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A conference taking an overall look at land manage-ment will be hosted by the Resources North Association June 19 and 20.

Stephanie Killam, mayor of Mackenzie and chair of the association made the announcement recently, adding organizers hope the conference will become an annual event.

She said the idea is find synergies in overlaying aspects of projects utilizing the same land base. For example, a mining operation might be developing in a particular area where a forestry company is opening up an area. Rather than develop both projects independently there may be things that can be done one time, like putting in

a single shared road.This would demand less from the land.“This is absolutely critical in today’s venue,” Killam

said.She pointed out the billions in development expected

in northern B.C., from mining and energy projects to an increase in lumber as the market rebounds.

She added the point of the initial conference is to begin a conversation on the subject, one that needs to continue, she added.

Discussing how these projects will impact the environ-ment, the economy, as well as social and cultural aspects of communities is important so the land base is impacted to the least degree possible.

“The perfect time to begin an ongoing conversation is at this conference,” she said.

Looking at best practices, success stories, lessons learned, what’s working in other areas and First Nations concerns is important.

She said the conference will provide a forum for the conversation.

“Decision making is happening in silos,” Melanie Karjala, RNA general manager, agreed. “We want to see a more encompassing approach to avoid cumulative affects.”

She added the association crosses sectorial boundaries, with members representing a multitude of stakeholders, so the conference is a good fit for them.

“Here’s an opportunity to measure what’s happening so we don’t overuse the land base,” Killam sail.

She added she would like to see the conference become an annual event.

DeLynda PILON/Free Press

Mackenzie Mayor Stephanie Killam announces the line up for the Resources North conference in June.

All eyes to be on resources in June

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The producers of the all new Can-ada North Resources Expo (CNRE) are pleased to report that the event is well underway. Booth sales are going extremely well, with lots of machinery exhibits and several exciting features planned that will showcase the Big Iron front and centre at this mammoth event.

The CNRE comes at an exciting time for this region and the industry as a whole.

“We are so pleased to be the host city for Canada North Resources Expo 2013. As BC’s northern capital and the larg-est supply and service centre for one of the fastest growing regions in Canada, Prince George is the ideal location for this show,” said Heather Oland, CEO of Initiatives Prince George. “With $70 Billion in resource projects planned and underway in northern BC over the next 10 years, there is a lot of business to be done and we look forward to welcoming everyone to Prince George,” said Oland.

Northern B.C. is bustling with activity in regards to forestry, mining, pipelines, energy generation, transportation, oil & gas and so much more. This event will showcase the leaders and rising stars of all of those industries.

The event will focus on the machin-ery, products, technology, services, tal-ent and manpower needed to get the infrastructure developed, as these mega-projects ramp-up.

Show Management recently attended the BC Natural Resource Forum in Prince George. Traffic and interest at their booth was excellent and the buzz around this new event was extremely positive.

“Contractors and dealers alike are already talking about CNRE, and mak-ing plans to attend,” explains MaryAnne Arcand, Chair of Resources Expo, and Executive Director of the Central Inte-rior Logging Association. “Concurrent events will bring billions of dollars’ worth of projects and their represen-tatives together to showcase contract opportunities. Our steering committee is energized and excited, full of creative ideas to make this the best Expo Prince George has ever seen,” said Arcand.

The Canada North Resources Expo will surely be a must attend event for decision makers, buyers, industry work-ers and their families to see the latest products and services required by these flourishing industries, in one place at one time...

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the “Recruiting Here” feature. Visitors are encouraged to come with resume in hand! Your next career could start at the CNRE. Exhibitors who are looking to grow their ranks and hire new employ-ees will display signage indicating they are on the hunt for new talent!

The event will also showcase live equipment demonstrations and Chrysler Canada will be offering their Ride & Drive program on-site.

This two-day, biennial event, will attract decision makers from all over British Columbia, Alberta and beyond. Day two of the event will be the Future of the Industry Day where industry people will be encouraged to bring their families to the CNRE.

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There are now a total of 370 day seats available from Prince George to Vancou-ver thanks to the Q400, the new plane put in service by Air Canada in the area.

Providing about 20 more seats per plane that the CRJ100, the Q400 made it’s inau-gural flight from Vancouver to the city Wednesday morning, greeted as tradition dictates by an arch of water and later a quick tour by local dignitaries includ-ing Mayor Shari Green and members of council.

The made in Canada plane has done well in other markets Air Canada utilizes it in, and a similar reaction is expected in Prince George.

