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Injured man airlifted from beach Gazette staff PORT HARDY—Two beachcombers were evacuated from Side Bay and one taken to hospital with inju-

• HOOTIN’ HOLLER Woody Holler and his Orchestra swung in for a show at the Civic Centre.

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ries early Sunday morning in a rescue involving the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian Coast Guard.

RCMP requested assistance from Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Victoria after two men were reported overdue from a

beachcombing outing. A Cormorant helicopter from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron took off from 19 Wing Comox at approxi-

mately 3 a.m. and joined the crew of Canadian Coast

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The axeman cometh Budding rock star William Grant shows off his best double guitar form during the Sunset School’s Fun Fair Friday in Port McNeill. See more in North Island Life, page 15.

• HICKES A HIT Mustangs win annual hockey tourney in Port Alice.

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BC Ferries boosts fares, plans cuts • IN MIDWEEK Newly sanctioned Toastmaster Club to host Port Hardy competition.

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J.R. Rardon Gazette editor It will be months before North Island ferry passengers know whether they face cuts in the number of sailings available to them.

An increase in fares, however, is a sure thing.

Two days after Transportation Minister Mary Polak released the government’s report of last fall’s ferries consultation with

coastal communities, BC Ferries announced a 4.1 per cent fare hike on all routes, to take effect April 1.

“I find it’s very unfortunate timing, coming the day after (the government) released the consultation report,” North Vancouver Island MLA Claire Trevena said. “The consultation shows clearly that all our coastal communities say these fare increases are unsustainable.”

The hits may well keep coming to users of the Tri-Island ferry serving Alert Bay, Sointula and Port McNeill, and to those who utilize the Northern route out of Port Hardy. The government last year added $20 million to its subsidy and now funds BC Ferries to the tune of $180 million per year.

But that’s not enough, Polak said.

BC Ferries is faced with a mandated $26 million in savings by

2016, and under-utilized routes could be casualties.

“We are looking to every corner of BC Ferries’ operations to find the savings,” she said last week during a conference call with reporters. “We recognize that without addressing some changes

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Forest gets funds J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— After labouring behind the scenes for the better part of three years, the North Island’s Community Forest directors unveiled their work in an open house Saturday in the Town Office council chambers.

And they had plenty to show off.

The first timber sale under the community forest license, jointly held by the municipalities of Port Alice, Port Hardy and Port McNeill, was recently let to bid and resulted in a nearly $1.082 million offer by Western Forest Products through B.C. Timber Sales.

The contract is for almost 45,000 cubic metres of timber near Marble River, from one of three blocks held under the Community Forest license. “It’s a monumental step,� said John Lok, one of seven directors

[more-online northislandgazette.com who met with the three community stakeholders before opening the doors to the public. “It’s our intention this first offering will sustain the long-term planning and budgeting and ensure successful forest management for our stakeholders.�

The funds received through timber sales will serve to benefit each of the member communities, which hold three equal shares in the enterprise established in March of 2011. It is one of 47 active community forests in the province, with nine more in application process. “The funds will enable us, depending what council decides, to hold the line on taxes, pay down debt, or included it in our general fund,�

Port McNeill Mayor Gerry Furney said of his town’s share. “It’s a little bit of a bonus that

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Fishing committee boosts closed containment J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— With delivery of its first cohort of salmon smolt just days away, the ‘Namgis First Nation’s land-based fish farm received a boost last week with the release of a report by the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.

The Closed Containment Salmon Aquaculture Report, the first of its kind to specifically address closed containment aquaculture systems, forwarded a series of recommendations to the Federal Government that included funding for and further studies and research of projects like the K’udas Project, located on ‘Namgis territory just south of Port McNeill.

“The government’s standing committee has determined closed containment aquacul-

ture is possible, and it’s hard not to agree when you’re standing in front of the first commercial operation in country,” said Jackie Hildering, who was, indeed, standing in front of the ‘Namgis facility while guiding a tour of students from the school district’s Connections program.

“The North Island collectively, and the ‘Namgis specifically, are to be proud this is in our back yard,” said Hildering, the project’s community liason.

“We’re being watched nationally and internationally for the success of this project.”

The committee’s recommendations call on the Government of Canada to: • Study the socioeconomic impacts of a possible transition to closed-containment technologies; • Facilitate funding of research and devel-

opment of sustainable closed-containment technologies; • Ensure resources are made available to close the gap between demonstration and commercialization — including consideration of a dedicated fund for closed containment projects; • Work with rural, coastal and First Nations communities to encourage economic growth through the development of aquaculture; • Develop a national policy and regulatory framework for aquaculture, including an aquaculture act; and • With the support of industry, establish a Canadian centre of excellence for salmon aquaculture development at a university, to study all aspects of salmon aquaculture development.

“It affirms a great deal of what motivat-

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ed the ‘Namgis, Tides Canada and Save Our Salmon,” Hildering said. “It recognizes the social, environmental and economic benefits of closed-containment aquaculture, and it acknowledges further resources are needed.”

The committee’s last aquaculture study was undertaken between 1999 and 2003, and produced an 83-page report with a single recommendation on closed-containment.

The current report is entirely on land-based aquaculture, indicating the speed and scope of research and development in the past decade.

Proponents of closedcontainment technology — including recirculating aquaculture

systems (RAS) like that of the entirely landbased K’udas project — testified it reduces the risks of open netpen systems while also preventing escapement, cross-contamination of wild salmon stocks and other damage to the marine ecosystem.

The committee fell short of condemning the effects of oceanbased aquaculture, noting a number of the recommendations in its 2003 report have since been adopted by the aquaculture industry. It also pointed out disagreement remains among industry officials and scientists over the impacts of open net-pen fish-farming on wild stocks and the environment.

“While the commit-

tee’s report offers some positive recommendations for future funding of closed containment, we are alarmed by the lack of attention paid to the environmental impacts of open-net farming and finding solutions to those impacts,” said Sue Scott of the Atlantic Salmon Federation.

Closed-containment systems are currently used profitably at commercial scale for tilapia, sturgeon, arctic char and trout, including an RAS facility in Sechelt for sturgeon and RAS farms in B.C., Alberta and Ontario raising tilapia.

There are no commercial-scale facilities raising Atlantic salmon anywhere in the world, though the K’udas

project is one of three pilot projects at various stages of construction or planning on Vancouver Island.

“We’re not dealing with an either-or situation,” said Neil Smith, manager of economic development for the Regional District of Mount Waddington, in his testimony to the committee. “The North Island is very well positioned to maintain open-pen operations.

We also need to look at closed containment technologies and their potential for niche sectors in domestic and international markets.

From a regional perspective, it’s a goodnews story to be exploring all these options without throwing anything out.”

Paul says what led him to take a job at Hardy Buoys in April 2009 was the company’s reputation as a good employer in the community. What he likes most about working at Hardy Buoys is the friendly working environment. Paul began in an entry level position. In just a few short years, he has worked his way up the ladder, showing an avid interest in learning all aspects of product production. Paul has helped in research & development of new products such as our Salmon Pepperoni, of which he is in charge of making and training others. Paul has lived on the North Island for 15 years, loves fishing, hunting, and spending time with his family & friends exploring our end of the Island. Paul’s goal is to learn how to do every job at Hardy Buoys. A member of our Joint Health & Safety Paul Clarke committee, and newly appointed Smoke Master’s Assistant, he is well on his way. Paul’s soft spoken, caring nature makes him a wonderfully patient teacher we rely on. Paul is a shining example of our “Amazing Crew”.

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Port McNeill gets own heritage registry J.R. Rardon Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Another council meeting, another reversal on the matter of a town heritage registry.

This time, though, it looks as if a registry will stick.

A month after initially approving a request to join the Regional District of Mount Waddington heritage registry, and two weeks after placing a hold on that motion, council voted Mar. 4 to establish its own community heritage registry.

A second motion was approved that will provide up to $2,000 to Port McNeill Museum, which will manage the registry.

Since Port McNeill initially approved a motion Feb. 4 to join the RDMW registry, the RDMW has approved its 2013-14 fiscal budget, meaning the Town could no longer join that registry until 2014 at the earliest.

“The museum came to us with this request for a registry,” said Gaby Wickstrom, the councillor who brought

itage registry was not specifically requested for that single item.

“Has there been any discussion with anybody about what we would actually register in our registry?” Mayor Gerry Furney asked.

“No, I thought we would leave that with

Council Meeting Port McNeill the museum,” said Wickstrom. “They’re the ones who want to go out and do the grantwriting.”

The additional funding for the museum to

administer the heritage registry was necessary, council agreed, as Town staff had neither the training or time to take on the duty. Wickstrom noted council approved the same amount in its original motion to join the RDMW heritage bylaw.

“To make our own bylaw is simple in theory, but registering items is time-consuming for our staff and it’s big load to expect to put on our museum volunteers, even if they are willing to take on that responsibility,” Coun.

Wickstrom said.

AROUND TOWN The historic steam donkey, which lists on a crumbling foundation, could be one of the targets of heritage registry funding by the Port McNeill Museum under its new heriJ.R. Rardon tage registry.

the motions. “Since the first option is no longer available for another year, I would like to move this along for them.”

The heritage registry allows participants to submit letters of significance for culturally significant properties and items, and opens the door to grants for heritage items.

Two electoral areas are currently part of the Regional District’s

heritage bylaw. Area D, which includes Woss, is using the registry to secure funding to display the historic steam locomotive 113. Area D, encompasses Coal Harbour, which is preparing a proposal to house and display the one-of-a-kind Hornsby steam crawler tractor.

