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Van crews back Van Isle 360 J.R. Rardon Gazette editor TELEGRAPH COVE—With a stack of nautical charts tucked under one arm and a pair of boat

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bumpers slung over her shoulder, Tamara Cleaver joined crewmate Cynthia Brossard at the end of the dock to see off the boats for the start of Leg 6 of the Van Isle 360

International Yacht Race Thursday.

Then again, Cleaver had good reason to keep a tight grip on the charts and bumpers.

“Yesterday one of the guys

dropped a VHF radio overboard,” said Brossard, who serves with

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Quatsino school remains closed — for now J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT HARDY—Members of the board of trustees of School District 85 were unanimous in their desire to see Quatsino School re-opened for the first time since it was closed in 2008 due to low enrolment.

But when it came time for a vote, they were similarly unanimous in deciding the time is not yet right.

“It was great to see the sense of community and the condition of the school,” said Jeff Field, a Port Hardy trustee who visited the community recently and met with residents along with SD85 staff and other trustees. “However, my concern is with the enrolment, just being at four, as a K-7 school. If there were more, it would be an easy decision.”

John Martin, the District’s secretary-treasurer, also visited the remote West Coast village of Quatsino to gather registration and determine the viability of the school. He presented the board with a chart during its regular monthly meeting June 10 that indicated a promising future for

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Students earn fairytale trip Gazette staff After a classroom theme of “Dream big and reach for the stars” was set, students at Quatsino’s K’ak’ot’lats’i School took the lesson to heart.

When one boy jokingly suggested a trip to Disneyland his classmates initially burst into laugher but that off-the-cuff remark was enough to plant a seed which came to bloom last month with a field trip to remember.

After discussions between school staff and parents the pipe

dream was given a green light and the school went into a fundraising frenzy.

The students spent the entire school year hosting lunches, movie nights, raffles, bake sales, volleyball tournaments, bottle drives and more as the community rallied around the young dreamers.

Teacher Sarah Whiting challenged the youngsters to sell 500 raffle tickets with the promise of dying her blonde hair purple if they met the goal and had to follow through after the students blew past the

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Whiting also paid tribute to the community for getting behind the kids. “I’d like to give a huge thank you to anyone who supported us along the way. Rob Cahill our principal and the man behind the dream, parents of all of the students who helped fundraise, the entire North Island community that came together to help us! We could not have done it without you! Thank you for believing in us and letting us follow our dreams!”

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“I am so proud to be their teacher,” said Whiting, “and our entire class motto is (Walt Disney’s), ‘If you can dream it you can do it.’

“Our hard work and ability to make this trip a reality has allowed our students to realize that nothing is impossible. We have memories that will last a lifetime and a new perspective on what we are capable of doing. I am so proud to be their teacher and am confident that my kids will change the

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Projections promising for Quatsino’s future School would be really exciting for me,” Manke said. “I know the school, and the community and its school have quite a bit of history worth preserving. To me, it looks like the population is quite promising, but I’m just not sure it’s at this point.”

Currently, students from Quatsino attending public school on the North Island must take a water taxi or another boat to Coal Harbour, then drive on to Port Hardy without the benefit of a waiting school bus.

The village’s elementary school was closed

5-6 years, by any measure, the school should re-open.

However, today I’m not prepared to recommend opening the school.”

The board concurred, though Field’s motion called for the board to convene a special meeting to reconsider the school’s reopening should enrolment increase. Trustee Werner Manke, who seconded the motion, noted the current enrolment of four students mirrors the number of K-7 students in Quatsino at the time of the school’s closure.

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board with a chart following potential enrolment in Quatsino, year-over-year, for the coming decade. While the next three years show little change, he was optimistic about the village’s long-term potential to once again have its own elementary school in operation.

“In 2016 the picture begins to change,” Martin said. At that point we show six students in K-7, then seven the following year. In 2018, if all the current families stay, there will be 11 students in K-7.

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from page 1 the village, but one that has not yet arrived.

“I wanted to get a feel for the kind of registration potential at the school,” Martin said.

“It was quite surprising to see the number of very young children and babies, and that certainly bodes well for the school and its future.

“We received six registrations at the school and a subsequent one was emailed to me. But some of them went up to grade 12. Through grade 7, there were only four (registrations).”

Martin presented the

as part of a series of closures forced on School District 85 over the past seven years by a combination of shrinking enrolments and shrinking budgets.

They have included both remote schools like Quatsino and Echo Bay, and elementary schools in larger communities like Robert Scott in Port Hardy and Cheslakees Elementary in Port McNeill, which has been converted to a kindergarten and earlylearning centre.

Woss Lake Elementary has twice been up for discussion for closure — most recently in early 2012

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Following the birth of their child, families will be provided with the support line number and information about weekly public health nursing services when they are discharged from the hospital.

So, as well as the educational factor, there is the financial factor to consider. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that.”

Last week’s meeting was attended by four adult residents of Quatsino and one remarkably well-tempered baby. None of them spoke during the meeting and they left immediately after the vote for the long trip home. But that one infant, potentially the face of the future of Quatsino School, graced the board with a large smile as she was carried from the chambers.

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The goal of this new service is to improve access to support, assessment and resourc-

the Start Public Health Perinatal Program, is available every weekend and is specifically designed to assist residents outside population centres who may not have ready access to a clinic during those hours.

As of June 1, new parents living anywhere on Vancouver Island are able to call the toll-free

— but its enrolment has held just above the critical cutoff point.

Any potential reopening of Quatsino School will require an appropriate multi-grade teacher and administrator. It will also require an enrolment that justifies the opening at a time when, as Field noted, the district is still in deep economic straits.

“We are in funding protection,” Field reminded the board during last week’s discussions. “Because we’re in funding protection we have to come up with that funding out of the existing budget.

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Around the Isle under wind power from page 1 Cleaver as the landbased support crew for the Emma, a Ross 930 sloop that left Telegraph Cove in first place in the bi-annual race around Vancouver Island. “Now they’ve got the radio we had in the van.”

And a couple of days earlier, Cleaver lost her cell phone in an incident that remains hazy, but apparently involved a combination of fatigue and rum.

While the sleek sailboats get the glory, the traveling support crews play a key role in the 10-stage race that began Saturday in Nanaimo.

While many teams are supported by shiny, modern vans or campers splashed with colourful logos and sprouting communications antennae, Cleaver and Brossard travel in a rustic Volkswagen Westfalia camper with a jerry can of gas perched jauntily on top and the team name, “Emma”, spelled out in red tape on its back door.

“We carry the spare spinnaker pole and any other things they don’t want adding weight to the boat,” said Brossard. “The motto is, ‘travel light, and

carry a credit card.’”

Cleaver, assistant manager at Sidney/ North Saanich Yacht Club where Emma is based, said the ground crew has several different missions, including provisioning the team and providing food and beverage when the sailors arrive in port at the end of each leg, as well as delivering the dockside bumpers so they don’t have to be carried aboard.

“We call it the beer, bumpers and babes tour,” Brossard joked.

But the two women are more than adornment and servers. Both are experienced sailors and will take turns on deck as Emma makes her way down the West Coast of the Island early next week.

“I’ve been sailing with these guys for five years,” said Cleaver.

“With this boat, I’ve been sailing with them the last three years.”

And don’t be fooled by the camper van with the low-budget signage — “these guys” are a well-decorated lot. Emma skipper Eric Jesperson is an Olympic medal-winning sailor and he and his son, crewmember Ross, won the gold medal in the World sixmetre championships

Competitors in the annual race around Vancouver Island vie for position as the sleek sailboats head out of Telegraph Cove into the Johnstone Strait.

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in a boat Eric built.

Two more members of the crew are veteran’s of the America’s Cup sailing regatta.

“It’s a pretty stacked team,” Cleaver said.

All that firepower helped lift Emma to first place overall in its division, with awards handed out in a ceremony Wednesday night at this historic, century-old resort community, which started as a telegraph station before later housing a saltery and a sawmill.

“It’s just amazing here,” Brossard said, looking over the multicoloured cottages perched on poles and

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joined by a well-worn boardwalk. “A lot of times you see tourist places in a brochure and they look nice, but when you get there you think, ‘Is this it?’ But not here.”

