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EDUCATION

Youth care workers at risk in district School district employee says the students will lose out if trustees cut jobs BRENDA GOUGH

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There was an emotional plea to save child and youth care worker positions during a special meeting to adopt the 2012/13 preliminary budget for School District 69 (Qualicum).

After the board adopted the budget they took questions from the public and Thea Stavroff, a child and youth care worker was brought to tears when she spoke about the need for the positions in the schools.

No final decisions have been made about cutting the jobs according to Gillian Wilson, director of instruction for the district, but she said there is potential for youth care workers to be eliminated. She said it will be based on need and currently they are looking into increasing counseling at middle schools.

Superintendent Jim Ansell said job cuts in this area have nothing to do with budget cuts.

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CITY OF PARKSVILLE

What will come first

Parksville to look into allowing chickens in yards AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com

There appears to be a lot of support for backyard chickens in Parksville.

Seven members of the gallery spoke at Wednesday’s town hall style council meeting at Ballenas

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Secondary School, and the closest to opposition was a man who said he supported the idea, but the city had to do their research and make sure they plan for the negative aspects including noise, smell, predators and irresponsible owners.

See NOISE AND STINK, page A8

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STARTING POINT Premier Christy Clark in Parksville today

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Christy Clark will be in Parksville tonight for a Liberal affair.

The premier of B.C. will be in Parksville Friday evening for a local Liberal constituency association fundraiser.

She will be appearing and speaking at The Beach Club Resort at approximately 5:30 p.m.

The event itself is an invitation-only affair and is not open to the public.

— NEWS Staff

Family Day set for Sunday, May 27 Qualicum Beach’s Family Day is this Sunday (and the QF fireworks show is Saturday night at around 9:30 p.m.) There will be plenty to do for the whole family. Watch THE NEWS for coverage.

Public development meeting in QB The town of Qualicum Beach hosts a public meeting on their Village Neighbourhood Plan and its impact on the official community plan, on Monday, May 28 at the Civic Centre, 7 p.m.

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Campfires left burning Coastal Fire Centre staff disappointed that people still do this AUREN RUVINSKY

end in a wet region, they did recently have a 2.5 ha. wildfire near Courtenay.

There have already been 50 improperly exThere were no campfire-caused wildfires over the long weekend, but that was mostly luck tinguished fires found in the Coastal Fire Centre according to Donna Macpherson, fire safety of- this summer.

They ask people to extinguish fires the way ficer with the Coastal Fire Centre. their firefighters do, put wa“We were rather disapAdd your COMMENTS at ter on it, then spread it out pointed,” she said of the www.pqbnews.com and break it up looking for five campfires their patrols heat and coals, then pour found, dangerously abanwater on it again and repeat until it is cold. doned in mid-Island campgrounds.

“As soon as the water evaporates, the fire “It’s troubling how many people don’t understand how to put out a fire,” she said, suggesting starts back up,” she said suggesting that some that previous generations were more familiar people just throw the dishwater on it as a last thought as they rush to leave. with wood stoves and fireplaces.

“It can and does happen here,” she said, pointing out that even while it was a wet week- See SMALL CAMPFIRES, page A4 writer@pqbnews.com

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BIKE TO WORK WEEK

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Asthma is often related to allergies, but it can be caused or worsened by a variety of triggers.

Common allergens include pollens, animal dander and moulds, but irritants such as smoke, perfumes and pollution factor-in as well. Other triggers Dean Pharmacist include food additives (e.g. sulfites), chest infections, physical exertion, stress, acid reflux disease and some medications. Keeping an asthma diary is a good way to discover your triggers.

Monitoring asthma is an excellent way to avoid symptoms and minimize the medication needed to keep asthma under control.

An asthma diary should include a daily assessment of symptoms and severity, trigger exposures, medications /doses used and a measure of Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF). PEF can even act as an early warning before an asthma attack occurs! A good diary helps to establish an effective individual Asthma Action Plan.

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City, town issue challenge to ride NEIL HORNER

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The rivalry between Qualicum Beach and Parksville is set to continue with the upcoming Bike to Work Week campaign.

Organizer Jim Swanson said the City of Parksville and the Town of Qualicum Beach have challenged each other to see which community can get the most riders to take part in their community ride.

“We have two rides, a ride with the Qualicum Beach mayor and council on Monday, May 28, and a ride with the Parksville mayor and council the next day,” Swanson said. “We came up with the idea of having a little challenge between the two communities.”

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Jim Swanson, Gord Byers, mayors Teunis Westbroek and Chris Burger and John Fair are gearing up for the Bike to Work Week challenge between Qualicum Beach and Parksville.

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For briquets, she suggested a good tip is to bring a big metal coffee can that you can put briquets in with some

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Feature BROOM BUSTING

Parksville steps up to bust Broom busting challenge met, says Joanne Sales NEIL HORNER

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s the head of the Broombusters team that has battled Qualicum Beach broom to the mat, Joanne Sales was surprised to have Parksville run away with the inaugural Golden Loppers award.

That’s what happened though when the Broombusters and THE NEWS organized a community broom cutting contest on the long weekend.

To say Sales is disappointed would be a mistake, however.

“We had 16 people show up and some of them even stayed for an extra hour. Two cut broom for an extra hour,” a delighted Sales said. “There was one person from Qualicum Bay, a couple from Coombs, a couple from Qualicum Beach and the rest were from Parksville. There haven’t been volunteers from Parksville beI can’t see it getting as big fore, but it as Family Day, but Broom now feels like Days could be more of an Parksville event next year. is fully JOANNE SALES engaged.”

Sales said the team was able to clear 90 per cent of the broom from one hill and the whole side of a hill at the Parksville interchange by the weigh scales during the campaign.

Although she conceded the cut only amounted to a nibble at the sea of yellow broom that is choking Vancouver Island’s highways and byways, she said the key is to accentuate the positive.

“You have to look at what’s being saved, rather than what’s being lost to broom and look at what else we

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A strong contingent from Parksville cut a small mountain of broom at the weigh station on Saturday.

can rescue,” she said.

Qualicum Beach, she added, stands as an example of what can be done by committed community volunteers.

“Qualicum Beach had tons of broom in 2006,” she said. “We had to cut it with a chainsaw and now there’s not enough broom to have a community cut. That’s our goal for Parksville.”

This year’s inaugural competition also drew some business support.

Besides THE NEWS, Jim’s Gym got on board, offering free gym passes to volunteers and Parksville Physiotherapy, besides cutting broom themselves, offered some free sore muscle ointment.

Sales said the prizes will be awarded at this Saturday’s cut, slated to run from 10 a.m. to noon at the Parksville Visitor Centre.

With the success of this year’s

competition — which was organized at the last minute — Sales sees the opportunity to grow the event into something much bigger next spring.

It could, she said, be a festival where not only do people have a good time, but also accomplish something at the same time.

“I can’t see it getting as big as Family Day, but Broom Days could be more of an event next year,” she said. “There could be an educational component, where the hogweed people come in to show what it is and what to do about it, and a section where the kids could come and cut under supervision.”

And while it’s likely any such event would take place in Parksville — where the broom is at its worst — she is confident the Parksville contingent won’t be able to walk away with the Golden Loppers quite so easily in future.

Piles will be chipped

Piles of cut broom on the side of the highway may pale in comparison to the bright yellow blooms of the living plants, but Broombusters head Joanne Sales it is far better than the alternative of just giving up.

Sales said the piles are chipped by highways crews, but they need to dry prior to this being done. However, she said while they may present somewhat of a fire hazard, the live plants do as well.

“It’s still better than having a fire hazard the length of Vancouver Island,” she said.

“Living broom is also a fire hazard because it has an extremely high oil content.”

She said the response to the cuts should be better this year than in years past.

“Last year there was a change in who was in charge of chip-up and this year everything should go more smoothly,” she said.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT 69 (QUALICUM)

Trustees want more say on Family Place STEVEN HEYWOOD editor@pqbnews.com

It’s a complicated structure, but School District 69 (Qualicum) trustees say they want in, anyway.

Tuesday night, trustee Ross Milligan expressed concern the board of education didn’t have representation on the steering committee overseeing the new Family Place building in Parksvile.

Milligan said he wants a trustee on that committee, to at least get more information about the $7.1 million facility.

Trustee Eve Flynn wondered if it’s a trustee’s place to appoint themselves to a group that does not include elected officials — only representatives of the various government ministries involved in its construction and development (education, children and family development, and health).

Milligan said, however, he felt

the board has to be better informed on what’s going on.

“I know Bernice (Hannam, school district secretary treasurer) has played a role,” said trustee Lynette Kershaw. “But she is retiring.”

She agreed with Milligan that the board should know more.

“It’s a complicated structure,” said superintendent Jim Ansell, noting he could look into the request.

He did add Family Place is not being built with school district funds, it does fall outside of the district’s jurisdiction and there are some conflict of interest issues should the district get involved.

Kershaw said the school district is providing manpower, resources and more to the final building, so they should have some input to the steering committee.

Staff will report back later.

Student enrolment here on even keel PARKSVILLE — Student enrolment in School District 69 (Qualicum) is down only three full-time equivalents as of April, 2012.

Typical losses at the secondary

level (down 18), coupled with a small boom in Errington Elementary School (four) and 16 more CEAP students has kept enrolment — NEWS Staff numbers stable.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING A development application has been submitted to the Town of Qualicum Beach for property located at 528 & 561 Laburnum Road and you are invited to join Sandcastle Holdings Ltd. (the Applicant) at a meeting to discuss the application and proposed development.

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He said it is part of a staff review process they do every year when they assess student support services. He said staff have met to assess needs and currently they feel there would be better support for students by having full time counsellors on hand.

“People close to the work make the decision. We have to decide where we get our best bang for our buck. Do we maintain a full level of counseling or maintain youth care worker positions,” he said.

Stavroff said she wasn’t asking the board to protect her job, rather to protect students.

The youth care worker, who has spent 20 years assisting troubled youth, said many students in middle school are going through a confusing time and it is the ones who fly under the radar who youth care workers are there for.

“Their eyes are open to the world at that age. They experience confusion, depression and anxiety. What will be there for the kids when their support is eroded,” Stavroff asked.

Trustee Barry Kurland, a former middle school teacher assured Stavroff that the issue

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Thea Stavroff says students may fall through the cracks and the consequences could be dire.

will be looked into. He said he is still haunted by the student suicides that occurred when he was a teacher.

“It’s not over yet. I am going to do what I can. If we have middle schools we need youth support workers,” said Kurland.

Board chair Lynette Kershaw said she was surprised to learn that the positions may be cut and said Stavroff made

some valid points.

She stressed however that even though they have approved the budget, it doesn’t mean it is set in stone and can’t be changed especially when it comes to child welfare.

“There are few things I need to look into. Who is funding the child and youth care workers? Where does the money come from? “ Ansell said the budget doesn’t become final until February so changes can me made up until then.

A grant of $511,000 from the learning improvement fund put into education funding by the government through the enactment of Bill 22 is money Ansell said that can be used to add support where there is a significant gap of meeting the needs of students.

“It is additional support to ensure that the best possible learning environment exists in classrooms,” he stated.

The funding will be allocated once it is determined where the money can best be used as a benefit to classes and Ansell said that perhaps the money could be used to pay for child youth care workers.

SCHOOL DISTRICT 69 (QUALICUM)

Track upgrade remains stalled STEVEN HEYWOOD editor@pqbnews.com

School board trustee Ross Milligan wants his counterparts at School Distirct 69 (Qualicum) to tour the existing track at Ballenas Secondary.

He suggests that, and more pride in the facility, will lead to improvements being made.

His comments Tuesday night, however, were chastised by trustee Eve Flynn, who said past school boards — of which she was a part — made decisions that sent resources elsewhere than to track improvements at the school.

Milligan was commenting

on ongoing, informal, talks between school district, municipal and user group representatives about creating a sports complex of some kind in the area. The goal, he stated, would be to come up with a track or facility that could host bigger events.

“The track is poorly maintained at BSS,” he said, noting the field area is “ugly.”

He suggested the district look into what it would cost to fix it up.

“Now is not the time to pay $2.5 million for a whole new sports complex,” he added, referring to a 2009 report that

recommended options, including upgrading existing facilities, or building a new complex outright.