Port McNeill Museum has also expressed an interest in the Hornsby, though council was careful to note the her-

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Hardy ER faces closures Gazette staff As a result of a physician shortage, Port Hardy Hospital will have limited health services overnight this Saturday, Sunday and Monday, Vancouver Island Health Authority announced this week.

The emergency room closure will run from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Mar. 16, 17 and 18.

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Sailing cuts likely from page 1 to routes, and some of those will be reduction in service, we will not ever achieve the size of reduction we need to see.”

Asked when coastal communities and riders would know where the cuts are coming, Polak said no sooner than June 30 — and it might be longer depending the result of follow-up consultations with coastal communities.

“We will now be returning to communities to discuss how we will implement and make determinations on service changes using the results of this consultation as part of the lens through which we view these numbers,” Polak said.

Representatives of the government and BC Ferries stopped in Alert Bay, Sointula and Port Hardy last fall as part of their initial consultation, ostensibly to gather input on how best to achieve the $26 million in savings. Local users and supporters of the ferry system at that time

testified the die seemed to be cast for service cuts, and called instead for the coastal ferry system to be budgeted as part of the provincial highway system and for BC Ferries to be reinstated as a Crown corporation.

“Respondents are all saying this is part of the provincial highway system,” said Trevena. “What the government doesn’t accept is that we live in a coastal system. Until the government acknowledges this is our highway, we’re going to keep seeing service cuts and fare increases.”

The consultation has played out locally against a backdrop of substantial terminal upgrades, which are currently under way in Alert Bay and will soon commence in Sointula and Port McNeill.

Further, the Tri-Island Ferry Commission has been lobbying BC Ferries not for reduced service, but for an extra early morning run from Sointula to Port McNeill to facilitate work schedules and medical appointment travel.

Victim treated, released from page 1 Guard Ship W.E. Ricker in a shoreline search. Crewmembers on the ship spotted a beach fire on the shore, just north of Brooks Peninsula, in Quatsino Sound, but were unable to reach the pair due to the hazardous rocks.

“The crew on the Coast Guard vessel did a great job in spotting the fire and directing us to where the men were, as the fire was difficult to spot from the air,” said Captain Jean Leroux, aircraft commander. “Despite the rocks, we found a safe landing area and set down to evacuate them.”

Upon arriving at the men’s location, Search and Rescue Technicians found that one of them had sustained injuries after falling from the rocks. The SAR Techs stabilized the injured man for transport and the pair was loaded onto the helicopter. Upon arrival at the Port Hardy airport, the injured man was transferred to ambulance and taken to Port Hardy Hospital.

The man, whose name has not been released, was treated and discharged the

same day.

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Winners of the 2012 Awards: Business of the Year: The Clothes Inn Port McNeill Honorable Mentions: V-Echo Restorations, Windsor Plywood, Port McNeill Flower Shoppe West Coast Helicopters & Peoples Drug Mart New Business of the Year: Sassy Shears & Harbour Sushi Honorable Mentions: SRS Furniture and Mattress & Coastal Curbside Recycling Customer Service: Subway Port McNeill Honorable Mentions: Pat Beggs (Harmony Couriers), Positive Connections, Michelle Monk (The Bargain! Shop), Virginia Robinson (ShopRite Rona & Sears) & V-Echo Restorations Professional Merit: Roma Joseph, Canadian Imperial Bank of Canada Honorable Mentions: Dr. G. Avery, Rob Short, Emily Knox (Dynamic Massage Therapy) & Grant Anderson (Positive Connections) Volunteer of the Year: Karen Watkins Honorable Mentions: Dave Nelson, Scott Mitchell & Terry Ruth Eissfeldt “Green” Award: Jenny Sorenson, Coastal Curbside Recycling

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

Rocking the boat The Ministry of Transportation last week released its summary report of last fall’s coastal consultation and engagement tour.

It’s safe to say those who attended the North Island sessions in Alert Bay, Port Hardy and Sointula were unsurprised by the findings.

The general tone of the testimony in Port Hardy, at least, was that the process was flawed and masked a pre-determined decision by BC Ferries to achieve $26 million in savings through fare increases and service cuts.

So what did we learn from announcements on consecutive days last week?

That coastal ferry users can expect fare increases and service cuts.

In a conference call following the release of the report, transportation Minister Mary Polack uttered all the traditional assurances, such as, “We heard loudly and clearly people want us to ... recognize ferry services mean more to coastal communities than just the bottom line for BC Ferries.”

Yes, but the whole purpose of the consultation process was to save $26 million, which sounds like a distinctly bottom line mandate.

What Polack downplayed was that people also “recognized” BC Ferries constitutes a coastal highway system.

As such, it should be funded like the rest of the B.C. highway system.

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Ethnic strategy is nothing new VICTORIA – The B.C. legislature session ends this week. It can’t come quickly enough for Premier Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals.

This is also the week we see the rest of the fallout from “ethnic-gate,” as the latest controversy over partisan activity by political staff has been clumsily labelled.

A disgruntled former B.C. Liberal caucus staffer handed the NDP opposition an internal memo setting out a strategy for ethnic “outreach” that strayed into forbidden territory, suggesting that ethnic-friendly government events could be staged and participants’ names collected and turned over to the party.

“This secret plan clearly demonstrates the Liberals are deliberately folding government resources and staff into their party’s campaign machinery, despite rules that forbid this,” thundered

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NDP house leader John Horgan. “We’ve seen this before, with the Liberals’ efforts to run a secret committee to subvert the public process around Burnaby Hospital, and in the attack website created by caucus staff and launched by the Liberal party.”

Casual observers might see this as a disturbing new development in misuse of public resources. It’s disturbing, all right, but it’s hardly new.

The “attack website”

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The North Island Community Forest stepped to centre stage last week after years of behind-the-scenes work by directors.

Bah. Who needs affordable, convenient ferry access in our North Island coastal communities, anyway?

Horgan refers to is a case in point. While a website targeting NDP leader Adrian Dix was being cooked up in the B.C. Liberal bunker, a similar effort was being developed in NDP research down the hall.

But this one carried the logo of the NDP caucus, so it was within the rules. The average person, seeing two groups of staff on the public payroll, each slagging the other, might not detect much of a difference.

The biggest headline from the leaked memo was its reference to generating “quick wins” for the election campaign by staging apologies for historic racial injustices. It mentioned how former premier Gordon Campbell delivered a solemn apology in 2008 for the decision to turn away a ship carrying Sikh refugees from Vancouver harbour – shortly after the outbreak of the First World War. What does a modern provincial premier accomplish A member of

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by apologizing for a federal immigration decision made in 1915? Why would another premier now feel the need to apologize for a federal “head tax” imposed on Chinese immigrants from 1885 to 1923?

The answer is obvious.

Again, don’t expect much to change with an NDP government. Asked last week if he would stage an apology for the head tax, Dix delivered a wellrehearsed history lesson that made it clear he is anxious to do so.

Welcome to politics in an urbanized, globalized media culture. It’s more important to put on a show than to do the right thing.

This latest scandal might produce meaningful reform. But the misuse of public money to further the interests of political parties is deeply entrenched.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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It only takes a stamp Dear editor, Many businesses advertise for new employees in the newspaper “Help Wanted” section.

There is a questionable line used in some of these advertisements that should not be used, as it shows a lack of respect for job-seekers.

The phrase is “only successful applicants will be contacted”.

The job applicants who respond to these adverts are left hanging, hoping they will get a response one way or the other, and as soon as possible.

For the cost of a postage stamp, a note could be sent to the unsuccessful job seekers to thank them for applying and wishing them well in their job search.

This would let them get on with their lives and continue their job search elsewhere. They deserve at least the courtesy of a reply.

Gerry Furney Port McNeill

Budget no win for B.C. It was another tumultuous week in BC politics, with the government continuing to try to explain away scandals. As this short session of the Legislature draws to a close, the BC Liberals are still trying to stem the damage from the Premier’s crass, political ethnic vote strategy and are also trying to explain which minister knew what on land deals for a signature project in Prince George.

The passing of the budget was hardly a victory for the battered government benches. The BC Liberals still have a strong enough majority to win votes in the Legislature and as this was a confidence motion — which would have led to an early election if the government were defeated — it was not surprising that it went through.

With just another four days of the Legislature sitting before we are expected to stop ahead of the May 14th election, the government has been jamming through its legislation.

On Thursday, we debated the Health Authority Amendment Act, which expands the definition of who is a nurse, to include licensed practical nurses (LPNs). It goes without saying that all health care workers — nurses, LPNs, care aides, technicians — should be respected

MLA Update with Claire Trevena and valued in our fragile public health care system. However that respect requires consultation and this government failed to consult on this bill: neither with the HEU, one of the unions affected, nor with the health authorities.

There are a number of bills in front of us about legal changes. I spoke on Bill 11, which allows for free criminal record checks for volunteers who work with children and vulnerable adults; I did voice concern that there is no matching budget line in the government’s deficit budget.

The Justice Reform and Transparency Act establishes a Justice and Public Safety Council to examine and suggest improvements to the functioning of the justice and public safety sector. This too could be good, but again is being established with no funding earmarked in the budget. So it is too could be dismissed

as a pre-election piece.

And there was the Community Safety Act, which I mentioned in my report last week, which concerns me for its potential impacts on civil liberties. It is setting up a civil investigation system to do the work that, on the surface, should be done by the police.

It was a pleasure to be able to welcome a school party from the North Island’s Avalon Adventist Academy, when a group of grade 5 to 7 came on a tour of the Legislature.

