North Island Gazette, October 10, 2013

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Band members clash over split Paul Rudan Campbell River Mirror CAMPBELL RIVER—Wounds linger from a 19th-century massacre that displaced the tribes of Gilford Island.

More than 150 years later, the

wrongs of the past have resurfaced resulting in a standoff over title, land, resources and cash.

On Saturday morning, things came to a head on the Campbell River Indian Band Reserve when more than 100 First Nations people

from Northern Vancouver Island staged a peaceful protest in front of the Thunderbird Hall.

“It pains me to be here … the family who we’re speaking to are closely related and I love them,” said Chief Wedlidi Speck. “This

is really challenging … but I need to stand here and I need to stand for truth.”

Chiefs and representatives from

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• BOOBY PRIZE

Tropical shorebird makes rare showing off B.C. coast.

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• STICKING A ‘W’

Eagles bantams post first win of young season.

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• FLEET FEAT

Runners, walkers help breast cancer fight in Run for Cure.

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Sealing the deal Students from Sea View School in Port Alice get an up-close look as Titan, a rehabilitated harbour seal, is returned to the water in Neurotsis Inlet last Friday at Jeune Landing. Titan was one of two seals returned to the North Island by staff from Vancouver Aquarium and the DFO Friday. See more in North Island Life, page 13.

Samaritan helps RCMP in rescue Gazette staff PORT ALICE—A boater who went overboard near Port Alice was rescued from the chilly waters of Neurotsis Inlet by an alert bystander with the help of a local RCMP constable Saturday afternoon.

Cst. Darren Regush received a call at 3:45 p.m.

Oct. 5 saying a 16-foot, open-bow boat had run aground near the Port Alice Marina. A lone man had fallen from the boat and could be seen in the water, nearly 300 metres from shore beyond the marina’s breakwater.

After making a radio call for assistance from

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B.C. Ambulance and the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue unit, Regush was joined by the man who originally called in the emergency. The two located the grounded boat, badly damaged from a high-speed impact with the shoreline, and muscled it into the water before man-

aging to start the engine.

The two motored out to the struggling victim in his own boat and were joined by a second boat, piloted by the son of the 9-1-1 caller. The three men worked together to hoist the victim, described as “very cold and tired,” from the water.

The victim was transport-

ed to shore, where his care was taken over by B.C. Ambulance personnel.

RCMP expressed its thanks to everyone who assisted in the rescue.

“Without the quick action of those involved, this matter might have turned out far differently,” it said in a written release.

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Healthcare checkup Gazette staff PORT HARDY— Mayor Bev Parnham met with board members of Island Health (formerly Vancouver Island Heath Authority) last week to discuss the proposed local Integrated Primary Care facilities.

The mayor called the discussions “very positive,” and came away somewhat reassured about the board’s commitment to the projects.

“They felt very strongly that we’re on the right path to creating a model for rural healthcare,” she said.

The Mayor and Local Working Group had questioned Island Health’s commitment last month due to the process stagnating somewhat and in light of suggestions from board members that planned revisions to the healthcare model could be enacted independently of an inte-

“(Island Health) felt very strongly that we’re on the right path to creating a model for rural healthcare.”

Mayor Bev Parnham

grated facility.

Since then, a posted Notice of Intent to purchase land for an interim facility and last week’s meeting have helped clear the air as Island Health reaffirms its commitment to the proposed changes.

“It’s very evident that they understand our needs,” said Mayor Parnham. “I think it’s important for us to stay on their radar.”

The new facility would form the heart of a shakeup to the healthcare model, allowing better communication between hospital staff and assigning ‘teams’ of healthcare professionals to a patient.

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inspiration from the Nuka model in Alaska and the Oceanside Health Centre in Parksville, and proponents are striving for it to be at the forefront of rural healthcare delivery.

The planned changes have been credited as a factor in recent hires and the increased interest shown by physicians and other health professionals towards the region.

Island Health is looking at a variety of funding options for the facility and hopes to have the interim modular building in place in five months, with the permanent facility to be included in the 2014/15 budget.

At work and at play Port Hardy Rotarians have been hard at work in recent weeks, preparing for and installing playground equipment at the Rotary Park behind the Chamber of Commerce building on Market Street.

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Left: Participants listen to instructor Ken Burkholder (standing) during the Intro to Digital Photography course at Port Alice Community Centre, part of the new Port Alice Learning program offering classes to area residents. Right: Sharon Whitehead from Port Hardy conducts an Osteofit seminar as part of Port Alice Learning. Whitehead gave advice on nutrition and lifestyle and demonstrated appropriate exercises for those suffering from or at risk of Osteoporosis, Osteopenia or in danger of falling. Upcoming at Port Alice Learning is an Oct. 16 course on winter garden preparation.

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Raising a glass to salmon volunteers Gazette staff Salmon enhancement volunteer organizations on North Vancouver Island are being invited to apply for project funding from the Pacific Western Brewing (PWB) Community Foundation.

The Foundation has established a $20,000 fund to support grassroots salmon enhancement initiatives in British Columbia.

“When our representatives visit communities on the coast they hear a common theme of concern about the pressing need to replenish our precious wild salmon stocks,” said Kazuko Komatsu, owner of the Prince George-based brewery.

“Hundreds of tireless volunteers are working hard in B.C. communities to rebuild salmon stocks and rehabilitate

“Hundreds of tireless volunteers are working hard in B.C. communities to rebuild salmon stocks and rehabilitate streams.

PWB wants to help.”

Kazuko Komatsu

streams. PWB wants to help.”

Applications should support the protection, conservation, enhancement or rehabilitation of Pacific salmon and their habitat. Projects can range from community-based streamkeeping and habitat rehabilitation to the enhancement of salmon stocks.

Applicants should represent volunteerbased organizations and are asked to provide information that assures PWB that their organization is quali-

fied to undertake a project. Relevant permits or letters of support from appropriate government agencies such as Fisheries and Oceans Canada should be included with the application.

To submit an application go to PWB’s website home page (www. pwbrewing.com) and follow the prompt.

The PWB Community Foundation will be adjudicating requests for support this fall.

For more information, call Brian Kieran at 250-203-7158.

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As Office Manager, in addition to keeping a busy office organized, her duties include payroll, maintaining the Ext. Health & Dental plan, reception, and general day to day accounting. Having briefly worked for Hardy Buoys in 2007, Clare was happy to cut 40 mins. from her daily commute to rejoin the team in March 2011. What Clare likes most about Hardy Buoys is that it is a family, locally owned and operated business. Born in Powell River, Clare moved to Port Hardy as a young girl 35 years ago and appreciates working with a company that values community as much as she does. Clare enjoys fishing, hiking, curling, and softball. When the weather is nice you will find Clare “Glamping” in her home away from home. Spending time with their 5 grown children, grandchildren, family & friends is what Clare and her partner Kirk value most. They also enjoy taking road trips on their Harley-Davidson. Clare hopes to retire early and travel. Hardy Buoys appreciates Clare as a valuable member of its’ administrative team.

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Lots of care needed Gazette staff PORT HARDY— The Port Hardy RCMP would like to notify residents that in the previous six months, half of all reported collisions — many involving more than $1,000 in damage — have occurred in the parking lots of local shopping malls.

The RCMP would like to remind all drivers that parking lots open to the public are high-traffic areas, typically populated

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District puts restrictions on dog owner J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT HARDY— The owner of a pair of large-breed dogs who attacked and injured a woman and her pet will keep her dogs. But the animals will no longer be allowed to run free in their unfenced yard.

The District of Port Hardy and its Animal Control office this week designated the cane corso mastiffs Dangerous Dogs and signed a 13-point agreement with the owner that has resulted in construction of a fenced run on the rent-

al property and other terms.

“If any one of those points is not adhered to, we will take the dogs,” said Allison McCarrick, finance officer for the District.

Two of the three mastiffs kept at the Hastings Street resi-

dence left their yard and crossed the street to attack an Australian cattle dog/border collie cross. That dog’s owner, Deborah Crooks of Port Hardy, suffered bite wounds in the attack and her dog, Sheila, required surgery for injuries to

her neck and hind leg.

“We’re not happy with the decision at all,” said Crooks. “The (District) had us come in and meet them but they told us what they’d already decided in talking to the owner.

We didn’t have a say in it whatsoever.”

In a written statement, the District said its decision was guided by the Animal Control Bylaw.

“This agreement enforces many of the regulations within the bylaw and is structured to ensure the dogs are no longer at large,”

the statement said.

“This file will remain open and the District Municipal Bylaw Enforcement Officer as well as the Animal Control Officer will continue to ensure the terms of this stringent agreement are adhered to on an ongoing basis.”

Around Town Saturday, Oct. 26 8pm-2am

Port Hardy Mayor Bev Parnham, Elizabeth Young of the BC Salmon Farmers Association and George Hilton of Harvest Food Bank last week. Young presented a cheque to Hilton on behalf of the BCSFA, which last week held its AGM in Port Hardy.

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Salmon farmers gift food bank

Gazette staff PORT HARDY— The BC Salmon Farmers Association has made a $1,000 donation to the Port Hardy Harvest Food Bank to mark Aquaculture Awareness Week.

“This is the inaugural year that Aquaculture Awareness Week has been celebrated in Port Hardy – we hope the first of many years to come,” said Mary Ellen Walling, Executive Director of the BCSFA. A key component of Aquaculture Awareness Week is being able to say thank-you to all the thousands of men and women who work to make the industry a success, but also a chance to say thankyou for all the work they do in their personal time to support their communities, Walling noted.

“It doesn’t take a big commitment to make a big difference. Even an hour or two can help.”

Mary Ellen Walling

“Every year in B.C., food banks help close to 100,000 people,” said Walling. “These are people who are our neighbours and friends who need our help.

We’re so pleased to be able to offer this donation and know that the Port Hardy Harvest Food Bank will be able to leverage this donation to help out those in need.”

Supporting the food bank is also something very important to staff at the BCSFA. Each week, staff members donate two hours of their time at the food bank in Campbell River, where

the BCSFA office is located.

“It’s so rewarding.

I would encourage everyone to volunteer their time,” said Walling. “It doesn’t take a big commitment to make a big difference. Even an hour or two can help.”

The BCSFA represents salmon farm companies and those who supply services and supplies to the industry.

Salmon farming provides for 6,000 direct and indirect jobs while contributing $800 million to the provincial economy each year.

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Protest draws crowd to Campbell River

from page 1 bands stretching from Campbell River to the northern tip of the island, stood together to protest the division of two tribes, initiated by the Sewid family.

It all goes back to a horrific incident, in or about 1856, when Bella Coola warriors paddled south to Kingcome Inlet and massacred residents living on Gilford Island.

As a result, the survivors were displaced to other communities, with the majority, about 50 people, choosing to live with relatives and friends at Mamalilikulla on nearby Village Island.

