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On Friday, May 28, the fi nal graduating class from Prince Rupert Secondary School received their Dogwood Diplomas dur-ing the graduation ceremony. This year was the largest graduating class in a decade, with the number of male students out numbering the females by a signifi cant amount, something that principal Sheila Wells says has been uncommon in the past.

MP not in shadow cabinet, but ethics chairBy Alan S. Hale The Northern View

The federal NDP announced their new shadow cabinet positions on the morning of May 26 and while most of the party’s veteran MPs received positions as ministry critics, one MP was curiously missing from the list of appointments: the MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley, Nathan Cullen.

Instead, Cullen has been appointed as the chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics; more commonly known as the “Ethics Committee”. Cullen says he’s very pleased

with the appointment, and suggested that he chose to accept the position even though he could have gotten a position as a critic if he had sought one.

“It’s a combination of diplomacy, the need to keep government to account and setting a clear agenda so that Canadians can know that their government isn’t straying too far from the ethical path, which is something this government got a little too used to in the last parliament,” says Cullen of the

appointment.“I’m thrilled with the role, I

think it suits me well.”During the last Parliament,

the Conservatives attracted accusations of unethical conduct and a lack of transparency from the Opposition and other sources over a variety issues such as the Bev Oda “not” affair, Rahim Jaffer’s alleged illegal lobbying, ministerial aids blocking information requests, and the refusal to release the Afghan

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Because of this and the new Conservative majority, Cullen says that the work of the Ethic’s Committee will be very important in the new Parliament. Cullen believes that his new position will give him a lot of influence in Ottawa even if he isn’t in the shadow cabinet.

“While [my position] doesn’t directly impact mining decisions, it certainly puts me in the conversation and puts me on the level of many cabinet ministers and allows me to talk to them as equals...This role can be translated into a place of influence,” says Cullen.

Even though Cullen may be the chair of the committee, that doesn’t mean he will be able to get it to decide his way. Since the Conservatives have a majority in the House of Commons, over half the members of the committee will be Tories as well. Cullen warns that if the Conservatives try to use their majority position to make uncomfortable allegations go away, they do so at their own peril.

“A government that wields their power too blatantly and too arrogantly is a government that lasts exactly one term. That’s not just me saying that, that’s history,” says Cullen.

While he may not be the natural resources or energy critic like some political commentators expected he would be, Cullen says he will continue to be active in issues like halibut reallocation and the Enbridge pipeline issues, promising to bring the new Natural Resources critic, Romeo Saganash, up to speed on the Enbridge issue. Saganash is one of the newly elected MPs from Quebec.

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By Alan S. HaleThe Northern View

This year’s Relay for Life took place at the on the track at Charles Hayes Secondary School last Saturday and while the total amount raised was unavailable as of press time, it was more than $55,000.

The relay is a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society and the proceeds will go primarily towards cancer research and support for those who need help with housing and travelling expenses for those undergoing treatment.

According to the relay’s lead organizer, Lani McNeice, 176 people registered to walk around the Charles Hays track sometimes for up to three hours at a time.

Walkers circled the track from 10 in the mourning until 10 at night. McNeice says that the amount of people who turned out for the relay was less than what it was last year, but it’s still an impressive turnout for a community the size of Prince Rupert.

The very first lap was reserved for local cancer survivors who walked to the cheers of the small crowd that gathered at the track, during the second lap the

caregivers of those undergoing Cancer treatment joined in.

The day was sunny, warm and festive, and by mid afternoon a good crowd had gathered at the track. The relay also had events to keep those

walking around the track and those watching or waiting their turn entertained. There was live pe r fo rmances by bands, face painting for the kids, some children sang and read poetry, there was a barbecue and more than a few people decided to get

their heads shaved when the barber showed up.

The day ended with the luminary ceremony, where participants take one final lap around the track, which is lined with Luminary Bags containing personal messages to someone who fought or died from cancer. McNeice says that this was her favourite event of the day.

“We say some words that express what the day means and what we hope it means to everyone who participated . . . We light the bags and

everyone then takes a moment of silence and walks the track and as you walk by the begs you read the messages. It’s quite emotional, it’s amazing,” says McNeice.

McNeice says that people are very devoted to the cause of fighting cancer, she says that one elderly man phoned up out of the blue the night before the relay to ask what he could do, and ended up

volunteering at the relay for the entire 12 hours despite his age.

“I think everyone is personally touched by this issue, everyone knows someone who has cancer or has fought cancer. . . Everyone is there for somebody, even if they aren’t with us. It’s our way to fight back.”

Community comes out to support annual Relay for Life

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“I think everyone is per-sonally touched by this issue, everyone knows someone who has can-cer or has fought cancer”

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From top: The Relay for Life got underway with the annual survivor’s lap; teams came out in force to support the cause and cheer on those walking in the Relay; entertainers performed for the walkers throughout the day, including the sounds of Men Who Listen.

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By Shaun Thomas The Northern View

Maher Terminals manager Mark Schepp was the guest of the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce at their monthly luncheon on May 25, and spoke to the successes Fairview Terminal has seen since it began operations in 2007.

“In 2007 we handled 16,792 TEUS and had about 47,000 man hours of work. In 2008 we handled 182,523 TEUs and had just over 200,000 man hours and in 2010 we handled 345,0266 TEUs and are close to 300,000 man hours of work,” he explained.

“When I came to Prince Rupert in 2006 the ILWU had 80 members. They went on a membership drive and now have about 300 members…I expect we’ll need to double the number of trades people in the coming years.”

Speaking to the future of Fairview, Schepp said the company is committed to helping pursue phase II because the future certainly looks bright.

“I anticipate, with the current volume and the projected growth, that we will hit 500,000 to 550,000 TEUs, and phase one has a capacity of 750,000 TEUs...More and more of our service is going to eastern Canada, and we’re getting more traffic to the Greater Toronto Area. Soon we hope to also be servicing the Alberta markets as well,” he said.

“Our cargo at Fairview Terminal is discretionary cargo, meaning it could go to any port on the coast. One issue we have always had is labour certainty, and now we have that with the eight year collective agreement with the workforce.”

Schepp said there are a number of factors that have contributed to the success of Fairview Terminal, and most are related to the workforce that

is in place. “As we approach four years of

operation, what sets Prince Rupert apart is the reliability and efficiency of the service we are able to offer. The reputation of Prince Rupert is what is really driving shippers here and creating the need for more capacity and service,” he said.

“When we did our first ship we had 15 container moves per hour, which by industry standards is not that good. Right now we are the leader on the west coast with about 30 moves per hour. For

the last two ships we did 32 and 34 per hour…We also have a very low dwell time, which is something shippers are looking for. Here in Rupert one of the standards we have is to have 85 per cent of the cargo shipped off within 72 hours.”

However, Schepp did note some challenges going forward, most notably in finding the people to fill the numerous jobs in the future.

“One issue is where the people are going to come from. When you see the declining population, the changing demographic and young people not coming back to town after school, you are going to have a challenge,” he said.

“We are committed to hiring locally and working with the First Nations…Much of the growth in our workforce is going to be First Nations.”

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A heated debate erupted at the monthly meeting of the Skeena – Queen Charlotte Regional District last Friday over whether or not the regional district was wasting time and money by trying to be involved in the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area (PNCIMA) initiative.

PNCIMA is trying to create a single set of rules and procedures for managing the ocean that stretches from the top of Haida Gwaii down the BC coast to the top of Vancouver Island. The goal of PNCIMA is to create a way to manage the oceans that balances the economic, ecological, social

and cultural needs placed on those waters.

Patrick Marshall is the consulting economic director for the Coastal Community Network, of which the regional district is a member. Marshall talked to the board members by phone to ask them to write a letter saying that they support the network’s attempt to gain a $160,000 grant so communities will be better represented and be more effective during the PNCIMA planning process.

“For the first time in a long time this is an opportunity being presented to local governments. You can take it and run with it, or not . . . [Past coastal agreements] were done to you, and here’s an

opportunity for you to take control of how your constituents actually feed into the process. You can take r e s p o n s i b i l i t y for this,” said Marshall.

If the grant money doesn’t come through, every regional

district would be on its own to pay out of their own pockets and use their own staff “to stay in the loop” at PNCIMA, and to do their own public consultations.

The problem is that the Federal Government will be under no obligation to actually implement the plan once it’s actually finished, which means the regional district could end up wasting its time.

Once Marshall was off the phone some members expressed serious doubt that the whole process was worth the time or trouble.

“What do we get out of this in the end? We put all this money, all this effort into this and what do we get? We get a document that the government looks at and says ‘well, we can’t use this because it’s not what we want’...As far as I’m concerned, we are wasting our time, because they’re going to do what they are going to anyway,” says Karl Bergman.

Bergman went on to argue that if the federal government were really intending to take the agreement seriously the Regional Districts

would not be struggling to get grant money just to be involved in the process.

Board member Jack Mussallem appeared to be skeptical that they should support the spending of a taxpayer-funded grant on something that may turn out to be fruitless.

Des Nobles is the board member who actually r e p r e s e n t s the regional district at P N C I M A . He says that

he shares Bergman’s concerns but that by refusing to try to be apart of it much worse things could happen.

Nobles suggested that it wasn’t the process that was being treated with indifference, it was actually local government.

“I’m extremely upset, because I can guarantee you that none of the other levels of government get treated in this fashion,” says Nobles.

In the end, the board decided to send the letter of support for the grant application.

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By Monica Lamb-Yorski The Northern View

Without hesitation, City Council unanimously endorsed the Prince Rupert Unemployed Centre Society’s request that the City write a letter of support for the society’s Bingo Licence renewal with the B.C. Gaming Branch.

The society is presently funded by the B.C. Law Foundation, the Prince Rupert Labour Council and gaming.

According to Councillor Joy Thorkelson, who told council she does the society’s books free of charge, the society presently receives around $30,000 in gaming funds, which represents half of the society’s entire budget.

Two representatives from the society, its coordinator Terry Intermela and board member Barry Cunningham, appeared before council Tuesday evening.

Sharing a chart they showed in 2010 the society had handled almost 600 cases, ranging from helping people apply for pensions, E.I and prepare Income Tax

returns, to grappling with consumer debt. In addition, the society also fielded almost 200 enquiries in that same time frame.

Cunningham told council since the society’s inception as a registered charity in 1988, it has helped over 30,000 individuals in the North Coast region without charging them any fees.

“It is the last functioning centre of its type,” Cunningham said. “We’ve drafted briefs on Social Service matters and have presented some 215 appeals in the spectrum of anti-poverty laws, of which 170 were successful.”

