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Despite many voicing opposition, the City of Prince Rupert has zoned a piece of city-owned property to be used for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.

“We heard extensively from the public and this was a difficult decision for the community. However, given our present state of infrastructure decay, assurances that environmental concerns will be addressed in the environmental assessment process and the $18 million to help with the city’s finances, the council was prepared to vote unanimously in favour of this zoning,” Mayor Lee Brain said.

“This action opens up an opportunity for the community to envision a more sustainable future.”

The decision was made at a special meeting on

Dec. 3, following a public hearing on incorporating District Lot 444 (DL 444) into the city’s Official Community Plan (OCP), and zoning the easterly portion for LNG development and the westerly portion for public use.

The event began with presentations by city planner Zeno Krekic, city manager Robert Long and environmental engineer Dr. Barb Faggetter, who spoke about her report on potential air and watershed impacts.

Donna Parker, WCC LNG project manager, also provided an update on investigative work the group is undertaking. WCC LNG received an export permit from the National Energy Board

in March to export up to 30 million tonnes of LNG per year and anticipates commencing the environmental assessment process in late December or early January.

Both concepts currently being considered, an onshore facility and barge-mounted facility, include plans for five LNG processing trains, each having capacity for six million tonnes per year.

“We would start with an initial development of potentially two trains and build up to 30 million tonnes annum,” Parker said, noting the terminal would have three marine berths at full build out.

Approximately 60 people attended the hearing, with several highlighting their concerns with the project and LNG industry in general.

Carol Brown, who resides in both Dodge Cove and Prince Rupert, said she has “grave concerns” with LNG tankers coming into Prince Rupert’s harbour.

City passes LNG zoning despite opposition

BY SHAUN THOMASPRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Pacific NorthWest LNG announced last week it is not expecting to make a final investment decision by the end of the year as initially anticipated.

“ P e t r o n a s and its partners have decided to defer the project’s $36 billion final i n v e s t m e n t decision pending further clarity on substantive items of importance to ensure that critical project components align with the economic viability of the project and competition from other LNG producing countries,” reads a company statement.

“Costs associated with the pipeline and LNG facility remain challenging and must be reduced further before a positive FID can be undertaken. At the same time, Pacific NorthWest LNG will continue work to secure necessary regulatory and other approvals from the Government of Canada.”

The announcement came following a meeting with provincial government officials earlier in the week.

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“Anyone that navigates on the water in all kinds of weather and also knows the history of ships going aground in our harbour knows that these 300 metre plus vessels in such close confines ... will demand a large no public access zone, and a very big interruption in mariners’ travel in the harbour,” said Brown.

Brown also cautioned the city to consider the impacts the WCC LNG project would have on people in the rest of the province.

“This is a sure route of dividing people of the north ... are you prepared to turn your backs on the people and animals in northern B.C., who will suffer the most from contaminated water, leaks and emissions that already exist?” she asked.

This apprehension was reiterated by Prince Rupert’s Barbara Kuhl, who said she understands the financial position the city’s in, but asked council to take its time with a decision.

“We’ve heard it’s time sensitive, but really what is the rush? We’re not planning for the Christmas party. We need to acknowledge we’re planning for the next 40 years,” she said.

Arnie Nagy, a lifetime resident of Prince Rupert, said he has made his living from the ocean and hopes future generations can do the same.

“This is the last untapped area [that hasn’t been destroyed by] natural resource extraction or used to pimp out the dirty pollution that they want to send to China

to line their pockets and bank accounts,” Nagy said.

Tara Dias said her family moved to Prince Rupert a number of years ago because of the community’s natural beauty and air quality. Of particular concern are the potential emissions, as Dias said she has a child with asthma, asking council take time to deliberate the subject.

“I can’t count on the provincial or federal government, but I am counting on you,” she said.

Coun. Wade Niesh said he understands the challenges with industry, but the city can’t survive without it.

“People talk about wanting to leave town if things like this go ahead, but we may all have to leave town if it doesn’t go ahead because we will have no water to drink, no sewer lines to use, and no roads to drive on,” said Neish.

There were also a number of Rupertites who spoke in favour of the proposed zoning designations for DL

444, including Prince Rupert’s Shawn Petriw.

“I for one welcome this development ... it’s simple to say ‘no, no, no’, but what we need to do is find a way to say yes. I believe there’s enough people here who are smart enough to make that happen,” he said.

John Farrell, president of the Prince Rupert and District Chamber of Commerce, stated the group supported the zoning of DL 444 and praised the city for its work on the project proposal.

In the end, council agreed to include DL 444 in the OCP and zoned the land under the LNG industrial and public use as suggested. Council also approved a number of required undertakings any proponent must follow in order to utilize the land. All members of council voted in favour, aside from Coun. Nelson Kinney who was not present.

“To say no to options, I don’t believe is a luxury we can afford,” said Brain.

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The company said the meeting “brought resolution to key provincial policy matters that provided added certainty”. The announcement, included statements from Minister of Natural Gas Development Coleman and Premier Christy Clark, said the company will conotinue to invest in the project while delayed.

“PETRONAS, through its upstream unconventional company, Progress Energy Canada Ltd. and its partners, will continue to invest in its natural gas development in British Columbia at a measured pace until such time as a positive FID is made,” read the statement.

Tan Sri Shamsul Azhar Abbas, President and Group Chief Executive Officer of PETRONAS, said there is no timeline in place for a final investment decision.

“PETRONAS hopes that all outstanding factors can be resolved as soon as possible to enable the Final Investment Decision to be made within the identified LNG supply and demand window. This is vital in light of the current intense market environment and for Pacific NorthWest LNG not to lose out on long term contracts to competitive United States LNG projects,” he said.

Coleman said he was consulted on the statement and remains optimistic about the project going ahead.

“It was always clear that once they got our piece completed, they would move on to making sure their numbers across the board with their partners work,” Coleman said.

Province still hopeful for LNG

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On the morning of Friday, Dec. 5, the Northern Savings Credit Union Prince Rupert branch and head office was evacuated by Prince Rupert RCMP after an employee received a call alluding to a threat to the building.

RCMP shut down Third Ave. West for approximately an hour

while officers searched through the building.

“The investigation is ongoing, but we have deemed the building safe,” said Const. Matt Ericson.

This was the second time in two weeks a Prince Rupert business has received a threat. While a bomb-sniffing dog was brought in to Safeway on Nov. 26, Const. Ericson said that was not the case this time.

“The dog wasn’t needed simply

given the nature of the building. A bank is very secure and there are a lot of places the public are not permitted. Safeway is much larger, the public is allowed anywhere and there are a lot of containers there,” he said.

Anyone with information regarding this ongoing investigation is asked to call the RCMP at 250-627-0700 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

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Third Avenue West was closed off by RCMP after a bomb threat at Northern Savings Credit Union on Friday.

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Airshed study to be undertaken

BY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The provincial government will be spending $500,000 to determine what impact industrial development in the Prince Rupert area could have on air quality in the region.

The Ministry of Environment issued a request for proposal for the study on Dec. 2, with a Jan. 2 closing date. The study is to include the potential of up to seven LNG terminals, a proposed oil refinery, existing and proposed development through the Prince Rupert Port Authority, gas turbine powered electrical generation facilities and marine and rail transportation related to those industries. As well as looking at the impact to the environment, the studywill examine potential health risks to resident and effects to water, soil and vegetation.

The successful bidder will be required to complete the study and have a final report to the government by May 15, with conclusions from the report being used in future environmental assessments, permitting and regulatory decisions within the airshed.

North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice said she welcomed news of the upcoming study.

“Examining the cumulative impacts of multiple industrial projects in the Prince Rupert area is necessary for well-planned development, so this good news,” she said.

