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Finding a way to remediate Nanaimo’s century-old Colliery dams is now in the hands of a new technical committee. Nanaimo city council unanimously agreed to launch a twoyear process to mitigate the risk at the middle and lower Colliery dams, during an open meeting Monday. The multi-phased process is focused on remediation of the dams – an option council originally discounted because of its

$17-$30.7 million price tag. According to city manager Ted Swabey, less expensive options will be considered. It is unknown how much the recently approved planning and mitigation process will cost. The city has spent approximately $850,000 to date and anticipates the first stages of the new strategy to tally between $100,000 and $400,000. The newly formed technical committee will research data and commission studies on the condition of the dams and their hazard rating. They will also be determining the long-range options to reme-

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and fares would hover at a base-rate of $30. Marshall is confident the venture will be successful in the Harbour City, despite the failings of two predecessors. The consortium behind the project has learned from the mistakes and triumphs of Harbour Lynx, including the need for new ferries and large capital investment, he said. The group hopes to get the service running next spring, but says it is still waiting on final investment and support from the City of Nanaimo to make the business work. It’s seeking a 20-year long-term lease at the Wellcox property, with an option to move to the Seaspan site if the company leaves the water lot to consolidate its operations in Duke Point. It’s also seeking to ink a partnership deal with the City of Nanaimo that would allow the new ferry service a chance to incubate over the next five years. The group will still pay property taxes, but is asking the municipality to take a smaller piece of promised revenue. ◆ See ‘PROJECT’ /4

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Transportation key to Island economy BY KARL YU THE NEWS BULLETIN

An upcoming summit will give attendees a better understanding of the Island’s economic climate and transportation is key, according to Vancouver Island Economic Alliance president George Hanson. Hanson said there is a need to focus on attracting investment for new business and business succession on the Island and topics such as transportation will be featured at the State of the Island Economic Summit, which takes place Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 29 and 30) at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in downtown Nanaimo. “Transportation is always a critical piece for us to ensure that all of the transportation network to and from the Island, and throughout the Island, is connective and accessible and affordable, and has the frequency it needs to make living and working on the Island a viable thing for people,” said Hanson. To that end, there will be a number of transportation-related topics, including a presentation speech by Ferio Pugliese, president of WestJet Encore, at the summit’s opening dinner, and a panel discussion Wednesday focusing on a variety of forms of transportation, with B.C. Ferries’ president and CEO Mike Corrigan, Steve Roth, vice-president of Seaspan Ferries, Nanaimo Airport president and CEO Mike Hooper, and Port Alberni port authority CEO Zoran Knezevic. Other guest speakers include B.C. Premier Christy Clark, Roger Brooks, of Roger Brooks International, who will be discussing tourism destination marketing, and Gary Mason of the Globe and Mail, talking about social media and the B.C. political environment. The summit is going on its seventh year and Hanson said while it was initially a gathering of people who would share thoughts, or a “thinking group,” it has evolved. “From there, it’s continually grown to become really a signature event on the Island for this kind of grassroots thinking because we put the summit together based on the actual interaction, networking feedback we’re getting from people on the ground, as opposed to a top-down thing where we simply invite or pay bigname speakers to come in and entertain people,” Hanson said, adding that it’s more about involving as many people as possible in the presentation in order to get a balanced perspective of what’s happening. For a complete schedule of events, please visit www.viea.ca/economicsummit-schedule. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Councillor calls for theatre cost review

CENTRE STAGE needs repair work done to exterior.

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Nanaimo Centre Stage could become a white elephant, according to a city councillor now calling for a ‘hard look’ at future building investment. Coun. Bill McKay wants the municipality to think twice about whether it’s prepared to spend the money needed to renovate the 100-seat theatre. While early estimates peg the total renovation cost at $800,000, city staff members warned they won’t know the total expense until they open up the building. They also said there will be ongoing costs to maintain the 118-yearold structure the city purchased in 2008. The theatre is set to undergo repairs this fall to part of the building with safety issues and recently required a $34,700 injection into a contingency fund –

triggering discussion about expenses. In a 6-1 vote Monday, city council agreed to allow for the extra funding, with some members pointing out that the budget was already approved and repairs are a life-safety issue. But McKay believes the new expense is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of growing costs. He suggests the city explore other venues for theatre groups. “What we have to consider is that building because we are the ones spending money and spending it foolishly is not the way to go,” McKay said, adding further investment is not prudent. City staff members asked politicians to approve an increased project budget of $194,700 to repair stucco cladding and brick veneer along one side of the old theatre. It was a move opposed by Jim Taylor, president of the Nanaimo Ratepayers Association, who argued city staff members haven’t yet taken into account seismic upgrades in the total costs of renovations. Taxpayers could eas-

ily wind up paying millions for a structure assessed at less than $300,000, he said. McKay was not present at the council meeting where politicians agreed to increase the project budget, but said he agrees with Taylor and wants city council to review its ongoing investment in Nanaimo Centre Stage. The building could become a “money pit.” Coun. Bill Bestwick agrees the next step should be looking at the overall direction of Nanaimo Centre Stage, including future expenses. “It’s estimated that it will

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Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank is hoping a student-only food depot at John Barsby Secondary School will serve as a blueprint for other schools. The food depot program at the Nanaimo school provides hampers that provide food for children for the weekend. “It’s not advertised to the public, though, because it’s a referral-based system with the school meal program leaders there, so the teachers know the intimate situations of each child and refer them to us, so we serve about 30 to 40 students at John Barsby every Friday,” said Alex Counsell, operations man-

ager for Loaves and Fishes food bank. Nanaimo is known as an area with high levels of child poverty and the food depot at the school began last May. While it is a pilot project, Counsell said the community food bank doesn’t plan to end the program. “We’re not going to stop,” he said. “We’ve called it a pilot program just to figure out how we can duplicate this and replicate it into other schools as being the first one, so we’re certainly not going to get rid of this program because it’s working.” Shannon Wilson, community school coordinator at John Barsby, said the food depot is one of many partnerships the school

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be in the neighbourhood of $800,000 to do a retrofit or renovation or rehabilitation of the [building] and we are scratching the surface right now, frankly,” he said. “[The question is] whether we spend those amounts of money on that venue.” Bestwick, who was on council when the building was originally purchased, said the City of Nanaimo made the decision based on reports, reason and rationale it had at the time. He said in hindsight and from an economic perspective, it was not the wisest investment.

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Project details still need to be finalized u From /1 The city would earn about $400,000 in total from passenger and parking over the next five years – a lost revenue of $2.5 million, Marshall said. After five years the City of Nanaimo would receive $700,000 annually. As part of the new project, the city is also required to service the site to a tune of $125,000. This will be the first time the city considers a partnership with a passenger ferry service and while city officials are excited about the economic opportunities ahead, they say there are also questions and details to be ironed out. City staff members have yet to consider the effect increased traffic could have on the south end or whether the consortium can have the parking

it wants. There are also ongoing discussions about access, with only one public route available into the south industrial waterfront. Ian Howat, the city’s acting general manager of corporate services, said the project is complex and a passionate issue for people so city staff members plan to proceed cautiously. The process of determining an agreement could take between two and six months, beginning with city staff members seeking feedback from taxpayers and politicians. “Now we want to hear from people,” Howat said. “We need to hear whether they want to see a fast ferry here, [if] there are aspects of this proposal that are distasteful [or if] these aspects are reasonable and tolerable. “We just need to hear …

how they feel about it.” The passenger ferry service has been in the works for the last four years and could be ready within six months of the financial close to begin running between Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver. Marshall, the only investor and member of the consortium to go public, said the ferries are anticipated to help spur economic development and will generate 105 marine jobs to start, including 80 in Nanaimo and 25 in Victoria and Vancouver. Marshall does not anticipate Island Ferries will need to sell taxpayers on the idea of partnership agreement or foot ferry service because the company is going to be pumping revenue into the city rather than asking for tax breaks. But Coun. Bill McKay said

it’s important the public knows what the city is getting into and have a chance to weigh in on the project. “I think the only stumbling block we are going to have here is people’s understanding of what the city’s participation in the program is going to be,” McKay said. “We want to make sure we have their blessing before we go too far along this road.” Residents with early input on the proposal are being asked to talk write, e-mail or speak with council members about their opinions.

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Nanaimo’s regional transit system expanded services in March and passengers have increased according to numbers from the Regional District of Nanaimo. Based on the number of times bus passes are run through electronic fare boxes during the first two quarters (January to July) of 2013, the number of riders increased by five per cent – or 64,112 riders – over the same period in 2012. Regional district transportation general manager Dennis Trudeau is pleased with the increase. “Usually when you

put a five-per cent increase in service on the ground, which is what we did, it takes a while for us to see the five-per cent increase in ridership and we’re seeing that right away, which is very good,” he said. There were 210,699 riders in Januar y 2013, 193,359 in Februar y, 210,699 in March (when the expanded ser vice came into effect), 213,648 in April, 2 1 1 , 6 7 9 i n M a y, 193,843 in June and 182,823 in July. Speaking at the Regional District of Nanaimo board meeting on Tuesday, Nanaimo director George Anderson also expressed satisfaction about expanded services. “I can tell you from the people who I’ve spoken to – I try to use transit as much as I can – who have said they’ve seen a marked difference in

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Investors behind a new passenger-only ferry service believe they have all the right ingredients for success. David Marshall, director of operations for Island Ferries, recently announced plans for a passenger-only ferry between Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver. It would be the third time a foot ferry service sets sail across the Georgia Strait from Nanaimo, but Marshall says this venture will be successful. There is not only demand in the Harbour City for a quick link to the Lower Mainland, but Island Ferries has learned from the successes and failures of its predecessor, HarbourLynx, he said. That failed ferry experiment ran for 27 months. “Certainly the previous operator understood there was a need for a passenger ferry service in Nanaimo and they did their very best to bring that service here,” he said. “They had one vessel – you actually need two so that you

can always be there when your customers need you to be there and you have to have ships that can continue to run even if you run into difficulties.” According to Marshall, the group behind HarbourLynx ran into challenges early on after purchasing a single, used vessel that required a lot of capital to make operational. There wasn’t enough money left to do an aggressive marketing campaign, he said. The ship also had only two engines, so if one broke down the boat would have to be taken out of service. The latest proposal includes two vessels with four engines each. If one engine breaks down, the ship can not only return to its port, but continue to run on three propulsion systems until Island Ferries schedules a repair. There is also enough capital to help the ferry service get through its start-up period, Marshall said. City council member Bill McKay, former director of operations for HarbourLynx, believes the new foot ferry service will work. Island Ferries has a larger investment at $63 million than HarbourLynx’s $10 million and it could have the city as a small partner. Island Ferries is proposing

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i believe that a fast ferry could be as big to nanaimo as coal was. a partnership agreement that would require the city to take a smaller portion of revenue over five years – a $2.5-million loss – and require the ferry service to do a minimum three rounds trips each day. “We are going to be able to play a bigger role in providing them with an operating environment they can survive and prosper in, which HarbourLynx didn’t have,” McKay said of the potential deal. If the ferry service is successful, McKay said he anticipates economic and tourism benefits for the city. “I believe that a fast ferry could be as big to Nanaimo as coal was,” he said. Island Ferries continues to wait for final investment and a new lease agreement from the City of Nanaimo. The service is anticipated to start next spring.

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Phil Dutton, owner of Parkway Driving Academy, says Nanaimo is asleep at the wheel when it comes to providing rest stops for truckers passing through town. “I have a question for you – where in Nanaimo can a truck driver pull over to go to the bathroom?” Dutton asked. The question was prompted by a phone call he received in September from the wife of a trucker who was fined for pulling his truck over on a main thoroughfare in Nanaimo to take care of personal needs, which included a badly needed bathroom break. Delivery drivers around town can find relief most anywhere they make stops, but finding a place to pee can be a wee bit of a problem for big-rig drivers on routes up and down the Island because of a shortage of rest stops and safe places to pull over on the highway and municipal roads. The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure lists three rest areas on the Island Highway between Duncan and Parksville – one at Cassidy for north and southbound traffic, one at Nanoose Bay for southbound drivers, plus the rest stop and tourism information centre at the Nanaimo Parkway and Northfield Road intersection. Depending on traffic, it’s about a 30-minute drive between Cassidy and Nanoose. “That’s a long time for someone to have to wait to go to the bathroom,” Dutton said. “Distracted driving? You can imagine how that

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phil Dutton, owner of parkway Driving Academy, says Nanaimo is the pits for truckers who need to make pit-stops for personal needs or repairs. Nanaimo’s roads are too narrow to legally pull over tractor trailer rigs and highway rest stops near town are too small to get big rigs in and out of.

affects how you drive – and what do women drivers do? There are a lot of women driving trucks and when they have to relieve themselves they can’t just pull over anywhere.” One major problem with those rest areas, Dutton said, is you can’t turn a tractortrailer rig around in any of them. It’s not illegal to pull a rig to the side of the road in town, but if its wheels are over the left side of the fog line the driver can be fined. “Rigs cannot stop on the travel portion of any road-

way for a break,” Cpl. Norm Smith, head of Nanaimo Traffic Services, said in an e-mail. “[The] Motor Vehicle Act does not allow it. They can stop off the roadway if there is sufficient room and it is not prohibited by signs.” Road shoulders practically everywhere in Nanaimo aren’t wide enough for rigs to pull off legally. “Usually the driver will get a warning and be directed to move his rig immediately,” Smith said. “On occasion, a fine for parking obstructing traffic will be issued. [It’s an] $81

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fine. [There are] no real designated spots in town, but there is a card lock gas station nearby (at Maki Road) where they can park and a short walk to local coffee shops, etc.” Chevron card lock stations have their own restrictions. Truckers without Chevron cards can’t use those facilities, Dutton said, and the Chevron card lock fuel station at Boban Drive in north Nanaimo banned truckers from parking their rigs in the lot even to use the bathroom because a parked rig blocks other rigs from turning around in the lot. Dutton cites Chilliwack and other communities where large commercial truck stops have fuel stations, restaurants, stores, rest facilities and, above all, plenty of space for trucks. The province lists 170 rest areas on B.C. highways, some of which accommodate commercial vehicles. Commercial enterprises are left to meet the needs of rigs and drivers within municipalities. Tom Hickey, the city’s general manager of community services, said truck routes and commercial transportation are on the list of items being looked at in the Nanaimo Transportation Master Plan. “Through the transportation master planning process we’re proposing to expand some of the truck routes,” Hickey said. “By expanding truck routes that may help trucks better access more commercial areas and that way they can pull into some of those a little easier and that might help out.” Hickey said city staff will present an update on the draft plan to city council in November, followed by a series of open houses. He said truckers were consulted during the development of the draft.

With a fleet of green fuel buses set to roll out this spring, an accompanying compressed natural gas fueling station will be built in Nanaimo. Last Februrary, the Regional District of Nanaimo board of directors approved an agreement with B.C. Transit for 25 compressed natural gas buses. At Tuesday night’s regular meeting, the board approved a licence of occupation agreement between the regional district and B.C. Transit, which will see the station built at the Hammond Bay Road bus facility with a price tag of approximately $2 million. District transportation general manager Dennis Trudeau said the regional district will take care of the construction of the facility, which will include such items as compressing tanks and generators, with B.C. Transit sharing in the costs, contributing about $1 million. Clean Energy B.C. will be the contractor supplying and operating the station. “What we will be doing will be taking natural gas out of the line from FortisBC, which is compressed but only at around 30 pounds per square inch, and we will be compressing it so we can fit more into the fuel tanks on the buses,” Trudeau said. “We will be compressing it to 3,600 pounds per square inch.” He said the regional district did an analysis on the fueling facility and it will be built to current standards with such safety features as blast walls and tanks that are thick enough to hold the pressure. While there are risks with the compressed natural gas, he said there are risks with any type of fuel. “Leaks with natural gas are actually a little better than diesel,” he said. “Diesel lays on the ground, which is a flammable substance. With [natural] gas, it evaporates and disperses into the air and quickly becomes non-flammable,” said Trudeau. Work is expected to be complete by January. The agreement between B.C. Transit and the regional district will last for 13 years and there could be additional revenue for the regional district. “In the future, we will be able to be open to other fleets that may be starting to use compressed natural gas,” Trudeau said. “It won’t only have to be our buses but we will be able to fuel other types of vehicles,” he said.

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Foot ferry buoys spirits We’re the Harbour City and we’re the Hub City. Transportation is what we do, what we know, what we need. So it is welcome news that another transportation option wants to set sail from our shores. Island Ferry Services intends to raise a sunken ship, so to speak, and bring back a fast foot ferry linking downtown Nanaimo to downtown Vancouver. The plan was pitched to the public this week, and there’s a lot to like. Island Ferries wants to build its terminal on cityowned land that has already been earmarked as a transportation hub, so any revenue to the municipality at that site is new money. And this is a service that would benefit Nanaimoites. Compared to taking B.C. Ferries to Horseshoe Bay and busing to downtown Vancouver, the ride will basically take half the time, for twice the price. That’s a tradeoff that’s bound to appeal to weary travellers. Will there be enough of those travellers, though, to make this a successful business venture? The last foot ferry, HarbourLynx, went bankrupt seven years ago and for all we know is serving as an artificial reef for scuba divers these days. As with passenger rail, we’ve lived without a foot ferry for so long that we’ve forgotten what it was like to have it, and certainly learned to live without it. So even though a foot ferry is an old idea, Island Ferries is, in a way, embarking on a brand-new business venture without really knowing if it’s going to be able to sell tickets. If it fails, then the municipality might be sinking money into servicing a site, an access road and a parking lot – basically building a transportation hub that goes nowhere. By all accounts, the two new Island Ferries vessels are seaworthy. We hope the business plan is just as seaworthy, and that in the years to come, these boats become a familiar sight coming and going in our harbour, in our hub.