Intermela indicated on a day-to-day basis people come into the centre, which is located in the Fishermen’s Hall on Fraser Street, seeking assistance in filling out forms.

“On cases that become a little bit more involved, perhaps where decisions are made that clients aren’t all that happy with, we then draft appeal arguments to present to panels, given whatever issues we’re dealing with. In a sense we’re providing some more detailed legal assistance to our clients,” Intermela explained.

The society often presents appeals on behalf of clients to various appeal boards such as Workmen’s Compensation or E.I. cases.

“Various agencies have different appeal mechanisms. WCB has tribunals, u n e m p l o y m e n t insurance has a tribunal going forth, and disability pension has a different tribunal. What we do is develop an argument for our clients at an appeal level and present it for them with them,” Intermela explained.

And in many cases, the society’s appeal record has been successful.

“All the cases we’ve dealt with, we’re quite proud of,” Intermela added.

Councillor Kathy Bedard congratulated the society on its efforts and said the group does an extraordinary job of helping people in the community as a true resource.

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Province acts to cap ferry increasesBy Tom Fletcher

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Ferry fare increases will be limited to 4.15 per cent on all routes for 2012-13, according to legislation introduced Tuesday by the government.

A preliminary ruling by the B.C. Ferry Commissioner this spring indicated fares could rise by more than eight per cent on smaller and northern ferry routes next spring. The legislation caps increases on all routes to the limit that was set for major routes serving Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast.

Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom said the rate cap gives the new B.C. Ferry Commissioner time to complete a review of the Coastal Ferry Act before he makes a final decision on rate caps for the next four years.

Gord Macatee, the long-time civil servant who took over as B.C. Ferry Commissioner this year, expects to complete his review and make recommendations to the government by 2012.

NDP ferries critic Gary Coons called the rate cap for next year “insignificant” after years of increases that have fallen more heavily on the smaller routes. The B.C. Liberal government’s mandate for ferries has resulted in the doubling of some fares in the last eight years, he said, and now Premier Christy Clark is considering a possible fall election.

“It seems to be an easy out for the minister and this government to roll this off until after the election. And then knowing what they’ve been doing and how they’ve been operating with BC Ferries, they’ll jack up the fares after that.”

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OPINIONNorth Coast

After Nathan Cullen was re-elected for his fourth term as Member of Parliament for the Skeena - Bulkley Valley riding, I was waiting for his appointment to the shadow cabinet of an NDP that now holds the position of official opposition.

Given that Cullen had held a critic position dating back to when the NDP had only 19 seats after the 2004 election, with many terms spent as environment critic, and that some of his bills and ideas had launched him into a more national spotlight, it seemed to make sense that there would be a key role in the now 103 member NDP official opposition caucus awaiting Mr. Cullen. It would be a role that would bring more prominence to the Skeena - Bulkley Valley MP and the riding as a whole.

So I was more than a little surprised last Thursday when the NDP shadow cabinet was announced and Nathan’s name wasn’t on the list. A little bit surprised and a little disappointed.

Don’t get me wrong, the role of Ethics Committee chair is an important one in the grand scheme of things and certainly holds some sway in the Canadian culture, but concerns about environmental issues or fisheries issues or employment issues seem to hold more weight when coming from the Federal (insert portfolio here) Critic than from the chair of the ethics committee. And when mainstream media

want a comment on those issues, the chair of the ethics committee is certainly not going to be the person that they seek opinion from.

I have no doubt that Mr. Cullen will continue to do a great

job in representing the region, and if he’s happy with the ethics chair role I’m happy for him. I just think his voice could have been given that much more power as a Federal Critic in the official opposition.

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Surprised by the lack of critic role...

Organizations are rallying behind the cruise industry more than I’ve seen since 2004. New initiatives are being rolled out, many of them from the “Tent City” proposal developed by TPR and the Museum of Northern BC at the beginning of the year.

Yet despite the new activity, a vital part of the community’s welcome is still the Ambassador Program – now in its 13th season of operation.

The Ambassador Program began on the grey morning of May 4, 1999. Prince Rupert had attracted the first big cruise ship since the decline of the cruise industry here in the 1980s. Norwegian Cruise Lines was testing the community’s readiness with a call by the 1,800-passenger Norwegian Wind. With Prince Rupert still reeling from the collapse of Repap, the community was electrified by the opportunity.

Mayor Mussallem and RCMP in red serge met passengers at the top of the ramp. The front page of the Daily News read “Welcome Norwegian Wind,” and murals and archives displays were set up in a makeshift staging area in Atlin Fisheries. The Port had arranged a train excursion and other tours for

passengers. For independent guests there was the Klaw-how-ya Native Art Market and Seafood Barbeque behind the Museum, and an art exhibit and a craft fair on Third Avenue. Almost 100 passengers went to the Cannery, and over 600 had visited the Museum by four p.m. Stores were hopping – even the banks got in on the act with the sale of Millennium coinage.

“It was a crazy time,” says Julia Ferguson, then manager of the Visitors’ Bureau.

“We did some experimenting that just didn’t work – for one thing trying to corral the passengers, keeping them from spreading out too far, which was a terrible mistake. And the weather! We had every season in that one day. It was just absolutely nuts. Yet there was a whole bunch of involvement with the community. I want to say that we had 40-something Ambassadors, but I think there were more than that. We had them in tee-shirts with huge Naturally Prince Rupert logos on them, directing passengers at every street corner. The Chamber of Commerce,

Visitors’ Bureau and others created a shuttle bus service running a continuous 10-minute loop, that was free for visitors wearing a souvenir Prince Rupert pin.”

The very successful Ambassador Program was continued, meeting the small cruise ships. In 2002 the City Council of the day moved the program into City Hall, and the volunteers were given control of

the program. It languished to almost nothing, and Tourism Prince Rupert asked to again manage the program for the City. It was rebuilt in time for the beginning of large ship traffic in 2004. Roughly 25-30 Ambassadors have worked two-hour shifts for each big ship visit over the years. Hundreds of people have volunteered, and even today there are Ambassadors who were there in May 1999.

However, over time the volunteer pool dwindled. Our Ambassador Coordinator spent more and more time recruiting volunteers, a job that became more difficult as the community’s early enthusiasm for cruise faded. By 2010 the program consistently

fielded less than 20 volunteers per ship.This year, as part of the cruise task force,

the importance of the Ambassador Program has once again been realized. Community Futures volunteered to partner with us on the Ambassador Program, again trying it without a full-time coordinator, and this is proving successful.

The importance of having community volunteers ready to help cruise passengers cannot be overstated. The program remains innovative and unique and envied by other communities, even after all this time. The Ambassadors also provide us with valuable information about how we’re doing, by conducting exit surveys with passengers. One of the most frequent comments we hear from those surveys is that a chat with an Ambassador was the most memorable moment of a visitor’s time here.

If you want to help preserve the cruise ship traffic as an important part of our tourism industry, please give some thought to volunteering. It’s as simple as calling us at TPR, or calling Treena Decker at Community Futures, and then sharing your love of Prince Rupert with our visitors.

How you can help keep cruise ships in Prince Rupert~ Shaun Thomas

Talking tourism

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Letters to the Editor

Dismayed by the mess after May-longEditor:Maybe I was naïve in thinking that most

that enjoy the great outdoors are mostly respectable of the wilderness and clean up after themselves.

It was engrained in my brain at an early age to pack out what you pack in, but then again it didn’t take much convincing for me since the sight of a stray piece of garbage on a trail makes me cringe. I have to pick it up and pack it back. I know it isn’t mine, but I surely don’t want it out there.

This May long weekend, my family and I packed up to go on a little adventure. We drove towards Terrace from Prince Rupert on Monday May 23, 2011 in hopes of exploring a new place that we could camp this summer. We found the forestry road to Exstew and turned in only to find the gate locked. We peeked around for a key but none was found. We called a friend who is quite knowledgeable about the area and he told us that they close the gate on the may long weekend to keep partiers out because it can get out of hand. This should have been a red flag, but we decided to head to a forestry site called Red Sands instead.

We turned down the road just before Kitsumkalum Tempo in Terrace and headed down the 26 kilometre on a dirt road towards the campsite. We heard that there were sites right on the beach and we

were looking forward to setting up the camp chairs, getting a fire roasting, and eating some good old smokies in a bun. We passed about eight or nine campers heading home from the weekend along the road all looking pretty satisfied.

As we turned into the grounds and approached the campsites, instead of the lingering smell of morning campfires all I could smell was burning plastic (which produces hydrochloric acid and is toxic to breathe so please do not put anything plastic in your fires!). Smoke filled the air and it seemed as though every fire pit was still burning, and they were burning leftover garbage. We cruised through the campground and the sights were absolutely revolting. Garbage lined the majority of the sites, tents were piled in a heap and abandoned, broken camp chairs were scattered everywhere and some were half sitting in the fire pits smouldering away. Broken glass bottles and cans was everywhere, littered toilet paper surrounded each site, paper plates, plastic wrappers, and food remnants piled high. Some was in garbage bags, most of it was not. There were sleeping bags, foam mattresses, even an old rocking chair left behind. Who would leave this place in such a mess?

Every moment that passed my blood

boiled more. I have been to a good bush party or two in my time, but I would never have left behind anything, and I certainly wouldn’t have let my friends leave without taking their garbage with them and cleaning up the site. Leave your campsite better then you found it. But this was not just a few pieces of trash left on the ground. By the time myself and another concerned citizen (who happened to be an RCMP officer) had made rounds to each site, the back of his pickup truck was over flowing with bags of garbage. He tucked one of the sleeping bags around the mound to keep it from falling out. We weren’t able to fit anymore and there were still about four sites that we hadn’t even been to.

So if you were at the campsite that I am talking about on the May long weekend, shame on you. How could you just drive away in the morning and feel okay with yourself? Did you think that it wasn’t your responsibility to clean up after yourself? Whose responsibility is it then, because I most certainly don’t think it is fair to leave it for someone else after a weekend of reckless partying. If you know your kids were up there partying this weekend ask them how they could have left it in such a disaster.

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◆ LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

There was a set of plastic cups that had a black space to write your name on it thrown around one of the worst sites. Sandra, Devin, and Shea were a few of the names that I found on the cups. I don’t know who they are, but these people had a part in this absolute neglect to take care of

a space that is there for everyone to use. It is really sad that they feel that it is okay to do something so awful, or not to speak up or take responsibility for their actions.

I am sad that we will probably never go to that site again. It really was beautiful once we cleared away what of the mess that we could. My kids played on the sandy

beach and dipped their feet in the water and we enjoyed the afternoon. We packed up everything that we had brought with us back into our car and left the campsite better than we had left it.

Thank you James for helping me, I greatly appreciate it.

