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Northern ferry route axed J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT HARDY—The Tri-Island ferry route connecting Alert Bay, Port McNeill and Sointula was spared any cuts, but the budget axe fell heavily on BC Ferries’

northern routes out of Port Hardy Monday.

In a press conference held Monday in Victoria, Transportation Minister Todd Stone introduced the first round of cuts designed to claw $18.9 million in savings from

the BC Ferries budget by 2016.

Route 40, which provides a direct link from Bella Coola to Port Hardy in the peak summer months, has been cut altogether.

Route 10, which sails between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert with

stops each way in Bella Bella, will see a one-third reduction in sailings in the off-season and its busier, peak, season shortened by

See page 4 Seniors discount cut

• WINTERFESTIVAL

Sointula invites large crowds to craft fair, entertainment.

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• ROCKIN’ COUSIN

Cousin Harley turns up the head in concert society event.

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• IN MIDWEEK

Food Security project draws crowd to Port McNeill meeting.

Midweek, inside LETTERS Page 7 NORTH ISLAND LIFE Page 11 SPORTS Page 15 CLASSIFIEDS Page 21-23

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Members of the Port Hardy Minor Hockey atom team wait with the Warriors’ Quinn Mellow, right, during the puck toss at intermission of Friday’s Movember benefit hockey game in Port Hardy.

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Environmental storm brewing Gazette staff Saturday, community members came together in Port Hardy and Sointula for the Defend Our Climate, Defend Our

Communities national day of action.

More than 130 communities across Canada took part in simultaneous events, “to show growing

opposition to the risks posed by pipelines and oil sands expansion to our climate and communities,” as explained in a release.

To learn more about the move-

ment see defendourclimate.ca or the local Facebook group, Defend Our Climate Port Hardy.

Photos from the weekend’s events appear on Page 13, inside.

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Nominations open Skaters get on board Gazette staff Do you think one of our North Island businesses is the best in its category on Vancouver Island?

Organizers and sponsors of the 14th annual Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards (VIBEAs) want to hear from you, as the call for nominations has been issued for the popular event, taking place Jan. 23 at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo.

“The Business Excellence Awards has been a ‘can’t miss’ date on the calendar of events on Vancouver Island since our very first one in 1999,” said Robert MacDonald of Business Examiner Vancouver Island, who founded the event.

“Each year we’re amazed at the quality and volume of businesses competing … and we expect that momentum to build

quickly for this years’ event.”

The event, sponsored by RBC Royal Bank, has its nominations open until Dec. 15 in numerous categories, ranging from trade, construction and resource sector to professional, technology and real estate and many more.

“There are always a number of surprises when it comes time to announce the winners,” said MacDonald. “The judges have a tough task ahead of them to determine which business stands out above the crowd in their category. Some of the success stories are simply amazing.”

The VIBEAs have become an effective marketing tool for businesses, MacDonald said, with the stories of all finalists published in a souvenir book, in print and online, to commemorate the event. Some winners

use the VIBEA logo in their own marketing tools after the event, announcing their victories and nominations.

“It’s a tremendous way to capitalize on the free publicity that comes for even being nominated for such a prestigious award,” MacDonald explained.

“When you’re able to tell clients and potential customers that you’re an awardwinning company, that helps set you apart in the marketplace and above your competitors.”

VIBEA winners will be announced in the February issue of the Business Examiner.

For more information about the event, or sponsorship, contact Robert MacDonald at 250-758-2684. To nominate a business, visit www.businessvi. ca/events and download a nomination form.

Gazette staff PORT HARDY—All skaters, bikers and parents are invited to air their views Saturday, Nov. 23, on the poten-

tial re-creation of Port Hardy’s Kyle Scow Memorial Skatepark.

Original members of the KSM Skate Club — the driving force

behind the current park’s creation —have joined up with a new generation of skaters to form a Facebook group to gauge interest in giv-

ing the park an update.

Anyone interested should attend the meeting this Saturday at 1 p.m. in Port Hardy’s Municipal Hall.

s HealtHyt i pcorner Over nine million Canadians are living with diabetes or prediabetes in Canada. This life-threatening disease can lead to many complications, such as heart disease, kidney disease, eye problems and neuropathy. November is National Diabetes Awareness Month.

Diabetes is a disease of blood sugar control. When we eat food, our body breaks it down into sugar (also called glucose) which is used as fuel for our muscles. Insulin, a hormone, helps the sugar being transported in our blood to get into the cells of our body. When someone has diabetes, or prediabetes, their body is having difficulty handling the sugar properly and often there is too much sugar in their blood stream.

There are three types of diabetes: Type 1, Type 2 and gestational. Type 1 diabetics are often diagnosed earlier in life and don’t produce enough or any insulin. Type 2 diabetics are often diagnosed later, and might have insulin resistance and too little insulin. Gestational diabetes is specific to pregnant women who did not have diabetes before, but develop high blood sugars while pregnant.

Often there are symptoms prior to being diagnosed: unusual thirst, frequent urination, mysterious weight loss, low energy, blurred vision, wounds that heal slowly, or numbness or tingling in hands and feet.

Other factors increase the likelihood of getting diabetes as well; including age, race, family history of the disease, prior gestational diabetes, having high cholesterol and abdominal obesity.

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Healthcare behind schedule

A. O’Toole Gazette staff PORT HARDY— Mayor Bev Parnham shared some details from a meeting last week on the planned Primary Health facility in the town.

“Physicians have noted there is a great deal of urgency around getting this facility up and running,” she remarked.

“We’re a year behind where we should be,” she continued. “This is VIHA’s (Island Health’s) doing — they need to cut the red tape and get moving. (Island Health) have the most onerous way of doing things; they need to get off the pot and make this happen.”

