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Lukas Brown John lets fly in the open men’s axe throw during the third annual Por t McNeill Logger Sports Competition at the water front Saturday afternoon. See more on page 13 and online at northislandgazette. com.

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Smart meter fails store

RDMW fires back at C.O. A O’Toole Gazette staff The Regional District of Mount Waddington has responded with some venom to the news of a centralization of Conservation Officers.

As was reported in last week’s Gazette, the COS has restructured its staff distribution on the North Island. One position in Port McNeill has

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J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT HARDY—A Smart meter installed at Supreme Convenience burned early Tuesday morning, knocking out power to much of the business for several hours before a BC Hydro employee and a local electrician were able to restore it later in the day.

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Coal Harbour hopes to house Hornsby J.R. Rardon Gazette editor COAL HARBOUR—A tentative agreement worked out in provincial court could see the one-of-akind Hornsby Crawler returned to the North Island by the end of the summer.

In the meantime, a volunteer community group in Coal Harbour is working to provide it with a new home — one that was on the verge of being torn down.

“We thought we could re-apply this building and use it for a future museum,” said Steve Sinclair, a selfproclaimed Hornsby steam tractor buff, while helping with cleanup efforts recently at the old Coal Harbour Community Hall. “There were a lot of good parties and bands playing here 20-25 years ago; it was a real happening place.

“It would be nice to get something going with it again.”

The Regional District of Mount Waddington secured an agreement from George Hoffman in provincial court in Port Hardy June 27 for the return of the 100-year-old Hornsby “Mammoth” steam tractor.

Hoffman had overseen transport of the tractor from its display at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club to the Historical

Construction EquipmentAssociation Expo in Wetaskiwin, AB, in August 2005.

But, following the expo, at which Hoffman had hoped to secure investment to restore the aging and rusted machine, it made the return trip only as far as Surrey before Hoffman stored it to continue his efforts toward its restoration.

The Regional District argued that Hoffman had the Hornsby only by virtue of a three-month loan contract, and filed suit in January to force Hoffman to return the tractor. That agreement was finally signed in a closed-door hearing attended by Hoffman, RDMW board chair Al Huddlestan, administrator Greg Fletcher and James Furney of the North Island Heritage Society.

“The agreement still has to be ratified by the board of directors at its next meeting (July 17 in Port McNeill),” said Fletcher, who said the agreement would not be made public until that vote. “Then we’ll have to wait until we see the Hornsby come rolling up the highway.”

At that point, the Regional District’s next decision will be where to house the machine, which was built in England in 1909 and shipped to the West Coast to haul coal in the Yukon gold

Andrew Hory looks on during cleanup outside the old Coal Harbour Community Hall building. Below, the Hornsby Mammoth tractor as it appeared during field trials in Grantham, England.

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fields before making its way to the North Island.

Sinclair and other volunteers hope Coal Harbour can be that home. The first order of business will be providing an appropriate site, and the group has targeted the former community centre building as a potential museum and showcase for the crawler and the whale skeleton that for years stood alongside the highway at the edge of town.

The group contacted local resident Andrew Hory, who last fall was elected to the RDMW board representing Area C, for assistance.

And Joel Eilertsen, who houses a number

of military, coal mining and whaling artifacts in his own private museum in the former military hangar, provided a backhoe and operator to help clean the trash and overgrowth that had built up over the years since the building fell out of use.

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tic at first, just because of the shape the building’s in and because there aren’t a lot of people involved,” said Hory. “Certainly, Joey (Eilertsen) donating his backhoe and an

operator to get everything cleaned up is going to help.

“But it’s still going to be a massive project. It’ll take a lot of people and a lot of hours.”

Remodeling the building will have to wait until test determine if asbestos was used inside. Sinclair said samples would be taken and sent off, and he doesn’t expect an answer back until early August.

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asbestos is removed anyway,” he said. “At that stage, we now have a building that’s salvageable, which is not a hard thing to do if you have people who have done that kind of thing before.”

Sinclair envisions one wing of the building as a traditional museum and centre for local heritage and culture. The other would have its flooring removed and a concrete pad placed to support the massive Hornsby.

Of course, Hory pointed out, the RDMW board of directors would have to approve of the destination first. That may mean turning ownership of the prospective museum over to the District under a management agreement.

And the board is not likely to even begin requesting applications until it sees the tractor back on the North Island.

“I think there’s a strong case to be made for Coal Harbour having it,” Hory said. “It was just down the inlet here for 50 or 60 years.

But in order to present a package to the RD that says, yes, we’re a viable spot, we have to have some things in place.”

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Bell rings on distinguished careers Gazette staff PORT ALICE—With a combined 59 years in the education field, George & Pat Markides are retiring as of this spring.

George has been a teacher of industrial education and math and a principal for 35 years, including two years teaching in Stewart and two years as a principal in Port Hardy.

Pat has served as secretary and librarian in Port Alice for 24 years.

Both their daughters,

Heather and Colleen were raised in Port Alice and have gone on to take their place in society.

Heather is also in the education field, teaching grade 3 and 4 students in Calgary while working on her Masters, and she has a degree in Anthropology. Colleen served 10 years in the Canadian Coast Guard and is now a constable for the RCMP stationed in Prince Rupert.

As a principal and

teacher, George has many special thoughts and memories, always remembering the great home support, the strength of the family-oriented community of Port Alice, and just working with and watching the kids as they grew and changed.

Pat said she has made many friends with close ties in Port Alice, and both agree Port Alice will always be home.

The couple have built a new home and will

be moving to Bowser in August. As for their future plans, they will finish their home, do some traveling and enjoy life. Pat also intends to take tapestry classes, something she’s always wanted to do.

The Markides will be greatly missed in Port Alice. Heartfelt congratulations and good wishes go with them into their retirement.

With reporting from Shirley Scott.

Educators Pat and George Markides of Port Alice are Shirley Scott retiring with 59 years of experience.

Policy criticized by District from page 1 letter to the Hon. Terry Lake, Minister of the Environment, making its position unambiguously clear.

York had explained that the COS uses a zoning system, with the area north of Fanny Bay considered a single zone.

This zone has five field officers assigned to the area with the new distribution seeing one officer operating out of Port McNeill with the remaining four stationed in Black Creek.

York explained that this decision was based on “the safety and well being of our officers” and the move to centralize was taken in conjunction with a review of the location and type of calls that the service received.

The District’s letter slated the decision on all levels, saying that it will “undermine the capacity of rural British Columbians to live safely.”

The letter roundly criticized the policy of centralization as a whole, arguing that the

Decision will “undermine the capacity of rural British Columbians to live safely.”

Letter to Ministry of Environment

concept is abused whenever managers come under pressure to cut costs. Rural communities bear the brunt of these cost-cutting measures, they argue, with reduced services and the forced urban migration of rural public-service workers.

The District see the decision as symptomatic of a disparate view of the North Island.

They point to the fact that the bulk of the officers responsible for the North Island will now reside in the geographic south as evidence.

They voice their frustration at the “spatial dysfunction” of consolidating public service

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I appreciate the privilege of being involved in patient care in Port Hardy since 1997.

At this time there is no replacement physician.

All our efforts to recruit new physicians for over a year, have been unsuccessful.

workers, who are hired to serve the North Island but are stationed in the Comox Valley, and argue that rural northern communities are the ones that suffer the most from this “self before service” policy.

The letter questions the rationale and the assurances given by York. The District point out that, given the lower population density and higher familiarity with wildlife, the fewer number of calls from North Island residents does not translate to lower incidences of human/wildlife interaction.

In fact, they argue, since the North Island has the highest

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density of cougars in North America, a healthy black bear population and high levels of hunting and fishing, the assignment of so large an area to one individual risks turning the area into “an unregulated wild west.”

The claim that the safety and well-being of officers was taken into was also called into question, with the District wondering how the safety of the officer in Port McNeill was enhanced by having no colleagues within 250 km when basic rural safety protocol dictates traveling in pairs.

The local partners like the RCMP, they argued, cannot always be available to assist, and they insist that a serious incident stemming from a lone operator is all but inevitable.

In closing, the District advise North Island residents to call the wildlife hotline if they spot a Conservation Officer, now the most endangered species on north Vancouver Island.

Correction The article “Missoula Theatre doubles the fun” (June 28, p. 9) contained incorrect information on the Port Hardy auditions for the troupe’s presentation of Hansel and Gretel.

The auditions in Port Hardy, at 9 a.m. Aug 7 at the PHSS theatre, are open to students at both elementary and secondary school levels.

The Gazette regrets this error.

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Wiring burned in Smart Meter fire at store from page 1 The meter was one of four Smart Meters, serving nearby businesses, installed in a utility room adjacent to the store’s video rental facility.

After power went out at around 7:30 a.m., store manager Tracy Kozak first checked all the breakers, then called BC Hydro.

“I got through to their switchboard and the lady told me she wasn’t showing anything at their end, and it must be something wrong here,” Kozak said.

She then contacted building owner Paul Tupper, who arrived

and opened the utility room housing the electric meters and panels.

They discovered the glass cover of one of the meters blackened, and a burned smell lingering in the air. The smell could also be detected in the video store, at the wall backing onto the electrical room.

Power remained on in a back room of the market, several overhead light panels, and the store’s open signs.

But power to the cash registers was out, along with several ice cream machines, and the store was forced to do cashonly business, with transactions recorded

by pencil and paper.

“We’ve definitely lost business,” Kozak said.

“Not to mention if we lose any product.”

C o i n c i d e n t a l l y, Kozak said, during the outage some BC Hydro employees entered another Supreme Convenience outlet in the Comox Valley where owner Jim Cameron was working, and he described the issue to them.

They contacted the local BC Hydro contractor, who was en route on the ferry from Alert Bay at the time and made his way to Port Hardy. At about 10:30 a.m. he arrived at the store to find wir-

ing leading to the box had been damaged in the fire.

