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On Friday, May 28, the final graduating class from Prince Rupert Secondary School received their Dogwood Diplomas during the graduation ceremony. This year was the largest graduating class in a decade, with the number of male students out numbering the females by a significant amount, something that principal Sheila Wells says has been uncommon in the past.
MP not in shadow cabinet, but ethics chair By Alan S. Hale The Northern View The federal NDP announced their new shadow cabinet positions on the morning of May 26 and while most of the party’s veteran MPs received positions as ministry critics, one MP was curiously missing from the list of appointments: the MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley, Nathan Cullen. Instead, Cullen has been appointed as the chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics; more commonly known as the “Ethics Committee”. Cullen says he’s very pleased
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with the appointment, and appointment. suggested that he chose to “I’m thrilled with the role, I accept the position even think it suits me well.” though he could have gotten During the last Parliament, a position as a critic if he had the Conservatives attracted sought one. accusations of unethical conduct “It’s a combination of and a lack of transparency from diplomacy, the need to keep the Opposition and other sources government to account and over a variety issues such as the setting a clear agenda so that Bev Oda “not” affair, Rahim Canadians can know that their MP Nathan Cullen Jaffer’s alleged illegal lobbying, ministerial aids blocking government isn’t straying information requests, and the too far from the ethical refusal to release the Afghan path, which is something this government got a little too used to in Detainees See MP, page 2 the last parliament,” says Cullen of the
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◆ OVER $55,000 RAISED
Community comes out to support annual Relay for Life Walkers circled the track from 10 The Northern View in the mourning This year’s Relay for Life until 10 at night. took place at the on the track at McNeice says Charles Hayes Secondary School that the amount last Saturday and while the total of people who amount raised was unavailable as turned out for of press time, it was more than the relay was less than what $55,000. The relay is a fundraiser for the it was last year, Canadian Cancer Society and the but it’s still impressive proceeds will go primarily towards an turnout for a cancer research and support for community the those who need help with housing size of Prince and travelling expenses for those Rupert. undergoing treatment. The very first lap was reserved According to the relay’s lead for local cancer survivors who organizer, Lani McNeice, 176 walked to the cheers of the people registered to walk around small crowd that gathered at the the Charles Hays track sometimes track, during the second lap the for up to three hours at a time. caregivers of those undergoing Cancer treatment joined in. The day was sunny, warm and festive, and by mid afternoon a good crowd had gathered at the track. The relay also had events Call Dick 250-624-5834 to keep those Leave message and number
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From top: The Relay for Life got underway with the annual survivor’s lap; teams came out in force to support the cause and cheer on those walking in the Relay; entertainers performed for the walkers throughout the day, including the sounds of Men Who Listen.
◆ FEDERAL AFFAIRS
MP thrilled with new position Continued from page 1 Because of this and the new Conservative majority, Cullen says that the work of the Ethic’s Committee will be very important in the new Parliament. Cullen believes that his new position will give him a lot of influence in Ottawa even if he isn’t in the shadow cabinet. “While [my position] doesn’t directly impact mining decisions, it certainly puts me in the conversation and puts me on the level of many cabinet ministers and allows me to talk to them as equals...This role can be translated into a place of influence,” says Cullen.
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Even though Cullen may be the chair of the committee, that doesn’t mean he will be able to get it to decide his way. Since the Conservatives have a majority in the House of Commons, over half the members of the committee will be Tories as well. Cullen warns that if the Conservatives try to use their majority position to make uncomfortable allegations go away, they do so at their own peril. “A government that wields their power too blatantly and too arrogantly is a government that lasts exactly one term. That’s not just me saying that, that’s history,” says Cullen. While he may not be the natural resources or energy critic like some political commentators expected he would be, Cullen says he will continue to be active in issues like halibut reallocation and the Enbridge pipeline issues, promising to bring the new Natural Resources critic, Romeo Saganash, up to speed on the Enbridge issue. Saganash is one of the newly elected MPs from Quebec.
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◆ GROWING BUSINESS
Maher Terminals manager discusses success at Fairview is in place. The Northern View “As we approach four years of operation, what sets Prince Rupert Maher Terminals manager Mark apart is the reliability and efficiency Schepp was the guest of the Prince of the service we are able to offer. The Rupert and District Chamber of reputation of Prince Rupert is what is Commerce at their monthly luncheon really driving shippers here and creating on May 25, and spoke to the successes the need for more capacity and service,” Fairview Terminal has seen since it he said. began operations in 2007. “When we did our first ship we had “In 2007 we handled 16,792 TEUS Mark Schepp 15 container moves per hour, which and had about 47,000 man hours of by industry standards is not that good. work. In 2008 we handled 182,523 Right now we are the leader on the west TEUs and had just over 200,000 coast with about 30 moves per hour. For man hours and in 2010 we handled 345,0266 TEUs the last two ships we did 32 and 34 per hour…We and are close to 300,000 man hours of work,” he also have a very low dwell time, which is something explained. shippers are looking for. Here in Rupert one of the “When I came to Prince Rupert in 2006 the ILWU standards we have is to have 85 per cent of the had 80 members. They went on a membership drive cargo shipped off within 72 hours.” and now have about 300 members…I expect we’ll However, Schepp did note some challenges going need to double the number of trades people in the forward, most notably in coming years.” finding the people to fill Speaking to the future of Fairview, Schepp said the numerous jobs in the the company is committed to helping pursue phase future. II because the future certainly looks bright. “One issue is where Call “I anticipate, with the current volume and the people are going the projected growth, that we will hit 500,000 to to come from. When 550,000 TEUs, and phase one has a capacity of you see the declining 750,000 TEUs...More and more of our service is population, the changing G STIN I going to eastern Canada, and we’re getting more demographic and young L NEW traffic to the Greater Toronto Area. Soon we hope people not coming back to also be servicing the Alberta markets as well,” to town after school, he said. you are going to have a “Our cargo at Fairview Terminal is discretionary challenge,” he said. cargo, meaning it could go to any port on the coast. “We are committed One issue we have always had is labour certainty, to hiring locally and and now we have that with the eight year collective working with the First agreement with the workforce.” Nations…Much of the Schepp said there are a number of factors growth in our workforce G that have contributed to the success of Fairview is going to be First ISTIN L W NE Terminal, and most are related to the workforce that Nations.”
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PNCIMA debated at SQCRD meeting and cultural needs placed on those waters. The Northern View Patrick Marshall is the consulting economic director for A heated debate erupted at the the Coastal Community Network, monthly meeting of the Skeena – of which the regional district is Queen Charlotte Regional District a member. Marshall talked to last Friday over whether or not the regional district was wasting the board members by phone to time and money by trying to be ask them to write a letter saying involved in the Pacific North Coast that they support the network’s Integrated Management Area attempt to gain a $160,000 grant so communities will be better (PNCIMA) initiative. PNCIMA is trying to create a represented and be more effective single set of rules and procedures during the PNCIMA planning for managing the ocean that process. “For the first time in a long stretches from the top of Haida time this is an opportunity being Gwaii down the BC coast to the presented to local governments. top of Vancouver Island. The goal You can take it and run with it, or of PNCIMA is to create a way to not . . . [Past coastal agreements] manage the oceans that balances were done to you, and here’s an the economic, ecological, social opportunity for you to take SCHEDULED FLIGHTS • CHARTERS • TOURS control of how your constituents actually feed into the process. You can take responsibility for this,” said Marshall. If the grant FLIGHT SCHEDULE: JUNE 2011 money doesn’t FLT# DEPART ARRIVE FREQUENCY come through, PRINCE RUPERT TO PORT SIMPSON every regional
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district would be on its own to pay out of their own pockets and use their own staff “to stay in the loop” at PNCIMA, and to do their own public consultations. The problem is that the Federal Government will be under no obligation to actually implement the plan once it’s actually finished, which means the regional district could end up wasting its time. Once Marshall was off the phone some members expressed serious doubt that the whole process was worth Shaun Thomas photo the time or trouble. Jack Payne and Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce “What do we get out of president Chad Cunningham present a liftime membership in the this in the end? We put all Chamber of Commerce to Peggy Youden. Youden is only the fourth this money, all this effort person to receive the lifetime membership honour. into this and what do we get? We get a document that the government looks at and says ‘well, we can’t use this because would not be struggling to get he shares Bergman’s concerns but it’s not what we want’...As far as grant money just to be involved in that by refusing to try to be apart I’m concerned, we are wasting our the process. of it much worse things could time, because they’re going to do Board member Jack Mussallem happen. what they are going to anyway,” appeared to be skeptical that Nobles suggested that it wasn’t says Karl Bergman. they should support the spending the process that was being treated Bergman went on to argue that if of a taxpayer-funded grant on with indifference, it was actually the federal government were really something that may turn out to be local government. intending to take the agreement fruitless. “I’m extremely upset, because seriously the Regional Districts Des Nobles is the board member I can guarantee you that none of who actually the other levels of government r e p r e s e n t s get treated in this fashion,” says the regional Nobles. district at In the end, the board decided to www.vwmc.ca P N C I M A . send the letter of support for the He says that grant application.