One of the issues which was not addressed in the Legislature was the announcement of another round of ferry fare increases - just a day after the first report on last autumn’s fall consultation was issued and showed the overwhelming view of ferry dependent communities that fares are too high and the system needs to be reintegrated into the highways infrastructure. In my view, the increase is outrageous.

I will be around the North Island this weekend and then back to Victoria for a final week of the Legislature. You can always reach me at claire. trevena.mla@leg.bc.ca, by phone at 250-287-5100 in Campbell River or 250949-9473 in Port Hardy, or friend me on Facebook.

Be proactive on parvovirus Dear editor, I’m sending this regarding an article (North Island Gazette, Jan. 31, “Beware of dog virus”) warning of parvovirus.

For years I worked with the Driftwood Dog Training Obedience Club, and assisted hands-on with dog obedience training.

We held four classes on Tuesday evening, Thursday and also Sundays in Nanaimo and Cedar. We had 12-15 dogs (and their people) per class.

When people signed up

for classes, they had to provide up-to-date paperwork, to make sure every dog had its shots and they were up to date.

One class had only six dogs attending one night, because the other nine dogs were either dead or very sick and fighting for their lives under a vet’s care.

Almost a third of all the dogs who had registered for classes had gotten sick or died the first year.

All Driftwood Club members put bleach on our shoes before we entered the

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building we taught in, and again when we left after classes.

We did this to protect all the dogs.

It was devastating to see many clients who had broken hearts after losing their pets to parvo. The parvovirus shot saved thousands of dogs when it was available.

I would hope that people in Port Hardy keep their dogs away from any strays running around town, and do keep your pet inoculated because it does save lives.

A dog that has parvovirus can be saved if it’s caught early enough, but be prepared to spend a small fortune to save its life.

In closing, I hope people will be proactive in keeping this virus to a minimum.

I strongly urge people to make the appointment, and have your dog inoculated.

I know the outcome firsthand if people don’t take precautions and pray that I never see the likes of parvovirus again...

Anita Harvie Port Hardy

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Praise for parent coaches Kudos to the extraordinary parents and volunteers who dedicate time out of their own busy days to coach our children.

They often go unnoticed and under appreciated. Not just the coaches but also the people behind the scenes that make it happen as well.

Thank you for what all you guys do! Without you guys our children wouldn’t get to participate in the sports they love so much!

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NORTH ISLAND March 15 Gate House Theatre in Port McNeill presents Parental Guidance, 7 p.m. Tickets $5; concession; info gatehouseca.org.

March 16 North Island Toastmasters hosts its charter party and inaugural club speech competition at North Island College in Port Hardy 1-4 p.m. Come out and see some of the North Island’s most talented speakers. FMI contact 250-288-3664.

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March 16 Port McNeill Lions Club hosts bingo night at the local hall. Doors open at 6 p.m., play begins 7 p.m.

• Port Hardy Museum & Gift Shop reduced hours until March 31. Open 10 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Friday & Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Tues-Thurs; closed Sun-Mon. • Quatsino Museum & Archives is open Friday to Sunday from 1:00pm-2:00pm. FMI quatsino.museum@recn.ca • The German Edelweiss Cultural Club meets Thurs. at 7pm in PH Inn Pub. FMI 250-230-1376. • Lions Bingo every Thurs. @ Civic Centre. Doors open at 5:30pm. • Wild Heart Music Program for children and youth practices each Wednesday, 4-7 p.m., St. John Gualbert Church in Port McNeill. Free; all kids welcome. • Every other Tuesday: Footcare clinic at Hardy Bay Seniors 9-5pm. FMI 1-888-334-8531. • Third Sunday of every month: Hamburger and hotdog sale from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Hardy Bay Senior's Centre, 9150 Granville St. • The Port Hardy Seniors' Housing Board is looking for volunteers to become a board member. We manage the Rotary Seniors' Centre on Rupert St. Evening mtgs held approx. once a month. FMI Jo-Anne Beek 250-949-6435 or Robert Fyles 250-949-2360. • Toastmasters Club every Wednesday, 7-8 p.m. at North Island College in Port Hardy: Toastmasters Club, info Sandra Boyd 250-902-0523.

March 17 Broughton Sports Club hosts St. Patrick’s Day trap shoot and barbecue, noon, at the shooting range south of Port McNeill (entrance across from Telegraph Cove turnoff).

March 18 NIC’s Write Here Readers Series presents Eden Robinson at Cafe Guido, Port Hardy, 7 p.m. The cel-

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March 23 Annual Kidsfest event at Mount Cain. Races, costume contests, obstacle course, games, snow sculpture and face painting. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., $5 per child. Awards ceremony at 4 p.m. For more information visit www.mountcain.org.

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Port Hardy seeks tsunami solutions J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT HARDY— Within weeks of distributing the first of its tsunami information brochures and posters, the District of Port Hardy has completed installation of its first set of tsunami evacuation route signs, members of the Emergency Planning Committee were informed Feb. 26 during their monthly meeting.

Meanwhile, the District continues to explore options for a tsunami warning siren system and improved early warning communication as part of a revamped emergency plan that followed a pair of tsunami warnings in late 2012.

“The signs are being installed as we speak,” said Jeff Long, director of corporate development services for the district.

Additional brochures were printed after the initial batch was distributed to area homes by Port

“It kind of flies in the face of logic to send people into the danger zone.”

Jeff Long

Hardy Fire Rescue volunteers, and larger posters containing the information have been printed for display in hotels, businesses and public areas along the waterfront and other low-lying areas in the downtown core.

The District has further arranged for printing of brightly coloured, 8.5x11-inch placards for homes and automobiles. One side bears the word “HELP” against a red background; the reverse contains “OK” on a green background.

Placing the placard in the front window of a home or car windshield can help first responders identify where assistance can best be directed as they traverse neigh-

bourhoods following a disaster.

In addition to highlighting accomplishments, the meeting recognized work that remains on the District’s emergency plan, including establishing a redundant contact tree and effective communicating to the public with the aid of local media.

The District also continues to explore options for a siren or other warning system that would quickly alert residents to move to evacuation centres and spare first responders the duty of rushing into low-lying areas to spread the word doorto-door.

“It kind of flies in the face of logic to send people into the danger

zone,” Long said.

Bob Hawkins, the local emergency preparedness coordinator, said the District has been in touch with a New Zealand company that makes a warning system that produces a “sonic boom” type sound. The units would cost roughly $15,000 CN, he estimated.

“Have we looked at a supplier in North America,” Brenda McCorquodale asked.

“I would think there would be a lot of companies in North America doing it, for tornadoes and that sort of thing.”

Long said K&K Electric has identified a siren that rotates as it broadcasts, though the “Cadillac” version that produces six different tones and up to 10 pre-recorded messages can run upward of $120,000.

“I wonder if any of these companies do site evaluation,” said Brent Borg of Port Hardy Fire Rescue.

“Like looking at the

topography and contour of the land in this area, to see if it works for us.”

The committee also

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Kwakiutl host conference Gazette staff PORT HARDY—The Kwakiutl First Nation will play host this week to a unique language revitalization conference jointly run by the University of Victoria and aboriginal stakeholders.

Alumas Watdamala will be held today and tomorrow at U’gwamalis Hall in Fort Rupert.

The conference, which will feature tradition welcome and blessing ceremonies, singing, and workshops on maintaining cultural ties through the preservation of aboriginal language, kicked off at 9 a.m. today and resumes at 8:45 a.m. Friday.

Keynote addresses the two days will be presented by Dr. Peter Jacobs of UVic’s Department of Linguistics and Dr. Michael Walsh of the University of Sydney in Australia, whose work has focused on the lan-

guages of the aboriginal peoples of Australia.

Local presenters include Kwakiutl band member Kaleb Child,

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Emergency Program proved up to an hour behind in its sharing of both 2012 warnings.

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Mount Cain lift gets gift MOUNT CAIN— Mount Cain Ski Area will soon boast an upgraded T-bar lift, thanks to a $15,300 infrastructure grant announced last week.

Vancouver Island North MP John Duncan, on behalf of Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced the support for the Mount Cain Alpine Park Society under the federal government’s Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF).

“By improving facilities such as this, we are helping to boost economic activity,” Duncan said during the Mar. 7 announcement. “With today’s investment, our Government is demonstrating our commitment to creating jobs, growth and long-term economic prosperity.”

The funds will be used to purchase and install new spring boxes and hangers on the lifts, which will provide safer access to the ski runs.

“The Mount Cain

Alpine Park Society is very grateful for the financial support received from the Government of Canada,” said Dean Davidson, society president. “This funding will enable needed improvements for our facility, while ensuring continued opportunities for the Society as one of the largest employers of youth in the North Island.

The project highlights the recreational diversity that exists within Mount Waddington Regional District.”

In Economic Action Plan 2012, the Harper Government announced further support to help communities across the country modernize their infrastructure. The government has committed $150 million over two years for the Fund. The Fund supports projects that look to improve existing community infrastructure accessible for use by the public, such as community centres, recreational buildings, local arenas, cultural and other community facilities.

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Gate House Association gains charitable status J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILLâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; In its more than a yearand-a-half of existence, Port McNeillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gate House Community Association has relied on volunteer help to put on movies and host music, art and theatre programs at the local theatre.

Now, the non-profit society is eligible for a little help.

The society was approved last week for Charitable Status by the Canadian Revenue Agency, opening up opportunities for funding that previously had been closed to the group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re now eligible to apply for grants, government programs, bursaries; all the dollars that are out there for the arts,â&#x20AC;? said Terry Ruth Eissfeldt, society director.