So the media could see for itself the dif-ference between the two planes, a handful were flown to Vancouver Monday eve-ning on the CRJ100 then took part in the inaugural flight of the Q400.

I was lucky enough to be one of the participants. I say lucky with my tongue firmly in my cheek, considering I avoided flying until Tuesday night, a pretty good feat for a woman ‘of some age’, as they say politely. It wasn’t so much I was scared of flying (since I’ve never flown, how could I know what it would be like?), but I was scared of the idea of flying.

Elaine Meisner from 250 News also made the flight, and while we were dis-cussing this very thing told me she once had a friend horribly afraid of flying. “Why would I want to fly on anything that needs a running start?” she giggled, recalling her friend.

I smiled, heart stuck in throat. Seemed like her friend had a pretty

good point.But I boarded the plane thinking

about my boss, Bill and some of his directions during a typical work day. Like when he hears there’s a bomb threat downtown it’s ‘Delynda, go cover that’, or there’s a fire raging somewhere and it’s ‘Delynda, want to take that one’, or my personal favourite, when some shady character is reported walk-ing down Quince St. toting what looks to be an automatic weapon and it’s ‘Delynda, want to head over there’.

Sometimes I think I ought to double check who my life insur-ance beneficiary is.

However, though nervous at first, I really enjoyed the flight down, my very first one, on the CRJ100. I loved that little bump when the plane finally takes to the air and your stomach drops, kind of like when you’re on a carnival ride. It was quite noisy, though. I know I couldn’t hear all the emer-gency instructions the flight atten-dant was directing us to.

Of course, it looked as though I was the only one of everyone on the flight (and it was packed) try-ing to hear them.

By the time we flew home (less than 24 hours later), I was a skilled flyer. I had my carry-on locked and loaded, my boarding pass at my fingertip and my I.D. within easy reach.

Without that initial fear of the unknown I enjoyed the flight back even more.

The Q400 is roomier, though I didn’t find the CRJ100 overly cramped. Still, the more room the better.

The overheads were definitely larger. I easily stashed my stuff within it. There were two windows available for people like me, those who are fascinated by the world as seen from 20,000-plus feet, to gaze from.

It was quieter, too.I could hear the safety instructions this

time. And I was very interested in hearing them even though by then I was a blasé woman of the world traveller.

The staff on both flights were consider-ate, cheerful and helpful.

Most importantly, though, the Q400 will allow more people to travel comfortably between Prince George, the hub of the north, and Vancouver, arguably one of the premier business destinations in the west, perhaps in all of Canada.

With the billions in development com-ing our way, this can only improve our connections south.

Air Canada flies new Q400 into the North

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A group of real estate agents from Vancouver were among the passengers on the inaugural flight of the Q400 to Prince George.

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Dentists don’t often make house calls, but dental students do, apparently.

A dozen dental assisting and hygiene students from the Col-lege of New Caledonia, along with three instructors, headed up to T’say Keh Dene and Kwadacha (Fort Ware) First Nations on April 19 to talk to students about dental health and hygiene.

“We found out about the trip in February,” says Alexandria Amies, a second-year dental hygiene stu-dent. “It was like, ‘Here we go, let’s put it together’.

“We already had done presenta-tions to different age groups here, so we just had to tweak those a little.”

Megan Ball, like Amies a sec-ond-year dental hygiene student, says they tailored the presenta-tions to the age groups they were working with.

“We split into three groups, with one hygiene and one dental assist-ing student in each, and we had three different age groups. I had the Grade 8 to 12 group.”

Amies, who was working with kindergarten to Grade 3 students,

says they already knew about one thing they would have to make sure was included in their presen-tations.

“There are two Canadian Food Guides, and one of them is designed for Aboriginal commu-nities in remote areas.”

Ball says there are a couple of major differences.

“We knew they have limited access to fresh fruits and vege-tables, and their diet of meat is different as well. A lot of what we talked about with them was mak-ing smart choices in what to eat.”

She says working with the older students had a couple of chal-lenges.

“They were typical Grade 8 to 12 kids. They were very cool. They’d had previous experience with another instructor who had different ideas from what we had, but they were very polite about listening.”

Amies, of course, had a very dif-ferent experience.

“It was a really good recep-tion. Little kids love anything, though.”

She added there was one major difference she brought back to CNC with her.

