Prince George Citizen July 23, 2019

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Walking for HIV/AIDS awareness Positive Living North, in partnership with the Prince George Nechako Rotary Club, hosted the annual HIV/AIDS walk on Saturday at Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park. Family activities were held at the park bandshell after the walk.

‘Failed operation’ Officer regrets shooting death outcome, inquest hears Mark NIELSEN Citizen staff A key player in the police takedown of a man who had taken over a trapper’s cabin south of Valemount called the attempt a “failed operation,” when testifying at a coroner’s inquest Monday, because it ended in the subject’s death rather than a peaceful arrest.

The inquest is being held into the Sept. 17, 2014, shooting death of John Robert Buehler, 51.

Daughter Shanna Buehler was also shot but survived. A sevenperson jury has been appointed to make recommendations to help prevent similar deaths in the future.

“It absolutely failed,” Staff Sgt. Dan Holt said. “We went in there to affect their arrest and we failed in our objectives. And

as a police officer, I’m going to tell you straight out that I made those decisions and I am accountable for those decisions and I consider that the young men who were in my charge at that time conducted themselves with the utmost professionalism. So if you want responsibility, it’s on these shoulders.”

Holt made the comments after providing his account of what transpired in the days and hours leading up to Buehler’s death. A member of the B.C. Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit, and someone with a background in the military, Holt had been called in to help the North District RCMP’s emergency response team with the apprehension.

Buehler has been variously described as a violent, angry and paranoid man who came to

believe the day was looming when all evil would be wiped off the earth and had begun preparing for that time by stockpiling food and equipment, including firearms and ammunition at the cabin.

About three months before, Buehler and his daughter had parked their camper at a recreation area just outside Valemount, east of Prince George.

Police had been called in after he allegedly unleashed his German shepherd dogs on a pair of horse riders and, following a four-hour standoff, he was taken into custody while some guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were seized.

Buehler was later released on a recognizance and was supposed to appear in court on Sept. 7, 2014. But he was a no show and three days later, a Valemount man

found Buehler had taken over his cabin, located in an isolated area on the shore of Kinbasket Lake, and had refused to leave.

Holt arrived on the scene on Sept. 14, 2014. He found a bridge along the forest service road leading to the cabin had been burnt out. That combined with what he knew of Buehler and of the terrain around the cabin, left him worried that Buehler was readying for a showdown.

Holt said it also made him concerned for the public, particularly because hunting season had started. He noted that because the bridge had been destroyed, a hunting party had been temporarily stranded on the other side of the creek it had crossed. While they and their dogs were evacuated with the help of police, their vehicles remained stuck behind.

“I must say that both men were clearly shaken by what they had experienced,” Holt said.

On the afternoon of Sept. 17, 2014, Holt and six ERT members made their way towards the cabin. It took them two hours to cover about a kilometre as they picked their way through a morass of blown-down trees and thick brush. They got within a bit more than 200 metres of the cabin and had set up camp when, at about 7 p.m. and with the day having given away to night, they heard the dogs barking and the sound of all-terrain vehicles being driven away.

Police had wanted to apprehend the Buehlers while they were outside the cabin and unable to barricade themselves.

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Families devastated by northern murders The Canadian Press The father of an Australian man who was gunned down with his girlfriend while travelling on a remote British Columbia highway says the deaths are a tragic end to a love story between the inseparable couple.

Chief Insp. Stephen Fowler of the New South Wales Police Force said he spoke with his globe-trotting 23-year-old son Lucas Fowler within hours of his leaving on a road trip from northern B.C. with his 24-year-old American girlfriend Chynna Deese.

“Our son Lucas was having the time of his life travelling the world. He met a beautiful young lady and they teamed up, were a great pair and they fell in love,” Fowler told a news conference on Monday.

“We were overjoyed for Lucas. He came to Canada and he planned a trip in a van with Chynna,” Fowler said, adding his son had saved up his money after working in Sydney, Australia, so he could travel to B.C. and join the love of his life, he said of Deese,

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New South Wales police chief inspector Stephen Fowler pauses while speaking at a RCMP news conference in Surrey on Monday. who had arrived from her home in Charlotte, N.C. Fowler said the murders have devastated

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on the Alaska Highway, where the couple’s bodies were found on July 15.

He joined the RCMP in appealing for any information that could help the investigation.

“However little, please contact police,” Fowler said of the couple who were driving a 1986 blue Chevrolet van with Alberta licence plates.

RCMP Sgt. Janelle Shoihet asked the public to take safety precautions and “remain vigilant” as the force investigates the couple’s homicides as well as the death of an unidentified man whose body was found four days later near the community of Dease Lake, about 470 kilometres away.

Two kilometres from the body, a burnedout vehicle was found and two teenagers who had been travelling to Yukon in the truck remain missing.

The cases have people in northern British Columbia on edge.

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Heart sensor game changer for patients The Canadian Press A tiny wireless sensor is giving cardiovascular surgeons in Calgary a heads up in the ongoing care of patients who have suffered heart failure.

The CardioMEMS device is just 15 millimetres long and is implanted in the pulmonary artery.

It measures lung pressure, a key marker of a patient’s heart health, and physicians receive daily reports which allow them to detect problems early.

Schoolteacher Michelle Kotelko, 35, was born with a rare heart defect and last September was the first patient to have the sensor implanted.

“I couldn’t even walk from my classroom to the car after a day’s work or around the block with my family without being short of breath and in physical agony,” she said Monday.

Kotelko said she was diagnosed with heart failure and was potentially looking at a heart and lung transplant when her doctor asked her if she’d like to be the first patient in Western Canada to receive the sensor.

“I was sold. I thought anything is better than what I’m living with right now. It has really taken the guesswork out of that catand-mouse game of trying to catch up to my symptoms.”

Kotelko has to lie down every day for 10 to 15 seconds on a special pillow that allows the device in her heart to send data to her physician.

A transplant is still a possibility, she said, but her condition has improved. She’s at the point where she has been able to resume a normal life which includes bike-riding and kayaking.

“Basically we have been able to use medication therapy... to get my pressure so low that when the time comes, if I do need any type of transplant operation, it will be heart only (not lungs),” said Kotelko.

She said her pain went away within a

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A CardioMEMS device is seen in this undated handout photo provided Monday. week of having the sensor inserted due to changes her doctor made in her treatment based on readings from the sensor.

Her physician, Dr. Brian Clarke from Foothills Medical Centre and the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta are conducting the clinical pilot program that runs until early next year. “(The sensor) sits there forever and the

patient then takes home (the pillow) and sends us information every day,” Clarke said. “That plots trends of the heart and lung pressures that we make actionable.

We use that information to... find the best treatments.”

Clarke said the sensor reduces the amount of time a heart patient has to spend in hospital and is likely to save lives.

“We’re actually able to identify – before the patient even feels anything – when they are starting to retain fluid, when they are starting to deteriorate, before they develop symptoms. That early intervention is where the clinical benefit comes from.”

Clarke said the procedure was developed in the United States and has been in use there for the last six or seven years.

Crime rate rises The Canadian Press The rate and severity of crime both ticked up in 2018, for a fourth year in a row, according to Statistics Canada.

The national statistics agency said Monday the overall crime rate was up two per cent over last year, with over two million incidents reported by police in 2018. That works out to a rate of 5,488 incidents per 100,000 people.

The severity of crime also rose by two per cent, according to a Statistics Canada calculation called the crime-severity index.

But Statistics Canada noted both the rate and severity of crime were still substantially lower than they were a decade ago, both down 17 per cent compared with 2008.

The crime rate in Canada peaked in 1991 and has been in dramatic decline since then, falling by more than 50 per cent until 2014. Since 2014, however, the rate is up just over eight per cent. Most of the movement in the crime rate is the result of changes in non-violent crime.

A spokesperson for Statistics Canada stopped short of calling the increase since 2014 a “trend,” saying the agency prefers to wait five years to determine whether something is a pattern.

But Rebecca Kong did say “we’re definitely seeing a difference over the last few years” and noted that the overall year-to-year increases since 2014 have not always been driven by rises in the same crimes.

The increase in the severity of crime from 2017 to 2018 was largely because of higher rates of

fraud, shoplifting, other thefts and sexual assault, according to the Statistics Canada report.

The class of sexual assault in question – incidents that did not involve weapons or evidence of bodily harm – was reported at a rate 15 per cent higher in 2018 than 2017. The increase was broad-based, with every province and territory except the Northwest Territories reporting higher rates.

The crime-rate numbers published by Statistics Canada are based on data from Canadian police forces, so they do not include crimes that weren’t reported to police.

In an article accompanying the statistics, a Statistics Canada analyst said the rate of sexual assault reported is “likely an underestimation of the true extent of sexual assault in Canada.”

Irvin Waller, a criminology professor at the University of Ottawa whose work focuses on crime prevention, noted another Statistics Canada survey showed somewhere between 83 and 95 per cent of sexual assaults are not reported to police.

When it comes to illustrating the level of victimization itself, “I don’t think we should put too much store in the statistics ,” he said.

To actually reduce the number of cases, reported or otherwise, the focus should be on what’s happening in schools and universities, Waller argued, and teaching young men to be less sexually violent. “These crimes are preventable, but they’re not going to be prevented by what policing does,” he said.

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Press operator recognized for service Al Wilson was presented with the Silver Quill from News Media Canada on Monday for his 37 years of service operating the press for the Prince George Citizen.

‘He is unslinging a rifle’ — from page 1 “So I saw the opportunity,” Holt said. In consultation with the incident commander stationed at a post outside the immediate area, it was decided that the members move forward and “I believe the term that was used was ‘seize the day.’”

Armed with bean bag guns and distraction devices, three of the ERT positioned themselves in the bush alongside a laneway leading towards the cabin. Holt and two others, meanwhile, went to the cabin itself where they came across five of the dogs tethered to the deck and one running loose.

“They were all going crazy,” Holt said and added they would not let him onto the cabin deck. The three police subsequently stationed themselves at a tarped area next to the

cabin when they were told via radio that the Buehlers had returned and, with their long guns out, were checking the bush alongside the laneway.

Holt said he saw the flashes and heard the bangs and pops of distraction devices and bean bag guns going off. But that failed to stop Buehler who continued to ride his ATV along the path and towards Holt and the two other police.

“He is crouched in the footrest, sort of half standing, and he is unslinging a rifle,” Holt said.

Holt fired off a distraction device, which fired off two bangs and a flash.But Buehler kept going and leveled his rifle at Holt and the others. Fearing for his life, Holt fired off a round that hit Buehler but did not kill him.

Provincial court docket From Prince George provincial court, July 15-19, 2019: - Bruce William Timothy (born 1999) was sentenced to one year probation with a suspended sentenced for theft $5,000 or under and using a forged document, both committed in Courtenay.

- Thomas Jules Hibbert (born 1946) was sentenced to three years probation with a suspended sentence, issued a 10-year firearms prohibition and ordered to provide a DNA sample for sexual interference.

- Trent Varley (born 1998) was fined $1,000 plus a $150 victim surcharge for driving without due care and attention under the Motor Vehicle Act. - Matthew Douglas Sweder (born 1988) was sentenced to a 70-day conditional sentence order and one year probation for mischief $5,000 or under, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, assault with a weapon and assault. Sweder was in custody for two days prior to sentencing.

- Alexander William Alexie (born 1993) was sentenced to one year probation for breaching a recognizance. Alexie was in custody for 18 days prior to sentencing.

- Douglas William Donald Gibbs (born 1986) was sentenced to no additional jail time for two counts of breaching an undertaking or recognizance and issued a one-year $500 recognizance after an allegation of causing fear of injury or damage.

Gibbs was in custody for 25 days prior to sentencing.

- Ryan Lane Parker (born 1989) was sentenced to one year probation for uttering threats and uttering threats to cause bodily harm. Lane was in custody for four days prior to sentencing.

- Kirby Thomas West (born 1975) was prohibited from driving for one year and fined $500 plus a $75 victim surcharge for driving while prohibited or licence suspended under the Motor Vehicle Act. - Jenna Louise Tardif (born 1994) was sentenced to one year probation with a suspended sentence for possessing stolen property over $5,000 and possessing a controlled substance.

