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U.S. Federal Maritime Commission asked to investigate Fairview Terminal By Shaun Thomas The Northern View
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American concerns about container shipments through Fairview Terminal reached a new height last week, as Federal Maritime Commission Chair Richard Lidinsky confirmed that congressmen from the west coast had asked him to investigate Prince Rupert to determine if it puts US ports at an unfair disadvantage. “It is a very complicated issue, involving the harbor maintenance tax, weaker container inspections, NAFTA and possible subsidy of cargo railroads to Canada, but this issue will have to
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“It’s concerning because this has been festering for some time in that the efficiencies and advantages of going through Fariview Terminal to get containers to the U.S. has resulted in a lobby in Washington related to subsidies and rail subsidies, which is the furthest thing from the truth. So it’s concerning, but we’re also confident that if they investigate and research they will find that the only advantages Prince Rupert offers is its location and the efficiency of the operation,” he said, adding that the claim of weaker inspections was also unfounded based on 100 per cent screening at the terminal and additional screening at the border. See Port, page 2
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◆ DECISION IN SEPTEMBER
Port authority refutes accusations from the U.S. ports Continued from page 1 contrast to U.S. ports, which have a lot of government subsidy,” he said. Stevenson said he takes issue with A memo from the Association concerns about weaker screening. of Canadian Port Authorities, for “This is absolutely false. U.S. instance, mentions that Canadian port bound cargo from Prince Rupert on authorities pay for their own dredging CN has a higher level of screening while that cost is covered by the than in the U.S. There is 100 per cent screening at Fairview Terminal and government in the U.S., U.S. ports have access to favourable interest rates the containers are screened again at via Government Obligation Bonds and the border,” he said. Shaun Stevenson several ports receive funding from the “From a security standpoint, state and local governments. there is no more secure entryway Lidinsky, who was appointed by into the U.S. than through Prince President Barack Obama in 2009, Rupert.” heads up a commission whose goals include Stevenson also said the Prince Rupert Port monitoring “the laws and practices of foreign Authority will be cooperative in any way governments which could have a discriminatory or possible if the commission approaches them for otherwise adverse impact on shipping conditions input. in the U.S.” and “to foster a fair, efficient and “We welcome the opportunity to provide reliable international ocean transportation system information to the commission because I’m confident that if they look they will find that we and to protect the public from unfair and deceptive are purely commercial and receive no subsidy in practices”.
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◆ SEVERE AND VIOLENT CRIME
RCMP inspector discusses city’s high national crime rank perspective. If you look at last year [for 2009 numbers], we were number six for both violent crime The 2010 crime severity and crime severity so there is an numbers from Statistics Canada improvement. A small one, but put Prince Rupert at number nine it is an improvement that shows in the country when it comes to we’re going in the right direction,” he said, acknowledging part of that comes from the two homicides in 2009 while there were none in 2010. “There are some positive initiatives, like the bike patrol, the DARE program in school and the proactive work we’re doing with repeat offenders, to try and keep those numbers down, but it’s still a struggle. We deal with drug and alcohol issues and that drives a lot of that crime.” And while the City of Now offering Customer Rewards program, Prince Rupert has supported earn points and redeem for merchandise such the RCMP with another as: Future Shop, Foot Locker, HBC or officer this year, a position redeem for Areoplan Points! that started in July and will go toward crime prevention, Killbery said the Prince Rupert detachment’s case Where do you buy a 24 pack? load per officer is still above
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◆ FEDERAL AFFAIRS
MP discusses interim leader and Jack Layton’s health up and it was one of those good-news/ bad-news sort of moments where he The Northern View had successfully fought the prostate cancer, but they found indications Skeena - Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen spoke of other cancer going on,” explained out on Wednesday about the mini-crisis facing his Cullen. party in Ottawa now that NDP leader Jack Layton “So, I don’t think we know yet, and it has taken a leave of absence from Parliament to fight a second bout with cancer. will be totally speculative until his doctors confirm something.” Cullen says that he and the rest of the NDP Despite now having left Parliament for caucus intend to continue doing their jobs the same medical treatment, Layton has not been as before and that he stands behind Layton’s choice out of contact with his party. According of a rookie MP from Quebec to replace him until, to Cullen, Layton used the Internet-phone not if, he returns to politics. and video-chat service Skype to give Earlier this week, a very thin and raspy-voiced NDP leader his MPs an update during their caucus Jack Layton announced that he would be leaving Jack Layton meeting on Wednesday. Parliament at least until the House of Commons “As sad as it was, and in as much shock reconvenes in September so that he can undergo as people are over the news that Jack is going through another medical treatment for a second round of cancer. Earlier this bout with cancer, incredibly uplifting and determined is how year, Layton had been under treatment for prostate cancer I would describe the atmosphere as we left the meeting. which he was able to beat. What kind of cancer the second There is determination that Jack needs to get well because infection is something not even the NDP caucus knows for that’s what he needs to do, and for us to do our jobs that sure. “What happened was, Jack had gone in for a check- many-millions of Canadians elected us to do,” says Cullen. Layton picked newly-elected Quebec ◆ IN THE AIR MP Nycole Turmel to replace him as interim leader. Political observers have already been buzzing about the political strategy of appointing a Quebecer to stand
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Snowbirds tomorrow By Shaun Thomas The Northern View Tomorrow the Snowbirds arrive in Prince Rupert, and the community is invited to come out and celebrate their arrival prior to the show. A community celebration will be taking place at Rotary Waterfront Park beginning at three p.m. with vendors, entertainment, two bouncy castles and more, while the Pillsbury
House will be hosting a Garden and Tea Party by donation also beginning at three p.m. The Snowbirds show starts at six p.m. and is scheduled to run for 45 minutes. The show will be broadcast on AM 560, and speakers will be set up at Mariner’s Park as an alternate place for people to take in the show. Look for full coverage of the event in next week’s issue of the Prince Rupert Northern View.
