A warning on grain sales, BP's numbers get worse and not everyone's happy about the start of the World Cup, some of the financial items for Friday.
Globe and Mail-- Japan warns of Greece-like debt crisis
Globe and Mail-- Western wheat planting a washout
Globe and Mail-- Ontario to hold off on sale of GM stake
National Post-- Flaherty says Canada should boost public pension benefits
National Post-- Ottawa reveals options for telecom ownership
National Post-- BP preparing to defer dividend: report
Vancouver Sun-- Minister Blair Lekstrom quits B.C. cabinet in protest over HST
New York Times-- Punishing BP Is Harder Than Boycotting Its Stations
New York Times-- A More Subdued Day on Wall Street
New York Times-- U.S. Fury at BP Stirs Backlash Among British
USA Today-- Gulf businesses say BP aid on oil spill too slow
USA Today-- Hungary can survive debt crisis, prime minister says
Guardian UK online-- BP oil spill estimates double
Guardian UK online-- Chancellor in talks with Brussels over advance scrutiny of UK budget plans
Guardian UK online-- UK manufacturing sector suffers unexpected dip
Times online UK-- That’s enough ‘kicking ass’, Mr President
Times online UK-- BP needs to stay strong for everyone’s interest, says Cameron
Telegraph UK online-- Britons are increasingly fearful of an inflationary spiral
Telegraph UK online-- Doubt over Tory £6bn cuts plans
Telegraph UK online-- Gulf of Mexico oil spill: BP must remain stable, David Cameron tells chairman
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Anger over Asciano chief Mark Rowsthorn's reward
Melbourne Herald Sun-- BHP says mining tax should vary by mineral
Sydney Daily Telegraph-- Australian dollar up on world recovery hopes
People's Daily-- China's fiscal revenue rises 20.5 pct in May
People's Daily-- Progress, but still much to be improved
China Daily-- China to tackle yawning wealth gap by hiking minimum wage
China Daily-- Employers fear the World Cup
Times of India-- Syria bans import of 'substandard' Indian meat
Times of India-- India, China to grow wealthier faster than other nations
Friday, June 11, 2010
Blair Lekstrom deploys his parachute
The first sign of public internal dissent within the Liberal government of Gordon Campbell popped up on the radar today, as Energy, Mines and and Petroleum Resources Minister Blair Lekstrom announced his resignation from Campbell's cabinet. Lekstrom advised that he could no longer push ahead with a tax when people had raised so many concerns across the province.
The Premier accepted the Minister's resignation but said he plans to push ahead with his government's agenda to impose the much discussed and controversial initiative.
While he puts on his brave face in the midst of growing discontent over the plan, one thing seems rather clear the Liberal's have mishandled the file from the very beginning.
Unable to clearly outline the reason's behind their decision and how it will ultimately in their opinion benefit British Columbians.
Of even more concern for the Liberals however is the realization that perhaps they have been caught up in a backlash over past political decisions and impressions that they haven't always been transparent, nor accountable to the public.
It's perhaps some of those chickens that are coming home to roost on an item that Premier Campbell seems to have put his largest political push on of late.
With the Globe and Mail outlining a list of MLA's (one which included Minister Lekstrom) that could be in peril of that backlash and perhaps subject to recall, it will be with interest to see if the list of defectors from the Liberal path grows over the next few days and weeks.
Vancouver Sun-- Minister quits B.C. cabinet in protest over HST Read more
Vancouver Sun-- Campbell tells supporters he won't backtrack on HST
Globe and Mail-- B.C. Liberal resigns over HST
Globe and Mail-- Campbell asks for second chance to sell HST
CBC.ca-- B.C. cabinet minister quits over HST
CBC.ca-- HST sales job fell short, B.C. premier admits
Victoria Times Colonist-- B.C. Liberal cabinet minister resigns over HST
Podunk Below the Masthead (Thursday, June 10, 2010)
Education highlights Thursday's news items with School District 52 making some changes to its management listings and Lax Kw'alaams Academy finds itself in the midst of a unionisation drive and the Port of Prince Rupert celebrates its 2009 statistics. All part of Thursday's review of the news.
Daily News, front page, headline story
MAN ON A MISSION - 67 YEAR OLD CYCLIST TRAVELS OVER 19,000 KM -- Thursday's paper features an account of the travels of Don Ross, an Alaskan on a mission to Washingto D. C. and back to Alaska, cycling across the continent to share his message of global warming awareness.
Some background on the 25 year long process involved to create the Gwaii Haanas National Park on Haida Gwaii.
Energy giant Kinder Morgan, apparently quite aware of the backlash against Enbridge's Northern Gateway plans, offers up their vision of energy delivery to Asian markets and beyond, use of their own soon to be expanded pipeline which would see Alberta oil redirected to the south coast and their terminal facilities on the Lower mainland.
(Daily News archives for Thursday, June 10, 2010)
Man on a mission - 67 year old cyclist travels over 19,000 km
A park that goes into the ocean
Enbridge may have competition for pipeline
He’s gonna talk about fishing
Ticket purchasers beware
The Northern View
Net earnings climb 3,000 per cent for Prince Rupert Port Authority -- Some rewarding numbers for the Port of Prince Rupert as they outline their statistics for 2009 (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
SD #52 Assistant Superintendent taking leave of absence during 2010/2011 school year. -- Upper management moves once again bring the School District to the top of the news file (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
More School District 52 changes -- An outline of some of the changes ahead for 2010-11 in School District 52 (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Union Organizes at Lax Kw'alaams School -- Recent personnel decisions at the Lax Kw'alaams Academy and an apparent unionization drive at the school have some members of that community concerned about what is happening at their local school (see article here)
CBC News Northern BC, Daybreak North
Daybreak North is only posting selected items on their website now.
The most recently posted items can be found on the archive page for Daybreak North click here
Daily News, front page, headline story
Man on a mission - 67 year old cyclist travels over 19,000 km
By George T. Baker
Staff Writer
Prince Rupert Daily News
Thursday, June 10, 2010
He came to town on his bicycle, passing through with but six hours to spare and a message to share.
His name is Don Ross, a 67-year old – “though people say I’m ageless” – resident of Fairbanks, AK. He’s taken his Canadian-made Norco bike through some the toughest winter weather, some of the most challenging terrain and by the eyes of curious new friends on his trip to Washington, DC.
The back of his blue and yellow jacket reads “Burn fat, not oil” a message that is meant to resonate with North Americans during a time of increased awareness about personal health and environmental protection.
Ross, also known as “Peace Rider,” biked through Prince Rupert last week, the last of his Canadian visits, adding one more town along his 19,312-kilometre trek from Alaska to Washington, D.C. and back.
“I started out a young man,” he said, joking beneath his snow-coloured hair and his finely wrinkled forehead.
He rides to raise awareness about global warming. But he picked a heck of a time of year to do so. Beginning last October, he had been riding through sleet, snow, winds that howled at him, weather that dipped below bearable, and sharing his story with as many media members as he could – from little newspapers in Hinton Alberta to larger print in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Ross is a bit worn out. However, there was a point to this madness.
“The reason I started out in October was to make an extreme trip to draw attention to myself and to speak about reigning in fossil fuels - so that we can break our addiction to them and create an orderly transition to green energy,” explained Ross.
Ross made his way to Washington and met with Alaskan Senators Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski. It was an opportunity for him to have a frank discussion with state leaders about why they need to make Global Climate Change a priority on the Senate floor.
Ross said that, while the reception in most towns has been at least warm, there was great resistance to the environmental message – especially in his home state of Alaska, which is heavily dependent on oil exports for its economy.
According to the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, Alaska is the only state in the Union that is so dependent on one industry to fund its government services.
“Since the completion of the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline, petroleum revenues to the State of Alaska have averaged over 85 percent,” the association reported.
In the state’s fiscal year ending June 2007, oil and gas revenues represent 88 per cent of Alaska’s unrestricted revenue. Oil tax revenue has a significant effect on the state’s ability to provide services to Alaskans.
A message that is damaging to the moneymaker is risky business back home, said Ross.
“We are so addicted and Canada is no different. We can, if we dare, go in a different direction.”
What he rides for is obvious. The reason Ross calls himself ‘Peace Rider’ is a little less straightforward. He does so to honor the inspiration for his ride. Ross believes that the way to peace on earth and with the earth is the way of love.
Ross explains on his website that “It’s an old message. Love understands, as we have not for millennium, that all things are connected at the level of spirit, which is to say at the level of energetics. Nothing is inherently separated from another; we are the waves and the ocean, part of the same universal energy.”
When asked what struck him most on his journey, he said it was the dying trees he encountered that strengthened his resolve.
Well known in B.C. are the trees infested with the Mountain Pine Beetle, the tiny insect that has exponentially multiplied throughout the eastern-half of the province. Ross said that they haven’t stopped there.
“They were bad in Colorado,” reported Ross. “The beetles are not being killed [as they used to be] due to elevated temperatures in the winters.”
As he prepared to catch the Malaspina Ferry back to Alaska, Ross had one last a-ha moment.
Reflecting on why he bothered to leave his comfy confines in Fairbanks for the winter roads, he realized that nothing remains the same.
“You set out to make a change and you realize that you are changed. In the process of doing this I gained some confidence in talking to the media.”
Would he do it again? “In a heart beat.”
Daily News, front page, headline story
MAN ON A MISSION - 67 YEAR OLD CYCLIST TRAVELS OVER 19,000 KM -- Thursday's paper features an account of the travels of Don Ross, an Alaskan on a mission to Washingto D. C. and back to Alaska, cycling across the continent to share his message of global warming awareness.
Some background on the 25 year long process involved to create the Gwaii Haanas National Park on Haida Gwaii.
Energy giant Kinder Morgan, apparently quite aware of the backlash against Enbridge's Northern Gateway plans, offers up their vision of energy delivery to Asian markets and beyond, use of their own soon to be expanded pipeline which would see Alberta oil redirected to the south coast and their terminal facilities on the Lower mainland.
