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Emma Hyatt, 13, from Merville rests with Cupcake the cow as the pair waited for the judging to begin at the Coombs Fair. The agricultural event featured youth from all over Vancouver Island competing in a variety of categories. For coverage, turn to page A3. STEVEN HEYWOOD PHOTO PAGE A17

Avis to seek NDP nod After serving nine years on Qualicum Beach town council, Barry Avis is setting his sights on the provincial stage. “What I’ve decided to do is seek the nomination to represent the NDP party in our Parksville-Qualicum riding,” Avis said. The decision comes, he said, in light of what he sees as some disturbing trends in the province. Avis said he believes he has the experience to represent the riding, noting his last few years on council have seen him take increasingly wide responsibilities.

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THE NEWS continues its feature series on affordable housing and its impact on local families, with a look today at a couple of the housing options on offer here. Like much of the area’s affordable housing, these facilities are for seniors — or older people — only, not young families. There’s no doubt the service they provide is important, and it’s only one piece of the housing puzzle in the mid-Island region.

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Coombs Fair a magical event for children By NEIL HORNER NEWS REPORTER

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here’s never any shortage of evidence of the miracle of birth at the Coombs Fair, with baby animals and their sires in pens throughout the grounds, but there’s also no shortage of other kinds of magic, too. Ricardo Portuondo has been entertaining youngsters and their parents at the fair for the last five years with his show, Magic and Illusions by Ricardo. Whether it’s mysteriously uncoupling metal rings, pulling sponge balls from people’s ears or even — his signature act — levitating them, Ricardo makes a point of leaving kids with eyes wide and mouths asking, how did he do that? There’s no deep, mystical reason why he got involved in the magical arts however. “This is my second job,” he said in a break between shows. “My real job is selling dental alloy. I got into magic as a way to get in the door. I found that when you go to a customer’s office, they might be kind of hesitant, but I would just pull a sponge ball out and they would start to laugh. It breaks the ice and the next time I come it’s not a cold call. It’s a warm call and the first thing they will say to me is, ‘have you learned any new tricks?’” Ricardo wasn’t the only magician in evidence Saturday however. Twisting up balloons for the younger set — and displaying a fine skill at prestidigitation at the same times was Comox resident Greg Ladret. “I’m usually Rusty Barnacle but I feel like a shipwrecked pirate out

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Six-year-old Sinead Volen, was one of many children sending colourful bubbles into the air at the Coombs Fair on Saturday and Sunday.

Greg Ladret makes a balloon animal for Charlotte Maitland, 2, while mom Suzanne looks on. here at the county fair,” he said in between twistings. “I need to make a little scratch to get my ship back in shape.” Ladret, who was named the winner of the award for outstanding showmanship at the Los Angeles Convention of the Pacific Coast Association of Magic, was contenting himself with bending a few coins and discovering sponge balls in odd places while he made up his balloon animals Saturday. He said he has been fascinated by the magical arts ever since he was just a little older than the tykes he was making his balloon swords for. “I started doing magic tricks and stuff with cards when I was five or six years old,” he said, flipping a toonie around

Ricardo Portuondo shows how easy it is to get the handcuffs back together again — at least, it’s easy for him. to make it look like it was made of rubber. “It fascinates me to be able to do things like this. I like the reaction of people.” Until he was about 28,

he confined his magic to card tricks. “Then I started picking up a few other things,” he said. “I was down in North Carolina and picked up

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some books on magic and didn’t read them for a long time until I rediscovered them and realized I had all these books that told me things about magic.” Ladret performs at everything from fairs and festivals to birthday parties and in each show he makes a point of encouraging audience participation, literally bringing the audience into the act and making them the stars of the show. They are two magicians with very different acts and who got into the business for very different reasons. However, each of these illusionists gets the same secret inner smile each time a tyke’s eyes go wide and he or she stutters … “But … but … how did you do that?”

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Bill Thompson (above) judges swine entries. (below) Mary Dice and Marilyn Dingsdale show how to hook rugs.

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and intended to do it last summer but had to skip it to recover from a shoulder fractured during training. Cox encouraged people to watch out for the symptoms of the common disease of the central nervous system including blurry vision, fatigue, cognitive issues, paralysis and muscle weakness among many others. “It is usually diagnosed during our family and career building years, the years that feel the most promising and exciting,” he pointed out. The MS Society provides support services and funds research into the causes and treatments including “chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency” or CCSVI, known as the Zamboni procedure that has gained a lot of attention in the last couple of years. For more information he recommends people check out http:// mssociety.ca, http://ccsvi.ca and http://www.ccsvi.org. As of Aug. 12 he had raised over $5,000 and was hoping the total keeps rising. People can donate to his ride until August 28, search his name under the “donate now” and “pledge a cyclist” links on the MS site. You can also find more on his story there.

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FEATURE Fourth in a series on affordable housing

Affordable, but there are many rules There are quite a few affordable housing options available in the Parksville/Qualicum Beach area — yet unless you are of a certain age or making more than a certain amount of money, those options may be closed to you. The newest affordable housing option in Parksville is Hustwick Place, being opened by the Parksville Lions Club. This 33unit building replaced an older Lions structure that was home to seniors on a fixed income. Those people were given first choice of units in the new building, said Lions housing society president Jim Hoffman. The remaining units, he said, are for people 45 years old and up, who fall within a certain income bracket and who can afford spending 30 per cent of their income on rent. The range of rents, Hoffman said, start at $420 per month for 28 affordable housing units. The other five units will be $915 per month — based on Statistics Canada’s formula for low end market rent. Designed for the older set, the Lions building includes commercial space on the ground floor and a common area for the tenants. The local service club is now seeking tenants and are working within BC Housing rules on who can qualify, especially local people. “You gotta be the right age and there must be a need,” Hoffman said, “and you must be living in a place that’s not working. And, if you are making too much income, you won’t get in.” Simply put, BC Housing rules state that the unit won’t cost people more than 30 per cent of their annual income. That keeps initial rents between the $400 and $900 range. Hoffman added, however, there are planned rent increases of four per cent each year. That said, Hoffman added there’s been no shortage of applicants. For rent-controlled units, the

