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School District 69 (Qualicum) trustee Julie Austin is doing her part to support Cowichan School District trustees who recently passed a restoration budget rather than make the cuts required to balance their budget. On May 16 the majority of trustees with the Cowichan school district voted to restore programs and services for their students, including teacher-librarians, counsellors, learning assistance teachers, custodians, and five additional days to the school calendar. JULIE AUSTIN Although Austin failed to get her board to send a letter of support to the only school board in the province that didn’t submit a balanced budget, she said she will be asking for the board’s support on the issue again. In voting for a deficit, Cowichan trustees put their jobs on the line because the School Act requires boards to pass balanced budgets. Austin said she admires that they have taken such a strong stand in support of education. See LOCAL TRUSTEES, page A6
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PROM ON PARADE: Kwalikum Seconday School grad Kristina Cleaveland and her date Josh Irlem ham it up for the camera during the KSS prom parade on Saturday. For more photos, turn to page A5.
Child poverty on the table Two forums in child poverty in B.C. being held this week in Qualicum Beach NEIL HORNER
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STARTING POINT B.C. to close tax loophole on vehicle transactions VICTORIA — The B.C. government is plugging a loophole that has prompted hundreds of people to claim they are giving away vehicles to friends or “acquaintances” rather than pay sales tax on the transaction. Finance Minister Kevin Falcon said the BLACK PRESS PHOTO new provincial sales tax legislation specifies Kevin Falcon. that vehicle gifts can only be given to a genuine relative or a registered charity. He estimated the tax dodge has been costing the B.C. treasury “tens of millions” each year. An effort to tighten up the gift process last year by replacing a letter declaring the vehicle is a gift with a detailed form for buyers and sellers didn’t relieve the problem, he said. The B.C. sales tax on privately sold vehicles is called the “Tax on Designated Property.” — TOM FLETCHER/BLACK PRESS
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many people who registered for the bike to your coffee shop campaign. During bike to work The trophy for the Oceanside Civic Bike Chal- week cyclists could receive a 10 per cent dislenge was presented to Qualicum Beach follow- count on their drink and food bill at a number of participating establishments in the region. ing a successful wrap up of Bike to Work Week. “We added the bike to your coffee shop proThe annual event saw 44 registered cyclists in Qualicum Beach with 15 civic employees cy- motion this year because of all the retirees in cling to and from work. Parksville had 35 reg- the community,” said Swanson. He said there are some istered cyclists, with eight Add your COMMENTS at great cycling events coming commuting cylclists who www.pqbnews.com up in the community that work for the city. will provide more opportuQualicum Beach town councillor Scott Tanner accepted the trophy on nities to get out and ride. He added their portable bike valet will be behalf of the town during a ceremony at Little available during Canada Day festivities in ParksQualicum Cheeseworks on Sunday, June 3. Tanner told the gathering that it is a great ville July 1 and any cyclist who wants can join in event and brings awareness to the benefits of the parade. They just have to show up at 11:30 a.m. at the Shelly Road marshaling area. cycling. On Sunday, August 12 the Bike For Your Life “People can’t complain about the price of gas event will provide another fun for all ages ride if they can cycle,” he joked. Event organizer Jim Swanson said each year starting and ending at the Parksville Commuthe event that promotes fitness and a healthier nity and Conference Centre. environment grows and this year there were See RIDE FOR, page A4 reporter@pqbnews.com
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Ride for good health CONTINUED FROM PAGE A3
The event, held for the first time the day, as well as at the conclusion in Parksville in 1999, was estab- of the event. lished to promote good health and Riders who are 18 years of age or a cleaner environyounger will also People can’t complain ment through cyreceive a medal about the price of gas if cling and averages upon completion they can cycle. over 300 particiof their ride. SCOTT TANNER pants each year. The 100 km This year there route, known as are 15, 35, 50, 70 the Jim Ryan Meand 100 kilomemorial Route, has tre scenic routes that will be well been established to honour Jim marked throughout District 69. Ryan, a local rider, who died in a Refreshment stations are locat- biking accident in the fall of 2007. ed along each route and prizes will To register contact bike4yourbe drawn and awarded throughout life@hotmail.com.
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Marina Bakker-Ayers doesn’t talk about the trauma that caused her so much pain over so many years, but the Qualicum Beach resident is more than eager to talk about her healing. The mother of two grown children sees her message of hope and healing is an important one, a message worth sharing — not just in Oceanside, but right across the country. “My family and I have put together Wheeling and Healing, to raise funds and awareness for the Canadian Mental Health Association and Free the Children,” she said. “On Saturday we are starting our cross-Canada bicycle odyssey, from the convention centre in Nanaimo all the way to Halifax.” Bakker Ayers said she chose the two charities because they fit in well with her own situation. “I had some trauma that I experienced as a child that was completely removed from my conscious memory, she said. “I
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started having flashbacks and had a massive breakdown a few years ago.” That breakdown, she said, left her barely able to function. Diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder and severe depression, she withdrew into herself. “I was agoraphobic, afraid to be in public or even leave
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Kwalikum Secondary School grad Haily Kloss and date Cameron Cappus, who flashes the crowd the victory sign. KSS grads held their prom parade Saturday — featuring all sorts of inventive ways to get to the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre for the event.
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The public is invited to learn more about full day Kindergarten at a meeting Thursday, June 7 at Parksville Elementary School. Kindergarten teacher Bonnie Finotti will be one of the teachers in School District 69 (Qualicum) who will be on hand to share her first hand insights into the full day program which was implemented for the first time in the district this school year. The teacher of 17 years said she can’t say enough about how great it has been to have the young students for more than half a day. “With a full day you get to know your students better and they get to know the school better and it makes them more confident. I am pleased with how well it has gone. “The kids are so well prepared for Grade 1 now and have been for a month or two,” she admitted. Finotti teaches French Immersion and said her students have excelled at learning a second language by being in class for the whole day. “I have never been able to have a full conversation in French with my kids in Kindergarten but now I can. Their oral French has gone through the roof … they completely under-
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stand everything I say. That is phenomenal because that usually happens starting in Grade 1.” She said not only have her students exceeded the curriculum in French, they have also gained important social skills and have learned selfregulating. “Some times students get tired but it is good to extend your stamina. I know some
teachers have had meltdowns but I have a great class. They now have the skills when they are tired to figure it out and manage it,” she stated. She said that they have more periods of time where they do play based learning and kids learn more because they are relaxed. For those who want to learn more about how teach-
ers integrate curriculum in planned play based activities and discover the benefits of learning in such an environment the meeting goes from 6 to 8 p.m. June 7 and child minding is available upon request. To register, RSVP to Susan Thompson at 250-248-4241 or e-mail sthompson@sd69. bc.ca. by June 5 to reserve a spot.
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“It is quite a huge hammer George Abbott is holding over school boards’ heads … saying they will be removed if they do not pass a balanced budget.” Austin believes school boards have to support one another and lobby the government for more money for education. “I think it is important to support them (Cowichan) because we can’t continue to send a message to the province that we are OK with getting less funding. As long as we continue to balance budgets without money for adequate service we won’t get anywhere with the government,” she stated. The BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) is also supporting Cowichan School
District trustees’ calling it a courageous decision to pass a budget which reflects the actual needs in their school community, rather than budgeting for deeper cuts and greater loss of services. “We are really cheering on these trustees who have taken such a strong stand on behalf of public education and the students and teachers of their community. With their actions, they are saying it’s time to end the decade of cuts in our schools and we couldn’t agree more,” said BCTF president Susan Lambert. The BCTF is calling on its members to write letters of support to the Cowichan trustees, and to contact their MLAs and the Education Minister who has clearly
stated that he will fire the Cowichan trustees if they don’t balance their budget. Austin has sent a personal letter to the minister and in it she states: “School trustees, as elected representatives, have been tasked with the responsibility to reflect the values of their constituents in regard to the education of their children. As someone who has extensively interacted with my own constituents, I believe that the trustees on the Cowichan School Board do reflect the values of the vast majority of their constituents when they identify that the existing funding formula is fundamentally flawed and needs a thorough review. I urge the government of B.C. to acknowledge the demo-
cratic process and work with the Cowichan School Board and their sister school boards to find solutions that will benefit all the students in B.C.” District 69 (Qualicum) board chair Lynette Kershaw said it is hard to balance the budget in very trying circumstances as well as providing sound education for students. She personally supports Cowichan trustees and said School District 69 (Qualicum) is preparing a letter to send to George Abbott, but it has to go through internal departments first. “I feel strongly about supporting the issue. I don’t think you can manage a resource by threatening it,” she said.