The mayor noted the updated facility in the town was key to physician recruitment and retention. A physician is currently “waiting in the wings,” pending completion of a

temporary extension to the health clinic.

“If we don’t get this done soon we’re going to start losing positions again,” she warned.

Island Health representatives held a meeting in Port Hardy this week to discuss long-term plans for North Island healthcare. This meeting took place after the Gazette went to press; see next week’s issue for a report.

BC Hydro Council received a follow-up letter from Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett after a meeting at UBCM. The council delegation had met with the minister to discuss BC Hydro transmission line capacity to the North Island.

Councillors had hoped to convince the minister to upgrade the existing infra-

Council Meeting Port Hardy structure to allow for further North Island power projects.

“BC Hydro advises me that the existing transmission line can handle current and anticipated load demand,” came the minister’s reply.

“In other words, ‘We have absolutely no intention of heating up that line’,” the mayor translated. “It doesn’t mean we’re going to let up on the pressure.”

Coun. John Tidbury pointed out that the minister’s letter included an invitation: “BC Hydro’s draft Integrated Resource

Plan, which was released for additional public consultation Sept. 3- Oct. 18, is an opportunity for the District of Port Hardy to provide feedback to BC Hydro on the infrastructure requirements it is proposing in the short to medium term.”

Unfortunately, as coun. Tidbury pointed out to laughter, the letter was stamped received Oct. 29 — a full 11 days after the close of the consultation period.

Huddlestan trail Coun.

Deb Huddlestan recused herself from chambers as council voted on a motion to name the newly completed trail in the town.

The trail, which runs behind Eagle View Elementary School, was unanimously approved as ‘Huddlestan Trail, “In memory of our late councillor Al Huddlestan,” the mayor explained.

Remembrance Councillors praised both the organizers and the public for making this year’s Remembrance Day commemoration so successful.

“I was really proud to live in this community when I saw the numbers — young and old — who came out in that weather,” said the mayor.

“George (Kearey) and the Legion did a wonderful job.”

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Seniors’ discount cut by BC Ferries from page 1 seven weeks.

Businesses on North Vancouver Island and in tourism-dependent Bella Coola expect a dramatic negative impact from what Stone described as a “service adjustment.”

“I’m actually flabbergasted by the extent of the cuts,” Port Hardy Mayor Bev Parnham said. “These are huge cuts that are going to have a massive impact on our economy.”

Port Hardy and other North Island residents did have a chance to provide feedback to the Ministry and to BC Ferries officials in person Wednesday when they arrive as part of a monthlong series of community consultations.

The consultation took place after the Gazette went to press.

Check for updates at www.northislandgazette.com and in next week’s print edition.

In addition to the northern route cuts, BC Ferries officials on Monday announced the cut of additional underutilized sailings on “minor” routes serving the smaller islands between Vancouver Island and the Mainland, a cut in the discount that provides free trips for seniors 65-over from Monday through Thursday, and the introduction of a pilot gaming program that will see slot machines installed on the major routes connecting Victoria and Nanaimo to the Lower Mainland.

“Today, we’re here to chart a new course for our coastal ferry service,” Stone said Monday to reporters in Victoria and linked to the press conference via telephone. “This course will be shaped by the guiding principals of affordability, efficiency and sustainability, while protecting basic service to our coastal communities.”

But the overriding mandate was for cost savings, and few regions were left untouched by the ser-

vice reductions.

A second round of service changes, designed to pry the additional $4.9 million in savings from the major routes out of Vancouver and Tsawassen, is expected to be announced nest year.

“While Minister Stone called the cuts a tough decision, it seems the government has a far easier time being tough on seniors, and on people living in ferry-dependent communities like Port Hardy and Powell River, than on corporate executives,” said Claire Trevena, the NDP opposition critic for transportation.

The changes, which are expected to trim $14 million of the target $18.9 million in cost reductions, take effect April 1, 2014. For Route 40, which serves Bella Coola from Port Hardy between May

and September, that means effectively an immediate cut.

“The largest percentage of our ferry users were tourists,” said Stephen Waugh of Bella Coola, former North Coast Ferry Advisory Commission chair. “But there’s no other industry here.

All we have is a small, community forest operation that, at its peak, might employ 20 people. This is a tourism area and that’s our only opportunity to grow the economy.

“This is a big, big hit.”

Waugh plans to attend when the ferry consultation tour lands in Bella Coola Friday at 5 p.m., at Lobelco Hall.

Bella Coola will now be served by the smaller ferry Nimpkish, which connects Bella Coola, Shearwater and Ocean Falls with Bella Bella in the off-season.

Now summer tourists will need to sail Route 10 from Port Hardy to Bella Bella, the disembark and wait for the Nimpkish to board for the “milk run” back through the smaller communities.

“The Nimpkish holds only 20 cars, depending on the configuration,” said Waugh. “The milk run was already the leastpopular way to get to Bella Coola, and now they’ve made it even worse. It’s going to kill so much traffic.”

In Port Hardy, Parnham said she has already heard from local tourism operators who have had to cancel or postpone bookings as a result of the cuts. One wilderness adventure operator said

he took an immediate $24,000 hit.

Parnham also wryly noted Monday’s announcement came a week after BC Ferries restructured its executive compensation package to eliminate lucrative performance bonuses, but in a fashion that built most of that income into a new, higher base pay rate. “(The cuts) are all coming at the expense of people along the coast,” said Parnham, who reiterated an ongoing call to make coastal ferries part of the provincial highway system. “They forget we put a lot of money into provincial coffers, and this is what we get in return.

“It’s so short-sighted.

I’m appalled.”

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Ben Beens

Ben left a job at Port Fish in Port Alberni and his young family to begin a weekly commute to join the Hardy Buoys team in October 2008.

Ben brought 15 years of experience having previously worked in management positions with 4 major seafood companies.