The local society was set up as a nonprofit organization to promote the full spectrum of the arts â&#x20AC;&#x201D; music, theatre, visual arts, youth instruction and more â&#x20AC;&#x201D; prior to the purchase of Port McNeillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former

Brennan Sawyer practices drawing faces during a youth art class at Gate House Theatre Saturday. J.R. Rardon

Pioneer Theatre from local businessman Steve Jackman in 2011 to aid in that goal.

But Eissfeldt and a small core of volunteers has struggled to keep the theatre afloat with mixed response to movie and art offerings.

Now, said Eissfeldt, the society can apply for grants that will aid in its efforts. First on her wish list is a paid position for a theatre manager to oversee its operations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a visionary, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not good at all at day-to-day management,â&#x20AC;? said Eissfeldt, who previously owned

Great Fish Productions and who has a background in theatre and musical theatre. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing everything I can do to keep this place open.â&#x20AC;?

Eissfeldtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest project has been right in her wheelhouse â&#x20AC;&#x201D; directing and producing a self-authored play that will be shown here next month. The Coffee Clutch, which was originally presented in Port McNeill three years ago, will take the stage April 5-7 at 7 p.m. each evening with an almost entirely new cast.

Last weekend, the society hosted an art class at the theatre featuring local artist Misty Smith, who donated her time and supplies to instruct youngsters in introductory art techniques.

Kathy Martin, who has been the primary local liaison for the annual appearance of Missoula Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Theatre productions at the theatre, proved instrumental in securing charitable status for the Gate House Association, Eissfeldt said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kathy was the one who took it and ran with it,â&#x20AC;? said Eissfeldt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And she did it from

Nevada. We have all been working on it and it would have happened eventually. But Kathy

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Spring into action before planting season As a follow up to the last column, winter chores, I have some suggestions here for the time left in the lead-up to spring in the garden.

This winter we tidied up the vegetable garden, including the pathways.

Ten years ago we put in six raised beds and at that time covered the pathways in the veggie garden with chipped wood mulch.

Every winter I would fork it over to loosen up anything that sprouted during the growing season, and then give it a good raking to even out the depth. It was good to go for the following spring.

Well, it has finally composted down to a healthy growing medium — not for things I want to grow, but for weeds, especially dandelions.

Digging it over was

Ground Effects with

Heather Brown just encouraging the roots of the weeds to send up multiple heads come spring.

If I went away for a week they just took advantage of that time to sprout, flower, spread seeds and flower again.

This winter my husband and I dug out the old mulch and scrapped down the weeds as best we could.

The old mulch was discarded on the “wild compost” pile where limbs, pruning leftovers, grass clippings

and what-have-yous were dumped over the years. It gets turned with a small back hoe occasionally.

We resurfaced the pathways around the garden paths with cedar shavings from a small sawmill. It looks and smells lovely. It is about 10 fluffy inches deep right now and should compress to half that over the summer.

My husband had concerns about oil leaching from the cedar shavings into the garden. I don’t think that’s a problem, as the raised beds are dug into the ground about 6 inches and rise about a foot above the ground. The amount of rain we get over the spring will help dilute any oils being leached out.

Cedar shavings are supposed to be good for suppressing seed germination and many

“We resurfaced the pathways around the garden paths with cedar shavings from a small sawmill. It looks and smells lovely.” insects aren’t too keen on it either, so its a win-win situation.

The beds are freshly turned and ready for compost additions and, soon, seeding.

The poles for the pea and bean nets are in.

The veggie garden looks ready for spring.

A project we did two winters ago was to put in an alternate water supply for the gardens.

We are on well water out here and, touch wood, have great luck with the water supply.

I still hoard water like a camel in case something happens.

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That comes from growing up in Sooke, a much drier area of the island.

To save on well water I have a large barrel collecting water off the barn roof.

There is an old fashioned pump to siphon water for the garden and nearby planters.

The grandkids think pumping water out is great fun, the downside being that they all need their clothes run through the dryer before they can go home.

I keep a bucket under the spout for the dogs to have drink,

Barring that, float a capful of vegetable oil on the surface.

This keeps the mosquitoes from using the water and if they do manage to sneak in, the larval stage will not survive as the oil floating on the surface keeps them from reaching the air they need to breathe.

Using plant-based cooking oil will not harm plants or animals that the water may come in contact with, but used crankcase oil will. Don’t be tempted.

Next column I will touch on pruning, wet spots in the garden, lime sulphur dormant sprays, liniment salves versus ibuprofen, and “trellis or pergola for the kiwi vine”.

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

but I do have a couple of concerns regarding the uses of roof water.

One concerns things that may land on the roof (bird droppings and the like), the other is, it is an asphalt roof. How do these things impact water quality?

The roof is about 20 years old now and not much in the way of shingle debris comes off it but there is still the bird issue.

I don’t let the kids drink water from the collection barrel but I think the dogs are fine.

After all, look where they get their water from if left to fend for themselves, i.e. the toilet and road puddles.

To keep mosquitoes from laying eggs in the barrel over the summer months I cover up the opening on top with a bucket of water (saved for priming the pump).

Port Hardy Secondary School Awards SEMESTER ONE AWARDS FEBRUARY 2013 PRINCIPAL’S HONOUR ROLL GRADE 8 Rebekkah Ankenmann Kathleen Gough Olivia Haysey Brandon Sparling Maya Waldstein PRINCIPAL’S HONOUR ROLL GRADE 9 Sydni Burns PRINCIPAL’S HONOUR ROLL GRADE 10 Alexandra Southgate PRINCIPAL’S HONOUR ROLL GRADE 11 Buddy Miller William Miller Wai Ching Sze-To PRINCIPAL’S HONOUR ROLL GRADE 12 Kiri Birmingham Carter Crawford

Congratulations

HONOUR ROLL GRADE 8 Laura Chilson Nathan Gough Jacob Heller Savannah Hopkins Laura Jones Reylen Joy Pascua Nathan Sandeman Brandon Tobin Patrick Traverse HONOUR ROLL GRADE 9 Norah Brown Quentin Frost Rory Korhonen Bethany Martineau Joshua Nelson Abby Traverse HONOUR ROLL GRADE 10 Adam Gough Alexandre Howard Robyn Kufaas

HONOUR ROLL GRADE 11 Martin Walkus Christian Wood HONOUR ROLL GRADE 12 Cole Adams Quinten Coon Leah Holmes Claire Jones Liam Knutson Sarah Mclaughlin Maximilian Pakulla Marshall Perkovich Matthew Roulston Cameron Wozniak PERFECT ATTENDANCE Sydni Burns Laura Chilson Steven Keamo Patrick Miller William Miller Matthew Moult Brandon Tobin

HONOUR ROLL GRADE 11 EXCELLENT Brenna Clarke ATTENDANCE Kevin Cloutier Defoy (5 OR FEWER Brodie Johnson CLASSES MISSED) Kelsie Johnson Alisha MacDonald Kevin Cloutier Defoy Nathan Sandeman Brandon Prasad Manjyot Sanghera Kyle Sparling

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All the world’s a range for cowboy crooner A review by J.R. Rardon PORT HARDY— Feel free to label Woody Holler a singing cowboy, if you wish.

Just be aware his range extends far beyond the traditional cow-punching prairies of North America to encompass Hungarian dance halls, the cobbled streets of Naples, Italy, the French Quarter of New Orleans and the entire swath of Mexican border towns.

“We’re gonna end the evening with this old country tune,” Holler told the North Island Concert Society audience during Saturday’s show at the Civic Centre, “as it’s from the old country.”

He and his bandmates then launched into O Sole Mio, the instantly recognizable Italian standard that seems better suited for an opera house than a Western barn dance.

On the other hand, Woody Holler and his Orchestra hardly ignored the crooning cowpoke during a wide-ranging and wellreceived show.

Holler is the stage persona of Manitobabased singer Darryl Brunger, a classically trained opera performer, when he joins

At left, Woody Holler yodels while violinist Richard Moody provides accompaniment during Saturday’s concert at Port Hardy Civic J.R. Rardon Centre. At right, Greg Lowe, Daniel Koulack, Holler and Moody perform.

with his ‘orchestra’ to play the country swing favourites he grew up listening to.

Like Brunger himself, bandmates Greg Lowe (guitar), Richard Moody (violin) and Daniel Koulack (double bass) are pros trained in classical and/or jazz style. Saturday in Port Hardy, they unleashed that considerable aural arsenal on an audience that was, by turns, delighted, surprised and, in the end, won over by the hybrid mix of country, jazz, folk and flamenco.

At nearly every NICS event there is a clear moment when the band and the audience con-

nect, and this was no different. The surprise was how it happened.

After receiving polite applause for the traditional country-swing of Give Me a Pony and the Open Prairie, the smooth jazz of Fats Waller’s Honeysuckle Rose and the Spanish strains of South of the Border, Holler and his Orchestra launched into Grenada, an aria penned by Mexican composer Agustin Lara and sung in Spanish by Holler to the sublime accompaniment of Moody’s violin.

The polite applause converted to whoops, whistles and loud cheers, and Holler was

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quick to capitalize on the momentum with a spirited take of Ghost Riders in the Sky. At that point, the night was won.

Though few of us harken back to the era, an evening with Woody Holler and his Orchestra seems akin to what it must have been like for a family to gather around the radio in the 1930s and

40s. Saturday’s repertoire included such standards as Sweet Georgia Brown, You Belong To Me, Don’t Fence Me In (an audience participation number), Red River Valley, and Holler’s inimitable yodelling, countryswing take of George and Ira Gershwin’s Oh, Lady Be Good!