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has a facility (to come) and the Kiwanis Club owns 20 units for people age 65 and up in Qualicum Beach. At this Kiwanis Housing, rents are fixed at $350 per month, based on Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation rates from the 1970s. Kiwanis president Pat Weber said they too follow the 30 per cent of income as rent formula. “Kiwanis has housing developments all over North America,” he said, adding there’s a large one in Nanaimo that’s home to a variety of people from varying walks of life. The Qualicum Beach site has been around for years and many times, the news if its existence comes as a surprise to people — a fact that shows such housing can co-exist with the rest of the community. The area it’s located in is beautiful and forested — a desirable property and not a place out of the way. “Affordable housing is important, yes,” said Weber. “However, people are having to live further out of town to be able to afford a place to live and then that causes transportation issues. they d link, when you start looking at affordable living.” With plenty of small businesses in Qualicum Beach, Weber said the wages they are able to pay can only go so far

in a community where median house prices are quite high. “So, where will those people who work at those jobs, live?” he asked. There are plans to expand the improve the Kiwanis Housing facility, said Weber. While those plans are still in the works and are, presumably, years away from reality, they involve significant improvements, additional units, while maintaining the site’s low-rise emphasis and greenery. When it is built — in a time frame of anywhere from 18 months to two years or more — Weber said rents will be going up. It’s unavoidable, he said, in order for Kiwanis to be able to pay for improvements. Plans are to take the existing 20 units and add another 22 over a series of phases. The new units will be two-storey structures and will continue to blend in with the green surroundings. Proceeding, however, depends largely on town approval and having the money to get the work done. In the process, Weber said existing tenants would have to be housed elsewhere — but are the first priority to move back into the new units. The series continues Friday, with a look at local affordable housing policies.

Lions Club housing society president Jim Hoffman has overseen the development of the 33-unit Hustwick Place. Lions operate another facility on Moilliet Street in Parksville — the 33-unit Lions Pioneer Village. These are subsidized, said Hoffman, by the province, and are always full. Elsewhere in the community the Lions operate Gillingham Estates — 20 family-oriented units — on Morrison Avenue. “We are a service club,” Hoffman stated. “This is what we do.” Yet, he sees the need growing in the community for more affordable housing.

“It’s amazing, the lack of turnover in these places. And since it is so low, there’s more of a need here.” Building new affordable units certainly is possible, he continued. The City of Parksville, with its incentives and overall policy to seek out such opportunities, helped the Lions save some $125,000 in costs. “They’ve really stepped up to the plate,” Hoffman said. Other local service clubs also operate affordable housing. The Royal Canadian Legion

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.C. Hydro’s plan to implement smart meters across the province will help customers understand their power usage and identify ways to conserve energy. It’s a positive move for environmental proponents, as reduced need for energy results in fewer dams and hydroelectric plants scarring our pristine landscape. Not to mention the money saved by individual customers on their energy bills. Yet smart meters are facing a backlash from the community, with area residents asking local governments to help stop the meters over worries about negative health effects associated with radiation emitted from the wireless devices. In reality, the devices are a class 2b carcinogen, according to the World Health Organization, in the same class as cellphones, cars, televisions and Chinese pickles as cancer-causing agents. A 30-minute cellphone conversation emits the same radiation as a smart meter does in a year. Only a handful of people in Canada are currently on disability support for electrosensitivity, a disorder caused by radiation emitted from electronic and wireless devices. But if people have a legitimate health reason — with support from their doctor — they should be able to opt out of wireless smart meter installation, using a hard-wired meter or the current analog meter. Opting out wouldn’t be available to many people, or those who simply don’t want them, but it would provide support for people with a legitimate health concern. The rest of the population will benefit from the knowledge of their individual energy consumption and be able to take steps to reduce their use. That’s something that will benefit all users of electricity in the province. — editorial by the Nanaimo News Bulletin/Black Press

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y nomination for most politically incorrect song title of all time: The show-stopper from the musical My Fair Lady entitled Why Can’t a Woman Be More like a Man? Sure, it’s a50-year-old chestnut that was written tongue in cheek and actually takes the mickey out of macho, but tongue in cheek doesn’t play well in these earnest times. Taken at face value, the title is provocatively incendiary; it’s calculated to set Maidenforms a-smoulder at 100 paces. Gender equality has been a dicey business ever since Adam and Eve elected to turn over a new leaf. Then we had Jack and Jill mobilizing that bucket brigade ascent to the well on the hill, ostensibly in search of water. You’ll recall that it didn’t end well. Which I guess is what the

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folks in charge of that preschool in Sweden are aiming for. The administrators at Egalia Preschool, near Stockholm have initiated a policy to “avoid instilling gender stereotypes in our students.” Accordingly, kiddies at the school wear identical, shapeless blue vests. The boys are encouraged to play with kitchen utensils; the girls are urged to get down and dirty with the toy trucks and tractors. “Society expects girls to be girlie, nice and pretty and boys to be manly, rough and outgoing,” says Jenny Johnsson, a 31-year-old teacher. “Egalia gives them a fantastic opportunity to be whoever they want to be.” Which is fair enough I guess, given that Walmart has an-

nounced plans to market a full line of makeup including mascara, sheer lip gloss, pink blush and purple eye shadow — aimed at eight-year-old By children. Arthur People fight the Black marketing machine any way they can. It’s not surprising that a Toronto couple became a publicity sensation — not so much because they named their new baby Storm, but because they declined to announce whether Storm was a boy or a girl. The father declared that he found it obnoxious to identify a child’s gender on the basis of his/her/ its genitalia. “If you really want to get to know someone,” said David Stocker, “you don’t ask what’s between their legs.”

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Then mom and dad announced their child’s gender would be revealed “only when Storm decides Storm would like to share.” The world went nuts. The parents were deluged, denounced and roundly proselytized upon. Cynics were absolutely certain it was an attention-getting media con a la Octomom or the boy in the supposedly runaway weather balloon. Not true. In a letter to the editor of the Ottawa Citizen, Storm’s mother Kathy explained: “The strong, lightningfast, vitriolic response was a shock… To protect our children from the media frenzy we did not anticipate, we have declined interviews from all over the world... We have learning to do, parks to visit and butterflies to care for.” We’ve been down this gender

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bender road before. Almost three centuries ago. Let me introduce you to a pair of the blood thirstiest pirates ever to sail the waters of the Caribbean. One was a nasty piece of work named Read; the other was a savage, tattooed brute who answered to Bonny. In 1721, a Jamaican warship cornered their pirate galleon and a bloody battle ensued. The pirates were finally defeated. Read and Bonny were the last to drop their cutlasses. British justice was swift and final. The entire pirate crew was tried, pronounced guilty and hanged. Except for Read and Bonny who were spared. They were pregnant, you see. Bonny’s first name was Anne; Read’s was Mary. That’s the thing about gender stereotypes. They have a tendency to turn around and bite you. Right in the assumption.

