North Island Gazette, April 25, 2013

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Ferry terminal upgrade stalled

Gazette staff Those who commute between Alert Bay and Port McNeill will have to wait a little longer than they originally expected until ferry service resumes between the communities.

Specialized equipment had to be brought to Cormorant Island after workers on the ferry terminal upgrade discovered a huge boulder interfering with efforts to drive the final tower pile at the dock.

The inevitable result of the natural obstacle was the announcement of a delay to the planned April 28 reopening of the terminal. The new completion date was not confirmed at the time the Gazette went to press this week, although early estimates predicted a delay of at least a few days and possibly a week.

The work, begun on April 8, is part of a series of terminal upgrades being performed by BC

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A pair of Eagle View Elementary students pause at nearby Tsulquate River during a schoolwide cleanup effort Monday. More Earth Day J.R. Rardon activities appear in North Island Life, page 11.

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Cape Scott Wind Farm takes shape J.R. Rardon Gazette editor KNOB HILL—As one drives northwest from Port Hardy toward Cape Scott over the Holberg and Nahwitti Main roads, the towering cedar, fir and hemlock give way to stunted, gnarled vegetation resembling nothing so much as decorative bonsai trees.

But travel far enough up the road, and the towers return.

Dominating the horizon on the wind-blasted range overlooking the North Pacific near the upper end of Vancouver Island, more than a dozen of the 55 wind turbines of the Cape Scott Wind Farm now stand completed on the 350-hectare site located outside Cape

Scott National Park.

And the $300 millon-plus project is on schedule to begin producing renewable wind energy into the Vancouver Island power grid in early October.

“On Oct. 1 we plan to go operational,” project manager Brian Arsenault said during a tour of the facility last week. “We expect to send the first power

over the transmission lines as early as late August or September.”

The company has held a number of open houses to explain the project since notifying the District of Port Hardy and the Regional District of Mount Waddington in late 2011. Arsenault said the public will be welcome to visit and view the wind farm when it is complete, but

noted that it is currently an active construction site and that access is strictly limited for public safety until the farm goes operational.

“When we’re finished here, people are welcome to come up and look around,” he said. “You can walk right up and put your hand on the

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I would like to thank the citizens of Port Hardy for all the donations to the Thrift Shop. Also I would like to thank all our members of the Port Hardy Hospital Auxiliary Society for all their volunteer work they do at the Thrift Shop. Without these people we would not have the medical equipment we have. We donate to the Port Hardy Hospital, Eagleridge Manor, Port Hardy Fire Department and the ambulance service. Volunteers are the angels on earth.

Here are some of the items we have purchased in the last 22 years to the total of $845,843.00.

I would say this is a job well done and I thank you again.

Sylvia Frankforth President

Port Hardy Hospital Auxiliary Society Purchases and Donations - January 1991 to February 28, 2013 Port Hardy Hospital and Eagleridge Manor Bed Lifts ...................................................................................... $84,983 Electric Beds ............................................................................... $86,552 Emergency Dept - Stretchers & Hi-Lo Beds ............................ $44,269 KCI Mattress............................................................................... $13,723 Equipment for Physio Dept ....................................................... $17,653 X-ray and Ultra Sound Equipment ........................................... $57,483 Laboratory Equipment ............................................................... $51,629 Holter Monitors - 3 ..................................................................... $10,132 Incinerator ................................................................................... $11,685 Warming Bed ................................................................................ $5,355 ECG Machines - 2 ...................................................................... $31,151 Infusion Pump ............................................................................... $7,071 Autovent ........................................................................................ $4,292 Cardiac Monitor.......................................................................... $18,588 Bili Blanket .................................................................................... $4,660 Mini Doppler ................................................................................ $1,068 Defribrillator ............................................................................... $21,177 Multi Track Recorder ................................................................... $1,953 Propacs - 4 ................................................................................... $53,403 Fax Machine ................................................................................. $1,154 Specialized Bath Tub .................................................................. $23,121 Ice Machine ................................................................................... $2,450 Lift Scale for Eagleridge Manor .................................................. $6,309 Crash Cart ..................................................................................... $3,591 Blanket Warmer ............................................................................ $4,001 Thermal Thermometres - 4 ........................................................... $2,387 Laryngoscope ................................................................................ $5,034 Bariactric Bed ............................................................................. $13,995

Tilt Commode ................................................................................ $1,675 Infant Scale ...................................................................................... $752 Infant Resuscitator........................................................................... $998 Redecorating/refurbishing hospital and rooms, renovating Palliative Care room and various other improvements and items re: patient comfort......................................................................................... $84,189 $676,483

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Medical Equipment..................................................................... $24,563 Paramedic Training ....................................................................... $5,071 Uniform and Safety Jackets ....................................................... $14,586 $44,220

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Equipment ................................................................................... $50,868 Specialized Uniform.................................................................... $13,203 Training ......................................................................................... $5,400 $69,471 Commode for Eagleridge Manor ................................................. $1,675 Paramedic Training ....................................................................... $1,650 Hair Dryer.......................................................................................... $64 Safety Gear for Fire Dept .......................................................... $12,274 Storage Shed for Eagleridge Manor ............................................... $466 Blood Pressure Cuff ......................................................................... $100 Portable Ultra Sound for Eagleridge Manor............................. $39,440 ....................................................................................................$845,843 Scholarship .................................................................................. $30,000 Total .......................................................................................$875,843

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Rock stymies work

Grads clean up

Tamika Jackson, left, scrubs a tire during a fundraising barbecue and car wash for the NISS grad class at Hyde Creek Esso Saturday. Above, Jackson and Athena Richards sport their class colours.

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Van Isle 360 to set sail Chris Bush Black Press Black Press community newspapers will chart a course alongside sailing yachts from across the Pacific Northwest for the Black Press Van Isle 360° 2013 International Yacht Race.

With a race organizer in place, Black Press announced its sponsorship of the event last week.

Formerly known as the Cadillac Van Isle 360° International Yacht Race, the event, which starts and finishes in Nanaimo, has run since 1999 when Nanaimo yachters

Wayne Gorrie and Janine Bell organized the competition and attracted 14 boats to circumnavigate Vancouver Island.

The race has run every other year on the odd year since 2001 and has become the most challenging yachting event in the region.

The event includes North Island stops in Telegraph Cove, Port Hardy Bay and Winter Harbour.

In 2011 Blast Performance Sailing acquired the rights to the event with Jeffrey Motley, owner of the Vancouver-based company, and his wife

Sylvia becoming the race’s lead organizers.

“They were looking for someone to take it over and it was one of those things where the sailing community really didn’t want to see the race disappear,” Motley said. “The long and the short is we decided to take it on and keep it going.”

Black Press was asked to sponsor this year’s race because of the news agency’s ability to provide in-depth coverage both regionally and at a community level.

Mark Warner, president of Black Press Vancouver Island

operations, said he considers being given the opportunity to become title sponsor of the event an honour.

“As our staff, readers and customers are residents throughout western Canada and the U.S.A., we feel it is important to invest and participate in the activities and organizations that make our communities a better place to live and play,” Warner said.

“Many of us grew up on or near the ocean, and we respect the beauty and incredible experiences it has to offer.”

from page 1 Ferries along its coastal system.

A water taxi service has been filling the role of the ferry for foot passengers during the upgrade, while freight has been barged across.

While the lack of vehicle transport has undoubtedly been inconvenient for some, Alert Bay ShopRite Manager Kim Mercer was quick to praise the project managers for working to ease any issues.

“These guys have been absolutely fantastic, they’ve gone above and beyond for us,”

“These guys have been absolutely fantastic, they’ve gone above and beyond for us.”

Kim Mercer, ShopRite

said Mercer, explaining that the managers have personally helped unload deliveries to the store to ensure the truck can make it’s turnaround.

“They’ve been so accommodating. We’ve had an hour to unload and they’ve come over to help. These guys are

fantastic and they don’t get the recognition they deserve.”

At the time of writing, BC Ferries was working to refine its estimate of the delay that the boulder will cause. Check www. northislandgazette. com for updates to this story.

Wind Farm hauling Starting on Feb 25, Totran Transportation will be moving wind mill components from Port Hardy to Cape Scott.

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Local contractors on site from page 1 can walk right up and put your hand on the towers, if you’d like.”

The project, the first undertaken in B.C. by GDF Suez, promises a long-term benefit in 99 kilowatts of renewable wind energy — power enough to supply 26,000 homes from the current Phase 1 — but also a short-term economic boost to the local economy, with local contractors and labourers among the 250 workers now on site.

GDF Suez estimates an overall economic impact to the local economy of $25 million, though when construction is complete, the project will provide only 12 permanent operations and maintenance positions.

“We’re at peak employment now,” said Arsenault, who noted a laundry list of local firms contracted for work including — but not limited to — Port Hardy Bulldozing, Rock Pro, Three Nations Construction, Parr’s Construction, Pacificus Biological

Wind turbine components, built in China and shipped to the Port of Nanaimo before being trucked to the North Island, could reach the wind farm site only after substantial road-building work was undertaken. After leaving a staging yard in Port Hardy, tower sections, turbine blades, hubs and nacelles — the boxy unit containing the many motors and electrical components — travel the Holberg Road to the Nahwitti Main. The Nahwitti, a twisting, upand-down logging road, had to be substantially altered with levelling, bridge-building and bank-cutting to accommodate the 50-metrelong blades and tower sections.