A local electrician with K&K Electric was called in and the two worked to replace the meter and restore power.

The Smart Meters were installed approxi-

mately one year ago, Kozak said. At the time of their installation, one failed almost immediately, but was replaced and there was no further problem until this week.

On Monday, she said, power to part of the store went out

for about 10 minutes, but came on by itself before employees were able to speak to anybody at BC Hydro.

Staff did not give that outage another thought until Tuesday morning’s problem.

Kozak, who said she has been working at

Supreme Convenience “off and on” for six years, said the business never suffered a meterrelated power failure with the older analog meters.

BC Hydro’s spokesperson could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

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Clinic closure adds to health care headache

A O’Toole Gazette staff PORT HARDY— News that Dr. Andre de Wit’s practice is to close has left local patients feeling a bit peaked.

The Port Hardy Medical Associates will close its doors at the end of September after a year of unsuccessfully attempting to recruit new physicians.

In a statement, Dr. de Wit expressed his appreciation to the community for their support since his arrival in 1997.

The impending departure of Dr. de Wit, in the wake of the June departure of Dr. Izak Adriaan van der Vyver, takes a little of the luster off recent hiring successes.

A new physician has been hired at Dr. Lee’s clinic and is scheduled to start in August.

In addition, the interviewing process for two new Nurse Practitioners at

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the Port Hardy Hospital has recently been completed, with more information on the new hires expected this weekend.

In a statement, Mayor Bev Parnham pointed out that, with the arrival of the new physician and Dr. de Wit’s departure, Port Hardy will still have three physicians at the end of September but that was far short of the six or more that the community would ideally have.

She expressed her gratitude for the extra work being put in by Dr. Lee to ensure that the Emergency Room remained minimally affected, but said she had expressed to VIHA her “huge concerns and frustrations with this lack of care for our community.�

She urged the public to contact VIHA and let them know how the physician shortage is affecting the community. “To those in Victoria,� she said, “we

are just a small community at the top end of the island. Let’s show them the human face of our town and let them know that this situation is just not good enough!�

The Mayor will rejoin

First Nations and community leaders, was convened in late 2011 to make recommendations to VIHA on improving the quality and sustainability of health care in the region.

The central recommen-

“To those in Victoria we are just a small community at the top end of the island. Let’s show them the human face of our town and let them know that this situation is just not good enough!�

-Mayor Bev Parnham

the Mt. Waddington Local Working Group next week to review VIHA’s response to the report the group presented in May. The LWG, made up of medical representatives,

dations that they presented were that funding and recruitment models needed to change.

Currently funding is made available based on a per capita model and this

and the arrival of the new NPs will enhance patients’ access to primary care.

Family physicians are not direct employees of the health authority but, when they give notice of closure or retirement, VIHA takes steps to advertise the vacancy and the soon-tobe vacant position will be listed on the VIHA and Health Match BC sites.

Alison Mitchell, VIHA’s Senior Manager of Rural Health for Mt. Waddington, affirmed that “VIHA is very aware of the physician shortage in Port Hardy, and tremendous efforts, in collaboration with the Local Working Group, Mt. Waddington leadership team, physicians, our Aboriginal partners and local government officials with assistance from VIHA’s recruitment office, are underway to recruit and retain physicians to this and other Mt. Waddington communities.�

does not adequately reflect the higher needs of a rural community, the LWG report pointed out. They urge that a new funding model should be adopted that incorporates the acuity and complexity of the patients’ needs.

The other central tenet of their proposals is that a new recruitment strategy be developed, aimed at better attracting and retaining health care professionals to the area.

VIHA has since reviewed the report and submitted its response to the LWG. Following its meeting, the LWG will issue an official statement on the response, with early indications being that the response is very positive.

In the short-term, the goal for VIHA continues to be to provide uninterrupted emergency care at Port Hardy Hospital. ER locums have been recruited to fill on-call positions

The Kim family of Port Hardy took visiting family members for a beachcombing stroll out to the beacon in Hardy Bay during last week’s 0.3 low tide.

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COMMENTARY Comments? Box 458, Port Hardy, B.C. V0N 2P0 250-949-6225 Fax 250-949-7655 or email us at editor@northislandgazette.com

This will hurt a bit ...

Numerous Port Hardy medical patients got a dose of insult to go with the injury of a departing physician this month.

Along with a letter informing patients that his practice was closed effective June 30, Dr. Izak Adriaan van der Vyver attached a second sheet with an application and price schedule for acquiring a copy of their medical records.

Those records have been shipped to Docudavit Solutions, rather inconveniently located, for local residents, in Toronto.

To get those records back to the North Island will require a fee ranging from up to $80 for an individual to $160 for a family, “plus applicable taxes and shipping charges,” the letter adds helpfully.

This may be legal, but a fairer approach would have been to notify patients before bolting town.

And to offer them the chance to get copies before the documents were locked away with a third party that makes its living by amputating a slice of the photocopying pie.

The doctors are not in VIHA’s employ, and van der Vyver certainly didn’t leave a return number.

Complaints may, however, be lodged with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. Oh, and now comes word that another doctor is about to close up shop in Port Hardy. This might be a good time for patients to ask their own doctors about access to those records.

Physicians, steel thyself.

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A court settlement should ensure the return of the centuryold Hornsby Crawler steam tractor to the North Island.

The loss of a local Conservation Officer is just the latest in the drain of resources from North Island communities.

Nuggets from Barlee’s gold pan VICTORIA – Shortly after word came of the death of B.C. historian and politician Bill Barlee, my wife searched through her seemingly endless trove of B.C. books and produced half a dozen of his original self-published quarterlies, known as Canada West magazine.

The earliest one is Winter 1970, where the publisher’s note advises that subscription rates were increasing 20 cents per year to $2.95.

Subscriptions were up to more than 1,600 and counter sales were increasing, but costs were also up and Barlee refused to accept either display advertising or U.S. subscriptions.

Irvine Adams’ scenes of sacred aboriginal sites in the Okanagan-Similkameen include The Gateway to Inkameep, where Barlee remarks: “Today that stream which once teemed with redfish no longer surrenders its once-valued harvest and the perimeter of the desert

B.C. Views Tom Fletcher

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is gradually being eroded by man’s questionable progress.”

With the typography of Old West wanted posters, Barlee provided tightly sourced accounts of B.C.’s legends.

“Lost gold mine at Pitt Lake” analyzes and adds to earlier accounts that begin with an aboriginal miner known as Slumach, who would periodically arrive in New Westminster to squander a small fortune in gold, then disappear up the remote

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found money to build replicas, and construction began on three.

But Barlee lost his Penticton seat to Bill Barisoff in the 1996 election, and today only halfbuilt shells remain.

Barlee’s 1972 Canada West profile of the boomtown of Hedley would resonate in his career as an NDP MLA and cabinet minister in the 1990s. Today you can tour Hedley’s Mascot mine, a proud historical site with a spectacular climb up the rock face that serves as the Grouse Grind of the B.C. desert.

Barlee didn’t lack courage, quitting a teaching career in Trail and Penticton in 1969 to start his magazine.

On subscription fees and a few classified ads, he built a life’s work that allowed him to walk the boardwalks of history and the halls of power.

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tidal lake. Slumach was hanged for murder in 1891 and in the next 70 years, 11 more men would die trying to find his secret. A scientist as well as a storyteller, Barlee concluded that the area’s geology is wrong and the fabled gold-laden creek “probably does not exist.”

A passion for prospecting runs through the magazines, and hints at Barlee’s aversion to treasure-seeking Americans. They overran B.C. in waves, and according to Nelson Star reporter Greg Nesteroff, Barlee believed they continued to loot Canadian heritage sites.

Nesteroff was inspired by Barlee’s work, and traced his lonely mission to restore the ghost town of Sandon, “the mining capital of the Silvery Slocan.”

Barlee bought a surviving block of buildings in an effort to make Sandon another Barkerville, but heavy snow collapsed them.

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Assurances sought on Hydro radiation Dear editor Why does BC Hydro have to install their “collectors” next to the Lindsay Manor apartments and the Port Hardy Secondary School?

This “collector’ is about 10 meters from six apartments.

This collector is used to relay Meter Read Data Information, Network Management, Time Synch and Mesh Network Message Management Signals. I will quote from BC Hydro’s Smart Metering Program book: “The exposure from a Smart Meter, over its entire 20-year life span, is equal to a single 30 minute cell phone call.”

What gives BC Hydro the right to strap a cell phone

to you and your kids head and turn it on? This “collector” will be transmitting to approximately 1,000 Smart Meters.

The math is really simple.

The apartment building and nearby school will be radiated with 30,000 minutes of exposure.

What happens if you complain? If you call BC Hydro and complain, they will quote various Federal and Provincial Health and Safety departments and tell you how safe this radio transmitter is. I have a simple answer to that. Ask for that assurance in writing.

When you complain, they send you to a hyper-link somewhere in the world to read how safe the transmit-

ter is. Where is that hyperlink going to be if you or you children get sick?

BC Hydro is the only company that will not give you written assurances.

910MHz which is one of the frequencies to which the body is most vulnerable.

It is unlicensed, which means it will also interfere with medical devices and

"Do we really need three unlicensed radio transmitters pulsing next to where our children live and go to school?"

They keep telling you to “trust” them. This collector will be sending and receiving messages all day and night to every smart meter in the grid.

The collector transmits at

appliances in our homes.

Even more important, this radiation pulses‚ not like natural radiation. It is this pulsing that causes the damage to cells, puts them under stress, and weakens

their walls. Children, up to age 21, are considered most vulnerable, as are pregnant women and people with immune deficiencies.

BC Hydro’s electrical sub-station is much further away from the high school.

BC Hydro should consider using their property to mount this transmitter.

Is it cheaper to put their customers at risk instead of their own employees?

Please ask BC Hydro that question. Remember if BC Hydro promises anything, ask for it in writing. Only a written contract will stand up in a court room, not a verbal promise.

