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Alberni Valley News reporter Wawmeesh G. Hamilton has won the Neville Shanks Memorial Award for Historical Writing, a provincial journalism award, for his coverage of the Hesquiaht apology in 2012.

Hamilton’s article, Hesquiaht seek vindication over historical hanging, gave a comprehensive look at the history behind the event as well as present-day reaction from ancestors and politicians on the importance of the apology today.

In his acceptance speech, Hamilton dedicated his win to his late father Clifford, whose own love of newspapers fueled Hamilton’s love of journalism.

Hamilton also won bronze for best news feature photo in our circulation category (4,000–12,499) from the Canadian Community Newspapers Association.

The Alberni Valley News received a blue ribbon from the CCNA for general excellence in our circulation category /(6,500– 12,499), which is the second year in a row we have received such national recognition.

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New spar tree goes up the old-fashioned way SUSAN QUINN Alberni Valley News

Jack James has raised so many spar trees in his 50-year logging career, that the joke is he can do it in his sleep.

But that didn’t lessen the excitement on Sunday as James led a volunteer effort to raise a new 100-foot spar tree at McLean Mill National Historic Site.

The spar tree is a focal point of the steam donkey logging demonstration at the mill.

The pole raised in April 2009 had rotted in the centre, so it was cut down and a “new” tree—about 172 years old—was donated

by Todd Thompson.

James organized the raising, which was a learning experience for many of the volunteers, he said.

“It’s been more than 40 years since I raised one. It was around 1960,” James said.

Aaron Thom was to rig the top of the spar tree on Wednesday. The heel boom will need to be assembled, then all the equipment will be moved back into place before the first demo with the new spar. editor@albernivalleynews.com

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Jack James, above left, and fellow retired logger Art Thompson celebrate a successful spar tree raising.

Spectators, including former millworkers and managers, pause to honour fallen forestry workers as part of the Day of Mourning.

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Ken Fyfe, left, Tom Cudmore and Jack James prepare the gin pole by the mill’s steam donkey.

Jack James approaches the gin pole, laying on the ground, after the new spar tree was successfully lifted, Sunday afternoon at McLean Mill.

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Ambassador program still needs volunteers WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON Alberni Valley News

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he Ambassadors program is back for its seventh season and more volunteers are needed to fill the familiar bright yellow jackets, Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce executive director Bill Collette said.

The ambassadors patrol Cathedral Grove and the MV Frances Barkley during the summer months.

Volunteers hand out brochures, promote Alberni Valley businesses and tourist attractions and answer tourists’ questions.

An orientation session was held on Friday, April 26, at

the Visitors Centre.

Mayor John Douglas and Lady Rose Marine Service owner Mike Surrell attended to congratulate volunteers and give a pep talk, volunteer coordinator Gerry Fagan said.

More than 27 volunteers showed up to the session and several more who weren’t there expressed an interest in volunteering this year, Fagan said.

“We’ve got about 42 people in total but we need about 20 more,” he said.

In the past two years, more than 60 people volunteered with the program.

But that number fell to 30 last summer, and the program needs help.

“We need to get that number back up to 60 this year,”

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Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce executive director Bill Collette, left, and Alberni Valley Chamber Ambassador coordinator Gerry Fagan need your help.

The venerable ambassador program needs at least 20 more volunteers before it starts in June. said.

As volunteers coordinator Gerry “Businesses said dwindled last summer, Fagan said. “It would they could tell so too did the number allow us to do two when there were of visitors centre shifts, and we could ambassadors in referrals, Fagan said. expand to Harbour Cathedral Grove.”

“We noticed our Quay and Sproat Fagan is working numbers go down,” he Lake.”

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‘We’ve got about 42 people in total but we need about 20 more.’

– Gerry Fagan gas costs and maybe to supply coffee for each volunteer shift, Collette said.

The West Coast attracts between 800,000 to 1.2 million people per year, Collete said.

“We want to get as many of them as we can to stop and discover the Valley.”

People interested in volunteering with the Chamber of Commerce ambassadors can inquire at the chamber office: 250724-6535.

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on an ambassador schedule for this year.

Volunteers work one of two three-hour shifts per day: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Shifts are either in Cathedral Grove or on the Frances Barkley, he said.

The program gets off the ground on June 15 and runs until mid-September.

The local program is unique and has served as a template for similar programs in other communities, Collette said.

The ambassadors serve a similar role as traffic monitors, directing traffic into Port Alberni rather than through it to Tofino.

“We’re trying to get people to stop here and treat themselves to what the Valley has to offer,” he said.

The real objective is to get them to the visitors centre.

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he person killed in last week’s fire at a rental complex on Third Avenue and Melrose Street has been identified.

The BC Coroner’s Service confirmed that Vivian Leigh Cudmore, aged 63, from Port Alberni died after the lower suite in which she was a tenant caught fire.

According to the Port Alberni Fire Department, the cause of the blaze was a smouldering cigarette.

No cause of death has been determined yet.

On April 22, fire ripped through the bottom floor of the fourplex.

Firefighters from three departments battled the blaze for more than two hours before bringing it under control.

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emitting extreme heat when crews arrived and was deemed unsafe for firefighters to enter.

Seven residents from three other suites were accounted for but Cudmore was reported missing at the time.

Firefighters and BC Coroner’s Service personnel found Cudmore’s body after entering the suite once the fire was extinguished.

Some wrote condolences on Alberni Valley News’ Facebook page. “R.I.P. Vivian...she was a really nice lady suffering years of cancer to be taken away in such a sad way,” wrote one person.

“May her soul be free to live in happiness and peace.”

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Provincial Election Keeping an eagle eye on the upcoming provincial election are you? Then you don’t want to miss a couple of events next week.

First, the Tseshaht First Nation is hosting an all candidates forum on Monday, May 6 at the tribal admin building. Starts: 7 p.m. And on May 7, there is another all candidates forum, this time at the Best Western Barclay Hotel banquet room. From 7-9 p.m.

Hike For Hospice You can’t measure the good that Ty Watson House does the community but its there. Help the hospice by participating in the Hike For Hospice on Sunday, May 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Participant meet at the Blair Park gazebo along Kitsuksis Dyke. Warm up to Zumba at 11:30 p.m. with the walk to follow. For further info. contact Lynn Turner at 250-723-4478.

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Legion Branch No. 293. There’s always some business or another going on there, like on Saturday, May 4 for instance. The legion is hosting a dinner and dance night. Steak with the fixings is being served at 5 p.m. and a dance at 7 p.m. with a live band. Tix: $13.

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Court overturns welfare ruling WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON Alberni Valley News

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Canada Post has completed its public input process dealing with whether or not it will keep its Argyle Street postal outlet open. A final decision is expected in mid May.

Canada Post clock tiks WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON Alberni Valley News

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he feedback is in about closing the Argyle Street Canada Post outlet and all that is left to do is wait for the results.

Canada Post initiated a 30-day public consultation period about closure impacts on March 26. The process concluded on April 26.

Fewer letters, fewer stamps and less

revenue prompted Canada Post to ponder whether or not the Argyle Street outlet would remain open.

According to spokesperson Anick Losier, the feedback will be collected and tabulated then reviewed by a special committee. A final decision will be made in the next few weeks. If the outlet is to close, it will do so within 30 days of a decision, she said.

People are communicating with

each other more online and paying their bills that way as well, Losier said.

Canadians sent more than one billion fewer letters through traditional mail since 2006, she said. The drop in revenue is forcing Canada Post to make some tough choices.

“What we are trying to do is be more efficient with our network, make sure they meet the needs of the community while not becoming a

burden on taxpayers,” she said.

If the Argyle outlet closes, its two staffers will be absorbed into other operations, and mail can still be delivered at the Valley’s two other outlets: at Fairway Market and Pacific Rim Shopping Centre, Losier said.

Questions about what exact criterion is being used to determine the outlet’s fate weren’t answered. reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

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BC Court of Appeal panel has voted unanimously to overturn a ruling that disallowed a Port Alberni woman from receiving government social assistance for life.

On March 27, Madame Justice MacKenzie replaced the conditional sentence order on Tiffany Marie Dennis, 35, with a conditional discharge, and with three years’ probation.

Madame Justice Hinkson and Justice Ryan agreed with MacKenzie’s judgment.

In June 2009, Dennis, 35, reported to Port Alberni welfare officials that she didn’t receive a $431 welfare cheque when in fact she already cashed it.

In August 2009, Dennis swore an affidavit before a Justice of the Peace that she didn’t receive a $549 child tax benefit cheque when she’d in fact already cashed it.

In March 2010, Dennis told welfare officials that she lost a $340 welfare cheque when she’d already cashed it.

In these instances, according to the judgment, she was reimbursed for the money she said she did not receive.

In at least one instance she was warned she could face criminal prosecution if it was discovered she lied.

In April 2010, Dennis falsified a medical report in order to qualify as a person with multiple barriers, and she bounced cheques to local businesses

for cameras and a computer.

Dennis had no prior criminal record and said that poverty and an abusive relationship with a drug-addicted partner influenced her to commit the crimes.

The sentencing judge imposed a one-year conditional sentence and three years’ probation based on a joint submission

by Crown and defence.

After the sentencing, Dennis was notified by the social service ministry that she was subject to a lifetime ineligibility from receiving income assistance.

Dennis filed an appeal.

She argued that she was unaware she’d be banned from receiving social assistance, and she presented evidence that she is a “low-functioning” individual who suffers from disabilities, including a brain injury and a fetal alcohol disorder, the judgment noted.

The Crown sought to dismiss the appeal, saying there was no error in principle, and the sentence was fit in all the circumstances.

But a panel ruled in Dennis’ favour, replacing the conditional sentence with a three-year conditional discharge, which carries no benefits ban. “...the judge failed to consider the collateral consequences of criminal convictions for fraud and falsification of a document with intent to defraud,” MacKenzie wrote.

“Also, because of the joint submission, the judge did not consider in more depth Ms. Dennis’s background, aboriginal status, and serious cognitive deficits...”

A conditional discharge is not contrary to the public interest in this case, MacKenzie wrote. Dennis has no criminal record, pleaded guilty early, and has serious disabilities. As well, her steps towards rehabilitation included leaving her abusive, drug-addicted common law partner who influenced her to commit the offences, MacKenzie noted.

“It would not be contrary to the public interest to give her the opportunity to stabilize her life in order to address her very serious deficits,” MacKenzie wrote.

Dennis’ aboriginal background is also a factor in the appeal, according to the ruling. Her parents died young from alcohol related causes; she was placed into the care of the social service ministry at a young age; she likely suffers from fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; has cognitive deficits, and only a Grade 6 education.

A conditional discharge is proportionate to the gravity of the offence and the responsibility of the offender, MacKenzie wrote.

“The fraud offences are specific, discrete incidents that involve small amounts of money relative to other welfare fraud offences for which discharges have been granted, and they do not indicate a pattern of deceit, planning and deliberation, or greed.”

Deterrence and denunciation can still be achieved through the terms set out in a probation order, she added.

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Alberni observes Day of Mourning Salmon Fest WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

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orkers paid respect to men and women who have been killed on the job at a National Day of Mourning ceremony held in Port Alberni on Sunday.

More than 70 people attended the special service which included a wreath laying ceremony at the Steelworkers Hall on Montrose Street.

Representatives were there from the Alberni District Teachers Union, CUPE, United Commercial Food Workers as well as other labour groups.