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Parksville council will not support a requested change to the Beach Club’s liquor license. The Beach Club’s Pacific Prime Steak and Chop Restaurant and Lounge asked for the city’s support for an application to the Liquor Control Licensing Branch (LCLB) for a permanent change to their food primary license. They wanted to add an “entertainment endorsement” to allow live and recorded music for events, including dancing, in the restaurant, lounge and patios until 11 p.m., consistent with the city’s noise control bylaw.
“It’s a shame The Beach Club has not done a very good of stating their intentions,” said Councillor Carrie Powell-Davidson, after hearing of 23 letters of opposition and six members of the gallery speak against the change. She said they should have gone out and worked with the neighbours and made their intentions clear. “I don’t think they want all night, every night, hard rock.” “The Beach Club is my neighbour and I don’t feel we should have to listen to it all evening,” said Angela Beers who lives at and manages the Sea Edge Motel. She fought back her emotions as she talked about
long-time return guests wanting a quiet beach and used the analogy of spending the day on the beach having put up with someone’s loud radio music all day, “except this neighbour doesn’t leave and the radio is on all the time.” Several people spoke of how sound travels from the park across to the Temple Street neighbourhood and they were frustrated they hadn’t been consulted. Chelsea Cummings, Beach Club assistant operations manager, said they had letters of support from other resorts and neighbouring businesses and pointed out they don’t want the noise disturbing their own guests either.
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FISH IN FLOWERS: Town of Qualicum Beach staffers Elton Young and Brian Protasiewich maneuver a topiary chinook salmon at the waterfront as the town prepares for the summer tourist season.
B.C.’s pesticide stance ‘disappointing’ Former Qualicum Beach councillor, Barry Avis, had worked on that town’s ban NEIL HORNER
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A report by a committee of B.C. MLAs that recommended against a provincewide ban on cosmetic pesticides comes as a big disappointment to Barry Avis. The former Qualicum Beach councillor and NDP nominee in the ParksvilleQualicum constituency was
a prime mover in the drive to ban the products in the community. “I am disappointed in the outcome and decision,” he said. “The recommendations do not go far enough to protect health and the environment and the status quo recommendations by the current government are not
adequate.” Avis said there has been considerable public interest and concern pointing out that the cosmetic use of pesticides poses an unnecessary health risk to children, pets and the water supply. A ban on cosmetic pesticides has been urged by the Canadian Cancer Society, the Canadian Association of
Physicians for the Environment, Toxic Free Canada, the David Suzuki Foundation, and The Union of B.C. Municipalities. However, Liberal MLA Bill Bennett, who co-chaired the committee looking into the issue, said the majority of the committee did not feel the evidence warranted a ban.
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Webcasting to cost more due to council delays CONTINUED FROM PAGE A7
She said it fits perfectly with their moves to be as accountable and transparent as possible. Coun. Al Greir said he would not support it because nobody will watch it, “it’s like watching paint dry,” adding council has to start getting serious about austerity. Coun. Bill Neufeld countered that he agreed about the budget, but that transparency and clarity trump that. The first staff report said the best option was a $5,000 a year from Ottawa-
based iSi Global, but council rejected the streaming recommendation from staff, asking for cheaper and more local options. After a second, extensive report comparing over 30 potential services, neither of the local companies could provide crucial indexing or searchable services and council went with the Ottawa company, then changed their mind before the final vote. Council sent out a third request for proposals in March of this year, but
by the time the proposals came back, the lowest bid was now up to $8,148 per year — higher than the $5,000 that council froze in their latest budget. The report from staff stated while the bid from NeuLion is higher it “is within reason for the costs borne by other municipalities and significantly lower than the two rejected proposals.” Council voted to go with the Burnaby-based company for three years, with only Greir voting against and Sue Powell absent.
Goal is to raise awareness of mental health CONTINUED FROM PAGE A4
Bakker-Ayers knew she couldn’t continue to live like that and she decided to get help. As it turned out, that help was available — sometimes from professionals and sometimes from ordinary people who cared. “There were so many things that were key to my recovery,” she said. “I went for trauma counselling and brain training, massage and accupressure, among others.” Because she said her trauma involved the breaking of
the law, she was also able to take advantage of the Criminal Victims Assistance program — although she didn’t apply for it at first. “There were so many people along the way who said ‘we need to do this for you, do that for you,’” she said. “People would step up and go to bat for me, sometimes people I don’t even know.” Now, fit and healthy once more, Bakker-Ayers wants to spread her message of healing to others. She will be joined on her cross-Canada
ride by her husband, Byron, as well as her two adult daughters, Jessie and Luschia. As she prepared to set out, she found it hard to believe how far she had already come. “It’s an amazing thing,” she said. “I can’t believe this is actually happening.” She said her goal is to raise awareness about the fact that mental health issues can be overcome. As well, she has a dream of getting two pennies from every
Canadian to give to the two charities of her choice. “The theme of the ride is that we would like your two cents worth,” she said. “If everyone donated one cent to each charity, we could raise a lot of money. Everyone has two cents and it won’t break the bank.” If everything goes well, she said, she and her family expect to arrive in Halifax on August 5. To learn more about her journey or to donate, visit wheelingandhealing.ca.
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t’s too bad the City of Parksville’s new Internet broadcasting company probably won’t be able to go back in time and include the deliberations the council has had over their contract. If they could, citizens will be able to see how trying to make a request for proposals more local-business-friendly will cost taxpayers an extra $3,000 per year. It’s especially galling when the city sets out specific requirements and no local company can provide those services. The city had to learn this three times before finally accepting a price that had inflated from $5,000 to $8,000 per year, over the course of council manhandling of the issue. Now, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with trying to buy local first. That should be any municipal government’s policy. But for some things, it simply isn’t possible. After all, there aren’t many Parksville-based fire truck manufacturers, for example. And in this case, there isn’t anyone who can provide archiveable and searchable online databases of council meeting video. It’s not a lot of money in the grand scheme of things, but we can blame councillors for taking this back to the table three times and driving up the price. No doubt, they ticked off some of the companies bidding on the contract, so good will on a bottom line all but evaporated. In a small sense, the time it takes councils to make such decisions have a direct impact on the cost of projects they hope to undertake. Taxpayers can only hope staff does its job well enough to ensure city hall is asking the right questions and getting what they need — for the right price — when they draw up proposals. Then, it’s up to council to debate it and vote on it. Each step has the potential to bog down — and again, drive up the costs. Councillor Al Greir is wrong when he says no one will want to watch city hall’s antics. When seemingly small budget items jump in price significantly, thanks to council bungling, taxpayers should be watching their every move.
