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Adrian Dix says he wants to take high road NEIL HORNER news@pqbnews.com

New Democrat leader Adrian Dix doesn’t want to undo everything the Liberal government has done over their tenure and he doesn’t want to destroy the Liberal party. He wants what’s best for them, he told a crowd of 300 at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre Saturday. It’s just that what he sees as being best for them is a term or two on the opposition side of the legislature. The event, held as a fundraiser for ParksvilleQualicum NDP candidate Barry Avis, saw Dix give a broad outline of his party’s stance prior to the upcoming provincial election and then answer questions from the crowd. The key message he brought to Parksville was that he intends to take the high road in regards to the Liberals, avoiding negative ads and personal attacks. “We have to raise the level of debate, especially at a time when issues are so challenging,” Dix said. “I’ve known Premier Clark for 16 years — not well, I know her and I know John Cummins. He represented things in Ottawa that I don’t agree with, but he did so with passion. Jane Sterk, the leader of the Greens, won 147,000 votes across B.C. with very little expenditure of money. These are all good people and I think attempting to win elections by disparaging them is the wrong thing to do — and we’re not going to do it.” To this end, Dix said he has no intention, if elected, of overturning everything the Liberal government has done. See TOO MUCH, page A5

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George Ribeyre and wife Sandy take Ty, Jordan and Emma Eaton out Sunday to catch their quota of herring.

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The herring spawn is on NEIL HORNER

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The beaches were lined with spectators and photographers as fishing boats took position offshore Sunday to harvest the annual spring bounty of herring. The annual spawn, which turns the sea a beautiful shade of turquoise and brings out predators of every shape and size — from birds to sea lions — started Saturday. Greg Thomas, the co-ordinator for

Pacific herring for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, said there it looks like a good year for the fishery in the Strait of Georgia. “We’ve got about 15 miles of spawn in the gulf right now,” he said. “The test fisheries have indicated the fish are of reasonable quality, so there’s no concern there. What we are seeing is a substantial amount of fish, particularly in the Denman and Hornby area. Our soundings have been up to the 100,000 ton range . . . so we anticipate

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An Errington resident has come clean about being the person who killed the beaver that sparked outrage when it was found last week dead in a ditch without its tail. However, the woman — who asked not to be named — says she did not take the tail and the whole thing was just a bad accident. “I hit it,” the woman said. “I thought it was a racoon. It was pouring rain and I was on my way to work at 10:30 p.m. at night. It was a complete accident. It was in the middle of the road.” Upset, she drove home and told her husband about the incident and, two days later, reminded him to look for the raccoon she hit as he drove by. “He came back and said it wasn’t a raccoon, it was a beaver,” she said. “It still had its tail. That’s how we knew it was a beaver.”

RDN not going to pursue Seniors’ Games NEIL HORNER news@pqbnews.com

The Regional District of Nanaimo isn’t interested in hosting the B.C. Seniors Games in 2015/2016. At the regular board meeting on Tuesday, directors voted to not pursue the option of hosting the event. They also directed staff to actively pursue sport tourism initiatives in partnership with the Parksville-Qualicum Beach Tourism Association that better suit the existing sports facilities and community resources available in the area.

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The Glassies were handed out Friday night at the Parksville Civic Centre and above (clockwise from bottom left) are the winners of the business of the year Sue Battle from Bosley’s Pet Food Plus, the citizen of the year Joe Dunn and the youth of the year Nicolaas Annau.

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Jo Dunn is number one Glassies citizen of the year said he wasn’t expecting the honour

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Jo Dunn wasn’t expecting to be called to the stage Friday night at The Glassies. Parksville’s 2012 Citizen of the Year was on the way to the civic centre when he realized he might have to take to the microphone later that evening. “On the way, my wife (Sandy) asked me how I was feeling and I turned to her and said ‘if I win I have nothing prepared to say’,” Dunn recalled Sunday. “I don’t volunteer my time to look for rec-

ognition. Life has been pretty good to me and I just want to give back to the community.” He’s done that in spades. Dunn devotes many hours to Knox United Church and the Parskville AM Rotary Club, among other pursuits. He is also on the board of the San Pariel Residents’ Association and according to his biography in the Glassies program, Dunn “goes about his work with quiet determination, never seeking praise, and brings out the best in the people he works with.” See BOSLEY’S, page A7

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“We are not sure why,” he said. “The survival of these fish in the Strait of Georgia seems relatively good, but as to why that is, compared to other areas, we don’t know.” The gillnet fishery, he added, is progressing nicely, with the opening starting Saturday afternoon. “As of now they are about halfway, with about 3,000 tons caught, mostly off Qualicum Beach and the east side of Denman Island,” Thomas said. “The seiners started Sunday night, fishing off Nanoose Bay, but they didn’t have much success. They caught about 500 tons and they directed their efforts elsewhere.” The overall quota, he said, is 6,700 tons for the gillnet fleet and 6,300 tons for the seiners.

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KidFest in jeopardy Popular event will wait until mid-March before plug pulled AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com

They put out the warning call before their recent AGM, but after a disappointing response KidFest board chair Bonnie Wallis says it is about to be cancelled. “We’ll give it to the middle of March as a firm deadline, but if we don’t get the help we need there won’t be a KidFest this year,” she said. They are looking for a few dedicated volunteers to coordinate things like food vendors and community booths after several long-term organizers stepped down due to things like pregnancies and other commitments. “Or if a service group wants to take it on I can work with them on all the stuff I already have,” she said. She said We’ll give it to the middle the more of March as a firm deadb o a r d line, but if we don’t get the m e m b e r s help we need there won’t the better, be a KidFest this year but they BONNIE WALLIS have managed with four in recent years. She called it disappointing because this would be the 21st year for the popular event and they are already getting interested calls from vendors and parents. They get plenty of volunteers on the actual day — which usually coincides with the Quality Foods children’s sandcastle competition — but lack the long term coordinators. Wallis said they are running out of time in terms of logistics like getting permission from the city and other lengthy processes. If they don’t get enough response by the middle of the month they will cancel this year with the hope of reviving it the following year with renewed energy. “We’ll take a break and see what happens.” The event usually includes dozens of vendors and community booths and live entertainment throughout the day with recent entertainers including Gerry Barnum, Rick Scott, Will Stroet, Jake West, Tickles the Clown, Kumbana Marimba and Afro Mumanzi along with activities like face painting, nature lore, games and crafts. Anyone interested in helping can contact Wallis at BonnieWallis@shaw.ca or through the website at www.kidfest.ca.

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Adrian Dix spoke to crowd of about 300 people during an NDP fundraiser at the Parksville civic centre on Saturday.

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“The Liberals have done a number of good things, such as all-day Kindergarten and the Tsawwassen Treaty,” he said. “The idea is not to come in and destroy everything they did, but rather to build on their successes and change where they did not perform well.” Dix said he sees three fundamental challenges to the province at this time. “First, we are not as productive as we need to be,” he said. “In past decades we hid that with a lower dollar,

but that’s not the case anymore and so we are exposed to really tough competition. We don’t make things in B.C. anymore. Our tendency is to export raw resources and so we get less value in the economy than we need to see.” Second, he said, there is more income inequality in B.C. than there needs to be. “I’m not talking poverty on the margins, I’m talking about a huge number of people having dramatically less opportunity than they should have, and the mid-

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dle class is considerably squeezed.” The third challenge, he said, involves sustainability. “I was in Prince George last week where 90 per cent of the trees are dead,” he said. “That’s about climate change. To say the environment is disconnected from the economy is not true.” “One of the key factors to addressing at least some of the challenges facing the province is to invest in the training of young people,” he said.

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Three local developers wracked up a total of seven Georgie Awards for their work, mostly in the Oceanside area. Canadian Home Builders’ Association of B.C. awards have been highlighting home building and renovation excellence for 21 years and are considered the top honour in the industry. Few of the awards have been given to Oceanside companies over the years, highlighting the rare honour of so many local wins this year. Nanaimo-based Palladian Developments won three awards for its work in Qualicum Beach, including: best single family detached home up to 2,000 square feet and and under $500,000 for their Hollyburn Home in Qualicum Landing; best residential renovation under $100,000 for their Robison renovation; and residential community of the year — Qualicum Landing. Qualicum Beach-based Camelot Homes won Custom Home valued over $3,000,000 for Music By The Sea and Custom Home Builder of the Year. And T.S. Williams Construction of Nanoose Bay won Custom Home valued between $750,000 - $1,500,000 for The Moorecroft (in Nanoose Bay) and another for one in Nanaimo. Recognized as an industry stamp of quality and open to all CHBA B.C.

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Parksville and Qualicum Beach area developers were honoured with a total of seven prestigious Georgie Awards. Camelot Homes won for best home valued over $3 million for this house in Qualicum Beach called Music By The Sea.

members, Georgies organizers now get more entries than ever and this year awarded more than 130 honours in specific categories for different sizes, values and type of projects. Held Feb. 23 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, the triple win was a nice surprise for Chris Cross, owner of Palladian Developments. “There’s a lot of activity that happens on Vancouver Island; it’s very high quality but there isn’t a lot of industry recognition,” he said in a news release. “For us to go to the Georgies and represent not just Palladian but all

of the great work happening on Vancouver Island, and be recognized for it, is an amazing feeling.” Qualicum Landing was ramping up for its pre-sale launch just as the economic downturn hit in 2009, he said. The sales and marketing team decided to scrap the original vision of 2,000plus square feet homes and focus on a smaller home with more green space and amenities. They sold 27 homes on opening day. Check www.georgieawards.ca for more information and links to the winners.