But, thanks to their virtuosity, craftsmanship and improvisational chops, Woody Holler and his Orchestra never sound

like a cover band. Even Patsy Cline’s If I Could Only Stay Asleep and Jimmie Rodgers’ Treasures Untold are given original treatment.

“I heard songs tonight I don’t think I’ve heard in 50 years,” one man said to Holler as the singer was autographing copies of his group’s 2010 release, Western Skies. Both men smiled.

And they weren’t alone.

The NICS concert

series wraps up April 20 with the annual dinner show featuring the one-man variety show of comedian Robert Post. Tickets are advance sale only, in Port Hardy at Cafe Guido, For Scrap’s Sake and Port Hardy Museum; in Port McNeill at The Flower Shoppe; and in Port Alice by calling Gail Neely at 250-2843927.

More info is available at www.niconcert. ca.

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Rotary’s got you covered

Robert Gagnon of Port Hardy Rotar y Club, Alison Mercer of the Rotary and CIBC, and CIBC manager Colleen Douglas display umbrellas offered at the bank branch under Rotary’s exchange program. J.R. Rardon

Gazette staff PORT HARDY— Port Hardy Rotary plans to leave visitors high and dry this year.

The local Rotary Club has purchased and placed 80 blue umbrellas in bins in local businesses as it resurrects an umbrella exchange

program for residents and visitors alike.

“Because it rains a little bit here,” Rotarian Robert Gagnon said when asked the inspiration for the program.

The umbrella exchange was tried several years ago, but fell into disuse when

The Rotary Club Corner Leading up to 100 years of Rotary in BC, these spots highlight member profiles of the Rotary Club of Port Hardy

Heather Patriquin

Heather H was a transplant to the North Island Is area in 2005 and is an avid nature na lover. Needless to say, she was w thrilled with the lifestyle that she discovered here and is happy to call di this th her home. Working for many years in a co-operative (Coastal Community Credit C Union), Heather recognized the shared values to Rotary and joined in sh 2009.

20 Heather enjoys the fellowship of the th local club and the various activities that th help to create a local and global healthy he social fabric.

Rebecca Olesen Immediate Past President

I am the Nurse Coordinator at the Family Place in Port Hardy. I am married to Henrik and mother of Louise and Tim. I joined the Rotary Club in 2002. I enjoy the fellowship of working with a group of community minded individuals.

Over the years our club has contributed to many projects that have strengthened our town. I love Port Hardy and this provides me and my family with a way to give back to the community. On an International level I am pleased with what our little club offers in the way of youth exchange opportunities and as a Public Health Nurse I am thrilled that one day I will be able to say I was a part of eradicating Polio world-wide.

Congratulations Rotary on your 100th anniversary in BC.

Rotary is a club combined of business people, managers and professionals that want to serve the local and International communities.

If this interests you, contact Sandra Masales at 250-949-7338. www.porthardyrotary.org www.rotary.org

Guess this week’s Rotary Trivia question and you are eligible to win a round of golf from Seven Hills Golf & Country Club. Submit your answer to publisher@northislandgazette.com by Monday 5pm.

Question: What year and city was Rotary founded?

the umbrellas eventually wandered off to parts unknown.

The new umbrellas are all labeled with the Rotary Clubs

International logo and QR Codes with the names and addresses of all participating businesses.

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North Island Life

Sunset Fun Fair sizzles Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Games, goodies and smiles were the order of the evening Friday as Sunset

Elementary School hosted kids of all ages in its annual Fun Fair.

The event is the annual fundraiser for the PAC.

Clockwise from top left: •Jenna Gnyp digs for hidden treasure in a rice-filled chest; •Scurvy buccaneer Cyndy Grant awaits those willing to hunt for buried treasure; •Koen Sharpe tries the bowling alley; •Macey Guldacher tries a leaping pose at the fantasy photo booth; •Students take part in the cake walk while one of the prizes waits in the foreground; • Lauren Hand mulls her choices at the lollipop tree.

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March 15 Men’s hockey A League: Warriors at Islanders, 8 p.m., Port Alice; Mustangs at Bulls, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy.

March 16 Men’s hockey B League: Mainline vs. Rookies, 4:45 p.m., Port Hardy; Stars vs.

Whalers, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy.

March 17 Golf/Curling Fourth annual Daffodilly golf and curling event. Signin at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club 9:30 a.m. for 9-hole scramble, followed by lunch and eight ends of curling at Fort Rupert Curling Club. $40 per player includes greens fees, lunch, prizes. To sign up or for info, call Naomi at 250-9492311.

Men’s hockey B League: Whalers vs. Mainline, noon; Rookies vs. Smokers, 8:45 p.m., Port Hardy.

March 23 Skiing Annual Kid’s Fest at Mount Cain Ski Area, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Slalom, obstacle course race, snow sculpture and more. Prizes and fun; info at www.mountcain. com or Facebook.

April 2 Minor hockey Port McNeill Minor Hockey AGM and awards night, 7 p.m., Sunset Elementary School.

Executive elections followed by awards; snacks and drinks. Info, Scott at 250-956-3182.

April 3 Slo-pitch Port McNeill Slo-pitch hosts a sign-up meeting for its 2013 season, 7:30 p.m., Broughton Curling Club lounge.

Any teams wishing to register or individuals seeking a team should attend.

Above left: The Mustangs' John Murgatroyd tries to round Islanders goalie Adam Hall as Grant Hawkins looks on during the A final of the Oscar Hickes tourney in Port Alice last weekend.

Above right: Jared Breitkreitz of the Warriors stretches to try and deflect the puck past Horses' goalie Josh Bisnett in the B final.

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Mustangs charge to Hickes victory A O'Toole Gazette staff PORT ALICE—The village played host to eighteen teams last weekend for the North Island’s biggest hockey tournament, the 34th annual Oscar Hickes Memorial.

The teams were split into four divisions for round-robin play from Thursday to Saturday, setting the stage for Sunday’s finale.

In the C2 final, the Muff N Men triumphed over the Mainline Wild Timers, Dennis Foster bagging a hat trick and a pair of assists in the 6-2 win.

The C1 final saw the Ice Devils take on the Pioneers in a down-tothe-wire thriller. Scott Mitchell struck first to put the Pioneers ahead before Bill Rushton, then Mike Bell, found the net to put the Ice Devils 2-1 ahead at the break.

In the second half Shawn Desrosiers tied the scores before Gord Jones struck twice to put the Ice Devils 4-2 up going into the final minutes.

The Pioneers got a power play in the last minute after a slashing call and opted to pull goalie Doug Bondue to go six on four. They were rewarded when Dan Wilson found the net with 17 seconds left, but the Ice Devils

coolly slotted home for the win.

The A final pitted Port McNeill’s Mustangs against local favourites the Islanders.

A pair of longrange strikes from the Mustangs’ Chad Mackenzie were answered by goals from the Islanders’ Richard Burgess and Grant Hawkins midway through the first period.

Chris Dutcyvich netted to give the Mustangs back the lead before setting up John Murgatroyd to restore the two-goal buffer Above: The Islanders' Dave Stewart drives at the Mustangs' Ryan Rushton and John before the ice-cleaning Prachnau during the A final of the Oscar Hickes tourney. Below: The Warriors' Shelby break.

The Islanders came Cockell tries to lift the puck past Horses' goalie Josh Bisnett in the B final. A O'Toole out with a will in the the resurgent Horses a second period, piling 5-4 lead with 1:27 left on the pressure in front of the Mustangs goal, to play.

The Warriors and were unlucky to swarmed forward from see a close-range effort the puck drop to put go over the bar before pressure on the Horses’ Mustangs goalie Aaron goal. An attempted Hinton performed a clearance from the series of stops to frusvisitors was brilliant- trate the home side.

After weathering ly kept onside by the outstretched stick of the early barrage the Walkus who then found Mustangs went on the Cockell on the wing. offensive, Dutcyvich Cockell’s at-pace deliv- adding a second goal, ery was turned home then putting in Al

by Jake Colbourne to Rushton to double his tie the score and force assist tally.

Rushton then turned overtime. were able to ride out traveled from Duncan from Shelby Cockell assisting The Horses broke provider, the final seconds for for their first Oscar put the home side 4-2 the deadlock two min- Murgatroyd on a goal ahead midway through utes in, when Cole to seal a 7-2 victory Hickes. the victory.

Goals from Jeff the second, before a Whitelaw pounced on and the A division title The B final pitted Port Hardy’s Warriors Cowles, Ed Walkus hat trick from the visi- a rebound in front of for the Port McNeill against the Horses who and a pair of strikes tors’ Matt Foster gave the Warriors’ goal and outfit.

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Mitchell tops Best of BC list at awards Gazette staff Port McNeill’s Willie Mitchell, who helped the L.A. Kings win the Stanley Cup in 2012, was honoured last week as the “Best of BC” Athlete of the Year.

Founded by nonprofit sport federation Sport B.C., and in its 47th year, the award recognizes a professional or amateur athlete for outstanding

athletic achievement.

Past recipients include Steve Nash, Justin Morneau, Joe Sakic and Lauren Woolstencroft. More than 7,500 fans voted to recognize Mitchell with this year’s award.

“Willie Mitchell is a homegrown B.C. success story,” said Hon. Bill Bennett, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural

“Willie Mitchell is a homegrown B.C. success story. He’s a small-town boy who worked long and hard to make it to the NHL, and since then, has done our province proud..."