As Plant Manager Ben has been instrumental in taking Hardy Buoys from a Mom and Pop type business to a highly respected, well known Canadian Seafood Company.

His exceptional work ethic, organization, and management style has earned Ben the respect of owners and crew.

He has played on the Hardy Buoys hockey & baseball teams, and taken part in many community events.

After five years Ben is ready to change direction.

In the New Year he will move into a career that will see him reunited full time with his partner and two young children, who are thrilled to have him home in Port Alberni every night.

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Hardy Buoys wishes Ben continued success and thanks him for all of his AMAZING contributions,and professionalism.

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COMMENTARY

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Marine highway is all wet An attempted excursion from Port McNeill to Sointula for the annual Winterfestival Saturday was illustrative of our reliance on the ferry system.

With nearly a dozen people remaining in the walk-up line and a quartet of vehicles queued at the drive-up window for the 10:25 a.m. sailing, the beleaguered woman staffing the ticket booth announced the Quadra Queen II had reached its capacity of 141 riders.

The next three people at the walk-up window, left stranded until the next sailing, were an off-duty BC Ferries employee, a North Island Gazette reporter and the region’s pre-eminent whale and marine wildlife researcher and promoter, who was scheduled to staff a table at the Winterfest Craft Fair.

This example is not meant as a self-serving rant. The Gazette eventually made it to Winterfest and Jackie Hildering arrived on the next ferry to share her books and calendars with Winterfestival shoppers.

Rather, it is to point out the critical link the coastal ferry system provides to residents of not only Vancouver Island, but the smaller islands and a variety of Mainland communities.

And coastal ferries are important to coastal residents for more than a casual connection.

Whether for work, school, entertainment, critical medical appointments or tourism, the ferry system has historically offered the most reliable, affordable and regular transportation option to residents who live away from the B.C. highway system.

But it’s getting less affordable each year, and now comes BC Ferries making cuts to service — though, thankfully, the Tri-Island route was spared. This time.

Still, we find ourselves in agreement with those who maintain the ferries should be recognized — and funded — as part of the provincial highway system.

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Two solitudes on B.C. farmland VICTORIA – My late father used to say that if he ever won the lottery, he would “farm until it’s all gone.”

It was 1960 when he and my mother pulled up stakes in the Okanagan, where their families had been for generations, and moved north to carve a homestead out of a half section in the Peace River country.

So it’s a mainly northern perspective that I bring to the latest debate over B.C.’s agricultural land reserve.

A dialogue of the deaf has gone on for decades in B.C., where there are two separate realities in agriculture.

The dominant voice is always from the southwest.

This is not only B.C.’s most productive land, it’s also the place of greatest population and development pressure.

In our urbanized society, the loudest voices tend to be the least informed, from backyard-chicken hipsters to what I call “drive-by environmentalists,” who like to look out their car windows

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at green fields as they motor from their subdivisions to big-box stores.

Voices from the rest of the province are seldom heard and quickly shouted down, as was the case at the recent Union of B.C. Municipalities convention.

Merritt councillor Mike Goetz pleaded for relief from an Agricultural Land Commission that refuses to release a property that has “grown nothing but rocks and tumbleweeds for the last 100 years.” Similar property

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North Islanders rose to the occasion once again, raising big bucks to benefit both typhoon Haiyan victims and men’s cancer research.

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by BC Ferries will be paid for by those who rely on the ferries and by those whose service has been cut.

next door was released, but not this parcel, blocking a project for five years in a town that could use the work and additional tax base.

Spallumcheen councillor Ed Hanoski described the situation beyond the towns, the real rural B.C. He proposed easing the restrictions on building a second home on farm properties.

Currently, farmers can put a mobile home on their property for an elderly or infirm relative, but nothing with a permanent foundation. Once that relative moves or passes away, the home is supposed to be removed.

Hanoski said a sewage system for such a residence costs around $12,000. Add the temporary foundation, skirting, well hookup, power, landscaping, driveway, and a mobile home that will lose its value if it has to be moved, and the property owner takes a loss of $150,000 or more.

That’s why the removal rule is routinely ignored in A member of

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These second homes are the only rental stock there is, providing modest income for marginal farms, and should be allowed permanent foundations. Motion defeated, after a scolding from a Sunshine Coast delegate about people lusting to build mansions on farmland.

I asked Bill Bennett, the cabinet minister in charge of the latest agricultural land review, about a rumoured proposal to split the province into two zones with different rules. He declined to comment, but described the case of Fort Steele Farms, the East Kootenay community’s only market garden that almost closed because the next generation was initially refused permission for a second home.

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Thanks for making event go with a bang Dear editor, The Port McNeill Volunteer Fire Department would like to extend its thanks to those local businesses and members of the public that continuously make an effort to support the Port McNeill Community

Halloween Fireworks display.

The Fire Department is 100 per cent Volunteer and tries hard to find the time to collect your generous donations, whether they be in cash or materials (sand, wood, food, hot chocolate

Dear editor, Present state of the art for moving heavy oil in a pipeline requires strong dilution to accommodate pumping.

The pipelines are subjected to traveling over environmentally sensitive areas — through mountains that may have landslides, in earthquake-prone areas — and may be a target for man-made explosions.

The oil requires reclamation of the diluting agents and transport to point of origin for re-use.

Transport pigs would

address these problems.

They would be a safer method of moving heavy crude such as bitumen crude, without the need for diluting agents.

The volume of crude moved is subject to the speed of the crude. The speed of movement and delivery volume could be increased with the transport pigs.

The pigs are loaded with bulk liquids such as heavy crude, the pigs then move through the pipeline to the unload destination. The

etc.) to make this show as great as we can for you in a community this size.