Tardif was in custody for nine days following her arrest.

- Kane Anthony Crosfield (born 1990) was sentenced to one year probation and issued a two-year firearms prohibition for possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose and to no additional time for breaching a recognizance or undertaking. Crosfield had been in custody for 123 days prior to sentencing and remains in custody on charges in Fort St. John.

- Barbara Andrea Kristoffersen (born 1963) was sentenced to one year probation for two counts of theft $5,000 or under, committed in Vanderhoof and Fort St. James and to no additional time for breaching probation, committed in Prince George. Kristoffersen was in custody for six days prior to sentencing.

- Brian Mark Averill (born 1968) was issued a six-month $500 recognizance after allegation of causing fear of injury or damage.

- Corina Lynn Beauchamp (born 1970) was sentenced to no further jail time for breaching probation. Beauchamp was in custody for five days prior to sentencing.

- William Joseph Holloway (born 1982) was sentenced to four days in jail and three years probation for two counts of breaching probation, committed in Fort St. John.

- Vincent Williams (born 1992) was sentenced to two years probation and issued a 10-year firearms prohibition for assaulting a peace officer, mischief $5,000 or under and two counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, all committed in Prince George, and breaching an undertaking or recognizance, committed in Logan Lake. Williams was in custody for 178 days prior to sentencing.

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A second shot from a partner sent Buehler down but he was still moving and took aim from the ground. That was when the third officer opened fire. Buehler was hit six times with two of the bullets piercing his heart, the inquest has heard.

Following on his comment that it was a failed operation, both inquest counsel Chris Godwin and RCMP counsel Andrew Kemp asked Holt if there was anything he would have done differently. Holt did not give any specifics but expressed a measure of regret for the outcome.

“At the time and under the circumstances that were in front of me and what I had, I did what I considered appropriate and that I will have to live with for the rest of my life,” Holt said.

Smoke forces evacuation Citizen staff Prince George Fire Rescue was called to a report of a possible structure fire in the 1300 block of Sixth Avenue at about 7:15 Monday morning.

From four halls, 19 firefighters attended to find the building already evacuated. Crews investigated and discovered light smoke and a pungent smell on the first three floors of the building.

After checking each floor, crews went into the eighth floor mechanical room to find a belt or bearing had malfunctioned and caused the smoke and smell.

The smoke was ventilated out of the building.

There were no injuries and there was no damage to the building.

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— from page 1 “With respect to public safety we share the concerns that are being raised, given the tragic and unusual nature of these two investigations that we have underway,” Shoihet said. “We would like to stress the importance of heightened vigilance and awareness for anybody travelling in and around the area. We encourage people to camp in known or established areas or locations.”

Travellers should inform their family about their plans and check in if plans change, she said.

“It’s unusual to have two major investigations undergoing of this nature in northern B.C. at the same time and so we recognize that there’s a possibility that these could be linked,” Shoihet said.

Police released a composite sketch of a man a witness saw speaking with the pair on the Alaska Highway, also known as Highway 97, on the evening of July 14.

Shoihet said the man was driving an older-model Jeep Cherokee with a black stripe on the hood and police would like him to contact them.

In the other case, the force also released a composite drawing of man who was found dead about two kilometres from a burned-out red and grey Dodge pickup truck with a sleeping camper, near Dease Lake.

Police also released a composite drawing of the dead man hoping for help in identifying him. He had a beard, a heavy build, and was between age 50 and 60 years old.

The two people who’d been driving the burned-out vehicle remain missing and police are appealing for the public’s help in finding them. They say 19-yearold Kam McLeod and 18-year-old Bryer Schmegelsky are from the Vancouver Island community of Port Alberni and have not been in contact with their families.

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Pre-election sparring heats up The Canadian Press Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre took aim at the Liberals Monday morning for bringing back former prime ministerial aide Gerald Butts to work on their election campaign.

An hour later, from the same dais in the national press building, Liberal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor accused Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer of spewing untrue statements on Canada’s new food guide.

With three months to go before the federal election and public opinion polls indicating the two are in a neck-and-neck fight for power, the Liberals and Conservatives are drawing clear battle lines: Liberals say they’re the party of science and the Tories are the party of pandering. Conservatives say they’re the party of honour while the Liberals are the party of self-interest.

Poilievre took the offensive Monday.

Butts, a close longtime friend of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left his role as Trudeau’s principal secretary in February while categorically denying accusations that he pressured former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to assist Montreal-based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin to be considered for an agreement akin to a plea bargain. The company faces criminal charges over its allegedly corrupt dealings in Libya in the 2000s.

“The fact is that this accusation exists,” Butts said in a public statement at the time. “It cannot and should not take one moment away from the vital work the prime minister and his office is doing for all Canadians.”

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Gerald Butts, senior political advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during the federal Liberal national convention in Halifax in 2018. also led to the resignations of Wilson-Raybould and fellow senior minister Jane Philpott over Trudeau’s handling of the affair, plus the early retirement of Michael Wernick, Canada’s top public servant. Both WilsonRaybould and Philpott were eventually ejected from the Liberal caucus and both are running for re-election as Independents.

Butts and Trudeau have been friends since meeting in university in the 1990s and Trudeau has leaned on his counsel for much of his political career. Butts’ return tells Canadians a lot about Trudeau, Poilievre said Monday.

“The Lav-scam bully is in and the principled women who spoke truth to power are out,” he said.

Wilson-Raybould was punished for doing the right thing, Poilievre charged.

“Over a four-month period, now documented clearly, they pushed and pushed and pushed,” he said.

“Jody Wilson-Raybould stood on principle and said no. And so, Trudeau and Butts fired her as attorney general. She spoke out and then they kicked her out of the caucus all together.”

Wilson-Raybould declined Monday to comment on Butts’ involvement in the Liberal campaign.

A Liberal party official confirmed Sunday that Butts will play a central role in the Liberals’ re-election effort but would give no more details.. Petitpas Taylor also did not expand on what his position will entail when she was asked about it on Monday.

“We are pleased to have Gerry working on our campaign,” she said. “He was an integral part of our team in 2015 and Gerry, as well as many other Canadians, will be helping us we move along in forming our campaign strategies for 2019.”

She tried to extend her commentary to say that opposition to

science and evidence is a troubling trend among Conservative politicians.

Last Wednesday, Tory Leader Scheer told an annual gathering of the Dairy Farmers of Canada in Saskatoon that the process to craft the new version of the Canada Food Guide, released in January, was “flawed” and it needs to reflect what “science tells us.”

“Absolutely, we are going to review that Canada Food Guide,” Scheer said, adding there was a “complete lack of consultation” on it. Health Canada disregarded evidence presented by producers such as the dairy farmers, he said.

The food guide has received an overwhelmingly positive response, including from nutrition experts, Petitpas Taylor said Monday.

Health Canada received more than 25,000 submissions during the consultation period, she said.

She said her party will continue to base its policy decisions “on facts and science as opposed to what the other party chooses to do.”

Ontario Liberal MP Marco Mendicino, the parliamentary secretary to Infrastructure Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, said alongside Petitpas Taylor on Monday that it is a “good thing” for Butts to play a role in the campaign.

“We are focused on running a positive campaign,” he said, adding it is of no great surprise to those engaged in public life that Conservatives are “back to attacking the prime minister and his staff on a personal basis.”

“The reason for that is because they would rather be changing the channel and be talking about those issues rather than the importance and the significance of evidence and science and data.”

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PM’s residence remains in limbo The Canadian Press Nearly four years after Justin Trudeau opted not to move into the prime minister’s official residence over concerns about its crumbling state, the building remains vacant – except for staff who continue to use the kitchen to prepare meals for Trudeau and his family.

And it appears no decisions will be made on the future of the residence until well after the fall federal election.

The federal Conservatives accuse the Trudeau government of dithering over “critical” upgrades to the stately yet run-down home, and needlessly costing taxpayers more money in the process.

At the same time, none of the main federal party leaders appears willing to opine on whether the building should be torn down or renovated, or whether they would live in the residence if it were upgraded.

Asked by The Canadian Press their preferences for what to do with the building if elected – or re-elected – to office, the Liberals referred all questions to the National Capital Commission (NCC), which oversees dozens of properties in the capital region; the New Democrats did not provide a response and the Conservatives referred to the project as just one more Liberal blight under Justin Trudeau’s leadership.

“The renovation costs of 24 Sussex Drive are a failure that Justin Trudeau has been unable to fix in four years,” Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s spokesman, Daniel Schow, said in a statement.

“The NCC has estimated that it will cost nearly $100 million to renovate 24 Sussex and other official residences. This is an unacceptable situation, and unfortunately, taxpayers are being stuck with the bill.”

Scheer, if elected prime minister, would “look for innovative ways to break through the red tape and the overregulation that has created this debacle,” said Schow.

The Conservatives would not say, however, whether Scheer would elect to live at 24 Sussex should he become prime minister in the fall. Scheer currently resides in another building managed and maintained by the NCC; Stornoway, the Official Opposition

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Prior to being defeated by the Liberals in 2015, former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper lived in 24 Sussex for a decade, but would not approve any spending on the building beyond necessary or emergency repairs.

Harper was warned by thenauditor general Sheila Fraser in a 2008 report that more than $10 million in repairs were needed just to make it safe to inhabit.

No one expects the NCC to decide the fate of the building until after the October election, said David Flemming with Heritage Ottawa, which wrote to the prime minister in March calling for the creation of a non-partisan committee to decide what to do with 24 Sussex.

Heritage Ottawa made clear in that letter that it prefers the building be renovated, not demolished.

“Please do not condemn this fine building to landfill,” the letter stated.

The Prime Minister’s Office has not responded to the letter, Flemming said.

In a report prepared in April last year, the NCC classified 24 Sussex as being in a “critical” state of disrepair.

The report assessed the building’s replacement value at $38.46 million. At the same time it determined the cost of maintaining the structure at nearly what it’s worth: $34.53 million. That figure did not include necessary upgrades to security and grounds maintenance, nor repairs to the nearby pool building, which the NCC described as “rotting.”

The home, built in 1868 by American-born lumber baron and member of Parliament Joseph Merrill, has suffered decades of neglect since it was expropriated by the government in 1943. It last underwent major renovations in 1951.

Its outdated wiring risks causing a fire, the drain pipes regularly clog, the exterior stonework is crumbling and the building is filled with asbestos, the NCC was told last year.

“The building systems at 24 Sussex have reached the point of

Vigil marks anniversary of Toronto shooting The Canadian Press Members of a community in the heart of Toronto marked a solemn milestone on Monday by holding a vigil to commemorate the first anniversary of a shooting that shattered the city’s Greektown neighbourhood.

One year ago, a gunman opened fire along Danforth Avenue, a bustling area that’s long been one of the city’s most popular nightlife destinations.

The gunman killed 18-year-old Reese Fallon and 10-year-old Julianna Kozis and injured 13 others before turning the gun on himself.

Ahead of the planned vigil, numerous public figures offered statements of support and remembrance.

“A year later, the healing continues for the families who lost loved ones, for the injured and for those who were traumatized by this terrible event,” Toronto Mayor John Tory said in a statement. “We will gather in their memory and in their honour, in gratitude for the service of our first responders and in solidarity with each other, determined to keep this a city where love always triumphs over hate each and every day.”

Ontario Solicitor General Sylvia Jones paid tribute to Fallon, Kozis and their loved ones, while Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders focused on the city’s collective efforts to recover from the mass shooting.

“It is important that we mark this day together,” he said in a statement. “This incident is a reminder of our community’s resilience. A year ago, we responded with solidarity and strength, and it is solidarity and strength that we continue with today.”

Fraser rock slide blasting planned The Canadian Press CLINTON – Work crews around the site of a massive rock slide in the Fraser River will be blasting away a large overhanging rock in an effort to avoid future slides.

The rock slide has narrowed the river, creating a five-metre waterfall that is preventing many migrating salmon from getting through to spawning grounds.

TORY The evening vigil was held at a parkette where Fallon was gunned down while out celebrating a birthday with a group of friends.

Church bells rang and the community held a moment of silence after honouring the victims.

Another tribute took place on Sunday at a nearby park where community members held a commemorative ceremony.

