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Cops crack Christmas case J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT HARDY—It wasn’t exactly the Miracle on 34th Street, but the North Island’s own Christmas mystery tale turned out to be the Happy Ending on Highway 19 last week.

Five days after a unidentified bag of Christmas gifts landed on the road near Sayward — and just five days before Christmas — the bag was returned to Tiffany Charlie at her Port Hardy home.

“This has just turned out to be a positive thing,” said Cpl. Milo

Ramsey, the RCMP detachment commander in Sayward. “And it’s just enough before Christmas that they can be wrapped and under the tree.”

The return of the bag of gifts followed a concerted effort — by Ramsey’s detachment, other vol-

unteers and social and news media outlets — to find its rightful owner.

“It was awesome,” Charlie, a mother of eight, said after accepting the bag from Ramsey and

See page 2 Gift bag tumbled to road

Port Alice names arena for Bondue J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT ALICE—Doug Bondue is honoured the Village of Port Alice has chosen to name the town’s ice arena after him. But a part of him wonders if the decision is a bit premature.

“Honestly, it’s a bit odd,” Bondue said after Mayor Jan Allen and councillors unveiled a sign designating the arena Doug Bondue Arena in a short ceremony prior to Friday’s commercial league game. “Normally, you have to be dead to get something like this. And I’m alive, so I guess that’s good.”

Yes, Bondue is alive. And councillors credit his efforts with helping keep the arena in the same condition when a shutdown of the local pulp mill threatened the facility’s closure in 2005.

Bondue spearheaded a group that raised $18,000.

“Coach Bondue, your dedication to Port Alice has not gone unnoticed,” councillor Dave Stewart said while addressing a crowd of more than 60 people. “From this day forward, the mayor and council are honoured to give this arena a new name: the Doug Bondue Arena.”

Santa’s hamper helpers Deanna Jewell, above left, stands by as son Owain, centre, and Avary Miller hoist a Christmas hamper box during Gazette Hamper Fund deliveries Saturday morning at Thunderbird mall. At right, Volunteer Jaylon Grenier places bags of food on hampers awaiting delivery Saturday.

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Gift bag tumbled to road from sister’s truck from Page 1, peeking inside to verify the contents. “It’s nice to see so many people try to help.

Especially at this time of year.”

The saga of the mystery bag began when members of an Emcon road crew came upon a large, dark plastic bag near Sayward.

It was initially thought to be a bag of trash, but after hefting it and finding out how light it was, an Emcon employee opened it up and found what were clearly new, unopened purchases.

The bag was delivered to the Sayward RCMP, which promptly began efforts to track down its owner.

“One of the reason, obviously, is the time of year,” said Ramsey. “Some of the items were clearly gifts for children, and it was important we saw them get back to the children this time of year.”

The RCMP spread the word through its Island District media office, and CTV aired a story on the find. Meanwhile, evidence inside the bag indicated at least some of the items had been purchased from the Bargain Shop in Port Hardy, and the Sayward RCMP turned to their Port Hardy counterparts for assistance.

“At one point we had one of the corporals in Port Hardy attend the store in which they were purchased to see if we could get some video footage of the purchase,” said Ramsey.

“Unfortunately we were unable to do that. It was a very busy day (in the store) Dec. 15, the purchase was made with cash, and nobody remembered who made it.”

As the search for the gifts’ owner went on, Charlie remained oblivious while

Tiffany Charlie, centre, accepts the return of a bag of gifts from Sayward RCMP Cpl. Milo Ramsey as CTV reporter Gord Kurbis tapes the scene at Charlie’s Port Hardy home Friday mornJ.R. Rardon ing. traveling up and down the offered to drive them back Island. She bought some to Port Hardy.

“She offered, just to make gifts locally before traveling to Victoria for her son’s room for the hockey stuff rep bantam game. After and everything,” Charlie stopping to buy some more said.

So it was that, when the items in Campbell River, Charlie was relieved of the bag tumbled from her sispurchases when her sister ter’s truck, neither of them

were aware gifts had been lost. Charlie, after all, did not have them in her possession to lose.

“And my sister didn’t know, because she didn’t know what I’d bought,” Charlie said.

But as the RCMP report hit the airwaves, it was also picked up and shared on Facebook. Charlie and her sister both got involved in the posts before putting two and two together.

“I was going through my stuff to see what was there and thought I should check my receipts,” Charlie said. “It pays to keep your receipts.”

Armed with that information, she called Ramsey’s office in Sayward Dec. 19 and correctly identified the contents of the mystery bag.

“I posted on my sister’s Facebook page because she shared the link, and I’m

Wind farm views queried Gazette staff North Island residents had a chance last week to help shape forest management policy with respect to wind farms and their visual impact.

Gerrard Olivotto held a series of consultations in Port Hardy and Port McNeill to gather public opinion on the first of several stops across the province.

Participants were invited to rate a series

of images based on intrusiveness and appeal. These results will be collated and used to guide future policy decisions by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.

Seven communities will be polled, with Olivotto to return to the North Island in the spring for a second round of surveys.

He explained that, as a first step towards

managing B.C.’s scenic vistas, the ministry had produced a map identifying sensitive areas.

The topography was mapped from publicuse areas — highways, rest stops and so on — and given a value based on it’s visibility and sensitivity. Under this system, steep, highly visible, forested slopes were deemed more sensitive than low relief areas without viewing opportunities.