Many of my members take time off work to collect the month leading up to the show and further take time off of work the big day to set up, fire and take down

the show which is normally in excess of 10 hours for that 20 minutes of excitement.

This year’s show marked the 20th anniversary of the show and seeing the number of people spread throughout the down town and congre-

gating around the bonfire and stands enjoying a hot chocolate and/or hotdog, while watching the display shows your fire department a respect we really appreciate and continues to make this undertaking a honour and privilege for us to pro-

vide for you.

So again, on behalf of my members, their families, and our junior program please except my heartfelt thanks!

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extreme low temperatures, without the need to change the viscosity of the liquid being carried.

Most pipelines travel to a seaport; the pigs could be loaded with ocean water for the return trip for use in depleted oil zones.

The Transport Pigs could even be loaded on a freighter for shipment to point of use.

The petroleum industry talks about building a safe pipeline with access to state of the art spill cleanup technology.

As a B.C. resident, I don’t want a safe pipeline.

I want a safe transportation system, without the chance of a spill.

I believe the transport method outlined would address this concern. It would also create an opportunity for B.C. and Canada to become world leaders in technology and supply of equipment for safe transportation of potentially dangerous fluids.

Transport pigs could ease oil fears "I want a safe transportation system, without the chance of a spill." pigs are emptied and are then returned to their loading point.

The pigs are made in a corrugated design allowing the pig to make turns and slightly flex.

Valves at each end of the pig allow the pigs to be fast loaded or unloaded.

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gas such as nitrogen.

The pigs can carry heavy oil without the need for other chemicals to dilute the oil for pumping. If the pipeline were ruptured very little spill if any would occur. If an explosion occurred on the pipeline very little leakage would occur.

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November 23 Fundraising dinner for Typhoon Haiyan appeal at St. Columba's, Port Hardy. Turkey dinner with all the fixings, $10 per plate, 5-7 p.m.

November 23 Gate House Theatre hosts an Evening of Vaudeville, 7 p.m. Tickets $10 at the door. Better yet, have an act you’d like to share? Contact Gate House Community Association on Facebook or visit gatehouseorg.ca.

November 24 Eagle View Elementary hosts its Christmas Bazaar, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. To book a table contact Angie Clance at 250949-7248 or email aclance@monk.ca.

November 28 Burger and Beer night at the Quarterdeck Pub, 4-9 p.m. Tickets $15 per person, proceeds to the Cat’s Meow

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Coming to the Santa Claus Parade on December 1st?

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November 30 Christmas Showcase of Arts & Crafts, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Port McNeill Old School and Community Hall. Choice of space is limited; book early to reserve your spot.

Registration forms available at Port McNeill Chamber of Commerce or call Anne, 250-956-3770 or Helen, 250956-3673.

November 30 The Port McNeill Pathfinders will be holding their annual Photos with Santa from noon-3 p.m. at the Guide/ Scout Hall. There will also be Christmas Centrepieces for sale in support of the Pathfinders 2015 trip to the Guiding World Centre in Mexico.

November 30 Port McNeill Christmas tree lighting and community concert, 6:45 p.m., Pioneer Mall. Carols around the community tree until Santa arrives, when the tree will be lighted. Then, Gate House Community Association hosts a holiday concert at the theatre, featuring Wild Heart Music, an after-school drama class skit and more.

December 1 20th annual Tsakis F.C. Christmas Bazaar, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., U’gwamalis Hall, Fort Rupert. Arts & crafts, baked goods, concession, loonie/toonie auction, bingo and more.

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December 7 St. John Gualbert Church kicks off its annual Christmas Tree sale, in the parking lot of Marketplace IGA in Port McNeill. Will run until all trees are sold; proceeds to benefit church outreach programs. For info, Donna Kingdon 250-956-4290.

December 7-8 Mount Waddington Highland Dance Assn. hosts its eighth annual Celtic Christmas Show. Saturday 6:30 p.m. at PHSS; Sunday 11:30 a.m. at Gate House Theatre, Port McNeill. Tickets $10.

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Gazette staff PORT HARDY—It probably wasn’t her first choice, but this year Joy Magpatoc’s birthday wish will be granted.

After Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines earlier this month, fundraisers on the North Island and across the world have been collecting in support of those affected.

And Magpatoc’s birthday celebration will be the latest.

During last weekend’s Haiyan fundraiser at the St. Columba Anglican Church plans were hatched to throw a benefit dinner in lieu of a traditional celebration after Magpatoc expressed her preference.

So this Saturday, Nov. 23, the church will host a $10 per plate Turkey dinner from 5- 7 p.m., seeking to maximize contributions ahead of a Dec. 9 deadline.

Until that date, the Canadian Government has pledged to match donations dollar-fordollar.

“So many British Columbians have roots in the Philippines — family or friends the

storm has left homeless, missing or waiting to be rescued,” said Premier Christy Clark in a release. “The provincial government will match every dollar British Columbians donate to the Canadian Red Cross — up to $300,000. This will support search-andrescue missions and provide assistance on the ground. I encourage all British Columbians to dig deep and do what they can to help.”

After last weekend, local efforts are already off to an impressive start — over $5,500 was raised in a single day.

“I’m just so surprised at how the community has rallied round,” said Treasurer Judy Fyles. “ Of course, there is a large Filipino community here, but the support has been amazing.”

Many of those at the appeal had relations affected by the disaster, and while relatives were confirmed safe through fleeting Facebook messages and the like, there was still concern for friends in the region.

Cash donated to the appeal will go to the Canadian Red Cross Typhoon Haiyan appeal through the local Scotiabank branch.

Cheques and online donations will be directed to the Primates World Relief and Development Fund and The United Church of Canada. Both these church organizations already have a local organization in the Philippines, the ACT Alliance, which is actively supporting those affected by the typhoon.

