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For the second time in three elections, Qualicum Beach voters may be asked to increase the size of their town council. Mayor Teunis Westbroek gave council notice that he will put a motion forward, likely Jan. 27, to ask the public to increase the size of council to seven members (six councillors plus the mayor) from its current five (four councillors plus the mayor). If the motion is successful, voters will see the question on their ballot Nov. 15, but it would not come into effect until the next municipal election three years later. “It’s just one of those things that from time to time we put to the public and because it’s done during an election it doesn’t really cost anything,” Westbroek said after council’s regular meeting Monday. The same question was asked of Qualicum Beach electors in 2008 when 76 per cent of voters were opposed to increasing the size of council (2,750 voted no, 854 voted yes). Westbroek was asked what advantages he saw for the community with a larger council. “The reason why some people have asked me is they think it gives you a better cross section and if one councillor is away, and we have had times when there were two that were away, then all of a sudden you are down to three people and we’ve had council decision made by three people,” said Westbroek. “So if there were six, the chances are you would have more than three people.” Westbroek is the mayor, but he’s also an elector and he was asked which way he would vote if the question was on the ballot in November. “The way I’m thinking right now, I would say six would probably be a good idea,” said the mayor. Council can make the change by simply passing a bylaw, but no one contacted by The NEWS thought that was a good idea. Westbroek and Coun. Bill Luchtmeijer both said it should be a decision for the general public to make, and not just council. Luchtmeijer did not agree with the mayor about increasing the size of council, however. “I would have my doubts if there would be any benefit to going to a larger council,” said Luchtmeijer, a former mayor. Luchtmeijer said more valuable staff time would be eaten up providing explanations and information to seven, instead of five, members of council. “I imagine it would slow the operation of the municipality down.”
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Rollie Koop is the new superintendent of local schools. The announcement came Tuesday that the acting superintendent of schools would take on the role, as well as the title of chief executive officer of school district 69 (Qualicum). Koop joined the district in August 2000 as Vice Principal of Kwalikum Secondary School and moved to the position of acting principal in 2005. He moved to Ballenas Secondary School as principal in 2006. In August 2009 he was asked to join the senior management team as the assistant superintendent. Koop has filled the position of acting superintendent of schools since March 1, 2013. Koop has 33 years of experience in education including time spent as a teacher and administrator with the Langley and Surrey school districts and with BCIT School of Business. — NEWS Staff
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The 893 Beaufort Squadron Air Cadets will be holding a bottle drive in Qualicum Beach and Parksville on Saturday, Jan. 25. If you have donations and would like to make sure that they are picked up from your address, please e-mail 893fundraising@gmail.com and the squadron will be sure to pick them up. Additionally, donations will be accepted at the Parksville Bottle and Recycling Depot the same day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. — NEWS Staff CANDACE WU PHOTO
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The $40 million water service project in the works for Parksville and Nanoose Bay is about six months behind schedule, but a $400,000 grant announced Tuesday shows it is still rolling along. “We applied for it, so we knew the application was in, but it’s definitely a pleasant bonus,” said Englishman River Water Service program manager Mike Squire of the federal Gas Tax Funds disbursed Tuesday. Squire said 2014 will be a big year for the project, which has already seen years of planning and testing and will lead to a new river water intake, treatment plant and possibly the province’s first aquifer storage and recovery system (ASR). “This money will help with the costs in the design stage,” Squire said, adding the goal is to
complete preliminary designs, updated costs, extensive public education and a referendum on borrowing millions of dollars by the end of the year. “When grants are available we want to be ready to take advantage,” he added. He said he hopes the ASR feasibility study — with the results from ongoing tests of pumping, storing and retrieving treated water — will be done by April. Squire said they need the ASR results before they can finalize the treatment facility plans because ASR would reduce the required treatment capacity. A community advisory group is also starting a lot of work on decisions around options like walking trails, an educational component, public meeting spaces and LEED environmental certification among others. The grant announced Tuesday was one of eight totalling $23 million handed out to infrastructure projects across the Regional District of Nanaimo. A sewer project in Bowser will also get some of this grant money, according to a regional district official.
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There are big things stirring in the video game world, and local designers hope to be at the forefront. High on the list of contenders is The Gallery: Six Elements, a virtual reality game being designed by Qualicum Beach’s Denny Unger and his CloudHead Games team. While virtual reality (VR) — usually involving a video headset that puts you in the action — has been promised for decades, there is a lot of buzz about the new Oculus Rift VP platform which may finally reach affordability with graphics that meet the high modern standards. Jared Shaw, another local digital media expert suggests, like many, that the Oculus VR system is on the verge of overtaking the big home gaming consoles like Play Station and X-Box, and The Element will be one of the first games available. That would be a huge boost for Unger and his small company that has been working on the graphic heavy adventure game with funding pieced together from many sources including a Kickstart campaign where they have raised $82,000 from more than 1,500 online backers. Shaw, who moved to Qualicum Beach two years ago when he could have gone anywhere, said like many he chose the area for the lifestyle and with modern technology he’s able to continue working with companies in Silicon Valley and around the world. But like Shaw and Unger, people working in video games and other high level digital work
still benefit from interacting with others in their industry, which is where Qualicum Beach’s Digital Arts Studio comes in. Last September town council asked staff to develop a co-working space for digital industry talent in the train station for a one year trial. Patricia Huntsman, the town’s cultural development and communications consultant said the idea came partly from last year’s digital media symposium which attracted more than 140 people including huge figures like Jason Kapalka, who’s PopCap Games (which developed Bejeweled) sold to Electronic Arts for $750 million in 2011 and Syd Mead who did the concept art for many films including Blade Runner, Aliens, Tron and Elysium. Shaw, who has been a key volunteer in the town’s studio project, said they were also inspired by big digital media events like Victoria’s famous Orca Jam video game designer conference and saw this as a kind of ongoing event. “When you put people together great things can develop,” Shaw said of the studio they plan to open in March. He added that while game design can seem like solitary work, they often get together in coffee shops or public places to discuss projects and the studio will give them a place to do that and set up a bit longer term. He said he imagines the studio eventually developing into an educational centre and showcase to entice more computer companies and individuals to the area. While people wait for the digital studio in March, The Gallery: Six Elements will be introduced to local audiences next Tuesday, Jan. 21Vanc at the Qualicum Beach Lefty’s Food from 5-8 to p.m. For more check their extensive website at www.thegallerygame.com.
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THURSDAY SPOTLIGHT: People, places and issues of the Parksville/Qualicum Beach region new project LooKInG For SUpport
Nanoose community gardens Local resident Deana Thompson wants feedback from Nanoose Bay residents on whether or not they would like to see a community garden project developed CANDACE WU news@pqbnews.com
A rather barren-looking plot of land in the heart of Nanoose Place may soon flourish with fruit trees and strawberry bushes if Nanoose Bay resident Deana Thomson rallies enough support. “I want to start a community garden,” said Thomson, adding that it’s a big project and she would need the support of fellow residents. She explains that community gardens are plots of land which are rented to locals who tend to it themselves. Currently, the empty space is owned by the Regional District of Nanaimo. Last year, Becky Pruden had a similar idea and If people want to made headway build a community garden on the project. I’d like to hear from them “There’s a lot deana thomson of potential,” said Pruden. “My original plan was to make a space available firstly for people who find deer an issue as they get into their personal property (community gardens would be protected by stucco fence), secondly to create sustainability in the area, thirdly to provide produce for the local food bank and finally for Childrens Place daycare centre next door to utilize the garden to grow food and educate kids.” Excited about the idea, Pruden began making phone calls last year. The local garden club made a monetary donation, kick-starting the project. With the initial donation, Pruden purchased cement building blocks, which became the foundation for the community garden, creating eight garden beds. They have sat empty ever since. Pruden, who was single handedly spearheading the construc-
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Nanoose Bay resident Deana Thomson and former resident Becky Pruden want to know if the community of Nanoose Bay would like to see a community garden constructed in Nanoose Place that would benefit locals, the food bank and the Nanoose Bay Childrens Place day care.
tion, moved into Parksville and the project came to a screeching halt. However, Thomson wants to revitalize the idea. Thomson said she would ideally like to see the space gardened and maintained by a local committee, who would work to turn the vacant space into a full fledged garden complete with fruit trees, lettuce, rhubarb, raspberry and strawberry bushes. “The idea is that people would rent out the plots to garden and the left over ones could be used to grow food for the food bank in Nanoose,” said Thomson. “If it’s
viable, I’d like to see it completed, planted and maintained from year to year.” According to Thomson, the community garden project already has funds in place. She is looking into grants from local organizations, some of which she said have already offered financial aid. Pruden maintains her support of the project. “I’d love to see it go on and help get it finished,” she said. The duo is now in the preliminary stages of gauging community support.
“If people want to build a community garden, I’d like to hear from them,” said Thomson. “It is a big project and I cannot do it by myself.” If the community bands together to complete the project, a garden could be underway by this spring. However, Thomson said that it will be very hard work and a big commitment. If you are interested in building a community garden in Nanoose Bay, contact Deana Thomson by e-mail at deanat@shaw.ca or call 250-821-8944.
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FLEA MARKET: From left, Fraternal Order of Eagles members Glen Alcorn, Bill Smith and Adi Eckstein man one of the many booths at the club’s monthly flea market held last Saturday morning at Eagles Hall. The club donates to various local organizations throughout the year, and their flea market, held every second Saturday of the month, help raise funds.
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A new policy proposal permitting secondary suites in rural areas, which would see inspections to pre-existing land parcels, is being thrown back to regional district staff . “We’ve always been opposed to regional district inspections,” said Area F director Julian Fell after the RDN’s electoral area planning committee meeting Tuesday. “That’s not going to fly in my area.” Fell said Coombs, Hilliers and Errington have “been a community since the get go” and as a result, houses a lot of home-based businesses on subdivided land, which is why the secondary suite proposal won’t work for his constituents. “Because of the relatively late imposition
on zoning and inspection in our area, we have a lot of stuff that’s grandfathered legitimately,” said Fell. “The plan the regional district wants to bring forward in order to sort of normalize all these suites is to go through an inspection process.” Furthermore, Fell said most of the suites in his district are “technically legal, so it’s not a case of legalizing and illegalizing, it’s a case of recognition.” Despite his reservations about inspections, Fell said he is in support of the project and would like to see it go through. “It has the potential of almost doubling housing units without having to subdivide and it’s helping people who can no longer afford the expensive land to pay for it so in that sense it’s good.” See Staff EXPECtED, page A31
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Town council has chosen a path related to Pheasant Glen’s proposed development that could see both a re-worked official community plan and a change in Qualicum Beach’s growth containment boundary in regional district hands by April. How long it takes the Regional District of Nanaimo to deal with the changes is unclear. “I haven’t been able to get a definite answer on how long that would take,” said the town’s director of planning, Luke Sales. “Regional district staff tend not to second guess (municipalities), but in the end, the regional district board will make the final determination.” The move to make the town’s growth containment boundary the same as the town boundary was the first step council took Monday night at its regular meeting in front of about 100 spectators at the civic centre. “I think it’s important this is the first step,” said Coun. Bill Luchtmeijer. “It makes it clear, simple and the same for everyone in town.” Coun. Dave Willie, the town’s representative on the regional district board of directors, said it’s important elected officials of Qualicum Beach control the town’s growth. He said growth in a community is controlled by official community plans and zoning debates/bylaws at the council table. “You don’t do it by putting layers of outside government on top of it,” said Willie. Coun. Scott Tanner agreed, saying “it’s almost unfair to ask (a regional district director) from Cedar or the City of Nanaimo” to make decisions about Qualicum Beach development issues. Coun. Mary Brouilette said she has supported the notion of the growth containment boundary being one with the town boundary for five years. “Now we won’t have to go through the whole (regional district approval) process every time someone comes up with a big idea or a little idea,” said Brouilette. The motion passed unanimously. Council then had two options to deal with the required OCP review for Pheasant Glen’s application, one which looked at the specific site of the development and another that encompassed the wider, south Qualicum Beach area. The Dutton family, owners of Pheasant Glen, want to build 100 single-family homes, 60 resort cabins, a clubhouse and pavilion on their land adjacent to their championship golf course. The The Oceanside Womens Business Network (OWBN) presents:
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Duttons say the town would receive $3.5 million in development cost charges from the project, along with $500,000 a year in tax revenue. The Duttons had approval years ago for 220 resort homes, but, as Sales said Monday, “the developer has made the case that the existing zoning is not financially viable.” Pheasant Glen needs a change in the OCP and zoning to go forward with its new plan. Council passed a motion Monday night to go with the site-specific OCP review, which will include work by a consultant and a public hearing before being passed to the regional district for approval in April. Tanner tried, unsuccessfully, to get the consultant’s work billed to the Duttons instead of the town. Mayor Teunis Westbroek and others on council also urged the public to remember there will be more public hearings and chances for public input when the Pheasant Glen proposal comes back from the regional district and heads into zoning and development permit stages. • Before any discussion about Pheasant Glen began Monday, Neil Horner, a resident of the regional district, asked to be added as a late delegation. Horner asked Willie to recuse himself from all votes related to the Pheasant Glen development because Horner said four members of the Dutton family contributed a total of $800 to Willie’s campaign prior to the 2011 municipal election. Willie, who did vote on issues related to Pheasant Glen on Monday night, said later he did not believe he was in a position of conflict. “I’m sure if you went through the list there are some people here that have publicly expressed their disappointment in the project and expressed that they don’t support the project and you’ll probably find a few of those are also on my list (of contributors),” said Willie.
