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Canoe Culture

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Salish Sea Documentary Page 2

Canada Day Parade Dispute Page 3

Gospel Rock Village Pages 3 & 4

Short Term Rentals Action Page 5

Pender Harbour Days Page 9

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A group of nine canoes land in Gibsons harbour on June 17, and are greeted by Mayor Wayne Rowe, lower left. The 90 paddlers – a quarter of them from the Sunshine Coast – were celebrating Canada 150 with a six-day journey from Egmont to West Vancouver. The journey was organized by the Gibsons Paddle Club under the umbrella of the Voyageur Brigade Society, a national group dedicated to “the canoe culture that helped build and join Canada.” DONNA MCMAHON PHOTO

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The Local - Thursday, June 22, 2017

We want to Hear From You! The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is seeking input and feedback from residents, tourism and housing sectors, community groups and organizations on short term rentals (STR).

M ER TT L OR TA SH REN The information and feedback collected through the online STR workbook will assist the SCRD in identifying preferred approaches and options for managing short term rental accommodations in the SCRD electoral areas.

Members of the community are encouraged to visit www.scrd.ca/STR to review the workbook and complete the online questionnaire. Feedback will be collected until August 15.

Hard copies of the questionnaire can be obtained by contacting David Rafael, Senior Planner at 604-885-6804 extension 4 or by emailing planning.department@scrd.ca.

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It took a village to make Salish Sea film The June 26 premiere of the film "This Living Salish Sea" represents the culmination of four and a half years of work on the part of Gibsons artist and filmmaker, Sarama, and extraordinary support from residents of the Sunshine Coast.

"This is very much a Sunshine Coast supported project. The community really came together to help," said Sarama, interviewed at the Gibsons home that he and his wife Lyonoor built when they moved to the coast in the 1990s.

A sculptor and photographer, Sarama has also worked as an actor and done freelance camera work for CHBC-TV, Global-TV, NipponTV, and independent productions. In 2012 he produced and directed a short film, "This Living Earth at Gospel Rock" a meditation on beauty in the natural world.

It was when he was filming in the forest and underwater at Gospel Rock that Sarama got the idea for a bigger film.

"The whole issue of Kinder Morgan [pipeline] expansion was coming up," said Sarama.

"To me it was unthinkable."

"To tell this story I had to go to the Athabasca region to find out what was happen-

ing there because these two regions are inter-connected."

Sarama travelled to the tar sands in 2013 and participated in the Healing Walk with First Nations near Fort McMurray.

The film project expanded, as did the issues on the BC coast. The proposal to ship bitumen by tanker was joined by a proposal for a major LNG plant in Howe Sound.

Sarama had tackled a subject with global implications and a complex science background. "To cover that properly without money, without backing, without a studio, without any funding, was an enormously challenging thing."

In 2014, Sarama took material he had already shot, made a short film trailer, and launched a fundraising campaign for production costs. People stepped up to contribute not just money, but a great deal more: music, photos, film footage, web development, equipment, dive air, production assistance, use of boats and homes, and interviews. On his website, Sarama describes the film as "the product of a people and of generosity of a broader community."

Sarama cut down over 350

Gibsons filmmaker Sarama made “This Living Salish Sea” with help from many others on the Sunshine Coast. It will be shown June 26 & 27 at the Heritage Theatre in Gibsons. DONNA MCMAHON PHOTO hours of footage to create a 110-minute documentary which he hopes will be "part of the wider dialogue of what we value in society, and how we will continue this journey of evolution as the human species."

Two screenings of the film have been arranged by the Green Film Series: on Monday, June 26 and Tuesday, June 27, 7:30pm, at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons.

Reservations can be made via Eventbrite. Admission is by donation, with proceeds to Sarama's production costs.

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A still from the film “This Living Salish Sea” shows painted anemone with giant plumose anemones in background. SUBMITTED

Fisheries program restored A June 15 announcement by the federal government that funding has been restored for the Salmonid Enhancement Program (SEP) is good news for the Sunshine Coast.

The program funds salmon education in schools, and also supports community habitat restoration projects undertaken by volunteers around the province.

Dianne Sanford, who has been the Sunshine Coast's Education Coordinator since 2000, was greatly relieved to hear about the restoration of funding. Sanford was shocked to receive notice only a few weeks ago that the program was being cancelled, and attributes its restoration to an immediate public outcry.

“It's great that people reacted as they did," said Sanford. "I thought that was very inspiring."

The school education program is delivered to approxi-

mately 350 schools provincewide. Sanford is in charge of schools in Powell River and the lower Sunshine Coast. As a contractor, working about three months a year, she educates students in the life cycle of salmon and their habitat.