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◆ MIDWAY THROUGH
Cruise Task Force provides an update to city council According to Prince Rupert Port Authority Manager of Trade The Northern View Development Andrew Hamilton, Prince Rupert’s Cruise Ship 26 action items were identified Task Force showed up en masse by the task force as critical for Monday evening to give City cruise in Prince Rupert. Of those, 24 have already been Council a mid-season update. Seven representatives from implemented. They’ve included developing the group took turns outlining way-finding signage, telling the initiatives that have been taken in story of Prince Rupert involving the community to try and revitalize more of the community’s citizens, a the onshore experience for scavenger-hunt stamping program, individual passengers not booked and increasing market awareness for any excursions or tours. Much was initiated after on the vessel. “The first of our successes was Norwegian Cruise Lines confirmed a cruise visitor guide. It’s a way to it would not be returning to tell the story of Prince Rupert. It’s Prince Rupert as a port of call in a 20-page guide that is distributed 2012. That news came just before to the cruise passengers before they Christmas and the task force met in arrive in Prince Rupert to give them early January. an insight into the community,” SCHEDULED FLIGHTS • CHARTERS • TOURS Hamilton said. P h i l Westoby, Cruise Development Coordinator for the PRPA, said being able to deploy a guide on board is unprecedented in FLIGHT SCHEDULE: AUGUST 2011 the Alaska cruise FLT# DEPART ARRIVE FREQUENCY theatre. PRINCE RUPERT TO PORT SIMPSON “Normally 101......8:30am ...... 8:45am........................ Mon to Fri such guides are 105......12:30pm .... 12:45pm .............................. Daily dependent upon 111......5:00pm ...... 5:15pm ................................ Daily a large amount of advertising PORT SIMPSON TO PRINCE RUPERT content, but the 102........8:45am ....... 9:15am .................... Mon to Fri creation of a 106........12:45pm ..... 1:15pm ............................. Daily design with which 112........5:15pm ....... 5:54pm ............................. Daily we were able to PRINCE RUPERT TO MASSET collaborate with the cruise line 301........8:00am ............8:45am ................ Mon to Fri allowed us to 303* ......2:30pm ............3:15pm ......................... Daily
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bring it on board. Normally that would be prohibited,” Westoby said. Westoby also told council some tour providers have seen an increase in sales from 20 to 100 per cent, especially tours offering soft adventure and wildlife viewing. Treena Decker from Community Futures of the Pacific Northwest described changes that have been made to the Ambassador program. “It was decided to move it to more of a volunteer organization rather than one being held by one organization in the community. So far we’ve been able to start that process. Monica Lamb-Yorski photo It’s in transition, with more Members of the Cruise Task Force address council. volunteers coming on board all the time,” Decker said. In addition to ambassadors, the statue down at the waterfront. “This has been a tremendous program has added interpreters, Locals are also coming down and success. The enthusiasm of these people who have a little more engaging with the performers, students cannot be understated and knowledge of certain industries which is something we didn’t their knowledge of the technology or sectors of the Prince Rupert anticipate,” Decker said. is without parallel. They are to tell their story and engage the Michael Gurney, PRPA’s an inspiration, I believe, to the passengers in their experience. new manager of corporate rest of the volunteers,” Gurney “We have people that were communications, told council his said. involved with the fishing industry task has been to oversee social Stories of Prince Rupert or heritage. Part of the problem media and new media’s role in the are popping up on Facebook, has been finding people that can overall strategy. foursquare, Youtube, and other volunteer their time to come out on “To enable this we’ve been social media networking sites and a regular basis,” Decker said. providing free wifi connection for last week the students initiated a Along with Rudy Kelly, Decker cruise ship passengers on Thursday walking tour which is student led has organized a street performer evenings to allow them to connect and student researched. busker program that has attracted to their social networks and get “Through that they can also 25 performers. their stories out,” said Gurney. document guest reactions to the “We have everyone from In addition, he has enlisted the city and their experience on shore violinists to trombone trios to help of a dozen local high school and share some of their particular woodwind quartets to Colleen students who are using their social knowledge about their hometown,” at Pillsbury House who does an networks to engage with passengers Gurney explained. excellent Edith Piaf. I do a living to solicit video testimonies. See Cruise, page 5
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◆ CRIME
Sexual assault charges laid against 70-year old resident Contributed The Northern View Charges have been laid in connection to a multiple victim sex assault against 70 year old, Harvey Gordon Robertson. Mr. Robertson has been arrested and charged on July 26, 2011 with two counts of sexual assault and four counts of sexual interference. He has been remanded in custody at the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre until his next court appearance on August 15, 2011. Mr. Robertson will appear via a video conference from Prince George.
Last week the Prince Rupert RCMP was made aware of allegations of sexual assault on individuals under the age of 16 years old. These allegations have a time span of up to a year ago until recent. Police have not ruled out the possibility of more victims or witnesses related to these incidents or this individual. If you have any information related to these allegations or new information you are asked to please contact Cst. Holdenreid or Cst. Starr with the Prince Rupert RCMP at 250-627-0700. “These are serious allegations that are being investigated by our General Investigation Section and we are using
techniques and officers specifically trained to deal with these matters,” states Cst. Laura Lechky of the Prince Rupert RCMP. “We respect that crimes of this nature can be difficult for our community, but we are seeking the public’s help to generate new and more information with regards to this ongoing investigation.” For the protection for all victims and witnesses a court ordered publication ban is in place with regards to this investigation. If you have any information regarding this investigation or know
someone who may have information to further the investigation you are asked to call the Prince Rupert RCMP at 250-627-0700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
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Continued from page 4 can be translated to try and In addition, exit attracting cruise lines to Prince surveys are done each Rupert. week that will be filed “It’s an opportunity for into a report at the end us to be able to market of the season. what we’ve done in 2011 Aside from for passenger experience volunteer initiatives, in Prince Rupert. We’re businesses in Cow in a critical window now Bay and the downtown because we’ll meet with have teamed up cruise lines between with the Chamber September and March to of Commerce and put together a solid product 10:00 am - 11:30 am Tourism Prince Rupert for the future,” Hamilton Sunday’s 10:00 am - 2:00pm Andrew Hamilton said. to put together a coupon book focusing Editor’s note: For more on Canadian made on the activities of the products. Cruise Task Force during Trina Benedict photo “These are handed out to the the 2011 Cruise Ship Season, see our The living statues and buskers are passengers when they disembark,” said special pull-out secion on pages 11- among the new initiatives that the task 950 1ST AVE. WEST 250-624-6117 John Farrell, Manager of Community 18 force has put in place. Futures. According to Farrell the goal at the beginning was to try to drive the cruise passengers through Cow Bay, up presented UDDERLY Third Avenue West by harbour and then down Second theatre Avenue West to the waterfront. “I think on that point alone we got full marks and part of that 1 & 3 PM experience is due to .LGV the buskers program, &DPS the ambassadors and the stamping program, 4 PM 2 PM which I don’t think any *LUOV 6LQJ .LGV &DPS 7 PM of us realized would 7 PM Bus Stop 7 PM be so successful. Not Bus Stop &RQ¿GHQWLDO only with the kids and &RQ¿GHQWLDO Boom Jr. All shows adults that are on the 8 PM 8 PM cruise ship, but with at the Tom 8 PM %XV 6WRS &RQ¿GHQWLDO, written by 7ZL /LWH ,, Bus Stop the merchants. A day Stephen Huddlestone, tells the story of Rooney +RW -XGJH &RQ¿GHQWLDO doesn’t go by without secrets among strangers. | Rudy Kelly 9 PM 9 PM 6XQGDH Playhouse, a merchant saying returns to his vampire-spoof franchise 9 PM how do I get involved Bus Stop Boom Jr. except the with 7ZL /LWH ,, 7KH (FOLSVH RI WKH with that stamping +RW -XGJH Kids Camp, &RQ¿GHQWLDO 9:30 PM program?” Farrell said, 7ZL /LWH ,, 6XQGDH 1HZ 0RRQ. | Ex-pat Rob Shearer brings which takes adding it brings people Boom Jr. back to the stage with hilarious 10 PM 10 PM *LUOV into stores, but it also 10 PM place at the sketch comedy. | David Smook & Jeff +RW -XGJH helps tell the story of 6LQJ 7ZL /LWH ,, Bill sentence you to a night of improv Lester Centre 6XQGDH Prince Rupert. with +RW -XGJH 6XQGDH. | Enjoy a night 11 PM 11 PM of the Arts. Councillor Joy of comedic debate at :DU RI :LWV. Boom Jr. :DU RI :LWV Thorkelson asked how the success of 2011
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National Crime stats are perplexing... While Prince Rupert works to recruit new employees and families to fill the numerous positions expected to become available due to either expansion or retirement, something I touched on in last week’s editorial, the national crime stats are certainly not going to be doing us any favours. Out of over 238 communities over 10,000 people across the country, 9th place in terms of violent crime severity and 8th place in terms of non-violent crime severity doesn’t scream out as somewhere young families would want to locate. And with the expected competitive nature to attract workers to the community, don’t doubt that people will be doing their research before choosing where to move. Frankly I was a bit surprised and perplexed by the numbers because a lot of the crime I think of as severe drive-bys, gang shootings, armed robberies, assault with a deadly weapon, homicides, etc... - don’t seem to be a big issue in the community. By comparison, Vancouver was ranked 27th. In 2009 there were two homicides, which were both unfortunate, but in the past two years Prince Rupert has been homicide-free. That’s something that isn’t reflected in the numbers and not something most people would figure when you look at a community in the top 10 across the nation. I know Inspector Killbery through Rotary and had the pleasure of meeting and riding along with several RCMP members in last year’s Cops for Cancer Tour de North, and
there can be no question that these people are extremely dedicated and committed to making Prince Rupert the safest place it can possibly be and work hard on our behalf. But when you look at the case load per officer, about 103, there is also little doubt that they’re trying to do a major job with insufficient resources - something that will only worsen
if the population projections hold true. I don’t think you’ll find anyone in town happy with the crime ranking relative to the community. It certainly doesn’t paint Rupert in a positive light to the nation. Bringing that number down is going to take a lot of work and resources, but it’s well worth the effort.