Police have said the motive for the attack is not known, but the gunman, Faisal Hussain, had a long history of mental health issues.

imminent or actual failure,” said the report.

Beyond renovations, it has been costing taxpayers nearly $228,000 annually, on average, just to operate and maintain the property, the NCC said.

Trudeau himself, who lived at 24 Sussex as a child when his father Pierre was prime minister, acknowledged in an early 2018 CBC interview that anyone agreeing to spend anything on the house risks the wrath of the electorate.

“No prime minister wants to spend a penny of taxpayer dollars on upkeeping that house,” Trudeau said.

To date, no options for dealing with 24 Sussex have been formally presented to the NCC, spokesman Jean Wolff said recently.

The kitchen in the house is still being used almost daily. When Trudeau and his family are in Ottawa, staff there prepare meals and deliver the food a few hundred metres down the road to a cottage behind Rideau Hall where Trudeau, his wife and kids have lived since shortly after being

elected.

Former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin has argued that 24 Sussex is a historical landmark that merits preservation. Kim Campbell, who was prime minister for four months in 1993, has suggested it be knocked down.

So has former prime minister Joe Clark’s wife, Maureen McTeer.

She argued in 2015 the building lacks architectural value and should be bulldozed and replaced with a building that could show off Canada’s best architects and designers.

But her suggested timeline – making it a Canada 2017 project to mark the country’s 150th anniversary – passed by with no action taken.

The building is designated a heritage site in Ontario by the Federal Heritage Building Review Office.

But that designation wouldn’t prevent the federal government from demolishing the building, said Flemming.

“They could tear it down,” he said.

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GUEST EDITORIAL

What are our MLAs doing?

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ccording to the B.C. legislature’s calendar for 2019, the house will sit for just 62 days this year. Throughout six whole months – December, January, and June through September – not a single meeting is scheduled. And during March and November, our MLAs will be present just eight days each month.

May was the busiest period, and even then the house met for just 14 days.

Regrettably, there is nothing exceptional about absenteeism on this scale. In 2018, the legislature sat for 67 days, and just 61 in 2017.

In effect, our representatives are present for the equivalent of a mere two months each year in the arena where they do the people’s business.

Some of this can be justified. MLAs are obliged to spend a reasonable amount of time in their ridings.

There are town hall meetings to attend, constituents to talk with and public events that demand their presence. There are also family obligations to take care of.

But while conceding these necessities,

we also have to consider the damage that is done. The legislature is where the government is held responsible for its policies. This takes place through debates, examination of ministry budgets, scrutiny of proposed new legislation, and most important of all, question period. If ministers are not present to explain and justify their actions, those actions become, in effect, unaccountable.

To take just one example, there are 20 ministries in our provincial government, with combined expenditures of $58 billion.

Yet the legislature devoted just 31 days to examining these expenditures, or roughly a day and a half per ministry. How can this possibly be adequate when such large sums are involved?

There are other consequences of prolonged absence. We are in the midst of an opioid crisis. Are the measures being taken to combat this threat adequate or not?

Who can say? Certainly the epidemic won’t shut down for the summer, as the house has done.

Then again, during the last provincial election, the government promised $10-aday day-care. Where is it? Only a handful of pilot projects have been announced so far.

Some cancer patients in Haida Gwaii face an eight-hour ferry ride to the mainland because the local clinic cannot find a pharmacy technician to mix the required drug cocktails.

In fairness, the shortage of technicians seems to be a nationwide problem, but again, what is the government doing to correct it?

And now, Speaker Darryl Plecas has announced that his chief of staff, Alan Mullen, has embarked on a cross-continent tour to collect “evidence” that the outgoing sergeant-at-arms, Gary Lenz, has committed undefined infractions.

Lenz has already been cleared by Beverley McLachlin, retired Supreme Court of Canada chief justice, who was engaged to review this allegation.

But Mullen is touring Canada and several U.S. states to conduct a “multi-jurisdictional forward-looking review… looking at security policies and procedures.” So we can learn from Alabama how our legislature should perform?

This is exactly the kind of extravagant nonsense that Plecas accused former clerk Craig James, of committing. And where is

the legislature? On holiday.

No one suggests ministers are inactive when the house isn’t sitting. Neither are they silent. Bucket loads of media releases issue forth on a near-daily basis.

But these announcements are largely self-congratulatory. It’s almost unheard of for a ministry to confess a screw-up, at least voluntarily.

It takes the work of an informed Opposition to elicit that kind of admission, and for the equivalent of 10 months a year, those Opposition members are scattered to the four corners of the province.

It has long been a concern that legislatures are becoming ever less important – that too much power is vested in the premier’s office. But this trend accelerates when the house doesn’t even sit.

Parliament met for 122 days last year, and the federal government has nothing like the range of program responsibilities that provinces do.

If our MPs can measure up to the task, there is no reason whatsoever that our MLAs can’t. As it is, they’re only halfway there.

— Victoria Times-Colonist

Are you open-minded?

D YOUR LETTERS Candle in the wind Your letter from Dave Rempel, published July 4, made one true assertion and two dubious ones.

Yes, scientific theories are always open to revision.

New discoveries often revise established theories.

Then he goes on to declare that “Certainly God is the creator...”

Fact.

No question allowed there.

His third point is that historical climate extremes have been larger than today’s.

Yes, temperature extremes are recorded in the rocks but they have occurred over long periods of time, allowing for life to evolve and adjust.

Oh,oh. There I go with the dreaded word “evolve.”

Biblical claims are inviolate but science is not.

Why? According to the writer, we must believe, without question, the word-for-word truth of such myths as that of a Garden of Eden, Noah’s ship of all species and other unlikely “facts.”

I don’t buy that cargo.

Humans seem to be hard-wired to reject the fact of our personal

deaths. Mainstream Western religions promise, or threaten, everlasting life of either pleasure or punishment.

This myth must have had some value in preserving the human species but that does not make it true.

As for me, I believe that when I die I will go to the same place as the flame when a candle is blown.

James Loughery Prince George

Closures predicted The 2019 multiple sawmill closures in B.C.’s Interior did not come out of the blue.

Similar sawmill closures previously occurred on the coast, where 70 per cent of what existed in 1987 is now gone.

Many in B.C.’s resource sector, like myself, saw this coming for decades.

Early symptoms were negative cumulative effects of large-scale clearcut logging on non-timber resource values.

To respond, the province has three forest policy options: • Status quo, with diminishing returns and hoping short-

term outside market forces for commodity forest products will improve; • Economic diversification out of forestry – former B.C. logging and mill towns on Vancouver Island are already doing this (old growth is an asset); • Adaptation and diversification within forestry – first by managing for an ecologically sustainable forest, that is complex, resilient and self-renewing. This forest has the diversity, productivity, quality and value, within limits, to sustain us – economically, socially, and culturally.

A just transition for those negatively impacted by these adverse events will be part of every option.

The best decision makers have foresight and move towards quality and value in everything that is done.

A restorative economy will include First Nations reconciliation, application of new knowledge and skills, improved forest stewardship, planning and governance, economic restructuring and adaptation to climate change.

Ray Travers, RFP (Ret.) Victoria

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o you think of yourself as open-minded? For a 2017 study, scientists asked 2,400 welleducated adults to consider arguments on politically controversial issues – same-sex marriage, gun control, marijuana legalization – that ran counter to their beliefs. Both liberals and conservatives, they found, were similarly adamant about avoiding contrary opinions.

When it came to same-sex marriage, for example, two-thirds of those surveyed passed on a chance to pocket money if, in exchange, they took some time to just look at counterarguments, never mind seriously entertain them.

The lesson is clear enough: most of us are probably not as openminded as we think. That is unfortunate and something we can change. A hallmark of teams that make good predictions about the world around them is something psychologists call “active open mindedness.” People who exhibit this trait do something, alone or together, as a matter of routine that rarely occurs to most of us: they imagine their own views as hypotheses in need of testing.

They aim not to bring people around to their perspective but to encourage others to help them disprove what they already believe.

This is not instinctive behavior.

Most of us, armed with a Web browser, do not start most days by searching for why we are wrong.

As our divisive politics daily feed our tilt toward confirmation bias, it is worth asking if this instinct to think we know enough is hardening into a habit of poor judgment.

Consider that, in a study during the run-up to the Brexit vote, a small majority of both Remainers and Brexiters could correctly interpret made-up statistics about the efficacy of a rash-curing skin cream. But when the same voters were given similarly false data presented as if it indicated that immigration either increased or decreased crime, hordes of Brits suddenly became innumerate and misinterpreted statistics that disagreed with their beliefs.

A separate study by Yale professor Dan Kahan and colleagues found the same phenomenon in the United States when voters were given made-up data about skin cream and gun control.

But researchers such as Kahan and colleagues found a reason for hope, a personality trait counters biased judgment: they called it science curiosity.

Science curiosity is different from science knowledge. Sciencecurious folk always chose to look at new evidence, whether it aligned with their beliefs or not. Less science-curious adults became more resistant to contrary evidence and more politically polarized as they gained subject matter knowledge.

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This should not be entirely surprising. University of Pennsylvania psychologist Philip Tetlock made a similar finding in a 20-year study that tested the ability of experts to make accurate predictions about geopolitical events. The results, in short, showed that the average expert in a given subject was also, on average, a horrific forecaster.

Their areas of specialty, academic degrees and (for some) access to classified information made no difference. Some of the most specialized experts actually performed worse as they accumulated credentials. It seemed that the more vested they were in a worldview, the more easily they could always find information to fit it.

There was, however, one subgroup of scholars that did markedly better: those who were not intellectually anchored to a narrow area of expertise. They did not hide from contrary and apparently contradictory views, but rather crossed disciplines and political boundaries to seek them out.

Tetlock gave the forecasters nicknames, borrowed from a well-known philosophy essay: the narrow-view hedgehogs, who “know one big thing” (and are terrible forecasters), and the broad-minded foxes, who “know many little things” (and make better predictions). The latter group’s hunt for information was a bit like a real fox’s hunt for prey: they roam freely, listen carefully and consume omnivorously.

Eventually, Tetlock and his collaborator, Barbara Mellers, assembled a team of foxy volunteers, drawn from the general public, to compete in a forecasting tournament. Their volunteers trounced a group of intelligence analysts who had access to classified information. As Tetlock observed of the best forecasters, it is not what they think but how they think. They argue differently; foxes frequently used the word “however” in assessing ideas, while hedgehogs tended toward “moreover.” Foxes also looked far beyond the bounds of the problem at hand for clues from other, similar situations.

Hedgehog experts have more than enough knowledge about the minutiae of an issue in their specialty to cherry-pick details to fit preconceived notions. More skillful forecasters depart from a problem to consider completely unrelated events with structural commonalities – the “outside view.” It is their breadth, not their depth, that scaffolds their skill.

— David Epstein is the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, from which this is adapted.

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Equifax fined for data breach MONEY IN BRIEF Currencies

The Canadian Press Equifax will pay up to US$700 million to settle with U.S. federal and state governments over a 2017 data breach that exposed the private information of nearly 150 million people, including thousands in Canada.

The settlement with the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission, as well as 48 states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, would provide up to US$425 million in monetary relief to consumers, a US$100 million civil money penalty, and other relief.

The breach was one of the largest ever to threaten private information. The consumer reporting agency, based in Atlanta, did not detect the attack for more than six weeks. The compromised data included Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, driver license numbers, credit card numbers and in some cases, data from passports.

“The consumer fund of up to US$425 million that we are announcing today reinforces our commitment to putting consumers first and safeguarding their data – and reflects the seriousness with which we take this matter,” said Equifax CEO Mark Begor.

Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner concluded in April that the company fell short of their privacy obligations to Canadians, including poor security safeguards and holding information too long, but it did not level fines.

The privacy commissioner, which found that about 19,000 Canadians were affected by the breach, said the company entered into a compliance agreement and had taken steps to improve its security and accountability.

Equifax Inc. detected the attack on July 29, 2017 and contained it the following day.

However, Equifax Canada wasn’t notified of the breach until just before the U.S. parent company publicly disclosed it on Sept.

7, 2017.