Areas are then given one of five Visual Quality Objectives.

These VQO’s give parameters for the level of alteration appropriate in the area. These classes described as Preservation, Retention, Partial R e t e n t i o n , Modification, and Maximum Modification.

Once the VQO has been established, Forest Stewardship Plans are required to be consistent with the designation and the area is periodically evaluated and infected for compliance.

To learn more on the policies, visit www.for. gov.bc.ca/hpf/values/ visual/Publications/ index.htm.

Regular Council Meeting Dates In accordance with Section 127 of the Community Charter, the following is the schedule for the Regular Meetings of Council for the Village of Port Alice for 2014.

The Regular Council Meetings are held at 7:00 pm in the Municipal Office Council Chambers, located at 1061 Marine Drive, Port Alice, BC. January 8th, 2014 June 25th, 2014 January 22nd, 2014 July 9th, 2014 February 12th, 2014 August 13th, 2014 February 26th, 2014 September 10th, 2014 March 12th, 2014 September 24th, 2014 March 26th, 2014 October 8th, 2014 April 9th, 2014 October 22nd, 2014 April 23rd, 2014 November 12th, 2014 May 14th, 2014 November 26th, 2014 May 28th, 2014 December 10th, 2014 June 11th, 2014 Certified a true and correct resolution as passed by Council on the 11th day of December, 2013 ___________________________ Madeline McDonald Chief Administrative Officer

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With CTV reporter Gord Kurbis in tow to tape the happy follow-up to his original story, Ramsey traveled to Port Hardy Friday morning to deliver the bag to Charlie’s door.

“This has been quite enjoyable to be a part of, and a great example of how social media can come together in a real positive way to make something like this happen,” said Ramsey.

“It’s a great Christmas story with a great ending.”

And yet, one mystery remains. When Kurbis asked Charlie if he could get footage of her looking through the items for that night’s news program, she held the bag securely closed.

“I don’t want my kids to see what’s in there,” she said. “Sorry.”

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Enbridge pipeline approved, with 209 conditions Tom Fletcher Black Press A federal environmental review panel has recommended Enbridge’s Northern Gateway crude oil pipeline can proceed if 209 conditions are met.

After months of submissions from experts and the public, the National Energy Board Joint Review Panel concluded the benefits of a twin pipeline from northern Alberta to a proposed tanker facility at Kitimat outweigh the risks. Its twovolume report was released Thursday in Calgary.

“The environmental, societal and economic burdens of a large oil spill, while unlikely and not permanent, would be significant,”

the panel concluded in its report. “Through our conditions we require Northern Gateway to implement appropriate and effective spill prevention measures and spill response capabilities, so that the likelihood and consequences of a large spill would be minimized.”

The panel said there would be significant effect on some populations of woodland caribou and grizzly bear, and uncertainty remains over the effectiveness of Enbridge’s plans to minimize the disruption the pipeline would cause.

“It is our view that, after mitigation, the likelihood of significant adverse environmental effects resulting from project malfunctions

“It is our view that, after mitigation, the likelihood of significant adverse environmental effects resulting from project malfunctions or accidents is very low.”

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or accidents is very low,” the report states.

Conditions include protection plans for whales and other marine mammals, measures to protect caribou and other land animals and development of methods to track and deal with diluted bitumen spills.

Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver reiterated his position that “no

energy project will be approved unless it is safe for Canadians and safe for the environment.” The federal cabinet must make a final decision on federal permits for the project by July 2014.

B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak said approval by the federal panel meets one of its five conditions, but doesn’t change the province’s position against

the pipeline until its other four are met. They include satisfying legal obligations to consult and accommodate aboriginal communities and developing “world leading” safety and spill response on land and at sea.

“Now we have Alberta’s agreement for the five conditions, the federal government is talking about the importance of weighing the environment in the balance, and even Enbridge is talking about the importance of the environment in this equation,” Polak said. We believe we’ve made progress in highlighting the very important steps that are going to need to be taken … but we need to see evidence that this work is going to be

Critics vow to fight project

Jeff Nagel Black Press Environmental groups and First Nations quickly condemned the National Energy Board’s recommendation to approve the Northern Gateway oil pipeline project and predicted it will never be built.

Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs president Grand Chief Stewart Philip said the battle will likely move into the courtrooms as First Nations mount legal challenges to Enbridge’s project – assuming it is approved in the months ahead by the federal government.

“This is about the environmental integrity of the watersheds we all share and we are willing to go to any lengths to defend our watersheds,” he said.

“We are prepared to go to the wall against this project. We have no choice.”

W i l d e r n e s s Committee policy director Gwen Barlee called it a reckless, foolish, disappointing decision that will run into a wall of opposition in B.C. “It’s going to be tied up in courts for many, many, many years,” said Gwen Barlee of the Wilderness Committee.

“Environmental organizations will be standing with First Nations

and standing with the hundreds of thousands of other British Columbians who oppose this project and don’t want to see it proceed.”

Barlee said the recommendation of approval flies in the face of a newly released federal report that flagged an insufficient capability to respond to an oil spill on the coast.

“We vow to stand

shoulder to shoulder with First Nations, and the thousands of others who oppose this project,” said Murray Minchin of Kitimat-based Douglas Channel Watch, which was an intervenor in the hearings. “We are determined to keep the north coast of B.C. bitumen-free.”

