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Where in the world can you hear about Cottagers, Gunners and Monkey Hangers all within a few minutes? Well, if you’re listening to a football (soccer) update from the United Kingdom, those are three team nicknames you might hear. Admittedly, there are a lot of teams over there with rather … well … boring nicknames. There are a lot of Blues, for instance, who wear home uniforms (or kit, as they call it in the United Kingdom) which are, yes, blue. The group of teams called...

I have to start this week with what may have been the most dangerous Blacktop Blockhead I have seen in some time. On Tuesday evening, I was driving on Victoria Street. I came to the lights at Seventh Avenue. It was red, so I stopped, as did the vehicle next to me. A few seconds later, the light turns green, and we both proceed. I can see the light at Sixth Avenue is red and is probably going to stay that way, so I start to ease off the gas well ahead of time. The vehicle beside me, however,...

Allan Wishart Free Press The dental assistant program at the College of New Caledonia may not skip a beat. While the school’s board of governors voted Friday morning to suspend student intakes for the dental assistant and dental hygiene programs to balance the 2015-16 budget, the recommendation from vice-president of administration and finance Sue McAllister contained a measure of hope, which president Henry Reiser elaborated on in discussions before the vote. “We have been in...

It was a busy couple of days in Prince George for Kathy Corrigan this week. “I was at the forum on public education on Monday,” the NDP spokesperson for advanced education said on Tuesday. “I spoke with a lot of people there, then I had a meeting this morning with the local board of education. It as a great meeting I’m really impressed with the quality of the trustees here.” The main reason for Corrigan being in Prince George was just that – to talk to people about education. “The messa...

Prince George was the first of what Kevin Rose hopes will be a series of forums on public education in B.C. Rose, the provincial K-12 coordinator for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), was one of the speakers at a forum Monday evening at the College of New Caledonia. “It was a very good crowd,” he said. “It was a diverse crowd. There were school trustees, excluded staff from some of the schools. It wasn’t just a CUPE thing, it was a public gathering.” And what they heard from...

Doing an interview with the four girls who make up the senior bowling team representing B.C at the Nationals in Oshawa, Ont. is like interviewing a single person. A question thrown out to Paige Meise, Lezzyl Aquino, Kassidy Johnson and Megan Reimer is usually answered by all four at the same time. Coach Chito Tecson says that singularity of purpose makes his job a bit easier. “They know each other’s styles so well,” he said during a recent practice at Black Diamond Lanes, the home lane for...

If you have the bare bones of a business idea, Innovation Central Society is here for you. If you have a business already up and running, but want to take the next step, Innovation Central Society (ICS) is here for you. “There is a massive potential for innovation,” says executive director Robert Quibell. “That will never change.” While ICS has already been hard at work in the region, Quibell says this yea, they want to make more people aware of who they are and what...

For Alex Maritsas, it was his first. For Dan Gallo, it was his 13th. The two were among a number of Prince George arm wrestlers who competed at the Provincial Championships in Kelowna, bringing home a number of titles. “Everybody’s been training hard,” Gallo said, “coming off the winter and getting ready for the Nationals.” Gallo took first place in the 176 lb. Pro division with both the right and left arms, as well as winning the overall title. Maritsas won both the left and right arm...

Prince George boxer Kenny Lally is figuring he’ll get a bit of a Pan-Am preview next week in Puerto Rico. “I leave Monday for Puerto Rico,” the six-time Canadian champion said. “It’s a competition called the Cheo Aponte Cup, which has nine different countries in it.” The countries are all among those who will be participating at the Pan American Games in Toronto in July, including Cuba, the United States, Venezuela and Brazil. “It’s going to be a bit different,” Lally said. “We’re in San...