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â—† FUNDING CONCERNS
Unemployment Society turns to City for letter of support By Monica Lamb-Yorski The Northern View Without hesitation, City Council unanimously endorsed the Prince Rupert Unemployed Centre Society’s request that the City write a letter of support for the society’s Bingo Licence renewal with the B.C. Gaming Branch. The society is presently funded by the B.C. Law Foundation, the Prince Rupert Labour Council and gaming. According to Councillor Joy Thorkelson, who told council she does the society’s books free of charge, the society presently receives around $30,000 in gaming funds, which represents half of the society’s entire budget. Two representatives from the society, its coordinator Terry Intermela and board member Barry Cunningham, appeared before council Tuesday evening. Sharing a chart they showed in 2010 the society had handled almost 600 cases, ranging from helping people apply for pensions, E.I and prepare Income Tax
returns, to grappling with consumer debt. In addition, the society also fielded almost 200 enquiries in that same time frame. Cunningham told council since the society’s inception as a registered charity in 1988, it has helped over 30,000 individuals in the North Coast region without charging them any fees. “It is the last functioning centre of its type,� Cunningham said. “We’ve drafted briefs on Social Service matters and have presented some 215 appeals in the spectrum of anti-poverty laws, of which 170 were successful.� Intermela indicated on a day-to-day basis people come into the centre, which is located in the Fishermen’s Hall on Fraser Street, seeking assistance in filling out forms. “On cases that become a little bit more involved, perhaps where decisions are made that clients aren’t all that happy with, we then draft appeal arguments to present to panels, given whatever issues we’re dealing with. In a sense we’re providing some more detailed legal assistance to our clients,� Intermela explained.
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Province acts to cap ferry increases By Tom Fletcher Black Press Ferry fare increases will be limited to 4.15 per cent on all routes for 2012-13, according to legislation introduced Tuesday by the government. A preliminary ruling by the B.C. Ferry Commissioner this spring indicated fares could rise by more than eight per cent on smaller and northern ferry routes next spring. The legislation caps increases on all routes to the limit that was set for major routes serving Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast. Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom said the rate cap gives the new B.C. Ferry Commissioner time to complete a review of the Coastal Ferry Act before he makes a final decision on rate caps for the next four years.
Gord Macatee, the long-time civil servant who took over as B.C. Ferry Commissioner this year, expects to complete his review and make recommendations to the government by 2012. NDP ferries critic Gary Coons called the rate cap for next year “insignificant� after years of increases that have fallen more heavily on the smaller routes. The B.C. Liberal government’s mandate for ferries has resulted in the doubling of some fares in the last eight years, he said, and now Premier Christy Clark is considering a possible fall election. “It seems to be an easy out for the minister and this government to roll this off until after the election. And then knowing what they’ve been doing and how they’ve been operating with BC Ferries, they’ll jack up the fares after that.�
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Surprised by the lack of critic role... After Nathan Cullen was re-elected for his fourth term as Member of Parliament for the Skeena - Bulkley Valley riding, I was waiting for his appointment to the shadow cabinet of an NDP that now holds the position of official opposition. Given that Cullen had held a critic position dating back to when the NDP had only 19 seats after the 2004 election, with many terms spent as environment critic, and that some of his bills and ideas had launched him into a more national spotlight, it seemed to make sense that there would be a key role in the now 103 member NDP official opposition caucus awaiting Mr. Cullen. It would be a role that would bring more prominence to the Skeena - Bulkley Valley MP and the riding as a whole. So I was more than a little surprised last Thursday when the NDP shadow cabinet was announced and Nathan’s name wasn’t on the list. A little bit surprised and a little disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, the role of Ethics Committee chair is an important one in the grand scheme of things and certainly holds some sway in the Canadian culture, but concerns about environmental issues or fisheries issues or employment issues seem to hold more weight when coming from the Federal (insert portfolio here) Critic than from the chair of the ethics committee. And when mainstream media
want a comment on those issues, the chair of the ethics committee is certainly not going to be the person that they seek opinion from. I have no doubt that Mr. Cullen will continue to do a great
job in representing the region, and if he’s happy with the ethics chair role I’m happy for him. I just think his voice could have been given that much more power as a Federal Critic in the official opposition.
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How you can help keep cruise ships in Prince Rupert Organizations are rallying behind the cruise industry more than I’ve seen since 2004. New initiatives are being rolled out, many of them from the “Tent City” proposal developed by TPR and the Museum of Northern BC at the beginning of the year. Yet despite the new activity, a vital part of the community’s welcome is still the Ambassador Program – now in its 13th season of operation. The Ambassador Program began on the grey morning of May 4, 1999. Prince Rupert had attracted the first big cruise ship since the decline of the cruise industry here in the 1980s. Norwegian Cruise Lines was testing the community’s readiness with a call by the 1,800-passenger Norwegian Wind. With Prince Rupert still reeling from the collapse of Repap, the community was electrified by the opportunity. Mayor Mussallem and RCMP in red serge met passengers at the top of the ramp. The front page of the Daily News read “Welcome Norwegian Wind,” and murals and archives displays were set up in a makeshift staging area in Atlin Fisheries. The Port had arranged a train excursion and other tours for
Visitors’ Bureau and others created passengers. For independent guests there was the Klaw- Talking tourism a shuttle bus service running a continuous 10-minute loop, that how-ya Native Art Market and was free for visitors wearing a Seafood Barbeque behind the souvenir Prince Rupert pin.” Museum, and an art exhibit and The very successful a craft fair on Third Avenue. Ambassador Program was Almost 100 passengers went to continued, meeting the small the Cannery, and over 600 had cruise ships. In 2002 the City visited the Museum by four p.m. Council of the day moved the Stores were hopping – even the BRUCE WISHART program into City Hall, and the banks got in on the act with the volunteers were given control of sale of Millennium coinage. “It was a crazy time,” says Julia Ferguson, the program. It languished to almost nothing, and Tourism Prince Rupert asked to again then manager of the Visitors’ Bureau. “We did some experimenting that just manage the program for the City. It was didn’t work – for one thing trying to corral rebuilt in time for the beginning of large ship the passengers, keeping them from spreading traffic in 2004. Roughly 25-30 Ambassadors out too far, which was a terrible mistake. have worked two-hour shifts for each big And the weather! We had every season in ship visit over the years. Hundreds of people that one day. It was just absolutely nuts. Yet have volunteered, and even today there are there was a whole bunch of involvement Ambassadors who were there in May 1999. with the community. I want to say that we However, over time the volunteer pool had 40-something Ambassadors, but I think dwindled. Our Ambassador Coordinator there were more than that. We had them in spent more and more time recruiting tee-shirts with huge Naturally Prince Rupert volunteers, a job that became more difficult as logos on them, directing passengers at every the community’s early enthusiasm for cruise street corner. The Chamber of Commerce, faded. By 2010 the program consistently
fielded less than 20 volunteers per ship. This year, as part of the cruise task force, the importance of the Ambassador Program has once again been realized. Community Futures volunteered to partner with us on the Ambassador Program, again trying it without a full-time coordinator, and this is proving successful. The importance of having community volunteers ready to help cruise passengers cannot be overstated. The program remains innovative and unique and envied by other communities, even after all this time. The Ambassadors also provide us with valuable information about how we’re doing, by conducting exit surveys with passengers. One of the most frequent comments we hear from those surveys is that a chat with an Ambassador was the most memorable moment of a visitor’s time here. If you want to help preserve the cruise ship traffic as an important part of our tourism industry, please give some thought to volunteering. It’s as simple as calling us at TPR, or calling Treena Decker at Community Futures, and then sharing your love of Prince Rupert with our visitors.
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Next Week’s Question: What do you think of Natahan Cullen not being in an opposition critic role?
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Dismayed by the mess after May-long Editor: Maybe I was naïve in thinking that most that enjoy the great outdoors are mostly respectable of the wilderness and clean up after themselves. It was engrained in my brain at an early age to pack out what you pack in, but then again it didn’t take much convincing for me since the sight of a stray piece of garbage on a trail makes me cringe. I have to pick it up and pack it back. I know it isn’t mine, but I surely don’t want it out there. This May long weekend, my family and I packed up to go on a little adventure. We drove towards Terrace from Prince Rupert on Monday May 23, 2011 in hopes of exploring a new place that we could camp this summer. We found the forestry road to Exstew and turned in only to find the gate locked. We peeked around for a key but none was found. We called a friend who is quite knowledgeable about the area and he told us that they close the gate on the may long weekend to keep partiers out because it can get out of hand. This should have been a red flag, but we decided to head to a forestry site called Red Sands instead. We turned down the road just before Kitsumkalum Tempo in Terrace and headed down the 26 kilometre on a dirt road towards the campsite. We heard that there were sites right on the beach and we
were looking forward to setting up the camp chairs, getting a fire roasting, and eating some good old smokies in a bun. We passed about eight or nine campers heading home from the weekend along the road all looking pretty satisfied. As we turned into the grounds and approached the campsites, instead of the lingering smell of morning campfires all I could smell was burning plastic (which produces hydrochloric acid and is toxic to breathe so please do not put anything plastic in your fires!). Smoke filled the air and it seemed as though every fire pit was still burning, and they were burning leftover garbage. We cruised through the campground and the sights were absolutely revolting. Garbage lined the majority of the sites, tents were piled in a heap and abandoned, broken camp chairs were scattered everywhere and some were half sitting in the fire pits smouldering away. Broken glass bottles and cans was everywhere, littered toilet paper surrounded each site, paper plates, plastic wrappers, and food remnants piled high. Some was in garbage bags, most of it was not. There were sleeping bags, foam mattresses, even an old rocking chair left behind. Who would leave this place in such a mess? Every moment that passed my blood
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â—† HITTING THE ROAD
Local fundraising for Ride to Conquer Cancer continues By Martina Perry The Northern View Later this month locals Francis Wolfe, Gordie Simons and his wife Crysta will be partaking in the Ride to Conquer Cancer starting in Vancouver and finishing in Seattle to help raise money for the BC Cancer Foundation. Both Wolfe and Gordie have been cycling in the ride for the past three years, and both are cancer survivors. Wolfe had been diagnosed with bladder cancer and survived, but has recently been diagnosed with the disease again, this time in his prostate. Even after discovering he will once again have to battle the disease, Wolfe is staying strong and is determined to take part in the ride, cancer or not. Gordie is a 65 year-old esophageal cancer survivor whose wife, Crysta, will be joining the ride for her second
time in support of her husband and other cancer victims. Additionally, the team is motivated to help find a cure as they have had coworkers, friends and family affected by the disease. Wolfe and the Simons have already raised $8,214 so far by holding hot dog sales and collecting donations, as well as receiving help from the bottle depot through bottle drives. Wolfe and the Simons are hoping to fund raise $10,000 as a team. Money collected by all the teams taking part in the ride will go to the BC Cancer Foundation, which is based in the Province and is a charity that raises funds for the BC Cancer Agency. All the funds collected will stay in the province, and will be supporting ground-breaking cancer research, which is being done by the BC Cancer Agency.
