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CALL OF DUTY Eric Depaneau, left, and members of the Rocky Mountain Rangers took part in the Ness Lake polar bear dip on Sunday Eighty-one people took the plunge, raising $31,858 for the Ness Lake Bible Camp.
The donor base is now the smallest it has been in a decade, and while patients’ needs are being met, the agency warned, “this is not sustainable.”
School District No. 57 has announced a solution to its ongoing school busing issue. SD57 has now hired Diversified Transportation to service a number of routes previously under-serviced.
Beginning in September Ohio-based company First Student, Inc., took over the school bussing contract from Diversified Transportation, which had been the SD57 busing contractor for the past 15 years
However, First Student Inc was unable to find drivers for a number of SD57 routes and cited a nation-wide bus driver shortage The lack of drivers left many routes under-serviced throughout the school year which forced parents to find alternative options to get their children to and from school
“Recognizing the importance of student attendance in student success, SD57 is pleased to share information about a solution to bussing challenges experienced by students and families during the beginning of the 2022/23 school year,” said SD57 Assistant Superintendent Lee Karpenko, in a news release.
“Beginning January 2023 Diversified Transportation will be providing student transportation services for a number of previously under-serviced routes within SD57 to ensure that all eligible riders are able to access transportation.”
While Canadian Blood Services is appealing for donations across the country as the national blood supply is being depleted, residents in northern B.C. are unable to donate.
Canadian Blood Services has lost around 31,000 regular donors since the beginning of the pandemic and since October the national blood supply has declined by over 35 per cent
Residents have not been able to give blood locally since 2015 when the donor centre closed
The non-profit said decisions around where it collects blood are assessed nationally and based on many factors including the number of units collected, labour and transportation costs, distance and access to the nearest production site, and the need to operate an efficient blood system
Karpenko said route information will continue to be available on SD57 websites and both providers will be contacting bussing students and families with information related to stop locations and pickup/drop off times
“The District appreciates that both providers were willing to work with us to design a solution that puts students first and ensure that students are transported to and safely home from school each day ”
ARTHUR WILLIAMS Citizen staff
It was a heck of a year for sports in Prince George.
The city saw its first home-grown Olympic medalist, its first home-grown Major League Baseball player, hosted a major international sporting event, watched the debut season of its first Canadian Junior Football League team, hosted the best young athletes in the province, and cheered on its university men’s soccer team while it made Canada West
O’DINE
Prince George snowboard cross racer
Meryeta O’Dine wasn’t content just being the first Prince George athlete to win an Olympic medal – she did it twice
During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in February, O’Dine made history by winning a bronze in the individual women’s snowboard cross competition, finishing third in the big final behind American veteran Lyndsey Jacobellis and Chloe Trespeuch of France.
For the 24-year-old racer, winning the medal was triumph over injuries and loss. Her first Olympic experience during the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea in 2018 before it began, after she fell and suffered a concussion during a training run Then a compression fracture in her spine ended her 2019 season. In 2020, her older brother Brandon died of cancer.
O’Dine’s grit was on display again, during the debut of mixed-team snowboard cross competition at the Olympics
O’Dine’s partner, Eliot Grondin of Sainte-Marie, Que , set up her up for success, by finishing third in his heat – a second behind the leader, and 0 23 sec behind the second-place racer But as she landed a jump, Italian racer Caterina Carpano came crashing down on her back, sending them both sprawling into the snow
O’Dine bear-crawled to the top of the berm and managed to get back on her feet to finish five seconds ahead of Carpano, winning her and Grondin a second Olympic medal each at the games.
It took six years to happen, but in March Prince George hosted the 2022 BTK Tires & OK Tire World Women’s Curling Championship.
The city was expected to host the event March 14-22, 2020. But on March 12 the event was cancelled on the recommendation of B C provincial health officer Dr Bonnie Henry, after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11
The return of the event also signalled the beginning of a return to normal, following years of pandemic restrictions
“It was postponed two years ago and I tell you it was worth the wait, they’ve really done a superb job, it’s been really outstanding,” World Curling Federation
Top, Meryeta O’Dine became Prince George’s first Olympic medallist, capturing two bronze in snowboard cross Above left, Michael Henman of the UNBC Timberwolves was named the Canada West Conference male soccer player of the year and was a finalist for the national player of the year Above right, Jared Young made his Major League Baseball debut with the Chicago Cubs at the legendary Wrigley Field.
president Kate Caithness said, following the nine-day tournament “This is the first time we’ve had proper fans since the pandemic began and they’ve been great
Teams from Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United States competed in the event, which was televised in 30 countries, and webcast live around the world. Switzerland won gold, Korea silver and Canada defeated Sweden for bronze 2022 B C SUMMER GAMES
Approximately 2,800 young athletes from across the province, along with hundreds of coaches, officials, family members and fans, gathering in Prince George for 2022 B.C. Summer Games in July.
The four-day tournament featured competitions in 18 events at venues throughout and outside the city Events included 3-on-3 basketball, artistic swimming, athletics, baseball, basketball, beach
took the field at Masich Place Stadium for their debut home game against the Kamloops Broncos.
The Kodiaks compete in the B C Junior Football Conference of the Canadian Junior Football League – the highest-level of football ever played in the city.
Although the Kodiaks finished their debut season sixth in the seven-team conference with a 1-9 record, and later cut ties with head coach and director of football operations Keon Raymond, it still marked a football first for the city.
HISTORIC SEASON
In September, UNBC Timberwolves striker Michael Henman made Canada West history by scoring hat tricks in two consecutive games
Henman scored 19 goals total for the season, tying the conference’s single-season individual record and helping the Timberwolves to a team-best 8-5-3 season record
Henman was named the Canada West Conference male soccer player of the year, for his contributions on the field.
Team coach Steve Simonson was named the Canada West and 2022 USports Fox40 Coach of the Year for his leadership of the team.
Henman was a finalist for the national player of the year but was edged in the voting by Christopher Campoli of Ontario Tech University in Oshawa.
YOUNG MAKES CUBS DEBUT
After spending most of the year with the Iowa Cubs, the Triple-A affiliate of the legendary Chicago Cubs, Jared Young was called up in September, becoming the first Prince George resident to ever play Major League Baseball
Young’s debut was nothing short of spectacular In front of a home crowd of nearly 32,000 at Wrigley Field, which included his mom and dad, he clubbed his first major league hit in his first game, a double off Colorado Rockies pitcher Justin Lawrence
volleyball, box lacrosse, canoe and kayak events, equestrian and para-equestrian, field lacrosse, golf, rowing, rugby, sailing, soccer, softball, swimming, para swimming and special Olympics swimming, towed water sports, triathlon, volleyball and wrestling.
In preparation for the games, the City of Prince George built new beach volleyball courts and made improvements to other facilities around the city.
Athletes from the Cariboo-Northeast region, including Prince George, won a total of 33 medals during the games: 10 gold, 10 silver and 13 bronze
The event brought an estimated 5,000 visitors to Prince George and pumped an estimated $2 million into the city’s economy, after two years of pandemic restrictions had hurt the city’s hospitality sector
KODIAKS TAKE THE FIELD
In August, the Prince George Kodiaks
In 19 at-bats in five games with Chicago, Young had five hits, including two doubles, for a .263 batting average. He scored two runs on seven total bases, drew three walks, stole a base and compiled a .364 on-base percentage
He also showed stellar defensive skills in two games playing first base, recording 17 put-outs on 17 total chances and had no errors
Young also had played three error-free innings at right field and was the Cubs designated hitter in two games.
When the Cubs returend Young to Iowa for the final game of the season, he ended the game and the season by crushing a walk-off home run over the centre field wall in the ninth inning for the win
Young ‘s smile as he rounded the bases into an icy Gatorade shower from his waiting teammates at home plate told the story. It’s a smile the people of Prince George have seen often this season watching their hometown boy take the baseball world by storm
HANNA PETERSEN Citizen staff
With more than 15 5 million hits on our website in 2022, here’s what you clicked on most in 2022:
BC motorists with peeling licence plates subject to $230 fine
This story took a look at Dave Muirhead’s who was worried about his peeling licence plate and a possible $230 fine if it wasn’t replaced The story notes that drivers with peeling license plates can visit an Autoplan broker to obtain a replacement free of charge.
Opinion: Blame Trudeau
This editorial analyzed how Justin Trudeau became a lightning rod in political discourse and on social media, especially during the height of the Freedom Convoy.
B.C. YouTuber faces charges over ‘30day survival challenge’ in national park
This story reported about a man who went to Banff National Park to film a 30-day survival challenge in the Canadian Rockies for his YouTube channel He faced charges in court for illegal fishing, hunting in a park, discharging a firearm in a park, lighting an illegal fire, and damaging or destroying a natural object
Truck buyer says B.C. new used vehicle tax policy for vehicle gouging consumers
This story reported on a man from 150 Mile House who was shocked to find out he had to pay $5,669 80 in provincial sales tax to have a used vehicle registered Prince George actress recovering after being shot in Los Angeles
Keilani Rose, was shot in the chest by two individuals who randomly fired a pistol outside of her Los Angeles apartment. This story detailed a GoFundMe campaign set up to help Rose after her miraculous recovery in ICU.