When asked, Milligan pointed out there’s no timeline to any of this, adding he’s making the comments to see if there’s any interest or desire to proceed.

Trustee Barry Kurland said people need deep pockets to make it happen, and the district should ask other levels of government for input — eventually.

Milligan said a trustee tour of the BSS track would be a good place to start.

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PROVINCIAL POLITICS

NDP will roll differently, says party leader Dix New Democratic Party leader says voter engagement a high priority prior to the provincial election in 2013 NEIL HORNER

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Politicians are going to have to do things differently if the 1.7 million eligible voters who failed to cast ballots in the last provincial election are ever going to get engaged in politics, says Adrian Dix. The first step in that change, he said, is to avoid throwing mud at opponents in negative advertising campaigns.

The leader of the opposition made the comments at a special fundraising dinner for local NDP candidate Barry Avis at the Quality Resort Bayside in Parksville Friday May 19.

Dix said he is committed to taking the high road in next year’s election campaign, noting however that not all parties share his view.

“In the last seven months, the Liberal party and its allies have spent between $2 and $3 million on running personal attack ads against, well, me,” Dix said to the sold-out gathering of over 200 supporters.

“In October they ran a negative ad against me on the web

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Adrian Dix says negative political advertising needs to be thrown out, among other things, if B.C. politicians are going to welcome back the 1.7 million eligible voters who did not vote in the last B.C. election.

and in December they ran another one and set up a new website called risky-something and in January they did a $1.5 million ad campaign against, well, me and in the byelection campaign they ran some of the most vicious ads ever run in British Columnbia.”

Dix said the increasingly

common response to such a campaign would be to respond in kind, but he stressed he has no plans to do so.

“A lot of people think the way to respond to negative ads is to run negative ads ourselves,” he said. “The reason we are not going to do this is very simple.

“First, 1.7 million people

didn’t vote in the last provincial election. We are not going to bring anybody back to politics by deciding the winner of an election is the person with the best ad agency to run the nastiest negative ads. We need to bring people back to politics and that means offering some hope that change will happen.”

As well, Dix said the politics of division seen in the United States and, increasingly, in Canada, make it virtually impossible to come up with solutions to the very real problems facing the province.

“If we are going to address health care issues we can’t be at war with health care workers. If we are going to address educational issues, we can’t be fighting with teachers,” Dix said.

“The problems of our time ... involve multiple layers of government and the community and business and labour and if we continue to engage in divisive politics, it will be impossible to deal with these very challenging issues of our time. So I say we want to do things differently. We are going to roll differently.”

Adrian Dix will be back here June 9 QUALICUM BEACH — Adrian Dix will be at the Civic Centre in Qualicum Beach on June 9 for the B.C. NDP Upper Island Regional Conference, which is open to the public.

The regional conference for upper Vancouver Island, Powell River and the Sunshine Coast is a day-long, interactive conference to look at the province’s future.

The 9 a.m. meeting is open to anyone who would like to attend, at a cost of $30. Sponsored tickets are available for students or for people who are underwaged by e-mailing Lena Shillington at lena.shillington@bcndp.ca To register, visit www.bcndp.ca/events or call 1-888868-3637 x 236. — NEWS staff

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Notice of a

PUBLIC HEARING Bylaw No. 1285.17, 2012 Pursuant to Sections 890, 891, and 892 of the Local Government Act, notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held with respect to the following proposed Bylaw: “Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area ‘F’ Zoning and Subdivision Amendment Bylaw No. 1285.17, 2012.” at: Errington War Memorial Hall, 1390 Errington Road, Errington on: Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 time: 7:30 pm If adopted this Amendment Bylaw would rezone the properties located at 1274 and 1270 Alberni Highway, legally described as Lot 28, District Lot 156, Nanoose District, Plan 1964, Except Part in Plan 733 RW; and Re-Amended Lot 29 (DD78202-N), District Lot 156, Nanoose District, Plan 1964, Except Part in Plan 733 RW from “Commercial 3 (C-3) Zone” and “Village Residential 3 (R-3)” to “CD-18 Alberni Highway Mini Storage Zone”.

The intent and purpose of “Regional District of Nanaimo Electoral Area ‘F’ Zoning and Subdivision Amendment Bylaw No. 1285.17, 2012” is to rezone the subject properties in order to permit the expansion of an existing mini-storage facility (Oceanside Storage Inc.) with additional signage and limited permitted accessory uses, including outdoor covered storage for boats, vehicles and recreational vehicles; service and repair; office; a dwelling unit; and limited retail sales.

A copy of the proposed Amendment Bylaw and other relevant documents and information may be inspected until May 29, 2012, at the offices of the Regional District of Nanaimo at 6300 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, B.C. on any regular business day between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, with extended business hours on Wednesdays from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, excluding public holidays.

The public hearing for this Amendment Bylaw is to be held by Director Julian Fell, or his alternate as a delegate of the Board. A copy of the Board resolution making the delegation is available for public inspection along with copies of the Amendment Bylaw and other documentation and information as set out in this Notice.

Anyone wishing to address this Amendment Bylaw will be afforded the opportunity at the public hearing to be heard in person, by a representative, or by written submission, on all matters contained in the proposed Bylaw.

For more information on the application, please contact the RDN Planning Department Phone: 250-390-6510 or 250-954-3798 toll free in BC 1-877-607-4111 • Fax: 250-390-7511 • Email: planning@rdn.bc.ca • Web: www.rdn.bc.ca Mail: 6300 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, B.C. V9T 6N2

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The discussion was sparked by a letter from Holly Tillotson asking council to allow people to keep a small number of egg laying chickens within the city.

“Chickens are an integral part of a backyard ecosystem that includes using most kitchen compost as a food source along with some garden/grass clippings, production of fertilizer for the garden, production of eggs which are truly locally grown reducing transportation costs and the carbon footprint substantially,” the letter said.

“We were just wanting to keep a few chickens to have our own eggs,” she told THE NEWS. The benefits would be numerous including chickens being “excellent consumers of garden pests such as bugs and slugs, and can be used to keep weeds in check,” as well as providing learning experiences for children.

Lana Harach with the local 4H poultry club was the first to speak, touting the benefits including getting eggs much fresher than the average 30 day old commercial eggs, cutting down on waste and environmental impact and providing youth with a chance to learn about gardening, animals, self reliance and food security.

She said that raising four chickens would allow children to join 4H which she sold as a valuable experience where she learnt everything from public speaking to science.

Councillor Marc Lefebvre said he was nervous about the idea until he talked to public health officials and councillors in Nanaimo where they allow it, who convinced him it is a good idea.

Coun. Sue Powell said she worked on an industrial chicken farm when she was younger which was a disturbing experience and she stressed that the Island’s limited food production makes raising urban chickens a good idea.

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Some citizens of Parksville want to be able to keep a few chickens to supply them with fresh eggs.

Adam Schug said he is not a farmer or expert, but addressed some of the myths, suggesting the waste doesn’t stink as much as that of other urban pets and can be used as compost and that small groups of birds are much less susceptible to disease than large industrial operations.

While several people cautioned against roosters and suggested limiting the number and planning for dealing with the end of chicken’s life, everyone appeared supportive, including the mayor and four of five councillors present speaking in favour.

Council asked staff for a report on bylaw options weighing the pros and cons.

Tillotson invites everyone to join the Backyard Chickens In Parksville Facebook page at www.facebook. com/groups/263651297002346/.

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Parksville council is looking for more details to make a decision about resident only parking areas.

There are currently small sections of eight city streets with “resident parking only” signs, but the city doesn’t have a decal system to identify resident vehicles so they cannot enforce the signs.

With a trickle of complaints to the city about people parking on residential streets, council is feeling pressure to do something even though most who spoke at Wednesday’s council meeting said it doesn’t seem to be a problem and would rather it was left as-is.

Mayor Chris Burger said he was torn, he “would love to leave well enough alone,” but they do have to address the complaints.

Staff presented three options: remove the signs; implement a decal purchase program and create enforceable resident only parking areas, or; to leave the signs with the understanding they will not be enforced.

“The resident only signs we now have are similar to a placebo; they look like they mean something, but in reality they have no legal impact,” states a staff report to council.

Most of the residents who spoke were from Gerald Place and Jenkins Place across from Ballenas Secondary School where the problem of students parking on residential streets led to the first council-ordered signs.

The residents said that since then the school has helped deal with the issue, but chief administrative officer Fred Manson See PARKING, A9

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Several dozen people attended a town hall style council meeting Wednesday night (May 23) at Ballenas Secondary School as part of council’s efforts to engage the community.

“I think it was very successful,” said mayor Chris Burger.

“The format allows a lot more to and fro during the actual deliberations,” he said, pointing out that the public is always given a chance to speak, but it is mostly at the end of the meeting and only allows questions from the audience and not a lot of consultation and questions back and

Lana Harach asked the city council about back yard chickens Wednesday night.

forth with council.

The different meeting format was also held to mark Local Government Awareness Week, May 20-26.

The agenda was intention-

ally light, allowing more time on each issue and much of the gallery was clearly there about the possibility of allowing people to keep egg laying chickens in the city.

Council has held several meetings at Knox United Church, Craig Bay and Ballenas in the past few years, which usually follows a less formal format.

Burger said that while nothing has been scheduled or discussed, he’s pretty sure council agrees it was a valuable move they will likely do again in the future.

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and the staff report point out they do get complaints from some of the other areas with those signs, specifically around Springwood school and park.

Councillors Peter Morrison and Marc Lefebvre both asked staff for

more details about the complaints and whether they could ban parking from just one side of a street or other options targeted specifically to the problem areas.

Staff was asked to bring more details back to a future meeting.

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e love the idea of the City of Parksville allowing people to raise and keep chickens in their yards — it’s happening in larger places, like Victoria — yet we’re sure the idea will probably ruffle a few feathers around here.

But, it shouldn’t.

Anything that helps people better feed their families — either through controlling your own quality or by saving money — has to be a good thing. Not only can it help in this manner, but rasing chickens is also a small way of teaching people — especially young people — about where our food comes from (‘it comes from the grocery store’ is not the answer we’re looking for).

In a small way, this idea can help people understand the food chain, how we produce it, how much we consume and the steps that must be taken to feed people.

Of course, it all has to be done right and monitored closely as there are a few issues that need to be addressed.

One is the potential smell. Can’t be worse than French Creek these days, but joking aside, owners must be responsible and keep their yards clean.

The city’s unsightly premises bylaw would be put to good use here.

That same level of responsibility must also in effect when it comes to noise — and this is probably the biggest issue facing this proposal currently before city council. Not many people living in the suburbs love the incessant, early-morning crowing of a rooster. If they did, they’d own a farm.

Now, while there are benefits to getting up early and getting lots done, few people will cotton to the idea. So, the noise issue could make or break this deal.

Here’s where the city is going to have to step in.

These back yard chicken coops cannot be breeding grounds and rooster hangouts. So, put into effect some anti-rooster laws. Or at least limit their use.

Maybe make it a seasonal, tourist thing — like the Capistrano swallows.

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Letters ROE? STINK AGAIN The cause of this stink that is being emitted from the French Creek Sewage Plant area has got to be investigated a little further.

I walk the beach all the time and found the herring roe gone by the ďŹ rst week in May. There is no smell along the beach now and no trace of herring roe either.

The smell most deďŹ nitely comes from this facility because we only smell the stench when we are near the plant.

The beach has a passing grade, whereas the sewage plant doesn’t even come close.

I and the rest of the public don’t need to be treated like mushrooms, thank you.

PADDY BROWN Parksville

AIRPORT BIG ENOUGH Wow! By a wave of the wand of words Coun. Bill Luchtmeijer has created a new regional airport. I think we already have one and it is South Nanaimo.

He is quoted as saying that “the facility has a regional beneďŹ t,â€? but does not substantiate that claim. Just because Qualicum airport is near other small communities besides Qualicum Beach does not qualify that we all beneďŹ t from it.

Stating that the town is not an airport expert, as though he is an expert in determining expert abilities is about the most ego centric voice I have heard over and above some higher up politicians.

I am curious how councilors would allow one member to get away with such ill conceived ideas.

If this is the way governance is going I

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suggest that the citizens need to pay attention to this expertise as it will soon lead everyone into debt.