The breach occurred after hack-

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra leaves a news conference after discussing the settlement reached with Equifax over a 2017 data breach, during a news in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday. ers gained access to Equifax Inc.’s systems through a vulnerability the company had known about for more than two months, but had not fixed.

While Equifax Canada offered free credit monitoring to breach victims for at least four years, other protections didn’t match what was offered by the parent company, including credit freezes that restrict access to credit files.

The privacy commissioner also found that the transfer of information about Canadians to the U.S. without their knowledge was inconsistent with its obligations to obtain consent before disclosing personal information to third parties located in another country.

Equifax stock, which plunged 30 per cent in the days following the disclosure of the breach, have returned to levels where they traded before the incident.

Affected U.S. consumers may be

eligible to receive money by filing one or more claims for conditions including money spent purchasing credit monitoring or identity theft protection after the breach and the cost of freezing or unfreezing credit reports at any consumer reporting agency.

All impacted consumers in the U.S. would be eligible to receive at least 10 years of free credit-monitoring, at least seven years of free identity-restoration services, and, starting on Dec. 31 and extending seven years, all U.S. consumers may request up to six free copies of their Equifax credit report during any 12-month period.

If consumers choose not to enrol in the free credit monitoring product available through the settlement, they may seek up to $125 as a reimbursement for the cost of a credit-monitoring product of their choice.

Consumers must submit a claim

in order to receive free credit monitoring or cash reimbursements.

“Companies that profit from personal information have an extra responsibility to protect and secure that data,” said FTC Chairman Joe Simons. “Equifax failed to take basic steps that may have prevented the breach that affected approximately 147 million consumers. This settlement requires that the company take steps to improve its data security going forward, and will ensure that consumers harmed by this breach can receive help protecting themselves from identity theft and fraud.”

The company said earlier this year that it had set aside around US$700 million to cover anticipated settlements and fines.

The settlement must still be approved by the federal district court in the Northern District of Georgia.

SNC-Lavalin slashes profit forecast The Canadian Press SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. has announced a sharp change in course and slashed its profit forecast for the third time this year as the company’s new CEO veers away from the construction- and oil-focused vision of his predecessor to concentrate on engineering.

The beleaguered firm said Monday it is quitting the competitive field of fixed-price contracts, which leave companies vulnerable to the cost overruns that large construction projects often generate. It will also combine its resources and infrastructure construction divisions into a separate business line “following continued poor performance,” SNC-Lavalin said in a release.

The company added that it is “exploring all options” for its resources segment - including selling off its flagging oil and gas business, which is taking on an additional $1.9 billion in impairment charges, SNC said.

SNC shares fell nearly seven per cent to $23.75 in midday trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Interim chief executive Ian Edwards, who replaced Neil Bruce last month, acknowledged what analysts have noted for months. “Lumpsum, turnkey projects have been the root cause of the company’s performance issues,” Edwards said in a statement.

SNC-Lavalin’s revised financial guidance for its second-quarter was “due in large part” to cost issues on so-called lump-sum, turnkey contracts, where one company takes on responsibility for the entire project, from engineering through procurement and construction, the company said.

“By exiting such contracting and splitting it off from what is otherwise a healthy and robust business, we are tackling the problem at the source,” Edwards said.

The Montreal-based firm now expects to lose between $150 million and $175 million before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization in the latest quarter, with results slated for release Aug. 1.

Quebec’s Caisse de depot, SNC’s largest investor at nearly 20 per cent, expressed worry over the company’s direction and said it “requires decisive and timely action” by the board.

“The deterioration of SNC-Lavalin’s per-

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SNC Lavalin interim CEO Ian Edwards speaks at the inauguration for the new Samuel de Champlain bridge in Montreal on June 28. formance, as indicated in the company’s statement issued today, is a cause of growing concern for la Caisse,” it said Monday.

The company slashed its guidance for 2018 twice in three weeks earlier this year, more than halving its profit forecast and halting all bidding on future mining projects amidst a diplomatic feud between Canada and Saudi Arabia – a key source of oil and gas revenue – and delays on its Codelco mining project in Chile, which the state-owned copper company later cancelled at a cost of $350 million to SNC-Lavalin.

Neil Bruce, whose nearly four-year stint at the helm was marked by a 42 per cent plunge in share price and a political controversy tied to an ongoing corruption case, also bolstered the company backlog by more than $15 billion.

He steered the company through its purchase

of engineering powerhouse WS Atkins in 2017, and increased its presence in the global oil and gas industry in 2014 with the $2.1-billion acquisition of U.K-based Kentz Corp. Ltd. The company’s oil and gas segment took in the second-highest revenues of any division in 2018, raking in one-quarter of SNC’s $10.08 billion. But it gleaned just 3.8 per cent earnings before interest and taxes, the lowest percentage of its biggest four divisions. Mining and gas, meanwhile, lost $345.6 million last year.

SNC’s directional shift puts it closer to Quebec-based rival WSP Global Inc., a pureplay engineering design firm where nearly 90 per cent of revenues come from countries in Europe and North America. SNC-Lavalin, on the other hand, derived nearly one-quarter of its 2018 revenue from operations in the Middle East and Africa.

These are indicative wholesale rates for foreign currency provided by the Bank of Canada on Monday. Quotations in Canadian funds.

Australia dollar 0.9229 Brazil real 0.3505 China renminbi 0.1904 Euro 1.4697 Hong Kong dollar 0.1678 India rupee 0.01901 Indonesia rupiah 0.000094 Japan yen 0.01215 Malaysia ringgit 0.3186 Mexico peso 0.06875 N.Z. dollar 0.8877 Norway krone 0.1524 Peruvian new sol 0.3992 Russia rouble 0.0208 Saudi riyal 0.3494 Singapore dollar 0.9631 South Africa rand 0.09453 South Korean won 0.001114 Sweden krona 0.1393 Switzerland franc 1.3353 Taiwanese dollar 0.04219 Thailand baht 0.04247 Turkey lira 0.2306 U.K. pound 1.6353 U.S. dollar 1.3103 Vietnam dong 0.000056

The markets today Major North American markets made small gains Monday while awaiting a slew of global news later this week.

The S&P/TSX composite index gained 32.94 points to close at 16,518.88.

In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average advanced 17.70 points to 27,171.90. The S&P 500 index rose 8.42 points to 2,988.03, while the Nasdaq composite moved up 57.64 points to 8,204.13.

“In advance of what’s likely to be a pretty heavy week of economic and policy news, I think today markets are relatively flat,” said Craig Fehr, a Canadian investment strategist with Edward Jones.

“We get the trifecta, really, of fundamental drivers of the market this week,” he said.

Later this week, the U.S. Department of Commerce will release an advance estimate of the gross domestic product for the second quarter and an annual update.

Fehr said it’s likely there will be notably slower growth in the second quarter, and that the figure will have implications for the Federal Reserve’s actions going forward.

Additionally, the European Central Bank’s governing council is scheduled to have a monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt, said Fehr, and some companies considered to be bellwethers in the technology and industrial sectors are scheduled to report their earnings. That includes Facebook, Alphabet and Amazon.

“I think that those three overarching sets of data provide a lot of information for investors as to what the support looks like for the equity markets as we advance this year,” said Fehr.

He noted the world will also likely learn who will be the U.K.’s next prime minister this week, with Boris Johnson the expected victor over his competitor, Jeremy Hunt.

The markets will then dissect what the new prime minister means for the future of Brexit negotiations, he said.

In currencies, the Canadian dollar traded for 76.32 cents US compared with an average of 76.51 cents US on Friday.

The September crude contract gained 46 cents to US$56.22 per barrel and the August natural gas contract rose 6.1 cents to US$2.31 per mmBTU. The August gold contract advanced 20 cents to US$1,426.90 an ounce and the September copper contract shed three cents to US$2.72 a pound.

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Wyatt Brook tees off on the third hole Sunday during the final day of competition at the 2019 Aberdeen Glen Men’s Open.

Brook turns the tide at Aberdeen Glen Ted CLARKE Citizen staff Before he teed off on his final hole in the British Open Sunday in Northern Ireland, Shane Lowry was already getting his name engraved on the silver claret.

They could have done the same for Wyatt Brook near the end of his day on the course at Aberdeen Glen. By the 16th hole in Sunday’s third and final round he already had his first Aberdeen Glen Men’s Open title in the bag.

Heading into the final round with a fourshot lead over defending champion Adam Veenstra of Smithers, the 20-year-old from Chilliwack saved his best for last.

He shot seven-under 66, after opening with a 69 on Friday. Combined with his 67 on Saturday on the par 73 course, Brook finished at 17-under with a 202 total – the lowest ever in the 21-year history of the event.

“The first two days I got off to a rough start – the first two holes, are par five, par five and I was one-over after the first two,

but then after that it was really good the rest of the day,” Brook said. “Today was the second-ever bogie-free round for me, I had seven birdies and 11 pars out there.

I didn’t have any three-putts this weekend and today was definitely one if the best iron days I’ve ever had.”

Aberdeen Glen is known for its thick-forested fairway roughs and Brook lost just one ball in three rounds. He had a four-stroke lead over Veenstra as they began the back nine and increased the gap to five strokes by the time they arrived at the 16th tee.

“Adam made a triple there (on No. 16) and I finished eight ahead of him, so after 16 I just had to finish strong,” said Brook, who had played the course just once before, two years ago.

Veenstra, Brook’s former minor hockey teammate when they were growing up in Smithers, finished second.

He blistered the course with a 65 on Friday, one off the course record, carding 65-69-76--210 to finish eight strokes behind Brook.

Brook finished 18th two weeks ago in the B.C. men’s amateur championship in Abbotsford. He’s heading into his third year as a business major and University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford. He moved from Smithers to Kamloops when he was 12 and was based there until 2017, when he relocated to Nanaimo.

Being able to play golf year-round the past two years has given his game a huge boost. He finished 10th as an individual in the Canadian University championship at the end of May and helped his team finish fourth. He also mustered a 25th-place finish at the Glencoe Club Men’s Open in Calgary.

For winning, Brook gets a trip to Las Vegas. He plans to use that after he turns 21 next year, when he’s old enough to take in all the shows.

Veenstra, 21, won his first Aberdeen Glen Men’s Open in 2014 as a 15-year-old and successfully defended the title the following year. He flirted with the nine-under course record last year as well.

“Last year I was eight-under coming into

17, same as this year, and I doubled 18 to shoot six-under and on Friday it was the same scenario,” said Veenstra. “I wanted to get to (nine-under) to get the course record and missed about a four-foot putt to get that.

“The first round I played really good, couldn’t miss it and thought I’d carry it to Round 2 and I struggled the first 15 holes but finished birdie, birdie, par to kind of scrape it around. I had five straight rounds in the 60s coming up to today and just kind of fell apart. It wasn’t really nerves, it’s just golf. You can’t always be perfect.”

Last weekend at a qualifier for the U.S. men’s amateur in Tacoma, Wash., he shot 68-67 and finished fifth, needing a top-two finish to qualify. Veenstra attends Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Ariz., an NCAA Division 1 school, on a golf scholarship.

Blair Scott of the Prince George Golf and Curling Club was third (71-74-75--220), tied with Joel Veenstra of Smithers, Adam’s 19-year-old brother (70-68-82--220).

Cougars sign prospects, hire therapist Citizen staff European import forward Filip Koffer and midget prospect Kyren Gronick have signed on the dotted line with the Prince George Cougars.

Koffer, an 18-year-old from Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, was the Cougars’ 10th overall pick a month ago in the CHL import draft. In 38 games last season for HC Dynamo Pardubice in the Czech under-19 league he collected 10 goals and 38 points and ended up fifth in team scoring. He also drew one assist in 12 games playing with adults on Czech Extraliga.

Koffer led the Czech under-18 team in scoring at the world championship in April with four goals and two assists in five games. He also played in the 2018 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup and helped the Czechs win bronze at the 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.

The Cougars selected fivefoot-10, 150-pound Gronick in the second-round, 26th overall, in the WHL bantam draft in May. He’s a Regina native who played last season for Regina Aces in the Saskatchewan double-A bantam league.

As team captain, Gronick led his team in scoring with 27 goals and

53 points in 24 games.

“We’re thrilled to have both Kyren and Filip committed to the Cougars – it’s another significant step forward for our organization,” said Cougars’ head coach and general manager Mark Lamb.