“As these types of reports are highly technical, my hope is that when complete it is presented in such a way that the public can be well informed about potential impacts and what steps can be taken to mitigate or reduce environmental impact and risks to human health.”


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BY SHAUN THOMAS PORT EDWARD / The Northern View

Port Edward bid farewell to two district councillors on Dec. 1, including one who served the community for almost two decades.

Councillors Murray Kristoff and Knut Bjorndal were both unsuccessful in their re-election bid, bringing an end to Kristoff’s 18-year run as councillor and Bjorndal’s six years of service.

Kristoff, who acknowledged guidance from current Mayor Dave MacDonald and former Mayor Ed Wampler, said he knows the future is bright for the community.

“People on the street ask if I’m sad. I ran and of course I’m not happy with the decision, but the voters voted. The council that we have here, you can certainly drive the bus. We are in great hands, I tell people that every single day ... I am truly pleased the three of you are still here and I know you will do a great job and keep everyone’s interest at heart. I am not worried in the least,” he said in an address to MacDonald and councillors Dan Franzen and Christine MacKenzie.

“The last two terms we really got some momentum. Our job is never done, but we completed seemingly everything we wanted to try and go for. I am proud

to have been part of this council for so many years, but particularly in these past few terms when there has been such tremendous growth.”

Bjorndal echoed many of those sentiments in his farewell address, pointing to just how much the council has accomplished in the past two terms.

“I believe that the last three years have been one of the most defining in our history and I am proud to have been part of the work of these councils. In the last three years we have grown the tax base of the district by hundreds of thousands of dollars, created a positive bank balance of approximately $6 million, built a new school and created an updated and future-looking Official Community Plan. Going forward, the previous two councils I have been part of have chartered a course that will leave Port Edward well-positioned for planned future growth,” he said.

“I am confident the new council will continue the course the previous councils have chartered and that Port Edward will continue to benefit from the foundation we have laid.”

While Bjorndal was not at the meeting, Mayor Dave MacDonald presented Kristoff with an engraved watch to mark his 18 years on council.

“I’m sad to see anyone go ... but any one of us could leave with our heads held high.”

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The new council of the District of Port Edward was sworn in to offi ce last Wednesday night, a council that includes three incumbents and two newly-elected members.Joining fourth-term Mayor Dave MacDonald, centre, and incumbents Christine MacKenzie and Dan Franzen, at right, are fi rst-time councillor Grant Moore and former councillor James Brown, at left.“It’s going to be an exciting four years in Port Edward ... I am looking forward to working with you all,” said Mayor MacDonald.After being sworn in, Port Edward council decided to delay making committee appointments until the Dec. 9 meeting.

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BY SHAUN THOMASLAX KW’ALAAMS / The Northern View

Councillors who supported the removal of Garry Reece as mayor of Lax Kw’alaams are raising “serious concerns of the governance practices” of both Reece and then-band administrator Wayne Drury following a report prepared by investigative accounting firm Malysh Associates Consulting.

“A lot of strange things have been going on that we, as council, and the general membership have been left in the dark on,” said Coun. Carl Sampson Jr. of the report commissioned under John Helin when he was appointed mayor.

“Unfortunately, even though this is the first risk management review we’ve done, none of the information comes as a big surprise. The band councillors also have concerns relating to many other issues that have surfaced.”

The group of six councillors — which includes Helen Johnson, Carl Sampson Jr., Russel Mather, Ted White, Geraldine Alexcee and Chris Sankey — raised a number of concerns ranging from band finances to recent events on council.

On the business side of band operations, the councillors allege that Reece and Drury have ignored advice regarding “corrective measures” for the fish plant’s outstanding loan debt and that the band’s forestry operations, Coast Tsimshian Resources, has not provided council with any financial reports over the course of the past two years while still maintaining “an expensive office and employee in China”.

Reece said in both instances, that is not the case.“I don’t believe [advice] has been ignored. We have

a board that is in place for the fish plant and they are responsible for that loan ... we have a manager in place that has been doing a really good job,” he said of the fish plant, adding financials from Coast Tsimshian Resources have

been provided.“I have made it known that the [forest company] audit

we have is available to all of council to go through. I left copies in the chambers and any councillor that comes in can go through it ... our auditor has copies and it is reported in our audit.”

The councillors allege band funds are being held in trust by the band’s law firms and council was only made aware of it through talking to the Band’s auditors. Reece said money is in trust with the lawyers, but noted the money came from energy companies they are in negotiations with and it being held in trust by the lawyers was one of the companies’ requirements.

The councillors further allege that $250,000 was paid out of band funds paid to cover applications from the Settlement Trust Fund after the board ceased to function. While councillors say the money was “approved for payment by Drury”, Reece said the advancing of funds until the paperwork was received by the trust was approved by council.

As well, councillors allege that Drury, with Reece’s approval, has been negotiating business deals that are not approved by council, including withholding reports regarding the potential impacts of LNG. Reece acknowledged discussions have been taking place with various companies, including companies associated with LNG, but no agreements or deals have been signed or approved.

Since Reece was reinstated, the six councillors say he “moved quickly to punish” them by “stripping them of all of their portfolios, which were then handed to the councillors who support and benefit from Reece sitting as mayor” and they are ready to “fight it”. Reece acknowledged the six did have their portfolios taken away, but said it was because they were absent.

“I called a meeting after this decision came down and not one of them showed up. I have no problem with

putting them on committees, but they didn’t show up. I want to work with everyone on council, and some of my councillors were removed from their portfolios when John was in place,” he said.

“I want council to start working together. That’s what everyone was elected for and that is what I expect of my councillors ... they need to recognize that the court didn’t agree with them, I was put back in there and am recognized as elected mayor. I’m willing to work with all of them.”

While councillors allege Reece “put a halt” to the work being done by the consultants, Reece said he met with the firm on Dec. 4 and agreed to provide any information they want.

“We have got nothing to hide. The reports I have seen so far are that the way the band’s finances are handled so far are quite good,” he said.

Regardless of what Reece says, the six councillors said they are “reviewing other discovered irregularities that will be revealed shortly” and will appeal the federal court decision to return Reece to his mayor’s position.

“We’re done with the games and we’re done with Garry Reece,” said Coun. Chris Sankey.

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Lax Kw’alaams Mayor Garry Reece has come under fi re from six councillors.

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Last week, the newly elected Prince Rupert council was put to the test in the form of a three-plus hour public

hearing regarding the zoning of Lot 444 to allow for potential LNG development.

When it was all said and done, and in the face of some fairly substantial opposition, council unanimously voted to approve the zoning. It couldn’t have been easy to look

into the faces of people who spent their evening passionately explaining their oppositions and then vote against their wishes, but in this case it was absolutely the right decision to make.

You see, the key word in all of this is “potential”. Zoning the land in no way, shape or form granted approval for WCC LNG to construct a terminal

on Tuck Inlet. Before that can happen, the provincial and federal government would have to give approval to the project and, because it is located on municipal land, the city itself would have to green-light the terminal design.

On the project side of things, all the decision of council last Wednesday did was open up that land for WCC LNG to move their project to the next of what will be many phases before any shovels break ground on the site.

While the zoning of the land is probably the most insignificant decision council will have to make in the grand scheme of Lot 444 development, it is one that holds significant benefits. For simply zoning the land — not granting project approval or bringing LNG to Tuck Inlet — within the next 30 days, the City of Prince Rupert will be receiving a $7 million boost to its bottom line.

That is $7 million that could be put toward the estimated $250 million infrastructure or $7 million for services that the taxpayers of Prince Rupert won’t be asked to shoulder through increases come budget time.

In short, it’s $7 million coming to a city that desperately needs all the money it can get. And it is money coming because the new council was able to see past the opposition and make the decision that is best for Prince Rupert.