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Letters A PROUD CANADIAN We will soon be celebrating Canada Day; we live in great a country and it is a real privilege to be a Canadian. However, something is missing; a clearly defined Canadian identity or culture. A person’s ancestry, country of origin, religion, political leaning, education or social status should not preclude national distinctiveness. Terms like French (or other nationality) Canadian, First Nations, multicultural, official opposition and visible minorities, point to differences rather than a unified national character. Because many individuals fit into a category, most people are more or less Canadian; it is difficult to define a true Canadian. We see many examples of conflict and division, or special rules for segments of our population. It is time for this nation to dismantle the real or perceived barriers and establish a united cultural identity for all Canadians. Canada has reached the maturity where one set of cultural guidelines should apply to every legal resident. It is reasonable to expect that all Canadians should learn to speak and read English, comply with the laws of Canada, contribute to society and the community and recognize the efforts of the people who have created this great country. Most citizens cherish our flag as a symbol of Canada; we should also develop and document one set of Canadian cultural values that would recognize and encompass this
“My bucket list is pretty short.” LEN MUSTARD, see story page A16
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nation’s diversity. In the foreseeable future we will need to work together as a nation to keep the Canada, as we know it, intact for future generations. TREVOR WICKS Qualicum Beach
ACCIDENT WAITING I am concerned about the slippery, concrete killer whale in the Parksville Waterpark and the concrete surfaces. This is a definite hazard that is in need of some serious 20-year upgrading and financial attention. Obviously, the City of Parksville has not yet experienced litigation, and I would like to give a heads-up in terms of some serious childhood injury prevention. Toddlers enjoy learning to climb and balance, and the current wet and concrete tail and backslopes of the summer water spraying orca are only inviting various levels of childhood injury — head and bones — during the various seasons. This weekend, while watching my cousin’s toddler, I managed to save another little one from more serious fall, and injury, after a verbal warning. Little children wander, and can’t be watched all the time — especially, when the supervision of other children is involved. Having grown up in Parksville, and knowing the attraction in the waterfront, it is time for Parksville council to re-invest in some childhood safety and design in the play-
park. It has become outdated, and a little bit unsafe for the toddlers and their parentsboth local and visiting. Does anyone remember the lighthouse metal slide from the late 1970s? As well, I am pleased that none of us lost limbs on the spinning and bumping witches hat — which was a great ride, and entirely dangerous. We now live in a world of cushions and potential liabilities. LORI EVANS Ladysmith
SCOTT FRASER, MLA Alberni-Pacific Rim
RON CANTELON, MLA Parksville-Qualicum
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JAMES LUNNEY, MP Nanaimo-Alberni
TEUNIS WESTBROEK Mayor, Town of Qualicum Beach
TOURISM THWARTED Bernie Walsh made multiple proposals and certain self-serving people saw fit to raise enough hell to have our weak-kneed city councils (plural, as there were several in 10 years) to back off any plan that did not suit their fancy. On top of all this was the city planner — or unplanner — to deal with. Oh! Well, you all got what you wanted, or did you? Put away the stick and stop whining. After all is said and done the city lost the tax revenue, the jobs and most of all a structure or structures for the city to be proud of in the future. What is wrong with this city that talks the need of tax revenue and jobs and tourism but thwarts anyone who is interested in tourism and tax enhancement. Ten years from inception to failure. What a plan. PETER J. HEBERT Parksville See LETTERS, page A12
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Happy anniversary! HELEN NEILSON Parksville
Congratulations on 60 years and keep on going! KITTY LARNER Parksville
Congratulations and I think you are a wonderful queen and I hope you continue being so for the next five or 10 years! JENNY EAKINS Parksville
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CHRIS BURGER Mayor, City of Parksville
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The Town of Qualicum Beach is required to have an annual meeting to receive the Annual Municipal Report and Financial Information Report. These documents will be presented at the Regular Council Meeting, scheduled for Monday, June 11, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Qualicum Beach Civic Centre, 747 Jones Street, Qualicum Beach, BC. The documents are also available on our website www.qualicumbeach.com and at the Town Hall for inspection. The 2012 Annual Report shall include the audited financial statements, report on permissive tax exemptions, report on municipal services and operations for the previous year and statement of objectives and measures for the current year and next year. The Financial Information Report shall include a schedule of Council and staff remuneration and expenses and a schedule of supplier payments for goods and services. Council will receive submissions and questions from the public regarding the Annual Report at the June 11, 2012 meeting. If you have any questions please contact John Marsh, Financial Administrator, at 250-752-6921.
letters MAN UP JAMES It was warming to see the cross section of attendees at the rally at James Lunney’s constituency office on Saturday. It is a sad statement that the public have to go picket an office of a Member of Parliament in order to suggest he take a vote independent of party lines. I would suggest that pensions, position in caucus, backbencher threats, and numerous other controls keep the party hacks in line. We get what we deserve and we got it in spades with this Conservative majority. Everything that we stood for is being eroded away and replaced with the hard line Republican stance of our southern neighbours. Money rules and the existence of our time on this planet is put at risk. Nature will trump everything we do until humanity is forced to look for another planet to plunder. Unless the system we have is amended to get away from the extreme right or left, this duality will be our downfall. Minimally, democracy must have individual members of our governing bodies vote independent outside party lines. Failing this humanity is doomed to constant greed until there is nothing left to support the human race. Man up, James Lunney, and take a stand for humanity not party politics. BOB TRITSCHLER Parksville
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The whole price and nothing but the price. Regardless of what side you are on in the PST/ HST debate, why don’t we all look at the decision to revert to the PST as a golden opportunity to correct the most frustrating and totally unnecessary inconvenience in retail pricing and everyday shopping? I refer of course to the advertised price of just about everything not being the price you are going to pay, leaving the consumer to hazard a guess on the fly in the checkout line up what is going to be added in taxes. Why does the consumer have to try and figure out the added costs when there is a simple solution? What is wrong with the taxes being included on the sticker? The receipt will show you what you paid in tax (if you re-
ally want to know) and we’ll all be just as wise as we are now. We got the airlines to add it all in, why not everyone else? I understand the competition aspect for cross-border shopping, web dealing, etc. but consumers in to that kind of purchasing are aware that they need to check added costs. I say let’s have a law introduced that what you see is what you pay in B.C. BILL IMAGE Parksville
CITY OF SHAME
Parksville is not being wellserved by its city council. The development of 81 cabins on the waterfront is a project most citizens reject, however, council did virtually nothing to stop it. Council claim that “their hands are tied” due to the project’s compliance within the current zoning. The opportunity to halt or slow down the project on the basis of character and form was lost with nary a peep from council. The issue of character and form is obvious when a motel complex of eight or ten one story motel units surrounded by a large open field is replaced by a development of 81 self-owned three story 1,500 square foot cabins with very little open space and several roads. I question the legitimacy of zoning which allows for such disparate developments. Council had the opportunity to discuss character and form, but didn’t bother. There will be problems with this development, policing, water, parking and upkeep. This project will essentially be residential on the beach which citizens clearly did not want. Council has demonstrated that they are not capable of foreseeing future problems and working hard to build the type of community Parksville wants. As with the Beach Club, we have been hoodwinked and will be forced to live with the consequences. Shame. JANICE LECLERC Parksville
NO SURE THING After joining my first oceangoing ship as a boy of 16, I sailed the world for over a quarter century; working my way through the ranks to serve my last dozen years at sea as shipmaster. My wife, Susan, spent almost 14 years at sea as a stewardess,
