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City staff will proceed with an assessment of the golf and curling club grounds and clubhouse in an effort to gauge the feasibility of creating a poten-tial community centre on the grounds.

Colleen Van Mook, director of com-munity services, broached the subject at a previous council meeting and was asked to bring back more information regarding the cost of such a study.

Presently the two stakeholders most interested in the proposal include the Prince George Golf and Curling Club and the Prince George Tennis Club, however Van Mook said it is likely other groups may be interested as well.

“There are other groups involved with tennis who are interested, and with the curling club as well, but we will start with those two and look at the model,” she said.

Coun. Garth Frizzell noted Van Mook reported the study would entail about 45 hours of staff time, and he asked what that would mean in terms of cost.

“I didn’t look at hourly wages,” Van Mook said.

She added the work entailed is within their normal course of duties.

“I am still gravely concerned about the building,” Coun. Cameron Stolz said.

In the previous meeting, one of the primary concerns council expressed

surrounded the cost of upgrading and maintaining the building to current standards.

Van Mook said information on the structural and operations condition of the building will be gathered from those familiar with the structure, and also from those involved in previous infrastructure studies.

Ownership and operational models as well as operating costs, revenue sources and future steps will also be discussed.

Mayor Shari Green pointed out that, if there is a land sale of the tennis court property, the city has an obligation to that club to provide it another home.

Van Mook said the study should be completed by mid-March.

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Council presented the results of a strategic plan-ning session during Monday’s meeting, listing key priorities and the projects and initiatives that will aid in those goals being met.

Coun. Lyn Hall said he’s pleased council was able to complete the session and set goals, something that was discussed during the campaign.

“I want to thank council and admin-istration. It was an exceptional day and something we talked about during the cam-paign.”

The priorities are broken into three cat-egories: city government, economic development and social development. Under city government, four priorities were included. Sustainable fiscal man-agement and organizational excellence, the first two, listed projects like completing the core review, establishing a three-year operating budget guide-line, and identifying new sources of revenue. Under sustainable infrastructure, the third priority, council would like to develop an asset management strategy, continue with the road rehabilitation program, and commission and operate the district energy system. Under effective governance, the fourth priority, the initiative is building strategic partnerships.

Economic development lists three priorities which are diversified economy, international connections and vibrant economy. Projects and initiatives to achieve these goals include supporting the devel-opment of the Prince George Air Logistics Park, advocating for the Northern Gateway Corridor, developing 2015 Canada Winter Games facilities and opportunities and finalizing the twinning agreement between the city and the City of Jiangmen.

Under social development, civic pride is listed as a priority and planning the city’s 100th anniversary celebration as a project to undertake.

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From emergency services to religion and from arts and culture to sports and recreation, retired teachers make up a sig-nificant percentage of the volunteers who

enrich the lives of those around them.A report on the activities of retired

teachers was briefly discussed during Monday’s council meeting when Coun. Dave Wilbur brought forward one of the letters listed among the correspon-dence received by council. It was a report

from the B.C. Retired Teachers Asso-ciation sharing some of the facts about the volunteer work taken on by retired teachers.

“It is a survey of what retired teach-ers do in giving back to communities,” Wilbur said.

He added he felt a need to comment on the worth of that commitment, especially considering his wife, Linda, is a retired teacher.

“It is really nice to see a survey that demonstrates the depth of that commit-ment,” he said.


Council gets report on work of retired teachers

Spinal-cord centre first in the provinceA resource centre for peo-

ple with disabilities opened by the B.C. Paraplegic Asso-ciation is the first of its kind in the province and will be a multi-use place where people can come together for every-thing from education sessions to coffee meetings.

Brandy Stiles, the peer pro-gram coordinator, explained it is her job to get people with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities together to encourage independence. This can mean everything from health education to cof-fee groups and include a vari-ety of events like a ladies lun-cheon or gliding, depending on personal interests.

“Through that, everybody gets to hang out,” she said.

The centre will also offer information services and sup-port staff who can answer a variety of questions about disabilities in general, from specific health-related ques-tions to housing issues.

“This gives us a home base for our peer program,” she said.

“We’ve been in the office but we really weren’t open

for drop-ins.”Now they can offer many

activities and supports in-house, from a teleconferenc-ing area where interactive tele-health classes can take place to a computer centre with special devices in place to ensure it is a space acces-sible to all.

Alison Duddy, who visited the centre for its grand open-ing on Wednesday, explained she is a peer volunteer from Quesnel.

She said the centre will be a regional gathering place, likely for all of north central B.C.

Chris McBride, executive director of the B.C. Paraplegic Association, said the centre is funded through grants.

“We went through a trans-fer of services a few years ago, and now the focus is on the peer program and edu-cation services. We’ve been using information technology to connect with members but felt the need for more per-sonal access,” he said.

He added there is already a strong existing community and a lot of support for the association in Prince George, making it a good place to start a pilot project like the resource centre.


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Chris McBride, executive director of the B.C. Paraplegic Association, Alison Duddy, peer volunteer and Brandy Stiles, peer coordinator, welcomed visitors to the new spinal cord injury resource cen-tre.

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A local lawyer will seek the NDP nomination for the Prince George - Mackenzie riding in the next provincial election.

Bobby (Sarbjit) Deepak grew up in Fort St. James and Prince George, attend-ing Highglen Elementary School in Grade 7, continu-ing on to D.P. Todd where he graduated in 1992 and then pursuing university trans-fer classes in criminology at CNC. He graduated with honours from Simon Fraser University, then got his law degree at the University of Ottawa.

“I came back to Prince George and articled at Hope Heinrich,” he said.

However, since his interest was labour law and no local firm specialized in the field at the time, Deepak went to the coast and worked there for a time before returning to the city and establishing North Labour Law Corpora-tion.

“I was not too political growing up, but once you grow up you become more conscious,” he said.

Part of that consciousness grew from witnessing the changes in Prince George over the years. In 2006, he said, things in the city were pretty good. In 2008 there were mill clo-sures, lay-offs and a lot of the manufacturing base in the city was lost. Mack-enzie, he said, was especially devastated. It was about then Deepak became one of the orga-nizing members of Stand Up For The North.

“That may have been when the political bug hit me. I had always dealt with things on a non-partisan basis. The core values of the NDP are more closely aligned with mine. I think the Liberal policies have aggravated the situation when you look at the forest policy.”

Forestry is close to Deep-ak’s heart. He comes from a forestry family and worked at a few forestry jobs while going through school. Both those companies are now

closed.One problem, he said, is

the Liberals got rid of the social contract between the employer and the commu-nity.

“When you lose that, you can shut a mill down but still hold the timber licence. When you get rid of that, those logs can be exported anywhere. That’s why you see the boom in the export of logs and it’s hurting the manufactur-

ing industry. We need to add value to our natural resources,” he said.

This means a shift in mindset and strong leader-ship, he added.

Other issues include a myriad of items from the lack of legal aid funding to the crisis in the justice sys-tem to the people who feel so disenfranchised politi-cally they don’t even bother to vote.

Working on that issue, Deepak said, is important. With about 29 per cent voter

turn out in the municipal election and 50 per cent pro-vincially, a lot of work needs to be done to include people in the democratic process.

Deepak said this should start with governments proving democracy actually works and your vote actu-ally matters and pointed to the HST referendum as an example. The people voted and made their will known, and now it is up to the gov-ernment to put that will into action in a timely manner, not put off the move back to PST and GST for what is proposed to be well into 2013.

Actions like that, he said, work to create more mis-trust and feelings among people that their vote really doesn’t matter.

There are many other issues as well, Deepak said. He said he believes the NDP is holding its nomina-tion meeting in the coming months, and he wanted to make his intent known well in advance of that announce-ment so he can have the opportunity to get out in communities and talk to people about the issues that are important to them.

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When Cpl. Carla Cook walks into the police station other offi-cers might shush one another, but it’s all in good fun.

