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The debate over future development at Pheasant Glen Golf Resort was deferred Monday night by Qualicum Beach town council in front of a crowd that spilled outside the chambers and into the hallways. Town planning director Luke Sales’ recommendation asked council to refuse Pheasant Glen’s application to amend current zoning and the Official Community Plan. Sales told council he didn’t believe the applicant had supplied enough information and he also said it would be more appropriate to explore the development of the south Qualicum Beach area during the next OCP review, not slated until 2016-17. Coun. Bill Luchtmeijer said the information about the application wasn’t received by councillors until Friday and his motion to defer the debate passed. The recommendation for refusal put forward by Sales didn’t sit well with Pheasant Glen’s Craig Dutton. “The planning department continues to do what it always does in Qualicum Beach and that is talk about development, talk about resorts and then find every way possible to interpret every regulation as broadly as possible to ensure none of that ever happens in Qualicum Beach and Mr. Sales carried that tradition on tonight,” said Dutton. “(The town has) delayed, delayed and found every possible excuse to keep us from doing anything since 2009 and that tradition continues. We want to get on with it. We believe in the project, we’ve invested $10 million, we all live here. My dad’s 80 years old.” See DIFFERING, page A6

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FILL THE FIRE TRUCK FOR THE FOOD BANK: It’s the time of year when Parksville, Qualicum Beach and Dashwood volunteer fire department members will be collecting food and toys for the Salvation Army Food Bank. The annual food and toy drive will take place Saturday, Nov. 16 and Sunday, Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Look for the food bank bags donated by Quality Foods in the Tuesday, Nov. 12 edition of The NEWS. Above, from left to right are: (front row) Randy Henson, Quality Foods manager Parksville, Janice Hooper, Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department, Major Norman Hamelin, Salvation Army, Ryan Lay, Qualicum Beach Volunteer Fire Department, Shayla Huber, Dashwood, Lisa Clason, Salvation Army, (back row) Mark Chandler and Liz Olson of the Parksville Volunteer Fire Department.

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The town is taking a different approach to the issue of the residence in the Heritage Forest where a man has ignored a previous eviction notice — it has ordered the building demolished. Without discussion, Qualicum Beach council passed a motion Monday night that was brought forward from an in-camera session to instruct staff to demolish the residential portion of the

building in the Heritage Forest. Coun. Mary Brouilette told The NEWS on Tuesday the town looked into refurbishing the building, but she said it was cost prohibitive. The decision was made to try and save the stables portion of the building, but demolish the residential portion. A man has been living, rent-free, for years in the town-owned building. Council passed a motion at the end of May that gave the man a 90-day evic-

tion notice, but he has still not vacated the premises. Brouilette said Tuesday provincial legislation allows a landlord to give a tenant 60 days notice to leave if the landlord intends to demolish a residence. Brouilette said the man was served the 60-day notice last week. “We are going to try to save the stables portion of the building but demolish the residence,” said Brouilette. See LEGAL RECOURSE, page A4

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As many as 40 horses could parade through Parksville Nov. 24 for the 16th annual Silver Spurs’ Toy Ride for the SOS. Contributing to the Society of Organized Services’ Christmas is for Kids campaign, the ride will repeat last year’s successful new route takes a new route this year starting and finishing at Ballenas Secondary School, looping into downtown on Morrison Ave. to stop at the SOS and Stanford Place. Organized by Silver Spurs Riding Club members, they collect toys before and during the ride that go to the SOS toy shop where families in need can select presents. Parksville granted permission for use of the public streets from noon to 2 p.m., with the report from staff pointing out the event is always well run and will include a “pooper-scooper” truck. The public is encouraged to catch the mini-parade, enjoy the festive atmosphere and donate a toy. People can pat the horses (with the rider’s permission) when they are stopped.

Star-studded band plays to buy chairs A number of well-know locals, including former mayor Ed Mayne, will perform in a fundraising concert at the Parksville Community Centre on Nov. 30, with proceeds going to buy new chairs for the facility. See Tuesday’s edition of The NEWS for a story about the band and the event.

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The hotel room tax accounts for 60 per cent of the Parksville Qualicum Beach Tourism Association’s (PQBTA) budget and it’s time to renew it. Executive director Blain Sepos told Parksville council the renamed two-per-cent Municipal Regional District Tax has been a crucial part of their funding formula since it was established in the late 1990s. Sepos told The NEWS that visitors spent $104 million in the area in 2012 and that was direct spending on accommodation, food, attractions and shopping and doesn’t include the “multiplier effect.” He said various sources estimate the multiplier

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ation’s renewal of the two per cent Municipal Regional District Tax (hotel tax). • council passed a motion to give the 201418 financial plan second reading. Coun. Scott Tanner wondered aloud if property taxes will have to be raised beyond the planned 3.5 per cent increase for 2014 because the new fire hall project is pushing other projects down the priority list. “It’s clear a lot of capital projects will be deferred and we can’t afford to defer some of these projects,” said Tanner. • as for the new fire hall, Mayor Teunis Westbroek continues to question the cost and the need. Westbroek pointed out the fire department report before council Monday showed the only three calls for service in the month of October. “And we want to spend $6 million on a new fire hall? We have to put this in perspective,” said Westbroek. A public information meeting on the fire hall project is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at the civic centre.

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Policing the aftermath of war Rob Diack was faced with investigating atrocities, including the deliberate machine-gunning of school children and the funding of war with blood diamonds

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hen the United Nations jumps into one of the world’s hot spots, it sends in troops and sometimes an air force or even a navy. However, there’s one group that is also often sent, but usually overlooked in the headlines. That group is the police. Once a situation has been stabilized, crimes — including war crimes — need to be investigated and the guilty punished. That’s where people such as Rob Diack come in. The former RCMP member lives a quiet life in Qualicum Beach now, but back in the 1990s he was in the thick of international action, volunteering for two overseas missions, one in Bosnia and one in Sierra Leon. The 1994-95 Bosnia deployment was no picnic, I was asked to become with Difriends with a dangerack facing ous witness names investigaZigzag Marzah. He was tions into a cannibal. atrocities Rob diack such as the deliberate machine-gunning of school children. Even if the bullets aren’t coming your way, that kind of thing affects you. Diack is not made of stone and he freely admits he might have picked up a bit of post-traumatic-stress syndrome, but the experience didn’t stop him from volunteering again in 2007 to help the UN in Sierra Leon. “You see the starving kids, the murders, the atrocities that went on,” he said. “It makes you humble. That’s part of why I was proud to go overseas. No matter

how terrible we think things are, look around the world and you will see life here is pretty darn good.” Although most deployments last for six months, Diack’s assignment in Sierra Leon — collecting evidence for the war crimes trial of Liberian President Charles Taylor — required a 13-month stint. “I put my name in. I was a sergeant at that time and also had been on emergency response team, so I had better knowledge of weaponry and use of weapons. If I had to defend myself, I was more capable than the average police officer,” he said. “Plus I had the investigative skills and negotiation skills. I was chosen along with one other person to go to Freetown.” It had been two years since the war in Liberia ended, but the signs of the struggle were all around him. “The town was in terrible shape,” he said. “The war took place in the villages between rebels and civilians. That’s all it was, a slaughter. The war was perpetrated by rebel groups organized by Charles Taylor, president of Liberia and was funded with blood diamonds, where weapons were exchanged for diamonds. Our job was to get evidence.” As luck would have it, just as Diack and his team arrived in Freetown, Taylor was captured. “He was arrested in Nigeria and brought to Freetown,” he said. “He was kept in the same compound I worked in and I would see him on occasion. I talked to him a couple of times. He was very intelligent, very rich, a smart fellow, but seemed psychopathic. He didn’t seem to care.” Taylor was charged with murders, rapes and the use of child soldiers, among other crimes. The investigation

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Qualicum beach resident rob diack worked in sierra Leon in 2007, collecting evidence for the war crimes trial of Liberian President charles taylor.

wasn’t easy. “I spent a lot of time working for the office of the prosecution, going into the jungles looking for witnesses,” Diack said. “I had a lot of child soldiers come forward and testify. Many a woman was raped and so many were mutilated. They cut the arms and legs off tens of thousands of people. There were bags of arms and legs. There were many, many people with no hands or legs — and there was no pension or welfare system. There was no electricity, phone service, water – nothing. That’s the hardest part.” Particularly dangerous was one assignment that saw him travel into the jungle to befriend a murderous cannibal — one of Taylor’s top men.

“I was tasked to become friends with a dangerous witness named Zigzag Marzah, he said. “He was a cannibal. He would tell me how he would be sent in to kill a village and he would kill everybody. I had to be friends with him.” Diack was eventually able to convince Marzah to return to Freetown to testify against his former boss. This testimony proved instrumental in securing Taylor’s eventual conviction. “The trial ended after a couple of years and he was sentenced last year to 50 years in an English jail,” Diack said. “He lost his appeal just last week.” His contribution to that conviction, Diack said, was one of the major accomplishments of his life.

