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Flu shots roll out Citizen staff

With COVID-19 still on the loose, Northern Health says it’s now important than ever to get a shot to protect against the spread of the common flu.

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Fright night this Saturday night A Halloween display lights up the front yard at 3651 Westwood Drive.

LOCAL MAN FOUND GUILTY OF ASSAULTING THREE GIRLS MARK NIELSEN Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Prince George man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting three preteen girls by repeatedly putting his hand on their bottoms to push them out of the way as he swam around the lazy river at the Prince George Aquatic Centre.

Judge Peter McDermick found that

James Allan Prince, 66, made contact with the girls, ages 11-12, four times combined - once below the buttocks and three times on them - over the course of 20-30 minutes during an evening in November 2017.

It took more than 2 1/2 hours for McDermick to read out his verdict as he addressed concerns raised by defence counsel Tony Zipp about the girls pos-

sibly colluding on their stories, whether they accurately identified the culprit and the nature of Prince’s actions.

Had McDermick also found there was sexual intent, Prince would also have been found guilty of three counts of sexual interference of a person under 16.

Prince will be sentenced once a pre-sentence report has been completed.

And the chance to get one will come as soon as the first week of November when they will be available at most Northern Health flu clinics, pharmacies and doctors offices throughout the region.

Not only will it keep you from contracting the bug but ease the load on the medical system.

“Influenza is a contagious respiratory disease that can lead to serious illness, hospitalization and death,” Northern Health said in a statement.

“If influenza spreads rapidly in communities at the same time as COVID-19 - it can overwhelm the healthcare system and put our loved ones at risk. The best protection is to get the flu shot this fall…and stay home if you are sick.”

To find a flu clinic or provider nearest you, visit ImmunizeBC’s website, or call 811.

You’re also urged to make an appointment to reduce line-ups and maintain safe physical distancing as the COVID-19 pandemic maintains its grip.

The shots are free for children, seniors, pregnant people, Indigenous people, those with underlying medical or chronic health conditions and those who work with or come in close contact with higher-risk groups.

For more information about the flu, visit northernhealth.ca.

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CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS WHAT: Public Hearings regarding: • Proposed amendments to “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007” City Council consideration of applications regarding: • Proposed “City of Prince George 1912 20th Avenue Road Closure Bylaw No. 9099, 2020” • Proposed “City of Prince George 2217 Regents Crescent Road Closure Bylaw No. 9147, 2020” • Proposed amendments to “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007” • Temporary Use Permit Application No. TU000065 • Cannabis Licensing Application No.’s CN000016, CN000015 and CN000014 • Liquor Licensing Application No. LL100171

legally described as The Common Property Strata Plan PGS345 and remove the lane dedication, as shown outlined in bold black on Location Map #2 below.

The purpose of the road closure is to enable the sale of the closed road area to the adjacent property owner. The proposed closure and sale provides the property owner the ability to consolidate the closed road area with their adjacent property.

WHEN: Monday, November 9, 2020 WHERE: Council Chambers of City Hall, 2nd Floor, 1100 Patricia Boulevard, Prince George, BC PROPOSALS: 1. “City of Prince George 1912 20th Avenue Road Closure Bylaw No. 9099, 2020” Applicant: City of Prince George Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location Map #2 2217 Regents Crescent Road Closure

Pursuant to section 40 of the Community Charter, the City of Prince George intends to close an approximate 113.3 m² (square metres) portion of road as shown on reference Plan EPP104768 dedicated on Plan 1268, adjacent to the properties legally described as Parcel 1, Plan BCP24383, Cariboo District and Lots 3, 4, 17, 18, all of Block 329, Plan 1268, Cariboo District and remove the road dedication, as shown outlined in bold black on Location Map #1 below.

The purpose of the road closure is to enable the sale of the closed road area to the adjacent property owner Gustafson’s Automobile Co. Ltd. The proposed closure and sale provides the property owner the ability to consolidate the closed road area with their adjacent property.

3. “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9123, 2020” Applicants: L&M Engineering Ltd. for Rock ‘N’ Roll Aggregates Ltd., Inc. No. 0406286 and T.R. Projects Ltd., Inc. No. BC0729296 Subject Properties: 5001 North Nechako Road, 2599 North Nechako Road and 4439 Craig Drive Time: 6:00 p.m.

Bylaw No. 9123, 2020 proposes to rezone the subject properties as follows: a. that Lot 1, District Lot 4050, Cariboo District, Plan 25854, Except Plan EPP89775, be rezoned from AF: Agriculture and Forestry and U1: Minor Utility to AG: Greenbelt, C3: Neighbourhood Commercial, RM3: Multiple Residential and RS2: Single Residential; b. that District Lot 4051, Cariboo District, Except: Firstly; Plan B3724, Secondly; Plan 22731, Thirdly; Plan BCP4770, Fourthly; Plan BCP4772, Fifthly; Plan BCP20972, be rezoned from AF: Agriculture and Forestry, AG: Greenbelt, P1: Parks and Recreation and U1: Minor Utility to AG: Greenbelt, P1: Parks and Recreation, RM1: Multiple Residential, RS2: Single Residential and RT1: Two-Unit Residential; and c. that Block A (Plan B3724), District Lot 4051, Cariboo District, Except Plan 22731 be rezoned from AF: Agriculture and Forestry and AG: Greenbelt to AG: Greenbelt, RM1: Multiple Residential and RS2: Single Residential. all as shown outlined in bold black on Location Map #3 below.

Location Map #1 1912 20th Avenue Road Closure 2. “City of Prince George 2217 Regents Crescent Road Closure Bylaw No. 9147, 2020” Applicant: City of Prince George

The purpose of this application is to facilitate a future subdivision consisting of a residential neighbourhood with a mix of housing forms, neighbourhood commercial areas and greenbelt areas on the subject properties, or other uses, pursuant to the AG: Greenbelt, C3: Neighbourhood Commercial, RM3: Multiple Residential, RS2: Single Residential, P1: Parks and Recreation, RM1: Multiple Residential and RT1: Two-Unit Residential zoning designation(s).

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Pursuant to section 40 of the Community Charter, the City of Prince George intends to close an approximate 554.7 m² (square metres) portion of lane dedicated on Plan 1409, as shown on Reference Plan EPP104229 adjacent to the property Tel. (250) 561-7600 • Fax (250) 612-5605 • 1100 Patricia Boulevard, Prince George, BC V2L 3V9 • 311@princegeorge.ca Visit princegeorge.ca for information about City services and operations. You can even subscribe to receive information directly to your inbox.

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CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

Location and Zoning Map #4 356 George Street 5. Liquor License Application No. LL100171 Applicant: Nancy O’s Restaurant Group Inc., Inc. No. BC0973651 Subject Properties: 1261 - 1267 3rd Avenue Time: 6:00 p.m.

The applicant has applied to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch for an extension of the liquor primary service area located in an existing building on the subject properties.

Location Map #3 5001 North Nechako Road, 2599 North Nechako Road and 4439 Craig Drive 4. Temporary Use Permit No. TU000065 Applicant: Epik Products Inc. (Larissa Dawn Lebel) for Healx Medical Corporation Inc., Inc. No. BC1163648

The purpose of the application is to facilitate additional patron seating area, which will allow an increase in occupancy from 84 patrons to 141 patrons.

The existing Liquor Primary License was approved for liquor service from Monday to Sunday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. No changes are proposed to the hours of liquor service.

Subject Property: 356 George Street

The proposed Liquor License applies to the properties legally described as Lot 5, Block 133, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268, as shown outlined in bold black on Location Map #5 below.

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Notice of City Council’s decision will be forwarded to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch for their review and final determination on this application.

The purpose of the proposed permit is to allow Retail, Cannabis use on the subject property. The proposed retail sale of cannabis will be located in an existing building on the subject property. The applicant has successfully completed the required financial integrity checks and security screenings for a non-medical cannabis retail store by the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch. In accordance with the Local Government Act, temporary use permits can allow a use not permitted by a zoning bylaw. These permits may only be issued for a maximum of three (3) years and may be renewed once for an additional three (3) years.

The proposed Temporary Use Permit applies to the property legally described as Lot 5, Block 135, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268, as shown outlined in bold black on the Location and Zoning Map #4 below.

4.1. Cannabis License Application No. CN000016 The applicant has applied to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch for a Cannabis License for a non-medical retail cannabis store on the subject property. The applicant has successfully completed the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch financial integrity check and security screening for a non-medical cannabis retail store.

The proposed hours of operation are: Monday to Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

The proposed Cannabis License applies to the property legally described as Lot 5, Block 135, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268, as shown outlined in bold black on Location and Zoning Map #4 below.

Notice of City Council’s decision with respect to the license application will be forwarded to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch for their review and final determination.

Location Map #5 1261 – 1267 3rd Avenue 6. “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9139, 2020” Applicant: Grasshopper Retail Inc. for Commonwealth Campus Corporation, Inc. No. BC0877533 Subject Properties: 409 – 445 George Street Time: 7:00 p.m.

Bylaw No. 9139, 2020 proposes to rezone the subject properties from C1: Downtown to C1c: Downtown.

The purpose of this application is to facilitate the continued operation of Retail, Cannabis as a principal use in the existing building on the subject properties, or other uses, pursuant to the proposed C1c: Downtown zoning designation(s).

The proposed Bylaw applies to the properties legally described as Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, Block 150, District Lot 343, Cariboo District, Plan 1268, as shown outlined in bold black on Location Map #6 below.

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CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS 8. “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9149, 2020” Applicant: Access Engineering Consultants Ltd. for Brookwood Properties Inc., Inc. No. 762283 Subject Property: 2626 Vance Road Time: 7:00 p.m.

Bylaw No. 9149, 2020 proposes to rezone the subject property from C6l: Highway Commercial to C6lc: Highway Commercial.

Location Map #6 409 – 445 George Street 7. “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9153, 2020”

The purpose of this application is to facilitate the sale of retail cannabis in an existing building on the subject property, or other uses, pursuant to the proposed C6lc: Highway Commercial zoning designation(s).

8.1 Cannabis License Application No. CN000014

Subject Property: 6055 Monterey Road

The applicant has applied to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch for a Cannabis License for a non-medical retail cannabis store on the subject property. The proposed cannabis retail store will be located within an existing building on the subject property.

The applicant has successfully completed the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch financial integrity check and security screening for a non-medical cannabis retail store.

The proposed hours of service are:

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Monday to Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Bylaw No. 9153, 2020 proposes to rezone the subject property from C6l: Highway Commercial to C6lc: Highway Commercial.

Notice of City Council’s decision will be forwarded to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch for their review and final determination on this application.

The purpose of this application is to facilitate the sale of retail cannabis in an existing building on the subject property, or other uses, pursuant to the proposed C6lc: Highway Commercial zoning designation(s).

The proposed Bylaw and Cannabis Application apply to the property legally described as Lot A, District Lot 1432, Cariboo District, Plan 26796, as shown outlined in bold black on the Location Map #8 below.

Applicant: Access Engineering Consultants Ltd. for Tabor View Holdings Ltd., Inc. No. BC0624469

7.1 Cannabis License Application No. CN000015 The applicant has applied to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch for a Cannabis License for a non-medical retail cannabis store on the subject property.

The proposed cannabis retail store will be located within a portion of an existing building on the subject property that is currently operating as a retail liquor store. The applicant has successfully completed the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch financial integrity check and security screening for a non-medical cannabis retail store.

The proposed hours of service are: Monday to Sunday: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Notice of City Council’s decision will be forwarded to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch for their review and final determination on this application.

The proposed Bylaw and Cannabis License apply to the property legally described as Parcel B (S35060), District Lot 4039, Cariboo District, Plan 28088, as shown outlined in bold black on the Location Map #7 below.

Location Map #8 2626 Vance Road HOW CAN I PROVIDE COMMENT? Residents are invited to provide comment in writing, by telephone or in person.

Submissions in writing Residents are encouraged to provide written comments to Council to be included in the Council meeting agenda package and available for public viewing on the City’s website.

For submissions to be included on the agenda for Council’s review in advance of the meeting date, they must be received by the Corporate Officer no later than 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Submissions received after the noted deadline and before 3:00 p.m. Monday, November 9, 2020, will be provided to Council on the day of the meeting for their consideration during deliberations on the application.

Location Map #7 6055 Monterey Road

Submissions may be sent by email to cityclerk@princegeorge.ca, faxed to (250) 561-0183, mailed or delivered to: Attention: Corporate Officer, 5th Floor City Hall, 1100 Patricia Boulevard, Prince George, BC V2L 3V9.

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CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, City Council at their meeting held April 6, 2020 passed a resolution to discontinue Informal Hearings for certain Bylaws and applications where such hearings are not legally required to be held. Pursuant to Section 464(2) of the Local Government Act, City Council at their meeting held October 5, 2020, passed a resolution to waive the requirement for a Public Hearing in relation to proposed Bylaw No. 9123, 2020.

Residents wishing to provide comments to Council on the following Bylaws and applications, may do so, by submitting written correspondence: • “City of Prince George 1912 20th Avenue Road Closure Bylaw No. 9099, 2020”; • “City of Prince George 2217 Regents Crescent Road Closure Bylaw No. 9147, 2020”; • “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9139, 2020”; • “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9123, 2020”; • Temporary Use Permit Application TU000065; • Cannabis Licensing Application No. CN000016; • Liquor License Application No. LL100171; • Cannabis Licensing Application No. CN000015; • “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9153, 2020”; • Cannabis Licensing Application No. CN000014; and • “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9149, 2020”.

Please note that written submissions for all applications will form part of the Council agenda, become public record and are posted on the City’s website. By making a written submission you are consenting to the disclosure of any personal information that you provide.

Submissions by telephone In an effort to provide the public with options to speak to Council on a Public Hearing application(s) and in accordance with Ministerial Order No. M192, the City now offers participation remotely via telephone during Public Hearings.

Telephone submissions may only be received during Formal Public Hearings. Residents are invited to participate by telephone for the following application(s): • “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9139, 2020” • “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9153, 2020”; and • “City of Prince George Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, Amendment Bylaw No. 9149, 2020.

For more detailed information on providing submissions to Council, please visit www.princegeorge.ca/publichearings.

NEED MORE INFORMATION? A copy of the proposed Bylaws, applications and any related documents will be available for review by the public on the City’s website www.princegeorge.ca under ‘News and Notices’ beginning October 28, 2020. These documents may also be reviewed at the Development Services office on the 2nd Floor of City Hall on October 28, 29, 30, November 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9, 2020, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

WHO CAN I SPEAK TO? For more information, please contact Development Services in person, by telephone at (250)561-7611 or by email to devserv@princegeorge.ca.

For more information with regards to Road Closures, please contact Real Estate Services, by telephone at (250)561-7611 or by email to realestate@princegeorge.ca.

COVID-19 Resources The City of Prince George has been in regular conversation with Northern Health about the most reliable sources of information on novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and any assistance the City can provide residents and visitors with reliable information about measures that can be taken to prevent the spread and stay healthy.

People are advised to take all necessary precautions to prevent exposure such as staying home when sick, disinfecting surfaces, washing their hands, and coughing and sneezing into the crook of their arms.

For more information: • Visit the BC Centre for Disease Control website • Visit the BC Transit COVID-19 website • Visit the BC Ministry of Health webpage on Pandemic Preparedness • Visit the Government of Canada’s website on COVID-19 • Visit the HealthlinkBC website • Visit the World Health Organization website • Download the BC Ministry of Health’s Advice on Recreational Facilities - March 13, 2020 [PDF] Northern Health COVID-19 Update Northern Health has launched a COVID-19 Online Clinic and Information Line to help answer questions and concerns from Northern B.C. residents. The NH COVID-19 Online Clinic and Information Line can be reached at 1-844-645-7811.

Residents can pre-register to speak to the proposed Bylaw(s) live via telephone. Preregistration will be open from 8:30 a.m., Thursday, November 5, 2020 to Monday, November 9, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. To pre-register to speak to Council via phone, visit our website www.princegeorge.ca/publichearings to complete an online registration form or call 311. If you miss pre-registering, please watch the online live meeting broadcast as there will be an opportunity for you to call in for a limited period of time.

Submissions in person Residents who wish to speak in person can do so during the Public Hearing in Council Chambers on the 2nd Floor of City Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 9, 2020.

The City of Prince George follows the orders of the Provincial Health Officer and guidelines regarding the size of gatherings and physical distancing. Where Public Hearings are required to be held, measures have been put in place to ensure the safety of members of the public attending the Public Hearing to provide comments.

City of Prince George open Council meetings are public and may be televised, streamed live by webcast, recorded and archived on the City’s website for viewing by the public. By attending an open Council meeting or making a submission at a Public Hearing you are consenting to the disclosure of any personal information that you provide.

Authority Personal information is collected under the authority of section 26(g) and disclosed under the authority of section 33.1(1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). For information or questions, contact the City’s FIPPA Coordinator at (250)561-7600 or 1100 Patricia Boulevard, Prince George, BC, V2L 3V9.

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STAFFER FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST UNBC MARK NIELSEN Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A former UNBC employee says she was wrongfully dismissed from her position because she blew the whistle on alleged improper conduct by the university’s upper management.

Specifically, in a notice of claim filed at the Prince George courthouse Oct. 14, Heather Sanford is accusing acting president Geoffrey Payne and board of governors chair Lee Ongman of undermining her efforts to ensure the board’s business was being conducted transparently.

For roughly four-and-a-half years ending in March, Sanford held down the job of university secretary.

Noting she is a non-practicing member of the Nova Scotia bar in good standing, Sanford says she was responsible for “en-

suring the effective and efficient operation of UNBC’s administrative and academic governing bodies” including the board of governors and senate. Those duties included coordinating meetings and maintaining records and providing advice on governance issues and best practices.

Sanford says the trouble began in mid-December 2019 when, at the request of human resources director Kerry Roberts, Ongman approved without the board’s endorsement a two-per-cent increase to the salary paid to UNBC’s then-president Daniel Weeks, retroactive to July 2019.

Further, Sanford says Ongman signed a performance review to support the increase without any actual review having been completed by Ongman or the board and issued the approval on the letterhead of Sanford’s office, both without her knowl-

edge and consent.

When she became aware of the action, Sanford says she immediately raised concerns with Ongman and Roberts and was told Ongman took the step when Roberts said it was the usual process. Ongman then indicated she felt she had been duped, according to Sanford.

Saying her work environment had become toxic, Sanford went on stress leave on March 1 and, while she was away, she says Payne and Ongman amended the agenda for that month’s board meeting, deleting an item regarding board rules and adding one about the external review.

When Sanford returned on March 10, she says she wrote to Ongman and Payne saying she felt she was being undermined and that her core work was being removed in retaliation over her effort to ensure trans-

parency surrounding the board’s business.

The next day, Sanford says she was directed to meet with Payne and Roberts on March 13. And on that day, Payne told Sanford her position was being eliminated for budgetary reasons and that “it was ‘in no way a termination.’”

But Sanford says otherwise, claiming she was “unduly and unfairly bullied and harassed” by Payne and Ongman because she had “blown the whistle on their conduct and that of Weeks, Daigle and Roberts, seeking to expose and remedy their breaches of Board Rules policy and practice.”

UNBC spokesman Matt Wood declined to comment because it is a legal and human resources issue. UNBC has not yet filed a response and none of the allegations have yet been tested in court.

Poverty committee report delayed ARTHUR WILLIAMS Citizen staff

City council has given its committee looking at ways to reduce poverty another year to complete its work.

City council voted to extend the term of the Select Committee on Poverty Reduction to June 30, 2021. The committee was struck in October 2019 and was initially intended to provide its final report to city

council by June of this year.

Coun. Murry Krause, who chairs the committee, said the COVID-19 pandemic derailed the committee’s meetings in March, and they weren’t able to start meeting again until July.

“Every effort has been made to catch up that work. You’ll see draft recommendations coming back (to council) very soon,” Krause said. “This extension will allow us

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to come back with better recommendations.”

Once city council has a chance to review the draft report, there will be a public consultation phase, Krause said. The input from the public will be incorporated into the committee’s final recommendations to council.

The committee includes Krause, Coun.

Cori Ramsay and members from a number

Target of high-profile arrest sentenced Citizen staff

One of two men arrested in a high-profile takedown has been sentenced lto a further 66 days in jail followed by three years probation.

John Robert Barton Craig, 34, was issued

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of local service agencies and the provincial government. Krause said all of the committee members are passionate about the issue, and agreed to extend their terms to finish the report.

Ramsay said all the members are “very eager” to complete the work.

“I’m very excited for these recommendations to come forward to council,” she said.

the term in provincial court on Oct. 15 after pleading guilty to five counts from a July 17, 2019 arrest that forced the closure of Highway 97 at Noranda Road.

Craig had remained in custody since the arrest, for a total of 455 days.

Former teacher pleads guilty Citizen staff

A now-retired high school teacher has pleaded guilty to a historic sex crime.

Kim Randall Koehn entered the plea Oct. 19 at the Prince George courthouse in relation to one count of gross indecency.

The offence occurred between Sept. 1, 1994 and August 31, 1985, according to the B.C. Prosecution Service. Further details were not provided. Koehn was a teacher at Kelly Road Secondary School at the time. A sentencing date is to be set on Jan. 13.

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More infrastructure spending needed: report ARTHUR WILLIAMS Citizen staff

The City of Prince George is facing an annual infrastructure funding gap of $16.9 million per year, according to a report presented to city council.

The city owns roughly $3.7 billion in infrastructure in the form of roads, sewers, buildings and so on, city director of infrastructure services Adam Homes said. The average age of all those assets is 43 year old.

In some of the older neighbourhoods in the city, Homes said, the sewer system is still made of cast iron pipes and asbestos cement.

“They are coming to the end of their lifetime,” he said.

Homes said his department decided to do “a deep dive” into what the city is

spending on repairing and replacing its infrastructure and how much would be needed to ensure its ongoing operation.

Between 2011 and 2020, the city’s annual spending on infrastructure renewal increased from $4.5 million per year to $28.9 million per year. However, during the same period the amount of investment required grew from $16.9 million to $45.8 million per year.

Part of that increase is because the city has improved its assessments, now including things like the underground wiring for street lights, not just the poles themselves, Homes said. Condition assessments of every civic building have been integrated into the data.

Another contributor to the increase is that the city now is calculating the inflation rate for construction from two per cent

annually to five per cent.

“Previously we were using the (Consumer Price Index) for inflation, but it’s not a good reflection of construction inflation,” Homes said.

Coun. Garth Frizzell said the updated report gives council a better idea of the challenges it faces trying to maintain its infrastructure.

“Being able to measure what you manage is essential,” he said. “The average age of our assets is over 40 years old. We have to slowly fix the worst pieces each year, little by little. It’s not enough.”

The province and federal government do provide some funding for infrastructure projects –especially new construction, like the $10 million the city received towards the cost of the new pool under construction downtown, Frizzell said.

LIBRARY ADOPTS ANTI-RACISM EFFORT Citizen staff

The Prince George Public Library is taking action to combat racism.

Some of the actions in the policy include: - Ensuring that all events hosted on library property and all official library communications include an acknowledgment that the library conducts its work on the ancestral lands of the Lheidli T’enneh people.

- Reviewing and updating library spaces

and procedures to ensure that Black, Indigenous and people of colour are treated with dignity and respect and that they feel safe and welcome at the library.

- Developing a Diversity Policy that supports the recruitment and development of Black, Indigenous, and people of colour at all levels of the organization and board of trustees.

- Consulting with the public and organizations that advocate for and serve Black,

Indigenous, and people of colour.