(Daily News archives for Thursday, June 10, 2010)
Man on a mission - 67 year old cyclist travels over 19,000 km
A park that goes into the ocean
Enbridge may have competition for pipeline
He’s gonna talk about fishing
Ticket purchasers beware
The Northern View
Net earnings climb 3,000 per cent for Prince Rupert Port Authority -- Some rewarding numbers for the Port of Prince Rupert as they outline their statistics for 2009 (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
SD #52 Assistant Superintendent taking leave of absence during 2010/2011 school year. -- Upper management moves once again bring the School District to the top of the news file (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
More School District 52 changes -- An outline of some of the changes ahead for 2010-11 in School District 52 (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Union Organizes at Lax Kw'alaams School -- Recent personnel decisions at the Lax Kw'alaams Academy and an apparent unionization drive at the school have some members of that community concerned about what is happening at their local school (see article here)
CBC News Northern BC, Daybreak North
Daybreak North is only posting selected items on their website now.
The most recently posted items can be found on the archive page for Daybreak North click here
Daily News, front page, headline story
Man on a mission - 67 year old cyclist travels over 19,000 km
By George T. Baker
Staff Writer
Prince Rupert Daily News
Thursday, June 10, 2010
He came to town on his bicycle, passing through with but six hours to spare and a message to share.
His name is Don Ross, a 67-year old – “though people say I’m ageless” – resident of Fairbanks, AK. He’s taken his Canadian-made Norco bike through some the toughest winter weather, some of the most challenging terrain and by the eyes of curious new friends on his trip to Washington, DC.
The back of his blue and yellow jacket reads “Burn fat, not oil” a message that is meant to resonate with North Americans during a time of increased awareness about personal health and environmental protection.
Ross, also known as “Peace Rider,” biked through Prince Rupert last week, the last of his Canadian visits, adding one more town along his 19,312-kilometre trek from Alaska to Washington, D.C. and back.
“I started out a young man,” he said, joking beneath his snow-coloured hair and his finely wrinkled forehead.
He rides to raise awareness about global warming. But he picked a heck of a time of year to do so. Beginning last October, he had been riding through sleet, snow, winds that howled at him, weather that dipped below bearable, and sharing his story with as many media members as he could – from little newspapers in Hinton Alberta to larger print in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Ross is a bit worn out. However, there was a point to this madness.
“The reason I started out in October was to make an extreme trip to draw attention to myself and to speak about reigning in fossil fuels - so that we can break our addiction to them and create an orderly transition to green energy,” explained Ross.
Ross made his way to Washington and met with Alaskan Senators Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski. It was an opportunity for him to have a frank discussion with state leaders about why they need to make Global Climate Change a priority on the Senate floor.
Ross said that, while the reception in most towns has been at least warm, there was great resistance to the environmental message – especially in his home state of Alaska, which is heavily dependent on oil exports for its economy.
According to the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, Alaska is the only state in the Union that is so dependent on one industry to fund its government services.
“Since the completion of the Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline, petroleum revenues to the State of Alaska have averaged over 85 percent,” the association reported.
In the state’s fiscal year ending June 2007, oil and gas revenues represent 88 per cent of Alaska’s unrestricted revenue. Oil tax revenue has a significant effect on the state’s ability to provide services to Alaskans.
A message that is damaging to the moneymaker is risky business back home, said Ross.
“We are so addicted and Canada is no different. We can, if we dare, go in a different direction.”
What he rides for is obvious. The reason Ross calls himself ‘Peace Rider’ is a little less straightforward. He does so to honor the inspiration for his ride. Ross believes that the way to peace on earth and with the earth is the way of love.
Ross explains on his website that “It’s an old message. Love understands, as we have not for millennium, that all things are connected at the level of spirit, which is to say at the level of energetics. Nothing is inherently separated from another; we are the waves and the ocean, part of the same universal energy.”
When asked what struck him most on his journey, he said it was the dying trees he encountered that strengthened his resolve.
Well known in B.C. are the trees infested with the Mountain Pine Beetle, the tiny insect that has exponentially multiplied throughout the eastern-half of the province. Ross said that they haven’t stopped there.
“They were bad in Colorado,” reported Ross. “The beetles are not being killed [as they used to be] due to elevated temperatures in the winters.”
As he prepared to catch the Malaspina Ferry back to Alaska, Ross had one last a-ha moment.
Reflecting on why he bothered to leave his comfy confines in Fairbanks for the winter roads, he realized that nothing remains the same.
“You set out to make a change and you realize that you are changed. In the process of doing this I gained some confidence in talking to the media.”
Would he do it again? “In a heart beat.”
Thursday, June 10, 2010
It's the economy (Thursday, June 10, 2010)
In Canada, the rich do get richer, the loonie works towards most stable status and the name that Chevrolet employees can no longer say, some of the items of note from the financials for Thursday.
Globe and Mail-- The close: Dow, TSX surge
Globe and Mail-- Bank reforms won’t hurt recovery, Mark Carney says
Globe and Mail-- Chinese currency reform critical: Geithner
National Post--Canada's rich got richer during financial crisis
National Post-- A glimpse of the new world order
National Post-- BNP sees loonie becoming 'reserve currency'
Vancouver Sun-- Metro Vancouver new home prices post best rebound
Vancouver Sun-- Vancouver-based Lululemon beats profit estimates, boosts forecast
New York Times-- Push for BP to Halt Dividends Hits Resistance in Britain
New York Times-- Central Bank Extends Cash Lifeline and Gives Pep Talk
New York Times-- Chinese Workers at Honda Plant Plan March
USA Today-- Mortgage rates near all-time low, says Freddie Mac
USA Today-- GM memo urges dumping Chevrolet's 'Chevy' nickname
Guardian UK online-- David Cameron admits sympathy with Obama before discussing BP crisis
Guardian UK online-- Trichet says market jitters forced ECB's U-turn on bonds
Guardian UK online-- Investment banks face scrutiny over soaring cost of share issues
Times on line UK-- The world won’t stop to let Britain get off
Times on line UK-- Pressure grows on BP in dividend row
Telegraph online UK-- Should David Cameron talk tough with Barack Obama over BP?
Telegraph online UK-- Budget 2010: what are George Osborne's options in this emergency?
Telegraph online UK-- Gordon Brown's henchmen are rewriting history as we sink into the red
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Plotting way out of tax 'swamp'
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Axe the tax, says protest crowd
Sydney Daily Telegraph-- Andrew Forrest gives PM silent treatment
People's Daily-- Faced with labor shortage, Shenzhen will raise minimum wage
People's Daily-- Capital flow into gold market may trigger economic bubble
China Daily-- China exports surge but Europe debt crisis looms
China Daily-- Global outlook gets riskier
Times of India-- Govt may amend mandatory 25% public float norm
Times of India-- Hike in fuel prices is necessary, says Deora
Globe and Mail-- The close: Dow, TSX surge
Globe and Mail-- Bank reforms won’t hurt recovery, Mark Carney says
Globe and Mail-- Chinese currency reform critical: Geithner
National Post--Canada's rich got richer during financial crisis
National Post-- A glimpse of the new world order
National Post-- BNP sees loonie becoming 'reserve currency'
Vancouver Sun-- Metro Vancouver new home prices post best rebound
Vancouver Sun-- Vancouver-based Lululemon beats profit estimates, boosts forecast
New York Times-- Push for BP to Halt Dividends Hits Resistance in Britain
New York Times-- Central Bank Extends Cash Lifeline and Gives Pep Talk
New York Times-- Chinese Workers at Honda Plant Plan March
USA Today-- Mortgage rates near all-time low, says Freddie Mac
USA Today-- GM memo urges dumping Chevrolet's 'Chevy' nickname
Guardian UK online-- David Cameron admits sympathy with Obama before discussing BP crisis
Guardian UK online-- Trichet says market jitters forced ECB's U-turn on bonds
Guardian UK online-- Investment banks face scrutiny over soaring cost of share issues
Times on line UK-- The world won’t stop to let Britain get off
Times on line UK-- Pressure grows on BP in dividend row
Telegraph online UK-- Should David Cameron talk tough with Barack Obama over BP?
Telegraph online UK-- Budget 2010: what are George Osborne's options in this emergency?
Telegraph online UK-- Gordon Brown's henchmen are rewriting history as we sink into the red
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Plotting way out of tax 'swamp'
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Axe the tax, says protest crowd
Sydney Daily Telegraph-- Andrew Forrest gives PM silent treatment
People's Daily-- Faced with labor shortage, Shenzhen will raise minimum wage
People's Daily-- Capital flow into gold market may trigger economic bubble
China Daily-- China exports surge but Europe debt crisis looms
China Daily-- Global outlook gets riskier
Times of India-- Govt may amend mandatory 25% public float norm
Times of India-- Hike in fuel prices is necessary, says Deora
Podunk Below the Masthead (Wednesday, June 9, 2010)
RTI takes the board on the road, changes are in store for SD 52 and drugs and a sense of local denial are on the mind of a local advocate, some of the items from Wednesday's news files.
Daily News, front page headline story
LAX KW'ALAAMS WELCOMES TOP RTI EXECS TO COMMUNITY -- Details of the recent visit by the Board of Ridley Terminals to Lax Kw'alaams, the Terminal's executives held its June board meeting in the community, with more discussion with Lax Kw'alaams officials about opportunities for Lax Kw'alaams residents at the Teminals operations.
A local police officer receives a significant award for his efforts in enforcement and awareness of drinking and driving. Corporal Phil Mager was inducted into the Alexa Team last month, an honour that is named after a young girl Alexa Renee Middlear,who four and a half at the time and was killed in 2008 by a suspected drunk driver.
Monday was financial disclosure day at City Hall as the city's Financial Officer Dan Rodin submitted the Statement of Financial Information for the year ending December 31, 2009.
The Sports section featured a review of the sporting activities planned for this years Seafest celebrations as well as a preview of the World Cup.