Silver Cross Mother award remembers Karigiannis Niki Psiharis is this year's Silver Cross mother — an award she would much rather not have won. That's because the Royal Canadian Legion's Dominion President Gordon Moore gave her the designation in remembrance of her son, Sergeant Chris Karigiannis, who was killed on June 20, 2007 by an improvised explosive device near Kandahar City, Afghanistan. He had been scheduled to return home a mere two months later. Karigiannis was a member of the 3rd Bat-

talion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry based out of Edmonton. Born in 1975, he graduated Chomedey Polyvalent High School and earned a degree in Aircraft Maintenance from John Abbot College in Montréal. He was an enthusiastic member of the Air Cadets since the age of thirteen, and achieved the three highest awards that can be held by any Air Cadet: The top rank of WO-1 (CWO), the Lord Strathcona Medal, and having

been selected for the Air Cadet Flying Scholarship. As the National Memorial (Silver) Cross Mother, Psiharis will lay a wreath at the National War Memorial on Nov. 11 2013 on behalf of all Canadian mothers who have lost a son or a daughter in the military either in action or in the course of his or her normal duty. Mrs. Psiharis’ other sons Peter and Spiro will be at the ceremony. —Neil Horner

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Pheasant Glen proposes to build 100 vacation homes, 60 resort cabins, a clubhouse and pavilion. The Dutton family hosted two open houses at the golf course in September and more than 100 people attended. The family did submit a plan, which was approved, for development of the resort years ago, but it had a hotel facility and did not require any OCP amendments. That plan called for 225 dwelling units as opposed to the 160 in the current plan. “This town needs to have opportunities for families to move into town — if you don’t allow any new homes . . . I don’t believe that Mr. Sales interpretation is accurate and if I’m given the opportunity to fight it I will.” After the meeting, the comments by Dutton about a tradition of zero growth were relayed to Sales and he said “that’s certainly not the case, absolutely not. What I’m, saying is if we are going to do it, let’s do it right. Qualicum Beach has a long tradition of comprehensive planning and we generally stick with our plans.” Dutton said his family obtained a legal opinion from what he described as the “lead” municipal law firm in the province about whether his development requires the involvement of the regional district and changes to regional growth strategies or urban containment boundaries. “We supplied (the town) with a legal

opinion . . . and we asked (the law firm) if this change required a full-blown regional growth amendment including the RDN and other jurisdictions, and in (the law firm’s) opinion it does not. It’s a minor change and it’s entirely within the power of council.” “We have a different one (legal opinion),” said Sales. “Lawyers don’t always agree.”

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During the council meeting, Coun. Scott Tanner was quick to move the staff recommendation to refuse the application. That motion died on the table after Luchtmeijer stepped forward with his idea to defer the debate. “I think we need to have some serious discussions about what Pheasant Glen is asking for and what kind of hoops we have to go through for anything to happen out there,” said Luchtmeijer. Some members of the public took to the microphone at the end of the council meeting to express their support for the Pheasant Glen plan and to chastise town staff. “You are losing potential develop-

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ment,” said Brian DiBiasio. “You owe them a decision and you can’t leave people hanging forever.” “I hope you would care enough about the economic health of our community,” Wendy Maurer said in support of the development. Maurer also said provincial legislation was set up to allow changes to OCPs between official reviews. “In our opinion the development at Pheasant Glen should be endorsed by the town,” said Denyse Widdifield. “Town council must work to improve the economy of Qualicum Beach. We really need to regain our tourism footing.” Council wandered into a greater discussion about the urban containment boundary and possible implications to changing it to coincide with the town’s boundary. Mayor Teunis Westbroek warned against such a change, at one point saying such a move could put “the 18th fairway” at Eaglecrest in peril of development. “What you just said is entirely untrue,” Coun. Dave Willie said in response to the mayor. “You are misleading the general public. It (any development) would still require zoning (changes).” Council will have a meeting Nov. 25 to discuss more about the regional growth strategy and urban containment boundaries, but it’s not clear when the Pheasant Glen development application would come back before council.

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The Parksville Qualicum Beach region is losing two of its key volunteer emergency coordinators and Parksville council is looking to create a paid position. The Regional Emergency Resource Agreement between Parksville, Qualicum Beach and the Regional District of Nanaimo currently provides a total of $19,000 a year in honorariums for four leadership positions with the Emergency Support Services and Communications teams. Council’s review of a staff recommendation to combine the honorariums into a single, parttime paid co-ordinator position

led to a debate on the value of emergency preparation itself. “I think we spend far too much money and too much time on emergency measures,” said Coun. Al Grier. “We haven’t had a disaster in Parksville since the dinosaurs were here and we keep talking about when it’s going to happen and if it’s going to happen and we’ve got everybody paranoid that something drastic’s going to happen here in Parksville. It takes away from the fact that people are very responsible for their own safety and, in the case of an emergency, they take care of themselves quite well and I think they take care of their neighbours quite well.”

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the creation of a new position during council’s hiring freeze, but Mayor Chris Burger said there wouldn’t be any new money involved and chief administrative officer Fred Mansion pointed out it is a council-mandated freeze, which it can change. “This will be the first step to a full time position, I’m sure,” said Greir who then contradicted his previous arguments about everyone already being prepared, explaining that previous attempts at projects like creating block captains died because there was no interest. “In the case of a catastrophic event, we’re contacted, we’re the front line,” said Coun. Sue

Powell. “This is about communicating with the outside world, it’s not just about looking after your neighbour. I think maybe you (Greir) are the dinosaur… it’s not like it was when you grew up,” Powell said in a good-natured jab that brought laughs from everyone, including Greir. Powell suggested it was silly to even be discussing their share of the $19,000 in regional honorariums at such length, “that’s pretty cheap for safety.” The motion to create the parttime position for 2014, in coordination with the city’s regional partners, and review it in the 2015 budget process, passed with Greir and Bill Neufeld opposed.

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Parksville council will take over the renewal process for the Parksville Downtown Business Association’s (PDBA) third mandate. The PDBA has gone to downtown business owners twice in the last six years to get majority support for a Business Improvement Area (BIA) levy that allows them to pool resources for downtown programs. Association president Michelle Jones told council it is important to renew the five-year BIA, which provides them with $150,000 in annual funding, but the previous renewal in 2009 took the group about seven months, and much of their resources, to complete. To renew the BIA, the PDBA must get more than 50 per cent of the businesses, representing more than 50 per cent of the property value of the downtown zone in question. In her presentation to council, Jones spoke of the success of the association’s programs and how it has helped create a more vibrant downtown. “There’s a renewed energy and more activity downtown,” she said, pointing to four new buildings on Weld Street alone in the last few years and several construction projects currently underway. “Over the years we have provided planters and refuse receptacles and physical labour to clean up gardens and eyesores,” she continued, highlighting the Clean Team of Parksville and District Association for Community Living members, the street banner program, free shopping shuttle and various marketing efforts. “In the past year alone, 22 new businesses have chosen downtown Parksville as their home.” Jones said getting the renewal information

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this year will be even more difficult because they have to get original (not faxed) signatures from the majority of registered owners of each business, which will now include numerous property owners within the Beach Club complex. She said in 2009 they only had four ‘no’s out of 236 property owners contacted. Council unanimously agreed to Jones’ request to have the city take over the next renewal, due by the end of 2014, which she said is how 98 per cent of BIAs in the province do it. The city is bound by different, easier rules, she said, under which the city only needs to notify businesses and not have more than 50 per cent of them reject the idea.

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The Qualicum Beach Family History Society is bringing in international genealogy experts for a conference next year. Publicity director Lola Cook shows the poster for the event.

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Genealogy experts from London, California, Arizona and Edmonton are coming to speak in Parksville next year during a one-day conference. It’s called Unlocking the Past, presented by the Qualicum Beach Family History Society, and it’s the first time the 10-year-old organization has held an event of this caliber. Publicity director Lola Cook said people in the community may have been wanting to research their family history for some time and this will give them a chance to do it effectively. “It’s a chance to pass on your ancestry to the members of your family, and it’s very interesting to go back in history,” she said. The event will be held at Tigh-NaMara on May 24, 2014, and registration begins today, Thursday, Nov. 7. Nancy Barnes is one of the speakers presenting at the event. She is an author and the founder of Stories To Tell, a complete service for authors looking to prepare their books for publishing.

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fficial Community Plans are important documents for municipalities, of that there’s no doubt. However, there are times when an idea, a proposal, presents itself that could really benefit a community. Surely with that in mind, provincial legislation allows for changes to the OCP between major reviews. What’s more, a development that falls outside the zoning set in an OCP might fulfill other portions of the OCP for density, growth, increased park space, etc. It’s sheer madness to be married to a big-picture document that’s reviewed every five-10 years and cannot be flexible with the economic times or the nature of unforseen possibilities. What if someone in their dying days decided to give a municipality all kinds of land, or build a pool, or some other great gift? Would a municipality turn away that gift because it didn’t fit within the current landuse provisions of an OCP? While the continuous, tiring, political struggles in Qualicum Beach have brought this to the forefront, this debate is not really about one community. Mayor Chris Burger of Parksville has drank the OCP Kool-Aid too. You would have thought the Queen was visiting when he spoke of his city’s recent OCP review. What’s happening in Qualicum Beach is some serious cherry picking of the OCP. The people who want no development hide behind their chosen portions of the OCP. They don’t want people to pay attention to the parts of the OCP that say Qualicum Beach’s future health depends on growth to about 12,000 people. Mayor Teunis Westbroek told the Vancouver Province this week “we think we will grow to about 12,000 within our boundaries.” We have a difficult time understanding how that’s going to happen. We would love to hear how some groups reconcile the growth numbers in the OCP with the reality on the ground. And it’s getting a tad ridiculous listening to the mayor and town staff talk about attracting more young families to Qualicum Beach, while they are seemingly closed to ideas about housing them. In our view, Qualicum Beach should retain the downtown village’s charm and continue developing its waterfront master plan. Outside of those areas, the town needs to be more open to development that can employ and house the young families it says it wants to attract. — Editorial by John Harding

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Letters More poppies please I was thoroughly disgusted with your coverage of the Poppy Flag raising at the Royal Canadian Legion in Parksville for the kickoff poppy campaign. They only do this once a year and they do so much for our community throughout the year (too much to print here). I think it wouldn’t have hurt you to put the coverage on the front page of your newspaper, instead of the ‘Blooming QB award,’ which could have gone on the fifth page, instead of the poppy campaign kickoff. Hopefully you will rethink it for next year. Ron EngEn Parksville

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Why giveaWay liquor profits? In his recent editorial about changes to B.C.’s liquor laws, editor John Harding was right about one thing: follow the money. If you look into the history of the privatization of liquor sales, you will find hotel and pub owners right up front. Some of them have made a lot of money from their private liquor stores. I would venture to say that they would not be happy to see that arrangement disappear. They are probably quietly whispering in the minister’s ear: “no more liquor outlets.” The best deal for the taxpayer has always been government-owned-and-operated stores. All of the profit from sales goes into general revenue and not into a private liquor store owners’ pocket. Given the chance, government stores would have cold beer and wine, extended hours and Sunday

openings. The private store owners have managed to keep all of these things out of most government stores for 25 years. This is why I don’t think you are going to see big changes in the sale of liquor in B.C. CandaCE Cowan Bowser

spiritual health A great article by Minister Hilde J. Seal in The NEWS, Oct. 24, regarding two aspects of life that is worthy to be addressed and to follow up on. Staying healthy is vital because if we do not adhere to it we usually have to face the consequences in the future. Physical exercise and what we eat or drink is important. In a “Word of Wisdom” address given 180 years ago, it was recommended not to drink any hot or cold drinks saturated with caffeine and the use of any tobacco products. As to the spiritual fitness, which we know goes hand in hand with physical energy, it is recommended to exercise spiritual facets such as daily scripture study, have personal and family prayers and use the Sabbath as a day to worship our Father in Heaven. See “The benefits of physical and spiritual exercise,” by Lara M. van Huizen. These recommendations are essential to a healthy way of life; however, it does not mean that those who are working on this consistently will have guaranteed health. We all know that it doesn’t work that way; however, we have built up a reserve system that will help each individual to better cope with health and spiritual setbacks. May I end as Minister Seal ended her address, “May deep peace surround you each day.”