and between us we tally about 40 years of experience on all kinds of freighters, petroleum product tankers and crude oil supertankers. It causes us trepidation to read and hear well-meaning folk repeatedly express the “inevitability of a catastrophic oil spill on our pristine coast,” should tankers be allowed to transport bitumen from Kitimat if the Enbridge pipeline is completed. We never experienced any oil spills during our considerable time working at sea; all cargoes were handled under strict regulations, and with great care and expertise at a time when tankers were not double-hulled, and navigational equipment and aids were far less sophisticated. Ships carrying other freight always had huge bunker tanks for the diesel engines, but we never experienced any significant bunker spills either. It would be foolish to say that there would never be an accident; history shows that transportation involving machines and humans is always fraught with danger — from kids’ scooters, to bicycles, automobiles, trains, ships and planes. However, maybe the protesters’ energy — pun intended — would be better utilized by urging governments to insist refineries be built in Canada. Pipelines to the West Coast and U.S. would then carry petroleum products such as gasoline or diesel for export, rather than bitumen. Building and operating these refineries would provide wonderful employment, and shipping refined products would be far safer and more profitable. A product spill from either pipeline or tanker would make for a far easier clean-up than bitumen that would sink to the bottom of rivers crossed by the pipeline or the ocean. There are many more discussions to be had, like building the pipeline terminal at Prince Rupert for easier access to the ocean for example, before we succumb to the “inevitability” propaganda. Many protesters forget that Vancouver Harbour has had tanker traffic since 1915 — that’s 97 years, and the refinery at Burnaby has been supplying petroleum products to Vancouver Island and other ports along our coast by tanker and barges since 1935. BERNIE SMITH Parksville
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double bogie and a water hole to the Fairwinds Golf Club restaurant and lounge for cancelling our QB Post Office staff dinner (the day before) that we had booked a month earlier, as you felt 15 golfers were more important than us. Shame on you. PATTI HARMON Qualicum Beach
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Coast Guard Auxiliary changes name to Marine Search and Rescue NEIL HORNER news@pqbnews.com
The next time you get in trouble out on the water off Oceanside, don’t expect to get rescued by the Coast Guard Auxiliary. However, said Regional District of Nanaimo director Bill Veenhof, who serves as the unit leader for Deep Bay’s Unit 59, that doesn’t mean rescue won’t come as quickly as it did in the past. That’s because the organization he heads is still very much in existence, but will operate under a new name. “The Coast Guard auxiliary was never part of the Coast Guard,” Veenhof said. “That was often lost be-
It will not make one iota of difference in terms of the job. BILL VEENHOF
cause of the name. We associated with the Coast Guard, we did joint rescues but we were not funded by them and that kind of got muddied. People thought we got federal funding.” He noted that while the Coast Guard does reimburse the group — now to be known as Unit 59 of Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue — for gasoline used during rescue operations, but that’s the
extent of it. Veenhof said the change may help the group with its fundraising, but otherwise he doesn’t see it altering their operation. “It will not make one iota of difference in terms of the job,’ he said. “The hope at the end of the day is if we are not linked federally, it will be a little more easy to raise funds.” He noted the group needed to raise about $20,000 last year. “We raised a lot of that through local donations,” he said. “The pancake breakfast brought in $11,000 and gaming funds have been good to us.”
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Vancouver Island University (VIU) graduate who aspires to become a brain surgeon was awarded the Alumni Horizon Award at VIU’s spring convocation ceremony at Nanaimo’s Port Theatre June 4. Owen Stechishin received the prestigious award which recognizes outstanding achievements of VIU alumni early in their careers. Stechishin is currently pursuing his MD at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. Last August he successfully defended his PhD thesis: “Molecular therapeutics for glioblastoma brain tumor stem cells” under the supervision of Dr. Samuel Weiss, Director of the University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine’s prestigious Hotchkiss Brain Institute. Glioblastoma is a highly invasive and aggressive type of brain cancer. Stechishin’s research involved looking into cutting-edge neurosurgical and molecular approaches to examine how certain cells in brain tumors function as stem cells that make these aggressive brain cancers resistant to therapy. He also looked at the potential of new chemotherapy drugs targeting these tumor stem cells in treating brain cancers. “We believe that Owen’s dedication to his subject, academic achievements recognized by numerous awards, success in scientific research, and dedication to becoming a brain surgeon represent significant achievements,” said Dr. Tim Goater, VIU Biology professor. “For someone who only completed his Bachelor of Science five years ago, Owen’s achievements are extraordinary.” Originally
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Owen Stechishin, a graduate from Ballenas Secondary School in Parksville who is well on his way to becoming a brain surgeon will receive an Alumni Horizon Award at VIU’s spring convocation ceremony next week.
a graduate of Ballenas Secondary School in Parksville, Stechishin chose to complete his undergraduate degree at VIU because it was close to home. “He was one of the Biology department’s shining lights and was recognized for his outstanding academic abilities with numerous awards,” added Goater. Stechishin won two Undergraduate Student Research Awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) allowing him to work in the Applied Environmental Research Lab at VIU’s Nanaimo campus where he gained valuable hands-on research experience. Upon graduation from VIU in June 2006 with a Bachelor of Science, Major in Biology degree, Stechishin won the Silver Governor General’s Academic Medal for a Grade Point Average (GPA) of o 9.95 out of a possible 10. He was one of VIU’s first students to
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receive a Canada Graduate Scholarship worth $17,500 from NSERC. “Owen seemed to know exactly what he wanted to do, and immediately used this scholarship to begin the second stage of his career, pursuing his PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Calgary,” adds Goater. While pursuing his PhD, Stechishin was recognized for his exceptional academic achievement with several awards and scholarships including the 2008 Cooper Award, given to the graduate student at the University of Calgary with the highest mark in each of the Neuroscience graduate level courses. Stechishin said he feels very honored to be chosen for the VIU Alumni Horizon Award. “My undergraduate education at VIU has definitely played a key role in my career,” he said, and added, “VIU offers a very strong Bachelor of Science program that did an excellent job of preparing me for my PhD and MD studies. “The opportunity to be directly involved with research as an undergraduate through the Biology 491 research thesis and the AERL was an integral part of my educational career. “These research opportunities fostered my interest in pursuing a career in medical research and gave me a significant advantage in my successful applications to MD and PhD programs as well as national graduate studentship award competitions.” Vancouver Island University president and vice-chancellor Dr. Ralph Nilson said the University community is extremely proud of Stechishin’s achievements. “Owen’s hard work, dedication and significant accomplishments reinforce VIU’s belief in the value of undergraduate research as a key element of the teaching and learning process,” said Nilson.
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that, while the population has increased almost eight-fold, it has kept its character and warmth. “Council has done a really good job keeping the village atmosphere,” he said, declining to comment any further on current discussions about development, staying impartial. He’s always loved and been involved in theatre and joined ECHO Players as soon as he moved to town, impressed with the calibre and foresight of the community group. He started as an actor and then director and he was president in 1999 when they held a ceremonial mortgage burning for the theatre several members had mortgaged their homes to buy. A big believer in staying young through activity, Mustard has been involved in a surprising array of groups as a former commodore of the Schooner Cover Yacht Club, and member of the coast guard, operatic society, Arrowsmith Pipe and Drum Band and the new Phil Harmonics. “My bucket list is pretty short,” he said, pointing out he has gone skydiving and done most of the things he’s wanted to try. He does admit while he’s keeping young, there’s only so much he can do, lamenting that after 55 years of playing, soccer is becoming difficult. When the chamber of commerce proposed the idea of a town crier in 1999, they looked to ECHO Players as an obvious source and though they tried to make it a competition, Mustard admitted when it came down to it he was the only one who stepped forward and he’s been proudly stepping forward to cry the praise of the town and every big event ever since.
