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“Unless environmental studies are adverse,” the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce has given the thumbs up to the proposed Raven Coal Project. The chamber’s board of directors passed a motion of support for the project at a recent meeting. In a news release, the chamber referred to the promise of jobs: “The Raven Employment Forecast totals up to 350 new, well-paying, full-time mine, port and transportation jobs and hundreds of indirect jobs in the Comox Valley, Port Alberni and surrounding regions if the project is approved.” The proposed Raven project is located five kilometres west of the Buckley Bay ferry terminal. Project manager Don Berkshire asked for the chamber’s support in September. See COAL, page A5
PARKSVILLE BUDGET
Tough decisions AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com
A number of new capital projects and long term plans will require some big decisions from Parksville council through their budget season, beginning with the first public meeting at 6 p.m., Nov. 8 at city hall. Mayor Chris Burger said that last year’s budget was a transition year for the new council who have now been on the job for a year and are taking more ownership of the next budget. The main changes in this year’s budget revolve around the addition of a number of capital projects due to the first update to their 20 Year Capital Plan in about eight years, said director of finance Lucky Butterworth. See RIVER INTAKE, page A6
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STARTING POINT RDN wants your opinion on transit system How can transit serve Oceanside residents over the next 10 to 25 years? That’s the question on the table as the Regional District of Nanaimo and BC Transit team up to invite the public to get on board with the RDN’s 25-year Transit Future Plan. From October 14 to 20, the BC Transit Future Bus visited locations throughout the RDN to connect with community members about area-specific transit needs, priorities and concerns. “The RDN Transit Future Plan is essential to ensure the transit system meets the needs of RDN communities over the next five, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years,” said RDN Chairperson Joe Stanhope. “Sustainable transportation will assist in reducing transportationrelated emissions and improving the overall quality of life in the region.” The Transit Future Plan envisions the ideal RDN transit network 25 years from now, and describes what services, infrastructure and investments are needed to get there. The plan will be designed to support local community goals and objectives, such as strengthening the link between transportation and land use in order to support sustainable growth. “In order for BC Transit to succeed for decades to come, we must listen to what our customers want and need,” said BC Transit Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer Michael Kohl. — Submitted by RDN/NEWS Staff
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In the near future, when Arrowsmith Search and Rescue gets called out to look for an older man with grey hair who has wandered off, they won’t have to check every second pedestrian in Qualicum Beach. That’s because, said spokesperson Ken Neden, the group has begun training to take part in Project Lifesaver, which is designed to track and rescue seniors and others with cognitive issues who tend to wander. The program, Neden said, involves fitting people suffering with Alzheimers and other cognitive conditions with wrist-watch sized transmitters, each of which has its own frequency. If the client wanders off, special tracking equipment
wielded by SAR volunteers will allow the quick and efficient retrieval of the wanderer. Neden said the program, which was started in the United States and has been picked up in Victoria, has shown impressive results. “It has a 100 per cent success rate, with an average search time of 30 minutes,” he said. “If we have a call about an elderly grey-haired gentleman missing in Qualicum Beach, this will make it a lot easier. Searches now can go on for hours and days at times.” Project Lifesaver International, the leading organization in electronic search and rescue programs conducted training at the ASAR hall on Saturday, with Ken Snider, with Search and Rescue B.C.
The transmitter constantly emits a radio frequency signal which can be tracked, regardless of where the person has wandered, even in dense bush, an underground garage or a building constructed with steel. Under the system, when a loved one goes missing, their caregivers notify police, who in turn call out ASAR. The service will be available in late November. Families and caregivers can enroll their loved ones by contacting D’Arcy Falkiner at 250-2402852. For more inforamtion contact Project Lifesaver at 1-877580-5433, visit their website at www.projectlifesaver.org or the SAR website at www.asar. ca.
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A flourishing restorative justice program in District 69 will present a film and information about what they do at a Nov. 18 open house during National Restorative Justice Week (Nov. 18-25). Restorative justice is a non-adversarial, non-retributive approach to justice that emphasizes healing in victims, meaningful accountability of offenders and the involvement of citizens in creating healthier, safer communities. Linda Cherewyk, program coordinator for the Arrowsmith Community Justice Society (ACJS) established in 1998, explained they have two local programs — a restorative justice program that takes referrals from the public and RCMP and a community dispute resolution program. While they have had a lot of success dealing with around 30-35 cases a year, that is mostly in restorative justice and she thinks their dispute resolution is under used by the community. She said when both sides of an issue agree to go through the process and sit down together, “once the emotions are set aside it is quite easy to resolve.�
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The most common issues are neighbour disputes where “often emotion is the first response, but once they start talking like they should have done in the first place, most results are very good.� She said they get a lot of calls about landlord disputes, which they don’t deal with but are happy to refer people to the correct place. This year’s Restorative Justice Week theme, “Diverse Needs: Unique Responses� recognizes an approach that addresses the needs of people impacted by crime and conflict when a person has been harmed or treated unfairly. The goal of the annual week, recognized internationally, is to share concrete learning and results from restorative justice practitioners and stakeholders. The ACJS will provide information about what they do at an open house on Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Knox United (345 Pym St.) with a short video of an actual conference, followed by a question and answer session. For more information visit www.acjs.ca or call 250-954-2968 and leave a message. For more on restorative justice viisit www.csc-scc. gc.ca and click on the link on the left. The week is also being officially recognized by the City of Parksville.
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BULLYING
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Within the quote it states: “If a child sees someone being bullied, I hope he or she chooses LISSA ALEXANDER not to join in. If a child is being reporter@pqbnews.com bullied I hope she or he can find Local trustee Ross Milligan the courage to report it.” doesn’t like the language used re“I think it should go further cently by the Minister of than that,” said Milligan. Education in regards to I think if you stand by bullying — and the local and let it happen you’re superintendent agreed. condoning it.” “[The statement] ‘I Ansell agreed that the hope he or she choosremarks seemed like an es not to join in,’ is just under reaction by the probably a fairly offminister, but said the the-mark comment by strategy is actually far the education minister,” more significant in detail and well structured. said Jim Ansell, district Board chair Lynette 69 superintendent. “But ROSS MILLIGAN Kershaw said being perI think the (ERASE bullysonally involved at the ing) program that stands schools she has seen anti-bullybehind it is far more detailed.” The comments came at the re- ing steps being implementing and cent board of education meeting, they are more involved than what while reviewing a news release Milligan may think. There is guidance and strategies from the Ministry of Education on bullying. Beyond the information involved, she said. “I think if you take a look at that about a strategy to keep students safe, there is a quote from Don you’ll see that,” she told Milligan at McRae, minister of education. the meeting.
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A Grade 5 student drank dirty water through a straw at the last school board meeting, to demonstrate a student fundraiser. Luckily it was a LifeStraw, a water purification system that filters the water and makes it safe to drink. Grade 4 and 5 students from Qualicum Beach Elementary School gave the engaging presentation. “Inside the Lifestraw there is a water filter and it’s special because it has really teeny tiny rocks and when it filters through, all the bacteria and water-borne diseases are caught between the filter and the teeny rocks,” said Jordyn Burton-Profitt.
The students raised enough money to purchase 110 of the straws to send to Haiti and Africa, which can prevent diseases like cholera, typhoid, polio. Burton-Profitt demonstrated how the straw works by sucking up dirty water through it, receiving oohs and ahhs from the audience at the meeting. The straw filters a maxiumum of 1,000 litres of water, enough for one person for one year. The students hope to purchase 200 straws, enough to provide one for each person in a small village. To donate to the project contact the Qualicum Beach Elementary School by calling 250752-6989.
Bonsai group set to meet at TOSH New technique to be studied at Nov. 10 event in Qualicum
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The next meeting of the Mt. Arrowsmith Bonsai Society will take place on Saturday November 10 at the Old Schoolhouse Gallery in Qualicum Beach. The meeting runs from 1:30 until 3 p.m. in the upstairs classroom. The topic of this meeting will be the Phoenix graft. This is a technique where a live tree is joined with a piece of deadwood.
This can quickly transform a young tree into an aged veteran, which is highly regarded within the art of bonsai. A demonstration of this interesting technique will be given by club member Gordon Cowen. Club members are asked to bring examples of their own Phoenix grafted trees for a show and tell. New members interested in learning more about the art of bonsai are most welcome to attend. — Submitted by TOSH
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When Minister of Justice Shirley Bond kicked off Crime Prevention Week on Friday, she named local resident Margo Banks as a recipient of a prestigious volunteer award. Banks, who serves as president of the DIstsrict 69 Citizens on Patrol Society (COPS), was one of only four people from B.C. to receive the award, which recognizes an individual’s commitment to their community through outstanding contribution towards crime prevention and community safety. The award was presented at the
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Burger said council is always struggling to balance current priorities with long term capital projects and he frequently highlights a new, provincially required, river water intake and treatment facility. Early estimates put it around $50 million in total by 2050 in partnership with the regional district and hopefully senior levels of government. “Staff are also working within a number of guidelines council has already set,” Burger said, including a freeze they imposed on hiring and on 40 per cent of the city’s budget areas. Though he pointed out everything is always up for discussion and at council’s discretion, council appears to want to “stick to its guns,” on some of those tough decisions, he said. Butterworth said the preliminary budget they are presenting is still based on last year’s five year financial plan with a residential property tax increase of three percent and a commercial and light industrial property tax increase of four percent, but council will have to make some big decisions to balance it. That will require further tax increases, deferring projects, borrowing money, or some combination of those, he said. While they are reviewing things like the city’s permissive taxation, grants in aid and development cost charges, Butterworth pointed out they are separate from the immediate budget work. The city’s 2011-2015 financial plan is available on the website at www.parksville.ca, under the Financial Reports tab on the right.
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Next week Quality Foods will provide paper grocery bags in local newspapers, and then over the Nov. 17 weekend fire department volunteers will circulate through the city from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. knocking on doors and collecting the bags from door steps and carports. Cash donations, of course, are also gratefully accepted. Chameleon’s co-partner Carol Murchison said they will give a free dessert with their meal to anyone who brings in a toy and she challenges other business to join the effort.