I have lived in this community for over 35 years and there is not one single beneďŹ t I have had from the airport. If anything I have had the horror of the 6 a.m. ight sounding like to is coming through my bedroom, the never ending buzzing of small planes overhead on lovely clear summer days, as they enjoy their ight and the rest of us are inicted by the droning.

That there is also a helicopter site that is more annoying than the small plane owner is something that everyone who wants to grow this airport should have the pleasure of experiencing and living with.

I am appalled that any other member of a municipal government would even entertain any more air noise.

There are many communities which are working towards lessening human noise not increasing it and I would support such a notion.

PAULINE LISTE Errington

ALL ARE JUST AS BAD I take issue with one of the recent letters knocking the NDP and Liberals and praising the Conservatives.

I started some research on ďŹ nancial performance on all parties and found them all to be far from excellent.

The surprising facts are that the present BC government has doubled the provincial debt that the government of the 1990s incurred over the same length of time — 10 years.

Ian Lindsay

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I would have thought that after they sold many of our assets we would have been ahead.

We are facing a provincial debt load of $66 billion in 2014 to 2015 the way things are going. To me the 1990s looked pretty good!

WILLIAM MARTIN Parksville

PROOF IN THE TESTING A few weeks ago I saw the BC Salmon Farmers Association respond negatively to a letter asking for independent testing of your farmed salmon. Now two of the farms have tested positive for the highly contagious IHN virus, resulting in the ordered killing of stocks.

Without any proof they place the blame of these outbreaks entirely on wild ďŹ sh, while deceptively proclaiming IHN won’t harm wild salmon.

Those studies they quote were done on adult salmon, yet they don’t mention numerous studies showing IHN to be deadly to juvenile wild salmon.

While world-leading labs are conďŹ rming a myriad of European strain diseases from store-bought BC farmed salmon, they not only deny those ďŹ ndings as well, but arrogantly still refuse independent testing!

Why don’t they accompany the ďŹ sh to the lab, just to make sure there’s no hanky panky going on? If these ďŹ sh are as squeaky clean as claimed then there should be no problem. The public and wild salmon deserve to know!

ANGELA KOCH Quadra Island See LETTERS, page A12

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Sure. Maybe not in densely populated areas, but in the more rural parts I think it’s a good idea.

ANNE KLOK Parksville

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VIEWS IN THE NEWS We asked: Should Parksville allow backyard chicken coops?

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Parts of Victoria do it.

I think it’s a possibility.

Why not be as selfsufďŹ cient as possible?

HEATHER TAYLOR Parksville

I think so. It would be good for around town and help stop having to bring everything in from out of town.

BRITTNEY HERBERT Parksville

I don’t think so. They are pretty messy, smelly and noisy, especially the roosters.

RICK BARBER Parksville

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Community Charter s. 24

If a tree burns in the forest, will any fire departments respond?

That’s a question the Regional District of Nanaimo opted to tackle at Tuesday night’s monthly board meeting, with the preferred answer being yes.

The concern involved whether or not area fire departments could respond to forest fires outside their service area, if requested to do so by the ministry of forests. Up to this point, such a move was not permitted.

However, board members voted unanimously to authorize all RDN volunteer fire departments to respond at any time to Ministry of Forests requests for assistance outside or inside their boundaries.

The Town of Qualicum Beach intends to provide assistance to the Qualicum Beach Downtown Business Association by issuing a licence of occupation for nonexclusive right to enter onto, occupy, and use a portion of sidewalks along streets in the Village neighbourhood for local businesses to place, use, maintain and operate a sidewalk sale on Saturday, May 26, 2012 between the hours of 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. This use is conditional on no items being placed on the curb side of the sidewalk and maintaining at least six feet of unobstructed walkway. The Licence permits occupying a portion of sidewalk for a licence fee of $1.00, which is less than its market value for the one-day term.

Trudy Coates, Corporate Administrator Town of Qualicum Beach

RDN Water System Customers Nanoose Bay Peninsula Water Service Area ONLY

SPRING SEASON - RIVER WATER ST TARTUP RDN Water Services staff will be undertaking the annual surface water supply connection to the City of Parksville in the coming days. This augmentation of the water supply provides approximately 40% of the service area’s water needs during the summer months.

While Water Services staff will work to reduce any disruption in water quality, customers should expect the following in May and June: x

Temporary discolouration while the different sources of water are being mixed in the system.

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Higher and/or lower chlorine taste and odours in different regions of the peninsula.

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A slight decrease in water hardness.

Please note: The water treatment plant under construction (for filtration of iron and manganese) is underway with completion scheduled for early summer.

QUESTIONS? Call 1-877-607-4111 or visit the ‘WaterSmart’ website at www.rdn.bc.ca

letters EASY ANSWER

Watching the struggles the leader of the National Philistine Party is having with controlling the budget, I think Stevie needs some help in making more appropriate budgetary decisions.

He seems to be trying to save money by cutting such items as coast guard, environmental protection, science, including the Bamfield Marine Station, and belt tightening on public enquiries.

It seems to me he could cancel those destructive cuts in one fell swoop by signing off on Canada’s subservience to the U.S. military agenda. Just cancel the whole F-35 acquisition and call back the thousand or so troops we have currently helping in the occupation of Afghanistan and his budgetary problems will disappear.

If your readers would like to join me in this matter, I cordially invite them to join us every Tuesday at 4 p.m. near the junction of the Island and Alberni Highways. We have lots of signs to share.

JOHN OLSEN Errington

YUCK YELLOW Neil Horner’s call to battle the Broom (THE NEWS, May 18) is a plea for help voiced all over this Island.

It’s a cry echoed since 1850, when befuddled Scot immigrant Walter Calhoun Grant paid a visit to Hawaii and spotted nature’s nastiest plant there. Recognizing them as the same weed native to Scotland, he decided to bring some plants back to Vancouver Island and introduce them here.

Their beginnings here were in Sooke. On their first blooming the winds spread the seeds all over this Island, with heaviest infestation at higher altitudes.

My own effort to rid my hiking trail near Port Alberni of the noxious weeds included cutting them off at the base with shears and a saw. After which I thought I’d killed thousands of the invasive yellow weeds. But one year later the growth beside the trail of Yuck Yellow had at least doubled.

The only way to rid our Island of Natures nasty plants is with mech-

anized power equipment such as front end loaders equipped with chokers to uproot them. And, to prevent regrowth, the millions of bushes must be taken to remote areas and burned before seeds can recirculate and proliferate with the winds. But the only group capable of carrying out such a huge project is the provincial public works department. But “sorry, no budget.”

So, good luck to those Island residents trying to stall the the never ending spread of beastly broom plants. And if your nearness to this weed brings allergies such as sore throat and sneezing, try loratadine.

HAROLD HAMILTON Port Alberni

EMOTION RULED The commentary from Black Press regarding PST and HST in your May 18 issue states that the HST exercise was beneficial in that it showed that B.C. citizens have power.

While I agree with that, I believe that the process of voting out the HST also uncovered a major flaw in our democratic system; people vote on emotionally charged issues without considering the full impact or the bigger picture.

We wield the power to overturn government decisions; that power comes with considerable responsibility.

I do not believe that a single one of us had all the information about the repercussions and full impact to business owners, the province and to the economy in general, to be able to make an informed decision.

Anais Nin said, “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”

The vote to get rid of the harmonized sales tax appears to have been made emotionally, based on individual experience and resentment about how it was introduced, not because the overall merits — or lack thereof — were considered or analysed.

That to me is a sad state of affairs and an abuse of our power.

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Time softens Streamkeeper upset over fish kill our memories ENVIRONMENT

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guess we can safely assume we have survived another winter and what passes for spring in these parts. I remember clearly as a child, my summer began on Firecracker Day or as our political masters called it, Victoria Day. May 24 was much more than an exciting holiday with a great ending.

It also marked the beginning of summer, of donning short pants and possibly new running shoes, of rooting out the stash of marbles and beginning the marathon and myriad games we played. It meant long evenings after dinner watching or playing pick-up baseball games and the eagerly awaited shrill whistle of the horse-drawn chip wagon.

For our younger readers, I must describe these wagons.

They were the original fast food outlets, about the size of a modern SUV, small and hellishly hot for the poor man inside surrounded by a deep vat of boiling fat

By Harvey Dorval for chips, a grill to cook hotdogs and a popcorn oven. The wagon also had a small locker with a limited supply of soft drinks sitting on a block of fast-melting ice.

The whole operation was surrounded by a strong unforgettable odour consisting of old horse and his natural functions, frying chips, popcorn and grilled hotdogs, all harassed by a heavy collection of flies. I consider myself lucky in that they were not banished as unsanitary until long after I grew up. They were an indelible experience.

We all know that time and distance soften the ugly parts of our memories.

The childhood days I remember so fondly took place in the deepest part of the so-called Great Depression. There were few women in the workforce so an unemployed breadwinner meant no medical or dental care, no new clothes and sometimes, for some, no food except in the breadline at the religious charities.

Small problems like a broken pot handle or a ripped pair of pants can be catastrophic when you have no money.

I’ve often wondered why childhood memories linger so long and strong compared to today when last summer’s activities are a distant, dim memory if recalled at all.

Perhaps young minds are less cluttered with old experiences and like a clean blackboard have lots of room for new stuff.

William Shakespeare had something nice to say about summer and a special lady when he wrote the following sonnet: “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, and summer’s lease hath all too short a date.”

I think most women would feel good about themselves as the subject of such a little masterpiece.

We don’t hear lyrics like that from most of today’s over-hyped musical performers.

In deference to local real estate values, I no longer wear shorts in public and some might say that I lost my marbles years ago.

There’s a very good reason why those yellow fish are painted on Oceanside storm drains — a reason that was hammered home this week when several dead coho salmon fry were found in Garden Road Creek.

Faye Smith, the head of the local Streamkeepers group, said the baby fish were noticed on May 21 by a resident walking beside the tiny watercourse, which is essentially a roadside ditch.

Smith believes the fish were killed by something either thrown in the stream or spilled elsewhere and then allowed to run into the creek.

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Two coho fry and a trout were among fish killed in a roadside ditch in Qualicum Beach.

“What happened I think was that either something went down a storm

drain and went down Berwick or someone tossed old fertilizer when they threw out that old potting soil — which we found right under the caution, salmon at work sign.”

When Smith went to investigate, she found 30 dead trout, two dead coho fry and one that was still alive — but barely.

Smith called the fish kill a huge setback.

“What is wrong with people?” she asked. “Whatever they throw out ends up in our creeks. I didn’t think people were still doing things like tossing things into ditches and creeks.”

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Stump of giant, 800-year-old red cedar tree cut by poachers in a Vancouver Island provincial park.

saw bar and left the area. The tree was deemed a hazard by parks staff, who completed the job, leaving the enormous stem to rot and return to nature.

The poachers returned and cut up the downed tree and hauled it away.

“If you get caught poaching wood there is a significant penalty, but they obviously felt they could do whatever they wanted and were not scared that they were going to get caught,” Boyce surmised. “It’s outrageous.”

Boyce reported his find to the Wilderness Committee.

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touches to last summer’s work, we added a bit of spawning gravel near some of the pools because our fisheries biologist, Dave Clough, mentioned Coho might find there way up there.”

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If poachers are able to buck up and haul away a giant cedar tree in a provincial park parking lot, there’s something very wrong with the B.C. parks system, says Richard Boyce.

The Errington filmmaker and environmental activist was among the first people to discover the remains of the 800-year-old giant in the Carmanah Walbran Valley.

“I went for a hike to the CarmanahWalbran Valley in March and I was in the parking lot of the provincial park.

On the top of an embankment there was a massive nine-foot red cedar stump, freshly cut, with all kinds of debris in the parking lot and several large chunks of wood that had been bucked up laying nearby.”

Boyce phoned BC Parks, along with the contractor for the park and the 1-800 number for reporting poachers.

Boyce said he was told that poachers had attempted to cut down the tree earlier, but had jammed their chain-

Commenting on B.C. Environment Minister Terry Lake’s suggestion that it would be financially irresponsible to suggest all areas of B.C. could be protected, Boyce said this may be true, but this theft was particularly blatant.

“I understand B.C. is a very large place but in a park, right in the parking lot of a provincial park?” he said. “That’s just offensive.”

