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BAR & GRILL AT ARROWSMITH GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB by Linda Tenney
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was first introduced to Micky J's Bar & Grill at Arrowsmith Golf & Country Club in 2003, when my husband and I moved to Qualicum Bay. A little off the beaten track of Hwy 19A, it was a long-time local resident who told us about Micky J's. We weren't golfers and had never turned off the highway at Boorman Road to find the golf course.
After the first bite, Micky J's became our go-to place for amazingly tender Beef Dip sandwiches, an extensive selection of burgers, and a spectacular view of Mount Arrowsmith. All these years later, Beef Dip and burgers are still on the menu, along with tantalizing appetizers, salads, and dinner entreés, including the Teriyaki Rice Bowl I recently sampled. Looks certainly aren't everything, but I do truly believe that food plated attractively tastes better. It's purely psychological, I know, but the evolving 'art' of serving food is important, and it was obvious to me when this dish arrived at my table, the chefs at Micky J's care about food ... both the presentation and the taste. You know it's a great place to eat when the chefs have a romance with food and treat it with respect. Hats off to Executive Chef Kieran Brett, and his main team in Micky J's kitchen: Tim Mazey, Daryl Irvine and Andy King. Arrowsmith Golf & Country Club and Micky J's is celebrating their 20th Anniversary on July 10, 2-4pm with a full roster of events
Teriyaki Rice Bowl Linda Tenney photo including a nostalgic 'through the years' presentation created by Club House Manager, Cindyjo Darbyshire, a BBQ on the patio with prices rolled right back to 1996, and special events honouring the Club's founder, the late Mike Jiggins, current business manager Patrick Jiggins, and the entire Jiggins family who have been at the helm of this successful family affair since 1996. Events tee'd up for June include Military Appreciation Day on Sunday June 5th and Father's Day events later this month. Micky J's is open to the public and is not just for golfers. Take the entire family and join the fun in the dining room or on the patio for great food, friendly service and a beautiful view of Mount Arrowsmith. It's a relaxing place to spend some time in our little pocket of paradise here on Vancouver Island. I recommend it! See their ad page 14 for contact and location information.
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BROOMBUSTERS? HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? by Joanne Sales
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didn’t mean to start Broombusters. It only happened because of “them” - those people out there that I didn’t know in 2006.
Memorial Road in Qualicum Beach, four people showed up. W, J, A & J. Then D & D picked up loppers, along with some friends in Coombs.
It started 10 years ago at Errington Market, where three women stood around complaining. I was one of them. “What’s with the broom? It’s everywhere.” “Isn’t anyone doing anything about it?” “Apparently not.” Grumble grumble.
Suddenly, the 2006 season was over. That was fun. What just happened? We weren’t sure. But the broom we cut on Memorial Road didn’t come back.
It’s amazing how deep the hatred was for Broombusters in the first years! They called us murderers and even Nazis. Because of this, we realized how important it was to focus on education.
Then I met a railway man who told me that if you cut the broom at ground level while it is blooming, it will die. Well, it’s blooming now, I thought. I’m going after it. So I asked my neighbor, can I go onto your pastures and cut your broom? Sure, just watch out for the angry cow.
So we kept repeating the basic information - and here it is: Broom is an invasive alien plant. It doesn’t belong here. Wildlife can’t eat it. It crowds out (kills) our native species. It spreads like wildfire, and is highly flammable. It takes over farms and young forests, forming impenetrable forests of halfdead, flammable broom. But if you Cut Broom in Bloom, at ground level, it will die. Digging and pulling broom disturbs the soil, and disturbed soil encourages more seeds to sprout. The problem with broom is seeds - not roots. So those are the facts!
Then I went to Qualicum Beach and asked. “How come you aren’t cutting your broom?” “We don’t have the manpower,” I was told. “If we cut it, will you remove it?” I asked. “Sure.” The Ministry of Transportation gave us the same go-ahead, along with some vests, loppers and a big orange traffic sign. Everyone said “Sure”, but later revealed their doubts. To most people, it looked hopeless.
In 2007, more people showed up - most of the time. Sometimes I was the only person at a community cut. One of those times, a man pulled his car over on Village Way.
