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Desi and Avery Ryan show off the first place 17.7-pound salmon in The Northern View 2nd Annual Tyee Fishing Derby held on Sept. 5. The first place salmon netted a prize of $2,000.

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Derek Finlayson won first place with his $2,000, 57.3-pound halibut in The Northern View 2nd Annual Tyee Fishing Derby. For more on the tournament and the full list of cash and prize winners, see Pages 7, 8, 9.

School district not doing enough to protect students: PRDTU Prince Rupert school board should increase precautions to stop spread of COVID-19 in classrooms

By K-J Millar Prince Rupert Northern View

Prince Rupert teachers are concerned School District 52 is not doing enough to prevent COVID-19 infections and protect students and staff at school, with classes resuming on Sept. 10.

In a press release issued on Sept. 4, Prince Rupert teachers called on SD52 to do more to prevent COVID-19 infections and increase protection for everyone in the classrooms.

Gabriel Bureau, president of the Prince Rupert Teachers’ Union (PRDTU) said School District 52 should use its share of the $242 million in federal funding for B.C. to prevent

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The PRDTU wants the school district to use the funds to lower classroom density to smaller size classes, support students who require remote instruction for medical or health reasons, and to put in place additional safety measures for schools and classrooms.

Bureau explained that many classes in the school district have been organized in a way where it will be difficult to accommodate social distancing in full classes and teachers have not yet seen final plans and won’t see them until Sept. 8.

“There are going to be regular class sizes which means that from Grade 4 on there can be up to 30 students. It will be regular pre-

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covid class size and schedules,” Bureau told The Northern View about elementary schools.

The high school has a different schedule, he said.

“Parents and teachers are looking to the school district to ensure that every possible precaution has been taken to ensure schools are as safe as they can be,” Bureau said. “If the government was offering the possibility of what we had in the spring-time of part-time online and part-time class or on alternate days, it would reduce the number of kids in the class.

“Now that there is new money available, the school district should take action to make sure physical distancing is possible in our schools,

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that proper ventilation is provided, and that classroom densities are lowered.”

The installation of plexiglass zones around allocated desk space is one suggestion by the union, so staff who travel between locations can interact closely but without contact.

“As for the ventilation. We don’t know for sure. There seems to be some indication that some classes don’t have the proper ventilation.

There are ways to use equipment that could be bought for a few classes,” he said.

Potential ventilation issues could be remedied by putting in place portable air purifiers in windowless classrooms or rooms without adequate fresh air.

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the union is not blaming the board, Bureau said. “(Teachers) will have two days, which is helpful, for them to see how they are feeling, but they are not really optimistic.

For many that is very clear,” Bureau said.

Bureau acknowledges that while times are difficult for everyone, there is still time for the government to make things better.

“They have made an effort but there is still time to make things safer and for the district to put pressure on the government,” he said.

SD 52 school board did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Mudslides cleared, vehicles now removed

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“The Minister of Education told British Columbians that every student who needs it should have access to remote learning supports and that districts should be using the federal funding to hire more teachers and put in place health and safety measures,” Bureau said.

“With the additional resources in place our school district can get moving on putting in place protections for all students and staff. We also need to see some quick action in our schools to end the crowding that has too many students in classrooms with poor ventilation.”

Bureau said despite being

posted on the school districts website, the back-to-school plan is relatively vague for teachers.

“For example it says recess will be staggered, but teachers are more interested in how they will be staggered. There is a lot of uncertainty as to how things will be,” he said.

“If a teacher’s job means going from school to school, or to be on call, or to be a primary counsellor, who goes to all the elementary schools, they don’t know the measures that are in place. They will find out on Tuesday,” Bureau said.

Prince Rupert teachers are under stress due to late announcements of plans, but

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City searching Wettest summer on record in Prince Rupert for single Prince Rupert summer 2020 rainfall highest recorded ... ever contractor to handle projects

By K-J Millar Prince Rupert Northern View

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The City of Prince Rupert is looking for a company it can depend upon for a wide variety of infrastructure projects over the next three years.

And city officials this week are pouring over bids received. “[This] will allow the city to call upon the selected contractor as needed,” said city communications manager Veronika Stewart of what’s being called a master services agreement. It’ll have a three-year term and there will be a provision for a two-year extension.

“This is a way for the City to ensure we have contractor availability in a time of uncertainty (which includes possible/planned hyper-economic activity in our area), so projects can be completed in a timely manner, at the best possible value,” she added.

