If you want to keep your bike a little more safe, you are going to want to head to one of the upcoming bike registry events. The Prince George RCMP will be at different locations this weekend and week where you can go and register your bike with them. The registration only takes about 5 minuets and is absolutely free, just show up with your bike! It is meant to reduce thefts (when someone reports a theft on the app, other riders in the area will be notified) and make it easier for the RCMP to find stolen bikes. Its all done through a program called 529 Garage .For more info on the program itself go to https://project529.com/garage The registry events are:
Saturday August 6th, 8am-4pm, at Otway
Sunday August 7th, 8am-4pm, at Otway
Monday August 8th, 5pm- 8pm at the CN Centre Parking Lot
Wednesday August 10th, 5pm- 8pm, at the PG RCMP Detachment, 455 Victoria Street
It's a quick easy way to register your bike, and limit the chance that it could get stolen.
-Laura Smith, Twitter @lasmith98
by myself (which was at first pretty intimidating). I checked out all the vendors and food trucks to begin with, and it was really nifty. Nifty is honestly the best word to describe, it was unique, creative, and personable, and each vendor seemed to love the festival. On the second day I talked to two vendor owners, and the executive director of Island Mountain Arts on why they have decided to keep coming back to the festival, and some favourite memories
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and, there was so many different types of music there. Three performances stick out to me, and each for different reasons. The first one was by a newer duo by name of Kitty and the Rooster. It was one of the first bands i saw and they honestly just put a smile on my face. It was during that performance really got excited that I was actually at Artswells. The two were having so much fun on stage, and so was the crowd. The ridiculous lyrics, and the surf rock groove was the perfect combo. The next performance that really suck out to me was Bend Sinister. I personally just love their sound and energy, you could tell the band was having a blast and that positive vide was contagious. The entire hall felt it, and we managed to convince them to come back for one more song. The final performance that sticks out to me was the Gabriel Palatchi Trio. Their sound was so different, as they were a latin-jazz group. Not only was their sound very cool, but it was awesome to see how everyone who started sitting down ended up pushing the chairs to the side to dance.
r a few moments before going on our own ways. By being by myself I got to watch people, and see how they interacted and greeted everyone. As well, all the artists interacted with both their fans and other artists. I wasn't at one performance without seeing another artist there supporting them. It was great to see.