“[I am glad] to give all of the money we raise to cancer research. Cancer research is what saved my life,� said Gordie. Wolfe and the Simons’ have been preparing for the ride, which will be starting on June 18, cycling around town and the highway as well as going to spinning class. Wolfe said what he is looking forward to most is “meeting everyone in the ride, crossing the finish line, and raising our goal�. Gordie mentioned that in future rides he hopes to see more locals get involved with the annual ride. “It would be nice to have a bigger team from Prince Rupert,� he commented. Anyone wishing to donate to the Ride to Conquer Cancer can do so by contacting Francis at 250-627-1838, or Gordie at 250-624-9727.
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On Friday, May 28, the Kaien Island Lions Club handed over a $250 check to Francis Wolfe, a cancer survivor who will be taking part in the British Columbian Ride to Conquer Cancer later this month
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BC Liberals outline plans for a reduction in the HST rate By Tom Fletcher Black Press The B.C. government is promising to cut the harmonized sales tax rate by two percentage points over the next three years, and issue $175 rebate cheques for each child and lower-income senior this year. The program is aimed at persuading voters to keep the HST in a mail-in referendum that begins in June. If the HST survives, the first one per cent rate cut would take effect July 1, 2012.
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Local reaction to HST changes win support for keeping the HST by promising to cut the tax by two per cent over the course of two Restaurant owners in Prince years, if British Columbians decide Rupert are apparently unconvinced to keep the it in place instead of by the BC government’s attempt to reverting back to the old GST and PST system. The Prince Rupert Northern View did an informal poll of some of the restaurant owners from around the city, and almost st all of were against the HST with more than a couple calling the tax a “cash-grab.” None of them had been convinced by the Clark g o v e r n m e n t ’s offer to have the HST reduced. According to the President of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce, Chad Cunningham, the Prince Rupert business City Of Prince Rupert c o m m u n i t y ’s opinion on the HST is split, with those in industries The Northern View
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Prince Rupert City Council will hold a Special Regular Meeting of Council, on Monday, June 6, 2011 at: 7:00 p.m., in Council Chambers, at 424-3rd Ave West Please be advised that the Regular Council meeting scheduled for Monday, June 13, 2011 has been cancelled. Robert Grodecki, Corporate Administrator
who stand to get rebates or exemptions generally being in favour of keeping the current system and businesses like restaurants, which now have to pay more tax, against. Cunningham says the Chamber has decided not advocate towards any particular position, unlike the BC Chamber of Commerce, which has come out heavily in favour of the HST. The food and service industry has been one of the most vocal business sectors to oppose the HST since it Beth Armstrong-Bewick photo was put in place, because The Grade One class at Annunciation School spearheaded a school under the previous system wide Japan Relief Project last month. Students in the school made restaurant meals were exempt hundreds of paper cranes that were given to people in the school, from having GST being parish and in the community who made a donation to Japan. added to the price, but liquor $1,782.67 was raised over their month long relief efforts. sales were not exempt. When the HST came in, it amounted to an overnight price jump of seven percent, which Farrell says the changes that the because of it, ” says Farrell. many restaurant owners in Prince Clark government is promising to Farrell says that for restaurants Rupert and across the province say make to the HST are would help, costs seem to be rising everywhere, have hurt business.. but the problem is that the two per the HST also now makes “Its hurting us because there’s cent drop will not happen entirely ingredients more expensive, a a perception that prices have been until 2014. minimum wage increase is in the raised, and so people are now “At first I thought it was good works, and stricter drunk driving watching their extra expenses and because the drop will definitely rules have cut down on liquor sales. they don’t go out as often. Maybe help, but then I realized that it was Even her own restaurant is being they went out once a week and now phased-in drop...It will be down affected by the Japanese tsunami they only go out twice a month,” one per cent by 2012, and two and now has to pay more for says the owner of Opa Sushi, Kristi per cent by 2014, but we might be ingredients and shipping from that Farrell. losing businesses in the meantime country.
◆ ON THE STAGE
Renowned choir set for show in Rupert By Martina Perry The Northern View This Saturday the Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir will be delighting the ears of its audience members at the Lester Centre of the Arts where the group will be kicking off their first ever Northern BC tour. “This will be the Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir’s first visit up North, so we’re hoping to nice, big, warm welcome for them,” said Crystal Lorette, the General Manager at the Lester Centre. The Lester Centre will be co-presenting
this concert with the Prince Rupert Concert Society because it is such a large task to coordinate. The Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir will be the final concert in the Prince Rupert Concert Society’s annual season. The Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir performs an arrangement of different Welsh songs, including folk songs, show tunes, spiritual songs, and more. The group formed in 1980 by members of the Vancouver Welsh Society and twenty years later has grown to over one hundred singers from an arrangement of ethnic back rounds. So far, 75 members of the
choir have been confirmed to perform at the Prince Rupert show. Over the past two decades, The Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir has traveled all over the world, performing internationally in countries such as Germany, the United States, England, New Zealand, Australia, Wales, Russia and Holland. “I’ve heard them and they are phenomenal… It will be an excellent family show,” said Lorette. The performance will start at seven p.m. on Saturday evening.
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Cullen discusses the new Parliament By Alan S. Hale The Northern View Big changes have been afoot since the last time MP Nathan Cullen was in the House of Commons when his party, the NDP, was the smallest party on Parliament Hill, falling behind the Liberals and the Bloc Quebecois. Then in one of the biggest political upsets the country has seen in decades, maybe ever, the NDP is bigger, more powerful and more Francophone than it has ever been in its 50-year existence, and the Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP says he’s excited to get back to work when the House reconvenes this month. “Our caucus met for the very first time at our first caucus meeting and it was incredible to see 103 New Democrats with such diverse backgrounds and perspectives . . . We’re feeling quite renewed and strengthened in our mandate and position, and I’m thrilled to be back as the MP for Skeena Bulkley Valley,” said Cullen. The demographics in the NDP
caucus have changed from a party where most of their seats were from western Canada to one where over half the MPs are from Quebec. This has led some political commentators to ask if the party’s priorities will be centered on keeping those seats in Quebec at the expense of issues out west. Cullen says he rejects the very idea that addressing one region’s concerns must come at the expense of another’s. “I think the ‘western versus eastern’ idea is one that has to go away, quite frankly. We’ve seen some of the parties use that idea over time, like the Bloc or the Reform Party; it’s a divideand-conquer strategy. It was an easy way to get votes but made the country weaker. I’m feeling fantastic that the NDP has so many members from Quebec, I think it’s what a national party ought to do,” says Cullen. Even with the NDPs new position as the Official Opposition, a Conservative majority means that actually legislating their ideas isn’t going to be any easier than
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Traffic was backed up from Five Corners to McBride and back for much of Wednesday evening as hundreds came out to celebrate the Vancouver Canucks western conference championship win. Video from the celebration is online at www.thenorthernview.com
it was when they only had 37 seats. But Cullen says the Tories are vulnerable on issues such as Halibut allocation, with Conservative MPs such as Randy Kemp losing long time supporters during the election over the issue. “I think they got a real scare during the election. They had a lot of supporters move away from them particularly in rural BC. So they got shaken up politically over it, I know Randy was. So I’m hopeful,
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actually...This government needs to focus on the long-tern policies that this country needs, and one of those is a more equitable allocation of fish,” said Cullen. Many progressive Canadians are worries that a majority government will allow the Conservatives to start legislating more right-wing policies that the Party’s base is calling for, such as abortion restrictions, despite the fact that the PM promised not to do so during
HST‛s single tax system reduces costs for B.C. businesses. That helps strengthen the economy, create jobs, and makes us more competitive internationally.
the campaign. Cullen believes that Harper is more likely to keep moving towards the ideological center in order to try to win the next election. “If Harper’s smart about this and doesn’t get drunk with power, he’ll try not to box himself into a very conservative corner. That’s if they’re smart...We’ll know that in the next few weeks when they bring out their budget and first set of legislation,” says Cullen.
Consumers have to pay the HST on the end product. But since businesses no longer pay embedded taxes during the manufacturing process, their savings can be passed onto the consumer.
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◆ TEACHING THE YOUTH
Auxiliary RCMP bike rodeo focusses on fun and safety By Martina Perry The Northern View Around 50 young cyclists were in attendance at last Saturday’s bike rodeo, hosted by Prince Rupert RCMP auxiliary officers. “Our focus today was safety and fun. [The kids were taught] to have fun on their bikes, while keeping it safe,” said Constable Keith Morris, who was one of the auxiliary officers that helped put on the event. At the bicycle rodeo kids attending first had their bicycles and helmets checked over to ensure that they were safe. Most children brought bike helmets to the event, which pleased Morris. However a lot of these helmets did not fit the children properly.