The twin pipelines, carrying diluted heavy bitumen from northern Alberta to Kitimat

and condensate used to dilute the heavy oil in the opposite direction, would carve across hundreds of creeks and rivers and send oil tankers out through the narrow passages of B.C.’s north coast.

Critics argue Enbridge has not proven itself competent to be trusted with B.C.’s environment, citing its 2010 spill of diluted bitumen into the Kalamazoo River in

achieved.”

Janet Holder, Enbridge’s project leader for Northern Gateway, said the company will work to meet the federal panel conditions, and those laid down by the B.C. government.

Northern Gateway has reached equity partnership agreements with 26 aboriginal communities along the pipeline route, but many others remain opposed.

“The Yinka Dene Alliance has clearly refused permission for Enbridge’s pipelines to cut through our lands and waters,” said Chief Martin Louie of the Nadleh Whut’en First Nation, speaking on behalf of the northern B.C.-based alliance.

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Kwakwala song rings in season J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT HARDY— Listeners of The Port 1240AM Wednesday morning may not have recognized the words, but the Christmas song — and the enthusiasm of the singers — was unmistakable.

A group of 16 students from Wagalus School in Fort Rupert descended on the radio station Tuesday afternoon and recorded their version of Jingle Bells. What made the song unique is that is was sung entirely in Kwakwala, the native language of the Kwakiutl and other Kwakwaka’wakw peoples.

“We’re here to encourage the language revitalization that’s been brought to our communities by the language champions, by the elders who are still with us, speaking the language,” said Davida Hunt, daughter of longtime language teacher Mary Hunt. “The children of

William ‘Wa’ Wasden, left, leads Wagalus students in a Kwakwala language recording of Jingle Bells at CFNI radio in Port Hardy last week. Above right, preschool students accompany themselves with bells as they perform in Fort Rupert.

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Wagalus School have a real good sense of belonging to the community and a connection to the land, through language.

The children were taught the song and directed by hereditary chief William “Wa” Wasden, who stepped in to help with language education this year after Mary Hunt retired at age 77.

“They like to sing,” said Wasden. “They’d rather sing than just

talk language.”

The song and an interview with Davida Hunt were recorded Dec. 17 and aired the following morning. It was part of a larger series of performances by the children, including one Dec. 16 during the band’s Christmas dinner and another, by preschoolers, Dec. 18.

“The children have such a good, positive feeling when they’re singing in Kwakwala,” said Hunt. “Last night

at the Kwakiutl Band dinner you could feel the whole room lift up with the singing of this song.”

Hunt told program host Cody Malbeuf the students were taught the most literal translation of Jingle Bells from English, adding a degree of to the instruction. And they learned the long version.

“FYI, not a lot of people sing the verses like they did,” said Wasden. “Most people

just sing the chorus.”

Hunt is one of several local students in an aboriginal language revitalization program run through the University of Victoria.

The introduction of Kwakwala to elementary and preschoolaged children is an effort by the “language champions” to stave off extinction of the language with the passing of the few elders left who speak fluently.

A five-month language revitalization planning program was kicked off in Fort Rupert last month, and will include events in the new year on the Quatsino and Gwa’sala’Nakwaxda’xw reserves.

Program coordinator said last week’s performance by the Wagalus students was a tribute to Mary Hunt, who has championed the preservation of the Kwakwala language for decades. New warriors, like her daughter and like Wasden, are picking up that mantle.

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Of course, he’s real

More than a century ago, a young girl named Virginia O’Hanlon wrote to a New York City paper to ask whether Santa Claus really existed. New York Sun editor Francis Church’s editorial reply, titled “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” has become a storied part of Christmas folklore in the U.S. Many newspapers re-publish that editorial response at this time of year, but that is not our purpose in this column.

Rather, it is to support Church’s claim using a couple of closer-to-home examples from the past week.

Port Hardy’s Tiffany Charlie found Santa Claus can wear many different uniforms — and access entrances other than chimneys — when a bag of gifts she had purchased was brought to her door by RCMP personnel after it fell from the back of a truck Dec. 15.

From the alert workers who picked up the bag, to the officers who went above and beyond to spread the word, to the communal network of social media, Santa employed numerous helpers to assure the Charlie household a merry Christmas this year.

And Port Alice showed us Santa can also be the recipient of gift-giving, as the Village named its hockey arena for longtime volunteer and general dogooder Doug Bondue Friday night.

Church assured young Virginia that Santa could be seen not through one’s eyes, but only through “faith, fancy, poetry, love and romance.”

We’re pretty sure they were all on display here last weekend. And that’s something worth believing in.

Merry Christmas, everybody.

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Here’s the big idea of 2013 One of Canada’s great entrepreneurial success stories in recent years is WestJet, the Calgary-based airline that is expanding across the country and taking on European routes.

Clive Beddoe, the founding CEO of Westjet, was famous for helping the cabin crew tidy up the plane before getting off a flight.

And the company is also known for its profit-sharing program, with all employees referred to as “owners” who have a stake in the success of the operation.

I thought of this management approach when news emerged that the B.C. government was offering public service unions a new kind of contract, with a five-year term and wage increases tied to improved economic growth.

The surprising thing is that unions are accepting the idea, even though provincial growth must exceed the government’s independent economic forecast council

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projections before it can take effect in a given year.

