Alberni Valley News, August 08, 2013

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Tofino Air eyes new Centennial Pier as a Port Alberni floatplane base.

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Tofino Air eyes service to new harbour pier

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made with the nearby marina while Tofino Air builds its own facility.

Floatplane service could Danforth speculated start arriving at Port that year-round service Alberni’s Centennial Pier is possible and Port now that it’s finished, says Alberni’s notorious fog is the owner of Tofino Air. not a deterrent.

Chris Danroth, president “We are used to it of Gibsons-based All from flying in and out Sports Group, which of Tofino,” Danroth said owns Tofino Air, said he about the fog. “I’ve been has been in discussion stuck in Port Alberni many with the Port Alberni times before because of Port Authority for more the fog. It’s the nature of than a year to offer flight the business.” service between Tofino Port Alberni economic and Port Alberni, and manager Pat Deakin said beyond. Danroth said it was always the city’s the discussion was so intention to encourage in-depth that a floatplane his company service at the had some breakwater, influence on even before the pier’s it was construction. constructed.

“We helped “We got in them by touch with giving them everyone we all the could find – Pat Deakin operating a information they needed floatplane to lay out a service in proper facility there [for the Pacific Northwest,” float planes],” Danroth Deakin said. “Some of explained. “We’ve been them said this didn’t fit waiting for them to get it their business model or completed.” expansion plan because Danroth said he plans of where we are located to meet with the port to where they are based. authority again as he There was also some wasn’t aware that the interest and some said to infrastructure and lowkeep us informed with our lying docks were already plans.” completed.

Tofino Air expressed an The docks were in place interest from the start, in time for the arrival of but nothing was finalized, Holland America’s cruise Deakin explained. ship, Amsterdam, in May. “We’ve been in The ship’s tender ferried discussion with them passengers from the ship, but it’s not a done deal,” moored in the harbour, to Deakin added. “We have the new docks built on the also been in discussion sheltered side of the pier. with other providers For Tofino Air to start that have indicated an servicing Port Alberni, interest.”

Danroth said he is seeking Calls to Port Alberni an exclusivity deal. If that Port Authority were is met, a survey will be not returned by press conducted to determine deadline. demand, which will dictate All Sports Group also the service schedule. A owns Westwind Pub in refuelling arrangement Port Alberni. would then need to be reporter@albernivalleynews.com Alberni Valley News

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Derek Snelson will bring his jet-powered funny car to Thunder in the Valley this weekend for several runs down the runway at Alberni Valley Regional Airport. Except he hopes to keep his car safely grounded.

Away to the (drag) races!

AUG. 10–11: | 13th annual Thunder in the Valley offers quarter-mile racing not seen on the Island.

SUSAN QUINN Alberni Valley News

The weather promises to be hot and the cars even hotter as the 13th annual Thunder in the Valley kicks off Friday, Aug. 9 with a show ‘n shine at Harbour Quay and culminates in two days of quarter-mile drag racing at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport.

As happens every year, the racing classes filled quickly and there is a full slate, event spokesperson Darren Willis said.

This year’s race features the largest contingent of doorslammers—about 25, Willis said. Raising the

prize money helped boost numbers in the popular category.

Other classes of cars that run include street cars, mod, pro, super pro, doorslammers and bikes.

They will run in that order, Willis said.

This year’s feature car is Alaska-based Derek Snelson’s jet-powered funny car, Warhawk.

“That’s likely going to be the fastest thing we’ve ever had run out there,” Willis said.

The car can top out at 483 kilometres per hour (300 miles per hour), and Willis expects the thrustpowered car might reach 435 kph (270 mph) on the

quarter-mile strip.

“With the jet car, because it’s all thrust he can run as fast as he normally does,” Willis said.

Some of the past feature cars rely on traction, and with Thunder in the Valley only running once a year— and being used as an airport runway the rest of the time—there isn’t much traction on the track.

Warhawk will run in the late morning on Saturday, after all the classes have run, then again in the late afternoon.

Willis said he hopes Snelson will run a similar schedule on Sunday.

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City escapes municipal computer hacking SUSAN QUINN Alberni Valley News

The City of Port Alberni’s website has escaped a municipal software hacking that hit the District of Maple Ridge, City of Abbotsford, Oak

Bay, City of Victoria and others.

City manager of information services Jeff Pelech said the issue was first discovered elsewhere in early July in land utilties software that many municipalities in B.C. use.

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“There was a vulnerability found within a piece of software a lot of municipalities were using for [people paying] taxes and utilities,” Pelech said.

“The website hacks have been quite a topic of conversation among

municipal IT techs.”

Adobe started notifying people a couple of weeks ago about a possible breach and putting out patches for their product to correct the vulnerability.

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Tech issue resolved Pub owner objects to proposed liquor licence move to Johnston A city hall Twitter account that was hacked last week was unrelated to the software issue, Pelech said. That issue has also been fixed; the address will likely be deleted anyway, he added.

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Port Alberni has already begun to run the patch, and Pelech said so far the city has escaped hacking.

“We’ve gone through what everybody else has said and so far we’re fine.”

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time and the wrong place for the liquor store. He cited traffic concerns as there is no intersection for cars coming in from Cathedral Grove to safely turn into the proposed liquor store location. He also said the area does not have the population to sustain another liquor store, so the new store would be catering primarily to tourists.

The proposed location is not far from the Westwind Beer and Wine Store.

“Just look at that area, there are two churches and it’s on the wrong side of the road,” Danroth said, adding that there are enough liquor stores in Port Alberni, serving a small population.

“It’s like having three Walmarts in Port Alberni. Is there a need for that? It’s saturated already.”

ABC liquor store licence owner Andrew Hanson has asked the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District board to rezone the property at 2970 Alberni Highway, near Athol Road, from C4 highway commercial to C2 general commercial, to allow a liquor store. A blueberry stand is currently stationed outside the vacant building on the property, which also has a house and ninestall parking lot.

The applicants are Jim and Darlene Lane, who run the private liquor store in Ucluelet. Hanson has also applied to sell his liquor store licence.

Danroth added that the liquor control board does not allow the relocating of a liquor store within one kilometre to an existing one, so the province should not allow this relocation because he believes the new location is less than one kilometre from his store.

According a Ministry of Justice spokesperson, a private liquor store can apply to relocate elsewhere within the same municipality, or up to five kilometres away in a different

‘It’s like having three Walmarts in Port Alberni... it’s saturated already.’

– Chris Danroth municipality, as the crow flies (in a straight line as opposed to driving distance between two points).

The spokesperson added that a liquor store is restricted from moving within one kilometre of another private liquor store unless the proposed location is the same as the existing site, the proposed location is not closer to an existing or proposed store than the current one, the travelling distance between and existing store and proposed stores is one kilometre or more because of a natural barrier or the relocation is occurring because of a fire or natural disaster that destroyed the store.

The Alberni Valley News drove between the proposed site’s current parking lot to Westwind’s parking lot. The distance clocked on the odometer was 1.2 kilometres.

Danroth also said he had met with the applicants before as they were interested in purchasing the Westwind, but he wasn’t interested in selling.

“Their overall offer was close enough but I was not in the mood to sell it,” Danroth said.

“It’s a family asset and I want to give it to the kids.”

Danroth has owned the Westwind for almost 20 years.

The ACRD is expected to make a decision in late August or early September after input from various stakeholders, such as the city, is received and a public hearing is held.

Calls to Hanson were not returned by newspaper deadline.

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Up, Up, and Away Yes, it seems summer is coming to a close. But instead of playing the funeral march song, come out to Our Town’s last summer event at Harbour Quay on Tuesday. Make kites and play hockey with the Bulldogs.

Thunder in the Valley You will hear thunder, but there won’t be any rain. If there is, blame it on the weather forecaster. The 13th annual Thunder in the Alberni Valley is this weekend at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport. Come out and kick some tires (not for real) at the free show ‘n shine on Friday at Harbour Quay. For the rest of the weekend, head over to the airport and for $20 you can watch the speed demons rev up their engines and race.

Cougars in America No, we’re not talking about the ones that live in the forests or the ones you see in nightclubs. Ottawa’s Cougars in America will be performing its folk, blues, Americana and alternative folk music at Char’s Landing on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. Singer-songwriter Scott Hamilton will have his guitar, harmonicas, stylophone and loopstation to make his music, which has been compared to Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Sufjan Stevens.

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QUADRA: | Port Alberni cadets learn new skills at Comox camp.

COMOX – Daniel Cochrane returned home to Port Alberni last weekend after spending the past three weeks completing the Basic Drill and Ceremonial Course aboard Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Quadra, Cadet Summer Training Centre.

Daniel is an active member of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps in Port Alberni.

He spent the past three weeks learning how to do various forms of marching drill, such as flag drill, fifle drill, and his favourite of course, the naval field gun drill.

The naval field gun is more than 100 years old and was last used in service during the Boer War in Africa.

“I loved it! I made friends from across Canada, it was all free, and I even got paid to go,” said an ecstatic Cochrane, who

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Daniel Cochrane, right, is at the ready to fire a century-old ceremonial naval field gun with his team of sea cadets at HMCS Quadra, near Comox.

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Next year he looks forward to taking the six-week Drill and Ceremonial Instructor Course.

Royal Canadian Sea Cadets is a national youth program sponsored by the Department of National Defence and the Navy League of

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EDITORIAL

Cougar sightings cause for caution B.C. aboriginal relationship still fragile Many communities on the west coast, and even here in Port Alberni have reported cougar sightings in the past few weeks.

In Langley-Surrey, where cougar sightings are rare, residents are concerned, as they should be. But communities such as Parksville, where two dogs were attacked, or Port Alberni, where a cougar has been sighted near Maquinna Elementary School, should also be on guard.

Cougars are quite capable of attacking animals and small children, and the areas the cougar was seen in both Langley and here are within a block of a dense urban area, where many families reside.

Cougar sightings in Langley are rare, but not uncommon. Cougars have been spotted on numerous occasions in areas of South Langley for generations, and rural properties near the U.S.-Canada border seem to be a favourite haunt.

Members of larger wildlife species, including bears and cougars, seem to have been on the move more in recent years.

This is likely due to increased human encroachment on wild areas, making way for homes, schools, apartments and shopping centres. The wild animals which have inhabited those areas have to go somewhere else.

It is not at all surprising, but when they come face to face with members of the human species, there can be conflicts. In the case of bears, it is often over food. Bears love rotting fruit, garbage and almost anything else.

Cougars tend to be more selective, but in some ways that is even more problematic.

They are voracious predators and tend to seek out smaller and weaker prey. That means small animals, deer and, in some cases, smaller people.

People who live in the area near the latest sighting need to be cautious, and this applies particularly to children. Adults need to take extra care to supervise them at all times.

— Langley Times, Alberni Valley News

TOM FLETCHER B.C. Views

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ICTORIA – The ceremonies have become common at the B.C. legislature.

