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PRINCE RUPERT

Shaun Thomas / The Northern ViewThree-year-old Veronica Fox retrieves an egg from a park bench at Mariner’s Park at the Prince Rupert Rotary Club Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday morning. For more on the Easter festivities, see Page A15.

FOUND ITYPR promising Vegas flights

BY MARTINA PERRY PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

A cheap flight from Alberta may be the best bet to get Rupertities straight to Vegas.

YPR is working with Calgary-based Enerjet and its consultant Ross Brown to provide Prince Rupert with a Boeing 737 flight to Vegas.

“Sooner or later it will hap-pen,” said Rick Reed, YPR manager.

“Las Vegas is an attractive place that people always want to go to.”

Reed said Enerjet will be enticing Albertans to fly to Prince Rupert with bargain bin seat prices. While Albertans visit or work in Prince Rupert, those on the North Coast can fly out to the Ne-vada hot spot.

“[A jet to Prince Rupert] costs money and flying empty costs big money. Filling as many seats as pos-sible helps pay for that trip over to Rupert,” Reed said.

Council toying with City Hall closure to meet deficit $500,000 in red ink forcing Prince Rupert cutbacks


While the City of Prince Rupert’s budget is still over a month from being approved, council is weighing its options to lower the projected half-a-million-dollar operating deficit.

“We’re going to have to do a whole lot of juggling… If we want to make a good decision on the budget we need to look at [all the options],” Councillor Anna Ashley said.

At this point of the process, there aren’t many changes from last year’s

budget, aside from a hefty increase in funds allocated for paving projects. There is currently $550,000 allocated to various projects, significantly higher than the $267,000 2012 paving budget.

However, there were a few new requests from city staff to be included in the budget, the first being to hire a half-time clerk at the RCMP detachment to free up investigators from administrative work,

allowing more time for investigation. This would come at a cost of $30,000 for the City.

Two requests also came from the civic centre, asking to refill the manager position at $70,000, a position that has been left empty since the last employee retired. The civic centre also asked for an additional $400,000 on top of what the City is already setting aside for renovations for other projects.

But Councillor Joy Thorkelson said the incremental costs aren’t likely to be included this year.

“This may be another year where we hold on and try to get by.”

• Mayor Jack Mussalem

See CLOSURE on Page 2

“Sooner or later, it will happen.”

• Rick Reed

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“We keep saying next year, but I believe next year is coming. We just need to keep our body and soul together for another couple of years before next year does come…” she said.

“There’s always been more needs than money, and of course we have not been fortunate enough to see any great change to the tax roll… This might be another year where we hold on and try to get by,” Mayor Jack Mussallem said.

But before being able to get by, the City must cut over $500,000 for the operating budget. Dan Rodin, acting city manager, outlined options that could balance the budget, including reducing 2013’s paving budget by $100,000 to $150,000. This choice has been popular in the past, and would still provide staff with a minimum of $300,000 for miscellaneous paving projects.

Another option, perhaps least

likely to have support of residents, is to increase property taxes with one per cent tax increase generates approximately $100,000 in taxes.

“The tax increase we’ve seen over the last six years have been very small, and haven’t met our wages increases in that period at all,” Rodin said.

The City could also decide to reduce the level of services in Prince Rupert, such as cutting back funds spent on maintaining parks, reducing staff at City Hall, or shortening the time the recreation centre or City Hall are open.

Thorkelson said closing City Hall for a day could be catastrophic for city staff, and could potentially mean losing good employees.

“That’s a 20 per cent wage cut to somebody whose working. That would likely mean losing anybody who isn’t riding out one year to retirement. Anyone who is qualified is going to be looking for another job,” Thorkelson said.

Prince Rupert could also choose to take money from the $1.7 million

accumulated operating fund surplus from past years, although Rodin warned it wouldn’t be fiscally prudent to use all of these funds.

Council decided to wait and hear

what the public thinks on April 15, when the public consultation process of the budget starts, before deciding on any cost-slashing. The budget must be approved by or on May 13.

Martina Perry / The Northern ViewActing city manager and chief financial officer Dan Rodin outlines options to council on March 25.

Closing City Hall an extra day proposedTAXES from Page 1

Albertan passengers would remain in the community, while Prince Rupert passengers would board the plane and make a stop in Prince George to pick up additional passengers. Commuters from both communities would return on the same aircraft and be dropped off in their communities before Albertans fly home from Prince Rupert.

Part of the reason for the stop in Prince George is that the airport there is an international one, set-up to deal with customs and immigrations services that aren’t offered at the Prince Rupert airport.

But likely to come before flights to Vegas are flights from Rupert to Victoria during busier times of the year. YPR is currently working with Yukon-based Air North to move residents to Vancouver Island around holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving when there’s an increased demand.

“That will probably bear fruit faster than the [Las Vegas flight],” Reed said, estimating both flights could be in place by the end of 2013.

YPR has seen a 4.5 per cent increase in passengers through the first part of 2013, and that has created demand for an additional Air Canada flight to Vancouver on Saturday. As a result, there will now be two round-trip flights to Vancouver seven days a week.

“We’re glad they have added that flight, and are responding to the market demand here in the community where traffic is up… it’s a positive sign,” said Reed.

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With no more cold storage in Prince Rupert, less Rupertites were working this herring season.

Since the closure of J.S. McMillan Fisheries in 2011 there hasn’t been a place to store herring. Oceanfish had a cold storage facility operating last year,

however it was closed after the herring season last year.

Frozen herring is shipped out of Prince Rupert to the Lower Mainland by trucks for processing.

The full quota in the Prince Rupert has already been caught, equalling 800 tonnes from seiners, and 1,500 tonnes from gilnetters.

“It’s the same operation we ran last

year. We’d like to be able to process herring in Prince Rupert but there’s no place to store it,” Rob Morely, spokesman for Canfisco, said.

Joy Thorkelson, representative with the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union, said approximately 70 people worked this season, about half the amount of people who worked last season.

Martina Perry / The Northern ViewA number of semi-trucks could be seen parked near Rushbrooke Floats in late March, as trucks waited to be filled with herring from Canfisco.

No cold storage, no herring jobsFish being shipped to the Lower Mainland

Rice vs. Fraser

By tODD HaMiLtOn PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

With less than a month to the deadline for candidate nominations, only the North Coast NDP and B.C. Liberals have tagged someone to run.

Jennifer Rice was first out of the gate, defeating Joanna Larson in a bitter NDP election with Judy Fraser earning the B.C. Liberal acclamation last Wednesday.

Neither the B.C. Conservatives or Green Party have made the call on a candidate as of the Easter long weekend.

Although speculation ran rampant in March that defeated NDP candidate Larson may throw her hat in the ring as an independent, Larson has quietly dismissed the idea.

Currently, of the 25 registered parties, none have a full slate of candidates although the NDP are close.

The deadline to register as a voter is April 23, with the election on May 14.

April 3, 2013 • Northern View • A3www.thenorthernview.com News

Only the severely environ-mentally challenged or the extremely naive can believe that oil and natural gas pipelines

will not be making their way through northwest B.C. to the coast.

Granted they will make a lot of noise and definitely have a role to play, but like it or not, those Alberta and eastern B.C. energy resources

are coming west.While the anti-

everything crowd may be successful in shutting down Enbridge — highly unlikely — but possible, once Enbridge pulls up stakes another company will come.

There is simply too much increasing demand, too much money and ultimately,

too much economic upside for someone else to not pick up where Enbridge could leave off.

The big question there is will it be a Canadian company?

Regardless, should the anti-pipeliners gain enough momentum with their political puppets and oil and gas pipelines are quashed, the oil will still come.

By rail or by road, that oil will come.As mentioned, the anti-pipeline folk do have

an important role to play. It is a beautiful sight and a testament to our great country that the anti-pipeliners are not only allowed, but actually urged to voice their opinions and concerns.

They should be applauded for pulling apart pipeline plans in minute detail and demanding answers. They need to be commended for questioning everything and holding both the proponents and the assessors accountable.

But at the end of the day, those resources, so intrinsically linked to our long-term economic and social well-being, will be shipped to the Far East through Northwest B.C. The only questions that remain is how and what.

By pipeline, or by rail and road?Bitumen or refined?Stopping pipelines forever is only for the

deluded, the gullible and the foolish.How and what we’ll ship is for the realists.

