Dr. Hanh Huynh, whom Over the Edge previously covered the research, of, has noted that many parents of obese children are often in denial of the issue. It is said that only 9% of parents believe their child is overweight. UNBC Board of Governors have now approved the details of long-term operations of the North- em Sport Centre. Among the agree- ments, the University and the City must contribute $300,000 per year for the centre to operate, and that each entity also pays $5.125 million for the construction. UNBC and partner universi- ties are being given $400,000 for a project designed to increase health training and education in rural areas. The project is funded through the- Public Health Workforce Develop- ment Products and Tools Contribu- tion Program of the Public Health Agency of Canada. Other universi- ties include University of Saskatch- ewan and Lakehead University, among others across Canada. Shawn Halikowski, 44, is the confirmed identity of a body found on March 26 on Hoferkamp road. Halikowski was last seen March 9, and his death has been ruled a homi- cide. This is the first reported homi- cide for Prince George this year. The Lheidli T’enneh com- munity has voted against ratifying their landmark treaty which would take them from the Indian Act and make them self-governing. Many prominent figures, such as Mayor Colin Kinsley, are dissapointed at the outcome. Some speculate it will be a long time before new revisions are presented. : Students from the College of New Caledonia are beginning to sell biodiesel to the Prince George Airport Authority. The students began their business in an effort to improve Prince George’s air qual- ity. They are transporting biodiesel from the Lower Mainland, although their original plan was to produce it locally. School District 57 trustees have agreed to finalize the sale of former April 11, 2007 Lakewood Elementary school to AiMHi. The special needs organiz- ation had been renting the building for the past few years, at a cost of approximately $200,000. Three separate houses were raided over last weekend by RCMP in Prince George over suspicions ‘they were drug houses. Two of the houses were said to be run by the Crew, a division of a Vancouver based Hell’s Angels chapter. A large quantity of crack cocaine was con- fiscated during the raids. BC Stats is claiming that by 2031 the number of people 65 years and older will comprise 23.2 per- cent of the population in the North- ern BC region. As of right now the percent is only 10. While some con- sider this simply a stand-alone phe- nomenon of longer lives, BC Stats believes the increase is actually due to the emigration of younger people to other areas where there may be better economic prospects. Statistics Canada has un- veiled numbers showing that there has been a great increase of people holding full time jobs. The number of people in full time work is 700 people greater than prior. The over- all unemployment rate also dropped, but. only marginally. A television ad featuring Frank Thomas, hitter for the To- tonto Blue Jays, has been banned by the Television Bureau of Canada, who regulate TV commercials for private broadcasters. They believed the ad was too aggressive, and have asked for the commercial to be re- shot. The CBC, a public broadcast- er, is continuing to air the original commercial. The government of BC has committed $80 million to purchas- ing buildings and hotels in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver to provide housing for homeless people. It is said to be the largest single commitment in British Col- umbia. Buildings have also been purchased in Burnaby and Victoria. The United States is consider- ing adding Polar Bears to the list of threatened species, which is expect- ed to impact the Nunavut economy. American hunters provide a large portion of money to the economy to the area, yet if the bears classifica- “tion change, hunters will not be able to import the bear trophies across the border, which in turn will deter many hunters from coming. Menu Foods, a producer of pet food, is facing even more recalls, as the recall on their products has now expanded to dog biscuits. The company, based in Mississauga, has called for a recall as far back as November 8 products. The wheat imported by China was found to contain melamine, a substance found in plastic, glues, and fertiliz- ers. Several pets have been reported dead after consuming the recalled food n easy-to-use package — A spider monkey escaped from the San Juan de Aragon Zoo in Mexico City and made his way around the city like anyone else; onboard a city bus. The monkey sat near the bus driver for nearly an hour. At one point the monkey at- tacked a young female passenger when she tried handling it. The last available details are that the animal is in quarantine. Gary McKinnon is going to be extradited to the United States on. charges that he hacked into 100 US military and NASA computer sys- tems. US authorities will prosecute him as a cyber-terrorist, and he may be denied serving any of his jail time in Britain. His computer crack- ing caused an estimated $700,000 and the motive was to discover documents revealing US govern- ment concealing of information on UFOs. British sailors, held captive by Iran for 2 weeks and broadcasted confessions that they strayed into Iranian waters, say that they were coerced into saying their confes- sion from constant pyschological pressure and threats of years of imprisonment. The sailors were re- cently released back to their coun- try, and Iran is now asking for the UK to respond with good will to this act.