Government officials and aboriginal leaders gather to celebrate resource sharing agreements that allow economic development in areas that need employment but are hampered by a century of uncertainty and dispute over treaties, or lack thereof.

This approach emerged a decade ago with forest agreements. The B.C. Liberal government bought back timber cutting licences from big forest firms and made them available for community forests and aboriginal communities who claimed the areas as their traditional territories.

Recently the approach was extended to mining revenues and water licence fees paid by

private power developers.

These are substantial steps forward for the only province in Canada in treaty limbo. A 2010 sharing deal worth more than $30 million in royalties for the Mount Milligan copper-gold mine north of Prince George helped the McLeod Lake Indian Band recover from the pine beetle and forestry slump that devastated its business base.

After many years of struggle, Mount Milligan expects to go into production this year.

Another agreement with Kamloops-area communities shared revenues from an expanded Afton mine.

Perhaps the most ambitious agreement was concluded in March of this year when the government signed a deal with the Tahltan Nation for mining and hydroelectric development in remote

northwestern B.C. The deal clears the way for a major extension of the BC Hydro grid to power the Tahltan village of Iskut and also the Red Chris metal mine, opening up the region to other mining and hydro potential as well.

To get that deal, the province put up $20 million last year to buy back Shell Canada’s coalbed gas leases in the Klappan region, headwaters of the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers.

Those leases had become a target of international protest.

Even after these expensive concessions, it would be an error to conclude that all is well between the Tahltan and the province. Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson questioned Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad on this point during the recent legislature session.

‘...all that goodwill could evaporate quickly if a coal mine ends up getting a permit.’

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The Tahltan Central Council was pleased about shared decisionmaking on resource projects, until they found out that B.C. had handed the environmental assessment of a new openpit coal mine over to the federal government. The proposed mine is in the Klappan, known around the world as the Sacred Headwaters.

Rustad said shared decision-making deals such as the Tahltan agreement do not cover activities of the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office.

Whether the review of that coal mine is federal, provincial or combined, it requires extensive consultation with affected parties.

That’s great, but all that goodwill could evaporate quickly if a coal mine ends up getting a permit despite Tahltan objections.

Rustad’s Nechako Lakes constituency is also a focal point for oil and gas pipeline proposals.

Donaldson highlighted another problem.

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Progress fragile From / A6

Last year the government signed a reconciliation agreement with the Gitanyow First Nation near Terrace, one of many communities struggling to get through the B.C. treaty negotiation process.

That agreement included a joint land-use plan. Then the Environmental Assessment Office asked the Gitanyow for its input on proposed gas pipelines through its territory, to feed the government’s liquefied natural gas plans. Again, the joint land-use plan has no provision for

pipelines.

The Gitanyow hereditary chiefs wrote to the B.C. government in July, threatening to go to court over the pipeline proposal and questioning the value of their hardwon reconciliation agreement.

Resource revenue sharing agreements and shared landuse plans are well-intentioned and represent real progress. But these situations show how fragile they are.

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

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Mailbag: NDP takes a beating from letter writers this week We need good disaster plan To the Editor,

Two more notices of trouble to come hit west Vancouver Island in the past two weeks.

The first occurred when a magnitude 5.1 quake rattled a region under the Pacific about 170 km west of Port Hardy.

A few days later, a 5.5 quake at 6:20 a.m. woke many residents of Port Alice, Port McNeill and Port Hardy. The resulting tremors rattled windows but caused little damage.

Quake seismologist John Cassidy said the area is one of the “seismic hotspots”.

And if heavy tremors hit, people should “crawl under strong furniture for protection from falling objects”.

If and when a tsunami came roaring up the Alberni inlet, the siren alarms would be sounded and radio station PEAK FM will broadcast directions to “high ground”. But one important detail is still fuzzy. A specific gathering location should be given where people would register for food and accommodation.

Such as the Glenwood Sports Centre, the

Multiplex or other large buildings in the Echo/Fairgrounds area.

Harold Hamilton, Port Alberni (Editor’s note:

The parking lot at the AV Multiplex is designated a mustering or gathering area in the event of an emergency.)

No NDP rise in cement tax To the Editor,

Re: NDP soul search going nowhere (B.C. Views, July 31).

Climate change is a reality, and bold political leadership is needed to address it. During the election campaign, New Democrats put forward a plan to expand the base of the carbon tax to include venting emissions from oil and gas operations, capturing an additional five per cent of carbon emissions in the province, but that plan didn’t include all industrial process emissions.

We believe that government should work with the oil and gas sector to make sure companies pay their fair share for the emissions they produce.

This is particularly important as the B.C.

Liberal government pursues an aggressive schedule of LNG expansion which, if realized, will make it nearly impossible for the government to reach our legal emission reduction requirements.

New Democrats will hold the government to account for their green promises, and continue to advocate for policies that help reduce emissions and spur efficiency, innovation and best practices.

Spencer Chandra Herbert, New Democrat environment critic

Socialism not just a word To the Editor,

Re: NDP soul search going nowhere (B.C. Views, Aug. 1) A significant aspect of NDP post-election soul searching, following its catastrophic defeat by the forces of free enterprise, will no doubt have to be coming to terms with the need to move the party further to the centre, away from its ideological far leftwing base.

While the federal NDP appears to have decided to delete references

to “socialism” from its guiding party preamble to make it more palatable politically and competitive electorally, merely removing socialism as a founding principle, without jettisoning its politically outdated doctrine, will not convince Canadians that the NDP is anything but a socialist party.

Confronted with the political reality of the concept of socialism proving itself to be an abysmal failure throughout the world, being replaced by more free enterprise, less government and less social engineering, the question naturally arises as to whether B.C.’s NDP party will be able to “jump over its own ideological shadow” and abandon its traditional stand on the principles of democratic socialism.

The party defines democratic socialism thusly in the B.C. provincial NDP constitutional preamble: “The New Democratic Party believes that social, economic and political progress in Canada can only be assured by the application of democratic socialist principles

to government and the administration of public affairs ... including, where necessary, the extension of the principle of social ownership.”

Stripped of its defining political raison d’être, however, NDP soul searching to remain a legitimate electoral contender in the province would make it a journey of heading somewhere into the future without the benefit of a road map and without a clear sense of its destination ... always carrying the baggage of its political past.

E.W. Bopp, Tsawwassen

MLAs pull wool over our heads To the Editor,

NDP MLAs seem to just shoot from the hip without doing any research when speaking.

For example, George Heyman, MLA, for Vancouver-Fairview (rumoured to be a replacement for Adrian Dix) makes statements in question period that are not backed by any research. Thank God the NDP did not form government.

Joe Sawchuk, Duncan

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The Dore family held their reunion at Cherry Creek Hall this past weekend. Each branch of the family had their own colour of t-shirt and when assembled looked like a rainbow. The families represented were: the Poirier, Dore, La Fonce, Herkel, Cyr and Beaulieu.

Eldest member of the Dore family, Cecile Herkel, 95, with youngest member at the time of photo, Brin Sanderson age 3 months.

Two sisters of the original Dore family from left to right are Eva Beaulieu of Debden Saskatchewan and Cecile Herkel of Port Alberni.

Cliff Atleo checks out his drive on Number 1 at the Alberni Valley Golf Course on Friday August 2. He was one of many participants in the “Swing fore Tlu-Piich Games” tournament.

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Sunday Craft Market co-organizers Beth Larsen and Gwen Lowe show some of the items for sale at the weekly crafts market at Harbour Quay’s Spirit Square.

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The Sunday Craft Market at Harbour Quay’s Spirit Square is slowly becoming a destination of its own after branching out of the popular Saturday Farmer’s market three years ago.

Craft market co-organizer Gwen Lowe said the market has seen a slow, but steady rise of shoppers over the years, but there are still many people who don’t know about it.

“Like everything else, it just takes time,” Lowe said about increasing the market’s exposure.

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The Sunday Craft Market attracts mostly local, homebased vendors selling crafts ranging from knitted items, ceramics, woodwork, glassware and art.

Lowe said most of the items for sale at the market are unique and cannot be found in stores because they are homemade.

“People should come down and enjoy the crafts and the

food down here,” Lowe said. “You can buy unique things here as gifts or for yourself and some of these knitted items, if you don’t see a colour you want, [the vendor] can make it a different colour.”

Vendors from outside the Alberni Valley are also welcomed to set up a tent, offering variety to the market every week.

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who’s going to show up until 9 a.m.,” said co-organizer Beth Larsen, adding the market charges $10 to vendors for a table.

“We average about 20 vendors, but we don’t usually know because they just show up.”

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Something new this year that racers will appreciate is the event website: www.thunderav.com.

“We’re going to be able to automate the registration process,” Willis said.

Elaine (Mani) Blight has been handling the registrations by hand every year until 2013; now that the system will be automated, Bight is retiring as registrar.

“The automated system will allow (racers) to know how many cars are registered in a class,” and racers will receive immediate confirmation of whether they are registered.

(Registrations open in May and are always full by June. There is always a waiting iist, Willis said.)

After 13 years of holding the drag racing event at the airport, the Alberni Valley Drag Racing Association finally completed its return road.

The 10-foot-by-1,200foot road connects the end of the drag strip with the existing taxiway of the airport, and eliminates the need for racers to return via the dirt.

“A lot of people stepped up and made big contributions for the return road,” Willis said.

Those donating more than $2,000 to the road project included the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, Catalyst Paper, Bowerman Excavating and Holtzman Construction.

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HandyDART rides down Christopher Sun Alberni Valley News

HandyDART ridership was down four per cent, with revenues down three per cent in the Alberni-Clayoquot region last year, causing at least one regional director to wonder if the service

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BC Transit regional manager for Vancouver Island Myrna Moore told the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District board that the ridership decrease is equivalent to 700 less rides. That got Beaufort director Mike

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In 2012-2013, HandyDART operated 5,368 hours for the year, providing 18,155 rides. About 3.3 rides per hour.

Moore said taxis are used to augment the HandyDART service, but it wouldn’t be a viable replacement as it would actually cost more if all HandyDART rides were replaced with taxis. She also wasn’t concerned with the slight drop, which mostly occurred in Port Alberni and Cherry Creek, because the numbers increased in Beaver Creek, Sproat Lake and Beaufort.

Moore said HandyDART has been trying to increase ridership outside the city, but with no increase in service hours or number of buses, the rural increase is at the expense of the city.

“In the city, we can do a trip within 15 minutes,” Moore said. “For someone in Sproat Lake, it takes longer.”

Moore added that HandyDART ridership is expected to fluctuate as the primary users are the elderly and disabled.

For the first three months of this year, she said ridership actually increased by five per cent from last year.

The HandyDART service costs between $2 and $4.50 one way for a passenger and escort depending on the distance to be travelled, according to BC Transit’s Port Alberni website. The ACRD pays 33 per cent of the cost and BC Transit pays 67 per cent.

Four HandyDART vehicles will be replaced, which has already been factored into the budget, Moore added.