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Letters HORNER’S FALLACY Horner’s Corner (THE NEWS, Nov. 2) is trying to promote the fallacy that unusual weather is somehow linked to global warming/climate change. He wonders why climate change has not been an issue in the American presidential election. Perhaps that is because even Barack Obama has reluctantly accepted the fact that climate change, alias global warming, as an issue to be concerned about has been virtually discredited because of the sloppy, dishonest, pseudo-scientific garbage that the alarmists and their associates aided and abetted by the left-wing liberal media have been trying to brainwash the citizens of the world. Let’s get this straight. Real scientists and supporters of the so-called denial movement do not disagree that there was an increase in global temperature up to about 1998 although extremely modest and inconsequential and that climate change does certainly happen but these changes are functions of natural global and galactic forces and are very clearly not impacted in any significant way by human carbon emissions. And anyone who tries to suggest that hurricane Sandy is in any way related to climate change or global warming certainly has not drilled down into the real scientific data which suggests otherwise. Extraordinarily large storms are a fact of life, some occurring over periods of tens of years and
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others recurring over longer unpredictable intervals. Extreme storm activity in the recent past has actually gone through a very low frequency period. However anyone living in low lying coastal areas or areas vulnerable to tornados or other types of storm events must be prepared to expect a catastrophe to happen to them at some point in time. Horner and the left-wing media have been carrying on ad nauseam with erroneous arguments about scientist consensus and climate calamity. Sorry to rain on your parade, the world is not about to end. ALF RANDALL Qualicum Beach
TIME IS RUNNING OUT We have less than a week to intervene in Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s attempt to pull the wool over our eyes. This time it’s with the passing of the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement. This agreement will give countries like China the ability to sue us, in secret tribunals outside of Canada, at all levels of our government, if those governments (federal, provincial or municipal) do anything that would limit their company’s profits in Canada. Here we are standing out in the weather waving placards and ranting and raving about Albertan oil coming to our coast and it’s all falling on deaf ears Meanwhile our elected prime minister is
signing deals that will punish us if we don’t follow his rules. What kind of leadership is he promoting anyway? We put him in power to do what the majority of Canadians want. We must hold a referendum on this subject and any other issues that affect our lives. Remember, if Harper signs this agreement we are stuck with it for 31 years. R.A. CUFFE Parksville
DON’T FEAR CHINA Comments attributed to Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich — Gulf Islands caused many to become concerned that the pending FIPPA agreement with China will give up significant Canadian sovereignty, particularly as regards ownership and sale of energy. However, challenges by Chinese companies or investors against Canadian governments under this pact must prove that Canada is discriminating by imposing a non-tariff barrier by changing an existing law. This provision is the same as that included in many trade agreements between countries and is inherent in any dealings through the WTO. It may be that not many legal challenges of similar acts occur in China because the Chinese apparently prefer to settle such issues through negotiation rather than litigation.
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VIEWS IN THE NEWS We asked: Is the American presidential election important to you?
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CHRIS BURGER Mayor, City of Parksville City Hall office: 250-954-4661 e-mail: chrisburger@ parksville.ca
Definitely. They are our neighbors and their top trading partner. It’s pretty important to our country.
I think it’s very important because whatever the American economy does the Canadian economy does.
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DAN GRIFFITH Parksville
I’m not so sure. The two candidates are so similar. JOAN HOLT Parksville
Yes. Because our relations relate. MELISSA MELNITCHI Parksville
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QUIT THE SNIPING I am writing in response to letters to the editor in the Oct. 30 edition of THE NEWS penned by Frank Horner and Ted Smith. I am not certain that either of these gentlemen understand the democratic process. The voters of Qualicum Beach elected a mayor and four councillors. This group of five have an equal voice as they share the responsibility of running our town. Each member has a vote and majority rules. Once an item is voted on they will move forward. When the mayor fails to share information council has the right to address their concern with the mayor at a council meeting as Dave Willie has done on two occasions. In both instances, the mayor has admitted that the information was not shared as protocol dictates. This lack of information sharing with all members of our previous council, in a timely fashion is why the mayor was not re-appointed to the RDN board. Perhaps this is an area that our mayor needs to work on, bringing it forward in a respectful manner, at the appropriate table is the best way to address it. I, like many in our community, am pleased with the current council and would like to allow them to run our town. They are all dedicated, hard-working individuals who were elected to do this job. What I would like to see is a little less of the name calling from Smith and Horner and his gang of letter writers who feel compelled to lash out in print each time a member of council disagrees with our mayor. Horner has continually made it clear that he agrees with our mayor and dislikes the majority of council. He made this clear before they were ever elected, yet the majority of voters
chose to vote for them. Though Horner is entitled to his opinion, I challenge him to leave the campaigning to the next election, to let our council run the town and allow the voters to reserve judgment based on council’s achievements at the end of three years. Perhaps it is Horner’s continual sniping at council that is the true embarrassment and shows “an immature character completely at odds with public service.” We have the council that the majority of voters elected, please let them do their job and if you are unhappy you have the opportunity to add your name to the ballot in the next election. MARIA PERPICK Qualicum Beach
INTERVIEW LOCAL Editor John Harding’s editorial of Nov. 2 covering the Qualicum Beach Residents’ Association Annual General meeting leaves much to be desired. The mayor didn’t put any stop to discussing any local municipal happenings, but the attendance of Bill Luchtmeijer, who should have known he shouldn’t have been there, was at fault. The mayor described in detail just why they were not permitted to talk about something when more than two councillors were in attendance. I have always found the mayor to be an honest individual and he advised that he was following instructions from his paid staff and Victoria on this matter. I thought that a more investigative reporter would have questioned our town administration, or even Victoria, yet Harding seems to rely on “a municipal employee in a different B.C. community” on getting an opinion. Please try our town’s administration
officers, Mark Brown or Trudy Coats, or Victoria’s Ministry of Municipalities for a truer understanding.
DOUG TAYLOR Qualicum Beach
A MATTER OF SCALE In a perfect world every resident would occasionally attend a council meeting between elections in order to assess to the role that both staff and elected members play. This would eliminate voter apathy. At the Oct. 22 meeting it was obvious that council and staff had endless ways to spend money but had no inclination to save any. The most glaring example was a plan to construct an intersection at Yambury Road at a cost of $700,000, complete with curb and gutter — and flowers of course — even though there no other curb and gutter for miles in either direction. The same attitude is evident regarding the fire hall. Grants may be available in 2014. The present hall is fully functional. Two months ago staff was directed to report on the use of the hall and or site if a new one is built. That has not been reported. One problem is that the ladder truck is out of scale to the town buildings, none being high enough to require its reach. Will we ever have a paid fire crew? Do we really need sleeping quarters, male and female in the fire hall? Can we afford to maintain a truck that is not needed ? It would contribute to a healthier community if some individuals or group would collect signatures of rate payers who are concerned about escalating costs, otherwise voter apathy will ensure waste will go unchecked. ART SKIPSEY Qualicum Beach
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UDIʼs Gluten Free Muffins
Assorted Sizes
Restaurante Style Tortilla Chips
280gr
3500
2500
Ranchers • 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
La Restaurante
Chunky Salsa
A $2.00 Value
430ml
FREE!
Yoptimal or Source Yogurt 650gr
for
Patak’s Original
Curry Paste 284ml
Basmati or Arborio Rice
2
5
99
Patak’s Original
Authentic Naan Bread 250gr
Patak’s Original
Cooking Sauce
for
Minute Maid
Simply Juice or Lemonade 1.75lt
2$ for
NEW
5
2
99
320-400ml Variety
99 3
5
2$
750gr
Plus Applicable Fees
Yoplait
99 3
Yoptimal or Source Yogurt 12-16x100gr
5
99
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450gr
• Vegetable Grain Fed • Produced with Pride by select Canadian
Yoplait
150-200gr
Kraft Cheese Pizza Mix
antibiotics & growth hormones
Offer is in effect Monday November 5th - Saturday November 10th
Maxwell House Instant Coffee
2000
• Naturally Raised without
SunRice
3$
326gr
lb
FREE
Rositaʼs
340gr
Pillsbury Toaster Strudel
PER
& Receive A
Coconut Milk, Panko Breading, Thai Spring Roll Sauce or Sweet Chili Sauce
7500
• Canada’s #1 Angus Beef
49
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A Taste of the International!
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Kelloggʼs Eggo Waffles
Lean Ground Beef
PER
400gr
bonus
5000
lb
9.90 per kg
99
Bonus Q-Points
400-500gr, Each
PER
QF Platinum Angus
4 4
99
PER
Sliced Chicken or Turkey Breast
99
Family Pack, 6.59 per kg
Family Pack, 8.80 per kg
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Sunrise Farms
Outside Round Marinating Steak
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Fresh BC Pork Leg Roast
Shank or Butt Portion, 4.39 per kg
Fresh Whole Grade A Frying Chicken 2 Pack, 4.83 per kg
Locally Raised BC Poultry
1 99
Sausage Chubs 375gr
2
19
99
Harvest Meats
PER
lb
4 99 99 99 5 4 2 % 30 Fresh Ground Pork
Mitchell’s
Sliced Bacon 500gr
Grimm’s
Smokies
450gr
Family Pack, 6.59 per kg
Each
Grimm’s
Classic Rings 375gr
Olymel
Chicken Wings & Chunkies
600-650gr
Kitchen Utensils
OFF
Quickies 250gr
Some Restrictions Apply. Can not be combined with any other offer.