Each of the schools has a tank, which is set up before Christmas. In January, Sanford delivers coho salmon eggs, which the students tend. After the eggs hatch, the fish are returned to Chapman Creek and released in their natal stream.

"The program is about 40 years old," said Sanford. "I've had students who are now parents, bringing their kids to the program. I think it's great."

Sanford noted that the resource restoration unit of the SEP is also very important.

Many volunteer groups are working on restoration projects and they need scientific advice. "If you get restoration money and if you don't have

the proper advice, you're flying in the dark," said Sanford. She also pointed out that there are many societies with projects in progress, so if funding had been cancelled suddenly, their projects would have been in jeopardy.

MP Pamela GoldsmithJones is quoted in the federal press release as saying: "I am grateful to the hundreds of community volunteers whose passion and deep knowledge of wild salmon and wild salmon habitat helped me and my colleagues to portray the importance of the restoration work supported by the Salmonid Enhancement Program."

Nonetheless, the future of the program is uncertain.

In recent years, the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans has narrowed its mandate to a regulatory role, which no longer encompasses activities such as education.

Donna McMahon

The Local - Thursday, June 22, 2017

Dispute over Canada Day parade logistics The Sechelt Downtown Business Association (SDBA) has written a letter to Sechelt Council complaining that the Sechelt Farmers’ Market is not cooperating with organizers of the Canada Day Parade regarding traffic flow and parade marshalling during the major annual event.

The letter also expresses a number of other longstanding concerns about the Farmers’ Market that the SDBA says were not addressed before Sechelt Council renewed the Farmers’ Market lease for another three years (until the spring of 2020). Council voted to renew the contract in December.

"The Farmers’ Market is not working with pre-existing longstanding community groups on issues affecting common roadway, with regards to traffic restrictions/ impediments and public safety," says the letter, signed

by SDBA Director Cindy Buis.

The Sechelt market, which is in its 24th year of operation, has been in its current location since 2011. It is held on Saturdays from 9am to 2:30pm in the 5800 block of Cowrie Street, requiring closure of the street between Ocean Ave. and Barnacle

Street.

According to SDBA Administrator, Matt McLean, District of Sechelt staff met in November with the Farmers’ Market, SDBA, Sechelt Chamber, Writers Festival and Coast Car Club to discuss issues with this street closure, but none of the issues raised at the meeting were brought before Council.

Another meeting held with staff in January also failed to resolve issues, says the SDBA, claiming that key community stakeholders were not invited, including the RCMP, Trail Bay Properties (owners of the mall), St. Hilda's Church, and residents living in the area of the high school.

Interviewed at the market on June 17, John Byrnes, President of the Sechelt Farmers' and Artisans' Market, said he was "disappointed" that the SDBA had chosen to write to Sechelt Council.

Byrnes noted that Canada Day only falls on a Saturday once every seven years, so this is the first year that a conflict with the market has arisen. Although the market isn't participating in the parade, they did contribute a $200 sponsorship to the event.

"Logistically I don't see

what the issue is," said Brynes, arguing that the market can stay where it is and the parade can muster on Ocean Ave. The SDBA asked the market to move down Cowrie Street to the block by the cenotaph, but Byrnes says the road there is narrower and there isn't sufficient room for vendors to set up.

Byrnes also stated: "I take a little offence to them saying we don't work with other groups." He noted that the market makes a space available free every week to a different non-profit group.

Regarding renewal of the lease, Byrnes says that the market appeared as a delegation before Sechelt council twice, and stakeholders were invited to those meetings. He also stated that the RCMP were contacted about the street closure and said they had no problem.

Byrnes pointed out that the market's location on Cowrie Street is outside the boundaries of the downtown Business Improvement Area.

"We believe the market is successful and well attended," said Byrnes. "I think Council made the right decision."

Donna McMahon

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The Sechelt Farmers’ Market takes over a block of Cowrie St. each Saturday in summer. This year the Canada Day parade is on Saturday and organizers have complained the market is not cooperating. DONNA MCMAHON PHOTO

Volunteer for Canada Day With summer here, it’s a great time to celebrate our community and experience the many festivals and events taking place in Sechelt. You can connect with fellow residents and entertain visitors while taking part in the culture and fun of these many community events. Details on festivals and a complete list of summer events can be found in the online events calendar at suncoastarts.com

One thing that these events share is their dependence on the generosity and support of volunteers who contribute hundreds of hours, in many capacities, to bring the festivals to life. If you are looking for a way to contribute to your community, consider volunteering for this year’s Canada Day celebrations in downtown Sechelt.