As the boats motored out to the start area in Johnstone Strait, Cleaver and Brossard strolled the dock back to shore to plan out their time before meeting the Emma in Port Hardy later in the day.

“We’ll go back to the cottage we’re staying in, pack all the guys’ gear, get a shower and grab a cup of coffee,” said Cleaver.

“And go buy a radio,” Brossard added.

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Town of Port McNeill PUBLIC NOTICE The Town of Port McNeill 2013 Annual Municipal Report will be available to the public on June 13, 2013. These documents can be viewed or purchased at the Municipal Office, 1775 Grenville Place, during regular business hours Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

This report includes: • 2012 Audited Municipal Financial Statements • 2012 Schedule of Payments made to Elected Officials and Employees • 2012 Schedule of Payments made for Goods and Services • 2012 Annual Progress Report and Statement of Municipal Objectives • 2012 Statement of Permissive Tax Exemptions The Town of Port McNeill Council will be adopting the 2013 Annual Municipal Report at a Special Meeting of Council to be held on June 24, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers and will be available to answer any questions relating to these documents.

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Deadline close for paramedic bursary

Gazette staff The deadline is looming for a bursary program aimed at training rurally based paramedics.

The next application deadline for the Emergency Medical Assistant Education Fund is June 28. Since its inception in 2007, the fund has provided financial support for training more than 400 paramedics.

“The bursary meant everything to me,” said Port McNeill paramedic Claudette Wilson.

“The paramedic training program, which was delivered locally, helped me achieve one of my personal career goals and increased the level of pre-hospital care available in the community.”

To date, the EMA Education Fund has helped 301 individuals study toward the Primary Care Paramedic designation and 104 more upgrade their credentials to the Advanced Care Paramedic level, with $3.5 million of funds

disbursed to date.

Bursaries for the PCP program are $5,000 and $22,000 for the ACP program. The bursary awards support students by assisting with the costs for tuition, books, fees and other expenses. Preferential consideration is given to PCP applicants who are willing to practice in rural or remote locations.

“Better-trained paramedics means higher quality emergency medical care for patients and communi-

ties throughout British Columbia,” said B.C. Ambulance Service Chief Operating Officer Les Fisher.

“The bursary is a valu-

able tool that helps students offset the costs of post-secondary education and supports our targeted recruitment efforts underway in

many rural and remote areas of the province.”

Further information is available at: www.jibc.ca/studentservices/financial-aid-

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There are three application deadlines throughout the year.

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Helpers make it happen If May Long Weekend was the unofficial kickoff to summer, last weekend made it official.

From a track meet and a softball jamboree for elementary school students, to the annual June Sports festival in Alert Bay, to golf and slo-pitch tournaments, to the opening day of the stock car racing opener, active North Islanders of all ages had ample opportunities to show their stuff.

For the non-competitive, each of these events offered prime opportunity for spectating, complete with burgers or dogs on the grill and other goodies.

We’d just like to take this opportunity to remind participants and spectators alike that these events — and the multitude of others on the way in our lively summer months — do not parachute into town ready-made.

Local volunteers — your neighbours, co-workers and friends — are the backbone of all the fun and games the rest of us enjoy.

The next time you participate in or go to watch performers at these activities, consider a tip of the cap or an atta-boy to organizers, directors and helpers who make it all possible.

Even better, take the opportunity to be an insider by volunteering yourself. Upcoming festivals, like Filomi Days, OrcaFest, Salmon Day and SeaFest, could all use some help.

It’s what makes the North Island go ‘round.

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What ails the NDP? Plenty.

VICTORIA – After 34 NDP MLAs were sworn in to continue a stretch of opposition that will reach at least 16 years, leader Adrian Dix took a few questions about his future.

The party’s provincial council will meet June 21 to set the terms of reference for a review of the party’s dismal election performance, Dix told reporters.

He repeated that his performance won’t be spared, and ticked off some conventional wisdom about the NDP campaign.

Dix mentioned the alleged lack of “negative” ads, the local campaigns (read candidates), the decreasing reliability of polls and, when pressed, his surprise decision to come out against the proposed twinning of the TransMountain oil pipeline.

Like last week’s hysteria over a tiny leak in that pipeline, these are great sound bites for the short attention spans of the mod-

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ern media. But they don’t explain much.

This all-powerful NDP provincial council is a case in point. A glimpse into its inner workings was provided by a summary of an NDP policy development workshop called “Imagine Our Future” that was leaked by the B.C. Liberals in the final days of the campaign.

The workshop took place in November 2010, coincidentally at the same provincial council meeting

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It may not happen right away, but residents of Quatsino have new hope that their young children could attend school in their town.

Everybody else got their activities in under good weather, but TriPort stock car drivers and fans were rained out Sunday afternoon.

where the revolt against former leader Carole James tumbled into the open.

While 13 caucus members were knifing their leader for reasons they still can’t or won’t articulate in public – a glaring problem in itself – the backroom policy brainstorm revealed a deeper malaise.

Among the “dream tree” notions put forward in the workshop was “free” post-secondary tuition and public transit, along with raising wages and lowering fees for daycare. This isn’t a dream tree, it’s a money tree.

Remember, this is the NDP’s ruling body, not a high school “social justice” class or an Occupy Vancouver squat.

Showing a glimmer of adult supervision, the workshop table on “equitable tax policy” even identified the problem. Its first recommendation: “Increase our economic and financial literacy to gain credibility.”

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In the real world, the four western premiers met this week in Winnipeg. And the three-province project now called “New West Partnership” will continue to dismantle archaic interprovincial barriers.

Why would the NDP be secretly against that?

Because it’s also a “labour mobility” agreement.

Which brings us to the proverbial root cause of the B.C. NDP’s woes. Its largest financial donor is the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union, which donated $1.4 million to the party in the past eight years, nosing out the Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Hospital Employees’ Union.

Former HEU and BCGEU presidents now sit in the NDP caucus, critics for health and “green” jobs respectively.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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Public didn't ask for boundary change Dear editor, I have lived on the North Island for almost 40 years; for 18 of those years I was a trustee with School District 85. I was elected seven times, three terms in Port Hardy, four terms in the Western Zone, with the last term ending November 2011.

I follow SD reports in the Gazette with interest as my passion for public education is alive and well.

I had committed to hold my tongue about the electoral boundary changes until I read last week’s Gazette (13th June) and Werner Manke’s comment about the change process — “I think it’s taken away from important work we should be doing.”

As it has been evident that this process was largely driven by Werner, I find it ironic that he would make this comment at this time.

The board has spent close to three years arguing about boundary change when all the evidence indicates that the North Island public preferred and still would prefer no changes to be made.

In spite of no public agitation about the status quo, the issue was kept on the table even when an appar-

"Rearranging the boundaries has not resulted in equity. It has shifted the focus of the school district into two municipalities out of a misguided sense of fairness to those towns." ent majority of the trustees did not want change either.

In 18 years I heard not a single complaint from anyone, from Port McNeill or otherwise, about representation until the matter was brought up at the board table by Werner.

It is my experience that the status quo worked and worked well for more than 20 years. I do acknowledge the boundaries and population figures were/ are uneven. This is true in every level of government in our country. Our parliamentary system is based on the idea of “one person, one vote” – you go to the polls and you may vote once, for one person. That person is then your direct representative. The same applies to the elected trustees: once at the table, it does not matter how many people

voted for you and how few voted for your colleague.

Once elected, all trustees are equal and have an equal responsibility to represent the entire school district to the best of their ability.

This is democracy.

In response to Jeff Field’s comment, “We have a legal and moral obligation to make this change.”

The first responsibility — never mind the legal and moral obligation — of a board of education is this, the safety of all students, in the classroom, on the playground and on the bus and to provide the greatest educational opportunity and instruction to all students regardless of where they live in the district. It is not to quibble about who represents whom or to angle for more power and influence.

If students are not at the

heart of your board decisions, I say you should not be at the table.