It has been brought to my attention that two more radio transmitters have been

McNeill's pride evident Dear editor It’s so refreshing to see that a few businesses in Port McNeill have renovated their premises to make them stand out.

ShopRite’s furniture is now in the old Sundown building. They added a post and beam style exterior which makes it stand out.

The Clothes Inn added stone work and cedar shakes to its exterior to make its mark.

And the mall is spiffing up with new

paint and shakes by the Subway.

And all of these improvements feature wood products, which is very appropriate for this town.

I should also add the Coastal Community Credit Union branch is looking good in its new location.

These business owners are taking pride in the town. Thank you.

BC's energy that comes from renewable energy sources, but it's a big step up for the UK where the aging energy infrastructure they have is largely based on coal and nuclear power.

And although the UK certainly doesn't have the kind of hydroelectric resources BC has, it does have considerable onshore and offshore wind energy resources similar to those we have here in BC. In fact, onshore and offshore wind generation in the UK was the biggest contributor to Britain's increase in green energy.

Ava Caldwell and Isabella Schmidt were presented with the Jeannie Robertson Literary Award for Grade 4 students during last week's student achievement awards at Eagle View Elementary in Port Hardy.

Scott Gibson Port McNeill

Letters to the editor

Compared to last year, wind energy's contribution in the UK was up nearly 50 per cent, proving the value of wind energy as a renewable energy resource for the UK and leading some to suggest that Britain is poised to become the Saudi Arabia of offshore wind.

All in all, if this green energy trend in the UK continues, renewable energy may ultimately prove to be greatest legacy of Queen Elizabeth's long, popular and successful reign.

Yolanda Lora Vilchis Surrey

Rick Kirkpatrick Port Hardy

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Go green for the Queen Dear editor, In a suitably fitting tribute to Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, the latest data out of the UK shows that Britain is being powered by record levels of green energy from wind, sun and even waves.

Renewable energy from these and other renewable sources now accounts for 11 per cent of the UK’s electricity, putting the UK closer to its goal of obtaining 15 per cent of its power from renewable energy sources by 2020.

Fifteen per cent may not seem like very much compared to the 90 per cent of

installed in Port Hardy.

Number 2 is in the 8600 block of Lund Street, with the nearest business being Hardy Builders' Supply.

Number three is in the 5200 block of Beaver Harbour Road. That collector is now across the street from the trailer park.

Do we really need three unlicensed radio transmitters pulsing next to where our children live and go to school? Do we really need these transmitters this close to our bedrooms? BC Hydro, please move these radio transmitters away from our citizens.

Sandy Grenier

No fireworks makes party a damp squib Dear editor, I need to express the disappointment in your town on Canada Day. I was told there would be fireworks in your town and I also read a sign that was on your civic center board which stated: Canada Day fire works Port Hardy Harbor At dusk.

So to myself and my very disappointed 5 yr old daughter they did not happen. We came to Port Hardy from Campbell River

where we have Canada Day fireworks and would have stayed here in Campbell River to watch them if we would have known there wasn’t any fireworks. There was mixed answers from everyone that we asked and nobody knew what was or wasn’t going on. I highly recommend that when you are going to celebrate something as special as Canada day you get your act together and get a bit more organized.

From a disappointed tourist in your town.

Lisa McIlmoyl Campbell River

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(Almost) ready for business Manager Silena George, pilot Leslie Walkus and Bill Walkus stand in the shack that will serve as a dockside gift shop and departure platform for the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw band’s J.R. Rardon Nakwakto Rapids Tours out of Port Hardy.

The “armored bra”, made up of interlinked pop-top rings, is among the entries in this year’s Bras for a Cause fundraiser in Port McNeill. Below, Santa hitches a ride on the “All I want for Christmas is a DD” entry in the fundraiser, hosted by The Port McNeill Flower Shoppe.

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Bras support cause J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— The bras are back!

Port McNeill Flower Shoppe has kicked off its third annual Bras for a Cause promotion to benefit breast cancer research and treatment, and invites creative-minded people from across the North Island to contribute to the cause.

“The stress is on creativity and participation,” said Lyn Skrlac, owner of the Flower Shoppe, which induces double-takes, stares and chuckles at the whimsical creations that appear in its display window each summer. “It’s a fun, creative, imaginative way to support the fight against a disease that touches us all.”

Participants are invited to create decorated bras and submit them for display in the Flower Shoppe during the summer, at $5 per entry.

Customers and visitors to the store may then vote on their favourites for $1 per vote.

Both the entry fee and voting income goes to the fight against cancer.

“Every penny that goes in that can is donated to breast cancer,” said Skrlac. “Not one cent goes to overhead.”

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“The more bras we have, the more we have to fight cancer.”

Lyn Skrlac

Typically, the bras are done in entertaining themes, like the “Treasure Chest” that spilled over with booty, the “Armored Bra” made up of interlinked pop tops from drink cans, or “Getting to Second Base” with a ball on one side and a glove on the other.

The cause got a huge boost last year when the completed bras were unveiled — modeled by men — in the Victor’s Secret Fashion Show at the local com-

munity hall. Plans are already in the works, spearheaded by Cheryl Verbrugge, to bring back the fashion show this winter.

In the meantime, Skrlac and Lynda Biggs of the Flower Shoppe are trying to get as many bras entered before voting wraps up and prizes are issued this September.

To help, the Flower Shoppe has purchased a quantity of thriftshop bras, and customers may come in and

use the shop’s craft table, glue guns and supplies to decorate at no charge.

The women also encourage “bra bees,” gathering a group of friends together to decorate “The more bras we have, the more we have to fight cancer,” said Skrlac. “It doesn’t have to be just women, either. The guys, kids, everyone who is creative can get involved.”

Businesses or individuals may also aid the cause by contributing a prize to be awarded to the top vote-getters at the end of summer, or may simply donate at the Flower Shoppe.

Special Thank You To Kurt Flesher, the “radio guy”, the Chamber of Commerce director and most of all thank you to the guy who did so much for our community and its people. Every morning we will miss your strong voice, your smile and helping hand you have extended to everybody who needed help. The Board of Directors would like to take this opportunity to thank you for being a great team player.

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Fallen giant gives pause for reflection This photo is of the juvenile male humpback whale that died in the early morning hours of June 12th on a beach in White Rock (some 40 km south of Vancouver).

Fellow Marine Education Research Society (MERS) director Caitlin Birdsall was on site in her capacity with the British Columbia Cetacean Sightings Network and I have been haunted by her photos ever since she shared them with me.

While the images stir deep despair, they are also achingly beautiful and fill me with a great depth of hope.

People cared enough to place flowers on the deceased little whale.

People cared enough to stand in awe and respect.

People . . . cared.

With this little whale dying on a beach in an urban centre, great public concern and national media attention were attracted, creating a potent opportunity for education.

The death of this whale illuminates how little we know about marine life, even the ocean’s giants.

Had anyone seen the whale before? To date, no one has been able to identify this whale as an individual and thereby determine where he might have come from. We at MERS were not able to find this whale in our catalogue nor in that of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

How did the whale die? The whale had an excruciatingly slow death from starvation due to entanglement in fishing gear. The gear had lacer-

The bones of this humpback whale, which was discovered on the beach near White Rock, will be displayed at the Whale Interpretive Centre in Telegraph Cove for the purpose of education and conservaCaitlin Birdsall tion.

Whale in Canada but the humpbacks are entangled ated into the whale’s skin and had cut deep into the threat is very poorly under- at some point in their lives. whale’s mouth. Ultimately, stood. Therefore, we at Are there soluthe young emaciated humpthe Marine Education and tions? Humpback whales back became stuck on the Research Society have of the North Pacific must beach at low tide and died undertaken an entangle- continue to receive protecthere. ment scar study to deter- tion under the Species at What type of fishing gear mine how often humpback Risk Act. They are currentkilled the whale? Fishing whale entanglement might ly listed as “threatened” but gear that was unfamiliar to occur. British Columbia’s a 2011 assessment suggests local experts. Scott Landry, vast coastline and relative- they could be down-listed to Marine from the Provincetown ly new Marine Mammal being of “special concern”.

Detective Centre for Coastal Response Network unques- This is premature. Not with Jackie Studies in Massachusetts, tionably lead to many enough is known about the Hildering is one of the world’s foreundetected and unreported population structure of the most experts on entangleentanglements. Even in the North Pacific humpbacks, ment and he shared with a moment - the whale may Gulf of Maine, where there let alone about threats such MERS director Christie have been entangled so long is a well-established report- as entanglement. With a McMillan that the line was that he outlasted the hooks ing network, studies have better understanding of the very likely from offshore on the fishing line. determined that less than incidence of entanglement, Do h u m p b a c k 10% of large whale entan- fisheries regulations could longline fisheries and was more difficult to recognize whales get entangled glements are witnessed or be adapted including gear because the hooks had been often? Entanglement is reported and only a fraction modifications that allow in the water so long, they identified as a threat in of deaths are detected. Scar nets and lines to breakhad corroded off the lines. the Recovery Strategy for studies in Southeast Alaska away.

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This “case” of an unidentified juvenile humpback dying on a beach in an urban centre after months of agony, undetected and unreported, testifies to how little we know about our oceans and how easy it is to kill a giant, even with a bit of stray human-made fishing line.

The key to saving whales, and the ecosystems for which they are ambassadors, is to retain the humility and connectedness we feel when we see pictures like this, letting it impact our consumer and electoral choices and our value systems. We too often act as if we know it all; that we will be able to “manage” even unknown human impacts; and therefore, we relentlessly assault the oceans in favour of short-term economies.

Thanks to the efforts of many volunteers, coordinated by Jim and Mary Borrowman, this little humpback’s skeleton will come to hang in Telegraph Cove’s Whale Interpretive Centre. Maybe the powerful photograph will hang lifesize behind it, adding to the potential of this whale’s death leading to some sort of positive gain for the environment and, therefore, for ourselves.

