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Special delivery Emma Harrison and Brooke Mercer share the only space left in their vehicle for toys during delivery of Christmas hampers in Port Hardy Saturday. At right, volunteers march Christmas gifts and food hampers from Thunderbird Mall to waiting vehicles. In all, volunteers delivered 558 Christmas hampers to families across the North Island between Thursday and Saturday. See more coverage on pages 5 and 6.

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Dixon and Scott Benwell, superintendent and CEO of School District 85, spoke to directors in a presentation held prior to the board’s regular meeting Dec. 18.

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The funds will be combined with $23,500 already secured by SD85 through the LMP. That amount covers one block of Dixon’s salary and some marketing and transportation. “With the potential for further investment from the RD, we would anticipate this being more robust and including more students in the opportunity,� said Benwell. “We know from businesses and

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The program recalls the former Career Prep program that placed students in job situations a generation ago. Dixon said he was a beneficiary of that program when he attended school on the North Island 16 years ago. “Times have changed,� Dixon said. “We have about half as many students as we had in our buildings then. Provincially, when districts shrunk, one of the first things that went was work experience programs. “I’ve been itching to get it back into our system.�

The board vote on the $15,000 funding was held after Benwell and Dixon departed.

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Chair, vice-chair return Al Huddlestan of Port Hardy was voted in unanimously to return as RDMW board chair in 2013 in an election held at the start of the meeting. Dave Rushton of Woss was voted to return as vice-chair.

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RDMW and SD85 collaborate for students Meeting times reviewed Director Heidi Soltau of Malcolm Island noted the board’s policy indicates regular monthly meetings are scheduled for 5 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month, and asked why they have been held at 4 p.m. for the past several years.

RDMW administrator Greg Fletcher said a previous board, acting to create a suitable schedule for its members, passed a motion moving the meetings to 4 p.m. until otherwise notified. “The intent was that we were going to revise the procedure bylaw at that time,�

Fletcher said. “We made an attempt to review it at least twice now, but we didn’t actually do that procedural bylaw.�

Soltau then asked what the preferred meeting time would be for the board, which is made up of directors who travel by ferry from Alert Bay and Sointula as well as substantial drives from Port Alice and Woss.

Several possible alternate times were discussed, but as Chairman Huddelstan, Area B Director Phil Wainwright and Port Alice Mayor Jan Allen were absent at the time of the discussion, Mayor Parnham of Port Hardy suggested a questionnaire be sent to each director asking for input on preferred meeting times and the issue brought up again at the next regular meeting.

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At left, Volunteers prepare food items for the rows of waiting hamper boxes at Thunderbird Mall in Port Hardy last week. Above, staff and students from PHSS prepare to load up the Gazette van with Hamper food items donated by the students and Mina and Denny Seto from Seto’s Wok & Grill.

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Final days bring flood of donations Gazette staff North Islanders came through in a big way this year as the 33rd annual Gazette Hamper Fund drive wrapped up with deliveries of Christmas hampers last Saturday.

In all, local residents, businesses and service organizations contributed more than $31,500 and filled 558 hampers with food and toys to bring a happy holiday to needy North Island families.

Donations that began trickling in as early as October peaked in a tsunami of cash and cheques in the final weeks.

Marketplace IGA of Port McNeill added a cheque for $2,568.37 to the pot, and a raffle by the Island’s End Quilter’s Guild raised another $1,117.07 for the hamper fund.

Raffle winners were Peta Kelly (quilt), Bob Wheeler (table runner) and Ray Patriquin (bag and cupcakes).

Meanwhile, a small battalion of

volunteers, including Hamper Fund board members and their children, gift-wrapped hundreds of toys and

sorted thousands of food items into boxes for distribution in and around Port Hardy Saturday.

In Port McNeill, Lions Club members filled hampers that were sent off to Alert Bay Thursday, Guilford and Kingcome Inlet Friday, and Port McNeill, Zeballos and Woss on Saturday.

There were other acts of generosity in the final week of the drive.

Port Hardy’s Brian Robichaud found himself the winner of a mountain bike in Esso’s store draw, and promptly wheeled the bike into the Gazette office to donate to the fund.

“I grew up in a Salvation Army household,” said Robichaud. “This is a special time of year to me.”

Port Hardy Secondary School held a month-long food drive for the hamper fund, with teachers and staff offering their hair, whiskers and dignity in challenges if the students met collection goals.

Denny and Mina Seto of Seto’s Wok and Grill put the students over the top when he arrived with a truck filled with more than a thousand food items on the final day of the drive.

Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish gave out free samples of smoked salmon while donating a portion of sales at Overwaitea to the fund.

David Cote, manager of Marketplace IGA in Port McNeill, presents Lisa Harrison of the North Island Gazette with a $2,568.37 cheque for the Gazette Hamper Fund.

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Port Hardy’s Brian Robichaud won a mountain bike in a draw from Port Hardy Esso, then promptly donated it to the Gazette Hamper Fund.