Cook, who is one of the two professional standards unit members of the Prince George detachment, investi-gates her fellow officers whenever a complaint is filed against one of them.

“You have to have a bit of a tough shell,” she said. “But they like to joke around. Everyone has a job to do, and this happens to be mine.”

Cook, who moved to Prince George with her husband and two little girls last summer, fin-ished Depot about 13 years ago and started her first posting for the RCMP in a small town in Saskatchewan, which was a bit of a shock for a woman used to coastal B.C.

From there she moved to Prince Rupert, polic-ing a rural area on a First Nations reserve.

“I was promoted at that time and got the chance to experience the best of both worlds, on the street, working in schools and work-ing with First Nations. I got to do a variety of things, and that devel-ops you.”

Then, she said, it was time to move the family and they chose Prince George.

“This is my first office-type of job where I’m not as interactive with the general pub-lic,” she said.

Basically, Cook said her job is to follow up and investigate when someone makes a pub-lic complaint involving an officer.

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figure out what the problem is and some-times that involves an investigation. The idea is to bring out the truth,” she said.

F o r example, a member of the public might wit-ness an offi-cer enter a home and h a n d c u f f a suspect. That per-son might feel hand-cuffing him or her was unnecessary and want an explanation about why it was handled the way it was. Cook said the person might not be aware that the sus-pect had an outstand-ing warrant or there were other extenuating circumstances. Then it becomes Cook’s job to explain what hap-pened.

If the situation is more complex than a simple misunderstanding, the investigation contin-ues. Either way, Cook believes in approaching the situation with an open mind.

“I think it is unfair to pick a side right off the bat. Instead I gather all the information avail-able and take it to the superintendent.”

The investigation is exactly the kind she’d run if she was on the street. She talks to other officers who might have been at the scene or on-shift at the time, gath-ers external evidence, talks to neighbours and watches video footage if the complaint took place in an area under surveillance.

A report on the results of the investigation goes to the superintendent.

In the case of the Prince George detach-

ment, that would be Supt. Eric Stubbs.

Deciding on appro-priate discipline if an officer has stepped out

of line, she said, is his job.

Her job is impor-tant, she a d d e d , b e c a u s e the pub-lic’s faith and trust is at stake.

This year she said she and

her partner have dealt with about 20 files and average perhaps two complaints per week. More often than not, she said, in her expe-rience the allegations made are unfounded and are based on the perception of an event rather than what hap-pened, and are quickly cleared.

Either way, she added the files she has dealt with thus far are not sensational or inflam-matory.

But whether a mem-ber of the public is upset with something he or she witnessed an officer doing, or confused over a bit of police proce-dure that strikes them wrong, she encourages them to come in and talk about it with her.

“If you want to make a complaint, I want to help,” she said.

Finding an explana-tion and getting to the truth of the matter is always better than just letting it fester, she said.

“I want to encourage people to come in and ask questions. It’s better than stewing on it.”

Cook said she enjoys her job and the chal-lenges it presents. The first in her family to join the force, she said her Italian father was in shock.

“He was a typical Ital-ian father, and he never thought his daughter should be a police offi-cer,” she laughed. “He got used to it, though, and was very support-ive.”

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Mayor Shari Green wants you to trust her.Trust her that the costs of the core review commit-

tee, which council okayed spending up to $350,000 on, will be publicly disclosed. No need for a motion

directing such costs to be disclosed, she told Coun. Garth Frizzell Monday. Frizzell, who is increasingly finding himself on the outside looking in at the new council regime, couldn’t even get a motion for full disclosure of the core review costs seconded.

Yes, this is the same bunch of city councillors who campaigned on openness, transparency, and fiscal accountability only two short months ago.

“It would be my commitment that we would report any costs along the way,” Green said. “I don’t think we need a motion for that.”

That’s great, however, actions speak louder than words. A motion would demonstrate to the public that council actually is commit-ted to openness, transparency, and fiscal accountability. We are still waiting for council to, in the name of transparency and fiscal accountability, disclose the legal costs associated with the Brian Skakun trial.

“I can’t imagine that this core review committee will ramp up some costs, I don’t know where it could come from,” said Coun. Albert Koehler, showing incredible political naivete. And hopefully council is not splitting hairs and separating the core review commit-tee costs from those of the actual core review, which will be handled externally.

In the eyes of the public, it’s the same beast.Koehler added that he doesn’t want to get into micromanaging

anything. There is a difference between micromanaging and full public disclosure. It was the latter that was being asked for.

But we shouldn’t worry. Coun. Cameron Stolz pointed out that all the core review committee meetings will be public meetings, under the same guidelines as city council meetings.

The core review, by its very nature, will be looking at staffing levels in all departments at city hall. Virtually everything the core review does will have a personnel component to it … one of the few legitimate reasons for moving such decisions behind closed doors.

It’s fine to bleat now that the meetings, technically, will be open to the public. However, everyone knows that when the time comes, they will move behind closed doors.

Hardly the openness and accountability that the community voted for.

Open doorbeing shut?

Most of us try to avoid using religion and politics in the same sentence. In Canada we would feel we were going against our multiculturalism we are so proud of. In the United States of America, the same cautious stance does not seem to exist.

The framers of the American constitution were adamant that no religion or arm of any religion would be involved in the government of their new country. That is not to say the writers of the American Constitution were heathen or atheists.

They had noted the many problems the governing organization had when there was a strong religious influence. The rulers of kingdoms and empires were often influenced by their particu-lar religion. In fact many of the conflicts between them had their routes in conflicting religious beliefs. Even the emerging democracies were heavily influ-enced by the church or certain sects. The Roman Catholic Church held great influence over European nations; the Church of England was a strong influ-ence on the affairs of Great Brittan. The Muslim faith influenced many eastern states and still holds a very strong position of influence in many of them today.

The question of the suitability of a Mormon being a president has been raised a number of times in the primaries. It is a reminder of the doubt about the electability of John Fitzgerald Kennedy because he was a Roman Catholic. There were segments of the American electorate who feared a Roman Catholic would be unduly influenced by the Vatican. They were wrong and one would hope they had learned something by it to guide them in their deliberations and decisions in the future. Unfortunately, like all of

us, they are slow learners.Many political gatherings in the United States

begin with a prayer, a Christian prayer. That can not give much confidence to those who may be Muslim, Shinto, Hindu or believer in some other faith but are still citizens of the country.

The Tea Party, which seems to be becoming the backbone of the Republican Party, is heavily popu-

lated with evangelical Christians. Some have views that would make a Muslim Mullah look tame by comparison. To them, as with all fanatics, there is only one faith, one moral code, and everyone should follow their beliefs. In their opin-ion, those who do not, and even those who question their beliefs, should suffer

painful elimination.Individuals in a democracy have the right to

believe in whatever they wish. Their choice of one form of religious worship, or the decision to not worship in any faith, is an essential key to any democracy. If there is a lesson of history we should all pay attention to, it is the slaughters, torture and repression against people pitted against others by conflicting religious views.

We can all live together in reasonable harmony complete with agreeable community values we can all support. That is what political freedom is all about.

As we look southward to the presidential election process, let us resist the narrow-minded philosophy from influencing us in how we conduct our political affairs.

We are a diverse country and that is our strength and value. Let us vigorously resist any who would try to channel our governance into a narrow slot.

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It’s a first.The resource centre for people with disabilities, opened

Wednesday by the B.C. Paraplegic Association in Prince George, is the first of its kind in the province.

It is a place where people can come together for everything from edu-cation sessions to coffee meetings.

Kudos to the B.C. Paraplegic Association for initiating this type of resource centre and thanks for locating it in Prince George.

The centre will help people with spinal cord injuries and other dis-abilities gain their independence. It will also officer information services and support staff who can answer a variety of questions about disabili-ties in general.

