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Daylight robberies RCMP looking for public’s help after two break-ins JOHN HARDING
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Police are asking for the public’s help to nab “brazen” thieves who broke into two Qualicum Beach residences in broad daylight Friday. Oceanside RCMP said between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Friday, two “brazen” daytime break, enter and thefts occurred in Qualicum Beach, one in the 100 block of Hoy Lake Road and the other in the 600 block of Eaglecrest Drive. In both crimes, police said the suspects gained entry into the residences by forcing open the front doors and stole jewelry, electronics, cash and liquor. In the Eaglecrest incident, RCMP said two males associated to a suspicious blue car were observed walking throughout the neighbourhood around the same time as the break and enter occurred. “These (crimes) were done in the middle of the day and not in a secluded area,” said Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman. “Break and enters are mostly committed in the evening. But these (thieves) are skulking in the neighbourhood, looking to see who isn’t home.” Foreman said the neighbourhoods were “fully canvassed” by police after the crimes. Police are hopeful some residents may have seen the suspicious blue car and can call the RCMP with more information. Oceanside RCMP Staff Sgt. Brian Hunter was scheduled to give town council one of his regular crime-statistics updates last night. Hunter’s report indicates there were 12 break-ins to residences in Qualicum Beach in 2013, down from 15 in 2012. Incidents of theft over $5,000 were 58 in 2013, up front 51 in 2012. Police are asking anyone with information about the crimes Friday to call Oceanside RCMP at 250-248-6111 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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MEGA TAI CHI: More than 150 people from around the province practiced tai chi at a national two-day workshop at the Parksville Convention Centre last weekend. See Thursday’s paper for a story about the event.
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A library board budget increase of seven per cent has two Qualicum Beach politicians concerned. “These types of increases aren’t acceptable,” said Coun. Dave Willie, who is calling for more accountability and transparency in terms of library board spending. According to a Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) news release, the board adopted a balanced operating budget of $23,038,586 for 2014 with
municipal and rural levies accounting for $18,678,364 of the budget. The 6.94 per cent increase is part of a 10-year fiscal plan for the library system that services 38 communities across the Island. Most recently, VIRL opened branches in Cowichan Lake, Cumberland and Port Renfrew. Willie said residents may not be able to afford these new facilities. “Maybe we need to slow down,” he said. “I don’t know that for sure, but it’s a conversation I’d like to have.”
Willie wants to see more dialoge between the library board, town council and residents. “I feel somewhat powerless as a council when we don’t have much input,” he said, adding that he takes issue with the fact that residents will see a tax increase by the library board as a tax increase by the municipality. Coun. Scott Tanner, who was recently appointed as the town’s reresentative to the library board, said he shared Willie’s concerns. See LONG-TERM, page A7
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The computer-cleaner scam has resurfaced in this region. The Oceanside RCMP report that three similar reports of this computer scam were received locally this week. According to the RCMP, here’s how it works: A homeowner receives a call from someone claiming to be representative of a reputable computer repair or software company. They try to convince the computer owner that their computer is infected with a virus or needs ‘cleaning’, they will then offer to remotely ‘clean’ the computer for a fee. Police say the result is the scammer gains remote access to your computer and is able to gain your personal information. They will claim to have cleaned your computer and will ask for credit card payment for the service. Often if the computer owner refuses to pay, the computer is then infected with a virus or computer problems surface. Police said this scam is easily avoided. They suggest people take their computer to a local repair shop or call a mobile repair specialist if you feel you have a virus or issue. “These scammers can be very convincing and in the recent cases, they claimed to be representing the Microsoft Corporation. The Microsoft Corporation will not call you, therefore, simply hang up if you receive a similar call,” said Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Forman. If you receive a similar call, police suggest you simply hang up and do not allow remote access to be gained and do not provide money or personal details to these scammers. — NEWS Staff/RCMP CANDACE WU PHOTO
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A 94-year-old Parksville man on a motorized scooter crossing an unmarked section of Highway 19A was sent to hospital after being hit by a vehicle. The collision occurred in front of Tim Horton’s along the Island Highway at approximately 12 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30. RCMP Corporal Jesse Foreman said the man sustained minor injuries, such as a cut on his head.
“There is no indication that he won’t be just fine,” said Foreman, adding that RCMP returned the man’s scooter to his home shortly after the collision. The driver of the vehicle was a Parksville woman, whose car did not sustain major damage. “People need to realize that motorized scooters and wheelchairs are considered pedestrians,” said Foreman. “They are not cyclists or motor vehicles and they need to utilize sidewalks and streets in the same way pedestrians do.”
Vandalism suspects identified CANDACE WU news@pqbnews.com
After a four-minute video went viral, two youngsters allegedly responsible for vandalizing Pacific Brimm’s patio Jan. 22 have been identified. Oceanside RCMP Corporal Jesse Foreman said two young men from Parksville, ages 12 and 14, are responsible for causing “a signifi-
cant amount of damage” to the locally owned and operated business. “Surveillance is always an excellent deterrent,” said Foreman. “Without it, this case likely wouldn’t have been solved.” Foreman said the 12-year-old will take part in Arrowsmith Justice Society’s Restorative Justice process. See RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, page A4
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Foreman also said the 14-year-old offender will be forwarded to Crown counsel for possible charges, due to the teen’s prior involvement with the RCMP. “Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act we try and exercise every available option before using the court,” Foreman said about the Restorative Justice process. “The idea is for youth going through the process to realize what they have done wrong.” Restorative Justice involves the offender, the victim and police, who collectively address the crime and come up with some type of resolution. “We’re lucky to have the program here,” said Foreman, adding that it has a successful track record. Pacific Brimm owner Teresa Patterson said she is thankful for her recently-installed surveillance cameras, as well as the power of the internet and the concern of the community. “The video went viral on Facebook,” said Pat-
terson, who noted that the week following the vandalism she had youth, community members and organizations contacting her with various tips. “All of the leads I received pointed to the same two suspects,” she said. Despite being left to clean up broken glass and cigarette butts, Patterson remains compassionate to the young individuals. “I’m a mother first and foremost,” she said. “I sympathize with those who don’t have a home life that is strong and involved, but we live in a community that is willing to support youth and I am hoping they (the youth who allegedly performed these acts of vandalism) will see that.” Patterson said she has “a soft spot for youth” and will work alongside RCMP in the Restorative Justice program. The outdoor gate to Pacific Brimm’s backyard patio now has a sign reading: “Smile, you’re on camera.”
