TUESDAY
ARTS
SPORTS
June 4, 2013 Vol. 28 • No. 45 ••• $1.25 inc. G.S.T.
The North Island College professional photography program is again collaborating with the Courtenay Museum. page 9
The Stars came out at the 2013 B.C. AA High School Girls Soccer championship. page 13
COMOX VALLEY Your community. Your newspaper.
RECORD A division of
Hearing
Care C
For this week’s b ett tip, call us or go er hearing to: ww
w.beltone c
are.ca
519E 5th S treet, Court enay • 25 C 105 196 0-334-40 6 Guthrie, 44 Comox • 2 50-339-1 180 www.comoxvalleyrecord.com
Sentencing on porn charges Erin Haluschak Record Staff
A Canadian Forces member based at 19 Wing Comox has been given a 90-day intermittent sentence along with a threeyear probation order after he was convicted of possessing child pornography. On Friday at the Courtenay Courthouse, Judge D. Cowling handed his sentence to Capt. Glen Engebretson, 47, of Comox, who was found guilty of one count of accessing child pornography and one count of possession in March. That following an April 2010 raid of his home by military police and members of the RCMP’s Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit. The former charge was stayed. Engebretson will serve the sentence on weekends at the Nanaimo Correctional Centre, in addition to being placed under house arrest. Cowling also placed a variety of conditions on the sentence, including a DNA order and restrictive access to the Internet with the exception for business or employment purposes. During the 2010 raid, authorities seized two computers, finding 122 images and 150 videos classified as child pornography. Much of the illegal material, which was sourced from file-sharing sites such as Limewire, had been deleted after viewing and could be
accessed only by using file recovery software. During sentencing arguments, Engebretson addressed the court and admitted he was addicted to his computer, and neglecting his family. “I no longer desire to use a computer; I dislike it,” he said. “The silver lining to all of this is I now realize I have had a computer addiction.” He explained he now spends time with his family and two children, and despite the heartache, believes he has become a better father and husband. Crown council recommended a sentence of eight to nine months, noting Engebretson’s remorse is limited, the seriousness of the crime is one of high moral culpability and he did not enter a guilty plea. “The crime committed is specifically by choice. No aspect of the crime is by aspect of necessity; it’s not done in the heat of the moment,” explained Crown prosecutor John Boccabella. “Mr. Engebretson made a choice; the children in the files did not have a choice.” Defence lawyer Dennis Evans told court prior to the seizure, Engebretson himself stopped downloading the illegal materials, and has self-imposed a computer restriction. He also noted Engebretson’s forensic and psychologic court reports highlighted the possibil... see JOB ■ 2
CVRD one of first to be audited Scott Stanfield Record Staff
BEST ALL-ROUND Principal Lyneita Swanson congratulates Osler Shield winner and valedictorian Nicole Kardos. The shield is presented to the top all-round student in the graduating class at Highland Secondary School in Comox. PHOTO BY ERIN HALUSCHAK
Stotan gates open to public Scott Stanfield Record Staff
The developer looking to create a riverfront community near Stotan Falls has, for the time being, opened
the gates that have been blocking traffic flow on Comox Logging Road and Duncan Bay Main. “As a matter of good faith we opened the gates yesterday (Thursday) to indi-
cate that we’re willing to sit down and try to resolve the situation,” 3L Developments spokesman Kabel Atwall said in an interview. The company hopes ... see CVRD ■ 2
The Comox Valley Regional District, Campbell River and Port Alberni will be included in the first performance audits conducted by Basia Ruta, B.C.’s new Auditor General for Local Government. As opposed to finances, the audits will focus on the efficiency of programs and projects. The first three topics relate to cost containment. The audit involving the CVRD and five other B.C. jurisdictions is dubbed, Achieving Value for Money in Operational Procurement — which involves day-to-day operations, contracts and services such as garbage collection. “We’re not investing in infrastructure,” Ruta said in an interview. “What are we contracting out?” Her office wants to get a sense of amounts being spent in terms of operational procurement, and where these dollars are going. “So what purpose? And then getting into more operational process and monitoring the results.” Port Alberni’s audit is local government performance in managing policing agreements and police budget oversight. “We’re looking at the levers that local governments have in order to manage the budget that they have for policing,” ... see A REPORT ■ 2
2013 Tundra Toyota $427 $373 cmyk FINANCING
LEASE
/MO
250.338.6761
Dlr#7478
www.courtenaytoyota.com
OR RECEIVE UP TO
6,000 OFF
$ 445 Crown Isle Boulevard
entre
/MO
*
Model may not be exactly as shown. Payments Displayed are for 2013 Tundra Single Cab Short Box 4x4 Automatic (Model Code KY5F1T) Lease Payment of $427.00/month is for 60 Month Lease limited to 20,000Kms/ Year at 2.9%. Finance Payment of $373.00/month for 72 Month Financing at 0.9%. Payments do not include Taxes, Levies and Fees OAC . $6000.00 Off for Cash Purchase only on select Models. See Dealer for Details