To say this type of facility is needed is an understatement. Plus, it’s not only needed here but in communities throughout the province. It’s absolutely wonderful that Prince George is the first and we hope there will be more to come. It provides a service that the entire community can be proud of.

A wonderful first

Editor:The Enbridge Gateway

pipeline project is a project that almost every envi-ronmentalist will consider opposition to as an abso-lute necessity. People who oppose projects like this appear to me to base most of their opposition on what I call, “what ifs”, what if this, or what if that, rather than providing seriously researched factual infor-mation in support of their cause.

So it is with taking a position against any development, if you are going to address a judge or a panel, research the facts of what you want to say. The people who sit on a review panel must in the end, sort and sift the facts from rhetoric. Small-claim TV judges may be a good example of what not to bring before a judge. These judges often dismiss unilaterally questionable statements and rhetoric as a waste of their time.

Certainly answering and dealing with “what if” statements force the devel-oper to examine every nuance of a project. How-ever, strong, well-founded,

well-researched environ-mental information against a project is not so easily dismissed. Advice such as this could apply and be a lesson to those in opposi-tion even to local projects.

Up north, according to an Alaska historian, the wealth generated to the (Alaskan economy) by Prudhoe Bay and the other fields on the North Slope since 1977 is worth more than all the fish ever caught, all the furs ever trapped, all the trees chopped down; throw in all the copper, whalebone, natural gas, tin, silver, platinum, and anything else ever extracted from Alaska too. The balance sheet of Alaskan history is simple: One Prudhoe Bay (and its pipeline) is worth more in real dollars than everything that has been dug out, cut down, caught or killed in Alaska since the beginning of time.

The 48-inch Alyeska pipeline, in its 800-mile length, crosses three mountain ranges and 30 major rivers and streams. Including native land claims, took some time for eventual approval; every

environmental and native objection raised was at some point addressed and solution inevitably found.

Since April 30, 2008

to July 2011 some 19,625 tankers loaded at Valdez with only the Exxon Val-dez having spilled its oi. Regretfully disasters can

be an important learning tool for every potential project.

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We are all obsessed with the role, good and bad, that food plays in our lives. It is rare to find the person who eats what they want, when they want, and doesn’t give a fat fiddler’s fanny about the reper-cussions.

The advice from health experts is all over the map.

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Others argue that fat doesn’t make you fat, it’s carbs and starchy vegetables that are the real culprit.

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for fun but the gym has noth-ing to do with weight loss.

I like working out because it gives me more energy during the day, helps me sleep better at night and seems to help me deal with stress better. Those are the things I have missed

since I let my gym membership lapse in August. I will renew it at some point this year but I don’t feel an urgent rush. It’s not laziness on my part. It’s partly cost and partly putting writing and volun-teering ahead of working up a sweat.

Some of the problem is we are still in our hunting-and-gathering bodies. From an evolutionary standpoint, the last

15,000 years happened in the blink of an eye. Like most mammals, we’re designed for constant movement, short periods of rest, constant small amounts of food all day long, and hanging on to fat for dear life because we might go hungry tomor-row. Staying awake for 16 to 18 hours straight, followed by six to eight hours of uninterrupted sleep, is not how we evolved. Neither is sitting at a desk all day or eating three square meals every 24 hours. Wanting to eat more than we need and keeping fat stores is wired deep into our brains and bodies, due to a not-so-distant past when the arrival of our next meal was always uncertain.

Today, many people find obesity offensive, because it’s the sign of glut-tony, laziness, poor self-discipline, low self-esteem, or, even worse, the sign of a person who sets their own agenda and

refuses to follow the oppressive herd when it comes to body image.

The health industry makes billions of dollars every year on our deep insecu-rities. The same people who say they refuse to be slaves to the interests of multinational corporations happily get taken to the cleaners in the interest of health.

So my New Year’s resolution remains intact. Worry less about eating properly and exercising regularly.

The result? Food tastes better because I’m enjoying it without guilt. I’m eating better food because I like the variety and it tastes good. I’m eating less because I don’t feel the need to gorge. And I’m looking forward to getting back to the gym, not because I have to but because I want to.

I’ll have a second helping of that.

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Relay for Life team development head Trevor Patenaude, left, gives Kingpins team captain Alice Friend a registration package at the open house held Monday at the Canadian Cancer Society office. Watching were relay participants Sandra Blackwell, back left, Lindy Steele holding Devin Flett, Larry Steele and Kris Van Vleet. Teams can register for this year’s relay by Jan. 31 for only $10.

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B.C. Premier Christy Clark joined other pre-miers Monday in describing Ottawa’s dictated formula for health care funding as “unaccept-able,” and promising a united front to seek further negotiations.

But after a day of meetings in Victoria, Clark and other premiers still had different priorities about how to respond to the federal govern-ment’s decision to move to per-capita health care transfers in 2014.

The shift caused a protest from some prov-inces when it was abruptly announced by fed-eral Finance Minister Jim Flaherty in Decem-ber. It puts an end to targeted federal funding for special projects such as those to shorten surgical wait times, and bases health transfers on population only.

B.C. expects the change will cost the province $256 million a year starting in 2014. Alberta expects to gain as much as $1 billion a year under per-capita funding. Ontario joined other eastern provinces in protesting a move to tie federal health transfers to economic growth after five years of six-per-cent increases.

Clark wants a change to recognize the higher costs of care for seniors, which would help B.C. and some Atlantic provinces. But Alberta Premier Alison Redford was adamant that all Canadians should have an equal share of health care funding from their federal taxes.

Redford said senior population is only one factor that drives up health care costs. Remote communities, aboriginal reserves and other demographic factors also imply higher costs, and B.C. is not unique in dealing with those, she added.

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said he recognizes that different provinces have differ-ent ideas about health care innovation, but he insisted that Prime Minister Stephen Harper can’t simply set a formula and walk away.

“It is unacceptable for the prime minis-ter to say that he’s effectively going to pas-sively preside over the evolution of health care in Canada,” McGuinty said. “Leadership on health care for the federal government is not an option, it is a solemn responsibility.”

Clark said the premiers will have more to say Tuesday about an “innovation agenda” to deal with growing health care costs as Canada’s population ages.

Premiers from all 10 provinces and three ter-ritories are meeting in Victoria for their twice yearly conference, now called the Council of the Federation.

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Manifestations of the mental stress each person feels are reflected by the body, so healing one can often have a domino effect, leading to better health overall.

Cherie Strong takes a holistic approach to general health, and is the only person in the city practising colon hydrotherapy, which she does from her office in the Victo-ria Medical building.

Eastern influences are felt everywhere in the small tranquil space Strong dedicates to her profession, from the bamboo chairs to the artwork. Soft sounds play in the background, a combination of music, gurgling water and the cries of birds.

Strong said she’s lived in the city for about three years, and she’s very passionate about her work, which helps patients cleanse not only the body but the mind as well. Strong, who is also a yoga instructor, said if you adhere to ideologies like chi, you know the midsection of your body is tied to your emotional centre.

Cleansing the colon, she added, is a natural process and nothing to cringe away from.

“It’s as natural as breathing, seeing and constipation,” she said.

Modern living often leads to issues with the colon, she added, with problems like a lack of exercise and fibre as well as eating too much processed food and stress all combining to inhibit the organ from working at its opti-mum level.

“You don’t know there’s an issue until something’s not happening, and then the other organs pick up the slack,” she said.

This leads to stress on the liver and kidneys as well as skin outbreaks.

Often it even leads to a trip to the Emergency Room at the hospital where patients try to find relief from cramps, constipation and other painful symptoms of a problematic colon.

Going in for colon hydrotherapy begins with an appointment of about an hour-and-a-half where Strong discusses with the patients what his or her goals are. Some are looking for a cleanse or help getting over a flu while others are looking for more long-term therapy to aid with a lifestyle change which might include anything from diet to quitting an addiction. What your goals are will help determine how many treatments you need.