- Creating programs and events that are specifically designed to reach Black, Indigenous, and people of colour.

Library director Paul Burry said society is diverse and pluralistic and for too long colonial institutions like libraries reinforced the marginalization of Black, Indigenous and people of colour. The library board has also begun work on a new diversity policy.

But filling out grant applications consumes a considerable amount of staff time, with no guarantee of any result, he said.

“This isn’t new, this has been coming up for years,” Coun. Kyle Sampson said.

While councils of the past may not have had the same information available today, he said, the need to spend more to maintain and replace aging infrastructure has been a challenge for the city for years.

It’s time to more forward and address the problem, he said.

Local governments only collect seven to eight per cent of the total taxes paid by Canadians, but are responsible for the bulk of the infrastructure critical to daily life, Coun. Brian Skakun said.

“There has to be some more ways for senior governments to support infrastructure,” he said. “We can’t do it on our own.”

Staff will begin consultation with the community to learn more about how the library can better serve Black, Indigenous, and people of colour. Antiracism will also feature prominently in the development of the library’s 2021-2026 Strategic Plan.

Community members are invited to provide feedback on the action items presented in the statement by submitting comments at www.pgpl.ca/comments or via email to Paul Burry at pburry@pgpl.ca.

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Mike Morris sat down with some of his five grandchildren Saturday morning and told them there was a chance he might have a lot more time to spend with them if he didn’t get re-elected to his third term as Prince George-Mackenzie MLA .

Five-year-old Merrick Morris wasn’t worried grandpa would be losing his job and the early election results backed him up.

With 82 of 82 polls reporting, the Liberal candidate Morris was comfortably ahead of Joan Atkinson of the NDP. Morris had 6,361 votes (52.33 per cent), while Atkinson, the Mackenzie mayor, was next in line with 3,874 (31.87 per cent).

“The polls are showing some fantastic numbers for NDP and we’ll just have to wait and see what happens 13 days down the road when they count the mail-in ballots,” he said. “I think what we’re finding tonight with all our poll captains is very low turnout of voters. A lot of seniors are very reticent to go out because of COVID. ” The priorities of his second term in opposition remain the same, he said – to keep people working in the region. He said the key to making that happen will be continued diversification in the economy away from the forest sector.

“Forestry is going to change and I want to make sure we have input into how that is going to change,” Morris said. “I’d like to see our petrochemical industry rekindled with West Coast Olefins and the ethylene plant. More people are going to be out of work by next spring, so we need to do something now to mitigate that to the

extent possible.”

“Build the mines and build that railway from Dease Lake to Alaska. Get that traffic flowing from the southern states up to Alaska and start looking for the vast amount of gold and copper and other minerals we have in that corridor between the Coast Range and the Rocky Mountains.”

First elected in 2013 and re-elected in 2017, the 67-year-old Morris said the timing of the 2020 election, as the pandemic worsens, could not have been worse. His time to meet with constituents was extremely limited, usually in chance meetings in stores or parking lots or by phone.

Morris says he will do everything he can to represent the people of his riding, whether they voted for him or not. For this third term that will likely mean sitting in opposition as a government critic and he’s hoping that will bring positive results.

“You feel useless, government does not listen to us,” he said. “I know I listened to MLAs from across the province when I was a minister, but these folks here have turned the sound down and have entered into non-disclosure agreements with just about every group that’s out there so they can’t even talk to us.

“But you have to keep at it, that’s your job. I’ve got an opportunity to try to implement some of those changes I’ve been passionate about for years - biodiversity management, forestry, a diversified resource sector and public safety – I’ve done a lot of work on those to try and envision what a model looks like 30 or 40 years out and I’m dying for the opportunity to get into one of those roes to turn the dial and make a difference.”

Rustad takes Nechako Lakes TED CLARKE Citizen staff

John Rustad wasn’t wasting any time.

With a major winter storm predicted to sweep through his Nechako Lake riding Sunday afternoon and heavy snow expected, he was busy Saturday night taking down his own campaign signs along Highway 16 from Vanderhoof to his home at Cluculz Lake.

“I was over at some friends’ place in Vanderhoof for the first part of the results and I decided I didn’t want to watch anymore and jumped in the car and started cleaning up campaign signs,” said Rustad.

The 57-year-old Rustad locked up his fifth term at the Liberal MLA for Nechako Lakes. He had 4,120 votes (52.7 per cent) with 83 of 83 ballot boxes reporting, well ahead of the second-place Anne Marie Sam, the NDP candidate, who totaled 2,594 votes (33.2 per cent). Rustad may have won his riding but was powerless to turn back the NDP tide that gripped the province.

“I never count the chickens before they hatch and there’s still a lot of votes to come in in this riding, but if the numbers hold I’m quite humbled and honoured to continue to have the opportunity to represent the people of Nechako Lakes,” said Rustad. “It’s a big job in front of us though and I think about the priorities for Nechako Lakes and how we’ll have to figure out

how to work with the NDP to actually push some of these priorities and not get them lost in the NDP’s agenda.

“When you look at what the NDP stands for and what they’re working on, those aren’t priorities. So finding a way to make sure the things that help support the families and the communities in my riding become a priority or at least get some attention, that’s going to be the challenge for the next four years.”

Polls before the election predicted Horgan would get the majority he was seeking and Rustad said the early election results show that the NDP benefited from the provincial health office’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in keeping the death toll low in comparison to other provinces.

Rustad made the decision early in his campaign not to knock on doors to respect people who have been in isolation since the pandemic broke out in March. He admitted as the incumbent MLA that name recognition helped him win favour with voters over the other four candidates at the ballot box.

“Democracy is often considered a blood sport and doesn’t work unless people are willing to stand for office and I want to thank the people that put their name forward in Nechako Lakes,” he said. “My hope is to actually work together on some issues even though I know there will be lots of partisan moments in the years ahead.”

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Incumbent Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond stands between daughter-in-law Cristina Bond, left, and eight-year-old grandson Cooper Bond on Saturday evening at Prestige Treasure Cove Hotel shortly after polls closed in the provincial election.

BOND LOCKS UP SIXTH TERM Citizen staff

Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond will be heading back to Victoria for a sixth term.

Bond was leading as of Monday with 7.560 votes (56.4 per cent of the vote), ahead of NDP candidate Laura Parent (3,477 votes, 26 per cent), Green candidate Mackenzie Kerr (1,987, 14.8 per cent) and Libertarian Sean Robson (374 votes, 2.8 per cent).

With 88 of 88 ballot boxes reported, there is little chance of an upset when the mail-in ballots are counted. In Prince George-Valemount, 4,155 voters requested mail-in ballots.

The final count won’t be available until Nov. 6 at the very earliest, Elections BC officials said prior the election.

An estimated 500,000 British Columbians voted by mail, according to Elections BC. “First of all, I want to say thank you for the incredible hard work of all the volunteers,” Bond said after polls closed on Saturday. “It’s been a personally difficult campaign. I’ve never run for office without my husband Bill beside me. I couldn’t do this without a family that takes good care of me.”

Bond said she’s concerned that government will be

sitting idle during the middle of a pandemic, waiting on mail-in ballots to be counted.

“We should be in the legislature, not at a campaign event tonight,” she said.

Bond said she wanted thank her opponents, and that she was glad to see a diverse group of people for coming forward to take part in the political process.

“From my perspective, politics should reflect what B.C. looks like,” she said. “It’s often difficult to convince women to be involved in politics. It’s seen as quite adversarial.”

NDP candidate Laura Parent declined to comment, ahead of the NDP conceding the riding.

Green candidate Mackenzie Kerr said she was proud of the showing she and her party made in the election.

“I’m just so incredibly proud and honoured to have gotten so many votes already,” Kerr said. “Of course we’re hoping for more seats, always. (But) we have been second place in many ridings. We have surpassed the 10 per cent threshold in so many ridings.”

Kerr said she plans to keep in touch with Bond, and hopes to continue advocating for sustainable, green local initiatives.

Wilkinson resigns as leader ARTHUR WILLIAMS Citizen staff B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson has resigned as leader of the party.

In a brief news conference on Monday afternoon, Wilkinson announced his resignation and said he would stay on as interim leader until a new party leader can be elected.

“Leading the B.C. Liberals has been a great honour,” Wilkinson said. “Today we begin the challenging work of rebuilding the Liberal party.”

Wilkinson said while roughly 500,000 mail-in ballots remain to be counted by Elections BC, it is clear the NDP will form a majority government.

“I want to again thank British Columbians for engaging in the democratic process,” he said.

Wilkinson didn’t take questions from the media.

Prince George MLA Shirley Bond said Wilkinson made a

tough choice for the good of the party.

“I respect him for making that very difficult decision,” Bond said.

The outcome of the election wasn’t what the party hoped for, she said, but it presents an opportunity for the party to re-engage with voters and rebuild the public trust.

“I think that work can be quite invigorating,” she said.

Bond said she has no desire to take on the top job in the party.

“I am very honoured and content to be the MLA for Prince George-Valemount,” she said.

Bond said she hopes to take on a critic role relevant to the region, and plans to continue holding the NDP accountable and advocate for the region.

Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris wasn’t immediately available for comment.

How can I participate and provide comment? Anyone who believes that their interest in land is affected by the proposed Permit shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to submit written comments prior to the Regional District Board considering issuance of the Permit.

Submit written comments: Written comments will be accepted by the Regional District until 12:00 p.m. on Monday, November 16, 2020 by: Email: developmentservices@rdffg.bc.ca Hand/Mail: 155 George Street, Prince George, BC V2L 1P8 Fax: 250-562-8676

Any material received will become public information.

Need more info? A copy of the proposed Permit and any relevant background materials are available for review by the public on the Regional District’s website at http://www.rdffg.bc.ca/services/development/land-useplanning/current-applications/ or at the Regional District office, by appointment only, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, between October 22, 2020, and November 19, 2020. The Regional District Office will be closed on November 11, 2020. To make an appointment contact the Regional District at developmentservices@ rdffg.bc.ca or at 250-960-4400 Decision by the Regional District Board: Following the public consultation, the Regional District Board will consider issuance of Temporary Use Permit No. 239 on Thursday, November 19, 2020 during the Regional District Board meeting which starts at 1:30 p.m. in the Regional District Board Room located at 155 George Street, Prince George, BC. Who can I speak to? Daniel Burke, Planner I, 250-960-4400

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CALENDAR SALES BENEFIT KIDS HOSPITAL

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Local artist Rick Mintz has got his latest fundraising calendar ready for sale with proceeds going to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation that helps more than 3,000 children from the north each year.

This year’s calendar theme is backyard birds. Mintz creates his art by referencing photographs he’s taken himself.

His favourites in the calendar are the northern flicker and the yellow warbler.

Mintz continues to be inspired to create the fundraising calendar because so

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many children are helped at the hospital located in Vancouver each year and as the chairperson of the local Community For Kids committee, which fundraises for the hospital locally, he felt this was something he could do himself to help the effort.

Each calendar sells for $20.

Calendars are available for sale at Studio 2880, 2880 15th Ave. He will be at Omineca Arts Centre, 369 Victoria St., on Fridays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to sell the calendars.

Mintz would like to extend an invitation to those who might like to volunteer for the Community for Kids to contact him at 250-964-9182.

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This painting of a northern flicker can be found in a fundraising calendar created by Rick Mintz. All proceeds go to the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver that helps so many local children.

Powder King seeks access centre funds ARTHUR WILLIAMS Citizen staff

Powder King Mountain Resort is applying for $1 million in provincial funding to build a community access centre at the base of the resort.

The ski resort, located 195 kilometres north of Prince George, applied to the Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program for funding to build the centre. Under the program requirements, the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George had to officially file the application on the resort’s behalf, district administrator Jim

Martin said.

“It is a bit frustrating the province didn’t approach us in advance about what kind of concerns we might have about being the lead applicant,” Martin said. “(But) we certainly don’t want to block an opportunity for local mountain resorts in accessing the funds.”

A report presented to regional district board of directors said the community access centre would be a multi-function recreation centre located at the central base of the resort. The construction of the centre would enhance the resort’s ability

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The district board voted in favour of acting as the lead applicant, with the caveats that the regional district wouldn’t be required to own the facility or assume any of the liability for operating it.

Martin said the district had a similar arrangement with the 2015 Canada Winter Games organizers to seek funding for sporting venue upgrades in the district.

“Powder King understands all of these pieces, and they’re willing to move forward,” Martin said.

A man has been issued a two-year driving prohibition for a wild and erratic drive along Highway 16 this past summer.

Taylor Fountain, 33, was also sentenced to a four-month conditional sentence order during a hearing at the courthouse last week for the June 4 incident that ended when RCMP deployed spike belts after closing off part of the highway east of the city.

Local Mounties were called out after RCMP in McBride gave them the heads up that an erratic driver was heading towards the city and swerving into the oncoming lane.

Police attempted to pull him over near Purden Lake but without success.

Highway 16 was closed at Old Cariboo Highway and with the help of spike belts and other tactics, police stopped the suspect vehicle at Giscome Road.

A female passenger was also arrested but later released. Charges of unlawful confinement and fleeing police were stayed.

Fountain spent 26 days in custody following his arrest.

Mental health help available CHRISTINE HINZMANN Citizen staff

As COVID-19 numbers begin to increase again, people who’ve never experienced mental health issues might start feeling the effects.

The best advice? Reach out immediately.

“You’re not alone and there is help for you,” Maureen Davis, executive director of the Prince George branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, said. “For many people this might come as a shock to them as they’ve never had an experience with mental health issues before but Covid is the leveler.”

There are peer support services, there

are free education components and there are a number of apps that are available to help people manage a lot of their issues for living with anxiety or depression.

Davis said there hasn’t been a significant increase in demand for services at the Canadian Mental Health Association locally as people have gone into hibernation mode but she anticipates that will change soon.

For anyone struggling with mental health issues the forced isolation to prevent the spread of the coronavirus has added to the isolation already often felt.

For more information about the CMHA services visit https://princegeorge.cmha. bc.ca/.

PAIR OF POT SHOPS PROPOSED ARTHUR WILLIAMS Citizen staff

A pair of proposed cannabis stores will be going to public hearings before city council.

Brookwood Properties has applied to rezone a storefront at 2626 Vance Rd., within part of the building housing Costless Liquor and Custom Car & Audio to allow cannabis sales.

Tabor View Holdings is seeking to rezone 6055 Monterey Rd. to allow retail cannabis sales. The storefront is currently vacant and shares a building with the Hart Wholesale Liquor Store.

City council gave both rezoning

applications first and second reading, and the applications will go to public hearings to allow public input.

The proposed Vance Road store would be a 237 sq. metre (2,550 sq. foot) retail location, open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

The proposed Monterey Road location would operate within the existing building and is also planning to be open seven day a week from 9 a.m to 11 p.m. daily.

Dates haven’t been set for the public hearings but the city will publish notifications seeking public input once the hearings have been scheduled.

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HART SKI HILL EAGER TO START NEW SEASON TED CLARKE Citizen staff Peter Hoffman, outdoor manager for the Hart Highlands Winter Club, is keeping his fingers crossed. The cold winter-like conditions last week allowed him to operate the snowmaking equipment that’s now into its fourth year at the hill and although warmer weather conditions are expected later this week, Hoffman says they are weeks ahead of last year’s pace.

So while motorists and snow shovelers cursed the 15 centimetres of white stuff that fell early Monday morning, Hoffman welcomed it.

“That was awesome for sure, “ Hoffman said. “We’ve been making snow for the last four days and this little dump today is a good step. It does look like it’s going to get warm for the next couple days but we’re hoping not to lose too much snow. We’re hoping for a mid-to-late-November start for us, it would definitely be the earliest in a couple of years. We started around mid-De-

cember last year. The snow gun makes a big difference. It gives us a base over the whole hill, it doesn’t melt as fast and we can definitely keep the season going way longer than we ever have been able to.”

Hoffman said the hill is following provincial guidelines and COVID-19 protocols on social distancing and mask wearing will be in place this fall, which should allow safe operation of the resort.

The club last year had close to 1,700 members and is on pace to sell even more season passes this year.

“We definitely have the potential for a long season this year,” Hoffman said. “We need five or six inches on the hill to be able to run the groomer without bringing up dirt. If the weather changes and it gets cold the next couple days and all that rain we’re supposed to get turns to snow we’ll be in really good shape.”

Hart Ski Hill is located 15 minutes from downtown Prince George at 3740 Winslow Dr.

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Gauthier battling for national spot TED CLARKE Citizen staff

A day after he learned the start of the Western Hockey League season has been pushed back another month and won’t begin until January, Taylor Gauthier put his game face on.

He answered the call to play for the Okotoks Oilers as an emergency injury replacement goalie for a pair of Alberta Junior Hockey League exhibition games against the Brooks Bandits.

Gauthier made 37 saves in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Bandits in Okotoks and in the rematch in Brooks, the Bandits took a 2-1 lead on a second-period power-play goal and added an empty-netter for a 3-1 victory. Gauthier blocked 22 shots.

Gauthier has been working construction job in Calgary and has added 10 pounds of muscle to his six-foot-two frame and now tips the scales at 200. Aside from a few scrimmages and goaltender practices over the summer, he hadn’t had any opportuni-

ties to play at a high level.

Having represented Canada several times in international tournaments, starting when he was 16, Gauthier is still on the radar to wear the maple leaf at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton Dec. 26-Jan. 5. He’s one of five goalies who will be invited to the Hockey Canada tryouts in late-November of early-December.. He was part of the team’s virtual camp in July , working with national team goalie coach and former Prince George resident Jason LaBarbera.

Dyland Garand (Kamloops Blazers), Sebastian Cossa (Edmonton Oil Kings), Tristan Lennox (Saginaw Spirit, OHL) and Brett Brochu (London Knights, OHL) are the other invited Team Canada goalies.

Gauthier will work one more week at his construction job then plans to drive Sto Prince George, where a few of his Cougar teammates, past and present, will be renting some ice on their own to get ready for the season.

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St. Clair talks his way into hall of fame TED CLARKE Citizen staff

Ron St. Clair’s childhood broadcasting ambitions revolved around the chill of arena ice and hockey pucks, not the smell of burning rubber or the sound of revving engines.

He wanted to be the next Foster Hewitt and would lay awake at night listening to the legendary Hockey Night in Canada play-by-play announcer turn words into mental images of hip checks and breakaway saves for the young St. Clair.

He was already on his way to a career in the arena broadcast booth track when he took an exit off-ramp that led directly to Delaware Speedway. Nearly four decades later, St. Clair has found his place in the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame as one of the 15 inductees into the 2020 class.

“It was something I never chased, I was pursuing a career in hockey and the motorsport thing fell into my lap, back in 1982, and I just took the bull by the horn and ran with it,” said St. Clair. “I had so much passion for motorsports, as much as I did for hockey, that one crossed over to the other and my work ethic was the same for both sports.

“I was in the right place at the right time and had some good people along with me and was on the ground floor of a national tour and parlayed into a successful career.

In those days I did all that solo and there was no electronic scoring and you had to be focused like a laser beam.”

Born in St. Marys, Ont., St. Clair was

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Broadcaster Ron St. Clair of Prince George, shown at right interviewing CASCAR president Tony Novotny in this undated photo, has been inducted into the Canadian Motorsports Hall of Fame. raised in nearby London, which had two stock car tracks – Nilestown and Delaware - where his love for speed took hold at age 12 when his dad first took him to the races. St. Clair first broke into the stock car world professionally in 1982 in Saskatoon and six years later he was back home as the announcer at Delaware Speedway, just as the Canadian Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (CASCAR) series was being formed by London-based businessman Tony Novotny.

St. Clair’s flair for calling motorsport rac-

es took him to more than 50 stock car and drag racing tracks in Canada and the U.S. and he became an in-demand commodity.

His play-by-play and colour commentary coverage of CASCAR and later, the NASCAR Canada series, on the Eastern Canadian and national tours was packaged for weekly broadcasts on TSN, Sportsnet and Speedvision in the mid-1990s.

“That was fun because it made me look like a genius,” he said. “I would announce a race, say in Calgary one weekend, fly back to Prince George, then fly back to Toronto

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the following weekend and re-announce the edited version for TV. Of course by then I would already know what had happened and had a chance to talk to the drivers (to predict) ‘oh it looks like he’s going to blow a motor here.’”

The CASCAR Super Series became the support series of the high-profile Indy Series races in Vancouver, Edmonton and Toronto.

St. Clair, 62, a former junior hockey goaltender, provided play-by-play radio broadcasts for the London Knights (198994) and Kingston Frontenacs (1994-2001) and moved from Vernon to Prince George in 2003 to become the voice of the Prince George Cougars for seven seasons (200310).

He co-founded the CASCAR West series in 1994, which raced at PGARA Speedway in Prince George, and also participated in regional late-model stock car series in B.C. and Alberta, calling WESCAR and ARCA races.

St. Clair is now part of the hall’s builder/ contributor category, among 285 names who have been given their place of honour.

This year’s list includes race car drivers Jim Bray, Danny Burritt, Kevin Dowler,.

Louis-Philippe Dumoulin, Alex Nagy, Steve Robblee, Kenny Wilden and Nathalie Richard.

Sprint car racer Cliff Hucul of Prince George, a three-time Indianapolis 500 qualifier in the 1970s was nominated for inclusion in the hall this year but not make the list of inductees.

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Teen on the mend after colitis battle CHRISTINE HINZMANN Citizen staff

After being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at seven years old, one local teenager is happily in remission after years of treatment.

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Kalena Samaai, 16, is in remission from ulcerative colitis. It was a long road to recovery and it took lots of help to get there.

The journey to get to that point wasn’t an easy one and required help from many sources. Kalena needed specialized treatment that included attending at BC Children’s Hospital several times a year.

Kathy Samaai, Kalena’s mom, said it was a scary time for the family when Kalena was first diagnosed on her seventh birthday. Ulcerative colitis is rarely diagnosed in someone her age.

The trouble started about six months before the diagnosis when Kalena started getting fevers for no apparent reason. She was in pain and began having bloody stool that prompted her family to take her to the local emergency room on a regular bases.

Kalena was only six years old and needed specialized tests like an endoscopy and

a colonoscopy. Those procedures are not done in Prince George in children and the she needed to go to Vancouver.

“It’s a 12-hour drive,” Samaai said. “Our car wasn’t new and I was working full time and worried about missing work.”

Once diagnosed the proposed treatment options were not ideal and while one involved an invasive surgery that involved installing a stoma bag that sits outside the body, the other was a biochemical infusion that comes with risk of side effects.

“Kalena always liked to swim, especially synchronized swimming and just loves the water so wearing a bag was not ideal,” Samaai said.

As a family it was decided that the biochemical infusions would be used for treatment, as long as Kalena’s system would accept it.

“But of course with the biochemical comes side effects like a sensitivity to sun, for example,” Samaai said. “So she had to stay out of the sun or cover up really well

to avoid burning because that could lead to cancer.”

The treatment was administered at BC Children’s Hospital and would continue every eight weeks for the foreseeable future.

The trips by car down south were all right until winter hit and that was when hospital staff told Samaai about Hope Air to help with flights to and from treatments.

“When I called Hope Air it was a good experience,” Samaai said, “The staff was easy to connect with and our flight was booked.

That was in 2012 and we have been flying with Hope Air ever since. We just couldn’t have done it without Hope Air.” Before that first trip. Kalena had never even been on a plane. She and her mother have made 75 trips with Hope Air to date.