My understanding is that all the public consultations in North Island communities had the same result, there was no public desire to change. In fact the overwhelming consensus among the consulted public was for maintaining the status quo. The one exception to this was the Port McNeill meeting when not one member of the public arrived to state their concern with their representation.

Rearranging the boundaries has not resulted in equity. It has shifted the focus of the school district into two municipalities out of a misguided sense of fairness to those towns. It will make it much more difficult for rural parents and children to voice their concerns to a locally informed trustee from their community. In fact, if your trustee is only a face from the newspaper some concerns may never be brought forward at all.

Lumping together three communities as diverse and distinct from each other as Alert Bay, Sointula and Port Alice will do nothing to improve education or

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student achievement.

Finally, a reminder that it is the rural areas that, generally speaking, generate the tax dollars on the North Island. Companies may have offices in the municipalities but the work takes place in Holberg, Quatsino and Woss, among others. It is to our mutual benefit that we keep these communities as healthy and involved in the North Island as possible.

To disenfranchise the rural voice through these boundary changes is particularly shameful when it is the rural funding formula that goes a long way to keeping SD85 in business providing instruction to all of its students. I have yet to hear an educational rationale for this change that it is in some way advantageous to students.

Ann Hory Coal Harbour

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Hats off to grad decorator To continue with your raves to the parent volunteers at North Island Secondary on their all their work on the grad decorations: We all agreed that Tracy Jackson did an excellent job on the gymnasium, and you mentioned the wonderful, western-themed multi-purpose room but did not mention the person responsible for its transformation …

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Dear editor, Imagine my dismay when, as reported by Robert Shaw in the June 5th Times Colonist, Jane Sterk, Leader of the B.C. Green Party, seemingly endorsed Christy Clarke’s government, by saying “her party won’t run a candidate, because the premier deserves to be in the legislature”.

This goes against all of the principals of the Green Party, as it is an endorsement not just for Christy, but for “Fracking” in B.C., for building the Site C Power Project, and for a number of new pipelines.

In fact she has chosen, by

"We need to ensure that the Liberals do indeed answer to the people of this province, and not just the party." her statement, to back a government that has historically proven to be environmentally unfriendly time and time again.

For this reason, I would ask that Jane step down as leader, turn over the reins to someone else while trying her best to recant this disastrously mistaken endorsement.

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After all, a premier is only truly a premier when elected. Christy could be forced to step down as leader of the Liberal party should she lose the upcoming by-election. We need to ensure that the Liberals do indeed answer to the people of this province, and not just the party.

Therefore, I would ask

the Green Party to fully support the NDP candidate Carole Gordon in the Kelowna-West riding. As a school teacher, Carole may be a good choice for Education Critic for the opposition. The people of the Kelowna-West riding should give her a chance to be the representative they need, one that is actually from your riding. A representative that knows and cares about your issues more than about just winning a seat in any old riding.

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June 20 Scheduled National Aboriginal Day celebrations in Fort Rupert have been cancelled as a mark of respect after the passing of elder Cecil Wadhams.

June 22 North Island Farmer’s Market debuts for 2013, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Hyde Creek Petro Canada (formerly Hyde Creek Esso). Tables $5 each; to book a table or for more into contact Neva Perrot at pmfarmersmarket@ gmail.com. More info on North Island Farmer’s Market Facebook page.

June 22 Introductory workshop into Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Family Centre, Port McNeill Old School. A growth model for change from within, hosted by Anne Morrison. Fee $20; registration form and payment/dropoff at RDMW office in Port McNeill.

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June 22-23 North Island Timing Association hosts the Rumble on the Runway drag races at Port McNeill Airport, 10 a.m. start each day. Tickets $5; concession, merchandise available.

June 23 Seahorse Café & Gallery at Telegraph Cove celebrates its 10th anniversary with its Under the Sea Celebration, noon-6 p.m. on the Seahorse Patio. Fun and games with Marine Detective Jackie Hildering, fundraising for the Marine Education and Research Society (MERS) and Whale Interpretive Centre. Raffle, prizes, food and more. Details at the Seahorse Cafe Facebook page.

June 23 Steeped tea party, 3 p.m., Gate House Community Theatre, Port McNeill. Hot and cold tea samples, teainfused snacks, door prizes.

June 25 Fundamentals of Photography course with professor Joel Sartore, 7:30 p.m. at Gate House Community Theatre, Port McNeill. First in a 12-week series of instruction sessions. Each 30-minute lesson ends with a short and simple photo assignment. Fee is by donation to Gate House Community Association.

June 26 Jackie Hildering appears in the debut of St. John Gualbert Church’s “Speakeasy” series, 7 p.m. The series of speakers’ forums is designed for information sharing and discussion on a broad range of social and environmental topics. Hildering will speak on the ‘Namgis Closed Containment Project, the land-based Atlantic salmon farm now in operation near Port McNeill.

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Winter Harbour Museum opens its doors Gazette staff W I N T E R HARBOUR—The long-awaited Winter Harbour Museum celebrated its opening June

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The museum was originally planned for unveiling in 2000, when the community building was opened, but funding and organization were not available until recently, said Pat Wainwright, who organized the collection

now on display.

The project was finally completed this spring thanks to the aid of a Regional District of Mount Waddington Rural Tourism Action Grant and Winter Harbour Community Association funds.

The museum contains a collection of photos, organized by decade, that shows the growth and changes in Winter Harbour since pre-1900. Ruth Botel generously loaned photos from her extensive, historic photos to make

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Daytripping Elena Rardon Gazette staff TELEGRAPH COVE—Even without the whales, a trip out with Stubbs Island Whale Watching is always an experience.

I went out on Father’s Day weekend for a trip on the Telegraph Covebased company’s new catamaran and found the weather working in my favour. The water was smooth and calm, the clouds occasionally parting for the sun, which made viewing conditions nearly perfect as we stepped aboard the Kuluta. The expedition drew a mix — those of us from Port Hardy and Port McNeill were whalewatching veterans, while others had come from as far as Ontario and Quebec. One couple even harkened from Switzerland. The group of twenty felt small for the boat’s 40-passenger capacity. The catamaran is smaller than the company’s other boat — the Lukwa — but the Kuluta makes up for it with plenty of viewing areas, including a large sun deck.

Passengers explored the boat, including the heated cabin where we were provided with coffee, tea, and snacks for the journey.

The crew was friendly and inviting, starting with Captain Geoff

Dunstan. Dunstan, who was born and raised in Campbell River, where he worked as a sport fishing guide before he got into whale watching, is working his third season with Stubbs. He introduced us to Roger McDonell, the coowner of Stubbs Island Whale Watching, as well as marine naturalist Alison Ogilvie. Also from Campbell River, Ogilvie graduated from UVic with a degree in marine biology in December, and discovered a posting for the job online.

“My job is to make sure everybody knows what’s out there,” said Ogilvie, who was rarely spotted without a pair of binoculars or a binder full of facts about marine life.

She also has other critical duties on board.

“Direct any questions about the washrooms to Alison,” McDonell joked. “She’s the one

who has to clean them.”

The boat started up quietly, but delved into a low roar as we moved out into the open water, twin sprays of water firing up from the propellers at the back of the boat. The spray, and the noise, came from the catamaran’s surface piercing drive - a new feature that means all the sound created by the propellers is spread across the water’s surface.

McDonell said it was this surface piercing drive that made the boat very attractive when they made the decision to purchase it from a downsizing whale watching company in Victoria. Orcas are very acoustic animals, and the new boat makes no sound underwater.

“It was virtually built and designed for whale watching,” McDonell said.

The boat’s name was chosen after the compa-

ny held a contest on its Facebook page, drawing almost 170 entries.

“We wanted a name that was easy to say on the radio, but also relative to the industry,” said McDonell. The winning entry, submitted by a UVic student familiar with the area, is the Kwak’wala word for “porpoise.”

Within the first hour of the trip, we spotted the dark humps of Dall’s porpoises rising out of the water.

Shortly after, a Pacific white-sided dolphin

did a little flip and we were almost immediately surrounded by the creatures. The dolphins began to bow ride, surfing in the waves created by the boat.

We spread out across the viewing platform, wielding cameras, video recording equipment and iPads. Even McDonell carried a camera, taking pictures for the company’s online travel log.

