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Mallon family lives through Dutch liberation, chooses Canada as new home.

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A family’s liberation from Holland Mallon family perseveres through Second World War, relocates to Canada WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Port Alberni resident Hank Mallon was 15 years old and living in Holland in the spring of 1945 when the Second World War was coming to an end.

Mallon spent his days working at a bakery and hanging out with his older brother, activities not much different from any other teenagers.

But one day in particular that May was differen,t and it was special. It was the day Canadian troops crossed the Rhine River and liberated northern Holland from Nazi occupation. Other parts of Holland would be liberated as Germany surrendered shortly after.

“All of a sudden the war was over for us. It was like ‘boom’; suddenly the Canadians were all there,” said Mallon, who lived in the town of Hilversum, which is in northern Holland. “It was a beautiful time and I was just glad the war was over.”

The roots of the liberation were planted with the Nazi occupation of Holland five years earlier. Holland declared neutrality in the Second World War but Germany invaded it nevertheless in May 1940. Overwhelmed Dutch forces surrendered one month later.

Mallon lived with his parents and eight siblings in Hilversum.

He’d just finished school and was working in the bakery when the Nazis first appeared in his hometown.

Two of his elder brothers who were soldiers in the Dutch army were spirited away to labour camps after the Dutch surrender.

“We didn’t see them again until after the war,” Mallon said.

His father, who had

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Sonja Drinkwater cradles the grave of her father Fred in the Field of Honour at Greenwood Cemetery. Fred served as a signalman with the Canadian army in Holland during the liberation of Holland in 1945. Fred married Henny Mallon, who was a sister to Hank Mallon, and helped bring the family to Port Alberni from Holland after the war.

‘All of a sudden the war was over for us. It was like ‘boom’; suddenly the Canadians were all there.’

from point A to point B,” Mallon said. “When I think back to what we were doing we didn’t realize the seriousness of it because we were just kids.”

Living conditions got tougher in the latter years of the war, Mallon said.

The suffering crested in 1944 when the Allied Operation Market Garden stalled in Arnhem, where the Allies couldn’t capture the Rhine bridge.

Germany implemented a food embargo in Western Holland in September 1944. The embargo was lifted two months later but winter set in and the canals froze, making barge shipments impossible.

A period known to the Dutch as Hongerwinter (Hunger Winter) set in and lasted until May 1945. Food stores depleted, rations were cut drastically and some

– Hank Mallon PHOTO COURTESY THE MALLON FAMILY

Willem Mallon, centre, brought his family, including Hank, second from left, to Canada following the liberation of Holland after the Second World War.

worked as a mechanic, lost his job after Nazis forbid Dutch citizens from using cars or bicycles, he said.

Germany didn’t just plant troops in Holland.

It also instituted social controls that disrupted Dutch life. A Germanappointed civilian governor headed the

state. ‘Gleichschaltung’ — the policy of totalitarian control over all aspects of Dutch life — was enacted. And the policy of ‘Arbeitseinsatz’ allowed the state to force ablebodied Dutch men into labour camps.

“I know they took people. They took my brothers because they’d

been in the Dutch army,” Mallon said.

“Things got tougher later when those guys with the black shirts, the Gestapo, came around.”

Mallon’s father became a commander with the Dutch Resistance, which carried out sabotage and spying operations for the Allies.

“My brother and I used to deliver messages for them. Paper stuff, we always delivered paper

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people had nothing to eat but tulips and sugar beets. An estimated 30,000 people died from malnutrition during this time.

Mallon remembers lean times but said he never knew they were lean. “We had no oil or gas and had to burn brush for heat. And I remember my mother got some things with coupons you took to the store,” he said.

“My parents never talked about it though. We were just kids so we didn’t look at it the same way as adults.”

Conditions changed with the arrival of Canadian soldiers.

Mallon worked at a camp of Canadian soldiers in Hilversum at first, then joined a group that entertained soldiers in the region, a position he held for two years.

“The Canadian guys were all so friendly and polite,” Mallon said. “They’d call me ‘Dutchy’ when they ordered beer and were just good guys.”

Dutch people commemorate the liberation by celebrating Bevrijdingsdag, or Liberation Day on May 5.

The experience with Canadians left an indelible impression on the Mallons—so much so that father Willem sold all of the family’s possessions and with his wife Henderieka brought six of their eight children to Canada two years later.

Mallon’s sister Henny had already met and married Port Alberni resident Fred Drinkwater, who was with the Canadian troops in Hilversum as a signal core member.

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Mallon considers himself Canadian From / A3

Drinkwater’s family sponsored the Mallons, extending shelter and finding them jobs when they arrived in Alberni. The Mallons all became Canadian citizens in 1953.

Mallon worked at a logging camp in Great Central Lake for two years before moving to the plywood mill where he worked until he retired in 1988.

Today, the married father of three and grandparent to four grandchildren lives in Beaver Creek with his wife. An accomplished guitarist, Mallon also spends some of his time entertaining care facility residents with music.

He may have been born in Holland but he’s Canadian through-and-through, he said. “I’ve been here longer now than I was there,” Mallon said. “I always try to enjoy life and take each day as it comes.”

Mallon has never been back to Holland since he left. “My life is here now and my wife and I are happy with the way our lives are here,” he said.

“But I know if you go there and say you’re a Canadian then they still love you.”

For other Alberni Valley residents of Dutch heritage who relocated after the

war, life in Holland during the Nazi occupation elicits dark memories that are painful to remember.

John Huysmans lived on Holland with his family during the war. “It was a time of celebration.

I remember that,” he said of the liberation.

“But I don’t like talking about the war. I don’t like remembering what happened then. I don’t even watch anything to do with the war on television.”

Adrian van Gaans, 92, was 24 when Holland was liberated.

But he too suffered in the years before the liberation and is reticent about the experience.

“I was held in a slave labour camp before the liberation. But I don’t want to talk about these things,” he said.

Mallon said when he watches the news that he sees wars still raging across the world, and he asks himself the same question, the answer to which forever alludes him.

“When I see that stuff I think back to our experience and I ask myself ‘Why war, why do they still do it,” he said. “It’s so sad and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.” reporter@albernivalleynews.com

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Corporal Liam Huffman of the Canadian Scottish Regiment, 2308 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, uses a brush to clean the cenotaph in Greenwood Cemetery in preparation for Remembrance Day ceremonies on Monday, Nov. 11.

Charges have been laid against a man who held a standoff with Port Alberni RCMP for almost seven hours on Friday.

After barricading himself inside his trailer last Friday night, Roy Marshall, 38, now faces one charge each of mischief, obstruction of a peace officer, uttering threats and breach of court conditions, an official with the provincial prosecutors office in Port Alberni said.

The RCMP investigation is ongoing and further charges may be forthcoming, the official added.

Marshall is scheduled to appear in Port Alberni

Provincial Court on Thursday.

RCMP Emergency Response Team members from Nanaimo raided Marshall’s trailer on Omoah Place at 1:40 a.m. Saturday after several hours of trying to talk him out.

Marshall was arrested and taken into custody. A 15-year-old girl who was in the trailer at the time of the incident was unharmed, and the USMA family services agency is now involved in the matter.

A large dog that charged at officers and was shot is receiving vet care.

Police initially responded to calls of an intoxicated man causing a disturbance at the trailer at approximately 7 p.m. reporter@albernivalleynews.com

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Applications can be picked up at the Jericho Road Church on Tebo Avenue or on the church’s website: alberni.jerichoroadchurch.com.

“The applications are only open to clubs and groups that serve children and youth.

But it’s not open to individuals to apply for,” Jericho youth pastor Harold “Lefty” Williams said.

Applications are to be filled out by Nov. 30 and funds will be distributed on Dec, 31,

Williams said.

A special board is helping steer the grant process, he added.

Other churches are welcome to apply, “But they need to demonstrate a community benefit that goes beyond religious reasons,” Williams said.

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re-tabulated after finals costs are in to replace one of the backboards, which was broken during the warm-up, he said.

Several groups helped pull the event off, but Jericho church was a mainstay. The church sold more than 500 tickets to the event and provided $5,000 cash plus in-kind contributions for it.

But the church won’t be making an application of its own. “We want to be transparent and accountable with the community,” Williams said. “We’re going to ensure the funds are going to go where we said they would go.”

The event was held on Oct. 4 and featured a team of professional athletes and entertainers against a team of Port Alberni all stars.

Actors Paige Hurd and Sam Sarpon and pro football player Frank Murphy were just some who participated. reporter@albernivalleynews.com

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Feds’ policy changes to reserve lands worry municipal officials WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

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Canadian Blood Services phlebotomist Len Hovind, top, assists Dr. Shane Longman with his 100th blood donation at a clinic set up at the Best Western Barclay Hotel, Tuesday afternoon. Longman used the opportunity to raise awareness of blood donation and funds for the Alberni Elementary School’s new playground project.

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Ottawa is proposing to revise its additionsto-reserve policy, which would allow aboriginal groups to buy property in any city then convert it to reserve land.

The change could have farreaching effects for municipalities like Port Alberni, and that has councillors concerned.

The policy has been on the books since 1972, and was mostly used to accommodate population growth.

The revision is intended to fast track economic development on reserves, a report prepared for the Metro Vancouver board notes.