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Artist draws inspiration from marine life Annemarie Koch Special to The Gazette PORT HARDY – Imagine a movie where salmon are the main characters and killer whales play a supporting role. Or a drama, where harbour seals lurk in the shadows and bull kelp sways to the rhythm of an everchanging tide.

That’s the scene that artist Jeanne Alley is skilfully inventing in a 100 square-foot mural that will be placed above the entrance to the Chamber office later this summer.

The mural, which was the brainchild of Yana

Hrdy at the Port Hardy Chamber and commissioned by the Northern Vancouver Island Salmonid Enhancement Association to promote the Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre, features this young artist’s talent for capturing the many creatures and forms of light that move and shift through Hardy Bay. “It’s a whole new world for me,� says Alley, adding that she is fascinated by the variety of colours and life forms that inhabit the ocean around northern Vancouver Island. “Much of my work has been with smaller

Jeanne Alley begins work on a mural that will be placed at the the Port Hardy Annemarie Koch Chamber of Commerce. surfaces, images such recently begun to work as logos and layouts with marine organisms like brochures,� notes like these.�

Alley, “and I’ve only The wooden ‘Port

Hardy Seine Floats’ sign by the cannery and a ‘happy landscape’ over ten windows at North Island Mall are among her artistic ‘signatures’ to date here in Port Hardy.

Visitors to the salmon centre will have already seen some of Alley’s illustration talents in the ‘critterbook’ that identifies the plants and animals inhabiting the ‘Corey’s Wall’ exhibit.

Alley was immediately offered a job

with Microsoft after graduating from Seattle Central school of design and chose instead to follow her heart and move to Coal Harbour to be with her husband Andrew Hory.

The two met at an Aikido dojo in Seattle over six years ago and, quite literally, ‘fell’ for one another during one of these martial arts sessions.

It’s a long way from Seattle to the shores of Holberg Inlet, but Alley

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Support for the mural project has been provided by the Port Hardy Lions Club, Rotary Club of Port Hardy, Port Hardy Kinsmen Club, Dona Koch, Hardy Builders’ Supply, Andrew Hory and, of course, Jeanne Alley.

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Pelicans on parade Carmen Pendleton of Stubbs Island Whale Watching caught this rare glimpse of a flock of six brown pelicans soaring over Blackfish Sound last Thursday

Carmen Pendleton Liz Carter of Mountain Avian Rescue Society releases a bald eagle from a kennel at the Alert Bay soccer field as Henry Scow looks on late in June. MARS rehabilitated the eagle after it was David Faren injured in a collision with a clothesline.

Eagle returns home after care Gazette staff ALERT BAY—A bald eagle injured in a collision with a clothesline in early May was released back into its Cormorant Island home territory Wednesday following a nearly two-month stay with the Mountain Avian Rescue Society in Comox.

Local animal control officer David Faren was called on May 2 by Arthur Dick, Jr., who reported an eagle had flown into a clothesline and was down, unable to fly.

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North Island Life Clockwise from left, Spectators look on as competitors take their hacks in the handicapped underhand chop during the third annual Port McNeill Logger Sports Competition Saturday on Broughton Blvd.; Dave MacLeod of Campbell River takes some high-altitude cuts during the springboard chop; Karl Bischoff oils his snowmachine engine-powered chainsaw in preparation for the unlimited hot saw event; Port Hardy’s Brad Laviolette saws against Lukas Brown John in the obstacle pole; Anita Jezowski rips through a pine log.

Loggers let ‘er rip Gazette staff PORT McNEILL—It was a family affair when the local Logger Sports Society hosted its third annual Logger Sports Competition before nearly 250 fans Saturday along the waterfront.

Campbell River’s Dave MacLeod topped the men’s Canadian Logger (Can-Log) points leaderboard, followed by the father-son team of Karl and Carson Bischoff.

Brenda Pouchnik, whose husband Derek was a topfive finisher in the men’s results, was the top point-getter among the ladies, while Andrew Murray edged out Scott Thompson and Angus Brown for honours among novice competitors.

Four of the top five teams in the Jack-and-Jill mixed double buck saw event were either married couples or fatherdaughter teams, including Port

McNeill’s Nick and Sarah Russell, who placed fifth.

The event was backed by multiple local, Islandwide and national businesses, including title sponsor Pacific Coastal Airlines. The Hyde Creek Volunteer Fire Department handled site volunteer duties and members of the Reinforest Riders equestrian club timed the events.

Results appear in Scoreboard, page 17.

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Slugging it out: dealing with garden pests Have you seen the Slugs out there?! They are huge this year and plentiful. When I lived in town a herd of them used to travel across from the woods to my strawberry patch nightly. They devastated the crop annually, until I figured it out.

Recently I was walking by the flower bed and all seemed well, except, as I got to the far side I felt something was missing. I went back and had a closer

look. There was a shiny slime trail leading from one Asiatic lily to the next. These are the tall lilies, with beautiful large fragrant flowers in shades of white and pink. I noticed last week they had buds.

This week should be when the first blossoms open, but instead the buds were hanging down from stems that had been eaten through by a large slug.

I have packed these lilies through 4 logging

camps; they have been in buckets for more than 20 years of their life. About 5 years ago I prepared beds for them and in they went.

Each year they come back and look lovely, but this year, not so much.

Other summers I have spent an hour or so, 2 or 3 nights a week doing a slug patrol throughout the property. I used to have an ugly pair of garden gloves, a bucket with sea salt in the

Ground Effects bottom, and a strong with Heather Brown constitution.

Wearing the gloves I would grab the slugs and toss them quickly in the salt, giv-

ing the bucket a shake every 10 slugs.

About 10 years ago I started to use the “beer method”. My husband was appalled, saying that using beer like this was sacrilegious.

Anyway, the beer method calls for small cups sunk in the ground until the edge is about flush with the soil around it.

I mound a bit of dirt on either side of the cup and place a small shingle over the beer.

Slugs can’t seem to

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Copper is a slug deterrent, a little known tidbit. You can buy it in a tape form, but the copper tape is expensive when compared to cheap beer.

For every gardener with a slug problem there is a slug solution.

There is an old saying, that a best defense is a good offence, and in this case, a good offence might be

accomplished through giving the garden paths a good raking over in the spring. Remove any debris the slug could take shelter under, or worse, lay eggs under.

If we can keep slugs from multiplying in the garden there is a chance of staying ahead of the damage done by their sheer numbers.

Heather Mary Brown is a seasoned North Island Gardener. Email questions to: hmbrown@ cablerocket.com.

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North Island Secondary School June 2012 School Leaving Ceremony Scholarship/Bursary Winners North Island Secondary School would like to thank the many Scholarship/Bursary Donors who have helped the graduating students of NISS with their future plans for post secondary education.

Following is a list of scholarships and the winners.

101 Squadron RCAF Scholarship Hannah Mitchell Aborginal Achievement Scholarship Award Alex DesRochers Aboriginal Citizenship Bursary Katherine Holzer-Crabe A. J. Elliot PAC Scholarship Breanna Podlasly Alert Bay Lions Scholarship Star Jolliffe, Lara Bragan Black Bear Resort Bursary Katherine Holzer-Crabe Branch 281, RCL Ladies Auxiliary in Memory of Mrs. Susan Gilbert Scholarship Taylor Logan Branch 281, Royal Canadian Legion Bursary Kate Brown, Taylor Logan Branch 281, Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary Bursary Kate Brown Community Futures Dev. Corp. of Mt. Waddington Bursary Madison Chester Cormorant Island Hospital Auxiliary Bursary Lara Bragan, Breanna Podlasly Cormorant Recreation Association Scholarship Donald Cook CUPE Local 2045 Memorial Bursary Brittanii Lasota, Madison Chester Dalewood Inn Scholarship Alysha Watt District French Scholarship Alysha Watt Dogwood/District Authority Awards Jacquelyn Biggs, Taylor Logan Dr. & Mrs. H.J. Pickup Scholarship Alexander DesRochers Environmental Stewardship Bursary Taylor Logan Ferry Crew Bursary Culin Gomm Harris and Company Law Scholarship Taylor Lingl

HR MacMillan Family Fund Scholarship Alex DesRochers Hyde Creek Volunteer Fire Department Scholarship Kate Brown, Maia Rardon Jeff Hermanns & Calvin Lutz Memorial Bursary Conner Bowden-Green, Madison Chester, Roland Johnson John Warner Memorial Scholarship Lara Bragan Kla-Anch Women’s Institute Scholarship Conner Bowden-Green, Gillian King, Jacquelyn Biggs, Brittanii Lasota LeMare Lake Logging Scholarship Jessie Ehlert, Roland Johnson Malcolm Island Lions Bursary Breanna Podlasly Mike Durkin Memorial Bursary Dallas Bradshaw NISS PAC Bursary Meghan Trevor, Ben Jorgenson, Maia Rardon, Gillian King North Island Administrators Scholarship Roland Johnson North Island College Award Scholarship Sadie van Rossum North Island Community Services & Second Look Thrift Shop Scholarship Madison Chester, Taelor Pelletier Northern Vancouver Island Salmonid Enhancement Assoc. Scholarship Taylor Logan Pat McKernan Memorial Scholarship Taylor Lingl Port Alice Legion Branch 180 Scholarship Dallas Bradshaw, Roland Johnson, Sadie van Rossum Port Alice Legion Ladies Auxiliary Scholarship Dallas Bradshaw, Roland Johnson Port Alice Lions Bursary Sadie van Rossum Port Alice Thrift Shop Scholarship Dallas Bradshaw, Sadie van Rossum, Roland Johnson Port McNeill Fire Department Scholarship Andrew Fletcher

Congratulations

Port McNeill Lioness Scholarship Taelor Pelletier Port McNeill Lions Club Scholarship Kate Brown, Alexander DesRochers Port McNeill PAC for Cheslakees School Bursary Hannah Mitchell, Arnie Irving Port McNeill PAC for Sunset School Bursary Taylor Lingl, Alexander DesRoschers Port McNeill Rotary Bursary Taelor Pelletier Ray Lasota Memorial Bursary Brittanii Lasota Rod Watson Award Scholarship Dallas Bradshaw Royal Canadian Legion Alert Bay Bursary Starr Jolliffe, Lara Bragan Royal Canadian Legion North Vancouver Island Zone Lara Bragan Sheldon Smith Memorial Bursary Taylor Lingl Shop-Rite Bursary/Scholarship Carolanne Williams, Star Jolliffe Sointula Co-Op Store Assn. Bursary Breanna Podlasly T’lisalagi’lakw School Bursary Donald Cook Top Island Econauts Scholarship Katherine Holzer-Crabe Town of Port McNeill Citizenship Scholarship Roland Johnson, Katherine Holzer-Crabe Tracey Bono Memorial Bursary Madison Chester Vancouver Island North Teachers Association Scholarship Roland Johnson, Lara Bragan, Mitchell Janveau Western Forest Products Scholarship Alysha Watt WoodLot 1909 Scholarship Taelor Pelletier Woss Lake Volunteer Fire Scholarship Connor Bowden-Green

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July 9-13 Hockey Fourth annual Lou Lemire Summer Hockey Skills Camp at Chilton Regional Arena, Port McNeill.