“When I was growing up, you didn’t wear a helmet because that wasn’t cool,” said Morris. “But nowadays, I think most parents and children know that they must be worn. [Kids not wearing helmets] isn’t as big of a problem as I thought it would be, so I’m happy to see that.” Morris commented that a large part of the rodeo was to
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educate children on Auxiliary RCMP officers stand how to wear a helmet behind some of the approxip r o p e r l y , mately 50 young cyclists who mentioning came out to the bike rodeo on that helmets Saturday morning. s h o u l d fit flat on the head, not tipped backwards or forwards. Before the safety strap around the chin is done up, the helmet should fit tight enough that if the rider shakes their head, it won’t fall off. After children’s bikes and helmets were checked over, they were then directed to a number of stations teaching various safety items such as how to use hand signals, what to do at intersections, how to shoulder check, and other information items. Then, once all the stations were complete, children were allowed to partake in an obstacle course that taught riders how to balance at slow speeds, but was mostly just for fun. Auxiliary officers would like to host another bike rodeo next year, but are unsure at this time whether or not it would be possible, as volunteers put on the event. “It was nice to see so many kids come out. That encourages me to do another bike rodeo in the future,” said Morris.
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◆ COMMUNITY EVENT
Fishy fun at fourth annual Smoltfest By Alan S. Hale The Northern View The fourth annual Smoltfest drew a large turnout of kids and their families to the Oldfield Fish Hatchery in Prince Rupert on Saturday. About 50 kids with buckets in hand lined up to get a chance to take a couple of juvenile salmon down to the creek behind the hatchery and release them into the wild. Each kid got about four to six of the 7,500 yearand-a-half old Sockeye in their bucket and were shown to one of three different spots where they could dip the bucket carefully into the water and see the tiny fish swim away into the wilderness for the first time in their lives. Everybody involved seemed to be enjoying themselves, there were surprised squeals when the little fish in a bucket would thrash around and spray kids with water, some kids put a finger into their bucket to see what a live fish actually felt like, and
almost every kid ended up heading back to the line to get some more fish to release. According to Ashley McCrea from the Prince Rupert Salmon Enhancement Society, all the salmon were collected from the same creek they were being released into and in a couple of years they will be back to spawn themselves. When they weren’t releasing fish into the wild, volunteers ran activities like a version of a ring-toss where there were cut-outs of salmon jumping into the air instead pegs, and a “smolt race” which was really a potato sack race. They also gave out prizes such as posters and key chains. McCrae says that unfortunately the size of this year’s Smoltfest had to be scaled back considerably because of the renovations going on at the hatchery building, which is being turned into a salmon education centre. Donations at the barbecue during Smoltfest will go towards funding the renovations, which they hope will be done by the end of the summer.
◆ WEEKLY UPDATE
Notes from the Seniors Centre
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There was plenty of fun and games and an opportunity to release some of the thousands of fry raised at Oldfield Creek Hatchery during Saturday’s fourth annual Smotfest.
Contributed by Donna The Northern View Cribbage: 1st Sigga Helgason, 2nd-Mary Arneson, 3rd-Della Currie, 4th Marjorie Laporte. Good for you ladies. So we are into June already and that means summer is right around the corner. The thought of soon being able to prop our front door open to let the sunshine and fresh air in is enough to make us smile. Our summers are perfect weather for seniors as it is never unbearably hot and there is usually a nice ocean breeze if you visit the waterfront. If there is no Civic Centre Walking Group during the summer you can walk the waterfront then come to the Centre for your coffee and chit chat. Our hours will remain 11am to 3pm, Mon - Fri during the summer months. If you haven’t purchased your membership that’s OK, I’ll sell you one for $5.00, no problem! Another great thing about summer is that gardens give up treats like rhubarb that often make it to the Centre either in the form of a dessert or will end up in one. We thank all you generous gardeners who continue to bring us your bounty, our members cannot get enough of the end results. As for those of you who bake for us, we sincerely appreciate the effort and our members do so look forward to those home made treats. Our kitchen is doing very well thanks to all who contribute. We have been fortunate this year to have a reliable group of cooks and servers who work so hard to make lunch a success around here. Coming Up: General Meeting June 14 at 10am. Marion will be away but Marg Niesh will be here to run the meeting. Hope we get a quorum…maybe we can arrange a rhubarb dessert at the end of the meeting. Alzheimer Society of B.C. has videoconference presentations coming up at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital Boardroom. One is “Understanding Behaviour” on June 2 and the other “Self-Care for Caregivers” on June 9. Call 250-564-7533 to register. Have a Great Week.
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◆ THE VOICE OF BUSINESS
Chamber of Commerce release member survey results Contributed The Northern View It’s been a busy start to our year for the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce (PRDCC). With our new Board of Directors in place, being lead by our new President Chad Cunningham, we started the planning for our upcoming year. For the second year in a row, the PRDCC had a Past President Council Meeting. The Chamber has found this invaluable to have the experience of these past presidents to draw on. The discussion involved the previous year and upcoming goals. With the insight and contribution of our Past Presidents, we started a very productive Strategic Planning session. At the Strategic Planning meeting the Chamber decided to once again survey its members as the Chamber wants to align its priorities with that of our members. The Chamber does this in order to work on the issues that matter most to our over 200 members. The resent survey looked at two key areas: Advocacy and Membership Services. Survey Results: The results of the Advocacy survey showed that “Economic Development” was a key priority area for members and they thought the Chamber should focus its efforts in this area. Eighty-one percent of respondents felt that this was “very important.” Another area of significant importance to our members, coming in at 47 per cent was “Business Taxes (Municipal)”. In the Member Services Survey, three
strong areas showed up in results. Starting with Roundtable discussions (35 per cent), Speaker Series (34 per cent) and Business after Business Networking Events (32 per cent). As our board now goes back to our committees, we will have a better understanding of what our members want from us. This may come in many forms, like strategic partnerships with other groups. Recently the PRDCC signed a MOU with Community Futures of the Pacific Northwest. This partnership provides access to additional support and resources available to business in our community. These survey results will be key in the planning and direction for the upcoming Chamber Events this year. Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce wants its members and the business community as a whole to value the work the Chamber does on their behalf. The Chamber hopes to see a change in the direction of the business community in Prince Rupert & District to see all sectors grow into a vibrant economy. Contributed photo
The graphs at right show the results of the member survey conducted by the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce. The top graph outlines the issues members want the Chamber to address in an advocate capacity, while the bottom graph outlines the member services that the Chamber offers that businesses found important to them.
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At Rio Tinto Alcan, we believe in sponsoring cultural and performing arts events through out the region we operate and this year we are proud to be the Title Sponsor the Northern BC tour of The Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir.
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◆ REFERENDUM NEARING
HST ballots ready to be sent out to voters across BC By Tom Fletcher The Northern View If they’re not disrupted by a strike at Canada Post, more than three million voting
packages will be sent out in mid-June so voters can have their say on the harmonized sales tax. Voting packages will be sent out the week of June 13 to Vancouver Island and B.C.
Interior locations, Elections BC officials said in a media briefing Monday. Packages will be mailed to Lower Mainland homes the week of June 20, in an effort to have all delivered by June 24. Canada Post employees have given notice that they may go on strike by Friday. If a strike disrupts the province-wide ballot on the HST, Elections BC will extend its return period as necessary to give voters time to consider the choice. Assuming no disruption in postal service, ballots must be completed and returned to Elections BC by July 22. They can be mailed in or returned to one of 60 Service BC offices
Enbridge Northern Gateway Project
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The Joint Review Panel (Panel) conducting the review of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Project (Project) invites the public to attend information sessions. The purpose of the information sessions is to provide members of the public, Aboriginal groups, governments and other interested people an opportunity to hear about the joint review process and how to participate in the process. The Panel members will not be attending the information sessions as they are designed to provide procedural information including participation options. These sessions are not designed to receive or discuss the merits of the proposed project. Information sessions will be held in a number of locations, including: Location Bruderheim, AB
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* Presentation at 7:30 pm ** Information session to be presented in an open house style format Anyone who has an interest in the proposed Project is welcome to participate. The Panel Secretariat will be available to answer questions related to the joint review process. Information about the joint review process and how to participate can be found on the Panel’s website at www.gatewaypanel.review.gc.ca. The proposed Project involves the construction of two 1,170 kilometre long pipelines running from Bruderheim, Alberta to Kitimat, British Columbia and the construction and operation of the Kitimat Marine Terminal.
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around the province. Assistant chief electoral officer Anton Boegman said Elections BC has allowed until Aug. 25 to count and verify every returned ballot, and announce a decision. Voters will mark a ballot yes or no to the referendum question: “Are you in favour of extinguishing the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) and reinstating the PST (Provincial Sales Tax) in conjunction with the GST (Goods and Services Tax)?” The ballots are to be marked and placed in a privacy envelope. That envelope goes inside a registration envelope that voters must sign and fill in their date of birth. That envelope goes into a postage-paid return envelope to be mailed or dropped off at a Service BC location.
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Members of the Prince Rupert Marine Rescue Society accept a $200,000 cheque from Dale MacLean and Don Krusel of the Port Authority.