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Kevin McGhee, Marian Minar, Greg Mose, Brodie Johnston, Rory Korhonen and Buddy Miller enjoy a mystery smoothie with ingredients like egg nog, spam and sardines after PHSS students made their Hamper food donation target.

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We did it together The Gazette Hamper Fund has our name prominently in the title. But providing 558 Christmas hampers of food and toys to needy North Island families and individuals is not something our tiny staff could possibly manage on its own.

From the year-round efforts of some regular donors, like the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations social club, to the last-minute boost of individuals like Denny and Mina Seto, who provided more than 1,000 food items last week, for 33 years the Hamper Fund has been a community effort.

Oh, we have our occasional Grinch. The countertop Hamper cup at Timberland Sports in Port McNeill was recently relieved of its coins, and other tins in previous years have been stolen. Needy? Apply for your hamper.

Greedy? Lame move.

But that behaviour is simply the exception that proves the rule.

North Islanders are a somewhat far-flung group, comprising the three “Port” communities, outer islands and various rural neighbourhoods on and off the highway system. Collectively, however, we seem to recognize the basic need to work together to benefit each other, separated as we are from the more populous and, presumably, better-connected, areas of our province.

Whether you drop a can or two of food into a bin at a North Island Eagles hockey game, contribute a bicycle won in a store raffle, or combine with co-workers to raise more than a thousand dollars to the cause, you are the Hamper Fund.

As long as that remains the case, we’ll be here to support your efforts.

You’ve done it again, North Islanders. Thank you.

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The Regional District of Mount Waddington contributed $15,000 to help high school students partner with local business.

Somebody pilfered the Hamper Fund jar at Timberland Sports in Port McNeill. Perhaps their heart was three sizes too small.

Dix seeks balance with business VICTORIA – NDP leader Adrian Dix has completed year-end interviews with members of the legislative press gallery. Here are highlights from my discussion with him.

TF: On the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion proposal, federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair says the federal environmental process would have to be strengthened before a project like that could get a thorough enough hearing.

Do you agree?

AD: The B.C. Liberal government has signed an equivalency agreement that says that the federal decision is the provincial decision on these projects.

If it applies to Enbridge Northern Gateway, presumably the B.C. Liberals would apply it to Kinder Morgan.

They could have done a joint process, where [the final decision] would have gone to both cabinets. They chose instead to give up

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jurisdiction. They were so afraid of making any decision on Northern Gateway that they sent it over to the federal government.

So what we’ve said is within a week of coming to office, we would end that equivalency agreement, and British Columbia would make decisions about both Enbridge Northern Gateway, which applied in May 2010, and any other pipeline, including the Kinder Morgan proposal, for which no application

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TF: You don’t want duplicated review processes here, you just want a provincial cabinet say in the decision?

AD: That’s right.

TF: On your relationship with the B.C. Federation of Labour, your caucus is considering a proposal that B.C. should once again do away with secret ballots for union certification.

AD: The B.C. Fed makes a case to the government on a series of issues on employment standards every year.

Labour law, every year.

WorkSafeBC, every year.

Trades and training, every year.

With respect to [accepting signed union cards for certification], it is a democratic process that the Newfoundland Conservative government just put into place a few months ago. So it’s a proposal from the labour movement and we’re looking at it.

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TF: So those kinds of things will be made clear in your platform?

AD: Absolutely.

TF: You picked up some serious money from the business community at a fundraiser in October. Is that some kind of a record for the NDP? AD: [Laughs.] It might be a record, I don’t know.

I think the business fundraiser we did at the Hotel Vancouver netted $350,000.

I think what it reflects is, this year I’ve had about 230 meetings with the business community. The purpose of it has been principally to build understanding, particularly on issues of skills training. With the priority I give to skills training, I think I’m much more attuned to their concerns than the government has been.

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LETTERS editor@northislandgazette.com

Zeballos dialogue on road conditions Village of Zeballos, Mayor Ted Lewis, initiated dialogue by inviting First Nations communities to meet and express concerns regarding the Forest Service Road condition.

The conversation soon proved that collectively we agree that our road is a major deterrent to economic growth of all communities and affects the

health and safety of all users. As a united front, the expectation to be heard and validated by both provincial and federal government agencies was evident.

A December 17 invitation to join the table for discussion found Federal government representatives from Aboriginal Affairs Northern Development Canada Minister John

Duncan and Regional Director General for BC Eric Magnuson along with two RCMP, Provincial government representation from the Regional office of the Ministry of Transportation, Campbell River District office of Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, local government representatives from Zeballos,

Ehattesaht/Chinehkint, Nuchatlaht and Kyuquot/Checleseht, and other interested parties engaged in conversation.

Many points of concern were expressed, with the intent to send a message home with our guests that, although we have a small population and are remote, the amount of traffic has increased, and a decreased main-

tenance budget has deteriorated the condition of our main route to other communities.

We collectively agree that the road is our lifeline and that the condition of the road is unsafe. It was reiterated that the economic growth and health of our community members is at risk by this major obstacle.