Volunteers are needed to help make our Canada 150

celebrations fun for everyone and volunteering is a great way to connect with your community, meet new people, and share in the fun of Canada Day. Secondary students can also use volunteer hours at festivals towards their graduation transitions requirements. Volunteer registration for Sechelt’s Canada Day event is open online at secheltdowntown.com.

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Following the constructive conversations and feedback received from community members at a pre-application Public Open House for Gospel Rock Village (held at the Gibson’s Public Market on April 26), Greenlane Homes has submitted an application to the Town of Gibsons to rezone the property known as “Block 7” from single family residential uses (R-4) to allow for a mix of village commercial, residential and park uses.

Of particular note, the pro-

posal calls for approximately half of the site to be set aside for parks and natural open space – with the vast majority of that area identified as “green belt” natural open space” – to be protected through a combination of covenants and third-party agreements to ensure longterm stewardship ofecosystem values.

“Our first meetings [with local community members] confirmed special concerns as related to environmental values on site… and we heard

that,” said Edward Porter, Senior Urban Designer with MODUS who has submitted the application on behalf of Greenlane Homes.

The application proposes a master plan that fits within the larger vision of the Gospel Rock Neighbourhood Plan. It expands park dedication and connections, advances the development of village uses, and includes a commitment to provide market rental housing as a part of each phase of development. Submitted (See also letters, p. 4)

Gospel Rock Village makes application

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Editorial Opinion Misinformed or lying In withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, U.S. President Donald Trump demonstrated monumental ignorance about climate change and the agreement itself. As “Vox” energy and climate writer David Roberts noted about Trump’s announcement, “It is a remarkable address, in its own way, in that virtually every passage contains something false or misleading.”

From absurd claims that the voluntary agreement will impose “draconian financial and economic burdens” on the U.S. to petty, irrational fears that it confers advantages to other countries to the misguided notion that it can and should be renegotiated, Trump is either misinformed or lying.

The agreement to limit global temperature increases that every country except Syria and Nicaragua signed in December 2015 (the latter because it doesn’t go far enough!) is an astonishing achievement. Despite a relentless, massively funded campaign of denial, the world’s nations came together and agreed to reduce the risk of climate chaos.

In science fiction stories about aliens invading Earth, the U.S. president gets on the phone with Russian, Chinese, European and other leaders. They unite to confront a threat that endangers them all.

Today, we face a threat not only to our species but also to much of life on the planet. This time, the invasion isn’t from outer space; it’s the result of the collective effects of human activity.

It still requires united effort to head off its most dire effects.

Life on Earth was made possible by the blanket of greenhouse gases enveloping the planet. They regulated temperature and kept it from fluctuating drastically between day and night and through seasons. As life evolved, photosynthesis became the planet’s primary means of capturing and using the sun’s energy, eventually producing and maintaining atmospheric oxygen. Plants mediated the balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen, but the rise of fossil fuel-driven industrialization has pushed carbon dioxide beyond plants’ capacities to utilize it.

The problem didn’t appear suddenly. Industrialized nations have been the major greenhouse gas contributors, spurred by the American economy’s spectacular growth. Signatories to the Kyoto Protocol in 1997 recognized that countries responsible for the problem should cap and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions while allowing poorer nations to develop economically until leaders could enact another all-inclusive treaty.

If there’s a bright side to Trump’s decision, it’s that climate change has received more serious media coverage than ever before, and people around the world — from municipal, state and business leaders in the U.S. to heads of state everywhere — have agreed to increase their efforts, to lead where Trump has failed. David Suzuki

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Letters to the Editor – Opinions Be a community hero (An open letter to the owner of Gospel Rock Block 7, and copied to the Local.)

We understand your excitement with your new project Gospel Rock Village.

However, your project is located on a beloved piece of land that has outstanding cultural, historical, ecological, aesthetical and spiritual value for the local community. The community of Gibsons has an immense affection for the Gospel Rock area.

The community has been using this land for over a century to connect with nature and as a gathering place for celebration, romance, mourning, ashes disposal or simply, soothing their souls. As have people from all over the world. In 2006, the Town of Gibsons noted that Gospel Rock is a site of Primary Significance to Gibsons. The ecological importance of Gospel Rock has been cited in many scientific studies. These lands represent a very rare and special ecosystem: a coastal dryland forest, right in the middle of a rainforest. It is home to bear, deer, cougar, bobcat, numerous birds, and many smaller creatures and native plants. Maintaining this ecosystem is crucial for these species that, more and more, find no place to go.

Sadly, Gospel Rock Block 7 is the last waterfront natural area left in Gibsons. The community wants to save this precious place from development, and create a natural park for all generations to come. Can you imagine Vancouver without Stanley Park? Or New York without Central Park? We’d like one day to say: Can you imagine Gibsons without Gospel Rock Nature Park?