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A tough, but right, decision

It has been 15 years since I wrote a commentary objecting to the B.C. government pushing aside its own hard-won treaty process to reach an unprecedented

land-and-cash settlement with the Nisga’a Nation for their ancient Nass River territory.

My objection, and that of many others, was the imposition of a parallel state with collectively owned land enshrined for all time. This was an ailing NDP government rushing to enable a property ownership system that has demonstrated little but failure and suffering around the world. The Nisga’a are proving me wrong, and this was again demonstrated at a little-noticed ceremony at the B.C. legislature last week.

The B.C. government had just passed amendments to allow a gas pipeline through Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Park, the first co-managed provincial park in B.C. history. Another bill enabled the Nisga’a Lisims government to impose industrial property tax on liquefied natural gas production. Legal documents were signed so the Nisga’a legislature can do the same this week.

In recent years, the Nisga’a disposed of concern about collective land restrictions by adopting a private property system. And Supreme Court of Canada decisions have repeatedly answered protests about the establishment of a parallel state – that’s what it is, so get used to it.

The Nisga’a have moved to assemble four fee-simple tidewater sites for LNG terminals, joining the Haisla Nation at Kitimat in reaching aggressively for a modern economy through gas export. The Nisga’a have partnered with TransCanada Corp. on a 900-km pipeline to supply the $11-billion LNG project led by Petronas for the Prince Rupert port. And they don’t intend to stop there.

“We want to be part of the Canadian business establishment,”

said former Nisga’a Nation president Joe Gosnell.The signing ceremony was briefly disrupted by one

of a small group of Vancouver-based Nisga’a who have been using modern protest tactics against this decision. We weren’t consulted, it’s a desecration of victims of a volcanic eruption, it’s a threat to eelgrass beds, and so forth, say well-rehearsed young men with video cameras running.

Nisga’a President Mitchell Stevens has patiently and repeatedly explained that Nisga’a legislature rules were relaxed to allow every hereditary chief to speak to elected leaders on this pivotal move. After that it received the

required two-thirds majority support.Gosnell, the revered chief negotiator who carried the treaty over

the goal line in 2000, moved slowly with the help of an ornately carved cane to speak at a reception. He seemed genuinely surprised that he has lived long enough to see the fruits of generations of labour.

Gosnell recounted the 1887 paddling trip down the B.C. coast from the Nass Valley to Victoria to present the Nisga’a territorial claim, where the tribal leaders were turned away on the steps of the legislature by Premier William Smithe. It would take until 1910 for Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier to promise a settlement, and until 1949 for Nisga’a Chief Frank Calder to be elected to the B.C. legislature. In 2000, when the treaty received royal assent in Ottawa, Gosnell took part in a ceremonial burning of the Indian Act and got to work on implementing self-government.

And on Nov. 27, 2014, B.C. Liberal, NDP and independent MLAs voted unanimously to open the way to an industrial future for the Nisga’a.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: [email protected]

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Patrol enables safe and clean harbourWith the launch

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Authority’s Charles Hays patrol vessel in 2011 came a new environmental safeguard for the Prince Rupert Harbour.

The 12-metre vessel and its crew are responsible for enforcing the Canada Marine Act within harbour limits, which chiefly means moni-toring the 366 kilometres of coastline stewarded by the Port Authority.

One of the primary functions of the Charles Hays is ensuring the safe transit of vessels using the harbour. This involves escorting large commercial ships as they enter and exit the harbour.

It also means enforcing the rules and regulations of Prince Rupert’s harbour, like the designated speed and safety zones, in order to mini-mize the risk of incidents that could result in marine pollution.

As a lead vessel for Prince Rupert’s Harbour Debris Society, the Charles Hays removes items that pose a risk to navigation or the envi-ronment, such as logs and derelict vessels.

During regular patrols, the boat crew visually inspects vessels and port infrastructure to ensure compliance with environmental regula-tions.

It also facilitates the Port Authority’s random ship inspections for commercial vessels calling on the Port of Prince Rupert.

Yet another function of the patrol is carrying out the Port Authori-ty’s extensive water sampling program, which regularly tests and collects samples from more than two dozen sites throughout the harbour.

This work contributes to a collection of baseline water quality data and provides an early detection system for any changes to the regular condition of our marine environment.

In collaboration with agencies like Canadian Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue and Western Canada Marine Re-sponse Corporation, the Charles Hays also acts as a response vessel for marine incidents of every kind.

The vessel carries a range of equipment to assist with everything from mariners in distress to marine pollution containment and recovery.

Through the daily work of the Charles Hays boat crew, the Prince Rupert Port Authority is keeping watch over Prince Rupert’s harbour to ensure the marine environment remains safe and clean for all users.

The Port Authority’s commitment to patrolling the harbour is a key component of its 2020 Environmental Sustainability Plan, which de-fines new initiatives and community partnerships beyond mandated re-quirements and regulations.

Through numerous initiatives and programs launched in recent years, the Port Authority is gathering information about environmental conditions in the area and learning how to best preserve them through responsible development. Together with like-minded community orga-nizations and our port partners, it is monitoring issues like harbour de-bris and marine pollution and introducing best practices to reduce the impact of existing operations and future developments.

Watch local students learn about the Prince Rupert Port Authority’s patrol vessel and its work by visiting facebook.com/rupertport.

Re:port is a collaborative promotional venture by the Prince Rupert Port Authority and The Northern View.

Photo courtesy Prince Rupert Port AuthoritySUSTAINABILITY IS THE POINT: Students participating in Prince Rupert’s PAC 10 Tutoring summer camps learn about pollution prevention practices from crew members of the Port Authority’s Charles Hays harbour patrol vessel.

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Resident hunters are priorityEditorThe B.C. Guide Outfitting industry, that

harvest wildlife for profit, and their foreign trophy hunting clients have become the subject of much controversy amongst the resident hunting community throughout B.C. and the B.C.Wildlife Federation.

At the heart of the issue is the Guide Outfitters Association of B.C. (GOABC) lobbying Minister of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) Steve Thomson and Premier Christy Clark to remove more wildlife harvest allocations from 100,000 resident hunter to 210 Guide Outfitters throughout B.C. Ultimately the GOABC is asking that Government hand over substantially more B.C. resident wildlife allocations to guide outfitters.

What does this mean for resident hunters? Much less opportunity to fill your freezers with organic meat, increased odds on Limited Entry, and less opportunity for resident hunters to hunt overall. This in an effort by the GOAB.C.to prop up commercial trophy hunting primarily for foreigners, at the expense of B.C. residents.

Other North American jurisdictions allow commercial hunting interests 10 per cent or less of allocated species. Here in B.C., guide outfitters have successfully lobbied the Minister to allocate up to 40 per cent of allocated wildlife species.

Independent Guide Outfitters and the GOAB.C.have argued the economic benefits of the trophy hunting business. However, recent economic reports reveal that resident hunters contribute far more to the B.C. economy through the many businesses supporting their outdoor recreation, hunting for food, and wildlife conservation. With these findings it makes no sense economically, and in the interest of wildlife to shift hunting allocations away from resident hunters to that of foreign trophy hunters.

Resident hunting spans generations having a strong heritage, traditional, social and cultural foundation. Family and friendship bonds are

fostered and nurtured through our revered hunting opportunities, and many cherished memories created last lifetimes.

We fear that the minister of FLNRO and the Premier may not recognize or fail to better entrench these very important family values of B.C. residents, and cater to the GOAB.C.and their trophy hunting for profit business agenda. By coincidence, the GOAB.C.and a number of guide outfitters contributed to the Liberal Party in the last provincial election.

It is our perspective that after conservation and First Nations food, social and ceremonial needs, that the needs of B.C. residents be met over that of foreign hunting interests.

We must ask government decision makers if they will allow 210 guide outfitters and the GOAB.C.to trump the social values, economic contribution, and hunt for food opportunity of 100,000 resident hunting families?