HandyDART provides door-to-door service to people with physical or cognitive disabilities. It operates Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

There is no Saturday service. Diversified Transportation Limited has the contract to provide HandyDART service in the Alberni-Clayoquot region.

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The Rusty Anchor Inn, known as the Somass Hotel, has been sold to the Uchucklesaht First Nation.

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The Uchucklesaht First Nation has purchased the Rusty Anchor Inn, formerly known as the Somass Hotel, in uptown Port Alberni.

The sale finalized on July 31, said Scott Coulson, the Uchucklesaht First Nation’s chief administration officer and director of finance.

“We’re going to be renovating the entire building,” he said.

The Uchucklesaht plan to transform the building into their new administrative home and cultural centre; they are presently occupying a building on the Hupacasath Reserve on River Road.

“Now that we’re treaty we don’t have to be on the reserve anymore,” Coulson said. The Uchucklesaht are one of five nations of the Maa-nulth Treaty.

Chris Ashby of Appello Properties Inc. previously owned the Somass, and renamed it the Rusty Anchor Inn after purchasing it in 2006-07. In 2012 he renamed it Somass Station Inn and tried to make the restaurant and lounge more upscale. However, a fire in one of the hotel rooms upstairs forced Ashby to close parts of the establishment and fix the fire damage Ashby could not be reached for comment on the sale.

“This is a very exciting time for the Uchucklesaht Tribe government as we move forward with economic development,” Chief

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Charlie Cootes said in a statement.

“After construction is complete this building will be home for our government and administration, will create a cultural home for our citizens and assist in creating employment and training opportunities for all of our people.”

The current hotel is home to three bars and 42 apartments, many of them “uninhabitable,” Coulson said. The Uchucklesaht plans to reconfigure the rooms into 23 larger units.

When the estimated $3 million project is complete, the building will also have government facilities, administration offices, boardrooms (some of which will be available for public rental) and retail space. The cultural centre will including a carving room and gallery at the back of the building, where a strip bar was located, Coulson said.

The tribe will consider re-opening the restaurant, previously called Timbers, Coulson said. The new building might also provide a training facility for First Nation people, he added.

Coulson said the tribe still has five months of engineering work ahead of them before they can even think of putting out tenders for the renovation work.

He estimates the renovations won’t be complete for a year. editor@albernivalleynews.com

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All three of the Saanich Police Department’s members have witnessed loved ones fight cancer, and all three have felt the pain of losing loved ones to the disease.

For Const. Doug Franklin, he lost a grandfather, two aunts and an uncle on his mother’s side.

For Const. Lisa Bruschetta, she lost a grandmother to complications from throat cancer. Her mother was also twice diagnosed with cancer – and beat it both times, and her close friend just recently completed treatment and is now in remission.

And for civilian employee Kevin Nunn, a British expat, he lost his father to lung and liver cancer hours before he was to get on a flight back to England to be with his dad.

“It’s affected everyone, directly or indirectly. Given the opportunity to make a difference monetarily or emotionally or physically, I had to jump at the chance,” Franklin said, explaining his motivation to ride.

The Saanich bicycle patrol cop has three kids, and says meeting families going through the emotions that come with having a child with cancer has put his life into perspective.

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Saanich police officers Const. Doug Franklin, left, and Const. Lisa Bruschetta, joined by Saanich police quartermaster Kevin Nunn, are part of this year’s Tour de Rock squad.

I’m not burdened by the demands of having to care for one of my kids – who are all thankfully healthy. This is my way to give back,” he said.

Bruschetta, a mother of two, isn’t as lucky when it comes to the health of her children. Her eight-year-old son Dominic has neurofibromatosis, a disease that makes him susceptible to growing cancerous tumours under his skin or on his brain.

She’s riding this year to give support to families and health care officials who have given her and her family the love and support they’ve needed.

“I want to give families the same level of support I’ve received. Being in hospitals, being in cancer clinics and seeing how well they’ve taken care of my loved ones, I believe it’s a mirror image of what the Canadian Cancer Society is doing for the children and families who benefit from Tour de Rock,” she said.

Nunn, the equipment manager for Saanich police, holds a special place in his heart for Tour. For the past two years he’s held physically gruelling and financially successful fundraisers to benefit Tour de Rock.

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“Going to Camp Goodtimes and seeing children who are going through cancer who actually don’t realize it; they’ve forgotten that they are (going through cancer) because they’re having so much fun being a child,” he said.

This year’s Tour de Rock team is made up of 22 police officers, media riders and special guests.

The team will cycle nearly 1,100 kilometres from Port Alice to Victoria Sept. 21 to Oct. 4 raising money for pediatric cancer research and support programs like Camp Goodtimes.

All three Saanich riders say their experiences up to this point in their lives – as parents, as police officers, as former military men (both Franklin and Nunn) – haven’t prepared them for the emotions they’ll feel on Tour.

“I think that the riding is honestly going to be our easy part. I think meeting these children and families – their stories, that’s where we’re going to need to prepare ourselves,” Bruschetta said. “I’m a very emotional person, so that’s going to involve keeping my focus positive and giving out as many hugs as I can.”

“I’m a strong person,” Nunn added.

“I did 22 years of the British Forces, so I’ve seen a lot of trauma, a lot of pain throughout the world. But this is something different. This is about children. This is something special.” kslavin@saanichnews.com

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The Alberni Valley Bulldogs are excited about this season’s main camp which opens on Sunday, Aug. 18 with fitness testing.

Players hit the ice on Monday, Aug. 19.

The Bulldogs also take this opportunity to confirm local rumours that Ryan Lough and Evan Tironese will be attending the Green Bay Gamblers main camp in the USHL. The Green Bay Gamblers selected Evan Tironese in the 1st round, 10th overall

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and Ryan Lough in the 16th round, 235th overall in Phase 2 of the 2013 USHL draft.

Tironese was first seen by Green Bay’s head coach Derek Lalonde at

the 2012 World Junior A Challenge in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia – Lalonde was on Team USA’s coaching staff. Tironese was also listed with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League.

Lough, the Bulldogs’ captain last season, is committed

to attend St. Lawrence University commencing 2014-15.

With the departures of Lough and Tironese, the team has spent the summer filling the void in the roster. There are many exciting, skilled, and energetic prospects that will be attending main camp, assistant

coach Adam Hayduk said.

The team’s strengths going into main camp will be defence and goaltending.

The 2013/14 main camp will be deep in talent and will be exciting for the public to watch, Hayduk said.

The main camp schedule is

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Irene Seitcher-Schmidt, left, a Kuu-us support worker joins Gord Groves from Quality Foods, Brian Carriere from MacDermott’s Insurance, Jerod Ayres from Coulson Group and Darci Morris, organizer of the Kuu-us golf tourney Aug. 17.

Golf for Kuu-us society So you think you can golf. But have you ever done it at night?

Kuu-us Crisis Line Society is holding its 17th annual Night Golf tournament on Saturday, Aug. 17 at Hollies Executive Golf Course on Johnston Road.

The event kicks off with a steak barbecue and silent auction at 6:30 p.m. courtesy of Quality Foods and

Circle Dairy, followed by nine holes of golf in a best ball format.

This isn’t your regulation golf game, though. There will be wacky tee-off and putting contests before teams of six are sent out with their night golf accessories: glow-in-the-dark golf balls, necklaces and bracelets.

The fairways will be decorated with glow

sticks so golfers are able to see where they and their golf balls are going.

There are many prizes, including a hole-in-one for $10,000, sponsored

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Tickets are $60 for both golf and dinner, or $25 for dinner only and are available at the Kuu-us office, 4589 Adelaide St.

Avrielle Lewis may have owned her home for 11 years, but she barely recognizes it now. And that’s a good thing, she says.

Lewis is this year’s Coast Realty Home Makeover contest winner. Nominated by her sister Susan Cootes, Lewis’ house on Third Avenue near Montrose Street was treated to a fresh coat of paint, some minor exterior repairs and new landscaping.

“It’s like they took the exterior of my house and yard, picked it up, took it away and put something beautiful there,” Lewis said.

“It’s that big of a difference.”

Lewis suffers from myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune neuromuscular disease that causes fluctuating muscle weakness. Lewis was diagnosed in the early 1980s and since then

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New landscaping will help homeowner Avrielle Lewis take care of the outside of her home at her own speed.

has had pneumonia more than 50 times and been hospitalized numerous times. It is normal for her to wake up unable to walk, move her neck or have breathing problems.

“Everyday is different,” Lewis explained. “Today I feel spry, like I can take on the world. In two hours, I can be in the hospital, not

breathing.”

Coast Realty realtor Gary Gray said Lewis was chosen out of more than 30 nominations because of both need and her history in the community.

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Lewis has been a long-time volunteer for the Salvation Army. She is on disability and lives on her own with her dog, Poppe. She expressed gratitude to her sister, saying she will never be able to thank her enough for nominating her, and to Coast Realty for choosing her as the makeover winner.

Lewis has a renewed sense of pride in her home and the exterior upkeep will be easier thanks to the new landscaping: the front lawn has been replaced with gravel and plants.

“It’s been two weeks and I still can’t believe it,” Lewis said. “I love the plants they put in and they don’t need to be watered all the time.”

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Art Rave Society chairperson Wes Bloxham, fourth from right, and other board members accept a donation of $1,000 from Alberni Valley Lions Club members, Tuesday.

Emporium; Todd Robinson at Alberni Photography; Ann McIvor and Susan LaForge at Canvas Cup; Shelly Penner at Swale Rock; Clint Reynolds at Ineo and Sarah Bunda at All Mex’d Up. Derek Cowan’s printmaking is featured at the Alberni Valley News, 4656 Margaret St. There are other businesses involved as well.

The Alberni Art Rave Festival is a grassroots initiative in which people “have come together to celebrate and draw attention to the abundant creative talent we have in the Alberni Valley,” Bloxham said.

With projects and venues blossoming all across town such as Alberni Fringe Festival, Char’s Landing, and recent public art initiatives, the Alberni Art Rave aims to connect and celebrate the creative diversity and talent in the city, and highlight the potential of the arts to enhance daily life in the community and attract opportunity, visitors, and growth.

Membership to the Art Rave Society is $10 per person, and supports local arts promotion and celebration.

Rollin Art Centre’s current exhibit features artist Elissa Anthony.

This wonderful exhibit started August 6 and run until September 14th. This showcase of land and seascapes will inspire the senses with her unique styles in both oil and acrylics. Elissa’s style swings from realism thru expressionism, abstract, mixed media and back.

Either way you can always spot her unique style.

Come visit the gallery Saturday August 10th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and enjoy the afternoon artist reception.

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Uptown prepares for Art Rave he past few weeks have seen a flurry of activity down at “Art Rave Central,” also known as Islands Gallery on the corner of Second Avenue and Argyle Street, as members of the Alberni Art Rave Society launch the first annual Alberni Art Rave Festival, Aug. 17–18.