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Province’s oil study misinterpreted The release of the B.C. North Coast for 40 years. This government’s detailed study into lack of crude oil spill response oil spill response capability off capability has existed the the West Coast created the usual entire time, without a whisper brief wave of media shock and of protest or media attention, horror. even after the 1989 Exxon Valdez This just in! If crude oil spilled disaster. in the Dixon Entrance, the The current narrative, storm-tossed sea lane north hammered home by U.S.of Haida Gwaii, the combined controlled environmental groups resources of Canadian and their aboriginal and U.S. containment partners is that only B.C. and collection Canadian oil is a VIEWS response could only threat. Tom Fletcher recover an estimated How much Alaska Black Press four per cent of it. And crude is shipped that’s in the summer! down the B.C. coast? The winter recovery According to Nuka’s rate would be more analysis, it’s currently like three per cent. about 38 million cubic Talk radio and metres each year. website headlines That’s enough to fill set the narrative in B.C. Place stadium to minutes. How could the roof – 15 times. anyone even consider running The Sierra-Greenpeaceoil tankers through that pristine ForestEthics-Dogwood gang, a B.C. coastal area? It’s crazy! sort of billionaire-bankrolled Here’s the big fact clearly green Team America, has stated in the study by U.S.-based worked hard to promote the Nuka Research and Planning falsehood that “tar sands” oil is Group, and ignored by most of vastly worse than that nice fairthe media and public. There are trade Alaska stuff. Their claims hundreds of tankers filled with about acidity and abrasiveness crude oil sailing through these of diluted bitumen didn’t hold stormy seas every year. It’s been up, and it’s still hotly contested going on since Alaska North whether the heavy oil in diluted Slope crude was developed in bitumen would float, emulsify or the 1970s. sink in actual sea conditions. Six of the seven oil spill When the federal government simulations run by Nuka are announced a study to determine based on Alaska crude, because what spilled bitumen would do that’s overwhelmingly what in North Coast waters, that too has been shipped along B.C.’s was attacked by the Green Party

as a secret scheme to prop up Enbridge’s pipeline proposal. So it’s a scandal when you don’t know the answers, and it’s a scandal when you try to find them. Crude oil is, if you’ll pardon the expression, organic. Spills produce a huge spike in oileating bacteria that leads to an increase in fish populations at a certain stage. This was documented in a 1994 book called Degrees of Disaster, written by an expert who stayed on in Valdez for four years, long after the TV cameras and grandstanding politicians went home. Victoria-based Dogwood seized on a 2012 Nuka study done for the Haisla Nation at Kitimat, which found that in ocean conditions that are present more than half of the time, there would be no immediate way to respond to a spill at sea. Dogwood’s “no tankers campaign director” hinted that this information was intentionally left out of the B.C. government study, and the media ate it up. Dogwood’s mission is clearly not to protect the B.C. coast from oil spills. If it were, they would be protesting the ongoing risk from Alaska tankers. u Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com. tfletcher@blackpress.ca

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The Colliery dams saga has almost come full circle. Council first voted to remove them, then to replace them and now the city is only looking at remediation which is the most expensive option. The cost of remediation has been estimated at between $13 and $23 million. This is not an infrastructure project. It’s

Re: War memorial earns federal grant money, Oct. 8. In my opinion, the cenotaph should be built at the legion. Our war veterans would still be able to sit inside the legion building before the Remembrance service when it is cold and raining out-

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to retain the recreational and historic value of the dams. Since it appears now that the Dam Safety Branch is prepared to wait until 2015 to have this issue resolved, the prudent way forward would be to minimize any further work and expenditures until a public referendum can be held next November.

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not a road or water line. This is strictly a parks and recreation project. The entire 2013-2017 capital plan for parks, recreation and culture is $11 million. Given the financial hardships many in Nanaimo face and the fiscal restraint that the public is demanding of council, it is hard to fathom that this kind of expenditure could be contemplated

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Combating bullying has been a priority for our government, because bullying touches people of every age across our province. Since the first Pink Shirt Day, led by Premier Christy Clark, we’ve made it clear that bullying and harassment are unacceptable – at school and in the workplace. This week is Healthy Workplace Week, so it’s important to think about the role of mental health in the workplace. Many employers across B.C. already recognize that good mental health on the job means greater productivity, efficiency and creativity. For employers who haven’t turned their attention to the topic, now is a great time to look at ways to prevent and address bullying and harassment that may exist in the workplace. New WorkSafe B.C. requirements come into effect on Nov. 1, and WorkSafe B.C. has developed an online tool kit to help employers, supervisors and workers identify bullying and harassment, and has practical prevention tools as well. It is critical for everyone to take a strong stand against bullying and harassment, whether at school or in the workplace.

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side. Also, many of our veterans would be unable to walk from the legion to the park and back again. I think this should be thought about again. After all, who are the important people who attend, but the veterans?

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Re: City won’t step in to save land, Oct. 10. Wake up Nanaimo – your city building department has issued permits for homes in Linley Point development and units adjoining this property in Linley Valley West. Way too much density for this area. Who are these developers targeting to buy these new homes? The hospital cannot support this growth, it is on overload now. The City of Nanaimo, by issuing these permits, condones the destruction of our trees and wetlands. Once the wetlands are gone, with roads down the centre of them, they are gone forever. One beaver pond has already been destroyed and a road runs down the centre of it.

Ecosystems act as natural reservoirs, treatment plants that remove elements and biochemicals, and stormwater management. Trees renew our air supply by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. They clean the atmosphere. By allowing developers to trap animals, the City of Nanaimo has OK’d the killing of wildlife that live in this habitat. These animals die a slow, painful death. This needs to change. I appeal to all religious people to help save all of God’s little creatures for they have no one to speak for them. Please, call city council, call the mayor’s office, sign petitions. Save our wetlands.

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B.C. isn’t ready to consider a wholesale shift to Internet-based voting in either local or provincial elections, according to a new report from Elections B.C. Chief Electoral Officer Keith Archer released the report Wednesday, warning that even if a host of technical and security issues can be resolved, there is no consistent evidence that voter turnout would be increased. Archer asked the B.C. government in 2011 for authority to conduct pilot projects for electronic voting. The government appointed him to chair an expert panel last year, and its preliminary findings are not encouraging. While there are likely benefits for voters with disabilities or in remote locations, the report concludes that governments should not expect either lower costs or greater participation from voter access via computers and mobile devices. Despite the widespread use of new technology by young people,

a survey of other results showed middle-aged and older people more likely to use online voting. The committee recommends that online voting be considered first as an option for people with access restrictions, such as those who vote by mail. It says universal voting should only be be attempted on a province-wide basis for consistency, security and ability to audit results. No provincial or federal voting has been conducted online in Canada, but municipalities including Halifax and Markham, Ontario have tried it, as well as some U.S. and European jurisdictions. Archer said online voting has unique challenges, such as the need to verify a person’s identity and then keep that separate from their voting choice. Another issue is how to verify security of a range of computers, tablets and mobile phones that could be subject to software tampering. “It’s not like banking online, it’s not like dating online, it’s not like making a purchase online,” he said. The panel has posted its preliminary report at www.internetvotingpanel.ca and is seeking public comments until Dec. 4. It plans to make recommendations to the government on the next steps in February.

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Dam work to begin in December u From /1 “I am just happy we’re sitting down ... and talking this over,” said Coun. Jim Kipp. “It’s an important asset in all of our minds and that is why we’ve got to this point.” The fate of the Colliery dams has been hanging in the balance since last October, when city council faced public opposition over plans to demolish the dams. The recent decision to investigate remediation is

the third measure council has approved to address the structures’ reported public safety hazards. It was recommended by city staff members because it doesn’t involve removal of the dams – an option that has received considerable opposition, according to a report. Jeff Solomon, president of the Save the Colliery Dams Society, said the new strategy is a collaborative pro-

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The Nanaimo Downtown Farmer’s Market would like to thank all the customers and visitors that came to the market this season. A special thank you to Bosley’s for their generous donation for our “Dog Days”. It was a great season and we look forward to seeing you all and new visitors next season in May 2014 www.facebook.com/NanaimoDowntownFarmersMarket

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NDP could choose new leader in spring The provincial executive of the NDP has proposed May 25, 2014 for a leadership vote to select a replacement for Adrian Dix. The party executive picked the date, almost exactly three years before the next scheduled B.C. election, to avoid municipal elections set for next fall and a federal election expected in 2015. It’s expected to make it more practical for municipal politicians and MPs to consider whether they want to jump to

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rating Challenge is an opportunity to support VIU, with proceeds going to support students and their learning. Community members who come through “Festival Grove” at the conference centre will be invited to vote for

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Anne Wraggett, left, Canadian Celiac Association president, Sandra Fraser, Victoria chapter treasurer, Nancy Adrian, Victoria chapter president, and Kathleen Shoemaker, association B.C. director, receive a $2,000 cheque from Rawmbas co-owners James Bartlett, Mike Bartlett and Noni Watson at Rawmbas’ Aulds Road location. knowledge of the disease, Watson attempted to identify those who should consider getting tested. “The symptoms run from no symptoms at all to affecting almost every system in the human anatomy and beyond in terms of depression, loss of memory and so on,” Watson said. “Basically, if you have a heartbeat, you might want to ask your doctor to do the simple blood test to tell if the markers of the disease are present. If the test comes out positive you may need to have a biopsy to confirm. “It’s especially important to identify the disease as early as possible,” Watson said. “All children should be tested. Symptoms in children can range from slow physical growth

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to being irritable, inattentive and everything in between.” The Canadian Celiac Association is doing its part to help educate teachers to be aware of the telltale symptoms. To that end, Rawmbas Restaurants made a commitment to donate all of their tips to the association in order to help educate and raise awareness. On Saturday, the president of the association’s Victoria chapter and three other executives of the association received Rawmbas’ donation of $2,000. In all, Rawmbas has raised and donated $4,000 toward the cause. To see Rawmbas’ full menu or for more information, please visit www.rawmbas.ca.

There is a stigma fast food is bad for you However, nothing could be farther from the and while that may be true of most quick truth, Watson said. service restaurants, it isn’t true of Nanaimo’s “We have been able to re-create classic Rawmbas Restaurants. fast-food favorites with whole food ingredients being fresh vegetables, fruits, Sure, there are items like pizza, burgers, herbs, spices and a lot of nuts, which is our wraps, smoothies and desserts on the meat, so to speak. Our tasty sauces are high menu but as the restaurant’s philosophy in protein and rich in nutrition goes, Rawmbas believes in because we exclude butters serving delicious, nutritious, ADVERTISING and creams.” gluten-free classic fast food Watson points out with pride meals that are vegan and very FEATURE that Rawmbas’ mushroom pleasing to the heart – literally. burger, served on a gluten“We are a healthy alternative free vegan bun, won first place for the best to conventional fast food, so if you want vegetarian dish at Bite of Nanaimo, held Oct. a burger, come to Rawmbas and get your 18 at Beban Park social centre. burger. You’re going to be pleasantly The first Rawmbas restaurant opened on surprised how fresh and flavorful vegan food Stewart Avenue in August of 2011 and then can be,” said co-owner Noni Watson. its second location opened on Aulds Road a “Many people think vegan food (free year later. Besides creating a dynamic family from animal products) is tasteless and for business where her three sons, husband and rabbits,” Watson said. herself could enjoy working together, Watson “I get it – I used to think the same thing.” said they opened Rawmbas for a couple of other important reasons. They had a heartfelt desire to honour a close family friend who was vegetarian and whose passion was to create healthy, flavourful food. Second, they wanted to provide a gluten-free alternative for the general public. “More and more people are discovering they are either gluten sensitive or are being diagnosed with celiac sprue disease,” Watson said, explaining that it is an autoimmune disease in which the lower intestine is damaged by the ingestion of gluten. Those people can order anything on the menu without fear of cross contamination. Watson explained celiac sprue is a genetic disease that affects one in every 133 people. Even more suffer from non-celiac gluten intolerance. Trying to draw from her

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Beefs & bouquets BOUQUET To Francisco’s on Rosstown Road. My son’s truck was smashed and you did an amazing job of fixing it – it looks even better than when we bought it. BEEF To the beefer who wore dirty pants at the store. Those of us who wear clean slacks shouldn’t have to be subjected to proximity with soiled trousers. BOUQUET To Big O Tire on Albert Street for once again providing excellent service at a very competitive price. BEEF To the developers who put up a billboard on a beautiful bluff with arbutus trees near my home. They have ruined my pretty view with needless signage. I wish developers would be more considerate of their neighbours.

tree. I thought it was hopeless. You were indeed thoughtful and I appreciate it.

BEEF To people who steal shopping carts and an even bigger beef to those who litter our residential streets and creeks with them. BOUQUET To Kelsey for the very nice thankyou letter. It is good to know my gift to you is appreciated. BEEF To the city. Why am I not seeing any ad yet in newspapers reminding Nanaimo residents that there is a ban here concerning fireworks? It is such a nuisance and too loud. BOUQUET To Nanaimo for making this past Tag Day a great success. Thank you to all the volunteers and cadets as well.

BOUQUET To the kind man on his bicycle who stopped to help me and changed my flat tire on the Island Highway, heading south, across from Earl’s Restaurant. BEEF To the man hitting his small, chubby Jack Russell in the face three times after we passed. Look at the size of you compared to the dog. And shame on your wife for not stopping it, although I imagine she may not want to stand up to you, either. BOUQUET To the kind soul who found my student’s wallet which he left on the bus to VIU. He was very happy to get it back. BEEF I cannot believe a lot of seniors in Nanaimo are not treated well. BOUQUET To Shawn of Gordon’s Home Sales for the superb job he did replacing the skirting on my mobile home. It is truly refreshing to have someone working on a project who knows what they are doing. BEEF To the mobile home park manager for the illegal eviction notices to the weak and sick elderly. BOUQUET To Richard for transplanting my

BEEF To the parents who let their young child ride their bike south on the highway in front of Country Club Centre every morning. There is a pathway they can ride on and be safe.

suggesting the Uplands supportive housing be built on vacant property in Lantzville near his home. All the while chastising them for being selfish simply because they express the same concerns.

BOUQUET To the Canadian Tire store for allowing our furry family members to go into the store and shop with us. BEEF To the woman driver making a right hand turn into the fast lane on a red light who found it necessary to give me the finger and hurl obscenities to me because of my bad driving. I honestly thought that drivers going through a green light had the right of way. BOUQUET To Ice Nail Bar. I have been visiting the place for five years and kudos to Jan who has managed to meet my needs as I have difficult nails and hands. BOUQUET To the gentleman in Thrifty Foods Port Place who returned my purse to me as I was rushing out to catch the ferry. I

remember you and hope to see you again shopping to thank you properly.

BOUQUET To Buddies All-Natural Dog Food Store. My 10-year-old dog is like a puppy again. Thank you, Dee Dee and Wendy, for being so patient with all of my questions. BOUQUET To Terry from Shaw Tech Support. His professionalism and perseverance (no doubt accompanied by a long history of troubleshooting tech “annoyances”) resulted in detecting an small idiosyncrasy that permitted me to finally communicate via e-mail once again. BOUQUET To all my grandkids in Trail. Thank you Megan and Taz for my great-grandson Kruz – my sixth in all. BOUQUET Great service from Mid-Island Autobody for fixing my truck door and days later adjusting my headlight. BOUQUET To Dr. H. M. Bailey, nurses Madelene and Honeylette at NRGH Heart Function Clinic for kindness and caring. Your dedication to your profession and the special care you give is most appreciated. BOUQUET To a lovely lady named Louise who offered to drive me home from the doctors. She put my walker in her van. You made my day being so kind. BOUQUET To the ladies at Vision Arts on Waddington Road for all their help when I broke my glasses. BOUQUET To Beryl for taking home some tired travellers when there was a taxi shortage at the ferry terminal on the long weekend. BOUQUET To Mom and K.A.W. Thanks a million – I’ve been dealing with this disease of addiction for nearly two decades and you’ve never given up on me.

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BOUQUET To Doug Fast and the staff of Applecross Home Hardware for sponsoring and generously supporting the barbecue and draw in support of the Mid Island branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association.

Beefs & Bouquets is a free forum to give thanks or express views on issues and events. The News Bulletin reserves the right to edit or refuse submissions. Length is limited to 40 words and two submissions per person per week. A winner will be selected at random to receive a floral bouquet from Turley’s Florist and Potting Shed. Mail or deliver to the News Bulletin, 777B Poplar St., Nanaimo, V9S 2H7 or e-mail to bulletinboard@nanaimobulletin.com. Fax to 250-753-0788.

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â• â• McKinnon, John Donald November 10, 1932 - October 16, 2013

It is with sadness that we announce that John passed away, peacefully after a short battle with cancer, with family at his side. John was known for his strong work ethic and was generous with his time and energy in helping others. He loved hockey and played with Senior hockey teams in Nanaimo and Parksville until he was 80. The family would like to thank the staff at the Palliative Care Unit, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, for their great care and kindness during John's brief stay there. Memorial Service to be held at Cedar Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1724 Vowels Road, Cassidy, B.C., Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Tea to follow. Flowers gratefully declined.

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Senini, Lilas Blaine

August 29, 1932 ~ October 15, 2013 It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, sister, aunt and dear friend. Lilas was predeceased by her loving husband of 61 years, Salty, and is survived by daughter, Cheryl (Ray); and sons, Randy (Debbie), and Darell. She is lovingly remembered by her grandchildren: Shaun (Kristin), Ash (Andrea), Tyler, Chase (Hanna), Dayne, Raymond (Daniella), Tod, and Jennifer (Clay); great grandchildren: Avery, Alia, Natalie, and Mila; sister, Betty (Russ) Davis; brother, Tom (Thelma) MacDonald; numerous nieces and nephews and her faithful pal â€œYogiâ€?. Lilas was a loving, hard working lady who touched the lives of many. She loved gardening, camping on Denman Island and golfing. She had a wicked fairway drive that helped her win many club and inter-club championships while golfing for the Mount Brenton G.C. We will all miss her pancakes and cinnamon buns (the best in town) and our annual rigatoni Christmas dinners. Mom will also be missed by the hummers that lined up at her feeders year round, the wild birds she loved to feed and talk to and the many neighbourhood dogs that waited anxiously every morning for their treat. The family would like to thank the incredible doctors, nurses and volunteers in the Palliative Care Unit of Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, for their care and compassion at this difficult time. There will be no service by request. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Momâ€™s memory, to the S.P.C.A. Mom and Dad â€“ together again â€“ forever. First Memorial Funeral Services 250-754-8333

NOTICE TO MEMBERS Memorial Society of BC

Mark Joseph Leslie Clark

57th Annual General Meeting

Sat, Nov, 2, 1:30 â€“ 3pm Unitarian Church 949 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver Election of OfďŹ cers Recruitment of Board Members Memorial Society of BC

September 1, 1954 ~ September 29, 2013

Mark passed away peacefully September 29th holding the hands of his beloved family. His loving wife Lorraine, of 38 years, as well as his children Shannon, Scott and Brian were all there to be with him as he took his last breath. Mark was the most wonderful, caring husband, father, and grandfather. He leaves behind his mother Mary, his wife Lorraine, his children Chris, Shannon, Scott and Brian, his daughtersin-law Julia and Carolyn, his son-in-law George, his grandchildren Valentina and Kason (with a little one on the way), his father-in-law Gordon, as well as many beloved family members and friends. Mark was an amazing man who left our lives way too early. There are no words to describe the kind, gentle, funny guy who left a lasting impression on everyone he met. He will forever be in our hearts. And as Mark would say, â€œGo Habs Go!â€? There will be no funeral service as per Markâ€™s request.

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60th

Happy Wedding Anniversary October 23, 2013

CUYLER,

Rev. Canon AR (Bob)

Passed away on October 14, 2013, peacefully in his sleep,at the age of 86.Bob was born in Medicine Hat, Alberta on October 12, 1927. He met and married Elenore Lyons (Cuyler) April 13, 1950 in Calgary. She predeceased Bob in 1999; also his daughter, Maureen in 2007. He is survived by Brit Walsh, spouse of 10 years; his children: Richard, Christine, and Robin; grandchildren: Carolyne and Alex.

June & Gerry Stevenson All our love, Don, Cheri, Barry, Valene & Brett.

60 YEARS

Father Bob served in Parishes across Canada, for the Anglican Church of Canada, for over 60 years. Reverend Canon Cuyler served as Director of Diocese Services, founder of Ecuhome, Childrens Aid Society, Scouts Canada, and championed many other social justice issues. He will be greatly missed by friends and family. A Funeral Service will be held October 26, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Maryâ€™s in Nanoose. Burial will follow at St. Edmunds Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Bobâ€™s memory, to the Anglican Primates World Release Fund. First Memorial Services (250)754-8333

(Big Bad John & the Head Squirrel)

John & Audrey French

are celebrating 60 amazing years of marriage October 24, 2013. With love from your family.

