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No space for oil?

Gymnastics Out

News: Canada’s new transport minister touches down in Rupert Page A7

Realistic Vision

Sports: Prince Rupert Gymnastics asked to leave civic centre Page A13

Business: Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain grounds Hays 2.0 in reality Page A9

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Wednesday, December 20, 2016

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New Rupert trend: Kids saying no to gifts, yes to charity - A19 Education Pacific Coast, a second chance Page A18

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Prince Rupert population much higher than census

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City planner Zeno Krekic and city staff have completed various indicators – components that are crucial to the socio-economic makeup of the city and area. The boom in population would result from the construction of one or a number of industry projects, mainly new terminals coming online within the Port of Prince Rupert, such as LNG export facilities or an expanded container terminal.

Last Monday night, Krekic presented to council the summary of - Zeno Krekic staff’s work in 2015 – a complete look at Rupert’s current population trends, housing data and land base evaluations, all referred to as ‘indicators’.

The message was clear: the waiting period is over to prepare for a booming forecast of this magnitude should any of the projects proceed.

“If 2014 was hurry up and wait, then 2015 was all about hurry up. There was absolutely no wait whatsoever,” Krekic said as he presented his findings.

“If 2014 was hurry up and wait, then 2015 ... was hurry up.”

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he Port of Prince Rupert has established a Community Investment Fund to provide financial support for projects or initiatives in the Prince Rupert area that enhance quality of life or contributes to a lasting legacy to the community.

Only projects or initiatives that are broad community based and have a meaningful and wide-reaching impact in the Prince Rupert and regional communities will be considered.

Projects or initiatives leveraging other funding sources will be considered on a preferential basis.

All projects must provide tangible long-term benefits to the community; have broad, demonstrated community

support; leverage other private and/or public funding; and be environmentally sound.

Contributions will not be made to the operating costs of a project or initiative; to individuals; to partisan political projects/initiatives; to projects or initiatives that are restricted to the use or benefit of specific individuals or organizations within the community; where activities related to or resulting from are in violation of any federal or provincial law, regulation or policy; to refinancing of all or any part of any term debt obligations of the funding recipient.

Applicants submitting a request for financial support can be non-

profit entities, locally-based forms of government such as municipalities, Districts and First Nation Band Councils.

Priority will be given to projects, initiatives or events which provide the greatest funding leverage from other sources. Community support could include written support by local community groups; Normally the Fund will not contribute more than 90% toward project costs and priority will be given to those seeking 50% or less for a project, initiative or event funding. All submissions will include a budget, identifying other contribution of funds to the project or initiative.

Applications may be submitted to the Port of Prince Rupert either by regular mail or electronically by 4:00 PM, Friday, February 26, 2016.

Proposals sent by email shall be sent to mangus@rupertport.com. For online application to the Community Investment Fund, browse to: www.rupertport.com.

Mailed applications shall be sent to the following address: Port of Prince Rupert 200 – 215 Cow Bay Road Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1A2 Attention: Mr. Maynard Angus Manager, Public Affairs

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City braces for Rupert Library population boom budget slashed BOOM from Page A2 First, the population indicator presented findings that were extremely dissimilar from Stats Canada and even the Province of B.C.’s census results.

In 2011, Stats Canada’s census findings concluded that Prince Rupert had a population base of 13,052. In early 2015, BC Stats estimated that Prince Rupert’s population stood at 11,918, the lowest number in four years for the coastal city.

Anecdotal evidence and general observations led the City of Prince Rupert to believe that this was absolutely not the case. Not only was the population not declining, it was increasing, and at a steady rate.

So the City launched their Go Plan Survey and their Non-Market Housing Survey – both of which were scientifically driven to identify the number of people living in Prince Rupert and what kinds of living conditions and type of housing its residents currently reside in or need.

The results were in line with council’s predictions. Rupert’s population was found to sit at 13,766 – a significant increase in BC Stats’ 2015 findings by over 1,600 people. The increase was found to be due to a ‘shadow population’ that was not taken into account by Stats Canada or BC Stats.

As Krekic reported to council in August of last year and again on Jan. 11, this ‘shadow population’ made up of migrant workers will only increase as potential projects break ground.

“We had doubt on a continuous basis that ... [the official stats] were correct ... We finally conducted our own survey. Our numbers were just less than 14,000, so you’re looking at a difference between 10 and 15 per cent. Those are noticeable numbers that we should be mindful of,” said Krekic.

There was another reason why the City conducted their own tallies and it - Zeno Krekic has to do with its land base (land that the City owns) and affordable housing – a topic that exploded last year with residents telling city council that there is not enough affordable housing for Prince Rupert residents.

Mayor and council took the information and numbers detailing availability of affordable housing in the city and are currently using it to persuade the B.C. government (the real agents in charge of affordable housing anywhere in B.C.) that there is a dire need for it in Prince Rupert.

But in order to get help from the B.C. government, the City is competing against places such as Surrey, which has had a consistent population boom of around 50,000 people. Rupert Mayor Lee Brain has noted that it is extremely tough to be a blip on the Province’s radar when all of B.C. is appealing for the same thing. But the baseline data produced by the Go Plan Survey will go a long way in convincing the Province that there is a significant need for lowincome and seniors’ housing in town.

“We’re taking a leadership role, we’re working as fast as we can with the resources we have. This year we’re going to lock in,” said Brain.

In addition, Krekic noted that 2015 brought the most development permit applications (18), development variance permit applications (13) and zoning bylaw amendments (11) since 2009.

The City of Prince Rupert can only do so much. As Coun. Barry Cunningham noted, at some point, the Province needs to start paying attention. The good news for those seeking low-income or seniors’ housing is that the City’s Housing Committee plans to start its first development.

“We’re going to have a draft report by March ... We’re really starting to make traction now with this piece,” said Brain.

Krekic will now work with city staff in the next eight to 10 weeks to combine the Planning for Major Projects initiative, the Official Community Plan, new zoning bylaws and affordable housing policy developments and create a final publication that can be presented to potential business developers and the Province.

Stats Can 2011 13,052 BC Stats 2015 11,918

City of P.R. 2016 13,766

“We had doubt on a continuous basis that ... [official stats] were correct.”

Grants capped at $850K, avoid tax hike

BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The library took this one on the chin.

Prince Rupert city council knew they faced a tough decision, to fund community group applicants, and not increase the tax rate.

The sacrificial lamb became the Prince Rupert Public Library.

In a move to save organizations, that are feeling the financial pinch, from shutting down completely, mayor and council passed the 2016 Community Enhancement Grants allocations in line with 2015 — with a few exceptions.

The library had its 2016 budget allocation from the City slashed by $66,000 dropping the facility to $500,000 in allocations The Museum of Northern British Columbia was increased $15,000 to bring them up to $126,000 and an increase to the Prince Rupert Performing Arts Centre Society by $15,000 brought them to $125,000.

With applications to the city’s Community Enhancement Grants totalling more than $1.3 million for 2016, the City’s $850,000 cap left many groups without a majority of the funds they were seeking.

The resolution to cut the library’s budget was put forward by Coun.

Wade Niesh and supported by Mayor Lee Brain, Coun. Blair Mirau and Coun.

Nelson Kinney in the grant distributions’ passing, with Coun.

Barry Cunningham and Coun. Gurvinder Randhawa signalling their opposition.

Coun. Joy Thorkelson was absent. “[The library] is currently taking two-thirds of the community enhancement grants and I just feel that we want to help everyone.

“Unfortunately the library ... in my mind, is the one that needs to be affected. And the only reason why that is, is because they’re the ones that can only be affected ... who can reduce hours a bit and reduce services and still be in business,” said Niesh.