S. Bosco, Prince Rupert, BC

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By Martina Perry The Northern View

Later this month locals Francis Wolfe, Gordie Simons and his wife Crysta will be partaking in the Ride to Conquer Cancer starting in Vancouver and finishing in Seattle to help raise money for the BC Cancer Foundation.

Both Wolfe and Gordie have been cycling in the ride for the past three years, and both are cancer survivors.

Wolfe had been diagnosed with bladder cancer and survived, but has recently been diagnosed with the disease again, this time in his prostate. Even after discovering he will once again have to battle the disease, Wolfe is staying strong and is determined to take part in the ride, cancer or not.

Gordie is a 65 year-old esophageal cancer survivor whose wife, Crysta, will be joining the ride for her second

time in support of her husband and other cancer victims.

Additionally, the team is motivated to help find a cure as they have had co-workers, friends and family affected by the disease.

Wolfe and the Simons have already raised $8,214 so far by holding hot dog sales and collecting donations, as well as receiving help from the bottle depot through bottle drives. Wolfe and the Simons are hoping to fund raise $10,000 as a team.

Money collected by all the teams taking part in the ride will go to the BC Cancer Foundation, which is based in the Province and is a charity that raises funds for the BC Cancer Agency. All the funds collected will stay in the province, and will be supporting ground-breaking cancer research, which is being done by the BC Cancer Agency.

“[I am glad] to give all of the money we raise to cancer research. Cancer research is what saved my life,” said Gordie.

Wolfe and the Simons’ have been preparing for the ride, which will be starting on June 18, cycling around town and the highway as well as going to spinning class.

Wolfe said what he is looking forward to most is “meeting everyone in the ride, crossing the finish line, and raising our goal”.

Gordie mentioned that in future rides he hopes to see more locals get involved with the annual ride.

“It would be nice to have a bigger team from Prince Rupert,” he commented.

Anyone wishing to donate to the Ride to Conquer Cancer can do so by contacting Francis at 250-627-1838, or Gordie at 250-624-9727.

Local fundraising for Ride to Conquer Cancer continues

◆ HITTING THE ROAD

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On Friday, May 28, the Kaien Island Lions Club handed over a $250 check to Francis Wolfe, a cancer survivor who will be taking part in the British Columbian Ride to Con-quer Cancer later this month

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The program is aimed at persuading voters to keep the HST in a mail-in referendum that begins in June. If the HST survives, the first one per cent rate cut would take effect July 1, 2012.

Finance Minister Kevin Falcon said the changes mean the average B.C. family will see an overall tax reduction of $120 a year when the HST rate reaches 10 per cent.

The HST currently costs the statist-ically average household an additional $350 a year, although there are wide variations among actual households. Falcon acknowledged that some families would continue to pay more until 2014.

If a majority of voters opt to keep the HST, current low-income rebates would continue to be paid, and $175 transition cheques would go to parents for each child under 18, and to

some seniors as well.Single seniors earning up to $40,000 a year would get

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Rupert Northern View did an informal poll of some of the restaurant owners from around the city, and almost all of were against the HST with more than a couple calling the tax a “cash-grab.” None of them had been convinced by the Clark g o v e r n m e n t ’ s offer to have the HST reduced.

According to the President of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce, Chad C u n n i n g h a m , the Prince Rupert business c o m m u n i t y ’ s opinion on the HST is split, with those in industries

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Cunningham says the Chamber has decided not advocate towards any particular position, unlike the BC Chamber of Commerce, which has come out heavily in favour of the HST.

The food and service industry has been one of the most vocal business sectors to oppose the HST since it was put in place, because under the previous system restaurant meals were exempt from having GST being added to the price, but liquor sales were not exempt.

When the HST came in, it amounted to an overnight price jump of seven percent, which many restaurant owners in Prince Rupert and across the province say have hurt business..

“Its hurting us because there’s a perception that prices have been raised, and so people are now watching their extra expenses and they don’t go out as often. Maybe they went out once a week and now they only go out twice a month,” says the owner of Opa Sushi, Kristi Farrell.

Farrell says the changes that the Clark government is promising to make to the HST are would help, but the problem is that the two per cent drop will not happen entirely until 2014.

“At first I thought it was good because the drop will definitely help, but then I realized that it was phased-in drop...It will be down one per cent by 2012, and two per cent by 2014, but we might be losing businesses in the meantime

because of it, ” says Farrell. Farrell says that for restaurants

costs seem to be rising everywhere, the HST also now makes ingredients more expensive, a minimum wage increase is in the works, and stricter drunk driving rules have cut down on liquor sales. Even her own restaurant is being affected by the Japanese tsunami and now has to pay more for ingredients and shipping from that country.


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The Grade One class at Annunciation School spearheaded a school wide Japan Relief Project last month. Students in the school made hundreds of paper cranes that were given to people in the school, parish and in the community who made a donation to Japan. $1,782.67 was raised over their month long relief efforts.

Renowned choir set for show in RupertBy Martina Perry

The Northern View

This Saturday the Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir will be delighting the ears of its audience members at the Lester Centre of the Arts where the group will be kicking off their first ever Northern BC tour.

“This will be the Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir’s first visit up North, so we’re hoping to nice, big, warm welcome for them,” said Crystal Lorette, the General Manager at the Lester Centre.

The Lester Centre will be co-presenting

this concert with the Prince Rupert Concert Society because it is such a large task to coordinate. The Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir will be the final concert in the Prince Rupert Concert Society’s annual season.

The Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir performs an arrangement of different Welsh songs, including folk songs, show tunes, spiritual songs, and more. The group formed in 1980 by members of the Vancouver Welsh Society and twenty years later has grown to over one hundred singers from an arrangement of ethnic back rounds. So far, 75 members of the

choir have been confirmed to perform at the Prince Rupert show.

Over the past two decades, The Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir has traveled all over the world, performing internationally in countries such as Germany, the United States, England, New Zealand, Australia, Wales, Russia and Holland.

“I’ve heard them and they are phenomenal… It will be an excellent family show,” said Lorette.

The performance will start at seven p.m. on Saturday evening.

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Big changes have been afoot since the last time MP Nathan Cullen was in the House of Commons when his party, the NDP, was the smallest party on Parliament Hill, falling behind the Liberals and the Bloc Quebecois.

Then in one of the biggest political upsets the country has seen in decades, maybe ever, the NDP is bigger, more powerful and more Francophone than it has ever been in its 50-year existence, and the Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP says he’s excited to get back to work when the House reconvenes this month.

“Our caucus met for the very first time at our first caucus meeting and it was incredible to see 103 New Democrats with such diverse backgrounds and perspectives . . . We’re feeling quite renewed and strengthened in our mandate and position, and I’m thrilled to be back as the MP for Skeena Bulkley Valley,” said Cullen.

The demographics in the NDP

caucus have changed from a party where most of their seats were from western Canada to one where over half the MPs are from Quebec. This has led some political commentators to ask if the party’s priorities will be centered on keeping those seats in Quebec at the expense of issues out west. Cullen says he rejects the very idea that addressing one region’s concerns must come at the expense of another’s.

“I think the ‘western versus eastern’ idea is one that has to go away, quite frankly. We’ve seen some of the parties use that idea over time, like the Bloc or the Reform Party; it’s a divide-and-conquer strategy. It was an easy way to get votes but made the country weaker. I’m feeling fantastic that the NDP has so many members from Quebec, I think it’s what a national party ought to do,” says Cullen.

Even with the NDPs new position as the Official Opposition, a Conservative majority means that actually legislating their ideas isn’t going to be any easier than

it was when they only had 37 seats. But Cullen says the Tories are vulnerable on issues such as Halibut allocation, with Conservative MPs such as Randy Kemp losing long time supporters during the election over the issue.

“I think they got a real scare during the election. They had a lot of supporters move away from them particularly in rural BC. So they got shaken up politically over it, I know Randy was. So I’m hopeful,

actually...This government needs to focus on the long-tern policies that this country needs, and one of those is a more equitable allocation of fish,” said Cullen.

Many progressive Canadians are worries that a majority government will allow the Conservatives to start legislating more right-wing policies that the Party’s base is calling for, such as abortion restrictions, despite the fact that the PM promised not to do so during

the campaign. Cullen believes that Harper is more likely to keep moving towards the ideological center in order to try to win the next election.

“If Harper’s smart about this and doesn’t get drunk with power, he’ll try not to box himself into a very conservative corner. That’s if they’re smart...We’ll know that in the next few weeks when they bring out their budget and first set of legislation,” says Cullen.

Cullen discusses the new Parliament

◆ NDP OPPOSITIONA SEA OF CARS…

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Traffi c was backed up from Five Corners to McBride and back for much of Wednesday evening as hundreds came out to celebrate the Vancouver Canucks western conference championship win. Video from the celebration is online at www.thenorthernview.com

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Around 50 young cyclists were in attendance at last Saturday’s bike rodeo, hosted by Prince Rupert RCMP auxiliary officers.

“Our focus today was safety and fun. [The kids were taught] to have fun on their bikes, while keeping it safe,” said Constable Keith Morris, who was one of the auxiliary officers that helped put on the event.

At the bicycle rodeo kids attending first had their bicycles and helmets checked over to ensure that they were safe. Most children brought bike helmets to the event, which pleased Morris. However a lot of these helmets did not fit the children properly.

“When I was growing up, you didn’t wear a helmet because that wasn’t cool,” said Morris.

“But nowadays, I think most parents and children know that they must be worn. [Kids not wearing helmets] isn’t as big of a problem as I thought it would be, so I’m happy to see that.”

Morris commented that a large part of the rodeo was to educate children on how to wear a helmet

p r o p e r l y , mentioning that helmets s h o u l d fit flat on the head, not tipped backwards or forwards. Before the safety strap around the chin is done up, the helmet should fit tight enough that if the rider shakes their head, it won’t fall off.

After children’s bikes and helmets were checked over, they were then directed to a number of stations teaching various safety items such as how to use hand signals, what to do at intersections, how to shoulder check, and other information items.

Then, once all the stations were complete, children were allowed to partake in an obstacle course that taught riders how to balance at slow speeds, but was mostly just for fun.

Auxiliary officers would like to host another bike rodeo next year, but are unsure at this time whether or not it would be possible, as volunteers put on the event.

“It was nice to see so many kids come out. That encourages me to do another bike rodeo in the future,” said Morris.

Auxiliary RCMP bike rodeo focusses on fun and safety

◆ TEACHING THE YOUTH

Martina Perry photo

Auxiliary RCMP offi cers stand behind some of the approxi-mately 50 young cyclists who came out to the bike rodeo on Saturday morning.