“You guys and your cameras,” one passenger complained goodnaturedly.

“You’re missing out on the experience!”

The dolphins continued to bow ride, until we were forced to stop and drift in an attempt to dissuade them. “The dolphins will harass the humpbacks,” McDonell explained as they circled the boat. “I love the dolphins, but sometimes they’re like pesky mosquitoes.”

But even after the dolphins were gone, the

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humpbacks remained out of sight. We saw a group of harbour seals sunning themselves on the rocks, then got up close to a spread of Stellar sea lions, who noisily pushed each other off the rocks, to the entertainment of many passengers, who cheered on combatants from the sun deck.

As the trip drew to a close, we gathered in the seating area to listen to a presentation on the animals we had seen— and some we hadn’t.

“Our goal is to inspire hope and positive change,” Ogilvie said. “The most important thing to take away

from this trip is that you, too, can make a difference.”

Although we didn’t see any whales before we docked that afternoon, no one was disappointed. Passengers gathered during the ride back to share photos and videos they had collected along the way.

“I’d call it a successful trip,” Ogilvie said.

For your next visit to Telegraph Cove, consider stepping off dry land for a trip out with Stubbs. With a friendly crew and a comfortable boat, you can discover more about the underwater world that surrounds us.

Clockwise from top: a passenger takes a photo of the unique roostertail thrown up by the twin engines of the whale-watching catamaran Kuluta during an outing from Telegraph Cove Sunday; Marine naturalist Alison Ogilvie admires a video taken by a passenger on her iPad; passengers aboard the Kuluta point and shoot photos of a Pacific white-sided dolphin.

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Looking with fresh eyes My dad was a great believer in taking a trip away from home once in a while; a break from the usual, so to speak.

Even when we were very poor we would take some affordable holiday, such as a canoeing or camping outing or perhaps a short trip with our old truck to someplace a little different.

After we returned home we saw our house and yard with fresh and appreciative eyes.

Last winter we drove south for a couple of weeks to Southern California to take a most enjoyable break, while visiting friends who live down there. This was good because, not only did we see a totally different environment, but also another kind of lifestyle. However, you can probably guess what happened to our perception of our good old North Island.

Returning home, the first thing we noticed after crossing the border back into Canada, was how the pace of life slowed down and people seemed to have more time to talk. How do you explain this phenomenon? Is it because the massive population

June 8th to 22nd, 2013

A Brush with Henschel with Gordon Henschel of the U.S. means they have to be more efficient in dealing with large numbers of people and that efficiency means the personal touch goes by the wayside?

Compared to

California, B.C. is an empty land. It was so nice to come back to empty highways and miles and miles of miles and miles; back to the green on green of Vancouver Island.

I always enjoy the drive to and from Campbell River but this time, in coming home from far away, I was especially struck by the beauty of Nimpkish Lake.

All North Islanders have to drive along this lake on their journey south and, no doubt, all of us take the beauty of this drive for granted.

There are just a few rare places in

Canada that have this kind of drive with the Karmutzen Mountains as a backdrop for the lake. Not high, as mountains go, but very immediate; right there, rising straight out of the lake. With snow-capped tops most of the year, they give us post-card pleasure as we drive by.

This oil painting of Nimpkish Lake and the Karmutzen Range is from one of my favourite spots along this drive just 11 kms. from home. Am I lucky or what?

Gordon Henschel owns an art gallery in Nimpkish Heights. www.henschel.ca.

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Bookmark your calendar Gazette staff With school letting to for the summer, kids can keep up their reading skills at their local library as the Vancouver Island Regional Library launches its Summer Reading Club.

The club provides motivation for young readers by offering: • Materials (prizes, reading records, stickers) so kids can track their reading success; • A Summer Reading Club website with

lots of reading related information, games and activities; • Medals for all children who complete a reading record; • Wind-up parties at the library to celebrate Summer Readers’ success; and • Supportive library staff to help kids enjoy reading.

There are two programs on offer to support different reading levels; the Summer Reading Club, for independent readers

in Kindergarten to Grade 7 and Read to Me, for pre-schoolers and children who cannot yet read independently.

This year’s theme is Up, Up and Away!

Kids will take to the skies, voyage through space, and follow authors to other worlds. Aspiring aeronauts will launch their careers, young superheroes will rise to the occasion, and fans of fantasy will be floating on air.

To make reading fun and easy to incorporate into summer travel and vacation plans, children can borrow books from – and return books to – any of the 38 library branches located throughout Vancouver Island (except Victoria), Haida Gwaii, and Bella Coola on the mainland central coast.

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Thank You The Port Hardy Secondary School, Class of 2013, would like to sincerely thank the many individuals, businesses and organizations for their very generous donations. We couldn’t have done it without your support.

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A special thank you to all the staff at PHSS, parents and relatives who tirelessly gave of their time and resources to create this wonderful event. There are too many to mention all, but a few deserve special recognition, Robert Fyles, Malcolm Fleeton, Courtney Pratt, Colleen Martin, Lynda Heavenor, Cathie Poje, Janis Wozniak, Dorothy Smith, Carol Yateman, Lorraine Hurley and Bob Holms. Thank you to the grade 11 parents and students.

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June 20 Baseball Port McNeill vs.

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June 21-23 Youth soccer Port Hardy Youth Soccer tournament, PHSS, Eagle View and Robert Scott Elementary fields.

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June 22 Baseball Port Hardy vs.

Hyde Creek, 6 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

June 22-23 Mountain biking Annual Rumblefest downhill races in Port Alice. Trial runs Saturday at noon followed by bike rodeo at the Community Centre and seafood dinner. Island Cup finals Sunday beginning 10 a.m. Info, 250-284-3912.

June 23 Baseball Hyde Creek vs. Port McNeill, 4 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

June 29-30 Drag racing North Island Timing Association hosts its first two Rumble on the Runway race sessions at Port McNeill Airport. Time-in 10 a.m.; eliminations 1 p.m.

July 1 Boat racing Second annual Sointula Regatta.

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July 4 Baseball Port Hardy vs. Hyde Creek, 6:30 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

July 6 Logger Sports Port McNeill Logger Sports 4th annual competition, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Broughton Blvd. waterfront.

Left: Base umpire Jake Colbourne, left, sets off fireworks while Brayden Demoe of the Beer Gardens rounds second base following his second home run in Sunday's Father's Day Classic slo-pitch tournament final at Beaver Harbour Park. Above: Cody Diotte of the Port Hardy Bluesox goes high but is unable to haul in a long hit by Jason Saunders in the final of the Father's Day Classic.

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Fireworks at Father's Day Classic Gazette staff S T O R E Y ’ S BEACH—The A final of the annual Port Hardy Father’s Day Classic slo-pitch tournament opened with fireworks at Beaver Harbour Park. After that, incendiary devices were fired into the air.

The Port Hardy Bluesox claimed the tourney championship Sunday after Port McNeill’s Woodchuckers qualified for the A final, but declined to play and walked away in a dispute over roster makeup.

Tournament director David Deans said Woodchuckers manager John Klughart requested adding a pick-up player to the team for the final who had not been on the team’s roster for the rest of the tournament, and sitting another

Port Hardy Bluesox batter Ryan Handley leans into a low pitch during Sunday's final in the annual Father's Day Classic slo-pitch tournament at Beaver Harbour Park.

player who had been with the team for the weekend.

When Deans declined the request, Klughart left the park with most

of his team.

Deans noted that teams are required to submit a roster at the start of tournament play. Exceptions to the

submitted roster are allowed in cases where injury leaves a team shorthanded, but Deans said that did not apply in the Woodchuckers’

case.

With the bulk of the tourney’s other participants still at the park to watch the final and take part in the awards

to follow, a pickup team was hastily assembled to play the Bluesox in lieu of the Woodchuckers.

Though it was just an exhibition, the Beer Gardens — named for the locale from which most of the players were recruited — provided a spirited matchup for the champs. The game was tied 12-12 into the bottom of the seventh inning before Bluesox batter Leigh Deans belted a walkoff, two-RBI single.

