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Trustees vote to start school closure process North Oyster and South Wellington elementary students affected by new draft of facilities plan

BY JENN M C GARRIGLE THE NEWS BULLETIN

Major changes across Nanaimo school district could be in the works.

Trustees voted unanimously to start work on a draft 10-year facilities plan, subject to a 60-day public consultation process, at Wednesday’s board meeting.

The plan, based on a private consultant’s recommendations made public two weeks ago, includes closing a net total of 10 school facilities, rebuilding four facilities, pursuing the addition of enrichment programs to a number of schools, relocating the learning alternative programs, adjusting the French immersion program and relocating administrative functions.

The 60-day public consultation process on the draft plan began Friday.

The most immediate actions include closing the junior learning alternatives site at Five Acres as well as closing South Wellington and North Oyster elementary schools at the end of June, with students going to Woodbank Primary and North Cedar Intermediate.

Over the next few years the proposal is to move Cedar Secondary students to John Barsby and then move all elementary students in the area into the Cedar Secondary building, closing all four elementary schools currently operating in Cedar.

Other consolidations include putting all Ladysmith students into one elementary and one secondary school, and closing Woodlands Secondary and Departure Bay Elementary.

If all of the plan’s recommendations are implemented, it is expected that in 10 years, the district would operate 24 elementary and five secondary schools instead of the current seven secondary, 31 elementary and two learning alternatives facilities.

Financial savings of the plan are estimated at about $1.3 million per year for the first five years, then $330,000 per year for the last five years and $6.4 million is staff’s conservative estimate of the minimum amount of money the district stands to gain by selling properties it no longer requires. That money would be used to renovate and update existing schools.

More than 100 people showed up to hear about the draft plan and question period was dominated by people associated with Cedar and Ladysmith schools.

Jamie Brennan, school board chairman, said the board has heard from people who think this type of change is long overdue and others who want to keep the status quo.

“We’re getting it from all quarters and I think that is going to be the theme going forward,” said Brennan. “It’s going to be a bumpy few months.” ◆ See ‘EFFECT’ /4

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Shane Faganello, left, of the Downtown Merchant Miners, battles for control of the ball with Nanaimo Clippers defence man Christopher Rygus when the teams took each other on at Diana Krall Plaza Wednesday. The matchup, hosted by the Nanaimo Clippers, Save-On-Foods and the Downtown Nanaimo Business Improvement Association, kicked off the 2013 Western Canada Cup being hosted in Nanaimo and raised money for local food banks through hotdog sales during the game. For more on the hockey tournament, please see page 22.

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By Jenn M c GarriGle The News BulleTiN

Nanaimo school trustees removed a couple of proposed cuts and postponed a motion to look into removing more at Tuesday evening’s

budget meeting.

The district is facing a $4.7-million shortfall in its 2013-14 budget and while district staff have already identified $2 million in savings from last year’s and this year’s budgets, trustees are still debating $2.7 million in proposed cuts to make up the difference.

Proposed cuts include: closing the District Resource Centre; moving English-stream students at Quarterway and Davis Road elementary schools to neighbouring schools; moving junior learning alternative students; eliminating specialist teacher positions and two caretaker positions; closing the print shop; and deferring spending on laptops for secondary teachers (part of the district’s technology plan).

At Tuesday’s meeting, trustees

approved the majority of the proposed cuts but decided not to move Englishstream students from Davis Road and to keep the print shop open for the next year to see if the service can operate on a cost recovery basis.

There is one more meeting scheduled for Monday (April 29) to discuss budget proposals and the board hopes to finalize it Wednesday (May 1).

J a m i e B re n n a n , school board chairman, said there was a lot of opposition to the Davis Road change – the majority of presenters at last week’s public consultation meeting spoke against this proposal – and the draft facilities plan calls for moving all students out of the school and into a new elementary school in Ladysmith.

“Why make two moves when you may not have to?” he said.

As for keeping the print shop open, Brennan said the shop will have to charge $32 an hour as well as charging for materials to break even, so costs would go up for schools.

A motion to spend money saved by extending spring break to two weeks on teaching positions and the two caretaker positions was delayed because this move, which is not included in the budget, might not go forward.

While trustees approved the calendar change in March, the district is required to reach an agreement with the Nanaimo District Teachers’ Association by Monday or the board must to revert to a one-week spring break next year.

Brennan said the district needs the u n i o n ’s a p p ro v a l because it means changing the hours

of work – minutes are added onto each school day to make up for the extra week off.

N D TA p re s i d e n t Justin Green said the union is seeking compensation for teachers-on-call and specialist teachers, as the former will work longer days for the same pay and lose opportunities to work and the latter lose a week’s pay.

“There’s a reason why the board saves money when they do an altered calendar,” he said. “It comes from workers. We need our members compensated appropriately.”

Green said if the u n i o n a g re e s t o $50,000 or $100,000 in compensation, there would still be savings for the district.

“I would hate to see the board walk away from savings,” he said. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com

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By ToBy GorMan The News BulleTiN

Nanaimo city council approved the addition of four buildings and one site to the Community Heritage Register Monday.

Now included on the register are the Nanaimo military camp on Fifth Street; the John Johnstone residence at 407 Machleary St.; Beevor-Potts residence at 627 Millstone Ave.; Leynard residence at 442 Milton St.; and Robins Park at 620 Park Street.

The new additions join 166 buildings, six cemeteries, nine structures and one site previously listed since the registry was introduced in 2002. Seven buildings have been removed from the list due to demolition.

The register does not ultimately protect structures or sites from demolition, but it does trigger register permits required through the Heritage Procedures Bylaw to implement temporary measures for buildings threatened with demolition or extreme alteration.

Owners of buildings on the register can also take advantage of municipal grants, tax exemptions and non-monetary incentives such as zoning relaxations to ensure the city’s heritage is preserved for generations to come when possible.

Inclusions on the list are added annually or every second year. reporter2@nanaimobulletin.com

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Mascot on the march

Diana Johnstone, Nanaimo city councillor, gets a greeting from Salvation Army mascot Sally Ann during the organization’s celebration of its 125th anniversary in Nanaimo Thursday. The event featured a cakecutting, commemorative plaque unveiling and a tour of the New Hope Centre.

A search for Jacque Bonenfant, 80, who was reported missing April 11, was carried out this week in the area around Kipp Road south of the Duke Point overpass Wednesday by Nanaimo Search and Rescue.

More than 20 searchers were dispatched to follow up on a report from a man driving southbound on the Island Highway who saw a man resembling Bonenfant walking in the area about the time he went missing. The report was made Sunday after the driver saw a description of Bonenfant in the news media.

Based on the information received, the area was searched by an RCMP dog team, which found articles of clothing similar to what Bonenfant was wearing when he disappeared.

Nanaimo Search and Rescue volunteers combed the wooded, marshy area for five hours Wednesday, but ended the search at 8 p.m. after nothing further was found.

Bonenfant remains missing.

Anyone who has information about Bonenfant or knows of his whereabouts is asked to call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.nanaimocrimestoppers.com.

Bylaw renewal aims to lower downtown tax levy

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By ToBy GorMan The News BulleTiN

A more equitable assessmentbased tax formula will help reduce the levy amount for a significant number of smaller downtown businesses as part of the new Downtown Nanaimo Business Improvement Association’s bylaw renewal process.

According to the bylaw, which had its first three readings approved by council Monday, the minimum BIA tax on properties with an assessed value of under $275,000 will be reduced from $562.75 in 2013 to $250 in 2014 with the amount increasing one per cent per year until the contract expires in 2018.

In 2014, 178, or almost half of the properties in both BIA 1 and BIA 2, will see a reduction down to the minimum while 80 per cent of the properties will pay less than the 2013 minimum of $562.75.

At the same time, the maximum

levy has been increased from $5,000 to $6,000 for properties with high assessments. According to a staff report, only three properties in BIA 1 will be affected by the increase.

The move is designed to accommodate smaller business and property owners that have shown displeasure in the past paying high levy amounts without receiving any real benefits.

During the last BIA bylaw renewal process five years ago, downtown property owners almost voted out the city’s BIA program because of concerns over high levies and how they were being distributed.

The process barely survived an alternate approval process, a complicated and sometimes confusing process that requires property owner initiative and awareness to cast a vote.

“We’re hopeful there will be more widespread support this time,” said Al Kenning, city manager.

That same process will be used again to gauge BIA membership contentment and to finalize the new bylaw. The city will mail out the petition May 1 with a deadline for returns set for June 10. If mem-

bers support the program, council is scheduled to vote to adopt the bylaw June 24.

John Cooper, spokesman for the DNBIA, said downtown revitalization relies heavily on a successful BIA program.

“Every successful downtown has a BIA and every community that is working to have their community more attractive is looking to establish a BIA,” said Cooper. “If we’re looking to establish Nanaimo as a destination and compete amongst all of the other alternatives for business and residents to locate in western Canada, you need to recognize the importance of a thriving and healthy downtown.”

Since 2002, when the Downtown Nanaimo Partnership Society (the predecessor to the DNBIA) was created, the city has matched total BIA levies with taxpayer money for about $200,000 annually for a total budget of about $400,000.

Coun. Bill McKay wondered how long the taxpayer subsidy will continue.

“At what point is public funding weaned off or discontinued in your mind? It seems that what

you’re saying is this is something that must stay in perpetuity. Is there a target when we say we’ve arrived?” McKay asked Cooper.

Cooper responded by saying downtown has come a long way in the past 10 years, but there is still a long way to go. He added that council has the ability to pull the plug on public funding whenever it feels downtown revitalization is no longer a priority.

“Now would not be a good time to do that,” said Cooper.

With the mayor excused from the vote due to potential conflict of interest – he owns a property in the BIA zone — council voted 5-3 in favour for the first three readings.

