GARGE SALES HOUSEHOLD/MISC.
2 bar stools $100 each OBO call 250-9608469
Pair of green reindeer 17.5" tall $20 call 250-960-8469 or 250-564-1648
2 tickets to the gangs all here tour Skid Row in dawson creek March 2024 $50 250 -960-8469 or 250-564-1648
Wine Making Supplies 2 fermentation tubs w/lids, 2 glass carboys, 1 floor type corker, 1-90 bottle drying rack, 2 brew belts, 85 bottles (750 ml), 6 bottles (1.5 litre), 1 mini – jet filter, misc. Supplies. $350. For the lot (OBO) – phone 250-614-2373
Bell express Vu dish $35 call 250-6172672
spruce firewood for sale by the pickup load call 250-617-2672
4’ trampoline with additional side bar for support 561-0506
Industrial mop pails 564-1423
Laundry tub Cream marble look 4’ wide 564 -1423
child car seat rear facing weight 5-40 lbs height 10-40 inches $30 expiry Aug 2025 $30 612-9293
Kitchenaid Stove:Ceran top, convection oven,white, electric, self-cleaning.Large at bottom.3 racks, 1 electrical plug.2 large and 2 small elements, 1 warming element.Old but works fine. Instruction book. $100564-8887
CLOTHING
132 new dark blue baseball style hats. $2 each. Selling in groups of 12. call 6129293
Women’s summer shoes size 10, 10 1/2 and 11 New never worn $30-$50 per pair values up to $125 cash only 925-0620
Home made knit slippers $25 561-6257
Boys Snowsuit Size: 14 New $50 778-3494248
HEALTH/BEAUTY
New Beard trimmer philips $25 250-6400771
Brand new never used Braun Oral B electric toothbrush asking $50 call 236-423-1332
Blue Bed pan excellent condition $10 5638693
MUSIC/ELECTRONICS
Personal Emergency Response System2way voice pendant communicator and 911 forwarding. No monthly fees, no activation costs, or monthly contracts. VOIP compatible and works on regular home phone lines. $200. Call 250-563-2152.
32” LG flat screen inc Roku $150 5527421
GPS Garmin 64S new in box asking $350 -256-9300
SPORTING /CAMPING GOODS
Hunting blind $80 OBO call 250-9608469 or 250-564-1648
4 pairs of downhill skis for sale all with boot bindings. All in good condition. $50 each o.B.o. Also some ski poles. Owner has health issues. Call 250 564-8887 for details.
triangle flare kit $20 call 250-960-8469 or 250-564-1648
trek triathlon bike lightweight frame tri bars clip in pedals $500 250-612-9293
Fishing! Rods, Reels, and Lures Price: $2.00
and Up. Call: 250-596-8426.
Fishing! Rods, Reels, and Lures Price: $2.00 and Up. Call: 250-596-8426.
2 ski poles new used only once $25 5632709
Junior bike 12 Speed 20" tires $50 5633696
book of hockey cards from 1991 $350 5632709
PETS & ACCESSORIES
Looking for a kitten White or white with other colours call 563-7922
1 Large pet carrier 2 medium pet carriers call 564-1423
puppies for sale yorkie, pom and chihuahua mix $1000 each call 250-617-8054
1 kitten to be given away call after 5pm 250617-6818
Toy Australian shepherd puppies 3 females and 1 male red merle and black tri $1500 call 250-567-8734
VEHICLES
2003 avalanche Z71 has transfer case trouble $6000 call 250-617-2672
2011 F 150 lariat has some motor trouble selling for $6000 250-617-2672
1997 park avenue excellent body, excellent running, new battery asking $1500 call 250561-0506
1988 ford 350 diesel 2 new batteries good running cond $3500 960-0004
UTILITY TRAILERS
18 ft flat deck 5 tires 2 axles licensed and insured $500 960-0004
Utility trailer frame dual axle 18 ft cw spare tire $500 960-0004
Heavy duty utility trailer with tilt. Snow Bear, 4x8 foot. Excellent condition. $2100. Text 250-613-2591
Heavy duty snowber trajler4 by 6 tilting ex. shape.ph.250 561 6007.