And Nahwitti Main did not even reach the edge of the wind farm.

“We built 33.4 kilometres of new road,” Arsenault said. “We put in four bridges on Nahwitti and 22 more bridges on the wind farm site.”

Upon the project’s infrastructure completion, crews will have

“We’re at peak employment now.”

Brian Arsenault

Service, Strategic Forest Management and OK Tire.

The Cape Scott project has proven to be a huge engineering challenge for GDF Suez, which currently has operational wind farms on Prince Edward Island, in New Brunswick and in Ontario and additional sites under development in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

None of them has provided the unique challenge of North Vancouver Island’s terrain, said Arsenault, a native of Atlantic Canada who has previously worked in the far north.

“After being approved for construction, the first six or seven months were spent just getting the road system in place,” said Arsenault.

installed 27 bridges, 67 imbedded culverts and 500 cross-drain culverts.

Cape Scott Wind Farm is made up of far more than the imposing wind turbines. It will boast its own power sub-station, an office and warehouse complex, and numerous collector lines feeding into what will be a 40-kilometre transmission line into Port A turbine tower base is lowered by crane as workers align it with Hardy’s power substa- a bolt array at the Cape Scott Wind Farm site on Knob Hill last week.

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In June 2008 Sue’s job of 33 years came to an end. Sue says what initially led her to Hardy Buoys was that it was the first job she saw advertised. Hardy Buoys is happy she saw our ad first! As Shipper/Receiver, Sue’s position is crucial for ensuring that our products get to the right place, and on time. Sue is meticulous, highly organized and in almost five years has rarely missed a day’s work. Sue and her husband George have raised two children and called Port Hardy home for nearly 40 years, recently becoming proud grandparents of two baby boys. Sue enjoys gardening, playing cards, and going hunting (although she doesn’t shoot). Sue says what she likes most about Hardy Buoys is that every day is a challenge, and the camaraderie with coworkers. We appreciate all the extra time Sue volunteers to community events on behalf of Hardy Buoys, her “get it done, but get it done right” attitude in and out of the work place is what makes Sue a valued employee, and role model for our “Amazing Crew”.

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COMMENTARY

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Earth needs more days North Islanders, particularly the youth, did their part for the planet in a variety of celebrations for Earth Day earlier this week. But we could all do a bit more in the 364 days between each April 22 to ensure a safe and tidy environment for ourselves and our children.

Pitch-in days or weeks, such as B.C. is celebrating this week, are wonderful opportunities for individuals and groups to work together to improve our surroundings and those of the creatures that live in our woods and waterways.

Students at local schools did their part with stream- and oceanside trash pickups. Others, like staff from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre, contributed to the education of youngsters about the lifecycle of the salmon and the importance of preserving wild fish populations.

But we could make these labours of love a little less labour intensive if some of us altered our dayto-day behaviours.

It’s bad enough when natural catastrophe, such as the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, flings our flotsam and jetsam to all corners of the globe.

We don’t need to exacerbate the problem by tossing tires, shopping carts and old appliances in the bush, or even a potato chip bag onto the grass alongside a trash can.

A little more pitching in and a lot less pitching out, please.

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Should the composition of SD85’s board be changed?

Yes 62%

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B.C. Liberals are running scared VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberal Party deserves credit for releasing its policy book in full on the eve of the formal election campaign.

That’s about the only positive thing to be said about it.

For those who take the time to read party leader Christy Clark’s 40-page booklet, there are a few nuggets of news. For instance, a re-elected B.C. Liberal government would continue its justice reform agenda by moving traffic ticket disputes out of courtrooms, as they did with impaired driving cases.

Most of it consists of glowing descriptions of the government’s 12-year record, and attacks on the NDP of the kind that are not normally seen in a platform.

The main focus, as revealed in February’s throne speech, is a plan to pay off B.C.’s growing

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debt and perhaps even get rid of the provincial sales tax with an Alberta-style “prosperity fund” from liquefied natural gas exports.

Whether this is from imposing a new export tax on LNG or simply from a windfall of gas royalties is unclear. All we have is a big logo on the side of Clark’s campaign bus declaring “DEBT FREE B.C.” Clark finished up last week with stops in Terrace

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A video submitted by Eagle View’s Electric Circus won the award for viewer’s choice in the annual BC Green Games.

Alert Bay travelers are going to have to wait a bit longer for the return of the ferry due to a delay in work on the new terminal.

and Prince Rupert, promising an LNG windfall for local governments as well.

She repeated the platform’s attack line that the NDP are going to wreck the trilliondollar LNG boom with a Quebec-style moratorium on “fracking” to extract gas from deep shale formations.

The NDP are not calling for a moratorium on natural gas production. They’re calling for yet another “review,” one of many vague, wobbly positions that have been adopted by both dominant parties.

An earlier premier named Glen Clark became famous for “freezing” things like ferry fares and car insurance rates. Now Christy Clark is “freezing” personal income tax rates for five years, and carbon tax rates too. That implies she’s planning to win this election and the next one, at a time when it is unclear whether she can even hold A member of

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The B.C. Liberals will cut small business taxes by a point, some time in the next five years. They will also increase income tax on large businesses and personal income of more than $150,000, but that’s not mentioned in their platform, since it goes against 12 years of their policy as a government.

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Leader John Cummins informs me his plan to phase out the carbon tax does not include reversing the personal and business income tax rate reductions that were legislated as the fuel tax reached its current level.

The platform asserts that total provincial revenues will continue to rise in the next four years, despite the uncompensated loss of $1 billion from the carbon tax.

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A patient's best friend Dogs have a reputation as man’s best friend.

Owning a dog has many benefits — they provide a reason to go out for a walk, a chance to experience their excitement about life as they chase a wellthrown ball or stick and, of course, unconditional love.

Organizations, from health care facilities to schools and daycare centres, have recognized the positive impact a well-trained dog can have. Many of these allow pet visits and dog therapy under the auspices of Pacific Animal Therapy Society (PATS), Pacific Assistance Dogs Society (PADS), Animal Assisted Therapy (ATT) or other approved dog therapy societies.

PATS is an animal therapy program operating primarily on Vancouver Island. Sadey Guy founded the organization in 1988 after retiring from nursing. “I was inspired to start the program when I saw the difference my own dogs made when they visited folks in facilities who were not returning to their own homes,” explains Guy Twenty-five years later, PATS has grown to 300plus volunteers who visit 90 facilities.

At the Vancouver Island Health Authority, PATS volunteers take their own pets to visit retirement facilities, assisted living residences, group homes and other facilities. These pets must first pass a behaviour test (administered by a veterinarian), ensure that all their vaccinations are up to date and go through an orientation with their handler.

PATS volunteers have many stories to tell about the impact their pet visits have on residents. Wearing their blue PATS kerchiefs around their necks, these dogs bring love and laughter into the lives of many.

In addition to visiting residential care facilities, there are animal therapy programs. These programs

Animal Therapy Dog Rico visits patients at Victoria General Hospital’s Neurological Rehab ward.

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“I can’t thank Magrit and her four-legged angels enough for all the joy, peace and hope they bring to the hospital.”

Petra Slaughter

support approved therapy dogs visiting patients in acute-care facilities like Victoria General Hospital.

Dogs enrolled in this program must not only pass the PATS guidelines, but they must also follow strict Infection Prevention and Control guidelines around cleanliness, grooming, hospital and patient access.

Dog therapy is a welcome addition to the therapies used at Victoria General Hospital’s Neurological Rehabilitation floor.

Patients here have had a brain injury or stroke and are learning how to navigate day-to-day life again. A therapy dog is assigned to an approved patient and comes on the ward for 20-minute visits as arranged.

Patients are generally on this ward for six to eight weeks. “This can be a difficult time for many patients as they adjust to their disability,” says social worker Heidi Meseyton. “I find that an animal therapy dog can be beneficial, espe-

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cially for patients who are vulnerable to isolation or who are having difficulty coping emotionally.”

Rico is a two-year-old Bernese mountain dog who spends time specifically on this Neurological Rehab ward with his owner, Magrit Whittome, a volunteer of nine years.

Rico is the third generation of Whittome’s Bernese dogs that has performed therapy duties. His predecessors, Queno and Bianca, visited VGH for seven years and the stories of their relationships with patients are the stuff of legends.

Whittome’s dogs have brought comfort to a dying child, encouraged a noncommunicative patient to speak and helped families cope with sadness.

“Magrit’s therapy dogs have had such an impact and are fondly remembered to this day by staff, volunteers, returning patients and visitors,” says Petra Slaughter, coordinator of volunteer resources.

“I can’t thank Magrit and her four-legged angels enough for all the joy, peace and hope they bring to the hospital.”

Up until recently, Rico was spending time with a patient who had difficulty communicating and was isolated and withdrawn, as it was very frustrating for him to try to speak. He lit up when Rico came to visit— the interactions appeared to lift his spirits and give him some muchneeded affection. This patient has now returned home.

Therapy dogs also work with patients on “functional enhancement.” This therapy is for patients who are returning home and need to build their strength, flexibility and mobility. Rachel Oates, a physiotherapist working with patients at Aberdeen Hospital, has used therapy dogs to help patients improve physical function.