Under the old policy, land acquired had to be approximately contiguous to existing reserve land. But that requirement is struck from the proposed plan, creating the potential for any band in B.C. to buy distant land for economic development.

The move has concerned Port

Alberni city Issues outlined in councillors Jack the Vancouver report, McLeman, who asked including inconsistent staff to investigate the land-use planning and impacts of this federal problems recovering policy on the city. utility and service “As far as I know costs from lands the city would lose a converted to reserves, piece of are land, and consistent it would with be exempt concerns from outlined zoning in the and Alberni municipal report, taxes,” Watson McLeman said. said. “We The plan – Judith Sayers makes need to know how allowance this will for a oneimpact us, if it does.” time payment to the The issue arose municipality to offset after a blanket future tax revenue letter requesting loss, Watson said. support from a Lower “But it doesn’t recover Mainland municipality all the revenues was included forgone because the in councillors’ property still has to informational be serviced.” correspondence Uncertainty could earlier in October. be introduced into City council doesn’t municipal planning by have any trepidation allowing something to over the plan, nor be built that wouldn’t do they wish create have to conform to an issue where there zoning requirements isn’t one, city manager because it would be Ken Watson said. But considered federal “the potential loss reserve lands, Watson of autonomy and tax said. base are concerns.”

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“Certainly we would want them to come to the table but that’s not required under the agreement,” he said.

“In general the process could disadvantage municipalities.”

They could refuse utility servicing on a property, Watson said.

“But if a property is already developed then it’s hard to turn it off.”

The Vancouver report notes that the new plan renders local governments adjunct, and future involvement would be relegated to reviews and assessments instead of consultation.

But consultation with the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District is a must, chief administrative officer Russell Dyson said.

The ARCD reviewed the plan and made recommendations to the board. “Local governments should be included as a referral,” Dyson said.

“And that service agreements be required in order to provide service to any addition.”

The Hupacasath First Nation already has water, sewer and fire service agreements with the city in addition to quarterly joint-council meetings. “It’s part of a protocol we signed with them.

We’d rather be good neighbours than bad,” Chief Coun. Steven Tatoosh said.

The “Indian boogie man” scenarios haven’t reared their heads so far in the tribe’s business dealings with the city, he said. Councils from the Hupacasath and city are slated to meet next week and the issue of satellite reserves is on the agenda, Tatoosh added.

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Remembrance and respect Help the hospital and get a flu shot On Monday, soldiers who fought in old conflicts and new will join supporters at Glenwood Centre, where they will pay their respects at 11 a.m. to comrades who fell and who continue to fall in modern wars.

Some will consider Monday to be the last day in a long weekend. Some will use the occasion to get out of town for a few days, others will do some chores and even begin putting Christmas decorations up as we are starting to see around town. If you don’t see Christmas themes on television then you hear them on the radio.

Christmas will be here soon enough. But here and now we shouldn’t forget that it is time remember.

More and more we see people going about other things in their lives on Nov. 11, seemingly oblivious to what the day has meant for the past 70 years.

It’s time to remember soldiers who were brought home to be buried, and others whose graves dot far away landscapes.

It’s time to remember the parents of those who never came home. How would you like to have been parents whose son, with a whole life yet to be lived, has been killed in war and people aren’t even acknowledging Remembrance Day? It’s time to remember soldiers who volunteered to fight in unpopular conflicts such as Vietnam and Korea who never came home to ticker tape parades.

It’s also a time to remember soldiers who came home but who continue to wage a war within as they cope with the debilitating effects of PTSD incurred as a result of war.

It’s not that we should go out of our way to remember on Nov. 11. On the contrary, we should never forget.

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ICTORIA – I got my influenza shot this week, paid for out of pocket since I don’t qualify for any of the higher-risk groups provided with free immunization.

A reminder to take this simple health precaution came in October when a labour arbitrator ruled that it is a reasonable employment requirement for health care workers to either get the current immunization or mask up in patient care areas.

Quiet advocacy by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall has paid off. Staff, doctors, outside contractors and visitors will have to put patients first.

Health care unions pressed a grievance on behalf of members who insist they have a right to refuse immunization and increase exposure to patients. They have

apparently run up the Their objections make white flag. no sense. Aside from “We will be telling our the self-serving “rights” members to comply argument, they complain with the new policy, or that the annual flu vaccine risk being fired,” said an isn’t effective enough. overly dramatic Val Avery, The formula is president of the Health developed by international Sciences Association. HSA effort to track the lawyers led the grievance, dominant strains that supported by the Hospital emerge as winter rolls Employees’ Union and the around the world. Kendall B.C. Nurses’ says a poor Union. match results Avery said in about 40 the union per cent will continue immunity, and to urge its a good match members to reaches 90 take advantage per cent. At of on-site flu the risk of shot clinics. stating the That’s right, obvious, he like most – Val Avery notes that provincial even 40 per employees, cent is better they all get than nothing. immunization that is not After two weeks only free but administered of expert testimony, at work. arbitrator Robert Kendall announced Diebolt, a retired UBC the regulation last year, law professor, wrote as after finding that 40 follows: per cent of employees “It is indisputable in long-term care were that influenza can be not getting the current a serious, even fatal, influenza vaccine, and the disease. Immunization rate of immunization was also indisputably provides declining. a measure of protection to

‘We will be telling our members to comply... or risk being fired.’

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health care workers and I have found that their immunization reduces influenza transmission to patients.

“I have also concluded that there is a real and serious patient safety issue and the policy is a helpful program to reduce patient risk.”

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control calculates that if all health care workers would get immunized, the risk to patients would be reduced nearly 50 per cent. The Ministry of Health warns: “you can spread influenza for 24 hours before you have any symptoms.”

What would cause educated health care workers to defy common sense? A hint is provided by professional union promoter and publicist Bill Tieleman, who railed about the decision on his blog.

This regulation is inspired by big bad U.S. health care corporations that would rather impose immunization than pay for sick days, Tieleman asserts.

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Prevention goes for staff as well From / A8

Ah, so an infected health care employee should wander the wards until symptoms emerge, and then go home for a few days of paid rest. What a perfectly stupid idea!

Last week BCNU president Debra McPherson was warning about “chaos” at the new Surrey Memorial emergency ward, her latest of a career of media protests. The big new facility is already

overflowing, and more beds and more staff are needed, stat!

Perhaps if better preventive measures were taken by nurses, doctors and other staff, this chronic “chaos” would be reduced and these unions would have more credibility.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com Twitter:@tomfletcherbc

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Mailbag: Feedback on Remembrance past and present War stories must be told To the Editor,

I belong to Operation Legacy, a group of members of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program dedicated to preserving Canada’s military heritage and teaching other young people how to carry on the remembrance message.

This year, The War Amps is celebrating a major anniversary.

Ninety-five years ago, First World War amputee veterans formed The Amputations Association of the Great War. The name was changed to The War Amputations of Canada when Second World War amputees joined their ranks.

These men later started the CHAMP Program to assist young amputees like me.

In addition to having had the privilege of learning about Canada’s military heritage from a young age, I also know what it is like to live without a limb – a strong bond that I share with war amputee veterans.

Because of this, I feel it is my duty to ensure that the stories of war are preserved

and its lessons never forgotten.

I have been fortunate to be involved with Operation Legacy by participating in local Remembrance Day ceremonies and laying wreaths on behalf of The War Amps.

I encourage everyone – particularly young people – to learn more through The War Amps Military Heritage Series documentaries.

Nicole Byford, Operation Legacy Member, Cranbrook

‘Tree hugger’ and proud of it To the Editor,

I’m everything Tom Fletcher et al accuses me of: an ignorant, superstitious, fearmongering, Dogwoodsupporting treehugger.

I’m also a Europeaneducated humanist.

We were taught to value history, culture, beauty, and nature, not only money, science, and corporate power.

And I believe the First Nations culture and way of life are now threatened.

I have traveled enough to know first hand how unique our coastal environment

is, and how fragile.

The richness and diversity found here is unequalled on the planet, all 27,000 km of it.

In the name of almighty dollar, do we want to become China, where 30,000 rivers have dried up?

Or another deforested, drying and starving Africa?

A dustbowl like India?

You may contemptuously mention “Great Bear Rainforest,” but it happens to be the largest untouched rainforest in the world.

I may not live long enough to see how this fight ends, but it’s a comfort to know there are thousands of people in this province, who share my values and fears.

I bet that Elizabeth May or David Suzuki could give a few pretty powerful and undisputable scientific facts of their own, to combat the opinions of the abovementioned gentlemen.

As for genetically modified foods (GMOs), check out what Dr. Thierry Vrain has to say.

He is a former research scientist for Agriculture Canada.

Rayana Erland, Port Alberni

Oh, deer, we have problem To the Editor,

Over the past few years we personally experienced a total of four accidents with deer at large on B.C. highways. The last one occurred a few months ago and fortunately only damaged our vehicle.

However, under slightly different circumstances it could have caused the loss of both of our lives and many others.

For these reasons mentioned I am wondering what other people’s thoughts are about animals that cause severe damage to our vehicles and bodily harm.

When I read about cougars attacking humans I cringe.

We also know that when apple season arrives we can expect bears at our property as fruit is on their shopping list.

