First Avenue and the last competitive game of Snooker was played in 2004.

“What people have said to us over the years is that for the size of the community here, Snooker is huge,” said Legion member Tobbi Gjelsvik last week.

“Snooker is more of a dying sport in most places because kids don’t want to play on an air-field. They want to [sink a ball], so when [they’re used to tables that are] 4 ft. by 8 ft. Or 4.5 by 9, it’s hard to get them interested on something this big. But we have had kids come in here and say we’d like to learn this game, so what we’d look at doing is putting on some sort of clinic to help get them interested in playing because this is a game that grows on you. I tell them if you can play on this, you can go into the bars with your buddies and play anything. The angles are all the same,” said Gjelsvik.

The gang has even hosted world-class players such as Cliff Thorburn, a former world champion and

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Bernie Alexander, Dave Walker and Tobbi Gjelsvik are at the forefront of the Prince Rupert Legion’s Games Room revitilization. Countless community members have contributed time, expertise and resources over the last two years.

world number-one ranked player (and also a British Columbian) who has strut his stuff on the North Coast.

“We treated them like royalty, having these guys here,” said Gjelsvik.

Now, the Prince Rupert Snooker community is about to explode.

The sole reason why is sitting on the corner of Third Avenue and Seventh Street.

Gjelsvik, along with the help of Legion members Bernie Alexander, Dave Walker and countless Prince Rupert community members who donated their time, expertise and materials, have collectively rebuilt the Legion’s Games Room over the past two years, located directly beside the Legion Museum on Third Avenue.

You can read all about Thorburn and other dominant players who have played in Rupert in the archived news clippings, photos and trophies that line the walls of the Games Room, bringing the game and its ambassadors back to life.

“There aren’t many people that don’t know about ‘The Room’ now,” said Gjelsvik.

“There’s probably 80 people or so on our list who would like to [come in and play]. They’ve been checking in on us on a regular basis and word goes out.”

From a concrete floor of an old laundromat that was “by no means level” as Walker pointed out, countless hours of work has gone into the room, including many from Barry and Carrie Cunningham who levelled

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the floor and installed carpeting and a hardwood floor entrance. The Ladies Auxiliary group provided curtains for the windows and a whole two-column list of contributors immortally hangs on the wall beside the dual tables.

With Gjelsvik and Alexander themselves having extensive expertise on building, revitalizing and recovering Snooker tables – from laying the cloth (“100 per cent wool, Hainsworth English cloth – the best you can buy”), everything old is new again.

“When I was 16, that’s when I learned how to do everything. I’d go to school in the day and at night, I’d work in the pool hall,” said Alexander.

Two light fixtures hang over both tables. Dual trophy cases hang on the walls opposite each other, framed pictures adorn the room and a bulletin board of past achievements and old photos hangs to inform newcomers of the history of the sport they’re getting into. Darts, whisk, rummy, eight-ball and all kinds of card games are available to be played in the room. Coin machines sit beside the tables and you can’t play a game without ponying up a couple quarters to turn the lights on above the tables.

“It’s how we make something back. You’re not allowed to play with the lights turned off,” said Gjelsvik.

“There’s probably less than half a dozen games played on these tables,” added Alexander.

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Take time to remember

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t seems fitting that my last column to be written as editor of the Northern View comes out on Remembrance Day because, out of all of the holidays we celebrate here in Canada, Remembrance Day must be at or near the top when it comes to importance.

In this day and age, with so many distractions and technology keeping people linked together with the press of a button, it could be easy for people to take what we have for granted.

That is even more true as one generation gives way to another and as the few people remaining who have served in the great world wars pass away.

Time is a finicky Shaun Thomas thing and with attention spans becoming shorter and shorter, the importance of Remembrance Day and the sacrifices of the men and women who served our country become more and more of an afterthought for many.

But this simply cannot be allowed to happen. The younger crowd needs to know the atrocities of war and what our veterans had to do to endure in the name of Canada.

After all, those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.

With that being said, it is my hope that the Cenotaph in front of the courthouse is once again packed with people of all ages coming out to pay their respects. It only takes a few minutes from your day, but those minutes are very significant and meaningful.

It is my hope that those with parents, grandparents or even great grandparents who served overseas, take time to talk to youth about what they did and why they did it.

Even if they don’t take it to heart, it’s keeping the past and the efforts of those who are no longer alive after serving in the great wars very much alive.

But above all, it is my hope that by sharing and remembering the past, people can learn from it and avoid similar conflicts in the future.

Lest we forget...

Conservation officers a thin green line The B.C. government declared the first Conservation from the B.C. Government Employees’ Union that Officer Day on Nov. 4, to recognize the 110-year history there has been a 10 per cent cut in CO staff since 2002. of the service that started out as mostly volunteer Not so, replied Environment Minister Mary Polak. “game wardens.”

The number has “hovered around 148” in that time, This is overdue recognition for what is essentially a she said, including seasonal staff for peak hunting and police force that only receives public notice when a bear fishing periods. or cougar has to be killed to protect people.

Polak said extra investment has gone into trucks The ceremony at the B.C. legislature included that serve as mobile command centres, so people aren’t awards. Chief Conservation Officer Doug Forsdick sitting in offices waiting for the phone to ring. They Tom Fletcher presented long-service medals and two commendations patrol more and respond faster, which can be vital. for lifesaving.

Chandra Herbert also blasted the government for a One was to CO Jason Hawkes, who rescued a family of four “donation” of $100,000 from the Freshwater Fishing Society of from their sinking boat on Kootenay Lake last June. He reached B.C. to increase angling enforcement this summer, adding more them in rough, windy conditions when they were waist-deep in seasonal CO days. “What’s next, bake sales?” he said. water, far from shore.

The society spends most of its budget restocking lakes with The other went to CO Andrew Anaka, for rescuing an trout and promoting responsible angling, but its new 30-year angler from an overturned boat, whom he found “extremely service contract also calls on it to contribute to enforcement. hypothermic” at the base of a cliff at a lake near Powell River on This is the first year that has happened, and Polak said the extra Jan. 22. A second angler didn’t make it to shore. fishing violation tickets indicate it is working.