(Daily News Archive items Wednesday, June 9, 2010)
Lax Kw’alaams welcomes top RTI execs to community
Local officer receives award
City expenses reported
Port Simpson community hoping for more answers
Maher Terminals - making it all work right
The Northern View
Changes coming to Prince Rupert School District management with departure of Assistant Superintendent -- Some background on management changes set for School District 52 when the school year resumes in September (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Cocaine & Ecstasy Intercepted, say RCMP -- Memebers of the Prince Rupert Drug Section were involved in a Terrace investigation and arrest last week keeping a sizeable amount of cocaine and ecstasy off the streets (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Drug use in Prince Rupert-- The use of drugs continues to take its toll in Prince Rupert and a local man who works with those that are addicted has a challenge for city council to address the problem (see article here) (Sahar Nassimdoost's report for TV 7 can be viewed here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Carole James Travels Highway 16 -- The leader of the Provincial NDP will be in Prince Rupert on Friday and Saturday and then heads east as she travels through the northwest (see article here)
CBC News Northern BC, Daybreak North
Daybreak North is only posting selected items on their website now.
The most recently posted items can be found on the archive page for Daybreak North click here
Daily News, front page, headline story
Lax Kw’alaams welcomes top RTI execs to community
By George T. Baker
Staff Writer
Prince Rupert Daily News
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
A meeting held in Port Simpson last week was termed “historic” by members of the Lax Kw’alaams community.
In what is called an unprecedented move, the board of Ridley Terminal Inc held its June board meeting in the comfy confines of Port Simpson.
Councillor John Helin, who organized the meeting, said that the chance to meet with RTI executives was great for the community, which signed a protocol agreement with the coal terminus operator nearly one year ago. He said he was pleased because they are not always granted the opportunity to meet with top Crown Corporation executives.
“It was a good meeting where a lot of people turned out – a lot of elders – and some Grade 4 to 10 came and joined us,” reported Helin. “It was the first time that a Crown Corporation board has met on a reserve – across Canada, from what I am told.”
RTI Chair Bud Smith was similarly enthusiastic, stating that the meeting provided board executives and terminus managers a special opportunity to learn about the community they operate in.
“Our board meeting went very well,” said Smith. “We were honoured to be hosted by such gracious people and, by our own presence, privileged to demonstrate respect for the people at Lax Kw’alaams.
“The meeting with the community was simply outstanding. We had a very good and open conversation with Elders, artists, community members generally and importantly, students.”
The meeting included an update on the agreement signed on June 26 last year. The agreement was an opportunity to open doors for the Coast Tsimshian at RTI, including preferential treatment on contracts above $500,000.
This means those opportunities priced above the threshold will be divided into portions that would allow the Tsimshian to get involved in some capacity, providing job opportunities.
While no such big contracts of this sort have been accomplished as of yet, some opportunities - such as painting the exterior of the RTI complex, a large job that will require training for Lax Kw’alaams employees – is still in the future.
“We are working with [RTI], trying to get some of these contracts and jobs and trying to make sure they are set up to succeed and not to fail,” Helin explained.
So far, two secretaries have been hired by RTI from the band, and Materials Control Coordinator Dennis Blake said that he was very encouraged by the positive response he and other managers received at the meeting in Port Simpson.
“We added clarity to the expectation and realization that these [agreements] take time to evolve,” said Blake.
The greatest challenge is having a workforce ready to take advantage of the opportunities when they come - such is the janitorial contract for the site - but there has been no clear indication when the community can apply for those.
Helin said he hoped that it didn’t take too long. His community still faces tough economic circumstances coupled with high unemployment and infrastructural needs that would only be improved by an increase in income levels in Port Simpson.
There is also the matter of who will run the terminal over the long-term.
A Ridley Terminal Users Group made up of northern coal mining firms remains keenly interested in the operation arm of the terminal. There has also been talk of amalgamation of RTI and the Prince Rupert Port Authority, which Smith was to be studying.
PRPA does not currently have a protocol agreement in place with the Coast Tsimshian.
Neither Blake nor Helin knew what affect a new ownership model would have on the terminal, but the likelihood was that governance would not play a detrimental effect on the agreement.
The Joint Implementation Committee, which comprises of Metlaktla, Lax Kw’alaams and a couple of representatives of RTI, meets at the lower level.
“The pretence of this protocol committee is that it is a grassroots committee. So, the overall governance of our organization does not play into it,” said Blake.
Daily News, front page headline story
LAX KW'ALAAMS WELCOMES TOP RTI EXECS TO COMMUNITY -- Details of the recent visit by the Board of Ridley Terminals to Lax Kw'alaams, the Terminal's executives held its June board meeting in the community, with more discussion with Lax Kw'alaams officials about opportunities for Lax Kw'alaams residents at the Teminals operations.
A local police officer receives a significant award for his efforts in enforcement and awareness of drinking and driving. Corporal Phil Mager was inducted into the Alexa Team last month, an honour that is named after a young girl Alexa Renee Middlear,who four and a half at the time and was killed in 2008 by a suspected drunk driver.
Monday was financial disclosure day at City Hall as the city's Financial Officer Dan Rodin submitted the Statement of Financial Information for the year ending December 31, 2009.
The Sports section featured a review of the sporting activities planned for this years Seafest celebrations as well as a preview of the World Cup.
(Daily News Archive items Wednesday, June 9, 2010)
Lax Kw’alaams welcomes top RTI execs to community
Local officer receives award
City expenses reported
Port Simpson community hoping for more answers
Maher Terminals - making it all work right
The Northern View
Changes coming to Prince Rupert School District management with departure of Assistant Superintendent -- Some background on management changes set for School District 52 when the school year resumes in September (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Cocaine & Ecstasy Intercepted, say RCMP -- Memebers of the Prince Rupert Drug Section were involved in a Terrace investigation and arrest last week keeping a sizeable amount of cocaine and ecstasy off the streets (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Drug use in Prince Rupert-- The use of drugs continues to take its toll in Prince Rupert and a local man who works with those that are addicted has a challenge for city council to address the problem (see article here) (Sahar Nassimdoost's report for TV 7 can be viewed here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Carole James Travels Highway 16 -- The leader of the Provincial NDP will be in Prince Rupert on Friday and Saturday and then heads east as she travels through the northwest (see article here)
CBC News Northern BC, Daybreak North
Daybreak North is only posting selected items on their website now.
The most recently posted items can be found on the archive page for Daybreak North click here
Daily News, front page, headline story
Lax Kw’alaams welcomes top RTI execs to community
By George T. Baker
Staff Writer
Prince Rupert Daily News
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
A meeting held in Port Simpson last week was termed “historic” by members of the Lax Kw’alaams community.
In what is called an unprecedented move, the board of Ridley Terminal Inc held its June board meeting in the comfy confines of Port Simpson.
Councillor John Helin, who organized the meeting, said that the chance to meet with RTI executives was great for the community, which signed a protocol agreement with the coal terminus operator nearly one year ago. He said he was pleased because they are not always granted the opportunity to meet with top Crown Corporation executives.
“It was a good meeting where a lot of people turned out – a lot of elders – and some Grade 4 to 10 came and joined us,” reported Helin. “It was the first time that a Crown Corporation board has met on a reserve – across Canada, from what I am told.”
RTI Chair Bud Smith was similarly enthusiastic, stating that the meeting provided board executives and terminus managers a special opportunity to learn about the community they operate in.
“Our board meeting went very well,” said Smith. “We were honoured to be hosted by such gracious people and, by our own presence, privileged to demonstrate respect for the people at Lax Kw’alaams.
“The meeting with the community was simply outstanding. We had a very good and open conversation with Elders, artists, community members generally and importantly, students.”
The meeting included an update on the agreement signed on June 26 last year. The agreement was an opportunity to open doors for the Coast Tsimshian at RTI, including preferential treatment on contracts above $500,000.
This means those opportunities priced above the threshold will be divided into portions that would allow the Tsimshian to get involved in some capacity, providing job opportunities.
While no such big contracts of this sort have been accomplished as of yet, some opportunities - such as painting the exterior of the RTI complex, a large job that will require training for Lax Kw’alaams employees – is still in the future.
“We are working with [RTI], trying to get some of these contracts and jobs and trying to make sure they are set up to succeed and not to fail,” Helin explained.
So far, two secretaries have been hired by RTI from the band, and Materials Control Coordinator Dennis Blake said that he was very encouraged by the positive response he and other managers received at the meeting in Port Simpson.
“We added clarity to the expectation and realization that these [agreements] take time to evolve,” said Blake.
The greatest challenge is having a workforce ready to take advantage of the opportunities when they come - such is the janitorial contract for the site - but there has been no clear indication when the community can apply for those.
Helin said he hoped that it didn’t take too long. His community still faces tough economic circumstances coupled with high unemployment and infrastructural needs that would only be improved by an increase in income levels in Port Simpson.
There is also the matter of who will run the terminal over the long-term.
A Ridley Terminal Users Group made up of northern coal mining firms remains keenly interested in the operation arm of the terminal. There has also been talk of amalgamation of RTI and the Prince Rupert Port Authority, which Smith was to be studying.
PRPA does not currently have a protocol agreement in place with the Coast Tsimshian.
Neither Blake nor Helin knew what affect a new ownership model would have on the terminal, but the likelihood was that governance would not play a detrimental effect on the agreement.
The Joint Implementation Committee, which comprises of Metlaktla, Lax Kw’alaams and a couple of representatives of RTI, meets at the lower level.
“The pretence of this protocol committee is that it is a grassroots committee. So, the overall governance of our organization does not play into it,” said Blake.
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
it's the economy (Wednesday, June 9, 2010)
Tar Sands to double over fifteen years, the top 100 executive paycheques in BC and more risks for the global economy, some of the items from the financial sector today.