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DEATHS

Geoffrey William Panter January 7, 1924 ~ October 18, 2013

Geoffrey passed away, peacefully, at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital on October 18, 2013. He leaves behind loving wife, Roma; sons, Richard, Tony (Barb); and his grandchildren: Christopher, Mark, and grandson Tom in London, England. Predeceased by his son, Peter in London, England. Geoffrey also leaves behind loving nephews, nieces and friends, here and in England. Born in Desborough, Northamptonshire, England, Geoffrey went to grammar school in Kettering. Upon leaving school, he worked for a few years. In 1943 Geoffrey was called for duty. He served 3.5 years in the British Royal Navy. Upon his release from the Navy he worked as a mechanic, and in 1949 married Roma. In 1952 Geoffrey left England for Canada, where he worked a year in Alberta on the Oil Rigs. Roma left England in 1953 with son, Peter (2yrs old). From there, Geoffrey went to work on the DEW line, while Roma lived in Alberta. Geoffrey and Roma, with sons Peter and now Tony, moved to Fort Nelson where he worked for 6 years. Geoffrey and family moved to Edmonton in 1963; in 1964 son, Richard was welcomed into the family. Geoffrey worked 22 years as General Manager of the University of Alberta Vehicle Pool. In 1985 he retired to the Courtenay area, from there he moved to Nanaimo, where he spent the rest of his life. In his retirement years, he loved gardening and watching NFL and European football. The family would like to thank the ER staff at NRGH, from doctors to nurses, for the care and compassion they showed to Geoffrey in his final hours. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital or the Salvation Army. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Family & friends will be notified.

Lance Makoto Yoshida September 21, 1963 to October 16, 2013

Lance passed away peacefully at home on October 16, 2013. Lance was born in Nanaimo and graduated from N.D.S.S. He then furthered his education and attended the University of Victoria where he earned a B.Sc. in Marine Biology. Lance then moved to Paris, France where he studied cooking at Le Cordon Bleu and worked at a number of French restaurants, hotels, and bakeries. He then returned to B.C. where he took up residence in Vancouver and worked at several of its finest restaurants. He also did several working vacations in Hawaii, Sonoma Valley, and New Orleans. Lance was predeceased by his parents, Akira and Tokuko Yoshida, and also his little brother, Rhys. He is survived by his daughter, Catherine del Campos (Paulo) of Spain; his brother, Vernon (Brenda); his nephew, Gregory Yoshida; and niece, Morganna (Adrian) Clarkson. Lance will be remembered for his baking skills, guitar collection, love of bourbon, and dry humour. Special thanks to the nurses of the Nanaimo Community Dialysis Unit and his nephrologist, Dr. Gaylene Hargrove. There will be no memorial or graveside service by request. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Vancouver Island Kidney Patients Association or your favourite charity.

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LOUDON,

Robert John

December 23, 1935 â€“ October 19, 2013 Bob passed away in the Palliative Care Unit of Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. He was predeceased by his parents, Ross and Florence Loudon of Extension. He is survived by his sons: Rob (Elizabeth) and Tony (Carol); two grandchildren, Reyna and Blake; former wife, Diane; and other good family members and friends. Bob was a logger by trade, an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed hunting and camping in the Nanaimo Lakes area for many years. Thank you to the management and residents of Buttertubs for their care and kindness to Bob, and to Brenda for her friendship. No service by request. â€œHappy Hunting Bobâ€? Condolences may be offered at: telfordn@shaw.ca Telfordâ€™s of Nanaimo 250-591-6644

HILL, Wayne Alan Passed away on October 4, 2013 at St. Paulâ€™s Hospital with his wife & daughter by his side. Wayne was born in Prince Rupert on April 6, 1946. He married his high school sweetheart, Gail in 1969 and moved to Nanaimo, BC in 1977 to further his career as a heavy duty mechanic. Wayne worked for 26 years at Nanaimo Regional Transit as an Equipment Supervisor and formed some very special friendships. He retired in 2007. After retirement he joined the team at Steve Marshall Ford. Wayne is predeceased by his parents, Trevor and Blanche Hill. He sadly leaves behind his wife, Gail; daughter, Khole (Faron); granddaughter, Brielle; niece, Amber (Travis and Arianna); and his brother, Steve. People who knew Wayne enjoyed his quick wit and gentle kindness. He was a wonderful husband, loving father, grandfather and uncle whom no one will ever forget. The family would like to thank the ICU Team at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and St. Paulâ€™s who did everything in their power to help him as he fought valiantly until the end.

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WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT NOTICE is given that the 1995 GEO Metro, 4-door sedan, VIN #2C1MR5294S6713006 has been repossessed. Registered owner is Kyla Lee Williams, last known address: Nanaimo, BC. This vehicle will be sold for the amount of the debt, $720.00 plus towing and storage fees: Total is $1,320.00. The sale will take place at Timâ€™s Automotive Repair, 1481 Bowen Rd, Nanaimo, BC on November 15, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. should said debt not be paid prior to said date.

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November 14th, 15th, 16th & 17th Now, with a larger facility, we have booths and tables available. Also looking for volunteers and sponsors to help celebrate our 20TH Anniversary and our first time in Nanaimo. Contact: 250-739-1981 www.kriskringle.ca

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Must be able to have extended stays away from home. Up to 6 months. Must have valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrake license and have previous commercial driving experience. Apply at:www.sperryrail.com/ careers and then choose the FastTRACK Application.

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An enormous thank you to Bob and Rose Wylie who without their support, we would not have been able to make it through this difficult time. A celebration of Wayneâ€™s life will be held on Sunday, November 3, 2013 from 1-3pm at the Lantzville Legion, 7227 Lantzville Road, Lantzville. In lieu of flowers, you may make a donation to the BC Childrenâ€™s Hospital.

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An opportunity for a full-time Investment Specialist is available within our Wealth Management subsidiary. As a LDCU Financial Management Ltd. Investment Specialist, you will increase customer loyalty and market share by meeting the investment needs of customers and by providing excellent financial planning and advice. This is a full-time position and will commence as soon as possible. Salary is commensurate with experience. If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a covering letter and resume outlining your qualifications by 4:00 pm November 1, 2013 to: Kimberley Judson, CHRP Manager, HR & Communication Ladysmith & District Credit Union kjudson@ldcu.ca For a full description of the job posting, please see our website www.ldcu.ca and click on â€œCareersâ€?.

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Ships Boarding Clerk/Customs Brokerage Trainee Position Island Shipping Limited, located in Nanaimo, British Columbia since 1964, has a unique opening for the right applicant to meet our continued growth. You are a self starter, highly motivated and driven to establish yourself in the logistics industry. This is not a position for the faint of heart or seeking a soft landing. Your ethics, both personally and corporately must be beyond reproach and be client driven. Our clients expect maximum effort in all facets of what we do and maintaining this standard is paramount. You will be expected to learn the practical skills required to provide operational support to our shipping principals, by providing sub-agent and husbandry services to vessels entrusted to our agency. Further studies in various industry continuing education courses will be required. Additionally, you will learn the Customs Brokerage side of our business, leading to your “CCS” designation. This position will entail daily office functions as well as considerable after hours and weekend duties; ours is a 24/7 business. Should you be willing make a significant commitment to this position and your career, then you are invited to email islbrian@islbroker.com outlining your previous accomplishments and future career expectations. This position is only open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents and requires the applicant to obtain and maintain a Transport Canada Transportation Security Clearance. Preference will be given to those with previous experience in the logistics field. Only those selected for the interview process will be contacted. Thank you in advance for your interest. HELP WANTED

Be part of our unique approach to retail. We’re building our Store Team and we can’t wait to hear from talented people who want to be part of a new, exciting retail experience. If you’re looking for a fun, collaborative, friendly workplace with ﬂexible hours and opportunities to grow, you’ll ﬁt right in. Now hiring for part-time and seasonal positions including Sales Floor, Cashier, and early morning Logistics opportunities.

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Information Session: Customer Service & Tourism Program (CSTT) October 28th, 2013 at 10am & 2pm 290 Bastion Street, Nanaimo BladeRunners is a Youth Skills Link/ACCESS program that builds community partnerships and connects motivated, job ready youth with valuable employment opportunities in the customer service and tourism industry. Youth must: • Be facing barriers to employment • Be out of school and ages 16-30 Youth will: • Participate in skill enhancement training • Obtain First Aid Level 1, WHMIS, FoodSafe, other related tickets and group based employability skills • Be eligible for work clothing allowance • Participate in cashier training • Receive individual support and guidance Employers will: • Connect with job ready and motivated youth • Benefit by having youth provide up to 60 hours of work exposure at no cost to them

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

FILL IN CARRIERS NEEDED Must have own vehicle and valid BC Driver’s Licence. Please contact Alexie Rios for more information.

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HOME CARE/SUPPORT HARD WORKER: COOKS Asian cuisine. Will teach Home Care. Please Email: resumes@nanaimobulletin. com. File #325 in subject line.

We currently have the following openings:

Duty Mechanic HDHeavy Mechanic (North Island) Island) Excavator (North Operator (Gold River) Manager, Strategic Planning Driller/Blaster (Gold River) (Campbell River) CertifiedScale Millwright (Chemainus) Specialist Sawmill Supervisor Shift-Chemainus) (Port McNeill/Beaver(GY Cove)

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TRADES, TECHNICAL JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC is required for coastal logging operations near Woss, BC. Year round employment with full benefits. Further details can be found at www.hdlogging.com Please fax resume to 250-287-9259.

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NACL

Nanaimo Association for Community Living (NACL) is a non-profit society that has supported adults with developmental disabilities in the greater Nanaimo area since 1986. NACL is currently looking for caring, skilled, inclusive people to provide full time home sharing, respite, and emergency respite home sharing for adults with disabilities who may have behavioral and/or personal care needs. As the people we support have diverse lifestyle and living arrangement requirements, we are currently looking for a variety of Home Share providers such as: *Single Men *Single Women *Couples and *Families who live in the Parksville, Nanaimo, Ladysmith area. For more information about Home Sharing, or how to apply, please contact Home Share Managers: Sarah Bowman: 250-741-0224 (ext. 22) sarah.homeshare@nanaimoacl.com Randy Humchitt: 250-741-0224 (ext. 36) homeshare@nanaimoacl.com Leona Warick at 250-741-0224 (ext. 40) leona.homeshares@nanaimoacl.com EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

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 Parksville, Nanaimo, Port Alberni and Ucluelet.

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Parksville/Qualicum Beach News The Parksville Qualicum Beach News has an immediate opening for a full-time, permanent reporter/photographer. Reporting to the editor, the successful candidate will provide top-quality work on a range of news and feature stories covering a variety of beats. The successful candidate will have a proven ability to: • Adhere to deadlines. • Write concise, accurate, balanced copy and adhere to Canadian Press style guidelines. • Take sharp, well-formatted photos that can add to our award-winning record of outstanding presentation and design. Familiarity with video production is an asset. • Take direction while also contributing original story ideas. • Produce consistent, attractive pages using InDesign and Photoshop while following The NEWS’ style guidelines. • Be comfortable doing interviews and taking photos in all settings, from the council chambers to the theatre to ball field. • Be adept at working with social media and loading websites with content, including video. Candidates should have their own digital camera, a vehicle and a valid driver’s licence. The NEWS offers a great working environment with a competitive remuneration plan coupled with a strong benefits package. The Parksville Qualicum Beach News is one of BC’s Best Newspapers, the recipient of Gold for Best Community Newspaper in 2012 and 2010 and Silver in 2011 by the BCYCNA. It is the paper of record in Parksville Qualicum Beach. The Parksville Qualicum Beach News is owned by Black Press Community News Media, an independent and international media group with more than 190 community, daily and urban publications, 14 press facilities and over 160 websites in B.C., Alberta, Washington, Hawaii and Ohio. Interested? Send your resume and samples of your work, by October 23, 2013 to: John Harding, Editor Parksville Qualicum Beach News #4 - 154 Middleton Avenue, Parksville, B.C. V9P 2H2 or e-mail: editor@pqbnews.com Black Press www.blackpress.ca C O M M U N I T Y

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CLEANING SERVICES MR. SPARKLE CLEANING SERVICES “Since 1992” Roof Demossing, Vinyl Siding Window & Gutter Cleaning

EDUCATION/TUTORING TUTOR FOR Math or Science. Higher grades = better opportunities. Call (250)714-9427 or email: kirkclarke@hotmail.com

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CLOCK/WATCH/JEWELLERY REPAIRS

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COMPUTER SERVICES

Island Veterinary Hospital

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COMPUTER PRO.$30 service call. Mobile Certified Computer Tech. Virus removal. Seniors discount. 250-802-1187.

ANIMAL HEALTH TECHNOLOGIST

Island Veterinary Hospital in Nanaimo, BC is seeking an Animal Health Technologist. We offer a full service clinic with the IDEXX digital radiology system and VetLab suite for a complete in-house lab. We offer a competitive salary, benefits, uniform allowance, continuing education allowance, and payment of AHT Dues. Must be available evenings and weekends. Apply to Randy Langelier, Clinic Administrator at Randy@Islandvet.com

U-NEED-A-NERD Friendly onsite professional computer, website and design services. Jason is BACK! 250-585-8160 or visit: jasonseale.com

LIGHTING SALES CONSULTANT

If you are looking for a creative, dynamic team environment with an opportunity to work with design and current trends, Mclaren Lighting has an immediate opening. We are offering a position as a Lighting Consultant. This is a F/T position with hands-on training and a competitive salary, with benefits that include: medical, dental and long-term disability.

Drop resume, in person at: 2520 Bowen Rd., Nanaimo

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GARDENING

CLEANING SERVICES ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE

LEMON TREE Housekeeping. Home and office. Call Heidi (250)716-0551.

LOCAL LANDSCAPES. Landscape Maintenance, Fall Clean-up & Pruning. Call Mike (250)616-2410

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

BRAD’S HOME DETAILING Specializing in Cleaning Windows/Gutters/Vinyl siding (by brush). De-mossing roofs. Power Washing. Insured. Brad 250-619-0999

DOWN 1. Birds of prey 2. Fastest land animal 3. Judge’s moniker (abbr.) 4. Part of Uttar Pradesh 5. Italian crooner Perry 6. Syringe 7. Articles fit to eat 8. Replace spent bullets 9. International metal polish 10. New Mexico artist town 11. Elf (Brit.) 12. Glowing gas element 14. Break suddenly 15. Blue colored 18. Br. children’s author Blyton 20. Limicoline bird 24. Burn plants 26. Gulf of, Aegean Sea inlet

27. Clysters 29. Leguminous fruit 31. Large tub 33. Member of U.S. Navy 35. Having physical sensation 36. Colors clothes 38. Plural of 33 down 39. Grouped by twos 41. Fence bar 43. Cherry brandy 44. Pixies 46. Canadian flyers 48. Emit coherent radiation 50. Lot 51. Area units 52. Russian space station 53. Tools for holes 57. 5th sign of the zodiac

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GARDENING

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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Expanding or Renovating your home/bathroom/ kitchen/basement? Painting, Roofing & Finish Carpentry also available. No job too small. Free estimates. Insured

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

BURIAL PLOTS

FURNITURE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

TWO FULL burial plots, plus six cremations at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens. Price $2400.00 OBO. (250) 7432054

DINING SET with buffet and six chairs (2 captains) plus two leafs. Solid wood. Mediterranean style. Call 250-752-9548 or 250-248-7771

FREE ITEMS

LANDSCAPING

PANASONIC TV, 29â€?, colour. Remote works well. FREE. 1 (250)390-9235

2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)753-6633.

Drywall, tile, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, full baths.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

FREE- 70â€?x42â€? 1/4â€™â€™ plate glass, curved corners, you pickup. (250)756-1696.

MOVING & STORAGE

OLD FASHIONED HANDYMAN

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

Richard 250-729-7809

LUSSIERS & SON CONTRACTING LTD. TOP NOTCH TOPSOIL AND LAWN SAND . TOP QUALITY, NO WOOD WASTE OR RECYCLED GARBAGE. REAL DIRT!!! CALL 250-758-1877 OR EMAIL: lussierandson@shaw.ca

HANDYPERSONS

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MOVING, Deliveries. â€œLower Price.â€? Job Quotes or hourly rate. Jason (250)668-6851

Quality work. Reasonable prices. 250-616-9095.

FRIENDLY FRANK 2 BRASS table lamps, $45. 24 new National Geographic mags, $35. (250)758-6975. AUTHENTIC MEXICAN sombrero, ready for Halloween! $25. Call (250)756-2406. BRAUNS SLICER, works well, excellent condition. $75. 1 (250)390-9235 COMPUTER DESK, like new. 23.5â€? w, 47â€? l, 29.5â€? h. Mahogany teak, $35. 250-7561637 GOOD AXLE, 3-leaf, semi-elliptical springs, 3-8â€? wheels. Build your own small utility trailer! $35. (250)713-6653 INTERIOR DOORS (3) bi-fold, $20 each; $ (250)741-1648 KITCHEN AID black glass 4 burner counter top gas stove, $99. (250)585-4009.

RELIABLE HANDYMAN Services. Seniors rates avail. Call (250)390-9885.

FREE QUOTES: Same Day Rubbish, any Hauling, Demolition Cleanup. 250-668-6851. JUNK TO THE DUMP. Jobs Big or small, I haul it all! I recycle & donate to local charities. Call Sean 250-741-1159.

PAINTING A-ONE PAINTING and Wallpapering. Serving Nanaimo for 30 years. Senior Discount. Free estimates. 250-741-0451

Small Island Painting

HOME IMPROVEMENTS ALL TRADES- Home updates? Hardwood, Tile, Laminate, Kitchen & Bath Renoâ€™s. All exterior Roofing, Siding, Decks & Fencing. References available. 250-722-0131. BLUE OX Home ServicesExpert Renovation & Handyman Services. Refs & Insured. Call 250-713-4409, visit us at: www.Blueoxhomeservices.ca

FLOORING SALE Over 300 Choices

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HOME RENOVATIONS: Carpentry, Kitchens & Baths; Plumbing, Ceramic Tile. Free Estimates. Call (250)756-2096

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PETS PET CARE SERVICES CAT SITTING in my home. No cages. 7day to long term stay. Limited space. 250-740-5554

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE APPLIANCES KITCHENAID STOVE, good cond. $120; microwave & stroke fan, $50; Manâ€™s 5-drawer oak dresser, $50. Call (250)754-3561

BURIAL PLOTS FOUR BURIAL Plots at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens. $600. each or all 4 for $2000. Call (250)752-3711.

DUNCAN PHYFE dining room table, 2 drop leafs, 4 brass claw feet; 4 matching chairs. All in good condition. $500. 1 (250)756-9254 KITCHEN TABLE w/ 4 chairs, white with black legs & arms. $120. China cabinet 78â€?H x 34â€?W, glass top, solid wood bottom $150. Coffee table & 2 end tables, glass inserts $125. (250)753-5184, Nanaimo. MOVING MUST Sell- 3 seat lazy boy recliner (sage green), $400. Single lazy boy recliner (maroon), $300. Desk, filing cabinet, adjustable desk chair, $250. Bed sofa (flower pattern), $150. middle bar height dining rm table (glass top)+ 8 chairs, $400. Coffee table, 2 end tables & high table all w/marble top set of 4, $350. Beige lounge chair, $75. All in very good condition and reasonably priced. Call (250)5863624 for info and viewing. QUALITY LIVING room/dining room and misc. items. No reasonable offer refused. 250586-8922.