An exemplary service medal went to CO Micah Kneller, who The CO service also works on cases such as the Mount Polley caught up with Fort Nelson RCMP officers and paramedics mine breach. It has a commercial environmental enforcement on Sept. 6, as they treated a hunter who had been attacked by a unit, a special investigations unit to deal with smuggling and grizzly in a remote area. As darkness fell, Kneller found a second organized crime, and an intelligence analyst. In short, they’re real injured hunter, got the group together, built a fire and assisted cops, working with a group of about 150 compliance officers at until a rescue helicopter from CFB Comox lifted the hunters out the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. at 3 a.m.

They don’t get much respect from an urban public informed NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert had a by celebrity wildlife protesters such as Pamela Anderson, Miley couple of things on his mind at the event. He relayed a report Cyrus and Ricky Gervais.

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“If I can’t be there in person, I will be watching ceremonies on T.V.”

“No, I don’t attend those events.””

“Yes, I will be there to honour our veterans.”

“No, I have to work. But I wish I could be there.”

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Thinking inside the box Trailer situation shameful transformed shipping

Editor: This letter is addressed to the mayor and council in Port Edward and to Stonecliff Properties.

I have a question for the mayor and council and it’s been weighing heavy on my mind for awhile now. I am not sure if anyone else is thinking about this, but my question is howcome the mayor and council of Port Edward didn’t stand behind the people living in the trailer court and help them fight to keep their homes?

The company, Stonecliff Properties, should be ashamed of themselves for treating those families like that. Some of those families are my friends.

How many of those families voted the mayor and council in and then turned around and didn’t help or support them when they needed you?

Shame on you all. If it ever happens to you, you will finally understand how these families feel.

As for Stonecliff Properties, how dare you try to order people to pay for the removal of the trailers when you are the ones who treated the families bad and forced them out. If I were the tenants of the trailer court, I would just sign the

trailers over to you and you could get rid of them at your own expense.

Shame, shame on you. People will never trust your company again.

Port Edward and Prince Rupert will always be connected. We should have helped and stood beside these families to try and save their homes.

Shame on us too.

These families have children and live paycheque to paycheque, like so many of us do.

They can’t afford to pay to have these trailers removed and disposed of. I hope that any good judge would rule in favour of the families and tell Stonecliff Properties that they have to dispose of the trailers at their own expense.

At one point in my life I lived out there in the trailer court too, so I know what it is like. I was taught right from wrong and to help people. I hope that one day Stonecliff Properties, who was involved in hurting these families, realizes that what they did was wrong.

Port Edward and Prince Rupert, let’s not let this happen again. Let’s stand together and help protect each other.

Elaine Hupman Prince Rupert

A meaningful step forward Editor: Re: Myths of the Highway of Tears (B.C. Views, Oct. 28).

Tom Fletcher’s column triggered my memory of the dog whistle politics we saw in the recent federal election.

The Highway of Tears is not a myth and using mythology in the title of that column is an insult to the hundreds of Aboriginal families who have lost loved ones as a result of many tragedies that have occurred on that road and across this country.

The identity politics of the outgoing prime minister were properly rewarded, and the party that showed Stephen Harper the door at 24 Sussex Drive has promised an inquiry into the disproportionate number of murders and disappearances that continue to occur in the Aboriginal population. It would be hoped that an inquiry will begin to expose the depth and colour of systemic issues inherent in Canadian institutions that help perpetuate these tragedies, and that the new federal government will commit to real solutions from its recommendations.

The incoming prime minister has made further commitments to the 92 recommendations

that came out of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) process.

The TRC has helped many Canadians to understand the origins of deep-rooted problems faced by Aboriginal communities both on and off reserve, and to help them move Canadians individually and collectively to a reconciliation commitment. Those current and future problems will always be about the quality of the relationship between the First Nations people and the general non-native population.

Improving the transportation options for people in the North is primary, but it does not solve the systemic problems that continue to poison opportunities for everyone to work together to end the dysphoria that has dominated Aboriginal communities both on and off-reserve.

Reconciliation Canada is a key agent of change in this space and is dedicated to building meaningful relationships where all Canadians achieve their full potential and shared prosperity.

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he system of transporting goods in standard-sized containers is a relatively recent innovation.

Prior to World War II, ports around the world shipped cargo as “break bulk.” The term refers to goods that must be loaded and unloaded individually. This form of shipping is still prevalent today, but declined dramatically with the introduction of standardized containers, as it is labour intensive, requires warehousing, and is generally much less efficient. However, break bulk shipping remains useful for accessing minimally-developed ports that lack modern infrastructure, and for transporting cargo that simply cannot be stuffed into containers.

The first purpose-built ships for transporting containers were introduced in the 1950s, after trucking company owner Malcom McLean developed the modern intermodal container in the United States.

The first purpose-built container ship was the Clifford J. Rodgers, which successfully completed its maiden voyage in 1955, carrying 600 containers between Vancouver and Skagway, Alaska.

This trip also marked the introduction of the first intermodal service using ships, trucks and railroad cars. A number of those containers were loaded to new, purpose-built rail cars and moved to the Yukon.

During the first two decades of containerized trade, a series of compromises between international shipping companies brought about the evolution of standard sizes, fittings and reinforcements for containers.

By 1970, the International Organization for Standardization had defined common terminology, dimensions and ratings for shipping containers that were adopted by trading nations around the world.

The introduction of large-scale container shipping dramatically changed the port landscape, both in North American and Europe.

The Port of San Francisco, which had functioned as a major commercial port for break bulk for decades, lost its status as a major commercial port to the neighbouring Port of Oakland, which was able to build new infrastructure and capitalize on the emergence of containerization.

In Europe, the ports of London and Liverpool declined in importance, while the Port of Felixstowe and the Netherlands’ Port of Rotterdam became two of the largest on the continent.

Today, approximately 90% of non-bulk cargo worldwide is moved by container ships.

The benefits of this form of shipping include dramatic reductions in the cost of international trade, and vastly increased speed in the movement of consumer goods and commodities. Containerization also improved cargo security, as goods are no longer readily visible and are locked inside the containers. The use of standardized container sizes has also lessened issues of incompatibility between rail networks in diff ferent countries, making transshipment between different trains much easier.