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ome random thoughts that didn’t grow up to be full-fledged editorials: • The dip of the Canadian dollar in relation to the U.S. greenback could be good news for local tourist-related operations. It seems not-too-long ago our dollar was around 67 cents U.S. and Canada was a very attractive destination for U.S. tourists. And it seems like yesterday our buck was at par with the greenback, which made cross-border shopping very attractive for those who live in B.C. Now hovering around 91 cents, the Canadian dollar isn’t going to buy as much as it did in the U.S. even a few weeks ago. Perhaps it makes less sense for British Columbians to parade across the border for cheese, milk, gas and other goods. Conversely, a trip to Vancouver Island for people from Seattle or Portland is a little more attractive now, and that’s a good thing for Parksville Qualicum Beach. • Perhaps Parksville’s mayor has earned a new nickname: Chris ‘Spitball’ Burger. And it’s not meant to be a negative moniker. The latest balloon Burger is floating relates to the empty spaces that will be created when, not if, the school district decides which schools will have to be closed in Parksville Qualicum Beach. Burger, who says he has gained some first-hand knowledge of the health-care system while helping his father recently, believes there could be some use for schools once they close. Burger says the school space might be used for people who are transitioning out of Nanaimo Regional General Hospital after surgeries or other procedures, freeing up valuable, limited space at NRGH. The mayor acknowledged it was just an idea and he hadn’t done any research related to the challenges this would create. However, like the casino and marijuana grow-op spitballs he flung against the wall a few months ago, it’s good to hear at least one local politician isn’t afraid to think outside the box and he isn’t afraid to start discussions. Too often, ideas sit around and are studied to death before they see the light of day, which could quash unique perspectives from people and organizations who can help make them a reality, if only the ball got rolling. — Editorial by John Harding
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In addition to the Jan. 10 release of the National Current Employment Statistics revealing Premier Christy Clark’s Jobs Plan as a failure, British Columbians received even more evidence that the B.C. Liberals’ self proclamation as good economy managers, again proves to be a complete fallacy. A new study released by The Center for Responsible Travel at Stanford University in Washington demonstrates how economically wrong-headed it is for B.C. Liberals to continue supporting grizzly and black bear killing. The study shows in 2012, bear viewing in the Great Bear Rainforest generated 12 times more in visitor spending than bear hunting and over 11 times more in direct revenue for B.C.’s provincial government. The study found that bear-viewing companies directly employed an estimated 510 persons in 2012, while guide hunting outfitters generated only 11 jobs that same year. In a rather sneakily timed, Dec. 18, 2013, B.C. government press release we learn that B.C. taxpayers funded a study that appears to support our government’s intention to reopen four more regions of the province to grizzly bear killing. Although hunters pay a license fee, a costly part of this senseless and cents-less equation is the amount of tax-payer money spent on complex hunting regulations. In response to a letter I sent MLA Michelle Stilwell, her assistant said the public input period on re-opening parts of the province to grizzly bear hunting ended on Dec. 20 and a final decision on the issue has not been made. Whether people knew about the time limit to comment or not, I hope people will
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still write the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and that the B.C. Liberals realize the majority of British Columbian’s and tourists world-wide disapprove of any grizzly bear hunting. rONdA murdOck Parksville
ANthONY clOSe PAreNt SPONSOriNg cOmmittee Qualicum Beach
MoVe Coal by Rail, Not RoaD
In response to your recent article quoting the new CEO of Raven Coal on fears the public might have of a coal train running through the community. Please allow me to remind Stephen Ellis that his predecessor committed numerous times in writing and at public forms to explore and use the rail option if the communities wanted it and the railway was available for use. Research completed at vifreightbyrail.ca indicates rail transport would be four times more efficient in fuel consumption and thus emissions. It would take 18 train loads, just one a day, to fill a Panamax ship vs. 1,786 truck loads, 70 a day, on Hwy 4. That adds up to over 28,000 truck trips per year to satisfy the mine’s production. Considering a great number of Parksville and Qualicum residents and workers commute on highways 4 and 19 north I suspect they especially would be very concerned about Mr. Ellis’s dismissal of their safety, not to mention the cost to the taxpayer for road maintenance vs. the company paying their way on the railway.
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aiR CaDet thaNKs The 893 Beaufort Squadron Air Cadets and Parent Sponsoring Committee would like to send a big Thank You to the Qualicum Beach Rotary and Mike Haas, and The Ladies Auxiliary for their much appreciated financial donations to the 893 Squadron cadets for us to build a second bathroom at the Air Cadet Hangar training facility at the QB airport. This project was on hold due to lack of funds and having only one bathroom during special events was rather tricky! Now with these very generous donations, the project is progressing very nicely and will soon be completed. The air cadets would also like to acknowledge and thank Rob and Donna Hais for giving their time to design and build the bathroom for the cadets. 893 Squadron will welcome any new applicants. Cadets is a world-wide recognized leadership program for any youth of 12-18 years of age interested in personal growth and development, aircraft and flying, along with lots of other exiting activities and skills training such as: simulator flying, first aid, model building, marksmanship, biathlon, gliding, power aircraft flying, survival training, public speaking, summer camps and ground school. The 893 Squadron cadets will begin the 2014 Jan-June training program with the
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Seedy Saturday Feb. 1
NOTICE OF 2014 MEETING SCHEDULE
Annual event celebrates the seed
An important note here to seed savers: please sort, package, and label the seeds you bring in, using Forget, for now, the ending of a seed-size packages or envelopes holiday season and the dull days of — it’s a big help to the volunteer winter. Focus, instead, on the life sorters if they don’t have to deal and brightness in store. Set your with a grocery-sized bagful before sights on Saturday, Feb. 1 and the making your carefully collected magic that day will display — the seeds available to others. 12th annual Seedy Saturday event To complement and expand on at the Qualicum Beach Civic Cen- the opportunity for seed exchange, tre from 10 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. Seedy Saturday offers seeds and And no, it’s definitely not some plants and “everything garden” down-at-the-heel day to be ig- for sale from established nursernored and forgotten. It’s a day for ies; expert speakers on tomatoes looking, sharing, planning, dream- suited to our climate, GMO’s and ing, and learning, as you take in soil nutrients; master gardeners the wealth of offerto answer your quesings and information. tions; Milner Gardens’ Here will be food for Shoots With Roots the body and “hya- By Nancy Whelan programme; a farmers cinths for the soul”, market and, to keep all sprouting from the up your strength, the minute capsule of life Seedy Café. — the seed. All this may seem Seeds to whet your like a lot of fuss over curiosity and imagsomething as small ination. Under the and common as a umbrella of “Seeds of seed, but take a moDiversity”, Seedy Satment and think about urday is essentially about people it. A seed is a tiny but whole bit protecting the people’s seeds. of new life done up in a protected Seedy Saturday brings together package complete with a supply of people who want to grow things food. A seed is its own “plant-and— both for food and beauty. It grow-bag”. It’s not too different encourages the uninitiated to be- from our own beginnings. If you come gardeners, and the already look closely at a larger seed (or ungreen-thumbed to improve their der a powerful glass at a small one) skills and try new plants or meth- you’ll see the tiny scar where it was ods. It encourages gardeners to attached to the mother plant, to its save the seeds of their successful ovary — you’ll see the seed’s belly heirloom and heritage plants to button, right? tuck into the earth the following A seed is indeed a tiny, magic year, or to bring to Seedy Saturday package. for others to try. And just like us, seeds are meant For each package of seed from to grow, and that’s the theme of your garden that you bring in, you this year’s Seedy Saturday — “grow may choose from the unlimited of- it.” There will be plenty of help, ferings, a package to take home. If ideas, suggestions and seeds at you don’t have seeds to exchange Seedy Saturday to help us do just you may buy packages from the that. Be there and do a little growseeds on display. ing yourself.
Board and Standing Committee Meeting Dates Members of the public are encouraged and invited to attend Regional District of Nanaimo meetings which are held regularly in Board Chambers located at 6300 Hammond Bay Rd., Nanaimo, as follows: th
Board: 7:00 pm, 4 Tuesday of the month (delayed one week in September, and held earlier in December) nd Committee of the Whole: 7:00 pm, 2 Tuesday of the month (except August/November/December) nd Tuesday of the month (except Electoral Area Planning Committee (EAPC): 6:30 pm, 2 August/November/December) The meeting schedule is available on the RDN website www.rdn.bc.ca and on the Public Notice Board at the Regional District of Nanaimo Administration office. As the following schedule is subject to change, please refer to the website and Public Notice Board for the meeting schedule throughout the year. January 14 January 28 February 11 February 25 March 11 March 25 April 8 April 22 May 13 May 27 June 10 June 24 July 8 July 22 August 26 September 9 September 30 October 14 October 28 November 25 December 9
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2014-15 KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL REGISTRATION REGISTRATION: JANUARY 27 – 30 AND FEBRUARY 3 – 7, 2014 Board Policy 7015 Excerpt:
“The Board of Education believes that, in general, students should attend their neighborhood school. Transfer of a student to a school outside of his/her catchment area will be considered upon written application of the parent to the Superintendent of Schools, on or before April 1st each school year.”
Qualifying Age:
To qualify for school enrollment in September 2014, a child must become five years of age on or before December 31, 2014. Proof of Age for student (Birth Certificate or Passport); Proof of Residency (see SD69 website for list of acceptable documentation or contact catchment area school) Health Documents (eg: Medical Care Card, immunization records, medical condition information)
Required Documentation: Helpful Documentation:
NOTE: While immunization records are not required for registration, a copy may be requested for the student’s file
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 69 (QUALICUM) 2013-14 EARLY FRENCH IMMERSION KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION INFORMATION Where to Register:
Please register at your neighbourhood (catchment) elementary school. Attendance boundary information is available at each school or by contacting the School Board Office at 250-248-4241.
Cross Boundary Process:
Parents wishing to enroll their Kindergarten child at an out-of catchment school within the district are to make their request upon registration at their catchment school and complete a Student Transfer Request Form.
PARKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 330 CRAIG STREET, PARKSVILLE, BC SIBLING REGISTRATION ONLY: JANUARY 13 – 17 AND JANUARY 20 – 24, 2014
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Board Policy 5076 Excerpt:
“Students wishing to register for Kindergarten in the Early Immersion Program, who have a sibling already in the program, will be given preference for placement. Such preference is conditional upon registering prior to the district’s announced date for regular “K” registration.”
Date and Times for Kindergarten Registration:
Monday, January 27 – Thursday, January 30, 2014 and; Monday, February 3 – Friday, February 7, 2014 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Qualifying Age:
To qualify for school enrollment in September 2014, a child must become five years of age on or before December 31, 2014.
Early French Immersion:
Required Documentation:
Proof of Age for student (Birth Certificate or Passport); Proof of Residency (see SD69 website for list of acceptable documentation or contact school)
Helpful Documentation:
Health Documents (eg: Medical Care Card, immunization records, medical condition information)
Parents of students eligible to enter Kindergarten may register their child in the Early Immersion Program at Parksville Elementary School. All Kindergarten-aged children in District 69 are eligible to enter. Registration for the Immersion Kindergarten program is limited. Preference will be given to children of families who currently have older children in the Immersion program as long as they have registered on or before January 24, 2014. Information brochures are available at the school. An information evening for parents considering the Early Immersion Kindergarten program will be held Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at Parksville Elementary School (330 Craig Street, Parksville) For more information, please contact Ms. Mary Beil, Principal of Parksville Elementary School at 250-248-5778
NOTE: While immunization records are not required for registration, a copy may be requested for the student’s file Dates and Times Monday, January 13 – Friday, January 17, 2014 for Sibling Monday, January 20 – Friday, January 24, 2014 Registrations Only: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Registration Dates Students who wish to register for the Early Immersion Program but do not for Non-siblings: have a sibling already in the program, will have the opportunity to register commencing Monday, January 27, 2014 at Parksville Elementary School located at 330 Craig Street in Parksville. For further information please contact: Ms. Mary Beil, Principal Parksville Elementary School 250-248-5778
CEAP Program:
The Collaborative Education Alternative Program provides a blended-learning kindergarten program that consists of home-schooling in addition to being supported by scheduled student activities at Qualicum Beach Elementary School – CEAP classroom. Learning resources as well as support for parent(s) is provided by the program teacher. An information session for parents considering the CEAP program will be held Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. at Qualicum Beach Elementary School – CEAP classroom. For more information, please contact the program at 250-752-5628 or visit the CEAP website at www.ceap.ca
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CLEARING THE WAY: Work has been done on the parcel of land where the new fire hall will be built off Rupert Road near the roundabout in Qualicum Beach. There has been some controversy about land being used on the site that was designated as parkland. On Monday night, town council passed motions to cancel the park designation and to start the process to dedicate an equivalent or greater amount of park near the existing location.