In our innocence, “we” were undaunted. Saying “we” is pushing it a little. “We” was myself and my husband and a friend. Nevertheless, when we put up a sign announcing the broom cut on 1 0
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Our volunteers were mostly in Qualicum Beach. So, in 2006, we focused on Memorial Road. 2007 - Rupert Road. 2008 - Village Way. 2009 - the landfill. I put in 700 volunteer hours in the first two years. Things started to pick up in 2008. A woman named Judy called from Nanaimo and we started having cuts there, with Nanaimo Parks’ support.
In 2007, we were at it again. We had permission and support; my husband came up with the name Broombusters and the slogan, “Cut Broom in Bloom.” We had a few volunteers - and a lot of enemies!
There was large broom on the farms on either side of our farm. I had heard that once broom gets on your property, you have it forever and ever. What to do?
“Hey. You shouldn’t be doing that.” I thought he was going to lecture me on how pretty the flowers were, which they are. But he was different. “I’m from Scotland, and I know. That’s prisoners’ work.” Oh well, I’ve done prisoners work before.
An innocent young mother came to our farm to buy blueberries. “You’re from Courtenay? Will you go to your city council with me?” So we became a delegation to the Courtenay council and explained what Broombusters was all about. After the 10 minute presentation, a council member asked, “Why are you so passionate about this?” “Forests and farms,” I said. “We don’t have the power to get them to stop cutting down the forests of today, but we have to protect the forests of tomorrow. And the farms of tomorrow.” The council voted on the spot - an unanimous yes. On that first Saturday in May, city staff made up the majority of the volunteers. But there was also a woman from the neighborhood named Bev. When Bev took on the Comox Valley, it took off. This spring, 2016, more than 80 volunteers in the Comox Valley cut broom for 1200 hours! In Oceanside in 2008, Bob Tenney from Qualicum Bay got hooked, and I didn’t have to cut alone again. Bob sometimes CONTINUED NEXT PAGE
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Team Broombusters! had to walk using a walker, but that didn’t stop him! He would sit in a chair and cut broom for hours. The Rotary Club reached out to us and became great allies - as they are in other towns as well. A mother used the energy of her three teenage boys and their friends to cut broom for days on Northwest Bay Road. One morning, A and I were cutting broom alone at the dog park. People often stopped to ask questions or yell at us. But this man got out of the car. “You here to cut broom?” I asked. He said yes. A and I cheered. We’re still cheering. G never stopped. He gathered a group around him, and they called themselves “The Doom of Broom.” Broom just falls over and dies when it sees them coming. By 2009, in the Family Day Parade, most people cheered. I did hear one woman warn her child, “Stay away from the weed people!” Another woman (N) watching the parade had a different response. “I saw you pushing a wheelbarrow full of weeds in the parade and thought, ‘That looks like fun.’” If you don’t see broom where you are standing now, probably N cut it down. The point is that Broombusters caught on. People were just waiting for permission, a structure and strategy. Campbell River’s councillor called and said, “We want to do what Qualicum Beach has done.” And they are doing it. So is Parksville, Nanaimo, Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland, Lantzville,
Ladysmith, North Cowichan, District of Highlands, and more. Parksville even passed a by-law, prohibiting invasive plants on private property. This year was the 10 year anniversary of Broombusting starting in Qualicum Beach. Over 50 people came out to the town-sponsored celebration at the power lines on May 6. Qualicum Beach has set the goal of being Broom-bloom free in two years. That means no more flowers, and if one shows up, we’re ready. With no more flowers, we only have to stand on guard for 40 years until all the seeds give up! (Eat your vegetables so you’ll be around.) Why is Broombusters succeeding? First of all, the method works. When you cut broom in bloom, the right way, it really does die! Broom is disappearing. It’s also true that cutting broom is fun - even addicting. But why do some people do so much? I got hints of understanding by rereading the book “Drive - The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us” by Daniel Pink. Pink explains that classic economic theory taught that people are motivated by either external rewards or fear of punishment. But it is becoming more widely recognized that there is a third, very powerful drive - intrinsic motivation. When we are interested and curious; when something touches our heart or aligns with our visions; when we feel the call to
reconnect, grow, or master something; then we want to “do it.” “Humans, by their nature, seek purpose - a cause greater and more enduring than themselves.” Intrinsic motivation gives our lives meaning. But how do we find intrinsic motivation? Pink quotes this: “For people to be productive, motivated and happy, they need three things: competence, autonomy, and relatedness.” Why has Patrick spent over 174 hours clearing broom from Island Highway from Qualicum Beach to Deep Bay? Partly because no one told him to do it! It was his idea, he chooses how to do it, there are creative challenges he needs to solve; he has learned to do it well, and it contributes to a goal that 600 plus people on the island are also working on. “Competence, autonomy and relatedness.” Here’s a true story. Someone complained to a small town about some broom, and a staff person said, “Tell Broombusters to do it.” I responded, “I don’t tell volunteers to do anything. They are free agents - not free employees.” The volunteer who finally did cut that broom didn’t return the next year. But the town changed its attitude this year and said, “Follow the safety rules, continued on page 23
Joanne Sales is a freelance writer, blueberry farmer, and offers workshops in EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), and the fine art of brewing Kombucha. Comments and questions about her articles and/or upcoming workshops can be directed to joanne@glasswing.com.