After that, the historic record becomes complicated, but both sides in the present-day dispute say they have history on their side.

“This division is being sought in order to rectify a historic wrong perpetrated by the federal government when they illegally amalgamated the Mamalilikulla and the Wiumasgum Qwe’Qwa’Sot’Em people,” wrote Chief Harold Sewid on June 24, 2013, in an open letter to band members.

In short, Chief Sewid has initiated a process with Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada to separate the two bands. It’s a goal, he said, that was started 50 years ago by his grandfather and then his father.

“The reason we’re so angry is they claim we’re squatters on Gilford Island and that’s not true.”

Mike Willie

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Henry K’odi Nelson of the Dzawada’enuxw First Nation waves eagle feathers in his band-bestowed position of kayudala (conductor) of fellow singers during a protest in Campbell River Saturday. Below, Chief opposed to the proposed split line up in solidarity Paul Rudan during the protest. exists – this is identity theft,” Willie wrote in a backgrounder handed out at Saturday’s protest.

Willie said the bands opposed to the split have been shut out of the federal process and have been apparently told, by Chief Sewid, that it’s none of their business.

The protestors, however, take the opposite view and point out the merger will unfairIf approved, the more than 100 people sel. However, the pro- ly take away land – new Wiumasgum- showed up to protest posed split has angered including a sacred cave Q w e ’ Q w a ’ S o t ’ E m the split. others who assert that – and resources.

“The reason we’re “You can get into a Chief Sewid and his nation would be seeking reserve lands and war of words very eas- family do not have, so angry is they claim $1 million from a claim ily,” Chief Sewid told according to researcher we’re squatters on settlement that’s been the Mirror on Tuesday. Mike Willie, “legiti- Gilford Island and “These are all my fam- mate right to the name, that’s not true,” Willie sitting in trust. said in a phone interChief Sewid is hop- ily and relatives. It history and land…”

“The Sewid family view Monday night. ing to hold a refer- would just upset a lot is claiming the history, “We need a process to endum to decide the of things.”

His next step is to lands and authority of refute their research and issue, but the next step is undecided after consult with legal coun- a nation that already they need to stop it!”

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All Level 1’s and those officials new to officiating must complete an online module, classroom session and participate in an on ice session. Those returning Level 2’s and 3’s are only required to complete the classroom session.

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COMMENTARY

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Seal off dogs Two incidents on the North Island last week remind us we must be careful not to treat wild animals as pets, and that just as much care is needed to ensure pets do not behave as wild animals.

Friday’s release of a pair of juvenile harbour seals, rescued as pups and rehabilitated by staff at Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Centre, provided a learning experience for local schoolchildren and residents.

Asked if Titan, a male seal released at Jeune Landing, had become attached to humans during his three months at the rescue centre, Taryn Robinson of Vancouver Aquarium demurred.

“These are naturally curious animals, even in the wild,” said Robinson. “They tolerated us during their rehabilitation, but they’re definitely wild animals.”

The cane corso Italian mastiff, on the other hand, is a domesticated dog. But the huge breed is descended from Roman war dogs and in more modern times was used as a hunter of large animals, including wild boar.

The thrill of the hunt apparently still drives a pair of local mastiffs, who had already been reported for threatening behaviour before they left their unfenced property in the heart of Port Hardy and crossed the street to attack and injure both a smaller dog and its owner just five days before the seals’ release.

The District of Port Hardy has an animal control bylaw. By itself, the bylaw cannot prevent an attack, but it has provisions to prevent a repeat incident. We sincerely hope the agreement between the District and the owner of the mastiffs accomplishes this, but we’d feel more confident if all of the bylaw’s provisions, rather than “many”, were being applied.

Even elementary school children know it’s wrong to approach animals in the wild, no matter how cute and cuddly they might look. It’s just as wrong for a civic authority to allow its citizens to be terrorized — and injured — by animals living in the community.

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Marijuana referendum misguided VICTORIA – I won’t be signing the “Sensible B.C.” petition to demand a provincewide referendum on marijuana enforcement. You shouldn’t either, and here are a few reasons why.

Let me start by saying I’ve been calling for legalization and regulation of pot for 20 years, to conserve police resources and reduce violent crime. Our war on drugs is a failure even for heroin and cocaine, and marijuana is obviously much easier to produce.

But the current effort led

by Dana Larsen is not only misguided, it’s dangerous.

The petition does not propose legalization. It seeks to impose a provincial law that would stop B.C. police from using any resources for simple possession charges. This would create a loophole in the federal drug law.

So what would that do?

It would protect otherwise innocent customers of the

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current illegal marijuana trade, while leaving the criminal distribution business in place.

Larsen’s loony law would tie police hands when they are trying to hold someone on a lesser charge while they search for evidence of something nastier. This is a source of many simple possession charges today.

Police chiefs have a different idea, asking for the option of treating simple possession as a ticket offence to keep the court

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Tundra the wolf dog is about to get some international exposure and expose Europeans to the wonder of North Vancouver Island.

RCMP report most of the area’s vehicle collisions take place in parking lots. With daylight fading, take care out there, folks.

time to a minimum.

Both of these notions have the same obvious flaws. They don’t deal with sales to minors and they divert no revenue to government, leaving most of that in the hands of criminal dealers who buy cocaine, guns and fancy cars.

Colorado and Washington have gone the legalization route, so far without interference from their federal government. These states need money, and they don’t need more crime or illconsidered hippy gesture politics.

Meanwhile in Ottawa, Health Canada is trying to convert a poorly regulated mess of small-scale medical marijuana licences to a free-market system of commercial producers.

Local politicians tore a strip off Health Canada officials at their recent convention, after years of warnings that federal licences were scattered at unknown locaA member of

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tions, often used as fronts for larger grow-ops.

Mission Coun. Dave Hensman predicted that when a grower gets a letter cancelling his licence, he’s more likely to roll up a big joint with it than to shut down. Burnaby Coun.

Nick Volkow suggested the response would echo an old Cheech and Chong routine: “Dave’s not here, man.”

Larsen’s “cannibus” has been rolling around B.C., reaping uncritical media coverage. It even blundered into the recent Walk for Reconciliation in Vancouver, an event to mark the end of federal hearings into the effects of residential schools on aboriginal children.

I wouldn’t support the Larsen bunch for anything, unless it involved them looking for jobs. Just say no.

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

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Keep our recycling free from plastic bags Local governments, in their efforts to reduce the amount of material going into the landfill, have for several years been recycling items made of plastic. This effort has often been challenging as the demand for recycled plastic can be low.

Recently the market in China, which is a significant portion of the demand for recycled plastic, has

placed new restrictions on what material they will accept. These new restrictions include a ban on plastic film. Plastic is most often encountered by the public in the form of bags.

The end result is a load of recycled plastics will not be accepted anywhere if it contains any plastic bags within it. You can find out more by Googling ‘Green Fence China Recycling’.

For health and safety concerns plus operation practicality, Seven Mile Landfill and Recycling Centre staff cannot try and pick out bags from a load of recycled plastic. If bags are found in a load, the load must be landfilled.

We have advised North Island recycling depots of this decision and attendants will work with the public to eliminate this

type of contamination but we need the cooperation of all members of the public if we are to continue plastic recycling.

All is not gloom and doom though. Starting in May 2014, the new Multi Material BC recycling program for packaging and printed paper will start. This program will accept most types of plastic containers and films

though some separation is required. In addition, materials such as glass and polystyrene will also be recycled which is a new opportunity for North Islanders. As we get closer to the program's start, your local government will be communicating with its residents. If anyone has any questions regarding the above, please contact me at the Regional District

office at your convenience or ask the staff at your local recycling depot. http://www.smartplanet. com/blog/bulletin/whychina-isnt-taking-american-trash-anymore/19420

Dear editor, Small businesses are the heart and soul of communities. They support families and keep local economies strong. The owners are parents, coaches and volunteers who make a difference every day.

October is Small Business

Month — our chance to recognize the tremendous contributions that small businesses make. Across B.C., 98 per cent of businesses are small businesses and more than a million British Columbians work for them.

It takes courage, energy and dedication to run a

small business. I know the challenges from running my own business for 21 years and from my time with the BC Chamber of Commerce and the North Vancouver Chamber. That’s why, as Minister of State, I am working hard to make B.C. the most small-busi-

ness friendly jurisdiction in Canada. It’s why we’re continuing to cut red tape and boost the small business share of government contracts by 20 per cent.

It’s also why government has already cut the small business corporate income tax rate by 44 per cent, and

is committed to cutting it a further 40 per cent.

This month, join me in thanking small businesses in your community. They are more than just business owners. In fact, you can nominate your favourite for a Small Business BC Award between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30

at sbbcawards.ca.

Together, we can make sure the small-business heart of our communities beats a little stronger.

Patrick Donaghy Operations Manager, Regional District Mount Waddington

Time to recognize small business

& Ra s t n Ra ves

Naomi Yamamoto Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business

Thanks to you We, the Gazette staff, would like to take the opportunity to wish all our readers a happy Thanksgiving weekend.

The long weekend offers the perfect excuse to come together, spend time with family and take a break.

Whatever your plans this weekend, we hope it's a happy and restful occasion.

The Gazette staff

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Letters to the editor

The Fort Rupert Curling Club is having an open house for everyone interested in curling this season.

October 18 6:30 to 9:00pm Please come out and see our curling club, have an appie, try some curling or get some information on the upcoming season.

Round Up for Kids Oct 3-19 Round up your till tape total to the next dollar to help us raise money for BC Children’s Hospital.

Donate an extra $2 and get an entry form for a change to win a gas BBQ.

If you do not have a team we can find a spot for you.

Draw will be on Oct. 20

Beginner and junior curlers welcome!

The kids thank you!

For more information contact Muffy 250-949-7463

The goal is to publish every letter, so keep them brief, clear and to the point. Be hard on the problem, not the person; skip quotes except where readily confirmable; accept editing for length and legality. Include full name and home community (plus phone number to confirm authorship). Mail, fax, email or drop off c/o the editor by 4:00 pm Friday.

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Things to do on the

NORTH ISLAND

October 10 Port McNeill Volunteer Fire Rescue hosts its annual open house, 6:30 p.m., at the fire hall on Campbell Way. Demonstrations, kids' snacks and activities. Fun for all ages.

October 12 Community Garage Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Providence Place, Port Hardy.

October 12 Port Hardy Fire Rescue hosts its annual open house at Fire Hall 1 in town, 1-4 p.m. Firefighting and rescue demonstrations, kids activities and more.

October 16 Port Alice Learning presents Everything You Wanted to Know About Gardening, 1:30-4 p.m. at the Community Centre. Get tips and ideas from a panel of experienced local gardeners. Cost $7.50; to register call Maggie at 250-284-3591, Edith at 250-284-0106, or Corrine at 250-284-3594.

October 20 Hardy Bay Seniors host a hamburger/hot dog sale, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., 9150 Granville St. October 20 50th anniversary celebration for St. John Gualbert Anglican United Church (A-Frame) in Port McNeill.