Also in attendance was Alberni-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser and Port Alberni Mayor John Douglas.

The day took on added significance as attendees paid their respects to the more than 300 workers who were killed last week

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Port Alberni District Labour Council president Dave Warrender places flowers atop the monument dedicated to workers who were injured or killed on the job. The event took place on Sunday at the Steelworkers Hall. the world.

According to the in a garment factory Also according BC Federation of in Bangladesh. to the BC Fed Labour website, the “This is like our the three leading federal government Remembrance Day causes of death passed the Workers because people get in the workplace Mourning Day killed and injured in are exposure to Act in 1990, which their workplaces,” harmful substances, established an said Port Alberni transportation official day every District Labour accidents and contact year to commemorate Council president with objects and workers killed or Dave Warrender. equipment. injured on the job.

“Our motto today At Sunday’s The day is known as is mourn for the ceremony, one worker Workers Memorial dead and fight for the Day elsewhere around recounted how a living.”

student no more than 18 years old was killed on the job in the 1990s.

Warrender knows of local instances during his working life where others died on the job.

At a local mill, a worker was killed after he was sucked into a recover boiler because it wasn’t vented before its door was opened. In another incident, a worker was about to do some welding on a digester when he fell through the platform he was on and to his death.

“When you go to a workplace you should be safe and not have to worry about hazards,” Warrender said. “If there is a hazard then you have the right to question it.”

Warrender has been injury free for 39 years. “I’ve never been on workers compensation and never been injured and I’m going to keep it that way,” he said. reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

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All-candidates’ meetings begin next week SUSAN QUINN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Three all-candidates’ meetings have been organized in the Alberni Valley next week so residents can get to know the three candidates running for election in the Alberni-Pacific Rim provincial riding.

Scott Fraser is the NDP incumbent in the riding. He has been in office since 2005.

Alberni Valley businessman Darren DeLuca is running for th BC Liberals in his first campaign.

Enid Mary Sangster-

Kelly, who lives in the Parksville-Qualicum area, will run for the BC Conservative Party.

Monday, May 6 the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and Tseshaht First Nation will host an allcandidates meeting for Nuu-chah-nulth eligible voters, 7 p.m. at the Tseshaht Administration Building, 5091 Tsuma-as Dr. The Port Alberni and District Labour Council and chamber of commerce jointly present the community all-

Start to finish at

candidates’ meeting on Tuesday, May 7 from 7–9 p.m. at the Best Western Barclay Hotel, in the banquet room. There will be an open mic for questions.

On Thursday, May 9 Alberni District Secondary School will host its annual election forum, run

by Anne Ostwald’s Civic Studies 11 class, beginning at 9 a.m. in the school theatre.

The event is open to the public.

The provincial election will be held Tuesday, May 14. editor@albernivalleynews.com

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Incumbent MLA Scott Fraser meets with district returning officer Ann Chandler after opening his campaign office last month.

adopts coho only format SUSAN QUINN

the past few years.

“It’s a banner coho year,” Cole said. “We could expect coho in A small projected the 20-pound range. chinook run for the If people throw a summer of 2013 fast reel with shorter has prompted Port leaders, they should Alberni Salmon be able to fill their Festival officials to freezer.” adopt a coho-only The big thing for format for the 42nd this year will be fish annual festival on Labour Day weekend. identification, he said.

“There are only “If it’s got black gums, 16,700 predicted you’d better release it. (chinook) returns, And safely.” which News that will the festival give us was only enough being pared eggs down was for the a relief to hatchery Lanny Baer and the of Toronto, river,” who has said Bob already – Dan Washington booked a Cole, past spot in the chairderby for man of the Alberni this summer.

Sportfish Advisory “I have come out Committee. to your beautiful Members of the province for over 30 Area 23 Harvest years now, fishing for Committee, trout and salmon. I comprising learned about the Port sportfish, aboriginal, Alberni and Ucluelet commercial fishers derbies last year and and the Fisheries and thought it would be Oceans Canada (DFO) fun to participate in representatives, have them,” Baer wrote in all agreed not to fish an e-mail to the News. chinook this summer, “The fact that the Cole said.

Port Alberni derby is The salmon festival now going to be a coho will honour the derby does not really closure, organizer deter me.”

Dan Washington said.

Although the new “They have agreed format will likely not to fish the chinook mean fewer ticket in the Alberni Inlet... sales, it’s a far cry so we have to go from having to along,” he said. cancel the festival—a The salmon festival decision organizers had a coho-only were faced with last fishing derby in 2000; year Washington the winner weighed said. A good fishing in at 20.6 pounds, and season last summer the averages were translated into between 15 and 18 healthy attendance, pounds. These are and the threat of smaller than the closing dissipated. winning chinooks of Continued / A9 ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

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Taking the Alberni Valley’s temperature NIOMI PEARSON Alberni Valley News

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f all the major weather events to happen in the Alberni Valley in the past decade, the first to come to Chris Alemany’s mind is the storm of November

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2006, which caused major flooding and high winds through the city.

Alemany, who has a weather station set up at his house, said at the time, he had recorded 115 km/hour winds.

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shook from the winds; it was pretty memorable,” he said.

On April 18, residents came together at the Alberni Valley Museum to talk about the weather, following a presentation by Alemany, who built

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“We talked a bit about how cold it was in the past, skating on Loon Lake and other lakes around the Alberni Valley and how that doesn’t happen anymore,” Alemany said.

Using data from Environment Canada over the past century, Alemany presented average temperatures in the region, which have climbed anywhere from half a degree to two degrees in the past 100 years.

One of the most dramatic numbers, in Comox, shows the annual daily minimum temperature has risen from 4.8C in 1935 to 6.4C in 2011.

“That’s huge,” Alemany said.

Global warming was a topic for discussion during the presentation.

“It’s clearly happening and an issue,” Alemany said.

“Just from going over so much weather for the weather website, I see a lot of recent research, and it’s not encouraging.”

It’s hard to specifically say, however, how global warming could affect the Alberni Valley.

“If anything, the biggest change we’re going to see in the valley, is that the jet stream is going to change our weather pattern,” he said.

“The only thing you can really be sure of is that temperatures are going to keep rising as long as C02 emissions keep rising.”

He added it’s interesting to note that April marks the 75th anniversary of the discovery of global warming, made by an amateur

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Local weather aficionado Chris Alemany with some of his weather gear behind his house in Port Alberni. home weather station a valley and different meteorologist, Guy feeds directly into the microclimates, Stewart Callendar. the Alberni “His hand drawn site and updates every Valley presents an graphs showing minute. interesting subject for warming still match Now, the computer weather. very closely the tech by day, “We do really have a warming we have weatherman by night unique place because measured today,” keeps a blog on the we’re on the inlet, Alemany said. “His site, as well as other paper will probably go which brings in a helpful features, such down in history as one lot of weather right as the highway web of the most important off the ocean – lots cams for travelers. of rain and warm ever published.”

“There are lots of winds in the winter As for the near late nights making time – but then we future, Alemany sure it’s working, but get a lot of cold air said residents and for the most part, it that gets stuck in especially farmers pretty much runs the Valley and we’re will want to take itself,” he said. always colder than note of predicted dry “Everybody likes to a lot of places. And weather for the next talk about the weather in the summer we’re month. ­–I’ve just taken it a often hotter than “There’s been some little bit further.” everywhere else,” long-term forecasts Information Alemany said. that show April from the museum Alemany created and May are going presentation will be alberniweather.ca in to be fairly dry and uploaded to www.

2005, in an effort to hopefully warmer alberniweather.ca in than normal,” he said. build a web page. The the coming weeks. data collected from his With its position in

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Police arrived

within several minutes and located the suspect at the corner of Gertrude Street and Lathom Road. The 30-yearold Port Alberni woman was arrested for breaking and entering, and was found in possession of

a variety of tools.

Additional items including liquor, were located nearby and are believed to have been in the possession of the female suspect.

The Port Alberni RCMP have identified one victim in this matter, and are asking

neighbourhood residents to contact police if they are missing similar item.

If anyone has information about this incident they are asked to contact the Port Alberni RCMP at 723-2424 or CRIMESTOPPERS

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Money goes back into fund NIOMI PEARSON Special to the News

Port Alberni City Council has directed $45,000 in Land Sale Reserve Funds go back into the pot for future projects, after the cancellation of the Harbour Quay sheet pile project.

The funds, which had originally been

accounted for in the 2013 capital budget, would have funded repairs to the steel sheet pile wall at Harbour Quay, as part of a larger project proposed by the Port Authority. The port authority notified the city that the project was cancelled in April, and suggested the funds be allocated

to assist with improvements at Clutesi Haven Marina.

Council had several options as to what to do with the funds, including the purchase of additional floats or a washroom trailer.

In the end, city staff were directed to put the funds back into the Land Sale Reserve.

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Participants register for the Scotiabank MS Walk on Sunday at Legion 293 last Sunday, the five kilometre walk of which was later held on Kitsuksis Dyke. More than 100 people participated, raising $10,000 for the cause.

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The trickle-down effect if the festival were to close would be far-reaching, he added: organizations like Bread of Life, Salvation Army, Our Town, the Kiwanis and Alberni Valley Rescue Squad would lose a major fundraising event.

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EDITORIAL

History must be respected NDP plan will be ‘borrow and spend’ When the new spar tree at McLean Mill National Historic Site was finally raised on Sunday, it was nothing new for supervisor Jack James. James is an oldtime logger who has worked his way up, down and around the forestry business for 50 years.

Now as a volunteer he runs the steam donkey demonstration at McLean Mill.

James has raised “too many of these things in my lifetime. I was a high rigger at one time and all I did was raise trees,” he says.

While the method of raising the new tree was filed solidly in James’ memory, the same could not be said for most of the other volunteers, who had never done this before.

James patiently schooled them in the traditional method of raising wooden spar trees, which were replaced in the 1960s by steel spars. The whole process on Sunday was captured on video as well as in still photos, so we don’t lose this amazing hands-on wisdom.

People like James—who has a rich knowledge of the way things were done half a century ago—are becoming scarce.

While there are better and more modern methods to log now (helicopter logging has replaced the need for wooden or steel spars), it is important to remember our roots.

There are still people around who lived through the age of steam, the electric motor and other critical developments of the past century. The last 100 years can arguably be identified as the most important in terms of mankind’s development (for better or worse); who is going to teach our children about these accomplishments if we don’t celebrate them?

TOM FLETCHER B.C. Views

Fourth in a series on party platforms

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ICTORIA – NDP leader Adrian Dix has finally rolled out his “fully costed” election platform.

Major policy announcements had been released previously, but there was plenty more spending added to the total.

The NDP’s health care plan is surprisingly modest – more money for home support, residential senior care, mental health and addiction services and a rural acute care initiative totaling $159 million over three years.

As health critic Mike Farnworth points out, the residential care increase will allow seniors two baths a week instead of one. Full marks to the NDP for this part of the platform.

Increases to Community Living B.C., children and families programs and aboriginal friendship centres are also commendable.

Other NDP proposals don’t inspire as much confidence.

Raise welfare rates $20 a month and index them to inflation. Index the minimum wage to inflation too, at a time when inflation can only rise.

Set up a new child bonus program to send $70 per month for each child with family income under $25,000.

Lesser payments would go to families with income up to $66,000.

This ’70s-style family allowance scheme is based on a “child poverty” claim that misrepresents federal statistics of relative income distribution.