We applaud your willingness to protect some areas of Gospel Rock Block

7. However, encroaching housing and commercial development close to the park area that you intend to preserve will impact wildlife, especially large mammals that need to travel between ecosystems. It will be just a matter of time when conservation officers will be called to kill bobcats, bears, and cougars that are wandering too close to the village.

We understand that you have come to Canada to make money, and we imagine that after a long and successful career, you will want to give back to this country you did so well in.

Imagine the respect, honour, good karma, gratitude and support you will earn by allowing us to buy back Block 7. Please become a community hero and help us to create the park. There are government incentives to protect rare ecosystems that can financially benefit land owners. For the Love of Gospel Rock Society is committed to raising the money to purchase your land if you give us a written consent.

Would you like to be an honoured community leader and help us to protect this area in perpetuity?

There are less ecologically significant areas in Gibsons, and on the Sunshine Coast, where you could build your Green Village, with great community support and smaller development costs.

Thank you for your consideration and support.

Your contribution will be forever cherished by our people, our wildlife and the next generations to come.

We look forward to meeting you personally and developing a magnificent plan that will benefit us all.

Sharon Danroth, president, For the Love of Gospel Rock Society

Wake up, BC Ferries There is never a day that

we do not get an (email) notice that Queen of Surrey is behind schedule.

Wake up BC Ferries and start providing a service to residents of the Sunshine Coast, rather than these notices every day – bar none – since this schedule was adopted. It does not work: not enough sailings; waits for every voyage. Get some folks in management who know something about operating ferries that value the customer.

Charles and Diana Burns, Sechelt

First ultra marathon The first ultra marathon on the Lower Sunshine Coast, the “Puddle Jumper Classic”, took place at Cliff Gilker Park and the B&K trails on June 10. It attracted runners from all over BC as well as Washington State, and 91 were signed up for either the 50km or the 25km.

The race was organized

by Gibsons residents Mike Meggiato and Randi Johnsen and with the help of a long list of local sponsors and 40-plus volunteers.

Mike and Randi recently moved to the Sunshine Coast and Mike, being an avid trail runner, had been dreaming about putting on an ultra marathon for some time.

The first 25km finisher, Alex Etchell of Vancouver, crossed the finish line in 3:04:25 followed by the first 50km finisher, Ron Ellis of Salmon Arm, in an impressive time of 5:16:25.

Thank you to our sponsors: The Gibsons Butcher, IGA, PaceSetter Athletic, Persephone, inov8, Tailwind Endurance Drinks, Up The Creek, Beachcomber Coffee, Coast Car Co-op, Click Modular Homes, Starbucks and Gibsons Garden Hotel.

Also a big thank you to all the volunteers, as well as Sunshine Coast Search and

Rescue for providing first aiders.

Like https://www.facebook.com/PuddleJumperClassic/ for updates on next year’s race.

Mike Meggiato and Randi Johnsen, Gibsons

A home for Dredge (Re “Aquatic Art”, the Local, June 15) We are pleased to announce that the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre will be hosting our Oceans Day Make Art Not Waste public art piece, “Dredge – the creature from the deep”, as an installation on their lawn.

This was a communitybuilt sculpture working with materials "dredged" up from the hidden waters off Porpoise Bay and Sechelt.

While eco-artist Sandy Buck was looking at the truck load of debris, she asked a young boy "what do you think we can we create with all this?" The boy said, “A monster truck robot”. And so Dredge took form with the many helping hands of community members adding pieces and ideas along the way.

We need just this kind of inspiration and imagination to create new ways to reduce all this unnecessary waste that goes into our oceans.

Naomi Fleschhut, program manager, SC Conservation Association

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Fire destroyed a guest cabin at 1557 Hanbury Rd. in Roberts Creek on June 18. Two people sleeping inside escaped without injury. A total of 14 Roberts Creek fire fighters turned out at 4:45am – on Father’s Day – to fight the fire, along with a water tanker and crew from Sechelt. The building was above the highway, where there are no hydrants, and water had to be trucked in. PHOTO SUBMITTED

Another West Sechelt development On June 15, Sechelt's Advisory Planning Commission (APC) got a first look at another new multi-family development for West SecheltPanorama Ridge.

Fuliving Home Development Ltd. is proposing a 30unit residential development at 5907 Cowrie Street, across from Chatelech High School.

The project features 16 townhouses in five separate buildings, plus a 16-unit apartment building with underground

parking.