PLASTIC FOLDING exerciser with cords for arms, sit or stand, $12. (250)753-0744.

QUEEN ANN leg 4 seater sea foam green French Provincial sofa tufted back, w/matching chair, like new, $600. Tea wagon fruit wood, w/2 drop leafs & drawer, $99. Computer swivel chair, $45. Large filagree mirror, $100. Wrought iron sofa table, (tiled top), $40. RV cover, 34â€™ to 37â€™ Class A or C, new, $300. (250)758-6975.

PROPANE CAMPING stove, lantern & heater, $95. Call 250-758-3410.

QUEEN MATTRESS SET Brand new. Must sell! Only $200.(250)713-9680

RECUMBENT EXERBIKE, 4function display. Like new, $75; Upright exerbike. Good cond. $24. 1 (250)756-2398

QUEEN SIZE mattress & box spring with frame. Scandinavian design 8 yrs old. $300. Call 250-248-7911

LAWN MOWER, 20â€? rotary, Briggs & Stratton. Hardly used, $50. (250)754-4951.

HAULING AND SALVAGE

DINING SUITE- table, 6 chairs, solid fruit wood, 5 yrs old, 42â€™wx72â€™lx84â€™ extends to 96â€? 2 butterfly leafs, $700 obo. (250)947-9711.

MOTORCYCLE HELMET: D.O.T. size: large. Like new! $30. (250)713-6653

TV STAND, 42x24x20. 2 side doors and middle shelf, $35. Call (250)753-1829.

FURNITURE CANADA MADE solid maple dining room suite. Extends to 90â€?. Incl. 6 chairs, glass door china cabinet w/hutch; corner cabinet/hutch $950. 6 Occasional vintage side tables; drop leaf coffee table; small circular table. Royal Albert Memory Lane complete service for 12 ppl. Call 250-8900662 for appt. CHINA CABINET, tall corner unit (cost $900 new) asking $400. Maroon loveseat hide-abed, $225. Contempary armchair, $75. Radial arm saw, 10â€? Dewalt, $125. Call (250)752-4400.

MEDICAL SUPPLIES HOSPITAL BED. Elec. Rotec. Multi-Positional. W/ 6â€? Invicare(waterproof covered) mattress. 4 dual pos. side rails. Head/ft boards. Only used 38 days. $1900 Firm. 250-2873930

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GIANT CHRISTMAS GARAGE SALE 3576 Jinglepot Rd.

Oct 24, 25 & 26 & 27 9:30am-3pm

Artificial Xmas trees, wreaths and decorations. TOO MUCH TO LIST!

A1 MOVING Sale! Barbie Doll collection. Antique oak side board & parlor tables. Ikea dining rm set, 3 piece wall unit, upright freezer and other misc furniture and household items. Call (250)760-0004. BACK 2 Life back massager, (new $250), $150 obo, in new condition. Call (250)390-2428 E-BIKE- â€œVELOTEQ Cougar IIâ€?, $750. (250)724-2486 or 250-735-7897.

GARAGE SALES

HAMMOND BAY Area Multifamily: Sat & Sun, Oct. 26th & 27th, 9am-3pm. (follow signs from Hammond Bay Rd, Parkway, Broadway to) 6009 Schooner Way and neighbors. Furn, pictures, lots of menâ€™s items, board games, household items, etc. N. NANAIMO: Sat., Oct 26th, 8am-12noon. Household, garden/pots, golf clubs. 6413 Southampton Rd.

HOSPITAL AREA: Sat, Oct. 26th, 10am-2pm. Mostly small hand power tools and odds & ends. 1212 Waddington Rd.No Early Birds Please! Rain/Shine SOUTH NANAIMO- #34 61 Twelve St, Sat, Oct 26, 9-5pm. Moving Sale. Everything must go. No reasonable offer refused. Gardening, tools, household & furniture.

WHEELCHAIR LIKE new Breezy 20x16 (short). New $2370 asking $1600. Call 250752-1923

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

ELECTRIC BED, twin-size, older style, in excellent shape. $150 obo. 250-748-9804 Generac back-up power Generator Propane or natural gas. Auto-detects power outage and switches to backup power. Whole home and business, essential circuits only or Off Grid battery bank charger. Never go cold again! 1-250-585-8987

FOR SALE BY OWNER

VARIOUS SECOND hand household items at Redâ€™s Emporium. Furniture, tools, dishes, etc. 19 High St, Ladysmith. Call 250-245-7927.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS BASS FIDDLE- solid wood, Nice violins. Please call (250)701-2035. VIOLIN/FIDDLE â€œBartoliâ€? w/bow & hard case. Beautiful cond; sounds great. Some instructional music plus music stand. $1,800. (250)585-4009.

SPORTING GOODS NATIONAL POOL Table two sets of balls rack, six ques. $1000 o.b.o. 250-334-8606

REAL ESTATE

2-BDRM, 1 bath condo with ocean and mountain views. Corner unit with large deck & gas F/P. Quiet, secure adult bldg with elevator. Includes 5 appliances. For more info or viewing call Jim at (778)4211310 or Ted at (250)723-8089, Pt. Alberni. Asking $175,900. NANAIMO WATERFRONT 2nd floor condo. 1500sq.ft., 2bdrm +den, security bldg. 2 underground parking spaces, living/dining room w/view +gas FP. Maintenance fee incl hot water/gas/landscaping. 1 pet OK. $339,900 (250)753-9123 QUALICUM BEACH 2bdrm, 1bath, 1010sq.ft. condo. living & dining room, kitchen, 1 balcony, elevator. Strata $258, elec. incl. $95,000. Qualicum Place. #206-130 Sunningdale Rd. E. 250-594-5755

CUSTOM BUILT- this house is in its own category! Featuring a covered cedar back deck, stamped concrete surface, accessible from living, kitchen and master bedroom. Granite counter tops, dual wall ovens, 5 burner gas range proudly stand out in an open layout to the living room, formal dining and breakfast nook. 3 bedrooms, main bath, powder room, ensuite & laundry on main floor. Flooring is hardwood & marble. Master bedroom is exotic hardwood and heated marble in the ensuite. Basement boasts 9â€™ ceilings, walk out, 3 framed bedrooms, two rough plumbed bathrooms & ample space. There is a large concrete room underneath the garage accessible from main area in basement. Above the garage is an attic room just for storage! Homes heating/AC system is geothermal. Basement walls are constructed with ICF (insulated concrete forms) as well as spray foam joist ends, creating an extremely energy efficient home! This home will not disappoint! 1749sqft main flr, 1749sqft bsmt+ 400sq ft concrete rm under garage. Open House: Oct 26 & 27, 2-4pm 956 Gillespie Pl, Mill Bay, BC.

DESIRABLE CEDAR- 1920 sq ft 4 bdrm 2 bath on just under 1/3 acre. Fireplace, woodstove, dbl paved driveway, carport, shop, vinyl deck with roof, garden shed, wood shed. Quiet street close to schools, shops, restaurants, bus. $324,900. 250-722-2032. www.ownersale.info

FOR SALE BY OWNER 29â€™ 5TH WHEEL on RV Pad in Qualicum. Close to ocean/river & nature trails.Incl.81 Datsun ZX, workshop/storage shed & fenced yard. Asking $25,500. incl 2 slide outs 250-240-0411. DUNCAN: 2 bdrm mobile, 55+ Park, no pets, 5 appliances, some furniture, new light and bath fixtures, steel roof. Price $23,200. Call 250-597-3319

INDUSTRIAL BUILT log splitter. 30 ton, pull & electric start, Honda 13 hp with lift table. For more info call Doc 250-2468111 LARGE COLLECTION of rebuilt bicycles. Large quantity of fishing gear. Antique china cabinet w/glass front & other furniture items! 250-748-8270

LOVESEAT, RUST colour, good condition. $50. Luggage, 5-piece, burgundy, used 2 times, $50. Freezer, apt. size $50. Lazy Boy carpet, burgundy/turquoise/gold multi-coloured 5â€™x7â€™ $50. Nanaimo 250619-9517, 1(250)655-1213. MEDICHAIR POWER lift chair with 2 motors, nearly new, sell for $650, $2200/new. Call (250)758-7066, Nanaimo. OLDER ELECTRONIC receivers, tape decks, turn table, fax machines, speaker, electric fireplace, lamps, entertainment cabinets, professional meat slicer, etc. Call (250)741-1555.

Grape press, wood w/ metal stand, 21â€?w27â€?h. Grinder, fits wheelbarrow. 4â€™x2â€™ plastic container. 5gal clear glass bottles. $500 for all. 250-709-9979

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDOS

LOG LATHE, for making log homes or pillars w/spare parts. Cat power plant - tandem dump truck & fork lifts. Offers. ALSO, 4x4 Ford $1200.; Radio arm saw $100; GMC High up, 20â€™ lift, $2500; Log cabin, can be moved, 14x16â€™, cedar logs & shake roof $12,000. (250)732-3239 (250)743-3198

Garage Sales

GARAGE SALES

10â€? RADIAL ARM SAW, #740 Powershop, on cabinet base w/ casters, great working order, $125 obo. 10â€? ROCKWELL Table Saw, includes 24/24 Align A Rip guide, new enclosed Baldor 1.5 HP motor, 115/220V, all on a cabinet w/casters, $425 obo. Will consider a package deal. 250246-4409.

SOLID WOOD, butterfly leaf, pedestal base, dining table (40â€? round to 58â€? oval w/leaf) plus 4 chairs. Light oak finish. Seats 6 comfortably at full length. $400 obo. Nanaimo, (250)591-8959 SOLID WOOD Rectangle dining table with leaf & 6 matching chairs w/custom-made cushions, 2-drawer 4â€™ side table, plus fantastic chopping block table, blonde in colour. $275.(250)594-7605 Qualicum

REAL ESTATE

TECHNIQUE ELECTRIC organ, good condition, paid $1100. sell for $300. 36 cup coffee Urn, $15. Call (250)754-7534.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

FUEL/FIREWOOD COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIREWOOD- Call 250-468-9660. 1-866-768-8886 (Nanoose).

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

OXYGENATOR for home use. $700. (250)713-6653 POWER WHEEL chair, runs well, $900. (250)760-2827.

A lovely 1650 sq ft rancher on .46 acre corner lot in a quiet, friendly rural neighborhood, close to storries beach&oyster rv. nicely landscaped,fenced backyard,garden,dogpen,new flooring,countertops,updated fixtures,bright D/R 3 bdrms,1.5 bth+ fam rm,mud rm,attached 19x11 shop, forced air natural gas heat. $287,000. 250-9233150

HEREâ€™S YOUR HOME BASED BUSINESS w/2.5 car garage & separate driveway in downtown Parksville. Includes fully remodelled 3 bdrm home with legal 1 bdrm suite ($750/mo) & great tenant who wants to stay. Garden & shed, small studio and exceptional landscaping, separate driveway can park RVâ€™s etc. $352,500. (250) 954-0227. DOWNTOWN NANIAMO: Luxury Waterfront Lifestyle; Elegant 2 Br, 2 bath condo, ocean, mountains, marina views. Lagoon, clubhouse, gym, swimming pool. Walk to Sea wall, near Port Theatre. Reduced for quick sale $349,000. Call 250-591-7800 agents welcome. Open House: Oct. 26th and 27th. (Sat & Sun) 2-4pm.

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NORTH NANAIMO- 107 Harpooner Place (off McGirr) 2100sq ft, 4 bdrm, 3 bath, ocean mtn views, cul-de-sac, close to schools, lrg fenced yrd, new kitchen & roof, beautiful deck, lot size 7600sqft. $389,000. (250)756-6125.

PATIO HOME at Sequoia Gardens. 780 Marguerite Rd CR. 2bdrms & den, 2 bths. rv parking,quiet,gated. Backs onto Golf Course.$254,900.250203-1001 QUALICUM BEACH half acre lot rural setting on no thru road between QB & Parksville, minutes to Hwy 19 & 19A. Level easy build with room for extra family, storage & big toys. Asking $174,000 (no gst/hst). Call 250-248-1044. SUNNY COOMBS field/treed acreage. Room for revenue development. Comfortable 2 floors of 1400 sq ft. Wood, hot water heat $745,000. Phone/Fax 250-248-4495.

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REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

HOUSES FOR SALE

MISCELLANEOUS FOR RENT

AUTO FINANCING

SPORTS & IMPORTS

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

TRUCKS & VANS

33â€™ CONVERTED Trawler with 6 cylinder Isuzu deisel engine with 2100 hours. Ready to fish or cruise. Good electronics, Survey valued at $25,000. Sell for $8500. Call Jim at (778)421-1310 or Ted at (250)723-8089, Pt. Alberni. For more info or viewing.

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2000 JAGUAR Vanden Plas Sedan - sapphire blue in colour, fully loaded, less than 80,000 kms, like new in & out, $12,000. Call (250) 821-9092.

2000 ARCTIC FOX - 5th wheel, 29.5 ft, large LR & BR slide, lots of extras - excellent condition, winter pkg. $20,000. 250-339-6156 2007 22â€™ Wildwood Travel Trailer. Sleeps 7, A/C, microwave. Exc. cond. Clean, nonsmoker. 1/2 ton towable. $11,500. firm. (250)722-3535.

CARS

or call 753-8200

ESTATE SALE. 1993 Gulfstream Sun Voyager 34â€™ widebody deluxe model, Cummins diesel auto. 4-speed. Allison transmission. Power jacks. Refurbished in & out. New fridge 2012 Low miles. Flat-screen TV. Excellent stereo. Awning with privacy curtain & window covers. $25,000. 250-335-1515.

TRUCKS & VANS 1991 FORD P/U F250, 4x4, XLT, Lariat, 351 Auto Tow Package, canopy, boat racks. $2500.00. 250-336-8600

#100-319 Selby Street

2010 KIA FORTE COUPE (silver). Like new, only one owner. 17,500km. $15,000. Call 250-338-8725

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

GREAT STARTER or retirement house. 2-bdrm, 1 bath with full walk-out basement. Freshly painted and updated. New roof. Carport in front and alley access to 24x30 garage. Large yard with fruit trees. For info or viewing phone Jim at 778-421-1310 or Ted at 250723-8089. Pt. Alberni. Asking $165,900.

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO BOUNDARY RIDGE: Bach/1 or 2bdrm. Free h/w, heat. Free cable or net for 1 yr for new tenants only. 250-616-1175 DOWNTOWN: Large 1bdrm. Available Immed. N/P Refâ€™s. $650/m. Also avail. Bachelor apt. $550/m (250)729-1997 Meicor Properties Chemainus: Lockwood Villa. Well kept bldg, 1 bdrm $595 & 1 bdrm $625, available now. N/S, 1 small pet welcome. 250-246-1033. www.meicorproperties.com Meicor Properties Ladysmith: bachelor unit avail now $590/mo incl. heat & hot water, sm pets ok. 250-9246966. www.meicorproperties.com NANAIMO 1275 Dufferin Cres, 1 & 2 Bdrm from $675/mth. Call 250-740-1002

NANAIMO: QUIET, clean and comfortable 1 bdrm. Central location, views, intercom, elevator. Free hot water. N/S, N/P. Refs. $650/mo. Call Mark/Don 250-753-8633. NANAIMO (near Seawall)Large 1 bdrm. Clean quiet bldg. inclds heat, H/W, cable, parking & storage. NP/NS. Avail Nov. 1st. $675./mo. (250)756-9527.

COTTAGES PARKSVILLE: LUXURY all seasons cottage. Indoor pool, hottub. Fully furn, 3 bdrm, 2 bath beside Rathtrevor Beach. 250-334-9443, 250-792-0174

CEDAR- MOBLIE home pad for rent, any size, very private, 1.5 acres, includes cable, hot tub. N/S, no drinking. $500. Call 250-245-0014. SOUTH NANAIMO: 2 bdrm mobile in 55+ park, spacious yard. Call (250)668-7274.

HOMES FOR RENT 3-BDRM LEVEL Entry. 1.5 baths, 5 applâ€™s, very good cond. Good location - North end. Private backyard, workshop, nice deck, 2-car covered carport. $1200./mo. May purchase for similar payments if you qualify. (250)754-5327. GRAFTON AVE- 20 acre farm, 1500sq ft Rancher, 3 bdrms, 2 bath, room for your horse stall included, fenced and crossed fenced, W/D, F/S. Refs reqâ€™d. $1650+ utils. Call (250)468-2008. VIU & University Square area: 3 bdrm, 2 full baths, 2200 sqft. $1195/mo + utils. Pet considered. Steve 250-667-3009.

RV RESORT ON THE LAKE

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

DEPARTURE BAY, lrg room; shared kitchen, bath, laundry. Cable, hydro, prkg incl. N/S Close to bus. $495/mo. (250)760-0842 Avail. immed. NORTH NANAIMO: Attention Students/Working Professionals: fully furnished room, nice, quiet area. Own bathroom, cable, FREE WiFi, shared kitchen and laundry. N/S, N/P, no partiers. $550/mo. Avail. immediately. 250-756-9746

SUITES, LOWER

HOSPITAL AREA: 1 bdrm suite, level entry, priv ent, avail immed, $650/mo incls hydro, N/S, N/P. Call (250)758-5210 or (250)668-5480.

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V.I. Raiders get ready to face unknown I JR. FOOTBALL team travelling to Windsor, Ont. BY GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN

The V.I. Raiders, provincial champions, have earned the opportunity to find out what comes next. Nanaimo’s junior football team plays the Jostens Cup national semifinal this Saturday (Oct. 26) in Ontario against the Windsor AKO Fratmen. The same day that the Raiders outscored the Langley Rams 48-37 to win the B.C. Football Conference championship, the Fratmen got past the Hamilton Hurricanes 16-9 in the Ontario Football Conference title game. Now the victors line up to see who will advance to the Canadian Bowl on the Prairies. B.C.’s champions are always favoured against Ontario’s, but there will be a lot of unknowns as two programs meet for the first time ever. “It’s the same for them; they don’t know a lot about us, either,” said Cole Bishop, Raiders defensive back. “We just have to expect they’re going to be the best opponent we’re going to play and we have to come out and play them that way.” Matthew (Snoop) Blokker, Raiders coach, said his team needs to take care of its own game, focusing on execution and tempo. “Be fast every play, gang tackle, swarm, all the fundamental things,” he said. The Fratmen use a runfirst offence that the Raiders think they can stymie.

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V.I. Raiders including Ash Gayat, left to right, Quinton Bowles, Ariel Fabbro and Dylan Chapdelaine gang tackle Langley Rams running back Nathan Lund during Saturday’s B.C. Football Conference championship game at Caledonia Park.