July 14 Baseball Port Hardy vs. Hyde Creek, 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

July 19-22 Slo-pitch Annual Filomi Days wood bat slo-pitch tournament, Beaver Harbour Park, Port Hardy. Finals Sunday noon and 1:30 p.m.

Info, David, 250-9497221.

July 21 Stock cars Season points series racing at Triport Speedway, 4 p.m.

Concession; $5 adult, $3 youth, $2 seniors.

Baseball Port Hardy vs. Port McNeill, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

July 21-22 Drag racing North Island Timing Association hosts the second Rumble on the Runway series event at Port McNeill Airport.

Time trials begin 10 a.m.; eliminations 1 p.m.

July 22 Baseball Port McNeill vs. Hyde Creek, 4 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

July 23-27 Soccer World Cup Soccer Camp returns to the North Island with sessions in Port Alice, Port Hardy, Port McNeill and Sointula throughout week. Camp wraps up with fun tournament Friday at NISS track in Port McNeill.

Registration and contact info online at worldcupsoccercamp. com

Soccer standouts head for States J.R. Rardon Gazette editor More than a dozen local aboriginal youth soccer players will get a taste of international competition next week when they travel with NIFA United FC to play in the Indigenous Soccer Cup in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The players included boys and girls from age 12 to 18 and represent four local First Nations communities, in Quatsino, Tsulquate, Fort Rupert and Alert Bay. The group will also include several North Island coaches and more than two dozen family members and chaperones.

“Our northern (Island) communities have really jumped on board,” said Dano Thorne, head coach of the Cowichan Valleybased Native Indian Football Association.

“We took the task of putting teams together starting 14 months ago, and the communities

North Island players with the NIFA United FC soccer team gather with some of their Sandy Grenier lower Island friends during a camp held in Duncan earlier this year.

are coming together on Vancouver Island to create these six teams.

We’re hoping it’s the start of a youth program in our province.”

Thorne, who is assisted by William Wasden Sr. of Alert Bay, will

take boys and girls teams in the U13, U15 and U19 age groups to compete in the U.S. tournament. He has years of experience taking elite-level ladies teams to international competitions, but this

will be the single largest group he’s taken on trip.

“There’s been a lot of work putting everything together,” said Tammy Hunt of Quatsino, who helped organize preparations for the 10 play-

ers and additional traveling party members from her band. “We had to get passports, go online to fill out our papers and take them down, and do a lot of fundraisers.

“We raised $6,000,

and the band kicked in $5,000 to help these kids go.”

Beginning last May, local players selected to participate have traveled to the Cowichan Valley for a series of camps to prepare them for the competition.

Thorne said the Indigenous Cup will include opening ceremonies with dancers from several cultures, and feature a series of health and wellness workshops. He said NIFA United FC will be the first club from B.C. to attend the tourney, and believes it will be the only Canadian entry.

“I want to spend a lot of time with my group, of course, but I also want to respect the protocols of the territory we’re visiting,” Thorne said. “Our effort is to promote health and wellness among the Native American and First Nations communities in Canada and beyond, through sports and culture.”

NHL's Stoner a hit in hometown return Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Clayton Stoner proved you don’t need to have the Stanley Cup in your grasp to put a smile on the face of a young hockey player.

Stoner, the Port McNeill-raised skater who now plays with the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, returned to Chilton Regional Arena last week for the second annual Clayton Stoner Summer Hockey Camp.

The weeklong camp, hosted by Andy Seppanen’s Victoriabased Progressive Goaltending, drew dozens of youngsters from the North Island and beyond, including players from Campbell River and the Comox Valley.

The camp was divided into two sections,

for younger and older players.

It wrapped up Saturday with scrimmages between teams coached by Stoner and fellow Port McNeill pro Ben Olson that included NHL-style introductions under a spotlight.

After the games, players had a chance to get sticks, jerseys and other equipment — and occasionally an arm — autographed by Stoner and Olson.

The meet-and-greet with the pros was a highlight for the players, who posed with the pros for photos after getting their autographs.

The camp was the second of three held at the arena this summer.

The previous week the North Island Eagles hockey program hosted

Owain Jewell of Port Hardy watches while getting his Minnesota Wild jersey signed by Wild defenseman Clayton Stoner Saturday at Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill.

J.R. Rardon On Aug. 12, Willie Port McNeill, bringing a weeklong camp for the Okanagan Valley for his fourth annual Mitchell of the Los the Stanley Cup for its local rep hopefuls.

This week, Lou Lou Lemire Summer Angeles Kings is first appearance in his scheduled to appear in hometown.

Lemire is back from Hockey Skills Camp.

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World Cup camp coming Gazette staff The North Island’s soccer fields will be buzzing with activity when the World Cup Soccer Camp makes its annual visit the week of July 23-27.

Camp sessions will be held in Port Alice, Port Hardy, Port McNeill and Sointula, with all players gathering Friday, July 27, for an international-style jamboree at the North Island Secondary School track field in Port McNeill.

The coaching staff, to be helped by local volunteers, is headed by former Canadian National Training Donnie Lawrence, left, leads the pack into turn four during season points series stock car racing at Triport Centre coach Brett Speedway Saturday night.

A O'Toole Hyslop and by two-

time Canadian National champion Steph Steiner, and includes former Vancouver Whitecap and current Victoria Highlanders goalkeeper Trevor Stiles.

Registration is still available for youths age 6-16, either online at www.worldcupsoccercamp.com or through local organizers.

In Port Alice, contact the Recreation Centre at 250-284-3912; in Port Hardy contact Liz Kufaas at 250-9497965 or Sandy Grenier at 250-949-8928; in Port McNeill call Sandy McKenzie at 250-9564306; and in Sointula call Casey Swanson at 250-973-6455.

Four share checkered flag Gazette staff Saturday night saw another successful set of races at the Triport Speedway.

A healthy crowd came out to see a field of six racers compete in three heats at the track just outside Port Hardy.

The field had began with a seventh racer, Brock Shore, but he was forced out of proceedings after transmission issues during hot laps prior to qualifying.

After Daniel Hovey won the trophy dash, four cars took to the track for the first heat of racing, with Hovey and Justin Reusch lining up in front of Glen Day and Chris Hardy when the green flag dropped.

Hardy attempted an early pass round the outside of Day on the first lap but Day was able to hold him off until the tight positioning of Hovey and Reusch allowed the field to narrow and Hardy took his chance to move up.

The race finished with Hovey holding his lead, Hardy, who also had the fast time in qualifying, move up

to second with Reusch third.

The full field of six lined up for the second race, with newcomer Ryan Doyle positioned beside Donnie Lawrence at the front, with the other four cars behind in the same order as the first race.

Unfortunately for Doyle, he seemed to have engine trouble early on and moved to the pits as Lawrence led the remaining five around the track.

A wide turn forced

Lawrence back in the order with Hovey and Day jostling for first.

In the end though, it was Reusch that prevailed. After a stoppage to allow Lawrence to replace a flat, Reuch was able to move to the front and hold off Day who finished second and Hovey in third.

The main event got underway after a short intermission with six lining up again but Doyle again had difficulties and was forced out early.

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Reusch and Hardy started well, each moving up in the pack before apparent contact between Hovey and Lawrence on turn four saw Lawrence roll off to the inside of the track.

The restart saw another reshuffle with Day able to get a commanding lead with Reusch, Hovey and Hardy in a tight battle for the rest of the spots.

The final order was Day, Hovey, Reusch, Hardy, Lawrence then

Doyle. It was Day’s third straight main event win in the season points series.

The points tally for the day saw Hovey on top with Hardy taking full advantage of his fast time position in second.

In the season tally, Day stays top of the table, followed by Reusch then Hovey.

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Cubs pitch, hit way to weekend sweep J.R. Rardon Gazette Editor HYDE CREEK— Complete-game pitching efforts by Curtis Martyn and Dave Stewart and some timely hitting lifted the Port Hardy Cubs to a sweep of two North Vancouver Island Baseball League games last week.

Thursday’s 11-2 win over the Hyde Creek Hillbillys and Sunday’s 14-4 victory over the Port McNeill Rangers vaulted the Cubs (7-1) back into the driver’s seat in the race for the regular-season league title with just two weeks remaining until the league playoffs.

Martyn homered in both games and Stewart and Chris Lamothe also went deep in the win over Port McNeill.

Martyn scattered six hits in Thursday’s win and threw five shutout innings after Hillbillys leadoff hitter Tom Cessford walked and came around to score on a hit by Ivan Hall in the first.