“We expect Filip to have an immediate impact on our roster this season, and Kyren is another key piece to our young core of prospects who will be critically important to our future.”

In other Cougar news, the team has hired Mike Matthies as athletic therapist.

Matthies, who grew up in Prince George, practiced his profession as a student the past two seasons in

the WHL with the Victoria Royals, while earning an exercise and athletic therapy degree at Camosun College.

He also served four years as an equipment manager in Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence and was with the women’s national team that won the 2019 world under-18 championship in Japan. He also worked with the B.C. women’s team at the 2015 Canada Winter Games.

“I’m very lucky to come into such a great organization and work for a team I grew up watching and cheering for,” said Matthies. “My experiences with the Royals and Hockey Canada’s Pro-

gram of Excellence has helped me prepare for this new challenge.”

Cougars equipment manager Ramandeep “Chico” Dhanjal was selected for Team Canada Black at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Medicine Hat, Alta., and Swift Current, Sask., Nov. 2-9. Dhanjal joined the Cougars in 2008 and has worked as the team’s trainer/equipment manager for 11 seasons. He’s now in Calgary working at the U-17 development camp, where Cougar prospects Tyler Brennan, Craig Armstrong and Hudson Thornton are auditioning for roster spots on the three Canadian teams for the tournament.

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Rota relishing return to home turf Ted CLARKE Citizen staff Not sure what Lyn Hall is up to this morning but the unofficial ‘Mayor of P.G.’ plans on teeing off in the 12th Commonwealth Cup golf tournament at Aberdeen Glen.

Darcy Rota is known by that nickname among his buddies with the Vancouver Canucks alumni and a group of them will be among the 150 golfers taking part in the event to raise money for the United Way of Northern B.C. “For me it’s a chance to come back to Prince George, which I’ve always considered my home,” said Rota. “When people ask where I was raised I always say Prince George. It’s always been very important to me and my family.”

Rota, 66, was born in Vancouver in 1953 but moved to Prince George when he was 11 and spent his formative years in the city until he left to play junior hockey in the Western Canada Junior Hockey League for the Edmonton Oil Kings, after a year of junior B with the Prince George Texaco Chiefs. He went right from junior to the Chicago Black Hawks, who drafted him 13th overall in 1973 and played 13 NHL seasons – six with the ‘Hawks, two with the Atlanta Flames and the last five with the Canucks.

Rota’s father Ralph Rota was a partner with Stan Wettlaufer in a car dealership in the city, and Darcy and his brother Brad still own commercial properties in P.G. with Wettlaufer’s son Bill. Ralph and his wife Joyce lived in Prince George until they moved to White Rock in 1984. Both have since passed away.

Darcy discovered his love for golf when he was 12, along with his brother Brad at Prince George

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Vancouver Canucks alumni, Commonwealth Cup organizers and sponsors, along with Mayor Lyn Hall raised a flag Monday to celebrate the event that goes today at Aberdeen Glen.

Golf and Curling Club, where their parents used to go often. He played golf throughout his hockey career and now as a member of Vancouver Golf Club his handicap rarely strays beyond two or three.

Rota had knee replacement surgery a year ago which kept him off the course for a few weeks but he’s back to his old sharp-shooting self again heading into today’s tournament, which was revived last year after a six-year hiatus.

“I’ve been up a couple times for it and our alumni always gets treated first class,” said Rota. “It’s completely sold out and there’s a lot of excitement about the event.

Giving back is always important and it’s going to be a great couple days while our group’s there.

“This is special year to come back to Prince George. Fifty years ago the triple-A team I was on, the midget Kings, won the B.C. midget championship. That was the year the Coliseum was condemned (because the roof was deemed unsafe) and we were hosting, so we had to play the midget championship in Vanderhoof and we beat Trail for the championship.”

The Canuck Alumni Association is starting a new scholarship for the Cariboo region under Rota’s name – a $1,000 annual award handed out by Hockey BC to a deserving high school student, male or female, who also plays hockey.

Similar scholarship programs will be established in four other regions of the province which

commemorate former Canucks, including Northwest (Dan Hamhuis), Vancouver Island (Willie Mitchell), Kootenays (Caesar Maniago) and the Okanagan (Doug Lidster).

Former Canuck defenceman Dennis Kearns is also entered in today’s tournament. Kearns loves golf but considers himself a recreational player, nowhere near as skilled on the course as Rota.

“I really like the game but I’m not good enough to ever get mad,” Kearns said. “I have fun. I know I’ll have the odd par and some disasters but it doesn’t upset me.

“Darcy’s a player, he’s very steady. He hits it out of the middle of the clubface. He’s a real nice player, unlike myself or Garry Mo-

nahan. The rest of us are plumbers compared to Darcy.”

Rota, Kearns and Monahan, along with Dennis Ververgaert, Ed Hatoum and Garry Monahan, are the former Canucks involved in the best-ball tournament, which begins at 10 a.m. with a shotgun start. Former BCTV sportscaster Bernie Pascall will emcee the tournament festivities.

Goalie Richard Brodeur, who backstopped the Canucks’ first run to the Stanley Cup final in 1982, was initially on the list of Commonwealth Cup golfers but was a late scratch. After he retired from hockey in 1989, Brodeur turned his full-time attentions to oil painting, focusing on outdoor hockey rink scenes. He sent an original painting with a hockey theme to Prince George, which will be auctioned today.

Kearns, a five-foot-eight, 182-pound native of Kingston, Ont., played 10 seasons with the Canucks, joining them in their second season in the NHL in 197172, but missed out on the Canucks’ big playoff run in ’82 when he lost his job on the blueline heading into that season. When asked what ended his career, Kearns responded: “Harry Neale.

“He and I didn’t get along and the coach is the boss. I thought I could have played another few years but he didn’t, so that was it.

“That’s happened to a lot better players than me. In fairness to Harry Neale, the NHL at that time was looking for players who were big and strong and could fight and were physical to compete with the Philadelphia Flyers and I just wasn’t that type of player. My style probably would have fit better in today’s hockey than the ’70’s and ’80s. I tell people I wore glasses only for reading and fighting.”

Long time coming for WESCAR’s Mayert Citizen staff Sheldon Mayert could not recall the last time he was given the green light to put on a post-race smoke show at PGARA Speedway.

Once he knew for sure he had his first WESCAR victory of the season in Round 2 of the Cariboo Gold Rush as winner of the 100-lap main event, he didn’t hold back his enthusiasm, burning donuts on the wellworn asphalt of the three-eighths mile oval track as he made his way back to the pits.

That home-track celebration was a long time coming for the 50-year-old, who had been waiting to let loose like that since he last won at PGARA, on May 24, 2008, the year he captured the WESCAR points championship.

“I’m just thrilled we had an awesome run, man it’s been years since we’ve (won) here, I can’t even remember the last time we had a podium here,” said Mayert. “We hung with the leaders and we were chasing behind (Grant Powers and Trevor Adelman) and just thought we could go faster and it worked.”

After going two-wide for several laps in the outside lane with fellow Prince George driver Powers, Mayert grabbed the lead 61 laps into the eight-car race. He had just 12 laps left and a quarter-lap lead over the rest of the field when Darrell Horwath and Chris Babcock got into a spin with each other coming into Turn 4. That brought out the second caution flag of the race and with that Mayert’s healthy lead was cut to the minimum.

On the restart with just eight laps to go, Trevor Adelman, the Quesnel driver who won Gold Rush No. 1 Saturday night in Quesnel, was a fixture looming large in Mayert’s rearview mirror.

As the two leaders made their way into the homestretch for the final lap, Adelman ducked low and got the inside lane on May-

CITIZEN

SPORTS

BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB Atlanta 60 41 .594 Washington 52 46 .531 6 1/2 Philadelphia 52 48 .520 7 1/2 New York 45 54 .455 14 Miami 36 61 .371 22 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB Chicago 54 45 .545 Milwaukee 53 48 .525 2 St. Louis 51 47 .520 2 1/2 Pittsburgh 46 52 .469 7 1/2 Cincinnati 44 53 .454 9 WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Los Angeles 67 35 .657 Arizona 50 50 .500 16 San Francisco 50 50 .500 16 Colorado 47 52 .475 18 1/2 San Diego 47 52 .475 18 1/2 SUNDAY’S GAMES Colorado 8, N.Y. Yankees 4 St. Louis 3, Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh 1, 11 innings San Diego 5, Chicago Cubs 1 San Francisco 3, N.Y. Mets 2, 12 innings L.A. Dodgers 9, Miami 0 Milwaukee 7, Arizona 4 Atlanta 7, Washington 1 TUESDAY’S GAMES All Times Eastern Colorado (Gray 9-7) at Washington (Strasburg 12-4), 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Hudson 9-4) at Pittsburgh (Archer 3-6), 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Nola 8-2) at Detroit (Boyd 6-8), 7:10 p.m.

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Sheldon Mayert poses with his new trophy Sunday at PGARA Speedway after winning the 100-lap WESCAR main event. ert and as the two cars rounded Turn 1 they rubbed quarter-panels and Mayert took the worst of it, spinning out in a cloud of white smoke.

But the track officials decided Adelman caused the spin. Instead of seeing the checkered flag come out as he crossed the finish line, flagman Jamie Crawford pointed the black flag at Adelman which meant automatic banishment to the back of the pack and an eighth-place finish.

“We’d used up our car going around the guys outside, which absolutely surprised even me, I didn’t think we could have done that, but it was awesome and we went around (for the lead), “ said Mayert. “Then the caution came out and we just couldn’t get going again. I think it was Trevor that

San Diego (Paddack 6-4) at N.Y. Mets (Vargas 4-5), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Duffy 4-5) at Atlanta (Keuchel 3-3), 7:20 p.m.

Cincinnati (Roark 5-6) at Milwaukee (Davies 8-2), 8:10 p.m.

Miami (Smith 5-4) at Chicago White Sox (Covey 1-5), 8:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Bundy 4-11) at Arizona (Kelly 7-9), 9:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Darvish 3-4) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 5-7), 9:45 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Pena 7-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 7-6), 10:10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Philadelphia at Detroit, 1:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Arizona, 3:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.

Colorado at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

San Diego at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.

Miami at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W L New York 64 34 Tampa Bay 57 45 Boston 54 46 Toronto 38 63 Baltimore 31 67 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Minnesota 60 38 Cleveland 57 41 Chicago 44 52 Kansas City 37 64 Detroit 30 65 WEST DIVISION W L Houston 64 37 Oakland 57 43 Los Angeles 52 49 Texas 50 49 Seattle 40 62

Pct GB .653 .559 9 .540 11 .376 27 1/2 .316 33 Pct GB .612 .582 3 .458 15 .366 24 1/2 .316 28 1/2 Pct GB .634 .570 6 1/2 .515 12 .505 13 .392 24 1/2

got in the back of us in the last corner but I’m pretty sure if there had been more laps we wouldn’t have been able to hold him back. He just got under us coming out of (Turn 4) and he was going for it and I don’t know what happened, but around we went.”

Powers finished second and Babcock, the series leader from Fort. St. John was third. Powers, who got tagged in practice in Quesnel and was left with a seized wheel bearing and broken spindle which left him unable to start Saturday’s feature race, led Sunday’s 100-lapper from the start, until Mayert caught him.

“I thought we had a win there but we’ll take second, it’s our first year in WESCAR and I can’t thank my crew enough, this is

SUNDAY’S GAMES Baltimore 5, Boston 0 Colorado 8, N.Y. Yankees 4 Cleveland 5, Kansas City 4 Detroit 4, Toronto 3, 10 innings Tampa Bay 4, Chicago White Sox 2 Houston 5, Texas 3 Minnesota 7, Oakland 6 L.A. Angels 9, Seattle 3 TUESDAY’S GAMES Cleveland (Bauer 9-7) at Toronto (Sanchez 3-14), 7:07 p.m.

Boston (Sale 4-9) at Tampa Bay (Morton 11-3), 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Nola 8-2) at Detroit (Boyd 6-8), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Duffy 4-5) at Atlanta (Keuchel 3-3), 7:20 p.m.