99 299 ¢
Bassili’s Best
875ml
4x99gr
4$ for
Spaghetti & Meat Sauce or Lasagna 454gr
2$ for
4
Peek Freans
Cookies
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907gr
3
99
Snak Paks FruitKrisps 138gr
256-350gr
Range Fed Angus Beef Burgers
10,000
Q
5
Crush or Mug Root Beer 12x355ml
SunRype Squiggles or FunBites 100% Fruit Snacks 7-x18gr or 8x14gr
5000
Mr. Christieʼs Arrowroot Biscuits 350gr
2500 Sun-Maid Mixed Jumbo Raisins 200gr
2500 PG Tips Tea
Bassili’s Best
Lasagna
Mr. Christie’s
Heritage Angus
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Pudding or Kool-Aid Snacks
Sundae Ice Cream
Bonus Q-Points
bonus
Jell-O
Nestle
4 99 8 99
852gr, Each
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lb
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PER
Each
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Upstairs at the following Quality Foods Stores:
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2$ for
4
72ʼs
2
3000
99 Plus Applicable Fees
Christie Newtons 325-340gr
2500
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Real Mayonnaise 1.42lt
Clover Leaf
Skipjack Light Tuna in Water Selected, 170gr
4 $ for
Campbell’s
Hearty Noodles
2$
Black Diamond
Parkay
500gr
1.28-1.36kg
Cheese Slices
4
Wild Red Pacific, 213gr
Wild Pacific, 213gr
for
Habitant
Island Gold
450-500gr
¢
3 $5 for
Can’t get away to the store? Visit the Classico
Pasta
Pasta Sauce
500gr
410-650ml
99
Christie
99 2
Premium Plus Crackers
Soup 796ml
¢
Hershey’s
99 2
99 2 For
99 2
Magic
Baking Powder 450gr
99 3
9
Original Roast Ground Coffee
250gr
380gr
925gr
99 5
Ultra Fibregard
Maxwell House
99 3
Shredded Natural Cheese
Clorox
Kellogg’s
6
750gr
99 2
2 $7
Kellogg’s
250gr
Kellogg’s 625gr
Selected, 400-775gr
99 2
Rogers
for
SunRype
3
99 3
100% Juice
5x200ml
Golden Yellow Sugar Natural California 2kg Raisins
Maxwell House
114-264gr
2
99
99 3
99 4 Plus Applicable Fees
All Varieties
99
¢
SunRype
100% Juice
3 $5 1lt
Plus Applicable Fees
for
Cheemo
Perogies
Egg Rolls
3lt
2kg
680gr
Wong Wing
Uncle Ben’s
Converted or Wholegrain Brown Rice 1.6-2kg
99 4
Plus Applicable Fees
Uncrate the Okanagan taste with SunRype
Capri
Canola Oil
99
100% Juice
3.78lt
Sun-Maid
99 3
99
Two Scoops Raisin Bran Cereal
Cereal
2 $5
99
3
for
125gr
Cafe Instant Coffee Beverage Mix
99
Peanut Butter
Pure Jam, Jelly or Marmalade 500ml
Special K Fruit Crisps
750gr
Kraft
99 5
375gr
Kraft
99
Kraft
Parmesan Cheese
Hazelnut Chocolate Spread
Skippy
Smucker’s
Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese
10kg
12’s
NEW qualityfoods.com
Plus Applicable Fees
5
for
All Purpose Flour
Free Run Large Brown Eggs
for
Nutella
350-360gr
Robin Hood
200-350gr
3 $5
99
Nested Pasta or Lasagna Sheets
5
4
144’s
2$
450ml
king Headquarters! a B r u o Y F Q
Chipits
55gr
Spiga Di Puglia
5
4
Orange Pekoe Tea
100% Fruit Smoothie
99 2 $
2$
Sockeye Salmon
Pink Salmon
99
540-700gr
Clover Leaf
Clover Leaf
Naked
Olivieri
Filled Pasta
333gr
for
3
99
Olivieri
Garlic Bread
99 2
for
3
325-390gr
A17
Red Rose
4lt
Olivieri
Margarine
2 $7
5
4
Selected, 675gr
for
Ice Cream
Ristorante Thin Crust Pizza
Bread
99
99
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Country Harvest
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4
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4
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4
Real Mayonnaise 1.42lt
Clover Leaf
Skipjack Light Tuna in Water Selected, 170gr
4 $ for
Campbell’s
Hearty Noodles
2$
Black Diamond
Parkay
500gr
1.28-1.36kg
Cheese Slices
4
Wild Red Pacific, 213gr
Wild Pacific, 213gr
for
Habitant
Island Gold
450-500gr
¢
3 $5 for
Can’t get away to the store? Visit the Classico
Pasta
Pasta Sauce
500gr
410-650ml
99
Christie
99 2
Premium Plus Crackers
Soup 796ml
¢
Hershey’s
99 2
99 2 For
99 2
Magic
Baking Powder 450gr
99 3
9
Original Roast Ground Coffee
250gr
380gr
925gr
99 5
Ultra Fibregard
Maxwell House
99 3
Shredded Natural Cheese
Clorox
Kellogg’s
6
750gr
99 2
2 $7
Kellogg’s
250gr
Kellogg’s 625gr
Selected, 400-775gr
99 2
Rogers
for
SunRype
3
99 3
100% Juice
5x200ml
Golden Yellow Sugar Natural California 2kg Raisins
Maxwell House
114-264gr
2
99
99 3
99 4 Plus Applicable Fees
All Varieties
99
¢
SunRype
100% Juice
3 $5 1lt
Plus Applicable Fees
for
Cheemo
Perogies
Egg Rolls
3lt
2kg
680gr
Wong Wing
Uncle Ben’s
Converted or Wholegrain Brown Rice 1.6-2kg
99 4
Plus Applicable Fees
Uncrate the Okanagan taste with SunRype
Capri
Canola Oil
99
100% Juice
3.78lt
Sun-Maid
99 3
99
Two Scoops Raisin Bran Cereal
Cereal
2 $5
99
3
for
125gr
Cafe Instant Coffee Beverage Mix
99
Peanut Butter
Pure Jam, Jelly or Marmalade 500ml
Special K Fruit Crisps
750gr
Kraft
99 5
375gr
Kraft
99
Kraft
Parmesan Cheese
Hazelnut Chocolate Spread
Skippy
Smucker’s
Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese
10kg
12’s
NEW qualityfoods.com
Plus Applicable Fees
5
for
All Purpose Flour
Free Run Large Brown Eggs
for
Nutella
350-360gr
Robin Hood
200-350gr
3 $5
99
Nested Pasta or Lasagna Sheets
5
4
144’s
2$
450ml
king Headquarters! a B r u o Y F Q
Chipits
55gr
Spiga Di Puglia
5
4
Orange Pekoe Tea
100% Fruit Smoothie
99 2 $
2$
Sockeye Salmon
Pink Salmon
99
540-700gr
Clover Leaf
Clover Leaf
Naked
Olivieri
Filled Pasta
333gr
for
3
99
Olivieri
Garlic Bread
99 2
for
3
325-390gr
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Red Rose
4lt
Olivieri
Margarine
2 $7
5
4
Selected, 675gr
for
Ice Cream
Ristorante Thin Crust Pizza
Bread
99
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Seven Layer Dip Minimum 600gr, Each
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Sunrise Farms
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1
Smoked Cheddar
3000 Snapple Beverage Selected, 473ml
450gr
Salad
PER
100gr
3
6 Month Aged Manchego Cheese
99 PER
100gr
Clean & Clear Skin Care Products
5000
Princess Rubber Gloves
Weather Permitting
Ivory Liquid or Bar Soap 709ml or 6x90gr
5000
Lime A Way Basin Tub & Tile Cleaner 475ml
5000 Liquid Plumr Foaming Pipe Snake 503ml
Grannyʼs Sudsy Ammonia 950ml
3000
Frozen or Previously Frozen
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100gr
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100gr
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100gr
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100
Fresh Ling Cod Fillets
Janes
Frozen Boxed Fish
1
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29 PER
100gr
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2
29 PER
100gr
Machine Peeled Shrimp Frozen or Previously Frozen
Each
1
49 PER
100gr
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Boneless Skinless Basa Fillets
99
Frozen or Previously Frozen
49
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White Stilton with Mango & Ginger
¢
BC Troll Caught Wild Whole Head On Spring Salmon
Fresh Sole Fillets
2ʼs
PER
100gr
99
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Dinner for Four
5000 Selected, 118-235ml
49
• Potato with Egg • Egyptian Kamut Grains & Vegetable • Our Own Fresh Made Creamy Coleslaw • Traditional Potato
Spanish
Applewood
850gr
Kraft Velveeta
PER
100gr
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2500
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100gr
bonus
Lactantia Margarine
Maple Ham
Lyona, Beer, Summer or Ham with Garlic Sausage
10,000
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49
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Bakery Fresh
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2$ for
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3 Korn Bread
2
Selected
99
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2
Double Layer
Black Forest Cake
Cheesecake Slice...
12 Omega Nutrition
2for$5
Tart Shells
Organic Coconut Oil 454gr
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Raw Almonds
29 1 PER 100gr
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99 4 Barbara’s
Cheez Puffs 155-198gr
1.75lt
99 3
Plus Applicable Fees
99 3
Sezme
16’s
333gr
Hold the Salt Hazelnuts
for
1lt
Wholesome Sweeteners
Quality Fresh
6
2$
Gluten Free Sesame Snaps
Organic Blue Agave
99 3
points Q 12ʼs
Pure Grape Seed Oil
99 6 Health Break Juice Blend
99
4
Cortina
Oasis
5000
Wonder Hot Dog or Hamburger Buns
454-765gr
for
225gr
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bonus
Rye Bread
2$
Dragon’s Blend
WOW
2
Assorted Muffins
2500
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Breakfast Cereal
for
Selected, 450-570gr
2 $7
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Bakery Fresh
6 99
Bread
Decadent Chocolate Cake....
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1599
Triple Layer
99
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Cinnamon Buns
6 99
2
6 49
Bakery Fresh
Bagels
A19
for
Quality Fresh
White, 300gr
200gr
2 $5 for
5000 Simply Natural Salad Dressing 354ml
10,000 Pacific Foods Organic Soup 1lt
5000 Camino Organic Instant Dark Chocolate Mix 336gr
10,000 Heinz Beans 227ml
2000
2 $5
Quality Fresh
Family Favourites Sesame Seeds
Olafsonʼs Tortillas
Plain or 60% Whole Wheat 496gr or 620gr
Sweet Treats Soft Jubes
2 $3 for
Realemon or Realime Juice 125ml
2000 Friskies Chefʼs Blend Dry Cat Food 3kg
5000
Pedigree Vitality + Dry Dog Food 2kg
3000
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BC Grown “Extra Fancy”
1
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Ambrosia Apples 3.28 per kg
Topsweet
Mini Honey Mandarins
2$
1.5lb Box
per lb
for
Washington “Fancy”
Washington “Fancy”
2.18 per kg
2.18 per kg
Anjou Pears
99
Tradiro
No.1
Bosc Pears
¢
per lb
Cello Wrapped
BC “Hot House”
California “Dole”
Iceberg Lettuce
On The Vine Tomatoes
1
2.84 per kg
Island Grown
We Remember Bouquet
12
99 Each
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99
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99
Watering Can Planter
99 Each
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Zygo Cactus
12
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2$ for
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6
BC Grown “Fancy”
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1
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Merritt-area rancher Judith Guichon was sworn in Friday as B.C.’s 29th Lieutenant Governor. Guichon and her husband Bruno Mailloux were welcomed to the B.C. legislature with a blessing by Lottie Lindley, elder of the Upper Nicola Band of the Okanagan Nation. Guichon, 65, succeeds Steven Point, who completed his term Thursday. She is the second female Lieutenant Governor in B.C. history, following former MP Iona Campagnolo, who preceded Point. In her inaugural speech, Guichon said she will carry on the work of her predeces-
sors, including support for literacy and reconciliation with aboriginal people in B.C. As owner of the historic Gerard Guichon Ranch on the shore of Nicola Lake and a former president of the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association, she vowed to continue her work as a “steward of the land. “Many of the first ranchers, including the Guichon family, came to British Columbia 150 years ago, chasing their dreams of gold,” Guichon said. “As I tell the students who visit the ranch, they came for the gold, but they stayed for the grass.” Guichon and her late husband Lawrence Guichon are
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Hunt for new chief starts now Peter Doukakis leaving the chamber as of Nov. 30 JOHN HARDING editor@pqbnews.com
Two full-time jobs were just a little too much, says the outgoing president and CEO of the Qualicum Beach Chamber of Commerce. Peter Doukakis and the chamber announced Tuesday that his last day working for the chamber will be November 30. He has been doing his chamber duties along with his own management and human resources consulting business. Doukakis has been in his chamber position for about 18 months. “My consulting business has actually gotten bigger,” Doukakis told The NEWS on Tuesday. “I can’t do both full time.” Doukakis says his time with the chamber has been “amazingly positive.” He said Qualicum Beach is a “vibrant” community and “there’s a lot going on here.” “I’ve been very fortunate,” he said. “I leave with mixed Doukakis emotions because it’s a great spot to be in.” Doukakis and his family will continue to live in the community. The chamber board chair said the organization is working with Doukakis to prepare for the transition to new leadership. Moira Hauk also said she joins the board in thanking Doukakis for all his hard work and dedication to the chamber.
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John Briuolo, left, receives the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal from B.C. Lieutenant Governor Stephen L. Point in a ceremony Oct. 31.