To make a donation to the appeal there are several local options: Scotiabank is accepting donations on behalf of the Red Cross; online at www.united-church. ca/haiyan or www. pwrdf.org; or cheques can be dropped off to Magpatoc at Port Hardy’s Greyhound office.

“A number of people living in Port Hardy are from the Philippines and have relatives still living there,” noted Fyles in a statement.

“So this is hitting close to home. Thank you Port Hardy.”

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Author returns to former hunting grounds J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— Former North Island resident and author received a warm — and interactive — response this week as she returned to the region as part of a promotional tour for her new book, Cougar: Wild, Beautiful and Dangerous.

“The response has been really good,” Wild said Sunday following her one-hour, illustrated presentation at Gate House Community Theatre in Port McNeill. “After all, this is the cougar capital of the world, and you’ve had a real outbreak of cougar incidents recently.

There has been a lot of interest.”

Wild, who now lives in Courtenay, spent several years in Port Alice in the early 1970s, then moved to Sointula where she remained until 1988.

“There were no attacks in Port Alice when I lived there,” she said. “They really started in the ‘90s, and in talking to

the Ministry of the Environment, they indicated the deer population crashed in the ‘90s.”

The Cougar is a project three years in the making, said Wild.

During painstaking research, she spoke to experts across North America who discussed everything from the animal’s history, habitat and behaviour to impacts from human encroachment and alteration of the landscape through logging, mining and other activity. She also discusses, of course, reported attacks on humans by cougars, including some highly publicized encounters on Vancouver Island.

“I was amazed how people were so generous with their time,” said Wild. “The main thing I took away from it was that coexisting with cougars shouldn’t be about fear — it should be about knowledge. We need them to help keep balance in nature.”

Much of her presentation — and the response she’s

received to it across B.C. since launching the book in Courtenay — has been about preventing attacks by cougars upon humans while they’re hiking or otherwise enjoying nature.

One woman at Sunday’s presentation in Port McNeill asked if it was true that opening an umbrella at a cougar could scare it away. Wild said the animals’ behaviour can vary widely from individual to individual, but did note bear spray can be an effective deterrent, and added research has shown loud and prolonged noise — as from, say, a whistle — can also cause the predator to move along.

“Generally, if a cougar is within five metres, it’s probably already made up its mind whether it’s going to attack,” she said. “What you want to do is stop it as far away as possible. And a prolonged, loud blast on a whistle may be able to do that. It’s also a good option for

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North Island Life Clockwise from left: Bianca Christianson and Sophie Tynjala roll a toy fire engine back and forth as shoppers take in the annual Sointula Winterfestival Craft Fair at the F.O. Hall in Sointula Saturday afternoon; Allison Maundrell of Port Hardy and her sister Elizabeth look over a selection of jewelry; Shannon Wind, right, admires one of the “spring salmon” created from fishing floats

by Sally Peart, at left; Emily Mjolsness of Sointula is reflected in a mirror at a jewelry vendor’s table; and Jan and Jim Rosgen share a table sporting art, books and cards with musician and author David Essig, right.

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A Winterfest wonderland Gazette staff SOINTULA—Hundreds of bargain hunters — both local and from “overseas” — descended on this small fishing village last weekend for the annual Sointula Winterfestival.

Built around the wildly popular Winterfestival Craft Fair, the event has grown into a three-day affair packed with entertainment, food, author presentations and crafting workshops.

But the craft fair remains the heart of Winterfestival, and vendors from the length of Vancouver Island traveled here to join local residents in displaying handcrafted wares, art, publications, jewelry, home-baked goods and more.

The craft fair is too big for any one building in the community, and crowds spent Saturday traversing the parking lot between the F.O. Hall and the Community Hall to check out the selection in each venue.

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Ticket to Ride events planned for seniors Gazette staff Better at Home and Mount Waddington Transit will team up next month to provide the North Island’s seniors tours of Christmas lights in Port Hardy and Port McNeill, said Better at Home program coordi-

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Left: Lucy Hemphill addresses the group of around 100 that gathered in Port Hardy’s Carrot Park Saturday for the local Defend our Climate, Defend our Communities event, part of a national day of action.

Right: Kita, a 14-year-old dog, expresses his opinion on tanker traffic on the B.C. Coast as some of the more than 40 protesters gathered in Sointula look on.

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‘Cousin’ a hit in Port Hardy reunion A review by J.R. Rardon PORT HARDY—The North Island Concert Society could hardly be expected to book George Jones, Hank Williams, Jim Reeves, Bob Wills, Bill Hailey and Bing Crosby for its show at the Civic Centre.

But the society accomplished the same thing by bringing in their cousin.

Cousin Harley, the fingerpicking, rockabilly alter-ego of Vancouver guitarist Paul Pigat, energized a boisterous and appreciative audience of nearly 200 fans Saturday in the second event of the 2013-14 NICS concert season.

A spare trio, with Pigat on guitar and vocals, Keith Picot on bass and Steve Taylor on drums, Cousin Harley nonetheless provided a perfect sonic storm on a night when the concert society donated all the proceeds from its regular raffle table to benefit the Filipino victims of typhoon Haiyan.

Pigat and his mates ensnared the crowd from the opening rave-up, his self-penned Hey Babe, and

video-online] northislandgazette.com left it whistling and cheering with the final encore, their take on the Johnny Burnette version of Train Kept A-Rollin’.

But Pigat wears many hats as a guitarist and performer, and modelled them all at various points in the evening. Possessed of a rocker’s drive, a country singer’s storytelling sensibility, a jazzman’s improvisational chops and a bluesman’s innate feel for the emotion in each note, Pigat kept the audience engaged throughout the evening.

A number of the crowd turned the open space alongside the seating area into a dance floor and jived, boogied and swung, depending on the mood of the song.

