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Mayor reflects back on 2011 By Martina Perry The Northern View With 2011 in the past, the Prince Rupert Northern View sat down with Prince Rupert Mayor Jack Mussallem to discuss what he believes the high and low points of past year were and what the City’s concerns and considerations are for 2012. Mayor Mussallem had much to talk about when it came to what he considers to be the highlights of 2011, the first of which was a population increase for the community. “The Provincial Government of British Columbia informed me [earlier in the year] that in 2010 they estimated we had an increase in population of approximately 996 people,” Mussallem said. The mayor then chatted about the rise of employment at the Local 505 Longshore Division and the new jobs created due to construction out at Ridley Terminals being a highlight. “We’ve seen the Longshoreman Division have a call for hiring. We know that there use to be 80 people working out of the Longshore Hall, now there’s 300,” he said adding that the Longshore Hall is preparing for additional hiring. “There’s 75 to 80 people working on the expansions out at the Ridley Terminals coal yard…There are currently upgrades going on there. We know there will be a third stackerreclaimer out at the coal year by Christmas of 2012.”

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For three years Home Hardware and Hecate Strait, have joined to bring extra Christmas cheer to a local family. This year a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, clothing, toys and more were presented to a family on Friday, December 23.

Another highlight Mussallem discussed was the upcoming employment possibilities at the Scallop Grow Out facility. “We are optimistic about the Scallop hatchery…That will become the brute stock area for the development of immature scallops that will be transferred to grow sites, and that will create some at-home jobs in the Aboriginal communities and areas adjacent. That will be quite an opportunity.” Looking forward, Mussallem talked about a number of priorities he has, starting off with the City’s budget. “We’ll continue to fine-tune the budget. A lot of people that ran for office heard overwhelmingly from a majority of people that they were concerned about the annual tax increases and would like the City as much as possible to hold the line,” he said. “Another concern is to build the tax base to help out with the vacancy we have in

regards to housing, whether it’s homes, or vacancy rates in apartments. And at the same time, although there is possible projects pending, the other concern of course is that until we get more on the tax roll, and have more people working, the City has to be really mindful of it’s cost. So one of my suggestions to Council was to fine-tune the budget and over the last term, the Council worked with me and was able to offer some properties for sale to put them on the tax roll and to reduce the City’s maintenance on buildings that were surplus to our need.” The mayor also said the City will work with community partners to do various things in terms of sprucing up the community, that the City will encourage more economic development to create more employment, will be looking into various community projects and will be looking at what can be done with Watson Island.

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On the evening of December 26, the Prince Rupert Fire Rescue Department was called out to 200 Heron Road where witnesses had reported a house fire. “The fire was very fast and aggressive,” said Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Beckwith.

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Eyewitnesses on the scene said they saw smoke billowing from the home, and within minutes the garage located on the side on the house was engulfed in flames and several windows throughout the house were lit up with fire. According to Beckwith, damage to the home is significant, with Beckwith giving a very-rough estimate of between $80,000 and $120,000 in damage.

The fire department was called at 4:56 p.m., arriving at the scene four minutes later at five p.m. Seven minutes later, the crew had the fire under control. The cause of the fire is currently still under investigation, with Beckwith mentioning that it is too early to comment on where it was started. Luckily no one was injured in the fire with both people and the dog escaping.

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The Year in Review - July 2011 McMillan announces closure On July 5 JS McMillan Fisheries announced plans for the closure of its processing facility effective October 31. According to McMillan, the decision was one that came as a result of current market conditions and historical performance of the fishery. “In the fishing industry you have up years and down years, but we have had an awful lot of down year, both in volume and in pricing. We’ve suffered pretty bad setbacks on salmon and herring....Those are the two most volatile products, but the groundfish that has always been our anchor is heavily dependent on the US market and the exchange rate has really squeezed us hard,” said JS McMillan General Manager Colin McMillan. The reduction plant would remain operational while McMillan and other processors worked out an agreement to keep it running in Prince Rupert. A deal was not reached by the end of 2011.

Port Edward, school board reach lease agreement A new school in Port Edward took one step closer to becoming reality in early July as Port Edward council and the Prince Rupert School District reached an agreement on a long-term lease for the new Port Edward Community School. Details on the long-term lease agreement, including the length of time and the amount, were not released as the

discussions took place during an in-camera meeting of Port Edward council.

Realty numbers fall in first half of 2011 After a successful 2010, numbers from the Northern Real Estate Board showed the market slowing down in the first half of 2011. There were 56 properties worth $10.35 million sold in the first half of 2011 compared to 71 properties worth $13.2 million in the first half of 2010 – 15 fewer properties sold for $2.85 million less. 50 of those properties were single family homes, down from 59 in the first half of 2010 with the average selling price being $193,534, down from $202,324 in 2010

City registers as Enbridge intervenor

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The Cape Dauphin, the replacement for the Point Henry, arrived at the Prince Rupert Coast Guard station in late July.

After hearing from Marty Bowles on behalf of the Prince Rupert Environmental Society, Prince Rupert City Council agreed to apply to register as an intervenor for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project’s Joint Review Panel process. With its registration for the status, the council agreed to state that a clean marine environment is important to the City’s economy.

RCMP say detachment violates agreement With the idea of a referendum to borrow for a new emergency services building still in the background, the City of Prince Rupert received notice that the RCMP building on McBride Street is no longer adequate. That notice was in the form of a copy of a letter

from the commanding officer of the division, informing the province’s Attorney General that Prince Rupert’s 33-year-old RCMP building is in violation of the policing agreement the municipality has with the Provincial Government.

Foster Husoy passes away In the words of fellow fisherman Paddy Greene, the passing of Foster Husoy on July 19, 2011 was the passing of a generation. Husoy, 88, was a fisherman, city councillor and briefly the interim mayor. He volunteered on the boards of the Fishermen’s Cooperative Association, the Deep Sea Fisherman’s Guild, the Pacific Trollers Association, the Vessel Owners Association, and was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion who served in the Navy for three years. He also Foster Husoy worked as a relief pilot on the pilot boats and the Digby Island Ferry.

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American concerns about container shipments through Fairview Terminal reached a new height in late July, 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. At the heart of the concerns were the drop in traffic through the US and a per TEU Harbour Maintenance Tax ships importing through the US have to pay that isn’t in place in Canada.

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The Year in Review - August 2011 Report shows need for business succession planning

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Community Futures of the Pacific Northwest released a plan looking to match potential new owners to small businesses in Prince Rupert after a survey found 44 per cent of business owners plan to exit their business in the next 10 years - with half of that number planning to leave the market in the next three years. The number one reason given by owners for wanting to leave their business was retirement, while insufficient demand, lack of support for the product or service, financial uncertainty and relocation were also cited by respondents as reasons for leaving their business.