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The Dashwood Fire Department is already gearing up for their eight annual Head Shave for Cancer event, coming Sunday, Apr. 28. Coinciding with the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Month, the event has become one of the major local fundraisers with the 40 member department raising over $30,000 to date with hundreds of people stopping by for the mid-day excitement. Long time organizer Harvey Twidale points out that their members have many personal connections to the battle with cancer, like virtually everyone in the community and they invite everyone to stop by for the fun festive atmosphere and donate for a shave, or just for the good cause. Watch The NEWS and www.dashwoodvfd.com for more details. People can donate at the hall, 230 Hobbs Road or by calling Twidale at 250-752-9882.

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When he was announced as the recipient Friday night, Dunn was able to call upon his experience as a marketing manager and vice-president of strategic alliances with B.C. Tel and Telus in order to express his thanks in a short and heart-felt acceptance speech. Dunn, 69, was born in Central Saanich and graduated from the University of Victoria in 1968, a member of the first class to graduate from the school’s Gordon Head campus. He then went on to a long and distinguished career with B.C. Tel and Telus.

“I was there for 35 years and I think I had 28 different jobs,” said Dunn. “I was either flexible or not very competent.” Dunn first bought property and spent summers in Parksville in 1978. He moved here full-time in 2004. We came to Parksville and never regretted it for a moment,” he said. The other finalists for the citizen-of-the-year Glassie were Paul Drummond, the general manager of Tigh-Na-Mara Resort, and Paralympic champion Michelle Stilwell.

The community awards are organized and produced by the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce. The business-of-the-year award went to Bosley’s Pet Food Plus, with the other finalists being Mi by Kiyo Salon and The Beach Club Resort. The youth-of-the-year Glassie was awarded to Nicholaas Annau, a Ballenas honour student (2008-2012) who finds time for baseball and karate when he’s not fulfilling his many volunteer duties, which include being president of the Civic Action

Club. Other finalists in this category were Dylan Harrison and Dale Narum. The outstanding-customer-service Glassie was awarded to Richard Stewart, the service writer at Harris Oceanside Chevrolet Buick GMC and he took to the stage in a dazzling blue suit and large sunglasses reminiscent of Elton John. The other finalists were Anna Earnshaw of Thrifty Foods and Lonny Barr of Pharmasave Health Centre. The entrepreneur-of-the-year was Jonathan Michaels of Geeks on the Beach, with the other fi-

nalist being Kiyomi Schulz of Mi by Kiyo Salmon and Kerri Isham of Power Up Workshops. Arrowsmith Search and Rescue won the Glassie for community builder of the year. The other finalist for this award was the Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness. Clarence Esslinger, a leader in the development of Parksville Community Park over the past three decades, was named the volunteer of the year. Bob and Sheila Dale and Harold Roth were the other finalists in this category.

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RDN will go to bat for the Streamkeepers Local group having trouble getting water licences to do their work NEIL HORNER news@pqbnews.com

When mayors, councillors and regional district directors converge on Sooke in April for the annual Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities convention, the Regional District of Nanaimo will have some issues on the

agenda. One of the issues involves the local Streamkeepers group, which has had trouble getting water licences to do their stream restoration work. The problem arose when the Department of Fisheries and Oceans stopped holding water licences for stream restoration groups. Because non-profit organizations are not allowed to hold water licences, this has led to difficulties in doing their in-stream work. The RDN board plans to bring up the

need for Streamkeepers to be able to get approvals to do their work. As well, in light of a significant delay in receiving a tsunami warning after a major earthquake off the coast of Haida Gwai in October of last year, the Regional District of Nanaimo plans to present a resolution on the matter at the convention. The resolution calls on the province to take immediate action to resolve all issues with tsunami warnings so as to ensure they are broadcast within two minutes of a National Oceanic and At-

mospheric Administration assessment of a tsunami warning. Finally, the RDN is stepping into the issue of seaweed harvests on local beaches. The move comes in light of directors not being made aware of seaweed licences being issued last year. The resolution calls for provincial ministries to be required to inform local governments when they are issuing licences on lands within or adjacent to a local government.

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The birds are back and the 23rd annual Brant Festival kicks off this Sunday, March 10. The festival aims to celebrate nature with a focus on our visitors, the Brant Geese. These black and white birds arrive to their Arctic breeding grounds in May and by August the families begin their journey to Izembek Lagoon in Alaska. They stay there until October or November and then make the long trek to Baja California for the winter. In January they begin moving north and usually around late February they arrive in Parksville Qualicum Beach. In March, the Pacific herring also begin to spawn, making a feast for our visitors, along with thousands of other water birds and marine mammals. The Brant Festival begins with a Herring Spawn Tour, hosted by Gary and Ronda Murdock of Pacific Rainforest Adventure Tours, longtime volunteers with the festival. The tour will lead people to places around the area where they might find some herring spawning, along with views of the Brant and other sea birds, mammals and

creatures. Professional biologist Neil Dawe, a recipient of Environment Canada’s Regional Citation of Excellence Award for his work in promoting the value of wildlife to Canadians and for his work with the Brant Wildlife Festival, will be on the tour to educate people on what they see. So not only will people see some beautiful sights, they will learn a lot as well, Gary said. All the proceeds from the tour go back to the Brant Festival, a cause Gary Murdock said is important to him and his wife. “We support the Brant Wildlife Festival and we think (the Brant) are really important indicators of how wildlife and our oceans are doing.” The herring are also important, Ronda added, as they are a keystone species and a lot of things rely on them, including the salmon. The cost for the tour is $25, register by contacting the Murdocks at 250-248-3667. The Brant Festival has added a venue to the festival this year, the Deep Bay Marine Field Station, as well as new events focused on water, all kinds of birds, and song. The Brant Festival is coordinated by The Nature Trust of

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he water turned turquoise, the colour you would see on a tropical island with white sand. The fishing boats emerged by the dozens. It seemed in some spots you could almost walk from boat to boat without getting wet. The birds were going nuts, clamoring for their turn in the hundreds. And this was just in one spot out front of the beautiful waterfront in Qualicum Beach. The herring spawn is on, and the action is furious. What a spectacle for locals and tourists alike, and an important time of the year for those who make their living on the sea and for the sea creatures above and below the surface that time their life cycles around this event. What’s more, Mother Nature decided this incredible event would be all the more enjoyable with steady sunshine. Yes, Sunday was one of those days that leave us in awe about where we live. Friday was a bit like that too, in a different way. Parksville honoured its community leaders Friday night at The Glassies. The Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce does a superb job organizing this important community event. While there can only be one winner in each category, all of the nominees deserve our thanks — they make our communities better places to live. We are also continually impressed by the readers of our newspaper. Many of you take the time and make the effort to write letters to editor that challenge, celebrate, question and generally contribute to the healthy discourse of a community. We’ve received so many letters of late, we have been adding extra letters-to-the-editor pages in recent editions, including today’s paper. The letters pages always have high readership and we believe they are an unofficial town hall forum that happens twice a week. We encourage you to continue sending your letters to us (editor@pqbnews.com). You have a voice in your community, a place to debate the issues of the day or to pat someone on the back. That place is the letters-tothe-editor section of The NEWS, and we are more than happy to provide space for this kind of healthy backand-forth. You honour your community, yourself and us when you submit a letter to the editor. Thank- you, and please keep them coming. — Editorial by John Harding

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Broom Bad for Bees

listed by Parksville’s planning department to answer to help revise the OCP. I cannot I wonder what Audrey Cameron is talk- find more than one that seems to be aning about when she says bees need broom. swered in the recently-released OCP draft. We had four colonies of bees at home But the one that surely has not been for years and, thank God, there was not a addressed is this: “Should the amount of broom plant in Saskatchewan. multi-family be ‘pulled back’ so as to creWhen I was a municipal weed inspector ate more of an inducement to build in the in Alberta, I dealt with very invasive weeds downtown area?” like Toad Flax (looks like Snap Dragon) and Before the draft even became public, Common Tansy, which like to take over council approved two new, high-density, large areas of ground. However, I did not multi-family developments on two edges expect to ever see something as invasive as of the town. And there are more proposed Scotch Broom. multi-family in the draft than there are in Cameron should go to the recycling sta- the current OCP. This will not create a denstion and look up at the Highway 19 turn-off er downtown. Another concern is that rather than enNo. 51 — it is solid broom because it has courage planned multi-family, there is a killed off everything else. Then take a drive down Allsbrook Road real push to create little lots and perpetuate when the stuff is in bloom; many people bad planning. The draft OCP is making it possible to must roll up their car windows because of have regular lots of 400 square meters and allergic reaction to the plant. Please don’t criticize someone like small lots of 300 to 250 square meters. Both Joanne Sales, who puts in so many volun- are too small in a small city — in fact, 250 teer hours of hard work to help keep control square meters is smaller than most trailer of some areas. Instead, get off your chair lots. In none of these different changes, is and help control some of the stuff in your the vision that the majority of residents anarea. Ed FErgusson swered in all the surveys. The words ‘small Parksville town atmosphere with a vibrant downtown’ are stated time after time. All we are getting in this draft OCP is a Time To speak ouT land-use plan for Parksville that gives us way too much commercial and way too Has the City of Parksville lost the way? At the beginning of the discussion in much multi-residential and will give us way Parksville about a revised OCP over three too many little lots, with little boxes. Again, now is the time to speak out. Once years ago, there were eight big questions

these changes are imbedded in the OCP, it will be very hard to stop the development. That is what happened to allow The Beach Club. Residents did not speak up when the OCP was changed to allow it. When they tried at rezoning, it was too late. Please don’t be late again.