Then you are taken into a private room. You strip from the waist down, lay on a bed and a speculum is inserted about two inches into your rectum. One tube will gently wash water into your colon while another removes waste.

Once the short procedure is completed to get you ready, you are draped with linen to ensure your privacy. Strong said a patient’s dignity is always taken into account and respected.

The procedure differs from an enema in that an enema cleanses the rectum, which is the first eight to 10 inches of the colon, while, over a period of time, much more is accom-plished with colon therapy.

Strong, who is also a healthy lifestyle support coach and hosts workshops on raw and living food choices, said often the pathway to finding good health means learning to listen to your body.

“Let your body guide you to find the answer that is right for you,” she said.

When she began down the path which led her to where she is today, at first Strong thought she wanted to go into nursing. Finding that wasn’t right for her, she turned to kinesiology. While completing that program, Strong found out about colon hydrotherapy, and, intrigued, pursued it.

Along the way she also studied yoga and different food theologies, like the power of fasting. In fact, she lived at a fasting clinic in Panama for some time, an experience that taught her all things are possible, she said.

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Cherie Strong offers colon hydrotherapy treatments from her Victoria Medical Building office.

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Ford F-350 pick up trucks are the most com-mon target of thieves in Prince George.

In the wake of a white 2007 Ford F-350 being stolen from Pine Centre Mall on Friday, Sgt. Darrn Oelke of the Crime Reduction Unit says the popular work truck is also popular among criminals.

“A number of suspects known to police tar-get this model of vehicle to steal and then use in other property crimes throughout northern B.C.,” he said.

The one taken last week was in the park-ing lot behind the mall. It was stolen some time between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The B.C. licence plate on the vehicle at the time of the theft was BT5640. The truck has dark tinted windows.

Oelke urges motorists to avoid parking in dark areas of parking lots or where thieves are less likely to be seen or interrupted. Extra cau-tion should be taken by owners of Ford F-350 pick up trucks from the years 2000 to 2007. Always use an anti-theft device.

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REGULAR MEETINGS OF COUNCILRegular Meetings of Council Mondays, February 6th and February 20th Council Chambers – 6:00 p.m.

Committee of the WholeWednesday, February 8th

Budget MeetingsFebruary 15, 22, and 27 Council Chambers, 4:30 and 6:00 p.m.

Select Committee on BusinessMonday, January 30th, 1:00 p.m.

Advisory Design PanelWednesday, February 1st – 12:00 p.m.

BROADCASTING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS:Shaw TV runs a recorded version on Tuesday’s after each Council meeting. To follow live Council meetings, visit the City’s website at www.princegeorge.ca as webcasting services and video archiving of agenda items are avail-able for the public.

PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the provisions of Section 26(3) of the Community Charter, that the City of Prince George intends to sell a municipally owned property at Penn Road, Prince George, BC, legally described as Lot A DL 751 Cariboo District Plan EPP14328. This property is to be sold to Harris Steel Group Inc. at a purchase price of $611,585.00.Ian WellsReal Estate Services

INVITATION TO TENDER:T12-03 Sale of City Owned Property – Barnes Drive Closing Date: March 16, 2012

PROCLAMATIONJanuary 2012 is “B.C. Alzeheimer Awareness Month”

APPLY FOR A COUNCIL COMMITTEEHere’s an opportunity to make a difference in your community

Prince George is a City full of volunteers willing to give their time to ensure their community is a better place to live, work and play. Council Committees provide residents of our com-munity the opportunity to participate on the development of our municipality.

At this time the City Manager’s Offi ce is ac-cepting applications for Membership on the

following Council Committees:

Prince George C• ombative Sports Commission Prince George Heritage Commission •

The Committees meet monthly, do research and provide information and recommenda-tions to Council and City Staff.

Applications are available on the City’s web site www.princegeorge.ca/cityhall/commit-tees/, or may be picked up at City Hall, 1100 Patricia Boulevard. For further information or to have an application form mailed to you, please call 250.561.7684.

Applications or resumes received by the City Manager’s Offi ce, Manager of Legislative Services prior to the February 8, 2012 dead-line will be considered by City Council at its Regular Meeting of February 20, 2012.

Deadline for Applications: 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 8, 2012.

***Information contained in the applications will be included in the public Council Agenda and posted on the City’s web page***

2012 SOCIAL GRANTSAPPLICATION PROCESSThe City of Prince George is pleased to an-nounce that it is now accepting applications for 2012 Social Grants funding. Application, eligibility, and submission instructions are available online at:

http://www.princegeorge.ca/cityhall/social/socialgrants/

Applications must be submitted via the on-line application form by 5 p.m. on Monday January 30th, 2012. For further information, contact Sarah Brown at 250-614-7897. The City of Prince George is pleased to be working in partnership with the Prince George Community Foundation to adjudicate applications and recommend grant allocations.

VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION AWARDS & YOUTH OF THE YEAR AWARD

The City of Prince George is once again hosting the annual Volunteer Recognition Awards and Youth of the Year Award. Volunteers are the heart of our community and we need your help in recognizing those that give so much of themselves for others. The

City of Prince George annually recognizes the outstanding contributions of individuals in our community. Several awards are bestowed on volunteers that contribute so much and make a difference in our community. These individu-als are recognized and honoured at the Civic Appreciation Dinner. There are four types of awards including:

Recreation Award of Merit Community Service Award Youth of the Year Award Outstanding Volunteer Award of Merit

Nominations are due by 4:30 pm on March 5th, 2012 and can be submitted to City Hall. For a Nomination Package please check the website at www.princegeorge.ca click City Living>Civic Appreciation or contact Commu-nity Services at 250-561-7640.

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2012 DOG LICENSES2012 Dog Licenses are now on sale. The discounted rates are available until January 31, 2012. The discounted rate for a sterilized dog the license is $24.00 and if the dog is not sterilized the cost is $61.00. For a danger-ous dog the license fee is $121.00/$303.00. Dog licenses can be purchased at City Hall, Day & Night Store (Hart Highway), Dog Gone Bakery, Ospika Pet & Farm Supplies, Petland, Quackers Canine Kuisine, SPCA and Total Pet or through the mail or by phone at 250 561 7600. If you no longer own a dog that was pre-viously licensed, please contact our offi ce.

Licensing your dog is a key factor in respon-sible pet ownership. It is required by the Animal Control City Bylaw and allows for quick identifi cation should your dog become injured, abused, lost, found or impounded. Keeping a dog without a current license can result in a $100 fi ne.

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NOTIFICATION OF HARVESTINGThe Prince George Community Forest will be conducting fuel management activities near the end of Kimball Road, and in an area ac-cessed by Beaverly West Road (past the BCTS blocks). These fuel management activities are designed to reduce wildfi re hazards for our communities. Please ensure your safety and the safety of the crews by respecting all signs and by avoiding the areas during operations. We hope to begin operations in January and expect that each area will be complete within an eight week period. No piles will be burnt subsequent to these operations. We appreci-ate your patience while equipment and logging truck traffi c increases for a few weeks.

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Hedley offers inspiration in musicHedley songs offer words of wisdom. The multi-platinum band’s Prince

George-raised guitarist Dave Rosin hopes fans will find inspiration in them. The key to survival is to remain positive, he says – no matter what life throws at you.

Storms, Hedley’s fourth studio album, has tracks reflecting that philosophy: We are Unbreakable, Invincible and Carry On.

Rosin spoke with the Free Press from Vancouver last week about their cross-Canada 2012 Shipwrecked Tour, their world travels and, of course, Storms.

“I think (with) every record, we’ve always tried to put something heartfelt into it and wanted to be honest and I think that honesty comes through – even in fun songs. This record is no different,” said Rosin. “Definitely, we took what was going on in our own personal lives, and within the band, and tried to put it down on paper. I know Jake (songwriter Jacob Hoggard) really worked hard on this.”

Invincible took time in the making, he said.