Some minor housekeeping changes to the new BIA bylaw if approved, include contract expiration Dec. 31 instead of June; allocation of tax funds from the city to the DNBIA will now take place in mid July instead of the end of September; and the minimum levy amounts. Remaining the same will be the five-year term and the geographic boundaries of BIA 1 and its 326 properties, and BIA 2 and its 68 properties. reporter2@nanaimobulletin.com

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Effect on students concerns parents u From /1 Parent Wendy Wise, whose daughter attends North Oyster, is unhappy with the proposal to move her daughter twice – first to Woodbank and then to a new elementary at the Cedar Secondary site – and the fact that the consultation process gives the parents no time to prepare their children if the school is closed at the end of June, as the deciding meeting isn’t until June 26.

She said it makes more sense to move all of the Cedar elementar y students at once instead of disrupting students twice, adding that besides the timing of the rollout of the plan, she is in support if it means her children have access to better opportunities.

“I like small schools, but I also like more options,” said Wise.

“It’s the just not knowing. It would be different if we knew at the beginning of June even.”

North Oyster’s parent advisory council, which Wise co-chairs, is organizing a meeting for parents and community members on Tuesday to decide next steps, she added, and she is encouraging parents to come with suggestions if they don’t like what

is being proposed.

South Wellington parent Krista Seggie said families in that community are not sure where to focus their energy – on trying to save their school or ensuring their children survive the transfer.

“Right now we just have a lot of crying, upset kids,” she said.

“We’re just trying to figure out what’s best to do for our kids.”

Seggie wonders why the district doesn’t wait and move all Cedar elementary students together so all the kids are on equal footing.

Many parents are worried that this plan will go the way of the former facilities plan, where part of the recommendations were approved and then the long-term plan was scrapped, she added.

Consultation on the district’s draft 10-year facilities plan begins with an online public engagement process from April 26 to June 10 and also includes meetings with stakeholder groups, public meetings from June 12-19, and a June 26 board meeting for trustees to consider all gathered input.

For more information, please go to www.sd68.bc.ca. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com

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Judy Palm has taken thousands of ticket stubs from thousands of ticket holders she has ushered to their seats during more than 10 years as a volunteer with the Port Theatre. Palm was recognized at the Port Theatre Society’s annual general meeting in March for contributing more than 4,000 hours of her time to the theatre’s volunteer program. Palm is just one of hundreds of volunteers in Nanaimo who donate their time, many of whom were given a little extra recognition this week for National Volunteer Week.

guilTy PlEa leads to 45 days in jail.

Mounties in Nanaimo arrested two men for allegedly stealing an RCMP Bait car.

The car was stolen on Rosehill Street in central Nanaimo late Monday afternoon, alerting plain clothes officers who followed the car down Townsite Road.

When the car pulled into a gas station at the intersection of East Wellington and Bowen roads a few minutes

later, police surrounded the vehicle and detained a man behind the wheel.

Police suspected a white older model Jeep that also pulled in might have been connected to the theft and detained its 19-year-old male driver too. A search of that vehicle turned up stolen items, including a laptop computer, that had been taken from the Bait car a day earlier.

Officers arrested both men shortly after 5 p.m.

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Job creation dominates questions I NANAIMO RIDING candidates debate policies and ideas.

BY MELISSA FRYER THE NEWS BULLETIN

Job creation permeated the list of topics discussed during an all-candidates meeting for the Nanaimo riding Tuesday night.

Sponsored by the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce and the News Bulletin, the event, at the Coast Bastion Inn, featured five candidates running for MLA for Nanaimo: Leonard Krog, NDP (incumbent); Ian Gartshore, Green Party; Walter Anderson, B.C. Liberals; Bryce Crigger, B.C. Conservatives; and Brunie Brunie, independent.

Questions were submitted in writing to a panel of scrutineers prior to moderator Dan Hurley, communications director for Vancouver Island University, posing them to candidates.

Gartshore said his platform for increasing renewable energy will also lead to more jobs for British Columbians, particularly for people on the South Coast as much of the technology is tied to wind, tidal and solar power.

“We could have jobs and income right here,” Gartshore said.

He also committed to outlawing fracking, a process used to extract natural gas, if elected.

Crigger responded by using Spain as an example of a country that invested heavily in renewable energy – solar power – only to see its economy collapse and revert to burning coal.

Gartshore then noted that Spain is part of the debt crisis plaguing Europe and said B.C. could do better than that.

More training and jobs for young people are needed to stop the exodus of workers to other provinces, said Crigger, pointing to the Career and Technical Centre, a joint program between Vancouver Island University and Nanaimo school district that allows high school students to earn trades certi-

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B.C. Liberal Party candidate Walter Anderson, left, and B.C. Conservative candidate Bryce Crigger, right, listen as Green Party candidate Ian Gartshore answers a question from the audience during an all-candidates meeting Tuesday at the Coast Bastion Inn. They were joined by NDP candidate Leonard Krog and independent candidate Brunie Brunie at the event, hosted by the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce.

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fication prior to graduating from high school.

“We have to make sure they don’t have greener pastures to leave for,” Crigger said. “We need to make B.C. the greenest pasture in Canada.”

Brunie highlighted food security and growing produce locally as a way to establish more jobs in the central Island.

The carbon tax was also identified as a hindrance to job creation.

Gartshore said the tax should be reinvested in renwable energy technology, while Crigger said the Conservatives would abolish the it.

Krog, who described it as nothing more than a gas tax, said it should be extended to all facets of oil and gas

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development, including liquified natural gas. He said the NDP would abolish the carbon trust, an organization that transfers carbon credit from polluters to nonpolluters, and give carbon tax money back to public institutions like 2013 schools and hospitals.

“This was poor public policy,” Krog said of the current carbon tax.

As for the Northern Gateway pipeline, proposed to carry oil from Alberta to the port at Kitimat, Anderson reiterated Premier Christy Clark’s five conditions for support from a Liberal government, while Krog repeated his party’s opposition to the project.

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Krog said the NDP would run a budget deficit if it meant providing needed services to British Columbians.

“We cannot abandon people in this province,” Krog said.

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Child care policies offer a clear choice between the B.C. Liberals and the NDP in the May 14 provincial election.

Premier Christy Clark wants to take a provincially funded savings account set up for each child born since 2007, and hand out $1,200 to parents who open a Registered Education Savings Plan to begin saving for post-secondary training. Former premier Gordon Campbell established the fund prior to the 2008 downturn in the world economy.

That’s added to the B.C. Liberal Early Years Strategy that includes full-day kindergarten, $142 million for child care subsidies, $34 million for Success by Six programs in 225 communities, and an additional $32 million promised over three years to help create new licensed child care spaces.

NDP leader Adrian Dix promised to cancel the RESP and other new spending, and redirect it to a family bonus program, a direct subsidy of up to $70 per month per child, for low-income families starting in 2014.

The NDP plan would pay the full amount to families with annual income of $25,000 or less, with payments decreasing on a sliding scale to families with income under $66,000. Applying to all children under 18, the bonus program is projected to cost $210 million a year. ◆ The Conservative pre-election platform offers no specific programs for child care or early childhood education.

Its September 2012 policy document supports “the principle that parents are the child’s first and most important teachers.”

Conservatives also support a school voucher system, “ensuring that taxpayers’ dollars follow the student to provincially approved educational options.” ◆ The B.C. Green platform promises to create “local child care trusts” monitored by the provincial government.

Promised services include “child care, in-home support, emergency and crisis services, a guaranteed livable income and safe and adequate housing.”

The B.C. Green platform offers no costing estimate for any of its programs. ◆ The B.C. Liberals would require school districts to promote use of school property by licensed child care providers from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and create a provincewide child care registry. ◆ The B.C. NDP would immediately double earnings exemption for employable income assistance recipients, and allow a further exemption for child maintenance payments. editor@nanaimobulletin.com

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Paying to visit has its costs

America wants to charge us for the privilege of visiting.

The Department of Homeland Security recently proposed a crossing fee for visitors traversing America’s northern and southern borders. The fee would help the department pay for the everincreasing cost of keeping Americans safe.

And with a deficit already more than a trillion dollars combined with the indefatigable sense of paranoia that has gripped many of that country’s legislators since the terror attacks of 9-11, that cost is becoming onerous.

So why not hit up people crossing the border to buy a brick of cheese or fill up the gas tank in their car, or spending thousands of dollars on vacation to California?

After all, income tax was supposed to be a temporary measure, and eventually everyone just became resigned to it as a less-than-beloved necessity.

A border tax isn’t a new idea. It gets floated every few years and is inevitably shot down by strong lobbying from border states that dread the hit their economies would take if Canadians decided it would be just as cheap to buy their cheese at home.

With the smell of gunpowder from the bombings at the Boston Marathon still fresh, it’s a tempting source of revenue.

Charging the 350 million travellers who cross into the U.S. every year a few bucks every time they go through a border station would buy a lot of X-ray screeners and bomb sniffing wands.

Not to mention pay the inflated salaries and pensions of bureaucrats who cook up and administer such programs.

But those travellers contribute $21 billion each year to the U.S. economy, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Even chipping away a bit of that would be devastating to a lot of gas station operators, hotels and grocery stores.

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No multiplex on my dime, thank you Nanaimo city councillors Bill developer should buy it. And Bestwick, Jim Kipp and Bill none of this giving up the land for McKay feel the need to lower $1. Top dollar will go a long way expected tax rate increases is so to helping our tax rate woes. great they were willing to circumThe developer or private comvent the usual council protocol pany should also operate it, be by dropping their bombshell responsible for booking acts proposal of $2.2 million in budget or drawing a Western Hockey cuts on fellow council members League team to play there. and staff without any notice.