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listing off the local effects. “We currently have seven Kindergarten classes that are over our collective agreement limit, we have 20 classes, by figures in this district, in grades one, two and three that are over AUREN RUVINSKY the limit.” writer@pqbnews.com She said the current agreements also pose Last week’s B.C. Supreme Court decision in safety concerns in lab and shop classes and favour of the B.C. Teacher’s Federation could have meant students who need help “have have a local impact, but local officials say it is been in overly complex classes and received too early to know what that will be. less than one on one time with teachers than B.C. Supreme Court Justice Susan Griffin children who graduated prior to 2002.” ruled that provincial legislation interfering School District 69 board chair Lynnette with teachers’ bargaining rights was unconsti- Kershaw said it is still very early in the protutional and a breach of the Charter of Rights cess and they haven’t had a chance to review and Freedoms, and ordered the province to what the ruling might mean locally, especially pay $2 million in damages. in light of the financial difficulties they are alIn April 2013, the court ready dealing with, including found the legislation had deGood things come to those considering closing schools. leted bargaining terms and She also pointed out that the who wait prohibited bargaining on a government has said it would DEBBIE MORRAN wide range of working conappeal the ruling, so things are ditions, including class size still in process, but added that and composition and supthis district has done its best to port for special needs students. “stay close to a good ratio,” in terms of class sizes In her decision, Griffin wrote: “The free- and she hopes the ruling would not make this dom of workers to associate has long been district “too far off the mark.” recognized internationally and in Canada as “In an already stew of variables this is one an important aspect of a fair and democrat- more ingredient in the mix and how this flaic society. Collective action by workers helps vours things is yet to be seen,” Kershaw said. protect individuals from unfairness in one of Though the judge said it was highly specuthe most fundamental aspect of their lives, lative, the government has said the ruling their employment.” could cost up to $500 million retroactively, “Good things come to those who wait,” said and up to $275 million a year going forward. Debbie Morran, president of the local Mount The decision says “it will be in the interests Arrowsmith Teacher’s Association. “And we of the BCTF and the (employer) to negotiate have waited 12 years for this.” an overall resolution to these claims through Morran highlighted the changes that came bargaining.” under the collective agreements that Griffin “We want our class sizes restored, we need ruled, “have been restored retroactively and our specialist teachers re-hired, we want to can also be the subject of future bargaining.” give our children the education they de“What this means, we now have a gener- serve,” Morran said, summing up the union’s ation of B.C. students who have been short- position. changed by this government,” Morran said, — with files from Lissa Alexander
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Commission Council “to provide a recommendation describing what the Commission envisions for post-demolition restoration of the site, JOHN HARDING e.g. natural vegetation, etc.” editor@pqbnews.com (See Thursday’s edition of The NEWS for a reQualicum Beach town council was expect- port on Monday’s night’s decision.) ed to vote on a motion last night directing staff The NEWS has received a number of e-mails to proceed with the demolition of the Heritage from the same e-mail address from a man who Forest stable buildings. says he is the resident/caretaker of the buildDespite an eviction notice in May of last ing. The NEWS has been unable to confirm the year, and then notification in early November man, who says his name is Bert Nowak, is actuthat the building would be demolished, the ally the resident but that name has arisen in this caretaker is still living in the residence, Coun. story in the past. Dave Willie said Monday. The motion in front The NEWS received this e-mail Thursday (it is of council last night to demolish the building being published here in its entirety and unedited): included the words “when va“The demolishing of the rescant.” idence is the tactic used to enHe’s had his hearing and “He’s still in there,” said Wil- he has to be out by the 15th force a 3 to 2 council vote made (of February). I think lie. “He’s had his hearing and without an in-depth review of it’s over he has to be out by the 15th (of my occupation here. I tried my coun. dAVe WiLLie February). I think it’s over.” best to provoke an insight for Willie said the resident, who the decision that could satisfy a has been living at the townbasic educated understanding owned facility rent-free for more than seven of why but have failed.” years, appealed the demolition ruling. The ap“The elements of logic would require that peal was held with town staff, said Willie. who, what, where, when and then why must be When council first brought a motion to de- resolved adequately to inform the best possible molish the facility in November, there was outcome. The story is incredibly fractured of reasome discussion about saving the stables por- son but the outcome is certain. Staff of the Town tion and razing only the residence. The town of Qualicum Beach had defined the outcome.” did an assessment on the facility but Willie said “A meeting of bureaucracies was held on the consensus was it wasn’t a good idea to leave Tuesday 28th of January by which an arbitrator any portion of the building still intact. found the scope of the meeting to only test the “To leave a shell (of a building) in the forest validity of an application to demolish the careis just asking for trouble,” Willie said Monday. takers quarters and so it is.” The motion in front of council last night also “Thank you all for your interest, best of luck to called for the town to refer to Heritage Forest you all. Bert Nowak.”
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Tanner attended his first VIRL meeting Jan. 18, and he told The NEWS he was shocked to see the “substantial” seven per cent budget increase. “The conclusion I came to is there needs to be closer examination of the operation of the library,” said Tanner. “Everything presented to the board is basically rubber stamped.” He said the meeting did not generate a great deal of debate, something which left him concerned about the board’s seeming “disconnect.” “I’m going to be keeping an eye on this and updating council from time to time,” said Tanner.
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90 per cent say area need broader range of businesses Ninety per cent of respondents to a survey has a strong, sustainable economy was a neutral that collected 203 responses in this region say rating — from just over 39 per cent of responParksville Qualicum Beach needs to attract more dents — with another six per cent saying they businesses. didn’t know or had no opinion. Thirty-five per Oceanside Initiatives conducted the survey in cent disagreed with the statement while close to late November through early January. The group 20 per cent agreed with it. is a partnership of municipalities and organiza“I think the message for Oceanside Initiatives tions in Parksville, Qualicum and the northern is that we need to create more awareness about part of the Regional District of Nanaimo. The the direct link between the number and quality survey received responses from a cross-section of jobs in the region and the current and longof residents representing all adult age groups, term health of our local economy,” said Burden. income levels and residential areas within the The survey report is being distributed to the Oceanside region. Respondents were asked to Oceanside Initiative members. Meanwhile, the rank their agreement with a semarketing campaign will be It’s good to know people ries of statements. rolled out this spring. support attracting entrepreAlmost all respondents The survey also indicated neurs, because community (92.5 per cent or 188) agreed 84 per cent of respondents get support is key to making or strongly agreed that it’s iminformation about the region newcomers feel welcome portant to have more jobs from from The Parksville Qualicum kim burden a broader range of sectors. AlBeach News, 22 points higher most as many (89.6 per cent or than its nearest competitor. 