2 trailer hitch's for ford F-150 brand new $300 250-617-2672
20L
1995 skidoo formula 600 triple great for parts $400 250-699-6519
TIRES
BF Goodrich winter tires set of 4 265/66R17 load range E 6 bolt call 250617-2672
pair of tires 265/70R17 90% $200 250617-2672
pair of yokohama geolander A/T load range E 90% $200 call 250-617-2672
wrangler LT 235/85 r16 like new $100 Michelin radial 235/65 r17 m&s on chrome rim $100call 236-331-6270 ask for Glen Tire and rim 215-85 R16 m and s bolted on 8 bolt ford rim $100 640-0510
Bridgestone dualer A/T P265/75R16 $50 617-2672
1 P255/70R 16 M and S wrangler good year $50 617-2672
4 studded winter tires 265/70R17 LP 90% left on the tread $400 OBO call 250-6496017
(4) 6 stud steel wheel for ford ½ ton with sensor 250-649-6017
2 winter tires 80% 250-649-6017
2 tires not the best $250 OBO 250-6496017
AUTO PARTS & ACCESSORIES
Wanted transfer case for 2003 avalanche Z71 call 250-617-2672
Wanted auto tranny for 2003 avalanche Z71 call 250-617-2672
wanted automatic transmission with over drive for 2001 Dodge Dakota super sport 4x4 call 236-331-6270
Thule Vehicle Roof Top Rack Accessories: Thule Crossroad Footpac 450,Square crossbar 46" long & is free with footpac Asking $120. Thule Universal Lock 1 Key System 4pac. Asking $30.00. (Goes with footpac). Call 250 962 2111.
Wanted: Coyote motor for a 2011 F-150
ready to install call 564-1423
500 ft black aluminum hand railing best offer 613-8411
Cedar for Sale Remaining cedar lumber and post inventory from former Prince George cedar sawmill operation is now for sale in small lifts. For an inventory list, showing quantities and prices please email longwood@telus.net
TOOLS/HARDWARE
Craftsman 10 inch belt drive table saw with extension (used) $ 50.00 – phone 250-6142373
Craftsman Professional 10 inch compound Mitre saw(used) $ 50.00 – phone 250-6142373
Home hardware rotary small grinder $20 250-640-0771
Skill Saw $25250-563-6184
Recypro Saw $45250-563-6184
Table Saw $50250-563-6184
Various building materials 250-964-7018
2 electric drills $25/each 250-964-2317
2 metal tool boxes $75/each 567-4943
AGRICULTURE
Sheep for sale-10 wool & 5 hair sheep200300 each 250-567-0166
Hay Big Round Bales $160 each 250-5672400
Bale Wagon (70 bales per load) $5000
2 English saddles $150/each call-964-9405
FARM/HEAVY EQUIPMENT
Wanted: 30-40 HP tractor call 963-1441
New unused brandt/WBM quick attach will fit 200 size excavator $2200 692-0635
PRINCE GEORGE.
Sowing Seeds Indoors for Spring Planting Mar 7 6:30pm at the public library. Whether you have a dedicated vegetable bed in your backyard, or a cluster of containers on your patio, it all starts out the same way. You have to plant your seeds, and germinating seeds inside your home is the best way to do so, especially for seeds that are hard to start. Starting seeds indoors is ideal if you want to get a head start on the season, or if the weather is still too hot or too cold to put anything in the ground. This simple stepby-step tutorial will take you from seed to seedling with a minimum of fuss. Hosted by REAPS
Old Time Fiddle Dance Mar 9 9-7pm at the Elks Hall. All ages dance with local fiddle performers. Bring your friends, bring your kids, bring your parents.