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“Our front seven enjoys playing against the run,” Blokker said. Defensively, Windsor has good athletes at every position but tend

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Mariners make sure they’re playing at provincials I MEN’S SOCCER qualifies on last day of season. BY GREG SAKAKI THe News BuLLeTIN

It would have been a shame if soccer provincials in Nanaimo didn’t have a hometown entry. So the Vancouver Island University Mariners men’s soccer team made sure they got in. Dan Cato, M’s captain, said in the past, he’s spoken to players who have had to run the concession at provincials because their team didn’t qualify. The Mariners realized at mid-season that could happen to them if they didn’t pull up their socks, so to speak. “Since then, we’ve had our focus. We set our goal – we needed to make provincials no matter what,” Cato said. “And it feels very good to make it and

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The Buccaneers have gotten the better of the Generals so far this season, but this should be the toughest test so far. The Nanaimo Buccaneers (12-2) have defeated the Oceanside Generals (2-13-1) three times this Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League season, but the Gens have made major changes to their roster and coaching staff. Nanaimo’s Dan Lemmon is the new coach of the Parksville team. “I think the season’s starting right now for this team,” he said, after taking on the job last week. The Bucs and Gens face off Thursday (Oct. 24) at 7:15 p.m. at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. Tickets will be available at the door.

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not be serving hotdogs.” The Mariners were latecomers to their party – they qualified on Sunday, the last day of the season, coming up with a 4-0 win over the Douglas Royals on the mainland. “It was a good test of character,” said Cato. “It was one of those fight-orflight moments.” Bill Merriman, VIU coach, said the win showed that his team is learning what it takes. “They knew that that last game was for everything,” he said. “They kept their shape really well, they moved the ball very well, they talked. They just played as a team, they put it all together.” Farhad Abdulgani, who scored a hat trick that game, said his team knew what was at stake. “We showed a lot of character…” he said. “People were just fired up and they wanted to win.” Now, each of the teams in the Pacific Western Ath-

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Thompson Rivers player Jacob Kaay, left, and VIU Mariners player Mateo Kostering vie for a ball earlier this season.

letic Association championships has an equal shot at advancing to nationals. The Mariners, as the fourth seed, will have to try to get past the top-

ranked Thompson Rivers University WolfPack. TRU won both regularseason matches, 4-2 in Kamloops and then 2-1 in Nanaimo. But Merri-

Tennis players make most of Last Chance The Westwood Tennis Club filled their bubble with fastpaced action at the Last Chance Tournament this past weekend. Holly Calvin and Vera Butakova teamed up to win the women’s A doubles final over Nanaimo’s Glenys Wall and a Shawnigan Lake partner. Calvin also reached the final in the A singles event, won by Victoria’s Karen Clarke. Nick O’Callaghan and Greg Wall placed second in men’s A singles. Butakova defeated a Campbell

River opponent to win women’s B singles. The men’s B doubles title was earned by Rick Rhodes and Gaeten Brousseau, and Darlene Dorman and Karen Martin teamed up to win the the ladies’ B doubles title. For a photo from the tourney, visit www.nanaimobulletin.com. The next Westwood tennis club tournament will be a mixed doubles event on the Remembrance Day weekend. For information on all club activities visit www.westwoodlake.com.

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man pointed to a moral victory from that 2-1 loss – his Mariners were down to 10 men in the second half and still outscored the ’Pack 1-0. “Playing with that kind of heart, they could do well against TRU,” said the coach. “You never know. It’ll be a good game.” Cato said the WolfPack play physical and can get under your skin, but they also have skilled scorers who will have to be closely marked. “If we do that, it’s always the advantage to the defender because you just have to poke the ball away, he has to put it in the net,” Cato said. The M’s feel they’ve gotten better since their matches with the ’Pack. They’ll try to play the kind of soccer that got them to provincials. “Which is find that healthy balance between heart and determination but also composure and

using your energy wisely,” Cato said. Abdulgani said his team needs to keep its focus in a match it badly wants to win. “Mentally we have to be stronger…” he said. “We just have to keep calm and believe in ourself.” He said the M’s associate their home pitch with winning, so that will be a factor. The Mariners hope the local soccer community will be out in force. “Other people’s belief in you gives you the confidence you need to go out and do what we have to do,” said Cato. “So as many fans as we can get out, and as loud and supportive as we can get them, the better for us.” GAME ON … VIU and TRU play Saturday (Oct. 26) at 3 p.m. at Merle Logan Field. The women’s gold-medal match will be at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, followed by the men’s goldmedal final at 3 p.m. sports@nanaimobulletin.com

Discovery Community College launches Advanced International Trade Management & Freight Forwarding DIPLOMA Classes start in Campbell River, Nanaimo and Surrey Campuses on November 12, 2013

Discovery Community College is proud to announce the launch of its latest program, Advanced International Trade Management & Freight Forwarding Diploma. “We are very proud of this comprehensive International Trade program, which has been developed in partnership with the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) and the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA).” said Jamie Hartling, Director of New Programs and International Promotion. “The Supply Chain Management field is one of the fastest growing in Canada, with approximately 800,000 jobs across Canada and an annual vacancy rate of 10%. Our program has been designed specifically to prepare our graduates to successfully enter this sector as flexible, multi-skilled business professionals.” “I am extremely excited about this new program, which fills a real need in all the communities that we serve.” said Lois McNestry, President. “We are extemely proud of our 2012 Graduate employment rate of 96%. Our priority is to prepare students for successful employment and I am confident that the Advanced International Trade Management & Freight Forwarding Diploma will produce highly employable graduates.” The Advanced International Trade Management & Freight Forwarding

Diploma is a 39 week program that includes a four week industry practicum. In addition to the Discovery Community College Diploma, graduates will also earn a Diploma in International Trade Management from FITT and a Certificate in International Freight Forwarding from CIFFA. Completion of the program also fulfills the educational requirement to earn the internationally recognized “Certified International Trade Professional” (CITP) designation. About Discovery Community College (DCC) Discovery Community College (DCC) is an accredited Private Post-Secondary Career College, with Campuses across Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. They offer diploma and certificate programs in healthcare, business, information technology and trades. At Discovery the focus is on producing employable graduates. They feature small class sizes, industry current instructors and curriculum, and relevant job experience placements, maximizing graduate employability. Their 2012 Graduate employment rate of 96%, and their six year average of 94%, is one of the highest in North America. About the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) The Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) is a not-for-profit organization

dedicated to providing international business training, resources and professional certification to individuals and businesses. FITT offers the only international business training programs and related professional designation (CITP/FIBP) endorsed by the World Trade Centers Association and the Canadian government. Their international business training solutions have become the standard of excellence for global trade professionals across Canada and around the world. Discovery Community College is proud to be an authorized Delivery Partner of the complete FITTskills International Business program. About the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) For over 60 years, the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) has established a high level of professionalism within the freight forwarding industry in Canada. Through the years, the Association has grown from an intimate group of eight Montreal freight forwarders to a national organization of approximately 246 members, with a well-defined identity and is today the ‘Voice of Freight Forwarding in Canada.’ The CIFFA certificate program is accredited by International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) and the Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council (CSCSC).

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Barsby Bulldogs running back Brandon Parker gains yardage in a game against the Windsor Dukes last Friday at Merle Logan Field.

Bulldogs playing for first The Barsby Bulldogs have been playing like a first-place team, and now they have a chance to make it official. The AA varsity ’Dawgs (4-0) take on the Carson Graham Eagles (4-0) this Friday in a matchup that will determine top spot in the Western Conference. “I want to definitely go after them the Barsby way,” said Rob Stevenson, Bulldogs coach. “It starts physical, [but we have] to do it smart.” GAME ON … The Bulldogs and Eagles play Friday at 1:45 p.m. at Merle Logan Field … The Nanaimo District Islanders host Seaquam Friday at 1:30 p.m. at NDSS field.

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Skates have been sharpened, sticks have been taped and another season of Canada’s official winter sport is well underway at all levels. Our B.C. Hockey League Clippers are so far hovering around the .500 mark, as are the NHL Canucks under new head coach John Tortorella. And I have to point out that my Leafs aren’t looking too bad in these early days… Of course another season of minor hockey is also up and running, with local arenas home to hundreds of young players in the various age categories of recreational and competitive teams. Heading up the Nanaimo Minor Hockey Association this year is president Roberta Bortolotto, assisted by registrar Dawn Borelli and secretary/ treasurer Kyla Becia. Other directors include Dave Bortolotto, Jennifer Pow, Tom Russell, Steve Paul, Rick Hodgson, Tracey Klymchuk, Janelle Olson and Erin Maki. In charge of the initiation (age 5-6) division this season is Jason Vance. Jody Windley oversees the novice (age 7-8) group, Sean Dupuis the atom (aged 9-10) division and

Kim Darbyshire the peewee top graduating peewee (age 11-12) category. The recreational player, with bantam (age 13-14) division Drayden Cairns getting is co-ordinated by Karen the award as top graduatvanGyzen and the midget ing atom player. Honoured (age 15-17) group by Doug as top graduating midget Tyce. Peter Creighton is female recreational player head of the competitive was Calista Branter, top division and Sonia Branter graduating bantam female looks after the female diviwas Jordan Labas and top sion. graduating peeOverseeing wee female recthorpe everything at the reational player minor hockey was Sara Spencer. report office located at From the comIan Thorpe the Nanaimo Ice petitive division, Columnist Centre is Vicky the Don SarkaLong and my sian Memorial thanks to her for Trophy for the passing along top graduating information from player in the banthe association’s tam age group annual general was given to Josh meeting. In addiBurgmann. Will tion to the elecCookman from tion of the above executive, the peewee division was awards were presented to chosen to receive the Dick recreational and competiRobinson Memorial Trophy, tive players from last seawhile the Eric Kneen Memoson, as well as coaches and rial Trophy for the top referees. graduating atom competiRecreational player tive player was Campbell awards saw the Larry Arnold. The Bud Dumont McNabb Memorial Trophy Award for the top graduatfor a graduating midget ing midget player was preplayer presented to Shaun sented to Adam Davison. Anderson and the Jason Coaching awards saw the Gow Memorial Trophy for Ted Holder Memorial Troa graduating bantam player phy as most valuable coach given to Benjamin Skinner. in the competitive diviDrew Hnatyshyn was the sion given to Jamie Davis.

Most valuable coach in the midget division, receiving the Frank Crane Memorial Trophy, was David Lussier. The President’s Trophy as most valuable bantam division coach went to Alan Banks. Mike Savage took home the Civic Arena Trophy as most valuable coach in the peewee division and Ryland Wellwood received the Cliff McNabb Memorial Trophy as top coach in the atom division. Coach of the Year trophies were presented to Mitch Heslop from the initiation division, Dave Boehm from the novice division and Jason Battie from the female division. Rounding out the Nanaimo Minor Hockey awards, Nicole Wicks was recipient of the Mentorship Award. From the association referees, Josh Boutin was recognized as Most Improved Official, while Jared MacDonald was chosen as Rookie Official of the Year. Honoured with the Referee of the Year award was Jordan Wood. Whatever your sport, a reminder in closing to play your hardest, play fair, and show good sportsmanship. u Ian Thorpe writes about sports Thursdays.

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Men’s W 11 9 8 7 1

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GP 15 15 17 17 16 17

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GP 14 15 17 16

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T OTL Pts 0 0 24 1 1 18 0 1 17 1 0 5

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Heavy Graces is musician Allison Crowe’s third album of new recordings in 2013. On this latest collection the Canadian artist is writing, singing, playing piano, guitar and percussion, as well as working on engineering, production, album art and photography. And she’s picked up her great-grandfather’s fiddle and includes it on several tracks. All told, Crowe’s released three albums so far this year: Songbook, an oeuvre-spanning 22-song compilation – the music of which draws more diverse praise including comparisons with Solomon Burke, Joni Mitchell, and Modest Mussorgsky – and Newfoundland Vinyl, produced with Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Former Nanaimo musician Allison Crowe released three albums of new music this year, including Heavy Graces.

Heavy Graces features new songs by Crowe, alongside her interpretations of tunes composed by Leonard Cohen – Famous Blue Raincoat, in two versions – and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder. Crowe also worked on two films this year, including Tom Anton’s The Pardon and Zack Snyder’s big-budget reboot of the Superman fran-

chise Man of Steel. Via today’s digital archives, there’s now opportunity for artistry and fun to combine music and movies in timeless fashion. The songs of Heavy Graces are accompanied visually, in video form, by a series of excerpts from silent-era, and other classic black and white films from directors D.W. Griffith, Josef von

Sternberg, Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman. Crowe returns home to Nanaimo for Tidings again this year – the concert happens Dec. 14 at St. Andrew’s United Church. For more information, or to purchase music, please visit www.music.allisoncrowe.com. The album is also available on iTunes.

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More than 200 wine vintages on tap during annual festival A grape time will be had by all at the Nanaimo Wine Festival. The 21st annual event, set for Friday (Oct. 25), 7-10 p.m., at Beban Park Social Centre, is a place to increase knowledge of wine, try new vintages and talk to wine makers and agents. Each all-inclusive ticket gives access to more than 200 wines from around the world. A portion of proceeds will be directed to the Nanaimo Fire Fighters Association fire safety house, an educational tool and program for teaching fire safety in the home to children and has been running since September 1985. The tickets also includes a keepsake wine glass, book listing of the wines with room for notes, appetizers and music by award-winning guitarist Eric Harper. Prizes will also be given away, including a weekend at Tigh-NaMara in Parksville. Tickets are $42 for the

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TheaTre MUSE by In Other Words at Nanaimo Centre Stage Oct. 24-26 at 8 p.m. Tickets $21; $15/students at the door. BOEING BOEING by Nanaimo Theatre Group Oct. 23-26 at 8 p.m. Tickets $18-20. Call 250-758-7224. TAMING OF THE SHREW by VIU Theatre Dept. at Malaspina Theatre Nov. 7-9; 14-16 at 8 p.m.; Nov 12 at 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.; Nov. 13 at 11 a.m.; Nov. 14 at 11 a.m. Tickets $12; $10/ students and seniors. Call 250-740-6100.

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Thursday (Oct. 24) at 4 p.m. Free. NANAIMO GLOBAL FILM FESTIVAL more than 30 films in downtown Nanaimo Friday and Saturday (Oct. 25-26). www.nanaimofilmfest. org. MOBY DICK adaptation by storyteller Dean Verger at Nanaimo Yacht Club Saturday (Oct. 26), 7:30 p.m. Tickets $10. Call 250729-9155. ART, CRAFT AND BAKE SALE at Nanaimo Golf Club Sunday (Oct. 27), 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. VANISHING POINT screens at Avalon Cinema Sunday (Oct. 27) at 1, 4, and 7 p.m., and Monday (Oct. 28) at 7 p.m. Tickets $12. Call 250-754-7587. THE LIFE OF FRANK CALDER and the Nisga’s Land Claims Accord book launch by

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DONAL PATRICK BAND plays The Well Pub’s Halloween dance Saturday (Oct. 26). ERIC HARPER plays Acme Food Co. Nov. 1, 7-10 p.m. ROAD APPLES plays the Harewood Arms Pub Nov. 2. ON THE DOCK with Alex Hicks, Noah Edwards and Alex Wickett at the Dinghy Dock Pub Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. Tickets $20, includes ferry, from the pub. BRODIE DAWSON plays Acme Food Co. Nov. 8, 7-10 p.m.

MICHAEL LAYLAND author of The Land of Heart’s Delight: Early Maps and Charts of Vancouver Island at Harbourfront library Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m. Call 250-754-2513.

RENOVATION BLUES BAND plays Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10 (Harewood) Nov. 8. Doors 7 p.m. Tickets $12/advance at Fascinating Rhythm, Arbutus Music and the legion; $15/door. Call 250-797-2500.

Music ERIKA PHILIPS TRIO plays Acme Food Co. Friday (Oct. 25), 7-10 p.m.

DANIEL WESLEY with special guests at the Dinghy Dock Pub Nov. 8-9. Doors 8 p.m. Tickets $25 at Lucid, the Dog’s Ear and the pub.

POTENTIAL TRAINWRECK plays Harewood Arms Pub Halloween party Saturday (Oct. 26). PARIS ROMANCE with Vancouver Island Symphony and guest artist Alexandre Da Costa Saturday (Oct. 26), 7:30 p.m., at the Port Theatre. Call 250-7548550.

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Dance TRAVELLINGS SQUARES spaghetti dinner fundraiser Saturday (Oct. 26) at 6 p.m. Tickets $10. Call 250-7587264. SACRED CIRLE DANCE at Unitarian Hall, 595 Townsite Rd., Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. By donation. NEW ANIMAL dance work by 605 Collective at the Port Theatre Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $32; $28/ members; $22/ students. Call 250754-8550 for more information.

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Yoshiaki Koizumi, 16, will be performing a solo on the oboe in the annual fall concert from the Nanaimo Concert Band.

it a try. Well, he did an amazing job,” Barker said. “The whole band broke into applause in rehearsal when the piece ended.” Clarinet player Richard Perks, a longtime member of the band who also performed with the Naden Band, will be taking the lead on a classical piece called Concerto for Clarinet. “We are extremely lucky to have Rich-

ard in the band, and the clarinet section excels under his leadership,” Barker said. The Nanaimo Concert Band was established in 1872 by Rev. James Reynard. The band has played for the Empire Days celebration throughout

Nanaimo’s history, and has played for the opening of major public buildings, royal visits, and Bathtub celebrations. The band has, without fail, played at every Remembrance Day ceremony since the First World War. All members of the band are from our community who volunteer their time for all rehearsals and performances. Barker, who has been with the band for more than 30 years, was just 14 when she joined. She said she gained knowledge from the experienced musicians and knows that Yoshiaki will have a similar experience. When he was asked what he thought of the band so far, he replied, “I like it, as people here are so kind. I am very happy to join the band and I am very excited to play my first concert with the band.” The concert is set for Nov. 3, 2:30 p.m., at the Port Theatre. Tickets $13.50. Please call 250-754-8550.

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Storyteller brings Moby Dick to life “Call me Ishmael.” With those famous words storyteller Dean Verger presents his adaptation of Herman Melville’s great American novel, Moby Dick. Direct from his performance to rave reviews at the Ottawa Fringe Festival, Verger engages the audience in the story of one man’s epic, revengefueled obsession as Captain Ahab, aboard the ship the Pequod, hunts for the great white whale. Verger came to the world of storytelling as a writer. He began by telling his own original works, then added

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traditional and literary tales for all ages to his repertoire. His work has been aired on CBC and CTV. He has acted with Ottawa’s Theatre for Children, Ottawa’s Little Theatre, and the Orpheus Musical Theatre in Ottawa. He is also well-known for his

acclaimed storytelling adaption of William Goldman’s The Princess Bride. Verger has also given workshops on storytelling in schools, at festivals and as part of the Ottawa StoryTellers. Verger performs The Story of Moby Dick as well as Newfoundland tales Saturday (Oct. 26), 7:30 p.m., at Nanaimo Yacht Club, 400 Newcastle Ave. Tickets $10. The event is sponsored by Nanaimo’s Around Town Tellers. Please call 250729-9155 or visit www.aroundtowntellers.com for more information.

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on Canada’s Baffin Island, the other in northwest Greenland – that are linked by a migration led by an intrepid shaman. Navarana, an Inuit elder and descendant of the shaman, draws inspiration and hope from the ties that still bind the two communities to face the consequences of rapid social and environmental change. “As the world melts under our feet, we must find the best way for our journey,” narrates Navarana.