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Broom, schools and digital arts Broombusters started their work in 2006 on Memorial Ave. JOHN HARDING editor@pqbnews.com
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The Aging Brain – What now? Thursday, January 23rd, 2 pm We are all aging. Please join us for a one hour presentation to hear about Brain Changes in Aging, How Memory Works and how to Stimulate the Brain to maintain function as long as possible. Presented by Ronine Sharp – RN (The Memory Nurse) This seminar is free to the public but RSVP is required by calling 250.752.2818 Ext 0 Call Julie to arrange a personal tour of The Gardens at 250.738.2253
Qualicum Beach is 95 per cent Scotch Broom free and other communities look to the efforts here as a model in the fight against the invasive plant, Joanne Sales told council Monday night. Sales, a director on the Broombusters Invasive Plant Society, appeared before council to thank the town for its assistance to the society and to provide an update on what Broombusters have been doing, both locally and in other Island communities. Broombusters started cutting the aggressive plant in 2006 on Memorial Avenue. Work continues in Qualicum Beach and surrounding areas, including a 40-volunteer effort last year in Parksville. Briefly, in other news from town council’s regular meeting Monday night in front of about 100 people at the civic centre: • A motion put forward by Coun. Scott Tanner regarding the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC), was defeated. Tanner’s motion called for the town to send a letter to government ministers encouraging them to retain the ALC as an independent body, and further that the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) remain as one zone for the whole province. “I’m not sure what the point of this is,” said
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Jim Grant, CFP (Certified Financial Planner) is a Financial Advisor with Raymond James Ltd (RJL) The views of the author do not necessarily reflect those of RJL. This article is for information only. Securities are offered through Raymond James Ltd., member-Canadian Investor Protection Fund.
PAST PERFORMANCE In 1989 The Wealthy Barber (David Chilton) told readers “to look for (mutual) funds with a long-term track record; to make sure that the team who created the success was still running the show; to emphasize consistency by looking for funds that did well in both bear and bull markets; and to stay away from fad funds, focusing instead on value-oriented, disciplined management teams.” Now that nearly 25 years have passed, let’s have a look and see how this approach has worked out. Not so well I’m afraid. To his credit though, he concedes this in the sequel The Wealthy Barber Returns (2011). In his words: “I’m forced to admit that funds matching those criteria over the years have collectively underperformed the market. What’s worse, some of the management teams in whom I was most confident have posted the weakest returns. It’s frustrating, but past long-term performance has proven to have virtually no correlation to future performance.” photo submitted by the Columbian Centre soCiety
The documentary On the Road… to Find Out will be the starting point for discussions at the Parksville and Qualicum Beach libraries Jan. 23.
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Mental health film hits libraries Documentary featuring local Bowser resident plays Jan. 23 AUREN RUVINSKY
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When people have a mental health crisis, especially in smaller towns, they often have to leave their community. A local documentary playing at the Parksville and Qualicum Beach libraries Jan. 23 is meant to get people talking about this often traumatic situation. “Sometimes they leave voluntarily, sometimes not, but we wondered if this is good for people and their families and about the decision to go back later,” said Tom Grauman, executive director of Nanaimo’s Columbian Centre Society which helps reintegrate people into society after mental health or addictions situations. The society initiated the film project and produced it with Nanaimo based filmmaker Paul Manly. The 32 minute film, On the Road… to Find
Out, was released in June and features the stories of three Island people who were re-located to Nanaimo for mental health reasons, including one from Bowser. “Each person’s story is very unique,” Grauman said, adding that professionals often get involved and have to make big decisions that should be discussed by the larger community. He said that when the society contacted local libraries they were not only happy to stock the documentary, but were also interested in doing public events to help get people talking. The free screenings, called ‘When Someone Becomes Mentally Ill in Our Community: How Shall We Respond?’ will also include a discussion. Both on Thursday, Jan. 23, the screenings are at 2 p.m. at the Parksville Library and 6:30 p.m. at the Qualicum Beach Library. For more on the libraries visit virl.bc.ca, for more on the film visit www.columbiancentre. org and check under the “services” tab.
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Still it’s a popular strategy to use past performance as an emotional button when promoting mutual funds. But as hopeful investors flock to the successful funds, cash levels grow, often at the most inopportune times: when markets are high. This forces the fund manager to make a choice: buy high, or sit on cash and wait for opportunities. Waiting can be costly though, as market timing frequently backfires, not to mention the fact that idle cash in a mutual fund is still subject to fees. It is no secret that mutual funds are having a tough go of it lately, as a growing number of commentators, advisors, and investors look for alternatives. Exchange-traded funds, for example, have grown in popularity in recent years with their promise of near market-matching returns. Indeed the Wealthy Barber makes a case for these in his 2011 book The Wealthy Barber Returns. But ironically proponents of exchange-traded funds often still use past performance to make their case. It can be a compelling case, depending of course on which numbers you look at. According to Morningstar, over a 10 year period only 14 Canadian mutual funds have outperformed the iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index Fund (symbol XIU). However, let’s look at what has happened since 2011 -- a period during which the Canadian stock market has averaged only 4.36% (based on 3-year returns to November 20, 2013). By having the flexibility to underweight the weaker sectors, the number of Canadian equity funds that have bested the XIU has grown from 14 to over 200, with 57 of these actually doubling XIU. It’s frustrating, but again we see that past performance has virtually no correlation to future performance. So who can you look to for financial guidance when it seems that even the experts are still learning lessons?
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This hi new Q50 llooks k great, has a wonderful interior, power to spare and solid handling dynamics. Zack Spencer
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2014 Infiniti Q50 challenges the old order Infiniti has had a bit of an identity crisis over the past year with a wholesale change in the way it names its products. Gone is the JX crossover, it’s called the QX60 now and the G 37 sedan has been replaced with the Q50 sedan. Q signifies for cars and QX for crossovers or SUVs. The outgoing G37 was already a very worthy on-road performer but a bit too simplistic in the inside. Now, Infiniti has taken things up a notch with the Q50, adding a dynamic look, sumptuous interior and class leading technology. Looks It could be argued that the current BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C-Class are a bit conservative, while this Q50 and the major competitor, Lexus IS, are much edgier. This is especially true with the front grille. The rest of the Q50 is nicely sculpted, with flowing lines and an almost elegant rear end. Sold as a base model, sport trim, all wheel drive (AWD), premium, and even a hybrid, there is a broad market for this sedan. Starting at $37,500 and ramping up to the AWD sport model at $49,950, there is a substantial discount with the Q50 when you compare it to a similarly equipped BMW. The base model comes with 17-inch wheels but most of the higher trim levels are equipped with 19-inch wheels. The car seen here is the AWD premium model starting at $43,400. Inside The Q50 centre console is very attractive with two screens placed for radio functions and the second for the
navigation ($1,400 option) opt for the AWD model, and backup camera. The which is a good choice way the lower screen is due to the higher level incorporated is first rate; of interior amenities. it looks like a high quality In addition, the Q50 is iPad that sits flush with the first car to have a the dash, while the higher steer-by-wire system screen is recessed for easier that is customizable and use in bright light. this system is optional Direct Adaptive The only problem with on the AWD models and Steering has its this system is the time it standard on the sport takes to boot-up when critics but for me, the versions of the Q50. you start the car over 30 Direct Adaptive Steering Q50 feels like it is seconds to access the radio has its critics but for an extension of the and other features. Most me, the Q50 feels like driver. people will buy the sport it is an extension of the model ($47,495) or the driver, moving through Zack Spencer premium trim ($43,400) to corners with ease and get heated leather seats, comfort with just the Bose stereo, backup camera with slightest movement of the steering around view cameras, and power tilt wheel. Handling is enhanced thanks to and telescopic steering to name a few a stiffer chassis and the rear suspenadditional features. The base model is sion has been adjusted. a price leader but expect to buy the The downside to equipping the Q50 premium model or above to get the with a V6 is the amount of fuel it car well equipped. In comparison, the burns in comparison to the turbo $53,800, 300hp BMW 335iS AWD is 4-cylinder offerings from the German much more expensive than many of the competition. Rated at 11.1L/100km in top Q50 trim levels. the city and 7.3L on the highway for the AWD equipped model. There is a Drive hybrid version available that drops the The latest trend is to include a turboconsumption down to 7.0L/100km in charged 4-cylinder engine as the base the city and 5.0L on the highway but power plant in most German compact it is a premium offering with a starting luxury sedans. This Q50 is bucking the price of $47,000. trend and sticking with the 3.7L V6
handling dynamics. On price, the BMW 328i AWD is the closest and starts at $46,200 but is equipped with a 241hp 4-cylinder. The direct competitor on power is the much more expensive 335is AWD. The Lexus IS350 AWD is another premium offering from Japan, and it starts at a very competitive $44,000. As much as the Japanese automakers like to challenge the German makers, they really end up competing with each other. Yes, this is a worthy car but the one thing you cannot factor into the buying decision is the badge appeal that storied brands like Mercedes, BMW and Audi provide.
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Find more online at The Lowdown Power: 3.7L V6 with 328hp Fill-up: 11.1L/7.3L/100km (city/highway) Sticker price: $37,500-$47,950
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Chevrolet Cruze 2011 to 2013: A winner with drivers world wide Top-notch safety features include 10 The Chevrolet Cruze was already a standard airbags, instead of the usual winner in Europe and Asia, before six fitted in its compact competitors. it cruised into Canada for the 2011 The extra occupant protection comes in model year. the form of knee-airbags for the front Cruze continued its winning ways passengers and side-impact airbags for by adding the prestigious 2011 the rear outboard passengers. The head Canadian Car of the Year Award, curtain air bags in Cruze also provide presented by the Automobile Big on space, rollover protection. A disturbingly high Journalist’s Association of Canada safety and number of safety recalls (see list), how(AJAC) to its trophy cabinet. The base LS edition of Cruze comes ever, might make one wonder about performance, with a 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine overall Cruze quality and safety. Cruze is probably and the Eco, LT and LTZ editions Cruze continued largely unchanged the best compact come with a Ecotec 1.4-litre turbofor the 2012 model year, other than adding touch-screen navigation and charged-four that delivers more pow- car ever made by push-button start with keyless entry er at low engine speeds, yet provides Chevrolet. systems to the list of options availsimilar fuel economy. The transmission able. An infotainment system, with choice offered was either a six-speed Bob McHugh Bluetooth streaming audio, was made manual or a six-speed automatic. standard on all but the base LS model, in 2013. A Clever aero tweaks, including active front grille blind spot warning system was also a new optional shutters, help the Cruze Eco slice through air on low rolling-resistance tires. Weight saving initiatives safety feature. Consumer Reports list the Cruze as a “Recommend(right down to the size and location of body welds) ed” vehicle buy and show it as having an average also trim 97 kg (214 lbs.) from its total body mass. repair history. It’s currently the best selling compact A taller sixth overdrive gear allows additional car in Canada, made by a domestic auto maker. Big highway fuel savings and an impressive official FE on space, safety and performance, Cruze is probably rating of 7.8/5.4 L/100 km (city/highway) with the the best compact car ever made by Chevrolet. manual transmission. Cruze has one of the roomiest cabins in the compact Prices vary depending on a used vehicle’s condition, mileage, usage and history. A complete mechanical class. There’s also excellent fore-aft travel on the check should always be performed by a reliable driver’s seat plus generous head room, making is a auto technician prior to purchase. small car for big people. Adding to driver comfort, the steering wheel has both a tilt and telescopic Safety Recalls: feature, in all models. The trunk in a Cruze is also 2011 to 2013 Chevrolet Cruze: one of the largest in class and only slightly smaller 2011- The steering wheel may have been impropthan the VW Jetta.
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Dennis’ Pick 2006 FUSION SEL 1 local owner, tan, cloth, garage kept, non-smoker, 36,000kms and hard to find. Stock # 13382B Very good on fuel, quiet drive, handles well on road with a nice eye appeal. Priced to sell, good size trunk space.
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Five fun coupes for singles So, you’re not married. That’s okay! You don’t have kids? No worries. You pretty much have the pick of the litter when it comes to buying a car. Why? Because you don’t necessarily have specific requirements that need to be met when selecting a vehicle. Meaning, you don’t need to consider having a large enough backseat to fit car seats, unless you want a big back seat for other reasons. Like, you have a dog that weighs as much as an adult. Or you don’t need four doors because you’re pretty much the only one going to be inside the cabin at any given time. Unless your profession requires you to haul around equipment or gear, you don’t have to buy a crossover, minivan, sedan or SUV if you don’t want to. That said, many singles I know decide to get something a little less “practical” in the grand scheme of things. Less practicality is usually spelled with five letters: coupe. So, to those individuals who are the alpha of their one-person wolf pack, here are a few coupes under $30K to consider.
against it in some regards. And you could argue that a Mazda MX-5 is a better value (you won’t be wrong) but it’s still loads of fun.
it and definitely has developed more personality in the redesign. You have the option of two engines: a more economical 2.4L 4-cylinder or a more powerful 3.5L V6. Either way, you can get them equipped with a 6-speed manual or a CVT transmission. Only the EX-L Navi trim with the V6 has the option of a 6-speed automatic transmission. No matter how you slice it, you’re getting a great car. Better yet, it has a decent cargo capacity of 379L so you could easily dump your hockey gear inside. The interior is spacious and comfortable, and heck, it looks good.
Many singles I know decide to get something a little less “practical” in the grand scheme of things.
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With room for two, even the base model of MINI Coupe or Roadster is a hoot. Specs-wise, it has the least impressive engine of the lot (only putting out 121 horsepower,) but that can be overlooked because of via driving dynamics. It has one of the best manual gearboxes for a car of its size and has an abundance of pep. They’re not cheap, though. So it has that working
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I’m starting off with the Accord because it’s a cool car. The current generation has so much going for
Honda Accord Coupe
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If you’re driving a Dodge Challenger, you’re getting noticed. You don’t even need to have the grunt and roar of the SRT’s 6.4L V8 HEMI to turn heads. Inside and out, this twodoor has style and power. The base SXT trim comes equipped with a 3.6L V6 and 305 horsepower.