Lax Kw’alaams kick BC Hydro off land after territory dispute During the week of August 10 a geo-technical drill crew from BC Hydro were working on a project for the Northwest Transmission Line at a site located off of Highway 16 near Terrace, when a group of “cultural monitors” from the Lax Kw’alaams First Nation arrived and told the crew they were not allowed to work there. The transmission line project is expected to go through the traditional territory of eight different First Nations groups. While BC Hydro has negotiated agreements for the use of the land with five of those groups including the Kitsumkalum First Nation, they didn’t have one with Lax Kw’alaams at the time, though Kitsumkalum officials denied that the land in question was the traditional territory of the Lax Kw’alaams First Nation.

Paddlers partaking in the 6th annual Gathering Strength canoe journey arrived at the Waterfront on Tuesday, August 9.

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Ferry numbers fall Along with other BC Ferries traffic, numbers on the North Coast were falling. In July of this year the number of passengers coming to Prince Rupert on the ferry from Port Hardy dropped by over 11 per cent since July 2010. The number of vehicles coming to Prince Rupert from Haida Gwaii fell by over nine per cent, and vehicles going to the islands fell by over 14 per cent.

overwhelmingly voted in favour of scrapping the Harmonized Sales Tax, according to numbers released by Elections BC on August 26. On the North Coast 6,149 people cast their votes in the referendum with 4,131, or 67.18 per cent, voting to return to the PST/GST system. Only 2,018 people, or 32.82 per cent, voted to keep the HST. Overall the HST was defeated with 54.73 per cent voting to repeal the tax and 45.27 per cent voting to keep it.

Environmental assessment for Canpotex opens to public comment Federal NDP leader Jack Layton passes away On August 29 the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency kicked off the first of three public comment periods on the proposed Canpotex potash terminal to be located on Ridley Island. It was the first time in almost two years, since a September 2009 presentation from the company, that the public was invited to provide their comments on the plan.

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Canadian citizens were hit with a wave of shock and sadness after it was announced that the leader of Canada’s New Democrats Party, Jack Layton, had passed away due to an undisclosed form of cancer in the early morning of Monday, August 22. Layton’s passing came shortly after he announced a temporary leave from Parliament and the same year as he led the NDP from a fourth place party in the House of Commons to the Official Opposition. Millions of Canadians watched Layton’s memorial service on national television, while locally there was a viewing event held at the Ocean View Hotel.

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The Year in Review - September 2011 Haida Nation buys fishing lodges

Pellet plant proposed

At the September 6 meeting of Prince Rupert council, Pinnacle Renewable Energy Group and CMC Engineering and Management outlined their plans for the construction of a $30 million pellet shipping terminal that would include four 15,000 tonne pellet silos standing 39 metres high made of galvanized steel, a tower housing a bucket elevator and a series of conveyors to load the silos and ships that would dock at Westview Terminal. The facility would be designed to take pellets from rail and would include a rail yard with capacity for 36 full and 36 empty rail cars. Once complete there would be about 12 jobs created, but that number could grow to 24 as demand increases. City council voted to send a letter of support for the project, though opposition to the terminal from SCHEDULED FLIGHTS â&#x20AC;˘ CHARTERS â&#x20AC;˘ TOURS residents along the waterfront on the west side of town would grow as the year progressed. A petition would be signed by several residents, who also made a presentation to council

On September 2 the Haida Nation announced that the Haida Enterprise Corporation (HaiCo) has purchased a controlling interest in West Coast Resorts, which operates five high-end fishing lodges along the west coast. Two of the lodges â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Lodge at Hippa Island and the Lodge at Englefield Bay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; operate in the waters on the west coast of Haida Gwaii while two other lodges are located along the central coast and a fifth lodge operates in Kyuquot Sound on Vancouver Island. Combined the five luxury lodges have a capacity for almost 200 fishermen at any given time, with one of the lodges completely sold out for the 2011 season and others mostly at capacity.

Walmart announces plans for Rupert location

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On September 23 Walmart officially announced that it would be opening up a location in Prince Rupert. The announcement was for the purchase of 39 Zellers locations across Canada from Target, which owns the stores. The only new location to go in British Columbia will be here in Prince Rupert. The corporationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s representatives say that they plan to have the location remodeled into a Walmart by the end of 2012

MP announces bid for Federal NDP leadership

On September 29 the Prince Rupert Port Authority released the mitigation strategy report for the phase II expansion of Fairview Terminal, and the report to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency shows Expansion will now take place in two phases. Phase one includes expanding the terminal north towards town and the construction of a five kilometre road connecting Fairview Terminal to Ridley Island to allow truck traffic to bypass downtown. Phase two, which will not get underway for a number of years, will expand the terminal south toward Ridley Island.

On September 30 Nathan Cullen officially announced that he would be running for the leadership of the federal NDP. Cullen made the announcement in Vancouver, where he said that he wants to bring progressives together to bring a â&#x20AC;&#x153;new kind of politicsâ&#x20AC;? to Ottawa by declaring war on the highly controlled way the Tories run the government.

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Weekly notes from the Prince Rupert Seniors Centre Contributed by Donna The Northern View Cribbage Results: 1st- J. Strand & M. Stegavig, 2nd J. Parks & E. Page,3rd - M. Weir & D. Currie. Well 2012 has begun and we are raring to go here at the Centre. All our programs should be up and

running by next week and everyone who left on holiday will have returned. I’m glad our members and our volunteers had a bit of a break but I’ll be happy to see everyone’s rested faces. Welcome back! Speaking of volunteers, we have a “Memory” scrapbook of past members who have passed

away. If you like to scrapbook or are crafty at all we need someone to put memory pages together from time to time. Please come see me or call me at 627-1900 if you are interested. We will be having our General Meeting on Tuesday January 10 at 10 a.m. and hopefully we will have

a quorum. Will try and get some rhubarb dessert arranged so there is something to look forward to after the meeting. There are more books-“100 Years/ 101 Years of Rupertites” on order and they should be printed within a few days. Come down to the Centre to purchase your book

anytime between 11 a.m. and three p.m. Monday thru Friday. The prices are: $20 for “100 Years” and $15 for “101 Years”. YOGA: Starts Monday January 9. If you have not already registered there are still spaces available. Memberships 2012 memberships now on sale.

The Year in Review - October 2011 US Government launches formal container investigation On October 12 the US Federal Maritime Commission decided to launch a formal investigation into accusations that Canadian ports have an unfair advantage over American ports that is causing carriers to divert their cargo north of the border. Specifically the FMC voted unanimously to start a study into the effect of the Harbour Maintenance Tax and on the competitiveness of American ports when compared to ports in Canada and Mexico. As well, a group of American west coast ports are pushing for a fee on goods that are unloaded in Canada in order to “level the playing field.”