Beer Gardens batter Brayden Demoe hit a pair of home runs. Each time, base umpire Jake Colbourne pulled a “screamer” rocket from his pocket and touched it off to explode far overhead.

Demoe’s second tater, in the top of the seventh inning, tied the game and set up Leigh Deans’ eventual winning hit.

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Clockwise from left: Guilford Breakers goalkeeper Lawrence "Spider" Isaac goes high to make a save on a corner kick in Saturday's game against the Alert Bay Reds during the June Sports soccer tournament in Alert Bay; Isaac Williams of the Reds heads a pass; Brennan Sawyer devotes full effort to a slice of watermelon; North Island Rush U-15 goalie Nigel Walkus stretches for a save in Saturday's game against the Alert Bay Crush; parents take pictures of their youngsters following the kids' races.

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Having a ball Gazette staff ALERT BAY—Soccer stars of today and tomorrow covered every pitch on Cormorant Island last weekend as the community threw its annual June Sports Soccer Tournament and festival.

In additional to hotly contested men's and women's soccer contests, the event featured an opening parade

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and ceremonies, culminating in the crowning of the June Sports royalty.

On Saturday, the kids were invited in to compete across several age groups in a one-day tourney. Also featured were the popular kids' races, which offer prizes of ribbons and cash.

Here are a few of the images we captured on the weekend:

Fishing for fun Gazette staff The 14th annual Family Fishing Weekend took off in Port Hardy on Saturday at Seagate

Dock. Sponsored by the Family Fishing Society of BC, the event featured licensefree fishing, hot dogs, kids prizes and more.

Parents and kids alike took their turns at casting off from the dock.

A second event was held Sunday at O'Connor Lake.

Above left: Kaisha Cook casts her line during Family Fishing day in Port Hardy Saturday. Centre: Hans Janse makes a catch with daughter Lucinda; Right: Wade and Levi Dayley share some father-son time while waiting for a bite.

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Rain can't dampen spirits at Speedway opener Gazette staff PORT HARDY— After the opening heat of racing at Tri-Port Speedway raised huge clouds of dust and flying gravel, a break was called to hose down turns one and two.

Mother Nature proved far more effective at the job.

The Tri-Port Motor Sports Club’s seasonopening stock car event was cancelled after two heats when rain, accompanied by thunder, washed over the track and the Father’s Day audience.

The club announced ticket-holders would be provided rain checks for the next scheduled race, a track points series event 7 p.m. July 6.

Sunday’s rainout came after Terry Olfrey of Port Alice won the first heat race in his racing truck, ending a tight duel with Ryan Doyle and Paul Weeks. Brock Shore had also been in the thick of things midway through the heat but ran into the track wall.

The cars had just returned to the track for the start of the second heat when the skies opened, accompanied by the rolling rumble of thunder. Fans and drivers stuck around to see if the shower would pass, but as the track became soaked many of the fans headed for the exit, even before the announcement of the cancellation and rain checks.

Driver Ryan Doyle (15) goes low in turn 2 to avoid the dust and grit thrown up by Stuart McMillan, left, and Terry Olfrey during Sunday's season-opening stock car races at Tri-Port Speedway.

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A field of seven cars took to the track for qualifying, including two new drivers — Jared Breitkreitz of Port Hardy and Stuart McMillan of Port Alice

in the lone mini car.

But the two most veteran racers — former and current track points champions Daniel Hovey and Glenn Day, respectively — both

saw their afternoons end before the trophy dash due to mechanical failures.

Hovey finished the second of two time-in laps with smoke billow-

ing from his green No. 7 after throwing a rod.

Day actually posted the top qualifying lap, at 18.94 seconds, but was left stranded in the pits afterward with a broken transmission.

On the other hand, the cancellation left the pair with a chance for a nice payday when racing resumes. Former local racer Brent Harrison, who has recently returned to the North Island, offered $100 in prize money for Sunday’s main event. The prize donation was announced to the crowd by PA man Lawrence O’Connor, who joked that anyone else in attendance who wished to contribute to the pot was welcome to bring money to the

timing tower. Almost immediately, the Melan family of Port Hardy brought in $50 each for the top two finishers in the main, followed by North Island Rock Pro with another $50.

That money will be carried over to be awarded in the July 6 race.

Their absence left McMillan and his ministock racer on the pole for his first race, the four-lap trophy dash, which was eventually won by Shore.

With Day and Hovey unable to continue, the door was opened for McMillan and his ministock racer to start from the pole in his first race, the opening trophy dash that was eventually won by Shore.

Sports Scoreboard TRACK AND FIELD 2013 Districtwide Meet At Port Hardy Secondary School Tyke Girls Aggregate points: 1. Mallory Martineau, Eagle View, 20; 2.

Aisha Gilbert, Gold River; 3 (tie).

Faith Gage, Avalon, and Kodi Hutchinson, Gold River, 13.

High jump—1. Brooke Neely, Sea View, 95 cm; 2. Sharon Prevost, A.J. Elliott, 90; 3. Larissa McGillawee, Fort Rupert, 90.

Long jump—1. Alisha Gilbert, GR, 2.8m; 2. Mallory Martineau, EVES, 2.76; 3. Sarah Carey, Alert Bay, 2.65. Triple jump—1.

Mallory Martineau, EVES, 6.44; 2. Sarah Yun, GR, 6.12; 3. Emily Walker, EVES, 6.09. Shot put— 1. Kodi Hutchinson, GR, 13 feet, 8 inches; 2. Zoe Ey, GR, 13.7; 3.

Kezra Nelson, AJE, 12.2. Ball throw—1. Kodi Hutchinson, GR, 19.23; 2. Julie Fraser, SS, 16.57; 3. Sophie Tynjala, AJE, 15.3.

400 metres—1. Faith Gage, Avalon, 1:23; 2. Alisha Gilbert, GR, 1:25; 3. Mallory Martineau, EVES, 1:26. 100 metres—1.

Faith Gage, Avalon, 16.58; 2.

Mallory Martineau, EVES, 16.81; 3. Karin Clausen, AJE, 17.16.

800 metres—1. Jasmine Dayley, EVES, 3:39; 2. Kezra Nelson, AJE, 3:43.41; 3. Kirsten Strussi, EVES, 3:43.55. 200 metres—1.

Kayley Clair, EVES, 34.5; 2.

Sarah Carey, AB, 36.5; 3. Emily Walker, EVES, 39.44. 4x100 relay—1. Eagle View, 1:15.9; 2.

Gold River, 1:19.34; 3. A.J. Elliott, 1:21.

Tyke Boys Aggregate points: 1. Ethan Bono, SS, 24; 2. Joey Grant, SS, 22; 3. Matthew Ney, GR, 16.

High jump—1. Dawson Hudock, SV, 105 cm; 2. Joey Grant, SS, 100; 3. Aiden Watson, SV, 95. Long jump—1. Ethan Bono, SS, 2.56m; 2. Matthew Ney, GR, 2.51; 3. Manny Browne, SS, 2.44. Triple jump—1.

Joey Grant, SS, 6.4m; 2. Koen Harwood, EVES, 5.51; 3. William Grant, SS, 5.16. Shot put—1.

Tynan Klein-Beekman, SV, 17

feet; 2. Soloman Melan, AJE, 15-3; 3. Quang Lam, AJE, 15-0.

Ball throw—1. Ethan Bono, SS, 28.67; 2. Kayden Jones, SS, 28.12; 3. Kohner Walkus, Avalon, 26.86. 400 metres—1.

Matthew Ney, GR, 1:21; 2. Joey Grant, SS, 1:23; 3. Alex NelsonSmith, AB, 1:24. 100 metres—1.

Ethan Bono, SS, 15.02; 2.

Kohner Walkus, Avalon, 17.15; 3. Dawson Twamley, SV, 17.76.

800 metres—1. Joey Grant, SS, 3:01; 2. Matthew Ney, GR, 3:02; 3. Cole Klughart, SS, 3:15. 200 metres—1. Ethan Bono, SS, 34.03; 2. Alex Nelson-Smith, AB, 35.7; 3. Manny Browne, SS, 35.72. 4x100 relay—1. Sunset A, 1:17.85; 2. Sunset B, 1:23; 3. Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw, 1:24.