I don’t know what the total yearly damage is by just deer alone, but what I do know is that our damage over a period of seven years is about $6800 paid by ICBC. I am thinking of a large fenced wildlife area, maybe like our provincial park up north. What are others’ thoughts?

I know my thoughts are out of the box but not so long ago “No Smoking” was an out-of-the-box issue too. Maybe it’s worth thinking about.

Ary Sala, Fanny Bay

Business booms at quay To the Editor,

Re: Request for proposals out for marine building.

At Harbour Quay yesterday for lunch I was glad to see a few more parking spaces

by All Mex’d Up and Cecilia’s. There are 10 or more established businesses in that area that hire people and serve their customers.

How does Port Alberni City Council think the development —as I understand it—of condos in place of stores in that area is good for the economy?

If the condos are built above the stores, how is that good for their business? This just doesn’t make sense to me.

Our mayor keeps saying that the city supports small, local businesses. Could someone explain to us how this plan does that?

Barbara Cooper, Port Alberni

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Somass Mill dry shed almost down SUSAN QUINN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Demoltion of the Somass Mill dry shed is almost complete.

All that remains are some trusses and beams in the car shed, which used to cover railroad tracks where boxcars were loaded.

The demolition began in August.

Western Forest Products, which owns Somass Mill, decided the building was taking up too much space, especially since it hasn’t been used in more than 20 years, WFP spokesperson Makenzie Leine said.

So far everything is on schedule and there have been no incidents, she added.

Many people have been watching the building’s progress and several have photographed the

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demolition in its varying stages.

The building wasn’t simply torn down, but taken apart meticulously, because contractor H.L. Demolition has been salvaging material from the project, Leine said.

The roof came off first and had to be done a certain way because it contained asbestos.

Some of the large wooden beams are being sold, but Leine didn’t elaborate on the customer.

“Based on the vintage of the building—1930s—it would have been old growth timber.

“It will go to further use in another application.”

Demolition will be complete in the next couple of weeks.

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The workout area would be located in the grassy area between the stadium and Glenwood Centre.

It would be comprised of several pieces of workout equipment designed to use body weight as resistance.

“It would be a good fit for the stadium,” Kenny said.

The project was penciled into this year’s budget and would encompass a special surface, equipment and labour.

If the project goes ahead then preliminary work would start this fall and the main part of the project would be completed in spring 2014, he said.

The idea was first on parks and rec’s radar two years ago after lobbying by some residents as well as the Alberni Valley Track Club, which uses the area extensively.

The club has donated $10,000 towards the initiative.

That, combined with $60,000-$70,000 left over in the track repair budget will underwrite the project, Kenny said.

The track re-opened earlier in October after the surface was replaced.

Parksville and Langford are other districts which have similar facilities, he said.

There used to be an outdoor exercise circuit at the former figure-eight track in the trees behind Echo Aquatic Centre but it’s long been removed. “The equipment today would be a significant upgrade since those days,” Kenny said.

The Alberni Valley Track Club has been a big booster of the idea since the idea first came about, president Michelle Butt said.

“The track is our main training facility and our athletes would use it, definitely,” she said.

“But we hope that a lot of other people would use it as well.”

Butt said she hopes doing the circuit outdoors would catch on with groups like the rugby, football club and swim clubs along with the high school.

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Calls to Tseshaht Chief Councillor Hugh Braker weren’t returned before deadline.

A healthy dose of problem solving and not strife is in order, said former Hupacasath chief councillor Judith Sayers, now a law professor at the University of Victoria (UVic).

“It’s easier to work together than to be at each others’ necks,”

she said.“First Nations aren’t going anywhere and the future is where the city is,” she said.

Any land considered would have to meet the criterion of a strong business case.

“It would have to be a nice size property, but it would have to have vision and a reasonable plan with feasible economic development,” Sayers said. reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

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Jaden Blake, standing top left, a Grade 3 student in John Howitt Elementary School (above) and Aysia Dobler, Grade 3 Eighth Avenue Elementary School were chosen to be fire chiefs for a day. The duo is pictured with Port Alberni Fire Department Chief Tim Pley and Sparky.

Fireman Anthony Selva, far right, and captain Les Norden, rear, dress the fire chiefs in turnout gear in preparation for their day.

Fire chiefs for day Fireman Anthony Selva, above, demonstrates discharging fire foam to the fire chiefs.

Selva, left, adjusts Jaden Blake’s turnout gear.

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Salmon Enhancement Pacific Western Brewing’s (PWB) Community Foundation has awarded its first salmon enhancement grant to the Nuu-chah-nuluth/WCVI Aquatic Management Society in Port Alberni. From the left: John Newton, Ken Aylard, Rob Izevich, Terry Neyedli, Ross McLean, Mayor John Douglas, Ron Creber, Joe Micelli, Sheena Falconer, Rita Micelli, Jake Leyenaar and Warren Stokes..

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BC Premier Christy Clark supports the idea of a liquid natural gas facility near Port Alberni.

In a broadcast keynote address Wednesday afternoon to attendees at the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance Summit in Nanaimo, Clark said that there is interest by a Korean company in an LNG export facility in Port Alberni.

Port Alberni is ideally located for such a venture because of its access to the Pacific Ocean and to Asia, she said.

The initiative is connected to last week’s signing of a protocol between the Port Alberni Port Authority and the Huu-ay-aht First Nation.

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sets out terms of cooperation for further studying a transshipment container hub on 750 acres of land in Huuay-aht territory. The plan also envisioned an LNG facility as part of the complex.

An LNG facility alone could be a “game changer” in Port Alberni, PAPA executive director Zoran Knezevic said.

“There could be 200 jobs on an LNG facility alone with construction then operation of a facility,” he said. “It would have a significant impact in the Alberni region.”

The government supports the initiative but further discussion about funding will hinge on more concrete commercial interest, Knezevic

said.

A proponent from Korea is interested in an Alberni Inlet facility. If cemented, the deal could be worth more than $10 billion, he said. PAPA is working on an industrial suitability study on the idea, which should be finished in a couple of weeks, he added.

PAPA is also researching an existing right-ofway held by Fortis that allows the gas company to run a 36-inch pipeline that already supplies natural gas to residential customers.

It’s possible that the line may be twinned in order to accommodate industrial use, Knezevic said. The new line could be run from the Lower Mainland to an Alberni LNG facility. reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

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Quad and dirt bike riders will face up to $2,000 fines if they are caught riding on city trails, Parks And Recreation manager Scott Kenny said.

Kenny made the announcement at council’s Oct. 28 meeting.

Parks and rec staff have been receiving complaints over the last two months about the riders and damage

they do to the trails, he said.

Most of the complaints have to do with the trail behind the old Alberni District Secondary School on Burde Street which comes out behind the new subdivision on Carrier Road.

The trail is part of the Dry Creek ravine system, Kenny said.

“We get complaints about them on other trails but this one seems to be popular with them.”

The trail wasn’t made for quadding, Kenny said. The riders travel fast, chewing up the ground and spraying it off the path. “It creates a maintenance issue because our staff has to go in there and keep material on the track.”

The fine is stiff, Kenny said. “But if people want to ride quads then they can go somewhere else and do it.” reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

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Community Events SAT. NOV. 9 ◆ PAGO Grannies serve their delicious vegetarian chili at the Fiesta World Craft Fair.

The event is at Echo Centre on Wallace Street 1- p.m. to 4 p.m.

WED. NOV. 13 ◆ FENG SHUI WORKSHOP at Crystals, Angels & More, 4558 Adelaide St. Hosted by Terri Perrin of Comox, from 6:30–9 p.m. FMI: 250-736-1122. ◆ SUNSHINE CLUB open house. At Echo Centre from 1-3 p.m. Entertainment, displays and demonstrations on club activities.

Refreshments available. Call 7202505 for more info.

THUR. NOV. 14 ◆ STARFLEET MONTHLY MEETING at Echo Centre on Wallace Street from 6-8 p.m. For info call Commander Shearwater at 250724-7293.

SAT. NOV. 16 ◆ CHRISTMAS BAZAAR at Alberni Valley United Church on Sat. Nov. 16 from 12-3 p.m. Lots of Christmas decorations, attic treasures, baking, books, crafts and more. A light lunch of soup, sandwich, sweet, tea/coffee will be served.

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Special Olympics.

The event is at the Oddfellow Hall on Roger St. and starts at 1:30 p.m. For a looney or twoonie you can win a gift basket.3

SAT. DEC. 7 ◆ BATTLE OF THE BADGES a hockey matchup between the police and fire department. The event is at the AV Multiplex and starts at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation and all proceeds go to the Port Alberni ACL Foundation.

ONGOING ◆ COMMUNITY ARCHIVES at the Alberni Valley Museum is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Volunteers available to answer questions on local history, help with family records and other research. Phone 250-723-2181, local 267. ◆ ALBERNI VALLEY STARFLEET CHAPTER meets the second Thursday of every month. At Echo Centre, 6 p.m. For info. call 250-7247293. ◆ FREE DROP-IN at Hilton Centre, 4325 Neill St. On Mondays from 10-11 a.m. For parents of children up to age five. Call 250735-3022. ◆ FUN NIGHT on Friday nights at Legion Branch No. 293, 4680 Victoria Quay.

Starts at 5 p.m. Food available. Nominal admission fee.

Appointments available in Port Alberni.