Art Rave, located in and around the historic Port Alberni Train Station, comprises a juried exhibition, demonstrations by artists, an all ages art tent, a sound stage, and refreshments.

Sixteen prominent local artists have been selected for exhibition in the recently revitalized train station gallery: Connie Watts, Dave Parsanishi, Derek Cowan, Gallus, Glaswegian Blonde, Gordon Dick, Gwen Curry, Julian Growcott, Katharina Zalatnai, Krystyna Jervis, Mike Semkiw, Peter Kiidumae, Richard Sandstrom, Rod Sayers, Todd Robinson and Shane Lloyd.

“The Art Rave jurors have chosen pieces that have spoken to them.

Come and see what you hear,” enthuses Art Rave president Wesley Bloxham.

In addition, local businesses all along the Rotary Arts District have opened their doors to take part in the Alberni Art Rave initiative, Artists Paired With Businesses.

Art Rave artist members are collaborating with local businesses to exhibit their work, hold workshops, and be present to meet with the community through the month of August.

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FIREARMS SAFETY Courses offered and firearms purchased by Certified Instructor Terry Lee (250)723-9768.

PIPE LAYERS, EQUIPMENT OPERATORS required at Locar Industries. Minimum 5 years experience. Good wages+ benefits, local work. Fax resume to 250-751-3314.

LOST AND FOUND LOST GOLD Tennis Bracelet, on Aug. 1st, Kitsuksis Dike area, huge sentimental value, reward offered. 604-728-2305.

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SALES

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TRAVEL Love and Best Wishes to our parents Jack and Barb Peake on 50 years of marriage!!

August 10, 2013 We love you so much, Sherilyn, Allan, and David

IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

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ENTREC provides crane services to major industry sectors. We are recruiting for our teams in Terrace, BC, Prince George, BC, Grande Prairie, AB, & Bonnyville, AB. JOURNEYMAN CRANE OPERATORS (PROJECT OR TAXI) The successful candidate must demonstrate good safety consciousness and will be responsible for crane setup, preoperation inspection, crane operation and rigging. The candidate will be experienced with project or taxi work. A Class 3 or better license with a clean abstract is preferred.

Journeyman Crane Operator or equivalent is preferred. Preemployment drug and alcohol testing is required. Flight allowance offered. If you are interested, please forward your resume to careers@entrec.com or fax to 780.962.1722. Please note the position and location you are applying for on your email or fax. Please visit our website at www.entrec.com for additional information on this position and our company.

DEATHS

DEATHS

COMING EVENTS CALL FOR ENTRIES 11TH ANNUAL Kitty Coleman Woodland Artisan Festival.

Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show.

Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting Aug. 31, Sept. 1 and 2 Applications for Artisans are available at woodlandgardens.ca 250-338-6901

INFORMATION

Davidson; Catherine Nesbitt passed away peacefully in Echo Village on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at 95 years of age.

Predeceased by her husband James in 1985 and her sister Margaret MacDonald. Catherine is survived by her children; William “Bill� of Port Alberni, Susan (Bill) of Kelowna and Robert of Georgetown, ON, her grandchildren Jennifer and James as well as other relatives and friends.

Catherine spent a number of years in Ontario prior to moving out to Port Alberni in 1980 to be closer with her family.

There will be no service as per request, cremation has taken place. Stories and condolences can be forwarded to the family by visiting www.chapelofmemories.ca. If desired donations in Catherine’s memory may be made to the Echo Village/Fir Park Village Foundation, 4200 10th Avenue.

The family would like to thank all of the staff at Echo Village for the exceptional care provided to Catherine. Also, thanks to the members of Knox Presbyterian Church and the Salvation Army for their visits.

Chapel of Memories Funeral Directors 250-723-3633

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Must be able to have extended stays away from home. Up to 6 months. Must have valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrake license and have previous commercial driving experience.

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ALL CASH Drink/Snack Vending Business Route. Complete Training. Small Investment Required.

1-888-979-VEND (8363). www.healthydrinkvending.co

Carrier of the Week KYLE THOMSON

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Here’s How It Works: Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, broken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudoku, the numbers 1 through 9 must ďŹ ll each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box.

You can ďŹ gure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

Kyle has been delivering his 77 papers on his South Port route since November 2012 with no complaints! Kyle likes to hang out with friends and play video games. Kyle says he likes to deliver the Alberni Valley News because it is good exercise.

Along with our thanks, Kyle received a $10 gift card from Walmart!

CARRIERS

SOUTH PORT 3007- Strathern & 5th (45) 3010- Melrose & 9th (58) 3012- China Cr & 11th (55) 3014- Melrose & 11th (45) 3015 -Neil & 7th (40) 3016- Neill & 12th (56) 3019- Melrose & 14th (45) 3020- Bruce & 15th (65) 3031- Comox & 14th (53) 3035- View & 7th (48)

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Call for more info: 250-723-6399

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3-BDRM, 2 bath, 2 F/P, modernized kitchen. Wheelchair accessible. On acreage with fruit trees. Near Beaver Creek Store, P.A. $1100/mo. Sept 1st. Call 1(250)999-0139

DEMCO AUTO transport car dolly, year 2000, brand new tires. Sloping ramps for easy loading/unloading. $1200. obo.

Call (250)723-8636.

HELP WANTED An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators, Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051 Edson,Alta.

GUARANTEED JOB Placement: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas Industry.

Call 24hr Free Recorded Message. For Information 1-800-972-0209.

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SCRAP METAL; Fridges, freezers, washers, dryers, electric/wood stoves, lawn mowers & other recyclable metal, free pick up. Call Richard 250-723-0855.

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M O N E Y P R OV I D E R . C O M . $500 loan and more. No credit refused. Fast, easy, 100% secure. 1-877-776-1660.

WORK WANTED EXPERIENCED TILE setter looking for evening & weekend work, I offer top quality work for a reasonable rate. Call Brandon 1-250-618-4073 or email: mrb832@gmail.com

RV Parking wanted! We have a 20 foot boat on trailer that we need full time accessible (covered) parking for. As well, we have a tent trailer that we’d also like access to (coverage would be nice) and we have a 12 passenger van that is stored September through June. It is used in Qualicum Beach July/August only. The van could be stored anywhere in the mid island area. Phone 250-730-2706

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HIS & HERS 10 speed bikes, mint condition, with locks. $75. each. Nordic track ski machine $100. Call (250)723-8242.

Fridges, Freezers, Washer Dryers and Ranges. Monthly Rentals available.

LIKE NEW washer and dryer, $300 for set. Call (250)7249697.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES ELECTRICAL LICENSED ELECTRICIAN specializing in service upgrades & renovations. 250724-1801, 250-735-5008.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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:

Area Planner Campbell River Planning Assistant Campbell River Saw Filer Chemainus Heavy Duty Mechanic North Island Detailed job postings can be viewed at

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FREE ITEMS FREE WOODEN Shed, you remove. (250)735-8170.

HOBBIES & CRAFTS GRINSHEEP FIBRE Productions. 1265 Leffler Rd. (across from the Wildlife Centre in Errington) Offering felting, spinning, knitting & weaving supplies at reasonable rates.

Open Tues - Sat., 1 - 5 or by appt. Call 250-248-6306 or email: grinsheep@gmail.com

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 2 BURIAL plots in Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Port Alberni.

Call (250)723-9558, 250-724-1115.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

HOUSES FOR SALE Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY with Well-Maintained Furnished Home 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm, 2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake, in the town of Caycuse.

Perfect for recreational property or full time living.

Motivated seller $358,800.

Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land.

Call 250-745-3387 smartytwo@hotmail.com

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

MOBILE HOME 12’x60’ with small addition; new roof, windows & patio; updated electrical. Worth seeing - it is a sweet deal! $28,000 Call 778421-2888.

MOBILE HOME for sale.

Smaller 1-bdrm in 55+ park.

Close to everything in Pt. Alberni. $4400. obo. Pad rent $270. 1-888-684-4290.

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RADIAL ARM Saw, Craftsman, $250. Chop saw $75.

Metal saw with 12� blade $75.

Also: routers & garden cultivator with extras. (250)723-3886.

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO PORT ALBERNI: Carmoor Building at the Harbour Quay, deluxe adult oriented 1 & 2 bdrm loft Apts for lease. 10’ ceilings, F/S, D/W, microwave, W/D, A/C, gas F/P. No pets, no smokers, ref’s req’d. Call (250)724-5040.

UPPER NORTH Port- 2 bdrm apartment. $600/mo.

Call (250)731-6429.

ROKETA DUNE buggy 2007 Std 4-speed, 2 wd, 4 cyl. disc brakes safety belts. $4,000 obo. Call 250-730-1899.

COTTAGES

STEEL BUILDINGS/ Metal Buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

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NICE CABIN, small yard, Close to Beaver Creek Store. $600. Call (250)999-0139.

HOMES FOR RENT 2 BDRM on main floor of house. 700 sqft. $700/mo+ hydro, NS/NP. Avail. Sept. 1st.

Lisa or Peter 250-720-2108.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

Guided online learning, instructor-led, in a highly supported environment

Psychiatric Nursing (online): This 23 month program is accredited by the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC).

Entry-level earnings start at $30.79/hour to $40.42/hour.

Special Education Assistant (online): In only 9 months you could be earning $17 - $25.99/hour.

You will receive training and certiďŹ cation from the Provincial Outreach Program for Autism and Related Disorders (POPARD).

Therapeutic Recreation – Gerontology (online): Support and promote optimal health for seniors by planning, implementing and evaluation therapeutic recreation services. Earn up to $23.50/hour.

Government student loans & funding (ELMS/WCB) & other ďŹ nancing options available to qualiďŹ ed applicants.

Toll Free: 1-866-580-2772

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Over 92% of our grads are employed in their ďŹ eld of study within 6 months of graduation.

OFFICE/RETAIL UNIQUE RETAIL space available in Coombs, BC. Interesting setting come have fun. $700. 250-586-1372.

RECREATION

RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

Spots available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly, monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking, fishing, Pickle Ball Court.

Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area. www.resortonthelake.com 250-754-1975 or

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

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SHARED ACCOMMODATION NORTH NANAIMO: ATTN Students / Working Professionals: fully furnished room, nice, quiet area. Own bthrm, cable, shared kitchen and laundry. N/S, N/P, No Partiers. $550/mo. 1 (250)756-9746

TOWNHOUSES

HOT WHEELS T-hunts. Call (250)724-6970.

Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611 Email: resumes@westernforest.com EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

SMALL 2-BDRM + den house.

All thermal windows. More fencing, new driveway, etc.

Roof 4 yrs old. in Pt. Alberni. $100,000. Call (778)421-4743.

PORT ALBERNI- (close to town & schools) 4 bdrm home, 2 bay shops on just under an acre. Little bit of country and little bit of city. $345,000 open to offers. Call (250)724-2081. No realtors please.

FOR RENT OR SALE: Alberni Home on 2.26 acres 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms plus huge 40x57’ shop with guest room and bathroom.