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LETTERS Shame on council for pay increase The outrageous 23 per cent or more pay hike the mayor and councillors of Parksville are voting for themselves is shameful. I am one of those seniors on a small fixed income and it’s good to know someone is speaking up for us. Thank you Paul Reitsma (THE NEWS, August 12), and shame on you mayor and councillors of Parksville.

Al Davies Qualicum Beach

Gimme, gimme a common refrain I must admit to considerable surprise on two counts at the letter from Paul Reitsma. Firstly he has been there, so he surely must know that making a living in a monopoly situation and drawing the financial rewards from the public purse with no outside restraints is a great temptation to misuse of trust. Lack of supervision requires exercise of a higher level of integrity. Municipal elected positions are not meant to make a living. Then, Mr. Reitsma is no spring chicken. He has a few years under his belt and so is quite familiar with the ‘Gimme! Gimme!’ philosophy of today’s society. Regardless of what may be said in public the majority of people are only looking after Number One and the aim is to get more and more. So how does he propose to put the brakes on? On our local scene, I do not find the proposed mayoral stipends objectionable. They have a full-time job. I do find, however, that the councillors — who in Qualicum Beach will get almost 20 grand — do a great deal of time-consuming nonessentials and should be relieved of this burden. That way, they may concentrate on the important municipal affairs for a much more modest monetary return.

F.H. Horner Qualicum Beach

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he debate on the mandate of the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve (THE NEWS, Aug. 9) entitled, Biosphere activism is not the problem, needs to be put to rest so that the Biosphere can get on with their United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) directive. Equating the Biosphere with an activist organization is similar to asserting that because boys get killed in car accidents the Boy Scouts should be activist for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Both may be necessary, justified organizations; but it is easy to see how the Boy Scout funding could be withdrawn, and stakeholders may not wish to engage, if that was the direction the local Boy Scout membership chose to take. Before weighing in, the writer should have taken the time to read the Biosphere’s core documents. The UNESCO Biosphere is a non-political and non-partisan science and education organization. Period. There is no “A” for activism in “UNESCO.” There is nothing fishy about volunteers resigning because of activism. Volunteers can spend their precious volunteer hours doing something positive and rewarding rather than fighting a small, disruptive, politically active minority of members who have been able grind the organization to a halt. Something is rotten in the Biosphere. That’s the fishy smell.

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Some news is actually good news George Bernard Shaw had it right when he said: “We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.” We have recently seen crazy political brinkmanship in Washington surrounding the gravitydefying U.S. debt ceiling; then economic uncertainties and credit rating downgrades in the U.S. and Europe causing wild swings in all stock markets. England shocked the world with several days and nights of mindless riots by mainly disaffected youngsters. Then there’s the terrible famine in the Horn Of Africa and ongoing religious and political strife in places like Libya, Syria and Afghanistan.

It may be tempting to turn off the news channels, but that’s never an option for news-nuts like me, and there are bright spots if you look hard enough. One came from our Prime Minister who reportedly locked himself in a bathroom in Brazil during a dispute about when toasts were to be made at the function he was attending. Of course, his spindoctors in the PMO denied the story, being quoted as saying that Mr. Harper was in the bathroom for “regular reasons.” Then there’s a bright spot from Texas, where their evangelicaljihadist Governor is about to declare a run for the White House. Nobody can forget the havoc wreaked around the globe when another Texas Governor occupied the Oval Office during the first eight years of this millennium.

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Rick Perry has already been described as “Bush without the brains” and “all hat but no cattle,” that alone guarantees that political news will never be dull. Another bright spot came when Elections BC revealed that there were over 1.6 million ballots mailed in during the HST referendum. Being held in summer, and during a postal strike, it was a decidedly higher number than Christy Clark’s government expected. Yet this exercise in direct democracy has achieved something that has been utterly unattainable for the last two years; it has the pro-HST and anti-HST sides saying exactly the same thing. Both are claiming that the 52 per cent turnout means their side will win. Stay tuned for the final count at the end of August.

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Hydro plan didn’t fly in Quebec This is just a comment about the new smart meters that BC Hydro is starting to install in new homes and other buildings. Quebec has already investigated and scrapped the idea of these meters, so why is B.C. going ahead with something that has already been proven unworthy?

Glenn Allen Qualicum Beach

Let’s get all the rail facts on the table In regards to the proposed upgrading of the E&N rail line, I see this a make work project with no end in sight for this rail line on project costs. Whoever took this on is begging for aid at the taxpayers’ expense using government money to fill contracts. They should tell the people the whole cost up front, rather than releasing it bit by bit. They should also make it clear about who really owns this company.

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Avis eyes NDP nomination in Parksville-Qualicum By NEIL HORNER NEWS REPORTER After serving nine years on Qualicum Beach town council, Barry Avis is setting his sights on the provincial stage. “What I’ve decided to do is seek the nomination to represent the NDP party in our Parksville-Qualicum riding,” Avis said. The decision comes, he said, in light of what he sees as some disturbing trends in the province. “I have been concerned for the last few years about openness, honesty, truth and democracy,” Avis said. “I have been concerned when one party decided not to meet, to keep the door closed a lot of the time and not have the debate that’s part of our democracy. There’s one party

making decisions without discussion of what they are going to do.” Avis said he believes he has the experience to represent the riding, noting his last few years on council have seen him take increasingly wide responsibilities. “Six years ago I thought I would like to get a little more involved with government and ran for a position on the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities board,” he said. “That has given me a great opportunity to view local issues, but also the major issues impacting on all of our Island.” One of these issues, he said, concerns agriculture and what he sees as the lack of an over-

BARRY AVIS ... keeping municipal options open all strategy in the province to make sure farmers are able to grow the food that’s needed. “We have in his province an agricultural land reserve and the land is set aside, but for years the land just sits there,” he said. “We don’t have a government stepping forward and saying here are policies we can change so we actually use the land.”

As well, Avis said education issues, particularly in Qualicum Beach, are a concern. “I have been concerned with what’s happening with the school system,” he said. “They seem hell bent to close schools while we should be thinking of all the ways to keep them open and be a little more creative.” Noting that the NDP nomination meeting is set for September, Avis said he plans to keep his municipal options open, should his provincial run prove unsuccessful. He stressed however he is not willing to declare his municipal candidacy while actively seeking the provincial NDP nod. “That wouldn’t be the honourable thing to do,” he said.

Who’s running in the mid-Island Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN)

A list of incumbent politicians and their plans for this coming November.