The size of units ranges from 750-square-foot one bedroom apartments to townhouses at almost 2,000 square feet with three bedrooms and den. The multi-storey townhouse units have been designed with space for an elevator, which owners can choose to install at their own expense.

The property is already zoned for multi-family residential.

APC members had few questions for the proponents, although they did express concern about traffic on Cowrie Street during construction, particularly in front of the high school. A number of large developments are in the pipeline for that area of Sechelt, including Wesbrooke by the Sea, Trail Bay Estates, and a proposed waterfront development by RTC Properties Ltd. at Shorncliffe Avenue and Highway 101. Donna McMahon

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Have your say on short term rentals The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is seeking input and feedback from residents, tourism and housing sectors, community groups and organizations on short term rentals (STR).

“We have heard from the community that they want action on short term rentals and the SCRD Board has responded,” says Garry Nohr, SCRD Board Chair. “The popularity of short term rentals impacts housing affordability and can affect neighbourhood character. This public engagement is an opportunity for the community to have a say and to view all aspects of the issue.”

At the May 11 Planning and Community Development Committee Meeting,

SCRD staff brought forward a two-phase short term rentals public engagement program.

“Phase one will include an online workbook-style engagement where the public can study information about the issue and then share their perspective by answering a series of questions,” says Andrew Allen, SCRD Manager of Planning and Development.

“For example, what impacts are STRs having in your local community? Which areas are most suitable for this type of accommodation?” The information and feedback collected through the online STR workbook will assist the SCRD in identifying preferred approaches and options for managing short term rental accommodations in the SCRD

electoral areas.

“Phase two of the program will include discussions and recommendations on the preferred option,” says Allen.

A report on the recommended options is expected to come before the SCRD Board this fall.

Members of the community are encouraged to visit www.scrd.ca/STR to review the workbook and complete the online questionnaire.

Feedback will be collected until August 15. Hard copies of the questionnaire can be obtained by contacting David Rafael, Senior Planner at 604-8856804 extension 4 or by emailing planning.department@scrd.ca.

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Pet Smarts Jane Bowers Professional Trainer

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excessive barking, an abnormal increase in thirst or appetite and (3) behaviours like staring and ‘fly chasing’ referred to as “hallucinatory” behaviours (Casey, et al.

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For dogs who are experiencing chronic stress from kennelling, research has shown that even one night away from the kennel situation results in a reduction in cortisol in dogs. Cortisol is a diurnal hormone that is a measure of stress. Researchers measured cortisol levels in the dogs who lived at a shelter and who were participating in a program where visitors can take a dog for the night to their hotel. They found the cortisol levels in the dog dropped significantly after dogs participated in the program (Seckel 2017).

Being left on their own is stressful for many dogs.

Studies have shown that at five weeks of age, dogs experience an elevation in cortisol after separation (Nagasawa, et al. 2014).

Certain training methods can elicit stress signals in dogs. In a study on the effects of training methods, dogs who attended classes at a school using negative reinforcement to teach dogs

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Recognizing the indicators of stress in dogs helps us make changes to reduce stress and anxiety in dogs.

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Education Matters Lori Pratt

Trustee, School District #46 School Board

As our school year closes we reflect upon the events of the past few months. It has been an interesting time for public education in British Columbia. A Supreme Court ruling regarding the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation and the Province, uncertainty in provincial government after the May 9th election coupled with ever-changing funding allocations, all provide for a tumultuous landscape. Particularly in these trying times, it is important to acknowledge the incredible work all of our teachers, support staff, principals and senior management do to ensure all students and families in SD46 have excellent educational opportunities and support to realize their potentials. It truly is ‘all about kids’ and we thank you.

Our staff makes programs

Stargazing Mercury can be seen very low in the WNW in the evening twilight in July but will be lost by mid-month. Venus will be very low in the E in the morning twilight. Mars is not observable in July. Jupiter will be seen low in the SW in the evening twilight and sets in the W near midnight. Saturn will be seen in the S at dusk and low in the SW near dawn.

Saturday July 1 is Canada Day and is a major public outreach event on the Sunshine Coast Astronomy Club Calendar. The club will set up an Information booth in Hackett Park and will be

such as extra-curricular sports, Trades-in-Training Programs (formally ACE-It) in Carpentry, Culinary and Automotive Technician viable through their exceptional teaching and support of students. These programs help students explore learning, teamwork and their potential life or career path.

A tremendous initiative of SD46 is to support student mental health, wellness and recognition of the “whole” student, not just the intellectual requirements for graduation. We also promote health and wellness for our staff, supporting their needs and encouraging trust and openness.