The program is optimistically budgeted at $210 million a year. Dix insists it isn’t a “big new social program,” which

makes me wonder what would qualify.

It would be partly funded by cancelling a B.C. Liberal plan to establish education savings accounts for kids born after 2006. Out with self-reliance, in with the nanny state.

Another $100 million is added to hire more teachers, to address the teachers’ union’s oftenrepeated but false claim of “a decade of cuts” in education.

Another $100 million goes to student grants, much of it further subsidizing the oversupply of English, education, sociology, women’s studies, journalism and other university grads who eventually discover there is little demand for their degrees. As with welfare, increasing support for bad choices can only yield more bad choices.

On a related note, the NDP will revive a ministry

‘The NDP’s health care plan is surprisingly modest.’

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of women’s equality, “to promote social and economic equality to all government programs....”

As with female candidate quotas, the NDP keeps the flame of ’70s socialist feminism alive.

The party totals up its new program spending to $988 million over three years. That’s exactly the amount Dix estimates will be raised by tax hikes on corporate income, bank capital, personal income over $150,000, carbon tax on oil and gas drilling, and cancelling the B.C. Liberals’ RESP and child tax credit plans.

As for deficits, the NDP claims that the B.C. Liberal budget hides a deficit of $800 million this year and similar deficits in the next two years.

The B.C. Liberals point to an impressive string of “net zero” wage settlements with public sector unions, the core of their spending control record.

Would the NDP continue to hold the line on public service wages, as the B.C. Liberals have done?

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What’s not in NDP’s budget?

From / 10 Dix’s NDP caucus and staff is stocked with former government union officials.

Party president Moe Sihota is essentially a direct employee of the same unions.

The B.C. Federation of Labour has shaped the NDP’s Labour Code changes, which we won’t see until after the May 14 vote.

And how much money does the “fully costed” NDP

plan set aside to pay wage increases for its government union brothers and sisters?

Zero.

Since this is the party that appears to be cruising to victory in the May 14 election, I’ll look at what’s not in their platform and other issues next week.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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Mailbag: Feedback on political, natural scenery.

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To the Editor, Re: Trophy hunting not honourable, Letters, April 25.

I found Stacey Gaiga’s letter attacking Darren DeLuca’s (and all other) guide outfitters extremely un-factual and misleading.

Regardless of her standpoint on the subject, hunting is a part of our economy in B.C., equivalent to other resources such as logging and fishing. Whether you choose to hunt for meat or buy it from the grocery store it is ridiculous to compare hunting an animal in the wild to “ the same as shooting fish in a barrel”.

A lot of people do eat bear meat and these guides are working to make an honest living, in turn feeding and supporting their families.

People come from around the world to hunt B.C. wildlife and the purpose of the guide outfitters is for these hunters to be guided and properly supervised by professional, experienced guides who are familiar with the animal and the area being hunted.

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This is to insure that no animals are being “left maimed or orphaned”.

For Gaiga to suggest that any of the bears being rescued by the wildlife recovery center are there because of Darren DeLuca, or any of the other outfitters on Vancouver Island, is completely false and writing it in the newspaper does not make it true.

The whole idea of selective hunting is to take the largest male, certainly not to hunt mother bears and cubs. I just think that it is irresponsible and unjust to write a public letter with such a strong opinion, supported merely by her own false assumptions.

Jen Wallman, Port Alberni

Where’s the BC political buzz?

To the Editor, Is the AlberniPacific Rim contest such a foregone

conclusion that the candidates aren’t bothering to campaign?

I contacted the BC Liberals about their candidate by e-mail a week ago. They responded quickly to say that they would forward my message to Mr. DeLuca.

One of my specific requests in the e-mail was to know when and if Mr. DeLuca would be making any appearances in our corner of the Alberni Pacific-Rim riding.

Apparently he showed up on Tuesday for a photo op with the premier.

I similarly contacted Mr. Fraser’s team by e-mail through another BC NDP candidate’s campaign, asking for information on any local appearances plus asking to be put on their e-mail distribution list. I received a reply eight days later, but I have had zero contact from them since.

Due to her lively

involvement in civic politics, I have little interest in finding out any more information about Ms. SangsterKelly, but I looked her up online all the same.

Like the other two candidates, she has a near-static presence online.

I asked Scott Fraser about his lack of social media presence two years ago, and he responded honestly that he just didn’t have the time for it. It’s a big disappointment for voters and supporters for a candidate to create an online community during a campaign only to abandon it after the election, but I would still urge Mr. Fraser and the others to make the time.

Other MLAs seem to manage.

It’s bad enough that Errington/Coombs/ Hilliers is lumped into the Alberni-Pacific Rim riding. We’re economically and socially separated from the rest of the riding. Now, we’re also stuck in a riding in which the candidates have little grasp of how to use modern technology to reach the community.

There’s no “buzz” here.

Skye Donald, Coombs/ Errington

Appreciate what we have

To the Editor, In a small community, polarization of opinion is evident and overt, more so than in a large city. For me, it has never been clearer and scarier than now, going into the provincial election in May. On the one hand, there is our incumbent NDP Scott Fraser, who has worked tirelessly for causes aiming to preserve our natural environment.

On the other, the newly nominated Liberal candidate, Darren DeLuca, who advocates old forest logging and coal mining. Apparently, his tourism business consists of big-game hunting.

If we really want to improve our tourism potential, and give the valley a break from exploitation, we need to guard the existing natural assets like never before.

With the present status quo here, it feels like only miners, loggers and hunters are welcome, and the rest of us should just quietly pack up and move away.

Rayana Erland, Port Alberni

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“I perceive that God is not a respecter of persons.” Acts 10:34. “Respecter of persons” literally is “one who receives the face”, and means one who distinguishes between persons on the basis of outward appearances. I heard about a young man with long hair and tattered clothes who entered a church and walked up near the front pew and sat down cross-legged. As the sound of whispering spread through the congregation, an old elder walked up from the back. All eyes were on him as the curious onlookers wondered what he would do. The elder sat down next to him, crossed his legs and enjoyed the morning service. Apparently he didn’t see a long-haired street person disturbing a worship service but a child of God and he wanted to accept as he was.

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Thursday , May 2, 2013 Alberni Valley News

Our writer: Valley Seniors is a monthly feature compiled by Orlando Delano and featuring residents living in Port Alberni seniors complexes.

Seniors salute their volunteers ORLANDO DELANO SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

“I was born next door, in the old General Hospital,” said Mark Phillips, an active community volunteer, while chatting with others in the Abbeyfield living room.

“I am 57 years old and I have lived most of my life here in the Valley. I also lived in Victoria for 25 years and I had travelled across Canada five times, all the way to Newfoundland.”

While in Victoria, Phillips volunteered at the old Gorge Road Hospital (since closed) at the geriatric unit, and at the James Bay Seniors Home for four years. He says that he came back, in part, because of his family.

For almost a decade, Phillips has been involved in assisting the seniors and the staff of Abbeyfield Port Alberni.

His duties are varied, especially now that spring is here, he mows the Abbeyfield lawns almost weekly; he does maintenance work as needed; he

spends time talking and socializing with the residents in the hallways, dining room, etc. He is also very well-known in all the Valley senior homes for his musical talent.

Phillips, who has a strong and melodious voice, also plays a wide variety of instruments such as guitar, bass, steel guitar, violin, banjo, ukulele.

“I usually play with bands, like “Highway 4”, my new group, he says.

Phillips has been involved with several musical groups entertaining the seniors in their homes and others in the community at sessions at the Harbour Quay in the summer.

“My mother, Marlene Dietrich, a dedicated volunteer in Port Alberni, has been the best example for me on what volunteers can do to make a better community”, he said.

“She spends hours and hours in tasks needed to be done.”

According to

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statistics, in Canada there are 13.3 million volunteers. In our community we are blessed by the good spirit of the citizens who give their time and effort to assist and support others.

This is particularly evident in the homes for seniors in the Valley, where people like Mark Phillips, make a difference in the lives of the men and women of these homes.

Thousands of hours are given by them annually by providing entertainment, in the form of musical programs, art sessions and through regular visits to the homes by individuals and organizations.

Also, most of the care homes count on volunteer drivers to take residents back to their community and enjoy concerts, recitals, bazaars and other events of their interest.

Each organization that care for the elderly and has the mandate to govern and advocate for senior centres and homes in our

Valley is made up of volunteers who perform their job in order to maintain and enhance the quality of life of residents and participants.

Just imagine what these homes would do without the volunteers.

“Volunteering is a part of what we are as Canadians” was a statement by the National Volunteer Week Committee.

“The volunteers strengthen our communities and make our country vibrant.”

Annually, the celebration of the volunteers across the country is to recognize the tremendous impact they have in our society and how much we all appreciate their efforts.

Seniors in the Valley organize events to express their appreciation to each and all the thousands of volunteers who serve our community.

Last week, Heritage Place and Abbeyfield saluted their volunteers at a special event.

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Principles For Living

by Dr. Carl Weber, BPE (Hon), DC Where Do You Live?

Huh? Of course I live in the beautiful Alberni Valley, you answer. Guess again.

You live not just in your house with your loved ones but in yourself -- in your nervous system. Our nervous system mediates every function of our being. It recognizes foreign intruders, produces the right amount of bile, determines heart rate and stroke volume, and controls our moods, our ability to run, laugh, cry, see, hear and care. It heals us, connects us to our innate healer and allows us to interface with the world around us.

What happens when our nervous system works at 100 %? We live in a world that’s connected, where things run smoothly, where we have only positive selftalk and the person staring back at us in the mirror is regarded with deep love and affection. What happens if our nervous system does not work at 100% because our spine is unhealthy (subluxated)? Then we’re disconnected like an overloaded breaker box, people get ‘on our nerves’, our relationships suffer and we live in our heads, away from our hearts in an unloving and confused state.

There is a great intelligence to this universe that is innately in every cell and every space between our cells which keeps everything in perfect balance, perfectly. And what initially may seem horrible – the loss of a job, an accident – can be a gift in disguise. When we’re open to those ‘gifts’, the universe provides us with rich, abundant, and interesting lives. When we’re closed off to these experiences, we can’t grow. When we’re subluxated (interference in our nervous system), it’s difficult to step out into these unknowns because we can’t live in the intelligence of the universe in full faith. If we don’t get that the world is connected because we aren’t connected, I call this a subluxated life. When we live at 100% of our potential, which I call an unsubluxated life, we thrive because we see this overall connection as a regular part of our lives.

So I ask you, “Where do you live and is your spine and as a result your home, your nervous system, at 100% of your potential so that you can live the best possible life that you can?” I hope so because you deserve it.

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In the 40 th Provincial General Election, British Columbia’s voters will vote for their Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

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The following persons have been nominated as candidates for Alberni-Pacific Rim for the 40th Provincial General Election.

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Darren Frank DeLuca BC Liberal Party

Greg Mollon 3945 Johnston Rd, Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 5N4

Peter Doukakis 3945 Johnston Rd, Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 5N4

Scott Kenneth Fraser BC NDP

Marlene Dietrich 5925 Cherryvale Lane, Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 8S1

Marlene Dietrich 5925 Cherryvale Lane, Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 8S1

Enid Mary Sangster-Kelly BC Conservative Party

Terence Moore 1376 Leffler, Errington, BC, V0R 1V0

Brian Sangster-Kelly 1234 Grafton Ave, Errington, BC, V0R 1V0

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District Electoral Offices: 4778 Johnston Rd Port Alberni, BC (250) 720-2438

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Stay positive and take your own counsel, doctor says DR. NEILL NEILL Living

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riting about positive thinking is a bit of a challenge at any time, but a real balancing act during an election campaign.