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ithout exaggeration I would say that my wife and I watch in excess of two hundred movies a year, every year. Our taste in films is very broad, but one area we are particularly drawn to is independent movies made on shoestring budgets, with largely unknown casts. We actively seek them out, and as a result have been rewarded with some unforgettable cinematic experiences. We feel that in many ways it is easier to see and feel the passion and craft that goes into these small(er) scale productions, movies that are reliant on storytelling and do not overwhelm the viewer with CGI or star power. So, as someone who likes to keep abreast of what’s happening in Nanaimo’s arts community, including the burgeoning filmmaking scene, I get excited when encountering a talent such as Raymond Knight.
A Filmmaker in Control
Born in New Westminster and raised in Powell River from the age of five, Knight moved to Nanaimo in 2008 to take Visual Arts and the renowned Jazz Program at VIU. Since then, the 29-year-old Knight has worked his way up to become arguably the best filmmaker in the city, and surely one of the most promising in all of Canada. I first encountered Knight via his wonderful (and first ever) music video for the song Krupa by the Bananafish Dance Orchestra. It was so well staged, filmed and edited, so professional and bursting with life, that for all the world it looked like a big budget production. “It all started seriously about three years ago,” says Knight of his way into making films in earnest. “I’ve been into films my entire life, but I guess subconsciously. When I was young I used to make little films and build things like giant alien heads, and for the films I’d even come up with shot lists. I’d take my Star Wars toys, add wires to them and put them in a ditch that I thought looked like a scene from one of the movies! The thought of why it didn’t look like the big budget movie obsessed me for so long, and I wondered how I could do it!” Raymond Knight · a Dean Fenzl photo
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terms it a psychological drama about “an ordinary girl trying to forget her past, and escape her imagination,” taking place in one day. Starring a cast of firsttime or relatively inexperienced young local actors, it is exactly the kind of independent movie that interests me enormously. The deliciously dark trailer, readily available to view on YouTube, promises a powerful, haunting tale that I simply cannot wait to see.
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Knight is a perfectionist attending to every tiny detail of his work, yet operating with the budgetary constraints and frustrations of any independently or self-funded artist. However, despite all the financial and other hurdles he has faced along the way Beyond Control appears to be finally approaching a wrap.
So the seeds were sewn early, but it was another visual art that first captivated the young Knight: “Painting was my first ‘thing,’ which I’ve been doing since I was about two years-old. But, although I still love it, ultimately it feels too isolating for me, so then I started getting involved in music, which could offer greater interaction with people. Music was really the first thing that started drawing me towards film, as the storytelling and time aspects of it as an art form really interested me. When I started getting into recording music I began to realize that all the elements of a great movie are just like an orchestra, you know? It was all about arranging, storytelling and composition, and I was fascinated by how sound related to the shots and the performances. So, I started focusing in that direction, which was a revelation for me.” Music videos, mini movies if you will, are an obvious filmmaking outlet for Knight, himself a musician and composer, and he already has several excellent ones under his belt. However, the Knight project everyone is talking about, for which there is feverish anticipation, is his debut feature length movie. Entitled Beyond Control, it is as its writer-director J U N E
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“I’m getting really close to completing it,” Knight says. “It’s so close! I decided to make some last minute major edits, but I’ve had two test screenings and am still filming extra scenes, but it’s almost there. How it sounds is a really big deal for me, and I want to mix it for 5.1 surround sound. I wrote the score and we have cellos, violins, trumpets, trombones, voices…the whole meal deal. It’s a real movie score, so I’m very excited about it.” His vision unswervingly and fully supported by his loyal crew and cast, Knight set out to make a film that, influenced by some of his favourite movies, is high on suspense. “Suspense is one of the purest forms of in-the-moment art,” he states. “You are there, waiting for what will happen ‘around the corner,’ holding your breath in anticipation. My favourite movie is Alien, which even when I saw it as a child completely blew me away. I was and still am really drawn into that movie, particularly concerning the tension, the suspense, which is unbearable at times. It was probably Alien that made me realize the emotional connection I had with storytelling through film.” Knight is quite the sci-fi movie fan, and to that end has already written four
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e hope this finds you well and hope that you are enjoying the fine weather we are having. We wish you a safe and enjoyable summer. There have been some changes and if you are interested, please find them below. With the goal of downsizing we recently sold our home and have purchased another place locally. Nothing will change in my role as your Director.