ARTHUR WILLIAMS
Citizen staff
TODD DOHERTY
Doherty’s long-running advocacy for the establishment of a national suicide prevention hotline came to fruition, after it was approved the move in August In October, the Cariboo-Prince George MP spoke in Parliament about the brutal physical abuse he and his brothers suffered as children, in an effort to reduce the stigma associated with mental health issues and show abuse sufferers they aren’t alone.
ANITA RICHARDSON
Former School District 57 superintendent Richardson took a leave of absence on Dec. 11, 2020 – less than a year after being appointed to the role She was the fifth superintendent for the district in a four-year span She was terminated from her position as superintendent on Jan 25, 2022 On July 8, Richardson sued SD57, alleging she had “experienced a toxic work environment and bullying and harassment” from some members of the district’s elected trustees
KYLE SAMPSON
On Feb 7, city councillor Sampson called criminals “a bunch of losers” who are undeserving of sympathy. At the following meeting, he apologized In August, Cariboo Rocks the North and the Best
Damn Music Festival received 12 formal noise complaints. Coun. Brian Skakun then raised concerns about the City of Prince George provided letters of support to Sampson to help land $157,000 in provincial grant money to host The Best Damn Music Festival The controversies didn’t stop Sampson from being handily reelected in October
SUPT. SHAUN WRIGHT
The officer in charge of the Prince George RCMP told city council in January that cutting a million dollars from his budget would have a huge impact on local policing. His comments were vindicated by a consultant report commissioned by the city and delivered in December, which found that the detachment is under-resourced and the city needs 19 additional uniformed police officers and 10 additional civilian support staff.
SIMON YU Yu, a local structural engineer who had not previously served on city council, launched an energetic campaign for the mayor’s office, using the slogan “Yu can do it ” On election night, Yu took an early lead and held on to it for a decisive victory over rival candidates Terri McConnachie, Roy Stewart, Adam Hyatt, Lisa Mitchell and Chris Wood Yu is the first non-white mayor of Prince George and the first first-generation Asian-Canadian immigrant to be a mayor in B.C.
Here’s every candidate running in the Prince George civic election
One of the biggest events of the year was the municipal election, which saw the city elect a new mayor, city councillors and school board trustees. The Citizen wrote this story to provide an easy-tofind feature for local voters to familiarize themselves with the candidates as well as create a hub for further election coverage.
Too Much Boom: pipeline workers outnumber residents in one northern
B.C. town
Only published on Dec 17, this news feature looked at how the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion brought thousands of workers to the small tourist village of Valemount, located near Mount Robson Provincial Park.
Police union appalled at sentence for injuring Prince George RCMP officer
This story reported how the National Police Federation responded to Blake Cayan George, who was issued two years probation for leaving an RCMP member with a potentially career-ending head injury.
Prince George restaurant gets two high hazard ratings
Restaurant news is always big news in Prince George. This story published in May about two high hazard ratings from Northern Health for local joint Fresh Tomato Pie was one of the best read stories of the year The restaurant no longer has a high hazard rating and its last inspection was in June 2022 RCMP arrest 32 shoplifters at Pine Centre Mall
In September the RCMP partnered with Pine Centre Mall security to crack down on prolific shoplifters. This story from a police statement details how between Sept. 16 and 18, RCMP arrested 32 people for a variety of offences at the mall A total of $4,500 in stolen goods were recovered.
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HANNA PETERSEN Citizen staff
One downtown business was inspired by the generosity of a member of the city’s unhoused community to pay-it-forward this holiday season.
In a social media post, Kimberly Hayhurst, owner of the craft and coffee bar the Makerie on Fifth Avenue shared the inspiring story of one of her customers named Janice.
“We hear a lot of negativity towards our unhoused population downtown, and yeah, it’s not all good But, having operated our business here for the past two-and-a-half years, we can also say that there is incredible generosity among them,” explained Hayhurst in the post.
She said Janice had often come into the Makerie to use the bathroom to wash her hair They would have conversations about how she wants to make colouring sheets for people and she’d give visitors
a history of downtown including recommendations of where to go
“The other day she came into a studio filled with families and kids crafting It was a pretty wholesome day in the shop. She started handing me cash which I
insistently handed back to her. She had received her money for the month and wanted to buy every single kid in the shop a hot cocoa With whipped cream
And a cherry on top.”
Hayhurst said it was like fighting with
TED CLARKE Citizen staff
Feeling the weight of a solid gold brick in her hands, it was hard for geologist Maggie Layman to contain her excitement. That 12 4-kilogram (400 troy ounce) gleaming piece of precious metal produced from the Bonanza Ledge underground mine on Barkerville Mountain was a hint of much more to come for Layman in her work developing the neighbouring Cariboo Gold project near Wells With gold currently trading at about $2,400 per troy ounce, that brick Layman held is worth about $950,000 “It is really special to see a project go from soil and rock samples to full gold bricks,” said Layman. “It’s always the best part of the job, the most fun part of it, to get those nice pieces of gold ” Layman is this year’s recipient of the Association of Mineral Exploration H H ‘Spud’ Huestis Award for her work developing the geological model that defined 5 1 million
ounces in new underground deposits that make up the Cariboo Gold project
Based on samples obtained so far, the current mineral resource estimate for the project is approximately 3 5 million ounces indicated and 1.6 million ounces inferred. It’s not hard to figure why everybody associated with the project is excited about the possibilities of another underground mine
“We’re doing a feasibility study right now which will show the economic potential once we account for development costs, mining costs, how much it costs to produce the gold in the mill and do the floatation process and concentrating it,” said Layman
Layman is vice- president of exploration for Montreal-based Osisko Development Corp. and its Barkerville Gold Mines division She’s leading the project to create a second underground gold mine in the area using the town of Wells as its operational base
In 2021, Osisko partnered with the Lhtako Dené First Nation to add a second phase to
its Bonanza Ledge project on Barkerville Mountain
an uncle or grandparent who was trying to buy dinner. There was no winning the argument that she should keep the cash
They instead put her cash in an envelope called the Janice Fund that they’ll give back to her when she needs it.
However, Janice’s thoughtfulness inspired Hayhurst and her team at the Makerie to make Janice’s wish come true that every single kid should get a free hot chocolate
In the spirit of Janice’s generosity The Makerie decided to also give out free hot chocolates to anyone who wanted one on Christmas Eve from 10 a m all the way to 3 p m
“As a new business, things are still a struggle, not [going to] lie It’ll be a lean Christmas for us. But we have a house. I have a car that I can start from my phone to warm up. My family will be together, and everyone is healthy I’m posting this from my iPhone. We are privileged,” added Hayhurst
“It’s such a big part of the history of British Columbia, the Cariboo Gold Rush that started in the 1860s and placer mining and development is what made B.C. part of Canada,” said Layman
She estimates only about 10 per cent of the property has been drill tested in an area of surface gold showings that stretches for 86 kilometres Some of the drilling has been close to historic placer and hard rock mines that produced several million ounces of gold in the Barkerville region starting in 1860.
The deposit is immediately south of the town of Wells and encompasses Cow Mountain, Barkerville Mountain and Island Mountain. The first gold discovery in the area was in 1858 and during the Cariboo Gold Rush from 1860-70, there was about three million ounces produced From 1933 to the late-1980s, another 1 5 million ounces was extracted from an underground mine near Barkerville
MARK NIELSEN Citizen staff
Tumbler Ridge will remain a Global Geopark for at least another four years.
Bestowed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the designation was confirmed in early December following a visit by two evaluators in early August.
“The UNESCO brand - shared by World Heritage Sites, Global Geoparks, and Biosphere Reserves - is an international mark of excellence that is instantly recognizable to tourists, especially those coming from Asian and European countries,”
Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark executive director Manda Maggs said. “The endorsement of UNESCO shows that we have earned our place at the highest level
of sustainable tourism promoting geological and cultural heritage ”
The evaluators, Hartmut Escher from Germany and Miguel Cruz from Mexico, used over 200 criteria to carry out their assessment. During their inspection, they took a boat trip down the Murray River to Kinuseo Falls, a helicopter flight out to the far reaches of the Geopark, spoke with local politicians and community members and the Geopark’s partners such as Northern BC Tourism.
From there, Escher and Cruz reported their findings to an international committee which met on December 6-8 to discuss new applications and renewals. They awarded a “green card” to Tumbler Ridge, the best any UNESCO Global Geopark can get
Some room for improvement was
identified In particular, Maggs said the evaluators noticed a lot of motorized boat traffic “being reckless and speedy” on the area’s rivers
“They were just hoping we could look into how sustainable that is and whether or not it would be a threat to the tourism future of Tumbler Ridge, just making sure people are safe,” Maggs said
The community of about 2,300 people in northeast B C first earned the designation in 2015. Roughly 12,000 visitors pass through each year, most of them during the summer months.