June 30 is not the end of learning in our district – we continue literacy and early learning programs throughout the summer. Through partnerships with our local public libraries all elementary school students are receiving their own library cards to nurture their love of reading. Watch for the Bookmobile, known as the

WonderWheels Bus, to be visiting your community.

StongStart dates are planned to help families continue with their learning goals.

Our student trustee this year was from Pender Harbour Secondary. Maribeth Haines provided a student perspective at the board table, bringing the voice of students to the decision makers; an important initiative in our district.

The District’s International Education Program promotes lifelong learning and global citizenry, providing glimpses into other cultures and countries Public Education on the Sunshine Coast provides numerous opportunities for our students and community for involvement and learning and we always want to see more of you. Please contact the school district office at 604-886-8811 if you have input, questions or comments about SD46.

Wishing you all the best for a safe and happy summer.

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Events on the Sunshine Coast June 22 Summer solstice open house with Billy Hill Picker band, market and beer garden, Brookbank Farm, 679 Henry Rd., Gibsons, 3-6pm June 22 Knotweed expert Jennifer Grenz on how to fight this invasive species, Sechelt band Hall, 5-7pm June 22 Meet the artists reception at the Connecting the Lines exhibit, Arts Centre, Sechelt, 7-9pm June 22 SC Hospice Society presents a cultural conversation around dying with Coast Salish Elder Gene Harry and Doris Barwich, executive director of BC Centre for Palliative Care, Chatelech Secondary, Sechelt, 7pm, $15 June 23 Guitarist Charlotte Wrinch plays while you shop at the Friday Farmer’s Market, Gibsons Public Market, 12:30-2pm June 23 Legion Week event: roast chicken dinner, 5pm, candlelight ceremony at Cenotaph, 7pm, Gibsons Legion, dinner free for vets and spouses, members $12, guests $15, children $8 June 23 Queer Projections presents “Closet Monster”, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7:30pm, suggested $10 donation June 23 Georgia Fats, diesel-soaked blues with Joel Fafard on slide guitar and vocals, Boyd Norman on bass and Barry Taylor on drums, Gumboot Cafe, Roberts Creek, 8pm, suggested $15 donation June 24 Roberts Creek reconciliation circle and “KAIROS Blanket Exercise”, Roberts Creek Elementary, 10am-1pm, free with registration at 604-740-6400 June 24 Gibsons Grind Gran Fondo bike race, starts at Langdale, 10:15am, gibsonsgrindgranfondo.com June 24 “Pampered Chef” cooking demo, Sunshine Coast Olive Oil Company, 305-287 Gower Pt. Rd., Gibsons, 11am-1pm June 24 Tea for Two with Julie and Valerie Rutter on piano, flute and recorder, St. Bartholomew’s Church, Gibsons, 2:30pm, $20 includes tea and refreshments June 24 Summer Solstice celebration with treasure hunts, bonfire and bbq, deer crossing the Art Farm, 1747 Storvold Rd., Gibsons, 4-10pm, $20, children $10, family $50 June 24 Blue Line Duo, Old Boot Eatery, 6-9pm, no cover June 24 Hawaii-themed potluck with Keia Papa Kaua dancers, Harmony Hall, Gibsons, 6pm, $5 and dish to share June 24 Dance with the Bear Music Company, Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre, 7:30pm, members $5, others $10

June 24 SC Pride dance with DJs and kissing booth, Roberts Creek Hall, 8pm, $20 or sliding scale June 24 Playback, Grasshopper Pub, Pender Harbour, 8pm June 24 Steve Hinton Band, Gibsons Legion, 8pm, members $5, guests $10 June 24 Butler in the Hey! celebrates the release of a new cd, Roberts Creek Legion, 9pm, members $8, guests $15 June 25 Legion Week community day, including breakfast, parade, BBQ lunch, Gibsons Legion, 9am-2pm June 25 Festival of Written Arts family event with Haida storyteller Kung Jaadee, singer and storyteller Rick Scott and spoken word with Jillian Christmas and Ronnie Dean Harris, Rockwood Centre, Sechelt, 11am6pm, free June 25 PODS first annual Jim Jam, with music and BBQ, fundraiser for Jim Rossi diving school, Iris Griffith Interpretive Centre, 15386 SC Hwy, 11am4pm, free June 25 Bigger Bits of String, and Yvonne & Janette clarinet duo, open first Slow Sundays in the Creek, behind Roberts Creek Library, noon-4pm June 25 Roberts Creek Library anniversary party with cake and book sale, 1pm June 25 Music recital by students of Luci Herder, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 2pm, by donation June 26-27 Green Films presents premiere of “This Living Salish Sea” by Gibsons filmmaker Sarama, Heritage Playhouse, Gibsons, 7:30pm, suggested $10 donation June 28 Legion Week strawberry tea, Gibsons Legion, 1-3pm, $2 donation June 28 Reading by Coast poet Dorothy Stott, Gibsons Public Library, 6-7:30pm July 1 Historical walking tour of Lower Gibsons with Dale Peterson, Pioneer Park, 10am, by donation July 1 Canada Day events in Sechelt, parade 10:30am followed by events at Trail Bay Mall, Cowrie St. and Hackett Park, secheltdowntown.com July 1 Harbour Gallery opens for the summer season, Madeira Park, 11am-4pm July 1 Canada Day ceremonies, Gibsons Legion, 2pm July 3 “Effortless Meditation” introductory talk with Joani Higgs, 1233 Roberts Creek Rd., 7pm, 604-747-1977