• Possible alternative uses for the District 69 Community Arena
While not final, I expect that within District 69 (Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Area F, Area G, Area E and Area H), we will start a public consultation process to develop a Recreations Services Master Plan (RSMP). So accepting that this is very early days in the discussions and board votes have yet to happen, the following is how it may take place. I would like to hear from you on what follows … are we missing anything?
MOTI (Beach Accesses) Staff have been building and/or repairing all of the beach access benches. At the Sunny Beach Rd waterfront access, staff graded the parking lot and realigned the wheel stops. At the Shoreline Drive waterfront access, staff improved applied two yards of crushed gravel to the stairs to improve access to beach. This remains a priority issue for your Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee and you can expect additional access sites to be opened in the coming years.
• Population growth in the area and changing demographics and psychographics • RDN’s role in health promotion and disease prevention • Evolution of existing and establishment of partnerships with other community organizations and local first nations • Economic generation and tourism benefits and opportunities
The Recreation Services Master Plan (RSMP) is a strategic initiative that will be used to provide guidance, direction and recommendations to the RDN Board, District 69 Recreation Commission and the Recreation and Parks Department through to the Year 2027. The RSMP is to address role of RDN Recreation Services in the Oceanside area and provide recommendations in relation to the following areas:
TRANSIT HOURS The province has indicated that, in the coming years, the RDN should see the allocation of an additional 5,000 bus hours. While I believe that these should be fairly allocated across the region, I also believe there is strong support in the community for some of these hours to be used to connect Area H to Courtenay, Qualicum Beach, Parksville and
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• RDN’s role in inclusive, therapeutic and adapted programming • RDN’s role in addressing community social issues • RDN’s role in providing sport, physical activity, arts and culture • The effective and efficiency of the supplemental recreation services being provided in Electoral Areas ‘E’, ‘F’ and ‘H’.
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here's no denying that wildlife on this coast, though beautiful, is savage. Perhaps because they're colored like pandas, orcas look friendly, but they're not called killer whales for nothing—the transients feed on pinnipeds. One February, I saw a pod of orcas herd and attack a large group of seals close to shore at the mouth of the Little Qualicum River. The following poem is based on a real incident that shocked my brother, his kids, and other tourists when they went whale-watching off Tofino.
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he poem is a variation on the traditional sonnet form. There are fourteen five-beat lines and the rhyme-scheme is abbacddc ceecff. Most sonnets have a group of eight lines (the octave) followed by a group of six lines (the sestet). Sonnets usually have a single turning-point and it normally occurs between the two groups of lines. It's called the "turn". In this case, the octave sets a scene and the sestet describes a change in it, with a surprise in the final line. The title reflects the photography theme that runs through the sestet. You can find this poem in an online literary journal and it has been anthologized.
IN LIVING COLOUR From parting seas, the Grey's great knuckled back,
where barnacles and orange whale-lice ride, rises like a headland, mottled hide distressed with scar-patched scratches. The Zodiac planes in. Its watchers gasp—the behemoth bows to plumb the pools of aquamarine sand, to siphon shrimps through combs of baleen; its tail-flukes slip from boils of whorls and froth. An Orca's dorsal sets the second scene— a whale in black and white, an exhibition of contrasts limned in balanced composition. Another, another, another, crumpling the green veneer—cameras swing and click, give chase; a sea-lion breaches, red, with half a face.