The services agreement will set out an agreed upon “time and materials” cost using an hourly rate provided by the company.

“The master services contract format will help the City provide better budget certainty, and importantly will also allow us to respond to infrastructure needs more nimbly,” said Stewart.

Services provided by the company could include access to work sites, security, traffic control, inspection and management and environmental management.

This will be a first for the City but Stewart noted that other communities in Canada frequently use such agreements.

“It’s important to note that within the contract, the City reserves the right to undertake competitive procurement processes, as appropriate. There is no guarantee of work associated with this proposal call; work is at the discretion of the City,” Stewart said.

There’s no project list set out to date but in the request for bids, the City did note it is planning improvements to “roads and sidewalks and associated sewer and water infrastructure and drainage improvements.”

Finding companies and workers to take on projects in the northwest has been on the radar of public and private sector officials for several years, with entities such as the City and SD 52 recently contracting firms from out-of-town or out-of-province.

Due to the continuing improvement connected to the port authority with continued expansions, as well as other industrial projects such as the $40 billion LNG Canada liquefied natural gas facility in Kitimat with accompanying pipeline, contractor availability is paramount.

Demand for contractor services in the region will increase next month as that’s when the province is scheduled to sign a contract to replace Terrace’s aging Mills Memorial Hospital. That cost has been tagged at $447.5 million and includes building a new mental health residential facility adjacent to the hospital.

Meteorological records were broken in Prince Rupert during August, with the highest summer rainfall in the city, since 1909 when precipitation data first started to be noted.

Washing out the summer of 1969 when 751.9 mm of rain soaked the city, Prince Rupert received 799.2 mm of rain in the pandemic summer of 2020, from the beginning of June to the end of August.

High amounts of rain, totalling 419.8 mm, during August created ground instability in the region resulting in landslides, road flooding and human safety rescues.

Bobby Sekhon, meteorologist for Environment Canada said it has been an interesting summer in Prince Rupert, with it being the wettest city out of all those tabulated in B.C. Rain amounting o 50 mm also dampened the first part of Labour weekend. Sekhon said starting the second and third week of September will bring a slight change to the climate in Prince Rupert and Port Edward.

“We are looking at a ridge of high pressure building which will give a few days of some warm and dry weather to the North Coast of B.C which will be welcomed after such a wet summer.”

The tricky things is, Sekhon said, Prince Rupert hasn’t even entered its rainy season, which is traditionally October, November and December, but include the fringes of September and January.

“In Prince Rupert, we expect 266 mm as a climate normal based on 1981 to 2010 climate averages. You can say typically we tend to get 266 for September and in the summer a lot less,” he said. “But considering how the summer has been, the meteorological wet season still has not arrived.”

The fact that autumn, the regions typical rainy season, has not yet rained down on us is worrisome, Sekhon said.

“This is certainly concerning for the area, having received so much precipitation and what that will mean for the stability of the ground, water levels and those types of things.”

A bit of good news is that you can’t really deduce anything about the upcoming weather from what we have had, Sekhon said. The summer weather is not indicative of the fall.

“With precipitation, we don’t have the ability to forecast it very well outside of a week or two,” he said.

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The wettest summer on record doesn’t bother puddle jumper Ava Hagen who is having a splashing good time on Sept. 5 in Prince Rupert.

Charles Hays receives passing grade in annual report card

By Todd Hamilton Prince Rupert Northern View

Prince Rupert’s Charles Hays Secondary School has been ranked 82nd in the province by the Fraser Institute.

The Fraser Institute released its annual Report Card on British Columbia’s Secondary Schools on Sept. 3.

Charles Hays picked up a grade of 6.7 out of 10, an improvement of more than a full

point from last year’s 5.4. The average mark for schools in B.C. was 6.0.

“Parents should use this report card every year to see how their child’s school is doing, and if necessary, ask the principal how he or she plans to turn things around,” said Peter Cowley, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute.

This year’s report card ranked 252 public and independent secondary schools based on six academic indicators using student results from annual province-wide exams, grade-to-

grade transition rates and graduation rates.

Of the Top 50 schools in the ranking, 29 are independent schools and 21 are public schools (although among the Top 25 schools, 21 are independent).

“We often hear that some schools are doomed to perform poorly because of the communities and students they serve, but that’s just not true — every school can improve and rank higher than the year before,” Cowley said.

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Parents weighing school options

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he only thing certain about back to school is the uncertainty.

Many parents – let’s even say an abundance of parents – are not happy with particular plans laid out by the Ministry of Education.

