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COMOX VALLEY RECORD • Thursday, November 28, 2013
PICTURE WEEK
Faire at Saltwater
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Cookie house, crafts, music and raffle among the attractions
SIX FOWLS FLYING A Fanny Bay photographer picked a perfect spot for birdwatching during a recent sunset. He was at the wildlife observation platform on the Dyke (Comox) Road overlooking Comox Estuary. E-mail your Picture of the Week submissions to editor@comoxvalleyrecord.com. PHOTO BY CARTER POWER
THE PEOPLE WHO operate the Care-A-Van in the Comox Valley to tend to the homeless need your assistance to continue their work.
Donations keep Care-A-Van going
Have you considered cists and drivers — congiving locally this year? tribute to this worthy One hundred per cause by donating two cent of the funds donat- shifts per month of ed to the Comox Bay their expertise. Care Society remain This week the Carein the Comox Valley A-Van donated with to support Canadian individuals T i r e ’ s DONATIONS who are h e l p , homeless or at-risk of much needed oil heathomelessness through ers to some of the resithe programs offered dents of Maple Pool by the Care-A-Van. campground, one of the The mobile health- van’s weekly stops. care clinic can be seen The Care-A-Van on the streets delivering works closely with Jin free health-care servic- and Dali Lin, owners of es, providing a month- Maple Pool Campsite, ly dental day, weekly to ensure all residents optometry exams and who need care are seen ongoing donations of by the Care-A-Van. clothing to those who In the weeks to come, are in need. tarps will be donated Over 800 individu- by Canadian Tire to als from ages three to safeguard their trailers 86 have been helped in our rainy weather. aboard this clinic. The Comox Bay Care In total, 34 vol- Society is a registered unteers — nurses, charity with Revenue physicians, dentists, Canada. To learn more optometrist, pharma- about the work of the
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The Saltwater School will host its third annual Winter Faire this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Faire will take place at the school at 2311 Rosewall Cres. in Courtenay (Tin Town). The Winter Faire welcomes children and families new and old. The attractions will include a cookie house, seasonal crafts and activities, musical performances, and a raffle for a gift basket. A tea house and marketplace will offer sweet and savoury refreshments with gluten free and vegan options. There will also be natural crafts and toys for sale, created with love by the Saltwater community. “Enjoy a spiced cider, stroll through our marketplace of handcrafted treasures, and witness delight as children choose a confection from the cookie house,” says Saltwater spokesperson Laura Henderson. “The Faire is an enchanted world where children experience the warmth of the holidays in abundant simplicity.” The Saltwater School provides Waldorf-inspired education and includes programs for Parent and Tot, Preschool, Kinder-
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