Church service 11 a.m., light lunch from noon-2 p.m.

All are welcome.

October 23 As part of the Speakers’ Corner series, Northern Vancouver Island’s “Marine Detective” Jackie Hildering

MEETINGS & ONGOING EVENTS

• Are you interested in being part of the team?

Join the PH Fire Dept. drop-in meeting every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the fire halls.

• Port Hardy Museum & Gift Shop open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 am to noon, 1:00 to 5:00 pm.

• Quatsino Museum & Archives is open Saturday and Sunday from 1:00-2:00 pm Sept.-June, daily July-August. FMI quatsino.museum@recn.ca.

• Every 1st & 3rd Saturday at 7pm: Coal Harbour Activity Centre Game Night. Bring a friend.

Free. FMI 250-949-0575.

• PH Lions Club Bingo every Thursday. Doors open at 5:30pm.

• The German Edelweiss Cultural Club meets Thurs. at 7pm in PH Inn Pub. FMI 250-2301376.

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will be presenting on the return of humpback whales to our area and the work of the Marine Education and Research Society in studying them. Content will cover the biology of humpbacks and conservation concerns, including how to avoid vessel collisions now that these giants are again our marine neighbours.

Location: A-Frame Church, 175 Cedar, Port McNeill, 7-9 p.m. Entry by donation: All proceeds go to the work of the Marine Education and Research Society. www. mersociety.org.

Park Seawall. Take a journey through the spooky sights and sounds, then end your trek with hot dogs and hot chocolate by the bonfire. Also, enter the pumpkin carving contest, featuring several prize categories, and include your entry in the patch. Info, 250-949-7622.

October 25 Halloween Howl, 7-11 p.m., Port Alice Community Centre. Best costume prizes, spooky fun, family dance.

Concession available. Tickets $5 per goblin; $15 per goblin family. Info, 250-284-3912.

November 2-3 27th annual Rotary Auction at Thunderbird Mall in Port Hardy. Live simulcast on The Port 1240AM.

October 26 Gate House Community Association hosts an interactive play, Forest of Magic: Mystery of the Wizard’s Daughter, 6-8 p.m. at Gate House Theatre. Cost by donation, arrive any time before 7:45 and join with cast members on a journey to solve the mystery.

October 26 Port Hardy Minor Hockey hosts a fundraising Halloween Dance, 8 p.m.-2 a.m., Civic Centre. Prizes for best costumes; grand prize an HD flat-screen TV. Tickets $15 or two for $25, available at Mars Diner.

November 1 Annual Pumpkin Patch Crawl hosted by the Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce, 6-8:30 p.m. at the Carrot

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November 8-9 Remembering HMCS Alberni, a temporary exhibit at the Port Hardy Museum from 10 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m.

November 9 Richelle Andre performs CD release concert, 7 p.m.

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Alice shows its heart

Trish Weatherall Special to the Gazette If the heart of the home is the kitchen, then the heart of Port Alice is its grocery store. And what a big heart it has.

While planning a burger stand Sept. 20 to help Donnie Kernachan and his family with expenses for his cancer treatment, Port Alice residents Marnie Chase and Rose KleinBeekman approached F.P. Foods owner Bill Feader Sr. for a discount on supplies.

“I’ll tell you what,” Feader answered. “I can do better than that.

I will donate all the food.”

Kernachan has a rare blood disorder that required a stem cell transplant. He successfully received the transplant Sept. 24, but now must stay close to the hospital in Vancouver with his wife Nicole, to address any compatibility issues or complications for the next 6-8 months. Vancouver rental costs alone are

more than $2,000 per month, on top of keeping their household in Port Alice.

The community of Port Alice stepped up to help the family, longtime North Island residents. Donnie worked in logging and at the Neucel pulp mill.

Daughters Katie and Anna, son Martin, and grandson Asher also live in Port Alice.

More than 400 people attended the fundraising barbecue, held in front of F.P. foods from 1-8 p.m. Chase, KleinBeekman, the F.P. Foods staff, and four young Kernachan cousins kept things running smoothly.

“Our first customer was a young girl with not a lot of money to spare,” says Chase, “she gave me $20 and said, ‘I don’t want a burger, just donate this to the family’.” After that, many customers told them to keep the change from their purchase or just made an outright donation.

By the time the dona-

tions were totalled, they had reached $5,290 — and donations are still coming in.

“We thought we’d raise $500, but were hoping for $1,000,” says Marnie. “In our wildest dreams we didn’t think we would raise this kind of money.”

Coincidentally, the barbecue was held one day before the community hosted the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock in a kickoff dinner/auction on the eve if its 2013 ride to Victoria.

Port Alice residents and guests raised another $13,950 for childhood cancer victims and research.

The Kernachan family has sent a thankyou to all of Port Alice for its love and support. From Vancouver, Nicole wrote, “A big thank you to Marnie, Rose and Bill at F.P. Foods for their wonderful fundraiser! A huge hug to all the people who have helped support us. We couldn’t do this without you guys!

There are really no words to express how much we appreciate and love you all! Thank you so much! We were so overwhelmed at the support and love we have received; it’s why we love Port Alice!”

Bill Feader Sr. opened F.P. Foods grocery store in 1981. It’s now a family business with son Bill Jr. as manager and daughter Amanda in the bakery.

The F.P. Foods family has been a star supporter of the community for decades. It has contributed to the Oscar Hickes hockey tournament, Cops for Cancer and many other local fundraisers for sports teams, graduations and families in need. During the recent Neucel maintenance shut-down, F.P. Foods increased open hours to accommodate the hundreds of contractors in town.

Donations to the Kernachan family can be made at the Port Alice Scotiabank branch.

Hatchery nets $25k

Gazette staff MARBLE RIVER— The hot, dry country in Arizona is a world away from the lush riparian surrounds of the Marble River. So when Aimee Mundy and Robert Jordan paid a visit to the Marble River Hatchery last week, the Copper State residents were suitably impressed.

The pair didn’t arrive there by chance. Mundy and Jordan came to the facility on behalf of BHP Billiton to bestow a cheque for $25,000 upon the Friends of the Marble River Society for the operation of the hatchery.

As the company behind the Island Copper Mine, BHP Billiton already has a strong connection with the North Island. Since the mine’s closure in 1995, representatives have been involved in reclamation efforts and in other community involvement projects like last week’s dona-

important the donation was to its continued operation.

The visitors seemed particularly impressed with the otolith marking system in the incubation section.

Fuller explained to the visitors that by manipulating the temperature of the water, Representatives of BHP Billiton get a tour the hatchery could of the Marble River Hatchery site last implant a unique markA O’Toole ing in the otolith (ear) week. bones of the fish. He ety members estimat- likened the marking tion.

The windfall is ing upwards of $15,000 system to tree rings a huge boon to the annually in Hydro bills and explained that the hatchery, which is run to maintain the facility. bones of the fish could The hatchery does then be used to idenentirely by volunteers.

Operating under receive some federal tify it as having come the Department funding, but the cheque from that hatchery. The of Fisheries and from BHP Billiton rep- group continued its Oceans Salmonid resents “quite a sub- behind-the-scenes look E n h a n c e m e n t stantial sum,” said at the facility, local volunteer representatives underProgram’s Public hatchery Involvement Program, Lyle Flostrand. “It’ll scoring how vital the the hatchery was estab- keep us going, certain- contribution was to the lished in 1981 and ly for another year.” hatchery’s.

Flostrand, along today produces more Following the tour, than one million salm- with Ken Fuller and the group assembled on each year, largely Jon Flintoft, took the outside and the BHP visitors on a tour of the Billiton duo officially spring salmon.

Operating the hatch- facility to give an over- made the cheque preery is extremely ener- sight on the operation sentation to the Society gy-intensive, with soci- and show exactly how representatives.

From left, Anna Kernachan, Marnie Chase, Katie (Kernachan) Senciw and Rose Klein-Beekman gather during a fund-raising barbecue to benefit family patriarch Donnie Kernachan at FP Foods in Port Alice.

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GM LUNCHEON OCTOBER 23RD The October luncheon will take place at Seto’s Wok & Grill on Wednesday, October 23rd at 12:00pm. If you would like to attend the luncheon please RSVP by 4:30pm on Monday, October 21 to: phccadm@cablerocket.com OR call @ 250-949-7622.

Pumpkin Patch 2013 Mark your Calendars! Experience a haunting night of jack-o-lanterns, the grim reaper and spooky sights on Friday, November 1st at Carrot Park from 6-8:30pm. Complete your spooky walk with a warm drink and hot dog hosted by the Port Hardy Lions Club while staying warm at the bon fire. Watch for details on the carving competition.

After Hours Business Mixer – Tourism Operators The Chamber and the Port Hardy District are partnering up to put on an after-hours business mixer for any and all business operators. This will take place on Thursday, November 7th at the Providence Place from 6:30 -9:00pm. Chamber Members have free admission; any other businesses attending will have a small fee of $10. Refreshments will be provided.

Please RSVP to: phccadm@cablerocket.com OR call @ 250-949-7622.

The Chamber and Port Hardy District will be holding these after hour mixers throughout the Fall accordingly so that we can hear from you; learn about what you would like to see for the future of Port Hardy and how we can help to support your business.

2013/2014 Chamber Memberships The new membership season is underway. We look forward continuing our work with our existing members and hope that new members will come forward to join our Chamber family. Supporting one another in business is how we will succeed.

Membership has many advantages: Advertising by website link, Chamber recommendations of your business, having your business cards and promotional information displayed at the Visitor Centre and Chamber building. Chamber members have access to a wide selection of benefits ranging from dental to prescription, optical and so much more. We organize events and Luncheons so that you can make connections and network within your business community.

Call us to find out more about how to become a Chamber member or how to access the benefits packages @ 1-250-949-7622.

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New jobs site rolls out Forestry forum

Black Press Media Group is pleased to announce the arrival of LocalWork.ca, our new jobs and resume website for employers and job seekers.

“LocalWork.ca offers job seekers and employment advertisers an exciting new platform that is easier to use and provides a nationally recognized brand,” says Randy Blair, Black Press’s President of the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island newspaper divisions. “LocalWork.ca provides award-winning features and options that will enhance the entire online employment experience, and continues to provide the proven effectiveness of print recruitment advertising that is tailored to meet the advertisers’ needs and budget.”

LocalWork.ca will be operated by a partnership between Black Press and Metroland Media Group Ltd. Through its chain of over 100 newspapers, LocalWork.

ca has already been filling the local recruitment and job search needs of countless Job Seekers and Recruitment Advertisers alike. With its 190 community and daily newspapers, Black Press will add to LocalWork.ca’s already extensive coverage and market, and will add valuable resources and services for our users.

Black Press also owns and operates BC Classifieds and BCClassified.com and the Used Everywhere network.