182) said the region needs to attract more busiSurvey results can be viewed at www.parksnesses. villechamber.com. “It’s gratifying to see such a strong consensus Parksville Mayor Chris Burger said the survey and understanding that our region needs to at- results could be used as a tool for the city. tract more businesses across a range of sectors “I think it’s really important as the economy — businesses that can offer better-paying jobs shifts and changes that we get a clear underthan many of those we have now,” said Eve- standing of how that’s occurring and that allows lyn Clark, president and CEO of the Qualicum us to position ourselves to take better advanBeach Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is tage,” said Burger. a member of Oceanside Initiatives, which plans The Oceanside Initiatives group said it did an a marketing campaign to attract entrepreneurs economic assessment (available online) of the to the region. Asked if they would support such region that found it had below-average employa campaign, 81.6 per cent (166) of respondents ment income (the second lowest among nine agreed or strongly agreed. similarly-sized B.C. communities), the highest “It’s good to know people support attracting housing costs on Vancouver Island outside Vicentrepreneurs, because community support is toria, and a municipal tax ratio where 75 per cent key to making newcomers feel welcome in our of taxes come from residents and 25 per cent area,” said Kim Burden, executive director of the come from businesses. In most B.C. communiParksville and District Chamber of Commerce. ties, the tax ratio is 60 per cent from residents, 40 “The survey also shows we have some work to per cent from businesses. do to connect the dots between economic issues The group said the assessment recommendand the quality of life we want to maintain in this ed the Oceanside region concentrate on attractregion.” ing lifestyle entrepreneurs because they are Burden said he was referring to sections of flexible and make location decisions based on the survey that showed less consensus about the lifestyle factors such as the natural environment, idea that more jobs in a broader range of sectors school system, cost of living and recreation opcreates a sustainable economy. For example, the portunities. largest response to the statement that Oceanside — NEWS Staff/Oceanside Initiatives
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e should not be surprised it’s a young person who has come up with a sane explanation and some possible solutions. Vandalism, school closures and the tragic deaths of young people in recent months in our region has Parksville Qualicum Beach community leaders wringing their hands and making comments about what’s wrong and what may be some solutions. Thinking we’ve heard enough from those over 40 on this issue, we put out a call to young people for their input. Samantha Weber, now 21, grew up here. She told us she loves her home town and can’t wait to return from Alberta, where she lives now. She went to Ballenas. We offer the rest of this editorial for parts of her comments (see pqbnews.com for her entire comments, along with others): “As many are aware there are not many great-paying jobs in Parksville, and unfortunately this causes a blind spot in the town, because no one is available to teach youth while parents are at work. The fact is, without higher education in parents, many are doomed to minimum-wage jobs, therefore they have to work more to get by and children go unsupervised.” “Parksville has reached an impasse. In the past we have tried to have things available, dances, Artspeak, game night, etc., all of which failed because teens used these as an opportunity to commit various crimes. As a wise person once said: It takes a community to raise a child.” “Everyone needs to take part. If parents are struggling to work to provide, someone needs to step in during the down time. If a student shows up to school high, don’t send them home, no one is there. Don’t let them sit in the counsellor’s office and nap either. Give them detention. Make them do a sort of community service.” “We don’t owe the youth entertainment. We don’t owe them things to do. However, we do owe them the skills needed to entertain themselves.” “Our youth are becoming stagnant and over-priviledged. There needs to be consequences for actions, and there needs to be someone willing to teach the life skills needed to be a loving, independent person. Kids won’t just figure it out. That’s what community is for. We must start teaching the youth of our community.” — Editorial by John Harding
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Letters No bike laNe I can’t find the bike lanes that are touted as an accomplishment by the City of Parksville for the $2 million upgrade between Molliet and Rushton on Highway 19A. Bay Street has a bike lane leading to Highway 19A but there is no bike lane if you turn right or if you turn left onto Highway 19A going downtown. There is a white line on the right hand side going downtown on Highway 19A but it does not indicate a bike lane with bike symbols. The lane leads directly onto a sidewalk and if pedestrians use it as a sidewalk right on the highway they are walking with traffic, not against it. If they are using it as a bike lane then the highway lane suddenly becomes an elevated sidewalk and they are cycling on a city sidewalk. Either way, I think that the pedestrian/bike lane is a violation of the Motor Vehicle Act. On the Temple Store side there is no bike lane if you return from downtown on Highway 19A. In fact, there is part of the road that funnels bikes, trucks, buses and cars into one tight lane. The constant sideswiping and removal of the curb reflectors indicate that traffic is frequently hitting the curb with the potential to hit a cyclist who is squeezed between traffic and the curb. Ask city crew how many times they replace the curb reflectors. An accident that is waiting to happen. I want to use my bike to exercise, to reduce carbon emission, to minimize traffic and to cycle safely to the beach front. The city has made my biking even more dangerous after spending $2 million widening this road that does not have any proper bike lanes. JoHn DAvIS Parksville
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We are writing in response to your headline and article ‘QBES in poorest condition of all’ (The NEWS, Jan. 28). We would like to point out that the deferred maintenance at QBES (Qualicum Beach Elementary) is actually $2,295,384, not $3 million as reported. This is a significantly lower dollar amount than both of the high schools (Ballenas $6,933,200 and KSS $3,592,810) as well as the 20-year-old Oceanside Middle School ($2,781,971). We would also like to point out that deferred maintenance may include items such as a new stereo system and cosmetic repairs. Also, the School District reported QBES as being 64 years old. According to the Town of Qualicum Beach, the first part of the school was actually built in 1967 (46 years old) and the addition of the music room, kitchen and six classrooms was done in 1982, only 32 years old, half of the reported age. And what about the stat that tells about how efficiently schools are currently being run? When you look at the cost per full time student, QBES, currently at $1,132, is lower than all of the other schools in the district (QBMS $1,944, OMS $1,719) with the exception of the rural elementary schools, which receive additional funding from the province (QBES is operating at almost the same cost as Errington at $1,102). QBES is currently thriving — with 254 students, 24 attending daycare and 60 at the CEAP program factored in, the school is operating at 87 per cent of reported capacity, which is also much higher than most other schools in the district. Not to mention the wait list to get in. We would suggest your headline should have read instead “QBES is one of the best in district.” It is all a matter of perspective.
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shows that the IPCC acknowledged global non-warming trend persists. If this 17-year trend continues, the data will definitely be outside the error boundaries of man-made CO2-based climate models. I suggest that folks need to consider that they may have been mistaken, and to approach the phenomena scientifically rather than quasi-religiously. Why has so much been invested emotionally into the man-made CO2 models? If we need to feel bad about our impacts on the environment, there are no end of man-made calamities past, present and future to be upset about: Gulf oil spill by BP, Fukushima by Tepco, pipelines by Enbridge, well-fracking by every oil/gas corporation, etc. But note the trend here: these are all corporate-made disasters. Note also the main stream media (MSM) are largely mum about where the real guilt lies, with the corporations. But CO2 driven climate change? Ah, that’s a distributed problem that the MSM points out is of our making, that the general population needs to be taxed for, a carbon-offset money-pump of trillions to the corporations and bankers — but never mind the environmental atrocities that the corporations carry out. Oh no, we as individuals need to feel guilty about the corner that the corporations have pushed mankind into, where alternatives to lower energy consuming technologies have been impeded by the money-junkies. So, if the CO2 driven climate change is another MSM-driven corporate con-game, it’s easier to believe that delusion than to fight the real evil-doers. Emotionally it’s easier to embrace a guilt-trip than to confront these corporations for the planet-killers that they are, and to deal with them as if they are personally threatening our very lives.