The Health Sciences Association was the first to recommend acceptance of a five-year agreement. Then they were joined by negotiators for 51,000 health and social services employees, represented by the B.C. Government Employees’ Union and other unions that have long been adversaries of the B.C. Liberals.

John Fryer, negotiator for the BCGEU going back to the epic battles with Social

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After all the shopping, baking, partying and rushing around, the big day is upon us at last.

Enjoy your Christmas Eve in relaxation.

Far be it from us to bring down holiday cheer by highlighting a negative today. And, yes, we know many of you have a nominee.

Credit governments and now a professor at University of Victoria, wasn’t impressed when he heard the news.

“These deals reflect what happens when public sector unions back the losing party in a provincial election,” he said. “Union bargaining power takes a trip down the pooper.”

I think there’s more than that going on. Perhaps today’s union leadership is beginning to accept that its wage, benefit and pension arrangements look pretty good compared to the harsh reality of private businesses competing in a global economy.

I asked Premier Christy Clark if this new approach is inspired by private-sector profit sharing. She agreed that is the model.

“I think that’s a great principle for all of us to work from,” Clark said.

Contrast this labour relations development with what’s happening on the federal scene. A classic confrontation is brewing A member of

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between the Harper government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada.

A key dispute is over sick days, which the government estimates are averaging 18 a year. PSAC currently has 15 “bankable” sick days a year, which the union president refers to as a “negotiated right.”

It takes me back to my first union job, where I was warned never to take just one sick day. We negotiated for two at a time, so always take two, the union rep told me. Implicit in this is the mindset that employees should give as little and take as much as possible.

Looking through my files each December for the B.C. story of the year, I consider what is likely to matter five or 10 years from now.

This partnership approach to building the provincial economy is my pick for 2013.

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

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We you want for need healthy Christmas?” relationships I never have based on trust, an answer. love, grace, It drives my In the spirit compassion, wife crazy. sharing, comThe truth be with known, that Rev. Wade Allen fort, truth, delights me a mercy, diglittle bit. There nity, respect, have been years in which delight, courage, praise, I have tried to put a list pride, support, validatogether. However, I have tion … the list goes on. failed every year.

Truth be known, I do not The root of my prob- remember many material lem is quite simple. A gifts.

A suggestion: This year, while back I sorted out my wants and needs. My give gifts from the heart. reality is that I have few Take the time to celebrate “needs” that are unat- the joyful, loving relatended. The “wants”, by tionships you have with definition, are not really words written with your necessary. Therefore, I own hand. The treasures am content. That content- that fill my treasure chest ment leaves me in a very are words from people I uncomplicated place. love who took the time to That is not to say there tell me how precious I am are not things I would to them and the imporlike to have — there are. tance of me in their lives.

However, the having or There is a high point not having does not mat- which comes for me every Christmas. It arrives ter.

The most precious gifts when all the services are I have ever received are complete and the buildattached to moments in ing is empty. I sit alone which someone — lover, with the symbols of the friend or stranger — has season and exhale a deep reached out and reminded breath. I stop to reflect me that we are not alone. on why this day has come The gentle touch of a to mean so much to me. stranger in the hospital Of all the gifts the one as I waited for my wife to most precious to me is come out of the operating the knowledge that I am room after a miscarriage. not alone. That knowlTears shared with a friend edge is witnessed to in when a marriage ended. the relationships we have The trust and confidence and also in the still quiet shining in my wife’s eyes of a Christmas Eve night as we decided to move to alone — yet not lonely. the North Island. The joy God’s peace. shared at the birth of our three sons.

Reverend Wade Allen The list can go on. ministers to the North Hopefully, and I believe Vancouver Island it is so, the most precious Anglican/United commugifts I have given come nity in Port McNeill, Port from the same place. The Alice and Port Hardy. heart. wcallen@hotmail.ca

Letters to the editor

Story time Jesse and Austin Porter settle in for storytime with Lauren Martineau at the Port Hardy branch of VIRL earlier this month.

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Nightmare a dream A big rave for all the businesses who stayed open late and made the Nightmare Before Christmas a success!

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December 25 St. John Gualbert Church hosts a free community Christmas dinner, 4 p.m., Port McNeill. For info or to sign up, call Christina Hinton, 250-956-4400 or Pat Boyd, 250-956-4204, or register at the A-Frame Bookstore.

December 28 Healing through Laughter workshop, 6-8 p.m., at Whe-la-la-u Area Council centre, Alert Bay. Door prizes, more. Facilitator: Bert Isaac. For info, contact ‘Namgis Health Centre at 250-974-5522.

January 1 Annual Polar Bear Jump, noon, Seagate Wharf, Port Hardy. Hosted by Port Hardy Lions Club. Registration at dock 11:30 a.m.-noon.

January 15 Gate House Community Association hosts its first Member’s Appreciation Night, 7-9 p.m., Gate House Theatre in Port McNeill. Open to everyone who has helped with, been involved in or attended any event.

Info, Gate House Community Association on Facebook.

Feb. 21-22 Port McNeill Figure Skating Club hosts its biennial Ice Carnival at Chilton Regional Arena. Shows at 7 p.m.

Friday, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday.

February 22 North Island Concert Society presents Ken Lavigne, original Canadian Tenor, in its annual dinner show, Port Hardy Civic Centre. Doors open 5:30 p.m., dinner 6 p.m., music at 7:30. Additional dinner music provided by North Island Community Band. Tickets $45, available in advance at Cafe Guido and Port Hardy Museum in Port Hardy, at The Flower Shoppe in Port McNeill and in Port Alice by calling Gail Neely, 250284-3927.