Globe and Mail-- Recovery reaching all of U.S.: Fed
Globe and Mail-- BP to burn some leaking oil
Globe and Mail-- Investors value U.S. stocks like junk bonds
National Post-- BP needs to tell whining Americans to take a hike
National Post-- Oil sands to double output by 2025
National Post-- Gold’s record run is far from over, says UBS
Vancouver Sun-- Canada aproves Carl Icahn's Lions Gate offer
Vancouver Sun-- B.C.s top 100 best paid executives: It's a man's world
New York Times-- Bernanke Warns of ‘Unsustainable’ Debt
New York Times-- Coast Guard Toughens Oversight of BP’s Effort
New York Times-- Berlin Rejects Aid for G.M.’s Opel Unit
USA Today-- BP shares plunge as estimate of leaking oil grows
USA Today-- ESPN Zone restaurants to close, economy cited
Guardian UK online-- BP feels heat from Congress as US anger grows
Guardian UK online-- BA pilot warns of 'poisonous' working conditions as more strikes loom
Guardian UK online-- Anger over Obama block on Gulf of Mexico oil drilling after BP disaster
Times online UK-- Volcanic ash blamed for exports fall
Times online UK-- Euro crisis could hit Asia, IMF warns
Telegraph UK online-- BP's 'reporters' should put down their pens
Telegraph UK online-- Risks to global economy have 'risen significantly', top IMF official warns
Telegraph UK online-- David Cameron invites a 'double-dip recession' if he insists on Greek medicine for Britain's deficit
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Consumer confidence drops again, says Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Open house on assets could unlock trillions
Sydney Daily Telegraph-- Kevin Rudd defends resources super profit tax in WA
People's Daily-- Government to allocate 2 billion yuan for energy conservation
People's Daily-- Hiring plans hit 6-year high
China Daily-- European crisis to have limited impact on exports
China Daily-- Axing of resource tax proposed
Times of India-- Boeing to invest $100 mn for aircraft maintenance base in Maharashtra
Times of India-- Rupee weakens by 2 paise against dollar
Globe and Mail-- Recovery reaching all of U.S.: Fed
Globe and Mail-- BP to burn some leaking oil
Globe and Mail-- Investors value U.S. stocks like junk bonds
National Post-- BP needs to tell whining Americans to take a hike
National Post-- Oil sands to double output by 2025
National Post-- Gold’s record run is far from over, says UBS
Vancouver Sun-- Canada aproves Carl Icahn's Lions Gate offer
Vancouver Sun-- B.C.s top 100 best paid executives: It's a man's world
New York Times-- Bernanke Warns of ‘Unsustainable’ Debt
New York Times-- Coast Guard Toughens Oversight of BP’s Effort
New York Times-- Berlin Rejects Aid for G.M.’s Opel Unit
USA Today-- BP shares plunge as estimate of leaking oil grows
USA Today-- ESPN Zone restaurants to close, economy cited
Guardian UK online-- BP feels heat from Congress as US anger grows
Guardian UK online-- BA pilot warns of 'poisonous' working conditions as more strikes loom
Guardian UK online-- Anger over Obama block on Gulf of Mexico oil drilling after BP disaster
Times online UK-- Volcanic ash blamed for exports fall
Times online UK-- Euro crisis could hit Asia, IMF warns
Telegraph UK online-- BP's 'reporters' should put down their pens
Telegraph UK online-- Risks to global economy have 'risen significantly', top IMF official warns
Telegraph UK online-- David Cameron invites a 'double-dip recession' if he insists on Greek medicine for Britain's deficit
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Consumer confidence drops again, says Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Open house on assets could unlock trillions
Sydney Daily Telegraph-- Kevin Rudd defends resources super profit tax in WA
People's Daily-- Government to allocate 2 billion yuan for energy conservation
People's Daily-- Hiring plans hit 6-year high
China Daily-- European crisis to have limited impact on exports
China Daily-- Axing of resource tax proposed
Times of India-- Boeing to invest $100 mn for aircraft maintenance base in Maharashtra
Times of India-- Rupee weakens by 2 paise against dollar
Podunk Below the Masthead (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)
The welcome mat goes out for the newest container ship to call on Prince Rupert, Gary Coons brings a friend to seafest and keep an eye on your mail slots, some of the items of interest for Tuesday's files.
Daily News, front page headline story
PORT WELCOMES COSCO MALAYSIA ON ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE -- Some background on the welcome provided to the crew of the Cosco Malaysia as the container vessel made its first call on the Port of Prince Rupert last week.
The new Community Policing Access Centre is set to open and the Daily outlines some of what is available from the City Hall location.
Nakiun's struggles to bring its plans of power production to fruition have suffered a number of setbacks in the last few months, the Tuesday edition of the paper outlines some of the items of note of late.
The Sports section features part two of its look at the Ward brothers travels in the world of junior hockey.
(Daily News Archive items for Tuesday, June 8, 2010)
Port welcomes COSCO Malaysia on its maiden voyage
New access for community policing
Naikun project may be blowing in the wind
Update on McLean tragedy
The Northern View
Government to protect the marine environment around Gwaii Haanas-- Some background on the plans to offer protection to areas around Haida Gwaii (see article here)
The Northern View
Rupert’s MacDonald sworn in as UNBC chancellor -- A former resident of Prince Rupert joins the ranks of chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia (see article here)
The Northern View
NDP leader coming this weekend -- Gary Coons is bringing a little company with him for Seafest weekend, NDP leader Carole James will be in town with Coons to take part in Seafest activities (see article here)
The Northern View
Two hospitalized after assault involving a knife in Kitkatla-- Details on recent events in Kitkatla that sent two residents to hospital after an assault (see article here)
The Northern View
Study backs Skeena stock diversity -- A look at a recent issue of the magazine Nature and its findings on the Alaska fishery and how they could be of use in British Columbia (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Mail slots and crimes of opportunity -- Details of a bit of a crime wave of late (see article here) Sahar Nassimdoost also provides a video report for TV 7 News (see video here)
CBC News Northern BC, Daybreak North
Daybreak North is only posting selected items on their website now.
The most recently posted items can be found on the archive page for Daybreak North click here
Daily News, front page, headline story
Port welcomes COSCO Malaysia on its maiden voyage
By Monica Lamb-Yorski
Staff Writer
Prince Rupert Daily News
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
After a ten-day maiden journey across the Pacific Ocean, crew aboard COSCO Malaysia were welcomed officially to the Port Of Prince Rupert.
Upon arrival, they were greeted by Harbour Master, Director Operations & Security Gary Paulson on June 4.
With an 8,500 TEU (Twenty-foot container Equivalent Units) capacity, the Malaysia is the largest vessel to have called on the port to date.
It arrived around 6 a.m. Friday morning, a few hours after the Hanjin Washington, another container ship, departed at 2 a.m.
“For every ship on its maiden voyage that comes into the Prince Rupert harbour, we present it with a plaque, as a token of our appreciation and good luck,” explained Paulson.
According to Paulson, maiden voyages are pretty special for mariners. “It’s the first operational voyage of that ship since that ship builder and owner have put that investment into the ship and they have handed it over to the captain and his crew to safely cross the Pacific into the Port.”
Welcoming a ship on its maiden voyage is an honour for the Port, said Paulson. “In this particular case it’s a real honour because it’s the largest container ship carrying capability of TEUs for the Port of Prince Rupert.
We are proud to provide a safe, secure and efficient harbour for the captain and his crew to come here. We’re proud that the ship has come to Prince Rupert on its maiden voyage and crossed the Pacific safely.”
“If you think about it,” he added. “There are some ships on maiden voyages that didn’t quite work out. So it’s a big deal for the captain and his crew. They are going about their business of delivering containers to the North American market and taking containers back from the Northwest to Asia.”
Fittingly, the plaque was a print by artist Bill Helin, featuring a traditional Tsimshian canoe. “It’s a mystical journey and from the perspective of the Port Authority, we look at this as a mystical first entry into the Port, much as the First Nations did thousands of years ago and the Polynesians did as they crossed the North Pacific,” explained Paulson as he presented it to Captain Eustace D’Souza. “Our wish and hope for fair winds, falling seas and God-speed and God protect the ship and crew of the COSCO Malaysia,” he said.
Thanking Paulson, D’Souza told listeners he was proud to be the captain of the ship. “I’m proud to work for a company like Seaspan and without the help of the crew onboard this voyage would not be possible.”
There are 22 crewmembers onboard the ship, D’Souza explained. “Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. is the owner of the ship and it’s chartered out to COSCO. The first one was the COSCO Japan, then the COSCO Korea and COSCO Malaysia. We’ve got the COSCO Indonesia coming out in July, then COSCO Pakistan and two more.”
There are eight ships going to COSCO in total and the Malaysia is the fiftieth ship of the company.
“In another two years there will be a line of about 72 ships. They are turning out one ship every two to three months.
They are built in Korea and it’s amazing to see how the ships are built.” They are built in two pieces, he explained. “You will see the ship lying in the yard.
You will have the end section and the next day you will see that another section has come into the yard.”
The Malaysia voyage was D’Souza’s fifth trip across the Pacific, but it isn’t the largest ship he’s captained.
He described the trip as uneventful and beautiful. “Except we drifted around two kilometres this morning because there was another ship at port.”
Originally from India, D’Souza said the multicultural crew speaks to each other in English.
Chief Engineer, Michael Artemyev is from Urkaine. Smiling he said the only Indian word he knows is “namaste”.
Standing on the upper deck, enjoying the sunshine, Artemyev said the scenery at Prince Rupert reminded him of Siberia. “It’s very nice nature. All the mountains, trees and big forest.”
When asked how the journey from China was, the engineer was reluctant to make a comment.
“When I get home safely then I can say, the ship is very nice,” Artemyev said smiling.
When asked about the complexity of docking at the terminal, Paulson described it simply. To arrive at the port, all container ships sail past the container port to a spot where the water is deep near the BC Ferries dock.
“They will stop and twist around using tugs, the main engine and bow thruster, and then make an approach to the container terminal,” he said.
Pointing from the upper deck toward the containers, which are stacked eight high above the deck and eight below, Paulson commented on the role the containers play in becoming part of the ship.
“They are forming the ship’s super structure so the weight has got to be balanced. If they are taking off ten thousand tons, then they want to put back on ten thousand tons to keep the stability of the ship even,” he said.