We must recognize the chronic complainers and whiners amongst us, lest we be pulled into their negativity.

It is important to remember that complaining about what is tends to produce more of the same.

If we focus on creating something better, we tend to manifest that better future.

It works the same way with nations as it does with

for our collective futures.

Who is paying attention to due process? Many of our candidates make more speeches about what is wrong than they do about how they would create a better future.

Sad! Some have a positive focus. Because of a courageous and energetic politician with a positive vision, we have universal health care, a system which no amount of political whining and criticizing could ever have created.

We Canadians could never have created our own flag and repatriated our constitution through whining and criticizing. It took vision and persistence on the part of our elected political

challenging for us to stay emotionally positive during an election campaign.

Being positive helps us recognize which candidates and parties have the most optimistic vision for the future, as we are bombarded with waves of campaignrelated negativity. If we stay emotionally positive, we are better able to distinguish between true vision and ill-afforded campaign promises in the context of endless speeches, television commercials, radio sound bites and newspaper ads.

An election is an invitation to all of us to think about what we want for the future of our province and country. An election gets us to think about what vision we hold

individuals. This is the psychology of manifesting.

Furthermore, being emotionally positive and holding a “brightness of the future” is probably the single most important factor in a person’s living a long, healthy, happy life. If we as a society could stay more emotionally positive, there would be a lot less pressure to expand our present health care facilities.

The fears that accompany emotional negativity have a depressing effect on our health, selfesteem, and sense of well-being. Negativity wrecks marriages.

Negativity hurts children. Prolonged negativity suppresses the body’s immune system.

It is particularly

leaders.

Unfortunately, many of our political figures cannot seem to rise above complaining about what is. They attempt to control our voting behaviour through fear, not thought.

Opposition parties are particularly vulnerable to finding fault with what is, rather than leading us to a vision of a brighter future.

I invite you to reflect positively on a bright future for British Columbia, and then take your own counsel and vote. That’s democracy.

Dr. Neill is a CentralIsland Registered Psychologist. You can reach him at 250-752-8684 or through his website www.neillneill.com/

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Every Friday at 9 am, we will draw 10 winners who will each win a key. Winners will be contacted and names will be published in the Alberni Valley News.

Throughout the promotion we will give away 190 keys, You may win more than one key.

All entries are good for one week only. We will start fresh each week with a NEW DRAW, so enter often

Key holders must be present at THE GREAT CAR GIVEAWAY EVENT Location and time to be announced

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Co-op Must be a member m embers Entry Ballot MUST include; Full Name, Member Number, Phone Number and Receipt Number r Tickets given away at 25 litre increments eceived 1 ticket for each 25L increments 5¢/litre One ticket for each 10.00 in store purchase in 2012 Fuel Delivery - every 100 litres 1 ticket. Tickets will be stapled to invoice. Maximum of 10 tickets Card lock customer can bring in card lock receipt and receive 1 ticket per 25 L. Maximum of 10 tickets Furnace repair and protection plan purchases will receive one ticket.

190 keys Last draw will be July 12. Winners will be notified by phone as the draw is the next day.

Spouses can use same number and well as kids under 16. Kids over 16 must get their own membership Each Friday at approximately 9am, 10 names will be drawn for keys which will be provided on the day of the draw.

Names will be published in AV Times on Thursdays and letters will be sent to each winner.

Each week will be a fresh start; you may win more than once so keep entering.

Key winners must attend Key Day. In the event of not being able to attend the letter must contain the name of the proxy. New names are not drawn. ✔ Keys will be selected by key winners and must produce ID. ✔ Co-op employees and anyone living in their household are not eligible to win.

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Healthy Mind & Body

Improve Your Sleep It is easy to overlook the benefits of a good night’s sleep. Without adequate rest a person can be left feeling irritable, distracted and sluggish. Those who repeatedly do not get enough sleep could be facing other health problems as well. For some, the secret to getting a better sleep is modifying their sleeping environment.

Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate insufficient sleep has become a public health epidemic. An estimated 50 to 70 million adults report having a sleep disorder, and women are twice as likely to suffer from insomnia than men.

In some instances, lack of sleep or too much sleep might be indicative of a medical condition, but it could just be related to poor sleep hygiene and an uncomfortable sleeping environment. Making some changes could make all the difference. * Start with your mattress. You will spend between seven to 10 hours in your bed each and every night. An uncomfortable mattress could be an underlying factor in your sleep problems. If your bed is several years old, invest in a new mattress and box spring. If you cannot afford a new mattress, buying a mattress topper in memory foam could mask any problems for the time being. * Balance light and dark. It is essential to get at least 30 minutes of natural sunlight each day. In the evening, dim the lights to trigger the body’s internal clock and stimulate the production of melatonin, which relaxes the body into sleep. * Consider white noise. White noise can mask sounds that may distract sleep, such as traffic outside or a partner snoring. White noise can come from a special alarm clock that provides soothing sounds. Many people find running a fan in the bedroom provides the right amount of noise and helps circulate air throughout the room. * Make the bedroom a cozy retreat. Your bedroom should be a relaxing sanctuary. Relaxing blues and purples can be soothing colors to use in decorating. * Avoid distractions. When setting up your bedroom, do not fill it with electronics, such as a computer, tablet and television. These devices could contribute to wakefulness and impede your ability to rest. * Keep cool. Sweating and overheating can keep you awake, so drop the temperature down at night and dress lightly for bed.

If sleeplessness becomes a chronic problem and is not alleviated by changing the sleeping environment, visit a doctor.

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Celebrate Nation Wide Naturopathic Medicine Week Dr. Jeannie Doig Dr. Jeannie Doig has been practising naturopathic medicine in the Alberni Valley for six years. She is passionate about helping to educate and empower people to improve their health and wellbeing.

Dr. Doig treats virtually any condition by addressing the root “cause” of disease rather than simply masking and reducing symptoms. She specializes in weight management, detoxification, digestive disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, and bio-identical hormone replacement therapy. Dr. Doig utilizes the following natural medicines in her practice: Clinical Nutrition, IV Vitamin injection therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture, Homeopathy, Bowen Therapy, and Chelation Therapy.

She is also practising in Tofino and Ucluelet. Dr. Doig went to University of Toronto for her Honours Bachelor of Science and Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine for her doctorate in naturopathic medicine.

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Dr. Andrea Rayburn Dr. Andrea Rayburn is a general family medicine practitioner who welcomes patients of all levels of health. With an emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion, she works with her patients to educate them on how to become an active participant in their own health.

Dr. Rayburn received her Bachelor of Science degree from Thompson Rivers University, followed in 2011 by her Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto. During her 12-month internship, Dr. Rayburn participated on the Adjunctive Cancer Care specialty shift, as well as at the LAMP Community Health Centre.

Dr. Rayburn has completed further education to obtain her Prescribing License as well as Intravenous Therapy Certification. She is currently practicing and accepting patients in Port Alberni, Qualicum Beach, and the Comox Valley.

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Healthy Mind & Body

Circuit Training For Healthy Body and Mind Everybody knows exercise can help improve your health, but you have to take action. Muscle mass is one of the biggest indicators of health and longevity. Without regular exercise it is very challenging to achieve optimal health. Circuit training a is a very effective way to burn fat and get into shape. The circuit is usually comprised of 10 to 12 exercises that are completed one exercise after another. Each exercise is done for a number of repetitions or for a set time before moving on to the next exercise. This is an excellent way to improve mobility , strength and stamina.

The quick pace and constant changing nature of circuit training keeps you from getting bored. Whether a person is a beginner, or an elite athlete, training can be modified to his or her fitness level. Circuit training is time efficient, with no wasted time between sets and tends to prepare the body in a very even, all-around manner. You work to your fitness level and can push yourself harder to get fitter by doing more exercises and more circuits.

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Routine Dental check ups are recommended twice a We want to year and are important for maintaining healthy teeth make you… and gums. A healthy mouth is important for your overall good health and many health complications have been linked to poor oral health.

Professional regular dental cleanings can prevent a variety of dental and medical problems such as gum disease, infection, bone loss, heart disease, bacterial pneumonia, strokes and more.

Gum disease is a bacterial infection that ultimately destroys the supporting structures of your teeth. If diagnosed early it can be treated and reversed if significant damage has not already occurred.

Your dental hygienist will help ensure that you are maintaining good oral health with visual examinations and comparing previous measurements.

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for Alberni-Pacific Rim

Darren DeLuca Alberni-Pacific Rim

An MLA that will: ✔ Protect the Working Forest and forestry jobs ✔ Support major projects if they pass the rigorous and transparent Environmental Assessment process WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON/Alberni Valley News

Parks and Recreation staff Rondi Shanks (left) and AV Multiplex manager Ron Doetzel promote Walk With Your Doc, which is happening on Thursday, May 1 at Bob Dailey Stadium. .

Walk with Doc in Alberni WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON Alberni Valley News

Walk With Your Doc is happening on Thursday, May 9.

The annual event is at Bob Dailey Stadium from 5-7 p.m. and is for people of all ages.

“Walking is one of the healthiest things you can do and we all know the value of that,” AV Multiplex manager Ron Doetzel said. “It’s a component of a healthy lifestyle.”

The event gives participants a chance to walk one kilometre

with physicians, and coincides with International Move for Health Day. The Public Health Agency of Canada recommends a 150-300 minutes of moderateto-vigorous physical activity per week for adults.

It’s the event’s third year in Alberni and the event has grown in popularity each year, Doetzel said.

There were 120 people who participated the first year and 600 the second year. “We hope to surpass that this year,” he said.

Participants in last

year’s event ranged in age from five to 90 years old.

The BC Medical Association estimates that more than 100 doctors and 2,000 patients take part in various Walk With Your Doc events throughout the province.

The event is held in partnership with Parks and Recreation, the Integrated Health Network, and the Vancouver Island Health Authority, as well as other agencies.

Various vendors will be at Bob Dailey including Walk the

Coast, Rehabilitation in Motion, Jays Lace It Up and Quality Foods. Community nutritionist Helene Dufour will also be giving practical demonstrations on how much sugar and sodium are in people’s daily foods.

According to the website walkbc.ca, most everyone is capable of walking; it can be done anywhere and anytime; and is low impact. It is also reputed to have to lowest dropout rate of any form of exercise. reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

Sneak exercise into your day ParticipACTION is encouraging Alberni to sneak in 10 minutes of exercise into thier work day.

Do you find it hard to fit exercise into your daily routine? Is so, then ParticipACTION has some tips for you: · Almost 70 per cent of British Columbians

would rather get a few extra minutes of sleep than wake up to exercise · Only 60 per cent British Columbians believe that 10 minutes of exercise is sufficient to make a difference in their health · More than half of British Columbia says

they’d like to exercise more but just can’t find the time Workplaces attitudes towards desk-side exercise are changing.

A ParticipACTION commissioned survey revealed 64 per cent of Canadian’s consider workplace exercise to be acceptable and

Sneak It In Week provides perfect opportunity to set the trend in offices coast to coast.

Here is one suggestion of how you and can sneak some exercise into the work day. · Starting a lunchtime walking group.