He noted the poachers would have had to use a significant amount of heavy equipment to process the log.

Boyce noted the Wilderness Committee has posted a $5,000 reward for anyone with information leading to the arrest of the poachers responsible.

In the meantime, Boyce said the theft shows the need for the provincial government to hire more staff for BC Parks.

“I think they should immediately start reinstating the cutbacks and the people who used to enforce the laws in this province,” he said.

“This is a sign that the forests are not protected.”

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It was an emotional moment for Regional District of Nanaimo chair Joe Stanhope Tuesday night, but even more so for Maureen Pearse.

Pearse, who has served as the RDN’s chief electoral officer, was attending her final board meeting prior to her retirement at the end of May. Just prior to the meeting’s close, Stanhope surprised Pearse with a large bouquet of flowers and a hug, thanking her for her many years of service.

Also retiring this month is Nancy Avery, the manager of financial services, who is leaving the RDN next month. Avery has been an employee since 1991.

QUALICUM BEACH — The proposed 49-lot residential area next to the Qualicum Beach Middle School will go to the public twice, before town council considers approving the project.

Council voted Wednesday morning at a special meeting to advance the project to the next step — enabling a public information session Thurs., May 31, 6 p.m. at the Civic Centre to proceed.

The owners of the property had missed a chance to do it earlier.

The vote also put into motion a Mon., June 11 public hearing on the same thing, 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre.

The project’s main issues include affordable housing, fees, green space and — NEWS Staff trails.

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ERRINGTON — An Errington resident returned home after spending four days away to find his house had been ransacked and his guns stolen.

Oceanside RCMP Corporal Jesse Foreman said the unknown culprit or culprits pried open a basement window at the home

on Dobler Road. Once inside they sprayed food items and smashed holes in several walls and stole several items, including loose change, a 40inch RCA flat screen TV and a Yamaha stereo amplifier.

Foreman said the thieves also broke into a secure gun cabinet and made off with four firearms, including one

handgun.

“Any time that weapons get into the hands of criminals it is very concerning,” Foreman said.

The Oceanside RCMP and Forensic Identification Section are actively investigating this occurrence.

Due to noises heard by neighbours in the area, Fore-

man said police believe the incident occurred around 5:30 a.m on Tuesday, May 22.

Anyone with information regarding this crime is requested to contact the Oceanside RCMP at 250248-6111 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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“Both mayors have agreed to get involved.”

He noted that because Parksville has a higher population than Qualicum Beach, the winner will be determined by the percentage of residents who take part.

The Qualicum Beach ride is slated to start at 4 p.m. from the start of the Dollymount trail next to the Legion on Veterans’ Way, while Parksville’s ride will kick off

at 4 p.m. at the Community Park gazebo on the waterfront.

“Council is excited to promote cycling in our community with the ride to Rathtrevor and look forward to participating along with our residents,” said mayor Chris Burger. “It’s an opportunity for all of us to get some physical activity and also in some small way, reduce our carbon footprint.”

Swanson and Parksville council invite the public to join them for that ride and to cycle more in general as part of the provincial Bike to Work Week (May 27 to June 3).

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A letter of concern about dangerous playground equipment will be taken into account by the City of Parksville and Lions club.

“We have staff trained in risk management and, if through our normal review process, or if something is damaged, we deal with it,” said chief administra-

tive officer Fred Manson.

THE NEWS received a letter to the editor from Lori Evans, suggesting that the orca in the Lions’ Ventureland water park in Community Park is slippery and “a definite hazard that is in need of some serious 20-year upgrading and financial attention.”

Manson said they do periodic reviews of everything in their

system from playgrounds to sidewalks and buildings, with safety as a top priority.

He said they have removed or flagged off playground features in the past that were found to be dangerous or in need of repair.

The Ventureland equipment is purchased by the Parksville Lions Club and donated to the city once it is installed

and spokesperson Duane Round said all the equipment is CSA (Canadian Standards Association) approved with safety as a major factor in their choices.

He said the orca has been there since before he got involved 13 years ago and he will bring it to the attention of the club as part of their longer term considerations, pointing out they replace and add new

equipment as funds allow.

He said they do their best to design for safety, but things do get slippery when wet.

Parks superintendent Peter Crawshaw added that they have specific playground safety certified inspectors who check weekly and people should let the city know about any new dangers on any public property.

Neither Round or Manson were aware of any previous complaints specifically about the orca.

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BC Parks unveils high-tech programming B.C. environment minister Terry Lake at Rathtrevor to launch text-to-donate PARKSVILLE — Provincial environment minister Terry Lake was at Rathtrevor Park in Parksville Sunday, May 20 to unveil a high-tech way to donate to children’s programming in B.C. parks.

The text-to-donate program will allow people to text BCPARKS to 45678 to donate $5. The donation will be added to the person’s next cell phone bill and all the money will go to support children’s programs in the parks.

For example, Learn to Fish, sponsored by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C., is a children’s program currently offered in some provincial parks.

Information about both text-to-donate and Learn to Fish and lots more is available in BC Parks passports.

“The BC Parks passport program and Text to Donate are good examples of what we’re doing to continue to attract young families to B.C.’s provincial parks,” Lake said. “We are thankful to have partners like the visitor centres and the Freshwater Fisheries Society working with us to introduce a new generation to the province’s spectacular outdoors.”

The passport program, introduced last year, allows children to collect six stamps or stickers to win a prize. Passport holders can choose from more than 200 parks or visitor centres province-wide. The idea is to collect six stamps from one or more provincial parks during 2012 and earn a Jerry the Moose pin, and earn another, differ-

ent pin, the following year. Also, for every six unique visitor centre stickers, the reward is an environmentallyfriendly water bottle.

Parksville-Qualicum MLA Ron Cantelon was enthusiastic.

“With the camping season upon us, it’s great to have something fun for families to add to the adventure and I plan to make my first text donation today while visiting Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park.”

The program has been a boon to local visitor centres, said Donna Andres, with the Parksville Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Centre board.

“We’re very appreciative of BC Parks’ efforts and this opportunity to participate in its passport program. In particular, it helps bring visitors to

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Thank you to the parent and stud dent volunteers for their many hour student hours of hard work in organizing our show and especially to our student studen nt models and entertainers. You did d a great job!

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Downtown street market getting bigger and better STEVEN HEYWOOD editor@pqbnews.com

It’s official: the name of this summer’s Qualicum Beach Downtown Business Association street market is the Qualicum Beach Uptown Summer Market.

The name was announced Thursday, after the QBDBA board selected Michelle Brown’s contest entry as the winner. That moniker is only the beginning of a project that organizers hope will continue to grow.

On Wednesday, project spokesperson for the QBDBA, Katherine Wilk, told THE NEWS she was pleased the town council that morning approved this year’s market location. It will take place on Second Avenue, where

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“It was all or nothing,” she said, noting town council had asked if another location could

be chosen. “This is the downtown location and we are starting here and hope to expand it in the future.”

The QBDBA brought council multiple letters of approval, signed by area businesses — a fact the council cited for their approval of the market.

Wilk said they will be hiring a market co-ordinator to help attract vendors and businesses.

She added they are hoping to get around 40 confirmed for each of the nine evenings of this summer’s markets. They will start July 5 and then run each Thursday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. until August 30.

“We want to bring people to this town,” Wilk told council,

“and it’s something to do in the evening.”

The QBDBA will enlist the services of local Citizens on Patrol to take care of barricades and traffic control, lessening the event’s impact on the town’s bottom line. They also addressed safety concerns by contacting the local RCMP — who stated they had no issues with the event.

Mayor Teunis Westbroek credited the QBDBA with their level of planning, adding it is a good example of collaboration.

“I don’t think you’ll be disappointed,” said QBDBA member Tom Pope.

The market actually began last summer and was met with limited success.

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Aiming to open in June 2013, the long requested facility will offer urgent and primary care.

Staff will be on hand to answer questions about the centre and its services.

The next scheduled drop-in sessions are Monday, June 4,

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HARRISON $Margaret 98 Anne 29‘Peggy’ October 29, 1926 – May 17, 2012

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Margaret on May 17, 2012 at the age of 85. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband George of 64 years. Margaret was predeceased by her daughter Penny. She is survived by husband George, their son Robert, grandchildren; Kimberly and Andrew, greatgrandchildren; Antonio and Alexandria, son-in-law Don and daughter-in-law Karena.

Margaret served in the British Army “ATS� during WWII. Immigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1953 where she had a 30 year career in real estate in the Scarborough area.

Margaret and George moved to Parksville/Qualicum in 1989. She was an avid tennis player until her 80’s, played in the Scarborough Bluffs Club, Qualicum, Springwood and others. Margaret was a member of the Anglican Church while in Canada, attended the Presbyterian Church in Britain and helped run the bulletins and assist in the ofďŹ ce.

A Memorial of Margaret’s Life will be held on Friday, June 22, 2012, St. Edmund’s Church, Parksville at 1:30PM.

God still heals and is the kindest person you’ll ever meet!

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In lieu of owers, donations can be made in her name to St. Anne’s/St. Edmund’s Church.

YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.

STEWART THOMAS WEBB

Dad passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 19, 2012 in the Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC at the age of 81 years. He was predeceased by his wife Shirley; parents Thomas and Edith Webb; and brother Walter. Dad is survived by daughters Debra and Sheila; sons Glen (Jeannine) and Bruce; and precious granddaughter Gabrielle. He is also survived by his sister-in-law Sheila Campbell (George), nephews Grant and Robert Campbell and Tom and Grant Webb.

Dad was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on January 28, 1931. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Manitoba in 1952. Dad and Mom were married on September 19, 1952 and lived in Winnipeg until they retired to Qualicum Beach, BC in July, 1993. Dad worked for Imperial Oil for many years followed by the Province of Manitoba (Department of Industry and Commerce). Dad was a 50 year member of Sturgeon Creek Masonic Lodge. Many summers were spent at the cabin in Pickerel Lake, Ontario before moving to BC. In retirement, Dad devoted a great deal of time and effort developing his yard of which he was very proud. He also spent time volunteering at Milner Gardens. Dad especially enjoyed conversations with his morning coffee group, referring to themselves as “The Flat Earth Society�.

The family is sincerely grateful to all who attended to our Dad at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (Emergency), BC Air Ambulance Service and Royal Jubilee Hospital (ICU) for their exceptional care.

In keeping with Dad’s wishes, there will be no service.

Flowers are respectfully declined. Those who wish may make donations to a charity of one’s choice.

YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.

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IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

Neil Murison January 21,1987-May 25, 2007 How much we miss you being here We really cannot say The ache is deep inside our hearts And never goes away.....

Hope you have a good ride today son Love from Mom,Dad & Lindsay IN MEMORIAM

Jean Nicholson

Gone one year but not forgotten.

Remembering your wonderful laugh, your love of the church and the outdoors, your love of dogs & your dedication as a nurse.

Missed very much, Meg & John.

IN MEMORIAM

Happy 45th Wedding Anniversary Sandi & Butch Mitchell Love All Your Family & Friends

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING EVENTS ST. MARK’S SPRING RUMMAGE & DOWNSIZING SALE Saturday May 26, 2012 8:30 am to 11:30 am St. Mark’s Anglican Church 138 Hoylake Road West Qualicum Beach Come join the fun!

INFORMATION

IF YOU want to drink, that is your business. If you want to STOP, we can help. Alcoholics Anonymous. 1-800-883-3968

PERSONALS SINGLE MALE, early 70’s, active, ďŹ nancially secure, would like to meet single female who is the same. Please apply with photo to: File # 35, PO Box 1180, Middleton Ave., Parksville, BC. V9P 2H2

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NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF DASHWOOD

RE: PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF RURAL AGENCY STORE The Liquor Distribution Branch invites community input on a request to establish a Rural Agency Store (RAS) at the Meadowood Store in the community of Dashwood.

The intent of a RAS is to provide liquor service in rural communities and tourist destination resorts, in order to give people in these communities better, more convenient access to beverage alcohol products. RAS’s are established in rural communities where it is too small to operate a Government Liquor Store.

RAS’s will be established, where there is a suitable business i.e. an existing independently-owned full service general grocery store. Only one Rural Agency Store authorization in a community is permitted.