If the seas are rough, the weight and the size of the ship manage to keep it fairly balanced, he added. “It displaces 90,000 metric tons of water, so it’s like a full back in football that’s low to the ground. It kind of breaks through that heavy weather quite nicely.”
The COSCO Malaysia will travel from Prince Rupert to California and before departing for Asia return to Prince Rupert to collect more cargo.
It’s the second ship in COSCO’s CEN service to make a return port of call, which has added capacity to the port’s handling. COSCO’s Longbeach was the first one.
Daily News, front page headline story
PORT WELCOMES COSCO MALAYSIA ON ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE -- Some background on the welcome provided to the crew of the Cosco Malaysia as the container vessel made its first call on the Port of Prince Rupert last week.
The new Community Policing Access Centre is set to open and the Daily outlines some of what is available from the City Hall location.
Nakiun's struggles to bring its plans of power production to fruition have suffered a number of setbacks in the last few months, the Tuesday edition of the paper outlines some of the items of note of late.
The Sports section features part two of its look at the Ward brothers travels in the world of junior hockey.
(Daily News Archive items for Tuesday, June 8, 2010)
Port welcomes COSCO Malaysia on its maiden voyage
New access for community policing
Naikun project may be blowing in the wind
Update on McLean tragedy
The Northern View
Government to protect the marine environment around Gwaii Haanas-- Some background on the plans to offer protection to areas around Haida Gwaii (see article here)
The Northern View
Rupert’s MacDonald sworn in as UNBC chancellor -- A former resident of Prince Rupert joins the ranks of chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia (see article here)
The Northern View
NDP leader coming this weekend -- Gary Coons is bringing a little company with him for Seafest weekend, NDP leader Carole James will be in town with Coons to take part in Seafest activities (see article here)
The Northern View
Two hospitalized after assault involving a knife in Kitkatla-- Details on recent events in Kitkatla that sent two residents to hospital after an assault (see article here)
The Northern View
Study backs Skeena stock diversity -- A look at a recent issue of the magazine Nature and its findings on the Alaska fishery and how they could be of use in British Columbia (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Mail slots and crimes of opportunity -- Details of a bit of a crime wave of late (see article here) Sahar Nassimdoost also provides a video report for TV 7 News (see video here)
CBC News Northern BC, Daybreak North
Daybreak North is only posting selected items on their website now.
The most recently posted items can be found on the archive page for Daybreak North click here
Daily News, front page, headline story
Port welcomes COSCO Malaysia on its maiden voyage
By Monica Lamb-Yorski
Staff Writer
Prince Rupert Daily News
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
After a ten-day maiden journey across the Pacific Ocean, crew aboard COSCO Malaysia were welcomed officially to the Port Of Prince Rupert.
Upon arrival, they were greeted by Harbour Master, Director Operations & Security Gary Paulson on June 4.
With an 8,500 TEU (Twenty-foot container Equivalent Units) capacity, the Malaysia is the largest vessel to have called on the port to date.
It arrived around 6 a.m. Friday morning, a few hours after the Hanjin Washington, another container ship, departed at 2 a.m.
“For every ship on its maiden voyage that comes into the Prince Rupert harbour, we present it with a plaque, as a token of our appreciation and good luck,” explained Paulson.
According to Paulson, maiden voyages are pretty special for mariners. “It’s the first operational voyage of that ship since that ship builder and owner have put that investment into the ship and they have handed it over to the captain and his crew to safely cross the Pacific into the Port.”
Welcoming a ship on its maiden voyage is an honour for the Port, said Paulson. “In this particular case it’s a real honour because it’s the largest container ship carrying capability of TEUs for the Port of Prince Rupert.
We are proud to provide a safe, secure and efficient harbour for the captain and his crew to come here. We’re proud that the ship has come to Prince Rupert on its maiden voyage and crossed the Pacific safely.”
“If you think about it,” he added. “There are some ships on maiden voyages that didn’t quite work out. So it’s a big deal for the captain and his crew. They are going about their business of delivering containers to the North American market and taking containers back from the Northwest to Asia.”
Fittingly, the plaque was a print by artist Bill Helin, featuring a traditional Tsimshian canoe. “It’s a mystical journey and from the perspective of the Port Authority, we look at this as a mystical first entry into the Port, much as the First Nations did thousands of years ago and the Polynesians did as they crossed the North Pacific,” explained Paulson as he presented it to Captain Eustace D’Souza. “Our wish and hope for fair winds, falling seas and God-speed and God protect the ship and crew of the COSCO Malaysia,” he said.
Thanking Paulson, D’Souza told listeners he was proud to be the captain of the ship. “I’m proud to work for a company like Seaspan and without the help of the crew onboard this voyage would not be possible.”
There are 22 crewmembers onboard the ship, D’Souza explained. “Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. is the owner of the ship and it’s chartered out to COSCO. The first one was the COSCO Japan, then the COSCO Korea and COSCO Malaysia. We’ve got the COSCO Indonesia coming out in July, then COSCO Pakistan and two more.”
There are eight ships going to COSCO in total and the Malaysia is the fiftieth ship of the company.
“In another two years there will be a line of about 72 ships. They are turning out one ship every two to three months.
They are built in Korea and it’s amazing to see how the ships are built.” They are built in two pieces, he explained. “You will see the ship lying in the yard.
You will have the end section and the next day you will see that another section has come into the yard.”
The Malaysia voyage was D’Souza’s fifth trip across the Pacific, but it isn’t the largest ship he’s captained.
He described the trip as uneventful and beautiful. “Except we drifted around two kilometres this morning because there was another ship at port.”
Originally from India, D’Souza said the multicultural crew speaks to each other in English.
Chief Engineer, Michael Artemyev is from Urkaine. Smiling he said the only Indian word he knows is “namaste”.
Standing on the upper deck, enjoying the sunshine, Artemyev said the scenery at Prince Rupert reminded him of Siberia. “It’s very nice nature. All the mountains, trees and big forest.”
When asked how the journey from China was, the engineer was reluctant to make a comment.
“When I get home safely then I can say, the ship is very nice,” Artemyev said smiling.
When asked about the complexity of docking at the terminal, Paulson described it simply. To arrive at the port, all container ships sail past the container port to a spot where the water is deep near the BC Ferries dock.
“They will stop and twist around using tugs, the main engine and bow thruster, and then make an approach to the container terminal,” he said.
Pointing from the upper deck toward the containers, which are stacked eight high above the deck and eight below, Paulson commented on the role the containers play in becoming part of the ship.
“They are forming the ship’s super structure so the weight has got to be balanced. If they are taking off ten thousand tons, then they want to put back on ten thousand tons to keep the stability of the ship even,” he said.
If the seas are rough, the weight and the size of the ship manage to keep it fairly balanced, he added. “It displaces 90,000 metric tons of water, so it’s like a full back in football that’s low to the ground. It kind of breaks through that heavy weather quite nicely.”
The COSCO Malaysia will travel from Prince Rupert to California and before departing for Asia return to Prince Rupert to collect more cargo.
It’s the second ship in COSCO’s CEN service to make a return port of call, which has added capacity to the port’s handling. COSCO’s Longbeach was the first one.
Gordon Campbell went to Bilderberg and all he got was a class photo!
Gordon Campbell has popped up in a photo of a group of attendees to the annual Bilderberg meetings, a rather secretive group which the more conspiracy minded suggest truly run the world.
The gathering of the clan takes place every year by invitation and with the secrecy of the D Day invasion (and the security of a G20 summit), the invited guests arrive for a couple of days of policy discussions and socializing and if some are to be believed world domination.
Like Fred and Barney at the Loyal Order of the Buffalo, what happens at Bilderberg apparently stays at Bilderberg, there are no communiques at the end, no press conferences and no talking point memos offered up from their days of discussion, just the occasional photo from a telephoto lens that highlights the comings and goings of the rich, powerful and the happy to be there.
Only a press release issued on June 3rd offers up a hint of what these off the record discussions hoped to provide, which apparently was to foster a better understanding of complex international issues and not as some fear divide the world up into corporate squares.
The Tyee took a the Bilderberg guest list and picked out a few of Mr. Campbell's travelling companions for the road trip, including such Canadian luminaries as Peter Mansbridge of the CBC (guess a documentary is out of the question) and Heather Reisman, head of the Indigo books chain among her other duties. (Don't bother looking for the Bilderberg primer in an Indigo discount bin near you)
The Tyee followed up the list with some background on the Premiers adventures with the elites of the world.
As the gathered participants scrambled for the departing jets there was no policy statement issued as to their achievements at this years sunny Spanish getaway, though perhaps the Premier picked up a few pointers on how to implement some form of unpopular collective tax regimen.
Lord knows he could have used a few pointers on how to handle that kind of a policy initiative.
We'd look forward to his report (perhaps it could be in the form of a book for Ms. Resiman) on the things that he learned while sharing time with the world's rich and the powerful, but then again that whole off the record secrecy thing probably rules that out.
Instead we'll just sit back and watch the slide show, snapshots of some of his new friends from those getaway days in the Sun.
The Guardian -- Bilderberg 2010: Don't call it a pow-wow!
The Guadian -- Bilderberg 2010: Between the sword and the wall
The Guardian-- Bilderberg archives
Vancouver Sun-- Campbell mingles with world elite at private meeting
Hamilton Spectator-- Campbell, Reisman among Bilderberg delegates
Victoria Times Colonist-- Campbell hangs out with global elite
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
From the files of the Prince Rupert Detachment-- May 7, 2010
Another week of investigation and revelations from the files of the local RCMP.
The week of May 31 to June 6 saw the local detachment respond to 198 calls for assistance.
On Saturday night at 6:30 p.m., an RCMP member located two intoxicated youth hanging out on a residential street. The youths decided that it would be funny to provide the member with false names. I don’t think they thought it was so funny when they were arrested for Obstruction. One youth was released to the care of his parents while the other waited in cells for a parent to pick him up.