Kalena is now 16, in remission and feeling good. She is a swimmer working on getting her lifeguard certification. She wants to go into medicine when she’s older and looks forward to life guarding to earn money for her tuition.

NIGERIAN GROUP RECOGNIZES HOSPITAL WORKERS Citizen staff

To celebrate the Nigerian 60th anniversary of independence Day on Oct. 1, the Northern B.C. Nigerian Community Association decided to give back to the community.

On Oct. 6, 250 customized travel mugs and coffee mugs were gifted to the frontline workers at the University Hospital of Northern B.C. Another 100 coffee mugs are being sent to facilities in Quesnel, Vanderhoof, Dawson Creek, Mackenzie, Forth St. James, Fort St. John and Smithers.

Usually celebrations for the Nigerian Independence Day would include parades, parties and cultural exhibitions featuring food and attire worn highlighting green and white, which are the colours of the Nigerian flag.

As the coronavirus pandemic has affected the whole world, the local association thought to honour the efforts of frontline workers as a way to celebrate this year.

Delivery of the mugs took planning to make sure precautionary protocols were in place to prevent the potential spread of the coronavirus and saw a few members of the Nigerian Association meet up with Belinder Maidment, director of medicine, prenatal and children’s health; Lia Clemas, director

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The local Nigerian Community Association celebrated Nigeria’s 60th anniversary of Independence Day on Oct. 1 by donating travel and coffee mugs to frontline workers at the hospital. of perioperative and high intervention; Julie Dhaliwal, director of community services and urgent primary and community care centre and Debra Woods, implementation lead, Prince George.

During the gifting of the mugs outside of

the hospital, Kingsley Ilekendi, president of the local association, expressed his gratitude for the UHNBC staff as everyone navigates their way through the pandemic.

The Nigerian Association of Northern BC is a non-profit, non-partisan organization

committed to advancing the full social and economic integration and participation of newcomers, immigrants and people of Nigerian descent in Northern British Columbia. The association is a member-funded association.

City council clearing way for more patio service ARTHUR WILLIAMS Citizen staff

Local pubs and bars will continue to be able to apply to expand their patio areas without any red tape from the City of Prince George.

City council extended the pre-approval for patio area expansions until Oct. 31, 2021. Under the extension, businesses applying to the B.C. Liquor and Cannabis

Regulation Brach to expand their outside serving area during the COVID-19 pandemic will not need to have their application approved by city council before being considered by the provincial regulator.

“I could see this be a benefit to areas outside northern B.C.,” Coun. Brian Skakun said. “Our businesses here will face an extra burden because of COVID. There are businesses that are closing their doors that

may never open again.”

The provincial government launched the initiative earlier this year, as way to help businesses struggling with the limited seating restrictions in place during the pandemic.

“I think it’s great we’re extending it,” Coun. Kyle Sampson said. “We’re just cutting red tape on our end.”

Coun. Susan Scott said it is good to see

the province and city helping businesses find creative solutions to stay open during the pandemic.

“I don’t necessarily want to be sitting on a patio in December, but I’d be up for it,” she said.

Mayor Lyn Hall said he hopes to see more local businesses take advantage of the initiative once the weather warms up in the spring.

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TWO RIVERS NAMES NEW DIRECTOR CHRISTINE HINZMANN Citizen staff

Sara Knelman is the new executive director of the Two Rivers Gallery.

Knelman comes to Prince George from Toronto and will move here permanently in the middle of November.

Knelman started the job at Two Rivers Gallery on Oct. 5 and will be traveling back and forth for the next few weeks.

Knelman will bring husband Mark Weedon and her three-year-old son with her as she takes on this new position.

Fortunately, Weedon works remotely in the insurance industry and as an independent filmmaker so moving to Prince George will not disrupt his careers.

The first time Knelman was in Prince George was as part of the recruitment process for the gallery position but she has visited the west on more than one occasion, she said.

Knelman was a curator of contemporary art at the Art Gallery of Hamilton. She held that position for four years.

“Hamilton is a very different city, of course, from Prince George,” Knelman said. “It’s bigger and also and is in the

gravitational pull of Toronto but similarly Hamilton is a smaller community where the arts and cultural and education sectors were growing rapidly and finding their way. A community with a very industrial, working class history that really shaped its perspective.”

Knelman said that was a frame of reference for her coming to Prince George, she added.

“I was bowled over by the immediate beauty of the natural surroundings and I had some time to drive around the city and see some of the more accessible parks in the immediate area and see the ring of forest that surround the city and especially in the fall, it’s quite spectacular,” Knelman said. “I got to experience all of the facets of the downtown core where the art gallery exists. Where you can see burgeoning independent businesses and restaurants and shops that are being lovingly, beautifully run and of course you can also see many of the urban challenges that are facing many cities, not only in this country, where people are experiencing homelessness and people are experiencing difficulties in relation to mental health and addiction

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SARA KNELMAN challenges. I look forward at the gallery to finding ways to continue to be part of the conversation in the city about how to support, find resources and find ways of inclusion for everyone.”

Knelman spent about 12 years in London, England getting her masters degree and PhD in art history at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Her three main career paths include curating modern art, writing for art maga-

zines, books catalogues and as an educator where she has taught at post-secondary institutions in Toronto and in England.

For the last two years, Knelman worked as the director of the Corkin Gallery in Toronto.

“At this juncture of my career, I was looking to bring all these threads together to really have a challenge and opportunity to be in a leadership position in a public art institution as I began thinking about this and looking around a little bit this opportunity at the Two Rivers Gallery caught my attention and I have to say when I started to explore the gallery’s history and programs I was so deeply moved by what this gallery has done and is doing and so that’s where it started.”

Knelman wants to remind Prince George residents the Two Rivers Gallery is open to the public with safety measures in place and everyone is welcome to attend.

The most recent exhibit is by Amanda Strong, a Michif interdisciplinary artist and filmmaker.

The exhibit is called iskocîsa (little fires) and is showcased in the Canfor galleries until Jan 3, 2021.

District tackling plastic agriculture waste ARTHUR WILLIAMS Citizen staff

The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George will be taking part in a study aimed at getting a handle on plastic waste produced by farms in the region.

Agricultural plastic waste – including bale wrap, silage film and twine – is classed as industrial waste and is not included in provincial recycling regulations. The regional district board voted to partner with Cleanfarms to conduct a study on the amount of plastic farm waste being

produced in the region, with the potential to develop a three-year recycling pilot project.

“This is an issue, agricultural plastic waste has come up many times,” director Lara Beckett said. “We haven’t gotten very far, for the number of years we’ve been working on it.”

The study results could also be used to help advocate for an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program that would see the manufacturers made responsible for the costs of recycling the material, Beckett said.

The district contributed $5,000 to conduct the study, with Cleanfarms matching that through a federal grant.

The study will provide information used to create a budget for a three-year recycling pilot project, district waste diversion program leader Rachael Ryder wrote in a report to the district board. If the pilot project goes ahead, Cleanfarms would provide half of the funding through federal grants.

The Foothills Regional Landfill is the designated facility for handling industrial waste in the district, Ryder said.

Man arrested as police thwart gun theft Citizen staff

A man known to northern B.C. police and courts has been arrested and charged after Prince George RCMP thwarted an alleged attempt to steal firearms from a local retailer.

Skyler Joseph Jakesta, 26, is in custody on five counts including a charge of break and enter with intent to steal firearms.

He was apprehended after Prince George RCMP were called to the Domano

Boulevard store shortly after midnight on Oct. 21.

Police said a handler and dog were first on the scene and spotted someone trying to break into an area designated for securely storing firearms. He was flushed out and arrested when he emerged out the front door and into the “awaiting handcuffs of other frontline officers.”

Jakesta was armed with a hunting knife and axe at the time of the arrest and was

wearing clothing from the store, RCMP said.

Police believe Jakesta was acting alone.

Jakesta has a lengthy record of offences committed in Terrace, Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Dease Lake and RCMP said he has been the subject of many police contacts in the five months since he moved to Prince George He remained in custody following a bail hearing on Oct. 21.

P.G. man facing drugs, firearms charges Citizen staff

A Prince George man is facing multiple charges linked to a drug bust in August 2019, according to RCMP. Tyler Aaron Gelowitz, 39, is facing five counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, plus one count of possession of a controlled substance and possession of a loaded,

restricted firearm without authorization.

The charges stem from an investigation by the Prince George RCMP’s street crew unit, which conducted search warrants on five homes on Aug. 1, 2019. The homes were located on the 2800-block of Parent Road, 4100-block of First Avenue, 4300-block of Eaglenest Crescent and two in the 100-block of McIntyre Crescent.

During the searches, police seized 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, 0.5 kg of methamphetamine, 200 grams of fentanyl and 28 grams of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB).

In addition, police seized a total of nine firearms, including two pistols, a silencer and $129,000 in cash.

Gelowitz is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 18.

“We’ve heard anecdotally how some people are handling this material,” Ryder said, including burning it or burying it on site.

There are no options to recycle plastic farm waste in the Robson Valley, director Danielle Alan said.

“This is a huge issue in our area. The transfer stations are not large enough to take all this material. No construction waste company will take it,” Alan said.

“There was a whole pile of it dumped in the Dore River this year.”

Cleanfarms is a not-for-profit environmental stewardship organization.

Police seize drugs, arrest four people Citizen staff

Illicit drugs were seized and four people were arrested when the Prince George RCMP’s street crew unit executed a search warrant on a La Salle Avenue home on Fri., Oct. 16.

A “significant amount” of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, along with cash and two firearms, one of which was loaded, were uncovered, RCMP said, adding the action was taken as part of an ongoing investigation.

Two men, ages 19 and 37, and two women, ages 36 and 30, were arrested and later released pending further investigation and charge approval from federal Crown counsel. Names of those arrested were not provided.

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Nordic skiers welcome early snow TED CLARKE Citizen staff Ski tracks are being made in the city in October for the first time in nearly a decade and not everybody is mad about Mother Nature about it.

Otway Nordic Centre is already open to members of the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club and that dump of snow that fell late Sunday and in the wee hours of Monday morning left a thick white blanket. Coming off one of the latest ski seasons in recent memory,

which allowed skiers to do their thing into late April, Otway appears to be heading to one of its earliest openings since the club adopted the area as its home in 1984.

Caledonia club general manager Angela LeFebvre says there’s enough snow to ski but the trails still have a few rough patches that could damage the bases of their skis.

“Bring your rock skis,” said LeFebvre.

“We definitely have snowfall but it’s for people who want to come out but they have a set of (older) skis and they’re

definitely going to get exposed to rocks.

They will need rock skis and a membership because we’re not selling (day) passes, just because we can’t send people out (to check for passes).”

The Caledonia club decided last year not to charge drop-in fees for day passes right after the pandemic broke out in March, realizing the lockdown left very few recreational opportunities for people. That resulted in hundreds of new users coming by to check out the trails and it appears

many of those newcomers are joining the club this season. Already the Caledonia club has 1,042 members, nearly double the 525 memberships it had sold by the same date last year. The club had 1,754 members in 2019-20, second only to Sovereign Lakes near Vernon as the largest In B.C. This season’s memberships are available at early-bird rates until Nov. 9.

More information on Otway trail conditions and club activities is available at caledonianordic.com.

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Back on stage Catherine Higgins as Sandy, left, and Laura Heagy as Darlene act out a scene on stage on Saturday evening at Theatre NorthWest during a stage reading of Bradley Charles’ presentation of Hurry Hard.

Woman pleads guilty to threats Citizen staff

A woman has pleaded guilty to threatening a local elementary school.

Emily Marie Holland, 24, formerly of Prince George, entered the plea Oct. 14 during a hearing at the courthouse to one count of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm from a March 8, 2019 incident that forced an evacuation of the Polaris Montessori School.

It was the first of four incidents over the ensuing 11 days in which Polaris and nearby Kool Kats Kid Care were variously locked down and evacuated and for which Holland has also been charged.

She will be sentenced once a pre-sentence report has been completed.

Crash witnesses sought Citizen staff

RCMP are seeking the drivers of two commercial vehicles they believe narrowly avoided a collision with a pickup truck before it went off the road near Cluculz Lake last month.

Mounties said a northern B.C. woman died at the scene while an Alberta woman, also in her 20s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries after their vehicle went off the road Sept. 26 on Highway 16 near Hillcrest Way, about 40 kilometres east of Vanderhoof.

Police believe at least two commercial truck drivers may have had a “near-miss” with the vehicle in question - a westbound black, 2018 Chevrolet Silverado pickup with an Alberta licence plate.

“The commercial trucks involved are believed to be a westbound bulk transport truck and an eastbound tanker truck,” RCMP said. “The drivers of those commercial trucks are asked to contact investigators with any information they may have regarding this vehicle or the collision.”

The drivers and anyone with information are asked to contact Cpl. Michael Collis or Cst. Leonor Blanche of Prince George Regional Traffic Services at 250-649-4004 and reference file 2020-577.

MARK NIELSEN Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A discovery of a handgun and ammunition during a traffic stop has led to time in a federal prison for a Prince George man.

Jason Dean Theroux, 51, was sentenced Oct. 26 to two years and seven months for knowingly possessing a restricted firearm along with a pair of brass knuckles.

Police found the items in August 2018 when the pickup truck Theroux was driving was pulled over because the rooftop light bar was exposed. Popular among off-road enthusiasts, they must be covered whenever a vehicle is being driven on a public road.

When RCMP noticed hardened gloves and a childsized ball bat in the console, Theroux was asked to step out of the vehicle. Brass knuckles were found in the driver’s side door compartment and that led to a further search. The .40-calibre handgun, unloaded but also unsecured, along with ammunition was subsequently uncovered in a satchel in the passenger-side compartment. The satchel also held a tablet determined to be Theroux’s.

Defence counsel Dave Jenkins Sr. had argued for a conditional sentence order - effectively house arrest - and emphasized both Theroux’s relatively-scant criminal record and the steps he has taken to turn his life around since the arrest.

After suffering an injury to his shoulder in 2008, Theroux developed an addiction to pain killers and then heroin. He has since successfully turned to methadone to ease the cravings and has moved away from Prince George to cut ties with the city’s criminal element.

But Malfair largely agreed with Crown prosecution’s position that as much as three years was appropriate.

The gun turned out to have been stolen and, in a statement to police, Theroux implied he was holding onto it for others. As such, Malfair found it was being held for a “true crime” purpose and so Theroux’s action warranted a sentence at the upper end of the spectrum.

“Criminals can thrive when they enlist others to assist them, such as by having individuals outside the attention of police hold onto weapons, drugs or contraband on their behalf to avoid seizure or protection,” Malfair commented.

That the gun was unloaded and not immediately accessible was taken into account in determining the sentence. In all, Theroux was sentenced to two-and-ahalf years for the hand gun and a further one month for the brass knuckles less nine days credit for time in custody following his arrest. He was also issued a 10-year firearms prohibition.

Sentences greater than two years less a day are served in federal prisons.

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phrase often repeated these days is that political power doesn’t change the individuals elected to those roles. Rather, it reveals who they really are.

Over the past 20 years, area residents have learned who Shirley Bond is and they like what they see.

With Saturday night’s projected election win, Bond tied Ray Williston’s record of six straight election victories as a Prince George MLA. Williston served for 19 years, from 1953 to 1972, so Bond will pass Williston in years in office next year, her 20th anniversary as a local MLA. Provincially, she joins a select group. The only woman who has served longer in the legislature than she has is Linda Reid, who just recently retired as a Liberal MLA after nearly 30 years in office.

Bond, however, served in more senior roles than Reid. During the 16 years the B.C. Liberals held power from 2001 to 2017, she was in cabinet the whole time as deputy premier, transportation minister, education minister, advanced education minister and health minister at various points. She was the first woman and the first non-lawyer to serve as attorney general solicitor general.

In other words, there’s no question the most powerful woman in B.C. politics during the past 20 years has been the MLA

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MLA Shirley Bond speaks with media on Saturday evening at Prestige Treasure Cove Hotel shortly after polls closed in the provincial election. from Prince George-Valemount.

All of her experience couldn’t have prepared her for the double whammy of this election. Besides campaigning during the COVID-19 pandemic, this is the first time the 63-year-old ran for office without Bill, her husband of 40 years at her side. He died of a stroke in June.

“I have never campaigned for anything without Bill by my side, so I’m under no illusions that for me personally this will be new, doing this without my best friend and life partner alongside me,” said Bond in September after the election was

announced. “But I do know in my heart Bill also loved where we live and he would want strong and consistent leadership, someone who’s got a proven track record.”

In an increasingly bitter partisan landscape, Bond has remained true to her self, staying on the high road by criticizing but never attacking, never withholding support, keeping an open door and dialogue even with her political opponents.

Some of that has been on full display over the past few months, particularly on Twitter between Bond and health minister Adrian Dix. Bond has been appreciative for

Dix’s work during the pandemic and has not shied away from saying so.

When the NDP government promised last month, days before the election call, to build a new surgical tower at University Hospital of Northern B.C., Dix made a point of singling out Bond.

“I’ve spoken to (Prince George-Valemount MLA) Shirley Bond many times about this because she and I have a good relationship and she’s an advocate for this project as am I,” he said.

Now that’s respect.

It’s so refreshing and positively old-fashioned to see politicians putting aside party differences to benefit the people they serve.

Devotion to the community where she was born in 1956 and to the surrounding region, her incredible work ethic and her ability to step up to meet the challenges of the day have all been hallmarks of Bond’s tenure.

It’s been said more than once that Bond can hold on to Prince George-Valemount for as long as she likes, even if she were to choose to run as an independent candidate.

That’s because her constituents know she’ll work just as hard to represent them as she always has.

That’s just who she is.

And what a special, enduring gift that is.

- Editor-in-chief Neil Godbout

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My brain injury has significantly impacted my focus and concentration. An attempt at planning and organizing my day in a timely and orderly manner is like expecting to win the lottery.

My peers at the Brain Injured Group (BIG) and I share many common symptoms. Not having our previous level of focus and concentration can be extremely frustrating and deflating.

Here is a typical day for me. My dog wakes me up between 7 and 8 every morning. I get out of bed, have coffee and look at my to-do list, which looks quite daunting. I have a bite of my breakfast and get distracted with a word game on my phone.

Two hours later, I’m still in my pajamas.

The dogs have eaten their breakfast and are cuddled up to me on the couch. I look at my to-do list again and feel overwhelmed. I’m having a hard time deciding

BOGGLED DIANE NAKAMURA what errand I should do first.

It’s noon, I’m still in my pajamas and I’m watching the news. I can’t make a decision about what to do with my day. I decide to take a shower and get dressed. It’s now 2. I look at my phone and I have new messages and texts on there. One text read “Diane where are you?” Why didn’t I hear the phone? Oh no, the ringer was turned off.

I bail on my commitment because I’m in a flap about not hearing the text ring and being late. I have no sense of time, I’m very forgetful and I am not reliable. Don’t count on me because I will disappoint you.

It’s now 5, I’m still in my pajamas and my dogs are barking up a storm. Right, I have

to feed them their supper. There’s a knock on the door. I end up spending half an hour talking to a friend who dropped by. I go back in the house and my dogs are going crazy because they want their supper. I feed them. I notice a piece of toast on the counter with one bite out of it. My stomach starts growling. I ask myself what I had to eat today. I draw a complete blank.

It’s 7. My husband wants to know what we are having for supper. Whoops, I forgot to take something out for supper. I guess we’re having take- out and delivery again.

For the third night in a row.

It’s 9. I’m still in my pajamas. I’m watching videos on my phone. Our food arrived an hour ago, my hubby Bob has already eaten and is watching T.V. I find a slice of pizza on the counter with one bite out of it. Bob says I should finish it and have a second slice. He has long given up trying to have sit-down meals with me because I get distracted and walk away.

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At 10, I see the laundry hamper is overflowing so I attempt to do laundry. My dogs bark to be let outside. I stand outside with them and when I come back in I can’t remember what I’m supposed to be doing.

I decide to check out Facebook.

Twelve bells. Bob calls out “Diane, come to bed it’s midnight!” so I do.

The next morning, Bob is looking for a clean work shirt to wear. Nope, they’re all in the laundry hamper since God knows how long. I blame it on the darn squirrel. What, no coffee? I step in dog poop without realizing it and track it all over the house. I clean it up and I’m exhausted.

Why do I have a pounding headache? I see the slice of uneaten pizza still on the counter. I’d better eat something soon.

All I ask is that I accomplish one thing today and this will make me very happy.

Look!

Squirrel!

Ugh.

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The freedom of secular life I t is quite disturbing to learn that someone in the same profession was murdered while walking home from work. Samuel Paty, a person who taught a curriculum similar to my own, was beheaded by an extremist outside of Paris on Oct. 16. He had presented material in previous weeks that some found objectionable as part of a study of freedom of speech.

Though the crime was committed by someone who claimed to be Muslim, it is important to note that this act of violence has been condemned by the vast majority of followers of Islam, including the Muslim World League. The murderer was an extremist, and extremists have more in common with other extremists than they do with any religion. Extremists believe in intolerance and Paty was seen as a threat because he tried to broaden the perspectives of his students.

It has been quite moving to see the sadness over the death of Paty, along with the strong reiteration of democratic values

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demonstrated in France and around the world.

French President Emmanuel Macron made the most beautiful speech about teachers I’ve ever heard given by a head of state, just hours after Paty’s death. He said that he and the people of France will defend and protect those who practice our profession, recognizing that we work with great devotion every day to develop free citizens, regardless of what they choose to believe or not believe.

In light of this attack, it has come clear that the French not only value liberty, equality and fraternity, they also cherish laïcité, loosely translated as secularization.

At first this struck me as strange, until I reflected on the roots of the value. It is the response of liberated people to the religious oppression of a Catholic Church

that allied itself very strongly with unjust governments.

I then thought about the place of secularization in my own life. I spent most of my education and the early part of my teaching career in Catholic schools. I still embrace the ideals proclaimed in Vatican II and post-Vatican II documents, which promote a “preferential option for the poor” and proclaim that every person on earth is a sacred child of God, worthy of being treated with dignity, regardless of their ethnicity, nationality, religion or any other classification.

The problem is that the Catholic Church does not always live up to these ideals, and I found it difficult to challenge their hierarchy to be authentic.

To be honest, I felt very liberated when I began teaching in the secularized public education system.

The beauty of secularism is that it allows us to be honest in our quest for truth.

No religion or philosophy of life holds a monopoly on the meaning of life. When we dig deep, we see the same vein of life-giving principles flowing through all of them.

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Yet, none is perfect in the practice of these principles.

When studying the topic of human rights, for example, I have no problem pointing out that decades of lobbying efforts by American Catholics resulted in their government withdrawing military aid to Indonesia, finally ending the genocide in East Timor.

I also note the cowardice of the Catholic hierarchy, who said nothing in Rwanda when their influence could well have prevented genocide. I point out again how the Catholic Church in Quebec was deafeningly silent during the Oka Crisis in 1990, despite their strong presence and high ideals.

There is no perfect religion or philosophy of life, just as there is no perfect person or perfect government. It is in constant questioning and in the constant quest for truth that the way forward for the betterment of all humanity becomes clear.

Samuel Paty did not deserve his fate.

May we always remember him as we strive to embrace the ideals he cherished: liberté, egalité, fraternité et laïcité.

Riding the flood of new technology

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hey say that time is like a river.

You cannot touch the water twice, because the flow that has passed by will never pass again.

The coronavirus pandemic has changed our world and now countless people are hoping that we get back to a normal way of life and soon. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, that is not going to happen.

Many of the changes that took place in this past year are not all that bad.