CO-FOUNDER OF QUALITY FOODS HONOURED
Briuolo awarded Queen’s medal
Selected because of his significant contributions to community John Briuolo, a founding partner of Qualicum Foods and Quality Foods stores has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. The Honourable Stephen L. Point, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, presented the award to Briuolo during a ceremony at Government House in Victoria on October 31. Briuolo was selected to receive the
honour because of his significant contributions and achievements in his community. He is well known for outstanding service and support of many worthwhile endeavours, including the Victoria Symphony and many other arts and cultural organizations and events. According to the Govenor General of Canada (www.gg.ca), the Queen
Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal program is part of the celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. Briuolo continues to make his home and do business in Qualicum Beach. — Submitted by Quality Foods
Average price of home sold in our region in October was $356G Multiple Listing Service sales summary data for October released by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) shows housing sales activity across Vancouver Island dipped 10 per cent compared to last year, while average sale prices remained virtually unchanged. In September, the unit sales
had declined a full 18 per cent when compared to the year before. Across VIREB’s coverage area in October there were some marked variations in unit sales when comparing one region against another. For example in Port Alberni/West Coast there was a decline of 56 per cent in unit sales while the Cowichan Valley
showed a 23 per cent increase in unit sales for the same period. This fluctuation is due to the small number of unit sales in most of the Island’s market areas, which makes it difficult to get statistically relevant information on a month to month basis. The average price of a single family home sold within the
VIREB region in October was $324,190 down marginally from the October 2011 average price of $325,308. The number of reported unit sales was down last month when compared to a year ago. Comparing October 2012 to October 2011, the average sale prices across VIREB’s six zones saw: Campbell River increase
three per cent to $300,870, the Comox Valley down six per cent to $329,756, Nanaimo’s average sales price declined six per cent to $336,172, Parksville/Qualicum prices were down three per cent to $355,965, Port Alberni/West Coast jumped a full 27 per cent to $278,065 and Cowichan Valley declined five per cent to $318,545.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS RE: The Estate of James West, also known as Jim West, also known as J. West, Deceased, formerly of 63 Bridgewater Lane, Parksville, British Columbia. Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of James West, also known as Jim West, also known as J. West, Deceased, are here by notiďŹ ed under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Joan Margaret West and Neil Allen Watson, the Executors of the Estate, c/o Rodway & Perry, at P.O. Box 138, Qualicum Beach, B.C. V9KlS7 on or before November 30, 2012, after which date the Executors will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executors then has notice. Joan Margaret West and Neil Allen Watson Executors
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Crowshaw, Doris May (nee Larson) May 15,1929 - October 12, 2012
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The Estate of Stewart Thomas Webb, also known as Stewart T. Webb, also known as Stewart Webb, Deceased, formerly of 1164 Wellington Drive, Qualicum Beach, B.C. Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Stewart Thomas Webb, also known as Stewart T. Webb, also known as Stewart Webb, Deceased, are hereby notiďŹ ed under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to Debra Sue Webb and Sheila Ellen Webb, the Executors of the Estate, c/o Rodway & Perry, PO Box 138, Qualicum Beach, B.C. V9K 1S4 on or before December 07, 2012 after which date the Executors will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executors then have notice. Debra Sue Webb Sheila Ellen Webb
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MOVING & STORAGE 2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)951-0010.
PAINTING A STROKE ABOVE Painting. Commercial & Residential. Interior/Exterior. WCB, liability insurance. All jobs warranted. See what we can do! Dave 250-248-0335, 250-240-2310. RHODA’S PAINTING. Small job specialist; see Facebook page for pictures. Will paint walls,trim,doors,furniture, cabinets,etc. Call 250-937-7030
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE APPLIANCES
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE $$ CASH PAID $$ for NEWER FRIDGES, STOVES, WASHERS, DRYERS etc.
BELLEVUE RECONDITIONED APPLIANCES
PORTABLE “AQUATIC” Bath lift. Seldom used. Cost $2,000. Sell for $500. 250-752-8272. Qualicum Beach
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 4 TOYO tires, used, M & S, P225/60/16, good condition, $180. Call (250)586-6673. 5X10 NATIONAL Pool Table with all original accessories & overhead light; Conn electric band acoustic organ; Bamboo bar; 2 older TVs; 2 arborite kitchen tables & other misc. Call 250-738-0368 to view. ACKLAND GAS welder with onan engine. $2500: Power washer 3000 psi, Honda 11 horsepower, $800. Call 250-248-5255 BOWFLEX POWER Pro Trainer, $500. Sears Freesport Treadmill, $500. Sears kingsize, top of the line latex mattress, hardly used. $750. Call (250)586-8027. DANBY WHITE 16 cu ft upright freezer. Kenmore white 18 cu ft upright fridge. Each $300 or 500 cash for both. Call 250-468-9508 FULL GOLF Membership at Arrowsmith Golf & Country Club, $1500 obo. Please call 250-751-2228. GOODYEAR ULTRA Grip (snow tires), 175/70R13, like new, used 1 season only. Asking $240 obo for all 4. Call (250)738-1190. MEDI-CHAIRbrand new, $30. 6 interesting lamps starting $5 to $20. Convair HD fan/humidifier, $40. 2 regular fans. Hearing/Visually Impaired phone, $15. Night table, $25, two TV/stereo stands. Call (250)752-8806. PIANO- HEINTZMAN upright, good condition, $700 obo. Call (250)752-4400.
Sales & Service. FULL WARRANTY. Large Showroom
TOOLS
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255 HIRST Ave- 2 bdrms, $900. Call Ardent Properties. w w w. a r d e n t p r o p e r t i e s . c o m (250)753-0881.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER
PARKSVILLE. THIS is it! Well designed rancher, 55 +, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, den/TV room, many updates, 5 appliances, very private back yard, Bare Land Strata. Asking $338,500 obo. For appointment call 250248-5113
QUALICUM BEACH $295,000 1512 sq/ft., 2 bdrm, 2 bath + den, 5 yr old modular home situated on own land in Coop Park. Lots of parking. Will trade for rancher in Nanaimo or Oceanside. 250-738-0248
UPTOWN QUALICUM. 3 bdrm 1 bath rancher in Hermitage Park. 1,200.sq ft, updated peek-a-boo view of ocean and mtns. French doors leading to deck. $304,000. Katherine 250 752-5433.
HOUSES FOR SALE Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY with Well-Maintained Furnished Home 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm, 2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake, in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800. Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land. Call 250-745-3387 smartytwo@hotmail.com
297 HIRST Avenue- 2 bdrms + den 2 bath, $1150 or $1350 furnished. Ardent Properties. w w w. a r d e n t p r o p e r t i e s . c o m (250)753-0881. 50+ SENIORS Supportive Independent Retirement Living in Parksville’s beautiful Emerald Estates. Weekly housekeeping included. Meal plan available. Walk to shopping, all amenities & beach. Call 250-468-1465.
OCEAN SANDS RESORT on Rathtrevor Beach. Fully furnished 2 bdrm condos includes utilities, cable, phone & internet. Units available starting Nov 1. $1000/mo. Call (250)954-0662.
BRIGHT 3-BDRM duplex in Q.B. Walk to schools, pool & shopping. Laundry room, insuite garage, large back deck, private fully fenced yard. N/S, pets neg. $950. Avail now. Call (250)752-7404 or 250951-1290.
PARKSVILLE, Brand new luxury apartments on Weld St. 6 stainless steel appliances, granite c/tops, some with ocean view, centrally located, small pets ok, N/S bldg. Avail Immed. Call 250-468-9811 PARKSVILLE CONDO2 bdrms, 1 bath, shared laundry, close to downtown. Avail Dec. 1st. $1000/mo inclds water & cable. Call 250-607-7069. PARKSVILLE APT- 2 bdrms, top floor in quiet 4-plex. F/S, D/W, free laundry. $650. Avail now. 250-954-7435. PARKSVILLERENO’D 2 bdrm apt, free storage & parking, quiet bldg, heat/hot water incld. Available Dec 1. $800. Call 250-248-3350. PARKSVILLE SPACIOUS 2 bdrm apt’s. Quiet bldg, centrally located. H/W,storage,parking, $800 p.mo. Avail Now & Dec. 1st. Call 250-248-5431 QUALICUM- 1 BDRM apartments, $475. NS/NP. Please phone 250-248-4656.
FURNITURE
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
4 PCE Wicker sectional couch, ideal for enclosed deck or family rm. $150 250-752-1771
DOWNTOWN PARKSVILLE Light Industrial space for lease $6.50/sq.ft. Call 250-248-8921
APARTMENT SIZE Half moon sectional sofa (3 pcs on caster). 30” high, 32” deep. Pastel colors in fine stripes. Perfect cond. $295. 250-248-9400
40’ Citation park model in year round RV park in Parksville. Built on room & patio, carport & shed. Call 250-951-4902.
COTTAGES
DINING ROOM set, medium oak, solid wood with 4 chairs and china cabinet. Like new, asking $1200 obo. Call (250)951-0839. DINING ROOM Suite, in excellent condition, golden oak, 5 chairs, 1 captain’s chair, table with 2 leaves, china cabinet with glass shelves and interior light. Asking $1200 obo. Call 250-739-0465 to view. Must sell moving. DOWNSIZING SALE. Well upholstered furniture set - golden green muted. set of 3 - must see to appreciate. Table, lamps, sheers, flat screen TV, many other items. Good quality. Call 250-586-8922 between 6 pm - 9 pm.
ERRINGTON- 1 BDRM, tile flrs, workshop w/240v. NS/NP. $650. Call (250)248-6554.
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION Well maintained, +/- 1200 sq ft. Rancher, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, close to schools & shopping. Reasonable offers considered $280,000 Call 250-240-8558 Parksville, 681 Blenkin Ave. MOBILE- 2130 Errington Rd, 3 bdrms, 2 bath, own land, $80mo/strata, totally reno’d. May take back mortgage, $170,000. 250-738-0221.
GARAGE SALES PARKSVILLE, 264 Pioneer Cresc. Nov 10 (9-1). Eagles Hall - Flea Market. 20+ tables. QUALICUM BAY Lighthouse Community Centre. 240 Lions way, Qualicum Bay, B.C. Date:Nov. 11th, 2012, 8am to 12 noon. Pancake Breakfast and Flea Market. Tables: $8.00.Rain or Shine. Ph: 250757-8481 or 250-757-9938.
PARKSVILLE, MAPLE GLEN 1600 sq ft rancher on crawl. Lrg lot, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, RV parking. Close to schools. Many extras. $369,500 Call 250-248-5936
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MEDICAL SUPPLIES 3-WHEEL Electric Scooter. Completely gone over. New controls, front tire & tube. Custom charger. Good batteries. $650. (250)740-2768
QUALICUM, FERN Rd 600 sq ft w/overhead door, washroom. Call 250-752-6266
PARKSVILLE 420 DAY PL. Bridgewater. Modern 2 bed, 2 bath 1400 sq ft rancher on crawl. No strata, many extras, immaculate. Open house on Sat & Sun (1-4) 250-947-9779
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NICE COTTAGE Style Apartment 975 sq feet, private setting, 1 lrg bedroom, lrg kitchen. Wd/dw, extra parking. Ready to move in. Qualicum Beach. $700. Call Mike 250752-2379 PARKSVILLE, 700 s/f. Cottage. Lg, private, fenced & gated yd. 4 appli’s, N/S, small pet ok, Gas f/p, $800 p/m, incld. gas & cable; hydro & phone are extra. Call 250-248-9656 QUALICUM BEACH: Clean, reno’d, large 2-bdrm. 1000 sq.ft, large kitchen. NS/NP, close to beach. Ref’s. $900. Available now. Call 1-250-6619275 or 250-752-1315.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES COUNTRY SETTING North Qualicum. Upper Duplex, 1 bdrm, F/S, attractive air tight fireplace. Ref’s, N/S, No dogs. Avail immed. $675/mo. Call 250-594-3705. PARKSVILLE, 3 Bdrm, 3 bath, s x s duplex w/carport in quiet area.Fenced yard, w/stove/ elec. heat, 5 appli’s, NS, N/P. Refs req’d. Avail. Dec. 1st. $1000 p/m + utils. Call 250-752-0244 after 4 pm. QUALICUM: COZY, clean 2bdrm suite in duplex, minutes from Qualicum Beach. Country setting, N/P. $750/mo. utils not included. Avail now. Call (250)752-6098, (250)954-8847
BRIGHT AND cozy 3 bedroom 2.5 bathroom home in Spider Lake area. Unique rural property on 5 acres with pond. Contact 250-937-7211 ERRINGTON- (5 kms to Parksville) 1150sq ft, 3 bdrm Rancher, 1 bath, electric heat, quiet, treed property shared acreage with neighbours, 12x20 shed. Fenced yard, medium dog possible, $800/mo. Available immediately. Call 250-248-7118 or cell 250-954-5045. NANOOSE BAY- (15mins to Parksville, 12mins to Nanaimo) 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 6 appls. $1000+ utils. (250)468-1480. OCEANVIEW House in Parksville. 1200sq ft, recently renovated. 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, heat pump, fireplace on 3/4 acre. Prefer retired couple. No smoking, no pets. Furnished $1300, unfurnished $1100. becklawrence@gmail.com 250-9272560
PARKSVILLE- 3 BDRMS, 2 bath Rancher. Clean & cozy, woodstove, 5 appls, near Winchelsea Elem. NS/NP. $1250 + utils. Refs req’d. Call (250)752-9807.