At the Port of Prince Rupert, the rise of containerization made possible the conversion of Fairview Terminal from an under-utilized breakbulk facility to one of the world’s fastest growing container terminals.

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The Games Room is not only a communal place to catch up, challenge your buddies to some billiards or perhaps even down a few beer (the Legion is working on its licencing capabilities), but it will be a catalyst to boost membership to the Legion and cultivate more interest in the institution by the community.

“We can see the end of all [of everyone’s work now], finally. There are a few things like an apron for the table and then Bernie stained the tables and matched it as close to the rail colour as we could and just a couple more odds and ends things [left to do],” said Gjelsvik.

“There are a lot of guys out there, like Shane Foreman – he’s got his own pool table, so a lot of these guys I talk to they go to Shane Foreman’s place,” Alexander added, saying that since 2004, the billiards community has been migrating from place to place. “[Everyone] understands what’s gone into this room and they’ll support the room. It doesn’t matter what table is at home ... they’ll come down here. I think it’s a good atmosphere.

It’s small enough and big enough to work for everybody,” Gjelsvik said.

While the room hasn’t officially opened yet,

the Legion has a rough idea how they’d like to operate it – mainly through volunteers who keep track of who comes through the doors through a sign-in system (approved for Legion members and their guests).

“When we get going there will be lots of people signing up because they want to come here and play,” said Gjelsvik.

“The plan now is to get to Remembrance Day and show it to all the people here and pass the word out to the guys who used to play in the league before ... We’re going to have a separate call for members as to how they want to play it – singles, doubles or teams.”

If members miss the chance to see the new room on Remembrance Day, they can check it out on Saturday, Nov. 21 for the Legion’s fourth Steak Night of the year. The first three saw increasing attendees from 21 people to 50 to 80.

The Legion is expecting to crack those totals for the night of the 21st.

Right now, membership sits at roughly 75 members, but those numbers will rise as well.

Application forms are available at the Legion Museum from Thursday to Sunday from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. or by calling Djelsvik at 778-884-9270 or Alexander at 250-627-1064, or attending Remembrance Day festivities or Steak Night.

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Equipment and instruments from the Watson Island Pulp Mill will be auctioned off on Nov. 18 and 19.

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The decommissioning and rehabilitation of Watson Island is taking another step forward with an auction of the equipment scheduled later this month.

Aucto.com, an online industrial equipment sale site, will host an online auction of more than 1,000 pieces of equipment on Nov. 18 and 19. The auction itself is being undertaken

by NRI Industrial, the sales division of NRI Global, which was awarded the contract to decommission the former pulp mill earlier this month. Among the pieces of equipment are large items such as the chlorine dioxide

generating plant and bleach plant washers to small items such as tools, pumps, controls, valves and instrumentation.

Before the auction gets underway, NRI is welcoming interested buyers to visit the site and view the equipment from Nov. 11 to Nov. 17, although photos of the items can now be viewed at www.aucto.com.

The City of Prince Rupert, which took ownership of the site following a settlement agreement with past owners Sun Wave Forest Products, declined to comment on whether or not the money from the auction would go into city coffers or be split between the two organizations citing an agreed-upon confidentiality clause.

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This year, the 2015 theme was “Hear the Beep Where You Sleep”, and focused on having functioning smoke detectors in the home.

The Prince Rupert Fire Rescue Department conducted fire safety presentations to nearly 600 students, and with support from Pacific Northern Gas (PNG), handed out 25 free smoke detectors vouchers to students at schools across the city.

As part of Fire Prevention Week activities, one lucky Pineridge student, Danee Carr, was drawn as “Fire Chief for a Day”. His duties included visiting the Fire Station, touring the Safeway Bakery and bringing back a cake to share with his classmates, and having lunch with the firefighters at McDonald’s.

Fire Prevention Week provides an important message to our children about fire safety. The success of this week relies on the effort and contributions from all of our community members that participate along with the Fire Department.

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Krusel takes Prince Rupert message to Germany CEO speaks at inaugural conference

BY SHAUN THOMAS HAMBURG / The Northern View

Hamburg, Germany doesn’t have much in common with Prince Rupert, B.C. With a population of more than 1.7 million people and essentially half-a-world away, the two comunities don’t share a common language, common demographics or a common culture.

But one thing Hamburg and Prince Rupert do have in common is a port facility that links interior markets to the world. And it was that commonality that brought Prince Rupert Port Authority president and CEO Don Krusel to the stage in Hamburg as one of the speakers at the inaugural KPMG Global Shipping Conference on Nov. 3.

Prince Rupert Port Authority manager of corporate communications Michael Gurney said Krusel’s presentation focused on sharing the strategic approach to the Port of Prince Rupert’s development story.

“He emphasized how the Port has focused on the fundamental principles of cargo diversity, local economic benefits, planning to safely accommodate vessel traffic increases, and managing environmental impacts to ensure that growth is sustainable into the future,” he said..

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Floating LNG terminal appealing $100 million duty CBSA treating floating LNG platform as a ship

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The future of floating LNG terminals could depend on the result of an appeal targeting a decision by the federal government to impose a $100 million customs duty on a planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at Kitimat.

The appeal was filed by AltaGas, a Canadian partner in the Douglas Channel LNG project which would feature a LNG plant affixed to a floating platform to be built in Asia and ferried to Kitimat. Because the federal Canada Border Services Agency is classifying the platform as a ship, it’s subjecting the barge-shaped platform to a 25 per cent duty fee.

AltaGas vice president John Lowe, in speaking to analysts during a conference call held to discuss the company’s latest earnings, said it takes the opposite view. “The floating unit is incapable of navigation, it has no self-propulsion and it’s going to be moored permanently,� he said.

And the equipment on the platform should not be subject to any duty, which is the case for all equipment that liquefies air or gases, Lowe said.

AltaGas and other members of the Douglas Channel consortium have been working toward a final investment decision on the $600 million project by the end of the year and an appeal of the $100 million duty fee is necessary to make that decision, said Lowe.