Canada’s north is the focus of the next Fringe Flick from TheatreOne. Vanishing Point, an awardwinning documentary from Canadian directors Stephen Smith and Julia Szucs, tells the story of two Inuit communities of the circumpolar north – one

Wondering what life is like for her distant cousins in today’s Arctic, she sets out on hunting journeys in both her homeland and on Baffin Island. While discovering that these isolated groups of Inuit share much in common, Navarana also witnesses striking differences in lifestyle between Greenlanders and Canadians. The film contrasts Navarana’s northern traditions with those in Nunavut, where the people drive ATVs, buy cereal

and discard the most delicious parts of the narwhal (its intestines). Despite their differences, both northern communities share an inhospitable terrain. Smith explained the goal of this film during a questionand-answer session in Ottawa: “The representation we are trying to give is of life as it is.” That representation includes showing the dangerous impact of thinning sea ice on the families who travel the tundra by

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The future is electric AMSTERDAM – BMW has joined the race for the electric car dollar. On the evidence of two days driving the funky-looking all-electric i3 through the narrow streets of old Amsterdam and alongside the picturesque canals of rural Holland, the German manufacturer may have a winner. For starters, it is simply great fun to drive. The lithium-ion battery, encased in an aluminum cage below the five-seater cabin, provides enough instant zap to the electric motor to propel the car smoothly to 100 klicks in less than eight seconds. Left the stopwatch

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Mazda might be onto something with compact By Zack Spencer

widen or shorten the platform to suit each vehicle. In this case, it is slightly shorter Mazda, on a global scale, is a small then the CX-5. In fact, the new Mazda3 is company, so developing new products is lower, wider and slightly shorter than the a major undertaking. This is why it shared last model but the wheelbase has been engineering with the Ford Motor Company stretched by 60 millimetres. This pushes the for many years but that relationship diswheels out to the corner of the car, providsolved in 2010. Instead of modifying existing a solid stance and improving interior ing, co-developed vehicles space. Then Mazda went platforms, engines and about hand forming the transmission, the company body to produce a style took a radical turn in the that conveys motion, even way it develops new prodstanding still. Sold as a ucts. I’m sure by now you sedan or hatchback, the have seen Mazda’s ads for long hood, sweeping lines “Skyactiv Technology.” This and powerful stance make is the name for its radical a statement in a class that This is a car design and manufacturing can be rather subdued. approach. By engineering Inside that can provide vehicles from a blank sheet The goal for this latest model was to have a of paper, Mazda could focus solid, fun to drive dynamic looking interior, on simplifying the manutransportation. facturing process to save fitted with materials and money, a crucial part of this Zack Spencer features not typically found small company’s survival. in a compact car. The dashThis new 2014 Mazda3 is board is covered with, not the third vehicle to be built using Mazda’s only a soft material, rather a plush-feeling Skyactiv Technology, behind the Mazda CX-5 dash. Then there is the dash-mounted communication screen placed in the centre of SUV and Mazda6 sedan. Looks the dash. This is standard on the middle The platform used to build this all new GS and upper GT trim; the base GX is not Mazda3 is a shared chassis with the other so lucky. The driver can touch the screen to two Skyactiv products. They elongate, access music, navigation and phone settings

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Drive By developing the direct injection engines, chassis and transmission at the same time, the Mazda engineers were able to shed weight. The lighter platform and powerful 2.0L 4-cylinder with 155hp is a nice match on the base and GS trim levels, driving either a 6-speed manual or all-new six-speed automatic. The top GT is equipped with a 2.5L engine with 184hp but is only available with the automatic. I’m surprised that the manual is not offered with this engine, as driving enthusiast will be attracted to this engine right away. On

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Minivans sure can pack in a lot of stuff By Alexandra Straub

She continues, “I didn’t mind if the vehicle wasn’t sexy! I need functional. Good Amy Lawson, 35, leads an active life. looks were secondary to me.” She likes to be outdoors, to play sports, Because of her current role, it requires surf, bake and has a thriving social life. travelling around the Lower Mainland, VanProfessionally, she was recently promoted couver Island, B.C. and Alberta with various to be the territory manager promotional gear, display for Drydock Footwear units, sample products and Group. Her territory covmore. ers British Columbia and Not to mention, if she can Alberta. pack in her sports equipBeing on the road is a ment like her bicycle, snowsizeable component of her board or surfboard in, too, work. that would be even better. When it came time to Price was also a factor trade in her Nissan Xtrail – for her. If you can pack which she loved to pieces “I had a budget to work in your bicycle, – she was torn when with, and I needed my paysnowboard or deciding what vehicle to ments to be around $500 a purchase. month,” Amy mentions. surfboard, even “The Xtrail has been “And since I’d be spendbetter... a fabulous car, but I’ve ing a fair amount of time outgrown it and need behind the wheel, I’d need Alexandra Straub something that can better something that was comaccommodate all my equipment,” she says. fortable, too.” In the process, she considered SUVs, When chatting about potential matches, hatchbacks and crossovers. The Ford Flex, the idea of a minivan came up. Ford Escape, Honda Pilot, Mitsubishi OutI saw the excitement in her eyes. lander were on her list to look at. In her personal life, she is not the typiAmy states, “When I started to research cal minivan candidate. With no children to vehicles, the No. 1 thing on my priority list drive to hockey or soccer practice, some was interior space. I needed lots of it.” people might question her enthusiasm.

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But to her, it seemed like the perfect fit. “I was just so excited about it. Minivans make life so much easier and you can just do so much with them,” she explains. “It made a lot more sense than a pickup and much more sense than an SUV.” A few minivans/minivan-esque vehicles she looked into were the Honda Odyssey, Toyota Sienna and Mazda5. Though the Honda and Toyota appealed to her, it was the Dodge Grand Caravan that had exactly what she was looking for. It was in her price range and had some handy features that would allow easy load-

make her heart beat quite a bit faster. “There’s a lot of anxiety to buying a car. It’s a big purchase and you want to make sure you make the best choice you can.” And speaking of choices, the biggest question when selecting her chariot? “Should I get the white one or the black one?!” she jokingly asked. She went with black. When looking back on the experience and looking at her Grand Caravan, she happily says, “What I didn’t think would be very sexy vehicle ended up being the sexiest to me. And there’s so much space!”

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Last year Hyundai Hockey Helpers helped over 1,800 kids get in the game and is working hard to help even more this year. Visit your local Hyundai dealer in October to help get a kid into the game. Join us online and take the Hyundai 1,000 Puck Challenge to improve your game AND help kids in your community play hockey.

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The Hyundai names, logos, product names, feature names, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. †Finance offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new 2013 Elantra L 6-Speed Manual/Santa Fe Sport 2.0T Premium AWD Auto with an annual finance rate of 0%/0.99% for 96 months. Bi-weekly payments are $79/$168. $0/$900 down payment required. Cost of Borrowing is $0/$1,358. Finance offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,550/$1,760. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and Destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. Financing example: 2013 Elantra L 6-Speed Manual for $16,499 (includes $1,000 in price adjustments) at 0% per annum equals $79 bi-weekly for 96 months for a total obligation of $16,499. Cash price is $16,499. Cost of Borrowing is $0. Example price includes Delivery and Destination of $1,550. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. Delivery and Destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. Delivery and Destination for Sonata SE is $1,650. ʈFuel consumption for 2013 Elantra L 6-Speed Manual (HWY 5.2L/100KM; City 7.1L/100KM)/Sonata SE Auto (HWY 5.6L/100KM; City 8.7L/100KM)/Santa Fe Sport 2.0T Premium AWD Auto (HWY 8.4L/100KM, City 11.0L/100KM) are based on Energuide. Actual fuel efficiency may vary based on driving conditions and the addition of certain vehicle accessories. Fuel economy figures are used for comparison purposes only. ʕPrice of models shown: 2013 Elantra Limited/ Sonata Limited/Santa Fe Sport 2.0T Limited AWD are $24,849/$30,649/$40,259. Prices include Delivery and Destination charges of $1,550/$1,650/$1,760. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. ΩPrice adjustments are calculated against the vehicle’s starting price. Price adjustments of up to $10,000/$1,000/$5,250 available on 2013 Genesis 5.0L GDI R-Spec (on cash purchases only) /Elantra L 6-Speed Manual/Sonata SE Auto (on cash purchases only). Price adjustments applied before taxes. Offer cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other available offers. Offer is non-transferable and cannot be assigned. No vehicle trade-in required. ʆGovernment 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). †ΩʕOffers available for a limited time, and subject to change or cancellation without notice. See dealer for complete details. Dealer may sell for less. Inventory is limited, dealer order may be required. ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Limited Warranty coverage covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use and maintenance conditions.

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Used Fusion feels nearly new

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Good reliability, owner satisfaction and low cost help Ford Fusion’s consumer ratings. By Bob McHugh Amid lingering global financial turmoil, recession recovery was already in highgear at Ford, with an over a 40 per cent year-over-year sales gain that made Ford the top-selling automaker in Canada, in 2009. It was also the year it launched an all-new 2010 model year version of its popular mid-sized family car the Ford Fusion. The 2010 Fusion was offered in SE and SEL trim levels with a choice of a 2.5-litre I4 or a 3.0-litre V6 engines and a 3.5-litre V6 powered an all-new Fusion Sport model with all-wheeldrive. Ford also introduced its first hybrid edition of Fusion with an Atkinson cycle version of the 2.5-litre engine and an electronically controlled continuously variable transmission (e-CVT). The hybrid’s battery is a nickel-metal hydride type

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that’s smaller and lighter than competitors and it’s temperature is controlled by air extracted from the passenger cabin. Claimed city/ highway fuel consumption is a very impressive 4.6/5.4 L/100km. Fuel consumption ratings for the other Fusion engines are as follows; 9.4/6.4 L/100 km (city/highway) for the 2.5-litre; 11.1/7.3 (city/ highway) for the 3.0-litre V6

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models; and 12.7/8.3 (city/ highway) for the 3.5-litre with all-wheel drive. A new optional safety feature on the 2010 Fusion (well worth having) was a blind spot system that comes with Cross Traffic Alert, which was unique to Ford system. Radar sensors in the rear side quarter panels can detect a moving object within a 20 metre range on either side. Great to have when vision is restricted (as it often is) when backing out of a parking stall. This generation is also a quieter Fusion. Changes to reduce cabin noise levels include an acoustic windshield, thicker front-door glass, new hood insulators, additional sound deadening in the trunk and a new headliner in the cabin that’s made with an absorption material. An air filter that removes respiratory irritants and toxins from entering the cabin was also a new standard feature of

Fusion. A new standard innovation was a fuel filler system called EasyFuel. Not only does it eliminate the need to remove a gas cap when filling up, it reduces evaporative emissions. You simply push the fuel-pump nozzle into a gas tank receptacle and it automatically seals shut when removed. Six standard airbags helped the Fusion attain a top fivestar crash-test rating. If an air bag is deployed, Fusion also has a unique emergency alert system that flashes the hazard warning lights and sounds the horn, to attract attention. An electronic stability-control system with a brake-activated traction control system was a new standard safety feature. The MyKey security system was made a standard feature on the 2011 Fusion, a spotter mirror, to help eliminate blind spots, was incorporated in

the door mirrors and the SE edition got standard automatic headlights. No significant changes were made for 2012. Good reliability, owner satisfaction and low cost of repair ratings helped the 2012 Ford Fusion get a “Recommend” rating from Consumer Reports. Ford Fusion buyers also benefit from having a good supply of them on the market and used prices tend to be reasonable. A potentially great value preowned purchase. Prices vary depending on a used vehicle’s condition, mileage, usage and history. A complete mechanical check should always be performed by a reliable auto technician prior to purchase. Recalls on the 2010 to 2012 Ford Fusion: 2010 - A problem with the manual recliner mechanisms on the front seats may cause additional movement of the seat back. Dealers will replace the seat recliner mechanisms. 2010 - A park pawl in the automatic transmission may not fully engage when shifted into “Park” and this could allow the vehicle to roll on an incline, if the park brake is not activated. Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the park rod guide retention pin. 2010/2011- The lug nuts on vehicles equipped with 17 inch steel wheels may loosen and this could result in wheel separation. Dealers will replace the lug nuts on all four wheels, inspect the rear brake rotors and replace them as necessary. Drivingwheel@shaw.ca

BMW manufactures truly green machines By Keith Morgan BMW believes there is a big future for wind power in its cars. No, not for the propulsion of the prestige brand’s models but the making of their sleek machines of the future. Long before visitors arrive at the auto manufacturer’s new hi-tech factory in this economically depressed region of what was once communist East Germany, they greeted with a wave from four giant wind turbines. Those metal giants power the production of the impressive five-seater BMW i3, test driven today in Driveway. The i3 models now roll silently off the production line; silently, not just because it’s an all-electric vehicle but also because the entire manufacturing process rarely rises above a whisper. The BMW i3 is the first of the manufacturer’s projects for which the environmental

BMW is building some vehicles now at a wind-powered manufacturing plant. sustainability objectives were determinedly set at the same high standards as the economic goals applied to the manufacturing process. Next year, it will be joined by the i8, which looks every inch a super-sports car. To achieve those lofty dual goals, the BMW Group retains close control over the complete production process from

the carbon fibre production, which starts in a hydroelectric powered plant. Entire noisy and stinky processes associated with manufacturing in steel are gone. Robots screw and bond the important parts together and send the shells on their way, suspended from an overhead rail. Happy workers can actually hear each other

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chat down on the factory floor, bathed in sunlight and breathing freely courtesy of an efficient hi-tech ventilation system. Amazingly, the energy used is 50 per cent of that required to turn out a conventional car and 70 percent less water is used. My group roamed around looking for waste, which turned out to be a

waste (of time) in itself. The bits and bats and ‘wasted’ trim are gathered up and recycled for use elsewhere along the production line. BMW even boasts the lithium ion batteries that will power each car’s motor will outlive the individual car’s life. They can be used as storage batteries when the car is put out to pasture, sorry, recycled.

Nanaimo News Bulletin B15

Erratic drivers An early morning drive from Kelowna to Vancouver is normally a pleasurable experience. But a recent a jaunt was made much less so by an erratic driver, whose actions required all fellow travellers to watch his antics with great care and attention. The young guy at the wheel of a late model Honda CR-V constantly changed speed, below and beyond the posted speed limit. If he wasn’t passing and cutting in too early, he was inexplicably reducing his speed and dropping back in the passing lane. Thank goodness, he pulled off at Merritt. What drivesu-crazy? kmorgan@blackpress.ca

Dashboard symbol can save lives A tire’s number one enemy isn’t road hazards; it’s underinflation. Most drivers know low tire pressure can lead to skidding, hydroplaning and blow outs, even losing control of a vehicle. Yet most people aren’t aware of a tire pressure monitoring system in their vehicle and they don’t recognize the low tire pressure light that could save their life. According to Transport Canada, a recent study indicated that about 50 per cent of the vehicles on the road in Canada have at least one tire that is either over or under-inflated by more than 10 per cent. In fact, 10 per cent of all vehicles surveyed had at least one tire underinflated by 20 per cent. This represents a real safety issue. Canada Safety Council states that under-inflation is the leading cause of tire failure. In the U.S., the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration estimates 660 people per year are killed as a result of under-inflated tires. Low tire pressure has a big impact on road safety. Since you can’t always tell if a tire’s pressure is low just by looking at it, tire pressure monitoring systems were created to warn drivers when this happens. The symbol, which illuminates on the dashboard, appears like a treaded horseshoe surrounding an exclamation mark. “TPMS is such an important safety feature, but we’re finding a lot of drivers don’t know what TPMS is and there is skepticism about its value,” says Carey Hull, director of retail products, Kal Tire. “Just like seatbelts and air bags, TPMS can save lives. We want to help Canadians understand TPMS, what the warning light looks like and what to do when they see the symbol light up on their dashboard.” A tire loses its ability to manage the vehicle’s weight when pressure drops as little as five per cent. As a result, steering, braking and suspension can suffer. If the TPMS senses your tire is under-inflated by 25 per cent or more below the vehicle manufacturer’s recommended air pressure, the TPMS symbol illuminates on your dashboard. This is a warning to pull over and check your tire pressure. Once checked, if the tires all appear normal, proceed with caution to a tire service centre to have them properly inspected. “Ideally, everyone would check their tire pressure monthly, long before it’s ever under-inflated by 25 per cent, because at that point, you could be in danger,” says Hull. “Ideally drivers would never see the TPMS symbol illuminate on their dashboard, but if they do, we want them to be able to respond appropriately.” Starting in 2007, TPMS became a legislated feature on all passenger vehicles sold in the United States, the first country to mandate TPMS. Today, nearly 70 per cent of new vehicles sold in Canada are TPMS-equipped, but the feature isn’t mandated here. Schrader International, the leading supplier of TPMS sensors, valves, tools and training, predicts that over the next decade, TPMS will be a standard safety feature on all vehicles globally. “Initially, there was a lot of skepticism from people in the US as well,” says Trevor Potter, vice-president sales and marketing, North America, Schrader International. “Drivers didn’t yet understand the value of having a system that automatically detects low tire pressure, but that’s changed in the last few years. In the US, more and more people know what it is now, and they appreciate it.” We are approaching a busy season for winter tire changeovers. Consumers should be aware of what needs to be done to the TPMS in their vehicle when changing tires. If a new set of wheels are being purchased with new tires, new TPMS sensors may need to also be purchased.

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Classmates gather for 50th reunion

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Former classmates in Nanaimo high schools celebrated a 50th reunion last month at Bowen Park. A display of classic cars greeted visitors, who received 1963 yearbook photos of themselves, along with an original invitation to prom. In the auditorium decorated green and white – the school colours – there was an In Memorium board with pictures of classmates no longer living. A moment

Nanaimo News Bulletin B17

Thursday, October 24, 2013

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Pursuant to section 94 of the Community Charter, please note that Council of the District of Lantzville, at its Regular Meetings scheduled Notice forPursuant Monday,toOctober 21stPublic and 28th, 2013 will consider “District of section 94 of the Community Charter, please note that Pursuant to section the Community Charter, please No. note that Council of thewhich, District of Lantzville Property Exemption Bylaw 105, if Lantzville, at 94itsof Tax Regular Meetings scheduled for2013” Monday, October 2 Lantzville, at its Regular Meetings scheduled for Monday, October 21st and 28th, 2013 will adopted, will result in the following properties being exempt from consider “District of Lantzville Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 105, consider “District of Lantzville Property Tax Exemption Bylaw No. 105, 2013” which, if adopted, will result infor the the following properties being exempt frombeing taxation exempt for the 2014from taxation year. taxation 2014 taxation year. will result in the following properties taxation for the 2

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Exemption 2014 7113 Lantzville Road Land $830 $840 $860 St. Philip’s by the Sea Anglican Church 7113 Lantzville Road 7244 Lantzville Road Land $830 Land & St. Philip’s by Community the SeaChurch Anglican Church Woodgrove Christian $830 $850 $870 Improvements (Heritage Church) 7244 Lantzville Road Lot 1, Plan 9671, DL 27G Land & Land & $1,170 $1,190 Woodgrove Christian Community Church$1,150 $830 Tennis Court Property (School Rd.) Improvements Improvements (Heritage Church)

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Nanaimo News Bulletin B19

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Volunteers sought for annual low-income tax return program The following are opportunities at Volunteer Nanaimo. For more information, please call 250-7587121 or go online to www.volunteernanaimo.ca. Volunteer Nanaimo is located at Unit 3-2350 Labieux Rd. u VOLUNTEER NANAIMO COMMUNITY TAX PROGRAM – Volunteer tax experts urgently need volunteers to join tax program team to prepare tax returns for low income families and seniors. Volunteers should have experience with tax returns or basic accounting and be available to work flexible Fridays or Saturdays, February through June, and must have a Social Insurance number. A criminal record check may be required.