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The pipeline is coming

Todd Hamilton

The Pacific Carbon Trust orchestrated a months-long campaign of calls and letters to discredit a report from B.C.’s Auditor

General on its first two big carbon offset projects, before it could be released.

Just as the audit report was about to be made public, the trust, a Crown corporation created at taxpayer expense, participated in the leaking of se-lected critical letters to media outlets.

Then the Speaker of the B.C. legislature, Bill Barisoff, made a final, clumsy effort to delay the release of the report.

As soon as it was out, Environment Minister Terry Lake tried to discredit it, by blustering about all the highly paid experts who swore up and down that a forest reserve near Kootenay Lake, and a gas flaring re-duction project near Fort Nelson, were bona fide carbon off-sets worth $6 million of taxpayers’ money.

The audit states in plain language, with charts and timelines, that the $6 million was basically given away for nothing. These two projects aren’t the only boondoggles.

The Pacific Carbon Trust was set up in 2008 as part of for-mer premier Gordon Campbell’s climate change program. To make the B.C. government’s operations “carbon neutral,” the government and all of its agencies were required to pay the trust $25 per tonne for their carbon dioxide emissions from fuel use.

The 55,000-hectare forest reserve is known as Darkwoods.

The audit shows that the Nature Conservancy of Canada decided in 2006 to buy it, using $25 mil-lion of federal taxpayers’ money. The deal closed in 2008, the same year the Pacific Carbon Trust was formed.

From 2008 to 2010, the trust bought 450,000 tonnes of carbon offset, based on independent evaluations that all rested on the assumption that Darkwoods would be clear-cut logged.

Since the forest was already owned by Canada’s leading conservancy, this assumption makes no sense. Was the conservancy going to log it, or flip it to someone who would, after accepting $25 million in tax money to acquire it? Legally, it could not.

(I would add that the assumption that logging releases all of the carbon in a forest is also false. Lumber actu-ally sequesters carbon for longer than trees, which die and rot.)

Here’s the next Pacific Carbon Trust project that should be audited. In a complicated transaction, the trust bought offsets from something called the Great Bear Carbon Credit Limit-ed Partnership. Yes, this is the world-famous forest on B.C.’s North Coast that was subject to a preservation deal hammered out between the Coastal First Nations, the B.C. government and three U.S.-backed environmental groups.

That was in 2006. The offset purchases were in 2009 and 2010, years after detailed preservation areas were mapped and codified in law.

Again, the trust paid for forest that was already preserved.

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Marine pilots essential to coastal navigationEach of the approx-

imately 400 com-mercial vessels

that called on the Port of Prince Rupert in 2011 and 2012 had as many as two dozen foreign crew members aboard.

Plus one professional Canadian mariner charged with its safe navi-gation.

These individuals are known as marine pilots. In this province they are members of the BC Coast Pilots Association, an organization of 98 highly experienced and licensed mariners with the sole job of ensuring the thousands of commercial vessels visiting this coast arrive and depart in a safe and secure manner.

Under Canadian law, every foreign ship over 350 gross registered tons is required to use the services of a marine pilot once it enters the waters of British Columbia.

In the case of the Port of Prince Rupert, a pilot’s job begins at Triple Island at the edge of the outer harbour, where he boards an inbound ship via the yellow and white Pilot Launch boat.

Once aboard, marine pilots use their expertise to advise ship captains on the safest routing and procedures to bring vessels to either a terminal berth or one of the 30 harbour anchorages.

While foreign captains are very familiar with their own vessels, they are not familiar with the specifics of each port of call they enter.

BC Coast Pilots have many years of experience and are trained to be intimately familiar with the coastlines, harbours, weather conditions, tides and regulations for this licensed area.

Pilots are also familiar with the characteristics of various types of ships and how they react to the variable wind, tidal and current conditions, allowing them to ensure each ship, crew and cargo arrive in a safe and efficient manner without any harm to the marine environment.

To become a marine pilot, an individual must work his way through a seafaring career to the position of captain, and then may apply to take written and oral examinations to become a licensed BC Coast Pilot.

If he passes, the individual will go on a waiting list until a piloting position becomes available. At this time he undergoes a six to twelve month apprenticeship program under the direction of senior pilots.

Once licensed and working, BC Coast Pilots work 20-day periods and are on call 24 hours a day during this time. Pilots may only work a maximum of eight hours on an assignment before receiving a specified rest period. They also have prescribed hours of rest following each assignment to avoid fatigue.

In order to provide constant coverage for required vessel movements, there are always three pilots stationed in Prince Rupert at any given time.

Pilots provide one of the vital services that helps protect Prince Rupert’s marine environment and the entire 15,000 miles of British Columbia coastline.

By navigating all inbound and outbound commercial vessels in the Port of Prince Rupert, they safeguard the global trade that continues to grow through this northern gateway.

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

Photo courtesy Prince Rupert Port AuthorityBRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER: After coming aboard a commercial vessel, BC Coast Pilots work closely with the master and bridge crew, applying their intricate knowledge of BC’s coastal waters to ensure safe navigation in and out of our harbour.

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On the street

Many school districts have a two-week spring break,

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“Yes, I de� nitely think they should make it two weeks.”

“It depends on how they work the schedule, but I think it would be a good

idea.”

Letters to the editor

How did it get this far?Editor: In Wednesday’s The Northern View there

was a Notice of Intention to dredge material from near an old pulp mill waste discharge pipe and dump it directly into the water just below Digby Island near the entrance to Prince Rupert’s inner harbour.

The Prince Rupert Port Authority is a co-proponent of the development project, but they aren’t taking any responsibility for the environmental threat from this resuspension of highly toxic dioxin and furans into our local waters.

Many of you won’t know that there was a pulp mill waste discharge site beside the grain terminal. The proposed dredge site is off Ridley Island and just north of Coast Island. The CEAA for this project from what I understand should have done about 15 – 20 samples to test for dioxin and furan levels but they did not! I think they were negligent and I and others have been trying quietly over the last four months to encourage the various authorities to do the required testing and mitigation needed to protect local human health (and the Skeena salmon smolts and other marine wildlife which use this area).

The few samples we have for this area are scary.

When compared to Canada’s TEL (Toxic Effects Level) some are 2.5 times higher.

When compared to the Norwegian sediment classification system they fall in the “Very Bad” category.

When compared to the Washington and Oregon state level for concern (which requires mediation) — specifically taking into account human subsistence use — some are 75 times too high!

I really cannot understand why this has reached the permitting phase without adequate sampling and discussion of mitigation options. I know we all want the Canpotex project to go through but surely we are a civilized and rich enough society to afford to do it properly. The reason so many pulp mills were forced to shut down or change their processing was because we discovered just how dangerous dioxins and furans are. They are very long lived, they accumulate and they move up the food chain. Mothers breast

milk in BC was in the toxic range in the mid – eighties as a result of our experiment with pulp mills. It is getting better but resuspending the accumulated load of it which lies just in the surface of our harbour entrance deserves serious consideration. We should at least look at the mitigation techniques which are used in Puget Sound and elsewhere where others are dealing with the issue.

I am just one person and am willing to go with the flow, and I want Canpotex too, but I am worried that decisions which may endanger our health are being made without checking for reasonable mitigation options or anyone even being told what sampling should be done.

One of our members researched and reported to us:

“Dioxins and furans are sometimes called the most dangerous chemicals known to science. “Dioxin is one of the most toxic and environmentally stable tricyclic aromatic compounds of its structural class.” (Environmental Protection Agency) They are immune suppressants, cause reduced fertility and birth defects, disproportionately affect children and they may have the potential to cause cancer (Prioritization of Toxic Air Contaminants, 2001) (EPA fact sheet 1999). They are persistent, they bio-accumulate, they are toxic at extremely small amounts and, worse, there’s already too much of them. Based on measurements of body loads of dioxins and furans it is estimated that the average lifetime daily intake is 2.0 to 4.2 pg TEQs per kg of body weight per day. This is from a report by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment which concludes, “ no increases in this exposure should be allowed.” Dioxins and Furans the Canadian Perspective, CCME. And that’s for the average Canadian. People living near pulp mills will have higher levels. And of those people, those who eat a lot of seafood will have still higher levels. Scientists believe that at the upper end of our background human exposure level there’s only a very small margin, if any, of exposure left that might be tolerable (based on animal studies) (Schecter et al, 2005).”