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Apparently, miracles sometimes really do happen. I wish to congratulate and say how happy I am that Knox United church has acknowledged and accepted gay society. I am happy that as a society we are moving past shunning people for their sexual orientation, when we have much more pressing problems to concern ourselves with, such as how to prevent child molesters, wife/husband/children beaters, rapists and other abusive relationships. I look forward to seeing other miracles, such as women being allowed as priests in the Catholic religion, priests being allowed to marry and the elimination of child poverty. The world needs a lot more miracles. Thanks again, Knox United.

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Views in the News We asked: Do you plan to go to the beach to see the herring spawn?

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JoE sTanHoPE Chairman, regional district of nanaimo 250-390-4111 e-mail: corpsrv@ rdn.bc.ca

Rules to write by Yes, we go down quite often. Janice nelson-smith Parksville

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I hadn’t heard about it, but we are going down there.

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anguish To all Should I be astounded to note that the goalposts may have moved on two current building projects? Over in Parksville, the new health centre management seems to have forgotten up front to allow for road access. “VIHA has requested more funding is needed due to unanticipated cost increases associated with traffic flow and equipment,” said a story in The NEWS, quoting a VIHA news release. And meanwhile, over in Qualicum Beach, a housing development project is constructing a retention pond, causing significant neighbourhood concerns that was not noted by the elected officials as being a part of the original proposal, which now appears to have been an “added’ requirement by the town staff. I once played this game of shifting regulations as a builder and developer and it is unfortunate for all of us that these types of add-ons continue to add significant cost, passed onto the public, with anguish to all. aLLan CLarK Qualicum Beach See more LeTTerS, page A13

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BOBBLE HEADS NEED NOT APPLY So, Michelle Stilwell thinks “becoming an MLA is not about experience” (The NEWS, Feb. 26. Sadly, I’d have to agree with her. I must have missed the referendum that allowed the leaders of Canadian political parties to be anointed as emperors, but it’s pretty clear in current provincial and federal politics that the party leader calls the shots and the “job” of most backbenchers is to warm their seats until the vote is taken, and then nod or shake their head as dictated by the party whip. In keeping with Christy Clark’s new-found interest in “truth in advertising” with taxpayers’ money, I’d like to propose that we change the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) job title to BHLA, which of course stands for Bobble Head of the Legislative Assembly. I can understand why Stilwell wants the job, because where else can you find a $125,000 salary, perks and pension, for no relevant education, no relevant training and no relevant job experience? Top this with being at work five months of the year and no conflict of interest challenge or pay deduction when you take your time, energy, and attention to another all consuming goal, say, competitive sports training. Just in case Stilwell is different from all the other political wannabees and she wants more for the voters in her constituency, could I suggest she first train up on: rules of order, parliamentary democracy, business administration, accounting, finance, environmental standards, labour relations and, of course, law. And when she’s got some relevant experience, I would encourage Stilwell to re-apply. But not now. We already have way too many people currently sitting patiently on their thumbs in the B.C. legislature, waiting for their chosen one to tell them what to think and say. Further bobble heads need not apply, but people with experience are most welcome. Bruce Fowler Parksville

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In response to Debbie Morran’s recent letter to the editor, may I add my experience re: “talking to teachers.” When my eight children attended schools many moons ago, we made it our duty and privilege to talk to the teachers, not only on parent’s nights but at any time when we felt a need for that. This started when I was told by a teacher that she appreciated the interest we showed in our child. She indicated that it made for her a decisive difference whether a parent showed interest in the development of their child. She said: “It should not make any difference for me whether a parent comes to a teacher to talk about their child,” but it does. Over the years this had a positive influence for each of our children. After all, it’s all about teamwork and understanding to further the progress of each child. When all is said and done through “a wide variety of assessment tools and strategies,” and “standardized testing,” it simply comes down for the parents to “Talk To Teachers.” Ary SAlA Fanny Bay

BLATANTLY PARTiSAN I am sure many people have been annoyed, irritated and angered as I have by the B.C. Liberal government’s expensive pre-election advertising campaign, paid for by the long suffering B.C. taxpayers. The campaign, apparently costing $15 million dollars, is so blatantly partisan it is almost laughable. The content of the advertising message is so inaccurate, deceitful, misleading and untruthful it should make even our photo-op-loving premier blush with embarrassment. I was so happy to read in a recent Globe and Mail article that the advertising campaign appears to be another failure for Christy Clark and her crew. The Globe published the results of an Angus Reid poll conducted in January. The poll asked 806 randomly-selected B.C. voters to listen to the “B.C. is strong and stable” dominoes ad and choose one of 10 words which best described their reaction to the government’s message. Angus Reid reported that the three greatest responses were all overwhelmingly negative, the words chosen were useless, deceiving and untrue. The Globe and Mail article also pointed out that the difference between B.C. and Ontario. Ontario has the Government Advertising Act which gives the Ontario auditor general the power to decide what constitutes unfair partisan advertising. Sadly, B.C. does not have this legislation and the result is we continue to be bombarded by this political government “pat on the back” garbage for which all B.C. taxpayers are paying. I am happy to read of a promise made by NDP leader Adrian Dix that if elected, the NDP will enact a similar law to Ontario’s. Tony BloxhAm Qualicum Beach

AGREEiNG WiTH BERNiE What’s the world coming to? I hate to admit it, but I actually agree with a letter written recently by Bernie Smith (‘Star Treatment’, The NEWS, Feb. 19). Not only might this have been Smith’s shortest letter to the editor in recent memory, but he’s right about the terrific care given at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Way to go, NRGH and way to go, Bernie. Now, do you think frequent letter writer Frank Horner will ever make any sense? Nah, not a chance.

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FUNDRAISER thIS wEEkEND

All proceeds going to help fire victims Facebook pages also set up for the families LISSA ALEXANDER reporter@pqbnews.com

A fundraiser this weekend where people can purchase locally crafted art and watch live metal-sculpting demos, will directly benefit the two families affected by house fires in Nanoose Bay recently. Dave Kaspric of Red Cod Forge is holding the fundraiser at his home in Nanoose Bay and other artists in the area have also dropped off items to donate to the fundraiser. Kaspric said he heard about the first fire because it was a friend with a young family, and he wanted to help him out. The next fire happened shortly after, affecting a single mother with two young children. One hundred per cent of the proceeds from purchasing the donated artwork and Kaspric’s pipe scupltures will be split between the two families affected by the fires, the Hawleys and the Snyders. Kaspric said people helped him out when he was down from a motorcycle accident some years ago, and it really helped him turn the corner. “I know how hard it is,” he said, “and sometimes if someone gives you just a little bit of help it goes a long way.” There will be jewelry from Affinity Stone and Jewelry, pottery by Dee and Larry Aguilar as well as Jane MurraySmith, blown glass by Ted Jolda, Inspiral Art Jewelry by Ruth LaFontaine, art glass by Christoper M. Smith and photography by Rolf Phillips. People can also enter to win another of Kaspric’s Red Cod Forge creations that he crafts over the weekend. The fundraiser happens Saturday and Sunday, March

LISSA ALEXANDER PhOtO

Dave kaspric of Red Cod Forge is hosting a fundraiser this weekend for families who were victims of recent house fires in Nanoose Bay.

9 and 10. Red Cod Forge is located at 2155 Spur Pl. in Nanoose Bay, near the Rocking Horse Pub. There are

Facebook pages set up for both families, called Help the Snyders and Help the Hawleys, with more local events.

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PhOtO SUBmIttED By ChRIS hAmILtON

hip hop Chris hamilton will be performing at the Rod and Gun Pub march 8, along with masta Ace.

A hip hop legend from the United States and an up-andcoming artist from Vancouver are performing at the Rod and Gun Pub March 8. Masta Ace, originally from Brooklyn, New York, has been highly praised by Rolling Stone magazine and Eminem, who named him as one of his musical influences. He is starting his “Son of Yvonne” Canadian tour in Victoria, touring with a talented young hip hop artist originally from the Comox Valley, Chris Hamilton. Hamilton, known as Ill Tone, just released his first official full length album on Feb. 27 called Bringin’ the Hope Back, and will be touring with Masta Ace across the country, ending in London, Ontario. Hamilton has opened for names like Maestro FreshWes, Xzibit and Talib Kweli,

and a mix tape he released in December, 2012 reached number five on the Canadian radio hip hop charts. Hamilton started writing rhymes in his teens after falling in love with hip hop at a young age. But his journey hasn’t been an easy one, as he began drinking at age 10 and using drugs in his mid-teens. Hamilton moved to Vancouver in his early 20s and became addicted to crack cocaine, which started his life on a downward spiral, he said. In January, 2012 he was finally ready to give up alcohol, as well as drugs, and checked into rehab. He now has a full year of sobriety under his belt. Hamilton said being able to work on his music while in rehab really helped him get

through it. “It definitely gave me a focus, something else to focus the energy into,” he said. “And when I got out I hit the ground running and just started making as much music as possible and ended up releasing four projects within the last year. I’d rather be a workaholic than an alcoholic, I guess.” On Hamilton’s new album, he worked with Jasmin Parkin of the group Mother Mother on a song and also collaborated with Canadian hip hop artist Kyprios. Tickets to the March 8 show at the Rod and Gun are $15 in advance from the pub or $20 at the door. For more on Hamilton, to buy his new album and to listen to music samples visit www.illtonemusic.com.

