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Comox Valley golfer Riley Wheeldon played in his first PGA Tour event during the weekend. Page 11
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Aboriginal education gets funding Scott Stanfield Record Staff
CHEVY DRAWS CROWD Car fans admire a 1939 Chev during the Comox Valley Classic Cruisers’ Graffiti Bash Show and Shine. The popular annual show happened Sunday in downtown Courtenay. More photos, page 4. PHOTO BY EARLE COUPER
Petroleum producers seeking‘balance’ Renee Andor Record Staff
The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) made a special trip to the Comox Valley in an effort to ‘find a balance.’ Janet Annesley, one of CAPP’s vice-presidents, visited the Valley last week to talk to community members about what an expanded oil and natural gas industry could mean to B.C. She and others knowledgeable in the industry — like a person
knowledgeable about pipelines, and another about tanker traffic — met with Comox Valley citizens at a Find a Balance Community Café at Rocky Mountain Café in Comox. They also held an event at Filberg Park. “What we’re exploring through this Find a Balance series is how to have better conversations,” said Annesley. “There’s sometimes the tendency for conversations to break down into conflict, and that conflict is the enemy of trying to find a balance and actually reach a
solution. “Too much, we get bogged down in a polarity discussion, and there’s really no point in having a ‘he said-she said’ kind of conversation. So, we are here to try to get at what issues are and have a reasonable conversation.” Annesley said the community café saw a strong turnout representing a wide array of opinions. Some people showed up to support the oil and gas industry, some had strong concerns about things like possible pipeline spills and tanker traffic along the coast,
and some were on the fence and wanted more information. “I would say that group made up the majority of the people who came,” she added of the people unsure of their stance. She said questions were brought up about everything from safeguards and oil spill cleanup procedures to potential economic benefits from a liquified natural gas export terminal in Kitimat to questions about competition from other countries for Asian markets. ... see OIL ■ 3
The Province is contributing upwards of $267,000 this year to support programs and activities to enhance aboriginal learners’ experiences at North Island College. In a Friday announcement, NIC president Dr. Jan Lindsay said the money is “extremely important to the college,” which serves 35 First Nations in the region — among the largest served by any B.C. college. T h e m o n e y allows NIC to place an aboriginal DON MCRAE adviser on each of the four campuses, supports Elder in Residence programs in the Valley and Campbell River, and supports a field school for the nursing program in a remote location. “I think all of these things are making a very significant difference in the degree to which we can serve that population,” Lindsay said. Comox Valley MLA Don McRae — noting the importance of ensuring students are educated close to home — said the investment at NIC is modest. “We always look to do more. I hope I can raise more dollars, not just for these kind of programs but for all programs to North Island College.” ... see JOB ■ 3
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