Elections shape up The deadline for people to file papers for November’s municipal election passed at four p.m. on October 14. When the filing period closed, incumbent mayor Jack Mussallem was in a race with incumbent councillor

Kathy Bedard for the Mayor’s position, while all incumbent councillors except Sheila Gordon-Payne were seeking re-election in a race that included 12 people seeking the six council spots. There were 10 people seeking election to the Prince Rupert School District Board of Education, including all of the incumbents. In Port Edward, councillors and mayor Dave MacDonald were acclaimed.

Enrollment drops again Fewer students were enrolled in the Prince Rupert School District at the end of the first month of the school year than there were in 2010, with 100 fewer students enrolling on the north coast.

Regional district seeks a name change At the October 21 meeting of the board, representatives from the Skeena - Queen Charlotte Regional District voted to change

the name of the body from the Skeena Queen Charlotte Regional District to the North Coast Regional District. However, the name change requires provincial approval, which is still pending. “The reason we looked at that is that the Queen Charlotte Islands have officially been renamed Haida Gwaii, so we didn’t feel the terminology was appropriate anymore,” Port Edward councillor Murray Kristoff explained.

McMillan shuts its doors Approximately 82 people lost their jobs when the JS McMillan processing plant shut its doors for the final time on October 31. Portions of the structure were to be torn down for insurance reasons while the whole plant would tentatively be taken down.

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OPINION

MY VIEW…

Looking deeper into the events of 2011 Wow, another year has come and gone here on the North Coast. By the time you read this we’ll be four days into 2012 and 2011 will be in the rearview mirror. And while a lot changed in 2011, some of it good and some of it bad, one thing that has stayed consistent during my time here in Prince Rupert is the amazing community spirit that people exhibit throughout the year. As I write this I just finished writing the 2011 Year in Review - and I hope you enjoyed our annual look back at the year that was - but this snapshot of the major stories of the past 12 months doesn’t capture it all. Yes there are photos of community events, but those don’t tell the stories behind them. The photo of the toy run you saw on page five doesn’t tell you about the more than 250 toys and more $10,000 donated to the Salvation Army by the Harley Riders Group. The photo of Mz. Anita Z. Planner from the 2011 Mz Judged (sorry Zeno) doesn’t tell you the volunteer effort that went into staging this event by the everyone involved or the money that was raised for the North Coast Transition Society through the event. The Jingle Bell Express photo on page 12 doesn’t explain that this event is organized by volunteers and the money raised goes to pediatric care. The list goes on and on. And even where money or donations aren’t involved, people in the community go above and beyond to help create the quality of life we all enjoy. Photos from Seafest, Winterfest and Children’s Fest don’t mention the volunteer

hours, and missing completely are some of the smaller but no less significant photos of volunteers planting the planters or cleaning up garbage as part of Civic Pride or people giving their time to man the kettle for Christmas. And I can tell you that cheque presentation photos from 2011 could more than

fill the biggest paper we have produced. There may be a lot of changes coming in 2012, there may not be. But one thing I hope never changes is the way people give of themselves to create the community we call Prince Rupert. ~ Shaun Thomas

2012 will bring overall strength with some challenges In general 2011 was a year of tourism recovery in Prince Rupert. The economic collapse in 2009 saw our room revenues drop by almost 10 per cent, we saw a further drop in 2010 of over three per cent, bringing us to the lowest levels for room revenue since the year of the ferry sinking in 2006. From what we know at this point, 2011 has reversed this trend. We’re seeing a slow recovery of the overseas tour market. Media interest in Prince Rupert has remained strong. Our hotel receipts were comparatively strong. Some of that of course reflects business travel, particularly with a good schedule of spring conferences – in the first quarter this year we saw a 13.5 per cent increase over year previous in airport traffic. But in general the leisure market has also held its own, probably accounting for about half of the increase. Visitor Centres in Northern BC reported a 13.7 per cent increase by late summer. Yet our industry is so diverse – tourism is often described as “an industry of industries” – that general statements don’t

– can’t be measured. hold true for everyone. The Talking tourism conservation Sport fishing represents a third Canadian dollar’s strength of our total tourism revenue, and is our weakness. This hit there’s just no way to measure the particularly hard in a few areas, tremendous impact this had on such as independent travelers our local industry. from European markets who To give a sense of the total typically stay at B&Bs. So value of this business, in northern while our hotels enjoyed a BC tourism is worth about $1.3 good year, many B&Bs failed billion, employing 5,000 people to meet targets. BRUCE WISHART at 3,000 tourism businesses. For The lifeblood of our leisure Prince Rupert, in three months of travel is the great northern circle 2007 we had very accurate, very route – Vancouver via Jasper to Prince Rupert, and on down Vancouver exhaustive research. In those three months Island. One link of that chain seems ready tourism brought $52 million into Prince to fall out. It’s no secret that BC Ferries Rupert. Our numbers aren’t as accurate for numbers on the Inside Passage are in freefall. the whole year, but the usual estimate is that They seem reluctant to recognize that this tourism is annually worth as much as $200 might be the result of it being, in some cases, million for Prince Rupert. cheaper to book an Alaskan cruise than it is So what will 2012 bring the Prince Rupert to travel on our provincial marine highway tourism industry? Certainly some of our between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert. challenges from 2011 will persist into the The impact of the DFO closure of the New Year. Analysts are telling us that the halibut fishery at the start of September Canadian dollar will remain strong if not – a result of incompetence rather than climb in 2012.

BC Ferries numbers will remain in freefall until the trend of skyrocketing rates can be reversed. We can only hope that Ferry Commissioner Gord Macatee’s review, and his subsequent recommendations, bring a change in the provincial approach to subsidies and governance. The halibut allocation issue remains unresolved. DFO has bungled this even more spectacularly than usual, and we need to support lobbying to see a fair solution to all user groups. We will certainly feel the loss of the weekly cruise ship. As I’ve said before, cruise is just one sector of our tourism economy, by itself representing a relatively low percentage of our cumulative revenue, but that doesn’t tell the whole story. For some individual tourism institutions and businesses, cruise has been critical to their bottom line for several years. On the plus side, however, we see the leisure travel remaining strong in 2012, and we can expect another strong year – and social media has made getting a share of that business a lot easier.

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“The announcement that Walmart will be opening in town. I think that will have the biggest immediate impact.”

“When Faith Hartling passed away.”

“The record setting year for shipping coal in 2010, and the expansion happening at Ridley.”

“Prince Rupert getting a Walmart.”