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Travel writer “Stuck at the Airport” in Prince Rupert Noted Seattle writer Harriet Baskas has some great stories. “Not long after 9/11 I was walking through Reagan National Airport doing an update of the airport amenity guide,” she says. “I guess at some point I left my roll-around behind as I walked along taking notes. When I realized I’d lost it, I jumped up and ran back - my legs doing that whirring circle thing you see on cartoons. I arrived just as the police had shown up and were about to call in the bomb-sniffing dogs. “A similar thing happened during my stop in Victoria on my way to Prince Rupert. I realized at 10:30 at night that I didn’t have my suitcase. I decided that I’d left it outside the hotel (The Fairmont Empress), because I visited the beehives in the garden before checking into my room. A flashlight-wielding security guard went out there with me to look for it - but it was nowhere to be found. I went to sleep embarrassed and resigned to buying all new stuff for my trip north. But somehow - nobody will say how - my bag magically appeared the next morning. I blame the bees.”
school my after-school job was at a Harriet was here last month with her husband, Talking tourism coffee and doughnut joint that had bad doughnuts but great coffee. I Ross Reynolds of KUOWdrank the coffee - and stayed up all FM Seattle. Harriet is a night listening to (then very new) contributing writer for the FM radio. My first day of college I “Overhead Bin” travel blog on discovered a community radio station msnbc.com, where her work starting up on campus. It was going appears daily, and she writes to involve the whole community and for such other outlets as Bing was in the basement of the freshman Travel and AAA Journey. Her BRUCE WISHART boys’ dormitory. What could be books include Washington more appealing? I got involved and Curiosities, Oregon ended up producing documentaries Curiosities, Washington Icons, as well as two museum books and about women’s labor history in the town, Stuck at the Airport (now out of print). She and just kept going making radio stories and, maintains a blog called StuckatTheAirport. eventually, building radio stations. Along the com. She has a monthly “At the Airport” way I’ve added books, magazine articles, a column, and developed and maintains the blog and on-line platforms.” 50 airport guides, for USATODAY.com. Her Somewhere along the way she began to visit to Prince Rupert Airport is the July 19 develop a specialty in reviewing airports. “I entry on StuckatTheAirport.com. was traveling around the country doing radio Harriet came to be a writer in a roundabout stories (mostly about unusual museums),” way. She grew up in a suburb of New York she told me, “and doing some consulting City; and earned an undergraduate degree with rural community radio stations. I was in Government/International Relations and homesick, so went to the airport early, a Masters in Communications. “In high thinking I’d hop on the next place home.
Unfortunately, the next plane out wasn’t for eight hours. I’d already given back the rental car, so spent the next 8 hours stuck at the airport. Around hour four, I just started opening doors - and discovered an unmarked lounge-like area that would have been a great place to sit - had I known about it. I decided there needed to be a guide to all the amenities at all the airports, so pitched it to what was then a start-up project called Expedia. I wrote 100 airport guides for them and have since branched to other places. “I look for anything that might be of interest to someone who’s got time on their hands at the airport - free Wi-Fi; art, culture and historic exhibits; comfortable seating areas, restaurants or shops offering local fare; observation decks and unusual features - i.e. a putting green (West Palm Beach, FLA) or a make-your-own sundae machine (Boston).” But there’s more to her work than just the airports, and, with fresh ink on a new book deal, more than even just travel writing. “Probably everyone says they’re not a travel writer,” she says. “They’re a storyteller. Me too.”
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◆ WEEKLY UPDATE
Notes from the Prince Rupert Senior Centre Contributed by Donna The Northern View Friday Whist: Ladies’1st-E. Moorehouse, 2nd-A. Johansen, Pool-M. Stegavig; Men’s 1st & Pool-J. Basso, 2ndL. Maksymyszyn. (What’s the weather doing in Victoria Andy?) Seniors Games, Zone 10, 200 Club Winner for July- Selma Standring. Congratulations Selma, don’t spend it all in one place…What is the 200 Club you ask? Well if you would like more information on this and Senior Games Zone 10 please come down any time and we will fill you in. Basically if you purchase a Zone 10 membership whether you are planning on attending the Senior Games or not, you are
supporting our local (Terrace, Kitimat and Prince Rupert) athletes. Last year both our floor curling and carpet bowling teams from Rupert won Gold at the Games and made us proud. With membership in Zone 10 you are eligible to buy a 200 Club Ticket. Some of the proceeds from the 200 Club go towards accommodation costs for our athletes attending the games. (Zone 10 Membership is $15 a year and you must be 19 years of age or older). We are in the last month of our summer break at the Centre, come September we will be back in the full swing of things with embroidery, line dancing, and Friday Bingo all starting up again. Our first General Meeting is scheduled
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- Coast Guard’s Cape Dauphin arrives in Prince Rupert - City to pay the remaining $2.7 million for Hays Creek Sewer Project - Community getting ready for Snowbirds arrival on August 4 - Prince Rupert RCMP seek assistance in locating individuals sponsor was Amy Dopson of Prince Rupert who started PAC10 Tutoring and was recognized as the Young Female Entrepreneur at the BC Aboriginal Business Awards.
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Top: Vessel sponsor Amy Dopson breaks the bottle to christen the new ship. Below: The Cape Dauphin sits at dock in the Seal Cove Coast Guard base.
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◆ HERITAGE REVITALIZATION
Mature workers program giving cannery some TLC By Alan S. Hale The Northern View The Hecate Strait Employment Society and the North Pacific Cannery in Port Edward are working together to give aging and - for a variety of reasons – unemployed Rupertites a chance to develop new skills so that they can become more employable. The cannery on the other hand gets some much-needed help with the marathon of renovations and repairs required to prevent the 120-year-old structure from falling into the sea. This week Hecate Strait brought people participating in a program called the “Mature Workers Program” which the employment society has been running for a number of years to help those normally considered to be past the point in their lives to start a new career do just that. “Its a program that started in May. We have 12 participants
come in and do nine weeks of inclass work like training certificates and such, and at the end they go out and do a community project. It’s something in the community that hasn’t been done before and that stands out for people who might be thinking about hiring them,” said Lisa Tapper, who runs the mature workers program for Hecate Strait. Over a century of standing on top of the ocean has left parts of the cannery with its paint stripping off and large parts of the wooden structure rotting away. This means that the cannery requires a neverending barrage of repairs. The workers in the program were, among other things, helping the cannery by doing scraping off the flaking old paint on the cottages that once housed the cannery’s own employees back when it was still an active, and then repainting them with paint donated from General Paint in Prince Rupert. “The key focus is getting a number of the heritage buildings
repainted for a number of reasons. Number one: We’re doing it to get them back to their original colours and secondly, to protect them from the elements,” said the cannery’s manager of Conservation and Operations, Steve Milum. But the workers aren’t just working on the buildings though. Tom Robinson used to be a cannery employee back in the day, but the building he worked in has long since been reclaimed by the ocean. He is now in the mature workers Alan S. Hale photo program helping to catalogue Mature Workers program participants work at North Pacific Cannery. the cannery’s extensive back and try something new,” says program. There is also a summerarchive of machine manuals student from UBC working on and other business documents; Robinson. But the mature workers aren’t the archives at the cannery with things he is intimately familiar with because of his experience working the only people working at the Robinson, but she is collecting oral cannery this summer to get a leg- histories from people who have in the industry. “I’m trying to get back into up when looking for employment been around long enough to have the workforce again. I retired for later on. Also working on the worked in the canneries, and anyone a bit and found I had too much buildings are a group of people with a story to tell is encouraged to time on my hands, so I had to go in a eight month carpentry skills go see her at the cannery.