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staffing inhibit government scientists’ ability to measure and report on what is happening to basic indicators of the health of the country’s natural wealth. There is no longer public accountability to ensure that wrong-headed decisions and outright folly by our government can be prevented, or undone. We have not just a prime minister, but also a cabinet, who are refusing to let scientific facts influence their policies. As noted linguist and intellectual Noam Chomski said in an interview with The Guardian News: “Canada is on a race to destroy the environment as fast as possible.” Only a proactive and informed citizenry can put us back on the right track.

Wealth over health In his speech on Friday to his Conservative colleagues, I believe Prime Minister Stephen Harper said that economic development trumps environmental protection and the party faithful rose from their chairs in noisy approval. There must be a disconnect here. His proposed economic development is to expand the oil sands, which will impair our environment and as a consequence our health. When it comes to listening to other points of view, it’s my view Harper says he couldn’t care less and he attempts to channel Canadians’ thinking away from heated issues, towards public safety. At the Conservative convention they are even handing out badges that say “ I love the oil sands.” Our federal government is continuing to take away the environmental regulations which keep us safe, muzzling the government scientists and ignoring the consequences of further increasing our CO2 output. Federal oversight and cutbacks in

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Water … it’s as active a substance as any part and now climates too, change and we know that of our critical, natural world. In a couple of too many rainless, sunny days can lead to shortminutes one could list at least a dozen verbs to ages and strict regulation of water use. describe its activity: quench, clean, flow, flush, We must cultivate an awareness of our fileak, seep, trickle, inundate, freeze, melt, drip, nite water supply. Truly, there is only so much overflow, soak, freeze, melt, condense, evapo- of it on and in the planet. We must appreciate rate … and the list could go on. that we, the people, are not the only users of Water is so much a part of our the resource — it’s necessary to all lives that we tend to take it too forms of life, plant or animal, many much for granted, use it with of which we consume for our own abandon, and forget how absonourishment. Let’s consider it as a lutely necessary it is to all life. By Nancy Whelan gift — something to use, treasure, This week, today actually, Thursand enjoy … wisely. day, Nov. 7, there are two importThe history of water use is full ant meetings, back to back, at the of dramatic and some ultimately Qualicum Beach Civic Centre to sad stories of the greed and misuse discuss water. of water. Huge cities tap into the The first will be presented by ground water of fertile valleys and the Arrowsmith Watersheds Coalileave them as lifeless dust bowls. tion Society in the Centre’s Booth One river is all but drained to top Room at 6 p.m. Just down the hall at 7 p.m. the up another. This is not the way to handle a preTown of Qualicum Beach will present an over- cious resource. view of the Waterfront Master Plan, Phase 1. There are a few schemes to keep the fresh In these two meetings, as in nature, our two water flowing afloat in our district. One goes sources of water will come together for consid- by ASR — Aquifer Storage and Recovery — the eration - fresh water and salt water. Here, as in pumping of available water into depleted or all the world, both waters are essential to life. empty underground aquifers and taking it out We should be paying attention. for later use. It’s being tried in various areas of It’s a good time of year to be thinking about the world, but not always successfully. It has water, here on the cusp of the soggy season as the drawbacks of using large amounts of energy the snow begins to cover ‘our’ mountain. Where to move the water to and from and to purify it does it come from? How do we store it? How do for its eventual use. we get it into our homes? And so importantly, On the other hand, living as we do at the how do we use it, conserve it, waste it? base of our snow-gathering mountains, why Too often other concerns, like a new home, not use the God-given source of water movea golf course, a mall, take precedence over the ment called gravity – it’s there for the asking. perpetual source and sustainability of water. It The use of a natural flow, while involving some was encouraging to see that a massive develop- expense for the "flow-way" is a conscientious ment in our district was recently stalled by con- way of moving already clean water to our taps. cern over the water supply. Another encourag- Let’s learn about it. ing bit of news came from Gabriola Island where Thursdays’ second meeting zeroes in on that homeowners installed huge cisterns to catch other water at our doorstep, The Salish Sea (aka and save surplus wet season water for later use. Strait of Georgia) and the potential havoc it Living where we do, we may find it hard to get can wreak on things too close to it. Word count excited by a shortage of water when for months does not allow that discussion now — go to the we seem to be surrounded by it. But seasons meeting.

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To submit your activities; e-mail: events@pqbnews.com, fax:250-248-4655 or drop by: #4-154 Middleton Ave Featured Events for the Week THU. NOV. 7 FRI. NOV. 8 KIDNEY FOUNDATION

MUSIC TRIVIA

12pm, Oliver Woods Centre. The Nanaimo Chapter/ Kidney Foundation/Canada Meeting. 250-729-0664

7pm, Shady Rest Pub. Prizes 3109 W. Island Hwy, QB.

PARKSVILLE NEWCOMERS

Fri/1pm-Sun/4pm, Bradley Center, 975 Shearme Rd. Coombs. FREE. Beth Larsen crafts2009@hotmail.com 250 724-5674

Doors open/7pm, meeting at 7:30pm. PCC, 132 Jensen Ave E. Everyone welcome. Free coffee. parksvillenewcomers.net

AGM 6pm, Qualicum Beach Civic Centre, Arrowsmith Watersheds Coalition. Followed by QB’s Waterfront Plan Presentation at 7pm. Info 250-752-4579

COOMBS OLD TIME FIDDLERS

7:30-10pm., Sept 2013June 2014. Rotary House, corner Beach and Fern, QB. $2.50 p.p. includes snacks. ebfoden@gmail.com

FRI. NOV. 8 OCEANSIDE STROKE RECOVERY

11am-1:30pm. St. Columba Hall, 921 Wembley Rd, Parksville. Bring a lunch. Kathleen 250-752-9796.

CHRISTMAS IN COOMBS

SAT. NOV. 9 VI EDUCATION DAY 8-8:40am, Tigh Na Mara (Main), 1155 Resort Dr., PV. Full day Hospice/Palliative Care Speaking Event + luncheon. $50. 250752-6227 (6257), info@ oceansidehospice.com, www.oceansidehospice.com

LIVE MUSIC

7-11pm. THE CODI BAND/ Rock, Reggae, Great Dancing & Easy Listening Music. Shady Rest Pub, 3109 W. Is. Hwy, QB.

EAGLES FLEA MARKET & BAKE SALE 9am-1pm, Eagles Hall, 281-A Pioneer Cres. Parksville. FREE, Table Rentals $10. Info Bill Smith, panorama20@gmail.com, 250-248-8103

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the Civic Centre. 11 a.m. - Remembrance Day service inside the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre then parade forms for a march to the Legion at 180 Veterans Way for the March Past and Salute. The public is invited to the Legion for a reception after the ceremony. Parksville: 10:30 a.m. parade musters at Parksville Legion on Hirst Avenue and marches to the cenotaph at Civic Centre corner of Craig Street and Jensen Avenue. 11 a.m. Remembrance Day service at cenotaph and fly past. The public is invited to the Legion for a reception after the ceremony. Bowser: 10:30 a.m. parade forms at Magnolia Court parking lot and marches to the

cenotaph at the Legion located at 7035 West Island Highway. 11 a.m. Remembrance Day service at the Legion. After the service the Ladies Auxiliary will be serving a light lunch in the Legion Hall.

OCEANSIDE STROKE RECOVERY

ALCOHOL & DRUG MISUSE DISABILITY

11am-1:30pm. St. Columba Hall, 921 Wembley Rd, Parksville. Bring a lunch. Kathleen 250-752-9796.

FAIRY TALES FUN FAMILY SWIM

10am-12pm, Ravensong Aquatic Centre, 737 Jones Street. Bring your preschoolers. Info: recparks@ rdn.bc.ca, 250-752-5014. View swim and skate schedules online at www. rdn.bc.ca/recreation.

CHRISTMAS SALE

10am-5pm, PV Community Centre. Arrowsmith Potters Guild. FREE/Door Prizes. www.arrowsmithpottersguild.bc.ca

QUALICUM BEACH FARMERS MARKET

8:30-12:30, Veteran’s Way & Memorial. The best in fresh, seasonal local produce, preserves & meats. Info: Bobbie Garnons-Williams, www. qbfarmersmarket.com, Qbfmmanager@gmail.com 250-240-1233

MON. NOV. 11

LIBRARIES CLOSED FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY

10-11:30am. SOS, 245 W. Hirst Ave., Parksville. www. smartrecovery.org Jack McNeil 250-752-1052.

All branches of the Vancouver Island Regional Library will be closed Nov.11, 2013.

OS DUCKS UNLIMITED 75TH ANNIVERSARY

OPEN MIC NIGHT

5:30pm-. Gala Auction & Dinner, QB Civic Centre. $75. Advance tickets, Wayne at 250-757-8978 or Bob at 250-752-0562. To purchase your tickets online, www. ducks.ca/tickets & enter in code BC-60-14-1.

SUN. NOV. 10 PARKSVILLE LION’S & SAVE-ON-FOODS FAMILY SKATE

12:15-1:45pm. Free admission & skate rentals. www. rdn.bc.ca/recreation. 250248-3252.