Hello Spring Market Mar 9 10am-4pm at the PG Roll-ADome. Join us as we celebrate Spring 2024 with some of our favourite local vendors and small businesses! Everything from home decor, photography, jewelry, and so much more! Shop and support local.
St. Patty’s Day ShamROCK & Metal Show Mar 16 7pm at the Omineca Arts Centre. 3 Local Metal Bands come together to celebrate St. Patrick's Day this March! Infectious Nation is bringing you the Luck of the Irish along with their heaviest supporting line-up yet! There will be lucky prizes, and maybe a leprechaun or two, just don’t expect them to give you their gold! $15 at the door.
Wellness North & Business Expo Mar 23 10am-4pm at the PG Civic Centre.
Spring Craft Fair Mar 23 & 24 10am-3pm at Blackburn Hall. Over 35 local vendors. Concession available on site as well.
Nukko Lake Hall Kids Easter Party Mar 23 11am-2:30pm at Nukko Lake Hall. We are having a kids party with games and cake walk. there will be hotdogs and refreshments as well as coffee for adults. you must accompany your children. YOU CAN NOT JUST DROP OFF! We are in need of helpers to man the games, and people to make cakes for cake walk if you can help please message me. I also need someone to make 5 dozen sugar cookies large enough for the kids to decorate, thank you. if you can help that would be great. the cost for the event is by donation, no price so if you can't afford alot your children can still come
Other People's Treasures is hosting an Antique & Collectibles Fair Apr 5 10am-5pm and Apr 6 10am-4pm at the PG Roll-A-Dome. Admission is $5 per person, ages
The History of Daylight Saving Time
Why Did Daylight Saving Time Start?
Should we blame Ben?
Benjamin Franklin’s “An Economical Project,” written in 1784, is the earliest known proposal to “save” daylight. It was whimsical in tone, advocating laws to compel citizens to rise at the crack of dawn to save the expense of candlelight:
“Every morning, as soon as the Sun rises, let all the bells in every church be set ringing: and if that is not sufficient, let cannon be fired in every street to wake the sluggards effectually… . Oblige a man to rise at four in the morning, and it is probable that he will go willingly to bed at eight in the evening.”
ST’s True Founder?
The first true proponent of Daylight Saving Time was an Englishman named William Willet.A London builder, he conceived the idea while riding his horse early one morning in 1907. He noticed that the shutters of houses were tightly closed even though the Sun had risen. In “The Waste of Daylight,” the manifesto of his personal lightsaving campaign, Willet wrote, “Everyone appreciates the long, light evenings. Everyone laments their shrinkage as the days grow shorter, and nearly everyone has given utterance to a regret
that the nearly clear, bright light of an early morning during Spring and Summer months is so seldom seen or used… . That so many as 210 hours of daylight are, to all intents and purposes, wasted every year is a defect in our civilization. Let England recognize and remedy it.”
Willet spent a small fortune lobbying businessmen, members of Parliament, and the U.S. Congress to put clocks ahead 20 minutes on each of the four Sundays inApril and reverse the process on consecutive Sundays in September. But his proposal was met mostly with ridicule. One community opposed it on moral grounds, calling the practice the sin of “lying” about true time.
World War I Led to theAdoption of DST
Attitudes changed after World War I broke out. The government and citizenry recognized the need to conserve coal used for heating homes. The Germans were the first to officially adopt the lightextending system in 1915 as a fuel-saving measure
15 and under are free to get in. Vendors can reach out to Randy at cajun1811@hotmail.com / 250-614-3083
Spruceland School of the Arts Spring Craft Fair—Apr 13
10am-4pm at 3805 Rainbow Drive. Multiple local artisans and vendors, a concession and a door prize table.