John Beaton lives in Qualicum Beach. His poetry has been widely published. He served for four years as moderator of one of the Internet’s most reputable poetry workshops and is a Spoken Word performer, a member of the band Celtic Chaos, and a co-organizer of local events, including a community showcase for musicians and Spoken Word performers, the Qualicum Acoustic Café (QUAC). You can find samples of John’s work by searching online for “John Beaton poetry”. To receive a monthly newsletter about local community events organized by John and his family and friends, email him at jabeaton@gmail.com. ~ 1 8
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onight as I drift off to sleep in the ultimate silence of “Big Sky Country” camping in southwestern Montana, I am reminded of Henry Moore’s statement, “There’s no retirement for an artist, it’s your way of living so there’s no end to it.” In April, we decided to attend the Plein Air Convention & Art Expo in Tucson, Arizona. To change things up a bit from previous years, we planned a four month Plein Air (outdoor) painting, hiking and camping adventure. My first-hand experience of the beauty of the natural landscape inspires my artwork. Our circle tour from Vancouver Island through seven US states, and British Columbia, was designed to take in the unique splendor of many American and Canadian National Parks. We immersed ourselves in a wide variety of discoveries, spectacular geography and geological features, history, and culture. An artist is privileged to see the world differently, to see with an “artist’s eye”. My vision, as an artist, moves me to see beauty in every living thing. Nature fills my senses with immense reverence and great joy! I need to share this vision and the positive energy I absorb from the environment. So, I am squarely immersed in my life’s unending work – painting the grandeur of this incredible planet that is our home.
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Therefore, a traditional retirement for me is not an option! Retirement is different for everyone. It happens at a certain age, or when we are at a certain place in our lives, or when it is time to fulfill some long awaited dreams! But, it can also be a brief pause to get revved up again, to become re-excited by new opportunities and new adventures. It offers a chance to see one’s life from a new perspective, to make changes, to become re-engaged, and to be open to new possibilities – to see with an artist’s eye! ~ www.patriciabanks.ca
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Community Event Calendar June 2016 AA LIGHTKEEPERS - Fridays at 7pm at the LCC. FMI contact (250) 757-2300.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE (LCC) 240 Lions Way, Qualicum Bay. FMI on Hall Rentals, call Sheena McCorquodale at (250) 757-9991. FMI on Events at the LCC visit www.communityhall.ca.
BRIDGE – Nordin Room 1-4pm Fridays at the LCC. FMI Sheila Steele 250-757-8307.
QUALICUM BAY LIONS CLUB – Meet at 7pm, every second and fourth Tuesday in the Lions Den at the Lions’ Rec Hall.
Let’s FLOOR CURL through the summer! We play Mondays, 1-3pm, June 6th to September 8th at the LIONS REC HALL in lovely QUALICUM BAY. No equipment is needed, curling rocks are supplied, and no 'sweeping' is needed either. $2/day. COME PLAY WITH US - JOIN THE SUMMER FUN! FMI call Fred or Lorraine: 250-752-0216.
LIGHTHOUSE SENIORS – Branch 152 – meet at 11:30am in the Seniors Room at the Lighthouse Community Centre on the first Monday of every month. For more information, please call Joan at 250-7579536. TABLE TENNIS - FMI call 250-757-8307 or email steelehunt@shaw.ca
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TAOIST™ TAI CHI - Mondays 9:30-noon at the Lighthouse Community Centre in Qualicum Bay. Wednesdays 10:45-12:15, (Sep 30-May 2016) at the OAP Hall in Fanny Bay. Contact: Richard 250-752-1231.
ARROWSMITH NEEDLE ARTS GUILD 9:30am. 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. Come and embroider, learn new techniques and for friendship with other stitchers. Qualicum Civic Centre, 747 Jones Street, Qualicum Beach. (250) 753-9320.
LIGHTHOUSE SPINNERS – Bring your Spinning Wheels and fibre and meet the Lighthouse Spinners at the LCC, Tuesdays at 10:30am. FMI Call 778-424-1001.
BOWSER'S MAGNOLIA COURT SUMMER MARKET - Wednesdays 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 15-September 14 - Food, Music and fantastic Vendors!!