Let’s look back to 1998 when Kodak had close to 200,000 employees and sold 85 per cent of all the photo paper in the world.

Who would have thought that they would go bankrupt practically overnight – no one saw it coming back then. What happened here will happen in a lot of industries as we move forward and most people don’t even see that it is coming.

Smartphones with cameras replaced this company. Digital cameras could not hold the market over the superior smartphones.

People all over the world and even the children have a smartphone these days.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here and it is here to stay. Welcome to the Fourth Industrial Revolution described by Wikipedia as the ongoing automation of traditional manufacturing and industrial practices, using modern smart technology.

Modern smart technology has introduced the electric car and much more but for today I will talk about the introduction of the electric car. Auto repair shops are sure to disappear because the new electric motors will easily and quickly be removed and replaced by the dealers while you have a cup of coffee. If that electric motor needs further repairs, it will be repaired by a robot.

Auto manufacturers are already building new plants to build only electric cars and other companies are installing electrical

recharging stations.

Coal industries and oil companies will go through drastic changes and the Middle East will be in trouble as their fortunes in oil will be drastically reduced.

I could go on and on but I need to stop here because the thought of an autonomous car scares me. When they are all over the roads, I won’t even want to own a car any more. I will get a smartphone and phone Uber to book a ride.

Welcome to tomorrow – some of it actually arrived a few years ago – and enjoy all the water in that river each and every day.

Stay well and be happy. *** October birthdays that I know about: Kelly Flath, Emma Mauro, Barbara Chartrand, Joanne Kirby-Sales, Ken Sales, Ester Creuzot (turned 99), Lindy Barnes (turned 92), Dave Mazurak, Helen Green, May Hickson, Florent Foucher, Kathleen Haynes, Pam Boulding, Minnie Meier, Myrna Krekoski, Janice Taylor, John Broderick, Pietje Kragt, Joe Chartrand, Frank Sarrazin, Judy Shul, Cameron Sutherland, Robbyn

Unruh, Sally Rosevear, Yvonne Rowe, Don McLaughlin, Bobbi Pringle, Bertha Orydzuk, Otto Kedl, Pat Husberg, Shirley Smith, Ann Miller, Henry Engelsjord, Donna Roach, Larry Rowe, Ute Schuler, Margaret Smith, Don Wilson, Tony Carpino, Christa Hughes, Bill Jones, Hope Humm, Denice Gudlaugson, Irene Fortin, Mike Hein, Magdalene Pudlas, Barbara Phillips, Ann Fitzsimmons, Steve Marynovich, Ida Nikkel, Marie Prentice, Claudette Beauchamp, Ralph Fetterly, Irene Hnatyshen, Susan Lacasse, Gwen Pitts, Synove Dedreu, Gordon Sewell, Terri Phipps, Audrey Ebert, Margaret Schroeder, Shirley Drolet, Patricia Harbak, Jim Morgan, Heather Macintosh, Susan Wood-Levesque, Emily Norum, Gene Hamel and Gus Krauza is 90. *** October Anniversaries that I know about: 67 years for John and Ethel Esler, 66 years for Allan and Gladys Thorp, 60 years for Hugo and Ursula Riske, 58 years for Bob and Ruth Reid, 58 years for John and Judy Elmquist and 56 years for Roy and Sandra Goodkey.

Citizen poll results on mental health Citizen staff

During the last Citizen online poll we asked about “numerous reports coming out about significant mental health issues brought on by the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. How are you doing?”

“About the same as before,” took a small lead with 35 per cent and 240 votes, while “fantastic; living every day to the fullest took 25 per cent and 170 votes.

“A little worse than before with more

tough days, took 19 per cent and 131 votes, while “a little better than before; more good days than bad,” took 13 per cent with 87 votes while “not well; each day is a struggle” took eight per cent and 56 votes.

There was a total of 684 votes. Remember this is not a scientific poll but it is roughly comparable with a current national online survey by Leger and the Association for Canadian Students which found Canadians continue to experience mental health difficulties due to the pandemic, with one in four saying their stress level is

higher than during the first COVID-19 wave.

The Canadian Press reported the national survey found only 19 per cent of Canadians say their mental health is better now than in March and April as infection rates tick up and autumn sets in and about 54 per cent said their mental state is about the same as when the coronavirus first struck the country.

Participants cited concerns about the length and severity of the pandemic as their biggest source of anxiety, followed closely by social isolation.

In the national survey participants who ranked their mental health at very good or excellent has remained fairly consistent since March, ranging between 35 and 46 per cent. Last week saw the percentage at 36, according to the survey. The national survey was conducted from Oct. 16 to 18, and got results from 1,512 adult Canadians.

For the Citizen’s next online poll question we asked “what are you doing for Halloween?”

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Plenty of science in football

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e are living in the age of COVID-19 and its impacts on what we consider normal.

This is true of so many aspects of our lives, from work to family to play.

It is readily apparent for large commercial sports.

We have hockey in July; baseball shortened to a 62 game season; and basketball finishing their season in August with a win by the Lakers.

The CFL canceled its season on Aug. 17, but the NFL, of all the major sports leagues, is attempting to play a normal season – albeit with way fewer fans in attendance.

And while the world has changed, the science underlying sports hasn’t.

The physics of football is not anywhere near as well developed as it is for other sports, such as baseball or hockey.

In part, this is because football is a bit more like organized mayhem than an orderly progression of plays.

Yes, each play is drawn up beforehand and yes, each player knows his part.

But as soon as the ball is snapped, everything is left to chance and random variables. It is hard to analyze such a situation.

But some aspects of the game do lend themselves to simple analysis.

RELATIVITY TODD WHITCOMBE In particular, the passing and kicking game can be examined from the point of view of aerodynamics.

After all, for the brief seconds when the ball is in the air, no one is touching it and the laws of physics are followed without interference.

These simpler aspects of the game have to do with the equations of motion.

Knowing, for example, the hang time of a punt instantly tells you the height the ball reached.

The equations of physics relate the height of a punt to the acceleration due to gravity and the square of half of the hang time.

It is the square of only half the hang time because the ball spends an equal amount of time going up as coming down.

Consider, however, the simple act of throwing a forward pass.

Not the easiest thing to do.

Catching one isn’t that easy either.

This is why good quarterbacks and receivers are admired for their skill.

Among other things, both quarterback and receiver can be moving relative to one

another when the pass is thrown and when it is caught.

This makes the whole process an exercise in vector analysis. How the mind does this is an active area of neuroscience research and of interest to scientists exploring robotics.

The ideal pass is something called a perfect spiral.

This is when the ball rotates around its long axis in a tight, rapid spin with the point of the ball following the arc of the throw exactly.

Simple, really, except not from the point of view of the laws of physics.

The football acts as a spinning top or a gyroscope which, among other things, means it wants to keep the same plane of rotation the entire time.

If you have ever held the axle of a spinning bicycle tire, you know the forces involved in trying to maintain the plane of rotation can be quite pronounced.

And yet, the football turns over in flight and the major axis follows a curve.

The analysis of what is going on involves examining the torque induced by the displaced forces due to air resistance as the ball moves through the air.

In essence, nose on, a football has symmetrical air resistance.

But as it follows its arc, its nose moves to one side - it wobbles - thereby increasing the air resistance on the opposite side

leading to drag. which torques the ball back into a proper flight path.

Throwing a perfect spiral is much more complicated than someone like Russell Wilson makes it seem!

Indeed, this is why perfect spirals usually only occur when the quarterback has time to set his feet before the throw.

Interestingly enough, since almost every ball is thrown with spin, this can actually work against making a ball catchable.

Unlike in baseball where the absence of spin generates a knuckle ball, a football without spin wobbles less than a badly thrown spinning ball.

The reason is due to the precession of the spinning ball about the axis of flight, which can make the ball wobble quite rapidly, significantly decreasing the chances of a receiver being able to catch it.

Of course, the science of football involves more than just physics.

New chemical compounds, for example, have made for lighter stronger pads and helmets.

Nutritional science has made for stronger and fitter athletes. And sports psychology manages to get everyone through the game.

With at least the NFL season in full swing, have some fun and watch a little science in action this weekend.

Or tune in to New Zealand rugby where they have fans in the stands!

What are you avoiding today?

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caught myself in the very act of avoiding work.

Last week, part of my job in our firm was to make some phone calls to prospective clients.

As it came closer to the time I had blocked out to make the calls, I found myself getting distracted.

I went through my emails, I clicked on links, I looked at social media, and I even started cleaning my office.

It took a few minutes but I suddenly became acutely aware that I was doing exactly what I talk to some of my clients about.

I was avoiding something that I thought might be painful.

Recently, I was working with the owner of a company who was driving his management team crazy because he was micromanaging them.

Not only that, he would boast that he was the first one to arrive at work and the last one to leave.

One day he complained to me that he was burned out,and we had the opportunity to talk about his work–life balance.

As we got deeper into the conversation it became apparent to both of us that he was working long hours to avoid a difficult situation at home.

In his book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey talks about the fact that many people don’t use their time wisely because they are caught up in doing tasks that are not important

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and not urgent. The compounding result is that we become ineffective and unreliable.

We feel stressed, disappointed with ourselves and ashamed because we have succumbed to the temptations we know we need to avoid if we are going to be the best people we can be.

So what is it that we are avoiding?

Each of us is different, living in diverse situations, surrounded by unique individuals in our families, social situations and work life. As such what we are avoiding might be deeply personal.

In some situations, we might even feel lonely thinking that we are the only one facing such challenges.

Chances are, however, that there have been countless others before us who have faced similar issues.

Take phone calls, for example.

Each and every day sales professionals are tasked with picking up the phone and reaching out to their clients or prospective customers.

For many sales people, this is a daunting task and one that they tend to avoid.

When I ask them what they are avoiding, they tell me that they are worried that

someone will hang up on them, yell or possibly even swear at them.

As they go to pick up the phone to make calls, I can almost watch their blood pressure rise.

They are avoiding what they have created in their mind to be a stressful, perhaps painful experience.

The truth is we all tend to want to avoid pain.

Whether it’s the pain of rejection, the feeling of being uncomfortable or a conversation that is going to be charged with emotion, most of us would rather avoid that confrontation.

Like going to the dentist, we automatically fear drilling down into situations that might be distressing.

Yet we all know instinctively that avoidance is not going to make things better or change our situation.

Looking for a job can shake us from our comfort zone but if we don’t have an income, we might not be so comfortable.

Dealing with a relationship issue, confronting an employee on accountability, or making phone calls can all seem difficult when we are continuously contemplating those false expectations of the outcome, which appear very real in our mind.

If I think back to many situations, big and small, that I have avoided in my life, I realize that when I have had the courage to stand up and face them head on and deal with the consequences, the actuality has often been so much different than I fearful-

We automatically fear drilling down into situations that might be distressing. Yet we all know instinctively that avoidance is not going to make things better or change our situation. ly anticipated.

The worst outcome in many cases is much better than not dealing with what we are avoiding.

Employee conversations that I thought would end in dramatic confrontations have usually ended in a deeper understanding and commitment to working together to find a better solution.

Relationship issues that my mind told me would end in tears have often resulted in laughter and more profound and meaningful relationships.

And my dreaded phone calls? They turned out to be the best part of my week.

Now I need to go clean my office, or perhaps I can find some phone calls to make to avoid that nightmare.

- Dave Fuller, MBA, is an award-winning business coach and the author of the book Profit Yourself Healthy. Avoiding phone calls? Why not email dave@pivotleader.com

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Trump’s imminent victory

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n Tuesday, Donald J. Trump will be elected for a second term as president of the United States. In preparation for his destiny to become manifest, let us cleanse ourselves of Trump Derangement Syndrome and turn to the ancient rules of rhetoric - logos, ethos, pathos - to properly comprehend why the Orange Man will certainly remain inside the White House four more glorious years, keeping America, her allies, and, therefore, the entire Free World, great.

In 45 months, Trump’s administration facilitated record low unemployment for Black, Latino, Hispanic, Asian, and non-high school graduate Americans; tax cuts and a refocus on vocational training encouraged industry to relocate to the US; America became independent of oil from the Middle East, while natural gas flattened energy costs; medical bills as well as drug costs fell; and landmark prison reform was achieved in cooperation with community leaders.

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In foreign policy, the Donald can brag he’s been nominated for three Nobel peace prizes; America has not started any new wars under his watch; peace treaties have been signed both in the Middle East and the Balkans; China’s domination has been checked; illegal immigration to the US has declined as their Byzantine system is reformed; and allies are finally paying their share for NATO. The case for Trump’s second term is stronger than it was for both Obama or Bush Jr. The Orange Man’s enemies unwittingly laid the perfect groundwork to demonstrate his ethos. Trump would have been evicted from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue if a single damning fact was found during impeachment; before and after surviving the virus, he’s seized the bully pulpit, calling for a return of civil liberties; questions

around race and policing notwithstanding, as protests erupted into violence, the president was able to become the “law and order” candidate.

Part of ethics is approach. Most of the time, Trump is not the instigator of the skirmish he finds himself in, but once roused he fully intends to end the fight as the victor. Every prediction made about ushering in a theocracy, appointing his own family to SCOTUS, or the world ending on his watch has been proven absurd. And yet the office has not changed him - his vocabulary, gestures and costume remain the same, which sends a definitive signal to fans and foes alike.

That brings us to pathos. In the last election, it was Randle McMurphy versus Nurse Ratched, class clown versus school marm, crazy uncle Don versus officious Aunt Hil. This won Trump a lot of votes: for all his bluster and vitriol towards his opponents, he did not speak down to his voters. While Hillary told miners in Virginia to learn how to code, Donald walked into a rally and spoke those immortal words no speech writer could ever think of: “I love big, beautiful coal.”

Which candidate elicits more sympathy today? “Everybody hates Trump” is supposedly the show we’ve all been watching these last four years. But does anyone love Vice President Joe Biden? Where are his crowds and spontaneous rallies? Why are his policy positions so ambiguous from Supreme Court packing to banning (or not) all fracking?

The strategy of dumping on Trump has backfired, giving him all the advantages of the underdog for the second time. The “racist” is pivoting to Black America; the “lazy man” is in five states a day holding rallies; the “fat boomer” beat coronavirus; the “crook” takes no salary and puts America first; the “criminal enterprise” that is his family works tirelessly on peace treaties and social justice; and the “not a real Republican” got it right on guns, judges, and the unborn.

In short, Trump is due for a second term. There is no doubt that his rewinning election will send Democrats into apoplectic fits, but why try to comfort them? They had four years to prepare and still lost bigly to an Orange Man from Queens with no previous political experience.

Liberals need more than a new leader

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hen the B.C. Liberals lost power in the aftermath of the 2017 election, too many MLAs and party faithful believed the only thing that needed to change was the leader. Getting rid of Christy Clark was a shallow response to a much deeper problem.

If anything, hindsight shows Clark should probably have remained as leader for several reasons.

First, no one could get under the skin of the B.C. NDP and John Horgan in particular like Clark and she took that unique skill with her when her party turned on her.

Second, no one in her party could connect with residents, particularly independent and occasional voters, the way she could with her authenticity, charisma, upbeat attitude and passion. She took that with her, too.

Most importantly, Clark’s politics, like Gordon Campbell’s before her, was a smarter, broader version of small-c conservatism. Times have changed, the electorate has changed and new ways of thinking and acting about the environment, taxes, health care, education, resource development and First Nations are required within the centre-right political framework.

Campbell, for example, made it a priority to double the amount of B.C. protected in provincial parks at the same time he encouraged more resource development.

Clark continued in that vein, touting LNG while setting environmental and financial conditions on proposed pipelines from Alberta running through B.C. to Pacific ports.

Unfortunately for the B.C. Liberals, Andrew Wilkinson is nowhere near the politician Campbell and Clark were. He channels the stern conservatism of Stephen Harper

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(which is better than the cranky yelly “you kids get off my lawn” conservatism of Andrew Scheer and now Erin O’Toole) but heartless competence isn’t a long-term winning strategy.

So just replacing Wilkinson as leader won’t be enough. Neither will changing the name.

A fresh coat of paint won’t fix the significant problems in the B.C. Liberal Party.

But don’t take my word for it.

Jas Johal, a rising star in the party who lost his seat Saturday in Richmond-Queensborough, says the Liberals have to diversify, both ideologically but also in terms of their party makeup.

While many conservatives get all worked up about social issues like abortion, LGBTQ rights, reconciliation with First Nations and so on, those dogs don’t hunt among a growing number of voters.

“When you think you can convert somebody who is gay to a heterosexual life, I think that’s absurd,” Johal told the Canadian Press, referring to former Liberal Laurie Throness who placed advertisements in a magazine supporting conversion therapy.

And how’s that working out for Throness? The NDP candidate is about 200 votes ahead - with mail-in ballots to be counted - in Chilliwack Kent, a constituency the Liberals and the previous centre-right parties could once bank on like the sun coming up in the morning.

The B.C. Liberals need to recognize that

prairie conservatism won’t work in this province.

Jason Kenney and Scott Moe, the popular premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan, couldn’t get elected dogcatcher anywhere in the Lower Mainland, where the majority of the votes and seats are.

What’s needed is a made-in-B.C. liberal conservatism that is liberal on social issues and offers pragmatic, conservative and - most importantly - modern ideas to help business and working people thrive.

The B.C. Liberals need to do a final and harsh weeding out of the last of the Social Credit and B.C. Reform idealists.

All those folks want to do is turn the clock back and offer stale, old ideas, often dripping with bigotry and intolerance.

They need to be told in no uncertain terms that they can either buy into the new program or leave.

Fresh, forward-looking ideas, presented by warm, engaging leaders, have always been the path to victory.

The two longest-serving B.C. Liberals in caucus are now Mike De Jong and Shirley Bond.

Both are universally respected, not just in their constituencies and in the party but even in the B.C. NDP and among journalists (isn’t that the same thing, you say?

Harharhar).

Their decency, hard work, intelligence and willingness to put aside partisan politics and ideology to get things done make them the kind of warm, engaging political leaders we all deserve.

As for fresh ideas, how about some things that delivers the same or better value as trimming the PST and privatizing ICBC (yawn - old ideas) but are far more meaningful?

Why not offer free prescriptions to all

What’s needed is a madein-B.C. liberal conservatism that is liberal on social issues and offers pragmatic, conservative and - most importantly - modern ideas to help business and working people thrive. households bringing in less than $100,000 per year? How about tying health premiums to personal income, instead of to businesses?

There’s a powerful business case to be made for free post-secondary education for everyone under 25 and over 50 and for two years for everyone who has lost a job due to modernization.

Similarly, doctors and nurses should receive free education, in exchange for a three-year commitment to serve in rural, isolated communities.

How to pay for all that?

Easy.

Start by taking away the corporate handouts (those should go to small, start-up businesses) and have individuals making more than $75,000 a year and households earning more than $150,000 pay more tax on a sliding scale.

In other words, the B.C. Liberals need to offer more – in both their leader and their platform – than just an alternative for people who don’t like Horgan and/or the NDP. Four more years in opposition should be more than enough time for them to make the necessary changes.

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Featured in this auction are four parcels of real estate from Joanne Hayward and the Estate of Arnold Hayward. There are 472 ± total acres with 301 ± acres of hay land. Bid on two 70+ acre parcels (one with log home) and two quarters with 120+ acres of hay land. Real Estate is located 5 km east of Bay Tree, Alberta on HWY 49.

Parcel #1: NW 9-79-12-W6: 73.63 +/- total acres, 21+/- acres hay & pasture land, 2005 log home with 5 bedrooms, 3 bath rooms, in�oor heat, pellet stove, on-demand hot water, 4 appliances, dugout water supply, telephone, 2020 taxes $864.08 Parcel #2 — SW 9-79-12-W6: 160 +/- acres total, 120+/- acres hay land, approximately $2,800.00 annual surface lease revenue, 2020 taxes $128.03 Parcel #3: SE 9-79-12-W6: 161 +/- acres total, 120 +/- acres hay land, 2020 taxes $99.39 Parcel #4: NW 9-79-12-W6: 77.15 +/- acres total, 40+/- acres hay land, 2020 taxes $294.79

Parcel #5: 8803-75 Street, Peace River, Alberta Lot#1 Block #4 Plan #8022906 2.5 ± Acres on Title, Mini Storage Facility includes 30 X 120 FT. Concrete Storage Building, 32 X 40 FT. Metal Clad Building, and automatic Lift Master gate.

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This week, things will finally start to move forward after a long period of stagnation. However, your friends will prove to be a challenge. You’ll find the money you need to fund a special project or pay for a small luxury item.

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One minute you feel like you’re treading water, the next like you’re advancing at full speed. Anyone can make a mistake, so keep an eye on your bills. You’ll open the door to a new challenge.

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If you keep track of deadlines, you’ll find it easy to stay on top of your workload. There’s no need to rush if you leave on time. A spontaneous trip might be on the horizon, and it’ll be just what you need.

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SAGITTARIUS

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CAPRICORN

You’ll need to draw on your leadership skills. You might be asked to take over while your boss is on vacation or fill in for a coworker who’s away on sick leave.

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You’ll start to flesh out plans for a family vacation over the holidays.

Many of the small details, such as renewing your passport, will take longer than expected. You’ll also have to run a lot of errands.

PISCES

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Things to keep in mind when getting your flu shot this year Flu shots are safe, effective, and free for many people in BC.

This year, it’s more important than ever to get a flu shot to protect against the spread of influenza (the flu), especially for those who have a higher risk of getting sick.

There’s no COVID-19 vaccine yet, but we do have influenza vaccines.

Influenza is a contagious respiratory disease that can lead to serious illness, hospitalization and death. If influenza spreads rapidly in communities at the same time as COVID-19, it can overwhelm our healthcare system and put our loved ones at risk. The best protection is to get the flu shot this fall and stay home if you’re sick.

Northern Health flu clinics start the first week of November Most Northern Health flu clinics will start the first week of November, and flu shots will also be available from pharmacies and doctor’s offices throughout the region. To find a flu clinic or provider nearest you, visit ImmunizeBC’s website (immunizebc. ca/clinics/flu), or call 8-1-1 if you don’t have access to the internet.

Flu shots are on the way Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry recently reassured that there will be enough flu vaccine for British Columbians this year. Vaccine is currently being shipped and distributed to vaccine providers in the North. Here are some things to keep in mind when getting your flu shot this year.

Things to keep in mind when getting your flu shot this year: · Making an appointment is strongly encouraged to help reduce line-ups and maintain safe physical distancing, due to COVID-19. · Plan ahead. Northerners are asked to plan ahead and schedule a time to get their flu shot. · It’s ok if it takes a couple weeks to get a flu shot. If it takes a week or two for you to get an appointment with pharmacist, physician, or public health clinic, that’s okay - the best time to do it is end of October and into November. That’s the

optimal time to be immunized because then we know that the immunity that you get from the vaccine will carry you through the influenza season. · NH public health clinics will be encouraging mask use (for those aged two and up), and implementing physical distancing measures. · Please follow the instructions of clinic staff, and respect COVID-19 safety protocols put in place by other flu shot providers. · In some communities, the NH Check In app is available to make physical distancing easier while waiting for your flu shot appointment (to download the app, visit: northernhealth.ca). Please note, the NH Check In app is optional to use, and is not for the purpose of making flu shot appointments.

Who should get a flu shot Flu shots are recommended for everybody older than six months of age. Flu shots are

safe, effective, and free for many people in BC including: children, seniors, pregnant people, Indigenous people, those with underlying medical or chronic health conditions, those who work with or come in close contact with higher-risk groups.