Luanne Roth Marine Director

Prince Rupert Environmental Society

April 3, 2013 • Northern View • A5www.thenorthernview.com Opinion

Editor:I read through the Pacific Region Integrated

Fisheries Management Plan for Pacific Herring November 7, 2012 to November 6, 2013.

The allowable catch this season was set at 13,066 tons for the seine and gillnet fishery. That equates to about $4 million at $300/ ton. Under historical DFO management plans, the quota rose to 200,000 tons in the early 1960s. At that level the fishery totally collapsed in 1967 and was closed until the early 1970s due to poor recruitment. Forty years later we are at a quota of 13,000 tons and this is taken in only

one area, the eastern shore of Vancouver Island from Comox south. It has to be noted that this is the last open commercial fishery mandated by DFO on the west coast of Canada.

I and many others fished along the coast in the 1970s and found openings from Ganges to Prince Rupert. The bait seine fishery decimated the local populations in the Strait of Georgia and now the remaining few are calculated into the biomass that comes to spawn from the West Coast. Those managing this fishery admittedly do not know what percentage are local fish, or even where they might be from.

Migratory birds have used this flyway for millennia and arrive when the herring are spawning to gather strength through nourishment to continue their journey to the Arctic to breed and nest.

There is nothing that can be redeemed from this fishery other than the measly bucks gathered by license holders. Licenses are still leased out and deducted from the crew share.

This fishery is insanely narrow focused and must be terminated before next year.

Bob TritschlerParksville

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Extra, extra, read all about it: The NDP will winAs British Labour party prime

minister Harold Wilson famously said, a week is a long

time in politics.So by that standard I would normally

be chancing my arm trying to predict the outcome of the provincial election seven weeks ahead of polling day.

Normally.But this time only the most diehard -

and delusional - Liberal would anticipate anything other than a New Democrat victory.

The Liberal death spiral began with the HST fiasco, an extraordinary episode even for British Columbia where a government was returned to power and then almost immediately committed political suicide.

It steepened when, following the resignation of premier Gordon Campbell, the Liberal party members declined an opportunity to repair the damage and voted for Christy Clark as its new leader/premier.

While the terminally enthusiastic Clark has a winning smile and looks better in a hard hat than any politician I’ve ever seen, it didn’t take long for voters to discover there wasn’t a lot going

on under that head gear.And the opinion polls

have faithfully chronicled her descent into the abyss.

So, the question is not who wins but by how much.

I don’t expect a repeat of the near obliteration of the NDP in 2001 or annihilation of the Socreds a decade earlier: it just doesn’t have the same feel.

By my count there are 15 seats where the Liberal margin of victory last time was less than 10 per cent and it’s pretty much a gimme all those are going NDP.

And I would expect the Libs to lose about half the seats where the margin was 11-20 per cent. That equals eight seats, give or take.

So take those 23 seats, add it to the 35 that were NDP last time and you have my fearless prediction: the NDP will win 58 seats.

Much easier to predict are the three northwestern ridings: all are NDP today and will be on May 15, the day after the election.

The Stikine riding was newly created in 2009 when Doug Donaldson beat out Liberal Scott Groves. The margin of victory was only 445, slim enough to give the Libs hope in a normal year – but as I said, this isn’t one of those.

On the North Coast Gary Coons unseated Liberal incumbent Bill Belsey in 2005 by just short of 1,700.

Four years later and facing a credible Liberal opponent in former Prince Rupert mayor

Herb Pond, he increased that margin to near 1,900.

But Coons has decided to call it a day and the New Democrats have given the nod to first term City of Prince Rupert council member Jennifer Rice.

Coons appeared to do a good job representing his riding, especially on big ticket issues such as BC Ferries. So there could be some slippage of votes that belonged to him.

Plus Rice has a history of working for environmental groups that have had a nasty habit of opposing economic

development.And economic development is

something Prince Rupert, like all the northwest, would welcome.

That said, she should win handily but I’ll be interested to see the margin.

Which takes us to Skeena where Robin Austin is seeking the hattrick.

Here I am going to be looking for how many people even voted.

To explain, in 2005 Austin unseated one-term Liberal Roger Harris by 359 votes. In 2009 Austin’s vote dropped by 301 but at the same time his majority shot up to more than 1,500 when the Lib vote crashed by 2,000.

Since that election the Eurocan pulp and paper mill in Kitimat closed with the loss of more than 500 jobs with a good number of those employees leaving town and taking their NDP votes with them. Austin also faces a tougher opponent this time in Liberal Carol Leclerc.

None of that will change the result - an Austin victory - but I suspect his majority will be sharply reduced.

See you at the polling booth.Malcolm Baxter is the retired editor of

The Northern Sentinel in Kitimat and now lives in Terrace.


Black’s refinery claims are naiveEditor:David Black’s assertion that a Kitimat

refinery “will improve the world’s environment” is either naive or criminal.

Naive for its global ignorance of what the world’s environment really needs, which is definitely not more fuel being burned, and naive for its local neglect, emissions from his refinery turning Kitimat Valley into Cancer Valley. And Terracites? Try “terracide”.

And if not naive, then criminal for its

complicity in global warming.This is what eminent climate scientist James

Hansen has similarly charged before the U.S. Congress: “CEOs of fossil fuel companies... should be tried for high crimes against humanity and nature.”

But David Black does not live here, so before his criminality can be avowed, he should be given the opportunity to show he is not naive.

Dr. David Heinimann,Terrace, B.C.

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It’s been just less than a year since Prince Rupert’s Fields Store shut down,

but before the one-year mark is up Prince R u p e r t will see the return of the department store.

F H C H o l d i n g L t d . p u rc h a s e d the Fields n a m e from the

Hudson’s Bay Company last May, and will reinstate Prince Rupert’s shop thanks to the community’s bright future.

“Prince Rupert was a reasonably well-received store in that community,” Jason McDougall, President of FHC, said.

“Prince Rupert is really starting

to come into its own. There’s a lot of positive things going on there. We saw it as an opportunity to be involved in those positive changes.”

McDougall said the store will have a higher emphasis on clothing, and will be located in the lower level of the Rupert

Square Mall.“I think they offer something in

between Wal-Mart and Dollarama. They’re going to have a good mix [of products],” Tom Chang, manager of the Rupert Square, said.

The store will need five to seven

full-time employees, with eight to 10 employees needed overall. Positions will include a store manager, assistant store manager, senior sales associate and sales associates.

McDougall expects Prince Rupert’s Fields to be open sometime in June.

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Shaun Thomas / The Northern ViewLess than a year after shutting its doors, Fields will be returning to Prince Rupert. FHC Holdings, the company that purchased Fields from the Hudson’s Bay Company in May, said Prince Rupert’s resurgence is a major reason for the re-opening.

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By Tom FleTcher PRINCE RUPERT / Black Press

The brief era of the harmonized sales tax ended in B.C. Monday, with a last-minute scramble by thousands of businesses to register as collectors of the revived provincial sales tax.

About 100,000 businesses in B.C. are required to register and collect PST from customers. By the Easter weekend, about 80,000 of them had done so, said Naomi Yamamoto, B.C.’s minister of state for small business.

“I think what most consumers will be doing is looking at their receipts,” Yamamoto said Sunday. “In most cases they’ll be paying the same as they did prior to April 1, unless you’re getting your hair cut, or buying a ski ticket or you’re paying your golf membership or going to a restaurant, or buying a bike.”

The good news for barbers, bike shops, restaurants and other labour service providers is that they see a seven per cent tax reduction. The bad news is that they have to administer two sales taxes, the PST and the five per cent GST, which continues to apply to goods and services.

There are a few anomalies, such as insulation and weatherstripping, where sales tax falls by seven per cent as historic PST exemptions resume Monday, but

most retail purchases will remain subject to both GST and PST at a combined rate of 12 per cent.

Yamamoto said businesses can register online by going to www.pstinbc.ca or www.gov.bc.ca/pst and selecting the registration link. Using incorporation documents, the process should take about 15 minutes.

Business owners who don’t register immediately can still correct transactions made after the deadline, because the first online remittance of PST is expected at the end of May.

Premier Christy Clark marked the

transition with a video, reminding business operators to register. Clark noted that the HST was a benefit to the film industry, manufacturers and other businesses that benefited from input tax credits.

NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston said a statistically average family will be about $350 ahead with the removal of the HST, which was rejected in a mail-in referendum in June 2011.

Ralston acknowledged that low-income people will lose the increased HST rebates that have been paid quarterly since the HST took effect in 2010. But he

said that will be balanced by the reduced sales taxes they pay in restaurants and other service purchases.

Tobacco taxes went up by seven per cent with the HST, and that tax will remain. Liquor taxes have also been adjusted to be unchanged with either tax, although restaurants will pay increased tax on liquor sales with the return to PST.

A separate seven per cent tax on private used vehicle purchases also remains in place.

It was imposed along with the HST to make private sellers subject to the same taxation as car dealers.

Quinn Bender / The Northern ViewPrince Rupert retailers are making more changes to their tills after the brief, but highly-controversial, Harmonized Sales Tax era came to an end on Monday. In many cases, the switch back to the PST and GST will mean a seven per cent savings.

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Highways pullout a concernBY MARTINA PERRY PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

The British Columbia Ministry of Highways recently installed a one lane pullout area on Park Avenue, near the BC Ferries Terminal on Highway 16.

The Ministry of Highways approached the City of Prince Rupert, stating they wanted to created a pull off area located across from the camp ground to erect a “Welcome to British Columbia” sign.

The Ministry needed an additional three metres of City property outside of their Highway Right of Way space. The pullout can accommodate a large trailer or RV giving provincial and international visitors a space to collect themselves after the long ferry ride.

The Ministry is encouraging the City of Prince Rupert to install a directional map with community information, with city staff going ahead and giving the ministry approval to ensure the pull off was included in the province’s March 31 budget deadline. The idea had been in the works for sometime, but was unfunded until very

recently. Councillors did have some concerns with the

idea, including Judy Carlick-Pearson. “The pull off is actually on the crest of a hill

that is blind on both sides. I’ve seen ferry traffic and terminal traffic flying over that hill,” she said.

Councillor Gina Garon was unimpressed council was hearing about the idea for the first time after the project was well underway.

“I’m shocked… I would’ve liked to know about this a month ago… I would’ve liked to have more input,” Garon said.

Councillor Anna Ashley expressed concerns on signage cost, and questioned why the province isn’t footing the cost to create one and have it installed.

Dan Rodin, acting city manager, informed council the province would pay for its own sign installed, and the City doesn’t have to put one up. Rodin explained the City had an opportunity to put their own up, with a directional sign informing visitors of interesting areas of the community.

Council decided to direct staff to seek potential supporters of the creation of a sign, with no plans of putting money toward it.


Sunken Gardens falls under City’s umbrella

The City of Prince Rupert is now the umbrella group for the Prince Rupert Garden Club’s Sunken Gardens project after a request by Andrée Fawcett supervisor of the project, was accepted by council. The group is working to do a large electrical and irrigation project at Sunken Gardens, and already has $2,500 confirmed funding from BC Hydro for the project.

To be able to access funding from various sources it otherwise would not be able to, the club needed to fall under a government entity.

People are also now able to make donation to City, which the City would give to the club for improvements to Sunken Gardens.

Property declared a nuisance

The owner of a home located on 7th Avenue East, and two old vehicles has been asked to have the structure and cars removed, or else the City will do it at the owner’s expense. After receiving complaints about the state of the home, and derelict vehicles on the property, city staff sent a letter to the owner just under one year ago requesting something be done. The owner was informed of complaints a second time, yet still has not addressed the issue. A fire occurred at the home in 2010 causing structural damage and extensive smoke damage, with all windows of the home being boarded up. Two non-running vehicles are also parked on the property. The estimated cost to have the structure wrecked and removed is $40,000, but could change significantly depending on the results of the mandatory asbestos survey.

Butzee Rapids improvements

Prince Rupert Mayor Jack Mussallem informed Rupertites that updates are being done to Butzee Rapid trail’s walkways and bridges.

Antenna at NWCC accepted

The City has allowed an antenna to be erected at Northwest Community College for the purposes of research and communication. The antenna is a receiver, not a transmitter, therefore no worries about emissions or effects on health of those in the area. The tower has climbing guards prevent anyone from attempting to climb the structure. The tower antenna will improve wireless communication in the area, and will monitor nighttime flying mammals’ behaviour in a bat box with cameras. the tower’s use may not be changed to a transmitter without permission from the City.

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BY SHAUN THOMASPRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Dancers from around Prince Rupert made their way to Prince George last week for the Prince George Dance Festival, and came home with a number of top prizes.

The festival ran from March 16 to March 20 and included studios from communities like Prince Rupert, Terrace, Quesnel and Prince George. Below are individual Prince Rupert performers who topped their category:

Lyrical Solo – 9 years1st Place – Karlie Fudger (Dance Academy )

Lyrical Solo – 12 years1st Place – Gillian Jardim (Spectrum City Dance)

Variety Solo – 13 years1st Place – Aoife Tighe (Spectrum City Dance)

Variety Solo – 15 years1st Place – Jessica Bruce (Spectrum City Dance)

TROPHY Classical Ballet Solo – 11 years

1st Place – Gillian Jardim (Spectrum City Dance) TROPHY

Variety Solo – 10 years 1st Place – Samantha Budnisky (Dance Academy

Variety Solo – 12 years 1st Place – Hailey Cox (Spectrum City Dance)

Cultural Specific Solo – 12 years & Under1st Place – Emily Cavin (Spectrum City Dance)

TROPHYClassical Ballet Solo – 13 years

1st Place –Tylie Wong (Spectrum City Dance-Prince Rupert)

Acrobatic Duo – 18 years & Under1st Place –Hanna McGovern & Sara McGovern (Dance

Academy ) Modern/Contemporary Duo – 15 & 16 years

1st Place –Justina Vendittelli & Jessica Bruce (Spectrum City Dance)

Lyrical Solo – 13 years 1st Place –Aoife Tighe (Spectrum City Dance)

TROPHY Lyrical Solo 16 years

1st Place – Hannah Shaira Cam (Spectrum City Dance) Jazz Solo - 12 years

1st Place –Katrina Duong (Spectrum City Dance) TROPHY

Demi Character Solo – 6 years & under 1st Place – Malie Whiting (Dance Academy)

Demi Character Solo – 11 years1st Place – Gianna Evans (Dance Academy)

Demi Character Solo – 12 years1st Place – Gillian Jardim (Spectrum City Dance)

Acrobatic Solo – 12 years & under1st Place – Karlie Fudger (Dance Academy)

Tap Solo - 16 years 1st Place – Hannah-Shaira Cam (Spectrum City Dance)

TROPHY Song & Dance Duo – 10 years & Under

1st Place – Karlie Fudger & Lola Clouthier (Dance Academy ) TROPHY

Song & Dance Duo – 16 years & Under 1st Place – Navi Nanan & Jennifer Garcia (Dance

Academy ) Song & Dance Solo – 9 years

1st Place –Zosia Stevenson (Spectrum City Dance) TROPHY

Tap Solo 13 - years1st Place – Tylie Wong (Spectrum City Dance)

Tap Solo – 12 years1st Place – Katrina Doung (Spectrum City Dance)

Jazz Solo – 9 years 1st Place – Karlie Fudger (Dance Academy )

Junior Choreography – 15 & Under1st Place – Isobel LeBlanc (Spectrum City Dance)

TROPHYThe dancers also found first place finishes with group

performances. Below are just some of the first place finishes.