The Year in Review - November 2011 Coal company signs agreement on Watson Island Colonial Coal announced on November 3 that it had reached a memorandum of understanding with the Lax Kw’alaams and Metlakatla First Nations for a joint venture that would purchase Watson Island from the City of Prince Rupert. As part of the MOU, Colonial Coal and the Coast Tsimshian will compensate the City for land expenses while undertaking a feasibility study on the use of the island. Formed in 2007, Colonial Coal is a Vancouver-based mining development company specializing in metallurgical coal. It has two resource-stage coal properties in the Peace River Coal Field in northeastern BC.

Supreme Court rules against Lax Kw’alaams The Supreme Court of Canada decided that Lax Kw’alaams does not have a constitutional right to create their own commercial fishery, which is something the local First Nation has been fighting for in the court system for years.

Canada’s highest court of law upheld a decision by the BC Supreme Court that said that the First Nation had not proven that fish trading was a defining part of the their society before contact with Europeans. Because of this, they are not entitled to catch fish for the purpose of selling them like they are to catch fish for sustenance and cultural use.

Mussallem re-elected as Prince Rupert’s Mayor After weeks of campaigning, the municipal election ended and Jack Mussallem was reelected mayor of Prince Rupert with almost twice the votes of his nearest opponent, Kathy Bedard. Mussallem got about to half of all votes cast in the election with 1,769. Bedard received 981 votes and Corinna Morhart came in third with 357 votes. For council, incumbents Nelson Kinney, Anna Ashley, Gina Garon and Joy Thorkelson were returned to office, while newcomers Jennifer Rice and Judy Carlick-Pearson were elected to council chambers. Thorkelson received the most votes with 1,925. On the school board side of things, incumbents Tina Last, Bart Kuntz, Louisa Sanchez and Terri-Lynne Huddlestone were re-elected while newcomers Barbara Gruber and Marty Bowles were voted in over incumbents Russell Wiens and Leonard Alexcee. Last received the most votes with 1,777 and was also chosen by trustees to return as board chair.

Coast owners outline $3 million renovations, name change

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The Coast Prince Rupert Hotel, which was renamed the Rupert Hotel, will be undergoing a major overhaul expected to cost $3-million and take 12 to 16 months of construction work. The main floor of the hotel will be radically altered with the reception moved into a new place and an expanded lounge with a fireplace for lodgers. Charlie’s Diner will be closed and the interior of the hotel is getting a complete makeover. The designers of the new hotel went

back to the original designs of the hotel that was built on the site in 1914 but burned down in the 1970’s and the new designs have taken features from the original that incorporated them. They are also planning to build some modern retail space for small boutiques or a coffee shop along the side facing the Rupert Square Mall.

Prince Rupert Port Authority looks to buy land in Cow Bay The Prince Rupert Port Authority made an offer to purchase the parking lot across from Atlin Terminal and the grassy knoll leading to Northland Terminal from the City of Prince Rupert for an estimated $824,387. The announcement of the intent to purchase was followed by consultation with a variety of stakeholders about that land and visioning for the Cow Bay area. File photo Kitkatla drops request for Mz. Judged 2011 on November 4. injunction on Watson STORES FLYERS DEALS COUPONS BROCHURES Island sale CATALOGUES CONTESTS PRODUCTS STORES FLYERS

Kitkatla has dropped its application to the courts seeking an injunction against the proposed sale of Watson Island in court filings on November 18, but asked the court to provide “a declaration that the Lax Kw’alaams Indian Band is not a proper collective capable of holding or claiming Aboriginal title or rights to the site”.

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This program was developed to meet the training needs of NWBC communities to ensure a well-trained local workforce is ready for the major projects developing in the region.

Contact Property Manager - Ron Morgan Telelphone: 250-627-1407 or Apt #202 1 and 2 bedrooms (No Pets)

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

Free Tuition for Eligible Participants! Contact us today to see if you are eligible! To apply or more information please contact : Kerrie Orr korr@nwcc.bc.ca 250.635.6511 ext. 5267

Upcoming Program Start Dates: Terrace - January 30, 2012 Prince Rupert - January 30, 2012 Haida Gwaii - January 16, 2012

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Phone 250-627-8123

Duplex / 4 Plex AVAILABLE FOR RENT 3 Bedroom, 533 Hays Cove Circle Working Family $900/mo.

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1 Bdrm Suite $500/mo.

GATEWAY APARTMENTS

References required!

McBride & 8th Prince Rupert Unfurnished - Furnished (Furnished short Term Rentals Available) Close to downtown Adult-oriented No Pets

627-7137

1 & 2 bedroom apartments (furnished or unfurnished) in Port Edward across from the park. Recently renovated. From $450/mth. Call TINKER REALTY INC. 250-624-4331

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 250-624-6746

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3 bedroom apartments. Heat and hot water included.

Call for details 250-627-1715 or 250-624-5955

Homes for Rent AVAILABLE FOR RENT 2012 Seal Cove Circle 3 Bdrm, 1 Bath F/S, W/D Hook-ups Gas/Electric Heat $700/mo. 1400 11 Ave East 2 Bdrm, 1 Bath F/S, W/D Hook-ups Elec Heat $650/mo. No Pets/No Smoking Working Couples References Required

250-624-3780 PR: 4 Bdrm, 2 Bath House. Satellite and Internet incl. Close to town, $900/mo. + DD. N/S, Ref. Req’d. Call 250-6002791

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Rooms starting at $39/daily, $199/weekly, $599/monthly, Students $499/monthly. All-inclusive. 250-600-1680

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Address

1438 Overlook 90 Hays Cove 102 Raven St 800 McBride Spero’s 322 7th West 120 8th Ave West 1326 Pigott Ave 241 9th Ave East 1480 6th Ave 1533 Moresby Ave 1612 Kootenay Ave 1512 6th East Land only 310 6th Ave West 1507 8th Ave East 245 3rd Ave West 519 3rd Ave West #3-101 1st Ave West 1600 8th Ave 1833 5th Ave

MLS #

Price

N207097 REDUCED $189,000 N207527 REDUCED $150,000 N207865 $120,000 N4504737 $369,000 N209341 $139,000 N210221 $82,000 N210219 REDUCED $63,000 N212130 REDUCED $129,000 N212351 NOW $79,500 N211987 NOW $325,000 N212436 $175,000 N210326 $25,000 N213867 $85,000 N214008 $69,000 N4505027 Commercial $215,000 N4505028 Commercial $225,000 N4505023 Business $150,000 N214379 $175,000 N214620 $159,900

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PR: 1 bedroom suite for rent on Graham Ave. Lots of space with a great harbour view. Insuite Laundry. No smoking. Small pets allowed. $600 per month. Does not include hydro or gas. 250628-9433 PR: 3 Bdrm Suite, laminated wood ﬂooring, $750/mo. + DD. N/S, N/P, off street prkg. Looking for quiet working couple. Ref. Req’d. Call Arthur, 250600-1304 PR: Available Immediately Large ground level 2 Bdrm, $750/mo. inclusive, central location. N/S, Pets Ok. Call 250624-2310