Peewee Girls Aggregate points—1. Faith Castillo, EVES, 21; 2. Mandy Foldy, SS, 19; 3. Kristen Clair, EVES, 18.

High jump—1. Tianna Walkus, Avalon, 115cm; 2. Hailey Tiberghien, SV, 111; Georgia Walkus, EVES, 110. Long jump—1. Mandy Foldy, SS, 3.33m; 2. Faith Castillo, EVES, 3.30; 3. Hailey Tiberghien, SV, 3.20. Triple jump—1. Kristen Clair, EVES, 7.0m; tie, Freddie Williamson, EVES, 7.0; 3. Faith Castillo, EVES, 6.63. Shot put—1. Tianna Walkus, Avalon, 25 feet, 10 inches; 2. Mandy Foldy, SS, 23-10; 3. Jordan Laughlin, AJE, 23-5. Discus—1.

Madison Van Will, SS, 14m; 2.

Jordan Laughlin, AJE, 13; 3.

Ashlee Heasman, EVES, 11.

400 metres—1. Faith Castillo, EVES, 1:09 (meet record; old record 1:10.44 by Rachel Clare, Robert Scott, 2006); 2. Mandy Foldy, SS, 1:15; 3. Georgia Walkus, EVES, 1:21. 100 metres—1. Faith Castillo, EVES, 14.3; 2. Jordan Jolliffe, AB, 15.18; 3. Jaylen Ager, SV, 15.44. 800 metres—1. Kristen Clair, EVES, 3:01; 2. Eileah Cotter, EVES, 3:06; 3. Kaitlyn Wilson, SS, 3:07.

200 metres—1. Kristen Clair, EVES, 31.30; 2. Georgia Walkus, EVES, 31.80; 3. Jordan Jolliffe,

AB, 31.95. 4x100 relay—1.

Eagle View A, 1:04.88; 2. Mandy Foldy, Sunset, 1:09.32; 3. Eagle View, 1:13.07.

Peewee Boys Aggregate points—1. Ryan Patterson, EVES, 19; 2. (tie) Adrian Gordon-Valan, AB, and Clayton Bono, 17.

High jump—1. Cullen May, SS, 110cm; 2. Clayton Bono, SS, 106; 3. Bradley Hosken, SS, 106.

Long jump—1. Adrian GordonValan, AB, 3.23m; 2. Ryan Patterson, EVES, 2.83; 3. Clayton Bono, SS, 2.80. Triple jump—1.

Ryan Patterson, EVES, 6.85; 2.

Noah Jensen, EVES, 5.99; 3.

Caleb Ney, GR, 5.75. Shot put— 1. Tristen White, Avalon, 32 feet, 6 inches; 2. Cody Walkus, 24-7; 3. Jesse Lloyd, 23-9. Discus—1.

Daelin Fjeld, SS, 18m; 2. Jaiden Cuyler, EVES, 16; 3. Tre Olney, EVES, 15. 400 metres—1.

Wade Evans, EVES, 1:16.2; 2.

Benton Browne, SS, 1:18.3; 3. (tie) Ryan Patterson, EVES, and Carson Strang, SS, 1:25. 100 metres—1. Wade Evans, EVES, 14.79; 2. Adrian Gordon-Valan, AB, 14.97; 3. Benton Browne, SS, 15.28. 800 metres—1.

Caleb Ney, GR, 2:53; 2. Rhys Dutcyvich, SS, 3:02; 3. Jairus Bell, GR, 3:15. 200 metres—1.

Adrian Gordon-Valan, AB, 32.70; 2. Clayton Bono, SS, 33.14; 3.

Ryan Patterson, EVES, 33.90.

1,500 metres—1. Caleb Ney, GR, 5:45; 2. Rhys Dutcyvich, SS, 5:52; 3. Cullen May, SS, 8:01.

4x100 relay—1. Sunset, 1:08.10; 2. Gold River, 1:12.44; 3. Eagle View, 1:14.

Bantam Girls Aggregate points—1.

Miranda Estlin, SS, 22; 2. Kaleigh Harris, FR, 20; 3. Emma Jensen, EVES, 19.

High jump (no heights listed)—1. Audrey Boy, GR; 2.

Saiya Gachter, SS; 3. Catherine Symons, SS. Long jump—1.

Miranda Estlin, SS, 3.64m; 2.

Kaleigh Harris, FR, 3.41; 3. Hope McClendon, SS, 3.10. Triple jump—1. Emma Jensen, EVES, 7.36; 2. Miranda Estlin, SS, 7.28;

3. Hope McClendon, SS, 6.72.

Shot put—1. Allison Briscoe, SS, 25 feet, 7 inches; 2. Molly LashBurrows, AJE, 25-4. Discus—1.

Allison Briscoe, SS, 12m, 76cm; 2. Courtney John, GR, 10-15; 3.

Tyanna Laming, SS, 8-47. 400 metres—1. Miranda Estlin, SS, 1:20; 2. Emma Jensen, EVES, 1:22; 3. Molly Lash-Burrows, AJE, 1:29. 100 metres—1.

Kaleigh Harris, FR, 14.85; 2.

Catherine Symons, SS, 15.75; 3. Lexie Murgatroyd, SS, 15.77.

800 metres—1. Audrey Boy, GR, 3:01; 2. Miranda Estlin, SS, 3:11; 3. Hope McClendon, SS, 3:14. 200 metres—1. Kaleigh Harris, FR, 32.0; 2. Emma Jensen, EVES, 32.8; 3. Molly Lash-Burrows, AJE, 35.92. 1,500 metres—1. Audrey Boy, GR, 5:57; 2. Hope McClendon, SS, 6:54; 3. Mackenzie Murgatroyd, SS, 6:55. 4x100 relay—1. Eagle View, 1:01; 2. Sunset, 1:02.38; 3.

Gold River, 1:12.

Bantam Boys Aggregate points—1.

Braxton Flottvik, FR, 24; 2. Jaylon Grenier, EVES, 21; 3. Josiah Ney, GR, 20.

High jump (no height listed)—1. Nigel Walkus, GN; 2. John Dempsey, EVES; 3.

Liam May, SS. Long jump—1.

Braxton Flottvik, FR, 3.96; 2.

Jaylon Grenier, EVES, 3.66; 3.

Dexter Lash-Burrows, AJE, 3.54.

Triple jump—1. Jaylon Grenier, EVES, 9.01; 2. Josiah Ney, GR, 8.57; 3. Jamie Flanagan, EVES, 8.16. Shot put—1. Ryley Anderson, FR, 34 feet, 10 inches; 2. Caleb Allen, SS, 33-7; 3. Mason Masales, EVES, 25-3.

Discus—1. Braxton Flottvik, FR, 16m, 86cm; 2. Caleb Allen, SS, 16-43; 3. Billy Ford, AJE, 13-93.

400 metres—1. Aidan Carey, AB, 1:14.1; 2. Steven Williamson, EVES, 1:15.1; 3. Jamie Flanagan, EVES, 1:16.0. 100 metres—1.

Braxton Flottvik, FR, 13.95; 2.

Liam May, SS, 15.17; 3. Jamie Flanagan, EVES, 15.37. 800 metres—1. Josiah Ney, GR, 2:29 (meet record; old record 2:32

by Ryan Cooper, Sunset, 1979);

2. Jaylon Grenier, EVES, 2:40; 3. Dexter Lash-Burrows, AJE, 2:58. 200 metres—1. Braxton Flottvik, FR, 29.54; 2. Josh Borg, EVES, 32.48; 3. Trent Beek, SS, 32.66. 1,500 metres—1.

Josiah Ney, GR, 5:01; 2. Jaylon Grenier, EVES, 5:19; 3. Dexter Lash-Burrows, AJE, 5:43. 4x100 relay—1. Eagle View A, 1:02.79; 2. Eagle View B, 1:06; 3. Sunset, 1:09.

SLO-PITCH Father’s Day Classic Tournament At Beaver Harbour Park AA Division 1. Bluesox; 2. Woodchuckers; 3. Master Batters; 4. Dustmen.