“Patients can build their range of motion by grooming a dog who stands at the patient’s shoulder height so they must lift their arms up,” notes Oates. “Patients also improve their standing balance by throwing a ball for a dog and waiting for them to return it— they enjoy watching the dog so much, they tend to stand longer, building their ability.” Oates adds that the therapy dogs bring a sense of fun and positive energy so that patients stay with their exercises longer when working with the animals, and that remembering commands helps builds cognitive function.

Therapy dogs—welcome members of Vancouver Island Health Authority’s volunteer force.

For more information Vancouver Island Health Authority’s Volunteer program: www.viha.ca/volunteer_resources/ For more information on the PATS program: www. patspets.ca/wordpress/.

Sarah Plank, VIHA Communications

&Rav s Rants e Return to vendor People who have garage sales and other fundraisers but don’t take the signs down after the events. Poles are covered with old signs and it’s visual littering. Please take your signs down after!

Nadine Gough Port Hardy More heed, less speed People who live out by the airport in Port Hardy (you know who you are): there is an elementary school in your area. Please observe the signs and slow down!

Bridget Wright Port Hardy Make time for kids My letter begins with a rave, a huge rave! This past Friday we had our annual Spring Fun Fair at Eagle View Elementary. It once again was an amazing success. This event almost didn’t happen, no one want-

ed to take it on. I went to work the next morning after that PAC meeting and was telling some fellow parents, Sabrina Dent stepped up right away and said “let’s do it!” So we did! We had about five weeks to pull this together.

I took on the job of finding parent/teacher volunteers (here comes my rant).

Out of a school of 290+ kids I was only able to get 23 parents, some working double shifts. Very sad showing.

The teachers really stepped it up this year and filled in many of the missing spots (another rave).

That shows me they truly appreciate all the funds we (PAC) have given them this year for their various activities and projects. Thank you to all that helped before, during and after the fun fair. In the end it’s all the kids that benefit.

Leigh Deans Port Hardy

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April 25 Living Oceans Society presents Clear the Coast, a presentation on marine debris resulting from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan.

7:30 p.m., Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre. Free to QSSC members; regular Salmon Centre admission applies for others. Info, Erin, 250-949-9022.

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April 26 Pirate-themed Ready, Set, Learn event at Fort Rupert Elementary 12:30- 2:30 p.m. School-readiness event aimed at children and parents of children 0-6 featuring games, snacks and prizes.

April 28 Free swim for families with young children at Port Hardy Pool 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. hosted by Ready, Set, Learn. Free swim lessons for 3/4 year olds on a first come, first served basis.

April 27 101 Squadron Annual Silent Auction in the Thunderbird Mall, 10:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. to raise funds for memorial projects, scholarships and Air Cadets. This year will also be for the new Port Hardy Cenotaph. The location will be open for viewing and

May 2 The A-frame church hosts an executor’s and estate settlement seminar 7 p.m. The free seminar will have a lawyer, accountant, financial planner and funeral service professional on hand to answer questions.

April 27 Spring tea at St. Columba’s Church, Port Hardy, 2- 4 p.m. Baking and plants for sale.

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May 3 The A-frame church hosts local artist Yvonne Maximchuk who will read from her new book Drawn to Sea in the bookstore at 7 p.m. Books and CDs will also be available for sale.

May 3 Free introduction to Quantum Touch Healing by visiting instructor Randy Zonnis, 7-9 p.m., St. Columba Anglican/United Church, Port Hardy. To register or for info call 250-956-3670.

May 4 Celebration of life for Al Huddlestan at the Port Hardy Civic Centre 2-4 p.m.

May 4 North Vancouver Island Harley Owners Group annual Show and Shine. IGA parking lot 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. All makes and models of bikes welcome. People’s Choice Award, so come on out and vote! Group sponsored by Steve Drane Motorcycles.

May 4 PMS (Port McNeill Saleswoman) host a home-based business event, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Port McNeill Old School.

Door prizes, kids’ activities, concession and more.

May 5 Port Hardy Baptist Church presents a dinner and movie event. Two showings; 3:30 p.m. (doors at 3 p.m.) and 6 p.m. (doors at 5 p.m.). Dinner served 5-6 p.m. $4 per person includes hot dog, pop, chips, popcorn and movie.

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Kitimat refinery project gets Chinese backing Black Press BEIJING CHINA— Kitimat Clean Ltd and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China’s largest bank, signed Memorandums of Understanding Thursday for what could become the largest investment in B.C. in the province’s history.

The MOUs will assure securing and oversight of funding for a $25 billion refinery proposed by David Black for installation at Kitimat on the B.C. coast.

The principal provisions of the MOUs state that ICBC will be Chinese financial advi-

(l-r) Kevin Tsui, Liu Liping, David Black and Huang Jifa pose after the signing of Memorandums of Understanding last Photo submitted week. sor to Kitimat Clean struction of the refinand cooperate in the ery. Up to 100 per cent financing of the pro- of the output from the posed Kitimat refinery refinery is planned for and associated pipelines sale to Asian markets, and other elements. including China and Chinese companies India. will be involved in the Majority control of all engineering and con- the proposed Canadian

businesses will remain in Canada and there will be 6,000 construction jobs created for British Columbians over five years, and 3,000 permanent jobs.

More MOUs between Kitimat Clean and Chinese companies are anticipated in the near future.

“A great advantage of the refinery is that it will prevent the shipment of bitumen in tankers off BC’s mid-coast,” said Black, owner of the Black Press Newspapers group. “In addition, it will reduce global greenhouse gas emissions because it will replace refineries elsewhere that are built to less stringent envi-

ronmental standards.”

The project will include a state-of-theart, world scale oil refinery at Kitimat. It may also include a pipeline between Edmonton and Kitimat, a marine terminal, and a fleet of tankers for the refined fuels. The total cost could amount to $25 billion.

When completed, it will be B.C.’s largest investment. Proponents claim it will also provide more permanent jobs than any other investment has done and generate large tax revenues for the government.

Liu Yanping, deputy head of corporate banking department, and

Huang Jifa, deputy head of investment banking department, signed on behalf of ICBC. “We are very pleased to be working toward a comprehensive agree-

ment to finance a refinery in Canada which is planning to export refined fuels to China and other Asian countries in the future,” they said in a statement.

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(Too) fast cash

The aim of traffic enforcement is not to raise revenue for the government. Too often I hear the words “cash grab” in relation to traffic tickets. Like it or not, this is our current system for attempting to dissuade drivers from practicing behaviours that put themselves or others at risk on our highways.

Money is an efficient tool to assign value to something, and we have a well-organized system for transferring it. The traffic laws codify how we are to behave when we drive, and the ticketing system provides the deterrent by setting a value based on the risk involved in the particular bad behaviour.

Penalty points are a negative reinforcement for those who fail to follow the rules more frequently.

Is this a good system?

Like anything else, it depends on your point of view. If you are the recipient of a ticket I doubt that you are likely to be pleased. If you are a recipient of the effects of poor driving behaviour, perhaps you feel that it doesn’t go far enough. It’s not perfect, but it is what we have.

Just for You

So, what would you do if you were responsible for traffic safety? Would you make small changes or institute a completely different system for encouraging safe driving? Send your thoughts to tickets@drivesmartbc. ca and I will post them with this article on the DriveSmartBC web site.

Slow down I’ve been watching a number of conversations in the newspaper and social media lately, mostly with regard to B.C.’s slow down, move over law, but including changes to other traffic laws as well. The general theme has been that the government has been doing a poor job of telling the public what the new laws are and how we are supposed to follow them. Perhaps I am sensitive to road safety topics and pay more than the average attention to them, but I must disagree with this characterization.

There was significant publicity of the slow down, move over law both prior to and when it was enacted. I saw it on TV, in the newspaper and heard about it on the radio. I continue to pass large

signs beside the highway that tell me what to do.

I’ve seen articles on television and in print publications recently.

What may be closer to the truth is that we are bombarded by too much information every day. To cope with it, we ignore or do not apply full focus to all of the messages that are being given to us.

As long as no damage is done to us or by us because of this, it isn’t a significant problem.

However, if common sense doesn’t kick in soon enough and we receive a ticket or hurt someone it’s probably not the government’s fault here.

We may wish to be careful how we complain on this subject. Possible alternatives could include mandatory testing before licence renewal with shorter licence renewal periods to make sure that we are up to date.

As with any other important skill, we have a stake in keeping ourselves up to date in order to remain proficient. It’s not just a job for our government.

Passing the torch

Chief Schell Nickerson and Deputy Chief Brent Borg flank four recent retirees from the Port Hardy Volunteer Fire Department; Lieutenants Andrew Dukes, Steve Holm, Vince Cane and Senior Firefighter Brian Bjornason. The retirees represent a combined 57 years of firefighting experience.

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Accolades for Gazette A little self-congratulations this week as the North Island Gazette received a set of awards recently.

At the British Columbia and Yukon Community Newspapers Association’s annual Ma Murray Awards last weekend the

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Gazette placed third in the Newspaper Excellence category for its circulation, reflecting a consistently high all-around standard.

In the Canadian Community Newspaper Association’s annual awards the Gazette

received the blue ribbon for General Excellence.

In addition, the Gazette was awarded third place in the Outstanding Community Service category for the Gazette Hamper Fund.

Thank You

The students and parents of Eagle View School Grade 7’s would like to send a big thank you to the following for their support of our garbage day/BBQ fundraiser held on April 20.

Greg, Len and staff at Fox’s Disposal for their time and equipment.