Large Group Variety – 12 & Under1st Place – Hotel Transylvania (Dance Academy )

Large Group Variety – 10 & Under1st Place – Rumour in St. Petersburg (Spectrum City

Dance)Large Group Hip Hop – 12 & Under

1st Place – More (Dance Academy )Large Group Jazz – 8 & Under

1st Place – Escapade (Dance Academy )Large Group Jazz – 10 & Under

1st Place – Raindrops (Spectrum City Dance) TROPHYLarge Group Jazz – 12 & Under

1st Place – Hearts Connected (Spectrum City Dance)Large Group Demi-Character 8 & Under

1st Place – Treasure Island (Dance Academy )Large Group Demi-Character 10 & Under

1st Place – Casting A Spell (Dance Academy )Large Group Demi-Character 12 & Under

1st Place – Following the Crane (Dance Academy )Large Group Demi-Character 16 & Under

1st Place – Poulet Lake (Spectrum City Dance) TROPHY

Cultural Specific Small Group – 18 years & Under1st Place – Rinnce (Spectrum City Dance) TROPHY

Large Group Modern/Contemporary – 12 & Under1st Place – Skyfall (Dance Academy)

Large Group Lyrical – 12 years & Under1st Place – Grace (Spectrum City Dance) TROPHY

Small Group Jazz – 16 years & Under1st Place –Eartha (Spectrum City Dance)The full list of winners can be found at http://

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Shaun Thomas / The Northern ViewRoss McNish prepares to drive one down the fi rst fairway on Monday morning. The warm weather and sunshine meant the golf season got underway a little early this year, with golfers fl ocking to the course over the long weekend for some spring time tee-offs. While work continues on the No. 9 green, to create a more level surface, the remaining greens are in play

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Hobey Baker runningBY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Despite finishing in the Top 10 of fan voting for the prestigious Hobey Baker Award, the top individual prize in NCAA hockey, Prince Rupert’s Frank Slubowski will not be among those vying for the title.

Slubowski finished seventh in the popular vote when it wrapped up last month, Slubowki was noticeably absent when the judges released the list of finalists. No reason was given by the judges for the omission.

Slubowski stared every game for the University of Western Michigan Broncos, finishing with a 19-11-8 record, a 2.00 goals against average and a .918 save percentage.

That was enough to give the Broncos a bye in the first round of the playoffs, but the team saw their playoff hopes dashed when the University of Michigan swept the series with a 4-3 opening

game win and a 5-1 victory in the second game.

With this season now in the books, Slubowski will be seeing some new competition next year as the Broncos move from the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) to the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). That conference includes teams like Miami University, the University of Denver, the University of Nebraska, the University of Minnesota, the University of North Dakota and more.

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Shames Mountain closing this weekend

Two big events taking placeBY SHAUN THOMAS PRINCE RUPERT / The Northern View

Skiiers and snowboarders have one more shot to take to Shames Mountain before it closes for the season.

The last weekend on the slopes will take place this Saturday and Sunday, and My Mountain Co-op members have two big events planned to mark the closure of the mountain.

On Sunday, Loaded Sports will host its annual Throwdown quarter-pipe competition from

9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. A waiver and helmets are required to participate.

On Sunday the new owners of the hill will carry on the tradition of years past with the Slush Cup. The goal of the event is to ski or board across a 45-foot long pool of slushy water at the bottom of the hill. The Slush Cup will happen at 4 p.m. on the bunny hill, and will be the last event.

The closure of Shames is taking place on the same weekend as last year.

Frank Slubowski.

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Brucejack Gold Mine ProjectPublic Comments Invited

As part of the strengthened and modernized Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) put in place to support the government's Responsible Resource Development Initiative, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has commenced a federal environmental assessment for the proposed Brucejack Gold Mine Project located in British Columbia on March 26, 2013. The Agency invites the public to comment on which aspects of the environment may be a�ected by this project and what should be examined during the environmental assessment.

The public can review and comment on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Guidelines, a document that identi�es the potential environmental e�ects to be taken into consideration and the information and analysis that needs to be included in the proponent's EIS.

Pretium Resources Inc. is proposing the construction, operation and decommission-ing of a gold-silver underground mine located approximately 65 km north-northwest of Stewart, B.C. The proposed project would produce approximately 16 million tonnes of mineralized material at a rate of up to 2,700 tonnes per day over a minimum 16-year mine life.

Written comments must be submitted by April 25, 2013 to:

Brucejack Gold Mine Project Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency410-701 Georgia StreetVancouver BC V7Y 1C6Telephone: 604-666-2431 Fax: [email protected]

To view the draft EIS Guidelines or for more information, visit the Agency’s website at www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca (registry reference number 80034). All comments received will be considered public. Copies of the draft EIS Guidelines are also available for viewing at the following locations:

Consistent with the transparency and public engagement elements of CEAA 2012, this is the second of four opportunities for Canadians to comment on this project. Following this comment period, the Agency will �nalize and issue the EIS Guidelines to the proponent. An application period for participant funding and a future public comment period related to the EIS will be announced later.

Projects subject to CEAA 2012 are assessed using a science-based approach. If the project is permitted to proceed to the next phase, it will continue to be subject to Canada’s strong environmental laws, rigorous enforcement and follow-up, and increased �nes.

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Trout now catch and release only in Skeena regionBY ROD LINK North Coast / Black Press

Starting this fishing season, Skeena-area anglers will no longer be allowed to harvest any Dolly Varden or bull trout caught in area streams.

The provincial Department of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources (DFLNO) released its 2013-2015 fishing regulations last week, and they’ve locked in place a proposal made public late last year to move to catch and release only for trout and char caught in Skeena-area streams. The keeping of trout and char caught in area lakes is still permitted.

“Trout/char quotas from Skeena streams have been revised. It is now prohibited to retain Dolly Varden or bull trout from any stream in the Skeena Region. One rainbow trout or cutthroat trout 30 cm or larger per day may be retained from Skeena Region streams from July 1-Oct. 31, however from Nov. 1-June 30 all trout from streams must be released to protect populations during particular vulnerable overwintering, spawning and post-spawning periods,” reads the new regulation guide.

The proposal was released quietly just prior to Christmas last year, resulting in anglers charging the period for public commenting was too short, that a small proportion of anglers had an unfair proportion of influence, and that it would violate traditions of parents teaching their children how to catch, dress, and cook fish.

The DFLNO ended up accepting public comments beyond the initial commenting period.

The proposal “really originated from proposals in Terrace at our angling advisory committee meeting, where people said we’re not seeing larger trout and char in the Kalum, Lakelse and the Copper River like we used to. If you go north or places where there isn’t much out there, then you start to see lots, and large fish, but not so much in and around [the Terrace area],” said Smithers-based fisheries biologist Mark Beere earlier this year, noting a precautionary approach is necessary because there simply aren’t enough fisheries officials to assess each and every stream.

The proposal also cited worries that

increased industrial development would harm fish habitats and lead to over-fishing.

Vancouver Island and Peace-Omineca have similar bans in place.

A petition by those opposed to the regulation change was circulated around the Terrace area during the

first few months of the year. The local BCWF chapter sent a letter to DFLNO minister Steve Thomson urging him to reconsider the proposal and both Terrace city council and the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine wrote letters of opposition, as well.

Anglers will no longer be able to keep Dolly Varden or bull trout caught in streams in the Skeena Region.

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ContributedA tug and barge caught fire Saturday just outside of the Prince Rupert Harbour. Michael Gurney, manager of corporate communications for the Prince Rupert Port Authority, confirmed that the Alaska-bound ship radioed in that a number of containers were on fire. Two Smit Marine tugs were dispatched to hose down the flames. The Prince Rupert Port Authority did offer the port as a refuge for the ship, but the captain determined everything was under control and the vessel continued on to Alaska. Reports indicate up to 12 containers were damaged in the fire.

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Parties release platforms

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As the NDP widens its lead over the governing B.C. Liberal Party in a new poll, the B.C. Conservatives and B.C. Green Party are hoping an early rollout of their policy platforms will help their support grow.

An Angus Reid Public Opinion poll released Thursday showed the NDP the choice of 48 per cent of decided voters, up one point since February. The B.C. Liberals were down three points to 28 per cent of decided voters. The B.C. Conservatives and B.C. Greens were both up slightly in voter intention, tied at 11 per cent support. The poll surveyed 809 B.C. adults March 18 and 19, claiming a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 per cent.

The B.C. Conservative platform promises the elimination of the five-year-old carbon tax on fossil fuels. and pledges balance budgets. It decries low health care spending relative to other provinces, and calls for an increase in justice system budgets.

The Green Party’s platform contains many promises, from creating “green-collar jobs” to doubling B.C.’s park area over the next 100 years. It lacks costing for costly policies, including 24-hour medical clinics in rural areas and replacing income assistance with a “guaranteed liveable income”.

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Players from across the northwest came to Prince Rupert to compete in a Kaijudo competition late last month.

Prince Rupert game shop Good Times Games hosted one of the largest events in its five year history over the March 16 weekend as players gathered from town and even Haida Gwaii to play in a Kaijudo collectable card game premiere.

43 players came to play in what has quickly become one of the most popular games at the shop, Kaijudo is a collectable card game where players build decks and then compete head to head against one another. Good Times hosted boys, girls and adults as young as five, and some over 40 over the weekend.