LocalWork.ca’s mission is to deliver the best local job opportunities for employeesto-be, a simple and effective job search and recruitment advertising experience, and the best customer service in the job search industry.

“With one entry, I was able to place the ad both on the web and in the specific papers I wanted the ad to appear in,” said Sharon Wales from CertainTeed Gypsum Canada

Inc. “The replies I received were from a wide variety of individuals and we were able to select quite a few candidates that we wished to interview from the many received.”

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Victoria, B.C. resident David Black is Founder, Chairman and majority owner of Black Press, and Rick O’Connor is President and CEO.

Black Press In conjunction with the recently completed National Forestry Week, Coast Forest Products Association has launched a new website with the goal of starting an important conversation about the significance of British Columbia’s coastal forest industry.

Visitors to the website, www.ourforestsourroots.org have the option to share their own stories, show support for the modern industry, gather insights about the history, and more importantly, the future of the coastal forest industry.

“Coastal forest companies have made enormous strides over the last decade, becoming part of a sustainable, modern, innovative industry through hard work and collaboration,” says Rick Jeffrey, Coast Forest President and CEO. “Thanks to these efforts, this industry has plenty to be proud of and a bright future ahead.”

Forestry is an integral part of the economic fabric of coastal communities, from the Lower Mainland to Port Hardy to Haida Gwaii.

There are more than 38,000 people whose jobs and livelihoods rely on a healthy coastal forestry sector. That’s one in 10 jobs on the coast. Today’s coastal forest industry not only successfully co-exists with other resource sectors, such as transportation and tourism, but also supports them, as many of these workers consider these coastal communities home.

“Each and every person involved in our industry – as well as their families, colleagues and entire communities, now have the opportunity with ‘Our Forests – Our Roots’ to have their voices heard.

We want people to speak up in support and build some real momentum. We all depend on a healthy and thriving coastal forest sector,” says Jeffrey.

The new website offers the ideal platform for conversation and will allow people to demonstrate the importance of their livelihoods, their communities and having a healthy and modern coastal forestry sector. Ultimately, community support and the security and certainty of BC’s fibre supply is critical to the industry’s sustainability.

Just for You Cops for Cancer, Tour de Rock The Port Hardy RCMP would like to thank everyone who welcomed the Tour de Rock into Port Hardy Sunday, September 22nd, 2013.

The event wouldn’t have been a success without your support!

Big thanks to the following for their donations and help with the event: Glen Lyon Pub and Restaurant, Overwaitea Foods, Lions Club and Liz’s Salon.

Courtesy of Island Foods you receive a free pop with every Just for You Placed in the Gazette!

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The PORT McNEILL FALL FAIR COMMITTEE would like to thank the following businesses, clubs, and volunteers for helping us host a successful fair.

ShopRite Stores Junior Canadian Rangers of Port Hardy Brent Mitchell (and his sheep) Port McNeill Lioness Club Port McNeill Lions Club Port McNeill Volunteer Firefighters Port Hardy Lions Club Hyde Creek Market North Island Gazette Paddy Hinton Al Kollman Dr. Michael Paul K&K Electric Harbour Signs

Port Radio 1240 Patrick Donaghy Gord Wolden Keith Balcke Pam and Glenn Moore Chilton Regional Arena Staff, especially Dave Vanlerberg Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations To all our wonderful judges, entertainers, sheep-watchers, and everyone who helped in any way.

We couldn’t have done it without you.

Thanks also to our raffle prize donors and winners:

B.C. Ferry Corporation – round trip passes won by Mary Watson and Ruby House Telegraph Cove Resorts stay– won by Brenda Abernethy Overwaitea gift cards – won by Louise Taggart and Jessica Garrick ShopRite RONA - gift card won by Gord Wolden Marketplace I.G.A. - picnic shelter won by Tami Kernachan North Island Concert Society - season tickets – won by Wendy Melanson and Hiltje Ramsay Super Valu gift cards – won by John Tidbury and Mavis Gordon Steve Huber – candle holder won by James Abdai Carmen Mitchell – neck wrap won by Katie Fraser

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www.northislandgazette.com 11 Tundra the wolf, pictured here in mountain snow close to Port McNeill. Later this year she and her handler will feature in a travel show, filmed for Belgian TV and focusing on westcoast wildlife.

Sally Allan

Tuning in to Tundra

Gazette staff North Vancouver Island is well known for its wildlife.

Now, one of the region’s bestloved creatures is hitting the airwaves in Europe to spread the world.

Tundra the wolf — an 85 per cent lupine wolf-dog — and her handler Gary Allan are already local celebrities.

The pair, along with Allan’s other part-wolf, Meshach, are fixtures on the North Island, where they visit schools, clubs and public events to educate people on what Allen’s website, whospeaksforwolf.com, calls a “wonderful, misunderstood animal.”

But now, the pair are spreading that message much further — and shining the spotlight on the North Island into the bargain.

Allan was approached by producers of a Belgian travel show last month, enquiring if he would be willing to meet with their camera crew. The makers of the show were filming on the B.C. coast and want-

ed to highlight the variety of wildlife on offer in this corner of the world.

Upon speaking to Allan and learning of his advocacy program, the producers were keen to include Allan and the wolves in the program.

After taking in a whalewatching trip out of Telegraph Cove, the film crew met with Allan, Tundra and Meshach at Cluxewe Resort and filmed the trio walking on the riverbank.

Allan said that the Belgians were thrilled with the shoot, taking in the spawning salmon, the eagles overhead, heron feeding and, of course, the wolves. He noted that the crew had previously spent three unfruitful days in Whistler in search of bear footage and were stunned at the variety of wildlife on the North Island.

“They were thrilled to be able to show so much wildlife,” said Allan. “We have so much wildlife up here and it’s so accessible.”

The show will focus on southwest B.C. and Vancouver

Island, with an emphasis on local wildlife, and is expected to air in Belgium in early December. The program will then be uploaded and, once posted online, the Gazette will follow up with a link.

Allan said that he has met plenty of European visitors through his presentations and Tundra has always received very positive reactions. Now, with the opportunity to appear nationally in Belgium, he hopes she can inspire some of the viewers to make the trip to see her first-hand. “If she can help drive tourism, well, that would be something special.”

Through October Allan and Tundra will continue their presentations including appearances at the Royal B.C. Museum and Nanaimo public library for National Wolf Awareness Week, Oct. 13-19 as well as presenting at the Victoria First Nations Friendship Centre.

All the attention is nothing new to Tundra, an old hand at public appearances. “She just takes it all in stride,” said Allan.

Stay wise behind wheel Now and again you hear about something so stupid that you shake your head and wonder what the heck was that driver thinking? Yesterday’s case in point was an older female who stopped in the fast lane on the opposite side of a divided highway to take a picture of a fatal collision. All the traffic behind had to screech to a halt to avoid colliding with her.

I’m sorry, but this is really a selfish, totally thoughtless act committed by someone who is old enough to know better. It is not an inadvertent mistake that any one of us might

make. This is the type of driver who comes to mind when I hear arguments for raising speed limits, backing off on the Immediate Roadside Prohibition and the impoundment of vehicles for driving at excessive speeds.

Instances of thoughtless behaviour are becoming far too commonplace on our highways and we need to foster an attitude of cooperation and respect.

Those that don’t or won’t should be invited to become a passenger instead of a driver.

Glare Welcome to fall! It’s the time of year that I

have trouble driving to work in the morning.

The sun is low in the sky to the east at the time of my commute and there is one spot on the highway where it shines directly into my eyes making it very difficult to see.

The first line of defence is to keep my windshield as clean as possible. I use good wiper blades, winter washer fluid and top up the reservoir regularly. I also use a good quality glass cleaner on the inside of the windshield.

My sun visor and polarized sunglasses make up the second line of defence. These

sunglasses can remove significant amounts of glare and are not to be confused with glasses that have anti-reflective coatings.

The last line of defence is to anticipate and slow down. This gives me more time to search out the traffic signals. Keeping in mind that drivers behind me are also affected by the glare I may choose to slow down before it is required so that I am not hit from behind.

The author is a retired constable with many years of traffic law enforcement experience. To comment or learn more, please visit www.drivesmartbc.ca.

Public Notice: WFP, Englewood Forest Operation, TFL37 will be conducting their annual pile burning program from October 1st to December 15th 2013, according to Englewood’s 2013 Resource Management Burn Plan dated September 23, 2013. During this time frame, pile burning may occur adjacent to Highway #19 from the Beaver Cove Road junction to 14 kilometers passed the Hoomak Rest Stop travelling towards Campbell River.

If you have any comments or concerns regarding this notice please contact: Nick Russell, RPF at 250-281-2419, NRussell@westernforest.com or Western Forest Products Inc., Englewood Forest Operation, 5000 Railway Avenue, Woss, BC, V0N 3P0.

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Trail blazing A machine operator cuts brush alongside the new Port McNeill Rotary Trail extension along Highway 19 in September during the final stages of the trail’s construction.

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North Island Life

Fort Rupert Elementary students cheer as Pegasus hops into the water at Airport Beach after being released from her crate by Lindsaye Akhurst of J.R. Rardon Vancouver Aquarium Friday.

Seals bring squeals J.R. Rardon Gazette editor More than 80 North Island schoolchildren got their science lesson at area beaches last Friday, when a pair of rescued harbour seal pups were returned from the Marine Mammal Rescue Centre and released in Port Hardy and Port Alice.

Pegasus, a female seal rescued this summer near Sointula, and Titan, a male discovered at the Jeune Landing dryland sort and rescued with the assistance of loggers, were flown to Port Hardy

by Pacific Coastal Airlines. They were accompanied by Lindsaye Akhurst and Taryn Robinson of the Vancouver Aquarium, which operates the rescue centre.

The animals had been provided food, conditioning and, when necessary, medical attention from aquarium staff since being found emaciated and apparently abandoned by area residents.

“This is where they’ve come from,” Akhurst said when asked why it was important the seals be returned to North Vancouver Island for release. “They are possibly familiar with the area.

There’s also a genetic difference between them and the animals in the Vancouver area. We want to give them the best chance at survival.”

After being unloaded at Port Hardy Airport, the seals were

driven a short distance to Airport Beach, where 38 Fort Rupert Elementary School students and assorted teachers and parent chaperones waited on a rainy, blustery day.

Akhurst and Robinson were accompanied by local Fisheries and Oceans Canada officers Kelly Aitken and Natasha Dickinson, who helped carry Pegasus to the beach in a standard portable dog kennel as the kids squealed in delight.

The youths pointed and laughed as Pegasus hopped straight from the kennel to the foamy waves before swimming away into the surf.

“It’s a neat opportunity for the kids,” said Akhurst. “It’s not something they get to see very often. They get a chance to see them up close and personal, and to be able to see them hopefully thrive in the wild.”