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Craig and staff at Overwaitea for the use of their barbeque equipment and food products.

Thunderbird Mall Adminstration for letting us use their space for our event.

Barb and Lynea for running the hot dog sale, where we raised over $700.

Brent Borg for his time and the use of his commercial truck, which we used to pick up 20 old washers and dryers.

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All the students and parents for their hard work in making this event a great success.

Thank you from the parents/students of Eagle View’s Grade 7 fundraising group.

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North Island Life

Pitching in for Earth Day Earth Day is always a great time to take a look at our surroundings and realize that we are lucky enough to live in one the most pristine and beautiful places on Earth.

Unfortunately, some take it for granted and mar our green spaces through thoughtless dumping.

The next generation were at the forefront of cleanup efforts this Earth Day, as a wide variety of events were held to mark the day.

We will put a slideshow of the day’s events on the Gazette website but for now enjoy these shots...

Clockwise from above left: Holly Williamson takes the high ground as Martie Lysne and Rowan Williamson search the river banks for refuse as Eagle View students and parents pitched in to help clean up Tsulquate River; Brett Meredith collects his hot dog from Katherine Bleaney at the cleanup and barbecue fundraiser for Camp Homewood as Elise and Josie Quest look on; Sidney McGillawee of Fort Rupert Elementary School pours a salmon fry into Wa’wis Creek during the sixth annual Kwakiutl-sponsored fish release event Monday; Grace Dawson pauses at a beam of light shining into the Kwakiutl Big House while performing the salmon dance as part of the Earth Day salmon fry release; Freddie Williamson, Annabelle Rak and Hailee Miner help with the EVES cleanup along Tsulquate River for Earth Day; Kiara and Natalya Child lead students from Fort Rupert Elementary and Wagalus School in the salmon dance at the Kwakiutl Big House .

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Electric Circus video gets top billing Gazette staff PORT HARDY— One year ago, students in Sean Barfoot’s Grade 6 class at Eagle View Elementary School turned a composting project into honourable mention selection in Science World B.C.’s fifth annual BC Green Games.

This year, students in the same class, calling themselves The Electric Circus, turned down the lights and turned up on the winner’s podium after submitting a video highlighting their efforts to save electricity.

Dining in the Dark was voted co-winner of the Elementary Viewer’s Choice Award and earned the school a $500 prize.

“The Electric Circus challenged classes to save energy by shutting their lights off at lunch by ‘Dining in the Dark,’” said

Barfoot. “It was an amazing sight to see because, in the end, all the classes in the entire school participated.”

The video, shot entirely on an iPod by student Emma Jensen, featured team leaders Georgia Walkus, Faith Castillo and Sydney Martineau introducing the program. They conducted interviews with students and visited classrooms at lunchtime to show students eating with the lights off.

“It feels special, because last year was our first time making a video and we didn’t think it was as good,” Circus member Georgia Walkus said.

“We came back and people voted us number one.”

At the end of the challenge, The Electric Circus hosted a popcorn party for everybody who got involved — all 300 students.

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Members of Eagle View Elementary’s Electric Circus pose for videographer Emma Jensen after winning the Viewer’s Choice Award J.R. Rardon in the 2013 B.C. Green Games.

Walkus, Castillo and Martineau all worked together the previous year on the composting video, and said

that experience helped make this year’s project easier to organize.

“And we were teaching everybody how

they can do it next year,” said Martineau.

For the students, the project is more than just a fun excuse to

submit a video, one of 132 entered in the BC Green Games. They began by getting the school’s hydro use figures from School District 85 operations manager Darby Gildersleeve, and monitored changes in usage through the Dining in the Dark challenge. They will continue to use those usage figures as a baseline to monitor additional energy-saving challenges.

“We hope to continue our campaign by organizing other challenges this year and next, such as ‘Ice Age Days’ where students wear puffy sweaters and teachers turn the heat down by a few degrees,” said Barfoot.

“Our Electric Circus team of young environmentalists inspires us all to keep vigilant about sustainability,” said Frank MacLean, Eagle View principal.

“Finding fun ways to

promote awareness about the future of our environment will have a long-lasting effect on the way today’s youth serve the planet of tomorrow.”

The Electric Circus also consulted with mentors BC Hydro School Programs, Cape Scott Wind Farm, and thanked Barfoot, the Eagle View PAC and the school’s students and staff for their assistance in creating the winning video.

Science World manages BC Green Games with input from youth, government, school district, university, science and environmental education community partners.

Presenting sponsors are BC Hydro and FortisBC. The Electric Circus video, along with all other entries and last year’s Eagle View entry, can be viewed at bcgreengames.ca.

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Cats can’t add but they sure do multiply!

Have your pets spayed or neutered!

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New Life For Old Electronic Toys!

Recycle your electronic toys

Videographer Aaron Nichol, left, captures footage of Cassie Conley, Vanessa Hayward and Jacob Willms boarding a Mount Waddington Transit bus in downtown Port McNeill Saturday. Below, from left: Hayward, Conley, Willms, Ben Pahti, Zach Burland and Nichol are making a film for Mount Waddington Transit’s fifth anniversary celebration.

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Filmmakers hit the road J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— This is one anniversary celebration that will require some popcorn.

Mount Waddington Transit is preparing to recognize the five-year anniversary of the arrival of bus service on the North Island, and has enlisted the help of a group of local teens to highlight the event.

Mary Mavis, who directs the transit service through North Island Community Social Services, requested youths from

the local Teen Centre record and produce a short film on the transit system that will be shown at Gate House Community Theatre during the anniversary party on July 2.

“It was Mary’s

vision from the start that (the film) be done by local youth,” said Kirie McMurchy, Teen Centre director. “And because the Teen Centre is part of NICSS, it was a natural fit.”

Aaron Nichol of Alert Bay, who has experience shooting and producing video, including grad ceremonies in both Alert Bay and Port McNeill, has worked the camera.

Vanessa Hayward, Cassie Conley, Jacob Willms, Ben Pahti and Zach Burland were involved in shooting scenes in Port McNeill Saturday, and other teens have also been involved.

“We started at OrcaFest last year,” said Burland. It’s been a work in progress.”

Book it — authors en route to North Island readings Gazette staff Local lovers of literature will be spoiled for choice this week as a series of authors are bound for the North Island in the coming days.

First off, the North Island College’s Write Here series concludes tomorrow night as poet Wanda John-Kehewin comes to Cafe Guido in Port Hardy to read from her new book, In the Dog House, the event following last month’s well-received visit from Kitimaat

author Eden Robinson as part of the same series.

J o h n - Ke h ew i n ’s poetry explores colonization and its legacy from a First Nations woman’s perspective, tackling painful and taboo issues with unflinching honesty.

The free event begins at 7 p.m. and all are welcome.

On April 30, the mother-daughter duo of Yvonne Maaximchuk and Theda Phoenix will return to the North Island after a pro-

motional tour of the Central Island region.

Artist Maximchuk has penned a new memoir, Drawn to Sea, which recounts her experiences moving to Echo Bay and the adventures had there, while Phoenix will perform songs from her new release, Legacy.

The pair will appear Apr. 30 in the U’mista Cultural Centre at 12:30 p.m. before heading to Port Hardy for a 7 p.m. performance at Cafe Guido.

On May 1 the duo

will be at the Sointula Library at 7 p.m. and round out their presentations with a May 3 visit to Port McNeill’s A-frame church, also at 7 p.m.

Port Alice’s own Francis Guenette will read from her new book, Disappearing in Plain Sight, on May 1.

The reading will be held 7:30 p.m. at the Port Alice branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library, and Guenette will take questions following the reading.

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NOTICE OF NOMINATION BY-ELECTION DISTRICT OF PORT HARDY PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the electors of the District of Port Hardy, that nominations for the office of: Councillor - one to be elected for a sixteen month term (July 2013 to November 2014), will be received by the Chief Election Officer, Deputy Chief Election Officer or a designated person, at the District of Port Hardy Municipal Hall located at 7360 Columbia Street, Port Hardy, B.C., starting at 9:00am Tuesday, May 7, 2013 until 4:00pm Friday, May 17, 2013, excluding statutory holidays and weekends.

Nomination documents are available at the District of Port Hardy Municipal Hall located at 7360 Columbia Street, Port Hardy, B.C., during regular office hours of 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding statutory holidays. These documents are also available on the District’s website at www.porthardy.ca.

A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if that person meets the following criteria: • Canadian citizen; • 18 years of age or older; • resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; • a person who has been granted freedom of the municipality, if that person is a Canadian citizen; and • not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office.

For more information, please contact Jeff Long, Chief Election Officer, or Susan Bjarnason, Deputy Chief Election Officer, by telephone at 250-949-6665, or by email to reception@porthardy.ca Chief Election Officer

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Thursday, April 25, 2013 Clockwise from left: N e v a e h Johnson puts the finishing touches to her bag as mom Tiffany looks on at the Eagle View fun fair last week; Face painter Georgia Walkus begins the transformation of Sarah Tupper; Alison Dyck tucks into the treat she won in the cupcake walk; Jerzie Cheetham helps Kayley McGhee with her crafts project; Teacher Heather Miller looks on as Hayden Argyle proves to be a marksman at the balloon popping game.

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Gazette staff PORT HARDY— Eagle View Elementary School played host to its fun fair last week boasting a cupcake

walk, crafts, facepainting, games food and prizes.