House is currently for sale and featured at; midislandhomes. com/details/33859. House offered short or long term. For rent rate based on term and conditions, Available Aug. 15.

Rent starting at $1400/mo.

Home listed at $549,900. Call John at RE/MAX of Nanaimo 250-816-7368.

AUTO FINANCING

PORT ALBERNI- 3 bdrm house, full bsmt, lrg yrd, near schools, quiet neighbourhood, NS/NP, F/S. Sept 1. $1100+ utils. Call (250)724-4383.

PORT ALBERNI- spacious 2 bdrm townhome. Avail Sept 1.

F/S, WD. No pets. Refs req’d. $725. (250)753-9777.

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GARAGE SALES

5236 CHERRY Creek Rd. (in the alley), Sat., Aug. 10th, 9-4pm. Something for everyone!

PORT ALBERNI- 3874 North Morgan Crescent, Sat, Aug 10, 8-2pm. No early birds! Hydro generator, carpet cleaner excerise rower, misc...

LAKESIDE GARAGE / ESTATE SALE. Sat, Aug 10, 10am-3pm @ 8813 Faber Road - attic treasures, quality books.

-cottage collectibles -large selection of vintage and modern items.

MULTI-FAMILY SALE. Sat. Aug. 10, 8am - ? Lots of stuff.

4587 Beale St., off Helen St.

SAT. AUGUST 10, 9:00 am NOON, 2775 - 8th Avenue.

Furniture, hutch, TVs, clothes racks, rubber bins.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 8am-3pm. 5890 Saunders Rd (off Beaver Ck Rd). Lots of household items!

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. 3825 Meares Drive. Kid’s, men’s and household items.

SAT., AUG. 10th, 8-12noon.

4157 Steede Ave. No earlies please! Kitchen table/chairs, something for everyone!

YARD SALE; 7410 Pacific Rim Hwy, Sat., Aug. 10th, 9am-4pm. Lots of great stuff!

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

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MARINE

CARS

MARINE ACCESSORIES

2002 KIA Sephia from Ontario, must sell or trade. 119,000 km. $1,200 obo. Call Derek (250)735-1205.

28’ E-Z Loader tandem axle rollered boat trailer, appr. 9000 lb, very nice condition! In Pt. Alberni $3,800. Merc Cruiser Bravo 3 leg/drive 2 x 20” stainless props, appr. 100 hours, professionally rebuilt, ready to go! In Pt. Alberni $1500. Call 250-745-3700.

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2004 CITATION 25RLS 5th wheel Hitch, tripod stabilizer, thermo windows, jacks, 2 skylights, awning, solar panels, 6V fans, air vents, slide outs. $16,000 obo. 250-723-3009.

Salmonberry’s Emporium 16 FT ARIMA Sea Explorer 1511- 6 ft cuddy, portapotty, freshwater tank, dual battery, 70HP Johnson, 202 orig hrs, Highliner trailer, mint condition, $18,000. 250-723-8788.

40’ LONG RANGE Charter Boat. T/C Compliant. $89,000.

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TRUCKS & VANS

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1996 FORD 1-ton Crew Cab custom box, headache rack, $1000 front end work done, $2,900 obo. Call 250-7240709.

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We’ll gladly suspend delivery while you’re away so papers don’t pile up!

Call Circulation 250-723-6399

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A group of Canada Post employees at Port Alberni’s main post office pose for a picture, to illustrate Canada Post’s first annual food drive.The main post office will be the drop-off for non-perishible food items from Aug. 12-24. Proceeds will go to the Salvation Army, with some going to the Take the quiz posted at Eighth Street School.

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Port Alberni’s main post office will hold a food drive beginning next week, with proceeds going towards the Salvation Army and Eighth Avenue School.

Starting on Aug. 12, approximately 1,500 paper bags donated

by Quality Foods will be delivered by Canada Post letter carriers to select areas in Port Alberni.

Neighbourhoods that don’t receive the paper bag will get a flyer instead, asking for donations to be made to the Canada Post office at Pacific Rim Shopping Centre on Johnston Road.

Canada Post letter carrier Colin Minions said he and a few other carriers got the idea to start this food drive from their counterparts in Parksville.

“A few of us volunteered at the food drive in Parksville and thought it would be a good idea to do it here as well,” Minion said.

3/17/09 9:03: “Food banks go really dry in the summer.”

No set goal has been set, but Canada Post letter carriers in Parksville collected about 5,000 lbs of food and $700 in cash when they held their food drive in June, Minions said.

The Port Alberni food drive ends on Aug. 23 and all collected items will be delivered to the Salvation Army on Aug. 24.

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• Lg updated family home w/suite • Quiet neighbourhood • Walk to schools, trails, owner motivated $

220,000

Reduced

3588 7th Avenue

• 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms • 2 seperate suites, • Alley access • Central location

139,000

$

4404 Bute Street • 2 bed, 1 bath rancher • Located in central location • Updated and move in ready

3580 Markham Rd • Great home in quiet Cherry Creek neighbourhood.

• Detached workshop • New drain tile.

700/mo Lease

$

4815 Johnston Rd. • High traffic location

RE/MAX Mid-Island Realty Port Alberni, 250-723-5666, 4994 Argyle Street, Port Alberni

89,000

$

4847 Bute St. • Best value property at this price range • Home ready to rent out as an investment property, or own for less than rent • Commercial Zoned, 4 bedrooms

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Wendy Lover

$399,000

$439,900

G TIN LIS

MLS #359632

MLS #354812

6435 CYPRESS BLVD

(250) 720-7653

WHY PAY MORE?

wendylover@shaw.ca

NEW

Ron Gray

Full MLS® Service at a Fraction of the Price Vancouver Island

(250) 735-7283

$549,000

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ron@rongray.ca

MLS #355101

• 4 bed 2 bath luxury home • On .79 of an acre.

• Very Private • Only 6 yrs old

• Updated 4 bed 2 bath w/attached garage • 150x124 lot in Cherry Creek • Detached 28x35 heated shop w/bathroom • Custom kitchen with island, 2 gas F/P • Hardwood floors – this is a must see!

$259,000

$254,900

$248,000

$213,000

NEW

G TIN LIS W E N

SOLD

MLS #356257

NEW

4270 VICTORIA DR. • 4 bedroom + a den • 3 bathrooms • 1/2 acre many mature fruit trees.

9595 SPROAT PLACE • Sproat Lake • 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • 0.54 acres, 24x25 deck • Jacuzzi tub, wood F/P

2850 HIGHMOOR ROAD

$179,000

ION S ENTOPER T T A VEL DE

MLS #329937

4961 GERTRUDE ST. • 3 separate titles, fruit trees • 3-44X143’ lots • Lots of potential

2330 11TH AVE.

• 4 bed 3 bath family home w/updates • 2 F/P, covered deck • 7841 sq.ft. lot backing onto greenspace • Gas furnace.

• Well maintained 2 bed rancher • 4 bay garage, paved driveway • 20x40 in-ground swimming pool •.39 acres on quiet road • low taxes

4289 NORTH PARK DR. • 6 bed, 3 baths, 3 living areas • 2 Garages • Maple kitchen in main • Gorgeous views

CE PRI

MLS #359598

MLS #355760

MLS #358077

MLS #356400

MLS #359969

3460 MARKHAM RD.

• Quality 5 bed & den, 3 bath home built in 2008 • Almost 5000 sq. ft. on two floors!

• Swimming pool, jacuzzi tub, hardwood, heat pump • Two fireplaces... too many features to list!

• 1.98 acres in Cherry Creek

CE PRI

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6144 MARGOT RD. • Cherry Creek 4 bed 2 full baths • 30x28 shop with alley access • New gas furnace in 2012 • 80x160 lot on quiet street

10575 CLAYOQUOT RD

$299,900

$338,900

SELL YOUR HOME FOR $6,900.00

FLAT FEE INCLUDES FULL MLS SERVICE & ADS HOMES OVER $600,000 ARE 1% + $900 IN FEES, SAVING YOU EVEN MORE! 250-723-8866 lance@lancesells.ca

4994 Argyle Street Port Alberni, B.C.

.

FOR VIRTUAL TOURS OF OUR LISTINGS VISIT US ONLINE AT

www.lancesells.ca

Lorie Engstrom - Unlicensed Assistant

619,900

$

630,000

$

5250 Darnley Road 3687 15th Avenue • 2,900 sq. ft. well thoughtout floor plan • Quality building with excellent return • 3 bd, 3 bath, 2 dens & large family rm • Tastefully renovated & well maintained • Vaulted ceiling great room: kitchen, living room, dining area • Fully tenanted, low vacancy, lots of pkg • double garage & 36x22 wired shop/ 8 yrs old in 1 acre sub-division • Call Lance for full financial details $

239,900

Welcome to the Echo Area

3782 Exton Street • Sweeping view of Mnts & surrounding area • Exceptional 2,552 sq. ft 3 bd 2 bathroom home • Oak floors throughout main floor • Lovingly cared for; pride of ownership evident $

115,500

$

598,800

Quality and Style

A ention Investors

NEW LISTING

Each Office Independently Owned & Operated

LD

SO

195,000

$

10048 Falcon Road • Luxurious 3 yr old, 5 bedrm, 3 bathroom home • Extravagant kit., granite counters, porcelain flrs • Feature rock f/p & vaulted ceiling in lvgrm • Stunning location, in a peaceful 5 acre setting NEW LISTING

189,995

$

Ranch Style Home

4877 Swanson Street • 2,900 sww quare foot 3 level family home • 5 bdrm, 1 bath PLUS 1 bdrm, 1 bath in-law suite • Level 83 x 105 lot with double garage/shop • Live in w/mortgage helper or invest and enjoy the return

3954 5th Avenue • Great lower echo neighbourhood • 1,595 sq. ft 3 bdrm, 2 full bathroom • Very clean and nicely maintained • Vinyl siding, thermal windows.. move in and enjoy!

99,900

Here’s An Opportunity

Opportunity Knocks

3918 8th Avenue • New roof and updated oak kitchen • 2 bedroom and den on main floor • Full unfinished bsmnt & lg deck w/ mtn views • Needs some TLC

4956 Gertrude • 3 bdrm, 1 bath home, level 44x138 lot with alley access • Needs some Tender Loving CareAre you looking for a project?

• Bring your tool box-opportunity for sweat equity!

369,000

NEW LISTING

89,900

$

1.23 Acre Property

Lot B Grandview Road • level and ready to build on • just outside city boundary-low taxes • on road with cal-de-sac • good mountain views

$

298,900

Love at First Sight

Peace Of The Country

Investment Plus

$

$

2309 8th Avenue • 7 yr old 4 bedroom 3 bathroom executive home • Open concept living, gourmet kit. w/WI pantry • Perfect home for entertaining, tasteful colour scheme..