✔ Advocate strongly for improved highway access as part of the Vancouver Island Transportation Strategy ✔ Ensure resource dividends are shared with resource communities ✔ Help build an economy in the Alberni- Pacific Rim region ✔ Support the Port Authority on Transshipping Center and LNG opportunities ✔ Work to achieve a Balanced Budget & Control Spending ✔ Commit to maintaining the province’s AAA credit rating

Your Voice in Victoria Darren DeLuca is a 35 year resident of the Alberni Valley who believes in our communities, working as both a licenced Realtor and as the owner/operator of a big game guiding service, Vancouver Island Guide Outfitters. Darren enjoys hunting, fishing, hockey, and spending time with his family.

Darren has worked hard on behalf of the communities of Alberni-Pacific rim for many years and is a currently a Director of the Port Alberni Port Authority and the Port Alberni Junior Hockey Society as well as Co-chair of the Alberni Clayoquot Transportation Committee.

Campaign Office:

2970 Alberni Hwy. Port Alberni

p. 778.419.4444 f. 778.419.0018 darren.deluca@bcliberals.com

Authorized by Greg Mollon, Financial Agent, 250-724-7302

elect Darren DeLuca

for Alberni-Pacific Rim

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Community Events SAT. MAY 4

SUN. MAY 5

◆ STEAK NIGHT at Legion Branch 293.

Supper served 5 p.m.

Dance Starts 7 p.m.

Live Band Tix: $13.

◆ HIKE FOR HOSPICE Annual fundraiser for Ty Watson House. Put together a team and collect donations. At Kitsuksis Dike/Blair Park Gazebo. Meet at 11 a.m. Zumbathon warmup event before walk, post-hike BBQ and coffee by donation. Call 250723-4478.

◆ LAWN BOWLING CLUB open house. At the club facility, 4255 Wallace St. From 1-4 p.m. ◆ BRAEDEN MARSHALL BAND. At the Blue Marlin Inn, formerly the Arlington Hotel.

Starts: 10 p.m. ◆ KINETTE GARAGE SALE at the Kinhut on the fall fair grounds.

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

◆ HOME BUSINESS FAIR at the Beaver Creek Community Hall, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Norwex, Stampin Up, Arbonne, NuCerity.

There will also be

refreshments and door prizes.

MON. MAY 6 ◆ ALL CANDIDATES FORUM featuring candidates for the MLA from AlberniPacific Rim. At the Tseshaht Administration Building, 5091 Tsuma-as Drive. Start time: 7 p.m. Snacks and refreshments provided. ◆ FOOD AND FILOSOPHY at Dolce Vita. Starts: 5:30 p.m. Subject: the last 10 years of your life.

Guest speaker will talk

Real facts about gangs and crime in BC. 1. GanG members likely to die before aGe 30: In B.C., if you are 30, a male and have a violent criminal past, your probability of becoming a victim of a gang-related murder increases substantially.

2. GanG numbers have increased: In 1980, law enforcement listed just a handful of gangs and organized crime groups. Today, that number is closer to 188.

3. GanGs and orGanized crime Groups are evolvinG: In the late 1990s – 2000s multi-ethnic gangs were common. Today, new business alliances are forming and groups that were in conflict are now working together.

Read more by downloading your copy of the cfseu-bc community report at www.cfseu.bc.ca and on the Black Press website at: bc-anti-gang.com

about staying healthy as a senior.

TUE. MAY 7

Featuring Brett Martin and Matt Billon. Doors open: 8 p.m. Show starts: 9 p.m. Tix: $10 at the door.

◆ ALL CANDIDATES FORUM featuring candidates for the MLA from AlberniPacific Rim. At the Best Western Barclay Hotel Banquet Room.

From 7-9 p.m.

◆ ALL CANDIDATES FORUM at Alberni District Secondary School. Start time is 9 a.m. in the school’s theatre.

◆ HEALTH WORKSHOP at the Vancouver Island Regional Library, 4245 Wallace St. From 2-3 p.m.

Guest Speaker will address wheat and gluten free eating.

◆ PW ANNUAL PLANT SALE at Knox Presbyterian Church, 4850 Regina Ave at the corner of Rex Road. From 1-3 p.m.

THURS. MAY 9 ◆ COMEDY ACT at the Rainbow Room.

SAT. MAY 11

SAT. MAY 25 ◆ FIFTH ANNUAL BLACK ‘TY’ GALA benefit for Ty Watson

House. Tix: $60. Live and silent auctions, gourmet dinner, James Bond Theme. Call 250-723-4478 for info.

ONGOING ◆ ALBERNI VALLEY STARFLEET CHAPTER members being solicited for a new Starfleet club in Alberni, which would be associated with the International Star Trek Fan Association.

For info. call 250-7247293. ◆ FREE DROP-IN at Hilton Centre, 4325 Neill St. On Mondays from 10-11 a.m. For parents of children up

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GARAGE SALE IN PARKING LOT 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

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to age five. Call 250735-3022. ◆ FUN NIGHT on Friday nights at Legion Branch No. 293, 4680 Victoria Quay.

Starts at 5 p.m. Food available. Nominal admission fee. ◆ SUNSHINE CLUB book club. Meets every second Thursday from 12:45 - 2:15 pm in the Hemlock Room at Echo Centre.

For info call directors Alexander or Pat Miller at 250-724-2246. ◆ ALBERNI VALLEY COMMUNITY BAND meets Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. in the E. J. Dunn band room.

Flutes, saxophones, and brasses are needed. For info: 250723-1903 or 250-7350128. ◆ ALATEEN at the Alano Club, 3028 Second Ave. From 11 a.m. to 12 noon. For teens ages 13-17. For info. call 250-724-6826 or 250-723-7223. ◆ CHOIR MEMBERS NEEDED Barkley Sound Choir welcomes new members in advance of new program to celebrate Alberni Valley Centennial. Practice is at 6:45 p.m. at the United Church, 2474 Church St. Contact Sylvia at 250-7237185 or Peter at 250724-5206. ◆ CRIB NIGHT at Legion Branch No. 293.

Starts at 7 p.m. ◆ LADIES DARTS at Legion Branch No. 293. From 2:30-4:30 p.m. ◆ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED volunteers with calm obedient dogs requested by the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program.

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VAN VELZEN, LOUISE ELAINE December 30, 1957 April 25, 2013 In loving memory of a dear daughter & sister.

Louise was born in Port Alberni & lived in Victoria for many years. Survived by parents Casey & Mary Van Velzen & brother Bob Van Velzen (Pep), Aunts Norma De Lange (Muus), Sharon Kevis, Jean Hardy, Uncles Larry Hardy (Dawn), Nico Van Velzen (Dorothy), Niece, Nephew, Great Nieces & Cousins.

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HARRIGAN, ERNEST, JOHN August 14, 1922 - April 26, 2013 Ernie passed away peacefully after a long courageous battle with cancer, at the age of 90.

He is survived by his loving wife, Jane; children, Bob (Leigh), Brian and Jim Harrigan and daughter, Eileen Russell; grandchildren, Tanya Booth (Tony Booth), Kristin Russell (Ryan Godard), Brienn Le Blanc, Sean Harrigan and Meara Harrigan; great grandchildren, Olivia, Jocelyn, Carter, Koen and Kaden.

Ernie was born in Scott, Saskatchewan in 1922. He worked on the family farm, then served several years in the Army Reserve before moving to B.C. in 1945. There he met his lovely wife Jane and settled in Port Alberni.

Ernie was employed at the Alberni Plywood Division and retired in 1987. He enjoyed working on cars, ďŹ shing, building furniture and loved to jive. He thoroughly enjoyed the Kingsway Hotel meat draw, with his loving sons. He loved his family visits and outings and his unique sense of humour will be missed by all that knew him.

At Ernie’s request, no service will take place.

The family of Ernie Harrigan would like to tremendously thank the wonderful staff and volunteers of Ty Watson House for their love, care, support and compassion for helping Ernie and his family through this difďŹ cult time.

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63-22 victory over Alberni District Secondary School by the Cowichan Secondary School girls’ rugby team’s full XV set the trend for a B.C. championship by the girls’ sevens on the weekend.

The players involved in that tournament plus the rest of the regular roster faced a tough battle from Alberni in the early going last Wednesday at Cowichan

Secondary School.

“Port Alberni is a hard, powerful and physically mature team,’’ noted Cowichan coach Brad Skene.

“We used this game to test the progress of the squad by starting with a number of rookies.

“They battled hard but their inexperience showed against a hard-running and organized Port Alberni team.’’

Cowichan trailed 17-5 at one point but slowly pulled back and went ahead once

Skene brought the team’s senior and more experienced players into the game to gain control.

“For large portions of the middle of the game, we played fast, dynamic rugby by moving the ball into space,’’ Skene pointed out.

“Later in the game, we were able to place more rookies into the game and they worked hard to keep the lead.’’

Leah Theobald raced away from defenders to score four tries for Cowichan.

Jackie Little returns in style

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Cowichan’s Hannah Lauridsen plows through Alberni in a game last week.

Alberni tops at North Islands

Members of the Alberni District Secondary School badminton team are jubilant after taking first place at the North Island badminton championships in Duncan. The team next competes in the Island championships, which are being held on May 9.

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Jesse Law, Jessie Slassor, Makenna Cyr, Alan Kim, Eric Newton, Matt Schmidt, Paula Sogge, and Jaime Berry all went undefeated in match play, while mixed doubles partners Robert Bota and Mackenzie Berry, and Reanne Miller and Elson Wong gave up just one match each.

Outstanding play and sportsmanship by all players.

The team will next participate in the Island Championships on May 9.

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The Alberni District Secondary School badminton team dominated the competition and took first place at the North Island high school badminton championships at Duncan Christian School..

Alberni defeated host Duncan Christian and Nanaimo Christian 10-1 and Dwight International School 11-0.

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Alberni Valley golfer Jackie Little played her first formal competition in more than two years on Monday at Crown Isle Golf Course in Courtenay—and won.

According to the Hollies Golf Club Facebook page, Little hasn’t golfed since having shoulder surgery to correct an injury she sustained in a Christmas Eve accident when she was hit by a car.

Little won the Dawn Coe Jones event with a score of 76.

Check out lawn bowling

The Port Alberni Lawn Bowling Club is holding an open house this Saturday, May 4 from 1–4 p.m. The club is located between Alberni District Secondary School and Echo Centre, with parking accessed across from Wood Elementary School.

All ages are encouraged to try it out.

Please wear flat shoes.

Crisanti heads to Cowichan

The Alberni Valley Bulldogs have dealt Mitch Crisanti to the Cowichan Capitals to complete a trade that happened right at the trade deadline.

Teal Burns joined the Bulldogs from the Caps at the Jan. 10 deadline.

“To get a player at the deadline with Teal Burns’ skill and playoff experience, we unfortunately had to give up a quality...player,” coach Kevin Willison said.

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Members of the ADSS women’s PE class celebrate their finish in the Times Colonist 10K race in Victoria last weekend. Runners are: Back row: Natalie Schafer, Karli Van Vliet, Anneke Contant, Samantha Oldale, Cassidy McHale, and Shayla Bujotzek. Front row: Monica Pearson, Kyana Poulsen, Gina Grumbach, and Megan Skjodal.

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Gym class runs 10 K race had ever run 10 kilometres before, teach Karli Van Vliet said.

The race was a test of both their physical and mental toughness, she added Megan Skjodal led

the team with a finish time of 59:34, but her classmates were close behind her with an average finish time of 1:01:29. The team placed 30th in the Island Farms School Team Challenge.