Organizers were excited to announce that the shop was selected to be one of only 24 game stores in North America to host the Kaijudo Master Challenge. The winner and second place finisher of the challenge will then be invited to play in the Shattered

Alliance Kaijudo Championship to be played between the top 48 players this fall in Washington.

“It is such a huge honour to be selected to host this event. We have never had the chance to run an event of this magnitude and to be such a small town competing with places like Edmonton and Vancouver and still be selected shows our dedication and effort to gaming in our town,” said Rob Gruber, co-owner of Good Times Games

Exciting news for Prince Rupert and entire North Coast of B.C., the big event will take place sometime in May or June this year. Good Times expects the turnout for this event to potentially run over 100 players with players coming from as Victoria and Alberta for a chance to win entry into the Championship that will be taking place in the fall.

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EASTER FUN IN PRINCE RUPERT

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With two egg hunts in two days, there was plenty to keep kids in Prince Rupert busy this Easter weekend. Clockwise from top left: Lacey Clark, 5, was decked out in bunny ears and face-paint for the Rotary Easter Egg Hunt at Mariner’s Park on Saturday; Kids rush down the hall of the jim Ciccone Civic Centre as the Easter Egg Hunt gets underway on Sunday morning; Jack McLean, 3, sits on the grass to unwrap one of the chocolates contained in the plastic egg; Margaret Carlson, 6, looks on as Nathan Ramin counts out her eggs; Jared McMillan, 5, holds up all the treats he received in exchange for the eggs he collected.

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BY TODD HAMILTON HAIDA GWAII - The Northern View

The B.C. government and the Haida Nation have joined forces to establish an integrated, collaborative and co-ordinated approach to natural resource compliance and enforcement activities in Haida Gwaii.

The compliance and enforcement delivery model was implemented on April 2. It will streamline compliance and enforcement procedures in Haida Gwaii and ensure that the islands’ natural resource priorities are fully considered when conducting inspection and

enforcement activities. These priorities will be directly managed by a core group of B.C. government compliance and enforcement staff and the Council of Haida Nation.

The new structure recognizes the need to incorporate the interests and priorities of two governments — the Haida Nation and the B.C. government — to address common concerns in Haida Gwaii.

Responsibility for enforcing natural resource-related provincial laws and regulations is currently shared among several government agencies, including the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

Once the new system is in place, the team will be led by a member of the Conservation Officer Service based in Haida Gwaii. The rest of the team will be made up of natural resource officers from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and a member of the Haida Nation.

BY TODD HAMILTON HAIDA GWAII - The Northern View

The contract for the site preparation work for the Queen Charlotte/Haida Gwaii Hospital Replacement project has been awarded to Naikoon Contracting Limited.

Naikoon began site preparation work began on Monday and is expected to be finished by the end of summer.

“It is great news that site preparation activities will be getting underway soon so that hospital construction can begin this summer,” said Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid. “A new hospital and health-centre project will provide better care for families on Haida Gwaii as well as a better environment for the dedicated health professionals who work here.”

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CBC.ca screenshotHaida Gwaii was thrust onto the national stage on March 29 as the CBC’s Fifth Estate presented Iron Man, a 45-minute look into the ocean fertilization project that took place last summer. The program spoke to project backers, like Old Massett Chief Councillor Ken Rae and opponents, like Dalhousie University professor John Cullen. Russ George, the primary promoter of the project, declined to comment in the telecast. The show can be found at CBC.ca. For more reaction to ocean fertilization off Haida Gwaii, see Page B2.

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Naikoon Contracting Limited is a North Vancouver based contracting company. Currently, the company is constructing the new Masset airport terminal building.

“I am very pleased and look forward to seeing activity beginning on the site of the new Queen Charlotte/Haida Gwaii Hospital,” said Carol Kulesha, Village of Queen Charlotte mayor and North West Regional Hospital District vice-chair.

“This is another important step forward to complete the project in 2015.”

Site preparation work will include protection for the existing hospital and health centre, setting up site accesses for construction crews, and preparing the site for the new facility. The temporary health clinic renovation project is proceeding as a separate component.

“Completing site preparation work will ensure the design-build team selected to deliver the project will be able to get to work on-site shortly after the contract is awarded this summer,” said Shelia Gordon-Payne, Northern Health northwest health service administrator.

As site preparation is in progress, the competitive selection process to select the successful design-build team for the hospital project continues. The request for proposals was issued to the three shortlisted teams in December 2012 and the selection of a preferred proponent and contract award is anticipated late spring 2013.

Construction is scheduled to begin this summer and be completed in fall 2015.

The Queen Charlotte/Haida Gwaii hospital replacement project was announced by government on April 12, 2012. The total capital cost of the project is estimated at $50 million.

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Hospital to open in 2015 Ocean fertilization backlash

Editor:Unlike other scientific attempts to

reduce carbon and save our atmosphere from the dreaded four-degree temperature increase; ocean fertilization has been quickly taken off the table.

Specifically, ocean fertilization is the act of dumping foreign nutrients into the ocean to create a rapid growth of phytoplankton, also know as the grass of the ocean. Phytoplankton is the food for a number of species. British Columbia salmon are an important global and local consumer of phytoplankton. There are two different types of ocean fertilization, micronutrient and macronutrient. Micronutrient refers to adding iron to parts of the ocean that are high in nutrients but low in chlorophyll in hopes to increase the ocean uptake of carbon dioxide via phytoplankton. This theory has never been proven to be completely accurate. Phytoplankton blooms have occurred, but there has yet to be noticeable differences in carbon capture, which is the goal. Although much research has proven carbon capture effective in laboratories, it becomes significantly more difficult in an ocean setting.

The large oceanic scale makes setting controls unrealistic, thus causality cannot be determined. Macronutrient fertilization is a similar process except nitrogen is used. Some believe that by increasing the levels of nitrogen in the ocean there will be algal growth and capture of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Macronutrient fertilization has not been studied thoroughly enough to be attempted on any sort of scale, the downstream ecological effects adding nitrogen could lead to a drop in other important ocean macronutrients such as

phosphorus and silicon.In the case of Haida Gwaii an

archipelago of the coast of British Columbia, the Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation placed 100 metric tonnes of iron sulfate in the ocean. Other than the fact that this action was incredibly dangerous, it also could turn out to be illegal. According to the London Protocol signed by Canada and 86 other countries in 1975 deems any deliberate dumping of waste or foreign materials into the ocean as pollution. If a party would like to conduct scientific research in this field they must go through a process outlined by the London Protocol, in the Haida case no such attempt was taken to deem it as for science.

An important point of clarification must be made to understand why this exact case is getting international recognition. Scientists involved in studying the effects of ocean fertilization have looked at it from a carbon capture point of view. So, when research is done the end goal is to take carbon out of the atmosphere and sink it to the bottom of the ocean. Since there has been little to no evidence of this phenomena taking place, dumping any amount of iron into the ocean has been deemed illegal. In the Haida case it was not for scientific research on carbon capture, which is clear by who sponsored the endeavor, the Haida Salmon Restoration Corporation.

The London Protocol clearly states that any amount of dumping for commercial gains is forbidden, which could mean one of two things, did the group organizing this not do their homework or did they choose to ignore international regulations? These questions are the leading points in investigating what will happen next and how to stop, as Peter Kent the Environment Minister put it “rogue science”.

Unfortunately the anger and frustration has not be focused on the group responsible but the island as a whole. This became evident at the recent community meeting in Skidegate on March 5 where many community members voiced their concerns of being personally responsible for the dump. When in reality the fertilization attempt was organized by a group 100km away in Masset. The meeting was organized around Paul Mooney of the ETC group who arrived on the island to attempt to clarify what Ocean Fertilization is and help with working out a “next step”. Mooney concluded his talk with some final words on where to go from here.

He believes, and the audience seemed to accept, that whether this turns into a great success or epic failure that the members of these communities must be on the forefront of advocacy against this type of “rogue science.”

Jack Satzewich

“The anger and frustration has not been focused on the group responsible but the island as a whole.”

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APRIL 4: The Kaien Island Slo-Pitch League’s is holding a gen-eral meeting @ 7 pm in the Raven Rm of the Civic Centre. Interested in joining, please attend. For more information check out KISL page on Facebook.