March 22 North Island Concert Society presents the WolackDonnelly Duo, 7:30 p.m., Port Hardy Civic Centre.

One piano, one clarinet and a unique and sometimes

humorous take on classical music. Tickets $25, available in advance at Cafe Guido and Port Hardy Museum in Port Hardy, at The Flower Shoppe in Port McNeill and in Port Alice by calling Gail Neely at 250-2843927.

April 12 North Island Concert Society presents John Wort Hannam, 7:30 p.m., Port Hardy Civic Centre. Critically acclaimed folk singer/songwriter in the mold of recent NICS acts like David Francey, James Keelaghan and Murray McLaughlin. Opening act: singer-songwriter Erin Junkala of Coal Harbour. Tickets $25, available in advance at Cafe Guido and Port Hardy Museum in Port Hardy, at The Flower Shoppe in Port McNeill and in Port Alice by calling Gail Neely, 250-284-3927.

May 11 Annual MS Walk, Port Hardy Secondary School.

Time and sign-up details to be announced.

Helping hands for Hampers

January 30 Pasta Night dinner at Quarterdeck Inn, 5-9 p.m., by donation to support the recently formed Four Paws Rescue Group. For info, call Alex, 250-949-9462.

Lia von Klingspor of Coastal Community Credit Union presents Gazette publisher Sandy Grenier with a cheque for $391 for the Gazette Hamper Fund.

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• Port Hardy Museum & Gift Shop open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m.- 5 p.m. Temporary exhibit Girls' Night Out. • Quatsino Museum & Archives is open Saturday and Sunday from 1:00-2:00 pm Sept.-June, daily July-August. FMI quatsino.museum@ recn.ca.

• Every 1st & 3rd Saturday at 7pm: Coal Harbour Activity Centre Game Night. Bring a friend. Free. FMI 250-949-0575.

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

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

• The Port Hardy Hospital Auxiliary Society meets the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome.

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The story of the Storeys In previous columns I have written about the history of early Fort Rupert, the Port Hardy Air Force base, and the Kwakiutl First Nation.

Today I thought I would pass on a bit of information about Storey’s Beach’s first residents, George and Frances Storey. The information for this article is taken from the North Island Gazette and the book “A Dream Come True: Port Hardy 1904 – 2004,” published by the Port Hardy Museum.

George (Paddy) Storey was a logger who had worked around the Coast, and while a patient in the Vancouver General Hospital had met his future wife Frances (Sannie) Lyon.

Paddy loved the Beaver Harbour area, and was excited when his application to log in the area was approved in 1941.

At the time there were no roads into the area, and so the Storeys’ logging camp was pulled up onto the North end of the beach, close to the creek outlet.

If you take a walk down to the beach today, the area of the camp was the location around Chatham Ave. The Storeys’ float home was pulled up on skids and is still there today, a simple white and brown house right on the beach.

The Storeys’ children were initially home-schooled. Sannie would walk the beach or row to visit with her nearest neighbours at Fort Rupert.

When the children started attending school they had to walk the beach from the logging camp to the current boat launch area by the pavilion to catch the bus. Not a difficult feat in the summer but much more challenging in the dark or the snow!

Water would be collected from Storey’s

“The Storeys’ float home was pulled up on skids and is still there today... right on the beach.”

A Look Back with Brenda McCorquodale Creek, which ran behind the camp.

One popular story about Sannie was that she once tried to shoot a cougar she discovered in her chicken coop. She apparently shot a branch off of a nearby fruit tree, and blasted a hole in a dinghy, but didn’t kill the cougar!

It wasn’t until 1957 that the Storeys’ first neighbours moved onto the beach, Ned and Pru France.

A rough trail was cleared along the beach around this time which was navigable by jeep, but had to continually be cleared of debris after big storms.

Paddy died in 1968 of lingering illness related to a car accident some 20 years earlier.

Sannie started Port

Hardy’s first trailer park when, during a housing shortage, she allowed people to put trailers on her property.

Sannie died in 2006 in the Port Hardy Hospital at the age of 97, only having been out of her home for 10 days.

You may notice that there are different spellings of Storey’s Beach. Initially the town’s maps erroneously spelled the street fronting the beach “Stories Beach Road.” In 2000 the town corrected its spelling of the street to “Storey’s Beach,” however provincial maps and google maps still show the spelling as “Stories Beach.”

Descendants of the Storey family still live on the beach.

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Overwaitea Foods supplied the food for the event, with over 160 people coming out to the dinner.

Right: The Salvation Army’s Michael Winter hands out dessert at the Lighthouse Resource Centre during the annual Christmas Dinner.

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North Island Life

Lucca Stewart, above, loads his plate during the annual Breakfast with Santa event at Port Alice Community Centre Dec. 14. At right, Lincoln Holmes signals an end to his photo session with Santa and brother Grayden, right.

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Gazette staff PORT ALICE—Santa’s sleigh shared a room with sleight-of-hand last week as Port Alice hosted its annual Breakfast with Santa event at the Community Centre.

The day began with a

pancake breakfast for children and their families, and included the Myster-O magic show of Kevin Ogren and a free skate at the adjacent arena.

The highlight, though, was the appearance of the

Jolly Old Elf himself, who sat in his sleigh with each child for a photo before sending each of them off with a bag of treats.

