THE CITIZEN Ghomeshi will make P.G. show
www.pgcitizen.ca Newsstand $1.55 incl. tax | Home Delivered 70¢/day THE PRINCE GEORGE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2014 CITIZEN Ghomeshi will make P.G. show Frank PEEBLES Citizen staff fpeebles@pgcitizen.ca Controversy aside, Jian Ghomeshi had a date with Prince George and he intends to keep it. It was announced this weekend that the longtime host of CBC Radio’s morning show Q had parted company with the network (see story, below). He also had a scheduled appearance in Prince George as a lecturer. It was originally set for late September, but the death of Ghomeshi’s father caused it to be postponed for Nov. 7 at the Civic Centre. “He is coming. One hundred per cent, he’s coming,” said Norm Coyne of Citizen Special Events, the organizer of the speaking engagement. “We spoke with his agency this morning to clear everything up, GHOMESHI and they assured us he was definitely coming to Prince George.” The address will focus on the contents of his bestselling book 1982 and his views of Canadian popular culture as someone who has been in contact with many of its most noted personalities. “Things may have changed in that relationship between him and the CBC, but our agreement from the outset was with Jian Ghomeshi personally,” Coyne said. “The CBC was not involved.” He is set to be on stage Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. Previously purchased tickets for the postponed October show will be honoured for this new event date, and tickets ($40 each) are still available at the Prince George Citizen office or from the eventbrite. com website. For more information call 250-640-6670. Former host launches lawsuit against CBC The Canadian Press TORONTO — Lawyers for radio star Jian Ghomeshi made good Monday on their promise to launch a lawsuit against the CBC, alleging breach of confidence, bad faith and defamation by the public broadcaster. Ghomeshi, 47, is seeking $55 million from the CBC, according to the lawsuit, plus special damages. The suit says “the claim is the result of the CBC misusing personal and confidential information provided to it in confidence and under common interest privilege.” On Sunday, the CBC said it was severing ties with Ghomeshi because of “information” it had received about the Q radio show host. Lawyers from Dentons Canada LLP then announced their intention to sue the CBC on Ghomeshi’s behalf. — see GHOMESHI, page 3 INSIDE: • Case could be hamstrung by union ties COLUMN 6 • Questions of consent CANADA 14 CITIZEN PHOTO BY BRENT BRAATEN Freak show Zarrah Holvick and Renata Gebert were two of the zombies ready to scare visitors at the House of Horrors at Huble Homestead Saturday during their Halloween Spooktacular. There was also pumpkin carving, a magic show, costume contest, haunted maze and graveyard of ghouls. Judge opts for trial in logging dispute Mark NIELSEN Citizen staff mnielsen@pgcitizen.ca A B.C. Supreme Court Justice wants a full-blown trial before deciding whether a Prince George logging company was wrongfully denied a licence to harvest timber on Crown land near Vanderhoof. Both M.G. Logging and Sons Ltd. and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations applied for a judgment based solely on the written evidence submitted to the court, known as a summary trial. But in a reasons for judgment issued Friday, Justice Robert Sewell concluded he is unable to resolve the matter based on the information he has been given and directed that a trial be held in which witnesses testify and be crossexamined. The dispute is over a tender the ministry issued in June 2012. M.G. Logging owner Manuel Goncalves submitted what turned out to be the highest bid and in July 2012 the ministry posted a notice on its website stating the licence had been awarded to his company. But the next day it was withdrawn because the ministry concluded the bid was made by a company not registered as a B.C. Timber Sales Enterprise. It turned out that while M.G. Logging and Sons is registered, Goncalves submitted the bid under another name, M.G. Logging Enterprise Ltd. Goncalves also failed to include an incorporation number in the space provided but did write in Sons’ and the registration number in the space provided for that purpose. Goncalves argues he submitted the bid under Enterprise by mistake and the Ministry understood Sons was the applicant. He further argued the Ministry had stated on its website that the contract was awarded to Sons and subsequently could not revoke the award. Conversely, the Ministry contends Enterprise was the applicant and was not eligible, the posting did not constitute awarding of the licence and there was no contract between the parties. Sewell concluded a formal letter from the ministry was not required before the bid had been deemed awarded but said the ministry should have the opportunity to cross examine Goncalves’ claim he intended to make the bid under Sons. Likewise, Sewell said the written evidence provided by the ministry’s acting timber sales manager at the time, Bill Dobbs, about the circumstances surrounding the tender was “somewhat inconsistent” but concluded he should be given the chance to testify before making a final decision on that aspect. P.G. part of genetic research project Christine HINZMANN Citizen staff chinzmann@pgcitizen.ca The Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy at Pine Centre Mall is part of a research project where saliva testing will provide genetic information to guide drug therapy decisions. The local pharmacy is one of five Today’s Weather Hi +8° Low +3° See page 2 for more details and short-term forecasts ANNIE’S MAILBOX BRIDGE HOROSCOPE COMICS CROSSWORD 23 23 2 24 24 locations in B.C. that will be part of the pilot project set to begin in January to study how genetic makeup can predict their response to medications. The research component of the project is led by a team at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UBC) and is funded by Genome BC and the BC Pharmacy CLASSIFIEDS OPINION CANADA WORLD SPORTS 1922 6 1314 1718 912 Association, so there is no cost to the patient. During the project, the UBC team, led by researcher Dr. Corey Nislow, will develop procedures for sample collection, processing and sequencing. Training and educational tools for patient awareness will also be developed. — see IT’S A, page 4 Contact Us CLASSIFIED: 2505626666 READER SALES: 2505623301 SWITCHBOARD: 2505622441 0 58307 00100 8
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