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◆ MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
Staff now able to approve up to $100,000 worth of projects By Monica Lamb-Yorski The Northern View City of Prince Rupert staff will now have the authority to approve up to $100,000 worth of building projects without having to bring those projects before City Council. The move comes after City Planner Zeno Krekic heard from some local contractors that the ceiling should be increased from the existing $25,000 to as high as $200,000. The suggestion arose
during a series of meetings Krekic held with local contractors and City staff. Some contractors argued there were delays in project starts because of the process and too many applications had to go before council. “The contractors were robust about increasing staff’s authority,” Krekic told council, adding he was asked by some of the contractors to research what other communities are doing and learned it runs the gamut, ranging “from all to
nothing.” All development permit applications in Terrace go before council. In Smithers, there is a one-time $75,000 exemption to an application agreeing with the design guidelines that can be approved by the director of development services. While in Prince George, all approvals are delegated to the director of planning, but if an applicant is not satisfied with the decision he or she can apply to council within 30
days. “It is important to indicate that the Local Government Act always allows applicants to apply directly to council,” Krekic said. Reacting to the change, Vince Amante, owner of a building in the 800 block of Third Avenue in Prince Rupert’s downtown, advocated the change is a good one. “To have to go and ask for a permit from the City to make a place look better is enough without having to go to
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Energy board to hold hearing on LNG export By Malcolm Baxter Black Press
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SHOPPING 65. Art gallery/studio ___________________________ 66. Bike shop ___________________________ 67. Business You Want Most In Town ___________________________ 68. Children’s Clothing ___________________________ 69. Fitness Facility ___________________________ 70. Hardware Shop ___________________________ 71. Jewellery Store ___________________________ 72. Men’s Clothing ___________________________ 73. New Business (opened in past year) ___________________________ 74. Place For A Bargain ___________________________ 75. Place To Buy A Unique Gift ___________________________ 76. Sporting Goods ___________________________ 77. Tackle Shop ___________________________ 78. Women’s Clothing ___________________________ 79. Furniture Store ___________________________ 80. Shoe Store ___________________________ 81. Appliances ___________________________
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Celebrating the 2011 Cruise Season On Thursday nights, Prince Rupert’s city waterfront comes alive. The weekly arrival of the Norwegian Star, a cruise ship carrying close to 3,000 passengers, triggers a flurry of volunteerism and business. The effects are felt well beyond Prince Rupert’s boundaries. The region’s entrepreneurs, artists and citizens share Canada with travellers from around the world. In this special section, we explore how our community has embraced cruise tourism through local innovation, hard work and hospitality.
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Celebrating the 2011 Cruise Season Behind the scenes: Cruise Task Force Prince Rupert’s Cruise Task Force was formed in February 2011 to unite community organizations with a stake in cruise tourism. The members listed 26 key action items to guide their activities throughout the season. Task Force initiatives were led by John Farrell and Treena Decker of Community Futures of the Pacific Northwest; Scott Farwell of the Crest Hotel; Jason Scherr of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce, Derek Baker of the Prince Rupert and Port Edward Economic Development Corporation; Rudy Kelly of the City of Prince Rupert; Cow Bay business owner David Smook; and Andrew Hamilton, Phil Westoby and Michael Gurney of the Prince Rupert Port Authority. The Task Force works in partnership with local tour operators, the Salmonberry Trading Company Society, Tourism Prince Rupert, Northern BC Tourism and the Museum of Northern British Columbia. Further support and personnel are provided by the North Coast Ceremonial Dancers and Harbour Theatre Society, with volunteers coming from all parts of the community including the Cruise Ambassador Program, Charles Hays and Prince Rupert Secondary Schools.
New Discovery Guide wins over guests With well over 1,000 cruise passengers landing in Prince Rupert each week this summer, it is prime time for the quiet coastal city to trumpet its unique qualities. In May, the Prince Rupert Cruise Task Force compiled a guide tailored specifically for cruise guests. The Cruise Discovery Guide offers 18 pages of history, culture, ecology, walking tours, shore excursions, guest programs, and other highlights in a colourful and image-rich format. The guide has been enthusiastically received by cruise ship staff and passengers. It identifies and celebrates many of the most exceptional characteristics of the region. Available both on and off the ship, the Cruise Discovery Guide highlights many local businesses and attractions. Two colour-coded maps and ‘mustsee’ lists direct guests to the city’s special features. Rick McChesney of Cook’s Jewellers says there is no question that the new guide is
helpful and appreciated. “It is definitely a positive addition to what Prince Rupert offers to cruise ship passengers.” “I love the guide,” says Lucy Pribas of Homework, explaining that it is a great resource for tourists. She notes that it works hand-in-hand with other successful initiatives on cruise nights. “There is more going on in the area. It is lively and there’s a nice energy.” While some passengers go on tour Student volunteers distribute the new Cruise Discovery Guide. during their visit to Prince Rupert, others disembark scavenger hunt described in the Nations jewellery. with no planned itinerary. The guide. Along the way, shoppers According to Pribas, the Cruise Discovery Guide helps are buying souvenirs and even cruise ship has stimulated great guests seeking information furniture and art work. things for the Prince Rupert about shopping and restaurants, McChesney notes that community, and she hopes or urban explorers looking for cruise ship passengers visiting to see it become a stronger trails and heritage attractions. his store are usually looking industry here. Pribas observes that many specifically for jewellery, and McChesney agrees. guests are visiting businesses predicts growth of his business “What we do to help generate and destinations to collect as people become more cruise ship traffic is beneficial stamps as part of a city knowledgeable about First to the community as a whole.”
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Celebrating the 2011 Cruise Season Volunteers share Prince Rupert culture In their words: A volunteer-led initiative introduced this year has helped Prince Rupert establish a valuable niche in the Alaska cruise market. Community volunteers are assigned as “interpreters” at points of interest around the city. They offer cruise passengers tidbits of local history, specialized cultural and environmental knowledge and authentic interaction with area residents. Volunteers wear bright red shirts and carry rubber stamps to help guests record their journey through the city. The stamps portray iconic animals, boats and city landmarks which define the Prince Rupert experience. Volunteer Ethel Moorehouse, whose family has lived in Rupert since 1908, has a wealth of history and fishing knowledge. She says she enjoys sharing local lore just as much as giving directions or meeting visitors. “I have met some wonderful people,” she says. “Most people volunteering love Prince Rupert and want to
promote it. It’s a very friendly place. Beautiful, wild, and natural.” Volunteer Monica LambYorski likes to get a glimpse of visitors’ perspectives. “One couple was very excited because the rain and mist reminded them of their honeymoon in Ireland. Others have been shocked that the region is a rainforest.” Lamb-Yorski says many people see the container terminal and are curious about the port. “They want to know what’s coming and going, and from where. They often ask questions about the economy, and the population.” Lamb-Yorski believes the interpreter program brings visitors into contact with subjects they wouldn’t have otherwise explored, such as boat building, multiculturalism, or the Japanese internment in Canada. She finds most people are very gracious and grateful for taking the time to talk.
Guests share at youtube.com/ discover princerupert “Quaint little town. Love it! It’s a lot quieter than the other towns we’ve been to. That’s what we loved about it. It wasn’t as touristy. The town itself is not run by tourism, it’s run by the people who live here, which makes it awesome! There are beautiful trees, and a pretty harbour. I’d absolutely come back!” Ambassadors and interpreters help tell Prince Rupert’s story. “I always make a point of asking where they’re from and making some sort of connection. It’s fun. It feels like I’m on holiday.” Unlike other cities along the Alaskan route, Prince Rupert does not house a seasonal population of tourism operators and retailers. Most residents have a deep investment in the region and indirect involvement in the cruise ship industry.
The interpreter program creatively puts Rupertites’ authenticity and energy on display for an international audience. “I’ve learned more about the city in the last five weeks. The interpreter experience helps us focus on figuring out our identity,” says Lamb-Yorski. “Tourism in Prince Rupert has been growing slowly, surely, and tastefully.”