◆ JAM SESSIONS every Sunday at Legion Branch No. 293. From 2-7 p.m. ◆ SUNSHINE CLUB book club. Meets every second Thursday from 12:45 - 2:15 pm in the Hemlock Room at Echo Centre.

For more info call directors Alexander or Pat Miller at 250-7242246. ◆ ALBERNI VALLEY COMMUNITY BAND meets Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. in the E. J. Dunn band room. Flutes, saxophones, and brasses are needed but all instruments are welcome. For info: Cory @ 250-723-1285 or Manfred @ 250724-6780. ◆ ALATEEN at the Alano Club, 3028 Second Ave. From 11 a.m. to 12 noon. For teens ages 13-17. For more info. call 250-7246826 or 250-7237223. ◆ CHOIR MEMBERS NEEDED Barkley Sound Choir welcomes new members in advance of new program to celebrate Alberni Valley Centennial. Practice is at 6:45 p.m. at the United Church, 2474 Church St. Contact Sylvia at 250-7237185 or Peter at 250724-5206.

◆ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED volunteers with calm obedient dogs requested by the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program.

Contact Pat Threlfall at 250-714-5264. ◆ WEDNESDAY NIGHT BINGO at Legion Branch No, 293, at 4680 Victoria Quay.

Starts at 6:45 p.m. ◆ TY WATSON HOUSE HOSPICE is looking for people to work in the kitchen preparing meals and offering

hospitality. Interested volunteers may call Theresa at 250-7234478 for more info. ◆ BETA SIGMA PHI’S Preceptor Gamma Beta chapter meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Call Lorna at 250-7242487. ◆ ESPADA FENCING CLUB is on leave for the summer and will be back the first Thursday in October.

◆ MEN’S DART LEAGUE, looking for players and teams.

New players will receive a set of darts.

Drop in nights planned as well. Call Bill at 250-731-6930 for more info. ◆ RAINBOWS helps children process loss, due to divorce, separation, death or other life changes.

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Michelle Priest and her daughter Lillith, 3, had a lot of fun at the Blue Marlin on Halloween night.

ABOVE LEFT - TD employees were dressed as super heroes on Halloween and mugged for the camera, from left to right are Andreina, Ray, Leanne and Melanie.

ABOVE RIGHT - Trick or Treaters were in for a special treat of hotdogs, hot chocolate and treats at the Blue Marlin Inn, Sharelle Dawson was in charge of the hotdogs.

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TOP LEFT - City councilor Wendy Kerr has her tea topped up by Leading Seaman Taylor Lacharity at the Eastern Star tea and bazaar on Saturday.

TOP RIGHT - Wes Chase and wife Mary Ann get served their lunch by Kirsten Higgins, 9, at the Beaver Creek Hall on Sunday.

BOTTOM RIGHT - The Kackaamin Family Develpment Centre was ecstatic to receive 26 quilts from the Rainforest Quilters and the Saturday Quilters. Both quilters and Kackaamin staff hold some of the quilts that will be used by the families.

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THANK YOU to the kind person who found my purse in the Walmart parking lot on Wed. Oct 24, and turned it in with all of its contents! I am so very grateful!!

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LOST AND FOUND LOST: HEARING Aid for right ear on Kitsuksis Dyke, Friday, Nov 1. Call 250-723-0962.

LOST TABBY cat- gray & black in school area last Friday night, no identification, has kidney problems. If found please call (250)724-2118.

TRAVEL GETAWAYS LONG BEACH - Ucluelet Deluxe waterfront cabin, sleeps 6, BBQ. Fall Special.

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Must be familiar with water bourne paint systems. ICBC experience an asset. Wages dependant on experience.

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES TRAIN TO be an Apartment/Condominium Manager online! Graduates get access to all jobs posted with us. 33 years of success! Government certified.www.RMTI.ca or 1800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES COMPUTER TECHNICIAN Require three years’ exp, Preference to: CompTIA, A+, Network+, MCP, valid drivers license required. Competitive Salary. Resume to: careers@gcstech.ca

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EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS

HELP WANTED

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

HELP WANTED THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions: •Heavy Duty Mechanics •Chasers •Hooktenders •Grapple Yarder Operators •Off Highway Logging Truck Drivers •Hydraulic Log Loader Operators •Processor Operators •Hand Buckers •Coastal Certified Hand Fallers •Feller Buncher Operator •Welder Fabricator Fulltime camp with union rate/benefits.

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

GENERAL LABOURERS

GUARANTEED Job Placement Labourers, Tradesmen & Class 1 Drivers For Oil & Gas Industry.

HOUSE CLEANER required for Senior lady in Port Alberni.

Call (250)723-9299.

MEDICAL/DENTAL CDA or CDA/DENTAL RECEPTIONISTExperienced full time / part time CDA for chairside and receptionist duties. Duties will include office administration in a happy paced environment.

Good communication skills an asset.

Please deliver or email resume to 124 Middleton, Parksville at Dr. Dycks office or email to: wdyckparksville@shaw.ca

TRADES, TECHNICAL FORESTRY TECHNICIANS, Layout Engineers and Timber Cruisers from $4000$7000/month plus bonus. Live Crown Forestry Ltd. is an established and growing forestry resource management consulting firm in Prince George providing multiphase timber development services since 1995. Send Cover Letter and Resume to Brian Telford: btelford@livecrown.com

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LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

CITY OF PORT ALBERNI PUBLIC NOTICE “Portion of Lane Closure Adjacent to 4508 Gertrude Street and Removal of Dedication, Bylaw No. 4829�

The general public is hereby given notice, in accordance with Section 94 of the Community Charter that the City of Port Alberni intends to adopt “Portion of Lane Closure Adjacent to 4508 Gertrude Street and Removal of Dedication, Bylaw No. 4829� at its regular meeting of Council on Tuesday, November 12th, 2013.

With adoption of Bylaw No. 4829, that portion of Lane as shown outlined in heavy line on the attached map, will be permanently closed and the dedication of the highway removed. The purpose of the permanent closure and removal of the highway dedication of that portion of Lane, is to accommodate the disposition of the land.

Copies of Bylaw No. 4829 are available from the City Clerk’s Department at City Hall until November 12, 2013, during regular business hours.

Persons who consider they are affected

by Bylaw No. 4829 may make representation to Council in writing. Written comments are to be received no later than 12:00 noon, Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 and are to be addressed to: Davina Hartwell, City Clerk City of Port Alberni 4850 Argyle Street Port Alberni, BC V9Y 1V8 Tel: (250) 720-2810 Fax: (250) 723-1003 Email: davina_hartwell@portalberni.ca

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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

We currently have the following openings:

HD Mechanic (North Island) Sawmill Supervisor (GY Shift) (Chemainus) Grapple Yarder Hooktender (Port Alice) Certified Hand Faller (Woss) Detailed job postings can be viewed at

http://www.westernforest.com/business-value/our-people-employment/careers WFP offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefit package. If you believe that you have the skills and qualifications that we are looking for, please reply in confidence to: Human Resource Department Facsimile: 1.866.840.9611 Email: resumes@westernforest.com

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HUSBANDRY TECHNICIANS We are currently seeking highly motivated and hard working team members to join Mainstream Canada.

Our company is the Canadian division of the international aquaculture company Cermaq. We are a growth oriented company, focused on being one of the major global salmon farming companies. We strive for quality of our product, safe working environments and sustainable aquaculture.

As a Husbandry Technician you will be responsible for general farm operations including feeding and care of fish stocks. Duties would include operation and basic maintenance of auto feeders, boats and equipment in the marine environment.

Familiarity of the concepts of fish growth and stock management would be an asset. The ability to understand and adhere to our Standard Operating Procedures is essential.

We offer camp-based positions operating 8 days on and 6 day off.

Prerequisites to hiring are a fitness test and criminal record check.

We offer competitive wages, a corporate bonus program, company paid benefits package, and a matching retirement fund plan.

If you have the skills we are looking for, and you would like to become part of our team, please forward a resume, in person, by fax or e-mail to: Mainstream Canada Suite 203-916 Island Highway Campbell River, BC V9W 2C2 Fax: 250-725-1250 E-Mail: careers@mainstreamcanada.com Please state “Husbandry Technician� in subject line DEADLINE TO APPLY: November 8, 2013

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TRADES, TECHNICAL FRASER SHINGLING & EXTERIORS LTD. Wanted Aluminum and Vinyl siding installers. Full Crews with own equipment only. Contact Giselle at 780 962 1320, or at giselle@fraserexteriors.com JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $32/hour, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop.

Full-time permanent with benefits. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info at: hannachrylser.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net.

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.

Located 150km Northwest of Prince George, BC Mount Milligan is one of British Columbia’s first major metals mine of this century.

PERSONAL SERVICES

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

FINANCIAL SERVICES

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

HOUSES FOR SALE

COTTAGES

AUTO FINANCING

AUTO FINANCING

NICE COTTAGE, small yard, $600 (some util’s incld’d), avail immed. Call (250)999-0139.

DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

FORTRESS 1700-MOBILITY SCOOTER. New 2 batteries w/charger, fully serviced. Adjustable Captains Seat. $990.