He noted that the Douglas Channel LNG project is not the only proposal involving a floating platform. “We feel that on a policy basis it’s not in Canada’s interest

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A rendering of AltaGas’ planned Douglas Channel LNG project.

to impose this sort of a barrier to these developments, particularly when there really aren’t any shipyards in Canada that would be able to undertake this sort of a project,� said Lowe.

NDP MP Nathan Cullen says he’ll be contacting AltaGas to find out more about the $100 million federal customs bill.

While Cullen acknowledged that the 25 per cent duty is meant to protect and encourage Canadian shipbuilders, he noted the importance of the project to the area. “This is a situation where the company is doing the right thing,� said Cullen. “It has the approvals and the approval of the local First Nations.� “I certainly feel AltaGas deserves a fair hearing.�

Cullen did wonder if the duty was an item AltaGas knew about in the planning of the project or whether it was something just recently sprung by federal customs officials.

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Provided there is an investment decision made by the end of this year, the Douglas Channel project would be the first LNG facility off the mark.

At $600 million it would also be the smallest compared to others, such as Chevron-backed Kitimat LNG and Shell-backed LNG Canada, also at Kitimat, that would cost upwards of $40 billion.

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Millwright (Industrial Mechanic) Prince Rupert Grain Ltd operates a world-class, high-speed grain export terminal situated in Prince Rupert on the scenic north coast of British Columbia. The Maintenance department is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of 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.

Currently the position is paid $41.51/hr, in addition, PRG offers a comprehensive hourly employee benefit program. A pre-employment medical is required.

Interested individuals who want to join a great team are invited to submit their resumes in confidence to us by November 13, 2015: Human Resources Department Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. 1300 Ridley Island Road, Prince Rupert, B.C., V8J 3Y1 or Fax: (250) 627-8541 or email hrops@prgrain.bc.ca Applicants need only apply once.

Prince Rupert Grain Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer.

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Public Notice NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE BYLAW NO. 3380, 2015 Pursuant to Section 40 of the Community Charter 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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Samuel Costa had to say goodbye and retire his project-displaying bristol board.

After two years and two projects, the thing was starting to fall into disrepair on the Grade 6 student from Prince Rupert Middle School.

But not before it helped Sam win a national award and a trip to Ottawa. “I had to take down the board because it was starting to fall apart,� said Samuel last week. “But I think that’s a lucky board because I used it on my Canada Dry project in 2014.�

Whether it was a lucky piece of material, sheer hard work, or pure passion for his topic, Sam’s Heritage Fair project, based on the gold rush town of Barkerville in B.C., a provincially-owned heritage town and national historic site, won him the 2015 Young Citizens Award.

The award, given to 26 recipients across Canada – two from each province and territory – was presented by Canada’s History Society for students aged 10 – 15.

Each winner was one of 55,000 heritage fair projects to be displayed across the country within the past school year and Samuel’s video was one of 170 viewed by a panel of judges and subject to online voting.

Two projects from the Northwest Regional Fair in 2015 were asked to make videos on their topics for the Young Citizens program, with the other candidate being a student named Marina G. from Annunciation School here in Prince Rupert.

One of the reasons Sam was so successful in having a masterful grip on his topic was because the Rupertite has visited Barkerville just three years ago. “I had a lot of fun. We were going to Vancouver and on the way, we made a pit stop in Barkerville. I got to go goldpanning and they had a whole bunch of cool stores and I just decided to do my project on it,� Sam said.

His favourite part was ‘The Waterwheel Show’ – a display of 1870s mining technology, using an authentic, wooden Cornish Waterwheel.

In his video, titled ‘Barkerville stands the test of time’, Sam combines narration of the history and significance

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of Barkerville and a slideshow of historically significant images, with Sam in front of the camera with his project to boot.

During his trip to Ottawa, Sam was able to visit Rideau Hall, the Bytown Museum, the Museum of History and his personal favourite – the War Museum (“It had a lot of tanks�). He represented Prince Rupert at Canada’s History Youth Forum, while B.C.’s other representative came from Tecumseh Elementary School in Vancouver.

While there, he even roomed with a student living on Canada’s east coast. “We each had a different roommate ... so you got paired up with someone, possibly from the farthest province away from you, which was exactly what I got. I was from Prince Rupert and my roommate was from Newfoundland,� he said.

Not only was Sam able to win a national award, but he got to add more than a few pins to his pin collection – now featuring over 400 pins from Canada and the rest of the world. “Usually in most heritage fairs we do pin trading and I’m a big collector of pins, so everybody brought certain pins from everywhere and gave them out. There were some cool decorated ones, like I got some from [Prince Rupert Mayor] Lee Brain and I got some from Port Edward [Mayor Dave MacDonald to hand out to the rest of the Young Citizens Award winners]. I have three or

four from Barkerville,� said Sam. He brought back pins, postcards and flags from his trip as gifts from the other students.

The Rupert student plans on trying similar projects like this one in the future and will apply to the heritage fair alumni program at some point in the future.

In fact, the Provincial Heritage Fair will be coming close to Prince Rupert next year, with the planning committee currently wrapping up the final details, committee member Lesley Moore, general manager of North Pacific Cannery said.

In May 2016, the North Pacific Cannery will hold the Northwest Regional Heritage Fair.

While a lot of the work on his Barkerville project was done by Sam, he had some help using Windows Movie Maker from his parents to make the informational video. “The Young Citizens program encourages Canadian youth to explore the stories of Canada’s history from the perspective of their own home town, province and country. The 26 student winners exemplify the passion of Canada’s youth who are actively discovering their past and its significance to their lives today,� said president and CEO of national charity, Canada’s History, Janet Walker.

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Sports In Brief Jr. Boys return from zones The Charles Hays junior boys’ volleyball team came back from their zones tournament at Bulkley Valley Christian School (BVCS) last weekend and placed fourth. The boys were able to defeat Terrace’s Caledonia in two sets, but lost to Ebenezer Christian Reformed School, Smithers Secondary and BVCS.

Elementary Badminton Play Day An elementary badminton play day, comprised of schools across the Prince Rupert and Port Edward area, is scheduled for this Saturday at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre.

All eight courts will be used at once, with each school sending four co-ed teams of Grades 4 and 5 students. Each team can complete a few games in the timeframe, with the play day beginning at 2 p.m. and ending at 5 p.m.