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Now that’s good television The Log Fire Channel is the leading edge of the slow TV movement I don’t know if this is a record, but I Norwegians know all about this. haven’t watched TV since 1985. Each year, NRK, the Norwegian public Regular programming, I mean. I broadcaster, puts on a National Firecontinue to tune in if the weather looks wood Night — twelve straight hours particularly growly, there’s an election of a TV camera trained on a burning going on or we still have fireplace. Twenty percent a Canadian team in the of Norwegian TV watchStanley Cup playoffs. ers tune in. CBC programOr if I happen to find mers would sacrifice their myself in some part of the By Arthur Black mothers for numbers like country that carries the that. Log Fire Channel. The success of NaAre you familiar with tional Firewood Night the Log Fire Channel? I emboldened NRK to try discovered it by accident other broadcasting adyears ago in Thunder ventures. In 2009 viewers Bay. Turned on a TV to the got to ride vicariously on local MacLean-Hunter the cowcatcher of the Bercable channel and there it was — a log gensbanen, a train that chugs through fire burning in a fireplace in full, blaz- tunnels and mountains and valleys ing colour. No voice-over, no commen- and plains between Oslo and Bergen. tary. No annoying used car hustlers, More than a million Norwegians went or commercials for detergents, beer along for the trip — on their TV sets. or banks; no blow-dried news readers This past winter, viewers were keeping me abreast of the latest body treated to 18 hours of salmon swimcount in the Middle East… just a fire, ming upstream. Anyone who found burning peacefully in a fireplace. that plot too complicated could watch I guess from time to time the logs 100 hours of Norwegian grandmaster were replenished by an unseen hand, Magnus Carlsen pondering his next but I can’t say for sure. I was mesmer- chess move. ized by the simple beauty of a burning Other epics on NRK: five straight fire. days on a cruise ship plying the west
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NANOOSE BAY RESIDENT BUSY WITH MULTIPLE PRODUCTIONS
Acting puts him in a good mood Local man had a role in a movie that featured Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson
the world of acting. Since then he has taken a number acting classes at Spotlight Academy in Nanaimo and other workshops in Victoria. He has acted in a few episodes of Dark Waters of Crime, featuring true Canadian crimes, which LISSA ALEXANDER currently runs on Oprah’s OWN reporter@pqbnews.com Network and also on a docuA local actor is being featured mentary channel in Quebec. In in a short film at a Nanaimo Fes- that he stars as both an investival this weekend, but the first tigator and a suspect. He’s also time he sees the finished prod- starred in some student films uct will be in the Malaspina the- at Emily Carr University of Art atre with everyone else. and Design. He has performed “It’s a secret,” said Stewart in Murder Mystery dinners, he’s Whitworth. “We know our parts done some improv and standbut (the filmmaker) won’t let us up comedy, and he’s been an see it until it plays Feb. 7.” extra in a number of producGreyscale, a 12-minute mys- tions by major film studios. tery film by Michael Chen, will Those include The Big Year, shot premiere at the ninth annual in Tofino a few years ago, starVancouver Island Short Film ring Jack Black, Owen Wilson Festival (VISFF) Feb. 7 and also and Steve Martin. play Feb. 8. “I was right there with them, Whitworth and having She said ‘we need one is a Nanoose been in acting more person, why don’t resident who class it was nice you join us? You’d be works full time to learn more perfect in it.’ I said, ‘why in Parksville. about being on About eight is that?’ she said ‘you look set, watch how like Kevin Costner’ years ago a colthey prepare STEWART WHITWORTH league, who was themselves going to be havand make mising a film shot takes with their on her property, suggested he lines,” he said. Whitworth played come act in the production. a bird watcher in that film. “She said ‘we need one more Last Spring he acted in a new person, why don’t you join us? Godzilla movie where he played you’d be perfect in it.’ I said, an American soldier, and last ‘why is that?’ she said ‘you look year he did some extra work on like Kevin Costner’,” he chuck- a film called Kid Cannabis at a led. landfill in Victoria. Whitworth met the writer “We spent all B.C. Day in the and agreed to take a part in the landfill creating a Nelson borfilm but the movie was can- der crossing to the U.S. for the celled due to a schedule conflict show.” for the filmmaker. However it Whitworth was contacted by piqued Whitworth’s interest into Michael Chen to act in his short
PHOTO SUBMITTED BY STEWART WHITWORTH
Local actor Stewart Whitworth will be featured in a short film premiering at the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival this weekend. He is pictured here in the film called Greyscale.
film Grayscale last fall. The two actors in the film and the four other people involved, are all based in the Central Island area, Whitworth said, making it one of the few local films at the festival. Although Chen is a seasoned professional and Whitworth trusts his judgement, Whitworth still feels a bit strange not being able to watch Greyscale before the general public does. “It is a bit unnerving not having seen it,” Whitworth admit-
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Application No. PL2013-114 Springhill Road Electoral Area ‘F’ Pursuant to Sections 890, 891, and 892 of the Local Government Act, we advise you that a public hearing has been scheduled in your area with respect to a proposed Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1285.20, 2014 and will be held: Date: Location: Time:
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Bradley Centre, 975 Shearme Road, Electoral Area ‘F’ 7:00 pm
What is the Zoning Amendment about? To rezone the property located on Springhill Road as outlined in bold on the map below to permit the use of a go-kart race track with an additional permitted accessory use of food concession. How will this affect me? If adopted, this Amendment Bylaw will permit the use of a go-kart race track with an additional permitted accessory use of food concession on the subject property.
SUBMITTED PHOTO BY SaraH Frank
The Bombadils play the Acoustic Cafe Friday night in Qualicum Beach.
COMInG TO THE aCOUSTIC CaFE THIS FrIDaY
Bilingual bluegrass by Montreal band Quartet makes a quick stop in Qualicum before heading to the States LISSA ALEXANDER reporter@pqbnews.com
Where can I get more information? A copy of the proposed bylaw and relevant documents may be inspected at the Regional District of Nanaimo office at 6300 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo until February 12, 2014. Office hours are Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, with extended hours on Wednesdays 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, excluding statutory holidays. The public hearing for this bylaw will be held by Director Fell or his alternate as a delegate of the Board. All persons who consider their interest in the property to be affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard in person or by written submissions at the public hearing. Written submissions provided in advance of the public hearing must be received by 4:30 pm on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 to ensure their inclusion in the public record. Questions or Comments? Please contact the RDN Planning Department at • Phone: 250-390-6510 or Toll free in BC 1-877-607-4111 Fax: 250-390-7511 • Email: planning@rdn.bc.ca • Mail: 6300 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, BC V9T 6N2
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A Quartet of talented, young musicians from Montreal will perform in their progressive Celtic and bluegrass-style at the Acoustic Cafe this Friday, Feb. 7. Members of The Bombadils met at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music in Montreal where they all studied jazz or classical music. Anh Phung, who plays Irish whistles and flute, has been named the Galaxie Rising Star twice and has also taken first place in the Canadian Music Competition. Sarah Frank plays fiddle and sings with the group. She has performed and studied with music greats like Peter Yarrow, Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas. Luke Fraser, who hails from Nova Scotia, plays guitar, mandolin and lead vocals and has been a shining light in the Maritime music scene. Upright bass play-
er Evan Stewart has performed at the Montreal Jazz festival and has shared the stage with a number of renowned musicians. The Bombadils plays a combination of traditional and original music, both instrumentals and vocals, and they sing in English and French. The group has been performing regularly throughout Quebec at pubs, cafes, dances, weddings and concerts and they released their debut album Fill Your Boots! in 2012. They are currently on tour in Alberta and are only making a couple of stops on the Island before heading down to the United States for more shows. They will perform at the Acoustic Cafe held at the Rotary House in Qualicum Beach Feb. 7. The show begins at 7:30 p.m., the first half is open stage and The Bombadils will play after intermission. Tickets are $5 at the Vintage Candy Shop on Second Avenue in Qualicum Beach. Youth are free. The Rotary House is located at 211 Fern Rd. West, at the corner of Beach Road. For more on The Bombadils visit www.thebombadils.com.