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■ an HST Referendum Voting Package will be mailed to each registered voter beginning June 13 through to June 24, 2011.

■ voters who do not receive an HST Referendum Voting Package may request a package until midnight (local time), July 8, 2011. Call 1-800-661-8683 (toll-free).

■ voting packages will include a ballot and instructions on how to vote and return your ballot package.

■ you can vote if you are: ■ a Canadian citizen ■ 18 years of age or older on July 22, 2011 ■ registered as a voter in British Columbia, and ■ not disqualified by the Election Act or any

other enactment from voting or be otherwise disqualified by law

■ ballot packages must be received by Elections BC, a Service BC Centre or an Elections BC Collection Centre before 4:30 p.m., Friday, July 22, 2011. Locations are listed on the Elections BC website at www.elections.bc.ca or call 1-800-661-8683 (toll-free).

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The fourth annual Smoltfest drew a large turnout of kids and their families to the Oldfield Fish Hatchery in Prince Rupert on Saturday.

About 50 kids with buckets in hand lined up to get a chance to take a couple of juvenile salmon down to the creek behind the hatchery and release them into the wild.

Each kid got about four to six of the 7,500 year-and-a-half old Sockeye in their bucket and were shown to one of three different spots where they could dip the bucket carefully into the water and see the tiny fish swim away into the wilderness for the first time in their lives.

Everybody involved seemed to be enjoying themselves, there were surprised squeals when the little fish in a bucket would thrash around and spray kids with water, some kids put a finger into their bucket to see what a live fish actually felt like, and

almost every kid ended up heading back to the line to get some more fish to release.

According to Ashley McCrea from the Prince Rupert Salmon Enhancement Society, all the salmon were collected from the same creek they were being released into and in a couple of years they will be back to spawn themselves.

When they weren’t releasing fish into the wild, volunteers ran activities like a version of a ring-toss where there were cut-outs of salmon jumping into the air instead pegs, and a “smolt race” which was really a potato sack race. They also gave out prizes such as posters and key chains.

McCrae says that unfortunately the size of this year’s Smoltfest had to be scaled back considerably because of the renovations going on at the hatchery building, which is being turned into a salmon education centre. Donations at the barbecue during Smoltfest will go towards funding the renovations, which they hope will be done by the end of the summer.

Fishy fun at fourth annual Smoltfest

◆ COMMUNITY EVENT

Alan S. Hale photos

There was plenty of fun and games and an opportunity to release some of the thousands of fry raised at Oldfi eld Creek Hatchery during Saturday’s fourth annual Smotfest.

Notes from the Seniors Centre

Contributed by Donna The Northern View

Cribbage: 1st Sigga Helgason, 2nd-Mary Arneson, 3rd-Della Currie, 4th Marjorie Laporte.

Good for you ladies.So we are into June already and that means

summer is right around the corner. The thought of soon being able to prop our front door open to let the sunshine and fresh air in is enough to make us smile. Our summers are perfect weather for seniors as it is never unbearably hot and there is usually a nice ocean breeze if you visit the waterfront.

If there is no Civic Centre Walking Group during the summer you can walk the waterfront then come to the Centre for your coffee and chit chat. Our hours will remain 11am to 3pm, Mon - Fri during the summer months. If you haven’t purchased your membership that’s OK, I’ll sell you one for $5.00, no problem!

Another great thing about summer is that gardens give up treats like rhubarb that often make it to the Centre either in the form of a dessert or will end up in one. We thank all you generous gardeners who continue to bring us your bounty, our members cannot get enough of the end results. As for those of you who bake for us, we sincerely appreciate the effort and our members do so look forward to those home made treats.

Our kitchen is doing very well thanks to all who contribute. We have been fortunate this year to have a reliable group of cooks and servers who work so hard to make lunch a success around here.

Coming Up: General Meeting June 14 at 10am. Marion will be away but Marg Niesh will be here to run the meeting. Hope we get a quorum…maybe we can arrange a rhubarb dessert at the end of the meeting.

Alzheimer Society of B.C. has videoconference presentations coming up at Prince Rupert Regional Hospital Boardroom. One is “Understanding Behaviour” on June 2 and the other “Self-Care for Caregivers” on June 9. Call 250-564-7533 to register.

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At Rio Tinto Alcan, we believe in sponsoring cultural and performing arts events through out the

region we operate and this year we are proud to be the Title Sponsor the Northern BC tour of The

Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir.

The Vancouver Welsh Men’s Choir

Contributed The Northern View

It’s been a busy start to our year for the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce (PRDCC). With our new Board of Directors in place, being lead by our new President Chad Cunningham, we started the planning for our upcoming year.

For the second year in a row, the PRDCC had a Past President Council Meeting. The Chamber has found this invaluable to have the experience of these past presidents to draw on. The discussion involved the previous year and upcoming goals.

With the insight and contribution of our Past Presidents, we started a very productive Strategic Planning session. At the Strategic Planning meeting the Chamber decided to once again survey its members as the Chamber wants to align its priorities with that of our members. The Chamber does this in order to work on the issues that matter most to our over 200 members.

The resent survey looked at two key areas: Advocacy and Membership Services.

Survey Results:The results of the Advocacy survey showed that

“Economic Development” was a key priority area for members and they thought the Chamber should focus its efforts in this area. Eighty-one percent of respondents felt that this was “very important.” Another area of significant importance to our members, coming in at 47 per cent was “Business Taxes (Municipal)”.

In the Member Services Survey, three

strong areas showed up in results. Starting with Roundtable discussions (35 per cent), Speaker Series (34 per cent) and Business after Business Networking Events (32 per cent).

As our board now goes back to our committees, we will have a better understanding of what our members want from us. This may come in many forms, like strategic partnerships with other groups.

Recently the PRDCC signed a MOU with Community Futures of the Pacific Northwest. This partnership provides access to additional support and resources available to business in our community.

These survey results will be key in the planning and direction for the upcoming Chamber Events this year. Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce wants its members and the business community as a whole to value the work the Chamber does on their behalf. The Chamber hopes to see a change in the direction of the business community in Prince Rupert & District to see all sectors grow into a vibrant economy.

Chamber of Commerce release member survey results

◆ THE VOICE OF BUSINESS

Contributed photo

The graphs at right show the results of the mem-ber survey conducted by the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce. The top graph outlines the issues members want the Chamber to address in an advocate capacity, while the bot-tom graph outlines the member services that the Chamber offers that businesses found important to them.

Contributed The Northern View

The Prince Rupert Marine Rescue Society (part of Coast Guard Auxiliary) has received $200,000

from the Prince Rupert Port Authority towards the purchase of a new rapid response vessel to replace aging boat, Rainbow Responder.

This donation brings the total up over $470,000 toward the goal of

$518,000. The new vessel,

which will comply with modern standards, will have a larger heated interior, crucial for assisting hypothermia patients, state of the art electronic search and rescue equipment, be rollover capable and an estimated top speed of 40 knots (75 kph).

Organizations and individuals interested in contributing to this worthy project are invited to contact Marko Kessler at Prince Rupert Marine Rescue at telephone number 250-622-9585, or by email at [email protected]


NOTICEInformation sessions

The Joint Review Panel (Panel) conducting the review of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gate-way Project (Project) invites the public to attend information sessions. The purpose of the information sessions is to provide members of the public, Aboriginal groups, governments and other interested people an opportunity to hear about the joint review process and how to participate in the process.

The Panel members will not be attending the information sessions as they are designed to provide procedural information including participation options. These sessions are not designed to receive or discuss the merits of the proposed project. Information sessions will be held in a number of locations, including:

* Presentation at 7:30 pm** Information session to be presented in an open house style format

Anyone who has an interest in the proposed Project is welcome to participate. The Panel Secre-tariat will be available to answer questions related to the joint review process.

Information about the joint review process and how to participate can be found on the Panel’s website at www.gatewaypanel.review.gc.ca.

The proposed Project involves the construction of two 1,170 kilometre long pipelines running from Bruderheim, Alberta to Kitimat, British Columbia and the construction and operation of the Kitimat Marine Terminal.

Enbridge Northern Gateway Project

Joint Review Panel

Location Venue Date and timeBruderheim, AB Bruderheim Community Hall

The Lions’ Den4924 – 51 Avenue

6 June7 pm to 9 pm*

Whitecourt, AB Royal Canadian Legion4928 – 51 Avenue

7 June7 pm to 9 pm*

Vanderhoof, BC Nechako Senior Friendship Centre219 Victoria Street East

7 June7 pm to 9 pm*

Grande Prairie, AB Grande Prairie Curling Club 10127 – 99 Avenue

8 June7 pm to 9 pm*

Burns Lake, BC Burns Lake District Chamber of CommerceHeritage Centre540 Highway 16 West

8 June7 pm to 9 pm*

Tumbler Ridge, BC Community Center 340 Front Street

9 June7 pm to 9 pm*

Queen Charlotte City, BC

Community Hall 134 Bay Street

14 June7 pm to 9 pm*

Prince Rupert, BC North Coast Convention Centre240 – First Avenue West

15 June5 pm to 9 pm**

Kitimat, BC Kitimat River LodgeCommunity Centre654 Columbia Avenue West


Smithers, BC Hudson Bay Lodge & Convention Centre3251 East Hwy 16


Prince George, BC Ramada Hotel Downtown 444 George Street


The speci c dates and venues for the information sessions in Bella Bella, Hartley Bay, Kitkatla and Klemtu will be announced on the Panel’s website as soon as the details are available.

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THANK YOUThe Prince Rupert

Carpet Bowlers would like to thank the following people and

businesses for their very generous donations:Raincoast Designs

The Crest Hotel

Northern Savings Credit Union

Connie Dudoward

Arbitrator Fishing Company

Sm’Haalyt Dancers

Chances Prince Rupert

By Tom Fletcher The Northern View

If they’re not disrupted by a strike at Canada Post, more than three million voting

packages will be sent out in mid-June so voters can have their say on the harmonized sales tax.

Voting packages will be sent out the week of June 13 to Vancouver Island and B.C.

Interior locations, Elections BC officials said in a media briefing Monday. Packages will be mailed to Lower Mainland homes the week of June 20, in an effort to have all delivered by June 24.

Canada Post employees have given notice that they may go on strike by Friday. If a strike disrupts the province-wide ballot on the HST, Elections BC will extend its return period as necessary to give voters time to consider the choice.

Assuming no disruption in postal service, ballots must be completed and returned to Elections BC by July 22. They can be mailed in or returned to one of 60 Service BC offices

around the province.Assistant chief electoral officer Anton

Boegman said Elections BC has allowed until Aug. 25 to count and verify every returned ballot, and announce a decision.