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April 27 Baseball North Vancouver Island Baseball League season opener, Port Hardy Cubs vs. Port McNeill Rangers, 5 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

May 3-5 Youth soccer Annual Mud Bowl tournament, Port McNeill.

NISS, Sunset Elementary and Cheslakees fields.

Age group from tots to U18; divisional playoffs Sunday.

Concession and snacks. Times tba.

Slo-pitch Umpires Ice-breaker tournament, Beaver Harbour Ballpark.

Co-ed, skins format.

To sign up or for info, call 250-949-7221.

May 4 Baseball Hyde Creek vs. Port Hardy, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

May 5 Baseball Port McNeill vs.

Hyde Creek, 4 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

May 9 SportMed Aboriginal 5k or 10k Run/walk Starts & finishes at PHSS. FMI Stephanie Nelson 250-949-7443 ext 3223 or 250-2308777 .

May 11 Baseball Hyde Creek vs. Port McNeill, 4 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

May 18-20 Baseball Sointula Invitational Tournament at Sointula Ballfield.

Concession, oyster bake, beer garden, kids playground, raffles. Fundraiser for Sointula Recreation Association.

Seven Hills tees up new season Gazette staff SEVEN HILLS—As usual, there was plenty of sharing of victory as Seven Hills Golf and Country Club officially kicked off its 2013 season with its Annual General Meeting tournament under brilliant sunny skies Sunday.

Tim Demoe and Cody Salo shot matching scores of 39 over nine holes of play to share the low-gross title.

Two more players — Paul Tinney and Dave Stewart — shared the tournament championship under its Callaway scoring system, a format designed to level handicaps and create close finishes. Arlo Kuber followed in third place.

Other awards went to Brayden Demoe for men’s long drive, Janet Dorward for ladies long drive, and Mike Webber for long putt on hole 9.

Following play, the 64 participants retired to the club for lunch, the awarding of prizes, and the membership’s annual general meeting.

Parent-child Tourney Seven Hill club pro and manager Kevin Black announced plans to host a nine-hole fun tournament for May Long Weekend designed to get more youth out to the course.

The tourney would pair a parent and child as a team in low-gross play against other similar pairings.

“It can be father-son, mother-daughter, or mixed,

Maggie Flostrand of Port Alice makes a successful escape from a greenside bunker on the ninth hole during Sunday's AGM Tournament at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club.

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or even grandparent-granchild,” said Black, who plans to hold the tourney on the afternoon of Monday, May 20, near the end of the

weekend. “In fact, anyone who wants to bring a child out can enter. We’d like to get more youth out to the course.”

A dinner will follow the tourney, details of which are still being settled. For more info or to register, call Seven Hills at 250-949-9818.

Loggers Tourney The annual Loggers Golf Tournament returns to benefit needy North Island families with its two-day, scramble tournament Father’s Day weekend, June 15-16.

Registration is limited to three flights — 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturday, and again at 8 a.m. Sunday — of 18-hole rounds. A dinner will follow each flight, with awards and prizes issued following Sunday’s round, said organizer Bill Gray.

Teams can be any configuration of men’s, ladies, or mixed. The low-gross finishers will be recognized, Gray said, but all groups will have an equal chance at the plum prizes as they will be awarded in a random blind draw.

All money raised is disbursed back into the community, to a cause or causes chosen by the Loggers Tourney directors.

Registration is $65 per player and includes greens fees, dinner and prizes.

Entries will be accepted as a team, and individual entries will be placed in a foursome. The field will be limited to 150 players, so early registration is encouraged.

The deadline to sign up is June 7.

To register or for info, call Bill Gray at 250-9497623, Lito Pineda at 250956-5234 or Roy Elderkin at 250-949-9083.

Boston 'won't be the same' J.R. Rardon PORT McNEILL— Local distance runner Ken Richardson has run the Boston Marathon twice, and still plans to return next April despite the bomb attack last week that left three spectators dead and more than 100 injured near the finish line.

But he expects a rather different experience from his first two trips to Boston, in 2006 and 2010.

"It won't be the same, I think," said Richardson, 69.

"Security will be intense. I don't think it'll ever have quite the same magic, because that memory will always be there."

Richardson, who has been among the top finishers in his age group in marathons in North America and Europe, qualified to run Boston with his time in last fall's Victoria Marathon.

Because it was a fall race, it qualified him for both the 2013 and 2014 Boston Marathons.

He might well have

been on Boylston Street last week, except he is too young.

"I wanted to wait until next year when I race in the 70-74 age group," he said.

"I thought I'd wait to run when I'm not competing against those young 65-year-olds."

Levity aside, Richardson described learning of last week's bombing as "a kick in the guts."

A paramedic and substitute teacher, he had planned to go on a 40-kilometre run as the Boston Marathon took

place on the other side of the continent.

But he was called in to teach at North Island Secondary, and heard the news from a fellow teacher in the hall.

"I feel for those people, and the people of Boston lining those streets," he said. "I know what it's like to put in all that time and work, training for that one special experience.

"And then you turn the final corner and can see the finish line, but it's all taken away. It's Port McNeill's Ken Richardson (12234) a terrible shock." competes in the 2006 Boston Marathon.

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Hardy fun run Gazette staff North Islanders are invited to come out and participate in the SportMed BC Aboriginal RunWalk next month.

Everyone is welcome to participate in the event, a 5 or 10k walk or run promoting health.

The event will be held May 9 at 4 p.m. in Port Hardy, beginning and ending at PHSS

Martial artists belt up Gazette staff The Bushido Shotokan Karate dojo put its students in Port Hardy and Sointula to the test last week as the club brought in Sensei Joe Dixon from Vancouver for a pair of seminar and testing events on the North Island.

Each group performed a series of moves on command from the instructors then formed up to perform a kata (a prearranged sequence of moves) before pairing up to demonstrate sparring moves.

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After an instructional session where Sensei Dixon put the martial artists through their paces and gave insights on the finer points of the art, students were divided up for testing.

with a course clearly plotted through town.

In addition to water, chocolate milk and dinner being provided at the free event, participants will also have the chance to win prizes.

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McNeill's Murray snares first Juno Gazette staff On North Vancouver Island, singer Clifton Murray has traditionally been referenced with the honorific “Port McNeill born and raised”.

Now he’s got a new title: Juno winner.

Murray, the former Canadian Idol contestant and film and television actor, was named along with fellow members of the Tenors the Juno Award-winner for Adult Contemporary Album in Sunday’s annual awards gala in Regina, Sask.

Beating previous Juno winner and international star Céline Dion, among others, the Tenors — formerly the Canadian Tenors — won their first Juno for their latest release, 2012’s Lead With Your Heart. The record is a showcase for the classical crossover the group has popularized, spanning the classical, rock, opera and spiritual genres, and includes col-

The Tenors — Fraser Walters, Clifton Murray, Remigio Pereira and Victor Micallef — won the Juno Award for Adult Contemporary Album during Sunday's awards show in Photo courtesy of The Tenors Saskatchewan.

laborations with trumpeter Chris Botti and gospel singer Natalie Grant.

“We’d sort of come to peace with the fact that were probably not going to win it,” Murray

said Tuesday from Raleigh, N.C., where the Tenors are kicking off a U.S. tour this week. “Being in the category with the great Dion and all she’s done, along with Raylene Rankin, who’s an iconic figure in Eastern Canada and had her song used in the memorial section just before the category was announced.

“Even (presenter) Jian Gomeche seemed a little surprised when he was reading it off.”

Murray and the Tenors were a recurring sight during Sunday’s Juno Awards broadcast, appearing as both winners and presenters (Marianas Trench, for Group of the Year), as well as performing their version of Bob Dylan’s Forever Young, which appears on Lead With Your Heart.

"We weren't nervous until they got to our category and started reading the names," Murray said.

The Tenors include Fraser Walters, Victor Micallef and

Remigio Pereira. Murray joined the group in 2009, following his top-12 appearance in Canadian Idol. One of the group’s first big breaks after Murray joined, ironically, was singing the Leonard Cohen hit Hallelujah with Dion on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 2010.

The group also performed Hallelujah at the 2012 Grammy Awards show and later went on to play for Queen Elizabeth before being presented with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.

“All of these things have built up to this tipping point for the success of the group,” said Murray.

“I already feel like a small-town boy from Port McNeill living the dream. The Juno is just the cherry on top.”

Lead With Your Heart is the Tenors’ third album and the second with Murray as a member.

He also sang on the 2009 holiday album The Perfect Gift.

... while sister Georgia debuts Wild Heart program J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— Georgia Murray got the Wild Heart Music Program started with an online fundraiser last fall.

Saturday, the Port McNeill-raised singer returned home to help 43 members of the fledgling youth choir in their debut before appreciative crowds in two concerts at Gate House Community Theatre.

The youth of the senior and junior choirs were among more than 50 who signed up when the program officially kicked off just after New Year’s.

“I’m so excited to be here and see all your support of the kids and the program,” said Murray. “I think so far it’s going so exceptionally well, and far beyond what I think any of us thought it could be. It’s blowing my mind, I hope it’s blowing yours.”

After the combined choirs performed Getting to Know You and Rockin’ Robin, the junior choir drew laughs and cheers with its presentation of the Tarzan Song. The combined groups then sang Under the Boardwalk

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before Murray joined the kids on stage to perform two of her own numbers — Won’t Get in the Way and Don’t Shut Up — with the choir singing the chorus.