If the minister and Premier truly support B.C.’s 100,000 resident hunting families, then the now vitiated 2007 allocation policy needs to be rescinded, allocated wildlife spits legislated, and immediately set to 90 per cent residents and 10 per cent guide outfitters for all species as is done in other jurisdictions. Does the Province support 100,000 B.C. resident hunting families or that of 210 guide outfitters catering to foreign trophy hunters?

The minister’s decision will tell and we are anxiously awaiting it.

Mike LangeggerNorthwest Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Association - Chairman

“The Minister’s decision “The Minister’s decision will tell.”will tell.”

- Mike Langegger- Mike Langegger

Rupert needs affordable housingEditor:Prince Rupert is in need of affordable housing. The new mayor’s election platform was on

affordable housing. Here is an opportunity for the city to acquire affordable housing.

The old landfill is ideal for such a project. The city needs to negotiate with Horizon North Camps to build these units in a manner which facilitates the convertion to housing units, and to

absorb the cost of building the camps and services.Included in the agreement should be a covenant which would give the city claim on these units for affordable or social housing. I would also suggest lobbying the provincial government for funding and grants to operate the units once converted.

Don’t let this opportunity slip by because of negative emotion.

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Lack of action on Highway of Tears has MLA seeing redBY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice is seeing red after a final update report on the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, released on Dec. 6, lacked any update or information about affordable public transportation along the Highway of Tears.

“It’s been two years since the Missing Women’s Commission said offering safe, accessible transportation along the Highway of Tears was an urgent recommendation which should be implemented immediately. Now the Minister of Justice is saying that this, and other unfinished recommendations, simply aren’t important,” said Rice.

“Women in these communities are often forced to make difficult choices about getting to and from regional centres like Terrace and Prince Rupert, choices that can put them at risk, and instead of giving those women access to safe affordable transportation, the B.C. Liberals put out a website that lists limousines as a transportation option.”

However, Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton noted that this report is not the end of all work on the file.

“While today’s report provides our final, official update on two years of progress since Commissioner Oppal released his report, I want to be clear that our action on his recommendations will continue,”

she said.“I know Transportation Minister Todd

Stone and his ministry are continuing to build on the extensive meetings they’ve had with First Nations and community leaders around transportation challenges along the Highway 16 corridor.”


Billboards warning people about the dangers of hitchhiking along Highway 16 are in place in many communities, but North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice says the province is failing to provide people another viable option.

Opposition to LNG development in the Prince Rupert region ramped up on Saturday as members of the Gitxsan First Nation blocked Highway 16 at New Hazelton. Hereditary chiefs Spookw and Luutkudziiwus blocked the highway to protest approval of the Pacifi c NorthWest LNG terminal on Lelu Island and the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project to feed the terminal.

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In 1965, if you asked newly-arrived Amy Wong if she ever imagined retiring in Prince Rupert after more than four decades of running a business on the North Coast, the answer would likely have been a resounding no.

“I was a teenager when I came from Hong Kong. When I came here, the first thing I told my mom was that I wanted to go home because it is only trees here ... it was so quiet,” recalled Amy, noting just how different life on the North Coast was from life in the city.

“We lived in an apartment and in that apartment there were six families in a flat. When we get off school we would take the bus home and that was it. We couldn’t go anywhere.”

While life in Prince Rupert for Amy, her parents and her siblings was a far cry from the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong, that by no means meant it was easy for the family.

“I went to elementary at Roosevelt, but didn’t speak much English. It was difficult, but I survived,” she said.

“I went from Roosevelt straight to Booth Memorial to senior high, but had to quit in Grade 10 because English was not my first language so the grammar was tough. My math was near the top, but I was almost 20 in Grade 10 so I quit and went to hairdressing school in Vancouver.”

It was upon her return from the Lower Mainland that Amy met the man who would become the love of her life, Gene. The two were married when Amy was 22 years old and 43 years later still share their lives. But like many young couples, starting a life and family of your own presents its own challenges.

“I was working at the Crest and Gene was working at the Imperial and it didn’t work out. I would do the morning shift beginning at 6 a.m. and finishing at 2:30 p.m. and then he would work at the Imperial from 3 p.m. until sometimes 3 a.m.,” Amy remembers.

“What kind of life is that?”When word of a restaurant coming up

for sale reached Amy and her husband, the two jumped at the chance to further put down rooots in the community they had come to call home.

“Our daughter, she doesn’t talk very much, but one day said ‘daddy go,

daddy go’ telling him to go to work. He just said, ‘daddy isn’t going to work over there anymore. We started our own business’,” said Amy of the start of what is now Fairview Restaurant.

“We started in 1973, around April, at the Fishermen’s Co-op where McMillan is. We were there in 1973 in a smaller building way at the back by the reduction plant. Two or three years later they built a restaurant outside where the parking lot is and we were there for more than 12 years.”

With the fishing industry in full swing and no shortage of money making its way through the streets of Prince Rupert, it was a steep learning curve but one that the Wongs met head-on.

“It was a very stressful place to work because they were plant workers. There were 200 to 300 people working at once and if you had 100 people going there you were swamped. And they only had 30 minutes for lunch, so in 10 minutes we had to serve everything ... after 10 minutes they go, we clean up and then it is coffee time and they come back,” she said.

“My mind was working like a computer because you don’t have time to write bills. You just remember who ordered what ... I would serve the plant workers first, fishermen second and the public last. People didn’t like the idea, but we had to get the staff back to work.”

Everything was going fine and business was booming, but a new manager at the plant in 1983 meant the handshake deal the Wongs had with the plant was coming to an end. With only three days notice to leave and outstanding debt, the Wongs considered a move to Vancouver but couldn’t make it work.

“In the daytime I was running the restaurant and I would go to the cannery and work there during the night,” said Amy of how hard the couple worked to pay off debts.

“The following year my youngest was born and we decided to stay here because it is the best place to raise children. We now have five children.”

In 1987 Fairview Restaurant opened in its current location. Through the good and the bad, including being taken to court by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and being overcharged $18,000 by the city for garbage services, the Wongs found they always have a strong support network in

Prince Rupert.“I have had good people to help

me. Friends offer to help me and there are three people whose friendship and support really stand out. Dana Dirkson, he’s a fishermen who has moved to Quadra Island but he went to court with me ... Bob Gruber and Don McNeil are also two guardian angels,” said Amy, noting friendships and business certainly do mix.

“I still have a lot of fishermen from the co-op who come here. I don’t know how I’m going to survive without seeing them.”

With their last days at Fairview Restaurant coming at the end of the month, the Wongs have no plans of leaving the city — or their young grandchildren — behind.

“It’s just time to go, but I will be staying in Prince Rupert ... I like Prince Rupert, I’ve been here for 48 years,” said Amy, who has also spent more than three decades helping the local Chinese Association.

“My entire life is in Prince Rupert.”


Helping care for her grandson Toby Shepherd is just one of the things Amy Wong is looking forward to when she retires at the end of this month.

“I was a teenager when I came from Hong Kong ... the “I was a teenager when I came from Hong Kong ... the first thing I told my mom was that I wanted to go home.”first thing I told my mom was that I wanted to go home.”

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BY MARTINA PERRY PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

A young Rupertite got to experience what it’s like being Prince Rupert’s fire chief last week thanks to the Prince Rupert Fire Rescue Department.

“It’s all part of Fire Prevention Week,” explained Jeff Beckwith, Prince Rupert’s deputy fire chief, noting the event usually takes place in October but was delayed because of the teachers’ labour dispute.

Students in Grades 1 to 3 are eligible for the annual contest, with this year’s winner being

Kailyn Jackson-Hill, a Grade 1 student from Roosevelt Park Elementary.