Townhouses HARBOURVIEW

Large 2 & 3 bedrooms Clean, safe & secure. From $550/mth Call Clayton 627-6697

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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HOCKEY POOL

These results are for the 2011/2012 Regular Season. Posted as of Jan. 4 , 2012. Listed by: Standings, Name, Points 1............. Bruno Hoy ................................. 739 2............. Rob VanKoughnett..................... 729 3............. Wade Robinson.......................... 727 4............. Dan Doyon ................................ 720 5............. Arnold F. Scodane ..................... 719 6............. Jordan Heal ................................ 713 T7 .......... Jacqueline Bob .......................... 709 T7 .......... Larry King ................................. 709 9............. Edith Blackwater ....................... 708 10........... Marty Denluck........................... 707 T11 ........ Cliff Kelly .................................. 705 T11 ........ Tony Basso ................................ 705 13........... Vince Wesley ............................. 704 14........... Bill Vermeeren Sr. ..................... 702 T15 ........ Pete Colussi ............................... 701 T15 ........ Dayle V. AlexCee ...................... 701 T17 ........ Juliana Bryson ........................... 699 T17 ........ Alex Campbell Jr. ...................... 699 T17 ........ Bernard Danes ........................... 699 T17 ........ John Graham.............................. 699 T21 ........ Christopher Barralon ................. 698 T21 ........ Jeff Negru .................................. 698 T21 ........ Neal Bryant................................ 698 T24 ........ A. Vamvakas .............................. 696 T24 ........ Ambrose J. Wilson .................... 696 T24 ........ Ryan Dudoward ......................... 696 T27 ........ Ju-lyn Jordan ............................. 695 T27 ........ Shayna Collins........................... 695 T27 ........ Hondo Arendt ............................ 695 30........... Andrew Llewellyn ..................... 694 T31 ........ David Magnusson ...................... 693 T31 ........ Nancy Rose Steward.................. 693 T31 ........ Leah North................................. 693 T34 ........ M. Robinson .............................. 692 T34 ........ Myrna Jay .................................. 692 T34 ........ Cassandra Cross ........................ 692 T34 ........ Rhiannon Lynn .......................... 692 38........... Marcy VanKoughnett ................. 691 T39 ........ A.G. Parnell ............................... 690 T39 ........ Ken Woods................................. 690 T41 ........ Kyla Tingstad............................. 688 T41 ........ Ethan Hill (Bolton) .................... 688 T41 ........ Kim Blackwater ......................... 688 T41 ........ R. Brent Phillips ........................ 688 T41 ........ Ann K King ............................... 688 T41 ........ Krystal R. Green........................ 688 T41 ........ Julie Yeomans ............................ 688 T41 ........ Phillip Harris ............................. 688 T49 ........ Wayne Gurney ........................... 687 T49 ........ Tanya Gonu ............................... 687 T49 ........ Sam Robinson............................ 687 T49 ........ Evangeline Nyce........................ 687 T49 ........ Marshall Vickers Sr. .................. 687 T49 ........ Raymond Greens ....................... 687 T49 ........ Brenda Lewis ............................. 687 T56 ........ Godfrey Williams ...................... 686 T56 ........ Bianca L Barton ........................ 686 T56 ........ Cleo Moore ................................ 686 T59 ........ Darren Stevens........................... 685 T59 ........ Tiffany Green............................. 685 T61 ........ Linda Bob .................................. 684 T61 ........ Adolfo Paolinelli ....................... 684 T61 ........ Eva Spencer ............................... 684 T61 ........ Willie Davies ............................. 684 T61 ........ Delbert Brooks .......................... 684 T66 ........ Cole Cross ................................. 683 T66 ........ Carol Cross Adams .................... 683 T66 ........ John Schullmeister .................... 683 T66 ........ John Stuart ................................. 683 T66 ........ Corky Dudoward ....................... 683 T66 ........ Barrie Girbav ............................. 683 72........... Neil Joseph ................................ 682 T73 ........ Shiro Nagasawa ......................... 681 T73 ........ David S. Gladstone .................... 681 T73 ........ Kenneth Gonu............................ 681 T73 ........ Christa & Ashley Robinson ....... 681 T77 ........ Karan Gill .................................. 680 T77 ........ Derek Baker ............................... 680 T77 ........ Mike Whitford ........................... 680 T77 ........ Rich Aiken ................................. 680 T77 ........ Charlotte Haley.......................... 680 T77 ........ Jenny Cross................................ 680 T83 ........ Donna Jackson........................... 679 T83 ........ Marty Tingstad .......................... 679 T83 ........ Calvin Huskins .......................... 679 T83 ........ Tom Tanaka ............................... 679 T87 ........ Greg Girbav ............................... 678 T87 ........ Matthew Bryant ......................... 678 T87 ........ Andrew Grandison..................... 678 T87 ........ Midori Nagasawa....................... 678 T87 ........ Matthew Stewart ........................ 678 T87 ........ Renaud Larose ........................... 678 T87 ........ Percy Lincoln ............................ 678 T87 ........ Barbara Greene .......................... 678 T95 ........ Frank Goncalves ........................ 677