Most Sportsmanlike— Female: Shanna Laflamme, Woodchuckers; Male: Ryan Handley, Bluesox.

AB Division 1. Salmon Kings; 2. Port Alice; 3. Hi-Vis. Most Sportsmanlike— Female: Holly Holmes, Port Alice; Male: Chris Ranger, Salmon Kings.

BA Division 1. Ballerz; 2. Ravens; 3. Aces; 4.

Bandits. Most Sportsmanlike— Female: Janine Noel, Ravens; Male: Riley Nelson, Ballerz.

BB Division 1. Alkes; 2. Smokers; 3.

Swingers; 4. Boozers; 5. Storm.

Most Sportsmanlike—Female: Janet Hunt, Smokers; Male: Carl Thomas, Alkes.

BASEBALL North Vancouver Island Baseball League Standings through June 12 Team W L Pct GB Hyde Creek 5 1 .800 — Port Hardy 4 2 .667 1 Port McNeill 1 7 .167 5 Thursday, June 20 Port Hardy vs. Port McNeill,

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Golfers log low scores Gazette staff SEVEN HILLS—Three teams tied for the overall low score, but everybody walked away a winner in the annual Loggers Golf Tournament, held last weekend at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club.

The tourney drew 144 entries and had only one no-show. So many prizes were donated by North Island businesses, service groups and individuals that many were left on the table after every player received a prize.

“We had probably a dozen prizes left over

that we gave to the Cops for Cancer tournament,” Loggers Golf director Bill Gray said. “We really want to thank the community for its support. I can’t say enough about the people who donated and helped us out with prizes.”

All money earned in the tournament, which included raffles and 50/50 draws, goes to a local cause determined by the Logger Golf committee.

“All the money goes right back into the community,” said Gray.

Due to the number of entries, the best-ball team

tournament was played in three flights spread over Saturday and Sunday.

By the time the scorecards were all tallied, three groups each boasted low scores of 62 — the Steve Amos team with Craig Marzoff, Larry Bartlett, Tim Demoe and Bill Geisler; the William France team with Brayden Demoe, Arlo Kueber and Cole Morton; and the Russell and Heather Murray foursome with Gary Benton and Bruce Murray.

Holes in one were sponsored by Pacificus Biological Service, Macandale’s Rentals and

Finning Campbell River, though nobody claimed an ace on the weekend. Those who came closest were Jeannie Lamont on hole 2 and Heather Murray on hole 4 for the ladies and Tim Demoe on hole 2 and Audie Christensen on hole 4 for the men.

The Landon Motors long drive for men went to Trevor Fear, while the Peoples Drug Mart long drive for ladies was claimed

by Janet Dorward. Clint Fiske of Port McNeill was closest to the “wiggly line” to earn the prize sponsored

by Kal Tire.

Steve Verbrugge of Port McNeill chips from the apron on the seventh hole during Sunday's flight in the annual Loggers Golf Tournament at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club.

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Tykes tear up track in annual district meet Gazette staff PORT HARDY—It was a high-energy day as more than a hundred North Island elementary school students — including a squad from Gold River — descended on Port Hardy for the annual Districtwide track and field meet.

In a full day of running,

Catch of the day Emily Barrett reaches up for a high throw as Mackenzie Murgatroyd safely reaches third base during the annual Friendship Softball Jamboree for grade 5-7 students at Fort Rupert Elementary School last Friday.

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C l o c k w i s e from left: Rhys D u t c y v i c h of Sunset Elementary grabs the early lead in the peewee 1,500metre run during last week's Districtwide Track and Field meet at PHSS; Georgia Walkus of Eagle View Elementary runs through the turn in the peewee girls 200metre dash; Kale Williams of Gwa'sala'Nakwaxda'xw school heaves the shot put; Liam May of Sunset Elementary cuts his high jump a bit close to the bar.

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jumping and throwing, students from grades 2 through 7 tested themselves against the clock, the tape and each other.

Awards were handed out to the top six finishers in each event and aggregate pointwinners earned trophies.

See results in Scoreboard, page 15.

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

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LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE s #HAPLAIN 3ERVICES s "IBLE 3TUDIES s 3PIRITUAL #OUNSELLING s 7EEKLY !! 'ROUPS (8635 Granville St. Port Hardy) 250-949-8125

PORT ALICE ANGLICANUNITED FELLOWSHIP Reverend Wade Allen Sunday Services - 4pm 1-250-949-6247 Box 159, Port Alice You are extended a special invitation to share in our Services

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

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

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

Secure Vernon company looking for Marine Mechanic, with good customer service, attention to detail, must have valid boat license, drivers license an asset. Fast paced environment. boatsrlife@gmail.com THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions: • Log Loader Operator • Grapple Yarder Operator • Boom Boat Operator • Chasers • Hooktenders • 2nd Loaders-Buckerman • Heavy Duty Mechanics Fulltime camp with union rates/benefits. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to office@lemare.ca.

WE ARE looking to expand our current paper routes in PORT ALICE. A great way to gain experience with your first job and to earn a little extra spending money! Call the office at 250-949-6225 and ask for Circulation.

INCOME OPPORTUNITY NOW HIRING! Earn extra cash - simple work. P/T-F/T. Can be done from home. Acceptance guaranteed - No experience required, all welcome! www.BCJobLinks.com

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ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED Reverend Wade Allen 9190 Granville St. Port Hardy Phone 250-949-6247 11:00 a.m. Sunday School and Service Wed., 1:00 pm Bible Study Everyone welcome Meeting rooms available columbac@uniserve.com

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TRADES, TECHNICAL EXPERIENCED PARTS Person required for a progressive auto/industrial supplier. Hired applicant will receive top wages, full benefits and RRSP bonuses plus moving allowances. Our 26,000 sq.ft store is located 2.5 hours N.E. of Edmonton, Alberta. See our community at LacLaBicheRegion.com Send resume to: Sapphire Auto, Box 306, Lac La Biche, AB, T0A 2C0. Email: hr@sapphireinc.net EXPERIENCED TECHNICIAN required to repair appliances.

Also looking for apprentices to train. Positions available in Salmon Arm, Vernon, Kelowna and Pentiction. moe.andersons@shaw.ca HEAVY EQUIPMENT Technicians and Maintenance personnel needed for expanding pipeline company in Olds, Alberta for work in shop and jobsites throughout Western Canada. Fax resume to 403556-7582 or email: pdunn@parklandpipeline.com

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Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Tri-Port Speedway Association has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), West Coast Region, for a Licence Crown Land Tenure - Community purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located in the Rupert District in the vicinity of Port Hardy.

The Land File Number that has been established for this application is File #1405186.

Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Section Head, Ministry of Forests, Land and Natural Resource Operations at 142 – 2080 Labieux Rd, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6J9 or emailed to: AuthorizingAgency.Nanaimo@gov.bc.ca.

Comments will be received by MFLNRO until July 13, 2013. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit our website: http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operation’s office in Nanaimo.

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HELP WANTED

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

FINANCIAL SERVICES

LEGAL SERVICES

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

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North Island Concert Society is seeking proposals for catering our annual dinner concert to be held on February 22nd, 2014.

Submissions must be received at Box 31, Port Hardy, BC, V0N 2P0

by July 31st, 2013.

For details and further information call Kathleen at 250-949-7676.

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Ramp Attendant F/T Summer Employment PORT HARDY Pacific Coastal Airlines is hiring. You will attend to all activities associated with the ramp, freight, baggage and operation of company ground equipment.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE AUCTIONS

GARAGE SALES

RESTAURANT AUCTION Food Services Equipment.

Consignments now being accepted. June 22, 11am at Dodds Auction, 3311 - 28 Ave. Vernon.

View photos at doddsauction.com 250-5453259

STOREY’S Beach Garage Sale!! 6025 Beaver Harbour Rd P.H. 10:00-2:00 Saturday June 22, Multi-Family, No Early Birds. Fish Tackle, Marine, Sports, Baby & Household Items

No Credit Checks!

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

Cash same day, local office.