Jackson-Hill was picked up at her school by members of the Prince Rupert Fire Rescue Department in a fire trucks and brought to the fire hall for a tour. Firefighters then took the contest winner to Safeway to perform a mock fire safety inspection, which ended up in the bakery.

Thanks to Safeway, Jackson-Hill was able to bring a large cake back with her to school to share with her classmates.

Before dropping Jackson-Hill back off, firefighters treated the fire chief for a day to lunch at McDonald’s.

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Christmas 2014 - A Season of GracePrince Rupert - Doing the most good!

Merry Christmas Friends,

It’s hard to imagine that another year has come and gone. Once

again it has been a busy year for us and although there has been a small

decrease, need continues to be great in our community. The Christmas sea-son is one where need is most magni ed and this year, with your help, we

expect to serve 800 families through our Christmas Hamper program. This past year we partnered with Rising Above to bring a healing

conference to Prince Rupert which approximately 300 people attended. It

was wonderful to see many take some important steps in the healing jour-ney and support will continue for some time to help people keep moving

forward. Our community partners are so very important to us and they include

the Harley Riders whose annual toy run brings in a substantial amount of

toys as well as a very generous cash donation. We also partner with The Northern Health Authority who assists our clients with general health issues

and concerns every Friday. Our partnership with BC Housing helped us provide 225 men, women and children with emergency shelter and meals.

Our largest partnership is with you….….the individuals and businesses of

Prince Rupert and Port Edward. Without you we would not have been able to provide Christmas assistance (food gift cards and toys) last December

to more than 800 families (2500+ people)…….we would not have been able to serve 40,000 meals in Sally Ann’s Bistro and Café……we would

not have been able to help 2300 families through our Food Bank……we

would not have been able to provide 1400 people with free clothing and housewares through our Thrift Store.

It has been said that the worth of a community is seen in how well it looks after its most vulnerable members. Year after year you have proven

that ours is a community the cares…….ours is a community that has a heart

as big and beautiful as the nature that surrounds us. So, on behalf of those we are privileged to serve, thank you so much for your caring and generous

hearts. Thank you for all you do to help others and in closing we wish you a most blessed Christmas and we pray for the abundance of God’s grace in

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Tuesday, Dec. 16 – Christmas Potluck Luncheon. Doors open at 11 a.m. with lunch at noon. We would appreciate if you could bring a savory or sweet “finger food”. If it needs a ladle, extra bowls and cutlery, dishing up or heating up it is not a finger food. Thank you.

Anyone wishing to stay after the lunch is welcome to play dominoes, darts, cards etc.

Wednesday, Dec. 17 — Seniors’ Bingo Christmas Party - Bingo will start early between 1 p.m. and 1:15 p.m. so we can get our games in before we party. There will be goodies and carols after all our games are played.

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Northern ViewSCOUT SUPPORTSCOUT SUPPORTHonour lost loved ones this holiday season


Christmas is a time to be with friends and family, but for some the loss of a loved one makes the season difficult.

With that in mind, the Prince Rupert and District Hospice Society is bringing

back its Celebrate-A-Life Tree at the Rupert Square Mall this year.

From Dec. 12 to Dec. 21, anyone is welcome to stop by the Rupert Square Mall in the old Salty Crab location to not only talk to hospice society volunteers, but place a tag on the tree and light a light for their loved one.

“Sharing their stories will honour them by keeping the memory alive,” reads a notice from the society.

The society will also have information and pamphlets available at the mall related to dealing with grief during the holidays.

As well as bringing the tree back, the hospice society is partnering with the

First United Church to offer “a quiet evening of reflection and prayer during this Christmas season”.

The “Blue Christmas Service” will take place at the First United Church on Dec. 18 beginning at 7 p.m. and is aimed at giving people an opportunity to reflect upon and honour those who were lost.

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According to the B.C. Northern Real Estate Board’s (BCNREB) 12th annual Housing Affordability Study, purchasing a home in northern British Columbia is much cheaper than in the rest of the province.

The report, prepared for the BCNREB by Leslie Lax of Strategic Management Consulting, consists of the housing affordability indicator, which estimates the proportion of median household income required to cover mortgage costs, municipal taxes and fees and utilities for the average single family home. Median income amounts are drawn from the 2011 National Household Survey.

For the third consecutive year, house prices have increased in northern British Columbia. But despite the growth, owning a home in B.C.’s north is considered to be economical.

“Home ownership in northern British Columbia remains exceptionally affordable, especially when compared with Vancouver,” reads the report.

The 2013 housing affordability indicator for northern B.C. was 29.4 per cent, less than half of the provincial average of 68.1 per cent and significantly lower than Vancouver’s 82.4 per cent.

The largest contributor to the differences is house prices. The average price of a single family home sold in the north was about $260,000 in 2013, compared to the provincial average of $616,000 and Vancouver’s average of $810,000.

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New Year’s Resolution: Hot rides and buys for 2015Here are what I consider to be five important cars for 2015.

Mazda MX-5Over the last few years Mazda has been introducing vehicles with its new Skyactiv technology but there is one car that will signify the culmination of all the things Mazda does well, the next generation MX-5 (Miata). The MX-5 will come in 2015 as a 2016 model and all eyes are on Mazda to see what it can deliver. The bodywork is more dramatic and having seen it in person, the dimensions look fanatic but the new front grille might take a while to adapt too. The two-seat cockpit is roomier, thanks to a wider body and longer wheelbase but the overall length is 105mm shorter and 20mm lower. The 2.0L Skyactiv direct injection 4-cylinder will power this lightweight car and power will go to the rear wheels though a 6-speed manual transmission. Engine output has not been announced, neither has the price, but expect the car to be competitive with the 2015 model on price.

Ford ExplorerThe sixth generation Ford Explorer will arrive in 2015 as a 2016 model, now with new 2.3L EcoBoost engine available on the base and XLT trim. This replaces the older 2.0L Ecoboost and provides a 270hp, a 13 per cent bump over the last version. The 290hp 3.5L V6 is carried over but the Sport trim and new Platinum trim will be fitted with the 365hp Ecoboost V6. Ford claims that styling is the number one purchase consideration so the shape was retained but new grille and LED headlamps help refresh the look.

This sixth generation Explorer marks the 25th anni-versary of the iconic SUV, with over 350,000 sold in Canada so far.

2015 Jeep RenegadeThere is no question that the merger of Fiat and Chrysler has helped to introduce many new vehicles. The small car segment is a perfect example; the Fiat

500 and its variations has been a plus for Chrysler’s bottom line. Built in Europe on the Fiat 500L platform, this smaller Jeep Renegade replaces the Compass and Patriot models. Powered by either a 160hp, 1.4L turbocharged 4-cylinder or a larger 184hp, 2.4L 4-cylinder, Jeep claims that this compact crossover is still a capable vehicle because of two available all-wheel-drive (AWD) systems.

The standard models will be available with front-wheel-drive (FWD), with either a 6-speed manual or 9-speed automatic transmission. Styling is all-American; the signature Jeep grille is mar-ried perfectly into the boxy design, as too are other Jeep styling cues. The interior is has a rugged, yet upscale design that features all of Jeep’s latest technology, including the award winning Uconnect infotainment system. Pricing has not been announced but expect it shortly as it is due at dealerships very soon.

Honda HR-VComing in 2015 is another SUV, smaller than the CR-V, helping to define the new subcompact SUV market. This little runabout is built off the excellent Honda Fit platform and will include many of the features that make that car a standout. The first is the interior of the HR-V. It will also feature Honda’s Magic Seats that flip

and fold for amazing versatility. The same 1.8L 4-clinder engine with 138hp will power this vehicle, either with FWD or AWD, through a continuously variable trans-mission or 6-cpeed manual. Pricing will be introduced closer to the introduction this coming spring. Built in Mexico, the HR-V will give Honda the same leg up that the original CR-V did for the small SUV segment.