Congratulations to Megan Skjodal, Kyana Poulsen, Shayla Bujotzek, Gina Grumbach, Samantha Oldale, Anneke Contant, and Cassidy McHale for a job well done.

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Marta Williamson was the low gross winner for the ninehole ladies at the Alberni Golf Club last week, while LaDonna Knutson took home low gross in the same A Division.

Low putts went to Pennie Churchill.

In the B Division, it was: low gross – Lorraine Wilson; low

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net–Julie Swaney; low putts–Lorraine Wilson.

Chip-ins went to Marie Swain on No. 4, Katy Lekich on No. 7 and Churchill on No. 4 and No. 9.

Churchill also had a birdie on No. 9: way to go, Pennie.

LaDonna Knutson, Marta Williamson and Marie Swain shot par on No. 4, while Julie Swaney had a par on No. 8.

Welcome to Pennie Churchill, Cass Parker, Jan

Charlesworth and Bonnie McIntyre for their first time out this year.

18 hole ladies Low gross went to Anna Marie Krikke with an 87.

Low net went to Claudia Romaniuk with a 71.

In the ball sweep, golfers received 10 points for every fairway they hit and they had to subtract their putts from that.

Apparently some golfers are worse putters than others.

Gayle Rhodes won first prize for having the highest score and Evelyn Mee (our newest member) won second by only one point. Welcome, Evelyn.

Make sure all scores are in the computer, ladies from down south.

Anyone owing dues, they must be paid before you can participate in the Monthly Medal on Tuesday. Also we start at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

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unday was a great Men’s Day at the Alberni Golf Club as 58 golfers took part in the Sunday Tournament sponsored by MacDermott’s Insurance.

There was a good selection of prizes for the awards table.

Low gross was posted by S. Parhar, followed by K Fong, V. Cauldron, F. Fredrickson, C. Acland, B. Matlock, K. Gauthier, B. Stolth, T. Smith, R. Douvillard and B. McKay. Net prize winners were led by D. Vanos,

chased by B. Morin, J. Proteau, C. Neilson, P. Rasmussen, D. Debolt, W. Johnstone, G. Sheare, A Wright, G. Trask, D. MacGowan, and A. Fowler.

KPs were won by B. Barret on No. 13 and C. Olaney on No. 17.

Jim Proteau was closest to the hole with his second shot on No. 6 P. Anker won $40 on the charity hole.

Next Sunday sees the Modified Stableford tournament with a shotgun start.

The previous week, the weather was a little iffy for the Play With A Pro event.

Ted Stewart led the way in a field of 47 golfers, followed by D. Debolt, V. Caldarulo, P. Rasmussen and I

Ibsen.

Low Net was posted by Gerry Fagan followed by C. Acland, S. Parhar, J. Panagrot, D. Vanos, D. McGowan, T. Price, J. Rhodes, C. Olaney, Fred Fredrickson, G Cutting and K Gauthier.

KPs were scored by T Stewart on No. 2, J. Proteau on No. 4, S. White on No. 13 and Jj Rhodes on No.17.

The closest second shot on No. 11 went to C. Neilson.

Two players scored net twos on the hidden hole No. 15.

Congratulations to Tom Price for celebrating his 70th anniversary and winning a golf prize in the same week.

Many thanks to the Westwind Pub for their great prize table.

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Joe and Elsie Mallon celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at the First Baptist Church on Sunday, April 14. They were married on April 11, 1953 here in Port Alberni. Elsie’s sister Marion Bradley organized the event so that the congregation could share in this special milestone.

Joe and Elsie Mallon with Joe’s sister Christina Mallon, far right, their only daughter Sandra Forsyth, third from the right with her husband Jim and their sons Jeff and Adam and their children all gathered at the First Baptist Church for the 60th Wedding Anniversary.

Peggy and Tom Price with friends, standing from left to right, Carol Williams, Lynn Bray, Delores Dwolinsky, Jack and Donna James.

Friends organized a celebrator y luncheon at the Alberni Golf Club for their 60th Wedding Anniversary.

Peggy and Tom Price had a few celebrations for their 70th wedding anniversary. This one was organized by close friends and was at the Alberni Golf Club. They were married on April 17, 1943 in Seaford Sussex, England.

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Southside Community Church interim Pastor Jason Horn leads the congregation in song at the ground breaking ceremony on King Street, last Saturday afternoon.

Wendy Edwards needle felting with alpaca wool at Arrowvale Campground. Learn more about the wool industry on May 12 at the Sheep to Shawl event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Pastor Horn assists Yolotl Isiah Jimenez with the ceremonial digging at the site of where the new Southside Community Church will be located. The 10-year dream has been realized.

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Fringe Festival seeks buskers

The Alberni Valley Fringe Theatre Festival needs performers to perform during Fringe as buskers.

Singers, jugglers, actors, musicians—what about guerilla theatre on a street corner? A Shakespeare-a-thon?

The Fringe Fest runs June 21–23 and will have an event called Four Corner Busking, with four buskers performing on Argyle Street and down Third Avenue.

Art Matters Society is the non-profit organization producing the Fringe. Buskers would be able to collect money from their performances.

Please contact Gwynne Hunt, artistic director, at 250-7237883 before May 15 for permission to busk at the Fringe.

Learn to live without gluten

The Port Alberni library presents “Living Free of Wheat and Gluten”, a talk by author Laurie MacLeod-Stephen, on Tuesday, May 7 from 2–3 p.m.

MacLeod-Stephen will talk about living without wheat or gluten in your diet.

The focus is on the simple foods and habits that lead to delicious foods, great nutrition, and a stress-free life.

Please register for this talk by calling 250723-9511 or register in person at the library.

for more info at 250724-3412.

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“Cedar and Sawdust”, featuring artist Charlotte Bell, is the current exhibit at the Rollin Art Centre. This solo art exhibit, running until May 11, opens the doors of memory and imagination to explore years of working in, and observing, the coastal forest of British Columbia. It showcases a collection of soft acrylic paintings.

School art at the Rollin Art in the Schools will be the next exhibit at Rollin Art Centre. This exciting exhibit will start May 14 and run until June 8. Students from Alberni Valley elementary schools and Community Living who took part with local artists in Art in the Schools will have their artwork on display during this unique exhibit.

A reception for the artists is planned for Saturday, May 25 from 1–3 p.m.

The public will have an opportunity to come out and meet these up and coming artists and help them experience what being an artist is all about.

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Young artists will make a splash at the Rollin Art Centre this month with an Art in Schools exhibit.

Children, adults and schools can partake in the 2013 banner art project. Once again the Arrowsmith Rotary Club will be sponsoring the banner program.

There is a $10 registration fee to cover the cost of supplies.

Registration forms can be picked up at the Rollin Art Centre during regular hours, from Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Deadline is May 18.

Painting will take place May 23-26 at the Kinsmen Community Centre.

Final week for books

Grab bags for plants

The countdown is on for the Community Arts Council’s muchanticipated annual book sale. Saturday, May 4 is the last day for book drop-off at the Rollin Art Centre.

Please drop off any gently used books, puzzles or CDs to the Rollin Art Centre in the box located under the stairs.

The book sale takes place May 11 at 9 a.m. at Echo Community Centre.

The Mount Klitsa Garden Club presents its 14th annual Community Plant Sale at Rollin Art Centre on Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. What a great way to spend your morning and help make your gardens beautiful with annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, containers and more.

Timbre event cancelled

Book your wedding or special event now to be held in the beautiful gardens at the Rollin Art Centre.

Make those special days last forever with photographs taken on our beautifully landscaped gardens and grounds amongst a gazebo, bridge or in a field of flowers. Call the Rollin Art Centre

Timbre! Choir’s 40th Anniversary concert, scheduled for May 5, has been postponed until further notice, due to unforeseen circumstances.

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Portal Players Dramatic Society presents The Attic, The Pearls and Three Fine Girls at the Capitol Theatre. Only four performances remain: May 3, 4, 10 and 11. Advance tickets are $15 adults and $13 seniors, available at Rollin Art Centre.

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What’s on at Char’s Landing Friday, May 3, 7 p.m., Pete Seeger Tribute Birthday Celebration – Date of Birth May 3, 1919 Saturday, May 4, 8-10 p.m., Ryan McMahon returns “as rock as folk can get before it starts to roll”.

Advanced tickets available at the Rollin Art Centre, cash only.

Flowers, dreams at Draw A spring to summer group art exhibit, entitled Flowers & Dreams, will run from May 3 until June 29 at Draw Gallery. This exhibit will join forces with the Community Arts Council’s Days with the Arts Tour, June 1-2. Draw is located at the corner of Melrose and Seventh Avenue. For more info, please calle 250-724-2056.

Craft fairs already The 39th annual Alberni Valley Craft Fair will be held Friday, Nov. 8 from 3-9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 9 from 10-5 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 10 from 11-4:30 p.m. in the Alberni Athletic Hall.

If you are interested in renting a table the cost is $75 for all thee days if paid before June 30 (cost rises to $90 after June 30).

Please call Brenda Smith at 250-724-4628 for more info.

Melissa Martin is the Arts Administrator for the Community Arts Council, the home of the Rollin Art Centre.

Fringe needs actors Playwright Jen Fisher-Bradley is looking for female actors for her play Connections, to be performed at the Fringe Festival in June.

Connections is a play about climate change: part science fiction, part fantasy, written for a general audience.

Fisher-Bradley has auditioned male actors, but still needs people to fill the female roles.

To arrange an audition, please call Fisher-Bradley at 250724-7308 or come to the Main Artery, 4969 Argyle St. Fisher-Bradley is also looking for hand drummers and chanting voices for musical accents in the play.

Rehearsals begin the first week of May for Summer Solstice performances.

Be part of all the Fringe fun, participate.

The Alberni Valley’s first-ever Fringe Theatre Festival is bringing 19 different shows, both local and out-of-town, to the stage at the Capitol Theatre from June 21-23.

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McMahon returns to Char’s Ryan McMahon’s sound is often described as “rock as folk can get before it starts to roll.” Check it out for yourself this Saturday, May 4 as McMahon returns to Char’s Landing from 8–10 p.m.

McMahon’s album, All Good Stories, released in April 2010 was the recipient of the Vancouver Island Music Award for Album of the Year. McMahon also received Male Vocalist of the Year and Artist of the Year awards. Since the ceremony in Victoria last year, McMahon has had the busiest year to date in his career.

“My main influences include Neil Young, Warren Zevon and Eddie Vedder,” he says. “I surround myself with the work of many singer/songwriters, but I’ve also been known to spin good, honest country music, some vintage punk and under the right boozy moon, some James Brown as well.”

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Ryan McMahon is eager to perform again in Port Alberni.

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Book tour

Author Allan Woo reads passages from his book Maggie’s Chopsticks to K-3 students at Alberni Elementary School on Tuesday. Woo was in town as part of the 2013 BC Book Prizes on Tour. Woo’s book, Maggie’s Chopsticks, has been shortlisted for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature prize. Book Prize winners will be announced on Saturday in Victoria.

Play continues this week The Attic, the Pearls and Three Fine Girls continues at the Capitol Theatre this weekend with shows on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. nightly.

Editor’s note: In a review of the play in the April 25 News, two characters were misidentified. Teresa Drew is the eldest sister, and it is she who is the academic. Debra Hamilton is the middle sister, and she is the business woman.