RV PADS COOMBS, 1st month free for long term tenant. RV site available in small adult park. Fenced, deck, storage unit. $375 plus hydro/month. Call 250-586-1372. PARKSVILLE AREA- RV pad. Wooded site. $425/mo, includes utils. Available now. Call 250-927-5623.
SEASONAL ACCOMMODATION PARKSVILLE: 2 bdrm, 2 bath beach front, furn. Nov-Mar. $1500 nego. (604)929-8070.
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SHARED ACCOMMODATION WHISKEY CREEK- 1 Bdrm in rural Qualicum home. Laundry, internet, cable & utils incld. Need car. Avail now. $350./mo. (250)752-1121.
SHIPPING CONTAINERS 20’ or 40’. Buy or Rent. Safe and secure. Easymove Container Services. Serving Vancouver Island. 1-(888)331-3279
SUITES, LOWER
QUALICUM. 1-BDRM ground level suite in quiet area, close to beach. NS, NP, utility’s included. W/D & carport parking $800./mo (250) 752-3294.
QUALICUM BEACH- large 2 bdrm townhouse, 1200sqft 2bath, 3appls, lrg private deck & patio, sm pet ok. $975. Avail Now! Call 250-752-4258.
CHURCH ROAD,1 bdrm luxury suite, private, quiet, Wembly area, available immed. Call 250-228-3177.
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1923 FORD “T” Bucket. 350 short block Chevy. 400 H.P. motor. $18,000. Call Ron (250)729-7146 after 5:00p.m. 1991 SUBARU Loyale. Many new parts, receipts at request. Battery, radiator, alternator & water pump new. $1500. obo Call 250-248-9977
2000 BUICK Regal LS 3800, Silver, V6, Auto, loaded, almost new tires, clean inside & out. $2,995. 1 (250)751-0645
2005 CHEVY Trail Blazer LS Exc cond. 103,000km’s, 6cyl auto, air, cruise, privacy glass, many extras. $10,500. Call after 5pm or leave msg. 1 (250)754-0725
SPORTS & IMPORTS
2001 JAGUAR XJ8 Black leather interior and black exterior. 153,975 km, $10,000. Call 250-586-3380
2004 TOYOTA Corolla CE, Auto, A/C, Very good condition, 139,000 kms, $5800.00 Please call: 250-951-3132 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE
COOMBS: 12 mins to Parksville/ QB. Bright 3-bdrm, open concept - kitchen, dining room, family room. Huge garage & storage. F/S, D/W, wood stove $1000/mo. (250)951-9962. PARKSVILLE, 2 bdrm + den, 1 1/2 bath, free wi-fi, covered Patio, treed yd., garden area, parking, laundry hook ups, close to town. small pet ok, Avail. Nov. 1st. $925 p/m + utils. Call 250-951-1001
‘05 - 9’6 OKANAGAN CAMPER Electric levelers, Q/Bed, N/S, mint condition. Fridge/freezer, 3 burner stove/oven, 3 piece bathroom. $17,900. 250-752-0322
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WATERFRONT NANOOSE BAY - 1760 ft2, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appl’s, W/D, garage, N/S, small pet neg, $1350/mo + utils. More info: www.vrbo.com/430882. Avail Nov 1. Refs req’d. c a t o. t ra n s fe r @ g m a i l . c o m 250-468-7959
2001 KUSTOM Koach 5th Wheel, 23.5ft, air cond, sleeps 4-6 adults. Lots of cupboard space, rear full bathroom, nice condition. Must see. Do not need special licence to tow. $8,995. 1 (250)754-0725
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SUITES, UPPER 14A - 1010 SHEARME RdCoombs, 2 bdrms, $875. Call Ardent Properties (250)7530881. www.ardentproperties.com
QUALICUMnew luxury 2300sqft, 3 bdrm Rancher, dream kitchen, maple flrs, lrg garage. $1800. Call 250-7523867, 250-752-0093.
DOWNTOWN PARKSVILLE, t 800 sq ft adjacent ground level retail/office space for lease, great location, 124 Middleton Ave. Asking $600 mo + triple nets. Call 250-248-3142 or 250-248-3655.
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PARKSVILLE- 3 bdrm rancher, mountain view, 1.5 bath, dbl garage, RV parking, F/S, W/D, gas FP. NS/NP. $1350. Avail Nov 1. (403)278-6857.
QUALICUM BEACH - DOWNTOWN- 2 bed house, new kitchen and bathroom, hardwood floors, bright and airy, wood stove, 2 blocks from pool. F/S, W/D, D/W. Landscaping included. Avail. Dec 1, $1200/mo 250-752-0288
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PARKSVILLE EMERALD ESTATES- 2 bdrm, 2 bath. Assisted living inclds home maker/laundry services & optional meal plan. Pets ok. $1250. (250)935-6728.
NORTH QUALICUM small 1 bdrm suite on private, quite acreage. N/S, N/P, Util inc., plus wireless internet $650/mo Call 250-951-2706
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PARKSVILLE available immediately 2 - 3 Bdrm. house walk to Wembley Mall. N/S small pet welcome. 5 appliances, large deck, fenced yard, nicely landscaped, lots of custom wood built-ins. $1050/mthly utilities. 250-9540297, 250-947-0532
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AVAIL NOV. 16th. Newer mobile on acreage (not in park) 2bdrm, small addition, covered porch. Beautiful mountain view, 5 appl’s. NP/NS. Ref’s req’d. $850. (250)752-3425.
PARKSVILLE. 930 sq.ft. ground level 2 bdrm condo. Insuite laundry, H/W floors, W/D, D/W, gas F/P, parking, NS/NP. Avail. now. $925 p/mo. Lease, ref’s req’d. 250-947-5151.
QUALICUM, 184 West 2nd Ave. 1890 sq ft, air cond. retail / professional. 250-951-8283
MODULAR HOMES
CENTRAL QUALICUM Beach, 2 Bd 1 Ba, W/D, granite counters, deck, heat recovery system, elevator, N/S, N/P, storage, covered parking, $1300. Nov. 1. 250-951-3367.
QUALICUM 1-BDRM apt w/ocean view, parking at the door. $700./mo inclds all utils. Avail now. 250-752-3333.
PARKSVILLE: 3 Bdrm, recently reno’d, 1/4 acre lot close to all amenities. Likely the nicest home in price range! 250-947-9959. To view go to www.propertyguys.com/42584
PARKSVILLE: 2 bdrm mobile close to Orange Bridge, 4 appl’s. $800 + utils. Avail now. (250)954-1960.
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2007 ITASCA CAMBRIA by Winnebago. 29’ Class B loaded motor home with 2 slides in mint cond. Low mileage $56,500. Call 250-752-9536
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1995 GMC Sonoma Truck, recent maintenance, in great shape, runs well. Asking $2200 obo. Please call (250)758-4963.
2006 FORD Ranger S/C. V6, Auto, 2WD, 4 Door, New Batt., No Accidents, 130,000 Km’s. Well maintained. $7995.00 obo. Call 250-248-4037
Spare motor $100. 2008 37’ Everest 5th Wheel4 Slides, large 4 dr fridge, king bed, lots of cabinets, like new, $37,000. Call 250-334-7471.
2009 GMC Sierra 2500 4x4, diesel, 30,000 km’s, mint cond. $46,900.00 obo 2007 Citation Supreme 26RKS, 1 slide, loaded, $26,500.00 obo. Will sell separate. 250-752-9536
SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
‘08 SANTA FE GL 3.3 FWD 88,000 km, 12,000 km remaining on B to B warranty. Serviced by the book. New tires at 80,000 km. N/S. $18,900. Call 250-954-2364
2005 GMC Yukon Denali. Fully loaded, extra winter rims & tires, 179,000 k’s. $13,900.00 Call 250-468-1619 or email: dansonja@telus.net
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Call 250-752-7596 1995 GMC Sonoma Truck, recent maintenance, in great shape, runs well. Asking $2200 obo. Please call (250)758-4963. 2006 FORD Ranger S/C. V6, Auto, 2WD, 4 Door, New Batt., No Accidents, 130,000 Km’s. 2007 DODGE $7995.00 Caravan, Well maintained. 90,000 kms,250-248-4037 fully loaded, new obo. Call
tires & mounted winter tires,stow & go seats Ex.Cond. $9000.00 obo. 250-248-2390
2007 DODGE Caravan, 90,000 kms, fully loaded, new tires & mounted winter tires,stow & go seats Ex.Cond. $9000.00 obo. 250-248-2390 2008 DODGE Red Ram 4 x 4,
Quad Cab, Diesel. Must sell, price is wholesale book, 6.7L diesel, quiet & tons of power, Carry a camper or pull a 10,000LB load, tow package w/electric brake hookup, leather interior. $8000 in factory options, including, remote start, 2008 DODGE 4 xpow4, satellite radio,Red blueRam tooth, Quad Cab, Diesel. er sunroof & powerMust rear sell, winprice wholesale book, dow, isheated seats, dual6.7L clidiesel, & tons of power, mate quiet control, 6 speed auto, Carry pull a electrica 4 camper x 4 shift, or & multitude 10,000LB load, tow of other features. tearpackage in leathw/electric brake hookup, leather on driver’s side, but reerpairable, interior. heavy $8000 duty in factory opbox liner, tions, including, remote dealer start, canopy incl’d. Original satellite radio, blue tooth, pow$68,400, asking $29,900 erprice sunroof & power rear winQualicum dow, heatedBeach, seats, Call dual 250cli927-2827 mate control, 6 speed auto,
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Reflections on a stellar career Local NHL legend, broadcaster, coaching pioneer and MP celebrates 89th birthday JAMES CL ARKE
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“Stop it right there ..back it up, back it up ...” Howie Meeker turned 89 years young on Sunday, and Oceanside’s inimitable ambassador was in great spirits. “Packed and ready to go,” Howie beamed when The News stopped by Saturday. Howie’s wife Leah was at art class but due to skip out early so the couple could drive down to Sidney on Friday then board a plane to San Francisco early Saturday morning. “I’ve been to the airport and driven the highway to San Jose lots of times (as a broadcaster) but I’ve never been to downtown (SanFran). It was Leah’s idea,” he said. “It’s going to be great.” “I wanna ride the trolley and I wanna do down to the wharf, you should see the list we have,” he laughed, adding “geez we’ve got a great big goddamn map and a list that’s five pages at least.” In between calls from well-wishers the subject of the NHL playoff strike came up, and Howie had a few thoughts but was in
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Howie Meeker at home in French Creek.