Where to get a flu shot To find a flu clinic or provider nearest you, visit ImmunizeBC’s website (immunizebc. ca/clinics/flu), or call 8-1-1 if you don’t have access to the internet.

Remember: Stay safe, stay calm, and be kind We’re only now just approaching the optimal time to get flu shots. It’s okay if your appointment isn’t right away. It’s also never too late to get your flu shot – there will be opportunities to get immunized whether by public health or other providers, well into the season. As Dr. Henry has said throughout this pandemic, “Be kind, be calm, and be safe” – we’ll all get through flu season together!

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Barbara Ellen Allen

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May 15, 1932 - October 19, 2020

April 26, 1981- October 14, 2020

Ellen is survived by: sons Craig (Maureen), Kim (Linda), Colin (Cindy) and Randy; grandchildren Trina, Sherri (Sandor), Jane (Matt). Leah (Ryan), Lauren (Yuki). Brett (Becky), Jaimie (Kevin); great grandchildren Tristin, Darian, Desmond, Conrad. Oakley, Brannen; best friend Merle (Lorne); several cousins, nieces and nephews.

Predeceased by husband Joe. Due to current restrictions there will be a private family gathering and graveside service. The family would like to thank all the staff at Jubilee Lodge who were so kind and caring. Ellen always told us how well she was taken care of during her stay at Jubilee and she enjoyed all the entertainment, music and participating in the variety of activities.

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Boschman, Herb September 12, 1933 October 11, 2020 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Herb on October 11, 2020.

He leaves behind his loving wife Ida, daughters Alice (Kurt), Lenore (Tom), grandchildren Athena, Johnathan, Michelle, Kyle (Jean), Holly (Mike), Tiffiany (Brian), great-grandchildren Jade, Greyson, Lauchlan, and Serena, 2 sisters Gladys and Darleen (Bob), 2 brothers Will (Joy), Bob (Joyce) and many, many friends.

Born April 26, 1981, Leila was considered a “miracle baby” who fought for life through many health crises and outlived all expectations.

Leila was a beautiful person, with a big heart and magnetic personality, and impacted many people during her short life.

Predeceased by her Grandmother Bunnie Coventry, and Grandparents Hank and Luise Hedberg.

Leila is survived by her parents Brian and Tracee Hedberg, brothers Justin (Jenny), Sterling (Sharmila), Grampa Terry (Evelyn) Coventry and many uncles, aunts and cousins.

Leila was greatly loved by her family and many friends.

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Nora Joanne Kirkland (aka Richlack) Jul 25, 1949 Sep 30, 2020 It is with profound sadness we announce the passing of Joanne Kirkland age 71 who passed away peacefully on September 30, 2020. She was born July 25, 1949 in New Westminster, BC the youngest of seven.

She is predeceased by her parents Les and Phyllis Epton, sisters and brothers: Doreen Epton, Bob Epton, Leslie Epton, Barbara Gobbi, nieces and nephews. Gord Epton unkown.

She is survived by her loving common law husband Andy Hagberg, son Kevin (Jacquie), granddaughter Lindsay, step-grandson Jonathan Heath, sister Rosalie (Ron) Zirk, many nieces and nephews.

She will be lovingly remembered for her affection and kindhearted spirit and being there to help including your horse problems. She was always there to help the Hixon Community Association, whenever she could.

A special thank you to the Quesnel Hospital Nurses, for the special care that was given to mom, as she fought a very hard and long battle with cancer.

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Darla Sandra Balogh October 2, 1970 September 14, 2020 Darla was born in St. Catherines, Ontario on October 2, 1970. When she was two years old her parents drove with her across Canada to settle in Prince George, BC. Growing up in Prince George, Darla fell in love with the country life and the outdoors and could often be found on horseback riding the neighbourhood trails and roads with her family, friends, or by herself. When she became a big sister, she took that role to heart, protecting and supporting her little brother as only a big sister could.

As an adult, Darla’s life had it all; both big city and country living, professional and entrepreneurial employment, travel, a love of photography, art, nature and the outdoors, and a rich social life with good friends wherever she found herself.

In the end, Darla passed away peacefully on the morning of September 14, 2020 of complications due to liver disease. She is survived by her parents Dorothy and Dennis Sr., her brother Dennis Jr. (Sharleen), and her niece Olivia.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a donation to your local SPCA or humane society.

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MAGEE, Kenneth W. February 27, 1932 - October 16, 2020 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Kenneth William Magee (Ken Magee). Ken passed on October 16, 2020, with his wife Jeanette Rodger Magee (Jan Magee) by his side. The Magee family would like to extend our thanks to the amazing staff at Lake Country Lodge who supported Ken through his stay there. Ken was a kind and loving soul who touched and brightened the lives of all he met. His kind and gentle nature will be remembered and forever carried with those he knew.

Ken will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Jan; his brothers, Bob and Gerry; his children, Irene, Colin, and Russell; and his adoring grandchildren, Darian, Brittany, Kaitlyn, Ian, Jessica, Janae, and Tristan. Ken was predeceased by his sister, Carla.

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Richard Grant Mogensen It is with great sadness the family of Richard Grant Mogensen announces his passing on Saturday October 17th, 2020 at the age of 65.

Richard will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 38 years Elaine and his daughters Asha (Paul), Crystal (Jeremy), his grandchildren Abigail, Noah, Paige and his only brother Keith.

He will also be greatly missed by his numerous nieces, nephews, in laws, extended family and dear friends.

Richard was predeceased by his beloved parents Tage and Margaret.

He will be always be remembered for his huge heart and huge laugh. He was also a hard worker and dedicated employee of North Central Plywood from 1975 until the mill burned down in 2008.

A small private service will be held on Thursday October 22 at 2pm. His family will also be hosting a live event on that date, if you wish to view the service online you can send a request via email to parmar1@telus.net.

In lieu of flowers a contribution can be made to the Prince George BIG (Brain Injured Group) in Richards name.

Helen Canning Mar 6, 1929 Oct 20, 2020 Helen Canning died after a short illness on Tuesday, October 20th, with her daughters at her side, Terri Wallace, Corinne Hewitt, Joanne Leverman and Jacii Maier.

The oldest Oliver family girl of 12 born on March 6, 1929, her siblings remain to honour her memory: John, Tom, Jim, Rosemarie, Grace, Jean, Jackie and Beth.

Her husband of 56 years, Bill Canning preceded her in 2005, also her grandson, Sam Leverman in 1999, her parents Avery and Sadie Oliver, her brothers Leo, Lorne and sister Anne.

Bill and Helen went on many adventures in their lives including being shipwrecked on a remote northern lake. Camping, fishing, hunting, gardening, cooking, music, dancing, living life with flair and style were many of the traits she shared with her loved ones. Always laughing and finding the joy in the simple things were qualities that live on in her family.

Also survived by her sons-in-law, Joe Wallace, Alger Hewitt, Paul Leverman and George Maier, grandchildren Steven (Ladonne) Davidson, Errin (Joe) Mocilac, Jay Campbell, Robyn Valiant, Kristoffer (Genny Michiel) Maier and Benjamin Maier, great grandchildren Matthew Davidson, Brianna (Connor) Shelton, Jude and Sadie Valiant and William Maier, great great grandchild, Beckett Shelton.

She continued to be active, engaged and looking for the next adventure well into her 80’s and 90’s.

Teaching the exercise class at the senior’s centre, learning tai chi, lawn bowling or the newest card game kept her mind and body alert. She eagerly pursued her passions of art, painting, theatre and gardening. Volunteering was always a part of her life.

Maybe on a future sunny day, we can all raise a glass and tell some stories. Until then, go on an adventure and think of her.

May the Sunshine of Comfort Dispel the Clouds of despair

MELLOWS, Arne June 14, 1925 October 21, 2020 We are sad to announce the peaceful passing of Arne at home. Born in Casper, Wyoming, he was 95 years old.

A pioneer of the area, Arne came to Penny, BC as a 10 year old boy with his father, Victor, and his brothers Ivar and Oscar. He went to school first in Penny, then in Prince George where he worked at a dairy farm delivering milk in exchange for room and board.

He enjoyed the camaraderie and adventure of the Air Force, and on returning home at the end of the war went to Carpentry School in Vancouver.

Arne and Carrie (Benson) married at Bend, BC in 1946. They returned to Penny and in 1948 bought Penny Mercantile. This is where they raised their family and forged lifelong friendships. Arne embraced his life in Penny. His store served communities along the rail line as well as being the post office, social hub and polling station! He was the postmaster in Penny from 1948 - 1964, and also acted as a school trustee. He pursued his interest in flying and bought a float plane.

Moving to Prince George in 1964 he worked for a time in construction and the logging industry.

He enjoyed their cabin and great neighbours at Bednesti Lake. Retirement brought happy times travelling to visit grandchildren, camping in their motorhome, helping with the fish hatchery at Dome Creek, and a memorable trip to Alaska with good friends in 1998.

Arne was a member of the Elks Lodge 122 since 1965. During this time he worked on community projects, most notably Elkness Camp at Ness Lake and Boy Scout Camp Echo at Summit Lake.

Never idle and a skilled woodworker, his art graces our homes.

Arne remained interested and appreciative of the community and area and even in the later years could be seen regularly checking on local construction sites, the East Line Market, the river and friends. Always up for a game of crib.

Arne was predeceased by wife Carrie (2012) and is survived by his children, Lloyd (Karen), Karen (Clive), and Craig, grandchildren Linda (Mike), Darryl (Hako),vCheryl (Shawn), Kirsten, Kyla (Ryan), great-grandchildren Jessie (Richard), Brody, Keira, Maya, Kian, Cody, Liam and Sofia.

Great great-grandchildren Eleanora and Lucius, brother Ivar and his family in Nevada.

A Life Well Lived Due to COVID 19 health protocols there will not be a memorial service.

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The AGM is open to the general public and will be held via ZOOM. Date: Wednesday November 4th, 2020 Time: 12:00pm (via ZOOM) If you would like an official invitation contact us via email at info@intersect.bc.ca or call 250.562.6639 If you are interested in becoming a Board of Director or Society Member please contact us as we are always looking for new members.

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PHILLIP PARISIEN, also known as PHILIPP PARISIEN and FRANK MERLIN BRISTOLE Defendants ADVERTISEMENT To: The Defendant, Phillip Parisien, also known as Philipp Parisien TAKE NOTICE THAT on 13/Oct/2020 an order was made for substitutional service on you of a Notice of Civil Claim issued from the Prince George Registry of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in proceeding number M2057647 by way of this advertisement.

In the proceeding, the Plaintiff claims against you General Damages, Special Damages, Interest pursuant to the Court Order Interest Act, costs and such further and other relief as this Honourable Court may deem just.

You must file a Response to Civil Claim within the period required under the Supreme Court Civil Rules, failing which further proceedings, including judgment, may be taken against you without notice to you.

You may obtain from the Prince George Registry, at 250 George Street, Prince George, British Columbia a copy of the Notice of Civil Claim and the order providing for service by this advertisement.

This advertisement is placed by the Plaintiff, whose address for service is Dick Byl Law Corporation, #510 – 550 Victoria Street, Prince George, BC V2L 2K1.

Year/make

Nathan Sexton 2012 Ford Ryan Lee 2014 Dodge Kayden Fallowfield 2004 Chevrolet Kobe Russell 1999 Volkswagen Trina Torraville 1995 Ford Donna Janak 1992 Honda Jalen Stephen Bylsma 1997 Ford Cassandra Corrine Hoflin 2006 Pontiac Gordon Randy Tkachuk 1995 Toyota William Donald LaBerge 1999 Oldsmobile Nathan Wheeler 2003 Jeep James Liam Parent 1991 GMC Dean Paul 2000 Chevrolet Ryan Kelly Gilroy 2002 Dodge Walter Guttman 2007 Dodge 0793115 BC Ltd 1998 Ford Kaur X Komalpreet 1993 Toyota Nicholas Daniel Hebbaum 2004 Chevrolet Kelly Allen Bouchard 1984 Dodge Parallel Welding Fabrication Ltd 1995 Honda Nashia Lee Woytkiw 2003 GMC Michael Williamson 2005 Saturn Jason Clarke 2009 Chevrolet Michael Casey 1987 Volkswagen Unknown 1997 Chevrolet Laisa Ann Matus 1996 Jeep Zandrea Kaitlynn Fernstrom 2002 Pontiac Justin Lee Phillippe 2000 Ford Tanya Cornelisse 2007 Nissan Unknown Yamaha Anthony George 2006 Dodge Walter Kevin Iverson 2011 Kawasaki

Model

VIN

Fusion Ram 1500 Colorado Jetta Taurus Civic F150 Pursuit Corolla Alero Cherokee 1500 Impala Dakota Caliber Explorer Camry Blazer D150 Accord Jimmy Vue Malibu Jetta Blazer Cherokee Grand Prix Explorer Murano BWS Ram 2500 Dirt bike

3FAHP0JA2CR384640 1C6RR7TT3ES475804 1GCDT136148187934 3VWSA29M6XM088936 1FALPS747SG327204 2HGEH2368NH005509 1FTDF1829VNB19087 1G2AN15B967728572 2T1AE04BXSC078702 1G3NL52E5XC379847 1J4GW48S03C556297 1GTFK24H4ME546664 2G1WF55E6Y9308780 1B7GG32X92S544607 1B3HB48B17D581216 1FMZU035PXWZB87802 JT2SK12F8P0137717 1GNCT18X94K138505 1B7GD14T2ES271778 1HGCE6655SA802367 1GKDT13X83K133013 5GZCZ33D35S864375 1G1ZF57509F255917 WVWGB016XHW916334 1GNDT13W2V2206065 1J4GZ78Y8TC270517 1G2WK52J12F289434 1FMZU73E2YZB86185 JN8AZ08W67W613786 LPRSA20NX3A3C1574 3D7KS19D26G150376 JKALXMT14BDA10284

Debt

2,783.28 2,723.09 2,431.52 2,304.21 2,288.20 2,234.27 2,031.61 1,992.58 1,909.78 2,011.80 1,981.07 1,961.87 1,856.29 1,771.83 1,635.28 1,687.37 1,679.05 1,581.79 1,555.56 1,522.94 1,433.98 1,455.10 1,433.98 1,396.24 1,320.87 1,159.48 1,159.48 1,138.36 1,120.45 1,122.08 1,213.64 1,096.13

Highest or any bid not necessarily accepted. Viewing and bids may be submitted to 1360 Foley Cres, Prince George, BC. (250) 564-8444.

NORTH CENTRAL BAILIFFS LT SALE BAILIFF R0011839913 www.northcentralbailiffs.bc.ca 3.00x46.0-BW Court Bailiff offers for sale by tender bid, interest in the following goods PG16 / The 225363 of the Judgement Debtor(s):

Gotter Did Contracting Ltd, pursuant to an Order of Seizure and Sale, Registry No. PRG-P-C-2057545.

2013 DUTCHMEN VOLTAGE TRAVEL TRAILER VIN# 47CFVTV39DC6611979 Item(s) can be viewed at our 2706 Jasper St. & Ottawa St and 3rd compound(s) in Prince George. Go to www.northcentralbailiffs.bc.ca to view photographs. Closing date November 18, 2020. Highest or any other bid not necessarily accepted.

Bidders are solely responsible for determining the make, model, year of manufacture, condition, quantities, sets and or usefulness of all items for tender. All items are sold on an “as is, where is” basis with no warranty given or implied. As vehicles have not been inspected, we are declaring that they may not be suitable for transportation and may not be compliant with the motor vehicle act. Sale is subject to cancellation or adjournment without notice. Terms of sale: Immediate payment in full by bank draft or cash only upon acceptance of successful bid. Call (250) 564-4900 for details.

North Central Bailiffs Ltd. Prince George Branch Bailiff Division Brandon Jacobsen / Bailiff

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Antiques AVON $3600, 1934

Firewood

COLLECTIBLES, asking $1500.

Valued 250-617-

Art & Collectibles A LOT Of 45 records $5 - $20 each, also Christmas LPs $10-20.

778-675-4716

BIRCH Firewood in 20 foot lengths. Delivered by dumptruck load. $800. or bucked to length $950 per load delivered 250-6146667

For Sale - Misc 5000 lb electronic $800 250-963-8419

Bedroom/Bedding

floor

scale.

Furniture

Electric bed with 6” firm foam mattress, w/remote. 48” w x 80”l asking $3000 obo 778-983-0112

Mills/Equipment

we’re

1998 KENWORTH with mixer trailer, white. $120,000. 617-3373

HIrING Looking for a self-starter to join our awesome team of professional marketers.

Print and/or digital media experience is helpful but we will train the right individual.

Call me today to discuss this opportunity!

Nancy Johnson, Director of Advertising 250.614.6786

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Discover a World of Possibilities in the Classifieds!

604.630.3300 to Call 250-562-6666 toAdvertise Advertise

MERCHANDISE Antiques

Adjustable Hospital bed : ETUDE-HC bed kit. Very lightly used. includes: Beech head and foot board, power operated head and foot deck sections, 4 function control pendant with function lock outs (mattress not included) $2000 250 964-9417 pics at http://invacare.ca/doc_files/Etu de_Booklet.pdf

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

Books, Coins, Stamps

Wanted

OLD Comic books $5-$40 each Archie comics $2.50 up to 5 for $10. 778-675-4716

BUYING coins, coin collections, old money, Royal Canadian Mint coins, 999 bullion bars and more Todd 1-250-864-3521

To place an ad call:

250-562-6666

CASH for gold & silver! Coins, jewelry, nuggets, 999 bullion bars.

Todd 1-250-864-3521

AGRICULTURE Hay/Bales For Sale

Steel Buildings / Granaries

5X5 1300-1500 lb round hay bales, $100 each net wrapped in barn. 250-614-6667 or 250-5682338

INTEGRITY POST FRAME BUILDINGS since 2008. Built with concrete posts. Barns, shops, riding arenas, machine sheds and more.

Adam.s@integritybuilt.com.

1-250-351-5374. www.integritybuilt.com

Heavy Equipment 2011 8400 QUAD Lamtrac Mulcher. M11 Cummins engine, 4000 hrs. $165,000. 250-614-6667 or 250-568-2338

QUANSIT Future building, 35’X50’, 18’ high. $20,000 obo.

250-962-8302

Heavy Equipment

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

250-964-3794 Prince George

2014 International 4x4

Jewellery With Hiab Stock #9044 Northern Trailer & Auto Sales 2000 Victoria Street 250-564-9938 2012 NEW HOLLAND L320 SKID STEER

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SERVICES Health Services

Pest Control

Sawmills

GET UP TO $50,000 from the Government of Canada. Do you or someone you know Have any of these Conditions? ADHD, Anxiety, Arthritis, Asthma, Cancer, COPD, Depression, Diabetes, Difficulty Walking, Fibromyalgia, Irritable Bowels, Overweight, Trouble Dressing...and Hundreds more. ALL ages & Medical Conditions Qualify. Have a child under 18 instantly receive more money.

CALL BRITISH COLUMBIA BENEFITS 1-(800)-211-3550 OR Send a Text Message with Your Name and Mailing Address to (604) 739-5600 For Your FREE benefits package.

BAT HOUSES for sale, holds 300 bats, mesh inside of 4 tier bat house. Also have bird feeders & houses available. 250-563-0917

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

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Sand & Gravel EASTWAY SAND & GRAVELgravels ideal for driveways and building sites.

Also, lower cost Glacier till for sub bases and backfills, also sandy loam available. (250) 562-5940 Sandy loam & fill material ON SALE. Take advantage of the discount and stock up for next spring.

Call EASTWAY SAND & GRAVEL (250) 562-5940

REVOLVING TRAY JEWELRY DISPLAY CABINETS Top lock and locking back slide doors 36” wide X 42” high 5 Available. $350 each Negotiable on all five.

250-612-1828

Tree Services

Art & Collectibles

BC TREE WORX

PAINTINGS AND WALL ART

Pruning, hedging and tree removal For free estimates call or text Brian at 250-649-8447

Worldwide Limited Editions/Master Editions

To place an ad call:

250-562-6666

7 Replica Oil Paintings: * 5 Group of 7 * 2 Tom Thomson Best Offer 250-967-4215

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 250-562-5005 0243296BC LTD. DL40178

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AUTOMOTIVE

AGRICULTURE RVs/Campers/Trailers

Boats

Motorcycles

Trucks & Vans

By Northwood

For sale jet boat 1875 Harbour craft 200 hp merc jet w/ 9.9 kicker and tandem axle trailer. $48,000 250-552-8657

2002 BMW 1150 RT motorcycle, excellent cond. $5500. (250)5643152 (250)640-8267

2006 F450 XL Super Duty Flat Deck. Brand new heavy duty transmission and brand new motor. Call Mike 250-564-3734

Tools WOLF CREEK CAMPER

Horses & Tack

8 feet, all the extras.

Asking $36,000 See at 657 Faulkner Cres.

$4,500.

Located in Hazelton, BC Calm, yet inquisitive, and enjoys both the arena and trail.

250-842-5560 email:dtahouney@gmail.com

Create, review, adjust, tweak, resize, change font, add colour, tweak, review again, publish, sell, simple.

Create your own ads in the Classifieds.

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

great and

2006 HARLEY DAVIDSON Wide Glide. Low mileage. 250-6170443 2005 HARLEY DAVIDSON FAT BOY Anniversary Edition. 22,000 km $14,500 613-8567

RVs/Campers/Trailers 2017 WolfCreek 8’ camper, new never used. lots of extras (250)552-8657

Sports Utilities & 4X4s 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. 250301.0221, 250-967-4268

Call 250-649-5502

Trucks & Vans

Sports & Imports

2010 FORD F150 SUPERCAB 4X4

$3000 now $2500

163,000 KMS, 3 MONTH WARRANTY, 5.4 V-8 Auto, with Tow pkg, POWER WINDOWS & LOCKS, TILT STEERING, AC, Headache Rack, RHINO LINING Asking $15,900 Stock # F1737 4x4 HEAVEN TRUCK SALES DEALER # D40178 Call 250-640-0996

renovated,

Tires

4 -LT 265/70/R17 studded winter tires on steel wheels. Like new (250)-617-9392- Fits Ford F150

Four studded 215/65R16 98Q MS Altimax Arctic Radial tires, w/ rims $500.00 obo (250)596-1000

Vans

V.I.M. Wheelchair conversion van.

Side entry power ramp, removable front seats, loaded 2003 Grand Caravan Sport, 139,000 miles. $15,500. Will accept trades 250-981-0055 or 236-423-2297

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REAL ESTATE Houses for Sale Fully Loaded, two tops.

Red exterior, black interior.

Never winter driven.

Duplexes for Sale

Price $29,000 obo.

Phone 250-964-6610

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

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 2009 FORD 4X4

4 Door, black, fully loaded, leather interior and more.

Lady driven - very clean. Mint interior.

$8000 obo.

Asking $4900 obo

250-963-9550

Must sell!

778-349-4839

Trucks & Vans

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 2014 Ram 1500 Ecodiesel

Property For Sale

$28,000 added remote start, side boards. custom wheels.. and with winter tires

4.0 ACRE LOT

Lot #11 near intersection of Catherine Drive and Harold Drive In Miworth

$85,000 250-563-8298

7902 North Nechako Road (DL 2099) 6 acres of land, subdividable after removal of gravel (est 700,000 yards). Priced to sell.

Interested parties reply to Box 441, Station A Prince George (250) 564-8791

Recreational Property

1000sq m building lot, #L72NCorintoPearleco-development Honduras.