Hon. Bill Bennett

Development. “He’s a small-town boy who worked long and hard to make it to the NHL,

and since then, has done our province proud with his many achievements, including win-

ning the Stanley Cup with the Los Angeles Kings last year. He is an inspiration to all

Dragonboat registration opens Gazette staff Four years after its modest start, the Triport Dragonboat Society is looking to continue its growth and has opened registration for its 2013 paddling season in several North Island Communities.

Crew spots are available in Port Hardy, Port McNeill and Sointula, with four boats available for club members. Helmspeople and coaches are always needed, society director Cora Nelson said.

“We’d really like to do an all-male team,” said Nelson. “If we had enough interest we could even have a senior team, and a youth team.

“Anyone interested is welcome to register, whether they want to paddle competitively or just recreationally.”

Registration fees vary depending on

The society has also announced a paddling clinic, featuring members of Victoria’s Gorging Dragons squad, April 6 in Port McNeill. Registration for the clinic is $50.

“People should get in on it, because it’ll fill up fast,” said Nelson.

To register or for more info on the paddling clinic, call Sandy McKenzie at 250-9562771.

British Columbians, and I congratulate him on this well-deserved award.”

Currently playing for the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, Mitchell keeps close ties to B.C. and Vancouver Island where he was born and raised, supporting a number of community causes including Save Our Salmon and Fishing for Kids.

Mitchell returned to Port McNeill last year to hoist the Stanley Cup in his home town in front of nearly 4,000 fans, before going on to stops with the Cup in Alert Bay and Telegraph Cove.

“Supporting important community initiatives in British Columbia keeps me connected with my roots,” said Mitchell.

Mt. Cain Spring Break Monday March 18 1/2 price tickets Zeballos, Woss, Fair Harbour, Sayward Dinner in Kitchen: Tacos Evening Activity: WII

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Wednesday March 20 1/2 price day 1/2 price tickets and rentals everyone Dinner in Kitchen: 1/2 price plain burgers - All Day

Thursday March 21 1/2 price tickets Port McNeill, Sointula, Alert Bay Dinner in Kitchen: Build your own Sundae Evening Activity: Movie

The crew of Sointula Rocks celebrates at the end of a heat in the Triport Dragonboat J.R. Rardon Regatta in 2011.

level of participation, age and other factors.

Flexible practice dates and times are usually available in each of the communities, and the schedule will not be finalized until registration is complete.

Triport Dragonboat Society boasted four competitive teams last season, who traveled to regattas in Nanaimo, Victoria and Vancouver. The society also hosts its own popular regatta each

year in Hardy Bay, during Port Hardy’s Filomi Days festival.

Paddlers are not required to compete; for many the sport is an enjoyable way to get a workout on the water and share time with like-minded friends.

Registration forms are available in Port Hardy at Cafe Guido, in Port McNeill at Progressive Diesel, and in Sointula by calling Shannon Holmes at 250-974-8380.

Friday March 22 1/2 price tickets Port Alice, Holberg, Quatsino Dinner in Kitchen: BBQ Evening Activity: Sun Fun

Notes: Present proof of address at ticket booth Kids meals $5.50 each includes juice box Free activities in the lodge starting after dinner

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ATHLETE of the Week WILLIE MITCHELL

Port McNeill’s Stanley Cup-winning NHL skater capped a big year when he was named BC Athlete of the Year at the Sport BC Awards gala.

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The winning design will receive one year registration for the player of their choice. We also require a signed release agreement with the artist.

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Pucks & Peanuts Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— The North Island’s hockey stars of tomorrow strutted their stuff — and skated, slid and occasionally stumbled — before an appreciative audience Saturday as Port McNeill Minor Hockey hosted its annual peanut jamboree at Chilton Regional Arena.

The four-team, noncompetitive round-rob-

Each game wrapped up with a shootout, in which every player was allowed a chance to skate in on the opposing goal and take their best shot at a score.

We’ve included here a selection of images from the day’s action.

The jamboree wrapped up the North Island's minor hockey tournament season, and ice goes out next week.

in featured teams of 4- to 6-year-olds from Port McNeill, Port Hardy, Campbell River and the Comox Valley.

Snacks and movies were available in the Image Room upstairs for the youngsters between games. For the parents and kids alike, a substantial raffle table was on display in the lobby, and a puck drop was held midway through the day.

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Celebrated Kitamaat Dry Grad launches author to read in Hardy is home to seven hundred members of the Haisla Nation.

Monday’s event is free to attend and open to the community.

North Island College is pleased to acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts in hosting this special event.

For more information about Eden Robinson’s reading or the Write Here Readers Series, please contact Beth Turner at 250-334-5000 ext.

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Gazette staff PORT HARDY— North Island College’s Write Here Readers Series will present celebrated author Eden Robinson, who will read from a selection of her works at Café Guido Monday, Mar. 18th.

From the moment Eden Robinson burst onto the literary scene, she established a reputation as an unflinching writer. She is the author of Traplines, Monkey Beach, The Sasquatch at Home and the much-anticipated Blood Sports.

Traplines was Robinson’s first book, a collection of dark and brutal short stories that feature a deadpan, gritty humour. The book was published in 1996 and won the UK’s Winifred Holtby prize.

Her debut novel Monkey Beach was nominated for the Giller Prize and, like much of her work, it is a frank, engrossing portrayal of contemporary life in Haisla territory.

Monkey Beach garnered unanimous appreciation from critics in the US, UK and Canada. The Washington Post called it “artfully constructed,” the National Post deemed it “intricately patterned.” Thomas King, author of Truth and Bright Water, comments “Monkey Beach creates a vivid contemporary landscape that draws her reader deep into a traditional world, hidden universe of premonition, pain and power.”

Robinson grew up with her older brother and younger sister in Haisla territory near Kitamaat Village, surrounded by the forests and mountains of the central coast of British Columbia. She currently resides in Kitamaat Village, BC. Kitamaat is a Tsimshian word meaning “people of the falling snow,” and (not to be confused with nearby Kitimat town),

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Passed away peacefully in Campbell River, BC on Feb. 26, 2013. Elaine is predeceased by her birth mother Mima Watson, mother and father Jill and Jim Ashmore, brother Danny Watson, brother Collin Ashmore and sons Derek and Daryl McCaskill.

Elaine is survived by her husband Grant Huddleston, son Dean McCaskill of Alberta, daughter Deanna (Frank) Killinger of Alberta, grandchildren Dianne Benton of Port Hardy, Dearra (Shaw) of Alberta and Daniell (Christen) of Port Hardy, many great grandchildren, brothers Doug (Lorna) Ashmore of Victoria, John (Elaine) Watson of Courtenay and Jim (Darlene) of Campbell River and sister Caroline (George) Acs of Victoria, as well as many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.

An application will be made to the Registrar of Companies for the amalgamation of Strategic Forest Management Inc., Mecredy Cruising & Forest Consulting Ltd. and GIS Solutions Inc. (the Amalgamating Companies) to continue as Strategic Forest Management Inc. (the Amalgamated Company).

Jonathan Warren Lok and Niels Hoegh Jorgensen, the directors of the Amalgamating Companies, believe, and have reasonable grounds for believing, that the Amalgamated Company will not be insolvent when the amalgamation takes effect.

Any creditor of the Amalgamating Companies who objects to the amalgamation must provide a written notice of objection to the companies at 906 Island Highway, Campbell River, BC, V9W 2C3, within 15 days after the publication of this notice.

Dated at Campbell River, British Columbia, this 6th day of March, 2013.

Strategic Forest Management Inc., Mecredy Cruising & Forest Consulting Ltd. and GIS Solutions Inc. C/o SHOOK WICKHAM BISHOP & FIELD 906 Island Highway, Campbell River, BC, V9W 2C3

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Helen McLennan

May 11, 1940-March 8, 2013

Elaine worked many years as manager for Fields stores until her disability set in. She was a member of Citizens on Patrol and up to her passing worked dispatch for Mount Waddington Transit. In Elaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leisure time she enjoyed being part of the Port McNeill beading and scrapbooking gang, started burl clocks then wooden Christmas decorations, ceramics and then endless hours beading jewelry.

Elaine was a loving wife with a tireless drive. If anyone needed anything she would be there 24â&#x20AC;&#x201C;7.

Elaine will be truly missed.

Flowers gratefully declined. For those wishing, donations may be made in Elaineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory to the Canadian Lung Association, Heart & Stroke Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society.

Arrangements entrusted to Island Funeral Services, Campbell River, 250-287-3366

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It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Helen McLennan. She is survived by her loving husband of 45 years Stan and her three 4 legged kids, Holly, Bandit and Molly. During her 44 years in Port Hardy, Helen volunteered literally thousands of hours to organizations such as the Port Hardy Museum, the Hospital Thrift store, multicultural groups and the Lions C.N.I.B. There will be no celebration of life

by Helenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request. If anyone deserves to pass through the Pearly Gates, it is our Helen.

She was loved by all.

Rest in Peace Special thanks to Dr. Lee and all of the staff at Eagle Ridge Manor, for the way they made Helenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last 4 months of life the best it could be with the least amount of pain.

Thank you for that.