Mayor Ted Lewis closed the meeting

commenting that, despite the invitations, the disappointing lack of provincial participation at the table would not hinder further planning to engage government to recognize the partnership of the communities and the collective desire to improve the road conditions therefore improving the economic growth of all communities.

This first step will

foster continued discussions.

Many expressed appreciation to those attending for the support and promise of continued advocacy for our plight.

This author feels this day was a pivotal event that will ignite further enthusiasm to achieve our desired result of an improved road way.

Debra Brown Councillor, Village of Zeballos

Smoke on the water The Port Hardy Fire Department responds to a fire at the Government Dock last week. The PHFD successfully doused the fire, although the cause was unknown A O'Toole when the Gazette went to print.

Ferry governance badly in need of overhaul Ten years ago this month, the BC government unveiled a brand new, notquite-arms-length coastal ferry system. It promised jobs, economic development, modest fare increases and better service – all with no new public debt.

That anniversary coincides with the wrap-up of government’s whirlwind ferry consultation tour.

The community tour was meant to talk about ways to save money. But residents and business people ended up delivering a verdict on the ferry experiment: the model has failed to achieve its goals.

“While we’re pleased the government is finally talking to the communities the model is supposed

to serve, we’re disturbed by the large gap between government’s view of the system and ferry users’ reality,” says Tony Law, of the Hornby-Denman Ferry Advisory Committee.

Government representatives wanted to talk about $26 million in service cuts. But an overwhelming majority of attendees told government there are different, bigger problems that have to be fixed first.

The main one is fares.

“People can’t afford the crippling fares. Businesses, especially those serving tourists, are shrinking or closing as visitor traffic evaporates,” says Brian Hollingshead of the Southern Gulf Islands FAC. “Another 12% in

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hikes is coming over the next three years. And the current ferry model will likely produce even higher fares after that - even with service cuts. The user-pay ideology desperately needs fixing.”

Fares are a problem because government has chosen to make ferry users bear all the costs of fuel price hikes, and decades worth of government neglect of old, inadequate ships and terminals. The only exception is some extra support for the northern routes.

Government’s embrace of user pay has also led to lost jobs, collapsing tourism and businesses, and chronic ferry traffic losses.

New public debt has been avoided, but only by off-loading debt onto BC Ferries and through the fares, to its users. But the users can’t afford it.

The failures can be fixed. The Ferry Advisory Committee Chairs identify these actions for government as essential elements for recovery: • Fare rollback: Fund a 25% rollback on nonmajor routes to bring fares closer to inflation increases of the past decade, and begin to repair the damage from heavy fare increases in that period.

• Capital plan: Provide funds to allow timely decisions on necessary capital spending. This includes

replacements for 54- and 48-year-old ships in the fleet.

• New funding mechanism: Develop a formula to balance provincial and user contributions and keep fare increases within the rate of inflation. Currently, fares fill the shortfall between BC Ferries’ revenue needs and what the Province chooses to contribute. This has failed to produce a workable result.

• New service model: Once a workable funding mechanism is in place, conduct community-bycommunity consultations to shape a new service model, using criteria appropriate for each route.

In addition to increas-

ingly urgent messages from coastal residents and businesses, the government has received wellconsidered advice from the Office of the Auditor General, the Comptroller General and the BC Ferry Commission. Some of their recommendations not yet implemented would help repair the model and fulfill some of the goals for the system.

The health of all coastal communities and their lifeline transportation depends on it.

The BC government is accepting submissions to its ferry consultation until December 21.

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Court hears two sides to assault story Gazette staff Stephen Straughan appeared in court in Port Hardy last week to plead guilty to an assault charge.

The court heard that Port McNeill RCMP responded to a report that the accused was seen by a witness striking his then partner by the ferry dock in Port McNeill.

The witness alleged that Straughan choked, hit and kicked the woman, who declined to provide testimony or a victim impact statement to the officers. The officers were able to proceed on the strength of the witness statement.

Crown informed the court that the pair had recently broken up and had been arguing over truck keys prior to the incident.

Noting the accused’s lack of a record, Crown recommended a $500 fine with one year’s probation to include counseling and a no contact order.

In the Defence’s submission, Paul Grier informed the court that the alleged victim was a crack addict and under the influence of the drug at the time of the incident.

He asked that provisions be made in the probation conditions to allow Straughan access to his one-year-old child and joint counseling.

Addressing the court, Straughan admitted responsibility but added that there was more to the story. He told the court that he and his former partner had got into an argument and she was threatening to throw the truck keys in to the ocean when he had grabbed her to try and get the keys back.

“So there was some provocation in your view?” asked the Judge. “Yes,” came the reply, “that’s no excuse though.”

In his judgement the Judge said that the accused had indeed apparently slapped and choked the victim. He noted that there was no evidence that she needed any treatment

for her injuries but that the assault was “a matter not viewed with in the community with sympathy.”

He sentenced Straughan to a day in jail, served by his presence in court, and a year’s probation.

Speeding Dale Evans was fined

$158 for speeding contrary to highway signs near Zeballos.

