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Cno fespnh afr el ic ro frery we f m o s 's os t
by GORDON HOEKST R A Citizen st ff a Canfo ch e exe u i Jim Shepard r if c t ve s i Fr d h b l eve the companyi a d i ay e e i s s positioned to s rv veth s g i c n u i e i n fi a t downturn i th fo st s c r, a the n e re e to s company unve l d i s l s e h t $ 5 4 ie t oss i 8. m l i n i th fi s quartr. ilo n e r t e "How does one summarie th i z e nc d b e d ff c l i s o the pastye r I re i l i i u t e f a? don'think any wo t rds wo l d i j sud o t u t c ," h to d the company annual ie e l 's general meet n i Vancouve ig n r. " d , h eve k ow th t th execuI o ow r, n a e tve a d the management team and all i n of Canfo s employe s a u tothe r' e re p t s a h n ," s i S e a ."W e a o ak t ad a d h p rd re f o e v s o i the pursuit of a common n iin n goal and t hat is to be one of the fre ry s c o st e tor comp n e that comes ais o t o ths strm st onge a d i a p u f i o r r n n os t o totake advantage o the opporiin f t n t e th t w l p s n themselve u i i s a i l re e t s when market c n i i n t rnaround, odtos u a d they wl." n il Canfo s 85.4 million loss compared r' t a $ 2 7 m l i n l s i the same peo 4. ilo os n r o l stye r. T e l s i c u e a $ 2 id a a h os nldd 4million wrie-down fo l g i n ry t r o nve to devaluation, which imp c a ted net erna i g by $29 million, an aftr- a fo ns e t x rra s a i n o s n o g e g exchanget n l t o l s o l n in trm debt net o i stments of $10 e f nve .1 million, and income ta recove o x ry f $9.1 million due to a reduction in B C s c rpora income ta ra s . .' o te x te. Reve u s fo th fi s th ne r e r t ree month s of 2008 we $648.5 million, dow n re f om $850.6 million a ye r a o r a g. L ke ot e B C - a e fo st compai h r . . b s d re n e , C n r i b i g h rtby l lumi s a fo s e n u ow ber and panel prie f m a c l a s i cs ro olpe n the U.S. housing market a st , rong Canadian dollar th t e d s i s b to m a ro e t ot l n o U. . s l s a d a 15-per- e t exi e n S ae, n cn porttax on softwood lumber shipments tothe U.. S I totl i the past15 months, Cann a n f has post d l s e o $ 6 m l i n or e o s s f 44 i l o . In 2006, Canfo h d a p fi o $ 8 r a ro t f 471. m l i n a re u t o ret rn o ta ff fo ilo, sl f u f ri s ll owing th re o u i n o th s ftwood e slto f e o lumber dispute w ththe U.. i S -- See PRODUCTION on page 2

Citizen photo by Brent Braaten

Chuck Carr et and Cody Thibault drive nails during the nail hammering contest at WIC Gatew ay Retirement ,lf, Community media day Other events included a tour for media and apprentice students from CNC and a barbe. cue for construction crews and visitors .

Seniors complex taking shape
by BERNICE TRICK Citizen st ff a T e fis gl mp e o the Gatew ay Reh rt i s f trement Community being built fo i r long-te and assist rm ed-living care c i n s wa g ve Fr d by c n ra to let s i n i ay ot c r W e e Indust i l C n ra to L d strn r a o t c rs t . Wo rking alongside WIC'sc rew are 17 apprentices who are emp oye s t i l e ra ni g a c rpente . n s a rs Rod Cryderman, project manage r, explained th t fo l a l owing th theory e t raining in the college classroom, "mosto th i t f e r raining is comp et on l ed ste w th hands-on experi n e i the i , i ec n f ed f il rom cert e j u i d o rneymen." fi Athough th fi s to r o l n - rm l e r t u f o g te c re s c i n' we w n i stl oly a a e t o s st i g s il n f ramed and roofe s e l i s rve to d hl, t e s show the massive s z the 150,000ie s quarefoot c n re will be when comet p et in June 2009. l ed There w l b fi e ev to fo a c s i l e ve l a rs r c e s a d th l n - rm carerooms will be n e o g te qute s a i u , e i p c o s quipped withlft a d i s n althe bells and whistles needed to l