Voters will mark a ballot yes or no to the referendum question: “Are you in favour of extinguishing the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) and reinstating the PST (Provincial Sales Tax) in conjunction with the GST (Goods and Services Tax)?”

The ballots are to be marked and placed in a privacy envelope. That envelope goes inside a registration envelope that voters must sign and fill in their date of birth. That envelope goes into a postage-paid return envelope to be mailed or dropped off at a Service BC location.

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◆ REFERENDUM NEARING

Port gives $200,000 for new marine rescue boat

◆ MAJOR DONATION

Contributed photo

Members of the Prince Rupert Marine Rescue Society accept a $200,000 cheque from Dale MacLean and Don Krusel of the Port Authority.


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By Monica Lamb-Yorski The Northern View

This summer thousands of paper salmon, created by children from Northwestern B.C., will be on display in Prince Rupert.

The salmon were made in schools by students from preschool through grade 12, teachers and parents, and then used to create 28 larger paper-mache salmon that are mounted on steel posts for outside display.

Shannon Hurst of the Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition was in Prince Rupert Tuesday offering the display to the City of Prince Rupert.

The project, 10,000 Salmon, started out as one of SWCC’s unique ideas and was part of the massive awakening of the Skeena River movement that saw Ali Howard swim the river in the summer of 2009, said Hurst.

“Her story has quickly become world renown, but the effect she had on the communities in the Northwest is, and was, even more impressive today. A great testament to that was the project that started with 10,000 templates being sent to schools all across the Northwest last year.”

Originally the large salmon were put on display along the river in Old Hazelton last summer, where they posed a huge attraction to tourists and residents.

“When they are combined as a school of fish all moving together, the effect is extremely impressive,” said Hurst, adding while residents of Hazelton would love to have the fish installed in their community permanently, the coalition wants to share the art with other communities.

According to Hurst, Prince Rupert was the first pick because it’s where the salmon begin their swim up the Skeena River and there are thousands of residents and tourists that could enjoy seeing the display.

She looked at various locations in the community and suggested Mariner’s Park to council as a possibility. Included with the display is a hand-carved wooden map of the Skeena. Placement of the fish is adaptable because they can be mounted closer together or spread apart, depending on the amount of space available.

Councillor Gina Garon suggested the empty triangle shaped space adjacent to the park where cruise ship passengers first walk from the

ship towards town and Cow Bay, but council told Hurst it would have to consult with the City’s public works department before finalizing anything.

While council accepted the display offer and approved spending up to $750 for the cost of its installation, there were no promises of a location at the meeting

Garon also wondered about the project standing up to Prince Rupert’s climate and heard that the large salmon were freshly lacquered.

They won’t last forever, which is why SWCC wants to share them with other communities, but so far they have been standing up to the elements. The biggest concern is that the colours will fade.

When asked by Councillor Joy Thorkelson if there is a message attached to the display, Hurst suggested the display speaks for itself.

“The main motivation for the Skeena Watershed was to bring awareness about our salmon and the importance of it and to tell the world that communities got

together to put this together. I did get the opportunity to interview some tourists about the project last year and one couple from Germany

was amazed to see so many people get together to save their fish,” Hurst said.

Art project features 10,000 salmon

◆ UNIQUE DISPLAYMULTICULTURAL DAY…

Contributed photo

Pineridge Elementary had a multicultural luncheon, with parents as guests, on Thurs-day, May 26th, to celebrate the diverse cultures of the stu-dents who attend the school. As well as many different foods that were brought to the luncheon, the students and guests were treated to per-formances by First Nations, Indo Canadian and Prince Rupert dance groups.


CROSSWORD

Another editorial cartoon

See page 17 for answers

COMING EVENTSJUNE 5, 2011 - North Pacifi c Cannery Open House Community Event - Highlights include: Free admission all day (includes guided Tours & Skeena River Story Play), Grand opening of our new Visitor Welcome Centre & Gift Shop area, Restoration Tour: highlighting $2 million in stabilization and conservation work over the past 3 years, Newly restored interior layout of the Main Canning Building, Improved and expanded tour scripts and exhibits, French pressed coffee, home baked cookies, and fresh seafood chowder in the Cannery Cafe, Kids Activities (face painting, scavenger hunt...) & Free coffee for seniors. A special invita-tion is extended to seniors who lived/ worked at NPC or other canneries. We want to meet you and share stories, memories, and photos of Cannery Life!!

June 9 -12 - 33rd annual Seafest celebra-tion. This year’s theme is Northern Paradise. Visit www.prspecialevents.com to download application forms, or call the Prince Rupert Special Events Society at 250.624.9118

JUNE 10 - “Naden Winds” Woodwinds Quintet @ the First United Church, 7:00pm. Admission by donation. Proceeds go to the Prince Rupert Special Events Society.

JULY 2-3 - Kitson Island Days: Paintings

and Photographs Past and Present. Please

contact Peter Witherly (250-624-9634) for

submission details. Kitson Island Days will

take place July 2-3, 2011, as part of the BC

Parks 100th Anniversary Celebrations.

AUG. 4 - The Snowbirds will be performing

in Prince Rupert on August 4th. Demon-

stration and Snowbird show will be held at

6 p.m. over the waterfront. On the water-

front, 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.

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SALMONBERRY TRADING COMPANY - The fi rst market of the cruise season is Fri-

day, May 13, 2011. After that, the markets

are on Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. We

can only accept home made, home cooked/

baked and home grown goods. Contact Info: Jo Scott at 250.624.8349, Delvina Delill at 250.628.3371, or Donna McNeil-Clark at 250.624.2088.

PROSTATE AND BLADDER CANCER - Wednesday June 1 - For all those diag-nosed with cancer as well as their support persons. 7:30pm, Rm 430, Prince Rupert Regional Hospital. 250-622-6533. No Meet-ings July and August

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

Saints invites you to visit mor-mon.org . Call the LDS Missionaries @ 250-600-3032 for more information.

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, Every-one Welcome.Call 250-627-1033 for details.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS - DRUG PROBLEM? We Can Help. Monday - 8:00-9:00pm, 223 4th Ave East, Presbyterian Church (side door). Tuesday - 8:00-9:00pm, 460 McBride St. (side door), Lutheran Church. For addicts only please.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS - If you want to stop drinking, take the fi rst 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 con-tact Dean Wilson, 250-627-1717.

KAPS “WEED N FEED” community garden has garden plots available for Spring planting. For Further Information call 250-627-5277 KAPS

KAPS PRO BONO SERVICEs for people in need of free legal advice. Clinics are held at 571 McKay St. If you are in need of legal advice please contact us at 250-627-5277 KAPS

ST. ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CATHE-DRAL - Prayer and Praise service every Friday @ 7:30pm. Come and sing praises with us.

P.R. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Monthly meeting every 3rd Monday of the month. For info call Marie@ 250-622-2869

ADULT Sm’Algyax Language classes Tues-day eve. 7 pm - 8:30 pm at Roosevelt School, Rm 202. Everyone welcome to join us for speaking, reading, writing, fun and games!

THE WOMEN IN BUSINESS breakfast is held on the last Wednesday of every month at 8 a.m. at Johnny B’s in the Coast Hotel. This group offers women in busines an op-portunity to network with other women in an informative and fairly informal environment. If you are interested in attending, please contact the Chamber offi ce at 250-624-2296.

North Coast CROSSWORD

ACROSS1. Rough6. Lights out

signal10. Dull14. Keen15. Monetary unit17. Ore deposit18. Aquarium

denizen19. Antelope20. Bid fi rst21. Atop23. Gin and ____25. Swindle28. Thickener31. Goose egg32. Not sweet, as

wine35. Atomic particle36. Irish accent38. Money40. Cowboy

contest42. Growing out45. Urge on46. River crossing49. Alumnus, for

short50. Load51. Swindle54. Suitcases56. At this place57. Never59. Ocean bird60. Touch against

61. Exult in victory63. Care for an

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radiance, to a psychic

94. Funds held by a third party

95. Elliptical96. Free from

dependence97. Spring

occurrence98. Dimwitted

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mountain

8. Town map9. Beauty parlor10. Allied nations11. Clip12. Lemon cooler13. Egg source15. Australian dog16. Hindu queen22. Rowboat

paddle24. Word before

advised or tempered

25. British title26. Dove’s

comment27. Plus29. 39, to Benny30. Ladder feature32. Skinny one33. Eat away34. Transfer, as

property36. Dolt37. Certain

nobleman39. Higher ground41. Wimpy43. Tightly drawn44. Move

cautiously47. Sounded a bell48. Double51. Shut out52. Gush53. Downturn

55. PT 109’s color56. Angel’s

headgear58. House

surroundings62. Bind with

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follower70. Nail’s cousin71. Mountain

slider75. Skillful76. Impose

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The First Nations Training & Development Centre (FNT&DC) is looking for participants to attend the Adult College Readiness program that will be delivered at the Centre in Prince Rupert.

This program will be delivered in part-nership with the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT), which is “BC’s Aboriginal public post-secondary institute.”

This is a full-time upgrading program that will begin in September, 2011.

The completion of an assessment test is a necessary requirement to enter the program.

If you are interested in completing your upgrading and attaining your BC Adult Graduation Diploma, or if you would like further information on the program, please contact

Brenda Leighton BEFORE June 17, 2011. The contact number is:

250.627.8822.

The First Nations Training & Development Centre

is looking for participants who want to attend the Infant/Toddler and Special Needs Certi cate program that is being delivered at the Centre in Prince Rupert.

Participants must already possess an Early Childhood Education Certi cate and be willing to attend evening and weekend classes.

The program will begin in September, 2011. Please register for the program BEFORE June 20, 2011.

For further information about the program or to register please call: Brenda Leighton at 250.627.8822.

READY FOR WORK PROGRAM POSTPONED

PRASEP (Aboriginal Skills Employment Partnership), the FNT &

DC (First Nations Training & Development Centre), and PIAB

(Plumbing Industry and Apprenticeship Board) apologizes for

the delay but has

postponed the “Ready for Work Program” from June 2011 to September 2011.

We would like to thank all those who submitted their resumes, but only the

successful applicants will be contacted by August 1, 2011 at the latest.

Thank You from the

Cemetery Advisory Committee

and the

Prince Rupert Genealogy Club

We would like to thank the many citizens who came to the cemetery on Sunday, May 1 to assist the two groups in unearthing headstones in the process of cemetery beautification and uploading of headstone photographs to www.findagrave.com. We would also like to thank Baker Boy for providing delicious treats, Tru Cut Sharpening Service for sharpening our edgers, and of course the City of Prince Rupert for proclaiming May 1, 2011 as Cemetery Day in Prince Rupert.