It was the only lead Hyde Creek would enjoy.

Hillbillys starter Jason West breezed through two innings

and had two outs with a runner aboard in the third when the Cubs broke through. Martyn and Lamothe delivered consecutive run-scoring doubles and Rod Romas followed with an RBI single.

One inning later, the Cubs enjoyed another two-out, three-run rally when Martyn followed back-to-back singles

by Hugh Connon and Lukas Jones with a three-run home run.

Martyn added a double as the Cubs put the game away with a fiverun fifth inning that made it 11-1.

Cubs 14, Rangers 4 Stewart settled down after spotting Port McNeill a 2-0 lead in the second inning, and aided his own cause by belting a fourth-inning homer with two runners aboard.

Martyn and Lamothe hit back-to-back homers in the bottom of the third inning and Stewart added an RBI single as the Cubs reached the five-run limit. They hit the limit again in the fourth, which featured singles by Jason Hodson, Jones, Martyn

Port Hardy first baseman Chris Heslop juggles the toss from pitcher Dave Stewart as Port McNeill's Byron Johnson motors up the base line Sunday at Hyde Creek Ballpark. Below, Port Hardy's Jason Hodson gets a force out as Port McNeill's Hugh Connon slides into second base.

J.R. Rardon and Romas before Stewart’s blast put the Cubs ahead 10-2.

The Rangers got a run back the next inning on an RBI single by Jason Evans, but that was all Port McNeill could manage until Evans singled and scored on a fielder’s choice by Byron Johnson in the final inning.

Sports Scoreboard LOGGER SPORTS 2012 Port McNeill Logger Sports Competition July 7 Men’s Open results Springboard chop 1. Derek Pouchnik, 1 minute, 16.785 seconds; 2. Karl Bischoff, 1:23.745; 3. Carson Bischoff, 1:41.19; 4. Lukas Brown John 1:43.97; 5. Dave MacLeod, 1:45.285.

Underhand chop 1. Derek Pouchnik, 55.37; 2. Nick Russell, 1:00.15; 3.

Andrew Murray, 1:01.60; 4. Dave MacLeod, 1:02.25; 5. Lukas Brown John, 1:08.82.

Axe throw 1. Carson Bischoff, 14 points; 2.

Lukas Brown John, 13; 3. Karl Bischoff, 12; 4. Dave MacLeod, 7.

Hot saw - unlimited 1. Karl Bischoff, 7.58; 2. Terry Basso, 9.515; 3. Carson Bischoff, 12.065; 4. Dave MacLeod, 12.69; 5. Matt Mooney, 13.28.

Open stock saw 1. Karl Bischoff, 7.01; 2. Terry Basso, 7.045; 3. Dave MacLeod, 7.14; 4. Nick Russell, 39.19.

Grand Prairie accuracy cut 1. Nick Russell, 17.61; 2. Roger Briscoe, 20.27; 3. Dave MacLeod, 21.625; 4. Karl Bischoff, dq.

Obstacle pole bucking 1. Dave MacLeod, 14.14; 2. Terry

Basso, 17.47; 3. Carson Bischoff, 17.72; 4. Derek Pouchnik, 22.97; 5. Nick Russell, 24.61.

Choker race 1. Nick Russell, 16.06; 2. Brad Laviolette, 17.015; 3. Dave MacLeod, 19.075; 4. Carson Bischoff, 19.095; 5. Terry Basso, 19.715.

Single buck saw 1. Dave MacLeod, 18.485; 2.

Carson Bischoff, 22.14; 3. Karl Bischoff, 22.905; 4. Matt Mooney, 23.185; 5. Nick Russell, 23.58.

Double buck saw 1. Terry Basso-Derek Pouchnik, 8.345; 2. Dave MacLeod-Roger Briscoe, 8.565; 3. Nick RussellDoug Folkins, 10.495; 4. Karl Bischoff-Carson Bischoff, 16.40; 5. Troy Lambert-Angus Brown, 44.515.

Overall points 1. Dave MacLeod, 26; 2. Karl Bischoff, 18; 3. Carson Bischoff, 17; 4 (tie). Terry Basso and Derek Pouchnik, 14; 6. Nick Russell, 13; 7. Roger Briscoe, 6; 8. Lukas Brown John, 4; 9 (tie). Matt Mooney and Brad Laviolette, 3; 11. Doug Folkins, 2.

Ladies results Single buck saw 1. Brenda Pouchnik, 20.375; 2.

Sarah Mooney, 23.895; 3. Anita Jezowski, 26.00; 4. Chantelle Ryan, 47.78; 5. Aleta Rushton, 48.64.

Axe throw 1. Sarah Russell, 12 points; 2.

Brenda Pouchnik, 9; 3. Leone Bischoff, 6; 4. Sarah Mooney, 5.

Stock saw 1. Anita Jezowski, 6.83; 2. Brenda Pouchnik, 6.97; 3. Leone Bischoff, 8.70; 4. Aleta Rushton, 8.935.

Overall points 1. Brenda Pouchnik, 14; 2. Anita Jezowski, 12; 3. Sarah Mooney, 6; 4. Sarah Russell, 5; 5. Leone Bischoff, 4; 6. Chantelle Ryan, 2; 7. Aleta Rushton, 1; 8. Joli White, 0.

Novice results Underhand chop 1. Angus Brown, 50.205; 2.

Troy Lambert, 50.595; 3. Clarke Ellah, 54.42; 4. Andrew Murray, 1:00.185; 5. Scott Thompson, 1:01.595.

Obstacle pole 1. Brad Laviolette, 15.485; 2.

Lukas Brown John, 18.595; 3.

Clarke Ellah, 22.20; 4. Scott Thompson, 23.58; 5. Andrew Murray, 25.545.

Axe throw 1. Scott Thompson, 12 points; 2. Doug Folkins, 6; 3. Andrew Murray, 3 (throw-off); 4. Angus Brown, 3.

Double buck 1. Scott Thompson, 20.18; 2.

Clarke Ellah, 22.19; 3. Chantelle Ryan-Aleta Rushton, 25.97; 4.

Tim Chester-Andrew Ashford, 33.14.

Overall points 1. Andrew Murray, 14; 2 (tie).

Scott Thompson and Angus Brown, 11; 4. Clarke Ellah, 8; 5.

Brad Laviolette, 7; 6 (tie). Andrew Ashford and Tim Chester, 4; 8 (tie). Lukas Brown John, Aleta Rushton and Chantelle Ryan, 3; 11 (tie). Troy Lambert and Doug Folkins, 2.

Mixed results Jack-and-Jill double buck 1.Anita Jezowski-Dave MacLeod, 10.565; 2. Brenda PouchnikDerek Pouchnik, 11.49; 3. Sarah Mooney-Matt Mooney, 12.47; 4.

Leone Bischoff-Karl Bischoff, 15.16; 5. Sarah Russell-Nick Russell, 15.325.

BASEBALL North Vancouver Island Baseball League Through July 8 Team W L Pct GB Port Hardy 5 1 .833 — Hyde Creek 5 2 .714 1/2 Port McNeill 0 7 .000 5 1/2 Thursday, July 5 Port Hardy 11, Hyde Creek 2 Sunday, July 8 Port Hardy 14, Port McNeill 4 Saturday, July 14 Port Hardy vs. Hyde Creek*, 4 p.m.

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New market draws crowd in Hyde Creek Gazette staff HYDE CREEK—A new farmer’s market in Port McNeill got off to a small but enthusiastic start Saturday with a half-dozen vendors setting up tables in a grassy area alongside the Hyde Creek Esso station.

With the cool, wet spring slowing local gardeners, the inaugural market was less about farmers’ produce than crafters, with vendors selling wares ranging from jewelry to hula hoops, hand-crafted baby items and baked goods. “As long as it’s homemade, home-grown and hand-stitched, it’s welcome,� said organizer Neva Perrott, who credited the work of Gwen Alsop with getting the market started.

Originally, organizers planned to hold the market in Port McNeill. But Hyde Creek Esso owner

Customers check out the selection of homemade offerings, and chat with organizer Neva Perrott while Ashlee Wall looks on with nine-month-old Emma Saturday during the inaugural Farmer’s Market J.R. Rardon in Hyde Creek.

Aaron Gabrysh offered the extra use of washrooms vendors saw brisk business, buns and broke down her the vendors free space and garbage disposal at the especially in the open- tent while customers confor the debut market, and adjacent convenience mar- ing hour. Amber Kennedy tinued to browse at other tables will cost just $5 for ket. quickly sold all of her 30 tables. future markets in August “I’m quite pleased with With brilliant blue skies loaves of homemade bread and September to offset overhead, the handful of and two dozen cinnamon the amount of traffic,� said

Ashlee Wall, who staffed her table of hand-crafted baby items, herbs and hula hoops with baby Emma sleeping in a tummy carrier. “Surprised, actually.�

Perrott expected the selection of goods to improve in future markets as the growing season advances, and hopes more vendors can be coaxed out in the next two months. “It’s a wonderful opportunity,� said Kate Pinsonneault, who traveled from Port Hardy to set up her jewelry table. “It’s hard to start something new; it takes time to get the word out.�

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Port Hardy prepares to host Numata visitors playing flutes and pounding on Taiko drums.

Excitement builds at intervals along the routes as two of the huge andons line up facing one another and crash into each other in a bamboosplitting duel.

Our Numata “family� most recently visited Port Hardy in July 2010 and were treated to week of Canadian culture, including living with homestay families, hikes on the west coast beaches, a tour of a logging operation, canoeing, potlucks and barbecues.

They also overcame some initial trepidation as they gamely helped build and paddle in the annual Filomi Days boat building competition.

This year’s delegation will again experience five days of the best that the North Island has to offer, such as a whalewatching trip, a hike along the new Storey’s Beach-to-Hardy Bay “Commuter Trail�, a night of camping in tents at Quatse campground, taking in the Triport Speedway stock car races and, of course, once again marching in the Filomi Days parade and braving the waves of Hardy Bay in a make-shift boat.