The court heard from the RCMP Constable involved that Evans had been clocked at 113 km/h, in excess of the posted limit.

Evans argued that his truck had a governor which limited his

Court Report speed to 110 km/h and that he had just passed a slower vehicle when he was clocked.

“You’ve got to speed up to pass,” he argued.

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The Judge accepted the officer’s evidence and noted that “the speed, while not untoward, was over the limit.”

Murder inquiry Dakota Dillon Johnny appeared recently in Campbell River court to set the date for a preliminary inquiry.

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“Yeah. I was slowing down. I’d just passed him,” replied Evans.

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Gift of giving From top to bottom: • Jim-Bob Charlie, Marilyn Walkus, Silas Walkus and Gloria Ann enjoy the food laid on by the Salvation Army at the Lighthouse Resource Centre in Port Hardy last week; • Bob Swain and Sean Junglas work behind the scenes to prepare Christmas dinner for the record 144 people who took part in the event. The food was donated

by Overwaitea, with bannock supplied by Cathy Swain; • Staff and volunteers at the Salvation Army plate up their annual Christmas dinner for the public last week.

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Traffic delays expected Gazette staff Motorists traveling down-Island over the next two weeks will face delays and brief road closures due to scheduled construction work, Surespan Construction

announced last week.

Girder replacement is scheduled for the Anne Creek and Markusen overpasses, located approximately nine kilometres and 21 kilometres northwest of Woss on Hwy. 19.

Work is scheduled between Dec. 27 and Jan. 14, and the traveling public can expect minor delays between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. on those days.

In addition, highway closure are due to

take place between the hours of 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. on Dec. 28 and 29 and again on Jan. 3 and 4.

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J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— In a brief special meeting held Dec. 19, council approved an amended Fee Setting Bylaw for 2013.

The bylaw, which sets rates for solid waste collection, water and sewer rates, recreation and administrative fees and harbour use, will take effect Jan. 2, 2013.

Bylaw 558.9 2012 was brought before council’s statutory meeting for first readings Dec. 3 and was originally scheduled for final approval during the final regular meeting of the year Dec. 17.

But two amendments regulating monthly residential and commercial harbour-use rates were added during the first two readings Dec. 3 and town bylaw required a minimum 24-hour period between third reading on Dec. 17 and final approval.

Mayor Gerry Furney was joined by coun.

Grant Anderson and Chris Sharpe in a quorum for the special meeting, with coun.

Shirley Ackland and Gaby Wickstrom both traveling and unavailable to attend.

New fire chief Council approved the appointment of Chris Walker as chief of the Port McNeill Fire Department and Tasos Baroutis as deputy chief after being noti-

Council Meeting Port McNeill fied current fire chief Larry Bartlett would be stepping down effective Jan. 1, 2013.

Bartlett, who has served 35 years in the department, will remain active as immediate past chief, as well as maintain his role as Local Assistant to the Fire Commissioner.

“I think it’s a great idea... The kids do a great job. I support it.”

Shirley Ackland

The recommendation of Walker, the current deputy chief, was made by coun. Chris Sharpe, who met with both Walker and Bartlett.

“Chris (Walker) is willing to step up to chief, and I’d recommend it,” said Sharpe.

The vote was unanimous, with Gaby Wickstrom traveling and not in attendance at the meeting.

Hall fee waived Council agreed to a request by the Northern Vancouver Island Regional Science Fair Committee to waive the rental fee for the Community Hall and Old School Gymnasium

for the organization to host the 2013 Regional Science Fair in April, 2013.

The regional science fair, which was held in Port Hardy in 2012, is scheduled to return to Port McNeill next year featuring projects and experiments from North Island primary and secondary students. In 2011, the Regional Science Fair was held in Port McNeill at Sunset Elementary School.

But the committee wants to include a related student activity in 2013 at Port McNeill Museum, and requested the Community Hall for the science fair and Old School gym for the awards ceremony based on their proximity to the museum.

“I think it’s a great idea,” said coun.

Ackland. “due to the fact they do this on an annual basis, and it’s our turn. The kids do a great job. I support it.”

Coun. Chris Sharpe reminded council previous groups approved for fee waivers at the hall or gym were required to pay the cleaning fee, with council agreeing to refund it when satisfied the user had cleaned appropriately.

Administrator Sue Harvey replied she had spoken with Rena Sweeney of the fair committee and was assured the committee was prepared to pay the cleaning portion.

Council approved the request unanimously.

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Songs of the season Gazette staff North Island schoolchildren wrapped up the 2012 portion of their school year in style last week, with a series of Christmas concerts to send them into the holiday break in style.

From the Bear-y Merry Christmas at Sunset Elementary to the Pandamonium of Eagle View; from the traditional nativity celebration of Avalon Academy to the hip-hop stylings of Santa and I know it at Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw, here are a few of our images from the week.