There are many bones of contention parents have already identified that might result in them keeping their kids at home until there’s a satisfactory resolution.

With gatherings of no more than 50 people allowed in public, parents are wondering why cohorts can be up to 60 with no social distancing required. And there doesn’t seem to be a hybrid model for those who are immunocompromised.

Another parent pointed out those who can keep their kids at home to make sure there are less bodies in the classroom for others are not given an option. Teachers who do not want to attend because of the virus are also not given an option.

Other provinces are offering a virtual program or a choice of a hybrid model with less days in class and smaller cohorts, but that’s not the case here. At least not yet. That’s one change which may happen before students go back into class next Thursday, Sept. 10 or soon afterward.

Condensing all the information that’s been thrown around the last few weeks, it all comes down to a couple of factors.

The main stumbling block is the need for smaller class sizes and cohorts. The fewer, the better in this case to maintain social distancing and protect everyone.

The wearing of masks in certain situations, but not all doesn’t seem to be sitting well, either. They’re required for secondary students and staff when social distancing isn’t possible, but not for elementary students.

Everyone is also looking for an answer on the balance between in-class and virtual learning which also factors into the sizes of the cohorts. Attending school is important for the social development of students, but under these difficult times it needs to be weighed against safety.

It’s surely not easy trying to formulate a plan that will satisfy everyone. But at this stage of pandemic protocol confusion and panic approaching six months after the initial shock, exercising on the side of caution first is paramount before anything else and restrictions can ease back to normal as conditions allow.

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Build an economy that works for everyone Editor: Last Monday was Labour Day, a time to take pause and to recognize the historic contributions of working people in Canada. This year it felt like there was little to celebrate but much to hope for.

Labour Day 2020 was a day for hope, especially given how hard the COVID-19 crisis has been for workers across Canada — those who have lost loved ones, those who were put out of work, and those who were deemed essential and had to keep working at great risk to themselves and to their families. In the North Coast, COVID-19 affects communities across all generations, serving as a reminder of how past pandemics have historically harmed First Nations in Canada.

As the dust settles from COVID-19, we will need to rebuild together. We need a robust economy, built around reconcili-

ation with First Nations and Indigenous people in Canada and a fair, generous, and inclusive society — where no one is left behind.

The Canadian Labour Congress, Canada’s unions, and the Prince Rupert Labour Council are calling on all levels of government to replace lost jobs with better ones by hiring people to build green infrastructure, to educate our youth, to care for others — and to give workers paid sick leave and a living wage. Rebuilding must be carried out together, by including all communities in the decision making, the work itself, and the shared benefits that come from this work.

Workers are calling for a strengthening of public health care to include mental health, pharmacare and home care, and an end to privatization in the long-term care sector. Workers want reforms to

employment insurance, disability benefits, education and training, as well as pensions to make all of these more secure and reliable. Workers would also like to build on the lessons learned from remote work, which, if done right, could improve working conditions, shorten the work day, and bring more work to rural communities.

We all must reject American-style cuts, austerity and the “me-first” politics we are seeing in the United States.

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us a very important lesson: Canada’s economic, health, and social goals are inseparable. It’s time to disaster-proof our communities by building a strong and caring economy that works for everyone.

Tom Kertes, President Prince Rupert Labour Council

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By K-J Millar Prince Rupert Northern View

Since high school, rugby has been Jason Scherr’s passion, something he has shared with Prince Rupert since he arrived in the City of Rainbows more than 20 years ago for a new job.

Landing in Prince Rupert in 2000, the rugby player already had in-depth knowledge of the fishing industry from first being a fish monitor to being an at-sea-observer. Then he worked from the ground floor on a project developing the worlds first electronic monitoring for fishing fleets. He ran that program for 11 years.

“It was pretty innovative technology which has been implemented globally in fisheries around the world, in Canada, U.S.A., Europe and the South Pacific,” Scherr said.

“Engaging with the fishermen, DFO and creating some collaboration really advanced the fisheries and governed the theft and vandalism. It enabled them to move forward with a bunch of other really innovative fishing industry driven programs.”

Today, Jason works as the manager of environmental sustainability for the Prince Rupert Port Authority, a job he said he loves for all the initiatives and programs they have been developing with partner agencies like the Green Wave program. This initiative recognizes shipping lines that are exceeding environmental performance.

He doesn’t have a favourite environmental program, or if he does, he’s not telling.

“Oh, that would be like picking your favourite child. So, no I don’t have one,” he said, to be on the safe side.