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NOTICE Advisory Committees and Commissions The Regional District of Nanaimo is now accepting applications for appointments to the following advisory bodies: District 69 Recreation Commission

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From left, abstract artist Deborah Sears and traditional Mexican artist, Kucutzi Ribe have a combined exhibition at the MAC until March 30.

MAC EXHIBIT

Skulls invoke the spirits Abstract and though-provoking exhibit on display at until March 30 LISSA ALEXANDER reporter@pqbnews.com

A new art exhibition at the McMillan Arts Centre takes viewers on a wild adventure involving mysticism, animals, tradition and heritage. It’s called Spiritual Journeys and the vibrant exhibition features the abstract work of Deborah Sears and the traditional Mexican art form of painting animal bones, by Kucutzi Ribe. The exhibition runs to March 30 in the Oceanside Gallery at the MAC. Ribe is originally from Mexico and has been in Canada for 26 years, the last three spent in Errington. She began painting at a young age, using her mother’s discarded materials. “When my mother would clean her palette, I would go through the garbage and pick out the colours and spread them on paper or whatever; this

mess of colours,” she laughed. These days she paints mostly with acrylics in a traditional Alebrije-style on animal skulls. She believes that when you paint the skulls of an animal their spirit returns and may be a guide or guardian. Ribe is a Shaman and connects with the spirits of the animals, she said. Ribe paints many different skulls from tiny rats to enormous Grizzly Bears adding recycled fur and feathers to many of her creations. She finds a lot of the skulls in the forest and often people give them to her, as a hunter once did. This man regretted killing a 12-year-old grizzly bear and so he had Ribe paint it and perform a ceremony. The bear is now his spirit guide and his life has changed in a positive way, Ribe explained. Sears, a graduate from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, said her paintings in the show are a new direction for her. “It was a shift, almost a movement, a slip if you like in the universe for me,” she said.

She started with her favourite colours, the primaries, and just became delighted with the figures that emerged in her mind, she said. All the paintings took on a Spanish flair, off on adventures, and all setting out to do something exciting, she said. One of the pieces is called There Will be Dragons and evokes images of the creatures and a female set for battle. Images of animals may also spring to people’s minds when looking at the abstracts: bison, bears and horses that are reminiscent of the places in Sears’ past like Canmore, Banff and Calgary. Sears said her and Ribe’s pieces were curated brilliantly as they both draw on the past, on animals, on adventure and have complementing colours. Check out Spiritual Journeys at the MAC as well as photography by Jacqueline Barley, with landscape and macro floral abstractions, some embellished with hand drawn ink details. Visit www. mcmillanartscentre.com for more information.

fILM NIgHT AT THE MAC

Examining threats to water

Five Dollar Film Friday night continues at McMillan Art Centre March 8 with two documentaries that examine the threat to public water systems on Vancouver Island and the Nanaimo River watershed. They are called Troubled Water and Voices of the River and were both created by Paul Manly.

Troubled Water takes a comprehensive look at the threats to the public water systems on Vancouver Island and provides a source of material to draw on to help educate the public about these threats while also highlighting solutions. Voices of the River looks at the historical and contemporary significance of the Nanaimo River

watershed. Film Friday happens at the McMillan Arts Centre (the MAC) in Parksville March 8. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30. Five dollar ticket sales are first come, first served. For more information on the MAC visit www.themcmillanartscentre.com. — NEWS Staff

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As winter gives way and summer beckons, the music of Vivaldi celebrates these changes of season. And violinist Karl Rainer, director of the Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra (NCO), celebrates Vivaldi as guest soloist to play “Winter” and “Summer” from The Four Seasons.

The NCO is pleased to present their March program, “Prelude to the Ides”, at St. Edmund’s Anglican Church, March 10 at 2:30 p.m. The Orchestra will also be showing off their new harpsichord that was recently purchased following several years of fundraising (with many thanks to donors). This program will also feature the music of young Mendelssohn’ s Sinfonia #10

which reveals the latent genius of the composer. Also, the “Serenade” of young, late-Romantic Vasily Kalinnikov provides a deliquescent contrast. Finally, contemporary latin rhythms highlight the “Primera Suite Argentina” by Alberto Williams. Tickets are $20, $10 for students (under 12 free), available at the Port Theatre Ticket Centre or at the door. — Submitted by NCO C

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Local gift shop focused on community Mother and daughter lead team of service focused staff and offer as much unique product as possible AUREN RUVINSKY

are exclusive distributors of Holly Yashi jewelery. Both women are members of the Qualicum Beach Downtown Business Association (DBA), of which McKnight is chair, which they see as a great avenue to help bring and keep shoppers in town. They are both enthusiastic supporters of local shopping, pointing out they are excited the DBA is working on a business focused website that will highlight shopping opportunities when people Google the area. McKnight grew up in Port Alberni and though they moved to the Lower Mainland for a long time, where Wilk was born and raised, they always came back to visit family and friends and considered the mid-Island a home base. McKnight moved back to the area in 1997 and owned Bailey’s In The Village cafe for a while before the opportunity to buy the gift shop came up after she was “semi-retired.” Their wide ranging products also include Lampe Berger, ELLE, Panabo, Lug, baby clothes, native gifts, soaps, lotions and more and they say they and their friendly staff focus on excellent customer service. The store at 142 2nd Ave. W. Qualicum aurEn ruvinsKy photo Beach is open seven days a week. Check Mother daughter team Faye McKnight and Katherine Wilk invite locals and visitors alike to browse their unique selection of gifts. www.fayesgifts.ca for more information.

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Active with the chamber and downtown business association, the women behind Faye’s Gifts are eager to keep promoting downtown Qualicum Beach and fostering a sense of community among businesses. Faye McKnight bought the then flower and gift shop in 2005 and eventually dropped the flowers to focus on unique and original gifts, she said. A couple years ago her daughter Katherine Wilk moved to the Island from Vancouver and joined the team. “Katherine brings all the computer skills and social media skills,” McKnight said. “We’ve got a website, Facebook and we Tweet and those sort of things,” Wilk said. Together they continue McKnight’s focus on offering as many made-in-Canada products as possible and product lines that few if any other stores offer. “We try to find things that are unique and not sell anything that any of the other stores in town sell,” Wilk said. “We have some lines that there are only a handful of dealers in B.C. or even in Canada.” “We sell Rinoni, Italian-made handbags and there’s only about five stores in all of Canada,” she explained. They are the official mid-Vancouver Island dealer for Pandora, for example and

chamber weighs in on local and national issues Over the past two months; the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce has responded to the federal government’s regulations around its anti-spam legislation, the budget introduced by the provincial government and The City of Parksville’s comments regarding the definition of temporary in their zoning bylaw as 180 days. We are currently preparing a statement regarding the recently released official community plan and invite input from our members. That is a lot of reading and discussion to ensure that the positions taken on various issues are in the best interests of the entire business community.

Still on the policy front, degree of certainty regarding the Penticton Chamber of project time frames and budCommerce has asked to take gets. These policies are posted a policy written in 2006 by By Kim Burden on www.parksvillechamber. the Parksville chamber back com. to the B.C. Chamber for inIn addition the chamber clusion in the Policy Statehas been focused on expandments to be presented to the ing and increasing the diverB.C. Government. The policy sity of the current commercial focused on establishing legsector. It is an important inislation that set definite time ternal policy objective to see frames for local government the business community grow to deal with development with the aim of improving the permit and subdivision applications. If average wage of workers and increasing enacted developers would have a greater the commercial tax base. While this initia-

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STUFF2DOTHIS MONTH The new FREE place to list your groups and activities of any kind!

Published Monthly. Send your submissions to events@pqbnews.com or drop them off at The PQ News office, #4-154 Middleton, Parksville

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SENIORS’ ART GROUP

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1:00pm, QB Seniors’ Activity Centre, 703 Memorial Ave. 250-594-7307

SANDBAR CAFE & ART GALLERY

Music with Peter Mason. 5:30-8:30pm. 6087 W. Island Hwy. 778-424-4478

COOMBS COUNTRY OPERA

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First Monday/mo. 7pm. QB Legion, 250-752-2340

BRIDGE

6:45pm; Qualicum Legion. 250-594-6228

NAVY LEAGUE CADETS

4th Sat. Parksville Legion 250-752-6532

3rd Friday/month ‘til May 2013. 7pm. Rodeo Grounds Hall, 2601 Alberni Hwy. www.chrco.org

BOXING 7-13 year olds

Branch No. 49 meets at Lions Pioneer Village, 241 Moilliet, Parksville

PV Legion 1:30pm; 250-248-6842

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THE BREAKFAST CLUB—OBISNET Every Friday 10am; White Spot

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Music with Bob Hiebert. 5:30-8pm. 6087 W. Island Hwy. 778-424-4478

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BOXERCISE for EVERYONE

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Every other week, QB Seniors’ Activity Centre, 703 Memorial Ave. 250-752-7131 for details.