Maggs said the dinosaur tracks and dinosaur museum remain big draws, as do the region’s rivers and lakes and networks of trails for hiking and biking and ATVing
First established in the 1980s as a coal
mining town, Tumbler Ridge began to market itself as a place where people could find an “affordable housing and superior lifestyle within a magnificent natural setting” with the closure of the Quintette Coal Mine in 2000 and the Bullmoose Mine in 2003 That industry has since been revived on a smaller scale while tourism has become a mainstay though ebbs and flows.
“Things definitely go up and down with the price of coal but the tourism side of things has definitely helped level off some of those peaks and lows. It buffers when things go terribly wrong,” Maggs said Maggs said the community is also working toward attaining status as a Dark Sky Reserve through the International Dark Sky Association, which should boost the area’s profile among the star gazers.
TED CLARKE Citizen staff
Back when she was a teen volunteer working at a summer camp for underprivileged children in the Ukraine, Iryna Derunets decided she wanted to be a pediatrician.
She is an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist who worked at her profession in a clinic in Vinnytsia for five years
She studied at Pirogov National Memorial Medical University in Vinnytsia for six years, then served a two-year internship to earn her credentials
She arrived in Prince George with her husband Vasyl on May 24, among a group of close to 200 Ukrainian refugees now living in the city.
Like the rest of the world, Iryna and Vasyl had a hard time believing it when Russian troops crossed the Ukraine border on Feb. 24 to launch their attack.
“It was a terrible feeling because all my family’s there and Iryna’s father is there and all our property is there and we don’t know what will happen,” said Vasyl. “All my friends and my work was there, all my life.”
At the time the invasion began they were in Barcelona, Spain, halfway through a two-week visit with Iryna’s brother and mother
They heard about Prince George
through a friend Andrew Kuts, whose brother Ben and his wife Ruth live in the city
They lived for the first two months with Ben and Ruth, who gave them use of a vehicle and introduced them to the Prince George for Ukraine support group
which helped them get settled in a small house at Nukko Lake.
In Prince George, there is just one ENT doctor (Sergei Filatov) to serve a population of more than 300,000 in the Northern Health region.
Vinnytsia, with 365,000 people, has 25 ENT doctors to serve the needs of adult patients and seven ENT pediatricians
To work as a doctor in Canada, Iryna is required to pass the Medical Council of Canada qualifying exam and the National Assessment Collaboration exam, which is offered just twice a year
She also would have to complete a twoyear internship and pass a language test While she waits to clear those hurdles she’s learning the administrative side of the health care system as a project co-ordinator for Northern Health
Vasyl, 35, turned nine years of university studies into a career as a pharmaceutical manager of a private medical clinic in Vinnytsia
His job was to lead a sales team to promote new drugs and treatments and present them to an audience of doctors attending medical conferences he organized around the country. He’s now working construction in Prince George as a commercial renovation labourer.
“I would like to have the same job in Canada but I realize I should go to a big city like Vancouver or Toronto or
Edmonton because in Prince George I wouldn’t have such a job,” Vasyl said.
“But right now I’m checking for positions in Northern Health because I like this area, and there are a lot of administrative positions I can fill. Putting a nail in wood is not the job of my dreams but it’s still a good job and the guys have all tried to help us ”
Learning English is a priority and once they arrived in Prince George, Iryna and Vasyl began taking lessons through the St George Ukrainian Catholic Church, but those were offered only the morning With Vasyl working at his construction job and Iryna also working full-time, they’ve had to shift to learning through a software program provided by the Prince George Public Library.
“When we came here we couldn’t even order a coffee in a coffee shop, I couldn’t understand anything,” laughed Vasyl Flight arrangements have been made for Vasyl’s parents, two brothers (13 and 14), and nine-year-old sister, who are due to arrive in Prince George on Jan 12. They’ve found a house to rent close to downtown and are planning a move Iryna said she can’t convince her parents to leave Vinnytsia
“We have met a lot of good people here. We like this place and we want to start a new life in Canada, but we never give up on the idea to go home ”
A new study on psychopathy conucted by researchers from UNBC and BC Okanagan has been published in he Journal of Personality Disorders
The study suggests that the manipulave and sometimes violent behaviour of sychopaths might not just be attributed o a lack of empathy, but that psychoaths have a decreased ability to even ense someone else’s pain
The research was led by Kimberley asewater, a postdoctoral fellow in psyhology at UBCO, and was co-authored y UNBC’s Erin Browne and Kenneth rkachin. The study showed that higher vels of psychopathic traits, particularly allous affect and antisocial behavior, ere associated with a decreased ability o discriminate others’ pain. These findings provide novel insights to the influence of psychopathic traits n emotional processing
“A lot of the literature has focused on hose basic emotions and psychopahy, like anger, fear and sadness,” said aseweter, in a news release “Almost o research has really focused on pain, hich I found surprising because of the
association between pain and violent behaviour ”
The literature on psychopathy is still unclear on the underlying causes behind these facets of psychopathy, but Kaseweter said this study has shown that one possible mechanism might be a reduced ability to see other people’s pain
The violence inhibition mechanism model suggests that in order to experience empathy, people have to be able to accurately perceive someone’s distress to then withdraw from violent behaviour
Kaseweter and her team were interested in whether psychopathic traits were connected to differences in how these participants might perceive others’ pain. They also wanted to know if that difference was due to what is called conservative response bias (consistently rating all perceived pain lower on the pain scale) or reduced perceptual sensitivity (inaccurate ratings, whether higher or lower), or both of these factors.
The study found that while people with psychopathic traits did not have a response bias or they were no more or less likely in general to attribute pain to people they were significantly less accurate in their ratings of pain in other people’s facial expressions.
ARTHUR WILLIAMS Citizen staff
Construction of the $21.4 billion Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion has brought an economic boom to Valemount, but it’s also brought thousands of workers – many more than the company’s work camp in the area can accommodate.
According to the 2021 Census, the Village of Valemount – located 290 km southeast of Prince George - has 1,052 permanent residents and a total of 602 private dwellings
Trans Mountain has a work camp for up to 600 workers just outside the village, and another further south at Blue River for 550 workers
But between July and September, Trans
Mountain has had an average of 2,782 to 3,239 workers per day on site in the North Thompson section of the pipeline, of which only 34 per cent stayed in camps, according to data released by Trans Mountain. More than half (52 per cent) stay in area hotels, rentals and other accommodations, while 14 per cent are residents of the area
“Spaces that would rent for hundreds of dollars prior to the project are currently being rented for thousands. Local listings show single family dwellings available for, at the extreme, as high as $5,000 dollars per month,” Village of Valemount CAO
Eric Depenau wrote in an email to the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George board of directors on Dec. 12.
The village has brought in bylaws allowing RVs to be temporarily used as
secondary residences on private property, to try to meet the surge in demand for housing, Depenau added
The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George approved a three-year extension of a temporary use permit for Trans Mountain’s work camp south of Valemount.
A public consultation meeting held in Valemount on Dec. 5 drew more comments about the workers outside of the camp, than those staying in it.
In an email, Valemount resident and contractor Rashmi Narayan said Trans Mountain didn’t deliver on what residents were told to expect.
“When the TUP was first issued three years ago, the impact on the community was minimized and we were told that no more than 150 people would live outside
the camp The number ballooned to over 800,” Narayan wrote “The impact on the Village has been a lot more than was communicated or anticipated ” In an email, Valemount Affordable Rentals Society administrator Korie Marshall said the 600-bed camp near Valemount isn’t nearly big enough to accommodate the workers in the area
“I have no idea how anyone (thought) that this community of about 500 households, about 1,000 residents, with two busy tourism seasons, could possibly absorb between 1,100 and 1,500 additional workers that can’t be accommodated in the camp,” Marshall wrote.
“Residents are being displaced by pipeline workers… And our society has a long list of local residents who are looking for housing, and we have no room for them.”
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH
Residents and community groups will have a chance to provide their feedback to the city on what is arguably the most important planning document in municipal government
The previous sentence about the upcoming review of the Official Community Plan wasn’t written last year, it was written in 2011 about the 214-page OCP draft setting out the city’s development plans and goals over the following 15 years.
“Once an Official Community Plan is passed into a bylaw, all [other] bylaws and works that are related to it must comply to it,” the city’s planning and development manager said at the time. Wrong.
City councils across B C routinely alter the OCP once it’s passed. In Prince George, mayor and council tinkered with the OCP in 2014 to allow the Treasure Cove hotel and casino development to go ahead. More recently, the current OCP was changed so the aboriginal housing project at 17th Avenue would comply.
The uselessness of the OCP likely won’t stop city politicians and employees in 2023 from wasting time and money on the look-busy-but-get-nothing-done work of putting together a new OCP and asking for the public’s input, as if it actually matters. It’s not if but when and how many times this current city council and the ones to follow in 2026 and 2030 will vote to change it.
If the Ginter’s Meadow folks or anyone else still think the OCP is binding in any way, just ask the Haldi Road neighbourhood about the proposed recovery centre a decade ago. When the residents mounted a legal challenge, a judge agreed with them that city council’s approval violated the existing OCP.