Midget reps head to Kitimat The Prince Rupert midget rep Seawolves will make their second regular season conference road trip when they head down Highway 16 to take on the Kitimat Winterhawks this weekend.

The Winterhawks previously defeated the Seawolves in two games from Oct. 10 – 11, with scores of 7-5 and 7-3.

The Seawolves then beat Terrace 3-2 on Oct. 17 to improve to 1-2 on the season.

They’ll look to add two more wins to the ‘W’ column when they play their first game in Kitimat this Saturday at 2:45 p.m. Their second game is scheduled for Sunday at 9 a.m.

Then, the midget reps will try and work through their bus legs as they’ll be on the road again the following weekend, when they travel to Prince George for their second tournament in less than a month.

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Scott Clark, entering his sixth season as the Thompson Rivers WolfPack men’s basketball head coach will open his season on the road against the University of Prince George in CIS basketball competition this coming weekend.

Coach Clark is happy about his team, saying “we have a good week of preparation for our opener against Prince George�.

Two athletes, Perry Terrell and Kyler Eckess, home-grown in Prince Rupert, are looking to put their mark on the team.

Both athletes were walk-ons, which means they applied to school on their own. They were not offered a scholarship, but made the team based on their merit, hard-work, skill, and potential. Terrell and Eckess had a strong showing at try-outs, have shown excellent dedication to their school work, and the work-load from school and the juggling act created from the demand of playing on a varsity team can be tough to manage the two have learned, especially in the first year.

Coach Clark elaborated on why he kept the two athletes from Prince Rupert. “The reason we kept them was [because] they have some ability, and they’re good teammates. They show up to practice, work hard, understand their position on the team and the roster, and are supportive of

Zones season for CHSS The Charles Hays Secondary junior girls’ team will wrap up their season this weekend when they hit the road to take on the area’s zones championship in Terrace at Caledonia Secondary.

The senior boys’ and senior girls’ teams then have their zones tourneys on Nov. 21. The boys will head to Smithers to compete in the ‘A’ championship and the senior girls will be Terracebound on the same day.

The region’s boys’ soccer zones ‘AA’ tournament was held this past weekend at Caledonia and the ‘A’ tournament was held at Queen Charlotte.

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their teammates. It’s what you would want from kids that walk on and try-out. Their work ethic is great and [they] love the game of basketball,� Clark said.

Playing time in a freshman’s first year is, to say the least, sparse, so Terrell and Eckess’ games probably happen on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Those are the days when TRU practices hard. “They have seen some action and hopefully will continue to see some action and develop,� Clark added.

The coaching in high-school sets these athletes up for success, and when asked about the coaching in Prince Rupert, Clark had nothing but praise for it.

The coach speaks highly of Charles Hays (CHSS) senior boys’ basketball coach, Mel Bishop. “Bishop has been there (in the Prince Rupert community) forever and is a friend,� said Clark. “He has played at a high level and has coached at Charles Hays for countless years. He really understands the game of basketball, is a really good teacher, is demanding and has produced a number of good players over the years from the small community of Prince Rupert,� the coach said.

Terrell and Eckess hope that their success continues on the momentum built by Bishop and the solid basketball program at CHSS.

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Slugfest overshadows Rampage win

BY WILLIAM GYE PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

On Saturday night the Prince Rupert Rampage were in action at home against the Lac La Hache Tomahawks, and won in a big way, grabbing a 6-2 victory over their eastern opponents.

The first period started with an early penalty to Lac La Hache. Followers of the scrappy team won’t be surprised to know that their rough trends continued in this game, filled with penalties and arguments with the referees.

It’s not particularly the type of hockey one wants to see, as crowds have been made familiar with some exciting skilled hockey this year from the same Rampage.

On Saturday night there was still a lot of skill on display, despite the parade to the penalty box.

After off-setting penalties to Prince Rupert and Lac La Hache, Rupert forward Josh Cook pounced on a loose pass at the opposing blue line, walked in and shelved it over Lac La Hache goalie Willie Sellars.

Penalties to Jordan Aubee for elbowing, off-setting penalties to both teams, then a penalty to Armand Powell of the Rampage for interference, continued the trend of players vacating themselves from the game to sit and think about what they did wrong.

This point wasn’t being driven home to many of the athletes, as not even halfway through the first period, there were nine penalties.

The Rampage’s Kory Movold had a great chance as Cook again took it hard to the net and created a rebound which Movold almost put in.

Lac La Hache was gaining momentum, taking pucks to the net as well, and creating traffic in front and that contributed to their first goal. Tim Evans from the Tomahawks buried a rebound on Rupert goalie Jarrod Hildebrandt after a shot came from the half boards.

Cook responded with a great individual effort, taking the puck from behind the Tomahawks’ net and bringing it out front into the slot, to snipe it top right above the goalies glove to make it 2-1 Rampage.

Turnovers and penalties plagued the play, and Hildebrandt bailed out his team on several occasions, with loose play

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Braydon Horcoff gets the crowd into it, dropping the gloves with Lac La Hache forward Kenneth Schmidt.

through the neutral zone.

After back-to-back five-on-three power plays for the Rampage, Cook made a great feed to Movold who stuffed the puck low short side past the Lac La Hache goaltender. The period ended with a fight and the score 3-1.

The second began with fast-paced action, but the penalty parade continued.

Horcoff and Tyler Halliday made a nice tandem on the penalty kill, killing the penalty with Halliday centring. In the attacking zone, he pushed the puck forward off the face-off and found himself in all alone, only to see the Lac La Hache goalie push the net off with his leg after going down.

Prince Rupert was sharp in the second period, making crisp passes. Lac La Hache couldn’t keep up and continued the abuse, taking charging and high sticking penalties.

Rupert followed suit taking a couple undisciplined penalties later in the period and that cost them, as the Tomahawks’ Richard MacDonald let a wrist shot go from the point and it saw its way through a maze of bodies into the back of the net

for a 3-2 score.

There were more penalties and as the period was winding down, Movold picked up the puck at centre, streaked down right wing, undressed the Lac La Hache defenceman, undressed the goalie with the head-fake, fore-hand, then brought the puck back to the back-hand and slid it home into the empty net for the pretty marker.