And if the economy isn’t quite Politicking? Perhaps. But the as rosy – the hockey team tanks, basis behind the idea the big name bands is sound. With phrases don’t come to the SATURDAY like ‘out-of-control’ Island or the boat, car REFLECTIONS municipal spending and RV shows aren’t being tossed about quite as popular as Chris Hamlyn more often, any break people predicted – Assistant Editor for the weary taxpayer then it falls on the priwould be welcome. vate owners to cover That’s why – when the losses, not the water rates jump five taxpayer. per cent a year for the There shouldn’t be foreseeable future to one penny of public pay for a water treatmoney ever going to ment plant; the Port the project. Is it not Theatre and Vancouver Island enough the public will pay to Conference Centre continue attend the events? to require taxpayer subsidies; Our economic climate is still council has to decide how many flirting around a recession millions of dollars it’s going to despite talk of many that we are take to do something about Colout of the woods. liery Dam Park’s dams; and we Words including layoffs and have kilometres of infrastructure restructuring are still on the lips under our roads that needs to of many CEOs as companies try be replaced – that I can’t believe to weather a storm of business council is even entertaining the instability. idea of a multiplex for Nanaimo.

In the private sector, people If the entire project is financed haven’t seen wage increases in by private money, then I’m all for years yet taxes go up, the cost of it. food … everything … has gone But it has to be the entire projup. ect. No public-private partnerAs the News Bulletin’s editorial ships. If the city has the land board said in Thursday’s issue, ideal for the multiplex, then the taxpayers are fatigued.

Choices often have to be made between food and rent, what bills to put aside for another month and what ones have to be paid.

Luxury items are put on the back burner to take care of necessities.

I believe there is no appetite for a publicly-funded multiplex – a luxury item in tough times when the city has so many necessities it has to deal with.

I know there are people out there who disagree – that a multiplex seating 4,000-5,000 people would put Nanaimo on the map.

Again, if funded privately, let’s go for it. But don’t forget big events mean big admission prices and I go back to my luxury versus necessity argument.

How many people would love to take in some of the performances at the Port Theatre only to balk at the cost to take a family?

Those prices are ridiculous and still the taxpayer forks out a subsidy for the theatre’s existence.

If a private company can’t manage to put up a multiplex on its own and is looking for help from the city, let’s put it to a referendum and let the voters decide once and for all.

If they want to pay for it, fine.

I’m a believer in the democratic system though I won’t like it.

If there is no appetite for it, let’s put it to rest once and for all.

A great movie line goes “If you build it, they will come.”

Well, you pay for it, not us, and we will see if they come. news@nanaimobulletin.com

‘Luxury items are put on the back burner to take care of necessities’

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Cartoon doesn’t add to GM food debate To the Editor,

Re: Editorial cartoon, April 16.

It was with great sadness I saw you paper’s editorial cartoon.

Media has a responsibility to present facts about subjects, yet all the cartoon does is undermine the real science and perpetuate the negative myths about genetically-modified crops and food.

A short fact checking or a phone call to someone with expert knowledge in GM crops and food would have quickly demonstrated the pseudo-science behind the cartoon.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science recently said: “Moreover, the AAAS Board said, the World Health Organization, the American Medical Association, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the British Royal Society, and every other respected organization that has examined the evidence has come to the same conclusion: consuming foods containing ingredients derived from GM crops is no riskier than consuming the same foods containing ingredients from crop plants modified by conventional plant

improvement techniques.”

The World Health Organization was equally clear when it said: “GM foods currently available on the international market have passed risk assessments and are not likely to present risks for human health.

In addition, no effects on human health have been shown as a result of the consumption of such foods by the general population in the countries where they have been approved.”

Carl Sagan said it best: “We’ve arranged a global civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on sci-

ence and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces.”

Continuing to vilify GM crops and food even after 25 years of safety testing, and zero evidence of harm from consuming food made with GM crops, does not serve the public well.

Robert Wager Nanaimo

Marina company’s reasons show true colours To the Editor,

Re: Environment review, economy cited for marina deal failure, April 18.

I find great comfort in the fact that the Pacific Northwest Marina Group decided to pull out of controlling our port and boat basin.

For the company to give its honest reason of having challenges with environmental impact and assessments that would have taken too long to get completed shows the true colour of the corporation’s intent. Money, money and more money.

It would not care one cent about the ecosystems within our waterways. It would all be about being able to do what it wants when it wants, make some money and then disappear.

Similar to what Enbridge will do when their pipelines and tankers spew petroleum products into the pristine ecosystems and fisheries in the waterways

Got an opinion?

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We elect government officials to look out for our best interests, not sell our country off piece by piece to foreign investments that only lead to consumption and destruction of the ecosystems that we all rely on to live.

Jayson Wall Nanaimo

Public never told dams pose a risk To the Editor,

Re: Study criteria threatens Westwood, Letters, April 13; Drain the dams, make the call, Letters, April 6.

The floodplain below the Colliery Dam Park dams is said to go beyond Eighth Street and Park Avenue.

This is an incredible stretch of the imagination given that the total vol-

ume of water in both lakes is about 200,000 cubic metres.

Imagine what the floodplain of Westwood Lake would be given that it has 10 times the amount of water.

The number of people potentially impacted would be far greater than in the floodplain in Harewood.

The lakes at Colliery Dam have existed for more than 100 years and yet there was never any mention to people downstream that they may be at risk should the dams fail.

Loyd Sherry sat on council for 30 years and was never aware of any study or issue regarding the dams. Further development has been allowed in the floodplain throughout all these years.

A new residence was permitted on the river directly below the outflow just five years ago.

Surely our city planners must have had some idea that continuing to permit development in this area may be problematic.

They have had numerous studies that stated that upgrades were called for and yet chose not to do anything but ask for more studies.

Did our administration truly not believe that there really was an issue, or are they now targeting Colliery Dam Park for alternative reasons?

Tom Gray Nanaimo

Parents’ influence important to teens To the Editor,

Re: Police catch teen suspect in assault, April 9.

When I was growing up, I seldom, if ever, got into trouble.

But if I did, my father gave me the punishment that fit the misdeed and I

learned not to repeat it.

My father never had to call the police because he took care of business and I never ended up doing time in the juvenile justice system.

I had loving and concerned parents, but what happened to this 16-year-old teenage male?

Was it a case of misguided peer pressure? An influence by TV, movies or video games?

Or was it his parents’ fault for failing to properly educate their son to respect all people, especially women? Obviously, yes, to the last question.

No mater what, this so-called Youth Criminal Justice Act is nothing but a piece of paper with far too many loopholes.

It needs a dose of reality as well as the proper tools to get the job done right.

Not all teenagers are bad. Most are just trying to fit into this wacky society we live in.

Al Munro Nanaimo

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Having a plan for stored food leads to less waste overall I’m not half way through Independence Days: A Guide to Sustainable Food Storage and Preservation and I can see that this is a book I will keep handy.

Author Sharon Astyk answers questions about the difference between storage and hoarding and provides answers from a life experience that has uniquely

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ered). Astyk taught herself sustainability skills when she experienced “a terrible and scary sort of poverty” as a college student. Today she manages with her

husband and family universities not far on much less money from each other in than many of us Ontario, inhabitants would consider adeof student residences quate. She explains would start askwhy eating locally is ing No. 2 daughter, not out of reach for “When is your sister the poor coming and shares over?”

FOOD her combecause MATTERS mon-sense they Marjorie Stewart approach knew that to building fridges food stores would which, incibe empdentally, tied and will also good food insulate her would be family from cooked for disaster everyone shortages. to share.

As I was appreciatI discovered that ing her approach we eat better when to “pantry eating,” I don’t waste food I was reminded of by leaving it until it something I learned is no good. Supplies from my oldest left over from one child. She would find meal go to build a food stashed in my new meal with no fridge which I was pretence of “saving.” saving for no good Macaroni casserole reason and bring leads to minestrone, it out to be eaten. extra fish goes into In fact, when she fish cakes, roasts and her sister were lead to curries. Vegstudying at different etables from the gar-

den get used at the peak of their nutritional value.

Astyk’s forthright rationale for eating stored supplies and then replenishing her stores delivers independence from the supermarket while reducing costs by using a variety of acquisition methods.

There are good recipes and excellent check lists – and no smugness in this book. Astyk knows the psychological obstacles and organized her advice to ease people into her $5-a-month plan to build three months of storage and other strategies to escape industrial food systems. u Marjorie Stewart is board chairwoman of Nanaimo Foodshare Society. She can be reached at: marjorieandalstewart@shaw. ca.

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New clubhouse a point of pride I BUILDING OPENS in July to better serve community.

The 23,000 sq.-ft. Nanaimo Golf Club clubhouse, scheduled to open in July, is a source of pride for its members who paid the approximately $4-million construction budget.

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budget, demolition of the old building began in September of 2012 and work began soon after on the new clubhouse.

“Membership had ample opportunity to comment on the infrastructure plans and they really kept a good balance of the needs and wants of everyone,” said Chadha. “From the get-go we wanted something that would complement our existing pro shop built in 2004. The architects had to work with this design and came up with West Coast-based concept.

“I think the end result is we’re getting a building which will serve the membership well in the long run.”

Changes are significant

from the previous building, with the basement accommodating more than 300 lockers, showers, change rooms and a large unfinished portion available for future use.

The ground floor has a banquet hall with its own entry, washrooms, bar area and an outdoor patio taking advantage of the view of the golf course and Departure Bay. As well, there is a second lounge and patio area available in the summer months.

The biggest change is the addition of a second floor with a private

dining room, lounge and deck.

And this was all accomplished using the same footprint from the old clubhouse.

“The reason for that was we didn’t wanted to take up any area of the golf course, we have no land left or right of the building and if we go to the highway side, we lose parking,” said Chadha. “We had no choice but to work within the existing footprint.”

Gaining approximately 5,000-sq.-ft. more than the old building, Chadha said the new facility is going to accommodate the size of the membership plus give the club the ability to host other community events simultaneously without interrupting either. ◆ See ‘PROJECT’ /15

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Construction of the club’s new 23,000-squarefoot clubhouse is six months in with a projected completion in July.