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GORDON REID May 15, 1927 – December 31, 2013
The Reid family sadly misses the passing of a father, brother, husband and grandfather on the morning of December 31, 2013. Surrounded by family, Gordon quietly passed away in his home after a long illness. Gordon is survived by his wife Anne, children Carrie and John (Annabelle); four grandchildren – Jessie, Kissel, Stikia and Kwasen. Gordon’s service was held on January 3rd in Qualicum Bay, minutes from his boyhood home. Internment was at the Qualicum First Nations Cemetery next to his parents. The family wishes to thank all the wonderful people who supported them through this difficult time.
Muriel Stephen
March 18, 1922 – December 28, 2013 Muriel passed away peacefully in her home at Stanford Place in Parksville on Saturday, December 28th. She was predeceased by father Robert Webster; mother, Blanche; step-father, Gunnar Beck; and husband, Ross Stephen. She enjoyed a rural life upbringing in Welwyn, Saskatchewan with many happy and carefree times. The banking industry took Muriel to Swan River, Manitoba where she met her future husband, Ross. They were married in 1948 in Welwyn and moved to Kelowna, BC the same year. 1954 saw them move to Vancouver, BC where Muriel worked for Pemberton Securities in the insurance department. Lots of wonderful get-together memories with the Fremlin Street neighbours, friends, and family. Most of the 1960’s were spent in Kamloops, where winters meant curling and summers were spent at Little Shuswap Lake. In 1969, Muriel and Ross entered the hotel business with partners at the Steveston Hotel in Steveston, BC. 1974 saw a move to Parksville where they owned the Rod and Gun Hotel till their retirement in 1986. Sports played a big part of Muriel’s life and she enjoyed shooting, baseball, hockey, golf, but curling was her game. She skipped for many years and even scored a coveted 8 ender in Qualicum. Island life was good. Lots of memories with family and friends involving sports, travelling both at home and abroad, card games, social outings, shopping with the grandkids, volunteer work with the Shriners and at the Trillium Tuck shop, and of course visiting her many wonderful friends. Muriel will be sadly missed by those who knew her. She is survived by son Robert (Susan) and grandchildren Cirisse, Mark, and Gavin. Our gratitude goes to the caring staff of the Nanaimo Hospital and Stanford Place. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC or the Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation. A Memorial Service was held in Muriel’s honour on Saturday, January 4th, 2014 at Yates Funeral Chapel, 1000 Allsbrook Road in Parksville. To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.
William (Bill) Basarab May 25, 1954 – January 7, 2014
Survived by his loving wife Cynthia Lynne, daughter Jennifer Basarab (Dylan & Taylor), son Brent Jessome (Kennedy & Markus), sister MaryAnn Denham (Ken), brother Fr. Steven Basarab, niece Shauna Hickey (Clay & baby James), niece Cara Denham (Stanley). HE WAS TAKEN FROM US TOO SOON! “Tato, dobra neech� Goodnight Dad DaughTER will always Love You.
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She will be so deeply missed by all her family, husband Rob, son Joshua, parents Dan & Sandie Harlow, brothers David and Michael. Thank you to all for your love, support & prayers over the last few months. Thank you to Dr. Waterman, Doctors and nurses on the 5th floor of NRGH, also to the palliative care unit for making her last days peaceful. A celebration of her life will be held in the summer when her beautiful garden is in bloom.
Jessie Isabel Renwick October 13, 1944 – January 7, 2014
Jessie will be missed and lovingly remembered by her family, extended family, and many friends. She is survived by her children; Chad and Amanda Landry; grandchildren, Kirstin and Kamara Landry. She also had surrogate family that was an important part of her life: people who took on the roles and were considered family members; daughters, Marsha Moore, Kylene Parker, and Kelly Litle; grandchildren, Sonja Moore, Pheonix Hildebrant, Ryan Mainwaring; great grandchildren McCabe Golar and Cashis Oakley. Jessie was predeceased by her brother, Robert Renwick. She is survived by sisters, Merlyn Head and Oreen Bray. Known as Gramma Jessie to some, and a dear friend to others, Jessie will be missed for the richness that she brought into peoples’ lives. To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.
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goodbye to our beloved Cara, but are nurtured by memories of her winning smile, her wonderful laugh, her generous heart, her deep abiding faith, her positive outlook, giving and loving personality, constant caring about others and many attributes we can’t begin to mention made her a favourite with colleagues and clients alike in her position as caregiver. This is evidenced by her abundance of friends. Cara and the family have been uplifted by the generous love, support and donations from the community. You have made these last three months bearable. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Dale and children— Isadore, Cieara, Tristan and Cali. A service will be held Saturday, January 18th at 1:00pm at The Bradley Centre - 975 Shearme Rd
John Wesley Collins 1928 – 2014 When Irish eyes are smiling, Sure they steal your heart away!
John passed away January 10, 2014 at Penticton, BC. Born in Saskatoon January 16, 1928, John grew up in Gladstone and Winnipeg. He worked in Winnipeg for the CN Railway and Retail Credit Corporation, and in Regina for Dunlop Tire and General Tire. He also owned Combined Sales and Service in Regina. Later, John and Betty lived on an acreage near Regina where he enjoyed his greenhouse, garden and horses. John appreciated the opportunity to explore new interests while he lived in Qualicum Beach and Penticton. He especially enjoyed golfing, curling, baking and singing. John was a former member of the Banner and Corinthian Masonic Lodges and the Wa Wa Shriners. John’s vitality will live on with his wife Betty, his children Wayne, Jacquelyn, Tim and Maureen, as well as 9 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, his sisters Mildred Gillespie and Irene Smith and brother Jim (Willina). He is predeceased by his parents Caroline and William, and brothers William and Clarence (Pat). A celebration of his life will take place at a later date.
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Iris Johnson past away peacefully on November 18, 2013 She was born in Coghlan 1928 the 7th of 8 children to Welsh Immigrants and Pioneers of Langley BC, Owen and MaryJane Griffiths. She was married and predeceased by her husband Laurence of 50 years in 1998. Together they raised a family of five children in Langley, BC, and were owners and operators of their own family business, Johnson’s Well Drilling before retiring to Parksville in 1976. They spent time together boating, gardening and socializing with their many friends and family members. Iris was passionate about art work,and spent much of her time painting in her home with special friends of whom she could spend hours “without saying a word� creating beautiful paintings and would exchange tips and tricks they each had mastered. She created paintings of nature, pets and portraits of the many of the people special to her but too often distant. She was proficient on her computer and was able to keep in contact with many friends and family members near and far. In the early 70`s she worked in Langley at “The Salvation Army, House of Concorde�, then 80`s in Parksville at The VIP Motel. She loved people and met friends everywhere she went. In 1999 she joined “The Fitness Connection Gym� (Now “Jims Gym�), where she routinely attended. Always greeted in turn by her many good friends there. Also a member and volunteer of “Seniors are Talking�,and “The Seniors Drop-in Center� where she attended Bingo and socialized with more dear friends. Inevitably late February 2013, she decreased her activities but continued to spend time with a close friend with walks on the beach and coffee visits with her long time friend and neighbour. Iris is survived by her 5 children: Linda (Alan), Wayne (Meldie), Ken (Marynor), Gary (Cindy), Kevin (Nancy), and many grand and great grandchildren, her sister Nancy, brother Robert (Helen), and numerous nieces and nephews. Our thanks go out to so many wonderful caring professionals who helped Iris in her final months. Words cannot express the appreciation and gratitude she and her family have for them. A special thank-you to all the staff of The Eagle Park Health Care Centre. You really are true angels on earth! She will be sadly missed by her loving family and many dear friends.
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Notice is hereby given to all members that the monthly meeting of the Arrowsmith Agricultural Association will be held on Tuesday 28 January 2014 at 7:30 PM at the Coombs Fairgrounds, 1014 Ford Road, Coombs. Notice is also hereby given to all members that a SPECIAL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Arrowsmith Agricultural Association will be held on Tuesday 28 January 2014 at 8:30 PM at the Coombs Fairgrounds, 1014 Ford Road, Coombs, to approve 2014 Constitution and By-Law amendments of the Association. New members welcome. 250-248-4458
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PERSONAL SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE
RENTALS
RENTALS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
HAULING AND SALVAGE
FURNITURE
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
FOR SALE BY OWNER
COTTAGES
HOMES FOR RENT
NEW KINECT X Box 360, 250 gb hard drive sensor - includes everything - wireless controller, head set, adventure game, etc. Retail $399.99 asking $325. Call 250-937-1542
1 bed cottage, downtown Parksville.Suit quiet, responsible person or couple. $750/mo.Electricity, heat,cable & wireless internet incl’d N/S. Ref’s req’d.250-248-3171
UPHOLSTERY SELL OUT!! Shop closing. All goods/ tools/machines/benches/cabinets/etc. to go at highest offer(s). Business closure due to family illness. View at #4-147 Fern Rd. E. (behind Windsor Rentals) Phone 250240-3091.
2 bdrm, furn, beachfront cottage, downtown Parksville. Avail. Feb 1/14 until May 31/14. Suit quiet,responsible ppl.$800/mo,Elec,heat,cable & wireless internet incl’d N/P,N/S.250-248-3171
PARKSVILLE: 3 bdrm, walking distance to town. $1050. Ref’s. Call (250)927-0651. PARKSVILLE (DOWNTOWN) 3 bdrm bungalow, walking distance to school & shopping. Avail immediately. NS/NP. $1150./mo. + utils. References req’d. Call 250-954-2243.
HAUL AWAY Junk, washers & dryers, furniture, garden, yard waste & wood. Free Estimates. Call 250-240-1116. WAYNE’S HAUL-AWAY. Will haul away unwanted whatever. Bondable. 250-752-1639.
MOVING & STORAGE 2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)951-0010.
PAINTING HOME CARE SUPPORT ATTENTION SENIORS! TLC Home Care For Seniors is now looking for new clients. Call Leslie (250)752-8806.
MEDICAL HEALTH KIM’S PROFESSIONAL Mobile foot care nurse. Serving Nanaimo to Qualicum Beach. (250)752-7554, (250)741-6970
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES CLEANING SERVICES ALL CLEAN House Cleaners. Exp. Reliable & Insured. Please Call: 250-668-4642 or email: info@allclean4you.ca Excellent Quality Housecleaning. Hard working, reliable, over 10 yrs. exp. Ref’s avail. 250-586-3060. WORK WANTED, Come home to a spotlessly clean home. Responsible & trustworthy with excellent references. Ann 250-240-0119.
COMPUTER SERVICES AL’S COMPUTER HELP. Reasonable rates, mobile service. References available. Call 250-951-4633.
A STROKE ABOVE Painting LTD- Liven up your space with a splash of colour! Book an Interior Job and receive 10% off invoice. Commercial & Residential. WCB. Insured. Call Dave, 250-240-2310. ASTONISHING PAINTING CO. Residential/Commercial/Repainting. 25 yrs. experience. Call Mike 250-248-8569 POIRIER PAINTING: Residential / Commercial. Fully insured, Guaranteed Workmanship, WCB, Call Dan at #250240-3528.
PETS PET CARE SERVICES CAT SITTING in my home. Safe, loving environment. No cages. 7day to long term stay. Limited space. 250-740-5554
PETS BOOKS NEEDED to help cats. CatSpan needs your current, good quality books, DVDs & CDs to raise money for feral cats. No text books, sets, Readers Digest condensed, hard cover fiction, magazines, out of date or poor condition books. Drop off at Pharmasave (Parksville), Winestine’s Wine Works, (Red Gap) or Qualicum Animal Hospital (Memorial). Info at 250-248-6095 or email nanoosecatspan@gmail.com
BUYDENS Computer Services
MALTESE PUPS, adorable purebred. Males. Call 1(778)421-0668, Pt. Alberni.
Offering PC Repair and Personal Tutoring From Nanoose to Deep Bay
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
Call Kevin 250-240-7372
APPLIANCES
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Taping/ Texturing/ Painting. Reno & Repair Specialist. 30 years of fast friendly service. Wayne 250-752-4658 QB
GARDENING YARD MAINTENANCE Winter clean-up. Shrub removal, trimming, leaves & haul away. Call Don at 250-752-2064.
HANDYPERSONS DON the HANDYMAN
No Job to BIG No Job to SMALL Home & Yard Care I will take care of your home and your yard like it is my own! Semi retired carpenter Phone 250-586-3330 Serving Oceanside since 1977 Islandflyfishing@gmail.com
Sales & Service. FULL WARRANTY. Large Showroom
1040 BELLEVUE ROAD Parksville 250-248-8251
FREE ITEMS FREE TOW Away of unwanted vehicles. We also pay $Cash$ for vehicles of value. Call anytime. Norms Towing & Salvage 250-757-8911 or 250954-7543 (cell).
FUEL/FIREWOOD COASTAL MOUNTAIN FIREWOOD- Call 250-468-9660. 1-866-768-8886 (Nanoose).
DINING ROOM Table with 6 chairs. 4’x4’ square, bar height, glass top. Excellent cond. $350. Please call (250)586-3624. MOVING SALE. Matching oval glass top tables (two) $150. Matching 3-seat sofa & armchair $450. 250-586-7655, French Creek. MOVING SALE - MUST SELL Round pine table w/4 chairs & cushions, corner unit (pine), lamps,2 oil filled space heaters, chainsaw w 24” bar, new 4000 watt generator, antique gramma-phone; tall cabinet type, limited edition prints; Doolittle, Bateman,etc. 250-757-2007.