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from the Prince Rupert Port Authority towards the purchase of a new rapid response vessel to replace aging boat, The Prince Rupert Marine Rainbow Responder. Rescue Society (part of Coast Guard This donation brings the total up Auxiliary) has received $200,000 over $470,000 toward the goal of $518,000. The new vessel, which will comply with modern standards, will have a larger heated The Prince Rupert interior, crucial for Carpet Bowlers assisting hypothermia patients, state of the art would like to thank the electronic search and following people and rescue equipment, be businesses for their very rollover capable and an estimated top speed of generous donations: 40 knots (75 kph). Raincoast Designs Organizations and individuals interested The Crest Hotel in contributing to this worthy project are Northern Savings Credit Union invited to contact Marko Connie Dudoward Kessler at Prince Rupert Marine Rescue at Arbitrator Fishing Company telephone number 250622-9585, or by email Sm’Haalyt Dancers at marko.kessler@ princerupert.ca Chances Prince Rupert The Northern View
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◆ UNIQUE DISPLAY
Art project features 10,000 salmon By Monica Lamb-Yorski The Northern View This summer thousands of paper salmon, created by children from Northwestern B.C., will be on display in Prince Rupert. The salmon were made in schools by students from preschool through grade 12, teachers and parents, and then used to create 28 larger paper-mache salmon that are mounted on steel posts for outside display. Shannon Hurst of the Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition was in Prince Rupert Tuesday offering the display to the City of Prince Rupert. The project, 10,000 Salmon, started out as one of SWCC’s unique ideas and was part of the massive awakening of the Skeena River movement that saw Ali Howard swim the river in the summer of 2009, said Hurst. “Her story has quickly become world renown, but the effect she had on the communities in the Northwest is, and was, even more impressive today. A great testament to that was the project that started with 10,000 templates being sent to schools all across the Northwest last year.”
Originally the large salmon were put on display along the river in Old Hazelton last summer, where they posed a huge attraction to tourists and residents. “When they are combined as a school of fish all moving together, the effect is extremely impressive,” said Hurst, adding while residents of Hazelton would love to have the fish installed in their community permanently, the coalition wants to share the art with other communities. According to Hurst, Prince Rupert was the first pick because it’s where the salmon begin their swim up the Skeena River and there are thousands of residents and tourists that could enjoy seeing the display. She looked at various locations in the community and suggested Mariner’s Park to council as a possibility. Included with the display is a hand-carved wooden map of the Skeena. Placement of the fish is adaptable because they can be mounted closer together or spread apart, depending on the amount of space available. Councillor Gina Garon suggested the empty triangle shaped space adjacent to the park where cruise ship passengers first walk from the
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ship towards town and Cow Bay, but council told Hurst it would have to consult with the City’s public works department before finalizing anything. While council accepted the display offer and approved spending up to $750 for the cost of its installation, there were no promises of a location at the meeting Garon also wondered about the project standing up to Prince Rupert’s climate and Contributed photo heard that the large salmon Pineridge Elementary had a were freshly lacquered. multicultural luncheon, with They won’t last forever, parents as guests, on Thurswhich is why SWCC wants day, May 26th, to celebrate to share them with other the diverse cultures of the stucommunities, but so far they dents who attend the school. As well as many different have been standing up to foods that were brought to the the elements. The biggest luncheon, the students and concern is that the colours guests were treated to perwill fade. formances by First Nations, When asked by Councillor Indo Canadian and Prince Joy Thorkelson if there is Rupert dance groups. a message attached to the display, Hurst suggested the display speaks for itself. “The main motivation for the Skeena Watershed was to together to put this together. I did bring awareness about our salmon get the opportunity to interview and the importance of it and to tell some tourists about the project last the world that communities got year and one couple from Germany
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North Coast COMING EVENTS JUNE 5, 2011 - North Pacific Cannery Open House Community Event - Highlights include: Free admission all day (includes guided Tours & Skeena River Story Play), Grand opening of our new Visitor Welcome Centre & Gift Shop area, Restoration Tour: highlighting $2 million in stabilization and conservation work over the past 3 years, Newly restored interior layout of the Main Canning Building, Improved and expanded tour scripts and exhibits, French pressed coffee, home baked cookies, and fresh seafood chowder in the Cannery Cafe, Kids Activities (face painting, scavenger hunt...) & Free coffee for seniors. A special invitation is extended to seniors who lived/ worked at NPC or other canneries. We want to meet you and share stories, memories, and photos of Cannery Life!!
June 9 -12 - 33rd annual Seafest celebration. This year’s theme is Northern Paradise. Visit www.prspecialevents.com to download application forms, or call the Prince Rupert Special Events Society at 250.624.9118
JUNE 10 - “Naden Winds” Woodwinds Quintet @ the First United Church, 7:00pm. Admission by donation. Proceeds go to the Prince Rupert Special Events Society.
JULY 2-3 - Kitson Island Days: Paintings and Photographs Past and Present. Please contact Peter Witherly (250-624-9634) for submission details. Kitson Island Days will take place July 2-3, 2011, as part of the BC Parks 100th Anniversary Celebrations.
AUG. 4 - The Snowbirds will be performing in Prince Rupert on August 4th. Demonstration and Snowbird show will be held at 6 p.m. over the waterfront. On the waterfront, there will be displays, food booths and lots of activities during the day. This event is sponsored by the Snowbirds, City of Prince Rupert and the Rotary Club of Prince Rupert.
PROSTATE AND BLADDER CANCER Wednesday June 1 - For all those diagnosed with cancer as well as their support persons. 7:30pm, Rm 430, Prince Rupert Regional Hospital. 250-622-6533. No Meetings July and August
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CORNERSTONE MB CHURCH Free Coffee and snacks each Tues and Wed, 10:00am - Noon. 202 6th Ave West. Call 250-627-1033 for details. See you there!
CORNERSTONE MB CHURCH Sunday Celebration every week @ 10:30am, Everyone Welcome.Call 250-627-1033 for details.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS - DRUG PROBLEM? We Can Help. Monday 8:00-9:00pm, 223 4th Ave East, Presbyterian Church (side door). Tuesday - 8:00-9:00pm, 460 McBride St. (side door), Lutheran Church. For addicts only please.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS - If you want to stop drinking, take the first step and call us. Prince Rupert A.A. 250-627-1119.
FRIENDSHIP HOUSE - Mental Health Liaison Drop In sessions. Wednesday and Thursday 9-11:30am, Friday 9-10:45am. Activity Room. For more information contact Dean Wilson, 250-627-1717.
KAPS “WEED N FEED” community garden has garden plots available for Spring planting. For Further Information call 250627-5277 KAPS
KAPS PRO BONO SERVICEs for people in need of free legal advice. Clinics are held at 571 McKay St. If you are in need of legal advice please contact us at 250-627-5277 KAPS
ST. ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL - Prayer and Praise service every Friday @ 7:30pm. Come and sing praises with us.
ONGOING
SALMONBERRY TRADING COMPANY - The first market of the cruise season is Friday, May 13, 2011. After that, the markets are on Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. We can only accept home made, home cooked/ baked and home grown goods. Contact Info: Jo Scott at 250.624.8349, Delvina Delill at 250.628.3371, or Donna McNeil-Clark at 250.624.2088.
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ACROSS 1. Rough 6. Lights out signal 10. Dull 14. Keen 15. Monetary unit 17. Ore deposit 18. Aquarium denizen 19. Antelope 20. Bid first 21. Atop 23. Gin and ____ 25. Swindle 28. Thickener 31. Goose egg 32. Not sweet, as wine 35. Atomic particle 36. Irish accent 38. Money 40. Cowboy contest 42. Growing out 45. Urge on 46. River crossing 49. Alumnus, for short 50. Load 51. Swindle 54. Suitcases 56. At this place 57. Never 59. Ocean bird 60. Touch against
61. Exult in victory 63. Care for an orphan 67. Coat feature 69. Too proper 72. By route of 73. Food tidbit 74. Clumsy person 77. All the cards 78. Wish 79. Blouse ruffle 81. Mature 83. Clog or mule 86. Responsible 89. Roundup need 93. Bodily radiance, to a psychic 94. Funds held by a third party 95. Elliptical 96. Free from dependence 97. Spring occurrence 98. Dimwitted DOWN 1. Stetson, e.g. 2. Perfect shot 3. Wheel track 4. Play, as a guitar 5. Multitude 6. Turkey type 7. Rugged mountain
8. Town map 9. Beauty parlor 10. Allied nations 11. Clip 12. Lemon cooler 13. Egg source 15. Australian dog 16. Hindu queen 22. Rowboat paddle 24. Word before advised or tempered 25. British title 26. Dove’s comment 27. Plus 29. 39, to Benny 30. Ladder feature 32. Skinny one 33. Eat away 34. Transfer, as property 36. Dolt 37. Certain nobleman 39. Higher ground 41. Wimpy 43. Tightly drawn 44. Move cautiously 47. Sounded a bell 48. Double 51. Shut out 52. Gush 53. Downturn
55. PT 109’s color 56. Angel’s headgear 58. House surroundings 62. Bind with string 64. Brutus’s breakfast? 65. Needle’s kin 66. Do handiwork 68. Mauna follower 70. Nail’s cousin 71. Mountain slider 75. Skillful 76. Impose fraudulently 78. Zigzag 79. Smart of “Designing Women” 80. Racing gauge 82. Trudge 83. Witnessed 84. Shade of color 85. ____ pro nobis 87. Bikini top 88. Base 90. Child 91. Sib 92. Keats creation
See page 17 for answers P.R. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Monthly meeting every 3rd Monday of the month. For info call Marie@ 250-622-2869
ADULT Sm’Algyax Language classes Tuesday eve. 7 pm - 8:30 pm at Roosevelt School, Rm 202. Everyone welcome to join us for speaking, reading, writing, fun and games!
THE WOMEN IN BUSINESS breakfast is held on the last Wednesday of every month at 8 a.m. at Johnny B’s in the Coast Hotel. This group offers women in busines an opportunity to network with other women in an informative and fairly informal environment. If you are interested in attending, please contact the Chamber office at 250-6242296.