No problem The city council of the day changed the OCP and approved the project again. The recovery centre didn’t happen only because the proponents backed away in light of the neighbourhood opposition, not because of lack of support from local politicians
There’s plenty of real work for city council and staff to do in 2023, from addressing challenging budget and RCMP staffing levels to tackling social issues and deciding what to do with the $28 million from the Fortis gas deal
Since the provincial government requires each B.C. municipality to submit a new OCP every 10 years or so, the City of Prince George should just resubmit the last one with the changes from the past decade
Why put so much unnecessary effort into a document that amounts to nothing more than thoughtful suggestions and wishful thinking?
Editor-in-chief Neil Godbout
We acknowledge the financial support of the government of Canada.
Nous reconnaissons l’appli financier du gouvernement du Canada.
Your online article “Stress is the silent killer” should be read and is useful for managers at City Hall and city councillors but particularly Coun Kyle Sampson who last year when asked by me to turn the volume down at Cariboo Rocks said, “No.”
Charlotte Peters, from city hall, writes noise permits had authorized the event It will be an uphill battle to convince these folks that noise is a real problem in this city They would be well advised to realize that noise is a real problem for those who live within a five km radius of CN Centre and/or live near Masich Place Stadium
Richard Cook, Prince George CRAZY
James Steidle is right to question it why we built a pool designed by a Nebraska firm with pine siding from New Zealand and Chile. Why did naming rights allow the pool to become the “Canfor Pool” if wood from far away covers the building?
As Steidle pointed out, until 2004, BC Government Employees Union members managed our the B C Building Corporation (BCBC) and it could easily have handled many aspects of this. It was no slouch. The corporation did a tremendous job Around 2004, the B.C. Liberal Party, now the B C United Party, privatized every publicly owned Crown corporation they could, for a private enterprise dream. Many firms which were once publicly-run, and were real financial assets for B.C. citizens, don’t belong to us anymore Now we hire private, more costly firms, and tax dollars go to private pockets With less coming in, we have less to invest and so on
While Via Rail runs hundreds of passenger trains in Ontario every day, we no longer own B C ’s iconic BC Rail, and don’t have that revenue either
B.C.’s previous government sold that to a private company too, immediately after saying they would not. What incredible assets would British Columbians have if the railway still belonged to us? Meanwhile, we have
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no provincial passenger bus and no passenger trains to move around Today, the need for public transportation is huge.
Our forests are gobbled up by foreign companies. Design contracts are outsourced Building contracts and maintenance contracts go to American firms We even sell our forest floors, and whole trees, to make pellets for overseas buyers to burn. Meanwhile, our forest floors become empty of nutrients to grow new trees.
It’s crazy and really stupid
We have manpower, brainpower, experience and raw materials The drive to innovate sits right here We know the climate (even as it changes), the landscape and the wildlife.
We can provide local materials and know how to maintain nature as it must be maintained here, to stay alive. What we don’t know, we can learn
It’s on us, and city hall and city council, to stop the cycle and give our own community a leg up.
Jan Manning, Prince George
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Maybe it’s just something I never paid attention to, but as a kid I don’t remember the shelves being empty of dairy and egg products
Not once
And yet here we are, the third time in as many years, shelves with no eggs or milk
Each time, the reason seems to get increasingly mundane
First, it was the initial COVID lock-down, a historic event that impacted all of Canada.
Then we had washed out roads last November, another momentous event.
This time, however, a snowstorm in the Lower Mainland?
It was never like that before
And that’s because we once knew how to take care of ourselves
We had two egg and poultry farms, multiple dairy farms, and not one, but two milk bottling plants here in town.
We once even had Rose’s Ice Cream
supplying the entire north with premium local ice cream.
How old fashioned!
Of course we tossed all that away, like a sturdy set of old workclothes we figured were no longer needed, and replaced it with the flimsy garments of neoliberal progress; cheap and flashy yet hiding a hideous reality
The moment the fabric of our transportation system unravels, the shelves grow bare.
You see, our local food security is subsequent to the “efficiency” of dairy-giant Saputo
And Saputo is more “efficient” when the competition is gobbled up and where
labour is minimized by one or two giant dairy production facilities in the Lower Mainland
It is so “efficient” that it somehow makes sense to truck raw milk from the remaining northern dairies to the Lower Mainland, put it in jugs, and ship it all the way back up north, the climate and northern jobs be damned.
You may live next to a dairy, but your milk probably has many more miles under its belt than it does cents in its ever-inflating price-tag.
If our northern interior dairies- we only have a couple left- can’t get their milk to a Lower Mainland mega-facility- that milk is dumped down the drain.
During the road wash-outs last year, while our local shelves sat bare, notices were sent out that fresh local milk would have to be dumped before it could even be loaded on a truck
Now you may be saying, that’s insane. Why don’t we just open up a little
milk bottling plant in Prince George to compete?
For the same reason we can’t just open up a commercial egg farm; you need government-mediated access to production and markets through the marketing boards, which protects existing producers from competition
Our malfunctioning food supply system is a fragile human construct of failed government policy that has prioritized megacorp market-share and profit over resilience.
Just as the BC Milk Marketing Board and antitrust authorities allowed a global dairy giant to gobble up independent producers, shut down our local bottling plant (it is now a thrift store), and move the production hundreds of kilometres away, foolishly exposing the entirety of northern B.C. to shortages and supply chain breakdowns, it can reverse this
But only if enough of us demand it.
James Steidle is a Prince George writer
Andrew Tate rose to great prominence among our young people in 2022. He was banned on several social media platforms, but maintained a strong following, especially with boys and young men In what many consider the best good news story to end the year, he was publicly humiliated by environmentalist Greta Thunberg and subsequently arrested for human trafficking.
Many had tried to “cancel” Tate, but until Thunberg tweeted about the size of his weewee, nothing was effective Tate’s greatest strength had been his ability to manipulate the popular media for his own gain. To counter the message of Tate, and to keep him and others like him from again rising to prominence, we need to understand their greatest weaknesses: who they are and what they preach Tate came to fame as a kickboxer When one listens to him speak, it is clear that his perception of life is that of a champion fighter. One must set goals and deal with diversity, one must train and
The Christmas weekend gave us a great many examples of how unpredictable travel in B C , especially in winter, can be, as well as how inadequate our rural cellular infrastructure is
Numerous road closures in extremely poor weather left many motorists stuck in ditches or snowbanks, or waiting in long lines for hours, in some cases with no option to detour or backtrack A great many of these people were in areas where cell coverage isn’t available
My personal experience was of arriving
be accountable, and if one has talent and works hard, one will have success.
That is really all that there is to Tate Life is kickboxing, it is being a winner or a loser One cannot show vulnerability or weakness if one is going to win.
Despite his limited worldview, Tate has said many things on many topics. Even a broken clock is right twice a day, but much of what Tate says is untrue and extremely dangerous Because he has been banned on so many platforms, however, I was thankfully unable to find the worst examples of his offensive rants
In an interview with British talk show host Piers Morgan, he explained that he would deal with crime in London by building a prison in the Qatari desert and sentencing people to 25 years in jail for relatively minor crimes Inmates would
be fed once a day while they wallowed in the scorching heat He would then publicly broadcast their suffering to deter other would-be “criminals”
Some leaders have adopted similar practices regarding crime; few of us would want to live under those regimes. Quite interestingly, statistics demonstrate that countries with the most humane prisons tend to have the lowest crime rates, as do countries with the most effective social programs
In light of Tate’s recent arrest, one wonders if his views on crime and punishment will change.
Tate also preaches that a father should largely be absent from the lives of his children and leave most of the parenting work to women I cannot think of more tragic and childish behaviour in a man From experience, I can state that being a dad is one of life’s greatest privileges and responsibilities Having been largely abandoned to the care of his mother in childhood, however, Tate’s perspective could be an effort to legitimize his own father’s actions
Though we cannot do a psychological analysis of Tate, we can observe his words and deeds. They are quite consistent with that of other traumatized individuals. Tate is verbally aggressive toward men who demonstrate vulnerability, so it is not a stretch to assume that he is terrified of having his own vulnerabilities exposed.
Corporate media thrives on negativity and extreme behaviour, allowing people like Tate to rise to prominence This is unlikely to change. The challenge for the rest of us, therefore, is to educate ourselves and our children to understand the characteristics of principled leadership and thus distinguish it from authoritarianism, foolishness, and inevitable destruction
We need to learn to see through the words of Tate and others like him as Thunberg did
They cannot have a negative impact on our society if we learn to recognize and point out their ineptitude
Gerry Chidiac is a Prince George writer
upon a fresh accident (sadly with a fatality) near the Alberta/B C border on Highway 16 on Dec. 23. The closure lasted the better part of eight hours, in an area with no cell signal. No one was even able to report the accident until someone made it to the Jasper gate. Fortunately, I was able to turn around and head back west, but many did not have that option due to the narrow, snow-covered road
There were truck drivers and an uninjured accident victim who had no way to contact family or dispatchers I was able to take a few numbers and make some
calls for these folks on their behalf once I got back into a serviced area, but that’s not always an option.