MISCELLANEOUS WANTED WANTED-30ft Travel Trailer to live in & 4 fibre glass canoes in fair condition. 250-228-7162
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER
BRADLEY CENTRE Coombs 975 Shearme Rd. January 19 8:30 - 11:30 AM
MEDICAL SUPPLIES NEXUS WALKER with basket, near new condition, $175 obo. Call (250)802-8244.
MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 10 inch band saw on roll around bench with bench grinder, vise, light, and extra blade. $100. 250248-8846 1 fridge’s $40. 1 stove, $20. 1 Kenmore Dryer with new motor. Needs heat element. Deep Freeze $80.Open to offers for all 4. 250-752-0169
RENTALS 1478 SQ.FT. RANCHER. 6 yrs young. 3bdrm, 2.5bath. Dbl + attached garage, heat pump, 14x40 deck. Bowser/ Deep Bay area. 250-757-8757.
ELLIPTICAL TRAINER Cardio style ET150. Like new $100. Call 250-248-3292
WEST COAST Firewood. Seasoned firewood. Volume discount. 1-877-380-9663.
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?
Tree Services
Landscaping
APARTMENT/CONDO 10 mins from Qualicum
Recently re-decorated
1bdrm $450 NS/NP.
Available now
Call 1-250-594-3004 Chartwell area. 3 bdrm, basement home, 12 yrs old, gas furnace & f.p. Double garage, large sundeck, close to school. Asking $370k, 250-752-8158
AVAIL FEB 1- 1 bdrm apt downtown Qualicum Beach, 5 appls, NS/NP. 2nd flr no elevator. Refs req’d. $675. (250)248-7612.
DOWNTOWN NANIAMO: Luxury Waterfront Lifestyle; Elegant 2 Br, 2 bath condo, ocean, mountains, marina views. Lagoon, clubhouse, gym, swimming pool. Walk to Sea wall, near Port Theatre. Reduced for quick sale $349,000. Call 250-591-7800 agents welcome. Open House; Dec. 15th from 13pm
CENTRAL NANAIMO. Quiet bldg. 2-bdrm, 1 den, 2 baths. Ocean view, secure parking. $1550. 250-753-5722.
LADYSMITH: OCEAN view updated home on 6.5 acres, 3bdrm up, unfinished basement. Zoned R1. 5111 Brenton Page Rd. $429,000. (250)245-8950
DOWNSIZING; Collectors 4 porcelain dolls, Pen Delfin plate, 5x7 carpet, 2 lamps, 3 English plates, Ken Christmas print, star bucks world mugs (14oz). Call 250-586-5528. DOWNSIZING Union 20” Planer Hand & Electric Tools Snooker/Billiard Slate Table Mahogany 4 Gun Rack & gear 100 lb Lino Roller Carpet Cutter 2 briefcases Wine Corboy Lifter 6”x20” Timber Steel Rollers Lrg.Cap. Sawdust Vaccum Tooled Saddle, Mens jewellry And more! 250-248-4495
VIVID - Vancouver Island Vivid Interior Design Taking to long to sell your house? Hands on help with DIY projects -Home pre-sale polishing -Organizing and Space functionality Call or email for a free vividinteriordesign@yahoo.ca
HOBBIES & CRAFTS GRINSHEEP FIBRE Productions. 1265 Leffler Rd. (across from the Wildlife Centre in Errington) Offering felting, spinning, knitting & weaving supplies at reasonable rates. Open Tues - Sat., 1 - 5 or by appt. Call 250-248-6306 or email: grinsheep@gmail.com
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
consultation today! 250-951-3580
PILLOWTOP MATTRESS SET. Brand new, queen size for sale. $200. (250)713-9680
GARAGE SALES
PARKSVILLE: 3 bdrm remodeled home w/ legal in law/rental suite and 2.5 car garage w/separate driveway ideal for a home based business. Immaculate inside and out, great landscaping, garden shed & small studio. Priced to sell at $349,900. Call (250)954-0227.
NANAIMO 3 HOUSES. Gorgeous Ocean & City views. Easy to buy. Reasonable Down! Owner will carry mortgage. 250-753-0160
NORTH NANAIMO- 107 Harpooner Place (off McGirr) 2100sq ft, 4 bdrm, 3 bath, ocean mtn views, cul-de-sac, close to schools, lrg fenced yrd, new kitchen & roof, beautiful deck, lot size 7600sqft. $389,000. (250)756-6125.
OCEAN SANDS RESORT on Rathtrevor Beach. Fully furnished 2 bdrm condos includes utilities, cable, phone & internet. Units available starting Sept 15. $1100/mo. Call (250)954-0662. PARKSVILLE 2 bdrm 2 apt. in quiet bldg. Hot water, parking, & storage incl. Ref’s req. Avail now. $825/mo. 250-248-5431. PARKSVILLETOTALLY renovated 2 bdrm apts with assorted floor plans. Free storage & parking, quiet bldg, heat/hot water included. Quiet tenants need only apply! Refs req’d. Available Feb 1. $800. Call 250-248-3350.
PARKSVILLE X-LARGE 2 BEDROOM Security camera & parking incl’d. D/W, W/D optional. New paint. Near beach, downtown. Small pet ok. $840.
Please call 250-248-8592.
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Quality Fences and Installation Services
Gates • Arbours Sheds • Repairs
All Products Build to Suit Tony Albanese 250.951.6289 t-albanese@hotmail.com
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Gardening
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BOWSER- NEWLY renovated 1/2 duplex. Bright 2 bdrm, 4 appls, on 1 acre. Hydro incld. Refs req’d. NS/NP. $750/mo. Feb.1st. 250-927-1234 COOMBS- 1BDRM renovated duplex, deck, fenced yrd, F/S, W/D, 5-1027 Virigina Rd. $580+ utils. Avail Feb 1. Call (250)248-2285. PARKSVILLE: 2-BDRM duplex. Central location. 302 Meadowview Plc. NP/NS, Ref’s. Available Feb. 1st. $975./mo. 250-724-6082.
MOBILE HOMES & PADS 2 BDRM mobile, nestled in the tree’s, 1000 sqft, 2 mins from Parksville. W/D, F/S, no dogs, no parties. Ref’s req’d. $700. Avail now. Call 250-951-9886. AVAIL IMMEDIATELY. 2 Bdrm newer mobile, not in a park. Hilliers, mountain view. $800./mo. NS/NP. Call (250)752-3425. COZY PRIVATE 2-bdrm module home. Country setting, minutes from Qualicum Beach, Avail Feb. 1st. $800./mo (250)752-6098, (250)954-8847 QUALICUM- Updated 2 bdrm, 6 appls, covered deck, new windows. $760. 250-752-6339.
HOMES FOR RENT
View current rentals On our website: www.remax-first-bc.ca 250-248-1071 1-888-243-1071 propmgmt@remax-firstbc.ca Ron Limer Managing Broker Val Lambert Property Manager
101-897 W. Island Hwy Parksville, B.C., V9P 2E9
2 Bedroom Rancher in Parksville avail Feb 1. $1200 p/m Fully fenced yard. Includes Fridge, Stove, Dishwasher, Washer & Dryer. Non Smoker. Pets allowed. For more info Sue 604-474-1050
QUALICUM BEACH - 1 bedroom, walk to town or beach. Wood and tile, new appliances. Ground level. Incl. hydro, cable, netflix, internet, in-suite laundry, wood stove. $950, Feb 1. 250-752-0288.
COOMBS: 2 bdrm, bright newly reno’d. 5 appls, F/P, fenced yard. RV parking, pets neg. N/S. 10 min. to PV or QB. $850 + util. Ref req’d. Call 250-248-6584
QUALICUM BEACHFRONT 1 bdrm, furnished suite, bright. Available until May. NS/NP. $725 inclds utils/internet. Call 250-757-8682, 250-752-9252.
Renovations
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Dave: 250-954-8650
DOWNTOWN QUALICUM BEACH, 702 MEMORIAL AVE. RETAIL / OFFICE 820 SQ.FT Unit # B2
CALL:1-250-594-8898 OR 250-757-9186 QUALICUM BEACH. Great private office space, Approx. 100 sq. ft. Ground floor, shared reception area. Avail. now. Call (250)240-4751 for more info & to view. SMALL DETACHED office is available, located in an Industrial Park. Ample parking & storage. $475. 250-716-6797.
RECREATION
RV RESORT ON THE LAKE
Spots available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly, monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking, fishing, Pickle Ball Court. Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area. www.resortonthelake.com 250-754-1975 or admin@resortonthelake.com
RV PADS PARKSVILLE AREA- Spacious RV site in the woods. $440./mo. utils incld’d. Call (250)927-5623.
STORAGE RENT YOUR HOME! Owner & Tenant Management Services Nanoose to Bowser
QUALICUM- 1 bdrm apt w/ocean view, parking at the door. $700/mo inclds heat, lights, water. Available now. Call 250-752-3333.
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NANOOSE BAY-3 bedrooms. Call 250-230-4072 PARKSVILLE: 3 bdrm, mtn view. 1.5 bath, NS/NP. $1350 utils incld’d. 403-278-6857.
MORE SPACE FOR LESS Storage Containers Currently available: 8’ x 20’ $105. + taxes. Open storage for RVs, cars, boats, trailers: $40. + taxes for first 20’ $2 each additional foot.
250-248-7100.
SUITES, LOWER PARKSVILLE (SANDPIPER) clean 1 bdrm entry level, 6 appls, shower. Heat, light, Starchoice, some furniture. $800./mo N/S, Quiet. Call: 250-738-0092. Avail Jan 1. 2 BED lower duplex near town. No smoking. $850 lease. Text 250-937-0450 call eve/wknd COOMBS, renovated 2 bdrm basement suite. N/S. Pet considered. $700./mo. 250-2486292 NANOOSE BAY Waterfront, spectacular view, 1100 sq.ft 2Bdrm suite, private entrance, NS/NP. All utils, including cable, no phone, incld. $975. Jan. 15th. (250)468-5758. PARKSVILLE, newly renovated 1 bdrm, 1 bath, basement suite. W/D, F/S, WiFi,cable. Avail. immed. $750 p/m. Util inc., N/S, N/P. Call 250-9541500
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FUNDRAISING EVENT IN THE WORKS TO HELP THE FAMILY
RENTALS SUITES, LOWER NORTH NANAIMO: Semi-furn private suite. New floors & paint. Shared laundry. FREE hydro & cable. N/S, No Partiers. $850/mo. Move in now; don’t pay rent until Feb. 1st! 250-756-9746. PARKSVILLE, FURN’D level entry, 1329 sq ft, lrg, bright 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appls, blocks from library & beach, private fenced yard, utils incl’d, N/S, ref’s. Avail. Feb. 1st. $1025. mo. 778-424-3035 QUALICUM- COUNTRY living close to Qualicum Beach, 1 bdrm suite, wood stove, inclds all utils, 3 appls+ W/D, satellite TV incl’d. NS/NP. Avail now. Refs req. $770. 250-752-3557.
SUITES, UPPER EAGLECREST batchelor suite rancher. Separate entry $650/mo. plus hydro. Contact Richard 250-248-7777 Whiskey Creek-1bdrm, 2nd storey suite. F/S, W/D. Quiet single working person with references. $600/mo.Util incl., except phone. Avail Jan 15. D/D req’d. N/P,N/S 250-752-0169/250-240-7999.
Cancer takes Cara, mother of four You can drop off silent auction items at Lockhart Collection in Parksville CANDACE WU news@pqbnews.com
Cara Bennett, the 37-year-old Qualicum Beach mother of four, lost her battle against an aggressive form of brain cancer Monday Jan. 13 in Victoria General Hospital. “It’s a tragedy,� said Alexis Lockhart-Jennings, landlord and friend of Bennett. “She was so strong and positive.� In an effort to help the family,
friends are rallying together to host Paypal for those who would like to a fundraiser at the Quality Bayside make monetary donations online. Resort on Friday, Jan. 24. Last fall, Bennett’s doctors found “We’re doing a silent auction,� three brain tumors, two of which said Lockhart-Jenwere removed, but nings, adding that She never wanted anybody one incurable and crying or feeling sorry donated items inoperable one for her may be dropped was left behind. ALEXIS LOCKHART-JENNINGS off at her store, Bennett had GlioLockhart Collecblastoma multion. tiforme (GBM) Additionally, the event will see — the most aggressive, malignant a DJ, two burlesque dancers, food brain tumor found in humans. and signature drinks and cocktails. Successful chemotherapy was sup“All proceeds will go directly posed to buy her 12 to 15 months of to the family,� said Lockhart-Jen- life to spend with her children, the nings, noting that the Arbutus youngest of which is just 18 months Events webpage is also linked to old. Unfortunately, she succumbed
to the cancer earlier this week. “She never wanted anybody crying or feeling sorry for her,� recalls Lockhart-Jennings. “Every time somebody was tearing up she would be so strong and I think as a mom, she had to be.� Tickets to the event are $20 and are available at Lockhart Collection, on the Arbutus Events webpage, at the Bayside Resort and at the door. The event will start at 8 p.m. on Jan. 24. Proceeds go straight to the Bennett Family Foundation. To drop off items, or if you have any questions, stop by Lockhart Collection located at 180 Craig Street in Parksville.