It was also a chance to reinforce lessons, as was the case roughly an hour later when the entourage arrived at Jeune Landing with Titan. The entire student body of Sea View Elementary Junior Secondary School — 45 strong — got a quick primer from Aitken before Titan’s kennel was opened and he splashed into the waters of Neuroutsis Inlet.

“If you saw a baby seal on the beach, would you try to feed it

and pet it?” Aitken asked.

“No!” the kids replied en masse.

“Would you tell a grown-up?”

“Yeah!”

Many Sea View students are particularly knowledgeable about handling sea life. Students at the school gained attention in March 2011 when they self-published a booklet titled Kaouk the Trailer Park Sea Lion, the story of a Steller Sea Lion found in a local trailer park in December 2010 before being rehabilitate and released by the MMRC. “This is a chance for them to connect to nature,” school principal D’Arcy Deacon said of the students. “Environmental education is a big part of our learning at Sea View School, and this gives them a chance to connect to some things that have happened here in the past.”

Unlike Pegasus, who made for the open water and never looked back, Titan circled back to the beach on a couple of occasions, rolling in kelp near the rocks and lifting his head to get a look at the massed schoolkids before turning to swim away.

“Both of these animals were brought in very emaciated,” said Akhurst. “Titan was found just round the corner here, at the log sort. As you can see, he’s about four times as big as he was when he came to us.”

Titan the harbour seal poses for a close-up in his last moments of captivity before being reintroduced into the wild by Vancouver Aquarium and DFO staff in Port Alice Friday. Below, Titan glances back to the beach before swimming off to begin his new life in the wild.

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Above: This blue-footed booby was spotted in the waters off Vancouver Island’s east coast Sept. 24 by crew and passengers aboard the Stubbs Island Whale Watching M/V Kuluta. Kyle Howard Left: Boom man Doug Engel shoots photos of the mola mola, a species of ocean sunfish not typically found in Vancouver Island’s interior waters, discovered at the dryland sort operation in Port McNeill Thursday, Sept. 26.

Right: The six-to-eight-foot-long Mola Mola approaches a boom boat near the dryland log sort in Port McNeill.

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North Island wildlife gets more diverse J.R. Rardon Gazette editor North Vancouver Island is known for a diversity of wildlife across the aquatic, avian and land-based.

That diversity was stretched to new limits late in September with a virtually unprecedented sighting of a blue-footed booby in Johnstone Strait, followed just two days later by the arrival of an uncommon Mola Mola — a species of ocean sunfish — in the Western Forest Products dryland sort operation in Port McNeill.

The blue-footed booby was spotted by crew and passengers aboard the Stubbs Island Whale Watching boat M/V

Kuluta on Sept. 24, near Stubbs Island.

Coincidentally, several passengers aboard that sailing were birders and they confirmed the sighting, which is extremely rare in this region.

The blue-footed booby — identifiable by a long, pointed beak, yellow irises and its distinctive bright blue, webbed feet, is a seabird typically found in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the Pacific Ocean, in a range from Southern California to Peru. About half of all breeding pairs nest on the Galapagos Islands.

To get an idea how rare the bird is in Canadian waters, NBC Southern California published an online article just

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“I just said, ‘Holy cow, there’s something weird in the water.’”

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five days prior to the Stubbs Island sighting, headlined “Rare Blue-Footed Booby Mysteriously Appears in LA County”. The article said the birds were spotted in Los Angeles County for the first time since 2007.

Two days after that find, the less rare — but still uncommon — Mola Mola surprised workers arriving to start their shift at the dryland sort in Port McNeill.

“I just said, ‘Holy cow, there’s something weird in the water,’” said Terry Bishop, a boom man who spotted the nearly eightfoot-long Mola Mola almost against the shore before alerting co-workers. “I’d never seen one before.”

The last reported sighting of a Mola Mola, the world’s largest bony fish, in this area was a dead specimen that washed up in Hardy Bay near Port Hardy almost exactly

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two years ago.

Crew members took photos and videos of the big fish, which is sometimes referred to as a basking shark due to its prominent dorsal fin and tendency to lay on its side at the surface. The Mola Mola is made up of a huge head and a narrow, tapered body that ends just behind the dorsal and anal fins, appearing as though it has no tail.

The Mola Mola found in Port McNeill was still alive, but the workers were concerned it was sickly and made a decision to tow it out of the “bull pen” and into open water.

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another boom man, but Bishop admitted workers were also concerned it would die in the pen and take several smelly weeks to decompose.

The boom men tried to hook the fish with a pike pole from the back of a boom boat, but its thick, hard skin proved impervious to the spike. They then tried hooking the pike in its mouth, and it bit down.

“I could feel its teeth grinding on the pole,” said Engel. “I turned around said, go!”

It was pulled from

the bull pen into Port McNeill Bay and released. It was spotted a short time later near the small marina near the end of the breakwater but then disappeared from view for about an hour.

Then, it surfaced again, identifiable by its large fin, in the open water between the log sort’s breakwater and Port McNeill Harbour.

Seemingly unafraid of people, it coasted right up to Engel’s boom boat and nosed the craft before submerging again, tail first.

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October 15-17 Curling Broughton Curling Club hosts free clinic for new and interested players, 7-9 p.m. each night. No preregistration required; equipment available.

Info, Keith at 250956-2825 or visit Broughton Curling Club on Facebook.

October 16, 23, 30 Curling Port Alice Curling Club hosts a series of free, drop-in curling sessions each Wednesday this month with instruction available for beginners and available ice for practice. No cost; all are welcome. Info, Port Alice Curling Club on Facebook.

October 18 Curling Fort Rupert Curling Club hosts an open house for returning players and any who may be interested in taking part or who have questions.

Appies, door prizes, four-end games with teams drawn at random to give newcomers a chance to try the game.

October 20 Shooting Broughton Sports Club hosts a Trap Meat Shoot, noon start with barbecue, competition to follow.

Range located off Hwy. 19 across from Beaver Cove Road.

Info, Greg, 250-2302895.

October 23 Cross country A n n u a l Districtwide run for elementary school students, 11:15 a.m., A.J. Elliott School, Sointula. Races by age group for Grades 2-7, plus an open division afterward.

Snacks and concession available.

Bantams break into win column Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— After beginning the season with a pair of ties and two narrow losses, the North Island Eagles bantams closed out their tiering schedule with a 2-1 victory over visiting Comox at Chilton Regional Arena Sunday.

“It took us about a half today to figure out what they needed to do to win,” said Boni Sharpe, the bantams’ head coach. “Halfway through the game the forward lines got it going.”

Jake Grinnell scored the tying goal in the second period and Josh Walkus netted the game-winner in the third as the Eagles erased an early 1-0 deficit. Netminder Nyck Ruel, who played full games both Saturday and Sunday, picked up the win after shutting out the Chiefs over the final 34 minutes.

Mercedes Trevor, Tanner Roberts and Sean Pineda each collected assists in the win.

The victory gave the Eagles a split of their home weekend doubleheader, following a 5-3 loss Saturday to Cowichan Valley. “(Saturday) was definitely a higher caliber of hockey,” said Sharpe, whose team battled from behind to tie the game 3-3 before the Capitals pulled out the win with two late goals. “I think we have the ‘want’ to win, but sometimes that over-

North Island Eagles bantam Kenton Browne, left, makes off with the stick of Cowichan Valley's Gus Wilson after dropping Wilson along the boards during their game at Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill Saturday. Below, Eagles goalie Nyck Ruel makes a save J.R. Rardon in Saturday's contest.

"It took us about a half to figure out what they needed to do to win."

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rides the need to play smart hockey.”

The bantams finished the five-game placement schedule with a 1-2-2 record. The were so evenly matched with all five opponents that their total goal differential for five games was minus1. The Tier 3 Eagles have this weekend off and will await to hear

which division they’ll be placed in for the coming regular season.

“I’m hoping we get put in Tier 3, Division 3,” said Sharpe. “I want

to be playing these guys again; we should stay in our division.”

Pushed around for most of the first half of Saturday’s game and trailing 2-0 coming out of the mid-game intermission, the Eagles got their offence going in the second half.

Kenton Browne got things started for the Eagles shortly after the puck drop to open the second half of play. Pushing in from the right side, Browne fired a shot that Capitals goalie Tyson Duffe steered past the far post. But Browne alertly chased the play behind the net and grabbed his own rebound for a quick wraparound put-back

that drew the bantams to 2-1 at 11:11 of the second.

Cowichan restored its two-goal edge when Brandon Mytts jarred the puck loose as Ruel tried to cover a rebound, and punched in the point-blank shot at 16:30.

Browne struck again for the Eagles just 32 seconds into the final period when he got free on a breakaway and went top shelf from the low slot to make it 3-2.

Just 14 seconds later, the bantams tied the contest 3-3 when newcomer Grinnell deflected home a puck sent in from behind the net

by Mercedes Trevor. A second assist went to Tanner Roberts on the play.

A key, five-minute stretch of play followed in which each team was granted power-play opportunities, including stretches of 5-on-3 play. But neither team was able to capitalize, and the 3-3 score held into the final minutes.

The opportunistic Capitals struck for the go-ahead goal at 16:44 on a redirected shot from the back side that Ruel had virtually no chance at. Cowichan closed the scoring with a similar goal, when Nelson Wagner’s shot from the low left circle skittered through the crease and was punched home by teammate Parker Bergstrom, left unchecked behind Ruel.

Eagles peewees rally for road sweep Gazette staff One was dubbed a “greasy road win,” the other a solid come-from-behind effort against a strong opponent.

The result of the two different contests was a weekend road sweep for the North Island Eagles peewee rep hockey team, which finished its Vancouver Island Hockey

League placement schedule with a 4-1 record following wins against Victoria and Victoria Racquet Club.

The weekend started with a 6-4 win over the Victoria Ice Hawks, but the team was left disappointed in making it a white-knuckled ride after jumping out to a 4-0 lead.

On Sunday at Victoria Racquet Club, however, the Eagles faced a stronger opponent and spent much of the game trailing by a goal or two. But the team battled back in the third period and knotted the score 5-5 when Devin White lifted a wrist shot into the top corner of the net. Then, with

about six minute remaining, Rhys Dutcyvich netted the game-winner. Payton Laming sealed the win with an empty-net goal in the final minute.

“The come-from-behind road win against a good team felt awesome,” head coach Marty Gage said. “The team showed a lot of character

and determination.”

The peewees travel to Port Alberni for a tournament over the Thanksgiving weekend. The following weekend the VIHL will slot each of its teams into a competitive division for the coming season, which will begin the weekend of Oct. 26-27.

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Young atom team learning on the job J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— The North Island Eagles atom development team is still looking for its first win. But the fledgling hockey club is having a great time with the search.

Three late goals allowed the Powell River Kings to pull away for a 6-2 win over the atoms in Vancouver Island Hockey League placement play at Chilton Regional Arena Saturday.