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Upper North Alberni • 4 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • Extensive updates • Two feature fireplaces • Single car garage/workshop

Beauty Surrounds You • 5 bedroom & 4 bathroom • Tastefully renovated • 3.93 acre lot • Large detached workshop

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House with a Suite • House built in 1992 • 4 bedroom & 3 bathrooms • Plus 1 bedroom suite • Fenced lot and attached garage

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Well Priced Acreage • 1.23 acre lot • Surrounded by fine homes • Within minutes of town • Approved for septic

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4474 BUTE STREET

Echo Area Rancher

• 935 sq.ft. with 2 bedrooms • 14’8 x 22’4 detached shop • Updated roof & windows • Close to all amenities

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7700 Woodward Rd. $164,900 Lot 13 Dog Mountain $319,000 10011 Blower Rd. $699,000 8780 Stirling Arm Dr $729,900 10080 Stirling Arm Cres $849,000 Peaceful Acreage • 3.9 acres • McCoy Lake area • Minutes from Sproat Lake • Build your dream home

213’ Of Lakefront • 0.76 acre lot • Sandy beach • 24’x22’ dock • Mountain views

216’ of Sproat Lake • 0.69 acre with pebble beach • 4 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • Paved boat launch & private wharf • Excellent evening sun

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38 Headquarters Bay $224,900 21 Headquarters Bay $$299,000 414,900 Lot 1 Kildonan $299,000 37 Headquarters Bay $$379,900 414,900 33 Headquarters Bay $$399,000 414,900 Headquarters Bay • 5.0 acres • 150’ of accessible waterfront • Washroom & outbuilding on site • Shared marina & boat launch

Recreational Retreat • 5.0 acres & 150’ oceanfront • 1,800sq.ft. cabin near lockup • 1,200 sq.ft. finished garage • Shared marina & boat launch

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Lt1 Michelsens Ln $199,000 180 Cape Beal Trail $299,000 468 Pachena Rd. $359,900 325 Bamfield Rd. $$399,000 414,900 370 Bamfield Rd. $429,900 Ocenview Lot • 100x100 lot with services • Views of Barkley Sound • Short walk to moorage

West Coast Retreat • 1,680 sq.ft.

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Quality In Bamfield • 4 bedroom & 4 bathroom home • Built in 1992 • Open concept w/ fireplace • Park-like 0.49 acre lot

Charming Bamfield • Panoramic harbour view • 3 bedroom & 2 bathroom • 28’ x 24’ shop • East Bamfield

Beautiful Log Home • 3 bedroom & 3 bathroom • 0.51 acre level lot • Detached 24’x14’ workshop • 1,760 sq.ft., built in 2004

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Port Alberni’s Real Estate Experts 24 hour direct: 250.723.SOLD (7653)

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2567 1ST AVENUE

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2805 5TH AVENUE

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3554 10TH AVENUE

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CLOSE TO ALL AMENITIES! 99 9,9 $ 29

3619 12TH AVENUE

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Claire’s Corner

Alberni Valley News Thursday, May 2, 2013

1940'S CHARACTER HOME! 00 2,5 $ 21

SPECTACULAR VIEWS! 00 6,9 $ 13

2587 1ST AVENUE

• 3 bdrm 1 bath home, basement w/in-house workshop • Newer windows, roof, perimeter drains, plumbing & heat pump

3035 12TH AVENUE

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CENTRAL LOCATION CHARMER! 00 0,0 $ 22

UNDER CONSTRUCTION 00 0,0 $ 36

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3535 12TH AVENUE

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UPDATED FAMILY HOME! 00 9,0 $ 16

ATTENTION HORSE LOVERS! 99 9,9 $ 37

3128 11TH AVENUE

6379 FAYETTE ROAD

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AFFORDABLE SPROAT LAKE LIVING! 00 9,0 $ 27

10395 BISHOP DRIVE

• 3 bdrm, 2130 sqft home with to many renos to mention • Situated in a rural, park like setting with mountain views

UPLANDS SUBDIVISION! 0 ,90 $ 94

3565 BRACKEN LANE

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PEACEFUL LIVING ON GREENBELT! 00 9,9 $ 26

CURB APPEAL COUNTS! 00 9,9 $ 12

TRANQUILITY AT IT’S FINEST! 00 9,9 $ 30

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• Updated 2 bdrm, 2 bath home with bonus room • Fully fenced yard, detached shop with alley access

ENCHANTING VICTORIAN ESTATE! 00 9,0 $ 59

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STUNNING RANCHER! 00 9,9 $ 27

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• Custom home on 2.26 acres, built in 1995 by a premier builder • Master craftsmanship throughout this 3600+ sqft 4 bdrm, 4 bath home

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ASTOUNDING OCEAN VIEWS! 00 9,0 $ 39

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PARADISE AT SPROAT LAKE! 00 9,0 $ 55

15-5558 BEAVER CREEK RD

2875 CARMICHAEL CRES.

• Updated 2 bdrm, 1 bath w/ sunroom mobile home • Plenty of privacy, wrap around deck, close to all amenities

• 4 bedroom, three bath upper south port home • Fully fenced yard, newer roof, close to schools

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EXQUISITE SPROAT LAKE! 00 9,0 $ 79

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• 4 bdrm, 4 bath executive home, ust over 4600 sqft • One acre with shop, RV parking, sweeping driveway

TROPHY PROPERTY! 00 9,0 $ 35

2978 KINGSWAY AVE

• Commercial and Residential Zoned lots • 0.17 acre with beautiful views

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TIDY LITTLE CUTIE! 00 9,0 $ 15

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INVESTOR ALERT! 00 2,5 $ 64

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10054 STIRLING ARM CRES.

•Approximately 1/2 acre lot located on Sproat Lake Property is treed and ready for your house plans

• 5 bedrooms, five baths with family suite • Massive gourmet kitchen feat. large island

$1,200/MO LEASE OR SALE...

00 9,0 $ 19

COUNTRY HIDEAWAY! 00 9,0 $ 31

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• 4 bdrm, 3 bath home w/ 5th bed or office/den • Quiet neighbourhood, private yard, beautifully landscaped

• Completely remodeled 4 bedroom home with views • Gentle sloping access in a sheltered bay with 100' of

COUNTRY MASTERPIECE! 00 7,0 $ 45

COMPLETELY RENOVATED 00 9,0 $ 16

COMFORTABLE AND STYLISH! 00 9,9 $ 27

6295 LUGRIN ROAD

• Custom built six year young home on 0.60 acre • 4 bedroom, four bath with in-law suite

4209 NORTH PARK DRIVE

• Charming home offers 2 bedrooms, 2 bath • Relax on the patio, views of the greenbelt across the street

5820 TEBO AVENUE

• Stunning cook's delight kitchen with huge eating bar • Fully fenced back yard, private, feat. gardens & workshop

John’s Corner email: john@midislandhomes.com LARGE SPLIT LEVEL HOME! 00 9,9 $ 18

• Family home in Central Port Alberni • 4 bdrm, 2 bath home plus rec room on 2 lots

LOW, LOW PRICE! 5 ,99 $ 24

3611 4TH AVENUE

10242 STIRLING ARM CRES.

• 4 bdrm, open concept living area w/ gourmet kit.

• Down features a full kit., recroom, sunroom w/hot tub & shower

COUNTRY LIVING! 00 9,0 $ 34

3970 7TH AVENUE

• 7 unit quality apartment complex • Covered RV parking, private decks & covered parking

MULTI FAMILY POTENTIAL! 00 9,9 $ 19

4672 ADELAIDE STREET

• 1193 sqft home or business feat. 3 bdrms, 1 bath • Lg living room, kit., eating nook, bath, 1 bdrm on the main

1.9 BEAUTIFUL ACRES! 00 9,9 $ 39

7545 BEAVER CREEK ROAD

• 882 sqft rancher featuring 3bedrooms & 1 bathroom • 15 acres, Truman Creek winds through front corner of property

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GATED PARADISE! 00 9,9 $ 13

B-10-10324 LAKESHORE RD

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• 2 bedroom, 1 bath well maintained Echo area home • Back yard has covered deck & nice detached work shop

4175 RAVENHILL AVENUE

SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT! 00 9,0 $ 76

• Exquisite 3 bdrms, 2 bath home with open floor plan • In house workshop, extra lg garage with RV Parking

3613 7TH AVENUE

10777 KIMOLA ROAD

• 9.5 acres of private, parklike, partially wooded lot • Recently built cedar home, also has quest accommodations

SOUTH PORT CLASS! 00 9,0 $ 34

Ph: (250) 731-4101

2558 9TH AVENUE

• Newer comfortable home on a good sized lot • Chalet style loft overlooks open floor plan

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Ph: (250) 730-1608 email:clairestorie@live.ca

Claire Storie

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4850 BENJAMIN ROAD

• 2 bed, 1 bath home on 5.77 acres • Lg kitchen w/built in appliances & stove top range

Port Alberni’s Real Estate Experts

4521 DOGWOOD STREET

• 3,000 sq.ft. building with bright, open main floor • Two 2 piece baths, and a full kitchen downstairs

5510 DUNDALK AVE. NORTH

• Cherry Creek rancher, open concept and large kitchen • 2 car garage, carport for the boat and room for the RV

2867 4TH AVENUE

• Main floor: 1 bed, 1 bath & upper has kit., 3 beds & 1 bath • Newer heat pump, 200 amp electrical panel, thermal windows

Personal Real Estate Corporation

• Tall Timbers Holiday Park, great swimming & sandy beach • Mini golf, playground, wakeboarding, fishing, kayaking,

LIFE IS EASY AT BARCLAY ESTATES! 00 8,9 $ 16

4233 8TH AVENUE

• 4 bdrm, 3 bath unit, room for the whole family • Brand new roof, carport, balcony and patio

TOP OF ECHO! 00 9,9 $ 26

3706 MORTON STREET

• Quality built 3 bedroom, 2 bath split level home • Beautifully updated kitchen feat. large island

NORTH PORT RANCHER! 00 9,9 $ 24

5064 RICHARDSON ROAD

• Open concept 3 bedroom, 2 baths w/sun room • Built in 2000, wheelchair accessible w/breezeway

Port Alberni’s Real Estate Experts

John Clark WHY BUY NEW? 00 9,9 $ 21

5035 PLEASANT ROAD

• Updated split entry home feat. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths • Two tier deck, beautifully landscaped yard and shed

COUNTRY LIVING CLOSE TO TOWN! 00 9,9 $ 29

4560 VICTORIA STREET

• 3 bdrms, 2 baths on main w/in-law suite down • Lg family home on .5 an acre, oversized dbl carport

SPROAT LAKE GETAWAY! 00 9,0 $ 54

19280 PACIFIC RIM HWY

• Unique 3 level home offers 1700 sqft of living space • Gently sloping trail to the pebbled beach and wharf

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Port Alberni’s Real Estate Experts 24 hour direct: 250.723.SOLD (7653)

DAVE KOSZEGI RealtoR

Email: dave@midislandhomes.com Web: midislandhomes.com davekoszegi.com 723sold.com

®

OCEAN VIEW FIXER - UPPER! 00 5,0 $ 12

2567 1ST AVENUE

• 2+ bedroom, great starter or retirement home • Detached garage /workshop, alley access, close to marina

SOUTH PORT 4 - PLEX 00 9,9 $ 19

READY TO BUILD? $

00 69,9

5250 ADAMS PLACE

• Quiet neighbourhood surrounded with newer homes • 0.159 acre lot, sewer, water and hydro to the lot line