“Great scenery! Lots of beautiful mountains around here. It’s a nice place. One thing we liked about Prince Rupert was the friendliness of the people...The city is clean, and very pretty.” “I discovered about First Nations. I went to their centre and saw some of their dancing costumes, saw the tribe dance, totem pole carving and the bead work the ladies were doing. The cedar weaving was very interesting. I enjoyed my time here, and would come back.”
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Celebrating the 2011 Cruise Season Merchants benefit from cruise passenger business It’s Thursday night at the market in Cow Bay. A man pulls up and haphazardly parks his minivan on the street. “I’ll be right back,” he says to his children. Moments later he jumps into the vehicle with two large bags of popcorn and takes off. The popcorn is in high demand. Now, so are the potatoes. Kim Louie of Kitimat owns Northcoast Poppers, the company that brings its Tornado Potato truck to Prince Rupert’s Waterfront Market each Thursday night. Louie has found that her products are popular with locals, but the cruise ship is essential to her business. “It is the reason we come to Prince Rupert,” she says. Louie believes that people like to try something different, and that customer traffic varies as word gets around. “What visitors are buying is different with every ship.” The market, which enables vendors to benefit from cruise ship traffic, is run by the Salmon Berry Artists Co-op, a member of Prince Rupert’s Cruise Task Force. A nonprofit society established in 2006, Salmon Berry’s mandate is to promote and develop
First Nations art, language, and culture, according to its president, Jo Scott. She has noticed that many tourists are more curious about First Nations after watching the Vancouver Olympic ceremonies. Scott emphasizes that the market welcomes not only First Nations vendors, but anyone offering home-grown, homemade, or home-cooked products. She would like to see more people sitting down to snack and chat with elders and other people from the community. “Doing something together is as important as making money,” says Scott. “We seek to empower people through social enterprise.” The market attracts local vendors, as well as those from Terrace, Houston, Kitimat, and from up the Nass River. “The cruise ship has been a driver for us,” explains Scott. “We want it to stay and we’re committed.” Other merchants also see the benefits of cruise ship traffic. Dan Harris, of Harris and Wick Goldsmiths, explains that the walkthrough traffic is like no other time. “Anyone new in the store is an opportunity
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and could start doing business with us. I’ve had customers from ships that have remained long-term customers,” he says. Harris sees these customers as a business perk, even indirectly. “The main interest is in serving the town, and Rupert is making money. There is a trickle-down effect.” Harris enjoys talking with the guests who come through his store. “They like to connect with locals,” he
says, “I’ve received invitations to visit people in their homes. Sometimes we meet celebrities.” Louie can relate. “I like hearing where they are from, what it is like, how they’ve enjoyed their trip. They are on vacation, so they’re usually fun and laid back. The majority are so nice and polite, and want to chat with you. It’s entertaining.”
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Celebrating the 2011 Cruise Season Tour operators help guests experience Canada Alaska is renowned for its bears, whales, eagles, mountains, glaciers, and fjords. Sound familiar? “We can offer all those things [in Prince Rupert],” says Phil Westoby, Cruise Development Coordinator at the Prince Rupert Port Authority. He explains the expectations of cruise passengers are not tied to any one location. “[Passengers] are looking for something phenomenal,” he says, whether in their Alaskan or British Columbian ports of call. Jason Smith, owner of Kermodei Adventures, has a similar perspective. “They are looking for the true Northwest experience: untouched nature, clean air and water, old growth forests, culture, history. A piece of the world that is not completely modern.” Westoby notes that a good portion of the cruise passengers know little about Prince Rupert,
and some are unaware they are entering a foreign port. “They are engaged in the larger scope of their trip to Alaska,” says Steve Milum, manager of North Pacific Cannery National Historic Site, “They are not coming to Prince Rupert because they’ve heard about us and really want to check it out. But they are expecting a Canadian experience. Something that sticks in their minds to say, ‘we’ve experienced the real Canada’.” According to Westoby, the more memorable moments guests gain from an excursion, the more value they assign to the tour. This can be especially challenging for excursion operators given the short time they have to deliver their product. “Cruise ship times are beyond our control,” says Gord Erickson of Seaquest Explorations, “but we are happy to work with them and be flexible.”
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Smith agrees. “I try to give them as much time as possible on the river within the time frame. It is great to see the awe in people’s faces at this untouched valley. Many say they’ve never seen this much green before.” Other possible challenges don’t seem to be an issue. Smith explains that he Members of the North Coast Ceremonial Dancers draw guest’s attention. does his best to ensure 100 per cent participation for everyone, regardless of their mobility. friends getting together. We want and excursion operators are “We’ll bring a wheelchair to give them an experience to pitted not just against other for those who need it and have remember.” Alaskan ports, but global cruise the kids help drive the boat. We Westoby explains that the cruise destinations. are sharing our backyard, like market is highly competitive, See Excursion, page 17
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and unique, rather than run by tourism,” she says. “Many also love the wildlife, nature, and fresh air.” King has noticed visitor reactions getting better every week in response to new activities and community painting projects. Both Murray and King say their pride for Prince Rupert has grown because of their volunteerism and the positive responses from tourists. Murray explains the program has allowed her to meet more people in her own community. “It makes you feel you’re part of something bigger,” she says. In preparation for the cruise season a number of social media training workshops were offered to the business community in the spring. Volunteer Scott Farwell shows the way and welcomes cruise guests Community Futures Pacific to Canada. Northwest, in partnership with The Port of Prince Rupert, NWCC, Northern Savings Credit Union, Prince to increase business, awareness, “I would definitely participate Rupert and District Chamber of and the overall online presence of again,” says King. Commerce, Sea Horse Trading and Prince Rupert as a tourism-friendly Murray agrees. the Crest Hotel, hosted two hands- community. “I am building my on social media workshops. Gurney is impressed with the people skills, and becoming Facilitated by media maven team and predicts the students will much more confident,” she Allison Markin of All She Wrote become increasingly independent says. Consulting, the tourism-focused throughout the summer. Jones is “I would love to meet more workshops offered Facebook and excited about the partnership, and people.” Twitter training to local businesses hopes to see it continue into future Check out the video highlighting how to create and use cruise seasons and other, similar interviews at www.youtube.com/ these social media tools effectively projects. discoverprincerupert
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Jones has seen the students beaming with pleasure at the opportunity to use their talents for the good of the community contribution. “The program enables them to take their existing skills and strengths to the next level, by appropriately engaging people, and using social media in seamless and creative ways. Projects like these tap into youth’s great ideas. It also creates a unique opportunity for youth and adults to learn from each other.” The students are in grades 10 and 11 from both Charles Hays and Prince Rupert Secondary Schools. They attended an evening orientation session that covered aspects of the cruise business and technical training. Every Thursday they head out to interview the crowd with a handful of iPods. Charles Hays students Ali Murray and Austin King say they enjoy talking to guests and learning about their far-flung homes: Jamaica, Vancouver Island, England, North Carolina, and other locations around the world. They find most visitors are happy to be interviewed on camera. “There are many people enthusiastic about Rupert,” says King. “They open my eyes to more opportunities and stuff to do.” Murray has found many visitors enjoy the city’s relaxed, community atmosphere. “Many [people] like that it isn’t crowded, it’s creative
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◆ COVER STORY
Enbridge, Great Bear Rainforest in National Geographic By Alan S. Hale The Northern View The oil company, Enbridge Inc., says that it is disappointed with an article running in the August edition of famous magazine National Geographic, which examined the debate over the controversial Gateway Pipeline project. The company says that its “not disappointed by what’s in the article, more by what is not said in the article,” meaning that while the National Geographic spent weeks doing interviews and factchecking with Enbridge, the magazine decided to leave most arguments out of the story. The cover story of this month’s National Geographic is a large article and photos examining the Spirit Bear population surrounding the Hartley Bay area. An accompanying article ran which gave a scathing review of the conflict over the proposed Enbridge pipeline project to carry oil from the tarsands in Alberta and be loaded on to ships in Kitimat.
more balanced if they had used some of the information we provided which I think would have mitigated some of their concerns,” says Enbridge representative, Paul Stanway. National Geographic is a magazine that has millions of subscribers all over the globe. For many of its readers this article will be the first time every hearing of the project and the issue’s introduction to a truly international audience is not a positive one. Negative stories from the magazine have already attracted international condemnation to the Alberta tarsands. Local MP Nathan Cullen is hoping for a similar effect. “This is massive, this is going to go clear round the world to the oddmillion people who subscribe to this magazine, The company was hoping to keep concerns about this relatively quiet, but with this kind of exposure going to be a problem for the company, and its going to be a problem for the Federal government” says Cullen.