On this page, we share a few our our favourite images from the day ...

Far left: Carter Rogers grabs a fistful of Santa’s bears while giving him close scrutiny; Left: Nora Brackett admires the Christmas tree in the Larry Pepper room; Above: Magician Kevin Ogren reacts with alarm as Joey Jorgenson snatches what appears to be dog doo; Right: Santa says hello to Brackett, who chooses to share her greetings at a safe remove.

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Poetry night a slam at NISS PORT McNEILL— On Thursday December 11, North Island Secondary School hosted its second annual Art Show and Poetry Slam event.

Much like last year, the show was a success with many people from both the school and community attending.

Student MCs Kean Draeger and Keisha Davis led the crowd through both poetry and musical performances.

Port McNeill’s mayor Gerry Furney started off the night by reading some of his poems, after which several students and teachers read their slam poems.

In slam poetry, poets perform in front of a crowd and are scored by judges selected from the audience. For the second year in a row, grade 12 student Josie Cook took first prize.

Between poems, the audience was treated to music and singing. Particularly memorable was Special Education teacher Doug Abbot’s stunning rendition of Miley Cyrus’s “Wrecking Ball.”

Before, after and halfway through the show, attendants also had the chance to view and purchase student artwork. Several pieces were purchased, much to the satisfac-

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Submit results to 250-949-6225 Fax 250-949-7655 or email us at sports@northislandgazette.com • Deadline 10 am Monday Left: Benton Browne of Port McNeill waves after refereeing his first game with father Conrad, rear, as his mom, Cyndi, looks on at right.

Right: Referee Conrad Browne, left, skates past his son, Benton, during a bantam house game at Chilton Regional Arena in November.

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December 20 Men’s hockey Mustangs at Islanders, 8 p.m., Port Alice; Bulls vs. Warriors, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy.

December 21 Men’s hockey Warriors vs. Bulls, 4:45 p.m., Port Hardy.

January 10-12 Minor Hockey Port Hardy Minor Hockey peewee tournament, Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena. Concession, raffle, 50/50.

January 11 Rep hockey North Island Eagles midgets host Saanich, 4 p.m., Port Alice.

January 17-19 Minor hockey Port McNeill Minor Hockey midget tournament, Chilton Regional Arena.

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

Curling Broughton Curling Club’s Ladies 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.

January 18 Rep hockey North Island Eagles bantams host Peninsula, 2:30 p.m., Port Hardy; Eagles peewees host Alberni Valley, 4 p.m., Port Alice.

January 19 Rep hockey North Island Eagles peewees host Alberni Valley, 9 a.m., Port Hardy; Eagles atom development hosts Comox, 11:15 a.m., Port Hardy.

January 24-26 Curling Fort Rupert Curling Club’s Mixed Open bonspiel.

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Father and son team up in stripes J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— When Conrad Browne promised he would referee a game with his son before Christmas, his wife Cyndi took the news with a heavy dose of skepticism.

After all, Conrad made the promise from an intensive-care unit bed in hospital in Victoria, where he was being treated for severe burns, a broken ankle and other injuries suffered when the family’s boat exploded July 2 in Port McNeill Harbour.

“I told him right out, ‘That’s not gonna happen,’” Cyndi said matter-of-factly. “You

Tri trio Port Hardy triathletes Scott Harris, Jaylon Grenier and Janet Dorward listen to instruction from Ironman veteran Jasper Blake and coach Martin Gurrin during a training clinic at Crystal Pool in Victoria in November.

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just do your recovery and worry about that later.”

Conrad apparently took the advice to heart. He wrapped up what was estimated to be a three-month ICU stay in six weeks.

And he not only made good on his promise to join 12-yearold Benton Browne on a refereeing crew this fall — he made it back to the ice in time for Benton’s first game as an accredited official, on November 9 at Port McNeill’s Chilton Regional Arena.

“He’s pretty stubborn,” Benton said of his dad. “I thought he’d probably make

“It was pretty cool reffing with my dad. It seems like something from a dream.”

Benton Browne

it, but I thought it would be closer to Christmas.”

The pair managed to get in a second game together recently, when the North Island Eagles atom development team played at Chilton Dec. 15.

But the first game, a bantam house meeting between the Port McNeill and Port Hardy clubs was particularly special.

“It was a very emotional day at our house — in a good way” Cyndi said. “I didn’t think it would happen. Certainly not that quickly.”

Conrad and Benton were both aboard the family’s live-in, 46-foot wooden boat in July when it was rocked by a tremendous explosion as Conrad tried starting its engine shortly after

refuelling. With help from Steve Jackman of Port McNeill Fuel Dock, Conrad managed to rescue his son but both were injured in the incident. Conrad’s injuries were particularly severe, including the burns, broken ankle, and pieces of glass embedded in his foot and legs.

The community rallied to raise funds for the family, which lost nearly all of its possessions. The emotional pain of that loss is gradually receding, but the physical scars are all but gone.

“It kind of seems like it happened to someone else,” Cyndi

said.

Conrad Browne has been a longtime official on the North Island, and also served as head coach of the North Island Eagles hockey program in 2012-13.

Benton Browne plays for the Eagles peewee hockey team and is among the area’s newest group of officiating recruits.

However long he may continue refereeing hockey games, though, he is likely to always remember his first.