no hurry to pick sides. As a former player he knows the power the owners wield, but
he said that in today’s world he also understands how the working man “doesn’t have much sympathy” for the players who make a lot of money. What is ironic, he pointed out, is that this year the NHL finally had that elusive lucrative television contract that will put the league on televisions across the U.S. “That’s always been the goal, and even with that in place they still can’t seem to figure it out. It’s too bad,” he shrugged, then made the point that while a strike certainly won’t help the game south of the border, “Canadians love their hockey, they’re not going anywhere.” The News caught up with longtime Parksville Royals’ coach and mentor Dave Wallace. Wallace may be best known in these parts for his years of service to the sport of baseball, but he also knows hockey, and is a big fan of Meeker who he calls “a guy who has been a tremendous ambassador for Parksville/Qualicum, let alone his influence on hockey in Canada.” Meeker’s accomplishments in the world of hockey are well known — four Stanley Cup rings to show for his NHL career that spanned six years. In his first sea-
son in the NHL’s original six (1946/47) he won his first of three consecutive Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs and took home the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s outstanding rookie, beating out Gordie Howe for the honour. He also still shares the NHL record for most goals in a game by a rookie with five. Wallace and Meeker go way back. “When I was president of Oceanside Minor Hockey and on the executive, and this is back in the late 80s, we brought Howie in to help the skills and drills program, and he came on board and donated all his time, organizing equipment and putting together a format. He trained the coaches, worked with the kids, he was so great,” Wallace said. “The things he says about hockey, and what’s wrong, and how you teach kids to play the game — his format for teaching kids hockey you could take out the word hockey and drop in the word baseball, and minor sports in general — he was so far ahead of his time.” Howie at the time was running his famous summer hockey school, which attracted kids from all over the world. See MEEKER, page A30
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Oceanside’s Save-On-Foods Generals scored a season-high seven goals in the first period — four of those in just over four minutes — and the local boys of Jr. B went on to blast the Campbell River Storm 10-4 in VIJHL action at ‘the Place Saturday night. It was the Generals lone game of the week, and it was also a very long night for the visitors. Campbell River opened the scoring 3:13 into the game and
23). Alex Mastrodonato picked up the win in net for Oceanside. Leading the offence in front of over 300 fans was the games’ first star Cam McCarrick with the first hat trick of his junior hockey career to go along with a helper for a four point night. This is the 20-year-olds’ third and final season in the VIJHL, and the kid from Port McNeal continues to lead by example. “Great team win,” Gens’ head coach and GM Brent Demerais said after, pointing out they went
the Generals replied with seven straight markers before the Storm got one to go with a minute left in the opening period for a 7-2 Oceanside lead at the first intermission. Both teams scored twice in the second for a 9-4 Gens’ lead after 40 minutes, and Michael Fretz scored unassisted shorthanded at 6:51 of the third to seal the win. It was the Generals highest single game goal output so far this season, made possible by a season-high 51 shots on net (to CR’s
into the team missing two starting forwards to injury — sniper Taylor Gray and Matthew Biagioni. Michael Fretz earned third star honours for his efforts that included two goals and two helpers, and points’ leader Riel Gibson (second star), Travis Flug, James Sneddon, Cole Schneider and Ethan Larson all added singles. The Gens were 3-for-5 on the power play, the Storm 0-for-2. Homegrown D-man Noah Russi answered the bell when the Storm started getting chippy and
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Kondors through to Island finals Kwalikum team finished third at North Island championships last week JAMES CL ARKE
Kondors suffered a 2-0 setback at the hands of the Tyees from Carihi in the morning game, but closed out the NI’s with an exciting 3-2 win over Woodlands’ Golden Eagles. Gr. 9 Daniel Doukakis — one of four junior Kondors called up to bolster the side for the NIs — Kwalikum opened the scoring midway through the opening half to stake KSS to a 1-0 lead, and Woodlands capitalized on a mishandled ball late in the first half for a 1-1 tie at the break. KSS standout Darien Atkinson scored his first of two second-half goals 10 minutes in to put KSS up 2-1. The Kondors continued to press and Atkinson scored what would prove to be the winner 10 minutes later. The Golden Eagles got one to go late in the game to cut it to 3-2 “and then they finished guns blaze’n — they were coming at us that’s for sure,” said Gayton, who made the point the morning loss to Carihi “was our best played game of the tournament — we played a very solid game, controlled the ball, had some wonderful intricate passing but just could not finish our chances.” The game was a rough one with some five cards handed to Woodlands and two to Kwalikum. The injury-plagued Kondors were
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Kwalikum Secondary School’s senior boys soccer team is through to the Island finals on the strength of a third place finish in Nanaimo last week. The eight-team North Island playdowns were slated to be held in Qualicum Beach Oct. 30-31 but the tournament was moved to the all-weather turf at Merle Logan Field in Nanaimo because of heavy rains. The top five teams moved on to the Islands — the Marc Isfeld Ice finished sixth at the NI’s but beat the Esquimialt Dockers 2-1 in the wild card game to advance. The Kondors were tested out of the gate and had to be on the ball to break open a scoreless first-half tie and beat a stubborn Breakers’ squad from Francis Kelsey 2-nil, and followed that up with a 3-1 win over the Shawnigan Lake Stags in game they had to come from a goal down. Ben Robson led the Kondors with four goals on day one, three of those off penalty shots, and Santiago Bouyra fed the net for the other KSS goal. “Shawnigan’s goalie was the story of the match,” said Gayton. “He was phenomenal, stopping breakaway after breakaway.” The rains held off on opening day,
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missing some key players for the North Islands but Gayton said he’s hopeful they’ll be ready to go this week. Other KSS juniors contributing at the NIs were Jacob Watson and Max Kutzinski as well as Gr. 9 keeper Nolin Fong who made a huge save against Woodlands. “Bit of a relief to get the first stage done,” Gayton surmised, adding “the Islands are always difficult, but the reward (a trip to the provincials for the top three teams) is what we play for.” The Kondors have made it to the provincial finals five years running and 10 of the last 12 years.
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The Whalers capped off their AA Varsity football regular season in Nanaimo last Friday with a 41-8 romp over the NDSS Islanders. The W was nice but the really good news looking forward was the return of their passing attack despite the fact the game was played out on a sloppy muddy field. Ballenas opened the scoring on their second play from scrimmage when QB Liam O’Brien hit Dallas Towle on a 48 yard bomb down the left sideline. NDSS answered with a TD of their own on the ground and made good on the two point convert for an 8-7 lead, but that would be the only score the Whaler D would surrender as the Ballenas coaches made the necessary adjustments and shut out the Islander offence for the rest of the game. “We had one scheme in mind and when I realized that NDSS was taking advantage of it we had to switch gears,” Whalers’ head coach Jeremy Conn said after. “I was really proud of how the kids made the adjustments and they were able to buckle down and do their jobs.” Rory Knapton led the Whalers defence with nine tackles and a fumble recovery; Dennis Adams had four tackles and a fumble recovery; Coltin Laplante, Josh Bishop and Lukas Whibley had six tackles each; Brock Mould had four tackles and two sacks, and Matt Leonard had eight tackles. “Looking at these defensive stats I can really see how everyone stepped up,” said Conn, adding “we need to do that, to play better as a team defence.” On offence, the Whalers passing attack was on fire as O’Brien connected with Towle for two more big TD strikes of 42 and 65 yards, while Scott Childs pulled in 42 and 45 yard TD catches from O’Brien. Josh Bouchard finished the scoring with a three-yard TD grab. Towle finished the game with four catches for 163 yards and three TDs while O’Brien was 10-for-12 passing for 290 yards and six TD strikes. “O’Brien was really on his game,” said Conn, “which was great because the field was really sloppy. Also, our receivers were able to catch the ball well and made great adjustments to the ball in the air. If we can do this on the mud, I can’t wait to see what we can do on field turf.” Ballenas finished the AA regular season sitting second in the seven team Western Division at 5-1 behind unbeaten Barsby (6-0). GAME ON: The Whalers are back in action at Merle Logan Turf Field in Nanaimo on Friday (4:45 p.m. kickoff) when they line up against the Seaquam Seahawks from Delta for the first round of the BC High School Football provin-
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cial playoffs. The two teams have some history and the Seahawks have the league’s leading rusher in Mark Lego who at 5’11”, 195 pounds with speed amassed 2,100 rushing yards (95 per cent of the team’s total) in nine games this season. “I think we’re bigger than them generally but we’ve had a tough go against them the last few years so there’s some bad blood and unfinished business.” Five years ago the Whalers won the teams’ first playoff meeting. Four years ago Saequam came back from 21-0 down to win their semifinal showdown, and two years ago on the last game of the year, a meaningless game for the Seahawks, they knocked the Whalers out of the playoffs. IN JV ACTION: The junior Whalers closed their season out at home Oct. 31 with a lopsided win over Edward Milne that was called at half time with Ballenas up 38-0,
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“His biggest thing was to get boys and girls playing hockey at an affordable price so we gathered up all the gear we could and basically gave it to kids starting out to get them going.” Meeker helped coach the 1994/95 Oceanside Midget AAA team. “He ran the practices with the guys and he was absolutely outstanding. We lost in the B.C. final to Kamloops, it was a tremendous run and he had a lot to do it with it. There was a lot of good players on that team,” said Wallace, “and Howie made every one of them better.
“We used to practice at 6:30 in the morning twice a week and he was there, and he was in his early 70s at the time, he donated so much of his time to kids. He had a huge influence on me, and I can’t say enough about the huge contribution he’s made to our community. “People like that have a real positive influence on the community,” said Wallace, “never mind the huge, and I mean huge, economic benefits his school brought.” Those skills and drills Howie initiated all those years ago remain an interracial part of OMHA. For years his main school
was held in upstate New York (in Potsdam) south of Montreal, then one year he brought the camp to Parksville in August and he liked it so much he moved here and ran a summer school here for 10 years. A rugged right winger in his playing days he began his 30-year career as a hockey analyst for Hockey Night in Canada and worked for CTV, TSN and NBC. He spent 35 years running his hockey camps in the U.S. and Canada and from 197377 he hosted weekly telecasts on CBC called Howie Meeker’s Hockey School. Meeker was elected to
parliament as a Conservative MP for Waterloo South in 1951 while he was still playing for the Leafs. In 1998 he was inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame as a broadcaster. On December 30, 2010, Meeker, who also served his country in WW2, was named a member of the Order of Canada. In April of this year CBC aired a YouTube clip called The Man Who Changed How We Watch The Game. “It’s been a great life, it really has,” Howie said in his sun room overlooking French Creek Harbour. “And I’m looking forward to celebrating my 90th birthday.”
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Peewee A Generals start with gold Local team of 11 and 12 year-olds lost first game of regular season but look strong JAMES CL ARKE
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Oceanside’s Peewee A Rep team opened it’s regular season Oct. 26 Last weekend, and while it may not be the start they hoped, there was plenty to build on. The squad of 11 and 12 year olds opened their Tier 2 campaign in Nanaimo on the short end of a 7-4 final against the Clippers. Back in action at Oceanside Place Sunday, the young
Generals were in tough against a fast squad of Tyees from Campbell River and dropped a 6-1 final. The visitors opened the scoring, and Aslan LaCouvee streaked down the right side, cut across and fed the net to tie the game 1-1 but that would be as close as the Generals would come. Starting goalie Jordan Fletcher was tested early (he made a big pad save in the opening minutes) and often.