Cousin Harley delivered a therapeutic dose of hillbilly rave-ups and country swing from the likes of Williams (Fool About You), Merle Travis (Big Fat Gal of Mine, Divorce Me

Cousin Harley — guitarist Paul Pigat with drummer Steve Taylor and bassist Keith Picot — rocked an appreciative Civic Centre crowd during Saturday’s North Island Concert Society event in Port Hardy.

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C.O.D.), Billy Jack Wills (I’m Feelin’ Bad), Jones (Too Much Water, The Race is On) and Reeves (Yonder Comes a Sucker).

But Pigat also showed a mellower, jazzy side with stylized, instrumental takes of Pat Ballard’s Mr. Sandman and Santo and Johnny’s haunting, evocative 1959 instrumen-

tal Sleepwalk. Pigat also acceded to a request by Picot and Taylor to kick off a two-song encore with his solo interpretation of the somber, depression-era Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?, made popular by both Al Jolson and Crosby.

Interspersed among these songs and blues standards like Bob Wills’ Brain Cloudy

Blues were a variety of Pigat originals, all authentic to the period, like B’hiki Bop, Jukin’, Obdacious and Hot Little Baby.

With regular drummer Jesse Cahill unavailable due to an untimely case of food poisoning, Pigat didn’t lose a beat by bringing back Taylor, Cousin Harley’s original drummer.

Taylor and Picot actually were more flamboyant on stage. Sporting a purple suit and righteous Movember ‘stach, Picot was a bassslapping, eye-rolling, headbanging dervish prone to picking up his upright bass and marching it around the stage while playing. He also needed no microphone to punctuate Pigat’s vocals with a series of affirming yells and echoes.

Pigat, meanwhile, let his fingers do most of the juking on the fretboard of his Telecaster. And that was plenty good enough.

It was a second straight win for the concert society in its 16th season, following last month’s popular performance by Everything Fitz.

NICS also raised $700 in its raffle for typhoon Haiyan victims. The society will now take a hiatus until Feb. 22, when original Canadian Tenor Ken Lavigne appears in front of his full band to sing a mix of standards and classical-pop crossover in the society’s annual dinner show.

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Louie Walkus looks on with family and other spectators during the second annual Movember benefit hockey game at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena Friday.

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November 22 Men’s hockey Bulls at Islanders, 8 p.m., Port Alice; Mustangs at Warriors, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy.

November 22-24 Minor hockey Port Hardy Minor Hockey atom tournament, Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena.

Concession, raffles, 50/50, more. Info, porthardytourneys@ gmail.com.

November 23 Rep hockey North Island Eagles bantams host Cowichan Valley, 2 p.m., Port McNeill; Eagles peewees host Victoria Racquet Club, 4 p.m., Port Alice; Eagles midgets host Victoria, 4:15 p.m., Port McNeill.

Men’s hockey Islanders at Warriors, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy.

November 24 Rep hockey North Island Eagles midgets host Victoria, 11 a.m., Port McNeill; Eagles atom development hosts Comox in exhibition, 1:15 p.m., Port Hardy.

November 29 Men’s hockey Bulls at Islanders, 8 p.m., Port Alice; Mustangs at Warriors, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy.

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Curling Broughton Curling Club’s Men’s Open bonspiel. Draw/matchup times to be determined. Dinner, prizes, concession; lounge open throughout. Info, Keith at 250-902-8197 or Broughton Curling Club on Facebook.

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Mo' fun for all in hockey benefit Gazette staff PORT HARDY— Players on both the Port Hardy Warriors and Port Hardy Bulls men’s hockey teams showed off some impressive facial hair when they squared off in the second annual Movember hockey benefit for prostate cancer research Friday at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena.

But they had nothing on the audience.

Children as young as five and six years, along with the ladies from Scotiabank, sported mustaches on an evening that raised approximately $2,500 for the men’s health cause — an amount that was matched by Scotiabank to bring the total to $5,000.

Roughly $350 of that total was raised by the Port Hardy Minor Hockey atom team, whose members dressed in uniform and assisted with cleanup following the puck toss.

The brainchild of the Warriors’ Brian Texmo, Friday’s benefit game included a raffle table, puck toss at the first intermission

Above: Jordan Nicholson of the Warriors loses his footing as he attempts a wraparound shot on Bulls goalie Colin Hunko.

At left: Ryan Handley of the Bulls and Brian Texmo of the Warriors square off as Griffin Handley prepares to drop the first puck.

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and a puck shoot at the second intermission.

The puck shoot, with a pair of Vancouver Canucks hockey tick-

ets on the line, was a particular hit, and went to a shootout after Jason Hunt and North Island Eagles peewee

player Liem Wadhams tied with 14 successful shots from centre ice in a 60-second period.

Hunt claimed the tick-

ets with nine successful shots in the 30-second shootout.

On the ice between whistles, the Bulls and

Warriors, both members of the North Island Commercial Hockey League, played a rare, three-period contest that proved one period too long for the Bulls.

The game remained tight through two periods, with the Bulls holding a narrow, 2-1 edge behind goalie Colin Hunko and goals from Andrew Smith and Brad Zealand.

But the Warriors erupted for five unanswered goals in the third period to claim a 6-2 win, their second straight Movember victory.

Shelby Cockell scored the first and last Warriors’ goals and added two assists, but otherwise scoring was spread out.

Eddie Walkus, Jordan Nicholson, Texmo and Mitchell Walker also found the net in the win, making a winner of netminder Jason Saunders.

Assists went to Brett Demoe, Quinn Mellow, Arlo Kueber, Walkus, Walker and Corey Swain for the Warriors, and for the Bulls’ Smith, Jordan Campbell and Ryan Handley.