Scherr is currently merging his program development skills with his love of rugby. He is progressing the youth rugby program for the Prince Rupert Seamen Rugby Club where he is a long-time member and director on the Board.

His love of rugby dates back to his high school days when he was taught the sport by one of Canada’s best high school coaches, Pete Rushton for Esquimalt Ravens.

“We had a pretty good team and came close to winning the championship three times. We were recognized as the best team in Victoria,” he said.

The team was invited to Victoria’s sister city

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“It is a sport that fits a lot of people who don’t typically play a lot of sports.”

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in Japan, Morioka.

“It was a pretty amazing and ground-breaking tour because it really opens your world to what is possible through sport, like meeting people, travelling and playing at a high level,” Jason said.

The rugby team played four or five games throughout Japan with the final game in Tokyo being televised. It was pretty awesome , Scherr said.

After touring Japan came higher level rugby, playing for the University of Victoria with five years on the Vikes. In 1994, Scherr toured France with the Vikes. After university, he graduated to playing for Oak Bay Cast Away Wanderers.

He said, in 2000, when he arrived in Rupert the rugby club was inactive until a group of South African doctors infused it again with their arrival in the city.

Scherr’s loved and dedication to the sport is evident when he speaks about what it can give to a person.

“Rugby is the best sport in the world. It is hard to describe unless you have played the sport. It is a combination of athletics, comradery with teammates and your opponents,” Jason said. “Rugby is a game where you play hard in the field, but you are social afterwards.

So, it’s unlike other sports where they don’t have that athletic bond.”

Now as a coach of the sport, Scherr said rugby is a sport that is good for any ability.

“There are a range of roles on the field for a range of athletic skills. It is a sport that fits a lot of people who don’t typically play a lot

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Long-time member of Prince Rupert Seamen’s Rugby Club is Jason Scherr, player and coach on Sept. 3. of sports.”

As a husband and father of two, sports and agility run in his family. Jason’s wife Lisa has always been supportive of his rugby and his daughter Jamie is an accomplished dancer.

Eldest daughter, Hannah has donned rugby cleats like her dad by playing on various level and elite teams.

While the senior rugby program here in Rupert is a longstanding program, Jason said, over the past couple of years he has been working with the club to develop the youth part of the program, with one club member initiating

the high school program 10 years ago.

“Now that I have sort finished my playing career, my role is to develop the youth program. Hopefully, I will leave my mark on the community by developing that program and others, so we can continue long term.”

Scherr said the club found there was a void for some students who wanted to play sport but were not typical hockey players or in the starting line-up for basketball. Rugby filled that void he said.

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“We found we had a number of athletes that could perform at a level beyond a high school team — on a regional or national level. So, we have been working to find ways to develop those players, get them exposure and provide opportunities for their advancement through sport.”

Some of the Prince Rupert athletes Scherr has seen develop have played rugby around the world in Dubai, Utah, Paris, Orlando on elite level rugby teams.

Scherr is proud of the success of the Prince Rupert Seamen Rugby Club youth section which has made connections with other programs such as McDowell Rugby, and the Celtic Barbarians, an elite level touring club that picks top grade potentials and players to travel with them.

The Thunder Rugby Club based in Vancouver is another organization the Seamen have close ties with. Thunder Rugby is led by an old school buddy of Scherr’s and promotes Indigenous rugby role models to First Nations youth.

“I think rugby gets a bad rap from people thinking it is a brute-force sport played

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Prince Rupert Seamen’s Rugby Club on Sept. 3 practices after COVID-19 re-start of the sport. Youth player Aspen Cloutheir, Jason Scherr and Casey Lennon pass the ball. by a bunch of hooligans, but rugby has really changed in the way it is played and, in its image, … It is a fairly clean sport. The rules have changed and been adapted to make it safer,” Scherr said.

Scherr said he found that rugby creates an instant family for those who participate, and sport creates a sense of pride in communities with a sense of friendly competition.

“I think that one of the powers of sport in terms of youth is it gives them purpose and an outlet for exercise and relieving their stress.”

“Rugby is another avenue for kids to develop skills and competencies that allow them to advance through school and

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life, make friends and work as a team and do your job on the field.”

Scherr said many of the soft skills he uses in his professional career can be attributed to things he has learned through being an athlete, like being a captain of a team or a coach.

“There are certain skills you need. You use the same skills when you mentor a staff member or provide training or public speaking. Those are all things you can make a connection to which are learned through sport.”