A traveler unable to reliably summon help is a traveler already in danger. I often imagine myself running into trouble in one of these dead zones and I’m not sure what I would do, especially if I were off the road and possibly injured, unable to get out to flag a passing vehicle As a transportation manager responsible for a huge geographic area in northern B C , this also impacts me far beyond my own personal safety It impacts my drivers
who get stranded and my customers who can’t keep abreast of delays
The CRTC and other regulatory authorities need to hold the major cellular networks to account in ensuring gapless coverage along major routes, especially in the corridors between Jasper and Prince Rupert, and Kamloops and Highway 16
The cost may be high for these companies, but Canadians in general pay disproportionately high rates for cellular services, and we should be demanding more reliable coverage in rural areas
Matt Wilkins, Prince George
CHRISTINE DALGLEISH Citizen staff
With heads bent low and busy hands at work creating Christmas ornaments, the grandmothers that make up the Kookums’ Konnection were hard at work at the Native Friendship Centre just before the holidays.
Kookums’ Konnection is a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous elders that was started at the Prince George Native Friendship Centre about 20 years ago as part of the ongoing efforts to support and encourage the engagement of elders and youth within the community
Kookum means Grandmother in Cree and even if the members in the group are not grandmothers themselves, they are honourary grandmothers to the children and youth that take part in the Native Friendship Centre’s extensive programs.
Bertha Cardinal, the cultural advisor at the Friendship Centre who facilitates the program, said the Kookums also volunteer at the food bank, the clothing bank and elsewhere
“Then they volunteer with the early childhood program, the youth groups, any men’s or women’s group and they bring their teachings and knowledge with them,” Cardinal said. “We match each Kookum and their knowledge with the right group. So we’ll have some Kookums will play with the children in the early childhood group while others will teach people how to make bannock They will host story time or do beading or crafts like knitting or painting and they will create tie blankets with youth ”
Bobbie Koll
“I’ve taught four generations how to make dreamcatchers here,” Mrs. Koll said “It’s just wild to think about Now it’s Christmas and I am working with the elders and we’re making ornaments ”
Mrs. Koll said she enjoys her time here and creating culturally-focused crafts is something she loves to do and teach others to do as well She is part of the cultural program at the Prince George Regional Correction Centre and she’s teaching people there how to create cultural crafts
“So we’ve made neck pouches, chokers, dream catchers and right now we’re doing Christmas presents so they are making three beaded eagle keychains and they select a card and then those gifts will be mailed out to their loved ones It’s something different for them for Christmas ”
Vi Findlay
“I was brought up by my grandparents and my grandfather was white so we had to move out of reserve,“ Mrs. Findlay said. “I stayed with my grandparents until I was nine and after that I never learned any more about my culture – nothing – until I moved here to B.C. from Alberta. I moved here in 1955 and that’s when I got married here, had children here – four boys and two girls – and I was working for the
forestry department for 30 years I was handling the seedlings The kids all graduated and they all grew up on skates – the boys were all hockey players and the girls were figure skaters. I wouldn’t get out of my work clothes until midnight most days because I was so busy with them. So when the kids grew up that’s when I decided to volunteer,” she said.
During the busiest times, Mrs Findlay would volunteer five days a week at the food bank at the Native Friendship Centre. Now she’s there every Monday. It would never occur to Mrs Findlay to ever stay home.
“I am so used to working that I just want to keep busy and help out,” she added. “I am a jack of all trades so whenever they need me here I come down I like to do crafts and I like to learn new things The most important thing is that I like people and I like to help out At my age you don’t want to sit at home and do nothing – you get old fast doing that.”
Diane Bacchus
“One of my friends was volunteering at the food bank here and was so excited about it that she said I should do the same,” Mrs Bacchus said “So I said sure, I’ll volunteer for that. So I started volunteering with the food bank and going to the yoga classes and Gloria (Hourie, another volunteer) and her sister Noreen
started taking me to all these different elders things and I have been here ever since. So you could say it’s welcoming to everyone – I don’t know how else to put it. (Mrs. Bacchus is not an Indigenous elder but revered and respected just the same in the inclusive environment.) And that’s how I ended up volunteering for everything and being part of the Kookums’ group I have stopped volunteering for everybody else and all my volunteer hours are completely for them
“We go to the day cares, have lunch with the little ones and play with all the babies – they are cute little things,” Mrs. Bacchus laughed
Deanna Cardinal
Mrs Cardinal especially likes her volunteering time spent with the youth and the wee ones who are in the programs at the Friendship Centre
“I like working with the youth and the little kids in the daycare,” Mrs Cardinal said.
She also guides those young adults who are entering into the career development programs through the Native Friendship Centre.
And how often does she do these things?
“We come whenever they need us,” Mrs. Cardinal said.
Family history saw Mrs Cardinal, her
mother and grandmother volunteering together, doing pretty much everything together.
Mrs Cardinal’s mom, Irene, and grandmother, Dorothy, have been gone for a while now and she just keeps going, doing the good work she does in honour of her family members, keeping them close to her heart.
“We were so close people would call us sisters,” Mrs. Cardinal recalled with a gentle smile on her face
“We were three generations and people could see how close we were ” Hazel Erickson
When Mrs Erickson retired, she couldn’t think of a better way to give back to her community than to spend the next 14 years getting together with her favourite ladies to do some good work
“When the youth come we help make them stuff,” Mrs Erickson said “We make tie blankets and we help the youth out I think they need to mix with the elders and we all come whenever they call us ”
Mrs. Erickson is Carrier and in the Dakelh Carrier language Grandmother is “adoo,” she said.
“When we spend time with the youth we are making a connection with them,” Mrs Erickson said “We talk to them and get to know them and that’s the most important job we have here ”
MARK NIELSEN Citizen staff
The wilderness around Prince George, out into the Robson Valley and up towards the Pine Pass has been home to plenty of hammering and sawing and digging and clearing to go along with the hiking, snowshoeing, skiing and mountain biking.
Thanks to an army of volunteers and contractors, new cabins have been built, old ones renovated, new trails have been cut and existing ones improved over the past few months and years
The Prince George Backcountry Recreation Society (PGBRS) has led the charge The group has been behind upgrades to Red Mountain cabin and the historic Tacheeda Lookout and installation last fall of a long-awaited bridge over the creek at the start of the trail up Fang Mountain
Out toward McBride, a new cabin is now nestled at the foot of the Ozalenka Valley due to the efforts of the Ozalenka Alpine Club and a new cable car is now in place along the Goat River Trail, the work of Dunster-based Fraser Headwaters Alliance.
Up in Mackenzie, the finishing touches are being put on a new trail that takes mountain bikers into the alpine, a project taken on by the Mackenzie Outdoor Route and Trail Association
Closer to Prince George, progress is being made on a new layout of single-track trails on Tabor Mountain, backed by the Association of Caledonia TrailBuilders And volunteers affiliated with the Caledonia Ramblers remain busy maintaining trails, with an extension of the plankway along a particularly muddy section of the trail up to Viking Ridge among the hiking club’s most-notable projects
If a theme has emerged, it’s that getting the all-clear from various authorities can take up as much time as it does to raise the funding and get the actual work carried out - and sometimes even more.
A case in point was the bridge over Fang Creek.
“It was almost two years of authorizations and paperwork for an 18-foot bridge that’s two feet wide,” said PGBRS president Alex Bevington with a laugh.
He was quick to add that being sure to jump through the hoops and making sure everything is in place was worth the effort, particularly since it is now a “legal, long-term piece of infrastructure ”
“It’s better to do it the right way than just build something and have consequences,” Bevington said
Another theme of note is to do with the funding While crowdfunding and community gaming grants played roles, the provincial government, through its Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program (CERIP), and Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) have been major contributors
A new cabin is now in place in the Ozalenka
Volunteers still helped out but most of the work was done by workers hired by contractors as the projects were turned into noticeable job creators. Helicopters have also come in handy when it has come to getting material onto the sites, but they come at a cost
Either way, the patience and perseverance has been paying off
Here’s a closer look:
Red Mountain cabin: Originally constructed in 1962 by the folks living in Penny, it was beginning to show its age when, in 2006, the PGBRS embarked on a major renovation. A new A-frame roof was installed and the interior updated and perhaps most important, it was raised off the rocks and onto a set of logs
The work didn’t stop there. In 2018, new floors were put in place and, this past summer, the foundation and bottom logs were replaced, the exterior logs were refurbished and a new porch and solar panel system installed
As well, a helipad and a new outhouse were constructed and cables were attached to the cabin and anchored to the bedrock as a way to keep the cabin from shifting under the snow loads.
The most-recent work cost $101,000 with NDIT contributing $71,000 while a further $25,000 came out of booking fees accumulated by PGBRS from users over the past years and $5,000 came from the provincial government through Recreation Sites and Trails B C
Tacheeda Lookout: At 60 years old, the forest fire lookout was getting rickety to the point of dangerous but still provided a panoramic view of the surrounding mountain ranges and had value as a heritage building
PGBRS secured $145,000 from CERIP and went to work. Along with the actual renovation, the money paid for a heritage conservation plan and some engineering work before a contractor was selected through a bidding process. From there, renovations were carried
out in August beginning with an upgrade of the stairs and the surrounding deck. The interior also received a sprucing up and a wood stove was installed.