Chevrolet VoltIt might surprise many people that the best selling electric car in Canada is the Chevrolet Volt, not the sexy Tesla Model S. There are many reasons for this, mainly the fact that the Volt provides all-electric transporta-tion for 65 kms but with the aid of a small 4-cylinder generator to extend the range over 300 kms. This car has all of the upside of an electric car with none of the range limiting restrictions. In 2015, Chevrolet will intro-duce the second generation of Chevrolet Volt, one that hopes to improve on the usability of the car in terms of comfort and electric driving range. General Motors will showcase the next generation car in January at the Detroit Auto Show and the company’s CEO has stated that the new car “will store more energy in its battery pack with fewer cells, yet go further on a charge.” General Motors claims that 80 per cent of current Volt owners commute entirely on electric power, so any improvement to range will help increase this number. The Volt isn’t a huge volume seller for General Motors but this new model will help the company to showcase what it can do technologically. General Motors has the capability to produce some the most advanced cars on the road.

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Player of the Game#7 – GREG SHEPPARDAs the 2014–15 title sponsor of the Rupert Rampage, the Prince Rupert Port Authority salutes player of the game Greg Sheppard. Sheppard played an integral part in the Rampage’s strong performance in this weekend’s double header, assisting several goals and keeping Rampage momentum going through all six periods of play.

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The Rampage’s Jared Meers, left, and Craig Munro, middle, celebrate Munro’s tally in the fi rst period of Saturday’s game versus Smithers. The team won 6-5 then lost 7-4 on Sunday.

Back in the win columnBack in the win column

BY KEVIN CAMPBELLPRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

It was like looking in the mirror for the Prince Rupert Rampage as they took on Smithers.

After a tough stretch where the team lost nine straight and a road trip that took them away from home for five games in a row, the Rampage got back in the win column by defeating a very similar and very speedy Smithers Steelheads team, 6-5 on Saturday night.

But they couldn’t close out a perfect weekend as the fish exacted their revenge on Sunday, beating Prince Rupert 7-4.

“A team like this, if you make mistakes like we did in the second [period], it’ll cost us a couple goals,” said forward Tom Robinson after Sunday’s tilt.

“They move the puck so well and they’ll capitalize.”

The Steelheads (5-4-0), who play almost the same speed, passing and counter-attack game that the Rampage employ, gave Rupert audiences a treat with two very back-and-forth games and the evenly-matched teams each took away two valuable points for the West division playoff race.

The Rampage (2-9-1) had one of their best starts out of the gate in their whole season on Saturday night, setting the tone for a 2-1 advantage after one period.

With goaltender Jarrod Hildebrandt taking the reins, Craig Munro and Kory Movold scored in the first period, replying to Smithers’ Adam deVries who opened the scoring 8:06 into the game.

But the match quickly unravelled for the home side as four straight Smithers goals in Saturday’s second period gave the Steelheads the commanding 5-2 lead after two periods. Brendan deVries scored twice in a row and Ian Smith and Mark Arnold added singles for the fish, blitzing Hildebrandt for the lead.

“You’ve just got to forget about [those goals],” said the goalie after the game.

“In Kitimat [two weeks ago] we came back within one goal [in the third period]

and that’s what we were talking about in the dressing room. We knew we could do it.”

With fans fretting over a potential loss to the team they’re chasing in the standings, the Rampage showed their resiliency and came out blazing in the third.

Rupert’s Devin Palmer started the comeback after capitalizing on a turnover in Smithers’ end and taking a nice feed from Jared Davis to one-time it home.

After that, Robinson scored on a broken play that had the puck bouncing from one rhino to the next and Smithers goalie David Little lost it in the confusion to cut the lead to 5-4.

A nice goal and a dangle by Movold had the forward scoring top-shelf over Little for his second goal of the game and the equalizer.

Penalties to three Steelheads and a right wing-streaking Mike Coolin scoring the game-winning goal capped off the team’s win in the dying minutes.

“That was the fastest we’ve come out since the home-opener,” said Hildebrandt, who earned his first-ever Central Interior Hockey League (CIHL) win.

“[It was] my second home start so I was pretty nervous in the first couple periods and that showed, but when we came out in the third, I just felt like I had to be solid in the last period.”

Sunday’s affair didn’t go as successfully for the rhinos. Penalty trouble and breakdowns led to the Rampage giving up a 4-2 lead that they worked hard for in the middle of the second period.

Smith scored for Smithers at a near-impossible angle along the goal line to cut Rupert’s lead to 4-3 and he scored again after he received a long, stretch pass and deked out Sunday’s starting netminder Devon Gerrits to tie the contest 4-4.

“Those stretch passes were hurting us all weekend,” said Robinson.

“Five-on-five I think we were plus-five or plus-six in goals so I mean five-on-five we were playing good ... and we were hitting; we were forechecking and backchecking hard and that got us the

win [Saturday] and a close game today but staying out of the box should have been key for us.”

Jared Meers, who was allowed to play last weekend due to a lifted suspension after league officials reviewed the game in Kitimat where he was ejected, scored first for Rupert on Sunday. Palmer, Jordan Weir and another highlight-reel goal by Movold gave the rhinos their four goals Sunday.

Ryan Green, Smith’s two goals and Brendan deVries’ hat trick contributed to the Steelheads’ win. The fish scored twice into the empty net as Gerrits had left for the extra attacker with 2:30 remaining in

the game.The Rampage sit five points back of

Smithers for the final playoff spot with four games remaining.

It doesn’t get any easier for Rupert now as they’ll face Kitimat in an away game on Saturday, Dec. 27 and finish the season with three games in a row against West Division leader Terrace in January.

AROUND THE LEAGUE

The Williams Lake Stampeders continue to roll the CIHL, taking down the Lac La Hache Tomahawks 8-3 on Saturday night and 13-4 on Sunday in their doubleheader.

Jassi Sangha scored four times and added an assist while David Gore notched a single and had three assists for the Stamps (11-1-0) in their first contest. Donovan Nicholas had two for Lac La Hache (3-8-0).

On Sunday, Gore had four goals and two assists while Nicholas scored all four goals for Lac La Hache.

Electric third period sees Rampage down Steelheads on Saturday, but

they settle for the weekend split

“That was the fastest “That was the fastest we’ve come out since the we’ve come out since the

home-opener.”home-opener.”

- Jarrod Hildebrandt- Jarrod Hildebrandt

BY KEVIN CAMPBELL PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

It’s the day after Boxing Day.It’s cold, it’s frigid. It might be snowing, or perhaps

raining (here in Rupert, that’s a bit up in the air) and there may be blustering winds.

But that hasn’t stopped thousands of avid fishermen and their crews from launching all types of boats on Dec. 27 of every year since 1992. And this year, over 300 of them will be doing it again.

Welcome to the 22nd Annual Marc Desautels Memorial Blue Knuckle Derby.

The only winter derby in British Columbia outside of another brave few who venture out for the Kootenay Lake B.C. Family Day Fishing Derby (who will have to wait until 2016 – a lack of fish stock forced organizers to cancel this upcoming February’s event), the Blue Knuckle is the only place where you’ll find fish big enough to match the size of their catchers’ hearts.

“Since 2009, the first year that the Prince Rupert Lions Club took [the derby over], we made a fundamental shift in the derby itself. Instead of just being for locals, and with cash and just being for fun [for a few friends], we decided to make it a charity event,” said Rodney Proskiw of the Lions Club, who are the chief organizers of the Blue Knuckle and have been for the past six years.

“When [former organizer] Marc (Dezi) passed, there was nobody stepping up to take it over,” explained Proskiw.

“So through contact with Dezi’s best friend and through his family, we got permission to take it over and make the derby a Lions’ signature event with their blessing.”