Clockwise from above: • Thomas Tenney and Alexis Slack wait their turn while Lexie Derksen tries to remember her lines during last week’s Bear-y Merry Christmas show at Sunset Elementary School in Port McNeill; • After finishing their gift-making, Santa’s elves become zombies and dance to Michael Jackson’s Thriller during the annual Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw School Christmas concert; • Eagle View’s Ava Caldwell is present and accounted for during the intermediate concert; • Avalon Adventist Junior Academy students reenact the nativity scene during their school pageant; and • Kindergarten pandas at Eagle View raise their hands during their Panda-monium production.

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The staff of Hardy Buoys Seafood lines up for a group photo during their annual Christmas party last week in Port Hardy.

After Big Event, big biz for Hardy Buoys J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT HARDY—Ten months after hosting a huge community party for the CBC television program The Big Decision, Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish has seen a big boost in business.

But the program had only an indirect impact on the company, and owners Bruce and Carol Dirom still have mixed feelings about their involvement with the program and investor Arlene Dickinson, the show’s host.

The Big Event was organized by the Diroms and drew more than a thousand people to the Civic Centre in February for free seafood samples, entertainment, a pizza-baking contest and chance to glimpse Dickinson, the CBC ‘Dragon’ who was taping an episode ostensibly to determine if the company was worthy of her investment.

But after initially saying Hardy Buoys did what it needed to do, Dickinson went mum after the show aired in early April.

“As far as what’s happened from the Big Event

itself, there’s nothing really from our end,” Carol Dirom said. “We were totally interested in pursuing an ongoing relationship with Arlene Dickinson, but we never heard back from them.”

Fortunately, Hardy Buoys, which was seeking to expand but struggling to acquire the necessary operating capital in the preceding year had other irons in the fire at the time they were dealing with Dickinson.

In the months after the show aired, the company listed its smoked salmon products in major Canadian outlets Sobeys and Walmart.

More recently, Hardy Buoys has entered the Giant Tiger and Metro chains.

“It’s been a spiral effect,” Bruce Dirom said. “Initially Walmart kept putting us off, saying they loved the product but there were issues with the packaging; it was one excuse after another.

“When the show aired, their head purchaser got ahold of our sales manager and said, ‘We’ll list you tomorrow.’ “(The show) did give us some national exposure and

“We were totally interested in pursuing an ongoing relationship with Arlene Dickinson, but we never heard back from them.”

Carol Dirom

Ashley Flanagan and Carly Dirom offer free samples of Hardy Buoys smoked salmon during the recent Hamper Fund promotion at Overwaitea Foods in Port Hardy.

Carol Dirom

legitimacy.”

What it has not supplied is operating capital. But, since Dickinson sent an accountant to spend five days poring over the company’s books and reports with controller Mike Schnurr, the Diroms have decided they’re not ready for the kind of assistance being offered.

“At the end of the day, they’re venture capitalists, and it’s a business,” Carol Dirom said. “We were told

Arlene would be interested in putting financing up, but it would come at a pretty high interest rate.

“There’s part of me that carries a bit of guilt, because I rallied the whole town around the idea that they were helping Arlene make a yes or no decision.

But I think we would have gotten here on our own anyway. It’s the culture of Hardy Buoys.”

The company’s most recent coup is a deal signed

with a Vancouver-based distributor shipping product to China, which Bruce Dirom said calls for an initial shipment of 7,000 kilograms of product in the New Year.

“We’re hoping that will eventually get to 13,000 kilos a month,” Bruce said.

“If we get that, it basically doubles our business from where we were when the Big Decision aired. “Today, we’re up a million (dollars) in sales from last year, and that was our break-even point.

“Starting the new year, we’ll be on pace to do substantially more.”

One sign of the company’s success shows in employment. Hardy Buoys currently has 65 employees, which represents essentially its high-water mark for the

season and well more than this time last year.

“In September we typically lay off about a third or our employees, and this year we hired 15 people,” Bruce said.

Still, while the Big Event and the ensuing Big Decision program did not result in a direct infusion of capital, the Diroms admit the experience played its part in Hardy Buoys’ ongoing success.

“We had exposure,” said Carol. “There were people who stopped and took a second look at us because they’d seen us on the show.

It was some kind of catalyst. I believe everything happens for reason, and maybe that’s why all these pieces of the puzzle fell into place.”

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December 29 Men’s hockey B League: Whalers vs. Mainline, 4:45 p.m., Port Hardy.

December 30 Men’s hockey B League: Stars vs.

Smokers, 8:45 p.m., Port Hardy.

January 5 Men’s hockey B League: Matchup tba, 3 p.m., Port Hardy A League: Third annual Gilbert Walkus Memorial Game between the Port Hardy Bulls and Port Hardy Warriors, 4:45 p.m., Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena.

January 6 Rep hockey North Island Eagles atom development hosts Campbell River, 11:15 a.m., Port McNeill.

January 11-13 Curling Fort Rupert Curling Club annual mixed bonspiel. Saturday dinner, lounge and concession, prizes. Game times tba.

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January 18-20 Curling Broughton Curling Club annual ladies open bonspiel, Port McNeill.