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Mitchell works in photorealism CONTINUED FROM PAGE A15
Mitchell has been a botanical painter and illustrator for 40 years, her chosen style and medium being photorealistic watercolor. She has participated in numerous individual and group exhibitions, and has received awards for her work provincially, nationally and internationally. A signature member of the Federation of Canadian Artists, and a member of both the Botanical Artists of Canada and American Society of Botanical Artists, Mitchell is also a published illustrator. Several years ago Mitchell’s sister, Maia, wrote a children’s book, Mr. Squiffly’s Cow, and asked the artist to illustrate it. Today the sisters have five self-published books under their belts. Mitchell, who was born, and raised in Qualicum Beach has always painted in a photorealist style, in watercolour, and the subjects of her work are primarily native and cultivated plants and flowers, some grown in her own garden. Mitchell’s work extends beyond mere duplication of the subject matter; her paintings are both incredibly accurate representations of her chosen subjects and most particularly celebrations of light, shadow, shape and colour. “I think the majority of people relate to my work because the images and subjects are immediately recognizable and need nothing further in the way of explanation. A lot
TOWN OF QUALICUM BEACH Incorporated 1942
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, June 11, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre, 747 Jones Street, Qualicum Beach, BC to receive representations from all persons who believe their interest in property to be affected by the proposed amendments to “Town of Qualicum Beach Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 700, 2011” and “Town of Qualicum Beach Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw No. 580, 1999”, listed below. A copy of the bylaws and associated documents may be inspected at the Municipal Office of the Town of Qualicum Beach, 201 – 660 Primrose St., Qualicum Beach, BC, between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays, from June 1, 2012 to June 11, 2012.
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Joan Larson will have her work on display as of June 18 at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre.
of the work I’m doing now is local natural subject matter that is available for everyone to see, but in fact most people miss seeing in their walks and travels. And that’s what my painting is all about – the beauty and intricacy in nature that surrounds us, but that we often don’t take the time to appreciate,” said Mitchell. While Mitchell creates at a table, her partner in the studio uses an easel so the partnership works well in the space. Larson has worked as a fulltime, professional artist specializing in equine art for over 20 years. She lives on an acreage in this area with her family and two horses Sunshine and Pal. Larson has spent most of her life in the arts industry in one way or another but it is her passion for horses that has been the primary motivating factor. She has studied at the Banff
Center for the Arts, University of Victoria and the Art Center College of Design in California. As an equine artist she admits every horse has a story and it is her mission and challenge to find it and tell it. She has had the pleasure of traveling internationally for shows of her work, but no trip has moved her more than one to the remote and restricted Sable Island off the eastern coast of Nova Scotia. She sat among the wild horses that roam the deserted island and her most recent series of paintings allows her to relive her time there. Larson’s RCMP Musical Ride paintings will be on display at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre June 18 to 24. The 21 painting series documents the world famous horse show in intricate detail in celebration of Canada.
The owners have applied to amend the Land Use and Subdivision bylaw (zoning) and Official Community Plan bylaw to allow a 49 lot subdivision on approximately four hectares of rural property located at the corner of Laburnum Road and Claymore Road, legally described as: Lots 1 and 2, Plan 39063, DL 35, Newcastle Land District. The proposed amendments are described in general terms as follows: “Town of Qualicum Beach Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 700, 2011, Amendment (528 & 561 Laburnum Rd.) Bylaw No. 700.03, 2012” • Change Land Use designation from ‘Rural’ to ‘Single Family Residential’ • Remove the subject property from the ‘West Qualicum Beach Open Space Development Area’ “Town of Qualicum Beach Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw No. 580, 1999, Amendment (528 & 561 Laburnum Rd.) Bylaw No. 580.66, 2012” • Change the zoning classification from ‘Rural Residential 1’ (RR1) to ‘Residential Small Lot 1’ (RSL1). • Change the subdivision district from ‘Z’ (minimum lot size of 20 hectares) to ‘J’ (minimum lot size 500 m2) If you are unable to attend the Public Hearing, submit your written comments at the Municipal Office no later than 1:00pm, June 7, 2012 to ensure their availability to Council at the Public Hearing. Submissions made to Council will form part of the public record and will be published, including on the Town’s website. Submissions received after the close of the Public Hearing will not be considered by Council. For further information regarding the bylaw amendment, please contact Luke Sales, Director of Planning, at the Municipal Office of the Town of Qualicum Beach, 201 – 660 Primrose St., Qualicum Beach, BC at 250.752.6921 or email lsales@qualicumbeach.com. SHOP LOCALLY... Save Time • Save Money • Save Jobs! Remember — when you shop locally, the dollars you spend are reinvested in your community. That’s the best reason of all to shop locally!
New spotting scope at Milner Gardens BRENDA GOUGH
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If you like watching the birds and the bees and want to get a really good look at them, Milner Gardens and Woodland now has a fancy new high powered spotting scope for the public to use. A favorite spot among garden enthusiasts, the 70-acre waterfront estate in Qualicum Beach is now offering something for all the birders out there. With the introduction of the spotting scope, a checklist of birds that can be found in the area, and a posting board for recently seen and heard wildlife, visitors can now explore and experience the gardens and woodland using all their senses. Executive Director Geoff Ball is excited about the new birding opportunities they have created for visitors, with
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the assistance of long-time birding expert and enthusiast Sandra Gray. “Birding offers both young and old the opportunity to observe and discover other living creatures within the gardens — you witness the circle of life as birds pollinate plants, flowers bloom, fruits appear and then you can enjoy them in the tearoom as fresh fruit preserves, or herbs and vegetables from
the food garden,” said Gray. The $5,000 spotting scope was sponsored by TD Friends of the Environment. Milner Gardens and Woodland is located at 2179 West Island Hwy. in Qualicum Beach and is open to the public 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily until September 3 and Thurs. — Sun. through to Thanksgiving. For more information visit www.milnergardens.org.
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Red Cod Forge studio holding an open house BRENDA GOUGH
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f you are curious to see how a blacksmith hand-forges metal and turns it into art work, a visit to the Red Cod Forge in Nanoose Bay this weekend will provide a great opportunity to see a traditional forge and if you are lucky, win a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork. Dave Kaspric is holding an open house Saturday and Sunday at his blacksmith studio located on his farm in Nanoose Bay. He will be creating an original sculpture this weekend that people can win. Kaspric is inviting folks to his studio for a couple of reasons. He wants people to see his updated studio, which features Pacific Northwest art he has created including,
fish, birds and other wildlife from the west coast. His pieces are unique and include creatures from the sea including an octopus he will be turning into a base for a glass coffee table. His ravens and herons are lifelike but certainly not run of the mill. “I create them strictly out of my head. I like to focus on nature. Lately I have been making kelp. Every day I forge another part of kelp,” he admitted. Blacksmiths work by heating pieces of wrought iron or steel until the metal becomes soft enough to be shaped with hand tools, such as a hammer, anvil and chisel. Heating is accomplished by the use of a forge fueled by propane, natural gas, coal, charcoal, or coke. Kaspric is a self
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Blacksmith artist Dave Kaspric likes to create sea creatures like this octopus he was giving a rust bath to down at Parksville beach recently. This weekend he is holding an open house and fundraiser at his studio in Nanoose Bay.
taught artist who uses ancient blacksmith tools to bend and cut glowing iron into artistic sculptures. Kaspric admitted he is blessed to be do-
ing what he loves and that is why he also makes an effort to give back In the past he donated some of the proceeds from his sales to local charities and this weekend he is fundraising for a cause beyond the borders of Canada. Recently he returned from Chicxulub, Mexico, where he and his wife volunteered with a group that provides a spay and neuter clinic. Many animal lovers who travel to Mexico are dismayed at the sad state of dogs in that country. There is no official government-operated Humane Society or SPCA in Mexico and
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he returns to the region in November. He is asking people to bring a dog collar to his open house this weekend and enter a draw for a chance to win a piece of his art work. He said the collar doesn’t have to be expensive or new. Affinity Stone Jewellery and Design artist Deb Kasprick will also be donating 10 percent of her jewelry sales over the two day period for the spay and neuter clinic in Mexico. The open house is June 9 and 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2155 Spur Place in Nanoose Bay. Call 250-4687489 or visit www.redcodgorge.ca.