The article is entitled “Pipeline Through Paradise” and it is short but scathing. In it, Enbridge comes across as manipulative, greedy, and indifferent to the concerns and protests of First Nations, environmentalists and other opponents of the pipeline. Direct parallels between the Queen of the North sinking and the pipeline is drawn with a warning of an oil tanker going down just as unexpectedly, and just as easily. One of the things that bothers Enbridge is that their entire side of the argument was reduced to a single quote from Enbridge CEO Patrick Daniel. “We think it is hugely in Canada’s national best interest to have a second outlet for our crude oil,” is all Daniels says in the magazine. The oil company says it provided the magazine with information for their story, which they say it chose not to use in the published story, including info they say shows that an accidental spill would not be as disastrous as the story makes it out to be. “The story would have been a lot
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BC Hydro has yet to sign a formal contract with the construction group it has chosen to build the Northwest Transmission Line. But the lack of a formal contract with Valard Construction/Burns and McDonnell isn’t holding up work on the line, says BC Hydro’s Lesley Wood. “What we do have is an interim agreement with them so that they can carry out certain activities, the design work and geotechnical work,” said Woods. It’s all work leading to actual construction, which isn’t scheduled to begin next year anyway, she said. “We have certainty around the work being done and they have certainty about being paid,” Woods added of the arrangement between BC Hydro and its preferred builders. Specific aspects about the work now being done relate to the transmission line towers. Woods also said detailed right-of-way design is underway. “Right now there’s a lot of planning and permitting work being done,” she added. Valard Construction/Burns and McDonnell was one of three groups to submit bids after being vetted by BC Hydro. The group has had an office in Terrace since last year. In the meantime, Golder and Associates has been hired to ensure that companies working on the project comply with environmental safeguards and regulations. It also has an office in Terrace and has been ramping up activity as work on the line intensifies. Another consulting services company called Hatch has been hired to act as BC Hydro’s eyes and ears during construction to ensure contract terms are met and that quality and performance goals are met. Woods said that economic talks continue with
three First Nations groups who have traditional territory through which the transmission line will pass. The Kitsumkalum, Metlakatla and Lax Kw’alaams are in the position to reap financial and other benefits from the project. The last First Nation to sign on with the transmission line was the Gitanyow and that took place in June. Up until the signing, the Gitanyow had been one of the more vocal First Nations groups to oppose the line, saying neither BC Hydro nor the provincial government respected or recognized aboriginal title.
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wave, micro-hydro, geo-exchange, wind, energy conservation and management, bioenergy and waste utilization. In the last half of a decade the Province has approved over $72 million for 56 clean energy projects across B.C., having a value of more than $390 million in total project costs through the ICE Fund. The project happing in Prince Rupert will be constructing, deploying and monitoring a commercial scale tidal energy converter designed to serve remote communities. Mavi Turbines Inc., a company that produces freestream turbines that are made to produce electricity for powering homes, lodges and commercial installations, will be receiving $470,000 of the $8 million to produce the new tidal energy converter. Unfortunately spokespersons from Mavi Turbines Inc., and the Ministry of Energy and Mines were unavailable as of press time, so further details on the project could not be found. Tom Fletcher photo
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A 10 per cent harmonized sales tax will cost an average B.C. family $255 a year less than returning to the former provincial sales tax, according to a new study. David Murrell, professor of public finance at the University of New Brunswick, released the first version of his study last year, examining the switch to the HST in B.C. and Ontario. He calculated a 12 per cent HST would cost an average B.C. family an extra $490 in new sales taxes paid. Factoring in low-income tax credits and grants, the B.C. HST would mean an net $320 tax increase. After the B.C. government announced it would reduce the HST rate to 11 per cent next year and 10 per cent in 2014, Murrell updated his calculations and released the results this week. “If I were a B.C. voter, based on this evidence, I would vote ‘no’ in the HST referendum,” Murrell said. Murrell did a similar study in 1997 when Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
and Newfoundland expanded their provincial sales tax to include services, and cut the rate to eight per cent. He also found a net saving to taxpayers in those provinces. B.C. consumer savings come from three sources, Murrell said. Goods that were subject to PST will now have it reduced to five per cent. The government has offered personal income tax credits to help compensate for the new HST. And businesses pass on savings from writing off taxes on material inputs and capital spending, lowering the price of products and services. Jock Finlayson, vice-president of the Business Council of B.C., said Murrell’s study is the first independent academic analysis he has seen since the HST rate cut option was announced in May. Finlayson said he has heard many times that people don’t believe prices will be reduced as a result of HST tax breaks. But independent researchers have looked at the switch from retail sales taxes to value-added taxes around the world, and “without exception” they find that lower prices result, he said.
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◆ MINING NEWS
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Galore Creek report paints a promising picture for mine processing plant and low operating out of the Galore costs to take Valley where the advantage of ore body is located strong metal price to a location on the fundamentals,” planned access road N o v a G o l d leading to Highway president Rick Van 37 North. Nieuwenhuyse Ore would said in the release. move from the NovaGold and open pit operation Teck have also in the valley to the approved a $30.5 processing plant million work plan via a tunnel. this year to beef up A n o t h e r Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse ore reserves. recommendation The mine under study would would draw change how power from the concentrate is shipped out. Northwest Transmission Line and A pipeline to pump a slurry consultants on the pre-feasibility of concentrate and water from study recommended negotiating the plant to Hwy37 where the connection arrangements with BC water would be removed and Hydro this year. the concentrate then trucked to The access road, started under port facilities at Stewart would the original 2007 mine construction be replaced by a plan to truck project, needs to be completed as concentrate all the way from the well. processing plant to Stewart. Although the project does “In an environment of strong have provincial and federal copper demand and continued environmental approval based on political uncertainty in key copper- the original 2007 development, producing areas of the world, NovaGold and Teck anticipate Galore Creek is well positioned the revived project will need to be with its safe geopolitical location reviewed.
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“It is expected that the entire And with a four-year environmental assessment review construction window to follow, process would take approximately actual mining would not then start two years from submission until early 2018. of a project description to During the conference call issuance of new provincial and Nieuwenhuyse said NovaGold had federal approvals,” the release a high level of confidence about stated. the project. NovaGold and Teck have “It’s about reducing risk,” he negotiated a wide-ranging said. agreement with the Tahltan “This is a great project with Central Council for jobs, good cash flow potential,” business development and mine Nieuwenhuyse said in adding revenues. there was lots of potential to A timeline sketched out during a lengthen the operating life of the July 28 conference call conducted operation. by NovaGold’s Nieuwenhuyse NovaGold and Teck were also would have an updated project focussed on lowering capital costs description submitted for although they did realize that environmental review by the end this might then result in higher of the year. operating costs. Based on a successful DENGARRY PROFESSIONAL review of two SERVICES years in length Is currently seeking caregivers interested in sharing their homes with and a successful adults who have developmental disabilities. Please contact Cheryl feasibility study Horne at 778-884-1265 for more information. that would be undertaken at the same time of the DPSL’s Home Share Program is C.A.R.F. Accredited. review, approvals Providing a positive family environment to ensure independence, would be granted the end of growth, inclusion and the pursuit of individual goals and dreams 2013.
“Galore Creek is well positioned with its safe geopolitical location and low operating costs to take advantage of strong metal price...”