Miami (Smith 5-4) at Chicago White Sox (Covey 1-5), 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (German 12-2) at Minnesota (Gibson 9-4), 8:10 p.m.

Oakland (Fiers 9-3) at Houston (Miley 8-4), 8:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Bundy 4-11) at Arizona (Kelly 7-9), 9:40 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Pena 7-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 7-6), 10:10 p.m.

Texas (Sampson 6-6) at Seattle (TBD), 10:10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Boston at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 1:10 p.m.

Oakland at Houston, 2:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Arizona, 3:40 p.m.

Texas at Seattle, 3:40 p.m.

Cleveland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Kansas City at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.

Miami at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

WEST DIVISION Team GP W L T PF PA Pt Winnipeg 5 5 0 0 169 80 10 Calgary 5 3 2 0 150 120 6 Edmonton 5 3 2 0 135 102 6 Saskatchewan 5 2 3 0 138 136 4 B.C. 6 1 5 0 127 196 2 Note: Two points awarded for a win, one for a tie.

Week Six Bye: Hamilton SATURDAY’S RESULTS Montreal 20 Edmonton 10 Saskatchewan 38 British Columbia 25 FRIDAY’S RESULT Winnipeg 31 Ottawa 1 THURSDAY’S RESULT Calgary 26 Toronto 16 Week Seven Bye: Montreal THURSDAY’S GAMES Calgary at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAME Winnipeg at Hamilton, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, JULY 27 Saskatchewan at British Columbia, 7 p.m.

Week Eight Bye: British Columbia THURSDAY, AUG. 1 Winnipeg at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Hamilton at Saskatchewan, 9:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, AUG. 2 Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY, AUG. 3 Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.

CFL

Shane Lowry, $1,935,000 Tommy Fleetwood, $1,120,000 Tony Finau, $718,000 Brooks Koepka, $503,500 Lee Westwood, $503,500 Rickie Fowler, $313,000 Tyrrell Hatton, $313,000 Robert MacIntyre, $313,000 Danny Willett, $313,000

All Times Eastern EAST DIVISION Team GP Hamilton 5 Montreal 5 Ottawa 5 Toronto 5

W 4 3 2 0

L 1 2 3 5

T 0 0 0 0

PF PA Pt 187 100 8 127 131 6 110 165 4 75 188 0

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awesome,” said the 55-year-old Powers.

“The whole race I was not coming off the bottom. I gave the guys plenty of room. If they wanted to go by me they had the whole outside.”

The track temperature was in the high20s C at race time and it got a lot hotter than that inside the cars. Powers was feeling it at the end.

“I was just cooking in there,” Powers said.

“I started at 300 pounds and I’m probably down to 240.”

Adelman, who edged Kendall Thomas of Williams Lake for the feature win on Saturday, set the pace in qualifying at PGARA with a fast lap of 16.587 seconds.

Adelman had to work his way from the back of the pack when he and Donny Kunka spun each other to produce the first caution in Lap 45.

Knowing his apparent win had slipped through his fingers, Adelman showed his disgust for the officials’ decision by kicking up a cloud of dust as ducked into the gravelcovered pit area. He obviously saw that final lap differently.

“As far as I’m concerned we won the race,” said Adelman. “We come off of (the fourth turn) for the last lap and I was underneath him going into one and he got himself loose and I ended up with the bad break of the deal.

“We took fast time in Quesnel and won the main event and we had fast time here today and we should have won. Sometimes breaks don’t go your way.”

In the Prince George Auto Racing Association series, Lyall McComber won the 20-lap Canadian Tire street stock main event to stay ahead in the points race. Other main event winners were: Nathan Linfitt, Chieftain Auto Parts mini stocks; Jeremy Floer, Canadian Brewhouse pro minis; Phil Hustad, Northern Outlaws; and Zain Johnson, Ron’s Towing hornets.

Patrick Reed, $223,000 Tom Lewis, $171,700 Francesco Molinari, $171,700 Alex Noren, $171,700 Jon Rahm, $171,700 Justin Thomas, $171,700 Lucas Bjerregaard, $126,313 Ryan Fox, $126,313 Sanghyun Park, $126,313 Rory Sabbatini, $126,313 Stewart Cink, $91,350 Matthew Fitzpatrick, $91,350 Lucas Glover, $91,350 Louis Oosthuizen, $91,350 Doc Redman, $91,350 Justin Rose, $91,350 Cameron Smith, $91,350 Jordan Spieth, $91,350 Henrik Stenson, $91,350 Erik van Rooyen, $91,350 Kevin Kisner, $69,875 Webb Simpson, $69,875 Byeong Hun An, $56,278 Kiradech Aphibarnrat, $56,278 Ernie Els, $56,278 Dylan Frittelli, $56,278 Jason Kokrak, $56,278 Joost Luiten, $56,278 Andrew Putnam, $56,278 Bernd Wiesberger, $56,278 Andrew Wilson, $56,278 Patrick Cantlay, $36,925 Justin Harding, $36,925 Benjamin Hebert, $36,925 Innchoon Hwang, $36,925 Russell Knox, $36,925 Matt Kuchar, $36,925 Xander Schauffele, $36,925 Callum Shinkwin, $36,925 Kyle Stanley, $36,925 Aaron Wise, $36,925 Branden Grace, $28,317 Charley Hoffman, $28,317 Dustin Johnson, $28,317 Shubhankar Sharma, $28,317 Matt Wallace, $28,317 Bubba Watson, $28,317

71-67-71-71-280 75-68-68-70-281 74-69-72-66-281 68-71-68-74-281 68-70-68-75-281 71-70-68-72-281 70-68-74-70-282 68-75-70-69-282 69-72-68-73-282 70-70-71-71-282 74-68-71-70-283 71-69-70-73-283 72-69-71-71-283 70-72-72-69-283 71-71-71-70-283 69-67-68-79-283 70-66-71-76-283 70-67-69-77-283 70-69-68-76-283 70-68-72-73-283 70-71-70-73-284 68-71-71-74-284 73-67-70-75-285 68-73-77-67-285 71-69-72-73-285 68-69-70-78-285 74-69-74-68-285 73-69-71-72-285 70-67-70-78-285 70-71-74-70-285 76-67-71-71-285 70-71-71-74-286 71-65-74-76-286 73-69-73-71-286 72-71-70-73-286 70-71-68-77-286 70-68-69-79-286 74-65-69-78-286 70-71-75-70-286 75-67-73-71-286 72-69-71-74-286 70-71-75-71-287 70-73-70-74-287 72-67-72-76-287 70-72-77-68-287 73-70-72-72-287 72-71-73-71-287

Paul Casey, $26,467 Adam Hadwin, $26,467 Graeme McDowell, $26,467 Thorbjrn Olesen, $26,467 Kevin Streelman, $26,467 Ashton Turner, $26,467 Jim Furyk, $25,800 Mikko Korhonen, $25,800 Romain Langasque, $25,800 Paul Waring, $25,800 Yosuke Asaji, $25,088 Sergio Garcia, $25,088 J.B. Holmes , $25,088 Thomas Pieters, $25,088 Eddie Pepperell, $24,625 Nino Bertasio, $24,438 Yuki Inamori, $24,438

72-70-73-73-288 74-69-72-73-288 73-70-68-77-288 72-68-77-71-288 77-65-74-72-288 69-74-77-68-288 73-68-75-73-289 72-69-71-77-289 69-72-70-78-289 75-68-75-71-289 72-71-71-76-290 68-73-71-78-290 66-68-69-87-290 72-68-74-76-290 70-72-76-74-292 72-71-75-75-293 70-73-70-80-293

CYCLING TOUR DE FRANCE Monday (Rest Day) (After 15 stages) 1. Julian Alaphilippe, France, Deceuninck-QuickStep, 61:00:22.

2. Geraint Thomas, Britain, Ineos, 1:35.

3. Steven Kruijswijk, Netherlands, Jumbo-Visma, 1:47.

4. Thibaut Pinot, France, Groupama-FDJ, 1:50.

5. Egan Bernal, Colombia, Ineos, 2:02.

6. Emanuel Buchmann, Germany, Bora-Hansgrohe, 2:14.

7. Mikel Landa, Spain, Movistar, 4:54.

8. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Movistar, 5:00.

9. Jakob Fuglsang, Denmark, Astana, 5:27.

10. Rigoberto Uran, Colombia, EF Education First, 5:33.

11. Richie Porte, Australia, Trek-Segafredo, 6:30.

12. Warren Barguil, France, Arkea-Samsic, 7:22.

13. Nairo Quintana, Colombia, Movistar, 8:28.

14. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Dimension Data, 11:04.

15. Dan Martin, Ireland, UAE Team Emirates, 11:39.

16. Guillaume Martin, France, Wanty-Gobert, 13:42.

17. Fabio Aru, Italy, UAE Team Emirates, 14:15.

18. David Gaudu, France, Groupama-FDJ, 14:31.

19. Romain Bardet, France, AG2R La Mondiale, 27:12.

20. Xandro Meurisse, Belgium, Wanty-Gobert, 28:25.

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Obituaries

Obituaries

BUSINESS for sale, Sewing Shop, next to Nelly’s Pub, all merchandise for sale, serious enquiries only. 250-564-2262 between 10am-3pm, 250-6407326

WONG, Violet

December 27, 1923 July 8, 2019 Violet, beloved mother of Edmond, passed away in North Vancouver on July 8, 2019. During her 95+ years she resided in various towns throughout B.C. and established a vast network of friends along the way. Her infectious personality, empathic warmth, depth of talent and creativity along with her pursuit of joy and connection remained the common thread throughout her lifetime. Unfortunately, Violet’s health issues the past couple years proved particularly challenging to the point where she finally decided, “it’s time”. Forever loved and missed by so many.

To honour Violet’s wishes, no funeral will be held. A contribution to Lions Gate Hospital, the B.C. Heart & Stroke Foundation or any other charity of your choice in Violet’s name would be appreciated. A Celebration of Life will take place from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm on August 24, 2019 in Cardinal Hall at the Lynn Valley Community Recreation Centre, 3590 Mountain Highway, North Vancouver, B.C. For a more comprehensive coverage of Violet’s life and to view more photos of this remarkable woman you can access her obituary at www.korucremation.com/obituaries.

You can email condolences and share memories of Violet at this website.

It is with deep sadness we announce the sudden passing of our beloved son, brother, and friend, Jerome Justin Pellerin, on July 14th 2019, at the age of 36 years old.

Jerome is survived by his mother Lillian and step-father Ken Dueck; father Germaine Pellerin; sister Genevieve Pellerin Larrivée (John Larrivée); brother Brandon Pellerin; sister Sylvia Pellerin-Lima (Stephen Lima), and sister Leanne Bernard.

Jerome was a current employee of Canfor and previous employers include The Keg, The Rockford, and Norweld.

In Jerome’s honour we are holding a Celebration of Life on Friday, July 26 at 6:00pm, and welcome all of those whose lives he touched. Please contact genevievepellerin@gmail.com for details.

For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Jerome’s name to the Prince George branches of the Canadian Mental Health Association or Humane Society.

Business Opportunities

In Memoriam

Employment

Lost LOST Black tonneau cover blew off a truck on Highway 97 southbound, near Pine Centre on July 21, 2019. If picked up, please call: 250-564-2469 mort@shaw.ca

Skilled Help FORTWOOD HOMES Seeking experienced carpenter.

250-563-5291

Dara was a daughter, sister, mother, niece, aunt, cousin, grandmother, and faithful friend. She will be missed by all who knew her loving nature. Dara is survived by her life partner, Rocky (Lynch); parents, Randy and Mary; brother, Jeremy (Andrea); niece, Ashley; children, Savanna, Charlie, Kyla (Darrell), Kristi (Mike), and Chey-Anne (Steve); 12 grandchildren; numerous aunts; uncles; and cousins.

Dara’s life was short but filled with much love and adventure. Music, camping, and helping people were her passions. Her life will be celebrated at Nukko Lake Hall in Prince George on Thursday, July 25th, 2019 at 2:00 pm.

There will be a gathering in Fort Nelson for her friends and family in the community, time and place to be announced.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

Collectors!

Cash offers on unwanted gold & silver coins.

Guaranteed to meet or beat any reasonable offer.