“The vision for this started about five months ago,” said Wade Allen, pastor of St. John Gualbert Church, where the program holds its rehearsals each Wednesday afternoon. “If you look you’ll see the title of our program is A Unique Blend, and it really has been a unique blend of people and opportunities that have come together to offer this to the children of the community.”

The concert was originally scheduled for the church, but demand for

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tickets quickly exceeded its seating capacity, and Gate House Community Society stepped in to offer use of the theatre under its mandate to promote the arts on the North Island.

Murray chose to help start the Wild Heart program after traveling to Port McNeill with her band last April to perform a fundraising concert for a new roof for the church.

Following the show, she was approached by both parents and youth who said they wished there was a music program for kids in the community, after the school programs were

lost to budget cuts.

Eventually, directors hope, the choir can be expanded to include instrumental instruction, though that will depend on fundraising to help pay for instruction.

Fran Jenkins was hired to direct the choir, and brought the singers home following intermission with a Disney-oriented set that included Under the Sea (from The Little Mermaid) and Can You Feel the Love Tonight (from The Lion King), along with the Cyndi Lauper hit True Colors.

Before their set, Murray took the stage to perform a solo cover of Lana Del Rey’s Blue Jeans with support from a Voice Live Touch 2 vocal designer/looper, which she has been promoting internationally for TC-Helicon, a Danish company based in her current hometown of Victoria.

Using the machine, Murray set down seven backing vocal and percussion tracks before launching into the song itself, which drew a hearty round of applause from more than 175 fans at Saturday’s matinee show.

Members of the Wild Heart Music junior and senior choirs combined forces in a debut concert Saturday at Gate House Community Theatre in Port McNeill. At left, Georgia Murray sings while her father, Craig, accompanies on guitar.

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Act not quite at peak, but still hits highs PORT HARDY— The dispassionate observer would point out that comedian Robert Post should have cancelled last weekend’s appearance in Port Hardy.

The North Island Concert Society patron who attended the 201213 season finale, on the other hand, would laugh the dispassionate observer off the stage.

Comedian Robert Post, fresh off a tour of the north that included picking up a nasty bug in Prince Rupert, may not have had his “A” game for Saturday’s show at the Civic Centre. But there was no question the veteran performer earned a passing grade from the audience.

From his portrayal of Pasquale, the cooking show host, to Bert, the inept burglar, to a father giving his son a driving lesson on a standard shift, Post evoked familiar themes

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with an unerring comic timing that drew laughs in all the right places from NICS patrons.

A notable change from the society’s traditional music concert lineup, Post offered up comedy in a format not typically seen here. The Civic Centre has played host to a number of stand-up acts, but the Robert Post Comedy

[more-online northislandgazette.com Theatre is skit-based, physical comedy based on pantomime, props and imagery.

It could have been a long night. From the introduction by NICS president Brian Hicks, who called Post a consummate professional

for taking the stage while sick, to Post’s own apologetic introduction, there was a sense of pre-emptive excuse-making. But the performer, who was noticeably struggling for breath at times and

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routine behind a small panel that served as a wall, a bathtub and an automobile, as needed.

The season-ending dinner show featured a catered meal by IV’s Quarterdeck Pub, which did an admirable job in its first season as replacement for Malone’s Oceanside Bistro, the NICS’s longtime partner before closing last year.

In addition, dinner music was provided by the North Island Community Band, which received a warm reception from the audience before giving way to Post’s act.

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Vernon Lake diary tells a tale of desperation Vernon Lake is located in the top end of the Nimpkish watershed. Located in the traditional territory of the ‘Namgis First Nation, it was given its current English name in March 1924, after the Honourable Forbes George Vernon, who served as Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for British Columbia.

Today Vernon Lake is known for its small campsite and its fishing. Some also know it as the terminus area for the Englewood Logging Railway.

There is another, much more sad and desperate story linked to the history of this remote lake.

In July 1939 two trappers, James H. Ryckman (56) and Lloyd Coombs (27), chartered a plane to fly up to the Lake.

They had a cabin, and brought in 1,500 pounds of supplies and some personal gear.

They planned to work their trap line for the summer, and then to hike down either to

A Look Back with Brenda McCorquodale Nimpkish or Tahsis.

Unfortunately, heavy rain and flooding in the fall prevented them from hiking out. On Dec. 1 Coombs tried to hike out, but had to return after repeated effort to cross waistdeep and ice-cold, rushing streams frustrated his efforts.

The life of trappers was rough, and many died while working their traplines, but what is unique about the Vernon Lake story is that the trappers left a diary that chronicled, in detail, their last horrific months.

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While they started off venturing from the cabin to hunt and fish, as they grew more and more weak they found it harder to catch any food. They resorted to luring warblers into their cabin with salt, shutting the door, and catching them.

Eventually they were too weak to leave the cabin or even to split firewood.

On March 18 Coombs noted in the diary that Ryckman had died: “Dear mother, Jim died today at 2 pm. This might be the last I’ll have nerve enough to write so if I do anything wrong, please forgive me. I can’t stick it any longer.”

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When the Coroner arrived, he noted that the two men weighed only about fifty pounds each. One had ended his life with a gunshot.

In April 1940 newspapers across North America ran a syndicated story that quoted large portions of the diary.

B r e n d a McCorquodale is a Port Hardy resident and North Island history enthusiast. If you have any stories or local lore you’d like to share, email her at storeysbeach@gmail. com. A collection of her past articles is available on her blog at http://undiscoveredcoast.blogspot.ca/.

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HOECHUCKER OPERATOR DRILL BLASTER HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC PROCESSOR OPERATOR Lasota Contracting Ltd is seeking these four positions (Ticketed or apprentice welcome).

These are fulltime positions.

Union plus rate.

Email: lasota6@telus.net

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Vancouver Island InsuranceCentres is a dynamic and expanding General and Life insurance brokerage with 14 locations throughout Vancouver Island. We have been tailoring the insurance needs of our customers for over 100 years on Vancouver Island. VIIC is prepared to offer an excellent team-focused working environment coupled with a competitive salary and benefit package.

Position Available: Auto Insurance Sales & Service Representative for Maternity Leave Location: 1-7053 Market Street, PO Box 520, Port Hardy, B.C. Qualifications: Ideal candidates must possess excellent customer service and communication skills. One year experience in the insurance industry is preferred however applicants who can demonstrate in addition to the aforementioned skills, they are motivated, disciplined and have the ability to learn quickly, will also be given consideration.

Please send your current resume along with a covering letter detailing why you would like to join our team to:

January 9, 1946April 15, 2013

Died April 15, 2013 at the Campbell River Hospital. Harvey was born January 9, 1946 in Chilliwack, BC. Survived by his brother Warren Little of Campbell River, sister Zela Moyer of Fort McMurray, and many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents Ernest Little and Hazel Logan and one brother, Zane.

Harvey went to work at an early age in the woods and did various jobs. He enjoyed working outdoors and during his last few working years, he was a grader operator.

He loved to hunt and fish and could name every lake on the northern part of Vancouver Island, tell you where the fish were and how to catch them. He had a passion for baseball and for many years, he was an umpire and took that job very seriously. He belonged to the Lions Club and called Bingo for them. The big love of his life was his dogs and he treated them royally - when Harvey had steak - the dogs had steak. In later years, he suffered a stroke and eventually relocated to the Cormorant Island Community Health Centre. Here he enjoyed teasing the nurses, and his many antics made for lots of laughter amongst the staff.

Harvey will be remembered for his generosity to all.

The family wishes to thank his neighbors and the home care workers in Port McNeill, Dr. Rowe, the nursing staff in Campbell River and especially Dr. Ham and the wonderful staff at Alert Bay for their tender care these last years.

Harvey has been cremated and a private family service will be held.

Sutton’s Campbell River Funeral Home 250-287-4812 www.suttonsfuneralhome.com

LEGAL SERVICES

HELP WANTED

THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions: • Coastal Certified Hand Fallers-camp positions • Coastal Certified Bull Buckers • Chasers • Hooktenders • Hand Buckers • 980 Operator-Dryland sort • Grader Operator • Line Machine Operator • Heavy Duty Mechanics Fulltime camp with union rates/benefits. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to office@lemare.ca.

HELP WANTED in gardening & landscaping business, P/T. 5 hr/day 3 days/week. Physical work. Need driver’s license. Send resumes to: sonyastrang@cable rocket.com

FULL TIME and part time customer service representatives.

Applicants must possess computer skills and experience with customer service. Duties will include answering phones, taking payments/cash outs, fillings, troubleshooting technical issues and booking work orders. Graphic art knowledge a plus. Please drop off resume to: Keta Cable 7020 Market St. Port Hardy.

Apply by May 15th.

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

P&R WESTERN STAR & FREIGHTLINER TRUCKS requires qualified Heavy Duty / Commerical Mechanic for our Duncan/Victoria locations.

Possession of an Authorized Motor Vehicle Inspection ticket an asset.

Excellent wage and benefit package. E-mail resume: michele@prwstar.com or fax to 250-746-8064

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Laminates - $0.59/sq ft Engineered - $1.99 sq ft Hardwood - $2.79 sq ft

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SUPERVISOR required for seasonal off-loading of fishing vessels at the Coal Harbour Wharf. Fork lift, hi-ab and first aid tickets are required. Ability to deal with the public and efficiently manage crew are definite assets.