“We can’t take any more money from the Performing Arts Centre [Society] and we can’t take any more... from the museum because these places will shut down if we continue to cut.”

The $850,000 distributed is $36,085 less than the 2015 distribution amount to community groups. The main reasoning behind the grants cut is that council wanted to avoid raising the tax rate. Cunningham proposed that council use money from the Prince Rupert Legacy Fund, money designated to support Planning for Major Projects initiatives, however that idea was met with staunch opposition from Mirau, who told council that using Legacy funds for anything other than temporary major projects and to use them in an operational basis in this instance would be a mistake.

Mirau later put forth a friendly amendment

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Alexa and Amanda Simoes browse the Prince Rupert Public Library last week.

to the grant passing, adding that the City enter into talks to create a long-term, approximate five-year contract with the organizations that the City distributes grants to.

The library’s cuts were respected but not welcomed by Prince Rupert Public Library chief librarian and Library Board representative Joe Zelwietro.

“It’s important to realize that this cut, although it will hurt library service providers, the main people affected will be the public who have nowhere else to go for information resources. Some have no other place to go when it’s raining and people looking for work doing online job applications, applying for unemployment insurance, applying for welfare, fishing - Joe Zelwietro licences – there’s a lot of people who don’t have other options than here,” said Zelwietro.

“I want to make it clear that it’s important to live within our means, but without a stable society, there will be a lot more cost in the future that will make this decision seem not the most wise use of funds. I recognize the pressure that council is under too, to not raise taxes for people, but in a democratic society, taxes are the price we pay for a healthy society.”

Zelwietro added that the board will meet within a week to discuss their plans for the rest of the year and what services will be impacted.

They will announce the results of those talks “shortly”. He also said that the library board, as of now, cannot meet contractual obligations to the union and to the City.

The full make-up of 2016 distribution includes $585 to AFFNO, $126,000 to the museum, $15,000 to Kwinitsa, $10,000 to the Prince Rupert Community Arts Council, $6,000 to the Prince Rupert Community Halloween Fest Society, $125,000 to the Performing Arts Centre Society, $500,000 to the library, $30,000 to the Prince Rupert Special Events Society, $6,000 to the Prince Rupert Wildlife Rehab Shelter and $31,500 to Tourism Prince Rupert and the Visitor Information Centre.

“There will be a lot more cost in the future that will make this decision seem not ... wise.”

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January 20, 2016

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Federal minister comes to Rupert

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rom the ivory towers of Ottawa, a federal cabinet minister tweeted out his preparations to visit Vancouver and ... Prince Rupert.

Minister of Transport Marc Garneau came to the city of rainbows on Jan. 14 for the first time in his life. It’s only been a couple months since Garneau — Canada’s first astronaut in space — was appointed to oversee the federal government’s transportation system, and he made a point of being in Rupert on one of his first tours to formalize a moratorium on crude oil tanker traffic on the North Coast.

His work could have been done from his office in Ottawa, as so many northerners like to point out politicians do, or even just in a quick trip to Vancouver, but he included Prince Rupert on his agenda to meet with different stakeholder groups, including First Nations, the shipping industry and environmentalists.

This short trip early in Garneau’s tenure proves that Rupert isn’t just the end of the rail line, but rather, the city is top of mind to key politicians in Ottawa. Through Garneau’s consultations he saw first hand the expansion of the container terminal and the bright future this city has.

He will now personally bring that knowledge back with him to the capital, instead of relying on a parliamentary secretary’s reports. It’s a sign of what may come.

Let’s face it, things could be a whole lot worse in B.C.

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n the early days of this new year, readers have advised me to do several things. I’ll go with one that seems relatively painless, embracing the “sunny ways” of our new federal government and seeking optimism in these fragile times.

For starters, we have a building boom going on in the southwest. Here in Victoria, cranes dot the skyline as new residentialcommercial projects emerge from bedrock, and hardhats are mostly on construction workers, scratched and backwards, rather than shiny and forward on politicians.

Shipyards are busy, with Royal Canadian Navy work and cruise ship refits to reduce their emissions, plus work on ferries, tugboats and barges.

Most of the activity is private investment, much of it in a hot housing market. Surrey has just recorded its second-highest total for building permits in history, a value of $1.46 billion nearly matching the pre-

recession peak of 2007. with more temporary mine Thousands of provincial closures expected. employees get a small raise in The forest industry is being February, based on stronger helped by the low Canadian than forecast economic growth dollar and a steady recovery in in 2014. It works out to $300 a the U.S. economy, and tourism year for a medical technologist is expected to have another and $346 for a teacher. strong year as Americans take Health care costs are rising less advantage of a discount on dramatically. Health Minister visits to B.C. Terry Lake announced last week Central 1 Credit Union broke Tom Fletcher that the province is increasing down the regional employment funding for a promising program numbers for B.C. in 2015, and in cancer research, using genetic analysis found job growth in every region except the to improve targeting for drugs to treat the Cariboo. Province-wide employment grew hundreds of different cancers diagnosed in 1.2 per cent last year, ahead of the national B.C. patients each year. rate. That may not sound like much, but Outside the urban regions, where retail compared to Alberta’s oil-dependent sales and real estate mainly drive the economy, it’s pretty good. economy, sunny ways are harder to find.

Construction of a new dam on the The mining and natural gas sectors are in Peace River is expected to ramp up this the grip of a slump in commodity prices, year, bringing workers home from Alberta,

and the federal government is planning to fast-track its promised infrastructure spending to create work across the country.

Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett was in Toronto last week to ring the opening bell at the stock exchange with B.C. mining industry representatives.

Not much sun on mining stocks these days, but Bennett’s sales pitch to an investor luncheon included reference to two more mines under construction in northwest B.C., the province’s Pacific Rim trade advantage, and revenue sharing with First Nations that is attracting attention of other provinces.

The Conference Board of Canada has forecast that B.C.’s economy will “lead the country by a wide margin over the near term,” with unemployment declining in 2016.

We’re at the mercy of global forces, but things could be a whole lot worse.

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January 20, 2016 • Northern View • A5

On the street

Do you agree with city council’s decision to cut library funding in grant allocations in order to not raise taxes for 2016?

DALE FRASER

“Libraries are still important to kids.

Especially in small towns where there’s not tons of stuff for them to do.”

JONATHON RIDLEY

“Yeah, I use the library. I don’t agree.”

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With Kevin Campbell

CHRISTINE MALAKA

“I believe it’s a really good service to the town. I think they should have found other places to cut. The library is one thing I feel is almost sacred.”

JANET STEVENS

“No. [The city] needs it. A lot of people go there and kids go there.”

Ollie’s unfortunate adventure Editor: On Tuesday, Jan. 13, I was taking my granddog, Ollie, for his regular morning walk.

That morning we took a different route and went from Second Avenue up Sixth Street.

We had just turned the corner when Ollie let out a terrible yelp and swung around as if something had hit him.

I thought maybe I had stepped on his foot as his reaction was so intense and scared the heck out of me.

I stopped and looked around and realized that just before his outburst he, as most dogs do, had sniffed the light pole.

I went back to my shop and got a volt meter then went back and checked the pole. There were 50 volts leaking from it.

I called the City Public Works Department and told them about the problem. They sent an electrician out in short order.

He checked the pole and came back to say he could find no problems but would check again.

The electrician came back again in a short while with a sort of grin on his face.

He said he got zapped twice through his rubber gloves, his volt meter was getting a reading of 80 volts.

He repaired the problem immediately.

Later, my granddaugther and I noticed that poor Ollie’s fur was burnt on his snout.

Apparently, the same thing happened on the Second Avenue bridge but this time the poor dog was having a pee on the pole.

Ouch, that must have hurt!