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Take notice that Council proposes to adopt the bylaw described below. This bylaw will provide permissive tax exemptions as follows: “PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION BYLAW 2013 NO. 7177” Subject to Section 4 of Bylaw 7177, the following Church lands, together with the buildings thereon, shall be exempt from taxation: Folio 05342.200 05536.300 05680.000 05949.192 05965.245 06006.305 07090.001 07205.002 07270.100 07357.000 07458.202 07618.001 07657.100 07704.200 07708.570 07864.065 08055.153 08323.360 08323.405 16001.002 16039.665 16216.002 16276.025 16531.002 16536.100 17357.000 17545.010 80776.000 81059.000 81095.000 81468.000 81643.010 81971.100 82071.000 83042.000 83626.002 84302.100 84331.000 85524.100 85738.000 86042.000 86094.000

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2014 3,578 8,967 4,613 3,475 1,148 3,086 1,548 1,817 3,425 1,498 4,194 2,566 3,185 14,609 12,182 1,777 7,270 1,927 1,618 3,517 4,344 3,087 2,828 2,976 3,108 2,417 1,098 16,368 954 6,942 501 1,328 1,568 5,402 1,934 1,458 3,878 11,184 2,746 582 13,740 6,525

2015 3,706 9,288 4,779 3,599 1,189 3,196 1,603 1,882 3,548 1,551 4,344 2,658 3,299 15,132 12,619 1,841 7,530 1,996 1,676 3,643 4,499 3,198 2,929 3,082 3,219 2,503 1,138 16,954 988 7,191 519 1,376 1,624 5,596 2,003 1,510 4,017 11,584 2,844 603 14,232 6,758

2016 3,856 9,664 4,972 3,745 1,238 3,325 1,668 1,959 3,691 1,614 4,520 2,766 3,433 15,745 13,130 1,916 7,835 2,077 1,743 3,790 4,681 3,327 3,048 3,207 3,349 2,604 1,184 17,641 1,028 7,482 540 1,431 1,690 5,822 2,084 1,571 4,180 12,053 2,960 627 14,808 7,032

Organization BENEDICTINES OF NANAIMO THE CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH DEPARTURE BAY CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES TRUSTEES CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE-CANADIAN PACIFIC DISTRICT NANAIMO CHURCH OF CHRIST B C CORP SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST ROSENAU JOEL ELGIE/DANIEL KEVIN/ALEXANDER THOMAS E TRUSTEES OF THE NANAIMO CHRISTADELPHIANS UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC EPARCHY OF NW BISHOP OF VICTORIA PRIESTLY SOCIETY OF ST PIUS TRUSTEES OF ST ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CANADA TRUSTEES OF THE CONGREGATION OF DEPARTURE BAY BAPTIST CHURCH PRESIDENT OF THE LETHBRIDGE STAKE BISHOP OF VICTORIA B C CONFERENCE OF THE MENNONITE BRETHREN THE TRUSTEES OF THE WOODGROVE CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES FOURSQUARE GOSPEL CHURCH OF CANADA NANAIMO FULL GOSPEL ASSEMBLY HAMMOND BAY BAPTIST CHURCH CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE CANADA PACIFIC DISTRICT HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH TRUSTEES OF THE CHASE RIVER CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES WAKESIAH GOSPEL CHAPEL ST PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH OF NANAIMO VANCOUVER ISLAND KHALSA DIWAN SOCIETY GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE SALVATION ARMY CANADA WEST THE VANCOUVER ISLAND KHALSA DIWAN SOCIETY GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE SALVATION ARMY G S M P D SIKH TEMPLE INC TRUSTEES OF THE CONGREGATION OF ST ANDREWS UNITED CHURCH CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOC OF NANAIMO PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLIES OF CANADA BC MUSLIM ASSOCIATION THE BISHOP OF VICTORIA UNITARIAN FOUNDATION OF NANAIMO KINGS TEMPLE MISSIONARY SOCIETY THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH NANAIMO BC ANGLICAN SYNOD DIOCESE OF B C TRUSTEES OF THE CONGREGATION OF BRECHIN UNITED CHURCH LIGHTHOUSE BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH OF NANAIMO SOCIETY PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLIES OF CANADA THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD/KANAKA MANAGEMENT LTD

Short Legal LT 2, SEC 10, RGE 6, PLN 18793, LD 31 LT A, SEC 18, RGE 7, PLN 41417, LD 31 LT ELY PT OF 2, BLK 10, SEC 17, RGE 7, PLN 526, ETC LT 1, SEC 16, RGE 8, LD 31, PLN VIP87081 LT 1, SEC 17, RGE 8, PL EPP27309, LD 31 LT 1, SEC 18, RGE 8, PLN 46005, LD 31 LT 8, BLK 8, SEC 1, PLN 414, LD 58 LT A (DD EK99968), BLK 11, SEC 5, PL 318, LD 58 LT A, SEC 3 & 5, PL VIP64342, LD 58 PCL D (DD 5353N) OF SEC 4, LD 58 LT A, SEC 5, LD 58, PLN VIP58451 LT 1, SEC 5, PLN 9339, LD 58 LT 1, SEC 5, PLN 28663, LD 58 LT 4, SEC 12, PL 17325, LD 58 LT 52, DL 14 & 19, PLN VIP56051, EXC VIP58432, LD 58 LT 1, DL 23G, PLN 42114, LD 58 LT A, DL 28, LD 58, PLN EPP14697 LT 1, DL 54, PL VIP62729, LD 58 LT A, DL 54, PLN 40992, LD 58 LT 2, SEC 1, PL 18757, LD 32 LT A (DDEL108574), SEC 1, PL 18900, LD 32 LT 1, SEC 1, LD 32, PLN EPP14550 LT 1, SEC 1, LD 32, PLN 7109 LT A (DDEK39556) OF SEC 1, PL 6350, LD 32 LT 1, SEC 1, LD 32, PLN VIP76304 SEC 12, RGE 8, SEC 1, PLN 1747, LD 32 LT 2, SEC 1, PL VIP71136, LD 32 LT B (DD EM34637), BLK 12, SEC 1, PLN 584, LD 32 PCL B (DD29290N) OF LTS 15&16, BLK 25, SEC 1, PLN 584, LD 32 LT A, SEC 1, PLN VIP65271, LD 32 THE NLY 1/2 OF LT 9, BLK 55, SEC 1, LD 32, PLN 584, EXC THE ELY 60 FT LT PCL A (ED110296) OF 4, BLK B, SEC 1, PLN 584 LT 1, SEC 1, PLN VIP52501, LD 32 LT 4, BLK Q, SEC 1, PLN 584, EXC PLN VIP67460, LD 32 PCL A (DD F34209) SEC 1, LD 32, PLN 1505 LT A (DD EK62091), BLK 22, DL 97G, NR, SEC 1, PL 1712, LD 32 LT A, NR, SEC 1, DL 12, PLN VIP58878, LD 32, LT A, SEC 1, PLN 3459, EXC PLN 13272 AND LT A, SEC 1, PLN 53855, LD 32 LT A, SEC 1, PL VIP63929, LD 32 LT 2, SEC 1, PLN 14199, LD 32 LT 1, SEC 1, PLN 22739, LD 32 LT 1, BLK 34, SEC 1, PLN 28842, LD 32

Church halls situated upon lands described in Section 2 of this Bylaw, whether such halls are within church buildings or apart therefrom are deemed to be necessary to their respective church operations. The maximum area of land to be exempted from taxation shall be 2.0 acres (87,120 sq. ft.) of the land upon whcih the buildings for public worship stand plus the footprint of the building(s) used for public worship. This exempted area will not exceed the land area of the legal parcel(s) upon which these buildings stand. The following Senior Citizens Housing Facility lands and buildings shall be exempt from taxation: Folio Unit House Street 2014 2015 2016 16006.051 11 BUTTERTUBS DRIVE 1,659 1,719 1,788 16006.252 15 BUTTERTUBS DRIVE 15,493 16,048 16,698 16006.275 10 BUTTERTUBS DRIVE 3,039 3,148 3,275 81301.000 66 PRIDEAUX STREET 596 618 643 81312.000 619 COMOX ROAD 29,121 30,163 31,385 81315.000 69 PRIDEAUX STREET 4,050 4,195 4,365 84328.000 55 PRIDEAUX STREET 768 795 827

Organization GEORGE R PEARKES SENIOR CITIZEN HSG GEORGE R PEARKES SENIOR CITIZEN HSG GEORGE R PEARKES SENIOR CITIZEN HSG MT BENSON SENIOR CITIZENS HGS SOC MT BENSON SENIOR CITIZENS HGS SOC MT BENSON SENIOR CITIZENS HGS SOC MT BENSON SENIOR CITIZENS HGS SOC

Short Legal LT 11, SEC 1, PLN 23432, LD 32 LT 12, SEC 1, PLN 23432, LD 32 LT 13, SEC 1, PLN 23432, LD 32 LT 6 & S 14FT 9 IN OF LT 7, BLK 45, SEC 1, PLN 584, LD 32 LT 8 & 9, BLK 46, SEC 1, PLN 584, LD 32 LT 13, BLK 46, SEC 1, PLN 584, LD 32 LT B - D, SEC 1, PLN 3421, LD 32

Organization GOOD SAMARITAN CANADA (A LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION) NANAIMO DISTRICT SENIOR CITIZENS’ HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY NANAIMO DISTRICT SENIOR CITIZENS’ HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY NANAIMO DISTRICT SENIOR CITIZENS’ HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY NANAIMO DISTRICT SENIOR CITIZENS’ HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY NANAIMO TRAVELLERS LODGE SOCIETY

Short Legal LT A, RGE 17, SEC 7, LD 32, PLAN VIP82571 STRATA LT 1, DL 97G, SEC 1, LD 32, STRATA PLN VIS5226 STRATA LT 3, DL 97G, SEC 1, LD 32, STRATA PLN VIS5226 STRATA LT 6, DL 97G, SEC 1, LD 32, STRATA PLN VIS5226 STRATA LT 5, DL 97G, SEC 1, LD 32, STRA PLN VIS5226 LT A, SEC 1, PL VIP68990, LD 32

The following Community Care Facility lands and buildings shall be exempt from taxation: Folio 16795.550 85047.100 85047.201 85047.305 85047.310 86160.000

Unit

House 80 1221 1233 1234 1237 1298

Street TENTH STREET KIWANIS CRESCENT KIWANIS CRESCENT KIWANIS CRESCENT KIWANIS CRESCENT NELSON STREET

2014 102,719 42,547 26,009 30,484 21,198 22,437

2015 106,396 44,070 26,940 31,576 21,957 23,240

2016 110,705 45,855 28,031 32,855 22,846 24,181

The following Miscellaneous Non-Profit lands and buildings, unless otherwise specified, shall be exempt from taxation: Folio 05431.100 05438.000 05438.015 05438.020 05446.012 05457.004 05457.006 05492.201 05536.100 05549.005 05549.007 05549.008 05695.000 05761.005 05762.101 05765.003 05828.005 05829.000 05895.100 05910.000 05990.102 07151.002 07233.001 07234.001 07281.000 07375.585 07498.255 07674.020 07860.001 08283.925 13552.001 13553.701

Unit

2 3

16000.010 16000.025 16000.114 16007.500 16019.000 16021.300 16170.000 16171.000 16172.000 16173.000 16174.000 16175.000 16176.000 16178.000 16592.001 16822.101 16905.000 16912.000 16930.000 16931.000 17364.001 17364.002 17458.266 17545.005 19805.300 19805.301 80951.000 81054.209 81165.000 81611.007 81611.013 81611.014 81611.020 81611.022 81611.023 81613.000 81676.000 82334.000 82336.000 83252.000 84680.000 84750.000 84750.100 84758.000 84792.100

9 206 212 109 205 106 114

House 2373 2368 2332 2330 2491 201 250 198 2352 2290 2300 2300 2227 787 731 941 1946 175 1630 1717 2525 4295 3976 3922 3793 4148 3156 6100 6006 6175 208 7

Street ROSSTOWN ROAD ROSSTOWN ROAD BRACKENWOOD PLACE BRACKENWOOD PLACE KENWORTH ROAD DOGWOOD ROAD DOGWOOD ROAD HOLLAND ROAD ROSSTOWN ROAD LABIEUX ROAD BOWEN ROAD BOWEN ROAD MCGARRIGLE ROAD NANAIMO LAKES RD DOGWOOD ROAD COLLEGE DRIVE JINGLE POT ROAD PRYDE AVENUE EAST WELLINGTON ROAD KERRISDALE ROAD MCCULLOUGH ROAD VICTORIA AVENUE CORUNNA AVENUE CORUNNA AVENUE NORWELL DRIVE MOSTAR ROAD BARONS ROAD DOUMONT ROAD DOUMONT ROAD MCGIRR ROAD COLVILLETON TRAIL PIRATES LANE

2014 3,332 2,137 1,606 1,606 12,762 14,251 3,969 8,943 2,598 21,031 2,606 10,127 1,836 18,194 46,113 34,858 1,187 4,304 7,729 3,872 4,821 578 2,859 4,245 1,807 11,665 9,232 2,656 2,616 41,445 12,912 4,277

2015 3,451 2,214 1,663 1,663 13,218 14,761 4,112 9,263 2,691 21,784 2,700 10,490 1,902 18,846 47,764 36,106 1,229 4,458 8,006 4,011 4,994 599 2,962 4,397 1,871 12,083 9,562 2,751 2,710 42,929 13,374 4,430

2016 3,591 2,304 1,731 1,731 13,754 15,359 4,278 9,638 2,800 22,666 2,809 10,915 1,979 19,609 49,698 37,569 1,279 4,639 8,330 4,173 5,196 623 3,082 4,575 1,947 12,572 9,949 2,863 2,820 44,668 13,916 4,609

750 750 901 1780 20 200 1141 1050 901 1145 900 1141 1201 1125 195 1400 927 961 880 870 479 477 129 271 2200 2250 505

FIFTH STREET THIRD STREET FIFTH STREET JINGLE POT ROAD FIFTH STREET BUTTERTUBS DRIVE FREW ROAD RAINES ROAD RAINES ROAD MAUGHAN ROAD RAINES ROAD MAUGHAN ROAD MAUGHAN ROAD MAUGHAN ROAD FOURTH STREET CRANBERRY AVENUE HALIBURTON STREET HALIBURTON STREET VICTORIA ROAD VICTORIA ROAD TENTH STREET TENTH STREET HAREWOOD ROAD PINE STREET LABIEUX ROAD LABIEUX ROAD ALBERT STREET

5,004 3,875 3,944 13,657 6,681 1,932 2,403 4,912 15,513 3,437 573 1,115 2,768 3,285 3,331 4,379 10,342 2,136 1,706 2,102 10,244 3,640 2,616 3,848 6,407 17,140 5,060

5,183 4,014 4,086 14,146 6,921 2,001 2,489 5,088 16,068 3,560 594 1,155 2,867 3,403 3,450 4,535 10,712 2,212 1,767 2,177 10,611 3,770 2,710 3,986 6,637 17,754 5,241

5,393 4,176 4,251 14,719 7,201 2,082 2,590 5,294 16,719 3,704 618 1,201 2,983 3,540 3,590 4,719 11,146 2,302 1,839 2,265 11,041 3,923 2,820 4,147 6,906 18,473 5,454

327 285 285

PRIDEAUX STREET SELBY STREET PRIDEAUX STREET

506 3,297 2,439

525 3,415 2,527

546 3,554 2,629

285 285 285 285 285 1009 602 55 25 1070 355 7 7 1161 101

PRIDEAUX STREET PRIDEAUX STREET PRIDEAUX STREET PRIDEAUX STREET PRIDEAUX STREET FARQUHAR STREET HALIBURTON STREET VICTORIA ROAD VICTORIA ROAD TOWNSITE ROAD NICOL STREET PORT DRIVE PORT DRIVE MILTON STREET GORDON STREET

391 353 3,354 3,636 1,965 3,160 12,137 948 3,691 3,375 1,633 3,384 13,140 378 43,544

405 365 3,474 3,767 2,035 3,274 12,571 981 3,823 3,496 1,692 3,505 13,611 392 45,103

421 380 3,614 3,919 2,118 3,406 13,080 1,021 3,978 3,638 1,760 3,647 14,162 407 46,929

85047.002 85093.002 85093.003 85576.001

1 2&3 A

1135 100 100 1844

NELSON STREET CAMERON ROAD CAMERON ROAD STEWART AVENUE

30,235 6,044 14,098 1,077

31,317 6,260 14,603 1,115

32,586 6,514 15,195 1,160

85616.001 85616.002 85616.003

1 2 3

150 150 150

COMMERCIAL STREET COMMERCIAL STREET COMMERCIAL STREET

581 7,878 3,681

602 8,160 3,812

626 8,491 3,967

85616.004 85616.007 85616.009 85616.010 85616.013 85807.000 85840.000 85901.001 85997.002 85998.000 86055.000 86081.000 86099.000 86175.000 86186.000 86226.000 89095.000

4A/4B 7 9 10 4C

150 150 150 150 150 25 1045 945 125 1191 290 319 375 83 1585 256 100

COMMERCIAL STREET COMMERCIAL STREET COMMERCIAL STREET COMMERCIAL STREET COMMERCIAL STREET FRONT STREET TERMINAL AVENUE N WADDINGTON ROAD FRONT STREET SEAFIELD CRESCENT BASTION STREET SELBY STREET SELBY STREET VICTORIA CRESCENT BOWEN ROAD WALLACE STREET WALL STREET

1,226 1,097 4,823 452 268 1,259 5,095 7,911 295,870 8,449 10,190 14,646 7,620 21,794 2,508 3,787 12,213

1,270 1,136 4,995 468 277 1,304 5,277 8,194 306,462 8,752 10,555 15,170 7,892 22,574 2,598 3,923 12,650

1,321 1,182 5,198 487 288 1,357 5,491 8,526 318,874 9,106 10,982 15,785 8,212 23,489 2,703 4,081 13,162