Running: Joe Stanhope (Area G)

City of Parksville

Not Running: Dave Bartram (Area H)

Running: Sue Powell Carrie Powell-Davidson

Not Stated: George Holme (Area E) Lou Biggeman (Area F)

Not Stated: Marc Lefebvre Teresa Patterson Chris Burger Al Grier

School District 69 (Qualicum)

Town of Qualicum Beach

Running: Eve Flynn

Running: Teunis Westbroek Mary Brouilette Not Running: Jack Wilson Kent Becker Not Stated: Barry Avis (see story this page)

Not Stated: Everyone else. THE NEWS will keep our eyes on who is and who is not running for local municipal governments in November — from incumbent politicians, to new faces and old faces trying to make a comeback. — Staff Writer

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SPORTS Beal’s cross-countr y ride a real eye-opener “Wow, where do I start ... what an amazing adventure.” Local fitness trainer and extreme athlete Wanetta Beil is back home from her big, fat road trip — an epic 70-day bike ride across Canada that tested her and her crews’ resolve, and gave them a new appreciation for what they have here on the rock. Wanetta, 38, only had 10 days break all told, and spent 60 days in the saddle seeing this great big country of ours. “It’s huge ... it’s awesome,” the fun-loving fiercely dedicated personal trainer confirmed when asked about her close encounter with this expansive country of ours. Wanetta did the entire trip eating only raw vegan food. Beyond the whole ‘go big or go home’ element which is a common theme in Wanetta’s growing list of outrageous athletic accomplishments, the ride was also to raise awareness about the benefits of raw vegan, and also in memory of her mom

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Wanetta Beal, centre, and her support crew, Liz Forrest, in the van, and Tayla Beal, right, a few days prior to the start, are back home after Wanetta’s Riding Raw Across Canada tour. Belinda who she lost 15 years ago to cancer. Wanetta and her support crew — niece Tayla Beal, and good friend Liz Forrest — drove and prepared all the meals. Her longtime riding

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Nanaimo July 18 and got back two weeks ago. Dig a bit deeper about their journey and Wanetta recalls that afternoon in Thunder Bay when their lead truck, the one they were sleeping in, was

totalled. “It was T-boned while I was in the passenger side,” she said, and confirmed she suffered some whiplash and nerve damage. “I had no feeling in three toes and in my fingers on my right hand were completely numb. Wanetta said she took a few days off in Thunder Bay; “to lick my wounds and to see if I could even continue on. I was beat up pretty bad (but) that was where Terry Fox’s famous run came to an end, and I just thought if Terry Fox can run across Canada with one leg and Cancer, I can cycle across with a little whiplash and numbness. “Plus I had so much riding on it; I had my sponsors depending on me to complete it, and more importantly I had a hundred people that I haven’t met yet depending on me as well.” Wanetta is also a motivational speaker for Excellence Seminars International and made a deal with ESI that if she completed the ride they would sponsor 100 people for their Pursuit

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She just finished riding across Canada and now Oceanside personal trainer and motivational speaker Wanetta Beal is gearing up to try and become the first woman to complete the Penticton Ironman not once, but twice in 48 hours. JAMES CLARKE PHOTO

Beal to continue with two Ironman events PARKSVILLE — Asked for some insight into how her raw vegan diet fuelling her run, Wanetta Beal said, “I never lost any energy. I met a lot of men that were riding across Canada, but I didn’t meet one woman, not one, which I found very unusual, I thought there’d be more of us out there ...” The men she said told her they were consuming anywhere between 8,000 Coombs, met up with her in Saskatchewan for a few days but wasn’t able to be there at the end.

and 12,000 calories a day, “and myself, because I was eating raw vegan food, I didn’t eat any more than 4,500 calories a day. I felt amazing,” she said, “and I got stronger as the trip went on. My energy level stayed really high because I was eating live food and supplementing with Avena Enzimes.” Wanetta ate an 80 per cent raw vegan diet head-

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so many obstacles. There was one day in Nova Scotia the winds were so bad, about 45 km side winds, that it knocked Tayla right off her bike and sent her tumbling into traffic. “It was so scary,” said Wanetta, “I looked back and saw her fall off and I yelled at her the traffic came to a screeching halt ... that was really scary. She suffered a concussion, and she was pretty banged up.” Understandably it took Tayla quite a few days to get back in the saddle as it were, but she did. Wanetta’s longest day on the bike was 212 kms, from North Bay to Pembroke in Ontario. Surprisingly she had only two flat tires along the way, though the frame of her 27 speed Cannondale Road Bike was dinged up from the accident “but it was still rideable.” “Canada’s beautiful, but I still think Oceanside is the most beautiful of all the paces in Canada — this is where I want to live.” Fittingly the end of her journey came a short hop from Mile Zero and the Terry Fox monument.

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One stop before she heads south Oceanside’s own Beth Marie Anderson will be taking centre stage for one last gig before she heads off to the big time in Nashville, Tennessee. The local singer and songwriter confirmed this week she will play at the Frontiersman Pub on Saturday, August 20, with special guest Laura Wishart. The gig will be a bit of a farewell concert for Anderson, who, just days later, is slated to drive south for a

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She said she will be taking to the stage at such high-profile venues as the Nashville Palace, Hotel Indigo, The Commodore, BBQ Beach Grill and Nero’s Grill. At her final gig at the Frontiersman before she goes, she’ll perform original material from her album, Open Road, as well as some of her neweest songs she recorded during her last stint in Nashville last fall. There is no cover charge for the event, which runs from 8 to 10 p.m., but donations are welcome.

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teve Trevor is riding for Griffyn who, despite having yet to reach his first birthday, has undergone several rounds of chemotherapy. James Matsuda is riding on behalf of several people – including his late father – who have succumbed to or are battling cancer. Both are part of the 22-person Canadian Cancer Society Cops For Cancer Tour Special de Rock team feature that will cycle the length of Black Press Vancouver Island newspapers on this fall. Vancouver Island Trevor, an will publish this RCMP constable special feature who grew up in page spotlighting Port Alberni, has police officers volunteered at taking part previous Cops in this year’s For Cancer red Canadian Cancer serge events. Society This winter, the Cops for Cancer tour hit close Tour de Rock. to home when Griffyn – whose parents are fellow Mounties at the Comox Valley RCMP detachment – was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. Doctors removed one of Griffyn’s adrenal glands as a newborn. By seven months, the youngster was already on his fourth round of chemotherapy. “I’ve wanted to do the tour for a few years,” said Trevor, a father of two daughters. “I’ve been here seven years now. This year it became personal with Griffyn.” Matsuda, an auxiliary officer for three years, is the produce supervisor at Thrifty Foods in Courtenay. He works alongside fellow auxiliary RCMP member

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James Matsuda, left, and Steve Trevor are part of the 22-person Canadian Cancer Society Cops For Cancer Tour de Rock team that will cycle the length of Vancouver Island. Rick Gaiga, who rode last year in honour of Christine Buijs, a Thrifty colleague and tour fundraiser who passed away from brain cancer. Matsuda and his wife Belinda, who was active in Gaiga’s fundraising efforts, have both lost a father to cancer. Matsuda’s brother-in-law and another Thrifty co-worker are also stricken with a form of the disease. “It’s one of these things that’s affected so many people,” said Matsuda, 45, a native of Ashcroft who moved to Courtenay in 1986. “It’s hard. So

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many people out there.” The father of four teenagers is inspired by the tour’s mandate to raise money for pediatric cancer research and programs such as Camp Goodtimes for children with a history of cancer. “You see grownups going through it, but now you see kids trying to go through it; it’s just not fair,” Matsuda said. “It’s a hard thing. But it’s a good cause, and that’s why we’re doing it.” “It’s an honour to do,” Trevor added. “It’s been a challenge balancing work.”