OLD SCHOOL HOUSE MUSIC 2:30-4:30pm, 122 Fern Rd. W., QB. Welcome to the 15th year of our well-loved concert series. Tickets: 250752-6133, qbtosh@shaw. ca, www.theoldschoolhouse.org

WED. NOV. 13

LIVE MUSIC

CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP

11am-noon. Register at oceansidehospice.com or call Jean 250-752-6227

GRANDPARENT SUPPORT GROUP

REMEMBRANCE DAY 2013 Qualicum Beach: 10:15 a.m. parade forms at liquor store parking lot on Primrose Street and will march to

SAT. NOV. 9

WED. NOV. 13 6-9pm, The Shady Rest Pub, 3109 W. Is. Hwy, QB. Live entertainment, jazz, blues & contemp. music.

NOVEMBER 11

SAT. NOV. 9

THU. NOV. 14

10am-Noon, ASBC meeting. Family Resource Assoc., 198 Morison Ave, PV. Alexandria 250-714-0801, www.nanaimoautism.org. midisland.asbc@gmail.com

FEMININE & MASCULINE DYNAMICS 7pm, Parksville Community Centre. By donations. Speaker: Diane Hancox.

KEEPING EGG LAYING HENS

FREE WELLSMART WORKSHOP

3pm-5pm, PCCC (Red Cedar Rm). City of PV hosts a FREE workshop. Bylaw link, https://parksville. civicweb.net/Documents/ DocumentList.

6:30-8pm, Nanoose Library Hall, 2489 Nanoose Rd. More at www.rdnwellsmart.ca

FREE DROP-IN

6:30-8pm, Sports, board games, 11-18yrs; 8:159:30pm, Floor hockey,16-18 yrs. Arrowsmith Act. Building, Kim Longmuir 250-248-8515 ranlong@ telus.net

FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS

10am. meeting/Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. A.G.M. followed by a critique session. All welcome.

7-10pm, The Shady Rest Pub, 3109 W. Is. Hwy, QB.

TUE. NOV. 12 FREE DROP-IN

7-9pm, basketball, 16+, co-ed/friendly hoops. Arrowsmith Act. Building. Kim Longmuir 250-2488515 ranlong@telus.net

QB GARDEN CLUB

7pm, QB Civic Centre. Speaker: Ron Long, professor & wildlife photographer/ Native Plants of Western Australia. (250-752-7979)

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WED. NOV. 13 LADIES NIGHT

6-9pm, Home Building Centre, 1395 W. Is. Hwy, Parksville. Demos & project making/take home. Space limited to 150 ladies. Reserve: Karen, 250-7525565, karen@centralbuilders.ca

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We will remember all sacrifices This is the week Canadians everywhere, including our own community, bring to mind the sacrifices of those whose lives were lost in wars and in missions to establish and keep peace. As we do every year, we commit ourselves to always remember them and to be ever attentive to our own responsibility to be agents of peace and justice so that human conflict may end. In the tradition of the church, as it cycles through a calendar of remembering its own heroes of faith, November 11 is also the day on which a particular saint, Martin of Tours, is remembered. When we remember the saints we give thanks for their models of faith and their witness to the presence and love of God in the world. Martin was the son of a Roman army officer in the fourth century who became a Christian at a very early age, to the dismay of his family and at great risk to his own wellbeing. The Roman army had a law that required the sons of in e Jo

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Mary Greenlees Feb. 18, 1911 / Oct. 21, 2013 It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Mary Greenlees on October 21, 2013. Born in Samara, Russia, Mary was in her 103rd year. She was predeceased by one son Walter, and her husband Walter, and is survived by her son Herbert, daughter, Eva (Roger), Gloria (Ed) and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and greatgreat-grandchildren. Service has already been held.

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Alfred Charles Killip (Charlie) May 6, 1918 â€“ October 21, 2013

On October 21 Charlie quietly passed away. He will be greatly missed by his wife and life companion of almost seventy years, Gladys. They were married in Vancouver in 1947. Over the following years Gladys and Charlie were inseparable. Charlie was born in 1918 in Vancouver, spending most of his childhood and youth living on Harwood St.Â He served in the RCAF during WW II, and was stationed in Canada, England and Europe.Â After the war he practiced as an accountant, first working at Clarkson Gordon, and then looking after the accounting needs for a number of businesses. Charlie was always known as a kind man with a warm smile. Friends and business associates thought the world of him. After residing in Vancouver for their working years, Charlie and Gladys retired to the Qualicum area. He volunteered for community groups including years with the Rotary. Â HeÂ was involved in the United Church,Â being very active with St Andrews Wesley while living in Vancouver, and then serving on the Committee of Stewarts at St Stephens in the Town of Qualicum. The family is very thankful for the thoughtful care provided by all his care givers over the past few years, and in particular his special caregiver, Sheila.Â Charlie will be missed by the family and in particular his nephew Brian Killip and niece Carolyn Bradford.Â All of us will miss Charlieâ€™s warm smile and kind manner. A service was held on November 4 at St. Stephens United Church in Qualicum Beach. Condolences may be forwarded to the family through Qualicum Beach Funeral Centre, P.O. Box 367, 118 Fern Road East, Qualicum Beach V9K 1S7 250-594-0305 or at www.qbfuneralcentre.com.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The estate of MERRIAM ROBERTA SCHOENFELD, Deceased, formerly of Eagle Park Health Centre, 777 Jones Street, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, V9K 2L2.

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Creditors and others having claims against the estate of MERRIAM ROBERTA SCHOENFELD are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor at 204 - 655 Tyee Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V9A 6X5, on or before December 6, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice.

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LATE OF QUALICUM BEACH, BC WHO DIED FEBRUARY 14, 2013 Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of FRANCIS DOUGLAS FRASER, also known as DOUGLAS FRANCIS FRASER, also known as DOUGLAS FRASER, deceased, are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims and any security held by them, should be sent to the Executor of the Estate, c/o the Solicitor for the Estate and the address set out below, on or before the 31st day of December, 2013, after which date the Executor will distribute the Estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor then has notice. THOMAS & COMPANY Barristers, Solicitors & Notaries Public #6-162 W. Harrison Ave. P.O. Box 1779 PARKSVILLE, BC V9P 2H6 File No.: 13727

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Join the Town of Qualicum Beach in the role of Custodian I, reporting to the Parks Foreman and performing work to clean and maintain Town buildings to ensure facilities are clean and safe for public and staff use. Visit www.qualicumbeach.com to review the job qualifications and examples of key work activities. This position is subject to the CUPE Local 401 Collective Agreement. The Custodian I rate of pay, based on a 40-hour week, is $25.31 per hour (2013 rate) plus a comprehensive benefits package. Varied shifts including weekends, evenings, nights and holidays are a requirement of this position. Submit your resume, cover letter and certificates, no later than 4:00 pm, Friday, November 15, 2013, to: Corporate Administrator / HR Town of Qualicum Beach #201 â€“ 660 Primrose Street, P.O. Box 130 Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1S7 Fax: 250.752.1243 Email: tcoates@qualicumbeach.com We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those applicants short-listed will be contacted.

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THE LEMARE GROUP is accepting resumes for the following positions: â€˘Heavy Duty Mechanics â€˘Chasers â€˘Hooktenders â€˘Grapple Yarder Operators â€˘Off Highway Logging Truck Drivers â€˘Hydraulic Log Loader Operators â€˘Processor Operators â€˘Hand Buckers â€˘Coastal Certified Hand Fallers â€˘Feller Buncher Operator â€˘Welder Fabricator Fulltime camp with union rate/benefits. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to office@lemare.ca.

LABOURERS BERGEN FARMS SEASONAL FARM WORKERS ARE NEEDED to start beginning of February, 2014. 40 - 60 hrs/wk $10.25/hr. Work includes planting, weeding, pruning, harvesting fruit and other farm work. Work is outdoors in all weather conditions & physically demanding. Fax resumes to: 250-752-7566.

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

Has an immediate opening for a permanent P/T sales associate whose work will include weekends. The successful candidate must be outgoing, work well as a team member, be organized, be computer literate and have a minimum of one year of retail experience.

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HAULING AND SALVAGE ALL TYPES of hauling. Small loads, garden waste, construction debris & junk. Call Ron 250-757-2094, 250-228-1320.

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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A STROKE ABOVE Painting. Commercial & Residential. Interior/Exterior. WCB, liability insurance. All jobs warranted. See what we can do! Dave 250-248-0335, 250-240-2310.

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MID-ISLAND CARPENTRYRenovation and Repair specialist. No job too big or small. Simon & Liz (250)740-2972.

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MITCHELL March 1,1998-August 21,2013 Mitchell left us to be with the Lord 2 1/2 months ago and our home and hearts are empty. He was quiet, reserved always. He was loved by all who knew him. The businessess who served us always had a cookie for Mitchell. He was our best friend. Mitchell was a trooper, he never complained in spite of his many medical problems. We wish to thank Dr. Hanna Saefkow who â€œwent the extra mileâ€?. A remarkable Dr. and friend. Her staff, always kind and courteous and our groomer Colleen Wilson who was so caring and kind to our pet. He has left a huge vacuum in our lives. I know he is in the arms of the Lord and he will be loved by all in paradise. Margorie, John, Tara & Family

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WORK WANTED, Come home to a spotlessly clean home. Will do moving cleans. Responsible & trustworthy with excellent references. Call Ann, 250-240-0119.

COMPUTER SERVICES BUYDENS Computer Services Offering PC Repair and Personal Tutoring From Nanoose to Deep Bay

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DRYWALL Taping/ Texturing/ Painting. Reno & Repair Specialist. 30 years of fast friendly service. Wayne 250-752-4658 QB

GARDENING CURB APPEAL Yard Care and Junk Removal. Best rates! Sue or Chris, 250-937-1908.