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DENNON AUDIO receiver model AVR1911. Set of energy Encore speaker system w/sub. Asking $500 O.B.O. Will split. 250-956-0018.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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This includes shipping/receiving of freight, baggage loading/ unloading, marshaling of aircraft, towing of aircraft, aircraft grooming and operation of ground equipment.

Requirements: • Should have at least a valid class 5 driver’s license • Must be effective in oral and written skills as well as basic math skills • Works well unsupervised • Capable of lifting up to 50lbs and to help passengers in and out of aircraft if required Please send your resume to Claudia@pacificcoastal.com

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The Ramp attendant is responsible for ensuring that all customer interactions are treated with a high degree of customer service. In addition, customer possessions are handled with care and concern, while ensuring a professional and safe work environment for all customers and personnel. Rate of pay is $11.94 an hour plus a retention bonus.

Instructor, Foundations of Ethnobotany Mt. Waddington Regional Campus Please go to http://careers.nic.bc.ca for further criteria, required qualiďŹ cations and information on how to apply to posting #100567.

Posting #16: Special Needs Noon Hour Supervisor PHSS, $20.52 per hour, 4 hours per week, while school is in session Posting #17: Special Needs Noon Hour Supervisor Cheslakees Elem., $20.52 per hour, 5 hours per week, while school is in session Further information regarding Position Duties and QualiďŹ cations can be found on our website at: www.sd85.bc.ca under “Career Opportunitiesâ€?

Please complete a CUPE Application Form which is available at our website and quote the appropriate posting number.

Closing date for applications is 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, 2013.

SD85 thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. These are CUPE Local 401 positions.

Apply to: Mr. John Martin, Secretary-Treasurer School District No. 85, Box 90, Port Hardy, B.C. VON 2P0

Phone Rick 250-956-4555 Port Hardy, BC West Park Manor & Lindsay Manor Large one & two bedroom suites, some with a great view, all clean and in excellent condition.

Also elegantly furnished executive suites available.

Well maintained secure & quiet buildings.

Close to shopping.

Friendly onsite resident managers.

Lisa & Richard.

Call 250-949-9030 or email for info & pictures: wpark_lindsay@ cablerocket.com

PORT MCNEILL MCCLURE APT’S.

REAL ESTATE

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

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Call 250-956-3526.

MOBILE HOMES & PADS PORT MCNEILL Mobile Home Park Pads for rent.

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

7175 HIGHLAND Dr. Port Hardy. 2520 sq ft 4bdr home.

2 landscaped lots joined. 2dr garage.

Walkout basement/suite. 250-949-8922 or www.island.net/~fishnet.

Asking $336,000.

TOWNHOUSE FOR SALEPort McNeill. $149,000. Quick occupancy 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath.

Efficient kitchen w/built-in dishwasher (included), fridge, stove (included) open into dining room and living room w/sliding glass door onto cute court yard for relaxing with a book, coffee or glass of wine.

Upper floor has laundry alcove w/full sized W/D (included), storage room, master bdrm w/walk-in closet. Attach single garage w/remote control door opener. Quiet Strata complex, convenient to hospital and schools. Strata fee, $95/mo.

For more info or to arrange viewing, phone 250-956-9875 after 6pm or email: windonthemoon3 @hotmail.com

RECREATION

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HOUSES FOR SALE PORT McNEILL. 5-BDRM Double-wide with basement, 5 bdrms, 2.5 bathrooms. View, private fenced yard. $159,900.

250-956-4009.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

NOW HIRING

Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results.

We currently have the following openings:

Production Supervisor Area Engineer GIS Analyst Certified Millwright Hooktender Heavy Duty Mechanic Detailed job postings can be viewed at

http://www.westernforest.com/building-value/our-people-employment/careers WFP offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifications that we are looking for, please reply in confidence to:

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

Spots available at great rates. Daily, weekly, monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking, fishing. Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area. www.resortonthelake.com 250-754-1975 or admin@resortonthelake.com

TOWNHOUSES PORT HARDY: Seawind Estates, like new 3 bdrm, W/D, $825. Call (604)418-3626 or email: trojan12@shaw.ca

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO PETS WELCOME - Quiet 2 bdrm apt near Airport. Private Parking. Small backyard. Ref. Req. Call 250-949-7189.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

School District No. 85 requires the following REGULAR positions:

STEEL BUILDING - DIY Summer sale! - Bonus days extra 5% off. 20x22 $3,998. 25x24 $4,620. 30x34 $6,656. 32x42 $8,488. 40x54 $13,385. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/ Metal buildings 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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PORT MCNEILL APARTMENTS Well managed 1 & 2 Bdrm suites Gym & sauna on site Call for availability

PORT HARDY Lrg. 3 bdr ocean view apt. 11/2 bath.

Fridge, stove, w/d. New laminate flooring. Short walk to hospital and shopping. N/S, N/P. Includes heat and hot water. $850/mth. Avail July 1.

Ref. required. Call 250-3393418.

PORT HARDY: Seawind Estates, like new 2 bdrm, $675. Call (604)418-3626 or email: trojan12@shaw.ca

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Scarlett Sawyer of Port McNeill competes in the tots’ crawl race during June Sports in Alert Bay. J.R. Rardon

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North Island Gazette Thu, June 20, 2013 RENTALS

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TRANSPORTATION CARS 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded.

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

ACCOMMODATION WANTED

For mature professional for N/S studio, 1 bdrm apt or private entry suite/cottage above ground with parking, in Port Hardy.

Furnished not required.

MARINE

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BOATS

TRANSPORTATION AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

2 GOOD YEAR tires for sale. 265 70-17’s, 75% tread.

Call Brian at 250-949-1623.

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16 1/2’ fiberglass boat & galvanized trailer. Comes w/ 2 electric down riggers, GPS chart blotter, Eagle depth sounder, CB, compass, 2 Honda outboards: 7.5HP & 50HP. Runs good. $4500 Call 1-250-205-1218.

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Success stories from North Island businesses Community Futures M o u n t Wa d d i n g t o n

Children’s Summer Day Camp Come out and join us for some real summer fun!

Games, crafts and outdoor adventure!

With more planned activities this year!

When: Runs 5 separate weeks: July 2 - Aug. 2, 2013 Mon. to Fri. Morning Group: 9:30am-12pm (ages 5-8) Going into grade K to 3

Afternoon Group: 1pm-3:30pm (ages 9-12) Going into grade 4 to 7

Port McNeill’s Girl Guides and Pathfinders gather around the bridge used during their advancement ceremony, held last week at the Guide/Scout Hall in Port McNeill.

Cathy Griffith

McNeill girls Guiding the way Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Port McNeill Girl Guides last Tuesday held its annual Advancement Night.

At this time girls that are moving up to the next level of Guiding get to cross the bridge and join the next level of Guiding and all the girls get a chance to celebrate the Guiding’s year-end with a celebration.

The girls’ accomplishments are also acknowledged and awards handed out.

Guides Stephanie Lacasse and Megan Griffith received their Lady Baden-Powell Awards.

The Lady Baden-Powell Challenge is the highest award in the Guide program. The Port McNeill Pathfinders — Danielle Lacasse, Taryn Walker, Rebecca Griffith and Jenna Cramb — earned the Community Service awards after completing International, Community and Environmental Service Projects.

Firefighter

Kurtis Holm says…

Venture Connect is a subsidiary of six Island-Coastal Community Futures. We offer exit strategy planning for business owners who are looking to sell their businesses. We also connect sellers with prospective buyers! You can list your business in our quarterly “Buy BC Business Buyers Guide,” or on our website. Our aim is to have North Business “succeed.” Visit us at: www.ventureconnect.ca

Where: Port McNeill Family Centre (in the Old School) - *Note this program also entails area field trips Cost: $35 per week, per child (subsidies available) Forms can be picked up and filled out with payment at North Island Community Services, 1705 5A Campbell Way (above Tia’s Cafe) or mail to PO Box 248 Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 If you have any questions or concerns please call 250956-2273 or email pmfamilycentre@telus.net

Let’s have a fantastic summer!

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4 Annual Regatta

Each month Port Hardy Volunteer Firefighters will be bringing you a safety tip.

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