• Upscale neighbourhood close to nature trails on no-thru road

169,900

$

Quality and Appeal

5569 Falls Street • 1,600 sqft 3 bdrm 2 bath rancher w/heat pump • Impressive open floor plan with 9’ ceilings • Gourmet kitchen with island and large pantry • 4 years remaining on New Home Warranty $

149,900 Echo Area

Double Double

206-4505 Victoria Quay • 2 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 decks, 2 views • Bright Oak kitchen, electric fireplace, jetted tub • Brand new carpeting, freshly painted, just move in • Near walkways & shopping - enjoy a great lifestyle!

89,900

$

Ready To Build

Lot 5 Demontreuil Lane (off Grandview Road) • . 1.20 quiet country acre at City edge • Good mountain views, underground services • Septic (sewage) system already in place • Exceptional location;exceptional value

SERVICE • EXPERIENCE • KNOWLEDGE

3915 Anderson Avenue • 1,700 sq. ft. 2+2 bedroom • Updated kit. & flooring, bsmt partially finished • Nicely landscaped fully fenced yard • 18x12 wired shop/side yard RV parking

74,900

$

Duplex Lot

6003 River Road • R-2 zoned 66x125 level duplex lot • Build your duplex-live in one side rent other side • or make it part of your investment portfolio • Close to Clutesi Haven Marina

$

LD

SO

244,900 Live The Good Life

3775 Morton Street • Echo area home 3+1 bedrooms, 2 bathrms • Oak floors on main floor & vinyl thermal windows • Updated bathrooms & open kitchen, dining area • 24x18 finished shop with 60 amp sub-panel LD

SO

122,000

$

Victoria Quay Condo

#307-4505 Victoria Quay • River & mountain views from private balcony • 1007 sq.ft., 1 bedrm, open concept floor plan • Near shopping, services & Somass River Boardwalk • Secured, covered parking, adult oriented complex

THINKING OF SELLING? Call

Lance Engstrom (Full Time Realtor)

For A Detailed Market Analysis

250-723-8866

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4774 ATHOL ST.

$229,900

NEWER HOME WITH GREAT OUTSTANDING VIEWS This 3 bedroom 3 full bathroom home BUY! features vaulted ceilings, a spacious kitchen with extensive cabinetry, oversized master bedroom with ensuite, heat pump, 2 gas fireplaces, views of the inlet and more!

Call to set up a viewing, motivated sellers!!

For Sa le

250- 731- 9797

GREAT NEW PRICE $248,500 3218 3RD AVENUE

$539,000

Would you like to receive

LOT A TEBO AVENUE $188,000

• C3 zoning offers wide variety of uses • Long term tenants with room to expand • Separate gas and hydro meters • Warehouse and adjacent lot included

NG ISTI L W

· Great opportunity 0.47 acre level lot · Zoned M1- light industrial · Some of the many uses include storage, machine/glass shops, light manufacturing, fitness centers and much more · Contact me for a list of uses

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Prime location upper North Port

MULTI UNIT BUILDING

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West Coast Realty GROUP

3815 HASLAM ROAD

• 4 plus bedrooms • Large corner lot

COMMERCIAL BUILDING

NORTH PORT RANCHER

4866 BUTE STREET

4826 ELIZABETH ST.

email: AmandaDouglasPA@gmail.com

NEW LISTING

GREAT FAMILY HOME

4851 DAVID ST.

2421 4TH AVENUE

Reduced to Sell!

250- 731- 9797

• And land • Over 5000 sqft. with parking • Will consider trades • REDUCED BY $40,000 to...

$269,000

Cell: 250-720-1930

For Sa le

YOUR PORT ALBERNI REALTOR Web: www.AmandaDouglasPA.com

NEW LISTING

Amanda Douglas

AmandaDouglasPA.com

® #2-4641 Margaret St. Port Alberni, BC

www.sutton.com

Email: info@lukh.ca

• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms •16 years old • This one is a must see!

• 3 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • Completely renovated

New Price $244,000

New Price $249,900

New Price $219,000

• In quiet South Port • 3 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • Many updates

$199,900

OWNER SAYS SELL!

NICE LITTLE HOME

REDUCED TO SELL!

UCLUELET

NEW LISTING

CUTE STARTER HOME

2728 6TH AVENUE

4695 ELIZABETH ST.

4520 BRUCE STREET

1006-1971 HARBOUR DR.

205-4505 VICTORIA QUAY

2730 6TH AVENUE

• Waterfont turn key condo • Great investment • Possession available Sept. 1ST

• Water and mountain views from livingroom and bedroom

• 4 bedroom, 2 bathrooms • South Port home • Price includes many extras

• Business & residential zoning • Over 2800 sqft, plus bsmt

$175,000

$170,288

STARTER HOME 5096 COMPTON ROAD • 3 bedrooms 1 bathroom • Great starter or investment home

$127,200

• Lg corner lot

• 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms • Corner lot for growing family

New Price $165,900

New Price $164,000

$159,900

• 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom • Garage & deck

New Price $122,999

UCLUELET - LOT

55+ QUIET RETIRED LIVING

LOTS FOR SALE

55 PLUS!

HIGHLY MOTIVATED SELLER

1844 ST. JAQUES BLD

9-5555 GRANDVIEW RD.

3086 DURHAM ST.

#35-5558 BEAVER CREEK RD

4-1714 ALBERNI HWY - COOMBS

• Building lot in Deer Park Subdivision

$85,000

• 3 bedrooms 1 batH, deck, plenty of space • Pets welcome • Fenced yard

• Last building lot in this Cherry Creek subdivision • Listed below assessment

• 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom • 55 + • Very well maintained

$79,999

$76,000

$49,999

SOLD

• Completely renovated mobile home • Priced to sell

New Price $26,500

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Call Chuck & SELL Your Home FOR ONLY $6900!

REALTY Vancouver Island

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CHUCK BEYER

OPEN HOUSES • OPEN HOUSES • OPEN HOUSES • OPEN HOUSES • OPEN HOUSES • OPEN HOUSES SATURDAY, AUG. 10 • 1:00 - 2:30 pm 5142 Forrest Road ~ Newly Reno’d 5 Bdrm. 3 Bath on .40 Acre ~ 3000 sq.ft, Heat Pump, Entertainment Deck ~ New 24x24 Double Garage/ Workshop ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com

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$284,500 NEW

785,000 269,000

SPROAT LAKE FEEL BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY

9806 3577 Stirling Carriere Arm Road Cres.

Unparallelled Acre ~ Shows Like New on Natural .26 City Setting/1Owner Acre 3182 sq.ft.

Home3 Bath, + Playhouse/Studio..

- Beautiful 3 Bdrm.

Lovingly Maintained -~Gorgeous Tiered Decks & Gardens/Very ~ Private Heat Pump, Newer Kitchen, Roof, Deck, Dock ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#356934

~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com

LIKE NEW - .40 CITY ACRE

239,000

$

$

PRICED WELL - WELL BUILT

~ Rare 5 Acre Parcel (Drilled 25 GPM Well) ~ Build Your Dream Home/ Walk to Spider Lk ~ Minutes to seaside town of Qualicum Beach ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#358081

~ Family Neighborhood - 5 Bdrm/3 Bath ~ Floor to Ceiling FP in LR, Woodstove in FR ~ Wrap Deck, Fenced Yard, Wrkshp., RV Parking & MORE ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#357993

423,000

579,900

$

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415,500

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5755 Brown Road

BEAUTIFUL CHERRY CREEK

SIMPLY SPECTACULAR

~ Architecturally Designed 3 Bdrm. 2 Bath... ~ N/G Fireplace, 8’ In Ground Swimming Pool... ~ Double Garage/Wkshp, + Attached Single Garage ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com

~ Absolutely Stunning 6 Bdrm. 5 Bath Custom Home ~ Includes 2 Bdrm. In Law Suite & Home Office Potential ~ 3 Marble FP’s, Heat Pump, 3 Decks, Dble Garage... ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com

5466 Cherry Creek Rd.

SOLID HOME WITH POTENTIAL

3987 Cedar Street

579,900

349,900

$

319,900

$

229,900

SPIDER LAKE AREA

Lot2 Spider Lk Qualicum

NEW

$99,900

~ Fixer Upper “Good to Go” w/ Wkshp in Place ~ 3 Bdrm, 1976 Sq. Ft. -Full Height Basement ~ Fenced Yard, Carports - Walk to Everything!

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LEGAL DUPLEX

EXTRAORDINARY 21 ACRES

8000 Beaver Cr. Rd.

3749 San Mateo Drive

~ SxS Legal Duplex in North Port - Lovely Corner Lot ~ Each Side 2 Levels, 1600 sq.ft. Decks, Patios ~ Each Side 2 Bdrm, 2 Bath, Parking & MORE ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#357154

~ Beautifully Reno’d 3 Bdrm, 3 Bath Privately Set ~ Natural Setting, Organic Gardens, Newer Metal Roof & MORE ~ Walking Path to Bordering Stamp River ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#356934

~ 5 Bdrm/3 Bath; 2700 Sq. Ft. Exec/Family Home ~ Panoramic Views, Pool, Wrap Decks, Greenhouse ~ Exquistely Designed Home/Established Neighbourhood ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#356654

4994 Ian Avenue

$

194,300

499,900

SIGNIFICANT PRICE REDUCTION

$

$

699,900

18-5251 Island Hwy

1275 Station Rd. Errington

PRIVATELY SET ACREAGE !

EXTRAORDINARY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

Lot 1Claymore Rd. Qualicum

5230 Gordon Avenue

~ Award Winning Arbutus Home; Lg. Private Lot... ~ Essential Upgrades totaling $35,000 ~ 3 Bdrm/2Bath, Media Room, Shared Clubhouse, ~ 750ft Private Beach & Much MORE ! ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#351056

~ Beautiful 2.11 ACRES bordering on Parkland ! ~ Open Plan LR, DR, Kit, w/French Doors to Deck... ~ Skylights, 3 Economical Heating Sources, Newer Roof.... ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#353013

~ 10 ACRES in Famous Qualicum Beach (zoning for 2 Acre Lots) ~ 5 Mins. to Beach, Village, 1 Blk. to School.... ~ Incredible Development Opportunity/ Holding Property... ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#354073

~ 2 Bdrm/2 Bath Mobile on 2.25 ACRES! - Privately Set Back & Mins. to Town...

- Build Your Dream Home While Living in Mobile ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#349202

LUXURY BEACH HOUSE

NEW

98,900

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525,000

$

SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT - You’ve Never Seen and May Not See Another Property Comparable ! One of the First Homes to be Built on the Lake by the Current Owner COLLEGE VIEW ESTATES LOT ! AFFORDABLE LAKEFRONT/SHORT DRIVE TO PA and Lovingly Maintained Since.... And Where the Privacy, 3596 McKnight St. Lot 280 East Side Rd. Horne Lake Natural Lake Setting, Mature Gardens and the Rare Tran~ 60’x124’ Level Lot in Upscale Established Neighborhood ! ~ Wonderful Opportunity on Beautiful Horne Lake... quility of Sproat Lake Still Prevails - Absolutely Breathtaking - Mountain Views, Walking Distance to Rec. Facilities, ~ Under Construction - 1125 Sq.ft. Cabin ( Guest Trailer Views from this 4 Bdrm., 2 Bath Lakefront Home comprising Schools, College...