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1307 Leeward Way Qualicum Beach Thurs, Nov 8, 12-3pm. Fri, Nov 9, 10am-2pm. Sat, Nov 10, 9-1pm High end furniture, rattan, crystal, china and collectibles, original art, kitchen household, garden tools, filing cabinet, golf clubs... much more. Please park in designated areas and check out our website for pictures. Hosted by Karenâ€™s Transitions Made Simple www.transitionsmade simple.com

GARAGE SALES NANOOSE BAY- 1432 Marina Wy. Sat Nov 9 (9-2pm) Fishing gear, household items, collectable doll collection. No reasonable offer refused. PARKSVILLE ESTATE SALE 421 Day Place (off Corfield) Sat, Nov 9, 9am no early birds! Furniture, upright deep freeze, tools, plus size men & womenâ€™s clothes, big dog accessories, much more. QUALICUM-551 Rye Rd (off Crescent Rd. W below railway tracks)(8-12pm) Sat. Misc item and furniture

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REAL ESTATE

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

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APARTMENT/CONDO

VIDEO GAMES WE $Buy$ Sell Trade. Ralfs Collectibles, 182 East Island Hwy. WedSun, 11-5pm. 937-7200

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

APPLIANCES

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.

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

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

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

WINTER TIRES 225/75/R16. Bolt pattern 5 x 114mm (5-4.5â€?) on rims. Fits Jeep or Ford Ranger. 85% rubber. $490. obo 250-954-3308

BELLEVUE RECONDITIONED APPLIANCES Sales & Service. FULL WARRANTY. Large Showroom

1040 BELLEVUE ROAD Parksville 250-248-8251 KITCHENAID STOVE, good cond. $120; microwave & stroke fan, $50; Manâ€™s 5-drawer oak dresser, $50. Call (250)754-3561

AUCTIONS AUCTION. Antiques & Collectableâ€™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

FREE ITEMS FREE TOW Away of unwanted vehicles. We also pay $Cash$ for vehicles of value. Call anytime. Norms Towing & Salvage 250-757-8911 or 250954-7543 (cell).

FRIENDLY FRANK COMPUTER DESK w/shelves $30.00. Porcelain doll collection. (approx 25 yrs). Exc. cond. $15./ea. Call 250-7521549

MOVING MUST Sell- 3 seat lazy boy recliner (sage green), $400. Desk $50. Bed sofa (flower pattern), $150. Metal bar height dining room 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)586-3624 for info and viewing. MOVING SALE-Sofa & Love Seat. $475. Hi Boy Dresser with desk & drawers (2 pieces) $125. Microwave Panasonic $50. Microwave Salton $25. Indoor fig tree in nice pot $40. Round Maple Coffee Table (36x15h) $40. Round Maple coffee table (24x21h) $25.00 Outdoor Xmas tree lights-offers. Stereo Fisher 5 disc & tape w speakers $65.Stereo Sony 3 disc & tape w speakers $35. Stereo JVC 1 disc & tape w speakers $25.Call 250-7521323 MUST SEE to appreciate, well made Chesterfield and chair, quiet forest green, $475. Round coffee table 36â€? across, solid wood, nice tip legs, $140. (250)586-8922. QUEEN MATTRESS & BOX. Brand New Eurotop! $200. (250)713-9680 QUEEN SIZE mattress & box spring with frame. Scandinavian design 8 yrs old. $300. Call 250-248-7911

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

FURNITURE 2 BURGUNDY-Coloured CHAIRS: One electric lift recliner $600., the other is a swivel recliner, $300. obo. New condition. (250)585-7744. 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.

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

HAVE A SHOPPING CART OR WAGON you arenâ€™t using and want to donate it to the PQB NEWS carriers? If so, give me a call. Laurie in Circulation @ 250-905-0017.

REAL ESTATE APARTMENT/CONDOS 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

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

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

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 5â€™X8â€™ WOOL AREA Rug $250. 2 yr. Old wing brocade swoop back couch - $325. Ultnamatic medical bed 4 yrs. old with 25yr. warranty, lifts head, massages-auto. - paid $5,200, selling for $2,200. Smoke free home, all like new. 250-338-2166. BACK 2 Life back massager, (new $250), $150 obo, in new condition. Call (250)390-2428

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

OXYGENATOR for home use. $700. (250)713-6653

MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

FORTRESS 1700-MOBILITY SCOOTER. New 2 batteries w/charger, fully serviced. Adjustable Captains Seat. $990. Del Avail. 250-248-1281(eve)

BLUE RECLINER, several lamps, TV (smaller, ideal for bdrm), small night table, downhill and cross country skis, downhill ski boots, reiki table. Call (250)752-8806. BRIDGESTONE BLIZZAK tires, 4, on rims 205/65R/15, nearly new, $75 each. Call 250-245-4780. (Ladysmith) ELECTRICAL GENERATOR: Homelite model, 2500watt. $250. (250)713-6653

VICTORIA 2 BDRM CONDO 1380 sq ft. Quiet 55+ bldg near Hillside Mall & Jubilee Hospital. No-step entry. $203,000. Call Claire 1-250858-6775.

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.

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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 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: Nov 9th and Nov 10th (Sat & Sun) 1-3pm.

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LANTZVILLE MOBILE home, dble wide w/upgrades, on lrg lot. 2bdrm, 2bath, W/D, F/S. Kids & pets OK on approval. $70,000 firm. No Agents Please! (250)816-0102

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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. 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.

AVAILABLE DECEMBER 1 Spacious 1 Bdrm apartment in quiet adult complex. Balcony, covered parking. Walk to QB Village. Small dog ok. 250-752-5233 BEACH CLUB Residencesluxury 1 bdrm condo w/lots of amenities, pool, sauna, fitness rm. Long term lease required. Avail Nov 1 or 15. $1000/mo. Call 250-951-1073. Emerald Estates. 1 bdrm seniors private s.facing patio home. Full kitchen,tub/shower. $1050/mo incl wkly hskg;opt meal plan. If party interested in purchase, owner will consider. 250-248-7106 or 723-6418 LARGE newer 2 bedroom apt for rent immediately, located at 1365 Alberni Hwy, Parksville $800 per month 250-954-9547 OCEAN SANDS RESORT on Rathtrevor Beach. Fully furnished 2 bdrm condos includes utilities, cable, phone & internet. Units available starting Sept 15. $1100/mo. Call (250)954-0662.

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COOMBS- 2 bdrm, 600sq ft panabode cabin on shared acreage. Pet friendly. $700/mth+ utils. Avail now. Call 250-927-4523. ONE bedroom Cottage. $800/mo. Utilities not included, except water. N/P. Kind, Quiet person. Move in ready, call 250-240-8448.

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

HOUSESITTING HOUSE-SITTER avail. for short term stays. Rates are adjustable with or without pets. Personal interview mandatory for comfort of both parties. I am a Parksville homeowner. References & criminal checks avail. Call 250-947-9476 or email radford@telus.net.

MOBILE HOMES & PADS 3 BDRM mobile, nestled in the treeâ€™s, 1000 sqft, 2 mins from Parksville. W/D, no dogs, no parties. Refâ€™s reqâ€™d. $700. Avail now. Call 250-951-9886. COOMBS: 3 bdrm, lrg. private yard with fire pit, W/D, F/S, N/S, pets on approv., refâ€™s reqâ€™d. $850/mo, Avail. Nov. 1st, Call 250-248-0412.

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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.

PARKSVILLE- NEW 2 bdrm upper floor apt. 1000sqft, partial ocean view, 5 appls, W/D, hardwood floors, lrg kitchen, sundeck. NS/NP. Refs, $875 mo. Call (250)248-3850. Fairdown Rd & Hwy 4A area. QUALICUM MANOR Apts., Steps to all amenities. A: 1bd 831 sq.ft. - balcony, storage locker. NS/NP, parking. Bright apt. in quiet bldg. $795./mo. B: Bachelor apt - 535 sq/ft. same features as in A. Please call Bill 250-752-6997.

AUTO REPAIR SHOP LOCATION FOR LEASE Thriving Auto repair shop location for lease. No Triple Net, 2200sq ft, lots of parking. $2000/mo. Available Sept 1. Ask for John or Kelly (250)248-3602.

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BOWSER. 3-BDRM Mobile home on acreage in rural setting. Addition with deck & storage. N/S, N/P preferred. Avail Dec. 1st. $650./mo. Call (250)757-9540. CHARTWELL: 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 1866 sqft, $1400/mo, N/S. Avail. Dec. 1st. (250)228-5829 COOMBS 1 bdrm, newly renoâ€™d, fenced yard, mnt views, Alberni Hwy Junction. Pets neg. $800/mo. 250-927-3434 COOMBS: 2 bdrm, bright newly renoâ€™d. 5 appls, F/P, fenced yard. RV parking, pets neg. N/S. 10 min. to PV or QB. $850 + util. Ref reqâ€™d. Call 250-248-6584 EAGLE CREST- Qualicum, amazing ocean view, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath Rancher, lrg garage. $1300+ utils. Contact Virginia, vdevries@shaw.ca PARKSVILLE. 1-BDRM. $875. 1100 sq.ft. Clean, 2-stories, wood stove, study, storage, parking. Absolutely no smoking. Small pet only, less than 10 lbs firm. Call (250)954-0193. PARKSVILLE: 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 gas F/P. NS/NP. $1600+ utils. Call (250)580-9333. PARKSVILLE: 3 bdrm, 3 bath, 2 gas F/P, jacuzzi tub. NS/NP. $1600+ utils. (250)580-9333. QUALICUM 2 bdrm + den, nice yard w/workshop.n/p Avail Nov. 1 $1000/mo. Call 250-594-8615 QUALICUM: 3 bdrm, 2 gas F/P, 5 appl, d-rm, attached garage with RV prkng. Quiet 1 way St close to downtown. $1300/mo+ utils. Avail. Dec. 1st. Call (403)888-9246. QUALICUM BEACH- 3 bdrm home, centrally located, ocean view, F/S, W/D. Attached workshop. Avail Dec 1st. $1000. Call 250-954-1521.

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The last challenge was to name a fitting way to read a given book. The winner is: He struggled with Les Miserables. They reviewed Gray’s Anatomy as a joint effort. From the first paragraph, he was hooked on Moby Dick. He read Excalibur (k)nightly. Karen DeBorba, Qualicum Beach Other entries follow.