The tsunami disaster in March of 2011 precluded Port Hardy’s visit to Japan that year.

Thankfully, Numata is well inland from the coast and was not damaged in the earth-

quake or subsequent tsunami.

However, it was felt that it would be inappropriate to expect hospitality mere months after the national emergency.

Instead, the Port Hardy Twinning Society organized a “Japan March� and fundraising event with proceeds directed to the Red Cross crisis relief efforts.

Our Japanese guests will be in town until Tuesday, July 24.

All are encouraged to greet our visitors with a warm North Island welcome when you see them around town, and to give them a cheer in the parade and boat building competition.

The Port Hardy Twinning Society is always open to new members.

Our next turn for the exchange trip will come in the summer of 2013. Contact Leslie at 9492315 for more information..

A travel blog article about the Yotaka Andon Festival can be found at http://charleshamel.com/2010/09/17/ numata-yotaka-andon-festival/ and a You Tube video of the “dueling andons� is at http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Q6kJm1oju50.

English-language travel sites, such as http://en.visithokkaido.jp/hokkaido/index. html, provide lots of information about visiting Hokkaido, or better yet, talk to one of the Twinning Society members about their experience.

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Heather Jones Special to the Gazette PORT HARDYâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; We all know what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like: a much anticipated visit from family, that for ages seemed to be several flips of the calendar pages in the future, is, quite suddenly, this week! Plans kick into high gear to iron out last minute details, the weather forecast is warily checked with fingers crossed.

So it was at a recent meeting of the Port Hardy Twinning Society whose members are excited to be once again hosting Port Hardyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sisterâ&#x20AC;? town of Numata, Japan, from July 17-24.

Port Hardy has a twentyyear-strong relationship with Numata, a small town of about four thousand people sited on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Exchange trips between the two â&#x20AC;&#x153;North Islandâ&#x20AC;? communities alternate each year. Port Hardy representatives last visited Numata in August 2009, a trip fondly remembered for the generous hospitality of the hosts and a week crammed with local sightseeing.

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Eddie Carlson passed away May 15, 2012.

A Celebration of Life was held for him in Squamish where he had resided for many years.

A natural born problem-solver and an unconventional thinker, Ernie lived a life full of creation, which included raising six sons, Marcel, Gérald, Roland, Alfred, Jean, and Robert, with his wife of 56 years, Cécile.

Ernie’s strength and pride will be remembered with fondness and his spirit will live on through the unique impression he has left on those around him.

Death is nothing, I’ve just passed into the other room.

I am Me, you are You. All that we were for each other We still are forever.

Give me the name you always gave me.

Talk to me as you always have Do not use a different tone Do not be solemn or sad Keep laughing at what made us laugh together Pray, smile, think of me Let my name be spoken at home As it always was… without drama Of any sort and without darkness.

Life means what it has always meant.

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Why should I be out of your thoughts?

I am simply out of your sight.

I am waiting for you. I am not far.

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And within you if you so want.

There will be no public service held, however, if you would like to stop in to share a story or two with Cécile, we encourage you to do so. In lieu of flowers, please consider doing something to make someone else happy.

Family, friends and co-workers (as well as his logging truck) were present. He will be missed.

Melvin Charles Lysne June 1964-June 2012 After a 15 year battle with brain cancer, Mel peacefully went to sleep with his wife, his “rock” beside him.

He will be forever loved & remembered by his wife Cheryl, daughter Kari (Nurmi), sons Jacob & Thomas & his beloved grandson Eric. He is mourned by his sisters Lorna (Dale) White, Norma (Richard) Hemphill, Karla (Rob) Broadfoot & uncles Jack (Thelma) Lysne & Olie (Edwina) Henderson, father-in-law Tom (Judy) Bernicot, sister-in-law Simone Bernicot & brother-inlaw Mike Bernicot. He also leaves countless treasured cousins, nieces, nephews & greats and a multitude of friends.

His spirit now resides in the loving arms of Dad Norman, Mother - Sarah, brothers - Karl Martin & Eric, granddaughter - Kelly Elizabeth, mother-in-law - Margit Bernicot & brother-in-law - Wayne Bernicot.

There will be no formal service by request.

Family & friends are invited & welcome to attend a tea in Mel’s memory on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 2:00 pm, 7610 Glacier View Cres. East, Port Hardy.

His ashes will be interred at a later time in a private family ceremony.

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BARTENDER/SERVER Haida-Way Pub is hiring a bartender and servers, experience an asset. Serving it Right required. Please drop off your resume at the desk of HaidaWay or Email to staff@pmhotels.com BEAR COVE Cottages requires a reliable, hardworking part-time chambermaid. Drop off resume in person to 6715 Bear Cove Hwy, Port Hardy.

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Furnished. Ready to move in! Call 250-478-2648 or 250-745-3387.

North Island Community Services Society is seeking highly motivated, organized and outcome-experience based individuals to work in the Special Services Program.

The Special Services Worker will work and support children and families to increase living skills, parenting skills, behaviour management and communication choices. The position may include routine crisis intervention. The majority of this service takes place in the clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home.

Preference will be given to applicants with postsecondary credentials and/or related human services experience.

Previous work experience is an asset.

This position is currently part-time. A valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and a reliable vehicle is necessary as travel will be required. A criminal record check will be required.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please forward resume with cover letter by July 13, 2012 to: North Island Community Services Society PO Box 1028, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 nicsbc@telus.net

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE FUEL/FIREWOOD

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IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that simple.

Your credit/age/income is not an issue. 1-800-587-2161.

PORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of Trustee & Highland Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities Office: 250-949-6844 www.porthardybaptistchurch.ca Pastor: Kevin Martineau 11/12

ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED Reverend Wade Allen 9190 Granville St. Port Hardy Phone 250-949-6247 11:00 a.m. Sunday School and Service Wed., 1:00 pm Bible Study Everyone welcome Meeting rooms available columbac@uniserve.com 11/12

FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 2540 Catala Place Port McNeill (across from Firehall) Sunday 10:30 am - Morning Worship Church Office 250-956-4741 Pastor Stan Rukin Youth Pastor: Steve Taylor Cell: 250-527-0144 Office hours: 10am-4pm Mon-Thurs Visitors always welcome www.ptmcfullgospel.org 11/12

CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICAN Alert Bay Sunday Services - 10 am Reverend Lincoln Mckoen 1-250-974-5844 Warden Flora Cook 250-974-5945 Warden Joan Stone 250-974-2234 11/12

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4680 Byng Rd. Port Hardy Pastor George Hilton 250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone welcomeâ&#x20AC;?

Saturday Services 9:30am - Bible Study groups 10:45am - Worship/Praise service Wednesday @ 7pm - Prayer meeting Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education 250-949-8243 11/12

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest ďŹ rewood producer offers ďŹ rewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

North Island Church Services NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES Sunday Masses St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Port McNeill: 9am St. Bonaventure Port Hardy: 11am St. Theresaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Port Alice: Saturdays 5:00pm Alert Bay: 1st & 3rd Saturdays 10am Father Roger Poblete 250-956-3909

11/12

PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH 2501 Mine Road Sunday 9:45 am (Sept-June) - Sunday School 11:00 am - Worship Service 7:00 pm - Evening Fellowship Youth Group Wed - 7:00 pm Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year.

For information contact 0ASTOR $AVE 0URDY s 11/12

LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE s #HAPLAIN 3ERVICES s "IBLE 3TUDIES s 3PIRITUAL #OUNSELLING s 7EEKLY !! 'ROUPS (8635 Granville St. Port Hardy) 250-949-8125

PORT ALICE ANGLICANUNITED FELLOWSHIP Reverend Wade Allen Sunday Services - 4pm 1-250-949-6247 Box 159, Port Alice You are extended a special invitation to share in our Services

11/12

ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITED ANGLICAN CHURCH 250-956-3533 Email: gualbert@uniserve.com Sunday Worship - 9:00am Reverend Wade Allen All Welcome 175 Cedar Street Port McNeill

PORT HARDY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert St Sunday Worship 10:30 am & 7 pm Tuesday Prayer 7:30 pm Midweek Biblestudies - Call the church for time and place 250-949-6466 Pastor George & Karen Ewald (home) 250-949-9674 E-Mail:pastorgeorge@providenceplace.ca 11/12

Applicants must have strong customer service, communication and computer skills and have operating knowledge of office technologies.

Basic bookkeeping skills preferred. The administrative assistant will perform front-end receptionist duties as well as executive assistant duties.

Multi-tasking and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team are essential.

Please submit resume, cover letter, and references by Friday July 20, 2012 (Attn: Jennifer Esau).

Position is to start as soon as possible.

Wage is industry-competitive .

T: 250-949-9450 ¡ F: 250-949-7656 ¡ PO Box 2760 Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0 info@pacificus.ca ¡ www.pacificus.ca

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GWAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;SALA-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;NAKWAXDAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH at entrance to Tsulquate Village (8898 Park Dr) Saturday/Sabbath 10:00 am-Sabbath School 11:15 am-Worship Service Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell 11/12

11/12

Full-Time Administrative Assistant

WANTED PROFESSIONAL MARKETER to help sell

Greenway Sound Marine Resort in the Broughtons

Closed and FOR SALE immediately.

Realtors, attorneys, auctioneers, professionals: help us market the place to a good new owner.

Payment for your services upon sale.

Send e-mail address for descriptive literature to:

greenwaysound@seanet.com Tom and Ann Taylor

22 www.northislandgazette.com

TRADES, TECHNICAL

TRADES, TECHNICAL

NOW HIRING Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results.