Munroe Renouf played the second half. “It’s actually a really gritty little team,” Peewee A Generals’ manager Dyann Goodfellow said, adding “every game we play is going to be tough this season because the teams are all so evenly matched, but we hope to be there in the end.” The team also won a hardfought game against Campbell River to take the gold medal in the Tier 2 Cowichan Valley Thanksgiving Tournament.
Solid goaltending by Fletcher and Renouf gave the local rep team the edge they needed to come out on top. According to manager Dyann Goodfellow, the team went 3-1 at the tourney — they beat Cowichan 7-2 in their opener, clobbered the Comox Chiefs 10-1 in game two then tied the Campbell River Tyees 3-3 setting up a rematch in the tournament final. Greyson Weme opened the scoring in the gold medal game
in the first period. The Tyees tied the game early in the second and took the lead a minute later. Just two minutes after that Aidan Goodfellow tied the game 2-2, and Aslan LaCouvee and Cody Shepheard potted a goal each later in the second stanza to put Oceanside up 4-2 heading into the final frame. Campbell River made things interesting by pulling to within a goal in the third, but Lacouvee iced the win with another marker late for the 5-3 final.
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exams. It seemed far better at the time to join the fight against Hitler than to face that. “We were told he joined up to avoid his final exams,” said his daughter, Mary-Lou Warren. “They told him to go back and graduate and then join up, so that’s what he did.” The Qualicum Beach resident’s eyes tear up and she dabs at them with a tissue as she talks about her dad, the late Ernest Arthur Morley. “He was just a kid.” she said. “He was so naive!” She pulls out a sheaf of black and white photographs, most of them featuring a smiling young man — barely 18 — at different ports of call and on various parts of his ship, the Canadian destroyer HMCS Restigouche. Her dad didn’t talk to Mary-Lou about his war experiences very much, but she was able to glean some snippets over the years. “One time I got a palmistry book and I read his hand and it said he had been rescued from death twice at sea,” she said. “He told me to hush, because mom only knew about the once.” When he died in 1995, Morley left behind something very special — a diary of his life at sea aboard Restigouche — or as the raw boiler room engineer soon came to know her, The Rusty Guts — as he shipped across the Atlantic to patrol the coast of England in 1940. It makes for compelling reading, with mundane details of life aboard sandwiched around moments of high drama.
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Arthur Morley (crouching) left his family with a diary of events in 1940.
May 22: Ashore but no pay. Hell of a note! Tried to pawn my watch but no go. May 24: Dull with some rain. Duty
today & have to flash up no. 1 boiler. We leave tonite at 20:00 for Bermuda presumably. Got our gas masks this a.m. & look quite ferocious in them. See DIARY, page B4
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or RAF pilot Pat Ribbins, the war didn’t end in Germany or Japan in 1945. His war didn’t end until years later, in a small clearing in the Malaysian jungle, when Yup Chin fell dead from a bullet to the head. Ribbins served during the Second World War as a RAF squadron leader, but when hostilities finally ceased, he wasn’t ready to quit. “After the war I didn’t want to leave the service, so I joined the police,” Ribbins said at a recent veterans luncheon in Qualicum Beach. “I spent a year and a half in the metropolitan police in London and enjoyed it thoroughly.” As the British Empire struggled to re-assert itself in Southeast Asia, the government put out a call for police officers to serve with the Colonial Office overseas. Ribbins signed up. “I applied to go with the police in Malaya,” he said. “They looked at my credentials and said they could use me.” The situation on the ground in Malaya came as a shock to Ribbins. “They didn’t say it was going to be like that,” he said. “They didn’t say a word about it.” As it turned out, Ribbins was headed for the heart of a Chinese-led Comunist insurgency. “The Chinese had insurgents in Malaya and they were everywhere in the jungle, killing people and trying to take over places,” he said. “They gave me a month’s training and when I finished, I asked where I was going and they said we are sending you to a place called Gamas, which is on the east coast of the Malaysian Penninsula. They’d had a lot of trouble with the Communists taking over villages and killing people.”
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Ribbins had spent three months learning to speak Malay, and he didn’t regret a minute of it. “I went down there as a rookie and I was given a district command,” he said. “There were plantations where they collecrted rubber with these cans at the bottom of the trees. They told me it was very lucrative.” Ribbins spent three years there and was promoted to deputy superintendant. “They sent me up north to Joho Baru, which had an awful lot of trouble with the bandits coming in there and killing people and stuff like that,” he said. “I spent a year there and must have done a reasonably good job, so I
went to the capital, Kuala Lumpur as superintendent.” The interview to get the job, as it turned out, was with one of his old colleagues from London. “We laughed like hell and shook hands and he said ‘I’m sure you’ll do a great job and I was promoted to chief of police in Kuala Lumpur.” The main problem he would face, he was told, had little to do with the city itself. That was patrolled by a force of 4,200 police. The problem was Yup Chin. “The Communists had a chief person and his name was Yup Chin,” Ribbins said. See YUP CHIN, page B13
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whatterms Germany will accept peace. The French army must be cut all to hell, poor devils. Wonder where this leaves us; still fighting I guess. Talk about making history!!
Everyone is suffering from too much whooppee; I was out until 2 a.m.. Left earlier than expected, cleared lower deck at 7:45 & were told we were en route to England with the Sally and Skeena. May 25: Steamed at sixteen knots all nite & must be quite a bit south as it is not cold enough for the northern route. Dull calm day, sea very smooth so no seasickness. Prospect of going on rations when we get to England. Got lots of action stations now — getting down to business cause it will be real thing someday soon. Maybe I should have got a waterproof diary. I hear Norfolk was bombed; wonder if any of my relatives were killed. No news over the radio so don’t know how the battle is going. May 26: Cloudy & calm today. Had a practice shoot today & it was all new to me. Got the news from London tonite & the Germans haven’t got to the channel ports yet. More concerned with a brand new boil on my neck — got it lanced tonite. I wonder if Hitler suffers from boils? Maybe that’s what makes him so wild. When he got to England, the ship began patrolling for submarines. His entries about the action are calm and matter of fact. Details of high drama would be sandwiched between what he had for breakfast and supper. May 31: Calm & sunshine, saw some small sailing boats. Located a sub & spent some time cruising around dropping depth charges. Got him too. Oil getting low so had to leave but coastal plane confirmed our report.
June 22: Test most of our equipment at Dunkirk & I guess rifles aren’t much good against tanks. The action continued throughout the summer, but as the weeks wore on, Morley’s thoughts turned increasingly to home and the thought of when Restigouche would return to Canada for a refit and he could return to see his family in Coombs. The rumours of leave back in Canada flew thick and fast. SUBMITTED PHOTO/COURTESY OF MARY-LOU WARREN
Canadian ship HMCS Fraser lies cut in half after being accidentally rammed.
Even the most dramatic moment for the ship that year gets passing mention in the diary. June 25: Slamming thro’ waves at a rate of knots now headed for some other port. Fraser rammed by Calcutta & we stood by to pick up survivors. Fraser — about 10 p.m. — sighted at 10:30 — cut in half at angle — both halfs floating. Alongside stern half & took crew off. Threw over floats & belts and lowered boats for men on fo’castle. One boat smashed under screws. Jumped over stern & tied rope on rating with broken arm. Ruined watch. Some stokers I joined with killed; Mc Laughlin, Senyk, Dick Wright. Hell of a mess – most fellows hurt in some way. Boat crowded & water low so full ahead for Plymouth. My first taste of war & I don’t like it. A year ago I was worrying
about my Matric exams! The incident brought home the grim realities of war to Morley. June 27: I can’t seem to realize young Dick is gone — he’s the one I chummed with around Montreal & on the way over. Wonder how many more of our bunch will go before this crazy “Arian” war is over? Secrecy was kept at high alert when Restigouche was on patrol, to the point where Morley often didn’t even know where they were steaming. However, snippets of information leaked through — and very little of it was good. June 10: Everything stripped for action. Heard Italy declared war at 6 p.m. Looks like Uncle Sam will have to get in damn soon. June 16: France is asking on
July 7: Lots of fire this a.m. nearly got a plane with our .5’s. It identified itself as British just in time as we were just a few yards off his tail when cease fire rang. Picked up some survivors off a torpedoed freighter & are now headed in. I hope the mail has arrived I was sick this AM & missed dinner. July 10: Wish I could get home for some Monashee grub & sleep in my double bed on the porch. I dream of huge bowls of ripe strawberries, plus sugar & cream. I would cheerfully milk the cow, get wood, & water, cut hay, etc, etc. Oh, well, think of all the medals I’ll get (I hope). July 26: Another day of rest. Got rid of the pain in my chest but can’t poop. now. Loaded with tons of pills so should get action at action stations. This convoy we have now is the biggest See DIARY, page B15
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A group of young musicians with a fresh indie pop style and an increasingly large Canadian following is playing in Parksville next Tuesday. Hey Ocean! has been described as one of Canada’s best up-and-coming acts with original tunes that are upbeat and positive. The group is made up of Ashleigh Ball, David Beckingham and David Vertesi, and each bring their own unique musical influences to the band. “We all have a variety of different interests, I think that’s what keeps us pretty eclectic,” said Beckingham. The group released their third full length album called IS in May and are currently on a nine-week tour, doing 50 shows in 65 days. They will be playing at the Parksville Community
and Conference Centre (PCCC) Tuesday, Nov 13. Joining the group is The Archers, a Victoria folk-rock band made up of five young, stellar male musicians. Vancouver group The Belle Game will also perform some indie rock, orchestral pop tunes, with a hint of alternative country. Hey Ocean! played at Voices in the Park in Vancouver in September, a concert benefitting the Sarah McLachlan School of Music, with big names like Stevie Nicks, Bryan Adams and Jann Arden. “That was pretty big for us to meet Stevie Nicks,” said Beckingham. The trio have played in Nanaimo, Victoria and Cumberland, but this will be their first show in Parksville. Check out this modern show for all ages Nov. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the PCCC. Advance tickets are $20 and at the door, $25. Tickets are available at PostNet
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An award-winning documentary about sailing great distances to visit nature conservation projects will be screened in Deep Bay next Wednesday. Documentary filmmaker Laura Winter is in town visiting her parents and will show Hitchhiking Across the Atlantic Nov. 14 at the Deep Bay Marine Field Station. Winter recently completed her
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Cox was the first featured dobro player ever booked by the Montreal Jazz Festival and the first Canadian invited to play DobroFest in Trnava, Slovakia, where people come together to celebrate the instrument inventor’s birthplace. “There’s been a lot of firsts actually, I’ve been really lucky as a dobro player,” he said. Cox and Soo met teaching at a guitar camp in Alaska in 2010 and found they both had the same musical interests. They decided to create a show built around the stories and work of their friends and heros
and have now released two albums based on the idea, including “Louis Riel” written by Doug Sahm. Cox and Soo will also perform some of their own songs at the Hall on Saturday. Phil Harmonic’s Jug Band Orchestra will play upright bass, cigar box guitar, jugs, banjos, kazoos and various other acoustic instruments for the show opener. The show starts at 7:30 p.m, tickets are $20, $5 for under 12s and under fives are free. Find tickets at Cranky Dog Music in Parksville, Heaven on Earth in Qualicum Beach and at the Errington Store.