And it’s something that has been on the membership’s wish list for some time.

“The club had been trying since the 1990s to upgrade the infrastructure, and after multiple tries, was successful in 2011 after membership voted in favour of constructing a new facility,” said Ash Chadha, club general manager. “The old building was constructed in the early 1960s and served us really well over the years. But it was aging and the infrastructure was giving way.”

A planning committee, made up of members of the club, worked on the design, and the style of the new building, working with Chow Low Hammond Architects of Victoria and Windley Contracting of Nanaimo.

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Project feedback positive u From /13 “That’s important because this is a building that is owned and paid for by the close to 675 members,” said Ash Chadha.

“Not only do they have a lot of pride in it, they’re also excited for the community to see what’s coming down the road. This building will serve generations in this community.”

Coming up with the close to $4 million in construction costs has meant a big commitment for the members, but Chadha said everyone is confident they’re getting the product they needed and within the budget.

“The building and its design is not by any means what we would call over the top or grand, but it’s a beautiful building keeping in mind its use and who the ultimate users are,” he said. “We had an open

house April 21 and about 250 members and their families had an opportunity to go through the building.

“There was a lot of positive feedback.

They seemed absolutely ecstatic.”

Expansion means growing pains and the inevitable challenges that come with it, but Chadha said the membership has been understanding about being without a facility.

“The usual construction challenges are always there, but they’re small, interim challenges. Whether it’s some noise, dealing with construction vehicles or parking constraints, they’re minor,” he said. “Ever ybody knows what’s happening, they know why it’s happening and they have been more than understanding because they see something positive being built

and something they will be happy to be associated with.

They understand it’s a short-term inconvenience with a huge long-term gain.”

Chadha said staff has also been understanding and accommodating throughout the adjustment, working in temporary facilities while some were laid off.

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December 27, 1945 ~ April 20, 2013 In loving memory of wife, mother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend, Jayne Fagan. After battling ovarian cancer for the last few years, Jayne passed away peacefully at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.

Jayne was born in Rockglen, Saskatchewan but has lived in Nanaimo since 1971. With her genuine concern and care for others, she had a long and successful career in the Nanaimo School District, where she worked her way through the system to become secretary to the superintendent.

She was a devoted employee of S.D. #68 who worked with integrity, genuine concern and love for the children she served. Jayne’s last job was secretary of Ladysmith Primary School, until November 2012.

Jayne will be remembered for her honesty, generosity, sense of humor, being a people person, love of her job, love of travel, and her family. She has touched many lives and hearts She loved a good game of bridge, butterflies, dogs, goats, reading, her precious school children, theater plays, turtles, and life.

Survived & missed by her husband, Joe and children: Mark Wolfe & Jade Evoy; her brother, Jack Wagner; sister-in-law, Sue; brother, Dale Wagner; sister-inlaw, Sandra; sister, Kim Ross; brother-in-law, Tom; nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and friends.

A Celebration of Life, with a reception to follow, will be held on May 3rd at 2:00 p.m. at First Memorial Funeral Services, 1720 Bowen Road, Nanaimo.

Flowers are gratefully declined in favor of donations, in Jayne’s name, for the BC Cancer Society.

Jayne’s words: “Don’t judge me till you walk in my moccasins!� “Please never be afraid, always go forward & ask for God’s help—He is there!�

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Gunter passed away peacefully, at the Nanaimo Seniors’ Village on April 12th at the age of 81.

Gunter was predeceased by his daughter, Lori-Anne, in 2004; and by his wife, Renee in 2005. He is survived by family members in Germany; his brother, Rudi; sister-in-law, Frieda; and by his niece, Angela; nephew, Stephen and their families. He is also survived by his best friend, his schnauzer dog, Rex. Gunter was born in Strehlen, Germany on May 22, 1931. As a young boy, he was confronted with the challenges of surviving in war-torn Germany. After the war, Gunter saw an opportunity to develop his skill as a woodworker and carpenter and took his apprenticeship as a furniture maker. He worked in a furniture factory in Germany for a few years but looked for opportunities to take his skills and ambitions overseas. In 1954, Gunter emigrated to Canada.

He worked as a carpenter in Winnipeg, then in Kitimat. He then moved to Calgary where he became a successful home builder. During his time in Calgary, Gunter met and married the love of his life, Renee. In 1959, Gunter and Renee welcomed the birth of their daughter, Lori-Anne. In 1976, Gunter, Renee and Lori looked west and saw home building opportunities on Vancouver Island. Gunter built many houses and duplexes in Nanaimo and saw an opportunity to showcase his cabinet making skills by opening a cabinet making business, Nanaimo Eurocabinets. Gunter worked hard and the business flourished. Gunter became well known for his craftsmanship as a cabinet maker. In retirement, Gunter loved to putter in his garden, found solace in symphonic music and enjoyed spending time with his buddy Rex. Gunter’s friends and neighbours are invited to share some memories and refreshments on Saturday, May 4th, 1-3pm at the German Cultural Center, 71 Caledonia Ave, Nanaimo.

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April 10, 1931 - April 20, 2013 It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the sudden passing of our Mum, Marjorie Valerie Ruscoff at the age of 82.

Predeceased by her husband of 33 years, George Ruscoff (1983); grandson, Harold Parsons (2001); and 3 brothers: George, Les and Roy, of England. Marjorie is survived by children: Louise Parsons (Harold), Nova Scotia; Alexandra Van Buskirk (Harry), Lake Cowichan; George Ruscoff (Lori), Nanaimo; Vicki Thompson (Rob), Nanaimo; and Kate Wilson (Mark), Surrey; 14 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren and her partner of 27 years, Edward Kemp of Nanaimo.

Also survived by her sister, Beryl (Bob); brother Ken (Joan), a nephew in the U.S and numerous nieces and nephews in England.

Born in Burnt Oak, England, Marjorie emmigrated to Canada in 1953 with her husband, George and daughter, Louise. After George joined the Royal Canadian Air Force, the family lived in Ontario, Germany, and Prince Edward Island before settling on Vancouver Island in 1964.

The family would like to extend their thanks to the staff at Woodgrove Manor for their compassionate care of Mum during her time there.

A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, May 5, 2013 from 2-4 pm at First Memorial Funeral Home, 1720 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC.

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F/T CONTRACT courier driver with full size cargo van from Nanaimo area required to start immediately. Guaranteed day rate. Call 250-754-9563.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

HAIRCARE PROFESSIONALS

VIDA MIA ~ Hair Salon & Day Spa Looking for Hairstylists and Estheticians to join our team.

Resumes can be dropped at: 3396 Norwell Dr., Nanaimo or email: fanny_usanahealth @hotmail.com to make an appointment.

HELP WANTED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN A busy automotive service and repair shop in Nanaimo area is now hiring for a F/T position. Competitive wages & benefits. Wages commensurate with experience.

Call 250-619-1349.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Start your Health Care Career in less than a year!

Study online or on campus Nursing Unit Clerk – 6 months - Work in the heart of the hospital Pharmacy Technician – 8 months - The first CCAPP accredited program in BC Medical Transcriptionist – 9 months - Work online or in hospitals

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Afternoon and pastry chef required with experience.

Positions available able mid June to mid September. Room and board incl., wage depending on exp. Must have food safe. Could be on Charter for appr. 100 days in.

Please apply with resume to: wridleyfishingcharters@shaw.ca

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.

HAIRSTYLIST WANTED $1000 HIRING BONUS full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Nanaimo location.Guaranteed $11/hour, 25% profit sharing, paid overtime, benefits, paid birthday, vacation pay, annual advanced training and advancement opportunities.

Call 1866-472-4339 today for an interview.

HAIRSTYLIST WANTED full time/part time for First Choice Hair Cutters in their Nanaimo location.Guaranteed $11/hour, 25% profit sharing, paid overtime, benefits, paid birthday, vacation pay, annual advanced training and advancement opportunities.

Call 1866-472-4339 today for an interview.

WROUGHT IRON Fabricator/ Installer. Experience, Competence & Quality workmanship 3-4 days p/wk. scheduled. Fax or email resume: 250-7545174, george@gemgates.ca

BURGER KING Nanaimo is currently hiring F/T and P/T Food Counter Attendants. Mature candidates & students welcome to apply. Must be flexible and able to work various shifts incl. days, evenings, weekends and statutory holidays. Apply in person at 1150 Terminal Ave. between 2-7pm

LADYSMITH PRESS needs physically fit individuals for their continually expanding collating department.

Part time positions available 8 - 16 hrs/wk, $10.34/hr.

Afternoon and graveyard shifts - must be available Wednesdays.

Benefits, profit sharing and advancement opportunities.

Please submit your resume between 9 am and 5 pm in person to: Ladysmith Press, 940 Oyster Bay Drive, Ladysmith, BC or mail to: Ladysmith Press, PO Box 400, Ladysmith, BC V9G 1A3. No phone calls please.

PERSONAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SERVICES

We would like to thank in advance all who apply, however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Occupational Level 3 First Aid Attendant required for Wednesday night graveyard shift in Ladysmith. This position would be best suited for a physically fit person able to work in a production environment. Please submit your resume with a photocopy of your valid First Aid certificate to: Ladysmith Press, P.O. Box #400 Ladysmith, B.C. V9G 1A3.

CARDS OF THANKS

CARDS OF THANKS

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

1-877-840-0888 www.ThompsonCC.ca

THANK YOU The Lantzville Legion Ladies Auxiliary #257

would like to sincerely thank all the businesses who donated prizes for our Ladies Night Out on April 5th.

With your generosity we can now help out many of our favourite causes such as the Food Banks, our Veterans, seniors and children.

Special thanks to Kellers Jewellers for contributing half of the Grand Prize: $600.00 Gift Certificate.