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Junior girls head to North Islands

Whalers and Kondors both earned spots in the regional championships this weekend JAMES CL ARKE

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The home girls pulled off the upset, and Oceanside will have two teams in the mix at this week’s North Island finals. In action at Ballenas Secondary School as hosts of the eight-team junior girls Volleyball district playdowns looking for one of the four berths up for grabs to their North Island championships this weekend, the Whalers won the one they needed to and Kwalikum’s Kondors carved out a silver for second. KSS went into the tournament ranked third based on the 12-team District League regular season, Ballenas fifth. Both teams’ coaches commented on the improved play of their teams. The Kondors won four of their first five games then lost to the Dolphins, unbeaten and dominating the mid-Island this year, in the final.

The Whalers biggest win of the season so far came Saturday morning when they knocked off the Spartans of Cedar to extend their season. The match went three sets (first two to 25) with the Whalers finishing strong and winning the third set 15-11. “It was a really good game,” one Kondor mom relayed outside the gym later that day. “Ballenas worked hard ...they deserved it.” “The girls were missing a very good player (Kyla Squire) but they rose above and played excellent as a team. They were pumped,” confirmed Whalers’ skipper Steve Dorsay. “It was great.” KSS coach Jim Pearce said he was pleased with the play of his team. “The key for us was being way more consistent we managed to cut down on the errors. They’re playing a lot better ...we’re peaking at the right time” The Kondors battled but

came up short against unbeaten powerhouse Dover Bay in the tournament final. Adding to the atmosphere was Saturday afternoon’s game between the Whalers and Kondors, which Ballenas took in two. The Kondors and Whalers are in Courtenay this weekend for their eightteam junior girls North Island finals. IN OTHER NEWS KSS will be hosting the AA Sr. Girls North Island volleyball championships Friday and Saturday. First game is 1-1:30 p.m. Friday, playoffs on Saturday. BACK AT BALLENAS the AAA Sr. Girls Whalers continue to improve as they ramp up for their playoffs. The Whaler girls are currently ranked third on the Island with NDSS sitting 2nd and Campbell River’s Timberline first in B.C. See hoping, page A38

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The Whalers’ Courtney Anderson chips a shot over the outstretched wings of her Kondor counterparts during last weekend’s junior girls volleyball district playdowns. Both teams advanced to the North Islands in Courtenay Friday/ Saturday.

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Power forward Greg Johnson from Anchorage, Alaska may not have been on ice for a while, but one would never have guessed that watching him against the Clippers last Saturday. On Saturday at Oceanside Place in his second game in two nights with his new team (he arrived last Wednesday), the left-shooting 6’2”, 216 pounder was a physical force and showed great stick

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Further to Tuesday’s story on the Parksville Golden Oldies Sports Association’s (PGOSA) 20th anniversary open house, The NEWS checked in with Qualicum Beach mayor Teunis Westbroek, who attended the celebration along with Parksville mayor Chris Burger. Westbroek is a big fan of PGOSA, and is always quick to credit the local seniors sports association for the lifestyle it promotes. In terms of the two communities, “Mayor Burger and I have known each other for a long time and so we have a good solid relationship that helps us advance the interests for both our communities when it comes to recreation,” said Westbroek. Last year the two communities did a joint ‘Relaxation Capital of the World’ promotion “inviting people to come here and relax, but apart from that, we want people to relax, but also be fit.” Qualicum the oldest community in Canada based on average age, and Parksville right near the top as well, “and I think it’s because of the high quality of life that we have here,” said Westbroek pointing out the two communities share facilities like the swim-

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Qualicum Beach mayor Teunis Westbroek calls 102-year-old Nelly Godwin “an inspiration.”

ming pool in Qualicum Beach and the Arena in Parksville, and that the list of things to do in these parts is inviting. More golf courses then you can swing a club at; there’s the two curling clubs, the two lawn bowling clubs — Qualicum Beach boasts the only indoor greens in the country...all of which are kept running by volunteers. “Parks and trails, the waterfront, ball fields, everything is in place here

for people to grow old by being active,” said Westbroek. “People get involved in organizations like PGOSA...we celebrate that. We invite people to stay active as long as they can,” he said pointing out the area also boasts a vibrant performing and visual arts community along with churches and social clubs. “If you don’t use it you will lose it, and that goes for the brain as well as the body,” he surmised.

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The Whalers are coming off a fifth place finish at Timberline’s tourney, and the squad said head coach John Philip “showed considerable improvement in our quarterfinal match against NDSS. We played very well in the match losing 25-27, 18-25,” he said, pointing out “we have not beaten NDSS in the past two seasons. Megan Bell led the team in that game with eight kills and Mariah St. Pierre had seven. Nicole Lublinkoff had three blocks. “We were so close,” said Philip. “It was the best we have played all season, the team is positive about the effort in defeat and feel if we can eliminate some of the mistakes we have a good chance.” The Whalers are in Nanaimo at Wellington Secondary Friday Saturday for their AAA North Islands looking to grab a berth in the Island finals. The senior girls finished fourth last weekend in White Rock taking the Seaquam Seahawks, ranked second in BC, to three sets.

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Boom Booms cruising back to town East Vancouver-based indie band kicking off thier BC/Alberta tour in Parksville Nov 15 LISSA ALEXANDER reporter@pqbnews.com

The Boom Booms are coming back to town with some “Real Love”. The East Vancouver-based group finished a 50-date North American tour this past summer and then released their first single Real Love in September, with Grammy-Award wining producer Chin Injeti. Lead singer Aaron Ross said the group thoroughly enjoyed the recording process. "This particular song has had a magical quality to it ever since we wrote it,” he said in a press release. “Recording the song with Chin at Armoury Studios was one of my favourite musical moments ever. We had a bunch of our friends and family in the studio passing rum around while we recorded the choir backups and then the lead vocals on it. “Once the parts were done we just kept it on repeat and had a dance party and man, the real love was flowing! So now we're excited to share it and look forward to people having their own beautiful experiences to this song." The Boom Booms are performing at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre on Friday, November 15 at 7 p.m. The Boom Booms formed in 2008 as a six piece band playing a mixture of folk, reggae, latin and soul, among other influences. In 2011 The Boom Booms released their debut Album Hot Rum and earned a spot in the Peak Performance Project, B.C.’s biggest contest for emerging bands. They snagged second place in that contest and a cash prize of $75,000. Ross told The NEWS this summer that five out of the six people in the band are former tree-planters and they’re all environmentally conscious. That’s why they protested the Belo Monte Dam project, a complex slated to be the second-largest hydroelectric dam complex

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in Brazil and the world's third-largest. They have released a travel documentary titled Boom Boom Brazil with live shows, interviews with activists, jams with local musicians, and an appearance by the band’s idol, Manu Chao.

Tickets for show in Parksville on November 15 are $20 available from Natural Synergy Day Spa, located at 6-183 West Island Highway. For more on the Boom Booms visit www.theboombooms.com.

Monty Python’s Spamalot show playing in Nanaimo LISSA ALEXANDER

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A hilarious Monty Python comedy will feature Parksville’s Rob Atkinson at the Nanaimo Centre Stage until December 7. Nanaimo's Schmooze Productions will be presenting Monty Python's Spamalot for nine days in November and three days in December. Spamalot is being described as an outrageous musical comedy lovingly ripped off from the cult classic

motion picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail, surrounding King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table heading out on their quest for the Holy Grail. Atkinson will play King Arthur. Spamalot was winner of three 2005 Tony Awards including Best Musical. It features a chorus line of dancing divas and knee-slapping knights, flatulent Frenchmen, flying cows, killer rabbits, a legless knight, and several show-stopping musical numbers. The show plays November 14-16, 21-23, 28-30 and

December 5-7. Tickets are $25 available online at www. schmoozeproductions.com at Lux-An Accessory Boutique at 212 Commercial street in Nanaimo and by calling 250-739-0721 between the hours of 4 and 8 p.m. Stay tuned for a feature article on the production in Nanaimo, coming up in The NEWS. Contest: Win two tickets to see Spamalot. Email reporter@pqbnews.com with “Send me to Spamalot” in the subject line, include your name and phone number. Winner will be notified November 12. Good Luck!

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Pianist Bruce Vogt's repertoire is extremely diverse, encompassing music from the sixteenth century to the present. He has taught at a number of Canadian universities and is currently Associate Professor at the University of Victoria, where he is head of the Piano Department. The show takes place at TOSH from 7 to 9 p.m. on November 9 and costs $18, including movie snacks. For more information visit www.theoldschoolhouse.org or call 250-752-6133. —NewS Staff/Submitted by Ron Hadley

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Mary Unger considers painting “grown-up playing,” something more of us need to do, she said. The French Creek resident said she is serious about her painting, but she also gets a lot of joy out of the art. “I like to paint things that touch my heart,” she said, pointing out her paintings of flowers and trees at Cathedral Grove. “You look in these things and you just see the magic of nature.” Unger hails from New Brunswick where she took some fine arts training before pursuing a career in nursing. She moved to Vancouver Island in 2001 and has taken a number of classes and workshops. Today she paints mostly in acrylic, but likes to experiment with mixed media from time to time, and at the Island Arts Expo last weekend she displayed a piece she made with paints, plaster and even drywall.

“That one was just too much fun,” she admitted. One of Unger’s favourite subjects to paint today is her granddaughter Maisie, who is five years old and lives in Calgary. Maisie visited the Island for five weeks this past summer and supplied Unger with a lot of photographs for future paintings. “She’s so cute and she’s fun and she really gets into things,” she gushed. Unger said her paintings of Maisie never show her face, as the youngster was always busy doing things in tidal pools or chasing hens. Her granddaughter is also a budding artist and has painted with Unger at The Old School House Arts Centre before. Unger is a member of the local chapter of Federation of Canadian Artists, DeCosmos Fine Arts Society, and a resident artist at the McMillan Arts Centre in Parksville. For more on Unger visit her website www. maryunger.com.