T95 ........ Melanie Hill............................... 677 T95 ........ Jimmy White ............................. 677 T95 ........ Laura Alexander ........................ 677 T95 ........ Calvert Brown ........................... 677 T100 ...... A. E. Sankey .............................. 676 T100 ...... Joe Uppal ................................... 676 T100 ...... Amethyst Lewis ......................... 676 T100 ...... Eugene Williams........................ 676 T100 ...... Delana Calder ............................ 676 T100 ...... William Yeomans ....................... 676 T100 ...... Gary Nelson............................... 676 T107 ...... Michelle Prouty ......................... 675 T107 ...... Ashley Wilson ........................... 675 T107 ...... Michael S.B. Jay........................ 675 T107 ...... Betty Snook ............................... 675 T107 ...... Marshall Vickers Jr. ................... 675 T112 ...... Adriann E Williams ................... 674 T112 ...... Ronald Martinson ...................... 674 T112 ...... Paul S. Lebedick ........................ 674 T112 ...... Natasha Barralon ....................... 674 T112 ...... Dawn Matthews ......................... 674 T112 ...... Samantha Lincoln ...................... 674 T112 ...... Hank Vermeeren ........................ 674 T112 ...... Emma Nelson ............................ 674 T112 ...... Kristen Hill ................................ 674 T121 ...... Tom Gilfoy ................................ 673 T121 ...... Larry Eastwood ......................... 673 T121 ...... Anita H. Lewis .......................... 673 T121 ...... Margaret E. Green ..................... 673 T125 ...... Christian Johnson ...................... 672 T125 ...... Richard G. Lincoln .................... 672 T125 ...... Duane Brown ............................. 672 T128 ...... Brett Stava ................................. 671 T128 ...... Monique Brown ......................... 671 T128 ...... Sally Edgars ............................... 671 T128 ...... Lillian Sankey............................ 671 T128 ...... G. Berton ................................... 671 T133 ...... Shaun William Scodane............. 670 T133 ...... Hank Williams ........................... 670 T135 ...... Amanda Graham........................ 669 T135 ...... Darrel Angus.............................. 669 T135 ...... Garner Moody ........................... 669 T135 ...... Alena Helin................................ 669 T135 ...... Maria Niesh ............................... 669 T135 ...... Trevor Girbav ............................ 669 T141 ...... Ron Wilson ................................ 668 T141 ...... Chad Dudoward ......................... 668 T141 ...... Matthew Hill.............................. 668 T141 ...... Wilma Allen............................... 668 T141 ...... Bob Misko ................................. 668 T141 ...... Bobby Jay .................................. 668 T141 ...... Raymond Dudoward .................. 668 T148 ...... Rose Ciotoli ............................... 667 T148 ...... Marie Forman ............................ 667 T148 ...... Mel Scramstad ........................... 667 T148 ...... Jared Carter................................ 667 T148 ...... Jack Lyman ................................ 667 T148 ...... Shawn Leask.............................. 667 T148 ...... Barry Hale ................................. 667 T148 ...... Bernie Alexander ....................... 667 T148 ...... Frank Alger ................................ 667 T148 ...... Harold Wesley ........................... 667 T158 ...... Francisco Baniqued ................... 666 T158 ...... Tyler Williams ........................... 666 T158 ...... Jeff Wolfenden ........................... 666 T158 ...... Devin Denluck ........................... 666 T158 ...... Fred Stewart............................... 666 T158 ...... Tanu Lusignan ........................... 666 T164 ...... Dianne Blyth.............................. 665 T164 ...... Bill MacLeod............................. 665 T164 ...... Jacob Astoria Sr. ........................ 665 T164 ...... Joe DeBlass ............................... 665 T164 ...... Gloria Westfall ........................... 665 T164 ...... Kerry Mowatt ............................ 665 T164 ...... Bob Taylor ................................. 665 T171 ...... Connie Watkinson...................... 664 T171 ...... Robert Hughes ........................... 664 T171 ...... Brent Russ ................................. 664 T171 ...... Andrew Starr ............................. 664 T171 ...... Sheena Sampare ........................ 664 T176 ...... Lawrence Heal ........................... 663 T176 ...... Pam Venn ................................... 663 T178 ...... Blossom Stevens ........................ 662 T178 ...... Ellen Denluck ............................ 662 T180 ...... Carol Johnson ............................ 661 T180 ...... Patty McCann ............................ 661 T180 ...... Bruce Brown.............................. 661 T180 ...... Douglas McLeod ....................... 661 T180 ...... Bea E. Bryant ............................ 661 T180 ...... William R. Bray ........................ 661 T180 ...... Kelsie VanKoughnett ................. 661 T187 ...... Wade Niesh................................ 660 T187 ...... Ronald Gottke............................ 660 T187 ...... Diane Hill .................................. 660 T187 ...... Lori Wilson ................................ 660

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T187 ...... Shelby Irvine ............................. 660 T187 ...... Charles Wakefield Clifton ......... 660 T193 ...... Ivan Hubert Lincoln Jr............... 659 T193 ...... Ray Krause ................................ 659 T193 ...... Jennifer Johnson ........................ 659 T193 ...... Alicia Joseph ............................. 659 T193 ...... Nancy Kirkbright ....................... 659 T193 ...... Brandon Lee Torio..................... 659 T193 ...... Len Lovering ............................. 659 T193 ...... Calvin Russ................................ 659 T201 ...... Arn T Johansen.......................... 658 T201 ...... Curtis Watts ............................... 658 T201 ...... Gates Robin ............................... 658 T201 ...... Andrea Stephens ........................ 658 T201 ...... Alice Edgars .............................. 658 T201 ...... Larry Thompson ........................ 658 T207 ...... Mitchell Nelson ......................... 657 T207 ...... Ivan M. Lincoln ......................... 657 T207 ...... Carey Cooper ............................. 657 T207 ...... Brandon Russ ............................ 657 T207 ...... Marc Barralon............................ 657 T207 ...... Shawn & Steve Vermeeren ........ 657 T207 ...... Peter Vogon................................ 657 T207 ...... Scott VanKoughnett ................... 657 T207 ...... Thom Chow ............................... 657 T216 ...... Nicholas Angus.......................... 656 T216 ...... Tara M. Campbell ...................... 656 T216 ...... Ann Marie Negru....................... 656 T216 ...... Jeremy Stevens .......................... 656 T220 ...... M Harris .................................... 655 T220 ...... Joanne Hill................................. 655 T220 ...... Richard Connington .................. 655 T220 ...... Lorraine Woods ......................... 655 T220 ...... Troy Jay ..................................... 655 T220 ...... Owen Kennedy Robinson.......... 655 T220 ...... Bruce Watkinson........................ 655 T220 ...... Donald Price .............................. 655 T220 ...... Wade Dudoward ........................ 655 T220 ...... Kevin Carpenter......................... 655 T230 ...... Brenda Gray .............................. 654 T230 ...... Bruce Hill Jr. ............................. 654 T230 ...... Tim Boyko ................................. 654 T230 ...... Stan Thomas .............................. 654 T234 ...... Luc Barton ................................. 653 T234 ...... Clearnce Thompson ................... 653 T234 ...... Nancy Clifton ............................ 653 T234 ...... John Johansen ............................ 653 T234 ...... Melita Stuart .............................. 653 T239 ...... Logan Bryson ............................ 652 T239 ...... Jennifer L Faithful ..................... 652 T239 ...... Matt Anderson ........................... 652 T239 ...... Sharon Rothwell ........................ 652 T239 ...... Alisha Kennedy ......................... 652 T239 ...... Darrell Watson ........................... 652 T245 ...... Brian Gilmour............................ 651 T245 ...... Jenna Tingstad ........................... 651 T245 ...... Sampson Bryant Sr. ................... 651 T245 ...... Karen Stevens ............................ 651 T245 ...... Stevie Jay ................................... 651 T250 ...... Dustin Cross .............................. 650 T250 ...... Romy Torio ................................ 650 T250 ...... Bob Hays ................................... 650 T250 ...... Carol Robinson .......................... 650 T254 ...... Jean Paul Barralon ..................... 649 T254 ...... Scott Frank Johnston ................. 649 T254 ...... Albert Green .............................. 649 T254 ...... Tom Bob .................................... 649 T254 ...... Tawny Johnson .......................... 649 T254 ...... Cyril K. Johnson........................ 649 T260 ...... Mike Mitchell ............................ 648 T260 ...... Melissa Angus ........................... 648 T260 ...... David B. Carlson ....................... 648 T260 ...... Jennifer Krezel .......................... 648 T260 ...... David Stephens .......................... 648 T265 ...... Keith Thomas ............................ 647 T265 ...... Fred Lincoln .............................. 647 T265 ...... Kevin R. Woods ......................... 647 T265 ...... Barbara Spencer ........................ 647 T265 ...... George Kuntz............................. 647 T265 ...... Stephanie De-Lisa ..................... 647 T271 ...... Robert Russ ............................... 646 T271 ...... Gerry Johnson............................ 646 T271 ...... Brenda Lee Lewis...................... 646 T271 ...... Jerry C. Stevens ......................... 646 T271 ...... Ben Russ .................................... 646 T271 ...... Daniel Page................................ 646 T271 ...... Rose Price .................................. 646 T271 ...... Marshal Nelson.......................... 646 T271 ...... James McNeice.......................... 646 T271 ...... Karen Stepko ............................. 646 T281 ...... Brian Morrison .......................... 645 T281 ...... Lisa Russ ................................... 645 T281 ...... Barb Krause ............................... 645 T281 ...... Robert Cross .............................. 645 T281 ...... Roberta Brown........................... 645