“The lyrics didn’t get finished right away. Jake really wanted to make sure he and Brian (Howes), our producer, got down what we were all feeling which was, ‘Hey, stuff happens in life.’ New family members are born... and you lose friends and family mem-bers too.

“When that happens, you’re lucky for the friends you have around you. I think for us, this record is about telling people: everybody’s going through stuff and you can make it through it (just) make sure you are always looking at the bright side and looking towards a brighter day.”

Lyrics from Invincible:“I’m not the only one/That crashed

into the sun/And lived to fight another day/Like a super nova/That old life is over/I’m here to stay/Now I’m gonna

be/Invincible.” Throughout the touring,

recording and rigours of the music business, Hedley has for the past nine years remained a solid, cohesive unit. Their line-up has not changed. Band members Rosin, Hoggard, bassist Tommy Mack and drummer Chris Crippin refer to their close bond as a brotherhood.

“We’re four very lucky individuals who are not only lucky enough to get to do this job – play music for a living – but also do it with three brothers and be able to travel the world together,” said Rosin.

“It’s funny, but some-times, when we’re really far away from home – we were in Kenya two years ago and India last year – we’ve learned to rely on each other more than just playing shows together and we’ve enjoyed these experiences together. It’s almost more enriching when you’re in foreign country where no one speaks the same language.”

What was India like?“Wow, what a fantastic

country full of spice and colour and love. And so special for me because one of the organizers with Free the Children, Shobha Kumari Sharma (now living in Rajasthan, India), who I’m so proud to know, is out working and making a differ-ence to people around the world. To have one of my PGSS classmates

working directly with this organization feels so amazing.”

India was a “totally different” kind of country, Rosin said.

“We saw some harsh sights like child labour but we also saw schools being

built which hearkens back to the impor-tance of all that and things we take for granted.”

Hedley is involved in many philan-thropic endeavours.

“Every time Hedley gets to be involved in We Day (Free the Children) and other events in our country and around the world, it means a lot.

“We’re really excited to be able to rally our fans to get involved and make a dif-ference. We want to give people a voice and something to be hopeful for. We pre-fer to be eternal optimists. We don’t want to be cynics.”

As Hedley becomes increasingly successful (three consecutive double platinum certifications: Hedley (2005,) Famous Last Words (2007) and The Show Must Go (2009)), over 1,000,000 digital singles sold and 2010 Juno Award for Video of the Year with Perfect, the band members become even more tightly knit.

“We learned a long time ago, if we’re

not having fun doing this, and we’re not all getting along, this is not going to work,” said Rosin. “When we show up to play a show – like the CN Cen-tre – we are really only a small part of the equation. We’re the four dudes on stage but it’s all the people who buy the CDs and who take the time to learn the songs and come out for the night with all their friends who really make it hap-pen (because) pretty soon, it’s a couple of thousand people who are coming out to see those four dudes on stage.”

Fans who come out to the CN Centre Feb. 13 for Hedley’s 2012 Shipwrecked Tour show are in for a few surprises.

“We’ve been laughing the whole time planning this tour, saying, ‘How are we going to bring a shipwreck tour to the middle of the Prairies?’

“But let’s just say, we did it, we found a way and now (for Prince George) we’re bringing the boat to you,” Rosin said, laughing.

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Every dollar counts for post-secondary stu-dents, so when they have a chance to save money on supplies they need, they leap at the chance.

That’s why CNC nursing instructor Nancy Esopenko is organizing another scrubs sale to save students money – and provide bursaries for some of them as well.

“A new set of scrubs can cost anywhere from $40 to $60,” says Esopenko, “maybe even $80. We sell these to the students for $5

for a top and $5 for a bottom.”

As she sorted through some of the early donations in the bin at the CNC library, Esopenko expressed her gratitude to the medical professionals in the city for their sup-port of the event.

“Some of these are brand-new. They’ve never been worn. I think that’s incredible that people would go out and buy scrubs especially for the sale.”

The school held two scrubs sales last year, raising $1,300 for a new bursary.

“We’ll award four students with $250 each

in March,” Esopenko says.

Any heath profes-sional – from doctors, nurses and medical lab technologists to medi-cal radiography tech-nologists, health-care assistants, technolo-gists, dental hygienists and assistants – can donate their scrubs. All they need to be is washed, in good shape and ready for someone else to wear.

Donation bins are set up at the CNC library, as well as at Lakewood Dental and the Spirit of the North Health Care

Foundation at the hos-pital. Donations can be made until Feb. 6, and the scrubs will be sold at the Health and Well-ness Fair at CNC on Feb. 8.

In a release on the sale, Esopenko says she sees students from all demographics, includ-ing some who struggle with finances.

“I want to establish a way for future health professionals to ben-efit from current health professionals,” she said, “while recycling scrubs and benefitting everyone.”

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CNC nursing instructor Nancy Esopenko looks over a bin full of donated scrubs in the library at the school. The scrubs will be resold to students in the health sciences program to raise funds for bursaries.

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This week I became another plodding pedestrian on the win-try streets of Prince George.

It has been a long time since I have used my feet for anything other than holding the fridge door open – or stepping on the brake or gas pedal. But with my trusty steed in the

autobody shop, I had to walk where usually I drive because after a few days of taking cabs, I was cash poor.

Whining on the phone to a “friend” that I was auto-less

and ambulatory – and hinting for a ride – he

said, “gee, I guess you’ll have to hoof it.”

Hoof it? Wow, I haven’t heard that

expression in a coon’s age, I told him. Well, I guess homo erectus

has walked upright for a million years, so how hard can it be?

Baby steps, I told myself, looking down the long street from home. Then the ques-tions set in. How far is one kilometre, walking? Will I need a GPS? Should I pack a lunch? Carry survival gear? What if I fell down or died en route of exhaustion or frost-bite? Would a passing motorist notice a lump lying on the sidewalk?

Fate is good for the feet. For me, it was like learning to walk again. That meant relearning to use pedestrian crosswalks and think like a win-ter walker.

The side roads and sidewalks were not too bad, not very icy and freshly cleared of snow. The tempera-ture dipped just below zero. I found out that even as a novice walker, you can make good time if you wear good boots and stay out of the ruts.

Then came the busy highway. I stood at the intersection of Highway 97 and 15th Avenue and waited. And waited. Traffic went past, people who recognized me waved (remind me to take my mug shot off this column). The walk light was still red.

Oh, yes, the little button on the pole with the little arrow on it. I pressed it. Eureka.

Entry allowed. I was now on my

way and only one block from my desti-nation. McDonalds. Time for coffee and muffin. This was hard slogging. I found out I still had muscles and they were sore.

I’ve learned from my excursions on foot. I found out black-on-black clothing is not a good idea for walking city streets in the dark.

Next time, YakTrax (better for my work-out), hat and gloves with flashing neon mini-lights, jacket with metallic strip, warm gloves and a big smile.

You have to allow yourself time because obviously it takes longer to walk some-where than to drive. But you really get to see things you other-wise miss, you get to greet other hoofers – sometimes walking their woofers.

It’s a whole differ-ent world. There is something to be said for fresh air and exer-cise. By the time I sat with my first cup of morning coffee, I was feeling exhilarated. Light on my feet.

I was very close to performing a entrechat on the spot, or in the equestrian world, “airs above the ground.”

I think I’ll use the dressage term to show I have now joined the elite team of Prince George hoofers.

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The fifth annual Coldsnap Winter Music Festival nears its finale after nine magical days of bring-ing Prince George diverse and eclectic sounds.

The Prince George Folk Fest Society, in conjunction with Magenta Mare Con-sulting also presented the “Come in From the Cold 2” workshop series. This is a series of seven free work-shops, presented with the participation of many different local community groups, featuring Coldsnap mainstage artists with a focus on using music to discuss topics of inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism.

Friday, Jan. 27 Cold-snap presents folk music.