Bonuses on large quantities.

Also will buy Rolex watches any condition.

Call Mike for appointment 250-612-1808 Privacy assured.

Expert local buyer

Lloyd John Hanton January 1, 1951July 23, 2018

It’s so hard to believe that it’s already been a year since you were taken from us.

Life has changed so much.

We think of you often, We miss you all the time, We will love you forever Hope you are at peace, Papa Love Mom, Jackie, Tyler and Chris

The Prince George Humane Society Annual General Meeting Our 4th Annual General meeting will be held Monday, July 29 at 6:30pm at the Prince George Humane Society Adoption and Education Centre, Unit 11, 1839 1st Ave. 250-640-7415, e-mail: princegeorgehumanesociety @gmail.com www.pghumanesociety.ca

Personal Messages ANYONE with a drinking problem? Alcoholics Anonymous, www.princegeorgeaa.ca 250-564-7550

Business Opportunities BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Established Franchise

Tax Preparation Business servicing Mackenzie and McLeod Lake area for over 30 years.

Gross Revenues of $85,000 to $90,000 Annually and Potential to expand revenues in a growing economy.

Transition support available for the right buyer.

Serious Inquires Only Office (250)997-9003 Home (250)997-5538 Cell (250)990-0152

Services

Business Opportunities

Notices HEDSTROM, Dara N. April 24, 1978 - July 15, 2019

Teachers LONG & MCQUADE Is seeking music teachers for drums, voice, strings, and more. Apply online/ within.

Established Franchise Photography Business Serving Northern B.C for over 35 years Gross Revenues of $150.000 plus annually from seasonal work Lots of opportunity to expand the business.

Transition support available to the right buyer

Serious Enquiries Only Office 250-596-9199 Cell 250-981-1472

General Employment Adult & Youth Newspaper Carriers Needed in the Following areas: • • •

Hart Area Driftwood Rd, Dawson Rd, Seton Cres, Austin Rd.

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• • Full Time and Temporary Routes Available.

Contact for Details 250-562-3301 or rss@pgcitizen.ca

STEADY F/T P/T HELP TO VACUUM WIPE & WASH CARS. APPLY TO HANDS ON CAR WASH 1956 3RD AVE.

TIDSBURY, LORI December 9, 2018 Please join us in remembrance of our sparkling angel, Lori Tidsbury. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2019, from 2:30 pm 5:00 pm, at the Courtyard Marriot, 900 Brunswick Street in the Great Northern Ballroom.

Some days, I can’t see you clearly.

I have multiple sclerosis.

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Bargain Corner

Bargains - Under $500

Bargains - Under $1000

4 summer 185/60R/15 tires, mounted on 15” aluminum rims used. $400.

Less than 5000kms.

250-963-7561 to view

Set of 5 Summer tires w/rims, 4 w/o 16” almost brand new $800. Bottle collection dating 1920-1934 500. 250-617-1934

Farm Produce

Hartland Ranch

Antiques

Furniture

Sports Equipment

Motorcycles

Imports

AVON COLLECTIBLES, Valued $3600, asking $2000. 250617-1934

QUALITY built dbl dresser with matching armoire. Perfect condition. $1,000. 250-612-1404

LARGE Selection of hockey pads (Shin, shoulder, elbow).

Some are new $15-30. 250564-5015

CR450R 2009 dirt bike, 150 Hrs, brand new, $5000. 250263-5343 2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON Wide Glide. Low mileage. 250617-0443 2005 HARLEY DAVIDSON FAT BOY Anniversary Edition.

22,000 km $14,500 613-8567 2002 BMW 1150 RT motorcycle, excellent cond. $5500.

(250)564-3152 (250)640-8267

2010 KIA SOUL 4 U, fully equipped, short warranty remaining, well maintained, 856.18km, $10,500 obo. 250552-7011

Art & Collectibles

Household Miscellaneous

1 SMALL Buffalo head mount. $800. 250-613-9999 SWOROVSKI crystal, multiple pieces, $15 -$75 each. 250640-8363

Cabinet, white 12x30x36. $15.

250-563-9975

offering lean ground beef $4.50lb.

Government Inspected 250-963-8791

Hay/Bales For Sale 5X5 1300-1500 lb round hay bales, net wrapped in field. Preorder & save $100 each. 250614-6667 or 250-568-2338

Livestock YEARLING Cattle, heifers and steers, $900-1600. Five bulls available. 250-981-9618

Steel Buildings/Granaries QUANSIT Future building, 35’X50’, 18’ high. $20,000 obo.

250-962-8302

Merchandise

Antiques ANTIQUE Safe, $400. 250-9644577

Sawmills SAWMILL, 48” head rig, hand set, completely rebuilt, $8000 obo plus parts. 250-441-3242

Top Soil CRUSH Rock, shale, garden soil, cow manure. Delivered by dump truck loads, 250-6146667 or 250-568-2338

STEVE’S EXCAVATING

Snow Equipment Brentwood snowblower, new motor, 13hp. $650.00 250-6174293

ANTIQUE Wardrobe, $500. 250-613-9999

pine.

Building Supplies Extension ladder 20’ $40. 250563-9975 GARAGE Door, roll up, white, 8’X7’ with rails and motor. Remote included. $125. 250-5645015 NEW 48”x53” double pane window in frame $100. 250-5645015 Retaining wall blocks, 36 for $50. 250-563-9975

For Sale Miscellaneous GPX 5000 MInelab gold detector. Headphones, 2 coils, monoloop & double D 11”, support harness. Brand new. Paid $6800. Asking $5000. 250-2635343 SALMON Seine, built half, brand new, 575 strips, lead line is off but have 100 fathoms of lead, fall bunt in net, good shape, only fished for 2 years, asking $5000. 250-627-1363

Furniture LRG 5 piece wooden dbl or queen bdrm suite, $750. 250962-2740

Heavy Equipment 2012 NEW HOLLAND L320 SKID STEER

Yard Services

Autos / Recreation

Boats

Mills/Equipment 1998 KENWORTH with mixer trailer, white. $120,000. 6173373

Musical Instruments STRAUBE Chicago Cabinet Grande, upright piano. 1903. $1500. (250)561-9418 UPRIGHT Piano, 50” black “Boston”, by Steinway & Sons.

UP-126 II. $7900. Still under warranty. (250)563-0518 YAMAHA ORGAN - Electone D80 3 Keyboard. Seldom used. $3500. 250-569-2234

Office Equipment FIRE KING Fire proof 4 drawer vertical filing cabinet $600. 250564-5015

Sheds/Outbuildings NEW 30’ x 50’ All Steel Commercial shop, never assembled, c/w complete set of drawings and engineer cert. Has straight outside walls, 1 12’ x 14’ service door opening, 1 3’ man door opening, inside clearance 16’, roof has 3/ 12 pitch that is 20’ high at peak. Outside wall cladding painted tan. $30, 000 Call Bob 250-983-3372

ELECTRIC boat loader & custom built over canopy roof rack for 8’ truck box, 1500 ea or both $2500. Jeanine 250-612-1234 AROLINER 16’ alum boat, 35HP Mercury OB, on trailer. $2800. 250-562-7265 14’ ALUMINUM BOAT, on trailer. 10 HP motor, tank, slide in seats, life jackets, rod holder. $2400. 250-567-4690

Collectibles & Classic Cars 1956 PLYMOUTH. Runs. $4000. Williams lake. 250-3922193 1953 METEOR, Runs well. $7000. Williams Lake. 250-3922193

Domestic Cars 2000 FORD Escort, 4 cyl auto, new tires, 40K per gal, looks & runs great. $3200 obo.

(250)961-5631 (250)563-3707 1986 Mustang GT Conv, 5L, 5spd, $7000. obo, 250-6149371 1978 DELUXE Super VW Beetle convertible, exc cond, white, w/blk rag top, new roof & top, c/w tow bar & bra, $12,000.

778-489-1287

Sports Equipment

Motorcycles

SEVERAL Sets of golf clubs and drivers (Left and right). $40-60. 250-564-5015

SUZUKI Bandit 1200, great shape, recent tune-up and brakes. (250)613-5981

Sandy loam

2014 International 4x4 SUMMER CLEAN UP Grass cutting Garbage removal, gutter cleaning etc.

Antique Superb Dutch drop front Secretary, 140 years old, in excellent condition, $6500.

250-964-3794 Prince George

Art & Collectibles

PAINTINGS AND WALL ART

250-961-3612, 250-964-4758 Pal’s Maintenance

Worldwide Limited Editions/Master Editions BC TREE WORX Certified Utility Arborist and Certified Faller with over 25 yrs experience, licensed and fully insured. For free estimates call or text Brian at 250-649-8447

RVs/Campers/Trailers Class C Motorhome, $10,500.

Everything under the hood either rebuilt or new. 360 Dodge, new furnace, a/c, microwave, DVD, sound & TV system and generator 250-562-6073 or 250-640-1858 2011 34’ Cougar 5th wheel. three slides. As new cond. $45,300. Call 250-964-9248

Sport Utility Vehicles 2012 RAM 1500 4X4 short box, loaded, maroon. Extended 7 yr 160k warranty. 21,000 kms, too much to list. Equity. $39,000 owing. Take over payments.

250-301.0221, 250-967-4268

Imports

2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. Fully loaded, mint cond, 85,000 kms. Must sell. Leaving the country. $28,500. 250-5671118

2006 HONDA Civic. $8000.

178,000 kms, standard, silver.

Great cond. 250-301-3881

2007 BUICK Rendezvous. Very low mileage. lots of extras. 250962-7558

Business For Sale

NICHOLSON BILLIARDS Is Newly renovated and for sale Accepting offers until May 15, 2019 For information Call Don Hoffman 250-961-6759

Jewellery

90 HP, 8500 LBS. 4 CYL TURBO DIESEL 3000 LBS. LIFTING CAPACITY $70,000 New Cost. 3600 Hrs. CAB, HEAT, AIR, STEREO, ETC. VERY CLEAN $38,500 OBO 250-563-1510 0243296BC LTD. DL40178

Tree Services

1994 MUSTANG GT, V8 auto, no rust, grate shape, 125,000 kms, $5500 obo. 250-562-7794

Antiques

MAN With Truck, mower, trimmer & chainsaw. Rain or shine.

Ready to do your old rubbish and old appliances removal.

Also equipped with chainsaw for lot cutting and or firewood.

Lawn cutting and weed trimming. Have safety gear, so if you need another crew member for a week or a day whichever, give me a call. Duncan 250552-1937

250-962-6437 or 250-960-8866

2003 FORD Mustang convertible. True blue, white top, V6, auto, 44,000 kms, $12,000.

250-964-6365

With Hiab Stock #9044 Northern Trailer & Auto Sales 2000 Victoria Street 250-564-9938

7 Replica Oil Paintings:

REVOLVING TRAY JEWELRY DISPLAY CABINETS Top lock and locking back slide doors 36” wide X 42” high 5 Available. $395 each Negotiable on all five.

250-612-1828

Aircraft

FOR

SALE

1967 Piper PA 28 140 TTSN 4780 hrs. 160 Horse Lyc. O -320 TTSO 530P Hrs. Annual due Aug 28 2019.

Prop 408 hrs. TTSN.

* 5 Group of 7 * 2 Tom Thomson

Call Duncan Scott 250 267 4303 for details.

Best Offer 250-967-4215

Asking $25000.00 Cdn

Lots & Acreages for Sale

15 Lots & Acreages for Sale

1.148 AC. LOTS 35 & 36, Birchill Cres. 16 W., city limits. No GST. (250)563-7414

HART Area, 400’ frontage X 100’ deep, serviced $300,000.

250-565-4888

12 ACRES of commercial zoned land, 1400 ft of Hart Hwy frontage $150,000 per acre.

563-6985 or 981-1950. Will consider partial trades.

