THURSDAY June 20, 2013 Vol. 28 • No. 50 ••• $1.25 inc. G.S.T.
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Student artwork will be for sale at Lake Trail Middle School next week during a charity art show aimed at helping the Comox Valley’s homeless. The art show kicks off Monday, June 24 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in room 102 at Lake Trail School. Artists featured in the show will be on hand to discuss their work and refreshments will be available. “We worked really hard on this and there’s a lot of talented people putting art into it,” says Grade 8 Lake Trail student and non-profit organization Gimme Shelter founder Rachael Jancowski, not-
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GRADE 8 STUDENT and Gimme Shelter founder Rachael Jancowski, left, and Grade 8 art student, and show curator Joe Thoong show off an example of student art that will be for sale in a charity art show at Lake Trail Middle School next week. PHOTO BY RENEE ANDOR
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ing funds from the art show will go towards care packages for the homeless via her organization, and the show will feature plenty of art styles to choose from. “There’s graffiti art, there’s stencil art, there’s photography, there’s drawings — there’s all different sorts of art — there’s even jewelry,” she adds. The art show will also be open to the public Tuesday, June 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m and Thursday, June 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. The featured art has been created by students in Grades 7 to 9 and most of the art on display will be available for purchase, though Jancowski notes some pieces have already sold. Prices will range
from $15 to $100 per piece. Proceeds from the show will help pay for three rounds of care packages for the Comox Valley’s homeless, says Jancowski. “During the fall we’re going to be doing about 75 (care packages), and then during the winter we’re probably going to be doing about 75, and then in the spring we’re going to do 100, so around 250 (total),” she explains, noting the packages will contain daily necessities like toothpaste, a toothbrush, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant and comb. “We’re also going to put a few personal touches in there, just to bring up their day even more, like a card and a cookie,” adds ... see ART SHOW ■ A2
of interest…there’s no issue in terms of population. Record Staff “There’s no way I can retain all Vancouver Island North MP of the Comox Valley, just based on John Duncan has explained the populations, but what we wanted reasoning for his proposed federal to do was keep at least Courtenay electoral boundary in the Comox intact, and keep it intact with Valley — which would split the Comox because those communimunicipality of Cumberland in ties are so seamless.” The Federal Electoral Boundtwo. “The proposal that I put for- aries Commission for B.C. origiward followed some polling sta- nally recommended splitting tions,” Duncan said Tuesday, Courtenay in half and moving the west side, noting the popuplus Cumberlated community There’s no way land and other of Cumberland southern Comox (southern half) I can retain all of the was moved into Comox Valley, just based Valley communities into the the NanaimoNanaimo-AlberAlberni riding on populations, but ni riding, while in his proposal, what we wanted to do keeping Comox while the north- was keep at least Courin the Vancouver ern, less populatIsland North rided portion would tenay intact, and keep ing, plus moving stay in his riding. it intact with Comox He added, now because those communi- Powell River into it. that he’s heard ties are so seamless. Following a from Mayor Lespublic hearing in lie Baird about Cumberland’s plans for future October, the commission adjusted growth in the north half of the the boundary in its report to the municipality, he has no problem House Committee so that all of moving the whole municipality Courtenay and Cumberland were moved into the new Nanaimointo the Nanaimo-Alberni riding. “So on that basis, I said I would Alberni riding, but Comox stayed be happy to endorse moving the in the Vancouver Island North line north,” he continued, point- riding along with Powell River. Duncan said moving Powell ing out his main aim was to keep Courtenay intact. “And, if the River into his riding makes “no Electoral Boundaries Commis- sense,” and his proposal, submitsion accepts my proposal…there ted to the commission and tabled would be no issue with moving at the House Committee, keeps the line (north of Cumberland) Courtenay and Comox together because they’re (Cumberland) but splits Cumberland geographisimply worried about community ... see NO PROBLEM ■ A2
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