BCTF BOSS VISITS PARKSVILLE
Union president paints bleak picture of our schools
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LISSA ALEXANDER reporter@pqbnews.com
Conditions in the public education system in this province are deteriorating and the outlook for students doesn’t look good, according to the president of the BC Teachers’ Federation, Jim Iker. “As the conditions deteriorate and we get more students who need that extra support, and we see the decline of classroom teachers as well as specialist teachers, then at some point we’re not going to be able to meet the needs of all our students,� he said in an exclusive interview with The NEWS Tuesday. Class compositions in this
province are worse than ever before, Iker said. There are now over 16,000 classes in the province with four or more students with special needs and nearly 4,000 with seven or more special-needs students. MLA Michelle Stilwell said in an e-mail the claims the BCTF are making come in the middle of a difficult round of bargaining with the union. She added that her government has increased funding for students with special needs by 60 per cent since 2000, to more than $870 million last year. There has also been an increase of special needs education assistant positions, she said, rising approximate-
ly 43 per cent over the past decade. Iker said B.C. also has the worst class-size average in Canada and it would take the province hiring 6,600 teachers just to get to the Canadian average of teachers per students. Classrooms are becoming more complex, he said, where there are all sorts students who need extra support and at the same time there is a decline in learning specialist teachers. Since 2002, B.C has lost around 700 special education teachers and more than 300 other teachers with specialized skills. Local president of the Mount Arrowsmith Teachers Association, Debbie Morran, said she agreed
more support is needed for students in this district. “There are more needy students coming into our system than ever before,� she said. “If you sat down with a classroom teacher and asked how the nature of teaching has changed in the last five years, they would tell you it is so much more difficult to try and meet the needs in the classroom when the needs have grown exponentially.� Stilwell said in just the last two years the government has invested $120 million into the Learning Improvement Fund to support special needs students in complex classrooms.
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Fell said he will meet with RDN staff in the coming weeks to discuss making necessary adjustments to
the project. RDN manager of long range planning Paul Thompson said staff will accommodate di-
2003 TOYOTA 4 Runner Lim- ited Edition, 251,000 km, ex-
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Games&Puzzles
WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS
Send your entries to jdenee@pqbnews.com
by Jeanne Denee
The last challenge was to suggest legal problems that animals might run into. There is no winner this week. Ducks go down to avoid pluckers. Canines sue owners who treat them “like a dog”. Canines win their discrimination law suit against golf courses for naming their turns “dog-leg left” and “dog leg right”. Giraffes stick their neck out to cross the picket line. Lea Butterfield, Palmdale Elephants initiate a class action suit
Winners will receive a $10 Gift Card from
against ivory merchants; walruses consider joining. Turkeys sue Tofurky for impersonation. Cats file discrimination claim against CKC. Cary Kinkead, Klamath Falls China shop owners put restraining orders on all bulls. Johannes Hendrik, QB Elsie the Borden cow, applies for parole after many years in the “can”. Pepe Le Pew, the skunk, is arrested for having a concealed weapon. Lassie, happy where she is, applies for a restraining order against the family who wants her to come home. Lou Gueho, Parksville The next challenge is to combine city
or country names and explain the resulting entity. Examples are: Kitchener/Helsinki = Kitchensink – the town that has everything; St. John’s/Phoenix = St. Nix -the desert retirement community for department store Santas; Bedford/Springfield = Bedspring – a dormitory community; Nottingham/Montreal Notreal – the world’s first virtual city. Send your entries to jdenee@pqbnews.com with your name and town. The deadline is January 21 at noon. Dear Readers, this column will come to a close at the end of January. It’s been fun!
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To submit your activities; e-mail: events@pqbnews.com, fax:250-248-4655 or drop by: #4-154 Middleton Ave Featured Events for the Week THU. JAN. 16 FRI. JAN. 17 LADIES NIGHT WINE TASTING
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1-2pm, Jan14-Feb 20/ Tues. & Thurs, Parksville Studio/ Hot N Cool Yoga. Info: 250586-4202 or email: info@ hotncoolyogaclub.com
COOMBS OLD TIME FIDDLERS DANCE
11am-1:30pm. St. Columba Hall, 921 Wembley Rd, Parksville. Bring a lunch. Kathleen 250-586-6766.
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7pm, 2601 Alberni Hwy, Coombs. Old Time Country Western Music. Contact Carol Hansen 250-7523998, cjhansen7@shaw.ca, www.chrco.org/2011/09/ coombs-country-opera/
HOME ALONE 9-12YRS
7:30-10pm, Rotary House, QB. Adults/Seniors $2.50 p.p. ebfoden@gmail.com, 250-586-3743.
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10:30-11am, Parksville Library, 100 Jensen Ave E. Music, rhymes, lap play. No registration. 18 months or younger. 250-248-3841
PARKSVILLE TAI CHI
9:30-11:30am, St. Edmund’s Church. Beginner class, $20/ month. Eva: 250-954-1002.
TENNIS 1-4pm, Springwood Park, every day. Cynthia Sage 250-248-5702. www.arrowsmithtennis.ca
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JANUARY 17TH
SASKIA AND DARREL AT MACOUSTIC
A Concert with Saskia & Darrel; The Great Plains. Presented by/at: The MACoustic Folk Club. McMillan Arts Centre, 133 McMillan Street, Parksville. Doors open at 7pm $10 at the door A heart-warming evening of music, merriment, and mayhem. The audience will be enlighted with tales of war brides, prairie elevators, ghost towns, Louis Riel, and life in rural Canadian communities. http://www.thegreatplains.ca Contact: Liz De Barros, 250 586 5803, lizdebarros@shaw.ca
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ONENESS BLESSINGS & MEDITATION
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Three Parksville girls will represent the area on the under-16 Vancouver Island Hockey team at the B.C. Winter Games in Mission in February. Ashlee Barner, Katy Downey and Blayre Paddock made the roster of 20 from a field of 60. Paddock, 14, was one of six goalies looking for a spot. She plays on a boy’s bantam team in Comox and travels regularly to goalie camps and training sessions. “It feels pretty amazing to make it again,” she said of her second year in a row on the Island team. “It’s a lot of hard work to get there but it feels really good. We had a great bunch of girls but we didn’t get the results we wanted last year,” Paddock said. For Ashlee Barner, turning 14 in a few weeks, and Katy Downey, 14, it’s going to be an exciting time. The duo play together in the Oceanside bantam girls’ league and are looking for-
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From left, Ashlee Barner, Katy Downey and Blayre Paddock will represent Parksville on team Vancouver Island at the B.C. Winter Games in Mission this February.
ward to the chance to represent the Island and playing on a line
together. “I’m really excited to make
the team,” said Downey, who plays forward. “It’s my first time
trying out and to make it is really awesome.” “It’s exciting. I’m happy to make the team on my first time trying out and to be able to play together is going to be fun,” agreed Barner. “It’s good because we know how to play and work with each other already so hopefully we’ll get to play on the same line.” The B.C. Winter Games feature athletes from B.C. Hockey’s Female High Performance Program. The U16 program is the second step, building on the U14 program which introduces on- and off-ice skills and focuses on high level competition. The winter games run Feb. 20–23 with 18 sports and a range of athletes from age nine to 40. This is the first time that Mission has hosted the event. Vancouver Island is one of eight zones and will compete against: Kootenays, Thompson-Okanagan, Fraser Valley, Fraser River-Delta, Vancouver-Squamish, North West and Cariboo-North East.
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Generals need some help to earn playoff spot T yson Taylor
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Ten points are all that separate the Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals from making the playoffs and they have a chance to make up ground this week with three games in four days. Tonight the Generals will be in action against the best team in the VIJHL (Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League), the Victoria Cougars. The Generals are in Victoria tonight after practicing three days in a row. “We just have to make sure we really take care of ourselves this week. It’s a big week for us in terms of working hard and having the chance to pick up some points in the standings means a lot. We’ll have a good chance to stay warm and hopeful-
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easier to come in to a group like that, it’s really nice,” Hall said. After tonight’s game, the Generals have Friday off and will be back at it Saturday night as they host the Campbell River Storm, who sit atop the North Division. The Gens will then host Comox Valley for a matinée Sunday. “It’s going to be a challenge but everyone deals with it at least once this season so it is what it is. We just have to take care of ourselves and we’ll be alright out there. It’s nice though because once the third game rolls around, everyone is loose and clicking so we’ll be in good form for that Sunday game if all goes well,” Qualicum Beach’s Liam Peel said. Sitting 10 points out of the playoffs,
the Generals are looking for a few more wins and couple those with some Saanich loses to help them get closer. “We just need to keep playing the way we’ve been playing recently. We’re playing really well as a group and hopefully we can start breaking through when we’re on the road. We know we’re getting closer but we still have our work cut out for us so if we can keep doing the little things right, we’ll keep heading in the right direction,” captain Travis Flug said. Tonight’s game is on 88.5 The Beach with Dom Abassi. Saturday night the puck drops at 7:30 as the Generals host the Campbell River. Sunday is a 2:30 start against Comox. See photo, page a37
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It was another win over another top10 team in the province for the Ballenas Secondary Whalers senior girls as they disposed of the Wellington Wildcats 55–48 in Nanaimo Tuesday. Chelsea Hoey scored 15 points on the night to lead the Whalers in scoring, while Makayla Hoey and Brittany Britz pitched in with 10 points each. Chloe Dodd had six points on the night as well with two huge three pointers. Ballenas found themselves down 16–5 after the first quarter and were
trailing by 15 at one point in the first half. It wasn’t looking good for the Whalers as they headed into the third quarter but the girls stayed focused and things started to turn their way. The Whalers came out hard in the third quarter and erased a six point Wellington lead to take control, leading 39–32 heading into the fourth. Ballenas kept their foot on the gas and closed out the game 55–48. The Whalers have now beaten the Mark Isfeld Ice, ranked fourth in B.C., and ninth place Wellington in the past week. It’s a big feather in the cap for the
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Documentary featuring resident and marine ecologist Laura Winter playing locally Jan. 26 and Feb. 6 LISSA ALEXANDER reporter@pqbnews.com
Step outside Parksville Qualicum Beach and experience some of the biodiversity of the Caribbean in a documentary screening in Deep Bay next weekend. The Wild Windwards is the second part in a documentary series created by part-time Bowser resident Laura Winter and her boyfriend Thorsten Böhnke. The film follows them on a sailing expedition as they document conservation projects and a variety of wildlife on land and sea. The couple is working on completing a series called Running Downwind, and last year they screened the first part entitled Hitchhiking across the Atlantic, at the Deep Bay Marine Field Station. Now the second part, The Wild Windwards, will be shown Sunday, Jan. 26 and Feb. 6 at the same location. Winter grew up in Vancouver and completed her master’s degree in marine ecology in Germany. During her studies in that country she met Böhnke, a filmmaker and experienced sailor with a diploma in Naval architecture. In Hitchhiking across the Atlantic, Winter and Böhnke “hitchhiked” on boats around the Canary Islands and Cape Verde, visiting conservation projects and filming footage of nesting birds, pilot whales and loggerhead sea turtles, among other marine wildlife. The Wild Windwards continues on where the first film finished (although there is a recap in the beginning so newcomers will be up to speed). It begins with Böhnke purchasing a boat and Winter joining him as they set off to Trinidad and Tobago. In the film the couple meet a Canadian researcher from Halifax who is studying sperm whales around the island nation Dominica. Winter and Böhnke had their own experience with the whales when a pod playfully swam up to their boat and checked them out. “It was really amazing, one day they came up close to the boat and were curious and looking at us, you could tell they were looking at the people at the boat.”
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Laura Winter set sail with her boyfriend Thorsten Böhnke to film the second part of their documentary series called The Wild Windwards, screening in Deep Bay this month.