Del Avail. 250-248-1281(eve)

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We are currently recruiting for the following positions: Mill Operations Superintendent Chief Metallurgist Manager: Environment, Health & Safety Mill Electrical / Instrumentation Supervisor

Please apply online at www.mtmilligan.com/ careers • Millwrights • Electricians • Welders • Instrument Mechanics • PipeďŹ tters Temporary Trade Opps. in Port Alberni & Crofton. Catalyst Paper, opps. are endless.

Submit your rĂŠsumĂŠ at www.catalyst paper.com/careers WESTCAN - Interested in being our next ice road trucker?

Haul liquid, dry bulk or freight to the diamond mines on the winter road (ice road) from mid-January to mid-April. Not Interested in driving on the ice? Drive resupply from southern locations in Alberta to Yellowknife, NT. Apply online at: www.westcanbulk.ca or Phone: 1.888.WBT.HIRE (1.888.928.4473) for further details.

PERSONAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES CLEANING SERVICES HONEST, RELIABLE, hard working woman seeks housecleaning.

Bondable, have criminal record check. $15/hr.

Call Helen (250)723-1960.

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

AUCTION. Antiques & Collectable’s, Large Selection.

November 17th, 1 PM, Dodds Auction Vernon. 1 (250)5453259 doddsauction.com GROCERY STORE AUCTION November 16 @11am, Burnaby Hobart meat equipment & dishwashers, True coolers & freezers.

View @www.KwikAuctions.com

FRIENDLY FRANK LOUIS L’AMOUR Western pocket book collection. 50 frontier novels. $55. Call (250)724-1059.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

LARGE JVC Cabinet TV. Will trade for firewood, fencing, bricks, etc. (250)723-2226.

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online at: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca STEEL BUILDING - The great super sale! 20x20 $4,070.

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

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

40x50 $12,900. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422. Or visit us online at: www.pioneersteel.ca

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

NEW TO YOU DEER HIDES, excellent for drum making. 250-724-2932.

FIREWOOD: $100 per cord.

You cut and load (at own risk).

Call 250-724-0523 after 5pm.

GOOD QUALITY hay in barn, $5.25. Call (250)724-2932.

LOUIS L’AMOUR Western pocket book collection. Hard to find. As new. Great gift! 50 frontier novels. $55. Call (250)724-1059.

AUCTIONS

MUSIC LESSONS all ages & styles at Triangle Music. Alberni Valley’s full-line music store and teaching studios. Private instruction guitar, piano/keyboard, voice, drums & bass at our fabulous downtown studios. Register at Triangle Music 2960 3rd Ave, or Call (778)421-3333.

PSYCHIC MIRACLES by Luna.com. Call and get a free reading by phone. Love money job family, restores broken relationships, solves all problems permanently. 604-2591592.

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

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

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

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

APARTMENT/CONDOS

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. 1500 sq.ft.

LR/DR/2bdrms with view, den, gas FP, secure bldg. 2 underground parking spaces. Maintenance fee includes hot water/gas/landscaping. 1 pet OK. $339,900 (250)753-9123

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HOMES FOR RENT 1 BDRM apartment in South Port, $475. 1 bdrm+ den, $500. 3 bdrm, main flr, $880. 2 bdrm house on Ian St, $875.

Call (250)723-8114.

North Port Alberni:

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

Large newly renovated rancher, 3 bdrm+ office, 2 bath, laundry, 1710 sq ft, close to main malls, schools. Ready for responsible tenants.

PORT ALBERNI- 2.5 bdrm spacious apt, w/carport & balcony. NS/NP. Avail now. $700.

Refs req’d. Call (250)7244688.

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PORT ALBERNI- beautiful 4 bdrm townhouse, $950 includes shaw cable, HP internet, home phone. Completely reno’d, double carport, all appliances. Call 1-250-619-1339 or email: portalbernitown homes@gmail.com

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

STORAGE

Call (604)932-7776

UNCOVERED RV/ Boat/ Vehicle storage. $30./mo. Unlimited size. Frank (250)731-5854.

SOUTH PORT- 1 bdrm apts, secure entry. No drugs or partiers. $650. Call (250)7234387, (250)720-3190.

TOWNHOUSES

SOUTH PORT: $475/mo 1br, avail NOW, Ref’s req’d, no partiers. Call 250-736-1189.

SOUTH PORT- large 3 bdrm main floor, 1980sq ft. Avail now. No drugs, no partiers. $1050. Call (250)723-4387, (250)720-3190.

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TRUCKS & VANS 2005 JIMMY- 2 door, 4x4, 1 owner, 80,000 km, excellent condition. $6000 obo. Call (250)390-9369.

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SHARED ACCOMMODATION

COVERED RV STORAGE. 30’D x 14’ tall, secure & insured. $1000./year. Beaver Creek. Frank (250)731-5854.

2 bdrm, 1 bath, top floor apt.

Clean, quiet, secure building with mountain views. D/W, W/D, F/S, storage, elevator.

CONNECTING BUYERS AND SELLERS

$1150. Call (250)7234387, (250)720-3190

HOUSES & APARTMENTS 1-2 bdrms. Starting at $450.

(250)735-0649.

LARGE newer 2 bedroom apt for rent immediately, located at 1365 Alberni Hwy, Parksville $800 per month 250-954-9547

CREDIT CHALLENGED people wanted. You work - You drive. Need a car? We can help. Free delivery. Apply online at www.jacobsonford.com.

Toll Free at 1-877-814-5534.

PORT Alberni- 3 bdrm townhome, $700. No pets, drinking or drugs. (250)724-6646.

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Kasia is saving her earnings so that she can have the extras she needs for her sports activities.

Carriers of the Week receive Black Press merchandise and a $10 gift card from Walmart

SOUTH PORT

3007 – Strathern & 6th (45) 3008 – North Cres & 9th (54) 3012- China Cr & 11th (55) 3013 – Montrose & 11th (58) 3024 – Neill & 4th (64) 3028 -Scott & 11th (47) 3035- View & 7th (48)

CARRIERS

To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number 1 to 9 must appear in: • Each of the nine vertical columns • Each of the nine horizontal rows • Each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes

NORTH PORT

1000 – Russell & Westport Blvd (70) 1005 – Michigan & Cherry Creek (53) 1012 – Glenside & Regina (43) 1020- Mary & Brown (58) 1032 – Strathcona & Marpole (61)

Call for more info! 250-723-6399

Routes are temporarily covered. We are looking for permanent carriers.

Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.

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33’ 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.

SOUTH PORT: 4-plex, 1 bdrm with large patio, quiet area.

Incld’s heat, hydro, cable. $625. Tri-plex, large 1 bdrm main floor. Incld’s heat, hydro. $650. 4-plex, 2 and 3 bdrm units. Incld’s heat, hydro and cable. $680-$850.

Call (250)723-4387, (250)720-3190

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SPORTS

AVMHA Midget Tier 2-3 tourney happens Nov. 9–11 at the AV Multiplex.

Hoop Dreams Elementary school students from across the Valley participated in a basketball jamboree at Alberni District Secondary School on Nov. 1. The tournament included independent schools.

The jamboree brought the elementary school basketball season to an end.

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Two weeks, two BCHL Player of the Week awards for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.

Bulldogs forward and captain Tryg Strand was named the BCHL Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 3, the league announced Monday.

Strand garnered the honours by scoring eight points during the Bulldogs’ threegame road trip last weekend.

The team earned four of a possible six points.

Strand had two assists and a second star nod in a win over the Coquitlam Express.

He also had a helper in a loss to the Surrey Eagles and he finished with a five-point outing that included two goals and a first star honour in a win over the Chilliwack Chiefs.

Last week, Bulldogs goaltender Connor

LaCouvee garnered BCHL Player of the week props. LaCouvee backstopped the Bulldogs to wins over the Trail Smoke Eaters and Nanaimo Clippers.

The Bulldogs are in action this weekend.

They play in Nanaimo against the Clippers on Friday night. And they square off against the Penticton Vees at the AV Multiplex on Sunday afternoon.

Catch the action on 93.3 the PEAK. reporter@albernivalleynews.com

Midget tourney in Alberni The Van Isle Ford Midget Bulldogs are hosting their annual Remembrance Day hockey tournament this weekend.

The eight-team tournament features teams from Surrey, Okanagan, the North Shore and New Westminster. All

games will be played at the Alberni Valley Multiplex.

The Bulldogs’ last action was on Nov. 3 when they played an exhibition game against Saanich Tier Two in Parksville. The Bulldogs won 7-2. The win avenged a 5-3 loss to Saanich on Nov. 2.

The Bulldogs started league play Oct. 27 in Duncan where they lost 5-2 against Cowichan Tier One. Check the tournament website http:// avhockey2013nov. wordpress.com for Remembrance Day tourney updates.

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Have you ever thought about writing a performance piece, but didn’t know where to begin?

Portal Players Dramatic Society at the Capitol Theatre is offering two workshops entitled Writing and Creating a Performance Art Piece – Part 1 and 2 (Can be taken separately) Minimum age for participants is 16.

The instructor is well-known artist Gwynne Hunt, producer of the Alberni Valley Fringe Festival and the Vagina Monologues.

Hunt’s teaching style is very relaxed and she makes everyone

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What makes a writer jubilant? For author Vicki Drybrough of Port Alberni, it’s being published.