My granddog and I have discussed what happened and have decided that maybe we should sue the City of Prince Rupert for a bag of dog treats from Leanne’s Pet Shop.

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“I noticed that poor Ollie’s Oll ie’s fur was burnt on his snout.”

- Gary Weick

Editor’s Note: We passed along Mr. Weick’s comments to the City of Prince Rupert. Here is their reply: On Jan. 12, 2016 at approximately 10 a.m., the Public Works Department was notified that a dog was sniffing a lamp standard and received a shock. An electrician was called immediately to rectify the situation, and two lamp standards were repaired on Fifth Street shortly after the call was received.

The City was informed that the cause of this was a faulty ballast and failed grounding. We would like to extend our apologies to the resident and his dog. We believe this to be an isolated incident.

If the public becomes aware of any further hazards in relation to City lamp standards or any other public infrastructure, please feel free to call the Public Works Department at (250) 624-6795.

For after hours or weekend emergencies, call (250) 624-3000, and to report any further streetlights which require repair, call (250) 627-0988.

Our Public Works department informed me that the poles were on Fifth street (up from Subway), not Sixth, and this was double-checked with the electrician.

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Photo courtesy Prince Rupert Port Authority FROM SHIP TO TRAIN TO TRUCK: Intermodal shipping containers move by rail to and from the Port of Prince Rupert. Standardized containers have revolutionized the shipping industry during the past half-century, increasing speed and efficiency of cargo movements.

Thinking inside the box transformed shipping

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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 different 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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Minister Garneau makes landing in Rupert, explores tanker ban

BY SHANNON LOUGH PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The new Minister of Transport Marc Garneau conducted consultations on the North Coast of British Columbia on Thursday as part of his mandate to formalize a moratorium on crude-oil tankers in the area.

Garneau made a stop in Prince Rupert as part of his west coast tour and met with a variety of stakeholders on the issue.

“I’m here consulting because this will affect the lives of people living on the North Coast of British Columbia and it’s important that their voices be heard. Yes, I’ve been mandated to put into place, formally, a moratorium on the shipment of crude-oil here on the North Coast. In order to do that I need to talk to people who represent different stakeholder groups. Some of them are from the shipping industry, some of them are environmentalists and of course first and foremost our First Nations who are the coastal people of this part of the country,” he said.

A moratorium on crude-oil tankers has been debated before. In 2010, Liberal MP Joyce Murray introduced a private member’s bill to legislate a tanker ban on the coast. Bulkley Valley MP Nathan

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Cullen also advocates for a tanker ban and in 2014 he put forward a private member’s bill, the Act to Defend the Pacific Northwest, to prohibit oil tankers in the Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound. The bill was defeated in April 2015.

A ban, however, might deny U.S. oil tankers access to the Alaskan Panhandle.

In response to concerns about how the moratorium might affect foreign relations with the U.S. government, Garneau said, “Well it depends on how we proceed with it. When we talk about the North Coast of British Columbia it also includes the Dixon Entrance, and as you know for a very long time, that area is an area where our two countries the United States and Canada, have not resolved who owns what. Obviously if one has a moratorium one has to consult and that’s why Minister Stephane Dion, who is responsible for Global Affairs or Foreign Affairs, will also have to be consulted.”

Another issue at hand in the North Coast involves a plea to increase federal ferry subsidies. Recently the Minister of Transport from British Columbia visited Garneau in Ottawa to state his case on increasing federal ferry subsidies for B.C. residents, but Garneau said that no decisions have been made at this time.

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Minister of Transport Marc Garneau visited Prince Rupert last Thursday to participate in talks with stakeholder groups concerning an oil tanker ban on the North Coast. Check out the video for this story online at www.thenorthernview.com.

“I think [the Port] has a bright future. We’ll certainly be ... trying to optimize that routing and that infrastructure.”

- Marc Garneau Prince Rupert’s strategic importance as a port on the Asian-Pacific gateway and as a key CN rail route in North America was not lost on Garneau.

“It’s an extremely important port. It

has enormous potential. As the transport minister one of my primary concerns is to affect in an efficient way getting all of the products that Canada produces and wants to export to other countries is to get them sent out to our ports so that they can go to other countries, in other words, making our transportation infrastructure as efficient as possible,” he said.

In the morning, Garneau flew over the Prince Rupert by helicopter to look at the expansion of the port.

“It’s a remarkable story what has happened here in terms of the container market. It has grown tremendously here,” he said. “I think it has a bright future.

We’ll certainly be, in Transport Canada, trying to help to optimize that routing and that infrastructure.”

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PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Reputations come fast and easy in a small town and Prince Rupert is no exception.

The word-of-the-day girl has garnered the intellectual curiosity of all those who pass by her red two-story home on Sixth Avenue West.

Sandra Cummings has entertained this reputation by placing a different word in her kitchen window facing the street below each day for the past three and a half years.

What many residents may not know is that she’s also an artist, owns her own painting business, Color Fresh, was a former special education teacher and a deck hand.

“I have worn a lot of hats. I like to do a lot of different things,” Cummings said.

Her creativity is as diverse as her resume. She paints and restores furniture, but it was her love for mosaic creations that led to her daily ritual with words.

Three years ago, Cummings used her kitchen table as her -Sandra Cummings art studio. Shards of glass would collect in the shag carpet in the room as she worked. Her husband, Mark Seidel, didn’t appreciate the cuts his feet suffered so he promised to build her an art room if she stopped.

At the time, she had bought three letters, E-A-T, to fit into a mosaic she was designing for the kitchen. She stopped her project but the words remained on a countertop until her husband placed them on the window over the sink.

The word that started it all was EAT. “A friend of ours who was working in town saw the word EAT in the window and he came up. He knocked on the door and let himself in and says, ‘Hey your window says EAT so I came for dinner’,” Cummings said.

The couple invited him in but quickly changed the wording to ATE to avoid any other unexpected guests. From there the word game evolved. Seidel picked up more letters and installed an aluminum rail at the top of the window.

Each week is a new theme. Big events or holidays take precedence. Once, there was a French-themed week for a teacher in town as part of a project for students.

“I’ve had teachers tell me that they’ve had kids that have

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“We’ve had people drop off wine with thank you notes saying how much they appreciate it.”

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For the past three and a half years Sandra Cummings puts a new word in her kitchen window every day. Check out the video for this story online at www.thenorthernview.com.

a hard time reading and they try to sound out the words in our window,” Cummings said.

Chatter about the word-of-the-day house spread around town. Based on comments from other people in the community Cummings is certain that half the population knows about her daily ritual.

“We’ve had people drop off wine with thank you notes saying how much they appreciate it. I get messaged on Facebook or email about the same thing and then sometimes parents ask if we could put their child’s name up on their birthday,” Cummings said.

There’s a lot more to Cummings than being the word-ofthe-day girl. She grew up in Chilliwack where she craved a more rural lifestyle by the water. She moved to Prince Rupert in 1999 and worked as a special educator for students with severe behaviour.

She also worked over 10 years in fishing resorts and logging camps. Her most interesting job was as a deck hand for a floating fishing resort.

“It was a 60-foot converted tug boat that used to actually patrol the lower coast,” Cummings said. “You get up at 4

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a.m. and you go to bed about midnight and I was in my boat a lot off the West Coast of the Charlottes — very remote.”

In 2005, she left Rupert for a few years for the Sunshine Coast where she painted boats and houses professionally.

Prince Rupert tugged at Cummings and she returned in 2008. She continued to paint for other companies until she started her own business. She also met her future husband in General Paint. He asked her to paint his house — the very one they share now.

In the art studio he set up for her in their home, Cummings is working on her next project: a glass mosaic of different animals with horns or antlers. She plans to set up a website for her artwork and build a collection to display in a show.