Stan McLennan

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The estate of SHANE HARVEY KIRKPATRICK, deceased, formerly of 835250 Beaver Harbour Road, P.O. Box 700 Port Hardy B.C. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of SHANE HARVEY KIRKPATRICK are hereby notiďŹ ed under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor, MICHAEL SHANE KIRKPATRICK c/o his solicitor, Madeleine Ani of Madrona Law @ P.O. Box 229 Gabriola, B.C. V0R 1X0 or m.ani@madronalaw.ca on or before April 18, 2013 after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

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SCOW, JUDGE ALFRED JOHN APRIL 10, 1927 FEBRUARY 26, 2013 Alfred will be sadly missed by his wife of 49 years, Joan and his sisters, Beatrice, Winnie Speck, Irene Bertelsen and Karen Adams and brothers, Peter, Henry and Glen.

Alfred is predeceased by his parents, Chief William D. Scow and Alice (Whonnock) and eight siblings.

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BARTENDER/SERVER Haida-Way Pub is hiring a bartender and servers, experience an asset. Serving it Right required. Please drop off your resume at the desk of HaidaWay or Email to staff@pmhotels.com

MOUNT WADDINGTON Transit System is looking for a parttime dispatcher for Monday to Saturday.

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Closing date: March 21, 2013.

TELEGRAPH Cove Resort is hiring for the upcoming season: - Head Housekeeper, Housekeepers - Front Desk Clerks -Campground Manager-Maintenance Personnel Cooks -Wait staff - Baristas Bartenders - Email your resume and cover letter to TCRLTD@island.net

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

We currently have the following openings:

Operations Planner Operations Accountant (Temporary) GIS Summer Student Master Mechanic Ticketed Automotive Mechanic Heavy Duty Mechanic Boom Man Detailed job postings can be viewed at

http://www.westernforest.com/building-value/our-people-employment/careers WFP offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifications that we are looking for, please reply in confidence to:

Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611 Email: resumes@westernforest.com PLACES OF WORSHIP

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone welcomeâ&#x20AC;?

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

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Student Summer Employment at Museum

FULL-TIME ASSISTANT at the Port Hardy Museum

Duties: welcome visitors, act as docent, co-ordinate public events, operate gift shop, organize photo collection.

Must have attended school full-time 2012-2013 and be returning as full-time student in September 2013, aged between 16-30 years, preferably college/ university level. Education and/or experience with tourism, retail, and/or historical research preferred.

Apply in person, by mail to the Port Hardy Museum: 7110 Market St. Box 2126, Port Hardy, V0N 2P0; or email:phmachin@telus.net with cover letter, resumĂŠ, & references.

Applications received until 5:00 pm, May 18.

PLACES OF WORSHIP

PLACES OF WORSHIP

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

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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 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year.

For information contact 0ASTOR $AVE 0URDY s 11/13

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

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

11/13

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

GWAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;SALA-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;NAKWAXDAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH at entrance to Tsulquate Village (8898 Park Dr) Saturday/Sabbath 10:00 am-Sabbath School 11:15 am-Worship Service Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell 11/13

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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

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

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

Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

ARE YOU A JOURNEYMAN MECHANIC?

Great opportunity in Kitimat BC. If you love the outdoor life style, OK Tire is looking for you. Excellent opportunity good remuneration & beneďŹ ts for the successful applicant with the option to eventually. Own your own business.

Fax resume to 1-250-635-5367 Attn.

General Manager or email :momack@citywest.ca

Seeking experienced - Swampers - Rock truck drivers - Driller/Blasters - Grade hoe operators for logging road construction on Vancouver Island.

Competitive wage & beneďŹ t package.

TEL: 250-286-1148 FAX: 250-286-3546 kdcon@telus.net

M O N E Y P ROV I D E R . C O M $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.

LEGAL SERVICES CRIMINAL RECORD? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certiďŹ cation, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

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Avoid bankruptcy! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1 877-556-3500 GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES CONTRACTORS EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE after March 15, 2013 for hire.

Feller Buncher, Log Loaders, Hoe Chuckers, Processors, Skidders and stump to dump service. Call Dan 250-613-6553

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FULL TIME TICKETED HEAVY-DUTY MECHANIC

Must meet grantorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s criteria.

Employment, wages & duration dependent on funding received.

PERSONAL SERVICES

ENGINEERED MECHANICAL SOLUTIONS Campbell River

Contact: Dylan Wood by fax: 250-286-9502 or by e-mail: DylanWood@t-mar.com

We are a full service facility with an engineering department, mechanical shop, fab/welding shop, machine shop, and parts department. Top union rates and beneďŹ ts along with good safety habits make this a great place to work.

The Successful candidate will have experience working on forestry / industrial mobile equipment including Grapple Yarders.

This position requires working in the ďŹ eld the majority of time.

Food Security Research and Community Engagement The Mount Waddington Health Network is seeking an experienced and qualiďŹ ed candidate who has experience in the ďŹ eld of Food Security and Community Development.

The candidate will be supporting a project, being executed in partnership with the Vancouver Island Health Authority, to assess the feasibility of the development of a Food Security Hub within the Regional District of Mount Waddington. Using existing food security planning documents and resources as a starting point, the candidate will be responsible for conducting extensive community engagement across the region, with an aim to assess existing community capacity to address food security and to develop an action plan for improving Food Security in the region.

The ideal candidate will have education and experience related to Food Security, and will be have at least two years of experience in: s #OMMUNITY RESEARCH s 0ROJECT AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT s #OMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT s $EVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION MATERIALS AND FORMAL REPORTS s 0UBLIC SPEAKING s 'ROUP FACILITATION The candidate will have a demonstrated ability to work independently, and will have excellent oral and written communication, time management and organizational skills. An ability to liaise with a variety of stakeholder groups, including local government, is desired.

This is a part-time project which requires a high degree of ďŹ&#x201A;exibility, some travel (with a personal vehicle), working knowledge of the North Island Region, and existing relationships with agricultural, food services, not-for proďŹ t, education, health, local government, and First Nations stakeholders.

To apply for this position please submit your application by mail or via email, by 4.00 pm Friday, March 22, 2013 to: 'AIL &RANKLIN Co-ordinator Mount Waddington Health Network 0/ "OX 0ORT (ARDY "# 6 . 0 e-mail: gfranklin@telus.net

Thursday, March 14, 2013

MUNICIPAL INSPECTOR with the DISTRICT OF PORT HARDY

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Due to retirement of the incumbent, the District is seeking an individual to Âżll the role of Municipal Inspector, a position that is responsible for: â&#x20AC;˘ Processing applications for building permit related to new construction and alterations / renovations / additions / relocation / demolition to/of existing buildings and structures; â&#x20AC;˘ Examining and reviewing building plans, drawings and applicable documentation to ensure conformity with bylaws, codes (Building, Fire and Plumbing) and standards; â&#x20AC;˘ Inspecting building and properties to ensure compliance with bylaws, codes and standards; â&#x20AC;˘ Enforcement of the Provincial Fire Code and as local assistant to the Fire Commissioner, ensuring implementation of and compliance with the requirements of the Fire Services Act and regulations; â&#x20AC;˘ Reviewing and processing of applications for business licence and sign permit to ensure conformity with the applicable regulations; â&#x20AC;˘ Undertaking activities associated with bylaw enforcement; â&#x20AC;˘ Responding to public enquiries; â&#x20AC;˘ Assisting with preparation of the annual budget related to Municipal Inspection services; and â&#x20AC;˘ Oversee and assist with maintenance matters related to Districtowned buildings.

This position is based in Port Hardy, B.C. Working hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm, Monday through Friday (37.5 hours per week), with some additional hours required from time to time.

For more detailed information including qualiÂżcation preferences, please contact Jeff Long, Director of Corporate & Development Services at 250-949-6665, or to apply for this position, please forward your cover letter, rĂŠsumĂŠ and list of references to Mr. Long by facsimile at 250-949-7433 or by email at jlong@porthardy.ca by 4:30pm on March 29, 2013.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

VILLAGE OF PORT ALICE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Public Works Temporary Labourer 1 Full Time The Village of Port Alice is accepting applications for the position of Temporary Labourer 1. This is a general labourers position involving indoor and outdoor work. Unrestricted BC Drivers License is a requirement; Traffic Control Certification is desirable but not mandatory.

Rate of pay for this position is $21.24/hr plus 8.2% in lieu of vacation and statutory holidays. This position is within the Collective Bargaining Unit of CUPE Local 2045.

Interested parties are invited to submit a resume before 5:00 pm March 28, 2013 to: Madeline McDonald, Administrator Village of Port Alice 1061 Marine Drive P.O. Box 130 Port Alice, BC V0N 2N0 (250) 284-3391 Posted on March 11, 2013

PORT MCNEILL POOL

2013 Summer Student Employment Opportunities The Town of Port McNeill is seeking applications for

Request for Quote For the Operation and Maintenance of the Alert Bay Campground

Lifeguard Instructors A detailed job description and list of required qualiďŹ cations may be obtained from the Port McNeill Town OfďŹ ce at 1775 Grenville Place, or from the Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www.portmcneill. ca Applications will be accepted until 4:00pm on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at the Town OfďŹ ce.

Copies of accreditation MUST be included with resumes.

Please apply in writing with resume and accreditation copies to: Administrator Box 728, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 or fax with cover letter to 250-956-4300 or email reception.portmcneill@telus.net

The Village of Alert Bay intends to enter into a contract with a qualiďŹ ed ďŹ rm or individual for the management of the Alert Bay Campground. Interested parties are invited to submit proposals for the seasonal operation and maintenance of the campground from April 15, 2013 to October 31, 2013.

For a full description of the duties required please contact the Village ofďŹ ce at 250-9745213 or email heathern-s@alertbay.ca.

Deadline for submission is Friday March 28, 2013 at 5:00pm.