Some maintenance skills are also required.

Send resume with cover letter to info@qfnedc.ca or fax 250902-0638 by April 26, 2013.

No phone calls please.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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:

Hooktender Loader/Hoe Chuck Operator Hand Faller GIS Analyst Field Engineer Master Mechanic Heavy Duty Mechanic Production Supervisor DLS 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 HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

Harvey Harold Little

FINANCIAL SERVICES

HELP WANTED

Meagan Cadwallader, Branch Manager mcadwallader@viic.ca

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PERSONAL SERVICES

North Island Better at Home Coordinator This position is the key contact for the North Island Better at Home program which assists seniors with simple non-medical day-to-day tasks so that they can continue to live independently in their own homes and remain connected to their communities.

Responsibilities include working with the regional advisory committee, recruiting, training and overseeing volunteers and contractors.

Preferred qualifications include demonstrated experience working with seniors and knowledge of North Island resources, service providers and networks.

The successful applicant will also have administrative reporting and budgeting skills in addition to strong communication skills.

Resumes may be sent to the Executive Director North Island Crisis & Counselling Centre Society PO Box 2446, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0 Email: chrisp@nicccs.org Fax: 250-949-8344 Application deadline: Friday, May 3, 2013

Quinsam Communications is looking for a qualified Two-way Radio Technician 2 years experience preferred Wage to be determined by experience.

Email: topper@quinsam.ca or Fax: 250-287-4511

TRADES, TECHNICAL CONCRETE FINISHERS and Form Setters.

Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete finishers and form setters for work in Edmonton and Northern Alberta.

Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work; Jobs@RaidersConcrete .com or Fax 780-444-9165.

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Call 24hr Free Recorded Message For Information 1-800-972-0209.

HOUSE CLEANING AVAILABLE! Too tired or too busy to clean?

Call Darlene 250-230-2195 Reasonable rates, commercial or residential.

Call for estimate.

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HELP WANTED

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FUEL/FIREWOOD

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

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REGIONAL DISTRICT OF MOUNT WADDINGTON (Vancouver Island North) REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR CAMPSITE CARETAKERS: Link River (Alice Lake) near Port Alice Bere Point on Malcolm Island Duties include collecting campsite fees; enforcing campground rules; minor maintenance work; and coordination of reservations with the Regional District Office. Term: June 14 to September 3, 2013.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR CAMPSITE HOST AT: Clint Beek (Keogh Lake) Duties include enforcing campground rules and minor maintenance work at a nonfee Provincial Government campsite.

Ideally, the successful candidates will stay at a designated site at Link River, Bere Point and Clint Beek Campsite for the season. The candidates should state their previous related experience; demonstrate their ability to provide service for the season; state any requirements they may have from the Regional District; and provide references.

A complete list of work and services to be performed is available at the Regional District Office or from the RDMW website: www.rdmw.bc.ca under “Regional Services, Parks”.

Closing Date: Friday, May 3, 2013 at 4:00 pm Please send in your Expression of Interest application in writing to: Neil Smith, Manager of Parks Regional District of Mount Waddington P.O. Box 729, 2044 McNeill Road, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 Phone: 250-956-3301 • Fax: 250-956-3232 • Email: info@rdmw.bc.ca

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REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

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PORT MCNEILL APARTMENTS

2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded.

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

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

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

Phone Rick 250-956-4555 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 RV’s, boats - has lots of potential. $255,000.

Call 250-230-7540 or 250-2300676.

PORT MCNEILL MCCLURE APT’S.

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

Call 250-956-3526.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

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

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

HOUSES FOR SALE

LOTS NOVA SCOTIA’S Eastern Shore. Waterfront lots for sale excellent climate near the Atlantic Ocean. Three bedroom house for sale or rent www.sawmilllanding.com or waterfront@bellaliant.net call 1-902-522-2343 or 1-902-3284338.

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

HIGHVIEW VILLAGE 7100 Highview Rd Port Hardy, BC. 1994 14x60 manufactured home for sale #74. 2 bath, 3 bdr. Financing Avail. Contact Derrick or Tina Hope. 250949-8859 or 250-527-0114.

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO PORT MCNEILL3 Bdrm townhouse, close to schools & hospital. Available May. 1st.

250-956-3440. www.portmcneilltownhouses.yolasite.com

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

PORT MCNEILL Mobile Home Park Pads for rent.

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

2004 Triple E “ Embassy� 34 ft class A motorhome. 1 slide; 60,000 miles. V-10; gas.

Stored Pt. McNeill. $58,000.

604-414-0033.

MARINE BOATS 20 FT 2011 welded aluminum with 4 electric down riggers and 150 hrp optiamamx 2 stroke. A mercury 20 hrp kicker with power trim and controls. Will sell sperate. Total package $30,000. $10,00 for 150 and $4000 for 20 hrp.

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PORT HARDY: 3 bdrms, 1.5 bath duplex. Avail. May 1st, newer flooring, paint etc, F/S, D/W, great condition, quiet central location. Can be avail. furnished if required.

N/S, small pets negotiable, refs req’d. Call 250-230-1416.

HOMES WANTED

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DreamTeam Auto Financing “0� Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

AFFORDABLE FAMILY housing in Port Hardy, 3 bdrm, new kitchen, new flooring, NO PETS. Comes with F/S, W/D hook up, oil heat, $750.

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

Damaged House?

Pretty House? Moving?

Divorcing? Estate Sale?

We will Buy your House Quick Cash & Private.

Mortgage Too High and House won’t sell?

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

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

PORT HARDY Highland Manor •Bachelor •1bdrm furnished •1 and 2 bdrms suites References Call Jason 250-949-0192

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

WE BUY HOUSES

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.

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AUTO FINANCING

7070 Shorncliffe Street Port Hardy

AVAILABLE MARCH 1 2 Bedroom Apartment • Ocean view with balcony • Quiet adult building • Fridge, stove, blinds, locker, parking stall • Laundry on premises • Non-smoking, no pets • References required Ask about our move-in incentive Contact Jeannette for your appointment to view 250-949-8501 • cell: 250-230-1462 Email: tjjoh@telus.net

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• The global recession of 2008 caused a plunge in revenues. While debt increased, BC maintained its credit rating.

• BC is back to a balanced budget and has a plan to pay off debt through the BC Prosperity Fund.

“BC’s Triple A credit rating was recently affirmed again, while the NDP had six consecutive credit downgrades during their reign. In any given period, a higher credit rating means BC pays less in interest costs. That means more money for the things that matter – health care, education, and keeping life affordable.”

On May 14th, you’ll be asked to vote to grow the government, or vote to grow the economy

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Rotary Club of Port Hardy

Duck Race

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Pumpkin Patch Walk

Umbrella Exchange Program

Current Membership – Rotary Club of Port Hardy Brian Arsenault Brent Borg Sandra Boyd Gene Cadwallader Meagan Cadwallader Michael Christianson George Clarke Graham Cook Bill Crawford Dale Dorward Janet Dorward Ana Estrada

Robert Gagnon Sandy Grenier Paul Grier Davida Hudson Adam Ireton Maria Krekovic Frank MacLean Sandra Masales Tara McCart Brenda McCorquodale Gary McMillan Alison Mercer

Bill Milligan Rick Milligan Karin Moeller Rebecca Olesen Nigel Parr Heather Patriquin Ernie Rose Michael Schnurr Don Smyth Karl Thomas Gunnar Wigard Fenton Williams

The Rotary Club of Port Hardy was chartered on April 7, 1981. 1/3 of our current membership of 36 are members who have children under the age of 17.

Besides all of the projects seen around town, the North Island communities would best know the name Rotary from our annual Rotary Radio Auction held during the first weekend of November.

A majority of the money raised from our local businesses’ donations is returned back into the community through various projects and donations towards making our community a better place to live and play. In celebration of 100 years of Rotary in BC, we will be adding to our Centennial Park (installed in 2005) to include a toddlers portion for the little tykes to enjoy this summer.

The community has benefited from our contributions or work during this Rotary year through: • Duck race • Promising Babies program • FiLoMi Days • North Island Early Child Development Society • Fireworks held at Storey’s Beach • Mural inside the Chamber of Commerce/Tourism building • Breakfast/lunch programs at Eagle View Elementary School and Port Hardy Secondary School • Heritage mural at Captain Hardy’s • Pumpkin Patch walk • Polio fundraiser – wine tasting/food pairing event • 2 outdoor tents purchased for the use at community events • Santa Claus parade • Shared Umbrella Exchange Project • Tide Guides • Anti-bullying speaker brought to schools • Christmas Caroling • Fish Cleaning station being installed at Bear Cove boat ramp • Healthy Kids Fair • 2nd Bus Shelter installed • Grassroots Community Garden Society • Operation Trackshoes • Adventures in Citizenship – one high school student is sent to Ottawa to learn Parliament procedures, etc • Gazette Hamper Fund • PHSS Scholarship program Our club is very proud to be involved every year with the Rotary Youth Exchange program. Besides being honoured with hosting 2 students from other countries, this year we have contributed internationally towards: • Naivasha Water Project – partnered with other V.I Rotary Clubs • Ethiopia Water project – partnered with other V.I. Rotary Clubs • Polio Plus – End Polio Now campaign – www.endpolio.org • Abesim Library Project • Amarok Society – www.amaroksociety.org • Disaster Aid Canada – www.disasteraid.ca • Etta Projects – www.ettaprojects.org If you are interested in joining our organization of people giving back to the community, call any of the members listed to be a guest at our luncheon – held at noon on Thursdays in the side room of Seto’s Wok & Grill.