LARGE Res. lot, serviced, green belt on back, Oak Ridge Cres, Hart hwy. $89,900 obo 250-562-3886

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Trucks

Trucks

2006 F450 XL Super Duty Flat Deck. Brand new heavy duty transmission and brand new motor. Call Mike 250-5643734 2006 DODGE Cummins diesel, 4x4, 4 dr, Lb, auto, 2 owner, receipts since new, no accidents, 107K, $27,900 obo. 596-5434 2006 DODGE Cummins diesel, 4x4, 4 dr, Lb, auto, 2 owner, receipts since new, no accidents, 107K, $27,900 obo. 596-5434 1998 FORD F250 Diesel w/ plow. Exc. cond. $10,000. 250398-0720 1977 FORD 1 ton, renovated, $2500. 250-306-2292

Tires 4 1997 LINCOLN Factory mags + caps+ 225 7 or 15 Michelin LTX tires, fits Jeep too. $450 obo. 250-563-3850

1993 Service Truck. Crewcab 2 wheel drive Dually. 1 Ton 460 Automatic. 156,000 kms.

Excellent Condition. Asking $6800.00 OBO. Phone (250) 964-2233

4 LT245 75R16 Michelin LTX (M & S), $300 obo. 250-5633850 4 P265 70/R17 Faulken Ziex alls season $300 obo. 250-5633850

Vans

2 305 85R 22-5 MICHELIN XZU3 (M & S), excellent condition. $1000 obo. 250-563-3850

2 305 85R 22-5 MICHELIN XZU3 (M & S), excellent condition. $1000 obo. 250-563-3850

12’ Flat deck snowmobile trailer, over wheel deck, c/w loading ramps. $1500. obo 250564-0678 14’ HD Tandem axle flatdeck trailer, 7000lbs axles, Bridgestone 700-R-15-LT steel belted radials, c/w elec brakes and loading ramps. $3500. obo.

250-564-0678

Lawn & Garden 3 SETS LT 245 75R16 B.F.G. commercial winters. $350/set.

250-563-3850

Collectibles & Classic Cars

SHIPS Wheel water fountain.

Was $575 new, asking $300.

50-640-8363

Sand & Gravel

Houses for Sale

MODIFIED Medical van. 2012 Ford Transit Connect XLT. Gov’t certified, 70,000 km, w/ lift gate, loaded. Factory warranty $28,500. 250-981-0055 MODIFIED Medical van. 2012 Ford Transit Connect XLT. Gov’t certified, 70,000 km, w/ lift gate, loaded. Factory warranty $28,500. 250-981-0055

Utility Trailers Tires

Apartments/Condos-For Sale

Real Estate - For Sale

Apartments/Condos-For Sale Spacious, 3 level 4 bdrms, 4 baths, superb location. $277,500.

250-561-1255 Ready to sell!

Tree Services BEDNESTI TREE SERVICES Servicing Prince George and Surrounding areas. Residential tree removals. Certified arborist & BC certified faller. WorkSafe BC certified. Free Estimates.

778-349-2295

New condo, 1 level no steps, 2br, 2 full bths, lge liv/dining, kitch, lndry on same flr, attach garage, cov. deck, a/c, blinds, 5 new appl, security gated 55+complex. Common facil incl kit, din, tv rm, gym.

Quiet area, near shops & g.course. New home warr.

563-8846

Duplexes for Sale 2220 & 2226 UPLAND ST. 2 bdrm duplex w/ 2 bdrm finished suite each side. Good revenue property, in good shape. $450,000 250-614-6667 or 250568-2338

2740 PETERSEN RD (Peden Hill). House and estate for sale. 3 Bdrm, finished basement. Open to offers.

250-564-0318 House, 2679 Queensway, upstairs completely reno’d, 2 bdrm up, 2 bdrm bsmt needs finishing, 60X110 lot, yrd completely paved. Suitable for rezoning to commercial or home based business. Currently rented. $320,000. 250981-3583

2004 Cadillac DTS, Arizona car, never winter driven, no rust, new tires & windshield.

Full load. 213,000km.

Asking $9500. obo Trades considered.

250-961-5200 or email dflondon76@gmail.com

STUMP GRINDING Easy, fast. No job too big or small. Call or text Bill for estimates 250-613-6824

2010 CUSTOM built, approx 3800 sq ft home on hole #7 Aberdeen Golf course, totally fin inside & out. Realtors welcome, $549,900.(250)596-5434 COUNTRY Living, Quesnel area. Modest home atop a hill with trees, garden, babbling brook, minutes from town, just short of 1 acre, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, full bsmt, garage & more. Great neighborhood. $188,000. 250992-5752

45.5 ACRES Corner of Upper Fraser Rd & Beaver Forest Rd. with good driveway & building pad. $155,000. 250-614-6667

HONDA 150 PCX

250-613-1262

$5000 in recent repairs New tires

2013 Harley Davidson Dyna 7350 kms

$16,500 $7950

$12,500. OBO 250-963-9708 or text 250-960-0327 1977 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SJ Landau Roof, T-Roof, BFG Silvertown Reline radials, PMD Custom replica wheels, 400 cubic in motor (matching #’s), a/c. Original interior. Rust free.

Imports

2008 Red Mazda 3 for sale New battery, filters, oil change, new brakes, tuneup & very fuel efficient, 180,000 KM. Sunroof, CD player & heated leather seats. Runs well and excellent body condition.

$4300.00

$2995

250-617-4940 250-964-8444

CITY serviced lot. McTavish at Aberdeen. 93’x95’. 981-5950 or stop by 2249 McTavish for info.

Recreational Property Cluculz; Meier Rd, 11.26 acres sub-lakeshore with lake access, and top location $299,000.

604-908-0313

“DUNSTER PROPERTY FOR SALE” 115 acres with 1/2 mile Fraser River frontage. 10 acres Island. 15 acres cleared. Mixed forest. 100% reliable water source. Log cabin attached to mobile home. Water line and hydro. Easy access. Mountainscape views. Private. 250-4795545

Big Scooter.

New trunk, windshield & rear tire.

Excellent shape.

1965 FORD THUNDERBIRD

BUILDING Lot 8091 Flamingo Rd. 80’X135’ with city sewer & water. Allows mobiles as well. $85,000. 563-6985, 981-1950

LOT for Duplex, 4-plex or apartment/condo.

Fully zoned.

Ready for permit. Near Multiplex & Walmart. 250-961-6786

Property For Sale

Houses for Sale

Motorcycles RIVER JUNCTION AGGREGATE, Topsoil, Sandy loam, 50/50 Mix, Gravel, Crush, Driveway mix. Pickup & delivery. 250-961-5755

2.186 ACRE, 9341 Birchill Cres, close Hwy access, no gst. (250)563-7414

250-617-9928

2002 THUNDERBIRD REPLICA Fully Loaded, two tops.

Red exterior, black interior.

Never winter driven.

Price $29,000 obo.

Phone 250-964-6610 $3000 now $2500 1999 MAZDA PROTEGE Lots of recent work, have receipts. 1.8 L 5 Spd standard. Momo rims w/ summers & studded winters, power locks & windows w/ tint. Looks good, runs good.

228,000 kms.

250-612-9321 2011 F250 Crew Cab 4X4

RVs/Campers/Trailers

$14,500 obo Call 250-964-4506 to view 118,000 KM. 6.2 Gas, Auto Manual Windows and Locks New 10 Ply Tires, New Brakes Certified, STK#F7597

2008 27 1/2ft COUGAR 5th Wheel

FURTHER REDUCED 2013 Ford Fiesta Titanium Gasoline car with Automatic Transmission, Comes with extended warranty with expiration date/ odometer is Sep 2019/60000 ($100 deductible).

Please note that the current odometer reading is 32,900 only. Drive safe and in style with Bluetooth connectivity for your phone For Only $9,800 250-612-9991

Perfect condition Bike carrier, 12 ft slide, new tires & batteries.

Asking $19,900 4X4 HEAVEN TRUCK SALES D#40178 Call 250-640-0996

$18,500 obo 250-441-3242

WOLF CREEK CAMPER

By Northwood 8 feet, all the extras.

2014 Ram 1500 Ecodiesel

Asking $36,000 2013 Chrysler 200, only 45000kms, 4 extra studded winter & rims.

Still on power train & engine warranty. $13,000.

250-960-1088

See at 657 Faulkner Cres.

Call 250-649-5502

$28,000 54,000km mostly highway added remote start, side boards. custom wheels.. and with winter tires call 250 564-1156 and email for build sheet munerary@shaw.ca

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Houses For Rent

Real Estate - Rentals

Apartments/Condos for Rent HARDWOOD MANOR 1575 Queensway. 1 & 2 bdrm apts, incls heat, hotwater, hw flrs, secure access, n/p. Resident Manager. 250-561-1446 VENICE Place apts. Bach & 1 bdrm, balcony, elevator, underground parking. Heat/hot water incl. 250-561-1446

Commercial 2649 Queensway, 3 Hoists, compressor, over 5000 sqft, 14’ bay doors, lots of bays, C5 zone, showroom, parts department.

Reduced $1,200,000. 250-981-3583 CORNER of Queensway & Quadrant, C6 commercial lot, 60X110, all services in, $110,000. 250-981-3583 FOR RENT: 1000 SQFT Shop w/ 200 sqft storefront, 400 sqft mezzanine. (250)563-3320 QUESNEL, 4 Bay garage, hoist, compressor, showroom, 1/2 acre paved lot, Trades considered for WHY. Vendor financing possible. $188,000. 250-981-3583

3 bdrm main floor only, nice area, close to school and bus, big yard, $1300. Incl utilities.

250-964-7018 or 250-981-8061

Suites For Rent 1 bdrm suites avail immed, 890 S Tabor Blvd. 250-596-4409 or 250-617-8168 3 bdrm bsmt, close to everything Spruceland area. $1100 incl util. 250-964-7018 or 250981-8061

Townhouses For Rent 3 BDRM condo, carport, 3112 St. Anne Ave, n/p. 5 appl, 1 1/2 baths, $1400 Utils extra. 250563-5291

Dating Service

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Inter-

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Furnished Apartments BACHELOR & 1 bdrm units, weekly rates, apply in person 867 17th Ave.

Duplexes for Rent

Houses For Rent

2 BR, full bsmt. S. Clean/quiet, Laundry facilities for senior n/s, n/p. $950+utils. 563-6386

1180 Stirling Dr, 5 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appl, np, $1900. plus util. 250-563-5291

Houses for Sale

INVESTMENT & OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYMENT ORMOND CREEK (NORTHSHORE FRASER LAKE BC) ON 8.1 ACRES/HOME MACHINERY/SHOP/GREENHOUSES PHONE 250-699-1072 ONLY $255,000 (HOME) $105,000(MACHINERY) FOR MORE INFORMATION GOOGLE: ACREAGES FOR SALE IN BC TOWNPOST

Lake frontage house 5.10 acres on Heron Lake 1259sqft up stairs and bsmt finished 3 bedrooms and 3 complete bathrooms. Attached dble garage new roof in 2017 steel shop 25 by 29 numerous other out buildings. 7 Different fruit bushes. Lots of water a deep well 200 amp main wiring.

Asking $520,000 250 967 4427

Property For Sale LONGWORTH 160 Acres, Approximately 250 feet from river. Frontage creek runs through property. Mixed trees - have no commercial value.

Hydro - 200 amp. Service line available. 32’X32’ house.

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250-564-4654

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Some wetland, 50 plus acres of high ground with spruce and aspen. Frontage Hwy 16 & Orange Valley Road. Good well. Assumable mortgage 37,000 at 7%.

Rustic Home, lived in, needs finishing. $86,500 Keith 778-281-2534

Out Of Town

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Ranch house with 9 acres irrigated pasture All Amenities Next to Eagle Point Golf (Kamloops) 985K Will carry mortgage View Realtor.ca 250-573-3346 e-mail biffsbenson@yahoo.ca

Self-help program with DVD, skill-building workbooks and telephone coaching for adults with mild to moderate depression

Legal/Public Notices OBO FOREST MANAGEMENT First Nations Woodland License NT2 Forest Stewardship Plan 2019-2024 Mackenzie Forest District As of July 17, 2019, the draft Forest Stewardship Plan for OBO Forest Management is available for public review. Your input is welcome! A copy of the plan and associated material can be accessed at the following DropBox site: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rax3gedzhhcmbpg/AAC dVHU5Y0tqxef3-vsEsCLRa?dl=0 Please submit any comments or feedback to Chelsea Heyer by email cheyer@forsite.ca or call 250-640-4404.

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