OFFICE MANAGERCoastal Shell sh Corporation is a new business with a small of ce in Prince Rupert. Coastal Shell sh provides technical and management services to the Coastal First Nations’ shell sh farms recently established along the north and central coast, including Haida Gwaii. The Of ce Manager will provide administrative support to Coastal Shell sh’s Technical Manager and CEO. Candidates for this position should be extremely well-organized, with excellent computer skills, and good written and oral communication skills.

Only those candidates with relevant experience will be contacted for an interview.

Please email or fax a resume and cover letter beforeJune 15th to:Coastal Shell sh Corporation206 - 100 McBride StreetPrince Rupert, BC V8J 3E8sbowman@coastal rstnations.ca

Announcements

Coming EventsHoly C***! The outrageously named cereal seen on the Dragon’s Den now available at United Church Summer Market, 636 6th Ave West, P.R. 9am -12:15pm every Saturday, except Seafest.

Prince Rupert Community Arts Council AGM. Lower level foundation side of City Hall. June 21, 2011, 7:30pm. New Members Welcome.

InformationPrince Rupert Special EventsCall for Vendors for Seafest. June 11 & 12. 250-624-9118. [email protected] or www.prspecialevents.com

PersonalsDATING SERVICE. Long-Term/Short-Term Relation-ships, Free to Try!!! 1-877-297-9883. Live intimate con-versation, Call: #4011 or 1-888-534-6984. Live adult 1on1 Call: 1-866-311-9640 or #4010. Meet Local Single La-dies. 1-877-804-5381. (18+).

Employment

Business Opportunities

80% COMMISSION Travelon-ly has 500 agents across Canada. Business opportu-nities with low investment, un-limited income potential, gen-erous tax/travel benefi ts. Run your travel company, full-time, part-time from home. Register for FREE seminar, www.travelonly.ca, 1-800-608-1117, Ext. 2020.

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JEWELLERY SALES Oppor-tunity! New line to Canada, trendy, very affordable! Work from home, pick your hours, earn great money & vacations. Contact Josanne for cata-logue & information, 403-970-4141.

Career Opportunities

GET PAID Daily! Now accept-ing: Simple P/T & F/T Online Computer Related Work & Paid Surveys is available. No fees or charges to participate. Start Today,www.BCWOC.com

Regional power is looking to hire degree qualifi ed Engineers for

the construction management of the Long Lake hydro project. We are looking for Civil Construction managers, Civil QA/QC staff and

Field Engineers.

For more information visit our website at

www.regionalpower.com. Email resumes to

[email protected]

Education/Trade Schools

AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA ap-proved program. Financial aid if qualifi ed- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783

BECOME A Massage thera-pist. Help people, love your work, earn a great living. Hy-brid distance/on-campus learning. Monthly or weekly classes in Calgary or Edmon-ton. Instructors successful RMTs. Financial aid available. 1-866-491-0574. For Open House dates: www.mhv icarsschoo l .com. www.remedialmassageschool.com

DOG LOVERS! Enjoy a healthy, profi table career as a professional dog trainer. Gov-ernment accredited program - student loans and grants. Ben Kersen & the Wonderdogs. www.wonderdogs.bc.ca/career/ 1-800-961-6616.

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GRADUATING? THE trades are a great career choice! Consider becoming an auto-motive service technician at Hanna Chrysler Ltd. in Hanna, Alberta. APPRENTICE OR LI-CENSED candidates consid-ered. Competitive wages, bo-nus potential, benefi ts. Clean, modern shop. Fax resume to 403-854-3141 or email:[email protected].

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MEDICAL OFFICE trainees needed! Hospitals & doctors need medical offi ce & medical admin staff! No experience? Need training? Career training & job placement available. 1-888-748-4126.

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Monster Industries is now accepting resumes for

Millwrights, B Level welders,fi tters, ironworkers and labourers.

Work is located in Northern B.C.

Send resumes to [email protected] fax to 250-845-3245

For more information towww.monsterindustries.ca

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of

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1908 6th Ave N207491 SOLD $99,0001908 6th Ave N207491 SOLD $99,0001812 Kootenay N200896 Reduced $183,0001812 Kootenay N200896 Reduced $183,000551 West 9th N205505 $145,000551 West 9th N205505 $145,0001006 Alfred St N206206 $145,0001006 Alfred St N206206 $145,000748-754 Evergreen Drive N207328 $138,000748-754 Evergreen Drive N207328 $138,000119 Gull N206861 $287,000119 Gull N206861 $287,0001727 East 7th N206707 REDUCED $229,9001727 East 7th N206707 REDUCED $229,9001438 Overlook N207097 $199,0001438 Overlook N207097 $199,0001109 Water Street N207253 REDUCED $549,9001109 Water Street N207253 REDUCED $549,900868-870 Fulton N207266 $175,000868-870 Fulton N207266 $175,00090 Hays Cove N207527 $179,00090 Hays Cove N207527 $179,0001525 11th Ave East N207539 $215,0001525 11th Ave East N207539 $215,000309 9th Ave West N207599 $79,000309 9th Ave West N207599 $79,0001003 2nd Ave West N207603 $139,0001003 2nd Ave West N207603 $139,000108 Collart Place N208342 $279,000108 Collart Place N208342 $279,000909 Prince Rupert Blvd N208523 REDUCED $310,000909 Prince Rupert Blvd N208523 REDUCED $310,000623 7th Ave West N208604 New Listing $142,000623 7th Ave West N208604 New Listing $142,000102 Raven St N207865 $120,000102 Raven St N207865 $120,0001638 8th East N208340 $125,0001638 8th East N208340 $125,000889 Borden N207880 $135,000889 Borden N207880 $135,000800 McBride Spero’s N4504737 $369,000800 McBride Spero’s N4504737 $369,000739 Alfred N209176 New listing $158,000739 Alfred N209176 New listing $158,0001600 E 8th N209041 $180,0001600 E 8th N209041 $180,0001441 Pigott Place N209503 New Listing $230,0001441 Pigott Place N209503 New Listing $230,0001429 Overlook N209494 $85,0001429 Overlook N209494 $85,000322 7th West N209341 $150,000322 7th West N209341 $150,000#307 - 880 PR Blvd N209469 $49,500#307 - 880 PR Blvd N209469 $49,500606 Donald Street N210150 New Listing $234,000606 Donald Street N210150 New Listing $234,000

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Employment

Help WantedDozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfi eld construction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have constructed oilfi eld roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transporta-tion daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.LS McLELLAN TRUCKING is look-ing for OWNER OPERATORS with min 5 years experience. SIGN UP BONUS must have clean abstract, FAST card or passport. Steady year round work. Fax resumes 250-417-2982 or call Ken at 250-417-2988 Email [email protected]

SMILES’S SEAFOOD CAFEPositions open for “Food Ser-vice workers with minimum 12 Month referenced time.” Waiter, waitress, bus person with “SERVING IT RIGHT.” Also Food Prep/Dish and Prep/Cook with “FOOD SAFE.” Complete SMILE”S application form.

Traffi c Control (fl agger)2 day training classes

May classes KELOWNA 14/15. CHWK 18/19. Quesnel 25/26.

KMLPS Jun 4/5. New $224.00 Renew $112.00

incl taxes, photo & manual go online www.roadsafetytcs.com

or call 1-866-737-2389

Medical/DentalMEDICAL OFFICE Trainees Needed! Hospitals & Dr’s Need Medical Offi ce & Medical Admin staff! No Experience? Need Training? Local Career Training & Job Placement also Available! 1-888-778-0459

Of ce SupportACCOUNTING TRAINEES

Needed now! Large & Small fi rms seeking certifi ed A & P Staff now. No Experience? Need Training? Career Train-ing & Job Placement available 1-888-424-9417

Trades, Technical

IndustrialElectricians

Wanted for WTP work in Prince Albert Sask.

Competitive Wages,LOA and Benefi ts!* Immediate Start *

Fax resume to(1)250-492-3343 or

visit www.betts.bc.ca for more info.

WELDERS - SEEKING weld-ers for custom manufacturing environment. Competitive wages, Benefi ts, RRSP’s & Apprenticeship opportunities. Apply to: Do All Metal Fabri-cating, Estevan, SK. Email: [email protected] Fax: 306-634-8389”

Work WantedExperienced Deck hand available for Charter Season. 250-846-5997 or 780-296-2544PR: College student will house/pet sit for you. Rea-sonable rates, references in-cluded. I am responsible, re-liable, affordable, love animals and have lived in Prince Ru-pert all my life. Call 250-627-1812 ask for Sara.PR: Looking for childcare this summer? Look no further. I am a fun-loving college student who loves to work with chil-dren. I am honest, caring, re-sponsible and reliable. Your child will have fun all summer playing at the park, sports, arts, crafts and swimming. References upon request. Call 250-627-1812 ask for Sara.

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Services

Art/Music/Dancing

PAINTER’S PALETTENicole Best Rudderham

Original Art/PortraitsClasses Monthly

315-3rd Ave. West, P.R.250-622-8620

[email protected]

Health ProductsBERGAMONTE- THE Natural Way To Improve Your Glu-cose, Cholesterol & Cardio-vascular Health! Call today to fi nd out how to get a free bot-tle with your order! 1-888-470-5390.

Financial ServicesGET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420.

www.pioneerwest.com

IF YOU own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS will lend you money: It’s That Sim-ple. Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

M O N E Y P R OV I D E R . C O M $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

Business/Offi ce Service

DENIED CANADA Pension plan disability benefi ts? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help. Call Allison Schmidt at 1-877-793-3222. www.dcac.ca.