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Above left: Jared Breitkreitz of the Port Hardy Warriors lifts the puck past Port Hardy Bulls goalie Colin Hunko to score in Commercial Hockey action on Dec 15 during the last weekend of the regular season's first half.

Above right: Will Jacques of the Bulls lets fly with the puck against the Warriors during the pair's meeting at the Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena in Port Hardy.

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Men's hockey wraps up season's first half Gazette staff PORT HARDY—The Port Hardy Bulls’ got the final weekend of the regular season's first half off to a great start with a 5-4 win against the Port McNeill Mustangs on Dec. 14.

The Bulls opened their account after just 29 seconds when Richard Burgess slotted a pass that Curtis Martyn turned into the opening goal. Chris Dutcyvich leveled the score four minutes later for the Mustangs.

The rest of the period was all Bulls as the Hardy side went into the break ahead 4-1 courtesy of goals from Steve Verbrugge, Chad MacKenzie and Will Jacques.

The Mustangs pulled one back almost straight after the break through a John Murgatroyd goal, supplied by brother Joe, setting the scene for a dramatic finish.

The Bulls (3-7-1) found themselves in penalty trouble in the last six minutes with two on the bench, and the Mustangs (4-3-1) took full advantage.

First Reed Allen and then Ryan Rushton struck for the McNeill side through John Murgatroyd assists to level the score with just four minutes on the clock.

The pendulum swung the other way a minute later as a pair of Mustangs found

Memorial game Saturday, Jan. 5 at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena. Walkus, a former Warriors standout, died in an apartment fire on Jan. 1, 2010.

Islanders 2, Warriors 1 A strong effort by goalie Adam Hall propelled the host Neucel squad to its fourth straight victory Dec. 14 in Port Alice. The victory pushed the Islanders above .500 for the first time this season with a 4-3-1 record.

Clint Bleaney of the Whalers fires past Oilers goalie Scott Humchitt during their B League game Dec. 15.

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themselves on the bench and Jacques struck again to earn the win for the Bulls.

Warriors 6, Bulls 4 The Warriors (6-4-1) took command of the Dec. 15 contest in Port Hardy within the first minute through a Shelby Cockell strike off of Eddie Walkus’ assist.

The Bulls put on the pressure in search of an equalizer, but the Warriors looked the more dangerous as the period went on, looking sharp on the break, with Cockell in particular

seeming consistently able to get goal side of the Bulls’ defence.

Quinn Mellow increased the Warriors’ lead with 12:55 left in the period through a solo effort before Richard Burgess pulled one back for the Bulls a minute later through a Curtis Martyn assist.

A Jared Breitkreitz strike restored the Mustangs lead off a Bulls penalty with 6:40 left in the period before the Bulls pulled another goal back just before the break through Matt Wood to go in

3-2 behind.

The Mustangs extended their lead in the second period to 6-2 courtesy of goals from Walkus, Breitkreitz and Mitch Walker before the Bulls found a sense of urgency.

Martyn pulled one back for the Bulls through a solo effort with 4:22 on the clock and Burgess made it 6-4 two minutes later through a Lucas Noel assist.

The Bulls and Warriors will kick off the second half of the season in the third annual Gilbert Walkus

Whalers 13, Oilers 4 In B League action, the Whalers ran out convincing winners over the Oilers last week.

Depth was the issue for the Oilers, who had only seven players available.

The Whalers took full advantage, regularly rotating players to keep fresh legs on the ice and run their opponents ragged.

The Oilers gave their all to their credit, with Malcolm Richard scoring a hat trick before Dennis Charlie added a consolation goal.

Kodie Wilson scored five for the Whalers, Clint Bleaney bagged a hat trick, Chris Ranger got a pair, and Carl Robitaille, Tom Krawietz and Chris Olney got a single each to round out the scoring.

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Chillin' at the Arena At left, Annika Heemels picks up speed during a skating outing for Eagle View Elementary students the week before Christmas. Above, Zander McMillan hangs on to his skating aid as he makes a tour of the ice. At right, Saphron Purdy and Elise Quest takes a break from skating to pose for a photo.

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Hosts take win in tourney Gazette staff Five teams took to the court in the Port Hardy Secondary School this weekend for the inaugural Spiker’s Volleyball Tournament.

Organizer Balwinder Bal said the tournament got a “good response” and looked forward to the event becoming an annual fixture.

Bal’s Spikers won the

tournament, beating out the Quatsino side in the final. MVPs for the day were Shane King and David Brotchie.

Anyone interested in taking up the sport is invited to come to the PHSS gym on Wednesday and Thursday nights at 8 p.m. for the community volleyball sessions.

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Just for You The Holiday Season can be the most wonderful time of the year, but for some, the holidays are a struggle and are also very stressful. Dealing with loneliness, loss of a loved one, depression, unemployment and poverty can make this time of the year especially difßcult.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all my clients.

I look forward to serving you in the new year.

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A caring person is just a phone call away, if you need to talk to someone over the holidays or anytime. If you are feeling suicidal or are concerned about someone else, there are two Crisis Lines that provide services to our area.

Need more help? The volunteer will assist in ßnding a resource for you.