Written comments will be accepted until June 18, 2012. Your submissions may be used by the LDB in the decision process.

LIQUOR DISTRIBUTION BRANCH- AREA MANAGER’S OFFICE 2625 RUPERT STREET, VANCOUVER, BC V5M 3T5 AREA MANAGER’S EMAIL: Dave.Caldwell@bcldb.com

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ESTATE OF DWAIN RICHARD MCNABB, DECEASED LATE OF PARKSVILLE, WHO DIED DECEMBER 5th, 2011.

Creditors and all others having claims against the Estate of DWAIN RICHARD MCNABB, are hereby notified pursuant to s. 38 of the Trustee Act, that particulars of their claims and any security held by them, should be sent to the Executor of the said Estate, c/o the Solicitor for the Estate at the address set out below, on or before the 15th day of July, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

THOMAS & COMPANY Barristers, Solicitors & Notaries Public #6 - 162 W. Harrison Ave, PO Box 1779, Parksville, BC, V9P 2H6

PETRO CANADA in Qualicum Beach requires a mature, fulltime gas service attendant.

Must be honest, reliable and personable. Able to multi-task and work independently. Apply in person at 665 Memorial Ave., Qualicum or fax resume to: 250-752-3057. No phone calls please.

Campbell River Area: Journeymen, Sheet Metal Workers or Steel Fabricator.

Minimum 5 years experience.

Must be proficient in shop work & welding, CWB Certifiable.

Please send resumes to: Box #648 c/o BC Classified 818 Broughton St., Victoria, BC, V8W 1E4.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BETWEEN: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA PLAINTIFF AND: COLLEEN T.H. DUFF also known as COLLEEN TERESA DUFF GARY B. ERMEN DEFENDANTS ADVERTISEMENT To: Colleen T.H. Duff TAKE NOTICE THAT on May 14, 2012 an order was made for service on you of a Notice of Civil Claim and Notice of Fast Track Action issued from the Kamloops Registry of the Supreme Court of British Columbia in proceeding number 47066 by way of this advertisement.

In the proceeding, the Plaintiff claims the following relief against you: Judgment, interest and costs.

You must file a responding pleading within the period required under the Supreme Court Civil Rules failing which further proceedings, including judgment, may be taken against you without notice to you.

You may obtain, from the Kamloops Registry, at 455 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC, copies of the Notice of Civil Claim and Notice of Fast Track Action and the order providing for service by this advertisement.

This advertisement is placed by the Plaintiff whose address for service is: c/o Fulton & Company LLP, 300-350 Landsdowne Street, Kamloops, BC, V2C 1Y1 Attention: Jeffrey D. Coulter, File number 66950-660.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ESTATE OF LUCINDA ROMA SOCHA, DECEASED LATE OF PARKSVILLE, WHO DIED NOVEMBER 20th, 2011.

Creditors and all others having claims against the Estate of LUCINDA ROMA SOCHA, are hereby notified pursuant to s. 38 of the Trustee Act, that particulars of their claims and any security held by them, should be sent to the Executor of the said Estate, c/o the Solicitor for the Estate at the address set out below, on or before the 30th day of June, 2012, after which date the Executor will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

THOMAS & COMPANY Barristers, Solicitors & Notaries Public #6 - 162 W. Harrison Ave, PO Box 1779, Parksville, BC, V9P 2H6 File No.: 11844

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Site Manager Li-Car Management Group is looking for a Live-in site manager for a large apartment building in Parksville. Must have good interpersonal skills, be familiar with office procedures, and pass a criminal record check.

Preference will be given to those who can demonstrate proficiency with minor maintenance.

Please fax resumes to 250-785-3487

File No.: 11835

THE CANADIAN Red Cross is seeking summer students for their North, Central and South Island locations. For details please go to www.redcross.ca How You Can Help, Careers, Canadian Opportunities.

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Seeking experienced Driller/Blasters & Grade Hoe Operators for logging road construction on Vancouver Island.

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Technical Advisor, Wood Products - India Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd. is seeking a Technical Advisor, Wood Products for a one to two year contract based in Mumbai, India. The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge of BC softwood species and appropriate application of BC wood products. For further information, interested candidates are asked to view the job description and qualifications at www.bcfii.ca under Contract and Employment Opportunities.

HELP WANTED An Alberta Construction Company is hiring dozer, excavator and rock truck operators. Preference will be given to operators that are experienced in oilfield road and lease construction. Lodging and meals provided. The work is in the vicinity of Edson, Alberta. Call Contour Construction at 780723-5051.

An Earthmoving Company in Alberta is looking for a 3rd year or Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. You will be part of a team maintaining and servicing our fleet of Cat dozers, graders and rock trucks plus Deere/Hitachi excavators.

You will work at our Modern Shop at Edson, Alberta with some associated field work.

Call Contour Construction at (780)723-5051 BUSINESS/FINANCE MANAGER required immediately for Comox Valley RV. Email your resume to: danny@comoxvalleyrv.com ELECTRICIAN JOURNEYMAN position, Port Hardy.

Residential, commercial, industrial installations & maintenance. Require valid driver’s licence, electrician trade certificate & BCTQ. Send resume: fax 250-949-9230 or email kkelec@cablerocket.com.

SERVICE MANAGER and Service/Parts counter person required by Comox Valley RV. Email resume to danny@comoxvalleyrv.com

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Experienced Cook required by Bugsy’s Bar & Grill.

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FOREST Fire Medics and Class 4 or Class 1 Drivers Wanted. Email resume to sarah@alphasafety.net or fax to 250.785.1896.

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Scott @ 250-821-1994.

DRYWALL Taping/ Texturing/ Painting.

Reno & Repair Specialist. 30 years of fast friendly service.

Wayne 250-752-4658 QB

GARDENING CHELSEY’S GARDENING Service. Certified horticulturist.

Newly relocated from Victoria.

Garden & lawn maint. Regular scheduling or one time visits.

No job is too small. Looking forward to meeting you & your garden. 250-586-6172 OCEAN SIDE Lawn & Garden- yard clean-ups, odd jobs, junk removal, manure avail.

We do it all! 250-240-1116.

No HST!

PAINTING A STROKE ABOVE Painting.

Commercial & Residential. Interior/Exterior. WCB, liability insurance. All jobs warranted.

See what we can do! Dave 250-248-0335, 250-240-2310.

A1 QUALITY PAINTING Experienced-Insured-References

I love to paint! (250) 248-8450.

A & M PAINTING. Interior & exterior. Free estimates. Call 250-248-3604.

POIRIER PAINTING, Residential / Commercial / Vinyl Siding / Driveway Power Washing/ Driveway Sealing.

Fully insured, Guaranteed Workmanship, Free Estimates.

Call Dan 250-240-3528. WCB

PRESSURE WASHING PRESSURE WASHING. Oceanside House and Home.

Pete 250-927-2641.

PETS LESSONS/TRAINING

Residential & Commercial ENQUIRIES WELCOME Fabricating & delivery available if required.

CALL NORM AT Harbor West Steel anytime

FREE DROP OFF: Oil, batteries, scrap metal. We pay $Cash$ for unwanted Cars & Trucks. Call anytime. Norms Towing & Salvage (prev. of Bull Dog Auto) 250-757-8911 or 250-954-7543.

‘L’ SHAPED computer desk, dresser, 2 composters. Call (250)821-0991.

FUEL/FIREWOOD COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIREWOOD & Logging. Stock up now! *Clearing. *Downed trees. *Wood Spiting Services Call 250-468-9660.

1-866-768-8886 (Nanoose).

Seasoned Douglas Fir Firewood You pick up or we can deliver 250-248-5887

WES-COAST YARDBIRDS. Lawns, gardens, yard cleanup, hauling. Pressure washing, Irrigation, carpentry.

Tree Pruning, Topping, Removal.

Please call 250-752-9444.

OBEDIENCE- 8 wk course starts June 5 in Nanoose. $225. Limited to 4 students.

15+ years experience with all breeds. 250-821-0715

HAULING AND SALVAGE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

ALL TYPES of hauling. Small loads, garden waste, construction debris & junk. Call Ron 250-757-2094.

APPLIANCES

MOBILITY ISSUES? For Sale: GoldTech Lift Chair $400.

Aquatec Bath Lift $800. Evolution Walker $200. Used, in great condition. 250-248-2305

MISC SERVICES

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE $$ CASH PAID $$ for NEWER FRIDGES, STOVES, WASHERS, DRYERS etc.

BELLEVUE RECONDITIONED APPLIANCES

SAVE YOUR PRECIOUS FAMILY MEMORIES! Transfer your Video Tape Library to DVD’s before your images deteriorate and are lost forever.

Price: $25/tape (for standard 2 hr tape) OCEANSIDE DIGITAL SERVICES Errington, BC 250-586-5006 or 250-927-6050 email:sales@oceansidedigitalservices.com Web:www.oceansidedigitalservices.com

ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE bcclassified.com

FARM SERVICES

FARM SERVICES

Sales & Service.

FULL WARRANTY. Large Showroom

1040 BELLEVUE ROAD Parksville 250-248-8251

PRIVATE MORTGAGE Lender. Funding smaller 2nd, 3rd, & interim mortgages. No fees!

Please call 604-736-6914 or grpacific@telus.net. Courtesy to agents.

RENTALS

FREE UPRIGHT piano, you pick-up. (250)752-1104.

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest firewood producer offers firewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

PHONE ANY day. We will Haul Away. Call anytime at 250-468-5733.

Call: 1-250-616-9053

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE DESKTOP TOWER(eMachine W98), Laptop (Compaq WXP, Printer (Canon MP 240) all for $200; Large glass patio table, 4 chairs & umbrella, $200.

Please call Arch 250-607-8149 HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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APARTMENT/CONDO ERRINGTON, shared acreage (working farm) ground floor duplex. 1 bdrm w/wood heat.

Shared laundry.

Storage space avail. Carport. Pets OK w/approval. $500/mo + util.

Avail Jun 1st. 250-248-0295 ERRINGTON- 1 bdrm, private entrance. Available July 1. $500 + utils. Refs req’d. Call (250) 954-0191.

PARKSVILLERENO’D 2 bdrm apt, free storage & parking, quiet bldg, heat/hot water incld. Avail June 1st. $800.

250-248-3350.

Watch this spot for upcoming Listings for locally grown & made products.

To advertise your products affordable please contact:

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HOMES FOR RENT 3 BDRM, 2 bath Rancher.

New home, 15 mins from downtown Qualicum. W/D, F/S, D/W, fenced yard, patio and double garage. N/S, small dog ok with approval. $1200/mo + utils. Avail June.

1. Call 604-290-4290.

COOMBS- 3 bdrm home on .5 acre, beautiful mtn views, home is on 1 level w/ many features incls 7 appls. Wood flooring, 1.5 bath, garden, greenhouse, patio area. Pets cons. fredwiss@gmail.com $1300 +hydro. (250)590-4778.

ERRINGTON. 1-BDRM Home.

15 mins to Parksville. Peaceful, forested location. No pets, No smoking in house or on grounds. Must have reliable transportation. 3 ref’s req’d.

First & last month’s rent. $750./mo + utils. email your information: gts965@gmail.com

APARTMENTS FURNISHED FURNISHED ONE and two bedroom units available. Pet Friendly! All utilities Included.

Phone 250-248-6532.

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL SPACE for lease in Parksville area.

(250)468-7895, Pat. DOWNTOWN QUALICUM Beach, 680 sq/ft. warehouse, complete with mezzanine area $600 p/m. Call 250-954-6881

FOR SALE BY OWNER

PRIVATE 1 bdrm beach cabin, self-contained, 20 mins north of Qualicum. N/S, N/P. Weekly $500. Call (250)757-2094.

PRIVATE 1 Bdrm Cottage close to Englishman River Falls, Suitable for 1 person, N/P, N/S. includes hydro cable and internet. $650/m. 250248-8384.

COOMBS- 1 BDRM sxs duplex, deck, fenced yard, #5-1027 Virigina Rd. $580+ utils. (250)248-2285.

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BOWSER - 170 Sunshine Place - (off of Palm Pacific) Saturday, May 26 (8:30 - 1) Two family sale, with something for everyone.

BOWSER- 4823 Ocean Trail.

Sat, May 26, 8:30am-1:30pm.