FALL IN LOVE! 00 9,9 $ 37

2805 5TH AVENUE

• 4 one bedroom units with their own hydro meters • Close to all amenities, shopping and bus routes

COURT ORDERED SALE! 0 ,00 $ 95

T +GS

2317 8TH AVENUE

• 5 bdrm, 3 bath feat. soaker tub in ensuite & walk in closets • Fully fenced yard in upscale neighbourhood, no-thru road

3554 10TH AVENUE

• Great central location, walking distance to all amenities • Needs some work, perfect for the handyman in mind

CLOSE TO ALL AMENITIES! 99 9,9 $ 29

3619 12TH AVENUE

• 4 bedrooms, 3 bath home with in-law suite • Beautiful gardens, fenced yard, 24x12 garage/workshop

Claire’s Corner

Alberni Valley News Thursday, May 2, 2013

1940'S CHARACTER HOME! 00 2,5 $ 21

SPECTACULAR VIEWS! 00 6,9 $ 13

2587 1ST AVENUE

• 3 bdrm 1 bath home, basement w/in-house workshop • Newer windows, roof, perimeter drains, plumbing & heat pump

3035 12TH AVENUE

• 3 bedroom, 1 bath with rec room and storage area • Lovely glass doors, in-laid hardwood floors, lots of nat. light

CENTRAL LOCATION CHARMER! 00 0,0 $ 22

UNDER CONSTRUCTION 00 0,0 $ 36

5566 SWALLOW DRIVE

• Unique feat. incl: iPod docks, total home water filtration system • Roof w/lifetime warranty, RV parking w/sani dump, 8 X 12 insulated shed

3535 12TH AVENUE

• Master bedroom on the main, 2 bedrooms up • Fully fenced back yard with large covered deck

UPDATED FAMILY HOME! 00 9,0 $ 16

ATTENTION HORSE LOVERS! 99 9,9 $ 37

3128 11TH AVENUE

6379 FAYETTE ROAD

• South Port home completely renovated four years ago • Lg split level 3 bedroom, 3 bath home on 2.17 acres • Riding ring and two barns with 3 horse stalls • 3 bedroom 1 bath home with large kitchen

Personal Real Estate Corporation

NINE YEAR OLD CUSTOM HOME! $

0 ,00 9 9 1

Port Alberni’s Real Estate Experts

TERRACE LANE PATIO HOME! 00 9,0 $ 22

4&6-3774 12TH AVENUE

• Open floor plan design,2 bed, 2 bath plus den • Near shops, restaurants, amenities & hospital

SOUTH PORT CHARMER! 00 8,8 $ 24

3731 ARGYLE STREET

• Well built 3 bdrm, 3 bath + den family home • Updates inc. thermal windows, newer roof & flooring

EASY LIVING IN CREEK'S EDGE MOBILE PARK! 00 9,0 $ 12

AFFORDABLE SPROAT LAKE LIVING! 00 9,0 $ 27

10395 BISHOP DRIVE

• 3 bdrm, 2130 sqft home with to many renos to mention • Situated in a rural, park like setting with mountain views

UPLANDS SUBDIVISION! 0 ,90 $ 94

3565 BRACKEN LANE

• 0.17 acre lot surrounded by green space • County living in the city close to all amenities

PEACEFUL LIVING ON GREENBELT! 00 9,9 $ 26

CURB APPEAL COUNTS! 00 9,9 $ 12

TRANQUILITY AT IT’S FINEST! 00 9,9 $ 30

4763 GERTRUDE STREET

• Updated 2 bdrm, 2 bath home with bonus room • Fully fenced yard, detached shop with alley access

ENCHANTING VICTORIAN ESTATE! 00 9,0 $ 59

5555 GOLDEN STREET

5066 LESLIE AVENUE

• 3 bdrm, 3 bath home featuring high end office space • Private back yard, beautiful landscape w/ fish pond

STUNNING RANCHER! 00 9,9 $ 27

4351 HOLLYWOOD STREET

• Custom home on 2.26 acres, built in 1995 by a premier builder • Master craftsmanship throughout this 3600+ sqft 4 bdrm, 4 bath home

• 3 bedroom, 2 bath rancher built in 2007 • Soaring vaulted ceilings, beautiful kitchen w/lg island

ONE OF THE FINEST HOMES IN PORT ALBERNI! 00 9,9 $ 69

2LOTS, ONE PACKAGE! 0 ,00 $ 99

ASTOUNDING OCEAN VIEWS! 00 9,0 $ 39

2126 RITA RD

PARADISE AT SPROAT LAKE! 00 9,0 $ 55

15-5558 BEAVER CREEK RD

2875 CARMICHAEL CRES.

• Updated 2 bdrm, 1 bath w/ sunroom mobile home • Plenty of privacy, wrap around deck, close to all amenities

• 4 bedroom, three bath upper south port home • Fully fenced yard, newer roof, close to schools

PRIVATE ACREAGE IN KITSUKSIS AREA! 0 ,90 $ 79

EXQUISITE SPROAT LAKE! 00 9,0 $ 79

6310 KAREN PLACE

• 4 bdrm, 4 bath executive home, ust over 4600 sqft • One acre with shop, RV parking, sweeping driveway

TROPHY PROPERTY! 00 9,0 $ 35

2978 KINGSWAY AVE

• Commercial and Residential Zoned lots • 0.17 acre with beautiful views

EXQUISITE SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT! ,000 9 9 $ 1,3

TIDY LITTLE CUTIE! 00 9,0 $ 15

LT 1 TOMSWOOD ROAD

• 1.07 acre lot cleared and ready for your new home • Water to the lot and the soil is approved for septic system

IMMACULATE SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT! 00 9,0 $ 89

#2-10010 LAKESHORE ROAD

• Condo in an exclusive gated waterfront community • 1500 sqft custom designed and built

INVESTOR ALERT! 00 2,5 $ 64

18610 PACIFIC RIM HWY

10054 STIRLING ARM CRES.

•Approximately 1/2 acre lot located on Sproat Lake Property is treed and ready for your house plans

• 5 bedrooms, five baths with family suite • Massive gourmet kitchen feat. large island

$1,200/MO LEASE OR SALE...

00 9,0 $ 19

COUNTRY HIDEAWAY! 00 9,0 $ 31

10796 TAYLOR ARM DRIVE

• 4 bdrm, 3 bath home w/ 5th bed or office/den • Quiet neighbourhood, private yard, beautifully landscaped

• Completely remodeled 4 bedroom home with views • Gentle sloping access in a sheltered bay with 100' of

COUNTRY MASTERPIECE! 00 7,0 $ 45

COMPLETELY RENOVATED 00 9,0 $ 16

COMFORTABLE AND STYLISH! 00 9,9 $ 27

6295 LUGRIN ROAD

• Custom built six year young home on 0.60 acre • 4 bedroom, four bath with in-law suite

4209 NORTH PARK DRIVE

• Charming home offers 2 bedrooms, 2 bath • Relax on the patio, views of the greenbelt across the street

5820 TEBO AVENUE

• Stunning cook's delight kitchen with huge eating bar • Fully fenced back yard, private, feat. gardens & workshop

John’s Corner email: john@midislandhomes.com LARGE SPLIT LEVEL HOME! 00 9,9 $ 18

• Family home in Central Port Alberni • 4 bdrm, 2 bath home plus rec room on 2 lots

LOW, LOW PRICE! 5 ,99 $ 24

3611 4TH AVENUE

10242 STIRLING ARM CRES.

• 4 bdrm, open concept living area w/ gourmet kit.

• Down features a full kit., recroom, sunroom w/hot tub & shower

COUNTRY LIVING! 00 9,0 $ 34

3970 7TH AVENUE

• 7 unit quality apartment complex • Covered RV parking, private decks & covered parking

MULTI FAMILY POTENTIAL! 00 9,9 $ 19

4672 ADELAIDE STREET

• 1193 sqft home or business feat. 3 bdrms, 1 bath • Lg living room, kit., eating nook, bath, 1 bdrm on the main

1.9 BEAUTIFUL ACRES! 00 9,9 $ 39

7545 BEAVER CREEK ROAD

• 882 sqft rancher featuring 3bedrooms & 1 bathroom • 15 acres, Truman Creek winds through front corner of property

COMMERCIALLY ZONED DUPLEX! 00 9,9 $ 14

• 33 x 125 lot has zero set back for front & sides • All services at lot line, Commercial Zoning C3

GATED PARADISE! 00 9,9 $ 13

B-10-10324 LAKESHORE RD

4135 MORTON STREET

• 2 bedroom, 1 bath well maintained Echo area home • Back yard has covered deck & nice detached work shop

4175 RAVENHILL AVENUE

SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT! 00 9,0 $ 76

• Exquisite 3 bdrms, 2 bath home with open floor plan • In house workshop, extra lg garage with RV Parking

3613 7TH AVENUE

10777 KIMOLA ROAD

• 9.5 acres of private, parklike, partially wooded lot • Recently built cedar home, also has quest accommodations

SOUTH PORT CLASS! 00 9,0 $ 34

Ph: (250) 731-4101

2558 9TH AVENUE

• Newer comfortable home on a good sized lot • Chalet style loft overlooks open floor plan

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the Dave Koszegi Team

Ph: (250) 730-1608 email:clairestorie@live.ca

Claire Storie

www.albernivalleynews.com

4850 BENJAMIN ROAD

• 2 bed, 1 bath home on 5.77 acres • Lg kitchen w/built in appliances & stove top range

Port Alberni’s Real Estate Experts

4521 DOGWOOD STREET

• 3,000 sq.ft. building with bright, open main floor • Two 2 piece baths, and a full kitchen downstairs

5510 DUNDALK AVE. NORTH

• Cherry Creek rancher, open concept and large kitchen • 2 car garage, carport for the boat and room for the RV

2867 4TH AVENUE

• Main floor: 1 bed, 1 bath & upper has kit., 3 beds & 1 bath • Newer heat pump, 200 amp electrical panel, thermal windows

Personal Real Estate Corporation

• Tall Timbers Holiday Park, great swimming & sandy beach • Mini golf, playground, wakeboarding, fishing, kayaking,

LIFE IS EASY AT BARCLAY ESTATES! 00 8,9 $ 16

4233 8TH AVENUE

• 4 bdrm, 3 bath unit, room for the whole family • Brand new roof, carport, balcony and patio

TOP OF ECHO! 00 9,9 $ 26

3706 MORTON STREET

• Quality built 3 bedroom, 2 bath split level home • Beautifully updated kitchen feat. large island

NORTH PORT RANCHER! 00 9,9 $ 24

5064 RICHARDSON ROAD

• Open concept 3 bedroom, 2 baths w/sun room • Built in 2000, wheelchair accessible w/breezeway

Port Alberni’s Real Estate Experts

John Clark WHY BUY NEW? 00 9,9 $ 21

5035 PLEASANT ROAD

• Updated split entry home feat. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths • Two tier deck, beautifully landscaped yard and shed

COUNTRY LIVING CLOSE TO TOWN! 00 9,9 $ 29

4560 VICTORIA STREET

• 3 bdrms, 2 baths on main w/in-law suite down • Lg family home on .5 an acre, oversized dbl carport

SPROAT LAKE GETAWAY! 00 9,0 $ 54

19280 PACIFIC RIM HWY

• Unique 3 level home offers 1700 sqft of living space • Gently sloping trail to the pebbled beach and wharf