As creative as Cummings is her lexicon of themes and words is starting to dry up. She requests donations from the public.

“I’m running low of words people so if you would like to give some donations of about seven to 10 words for one week, and we’ve used a lot of words so you’ve got to be creative at this point. We don’t mind getting lists of words in our mailbox.”

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January 20, 2016 • Northern View • A9

Not just another industry town

BY SHANNON LOUGH PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Visions and plans are nothing but hot air without implementation.

Prince Rupert mayor Lee Brain’s speech at the first Chamber of Commerce lunch of 2016 promised more than idle words on how the City’s Hays 2.0 vision of Prince Rupert is grounded in reality.

He laid out the five point vision including improvements to infrastructure, public engagement on the redesign of the city, coexistence between industry and building a green community, partnerships with First Nations and becoming a global community.

Brain spoke about how these visions are grounded in reality. But some of the reality is daunting, such as the City’s $260 million infrastructure deficit. The Re:Build Rupert vision attempts to tackle that issue with an asset management program and an infrastructure renewal program.

“At the moment we have major infrastructure problems that are public safety issues and those are our key targets at the moment. They’re not sexy developments, in fact most of you won’t even really see what’s going on but we must address those first,” Brain said.

For example, the Water Works project, to secure the city’s access to its water supply, is in its first phase to build a road to the dam. The Water Works project will cost $13 million, said Brain, but a federal and provincial grant of $4.4 million will fund a chunk of the $6.6 million cost of phase one.

The next point in the vision is Re:Design Rupert, an 18-month public engagement process is planned to avoid the traditional boom and bust of an industrial town.

“We’re going to bring a facilitator in to start the process of saying, ‘Hey, how do we want to look after a major industrial boom’,” Brain said adding that after the boom “the community’s fabric ends up getting decimated in some ways”.

The process of design began this month when urban designer, Mark Lakeman of the Portland City Repair Project, presented his “Placemaking” community designs to over 200 residents at the Lester Centre.

Although the initiative is being spearheaded

by Transition Prince Rupert the City took part in Lakeman’s weekend workshop and is keen to re-engage neighbourhoods through design, starting with McKay Street Park.

Point three is building the foundations for the 2030 Sustainable City. “Having an integration of two worlds coming together where we are a green community as well as a community where good quality jobs exist,” Brain said.

In the first council meeting of the new year, the mayor and councillors put forward a motion to develop a policy group that will integrate both sustainable green business practices with industry.

The fourth point, First Nations partnerships was thinly detailed compared to the other points. The mayor said that this point is part of Hays 2.0 core underpinnings and the City is engaged in a “variety of fronts to form major partnerships” and once

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Mayor Lee Brain spoke on the reality behind Hays 2.0 at the Chamber ofCommerce lunch.

“We’re actually trying to create a model here.”

- Mayor Lee Brain in place it will be announced.

The fifth and final point for Hays 2.0 is the grandest of all the visions: becoming a global community. The city is the fastest growing port in North America and an intercontinental hub through CN rail access.

But Brain dreams big and expands his vision into the Northern Passage Trade Gateway.

“It could be somewhat of a controversial subject. Nobody has really put a pin on this concept and I think we’ve hit something here,” he said.

The mayor, who said he is also a Canadian Ranger, spoke to the crowd about the importance of Arctic sovereignty for the

Canadian government and the potential for Prince Rupert to become the future Northern Passage gateway for trade along the Northern Sea Route, above Russia, and the Northwest Passage, above Canada.

“What I want people to understand is we’re just putting this out as an argument to say, ‘Is this possible?’ If it’s not, that’s fine.

However, the future in the 21st century in the global economy is the Arctic and all the countries and the UN know that and they’re pushing that way,” Brain said.

The speech highlighted more vision than reality but Hays 2.0 is still in its early stages.

Brain’s dream to build a city that coexists with industry and green community development is unparalleled.

“We’re actually trying to create a model here,” he said. “That’s what we’re trying to showcase to the LNG industry or other industries that you want your workers to say, ‘I don’t want to move, I love working here, I love living here.’”

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Grain, passenger traffic boost Port numbers December 2015 Port stats

BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Prince Rupert Grain and the Alaska Marine Highway Terminal led the way for cargo and traffic increases for the month of December 2015 compared to December 2014.

A 381,935 tonne cargo month for Prince Rupert Grain’s wheat division had the overall terminal numbers boost 19 per cent over 2014, while 346 passengers made their way through the Alaska Marine Highway Terminal

– an increase of 187 per cent over 121 passengers in December 2014.

December was not, however, a notable month in containerized cargo at Fairview Terminal, or in the coal traffic at Ridley Terminal.

Container traffic went down five per cent over last year — 575,963 tonnes of cargo was moved through the port compared to 602,320 in December 2014, and Ridley Terminal had a decrease in cargo of two per cent — 322,494 tonnes in 2014 compared to 315,113 tonnes last month.

At Westview Wood Pellet Terminal, an increase of 10 per cent was made, with 49,845 tonnes of cargo moved

last month compared to 45,198 tonnes in December 2014.

At the harbour, a large log cargo figure of 60,154 tonnes contributed to a 1,547 per cent increase over 3,653 tonnes in 2014.

CN Rail recorded a sizeable decrease in traffic moved, with 5,753 tonnes through CN last month compared to 7,301 tonnes in 2014 – a decrease of 21 per cent.

Ferry passenger stats were up 34 per cent over December 2014 when 2,900 passengers disembarked and embarked domestically (2,106 passengers in 2014) and 244 passengers disembarked and embarked foreignly, an increase of 233 passengers over 2014.

Kindergarten Registration Information 2016-2017 School Year

Kindergarten registration will take place at all elementary schools February 1 to 12, 2016 • 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

NOTE: Registration for Port Edward School is 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

French Immersion registration will take place at Roosevelt School REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS To enter kindergarten, children must be five (5) years of age or older on or before December 31, 2016.

When registering for a kindergarten program, please bring: • your child’s birth certificate (or other proof of age such as a Permanent Residence card, provincial ID card or passport) • BC Care Card • immunization record • proof of address Parents may choose to defer their child’s entry to school, based on readiness, for one (1) year. Please contact your neighbourhood school for consultation if you are concerned about your child’s readiness.

Students who are not registered during the two (2) weeks of registration are not guaranteed a placement at their neighbourhood school.

EARLY FRENCH IMMERSION Kindergarten and Grade 1 French Immersion is a bilingual program which is open to all children throughout Prince Rupert School District. French language spoken at home is NOT a prerequisite for this program, and most parents of French Immersion students typically do not speak French themselves.

Children entering kindergarten or grade 1 may register for French Immersion.

The French Immersion program will run in Roosevelt School as a dual-track school, offering both a complete French Immersion K-5 program as well as a complete K-5 English program.

To learn more about the French Immersion program, please visit or call Roosevelt School 250-624-6126.

CROSS BOUNDARY TRANSFERS SCHOOL CATCHMENT AREAS To identify your catchment area, please refer to School District 52’s website: sd52.bc.ca/sd52root/content/catchment-area-map

Families who are considering a change in schools for their child/ren must register in their catchment area first. Cross Boundary forms are available at all schools and should be submitted to the catchment school.

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Council In Brief

BY SHANNON LOUGH PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Sugar Shack 2016 support With the approach of the sixth anniversary of the Sugar Shack festival, Patrick Witwicki of Association des Francophones et Francophiles du NordOuest (AFFNO), asked the District of Port Edward for financial support to boost the event.

The District agreed to donate $700 to the festival.

Witwicki said the festival is growing each year. This year participants can watch the Quebec band, Le Vent du Nord, perform at the Lester Centre on Jan. 29, and Les Copains du Nord will play at the Sugar Shack Brunch the following day.