ADULT BADMINTON AND PICKLEBALL at the LCC. Badminton - Mondays 7pm. Pickleball and badminton - Thursdays 4-6 pm. Drop-in fee - $4. Equipment provided. 15 years and older. Beginners welcome. steelehunt@shaw.ca, or 250-757-8307 for more info.
PARENTS & TOTS FRIDAYS - 10am-11:30am. At the Fanny Bay Community Hall, Hwy 19A at Ship's Point Road. Come and enjoy a morning of socializing, snack, early literacy activities, songs, games, stories and parenting resources. This is a FREE program supported by Comox Valley Family
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The QUALICUM BEACH GARDEN CLUB meets on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 7:00 PM at Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. Speaker is Brandi Miceli. Topic is: Fundamentals of Garden Design. New members and guests welcome.
LIGHTHOUSE COUNTRY SCRAPBOOKERS – Meet 3rd Saturday monthly at the Lions’ Rec Hall, 9:30am4:30pm. $10. Door prizes. FMI Call Jorgie 250-757-8358 or Shirley (250) 757-8384.
SECOND SUNDAY MARKET- would you like to be a vendor? We encourage artisans, farmers and crafters. We supply tables and chairs FMI: visit https://sites.google.com/ site/lighthousecommunityhall/pancakebreakfast, leave a message at 778-424-9900 or email king7will@yahoo.com
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STORYTELLERS BY THE BAY - Monday Jun 6th - 6pm at the Crown & Anchor in Qualicum Bay, 6120 W Island Hwy. Tell a 5-minute story or simply listen to those being told. Check out our Facebook page for up-to-date information about the group and local performances.
LIONS REC HALL 280 Lions Way, Qualicum Bay. FMI on Hall Rentals Call Bert Carter: (250) 240-4538.
SECOND SUNDAY MARKET at the Lighthouse Community Centre in Qualicum Bay – Sunday June 12 - 8am-1pm, Pancake Breakfast - $5 or $7. Enjoy live music, breakfast, shopping for a treasure, or even a few chickens for your coop! Members of the Bowser Seniors Housing Society will be serving up breakfast this month.
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ANNUAL FAMILY FUN DAY at Union Bay Community Hall, Sunday June 12, 11 AM - 6 PM. Games, Races, Horseshoes, Raffle, Concession, Slo-Pitch games in the afternoon, beverage garden, Car Show 10:30 – 2:30 FMI Dave 250-335-2317. The EAGLECREST GARDEN CLUB meets on Wednesday, June 15th, 2016, at 7:00pm. Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. All welcome. Non-members: $3. Topic: Plant Problems: Recognize and Rectify. Speaker: Shelagh Horner. For more information: Susan: 5947468. MID-ISLAND FLORAL ART CLUB - Thursday, June 12, 2016 at Stephens United Church Hall, 150 Village Way, Qualicum Beach. The demonstration for this meeting is "DAY AT THE BEACH - INTERPRETATION OF A TITLE". Meeting starts at 2:15 (Note this is a new start time). For Info call Joanne 250-7578969 ~ Please note that free space in our EVENTS CALENDAR listings will only be made available to REGISTERED CHARITIES and/or SOCIETIES as of September 2016. Non-registered organizations, clubs and groups are invited to submit their listings online at www.eyesonbc.com
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t’s time to get your Boots and Blue Jeans ready for the 46th Annual Lighthouse Country Fall Fair coming this September 3rd at the Lighthouse Community Centre in Qualicum Bay!! There will be lots to see and do as you tour the exhibits rooms and the fairgrounds so bring the whole family to enjoy the day. We want to celebrate the community spirit and encourage all to come out and meet your neighbors. Spread the word and invite your friends too. The Bow Horne Bay Community Club represents the Bowser, Qualicum Bay, Deep and Bay and Horne Lake communities and works to raise funds to support the Fair all year long. We want to offer an environment to celebrate your special garden, the food you make or crafts items you create. The Fair is where we come together as a community to enter exhibit items for display and judging in the Exhibit Hall, and where you might win a ribbon for your entry plus the bragging rights that go with it. The new 2016 Lighthouse Country Fall Fair guide will be out soon, take a minute and check out the categories and plan your projects or gardens around items you would like to enter in the Fair. We love to have children involved in creating items to enter, so help encourage the young ones in your life to do the same. Entries can be dropped off at the Lighthouse Community Centre September 2nd. There will be many of our local and regional organizations with information booths so please take some time to visit and learn about the area when you're at the Fair. If you're hungry or have gifts to buy, you'll find unique items offered from the artists, artisans and food vendors throughout the fairgrounds. Of course, you won't want to miss our famous Corn Hut for some fresh yummy corn on the cob. For the children check out the Kid zone with organized games, bouncy castles, pony rides, petting zoo, music and much more. All games and rides are free for children under 12. There will be free entertainment offered all day at the fair. Whether you listen at the outside stage or in the exhibit hall there will be dancers, demos, and musicians available for you to take a break and enjoy. When you check out the Artisans hall you will have the sounds of musicians playing as your enjoy the beautiful art work or find the treasure you need. We look forward to welcoming you to the 46th Annual Lighthouse Country Fall Fair!!