Braydon Horcoff then decided to drop the gloves, and got into a good tilt. The Tomahawks continued the pressure despite losing several players to game misconducts.

They couldn’t hold off the pressure forever, as again Movold notched another powerplay marker, shooting the puck five-hole between the goaltender’s legs. That made it 5-2.

Movold wasn’t done, earning a hat-trick with his fourth point of the night. This was the Rampage’s third power play goal and 6-2 was the final tally for the good guys.

“Two points is two points,’ said coach Roger Atchison.

“Pretty slow game, lots of penalties, it was hard for each team to get any flow.

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Atchison was one of the bright lights during a difficult game Saturday against the Terrace River Kings.

Everyone had a couple good shifts here and there ... I thought Jordan Vendittelli had a good game. (He) had a couple good chances, I thought he stepped up. We go on a big road trip - Williams Lake and Quesnel. Hopefully we’ll have our A team on the road and see what happens,” the coach added.

“It wasn’t our best effort, but we got the win. It was good to bounce back after our game against Terrace, it’s good to get back on the winning track,” said Rampage defenceman Derek Baker.

Baker spoke of the penalty trouble Rupert had been getting into lately.

“It’s something we have to clean up, I think coming into this weekend we were the most penalized team in the league. If we want to make it to our ultimate goal of winning the championship, then we can’t take penalties like we have been,” said Baker.

It was a good hard fought win for the Rampage and the team will be on the road in two weeks to battle Williams Lake on Saturday, Nov. 28. They currently sit with an overall record of 4-2-1 (W-L-OTL).

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Oldtimers bring new life to tournament Men’s, women’s teams take part in regional tourney

BY WILLIAM GYE PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The Prince Rupert Oldtimers’ Carlo Paolinelli Memorial Hockey Tournament was back this weekend at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre.

Each year’s tournament brings teams in from all over the northwest, making it a must-watch for adult amateur hockey enthusiasts.

Picking up this year’s title was the Prince Rupert A & G Silverbacks, with a record of 3-1.

In this year’s tourney, there were seven women’s teams, with two from Rupert, five aged 35+ men’s teams with one from Rupert and four aged 50+ teams, with one from Rupert.

LaGondala, Firstimers AllStars, Raiders Black, Terrace/ Kitimat, Timbermen, Puckaneers, A & G Silverbacks, United Rentals, Mr. Mikes, Kitimat 50, Smithers Prowlers, Terrace Midgets, Raiders White, Smithers Warriors, Burns Lake and Underdogs made up this year’s crop of visitors who filled the Jim..

It was well attended and according

“[We’d like to give a] big thanks to the Prince Rupert Raiders women’s hockey team for all their help.�

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The Prince Rupert A & G Silverbacks celebrate a goal against The Underdogs.

- John Vatcher to John Vatcher, tournament organizer, the party put on by the tournament Saturday night, with live music from Triple Bypass, was talked about as the party of the year in Prince Rupert. No doubt on Sunday there was a slower place to the games. “A big thanks goes out to Sheri Pringle, Sheri McDonald and the entire Prince Rupert Raiders women’s hockey team for all their help, making this tournament a huge success,� said Vatcher.

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BY WILLIAM GYE PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

A major purchase was made for the community of Prince Rupert by the All Native Basketball Tournament (ANBT) Association recently.

A new portable, hardwood basketball court was purchased for the yearly tournament, to be installed at the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre on an occasional basis.

ANBT president Peter Haugan was able to give some insight into where it came from and why it will add excellent value to the tournament.

“The hardwood was purchased from Central Florida University, and was sent to Toronto for refurbishing.

The new court is just like the ones used in the NBA (National Basketball Association), and has the same dimensions used by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA),” Haugan said last week.

The reason the court was purchased was because the existing court, used in the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre, needed around $100,000 worth of work to bring it up to the standards conducive to competitive play.

CN donated an undisclosed amount to the All Native Basketball Tournament for purchase of the court as well.

A big thank you by the ANBT went out to CN for making the court a reality.

Existing infrastructure will be used to complete the court; the underlay which was used at GM Place (now-Rogers Arena) by the ex-NBA team, Vancouver Grizzlies, is being used, as well as the portable hoops the Grizzlies used to train on at their facility in Langley.

The Women’s and Masters’ divisions will tip-off on the new playing surface on Feb. 7 – 15, when the tournament gets underway.

The All Native Basketball Qualifying Tournament will be held from Nov. 25 - 28 at the Jim.

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MP in no rush to seek NDP leadership

BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Before Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen will return to work on Dec. 3 when Parliament resumes, he’ll have the chance to reflect on his own campaign and his NDP’s freefall from leading the federal election race early on, to a third-place finish and losing dozens of seats across the country when all the ballots were counted.

In an interview with CBC’s Rosemary Barton on Power and Politics in late October, Cullen was candid about his future with the party and where the leadership baton lies in the NDP – squarely with current leader, Tom Mulcair.

“Yes, [Tom will remain leader going into the next election]. I mean, I go back to how Tom did during this campaign, and I was more focused on B.C. but from reports from the rest of the country, our rallies ... just had these really huge turnouts and really strong, positive feelings. And four weeks before the campaign was over, we were feeling as good as we ever have and it’s a new reality for the NDP because we come in having had a tough loss with 44 seats,” Cullen said.

Calls for Cullen to at least enter the fray once again to lead the party have become more pronounced since the results of the election were tallied. Winning more than 50 per cent of the vote in the riding and handily defeating second-placed Conservative candidate, Tyler Nesbitt, by nearly 12,000 votes, Cullen’s seat seems secure for the foreseeable future. Even winning the approval of Skeena-Bulkley

Valley Green candidate, Jeannie Parnell during the 2015 election and having won five election races since 2004, Cullen is more than just in the conversation as the next leader of the NDP. He’s previously placed third in an NDP leadership nomination in 2012 and was voted the 2014 Most Knowledgeable Parliamentarian at the Maclean’s Magazine Parliamentarian of the Year Awards. But if there are cracks in Mulcair’s leadership position, the party isn’t letting them show.

As for a new leadership nomination, Cullen is solely focused on getting back to work and making sure the Liberal Government holds true to their promises.