APRIL 6: The First United Church Garage Sale will be held 8:30 to noon. All donations wel-come.

APRIL 10: “Strengthening Fami-lies Together” is a free education course teaching about mental illness and their treatments in a supportive environment. Increase your ability to cope & support your loved one. Develop your communication skills, self-care strategies and advocacy skills. Registration required. For more information, call Noreen @ Men-tal Health Family Resource Cen-tre 1-800-326-7877 or email [email protected].

APRIL 13: P.R. Skating Club presents Ice Gala 2013 at Jim Cic-cone Arena @ 7 pm, doors open 6:30 pm. Come out and support your skaters of all ages and at all levels. Tickets avail. at Oceanside Sports and at the door.

APRIL 14: Gideon Festival of Praise @ 7:00 pm in Salva-tion Army Community Church 25 - Greenville Crt, Pr. Rupert, BC. Guest speaker Rev. Jason Haggstrom of St. Andrews Angli-can Church. Special music, excit-ing updates about Gideon Interna-tion activities. Everyone welcome! For info Norm @ 250-624-8237

APRIL 14: Prince Rupert Half Marathon and 8k Road Race. En-try forms at www.rupertrunners.com or Farwest Sports. Contact Dave 250-624-9541

APRIL 28: The North Coast Art-ists Co-op will be holding its AGM at the Ice House Gallery, 190 - 215 Cow Bay Rd in Prince Rupert @ 11:00 a.m. For info 250-624-4546

MAY 5: 12: BC Annual Dance Competition @ Lester Center of the Arts. Entry deadline Feb. 15. For further information call 250-627-7892.

MAY 11: Seniors Centre (Pr. Rupert) Spring Tea & Bazaar @ 11am to 1pm. Call 250-627-1900

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Conversational Spanish: Drop In to PR Library Multi Purpose Rm - 7 PM Second and Fourth Wednesday of Month

Canadian Cancer Society Daf-fodil Bloom Sales. Pre order only before Mar. 20. Delivery Fri, April 5. Call Judy 250-624-3913 (eve)

Prince Rupert Alcoholics Anon-ymous: If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s ours. Prince Rupert A.A, 250-627-1119

Al-Anon Meetings starting April 2, 2013 will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 233 4th Ave. East in basement. Tuesdays @ 8pm. All are welcome. For more information 250-627-4899

Girl Guide Annual Plant Sale!Plants delivered in time for Moth-er’s Day (May 9th) See princeru-pert.plants4nonpro� t.com/ or drop by the Totem Lodge before April 26 to place your order.

The Prince Rupert Breast Can-cer Support Group would like to invite any woman living with cancer to attend our monthly lun-cheons which take place the third Saturday of every month at 12:00 @ the Crest Hotel.

Prince Rupert Regional Com-munity Foundation’s Commu-nity Grant Applications are now being accepted to be awarded in 2013. Deadline for submissions is MARCH 31, 2013. Application packages available on our website: http://www.prfoundatiion.ca/. Our mailing address is Box 66, Prince Rupert, BC, V8J 3P4

Genealogy Club meets every � rst Tuesday at the Family History Centre on Pr. Rupert Blvd. Phone Josie 250-624-3279

The Prince Rupert & Dist. Hos-pice Society is sponsoring “Jour-ney through Grief”, a nine week program of information and sup-port for Adults dealing with the death of a loved one. The program runs 2-3 times per year and the next one is February 20 - April 17, 2013 consecutive Wednesday eve. Please call 250-622-6204 for more information or to pre-register.

Space is limited.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Light-house Harbour Ministries wishes to extend a special thank you to all who have so generously supported Lighthouse Harbour Ministries in 2012. Drop on over through-out January between 5-9 pm any Wednesday; meet our volunteer staff and sailors visiting the center from all over the world. 245 - 3rd Ave. Prince Rupert. 250-624-6724.

Canadian Cancer Society is looking for volunteers to help with the daffodil campaign in April. Please contact Judy Rea at 250-624-3913 for more details.

Friendship House of Prince Ru-pert Hosts: AamaGoot_Power Puff Girlz Club (ages 7-12), Tues-days 3pm - 5pm, 3rd � oor meeting rm. AamaGoot Women’s Carv-ing “Learn to Carve” Wednesday eve. 6pm - 9pm, Main level-back entrance. AamaGoot Ladyz Club (18yrs +), Learn new artistic de-signs through sewing, beading, etc. Saturdays 1pm - 4pm, 3rd � oor meeting rm. Contact Carol Doolan @ Friendship House 250-627-1717, ext. 64 for more infor-mation.

Kaien Anti-Poverty Society is seeking persons interested in be-coming members of a group who wish to make positive changes for those living below the poverty line. For more info, call KAPS 250-627-5277, leave message.

Cornerstone MB Church: Cof-fee mornings @ 202-6th Ave. W. Tue & Wed 10am - noon, Sunday Celebration 10:30 every week. All are welcome! 250-627-1033

TOPS (Take off pounds sensibly)Prince Rupert meets Monday eve-nings in the basement of the Fel-lowship Baptist Church - 651-7th Ave. East. Weigh-in 6:30, meeting at 7:00. For more information call Lucille 250-624-2777.

School District 52 Band Pro-gram is looking for donations of band instruments! Help us bring music to all students by donat-ing that trumpet you have in your basement or the saxophone in your coat closet! If you have a band in-strument that no one is playing, please call School District of� ce @ 250-627-6717 for pick up.

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Experience the wonder of living in the gorgeous setting of BC’s northwest coast. This majestic “City of Rainbows” abounds with natural beauty. A historic City with a current population of 14,000 and yearly influx of 250,000 visitors, Prince Rupert is a working sea port with a bustling waterfront and charming heritage buildings. Housing value for money spent is extremely positive. Ocean views and all the amenities for quality living are at hand. As one of the world’s larg-est and technologically advanced shipping ports, millions of dollars in grain, coal and lumber are exported through the Port of Prince Rupert every year. Prince Rupert is also anticipating rapid economic expansion over the next ten (10) years.

The City of Prince Rupert is seeking an innovative and positive individual for the position of Chief Financial Officer. Reporting to the City Manager, this position directs the overall operation of the Financial Services Department and advises the City Manager on financial and economic matters relating to the long term financial health of the municipality.

As a key member of the senior management team, you will be responsible for the statutory duties of the financial officer as described under the Community Charter/Local Government Act and will spearhead innovative funding strate-gies and solutions to complex problems. The CFO will provide leadership in the areas of financial statement preparation; budget preparation; risk management; and, financial analysis.

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Rupert Square Mall is currently looking for dedicated, hard, working individuals with a valid security licence and first aid ticket to join our team as a Security Guard / Janitor.

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Seasonal Quality Control Lab Assistant (May 20 to Aug 30)Requirements: High school Diploma, preferably with science and math credits. Valid drivers license. Good organizational skills. Familiarity with the fishing industry and working towards a post-secondary education in the sciences would be an asset.

Job Duties: Reporting to the QC Manager this non-union position is responsible for doing paperwork evaluation, plant audits and microbiology lab testing. Driving to and from other CFC facilities will be required. BCIT retort process training will be provided. Please send Resume with two references to:Canadian Fishing CompanyOceanside Plant 181 George Hills WayPrince Rupert, BC Fax: 250-624-4793Email: [email protected]

PRC – Prince Rupert Constructors, the Principal Contractor for the Road, Rail and Utility Corridor (RRUC) project on Ridley Island (zones 1,3,4 and 5) , is looking to hire local personnel to fill these key positions:

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POSITION SUMMARYReports to Mayor and Council. The Band Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day management of Lax Kw’alaams Band Council’s operations. The Band Administrator is responsible for the financial management and support to the Council, its committees and agencies. The Band Administrator is responsible for coordinating the activities of all employees to ensure efficient delivery of public services approved by the Council.

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250-600-6206Merchandise for Sale

AuctionsAUCTION SALE

Saturday, May 11, 2013at 10 a.m. Decker Lake Hall.

Large selection of good furni-ture. Large dining room set, patio furniture, antiques & col-lectable’s. Limited edition prints. Large commercial freezer. Snowblower, tools, tack, vehicles and equipment.