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Bantam reps fall to tough Victoria side Gazette staff The North Island Eagles bantam side can hold their heads up despite a 2-0 loss at home to the strong tier 2 Victoria Racquet club in league play last Sunday. On a different day the score could have been very different.

In fact, just the day before, the two sides fought out a 3-3 tie in an exhibition matchup.

The two sides looked to be heading for a draw again after a scoreless first period Sunday. The visitors got the best of the opening minutes, forcing the Eagles to play in their own zone for the majority of the time, but the home side looked dangerous on the break.

The advantage swung to the Eagles when they discovered their check late in the period, the more physical approach earning

Left: The Eagles' Steven Keamo forces his way up the boards against Victoria Sunday. Right: The Eagles' Jake Grinnell gets a stick in to pressure Victoria forward Campbell McDonald during Sunday's game.

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them more time on the puck and bringing the majority of play to centre ice.

Victoria began asserting themselves again in the second, playing a more physical game of their own and reestablishing the pressure they enjoyed

in the first period.

Ironically enough, their opener came off a break of their own after a spell of Eagles pressure left space behind for the visitors to skate into and Victoria took a 1-0 lead into the ice cleaning break.

The pattern of

Victoria pressure and Eagles breakaways had been well established by the third, the Eagles’ Josh Walkus and Jake Grinnell repeatedly driving at the Victoria back line, while defenseman Nathan Sandeman and goalie Nyck Ruel had

strong showings at the back.

But for a standout performance from Victoria goalie Niall Murphy — including getting across the goal to snag a onetimer from the Eagles’ Emma Mitchell on the crease — the scoreline

could have been very different.

The visitors added their second with 14:57 left in the third,

but the two sides continued to fight down to the buzzer — at times literally — but it just wasn’t to be for the home side.

In Saturday’s matchup captain Sean Pineda opened the scoring for the Eagles off a Taylor Spafford assist midway through the first.

Victoria tied it up before the buzzer and added a second directly from the puck drop in the second.

Walkus put Mercedes Trevor in to tie for the Eagles at the close of the second before the visitors nosed ahead again in the third.

Walkus found the net off a Grinnell assist with 7:10 on the clock to square the teams and cap the scoring.

Atoms open with road sweep Gazette staff The North Island Eagles atom development hockey team got its Tier 3 regular season off to an impressive start by traveling the length of Vancouver Island and posting a road sweep.

The atoms, despite an apparent case of shaky road legs, rolled to a 12-4 romp Saturday at Saanich behind a seven-point outburst by Ethan Bono and a hat trick from Tyler Roper.

They followed up with a much tighter, 4-3 win Sunday at Juan

de Fuca when Roper snapped a third-period tie with a controversial game-winning goal.

“It was one of those where the puck went in at the same time the whistle blew,” peewee coach Ray Bono said.

“The referee on one side of the net didn’t see it and thought the goalie had covered the puck, and he blew the whistle. But the ref on the other side saw it go in. It was a bang-bang play.”

After the officials consulted with each other, they skated to each bench to confirm

the goal was good, touching off a celebration on the Eagles’ side at 6:30 of the third period.

The score held up until roughly eight minutes remained on the game clock, when the contest was halted because the teams’ scheduled ice time had run out.

“We’re just so proud of them,” Ray Bono said. “We’re happy with the way the kids are playing, and they’re having a lot of fun.”

It didn’t look that way for the first few

minutes after they tumbled out of their vehicles to start the weekend’s play Saturday afternoon.

“On day one, our (pregame) warmup was terrible,” said Bono. “We gave ‘em a stern talking-to, and they came out flying.”

Ethan Bono had four goals and three assists, Roper had three goals and two assists, and Skyler Evans added two goals in the onesided win. Other goals went to Joey Grant, Tynan Klein-Beekman and Daunte McKinney.

Assists were awarded

to Grant, McKinney and Connor Van Will, and Kayden Jones got the victory in net.

Jones, the teams’ loan netminder, was the winner again Sunday as Roper added a pair of goals and an assist.

Klein-Beekman and Keenan Saunders also found the net in the victory, while Cole Klughart assisted on two scores and Dawson Hudock added a single helper.

The atoms are scheduled to host Comox in an exhibition game in Port Hardy Sunday at 1:15 p.m.

Gazette staff Goals by defensemen David Shaw, Malcolm Browne and Coltton Slater allowed the North Island Eagles to escape with a 3-3 tie against Comox Sunday in Vancouver Island Hockey League Tier 3 play Sunday in Comox.

The draw gave the midgets a point on a

weekend in which they were unable to muster much offence on the road. The Eagles dropped a 2-0 decision Saturday to the Victoria Ice Hawks, with Victoria scoring in the late stages of the opening period and the 1-0 score holding until only three minutes remained in regulation.

The loss came despite the Eagles controlling play for much of the game, and credit was given to Victoria goalie Tyrus Sleightume, who kept the visitors at bay.

On Sunday, Shaw scored off a Tyren Dustin assist and Browne tallied an unassisted goal to give the midgets a 2-0 lead over

the Chiefs in Comox.

But the hosts battled back, scoring their first goal late in the second period and adding another midway through the third to forge a 2-2 tie.

Slater’s goal at 13:16 of the third period pushed the Eagles back in front, 3-2, but the Chiefs needed only 29

seconds to tie the score on Austin Pigeon’s goal with 6:15 left to play.

The midgets return home this weekend, with a 4:15 p.m. game Saturday in Port McNeill against Victoria and a rematch Sunday at 11 a.m. back in Chilton Regional Arena.

AThleTe of the Week ATHLETE of the Week BriAn Texmo The Port Hardy skater organized the CONNOR SCOTT second annual Movember benefit The Port McNeill midget skater andin hockey game, and also scored a goal atomthe assistant coach was named Player Warriors’ win over the Bulls. of the Year during Port McNeill Minor J.R. Rardon Hockey’s annual awards night.