“It was pretty cool reffing with my dad,” he said. “It seems like something from a dream.”

Bonspiel seeks rinks Gazette staff PORT HARDY—Fort Rupert Curling Club will host its annual mixed open bonspiel Jan. 24-26, and is inviting interested teams and individuals to join the fun.

Registration is under way for full rinks, with a cost of $240 per team including dinner, prizes and curling.

Individuals without a team may also apply for a chance to be placed on a shorthanded squad for the weekend.

To register, or for more info, call John at 250-902-8151 or Kylie at 250949-0402. Registration deadline is Jan. 22.

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Take a dip for free this Xmas Gazette staff The District of Port Hardy and the Regional District of Mount Waddington have renewed a Christmas break tradition again this year by opening for free public skating and swimming at their respective recreational facilities, courtesy of local businesses and organizations.

Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill kicked off its free sponsored skating, which includes both public skating and stick time skates, last Saturday.

The sessions will continue daily through Sunday, Jan. 5, with closures for Christmas Day Dec. 25 and New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.

Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena in Port Hardy will be closed through Boxing Day, but will reopen Friday, Dec. 27 for a pair of sponsored skates. Additional free family and public skating will be available Dec. 30, Jan. 2 and Jan. 3.

Port Hardy pool will also offer free, sponsored family and pub-

lic swim sessions Dec. 27, Dec. 30 and Jan. 2.

Swimming and skating sessions held Monday were sponsored by Macandales, Fox’s Disposal and Coastal Community Credit Union. Sponsors in Port McNeill Friday through Monday included Northern Lights Restaurant, West Coast Helicopters and Sointula Recreation.

Upcoming sessions and their sponsors include: Sponsored public skate time at Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill: Dec. 21—1-3 p.m., 6-8 p.m., sponsored

by Fox’s Disposal and Northern Lights Restaurant.

Dec. 22—1-3 p.m., sponsored by Fox’s Disposal and West Coast Helicopters.

Dec. 23—1-3 p.m., 6-8 p.m., sponsored by Sointula Recreation.

Dec. 24—1-3 p.m., sponsored by Furney Distributing.

Dec. 25—Merry Christmas!

Arena closed.

Dec. 26—1-4 p.m.,

sponsored by Port McNeill Baptist Church and The Doctors Group.

Dec. 27—1-3 p.m., 6-8 p.m., sponsored by Black Bear Resort and Marketplace IGA. Dec. 28—1-3 p.m., 6-8 p.m., sponsored by Black Bear Resort and Marketplace IGA. Dec. 29—1-3 p.m., 6-8 p.m., sponsored by Windsor Plywood and Peg Pahti Janitorial.

Dec. 30—1-3 p.m., 6-8 p.m., sponsored by Windsor Plywood and Peg Pahti Janitorial.

Dec. 31—1-3 p.m., sponsored by North Island Community Services-Family Centre and Mike Balcke Contracting.

Jan. 2—1-3 p.m., 6-8 p.m., sponsored

by Marine Harvest and Mike Balcke Contracting.

Jan. 3—1-3 p.m., 6-8 p.m., sponsored

by People’s Drug Mart and Whe-la-la-u Area Council.

Jan. 4—1-3 p.m., 6-8 p.m., sponsored

by People’s Drug Mart and Whe-la-la-u Area Council.

Jan. 5—1-3 p.m., sponsored by Superior

Propane.

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Sponsored stick time at Chilton Regional Arena: Dec. 22—3:15-4:45 p.m., sponsored by Lemare Lake Logging.

Dec. 23—3:15-4:45 p.m., sponsored by Shop-Rite Rona.

Dec. 26—11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m., sponsored by Lemare Lake Logging.

Dec. 27—3:15-4:45 p.m., sponsored by Shop-Rite Rona.

Dec. 28—3:15-4:45 p.m., sponsored by Alert Bay Towing.

Dec. 29—3:15-4:45 p.m., sponsored by Marine Harvest.

Dec. 30—3:15-4:45 p.m., sponsored by Marine Harvest.

Dec. 31—10:45 a.m.12:45 p.m. (12-under only), sponsored by Port McNeill Minor Hockey and Fox’s Disposal.

Jan. 2—3:15-4:45 p.m., sponsored by Alert Bay Towing.

Jan. 3—3:15-4:45 p.m., sponsored by Marine Harvest.

Jan. 4—3:15-4:45 p.m., sponsored by Lemare Lake Logging.

Jan. 5—3:15-4:45 p.m., sponsored by

Sponsored skating at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena, Port Hardy: Dec. 27—4:45-6:15 p.m. Family skate; 8:15 p.m.-9:45 p.m. public skate, both sponsored

by Port Hardy Lions Club.

Dec. 30—4:45-6:15 p.m. Family skate; 8:15 p.m. public skate.

Jan. 2—4:45-6:15 p.m. Family skate; 8:15 p.m. public skate.

Jan. 3—4:45-6:15 p.m. Family skate; 8:15 p.m. public skate.

Sponsored swimming at Port Hardy Pool: Dec. 27—11 a.m.noon Family swim sponsored by CIBC; 1:15-2:45 p.m. public swim sponsored by Keltic Seafoods.

Dec. 30—11 a.m.noon Family swim sponsored by North Island Gazette; 1:152:45 p.m. public swim sponsored by Port Hardy Lions.