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Monday & Wednesdays, 12:45pm at the QB Civic Centre. Info: 250-752-1156

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7pm; QB Community Hall; 250-248-6158

THE CHURCH OF LATTER DAY SAINTS’ FAMILY HISTORY CENTRE

Open Tues. 9am-4pm and Tues. evenings by appt. 591 Arbutus Str. QB. 250-752-2233

MID ISLAND BLUEGRASS SOCIETY No meeting, getting ready for festivals.

Tuesdays. Free classes. 5:30pm McMillan Art Centre, 133 McMillan Street, Parksville. www.freemeditation.ca

first Tuesday of each month 7 - 9 pm at Red Cedars Room, Parksville Conference Centre Info. contact 248-6177

Meets 4th Wed/month, 2pm. St. Columba Church Hall. 250-248-2670.

SANDBAR CAFE & ART GALLERY

Music with Jan Verkerk. 5:30-7pm. 6087 W. Island Hwy. 778-424-4478

ROTARY CLUB OF PARKSVILLE AM

(all skill levels invited) 7pm Qualicum Beach Legion. Contact 250-752-8178

LIVE VOCAL MUSIC

Every Wednesday evening, 6-9pm, in the restaurant at The Shady Rest, 3109 W. Island Hwy, Qualicum Beach.

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING

Basic and social. Weekly classes. Q.B. Community Centre. 250-752-3151

Every Wed. 6:30am meeting at 7am at Beach Club Resort, PV 181 Beachside Dr.

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Thursdays, 7:30pm. Rotary House, Qualium Beach. New season starts Jan. 10, 2013. Info: 250-752-4185

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First and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7pm. 241 Moilliet 250-248-5806/250-248-9392 6:00am or 6:00pm, Genesis Boxing & Fitness, Parksville. 248-5511

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Weds. 7-9pm Errington Hall. 250-228-2247 PHOTOGRAPHY Oceanside photographers meets first Wed month QB Civic Centre 7pm 250-752-8398

Tuesday mornings, 7 am at Rotary House Fern Dr. and Beach Rd.

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First Tuesdays. 1:30-3pm. Stanford Place, 250 Craig St, Parksville, Info: 1-800-462-2833

PQ MAC USERS GROUP OCEANSIDE Meets 2nd Tuesday month 7pm; The Forum, City Hall, PV, 250-954-1348. www.pqmug.ca TOPS - TAKING POUNDS OFF SENSIBLY weekly 6:30-8pm, Little Qualicum Community Hall. Info:250-752-1275

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“WRITE NOW!” WRITER’S DAY— March 10, 10-4. MacMillan Art Centre, 133 MacMillan,

BADMINTON AND MINI-TENNIS For adults. In the Lighthouse Centre in Qualicum Bay, Thurs. @ 7 pm. Equipment provided, beginners welcome. Info ph. 250757-8307

First Thursday of the month at Parksville Community Centre at 7pm. parksvillenewcomers.net

Every Wed. 1pm, $2 drop-in. Parksville Lawn Bowling Club - 149 E. Stanford PV.

7:30pm, No cover. Parksville Legion #49, 146 Hirst Street.

7pm, Nanoose Library Hall, NW Bay Rd. FREE

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EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR— March 16, 10am-3pm, Knox United Church, 345 Pym St. FREE NANOOSE NATURALISTS— Hear biologist Jessica Wolfe-Edible Native Plants. March 14,

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Parksville City Hall. Every Thursday afternoon, 2-4pm. 250-954-3073

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PV & DISTRICT ROCK AND GEM CLUB

Meets third Wed/month. QBCC 7:30pm. 250-752-6129.

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6:15-9pm at the QB Airport hangar.

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EveryTuesday AIR CADETS REGISTRATION

Art classes by donation, 11am-3pm. 250248-8185

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Third Tuesdays. 1:30-3pm, Community Room, The Gardens of Qualicum, Qualicum Beach. 1-800-462-2833

1:00pm, Parksville Seniors’ Activity & Drop-In Centre, 144 Middleton. 248-3200.

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Wednesday, 7-9pm, Springwood School, $7 drop-in. Info: 250-248-8857

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AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP Thursday nights 7:30-8:30pm, at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 138 Hoylake Road Qualicum Beach, BC. Contact: Elaine 250752-8063.

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JOAN MARIE SCHMIT July 15, 1928 to February 12, 2013 The family of Joan are saddened to announce her passing Tuesday, February 12, 2013 in Nanaimo, B.C. Joan was born in Winnipeg, MB and grew up in Vancouver, BC. She married William E. Schmit in June of 1950 and began her life on the farm in Saskatchewan. She was kept busy with the farm, raising six children and volunteering with the school board and swimming pool. Upon Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing in 1991, Joan moved back to the coast residing at Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island. Here she was able to renew and strengthen friendships with school girl chums. Joan was predeceased by her mother and father Harold and Alice Craig; brother Bill Craig; and husband Bill Schmit. She and Bill leave a legacy in their children Craig Schmit, Mornville, AB; Michael Schmit (Margaret), Regina, SK; Tracy Schmit Schnurr (Doug), Victoria, BC; Doris Colson (Barry) Shell Lake, SK; Lisa Schmit (Grant) Shaunavon, SK; Mark Schmit (Monica), Chilliwack, BC; grandchildren Stacey, Shannon, Stephanie, Darrell, Ashley, Brittany and Dylan and great grandchildren Brett, Tre, Deegan and Leah. Interment to take place in Davidson Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations can be made to the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital in memo designate Palliative Care or Davidson Swimming Pool - Town of Davidson Box 340 Davidson, SK S0G 1A0

William Anthony (Bill) DONKERSLEY June 11, 1932 ~ Feb. 19, 2013

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of William Anthony (Bill). Born in Powell River, BC and raised in Ganges, Saltspring Island, BC. Bill was predeceased by his father Sidney, and mother Phyllis. He is survived by his Loving wife of 55 years, Mary. Children: Barbara (Ken) of Kingston, Ontario: Sandra (Gordon) of Red Deer, Alberta; Kenneth (Lori) of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Sharon. Grandchildren: Russell, Jeffrey, Jillian, Terry, Amanda, Catherine, AJ, Christine and Steven, and 5 Great Grandchildren. Brothers: James of Vancouver, Ken (Dorothy) of Parksville and sister Phyllis (Bill) of Kitimat. Along with many nieces and nephews, a very special friend Mike, and his morning golf friends. Bill spent 29 years in the Canadian Armed Forces, as an aircraft mechanic. He was stationed in Comox, BC, Greenwood, NS, Baden- Soellingen, Germany, Gimli, and Winnipeg, Manitoba. For his hobbies he enjoyed golf, fishing and sightseeing different places. When the children were younger he used to play with them on the lawn, neighbour kids would come to the door and ask â&#x20AC;&#x153;can your dad come out to playâ&#x20AC;?. A Celebration of Life will be held on May 31st 2013 at 1pm at Yates Chapel, 1000 Allsbrook Road, Parksville. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the SPCA in Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those we love donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go away, they walk beside us every dayâ&#x20AC;? To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES 11TH ANNUAL Kitty Coleman Woodland Art & Bloom Festival. Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show. Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting May 17,18, 19 Applications for Artisans are available at 2bevzimmeman@gmail.com 250-338-6901

BOW HORN BAY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING For the purpose of electing three Trustees for 3 year terms: to present the financial statements for 2012; and to discuss past and future works. To be held at the Fire Hall 220 Lions Way in Qualicum Bay, Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at 7:00 pm

Raymond Edmund James January 23, 1927 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; February 25, 2013

Ray passed away peacefully at the Nanaimo General Hospital on Monday February 25th, 2013. He is survived by his son, Rik James; daughter, Leigh (Ian) Ellis of Angus, Ontario; granddaughter Jennifer; and his brother Donald (Jeraldine) James of Orangeville, Ontario. There will be no service by request.

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Sept. 6, 1955 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Feb. 25, 2013 With a peaceful final breath our Girl From Ipanema was gone. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nancy packed up and left family and friends in 1984 for a new life in Canada. Her many adventures gave her close friends in Vancouver, Victoria, Alberta and finally Parksville. Among her many loves were family, friends, her dog Jesse, outdoors, gardening and painting. She adored the beautiful San Pareil sunsets but resisted the equally magnificent sunrises, due to their uncivilized time of day. Another great passion for Nancy was the English language. She always had 2-3 books on the go, devoured crossword puzzles and was virtually unbeatable at Scrabble. After a glass of wine she was proud to boast that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the drunken immigrantâ&#x20AC;? had beaten her husband once again. Nancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love for dogs, of any shape or size, was also unrivalled. Many a lucky pet spent days and nights at the house on Sabine. Her husband John, mother Nina, stepfather Jack, father Alberto, father-in-law Tom, sisters-in law Sue & Collette, brothers-in-law Mark, Dan & Brian, nieces and nephews Joe, Kelsey, Lucas, Kate, Rachel, Samantha and Nicole, countless family and friends in Brazil, and her equally loved Canadian friends are feeling her loss with great sadness. At the same time there is a happy feeling of good fortune at the privilege of having had Nancy in our lives. Nancy loved flowers but would prefer donations to the Oceanside Hospice Society or Parksville SPCA. There is not enough room here for all the thoughts and memories. For those that would like to enjoy more please come to Nancy & Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home at 1035 Sabine Rd in Parksville on Saturday, March 9 between the hours of 1:00 & 6:00 pm. There will be a special tribute at 2:30 but please arrive at your leisure. â?¤ Nancy has a message for you â?¤ â?? Shower the people you love with love, Show them the way that you feel. Things are going to work out fine, If you only will. â?&#x17E; Love you Babe, John & Jess, xo

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LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE SOCIETY Annual General Meeting For the purpose of electing 6 Directors for 2 year terms and to report on the operations for the last fiscal period. In order to vote or stand for election your membership must be in good standing. The membership fee remains $5 for 2013 and can be paid for at the night of the meeting. To be held at the: Lighthouse Community Centre 240 Lions Way Qualicum Bay, BC. RESCHEDULED TO: Wednesday, March 6th, 2013 7:00 pm.