North Island Crisis Line (Mt. Waddington Region) 250-949-6033 Port Hardy area 250-974-5326 Alert Bay/Kingcome Area Vancouver Island Crisis Line: 1-888-494-3888

Wishes for a safe and happy Holiday Season from us to you.

Happy Holidays to our dedicated carriers & drivers!

Thank you for your hard work throughout this past year.

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The Triport Dragonboat Society would like to thank the following businesses and organization for their support by donating cash, gift certificates and gift cards. Through our “Shop Local” raffle we were able to raise 50% of the cost of a ten person Dragonboat.

The winners of the raffle are as follows: 1st prize – Dominick Nelson 2nd Prize – Laura Minshull 3rd Prize – Samantha Sentar 4th Prize – Heather Tennant IGA Overwaitea Foods Super Valu Chevron Sointula Co-op Esso Furney Distributing Sportsman’s Steak and Pizza Subway Northern Lights Restaurant Seto’s Wok and Grill Glen Lyon Restaurant The Cove The Clothes Inn ShopRite Dunlop’s Home Hardware

Hardy Builders’ Supply Tru Hardware Windsor Plywood Progressive Diesel Timberland Sports Jim’s Hardy Sports Peoples Drug Mart Rexall Drug Store The Source Blond Ambition Julia and Brittany’s Salon West Coast Community Craft Shop Mt Cain Alpine Park Dynamic Massage Lemare Lake Logging Ltd Scotia Bank

James Walkus Fishing Company Paul Grier & Company G.C. Williams Milling Kwakiutl Band Calvin Hunt (print) KPH Photography Zumba with Kendra Café Guido District of Port Hardy Aquatic Center

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Located at Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray St. (rear entrance), Port Hardy, B.C. For more information call 1877-379-6652.

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PORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of Trustee & Highland Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities Office: 250-949-6844 www.porthardybaptistchurch.ca Pastor: Kevin Martineau 11/13

ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED Reverend Wade Allen 9190 Granville St. Port Hardy Phone 250-949-6247 11:00 a.m. Sunday School and Service Wed., 1:00 pm Bible Study Everyone welcome Meeting rooms available columbac@uniserve.com 11/13

FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 2540 Catala Place Port McNeill (across from Firehall) Sunday 10:30 am - Morning Worship Church Office 250-956-4741 Pastor Stan Rukin Youth Pastor: Steve Taylor Cell: 250-527-0144 Office hours: 10am-4pm Mon-Thurs Visitors always welcome www.ptmcfullgospel.org 11/13

CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICAN Alert Bay Sunday Services - 10 am Reverend Lincoln Mckoen 1-250-974-5844 Warden Flora Cook 250-974-5945 Warden Joan Stone 250-974-2234 11/13

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4680 Byng Rd. Port Hardy Pastor George Hilton 250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826 “Everyone welcome�

Saturday Services 9:30am - Bible Study groups 10:45am - Worship/Praise service Wednesday @ 7pm - Prayer meeting Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education 250-949-8243 11/13

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

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

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

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ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITED ANGLICAN CHURCH 250-956-3533 Email: gualbert@uniserve.com Sunday Worship - 9:00am Reverend Wade Allen All Welcome 175 Cedar Street Port McNeill 11/13

GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH at entrance to Tsulquate Village (8898 Park Dr) Saturday/Sabbath 10:00 am-Sabbath School 11:15 am-Worship Service Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell 11/13

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PORT HARDY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert St Sunday Worship 10:30 am & 7 pm Tuesday Prayer 7:30 pm Midweek Biblestudies - Call the church for time and place 250-949-6466 Pastor George & Karen Ewald (home) 250-949-9674 E-Mail:pastorgeorge@providenceplace.ca 11/13

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We currently have the following openings:

SEAWIND ESTATES town home. 3 bdr, 1.5 bath. W/D, $850mth. 250-949-7079.

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PORT HARDY Airport Rd 2 bdrms, clean, quiet. NS. Refs. $525.Avail now.250-949-6319.

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PETS WELCOME - Quiet 2 bdrm apt near Airport. Private Parking. Small backyard. Ref. Req. Call 250-949-7189.

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PORT MCNEILLPerfect Starter! 3 bdrms, 1 bath, big shop/garage, nice yard, good street for kids. 2550 Cassiar Place. $129,900.

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Anyone for a dip?

Gazette staff A North Island tradition will take place again this New Year’s Day with the annual polar bear swim in Port McNeill and the polar bear jump in Port Hardy.

Each year dozens of hardy souls take

Forest Stewardship Plan Western Forest Products Inc., North Vancouver Island Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP), for the Port McNeill, Jeune Landing, Holberg and Englewood Forest Operations, was approved by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations in 2007 for a five year term. The FSP was recently extended for another 5 year term in May 2012. The FSP includes the following forest tenures: Tree Farm License (TFL) 6, TFL 37 & 39 Block 4, Forest License A19244 and various timber licenses. Public referral has included trappers, hunters, rafters, guide outfitters, cavers, lodge and cabin owners, water licensees, public advisory groups, First Nations, and communities amoung others.

the plunge into the frigid waters off our coast, surely the ultimate cure for year-end excesses.