SMALL COMMERCIAL VESSEL OPERATOR GNN Marine Services Ltd. of Port Hardy BC is looking for candidates interested in a fulltime vessel operator position. The successful candidate must be willing to work ďŹ&#x201A;exible hours and successfully complete our 6 week in-house training program.

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District of Port Hardy Public Works and Parks Summer Students The District of Port Hardy is currently seeking energetic summer students interested in summer opportunities with our Public Works and Parks Department. Our summer students will perform a diverse range of labor related duties such as grass cutting, raking, pruning, watering, painting, edging, and gardening tasks in District parks, trails, cemetery and sport ďŹ eld facilities.

The terms and conditions of employment are in accordance with the IUOE Collective Agreement. QualiďŹ ed individuals should forward their resumes, quoting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summer Studentâ&#x20AC;? competition to Trevor Kushner, Director of Operational Services, District Hall, 7360 Columbia Street no later than 4:30pm, April 5, 2013.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those to be interviewed will be contacted.

To be considered for this opportunity candidates must be either attending or returning to their post-secondary education at the conclusion of the summer season.

School District No. 85 requires the following REGULAR positions: Posting #2, Noon Hour Supervisor Eagle View Elem., $19.16 per hour, 5 hours per week, while school is in session Posting #3, Special Needs Noon Hour Supervisor Eagle View Elem., $20.52 per hour, 5 hours per week, while school is in session Posting #4, Custodian Woss Lake Elem., $20.52 per hour, 7.5 hours per week, 11 months per year Posting #5, Custodian Alert Bay Elem., $20.52 per hour, 20 hours per week, 11 months per year Posting #6, Noon Hour Supervisor Sea View Elem. Jr. Sec., $19.16 per hour, 4 hours per week, while school is in session Posting #7, Child & Youth Care Worker I Alert Bay Elem., $23.93 per hour, 5 hours per week, while school is in session Posting #8, Special Education Assistant I Woss Lake Elem., $23.93 per hour, 7 hours per week, while school is in session Posting #9, Special Education Assistant I Eke Me-Xi Learning Centre, $23.93 per hour, 15 hours per week, while school is in session

Thursday, March 14, 2013 HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

PAINTING

HOUSES FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

HOMES FOR RENT

AUTO FINANCING

PORT MCNEILL MCCLURE APTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S.

PORT HARDY: 5 bdrm, 4 bath, on Storeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beach Rd. Refâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s req. 250-949-1110.

SPRING TIME Specials for Painting and Drywall Repairs.

Painting of walls to 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; room 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; foot ceiling,$ 195.00.

Includes 2 coats of Cloverdale paint to walls. Taxes included in price. Drywall patch 2â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x2â&#x20AC;&#x2122; to wall. $145.00, drywall installed, tape, ďŹ lled, sanded, primed ready for paint. All work guaranteed, no mess to clean up during or after job is complete. Book your free estimate for your painting and drywall repairs. Free quotes to restoration companies, for seal coats, drywall repairs, texture repairs, painting repairs, power washing. Helping people and restoration companies to take care of their homes and businesses with drywall repairs and painting repairs since 1994 Ltd. Call Jason at 250-797-5067 for FREE estimates or e-mail: jdhpainting@telus.net Thank You

Closing date for applications is 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013.

SD85 thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. These are CUPE Local 2045 positions.

Apply to: Mr. John Martin, Secretary-Treasurer School District No. 85, Box 90, Port Hardy, B.C. VON 2P0

WANTED TO RENT

Call 250-956-3526.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED HYDE CREEK - Waterfront 1bdrm furnished Apt. w/ shop. $575/mo. Can work off some rent. Call 360-790-5733.

AUTO FINANCING

CARS

CKC RGST. Great Pyrenees Pups 9 wks. old 1st. shots, Hlth guar. $1200, free delivery. Vet chk. www.kindercubkennel.com 250998-4697

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL Shop & one acre gravel lot. Gated property, heated ofďŹ ce and washroom. Shop 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x48â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x16 ft ceiling. 3 lrg bay doors. 3 ton hoist/full R.V. hookup services on site. $1000/mth. Call 250668-9787.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

FUEL/FIREWOOD

PORT MCNEILL Mobile Home Park Pads for rent.

Short walk to shopping, school & ocean. $283.00/ month Call 250-956-2355

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

LT 10 WOODMIZER Bandsaw with woodmizer blade sharpener and possible trailer if price is right. Call Steve 250949-6599 between 6pm and 8:30pm for more info.

SAWMILLS FROM only $3997 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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

HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES Damaged House?

Pretty House? Moving?

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We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private.

Mortgage Too High and House wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sell?

Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make payments?

We will Lease Your House, Make your Payments and Buy it Later!

Call: 1-250-616-9053 www.webuyhomesbc.com

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

FOR SALE BY OWNER

APARTMENT/CONDO

PORT HARDY 2400 sq ft house has been totally revamped, all new wiring, heating, plumbing & all new appliances. Large private yard with good sized deck & patio. Ample room for RVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, boats - has lots of potential. $255,000.

Call 250-230-7540 or 250-2300676.

PORT MCNEILL: Small 2 bdrm, 1 bath home on easy care lot, partial ocean view.

New ďŹ&#x201A;ooring and roof. Possible rent to own for qualiďŹ ed buyer. $135,000. Call 250902-9582 or 250-956-2388.

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TRANSPORTATION

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded.

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

MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT

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

PORT HARDY or Port McNeil - Recently engaged couple, working professionals looking for townhouse or house rental.

Contact Mike (250) 288-3664 or mwhite532@gmail.com

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

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Posting #10, Special Education Assistant I Fort Rupert Elem., $23.93 per hour, 7 hours per week, while school is in session Further information regarding Position Duties and QualiďŹ cations can be found on our website at: www.sd85.bc.ca under â&#x20AC;&#x153;Career Opportunitiesâ&#x20AC;?.

Please complete a CUPE Application Form which is available at our website and quote the appropriate posting number.

New Management 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom apartments. Competitive prices.

WEST PARK MANOR & LINDSAY MANOR in Port Hardy Large one & two bedroom suites, some with a great view, all clean and in excellent condition.

Also elegantly furnished executive suites available.

Well maintained secure & quiet buildings.

Close to shopping.

2 year rental history and credit check required.

Friendly onsite resident managers.

Lisa & Richard.

Call 250-949-9030 or email for info & pictures: wpark_lindsay@ cablerocket.com LARGE 2 bedroom apt for Rent, only ďŹ ve years old. Located at 1385 Alberni Hwy, Parksville above Trees Restaurant. $800 per month 250954-9547

PORT MCNEILL APARTMENTS Well managed 1 & 2Bdrm suites. Gym & sauna on site. Call for availability.

Phone Rick 250-956-4555

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

2003 TAHOE, 29 foot 5th wheel, 2 slides, everything works, setup at the Pioneer RV Site, (Port Hardy). Asking $10,000. Call (250)897-6197.

UTILITY TRAILERS

HOMES FOR RENT

UTILITY TRAILER 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;x8â&#x20AC;&#x2122; box.

New last Oct. 2000lbs rated.

Used to haul motorcycle. $1600. Port Hardy. 250-9497333.

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

2200 SQ/FT 2 storey ocean view home for rent in Port McNeill. Unobstructed ocean view. Woodstove, oil furnace, hardwood ďŹ&#x201A;oors.

Large backyard. New 15x32 sundeck facing the ocean. Available April. 1st. $1200/mo. london111211@hotmail.com AFFORDABLE FAMILY housing in Port Hardy, 3 bdrm, new kitchen, new ďŹ&#x201A;ooring, NO PETS. Comes with F/S, W/D hook up, oil heat, $750.

For further information call 250-923-4145, 250-203-2708.

DreamTeam Auto Financing â&#x20AC;&#x153;0â&#x20AC;? Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-961-7022 www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

MARINE

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BOATS 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Welded aluminum boat, 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10â&#x20AC;? wide, 44 inches deep v-hull with stand up ďŹ shermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top, sst steering lights horn bilge pump. Boats are new. Trailers available. $6750.

Chilliwack 250-244-1704 quintrex@telus.net

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To all Minor Hockey Supporters, Parents, Volunteers and Sponsors: Hockey is a wonderful sport. The hub of most Canadian communities in the winter is often the arena, and it’s difficult to imagine a place kids are more excited to go to in their own town. Our minor hockey program on the North Island is a strong one, not only building community and skills within a town, but between towns as well. However, it takes more than we are giving it to keep it healthy.

Our referee and coach numbers are at a critical level on the North Island. Our volunteer base to help in other areas is shrinking quickly and based on my experience over the last 9 years I have been involved in minor hockey we need more people to step up and help out any way they can. Minor Hockey relies heavily on the support of volunteers, sponsors and businesses. Without such help, minor hockey cannot exist.

You don’t need to have a child in minor hockey to help. This is your chance to give back to a sport that you enjoyed as a child or to “Pay it Forward” so that the opportunity is there when your children want to join. Watching a group of young hockey players grow and develop over a time span is one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve ever known, and I invite anyone who wishes to be a part of it to come and do the same.

A chance to have a positive influence on the youth of our towns is one of the most valuable things we can provide our children, and something that so many people can contribute to. Please consider lending a hand in the coming year so that we can continue to rebuild and attract new players to minor hockey. Without your help we wouldn’t have teams. For those that helped out in any way this past season, whether it was as a parent, volunteer or a sponsor we greatly appreciate your time, money and efforts to making this past year a success.

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