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November 11th Remembrance Day Events: QUALICUM BEACH: 10:15 a.m. - Parade forms at liquor store parking lot on Primrose Street and will march to the Civic Centre. 11 a.m. - Remembrance Day service inside the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre then parade forms for a march to the Legion at 180 Veterans Way for the March Past and Salute. The public is invited to the Legion for a reception after the ceremony.

PARKSVILLE: 10:30 a.m. - Parade musters at Parksville Legion on Hirst Avenue and marches to the cenotaph at Civic Centre corner of Craig Street and Jensen Avenue. 11 a.m. - Remembrance Day service at cenotaph and fly past. The public is invited to the Legion for a reception after the ceremony.

BOWSER: 10:30 a.m. - Parade forms at Magnolia Court parking lot and marches to the cenotaph at the Legion located at 7035 West Island Highway.. 11 a.m. - Remembrance Day service at the Legion. After the service the Ladies Auxiliary will be serving a light lunch in the Legion Hall.

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Stella Shanks had a soft spot for Britain, so when she saw it under attack she felt she had to do something. Then going by her maiden name of Stella Kathleen Cronar-Bruce, the now-96-year-old Parksville resident was living in West Vancouver when the Blitz began, but she had spent several years growing up in London. When she was old enough, she first volunteered and then, as soon as it was set up, joined the Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC). “I was always where I could help,” she remembered. “London was being bombed when I joined up and I felt I should be over there helping.” She came by that need to help naturally. Both her parents were newspaper writers and employed, so they made a point to help those who were victims of the Great Depression. “If my mother made a dinner we always took dinner over to somebody who didn’t have anything,” she remembered. “One man was a chartered accountant. He couldn’t feed his children and his belt he had pulled in so far in that you could hardly see him through there because he wouldn’t eat anything and the children would get the food.” She joined the CWAC in 1941 and in 1942 shipped overseas to Britain. Once there, she was posted in Family Relations, which essentially made her a social worker for the soldiers. She remembers many awkward cases that required a deft touch. “I did family things,” she said. “For instance, when men married someone else when they were already married, I would get involved.”

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At night, she worked as a firefighter. “Bombing was going on at night,” she said, although at that time in London it was more reconnaissance, so we didn’t have a lot of dead or injured people. We were always there if we were needed.” One incident stands out, even so many years later. “A nasty thing happened,” she said. “The (enemy) came over in the daytime and dropped bombs right in the middle of London, right by a school. The kids had just been let out for lunch. Everybody ran. One lady died from other people stepping on top of her.” Like everyone in London, she soon became an expert at telling the difference between the sounds made by British and German aircraft. “One night we all jumped up because we heard a plane and knew that plane was an (enemy) plane,” she said. “He came right over the Buck-

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From London to the desert for training ‘London was like a Third World country, so going to Arizona just overwhelmed us’

to Arizona just overwhelmed us.” The warm welcome he received whenever he was seen in his RAF uniform proved a heart-opener as well. NEIL HORNER “If you went somewhere in a British NEWS Contributor RAF uniform in the States you just were Even as wave after wave of British overwhelmed with the hospitality,” he bombers swept destruction across the said. “We almost never had to pay for remnants of the Third Reich in 1945, an- anything.” other wave of pilots was getting ready to Another difference was in the type of do their bit behind the stick. aircraft the teen pilots found themselves The training was taking place in Arizo- flying. Instead of the notoriously underna, at a place called Falcon Field. powered Tiger Moths they’d piloted in BritThat’s where a 19-year-old Frank Horn- ain, the students now took the sticks of the er trained to fly as a bomber pilot. Horner much more muscular American PT-17. describes his time at Falcon Field as one “We had a lot of freedom in our flyof the best times in his life – glory days. ing,” he remembered. “We went fairly far “It was probably the experience of a north over the desert for our cross-counlifetime,” he said, eyes glowing. “Amongst tries and while the cross-country routes all the others that one stands out - a high didn’t go quite that far north, you would point.” be surprised how many came back with Born in London, Horner didn’t have to pictures of the Grand Canyon and Metelook far for a reason to have a beef with or Crater. Just put a little bit of extra speed Herr Hitler. Even as he completed his on or cut a corner and you’re there.” schooling, bombs were On at least some of wreaking havoc across those solo flights, the If I had gone under I the city. young pilots tried their would have been lucky to Always fascinated avoid it. Sometimes it pays hands at low altitudes with flying, Horner be– against orders, of to be chicken gan his aviation career course. FRANK HORNER as soon as he was eligi“There was many a ble in 1942, at age of 17. 20-foot saguaro cactus Still in school, he signed with the top lopped off,” up as a future member of the RAF and the he said. “Everybody did something like following year when he joined the PNB that. When I did mine I was somewhere scheme, a training program for pilots, over the desert south of Mesa and I saw navigators and bomb aimers. a string of wires, telephone or whatevIn 1944 he and his classmates were er, running across in front of me. I was sent by the RAF across the Atlantic to thinking, under or over? At the last incomplete their training. The difference stant I chickened out and went over.” he saw between dry, wealthy Mesa It’s a good thing he did, because not and drab, bombed-out London was an 200 yards behind those lines was a group eye-opener. of high-tension wires. “We were English schoolboys just out “ If I had gone under I would have of school, popped into uniform, given a been lucky to avoid it,” he said. “Somefew months of drill and then sent out,” times it pays to be chicken.” he remembered. “It was the absolute reThe training was rigorous, but not surverse to the experience of the Americans prisingly, the young pilots weren’t only going to the UK. In terms of the general learning how to fly. They were also learnoverall prosperity and openness, London ing how to party. was like a Third World country, so going “One time in Mesa we had an evening

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Frank Horner, centre, was only 19 when he trained to be a bomber pilot.

party after something or other and the woman in charge of the British War Relief Society branch there said she made us a special punch,” he said. “It was a very nice punch. We found out later it was two bottles of vodka and one grapefruit more like a drop kick than a punch.” The boys took full advantage of their leaves to explore the Great Southwest. It didn’t take them long to realize that the very best accessory for the hitchhiker was an RAF uniform. “You didn’t hitchhike,” he said. “You’d just get in and go for a long ride.” One of those rides saw him and three of his buddies answer an ad for someone to help pay for gas to drive to San Francisco. “The four of us piled in with him and he drove us overnight, all the way to San Francisco and dropped us outside the USO in the centre of the city,” he said. “We went in and had a shower and they gave us a meal and when we came out onto the sidewalk, a voice said, ‘Hey fellahs, you want to see the town?’ He took us all over San Francisco, up and down, through the big wood trees and everything else.” In a city crowded with soldiers and sailors, their newfound friend found

them a room in a hotel. “The four of us were in the room but we all had beds,” he said. “When we left in the morning they wouldn’t take payment. It was amazing.” Horner graduated as the top pilot in the class and was sent back to the UK for active service. He never saw it, though, as two of his crew members in the heavy conversion unit he was posted to moved on to training duties and the crew was split up. Unhappy with a ground job, he put in a request to get back into flying. Successful, he was posted to Tiger Force, which was to consist of RAF squadrons of heavy based on Okinawa. The plan was for the British to bomb at night and the Americans to bomb during the day. Then Hiroshima happened and then Nagasaki was bombed and the war abruptly ended. After marrying wife Jean and moving to Canada, raising a family and moving it to New Zealand and back, the Qualicum Beach resident has had a full and rich life in the decades since the war, but his thoughts always go back to Falcon Field and all his vehicles proudly sport a sticker declaring: ‘I learned to fly at Falcon Field.’

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They see things that nobody should have to see. They do things that nobody should ever have to do, and when at last they come home, they often deal with demons that nobody can understand. Rev. Brian Kirby knows all about it. As a padre for the Royal Canadian Legion, he has ministered to soldiers, sailors and pilots when they’ve returned from deployments overseas. And while he says there are some aspects that are the same to ministering to civilians, there are some that very much are not. “There is and there isn’t a difference,” Kirby said. “You are dealing with people who have gone through hell. That’s what war is — hell. It’s something that either makes a person draw closer to God or makes them not want anything to do with God — because if there is a God, how can he allow this to happen?” Because of this, Kirby said it’s important to be extremely sensitive when ministering to returned members of the armed forces. “As you minister to them you just have to be with them, with no expectations that you are going to get them to go to church or pray,” he said. “You just have to sit with them and to let them talk if they want to talk. Let them vent. If they swear, they swear. My job as a padre is to help people to get out that inner turmoil so they can start to move on with life in a healthy way.” Kirby said much has changed in terms of dealing with wartime trauma since the Second World War, but even after so many years since the guns fell silent, there remain many who are troubled by their experiences. “When they came home from the Second World War they just sat in the Legion and drank their beer with the guys they served with, because they knew they had been through the same hell,” he said. “They didn’t really talk about it, except maybe the good stuff, the victories, but not all the hell they want through.

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Rev. Brian Kirby helps military personnel get past their demons.

They didn’t even talk to their families about their experiences. That chapter was over as far as they were concerned. But that chapter never ended because they didn’t have an opportunity to really deal with it. Until you do it haunts and affects everything else you do in your life.” Ministering to soldiers, he said, is similar to ministering to someone who has been through the horrors of sexual abuse. “They have that hell inside them and it’s important that they are able to release that and talk about it,” he said. “We help people to be able to express their feelings and hear words of comfort and know that nobody is looking down at them because of what they have gone through, but rather are accepting them for who they are. That’s a key thing: acceptance, allowing them to be who they are. They need to know that if they share it nobody is going to reject them.” In his position as padre, Kirby said he has heard any number of truly horrifying accounts, but he doesn’t share them, as they are kept strictly confidential.

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While the battles may be forgotten, General Money is remembered in this area NEIL HORNER NEWS Contributor

Nobody remembers the Battle of Rhenoster River and that’s not terribly surprising because there’s nobody alive today who was there. One of the people who was on hand to help defeat the defending Boer forces however later became a prominent citizen of Qualicum Beach — and left a legacy of which to be proud. Brigadier General Noel Money, generally known as General Money, was mentioned in dispatches from the battle, which helped turn the tide of the war in favor of the British. Located in British territory on the borders of the Orange Free State, the area near Honningspruit had already seen action. Boer raiders under the leadership of General Christiaan de Wet had cut the railway line and captured Roodeval. He had also surrounded a British re-supply force that was carrying a large load of mail, ordnance and supplies. Realizing their position was hopeless, the British surrendered. The Boers looted the mail and then let their British prisoners join in. When they had all their horses could possibly carry, the Boers set fire to the lot, with the resulting blaze of mail and ammunition described by one of their leaders as the prettiest fireworks display he’d ever seen. British Empire soldiers, including the Shropshire

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General Noel Money saw much action in the Boer War.