7-11 (Dover Rd) Avalon Theatres Backyard Bird Store Barb Cooper BCAA Bella Donna Esthetics Browns Social House Central Drugs ( Lantzville) Coast Distributors CO-OP (Head Office) Credit Union (Hammond Bay) Day Dream Salon & Spa Diana’s Garden Centre Dodd’s Furniture DR. Geneau Eye Care Eurodown Quilts Fairways Grocery Get A Go Go Drivers Herbal Magic Hong Kong House Jeanette Garbutt (AVON)

Julia’s Ladies Wear Kelly’s Kitchen Cafe Lantzville Pub Lordco (North end) Mark’s Work Wearhouse Milano’s RestaurantI Moxie’s Restaurant Natalie’s Hair Northgate Beer & Wine Off The Vine Panago’s Pizza (North end) Penningtons Quality Foods (Bowen Rd) Quality Foods (Turner Rd) Real Canadian Superstore Shoppers Drug Mart Slegg Lumber (Lantzville) Staples (Aulds Rd) The Bay Thrifty Foods (Turner Rd) Woodgrove Mall Admin

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

CLEANING SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

LEMON TREE Housekeeping.

Home and office. Call Heidi (250)716-0551.

AGILE HOME REPAIR & Improvement. Fully insured, interior/exterior repairs and upgrades. Ian 250-714-8800.

MR. SPARKLE CLEANING SERVICES “Since 1992” Roof Demossing, Vinyl Siding Window & Gutter Cleaning

ALL TRADES- Home updates? Hardwood, Tile, Laminate, Kitchen & Bath Reno’s.

All exterior Roofing, Siding, Decks & Fencing. References available. 250-722-0131.

www.mrsparkle.net 250-714-6739

Call Jonathan

CLOCK/WATCH/JEWELLERY REPAIRS CLOCK & WATCH REPAIRS 3rd generation watch maker.

Antique & grandfather clock specialist. Call (250)618-2962.

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

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

1.877.835.6670

www.PitStopLoans.com 1-800-514-9399

GARDENING

Cash same day, local office.

TREE PRUNING HEDGE/SHRUB MAINTENANCE

HOME CARE SUPPORT LIVE-IN CAREGIVER for elderly person (Dolores) in Qualicum Beach.

Perm.

F/T. $10.25/hr. Private room provided. Rm & board chrge $325/mo. Completion of high school req’d. 1 Yr exp req’d or completion of caregiver training course, and fluent in English. Duties: Assist with walking, light exercise & ensure safety; Assist with bathing, dressing & grooming; Administer medicines; Escort on appointments, religious services or events; Provide companionship; Prepare meals; Make beds & change linens; Light housekeeping. Email:

Call the qualified specialist... certified Garden Designer/Arborist

Ivan 250-758-0371 YOUR ALL SEASON YARD MAINTENANCE Dave: 250-716-1126 or Grant: Cell 250-668-2429 Residential/Commercial Reasonable rates Seniors Discount 10%

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HANDYPERSONS

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MIKE’S HELP for the home, a Journeyman Carpentry service. Home repair, renovation & maintenance. 25+ years experience.

Guaranteed satisfaction. Very affordable rates.

References.

(250)755-9177 mikeshelpforthehome@shaw.ca

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

96% EMPLOYMENT RATE* “Going to Discovery was one of the greatest choices of my life. Now I not only have a job, but a career I am proud of.

Thank you Discovery for making this possible for me!”

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Small class sizes.

Hands-on training from industry instructors.

Flexible Schedules that let you earn while you learn.

Full-time and part-time study.

Internships Monthly starts.

Where Your

Richard 250-729-7809

LANDSCAPING V.I. LOCAL LANDSCAPES Res & Comm Landscape Maintenance. Reliable, quality work. Call Mike (250)616-2410

MASONRY & BRICKWORK PETER’S MASONRY: 40yrs experience specializing in all types of stonework, brickwork, fireplaces & more. Call Peter (250)756-8569 or 250-4682706 for your free estimate.

MOVING & STORAGE 2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)753-6633.

MOVING, Deliveries. “Right Price.” Job Quotes or hourly rate. Jason (250)668-6851

HAULING AND SALVAGE

PAINTING A-ONE PAINTING and Wallpapering. Serving Nanaimo for 30 years. Senior Discount.

Free estimates. 250-741-0451

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Interior ~ Exterior FREE ESTIMATES.

LOOKING FOR A RECESSION-PROOF CAREER?

(250) 667-1189 WOYKE’S PAINTING. Quality Guaranteed. Over 20 years experience. Senior discounts.

Call Ben for a Free estimate.

250-713-5000 or bswoyke@shaw.ca

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Expanding or Renovating your home/bathroom/ kitchen/basement?

Painting, Roofing & Finish Carpentry also available.

No job too small.

Free estimates. Insured

FREE QUOTES: Same Day Rubbish, any Hauling reusable item discount. 250-668-6851

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

Community Support Worker Practical Nurse Health Care Assistant Medical Dental Office Administration Management • Office Administration • Accounting & Finance • Web Architecture & Media Art Design

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OLD FASHIONED HANDYMAN Drywall, tile, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting.

Quality work. No HST. Reasonable prices. 250-616-9095.

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FLOORING SALE Lowest Prices Guaranteed!

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

Overnight Delivery in most of BC!

BRAD’S HOME DETAILING Spring Specials: Up to 40% off Cleaning Windows/Gutters/Vinyl siding(by brush). De-mossing roofs. Power Washing. Insured. Brad 250-619-0999

Borrow Up To $25,000

BLUE OX Home ServicesExpert Renovation & Handyman Services. Refs & Insured.

Call-250-713-4409, visit us at: www.Blueoxhomeservices.ca

COMPUTER SERVICES

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD

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PERSONAL SERVICES

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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PLUMBING RETIRED PLUMBER Journeyman. Repairs & renovations. Call (250)390-1982.

PETS

CALL NOW! Limited seats available!

250-740-0115

PET CARE SERVICES CAT SITTING in my home. No cages. 7day to long term stay.

Limited space. 250-740-5554

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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APPLIANCES

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COMMERCIAL STAND-UP Kenmore freezer, frost free, white, energy star, excellent working condition. $200. Call (250)927-5797.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

BURIAL PLOTS

FRIENDLY FRANK

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FURNITURE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

FOR SALE BY OWNER

2 Burial plots at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens. Incl. is a bronze plate which covers both plots & the opening & closing of the plots. $5000.

(250) 746-5843

4 IKEA kitchen chairs, white with cane seats, $40. Pine bookshelf, $40. (250)714-0712

LAWN MOWER, electric Black & Decker. Great cond, 1yr old. $88. 1 (250)758-5984

8” CRAFTSMAN table saw, $30. (250)390-0604

LAWN MOWER, serviced, ready to cut, self propelled, $60 obo. (250)754-3571.

*New Queen MATTRESS Set* PILLOW TOP IN PLASTIC Mfr. Warranty. Must Sell! $200 ~ (1)250-465-2485

60’S RETRO Bdrm Suite, 3-piece, $300; Antique living room chairs (2) $50 ea, Dining Rm table/4chairs, $100; Buffet, $200; Bookcase, $75; Roll Top Desk $75; Treddle Sewing Mach. $100. 250-753-0806

VIOLINS, one Adult & one child. Also, 3/4 size Cello.

Very, very nice condition.

Please call (250)701-2035.

CLOTHES DRYER, excellent cond. $50. 1 (250)729-9242

FREE ITEMS COMPACT CHICKEN house, racoon proof. Food trough, nests. Good for 3 chickens.

FREE (250)751-8289 FREE: GARDEN swing for 3 people. You pick up. Call (250)754-5710.

FRIENDLY FRANK 2 GREEN folding chairs, $15.

Bookcase, 11.5”wx69.5”h, 5 shelves, $20 obo.

Call (250)753-4130.

DINING TABLE & six chairs, $89. (250)758-0649 ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, wood, oak finish, smoky glass door. 53”x53”x22”. Mint cond. $99 (250)741-0451 FOUR FORD Taurus rims, 205/65R15 w/Michelin hydroedge tires, $100obo.

(250)933-6453 GARDENA PUSH reel lawn mower, model 380C, mint cond, $95 obo. 250-758-3410.

4-DRAWER DRESSER, white, mostly wood, 38x28x17. Good cond. $48. (250)729-0875

HONDA OUTBOARD motor, 10hp, starter recoil assembly & 1 propeller; Mercury 8hp lower leg assembly, complete & recoil plus spare parts, $90.

1 (250)729-0124

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALES

LOVE SEAT, rust color. $75. 1 (250)753-7397 PHONE CHAIR, beige, in excellent condition, $15. Call (250)758-8044.

PINE MAHOGANY colored china cabinet, 55”w x 75” H, $99. 1 (250)753-7397 PRESSURE COOKER/Canner, $25; Mirror w/black frame, $5. 1 (250)756-7791 SANYO TV 13”, color,$15obo.

Hoover hand-held vacuum w/attach’s, $10. 250-753-7059

FUEL/FIREWOOD COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIREWOOD- Call 250-468-9660.

1-866-768-8886 (Nanoose).

1694 Cedar Rd., Friesen Rentals

250-722-2737

SEASONED FIREWOOD Vancouver Island’s largest firewood producer offers firewood legally obtained during forest restoration, large cords. Help restore your forest, Burndrywood.com 1-877-902-WOOD.

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GENERAL INTERNATIONAL cast iron 1 HP 14” wood Bandsaw, never used, $739 new, sell $500 firm.

Call (250)749-4780.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

GRANITE COUNTERTOPS. Various colors & price range.

Will help move. (250)618-1943 H.O. SCALE Model Train, 4-6-4 Hudson, made by Rivassi & track. (250)758-5073

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

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2011 FORTRESS 1700 DT Scooter. New $3500.00, Asking $1500.00 Almost new,used 7 months, excellent shape.