You know your town needs more clean affordable housing when... Late Wednesday night a male showed up at the detachment to turn himself in. Apparently the male woke up to finds rats in his room. He is on a curfew and conditions to be in that residence so he came to the detachment and was arrested for breaching his conditions so he could have a clean and safe place to sleep.
Pickups and recreational vehicles are still being targeted in our community. One of the suspects has been arrested on other charges, but RCMP believe at least three males are involved in these thefts. One of the males has been linked to criminal activity all along Hwy. 16 from Prince George to Rupert. Let’s be the community that makes it stop! Please report suspicious activity around vehicles and do not leave your vehicles unattended for long periods of time. If the vehicle must be left, always use a steering wheel lock.
Prince Rupert Search and Rescue found a hiker from the Netherlands who had called RCMP to say he was lost on Mt. Hays. A reminder to adventurers: It is best to head out with a buddy or two and make sure to let someone know where you will be at and when you are expected back. Be prepared and take enough food and water as well as a noise maker. A cell phone is not a replacement for good ole fashion common sense.
RCMP were in the right place at the right time on Saturday night when they suddenly heard a female screaming for help. The members were in the area on another matter but quickly responded to the screams. They located a female who was bleeding from the mouth and appeared to have sustained an injury to her head. The victim stated that a male had punched her. RCMP arrested the male for assault and he was later released in the morning on a court date and conditions to have no contact with the victim.
An RCMP member was making patrols downtown in the wee hours when he noticed a male staggering down the street. As the police vehicle drove slowly by the male yelled out “hello dirt bag!” The officer turned his vehicle around and got out to speak with the male. I guess alcohol makes some people feel above the law, because the male refused to give his name even though he was committing an offense by being drunk in public and by law has to provide his name. The officer arrested the male and was barraged with explicit insults that would not be appropriate to write in the paper all the way back to cells. The situation deteriorated when the male refused to empty his pockets before he entered the cell. The officer attempted to empty the male’s pockets at which time the male swung at the officer. The male continued to kick and swing and grab at the officer. Another officer entered the cell area and was able to remove the male’s hands from the officer. The ambulance was called for the intoxicated male who received some injuries, but the paramedics refused to take him as he was not being very cooperative. The male was then placed in cells. The male was released in the morning when he was sober and wanted to apologize to the officer who he attempted to assault. A little too little too late. The male will appear in court on a charge of assaulting a police officer.
Scuba gear was stolen from a compound in the Industrial Park during the week. The gear was stored in a large metal box. Opportunity is one piece of the crime triangle. As a community let’s try to eliminate the opportunities by securing buildings, vehicles, valuables and keeping properties tidied and well lit.
Two of our Auxiliary RCMP officers have just taken a course on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design and are available to help both business and residential property owners/renters to set up their properties to make them safer and not an attractive target for crime. Call Cst. Erin Stevenson for more information on this program
Please contact Prince Rupert RCMP at 250-624-2136 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS if you have any information on any crime. You can now also send an anonymous tip online at www.bccrimestoppers.com.
Past reports can be found here
The week of May 31 to June 6 saw the local detachment respond to 198 calls for assistance.
On Saturday night at 6:30 p.m., an RCMP member located two intoxicated youth hanging out on a residential street. The youths decided that it would be funny to provide the member with false names. I don’t think they thought it was so funny when they were arrested for Obstruction. One youth was released to the care of his parents while the other waited in cells for a parent to pick him up.
You know your town needs more clean affordable housing when... Late Wednesday night a male showed up at the detachment to turn himself in. Apparently the male woke up to finds rats in his room. He is on a curfew and conditions to be in that residence so he came to the detachment and was arrested for breaching his conditions so he could have a clean and safe place to sleep.
Pickups and recreational vehicles are still being targeted in our community. One of the suspects has been arrested on other charges, but RCMP believe at least three males are involved in these thefts. One of the males has been linked to criminal activity all along Hwy. 16 from Prince George to Rupert. Let’s be the community that makes it stop! Please report suspicious activity around vehicles and do not leave your vehicles unattended for long periods of time. If the vehicle must be left, always use a steering wheel lock.
Prince Rupert Search and Rescue found a hiker from the Netherlands who had called RCMP to say he was lost on Mt. Hays. A reminder to adventurers: It is best to head out with a buddy or two and make sure to let someone know where you will be at and when you are expected back. Be prepared and take enough food and water as well as a noise maker. A cell phone is not a replacement for good ole fashion common sense.
RCMP were in the right place at the right time on Saturday night when they suddenly heard a female screaming for help. The members were in the area on another matter but quickly responded to the screams. They located a female who was bleeding from the mouth and appeared to have sustained an injury to her head. The victim stated that a male had punched her. RCMP arrested the male for assault and he was later released in the morning on a court date and conditions to have no contact with the victim.
An RCMP member was making patrols downtown in the wee hours when he noticed a male staggering down the street. As the police vehicle drove slowly by the male yelled out “hello dirt bag!” The officer turned his vehicle around and got out to speak with the male. I guess alcohol makes some people feel above the law, because the male refused to give his name even though he was committing an offense by being drunk in public and by law has to provide his name. The officer arrested the male and was barraged with explicit insults that would not be appropriate to write in the paper all the way back to cells. The situation deteriorated when the male refused to empty his pockets before he entered the cell. The officer attempted to empty the male’s pockets at which time the male swung at the officer. The male continued to kick and swing and grab at the officer. Another officer entered the cell area and was able to remove the male’s hands from the officer. The ambulance was called for the intoxicated male who received some injuries, but the paramedics refused to take him as he was not being very cooperative. The male was then placed in cells. The male was released in the morning when he was sober and wanted to apologize to the officer who he attempted to assault. A little too little too late. The male will appear in court on a charge of assaulting a police officer.
Scuba gear was stolen from a compound in the Industrial Park during the week. The gear was stored in a large metal box. Opportunity is one piece of the crime triangle. As a community let’s try to eliminate the opportunities by securing buildings, vehicles, valuables and keeping properties tidied and well lit.
Two of our Auxiliary RCMP officers have just taken a course on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design and are available to help both business and residential property owners/renters to set up their properties to make them safer and not an attractive target for crime. Call Cst. Erin Stevenson for more information on this program
Please contact Prince Rupert RCMP at 250-624-2136 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS if you have any information on any crime. You can now also send an anonymous tip online at www.bccrimestoppers.com.
Past reports can be found here
It's the economy (Tuesday, June 8, 2010)
Thnking of a double dip, China's workers flex their muscles and President Obama turns up the heat, some of the items of interest for the tuesday economic's file.
Globe and Mail-- Gold rallies to new record high
Globe and Mail-- Housing starts unexpectedly fall
Globe and Mail-- Treat telecom, broadcasting equally: CRTC
National Post-- Britain uses Canada as model in deficit fight
National Post-- Double-dip recession ‘practically inevitable’: UBS
National Post-- The less the G20 does, the better
Vancouver Sun-- B.C. housing sales expected to ease this year but rise in 2011: survey
New York Times-- With Strikes, China’s Workers Seem to Gain Power
New York Times-- Cape Cod’s Locals Keep the Chain Stores Out
New York Times-- E.U. Finance Ministers Agree on Tighter Oversight
USA Today-- Job openings rise to highest level in 16 months
USA Today-- Gulf of Mexico ports see little impact from oil spill
Guardian UK online-- 'If he was working for me I'd sack him' – Obama turns up heat on BP boss
Guardian UK online-- UK rejects EU budget scrutiny plan
Guardian UK online-- Northern Rock to cut 650 jobs
Times online UK-- Osborne outlines 20% cuts for a parliament
Times online UK-- Watershed for the cheap and cheerless culture
Telegraph UK online-- Government plans to cut the deficit 'distinctly weak', says Fitch ratings agency
Telegraph UK online-- Debt crisis means 10p in every pound will be needed to pay interest, warns David Cameron
Telegraph UK online-- Will David Cameron ever kick Barack Obama's ass?
Melbourne Herald Sun-- BHP, Rio plan ore price hike - claim
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Elders fails on forestry finance
Sydney Daily News-- Men and women in finance disagree over pay gap, survey shows
People's Daily-- World Bank: Infrastructure investment to propel China's economic growth
People's Daily-- Business feels pinch of rising labor cost
China Daily-- Tough times ahead for China steel companies
China Daily-- China adopts new policy to attract foreign talents
Times of India-- Indian eco to grow 9% in 2011: World Bank
Times of India-- Strike hits Hyundai unit in Chennai
Globe and Mail-- Gold rallies to new record high
Globe and Mail-- Housing starts unexpectedly fall
Globe and Mail-- Treat telecom, broadcasting equally: CRTC
National Post-- Britain uses Canada as model in deficit fight
National Post-- Double-dip recession ‘practically inevitable’: UBS
National Post-- The less the G20 does, the better
Vancouver Sun-- B.C. housing sales expected to ease this year but rise in 2011: survey
New York Times-- With Strikes, China’s Workers Seem to Gain Power
New York Times-- Cape Cod’s Locals Keep the Chain Stores Out
New York Times-- E.U. Finance Ministers Agree on Tighter Oversight
USA Today-- Job openings rise to highest level in 16 months
USA Today-- Gulf of Mexico ports see little impact from oil spill
Guardian UK online-- 'If he was working for me I'd sack him' – Obama turns up heat on BP boss
Guardian UK online-- UK rejects EU budget scrutiny plan
Guardian UK online-- Northern Rock to cut 650 jobs
Times online UK-- Osborne outlines 20% cuts for a parliament
Times online UK-- Watershed for the cheap and cheerless culture
Telegraph UK online-- Government plans to cut the deficit 'distinctly weak', says Fitch ratings agency
Telegraph UK online-- Debt crisis means 10p in every pound will be needed to pay interest, warns David Cameron
Telegraph UK online-- Will David Cameron ever kick Barack Obama's ass?