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Solo success outside the major label scene First solo album released just five months ago; enter our contest for tix LISSA ALEXANDER reporter@pqbnews.com
JP Maurice was left with a sour taste in his mouth after he and his band were signed to major label while in his early twenties. But years later he’s thriving as a solo artist, stacking up some notable accomplishments and keeping his calendar crammed. Hailing from Victoria, Maurice has been belting out tunes since he was a toddler. “Since I can remember being able to speak, I would sing,” he said, “Beatles and Beach Boys records.” He went to a fine-art-focused elementary school in Victoria and at Victoria High School he was in the school R&B band, which clocked over 50 gigs in his Grade 11 year. After that he formed a band called Maurice and after graduation they were signed to Warner Bros. and headed down to Los Angeles to record. But it wasn’t the big break the band had anticipated. “We basically made a record and it sat on the shelf,” said Maurice. “It was the classic label story where an unknown band makes a record and if it’s not exactly the record a label wants, they will just not release it.” A couple years later, as the band was breaking up, Maurice snagged a spot in the Peak Performance Project, B.C.’s largest emerging artist competition. Although he didn’t place that year, he was accepted again in 2012 and took home fourth place, plus he left with a ton of knowledge and some hands-on-experience to help him shape his career.
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Vancouver-based singer songwriter JP Maurice will perform at the Quality Resort Bayside on Feb. 7.
“It was a really great experience,” he said. “It’s a wonderfully supportive program and very educational and just the camaraderie with all the other bands you’re there with, it’s sort of like a lasting fraternity.” Around the same time as his Peak placement, Maurice was chosen winner of the Shore 104.3’s Best of B.C. contest for his first single Good Feeling. In September last year, Maurice released his first solo album The Arborist, filled with punchy pop rock tunes and memorable melodies. He then he jetted off to Europe to tour with Americana folk band Broken Down Suitcase from Golden, B.C. Just recently back from that trip, Maurice will play at
the Quality Resort Bayside Feb. 7. Following that performance, Maurice will finally take a bit of a break from performing to work on his next album, before heading down to Los Angeles in April to do some song writing and collaborations with connections he made on his European tour. Get advance tickets to the Bayside show for $20 at Lockhart Collection located at 4-181 Craig St. in Parksville, at the Quality Resort Bayside, or online at www. arbutusevents.ca. Cocktails will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. For more on JP Maurice visit www. wearemaurice.com.
Group hopes it can resurrect Candy Walk in Coombs LISSA ALEXANDER reporter@pqbnews.com
A group of former Candy Walkers are hoping to bring back a popular event. The Coombs Halloween Candy Walk was cancelled last year due to lack of volunteers. This year, three local women, who all attended the Walk as toddlers and beyond, are organizing a meeting and looking for help from the community. Jennah Stavroff said she
knows a child who had a “crying meltdown” when he heard there was no Candy Walk happening last year. “I imagine there were kids across the community who felt the same way,” she said. The event provides a safe central location for kids and parents, Stavroff said, adding that it’s not fair to shortchange kids because adult life is so busy these days. And, with the likely
closing of French Creek Community School, it’s a way to keep the community and the kids connected, she said. The Candy Walk drew many children from around the region to walk down a themed walkway filled with decorations, complete with characters handing out candy. The event also included a haunted house, cake walk, food concession and fireworks at the Coombs Fair-
grounds in the past. Stavroff said she and her fellow candy walkers, Jennifer Stahley and Sarah Caruso Roth, are hoping to keep the core events and are open to whatever people may want to spearhead like entertainment, a talent show etc. If enough people in the community can step up to help, the show will go on. The group has planned a public
meeting on Friday, Feb. 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Coombs Fairgrounds. There they hope to confirm support for the event in the community, identify three people to help organize throughout the year and get contact information for those willing to help out with the set up and tear-down the week of the event. For more information email coombscandywalk@yahoo.ca.
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When Theresa Whitely started doing yoga it wasn’t as widely revered as it is today. “It was before it was really popular, (back then) if you told people you did yoga they thought you belonged to a cult,” laughed the owner of Oceanside Yoga Centre and Boutique in Qualicum Beach. Whitely grew up in Ottawa and then moved to Toronto where she met her husband, local music legend, Phil Dwyer. She was entertaining her two young children at the library one day when she saw a poster for a yoga class. Dwyer was very busy with his burgeoning music career at the time and Whitely needed some time and space for herself, she said. “So I went to this woman’s house and we did yoga in her basement,” she said, and soon after one of her friends starting
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Theresa Whitely is the owner of Oceanside Yoga Centre and Boutique in Qualicum Beach.
teaching the meditative exercises. That friend became her own teacher and ended up opening a yoga studio in Toronto. Whitely was the first employee at the studio and while she
worked there, it became one of the busiest yoga studios in Toronto. Ten years ago Whitely and Dwyer moved the family to Qualicum Beach, where Dwyer
is originally from. Whitely had hopes of opening up a studio in her home but the regulations were too restrictive so she taught some classes at the civic centre and at a local dance school. Then one day she was walking up Memorial Avenue with her daughter when she noticed a “for rent” sign hanging in an upstairs window. The door at the top of the stairs happened to be open and the empty space seemed almost perfectly set-up for a yoga studio. At first Whitely was the only teacher, but soon she began to train other people and, as the business grew, other teachers started getting involved. She eventually took over more space and now, nine years later, she has seven teachers, a boutique, and she’s soon expanding. The centre offers classes for all levels, including energetic classes, gentle classes focusing on relaxation and alignment, restor-
ative classes, yoga for back pain and beginner classes, which start this week. The boutique offers yoga gear and clothing for men and women, made with soft fabrics derived from eco-friendly resources, mostly Canadian made. Whitely said she personally practices yoga to cleanse her body and soul. “Yoga for me, self-study, it’s a way to connect with yourself in a world that is trying to distract you.” Her customers get a workout while at the same time having a therapeutic experience, she said. Although Whitely is moving with Dwyer to New Brunswick in August, the centre will continue with a few of her teachers, including her daughter Madeleine, at the helm. Oceanside Yoga is at 702 Memorial Avenue in Qualicum Beach. Get more info at www. oceansideyoga.com.
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Recently my client George asked me how to get tax free income from a non-registered GIC as his TFSA was maxed out. I said that he could use the pension income credit. Here is how it works: If you or your spouse are 65 or older and do not have income from a RRIF or private pension plan, there is another alternative to take advantage of the pension income tax credit. If you receive eligible pension income, you are entitled to deduct from your taxes payable, a federal tax credit equal to 15 per cent on the first $2,000 of pension income. This means up to $300 in tax savings at the federal level, plus the provincial tax credits. Under age 65, only income received directly from a pension plan or other
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Trust. Value. Excellence. “ELITE Advisors Canada would like to congratulate Carol Plaisier for entering her 3rd year of being distinguished as an ELITE Advisor – one of the best advisors in Canada.” George Hartman & Tom Reimer, Managing Partners, Elite Advisors Canada. Read more about Carol’s Elite distinction at: www.eliteadvisors.ca/elite-advisors/carol-plaisier/ 174 Morison Ave. West, Parksville, B.C. • (250) 248-2399 Carol.Plaisier@Holliswealth.com • www.carolplaisier.com Carol Plaisier, CFP®, FMA, AMP Investment Advisor.