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MADE IN AFRICA: From left, Candace Pisto, Marie Lamb and Ashley Wood from the Comox Valley sell items made in Uganda at Saturday’s World Craft Bazaar at Knox United Church in Parksville. Many of the colouful pieces were made by a group of widows who created a sewing co-operative to sustain themselves and their families. The sale was a fundraiser for an organization that goes by the acronym ACTS, visit www.acts.ca for more information.
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“You take the short one and I’ll take the tall one.” And with those words, Peggy and her friend Anne crossed the floor to talk to the lonely-looking Canadian soldiers on the other side of the dance hall. Unbeknownst to the woman now known as Peggy Fiest, she was also starting a love affair that would last a lifetime. “My friend and I were at a dance and we saw these two lonely looking Canadian soldiers across the room so we went over to ask if they would like to dance,” Fiest said at a recent veterans’ luncheon at the Qualicum Beach Le-
gion, Branch 76. “Mine said yes.” She hit it off with the lanky Canadian, who told her his name was Ted Fiest. They danced all night. “We had two more dates and then I went on 10 days of leave and when I returned to camp I was told his squadron had been posted to Scotland,” she said. “I was quite devastated, thinking I will never see that lovely man again.” Her heart throb evidently felt the same way, because two weeks later she received a letter from Fiest. “How he got my address, I’ll never know,” she said. “I certainly don’t remember giving it to him.” See LOVE, page B15
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“The whole area had masses of Chinese terrorists killing people and Yup Chin was there. He told me the city’s fine, but we have Yup Chin here nad he has quite a strong group behind him there.” Ribbins knew what he had to do — more jungle fighting. “Being chief of police, I had to go into the jungle again, chasing the Communists — today we would call them terrorists,” he said. “I trained a jungle squad of about 100 people.” By then, Ribbins had first-hand knowledge of Yup Chin and his work, and he had a score to settle. He’d played cat and mouse with the guerilla leader before. “A friend of mine in Gamas was killed while I was there and I was very sad about it,” he said. “Yup Chin broke into the place where he was living and cut him down — cut the whole family down.” Yup Chin, Ribbins said, was a senior political chief with the Communist Party in Malaya — a very big fish indeed. “I said, ‘really: Yup Chin is here? I thought he was in Gamas!’” Ribbins trained his men hard, drilling into them every nuance of secrecy and silence in PARKSVILLE LIONS
the jungle for three months before he considered them ready to go on patrol in search of Yup Chin and his men. “These were all local people and they knew where they were,” Ribbins said. “We started going into the jungle.” Even as Ribbins and his team sought out the elusive band however, he knew they were themselves being hunted in a deadly game of jungle cat and mouse. “The first month I was there we were ambushed, but we got away with it,” he said. “They only had about three people and two of them were killed.” Soon thereafter, Ribbins got a major break, with the capture of a wounded insurgent. “One of their people had his legs shot and he came in to stay alive,” Ribbins said. “He gave himself up in order to go to the hospital to get saved. I took the squad into the jungle with this guy guiding us. I said you don’t go to hospital unless you take us to where they are.” They had to virtually carry the wounded man, but he took them where they needed to go. “After about two hours or maybe a little more, we came upon a clearing,” he said. “You
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always have scouts a little way out ahead of you and one of them came back and said, ‘sir, I think Yup Chin is there.’” The scout had found some straw huts deeper into the clearing. There was a man sitting outside one of the huts, cleaning his rifle. The scout had seen pictures of Yup Chin and swore it was him. “I said that’s rubbish,” Ribbins said. “But then I said, OK. I took about 20 men and left the rest far off on the perimeter, in blocks about 150 yards away, so they couldn’t escape. We got there and I was lying on my belly as we crept in and there were the huts and sure enough there was Yup Chin, still sitting on a chair, cleaning his rifle.” Ribbins waved his men off. This was going to be his. “I shouted, HEY!” he said. “He looked up and I got him through the head. It was marvelous. Then all the other guys came dashing out and we opened up. That day we killed Yup Chin and seven others.” It was a knockout blow. About six months later, Ribbins said, the remnants of Yup Chin’s band of guerillas came in with their hands up. They’d had enough.
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hen Hitler invaded Poland in 1939, Ted Socha didn’t go off to fight the war. He didn’t have to. As a fighter pilot in the Polish Air Force, the war came to him — immediately. The now-96-year-old Parksville resident, born Tadeusz Socha, sprang into action on the very first day of the war, flying missions in his Polish-manufactured PZL. It was a desperate fight, and a losing one, as Germany swept across the country with superior aircraft
quickly dominating the sky. “The Germans had gone into the Spanish war as a trying ground to develop proper planes and tactics,” Socha remembered. “They had much faster planes than anything we had in Poland.” The only advantage to the PZL, he said, was its ability to land just about anywhere and be hidden under trees. They needed to hide. Poland quickly fell and Socha fled to Romania and from there to France, where he desperately sought out a way to get back into the air to join the fight against Hitler. As a seasoned fighter pilot, He was more than welcomed to the ranks. See PILOT, page B15
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Ted Socha once flew a spy into Berlin and sometimes carried a dog in his cockpit.
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Fiest was soon sent to North Africa, so any chance of a reunion seemed slim, but the young lovers kept in touch for the next three years by post. “Then, in November of 1944, I got a letter from Ted saying he was in Bournmouth and he would soon be sailing back to Canada. “I said to myself, I can’t let him go back to Canada without me seeing him, so I went AWOL,” she said. “I got to Bournmouth, but no Ted was waiting for me, but I met a GI with a Jeep and he said he would take me uptown because he was going there anyway to check on his men.” The new acquaintances checked hotel after hotel, looking for the missing Canadian. On their fourth try, they struck Canuck gold. “The corporal at the desk said he would check to see if Ted was in, but he wasn’t.” They were joined by another Canadian soldier though, who said he knew
Fiest. “Then in walked this airman and the other chap said, hey, Fiest, there’s someone here to see you!” Fiest took her back to her lodgings just prior to curfew and the two made a date to see each other the next day. “It was a grey, foggy English November morning and there was nothing to do but walk on the beach,” she said. “His proposal to me was saying, “If I can get leave we will get married.” He got that leave and the two met in London, before driving to Hartfordshire to see her parents. “We stopped and bought a wedding ring on the way,” Fiest said. “I introduced him to my mother and then my father came home and I told him we were going to be married. He said he didn’t know about that, because I hardly knew him, but I said he couldn’t stop me, because I was over 18.” The two got on board the Lous Pasteur, a troop ship to Canada and then
travelled to Grand Prairie by train. On a small, 320-acre farm, they began their new life together. Life without electricity or running water proved a challenge for the Fiests, but they made do, with Peggy canning by the light of an oil lamp and learning to drive a tractor, harness horses and make butter and bread. The farm never worked out though and the couple moved into nearby Wembley, where Ted landed a job with the post office. They later moved to Ontario, where Ted worked for many years in the aircraft industry. When the Fiests retired, they moved to their new home in the town of Qualicum Beach. In November of 2010, Ted Fiest succumbed to kidney disease and cancer after a long illness. The love story doesn’t end there however, as Peggy continues to carry that love in her heart — and her memories to this day.
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“I had as many as 20 dogfights a day and it wasn’t just me, it was everybody. It was a common thing. We used to drop bombs on the railroad tracks to paralyze the transportation.” His skills, already honed, continued to grow and the Polish fighters developed their own style, each plane defending the others, instead of flying in tight formation like their British counterparts. “We were always in sync so nobody could jump in from the clouds or the other side, because we were all watching,” he said. “The British were using tactics that were developed centuries ago. When you’re flying in formation your concentration is on the wing beside you. I told them not to do this, that it was a silly thing because their lives would be needed.” Socha flew Hurricanes and Spitfires throughout the battle for France, and when that country fell, he managed to escape to Britain, where he joined the RAF. When the Battle of Britain began, Socha was
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Polish fighter pilot Ted Socha flew countless missions in the Battle of Britain.
flew mission after mission with his Polish comarades against the dreaded ME109s and other German raiders. Between raids, he said he would often chat with Winston Churchill, who had a secret home near the end of the airfield. “Winston Churchill would be our guest every morning and see us in the dispersals,” he said. “He knew practically everybody in the squad-
rons and I talked to him every day.” Socha preferred the Hurricane to the Spitfire, mostly because of its wider undercarriage, although he acknowledges they were both formidable fighting machines. He doesn’t talk about how many kills he had. The Polish fighters didn’t really care about that, he said. They fought as a unit, a very effective one, and that was what was important. The day the war ended, Socha had mixed feelings. That’s mostly, he said, because he didn’t know about it. The ceasefire agreement had not gone out to everyone — at least, not in time. “It was the worst day of the war,” he said. “We were sent to attack a transport barge loaded with explosives. The barge exploded and pulverized first plane, which was ahead of me by about 25 feet. I was catapulted high up, upside down. It was a big surprise for me, but when I looked, I couldn’t find the fellow ahead of me — my closest friend. There was nothing left of him. That was the last day of the war.”
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This convoy we have now is the biggest so far. Ships all over the place. I keep thinking of strawberries and cream and meals I’ll have when I get home. Buzzes have it we go home next month or September — maybe. Won’t there be a cheer go up when we site Halifax or any other land! July 28: No divisions this AM. Asleep in my mick about 10:45 when a destroyer let go two depth charges close by. Half way up the ladder when I woke up & kept rite on going — no shoes or tin hat. Gave everybody a scare. At evening quarters when a plane located an oil slick so over we went & dropped two charges to make sure the sub stayed down. Still with convoy. Passed Scapa & coming down west coast Scotland. Tons of mail I hope. Buzz has it we go home 15th Aug or thereabouts. August 3:Cleared lower decks at 10:30 last nite & skipper told us we would probably be going back to Halifax end of month for refit & leave. Not much time off but everyone cheerful at prospect of leave in Canada.
August 5: Still going thro islands & big sheer cliffs. Odd plane cruising around keeping an eye on us. Getting so tired don’t know if I’m coming or going. Get our heads down as soon as we come off watch & eat & dish up. Hope Hitler holds off on his invasion till we are safe in Canada. Weather cloudy & quite a swell. Rusty sure needs a thorough refit pretty soon; she’s taken a lot of pounding lately. August 31: The buzz is Halifax sometime Friday. Imagine — milk shakes; steaks, dollar and cents, no blackouts, etc. Should be in Van. by 15th of September. Action stations at 8 p.m. but nothing doing. Sept. 5: Brought the ship in this p.m.. Smelled the familiar smells of Halifax at 5 to 3 & were tied up alongise by 3:30 PM. Got cleaned up & paid & canteen bill settled & got ashore about 6:30. Sent a gram home & filled up on a mixture of fruit, grub, choc. milk, etc. that would have turned a goat green with envy. Called on Helen & received
a warm welcome. Turned in at Sal. About 12:30 & passed out in a bed. Great stuff! The diary ends on Sept. 13, 1940 as he leaves Calgary on the train back to Vancouver and his beloved Vancouver Island. September 13: Sent the old bean a gram from Cal. Interviewed by Albertan reporter & snapped; should have some copies if she keeps her promise. Went thro’ spiral tunnels today & got a snap of Mt. Stephen at Field. Roll on Vancouver !!! Ruth Gellling got on at Revelstoke — the conductor broke us up at 1:30 a.m., the old fossil! Warren picks up the scattered photographs of her dad and closes the diary. It was an eye-opener for her, one she wanted to share. Morley’s voice is silent now, his experiences just memories written down and treasured by those who came after the shooting finally stopped.
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