Pets & Livestock

Pets

778-884-PAWS(7297)

Cutie Paws Grooming

Located in Pacifi c Coast Vet

Call

ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIELS CKC reg puppies. Champ lines. Tails docked, vet checked, 1st shots, guaranteed. Home raised, well socialized. Ready June 12. $1200 [email protected]. 250-392-1440

www.pitch-in.ca

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Trades, Technical

Merchandise for Sale

Auctions

FARM AUCTIONSaturday, June 4, 2011

at 11 a.m.For Little Bear Ranch Ltd.

at Ootsa Lake, B.C.Cross Francois Lake ferry, fol-low Keefe’s Landing Road 40 km to Ootsa Nadina Road, turn left, go East to 27 3/4 km (#45249) turn right, 2 km in.1994 JD 6400 tractor - 86 h.p. - 4x4 / 640 loader - hay forks and lumber forks (exc. cond.), 1130 MF tractor / cab / new clutch and hyd pump - 130 h.p., 1996 MF 283 - 4x4 trac-tor - 67 h.p. / Allied 595 loader / bucket & forks (exc. cond.), 1948 Farmall H tractor, 12’ Ezee - On comb disc / hyd / on wheels, 12’ Malco fi nish disc / hyd / on wheels, 10’ tandem fi nish disc - 8’ PM one way breaking disc, 3 pt spring tooth cultivator - 3 pt fert spreader, 10’ fi eld packer - Chain har-rows, 12’ Brillion grass seeder, 12’ MF seed drill / grass and fert. attach., 1995 NH 492 - Haybine swather (9 1/2’), IHC #37 square baler, PZ 2000 hay tether, Darf side delivery rake - Antique dump rake, NH 717 and MF 200 silage chop-pers, Bale buncher - Bale stooker - (2) 22’ bale elevators - 16’ grain auger, Gooseneck tandem hay trailer, Farmhand 450 powerbox manure spread-er (7 yd), Horsedrawn logging arch - headache rack, 6 Round bale feeders - 12’ & 10’ metal gates, 1994 Japa fi re-wood processor, 1995 Chev 2500 ext cab - 4x4 - 350 eng - 5 speed, 1981 - IHC - 5 ton truck / hoist - 345 eng - 5 speed / 2 speed split, 1957 Chev - 2 ton / hoist - 235 eng - 4 speed / 2 speed rearend, Al-lis Chalmers 4 cyl power unit (diesel), 12’ fi breglass boat - several older outboard motors, Delta grinder on stand, Assoc machine drill press, Monarch cement mixer, Craftsman Power Feeder - Sears jointer - Sears wood range, 3 wheels w/235 80 R 16 tires for Chev 3/4 ton - 4 alloy wheels for Toyota Land Cruiser, 500 gal fuel tank /stand - subm stock tank heater (propane), Beam scale - chain hoists, Murdoch & Sons piano - 2 Western Saddles & MUCH MORE. Consignments Welcome. Con-ditions of Sale: Cash or Cheque with I.D.

For information call:

Richie at 250-698-7377 or 250-698-7351

or Nathan at 250-692-7478

Garage Sales

106 8th East Saturday, June 4

9am - 12 noon. Furniture, clothing,

knicknacks and more.Rain or Shine (Inside)

No Early Birds!

PR: 225 Cormorant Rd, Sun June 5, 10am - 2pm. Sewing desk, lots of misc items, some still in pkgs.

PR: 380 Kaien Road, Sat June 4, 8am - 12 noon. Mostly Ma-rine Equipment. Indoors.

PR: 543 Evergreen Drive (Harbourview Apt). Sat June 4, 8 am - 2pm.

Trades, Technical


Garage SalesPrince Rupert First United Church Summer Market, Sat-urdays, 9am - Noon, May 7th - Aug 27th. $10 per table. Phone 250-624-2087 or 250-624-5652.

Garden EquipmentDEER PROBLEMS? Problem solved! Bobbex Deer repellent available in Canada. Easy, economical, safe. Available at local garden centres. Dealer inquiries welcome. Ask for BOBBEX. www.bobbex.ca

Heavy Duty MachineryA-**Special**

53’ insulated makes Great Shop! Only $7200 freight in-cluded! And 40’HC $2800. No Rust! STEEL SHIPPINGContainers/Bridges 20’40’45’53’ Used/DamagedSemi Trailers for Hiway & stor-age.Delivery BC and ABCall 24 hrs 1-866-528-7108www.rtccontainer.com

Medical SuppliesCAN’T GET Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! 1-866-981-5991.

Misc. for SaleA FREE Telephone service - get your fi rst month free. bad credit, don’t sweat it. No de-posits. No credit checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464.

BUILDING SALE... “”Rock Bottom Prices!””. 25x40 $7995. 30x40 $9840. 35x50 $12,995. 40x80 $22,600. 47x100 $35,690. Ends includ-ed. Many others. Pioneer Steel Manufacturers since 1980. Call 1-800-668-5422.

CAN’T GET up your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift. Call 1-866-981-6591.

DO-IT-YOURSELF Steel buildings priced to clear - Make an Offer! Ask about free delivery, most areas! Call for quick quote and free brochure 1-800-668-5111 ext 170.

FAST RELIEF the First Night!! Restless Leg Syndrome and Leg Cramps Gone. Sleep Soundly, Safe with Medication, Proven Results. www.allcalm.com 1-800-765-8660.

Landscaping

Help Wanted


Misc. for SaleHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com

Like New Almond Self Clean Stove, Fridge.

250-624-5687 Great Price !

SAWMILLS - BAND/Chain-saw - Spring sale - Cut lumber any dimension, anytime. Make money and Save money. In stock ready to ship. Starting at $1,195.00. www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext.400OT

WILF CARTER and many more old-time country music favourites. CDs, DVDs. Free 48 page catalogue. Music Barn, Box 3160-h, Markham, ON L3R 6G5. www.countrymusictreasures.com/news.html. Toll-Free 1-800-984-0047.

Misc. WantedI Buy Coins, Collections, Olympic, Gold, Silver Coins etc Chad 250-863-3082 ( local )

INSULATOR collection wanted. Telephone & Railway types. Prefer a large amount. 250-539-2031

ToolsMechanic’s hand tools for sale, mostly Snap-On brand, with Beach top cabinet and Proto bottom roller cabinet. Ratch-ets, sockets, wrenches, punches, torque wrenches, air ratchet, etc. $2000 for the lot. Phone Dale @ 250-624-4695

Real Estate

Commercial/Industrial Property

RESTAURANT PREMISES available for rent in thriving Houston, B.C. Recent exten-sive renovations including new heating system & upgraded in-sulation. Call: (250) 845-9088 or (250) 845-2246

For Sale By OwnerNEW heat pump, new roof, new windows, and new laminated wood fl oors. Close to schools, airport, golf courses, college, ski hill Please call (250) 334-6768

PR: 3 bdrm, 1 bath. Needs some work. Asking $120,000. Call 250-627-1414

Landscaping

Buying, Selling?

Help Wanted

Real Estate

Mobile Homes & Parks

WHOLESALE FACTORY DIRECT. Manufactured, Modular & Park models. Tremendous savings. Luxuri-ous 1512 sq. ft home including delivery and installation only US $109,950. Many other plans available. The Home Boys 877-976-3737 509-481-9830 or www.hbmodular.com We will beat ANYONE’S price!

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Real Estate

Real Estate

MortgagesMortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and refi -nances, immediate debt con-solidation, foreclosure relief,and equity loans. Free, fast,friendly, private consultations.

Call 1-888-685-6181www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

Rentals

Apt/Condo for RentK&C APARTMENTS 423-3rd Ave. West. in

Pr. Rupert. 2 blocks from college. One bedroom apart-

ments. Hardwood fl oors. Laundry services, heat incl.

Security entrance. Rent $550/mo.. Phone Jeff @ 250-627-6168

Real Estate

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Prince Rupert Port Authority 2020 LAND USE MANAGEMENT PLAN

PUBLIC CONSULTATION ____________________________________________________________________________________

The Prince Rupert Port Authority invites public comment and participation in reviewing the Draft 2020 Land Use Management Plan (Land Use Plan). The Land Use Plan will be made available to the public on the Port’s website (www.rupertport.com) from June 1st to August 1st, 2011. Printed copies of the Land Use Plan will also be available at the Port offices and the Prince Rupert Public Library. Members of the public are encouraged to review the Land Use Plan and to share their comments by mail, email ([email protected]), or by delivering written representations to the Port offices 200 Cow Bay Road. A public Open House Presentation of the 2020 Land Use Plan will be as follows:

Place : Crest Hotel in the BC Room Date : Wednesday, June 15th Time : 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.

The Port is committed to full and open consultation on the 2020 Land Use Plan and welcomes public feedback and participation throughout this process.

CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT

NOTICE OF PROPOSED LAND SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION

The City hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter, of its intention to sell the property located at 1058-3rd Avenue West, Prince Rupert, BC by Public Auction. The property is commonly known as the Falcone Estate.

Legally described as: Lot 21, Block 26, Section 1, Range 5, Plan Number 923, District Lot 1992, Land District 14.

Date: Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 at 2:00 pm in Council Chambers located at 424-3rd Avenue West, Prince Rupert, BC.

The upset price, or minimum price that will be accepted is $30,000. The highest bid above the upset price will be accepted.

The successful bidder must pay by cash or certi ed cheque at the time of purchase.

The City of Prince Rupert has not attempted to verify the condition of the property being offered for sale by public auction. Prospective purchasers should con rm on their own any information on which their decision to purchase the property is contingent.

The 2011 BC Assessment of the building and property is Land $20,200 and Improvement $46,200 for a total assessed value of $66,400.

A Market Appraisal dated January 2011 puts the market value at $40,000.

Robert Grodecki, Corporate Administrator at 250-627-0963.

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Apt/Condo for Rent

Four Winds

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1741 Kootenay AvePrince Rupert, BC

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Contact Property Manager

- Ron MorganTelelphone:

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1123-1137 Borden StreetAdult-oriented.

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PR: Bach. Cabin, $450/mo. Bright 1Bd. House, w/ great view $550/mo. 2 Bd. House, bright, off st. prkg, W/D hook ups, $600/mo. All located on 7th Ave W. Also 1 bd. house, W/D hook up, on 8th Ave W, $500/mo. All Pet friendly w/ el. heat and avail now. 250-624-5605PR: Ideal for PROFESSIONAL COUPLE OR FAMILY, 3 bdrm character home w/suite, laun-dry, bright and sunny, hard-wood fl oors and high ceilings, off-street parking, 5 min to downtown, $850/mo. No Smoking. References Re-quired. Avail Imm., 250-624-2348

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Suites, UpperPR: Large 1 bdrm suite, locat-ed on Sloan Ave. W/D incl, lrg storage space. N/P, N/S. $420/mo. 250-624-5730 or 250-624-8041

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OKANAGAN’S Largest Used Car Super Store. Always open online at: www.bcmotorproducts.com 250-545-2206

Transportation

Recreational/Sale

1996 CLASS “ A”TIFFIN ALLEGRO STAR

MOTOR HOME44,500 km

454 Engine gets 12 mi/gal. +Sleeps 6 - Private Bdrm,

Bath w/ shower. Kitchen, Dinette.

All systems work perfect.Non Smokers, Very Clean.

Spent $6000 on Super Steer Equipment.

Drives like a dream!Asking

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250-622-7050

2003 White Coleman Tent Trailer, $10,900.

Great condition. Lots of space for

family camping trips. 2 king size beds + double,

Sleeps 6 comfortably. Pull out dining slide. Small kitchen area + bathroom

w/ shower and toilet. Outdoor shower. Awning with add-a-room feature.

Trailer has A/C unit, water heater & furnace.