Contact Recap Investments, Toronto 1-888-212-8584 for more info and owner 250-5634999 $35,000 Canadian

11.26 acres manicured sub-lakeshore at Cluculz Lake, finest location by owner Only $399,000 end of Meier Rd. 604-908-0313

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330’ wide and 550’ deep Existing shared water well on site.

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Property For Sale

“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. 250-479-5545 45.5 ACRES Corner of Upper Fraser Rd & Beaver Forest Rd. with good driveway & building pad. $155,000. 250-614-6667

LE

call 250 564-1156 and email for build sheet munerary@shaw.ca

260 & 264 RUGGLES. 4BDRM, c/w appliances, fenced, $2650/mo revenue. $398,000.

250-5682338, 614-6667

Lots & Acreages for Sale

Domestic Cars

54,000km mostly highway

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

250-561-1255 Ready to sell!

2002 THUNDERBIRD REPLICA

Sports Utilities & 4X4s

250-612-9991

1977 FORD 1 ton, $2500. 250-306-2292

Chrome tailgate, fits 3/4 ton GMC, cover top fits GMC 6 1/2 ft box, chrome rails. Shop vac 250-963-6898

250-612-9321

Boats

REDUCED- 2013 Fiesta Titanium sedan for sale by owner *Ultra low Kms (36500 only) * Comes on great Studded winters. * Satellite radio * CD player * USB drive player * Bluetooth connectivity* Automatic transmission * Power windows * Power steering * Power mirrors * Remote starters (2)* Keyless entry (2 key fobs) * Air conditioned. * Synthetic oil.

Got a newer car and now am short of space.

Note: Will give older Summer tires on wheels (saving of $1200 to $1500) if paid and bought before the month end. $9750 (firm) Call 250-612-9991 to setup a test drive

1998 FORD F250 Diesel w/ plow.

Exc. cond. $10,000.

250-3980720

Parts Trucks

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.

AUTOMOTIVE

22-foot aluminum river boat With 115hp Jet and boat trailer included ‘Good used’ project boat - ready for a fall hunting expedition

2006 DODGE Cummins diesel, 4x4, 4 dr, Lb, auto, 2 owner, receipts since new, no accidents, 107K, $27,900 obo. 596-5434

ECYCLE

Registered 12 yr Morgan Gelding Sire: Blue Diamond Hawk, Dam Sun-West Omega Chestnut, tail flaxen, mane mixed red/flaxen.

Motorcycles

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14” steel chop saw, used very little, $750. 250-963-8419

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REAL ESTATE Property For Sale

Apartments/Condos for Rent

Out of Town

1 & 2 bedroom, newly renovated near Pine Centre, inc heat & water, (604-540-8238 ext 303) hmrempel@gmail.com

Cabins Compost toilet for 2 - brand new never used $1200.00 obo (250-967-4215)

Duplexes for Rent LONGWORTH

160 Acres, 72 miles East Prince George, all weather road access year around, mixed timber, 250 feet from river frontage, creek flows through property. Electricity and phone.

705 Ahbau St3 bdrm, fridge,stove.

Newly reno’d. $1350/month + util. Ref required.

(250)614-6667 or (250)568-2338

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

Furnished Apartments

PERSONALS

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

250-564-4684

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CITIZEN PAID PROMO R0011831601 7.00x103.0-4C PG11 / PG001801

IMMEDIATE CASH Immediate cash for unwanted gold & silver coins. Guaranteed to meet or beat any reasonable offer. Also will buy Rolex watches - any condition.

Call Mike for appointment

250.612.1808 Privacy assured.

Expert local buyer

SAND & GRAVEL

EASTWAY SAND & GRAVEL

Gravel is ideal for driveways and building sites. Also lower cost glacier till for sub bases and backfills, also sandy loam available.

250-562-5940

FREE 1” insulation if you do siding & windows at the same time.

Call for details 250-565-4973

BAT HOUSES FOR SALE

Holds 300 bats, mesh inside of 4 tier bat house.

Also have bird feeders & houses available.

250.563.0917

FIREwOOD

BUYING COINS

Buying coins, coin collections, old money, Royal Canadian Mint coins,999 bullion bars and more.

Call Todd 1-250-864-3521

HAY FOR SALE

5x5 1300-1500 lb, round hay bales. $100 each net wrapped in field.

250.614.6667 or 250.568.2338

Delivered by dumptruck load. $800 or bucket to length $950 per load delivered

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TREE SERVICES

SANDY LOAM

BC TREE WORX

Sandy loam & fill material ON SALE. Take advantage of the discount and stock up for next spring.

Call EASTWAY SAND & GRAVEL 250.562.5940

Pruning, hedging and tree removal.

For free estimates call or text Brian at 250.649.8447

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The electrical system is one of the most important components in a house because of the potential hazard faulty wiring creates. Aluminum wiring was used in much of the new home builds in Canada during the 60’s until the mid 70’s.

Chosen for it’s cost effectiveness compared to copper, one can see houses entirely wired with aluminum and some with a combination aluminum and copper. A study conducted by the Consumer Protection Safety Commission concluded that 1 in 5 homes wired with aluminum had potentially dangerous connections.

Quality landscaping

Renovations and Aluminum Wiring

How to recognize aluminum wiring

Aluminum wire is not as good of an electrical conductor as copper, so a larger wire is used. For example, aluminum wire No. 12 has about the same ampacity as copper wire No. 14. The ampacity is the maximum current that a wire can safely carry. The outer covering of the cable will be marked about every 12 inches with the word aluminum or an abbreviation such as “ALUM” or “AL. Where aluminum wire is present, special service connectors must be used. Wall switches and receptacles should carry the marking “CU-AL”. This indicates that the equipment is suitable with aluminum wiring. This marking would also appear on circuit breakers. Electrical receptacles, wall switches and fuse boxes designed for use with copper wiring are not satisfactory for use with aluminum wiring.

Hazards with aluminum wiring

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Two chemical reactions that take place on the surface of pure aluminum. The result of both is exactly the same — the wire heats up and can reach temperatures high enough to ignite nearby combustible materials. The first chemical reaction causes corrosion when two dissimilar metals meet – in this case, between the aluminum wire and the standard brass outlet terminals. In the second chemical reaction, pure aluminum wire oxidizes as soon as its insulation is removed, exposing the wire to air. Either reaction coats the wire surface with a layer that increases resistance to current and generates heat. Also, aluminum wire expands and contracts at more than copper wire. It tends to “creep” out from under a terminal screw connection. This leads to a poor connection and overheating at the switch, receptacle or terminal.

Warning signs

Extremely warm cover plates, switches or receptacles. Mysteriously inoperative switches or receptacles, and smoke.

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Choosing the right dining room table How to prevent dryer fires Buying a new dining table is not always as straightforward as it seems. Taste and style will be key deciding factors, but you’ll also have to consider what shape works best with your current space. Here are the three most popular shapes for tables and the advantages of each.

1. RECTANGULAR Rectangular tables are without a doubt the most common choice when it comes to dining tables. They’re ideal for accommodating a large number of people and can be easily extended by inserting a leaf.

Their shape also leaves more room for traffic, thereby conferring a better flow to the room.

2. SQUARE Square tables are usually smaller in size, which makes them ideal for more compact homes. Versatile and easy to move, they’re perfect for creating a cozier and more intimate atmosphere. You also have the luxury of either positioning the table in the middle of the room or against a wall.

3. ROUND. Although less conventional, round dining tables are gaining in popularity. Mo­dern and welcoming, they’re perfect for smaller rooms since they take up less space than the more traditional rectangular tables. One of the biggest advantages of round tables is that everyone can see each other while seated. This makes conversation much easier and tends to create a more friendly setting. Certain round tables can also be extended using a leaf to accommodate more guests should the need arise.

Welcoming and contemporary, round dining tables are gaining in popularity.

Dryer-related fires may be rare, but the danger they represent is very real. That’s why it’s important to take every necessary precaution to guard your home against dryer fires. Here are a few tips to ensure your dryer runs safely and soundly for a long time.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT VENT HOSE Make sure to have a vent hose that’s straight, rigid and short. Vent hoses commonly used to connect dryers to the vent are long and flexible, which reduces the airflow. They’re also corrugated, which tends to trap lint in the hose.

forget to regularly check the vent hood to make sure it’s free from debris and that the flaps are opening properly.

WATCH OUT FOR ANY CHANGES Be sure to address any change in your dryer’s performance as soon as possible. If your clothes are taking longer to dry or are hotter than usual at the end of the cycle, something’s not right. It’s always best to trust the services of a professional when it comes to replacing the parts on your dryer.

THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT Installing a dryer in a room that is cold and humid is always risky. Hot air from the vent hose combined with the cooler ambient air creates condensation, which causes lint to clump. If moving your dryer isn’t an option, then make sure to properly insulate your heat vent.

KEEP IT CLEAN Clean your dryer exhaust duct at least once every two years. Call a professional if you’re unable to do it yourself. Don’t

Avoid the danger of dryer fires.

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The sleek design of stainless steel can give any kitchen a stylish and contemporary look. The problem is, these surfaces are prone to showing fingerprints and water stains, which can sometimes be difficult to re­move. However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep your stainless steel appliances, countertops and sinks shi­ning like new.

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GIVE THEM A REGULAR CLEANING Although resistant and durable, time and overuse can deteriorate the condition and appearance of stainless steel. However, this metal won’t wear as a result of too much cleaning, so remove spots and smud­ges as soon as they appear. Routinely cleaning these surfaces will go a long way in keeping them looking great.

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es. Deeper scratches, on the other hand, can be repaired with a good professional polishing.

WHAT NOT TO DO Simply put, stainless steel and bleach do not mix. Using cleaning products that contain bleach can cause rust to form and the steel to corrode, so avoid them at all costs. This goes for all cleaning products that contain harsh and aggressive chemicals, such as hydrochloric acid. Salt and white vinegar can negatively affect the metal’s surface over time, so use them sparingly. Finally, avoid using metal sponges, brushes and scouring pads as they’ll leave unsightly scratches on your surfaces.

KEEP THAT SHINE Water spots can be cleaned with some warm water and a clean cloth. Make sure to properly dry the sur­face to prevent additional water stains from forming.

A nylon scouring pad will come in handy to re­move any food residue in sinks or on countertops.

Use a mild abrasive free of chlorine and iron to eliminate light surface scratch-

Creating your very own art studio An art studio in your home is the perfect place to express your creativity without ha­ving to stow away your works in progress. Regardless if it’s for painting, sculpting or drawing, chances are your studio will be just as unique as you are.

Personal preferences aside, there are some basics that all fun and functional art studios require.

1. PROPER LIGHTING The best light to work by is natural light.

Of course, white fluorescent lighting will get the job done if your studio doesn’t have any windows.

2. GOOD VENTILATION Fresh air is always a good thing, regardless of your craft. How­­ever, certain ar­ tists tend to work with products that emit harmful fumes, such as oil paints. If your studio doesn’t have any windows, make sure to have a fan or two on hand to keep the air circulating.

3. EASILY ACCESSIBLE SUPPLIES Your tools are the agents of your creations, so take good

care of them. Sto­ rage boxes, bins and cabinets are great for keeping your supplies organized and clean.

4. A COMFORTABLE SETTING When the time comes to take a step back to muse over your handiwork, make sure you have somewhere relaxing to do it.

Cozy chairs, a radio or even a coffee maker will provide you with the necessary comforts when you feel drained.

5. YOUR PRIVATE GALLERY Your studio will eventually become your art gallery. Hooks, shelves, tables and easels are useful for hanging or displaying your work as well as your reference photos.

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Game rooms: rest & recreation

How to choose the perfect mattress

A game room in your home is the perfect place to entertain young and old alike. Children will be able to use the space to play with their toys and create colourful crafts. Adults can make the most of the room by adding a big screen TV and gaming console, or even a pool table. Re­gard­less of who will be­ ne­­ fit from the space, certain criteria should be taken into consid­ eration when de­ signing your game room.

The wrong mattress can leave you tos­ sing and tur­ ning all night. To avoid the negative health ef­ fects that come with restless sleep, you need a bed that fits your specific needs and sleeping ha­ bits.

Here are five cri­ teria you should con­ sider when shop­ ping for a new mattress.

LOCATION AND LIGHTING Your basement is the ideal location for a game room. For optimal lighting, it should have at least one window to let in some natu­ral light. Of course, there are other options available if this isn’t

possible, such as in­ stalling pot lights and a dimmer switch. When it comes to paint, lighter colours will help accentu­ ate the light and will make your room more feel more spacious. Massive and dark-coloured furniture tends to disrupt the flow of a room, so try to avoid these as much as possible.

FURNITURE AND FINISHING TOUCHES Dividing the space into different activity stations is a great way to make the most of your game room. You can create a cozy nook for watching movies and play­ ing video games, a kiddie corner with toys and costumes, and a craft station withw a table, chairs and art supplies.

Of course, it’s important to outfit each area with the appropriate ma­terials. This means washable surfaces for cre­ ative undertak­ ings, soft furnish­ ings to protect against injuries du­ring more ram­ bunctious games, and comfortable furniture for laz­ ing about.

1. COMFORT Trying your mattress be­fore buying it is a must. Don’t be shy about stretching out on the different in-store mo­dels.

Make sure to lie in the position you usually sleep in and to take as much time as you need. Your goal here is to determine if the mattress is a good fit for your body.

2. SUPPORT Your mattress should mould itself to your unique body shape while supporting your spine in a natu­ ral position. Proper alignment will save you from waking up with back and neck pain and will vary according to whether you sleep on your back, stomach or side.

3. BOX SPRING COMPATIBILITY Newer mattresses might not be compat

ible with your current box spring. They tend to be heavier and thicker than previous mo­dels, and older bed frames aren’t always able to properly support them.

4. SPEND MORE TO GET MORE Keep in mind that a new mattress is extre­ mely important to your health and well-being. A good night’s sleep will improve things like your memory, immune system and mood, so it’s pru­ dent to spend a little more on comfort and quality to get a better night’s rest.

5. BIGGER IS BETTER Size matters when it comes to your mattress. A larger bed is preferable if you tend to toss and turn a lot at night.

Having more space also allows couples to move around without disturbing each other.

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Update your decor with elements of industrial interior design Industrial style has taken home decor sto­ res, showrooms and retailers by storm in recent years. Characterized by its exposed pipes and bricks, wood and metal surfac­ es, and vintage furniture, this trend has brought an undeniable touch of flair to our homes.

THE BASIC ELEMENTS This style replicates the utilitarian look of abandoned factories that were eventually converted into unique and creative living spaces. Emphasizing the use of materi­ als from yesteryear, this trend incorpo­ rates industrial furniture, old hand-painted signs, worn couches, brick walls and fer­ rous metal to define its decor. In addition, building ma­terials are exposed, window­ panes are huge, cement tiles cover both the floors and the walls, and electrical wires are visible — anything to reproduce that raw and unfini­shed look.

FAVOURITE AREAS IN YOUR HOUSE Industrial interior design typically lends it­self well to living rooms and kitchens. Re­lax comfortably in an area outfitted with worn leather couches, iron shelving and de­ cora­ tive elements worthy of any res­pec­table sec­ ond-hand shop. Or prepare your meals sur­ rounded by high metal stools, low-han­ ging pendant lights and big bay windows. Chances are this style will make its way to the rest of your home. Who knows, maybe you’ll finish your bathroom with exposed brick, or bare the support beams in your bedroom.

THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF INDUSTRIAL STYLE Be sure to use the right materials in your design, such as weathered wood, metals like iron, zinc and copper, as well as brick and cement in their most basic form. Ligh­ ting is another priority, so be sure to install big windows that let in a lot of natural light as well as glare-free light fixtures.

The clear advantage of glass and coloured Plexiglas Translucency is the new trend when it co­mes to furniture and accessories adorn­ ing your home’s interior. Glass and Plexiglas furnishings and decorations help establish a unique look that increases the value of your home. The high durability of tempered glass and the malleability of Plexiglas have made them increasingly popular with designers when decorating modern spaces.

FOCUS ON LIGHT We all want to increase our home’s natural lighting, but many of us tend to clutter our rooms with large furniture and coloured accessories. However, decorations and furnishings made from translucent materi­ als will add elegance to your rooms — and make them feel bigger — while letting the

sunshine in. Transparent furniture goes well with any finish, from stone to wood or stainless steel, making it an ideal accent regardless of the style you’ve chosen for your home.

AFFORDABLE AND DURABLE Despite their fragile appearance, glass and Plexiglas furniture and adornments are extre­mely resilient. Whether it’s for a modern table, classic chair or even a stylish door or partition, sturdiness is a must. And with so many transpar­ ent decor options available varying in shape, size and style, you’ll have all you need to brighten your home. And if you’re working with a limited budget, keep in mind that Plexiglas is less expensive than glass but yields very similar results.

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4194 15th Ave. $ 250,000

4166 15th Ave. $ 4,000,000

1735-1813 QUEENSWAY ST. $ 2,300,000

Foothills Foods - Available immediately, extremely popular European Deli operating in the same location for over 40 years. Long term strong performance from this family owned business.

Foothills Plaza - Available immediately, strip mall with high visibility, in a great location on 15th Avenue on the main route to UNBC. This is a well maintained property in a premium location with excellent tenants and a strong cash flow. Contact listing agent for complete information package.

Action Motors - This is your opportunity to own the premier used car dealer in Northern BC. Action Motors has been serving the population of Prince George and the North for over 25 years.

“We have qualified buyers for solid investment properties.”

688 Brunswick Street $ 9.00 PSF Clean, bright, and affordable office space on the second floor of a well-maintained office building. The landlord has installed new windows to increase the natural light and provide a better working space for your employees.

12 ways to winterproof your property Winter weather can take a toll on your home’s exterior. However, if you take precautions, you can protect it from getting damaged. Here are 12 essential tasks to complete before the season’s first snowfall.

1. Inspect the roof. Clear off leaves and other debris so you can examine the shingles. Replace any that are damaged or worn out.

2. Clean the window wells. Remove all leaves, sticks and other debris.

Make sure the drains are clear to prevent water from pooling and possibly leaking into your basement.

3. Empty the gutters. Once the trees

3566/3572 Massey $8.75 PSF Great building, great location. Two Retail/ warehouse spaces available immediately with 16’ overhead door plus a common loading dock.

on your property have shed their leaves, remove all debris from your gutters. Clogs can lead to ice damming and even water damage.

410/424 3rd Ave. $5.00 - $7.00 PSF

727 Victoria St $2,000/Month Gross

This listing is offering 6000 square feet of unheated warehouse space (no water/washroom) at $5.00 per sq/ft plus $1.68 operating costs.

If the site and building appeal to you but you need a heated space, the landlord will insulate the space and install radiant heat and a washroom in the unit for $7.50 per sq/ft. plus the operating costs.

This retail unit offers great visibility for your business with large traffic volumes on Victoria Street. This clean, retail space has new flooring and is close to move in ready. The gross rent includes heat and power too! View this unit before it is gone. $2,000 plus GST per month all in.

covers over the exterior vents for your dryer and range hood.

Otherwise, check that the existing ones are in good condition.

clean out the gardens, aerate your lawn and add mulch or compost as needed.

7. Close the pool. Clean out the filter, drain the pool about halfway and disconnect the pump. Remember to remove the ladder before you install the winter cover.

4. Check the foundation. Look for cracks and repair them before winter. Other­wise, water can seep into the concrete and cause more extensive damage when it freezes.

8. Plant the bulbs. Get all your spring bulbs in the ground before it freezes. Remember to cut back perennials.

5. Sweep the chimney. Hire a professional to remove soot and creosote from the flue to prevent a fire. Make sure the chimney cap is intact so critters can’t sneak in.

6. Install the vent covers. Keep out cold air and pests by installing

9. Tidy up the yard. Rake the leaves,

10. Protect the shrubs. Wrap bushes and saplings in burlap or tree wrap, and bring potted plants inside.

11. Prune the trees and hedges. Cut away branches that are close to your home to avoid winter storm damage.

This will also help prevent animals from climbing onto your roof.

12. Put away summer items. Clean the grill and disconnect the propane tank before you cover up the barbecue. Drain the sprinkler system and shut off the water supply. Wipe down and store the patio furniture.

Since fall is a busy time for arborists, pool technicians and other professionals, be sure to schedule your service calls sooner rather than later.

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Check out 360 Tour link on all my home listings 6531 OLyMPIA PL $798,000 DETACHED SHOP

Immaculate fully finished executive home situated on 0.77 acre lot professionally landscaped and backing onto green space in the Valleyview neighbourhood. Triple, attached garage and huge driveway leading to a 34x27 detached, wired garage/shop with radiant heat and water! Quality finishings.

12734 SOWCHEA BAy RD $299,900

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1798 TAMARACK ST $329,800 2 BED SUITE

Brand New - Higher end materials and workmanship by Gord Janz of Pineview Developments in this attached, three-spacious-bedroom home.

Each side has it own 1/2 acre lot. Open-concept kitchen & living area.

Spacious master walk-in closet & 5-piece ensuite. Vehicle access to backyard and tons of room for a future shop

Cute one bedroom unit up with own laundry and one bedroom suite down with own laundry on 1.35 acre lot.

Lots of updates in past years. Suite’d house with 3 bedrooms up and 2 bedrooms sutie down. Updates include furnace, windows, flooring, shingles, gutters, hot water tank, kitchen and more. Basement suite has a separate outside entrance.

69-1000 INVERNESS RD $138,800

410 LyON ST $384,800

LOT 3 MUERMANN RD $78,800

Lots of updates for this 3 bed up and 1 down home that sits on 3 city lots (9000 ft2) with large fenced yard. OSBE. The basement is perfect for a future suite. Newer furnace, hwt, windows, roofing, fencing etc. Central location.

Close to UNBC bus routes, Shopping

Nice 5 acre building lot in quiet private area north of city. Just 10 min from Tims on the Hart.

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Spacious 2-bedroom 2-bath 1994 Dartmouth 14x66 modular home backing onto green space. Wheelchair ramp up to covered 10x36 porch with 2 sheds located in Inverness Park in the over 55 section. Check out 360 Tour link at DeanBirks.com

How to winterize your home’s interior To ensure your house is safe, warm and energy efficient all winter, there are several maintenance tasks you should complete in the fall. Here’s what you’ll need to do.

HEATING SYSTEM Use a vacuum to clean the electric baseboards or wall vents, and make sure furniture and curtains are at least 10 centimetres away from these heat sources. Remember to test your system before the temperature drops. If necessary, get it inspected and cleaned by a professional.

work. Hold down the test button until the alarm goes off.

Change the batteries if necessary and make sure you have extras on hand.

SUMP PUMP Confirm that your sump pump is working by slowly pouring water into the pit. The pump should immediately turn on and start draining the pit.

VENTILATION SYSTEM Clean your air exchanger filters and make sure the system is working properly. Remove the grates and vacuum out the ducts.

DOORS AND WINDOWS To protect your home from drafts, caulk and replace worn weather stripping around your doors and windows. Remove window screens to prevent condensation from building up. If you have an attached garage, check that the door closes completely.

DETECTORS Make sure your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors

AIR CONDITIONER If you have a central air conditioning system, cover the outdoor unit with a weather-proof tarp. Alternatively, remove the window unit or put away your portable AC. HUMIDIFIER Clean your portable unit or the humidifier that’s integrated into your central heating system.

STOVE Replace the filter in your range hood vent.

To ensure you don’t forget a step, create a checklist and post it on your fridge or bulletin board.