Their journey started with weekly training sessions in March that increased to three times a week over the past four months. Along with other North Island team members, Trevor and Matsuda completed a tough climb to the top of Mount Washington. Trevor, who had done a “bit of mountain biking” before signing on with the tour, recalls the average time was an hourand-a-half from the chain-up area to the top. “Most of us, we haven’t really been on a road bike, so it’s a new experience,” Matsuda said.

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The Parksville and Qualicum Beach chambers of commerce are selling tickets to their respective gala evenings already. The Parksville event is Oct. 22 and the Qualicum Beach gala is Nov. 12. Between them, the pair of chamber fundraisers are two of the top party nights in Oceanside. Contact each chamber to tickets — they always sell out fast.

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For Margaret Bowater (right), the newly-appointed branch manager of the Parksville branch of RBC, the move is a homecoming of sorts. The Nanaimo-born former branch manager from Port Alberni took over from former manager Allison Morgan (left) this week, returning to the branch where she worked five years previously. She lives in Qualicum Beach. NEIL HORNER PHOTO

Thalassa Restaurant has big plans for their third annual Tour de Rock allday fundraiser on August 27. Inspired by the long battle with cancer of Georgios Bourodemos’, a nephew of one of the organizers, they have set the ambitious goal of raising $25,000 in a single day. After being diagnosed with leukemia at the age of two, Bourodemos has been in remission for several years and, now 12, he’s a dedicated hockey goalie and football player with dreams of being a sports star. The young man started raising money a few years ago, raising more than $5,000 to shave his head and last year surpassed his goal of $10,000 with Thalassa Restaurant. SEE

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any of you will know that some government benefits that you receive are income tested, meaning that if you earn more than a certain level of income, some or all of your benefits could be clawed back. As you may well know any income withdrawn from an RRSP or a RRIF will be taxed as income and there is simply no way around that. But how can we draw taxdeferred income from our non-registered

investments even though we might have made money on them. Many mutual fund companies in Canada offer tax efficient withdrawal programs. These tax efficient withdrawal programs allow you to withdraw anything from one to eight per cent of your non-registered investments on a taxdeferred basis. Let me explain, there are essentially two things that need to happen for you to be liable to pay tax on a non-registered

investment. The first is you need to make a gain and the second is that you need to dispose of your investment, both these need to be achieved to create a tax bill. o how do these mutual fund companies pay you income on a tax deferred basis? What these companies do is pay you return of capital (ROC). Return of capital simply put is your own money being paid back to you. When you purchase

Where it Counts By Stuart Kirk one of these investments you have an adjusted cost base (ACB). As you withdraw income from this investment the mutual fund company simply reduces your ACB, they do

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Where this strategy works particularly well is when you need extra income but would like to avoid the claw back of your government benefits or if you know that you will be in a much lower tax bracket later in life. Generally speaking tax deferral strategies do make sense particularly because you can invest the unpaid tax making a return on it before it ultimately becomes payable. Remember to

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There are tickets available for a beer and burger autism fundraising evening at White Spot in Parksville on September 6. Fran Duncan has been canvassing in front of Parksville and Qualicum Beach grocery and liquor stores through the summer raising funds and awareness for the poorly understood disorder her grandson suffers with. She points out people with autism don’t look any different, but it affects more children than cancer, diabetes and AIDS combined. There are only 80 tickets available, Duncan said, so people should get theirs soon. For $20 people will get a choice of beer, soft drink or coffee and a beef or veggie burger with coleslaw and fries with half the proceeds going to autism research. There will also be a silent

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By BRENDA GOUGH NEWS CONTRIBUTOR You’ve more than likely experienced it before. You attend what promises to be an interesting seminar and end up listening to a speaker with a power point presentation that goes on too long. Natural women’s health educator Lisa Leger believes it is important to keep her audience engaged so she’s trying out a new format for her next Women’s Health Gathering at Parksville Pharmasave. The format is officially called Pecha Kucha and has been sweeping the world with its originality and entertainment value ever since it was devised in Tokyo in 2003 as an event for young designers to network and show their work to the public. Drawing its name from

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next presentation. “The format really caught my eye when I attended a fundraiser for the biosphere. It’s a format for presenting a lot of information quickly.” Leger invited local healers and educators each with a women’s health theme to participate in what she hopes will be an educational and entertaining afternoon. “They will talk about what women’s health means for them and how they contribute to healthy women in the community through their practice.” She said aside from the educational component it will touch on art and creative outlets. “We will be blending health with creativity. I think the art aspect of it is appealing and it won’t be same person droning on and on.” She says a holistic ap-

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GROVES, Thomas Stanley (Stan) December 22, 1927 – August 04, 2011 It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our much loved husband and father who passed away after a brief illness on August 4 in the Saanich Peninsula Hospital. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Nyra in Sidney; daughter Melanie Groves (Jen) and Felix Jensen, Victoria; son Cameron Groves, Toronto; nephews Rick Ellis (Marie), Doug Ellis and Tom Ellis; brother-in-law Don Dow (Pam), Terrace, and family; sister-in-law Gloria Brooks (Gary) and niece Lauren, Kelowna; sister-in-law Audrey Dow and family, and cousins and their families in Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast. He was predeceased by his parents Thomas and Janet Groves; sister Joyce Ellis and brother-in-law Bert Ellis. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Stan came to New Westminster with his parents at 6 months of age. In 1951 he married Nyra Dow of Penticton, moving in 1958 to Beach Acres Resort, Parksville, co-owned with Bert and Joyce Ellis. They “retiredâ€? to the Cowichan Valley in 1981, where Stan was active in the United Church, became ďŹ rst president of the Cowichan Valley Rhododendron Society and led many successful tours with the Arbutus Travel Club. In 2006 they moved to Sidney where Stan was vice-president on the Argosy Strata Council. A talented gardener and canny collector, Stan loved to laugh and make others laugh. Our sincere thanks to his doctor Paul Keith and the marvellous nurses in the Acute and Palliative Care Units. Family and friends are invited to a celebration of Stan’s life Friday, August 19, 2 – 4 p.m. at the Duncan Meadows Golf Course. In lieu of owers please make any donations to the charity of your choice or to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation.