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Donald Alexander Hogg October 7, 1938 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; February 20, 2013

My darling Don slipped away from our family on February 20th, 2013 at 2:20 am. The skies were clear, the stars shining bright above, and the stag (deer) was in the front yard watching over the neighbourhood. Don was a strong man who cherished the people around him. He loved the outdoors: hunting, camping, and fishing with his family and friends. Throughout his life, Don was a Boy Scout, Boy Scout Leader, hockey player, baseball player and coach. He played hockey for the Quilchena Braves (Merritt) and PGOSA (Parksville). Don had a passion for making his own wine and enjoying a nice glass. The many trips to Palm Springs in the 5th wheel were always an adventure which he greatly enjoyed. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite thing was to spend time at the cabin on Lasqueti Island; digging clams, picking oysters, sitting at the campfire and watching the eagles, ospreys and blue herons. Don was known for sitting in his garage, with his dog Jesse, door open being the keeper of the gate. The neighbours all knew that he was there with a tool or helping hand or just a neighbourly chat. No matter what the day, if there was a garage sale, Don would surely attend and always find the best deals. Don (Dad) was also well respected and thought of as a father figure for many of the girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closest friends. He was the son of Jean and Bob (Skinny) Hogg; predeceased by his parents and four brothers (Robert, George, Bill, and Doug). Don was born and raised in Merritt where he owned the Texaco Bulk Plant with this brother Doug. He worked for the Department of Highways, working in Merritt, Saturna Island, and Parksville. The last eight years before retiring, he was a Commercial Transport Inspector at the Parksville Weigh Scale. Don is survived by his wife of 53 years, Sylvia; his daughters Debra (Rex) Cranston, and Cindy (Bruce) Malfait; grand daughter Megan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the apple of his eye and hairdresser; and many extended family members and friends.

The family would like to thank Dr Attwell and his team at the Victoria Cancer Clinic; Dr McClure of Parksville, Dr Marback of the Nanaimo Cancer Clinic, Parksville Home Care Nurses, Oceanside Hospice, Parkville Pharmasave, and the Nanaimo Palliative Care Unit for their amazing care and support. Sylvia would like to extend a special thank you to the neighbours and friends for the fabulous support throughout this journey. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory to the charity of your choice. A husband, father, grandfather, friend, and neighbour gatekeeper. To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.

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December 23, 1926 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; February 9, 2013

Betty Drew-Brook (Heaslip) January 6, 1930 to February 25, 2013

Margaret Elizabeth â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bettyâ&#x20AC;? DrewBrook (Heaslip), 83, beloved wife of Bob, in their sixtieth year of marriage, died peacefully in Qualicum Beach, BC after enduring a twenty year decline with Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease. She was an outstanding wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, friend, teacher and environmentalist. Betty is survived by Bob, sons Alan (Holly) of Calgary, Neil of Victoria, and Paul (Theresa Varalta) of Calgary; grandchildren Marshall (Yolanda), Brendan (Amy), Connie, Leah and Fiona; and many cherished nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents Rutherford and Mae Heaslip, sisters Doris Morris and Alice Radford (Paul) both of Woodstock, and brother Bill Heaslip (Nona Macdonald) of Toronto. Betty was born at home on Beresford Avenue in Toronto and lived there until she married in 1953. She attended University of Toronto and Teachers College, graduating in 1951, and then worked as an elementary school teacher at Park Lawn School in Etobicoke. She had an adventurous spirit; after Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduation in 1956 she was the dental assistant on their railway-car dental office/home. They served isolated communities in northwest Ontario. Alan was born in Sioux Lookout; Neil and Paul were born after the return to Toronto in 1959. Her favourite holidays were canoe trips; Betty especially loved Killarney Park. Wanderlust took the family to Fort Churchill MB in 1972, Williams Lake BC in 1974, and Prince Rupert in 1985. Betty worked mainly in education in many locations including what is now Nunavut. Interests included the Williams Lake Playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Club theatre group, various naturalist groups, and exploring the Cariboo-Chilcotin. In retirement to Qualicum Beach in 1989, Betty was active in C.O.P.S., Arrowsmith Naturalists and the Brown Property Preservation Society. She was a founding member of Streamkeepers and the Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support group. Gisela and Andy Pope and Lynn and Pete Tomlinson were steadfast friends, unwavering in their kindness and support. The 3rd floor staff at The Gardens were magnificent and are a credit to their profession. Family and friends are invited to honour Betty and share their memories on Sunday, March 10 at 2:00 pm at The Gardens, 650 Berwick Road N, Qualicum Beach, and at BettyDrewBrookRemembered@gmail.com.

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Art passed quietly in Nanaimo Hospital on February 9, 2013 after a very brief illness. He was born in The Pas, Manitoba and is predeceased by his parents Connie and Henry Fishman, and recently his sister, Sheila Katz. Art is survived by his special friend and partner, Irene; nephews Marshall and Abba Katz; niece Herriette Katz of Richmond Hill, Ontario; brother-in-law Barry Katz of Toronto, Ontario, and many extended family members and friends. Art was a graduate of the University of Winnipeg and ran the family clothing store â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fishmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North of 53 Ltd â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in The Pas for many years. He also ran a photography business specializing in weddings. After moving to Qualicum Beach in the early 90â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, he kept himself busy taking pictures for his various lodges and, during the Christmas season, was Santaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s photographer. Fraternally, Art was a member of Concord Lodge No. 79 in Parksville, Coville Lodge of Perfection No. 140, a life member of Pre-Cambrian Chaper No. 17 Royal Arch Masons in Flin-Flon, Manitoba, Gizeh Temple, Parksville-Qualicum Shrine Club, Arbutus Chapter No. 68, Order of the Eastern Star, and the ParksvilleQualicum Order of the Elkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lodge No. 589. Honourable mention and thanks to neighbours Alex and Joyce Plonka who always watched over Art and were true neighbours in every sense of the word. No flowers by request. Please consider a donation in Artâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory to the BC Cancer Foundation or a charity of your choice. An open house will be held in his honour at 542 Chester Road in Qualicum Beach on Sunday, March 10th, 2013 from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm. To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.

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OFFICE SUPPORT CLERK PARKS LAW firm looking for secretary/assistant for work on family, wills-estates, real estate files. Prev. law office experience required. Apply to kes@shaw.ca.

TRADES, TECHNICAL NOW HIRING! Journey person, 30 Millwrights, 50 Pipefitters, 20 Welders, with industrial experience for a large project in Vanscoy, SK. Wages $34-$40/hour, plus retention & completion bonuses, 14/7 shift rotation, paid benefits, RRSPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Travel & living out allowance (for eligible candidates). Successful candidates must complete a pre-access A&D test & CSTS 09 training. Apply with current resume and references to jobs@monad.ca or online at: www.monad.ca or fax 1-888398-0725 or in person at 9744-45 Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T6E 5C5

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING A development application has been submitted to the Town of Qualicum Beach for Property located at 865/1035, 1045, and 1075/1085 Ravensbourne Lane and you are invited to join Bob Colclough (the Applicant) at a meeting to discuss the application and proposed development. Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, Time: 6:30PM Location: Eaglecrest Lodge, 2035 Island Highway West A formal presentation by the Applicant will begin at: 7:00PM Details of the application include:

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The applicants request a change to the Official Community Plan and zoning to allow the development of a business park. The intent is to attract clean, quiet businesses that will provide services to local residents, create employment, encourage economic development and add to the Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax base. The meeting is being held by the Applicant in compliance with Town of Qualicum Beach policy. The applicant will present details of the application and proposed development, receive input from members of the community, and respond to questions. This notice is being distributed to residents within 50m of the subject property. If you would like more information, contact the Town of Qualicum Beach, at (250)752-6921 or Bob Colclough (the applicant) by telephone at 1-250-3904728 and/or or bring your questions and comments to the meeting. This is not a Public Hearing required by legislation. Council will receive a report from staff relating issues raised at the meeting and will formally consider the application at a later date.

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JEWELS, FURS ANTIQUE GOLD and pearl ring with beautiful engraved pattern on sides of ring, $100. Also, Antique gold & opal ring with elegant engraving, $100. Call 250-720-5756 lv msg.

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FOR RESTLESS or Cramping Legs. A Fast acting Remedy since 1981, sleep at night, proven for 31 years. Online: www.allcalm.com, Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660. HONDA POWERED generator, EM5000, $800. 10â&#x20AC;? Dewalt 770 radio arm table saw, $75. Call 250)757-8724. MORE THAN 50 lbs glass beads, plus pendants, spacers and more, $700 obo. Call Stella after 5 PM at (250)756-7931 SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD online: www.Norwood Sawmills.com/400OT or call 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or check us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca VINTAGE DISNEY tin cookie jar with red lid all the characters Mickey, Donald, Pluto and more. $15 obo. Call (250)7205756.