The new addition to this year’s festival may include — depending on volunteer turnout — a popcorn machine to serve popcorn drizzled with maple syrup.

New sign at boat launch A request to add a sign at the donation box at the boat launch was approved by council.

A letter to the District stated that “we suggest a sign asking for a $10 fee. We feel that is only fair to Port Ed and the tax payers�.

Councillor Dave Franzen was in agreement with the request but suggested that the District install a bigger sign and not specify the amount of money to donate.

Council was in favour of adding the sign.

Amended bylaws The District amended three bylaws after the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure gave its approval on Jan. 4.

Bylaw 557 amends Bylaw 539 (Official Community Plan) for property that was “Parks and Recreation� to now be designated as “General Commercial� to maximize the development potential of the land.

Bylaw 558 will amend a lot containing 10.2 acres to be re-zoned from “Tourist Commercial� to “General Commercial� to accommodate a wider range of uses for the property.

Bylaw 559 will also amend a small parcel of land from “Parks and Recreation� to “Tourist Commercial� to achieve consistency between the Official Community Plan and the District’s Zoning Bylaw.

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Old Port Edward gym re-opened

BY SHANNON LOUGH

“We built champions out of that gym over the years.”

PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Residents of Port Edward have access to the old school gymnasium once again.

The gymnasium in the old school fell out of use once students transitioned to the new school in January 2013.

Councillor James Brown campaigned for access as a way to keep kids off the street and more involved in sports and club activities. He said that after the school closed the clubs died off, mainly because the gym in the newer school has a low roof and isn’t conducive for playing basketball. The older gym has a higher roof and a stage.

“We built champions out of that gym over the years and I’d sure like to see community unity if we can bring out people,” Brown said. He’s also hoping the stage will inspire acting clubs or even future

- Councillor James Brown school dances like there were in the 1960s.

“We had the option to raise the roof (of the new school) but it comes down to money,” Port Edward Mayor Dave MacDonald said.

The old school is currently being rented out to Pacific NorthWest LNG for office space on the top floors. After the District negotiated with the company the two parties decided to install backdoor access enabling residents to use the gym and bathrooms, but not the rest of the building, with a price tag of $5,000. Council passed a motion Jan. 12

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Port Edward Councillor James Brown campaigned to reopen the old gym.

to re-open the gym the following day. Users will have to bring their own equipment and insurance will be under the same low-risk activity coverage as parks in the District.

Brown wants to see the clubs come back to Port Edward again. “I would like to see the youth start using it.”

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Gymnastics club forced to leave civic centre

BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The Prince Rupert Gymnastics Association (PRGA) is looking for a new facility after Prince Rupert Recreation gave them a May deadline to move out of the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre auditorium.

The young 1.5-year-old organization was told by the recreation department that storage space the PRGA used to store equipment would be taken over by the civic centre’s own equipment.

Coun. Wade Niesh brought up the issue at a Prince Rupert city council meeting after he was approached

by PRGA as a contractor to help them pick out a new facility.

“They were just going to move on to another location,” said Niesh.

“They’re paying for the storage, they’re paying for the use and they hadn’t [challenged] the civic centre [after given their notice]... they were just going to move on ... I think it’s wrong to basically say ‘No, we don’t have storage for you’. This is a gymnastics club. Why do we not have storage for the gymnastics club in the civic centre? This is ridiculous, and I’m sure that I can walk through that building and give you 10 different spots we could build something.”

Currently, PRGA rents out the civic centre’s auditorium for eight hours every Sunday. Ideally, the organization would like to rent the space out three times a week, including Saturday. But the organization was told due to space constraints and other clients who also use the space, that a three-day schedule couldn’t be a reality.

“There are lots of people in the club who would do it more than once a week if it was possible,” said PRGA co-founder and organizer Jackie Touchet.

It was when PRGA started looking at purchasing a new floor for the program that they were notified of the lack of storage.

“We thought we were going to use one of these [civic centre] rooms that we currently use ... We never went back to them and said ‘Are you sure you can’t find storage for us?’ said Touchet, who added they are actively looking for other locations.

The PRGA had been looking for their own permanent facility since its inception but had been unable to track one down at a price they could afford.

But by no means is the organization struggling for funds. PRGA operates at full capacity with 85 kids and has a waiting list with dozens more looking to join. Every week Touchet has someone approach her looking for their child to sign up but due to the time constraints of only operating one day a week, Touchet can’t take on more kids.

“Due to the fact that we are not able to rent at any other time at the civic centre, we can’t expand our

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The Prince Rupert Gymnastics Association has been told by the Prince Rupert Recreation Department to move their equipment out of the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre by the end of May.

program. We asked them last year if we could rent it on Saturdays instead of Sundays – we wanted it on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday – that would be normal for a gymnastics club,” Touchet added.

In response, the recreation department sent PRGA a notice explaining that it wanted to keep Saturdays open for other bookings such as weddings, funerals, recreation coordinator-developed activities, or birthday parties, said Touchet.

Prince Rupert Recreation director Willa Thorpe recommended to the organization that they rent a mobile unit to bring their equipment up to the auditorium every Sunday.

“We’re in a situation where we actually store our own equipment outside, so we don’t even have enough storage on-site to store our own city equipment. So we’ve accommodated the gymnastics club as best we can and then moving forward our suggestion is that they actually have a mobile storage unit that they can pull up to the doors every Sunday,” said Thorpe.

“Obviously, we don’t want to kick anyone out, we want to accommodate everyone as much as we can. The reality is we can’t even store our own gear ... We’re working with the club for the remainder for the season. We’ve let them know [of the storage issue] months and months in advance so they’ve got the ability to find additional storage space ... It’s interesting because we’re very fortunate where we have many rooms available as rental-type spaces, so we’ve got lots of real estate when we talk about the

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PRGA’s current session ends at the end of January and will start their mid-February-to-April session either at the civic centre or a new location that they’re currently scouting.

With more time available to operate the club and a permanent facility, Touchet believes they can go so far as hiring a full-time coach within three to five years due to the demand of the program.

“We’re in a Catch-22. We need a member of the community to say ‘Hey, I have a warehouse and you’re a great thing for the community. Let me rent it to you for $2,000 a month because we can afford that ... We want to apply for these community legacy grants, but we can’t apply for it because we don’t have anywhere to use it right now. We were going to do another coaching course but there’s no point in doing [it] if we can’t run any more classes,” she said.

This past week, Touchet and the PRGA board examined two more facilities and is in the process of ruling them in or out and are planning on attending this month’s recreation commission meeting at the invite of city council.

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Steelheads beat Rampage twice to end season

BY WILLIAM GYE SMITHERS / The Northern View

On their last regular season road trip, the Prince Rupert Rampage’s current hot streak fizzled out when they faced the powerhouse and West Division first-place Smithers Steelheads for two games last Saturday and Sunday.

In their first game, the Rampage dropped Saturday’s tilt against the Steelheads 8-6 in a high-scoring affair.

The boys followed up that result with a 9-4 loss on Sunday the next day.

The results weren’t what the team wanted going into the playoffs, but with a depleted roster making the trip because of nagging injuries as well as work commitments, the outcomes couldn’t come as too big of a surprise.

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The Rampage’s Derek Baker, right, exchanges pleasantries with a Smithers player last weekend.

There’s no doubt the weekend was not the way the team wanted to end its regular season, but surely the group will use this as motivation going into their playoffs match-up against Terrace, whom they will face in a best-of-three series in the first round.

The first game on the weekend saw four first period goals from the Rampage with their trademark quick start.

Forward Cole Atchison notched two of them, but in the second and third periods the wheels fell off, and Smithers’ momentum carried them to the 8-6 victory.