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Cards of Thanks
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Cemetery Advisory Committee and the
Prince Rupert Genealogy Club We would like to thank the many citizens who came to the cemetery on Sunday, May 1 to assist the two groups in unearthing headstones in the process of cemetery beautification and uploading of headstone photographs to www.findagrave.com. We would also like to thank Baker Boy for providing delicious treats, Tru Cut Sharpening Service for sharpening our edgers, and of course the City of Prince Rupert for proclaiming May 1, 2011 as Cemetery Day in Prince Rupert.
PRASEP (Aboriginal Skills Employment Partnership), the FNT & DC (First Nations Training & Development Centre), and PIAB (Plumbing Industry and Apprenticeship Board) apologizes for the delay but has
postponed the “Ready for Work Program” OFFICE MANAGER Coastal ShellÀsh Corporation is a new business with a small ofÀce in Prince Rupert. Coastal ShellÀsh provides technical and management services to the Coastal First Nations’ shellÀsh farms recently established along the north and central coast, including Haida Gwaii. The OfÀce Manager will provide administrative support to Coastal ShellÀsh’s Technical Manager and CEO. Candidates for this position should be extremely well-organized, with excellent computer skills, and good written and oral communication skills.
from June 2011 to September 2011. We would like to thank all those who submitted their resumes, but only the successful applicants will be contacted by August 1, 2011 at the latest.
Only those candidates with relevant experience will be contacted for an interview. Please email or fax a resume and cover letter before June 15th to: Coastal ShellÀsh Corporation 206 - 100 McBride Street Prince Rupert, BC V8J 3E8 sbowman@coastalÀ rstnations.ca
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READY FOR WORK PROGRAM POSTPONED
The First Nations Training & Development Centre is looking for participants who want to attend the Infant/Toddler and Special Needs CertiÀcate program that is being delivered at the Centre in Prince Rupert. Participants must already possess an Early Childhood Education CertiÀcate and be willing to attend evening and weekend classes. The program will begin in September, 2011. Please register for the program BEFORE June 20, 2011. For further information about the program or to register please call: Brenda Leighton at 250.627.8822.
The First Nations Training & Development Centre (FNT&DC) is looking for participants to attend the Adult College Readiness program that will be delivered at the Centre in Prince Rupert. This program will be delivered in partnership with the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), which is “BC’s Aboriginal public post-secondary institute.” This is a full-time upgrading program that will begin in September, 2011. The completion of an assessment test is a necessary requirement to enter the program. If you are interested in completing your upgrading and attaining your BC Adult Graduation Diploma, or if you would like further information on the program, please contact
Brenda Leighton BEFORE June 17, 2011. The contact number is: 250.627.8822.
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Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfield construction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have constructed oilfield roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051. LS McLELLAN TRUCKING is looking for OWNER OPERATORS with min 5 years experience. SIGN UP BONUS must have clean abstract, FAST card or passport. Steady year round work. Fax resumes 250-4172982 or call Ken at 250-417-2988 Email ken@lsmclellantrucking.com
SMILES’S SEAFOOD CAFE Positions open for “Food Service workers with minimum 12 Month referenced time.” Waiter, waitress, bus person with “SERVING IT RIGHT.” Also Food Prep/Dish and Prep/Cook with “FOOD SAFE.” Complete SMILE”S application form.
Traffic Control (flagger) 2 day training classes May classes KELOWNA 14/15. CHWK 18/19. Quesnel 25/26. KMLPS Jun 4/5. New $224.00 Renew $112.00 incl taxes, photo & manual go online www.roadsafetytcs.com or call 1-866-737-2389
Medical/Dental MEDICAL OFFICE Trainees Needed! Hospitals & Dr’s Need Medical Office & Medical Admin staff! No Experience? Need Training? Local Career Training & Job Placement also Available! 1-888-778-0459
OfÀce Support ACCOUNTING TRAINEES Needed now! Large & Small firms seeking certified A & P Staff now. No Experience? Need Training? Career Training & Job Placement available 1-888-424-9417
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PAINTER’S PALETTE Nicole Best Rudderham Original Art/Portraits Classes Monthly 315-3rd Ave. West, P.R.
250-622-8620 nicart@citytel.net
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Financial Services GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com IF YOU own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS will lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1-800-5872161. M O N E Y P ROV I D E R . C O M $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.
Business/Office Service DENIED CANADA Pension plan disability benefits? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help. Call Allison Schmidt at 1-877-793-3222. www.dcac.ca.
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Pets
Cutie Paws Grooming Located in Pacific Coast Vet
Industrial Electricians
Wanted for WTP work in Prince Albert Sask. Competitive Wages, LOA and Benefits!
* Immediate Start * Fax resume to (1)250-492-3343 or visit www.betts.bc.ca for more info. WELDERS - SEEKING welders for custom manufacturing environment. Competitive wages, Benefits, RRSP’s & Apprenticeship opportunities. Apply to: Do All Metal Fabricating, Estevan, SK. Email: jhoward@doallmetal.com Fax: 306-634-8389”
Call 778-884-PAWS (7297)
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Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 11 a.m. For Little Bear Ranch Ltd. at Ootsa Lake, B.C. Cross Francois Lake ferry, follow Keefe’s Landing Road 40 km to Ootsa Nadina Road, turn left, go East to 27 3/4 km (#45249) turn right, 2 km in. 1994 JD 6400 tractor - 86 h.p. - 4x4 / 640 loader - hay forks and lumber forks (exc. cond.), 1130 MF tractor / cab / new clutch and hyd pump - 130 h.p., 1996 MF 283 - 4x4 tractor - 67 h.p. / Allied 595 loader / bucket & forks (exc. cond.), 1948 Farmall H tractor, 12’ Ezee - On comb disc / hyd / on wheels, 12’ Malco finish disc / hyd / on wheels, 10’ tandem finish disc - 8’ PM one way breaking disc, 3 pt spring tooth cultivator - 3 pt fert spreader, 10’ field packer - Chain harrows, 12’ Brillion grass seeder, 12’ MF seed drill / grass and fert. attach., 1995 NH 492 Haybine swather (9 1/2’), IHC #37 square baler, PZ 2000 hay tether, Darf side delivery rake - Antique dump rake, NH 717 and MF 200 silage choppers, Bale buncher - Bale stooker - (2) 22’ bale elevators - 16’ grain auger, Gooseneck tandem hay trailer, Farmhand 450 powerbox manure spreader (7 yd), Horsedrawn logging arch - headache rack, 6 Round bale feeders - 12’ & 10’ metal gates, 1994 Japa firewood processor, 1995 Chev 2500 ext cab - 4x4 - 350 eng 5 speed, 1981 - IHC - 5 ton truck / hoist - 345 eng - 5 speed / 2 speed split, 1957 Chev - 2 ton / hoist - 235 eng 4 speed / 2 speed rearend, Allis Chalmers 4 cyl power unit (diesel), 12’ fibreglass boat several older outboard motors, Delta grinder on stand, Assoc machine drill press, Monarch cement mixer, Craftsman Power Feeder - Sears jointer Sears wood range, 3 wheels w/235 80 R 16 tires for Chev 3/4 ton - 4 alloy wheels for Toyota Land Cruiser, 500 gal fuel tank /stand - subm stock tank heater (propane), Beam scale - chain hoists, Murdoch & Sons piano - 2 Western Saddles & MUCH MORE. Consignments Welcome. Conditions of Sale: Cash or Cheque with I.D.
For information call:
ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIELS CKC reg puppies. Champ lines. Tails docked, vet checked, 1st shots, guaranteed. Home raised, well socialized. Ready June 12. $1200 peterandskye@gmail.com. 250-392-1440
Become a GREEN SHOPPER!
Richie at 250-698-7377 or 250-698-7351 or Nathan at 250-692-7478
Garage Sales 106 8th East Saturday, June 4 9am - 12 noon. Furniture, clothing, knicknacks and more. Rain or Shine (Inside) No Early Birds!
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Real Estate
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Misc. for Sale HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com
Mobile Homes & Parks
Mortgages
Prince Rupert First United Church Summer Market, Saturdays, 9am - Noon, May 7th Aug 27th. $10 per table. Phone 250-624-2087 or 250624-5652.
DEER PROBLEMS? Problem solved! Bobbex Deer repellent available in Canada. Easy, economical, safe. Available at local garden centres. Dealer inquiries welcome. Ask for BOBBEX. www.bobbex.ca
PR: 543 Evergreen Drive (Harbourview Apt). Sat June 4, 8 am - 2pm.
Trades, Technical
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Work is located in Northern B.C.
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1-800-566-6899 Ext.400OT WILF CARTER and many more old-time country music favourites. CDs, DVDs. Free 48 page catalogue. Music Barn, Box 3160-h, Markham, ON L3R 6G5. www.countrymusictreasures. com/news.html. Toll-Free 1-800-984-0047.
A-**Special** 53’ insulated makes Great Shop! Only $7200 freight included! And 40’HC $2800. No Rust! STEEL SHIPPING Containers/Bridges 20’40’45’53’ Used/Damaged Semi Trailers for Hiway & storage.Delivery BC and AB Call 24 hrs 1-866-528-7108 www.rtccontainer.com
Misc. Wanted
CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! 1-866-981-5991.
I Buy Coins, Collections, Olympic, Gold, Silver Coins etc Chad 250-863-3082 ( local )
Misc. for Sale
Tools Mechanic’s hand tools for sale, mostly Snap-On brand, with Beach top cabinet and Proto bottom roller cabinet. Ratchets, sockets, wrenches, punches, torque wrenches, air ratchet, etc. $2000 for the lot. Phone Dale @ 250-624-4695
Landscaping
Landscaping
Commercial/ Industrial Property RESTAURANT PREMISES available for rent in thriving Houston, B.C. Recent extensive renovations including new heating system & upgraded insulation. Call: (250) 845-9088 or (250) 845-2246
For Sale By Owner
on most cellular networks.