“Down here, people have dental

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CNC dental hygiene student Alexandria Amies uses a puppet and an oversized toothbrush to give a youngster in Fort Ware tips on how to brush.

hygiene resources and don’t use them. Up there, they don’t have as many resources, and they want to know how to use them.”

Heather Mohr was one of the dental hygiene instructors who made the trip.

“I found out at the last minute that there was a seat for me, but I had sat in on the information sessions here, so I knew what we would be doing.”

Having made one trip, she’s already hoping the trips from Prince George will continue.

“We did education and health promotion this time, but there’s so much more we could do. We could incorporate a Train The Trainer program up there, to monitor and set up programs in the communities.”

She also sees the possibility of a mobile clinic being set up at one of the schools while the CNC students are there, so they can do more hands-on work.

The trip was organized by the Mackenzie campus of CNC, and regional director at that school Tanya Helton says there was one business that made it work.

“This trip would not be possible without the donation of the flights by NT Air,” she said in a press release.

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Eight years in the making, and Prince George singer songwriter Britt Meierhofer feels it’s time to launch the rocket on her music career.

She’s already developed a loyal fan base in B.C. Now she says it’s time to branch out and reach as many people as she can with her bold brand of music. Thursday evenings the guitarist who grew up loving rock and roll, plays The Twisted Cork downtown. Her list of future gigs includes both solo and band dates.

In July her plan is to go on tour and travel with Nelson musician Mike Hodsall. The duo will perform at various venues and events taking their unique sound across Canada to Halifax.

“I have a belief that touring and performing are the best way to get your name out there – in the end it’s all word of mouth,” says Meierhofer.

Although her first love is still rock n roll, her music criss-crosses several genres.“I perform lots of jazz and what I guess you’d call Americana country. I think I’m

well-rounded as a musician. I play in pretty much all the genres.”Her background in musical theatre led to an offer as a chorus member in Judy

Russell’s upcoming production of Les Miserables.“I had to turn it down because I plan on being on tour then but it would have

been fun,” she says of the opportunity. When not performing her solo gigs, the art-ist plays guitar and does back up vocals with The Krones line-up: guitarist, singer Nathan Kelly, drummer Landon Hilde and bass player Chris Dibbens.

Music was not always her intended career path. After leaving PGSS, Meierhofer was taking a general science program at CNC before she “switched gears.” She moved to Nelson, B.C. and enrolled in a music program at Selkirk College – it was then she knew in her heart that she wanted to pursue a music career.

“I moved back home to Prince George a year ago to start working on my music again,” she said.

She noticed how much the music scene had changed with new venues opening up at restaurants and pubs.

“The music scene has bloomed here so much and I think it is going to continue grow-ing. There’s lots of room for growth,” she said. She has sage advice for budding musi-cians and songwriters.

“I feel that every dream is attainable as long – as you take it one step at a time. Don’t let the ‘realists’ put you off your path of what you want to do.”

For now, she’s enjoying having a “regular” place to play at The Twisted Cork.“The owners, Chris (Angus) and Troy [Mac-Kenzie] have given me this chance and

people are getting to know me and my music and I guess they like what they hear because they are coming back every week to hear me, so that’s been great.”

To keep her drive and inspiration fresh, Meierhofer says she picks up her guitar every

day and tries out new songs.“I’ll think of some lyrics or music and I just have to get home to get them all down. I

like to tell stories that are usually inspired by historical events. I like to write about the building of relationships, that really interests me.”

For her recording sessions, the artist says she generally borrows gear and sets up a studio at home. She’s looking forward to taking Goodnightmare on tour and finding inspiration for future songwriting.

May 11, Meierhofer will sing the national anthems (Canadian and American) at Night of The Champions boxing event at UNBC.

She and The Krones will be performing May 12 at Artspace at 7 p.m. opening for a CD release party for Horses and Bayonettes. And on May 25 at Riley’s Pub, the band has its own EP Release Party with Meierhofer debuting her solo original project: Goodnightmare.

Follow Britt Meierhofer and the band on Facebook.

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Musician Britt Meierhofer has a number of gigs lined up and a cross-Canada tour planned for the summer.

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Looking at the banner designs posted on the walls of the Atrium at Two Rivers Gallery left one question in many viewers’ minds.

And these were the ones that weren’t chosen.Thursday marked the unveiling of the nine

banners which will grace city streets for about 18 months.

“This has been months in the works,” public programs manager Carolyn Holmes told the audience Thursday. “It was juried in February, and it was a real challenge to get it down to eight banners.”