For a writer, seeing her/his words in print is thrilling; Drybrough is no exception. She sent one of her short stories, Macaroni & Cheese, to CBC’s Vinyl Café radio show in 2010, but she didn’t hear back from anyone.

Months later, in 2011, someone from CBC contacted her to let her know her story was going to be read on the air.

When she listened in, the realization hit that Stuart McLean, a professional storyteller, was reading her story on air.

That was it, she thought, still basking in the excitement.

But in 2012, she received a letter from the Vinyl Café asking permission to publish her story in their book if chosen.

Now, it’s done. The book Time Now for the Vinyl Café Story Exchange is published and her short story— as well as few others from Vancouver Island writers—is now available to readers.

Once a reader gets past the surface of Drybrough’s story, they will realize Macaroni & Cheese has nothing to do with the popular pasta dish: it is about a true relationship between a dad and his daughter.

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Vicki Drybrough was surprised to find out one of her short stories, Macaroni and Cheese, is going to be published in the latest Vinyl Café book. She submitted it in 2010.

Drybrough has been writing since her youth. She has had small pieces published in literary magazines in the past.

After retiring from teaching, she took a course with Derek Hanebury in Creative Writing at North Island College.

The result is more writing and also— with fellow Port Albernians—the creation of a writers’ group, Words on Fire, that meets at Char’s

Landing on the last Wednesday of every month.

Drybrough is pretty proud of her group and of their meeting place and its unique acoustics. Writers’ guests who come for a reading or a talk are red with envy, Drybrough says with a big smile.

There is a surprising amount of writers in the Valley and she hopes that, one day, we will all know of each other and form

a strong supportive group. That’s a project that I hope will come to realization soon.

One project for the future that Drybrough holds dear to her heart is publishing a book, a compilation of her many short stories, maybe adorned with some of her poems. I look forward to reading this collection.

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Part 1 of the writing workshop is slated for Saturday, Nov. 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Part 2 is slated for Saturday, Nov. 23 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This series includes two, threehour workshops designed to help the writer/producer/actor bring work to a public forum.

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Calvin Vollrath along with Daniel Lapp and threetime Canadian Grand Master Fiddle Champ Mark Sullivan plays Char’s Landing on Nov. 10.

Char’s goes celtic Vancouver’s Tim Readman of The Arrogant Worms and Jennie Bice bring celtic and folk music to Char’s Landing on Friday, Nov. 8 from 8–10 p.m.

It’s the kickoff to a weekend of celtic and fiddle music; accomplished fiddler Calvin Vollrath brings

Daniel Lapp and Mark Sullivan to Char’s on Sunday, Nov. 10 from 8–10 p.m. as well.

Advance tickets for both events are available at Gayle’s Fashions and Char’s Landing. Out-oftowners may reserve by calling 250-7301636. Char’s Landing is on Argyle Street.

The Travelers are Kurucz-ing into the Capitol Theatre this Sunday, Nov. 10 to perform a fundraising concert for the Community Arts Council from 1:30–3:30 p.m.

After five years of playing at the Teas on the Terrace, the Travelers will be performing their first theatre concert to benefit the Rollin Art Centre.

The concert will include a special tribute to Remembrance Day at the beginning of the concert. Audience members will then be led down a musical

memory lane with an interactive, sing-along afternoon with the likes of Peter, Paul and Mary, Eddy Arnold, Harry Belafonte, Anne Murray, John Denver, Journey, The Bee Gees and everyone in between.

Joining the Kurucz family will be Katelyn Perry, an up-andcoming performer from the Comox Valley.

Tickets are available at Rollin Art Centre and Happy Soles Foot and Nail Care at 250720-0397 for $10 in advance or $12 at the door.

You light up their life The Community Arts Council will hold its second annual Celebration of Light festival on Saturday, Nov. 30 at the Rollin Art Centre.

Artisans are invited to apply to display their work.

Applications are available at the Rollin Art Centre or call 250-724-3412 for more information.

The Rollin Art Centre is located at the corner of Argyle Street and Eighth Avenue. Admission is by donation; the building is wheelchair accessible. Hours of operation are Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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If you are interested in renting a table for the event, please contact Rollin Art Centre 250-724-3412 for more info, as space is still available.

Get involved with the arts If you are interested in the arts and being involved with a great organization to help promote arts in the community, the Community Arts Council will hold its annual general meeting on Thursday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Field House.

The arts council will elect new board members at this meeting. You are invited to put your name forward to be nominated as one of our new board members.

For more information, please call the Rollin Art Centre at 250-7243412.

Auction action at the Rollin The Rollin Art Centre will be having an art auction every month in the gallery. Sealed bids will be taken with the successful bidder taking home a beautiful piece of donated art from local artists.

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Visit DRAW Gallery online and on location at the corner of Melrose Street and Eighth Avenue in the Alberni Valley.

The gallery is open Thursday through Saturday from 12–5 p.m. Please call 250724-2056 or go online to www.drawgallery. com.

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Turn your works into performance art; learn how to produce a poetry reading, host Improv nights or present a festivalready play.

Hunt will cover writing of all types of performance art including murder mysteries, radio plays, dinner theatre, storytelling, slam poetry, and skits for Renaissance Fairs.

Some theatre games and fun provided— ring your creativity to these workshops.

Writing and Creating a Performance Art Piece is suitable for creative writers, beginning writers, poets, playwrights— any writer who wants to turn their words into live art—and producers/people interested in the arts and producing events.

Actors who want to explore performance art pieces and putting together a fringe-type show would also enjoy this experience.

Cost for Portal Players members is $20 for both workshops and $12.50 for one. Non-members pay $30 for both or $22.50 for one.

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In colder months (October to March), individuals living in northern climates, such as Canada, can not convert the hormone in the skin.

The sun’s rays are too weak at this time of year.

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With a chronically low level of vitamin D, individuals may have a reduced immune system, which over time, may increase likelihood of developing conditions ranging from colds/ flu, auto-immune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, lupus, fibromyalgia, respiratory conditions, osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease and cancer.

Vitamin D is in some foods, such as salmon, mackerel, egg yolks, liver and is also in fortified foods/fluids, such as milk, some cereals, margarine and soy drinks. In general, the daily amount required by our body exceeds what is readily available through dietary sources.

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percentage are deficient. This is because we live as an indoor society, more so now than ever before in human history. Vitamin D expert, Dr. Robert Heaney states, “It’s now clear that our ancestral vitamin D status was a lot higher than most citizens of the industrialized nations achieve today.”

A good rule of thumb for the warmer months of March to October is to check your shadow. Experts

state that in order to make vitamin D, the sun needs to be high up in the sky, high enough so that your shadow is shorter than you. If your

shadow is longer than you, the sun isn’t intense enough to help your body make vitamin D. Also, in the summer, you don’t need to burn to make vitamin D. To make good amounts of vitamin D, you should spend half the time out in the sun that it would take for your skin to turn pink.

The recommended values for Daily Required Intake (DRI) amounts were historically based on preventing rickets in children and osteomalacia (weakened bones) in adults. As new research emerges, it has been discovered that there are vitamin D receptors in all body cells/tissues and hence vitamin D is required for the proper functioning of all body systems.

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The Canadian choice: Compact cars and SUV’s heading when it comes to buying a new vehicle. With this in mind Nissan has an all-new Rogue compact SUV with enough room inside for three rows of seats and room for 7-passengers.

This is practical for people who require extra capacity but don’t want to buy a bigger or more expensive mid-sized or larger SUV. Under the hood is a 2.5L

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Toyota believes this new Corolla can take the overall sales crown away from the Honda Civic.

Zack Spencer

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So many cars to choose from, so few words available in this tight space!

Yes, I know that’s the complaint of every writer but we truly do have a lot of choice today. And the quality of vehicles is so much higher than it ever was so there is much to celebrate.

In the run-up to 2014, I will be testing a lot of what’s new and improved.

Today, I’ll just offer you some models to consider adding to your shopping list.

2014 MAZDA 3 The compact car segment in Canada is the biggest by far, with over 20 percent of all vehicles sold. So, the introduction of the Mazda3 is important because it is currently the fourth best seller in this class.

The outgoing car was already one of the best handling cars and now with a lighter and sexier looking body, this new car is both eye catching and solid on the road. The base engine is a 2.0L 4-cylinder with 155hp, thanks to direct injection. The larger 2.5L engine puts out a healthy 184hp. It is the interior buyers will care most about,

The Corolla now has a longer wheelbase for amazing interior space, especially in the back seat. and the Mazda3 is a nice surprise, due to class leading available options and a high level of finish. Starting at $15,995 and running up to $29,895, there is a Mazda3 for all budgets.

2014 Toyota Corolla Continuing with the compact car theme, the Toyota Corolla is the third best selling car in Canada but Toyota believes this new model can take the overall sales crown away from the Honda Civic. This new 2014 model is made, and partly designed, right here in Canada with our needs in mind.

The Corolla now has a longer wheelbase for amazing interior space, especially in the back seat. The dash is wide and flat for ample

room and covered in nice looking and feeling materials, plus there is an available centre screen to use for the radio and backup camera. Powering the 2014 Corolla is the same 132hp 1.8L engine from the last model, with one exception.

The LE Eco model has a modified valve system to improve fuel economy and pump the power to 140hp.