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LEGALS BIRCH, CHARLES H NOVEMBER 7, 1923 AUGUST 6, 2011. Charles went peacefully at home. Charles was born near Llangollen, North Wales, where he was educated. He left school in 1941 to join the Royal Naval Air Service (Fleet Air Arm) to become a pilot serving in WW II, stationed in Great Britain, Canada and Australia. After ending his military service in 1946, Charles took up teaching as a career and taught for twenty years in Oswestry, England before emigrating to Canada in 1969. In Canada, he worked as a teacher and junior school headmaster at St. Michaels University School until his retirement in 1985. Following his retirement, Charles moved to Sidney, BC and then Qualicum Beach, where he lived for the last 20 years. He was known to all for his sense of fairness and offbeat sense of humour. He leaves his loving and devoted wife Kate (Kit), sons Andy and Rowan, daughter Julie, grandchildren Luke, Ted, Scott and Samantha, and great-grandchildren Liam, Emma, Sophie and Anna. Special thanks to Dr. Biglow and VIHA staff for their kindness. No service or owers by his request. Cremation has taken place.

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TAKE NOTICE Bradley Gordon Duff that Angela Shelly Melina Flynn ďŹ led an Application to Obtain an Order dated August 11, 2009, with respect to the child, Braydon John Gordon Duff, and was granted a Restraining Order dated May 6, 2011, and Custody Order dated May 6, 2011. A response to the above noted Application can be ďŹ led at the Nanaimo courthouse located at 35 Front Street, Nanaimo, BC. Please be advised you have 45 days to respond from this date of publication.

PERSONALS HEALTHY, LONELY 84 Year old male, looking for a female for lasting friendship / relationship. Submit letter to: FILE # 18. PO Box 1180, #4 - 154 Middleton Ave, Parksville, BC, V9P 2H2. SENIOR LADY needed. Retired engineer widely traveled, seeks lady companion for travel and local living with music, concerts, events, dancing or walking, plus private garden and kitchen creativity. Curious call (250)752-3327.

LOST AND FOUND FOUND, Key outside of Stewart’s on Harrison. Claim at the PQB News paper ofďŹ ce at #4-154 Middleton, Parksville. FOUND: MANS brown leather jacket on Alberni Hwy, Coombs. Call (250)954-3664. LOST IN the vicinity of Sears, London Drugs & Walmart stores & parking areas: A gold & diamond bracelet. Irreplaceable family heirloom. Please call 250-752-6146 if found. Reward is offered.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES CITY OF Yellowknife Building Inspector II. The City of Yellowknife invites applications from qualiďŹ ed candidates for the position of Building Inspector II with the Planning and Development Department. For more information on this position, please refer to the City of Yellowknife’ s web page at: www.yellowknife.ca or contact Human Resources at 867-9205603. Salary range is $65,686$79,213 + 5400 annual housing allowance, a comprehensive beneďŹ ts package including a deďŹ ned beneďŹ ts pension plan and relocation assistance provided. Please submit resumes by August 26, 2011, quoting competition #220108U to: Human Resources Division, City of Yellowknife, P.O. Box 580, YK, NT, X1A 2N4, Fax: (867) 669-3471, or Email: hr@yellowknife.ca

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SOUTH ROCK Ltd. has available positions for road construction, Heavy Duty Mechanic, Shop Foreman, Paving - Roller Operator, Distributor Driver, Heavy Equipment Operators. Forward resume to: careers@southrock.ca. Fax 403-568-1327; www.southrock.ca. CARETAKERS/ RESIDENTIAL MANAGERS

YEAR round caretaker for seasonal lakefront resort. Perfect for senior or retired (semiretired) couple. Must have own RV. Includes free rent, hydro, water, sewage. Some light duties involved. Phone 250-7526707 and leave message.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS AIRLINES ARE HIRINGTrain for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualiďŹ ed- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783. MEDICAL OFFICE Trainees needed! Hospitals & Dr.’s need medical ofďŹ ce & medical admin staff. No experience? Need training? Career training & job placement available. 1888-748-4126. ONLINE, ACCREDITED, web design training, administered by the Canadian Society for Social Development. Learn web design from the comfort of your home! Apply today at www.ibde.ca

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Norman Crane June 1930 - August 2008. I thought of you with love today but that is nothing new I thought about you yesterday and days before that too, I think of you in silence I often speak your name All I have are memories and your picture in a frame Your memory is my keepsake with which I’ll never part God has you in His keeping I have you in my heart.

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WANTED: EXPERIENCED and reliable tandem gravel truck drivers with Class 3 license. Also seeking heavy equipment operators. Reply with full particulars of experience and wage sought to: File #16 c/o Parksville Qualicum News, #4-154 Middleton, Parksville, BC, V9P 2H2.

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DASHWOOD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

Volunteer Firefighters Needed! What we seek: Community minded and spirited individuals who like to be involved in team efforts and are looking for a challenging, rewarding and life changing experience. You need to be: • Live in Dashwood (Save on Gas Station, 3377 Island Hwy to Shaw’s Hill, 5251 Island Hwy) + Meadowood area • Team oriented • 19 years of age or older (16 is wishing to be a junior member) • Healthy and physically fit • A good driver (valid driver’s license and good driving record) • Of good character (RCMP security check required)

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www.dashwoodvfd.com Check us out on the web & facebook Please Contact us @ 250-752-5434 to pick up an application package or stop by the Dashwood Fire Station Located @ 230 Hobbs Road. Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm

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This full-time temporary (14 month) position is responsible supervising all payroll and benefit functions in a multi-union environment, leading change and innovation to all related procedures, systems and functions. Including, but not limited to the Company’s biweekly, monthly and quarterly payrolls for all union, non-union, salaried and exempt employees and stakeholders. In addition to ensuring the appropriate administration and application of all benefit programs to active, inactive and retired employees and stakeholders. A detailed job posting can be viewed at http://www.westernforest.com/careers/ current_openings.php WFP offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefit package and the potential to achieve annual performance rewards. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifications that we are looking for, please reply in confidence to: Human Resource Department Facsimile: 250.748.3177 Email: resumes@westernforest.com Application Deadline: Mon., Aug. 22, 2011 Reference Code: PR Spvsr, HR