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Current Members – Rotary Club of Port McNeill Bob Koop Joanne Lacasse Don Orr Chuck Lok Elizabeth Eggenberger Dave Nelson Aaron Gabrysh Debbie Garrett Steve Lacasse

Julien Allen Kathy Nelson Jean Williamson Don Willson Bill Velie Brenda Rothwell Barry Peters Sharon Barratt Cathy Denham

We receive very generous support from individuals and businesses in our community and this past year have completed two major projects, a six unit seniors housing complex and a 2800 foot walking trail along Campbell Way to the highway. Past projects include handicap access ramp at the arena, five bus shelters, purchase and setup of a generator to power part of the secondary school for use as a shelter in the event of a major disaster in Port McNeill. We also made a large contribution to the Cheslakees playground.

We are active in smaller projects around town such as the purchase of handicap pool lift, Post Office corner, Stream of Dreams fence, Arena corner garden, signage, fish cleaning station and help with purchasing hospital equipment.

We support the local schools annually through NISS bursary, Missoula Theatre, Science Fair, breakfast programs, Dare Program.

We support many ongoing literacy programs including “Born to Read”.

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The Rotary Club of Port McNeill was chartered May 8, 2001 through the sponsorship of the Port Hardy Club.

We currently have 25 members with a nice mix of men and women, occupations and interests.

Jay Dixon Cheryl Levy Amron Russell Jason Kleine-Deters Ron Downey Stu Abernethy Carl Nissen

Others receiving our support have been Kingcome Relief Fund, Operation Trackshoes, Gazette Hamper Fund, Teen Centre, Relay for Life and Jeneece Place.

Our funds are raised locally and we feel the community comes first, but we are also active internationally through Rotary’s Polio Plus program, purchase of shelter boxes and mosquito netting, wheelchairs and assistance to overseas schools and water projects. We are active in our Youth Exchange Program and currently are hosting Juan Camacho from Ecuador and have a local student going to Italy through the summer exchange program.

Our Club is grateful for the continued support of the community and we welcome all at our meetings held Wednesdays @ noon – downstairs Haidaway Hotel.

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At the Bujo Primary School in Kasamu-Kyali, Uganda, groups of children cluster in the schoolyard to eat their porridge lunch. The children here receive a free lunch five days a week during the school year through the Humanitarian Project Against Malaria, Poverty, Hunger, and Illiteracy. Top right, A nurse takes a blood sample from a young boy at the headquarters of the project against Malaria, Poverty, Hunger and Illiteracy at Kasamu.

At right, Rotarian Ramesh Ferris, a polio survivor speaks about his “Cycle to Walk” polio Photos courtesy Rotary International fundraising bicycle ride across Canada.

Rotary Clubs offer helping hand Rotary Club International and its members are involved in health, safety, education/literacy and disaster relief programs across the globe.

Some of those projects include: Literacy Sunyani/Abesim, Ghana project — In conjunction with 10 other Rotary Clubs and a District Grant to supply appropriate books for a library.

Malaria prevention Ghana: Malaria nets, school security fence, latrines.

Disaster Aid boxes Uganda: Disaster Aid Canada provides an innovative humanitarian aid package, one that provides those in need with a new start in family units within their communities. The Family Survival Pack contains a tent complete with blankets and all the equipment you need to start your life over again with dignity.

Etta Project Bolivia: Our work is to facilitate and help communities find the pathways to sustainable and realistic answers to have those needs met.

Dollars go straight to improve health and support projects that provide clean water, nutritious food, education and income generation.

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Rotaplast efforts expand far beyond surgical intervention and help foster internation-

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Rotary in schools For more than 20 years, North Island Rotary Clubs have participated in Rotary International’s Youth Exchange Program.

Youth Exchange can consist of either a short term or long term exchange, but always involves a North Island student who travels to another country, and an international student who lives on the North Island.

In the Short Term Exchange Program (STEP), students are teamed with a youth in another country. During the two-month summer holiday the students travel together, spending one month on the North Island and one month at the home of the international student.

The Long Term Exchange Program (LTEP) is coordinated through the Rotary District. Local clubs (Port McNeill and/or Port Hardy) select one or more candidates every fall, for exchange the following school year.

The Rotary District pools all of the students in the District, and assigns an inbound student “in exchange” for each outbound student.

This year three North

Island students are outbound. Cheyanne Speck of Quatsino has been living for the year in Indonesia. Ezra Tanaka of Port Hardy has been spending his year in Ecuador. Ella Waring of Port Hardy has been living since September in Spain. All three students

will return home in early July. In past years North Island students have been hosted in Poland, Switzerland, France, Brazil, Australia and other countries around the world.

In exchange, the North Island is home to three in-bound international students this year. Juan Camacho of Ecuador is staying in Port McNeill.

Maximilian Pakulla of Germany and Amanda Amarilho of Brazil are both staying in Port Hardy.

When students arrive they are generally hosted by local Rotarians, and rotate between host homes every 2-4 months.

Safety and well-being of the students is paramount, but the community also tries to give them many unique local experiences. This might range from skiing at Mt. Cain, hiking local trails, or experiencing local forestry or fishing.

The Rotary Clubs of Port Hardy and Port McNeill devote considerable time and financial resources to the Youth Exchange program every year because the clubs feel there is a benefit, not only for the students who participate but for the community as a whole. We are all richer for the experience these students provide to the North Island.

If students are interested in participating in the exchange program in future years, they should speak to their school Rotary contact for more information. Planning needs to begin in grade 10, and most students will go outbound during their grade 11 year.

Anyone can apply for the program, but the Rotary Clubs are limited in the number of students they can accommodate each year. If you have any questions, please contact a member of your local Rotary Club.

Rotaract Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Rotaract clubs are either community or university based, and they’re sponsored by a local Rotary club.

This makes them true “partners in service” and key members of the family of Rotary.

As one of Rotary’s most significant and fastest-growing service programs, with more than 8,400 clubs in about 170 countries and geographical areas, Rotaract has become a worldwide phenomenon.

How does it work?

All Rotaract efforts begin at the local, grassroots level, with members addressing their communities’ physical and social needs while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service.

What are some other opportunities available to Rotaractors?

Rotaractors may also • Work together with Interact clubs or mentor Interactors • Participate in Rotary Youth Leadership Awards • Become Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholars or Group Study Exchange team members • Seek membership in their local Rotary club after their Rotaract membership ends.

See more ideas for staying connected to Rotary in Rotarians and alumni.

Rotaractors are encouraged to keep their club’s contact information current.

North Island Rotary Exchange Students

Amanda Amarilho, Brazil Port Hardy Secondary School

Maximilian Pakulla, Germany Port Hardy Secondary School

Juan Camacho, Ecuador North Island Secondary School

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Rotary leads the way in fight to end polio Today, more than 400 scientists, doctors and technical experts from 75 countries launched the Scientific Declaration on Polio Eradication. The declaration’s launch coincides with the 58th anniversary of the announcement of Jonas Salk’s revolutionary polio vaccine.

The world is closer than ever to eradicating polio, with just Born in Racine, Wis, USA, on April19, 1868, Paul P. Harris received his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1891.

He spent the five years after graduation traveling around the country and working odd jobs.

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223 cases in five countries last year.

To capitalize on this time-limited opportunity to end the disease, a wide range of experts have signed the declaration to emphasize the achievability of polio eradication and endorse the Eradication and Endgame Strategic Plan, a new strategy by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) to reach the end of

polio by 2018. The scientists and experts signing the declaration include Nobel laureates, vaccine and infectious disease experts, public health school deans, pediatricians and other health authorities. For additional information about the Scientific Declaration or to view a full list of signatories, please visit the Emory Vaccine Center Website.

opened a law practice. Along with movement and strove to extend of the organization and promoting Gustavus Loehr, Silvester Schiele, Rotary to other communities. membership extension and service and Hiram Shorey, he founded the In 1910 the National Association around the world.

Rotary Club of Chicago in 1905 and of Rotary Clubs was formed, and The Rotary Club of Vancouver was was elected its president in 1907.

Harris was elected its first president. established on April 22nd, 1913, Club membership grew rapidly.

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Musical Ride returns to Storey’s Beach Gazette staff PORT HARDY—One of Canada’s most recognized icons, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Musical Ride, will be performing from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 7 at Storey’s Beach.

It will be the elite equestrian group’s first appearance on the North Island since it performed here in 2001.

Port Hardy Rotary, which is hosting the ride, anticipates up to 2,000 spectators for the event.

The RCMP Musical Ride represents a colourful Canadian tradition. The troop of 32 horses and riders will perform a variety of cavalry drills choreographed to music. Working through a unique medium, they support the RCMP community policing efforts throughout Canada.

The Musical Ride was developed in 1876 by early members of the North-West Mounted Police to display their riding ability and entertain the local community. It has evolved over the decades into a uniquely Canadian performance enjoyed by tens of thousands of spectators every year.

Members of the Musical Ride are first and foremost police officers. They all have at least two years experience in active police work before volunteering for duty with the Musical Ride.

Surprisingly, most have no prior riding experience.

For ticket information call Janet Dorward of Port Hardy Rotary at 250-949-1080 or email jdorward@telus.net.