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In his mid-70s, Frank Hammer wasn’t quite finished working with Home Hardware. This, after starting with the company in 1957 in Ontario — when it was known as Hollinger Hardware. It didn’t become Home Hardware until 1964. At the end of 1995, Hammer was retired after a long career that saw him rise from an employee on the ground floor, to western area manager for the company. After many years working that job from Edmonton, Hammer would join his son Paul in a Home Hardware building centre business in Alberta. He also has a daughter, Christine. He did that for almost five years and, eventually, he moved to Parksville, a place in which he and his wife, Elaine, had always wanted to live. Once on Vancouver Island, Hammer found himself needing a little more to do in his spare time, so he called on some folks he knew from his Home Hardware days. Bill and Carol Ormiston own the Parksville Home Hardware and had worked with Hammer since Bill’s family took over the store in 1985. The local couple were more than happy to give Hammer a part-time job, a job he was on
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Frank Hammer (second from left) is given a fond farewell from his Parksville Home Hardware co-workers and bosses, Bill and Carol Ormiston.
for the last three years. Hammer, 79, has officially retired and the Ormiston’s recently paid tribute to the long-time Home Hardware man. “I had no experience when I first started,” Hammer recalled, “but it was a great job. The first thing I did on my first day was
unload two truckloads of netting. I’ll never forget that.” His job as western area manager had him traveling across western Canada. “I’ve spent more time in airports than you can shake a stick at,” he said, adding he has met a lot of great people in the busi-
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ness as well. Over his 17-year-plus career with Home Hardware, Hammer saw the company’s humble beginning grow to a 1,050-store chain across the country, employing close to 900 people corporately, by the time he first retired.
To complete his career with the company in Parksville with the Ormistons, has been a fullcircle journey for Hammer. “It’s been great,” he said. “I’d always wanted to move here and we’ve never regretted it.” Sharing his years of experience and knowledge with the Parksville Home Hardware crew, Hammer was a great co-worker, said Carol. “Frank has been a huge inspiration for our staff,” added Bill. “We will all miss him, as he has been an enjoyable and happy person to work with.” On his last day, Hammer decided to donate his wages to the Salvation Army, to help local people in need. “I think it would be great, working for a day and having those wages got to a charity,” he explained. “It’s the right thing to do.” Now going into his second retirement, Hammer said he plans to spend more time in his garden, look after his home and remain active in St. Edmunds church. The Ormistons said he will be missed, and thanked Hammer for his years of service with Home Hardware — especially their own store for the last three years.
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PARKSVILLE — The Whole Show Restorations Inc. has received an award for outstanding ethical business practices (large sized business) from the Better Business Bureau (BBB). The Torch Award Ceremony was held on the evening of May 25 at the Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa, in Victoria. The Whole Show Restorations Inc. was among five nominees in the ethics catSUBMITTED PHOTO egory. Whole Show Restorations staff are proud of their company’s See RAISING, page A29 achievement.
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The Oceanside Health Centre in Parksville marked the official start of construction with the first concrete pour on Wednesday. Local dignitaries and Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) officials gathered in the Trillium Lodge parking lot for the start of the foundation pour at what will be the northern corner of the building under what will be the pharmacy. VIHA board chair Don Hubbard said crews will pour more than 600 cubic metres of concrete, which is more than the capacity of Ravensong pool. He thanked MLA Ron Cantelon, Parksville mayor Chris Burger and Qualicum Beach mayor Teunis Westbroek, RDN chair Joe Stanhope, Nanaimo
The Whole Show was also among five nominees for Outstanding Customer Service. Lene Klassen, co-owner of The Whole Show Restorations Inc, was presented with a beautiful, torch-shaped trophy, in keeping with the Torch Awards theme. The annual BBB Torch Awards recognizes businesses that have made an exemplary commitment to honest and ethical business practices and consumer service excellence. Businesses are nominated by their customers; and nominees are judged on their reliability, honesty, service, fairness, and respect. “We are honoured and humbled to have been nominated by our customers,” said Mike Klassen, co-owner of The Whole Show Restorations Inc. “This award gives us the resounding will to move forward with a renewed commitment to continue to raise the bar in our industry,”
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QUALICUM BEACH- 2 bdrm, 2 bath house, plus a 1-bdrm studio cottage. Clean bright 1200 sq ft home, very quiet location, walking distance to pool and downtown. Large, private yard, beautifully landscaped. N/S, sm pet negotiable. 1 year lease, $1250/mo + utilities. Avail July 1. Refs reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Call 250-594-8876.
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COTTAGES PRIVATE 1 bdrm beach cabin, self-contained, 20 mins north of Qualicum. N/S, N/P. Weekly $500. Call (250)757-2094.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES COUNTRY SETTING North Qualicum. Upper Duplex, 1 bdrm, FS, References NS, No dogs. Avail. Immed. $675/mo. 250-594-5950. PARKSVILLE, 2 Bdrm apartment in adult only 4 plex bldg. In-suite laundry, ground ďŹ&#x201A;. unit. This unit has optional private yard & RV parking. Excellent location, central Parksville with all amenities within walking distance. Covered parking, quiet, clean, very well maintained. $950 p/m, Avail. July 1st. Call 250-248-8660
HOMES FOR RENT 1600 sq.ft. 3+ bedroom Mobile with an addition, on 1/2 an acre. Fruit trees, shop and out buildings. $1200/mo. Close to elementary school and beach. Bowser. Susan or Larry 250757-9286
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. DEEP BAY (Bowser) rancher. 1340 sq ft, 2 bdrms + den, 2 baths, ďŹ replace, garage, fully fenced. 5 appls. Great area, 5 minute walk to beach or drive to Marina. N/S. Lease for $1150 mo + utils. Avail now. Call 250-757-9937. PARKSVILLE, 3bdrm, large family room, N/P, N/S. 5 appliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, fenced back yard, close to town, $1150 p/m + utils. Avail. Now.Call 250-468-5451. PARKSVILLE DOWNTOWN nicely landscaped yard surrounds cute 2+ bedroom home suitable for seniors. For lease. Most appliances and landscape maintenance included. Please call 250-738-0524 for details.
QUALICUM, HALF duplex, senior centre and shopping within walking distance, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, large sun room, window coverings, N/P, N/S,. Avail July. 1. $1000 mo. Call 250-495-8024.
OFFICE/RETAIL 1000 sq.ft OfďŹ ce & showroom in new building in newer industrial complex. $750 p/m negotiable. Call 250-716-6797. DOWNTOWN PARKSVILLE, two 800 sq ft adjacent ground level retail/ofďŹ ce spaces for lease, great location, 124 Middleton Ave. Asking $600 mo each + triple nets. Call 250248-3142 or 250-905-2526.
RV PADS PARKSVILLE AREA- RV pad. Wooded site. $425/mo, includes utils. Available now. Call 250-927-5623.
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SUITES, LOWER ERRINGTON- large sunny 1 bdrm suite. All utilities, cable W/D & internet included. Nonsmokers only! $750/mo. Call (250)248-7050. FRENCH CREEK, 1 bdrm inlaw suite,private,furnished, self cont. util. incl., suit single occupant, near ocean. $825. mo.Call 250-248-5401. NANOOSE BAY- steps to Fairwinds Golf & Marina. 2 bdrms, 5 appls, furnished or not, ocean and garden views. NS/NP. Available July 15. (250)468-9901. PARKSVILLE, $740 mo, ground ďŹ&#x201A;oor suite, 2 bdrm, clean, bright, private, covered patio, quiet tenant only. Absolutely N/S, N/P, 250-954-0193. PARKSVILLE COSY bright 1 bdrm suite, suits 1 mature person. Private entrance $675. incl heat, etc. Call 250-9548326 or 250-752-9245
SUITES, UPPER BRIGHT & SPACIOUS, near new, 2 bdrm, upper suite near Parksville train station. 1000 sq ft, 5 applâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, deck with partial mountain view, NS, NP. $975/mo + utilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Call: 1-250716-6797 or 250-248-3850. FRENCH CREEK. 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appls, 1290 sq ft upper suite, w/ dbl garage. Quiet neighborhood in cul-de-sac, NS/NP, $1200/mo hydro included. Refs reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. Avail July. 1st. Call 250-954-0341. PARKSVILLE. $770./mo. Private 1-bdrm cottage. Quiet, N/S, N/P. Close to downtown. Utils & 3 applâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. (250)954-3358 PARKSVILLE AREA, 3 bdrm upper, W/D, fenced yard, pets ok, avail immed, $1000 mo. Call 250-248-4551 (days) or 250-248-9212 (eves).