Jan. 2—11 a.m.-noon Family swim sponsored

by CUPE 401; 1:152:45 p.m. public swim sponsored by Paul Grier.

The wheel deal

Mason Northey of Port Hardy hoists his trophy during the Vancouver Island Motocross season-ending event in Campbell River this fall. Northey placed second overall in his 50cc age group.

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AthleteS of the Week ConrAd & Benton BroWne The father-son duo refereed their first hockey game together just months after suffering injuries in a boat explosion and fire in Port McNeill.

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Belting up Above: Larissa McGillawee of Port Hardy, right, performs a kata in front of her brother, Sidney, during belt testing at the Bushido Shotokan karate dojo in the Civic Centre last Tuesday; Isabella Schmidt blocks a blow; Joshua Williamson, left, and Tom Cook perform side kicks.

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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

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HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC (North Island)

WOODS FOREMAN (Port McNeill )

Detailed job postings can be viewed at

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

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TRADES, TECHNICAL JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages, relocation allowance, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop.

Full-time permanent with benefits. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info at: hannachrysler.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; Or send by email to: chrysler@telusplanet.net

PERSONAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SERVICES

REAL ESTATE

RENTALS

RENTALS

FOR SALE BY OWNER

APARTMENT/CONDO

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

PORT MCNEILL MCCLURE APT’S.

PORT MCNEILL Mobile Home Park Pads for rent.

Short walk to shopping, school & ocean. $286.00/ month Call 250-956-2355

New Management 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom apartments. Competitive prices.

Call 250-956-3526.

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

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

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

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

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO KINGCOME MANOR

PORT MCNEILL

IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple.

Your Credit / Age / Income is not an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

LEGAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES TELEPHONE SERVICES DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect home phone service. No one refused! Low monthly rate! Calling features and unlimited long distance available. Call National Teleconnect today! 1866-443-4408. or visit online: www.nationalteleconnect.com

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

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

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

NEWLY RENOVATED Bach, 1 or 2 bedrooms.

Newly furnished available.

Free sat tv, over 300 channels.

Phone Ron and Linda 250-956-3365 MARINA VIEW APTS & Townhouses.

Professional building. 3 bdrm & 2 bdrm available. 250-949-0192.

Port Hardy, BC West Park Manor & Lindsay Manor 1/2 month free for selected suites!

Large one & two bedroom suites, some with a great view, all clean and in excellent condition.

Also elegantly furnished executive suites available.

Well maintained secure & quiet buildings.

Close to shopping.

Friendly onsite resident managers.

Call Renee toll free 1-877-227-7888 or email for info: comehome@pineridgevillage.ca PORT HARDY Pets welcome, quiet 2 bdrm apt near Airport.

Small backyard. Ref. Req. Private parking. 250-949-7189 PORT MCNEILL3 Bdrm townhouse.

Call 250-9563440. www.portmcneilltown houses.yolasite.com

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SEAHAVEN APARTMENTS 7070 Shorncliffe St. Oceanview 2 bdrm suite.

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

Quiet, adult building, non smoking, no pets.

References required.

Inquiries contact 250-230-1462.

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

SUITES, LOWER PORT HARDY Ground level entry 2 bedroom suite, 6 appliances, Beaver Harbour Rd. Avail immediately. $750/mo.

N/S, N/P. 250-902-1236.

TOWNHOUSES PORT HARDY: Seawind Estates, like new (604)4183626 or trojan12@shaw.ca

TRANSPORTATION

PORT HARDY Highland Manor •Bachelor •1bdrm furnished •1 bdrm suites References Call Jason 250-949-0192

AUTO FINANCING

COTTAGES OCEANVIEW COTTAGES for rent in Port Hardy

Includes satellite TV, internet, jacuzzi bath, No pets.

(250)949-7939 www.bearcovecottages.ca

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DUPLEXES/4PLEXES PORT HARDY - 3 bdrms, 1 bathroom. $800 + utils. Housebroken pets welcome. Avail.

Feb 1st. 250-902-0607.

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HELP WANTED

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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

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Caleb, left, and Ethan MacKenzie join Santa for a photo at the community centre in Port Alice.

J.R. Rardon

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School snowcases Gazette staff Students on the North Island rounded out the final week of class in style as several schools hosted Christmas entertain-

ment last week.

Eagle View Elementary, Sunset Elementary and Avalon Adventist Junior Academy each put on their annual

Christmas show, with students taking the limelight.

Here a few moments we managed to capture on our rounds of the festive events...

Clockwise from above: Sunset Elementary students wraps up a number during the school’s Christmas concert Thursday in Port McNeill; Jordis Sinden, Ella Vose, Mackenzie Moore and Santa (Mitchell Stead) leap during their primary class number in the Eagle View Elementary School Christmas concert at the Civic Centre Wednesday; Students Amika Poynter and Kalina Cotter flip over at the Eagle View show; Santa (Chelsea Noel), Sarah Brandson and Mrs. Claus (Emily Jeffrey) perform the can-can in Sunset Elementary’s show; Kashia Cook and Taylor Monge perform at the Avalon Adventist Junior Academy Chistmas Program Thursday night; Lucinda Janse and Jasmine Dayley play it cool during their singing number in the Eagle View Elementary Christmas concert.

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Contact: Pat Horgan - Better at Home Coordinator Office Line: (250) 949-8333 Email: PatH@nicccs.org 7095 Thunderbird Rd. Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0