2 - The Prince George Citizen - Monday, March 11, 2002 IN OUR CITY MARCH 11 HAUNTED LAND: A Canadian-made, 73-minute documentary about human rights violations in Guatemala airs at 7 p.m. in UNBC’s Canfor Theatre. Admission by donation. For info call Nell at 960 5881. or Seiko at 563-6369. GENERAL MEETING for landlords and apartment managers (Central B.C. Rental Assn.) at 7:30 p.m. in room 201 at the Civic Centre. For info call Gerry at 964-9664. ELDER CITIZENS RECREATION ASSOCIATION Canasta 1 p.m. 1692. tenth Ave. 561-9381. THE BRAIN BODY CONNECTION with Elsie Myers from 7 - 8 p.m. at the health unit Auditorium. Free. Info. 565-7350. P.G. PARENTS OF TWINS AND TRIPLETS ASSOCIATION cot fee get together. 9:30 -11:3- a.m. at Bubba Baloos. Info. Sandra. 964 7447 or Karen, 964-4425. Free for members, non members also welcome. GOLDWING Motorcycle Enthusiasts hold their monthly meeting at at Fortune Palace Restaurant. Dinner at 6 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m. WHITE CANE CLUB monthly meeting, 1 p.m. at St. Giles Church. MARCH 11 -14 GALLERY SHOW of children's classes artwork in the gallery al: the Artists' Co-op, 2302 Hart Hwy. __________________ MARCH 12 ELDER CITIZENS RECREATION ASSOCIATION Carpet bowling 1 p.m. Canasta 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 1692, tenth Ave, 561-9381. SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTRE SENIORS TAX CLINIC at the senior activity centre from 10 a.m. - noon. Income limit $15,000. Limited space, book your time now. 425 Brunswick Street. Info. 564-3287. LADIES’ AUXILIARY of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 43, holds its general meeting at 8 p.m. in the auditorium. All members encouraged to attend. For info call 562-6859. SENIOR CURLERS 50+. AGM to be held at the PG. Golf and Curling Club at 10:30 a.m. PGSS DRY GRAD Auction and dessert evening. At the PGSS cafeteria from 7 9 p.m. Auctioneer, Rob Mitchell from CKPG. Admission $2 per person or $5 per family. Major fundraiser for the students dry grad and is open to everyone. Enticing desserts and large and small items for bidding. Info, or if you would like to donate an item please call Sandra Rosin at 562-9403. HERMAN" by Jim Unger IN TODAY’S CITIZEN... • Sears* • Tropical Pool* IN YOUR NEXT CITIZEN • A& W* ‘Selected Areas Only l’KIN( K (iKORCjfc Citizen If you did not receive your flyer please call The Citizen Reader Sales Department at 562-3301. (Mon-Fri 5:30am - 5:00pm & Saturdays 5:30am - 12noon) Citizen photo by Brent Braaten Chance McCullough and Sarah Thrift take in some of the displays at Art Space Friday night. The showing of the art and sculptures were part of the celebration of International Women’s Day. m fltopar It's good to be Home. ♦ "Whrr. People Make IH« Diflerenee" IIORTHLAN V) (62*S2S4 II PLYMOUTH - CHRYSLER V DIN 7714 V ™ J J LUBE, OIL t & FILTER 9 24 Prince George area forecast Cloudy with light snow in the morning tapering to a chance of flurries in the afternoon (pop 60%). Winds light. High 2. Tonight Tomorrow Mainly cloudy with a chance Cloudy with light snow (pop of Hurries (pop 40%) Low -9 Wednesday Cloudy with flurries (pop 60%). High -3. Low -14. THE PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN FORECAST The Weather & Network 80%) High Thursday Variably cloudy (pop 40%) High -6. Low -14. Friday Variably cloudy (pop 40%) High -2. Low -11 Skies today tonight Sunrise- 6:34 a.m. Sunset: 6:05 p.m. Moonrise. 6 30 a Moonset: 3:26 p.m • € Canada today tomorrow Banff p.cloudy Calgary p.cloudy Charlottetn p.cloudy Edmonton flurries Fredericton m.sunny Grand Prarie snow Halifax p.cloudy Iqaiuit snow Jasper flurries Kamloops p.cloudy 6/-5 flurries -2/-16 4/-7 p cloudy -2/-16 -6/-11 rain/snow 2/*3 -6/-13 p.cloudy -9/-22 •5/-11 rain/snow 5/-3 -12/-20 snow • 10/-25 -3/-7 rain/snow 4/-2 -11/-31 p.cloudy -20/-34 Moncton Montreal Niagara F. 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Area PM TRS S02 Downtown 9 0 1 College Hts 9 n/a n/a Lakewood n/a 0 n/a BCR Site 9 n/a n/a PM: Fine particulate matter. Includes fine dust and smoke and can contribute to respiratory diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia and emphysema. Risk of these effects increases with numbers higher than the "good" range. TRS: Total reduced sulphur. Produces a rotten egg smell at levels in the "fair” or “poor" categories and can cause respiratory effects at “very poor” levels. S02: Sulphur dioxide. Can damage vegetation at “fair" levels and levels in the “poor” range can came discomfort from taste and odor. Respiratory health effects can occur at “very poor" levels. Results provided by B.C. Environment. Current results can be obtained by calling the Air Qucdity Index Line at 565-6457. Air quality complaints can be registered anonymously by calling 565-4487. It’s a smelly situation FREDERICTON (CP) — The New Brunswick government says it will try to defuse a stink over a factory hog farm in the province by investing in technology to make pig farms smell better. Premier Bernard Lord’s Conservative government announced over the weekend it will help Metz Farms Ltd. develop new methods for cutting the stench from its sprawling factory near the tiny Acadian community of Sainte-Marie-de-Kent on the province’s east coast. The 10,000-pig farm has been operating since 1999. People living in the area have tried protests and occupations of government offices in an effort to have the hog plant moved or closed. But Agriculture Minister Rodney Weston said the government rejected a recommendation to move the farm and decided instead to partner with Metz in a pilot project aimed at curbing the foul odours from pig excrement. The government will carry most of the $1.5 million cost of developing an aeration system that could filter up to 80 per cent of the odour. The system would incorporate fans and sand filters and could take up to 18 months to put in place. “It’s the only reasonable and realistic approach,” Weston said. The decision infuriated people living in Sainte-Marie-de-Kent who said the government has forgotten their concerns in its drive to please farmers and the hog industry. “The whole thing stinks, and it’s not only because of the manure,” fumed Maurice Cormier, spokesman for concerned citizens in Sainte-Marie-de-Kent and the surrounding area. “The government’s involvement in this stinks, big time. We will not take this lying down. We will roll up our sleeves a little bit higher and we will push that much harder.” People in Sainte-Marie-de-Kent say they have been robbed of the right to enjoy their lives and their properties because of the pungent smell from the farm and concerns about water contamination. While the Metz Farm houses 10,000 pigs at a time, it produces a total of 30,000 pigs over the course of a year along with 24 million litres of liquid manure — enough to fill 1,200 tanker trucks. The liquid manure is spread on fields where it’s sup 'osed to be absorbed by soil. Cits zen AT YOUR SERVICE ......................www.princegeorgecitizen.com SWITCHBOARD: 562-2441 Publisher, Business Manager Del Laverdure Editor.......................Dave Paulson Reader Sales..................Ian Jensen Advertising Lu Verticchio 150 Brunswick St., P.O. 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