There is little known about them, Winter explained, and the researcher was looking into their social structure, how they function in groups and was also educating local whale-watching boats about the dangers of getting too close to them. He was also fighting to have the marine area around Dominica declared a marine sanctuary. In the documentary, Winter and Böhnke also visit a nature centre in the Northern Range mountains of Trinidad. “There is such amazing bird life there,” said Winter. “It is much more diverse than the other Caribbean Is-
lands in terms of birds species and other animals.” They met a couple men who were tracking the different bird species to learn more about them, Winter said. Outside the boundaries of the sanctuary you could see humans encroaching on the rainforest, Winter explained, such as quarrying, and crop planting that led to the destabilization of nearby slopes. In Bequia, the second largest island in the Grenadines, they met a guy who worked rehabilitating turtles, and in Trinidad they visited a protected area for Leatherback turtles. See PlaSticS, page A30
Buddy Holly tribute coming back to Qualicum Beach A popular 50’s dance party is back in Qualicum Beach March 29. Ballenas graduate Zachary Stevenson has made a name for himself around the country playing Buddy Holly and he’ll be back performing a ‘50s Rock & Roll Dance Party for the Qualicum Beach Downtown Busi-
ness Association (QBDBA) at the Civic Centre in March. The evening includes a burger platter and coke from Gary’s Bistro, a dance and costume contest, and more. Dinner starts at 6:30 on March 29 and the band plays at 8 p.m. Last year the event was sold out with a long waiting
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Celebrated musician at TOSH One of Canada’s most distinctive and engaging young pianists is performing a solo recital at the Old School House Arts Centre Jan. 19. Pianist and author Pierre-André Doucet has been praised for his sincere and colourful playing as well as for his modern and fascinating writing. He will be playing this Sunday at TOSH as part of the Music on Sunday Series, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Admission is $16. Doucet has performed with Symphony New Brunswick, Sinfonia de Lanaudière, and, as a collaborative pianist, with some of North America's most prominent young vocalists. He has performed extensively across Canada and the United States, as well as in Germany,
Belgium, Spain and France. Winner of the Knigge Music Competition (2013), the Atlantic Young Artist Competition (2010) and the Auditions jeunes artistes de Radio-Canada (2004/2006), Doucet has also been awarded top prizes for his performances of contemporary works, both at the CFMTA National Piano Competition (2009), and most recently at the Ibiza International Piano Competition (2013). Doucet is presently a doctoral candidate at l'Université de Montréal, where he studies under Maneli Pirzadeh. For more information visit TOSH’s website at www. theoldschoolhouse.org or call 250-752-6133. —Submitted by TOSH/News Staff
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Afro-fusion music hits the Hall West African dance super star and renowned djembe player lead Kikeyambay Head to the Hall this Saturday for an Afro-fusion electric band playing blends of West African, Zimbabwean, reggae, hip hop, jazz, gospel, and soul music. Kikeyambay is a collaboration between Alseny Diallo's deep knowledge of Guinean modern and traditional music, and the passion of Vancouver’s dynamic West African dancer super star N’Nato Camara. Together they front the dynamic, West African drum and dance show and Electric Afro-fusion Orchestra. Kikeyambay has headlined at the Seattle World Rhythm Festival, Edge of the World Music Festival in Haida Gwaii, and the Diversity Festival on Texada Island, as well as many other festivals and venues. The band sold out the Errington Hall on their last visit three years ago. Band leader Alseny Michel Diallo is considered one of the best djembé players in Canada. He hails from Guinea, West Africa and has been working in the Guinean Music scene for over 15 years, performing in different ballets and participating in festivals and competitions, as well as showcasing in Guinea’s largest theatres, Le Centre Nimbia and Le Centre Culturel. On Saturday afternoon before the show, get a chance to learn traditional drum and dance with both Alseny Diallo and N’Nato Camara. The dance class is from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. and the drum class, from 1:45-3 p.m. Both classes are $20 each or two classes for $35. For more information about the workshops, contact Ilana Moon at ilana@healinghandsvictoria.com. Tickets for the show are $20 at the Errington Store, Cranky
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“This is a pretty unique thing in the world,” said Böhnke. “They have such a large amount of turtles coming to the beach and we’re talking about an endangered species. So it’s really impressive what they established in 20 years,” he said, adding that now there are almost more turtles than the beach can handle. One of the issues facing marine life in that area that stuck with both Winter and Böhnke long after they left was the amount of plastic and styrofoam floating in these otherwise pristine areas. “You go up a river that is either a tourist attraction or protected and then you go up a side arm and all of a sudden it’s just littered with plastic and its really sort of baffling how much plastic there is. And you think, where did this all come from?” This garbage will eventually be washed into the ocean and broken down into microplastics, Winter said. At that point it will get eaten by plankton, fish and turtles and many will die as a result. Böhnke said it was eye opening to see many of the negative impacts humans are creating for the wildlife of that region. “We are living in our pampered word and we are using a lot of material which stays in the system, in nature, for quite a while until it decays. People talk about 500 years for plastics, and it really doesn’t belong there,” he said. It was also disheartening to see endangered species being eaten throughout these countries. Winter saw endangered Hammerhead sharks being sold at fish markets and talked to tourists who had sampled some endangered turtle soup. Winter said even though these species are listed as en-
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GENERAL AUDITIONS for 2014 Summer Season
Young Frankenstein Broadway MUSICAL comedy Based on the classic film by Mel Brooks. Always a Bridesmaid A Jones/Hope/Wooten comedy A group of friends vow to attend each other’s weddings… ALL of their weddings The Long Weekend By Canada’s master of comedy, Norm Foster Two couples are the best of friends… or are they?
PARKSVILLE - Shelly Road Centre, 186 Shelly Road Sunday, January 26 ~ 1:00 - 5:00 pm Saturday, February 1 ~ 1:00 - 5:00 pm NANAIMO - St. Paul’s Hall, 100 Chapel Street Saturday, January 25 ~ 1:00 - 4:00 pm Sunday February 2 ~ 1:00 - 4:00 pm Singing and non-singing roles for males and females aged 15-70. Open auditions for all three shows at all audition sessions. Please prepare a 1-2 minute monologue, and about 16+ bars of a song (if auditioning for musical). No appointment necessary. Please be prepared to stay for about 2 hours.
For further information, please contact:
Eileen Butts (ebutts@shaw.ca), 250-248-3782 Gary Brown (stageguy@shaw.ca), 250-468-9545
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Exempt your child from the FSA Dear parents,
We work hard to give your children the best education possible. We celebrate with them when they master a new concept and help them think creatively when tackling a tricky problem.
The FSAs do not count for marks, create needless stress for students, are expensive, and the much-delayed results do not actively support your child’s progress.
But standardized tests like the Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) in Grades 4 and 7 take away from those wonderful moments of learning.
The data is also misused to rank schools, which puts pressure on teachers to teach to the test, instead of to students’ interests and needs. That’s why teachers in School District 69 recommend you send a letter to your school principal requesting that your child be exempted from the FSA.
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double bill concert at filberg: Multi-platinum selling Canadian pop-rock trio the Grapes of Wrath, above, are performing at the Courtenay Filberg Centre, along with the Canadian pop legends, Odds, on Jan. 24. Tickets are $40. Get tickets at www.tickets.islandmusicfest.com.
Flamenco, gypsy at the Port Flamenco, Gypsy and Andalusian folk music conjure up images of sunshine, passion and intrigue. On Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo, the Vancouver Island Symphony, directed by Pierre Simard, presents Madrid— a journey to sunny Spain and warmer climes without having to leave Nanaimo. This power-packed concert of rhythmic Spanish music also features the fabulously talented classical guitarist Daniel Bolshoy. Fans of Spanish music will be treated to the live, spine-tingling, full-symphonic surround-sound of Turina’s rapturous Bullfighter’s Prayer; Rodrigo’s highly popular Concierto de Aranjuez, performed with electrifying brilliance by Bolshoy; the fire of Gypsy dance and
song of de Falla’s dramatic ghost story Love, The Magician, featuring mezzo-soprano Melanie Adams; and Suite no. 1 from the fun-filled and seductive ballet The Three-Cornered Hat. Since his last performance with the VI Symphony in 2011, Bolshoy has moved to Vancouver with his family, become head of the guitar departments at both UBC and the new VSO School of Music, and organized guitar festivals. To book seats for this musical journey to Madrid call 250-754-8550. Come and meet Bolshoy and Simard during the Pre-Concert Talk to hear the fascinating stories behind the music and lives of the composers. —Submitted by Rosemary Phillips
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Thursday, January 16, 2014 The Parksville Qualicum Beach News NEW LISTING $489,900
NEW LISTING $319,900
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• 3 bed/ 2 bath 1805 sq.ft. • Heat pump & HRV • RV parking with hook-ups • Tile roof, .21 ac. landscaped MLS# 366407
Personal Real Estate Corporation
OCEAN VIEW $439,900
• 1420 sq.ft. /3 bed/2 bathrooms • Double car garage, great location • Newer roof, heat pump, new windows • Stainless steel appliances, new high end washer/dryer
• 1315 sq.ft, 2 bed + den/ 2 bath • 55+ very quiet park • 14 X12 wired shed/ very large yard • 2 blocks from ocean/ Qualicum Bay
• 2 bed/ 2 bath 1092 sq. Ft • Fully fenced .19ac, RV parking • Granite counters in kitchen and bath • Mountain views, carport
MLS# 365781
MLS# 367248
MLS# 359682
PANORAMIC OCEAN VIEWS $199,900
INVESTMENT OR STARTER $211,900
PARKSVILLE CONDO $164,900
VANCOUVER ISLAND
Cell:
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• 2480 sq.ft. 3 bed/ 3 bath • Fully fenced 1.5 acres • Heat pump, RV parking • 2 27’ long attached garages
www.lespockett.com
• 984 sq. ft., 2 bed / 2 bath • 7 year old, .21 acre mountain view • Kitchen island w/ eating bar • 12x12x24 storage unit is included
5.19 acres w/ ocean views Cleared building site 5 GPM drilled well and power Fully lockable 12’x12’x 24’ storage unit
MLS# 366035
MLS# 359863
CUTE & COZY $214,900
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1100 sq.ft. 3 bed/ 1 bath 2 sundecks/ wood burning fireplace No age or rental restrictions Top floor condo with 2 skylites
MLS# 361710
MLS# 361647
WALK ON WATERFRONT $399,900
FAMILY FRIENDLY PARK $159,900
BUILDING LOT $69,900
Parksville Qualicum Beach Realty Independently Owned & Operated
679 Memorial Ave, Qualicum Beach, BC
2012
• 2 bedroom 1 bathroom • Hardwood, stainless steel appliances, • .41 acres w/ mountain views • Vaulted ceilings, wood burning stove
• 1540 sq.ft./ 3 bed./ 2 full bath • 10x15 sunroom / 10x10 workshop • Fully fenced backyard, beautifully landscaped • Family friendly park
• 1344 sq.ft., 3 bed / 2 bath • .47 acre adjacent to marina • Deep Bay waterfront property
MLS# 357004
MLS# 350701
Grant Wildeman REALTOR®
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• 1.22 acres building lot • Hydro and water at road • 12’ x 12’ x 24’ storage unit incl.
Parksville Qualicum Beach Realty Independently Owned & Operated
Cell: (250) 927-0357 Office: (250) 248-4321 Toll Free: 1-800-694-0357
2066 sq. ft. stand alone Crofton Model Hardwood flooring, gourmet kitchen and custom built ins Bright and sunny southern exposure Oversized garage
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1406 Gabriola Drive, Craig Bay $479,900 • • • •
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3840 Charlton Drive, Bowser $375,000 • Beautifully partially treed 2.6 acre property • Approximately 1200 sq. ft. home with 2 bdrms and 2 baths • 30 x 24 detached wired workshop with woodstove • Short walk to public beach, walking trails & Nile Creek
739 Ermineskin Avenue, Parksville $399,000 • 3 bedroom & 3 bathroom 2000 sq.ft. home • Spectacular Mount Arrowsmith views & R.V. parking • Close to schools & workshop in house
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104-440 Schley Place, Qualicum $199,000 • Bright 2 bedroom, 2 bath ground floorend unit at Parkwood • No age limit, pet allowed • Well managed and maintained complex
508-265 Mills Street, Parksville $127,500 • All new carpets & fresh paint throughout • Central Parksville location • Meals available 5 evenings • Common area/lounge
1369 Gabriola Drive, Craig Bay $409,900 • Over 2750 square feet • 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms • Swimming pool & tennis courts • Double car garage
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2285/2295 SWAYNE ROAD, COOMBS
• 27.8 acre ALR property with 3 bed/2 bath Country Character Home • Detached garage and workshop, 2 driveways & 2nd home site with services • Charming, immaculate, serene, private woodland setting – trails on property • Located near Coombs & close to all amenities of Parksville & Qualicum Beach
$668,000
1337 GABRIOLA DRIVE, PARKSVILLE
• Immaculate Ocean view Craig Bay Bowen model walking distance to Clubhouse & Guest suites • Main level living with, vaulted ceilings, oak flooring, travertine, granite, maple cabinetry • Lower level boasts media area & built in office, bar, gym, guest bedroom, cheater ensuite, storage area • Beach Clubhouse has gym, pool, hot tub, sauna, tennis, social areas, fitness classes, group activities
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2235 WIDGEON ROAD, QUALICUM BEACH
• 320 feet of ocean frontage, 5.2 acre private bluff property • 1900+ sq. ft. home ready to move in to • Build your dream home, or use as a recreational property • Property boasts a large detached workshop/garage, long winding drive, buffer tree scape from road & a priceless view
$800,000
3271 BLUEBACK DRIVE, NANOOSE BAY
• Ocean view recreational cottage, engineered for a second storey • Numerous recent upgrades including hardwood flooring, stove, window screens • Private decks with exceptional views • Minutes from Schooner Cove Marina, the future “Marine Village”
$489,900
1417 STONE LAKE DRIVE, NANOOSE BAY
• Gorgeous 4 yr. old West Coast Craftsman style home, on ½ acre, in Madrona Heights • Heat pump, triple garage, fully fenced back garden with pasture & distant treed hillside views • Great room concept with hardwood flooring, stone surround fireplace, large picture windows • Granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, eating island, high end finishes & fab. floorplan
$615,000
$379,900
#64 – 1051 RESORT DRIVE – PARKSVILLE
• 2 bdrm cottage in forest location in oceanfront Beach Acres Resort close to sandy beach • Not currently in rental pool, you can make it rental ready, or have its exclusive use • Comes with complete furniture pkg, owner’s storage space, close to play area, BBQ pit • Resort facility extras are: Swimming pool, Games room, English style pub. 15 min. to Parksville
Visit our website at www.sandifordhomes.com for further details, www.sandifordhomes.com additional pictures, and virtual tours of these and other properties
$219,000
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$699,000
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409 Craig Street
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291 Chestnut Street
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Immaculate, as new, 3 bed, 2 bath rancher with very private garden in Parksville.
3100 sq. ft. ocean view 3 bed/3 bath gated, custom rancher on 1 acre in Qualicum Beach.
3 bedroom retirement rancher on 0.3 acres of wonderful landscaped lot in Parksville.
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Oceanfront home, steps to the most gorgeous private beach in Nanoose Bay.
Large ocean view property on Fillinger in North Nanaimo cul-de-sac.
Gorgeous, bluff ocean front home with panoramic views in Parkville.
Very private 3 bedroom - patio end unit with Southern exposure in Deep Bay.
$1,174,888
$314,900
$284,900
$368,500
4400 sq. ft. custom designed home with extensive views of the Georgia Strait in French Creek.