“As you become an athlete and you feel confident in yourself, you can carry that through other parts of your life too,” he said.

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Union calls for safe re-opening of casinos across Canada

By K-J Millar Prince Rupert Northern View

Unifor is calling on provinces to safely re-open casinos and gaming operations across the country, such as Chances in Prince Rupert, under the same sound public health protocols that guided re-openings in other sectors of the economy, a Sept. 2 statement said.

“Enough is enough — it’s time to safely re-open casinos so gaming workers can get back to work and support their families,” Jerry Dias, Unifor National president said in the statement.

Unifor represents just less than 9,000 gaming workers at casinos, racetracks, and lotteries across Canada. It is the largest union for gaming workers in the country.

While not a member of the Unifor union, Chances in Prince Rupert has remained closed since March, when COVID-19 caused shut-downs.

Many casinos remain closed under government orders in various areas, including British Columbia and some parts of Ontario. Despite some casinos operating under restrictions, and the re-opening of business operations such as restaurants, retail shops and fitness facilities under the guidance of public health officials, thousands of gaming workers across the country still remain on lay-off,

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Casino’s across the country should be allowed to re-open, said Unifor. Chances Casino in Prince Rupert was forced to close in March 2020 amidst the pandemic requirements.

Unifor said.

“There’s just no sound science that justifies re-opening Walmarts, gyms, and restaurants while at the same

time keeping the casinos closed.

Many of the laid-off employees There’s no logic behind the deci- have lost, or are soon to lose bension, and it’s placing a perfectly legal efit coverage that will create crises sector in jeopardy,” Dias said. putting workers in the difficult posi-

tion of choosing between life-saving medication and life-essentials such as paying rent or buying groceries, the union said.

“While other types of businesses have been allowed to re-open, casinos and gaming workers are being left behind,” Dias added.

“We have reviewed the comprehensive plans our employers have submitted to government to make sure guests and workers are kept healthy and safe. With these enhanced measures in place, our members want to get back to work and help our economy get back on its feet,” he said.

Gaming is a highly-regulated sector and operators are already required to follow strict government-mandated parameters, however there is competition from illegal and unregulated online gaming. The concern the union said, is that the extended closure of bricks-andmortar casinos could lead more customers to participate in illegal online gambling.

Unifor said in it’s statement that large gaming providers and secondary hospitality operations should be allowed to re-open — particularly those that feature slot gaming, which allows for highly-controlled physical distancing.

Chances, Prince Rupert has not immediately replied to requests for comment.

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Rent frozen until winter but heats up in new year

By K-J Millar Prince Rupert Northern View

Rent for British Columbia tenants, including those in Prince Rupert, is due to increase by 1.4 per cent as of Jan. 1, 2021, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAH) announced in a Sept. 3 press release.

This means that landlords, who want to increase the rent on the first day of the new year, must have correct notices issued by Sept. 30 if they are going to hand it personally to the tenant. If landlords want to serve the increase notice by taping it to the front door or leaving it in the mail box, then Sept. 27 is the last day, as three days service time must be allocated.

“To protect renters who have experienced income loss during COVID-19, the Province is continuing to maintain rent freezes until December 2020. Any tenant who received a Notice of Increase for 2020 that would have gone into effect after March 18, 2020, should continue to pay their current rent until Nov. 30, 2020,” the statement said.

Paul Legace, tenant advocate at the Prince Rupert Unemployment Action Centre, said tenants need to be aware that even though there was a rent freeze during COVID-

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Any rental increase will be difficult for tenants in arrears stemming from COVID-19, Paul Legace tenant advocate at Prince Rupert Unemployment Action Centre said, on Sept. 4 in response to the annual provincial residential rent increase.

19, any rental increase notice is- than half of what could have been sued and received during the in- charged to tenants in 2018, MAH crease moratorium since March said, because prior to the provin18, will come into effect on Dec. 1. cial changes an additional two per “This is where it can be really cent to offset the rate of inflation confusing for tenants. Notices of could be charged to tenants.

“By removing the extra two per increase served during the rent freeze will become effective Dec. cent, renters living in a $1,320-per1, if there has been a clear three month apartment, which is the cost calendar months notice,” Legace of the average two-bedroom rental said. unit in B.C., will save up to $317 The 1.4 per cent increase is less next year, and people living in an

average two-bedroom apartment in Vancouver will save about $420,” MAH said.

“This system ensures property owners are able to make investments and repairs to maintain safe housing, while ensuring rent increases are moderate and predictable, MAH said in the statement.