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COPCAN CONTRACTING LTD. / GREGSON HOLDINGS LTD. We have the following positions available:

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Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic Driller / Blaster – Logging Roads Excavator Operator / Grade Hoe Operator – Logging Roads Shop Helper Please send resume by fax 250-754-7262 email to employment@copcan.ca or visit our website at www.copcan.ca

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES at: STANFORD PLACE CARE CAMPUS: Licensed Practical Nurses: Casual positions (must have current registration & First Aid/CPR certificate.) Care Aides: Casual positions available (must have current registration) Cooks: Casual positions available (cooking certificate req’d” Please forward resume to:Human Resources, 250 Craig St., Parksville, BC, V9P 0A7 Flat Rate Technician required by Honda Auto dealership in Vernon BC. Competitive wage and benefits package and all that Okanagan lifestyle! gkitzman@sunshineholda.ca FULL-TIME CERTIFIED Heavy Duty Mechanic required by Bailey Western Star & Freightliner. Experience in service & repair of trucks, trailers & equipment. Fax resume to 250-286-0753 or email: employment@baileywesternstar.com

Holbrook Dyson Logging Ltd/New Castle Timber Ltd Has vacancies in the following jobs: 1)Grapple Yarder Operator. 2)Two Hooktenders 3)One Chaser/Bucker. Fax resumes to 250-287-9259 We are still hiring - Dozer & excavator operators required by a busy Alberta oilfield construction company. We require operators that are experienced and preference will be given to operators that have constructed oilfield roads and drilling locations. You will be provided with motels and restaurant meals. Competitive wages, bonus and transportation daily to and from job sites. Our work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call 780-723-5051.

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LEMARE GROUP in Port McNeill requires a Senior/Intermediate Accounts Payable Administrator to join our dynamic fast paced environment. Your skill set should include strong organization, effective time management, attention to details, excellent communication skills, computer literate & accounting knowledge. Fax resume 250-956-4888 or email: jcornin@lemare.ca PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE Required for Co-Ed & Women’s Only Fitness Facility. Morning, evening’s & weekend shifts, must be flexible. Sales & Fitness experience an asset, but employer will train. Must like dealing with the public. Resumes to Bodywork’s Fitness, 162 Morrison Ave Parksville, BC

WEEKLY ASSISTANCE needed by retired engineer with progressive eyesight impairment. Location: Strata Condo Qualicum. Open to ongoing partnership with travel and many other benefits. Call: 250-752-3327

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD COOKS / DISHWASHERS needed. Must have “Food Safe” and a positive attitude. Apply to: The French Creek Marine Pub #1-1025 Lee Rd, Parksville. Ask for Richard. SERVERS / BARTENDERS needed. Must have “Serving it Right” & a positive attitude. Apply to: The French Creek Marine Pub, #1-1025 Lee Rd, Parksville. LINE COOKS at Lefty’s in Parksville. Experience preferred. Please apply in person 101-280 East Island Hwy. Thrifty Foods centre.

MEDICAL/DENTAL REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY: Hygienist for Specialty Dental Clinic, Perio exp required. 3 days/week. Please respond to: specialtyclinic@shawbiz.ca

TRADES, TECHNICAL The Lemare Group is currently seeking the following positions : • Hoe Chucker/Loader Operator • Boom Man • A Frame Dump Machine Operator • Grapple Yarder Operator • Hook tender • Boom Man • Chaser • 2nd Loader/Buckerman • 980 Dryland Sort Operator • Process Operator for the North Vancouver Island area. Full time, union wages. Fax resume to 250-956-4888 or email: office@lemare.ca.

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WANT A CAREER IN THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY? Medical Office & Admin. Staff are needed now! No Experience? Need Training? Career Training & Job Placement Available! 1-888-778-0459

MILLWRIGHT JOURNEYMAN - BCTQ Millwright certification mandatory. Fulltime opening at West Coast Reduction Ltd. in Vancouver. Competitive wage and benefits. Email resumes to rpretorius@wcrl.com

WAREHOUSE WORKER. Looking for person with great organizational skills. Perfect for student or for someone who wants P/T evening hours. Duties include heavy lifting for stock control and order pulling. Reply to Box 1180, PQ News, #4-154 Middleton, Paksville, V9P 2H2.

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Western Forest Products is currently seeking a focused and motivated individual to join our Human Resource Department. The Pay & Benefits Supervisor will work out of the administration office which is currently located in Duncan, BC but will be relocated to Nanaimo, BC in mid-September 2011.

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Excavator Operators required at Locar Industries. Minimum 5 years experience. Full benefits, $25-$28 p/hr for right candidate. Fax resumes to 250-751-3314. LICENSED Automotive Technician small independant shop in Parksville is looking to employ a fully licensed tech. Call 250-248-9679. Fax resume to 250-248-9693 or email mdauto@shaw.ca

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RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO 255 HIRST- 2 bdrms, $925. Ardent Properties, (250)7530881. www.ardentproperties.com 297 HIRST- 2 bdrms, 2 bath, $1200. Ardent Properties, (250)753-0881. www.ardentproperties.com COOMBS: 2 bdrm, bright loft apartment, 4 appls, W/D, utils incl, avail now, N/S, N/P, $950 mo + dam dep, 250-937-9945 OCEAN SANDS RESORT on Rathtrevor Beach. Fully furnished 2 bdrm condos includes utilities, cable, phone and internet. Available Sept 1. $1100/mo. (250) 954-0662 . PARKSVILLE: 2 bdrm, newly reno’d apt, Avail. Aug 15. Heat, hot water included. $800/mo. Call (250)248-3350. PARKSVILLE BEACH CLUB 2 bdrm high end luxury condo, access beach & board walk, prking, gym, pool, hot tub. $1350+ utils. (250)752-5187. PARKSVILLE- EXTRA lrg, bright 2 bdrm, D/W, W/D, quiet complex. Near schools, beach, dwntwn & on bus route. Now or Sept. 1st, $800 + mo. Call 250-248-8592. QUALICUM 1-BDRM apt w/ocean view, parking at the door. F/S. $800 inclds utils. Avail now. 250-752-3333. QUALICUM Coach House 1-Bdrm & garage, D/W, W/D, balc/priv. yard, one pet, storage, nr.beach/golf $850/mo, n/s, Sept 1, Call 250-240-8755.