The matinee game on Sunday saw Smithers jump out to the early lead, and four second period goals helped spur them on to the 9-4 win.

Atchison hit the score-sheet again for the Rampage, with fellow forward Craig Munro adding a goal and an assist.

Both games saw far less penalties than the teams are accustomed to.

The discipline and attitude were good indicators that the team’s mindset is firmly where it needs to be starting the playoffs, where mental toughness will help decide a series.

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The Prince Rupert junior boys’ basketball teams were in action over the past weekend as Charles Hays Secondary hosted the annual Coastal Clash, and the hosts didn’t disappoint.

A showdown versus Terrace’s Caledonia Secondary (CAL) in the final had the Rainmakers trying to take the championship for (at least) the fourth time in a row, and the home team came through, winning 41-34.

Seven teams took part in the event: Charles Hays, Nisga’a Elementary, Queen Charlotte Secondary, Caledonia Secondary, Bulkley Valley Christian School, Coast Tsimshian Academy and Prince Rupert Middle School.

In the final, execution on the defensive end helped Charles Hays (CHSS) bring home the championship trophy.

With a big crowd at the high school watching, the game featured a low-scoring affair.

The first quarter saw contributions from the substitutions for each team, in particular Rainmakers’ point guard Seji Sahdra. Fatigue, after two days of games, caught up with the athletes.

“It was a bit messy on the way to winning lots of self-enforced errors by us that need to be cleaned up. The longer you let a team hang around like that, the more dangerous they become,” said junior team coach Kevin Sawka.

The second quarter saw more unravelling from both teams at the offensive end of the floor, as travel misconducts and turnovers seemed to happen every other possession. Malcolm Brown heated up for the Rainmakers, hitting a couple threes in the quarter. The game was 17-10 Rainmakers after the first half.

On the offensive end, over-thinking and reacting led to more sloppy possessions and turnovers in the third frame for the Rainmakers,

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The CHSS Rainmakers won their fourth consecutive Coastal Clash tournament this past weekend.

but they kept their cushion by playing on the defensive end, playing the man and boxing out.

CAL stayed in the game with offensive rebounds and hitting their free throws. The score was 22-20 at the end of three quarters.

The pressure ratcheted up in the fourth. CAL took the lead for about half the quarter, but the Rainmakers came back and got out to a threepoint lead with four minutes to go.

Brown nailed one of two clutch free throws down the stretch to extend the lead and the ‘Makers never looked back, winning 41-34.

“I don’t want to take anything away from Caledonia, they worked very hard, but the amount of turnovers that we had in the first half alone, it was not pretty. Our defence improved over the weekend, we still have a lot of systems and philosophy stuff that we haven’t developed as habit ... Zones are a week later this year, so it gives us more time to iron out the wrinkles,” added Sawka.

“The goal every year is to get to the B.C. championships. I think everybody understands that everyone is a threat for us whenever we have the ball in our hand. It doesn’t matter which guys score as long as we score.”

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High school may not gel with every student, which is why the Pacific Coast School exists.

For students who need more flexibility and who are looking to graduate, the second chance school is an alternative option.

Before entering the multipurpose room replete with leather couches, computers, a TV and even a gym, students pass under the Pacific Coast School sign in the hallway that reads Su Sit’aatk — or “new beginnings� in Kitsumkalum.

The high school follows the B.C. curriculum and is designed to be a shared site for all students who require more flexibility, said the principal and part-time teacher, Susan Kobza. “We have some teen parents, we have students that work and live on their own and have a hard time making ends meet so they need to be able to deal with things sometimes and can’t be here everyday for five hours a day and can’t meet that rigorous schedule,� Kobza said.

The school is funded through the Ministry of Education for alternative students. There are three full time teachers and Kobza to instruct and assist around 100 students. There are three classrooms where students may be studying math or science simultaneously through an online program through different units and levels. The teacher is there for students when they need one-on-one assistance.

Courses run all year round. “Some may go away for two weeks to do a course out of work and when they return they can basically continue where they left off from. There’s no bookends, there’s no ‘It starts Sept. 8 and you’re done by Jan. 29 and if you’re not done you fail the course’ like at the regular high school.

So they can continue on until they finish the course,� Kobza said.

The Pacific Coast School doesn’t have all the electives available at Charles Hays Secondary School so students have the option to cross enrol in both traditional and alternative schools.

Some students go to Charles Hays to take wood shop or automotive and then take English courses at Pacific Coast.

Another cross-enrolment program was added this year for students who want to take the welding program at the Northwest Community College. Three students are keeping busy trying the option out and there may be more in the future.

The school started out at the Friendship House with only approximately 15 students in 2007. Jan Currie, has been working for

the school since its inception and is now the secretary. She remembers when the partnership ended the students went to Charles Hays for a semester that didn’t go well. “They’re just not as comfortable there,�

Currie said. The school relocated near Tim Horton’s but soon outgrew the space there. For the past four years the school has been at the Ocean Centre Mall on Second Avenue West. “I say this is a place too where students who do have anxiety get comfortable here and then they’re willing to take some risks like go on the treks and go out of town for a day trip or do outdoor things that at first they’re kind of reluctant to do,� Currie said including that the school runs an outdoor trek once a month.

Each year Currie and Kobza are seeing improvements in graduation rates. In 2015, 18 students graduated and this year they’re hoping for 20. “We have some that go to post secondary trades, some are working. We’ve had a real change in just our students being more focused and structured. We’ve had a lot that have applied for summer jobs and been successful,�

Kobza said. The teachers provide a reference for the students and help them with their resumes. “I think it’s the work that we’re doing here getting them ready, improving their skill set for going into the real world.�

There are some students enrolled, such as 18-year-old Kendall Clark, who needs to upgrade his science credits but also decided to take the opportunity to study visual media arts.

He has plans to get into sports broadcasting or even start his own YouTube channel.

Clark said he feels more relaxed at the Pacific Coast than he did in the traditional school system. “I like that I get to do things at my own pace,� he said, whether it’s faster or slower. He also likes that the teachers are more accessible.

One of Clark’s teachers is Jeremy Janz who focuses on project based learning. “Rather than having a teacher heavy course the students themselves direct it and the teacher facilitates the students’ projects,� Janz said. He pointed out a current project his students are working on for a technology course.

The students are attempting a smaller-scaled version of the China’s Ubuntu OpenStack computer operating system. The project involves taking six donated computers and running their systems parallel to create a supercomputer.

Clark said the project is a metaphor for the school. “If you come here you weren’t compatible with your high school. We’ve taken past opportunities and reformed them into something new.�

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Spectacular kids in Rupert Donated birthday money for a cause

BY SHANNON LOUGH PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Money is the new birthday present for kids, or so it seems in Prince Rupert.

Yet, some of these children aren’t asking for money for themselves, they are requesting money — in lieu of gifts — to donate for the sake of others.

This past Christmas, the Prince Rupert Wildlife Rehab Shelter received a donation from a young brother and sister. It came at a time when Nancy Golinia struggled keeping up with the daily duties of running the shelter after her husband, Gunther, was recovering from blood poisoning in his leg.

Chris McWilliam brought his children to meet Nancy so they could donate the $300 they had collected in birthday money.

Back in October, 11-year-old Piper said to her father that she didn’t want anything for her birthday and requested people give her money instead to donate to the wildlife shelter.

McWilliam said his response to his daughter was, “You want money but you don’t want to keep it? Of course you can do

“Christmas just happened. I would be greedy if I asked for a gift.”

- Peyton Edwards that.”

Following in his big sister’s footsteps, seven-year-old Chase, who also had a birthday in October, asked for money to donate.