Melbourne Herald Sun-- BHP, Rio plan ore price hike - claim
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Elders fails on forestry finance
Sydney Daily News-- Men and women in finance disagree over pay gap, survey shows
People's Daily-- World Bank: Infrastructure investment to propel China's economic growth
People's Daily-- Business feels pinch of rising labor cost
China Daily-- Tough times ahead for China steel companies
China Daily-- China adopts new policy to attract foreign talents
Times of India-- Indian eco to grow 9% in 2011: World Bank
Times of India-- Strike hits Hyundai unit in Chennai
We're building a lake, and it's going to be fake, cause we have an image to make!
So photos (like the one left) just wouldn't be enough we guess?
In what can only be described as a head shaking obvious waste of money, the federal (lucky us) and provincial government (doubly lucky Ontarions!) will be footing the bill reportedly to the tune of 1.9 million dollars so the media contingent that travels to these bureacratic bunfests can enjoy the vista of the Muskoka's without the problem of having to get there (not that they're allowed anyways).
About 2,000 reporters from around the world anticipated to arrive in Canada to cover the G8 and G20 summits later this month, but only 200 will be travelling to the Muskoka's to experience first hand the discourse of leadership all the while why passing the mosquito repellant we imagine.
The other 1800 of the travelling media show will have to make do with the fake lake and the anticipated expressions of dissent in the streets of Toronto, where we suspect that if things go wrong as they have in past G8 and 20 events perhaps the smell of tear gas could be the bug juice of choice.
The latest disclosure of spending excess comes on the heels of the tabulations thus far that security costs of hosting the worlds chatty leaders could top over the 1 billion dollar mark.
In what seems to be some fancy damage control, the Government has since revised the cost of the lake that many think is a mistake, suggesting that the whole thing has been blow out of proportion. Which at this point probably won't stop the runaway train of public opinion about the cost of the big chinwags to come.
There are many more concerns as well beyond the skyrocketing cost of Mr. Harper playing host to the world, the disruptions that seem inevitable now for Toronto and even the usual tranquil Muskoka region have a good number of folks in Ontario dreading the last week of June like no other.
Which all makes one wonder if perhaps the Federal Government missed an opportunity to share their affection for the natural wilderness with the world and save a few bucks along the way.
In a nation with we suspect hundreds of thousands if not a million plus lakes from sea to sea to sea, taking the G8 and G20 leaders to a more distant lake could have served both problems.
For instance lets say they put a finger on their Rand McNally atlas and landed on Great Slake Lake in the North West Territories, that would have given the world's leaders one of those rare experiences of the untapped wilderness of Canada's North, more than likely kept only the most dedicated of protestors or angriest of anarchists away and for 1 billion dollars provided a fair amount of infrastructure for the future use of Yellowknife residents.
Or if the Territories are not your personal sunspot destination then pick the most off the path location of your choice and insert it into the agenda, in the end the same results we imagine would follow.
The leaders would have much time to discuss those weighty items without any diversions or disruptions, the security apparatus in place would have a definite advantage on anyone with devious agendas and the need to create a lake in a land where many already exist would be just another bad idea that was passed over.
Much has been made recently about the lessons that Canada can share with the world in these trouble financial times, in particular England which is apparently studying our past efforts in debt reduction in order to reign in their own troubled spending agenda.
Looks like the folks running the Summit show perhaps could use a refresher course themselves.
Globe and Mail-- Ottawa defends $1.9-million taste of Muskoka at G20 media centre
Globe and Mail-- Tories pilloried for fake lake at G8/G20 media centre
Globe and Mail-- Anti-G20 group slams 'excessive' policing
Globe and Mail-- With the summit still three weeks off, the disruption is under way
Macleans-- Where will the world’s leaders watch the World Cup games?
National Post-- G20: Security firm tapped for summit not licenced in Ontario
National Post-- Tories drowned by calls attacking $2M fake lake
National Post-- Closed for business
City TV-- Critics Scoff At "Fake Lake"
The cost of Regional Governance continues to be one steeped in red ink.
A costly reversal of fortunes that already seems to have had some fall out with the reduction of hours pending at the Prince Rupert recylcing centre, a decision which will see hours shortened starting in October as that location strives to eliminate 24,000 dollars from its financial problems.
But that may be but a drop in the bucket compared to the rather extensive costs found on Haida Gwaii, where the QCI Observer reports Regional District contributed some 1.2 million dollars to operate the Islands landfill site a sizeable amount more than had been expected.
The Regional District recently expanded its organizational staffing component, a move which District members felt may have been urgently required required, but a move which certainly didn't come at a time when financially all is well in the region.
Regional District is for the most part a rather forgotten form of government on the North coast, a mystery group for many which rarely garners the attention that the various city and town council's do, though with some serious financial concerns on their plate perhaps a bit more attention should be made due.
With the forced requirement for reduced hours of popular operations and ever rising taxes, the call once again to disband the additional layer of government, or at least approach the provincial government for a more workable solution to its problems could become a popular topic both on the Islands and on the North coast.
The QCI Observer offers up a rather informative review of the recent financial statement release as well as a breakdown on the salary and expense declarations of the Island's members
Regional District down $200,000
QCI Observer
Monday, June 7, 2010
The Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District finished 2009 with a $200,000 deficit instead of the $700,000 surplus it had budgeted for, according to audited financial statements presented at the last board meeting May 28 in Prince Rupert.
Much of the shortfall was due to the islands garbage system, which cost almost $1.2-million to run last year, substantially more than expected. The regional district also spent more than it had budgeted for administration, and slightly more than expected on the Sandspit water system.
The shortfall came even as the regional district increased its revenues, hiking the total amount of tax it collected from property owners by an overall 15 percent (taxpayers were affected differently by this increase, depending on where they live and how much their property assessment changed).
The 10 directors on the regional district board collected a total of $142,000 in remuneration during 2009, up from $123,000 the year before, according to the regional district's statement of financial information, an annual report which was also presented at the May 28 meeting. They spent less on travel however: $32,000 in 2009, compared to $56,000 in 2008.
Masset mayor Barry Pages, the chair of the regional district, received $15,569 in remuneration and was reimbursed for $5,500 in expenses. Port Clements mayor Cory Delves received $9,678 in remuneration and $2,818 in expenses and Queen Charlotte mayor Carol Kulesha received $9,828 in remuneration and $2,918 in expenses.
The area directors are paid a bit more than the regular directors, who also receive remuneration from their own municipalities. Area D director Brad Setso received $11,328 plus expenses of $3,794. Area E director Travis Glasman, who resigned halfway through 2009, received $5,889 plus expenses of $1,928. The new Area E director, Evan Putterill, who served for only the last part of 2009, received $3,726 plus expenses of $4,917.
Remuneration and benefits for the regional district's employees came to $840,000 in 2009, compared to $775,000 the year before.
Podunk Below the Masthead (Monday, June 7, 2010)
The Salvation Army celebrates 100 years in Prince Rupert, Carbon trading at the Coast Hotel and TV 7 hops aboard the Cosco Malaysia at its Prince Rupert debut, some of the items of interest for the Monday edition.
Daily News, front page headline story
PRINCE RUPERT'S SALVATION ARMY TURNS 100 YEARS OLD -- The City of Prince Rupert isn't the only group celebrating a 100th birthday this year, the Salvation Army also is blowing out 100 candles, as they celebrate 100 years of their arrival in the north coast city.
The Coast Hotel is getting into the carbon trading business and guests can join in on the greenhouse offsetting by using their loyalty program to achieve a carbon neutral stay at the local hotel.
Monday's paper also provides a look at the Victim services program in the community and how they inter act within the community.
The Sports section outlines the hockey travels of JT and Brock Ward as they continue on with their hockey careers in the Kootenay International Junior League, a look at that Seafest institution the arm wrestling tournament is also featured in Monday's edition.
(Daily News Archive Items for Monday, June 7, 2010)
Prince Rupert’s Salvation Army turns 100 years old
Going green at the Coast
Bill C-9 is a ‘kitchen-sinkful’
An invitation to butt - in on butting out
A lesson in helping, not judging
The Northern View
(No new items posted to the Northern View website for Monday)
CFTK TV 7 News
Prince Rupert forced to tidy up -- The city's bylaw to regulate the maintenance of private and public property in the city was passed at the Monday night council session (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Recycling hours trimmed down-- Reductions in hours at the Recycling Centre will come into effect in October as the Centre attempts to trim some 24000 dollars off of its budget (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Gwaii Haanas Marine Protection Coming -- NDP MP Nathan Cullen is hopeful that the bid to provide a Marine conservation area around the southern Haida Gwaii waters will soon be fast tracked (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Cosco Malaysia -- The arrival of the Cosco Malaysia container ship is featured in Sahar Nassimdoost's video report for TV 7 News (see video report here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Post Traumatic Stress Tour-- Gerald Kiesman, will bring his Post Traumatic Stress awareness tour of British Columbia through Prince Rupert later this month as he commences his journey from Haida Gwaii, destined for Vancouver and then Vancouver Island (see article here)
CBC News Northern BC, Daybreak North
Daybreak North is only posting selected items on their website now.
The most recently posted items can be found on the archive page for Daybreak North click here
Daily News, front page, headline story
Prince Rupert’s Salvation Army turns 100 years old
By Monica Lamb-Yorski
Staff Writer
Prince Rupert Daily News
Monday, June 7, 2010
Coinciding with the centennial of Prince Rupert as an incorporated city is the hundredth year of the town’s Salvation Army.
Captains Gary and Nancy Sheils of the local army decided it would be ideal to throw a celebration during Seafest weekend.
“We thought if people want to travel here from out of town it’s an ideal time for them to see what the area has to offer. We wanted to have a parade and realized being part of the Seafest Parade would give us more exposure. Everyone loves a parade,” said Nancy.
The public is invited to participate in all of the weekend events and tickets are available at the citadel, said Nancy.
A highlight for the Sheils is the fact that commissioners Donald and Joyce Kerr will be attending over the weekend. Doug’s parents were stationed in Prince Rupert as part of the Salvation Army in years past.
“They are fairly well known in the Army world,” said Gary.
Friday’s roster includes a luncheon at the citadel, a banquet dinner, a 7 p.m. service led by Commissioner Donald Kerr, and followed by a Glory Garden.