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very day is beach day in Qualicum Beach but on Sunday, July 17th there will also be a day of special events to celebrate the beauty of our beach! Our 5th annual Beach Day event kicks off at 8am with a hearty Shriner’s breakfast near the Visitor’s Centre. All events are free and begin at 10am along the esplanade & the long stretch of open beach near the boat ramp. Kwali Seagull is back to celebrate this family fun & informative event on our beautiful waterfront & beach! There will be tents hosting activities, a main stage for live music plus a variety of games & entertainment on the beach. Qualicum Beach Day offers plenty of hands-on activities for both children & adults alike. This event is strongly supported by the Town of Qualicum Beach & the local business community plus many local volunteer organizations. This year we’ve added exciting Skydiving to the roster of activities which include: Seine Netting
for Sea Creatures, VIU Shellfish Research Centre Touch Tank, Ucluelet Aquarium Society Touch Tanks, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre, Vintage Fashion Show, Kite Building, Nanaimo Boat Modellers, Tug-of-War, Beach Golf & Soccer, Giant Bubbles, Story Telling, Sandcastle Building, Beach Art, Parachute Game, Fish Pond, Face Painting & Tattoos and a variety of displays including Shore Birds, Crabs, Seaweed, Shark Dissection, Fossils, Rocks, Awareness of Climate Change, QB Waterfront, WaterSmart, plus QB Fire & Rescue, QB Pipe Band, Clowns, the Rainbow Stew Cloggers, Food, Music & more including Pedego Electric Bike Rides with a tour guide for 16yr+. Shuttles will be provided from the downtown parking lot near The Old School House for transport to the waterfront. See you on the beach July 17th! www.qualicumbeach.com/ beachday
continued from page 11 - Broombusters? How did that happen? and let us know what you did when you’re done.” A new couple showed up and had a great time cutting broom on their own - for 56 hours! What a difference. Instead of one Saturday a year, Broombusters has an open window of 4-6 weeks. It’s project based, not limited by time. We choose an area to focus on, an accomplishable goal, so that we feel successful when done. Once trained, volunteers can go out many times a week - and they do. Satellite groups set their own goals where they live. (You can start a satellite group almost anywhere!) Over a decade, we have watched a transition in people’s attitudes. At first people just complained because the RDN or MOT didn’t remove the broom. Now many landowners have expanded their sense of ownership to include their roadside clearance, and maybe all the
way down the road. From that level of commitment, we see ever expanding Circles of Concern. It’s an evolution for us to move beyond complaints - to seeking solutions and taking action; beyond personal boundaries to community and global concerns. Broombusting is just one type of meaningful volunteer work. There are many ways that people find to serve “a cause greater and more enduring than themselves.” News flash: We’ve already noted that Qualicum Beach is now 95% broom FREE. We just received news that Campbell River is now free of broom on all public lands, after 4 years of Broombusting. I’m sure they won’t stop there. In fact, none of us can stop there. We can’t surrender to having this flammable bully plant stretching across
the landscape - under power lines, on logging roads and on vacant, clearcut or so-called “investment” land. Our grandchildren deserve healthy forests and farms. So do we! So we need to take our efforts to a higher level. If you have broom where you live, cutting it down is a good next step. And we do need help from the Province. There are so many environmental problems over which we have no control. But here is something we can do. We can save this field, farm, road, town and island. Next spring, Cut Broom in Bloom! ~ www.broombusters.org (Broombusters are like shy forest animals. They come out, do their thing, and then disappear into the tall trees. That’s why I used only their initials in this article!)
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