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THIS HOME HAS IT ALL! This 16 year old custom built 3600 sqft, 3 storey home features 4 bdrms, 4 baths, fabulous kitchen, roomy living room, natural gas fireplace, master bdrm with 4 pce ensuite. Great rec room (31x14) in finished basement. Completely finished 40x57 deluxe shop with separate bath. Property is 2.26 gorgeous, well kept acres. Visit www.albernihomes4u.ca for more information on this “one of a kind” property. Asking $649,000 RE/MAX Mid Island Realty Port Alberni, B.C. John Stilinovic 250-724-4725 Toll Free 1-877-723-5660

2 bedroom, furnished, beach front cottage, downtown Parksville, Available until June 1/2012. Suit quiet people. $850 utilities included. N/S N/P. References required. 250248-3171. 2 bedroom unfurnished, beach front cottage, downtown Parksville. Yearround rental, beginning Sept. 1. Suit quiet people. Small pet considered. $850/month, utilities included. References required

2 BDRM OCEANVIEW Cottage @ Bowser Bills RV Park, basic cable & hydro incld’d. $875 p/mo. Ph: 250-757-8880 COOMBS: 1 bdrm cottage, $640/mo + util’s. Call (250)248-2285. COTTAGE, nice 2 bdrm w/fireplace. N/S, N/P, w/d. Avail. Sep 1st. $1200/mo. Evenings 250-752-4773

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PARKSVILLE. 2-BDRM, 1 bath, 1/2 acre. 5 appls. $1150. (250)248-6629.

QUALICUM PATIO home in quality 55+ complex, 1 bdrm, 4 appls, garage, N/S, N/P, very convenient location, $785 mo, 250-649-5573, 250-563-6937.

EMERALD ESTATES, (Parksville), 55+ independent living, 1 bdrm spacious, bright condo. Patio, new carpet. Homemaker & laundry incl. Meals optional. N/S, N/P, $1150/mo + utils. 250-248-9249.

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HOMES FOR RENT 2 bedrm near Parks.F/S W/D carport, shed. Non-smoker No dogs.Avail immed.$925/mo 2485108

BOWSER. 3+ bedroom 2 bathroom mobile with an addition on .59 of an acre. Shop and 5 appliances. Great neighborhood, close to elementary school. Available immediately. $1200 a month 1-888-652 -9988 ask for Larry. COOMBS, 2bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appls, wood stove, heat pump, acreage, wheel chair access, $880/mo. 250-248-6836 ERRINGTON 2BDRM $750+. NS. Pets neg. Share property, covered porch. 250-954-3750. ERRINGTON- LRG 2 bdrm, 2 bath house on shared acreage, w/office, new sun deck, F/S, W/D & wood stove. NS/NP. $1000./mo. Avail Now. 250-248-8107. ERRINGTON. PRIVATE, fully furnished 1100 sq.ft 2 bdrm cottage on 5 acres. W/D, dishwasher, loaded kitchen & highend beds, full bath, etc. $1100 + hydro. NS/NP please. Refs req’d. 250-248-4992 MODERN 2-BDRM Beachfront. Furnished, 5 appls, gas F/P. NS/NP. $1000./mo + hydro. Sept. 1 - June 30, 2012. (250)752-4153, Qualicum. NANOOSE: 1200sqft grd suite on OCEAN; HUGE mst bdrm & 2nd bdrm; own ent; f/p; w/d; ns/np; $1000/mth +50% utils 250-8218214; Avail Sept 1st

PARKSVILLE, 1 bdrm + den, rural main flr character home. FP/porch/laundry. NS,NP, 55+ single. $750 250-248-9648

PARKSVILLE: 2-BDRM AFrame. Quiet location near town. N/P. Avail Sept. 1st. $700/mo. 250-752-0885. PARKSVILLE 3BDRM newly reno’d, walk to town & schools, $1300 incls utils. NS/NP, avail now, call (250)468-2000. PARKSVILLE: 3 bdrm well maint rancher, newly painted, quiet street, gas fireplace, 5 appls, fenced yard. $1200/mo, incls water & sewer. Avail now. Call 1-604-986-3877. PARKVILLE. 1-BDRM apt. on acreage, spacious. Avail. immediately. (250)228-3177. PARKVILLE- 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 4 appls, fenced yard, single garage. NS/NP. Available now. $1050.+ utils. Please call 250-951-8221. PARKVILLE. 2-BDRM cottage on acreage. Avail immediately. (250)228-3177. PARKVILLE. 3-BDRM house, Englishman River area. Avail immediately. (250)228-3177. QUALICUM- 1100sq. ft, 3 bdrms, lower level of house, 4 appls. NP/NS, $875 mo + utils. Available Now. 250-752-0501. QUALICUM, 2 bdrm patio home, single car garage, gas F/P, 5 appls, private backyard, N/P, N/S, avail immed, $1200 mo, 250-752-2903. QUALICUM BAY- Cozy, 2 bdrm, 1500sq ft home. Hardwood & tile floors, nice garden, lrg deck, W/D, F/S. NS/NP. Avail Sept 1. $1000+ utils. 250-757-9698, 250-240-6202. QUALICUM BEACH, exceptional, beautiful, new house; big liv room, kitchen, solarium & deck w/ view, 2 bdrm 2 bath. For long term, $1600 mo, Sept. 1 or 15, 250-594-3121. QUALICUM BEACH- (in town) Modern 3 bdrm, 2 bath Rancher, living/dining/family rooms, attached dbl garage. N/S, no pets. Lease req’d $1300. Avail Sept 1. 604-985-1563.

SANDPIPER ESTATES1200sq ft split level, 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, patio, fenced yard, N/S, small pet under 30lbs ok. Avail now $1200+ utils, 1-604574-1631 or 1-604-307-1631. WATERFRONT 4 bd, 4 bt home for rent in Qualicum Beach, $1900 p/month + utilities available from 10/01/11 till 04/30/12. Newer, gorgeous, clean and fully furnished. Check out photos on the web site: www.georgiabeachhouse.ca and call 905335-2378. WHISKEY CREEKbrand new 2 bdrm house, W/D, alarm system, storage shed, priv yrd & deck. $1000+ utils. NS/NP. Available Now. Call 250-752-3738.

OFFICE/RETAIL COMMERCIAL UNIT FOR LEASE Downtown Qualicum Beach Professional or Retail With good exposure Call 250-248-6504

RV PADS PARKSVILLE AREA- RV pad. Wooded site. $425/mo, includes utils. Available now. 250-228-4097. WHISKEY CREEK. RV Pad on spacious private lot. $350/mo + hydro. Available immed. Call 250-752-0448.

SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING PARKSVILLE EMERALD ESTATES- 2 bdrm, 2 bath. Assisted living inclds home maker/laundry services & optional meal plan. Pets ok. $1250. (250)935-6728.

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