Organization NANAIMO THEATRE GROUP NANAIMO & DISTRICT SURFSIDE SOCIETY COLUMBIAN CENTRE SOCIETY COLUMBIAN CENTRE SOCIETY NANAIMO RECYCLING EXCHANGE/WINDHOVER ENTERPRISES LIMITED NATURE TRUST OF BC NATURE TRUST OF BC NANAIMO CHRISTIAN SCHL (1988) SOC COLUMBIAN CENTRE SOCIETY VANCOUVER ISLAND HAVEN SOCIETY/CITY OF NANAIMO NANAIMO BMX ASSOCIATION/CITY OF NANAIMO VANCOUVER ISLAND EXHIBITION ASSOC / NANAIMO & DISTRICT EQUESTRIAN ASSOC /CITY OF NANAIMO NANAIMO REGIONAL JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY NATURE TRUST OF BC NATURE TRUST OF BC NATURE TRUST OF BC NATURE TRUST OF BC/CITY OF NANAIMO DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA/CITY OF NANAIMO MT BENSON (PAC BR 256) ROYAL CAN LEGION CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTRE OF NANAIMO SOCIETY NANAIMO BRANCH OF THE RED CROSS SOCIETY/O M DEVELOPMENT NANAIMO CANOE & KAYAK CLUB/NANAIMO ROWING CLUB/CITY OF NANAIMO WELLINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION WELLINGTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION COLUMBIAN CENTRE SOCIETY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY MID-VANCOUVER ISLAND/LENCO DEVELOPMENT LTD/FERNCO DEVELOPMENT LTD/NORCO DEVELOPMENT LTD PACIFIC CHILD AND FAMILY ENRICHMENT SOCIETY/DASH HOLDINGS INC/TURRIF HOLDINGS LTD PLEASENT VALLEY SOCIAL CENTRE PLEASENT VALLEY SOCIAL CENTRE MCGIRR SPORTS SOCIETY THE/CITY OF NANAIMO PROTECTION ISLAND LIONS CLUB/CITY OF NANAIMO PROTECTION ISLAND RATEPAYERS ASSOC/NANAIMO PORT AUTHORITY/CITY OF NANAIMO

Short Legal LT 1, SEC 19, RGE 6, PLN 24020, LD 31 LT 6, SEC 19, RGE 6, PLN 6733 EXCEPT VIP63918, LD 31 STRATA LT A, SEC 19, RGE 6, VIS 5043, LD 31 STRATA LT B, SEC 19, RGE 6, VIS 5043, LD 31 LT A, SEC 20, RGE 6, PLN 48960, LD 31 WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, SEC 7, RGE 7, LD 31, EXC PLNS 535R & NO 4 RESERVOIR SEC PT OF 7&8, RGE 7 & 8, #4 RESERVOIR (766-8562C), LD 31 LT 1, SEC 12, RGE 7, PLN 49025, LD 31 LT 1, SEC 19, RGE 7, PLN 27484, LD 31 LEASE PLAN 1823R, EXCEPT 43195 LIONS MANOR LT 1, SEC 18,19 & 20, RGE 7, PLN 27441, ETC LEASE BMX LD000130 LT 1, SEC 18 19 & 20, RGE 7, PLN 27441 ETC, LEASE NDEA & VIEX LT 2, BLK 14, SEC 18, RGE 8, PLN 526, EXC E396FT ETC PCL A (DD 49323N) OF SEC 5, RGE 8, LD 31, EXC PRTS IN PLNS 8707, 18489, 24715 & 28135 LT 4, SEC 6, RGE 8, PLN 16149, EXC PL18489 19566 24715 SEC 7, RGE 8, EXC E 500FT & RES, LD 31 LT A, SEC 11, RGE 8, LD 31, PLN VIP85882 SEC 12, RGE 8, EX W 11.97 9 CHAINS & EXC PLN 25503, LD 31 LT 1, SEC 14 & 15, RGE 8, LD 31, PLN 39076 LT 6, SEC 15, RGE 8, PLN 7272, LD 31 STRATA LOT 2&3, SEC 19, RGE 8, LD 31, STRATA PLN VIS4260 SEC 5, LD 58, LEASE 0108 (CANOE & KAYAK CLUB & ROWING CLUB) LT 2, BLK 16, SEC 3&5, PL 318A, PKG LT FOR HALL, LD 58 LT 3&4, BLK 16, SEC 3&5, PL 318A, COMM HALL, LD 58 LT 12, BLK 22, SEC 5, PLN 318A, LD 58 LT 17, SEC 5, LD 58, PLN 38953 EXCEPT PART IN PLAN VIP82697 LOT: 11, SEC: 5, PLN: 30716, LD: 58 LT 2, SEC 10, PLN 32084, LD 58 PRT OF LT 23G LYING N OF DUMONT RD AND WST OF IS HWY, LD 58 LT A, DL 48, PLN 42751, LD 58-LEASED TO MCGIRR SPORTS SOCIETY LT 1, PL 14550, DOUGLAS ISL& LIGHT STATN OIC 1518, LD 32 NPA LSE FL255, ADJ LT 140, PLN 14111, WITHIN PIRATES PARK, PROTECTION ISLAND, LD 32, FOR MEMBERS USE ONLY DOCK SITE NAVY LEAGUE OF CANADA NAN BRANCH LT A, SEC 1, PLN 23380, LD 32 EXC PRT IN PLN 3655 RW NANAIMO MINOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION/CITY OF NANAIMO LT 2, SEC 1, PLN 35726 EXC PRT IN PLN 50590, LD 32 (LSE - NANAIMO MINOR HOCKEY) ROYAL CANADIAN AIRFORCE ASSOC 808 (THUNDERBIRD) WING/HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA LT 1, SEC 1, PL VIP69992, LD 32 NATURE TRUST OF BC LT 1, BLK 1, PLN 28980, LD 32 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF CENTRAL VANCOUVER ISLAND LT 3, SEC 1, PLN 9450, LD 32 NATURE TRUST OF BC LT A, SEC 1, PL VIP63268, LD 32 NATURE TRUST OF BC PCL A (DD 35952I) OF SEC 1, RGE 6, LD 32 NATURE TRUST OF BC SEC: PT OF 2, RGE: 6, EAST OF NAN RIVER, EXC PCL A, LD: 32 NATURE TRUST OF BC SEC 2 & 3, RGE 6, LYING W OF E BRANCH OF NANAIMO RIVER, ETC NATURE TRUST OF BC SEC 2, RGE 7, EXC PCL A, AND PT IN PLN 37922 NATURE TRUST OF BC S PT OF SEC 3 (DD 22536), RGE 7, LD 32 NATURE TRUST OF BC PCL A (39161I), SEC 1, RGE 8, LD 32 NATURE TRUST OF BC SEC 1, RGE 8, LD 32, EXC PARCEL A (DD 39161I) AND THE PRT IN PLN 32333 NATURE TRUST OF BC SEC W 1/2 OF 2, RGE 8, EXC PLAN 32333, 37922 LD 32 NANAIMO SEARCH & RESCUE SOCIETY/REGIONAL DISTRICT OF NANAIMO/CITY OF NANAIMO THT PRT SEC 28, RGE 9, SEC 1, PLN 630, SHWN IN RED ON PLN 563R (LEASE TO RDN - SEARCH & RESCUE) BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CENTRAL VANCOUVER ISLAND/CITY OF NANAIMO LT 1, SEC 2, PLN 23032, LD 32, EXC PRT INCLUDED IN LEASE TO BOYS & GIRLS CLUB TILLICUM LELUM ABORIGINAL SOCIETY LT A, SEC 1, PL VIP66687, LD 32 NANAIMO REGIONAL JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY LT 1, SEC 1, PLN 13936, LD 32 ISLAND CRISIS CARE SOCIETY LT 4, BLK 1, SEC 1, PLN 2009, LD 32 ISLAND CRISIS CARE SOCIETY LOT: 5, BLK: 1, SEC: 1, PLN: 2009, LD: 32 TILLICUM LELUM ABORIGINAL SOCIETY LT 1, THT PRT OF SEC 1, LD 32, PLN EPP5225 TILLICUM LELUM ABORIGINAL SOCIETY LT 2, THT PRT OF SEC 1, LD 32, PLN EPP5225 NANAIMO BRANCH ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION (BRANCH 10) LT 16, SEC 1, LD 32, PLN 20827 NANAIMO FOODSHARE NETWORK SOCIETY LT 1, SEC 1, PL VIP71136, LD 32 B C S P C A/CITY OF NANAIMO THT PART SHOWN ON PLN 41636 INCLUDED IN LEASE (N69016), SPCA LEASEHOLD AREA. BYLAW 2709 ST JOHN’S AMBULANCE/CITY OF NANAIMO ST JOHN LEASEHOLD AREA, PLN VIP72802, BYLAW 5512 NANAIMO F O S NON-PROFIT HOUSING SOCIETY PCL A (DD 670N) OF LT 11, PCL B (DD 5701N) OF LTS 12 & 13, PCL A (DD 629N) OF LTS 12 & 13, ALL OF BLK 20, SEC 1, LD 32, PLN 584 UNITED WAY CENTRAL & NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND STRATA LT 9, SEC 1, STRATA PLN VIS2989, LD 32 NANAIMO WOMEN’S RESOURCE SOCIETY/FELL ELAINE LOUISE LT 15, BLK 34, SEC 1, PLN 584, EXC E&N R/W PLN 1064,ETC OPTIONS FOR SEXUAL HEALTH/CITY OF NANAIMO LD 32, PRTN LEASE, COMM SERV BLDG - ROOMS 202,203,204,205,206,207,208,209,210,211,214,215,209A,214AOPTIONS FOR SEXUAL HEALTH MID-ISLAND INTERGROUP SOCIETY/CITY OF NANAIMO LD 32, PRTN LEASE, COMM SERV BLDG - RM 212 - MID ISLAND INTER GROUP SOCIETY MID-ISLAND METIS NATION ASSOCIATION/CITY OF NANAIMO LD 32, PRTN LEASE, COMM SERV BLDG - RM 109 - MID-ISL METIS NTN ASSOC NANAIMO 7-10 CLUB/CITY OF NANAIMO LD 32, PRTN LEASE, COMM SERV BLDG - RM 205 - NANAIMO 7-10 CLUB NANAIMO BRAIN INJURY SOCIETY/CITY OF NANAIMO LD 32, PRTN LEASE, COMM SERV BLDG-RMS 101-107 & STORAGE RM 116 - NANAIMO BRAIN INJURY SOCIETY NANAIMO CITIZEN ADVOCACY ASSOCIATION/CITY OF NANAIMO LD 32, PRTN LEASE, COMM SERV BLDG - RMS 109A - 115 - NANAIMO CITIZENS ADVOCACY ASSOCIATION LOAVES & FISHES FOOD BK FOUNDATION LT NLY 1/2 OF 8, BLK A, SEC 1, PLN 584, LD 32 TILLICUM HAUS SOCIETY LT 23, BLK D, SEC 1, PLN 584 EX VIP52239, LD 32 VANCOUVER ISLAND AIDS SOCIETY/CRANKSHAW HOLDINGS LTD LT 3, BLK AA, SEC 1, PLN 584, LD 32 CVI CENTRE FOR THE ARTS/CITY OF NANAIMO LT 4, BLK AA, SEC 1, PLN 584, EXC PCLS A & B, LD 32 (LEASE TO CVI) NANAIMO FAMILY LIFE ASSOCIATION LT 2, BLK 2, SEC 1, DL 97G PL 1712, NR LD 32 ISLAND CRISIS CARE SOCIETY LT 1, SEC 1, PLN 6091, EXC PLAN VIP57495, LD 32 ISLAND CORRIDOR FOUNDATION/CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY LT 1, SEC 1, PLN 6675, LD32, EXC 19380 & 30712 & EPP27507 ISLAND CORRIDOR FOUNDATION/CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY LT 1, PLAN 6675, LD 32 - NON UTILITY OPERATIONS ONLY, EXCL LEASE GCMK (SEE 84750.000) ISLAND CORRIDOR FOUNDATION/CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY LOT: 1, SEC: 1, PLN: 6910, EXC PLAN 29652, LD: 32 CENTENNIAL MUSEUM/CITY OF NANAIMO LT A, SEC 1, LD 32 AND OF THE BED OF THE PUBLIC HARBOUR OF NANAIMO, PLN VIP79754 EXC THT PRT IN PLN VIP85148 NANAIMO CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE SOCIETY/VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH AUTHORITY LT A, DL 97-G, NR, SEC 1, LD 32, PLN 50077, EXC PRT IN PLN VIP51807 NANAIMO & DISTRICT MUSEUM SOCIETY/CITY OF NANAIMO LT B, SEC 1, PLN 8979, LD 32, NAN DIST MUSEUM SOC - FLR 1 VANCOUVER ISLAND MILITARY MUSEUM/CITY OF NANAIMO LT B, SEC 1, PLN 8979, LD 32, VAN ISL MILITARY MUSEUM - FLR 2 & 3 NANAIMO MARINE RESCUE SOCIETY/CITY OF NANAIMO LD002343 RIGHT TO OCCUPY PRTS OF DL 2092, BLK L OF DL 227 & BLK M OF DLS 227 & 2092, LD 32, PLN EPC579 - DEC 1/2010 - NOV 30/2020 - NANAIMO MARINE RESCUE SOCIETY CENTRAL VANCOUVER ISLAND CENTRE FOR THE ARTS NANAIMO (CAN)/CITY OF NANAIMO LT A, SEC 1, PLN 12390, THT PRT INCLUDED IN UNIT 1 LEASE (VI CENTRE FOR THE ARTS) NANAIMO ART GALLERY/CITY OF NANAIMO LT A, SEC 1, LD 32, PLN 12390, THT PRT INCLUDED IN UNIT 2 LEASE (NANAIMO ART GALLERY) MID-ISLAND SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION COUNCIL/CITY OF NANAIMO LT A, SEC 1, LD 32, PLN 12390, THT PRT INCLUDED IN UNIT 3 LEASE (MID-ISLAND SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION) THEATER ONE/CITY OF NANAIMO LT A, SEC 1, LD 32, PLN 12390, THT PRT INCLUDED IN UNITS 4A & 4B LEASE (THEATRE ONE) VANCOUVER ISLAND SYMPHONY/CITY OF NANAIMO LT A, SEC 1, LD 32, PLN 12390, THT PRT INCLUDED IN UNIT 7 LEASE (VANCOUVER ISLAND SYMPHONY) NANAIMO COMMUNITY ARCHIVES/CITY OF NANAIMO LT A, SEC 1, LD 32, PLN 12390, THT PRT INCLUDED IN UNIT 9 LEASE (NANAIMO COMMUNITY ARCHIVES) CRIMSON COAST DANCE SOCIETY/CITY OF NANAIMO LT A, SEC 1, LD 32, PLN 12390, THT PRT INCLUDED IN UNIT 10 LEASE (CRIMSON COAST DANCE SOCIETY) ASSEMBLY OF BC ARTS COUNCILS/CITY OF NANAIMO LT A, SEC 1, LD 32, PLN 12390, THT PRT INCLUDED IN UNITS 4C, LEASE (ASSEMBLY OF BC ARTS COUNCIL) RADIO MALASPINA SOCIETY/MIKE SEARGEANT ENTERPRISES LTD LT 1, SEC 1, PL 15369, LD 32 CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION/448708 BC LTD &CHEUNG JOHN K/GRAND EAGLE INVESTMENTS LTD LT 1, SEC 1, PLN 17684, LD 32 NANAIMO COMMUNITY HOSPICE SOCIETY LT A, SEC 1, PLN 47726, LD 32 PORT THEATER SOCIETY THE/CITY OF NANAIMO PRT OF LT 1, PLN VIP63076 - LICENCE FOR NANAIMO & DISTRICT HARBOURFRONT CTR SOCIETY NANAIMO F O S NON-PROFIT HOUSING SOCIETY LT A, DL 97G, NR, SEC 1, PLN 19919, LD 32 NANAIMO YOUTH SERVICES ASSOCIATION LT 1, SEC 1, PLN 25254, LD 32 CENTRAL VANCOUVER ISLAND MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY/WIDSTEN KATHLEEN MAY & WIDSTEN LINDSAY FARRELL LT 2, SEC 1, PLN 27926, LD 32 NANAIMO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC LT 1, SEC 1, PLN 28924, LD 32 NANAIMO ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING LT 1, SEC 1, PLN 35056, LD 32 NANAIMO REGIONAL JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY/BC0811580 BC LTD LT 1, SEC 1, PLN 36556, NR, LD 32 NANAIMO SQUASH CLUB/597500 BC LTD LT 1, SEC 1, PLN 43024, LD 32 NANAIMO CURLING CLUB/CITY OF NANAIMO LT LAND IN BOWEN PARK E OF WALL STREET, SEC 1, LEASE (NANAIMO CURLING CLUB)

Council gave first, second and third readings to Bylaw 7177 at the Regular Meeting of Council held 2013-OCT-07. The above bylaw and associated material may be inspected between 0830 hours (8:30 a.m.) and 1630 hours (4:30 p.m.), Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, until 2013-OCT-31, in the offices of the Finance Department, 411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, BC. This Notice is published in accordance with Section 94 of the Community Charter. For more information, please contact the City of Nanaimo Finance Department. Phone: 250-755-4415 FAX: 250-755-4440

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Thursday COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS support group meets 7 p.m., at 3-2350 Labieux Rd for Thanks for the Little While. Call 250-5851536.

Friday NAVY LEAGUE Cadets and Sea Cadets beverage and burger fundraiser 6-8 p.m., at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 257 (Lantzville). Tickets $15.

Call 250-390-0256 for more information.

Saturday AUTUMN DINNER at St. Andrew’s United Church at 6 p.m. Tickets $15; $30/family. Call 250-753-1924.

Monday SINGLES TRAVEL Club dinner meeting 6-9 p.m., at ABC Country restaurant, 6671 Mary Ellen Dr. Call 1-877523-7823, ext. 304.

Ongoing ASTRONOMY SOCIETY meets fourth Thursday monthly at 7 p.m. at Beban Park Social Centre. Public welcome. Visit www.nanaimo astronomy.com. HEART OF the Island Chorus meets Wednesdays from 7-9:30 p.m. at the Lantzville Legion. 1-866-9238119 for details. HOLD ’EM Poker River Riders host ongoing free games Saturday through Thursday at various locations. Visit www.riverriderspoker. com for details. Participants are encouraged to bring a donation for the food bank.

SATURDAY NIGHT Dance Society hosts dances at the Departure Bay Activity Centre first and third Saturdays of each month. Doors open at 8 p.m. and dancing goes from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. 250-5854154. NANAIMO ELkS No. 26 meets third Wednesday of each month at 11 a.m. at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 10, 129 Harewood Rd. 250-741-8308 for details. ALzHEIMER’S AND Dementia Caregiver’s support group meets the second Thursday and third Tuesday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to noon at

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Alzheimer Resource Centre, 200-1585 Bowen Rd. For information contact 250-7344170. MID ISLAND Metis Nation monthly meeting is held the last Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Harewood Activity Centre at Fourth and Bruce. 250-740-0223 for details. CAMERATA SINGERS welcome new members who have ability to read music and some singing experience. 250-758-0263.

COUNCIL OF Senior Citizens Organizations is an advocacy group devoted to improving the quality of life for all seniors. Organizations or individuals wishing to affiliate can contact 604-576-9734 or e-mail ecbayer@ shaw.ca. BOwEN PARk Tennis Club plays doubles tennis under the lights Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:30 pm. Lower courts, Bowen Park. All skill levels welcome. 250-7586841.

Nanaimo News Bulletin 21 SENIOR PEER counselling recruiting volunteers 60-plus years of age. Training begins Sept. 15 at Nanaimo Family Life Association. Contact 250-7543331. NANAIMO LIONS Club meets first and third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Kiwanis Village at 1233 Kiwanis Cres. Prospective members are welcome to attend a meeting for a meal and an evening of fellowship. Call 250-3900730.

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