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T281 ...... Albert ......................................... 645 T281 ...... Denver Cross ............................. 645 T281 ...... Lavina Green ............................. 645 T281 ...... George Negru ............................ 645 T290 ...... James Blackwater ...................... 644 T290 ...... Janet L. Stevens ......................... 644 T290 ...... Leslie Wilson ............................. 644 T290 ...... Bruce M. Brown ........................ 644 T290 ...... James Barton ............................. 644 T290 ...... Grant Moore .............................. 644 T290 ...... Clyde Green Jr. .......................... 644 T290 ...... Shyla Cross ................................ 644 T298 ...... Ronnie Haldane ......................... 643 T298 ...... Heather Blyth ............................ 643 T298 ...... Ira Shaw ..................................... 643 T298 ...... Larissa McKay .......................... 643 T298 ...... Alberta Schulmeister ................. 643 T298 ...... Lorraine Oddson ........................ 643 T304 ...... Caile Kendel .............................. 642 T304 ...... Lynn Calder ............................... 642 T304 ...... Ronnie Kuntz ............................. 642 T304 ...... Stephen Watkinson .................... 642 T304 ...... Willard Lincoln Sr. .................... 642 309......... Joe Brown .................................. 641 T310 ...... Paul Cavin ................................. 639 T310 ...... Yvette Lebedick ........................ 639 T310 ...... Jordan Robinson ........................ 639 T310 ...... Colleen Davidson ...................... 639 T310 ...... J Blyth........................................ 639 T315 ...... Peter Hall ................................... 638 T315 ...... Art Lincoln ................................ 638 T315 ...... Mike Archer ............................... 638 T315 ...... Camilla Barton .......................... 638 T315 ...... Alberta Robinson....................... 638 T315 ...... Tiffany Spencer ......................... 638 T315 ...... Marshal Parnell.......................... 638 T322 ...... Roy Sankey ................................ 637 T322 ...... Alessandra Cross ....................... 637 T322 ...... Adam Lebedick ......................... 637 T322 ...... Sonya Spencer ........................... 637 T322 ...... Derek Nelson ............................. 637 T327 ...... Dale Alexcee.............................. 636 T327 ...... Grace P. Brown .......................... 636 T327 ...... Lisa Greer .................................. 636 T327 ...... Robby Price ............................... 636 T327 ...... Charles Robinson ...................... 636 T327 ...... Marilyn Bryant .......................... 636 T333 ...... Mary (Niki) Snook .................... 635 T333 ...... Ted Vickers ................................ 635 T333 ...... Emsily Bolton ............................ 635 T333 ...... Sarah Bryant .............................. 635 T333 ...... Tanisha Calder ........................... 635 T333 ...... Noah Wesley .............................. 635 T339 ...... Ray Sankey ................................ 634 T339 ...... David Dias ................................. 634 T339 ...... Robert W McKay ...................... 634 T342 ...... Richard Bryant .......................... 633 T342 ...... Patrick Latimer .......................... 633 T342 ...... Steven Watkins .......................... 633 T342 ...... Garrett Haley ............................. 633 T342 ...... Harvey Price .............................. 633 T342 ...... Miranda Shaw............................ 633 T342 ...... Quentin Delaney Young............. 633 T342 ...... Fred Oddson .............................. 633 T342 ...... Virginia Azak ............................. 633 T342 ...... V. F. E. ....................................... 633 T342 ...... Lavern Wing .............................. 633 T353 ...... Max Lincoln .............................. 632 T353 ...... Renae Jami-Lee Scodane .......... 632 T353 ...... Cody Wesley .............................. 632 T353 ...... Cedric Scodane .......................... 632 T357 ...... S Harris ...................................... 631 T357 ...... Lucky Bhandal .......................... 631 T357 ...... Shane J.W. Dale......................... 631 T357 ...... Darrin Sargent ........................... 631 T361 ...... Sharon Watts .............................. 630 T361 ...... Charles Hill................................ 630 T361 ...... Ed Alexcee ................................. 630 T364 ...... Nelson Cross.............................. 629 T364 ...... Derek Ridgeway ........................ 629 T364 ...... Arthur J. Russ ............................ 629 T364 ...... Jay Tingle .................................. 629 T368 ...... Craig Wyllie............................... 628 T368 ...... Basil Snook................................ 628 T368 ...... Thomas Shaw ............................ 628 T368 ...... Mike Cavin ................................ 628 T368 ...... Claude Thompson...................... 628 T373 ...... Mike Humphries ........................ 627 T373 ...... Gloria C. Bolton ........................ 627 T373 ...... Billy Joe A Brown ..................... 627 T376 ...... Reginald Huskins ...................... 626 T376 ...... Nancy Kainth Bhandal .............. 626 T376 ...... Callum Vetter ............................. 626 T376 ...... Betty Martinson ......................... 626 T376 ...... Tracy-Lee Calder ....................... 626