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Art Review Anna Nobile Freelance Creative Writer, Arts & Culture

WordPlay in the Park, a free family-friendly festival of music and stories, takes place on Sunday, June 25 at the Rockwood Pavilion in Sechelt. WordPlay is the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts’ 35th Anniversary gift to the community and features a stellar line up of musicians and storytellers. Vancouver-based slam poet Jillian Christmas will be performing in the afternoon, alongside spoken word artist

Ronnie Dean Harris. Christmas’ accomplishments are many: she has been on five Canadian slam teams; competed in nine North American national poetry slams; is the winner of three slam championships (2011, 2012, 2014); has been published in various journals and anthologies. She also just finished her fifth year as Artistic Director of the Verses Festival of Words. The journey from “I didn’t have any use for poetry” to “spoken word is home for me” began with a bad date. “Just as I was trying to get out of it, this person asked me if I wanted to watch a DVD, and it was Def Poetry Jam,” says Christmas.

“I was really inspired by

watching [poets] perform in front of audiences that were excited and engaged.”

It’s the openness and accessibility of slam that has kept Christmas herself engaged in the world of spoken word. “You don’t need an MFA to get on the stage,” says Christmas. “Lived experience is as valued as any other experience. As long as you’re willing to get up there and share your story, people are willing to listen.” The quality of the writing and the performance is also very high, negating the notion that only the written word is worthy.

“CanLit has its own ideas that are a little bit exclusive and leave out the value of spoken word and oral tradition,” claims Christmas. “But it’s one of the things that have kept our stories, our religions, our cultures, our families together and alive.

The fact that it’s still here

and experiencing this revival through slam is evidence that its importance has not waned at all.”

With commanding performers like Christmas who are unafraid to take on tough topics, spoken word has perhaps never been more relevant. “I’m not performing these poems to be the end,” says Christmas. “I want to make sure I am putting things into the world that are sparking thought and discussion and meaningful engagement.” Audience members will be talking about Christmas, and what is sure to be another of her powerful performances, long after WordPlay is over.

WordPlay starts at 11am on Sunday, June 25 at the Rockwood Centre in Sechelt.

Jillian Christmas performs at 3pm with Ronnie Dean Harris. Free. More info at writersfestival.ca

Slam poet Jillian Christmas is one of the performers at WordPlay, a free family-friendly event at Rockwood Pavilion on June 25. KAY HO PHOTOGRAPHY

Greetings from the Butler The ska/funk/rock band Butler In The Hey! (butlerinthehey.com) is proud to announce the pre-release of it’s new seven song EP “Greetings Earthling” on June 24.

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celebration at the Roberts Creek Legion, featuring the performance of the entire disc as one of their sets. The band will give away hard copies of the CD free with every admission. Also featured will be sets by DJ Cronnelocotpus, who has been rehearsing with the band for live interactive jams and accompaniment.

Recorded in the band’s hometown of Roberts Creek at Strait Sound Studios, the songs are and upbeat mix of ska, funk and reggae. Their signature high energy live shows that inspire sweaty dance sessions are well represented in the feel and flow of this album.

Pick up the disc at the Roberts Creek Legion on June 24, free with admission, or pre order the digital copies from that day onwards (iTunes, Bandcamp etc.). Official full digital release date is July 15.

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Come join the fun at Pender Harbour Days, July 7, 8 and 9 at Millennium Park at the Madeira Park Marina.

Help celebrate our maritime heritage and participate in the many events happening over the weekend. Vintage boats will be on display both on land and on the sea. Many vintage maritime artifacts, boats and equipment will be on display as well as the exciting “Hard Hat Divers” who live-time televise from the ocean floor. There are so many activities for children and adults alike. Many vendors and local groups will be on hand selling their creations and providing information on Pender Harbour.

On Friday evening, watch the boat parade around Pender Harbour featuring classic boats as well as modern. Have a boat? All boats are welcome to join.