Canadian antique furniture: Pine kitchen table & chairs, mahogany dresser, students desk, rocking chairs, wash stand, doll house w/furnishings, fishing gear, wood carvings and household items.

(250)757-9527.

COLUMBIA BEACH, 545 Dalmatian Dr., Sat. May 26 (8-2) Downsizing, Lots of stuff!!

COOMBS- 2052 PIERPONT Rd, Sat, May 26, 7am-? Lots of toys, bedroom suite, dog pen.

EAGLECREST, 900 Royal Dornoch Dr. Sat. May 26th (8 1). Bathroom reno & household items, fishing gear, records, & other collectables.

PARKSVILLE- 731 Doehle & neighbours, May 26, (9-3) May 27, (12-4) Downsizing!

MULTI-FAMILY garage sale Saturday, May 26 at 493 Pioneer Crescent, Parksville (Pioneer Garden Estates) 8 am - noon. No early birds. Cancelled if raining.

please refer to our website: www.parksvillerealestate.com to view our rental properties

250-240-2816.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

Want to Eat & Live Well?

10 MINS to Qualicum Village, quiet mobile home park, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, recently reno’d, F/P, enclosed porch, nice garden, $675 mo. Call Robert 1250-954-4018.

317 Village Way, QB

COTTAGES

WE’RE ON THE WEB

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

VILLAGE GREEN ESTATES 1 bdrm apts, $750. 2 & 3 bdrm townhomes, $950 to $1150. 5 appls, F/P, patio.

N/S, sm pet ok. Quiet adult community. Close to town.

Office hrs Tuesday’s: 4pm7pm.

Garage Sales

COOMBS, QUIET 1 bdrm RV, incl. util’s., walk to Coombs. $450 p/mo, 250-240-1445.

DOWNTOWN QUALICUM- 1 bdrm + den condo, completely reno’d, covered parking, large patio, granite counters, stainless appls. Avail June 1. $950.

NS/NP. Call (250)752-3419.

REAL ESTATE

PARKSVILLE, 1 acre, walking distance to Wembley Mall.

1363 sq ft split level home w/2 bdrms, 1-1/2 bath, partially finished basement. 24 x 32 ft shop w/carport & covered RV storage. Lrg garden. Mature fruit & nut trees. $449,900.

Call 250-947-5432

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RENT YOUR HOME! Owner & Tenant Management Services Nanoose to Bowser View current rentals On our website: www.remax-first-bc.ca 250-248-1071 1-888-243-1071 propmgmt@remax-firstbc.ca Ron Limer Managing Broker Val Lambert Property Manager 21 - 826 W. Island Hwy Parksville, B.C., V9P 2B7

Wendy Hofforth, Property Manager Rental Properties Nanoose Bay/Parksville/ Qualicum Beach For current rentals please check my website: www.vanislandrealty.com 124 Craig St., P.O. Box 460 Parksville, B.C. V9P 2G6 Toll Free: 1-866-386-2735 e-mail: cbpropertymanage ment@shaw.ca WHISKEY CREEK- 1100sq ft, 3 bdrms, lower level of house, 4 appls. NP/NS, $750/mo + utils. Call 250-752-0501.

OFFICE/RETAIL DOWNTOWN PARKSVILLE, 800 sq ft, ground level retail space for lease, great location, 124 Middleton Ave., $600 mo + triple nets & HST. Call 250248-3142 or 250-905-2526.

Retail / Professional Space for Lease in the village Qualicum Beach. from 544 sq.ft to 1427 sq.ft. phone 250 248 6504

NANOOSE: 2930 Dolphin Dr. Moving out of the Country must sell everything. Ongoing garage sale from now to May 31st.

NANOOSE BAY- 2494 Parker Way (off Powder Point Rd & Parker Rd) Sat, May 26, Sun, May 27, 8am-3pm. Huge Downsizing Sale! Tools, lumber, table saw, garden hoses, barbecue, VCR tapes, household items, etc.

NANOOSE BAY- 3333 Dolphin Dr, Sat, May 26, 9am2pm.

NANOOSE BAY, Harlequin Cres. May 26, (10 - 2). Neighbourhood sale! Something for everybody! Large variety!

(N. NANAIMO). Large Garage/Estate & Pottery Sale.

6285 Groveland Drive, Sat & Sun, May 26 & 27, 9am to 3pm. Big Garage Sale with lots of handmade pottery dish sets from local professional potter. Selling contents of house including single bed, antiques, tools, lamps, garden tools and much, much more.

No early birds!

PARKSVILLE, 1209 Island Hwy, (East side of Heritage Plaza @ the corner of Arbutus Rd. & Isl. Hwy) Sat. May 26th (9-1). Lots of parking, watch for signs “Great Stuff”. Something for everyone! No Early Birds. If it rains, sale cancelled PARKSVILLE, 161 Shelly Rd., Sat. May 26th (8-?) Strata Sale! Furn., gardening tools, table saw, boy’s bike, quilting, household items & much more PARKSVILLE, 17 Sylvan Cres. Fri. May 25 (12-4) & Sat. May 26 (8-4) Boating, fishing, tools, misc.

PARKSVILLE327 EAST Stanford, Sat & Sun, May 26 & 27, 8am-4pm. Tools, mechanical, drywall, painting & materials, household, fishing gear.

PARKSVILLE- 465 Pioneer Cres, Sat, May 26, 10am-3pm.

Too much to list!

PARKSVILLE, 690 Temple St.,May 26th (8-2). Multi-family, Tree Peonies, Bamboo, retro dresser, chinese window screen, ranger canopy, drop safe, & lots more!!

PARKSVILLE: 757 Ermineskin Ave., Sat., May 26, 8-12:30. Variety of indoor & outdoor items including, toys, books & more. Rain or shine!

PARKSVILLE (Estate/Garage Sale in the house), Temple Store down Bay St., 2 blocks left to 337 Willow St., Fri, (May 25) & Sat (May 26), 8:30am-3:00pm. Too many items to list.

PARKSVILLE. Multi-family sale. Sat. May 26, 8am-noon.

385 Heath Ave. Sponsored by Pioneer Crescent Neighbourhood Residents’ Assoc.

PARKSVILLE TAOIST Tai Chi Society 7th Annual Garage Sale & Plant Sale! 1395 Pintail Drive (off Johnstone), Qualicum Beach. Sat, May 26 8am - 1pm.

Household items, books, plants and much more...

PARKSVILLE, UNIT 11-1260 Fair Rd., (commercial warehouse), Sat, May. 26, 10am3pm.

Construction related items. Tools, building materials, boats and much more.

QUALICUM- 897 Hilliers Rd, South, Sat, May 26, 8am.

Freezer, desk, 883 Sportster, travel trailer, black stove, 70sq ft cermic tile.

QUALICUM BEACH, 135 Garden Rd. E. Sat. May 26 (8-1)Cedar strip canoe, ocean Kayak, cedar sauna, audio equip. misc.

QUALICUM BEACH, 214 Hoylake Rd.W. Fri. May 25th.

(1 -4) Sat. May 26th, (9 - 3) Tons of stuff!! Tools, household, misc, jewelry, end tables, clothes, books, dishes, new stuff, more tools!!!!

(QUALICUM BEACH) 281 Fern Rd. E at Eagle Mini Storage, Sat, May. 26th, 9am12pm. No early birds please!

QUALICUM BEACH, #3-148 Fern Rd. E. Sat. May 26 (8-2).

Moving sale! Dbl Bed box spring & frame, misc. tools, furn., cabinet hardware.

QUALICUM BEACH431 West Crescent, Sat, May 26, 8:30 til noon. Multi-unit sale.

No early birds! Park on road (no parking lot parking).

QUALICUM BEACH, 5386 Island Hwy, Sat. May 26th. (9 ?) Something for everyone!!

QUALICUM BEACH, 89 Hilliers Rd. Sat. May 26 (8-4) & Sun. May 27 (9-12)Huge multifamily & fishing business moving sale! Commercial & sports fishing gear, nets, etc., Boat, motors, forklift, large train set, hsehold ...too much to list.

QUALICUM BEACH (Eagle Crest)

540 Mashie Close.

Sat. May 26 (8:30-12) Moving Sale! Major auto. tools, carpentry, garden, elec.w/less mower, furn., hs.hold, collectables & more!

THE BLUFFS - Qualicum, off Eaglecrest Drive.

Parade sales. Sat. May 26, 9am-3pm.

WHISKY CREEK, 3549 Crocus Rd. Sat. May 26 & Sun. May 27, (10-2) Hobby, garage & household items, treadmill.

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RENTALS

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE/RETAIL

SUITES, LOWER

CARS

QUALICUM, PARKLIKE setting, 1 bdrm w/d, f/s, separate entrance, N/S, N/P, util’s & cable incl. long term only. 250752-9036 leave message.

2005 CROWN Victoria, 146000km, 4.6L V8, AC, Leather, Traction Control, 1 owner, Perfect Maintenance record, New Michelin Tires. $7150. 250-734-8004

DOWNTOWN QUALICUM BEACH, 702 MEMORIAL AVE. RETAIL / OFFICE 1640 SQ. FT or 820 SQ.FT

CALL:1-250-586-8806 OR 250-757-9186

RV PADS ERRINGTON OR Cooms, RV setup on pads, starting at $400 and RV pads starting at $375 or rent to own starting at $4000. Call 250-954-1355.

PARKSVILLE AREA- RV pad.

Wooded site. $425/mo, includes utils. Available now.

Call 250-927-5623.

SUITES, UPPER PARKSVILLE, Nice 2 bdrm house with in-law suite, NP, NS. Incl’s WD, FS, for both house & suite. Avail Jun 1. $1400/mo. (250) 746-5094.

STORAGE

WANTED TO RENT

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL SCRAP BATTERIES Wanted We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 & up each. Free pick-up anywhere in BC, Minimum 10.

Toll Free 1.877.334.2288.

TRANSPORTATION

TRUCKS & VANS

AUTO FINANCING DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

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Auto Loans or

SUITES, LOWER

All Makes, All Models.

New & Used Inventory.

FRENCH CREEK, 1 bdrm, garage suite. All appliances, N/S, N/P, Suitable for seniors. $700 p/m. 250-248-0415 PARKSVILLE, $740 mo, ground floor suite, 2 bdrm, clean, bright, private, covered patio, quiet tenant only. Absolutely N/S, N/P, 250-954-0193.

MOTORCYCLES BRAND NEW GIO electric scooter, loaded, most powerful engine avail. Paid $1500 asking $1000. No driver’s licence or insurance. 250-821-0991.

UNFURNISHED, MODERN rancher or townhouse for mature couple with excellent references. Qualicum Beach, with occupancy June or July.

Please call 250-757-9935

SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING EMERALD ESTATES. 55+, large 2 bdrm, 2 bath. New carpets & fresh paint, homemaker & housekeeping incl’d, dining program optional. To view call Oceanside Property Mngmt Avail immed. (250)951-3553.

THE PARKSVILLE QUALICUM

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MISSING “BEN”

He was lost by the outlook Chalet Kennel at 1935 Morello Rd. on Thurs.

May17, 2012. He is shy & suffers from fear aggression may appear unfriendly but is not. He has arthritis & may be in pain. Any info. please call David CallTHANK 310.3535 250-741-4268.

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Give it time.

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AQUARIUS Slow down and give your overworked body and mind time to recover. Spend more time with loved ones.

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Royals up and down at BC’s Best Quality Foods Royals go 2-3 in the 18th annual baseball tournament in Parksville JAMES CLARKE PQ News Sports

The 18th annual BC’s Best Baseball Tournament is in the books, and as always, the players didn’t disappoint, as some 200 of them took to the fields up at Springwood Park in search of that special zone.

Parksville’s Quality Foods Royals opened the 11-team tourney Friday afternoon with a plucky 4-3 win in eight innings over the North Delta Blue Jays.

“We played quite well that game,” Royals’ skipper Dave Wallace surmised after.

Nic Annau got the start and worked six solid innings.

Yuki Takahashi pitched the last two to pick up the win.

Back at it that evening against the Okotoks Dawgs, the two teams were knotted 7-7 after six innings “and then they hit the ball and we

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made a couple mistakes,” and the Dawgs scored seven unanswered runs in the top of the seventh to win 14-7.