Incl) of 3182 sq.ft. with a Finished Walk-Out Daylight Basement - Bring Your Plans to This Incomparable Building Site.... ~ Level .22 Acre Lot/63 Ft. of Lakefront. Low Strata Fees... set on a .81 Acre. The interior is a marvel of solid Cedar ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at Walls throughout, Maple Hardwood Floors, Newer Custom onepercentrealty.com onepercentrealty.com MLS#352924 MLS#349942 Maple Kitchen with Pantry & Pull-Outs, Living Room with $ Fireplace, French Doors from the Dining Room to $ E 88,000 C I 209,900 striking PR the Sun Room & Newer Deck w/Glass Rails. Lovely StepNEW ping Stones & Garden Pathway to the New Dock and the Most Private 110’ of Sandy Beach and Lake Fun to be Had ....You’ll Love the Solid, Quality Craftmanship of this Home CRAIG ROAD BUILDING LOT and added Security of Newer Thermal Windows, Sprinkler ECHO AREA INVESTMENT System from Front to Back, Heat Pump, Woodstove in Lower 3993 Anderson Ave. 3871 Craig Road Level ( Economical Heating ) Amazing Storage, Newer Roof, ~ Lg. 0.19 Lot In Most Sought After Area ~ Lovely 3 Bdrm/2 Bath ~ Partially Fenced, Mountain Views Newer Furnace, Newer Patio....Carport, RV Carport, Woodw/12x16 Deck ~ Amenities, Schools, Golf Courses, ~ Self-Contained 1Bdrm. Inlaw shed, Garden Shed, Double Garage. and Workshop......and Marinas In Mins.

Suite w/Luxury 5 Pce. Ensuite.

So Much More !! Call Chuck direct for Listing Realtor info. ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at and Your Personal Viewing ! onepercentrealty.com MLS#341057

$

199,900

onepercentrealty.com

MLS#342811

$

279,900

VIEWS! VIEWS! VIEWS!

4575 Wellington

2416 Anderson Ave.

~ Priced to Sell on Near 1/2 ACRE ! ~ Privately Set 3 Bdrm. + Lower Level Ready for Finishing! ~ Incredible Views, Incredible Family Neighbourhood! ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com

~ Privately Set 5 Bdrm./2 Bath on .33 Acre Lot ~ 3300 sq.ft Views from Deck & Every Room ! ~ Gardener’s Paradise, 2 Wood Fireplaces & Much MORE ! ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#349202

MLS#348222

199,900

$

9806 Stirling Arm Crescent

REVENUE PROPERTY !

4879 Athol St.

~ Suite Up + Suite Down w/ $1800 Revenue/mn.

- Well Maintained w/Fully Fenced Yard; Good Tenants - Walk to Downtown, Bus Stop & Beautiful Waterfront & Marinas ! ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#353004

599,000

$

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225,000

$

SPECTACULAR HORNE LAKE

Lot 240 Sunset Terrace Horne Lake

~ Short Drive To P.a.-Private .33 Acre Lot ~ Gorgeous 83Ft. Lakefront...Cottage/Retreat ~ Mins. To Qualicum, Golfing, Quaint Shops... ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#340097

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204,400

$

PRIVATE HOBBY FARM

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

~ Log Home - 5 Bdrm/31/2 Bath on 10 ACRES ! ~ Incl: Lovely 2 Bdrm, Mortgage Helper w/ Fireplace ~ Barn for Horses, etc. & 4 Mins. to Town ! ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#353004

~ Lovely 4 Bdrm. 2 Bath on .23 City Acre ! ~ Mins to Golf Course, Malls, Schools, Marinas... ~ Gardener’s Paradise - RV & Boat Parking ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#344048

1225 Ruffels Rd. Errington

4050 Johnston Rd.

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®

RECREATIONAL PROPERTY! 0 ,90 $ 45

UPPER NORTH PORT LOT! 0 ,90 $ 72

1146 &1150 7TH AVENUE

4371 ARROWSMITH STREET

• Salmon Beach is a remote recreational village • On Barkley Sound, adjacent to Broken Group Islands

• 72 x 156 lot in a great area with lane access •Walking distance to schools, shopping and restaurants

SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT! 0 ,00 9 9 $6

SPROAT LAKE PARADISE! 0 ,00 9 4 $9

8245 DICKSON DRIVE

8945 FABER ROAD

• Four bedroom, five bath, master with soaker tub and views • 100’ Walk on waterfront, Sandy Beach • Outdoor sleeping area, Overheight garage, double carport

• 4 bedroom, 3 bath home boasts astounding views • Updated, vaulted ceilings, newer wharf and 26x25 shop

UPLANDS SUBDIVISION! 0 ,90 $ 89

3565 BRACKEN LANE

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

BEAUTIFUL SPROAT LAKE! 0 ,00 9 2 $8

9339 FABER ROAD

• Four Bedrooms, four baths, 100% suite ready for family • Southern exposure and serene lake views

Claire’s Corner CLAIRE HAS BUYER’S Looking to Purchase Country Property with 2+ Acres AS WELL AS a 1-3 Storey home with 4 bedrooms on one level!

Thinking of Selling?

Does your home fit the description?

Give Claire a call!

UNDER CONSTRUCTION 0 ,00 5 5 $3

HUGE SHOP! 0 0 9,9 $ 18

2762 7TH AVENUE

• Three bdrm, two bath private home, large living room • Fully fenced, detached single garage, views of the mountains

FAMILY HOME! 00 9,0 $ 25

4155 CLEGG CRES. NORTH

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

ATTENTION HORSE LOVERS! 00 5,9 $ 13

• Three bedroom, three bath, double garage and 2 wood fireplaces • Great Neighbourhood, fully fenced yard, raised flower beds

2587 1ST AVENUE

• 3 bedrrom 1 bath home with basement with in house workshop • Newer windows, roof, perimeter drains, plumbing and heat pump

Personal Real Estate Corporation

HUGE SHOP! 00 6,0 $ 19

REDFORD HEIGHTS! 00 0,0 $ 15

LOT 21 GILBERT PLACE

➧

LOTS OF LOTS

BRING YOUR BUILDING PLANS

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•0.23 Acre Corner Lot with beautiful views •Biggest lot in the cul-de-sac in a great neighbourhood

SPROAT LAKE-DAWSON’S LANDING! ST 00+G 9 , 9 $26

SL 1 KYUNIM ROAD

• 0.43 acre lot fully serviced - electric, water, sewage to lot line • Astounding views, private, sandy pebble beach with wharf

INVESTOR ALERT! 00 2,5 $ 64

3970 7TH AVENUE

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

THREE YEARS YOUNG! 0 ,50 3 7 $1

BUILD YOUR DREAM! 0 ,90 $ 78

3158 SWEET AVENUE

• One of the nicest subdivisions in town • .33 acre lot in a cul-de-sac and quiet neighbourhood

BRAND NEW SPROAT LAKE HOME! 0 ,00 9 $ 59

5625 SILVERSPOON RD

• Three bedroom, three bath, open floor plan, 9’ ceilings • One acre, beautiful views of the mountains, lake access

READY TO RETIRE? 0 ,00 5 6 $2

FULLY RENOVATED! 0 ,00 9 6 $4

7303 BELL ROAD

• Four bdrm, three bath, three-years-young reno’s & addition • 2.5 acres, 40x30 shop, RV parking, two tier partially covered deck

11-3535 BURDE ST

• 55+ Burde Hill Estates is a secure gated community • Brand New Roof, Hot Water Tank & Perimeter Drains

Affordable waterfront lots, get on the lake this summer!

As low as $198,000!

FIRST TIME ON THE MARKET! 00 9,0 $ 27

5890 SAUNDERS ROAD

• Four bedrooms, one bath, large living room on 0.53 Acre • Fully fenced, overheight carport, wood shed, chicken coup

3583 SWORDFERN LANE

• 0.18 acre lot, priced to sell & just waiting your building plans • Great neighbourhood, natural gas, hydro& services to lot

PRIVATE ACREAGE IN KITSUKSIS AREA! 0 ,90 $ 79

LT 1 TOMSWOOD ROAD

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

ENCHANTING VICTORIAN ESTATE! 0 ,90 9 4 $5

1.9 BEAUTIFUL ACRES! 0 ,90 9 9 $3

5510 DUNDALK AVE NORTH

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

5555 GOLDEN STREET

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

WESTPORTE PLACE LOT! 0 ,50 $ 76

5487 WOODLAND CRES. W

• 60x102 level lot features underground services • Close to Paper Mill Dam for fishing, swimming & trails

THE ULTIMATE RESIDENCE! 0 ,50 1 3 $5

5360 HIGHLAND DRIVE

• Four bedroom, three bath plus den and large rec room • Stunning craftsmanship, superior quality custom built by Bill Goorts

John’s Corner Ph: (250) 731-4101

7479 BELL ROAD

• Main level entry four bedroom, two bath country home • One acre beautifully landscaped w/sep. garage & large garden

BE YOUR OWN BOSS! r

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9 o $ 19 0m 120

email: john@midislandhomes.com

John Clark

Sproat Lake Vacation Spots available at Tall Timbers!

Gated Community, pristine swimming, family activities

Priced from $139,900 - $170,000!