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For the past three years, many people in the mid-Island area have been honouring the spirit of Blair McKinnon including Shawna Broekhuizen, general manager of the The Beach Club Resort in Parksville. McKinnon was only 30 years old when he suffered a seizure and died in 2010. The life-long resident of Nanaimo helped found and was vice-president of the Young Professionals of Nanaimo (YPN). He was active in charity work and was fundraising to restore the E&N train station before he died. To honour the dreams of McKinnon, his family, friends and business associates wanted to continue his legacy of community involvement and created the Blair McKinnon celebrity football game to raise funds for the charities he supported. The last two games have raised over $165,000 for organizations such as Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Vancouver Island, YPN and the Vancouver Island University (VIU) Scholarship Foundation. This year’s proceeds will go to the Nanaimo Commu-
nity Hospice Society, the YPN and the VIU Scholarship Foundation. Seventy five thousand dollars is the goal organizers hope to raise this year. Oceanside residents can do their part by attending a reception on Thursday, June 7, from 5 to 10 p.m. on the oceanfront patio of The Beach Club Resort. Tickets are $25. The third annual Blair McKinnon celebrity football game will take place at Caledonia Field in Nanaimo on Thursday, June 14 at 5:30 p.m. and Broekhuizen, who played in the game last year, admitted she is not quarterback material but the most important thing is just participating. “It is an honour to be asked to play in the game and to help raise funds for the Blair McKinnon Foundation. Blair was a colleague and a great person and an incredible inspiration,” said Broekhuizen. She stated that supporting the foundation is a way for The Beach Club Resort to give back and added, “it is an honor to be a part of such a great event.” Roger McKinnon said although his son never got to see the completion of the train station project, he is happy to see Blair’s dream come true.
He admitted that his son would not be happy to see that passenger train is no longer running, but at least the station has been restored and has been leased out to an Irish pub that will be opening at the end of June. “I hope the train will run again … it is my son’s dream.” In January this year the McKinnon family lost another great man who had been working with Roger to fill Blair’s role as Roger’s right hand. Jason McKinnon had organized and played in the last two celebrity football games and was involved in a variety of charity events…so this year they are playing in memory of Jason. “Jason was only 23 when he died and my son was only 30. They were two great kids. The last few years haven’t been good for us,” agreed Roger. This year for the game there will be a helicopter ball drop right before the kick off. Organizers are dropping 1,000 footballs onto the field and the one closet to the centre of the circle wins $5,000 cash. Tickets are $20 each per ball. For more information on the ball drop and the June 14 game visit www. bmfootball.ca.
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The way students are learning is changing and the first steps are being taken by the community to create a vision for personalized learning. The public is being asked to join with School District 69 (Qualicum) trustees, administrators, teachers and parents to continue the process of creating a vision of what personalized learning can be in this school district. A meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 6 at 7 p.m. at
the Springwood Middle School Multi-Purpose Room. School District 69 Superintendent Jim Ansell admitted concern has been expressed about what personalized learning is but he said there needs to be discussion in the district before there is any clear picture. “Every district is different. We know there are some founding principles and there is a basic understanding but we want to start the conversation on what it could look like here,” he said.
Notice of Public Open House Session Moorecroft Regional Park Management Plan The Regional District of Nanaimo, Recreation and Parks Department, has been developing a management plan for Moorecroft Regional Park. Public input at two previous Open Houses has contributed to the Draft Management Plan, which will be presented at the third and final upcoming Open House for the project. We invite your feedback on the Draft Plan - and while there, take some time to explore one of our region’s beautiful parks.
Saturday, June 16, 2012 2:30pm - 4:30pm Kennedy Lodge (in the park!) 1563 Stewart Rd Nanoose Bay For information, please visit rdn.bc.ca/moorecroft, email moorecroft@rdn.bc.ca, or call 1-888-828-2069.
The background on why a system change is being looked at will be discussed. People are invited to discuss and share ideas or bring students along to consider the vast wealth of expertise that resides in the community. Ansell said tthe school district also has a great opportunity with the expertise that exists in our retirement community. The meeting is being held June 5 at 7 p.m. at the Springwood Middle School MultiPurpose Room.
Notice of Workshop Session Little Qualicum River Regional Park Management Plan & Meadowood Community Park Design The Regional District of Nanaimo, Recreation and Parks Department, is pursuing the two projects noted above. The parks are located adjacent to one another in Electoral Area ‘F’. You are invited to attend the projects‘ second Workshop and provide feedback on the draft vision statements, goals, and concept plans for each park. Pre-registration is required to enable event planning.
Saturday, June 16, 2012 9:00am - 12:00pm Lighthouse Community Centre (240 Lions Way in Qualicum Bay ) RSVP by Friday, June 8th to recparks@rdn.bc.ca or call 1-888-828-2069. Visit www.rdn.bc.ca/lqr for more information.
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An off-duty fisheries officer is being credited with netting a would-be thief at the Parksville beer and wine store on Thursday. Oceanside RCMP Corporal Jesse Foreman reported the incident took place just after 11 p.m. when police responded to a report of a break and enter in progress at the Bayside Liquor Store on Dogwood Street in Parksville. When they arrived at the scene however, police officers found an 18-year-old Parksville man being held in custody by the DFO officer, who had witnessed the crime in progress. Foreman said the suspect is alleged to have used a wooden pallet to smash the glass out of the front door to the business. He then entered and grabbed two bottles of liquor before attempting to flee. However, as he left the building, the off-duty DFO official apprehended the suspect, physically restraining him until police arrival. The suspect was taken into police custody, and subsequently remanded to await his first Provincial Court appearance on June 5. “The RCMP recognizes the efforts of this offduty peace officer, who stepped in to assist,” Foreman said. “Given the high level of training and skill this officer possessed, he was able to quickly analyze the situation and assess that he could safely intervene and apprehend this suspect.”
Thieves caught NANOOSE BAY — The importance of keeping an eye out for trouble and the people who cause it was hammered home this week when a Nanoose Bay resident was able to save not only her own property, but also that of several others in the area. Corporal Jesse Foreman reported the Beachcomber subdivision resident woke up at 3:30 a.m. on June 3 to see her vehicle’s interior light on in the driveway. “Her husband went to go inspect and found that the vehicle had been opened and items had been stolen,” Foreman said. “The resident then spotted a suspicious vehicle in the area and came to realize it was associated to thieves who were targeting open vehicles and stealing contents from within.” Police raced to the scene and were able to contain the vehicle and arrest a male and female suspect. The male suspect was a 17-yearold youth from Surrey and his accomplice was a 16-year-old female, also from Surrey. Investigation revealed the suspects had entered several unlocked vehicles and stole items including golf clubs, sunglasses and a laptop computer. There were three current warrants for the male suspect’s arrest from files in Surrey. The female was released on a promise to appear in Youth Justice Court. The male was held for court and faces several new charges. Police are not releasing the names of the suspects, in accordance with the Youth Criminal Justice Act. “This file highlights the importance of being a watchful neighbour and reminds us all to report suspicious behaviour,” Foreman said. “Of note, no locked vehicles were targeted in this instance. I realize I am starting to sound like a skipping CD, but please remove the valuables from your vehicle and lock it up.” — NEWS staff
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“It went really well. It was an awesome event and we had a lot of people come out which was great.” Close to 300 people turned out at Oceanside Place Saturday evening for the debut of Roller Derby in these parts, and those close to the sport say they have every intention of bringing it back. An exhibition match between the Harbour City Rollers out of Nanaimo and the Alberni Valley Roller Girls, this was a high scoring match-up with the Rollers coming out on top 232-103. According to HCR’s Melissa Morrow, one of the organizers of the event that skates under the name Holly Go Blightly (in roller derby the combatants get to make up whacky names for themselves), and as seen by those See DERBY WAS A HIT, page A37
A rider launches off the wooden ramp up near the top of the Hammerfest Downhill course on Sunday..