Call 250-954-3217 WHEELCHAIR RAMP, approximately 5’ long, used but good condition $220. You pick up. Call (250)758-3663.

SOFA, SMALL + Boyes, hardwood frame, re-uphol. $250; coffee table, wood, 2 drawer, mag. shelf $200; 2 lazyboy recliners, dusty blue, 3 yrs, pair $350; Armoire, office behind the door, $200; 2 button back velvet chairs, exc. qual., $300 obo. Call 250-586-4716

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS PIANO APARTMENT sized“Nordheiner-Heintzman” comes with bench, $500. Call (250)753-5650.

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

BRAND NEW in box Buffalo Dental machine. Never used. $350 obo, bought for $600.

Call (778)422-1909 after 6pm.

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509 WEEKS Crescent, Nanaimo. Solid family home with 3bdrms, 2baths, 2nd kitchen in basement. Lrg fenced yard, mature trees, covered sundeck, HW floors, carport, new thermal windows. $279,000.

(250)740-1130.

COLLEGE HEIGHTS. 3-level, 4bdrm +1bdrm suite. Beautiful Ocean & City views. 0% Down!

Easy to buy. Call (250)753-0160 for more info.

COLLEGE HEIGHTS. 5bdrm +1bdrm suite.

Gorgeous Ocean & City views. Easy to buy. 0% Down! Call (250)7530160 for more info.

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WELL 1813 sq ft rancher, excellent cond, built 2002 in quiet cul de sac. 3 bdrm, 2 baths, walk in closet, granite work tops, hardwood/ceramic flooring. Open plan. Lrg kitchen w/island, walk in pantry.S/S appl. RV & boat parking at rear. Private easy care yard. $429,000. Call 250-594-3919 Comfortable, Cozy 2bdrm, 980sq.ft in 55+ Mobile Park. 6 appli’s, furniture. Lrg vine covered deck, fruit trees, garden space. Reduced to $70,000.

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Cozy, well kept 2bdrm, 1bath bungalow. Near school & harbour front. Open dining/living rm w/gas FP. Lrg kitchen & master bdrm. Newer gas furnace/HW tank/fridge. Beautifully landscaped private yard.

Open House Sunday, April 28th, 9-5. 280 View St. Nanaimo. $225,000. (250)753-7397

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Wool carpets/Sears, 3-matching. Dusty rose w/pastel edging. $125. 1 (250)753-7397

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SINGER SEWING machine; 3 drawer cabinet, foot control, carrying case, $95. 250-2444415

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REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

RENTALS

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

FOR SALE BY OWNER

HOUSES FOR SALE

HOUSES FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDO

HOMES FOR RENT

SUITES, UPPER

SPORTS & IMPORTS

DUNCAN (Kody Place, 6135 Ryall Rd. Unit 18) 3 bdrm Townhouse, 2 bath, fenced backyard, close to all amenities, near bus stop, $195,000 obo. Please call (250)923-0784.

LADYSMITH: 2bdrm apt. 53+ senior block, well maintained, 1000sq.ft., oceanview, drapes, new carpet/cabinets, W/D, F/S. N/P, N/S. Avail. April. $775+hydro. 250-758-5816.

LONG LAKE MANOR, 3108 Barons Rd. 1 bdrm, close to all amenities. 250-751-134.

Meicor Properties Chemainus: Lockwood Villa.

Well kept bldg, ocean view, 1 bdrm avail. April 15 & May 1st, $625, N/S, 1 sm pet welcome. 55+. 250-246-1033 www.meicorproperties.com NANAIMO 1275 Dufferin Cres, 1 & 2 Bdrm from $675/mth.

Call 250-740-1002 NANAIMO- 1 BDRM- $650+ utils + $325 deposit. Security system in bldg. (250)701-3605 NANAIMO. SPOTLESS, quiet 2 Bdrm Apt, avail May 1st.

Close to ferry, town, seawalk.

Intercom, elevator. Free hot water. N/S, N/P. Ref’s. Call Mark or Don at 250-753-8633.

ONE BDRM +den downtown condo. Luxury character building. Five appli’s, WiFi, N/P, N/S. $850. 1 (250)754-2207

RENT-TO-OWN in College Heights!

Lovely 4-BR, 3Bath Family Home NO MORTGAGE REQUIRED!

HOSPITAL AREA, upper Bachelor (in family home), $500 mo utils incl’d , N/S, N/P. No Partiers. (250)753-0335.

COLLEGE HEIGHTS. Beautiful Ocean & City views.

4bdrms + 2bdrm suite. Easy to buy. 0% down. (250)753-0160 for more info.

NEW PRICE

543 SEAWARD Way, Qualicum Beach, Almost 1400 sq.ft.,2 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 blocks to ocean. Bare land strata. $58/mo. strata fee. Completely updated, Granite Countertops, Guest Ensuite, H/W floors & much more. On site RV Parking avail.(free). Priced to sell. $341,900, Call Daniel at 250752-5780.

CUSTOM HOME on 3 acres in Cedar (potential subdividable).

1650sq.ft. 3bdrm, 2baths, HW floors, oak kitchen w/tile floor, sun room, greenhouse, pond.

31’x26’ shop, 3pc bath, partial kitchen (potential suite). $525,000. (250)722-2199 or rwhitmore12@gmail.com

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GREAT LOCATION, great price! 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, desirable location. Quiet dead end street. Updated. $228,500 3945 McBride St., Port Alberni Call 250-724-0223 for more info: www.arrowsmithlistings.ca

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✓★ 10 QUESTIONS ✓★ TO ASK BEFORE YOU HIRE AN AGENT LADYSMITH (Davis Rd area) near golf course, shopping, private, ocean/mtn views, 2200 sq ft, 3 bdrms, 2 bath, 2 F/P, in-law suite potential. Reduced, $260,000.

Call (250)245-4155.

Ladysmith Semi-oceanfront 6.5 acres, 2,600ft, 3bdrm, 1.5 bath home. Thermal windows, etc. $448,000. Agents welcome. (250)245-8950

MUST SEE FLOAT HOME!

Fully rebuilt, certified, float home for sale. 2 bdrm, 2 storey, 1 1/2 bath, new decks, rails, soffit, & fascia.

100% surveyed and approved by a marine engineer (documents available)

Only $191,600

Located at Maple Bay Marina, by appointment only. info@bcfloathomeforsale.com www.bcfloathomeforsale.com

PARKSVILLE 420 DAY PL. Bridgewater. Modern 2 bed, 2 bath 1400 sq ft rancher on crawl. No strata, many extras, immaculate. Open house on Saturday (1-4) 250-947-9779

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES BOTH SIDES DUPLEX, Newly reno’d 2bdrms. Lndry, water, garbage pick up incl. Fenced yrd. $800. Avail April 22nd.

Call Jamie (604)789-8242 JINGLEPOT: 1 side of duplex, 3 bdrms, 1.5 baths, near school and Steve Marshall Automotive. Avail now. $995 mo.

Call (250)758-7055.

NANAIMO 1BDRM + den, Large unit in 4-plex at 2506 Labieux Rd. for quiet tenant only, $850 + utils. N/P, nr bus stop. (Immed). 250-729-8969.

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MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO BOUNDARY RIDGE: 1 or 2 B/R $660./$760. Free h/w, heat, free cable or net for 1 yr for new tenants. 616-1175.

Chemainus: Ashley Court.

Ground flr unit, 2 bdrm, 5 appliances. Sm pet ok, avail. now. $775/mo 250-924-6966.

COURTENAY - 1st & Mitchell.

Nice area. In-law suite, 1900 sqft, 2.5 bath, 8100sqft fenced yard, large deck, garage. Must See! $285,000. 250-334-8876.

Open House every Saturday!

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

HOSPITAL AREA 1 & 2 Bdrms, FREE Heat & H/W. Adult building, wheelchair access, security cameras.

New carpet, windows and paint. Small pet OK. From $650 plus mo.

Call 250-753-6656.

HOSPITAL AREA- 1 & 2 bedroom suites, $700 & $800.

Free heat, hot water, laundry available onsite. Large suites in clean well maintained building. NS/NP. Call onsite manager at 250-716-3305.

HOSPITAL AREA, large 2 bdrms, 2 baths, 4 appls, N/P, N/S. Avail May. 1. $750/mo.

Call (250)741-4699.

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HOMES FOR RENT BOWSER Oceanfront. 1100 sq.ft. 2-bdrm, Beach access.

New appl’s, wood burning F/P, W/D hook-up, carport, shed.

N/S. $1100. (250)751-1548.

CENTRAL: LARGE beautiful modern 3 bdrm, 2 bath. W/D, D/W, garage, 2 living rooms NS/NP. $1200. (250)585-2235 JINGLEPOT - 4 bdrms, 2 bath, ocean/mountain views, large deck, dbl carport, landscaped, parks & schools close. F/S, W/D. NS/NP. (Rent is negotiable with yard help) + utils. Call 250-741-1261.

N. NANAIMO, 3 + 1 bdrm house, 2 baths, 5 appls, N/S, N/P, June 1 or May 15, $1200 mo + utils. Call 250-751-1053.

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2 bathrooms, small kitchen, new flooring, A/C. Available June 1st.

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2002 BMW-X5 4-Door, 4WD, new front brakes, 1460km, Power package. Great condition. $12,500. (250)618-7589

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CARS 2000 CBR 600F4, 23000km,perfect dealer maintenance, New tires, chain, sprockets,battery, full tune, valves,timing, fluids,brakes. $4000.00, Helmet & Jacket $450.00 Call or text: #250-240-9556

ROOMS FOR RENT SINGLE & DBLE units; some w/kitchenettes. Pets ok. New monthly rates starting at $650; wkly starting at $290; 10% off 1st month. 250-754-2328

05 Toyota Matrix, 5spd, bright red, good fuel economy, 201,000kms mostly hwy. PDL, AC, non-smoker, first owner, Summer & winter tires. $6500. oleh57@gmail.com (250)3926321

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2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE: 4/Door. standard. Great on gas. Lots of extras. 2nd owner. $2000 obo. 250-618-3147.