The biggest change is the introduction of a continuously variable transmission for a greater range of gears, improved economy, and a smooth drive.

2014 Volkswagen Golf This new Golf will be made in Mexico along side the

Beetle and Jetta sedan and will go on sale in the spring of 2014. It is wider and longer than the last Golf but also significantly lighter and safer. The base engine will be a new turbocharged 1.8L engine with 170hp but don’t worry the TDI diesel is carried over. The sportier GTI trim is fantastic, with an estimated 225hp, in the Canadian Model, thanks to a new 2.0L turbo engine.

The interior materials used inside are almost Audi quality. No price yet but building these new cars inside the NAFTA zone will save money and that will be reflected in the price.

2014 Jeep Cherokee The Cherokee is back and it looks nothing like the boxy

truck of old. In fact, this new, small SUV is based on the same Alfa Romeo platform used in the Dodge Dart. It is smooth and quiet and a pleasure to drive. The Cherokee is also the first vehicle in the world to be equipped with a 9-speed automatic transmission.

The base engine is a 2.4L 4-cylinder with 184hp or the optional 3.2L V6 with 271hp, for just $1,300 more, offering good value.

Not to worry Jeep fans, this new Cherokee is available with three AWD systems.

2014 Nissan Rogue You might notice a trend with my 2014 model choices are all compact cars or compact SUVs. This is the direction Canadians are

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The AR concept (left) is a next-generation compact MPV, which combines SUV manoeuvrability with MPV roominess. It uses a lightweight mild hybrid system, which comprises a downsized 1.1-litre direct-injection turbocharged MIVEC engine.

The GC-PHEV (centre) is a

4-cylinder used in other Nissan products and is matched to a new continually variable transmission featuring more available ratios and reduced friction.

The interior is very well executed, with a dash that looks similar to the bigger Pathfinder. Goes on sale just before Christmas.

full-size SUV with full-time 4WD. It is based on a front engine; rear-wheel drive layout plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) system comprising a 3.0-litre V6 supercharged MIVEC engine mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission, with a high-output motor and a high-capacity battery to deliver all-terrain performance.

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All three concepts feature “e-Assist” active safety technologies and the

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INCOME PRODUCER • Central location • Low maintenance yard Craig Filipchuk

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3966 - 6th Ave.

QUALITY IN ECHO • 3 bedroom & 2 bathroom • Oak floors and fireplace • Newer heat pump & roof

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3768 Argyle Way

87,900

$

GREAT INVESTMENT • 3 bedroom upper unit • Long term quality tenants • Nice location

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3760 Argyle way

$39,900

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7350 Beaver Creek Rd.

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$123,900

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$129,000

2457 Hilton Ave.

MUST BE SOLD!

• 3 bedroom rancher • Large living room • Central location

The Fenton Team 4343 Burde St

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$129,900 5203 Gertrude St. E RIC WP E N

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• Alberni Inlet & Mountain Views • 2 bedrooms and full bathroom • Fir floors and thermal windows $134,900

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Gary Gray 3956 7th Ave.

$129,900

• Two bedroom condo • Spacious and well cared for • Gas fireplace & balcony • Close to amenities The Fenton Team 3612 North Cres.

139,900

2621 2nd Ave.

129,900

$

COURT ORDERED SALE

SPENCER PARK • 4 bedrooms, 1-1/2 baths • 3 level townhouse in North Port • Covered deck & laundry area

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$149,900

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$156,000

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W. Earl Engstrom

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$159,000 4352 Virginia

Sold

UPPER NORTH PORT, 3 BEDROOM RANCHER

Chris & Alease Arcus

Gary Gray

4423 Neill St. CE PRI W E N

$169,000

Excellent Potential

• 4 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms • 60’ x 125’ corner lot • Fenced yard & Garage The Fenton Team

Craig Filipchuk

Joe VanBergen

159,999

$

#4-5131 Gertrude St.

$164,900

4205 Johnston Rd.

$

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ICE

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$159,900 4318 Dunbar St.

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• Over .3 acre view lot • Location of fine homes, fully serviced • Nicely sloped for daylight basement

2512 - 11th Ave

NICE HOME • Renovated 3 bedroom rancher • Hickory kitchen with island • 200 amp electrical panel

RETIREMENT LIVING • Kitsuksis Manor • 900 sq.ft rancher • 2 bedroom & full bathroom

Dena Wickman $175,000

2874 6th Avenue

UPPER NORTH PORT • 2 floors, 990 sqft. on each • Road frontage on Johnston & Princess • Suitable for home or comm. business

The Fenton Team

$187,900

3717 Exton Street CE PRI W E N

W. Earl Engstrom

$195,000

CHARMING • 3 bed, 1 bath, 1640 sq. ft.

• Original hardwood floor, RV parking • Newer windows, perimeter drains, 200 amp

3 BEDROOM CHARACTER HOME

LOCATION, LOCATION! • 3 bed split lvl home in upper Echo • Newer kitchen, new bath & Heat pump • Garage at front & carport at

Maureen Mackenzie

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4789 Margaret St. E RIC WP E N

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$209,900 6389 Withers Rd. CE PRI W E N

3 bdrm full basement family home 2 baths; 2 gas fireplaces Newer roof, f/a gas furnace Separate garage, fenced back yard

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$227,500

4497 Glenside Cres.

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UPPER NORTH ALBERNI • 4 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • Extensive updates • 2 feature fireplaces

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$229,900

$219,000 8321 Faber Rd

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$228,900

7833 Wardrop Rd. E RIC WP NE

COUNTRY LIVING • Half acre • 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • Full basement

Dell McConnell $

234,900

$229,000

Craig Filipchuk 4865 Gertrude St

NE

UNIQUE FAMILY HOME – MULTI LEVELS

COUNTRY CHARM • 3 plus 1 bedroom, 2 bathrooms • 22’x32’ garage with shop • Natural gas heat, fully finished bsmt

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Quiet Spot

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Kat Dwolinsky

Maureen Mackenzie

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6153 Beaver Creek Rd.

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$209,900

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4414 - 8th Ave.

$209,000

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$210,000

• 3 bdrm, 2 bath home on .92 acre • Detached garage with 2 pc bath • Covered RV parking

Pat & Gerry Hickey

4205 Burde St

Gary Gray

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$199,999

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$239,999

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$240,000

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$

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244,900

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PRIME LOCATION • 3 bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths • Vinyl thermal windows throughout • Spacious kitchen, some updates

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$249,900 2354 Anderson Ave.

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$259,900

BEAUTIFUL LOCATION • 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms • Large, private lot • Outstanding views

• Approx. $2,300/month • 1.3 acre property • Triplex & House

4015 Montrose St.

$269,900

2503 Hilton Ave

W. Earl Engstrom

$

259,900

HOUSE WITH A SUITE • House built in 1992 • 4 bedroom & 3 bathrooms • Plus 1 bedroom suite

Gary Gray

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CANAL VIEW • Custom designed 3 bdrm & den • Full basement, detached garage off alley

Craig Filipchuk

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$279,900

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7710 Pacific Rim Hwy

SL#1 & SL#2 • New construction • 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • Half duplex in upper North Port

Jim Robertson

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Kat Dwolinsky

4270 Glenside Rd

IN-LAW SUITE • 3 beds, updated features throughout • Separate wired 22X31 ft. garage with 2 piece bath

Dena Wickman

Kat Dwolinsky 2337 Anderson Ave

• 4 bdrm 2 bath • great Upper Echo location • new roof, deck, windows, paint and flooring

3516 Mulhern Rd.

$

284,500

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Chris & Alease Arcus 3841 Morgan N. Cres

NICE DUPLEX • 3-2 bedroom units in duplex • Top unit rents for $725/month.

• Center unit rents for $750/month • Lower unit rents for $650/month.

Jim Robertson

$299,900

PRACTICALLY NEW RANCHER

• 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • 1,385 sq.ft. built in 2012 • Vaulted ceilings & open concept • Covered & fenced yard The patio Fenton Team

2595/2593 2nd Ave.

THE COMPLETE PACKAGE.

• 1.03 acres of flat cleared land • 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • 785 sq.ft. workshop

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$289,000 5575 Swallow Dr.

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309,000

SIDE BY SIDE DUPLEX • Completely renovated, like new • Both sides 1820 sq.ft.

• 2 bedrooms, new kit., 4 pce. bath W. Earl Engstrom

Gary Gray

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5534 Park Place

$

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IMMACULATE FAMILY HOME

NOW is $328,000

MORE FOR LESS? CHECK THIS OUT! • Stately 3 bed + den, 2 bath 3 levels • Elec. furnace, heat pump/AC • 24’ x 45 shop/garage

• Built in 2006, 3 bdrm, 3 bath home • In quiet South Port, close to all amenities • Quality construction throughout

LOTS OF TREES & PRIVATE • 6 plex on a park like RM2 Zoned lot • Lots of trees, very private • 4-2 bedroom units & 2-1 bedroom units

Dell McConnell

Chris & Alease Arcus

W. Earl Engstrom

3503 Frank Street

$339,900 3588 Swordfern

$359,000 2126 Rita Road

2661 2nd Ave

$329,900

5607 Kitsuksis Street

$339,900

ACREAGE WITH CHARACTER!

MILLION DOLLAR VIEWS!