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CAMPBELL RIVER Beautiful 1765sq ft. 3 bd/2 bth bungalow on cul-de-sac. Large entrance, fam. rm. sun rm, open liv/din rm, 3/4â&#x20AC;? oak flooring, nicely landscaped, enclosed backyard, covered patio, sideyard RV parking with hookups, HEAT PUMP, 5 appls. $282,000.00. 250-923-7010 1245 Mountain View Place.

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MUST SEE: 3 Bdrm, 1 1/2 Bath, sep. office with private entry nestled in Qualicum Woods.Just 5 mins to Village, beach, forest & 2 golf courses. Low maint. gardens, fenced backyard, offers privacy & peaceful surrounding.Lots of updates & renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, infra-red sauna in garage. $349,000.00 If interested call:250-594-5654

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543 SEAWARD Way, Qualicum Beach, Almost 1400 sq.ft.,2 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 blocks to ocean. Bare land strata. Completely updated, Granite Countertops, Guest Ensuite, H/W floors & much more. On site RV Parking Avail. Priced to sell. $345,900.00, Call Daniel at 250-752-5780. 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

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PARKSVILLE, LRG bright 2 bdrm, close to downtown. Suits couple. $930/mo, incl h/w, & yard maint. n/p, n/s. 250-954-8326

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PARKSVILLE NEAR new, Upper,1 bdrm, close to Wembley Mall. N/S, N/P,Incldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heat, Cable, I/Net, Phone (not including long dist.) & all 5 appliances . $875 p/mo. 250248-3665. Avail. March 1st. PARKSVILLE- X-LARGE 2 bdrm. Security camera & parking inclâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. D/W, W/D optional. Laminate, new paint. Near beach, downtown. Small pet ok. $800 mo plus. Please call 250-248-8592. 1-BDRM CONDO, Downtown Qualicum. Deck, storage, covered parking, gas fireplace, 5 applâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. NS/NP. Avail now. $800./mo. Call (250)752-3419.

COTTAGES QUALICUM BAY- 1 bdrm cottage, 800sq ft, $650mo, priv setting, all utils incld except heat, N/S, pets neg with dep. Avail Now. (250)240-2335.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES PARKSVILLE- 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath. Avail Apr 1. 55+ bldg. NP/NS. $800. 1(403)942-3752 QUALICUM BEACH: Downtown 1 bdrm+ den duplex. F/S, coin operated laundry. NS/NP 850/mo + utilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d avail. Mar 1. Call Sian 250752-9833.

HOMES FOR RENT 10 MINS north of Qualicum on acreage, 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 7 appls, woodstove, fenced, newly updated, $1300 mo, avail April. 1. (250)752-6048. CUTE 2 bed, 1 bath home for rent. Rancher is newly renovated throughout entire house, comes with fridge, stove, shed, covered patio and fenced yard. Located at 1700 Alberni Hwy (Country Aire MHP) If you are interested contact Randy at 250-2407008. Small dogs are acceptable. $900/m utilities not included Downtown Qualicum Beach 2 bedroom, renovated kitchen and bath with hardwood floors. South-facing deck, walk to anywhere. Landscaping included. Avail, APRIL 1 $1200/month. 250-752-0288 ERRINGTON: OVER 2000 sqft duplex, private setting. 3 bdrm, 2 bath, sauna, elec. wood heat, $1100/mo. Avail immed. Call (250)724-5537. HOUSE FOR rent on Station Rd in Coombs, NS/NP. Call (250)248-9548. PARKSVILLE 367 Rheumer Cres. 3 bdrm, 2 bath $1200 + util. N/S N/P Avail. May 1st. 250-783-9983

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Unexplained soccer league shakeup Presidents of local clubs object being dropped from league without consultation JAMES CL ARKE sports@pqbnews.com

Local fans of the beautiful game “were absolutely shocked” recently when word came down that the Harbour City Football Club (HCFC) of Nanaimo has voted to remove all Nanaimo houseleague teams from playing with teams from the Oceanside, Mid-Isle and Gabriola Island clubs — “turning their backs on a tradition stretching back over 80 years here on Vancouver Island.” In a letter to HCFC president Liam Roden and HCFC Technical Director Claude Bolton, forwarded to the The NEWS and signed by the presidents of each club (David Reynolds of Oceanside Youth Soccer Society, Willow Hartig of the MidIsle Soccer Club and David Reid of the Gabriola Soccer Association), they articulate their concerns about what Reynolds calls “a huge issue.” “As presidents of our respective clubs, we have been given no explanation, no rationalization, and no justification from the HCFC executive as to why this decision was made, or how this decision can in any way support the ongoing development of young soccer players in this region,” stated the letter. “On Feb. 20, we sent an invitation to the entire HCFC board to meet with us and discuss any possible grievances they may have with us, but to date no one from HCFC has replied.” “We object in the strongest possible terms to this decision being made unilaterally by the HCFC board — a decision impacting thousands of soccer players in our area – with no consultation, no discussion, and no warning, “ the letter continued. “The B.C. Soccer Association (CSA) is a member of the Canadian Soccer Association and is responsible for governing our game in B.C., on behalf of the CSA. We bring this situation to your attention as it seems to contravene B.C. Soccer’s stated goal: . . . to promote continued and sustainable soccer, community development and

overall growth for our game in every region of B.C. To achieve this we must ensure all partners are working in collective harmony while also embracing B.C. Soccer’s mission of developing the game by inspiring British Columbians to lifelong active, inclusive and team play.” The letter continued: “We feel that the decision to remove Nanaimo teams from our traditional house league play does not support Canada Soccer’s developmental strategy, nor does it support B.C. Soccer’s stated purpose of providing inclusive team play through collaboration, cooperation and coordination in the pursuit of excellence in soccer. We suggest that you inquire into this matter further, and we ask that you forward our additional correspondence to B.C. Soccer and to the Vancouver Whitecaps FC organization on our behalf.” HCFC president Liam Roden talked extensively with The NEWS about the decision. “We knew that certainly it would be a topic of discussion, for sure, to what degree though that’s always hard to predict,” Roden said. The HCFC has more than 1,600 players aged five to 17 that until now have played with the above mentioned other clubs in the Nanaimo and District Youth Soccer League, which has recently been changed to the Oceanside League. HCFC operates in partnership with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Island Academy Centre in Nanaimo and the club will continue to compete in the Upper Island Soccer Association (UISA) select league that includes Mid-Island Soccer Club, Comox, Campbell River. “It wasn’t a random thought,” Roden said of the decision, adding: “certainly there was some discussion behind the scenes and through discussions after that we charted a path forward. Certainly this didn’t come overnight.” See club’S, page A36

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Parents, coaches and players from Nanaimo and District out doing their bit in the name of youth soccer over the weekend.

Local coach’s response Oceanside Youth Soccer president Dave Reynolds confirms HCFC has stated it will not be meeting with them to discuss the issue of separation further. That’s something Reynolds said he is having a hard time with, pointing out that “close to 1,000 kids between the three clubs don’t have a league to play in next year.” To those that would suggest it’s a case where the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, Reynolds said the move isn’t being met with support even in Nanaimo. “It’s a huge, huge issue,” he said. “Over 50 per cent of their coaches when contacted by our coaches have indicated that they will not support the decision. Not one coach spoke out in favour of it.” “Why not at least meet with us to tell us why they are doing what they’re doing, and if after meeting there are differences, to at least see if we can’t work them out?”

As a way of making a statement to HCFC, it was agreed before a tournament on the weekend, the coaches and players would gather in a circle at centre field before the start of each game in a show of solidarity. Reynolds also said he doesn’t understand why “I’ve co-coached a U15 Boys VIPL team with Liam for the last two years and he’s had ample opportunity to talk to me about this, but he never said anything to me, ever, about any differences, he just phoned me up three weeks ago and said HCFC is pulling out because of friction. There’s been no friction. That was the first I heard anything.” “What are we going to do now?” Reynolds wondered. “We have one or two teams in each age group ...we have 350 kids (in Oceanside Youth Soccer) that don’t have anywhere to play next year, that don’t have a league to play in.” — James Clarke

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Team Adam was unstoppable, and Oceanside’s U16/18 Boys won their year-end playdowns over the weekend. The lads in the yellow strips played three games and won them all by shut-out, including round-robin victories over Nanaimo’s Team Portugal and Team Canada. In the tournament final Sunday afternoon against the Ladysmith Eagles, at Merle Logan artificial turf field, Ian Whibley staked Oceanside to 1-0 lead about 15 minutes in, which is how is how it stood at the half, and Luis Estefan scored in the last minute of play to ice the win. Oceanside keeper Adam Soer was solid in net for his third straight shutout. “I think the thing that was so amazing about our tournament was our defence played so well — they just played outstanding defensive soccer,” Oceanside coach Cliff Craven said after, pointing to the efforts of his back end of Shane

Houtman, Daniel Grant, Willem Kuun, Daniel Prince, Garrett Jolicoeur and Brendan Campbell.” The weekend was icing on the cake for Team Adam — just rewards for a team that put in a lot of effort and finished the regular season tops in their league at 12-2-1. “It was a total team effort,” Craven said of the campaign. “Just a great group of kids that played well together and played for each other. The last game against Ladysmith wasn’t an easy game,” he said, adding “Ladysmith played very physical and they actually outplayed us in the second half, but to use a cliche, our guys bent but didn’t break.” For a few of the kids on the team it was their final game of youth soccer, but looking ahead, Craven waded in on the issue of Harbour City Football Club pulling out of the Nanaimo & District Youth Soccer Association Photo submitted by saying “hopefully there will be more games Oceanside’s U16/IU18 Boys capped off their house league season by going unbeaten in three games to win their year-end playdowns in Nanaimo. against Nanaimo in the future.”