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Stella passed away peacefully at the Nanaimo Regional Hospital with loving family by her side. She is survived by her sister Phyllis Maughan of Qualicum Beach, brother Brian Ward of Sarnia, ON., daughters Christine (Blair) of Qualicum Beach, Janet of Sherwood Park, AB., and son Trevor Guy of Victoria. Grandchildren Matthew, Andrew, Jacqueline, Brenna, James and Lauren: two greatgrandchildren Aidan and Madysan, and very good friend Marjorie Green of Qualicum Beach and numerous nieces & nephews. She is predeceased by her husband Les Guy in 1990. Stella was born in Liverpool, England and immigrated to Edmonton, AB in 1954 then retired to Vancouver Island in 1984. Since then, Stella and Phyllis have travelled the world and enjoyed life in Qualicum Beach. “Our Stell” will be greatly missed As per Mom’s wishes, there will be no service.
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It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Herbert Ivan Terris on January 29 2014. Herb will be dearly missed by his soul mate Veronica, his daughters Gail Foy (Gordon) BC, Carol Edwards (Bruce), Wendy Patenaude (Jaques), Nancy Egan (John) ON, stepdaughter Susan Van Der Poelen(Marc), stepson Marc Teixeira (Robin) BC, sixteen grandchildren, six great grandchildren and his sister Evelyn Steeves, NB. Herb was truly a people person with a zest for life, a terrific sense of humour and a smile that warmed the hearts of many. There will be a celebration of his life in Ottawa, Ontario in the spring. In memory of Herb, donations may be made to the Alzheimer Society of BC or Parkinson Society BC.
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Verona was born in Swansea, Wales, on March 12, 1926. Her mother died when Verona was five so she was raised by her large extended family, headed up and loved ferociously by her Nanny Jones. Veronica enlisted in the British Army at age 16 working initially as a “predictor” on anti-aircraft artillery and later as a driver (along with the former Princess, now Queen Elizabeth II). While driving the officers around in her “3-ton lorry,” she met, and married in 1944, her life-long love, Canadian Army Officer, Douglas Raymond Hunter Carr. Verona arrived in Ontario, as Doug’s wife and a war bride, accompanied by their first-born, Barry James, in 1946. She flourished in her role as an Army officer’s wife socializing and making friends as they moved from one posting to the next. Two daughters followed; Deborah Sue CarrCampbell, and Katharine Anne Phillips. Rona’s happy energetic life was full with entertaining, the church and a vibrant career with Hobart demonstrating and selling KitchenAid dishwashers. After retirement, Verona and Doug enjoyed their lives as snowbirds in Florida where Ron learned and later taught line dancing which became a life long passion. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren came along and Nan, or “Nanners” as she was affectionately known, loved them all passionately. Doug and Veronica eventually settled on Vancouver Island, living in both Qualicum Beach and Parksville. Verona continued to be active with line dancing, church, the local War Brides group and, of course, her beloved family. In most recent years, Verona continued to be active in her last home, Arrowsmith Lodge, in Parksville. Verona died, unexpectedly but peacefully on January 27, 2014. She was predeceased by Doug in 2002 and Deborah Sue on January 9, 2014. Missing her dreadfully are Barry & Sue (Parksville) and Katharine (Port Coquitlam), along with her adoring grandchildren; Tom (Vancouver) , Christopher & Tiffany (Strathmore, AB); David & Bree, (Dundurn, SK); Jeremy & Melissa (Maple Ridge, BC), Stacey & Brent (Calgary), Rob (Whistler), Jessica & Kurt (New Westminster), Burkley (Langley), and Kade (Port Coquitlam); along with great-grandchildren, Mitchell (London, ON), Jaxon (Strathmore,AB), Austin & Liam (Dundurn, SK,) Makenna (Maple Ridge), River Ann Verona (New Westminster) and long-time “son,” David Campbell (Burlington, ON). Thanks to all of Verona’s many friends for their support and love with a very large thank you to everyone at Arrowsmith Lodge who helped make it her happy home. Memorial Service: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 1:30 pm at St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Qualicum Beach. Cymru Am Byth 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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PARKSVILLE- Furnished sm cottage. Private, quiet area. NS/NP. Avail Feb 15 or Mar 1. $650 inclusive (250)248-4902
FRENCH CREEK 1 bdrm, 1 bath. Avail Mar. 1. Nice neighbourhood, very clean, hydro, water & cable included. Laundry serv., avail. N/S, N/P. $825/mo. Call 250-927-1958 email chrisevans1@shaw.ca
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES NANAIMO 3 HOUSES. Gorgeous Ocean & City views. Easy to buy. Reasonable Down! Owner will carry mortgage. 250-753-0160
PARKSVILLE: 2-BDRM duplex. Central location. 302 Meadowview Plc. NP/NS, Refs. Available now. $975./mo. 250-724-6082.
NANOOSE BAY Waterfront, spectacular view, 1100 sq.ft 2Bdrm suite, private entrance, NS/NP. All utils, including cable, no phone, incld. $975. Avail now. (250)468-5758.
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NORTH NANAIMO: 1bdrm private suite. New floors & paint. Shared laundry. Secure, covered parking. FREE cable. N/S, No Partiers. $800/mo. 250-756-9746.
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AVAIL IMMEDIATELY. 2 Bdrm newer mobile, not in a park. Hilliers, mountain view. $800./mo. NS/NP. Call (250)752-3425.
HOMES FOR RENT 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.
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.
OPEN HOUSE FOR Sale by owner: Qualicum Beach rancher, 3 BR, 3 Bath, 1776 sq.ft, immaculate inside & out, mature landscaping, year round heated sun room, new roof and skylights, located at 201 Valdez Ave. Asking $385,000. Open house on Sat. Feb.1 and Sun. Feb 2 from 1pm-4pm. Can be viewed any time by calling 250-752-0688.
RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO CENTRAL QUALICUM BEACH- in quiet civilized building, bachelor suite in excellent condition. Balcony, fully equipped bathroom & kitchen, parking. $645/mo. Please call Bill (250)752-6997. EMERALD ESTATES, 245 McVickers. Bright & sunny, spotless,2 bed/2 bath patio home in secure seniors independent living complex. Close to all amenities. Wkly hskpng incl’d and an optional evening dining program is available. Single occupancy $1250. Double $1300. Ph. (250) 248-2143
MOILLIET MANOR 2 bdrm, storage room in suite, on bus route, clean, quiet, secure. heat/hot water included. $875/mo N/S, N/P. Call 250 248-9322 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. QUALICUM- 1 bdrm apt w/ocean view, parking at the door. $700/mo inclds heat, lights, water. Available now. Call 250-752-3333. QUALICUM BEACHFRONT 1 bdrm, furnished suite, bright. Available until May. NS/NP. $725 inclds utils/internet. Call 250-757-8682, 250-752-9252.
COTTAGES 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 NANOOSE BAY- (5 mins to shopping centre) Cozy seaside 1 bdrm cottage in Beach Coomer, quiet area, self-contained. $425. Available now. Call (250)468-7158.