Ozalenka Valley Cabin: The new digs at the foot of the scenic Ozalenka Valley west of McBride replace a cabin built more than 30 years ago and on a “shoestring budget and on short notice ”
A group of local people scrambled to put in a trail and put up a cabin after learning of a plan to log the area The area remained untouched and a decade later the valley was incorporated into West Twin Provincial Park.
Fast forward to 2022 and an adjacent site is now home to a new and better cabin that should last many decades
The new cabin’s foot print is slightly larger and provides enough room to comfortably sleep 8-10 people in a loft.
Goat River Trail: Hikers can be rest assured they can safely cross the Goat River via the cable car following upgrades completed a year ago.
“The supports are new and the cable’s new and it’s firmly anchored now whereas before it was hanging on a couple of trees...so this is really solid and substantial,” said Roy Howard of Fraser Headwaters Alliance.
The Dunster-based group was able to move forward with the work after landing a $203,000 grant from CERIP
Not all that money was spent on the cable car Next up is a rerouting of 17 kilometres of the 68-kilometre trail that runs from Crescent Spur to Bowron Provincial Park
The route would no longer follow a series of old logging roads that date back to the spruce beetle outbreak some 30 years ago
It’s known as the “Historic” Goat River Trail because it was originally commissioned in 1886 as a gold rush trail along the Goat River
Morfee Mountain Ridgeline Trail: Mackenzie is on the verge of becoming
home to B.C.’s longest shuttle-access downhill mountain biking trail
Once completed, the Morfee Mountain Ridgeline Trail will cover 13 6 kilometres with 850 metres of descent It’s divided into four sections plus an access trail at roughly the midway, each named after a type of fly-fishing lure
As of this past summer, peddlers have been able to enjoy a 6.4-kilometre ride (12 8 kilometres round trip) through the alpine with view of the Northern Rockies via the trail’s upper section, known as Royal Coachman. The section, which is reached via a drive up Morfee Mountain Road, is a cross-country ride and rated green or easy
And at the bottom, Parachute Adams, a 1 9-kilometre section with a 179-metre drop and rated blue or intermediate was also opened The plan is to have one more section open by this fall - Copper John (1 7 kilometres, 175 metre descent, black diamond or difficult) - plus Egg Sucking Leech, the 914-metre up-track access to Copper John.
Tabor Mountain Single Track Trails: Better-than-expected progress by members of the Association of Caledonia Trailbuilders has produced nearly-five kilometre loop of single-track trail, complete with a boardwalk over a wetter section, and then some
With the help of rented mini-excavators and some know-how among the membership, they were able to complete plenty of preparatory work prior to the contractor coming in As a result, they have made the $107,000 worth of direct and in-kind funding generated for the project’s initial phase go farther than originally anticipated
“Right now, we have a rideable trail of almost five kilometres,” said ACT president Dan Domes. “Some improvement on the smoothness of the track in some places needs to be done yet - some of it is pretty rocky and that’s what we’ve hired a contractor to do. But I have ridden on my bike, and it’s a lot of fun and it can be ridden up and down.
The trailhead is at the foot of Groveburn Road in the northwest corner of the Tabor Mountain Recreation Area, a 15-minute drive east of Prince George. In addition to mountain bikers, the trails are also open to runners, hikers and snowshoers
At $70,000, Northern Development Initiative Trust was the biggest contributor to the work done so far, followed by $18,000 from the Fraser-Fort George Regional District RSTBC has also been very supportive as has Lheidli T’enneh, said Domes, who noted the trails are being builty on the First Nation’s traditional territory
The first phase is part of a grander plan to create a 35-kilometre system of single-track and members of ACT will be busy fundraising over the winter in the name of building more trail once the snow has melted
TED CLARKE Citizen staff
The morning after the roof caved in on the only indoor ice surface in Prince George, 15-year-old Dave Bellamy and his younger brother Jack came around the corner and felt a whoosh of cold air hit their faces just as they caught site of the remaining walls and roof beams of the Prince George Civic Arena crashing to the ground.
They’d left their house on Burden Street early that Saturday morning carrying hockey sticks, skates and shinpads, thinking they were about to skate on arena ice for the first time.
Instead, they narrowly escaped what could have been a colossal catastrophe
Had the arena collapsed 24 hours later than it did on that fateful morning, Feb 3, 1956, the Bellamy brothers would have been among a crowd of more than 200 kids taking their first strides on indoor ice
“They called it a Jamboree Day and they were inviting all the kids that wanted to play hockey to come down on the Saturday, and as it happened the roof fell down on Friday,” said Dave Bellamy. “That would have been hell ”
Dave and Jack left their house totally unaware of the disaster There was no internet or social media. The Citizen did not publish a Saturday edition, there was no TV station in Prince George and they missed hearing the news on radio
“We left early from Burden Street and we got to Seventh Avenue in the block between Victoria Street and Brunswick Street and we heard a wicked noise and a real whoosh and the wind just gushed by us and we said, Holy moly, the rink fell down,’” said Dave “What it was is they were there with machines, pushing the walls in so they didn’t fall on the street We thought it happened then, but it happened earlier That’s when we found out about it There was no communication back in them days ”
Officials who inspected what was left of the building estimated only 10 per cent of a crowd in the building at the time it collapsed would have survived the crushing effects of hundreds of tons of snow and heavy timbers Heavy snowfall in the days leading up to the collapse left metre-thick accumulations in some places on the roof. Two weeks prior to the cave-in, the
Lumbermen had packed crowds of 900 into the doomed building for their weekend games against Quesnel
While the cause was undetermined, nearby residents said there were graders working in the area that might have triggered a sudden slide of several feet of snow built up on the east side of the roof, which happened just before the roof fell that Friday morning at 10 a.m.
Bellamy was six in 1947 when he moved with his family from Tisdale, Sask., to Willow River and he learned how to skate on frozen ponds his dad cleared for him.
Three years later the family bought the house on Burden, close to Sixth Avenue and Alward Street, the site of a dormitory for out-of-town students which had a well-maintained hockey rink
“We used to sneak in there, they didn’t want the local kids there, they wanted the rink for the out-of-town kids and they never used it very much, so when they went home for weekends we really made use of it,” said Bellamy. “Our home rink was a slough down by where Dairy Queen is and we’d look after that.”
When Dave, his brother Jack, and neighbourhood buddies Frankie Westle and Teddy Teichman wanted a treat, they went to the Ollinger rink on Central Street
on an old army barracks site now occupied by Sandman Inn and Suites, which had the rare luxury of lights Dave started organizing hockey games when he was 12 when his father Delbert, their coach, asked him to round up kids to play West End Rockets, one of four minor hockey teams in the city.
As a 15-year-old, Dave played for two teams, the West End Rockets juveniles and Prince George Polars high school team, and the following year he joined the Prince George Mohawks senior team for the inaugural 1957-58 season.
The Lumbermen had folded earlier that year, unable to cover their own expenses with room for only a few spectators around the outdoor rink, while construction of the Prince George Coliseum began Ernie Rucks, a member of the Penticton Vees world championship team in 1955, moved to Prince George to become the city’s recreation director and he got minor hockey started To replace the Lumbermen, Rucks formed the Mohawks in the fall of 1957 and after just two home games outdoors they played all road games until the Coliseum opened on March 20, 1958.
At that time, Prince George had the only indoor arena ice and the other North
Central Interior Hockey Association teams – Quesnel Kangaroos, Williams Lake Stampeders and Vanderhoof Bears -- played their games outdoors But warm weather wiped out their rinks that first season and the Mohawks offered to host all playoff games at the Coliseum. Quesnel and Williams Lake agreed to do that but Vanderhoof declined and the playoffs were cancelled The Mohawks were declared champions based on their regular season record
“The Mohawks at that time were player-owned and operated and we got a share of the gate receipts based on how many games you played,” said Dave “We did not too bad, the split (for the team) was $450 I got a bit of money that spring and bought a new pair of Tacks “
Dave and his wife Marian met when he was 17 and she was 14 and they got married a year later, with Marian expecting their first of five children That was 63 years ago She looks back fondly on their Mohawks days, watching the games from the stands.
“It was loud and the crowd was quite rowdy,” Marian said. “They team could be quite rough, especially when they played Vanderhoof. It was quite a rivalry.”
Nicknamed “Moptop,” because he had longish hair he slicked back with Brylcreem, Bellamy was a strong skater and despite his tender age he wasn’t afraid to go into the corners to dig out the puck as one of the team’s top penalty-killers. After eight seasons at forward he left the Mohawks in 1965 to devote his full-time efforts to start his own business, Dave Bellamy Trucking, which became Coyote Transport in 1970 He didn’t get back to playing until 1975, the year he signed up for the Mohawk Oldtimers as charter members of the Canadian Oldtimers Hockey Association In 1997, Bellamy organized a trip to Australia, where the Mohawk Oldtimers won the Australian Masters Games tournament in Canberra
He continued to play regularly until he was 78 Now at age 81, after 70 years of organizing hockey games, Bellamy is still putting his managerial skills to use, keeping the graybeards of hockey entertained as head honcho of the Prince George Rusty Nuts oldtimers. He, Frank Speed and Don and Lorne Delisle formed the Nuts in 1986 for a tournament in Saskatoon The 45-player group still meets three mornings each week at Kin 3.