G-5262 ARGYLE STREET

3754 9TH AVENUE

• Canvas Cup is a popular full service coffee bar and gallery • Seating for 20+ patrons, all equipment and furnishings included

• Beautiful 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom rancher sits on nice lot • Walking distance to shopping, doctors office & transportation

GARDENER’S PARADISE! 00 9,0 $ 42

YOU FOUND IT! 00 9,9 $ 19

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

00 9,9 $ 18

SOLID SOUTH PORT FAMILY HOME! 00 9,9 $ 21

6379 FAYETTE ROAD

• Lg split level 3 bedroom, 3 bath home on 2.17 acres • Riding ring and two barns with 3 horse stalls

POPULAR UPLANDS SUBDIVISION! 0 ,90 $ 79

FEELS LIKE HOME! 00 9,9 $ 26

2527 15TH AVENUE

ATTENTION HORSE LOVERS! 9 ,99 9 7 $3

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• 2 Bedroom, 2 bath classic South Port home • Energy efficient, lg shop, new windows and heat pump

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the Dave Koszegi Team

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

Claire Storie

Alberni Valley News Thursday, August 8, 2013

TOP OF ECHO! 00 9,9 $ 25

3706 MORTON ST.

5425 KITSUKSIS STREET

4123 ARGYLE STREET

• 4 bdrm, three bath main level entry home with basement • Single attached garage, double detached oversized garage, private back yard

• Vaulted ceiling throughout and plenty of windows let in natural light • Spacious three bedrooms plus den, two baths and a large family room

SOUTH PORT CHARMER! 00 8,8 $ 24

SPLASH! SPLASH! SPLASH! 00 5,0 $ 37

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

PEACEFUL LIVING ON GREENBELT! 00 9,5 $ 25

3846 MONTROSE STREET

• 4 spacious bedrooms, two baths, large rec room & in house workshop • Corner lot in a great neighbourhood, newer roof, powered RV Garage

COLLEGE VIEW ESTATES! 00 4,5 $ 29

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

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

4560 VICTORIA DRIVE

3731 ARGYLE ST

• Well built 3 bedroom, 3 bath plus den family home • Updates include thermal windows, newer roof and flooring

Port Alberni’s Real Estate Experts

2245 MALLORY DRIVE

• 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom with summer kitchen down • Swimming pool, hot tub, detached garage, amazing views

2875 CARMICHAEL CRES.

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

13-3500 MCNIGHT STREET

• Two bedroom, two bath high end quality built patio home • Greenbelt in the back, great neighbourhood in cul-de-sac

Personal Real Estate Corporation

• 3 bdrms, 2 baths on the main with in-law suite down • Large family home on half acre, oversized double carport

NORTH PORT RANCHER! 99 9,9 $ 22

5064 RICHARDSON RD

• Open concept three bedroom, two baths with sun room • Built in 2000, wheelchair accessible with breezeway • Steps away from Kitsuksis Walkway in great neighbourhood

RIVER FRONTAGE! 00 9,9 $ 22

5835 RIVER ROAD

• 60 feet of Somass River frontage on 0.32 acre lot • Four bdrms, three baths with wood insert fireplace

Port Alberni’s Real Estate Experts

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

COUNTRY ACREAGE! 00 9,9 $ 29

7475 MCKENZIE ROAD

• 2780 sq ft home featuring five bdrms, 3 baths & bonus room • 2.87 acres, shop and additional parking for your RV

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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

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RECREATIONAL PROPERTY! 0 ,90 $ 45

UPPER NORTH PORT LOT! 0 ,90 $ 72

1146 &1150 7TH AVENUE

4371 ARROWSMITH STREET

• Salmon Beach is a remote recreational village • On Barkley Sound, adjacent to Broken Group Islands

• 72 x 156 lot in a great area with lane access •Walking distance to schools, shopping and restaurants

SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT! 0 ,00 9 9 $6

SPROAT LAKE PARADISE! 0 ,00 9 4 $9

8245 DICKSON DRIVE

8945 FABER ROAD

• Four bedroom, five bath, master with soaker tub and views • 100’ Walk on waterfront, Sandy Beach • Outdoor sleeping area, Overheight garage, double carport

• 4 bedroom, 3 bath home boasts astounding views • Updated, vaulted ceilings, newer wharf and 26x25 shop

UPLANDS SUBDIVISION! 0 ,90 $ 89

3565 BRACKEN LANE

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

BEAUTIFUL SPROAT LAKE! 0 ,00 9 2 $8

9339 FABER ROAD

• Four Bedrooms, four baths, 100% suite ready for family • Southern exposure and serene lake views

Claire’s Corner CLAIRE HAS BUYER’S Looking to Purchase Country Property with 2+ Acres AS WELL AS a 1-3 Storey home with 4 bedrooms on one level!

Thinking of Selling?

Does your home fit the description?

Give Claire a call!

UNDER CONSTRUCTION 0 ,00 5 5 $3

HUGE SHOP! 0 0 9,9 $ 18

2762 7TH AVENUE

• Three bdrm, two bath private home, large living room • Fully fenced, detached single garage, views of the mountains

FAMILY HOME! 00 9,0 $ 25

4155 CLEGG CRES. NORTH

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

ATTENTION HORSE LOVERS! 00 5,9 $ 13

• Three bedroom, three bath, double garage and 2 wood fireplaces • Great Neighbourhood, fully fenced yard, raised flower beds

2587 1ST AVENUE

• 3 bedrrom 1 bath home with basement with in house workshop • Newer windows, roof, perimeter drains, plumbing and heat pump

Personal Real Estate Corporation

HUGE SHOP! 00 6,0 $ 19

REDFORD HEIGHTS! 00 0,0 $ 15

LOT 21 GILBERT PLACE

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LOTS OF LOTS

BRING YOUR BUILDING PLANS

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•0.23 Acre Corner Lot with beautiful views •Biggest lot in the cul-de-sac in a great neighbourhood

SPROAT LAKE-DAWSON’S LANDING! ST 00+G 9 , 9 $26

SL 1 KYUNIM ROAD

• 0.43 acre lot fully serviced - electric, water, sewage to lot line • Astounding views, private, sandy pebble beach with wharf

INVESTOR ALERT! 00 2,5 $ 64

3970 7TH AVENUE

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

THREE YEARS YOUNG! 0 ,50 3 7 $1

BUILD YOUR DREAM! 0 ,90 $ 78

3158 SWEET AVENUE

• One of the nicest subdivisions in town • .33 acre lot in a cul-de-sac and quiet neighbourhood

BRAND NEW SPROAT LAKE HOME! 0 ,00 9 $ 59

5625 SILVERSPOON RD

• Three bedroom, three bath, open floor plan, 9’ ceilings • One acre, beautiful views of the mountains, lake access

READY TO RETIRE? 0 ,00 5 6 $2

FULLY RENOVATED! 0 ,00 9 6 $4

7303 BELL ROAD

• Four bdrm, three bath, three-years-young reno’s & addition • 2.5 acres, 40x30 shop, RV parking, two tier partially covered deck

11-3535 BURDE ST

• 55+ Burde Hill Estates is a secure gated community • Brand New Roof, Hot Water Tank & Perimeter Drains

Affordable waterfront lots, get on the lake this summer!

As low as $198,000!

FIRST TIME ON THE MARKET! 00 9,0 $ 27

5890 SAUNDERS ROAD

• Four bedrooms, one bath, large living room on 0.53 Acre • Fully fenced, overheight carport, wood shed, chicken coup

3583 SWORDFERN LANE

• 0.18 acre lot, priced to sell & just waiting your building plans • Great neighbourhood, natural gas, hydro& services to lot

PRIVATE ACREAGE IN KITSUKSIS AREA! 0 ,90 $ 79

LT 1 TOMSWOOD ROAD

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

ENCHANTING VICTORIAN ESTATE! 0 ,90 9 4 $5

1.9 BEAUTIFUL ACRES! 0 ,90 9 9 $3

5510 DUNDALK AVE NORTH

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

5555 GOLDEN STREET

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

WESTPORTE PLACE LOT! 0 ,50 $ 76

5487 WOODLAND CRES. W

• 60x102 level lot features underground services • Close to Paper Mill Dam for fishing, swimming & trails

THE ULTIMATE RESIDENCE! 0 ,50 1 3 $5

5360 HIGHLAND DRIVE

• Four bedroom, three bath plus den and large rec room • Stunning craftsmanship, superior quality custom built by Bill Goorts

John’s Corner Ph: (250) 731-4101

7479 BELL ROAD

• Main level entry four bedroom, two bath country home • One acre beautifully landscaped w/sep. garage & large garden

BE YOUR OWN BOSS! r

o 00 lease 0 , .

9 o $ 19 0m 120

email: john@midislandhomes.com

John Clark

Sproat Lake Vacation Spots available at Tall Timbers!

Gated Community, pristine swimming, family activities

Priced from $139,900 - $170,000!

G-5262 ARGYLE STREET

3754 9TH AVENUE

• Canvas Cup is a popular full service coffee bar and gallery • Seating for 20+ patrons, all equipment and furnishings included

• Beautiful 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom rancher sits on nice lot • Walking distance to shopping, doctors office & transportation

GARDENER’S PARADISE! 00 9,0 $ 42

YOU FOUND IT! 00 9,9 $ 19

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

00 9,9 $ 18

SOLID SOUTH PORT FAMILY HOME! 00 9,9 $ 21

6379 FAYETTE ROAD

• Lg split level 3 bedroom, 3 bath home on 2.17 acres • Riding ring and two barns with 3 horse stalls

POPULAR UPLANDS SUBDIVISION! 0 ,90 $ 79

FEELS LIKE HOME! 00 9,9 $ 26

2527 15TH AVENUE

ATTENTION HORSE LOVERS! 9 ,99 9 7 $3

B5

Port Alberni’s Real Estate Experts

$

• 2 Bedroom, 2 bath classic South Port home • Energy efficient, lg shop, new windows and heat pump

www.albernivalleynews.com

the Dave Koszegi Team

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

Claire Storie

Alberni Valley News Thursday, August 8, 2013

TOP OF ECHO! 00 9,9 $ 25

3706 MORTON ST.

5425 KITSUKSIS STREET

4123 ARGYLE STREET

• 4 bdrm, three bath main level entry home with basement • Single attached garage, double detached oversized garage, private back yard

• Vaulted ceiling throughout and plenty of windows let in natural light • Spacious three bedrooms plus den, two baths and a large family room

SOUTH PORT CHARMER! 00 8,8 $ 24

SPLASH! SPLASH! SPLASH! 00 5,0 $ 37

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

PEACEFUL LIVING ON GREENBELT! 00 9,5 $ 25

3846 MONTROSE STREET

• 4 spacious bedrooms, two baths, large rec room & in house workshop • Corner lot in a great neighbourhood, newer roof, powered RV Garage

COLLEGE VIEW ESTATES! 00 4,5 $ 29

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

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

4560 VICTORIA DRIVE

3731 ARGYLE ST

• Well built 3 bedroom, 3 bath plus den family home • Updates include thermal windows, newer roof and flooring

Port Alberni’s Real Estate Experts

2245 MALLORY DRIVE

• 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom with summer kitchen down • Swimming pool, hot tub, detached garage, amazing views

2875 CARMICHAEL CRES.

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

13-3500 MCNIGHT STREET

• Two bedroom, two bath high end quality built patio home • Greenbelt in the back, great neighbourhood in cul-de-sac

Personal Real Estate Corporation

• 3 bdrms, 2 baths on the main with in-law suite down • Large family home on half acre, oversized double carport

NORTH PORT RANCHER! 99 9,9 $ 22

5064 RICHARDSON RD

• Open concept three bedroom, two baths with sun room • Built in 2000, wheelchair accessible with breezeway • Steps away from Kitsuksis Walkway in great neighbourhood

RIVER FRONTAGE! 00 9,9 $ 22

5835 RIVER ROAD

• 60 feet of Somass River frontage on 0.32 acre lot • Four bdrms, three baths with wood insert fireplace

Port Alberni’s Real Estate Experts

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

COUNTRY ACREAGE! 00 9,9 $ 29

7475 MCKENZIE ROAD

• 2780 sq ft home featuring five bdrms, 3 baths & bonus room • 2.87 acres, shop and additional parking for your RV