The family decided to drop the donation off before Christmas and were pleased with the great little tour that Nancy gave them of the eagles, owls and cats.

“Both my kids want to volunteer there,” McWilliam said. “It kind of makes me a proud dad.”

More recently, another young girl, Peyton Edwards, asked for money with the intention of donating to the BC Children’s Hospital.

Her mother, Candice, asked her daughter

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Piper (left) and Chase McWilliam donated their birthday money to Nancy Golina at the Prince Rupert Wildlife Rehab Shelter instead of asking for gifts.

greedy if I asked for a gift,” was Peyton’s response.

She wanted to donate to the children’s hospital because her baby brother, Lachlan, has a congenital heart disorder and spent the first three months of his life in the hospital.

“He was in the hospital numerous times having numerous heart surgeries, and we used the hospital and the Ronald McDonald House for an extensive amount of time,” Candice said.

Lachlan has a pacemaker and will likely use the hospital’s services until he’s 18-yearsold. His twin brother, Markus, doesn’t have the same condition and Peyton can’t wait to tell both of them when they’re a little older what she did for them on her seventh birthday.

Peyton raised $760 on her birthday but as the story of her generosity spread around town other people have dropped off more money and the donation has grown to $1,020.

“It exceeded our expectations,” Candice said, who was thrilled with her daughter’s act of kindness for her younger brother.

The smile on Peyton’s face when she tells her story is infectious and other students listening to her story on the playground confessed they want to do the same thing on their birthday.

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Direct Cell Line: 250-600-1134

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Tammy Luciow MSW, RSW Counselling for Residential School Survivors and their Families Crisis Mental Health Counselling Employee and Family Assistance Counselling

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207 3rd Avenue West, Prince Rupert, BC 10 am - 3 pm Monday to Friday Evenings & Weekend Appointments Also Available

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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)

Local Pickup and Delivery Service

JOIN US ON JAN. 25TH TO HEAR:

Meetings held on the 4th Wed. of the Month @ the North Coast Convention Centre @ 12:00pm Non-Members: $25 Members: $15

Betty Ciccone talk on the Importance of Mental Health

Betty supports and coaches individuals and groups. She will be sharing concepts of, and tools for, growth and change by some of the leading teachers in this field today.

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POWER CHAIR INVACARE TDSC Center well driver.

New batters $2,500.00 OBO Sold by MEDChair over $12,000.00 - 3 years old.

Ph: (250) 628-3404

SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397. Make money and save money with your own bandmill.

Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info and DVD:

SEE POLAR Bears, walrus and whales on our Arctic Explorer Voyage next summer.

Save 15% with our winter sale for a limited time. Call toll-free: 1-800-363-7566 or visit www.adventurecanada.com (TICO#04001400)

START A new career in Graphic Arts, Healthcare, Business, Education or Information Tech. If you have a GED, call: 855-670-9765.

Employment CANADA BENEFIT Group Do you or someone you know suffer from a disability? Get up to $40,000 from the Canadian government. Toll-free 1-888511-2250 or www.canada benefit.ca/free-assessment HIP OR knee replacement?

Arthritic conditions/COPD? Restrictions in walking/dressing? Disability tax credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply today for assistance: 1-844-453-5372.

Lost & Found LOST on Christmas afternoon gold spiral raven earring. Reward offered. Please call Sharon Morven at 250-628-9278

Travel

Drivers/Courier/ Trucking 2 required, full-time 1 for Hauling Lumber and 1 for Hauling Logs.

Call Wes: 1.250.847.0783

Education/Trade Schools HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTATION Specialists in huge demand. Employers prefer CanScribe graduates. A great work-from-home career! Contact us now to start your training day. www.canscribe.com.

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Michael Carr-Harris

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of a great husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend Michael Carr-Harris on January 6, 2016.

Michael was born in Toronto in 1934 and grew up in southern Ontario and British Columbia. He joined the Air Force in 1954, and his military and civilian flying adventures took him to some of Canada’s most remote corners, fighting forest fires in Northern Alberta, and flying bush planes on the west coast of Vancouver Island, the Yukon, the Arctic Circle, and BC’s rugged north coast. Mike settled with his family in Prince Rupert in 1987.

Mike is survived by Lynette, his loving wife of 42 years, brother Brian (Sara) and daughters Sandra (Dominic), Sarah (Chad), Charmaine, Marilyn, and Rachel, grandchildren Peter, Rebecca (Matteo), and Thomas, and many loving nieces and nephews.

We would like to thank the friends who have given so much support during this difficult time, and the staff at PRRH for their care and compassion during his final days. A Celebration of Life was held in Prince Rupert on January 10. A memorial will be held in Victoria, BC in May 2016.

Services

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Timeshare

Medical/Dental

FULL-TIME LICENSED Autobody Technician required immediately by busy Import dealership in the sunny Okanagan.

Candidate must hold a valid Autobody ticket. This is a full time, permanent position. Includes benefits and an aggressive wage package. Resumes to Bodyshop Manager: bodyshop@hilltopsubaru.com http://www.hilltopsubaru.com/ employment-opportunities.htm

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Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Bayshore Home Health is hiring for full time hours in Terrace, BC. If you are personable; energetic; positive; possess out-standing work ethic; a passion for superior client service, and a reliable vehicle / driver licence. Two positions available. Join the BC Interior.

Competitive hourly wage and benefits.

Forward your resume c/w two references to: caringpeoplework@ bayshore.ca Or fax: 250-717-7538 Only those shortlisted will be contacted.

THE CRA now has A DUTY OF CARE and is ACCOUNTABLE to CANADIAN TAX PAYERS.

Career Opportunities

Career Opportunities

INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reassessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 1250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: r.gallen@shaw.ca C- 250-938-1944

The Prince Rupert Aboriginal Community Services Society

džĞĐƵƟǀĞ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ PRACSS (Prince Rupert Aboriginal Community Services SocietyͿ is seeŬing an džecuƟve irector͘ PRACSS is a nonͲ proĮt society that proviĚes anĚ Ěelivers a ǁiĚe range oĨ programs͘ &or more inĨormaƟon checŬ our ǁebsite at ǁǁǁ͘pracss͘net ReporƟng Ěirectly to a oarĚ oĨ irectors the džecuƟve irector ǁill have overall strategic anĚ operaƟonal responsibility Ĩor staī͕ programs͕ edžpansion anĚ edžecuƟon oĨ its mission͘ The iĚeal canĚiĚate ǁill possess strong communicaƟons sŬills anĚ have at a minimum a Ěegree in Social Sciences͘ >esser ƋualiĮcaƟons may be consiĚereĚ ĚepenĚing on edžperience͘ A minimum oĨ ϱ years oĨ senior management edžperience anĚ edžperience in a nonͲproĮt environment ǁith ĚemonstrateĚ anĚ in Ěepth ǁorŬing ŬnoǁleĚge oĨ community baseĚ programs͕ ĨunĚing sources anĚ community relaƟonships͘ All canĚiĚates shoulĚ have proven leaĚership͕ coaching anĚ relaƟonship management edžperience͘ Concrete Ěemonstrable edžperience anĚ other ƋualiĮcaƟons incluĚe͗ ͻ A tracŬ recorĚ oĨ eīecƟvely leaĚing staī͖ ability to cite speciĮc edžamples oĨ having ĚevelopeĚ anĚ operaƟonalinjeĚ strategies that have taŬen an organinjaƟon to the nedžt stage oĨ groǁth ͻ Commitment to Ƌuality programs anĚ Ěata Ěriven program evaluaƟon ͻ džcellence in organinjaƟonal management ǁith the ability to coach staī͕ manage͕ anĚ Ěevelop high perĨormance teams͕ set anĚ achieve strategic obũecƟves anĚ manage a buĚget ͻ Past success ǁorŬing ǁith a oarĚ oĨ irectors ǁith the ability to culƟvate edžisƟng boarĚ member relaƟonships ͻ Strong public relaƟons edžperience ǁith the ability to engage a ǁiĚe range oĨ staŬeholĚers anĚ cultures ͻ Strong ǁriƩen anĚ verbal communicaƟons sŬills ͻ AcƟon orienteĚ͕ aĚaptable anĚ innovaƟve approaches to program planning ͻ Ability to ǁorŬ eīecƟvely in collaboraƟon ǁith a Ěiverse group oĨ people ͻ Passion͕ integrity͕ posiƟve aƫtuĚe͕ mission Ěriven anĚ selĨͲĚirecteĚ ͻ Must be Aboriginal dŽ ĂƉƉůLJ ƐĞŶĚ ĞŵĂŝů ǁŝƚŚ ĐŽǀĞƌ ůĞƩĞƌ ĂŶĚ s ĚĞƚĂŝůŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌ ƋƵĂůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ƉƌĂĐƐƐϳΛĐŝƚLJǁĞƐƚ͘ĐĂ ůŽƐŝŶŐ ĚĂƚĞ͗ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ϭϵ͕ ϮϬϭϲ