“Friday night will bring together all that is right with folk music in Canada. Sherman Downey and the Silver Lining will be hot off an Aus-tralian tour and will bring their buoyant groove, upbeat lyrics and infectious energy to the Prince George Playhouse,” said Judge. “Nathan Rog-ers will then bring his

magnificently power-fully songs and bril-liant arrangements to the stage to round out what will truly be an incredible evening.”

Both these talented performers will play in the “Come In From the Cold 2” workshop series finale on Satur-day, Jan 28 starting at 1 p.m. at the Native Friendship Centre. As part of this finale, the Street Spirits Forum Theatre performers will present perfor-mances they created during the Jan 22 workshop.

“The last night of Coldsnap will feature one of the most incred-ible performances ever presented in Prince George,” said Judge. “The Mississippi Sheiks were the fore-fathers of traditional and contemporary blues music, and have influenced more bands than can possibly be mentioned in a few lines. The musicians presenting this tribute are second to none in the world of folk and blues music in North America. This show is not to be missed!”

Also on the final night, there will be an appreciation party

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With the approach of midnight back in December 1999, I and

a group of friends sat down and prepared our “Bucket Lists” of all the things we wanted to do before we died.

At the time, we each believed the end of our lives was many decades away and consequently our individual lists were

lengthy. My personal Bucket

List included travel-ling to see unfamiliar sights like actual ice-bergs and live polar bears, and pursuing new experiences like dancing, playing the piano, and learning a new language. Over the past 11 years, I’ve crossed quite a few things off my list.

However, I recently caught myself telling someone, “I’m get-ting too old” to take care of a couple of somewhat challeng-ing Bucket List items. As soon as I heard those words come out of my mouth, I knew I needed to address scrapping challenges.

There are many reasons why seniors should have an active Bucket List. First, try-ing something new can beat the winter blahs. Trying a new activity is a great way to feel better and enjoy life more – especially as winter drags on. Second, physical activities can help one maintain – or even lose – weight, reduce the symptoms of depression and arthri-tis, and reduce the risk of Type 2 Diabetes as well as reduce the risk

of injuries from falls. Physical activities can improve one’s flex-ibility, balance and strength and overall health. Third, mentally stimulating activities can help one maintain cognitive abilities, prevent memory loss and reduce the risk of

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in mind, embarking on some of my more challenging Bucket List adventures is cer-tainly more appealing. Who doesn’t want to feel better and enjoy life more? The trick is to get restarted and

keep at it.So how does one

get restarted and then keep at it? I called my friends and compared Bucket List progress since the start of the new millennium. There’s nothing like a little peer pressure – or friendly compe-tition – to keep one motivated! Then I got busy and checked the College of New Cale-donia’s Continuing Education offerings, and downloaded the latest Community Active Living Guide from the City of Prince George’s website. I also checked on studio programs for adults at Two Rivers Gallery.

There are plenty of other opportuni-ties for local seniors who want to experi-ence new activities or become more active, ranging from relaxed card games at a local Seniors Activity Cen-tre – there are five such centres in Prince George – to training for competition in the BC Seniors Games.

I am now personally committed to tick-ing off at least two of my own Bucket List items over the coming months. What’s on your Bucket List? And what are you going to do over the coming year?

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It is one minute to show time at the CFIS 93.1 community radio station upstairs in the Studio 2880 building.

Operations man-ager Reg Feyer does the countdown, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one ...You are listening to Seniors’ Moments.

The show’s hosts Sharon Hurd and Bob D’Auray exchange some light banter which, no surprise, includes comments on the bitterly cold weather (minus 35 at the time).

Hurd, who is well known for her work at Phoenix Transition House and Prince George Council of Seniors, shares a funny story about following an old-timer’s advice when she couldn’t get her ‘87 Toyota going.

“I live in the bush,” she said. “It was minus 40 that day and I had my truck plugged in but it would not start. I don’t know why I didn’t call BCAA, I guess because it was so far out and it would likely be hours before they showed up. I tried to think about what I could do and then I remembered a story an old logger told me when I asked him how they started up their vehicles in the bush during a cold snap.

“He said they had equipment you lit, it was filled with gas-oline or oil. When it was lit you just slid it under the vehicle until it warmed up the oil pan. So I grabbed a metal bucket, filled it with coals from the wood stove and shoved it under the

truck where I thought the oil pan might be and went back into the house. After awhile I went out to check. There was a pile of smoke billowing up from under the truck so I figured it must be done. I pulled the bucket out, got in the truck and she turned over like a dream.”

The four seniors seated at the table laugh at her reminisc-ing. Hopefully listen-ers are laughing at home too. If not, the hosts have lots more tips and information for seniors. Like how they can get help shov-elling their driveways. And there’s always old but still gold jokes and anecdotes.

D’Auray, who said he first spoke to Feyer a few years ago about

the idea for the seniors show, is happy it’s now on the air.

He doesn’t mind the time and volun-teer hours spent lin-ing up topics, guests and actually doing the show because he says simply, “it’s fun.”

Then it’s up to the show’s special guest Cliff Dezell to take the mike and share his knowledge and advice about seniors’ exercise and fitness.

This is the second show and already the hosts are starting to feel comfortable behind the micro-phones. Discussion

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The last weekend the Prince George Cougars played at home, they found the back of the net 10 times in a doubleheader sweep.

In three games since then, they recorded a grand total of two goals.

For the Western Hockey League’s lowes-scoring team, a club that’s scored 102 goals in 46 games, the lack of offence isn’t exactly breaking news. But this week they were reflecting on that set against the Lethbridge Hur-ricanes – a pair of games on Jan. 13 and 14 in which they outscored the visitors 10-5 – as motiva-tion to perform in this weekend’s doubleheader against the Everett Silvertips (tonight and Saturday, 7 p.m. at CN Centre).

“It’s funny. Our team is almost the reverse image of what we were in the first half,” Cougars head coach Dean Clark said. “The first half we were great on the road and not so great at home and now it seems to be we’ve slipped, gone the other way where our road games have been tough and our home games have been bet-ter, so because we have so many home games, I hope that trend continues.”

Last week, the Cougars trav-elled to Alberta for a three-game Central Division road swing. It began with a 5-0 loss at Edmon-ton last Wednesday, the eighth time the Cats have been blanked this season, and ended with a 5-1 defeat in Red Deer on Saturday night. Sandwiched in between those defeats was another 5-1 set-back, Friday night against the Cal-gary Hitmen.

Saturday evening’s defeat dropped the Cougars’ record to 15 wins, 29 losses, zero overtime setbacks and two shootout defeats (15-29-0-2). They remain ninth in the 10-team Western Conference with 32 points.

“I think in the Edmonton game and Calgary we didn’t create a

lot. I thought we did create a lot in Red Deer again and just not the puck luck,” Clark said. “We hit the crossbars and posts, and goalies in the head, and it just seemed we couldn’t find it on that trip. But we got to kind of put that behind us a little bit and reflect on our last games here, where we swept and had some success, when we play Everett.”

The Cougars don’t have to fol-low the media to understand the importance of the next four games on their schedule. The Silvertips, at 10-29-1-8 when their home game against the Spokane Chiefs began Wednesday night, are the only team below the Cats in the league’s overall points standings. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the Cougars will be in the provincial capital to play the Victoria Griz-zlies (15-28-2-3), their B.C. Divi-sion rivals who hold down the conference’s eighth and final play-off spot with 35 points.

With seventh-place Seattle (17-26-1-1) one point ahead of Vic-toria, there appears to be a four-team battle for the final two play-off spots.

A major factor preventing the Cougars from falling out of the playoff race has been their goal-tending. Overage starter Drew Owsley has held the fort during low-scoring games.

“Obviously we’re going to have to play him a lot here in the sec-ond half, and we got (backup Devon Fordyce) into a game in Red Deer there to get him a little bit of work,” Clark said. “But where we’re at, we want to make the playoffs. I think you develop more when you get there.”