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Citizen st ff a Contratta ks b c l etwe n the city and its unionized emp oye s a o th ro . e l e re n e cks Re resenta i s o the Canadian Union of Public Emp oye s L c l 1048 and p t ve f l e oas 399, who re re e t th c t 's i s d a d o t i e wo rs si ta ks b p s n e iy nie n usd rke , ad l roke o Fr ff i day a e ftrnoon when th c t i s e a fi a o e th t f l s s o o w a they ve e iy sud n l ffr a a l h rt f h t ' been barga n n fo i i g r. -- See MEMBERSHIP on page 2

c refo those who can no longe c re a r r a frthemselve. o s The bath rooms are genero s the u, window a lrgefo th s n i h , a d s re a r e ulgt n t atmosphere will be homey w th he i commerc a k t i l i chen and laundry, d ni ing lounge m l i p rpose and commu, ut-u n t rooms, said Keth Hillen, senior iy i s s p ritendent. The centre w l o i ue n te i l ffr 94 comp ex c re u i s a d 8 a s st e l a nt n 2 si e l v n u i s fo those who can live d iig nt r independently w th some assist n e i ac. -- See PROJECT on page 2

Millar Addition group pushing for green corridor
by GORDON HOEKST R A Citizen st ff a The Millar Ad i i n C t z n C a i i n -- f d t o i i e s' o l t o resh o i s s c e s u fi h a i st l c t n a e e y ff t u c s f l g t ga n o a i g n n rg p a t n tto i s n i h o rhood -- has its eye o l n ex t egbu n an ise ew s u . This time residents are not p e rot sting, but rther wa t to p t a i e fo a . a n u n d a rw rd T a i e i to t rnth s a e d ret b l the ht da s u e p c i cly e ow t eed bankso their neighbourhood along Parii r f t ca Boulev rd -- the same are p a a roposed fo the enr e y p a t a we l a a b e d u t rg l n s l s e fe - p ransportt ck ru r u -- i to a gr corr d r. o te n een io The gr oup's v s o i c u e a n - ra i b u eiin nlds o t ff c o l v rd o m l that would connect the downtown to a r al t e Fr s r R ve a d i s t i s t m I wo l a h a e i r n t ral ys e . t u d ll a pedest ow rian connection, fo exa mp e b r l , etwe n the Tw o R ve A G l e e i rs rt a l ry, C v c C n re l i i e t , ib ry a d c t h l a d the downtown and th ri ra n i y a l n e ve T e th n i g i i c u d c a walking loops r. h i k n s t o l re te f r residents, downtown wo rs a d touri t o rke n ss w th connections to p a e l kethe museum and i lcs i Fo G o Pa rt e rge rk. The idea had been fo rming fo aw i e b t s l dr hl u oi fid re e t d ri g a c e n p o the bank below i e c n ly u n lau f Pari i B u ev rd where o d a d young re i e t t ca ol a l n sdns ln ahn. et ad Coalition member Caro Farhurst s i they l i ad simp strt d to examine their neighbourhood ly a e and trytofind a wayto getreconnected with downtow i a p s t ve way. n n oii ( h M l a a d t o re i e t , a d the nearby Te ilr diin sdns n Connaught neighbourhood, havest ruggl d w th e i i s e l ke p st t t o a d the const u t o o a s u s i ro i u i n n r cin f controve i l a a rs a p rtment building fo the homer ls) es.

Seve ral members o the group share th i f d er vew re e t o a wa k, p i t n o t h natui s c n ly n l o n i g u ow rl aly some kind of boulev rd -- and large gr a r een development, including perhaps th f rmer' e a s market o th a s a d c l u l c n re -- would r e rt n u t ra e t c n e t the downtown and th Fr s r R ve B onc e a e i r. efrethe wa k, o l they p i te to a p c u f on d i t re rom the 1950s showing a gr e b l that hugge the banks enet d b l Pari i B u ev rd e ow t c a o l a . Farhurs s i yo c u d i a i e i a a k n o i t ad u o l m g n t s id f r eclamation. -- See BETTER on page 2

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Classified ...........25-30 . 1 Cmn Eet ..........9 oig vns Crossword .............51 Entertainment ....... 47-49

Horoscope ............. 50 Nation ................6,7 Sports ...............9-13 World .............8,18,24

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