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Tribute to Mother Nature’s engineers It is early autumn in this painting and we can all identify with the vision of the little head ploughing its way through the quiet waters of a pond; a pond that has often been created by a family of beavers by damming up a creek. Were it not for its wake, it would likely go unnoticed, but don’t be fooled by the size of the tip of its head. This animal can be up to four feet long and weigh as much as a hundred pounds!

In the top left corner of the pond, a lodge made of sticks and mud is home sweet home. This lodge is built up near the bank of the pond, probably on a raised flat rock.

Beavers are great carpenters and often choose rocks that are a little above the high water mark. Building on and around it, the top of the rock then

A Brush with Henschel with Gordon Henschel becomes the floor of their living room and is covered with wood chips to absorb any moisture. There is a vent to let in fresh air as well as one or two entrances below water level.

The beaver in this painting is typical of the activity during the fall season. Since it doesn’t hibernate, it must lay by provisions for the winter in the form of various trees, small enough to handle. Because ice will cover the pond,

these trees and their no doubt, expensive branches are pulled study done along one below the water and of Canada’s smaller anchored as firmly as rivers. When the final possible to the muddy site was chosen, they bottom of the pond. found the beavers had They will eat the bark already started a dam and cambium layer of there! most hardwood trees Beavers mate for but draw the line at life with mating seaconifers! Their abilson running from January to March ity to gnaw down (those long winter trees at an alarming nights). Gestation is rate enables them to about three months store an immense amount of wood in a The author’s work Beaver Pond shows a resulting in one litter very short time, but typical scene where the national animal is of three or four kits they are highly over- hard at work.

Gordon Henschel in the spring of each year. With open eyes estimated in their tree-falling skills. dams along a stream they simply raise the when they are born, Their accident rate where there is such dam. I once stood they can swim within is frightening. If you a supply, build it up below a dam that was twenty-four hours, look at their working until the water reaches at least ten feet high exploring their watery areas, I’m sure they a level near the trees with a pond covering world around the have absolutely no enabling them to fall almost a square kilo- lodge, accompanied idea where the tree the trees into the water. metre! There’s an old by their parents, withis going to land, but When the trees along story among hydro in a few days. They they do get the job the edge of the pond engineers that tells of will remain with them have been harvested, a very extensive and, for two years. done quickly.

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www.northislandgazette.com 19 Salvation Army program coordinator Michael Winter, centre, is joined by Stephanie Ames, left, and Craig Ferguson of Overwaitea Foods as they prepare to kick off the Salvation Army’s annual Kettle Campaign in Port Hardy, beginning Nov. 29.

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Gazette staff PORT HARDY— The Salvation Army will kick off its annual Christmas Kettle Campaign and Christmas Cheer Appeal mailer Friday, Nov. 29, at two locations in Port Hardy.

Christmas kettles will be placed at Overwaitea Foods and Port Hardy Shopping Centre (near the entrance to the liquor store) for the public to donate funds that will be used to help the Lighthouse Resource

Centre provide food, clothing and services to clients in the coming year.

The kettle campaign will run through Dec. 23.

In addition, Christmas Cheer Appeal letters will be mailed in early December to residents in the Mount Waddington Region.

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ated through the annual mailer Christmas Cheer Appeal helps fund the Salvation Army’s programs throughout the year,” said Michael Winter, Community Ministries Supervisor. “Please help us make a difference. For those who are facing life’s challenges, we want them to know — they are not alone. With your help, we can make a difference.”

Winter added volunteers are still needed for the Christmas

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In the past year the Salvation Army in Mount Waddington assisted 8,458 clients at the Lighthouse centre; served 14,848 hot meals — a 10 per cent increase over 2012; provided clothing assistance to 1,165 people; hosted 455 stays at its extreme weather shelter; and provided advocacy, emergency assistance and spiritual care to 3,655 more.

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The North Island Gazette is holding our annual Christmas story contest.

Writers can enter in three categories: Grades K-3; 4-7; 8-12 Please restrict your entries to a maximum of 300 words.

The Gazette will publish winning entries and runners-up December 19.

Entries are judged by a panel of community volunteers.

The entry deadline is Monday, December 9.

Include your full name, grade and your school.

We prefer stories be emailed to production@ northislandgazette.com. or drop it off to the Gazette office 7305 Market St., Port Hardy.

Colouring Contest

Starting sentence for the story is: It was the first snowfall of the year and school was cancelled. Jill and Michael wrapped up warm, got their sleighs and headed out to the hill. They had just turned the corner when...

Open to children of all ages 4 categories ages: Ages 0-5; 6-8; 9-12; 13 & up Please provide name, age, school, grade and phone number on the back of your colouring contest submission.

Drop off at the Gazette office

by Dec. 9.

Prizes awarded to 1st & 2nd each category

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DEATHS LONGACRE, Leyton E. Nov 14, 1944 ~ Nov 5, 2013 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Leyton Ernest Longacre on November 5, 2013 with his loving wife at his side.

Leyton was born in Powell River, BC and spent his childhood living in his father’s logging camp at Egmont, BC. He spent his life working in the forest industry as a logging truck driver and mechanic. He was known for his dedication to his job and family, as well as being an avid fisherman.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Deena, along with his 4 sons, Norm, Kurt, Vern and Ross; also his 11 grandchildren and his beloved brother, Dean.

Leyton’s wife and family would like to thank Dr. Kerswell for the compassionate care he extended to Leyton, and also thank you to the nurses for their loving care.

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Canadian Diabetes Association.

An open house in memory of Leyton will be held at the Cowichan Lake Sports Arena (Curling Lounge) in Lake Cowichan from Noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 23, 2013.

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

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

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

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