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D L SO 299 Corless Cres MLS # R2489710 $420,000 With 5 bedrooms you’ll have plenty of room for the whole family and numerous options for a home office. Located in a quiet, family friendly neighbourhood close to schools and parks. Fully updated inside and out including new siding this spring, hot water tank in 2016, roof in 2015, windows and furnace in 2014.

Featuring a spacious interior with 9 ft ceilings in living room and a very large rec room. The reverse floor plan gives main living areas a beautiful view out the back taking advantage of its location backing onto Moore’s Meadow.

Outside has a detached wired workshop/ garage, carport and deck.

6485 Driftwood $304,999 MLS # R2489926

5284 Woodvalley Drive $539,900 MLS#R2460336

This nicely updated main floor includes new flooring in the living room,bathroom, bedroom, hall, and kitchen and new paint. Two bedrooms up and one down. Outside basement entry makes this basement easily suite-able.

This exceptional house in the desirable Woodlands subdivision is a stunner. With 2 beds upstairs and a walk-in closet in master and spa-like ensuite. 2 entries through the garage, one into the laundry and one into the entryway make this an ease to bring in groceries. The custom kitchen boasts high gloss contemporary white cabinets and quartz counters with a gas stove and a nice grey island. The fully Finished 2 bedroom basement with large living room and separate area for a gym or kids craft space makes This basement great for the family with teenagers or just for the visitors who have their own space with a 4 piece bath. The beautifully landscaped yard with planter boxes and privacy panels on deck make this your own little retreat.

Nothing left to do but move in and enjoy!

7036 Taft Dr. MLS # R2501985 $299,999 This 0.25-acre lot on the quiet street of Taft Dr, located close to all the Hart amenities, is a beauty! 2-bedroom 2-bath with full ensuite and open concept is a must-see!!

55780 Jardine Rd $585,000 MLS R2455462

This custom built home is a year round abode on Cluculz Lake. It has all of the comforts of an executive in-town home but the requiescence of living at the lake. Not only does wonderful great room layout encourage entertaining, the wine pantry does too. This house was designed to bring the feel of outside to the inside. Not only was care to detail directed to the home but to the outside as well, there’s a well appointed shop, a detached single garage with covered access and a wood shed off the side so you can go in your socks to get wood.

What’s the best backup heater for your home?

An alternative heat source is a worthwhile investment. To help you choose the best one for your home, here’s a look at your main options.

WOOD-BURNING STOVES AND FIREPLACES While a wood-burning stove is a more effective heater than a fireplace, both these options create a cozy atmosphere with their crackling flames and smoky aroma. Keep in mind, however, that you need sufficient space to store the wood, and the fire must be periodically stoked.

NATURAL GAS OR PROPANE STOVES AND FIREPLACES Since these options don’t require a chimney, they can be installed almost anywhere in your home. Plus, they’re easy to use and can heat a room much faster than their wood-burning counterparts. However, they require professional installation and, if you opt for propane, you’ll need to rent or purchase a tank.

ELECTRIC FIREPLACES These appliances are simple to install and safer to use than

fuel-burning devices. Electric fireplaces are particularly useful for heating small rooms. Alternatively, they can operate without emitting heat so you can enjoy the ambiance of a fire year-round.

WOOD PELLET STOVES This energy-efficient device can run for up to 20 hours before it needs to be restocked. Plus, the pellets are sold in bags and much easier to store than wood logs. Keep in mind, however, that all models require regular maintenance and some can be noisy.

OIL-FILLED SPACE HEATERS Even after they stop drawing power, these heaters continue to radiate heat for quite some time, which helps make them energy efficient.

However, they’re not recommended for families with small children because their exterior gets very hot.

PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATERS This is the safest type of backup heater and the easiest to

use as it only needs to be plugged into an electrical outlet.

They can be easily moved around the house to supplement your central heating system. However, they’ll be useless in the event of a power outage.

Once you find a backup heater that meets your needs, make sure it’s installed correctly and used according to the manufacturer’s directions to prevent a fire.

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rod

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Independently Owned And Operated

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sold JohN hart peace riVer highway chetwyNd

52 unit Days Inn good occupancy and with 50 unit RV park beside the hotel for sale as well. Great location on the highway an attractive investment opportunity with all the economic activity in the Peace. For further information on financials and contact listing realtors. $7,000,000 MLS 184582

900 bruNswick st For lease 4,000 sq ft Restaurant space located in the Marriott Courtyard, Prince George’s newest full service Hotel.

7040 bouNdary court Serviced 1.8 acre lot. Zoned M-2 (General Industrial).

One of the best lots in Prince George’s newest Industrial subdivision.

Price $575,000 MLS #C8030121

d l o s lot 4 carmel dr.

5152 airport rd VaNderhooF 100’ x 120’ modern airport hanger. Includes office, board room and living quarters. Direct access to runway. More details available. MLS #C8027895

JohN hart peace riVer highway 50 unit RV park on 7 acres great highway exposure beside the Days Inn. The RV has lots of room for expansion to expand this investment and grow your cash flow with servicing available.For further information contact listing realtors for financials and occupancy an well worth looking at.$1,300,000 MLS 184583

1777-3rd aVe. For lease

Secured building, elevator access, daylight windows and handicap access with some parking available. Net-Lease 3rd floor - 4 spaces available.

4th floor Penthouse - 3,500 sq ft

cariboo estates 1,800 block of 1st Ave. Industrial zoned with RETAIL/OFFICE applications.

Highway access.

Various locations and sizes available.

5.12 Acres in desirable Beaverley.

Zoned RR-2 (Rural Residentail 2) R2423400 $149,000

2222 NicholsoN st For lease Industrial zoned 5,733 sq ft, was previously operated as a pool hall for the past 20 years. Paved yard, high ceilings & partial second floor office/lounge area. Located in prime Light Industrial area. Net-Lease. MLS #C8027687

the cabiN restauraNt 56490 beaumoNt rd VaNderhooF

Spectacular Lakeside 43 seat restaurant, gift shop and second floor 2 bedroom owner’s suite. “The Cabin” is located on 7.49 private acres on the Northshore of Cluculz Lake, B.C. Architecturally designed and engineered featuring wood and emphasizing the lake views. A destination spot for lunch, dinner, business and family functions. Please DO NOT contact staff or owner’s directly.

MLS C8028159

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Sorry, not sorry As Canadians, we like to think of ourselves as humble, polite and hardworking people who, with no sense of irony, cheerfully declare to the world that we’re the best there is.

We have plenty to brag about, of course, starting with the fact that so many people in so many other parts of the world, including those folks south of the 49th parallel, would love to live here. We’re awesome and everyone around the world knows how awesome we are. Now that’s awesome!

The Citizen’s 2020 Reader’s Choice Awards is all about awesomeness. The local businesses named in the following pages are also humble, polite and hardworking people who know they’re the best and now can brag about their

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awesomeness. Those local businesses are also a reflection of the awesomeness of this city and its residents. In other words, we as Prince George residents can go to Kamloops, Kelowna, Vancouver or anywhere else in Canada and cheerfully proclaim “well, yes, this is all very nice but you should know there’s this place in Prince George that does it better than you guys. Sorry.”

But not sorry.

You know awesome when you see it which is why you voted for these businesses. Thanks for voting and helping us let everyone know how awesome they are.

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So a big shout out right back from us to the people of Prince George. You’re first in our book, too.

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Flower Shop

For so many years we have had the privilege of being part of many of the occasions that have touched your lives and for that, we humbly thank you.

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250-564-4535 • 101 - 1933 Queensway St princessflowerspg@shaw.ca • www.princessflowers.com

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1 1 122 st

nd

st

BICYCLE SHOP

Koops Bike Shop

st

1 1 122 nd

st

Books & Company

st

nd

1 1 122 nd

st

AR

rd

rd

Cycle Logic

2 33 3 rd

nd

rd

Coles/ Chapters

st

E CHILDRENSW STORE

nd

Ruckus Skis Boards & Bikes

st

BOOK STORE

2 33 3 rd

nd

Children’s Place

st

nd

2 33 3 rd

rd

Old Navy

for yo ur am azi ng sup po rt!

2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

Best Burgers

Customer Service

rd

King’s Inn Bible Store

nd

Thank You Prince George

2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

Favourite 1st Date location

Best Value Best Bang for your Buck

Steak Restaurant

rd

TIED: The Bay, Everything Baby

2020 Readers Choice

1 1 122 st

nd

st

BOAT DEALERSHIP

NR Motors

st

1 1 122 nd

st

Home Hardware - Central

st

nd

1 1 122 nd

st

Costless Liquor

rd

st

nd

rd

Family Restaurant

Ali-Craft

2 33 3 rd

nd

rd

Home Depot

st

COLD BEER & WINE STORE

nd

Cycle North

st

BUILDING E SUPPLY STOR

2 33 3 rd

nd

rd

RONA

2 33 3

10th Avenue Liquor Store

rd

nd

rd

rd

TIED: BX Liquor, Shooters

2216 Ferry Avenue, Prince George BC • 250.562.1080

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READERS CHOICE 2020

1 1 122 st

CANNABIS STORE

st

Grasshopper

1 1 122 nd

st

PGI Market on 5th

st

nd

2 33 3 nd

st

rd

Best Buy

FARM STORE

1 1 122

Right Choice Flooring

nd

Huber Farm Equipment

st

nd

1 1 122 nd

st

FLOWER SHOP

2 33 3 rd

nd

rd

Mrs. Flowers

st

nd

Princess Flowers

rd

Staples

2 33 3 rd

nd

Northern Acreage

st

rd

nd

Cantin Bros

st

rd

nd

Carpet Superstore

2020 Readers Choice

COMPUTER STORE

st

st

2 33 3

nd

nd

st

rd

TIED: Jolley Market Foods, Pineview General Store

nd

st

rd

1 1 122 st

rd

rd

nd

1 1 122 PG Floor Fashions

rd

Zagas

7-Eleven

st

FLOORING STORE

rd

nd

Shire Green

st

E CONVENIENC STORE

2 33 3

nd

st

rd

rd

Spruce Capital Feeds

2 33 3 rd

nd

rd

rd

TIED: In Your Vase, Costco

Thank You to our loyal and dedicated customers who took the time to vote for us!

Flower Shop

lots of free parking!

1933 Queensway st.

250-564-8784 @mrsflowers.ca

Fresh Flowers & GiFts Shop online and order flowers 24/7 at mrsflowers.ca

Silk & Fresh flowers * Chocolates * Ladieswear * Handbags Jewelry • Balloon Bouquets * Giftbaskets (food,fruit & gifts) Kitchen Linens

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Thank You Prince George 2020 Readers Choice

Chinese Food Restaurant

We are Celebrating our

10th Year Ownership Anniversary starting nov 1 – dec 27th all fortune palace orders Will be entered to Win fabulous anniversarY prize packages

MULTI-PrIze Packages wILL be Drawn eacH week For 7 weeks granD PrIze wILL be Drawn DUrIng cHrIsTMas week 2nD granD PrIze wILL be Drawn DUrIng new Year’s week. aLL orDers wILL be enTereD: DIne- In, TakeoUT or DeLIverY We Want to thank You for Your patronage and Wish You good fortune!

Gluten AwAreness menu AvAilAble Visit our website for our full menu www.fortunepalace.ca

250.562.8088 4088 hollandia drive

Free Local Home Delivery!

With minimum order

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1 1 122 st

FURNITURE STORE

st

RK Furniture

rd

st

rd

Save-On-Foods

Best Buy

nd

rd

Superstore

1 1 122 nd

st

st

GARDEN CENTRE

Art Knapp Plantland Home & Garden

nd

Andre’s Electronic Experts

rd

2 33 3 rd

nd

rd

rd

Van Roodes Greenhouses

1 1 122

2 33 3

1 1 122

2 33 3

nd

st

nd

rd

nd

rd

rd

HEALTH TIED: Ave Maria Homesteader E R O T S D Mother Maria’s, Health FOO Specialties Farmer’s Market

2 33 3

st

rd

rd

nd

Hunniford Gardens

st

Costco

nd

st

st

rd

nd

nd

st

TIED: Ashley’s, City Furniture

nd

st

st

HOME ELECTRONICS STORE

nd

1 1 122 2 33 3 st

1 1 122

rd

nd

Bi-Right Furniture

st

GROCERY STORE

2 33 3

nd

st

nd

st

rd

HOME T IMPROVEMEN STORE

Visions Electronics

st

Home Depot

nd

Central Builders

rd

nd

rd

rd

Windsor Plywood

Thank you prince george!

2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

Motorcycle Shop

Boat Service

Boat Dealership

ATV Dealer

2020 Readers Choice

Smowmobile Dealer

250.964.9091 • 5905 Gauthier rD • cyclenorth.com

RV Dealership

age?

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1 1 122 st

nd

st

HOT TUB & SPA DEALER

Decked Out

st

1 1 122 nd

st

Hudson’s Bay

st

nd

Reitmans

1 1 122 st

nd

st

MOTORCYCLE SHOP

Harley Davidson

2 33 3

st

nd

Cycle North

1 1 122

rd

nd

Eden Spas

st

LADIES WEAR STORE

nd

rd

st

rd

Tropical Pool & Spa

2 33 3

JEWELRY STORE

rd

2 33 3 rd

st

Jim’s Clothes Closet

nd

st

st

nd

rd

Seth Tobin

2 33 3 rd

nd

rd

rd

TIED: The Bay, Marks Workwear

2 33 3

Subaru of Wood Prince George Wheaton Supercentre

Thank You Prince George!

rd

Moores

st

NEW CAR DEALERSHIP

nd

1 1 122

rd

Excalibur

nd

st

rd

nd

nd

Ken’s Goldsmithing

st

MENSWEAR STORE

2 33 3 rd

nd

1 1 122

rd

TIED: Butterfly Threads, Winners, The Loft

st

Michael’s Jewellers

rd

nd

nd

st

rd

nd

rd

rd

PG Motors

2020 Readers Choice

Prince George’s Experienced Hot Tub & Pool Professionals!

Canadian Made Hot Tubs Hot Tubs • Water Care • Filter Cleaning • Pool & Spa Service

Enhancing Life at Home

4004 Cowart Road 250-960-4220 www.deckedoutpatio.ca

Hot Tub & Spa Retailer

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k Y n ou a T

1 1 122 st

nd

st

OPTICAL STORE

to our loyal customers for voting Homesteader Meats as the Best Specialty Meat/Butcher in Prince George!

Nechako Optometry

st

nd

rd

rd

st

nd

st

Bosley’s

st

rd

Parker Optometry

Costco

1 1 122 PET STORE

2 33 3 nd

2 33 3 rd

nd

nd

rd

PetSmart

rd

Petland

2020 Readers Choice

1 1 122 st

nd

st

SHOPPING CENTRE

Specialty Meat/Butcher

Tom Sentes

Russella Klassen

Pine Centre Mall

st

nd

2 33 3 rd

nd

rd

rd

TIED: Spruceland Parkwood Place, Centre Costco, Westgate, Walmart

Ben Klassen

We have had the pleasure of serving you for over 38 years. We look forward to providing you with exceptional quality and service for many years to come!

Shop Online www.homesteadermeats.ca Buy Two Join Us! Home Saturday,Delivery May 13 Available

2020 Readers Choice Get $25 Off

Buy Two GRAND aturday, May 13 Get $25 OffThe Key is Homesteader

OPENING AND MEATS ENING

Valid May 11-14, 2017 Buy two (2) 3.79 L containers at regular retail price and get $25 off entire purchase.

Open Tues.

Paint Store to Sat. Quality & Valid May 11-14, 2017 Offer valid on Aura® products (interior or exterior), Regal® products (interior or exterior), 9:00 a.m. to and Arborcoat® products only. Qualifying purchases must be made in one (1) single atService regular NEW 6:00 p.m. Benjamin Moore®Buy two (2) 3.79 L containers transaction. Discount applied at checkout. Offer available from 5/10/17 to 5/13/17 and retail price and get $25 off entire purchase. cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions, or applied toward prior retailer in Prince George purchases. At participating retailers only, while supplies last. Details in store.

VICTORY

Join Us! Saturday, May 13

©2017 Benjamin Moore & Co., Limited. Arborcoat, Aura, Benjamin Moore, Paint like no

GRAND OPENING Prince George, BC

Offer valid on Aura® products (interior or exterior), Regal® products (interior or exterior), other, Regal, and the triangle “M” symbol are registered trademarks, and Colour Lock 556 North Nechako Rd (Parkhill • must 250-563-1002 and Arborcoat® products Centre) only. Qualifying purchases be in oneof(1)Benjamin single Moore & Co., Limited.

PAINT & MERCANTILE INC. is amade trademark amin Moore® transaction. Discount applied at checkout. Offer available from 5/10/17 to 5/13/17 and cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions, or applied toward prior rince George purchases. At participating retailers only, while supplies last. Details in store.

1090 Victoria St. ©2017 Benjamin Moore & Co., Limited. Arborcoat, Aura, Benjamin Moore, Paint like no other, Regal, and the triangle “M” symbol are registered trademarks, and Colour NEW Lock Benjamin Moore®

Victory Paint & Mercantile Inc. would like to once again thank the voters and the Prince George community for your support! We will continue to provide great service and quality Benjamin Moore products well into the future. Sincerely, JP & Meredith (Owners / Operators)

VICTORY PAINT & MERCANTILE INC.

Buy Two 1090 Victoria St. Get $25 Off BC Prince George, Valid May 11-14, 423-2022 2017 (236) Buy two (2) 3.79 L containers at regular retail price and get $25 off entire purchase.

Offer valid on Aura® products (interior or exterior), Regal® products (interior or exterior), and Arborcoat® products only. Qualifying purchases must be made in one (1) single transaction. Discount applied at checkout. Offer available from 5/10/17 to 5/13/17 and

VICTORY PAINT & MERCANTILE INC.

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1 1 122 st

PAINT STORE

2 33 3

nd

st

Victory Paint

st

rd

nd

nd

rd

Home Depot

rd

Cloverdale Paint

Deutsche Bäckerei

1 1 122 st

2 33 3

nd

st

st

rd

nd

nd

RV NR Motors Fraserway RV P I H S R E L DEA

1 1 122 st

E SNOWMOBIL SHOP

Cycle North

st

rd

Cycle North

rd

nd

nd

Forest Power Sports

rd

rd

Prince George Motorsports

1 1 1 22 2 333 st

nd

st

st

rd

nd

nd

rd

rd

SPECIALTY Birch & Boar Hunnifords Homesteader Charcuterie R E H C T U B & / Farm T A ME Meats Provisions

1 1 122 st

nd

st

THRIFT STORE

Hospice Resale Shop

st

1 1 122 nd

st

Action Motors

2 33 3 rd

nd

Salvation Army

st

USED CAR DEALERSHIP

nd

st

nd

Northland Chrysler

rd

65

th

Anniversary

2 33 3

nd

st

rd

1955 - 2020

Hier wird gebacken wie zu Grossmutters Zeiten!

2020

2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 Citizen Reader’s Choice Awards

Best Bakery in Prince George

Artisan Breads & Buns Tortes & Wedding Cakes, Large Assortment of Pastries, Old Fashioned Doughnuts, Deli Lunch Counter and so much more...

Grosse Auswahl an täglich frischen Backwaren, Wurst & Käse und vieles mehr!

rd

Value Village

2 33 3 rd

nd

rd

rd

Driving Force

250-564-7034

Tuesday - Friday 8AM - 5PM • Saturday 8AM - 1PM

380 George St, Prince George, BC V2L 1R3 Cash & Debit Payments Only

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1 1 122 st

nd

st

st

nd

2 33 3

SPORTING E Sport Chek Atmosphere GOODS STOR

1 1 122 st

nd

st

TIRE SHOP

Kal Tire

st

rd

1 1 122 nd

st

Homework

st

nd

st

ACCOUNTING FIRM

2 33 3 rd

AUTO DETAILING

OK Tire

2 33 3

Art Knapps

Film My Ride

nd

rd

nd

st

TIED: PG Scapbooking Zone, Decked Out, Shhh, Victory Paint

AUTOBODY SHOP

rd

nd rd

TIED: Fair Deal Auto, Mirror Image Detailing

st

rd

323

st nd

1 1 221

rd

Schultz Craftsman Collision

st nd

Pro-tech Collision Centre

rd

TIED Dave Hoskins, KPMG, FJP

nd

st

rd

nd rd

1 1 221 st

3

rd

st nd

Flagship DMC Chartered Accounting Accountants

rd

nd

323

nd

st

rd

TIED: Ruckus, KKS Tactical Supplies

Fountain Tire

st

E MOST UNIQRU RETAILE

nd

1 1 221

rd

nd

3

rd

TIED: Hands on Carwash, Concept One

323

rd

nd rd

3

rd

Norgate Auto Body

Thank You Prince George For voting us #1 Golf Course ... again!

2020 Readers Choice

Golf Course

1010 Clubhouse Drive, Prince George, BC V2K 5R7 Pro Shop: (250) 563-8901 / Fx: (250) 564-0769 Eaglesnest Restaurant: (250) 563-8901 Loc. 5

Experience breathtaking views, fountain ponds, waterfall, clean fresh air and closeness to nature. Located only minutes from the city. R0011092784

Book your tee time online aberdeenglengolf.com

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1 1 122 st

nd

st

APPLIANCE REPAIR

Moore Appliance

st

2 33 3 rd

nd

rd

A&M Appliance & Refrigeration

1 1 122 st

nd

st

AUTO REPAIRS

nd

Esslinger Motors

st

nd

rd

Best Buy

A Huge Thank You to our customers and staff for making us

2 33 3 rd

nd

Rivers Edge Services

rd

rd

Randy’s Auto

YOUR #1 CHOICE

2020 Readers Choice

Auto Parts Store

The Automotive Store With So Much More

1 1 122 st

nd

st

CIAL BANK/FINAN N INSTITUTIO

Royal Bank of Canada

st

nd

2 33 3

Integris Credit Union

rd

nd

rd

rd

Bank of Montreal

Operating for over 47 years!

Main Branch Ph: 250-562-1258

harT Branch Ph: 250-962-1258

555 Third avenue Prince George, Bc

6437 hart highway Prince George, Bc

www.chieftain.bc.ca

chief@chieftain.bc.ca

Family Owned and Operated Since 1973

The best way to The best way to support a community support a community is to be a part of it. is to be a part of it.

Thank you for letting us be a part of your community; recognizing RBC in us this George Citizen Thank you for letting beyear’s a partPrince of your community; Reader’s Choice Awards, and to our employees for recognizing RBC in this year’s Prince George Citizen all thatChoice you do.Awards, and to our employees for Reader’s all that you do.

® / ™ Trademark(s) of Royal Bank of Canada. ® / ™ Trademark(s) of Royal Bank of Canada.

2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

Bank/Financial Institution

Financial Planning

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1 1 122 st

nd

st

BARBER SHOP

Claude’s Barber Shop

st

1 1 122 nd

st

TIED: Ole’s Woodwork, 3D Wood Design

st

nd

st

nd

st

TIED: Sparkle Kleen, High Tech

st

nd

1 1 122 st

rd

rd

BOAT SERVICE

NR Motors

rd

CAR WASH

2 33 3

Magic Wash

TIED: Fenron, Home Depot, Carpet Doctor

st

nd

st

CATERING COMPANY

2 33 3 rd

nd

st

nd

rd

rd

Ali-Craft Boats & Exact Welding

2 33 3 rd

nd

Hands On Car Wash

st

rd

none

nd

1 1 122

rd

rd

nd

st

Vanway Cabinets

nd

nd

Cycle North

st

rd

rd

st

1 1 122

2 33 3 nd

nd

st

rd

Hart Barbers

PG Custom Woodworks

1 1 122

CARPET CLEANING

2 33 3 nd

Tommy Gun’s Original Barbershop

st

CABINET MAKER

nd

rd

rd

TIED: Northland Dodge, Bon Voyage, Canadian Tire

2 33 3

Farmhouse JD’s Kitchen & Catering Catering

rd

nd

rd

rd

Eurest

r i n P c e u G o Y eorge! k n a Th Ave Maria Specialties would like to thank all our customers for their continued support.