After falling behind early, the Eagles got goals from Tyler Roper and Ethan Bono to draw within 2-1 and 3-2 before the Kings’ late flurry put it away.

“It’s a work in progress,” Eagles head coach Ray Bono said of the team, heavily populated with firstyear players and a new mix of coaches. “But the kids are having fun, we’ve got a great group of coaches, and we’re all just trying to help the kids develop.

“I think it’ll come.”

Only five players are back from last year’s atom development team. The rest are in their first year of competitive play, most of them freshly arrived from the novice ranks.

“It’s quite a transition from house hockey to this level,” said Bono, a first-time head coach who served as an assistant with last year’s

Keenan Saunders of the North Island Eagles (17) works the puck in the Powell River zone as the Kings' Leo Head gives chase during their atom development game at Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill Saturday.

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peewee team. “They’re all just learning, getting to know each other and their game.”

The team includes players from Alert Bay, Port Alice, Port Hardy and Port McNeill, and the coaching staff is nearly as diverse. Jason Saunders returns as the only assistant coach back from last year. He is joined by fellow Port Hardy assistant Steve Dugas and Port Alice’s Jason Roper.

Doug Grant and Pieter Van Will of Port McNeill have also been helping out, said Bono, who gave a special shout-out to first-year manager Laura Evans.

“There’s not only a learning curve for the kids, but for the coaches and staff as well,” he said. “Laura’s learning on the fly and she’s doing a great job, at the same time she’s the ice scheduling coordinator for the whole North Island.”

Powell River carried a 1-0 lead into the second period Saturday, and extended it to 2-0 in the opening minute of the second. But Keenan Saunders won the ensuing face-off, and Tyler Roper collected the puck, split a pair of defenders at the blue line and skated in to score just eight

seconds later to make it 2-1.

That score held up into the third period, when the Kings’ Ethan Taylor rattled a shot off the crossbar and into the net to restore the two-goal lead. Again, the Eagles answered, with Ethan Bono parking himself at the post and jamming home the rebound of Roper’s shot from the slot, making it 3-2 at 5:54.

This time, however, it was Powell River’s turn for a quick turnaround, as the Kings took the next face-off, flooded the zone and got a quick score from Gavin Mastrodonato to go up

4-2. Just 28 seconds later, Caleb Vallance got loose on a breakaway and unleashed a shot from the circle that Eagles goalie Kayden Jones got a piece of, but that managed to slip through and trickle slowly across the goal line for a 5-2 advantage.

The atoms, who opened the tiering round with road losses in Nanaimo and Parksville one week earlier, get their next chance at the win column when they travel this weekend to Port Alberni for the annual Bulldogs Thanksgiving Tournament.

North Island Eagles atom development goalie Kayden Jones makes a stop against Powell River in the teams' game at Chilton Regional Arena Saturday.

Athlete of the Week ATHLETE of the Week Rhys dutcyvich

The Port McNeill forward scored the CONNOR SCOTT game-winning goal as the Eagles The Port came McNeill midget skater and peewees from behind to win at atomVictoria assistant coach was named Player Racquet Club Sunday. of the Year during Port McNeill Minor There is no cost, and equipJ.R. Rardon Hockey’s annual awards night. ment will be provided if need-

Funkin' falls to foul weather Gazette staff PORT HARDY—A combination of raw weather and low turnout combined to force the cancellation of Fort Rupert Curling Club’s Fall Funkin’ event Sunday.

The Funkin’ pits four-member teams in nine holes of scramble golf at Seven Hills Golf and Country Club followed by a pair of four-end curling games at Fort Rupert Curling Club. With the golf course lashed by wind and rain early Sunday, organizers elected not to subject the small field of prospective teams to the conditions.

Organizer Naomi Stead said the club would consider

Teams will rescheduling the Curling be assembled event, if time Corner through a blind and conditions draw, with the allow, but no hope of creating make-up date a mix of experience levels on has been set.

This would have been the each team.

Participants are asked to third annual Fall Funkin’. Fort Rupert Curling Club hosts bring an appy and a potential a similar golf/curling event new curler. There is no cost each spring, the Daffodilly, and all are welcome. which has been contested for Broughton Curling Club the last four years.

Port McNeill’s club breaks The club next turns its attention to an open house in its newly installed ice with for returning and new play- its traditional free clinic Oct. ers, Oct. 18 beginning at 6:30 15-17. The clinic begins at 7 p.m. The evening includes p.m. each night, with veteran appetizers, door prizes and club members on hand to help a four-end curling event to instruct new curlers in the entice new curlers to the club. game.

ed. Ice will also be available for regular club members who wish to get in a bit of preseason practice.

Port Alice Curling Club Port Alice Curling will host a series of free drop-in curling sessions each Wednesday the rest of October, with instruction available for beginners.

Sessions are scheduled for Oct. 16, 23 and 30 in preparation for the Nov. 6 opening of the regular season. Everyone is welcome to drop in for curling instruction, and ice is available for returning players to practice.

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Left: North Island Eagles midget forward Tyson Cadwallader crashes into the boards after an unidentified Nanaimo player slipped out of his check attempt Sunday. Above: Darryl Coon of the North Island Eagles tries to control the puck as he's chased behind the net by an unidentified Nanaimo defender during their game in Port Hardy Sunday.

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Midgets split weekend doubleheader J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT HARDY— The North Island Eagles midget hockey team finished strong in a 4-1 win over Victoria at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena Saturday.

That momentum did not carry over into the following day.

The Nanaimo Clippers jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first 12 minutes of play Sunday and made it stand up for a 5-2 win over the Eagles, who finished with a split of their weekend doubleheader.

“We just can’t seem to play two good games back-to-back,” midget head coach Dan Slater said. “We got off to a slow start, and had a slower finish (Sunday).

They just outskated us and beat us to the puck.”

The Tier 3 Eagles finished their five-game placement schedule with a 3-2 record, and will wait to find out which division they’ll be slotted in for league play, which begins the weekend of Oct. 26-27.

Eagles 4, Victoria 1 Trailing 1-0 midway through Saturday’s game, the midgets came out of intermission blazing. Brett Walker and Riley Heemels scored in

They just outskated us and beat us to the puck.”

Dan Slater

the last 6:34 of the second period as the Eagles took the lead for good, and Thomas Coon added an insurance score at 16:39 of the third. Darryl Coon capped the scoring with 31 seconds to play.

At the other end, the team’s defence, backed by goalies Drake Baron and Troy Cadwell, proved impervious after the Ice Hawks’ Gord Roberts scored his team’s only goal at 13:17 of the opening period.

Walker, Heemels, Coltton Slater, Malcolm Browne and Tyren Dustin each notched assists in the win.

Nanaimo 5, Eagles 2 A pair of former Eagles returned to the North Island with their new team and left with a win, after the early hole proved too much for the hosts to climb out of.

Forward Tyler Sexton, formerly of Port Alice, and defenseman Cole Johnson, who began his skating career in Port McNeill, both skated as Nanaimo scored on three of their first four

shots of the game.

Baron came off the bench to spell Cadwell in net and found himself with little to do for the next period, as the Eagles turned the momentum and established an effective forecheck in the Clippers’ zone.

Heemels’ power play slap shot from the high slot brought the Eagles to 3-1 at 13:14 of the first period, and Malcolm Browne netted another long blast from the point with the teams skating 4-on-4 to make it 3-2 at 16:09 of the second.

But while Nanaimo rarely set up camp in the Eagles’ zone for any length of time, they made the most of open-ice opportunities on the breakout.

A 2-on-1 rush early in the third period opened the door for a rebound goal by Nick Hotchkiss, who found the open right side of the net after Baron slid to his left to stop the initial shot. Then, with 8:48 to play, Nanaimo got the clincher following some slick passing on a 3-on-2 break, Sexton serving up the assist with a feed across the crease that

left teammate Brandon Parker an opening behind Baron.

“We think our guys did a good job of coming back (from 3-0),” assistant coach D’Arcy Deacon said. “But when you get pushing hard to do that, you leave yourself open for the odd-man rush the other way. And Nanaimo capitalized.

Those weren’t cheap scores either; they were beautiful goals.”

Browne and Darryl Coon each collected assists for the Eagles in the loss.

Tyren Dustin of the North Island Eagles stays with the puck as he's pinned to the boards by Nanaimo defenseman Cole Johnson during their midget placement game in Port Hardy Sunday.

s HealtHyt i pcorner Welcome to Healthy Corner; a new column that will provide information and tips on a variety of health related topics every other week.

This week, people’s thoughts are likely drifting towards Thanksgiving. Food has been an integral part of holidays for millennia, but for people concerned with their health holidays can be fraught with the decision to indulge or stick with their healthy habits.

Fortunately there are some things you can do to indulge and stay healthy: 1. Choose Whole Foods: traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberries and pumpkin are packed with healthy vitamins and minerals. Making pumpkin pie or gravy from scratch and you can control the extra ingredients like butter, cream and sugar.

2. Be Picky: we all have holiday foods we look forward to. Don’t be afraid to eat that pecan pie if you’ve been dreaming of it for the last month! But don’t force yourself to eat the dinner roll if you won’t enjoy it.

3. Moderation: it takes 20 minutes for your stomach to signal fullness to your brain. Take your time eating and don’t pile your plate too high; you can always grab seconds of your favourites!

4. Enjoy Yourself: health is a 365 day a year deal; over indulging during the holidays can be balanced out with the other days of the week, month and year. So have fun, indulge and enjoy the meal shared with family and friends.

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Writing contest opens to youth

Gazette staff The Vancouver Writers Fest is launching a new writing contest open to young writers in B.C. Winners of the contest will be awarded a cash prize and have their work published in a magazine that showcases aspiring young writers. For the last 15 years, the Writers Fest has run a successful poetry and short story contest for writers of all ages. Last year more than 340 entries were received from all over

the world. The new contest is restricted to only those writers enrolled in Grades 8 to 12 in British Columbia, which will give young aspiring writers a better chance of winning.

Just like the established poetry and short story contest, the Spreading the Word Youth Writing Contest will accept entries of poetry, with a 500word limit, and creative short fiction, with a 1,500-word limit.

The work must be previously unpublished in each category.

First prize in each category is $300, with a second prize award of $200. Prize winners, selected by a panel of publishing and writing professionals, will be published in The Claremont Review and on the Vancouver Writers Fest website at www.writersfest.bc.ca.

Closing date for entries is 5 p.m. on the final day of the Vancouver Writers Fest, Sunday, Oct. 27.

Students can enter online at www.writersfest.bc.ca/youthwritingcontest.

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Go organic to keep GE/GM off your plate

Today we pull on our gum boots and wade — with some trepidation — into a story “ripped from the headlines”: the controversy surrounding genetic engineering/ genetic modification (GE/GM) of plants, seeds and animals.