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ERRINGTON: 1.5 bdrm, quiet acreage, lrg apt. $650/mo + util’s. Sm. Pet ok. Avail. Now. Call (250)951-2995. FRENCH CREEK- 3 bdrm, 2 bath renovated. 5 appl’s, carport, landscaped, across from beach. $1600./mo. Avail. Feb. 1st. 1-(905)634-9144 or mikemacneil937@hotmail.com
QUALICUM BEACH, Lower, 3 bdrm, 1 bath, W/D,F/P,D/W, Microwave. Private entry, ocean views,blocks from town. N/S. $1050. incl all utils. Call: 250-951-8488
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Nanoose Bay - upper level, ocean view, roof top deck, acreage, w/stove. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 7 appls. Avail Feb. $995/mo + 1/2 util. (250) 9513566.
EAGLECREST batchelor suite rancher. Separate entry $650/mo. plus hydro. Contact Richard 250-248-7777
NORTH QUALICUM Village, 2 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath UP & Finished in-law-suite down with 1 bdrm. F/s, n/s,d/w, ref’s req’d. $1200. Call 250-954-0550 or 250-240-4644.
NEW 1-BDRM suite. Private entrance, sun deck, rural setting with mountain view. Hydro, cable, wi-fi, parking incld. Avail immediately. $800./mo. NS/NP. Call (250)248-2806.
PARKSVILLE: 3 bdrm, 2 bath rancher by Wembley Mall, F/S, gas F/P, garage, NS/NP, ref’s. Avail. Feb. 15. $1150+ dep. Call (250)296-0178.
OFFICE/RETAIL 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.
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STORAGE 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.
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KSS senior boys going to Island final Kondors’ aggressive defense helps 54-47 win over tough Comox Highland Raiders T yson Taylor sports@pqbnews.com
The Kwalikum Secondary senior boys basketball team will be making an appearance at the Island Championships for a shot at the provincials thanks to their latest win over the Highland Raiders from Comox. The KSS Kondors came away with a wellearned 54–47 victory as their aggressive defense against one of the top players on the Island paid off. Evan Stefanek was assigned the tough task of guarding Nick Tancon, who stands 6’6” and has played for the B.C. provincial team and has also played for the senior squad at Highland since he entered high school. KSS came out strong in the first quarter, jumping to an early 12–0 lead. The Kondors put pressure on the ball at every chance they had and created a lot of turnovers that lead to scores. KSS was leading 18–10 after the first quarter. “We were able to capitalize on a lot of turnovers and got some quick points right out of the gate. The defense really upped the pressure in this one and that was really nice to see,” head coach Butch Gayton said about the early pressure from his Kondors. Stefanek continued his stellar play on the night heading into the second quarter, managing to keep Highland’s Tancon under control,
which lead to him only scoring five points in the first half and just 10 points all game. Stefanek was out doing his counterpart on this night at both ends of the floor, pouring in 12 first half points to help pace the Kondors to a 35–21 lead. “Evan played a great game out there,” Gayton said. “He had a tough task ahead of him and he more than met that challenge. We prepared a little extra for their big man and Evan showed why he’s one of the better defenders in our league.” Shane Gayton chipped in with 14 points on the night, the bulk of his scoring coming from hitting four, three–pointers. Ryan Becker added 11 points as well as playing some excellent defense and creating havoc for anyone that tried to bring the ball up the floor for Highland. The Kondors now move to 4–0 on the season in their AA league play and have an automatic bye to the Island tournament. This marks the first time in over a decade that the senior boys Kondors will have a team at the Island tournament for basketball. The North Island tournament will determine where the Kondors will be seeded heading into the Islands. KSS hosts the North Island tournament this tyson taylor Photo weekend (Feb. 6–8) and the Islands will be Evan Stefanek (#12) adds to his point total during the game between KSS hosted in Victoria by Lambrick Park on Feb. and Highland. The Kondors won 54-47. 20–22.
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A loss on Friday saw an end to the Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals’ chances of making the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League playoffs, as the Gens dropped a 6–1 decision to the Comox Valley Glacier Kings. In what was becoming a trend for the Generals recently, they found the back of the net early in the first period as Mikey Markland snapped a 15-game scoreless streak to make it 1–0 just under a minute in. The rest of the game Friday night went to the Glacier Kings as they scored six unanswered goals to finish
off any hopes the Generals had of making the post-season. “Everyone’s a bit down but that’s going to happen when you don’t make the playoffs,” captain Travis Flug said. “It’s our own fault though; we can’t put the blame anywhere else. It’s just the way it goes sometimes and that’s the downside to playing hockey.” The third period of Friday’s game saw the Generals receive 92 minutes in penalties, with two team penalties for game misconducts. Hank Hilts, 18 years old out of Ferndale, Washington, and Markland each received five and 10 minutes for
fighting. Flug, Logan Savard, and affiliate player Ryan Hogg from the Burnaby Winter Club each had 10-minute misconducts as well. Saturday night the Generals were back in action against the best team in the VIJHL, the Victoria Cougars. The Gens came out strong in the first period but couldn’t manage to find the score sheet all game as they were shut out for the third time in their last five games, losing 6-0. “It’s tough but we just have to keep playing hard,” said defenceman Wyatt Meiers, 17 years old from Courtenay. “You just have to have that same
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been able to really get things going, especially myself, so it’s tough when that happens. As a player, you try to get comfortable with a coach and do what he’s asked of you and having all those changes this year has made it hard to make that happen.” The Generals have three games left, two of which will be at home. The next game is this Saturday as the Generals host the Saanich Braves. Then it’s down to Saanich to play the Braves one more time the following Friday night. The Generals close out their season at home against the Campbell River Storm Feb. 15.
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mindset and keep trying to get the win. I know I’m not going to stop working hard out there and I think the rest of the guys feel the same way.” The Generals should see some of their affiliate players in the lineup for those remaining three games, as there will be roster spots open thanks to some late-season departures. It’s a tough blow for a team that’s struggled all season, but will give some younger players a chance to prove themselves. “I think that everybody wants the season to be done,” said 16-year-old Daine Elphicke. “It’s been hard, a lot of guys haven’t
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GRANT-IN-AID APPLICATIONS Subject to the provisions of the City’s Grant-in-Aid Applications Policy 3.26, the City of the Parksville may provide direct financial assistance to community groups and organizations for events that will benefit its citizens and visitors. Eligible applicants are community non-profit organizations in the arts, cultural, recreational or social services field. Organizations wishing to apply for funding assistance are asked to obtain a copy of the policy to make sure their submission will meet all necessary criteria and must submit their application on the approved form. Copies of the policy and application form can be obtained in person at the Civic and Technology Centre or from the City’s website [Mayor and Council/Grant-in-Aid Applications]. Applications will be forwarded to the Grants-In-Aid Select Committee for review. The committee will make recommendations to Council regarding the approval and amount of the grants; Council is not obligated to allocate any or all of the $2,500.00 budgeted funds. Please note that incomplete applications will be returned and returned applications which are not resubmitted by the deadline in correct form will not be considered. Deadline for submission of applications is 4 pm on Friday, February 28, 2014 to the Administration Department, Civic and Technology Centre, 100 Jensen Avenue East, Box 1390, Parksville, BC V9P 2H3.