For more information:Richie at (250) 698-7377

or (250) 698-7351Watch future papers for

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AuctionsANTIQUES, FURNISHINGS

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Sale conducted on behalfof several Estates

SALE 1April 20, 2013 Saturday @

10:00 am. Francois Lake Hall, Francois Lake, B.C. South of Burns Lake @ Intersection of Hwy 35 south & Colleymount

Road.ANTIQUES: The sale will have some of the nicest an-tique furnishings ever offered by us at auction. We have a beautiful selection of large an-tique furnishings such as: Ta-bles, sete, couch, sideboards, piano stool w/ bear claw feet, end tables, side tables, curio cabinets, grandfather clock, buffet, bedroom suites, dining room suites, marble top satin wood wash stand, antique oak table 6 chairs, buffet & hutch suite, misc. antique dining room chairs and other occa-sional chairs. This sale will have a beautiful selection of Victorian & Eastlake antiques and other beautiful antique Oak & Mahogany furnishings. ANTIQUE HORSE GEAR: There is a very large selection of antique horse gear that in-cludes sleigh bells, spreaders, scotch tops, bridles, and hames etc. NATIVE & TRADI-TIONAL ART: Nice selection of native art including hides, drums, face masks, leather art & clothing, moccasins, pad-dles (exact items will be post-ed on the website). HOUSE HOLD & MISC COL-LECTABLE’S: Very large se-lection of hockey, baseball & football cards, clocks, lamps, candelabra’s, brass, pewter, wrought iron collectable’s, plate ware, glassware, china & vases, sword, coal oil lamps, very old antique leather horse collectable, violin, banjo. Sale will include a few modern fur-nishings, deep freeze, fridge & furnishings. ANTIQUE TOOLS & MISC: Antique tools, an-tique survey transit, large an-tique brass gold scale in glass cabinet, antique bamboo fl y rod.This Sale has a large & excel-lent selection of antiques & collectable’s. This is a partial listing, so look for future adver-tising as there are more items & consignments to come. Please view website for pic-tures of exact items and a list of all of our scheduled auc-tions. Consignments welcome! If you would like to consign any items contact Mikes Auc-tion.Condition of Sale. Terms: Cash & cheque with identifi ca-tion, sorry no credit cards. Items are as is condition ~ not responsible for accidents.There will be a concession on Site.

SALE 2INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY,

EQUIPMENT & TOOLAUCTION

May 25, 2013 Saturday @ 10:00 am. Topley Garage, To-pley, B.C. Intersection of Hwy 16 & Hwy 118 to Granisle.

SALE 3ANTIQUES, FURNISHINGS

& COLLECTIBLES AUCTIONJune 8th, Saturday @ 10:00 am. George Dawson Motor Inn, Banquet Room, Dawson Creek, B.C.Any question Please Contact:

Mike Steinebach

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Egon Steinebach@ (250) 694-3319 orCell (250) 570- 2055

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Garage SalesPR: Sat. April 6 @ 8am - 10am, 140 Montgomery Rd. Household items, tools, tool bench, compressor.

Heavy Duty Machinery

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CHOCOLATE LAB PUPS for sale. 5 males and 3 fe-males ready to go by May 12 $550 each. Call (250) 847-4203 or (250) 643-0358.

HOME PHONE reconnect. Toll Free 1-866-287-1348 Cell Phone Accessories Catalogue Everyone Welcome To Shop Online at: www.homephonereconnect.caHOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/news-paper?PR: NordicTrack - TR610 Bike, $250; Weider Home Gym, $250; Free Spirit Tread-mill, $750; Free Spirit Elliptical Stepper, $750; SkiiDrill Portable Post Driver c/w 9 hp Honda Power Pak + 20’ Hyd. hoses & 2” + 3” Pipe adaptors, $3,250; Pump jac scaffold sys-tem c/w 30’ poles, 6 mount brackets, 18” x 24’ Alum. plank etc, $2500; Blue 6.5’ Canopy - fi ts 2005 GMC p/u, $450; 4 only 16” x 8 Stud rims - fi t GMC 3/4 T truck.

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Misc. WantedLocal Coin Collector Buying Collections, Accumulations, Olympic Gold & Silver Coins + Coin Guy: 778-281-0030

Real Estate

For Sale By OwnerP.R. 1723 India, 68 x 100’ Lot, 4bdrm, 2bth; in-law-suite; ap-pliances incl; Asking $272,000. Lve msg 250-627-6571.

Houses For SalePR: Compact 3 bdrm home close to Civic Centre. Elec. heat, 2 baths. $99,000. Call 250-627-1414 for more infor-mation.

Pt Ed: For rent or sale. This 3 bedroom home is heated with electric and offers room to spare. The lot is 120 ft long and is located 2 min. from boat dock. Asking $95,000 or $900/mo for rent. Call Lynn at Randall North Real Estate services at 250-627-1414 or visit Prince-Rupert-Real-Estate.com

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RETIRE IN Beautiful Southern BC, Brand New Park. Af-fordable Housing. COPPER RIDGE. Manufactured Home Park, New Home Sales. Kere-meos, BC. Spec home on site to view. Please call 250-462-7055. www.copperridge.ca

Other AreasAMERICA’S BEST Buy! 20 acres, only $99/mo! $0 down, no credit checks, money back guarantee. Owner fi nancing. West Texas, beautiful moun-tain views! Free color brochure 1-800-755-8953.www.sunsetranches.com

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Apt/Condo for RentPR: 2 bdrm suite in secure building offering gym & sauna. Suitable for working couple. Avail April 1. $700/mo. Call Randall North 250-627-1414, 9am - 5pm

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1123-1137 Borden StreetAdult-oriented.

Quiet location with harbour view.

Heat and hot water included. Minutes walking to

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1, 2, or 3 bedroom suites. Some furnished. Prince Rupert

250-624-5800

ROOSEVELT HEIGHTS

APARTMENTS3 bedroom apartments.

Heat and hot water included.

No smoking. No pets

$730 per month.

References required.

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Homes for RentPR: 3 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath, park-ing, Pets negotiable, N/S. Ref. req. DD. 778-884-1457PR: Seven bdrm, 2 bath home located in dwntwn area. N/S. Ref. req. Avail Apr. 1. $1200/mo. Call Randall North 250-627-1414 to view.PR. THREE bedroom house for rent on Atlin Ave. Gas heat. $950. Monthly rent. Referenc-es. Two bedroom occupied suite in the basement. 250-627-8911.Pt. Ed: Furnished spacious 2 bdrm for rent; Ocean view, w/d incl. Suitable for working couple. $800/mo. Avail. now. Call 250-627-1414.

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Pt. Ed: 1,500 sq. ft 3bdrm, 2 bath home w/garage. N/P, N/S. $1250/mo. Avail May 1. Call Randall North 250-627-1414, 9am - 5pm

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Rooms Starting At $49/Daily, $279/Weekly, $799/Monthly,

Students $599/Monthly.All-Inclusive. 250-600-1680

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Legal Notice of Property Tax Sale SurplusPursuant to Section 416 of the Local Government Act, the City of Prince Rupert makes public notice of the following:

Name of Owner(s) to whom the surplus is payable: The Estate of Edmund and Margaret Bernhard Date surplus payable: September 26, 2012Amount payable: $3,604.04

If this surplus remains unclaimed 3 months after the date of this publication, it will be transferred to the administrator under the Unclaimed Property Act.

For more information please contact R. Holkestad, Finance Department at 250 627 0964.

City of Prince Rupert

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS

RE: ESTATE OF JOHN CHARLES ELLIS

also known as JOHM C. ELLIS

FORMERLY OF WRANGLELL

ALASKA, USA

Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of John Charles Ellsi also know as John C. Ellis, are hereby notified under Section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claim should be sent to the executor c/o the law firm of Silversides, Merrick & McLean, 217 Third Avenue West, P.O. Box 188, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, V8J 3P7 on or before May 21, 2013, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.

Transportation

Sport Utility Vehicle1999 Subaru Forester L AWD. 4dr hatchback. Red with tan interior. 5 spd, pw, pl, new AM/FM/CD, detachable hitch. 206K. Great condition. BC ve-hicle. Serviced locally. No ma-jor accidents. Stored in cov-ered parking. $3900. Call 250-600-4919 to view.

BoatsSkeena III barge – steel hull, length 47.27m, breadth 13.79m, depth 3.35m Marine Survey, Certifi cate of Regis-try to October 2015, Gross Tonnage 535, Contact Lee at 250 615 7591 or [email protected]

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