In game three Saturday morning, Bryan Pawlina

pitched six strong innings and the Royals beat the Vancouver Cannons 2-1. It was the right hander’s second start of the season and first in a month.

“He’s a senior that’s going to be counted on to throw a lot of innings for us (but) he’s been dealing with some inflammation in his shoulder,” said Wallace.

Mackenzie Parlow, Clarke Ohman, TR Doty and Liam Joyce, he added, “all swung the bat very well.”

Saturday evening’s game against the Victoria Eagles, said Wallace, “was a nail biter ... we came out on the short end of a 23-4 score ... it wasn’t pretty,” he chuckled.

“The first three games we played quite well,” said the veteran coach, “but the fourth game was the other end of the spectrum.

“Everything that could go wrong went wrong. We did not play well — we were very weak in all aspects of the game,” he said.

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Hammerfest seeking more event volunteers ERRINGTON — From the desk of Guy Gavin comes a reminder that Arrowsmith Mountain Bike Club (AMBC) is getting ready for its 18th annual Hammerfest DH Mountain bike race on June on Island Timberlands forestlands at the end of Errington Road in Errington.

This is, he points out “the longest running DH moun-

tain bike race on Vancouver Island and possibly Canada.”

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AMBC is seeking local volunteers to help for the day of the race.

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— NEWS Staff

It’s no big secret that in sports, as in life in general, there are certainly never any guarantees.

For local boxer Brandon Busby, an off night has cost him a shot at a title.

For now.

In action at Cascades Casino Hotel and Convention Center in Langley May 11 as part of a 14-fight amateur boxing card put on by Compsport, Busby was part of an elimination bought with the winner earning a shot at the BC Super Middleweight title.

“It was a good card, great fights ... just not so great for our guy,” longtime Oceanside trainer and manager Richard LeStage surmised.

Busby’s bought went the full four rounds, and he lost on points.

LeStage, who came just short of guaranteeing a Busby win in the pre-fight story, said his boxer, the lone amateur in his stable, was poised, focussed and ready to go in the dressing room before the fight.

“He lost the decision ... he lost the first three rounds, the fourth was debatable,” he said.

He noted the turning point might have come in the first 10 seconds of the fight when Brandon got caught “with a really big right hand, and it kind of threw his game off.

You know what, he had an off night,” said LeStage.

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MARTIAL ARTS

Island finals in Parksville

Taekwondo, that is JAMES CLARKE

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The anticipation has been building and it all comes together this Saturday as some 150 players of all levels ranging in age from 5-50 take centre stage at the Parksville Curling Club for the 2012 Vancouver Island Taekwondo Championships.

Parksville Taekwondo Academy is hosting the big annual event (this is the first time it’s ever been held here), and there will be nine other clubs in the mix, including Errington Taekwondo School.

According to PTA director, instructor, and 4th Dan Black Belt, Brett Fee, competition commences at 9:30 a.m. with medals being presented all day.

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“In boxing if you have an off night you’re going to get punched in the face. Honestly, I was surprised, but again really think it was getting caught by that big right hand ... he was just never really able to get going after that.”

“It’s a learning experience,” said the longtime cornerman and one-time boxer. “There’s two things that happened in that fight: One, Brandon had an off night, and two, I wasn’t able to get him going. When a fighter loses everybody thinks he loses alone and people forget that’s (not the case) — my job is to get these guys going when they’re not going, and I wasn’t able to do that until the fourth round.”

Busby, 21, joined LeStage’s camp a few short months ago.

The pair only had four rounds together in the ring going into the fight, and one of those rounds was only 15 seconds.

Brandon, 6’, 168 pounds, went into the fight as the topranked super-middleweight amateur in B.C. His opponent, Kalic Taylor from Surrey’s Ocean City Boxing, was undefeated at 6-0 and the current middleweight champion and

moving up a class.

“You can’t always tell how badly a fighter’s hurt,” said LeStage, explaining how when Busby came back to the corner after the first round “the first thing I asked him is “how you feelin’,” and he said ‘It hurt, but he can’t hurt me,’ ... a punch that big that early in the fight; I just think it threw his game off.”

Between the third and final round LeStage said he told Busby “the only way you beat this guy now is by knocking him out, and that kid did everything he had in him to knock his opponent out. Busby went at him as hard as he could; caught him in the last

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20 seconds of the round and hurt him, but the other kid was smart enough to run away ... too little too late.

“I think what Brandon had planned on going in and doing, he was now playing catchup. But you know what, a loss will now get him other people that will fight him.”

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The 16th running of the Quality Foods Qualicum Beach Triathlon (aka the QBT), is fast approaching, and organizers are looking for a few good men and women to help out.

“And we also want to let people know that for the first time they can register online,” committee member Sandie Wassbauer said this week, adding they are hoping people will take advantage of this paperless way to sign up.

Online registration, which also comes with a discount, closes at midnight on June 16.

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the Ravensong Aquatic Center Sunday, June 24, start time is 8 a.m. and will include participants ranging in age from four to 70-something, with every participant, and all the volunteers getting a commemorative QBT T-shirt.

Race pack pick-up goes Saturday, June 23 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., and a new Tri BC rule this year requires all participants to show a valid ID. Sponsored by the Tri-Athletics Society, the QBT features something for everyone, from the full meal deal for adults, which is 400m swim (16 laps of Ravensong), 18km bike, and 5K run on the trails behind

RAC, to the Youth (12-17) who do a 200m swim, 9 km bike and 2.5km run; to the Minors, aged 8-11 (100m swim, 4.5km ride and 1km run) and of course the TiniTris (one width of the pool with a short bike ride across the parking lot and a small run to the finish line).

“It’s open to anybody ... individuals or teams,” said Wassbauer, the race pack pick up coordinator, adding “we’ve had people come from as far away as Ontario to be part of it.”

Anyone interested in volunteering for the 2012 QBT can email qbtri@qualicumbeachtriathlon.com.

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“And we also have a new division this year that we’re looking to showcase, it’s called Chanbara,” said the second generation local taekwondo master.

“It is one of the fastest grow-

ing martial arts/sports in the world, and it is very popular in Europe and Asia.

“We are excited, and proud to be hosting the first ever Chanbara competition in Canada.”

The old barn will be some busy with three competition rings running at the same time — there are three events in all: poomse (forms), sparring and chanbara.

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“But you put it behind you and move on to the next game. We’ve got a young team this year,” the always pragmatic Wallace pointed out, adding, “we won (the tournament) last year (for the first time in history) but we knew we weren’t going to be winning it this year.”

The Royals closed out the tourney Sunday with a 4-3 loss to the White Rock Tritons.

It was a very well played game though — we bounced back from a very poor performance and finished the tournament with real a solid

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Monday’s playoffs started out with rain and grounds crews scrambling. Start times had to be delayed and both morning semi-final games were moved from Inouye-Wallace Field to Rotary Field where the Dawgs beat the Mariners 4-3 in eight innings in one semi. The Abbotsford Cardinals beat the Victoria Eagles 3-1 in the other.

In Monday’s final, moved back to Inouye/ Wallace Field, Abby out-duelled Okotoks 1-0.

“There were some very well-played games over the weekend,” confirmed Wallace. “The teams were all very competitive.”

“The tournament was great again this year,” Royals’ General Manager Scott Rodway confirmed, adding, “the caliber of play was up to the caliber we’ve seen in the past.”

In the bigger picture, the tournament continues to be a big pre-tourist season boost to local businesses as evident by the 80-plus hotel rooms rented out, for starters.

“It has a positive economic impact on the community, no question.”

DIAMOND BITS Royals’ ace Clayton Isherwood was away with the Canadian junior national team bound for the Dominican Republic and the team’s annual spring training and multiple games against Central American players from the MLB academies.

GAME ON The Royals resume BC Premier Baseball League league play this Sunday with a double header in Victoria against the Mariners, and return home to Springwood Park the following Wednesday (June 1) to take on the Nanaimo Pirates (6 p.m. start) in what will be their only home game for a couple weeks.

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One of the original settlers from the Salvation Army colony that settled in Coombs. Bert Topliffe joined French Creek Community School Principal Stella Shanks and former school teacher Marguerite Cross for the official ceremonies including cutting the cake for the school’s 100th birthday.

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he French Creek Community School in Coombs threw a 100th birthday party last weekend and on Saturday, May 19 members of the community turned out in a

big way to celebrate.

A large crowd was on hand for the official ceremonies that included kind words from many politicians who attended the event.

Several former students and teachers were on hand to take a walk down memory lane and

some donned period costumes for the occasion.

The little school with the big heart has stood the test of time and has touched many lives in the community.

The school which has been faced with the threat of closure on a few occasions has had a

profound impact on many people.

Bert Topliffe went to the school as a young boy. One of the eldest living members from the first colony of families to settle in Coombs, Topliffe still resides in the area.

He along with current school

principal Stella Graves and a former teacher Marguerite Cross had the honor of cutting the birthday cake.

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Fresh off of the Theatre BC Festival in Courtenay, which saw ECHO Players win a pair of awards, the Qualicum Beach theatre company ends their season with the production of Office Hours.

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ECHO Players’ production of Dancing at Lughnasa brought home some awards from the Theatre BC Festival in Courtenay held May 18.

Producer Lesley McVey was happy to announce that Ian Taylor took home the award for Best Set Design.

Alistair McVey got the award for the Best Performance by an

Actor in a Supporting Role. The production also received certificates of merit for ensemble acting and notable performance by a female actor went to Vicki Barta.

The winning production at the festival was Courtenay Little Theatre’s Waiting for the Parade, which will to go to the provincial Mainstage Festival in Kamloops on July 4.

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YOUTH ARTS

Mosaic showcases local talent BRENDA GOUGH

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The 200 people who attended the seventh annual Mosaic Youth Talent Showcase presented by the Rotary Club of Parksville at Knox United Church in Parksville May 19 were treated to an amazing night of entertainment.

There was a wide range of local talent on stage during the event that supports rising stars in the community.

Local country singer Beth Marie Anderson produced the show, which included scholarships for those who performed.

It is the second year the 25year-old has produced Mosaic and she said she agreed that each performer brought their A-game to the stage and the whole night really showcased the growth of the show. “I am very excited for next year and hope to showcase the talent that couldn’t ďŹ t into the program this year,â€? said Anderson.

Emcee Erick Gow provided plenty of humour during the show and was outstanding with pianist Nico Rhode when the pair performed a one-act skit called 15 Minutes.

From dancing to singing to musical theatre the local performers in the youth talent showcase are names to watch out for.

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Esme Liddicoat, who recently completed her first year of the Voice Diploma program at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, performed a classical piece at the Mosaic talent showcase.

Sixteen-year-old Chloe Ellston (right) and 13-year-old Sidney Ellston of Parksville make up the music duo Lemon Tree. The sister act performed two original songs.

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McMillan Arts Centre Gallery 133 McMillan St., Parksville Tickets available at the door, $20

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Local fibre artists and producers are organizing the second annual 100 Mile Fleece and Fibre Fair this weekend and are inviting everyone to see what can be done with locally made clothing and material.

“It’s great for anyone looking for alternatives to polyester and petroleum based clothing and materials,” summed up Karen Miller, one of the volunteer organizers.

Last year the first local fair of its kind was a huge success, standing room only, she said and this year they have even more tables and vendors from up and down the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island.

The use of local fibres from a variety of sheep, llama, alpaca, angora rabbits and others is an increasing trend shown through the popularity of things like the 100 mile diet, where people

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Fibre of all sorts will be on display this weekend at the Bradley Centre in Coombs.

buy food produced as close to home as possible, Miller pointed out.

Organizers say buying locally produced clothes or making them yourself saves carbon by not shipping them from China, uses little or no chemicals to clean other than soap, and no animals are killed.

Their fleece needs to be shorn each year to keep the animals healthy.

There will be yarn and finished products for sale, displays, demonstrations and family friendly hands on activities to show how local fibres can be transformed from “fleece to finish” by local artisans.

Along with hand spinning and fleece judging demonstrations, everyone who attends the free event will be entered in a draw for a basket of vendor’s goods.

The fair is this Sunday, May 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Bradley Center on the Port Alberni Highway between Parksville and Coombs. Call Miller at 1-250-758-1303 for more information.