Great 3 bed plus den, 2 bathroom home located on waterside of hwy in French Creek.
This neat and meticulous 2 bed, 2 bath Parksville retirement home is ready to move in.
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850 Glenhale Crescent
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2360 Glenellen Place
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531 Aspen Avenue
Immaculate Crofton model 3 bed, 2 bath patio home in Craig Bay, Parksville.
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$389,000
High end home completely private, w/breathtaking view of the peninsula in Nanoose Bay.
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2850 Ashcraft Road
2 bed, 2 bath patio home in Parksville’s “Parklane Place”.
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#201-1325 Cape Cod Drive
Turn-key lifestyle - 2 bedroom apartment in Craig Bay.
$425,000
#132-635 Blenkin Avenue
$484,000
Stunning ocean & mountain views, southern exposed family home in Nanoose Bay.
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2780 Ashcraft Road
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This patio home offers a great open layout in Qualicum Beach.
$329,000
$525,000
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$289,900
2410 Andover Road
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$319,000
1298 Leeward Way
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709 Humphrey Road
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#210-335 Hirst W. Avenue
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Light and bright pristine corner patio home unit with vaulted ceilings in Parksville.
1606 sq. ft., Parksville 3 bed/2 bath rancher close to all amenities.
Outstanding .74 ac. property, 3 bed, 2 bath home & detached workshop in Qualicum Beach.
Tucked into a quiet cul-de-sac, delightful 3 bed/2 bath rancher in Parksville.
One owner home & it shows. Qualicum Beach retirement rancher perfectly situated within the Eaglecrest Golf Course.
$350,000
$339,900
$895,000
$990,000
$279,000
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#111-240 Standford E Avenue
Baker Properties Town Home, short walk to amenities in Parksville.
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234 Saturna Drive
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3 bed/3 bath, main level w/basement, situated in the ever popular Hermitage Park, Qualicum Beach.
$324,900
$462,500
$549,000
195 Thetis Avenue
Qualicum Beach 3 bed / 2 bath rancher with one year old roof and walk to town.
17 Trill Drive
4 beds, 2 bath rancher style home in Parksville - bright & open with high window transoms, slate entry, solid hardwood flooring.
20 Trill Drive
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$459,000
Brand new, 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom family home in Parksville.
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Walk-on waterfront, recreational cottage with loft bedroom in Bowser.
This 2 bedroom forest cottage located at the ever popula Beach Acres Resort in Parksville.
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#63-1051 Resort Drive
New 1694 sq. ft., 3 bedroom, 2 bathroon rancher in French Creek.
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Stunning 10 acre southern exposed equestrian Mountain View property in Qualicum Beach. 245 Snowdrop Way
$229,000
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436 Rembar Road
4271 Park Avenue
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$399,000
688 Neden Way
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A secured entry, easy care layout offers a covered balcony 2 bed & 1 bath apartment in Parksville.
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$399,000
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Contact John or Teresa
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4 bedroom family rancher in quiet cul-desac in Parksville.
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4703 Moors Drive
379 McKillop Drive
Gorgeous walk-on waterfront home in Qualicum Beach.
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Ocean front, southern exposed, mountain views, gorgeous sunsets in Nanoose Bay.
935 McFeely Drive
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1403 Marina Way
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221 Lodgepole Drive
6 year old, 4188 sq. ft. custom executive home in Parksville.
Visit our website at www.sandifordhomes.com
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Totally Renovated!
TOTALLY RENOVATED! This 1,886 sqft 4 bed 2 bath home has a fully self contained in-law suite, 2 brand new Kitchens w/granite counter tops, SS appliance package, washer/dryer, laminate flooring through out, all electrical and plumbing fixtures, paint, trim, doors, hardware, window coverings, garage door, huge fully fenced back yard, completely landscaped, newer roof and thermal pane windows, tons of parking with private entrance around the back and so much more! This home is the last home on the no through road. Most completely renovated home in it’s price range in all of Parksville, once you see it you will agree!
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• Custom-built 1796 sqft 3 bedrm/2 bath Uplands rancher on .21 acre
• Intriguing floor plan, architectural angles, vaulted ceiling, & gas FP
• Spacious open plan, unique curved brick wall divider, 2 nat gas FPs
• Lrg picture windows, multiple decks, ocean viewpoints, Den/Office
• Kitchen w/top-line appls, circular island w/BI wine fridge & eating bar
• Fenced yard w/pergola gate, near walking trails, golf, & the marina
• Landscaped, fenced, BI sprinklers, RV prkg, lrg patio, hot tub, pond
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• Furnished 850 sqft 1 bedrm/1 bath A-Frame walk-on waterfront cabin
• Open plan, propane FP, wrap-around deck, lots of RV & ATV parking
• Fir floors, floor-ceiling rock FP (woodstove), wall of windows w/ views
• Short drive to Little Qualicum Falls, Cameron Lake, Cathedral Grove
• .65 acre, covered wrap-around deck, small shop, & great landscaping
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Have you been thinking of simplifying your lifestyle and moving to an easier home to care for? We are hosting a free information seminar on May 14th @ 1:00 at the Parksville Travel Lodge (424 W. Island Hwy, Parksville) to help you explore the many housing options available in our community. Perhaps you have been thinking of downsizing to a smaller home, patio home or condo, independent seniors living or assisted living and simply do not know what is available. We want to help you explore your options so that you can make an informed decision when determining Have you been thinking of simplifying your lifestyle and moving to an easier home to your next step. There will be a variety of guest speakers, professionals in their field to care for? We are hosting free information seminar on May 14th @ 1:00 at the discuss everything from possible home choices (such as Hawthorne Place,aEmerald Estates & The Gardens), Smart Moves who specialize in seniors relocation to an acParksville Travel Lodge (424 W. Island Hwy, Parksville) to help you explore the many countant to discuss tax deferment. Most of us are not aware of the many affordable housing options in our community. Perhaps you have been thinking of housing choices available and avoid making any decision as itavailable may seem overwhelming. We are here to provide information, show you some choices and let youpatio home or condo, independent seniors living or downsizing toofathe smaller home, know there is help every step of the way. This event will be hosted by Karen Roberts assisted living and simply do not know what is available. We want to help you ex(Seniors Real Estate Specialist) & Clinton Miller (owner-manager of Royal Lepage Parksville/Qualicum Beach). Coffee, tea & pastries be served so and that there will be can a plore yourwilloptions you make an informed decision when determining draw for a gift certificate. your next step. There will be a variety of guest speakers, professionals in their field to Please call 250-248-7612 or e-mail seniorsrealestate@shaw.ca to confirm as seating is limited. discuss everything from possible home choices (such as Hawthorne Place, Emerald
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Luxury Condominiums ~ Fabulous Ocean Views The Texada, a contemporary West Coast 89-suite condominium development located in North Nanaimo, B.C. boasts incredible views of the Georgia Strait and Coastal Mountain Vistas. Walking distance to local shops, entertainment, beaches and parks. The Texada’s spacious suites offer
huge windows, stainless steel appliances, bathrooms with heated tile flooring, deep soaker tubs and 5ft separate walk-in showers, engineered hardwood flooring, granite countertops, custom blinds and much more! AMAZING PRICING WITH A GREAT SELECTION OF UNITS REMAINING. The Texada is a proud winner of the 2010 Award of Merit for Multi-Family Condos from VIREB Commercial Division
Contact John Bertoia @ 250-390-0115, go to www.thetexada.com (also see us at) http://www.youtube.com/user/carringtonnanaimo/videos or visit our show suites at *Terms & Conditions: Contact sales agent for full details and any restrictions. Unit #123 - 6310 McRobb Ave, Nanaimo, B.C. Open daily from 11-4, closed Fridays.
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575 Vine Dr., Parksville
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108-292 Crescent East Rd., Qualicum Beach
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$312,500
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1351 Cape Cod Dr., Craig Bay
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1490 SUNRISE DRIVE
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$487,000
Spacious, updated, 4 Bedroom, 4 bath, 2256 sq. ft rancher Updates: windows, addition, plumbing, wood stove, etc South facing back yard w/large patio, fruit trees RV parking There is a 34’ x 24’ shop w/full mezzanine and 11’ ceilings Triple carport perfect for over height vehicles & a double garage
6-4320 GARROD ROAD
$599,000
• Rancher in the best location on the Eaglecrest Golf Course • 2 large bedrooms, lovely sunroom, 2 full bathrooms • Family room off kitchen, gas fireplace, vaulted ceiling • Formal living room, wood fireplace, formal dining room • Sun drenched and beautifully landscaped back yard
29 PONDEROSA DRIVE
$539,900
New Listing 153 Hoylake Rd W Qualicum Beach
Ocean view rancher – close to everything!
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$619,500
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Luxurious oceanfront estate 4,147 sqft., 4 beds, 5 baths Heated glass atrium, gourmet kitchen Path to beach and guest cottage
$1,588,000
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1085 CINNAMON SEDGE WAY
• Amazing design, amazing materials, amazing home • Over 5300 sq. ft., 5 bed, 4 bath, sep. 1 bed suite • 2.6 pretty acres in upscale River’s Edge
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Spectacular ocean views 0.38 of an acre, 2,100 sqft. RV parking, close to golf & marina Great for builder/handyman
$378,000
Louise Roy
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294 CRABAPPLE CRESCENT 2,149 sqft., 3 beds, 3 baths Oak flooring, vaulted ceilings Master fireplace, walk in closet Open kitchen with 7 ft bar-top
$459,000
Ian Mackay
18-1050 BOWLBY
• 2 bed, 1 bath • 1991 modular, separate dining area • Low maintenance yard, extremely well kept, fast possession possible
$55,900
Dale Rumming
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229 ELIZABETH AVENUE
Ocean views from all major rooms Remarkable beach & golf access Privacy, vaulted ceilings, large windows 2,217 sqft., 3 beds, 3 baths
$448,000
Aaron Nicklen* *PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION
2996 DOLPHIN DRIVE
• Cute 3 bedroom cottage with ocean views • Crawlspace, vaulted ceilings, new windows • Across from beach access, near golf and marina
$270,000
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kevin clayton
1860 ASHLING ROAD
Ocean view acreage, private setting Builder’s own home, no GST 3000 sq ft home with 936 sq ft shop Built by craftsman David Galloway
$550,000
Brenda Nicolls
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Now Only $169,000 Tom Dodds
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4.71ac OCEANVIEW package High bank access to 130’ PRIVATE BEACH 2400sf RES + 1200sf ADDN’L sep SUITE PLUS 1100sf SHOP
$779,000
Jill Tuggle
13-1401 PRICE ROAD
• 55+ Island Park Estate • Natural gas 3 sided fireplace • Extremely private, with lots of decks • Well run park, low pad fees
$94,900
Dale Rumming
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852 EDGEWARE AVENUE
Immaculate 1,442 sqft. home 3 beds, 2 baths, recent upgrades Jacuzzi tub, alarm system Attached double garage
$324,900
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#21 - 810 CHESTNUT STREET Westwood Estates patio home 1,400 sqft., 2 beds, 2 baths, private Updated appliances, gas fireplace Adult oriented, close to amenities
$279,000
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#3 120 FINHOLM, PARKSVILLE • The Meadows centrally located in Parksville • 2 bedroom condo Senior oriented • Recently painted, ready for you
$162,900
253-330 DOGWOOD STREET
• Sprawling 2100 sq. ft. rancher on 2.47 acres • 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, large family room • Vaulted ceilings, deluxe ensuite, entertainers deck
$319,000
$415,000
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#7 - 180 2ND W. AVENUE
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$119,000
$334,900
Jill Tuggle
Designer condo, heart of Qualicum Large rooms with high ceilings 2 decks, fire lit living room 1,305 sqft., 2 beds, 2 baths
433 WARDER CRESCENT
$279,900
Aaron Nicklen* *PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION
17-310 PYM ST, PARKSVILLE
$230,000
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2996 DOLPHIN DRIVE
• Cute 3 bedroom cottage with ocean views • Crawlspace, vaulted ceilings, new windows • Across from beach access, near golf and marina
$270,000
kevin clayton
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1-3704 MELROSE ROAD
• Brand new 924 sq ft modular • New development, others to choose • Low pad fee 295.00 mo.
Jim/Margo Hoffman $99,900
• Nicely updated Chelsea Court patio home • Immaculately maintained grounds • Central to shopping and all services
Jill Tuggle
1400 sq ft rancher on .56 acre Man cave & detached workshop Fenced private treed,new roof Drive thru lot for RV parking ease
NE
• 865sf Deluxe Spa Bungalow • 1bdrm, 2 fireplaces • New reno’s/100% ownership
790 MIDDLEGATE ROAD
• 1371 sf extensively renovated unit • Ocean-side Shoreline Estates • Double garage + storage
488 TEMPLE ST, PARKSVILLE
• New 1606 sq.ft rancher • Gourmet kitchen • Luxurious master ensuite • Quality finishing throughout
$409,900
John Barnum
NG
438 TEMPLE STREET
505 CORFIELD STREET
• 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, on crawlspace • New windows, country kitchen, french doors • Great backyard, RV parking, close to beach
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$334,900
$474,900
kevin clayton
1800 sq ft, 3 bed, 2 bath rancher Quality built in 2009, lots of extras Hardwood and tile throughout Fully fenced, irrigated & landscaped
Brenda Nicolls
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Thursday, January 16, 2014 The Parksville Qualicum Beach News
Based on 2012 closed transactions. Source CREA and RE/MAX internal data.
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