• Original character throughout • 2 Acres • Private setting Alease or Chris Arcus

• 5 bdrm + den 3 bath • Updated Character style home • Lots of parking Kat Dwolinsky

$374,900 2541 4th Ave.

375,000 4771 Leslie Ave.

$

$

389,900

OWNER WANTS THEM SOLD! NORTH PORT CHARM • 3 +1 bedroom, 3 bathrooms • 2 fireplaces, 2 decks, vaulted cedar ceiling • Spacious & open floor plan

POPULAR UPLANDS SUBDIVISION

Dena Wickman

$419,000 2600 Burde St.

302 Tower Rd

The Fenton Team

$485,000

5949 Grandview Rd

$499,900

6435 Cypress Blvd

GRAND CHARACTER HOME • Heritage home on 80x120 view lot • 3 bdrms, 3 baths, lg master w/ensuite • Oak kit. w/nook & lg patio off nook W. Earl Engstrom

Craig Filipchuk

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CUSTOM FAMILY HOME • 5 bedrooms, 4 bathroom • Over 4700 sq.ft, .45 acre in the city • Trade potential, Partially finished bsmt Maureen Mackenzie

Dena Wickman

SL#1 & 2 • Duplex new construction • Trades considered or lease to own • Quiet neighbourhood

$529,000

5984 Margot Rd.

549,000

$

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TIMELESS FAMILY HOME • 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home • Beautiful oak floors • 4.62 acres

• 2,070 sq.ft. rancher • 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • Over-height, double shop

• 3 bd, 2 bath rancher • wood floors, granite counters

Pat & Gerry Hickey

757 Franklin River Rd.

Panoramic Ocean Views

$674,900 6970 Granville Rd

MODERN COUNTRY RANCHER • 2,235 sq.ft. home built 2011 • 0.92 acre w/ workshop & RV parking • 3 bedroom & 2 quality bathrooms The Fenton Team

CHERRY CREEK ACREAGE

• Built in 2008 • 5 bed, 3 bath • 1.98 Acres Alease or Chris Arcus

$749,000

STUNNING HOME • 3 bed, 3 bath • 3123 sq.ft.

• Gourmet kitchen • Brazilian cherry wood floors Maureen Mackenzie

Great Central Lk. Rd. (1-40) $69,900-$144,900

Trestle RV Now selling

WEST COAST GETAWAY

• Port Desire Waterfront • Modern 2,450 sq.ft. home • Private dock, walk in freezer

Sproat Lake

FARMING THE NATURAL WAY

• 76 acres • 2 bedroom updated rancher • 6 outbuildings, 3 phase power

Kat Dwolinsky

Maureen Mackenzie

• Strata campsites, waterfront & view campsites • Water, sewer, washroom/laundry facilities • Easy access spacious campsites • Family camping site, access to Central Lake •Pat Boat LagoonHickey & Danielle Marley & Gerry

FREE DISPOSAL OF:

• Plastic • Motor Oil • Oil Filters • Waste Anti-Freeze

WE HAVE:

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Tel: 250-724-5112 • 1-800-563-6004

• Every 2 to 3 years, have your septic tank emptied • Make sure you use activators (we have a supply of them) • Now is the perfect time to have this done

Environmental and Pet Friendly

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Rent our portable restrooms and ease up the congestion in your home or save your septic tank.

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EXECUTIVE LAKEFRONT • 3 bedroom racher, nearly 2.4 acres • 5 pce ensuite, direct access to outside deck • Covered deck overlooks backyard Gary Gray 49,900 Redford Estates Lots starting @ $79,900 3510 Barkley St.

4459 Arrowsmith

79,900

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1/3 OF LOTS NOW SOLD! NORTH PORT LOT • Level 40x84 lot • Close to all amenities • Price to go!

LOTS FOR SALE • Lot sizes and building schemes avail.

• Contact Kat for more info and pricing Kat Dwolinsky

Alease or Chris Arcus

34 Arvay Road

$99,900

FANTASTIC AREA

• Just outside the city • No through road • .34 of an acre

Maureen Mackenzie Lot 1 Bainbridge

5326 Otter Place

The Fenton Team

$128,900

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LOT

Pat & Gerry Hickey

Lukh Saran

Gary Gray

W. Earl Engstrom

$149,000

229,000 Lot 22 Ferguson Rd. E RIC WP NE

THE PERFECT SETTING • 32 acres • Bare land • Private and secluded Dena Wickman

$162,900

NEW DEVELOPMENT

Gary Gray

$249,000

PRISTINE WATERFRONT • 5 acres along Somass River • Salmon/steelhead fishing year round • Build your dream home 7 mins. from town Alease or Chris Arcus

Lot 4 Traves Road

• 2.57 acre development site • No through road • Great for your future home!

Joe Van Bergen $

99,000

$

CHERRY CREEK LOT - PRICED TO SELL! • Level .9 acre lot ready to build on • Private with nice stand of trees • On no thru road w/ newer homes

ONE OF A KIND • Over 1 acre in city • All city services • Privacy & green view

$179,900 Lot 1 Franklin River Rd.

• .47 acre level lot, Upper North Port • Great opportunity • Zoned M1

89,000 Lot 2 Cempthorn Ave

$

IDEAL BUILDING LOT! • Located in upper North Port • This serviced level building lot is in a quiet neighbourhood on a no thru street.

5165 Golden St.

LOOKING FOR A BUILDING LOT? • Level lot 85 x 146 lot in newer subdivision surrounded by quality homes. Underground services, close to schools, ready for your home plans. Mountains and pasture views. Quiet cul-de-sac living can be yours!

5327 Otter Place $129,900 GREAT LOCATION! • Newer subdivision in popular North Port with all the city conveniences, but country setting. Extra large level lot 91x137 ready for your home plans. Choice quiet location with mountain and pasture views.

Pat & Gerry Hickey

$164,900 Lot A Tebo Ave.

COUNTRY SETTING • Naturally treed 5.12 acres • Small outbuilding, well & driveway • Across from Mountain Range Road

REDFORD HEIGHTS • 0.18 building lot • Surrounded by fine homes • Fully serviced lot

4007 Shaughnessy CE PRI W E N

2201 11th Ave.

$249,900

AREA OF QUALITY HOMES

• 1.67 acre lot is a choice location • Great holding property for future subdivision • Previously pre-approved for 6 lot subdivision W. Earl Engstrom

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30 Uchucklesit Inlet

$1,600,000

$105,000

SL 26 Haggard Cove

$134,900

Bamfield & Inlet WATERFRONT PROPERTY

RM 1 ACREAGE • 1200 ft. of riverfront • 5.84 acres • Hwy. 4 exposure

• 1400 square foot float cabin • Sleeps 12 to 14 people • Private location, large float Craig, Pat & Gerry Hickey

Alease or Chris Arcus

Lot O Cheeyah Island W

NE

$180,000 432 Pachena Road

$260,000

14 Headquarters Bay

OCEAN VIEW

• Recreation view lot • .29 of an acre • Cleared with driveway access Pat & Gerry Hickey

#8-3749 10th Ave. LEASE $12.75 sq.ft.

$320,000

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Commercial & Investment

WATERFRONT PROPERTY

• Just under 3 acres in Uchucklesit Inlet • Offers best fishing, diving & canoeing • Perfect location & summertime retreat Craig, Pat or Gerry

E-5262 Argyle Street

$700 mo.

BAMFIELD ACREAGE

Craig, Pat or Gerry

3107 2nd Ave.

WELL ESTABLISHED SHOPPING CENTRE • High foot and vehicle traffic • C2 Zoning allows wide range business uses • Building waiting for your business

OCEAN FRONT • 5 acres waterfront strata • 860 sq. ft. cabin to lock up • Septic installed

• 6.06 acres • Possible subdividable • Harbour view

Craig Filipchuk & Jim Robertson

Craig, Pat or Gerry

$124,900

SL 1&2 2541 4th Ave $192,000 ea.

4905 Cherry Creek Rd.

$325,000 2984 3rd Avenue

439,000

$

SOUTH PORT INVESTMENT • 20,000 sq. ft. building • Two long term Tenants in place

2920 3rd Avenue

COMMERCIAL LEASE • Close to Harbour Quay • Build to suit • 900 sq. ft.

Craig Filipchuk & Jim Robertson

3218-3rd Ave.

ZONED C3

• 1750 sq.ft. building • 33 x 60 rear fenced compound • Mostly lg. open space w/small office W. Earl Engstrom

$539,000

137 Winter Harbour Rd. $699,000

COMMERCIAL MULTI-UNIT BUILDING • C3 Zoning, warehouse included • Separate gas/hydro meters • room to increase revenue

LOYAL CLIENTELE • Turn key fishing lodge • Accommodates up to 20 guests plus staff • Includes 4 - 22 ft aluminum boats equipped for charters

Lukh Saran

Craig Filipchuk & Jim Robertson

NEW CONSTRUCTION DUPLEX • Income producing $28,000 $30,000 potential • Strata duplexes, in-law suite

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY • Opportunity on approx. 3.24 acres • Zoned for commercial • Close to Pacific Rim shopping

Craig Filipchuk

Gary Gray

$459,000

RETAIL BUILDING • Income in excess of $5,000 • 3 separate leased retail spaces • Large display windows

Pat & Gerry Hickey

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