In Port McNeill, the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue will host the swim at the boat launch at noon.

In Port Hardy, the Port Hardy Lions Club sponsor the annual jump from the Government Wharf.

Participants must sign in for the event, with registration beginning at 11:30 a.m. and the jump itself taking place at noon.

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Western encourages the public to provide new information, on an ongoing basis, about their interests in the area that may be affected by forestry, road building and harvesting. You may identify interests, uses, and attributes in areas that are important to you, identify how forest development could affect those concerns, or provide any other information you feel that Western needs to be aware of for planning purposes. The comments about specific areas can be considered when we prepare site level information, design cutblocks and roads, and prescribe reforestation treatments. The earlier you are able to share with us your comments in our planning process, the better we can seek to consider your interests at the onset. These site level plans are available for viewing from Western upon request.

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Residents and visitors in the Beaver Cove area are advised that single-lane traffic off the Kokish River Bridge onto Telegraph Cove Road will continue until the end of January to accommodate construction of the Kokish River hydroelectric project.

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The Kokish River Hydroelectric Project is being designed and built to produce electricity from run-of-river waterpower generation. Featuring a very low ecological footprint during construction and operation, the project will deliver clean and reliable electricity to help meet the future energy needs of British Columbia.

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Residential Schools offer lessons for future The first Anglican ly squeezed into the mission, with day facility.

Younger students schooling, was started by the Reverend James attended school all Hall in Alert Bay in day, while older stu1878. Hall previously dents had a combinasupervised a mission tion of schooling and w o r k . based at Students Fort Rupert, generally but the trade graduat the Fort ated after was lessg r a d e ening and 8.

The Alert Bay school had become aimed to home to a be selflarge First sufficient Nations A Look Back a n d population with Brenda engaged who worked McCorquodale students at the local in farmfish caning. Students were nery/saltery.

The school board- punished for speaking ing of First Nations their own languages children in Alert Bay and some missionaries started in 1882, and in referred to the children 1891 the government as ‘savages.’

The fa c i l set aside 412 acres on the island as the “Alert ity also housed a Bay Indian Industrial “Preventorium” for First Nations children School Reserve.”

In 1929 an imposing from around the coast new four-storey brick with tuberculosis, with building was erected, a capacity of 18 stucalled St. Michael’s dents.

The school had Indian Residential School. It had a capac- pupils from as far ity of 200 pupils, away as Terrace, although many more Prince Rupert, Haida than this were reported Gwaii, Bella Bella and to have been regular- Bella Coola.

Students and staff pose in front of St. Michael’s Indian Photo submitted Residential School, which was built in 1929.

By the late 1940s there was increasing use of community or day schools around the coast, and the enrolment in residential schools began to decline.

In 1968 responsibility for the school was transferred from the

Anglican Church to Indian Affairs. In 1975 the building was turned over to the ‘Namgis First Nation and in 2003 was renamed Namgis House.

Many former students of the school were taken from their homes at ages

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Canada’s role in the operation of residential schools. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was also established as a part of the settlement of a class action lawsuit launched by residential school survivors from across Canada, and its work is ongoing today.

Hopefully by teaching about mistakes that were made in the past we will be able to make better choices in the future.

B r e n d a McCorquodale is a Port Hardy resident and North Island history enthusiast. If you have any stories or local lore you’d like to share, email her at storeysbeach@gmail. com.

ment, including physical and sexual abuse, endured while in the care of the residential school system. Some children became very sick and some died while at the school.

Many First Nations have stated that the legacy of the residential schools has been great suffering for individuals, families and communities. Today, residential schools are largely acknowledged as a misguided effort, and a regretful and dark part of Canadian history.

In 1993 the Anglican Church issued an apology with respect to its role in residential schools. On June 11, 2008, the Canadian government issued a formal apology for

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Fish oil supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids can lower triglycerides a type of fat in the blood.

The dose is usually 4 grams per day. However, the use of fish oils to lower the risk of heart attacks doesn’t have the same proof. There are other sure ways of lowering heart attack risk: stop smoking, control blood pressure and cholesterol and regular exercise.

Abstaining from alcohol during pregnancy is one of the best ways of preventing birth defects and developmental disorders of which fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the most severe. The message is simple; if you are pregnant, don’t drink alcohol.

It has been proven that exercise lowers the risk of cancer. The message is getting through to many people but those undergoing cancer treatment can also benefit. It doesn’t have to be a high intensity workout but even gentle exercise could help with a sense of well-being, often hard to feel during cancer therapy.

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Gazette staff The North Island Early Child Development Society has been presented a $5,000 grant from the Royal Bank of Canada Foundation to help support Early Mental Health initiatives in the Mt. Waddington Region.

The funding will support certificate training for service providers and offer a variety of services and programs to families, including attachment and early intervention programs, infant massage classes, parent workshops and weekly playgroups.

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