By Rilla Lodge
About Northern Health’s Regional Eating Disorder Clinic
The clinic, located in Prince George, provides services for children, youth, and adults living with eating disorders, and their families It offers in-person outpatient care for people in Prince George and the surrounding area (and for people who prefer to travel to Prince George), and virtual services (phone or video chat) for people anywhere in the North
Our team
Our team includes a manager, a team lead, an administrative assistant, youth and adult therapists, dietitians, nurses, an occupational therapist, family physicians, life skills workers, and a psychiatrist
We offer a wide range of services
Since it was founded, the Regional Eating Disorders Clinic hasn’t stopped evolving, and adapting to COVID was no exception
While some of the changes around in-person care were challenging, we were able to adapt and come out the other side with an even stronger service portfolio and regional presence For a few ways the Eating Disorders Clinic is continuing to expand its access and services, see below
Services:
• Assessments
• Consultations
• Education for individuals and family members
• Treatment
• Family therapy
• Individual therapy
• Group therapy
• Meal support
• Nursing health checks as needed (in person only)
Regional groups: The clinic has been working hard to build and integrate groups for adults that can be accessed virtually from anywhere in the region
Case consultation and support: The clinic and team offer individual support and consultation to physicians, nurses, dietitians, counsellors, and other professionals who are working with clients with eating disorders
Bridging the gap: The clinic offers an inpatient liaison assistance for teams supporting clients requiring inpatient admissions in their home communities that are eating disorder related
Connection to other programs: We facilitate referrals to more specialized programs, such as those at St Paul’s Hospital /Discovery Vista House and BC Children’s Hospital / Looking Glass Residence This includes helping clients and teams determine the best fit for care options
How to get an appointment at the Regional Eating Disorder Clinic
Please ask your doctor, nurse practitioner, or specialist for a referral – we look forward to meeting you!
For more information
• Call the Regional Eating Disorders Clinic, main desk at 250-645-7440
• Email us at EDC@northernhealth ca
• Visit the Northern Health Mental Health and Substance Use > Programs and Services webpage and expand the Eating Disorders section: northernhealth ca/services/mental-health-substance-use/programs-and-services
This time of year can be stressful for everyone, but for some it can be especially difficult Whether it’s the darkness of winter, financial and family pressures, or the social demands of the season, it can quickly become overwhelming There are resources and supports available to help you prioritize your mental health – talk about it with someone you trust and let them know how you’re feeling And remember, a little kindness – towards others and yourself – can go a long way
• Take the stress self-check quiz: foundrybc ca/quiz/stress-self-check/
• There’s an app for that! foundrybc ca/get-support/apps-tools/
• Five ways to protect your mental health this holiday: cmha ca/news/five-ways-toprotect-your-mental-health-this-holiday/
• Depression and the holidays: healthlinkbc ca/health-topics/depression-and-holidays
If you or someone you know is struggling this season, support is available
• Access emotional health support by calling 310-6789
• If you’re in distress or having thoughts of suicide call 1-800-784-2433
• KUU-US Crisis Response Service (1-800-588-8717) provides culturally-aware support for Indigenous people
• The Alcohol and Drug Information and Referral Service can be reached at 1-800-663-1441
• Call the NH Virtual Clinic to speak with a doctor or nurse 1-844-645-7811
When: 7 days per week (10 am to 3:40 pm)
Where: Prince George COVID-19 Testing and Immunization Centre, 175-1600 15th Ave
Details: By appointment, limited availability In the Parkwood Mall beside the movie theatre, free parking on site Register and book through the Get Vaccinated system or call 1-833-838-2323
For people 12 and older you can also receive your vaccine at a local pharmacy: Register and book through the province’s Get Vaccinated system Visit the BC Pharmacy Association for more information Not registered? Register online at getvaccinated gov bc ca/s/ or by phone at 1-833-838-2323
ARIES
You have a lot on your plate and several details that need attention. You’ll have to be extra careful when giving a speech or having a conversation that reveals important information.
You’ll accomplish a feat that garners you much attention. You may not feel comfortable with all eyes on you, but you’ll overcome your shyness in the face of success.
GEMINI
You’ll start looking for a new home. You may also renovate or redecorate your space At times, your family may unexpectedly demand a lot of your attention.
You won’t be at a loss for words, especially if someone tries to shut you down. Your outspokenness could help you escape a problematic financial situation, bringing you abundance.
LEO
This week is filled with action and excitement. You’ll be given a new task requiring you to handle large sums of money at work. To top it all off, you’ll also get a raise.
VIRGO
You’ll drastically improve your mood by doing physical activity You must move your body to expend excess energy by participating in a fitness class or playing a sport.
You’re worried about what’s next in your career, but you’ll find the insight you need to correct your course. When it comes to your health, you’ll permanently cure a problem plaguing you.
SCORPIO
At work, you’ll be beset with many clients. At home, you’ll be equally busy managing various family activities. You’re the one they count on to organize everything.
SAGITTARIUS
After some much -needed rest, you’ll return to work more productive than ever, resulting in a promotion. You’ll be offered, at the very least, an upper management position or a chance to start your own business.
CAPRICORN
After a disagreement, you’ll flee to a new and exciting adventure instead of fighting. You’ll take a wise path and make a game out of avoiding people that bring you down.
AQUARIUS
You’ll be hypersensitive and feel as though the world is against you. This may be a message from life that it’s time to make some necessary changes.
PISCES
Weigh the pros and cons before making a significant decision. You’ll be invited to an event requiring you to dress up, such as a business dinner or a romantic outing.
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In loving memory of Dr. L H Lance Morgan
May 13, 1933 - January 4, 2013
It has been 10 years since our beloved husband/father/grandfather went home to his Heavenly Father. Although we miss him tremendously, we do “not grieve as others who have no hope” for we know we will see him again.
Thank you, dearest Lance, for the legacy of faith you left us.
Pat & Family
JANICE KARPES
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August16,1942-December14,2022
Belovedwife,motherandNana.Itiswithgreatsadness andmuchlovethatthefamilyofDianneIndannounces herpassingonDecember14,2022. Shewasakindandgenuinesoulwhospreadher infectioushumourandjoywherevershewent.Sheloved contributingtohersmallcommunityofMackenzie. Throughherlongcareerasadedicatedsubstitute teacher,tohercoachingofyouthbowlingand,more recently,SpecialOlympicsbowlingandhermanyother endeavourswithinthecommunity.Shewillbedearly missedbyherhusband,Alf;childrenMary-Jane,Donald (Rob),Janet(Scott)andJanice(Howard);grandchildren Michael(Bonnie),Dawn,Nova(Monica)andAbbigaeland siblingsMyrna,Wendy(Ken),LindaandDonald(Terry); aswellasmanyotherfamilymembers.
Maria Stella Caglioti (Papillo)
November 2, 1929December 22, 2022
Nonna Stella has passed and begun her new life with her beloved husband
Michele with whom she shared over 60 years of marriage, 6 children, 13 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
Stella became a proud Canadian after moving from Gerocarne, Calabria to McBride, BC in 1959.
She and Michele were active members in their community and St. Mary’s Parish.
Stella’s heart and home were open to everyone.
Her home was a place full of laughter, joy, and love. It was a place where all were welcome if they needed a warm meal or a family. Stella became a mother to several of her children’s close friends, and they in turn, became her famiglia. Nonna emanated strength, generosity and wisdom.
She had the sharpest of wits.
We are forever grateful for Nonna’s lessons and sayings. One of her sayings is “everything is going to be okay”.
We have each other, Volare Libera.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Prince George Hospice House.
A service will be held at St. Mary’s Parish, 1088 Gillet St, Prince George, BC at 12:00 pm on Friday, December 30, 2022.
September 3, 1987December 18, 2022
Darren was predeceased by his grandparents on both sides of his family as well as his mother Linda Louise Wilhelm. He is survived by his dad Bruce Wilhelm, sister Tanya (Kyle), niece Samantha (Drew), nephew Jordan (Maya) his adopted sister Dayna (Zach) and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Darren came bouncing into the world on September 3, 1987 as a preemie only weighing 3.15 lbs. At the tender age of 4.5 years, Darren was diagnosed with Duchene’s Muscular Dystrophy (a rare muscular disorder).
Darren was 35 years old and was an inspiration to all who knew him. Darren was never concerned about himself and always curious about everyone else and how they were. Darren was an avid anime fan and all things DC and Marvel. Darren loved animals. Darren was loved by many and was a friend to many. Darren had an infectious smile, a sassy eye roll and a kind, compassionate heart.