“B.C. landlords can increase rent only once per year and must provide tenants with three full months’ notice using the correct notice of rent increase form.

“The 1.4 percent itself is certainly lower than in other years. Some years have been as high as four per cent,” Legace said.

“The catch is if people are now in payback and are behind on their rent, they have to pay that back over a year. Having an increase on top of that is just going to be very challenging for some folks.

They will have the 1.4 and then a payment plan on top of it,” he said.

“Given circumstances it would have been nice if the 1.4 per cent could have been waived this year,” Legace said.

“Rents are very high. Period.

But proportionately things have increased so much, and now the government is trying to catch up from a previous government with some of the policies … Any increase is going to be difficult.”

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Gerry was a member of the Knights of Columbus running the community weekly garage sales and other events aďŹƒliated with the catholic church. He was also a Governor of the Moose Lodge legion, and a member of the both the Elks and Lions Clubs; local charitable organizations that gave bursaries and scholarships to students going on to post secondary education. Along with his wife Lyne, he also worked closely with the Filipino-Canadian association of Prince Rupert participating in various fund raisers. When he was healthy he enjoyed being very busy and involved with the community.

Gerry is survived by his wife Lyne, sons Patrick, Terry (Jenn), his daughter Tina, (Glenn), grandchildren, Brian & Zach, his brother Larry (Gwen), his nephews, Jason, Justin (Tracy), his sister Janice (Wilbur) niece, Tanya, his sister Judy (Harry) niece Lynn, nephew Darren (Nara), niece Leah (Dean) and many friends in the Filipino community.

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY SUBLEASE In accordance with Section 26 and 94 of the Community Charter, the City of Prince Rupert hereby gives notice to sublease the municipal property as follows: The City intends to enter into a sublease with the Wheelhouse Brewing Corporation (the “Lessee�) for 600 sqft of space in the warehouse located at 181 George Hills Way (the “Property�), as shown in the reference map below that forms part of this notice, for an initial sublease term of 1 year, with an option to extend for 1 year.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE BYLAW NO. 3461, 2020 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. 3461, 2020 (the “Road Closure Bylaw�) at the October 5th, 2020 Regular Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. The Road Closure Bylaw will operate remove the dedication of highway comprising of approximately .897 Hectares on Edward and Albert Avenue dedicated on Plan 923 (the “Closed Road Lands�), a reduced copy of which is set out below and which forms part of this Notice. Note that this closure relates to a portion of land dedicated for future lands, not an existing developed roadway.

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Back to sport with restrictions

By K-J Millar Prince Rupert Northern View

Athletes throughout British Columbia will be able to engage in more organized sport activities and some competitive play as the Province moves to Phase 3 of the Return to Sport Guidelines, viaSport announced in a statement.

Prince Rupert and B.C. rugby is leading the way in the backto-sport process, Jason Scherr, board of director of Prince Rupert Seamen Rugby Club said.

“Our club was just recently sanctioned to return to training following new guidelines and COVID protocols. We were the first club in B.C. sanctioned, possibly the first club in Canada,” Scherr said. “Also we were the first club in B.C. to start touch rugby again.We also have the most registered participants.”

“Sport across the globe has come to standstill. As far as the grass roots youth sports you have, there is a need to be safe.

Rugby has been working hard to find ways to be safe and to engage and to meet the guidelines to reduce the risk,” Scherr said.

There are 72 funded sport organizations throughout B.C. and 4,100 local sport organizations with over 800,000 youth and adult participants. viaSport said it released its Return to Sport Guidelines in June to support the amateur sport sector through careful and gradual restart of sports in B.C. communities. With Phase 3, each provincial sport organization can use the overarching guidelines to develop or revise its sport-specific plans. To date, 60 organizations have completed their return to play plans.

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addresses contact activities, cohorts, competitions, high-performance training environments and travel, viaSport said.

“We see having non-contact rugby as a great way to potentially grow the sport. Especially with the youth program, Scherr said.

“With the pandemic and the lack of contact rugby we are really hoping to use this opportunity with BC Rugby and Rugby Canada to engage those who want to come out and try the sport in a way that doesn’t include contact. (We want) to continue to fill the gap for those who want to play sport, who maybe can’t skate, or didn’t make the top five in the basketball team.” “[Prince Rupert Seamen Rugby] will have to continue to adapt and follow the rules in front of us and to follow the guidelines as sport return to some sort of normalcy down the road,” Scherr said.

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