Imperial Yeomanry of which and fearing encirclement, then Captain Money was the enemy melted away into a member, returned to the the darkness that night. That wasn’t Money’s only area and went on the attack. Under the leadership of battle. He also saw action in the TransLieutenant (The) battalion had less vaal, VantGeneral severe work than the erskroon, John French, others, but I consider its the Orange the British advance under fire was River Colofaced a Boer distinctly well performed. ny, at Lindarmy that General noel Money ley and in held strongly the Cape entrenched Colony. positions on He wrote a dispatch on the north bank of the river. Empire forces were facing Nov. 25, 1899 praising some the possibility of heavy loss- of the men under his comes. However, French was mand. able to outflank the Boer po“Lieutenant Colonel sition in the late afternoon Codrington’s battalion was

well and correctly handled. Colonel Codrington draws particular attention to the skillful handling of his company by Captain Fielding, the coolness displayed by Lieutenant the Honorable Ot Douglas-Pennant, and the complete control exercised over his company by 2nd Lieutenant Price Jones. 2nd Battalion-Lieutenant Colonel Stopford’s battalion had less severe work than the others, but I consider its advance under fire was distinctly well performed. Colonel Stopford particularly calls attention to the services of Major the Honourable A Henniker-Major and Captain Shute.” For his service in the Boer War, General Money was awarded the Queen’s Medal with three clasps and the King’s Medal with two clasps, He was also named as a Companion of Distinguished Service Order. General Money found his way to Qualicum Beach for a fishing trip in 1913 and he loved it so much he made it his home. Going on to play a central role in the development of the town. Money was the main shareholder and manager of the Qualicum Beach Hotel and adjoining golf course — now the Memorial Golf Course. His home, later to be known as the Brown Mansion, can still be seen today in its expanded form as the Crown Mansion and Restaurant on Crescent Road.

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Not all warriors carried guns into battle

General Alexander Duncan McRae’s business acumen made him important to the organizational efforts NEIL HORNER NEWS Contributor

They say an army marches on its stomach, and it’s certainly true that the best army in the world will accomplish nothing if you can’t feed the troops. Alexander McRae knew that hard truth and the founder of Qualicum Beach’s Eaglecrest neighbourhood made it his business to make sure the men in the trenches had the best food possible. Born in Ontario in 1874, Alexander Duncan McRae left Canada in 1895 for Minnesota, where he helped an uncle run a chain of local banks. He was good at it and soon started an insurance business in his spare time. Business boomed.

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In 1900 he joined with a senator rich man had secured himself a cushy, from Nebraska and bought a sawmill in safe assignment in which to ride out New Westminster. He organized a $29 the war. However, McRae didn’t flinch million company and bought 75,000 from the front lines, visiting the trenchacres of timber between Comox and es on numerous occasions to make Campbell River. He expanded the tim- sure the right goods went to the right ber rights under the name Canadian people at the right time. Western Lumber Co. until they became He used his skills to help improve a the largest in the world. He continued supply chain that up to that point had to branch out and in 1911 he bought seen some troops getting next to nothcanneries on Princess Royal Island, ing while others received far too much. Rivers Inlet and Smith’s Inlet. Perhaps more importantly, McRae So it was with this gold-plated back- also worked hard to set new food stanground that McRae joined the Canadi- dards for the troops, based on the nuan Expeditionary Force with Vancou- tritional guidelines of the time. ver’s Duke of Connaught’s Own Rifles Before McRae showed up, the food when the First World War broke out in had been horrible. By the time his reAugust, 1914. forms were enacted, the food was still His business horrible, but it Why should all these crippled solacumen didn’t go was at least more diers be thrust back into the compet- nutritious. unnoticed. Attached to itive occupations, unable as they are His outstandto compete with able bodied men? Major Genering performance ALEXANDER McRAE al Sam Hughes, earned Mcrae McRae was made the Order of the director of reBath in 1917 and mounts for Westin 1918 the Britern Canada, as well as director of sup- ish government asked that McRae be ply and transport for the regiment. He loaned to Britain to establish the counmade Lieutenant Colonel by May of try’s first Ministry of Information. 1915 and he went overseas with the Following the end of hostilities, second Canadian division. Within two McRae got involved in politics and in months he was promoted to the post of 1923 was offered leadership of the new overseas director of supplies and trans- Provincial Party. When that failed, he port. Besides supplies, he was also in ran for the Conservatives and in 1926 control of transportation of troops and he became a Member of Parliament. the wounded between England and During this time though he never France. As if that wasn’t enough, he forgot about the men who had served was later put in charge of training rein- overseas and he wrote several articles forcements for the front. pushing their cause. While it didn’t have the glamour of In an article in The Gold Stripe, he the air war or the grinding misery of expressed his concerns about vocathe front line trenches, it was import- tional training for injured veterans. ant nonetheless and he was good at it “Why should all these crippled sol— so good he was made quartermaster diers be thrust back into the competigeneral of all the Canadian overseas tive occupations, unable as they are to forces in 1916 and promoted to the compete with able bodied men, and rank of brigadier general — and even- left subject to the demands of comtually, major general. mercial efficiency, more necessary Still, whispers abounded that the since the war than ever before? Is it not

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You didn’t have to fire a rifle to have a big impact at the front, as Qualicum Beach’s General Alexander McRae well knew.

much better and at the same time in the interest of national economy that, so far as suitable positions are existent, these men, if they so desire, be absorbed in the civil service of the country? The country at least, owes the man who has sacrificed his life efficiency in the war a comfortable and happy employment as long as he is able to work.” In 1930, after losing the election, he was made a Senator and bought the 260 acres now known as the Eaglecrest neighbourhood of Qualicum Beach. His home, built in 1934, was the largest log complex in the British Empire and his 4,000 acres of land holdings in the area included Turner Meadows and Hamilton Marsh. He died in 1946.

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The saddest part of Jim Kingsley’s paratrooper experience was leaving NEIL HORNER NEWS Contributor

The First Canadian Parachute Battalion had done their practice jumps and now the men just awaited the order to do a drop into Germany itself. It was a hideously dangerous mission, but that’s not why Jim Kingsley was crying. Danger after all was part of the job. He’d learned that in the slog through the Ardennes and then Holland. No, the tears came as he packed up his kit, got in the truck and was driven out of camp. The paratroopers were going into action, but he wouldn’t be joining them. “It was getting near the end of the war and we went back to England to get ready for a jump into Germany, the now 88-year-old remembered. “We regrouped and had one final practice jump. Twenty of us got hurt and I was one of them. I had a bad landing. It’s not hard to do. I had to have my back operated on. The bones were all out of whack.” On top of the pain of his injury, Kingsley had to deal with accusations that he was malingering. “One doctor I dealt with thought I was swinging the lead, that I wasn’t really hurt,” he said. “He started to accuse me of it and I gave him a mouthful I’ll tell you!” Regardless, the result was the same. He was scrubbed from the mission. “I cried when I had to leave the camp,” he said. “The doctors didn’t believe me and said you’re out of here. They sent me to Aldershot. I had to leave all my buddies. That was tough.” Kingsley hadn’t meant to be a paratrooper at all. As soon as he was old enough — or looked it anyway — he’d signed up to join the navy. “I volunteered for the navy when I was 16 and I was in there about 1940 as a boy telegrapher,” he said. “Then I

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Parksville’s Jim Kingsley battled through the Ardennes and Holland during the Second World War.

got a bad cold and the mucus popped out my eardrum and I was discharged. I was only in the navy for a short time.” It was a bitter disappointment, one that he vowed to overcome. About a year later the Parksville native got himself checked out again. “I wanted to do my bit,” he said. “I was checked over by the doctors when they were giving re-examinations and they told me that I was OK.” He signed up almost immediately, taking signalman training in the army. He was good at it — too good. “While we were there in the early training they asked me if I would stay behind and be an instructor,” he said. “I said I would, but only for a limited time.” He may have been doing his bit, but it wasn’t really what he had in mind. One night I got to talking to the Ser-

geant Major,” he said. “We were standing in a drill hall and he said ‘Jim, a runner comes around every week calling for volunteers for the paratroopers. They can’t get enough volunteers. If you want out so badly, why don’t you try for that outfit?’” He took that advice and soon realized why it was so hard to find paratroopers. “I guess there weren’t enough nuts,” he joked. “I joined though and was sent to Shiloh, Manitoba for parachute training.” He made it through though and was sent to England to join his battalion. “They were just coming back from D-Day and they needed replacements. We automatically went into different places where we were needed. I became a bren gunner.” One incident he witnessed while on patrol was burned into his memory. “There was a hole in this fence and I saw it but didn’t go near the thing,” he said. “However one of the other boys, our sergeant did. He looked through the bloody hole and he got shot between the eyes. It was a setup. The German was up in a tree. One of our boys got him out of the tree, but one of the guys said ‘Is that the guy shot Jonesy?’ He was, so the guy shot him. The Colonel felt he couldn’t do anything to him because it was emotional. One aspect of the campaign he remembers vividly was the outpouring of love from the Dutch people. “We were marching through this town in Holland on the way down to the river and Dutch people were out on the streets cheering us on and this lady looked at me — I’ll never forget — she says, ‘Canada, I’ll wash your uniform — one bar of soap.’ Ten days later I got back with a bar of Lifebuoy soap and I gave it to her and she washed my uniform. We’ve been family friends ever since.”

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It’s Important to us all... On October 8, at a general information meeting, our people were asked: “Should we close on Remembrance Day ?” The overwhelming response was “YES!” So, to recognize those who served in the cause of peace and freedom around the world over the years, and still today...

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