Junk in the Trunk Apr 27 9am-1pm at the CN Centre. Prince George's largest garage sale! 125 vendors. Rain or Shine. Vendors - registration online at eventbrite.ca (active March 1st) Food vendors - must complete food application email to request form events@reaps.org
Open Mic Nights Every 2nd Wednesday of the month 19pm at the Hart Shopping Center 3831 Austin Road. Song, music, poetry, comedy and more! Walkins welcome. Hosted by Cait’s Sweet Bites and Beanery.
Omineca’s Coffeehouse Every Sunday 3-7pm at the Omineca Arts Centre. Weekly Coffee House every Sunday a musical gathering for everyone to share their talent and enjoy a fun-filled evening!
LADIES MORNING BADMINTON
Tuesday and Thursday
9am 11am at Connaught Youth Centre 1491 17the Ave (at Victoria St.) STARTING on Tuesday, Sept. 26. Come check it out and for more information.
Scrapbooking & Paper Crafts Every Tuesday 7-9pm at Kool Cats Register at collegeheightsca.org
Prince George Farmers Market—Every Saturday 8:30am2pm 1310 3rd Ave
Wednesday Night Board Games Every Wednesday at 3 Goblins Games. Join us on Wednesday nights for an awesome evening filled with laughs and board games! Pick from one of our board games from our collection or join in on whatever new board game is being taught! If you get stuck on a rule or need help figuring out game mechanics, have no fear! The game gurus will be present to help! Every Wednesday at 6:00pm! $5 a person
Open Mic Nights Every 2nd Wednesday out of the month. 7-9pm doors open at 6:30pm Song, music, poetry, comedy and more! 3831 Austin Rd W in the Hart shopping center. Hosted by Cait’s Sweet Bites and Beanery.
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during World War I. This led to the introduction in 1916 of British Summer Time: From May 21 to October 1, clocks in Britain were put an hour ahead.
The United States followed in 1918 when Congress passed the Standard TimeAct, establishing the time zones. However, this was amidst significant public opposition. A U.S. government Congressional Committee was formed to investigate the benefits of Daylight Saving Time. ManyAmericans viewed the practice as an absurd attempt to make late sleepers get up early. Others thought following “clock time” was unnatural instead of “Sun time.” Acolumnist in the Saturday Evening Post offered this alternative: “Why not ‘save summer’by having June begin at the end of February?”
The matter took on new meaning inApril 1917, when President Woodrow Wilson declared war. Suddenly, energy conservation was paramount, and several efforts were launched to enlist public support for changing the clocks.
Agroup called the National Daylight Saving Convention distributed postcards showing Uncle Sam holding a garden hoe and rifle, turning back the hands of a giant pocket watch. Voters were asked to sign and mail to their congressman postcards that declared, “If I have more daylight, I can work longer for my country. We need every hour of light.” Manhattan’s borough president testified to Congress that the extra hour of light would be a boon to home gardening and therefore increase theAllies’food supply. Posters chided, “Uncle Sam, your enemies have been up and are at work in the extra hour of daylight when will YOU wake up?”
With public opinion in its favor, Congress officially declared that all clocks would be moved ahead one hour at 2:00 A.M. on March 31, 1918.
(Canada adopted a similar policy later the same year.)
Americans were encouraged to turn off their lights and go to bed earlier than they usually did at around 8:00 P.M.
Farmers Did NOT Favor DST
ManyAmericans wrongly point to farmers as the driving force behind Daylight Saving Time. In fact, farmers were its strongest opponents and, as a group, stubbornly resisted the change from the beginning.
When the war ended, the farmers and working-class people who had held their tongues began speaking out. They demanded an end to Daylight Saving Time, claiming it benefited only office workers and the leisure class. The controversy spotlighted the growing gap between rural and urban dwellers.As a writer for the Literary Digest put it, “The farmer objects to doing his early chores in the dark merely so that his city brother, who is sound asleep at the time, may enjoy a daylight motor ride at eight in the evening.”
The Daylight Saving Time experiment lasted only until 1920 when the law was repealed due to opposition from dairy farmers (cows ignore clocks). No fewer than 28 bills to repeal Daylight Saving Time had been introduced to Congress, and the law was removed from the books.Americans had tolerated Daylight Saving Time for about seven months.