2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

Holistic Health

2020 Readers Choice

Health Food Store

Come in to Ave Maria Specialties or Mother Maria’s Market to talk about your supplement needs today!

Health Food Store

Mother Maria’s

Ave Maria Specialties 1638 – 20th Ave, Prince George (P) 250-563-6388 (F) 250-563-6348 Monday - Friday 8:00am - 7:00pm Saturday 9:00am – 6:00pm Sunday 11:00am – 5:00pm

Ave Maria Specialties 1638 – 20th Ave. • 250-563-6388

Mother Maria’s Market 115-4488 Hwy 16 W. • 250-964-6686

avemariahealth.com

Mother Maria’s Market 115-4488 Hwy 16 W. Prince George (P) 250-964-6686 (F) 250-964-6681 (Toll Free) 1-866-964-6576 Monday – Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm Saturday 10:00am – 6:00pm

Call us if you want to place your order over the phone. 1-250-563-6388 • Toll Free 1 (800) 704-7454

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1

2

st

DRIVER TRAINING FACILITY

1 1 122 nd

st

Raymond James Ltd.

st

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

2 33 3 nd

rd

1 1 122 nd

st

Assman’s Funeral Chapel

WELCOMING, MEMORABLE...

st

nd

Norcap Electric

2 33 3

FITNESS CLUB

Prince George Funeral Service

rd

nd

Lakewood Funeral Home

st

YMCA of Northern BC

nd

st

st

rd

TIED: Primus Electric, Gateway Electric

2 33 3 nd

rd

Anytime Fitness

1 1 122 Crystal Glass

rd

rd

nd

st

R/ GLASS REPAI T REPLACEMEN

nd

1 1 122

rd

rd

rd

nd

TIED: Westcana, Northern Electric

st

TD

nd

st

st

rd

2 33 3

nd

st

rd

RBC Royal Bank

st

FUNERAL HOME

nd

1 1 122 st

rd

PG Driving for Life Academy

st

FINANCIAL PLANNING

3

nd

nd

rd

Good Life

2 33 3

Speedy Glass

rd

nd

rd

rd

TIED: FFR Glass, RC Adams

Thank You Prince George 2020 Readers Choice

Hotel/Motel

Northern BC’s Largest Hotel • Premiere Guestrooms • Junior, Jacuzzi & Kitchen Suites Meeting & Banquet Facilities • Indoor Pool, Hot Tub & Fitness Centre • Complimentary High Speed Internet Covered Parking

444 George St., Prince George www.ramadaprincegeorge.com 1-800-830-8833

20

READERS CHOICE 2020

1 1 122 st

CELL PHONE DEALER

st

Telus

1 1 122 nd

st

st

rd

TIED: Bell Mobility, Andres

1 1 122 nd

Lakewood Dental

st

nd

Skyline Dental

rd

nd

st

DAYCARE

YMCA of Northern BC

rd

rd

nd

Family Dental

st

G

nd

1 1 122 nd

st

DOG TRAININ CENTRE

Noel Pepin

rd

st

nd

rd

rd

TIED: Family Chiropractic, Scott Norgren

2 33 3 rd

nd

Stepping Stones

st

rd

2 33 3 nd

Dr. Terrance Warawa

st

2 33 3 nd

Krell Wellness Centre

st

1 1 122

rd

Dance Your Hart Out

Judy Excalibur Russell’s Theatre Arts Enchainement Dance Centre Co.

st

IC CHIROPRACT OFFICE

2 33 3 nd

nd

st

rd

rd

nd

st

DENTAL CLINIC

nd

1 1 122 st

rd

nd

Preston Mobility

st

DANCE STUDIO

2 33 3

nd

st

rd

rd

TIED: Duchess Park, Skey Valyoh, UNBC Daycare

2 33 3

Ace’s K-9 Care

rd

nd

rd

rd

Caring Canine

2020 Readers Choice

Physiotherapy Clinic

Thank you for all those who voted for us.

We look forward to continuing to help the wonderful people of Prince George to get back on their feet in future.

If your quality of life is affected by pain, vertigo or concussion then do not hesitate to make an appointment and see if we can help you regain life.

Official Physiotherapists of the Prince George Cougars 104, 1302 7th Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 3P1 • 250-563-0050 • www.physionorthcentre.ca

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READERS CHOICE 2020

1 1 122 st

HAIR SALON

TIED: Chatters, Hair Force

st

nd

st

HOME Hunter N O I T C E P S IN Inspections

nd

st

st

Razor’s Edge

33

HOLISTIC HEALTH

Ave Maria Specialties

nd

2 33 3 rd

Brownridge & Company Insurance

nd

1 1 122

rd

Treasure Cove

rd

nd

nd

Premuim Cleaners

keepers

rd

2 33 3

nd

st

JANITORIAL/ ING The House HOUSECLEAN

Your #1 Grocery Store!

TIED: Injoy Studios, NCIM, Homesteader Health

Coast Inn of the North

st

rd

rd

nd

st

rd

2 33 3

nd

st

Ramada

rd

BCAA

nd

Krell Wellness Centre

st

HOTEL/ MOTEL

rd

nd

1 1 122

rd

nd

st

st

rd

2 33 3

nd

st

rd

Above & Beyond

1 1 122 HUB Barton

rd

rd

nd

st

st

nd

Core Salon

st

1 1 122

rd

nd

1 1 22

INSURANCE FIRM

2 33 3

nd

st

rd

rd

TIED: ACME Janitorial, Danica Beek, Jani King

2020 Readers Choice

6 Years in a row!

Grocery Store

SPruCeland

Parkwood

Hart Hwy

College HeigHtS

Thank you Prince George for your continued support through this very difficult time

Spruceland 555 Central W 250-563-8112

Parkwood

100-1600 15th Ave 250-564-4525

Hart Hwy

3885 Austin Rd 250-962-8273

College Heights 5232 Domano Blvd 250-964-9666

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READERS CHOICE 2020

1 1 122 st

KENNEL/PET BOARDING

st

Double Mac Farms

nd

st

HSJ Lawyers LLP

st

nd

rd

st

rd

TIED: Aces Canine, Anderson Acres

2 33 3 rd

nd

Manulife

st

nd

1

Integris

rd

LAWN E MAINTENANC

nd

st

TIED: Suntree Land Design, Total Turf, K&R

rd

rd

Go Girls

nd

st

MUSIC LESSONS

Long & McQuade

23 3 rd

nd

Go Girls

1 1 22 st

rd

PG Mortgage Broker

nd

21

st

rd

nd

rd

nd

and Yard Contracting, Art Knapps, Suntree Land Design

1 1 1 22 2 3 33 st

st

G LANDSCAPIN TIED: L&L COMPANY Landscaping Hawes Home

rd

TIED: Stephen Wing & Co, Dan Marcotte

2 33 3

nd

st

rd

nd

Traxler Haines

st

MORTGAGE COMPANY

nd

Bo’s Best Kennels

st

1 1 122

rd

nd

1 1 122 LAW FIRM

2 33 3

nd

st

nd

33

rd

rd

Conservatory of Music

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PRINCE GEORGE TEAM…

Gordon Plewes, CFP, BComm, CPCA

Angela Crowe, FMA

Financial Advisor T: 250-960-1026 angela.crowe@raymondjames.ca www.angelacrowe.ca

Financial Advisor T: 250-564-4865 gordon.plewes@raymondjames.ca www.gordonplewes.ca

LIFE WELL PLANNED

■

2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

Financial Planning

Best Commercial/Industrial (tied)

Member – Canadian Investor Protection Fund.

rd

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READERS CHOICE 2020

1 1 122 st

NAIL SALON

TL Nails

st

rd

TIED: Lesley’s Complete Pet Parlor, Ospika Pet

Body Elements

nd

1 1 122 Focal Point

Best Hotel

rd

rd

Shampoochies

2 33 3

nd

st

2020 Readers Choice

rd

nd

TIED: Versatile Dog Grooming, Tammy’s Pet Grooming

st

rd

2 33 3

nd

st

st

HY

nd

1 1 122 st

PHOTOGRAP STUDIO

rd

nd

Elira Beauty Bar

st

PET GROOMING

2 33 3

nd

st

rd

nd

nd

rd

rd

TIED: KG WD West, Photography Philomena Hughs, Ava Photography, Light Song

thank you Prince George WeWe’re are honoured to to be beselected selectedas as the onebest of the top three hotels. hotel.

2020 Readers Choice

Most Unique Retailer

u o y k n a h t

With more than 50 years of history in Prince George, we’re excited to be a part of the fabric of this great community.

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We’re honoured to be selected as the best hotel.

events, weddings or a staycation, we’d lovemore to host in our updated property With than you 50 years of history in Prince George, we’re featuring urbanstyle amenities and a excited to be a part of the fabric of this great community. friendly, down-to-earth welcome.

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1 1 122 st

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OIL CHANGE/ LUBE SHOP

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TIED: Great Canadian Oil Change, McQuick

nd

Wood Wheaton Quick Lube

1 1 122 st

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PHARMACY

2 33 3

st

Shoppers Drug Mart

rd

River’s Edge Services

2 33 3 nd

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Hart Drugs

1 1 122 st

nd

st

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nd

2 33 3

REAL ESTATE COMPANY

1 1 122

Sports and Phoenix Physio Wellness

2020 Readers Choice

nd

RE/MAX Centre City Realty

st

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1 1 122 nd

st

SECURITY COMPANY

nd

Curtis-Elite Security

Create your ultimate games room!

rd

rd

Crimson Dawn

2 33 3 rd

nd

rd

Royal LePage Aspire Realty

st

rd

2 33 3 rd

nd

Pacific Body Trend Setters Jewellery & Piercing

st

rd

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APY PHYSIOTHER TIED: Victoria Physio Physionorth CLINIC Krell Wellness,

CARPET CLEANING

PIERCING STUDIO

st

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Costco

nd

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TELUS

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EXP Realty

2 33 3 rd

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TIED: A Tech, Paladin, ABC Communications, ADT

2020 Readers Choice

Unique Retailer

Carpet Cleaning

Thanks to all my wonderful customers for voting us #1!

Company operates under the 3

R rule:

Referral: Each home will be cleaned with quality. We appreciate your referrals to your family and friends.

Repeat: Thank you for your repeat business over the past 36 years.

Revenue: We will do our best to meet all standard quality and competition.

Residential & Commercial

250-561-1699

Enhancing Life at Home 4004 Cowart Road 250-960-4220 www.deckedoutpatio.ca

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PLUMBING/ HEATING/AC

st

Fraser Plumbing

st

Ridgeline Roofing Inc.

rd

Heat Tech

rd

nd

nd

rd

Aardvark Roofing

rd

TIED: Ken Friesen, Spruceland, Thor’s Hammer

1 12 2 2 33 3

st

nd

st

rd

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Body Elements

nd

nd

rd

Razor’s Edge

1 1 212 st

st

Make Space Storage Versatile

The London

rd

nd

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Budget Self Storage

1 1 122 st

nd

st

The Wandering Panda

st

rd

233 3

nd

st

TATTOO STUDIO

rd

2 33 3

nd

1

STORAGE FACILITY

nd

1 1 122 st

SPA

rd

nd

Canuck Mechanical

st

ROOFING CONTRACTOR

2 33 3

nd

st

nd

Handsome Cabin Boy

rd

rd

TIED: Peden Hill, Big Steel Box, HW 16

2 33 3 rd

nd

rd

rd

Gold Tooth Grin

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1

1 12 2 2 33 3

st

ON TRANSMISSI CE I REPAIR/SERV

nd

st

Esslinger Motors

st

st

TANNING SALON

nd

Urban Tan

st

nd

1 1 122 nd

st

NC Ron’s Towing

TRAVEL AGENCY

st

nd

Blacksheep Towing

U-BREW

YOGA STUDIO

TIED: 5 Star Towing, Northern Capital Towing

2020 Readers Choice

Most Unique Retailer

Community Minded Retailer

Landscaping Company

rd

BCAA

rd

nd

st

rd

nd

rd

Northern Vines

TIED: Van Houttes, Cariboo Brewmaster

2

3

nd

rd

Chinook Yoga

From our pets to yours... thank you for voting us #1

for your continued support throughout our 41 years of business.

2020 Readers Choice

Hobby Brew

st

rd

2020 Readers Choice

rd

nd

1

rd

thank you!

nd

Uniglobe Sunburst Travel Ltd.

st

2 33 3 rd

Expedia Cruises

rd

nd

st

rd

Tan City

nd

st

1 1 122 2 33 3

rd

rd

2 33 3

nd

st

rd

2 33 3 nd

Awesome Tan

st

TOWING COMPANY

rd

River’s Edge Parkhill Services Transmission

1 1 122 st

nd

1 1 122 st

rd

nd

2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

Garden Centre

Pet Groomer

2020 Readers Choice

Lesley's Pet Parlor · Branding Sheet

al/Industrial Business Commerci (tied)

Profonts Bureau

Logo/Header

KOROLEV LIGHT (CAPS) Potential Subheader

FONTS FULL COLOUR - POSITIVE

Plantland

Home & Garden

Korolev Light Potential Body

#231F20 R 35 G 31 B 32 C 0 M 0 Y 0 K 100 PANTONE Neutral Black C

#C32126 R 195 G 33 B 38 C 16 M 100 Y 100 K 6 PANTONE 7621 C

BRAND COLOURS FULL COLOUR - NEGATIVE

250-564-7311

Highway 16 West • 4411 Kimball Rd • OPEN 7 DAY’S A WEEK YEAR ROUND

Call to make an appointment!

Hart Highway location closed for the 2020 season. Looking forward to seeing you spring 2021!

Monday – Saturday 9:00 – 5:00 Sunday 10:00 – 5:00 SPOT COLOUR - POSITIVE

SPOT COLOUR - NEGATIVE

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2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

Local News

Community Minded

Thank you Prince George!

We would like to thank all of our readers, advertisers and community partners for your business and support of local journalism. We are proud to be your source for local news for more than 100 years, and we look forward to continuing to serve you for many more years to come.

Prince GeorGe

Citizen

PHOTO ABOVE: The Citizen management team (from left to right) Nancy Johnson, Director of Advertising, Neil Godbout, Editor. and Lisa Giesinger, Financial Controller (missing from photo Peter Kvarnstrom, Publisher) photo by James Doyle

505 4th Avenue | 250.562.2441 | pgcitizen.ca | @pgcitizen

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st

UNITY MOST COMM MINDED

Prince George Cougars

11 st

st

VETERINARY CLINIC

Prince George Veterinary Hospital

st

rd

nd

nd

12 2

nd

nd

Ospika Animal Hospital

rd

TIED: Northern Capital, Lakeland Mill

TIED: Prince George Library, Prince George Citizen

st

rd

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UNITY MOST COMM CIAL/ MER MINDED COM SINESS BU INDUSTRIAL

1

rd

rd

Murdoch Veterinary Clinic

Thank You Readers & All Our Customers Expert Service with quality products in the latest styles & designs

2020 Readers Choice

2

st

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rd

1 1 122 2 33 3 st

nd

st

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Allen’s Scrap, Art Knapps, Homesteader Meats, Inland Group, Premium Truck, Raymond James, Winners

UNITY MOST COMM ER IL MINDED RETA

Canadian Tire

st

rd

nd

nd

rd

TIED: TIED: Art Knapps, 2nd Thoughts, Walk Rite Ken Goss, Shoes, Steven Baker Zoe’s Java House, Angelique’s Native Arts

Thank You for voting us #1 2020 Readers Choice

Used Car Dealership

Flooring Store

DL#10842

Mon-Sat 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 1735 Queensway St. Prince George

www.pgfloorfashions.ca 140 - 1990 Ogilvie Street S. • Prince George, B.C. V2N 1X1 • Fax 250-563-0400 1-800-295-5794 • Phone 250-563-4844 • pgfloor@shawbiz.ca

rd

Rated A+

250-562-6024

Visit us online at www.actionmotors.net

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1 1 212 st

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L BEST ANNUA Summerfest Festival of Trees EVENT

nd

rd

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Studio Fair

IRST FAVOURITE F N DATE LOCATIO

The Keg

23 3 3

nd

st

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TIED: Brown’s Social House, Mr. Mikes, Northern Lights Winery, PG Cinemas

rd

Betulla Burning

SEE PAGE 21 FOR

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ADIO FAVOURITE R Y PERSONALIT

Doug Jones

st

nd

2 33 3

TIED: Mike Benny, Kurt Flesher

rd

nd

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rd

TIED: Faith Fundal, Darren Coogan

Holistic Health

“The educators are kind, welcoming, and genuinely there for the right reasons.“ - Child Care Parent

Thank You Prince George!

We are proud to be a meaningful part of your community!

“The fitness instructors are fantastic! I really feel like I belong.”

- YMCA Member

2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

Daycare

Fitness Club

nbc.ymca.ca

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CAL FAVOURITE LO SPORTS TEAM

Prince George Cougars

st

1 1 122 nd

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101.3 The River

st

nd

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EAL FAVOURITE R T Carrie ESTATE AGEN Nicholson

sports teams

We’re number #22 and it’s all because of you2!

Thank you Prince George2!

rd

nd

nd

rd

UNBC Timberwolves

2 33 3 rd

nd

97.3 CJCI

1

st

YOUR FAVOURITE LOCAL

nd

Prince George Spruce Kings

st

FAVOURITE ON RADIO STATI

2 33 3 rd

nd

rd

rd

TIED: 99.3 The Drive, 94.3 The Goat

2

33

nd

TIED: Shannon Thomas, Shawna McLaughlin

rd

3

rd

rd

TIED: Denise Dykes, Steven Baker, Breanne Cote, Brad Messum, Harvey Bhatoa, Shawn McLaughlin

Thank You! Thank You!

Norm, Sandy and the staff at NC Ron’s Towing would like to thank the Norm, Sandy and staff at NC Norm, for Sandy and the staff at NC Ron’s community voting usthe your number Norm,Towing Sandy staff at NC Ron’s Ron’s would like tothe thank the Towing wouldand likethe to thank one tow company!

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2020 Readers Choice

community for voting us your number one tow one tow company! company! one tow company!

We strive to be the call you can rely relycall We strive to can be the you can rely on andThe notcall toyou be long aton!all!

We strive to be the call you can rely

on and not Cres to be long at all!

1360 Foley on and not to be long at all!

Towing Company

250-564-8444

250-564-8444 250-564-8444 2020 Readers Choice

New Car Dealership

Find us at 1st & Victoria

Subaru of prince george DL# 23034

www.subaruofprincegeorge.com 105 Brunswick Street, Prince George, B.C. • 250.564.3300 | TOLL FREE 1-877-569-3300

WHERE WHERE EVER EVER YOU YOU NEED NEED US! US!

WHERE EVER YOU NEED US

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Realtors

GO FOR GOLD. Thank You PG for Voting us Top 3!

2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

Favourite Realtor

Favourite Realtor

Shawn McLaughlin *PREC Owner/Sales Representative 250-640-5478

Brad Messum Sales Representative 250-552-9860

(tied)

(tied)

1310 5th Avenue | 250-564-2100 | www.century21.ca/energyrealty

PREC*

2020 Readers Choice

Thank You Prince George!

Favourite Realtor

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DOWNTOWN

TAKE IT HOME!

THAnK yOu PrIncE GEOrGE! For supporting Downtown Summerfest and all of our downtown businesses in these different times!

2020 Readers Choice

Best Annual Event

Our VIsIOn To support and grow the economic vitality and energy of Prince George’s downtown.

info@downtownpg.com www.downtownpg.com @DowntownPG Call Toll Free: 1-877-566-1177

2020 Readers Choice

Put your MetaL Where the Money Is! $

Law Firm

NortherN BC’s Largest LoCaLLy owNed sCrap yard!

2020 Readers Choice

Commercial / Industrial (tied)

Thank You for Voting us #1

We Buy MetaL We buy and recycle all types of metals

Roll off Bins • luggeR Bins PickeR TRucks • low Beds demoliTion & YaRd clean-uPs comPeTiTive PRices Paid

56 YEARS

serving northern BC, the Cariboo and the Mon-Fri: okanagan reliable 8am - 4:30pm service you can count on

We seLL MetaL used pipe, angle iron, plate

DeMoLItIon

roll-off bins and on-site equipment

www.AllensScrap.com

Prince GeorGe: 302 - 2nd Ave. • 250-562-1177 TerrAce: 5206 KeiTh Ave. • 250-638-6378

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OURCE FAVOURITE S EWS FOR LOCAL N

CKPG TV

nd

nd

st

Excel Painting

2 33 3 rd

nd

rd

Prince George Citizen

1 1 22 st

FAVOURITE PAINTING CONTRACTOR

st

nd

rd

PG Matters

33

rd

rd

2020 Readers Choice

Paint It All

MICHAEL’S

J JEWELLERS

Parkwood Place • 250.564.1718

Jewellery Store Thank you To our valued clienTs for your voTes!

2020 Readers Choice

Transmission Repair Service

2020 Readers Choice

Auto Repair Shop

2020 Readers Choice

Oil Change

RiveRs edge seRvices 250-562-5999 • 3989 18th Avenue Prince GeorGe, Bc v2n 1B2

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Thank you for your votes Prince George!

Thank you Prince George for voting us....

2020 Readers Choice

Chiropractic

2020 Readers Choice

Appliances

2020 Readers Choice 2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

Holistic Health

Physiotherapy

Repairs

Prince George’s Hub For Natural Medicine For fast, professional service call

250-564-5462

350 Queensway Street, Prince George

#109 - 6007 Southridge Ave • #205 - 513 Ahbau St 250.596.3236 • www.krellwell.com

Turn to page 20 to find out who our reader’s voted as the best

Chiropractor

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Thank You! 2020 Readers Choice

2020 Readers Choice

Favorite Local Sports Team

Most Community Minded

The Prince George Cougars’ owners, management, players, and volunteers want to sincerely thank our community for your ongoing support.

Over the past six years we have donated close to $1,000,000 to organizations throughout Prince George and Northern BC. We couldn’t do this without the support of our fans, and the incredible partnerships we have with our sponsors, including Northland Dodge, Northland Hyundai, local McDonalds owners, Tim Horton’s, Northern Matt & Bridge, and many more.

Our season has been delayed due to COviD. While we are incredibly excited to get back to normal, we want to remind everyone that the best way to get back to the rink is to first beat COviD and to listen to the experts. This includes wearing masks, keep socially distanced, washing your hands, and be considerate of others.

When we are able to have fans in the stands, we will proudly take a leadership position of helping our community come back together, and to act as a therapeutic factor to reconnect with everyone and join together in socializing, cheering and having fun!

Please visit www.pgcougars.com to check out our newly re-designed online retail store and keep up to date with the team

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2020 Readers Choice

Accounting Firm

Thank you for making us #1! Serving British Columbia and Alberta since 2010, we are proud to call Prince George our home!

Congratulations to Award Winners!!

120-4001 Hollandia Dr. | Prince George, BC, V2N 4K9 250-596-9100