For the 16-year-olds in their first season, the extra games can be a development tool. Nineteen-year-old forward Greg Fraser got his first taste of the WHL postseason in his first season with the Cats, a rookie on the 2008-09 squad which got swept in Round 1 by the Vancouver Giants.

“Playoff experience is playoff experience,” Fraser said. “Even

if you get swept, it’s still a little bit of a thing. We’ve got the goal-tender who wants to get into the playoffs.”

noTES:Injuries – Fraser is among sev-

eral Cougars who were recov-ering from injuries this week. Recovering from a head injury suffered Friday night in Calgary, he planned to skate with contact on Thursday, at which point he was going to decide if he was ready to suit up this weekend. Clark listed off the other injured players at the team’s press confer-ence on Wednesday as forwards

Brock Hirsche, Caleb Belter and Alex Forsberg, and defencemen Dan Gibb, Reid Jackson and Shane Pilling.

Clark figured Gibb, who was battling an upper body injury, would be ready for this weekend.

Suspension – As a result of his actions in Calgary on Friday night, forward Campbell Elynuik was handed a four-game suspen-sion for a one-man fight and an additional game for receiving his third game misconduct of the sea-son. He won’t be eligible to return to the Cats lineup until their Feb. 3 home game against the Kelowna Rockets.

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Sarah Beaudry travelled overseas this month to represent Canada in the first Youth Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Beaudry competed in three events. Individually, she finished 22nd in the women’s 6 km sprint on Jan. 15 and 14th in the women’s 7.5 km pursuit on Jan. 16. She also was a member of the national team which ended up ninth in the mixed relay event on Jan. 19.

alyx TreaSureHigh jumper Alyx

Treasure is now attending Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. She’s competing at the NCAA Division 1 level.

In a home meet on Jan. 13, Treasure equalled a personal best with a jump of 1.82 metres and narrowly missed the 1.84 height. At a meet hosted by Kansas State on Saturday, she achieved first place with a jump of 1.78 metres.

Treasure is a 2010 graduate of D.P. Todd Secondary.

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Snowman Building ContestDeadline for building and submitting pictures is Feb. 3rd at 5 p.m.Get your team together or build on your ownThree Categories1. Most Snowmen in one place at one time 1st Place $7002. Tallest Snowman 1st Place $5003. Best Snow Sculpture 1st Place $300Entry fee is $10 for each category you enterGift Certi cates for 2nd & 3rd place in each categorySubmit photos to Mardi Gras Snow Daze of ce at 1529 8th Avenue oremail to [email protected]

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Wednesday, Feb. 8th“Harpdog Brown in Concert”Treasure Cove Casino Show LoungeDoors open at 6 p.m. Show time 7 p.m. Tickets $20 in advance or $25 at the doorTickets available at Mardi Gras Snow Daze Of ce or Dovey’s Blues News, Studio 2880 or the Treasure Cove

Saturday, Feb. 11th“Wendy’s Kids Fun Fair”Connaught Youth Centre10 a.m. - 4 p.m.No admission fee, game & food tickets are only 50cents eachGames, face painting, craft table, balloon art, dancing and a whole lot more. Hotdogs, chips, water & pop available. Mascots will be in attendance.Come dressed up in costume with masks and beads. You could win a prize for best costume.

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Friday, Feb. 17th“Snow Daze Talent Night”Treasure Cove CasinoDoors open at 6 p.m. Show time at 7 p.m.Tickets $10 in advance $15 at the doorTickets available at Mardi Gras Of ce or at doorA line up of some of Prince George’s nest talent.Half time performance by Doug Koyama & Charles Amos, 2011 winners

Saturday, Feb. 18th“Curling Funspiel”Prince George Golf & Curling Club$160 entry fee for team of 4Includes Roast Beef Buffet at 5 p.m.Teams start playing at 3 p.m.Awards at 10 p.m.Grand prize package includes 2 nights for 2 at Hampton Inn in Kamloops, two rounds of golf at Eaglepoint Golf Course and a dinner for 2 at the award winning Italian restaurant Vittorios.Mardi Gras Snow Daze cash lottery draw at 10 pm

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Chalk up a win for the Rated PG Roller-Girls in their first bout of 2012.

On Saturday night at the Roll-A-Dome, the host Prince George squad defeated Grande Prairie 114-94. More than 400 spectators watched the event.

For the Rated PG RollerGirls, Satur-day marked their first match against Grande Prairie.

“We kind of mixed (our players) because we weren’t sure,” Rated PG RollerGirls president Alicia Lock (Lockdown) said. “We didn’t want to send out all extremely expe-rienced skaters against non-experienced skat-ers, so we did mix them up and it was a really good match.”

The Rated PG Roller-Girls already have five other dates, one event a month from Febru-ary to June, listed on their 2012 schedule. The next bout is slated

for Feb. 25 at the Roll-A-Dome, a special event since it’ll be a doubleheader night involving visitors from Quesnel and the Oka-nagan Shuswap Roller Derby Association. The Prince George squad will meet the Raggedy Rollers A team after the Gold Pan City Derby Girls of Quesnel play a B squad from the same area. Organizers have pushed the first bout’s start time to 6:30 p.m., a half hour earlier than

usual. The main event involving the host team will begin after a short intermission.

Prince George can now be added to the list of organizations with two teams. Increased

participation has led to the establishment of a Rated PG RollerGirls B squad this year. The new Prince George group will host the Gold Pan City Derby Girls on April 28.

A less established organization in a smaller city, the Gold Pan City club may face greater challenges in attracting players. The Rated PG RollerGirls have done their part to help out. Inexperi-enced members of the organization are being loaned to the Quesnel team for its game on Feb. 25.

“Actually Quesnel has been practicing with us every Sunday,” Lock said. “They’ve been coming up and practicing as well, to utilize some of the coaching up here.”

Other bouts on the Rated PG RollerGirls’ 2012 schedule include a pair of dates against the St. Albert Heav-enly Rollers, March 31 at home and June

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Canadian heavyweight boxer George Chuvalo could take a punch like the Prince George Spruce Kings, and Chuvalo was never knocked down in 93 profes-sional fights (1956-1979).

How many more “blows” can the Spruce Kings with-stand? Over the past couple of years, the Spruce Kings have:

•witnessed the death of their closest “friend”, the Wil-liams Lake Timberwolves;

• witnessed the death of their best friend and longtime rival Quesnel Millionaires (moved to Chilliwack);

• missed the playoffs in back-to-back seasons;

•resolved a messy divorce when letting coach Ed Dempsey go 14 months ago;

• struggled with a huge financial crisis;

• experienced a sag in atten-dance (average of 753 fans per game this season which is 14th out of 16 teams ahead of only Coquitlam (713) and Merritt (597); and

• watched the BCHL last year reduce the amount of playoff teams from seven to four in each conference. That move was intended in part so a struggling outpost team like Prince George would not be part of the post-season.

To the Spruce Kings’ credit, the team has fired back, defied all odds, and with one of the top lines in the league has put itself in a good position

to actually make the playoffs. Just when it appeared the Spruce Kings could be back on their feet, the BCHL delivered

a left-right combina-tion to the gut and followed that up with an upper cut to the chin.

In a direct slap to Prince George and its entire Junior A fans, the league

governors voted to move the Spruce Kings from the Interior Division to the newly created Mainland Division for next season. Yes, P.G. is now part of the Coastal Conference and will play in a division that includes Chilliwack, Langley, Surrey and Coquitlam.

This move is even more ridiculous than the Winnipeg Jets playing in Southeast Divi-sion with Florida, Tampa, Washington and Carolina. At least the NHL has an excuse as Winnipeg became the new home of the Atlanta Thrashers long after the schedule had been established.

I assume geography doesn’t matter. Unless I missed a major story somewhere, the city of P.G. remains part of the Interior and certainly not part of the Coast.