“You know how there are Beer Gardens,” explained Gary. “Well this would be outside, weather permitting, with Christian entertainment from the Baptist and Anglican churches. It will be an outdoor café with coffee, tea and juice. We are going to hold it both Friday and Saturday evenings at 9 p.m.”
If the gardens prove to be successful, the Sheils are hoping they can become a regular event during the summer.
“The army used to do open airs on the corner and bands would stand and play. We run into many people that remember those fondly,” Nancy added.
Saturday there will be a pancake breakfast, beginning at 8:30 a.m., the parade and a service at 7 p.m., conducted by Commissioner Joyce Kerr.
On Sunday morning there will be breakfast at sea aboard the Inside Passage.
“We’ll have a two-hour tour of the harbour and a chance to feed the eagles. It’s an awesome sight to see if you haven’t and worth the trip,” said Nancy.
Augmenting the celebration is a booklet containing collective memories of each generation that Nancy has been compiling.
One contributor is Einar Carlson who was born on October 10, 1929 and dedicated to the Salvation Army on the same day.
“He’s been a member all these years,” commented Nancy.
A 14-year-old teenaged boy has written about his impressions and a five-year-old drew a picture.
“For each generation, we had people speak out. We alternated long term and more recent so we’d have a variety of opinions,” said Nancy.
There’s also a memory lane section featuring anecdotes from officers stationed in Prince Rupert in the past and another section titled, Witness of Faith.
One hundred copies of the booklet are being produced.
In addition to the Kerrs, confirmed guests for the banquet include the Mayor of Port Edward Dave MacDonald, North Coast MLA Gary Coons, Major Malcolm Cameron Area Commander for Northern B.C., and Divisional Commander Susan Van Daienen.
“Hereditary Chief Alex Campbell will be giving a Tsimshian welcome, there’ll be First Nation drummers and dancers and singers from the Nisga’a Hall and Hartley Bay Gospel Singers,” Gary added.
Invites have gone all the way to Alaska and across the province and people have accepted from Fernie, Vancouver, Chilliwack and Ontario.
As far as the Salvation Army in Prince Rupert goes, the Sheils have outlived the stays of their predecessors by 200 percent.
In July, they will enter their ninth year of service. Normally people stay four years maximum.
Gary said they were asked to stay and have because they enjoy the work.
“Our hearts are here,” suggested Nancy.
Pausing, Garry elaborated.
“Frankly, the corps needed a long stay, so did the community. It was probably five years before there was a level of trust. Five years before we felt we had a good level and just as long before we saw some results. The stability has been good for the corps, the church and the town.”
Nancy agreed, adding that Prince Rupert and the Salvation Army have gone through a great transition and the stability has been important.
When asked about the future, Gary said it would love to be here to see the town turn the corner financially.
He also hopes the church will continue with good growth.
“Our programs in the last year have grown. We’ve got people working through residential school experiences and addictions to find healing. They have been positive experiences and we hope to build and expand to touch more people,” Nancy commented.
The Sheils would also like to see the dream of supportive and transitional housing realized.
Posing for photograph outside the citadel and holding up a painting of the first citadel that opened its doors one hundred years ago, Gary smiled. Apparently the old building could hold 300 people. “They must have stacked them four high,” he said.
Hopeful that the community will come out to help them celebrate, Gary said turning a hundred is a big deal.
“It’s cool we’re celebrating at the same time as Prince Rupert,” he added.
Daily News, front page headline story
PRINCE RUPERT'S SALVATION ARMY TURNS 100 YEARS OLD -- The City of Prince Rupert isn't the only group celebrating a 100th birthday this year, the Salvation Army also is blowing out 100 candles, as they celebrate 100 years of their arrival in the north coast city.
The Coast Hotel is getting into the carbon trading business and guests can join in on the greenhouse offsetting by using their loyalty program to achieve a carbon neutral stay at the local hotel.
Monday's paper also provides a look at the Victim services program in the community and how they inter act within the community.
The Sports section outlines the hockey travels of JT and Brock Ward as they continue on with their hockey careers in the Kootenay International Junior League, a look at that Seafest institution the arm wrestling tournament is also featured in Monday's edition.
(Daily News Archive Items for Monday, June 7, 2010)
Prince Rupert’s Salvation Army turns 100 years old
Going green at the Coast
Bill C-9 is a ‘kitchen-sinkful’
An invitation to butt - in on butting out
A lesson in helping, not judging
The Northern View
(No new items posted to the Northern View website for Monday)
CFTK TV 7 News
Prince Rupert forced to tidy up -- The city's bylaw to regulate the maintenance of private and public property in the city was passed at the Monday night council session (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Recycling hours trimmed down-- Reductions in hours at the Recycling Centre will come into effect in October as the Centre attempts to trim some 24000 dollars off of its budget (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Gwaii Haanas Marine Protection Coming -- NDP MP Nathan Cullen is hopeful that the bid to provide a Marine conservation area around the southern Haida Gwaii waters will soon be fast tracked (see article here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Cosco Malaysia -- The arrival of the Cosco Malaysia container ship is featured in Sahar Nassimdoost's video report for TV 7 News (see video report here)
CFTK TV 7 News
Post Traumatic Stress Tour-- Gerald Kiesman, will bring his Post Traumatic Stress awareness tour of British Columbia through Prince Rupert later this month as he commences his journey from Haida Gwaii, destined for Vancouver and then Vancouver Island (see article here)
CBC News Northern BC, Daybreak North
Daybreak North is only posting selected items on their website now.
The most recently posted items can be found on the archive page for Daybreak North click here
Daily News, front page, headline story
Prince Rupert’s Salvation Army turns 100 years old
By Monica Lamb-Yorski
Staff Writer
Prince Rupert Daily News
Monday, June 7, 2010
Coinciding with the centennial of Prince Rupert as an incorporated city is the hundredth year of the town’s Salvation Army.
Captains Gary and Nancy Sheils of the local army decided it would be ideal to throw a celebration during Seafest weekend.
“We thought if people want to travel here from out of town it’s an ideal time for them to see what the area has to offer. We wanted to have a parade and realized being part of the Seafest Parade would give us more exposure. Everyone loves a parade,” said Nancy.
The public is invited to participate in all of the weekend events and tickets are available at the citadel, said Nancy.
A highlight for the Sheils is the fact that commissioners Donald and Joyce Kerr will be attending over the weekend. Doug’s parents were stationed in Prince Rupert as part of the Salvation Army in years past.
“They are fairly well known in the Army world,” said Gary.
Friday’s roster includes a luncheon at the citadel, a banquet dinner, a 7 p.m. service led by Commissioner Donald Kerr, and followed by a Glory Garden.
“You know how there are Beer Gardens,” explained Gary. “Well this would be outside, weather permitting, with Christian entertainment from the Baptist and Anglican churches. It will be an outdoor café with coffee, tea and juice. We are going to hold it both Friday and Saturday evenings at 9 p.m.”
If the gardens prove to be successful, the Sheils are hoping they can become a regular event during the summer.
“The army used to do open airs on the corner and bands would stand and play. We run into many people that remember those fondly,” Nancy added.
Saturday there will be a pancake breakfast, beginning at 8:30 a.m., the parade and a service at 7 p.m., conducted by Commissioner Joyce Kerr.
On Sunday morning there will be breakfast at sea aboard the Inside Passage.
“We’ll have a two-hour tour of the harbour and a chance to feed the eagles. It’s an awesome sight to see if you haven’t and worth the trip,” said Nancy.
Augmenting the celebration is a booklet containing collective memories of each generation that Nancy has been compiling.
One contributor is Einar Carlson who was born on October 10, 1929 and dedicated to the Salvation Army on the same day.
“He’s been a member all these years,” commented Nancy.
A 14-year-old teenaged boy has written about his impressions and a five-year-old drew a picture.
“For each generation, we had people speak out. We alternated long term and more recent so we’d have a variety of opinions,” said Nancy.
There’s also a memory lane section featuring anecdotes from officers stationed in Prince Rupert in the past and another section titled, Witness of Faith.
One hundred copies of the booklet are being produced.
In addition to the Kerrs, confirmed guests for the banquet include the Mayor of Port Edward Dave MacDonald, North Coast MLA Gary Coons, Major Malcolm Cameron Area Commander for Northern B.C., and Divisional Commander Susan Van Daienen.
“Hereditary Chief Alex Campbell will be giving a Tsimshian welcome, there’ll be First Nation drummers and dancers and singers from the Nisga’a Hall and Hartley Bay Gospel Singers,” Gary added.
Invites have gone all the way to Alaska and across the province and people have accepted from Fernie, Vancouver, Chilliwack and Ontario.
As far as the Salvation Army in Prince Rupert goes, the Sheils have outlived the stays of their predecessors by 200 percent.
In July, they will enter their ninth year of service. Normally people stay four years maximum.
Gary said they were asked to stay and have because they enjoy the work.
“Our hearts are here,” suggested Nancy.
Pausing, Garry elaborated.
“Frankly, the corps needed a long stay, so did the community. It was probably five years before there was a level of trust. Five years before we felt we had a good level and just as long before we saw some results. The stability has been good for the corps, the church and the town.”
Nancy agreed, adding that Prince Rupert and the Salvation Army have gone through a great transition and the stability has been important.
When asked about the future, Gary said it would love to be here to see the town turn the corner financially.
He also hopes the church will continue with good growth.
“Our programs in the last year have grown. We’ve got people working through residential school experiences and addictions to find healing. They have been positive experiences and we hope to build and expand to touch more people,” Nancy commented.
The Sheils would also like to see the dream of supportive and transitional housing realized.
Posing for photograph outside the citadel and holding up a painting of the first citadel that opened its doors one hundred years ago, Gary smiled. Apparently the old building could hold 300 people. “They must have stacked them four high,” he said.
Hopeful that the community will come out to help them celebrate, Gary said turning a hundred is a big deal.
“It’s cool we’re celebrating at the same time as Prince Rupert,” he added.
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