Saturday is full of fun, free activities for the whole family including the mini wooden boat building for kids, heri-

tage displays, music, vendors and a search & rescue demonstration. The Hard Hat Divers will be on hand as well as the petting zoo, kids fishing derby, an oyster shucking contest, log sawing competition, sailboat races and other demonstrations and activities. Pre-registration is available for the fishing derby, oyster shucking and the log sawing competitions on the home page at http://www. penderharbour.ca/penderharbour-days.html On Sunday will be the popular heritage talk, including stories from locals and experts about Pender Harbour's marine history.

This year's talk will be about Pender Harbour's commercial fishing boat flags, featuring an amazing collection of flags recently donated to the Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society. Join friends, neighbours and visitors for the community picnic and heritage games event, complete with facepainting and kids activities.

Another Sunday highlight is the return of an Allen Farrell boat to the Harbour. The 18’ sailing dory, “Buttercup”, originally named “Peace and Quiet”, will arrive at the Madeira Park Gov't Dock on Sunday, July 9 around noon sporting her distinctive junk-

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Location of work: 5951 Inlet Road; Sechelt, BC V0N 3A3 Terms of employment: Full time Wage: $28 to $36 per hour plus commission Number of hours per week: 40 Benefits package offered: Accommodation and transportation provided by employer Language of work: English Minimum education: High School diploma Experience: 3 years experience Contact information: jacklandy@shaw.ca

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• quick learners with attention to detail and willingness to undergo additional training.

• able to work as part of a team on multiple sites on the Coast throughout the work week.

• experience in roofing, deck waterproofing, railings, aluminum & glass systems or carpentry an asset.

• valid driver’s license, first aid and fall protection training are additional assets.

Competitive Wage - Opportunity to Advance Resumes can be faxed to: 604-885-4009 Emailed to: djamieson@dccnet.com Mail or Drop-Off: 487 Shaw Road, Gibsons, BC V0N 1V8

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The Local - Thursday, June 22, 2017

Astrologer

Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19) A busy time with home and family continues. This includes some deeper work as well. Renovations are a distinct possibility over the coming weeks. You may also get to the bottom of things on more personal levels. Either way, the time has come to establish a more solid foundation. This will support your plans to reach out further.

Taurus (Apr. 20-May 20) A playful and energetic cycle is underway. Summer is here and you are eager to make the most of it. Finding means and opportunity to express yourself in new and original ways is featured. It may still be that you are in the middle of bigger changes in the background, but these have become the new norm. Find your openings.

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Models shown $37,918 Selling price for a new 2017 Rogue SL Platinum (PL00). All Pricing includes Freight and PDE charges ($1,795) air-conditioning levy ($100), applicable fees, manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable.

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Lease $500 is included themonths advertised offer, additional $500 Stockable all trims for payment, Models charged shown $50,418 SellingTotal pricelease for a new 2017 Pathfinder 4x4 (AA00). includes Freight andoffer, PDE additional charges ($1,795) air-conditioning levy Lease, Finance Cash purchase 16th to km/year June 30th). and $0 security deposit.and Lease based on a (Effective maximumJune of 20,000 withsexcess at $0.10/km. obligation is $11,924.Platinum Lease Cash of $500All is Pricing included in the advertised $500 Stockable cash on all trims for s ($100), applicable fees, tire tax, manufacturer’s rebate and 30th). dealer participation where$50,418 applicable. ^Standard rateafinance cashPathfinder discount ofPlatinum $4,500 will be (AA00). deductedAll from the negotiated taxes and($1,795) is applicable only to Lease, Finance and Cash purchase (Effective June 16th to June Models shown Selling price for new 2017 4x4 Pricing includes selling Freightprice and before PDE charges air-conditioning levy customers financing any 2017 Pathfinder through NCF at standard rates.

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Wheel locks and all-weather mats ($100), applicable fees, tire tax, manufacturer’s rebate and dealer participation where applicable. ^Standard rate finance cash discount of $4,500 will be deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and is applicable only to ($228.84), documentation fee ($399), License, registration, insurance and applicable taxes are extra.

Offers are available on approved credit through Nissan Canada Finance for a limited time, may change without notice and cannot be customers financing any 2017 Pathfinder through NCF at standard rates. The cash discounts cannot be combined with lease or finance subvented rates or with any other offer. Certain conditions apply. Wheel locks and all-weather mats combined with any other offers except stackable trading dollars. Offers available from June 1 – June 30, 2017. For more information, see www.iihs.org. Forward Emergency Braking is an available feature. FEB cannot prevent accidents ($228.84), documentation License, and applicable areinextra.

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