Is everybody excited with anticipation that the Langley Thunder, Hornets, Chiefs, Rivermen or whatever they call themselves this week will be coming for those exciting Friday-Saturday doublehead-ers at the Coliseum?

Oh, wait a minute, the South Surrey, or is it Surrey, Eagles will also be coming for dou-

bles. And I hope Darcy Rota still has part ownership in the Coquitlam Express because I don’t know what other con-nection that franchise could have to Prince George.

By the way, not only will the Spruce Kings get to see more of the Mainland, but as an added bonus, they and all other league teams can enjoy three less home games next season. That’s right, another brilliant decision by the gov-ernors to certainly help the pocket books.

I don’t believe I sit on my own Island (I’m sorry Main-land) on this topic. Here are 10 samplings (made anony-mously on the BCHL Message Board) from fans throughout the league that reinforce my issue.

“Were these meetings held at midnight in a local pub or what?”

“I really have no idea what the league governors were smoking when they came up with these ideas.”

“This is bush league plain and simple.”

“I don’t get it a 10 team con-ference and a 6 team confer-ence.”

“I’ll be choked if this actu-ally forces the Spruce Kings out.”

“What a way to push PG out of the league.”

“Just punt PG and be done with it.”

“The BCHL cannot throw the Spruce Kings out of the league per say. But as I was told they can sure make it

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Bonnie Hickey says the rea-son she takes part in the Relay for Life has changed over the years.

“I’ve come full circle in the Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back order,” Hickey told those gathered for the kickoff to the 2012 Relay for Life in Prince George. “I started doing the relay to honour my Aunt Yvette, who died from cancer in 1994, and to remember her life.

“Then, in January 2004, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. When I started the relay again, I was celebrating being a survivor and help-ing to fight back against cancer.”

“Now, I’ve come full circle to celebrat-ing their lives.”

This year’s event will be held at Masich Place Stadium on May 12 and 13. Mar-garet Jones-Bricker, regional director of the Canadian Cancer Society, says Prince George is unique in Canada.

“Prince George is the only 24-hour relay in Canada. Almost everyone else only does 12 hours.”

Funds raised by the teams who enter and by other donations go to a number of programs, she said.

“We have a Workplace Wellness Pro-gram, the Tan-free Grad Program for high-school students, and others. We also use the funds to help with the Kordyban Lodge and to fund research.”

Teams can register online now, says team lead Helen Owen.

“We are very excited to offer a dis-counted fee of only $10 until Jan. 31. As well, every team with a minimum of 10 participants will be entered into a draw for a luxury tent for their use during the relay.”

Last year, 121 teams raised $370,752. This year, the goal is 130 teams.

To help teams register and to give them more information about the relay, an open house is being held at the Canadian Cancer Society office at 300-500 Victoria St. on Jan. 23 from 4 to 7 p.m. Teams will have the opportunity to register online (and get the early-bird rate).

While the relay is not a race, for those involved, it is a race against time to find a cure. Jones-Bricker sums it up.

“We’re making progress with each stride.”

Allan WISHART/Free PressCancer survivor Bonnie Hickey speaks at the kickoff for this year’s Relay for Life about how her reasons for taking part in the relay have changed over the years.

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rough for them.”“If they really want

to make it tough for PG, why not make it only first in each divi-sion and a wild card make the playoffs.”

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Naturally, the other side believes this move will not hurt Prince George and that there are some travel advantages. The following are dis-tances (in km) from P.G. to the various cities:

(Interior) Merritt 553, Salmon Arm 633, Vernon 642, Westside 685, Penticton 707 and Trail 987.

(Mainland) Chilli-wack 652, Langley 727, Surrey 768 and Coquitlam 775.

This is not so much about extra travel and costs as it is about identity and rivalry. Feuds have been built up in the Interior and there is none of that with the rest of the league. The Spruce Kings have been told they have an option to return to the Inte-rior Conference after

the 2013 playoffs if they don’t like the change. By then the damage may be done.

Even Chuvalo could only take so much punishment before saying, “No Más”.

Hartley Miller is the sports director for radio stations 94X and the Wolf@97fm. He also writes for the Opin-ion 250. Send along a quote, note, or anecdote to [email protected].

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The two-game set at the Coliseum between the Interior Conference rivals gets underway on Satur-day at 7 p.m. They’ll play the second half of the doubleheader on Sunday at 3 p.m.

The Spruce Kings are holding down the fourth and final play-off spot in the eight-team conference with a record of 21 wins, 17 losses, two ties and three overtime defeats (21-17-2-3). The fifth-place Vipers (19-19-1-2), six points behind with two games in hand, will play the Westside Warriors at home tonight before making the trip north.

With 43 games in the books, the Spruce Kings will have three quarters of their 60-game regular sea-son schedule complete once Sunday’s contest is over.

Spruce Kings head coach Dave Dupas knows they’re run-ning out of games.

“If we sweep or they sweep, there’s still time to make

up that ground. But it certainly makes it more difficult, espe-cially if we sweep two off them,” he said. “They’re far enough behind where (if we sweep them) they’d have to go on a huge, huge run here and we would have to kind of tank it a little bit.”

Six points isn’t much, especially

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You also can’t over-look how far victories over the Vipers would go for the Spruce Kings in their battle for third with the Chilliwack Chiefs. As of Tues-day, the Chiefs were tied with the Spruce Kings with 47 points. But like Vernon, the Chiefs had a pair of games in hand. Sitting in third by virtue of having more victories than the Spruce Kings, Chilliwack carried a 22-16-1-2 mark into its game at Westside on Wednesday night.

Saturday’s game also marks the start of a four-game home-stand. The Spruce Kings welcome the Salmon Arm Silver-Backs to town for a

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The Spruce Kings are coming off a 3-1 road loss against the league-leading Pen-ticton Vees, Sunday at the South Okana-gan Events Centre. The victory marked the 25th consecutive win for the red-hot Vees, who carried an eye-popping 37-3-0-2 record into Wednesday night’s game against the Merritt Centenni-als in the Nicola Val-ley. Second place in the Interior, the Cents took a 26-12-2-5 mark into the contest.

Short-staffed against the Vees, the Spruce Kings had five regu-lars out of the lineup on Sunday: forwards Tyson Witala, Sky-lar Pacheco, Michael Betz and Zack Ras-sell and defenceman Ben Woodley. Witala (knee) and Pacheco (ankle) sat out with injuries, while Betz, Rassell and Wood-ley served one-game team suspensions for disciplinary reasons.

While Pacheco is questionable for this weekend, Dupas noted the other four players will suit up against the Vipers on Saturday night.

“We played a good game again (on Sun-day). The shots were fairly even,” Dupas said. “It’s a 1-1 game going into the third period, so we had our chances to win the game and again, (the Vees) just have so much depth that you can’t relax against those guys. By the end of the game, our D were getting so tired and our forwards were so tired.”

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Terrain SLT-2 model shown

WITH

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INCLUDES FREIGHT & PDI

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• 6 speed automatic transmission• 17-inch aluminum wheels• Onstar® including 6 month subscription◊

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2012 SIERRA 150025 MPG HIGHWAY

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Sierra EXT SLT model shown with chrome accessory package

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FEATURES• GM Exclusive locking differential • Heavy duty trailering equipment• Stabilitrak electronic stability control• Onstar® including 6 month subscription◊

• Power windows/mirrors/locks with remote entry• 17-inch chrome-style wheels and chrome grille surround

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BEST-IN-CLASS TOWING CAPABILITY OF 5200 LBS‡ (WHEN PROPERLY EQUIPPPED)

2012 ACADIA SLEFEATURES • 288 hp 3.6L V6 Engine• 6 speed automatic transmission• 18-inch aluminum wheels

• Onstar® including 6 month subscription◊

• Stabilitrak® Electronic Stability Control• 8 passenger seating with Smart Slide™

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