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One hundred and thirty-four riders turned out in deep Errington Sunday for the 19th running of the legendary Hammerfest DH mountain bike race, and the face of the sport it seems is getting younger and faster. “Oh yeah. Definitely,” said Hammer co-founder and Arrowsmith Mountain Bike Club president Kebble Sheaff. “It just seems the speed has gotten faster and the riders are getting younger, and by a huge leap, too. It’s like everyone over 30 has decided to stop racing.” Not entirely true, but when you consider the Hammer has historically been the domain of riders 30 and over, and that there were only 10 riders in the Expert Men over 30, and only three over 40. See HAMMERFEST COURSE, page A36
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Former national team member and World Cup racer Dean Tennant, 23, from Victoria (he’s been the racing Hammerfest since he was 14) was the fastest rider on the day, blasting down the steep winding single track course in 2:37.38 for first in the field of 40 Expert Men. Homegrown rider Jordie Lunn, 28, grabbed the number two spot at 2:42.64 for top local honours,. Jeff Austin, 23, was third at 2:43.28. For Lunn, who was a regular on the Hammerfest DH for years and a former winner, it was a blast from the past so to speak (it’s been at least five years since he last raced the ‘Hammer), earning a podium finish and also turning in the biggest jump of the day when he grabbed some monster air on ‘the big scary drop’ that had people gasping. Emily Thy, 28, from Copenhagen, Denmark took first in Expert Women with a run of 3:53.85. Tamara Akerman, 26, was first over in the six-rider field of Intermediate Women with a time of 3:34.16. Colin Grant, 16, was first in the field of 47 Intermediate Men with a run of 2:57.46. Connor Rix, 15, from Parksville was the top local in at 3:03.85 for 12th. In the field of 33 Beginner Men it was 20-year-old Anthony Shut taking first at 3:08.62; Billy Garrow, 16, was second at 3:10.93, and Dillon
Tamara Akerman, 26, was first over in the field of Intermediate Women. JAMES CLARKE PHOTOS
Leland Harris, 14, blasts into ‘the big scary drop’.
Morrison third at 3:17.18. Nine-year-old Tharen Markle, from Victoria, sure had people talking, as he was the youngest rider by far to finish the course Sunday, taking 12th in Beginner Men with a time of 3:39.30. “We’ve had kids nine and 10 in the past do it but usually they start at 13, so yeah, that’s awesome,” said Sheaff. Heather Mils, 35, was first over in the Beginner Women at 4:12.37. Also back where it all started was former Qualicum Beach resident Craig Wilson, 33, who spent countless hours helping develop the Hammerfest course as a teenager back when it was just getting going. Wilson has been living in Whistler and while he no longer races,
part of his job there is testing mountain bikes for the top manufacturers in the game. The bike he was using on Sunday, a Santa Cruz carbon V10, is one of only four in the world. “He doesn’t race anymore so it’s kind of nice that he came back to do it,” said a pleased Sheaff. Wilson said he rode the Hammerfest Course a couple years back for fun, “but the last time I raced it was about seven years ago.” “This is a challenging course,” he said after his last practice run, adding “it’s changed a lot — it’s a lot faster. It’s opened up, and it’s a great spectator course, for sure.” In the end, Wilson settled for 15th in the Expert Men at
2:54.52. “Another successful year,” said Sheaff, adding, “it was great. We had no hard crashes, a huge showing for volunteers, and it didn’t snow ... a big thanks to Guy (Gavin), he’s the one that pulled it all together.” “It was good — we were really pleased with how it went,” confirmed Guy, also a member of the host AMTB club. Guy’s son, Reme, who became the youngest rider ever to win the Hammer DH when he did it in 2008 at the age of 15 with a time of 2:41, was missing in action Sunday as he’s in Italy racing on the World Cup circuit. The Hammerfest DH is Stop #4 of the six-race Island Cup circuit. For complete Hammerfest DH results go to www. islandcupseries.com.
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Amateur-senior competition QUALICUM BEACH — From the desk of Elizabeth Marsland comes word the Eaglecrest Ladies Golf hosted the 2012 Women’s amateur/ senior competition for Zone 6. Sanctioned by the BC Golf Association and played out at the Eaglecrest Golf Club May 1718, “several members of the Eaglecrest Ladies Club were on the honours list for the Senior (over 50) section.” In the Senior Net competition, Sandy Plumb placed second overall with a score of 145 over the two days. Kathy Hiebert was Gross winner in her age category, with 171, while Diane Johnson, in the next age group, placed second with a 182. Liz Gillies, at 151, and Irene Creally, with 157, both won First Net in their respective categories. In the Zone 6 ‘Beat the Champ’ competition, participants at their individual clubs compete against the Zone 6 Amateur champion in exchange for a small donation for Junior Golf. According to Elizabeth, “this game involves deducting one’s worst hole score in each nine and subtracting one’s handicap, after which a magical calculation brings an equitable comparison with the score of the Zone champion, Christina Proteau.” When the Eaglecrest Ladies played their competition on May 29, only one participant, Liz Gillies, succeeded in Beating the Champ. In the same competition, division winners were Gillies followed by Dianne Johnston in Div.1; Ellie Smith and Sandra Braithwaite in Div. 2, and Lillian Houg followed by Jane McKamey and Elizabeth Marsland (tie) in Div. 3. — James Clarke
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who turned out to take it in, the game is broken into two 30 minute halves with each half made up of a series of two minute jams (kind of like line changes in hockey). Each team sends out five players at a time — four blockers and a jammer. “The whole point is that the jammer gets points when she passes the girls from the other team.” The blockers try and stop the opposing jammer from getting by, and also try and spring their own jammer, which creates plenty of bashing and crashing. Leading the way in scoring for HCR was the girl known as Pebbles and Jam Jam, along with Smasha Hoe Dawn, and for Alberni Valley it was Wife of Wrath and Cooch Willis. “She did an awesome job for Alberni Valley,” said Morrow, adding, “both teams played really hard and were very evenly matched in both skill and strategy. There may have been a difference in the score, but on the track both teams came out very strong.” “We’re just really excited about the turnout — it was a great experience, just to show the people what it’s all about and to give our rookies a chance to finally play a bout and to show off the skills they’ve been working on.” The City of Parksville approached her club “about bringing roller derby to the community ...” she explained, adding, “I think it went awesome — the crowd got really into it. As soon as they learned the rules they started to cheer and boo at the calls ... it was a lot of fun.” UP NEXT The Harbour City Rollers’ next home game is Aug. 18 at VIX in Nanaimo. For more on the sport go to www.harbourcityrollers.com.
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In the Fri., June 1 edition, we ran a short story on the gold-medal-winning effort of the Female Island Elite Pee Wee hockey team, including the incorrect photo. The photo above is the Elite team. The photo we ran on Friday was the Atom, Pee Wee and Initiation Icebreakers of Oceanside Minor Hockey. THE NEWS apologizes for the error.
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