We currently have the following openings:

Maintenance Supervisor Remanufacturing Supervisor Assistant/Field Planner Millwrights â&#x20AC;˘ Hooktenders Loader/Hoe Chuck Operator Driller/Blaster CertiďŹ ed Fallers Detailed job postings can be viewed at

http://www.westernforest.com/building-value/our-people-employment/careers WFP offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive beneďŹ t package and the potential to achieve annual performance rewards. If you believe that you have the skills and qualiďŹ cations that we are looking for, please reply in conďŹ dence to: Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611 Email: resumes@westernforest.com

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Thursday, July12, 2012 REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

RENTALS

FOR SALE BY OWNER

FOR SALE BY OWNER

FOR SALE BY OWNER

APARTMENT/CONDO

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

PORT HARDY Airport Rd 2 bdrms, quiet. N/S Ref. reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. $525/mo. Ample parking.

Avail. Aug 1/12. 250-9496319.

PORT HARDY Highland Manor â&#x20AC;˘Bachelor â&#x20AC;˘1 bdrm furnished â&#x20AC;˘2 bdrm $550 Move in incentive on approval References Call Jason 250-949-0192

PORT HARDY Well maintained 6-plex Great investment $385,000 Call Noreen 250-949-6319 imagine.it@cablerocket.com

HELP WANTED

ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE bcclassiďŹ ed.com HELP WANTED

Foster Family Support Worker

HOUSES FOR SALE PORT MCNEILL, 5 bdrm, 2668 sq ft, water view, carport, 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; shop, boat shed, F/P, new roof, deck, cul-de-sac, $280,000 obo. (250)956-4547.

North Island Community Services Society is seeking a Foster Family Support Worker to provide support to Foster Families in the Mount Waddington region.

Applicants must have an applicable certiďŹ cate and at least 2 years minimum experience with supporting families. A working knowledge of the BC Foster Parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Protocol and Procedures is preferred. Applicants must also be highly motivated, positive, organized, and have experience in group processes and facilitation techniques. Travel will be required.

Please forward resume with cover letter by July 13, 2012 via mail or email to North Island Community Services Society, Box 1028, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 or nicsbc@telus.net.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES Damaged House?

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AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT TO COMPANY STANDARDS s +EEP CURRENT OF CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY s 0ROVIDE GUIDANCE TO LESS EXPERIENCED OPERATORS AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL s #ONFER WITH MANAGER ON A REGULAR BASIS ON ANY deďŹ ciencies.

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Essential Skills: 3AFETY CONSCIOUS GOOD ORAL COMMUNICATION WORK WELL IN A GROUP ENVIRONMENT

PROBLEM SOLVING DECISION CRITICAL THINKING TASK PLANNING AND ORGANIZING #ONTACT /RCA 3AND 'RAVEL ,0 'RANT ,AmAMME CELL % MAIL GLAmAMME ORCASAND CA

20 ACRES- Only $99/mo. $0 Down, Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas, Beautiful Mountain Views! Money Back Guarantee! Free Color Brochure.

1-800-755-8953. www.sunsetranches.com

Roga Contracting Ltd., a logging and log hauling contractor located in British Columbia, is seeking YARDER OPERATORS, HOOKTENDERS, HANDFALLERS and BUCKERS for full time employment at their Campbell River and Port Alberni Operations.

If you are interested in a future with us, please send your resume to: rogacrresumes@hotmail.com or fax to 250-286-3653.

Lisa Harrison Sales Rep

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Phone Rick 250-956-4555 PORT HARDY - 7077 Highland Dr. $695 /month includes cable. Beautiful 2 bedroom condo, fully renovated. New laminate ďŹ&#x201A;oor in LR, DR, and Kit. Newer carpet in BRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, ceramic in Bath. Full size fridge, stove, DW and in-suite laundry. Plenty of storage and parking. Ref req. Info and photos, toll free 1.877.470.1700.

PORT HARDY, various units.

Call Roy Carlton at 1-866-3148615. Coldwell Banker, Island Coastal.

PORT MCNEILL3 Bdrm townhouse, close to schools & hospital. Available mid August.

Call 250-956-3440. www.portmcneilltown houses.yolasite.com SEAHAVEN APARTMENTS 7070 Shorncliffe St. Oceanview 2 bdrm suite.

Fridge/stove, balcony, blinds, private parking stall, locker, laundry on premises.

Quiet, adult building, non smoking, no pets.

References required.

Inquiries contact Janet cell 1-250-230-1462.

WEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;RE ON THE WEB

PORT HARDY 3 bdr, 1.5 bathroom.

New ďŹ&#x201A;ooring, interior doors, paint etc. Quiet location, fenced yard. Avail Aug 1.

Pets negotiable. $850/mth.

References a must.

250-230-1416.

HOMES FOR RENT 2 BEDROOM house for rent, located in Arnsville Trailer Park, Parksville. Small dogs allowed. Available Aug 1st. $800/month. 250-954-9547

OFFICE/RETAIL AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY FOR LEASE: Fully furnished/equipped restaurant/bistro located in beautiful Port Hardy, BC. This well-known location is tastefully decorated with a warm and inviting atmosphere and has an existing client base, located close to commercial and educational ofďŹ ce facilities offering great potential for professional clientele. For more information contact Ron: 250-949-0556.

STORAGE SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20â&#x20AC;&#x2122; or 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island.

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GARAGE SALES

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An active part of your business and our communities. Let me help your business get business.

Together we can help the North Island stay strong and grow!!

Roga Contracting Ltd. offers competitive wages with full medical and dental beneďŹ t packages.

Education: 'RADE 4HE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS DISASSEMBLE AND REASSEMBLE COMPONENTS AND MAINTAIN ALL MACHINERY BASED ON COMPANY STANDARDS

COAL HARBOUR- Oceanside retreat on N. Vancouver Island. 1750 sq. ft. 2 bdrm, 2 full bath, ďŹ nished basement, deck, sauna, hot tub and new roof in 2011. Pad rent $300/mnth. All appliances incl. Auto/boat shed/ Fishing, boating, crabbing at your doorstep. $39,500. Call 250949-6643 250-949-0516.

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RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

SUITES, LOWER

AUTO FINANCING

GREATER PORT Hardy area: Fully private, above ground, 1bdrm suite, newer ocean view home, across the street from beach. High ceilings. Hardwood. Tastefully furnished. No excessive drinking, N/S. Avail soon. $495 mo. Call Marie 250-949-9970.

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

PORT HARDY New 2 bdrm basement suite. Quiet neighbourhood. N/S, N/P, refs req’d. $700/mo. includes sat., wireless internet, $100/mth hydro & shared laundry.

Now available. Call 250-949-8981.

SUITES, UPPER BACHELOR suites available located at Arnsville, includes hydro, cable and internet. $500 per month 250-954-9547

TRANSPORTATION

1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

GUARANTEED

Auto Loans or We Will Pay You $1000

All Makes, All Models.

New & Used Inventory.

1-888-229-0744 or apply at: www.greatcanadianautocredit.com Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

WANT A Vehicle but stressed about your credit? Christmas in July, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past.

All credit situations accepted.

1-888-593-6095. www.creditdrivers.ca

CARS ANTIQUE/CLASSICS

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded.

White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191.

OFF-ROAD VEHICLES 2003 Chev Silverado 2500HD for sale. Diesel, 4x4, 230,000 km’s. Single cab, long box with box liner. Full wiring for towing and camper. Has auto lights, cruise control etc. Excellent running condition with good tires. Can email pics. $17,300.

Call 250-230-4950 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

24’ TRAVEL TRAILER. Port Hardy area. Many wonderful features. Like new. $10,000.

Call 250-902-0878.

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

2002-FORD EXPLORER XLS. Runs excellent. 157,000 kms.

Reduced to sell $4,999 OBO. 250-287-2009.

MARINE BOATS

AUTO FINANCING

COMMERCIAL C Licence 28.5’ Fiberglass boat 6cyl Volvo diesel. 280 leg,Hyd. trap puller, 2 spool gurdies, deck pump, anchor winch, RD 80 Radar Dickson s/s ALM stove, $7500.00 1-250-935-6594

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ON NOW AT YOUR BC GMC DEALERS. bcgmcdealers.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. GMC is a brand of General Motors of Canada. */â&#x20AC; Offers apply to the purchase of a 2012 Terrain FWD (R7A) equipped as described. Freight included ($1,495). License, insurance, registration, PPSA, administration fees and taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Offer available to retail customers in Canada. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in the BC GMC Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. GMCL, Ally Credit or TD Financing Services may modify, extend or terminate this offer in whole or in part at any time without notice. Conditions and limitations apply. See GMC dealer for details. â&#x20AC; 0% purchase financing offered on approved credit by Ally Credit for 84 months on new or demonstrator 2012 Terrain. Rates from other lenders will vary. Down payment, trade and/or security deposit may be required. Monthly payment and cost of borrowing will vary depending on amount borrowed and down payment/trade. Example: $10,000 at 0% APR, the monthly payment is $119.05 for 84 months. Cost of borrowing is $0, total obligation is $10,000. ƲBased on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. â&#x2C6;&#x17E;OnStar services require vehicle electrical system (including battery) wireless service and GPS satellite signals to be available and operating for features to function properly. OnStar acts as a link to existing emergency service providers. Subscription Service Agreement required. Call 1-888-4ONSTAR (1-888-466-7827) or visit onstar.ca for OnStarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and details and system limitations. Additional information can be found in the OnStar Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guide. ŠThe Best Buy Seal is a registered trademark of Consumers Digest Communications, LLC, used under license.+ For more information visit iihs.org/ratings â&#x20AC;Ąâ&#x20AC;Ą2012 GMC Terrain FWD, equipped with standard 2.4L ECOTECÂŽ I-4 engine. Fuel consumption ratings based on Natural Resources Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2012 Fuel Consumption Guide. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. Competitive segment based on WardsAuto.comâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2012 Middle Cross Utility Vehicles Segment, excludes other GM models.

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Good Luck!

Athletes, Coaches, and OfďŹ cials from Vancouver Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Central Coast (Zone 6) will be at the Surrey 2012 BC Summer Games July 19-22

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