SHARED ACCOMMODATION 2002 HARLEY Davidson Road Glide, 95ci, loaded, many extras, set up for touring custom paint, must be seen, $11,900 OBO. 250-871-3126.

DEPARTURE BAY, lrg room; shared kitchen, bath, laundry.

Cable, hydro, prkg incl. N/S Close to bus. $450/mo.

(250)760-0842 Avail. immed.

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SUITES, LOWER 1BDRM, PRIVATE entry, W/D, quiet Hammond Bay neighborhood, ocean view.

N/P, N/S $700. (250)585-4588 BROOKS LANDING: Attractive, 2bdrm, garden level. Lrg kitchen, lndry, patio. N/S, N/P. 2-person. $950 incl utils. Refs Req. May 1st. 1(250)756-6171 DOCKSIDE WAY- spacious 2 bdrm lake front, walkout suite, 5 appls, quiet tenants, gas F/P. NS/NP, $950inclds hydro.

Avail Now. 250-667-1032.

HOSPITAL AREA: 1bdrm in new house. $700 utils incl.

N/P, N/S. RR. 250-753-6932

DOWNTOWN NANAIMO: Lrg 2bdrm, 1 bath, private balcony/ocean view, $800. 1bdrm also avail. N/P (250)729-1997

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N.NANAIMO: 5bdrm, 4.5bath AND 1bdrm legal suite. Landscaped/fenced yard.

Near beach, schools & shopping.

Beautifully finished. Hardie planks exterior, dble entrance doors, 5-skylights, front & rear deck w/barbeque hookups, heat pump, 3 luxurious gas FPs. Beautiful ocean views.

Furniture included.

6523 Peregraine Rd. $700,000.

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1-PERSON SELF-contained studio cabin. $500+utils.

NS/NP. (250)716-6811.

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COMOX 4-BDRM house with nature at your doorstep.

Watch salmon and trout from your arch bridge over Brooklyn Creek. Total privacy with old cedars and backing onto Salish Park, yet close to downtown, golf, beach and schools.

House completely renovated and nearly everything is new including kitchen, stainless steel appl’s, bathroom, vinyl windows, sliding glass door, glass and cedar deck, in ground irrigation system, hot water tank, slate flooring and paint. Designed for energy efficiency with high energy audit rating. Roomy 1947 sq.ft.

2-storey house has 4 bdrms, 2 baths, rec room, laundry, garage, garden shed, ample storage and open concept living area. Call 250-890-9446, visit www.comoxhouse.com or stop by unannounced for a selfguided garden tour (just follow the signs). 577 Salish Street. $339,000.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED GREAT VALUE for single or quiet couple. $475 for furnished 37 FT 2 BDRM Sandpiper TRAILER. Attractive interior, new appliances etc. In gated community on 1/3 acre beside Little Qualicum River.

Fire pit, walking trails etc.

Beautiful, quiet, serene lifestyle for the right renter. Responsible, clean, non-smoker.

No pets. Email Gordon at rmiller@coreelements.com.

Spacious 2-level family home on peaceful, private, treed 1/4 acre lot on Camosun Drive. Lovely living & dining area with vaulted ceilings & 2 wood stoves; ocean view through huge floor-toceiling windows, nice deck, 2-car garage, with a lower level that could easily be suited. Only 3 minutes to VI University! Deposit Required Monthly Rent: $2,000. Avail: May 1st. www.wesellhomesbc.com Call: 250-616-9053

UNIVERSITY AREA: Quiet clean 2 bdrm, F/S, D/W, W/D, hardwood flooring throughout.

Close to shopping and bus.

N/P. $950+ util’s. Avail. May 1st. Call (250)722-7257.

JUNE 1, N. Nan. Oceanview, Lge. 2 Bed. open concept, 9ft. ceilings, 6 appliances, insuite laundry, N/S, 2 people, Cat OK, $975. (250) 756-0800 N. NANAIMO 1bdrm, beautiful bsmnt suite. N/S, N/P. Private entry, prkng, utils incl. No lndry. $700/M + DD. Avail May 1st. Ref. req. 250-758-4963

2006 VOLKSWAGON GLI sport model, 130k, 5-CD stacker, 200HP, 4cyl turbo, 32 m/per gal. $39,000 new; asking $8,000obo. (250)755-6631 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded.

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

2008 VIBE- 66,000 km, good on gas and excellent running order. $12,000. (250)723-3886

‘05 - 9’6 OKANAGAN CAMPER Electric levelers, Q/Bed, N/S, mint condition. Fridge/freezer, 3 burner stove/oven, 3 piece bathroom. $17,900. 250-752-0322

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N. NANAIMO, close to all amens & ocean, large & bright studio, sep ent, fully furn’d, W/D, all utils incl, parking, $720, May. 1, 250-758-0511.

N. NANAIMO (Lost Lake Rd)spacious 1 bdrm suite, situated in a lovely home w/lots of yard space, large 2 car garage, W/D, D/W, F/S, gas F/P. NS/NP. $800+ 40% utils. Call (250)754-8560.

OLD CITY, 1 bdrm bsmt, priv ent, small pet ok, laundry & prkg incl’d, N/S, no parties, avail June 1, $600 mo + hydro.

Call (250)729-6146.

S. NANAIMO Self-contained 2 bdrm suite in newer home.

F/S, W/D, D/W. All. utils incld. $850./mo.(250)739-1071 S. WELLINGTON- clean & bright grd level 2 bdrm bsmt, 1400 sq ft, 2 entries, 2 patios (1 covered), storage, priv driveway, rural acreage, room for horses. F/S, W/D. 10mins to VIU. $1100 all inclusive.

Avail May 15. (250)754-7079.

WESTWOOD LAKE. Large 2bdrm suite. F/S, W/D. N/P, N/S. Quiet location, avail. immed. $850./mo inclds utils.

250-585-7769.

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Gabriola Gabriola PhotoGraPhotoGraPhy Phy Club Club hosts hosts its its annual annual spring spring show show and and sale sale at at the the Rollo Rollo Centre, Centre,685 685 North North Rd., Rd.,from from noon noon to to 44 p.m. p.m. Free Free admission. admission.

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2007 Corsair 5th wheel 28 feet, 4ft Sola panel, side slide-out. Like new. If you see it, you’ll want it! $15,000, call 250-339-7705

1987 BIGFOOT (11.5’) and truck.

Roomy, comfortable, clean interior. Queen & Dble beds. Good shape. 1 owner. $9,000. (250)758-2067

1997 31ft Embassy Motor Home Ford 460. Good condition no smoking, no pets, under 80,000 km. $17,000.

250-338-6837

1997 PLYMOUTH Camper Van, pop up roof, clean, fridge, stove, furnace, new Michelin tires, etc. $7900 OBO. 250715-6482, 250-746-8936

2000, 26’ Golden Falcon 5th wheel, 3 way fridge, slide out, new hot water 10gal tank, queen bed. In exc. cond.

Stored in Ladysmith. $7200 firm. Call (250)580-2566.

2003 TITANIUM Glendale RV. 33 ft, Blocked & skirted in Parksville resort in a large fenced yard. Complete with fire pit & large shed. Unit is fully furnished & ready to move in. $26,500 or reasonable offer. Call 780-910-7838

2004 25’ Keystone Hornet Lite travel trailer, 1 slide out, sleeps 6, shower/tub, walk around queen bed, A/C, microwave. Suitable to tow w/ 1/2 ton truck. Low mileage, never been off island, winterized annually. Exc. cond. $12,900 obo. Call 250-245-7883.

25.5 FOOT WILDERNESS 5th/Wheel. Lots of wood rot, but everything works good.

For parts only. $1000 obo.

(250)616-1338 after 2pm.

25 foot class C Chevy Flyer motor home. 1995, 350 cu.in., 163,000 Km. 1 rear bed, 3 swivel seats, cruise, A/C. $18,000. 250-245-5973.

$39,900 BUYS A BEAUTIFUL Class A 29’ Motorhome, in ex cond., ready to go. Also avail tow vehicle 2003 Chev S10 $7,900. 250-746-7808

BLOWOUT 2007 DRV Dbl Tree Suites, 36TK3, exc cond, huge living, U-kitchen, king master, superslides. $39,995. www.beautifulrv.net 250-6185138. Truck also avail for sale.

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1974 GMC Vindow Van Rally STX 350 Eng. One owner stored inside garage, used for long haul family trips. Body & Engine in fair shape, newer Bridgestone tires. 104,000 miles $1600. 250-338-9954

1983 GMC 1/2 ton pickup, 4x4, 6.2 diesel, auto. Good condition. $2695. ALSO: Tool box with tools $95. (250) 7467888 1991 CHEV PICK-UP 4x4 350 auto, 1/2 ton, good condition. $1700. (250)245-3307.

1999 Ford F150, long box, V6, 4 wheel dr., new brakes/tires. $6500 firm. (250) 715-5412 2003 GMC 4x4 SLE- w/matching Leer canopy, excellent cond, must be seen, gently driven, 150,000 km, extra cab, auto, A/C, P/S, P/B, P/W, PDL, tow package. $11,900.

Call (250)743-0910.

2004 FORD XLT, 5.4 l , heavy duty, tow pkg., 104 k, box liner, super cab, truck tires, island truck, well maintained. $11,500 Call 250-586-4716

2004 5th WHEEL 24’6” Westwind 5th Wheel. Best of towable & liveable, new queen matt., rear kit., New roof, great condition. Canadian made.