“In terms of leadership, there’s so much dust to settle ... This was a long, long campaign and I’m just focused on calling my colleagues, both former and new ones and seeing how everybody’s doing,” Cullen told Black Press.

“Learning how to campaign as the frontrunner is also something new to us ... How to run with the lead is not something we had known how to do through many decades of time that the NDP has existed or has had a lot of practice at ... 44 MPs is a good start for rebuilding.

We have some incredible people returning, we have some incredible new people coming – that’s good for us. So as devastating as this is ... I also know that my duty as a Member of Parliament and to my riding is to represent the northwest of British Columbia and to my party as we bring these new folks in to begin the rebuilding process,” Cullen told Barton.

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TO ALL GITGA’AT NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Gitga'at First Nation Treaty Team will be hosting an informational meeting for all Gitga'at people on: November 17, 2015 – Prince Rupert, BC The purpose of the meeting is to update the community on ongoing Treaty engagements. Treaty Negotiators from Gitga'at First Nation, British Columbia, and Canada will be presenting, followed by an opportunity for questions and discussion.

All Gitga’at people 16 years and over are invited and encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be served.

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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:

Thursday, November 19, 2015

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LOCATION OF POLLS:

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).

The voter’s list is available for public viewing at the Lax Kw’alaams Band Offices in Lax Kw’alaams.

Given under my hand at, Prince George, British Columbia, this 9th day of October 2015.

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Artist Linda Bob honoured

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BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Another Prince Rupert artist has been recognized for her work by the BC Achievement Foundation.

Linda Bob, a Tahltan-Tlingit artist based in Prince Rupert, was announced as one of five recipients of the 2015 BC Creative Achievement Awards for First Nations’ Art in late October. “The work of Tahltan-Tlingit artist Linda Bob encompasses ceremonial regalia and beadwork. Acknowledging that her history and culture is at the heart of her work, Linda has a deep passion to merge Tahltan and Tlingit traditions with contemporary style,� read the citation. “While guided and inspired by traditional concepts, Linda moves outside Tahltan motifs into more fluid forms found in other Pacific Northwest traditions. Linda Bob’s work can be found in the National Museum of the American Indian, the Royal Ontario Museum, and has been exhibited at the Museum of Anthropology and the Spirit Wrestler Gallery.�

Bob was one of three Northwest recipients, with other winners including Gitxsan artists Ya-Ya Heit and Arlene Ness of Kispiox and Hazelton, respectively.

The awards will be presented to the recipients later this fall during a ceremony in Vancouver.

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Joined by Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain, who did the draw, Keith Lambourne of Royal LePage presented cheques for $4,000 to riders in the Cops for Cancer Tour de North, the North Coast Health Improvement Society, , the Prince Rupert SPCA and the Lester Centre of the Arts. The money was raised through the sale of raffle tickets for a chance to win a new car.

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We honour our Veterans and Canadian Forces members this and every day.

Throughout history, millions of soldiers have marched into wars to protect the freedoms of their countries. Remembrance Day is a solemn time to commemorate those soldiers’ sacrifices and to pay respects to soldiers who died in battle.

In British commonwealth countries and territories, including Canada, November 11 is known as Remembrance Day. Since the end of World War I, memorials to remember those of the armed forces who fought in battle and perished in the line of duty have been dedicated on this day.

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at 11 a.m. Later, the carriage where the historic event took place was placed in a specially constructed building to serve as a monument to the defeat of Germany.

Although it was moved by German forces and later destroyed during World War II, after that war ended, a replacement carriage was rededicated on Armistice Day in 1950.

Remembrance Day evolution Armistice Day was renamed Remembrance Day after World War II to commemorate soldiers from both world wars. It is now used as a way to pay homage to any fallen soldier.

In Canada, Remembrance Day is a statutory holiday in many provinces and territories. Official national ceremonies are held at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. Events begin with the tolling of the Carillon in the Peace Tower, during which members of the Canadian Forces participate and congregate at Confederation Square.

Similar ceremonies take place in provincial capitals across the country.

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Very often moments of silence are offered for lost lives.

What about the poppies?

One of the unifying symbols of Remembrance Day is the poppy that is worn to honor lost soldiers.

The bold, red color of the flower has become an enduring symbol of those who died so that others may be free.

The poppy became a symbol for a specific reason. Some of the most concentrated and bloody fighting of World War I took place in Flanders, a region in western Belgium. As a result of the fighting, most signs of natural life had been obliterated from the region, leaving behind mud and not much else.

The only living thing to survive was the poppy flower, which bloomed with the coming of the warm weather the year after fighting in the region had ceased. Poppies grow in disturbed soil and can lie dormant in the ground without germinating. Without the war, they may have never come to the surface.

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Men traditionally wear the poppy on the left side of the chest, where a military medal would be placed.

Women wear it on the right side because that is where a widow would wear her husband’s medals.

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Jingle Boat Express setting sail again

BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The date for the 2015 Jingle Boat Express — a cruise aboard the Inside Passage with Santa Claus — has been set.

The trip will depart on Dec. 10. This year organizers have increased the number of sailings to four in order to allow more than 300 North Coast youth to take the trip.

Again this year, kids on the trip will receive a goodie bag from a group of local businesses.

Based on the high demand for tickets in the past, this year Jingle Boat Express tickets will go on sale at the Civic Centre on Sunday, Nov. 22. Doors will open at 8 a.m., with ticket sales beginning at 9 a.m. In years past, tickets have sold out in minutes.

Money raised from ticket sales will be donated to the Prince Rupert Salvation Army to help purchase presents for underprivileged children in Prince Rupert.

Look for more on this story in next week’s issue of the Northern View.

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Senior Centre notes We are remembering our veterans on this Remembrance Day… Cards Monday: 1st — Marie and Jane, 2nd — Laurel and Della, 3rd — Heather and Sharron.

Thursday: 1st — Ron and Eileen, 2nd — Lynne and Mary S./ Alex and Marion.

Saturday, Nov. 14: Our Fall Tea and Bazaar — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Refreshments, raffles, vintage finds … come one come all.

Foot care: Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 11 a.m. Jaspal will be here.