Last month the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), representing towns, cities, villages, regional districts and several First Nations, endorsed a resolution requesting the provincial government declare through legislation that the province of B.C. is a GE-free area with respect to all plant and animal species. No import, no export, no growing of plants and seeds containing genetically engineered DNA, and no raising of GE animals within B.C. We applaud this decision; it is a step toward achieving food sovereignty. We are opposed to GE seeds, plants, and animals for a number of reasons, in addition to those expressed by the preamble to the UBCM resolution. Nor can we fathom equating, under patent law, a living thing (or part thereof) with a human

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The UBCM resolution’s preamble cites three arguments in its favour, arguments that apply at least as forcefully to wild plants and animals (including fish), as they do to cultivated crops and animals, and are of concern to fishers, hunters, farmers, gardeners, wild harvesters, and consumers: 1. That GE crops, through pollination, can disperse their pollen and genes indiscriminately and potentially contaminate non-GE crops; 2.

A particular concern with the transfer of DNA between species and the potential unintended consequences, especially with animal species; and 3.

As Vancouver Island and associated B.C. coastal communities

are isolated from other agricultural areas in British Columbia [and the rest of the world], contamination by GE organisms can possibly and practically be avoided, enabling local gardeners and farmers to provide organic production, to help maintain long-term sustainability, and to foster a living seed bank.

Genetic engineering is a term used to describe the process of recombinant DNA. With the technology of recombinant DNA, scientists can change plants or animals at the molecular level by inserting genes or DNA segments from other organisms. Genes are the units made up of DNA molecules inside a cell that control how living organisms inherit features from their ancestors. The process

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Port Hardy meets every Wednesday & Saturday at the Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray Street at 8pm.

Sundays at the Salvation Army Lighthouse, 8635 Granville St., at 7pm.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Port Hardy meets on Mondays & Fridays at 8pm. Located at Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray St. (rear entrance), Port Hardy, B.C. For more information call 1-877379-6652.

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PORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of Trustee & Highland Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities Office: 250-949-6844 www.porthardybaptistchurch.ca Pastor: Kevin Martineau 11/13

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

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FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 2540 Catala Place Port McNeill (across from Firehall) Sunday 10:30 am - Morning Worship Church Office 250-956-4741 Pastor Stan Rukin Youth Pastor: Steve Taylor Cell: 250-527-0144 Office hours: 10am-4pm Mon-Thurs Visitors always welcome www.ptmcfullgospel.org

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CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICAN Alert Bay Sunday Services - 10 am Reverend Lincoln Mckoen 1-250-974-5844 Warden Flora Cook 250-974-5945 Warden Joan Stone 250-974-2234 11/13

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4680 Byng Rd. Port Hardy Pastor George Hilton 250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826 “Everyone welcome�

Saturday Services 9:30am - Bible Study groups 10:45am - Worship/Praise service Wednesday @ 7pm - Prayer meeting Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education 250-949-8243

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

For information contact Pastor Dave Purdy • 250-956-4737 11/13

LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE • Chaplain Services • Bible Studies • Spiritual Counselling • Weekly AA Groups (8635 Granville St. Port Hardy) 250-949-8125

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

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

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

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

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North Island Church Services NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES Sunday Masses St. Mary’s Port McNeill: 9am St. Bonaventure Port Hardy: 11am St. Theresa’s Port Alice: Saturdays 5:00pm Alert Bay: 1st & 3rd Saturdays 10am Father Scott Whittemore 250-956-3909

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Network Leader/ Coordinator The Mount Waddington Health Network, a leader in Health Network development, is a cross-sectoral forum of organizations working to improve the health of the communities and people in the Mount Waddington region of Vancouver Island. We are looking for a NETWORK LEADER/COORDINATOR to both provide leadership and coordinate the activities of the MWHN. Our ideal candidate will be a “Practical Visionaryâ€? who thrives on building constructive working relationships, mutual respect and shared purpose across a diverse membership, as well as overseeing all the operational aspects of the network. S/he understands how to assist our Health Network in setting the strategic and policy direction. Skilled in budget preparation, ďŹ nancial reporting, and contract administration, our Network Leader/Coordinator will build capacity in MWHN Steering Committee members, Sub committees and Health Network members to promote accountability at all points throughout the system Necessary qualiďŹ cations include: • knowledge of key health issues of the Mt. Waddington area, particularly as they pertain to the determinants of health. • comprehensive understanding of Mt Waddington communities, the unique characteristics of rural and remote life, and thorough understanding of our First Nations • graduate degree in community/organizational development, or related ďŹ eld or acceptable combination of education and experience Preferred qualiďŹ cations: • experience in developing and monitoring organizational systems at a leadership level within the not-for-proďŹ t sector, • training in and experience with proposal writing/ evaluation models The MWHN intends to engage the Proponent under a contract for services.

Written submissions are not to exceed 5 pages, and should outline relevant experience and qualiďŹ cations.

The budget for this engagement is dependent on the level of experience and expertise.

Any requests for clariďŹ cation or for a detailed description of the position contact: Chris Parker MWHN Interim Coordinator cparker2636@gmail.com Deadline for submissions is October 25 2013, addressed to: REGIONAL DISTRICT OF MT WADDINGTON Box 729, Port McNeill, BC., V0N 2R0 250-956-3301 Fax 250-956-3232 Email: info@rdmw@bc.cap

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

EXTREME WEATHER SHELTER WORKER The extreme weather shelter is a seasonal low-barrier 12 bed emergency facility open to street involved individuals on nights of extreme cold and/or wet weather in Port Hardy.

The successful candidate will: Be available for night shift work (6:30 p.m.- 7 a.m.).

Monitor the activities of guests and be available for personal, practical and moral support.

Accurately record day-to-day happenings/incidents using established methods. Assisting guests to access clean/dry clothing and laundry services.

Coordinate guest care as it relates to security issues. Carry out inspections. Prepare and serve meals/snacks/beverages. Perform janitorial duties of the facility as required. Due to the nature of a low-barrier shelter, applications should be aware that they will be working with intoxicated individuals.

QUALIFICATIONS -Applicants must have grade 12 education or equivalent, current WHMIS, Food Safe, and First-Aid certification. Wage rate: $14.50 per hour. Hours per week: variable. This is a temporary casual/on-call position for 5 months (November-March).

Interested applicants can drop off a resume by October 14, 2013 to: Salvation Army Lighthouse Resource Centre, 8635 Granville Street, Port Hardy BC Attention: Michael Winter or E m a i l : Michael_Winter@can.salvationarmy.org We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS

OFFICE MANAGER Part Time Required skills and experience: • Friendly, approachable • Creative problem-solver • 1 year experience in office environment • Good organizational and multi-tasking abilities • Strong willingness to learn • Strong working knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel • Flexibility with regards to job responsibilities and hours Fax: 250-949-3036 Mail: P.O. Box 106 Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0

EDMONTON BASED Company seeks qualified & experienced Buncher Operator and Processor Operator.

Fort McMurray, camp work, 21/7 rotation, flight in/out provided, safety tickets and drivers abstract required. Fax 780-4883002 or send and email to; jobs@commandequipment. com

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AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS Emcon Services Inc, Road and Bridge Maintenance contractor, is looking for Auxiliary Equipment Operators for the current winter season to perform a variety of winter related road maintenance activities including operating snowplows and sanding trucks. Operators are needed for Comox Valley, Hornby Island, Denman Island, Campbell River, Gold River, Port Hardy, Sayward and Woss area.

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Valid BC Driver’s Licence (minimum Class 3 / air).

Proven highway trucking experience Experience driving tandem axle vehicles and Operating a variety of transmissions.

Pre-employment drug screening

Qualified applicants are invited to submit rÊsumÊs, along with photocopy of driver’s licence, an up-to-date driver’s abstract and references to substantiate driving experience to: Emcon Services Inc. Box 1300 - 3190 Royston Rd Cumberland, BC V0R 1S0 Island@emconservices.ca Fax: 250-336-8892

LIGHT DUTY cleaner required for Malcolm Island Inn - Sointula. Duties: washing windows, picking up garbage - emptying garbage cans, cleaning rooms, pub, restaurant and hotel. Full time permanent position$13.00/hour. Send resume to Malcolm Island Inn, Box 380 Sointula BC. V0N 3E0 malcolmislandinn@yahoo.ca PORT HARDY CHEVRON is hiring 2 F/T, Pmt, Gas Bar Cashiers for 8905 Granville St, Port Hardy, BC, VON 2P0. $10.30/hr. Rotating shifts: day, night, weekends, Stat holidays. Duties: Greet customers, identify price of goods and receive payments. Wrap or place merchandise in bags and any other duty as instructed by the Manager.

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SUTCO Contracting Ltd. requires experienced flat-bed highway drivers. Min. 2 yrs exp. hwy/mtn driving, loading and tarping. New equipment, satellite dispatch, e-logs, extended benefits & pension plan. CANADA ONLY runs avail. www.sutco.ca fax: 250357-2009 Enquiries: 1-888357-2612 Ext: 230 THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions: • Hooktenders • Grapple Yarder Operator • Off Highway Logging Truck Driver • Welder Fabricator • Heavy Duty Mechanics • Coastal Certified Hand Fallers - camp positions • Coastal Certified Bull Buckers (Falling) - Includes Vehicle/Accommodations Fulltime camp with union rates/benefits.

Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to office@lemare.ca

EDMONTON BASED Company seeks qualified & experienced (or experienced) Mulcher Operator. Fort McMurray, camp work, 21/7 rotation, flight in/out provided, safety tickets and drivers abstract required.

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CASE MANAGER REQUIRED North Island Employment is hiring a Case Manager.

STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

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TOWNHOUSE FOR Sale. #2-2697 Mine Road, Port McNeill. Quiet strata complex, convenient to schools and hospital. 3-bdrm, 1.5 bath home, approx. 1250 sq.ft.

Open plan main floor. Kitchen with built-in dishwasher, fridge, stove. Upper level has master bedroom with walk-in closet, storage room, laundry alcove with full-sized washer/dryer.

Electric baseboard heat. Single attached garage with remote controlled door opener.

Tidy, fenced back yard with patio, greenhouse and tool shed. $149,000. Quick occupancy. Phone 250-956-9875 or email: windonthemoon3@hotmail.com for appointment to view.

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TRADES, TECHNICAL AUTOMATED TANK Manufacturing Inc. is looking for experienced welders. Competitive wages, profit sharing bonus plus manufacturing bonus incentive. Full insurance package 100% paid by company. Good working environment. Keep your feet on the ground in a safe welding environment through in hole manufacturing process. No scaffolding or elevated work platform. Call Cindy for an appointment or send resume to: cindy@autotanks.ca. Call 780846-2231 (Office); 780-8462241 (Fax).

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FRASER SHINGLES AND EXTERIORS. Sloped Roofing / Siding Crews needed at our Edmonton branch. Great wages. Own equipment is a MUST. For info contact Giselle @ 780 962 1320 or at email: giselle@fraserexteriors.com JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $30/hour, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop.