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REFORESTATION NURSERY Seedlings of hardy trees, shrubs, and berries for shelterbelts or landscaping.

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Career Opportunities

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Account Representative The Prince Rupert Northern View has an exciting opportunity for the position of Account Representative. The successful candidate will have a high energy level coupled with a sincere dedication to customer service.

This position comes with an active account list with sales opportunities in the Prince Rupert Northern View, Northern Connector, N2K, as well as special publications, our online platforms, regional publications and newspapers.

This position offers a great work environment with a competitive salary, commissions and a benefit package. The Prince Rupert Northern View is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest independent print media company with more than 170 titles across Canada and The United States.

Applysend to: your resumé and cover letter by June 5, 2015 to: Please Todd Hamilton 737 Fraser Street Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 1R1 or e-mail to: publisher@thenorthernview.com

Deadline for applications is January 29 at 5 p.m.

No phone calls will be accepted.

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Apt/Condo for Rent

TO lease, a high profile 1450 sq ft commercial unit in the heart of Terrace’s retail Node on Lakelse Ave. The property features two pads. One is occupied by KFC/Taco Bell drive thru and the other by easyfinancial, Subway and one vacancy. There is excellent access and egress via both Lakelse Ave and Lazelle Ave. The complex has ample parking and is situated directly across from the largest retail complex in the North, Skeena Mall. Please email xausaft@gmail.com or call 604 418 7447 for more information.

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

627-7137 Real Estate

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Apt/Condo for Rent

Homes for Rent

Homes for Rent

PR: 2 bed water view apt. w/d and s/f included $1,000, also bachelor suite $550. References required. No pets.

Call 250-624-5955 or 250-600-2334

HOUSE FOR RENT Prince Rupert, starting Jan. 1st, 3-Bedrooms, Finished Rec. Room, 2 Full Baths. Close to School. No Pets. No smoking. $1,500 month. $1,000 Damage Dep. Phone: 1-250-615-6985

Homes for Rent Skyline Manor

Suites, Lower

For Rent: 3 bdrm, 3 bath home with laundry, garage, living and dining rooms. Newly renovated. No pets. Gas heat.

Avail. Jan 15th.

1528 7th East. $1600 per mon. plus D/D. Call 250-600-6220

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Renovated 1 & 2 bdrm Suites Furnished & Un-Furnished.

Quiet Living.

On Site Management.

Gym, Hot Tub & Sauna.

References Required.

250-627-5820

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Suite 6 - 342 3rd Ave W. • 250-624-9298 www.gordonkobza.com

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Help Wanted

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CARRIERS WANTED

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

Graham Ave, Atlin Ave and Van Arsdol 8th Ave W, 9th Ave W and Fulton Street 8th Ave W, 9th Ave W and McBride Street Comox Ave and Hays Vale Drive Pigott Ave, Kay Smith Blvd, 6th Ave E and Rushbrook Ave Seal Cove Circle & Area

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1200 Summit Ave. Bachelor & 1 Bedroom Suites.

Security Entrance, harbour views, balconies, storage, laundry facilities, hot water & heat included.

Sorry no pets.

Close to hospital, bus stop & downtown.

References required.

Contact our on site Manager at 250-624-6019

FOR RENT Bachelors suite at 1500 7th Ave. Avenue $500.00 Quiet and working people. 250-622-9418. Not included BC Hydro.

Suites, Upper PRINCE RUPERT- 2 bdrm suite, 267 PRB. NS/NP. $800.

Work & landlord ref’s req’d.

Gas fireplace & Electric Heat.

Leave voicemail 778-884-2241

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Public Notice NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE BYLAW NO. 3379, 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. 3379, 2015 (the “Road Closure Bylaw”) at the January 25th, 2016 Regular Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. The Road Closure Bylaw will operate to close and remove the road dedication from that approx. 0.08 ha portion of Road Right of Way adjacent to Lot 4 and 5, Plan PRP14231, located on Graham Avenue as shown hatched on Plan EPP58498 (the “Closed Road Lands”), a reduced copy of which is set out below and which 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 to the Bryton Group Oceanview Condominiums Ltd. (Inc. No. BC1039709) (the “Purchaser”). The Closed Road Lands are adjacent to, and will be consolidated with, the Purchaser’s lands legally described as: PID: 019-074-280, Lot 5, District Lot 251, Plan PRP14231; and PID: 019-074-271, Lot 4, District Lot 251, Plan PRP14231. The sale value of the Closed Road Lands is $21,000.

The City of Prince Rupert invites anyone who considers themselves affected by the Road Closure Bylaw to submit written comments prior to the January 25th, 2016 Regular Council Meeting or make presentation at the meeting on this specific agenda item. Any inquiries concerning the proposed disposition 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, January 22nd, 2016.

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2013 Buick Enclave

2012 GMC Terrain

2012 Chevrolet Cruze

2011 Chevrolet Equinox

Stk # TDJ256711. 46,804 kilometers.

Stk # TC6276825. 65,319 kilometers.

Stk # CC7177192. 65,319 kilometers.

Stk # TB6445712. 52,124 kilometers.

Was $22,900

Was $15,900

Was $24,900

Now $39,900

Now $21,130

Now $12,730

Now $22,380

2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

2010 Toyota Yaris

2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Stk #CA5311211. 116,121 kilometers.

TAG168942. 73,440 kilometers.

Stk # TAG240057. 102,901 kilometers.

Stk # TAZ213121. 106,795 kilometers.

Was $24,900

Was $10,900

Was $22,900

Was $24,900

Now $19,590

Now $10,454

Now $22,800

Now $22,800

2006 Buick Allure

2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

2012 GMC Yukon

2013 Ford F150

Stk # C61127908. 113,437 kilometers.

Stk # TEG466835. 36,798 kilometers.

TCR163848. 109132 kilometers

Stk # TDFC60070. 44,745 kilometers.

Was $6,995

Was $37,900

Was $32,900

Now $5,785

Now $33,900

Now $44,900

2012 GMC Sierra 1500

2012 GMC Sierra 1500

2009 Chrysler Aspen

2004 Dodge SX 2.0

Stk # TCZ166865. 87,945 kilometers.

Stk # TCG308248. 69.473 kilometers.

Stk # T9F704198. 48,913 kilometers.

Stk # C4D635656. 166,365 kilometers.

Was $25,900

Now $21,663

Was $27,900

Now $24,757

Was $19,900

Now $17,900

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Tyler Portelance Prince Rupert tportelance@maccarthygm.com

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