We want to celebrate the completion of our parking lot by hosting some kind of party in December (pot luck and treats, music, maybe a ballroom dancing demo) so please make sure you read these notes every week. You can e-mail us at seniorsc@citytel. net for updates or call 627-1900.

Tole painting and knitting is held at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays. Dust off that unfinished project and bring it in.

Our singing group meets on Wednesdays at 3 p.m.

Nov. 4 notes: Cribbage Monday: 1st — Alex and Marion, 2nd — Annette and Ron, 3rd — Joanne and Della.

Thursday: 1st — Della and Lynne, 2nd— Alex and Marion, 3rd — Joanne and Eileen.

Thank you Adventure Paving for doing a wonderful job of our parking lot and being so kind and thoughtful to our members. Please be aware of the new “one way” entrance and exit to Grenville Court.

There is no longer a left turn off 6th street onto Grenville Court.

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LONG-TIME SERVICE

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Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain and other members of council helped long-serving city employees celebrate their milestones. Service years ranged from five years to 35 years for employees David MacRae and Howard Bailey.

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B.C.’s farm and food product industry is growing, even though the number of farmers isn’t.

Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick hosted farmers and food producers at the B.C. legislature Tuesday to mark B.C. Agrifoods Day and announce that sales of B.C. food products set a record of $12.3 billion in 2014. That’s up 5.9 per cent from the previous year, which was up 3.5 per cent from 2012.

“Local people are buying local products, that’s a big part,” Letnick said in an interview. “Our exports are

increasing. We’ve had a record year, just under $3 billion in exports.”

Two thirds of B.C. export sales go to the U.S. China is second with $264 million in sales, and Japan bought $199 million worth in 2014.

“Our number one agri-food product continues to be dairy,” Letnick said.

“Number two is farmed salmon, so that might be news to a few people.”

He said the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement bodes well for B.C. It proposes phasing out tariffs in Asian countries on B.C. salmon, halibut, herring, crab, geoduck, blueberries, fresh and frozen vegetables, pork and icewine.

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• 6 temperatures with ATC

• 4 temperatures plus wrinkle care option

• Timed dry (10-80min)

• 14 washing cycles, 6 rinse/spin options knob

• Up front mounted metal screen filter

• Deep fill button

• Long vent: 120 ft.

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PRINCE RUPERT

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Prince Rupert Community Arts Council Presents

PRINCE RUPERT

the 40th Annual

TWO SHOPS… ONE STOP!!

OUTBOARD MOTORS, WASP CAMS, ELECTRONICS & SAFETY GEAR AT SEA SPORT MARINE!!

• Friday, November 20 6:00PM - 9:00PM

•Saturday, November 21 9:00AM - 5:00PM Jim Ciccone Civic Centre Gymnasium To participate as a vendor, please contact: prcraftfair2015@gmail.com

www.artsprincerupert.ca

WALLETS, PURSES, SCARVES, HATS, BELTS & JEWELRY AT SEA SPORT CLOTHING!!

AND SO MUCH MORE !!!

Sea Sport Outboard Marine and Clothing: 295 – 297 1st Avenue E, Prince Rupert

WWW.SEASPORT.CA

250-624-5337 sales@seasport.ca 250-624-5335 clothing@seasport.ca

Prince Rupert Rotary Auction Nov. 16, 17, 18 6:30-10:30 p.m. • auction.prcc.ca • 250-627-8666 • CityWest Channel 10

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B12 • Northern View • November 11, 2015

51st Annual Prince Rupert

Rotary Auction LIVE

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250-627-8666 auction.prrc.ca Monday Tuesday Wednesday 6:30 to 10:30 pm

WIN A RETURN TRIP FOR 2 TO VANCOUVER

items worth more than

WIN

5JDLFUT on sale now

Designed and published by: PRINCE

RUPERT

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November 11, 2015 • Northern View • B13

Join us for our grand opening celebration

RE/MAX Coast Mountains and our team of realtors invite you to come and help open our new office at

519 3rd Avenue West on Wednesday, November 18.

Congratulations on your FLOORING | CABINETS | WINDOW COVERINGS | INSTALLATIONS

Proud to be a supplier for your building 100% Locally Owned and Operated

PRINCE RUPERT 250-624-4357 Toll Free 1-855-604-4357

Serving the Pacific Northwest for over 27 Years!

• Certified Installations • Active in Commercial Markets • Free Estimates

4602 Keith Avenue, Terrace, B.C. V8G 4K1

PROUD to be a contractor on the

Building.

250-624-5814 ADVENTURE PAVING www.adventure pavingbc.com e: wbeal@ycs.bc.ca 161 Mishaw Road

& General Contracting

1-800-665-1657 www.yourdecor.com Email: richard@yourdecor.com

Congratulations REMAX COAST MOUNTAINS On Your Grand Opening!

THANK YOU FOR SELECTING US AS YOUR FLOORING CONTRACTOR

www.thenorthernview.com

B14 • Northern View • November 11, 2015

RE/MAX Coast Mountains

Grand Opening - November 18 See Page B16 for full details on the Grand Opening celebration!

Shaun Thomas / The Northern View

Monica Kelly is the smiling face that greats customers as they enter the new office space, which includes listing displayed on the walls, windows and a big-screen television that rests above a fireplace.

DELIVERING TRUSTED ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND INSTALLATION SOLUTIONS FOR OVER 60 YEARS.

Congratulations!

Congratulations on The Grand opening of your NEW Location We are proud to be the electrical contractor 735 1st Avenue West | Prince Rupert, BC | Tel: 250-624-3300 | Fax: 250-624-6841

www.the-electrician.ca

Coast Mountains on the Grand Opening of their new building Lils Painting & Drywall Repairs

C 250-622-8221 H 250-624-2657

CONGRATULATIONS NORTH COAST ON YOUR GRAND OPENING!

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The new building looks fantastic!

Congratulations on your Grand Opening

PRINCE

RUPERT

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November 11, 2015 • Northern View • B15

Congratulations

RE//MAX RE Coast Mountains EVERYTHING GLASS!

s n o i t a l u t Congra on Your

Grand Opening 800 Fraser St., Prince Rupert, BC

250.627.8788

B16 • Northern View • November 11, 2015

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