Pet Obituaries
Rentals Apt/Condo for Rent K&C APARTMENTS 423-3rd Ave. West. in Pr. Rupert. 2 blocks from college. One bedroom apartments. Hardwood floors. Laundry services, heat incl. Security entrance. Rent $550/mo.. Phone Jeff @ 250-627-6168
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of
BEANS Predeceased by Arlo. Survived by Obi, Skees Pete and Bob.
Real Estate
Real Estate
NEW heat pump, new roof, new windows, and new laminated wood floors. Close to schools, airport, golf courses, college, ski hill Please call (250) 334-6768
PR: 3 bdrm, 1 bath. Needs some work. Asking $120,000. Call 250-627-1414
Help Wanted
Help Wanted
Have you heard?
GREAT FOR ALL AGES GREAT FIRST JOB
How you can... Make extra money Get in shape Get to know your neighbourhood ALL AT ONCE?
AVAILABLE ROUTES AREA
# OF PAPERS
BORDEN/TAYLOR/FULTON AVE (150 PAPERS) HAYS COVE AVE (90 PAPERS) 7TH / 8TH EAST (220 PAPERS)
Send resumes to kyle@monsterindustries.ca or fax to 250-845-3245 For more information to
www.monsterindustries.ca
1-800-663-5555 or *5555
Real Estate
TOP SOIL MINI EXCAVATION 250-624-1294
ROUTE #
If you see a wildfire, report it to
Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refinances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1-888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca
INSULATOR collection wanted. Telephone & Railway types. Prefer a large amount. 250-539-2031
A FREE Telephone service get your first month free. bad credit, don’t sweat it. No deposits. No credit checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464. BUILDING SALE... “”Rock Bottom Prices!””. 25x40 $7995. 30x40 $9840. 35x50 $12,995. 40x80 $22,600. 47x100 $35,690. Ends included. Many others. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers since 1980. Call 1-800-668-5422. CAN’T GET up your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift. Call 1-866-9816591. DO-IT-YOURSELF Steel buildings priced to clear Make an Offer! Ask about free delivery, most areas! Call for quick quote and free brochure 1-800-668-5111 ext 170. FAST RELIEF the First Night!! Restless Leg Syndrome and Leg Cramps Gone. Sleep Soundly, Safe with Medication, Proven Results. www.allcalm.com 1-800-765-8660.
11022 21009 21013
WHOLESALE FACTORY DIRECT. Manufactured, Modular & Park models. Tremendous savings. Luxurious 1512 sq. ft home including delivery and installation only US $109,950. Many other plans available. The Home Boys 877-976-3737 509-4819830 or www.hbmodular.com We will beat ANYONE’S price!
Buying, Selling?
Medical Supplies
Monster Industries is now accepting resumes for
Millwrights, B Level welders, fitters, ironworkers and labourers.
SAWMILLS - BAND/Chainsaw - Spring sale - Cut lumber any dimension, anytime. Make money and Save money. In stock ready to ship. Starting at $1,195.00.
Heavy Duty Machinery
PR: 380 Kaien Road, Sat June 4, 8am - 12 noon. Mostly Marine Equipment. Indoors.
www.pitch-in.ca
Like New Almond Self Clean Stove, Fridge. 250-624-5687 Great Price !
Garden Equipment
PR: 225 Cormorant Rd, Sun June 5, 10am - 2pm. Sewing desk, lots of misc items, some still in pkgs.
Work Wanted Experienced Deck hand available for Charter Season. 250-846-5997 or 780-2962544 PR: College student will house/pet sit for you. Reasonable rates, references included. I am responsible, reliable, affordable, love animals and have lived in Prince Rupert all my life. Call 250-6271812 ask for Sara. PR: Looking for childcare this summer? Look no further. I am a fun-loving college student who loves to work with children. I am honest, caring, responsible and reliable. Your child will have fun all summer playing at the park, sports, arts, crafts and swimming. References upon request. Call 250-627-1812 ask for Sara.
FARM AUCTION
Merchandise for Sale
250-624-8088 225-3rd St, Prince Rupert
Melanie Erickson
PRINCE RUPERT 250-627-9463
Spring into action with these great buys!
Address
MLS #
1908 6th Ave 1812 Kootenay 551 West 9th 1006 Alfred St 748-754 Evergreen Drive 119 Gull 1727 East 7th 1438 Overlook 1109 Water Street 868-870 Fulton 90 Hays Cove 1525 11th Ave East 309 9th Ave West 1003 2nd Ave West 108 Collart Place 909 Prince Rupert Blvd 623 7th Ave West 102 Raven St 1638 8th East 889 Borden 800 McBride Spero’s 739 Alfred 1600 E 8th 1441 Pigott Place 1429 Overlook 322 7th West #307 - 880 PR Blvd 606 Donald Street
N207491 SOLD N200896 Reduced N205505 N206206 N207328 N206861 N206707 REDUCED N207097 N207253 REDUCED N207266 N207527 N207539 N207599 N207603 N208342 N208523 REDUCED N208604 New Listing N207865 N208340 N207880 N4504737 N209176 New listing N209041 N209503 New Listing N209494 N209341 N209469 N210150 New Listing
Price
$99,000 $183,000 $145,000 $145,000 $138,000 $287,000 $229,900 $199,000 $549,900 $175,000 $179,000 $215,000 $79,000 $139,000 $279,000 $310,000 $142,000 $120,000 $125,000 $135,000 $369,000 $158,000 $180,000 $230,000 $85,000 $150,000 $49,500 $234,000
250-627-7551 • www.rupertrealty.ca
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Rentals
Rentals
Transportation
Transportation
Apt/Condo for Rent
Commercial/ Industrial
Recreational/Sale
Boats
Four Winds Apartments 1741 Kootenay Ave Prince Rupert, BC V8J 4A3 Contact Property Manager - Ron Morgan Telelphone: 250-627-1407 or Apt #202 1 and 2 bedrooms (No Pets)
Oasis
Apartments Clean & Renovated 1 & 2 bdrm Suites
Furnished & Un-Furnished. Quiet Tenants. On Site Management.
Gym, Hot Tub & Sauna. References Required.
250-627-5820 www.oasisaparts.com
WAREHOUSE FOR RENT in Prince Rupert BC Industrial Park Big overhead doors 1 - 2150 sq. ft.
Call 250-624-2725
Duplex / 4 Plex AVAILABLE FOR RENT 1, 2, and 3 bdrm homes for rent. 1 bdrm suites include W/D. References required!
Call for details 250-627-1715 or 250-624-5955 PR: 2bdrm duplex, bright & clean,newly reno., no children pls. $650/mo. + damage dep. Avail Apr 1. 250-600-2126
CLIFFSIDE APARTMENTS 1123-1137 Borden Street Adult-oriented. Quiet location with harbour view. Heat and hot water included. Minutes walking to downtown and hospital. References required. 1, 2, or 3 bedroom suites. Some furnished. Prince Rupert
250-624-5800
GATEWAY APARTMENTS
or phone Lynn at Randall North R.E.S.
2001 MACGREGOR 26 X MOTOR SAILBOAT Excellent condition. Ready to sail/motor 50 HP Honda 4 stroke, two batteries, port-a-potty, alcohol one burner stove, alcohol heater, VHF radio, sounder, compass, jib & main sail, bimmi top, cockpit cushions; spare prop, anchor with 30’ of chain & 300’ of line. Bottom painted summer 2010. New (2010) Highliner tandem trailer.
$24,000 OBO 2007 Zodiac tender (no motor) also available for sale. For more details,
Tent Trailer,
$10,900. Great condition. Lots of space for family camping trips. 2 king size beds + double, Sleeps 6 comfortably. Pull out dining slide. Small kitchen area + bathroom w/ shower and toilet. Outdoor shower. Awning with add-a-room feature. Trailer has A/C unit, water heater & furnace. This is an awesome family trailer with lots of space. For further details contact
778-884-4328
SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars & trucks & heavy equipment. $4.00 each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10. Call Toll Free 1.877.334.2288
ISLAND SAFARI
46’10” x 24’ Crab Vessel 450 HP Electronic, New 3406 CAT 2006 Packs 600+ traps Trap Limit 875 Boat, Area A Crab License and Gear Price Negotiable Contact Fred
250-624-4320 or
250-627-6893
Trucks & Vans
Luxury One Bedroom Suite
ROOSEVELT HEIGHTS APARTMENTS
Call Chris 624-3546
Townhouses
M.V. BEACH TRAMP 1996 DODGE MOBILE Lunch Truck $34,900 OBO Fire suppression system upto-date. New front end; New tires; Engine tuned; new battery; 12 extra inserts for condiments; complete stainless steel interior. All items in excellent & immaculate condition.
40 ft . Cabin Cruiser Diesel engine; marine stove, alum. poles & all gear; alum fish box. Recent survey.
MUCH REDUCED! Best offer takes it. Skiff also available. To view, call
250-624-2603
Families & Seniors Quiet, some w/ heat incl. From $500/mth.
Boats
$700 per month.
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The Port is committed to full and open consultation on the 2020 Land Use Plan and welcomes public feedback and participation throughout this process.
CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT
NOTICE OF PROPOSED LAND SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION The City hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter, of its intention to sell the property located at 1058-3rd Avenue West, Prince Rupert, BC by Public Auction. The property is commonly known as the Falcone Estate.
Date: Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 at 2:00 pm in Council Chambers located at 424-3rd Avenue West, Prince Rupert, BC. The upset price, or minimum price that will be accepted is $30,000. The highest bid above the upset price will be accepted.