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If you enjoy running, jumping and throwing and would like to improve your skills, make friends and have fun, Oceanside Track & Field Club “would love you to come out and join us.” Las year was excellent for OTFC, which had a dedicated core of 11 coaches “who helped our athletes achieve their goals while enjoying the sport of track and field,” said longtime coach and mentor Kim Longmuir, adding the club had 85 registered members last year “and continues to be recognized in the province, as the club with big spirit and sportsmanship.” Case in point: 30 OTFC athletes placed in the Top 10 provincially in their ages for an event, in a total of 65 different events, including seven number ones. The club also had two provincial champions in five different events, and an additional eight athletes who were provincial medalists. OTFC also had three athletes who made the Zone 6 B.C. Summer Games team, with two of them earning medals.

As a team, OTFC placed second in the VIAA Overall Club and Girls Team categories, as well as placing fourth in the Boys Team division, the first time in five years not winning top honours. Looking ahead, Longmuir said “one of our main tasks remains encouraging parents and community members to join OTFC as coaches, particularly in the junior development (ages 9-13) program. SIGN UP: Registration for the 2013 track and field season will take place March 14, 7:30-9 p.m., in room 904 at Ballenas Secondary School. The New Family Information Evening will be held this Thursday, March 7 from 7 - 8 p.m., also in Room 904. OTFC, practices are held every Tuesday and Thursday at the track behind BSS and are open to anyone born in 2004 or earlier, all the way up to masters’ athletes. To register, or for more information call Kim or Randy at 250-248-8515; e-mail ranlong@ Photo submitted telus.net, or visit www.oceansOTFC standout Thomas Oxland in action last year. idetrack.org.

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“As a club the priority should be with your own members (and) that’s one of the things we look at as a board.” Last Friday, the HCFC board of directors voted unanimously in favour of separation, a decision Roden said was made in the best interest of the club without taking it to a vote. A movement against the exclusion has taken off. A petition started last week speaking out against the decision numbered more than 800 as of The NEWS’ deadline Monday. In the petition “they talk about it costing $100,000 a year for people to drive here, there and everywhere (to find competition) and I think that’s a bit over the top. I really don’t see how, when this is put together it could be anything resembling that,” said Roden.

“Our first priority is to look at what programs we can put in place to best develop our players — there’s all sorts of things — and that’s the mentality of most clubs. We’re not excluding competition, we look at how we’re going to develop our players.” Like other clubs he said, the members cover the costs of fields and uniforms, “but our club does have a few paid technical people so we need to utilize that.” “The face of soccer is changing and so too is how clubs go about developing players. Our’s is an ever-evolving, ever-changing program.” Looking ahead to next year, Roden concedes “I know there’s still some finishing touches needed. A lot of it depends on registration numbers so it’s still unfolding.” But he confirmed the decision is final.

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Oceanside’s rep hockey players have their sights set on next year.

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Reps dropped their first two playoff games to end their season last week, and the Midget Rep Generals forfeited their playoff game against Powell River due to injuries “and safety concerns.” Win lose or draw though, along the way, “the kids had fun, for sure,” said Busch. “Overall we (as an association) had a fairly good season — we didn’t get to implement a lot of the things we wanted to, but next year there’s some good ideas to get a jump start on the season.” “We’re also going to put more emphases on the character of the players, on sportsmanship and leadership qualities, as well as skills,” he said. Oceanside’s Atom development team (9-10 year-olds) opens its playoffs this week.

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The area’s male rep hockey teams are done for the season, which Oceanside Minor Hockey Rep coordinator John Busch says had many positives. OMHA iced four rep teams this season (five if you count the Atom development team); totaling around 85 players, including a few girls, spread over Peewee A and Peewee B teams, a Bantam team, and a Midget team. According to Busch, the Peewee A team made it to the Tier 2 North Island semifinals but lost to Peninsula 5-3 down Island Feb. 17. The Tier 4 Peewee B team was bumped out last week in its threegame playoff round robin that wrapped up Feb. 16. Oceanside’s Tier 2 Bantam

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Oceanside’s Jory Clermont is back home from the field lacrosse provincials, a bit leg-weary to be sure, but all smiles after helping his team net a gold medal at the B.C. Provincial U16 Field Lacrosse Championships. It marks the first time since 1997 that a local has garnered gold at the championships, the last one when legendary local coach and soon-to-be retired BSS teacher Al Halverson’s Buccaneers team won it all. North Island advanced to the B.C.’s two weeks prior by blasting the Nanaimo Raiders 15-2 in the Island Championship. In action at the eight-team Tier 2 U16

B.C. Field Lacrosse Championships played out at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex March 1-3, the Rage opened the tourney with a huge 13-11 upset win over top-seeded Vancouver. The Rage lost game two to Mission 9-7, then bounced back with a 10-9 win in the cross over game against their Island rivals Nanaimo in a thriller. That win put the Rage in the gold medal game for a rematch against Mission, and the North Island side clinched themselves a provincial title with a hard-fought 6-2 win. “It felt pretty good,” Clermont confirmed with a chuckle when asked how it

felt to mine gold. Clermont, 15 and in Gr. 10 at Ballenas Secondary School, plays midfield and was one of the Rage’s face-off specialists. He started playing field lacrosse his first year of novice and just finished his third season. He also excels in box lacrosse, soccer and snowboarding. “You can’t slow him down for five seconds — he’s always doing something,” laughed a proud mum Holly. Oceanside Minor Lacrosse did not have enough players to field a U16 team this year. Clermont was the only local player on the North Island Rage. His

Oceanside counterparts — Erik Johnston, Quin Donaldson, and Chase Anderson — all chose to play for Nanaimo, which won Bronze at the BC’s beating Burnaby 11-9 in the 3rd/4th game. “It was really good — the whole team was motivated,” Clermont answered quickly when asked about the campaign. “It was my favourite season ever, for sure.” “Awesome that two island teams took home medals,” Jory’s dad Tim, who coaches lacrosse himself, said, adding “the North Island team were amazing all year — great stick skills and speed, great sportsman, and they welcomed Jory with open arms.”

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is pleased to be ab continue to of le to fer EXCLUSIVEL Y ARBUTUS RV to every purchaser, a FREE 5 DAY STAY at their beautiful ocea nfront RV Pa rk in Metchosin .

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MSRP $21,980

STK #A13N2308

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Eco-adventures! Rugged construction, elevated clearance, Congoleum ﬂoor, ducted A/C, dual batt. Rack, 4 jacks

4-season RV'ing package, sleeps 6 comfortably, auto-levelling jacks, 2 slides

MSRP $52,520

STK #M12N1231

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100*/bi-wkly

2013 Island Trail Blazer 2400RK

2013 Hurricane 29X Class A

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MSRP $35,819

STK #P13N683

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WIN

109,980

2012 Lance 825SB Camper

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38,980

82*/bi-wkly

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2013 Wilderness 255RK Ultra-lite

MSRP $23,827 25th Anniversary Price

2013 Denali 244RLX 5th Wheel

List Price $899.00 - SAVE $173.75 L

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL

MSRP $45,300 25th Anniversary Price

D Dometic 2600 Watt Sine Wave Generator S

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Stylish ultra-lite toy-hauler. 10' garage = 80 sq.ft. living space when toys are outside, centre slide STK #A13N2298

37,980

STK #M13N1358

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2013 Kodiak 292TQB Toy H

Be one of the First 10 Lucky Purchasers each day, at each Arbutus location, and receive an Anniversary Present from us!

25th Anniversary Price

Trek Convenience and Value package, A/C, rear bunks and bath, centre kitchen & u-shaped dinette

MSRP $80,309 25th Anniversary Price

MSRP $129,941

STK #13N1618

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2013 Island Trek 242BH Ultra-lite

3 slides, king bed, walk-in closet, staircase to upper, u-shaped ultramodern kitchen, ﬁreplace STK #P13N744

MSRP $51,690

STK #A12N2189

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Tuesday, March 5, 2013 The Parksville Qualicum Beach News

Budding March Specials

Locally owned & operated

Spring Heather

FRESH, NEW

Nursery Stock

ALL IN BLOOM 1 gallon size pots

Sale $5 99

Candy Stripe Heather Reg. $9.99

Sale

$ 99

Blueberries Many varieties

$ 99 Manure

9kg bags

$ 99

SUPER SPECIAL!

ONLY

$ 79

each MORE ARRIVING THURSDAY!

AVAILABLE

Helleborus Heaven

See this species in all its varietal splendor.

For the

Bark Mulch

$ 99

Dogwood Magnolia Fruit Trees Rhodos arriving Saturday

Nature’s Fruit Tree Pollinators

Fine Fir

each

bags for

Little Pots of Sunshine!

Mason Bee Cocoons

each

4” Primula

ARRIVING NOW!

Special

60L Bags

3 for 21 $

Veggie Garden Seed Potatoes Veggie Starters Onion Sets Rhubarb Herbs

Locally Owned & Operated

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FARM

QUALICUM RD.

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A40

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GARDEN RD. E.

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