This is an awesome family trailer with lots of space.

For further details contact 778-884-4328

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Trucks & Vans

1996 DODGE MOBILE Lunch Truck$34,900 OBO

Fire suppression system up-to-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

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PR: 1989 4x4 Ford Heavy Duty F250. Factory rebuilt mo-tor, 34,000km, canopy, dia-mond plate step rails, 10 ‘ x 6’ frontier camper. As is $5000 OBO. Call 627-7829 after 4pm.

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38’ DELTAGA Combination boat.

Suitable for gilnetting, trolling or long-line fi shing.

Has toilet, elec. wash down pump, many other specials.

For more information call 250-627-7015.

Transportation

Boats

2001 MACGREGOR 26 X MOTOR SAILBOAT

Excellent condition. Ready to sail/motor

50 HP Honda 4 stroke, two batteries, port-a-potty,

alcohol one burner stove, alcohol heater, VHF radio, sounder, compass, jib &

main sail, bimmi top, cockpit cushions; spare prop,

anchor with 30’ of chain & 300’ of line. Bottom painted summer 2010. New (2010)

Highliner tandem trailer. $24,000 OBO

2007 Zodiac tender (no motor) also available for sale. For more details, Phone 250-624-5127

50% CO-OWNER Sought for professionally managed late model Meridian 391 luxury motor yacht with prime moor-age downtown Vancouver. Skippering/training available. 6 0 4 - 6 6 9 - 2 2 4 8 . www.one4yacht.com

ISLAND SAFARI46’10” x 24’ Crab Vessel

450 HP Electronic, New 3406 CAT 2006

Packs 600+ trapsTrap Limit 875

Boat, Area A Crab License and Gear

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250-624-4320 or

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M.V. BEACH TRAMP40 ft . Cabin Cruiser

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SPORTS from the North Coast

By Ed Evans The Northern View

Hot and sunny skies greeted racers and fans for the inaugural race of the 2011 Northwest drag racing season. This was the first of four races this season at the Terrace Regional Airport.

Racing was hot and heavy even though the car count was down. This may have had a lot to do with it being Grad weekend. There were even a few prom dresses noted at the track on Saturday.

Kitimat’s Randy Baker took home ‘King of the YXT’. Saturday. It was Bakers weekend, besides winning Saturday, he took home a 3rd in ‘Pro’ Sunday and also won the 50/50 draw Sunday.

The finals in ‘Gamblers’ on Saturday was a good showdown with Terrace’s Bill Boutilier, in his S-10 pickup, lined up against Jim Braid and his motorcycle. Braid is a fearsome opponent in ‘Bike/Sled’ class as he always is a super consistent racer who always gets a good light and runs his dial-in time. Braid red-lit and gave the win to Boutilier.

‘Junior King’ was settled with Kitimat’s Lou Ribero taking home his first of two wins on the weekend.

On Sunday there were many firsts. In the new ‘Sportsman’ Class, the first ever winner. Who was a racer running his first race ever. Marcus Wilmen, driving the Caledonia High school car, took home the first place finish. In second place

was Andrew Calkins. Andrew dropped down to this class after his ‘Super Pro’ Camero broke on Sunday. He then ran his tow pickup to take second Place. There was a second Calkins in the winners circle, as his brother, Shane Calkins, overcame Saturday motor problems to take home third place.

In ‘Super Pro’ Mike Wienhardt of Vanderhoof, ran down Haida Gwaii’s Laurence Wilkens duster for the first place finish. It also marked Wilkins first placing in the winners circle. Randy Baker could not repeat his Saturday nights first place in ‘King of the YXT’ Baker red-lit to take home a third Place. Still pretty good weekend for Baker.

In Bike/Sled Shawn Enmark and his sled, started the season right where he left off last season, with a first place win over Leland Hoveland.

‘Super Pro’ had a Kitimat feel as Harley Bell took down Bruce Daum in the final.

Jr. Dragster was also a Kitimat final as Lou Ribero took home his second first place in two days with a win over Tanner Daum. First time racer Massimo Dallavecchia took home a third place

Sunday resultsSuper Pro

1.Harley Bell2.Bruce Daum3.Russ GutknichtPro1.Mike Wiehardt2.Laurence Wilkens3.Randy BakerSportsman1.Marcus Wilmen2.Andrew Calkins3.Shane Calkins

Snow/Bike1.Shawn Enmark2.Leland Hoveland3.Al MacFarlane

Jr. Dragster1.Lou Ribero2.Tanner Daum3.Massimo Dallavecchia

Results from drag racing season opener

◆ ON THE TRACK

Ed Evans photo

Kris Barnett launches off the starting line in the inaugural race of the 2011 at the Terrace airport last weekend

PORT SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY…

Prince Rupert Port Authority photos

In addition to the Prince Rupert Marine Rescue Society (see page 16 for details), the Prince Rupert Port Authority made signifi cant donations to the following community groups as a result of a near-quadrupling of the Port Authority’s Community Investment Fund after see-ing record revenues in 2010. Clockwise from top: - The District of Port Edward received $70,000 for allow for new landscaping ties, improved drainage, and re-surfac-ing of tennis courts at the Port Edward Community Playground. - The Lester Centre of the Arts received $150,000 toward upgrading that includes a new roof, washrooms, stage lights, rehearsal and dressing rooms, and lobby seating.- The Prince Rupert Library received $35,000 to contract the services of an architectural fi rm to review its existing facility and recommend modifi cations and renovations to accommodate an upgraded library.- North Pacifi c Cannery received $20,000 to improve the cruise guest and visitor experience by adding to existing onsite signage.Not pictured is the Prince Rupert Fire Museum Society, whose money will go to restore the interior and exterior of a 1948 4-door BC Police car, readying it for display at the museum

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SPORTSNorth Coast

CIHL adds two teams and retools divisionsContributed

The Northern View

Representatives of the Central Interior Hockey League voted to accept applications from the Quesnel Kangaroos and the Lac La Hache Tomahawks to join the league for the 2011-12 season, and created three divisions for the new season’s schedule.

The three-team West Division will now comprise the Prince Rupert Rampage, the Terrace River Kings and the Kitimat Ice Demons, the East Division will be the Smithers Steelheads, Houston Luckies and Hazelton Wolverines.

The remaining four teams, the Omineca Ice, The Quesnel Kangaroos, the Williams Lake Stampeders and the Lac La Hache Tomahawks will make up the South Division. The league accepted the withdrawal of the Burns Lake Braves from the lineup.

All teams will play an interlocking 18 games schedule featuring home and away series with teams in their own division, with the remaining games against the closest competition in the East Division.

For playoffs, the two top teams in each division will advance along with two wild card teams, with the

highest points total – with the remaining two lowest-point teams eliminated.

J.C Brown of Smithers Peak Radio was elected president of the league and will be drawing up official schedule as quickly as possible. Former Smithers goaltender, Jamie Deba will take over as league statistician. Josh Armstrong of the Prince Rupert Rampage will remain as vice-president, while Terry Marleau of the Kitimat Ice Demons will become past president. Former league president and treasurer, Rose Ruffell of the Burns Lake Braves has turned over duties of league treasurer to Colin Smith, general manager of the

Hazelton Wolverines.Al Navrot, a former coach of

the Williams Lake Stampeders presented details of plans for the Lac La Hache team while Curtis Gassoff, who played last year with the Williams Lake Stampeders, made a presentation on behalf of the Kangaroos, in Quesnel.

The league will continue to use the Pointstreak statistical system.

The league representatives also agreed to support an application from the Kitimat Ice Demons to BCAHA to host the Coy Cup in 2012. The team won the Coy Cup for the fourth time in six seasons in Prince Rupert in March.

◆ ON THE ICE

Cannery Road Race starting to take shapeBy Shaun Thomas

The Northern View

Bob Cuthbert of the Rupert Runners was a guest of Port Edward on May 24 to discuss the annual Cannery Road Race planned for September 17, and said he expect the eighth annual run to be the biggest

yet. “In 2004 when we started

there were 65 runners, last year there were 100 and this year we expect there to be around 120. It is an event that is growing and becoming more popular,” he told council.

“This year will be the same as past years with a five kilometre and 10 kilometre run or walk and half marathon run. For the kids we have

a one kilometre run, which is free, and really helps to make this a family-friendly event.”

◆ ANNUAL EVENT


LIFE & ARTS from the North Coast

By Martina PerryThe Northern View

Music students from Ian Lihou’s Ring System Music Studio and Tom Lehar’s Summit Sound Lounge joined together last weekend to put on a performance that helped raise money to replace the Lester Centre of the Arts floor.

“I think the performers did an awesome job. I was really proud of them,” said Lihou.

Over 25 students ranging from 10 to 18 years old took to the stage, for some students it was their first time hitting the stage, while others were more experienced with performing in front of an audience. Most of the students were mixed up into groups or duos, where people learning instruments were grouped up with vocal students, with many students being featured in several

different acts. As well, a number of students went on as solo acts. Students started preparing for the show in February.

This is the second time musical students have put on a fund raising performance of this sort. Last winter, students hosted a concert that benefited the Salvation Army Food Bank. Lihou says he hopes his and Lehar’s students will have more oppor tun i t i e s to put on fund raising shows.

U n f o r -tunately the exact amount raised at last weekend’s concert could not be tracked down by deadline, Lihou estimates around $900

was raised to be contributed towards the Lester Center’s capital legacy fund that will focus on making repairs to the center’s stage floor.

“Thank you so much to the community for all the support, and we hope to see you at the next fundraiser,” added Lihou.

Music students take to the stage to benefit Lester Centre

◆ TALENT SHOWCASE

Martina Perry photos

Students from both the Ring System Music Studio and Summit Sound Lounge took to the stage at the Lester Centre to raise money for a new fl oor at the venue.

Shaun Thomas photos

The conference space at the Highliner Inn was packed with music lovers on May 29 as the Prince Rupert Rotary Choir presented the 21st annual Sweet Serenade concert. The choir offered up a diverse musical showing, opening with a set that featured traditional English, Irish and spiritual songs and was wrapped up with the locally composed Seafest Song. The second set opened with a traditional Yiddish song before the singers moved into a medley of songs from Fiddler on the Roof and fi nished the set with the traditional Hava Nagila. The choir’s fi nal set was a bit more modern, featuring songs like Are You Lonesome Tonight and Lean on Me and a Golden Age of Broadway medley, but also featuring the locally penned Charles Melville Hays Requiem. After three sets from the choir, the Senior Jazz Ensemble got the place rocking with a six song set that included the swinging Swing Fever, the funky Buffalo Head, the up-tempo Rock This Town and concluded with the traditionally closing Great Shark Hunt.

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