Second marine battery wheels repack. $15,500. Truck also avail. Call 250-586-4716

2005 EXT. Venture Van, garaged, 90,300 km’s. Original Owner.

Excellent condition. $8,900. 1 (250)758-2078 2005 Ford E350 Cargo Van, white, 575,000 km. Decent body, 6.0l diesel. Motor does not run. Comes with cargo partition. Spray-in bed liner on cargo floor. Great parts vehicle, as is where is. Best offer takes it home 250-245-0350.

1969, 32 ft Monk Cruiser.

Engine rebuilt and new canvass in 2010. Valued in 2011 survey at $33400. Priced to sell at $16,900. (250)898-4886

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1994 39’ CARVER- excellent condition, over $10K in upgrades & maintenance, twin 350’s with electronic igniation.

Priced to sell at $83,750. Jim, 250-468-9374.

NaNaimo NaNaimo Family Family Life Life Association Association hosts hosts its its grief grief and and loss loss workworkshop shop from from 12:30-3 12:30-3 p.m. p.m. at at 1070 1070 TownTownsite site Rd. Rd. To To register register phone phone 250-754-3331 250-754-3331 ext. ext. 716.

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1982 Aquastar 26’ Cabin cruiser, with command bridge.

Engine Volvo 260 (Chev 350) with 290 leg.

Propane stove/oven, double sink, hydraulic steering, ceramic toilet with 9 gal holding tank, macerator (new). Sleeps 4.

New canvas. Lots of storage, new horn, new water pump, superb battery charger. Large access door to engine compartment, serviced by mechanic for the past 4 yrs.

Price: $10,000.00 for this superb boat!!! Must sell by the end of this month! Call Art 250-245-4559 Ladysmith.

PRISTEEN 17’ 2006 Glasstron Bow Rider with trailer & bimini.

Engine has less then 40hrs.

Moving must Sale! $10,000.

Call (250)745-8100

Rare 37’ Bertram Cruiser. $59,000, will consider trades.

Survey, pictures, contact info go to: www.bertram37.info 250-758-7105

harbour harbour City City ProProbus bus Club Club hosts hosts an an information information session session for for retired retired and and semisemiretired retired professionals professionals interested interested in in joining joining an an activities-based activities-based social social club. club. 11:30 11:30 a.m. a.m. to to noon noon at at 6553 6553 Portsmouth Portsmouth Rd. Rd. Details Details at at 250-390250-3901609.

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Game on: Westerns hit the ice I

WCC FACES off Saturday (April 27).

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Nanaimo Clippers coach Mike Vandekamp puts players through the paces at practice Tuesday afternoon at Frank Crane Arena. The Clippers take the ice for their first meaningful hockey in more than a month tonight (April 27) when they face off against Saskatchewan’s Yorkton Terriers.

The Nanaimo Clippers haven’t had a chance to skate at playoff pace in some time, but they think they’ll be able to handle it when the puck drops tonight.

“That’s the reason we’re practising so hard and practising so much, is so we’re ready for that moment,” said Trevor Fitzgerald, team captain. “If anything, guys are going to have extra energy, extra adrenaline – it’s

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The games don’t start until midsummer, but the competition starts now.

The V.I. Raiders are holding their spring camp this weekend (April 26-28) at Merle Logan Field.

“We’re just excited to get back on the field, more than anything, and we’re excited to give ourselves the chance to prove to ourself that we’re going to be a good football team again,” said Matthew (Snoop) Blokker, Raiders coach.

Nanaimo’s Canadian Junior Football League club is expecting more than 100 participants this weekend, the most in several years.

“It’s the right numbers for what we need and we’ve got a lot of good recruits so we’re pretty excited about that,” said Blokker.

The Raiders’ string of six straight B.C. championships came to an end last season, so that factor, plus the graduation We’ve got to of key players, means there’s find a No. 1, more of an open competi2 and 3. tion for positions than any other season. For example, the team will have eight quarterbacks trying out.

“There’s going to be some great competition there this weekend,” said the coach. “Not only have we got to find a No. 1, but we’ve got to find a No. 1, 2 and 3.”

The Raiders are also interested to see how the offensive line recruits perform – that’s an area the team wants to improve, partly by trying to add size to the unit.

Andrew Harris of the B.C. Lions is one of many Raiders alumni who will be guest coaches at spring camp.

GAME ON … The Raiders will hold an intra-squad game Sunday (April 28) at 2 p.m. at Merle Logan Field … The season kicks off July 27. For ticket information, please visit www.viraiders.ca.

been awhile since we’ve been on the ice for a game.”

The Terriers have had almost two weeks since their last game. Yorkton’s coach, Trent Cassan, said he likes the idea of starting the tournament against the host team.

“I expect a big crowd and I know that the Clippers will be pretty excited to hit the ice,” he said.

“We know that we’re going to play in a

tough environment and we’re not going to really have time to adjust to our surroundings because we know that the team we’re playing is going to be coming pretty hard.”

ICE CHIPS … A three-page special section on the WCC appeared in Thursday’s Bulletin and the articles can be accessed a t w w w. n a n a i m o bulletin.com.

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The quest for the cup starts now.

The Western Canada Cup gets underway today (April 27), beginning a nine-day showdown to determine who’s worthy of moving on to nationals.

Local hockey fans have been awaiting this day, and so have the hometown Nanaimo Clippers, who haven’t played a meaningful game in more than a month.

That changes tonight as they take the ice at Frank Crane Arena against the Yorkton Terriers, champions of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

Clippers coach Mike Vandekamp predicts his team will need to “blow some steam off” early in tonight’s tilt.

“I’d like to see us use this energy that we have pent up in as positive a fashion as we can when the puck drops to start the game on Saturday,” he said.

Alongside the energy, he said, there are bound to be a few mistakes, so the Clippers will be trying to keep things simple, especially early on.

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White Rapids swim club dives in It’s that time of year, as another popular Nanaimo sports organization is holding registration this weekend for the spring and summer season ahead.

The Nanaimo White Rapids Swim Club has been operating for nearly half a century in our city.

It was formed back in 1966 and for the many years since then has offered top notch swim training to the Nanaimo community.

As the club’s mission statement explains, the Nanaimo White Rapids provide “coaching and organizational support for both recreational and competitive swimming and water polo. This familycentered youth swim club fosters social and skill development focusing on each athlete’s personal best, in a safe and fun community-based program.”

Instruction offered by the club includes the various swim strokes such as freestyle, back stroke, breast stroke and butterfly. There’s also instruction in diving and water polo for those who wish to try it. Most of the club’s swimming is outdoors, as NWRSC uses the

Bowen Park Kin Pool Also on the execuwhich it operates in tive are secretary a co-management Diane McGonigle arrangement with and treasurer Sean the City of Nanaimo. O’Toole as well as During the season, Bernie Taekema, which runs from the Kevin Bourgeois, beginning of May Jo Anne Kossey, to the third week in Amy Nowicki, Lynn August, there are Tissington and Don fun and competiGoodman. tive swim meets in Head coach for the addition to practice club this season is times. An annual Gareth Saunders, highlight is the with Ian Mattock club’s popular invithe assistant coach. tational meet which Senior club coaches this year has been are Byron Trajan, scheduled for June Courtney Poulin and 28-30.

Michelle There Lorusso. thorpe are also Junior report social coaches events, are VanIan Thorpe Columnist cross essa Yates, training Haley and of Price, course a Catherine chance Carriere for memDer and bers to Ellen form new Taekema, friendwhile ships. The club developmental stresses comcoaches are Steven mitment and Moore and Riley team work, but Prout Holm. the emphasis is Swimmers can placed on personal register today (April improvement rather 27) or tomorrow than on winning. from noon-2 p.m. at Encouragement is Bowen Park’s Kin given in the pursuit Pool. Newcomers of personal best are asked to bring a times and in both bathing suit, towel physical and mental and goggles to development. demonstrate their Returning as presi- ability. The swim dent of the White club is for youth of Rapids Club this sea- all ages. There is son is Russ Der. no minimum age, Kevin Bourgeois but a member does is past president need to be able to and Leah Johnson swim the width of the vice-president. the pool, unassisted,

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The Nanaimo Timbermen junior A lacrosse team will be challenged right from the very first faceoff of the season.

The T-men start the B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League schedule today (April 27) with a road game against the defending-champion Coquitlam Adanacs.

“It really gives you a good pace right off the bat of the top teams in the league and how we can compete with them and see what we need to work on,” said Ryan Hanna, Timbermen alternate captain.

Mitch Parker, T-men attacker, played with the Delta Islanders in last summer’s league final against the Adanacs. Now back with his hometown Timbermen, Parker thinks his squad is ready to go.

“We’re getting a lot better, real fast,” he said. “I’m really excited for playing Coquitlam. I think we’ll give them a good run.”

hornets reach Island final There’s a buzz surrounding the Nanaimo Hornets, because the rugby team keeps winning big games.

The Nanaimo RFC’s men’s firsts

defeated the Cowichan Piggies 24-6 last Saturday at May Richards Bennett Pioneer Park.

The Hornets play Velox in Victoria today (April 27).

Inbrief sports

Westwood club hosts tourney Some of the Island’s top tennis talent will hold court at the Westwood Tennis Club this weekend (April 26-28). The Arbot Road facility is hosting a mixed doubles tournament. The masters divisions should be particularly competitive.

“We haven’t held a tournament here for a number of years,” said Gerald Yung, club pro. “We’re trying to re-establish ourselves as a tournament host and a place where tennis is a place of growth.”

The club will be holding its first Community Day open house on May 5 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Look for more information next week in the Bulletin.

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Club members are divided into various age categories for training.

Practices are usually four times per week, with times set according to the different age levels.

The White Rapids Club also organizes public swim times, private rentals and birthday parties at the Kin Pool. As well, a set of Mini Rapids swim lessons will be offered during July and August at the pool. Sessions of beginner, intermediate and advanced lessons will be held, with registration for those lessons to happen on June 9.

For more information on Nanaimo White Rapids swim club programs, phone 250-753-8176 or e-mail nanaimo whiterapids@gmail. com.

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