A detailed study to set out the economics and scale of developing the Galore Creek copper and gold property north of here has been approved by its owners, NovaGold Resources and Teck Resources. The decision was reached based on results of a pre-feasibility study forecasting a mine life of at least 18 years, more ore than previously thought and low operating costs relative to projected income. If all goes according to schedule, the two owners will have the engineering work done to define the project by year’s end, a July 28 release stated. An earlier construction attempt by NovaGold and Teck was halted in late Nov. 2007 after a capital budget of $2.5 billion ballooned to twice that amount. But the NovaGold/Teck partnership committed itself to a five-year reexamination of the project with the goal of lowering costs. As a result, there’s now a recommendation to move the ore-
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North Coast COMING EVENTS 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.
AUG. 5-7 - Catch the Edge of the World Music Festival in Tlell, featuring a mix of local and visiting artists. Visit www.edgefestival. com for more inforation.
AUG 22-27 - Cornerstone MB Church will once again be hosting the annual VBS for all children K- Grade 6 (5-11 years of age). 9:30am -Noon, See you there Kids!
EXPRESSIVE ARTS presents Sketching Groups. Meets every Mon-Fri, 9am - 12 noon. Call Diana for more info, 250-6222787.
ATTENTION EXCANNERY WORKERS: North Pacific Cannery is looking for people who lived/worked at the cannery and are willing to be interviewed for an oral history project about what life was like at the site. Please contact NPC staff at 250-628-3538 or northpac@citytel.net
SALMONBERRY TRADING COMPANY - 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 McNeilClark at 250.624.2088.
PROSTATE AND BLADDER CANCER - 7:30pm, Rm 430, Prince Rupert Regional Hospital. 250-622-6533. No Meetings July and August
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“FROM TEARS TO HOPE” Prince Rupert’s Community Grief Support Group provides education and sharing. Meetings run 8 consecutive weeks, several times throught the year. PRE-REGISTRATION is required. Call 250-627-7779 for more info.
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.
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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 250-6275277 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
P.R. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Monthly meeting every 3rd Monday of the month. For info call Marie@ 250-622-2869
THE WOMEN IN BUSINESS breakfast is held on the last Wednesday of every month at 7:30a.m. at 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 250-624-2296.
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ACROSS 1. Loom 6. Flood 11. Composed of two parts 15. Circle around 16. Seamstress 17. Back then 18. Actor Stacy ____ 19. Baseball division 20. Motion picture 21. Birth-name word 22. Nape’s site 23. Road for Cato 24. ____ up (total) 26. Word with weed or doll 28. Tea choice 32. Slacken 34. Short operatic piece 38. Under 40. Floral essence 42. Measurement of resistance 43. Delight 44. Song 45. Golly’s partner 46. Mass calendar 49. Coral reef
51. Chess piece 52. Flirt with 53. Jet finder 55. Pertaining to a time period 58. Mischievous creature 59. Follow in order 60. Lettuce variety 64. Collapse 66. Christmas tree decoration 67. Disinterest 70. Slicker 71. Night animal 72. Nail 75. Scintilla 77. Entire 79. Dependent 80. Ramble 82. Room and ____ 85. Downwind 86. Silvery 87. Procrastinator’s motto 88. Measure of time 89. Small food fish 90. Friend’s opposite DOWN 1. Chinese cook’s
item 2. Prior to, in poetry 3. Leave 4. Evil habit 5. Heavenly 6. Rational 7. Nip 8. Identical 9. Great deal 10. Joule’s kin 11. Not ferocious 12. Textbook division 13. Teenage woe 14. Malign look 16. High-pitched sound 24. Priest’s garment 25. Hart’s mate 27. Poker wager 29. Poisonous snake 30. Bart Simpson, e.g. 31. Windy 33. Lily type 35. Cato’s cloak 36. Muscle 37. Sunday reply 39. Earphones 40. Love deeply
41. “____ We Meet Again” 46. Due 47. Actress’s job 48. Tip, as a hat 50. St. Anthony’s cross 51. Course of action 53. Gather crops 54. Rectangular pilaster 56. Roster 57. Congenial 61. Put apart 62. Recently made 63. Pipe joint 65. Hook and ____ 68. Metal joint 69. Alps sound 70. Trading center 72. Rock to and fro 73. White 74. Sector 76. Bivouac shelter 78. Lend 80. Used to be 81. Furnish weapons to 83. Stipe’s group 84. Dishwasher cycle
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Another editorial cartoon from Ingrid Rice
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Millwright/Welder/Fabricator position available at North Okanagan Sawmill. The right individual is offered competitive wages and comprehensive benefit pkg. Fax resume to 250-838-9637
Stuck On Designs is seeking a full time designer to work in our shop in Prince Rupert. Proficiency in Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign is a must. Progressive shop with lots of opportunity. stuckon@citytel.net or fax 250-624-6160. Please - no freelancers. We are still hiring 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.
Holy C***! and now Skinny B cereals to add to your breakfast! Yes, as seen on Dragon’s Den. Available at Thursdays Waterfront Market and Saturdays Community Market at the United Church. Ask for Kathleen. PR: The Ice House Gallery presents “Exploring My Surroundings”, quilting exhibit by Pam Mahoney. On exhibit from Aug 2 - Aug 31. 250-6244546
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Lost & Found A Silver Bracelet with Charm was dropped in the parking lot of the Prince Rupert McDonalds on July 5, 2011 around 10am. REWARD OFFERED If found pls turn in at the Prince Rupert Northern View Office, 225 3rd Street PR: One pair of Kenneth Cole eyeglasses with Clip-on and “Wild Things” Case. Lost in February. Please call 250-6275683 if found. PR: Set of 3 keys found July 26 at Westview Elementary School. To claim please visit the Prince Rupert Northern View office, 225 3rd St.
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The Burns Lake Christian Supportive Society has an opening for a full-time Infant Development Consultant. The Infant Development Consultant provides home-based early intervention services in the Lake District to families of infants and toddlers who are developmentally delayed or at risk for delay. Total hours per week: 37.5 Application closing date: August 5th, 2011 Expected start date: September 6th, 2011 Education/Experience Qualifications: •Degree in a field related to child development (education, child & youth, social work, psychology, therapy etc) or the equivalent. •Three to five years experience working with families and infants/young children with development delays and disabilities. •The Infant Development Diploma or certificate from UBC will be required following employment. Prerequisites: Criminal Record Search, Emergency Level 1st Aid & CPR Certificate, Negative TB test, Medical Dr.’s note of good health, valid BC Drivers licence and reliable personal vehicle for business use. Please forward resumes to: Email blidp@blcss.ca or by mail to BLCSS, Box 1142, Burns Lake, BC, V0J 1E0
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DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES Reporting to the Lake Babine Nation Executive Director, the Health Director shall be responsible for overseeing the Health & Wellness programs and shall be responsible for: JOB DUTIES: • Working collaboratively with the Executive Director during annual review, evaluation and planning of Health Department programs; • Executes financial management responsibilities through the formulation, justification and control of the Health Department annual operating budget; • Manages and coordinates health program routine operation activities in accordance with established health program policies & procedures; • Executes delegated personnel management responsibilities in accordance with established Lake Babine Nation Human Resource policy and procedures; • Other related duties as necessary. REQUIREMENTS: • Excellent teamwork and team building skills • Diploma or Degree in Health Sciences and/or Business Administration combined with related financial experience • Extensive management experience in the Health & Wellness industry with at least 3 years in management • Extensive, experience and knowledge in dealing with accounting systems, budgets, internal controls and business planning • High level of proficiency with Microsoft Office productivity suite • Proposal writing and program reporting an ASSET. • High level of integrity, confidentiality and accountability Please provide cover letter and resume to: Beatrice MacDonald, Human Resources P.O. Box 879, Burns Lake BC V0J 1E0 Deadline: August 5, 2011 @ 12:00 p.m. Only those short-listed will be interviewed
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PROJECT COORDINATOR Reporting to the Director, Project Development, the Project Coordinator assists with all aspects of project administration which includes: creating and updating project Gantt charts, developing and tracking project and maintenance operating and capital budget to actual, verifying accuracy of project and maintenance invoices prior to payment, assisting with scheduling and tracking of routine maintenance activities, and managing service (e.g. janitorial) contract(s), as well as ongoing administrative duties. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with post-secondary education and one to three years’ of related experience. The ideal candidate would also possess strong spoken and written communications skills, and perform well individually as well as in a team environment. More details regarding this exciting career opportunity are available at the Port’s website at: www.rupertport.com.