381......... Sylvia Scodane .......................... 625 382......... Dwyer Cross .............................. 624 383......... Beatrice B. Bryant ..................... 623 T384 ...... Michael Vermeeren .................... 622 T384 ...... Mitch Truscott ........................... 622 T384 ...... Marge Nylan .............................. 622 T384 ...... Valerie Sankey ........................... 622 T388 ...... Jean Page ................................... 621 T388 ...... Arlene Cheer.............................. 621 T388 ...... Felice Ciotoli ............................. 621 T391 ...... Lorraine Nelson ......................... 620 T391 ...... Brett Kuntz ................................ 620 T391 ...... Rose Lincoln.............................. 620 T391 ...... Mike Bedard .............................. 620 395......... Sharlain Brown .......................... 619 T396 ...... Steven Stepko ............................ 618 T396 ...... Marie-Anne Anderson ............... 618 T396 ...... Jordyn Carter ............................. 618 399......... Heather Ann Dudoward ............. 617 T400 ...... Andy Menzie ............................. 616 T400 ...... Gail Watkinson .......................... 616 T400 ...... Eleanor Watts............................. 616 T403 ...... Edward Lincoln ......................... 615 T403 ...... Kevin Torio ................................ 615 T403 ...... Doran Angus .............................. 615 T406 ...... Zachary McKay ......................... 614 T406 ...... Ivan Watts .................................. 614 T406 ...... Don White ................................. 614 T406 ...... Josh Shaw .................................. 614 T406 ...... Debbie Mellis ............................ 614 T411 ...... Alex G Campbell ....................... 613 T411 ...... Robert W. McLeod .................... 613 T411 ...... Clarence Wing Jr. ...................... 613 T411 ...... Kerby Watt ................................. 613 T411 ...... L. C. Stewart .............................. 613 T411 ...... Freddie Torio ............................. 613 T411 ...... Don R. Johnson ......................... 613 T411 ...... Emily Cavin ............................... 613 T411 ...... Melody Johnson ........................ 613 T420 ...... Sophie Parnell............................ 612 T420 ...... James Hadland........................... 612 T422 ...... Crystal-Rae Brown .................... 611 T422 ...... Carmen Stevens ......................... 611 T422 ...... Jacob Astoria ............................. 611 T425 ...... Rudy Urner ................................ 610 T425 ...... William Robinson ...................... 610 T425 ...... Karl Hugenschmidt.................... 610 T425 ...... Ernie Brown............................... 610 T429 ...... Mikki Crosby............................. 609 T429 ...... Crystal Bird ............................... 609 T429 ...... Brandon J. Stevens .................... 609 432......... Sam Gladstone........................... 608 T433 ...... Bernie Silab ............................... 607 T433 ...... Erin Stewart ............................... 607 435......... Glen Irvine................................. 606 T436 ...... Shirley Pearson .......................... 604 T436 ...... Josie Brown ............................... 604 T438 ...... David Beil.................................. 603 T438 ...... Richard Mellis ........................... 603 T438 ...... Wendy Wilson ........................... 603 441......... R. Huskins ................................. 602 442......... Tina R. Shaw ............................. 601 443......... Vincent Dundas ......................... 600 444......... Lori Hadland.............................. 598 445......... Kyle T. Green ............................ 597 T446 ...... Winnifred Green ........................ 594 T446 ...... Kaleb Gordon Bouvier .............. 594 T448 ...... Denise Price............................... 591 T448 ...... George Bryant ........................... 591 T448 ...... Joy Woods.................................. 591 T451 ...... Arnold G Brooks Jr. .................. 589 T451 ...... Joseph W. Dias .......................... 589 453......... David Bolton ............................. 588 454......... Thelma Torio ............................. 583 455......... Haley Parnell ............................. 582 456......... Patrick Wilson ........................... 581 457......... Calvin Robinson ........................ 578 458......... Sharon Brooks ........................... 577 459......... Tom Coleman ............................ 572 460......... Dorothy Robinson ..................... 564 461......... Mary Saiki ................................. 373 462......... Denise Pages.............................. 349 463......... Kyla Wells ................................. 348 464......... Barry Pages................................ 347 T465 ...... R. M iller ................................... 345 T465 ...... Nazereth Cerqueira .................... 345 467......... Tak Saiki .................................... 338 T468 ...... Thomas Wells ............................ 336 T468 ...... B. Miller .................................... 336 470......... Zeph Pages ................................ 330 471......... Kristyn Wells ............................. 326 472......... Danny Wright ............................ 314 473......... Sherrie Pages ............................. 310 474......... Sheila Wells ............................... 293

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The Year in Review - December 2011 Rio Tinto Alcan approves Kitimat Modernization Project

Supreme Court rules against Lax Kwâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;alaams

The Northwest as a whole got a bit of an early Christmas present on December 1 when the Rio Tinto Alcan board of directors officially approved an additional $2.7 billion to take the Kitimat Modernization Project to completion. That was in addition to the more than $600,000 spent to date. The new smelter will produce about 420,000 tonnes per year and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 50 per cent while guaranteeing 1,000 high-paying jobs.

A trade agreement announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and US President Barack Obama in early December provided a direct benefit to Fairview Terminal, which was one of two Canadian ports chosen for a pilot project to expedite the movement of goods between the two countries. Beginning in September 2012, Prince Rupert and Montreal will be part of a year-long pilot program that will no longer require cargo travelling between Canada and the United File photo States to be scanned Santa Claus got to spend some time with the children of the North Coast twice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; once when during the annual Jingle Bell Express on December 6. entering Canada and once when entering the US. Essentially this creates an 2012, and Prince Rupert will be hosting eight days of â&#x20AC;&#x153;inspected once, cleared twiceâ&#x20AC;? hearings. The Joint Review Panel will hold meetings at policy for goods moving between the the North Coast Convention Centre from February 1618 and from February 20-24 beginning at nine a.m. each countries File photo day. Students from Charles Hays Secondary brought the story of Chicago to the stage for three nights to start out December.

Prince Rupert gets lengthy visit from Enbridge panel

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Former Minor Hockey coach and referee investigated

The Enbridge Joint Review Panel announced details of the community hearings it has scheduled for early

Prince Rupert RCMP began investigating the coaching and refereeing activities of Robert John Paolinelli, 42, during his time in Prince Rupert Minor Hockey back in the mid-eighties to late nineties after charges of sexual assault, sexual exploitation and forcible confinement were laid in Alberta and a Building complaint was received Blocks by the Prince Rupert To Your Future RCMP from a person in town. RCMP said they were investigating â&#x20AC;&#x153;allegations of historical sexual assaultâ&#x20AC;? against Paolinelli. On December 14 Robert John Paolinelli entered a guilty plea to one charge of Hosted by sexual exploitation at a scheduled court appearance in Stony Plain Alberta.

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Shames Mountain open under new ownership After a year of fundraising and negotiating, My Mountain Coop held the opening day of skiing at Shames Mountain. A final deal for the sale of the mountain has not been reached yet, however, as some conditions of the sale remain in progress.