Full-time permanent with benefits. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info online at: www.hannachrylser.ca.

Fax 403-854-2845; or Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net.

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STEEL BUILDING - The great super sale! 20x20 $4,070.

25x26 $4,879. 30x32 $6,695.

32x40 $8,374. 35x38 $9,540.

40x50 $12,900. One end wall included. Call Pioneer Steel 1800-668-5422. or online: www.pioneersteel.ca

FOR RENT Port Hardy, 2 bedroom condo 5 appliances, NS, NP. Ref req. $650. Call 250949-7702 PORT HARDY Renovated 3 bdrm condo, secure building & caretaker on site. N/P, N/S. Avail. immediately. Heat & hot water incl. $750/mo. Ref. req.

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PORT MCNEILL 3 Bdrm townhouse. Ocean view. Call 250-956-3440. www.portmcneilltown houses.yolasite.com

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

Phone Rick 250-956-4555 SEAHAVEN APARTMENTS 7070 Shorncliffe St. Oceanview 2 bdrm suite.

Fridge/stove, balcony, blinds, private parking stall, locker, laundry on premises.

Quiet, adult building, non smoking, no pets.

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Large fully furnished 2 bdrm Apartments include F/S, W/D, pots and pans, towels and linens. Clean, comfy, quiet, reno’d, repainted and upgraded.

Rural setting overlooking harbour. Satellite TV channels included ($90 value). Available Sept 1. $850 inclds hydro or $650 + hydro with a 1 year lease. 1-250-949-8855. More info at www.twoceans.com

MARINE BOATS BE SURE to see First Lady before haul out Sep 30 (winter storage). Diesel 36’ cruiser, sleeps 5, hyd’s, elec’s & inverted AC. Grand wheelhouse $145,000.

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

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

HOMES FOR RENT HYDE CREEK - 3 bedroom home for rent. Lawn maintenance required during summer months. $1300 per month.

References required. Please call 250-286 3560.

PORT MCNEILL 3 bdrm house. Avail. Nov. 1. 2 baths, large yard, great view and lots of parking. Ref req. $950/mo.

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Double Eagle boat. Approx 18’ with galvanized Road Runner trailer. Full canvas, not running, second owner. $3500 OBO. 250-230-0745.

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SUITES, LOWER GREATER PORT Hardy area: Fully private, above ground, 1bdrm suite, newer ocean view home, across the street from beach. High ceilings. Hardwood. Tastefully furnished. No excessive drinking. Satellite TV. Avail now, $495. Call 250949-9970.

Isabella Smith of Port McNeill joined her family at the arena for Sunday’s Intro to Girls Hockey skate session.

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PORT HARDY: Ground level entry 2 bedroom suite, 6 appliances, Beaver Harbour Rd. Avail Nov. 1. $750/mo. N/S, N/P. 250-949-7814 or 250902-1236.

TOWNHOUSES PORT HARDY: Seawind Estates, like new 2 bdrm, $675. Call (604)418-3626 or email: trojan12@shaw.ca PORT HARDY: Seawind Estates, like new 3 bdrm, W/D, $825. Call (604)418-3626 or email: trojan12@shaw.ca

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Alison Mercer of Port Hardy, centre, scares up a crow while leading the early stages of Sunday’s CIBC Run for the Cure on Mine Road in Port McNeill. At right, Joanie Hoddinott cruises past the harbour as she nears the downtown finish line.

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Cruisin’ for the cause Gazette staff PORT McNEILL—A small but dedicated group of about 20 runners and walker, some pushing strollers or accompanied by dogs on leashes, did their part to battle breast cancer in the annual CIBC Run for the Cure Sunday.

Participants raised funds by setting up pledge pages on the CIBC Run for the Cure website, then ran or walked their choice of a 5-kilometre or 2.5-km route of Port McNeill streets.

The event began at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural

Resource Management on Mine Road and finished at the local CIBC branch downtown.

Several volunteers awaited under a large canopy at the bank, with drinks and snacks, stuffed teddy bears, pins and information pamphlets, and cheered on the runners as they finished.

The event, combined with CIBC’s fundraising barbecue during OrcaFest in August, raised money that will be forwarded to the Canadian Cancer Society for breast cancer research and treatment.

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Quick Facts on CO WHAT IS IT: A colourless, odourless and tasteless gas.

SIGNS: Stuffy air, water vapour, backdraft and soot from a fireplace.

SYMPTOMS: Headaches, weakness, nausea, vomiting and loss of muscle control. They can be mistaken for flu symptoms.

EFFECTS: If inhaled, carbon monoxide deprives the blood of oxygen. Prolonged exposure can lead to unconsciousness, brain damage or death.

CAUSES: Blocked or dirty vents, flues, chimneys and furnaces, as well as improper ventilation of burning fireplaces or woodstoves.

Port McNeill Volunteer Firefighters Safety tips on how to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning INSTALL at least one carbon monoxide detector in your home.

ENSURE a wood or coal-burning stove is properly installed and vented.

DEATHS: Approximately 200 per year.

PREVENTION: Annual inspection and cleaning of: - Furnaces - Chimneys - Fireplaces - Other fuel-burning equipment such as gas dryers

DON’T operate a gasoline-powered engine, kerosene stove or charcoal grill in a closed space.

BARBECUE grills should never be operated indoors.

CHECK clothes dryer vents that open outside the house for lint.

CHECK forced air fans for proper ventilation.

If you suspect carbon monoxide in your home, get out immediately and call the fire department.

Island Foods and the staff proudly support the local volunteer firefighters and all the community work they do.

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The Town of Port McNeill thanks all the volunteer firefighters for their services.

We also appreciate their efforts in educating the public during fire prevention week.

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We thank all our local volunteer firefighters for all their hard work and time they put in.

The Regional District wants to thank all our Volunteer Fire Fighters for their time and service to our communities.

Community Fire Protection is Your Responsibility Join Your Local Fire Department Today

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Call us today to get your house, auto or boat insurance.

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Proud sponsor of the Fire Prevention Week & thanks to our local firefighters for all their hard work & dedication!

Thank you Alert Bay Volunteer Fire Department for serving Cormorant Island!

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Zeballos Volunteer Firefighters

Tips to Remember The two leading causes of fire deaths and injuries among older adults are smoking materials and the misuse of portable space heaters. * Smokers should have a designated area away from upholstered materials, such as the kitchen table. * Never smoke in bed while reading - it is too easy to fall asleep and print materials are highly flammable. * Sleep with the bedroom door closed in order to provide more time to escape if a fire occurs. * Keep space heaters well-ventilated and at least three feet away from flammable materials. Unplug space heaters when not in use.

We would also like to extend our appreciation to the volunteer firefighters of these communities whose photos weren’t available at press time:

* Extension cords are for temporary use only and should not be used with a space heater or electric blanket. * Never run electrical cords under a carpet or rug.

Fire Escape Planning saves lives: * Develop and practice a fire escape plan. Be sure to include all hallways and stairs. * Know: (1) two ways out of every room (2) how to escape from all levels of your home. * Ensure all doors and windows can be unlocked or opened.

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In case of fire - GET OUT AND STAY OUT – never go back into a burning building.

Crawl low near the floor to the nearest exit maintaining contact with the wall.

Port McNeill Junior Volunteer Firefighters

We are thankful for our firefighters and salute their dedication.

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Smoke Alarms can save your life!

Smoke alarms are inexpensive and easy to install.

For assistance with the location and installation of smoke alarms, call your local fire department see and visit our Smoke Alarms fact sheet. * Ensure there is a working smoke alarm on every floor of the home and outside every sleeping area. * Have a friend or relative test your smoke alarm while you are asleep to ensure you can hear it. * Once a month, test the battery by pushing the test button and drift smoke from a snuffed-out candle into the alarm.

Holberg Volunteer Firefighters

* Once a year, change the battery. * To clean the smoke alarm, open the cover and gently vacuum the unit with a soft brush attachment. * Replace smoke alarms if they are more than 10 years old.

Mark your calendar: Testing & Cleaning Test your smoke alarm monthly and clean it every 6 months. Mark it on your calendar so that you don’t forget. Things to remember when testing your smoke alarm: * Ensure that power is being transmitted to the alarm and that it will activate in the presence of smoke. * Test your smoke alarm by pressing the test button. * Battery-operated smoke alarms will warn you when batteries need replacing. Despite this, make it a habit to change the batteries yearly.

Sointula Volunteer Firefighters

* When you’ve been away from home for a few days, check your alarm on your return to ensure it is working properly. * Remember, your smoke alarm can’t protect you if the batteries have been removed or a plug has been disconnected. * The lifespan of a typical smoke alarm is about 10 years, but some models last as little as 5 years. * To clean the alarm, open the cover and gently vacuum the interior of it. Frequently, the alarm will sound while the unit is being cleaned.

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“What if no one answered the call?”

• Strengthen our community and ourselves; • Turn yourself into something beyond; • We are ordinary people who provide extraordinary service; • Everyone has the will to win — not everyone has the will to train to win.

Port Hardy Volunteer Firefighters

Our proudest moment is to answer the call. Come join Port Hardy Fire Rescue and make the difference!

If you think you have to kick down the front door to attack a working fire, or attend a traumatic motor vehicle accident, then you may have been confused with TV or movie portrayals. As a volunteer firefighter you would never be asked to do something that you weren’t comfortable with,.

Sparky Fund, have made a commitment to assist our community by providing Free Smoke Alarms for anyone who can’t afford one. We have a simple application form that may be picked up at the District of Port Hardy Municipal Office. Our members will schedule a time to come to your home and test your smoke alarms, replace dead batteries or install a free smoke alarm.

It is estimated that 10 lives would be saved each year in B.C. if every home had a working smoke alarm. Recent research by the University of the Fraser Valley revealed that, in almost 70 per cent of houses that caught fire in B.C. from 2006-11, the smoke alarms were not functioning.

Not all members join Port Hardy Fire Rescue for that purpose. We serve our community in many other ways, including helping with Cops for Cancer, Relay for Life, Christmas Hamper Fund, educating the young and elderly on fire safety and prevention, and more. We help other community groups with their fund raising or community projects, and we Please consider joining our membership and help our community stay also have variety of in-house social events for our members and their safe. families.

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Port Hardy Fire Rescue is hosting a Fire Prevention Week

Open House Now Available Applications for a FREE smoke alarm through the Sparky Fund may be filled out at the District of Port Hardy Municipal office.

The Port Hardy Volunteer Fire Dept. will install the smoke alarm free of charge.

Saturday, Oct. 12

1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Fire Hall #1 in town - 8890 Central St. Burgers, hot dogs & drinks starting at 1 p.m.

Watch LIVE EXERCISES & DEMONSTRATIONS! Meet the volunteers who make our community a safer place to be.

Applications on hand for those who are interested in becoming part of the team. $3,000 Tax Credit for volunteer firefighters!