The derby has grown from approximately six friends in its first iteration to its current state of 350 participants. Originally an idea formed from that small group, Jim Robertson and Ken Hembling were the main organizers and gave out cash prizes from tickets sold to the top three winners through the first eight years of the derby’s existence.

Dezi proceeded Robertson and Hembling in handling the event and it grew in notoriety on his watch.

And blue knuckles aren’t the only thing these competitors have caught over the past few years. Chinook salmon and halibut make up the main haul from the derby.

“We’re only targeting chinook, but there is the odd halibut,” added fellow Lions member and organizer Jeff Carlson.

“It’s a beautiful time of year too because everyone’s travelling and taking in the festivities. Why not fish for some chinook?” he asked.

With Proskiw’s calculations, most of the salmon will be two or three years old with their breeding cycles, with the Prince Rupert area being the farthest north that they inhabit.

With prizing for the event, the Blue Knuckle is in a league of its own thanks to local sponsors – businesses and individuals.

“We sell tickets all the way up to Dec. 27 and even after it’s over,” said Proskiw.

“If there are any tickets left, we sell the last of them right at the awards ceremony. People buy it for the chance to win lots of door prizes.”

Cash prizes of $1,000, $500 and $300 will be awarded to the top three winners and a return trip for two is also up for grabs, donated by Hawkair. Harbour Machining, the Prince Rupert Port Authority and Northwest Fuels contributed to the cash prizes. Lots of door prizes will also be available.

Any revenues outside of expenses are wholly donated

to the Salvation Army and the Loyal Order of the Moose.Beef on a bun and more is served at the Moose Hall

after the event as the weigh-in takes place and prizes are awarded from 5 to 7 p.m., and through Proskiw’s experience, the seafarers may have the wind at their backs, or some drizzle on their chilled faces.

“One year I was in a T-shirt [and it was] 12 degrees and sunny and the next year there was three inches of snow and you couldn’t launch boats or see more than 20 feet in front of you. There’s big fat snowflakes sometimes. Sometimes it’s howling wind and pouring rain, sometimes it’s absolutely beautiful. But the beauty is you don’t have to leave the confines of the harbour if you don’t want to,” said Proskiw.

Boats vary from “12-foot aluminums to 40-foot cruisers” and attendance has spiked due to participants from Terrace, Kitimat, Prince George, everywhere in between and even the Lower Mainland.

Tickets for the Dec. 27 Marc Desautels Memorial Blue Knuckle Derby can be purchased at the Northern View, J&E’s Tackle, Trayling’s Tackle, Sea Sport and from all Prince Rupert Lions Club Members.

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A participant from 2011’s Marc Desautels Memorial Blue Knuckle Derby shows off his catch of the day. The Prince Rupert Lions Club is readying for this year’s event — their sixth as organizers —and will be giving away cash and door prizes to winning contestants. Tickets are on sale now.

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The music of Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson and more distinctive artists filled the Jim Ciccone Arena on Sunday morning to celebrate the finale of the Kla How Ya Interclub meet, hosted by the Prince Rupert Skating Club.

And it was a comfortable third-place finish for Mickaela Ward and Brianna Hagen in the silver and gold women’s interpretive skates, respectively, to cap off a successful event for all members of the Prince Rupert skating club over the weekend.

Amy McNabb represented Rupert with her strong performance in group two of bronze women’s interpretive as well.

A panel of judges took over the visitor’s bench of the hockey arena and skaters from Prince Rupert, Terrace, Smithers, Hazelton, Houston, Kitimat, Vanderhoof, Quesnel and Prince George all took in the Kla How Ya – an annual showcase of the top figure skaters in Northwest B.C.

Swift’s Shake it Off and a Jackson compilation including Thriller had the audience applauding for every salchow, axel, flip and toe jump the talented young skaters were displaying.

Along with McNabb, Hagen and Ward,

Wiccem Toye-Oesch skated in STAR 1 – boys and girls group 1 one for Prince Rupert; Renee Charlton followed with a skate in STAR 1 - boys and girls group 2; and Jessica Slocombe participated in STAR 2 - girls group one.

Becca Phillips showed her stuff in STAR 2 - girls group three, skating with fellow Rupertites Emily Hartling and Emily Horne, while McNabb also took part in STAR 4 – girls 13 and over. Ward competed in STAR 5 – girls 13 and over and Slocombe also skated in Elements 1 – group one.

Elements 1 – group three found McNabb taking to the ice once again and Ward followed her in Elements 2 – group two.

On the final day, Phillips finished fourth in Pre-Introductory Interpretive – group three while Hartling and Horne both withdrew from the same group.

Ward’s 29.71 score for the Silver Women’s Interpretive was a crowd-pleaser as was Hagen’s 37.50 score in the gold.

Taking gold with a score of 40.88 was Kitimat’s Snow Valley Skating Club’s Candace Abercrombie with the winner of Silver Women going to Jesse Thandi of Terrace.

Chantal Gammie from Smithers was the runner-up in Silver while in Gold, Samantha Follows took second and Katie Ball withdrew from the category.

Kla How Ya takes over Jim Ciccone ArenaKla How Ya takes over Jim Ciccone ArenaHagen, Ward, McNabb among Rupert’s top talent as Kitimat’s Abercrombie takes

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Team Loeppky qualifies for B.C. curling tourneyBY KEVIN CAMPBELLPRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The 2015 Tim Hortons B.C. Junior Curling Championships are right around the corner, taking place at the Parksville Curling Club from Dec. 28 to Jan.

3, and a Prince Rupert-based team has made the final eight.

Team Loeppky, consisting of skip Jonathan Loeppky, third David Bartel, second Matthew Dann, lead Brock Griffin and fifth Thomas Dann will all be in contention for the gold medal, combatting teams from Victoria,

Abbotsford, Kootenay, Grand Forks and Vernon.Last year’s winners included two members of

Abbotsford’s Team Tanaka, a group led by skip Cody Tanaka, third Kyle Habkirk, second Travis Cameron, lead Donny Mackintosh and coach Ken MacDonald. Prince George’s Team Connell, led by skip Alyssa

Connell, will also be in attendance for the junior women’s championship.

The junior women’s championship will simultaneously be held in Parksville with both final matches being broadcast on Sportsnet Pacific on Jan. 3.

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Rainmakers boys squads sweep weekend tournaments


Northwest B.C. high school basketball fans had their first chance to see what 2015 will bring and the Charles Hays Rainmakers — both the senior and junior boys — didn’t disappoint.

Visiting Vanderhoof this past weekend, coach Mel Bishop’s provincially sixth-ranked AAA senior boys team impressed with their defence and got some balanced scoring in three games against regional opponents.

The boys’ first competition came in the way of Prince George’s Duchess Park, who they vanquished by a score of 81-52. Grade 11 student Justin McChesney led the Rainmakers in scoring with 16 points. Rosendo Masocol sank 10, as did Kaine Wesley.

Next, the ’Makers took their second game by 11 points in a 66-55 victory over DP Todd, another secondary school from Prince George. Wesley led the way with 19 points in that contest, Perry Terrell was close behind with 17 of his own, Kyler Reece had 15 and McChesney sank 10.

The third and final test for the senior boys came on Sunday when they played — and won — against host Nechako Valley with a 73-58 final score. McChesney scored 24 points, Masocol had 17, Terrell sank 11 and Reece scored nine.

Along with the even scoring from all starters, Bishop’s squad took home Best Defensive Team of the tournament.

“We looked pretty good defensively for this early. Offensively, there’s still a lot of room to

improve — just offensive flow, stuff like that,” said Bishop.

Junior boys’ coach Kevin Sawka led his squad into a play day in Kitimat on Saturday and came away with two wins in two games.