“As you can see,” she said, gesturing at the nine draped banners on a pair of tables behind her, “they couldn’t cut it down to eight, so we went with nine.”

Holmes told the audience the jury, which was made up of people from the groups who would be ‘hosting’ the ban-ners, acknowledged

the difficulty of making the cuts, so the gallery decided to have all the designs entered in the Atrium Thursday for public viewing.

“I want to thank all the artists for the great work they did,” Holmes said. “The toughest decision we had to make was to limit the pal-ette for the artists. I know a few people were cursing us for not allowing a colour they really wanted to use.”

City recreation coordinator Doug Hofst-ede said when the decision was made to do the street banners, “Two Rivers came up as the best partner. We have worked with them in the past, and things always turn out great.”

He said one of the things they jury was looking for was not just capturing the images of the city, but making it art.

“This is more than another banner, this is public art. When we hang these, we will be creating, really, an outdoor art gallery.”

The banners will be installed along Third Avenue, in the Civic Plaza area, on 15th Avenue between Carney Street and the Bypass, and at the CN Centre.

“We plan to have them hanging for 18 months,” Hofstede said. “That’s about the most you can hope to get from an outside banner before it starts to tear or fade.”

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Melissa Bain was not at Two Rivers Gallery on Thursday to unveil Moose Spotting, left, but Betty Kovacic (The Joys of Northern Life), Tatiana Wimmer (Reflections) and Elizabeth Gibbs (Railway Bridge) were. The banners were among nine chosen from almost 100 designs submitted for the Street Banner Project.

A banner dayin Prince George

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Maureen Faulkner, left, sits in front of her banner, Cycle of Life and Seasons, while Marc Lacaille stands by Fly Fishing and Amanda Nolan by Play Outside. Their designs, as well as Grouse and Frog by Jennifer Annais Pighin, were chosen for this year’s Street Banner Project.

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DISCLAIMER: All prices and payments plus taxes and fees ON APPROVED CREDIT. All payments are OAC, no money down at 5.99% for 96 months. Lowest cash prices shown above using all dealership incentives. Prices above include $589 Administrative Fee which is mandatory on purchase of used vehicles. All Vehicles available at time of Printing. Vehicles may

not be exactly as shown. See Dealer for details.2649 Queensway, Prince George, BCOUT OF TOWN BUYERS STAY FOR FREE!

1-866-920-40581-866-920-4058

$44Weekly

2013NISSAN VERSA $11,888

STARTING AT:

Stk# 13VS7844$24,276

$109Weekly

STARTING AT:

2013NISSAN TITAN$16,688

STARTING AT:

Stk# 13SE1981SENTRA

Weekly

$60

2013NISSAN

$5,888Stk# 13FP918310

TOTALPRICE

2002DODGECARAVAN

$23,888Stk# 12AC758810

2011NISSAN JUKE$16,888

Stk# DT370566

2012NISSAN

VERSATOTAL PRICETOTAL PRICE

USEDSPECIALS

FINANCINGAS LOW AS1.9%

on SELECT vehiclesup to 84 months

(on select models)

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$15,000$15,000$15,000CASHBACK!CASHBACK!CASHBACK!

In Cash Discounts On Other Select Models

PAY OFFCREDITCARDS!

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THIS ISMY NISSANPRESENTING OUR NEWEST, MOST FUELEFFICIENT LINE-UP, EVER.

Stk# 13RO0795

60 mpg

UEL

FINANCINGFINANCING

P/W,P/L,A/C

$83Weekly

2013 Nissan RogueBest in SUV class

$23,388STARTING AT:

LEASING NOW AVAILABLE AT 0%!

NI$26,888Stk# 12XT076710

2010NISSAN

MURANO

TOTAL PRICE

ON SELECT MODELS

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All NEWSentra. 58 mpg $13,500REBATE

$13,888Stk# 12MUO59510

2006NISSAN

MURANOTOTAL PRICE

First TimeBuyer Program

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2013 Tuscon 2013 SantefeSPORT

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NO PAYMENTS TIL AUGUST 2013!OAC

2013 Accentbi-weekly

2013 Genesis2013 Veloster 2013 Elantra

$8,000up to

Silly Savings

*bi-weekly$141 *bi-weekly$197*bi-weekly

* bi-weekly$164* bi-weekly$181

2013 GENESIS5.0 R-Spec

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*Bi-weekly payments are based on 96 month term finance contract with $0 down.

$0 DOWN! PAYMENTS ARE ALL IN!

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