The 2011 BC Assessment of the building and property is Land $20,200 and Improvement $46,200 for a total assessed value of $66,400. A Market Appraisal dated January 2011 puts the market value at $40,000.
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A public Open House Presentation of the 2020 Land Use Plan will be as follows: Place : Crest Hotel in the BC Room Date : Wednesday, June 15th Time : 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
The City of Prince Rupert has not attempted to verify the condition of the property being offered for sale by public auction. Prospective purchasers should conÀrm on their own any information on which their decision to purchase the property is contingent.
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Members of the public are encouraged to review the Land Use Plan and to share their comments by mail, email (pcorp@rupertport.com), or by delivering written representations to the Port offices 200 Cow Bay Road.
The successful bidder must pay by cash or certiÀed cheque at the time of purchase.
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The Prince Rupert Port Authority invites public comment and participation in reviewing the Draft 2020 Land Use Management Plan (Land Use Plan). The Land Use Plan will be made available to the public on the Port’s website (www.rupertport.com) from June 1st to August 1st, 2011. Printed copies of the Land Use Plan will also be available at the Port offices and the Prince Rupert Public Library.
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PORT SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY… Prince Rupert Port Authority photos
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In addition to the Prince Rupert Marine Rescue Society (see page 16 for details), the Prince Rupert Port Authority made significant donations to the following community groups as a result of a nearquadrupling of the Port Authority’s Community Investment Fund after seeing record revenues in 2010. Clockwise from top: - The District of Port Edward received $70,000 for allow for new landscaping ties, improved drainage, and re-surfacing of tennis courts at the Port Edward Community Playground. - The Lester Centre of the Arts received $150,000 toward upgrading that includes a new roof, washrooms, stage lights, rehearsal and dressing rooms, and lobby seating. - The Prince Rupert Library received $35,000 to contract the services of an architectural firm to review its existing facility and recommend modifications and renovations to accommodate an upgraded library. - North Pacific Cannery received $20,000 to improve the cruise guest and visitor experience by adding to existing onsite signage. Not pictured is the Prince Rupert Fire Museum Society, whose money will go to restore the interior and exterior of a 1948 4-door BC Police car, readying it for display at the museum
SPORTS ◆ ON THE TRACK
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Hot and sunny skies greeted racers and fans for the inaugural race of the 2011 Northwest drag racing season. This was the first of four races this season at the Terrace Regional Airport. Racing was hot and heavy even though the car count was down. This may have had a lot to do with it being Grad weekend. There were even a few prom dresses noted at the track on Saturday. Kitimat’s Randy Baker took home ‘King of the YXT’. Saturday. It was Bakers weekend, besides winning Saturday, he took home a 3rd in ‘Pro’ Sunday and also won the 50/50 draw Sunday. The finals in ‘Gamblers’ on Saturday was a good showdown with Terrace’s Bill Boutilier, in his S-10 pickup, lined up against Jim Braid and his motorcycle. Braid is a fearsome opponent in ‘Bike/ Sled’ class as he always is a super consistent racer who always gets a good light and runs his dial-in time. Braid redlit and gave the win to Boutilier. ‘Junior King’ was settled with Kitimat’s Lou Ribero taking home his first of two wins on the weekend. On Sunday there were many firsts. In the new ‘Sportsman’ Class, the first ever winner. Who was a racer running his first race ever. Marcus Wilmen, driving the Caledonia High school car, took home the first place finish. In second place
was Andrew Calkins. Andrew dropped down to this class after his ‘Super Pro’ Camero broke on Sunday. He then ran his tow pickup to take second Place. There was a second Calkins in the winners circle, as his brother, Shane Calkins, overcame Saturday motor problems to take home third place. In ‘Super Pro’ Mike Wienhardt of Vanderhoof, ran down Haida Gwaii’s Laurence Wilkens duster for the first place finish. It also marked Wilkins first placing in the winners circle. Randy Baker could not repeat his Saturday nights first place in ‘King of the YXT’ Baker red-lit to take home a third Place. Still pretty good weekend for Baker. In Bike/Sled Shawn Enmark and his sled, started the season right where he left off last season, with a first place win over Leland Hoveland. ‘Super Pro’ had a Kitimat feel as Harley Bell took down Bruce Daum in the final. Jr. Dragster was also a Kitimat final as Lou Ribero took home his second first place in two days with a win over Tanner Daum. First time racer Massimo Dallavecchia took home a third place Sunday results Super Pro
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Kris Barnett launches off the starting line in the inaugural race of the 2011 at the Terrace airport last weekend 1.Harley Bell 2.Bruce Daum 3.Russ Gutknicht Pro 1.Mike Wiehardt 2.Laurence Wilkens 3.Randy Baker Sportsman 1.Marcus Wilmen 2.Andrew Calkins 3.Shane Calkins Snow/Bike 1.Shawn Enmark 2.Leland Hoveland 3.Al MacFarlane Jr. Dragster 1.Lou Ribero 2.Tanner Daum 3.Massimo Dallavecchia
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SPORTS
THE BOSS IS AWAY
◆ ON THE ICE
CIHL adds two teams and retools divisions Contributed The Northern View Representatives of the Central Interior Hockey League voted to accept applications from the Quesnel Kangaroos and the Lac La Hache Tomahawks to join the league for the 2011-12 season, and created three divisions for the new season’s schedule. The three-team West Division will now comprise the Prince Rupert Rampage, the Terrace River Kings and the Kitimat Ice Demons, the East Division will be the Smithers Steelheads, Houston Luckies and Hazelton Wolverines.
The remaining four teams, the Omineca Ice, The Quesnel Kangaroos, the Williams Lake Stampeders and the Lac La Hache Tomahawks will make up the South Division. The league accepted the withdrawal of the Burns Lake Braves from the lineup. All teams will play an interlocking 18 games schedule featuring home and away series with teams in their own division, with the remaining games against the closest competition in the East Division. For playoffs, the two top teams in each division will advance along with two wild card teams, with the
highest points total – with the remaining two lowest-point teams eliminated. J.C Brown of Smithers Peak Radio was elected president of the league and will be drawing up official schedule as quickly as possible. Former Smithers goaltender, Jamie Deba will take over as league statistician. Josh Armstrong of the Prince Rupert Rampage will remain as vice-president, while Terry Marleau of the Kitimat Ice Demons will become past president. Former league president and treasurer, Rose Ruffell of the Burns Lake Braves has turned over duties of league treasurer to Colin Smith, general manager of the
Hazelton Wolverines. Al Navrot, a former coach of the Williams Lake Stampeders presented details of plans for the Lac La Hache team while Curtis Gassoff, who played last year with the Williams Lake Stampeders, made a presentation on behalf of the Kangaroos, in Quesnel. The league will continue to use the Pointstreak statistical system. The league representatives also agreed to support an application from the Kitimat Ice Demons to BCAHA to host the Coy Cup in 2012. The team won the Coy Cup for the fourth time in six seasons in Prince Rupert in March.
◆ ANNUAL EVENT
The Northern View Bob Cuthbert of the Rupert Runners was a guest of Port Edward on May 24 to discuss the annual Cannery Road Race planned for September 17, and said he expect the eighth annual run to be the biggest
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yet. “In 2004 when we started there were 65 runners, last year there were 100 and this year we expect there to be around 120. It is an event that is growing and becoming more popular,” he told council.
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◆ TALENT SHOWCASE
Music students take to the stage to benefit Lester Centre By Martina Perry The Northern View Music students from Ian Lihou’s Ring System Music Studio and Tom Lehar’s Summit Sound Lounge joined together last weekend to put on a performance that helped raise money to replace the Lester Centre of the Arts floor. “I think the performers did an awesome job. I was really proud of them,” said Lihou. Over 25 students ranging from 10 to 18 years old took to the stage, for some students it was their first time hitting the stage, while others were more experienced with performing in front of an audience. Most of the students were mixed up into groups or duos, where people learning instruments were grouped up with vocal students, with many students being featured in several
different acts. As well, a number of students went on as solo acts. Students started preparing for the show in February. This is the second time musical students have put on a fund raising performance of this sort. Last winter, students hosted a concert that benefited the Salvation Army Food Bank. Lihou says he hopes his and Lehar’s students will have more opportunities to put on fund raising shows. U n f o r tunately the exact amount raised at last weekend’s concert could not be tracked down by deadline, Lihou estimates around $900
was raised to be contributed towards the Lester Center’s capital legacy fund that will focus on making repairs to the center’s stage floor. “Thank you so much to the community for all the support, and we hope to see you at the next fundraiser,” added Lihou.
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Students from both the Ring System Music Studio and Summit Sound Lounge took to the stage at the Lester Centre to raise money for a new floor at the venue.
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The conference space at the Highliner Inn was packed with music lovers on May 29 as the Prince Rupert Rotary Choir presented the 21st annual Sweet Serenade concert. The choir offered up a diverse musical showing, opening with a set that featured traditional English, Irish and spiritual songs and was wrapped up with the locally composed Seafest Song. The second set opened with a traditional Yiddish song before the singers moved into a medley of songs from Fiddler on the Roof and finished the set with the traditional Hava Nagila. The choir’s final set was a bit more modern, featuring songs like Are You Lonesome Tonight and Lean on Me and a Golden Age of Broadway medley, but also featuring the locally penned Charles Melville Hays Requiem. After three sets from the choir, the Senior Jazz Ensemble got the place rocking with a six song set that included the swinging Swing Fever, the funky Buffalo Head, the up-tempo Rock This Town and concluded with the traditionally closing Great Shark Hunt.