“There has been a lot of progress for our team in the last week,” he said.

“The wins this weekend were marked by smart play from our starters and big contributions from our supporting cast in terms of defence and rebounding.”

The boys’ first test saw them match up against Nisga’a Elementary Secondary School (NESS) toppling them 70-45. James Benner had 15 points and four rebounds in the contest and Kolby Jones notched 10 points and five assists.

CHSS moved to 2-0 when they defeated Terrace’s Caledonia by a score of 56-33. Quinn Leighton impressed with a double-double — he had 18 points — and 12 rebounds and Jones followed that with 11 points and three rebounds.

Altogether, the teams went 5-0 in their first competitive weekend of the season. The senior boys will now head to Vancouver for a game hosted by Carson Graham and then to Victoria versus Belmont Secondary. The junior boys are in Smithers on Saturday.

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The 2015 NABOC will bring hundreds to Prince Rupert at the end of April, with the upcoming conference having the potential to bring in more delegates than 2014.

Speakers will be making their presentations at the Lester Centre of the Arts at the 2015-event, which has provided an increase in available seating for delegates.

NABOC organizer Geoff Greenwell of the 2G Group said there will be room for 500 people, a slight increase from 2014’s capacity of 420.

“We expect to see a lot more international delegates,” Greenwell said.

“It’s become a very popular event.”The three-day networking event

showcases successful private sector and Aboriginal business ventures, allowing First Nations communities and businesses to meet with private sector organizations.

The 2G Group is expecting there will be 100 Aboriginal businesses and communities from around the region represented at the conference, in addition to 250 private sector corporations.

Greenwell said 2G Group is carefully monitoring activity in the region to decide who will speak in April.

“We’ve flushed out the topics that

will be in the agenda and we’ll populate the topics with speakers in January,” he said.

Things will start off differently at the 2015 NABOC, with the first day of the conference being exclusive to First Nations delegates.

“That day there will be a session on impact benefit agreements. We’ll be bringing in some of Canada’s top

legal experts who work in that field to lead some discussion amongst the First Nations groups,” he said, adding the following two days will be open to all.

The North Coast Job Fair will once again be included in the conference, and Greenwell is confident the number of exhibitors will be at capacity.

So far, this year’s major NABOC sponsors are Opus Stewart Weir, SMIT Marine and Northern Savings Credit Union, with organizers continuing to call out for additional sponsors to help run the event.

Registration is currently underway for delegates, sponsors and exhibitors. Those interested are encouraged to sign up on the 2G Group’s website, 2ggroup.ca.


Metlakatla Chief Harold Leighton looks on as NCSG president and CEO Ted Redmond signs an agreement that created Coast Tsimshian/NCSG Crane and Heavy Haul Ltd. Partnership at last year’s conference.

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BC Ferries plans to move ahead with a website upgrade that will allow passengers to pay for tickets online, avoid reservation fees and pay variable fares depending on demand.

The computer upgrade is to be phased in starting in 2017, with a pilot project for passengers on the main Vancouver-Vancouver Island runs. The system will offer discounted fares for off-peak sailings and advance booking without the current reservation fees.

BC Ferries CEO Mike Corrigan said the project will cost $10-15 million, but based on the experience of other systems, it will increase ridership and reduce costs.

“It’s a variable priced booking system that’s used by golf courses, hotels, airlines,” Corrigan said. “It’s the way the world is moving. Depending how far in advance you book, what restrictions you’re willing to put on yourself, and when you want to play, stay or travel, you’re going to get a different price.”

The price range will be determined by the pilot projects. Passengers will still have the option

of showing up at the terminal and paying to board, with a posted price that will be adjusted according to demand for that sailing.

The new booking system was proposed two years ago in a review of ferry operations by Gord Macatee, who reviewed operations when he was appointed BC Ferries Commissioner in charge of rates and service delivery. Macatee must approve the move before it can go ahead.

BC Ferries’ point-of-sale system is 25 years old and requires manual collection of fares.

BC Ferries projects the new system will increase vehicle and passenger traffic by three to five per cent as it is extended to more routes. By adding food, gift shop and other services to the online order system, the corporation hopes to generate an annual revenue increase of $11 million to $18 million, mostly due to increased traffic.

“People can actually pay for the full ferry service, including the buffet maybe, and some other services when they pay, so when they get to the ferry terminal, they’re basically just verifying their purchase and moving onboard the vessel,” Corrigan said.

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Manda Gaber (nee Krpan), born July 28, 1926 passed away peacefully with family at her side on November 27, 2014 at the Delta Hospital. She is survived by her sons Joe, John and Michael; Daughter Susan; Grandchildren Lee-Amber, Jamie, Cale, Clayton, Kyle and Hailey.Manda was a mom to many people through her love, kindness, generosity, patience and compassion for others around her in need, as well as family. She was also gifted with a witty sense of humour.Manda grew up in Croatia, after surviving World War II she moved to Edson, Alberta in 1948 to live with her parents. It was there she met and Anton (Tony) Gaber, who she married in 1952. They moved to Prince Rupert in 1957 with their sons Joe and John with CN Rail. They purchased several businesses to allow her to give her family a better life. Family was very important to her and she was devoted to them.

There will be a funeral mass for Manda on December 12, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Annunciation Church.

A tea will be held in the gathering centre (Basement of the Church) following internment at Fairview Cemetery.

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Th at we will meet againYour loving wife Bernice

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Province working with Nisga’a to develop LNGBY ROD LINK TERRACE / Black Press

The provincial government says it’s working with the Nisga’a Nation on the development potential of four possible liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant sites on the North Coast.

All four are either within Nisga’a Lands or are outside of Nisga’a Lands but owned in fee simple by the Nisga’a.

The Nisga’a began heavily promoting the four locations earlier this year and their viability increased this month when the Nisga’a announced they had a deal with a subsidiary of TransCanada Pipelines allowing a natural gas pipeline to cross through Nisga’a Lands on its way to a planned LNG plant in Port Edward.

A key part of that deal was the provision for some of that pipeline’s capacity to be used for an LNG plant in which the Nisga’a would be involved.

“The province is working with the Nisga’a regarding the four land sites they have identified as potential LNG sites. Those negotiations and discussions are ongoing,” said B.C. Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Rustad in an emailed statement.

He said those discussions, which began at the request of the Nisga’a, are in the early stages and that nothing has been decided.

P r o m o t i o n a l LNG material being distributed by the Nisga’a does indicate that one of the sites might require additional Crown land and that, if so, the Nisga’a would collaborate with the province.

“At this point, it would be inappropriate to release specific details of discussions between the province and the Nisga’a Nation,” said Rustad.

But he did say talks include “very early discussions” with LNG proponents.

Nisga’a Lisims Government President Mitchell Stevens has spoken of the importance of the four locations several times, saying that when the Nisga’a were

negotiating for what became Nisga’a Lands, that access to the ocean was crucial.

And last week, at the signing of a deal in which the province is to pay the Nisga’a up to $6 million to have the TransCanada subsidiary pipeline cross Nisga’a Lands, Stevens stressed the need to add value to resources.

“We’re not interested in a pipe that comes from the Northeast and brings raw resources to the coast,” Stevens said.

“What we are interested in is a pipe that gives us an opportunity to provide for an economic base for Nisga’a citizens. And these are the sites that were identified, which we own in fee simple.”

Stevens added that the provincial government’s support was needed to “jump through the hurdles and hoops”.

Nisga’a promotional material regarding the four potential sites indicates some could be suitable for land-based LNG plants or floating ones.

It also stresses the ability of the Nisga’a to deal with LNG proponents because of the clarity of governance that comes from its 2000 land claims agreement with the provincial and federal governments.

And the material indicates it would be cheaper to ship gas through a pipeline to those four locations than to have to ship gas further south to Prince Rupert.

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