Darren was loved by many and will be missed each and every day.
Please join us as we lay Darren to rest on Friday, January 13, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at lot 53 Memorial Park Cemetery, Prince George, BC.
“If you don’t like the hand that fate’s dealt you with, fight for a new one.” Naruto Uzumaki
Dietrich Albert Hess, 83, was called to his heavenly home on Thursday December 22, 2022. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, but first and foremost he was a man of faith.
Dietrich was born in Kelowna, BC to Emil and Elfriede Hess. He had a long career as a two-way radio technician and spent 20 years of his retirement in faithful service as volunteer custodian for Zion Lutheran Christian School.
He will be missed by his sweetheart of 57 years, Josie; daughter Diane (Robin), grandchildren Adam and Hannah; son Michael (Kim), grandchild Emilia; son Jason (Mandy), grandchildren Samuel, Micah, Isabelle, Joshua; daughter Rachel (Chris), grandchildren Naveen and Morgan; brother Herb (Marilyne), nieces Peggy (Gord), Lynette, Jennifer (Dan), Stephanie (Noel) and their children.
It was his wish to share his belief in Jesus Christ: “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,” Ephesians 2:8
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to either Zion Lutheran Christian School or the Prince George Hospice Society.
A memorial service will be held at Zion Lutheran Church and Christian School on December 31, 2022 at 1:00 pm.
Andrea Mariea Strandberg
1945 - 2022
Andrea Strandberg, born October 4, 1945 to parents Nils and Dorothea Skoglund, passed on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. She will be committed to the ground January 4, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. beside her husband LeRoy (Patty) Strandberg at Prince George Memorial Park Cemetery.
She is survived by her children Shawn Tasker and Laurie Tasker-Nelson, grand-children Eifa, Julien, Milo, Noah and Ulix, her sister Marj Olsend as well as many dear friends.
She was a valued community member, a Safeway cashier for more than 25 years and a cherished member of the Jehovah’s Witness’ Hart Highway congregation. Tender-hearted, she was loved by many. Her residence of more than 45 years was the focal point of her kindness and generosity.
She will be greatly missed by many. A Celebration of Life will follow in the Spring.
Loc Contois
April 28 1988 - December 21 2022
He survived by loving wife Amanda Contois and sons Oliver, Fletcher and Marcus. Parents Dwayne and Brenda Casimel, sisters Monica Contois and Ashley (Tim) Heathcliff, father in law Bart Wisla, niece Azalyn Mae and nephews Carter and Ryden as well as numerous Uncles and Aunts and Cousins.
Visitation for family and friends will be held on Thursday, December 29th 2022 7:00 - 8:00pm at Assman’s Funeral Chapel. Funeral Service will be held on Friday, December 30, 2022 at 1:30pm at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Branden David Ronald Bull
December 21,1995December 24, 2022
It’s with heavy hearts to announce the sudden passing of Branden Bull, taken from us to soon at the young age of 27. Branden was loved by many, he was a gentle giant, my Brandylion. Our hearts are shattered into a million pieces. He is survived by his mother (Ma) Michele Halikowski, brother Dailen Bull (Nicole), grandparents Ann ( Gram Gram) & David Halikowski, step-up dad Douglas McCully (Joshua, Ryley), father Ian Bull, Auntie (Teka) Lynnell Halikowski, cousins Noah, Asia, Milan, Lulu, Jessica and Cooper. Pre deceased by his Uncle Shawn Halikowski, Ron and Nancy Bull, Helen Latrielle, Mark Branden will forever be remembered as the most loving, giving, gentle, kind, good hearted person. Forever in our hearts but never forgotten.
Fly High Branden !
There will be a service held at Trinity United Church 3555 5 th Avenue on January 4 , 2023 at 11:00 am, followed by a celebration of life!
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June 6th, 1940 - April 21st, 2022
With sadness, we announce the passing of Hilma Pylot on April 21st, 2022. Hilma passed away suddenly at home. She will be dearly missed by her daughter Kathy, son Blair (Melaney) and grandchildren Sean and Kaitlyn. Sister-in-law Yvonne Furano, nieces, nephews and many friends. Hilma was predeceased by her husband John of 52 years, parents and siblings.
Hilma was born in Prince George and moved to Prince Rupert in 1959 with her husband and began a family. She was a very active member of the Hospital Auxiliary and Hospital Board and a volunteer in many other community events. Hilma is most recognized in her later years as part of the Royal Bank Team where she spent 35 happy years serving the public. Hilma took an interest in many hobbies and sports through the years with bridge, golfing and travelling being the most recent.
With Love and Memories, we say goodbye. Mom’s wishes were to have prayer with immediate family, which will be held at a future date.
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Established Franchise Photography Business
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TAKE NOTICE THAT: any One with a prior, equal, or superior right, interest, CONDUCT, treaty or Convention in/to/for/of the NAME and property of: HENRI RAOUL JOSEPH BEAULAC, and/or BEAULAC, HENRI RAOUL JOSEPH Estate in any style or variation thereof capable to confuse, suspend or clog said NAME, Title and/or Estate is hereby WARRANTED to present their said claim to WITNESS: Kari Willis, c/o 1068 4th Street Courtenay BC V9N 1H7 before the expiration of†twentyeight (28) days of this Notice publication first published on December 22, 2022.††
TAKE NOTICE THAT: any One with a prior, equal, or superior right, interest, CONDUCT, treaty or Convention in/to/for/of the NAME and property of: COLLEEN KIM CLANCY, and/or CLANCY, COLLEEN KIM, and/or COLLEEN KIM GREINER, and/or GREINER, COLLEEN KIM Estate in any style or variation thereof capable to confuse, suspend or clog said NAME, Title and/or Estate is hereby WARRANTED to present their said claim to WITNESS: Kari Willis, c/o 1068 4th Street Courtenay BC V9N 1H7 before the expiration of†twentyeight (28) days of this Notice publication first published on December 22, 2022.††
Pursuant to Section 8 of the British Columbia Cremation, Interment, and Funeral Services Act Regulations, the following unclaimed cremated remains will be interred on or after February 1st, 2023, at Lakeview Memorial Gardens, (a division of Service Corporation International (Canada) ULC), 2850 Dry Valley Rd, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 2K1.
Unclaimed cremated remains for the following deceased individuals are in the care of Assman’s Funeral Chapel, 1908 Queensway St, Prince George, British Columbia, V2L 1M2. If you are the executor or legal representative of a deceased individual listed below in this notification, please call 250-564-4431 to arrange final disposition or to claim the cremated remains.
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Does the cold winter make you dream of a sunny getaway? These five decorating tips will make you want to throw on a bathing suit, sandals and sarong despite the sub-zero temperatures
1.Choose evocative materials and textiles Transport yourself to a picturesque fishing town on the coast by decorating your space with furniture and rugs made of materials like rattan, driftwood, linen and bamboo
2. Dress your walls and windows in summer colours. Purchase artwork
and window coverings in tropical colours like pure white, azure blue, bright yellow, fuchsia pink, emerald green and turquoise
3. Use outdoor furniture in your home Turn your home into a beachside resort with outdoor lounge chairs, picnic tables and hammocks You can also use your prettiest beach towels as throws
4.Accessorize your space. Utilize oceaninspired accent pieces like buoys, fins, surfboards, anchors, lobster cages and seashells to create a vacation-like atmosphere.
5. Arrange a variety of plants Create a beachy vibe with natural or artificial tropical plants and flowers like palms, cacti and hibiscus Arrange a basket of exotic fruits as a centrepiece
Do you want to paint (or repaint) a room, staircase or piece of furniture? Here are six things to remember to ensure your painting project is successful.
1 Choose high-quality products For the best results, invest in highquality products For example, spend the extra money on good paint, brushes and rollers.
2.Select the right colour and finish. Compare several samples to select a paint colour you love Make sure to choose the right finish for your desired look.
3.Think about maintenance Kitchens, bathrooms and entryways are more likely to collect dirt and dust Therefore, choose a finish that’s easy to clean and can withstand heavy traffic.
4 Consider the surface type When
choosing the right paint for your project, it’s essential to consider the surface type For instance, concrete, wood and metal require different types of paint and surface preparation.
5.Evaluate your experience level. If you’ve done several painting projects in the past, you may have enough experience to take on the task yourself If not, call a professional for beautiful, smudgefree results
6 Buy enough paint. Depending on your project, you may need to apply a primer and account for one, two or even three coats of paint. Ensure you buy the correct amount of paint, especially if it’s a custom blend
Visit your local paint retailer for personalized advice
With the right tools, the average home owner can install a new countertop over the weekend. Here’s how to do it in three easy steps.
1 Remove. Shut off your home’s water supply and disconnect the sink Then, remove the old countertop.
2. Cut. Determine the dimensions of the new countertop. Allow an extra 2.5 centimetres for islands and overhangs. Use a scribe to cut the sides that touch an uneven wall surface.
3.Install. Depending on the material of your countertop, you may need to apply a protective sealant and use special adhesives or screws. Ensure the countertop is secure and stable before re-connecting the plumbing and replacing the sink.
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