The Thursday Spinners organizing the fair also invite interested fibre artists to join them there every Thursday except holidays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Mayworks Festival features sculpture garden DEEP BAY — They’ve been called evocative, interesting and sometimes beautiful.

Now, the annual Mayworks Festival is organizing a tour to see Bill Friesen’s sculpture garden in Deep Bay so people can add superlatives

of their own.

The open house at the grove of old growth trees on the 5160 Gainsberg Road property will also include works by guest artists Ed Varney, Marci Katz, Corre Alice, Jeff Hartbower and Pat

Acton, who will be on site to demonstrate their artistic skills.

Well known blues artist Gerry Barnum will be playing throughout the afternoon and food and refreshment will be available, along

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MUSIC

Soundgarden stage busy Coombs venue hosting Baby Jane, Will and The Boom Booms BRENDA GOUGH

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The intimate venue at The Soundgarden in Coombs will be the setting for an unplugged concert featuring local vocalist Shelley Beeston on Saturday night.

Beeston, who has been the lead singer for the rock band Baby Jane for 15 years, will perform original tunes unplugged with Vancouver musician Robert Pegg.

For those who attended the March 10 grand opening at the Soundgarden and enjoyed the performance by Beeston and Pegg, the concert will offer another opportunity to check out the talented duo when they take to the stage May 26 at 9 p.m.

Beeston and Pegg have been playing and managing bands together for over 20 years … their latest collaboration being Baby Jane.

Baby Jane has been recognized as one of the top club bands in Canada. Recently, after many years of writing together and separately, Beeston

and Pegg decided to be a duo for an unplugged show that showcases songs they have written, expanding on the ever transforming talents they both possess.

Tickets for the show are $15 and can be purchased at the Coombs General Store, and at The Shoe Inn in Qualicum Beach.

The Soundgarden is located in a former church annex turned music hall on the Coombs fairground property and since it opened back in March it has been a popular place for musicians to hang out and connect with other music lovers in District 69.

Several stellar concerts have occurred at the venue and there is quite a list of talent lined up for future performances.

The Soundgarden is presenting Up-Close and Personal with Wil on Saturday, June 2.

Wil is the consummate touring musician, developing his expansive roots-rock sound while building a dedicated following for his famously intense live shows.

His live show has earned him a nomination for Western Canada Music Awards’ entertainer of the year and his star continues to rise as a celebrated songwriter and composer.

His song Roam has become the flagship anthem for Travel Alberta’s wildly popular Remember to Breathe ad campaign. Most recently, Wil was commissioned to write the theme song Ride for this years’ 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede.

Wil is also in the line-up for the second annual Kulth Festival, which runs July 20 to 22 at the Coombs Rodeo Grounds.

Early festival tickets are $65 plus HST for Saturday and Sunday. Tickets go up to $75 for the month of July and will cost more at the gate. For information on where to purchase tickets visit www.thekulth.ca.

When the Kulth returns for its second year it will showcase the very best in British Columbian talent, bringing together electronic, folk, reggae and Island music.

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EDUCATION

Students raise ducklings; send adults to the farm AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com

The ducks have left Arrowview Elementary, but the students learned many valuable lessons.

A joint project of Mrs. Spencer-Dahl ‘s Grade 1 and Kindergarten class and Mrs. Stahley’s Kindergarten class hatched two batches of duck eggs and nursed them through their early life.

“One of the learning outcomes of Grade 1 is to describe the basic needs of animals,” Spencer-Dahl said, and they begin that process with learning how to observe, make connections and describe animals in Kindergarten, so the project fit

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nicely for both grades.

“We like to do experiential learning because the students make richer connections to what we are studying. It’s also fun for the whole school because pretty much every single student visited the ducklings at some point,” she added.

The students did everything from candling the eggs, to feeding and bathing the ducklings, she said, until they started to get too big and smelly for the classroom and went to live on the hobby farm of one of the students recently.

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MacKenzie Anderson helps nurse the Arrowview Elementary ducks as part of a recent class project.

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Dwyer at Kulth CONTINUED FROM PAGE B5

Popular acts The Boom Booms and Kumbana Marimba will be flanked by the honourable supporting cast of Acres of Lions and multi Juno award winner Phil Dwyer.

Dwyer has played with almost everyone on the jazz scene and his current sextet, handpicked from the West Coast jazz scene will be performing music from his CBC Radio 2 commissioned Canadian Songbook Project.

Asked to re-imagine his favourite Canadian songs, Dwyer turned to the music of Joni Mitchell, The Guess Who and Ian Tyson among others to create an innovative new suite of compositions.

Dwyer, who recently won the 2012 Juno for contemporary jazz album of the year, said the group has about 10 gigs lined up for the summer and will be performing at festivals around Canada including Kulth.

He said their arrangements of pop music is a good fit for the local festival and he is looking forward to it.

“It’s going to be a good summer for the group.

The Kulth festival is a decent gig … it will be fun,” he said and added he wanted to support the event because it is something different for the area and takes a lot of work to get going.

Dwyer’s sextet will also be performing in the upcoming Vancouver International Jazz Festival next month.

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Island Soul Choir welcomes the Bel Canto Singers PARKSVILLE — In a joyful celebration of song and spring, Island Bel Canto Singers will open the show for the Island Soul Choir’s Mornin’ Stars a-Risin’ concerts in Parksville on June 2 and 3.

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Since 2002, they have been truly blessed to have Sharon Sinclair as their accompanist.

Throughout the years, the choir continues to thrive as a result of everyone’s commitment to teamwork and choral excellence. This is, beyond a doubt, a group of women who truly love to sing and have fun together.

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That festival is, coincidentally, celebrating its fifteenth anniversary.

Island Bel Canto Singers regularly perform two concerts at Christmas and one in the spring in Nanaimo.

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Camino de Santiago de ComposAs Robert Burns so wisely obtela (also known as The Way of St. served, “The best laid schemes of James), a pilgrimage he was beginmice and men go often awry.” ning near the border of France and What is on your list? Many of us Spain. have more modest items than runAvery — played by Estevez’s realning with the bulls. Put a message life father, Martin Sheen — travels in a bottle, learn to play a song on to France to claim his son’s body, the guitar, renew wedding vows, try but then suddenly chooses to go on the pilgrim- snowboarding, write memoirs — there are lots age himself. The film then follows the 8oo km. of possibilities. walk, introduces us to the companions that he One that I hear with regularity is a desire to meets on the journey, and provides glimpses read the Bible from cover to cover and this is not into Avery’s growing understanding of his son exclusively from spiritual seekers. It is arguably and himself. the most influential book in our culture. I still I have known a few people who have made remember, as an undergraduate, seeing an Engthe Camino de Santiago pilgrimage and each lish professor — an atheist — explode in frushave described it as a remarkable experience. tration at the class, saying, “How do you expect Last summer, while traveling in the UK, I to understand English literature without knowquite by accident found myself walking a part ing the Bible?” Agree with it or disagree with it, of another old pilgrimage route and remember ignorance of its contents puts one at some dishow extraordinary the experience was. There advantage. is no small amount of power in joining in the Have you ever wanted to read the whole Biprocession of the faithful, the questioners and ble? Here are a few hints. Though it may sound spiritual-seekers — past, present and future. A counter-intuitive, it is not always best to start at pilgrim walk is now on my to-do list. the beginning. Depending on your purpose, it is A dozen years ago, Neil Teplica and Dave sometimes advantageous to start in Mark’s GosFreeman wrote the book, 100 Things to Do Be- pel, three quarters of the way through the Bible. fore You Die, which inspired the making of the Second, there are lots of plans that can guide popular film The Bucket List. Included on their you through the entirety of the Scriptures in as list were such things as going to the Mardi Gras little as 90 days, so take a look online. Finally, do in New Orleans and Carnival in Brazil, the Run- not be afraid to use some solid local resources. ning of the Bulls in Pamplona, and — of course At the risk of seeing my colleagues inundated — the World Cow Chip Throwing Champion- with work, ask one of the local pastors to sugship in Beaver, Oklahoma. The popularity of the gest a reading plan. My guess is that they will be book and movie led to the publication of a va- more than delighted to help.

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*See store for details. Financing on Approved Credit. Cannot be combined with any other offers. Hot Buys, Final Markdowns and previous purchases excluded. Although every precaution is taken, errors in price or specification may occur in print. We reserve the right to correct such errors. Pricing in effect until May 28th, 2012.

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Friday, May 25, 2012 The Parksville Qualicum Beach News

HOMETOWN STORE

IF IT’S AVAILABLE AT SEARS, IT’S AVAILABLE AT YOUR SEARS HOMETOWN STORE

EMPLOYEE PRICING

EVENT

SAVE SAVEAN AN

10%

EXTRA EXTRA

OFF OFFOUR OUR LOWEST LOWEST TICKETED PRICE TICKETED PRICE

ON *ALL MAJOR APPLIANCES

SAVE $155

94498

Kenmore®/MD HE laundry pair.

4.1 cu. ft. top-load washer. #21392 7 cu. ft. dryer. #61292

AFTER DISCOUNT SEARS REG. 1099.98 PAIR SALE 1049.98

** **

R2684 CC054F5 A M1

2621392

SAVE $400

24

1899

88

HP

42" DECK

REG. 2299.88 CRAFTSMAN®/MD yard tractor. Briggs & Stratton Platinum engine. Hydrostatic transmission. Sale price ends Thurs., June 7, 2012

6" RADIUS TURN

60266 718 460 266

* 7160266

25% LONGER LIFE BRIGGS & STRATTON PLATINUM ENGINE SERIES IS QUALIFIED TO 25% LONGER LIFE***.

PLUS, PLUS, a receive receive a

FREE † FREE CRAFTSMAN hat †

CR CRAFTSMAN hat (#94035) with (# # (#94035) purchasewith of purchase of any any tractor

tractor

99997

POULAN® lawn tractor.

Single cylinder Briggs & Stratton engine with Fender Shift.

10.5 HP

30" DECK

60271 718 460 271

7160271

ALL REG. PRICED PATIO FURNITURE & GAS GRILLS ON SALE!

*

FRI., MAY 25 - SUN., MAY 27

WOW WOW GREAT PRICE

249 2498888 GREAT PRICE

SAVE $100

29999

SEARS REG. 499.88 SAVE 50% YARD PROTM 3-in-1 self-propelled mower.

22" deck. Powered by Kohler engine. Smart choke and easy pull starting systems.

36214 718 436 214

SEARS REG. 399.99

7136214

BROIL KING® gas grill. Sale price ends Sun., May 27, 2012 90906 028 490 906

40,000 total BTU

0290906

400 sq. in. AREA

Offers in effect Fri., Sept. 30 until Sun., Oct. 2, 2011 (where open). Ask for details. *Minimum purchase requirements apply. Offer does not apply to Special Purchases, deferral/installment billing fees, protection agreement, delivery or installation charges. Excludes 2 BURNERS accessories, Jenn-Air® and GE Café major appliances and items with prices ending in .88 or .97. **Offer does not apply to ‘great quality, priced right. everyday’ items with prices ending in .97, clearance priced items, Special Purchases, mix & match sleep sets, TempurPedic® sleep sets, deferral/installment billing fees, protection agreements, delivery or installation charges. †Qualifying items that are part of one transaction may be combined to total $1500 or more. ††Receive 4, 5 or 10 points per $1 spent at Sears. Point calculation is based on the standard earning of 1 base point per $1 spent on every transaction. Sears Club Points do not apply to taxes or delivery charges. ‡Delivery service must be purchased in order to receive rebate. Some restrictions apply. Ask in store for details.

SALE PRICES START FRI., MAY 25 & END THURS., MAY 31, 2012, unless otherwise stated, while quantities last. Look for the ENERGY STAR® logo. It shows that the product meets ENERGY STAR specifications for energy efficiency. *These savings offers exclude items with prices ending in .97 and clearance priced items. **Offer cannot be combined with Sears associate discount. Ask for details. Applicable taxes will be charged. ***When compared to the expected life standards of a Briggs & Stratton Intek with XRD engine. †Offer available in store only, while quantities last.

When it’s on sale at Sears, it’s on sale at Sears Parksville. Why make the drive?

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HARRISON AVE.

Sears MEMORIAL AVE.

ALBERNI HWY

MCMILLAN ST.

MORISON

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