Prince Rupert, BC We are looking for an individual with a solid accounting background; who possesses good computer skills using varied software applications. The successful candidate will have strong communication and supervisory skills and will be a key part of our team. She/he will be responsible for the management and supervision of all aspects of the company accounting and financial functions. This is a “hands on” senior management position. Only qualified applicants will be contacted. Please forward your resume to: Rona – Tyee Building Supplies LP Attention: Sharon Rothwell 405 3rd Avenue East Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1K7 Email: Sharon@tyee.ca Confi dentiality assured Confidentiality
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Apt/Condo for Rent
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RARE OPPORTUNITY: waterfront property on beautiful Jim Lake, 0.83-acre with 360 sq ft insulated cabin, located near Green Lake/Watch Lake. Rare privacy, only three lots on the lake, good fishing for rainbows to 10 lbs, nice swimming, surrounded by crown land. Great trails for hiking, ATV and snowmobile. Seasonal 10-km back road access in 4x4 or pick-up. FSBO. $230,000. 250-395-0599. (Please see bchomesforsale.com/70mile/frank.)
82.8 ACRES, 300’ lakefront, S Cariboo. Beautiful, pastoral, private, rural setting. Borders crown land. Adjacent 80+ acre parcel available. www.bchomesforsale.com/ view/lonebutte/ann/
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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
GATEWAY APARTMENTS McBride & 8th Prince Rupert Unfurnished - Furnished (Furnished short Term Rentals Available) Close to downtown Adult-oriented No Pets
627-7137
PR: 3 Bdrm, 2 Bath Executive Condo available for Rent Aug 1. Spacious Master Bedroom with Walk-in Closet. Covered Parking. Close to Downtown and Hospital. $1000 plus utilities. Call Travis at 250624-5573.
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1741 Kootenay Ave Prince Rupert, BC V8J 4A3
Clean & Renovated
Contact Property Manager - Ron Morgan Telelphone: 250-627-1407 or Apt #202
Quiet Tenants. On Site Management.
Gym, Hot Tub & Sauna.
1 and 2 bedrooms (No Pets)
250-627-5820
ROOSEVELT HEIGHTS APARTMENTS 3 bedroom apartments.
1 & 2 bdrm Suites
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3 bdrm S/S duplex, $850/mo. Bachelor suites include W/D. References required!
Call for details 250-627-1715 or 250-624-5955 PR: 3bdrm S/S Duplex, $650/mo., 2bdrm apt, $450/mo. Both N/S, N/P, 250-624-3230
Homes for Rent PR: 4 bdrm, harbour views, decks, near Roosevelt, gas ht, well insulated. $750/mo. mapleenglishclub@gmail.com PR: Newer large 3-4 bdrm, 2 bath, close to Charles Hays, carport prkg. $900/mo. N/S, N/P. Ref Req’d. 250-622-7638
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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
Heat and hot water included.
Phone 250-627-8123
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Office: (250) 624-5800
Suites, Upper PR: 1 bdrm, with view on Graham Ave. Avail Immediately. N/S, N/P, 250-622-7033
Townhouses
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Families & Seniors
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Large 2 & 3 bedrooms Clean, safe & secure. From $550/mth Call Clayton 627-6697 Large 2 bdrm townhouse in Prince Rupert. Very spacious w/ lots of storage. Fully renovated, insuite laundry. N/S, Small pets allowed. $700/mo. Does NOT include Hydro or Gas, 250-628-9433
Transportation
Scrap Car Removal 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
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Transportation
Transportation
Trucks & Vans
Boats
40’ Live Aboard Cabin Cruiser 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.
Contact 250-627-1363 or 250-624-1813
ClassiďŹ ed Ads Work!
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Asking $18,000 OBO Call 250-624-3662 28 Foot Trend, 1982, with command bridge, twin 205 hp Volvo engines, Furuno radar, sounder and downriggers. Teak interior, sleeps 4, professionally maintained. Asking $22, 000. Contact David at 250-624-3340 or darcher@nwcc.bc.ca for more info.
1995 & 1997 Both in Excellent Condition Everything works great Comes with tandem axle double trailer with built-in storage compartment
$7500
Call 250-624-6198
SALTY BEAR Quick Sale From the Estate of Leigh Matthews
$20,000 OBO
For More info Call Maggie 250-624-6049 Ray 250-624-4384 Pls leave a Message
Legal Notices
Legal Notices
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: ESTATE OF RUDOLPHA MERRISON, ALSO KNOWN AS RUBY MERRISON FORMERLY OF 980 FIRST AVENUE WEST, PRINCE RUPERT, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Rudolpha Merrison, also known as Ruby Merrison, are hereby notiÀed under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claim should be sent to the executor c/o the law Àrm of Silversides, Merrick & McLean, 217 Third Avenue West, P.O. Box 188, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, V8J 3P7 on or before September 2, 2011 after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.
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ANONYMOUS IN RUPERT… Alan S. Hale photo
Local members of the Internet activist group, Anonymous, followed through with “Operation Onslaught” last Saturday night by putting up posters all over the downtown core. The posters describe what the group’s mission is and encourages likeminded to people to participate in their activities; activities such as their famous denial-ofservice attacks on Mastercard and Visa’s websites.
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Access to Ridley Island is now restricted work can proceed safely and efficiently.” Grubbing refers to the clearing and leveling of land in preparation for development. Surface soil will also be removed to ready the site for construction and installation of new coal loading equipment. The estimated completion date for this phase of the Ridley Terminals expansion project is December 2011. The access control gate will be in continuous operation until then.
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On July 29 the Prince Rupert Port Authority announced that public access to the perimeter road around Ridley Island will be restricted starting Tuesday, August 2nd, as crews and heavy machinery begin preparations for the planned expansion of Ridley Terminals. The terminal, which is approaching its capacity of 12 million tonnes of coal annually, is set to double its capacity by adding 14 hectares to its 55-hectare working site. The expanded land was acquired from the Prince Rupert Port Authority earlier this year. Addition of a new dumper system is underway, as is the installation of a third stacker/reclaimer. Effective 6 a.m. on Tuesday, August 2nd, the access control gate at the entrance to Ridley Island — some 17 kilometres from the city of Prince Rupert— will be staffed around the clock, seven days a week. Only personnel carrying appropriate photo identification will be permitted to enter, assuming they have specific business on the island. to the many hundreds of volunteers who were fundamental in bring“As of August ing this event to the level of excellence we achieved. 2nd, work crews and On behalf of the 35th Elders Gathering we would like to express our gratefulequipment will be setting ness to our Elders who attended all our planning meetings throughout the year with their knowledge and support. Our Core Planning Group, Coordinators and up a construction camp,” Volunteers, provided input and tireless commitment to the planning process, said Gary Paulson, Vice which lead to the success of the 35th Annual Elders Gathering. Their respectPresident of Operations ful participation was a success and welcomed over 5000 participants. The 35th for the Prince Rupert Elders Gathering could not have taken place without our sponsors. We have Port Authority. “Given built long lasting partnerships that will benefit the elders, their communities the scale of the and all British Columbians for many years to come. project, and the type of Supporting Sponsor: Host Sponsors: Platinum Sponsors: Gold Sponsors: machinery involved, safety and security are of paramount concern. By ensuring only Media Sponsor: authorized personnel are permitted onto the island, the grubbing
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