DST Returns
The subject did not come up again until after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and the United States was once again at war.
Source: https:// www.almanac.com/content/ when-daylight-saving-time
PGRCMP URGES CAUTION TO THOSE WITH SHORT-TERM RENTALS
2024-02-29
As the legislation around short-term rentals in B.C. is set to change this spring, Prince George RCMP is urging those who will continue to have short-term rentals to exercise caution when accepting clients.
We have had instances over the last six to eight months where landlords with short term rentals have found their clients to be involved in criminal gang activity. It becomes difficult for the landlord to evict these types of clients off the property once they are already in the home and either stay past their contract date or are found to be in violation of the rental terms. The resolution usually requires police involvement at that point, states Cpl. Jennifer Cooper, Media Relations Officer for the Prince George RCMP.
Some things to keep in mind when accepting a short-term rental agreement are:
Does the person have history with the online platform you are using? If so, is it positive?
Try doing an internet search of the name they have provided, including Court Services Online.
Do not accept large sums of cash in payment for the short-term rental contract.
Be wary of people wanting to pay for one or more months up front, even more so if they offer to pay in cash.
More information on B.C.’s upcoming short-term rental accommodations legislation can be found at this link: Overview: B.C.'s short-term rental accommodations legislation - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)
Source: https://bc-cb.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.action? siteNodeId=2113&languageId=1&contentId=83231
1. A chef's hat has 100 pleats. Apparently, it's meant to represent the 100 ways you can cook an egg. Wonder if Gordon Ramsay knows that. In 2014, there was a Tinder match in Antarctica. Two research scientists matched on the global dating app in the most remote part of the world - a man working at the United States Antarctic McMurdo Station and a woman camping a 45-minute helicopter ride away. What are the chances?!
3. The Spanish national anthem has no words. The 'Marcha Real' is one of only four national anthems in the world (along with those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and San Marino) to have no official lyrics.
4. The Japanese word 'Kuchi zamishi' is the act of eating when you're not hungry because your mouth is lonely. We do this all the time.
5. The probability of a blue lobster existing is widely touted as being one in two million. Bright blue lobsters are so-coloured because of a genetic abnormality that causes them to produce more of a certain protein than others.
6. There’s only one letter that doesn’t appear in any American state name. There's a Z in Arizona and an X in Texas, but no Q in any of them.
7. Louboutins' iconic red soles were inspired by Andy Warhol. The 60s pop artist's drawing Flowers caught the eye of the famous designer which gave him the idea to add the infamous sole to his designs.
8. A book called 'A la recherche du temps perdu' by Marcel Proust contains an estimated 9,609,000 characters, making it the longest book in the world. The title translates to "Remembrance of Things Past".
9. Google images was literally created after Jennifer Lopez wore that infamous dress at the 2000 Grammys. So many people were searching for her outfit, the search engine added an imagine function.
10. Big Ben's clock stopped at 10:07 p.m. on 27 May 2005, most likely due to an extremely hot temperature of 31.8 degrees Celsius.
11. Walt Disney currently holds the most Academy Awards. Disney won 26 Oscars over the course of his career and was nominated a grand total of 59 times.
Source: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/worklife/ a33367076/fun-facts-random/
Seniors Activities
PG Senior Activity Centre
425 Brunswick Street
Mondays—Fitness 10am, Line dancing 11am, Bridge 12:30pm and Floor Curling 1pm.
Tuesdays—Carpet Bowling 9:45am, 50/50 bingo 12:30pm
Wednesdays Bridge Lessons 10am, Bridge 12:30pm, Whist 7pm
Thursdays Fitness 10am, Line Dancing 11am, Tai Chi 1pm, Canasta 1pm
Fridays Floor Curling 9:45am, Crib 12:30pm
Potatoes Au Gratin
(creamy French Potato Bake)