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It’s close enough to Robert Burns’ Day that quoting “the best laid schemes o’ mice and men gang aft a-gley” will have a little more relevance than normal. Such was my plan to write this month’s feature on a snowshoeing mini-adventure on an easily accessible, recognisable hill. A warm winter and low precipitation means that we need to head a little further afield to reach the snowline, so I’ll be saving the activity, but not the venue, for another day. At this time of year I encourage people to make the most of shorter spells of good weather and get out on routes that don’t require as much time, equipment or travel. Nanoose Hill, also known as “The Notch” or “Notch Hill”, is a distinctive presence, seen across Nanoose Bay as one drives towards Nanaimo, and from many viewpoints around our region. Its short but steep slopes are a favourite venue for people training for bigger hikes and its trail network, rich in garry oak and arbutus, offers an attractive and stimulating environment for nature lovers throughout the year. The main parking lot, just off Powder Point Road, is the best place to access the trailhead. Look for the yellow gate on a gravel access road and begin walking uphill. There are many side trails to explore, but the 3km loop I’m describing here is a good way to enjoy a couple of attractive viewpoints while gaining some orientation of the area. Within 200 metres the trail sweeps uphill to the right and you’ll be faced with two large, cylindrical concrete water tanks. Stay left of these and you’ll be on the start of a singletrack. This soon splits, giving you the option of forking right and heading steeply uphill or staying lower on easier grades on the left fork. Take this easier route as it contours along the southern side of the hill, entering a tunnel of trees with the terrain banking steeply uphill to your right. Although you’re still gaining elevation it is a gentle climb at this point, letting you warm up before you encounter steeper slopes later on the route. At this time of year, the next notable feature you’ll encounter is a small bridge over some water. Through the seasons this area could be encountered as anything from a patch of dry, cracked mud to a small pond. This year it’s debatable whether it would qualify as pond or puddle thanks to minimal precipitation. Kids, of course, find water features as enticing as adults might find them attractive, so this is a good place to take a brief stop on a family hike. The next leg is a short one as you turn South
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An easy hike up Nanoose Hill leaves plenty of energy for monkey business. Above are Michael, Eden and Florian Addiscott.
and head uphill through the trees. Within just a few minutes you will pop out in a beautiful, open grassy area with surprisingly attractive views of the Nanoose Hills, Nanoose Bay and mountain peaks such as Arrowsmith, Cokely, Horne and Wesley. On a sunny day, this is a superb place for a picnic, and is a good turnaround point for those looking to avoid a longer hike or steeper slopes. Heading onward, follow a more Westerly path back into the trees. The trail drops down through a beautiful glade and winds towards the Western side of the hill. A number of trails branch off to the right but all of these options are steep so there’s no escape from making some effort! In a surprisingly short distance you’ll find the trees thinning out and appearing more stunted as the feel of your surroundings becomes more scrubby. There are a number of false summit areas up here, and the actual summit is hard to identify due to the broad, undulating nature of the hilltop. You may see an antenna, fenced off among the trees. Keep this to your left and the bay below you to your right as you head predominantly Eastwards along the intertwining trails. There are a couple of nice viewpoints, looking South across Nanoose and East towards Nanaimo as
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you cross the convex of the summit area. Any of these provide good opportunities for a snack stop or a picnic, especially if you’ve packed something to sit on. Soon, you’ll be aware that the only way is down. As you start your descent, look for the significantly eroded trail that veers off to the left. This provides a nice little loop that diminishes the gradient and adds another couple of minutes to this steep but pleasant descent. There are some huge anthills, built off to the side of the trail through this section. In Summer, they offer hikers a chance to pause and marvel at the activity, but for now, their sheer size is impressive enough. Another few minutes and the trail will have swept Southwards and intersects the main trail between the top and the parking lot. Turn left and head downhill on this and very soon you’ll be back at those big water tanks. Re-trace to the car, but don’t forget to fix the events of your day in your mind. Hopefully you’ll be returning soon to share your new found awareness or explore some of those other trails that braid throughout this beautiful area. You can see more photographs and information on this route, and others, at www.outsideradventures.com or on the Outsider Adventures Facebook page.
Carry a whistle, flashlight and small 1st Aid kit. Remember to bring any prescription medications with directions for use. Check weather and choose appropriate footwear and clothing. Steep sections make lugged hiking shoes or trail runners a good choice. Even on short trips bring a snack and water. Let someone know where you’re going and when you expect to return.
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From Northwest Bay Road (accessible from Parksville or from the PetroCan gas station on Hwy. 19), follow Powder Point Road for around 3.5km as it becomes Fairwinds Dr. Look for the gravel parking lot on your right, just after Enos Lake (which will be on your left)
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EveryFriday PRESCHOOL STORYTIME
10:30-11am, Preschoolers accompanied by a caregiver. Parksville Library. No registration. Jan. 10-Mar. 28. Info: 250-248-3841.
OCEANSIDE STROKE RECOVERY
11am-1:30pm. St. Columba Hall, 921 Wembley Rd, Parksville. Bring a lunch. Kathleen 250-586-6766. www.strokerecoverybc.ca
EverySunday
EveryTuesday
FREE SKATE & RENTALS
ALZHEIMER’S & DEMENTIA
12:15-1:45pm, Parksville Lion’s and Save-On Foods sponsoring at Oceanside Place, 830 W. Island Hwy. Under 19yrs must be accompanied by an adult. No hockey during Family Skate. Until March 9th
QUAKERS MEET
THE BREAKFAST CLUB—OBISNET 10am, Wembley Mall White Spot.
11am, 2nd/Sun/mo, at Bethlehem Retreat Centre, 2371 Arbot Rd Nanaimo. Info: 250754-0774.
BRIDGE CLUB
AGE WELL XPRESS/SHARRON HUDSON
1-4pm, Lighthouse Comm. Hall, Nordin Rm., 240 Lions Way, Qualicum Beach. Sheila Steele 250-757-8307
MUSIC TRIVIA
7-10pm, Shady Rest Pub. Prizes 3109 W. Island Hwy, Qualicum Beach.
EverySaturday PARKSVILLE LYME SUPPORT GROUP 1:30pm, 2nd/Sat/mo at the Parksville Pharmasave in the meeting room. Next meeting February 8th. Info: PQBLyme@gmail.com
BISHOP OF BOWSER CHESS CLUB
1pm, Henry’s Kitchen, Qualicum Bay. Everyone welcome. Robert 250-757-8709 or mcfetridge@shaw.ca
SATURDAY STITCHING CIRCLE
1:30-3:30pm, (Feb 8th, 22nd) all ages & skills. Parksville Library. No registration. Info: 250-248-3841.
BOXERCISE for EVERYONE
6am & 6pm. Tues.& Thurs./Sat at 9am, Genesis Boxing & Fitness, PV. 250-248-5511
SMART MEETING AT SOS
10-11:30am, 245 W. Hirst Ave., PV. Info & assistance re-Alcohol & Drug Use problems. Jack McNeil 250-752-1052, 250-714-9703.
7-8:30pm, $10. drop in classes. Naam Yoga & Meditation at theQmunity,180 Fern Rd W. 250-594-5902
COOMBS OLD TIME FIDDLERS
2:30pm, 1st Sun/mo. Rotary House, Qualicum Beach. Adults/Seniors $2.50 p.p. ebfoden@ gmail.com, 250-586-3743.
PARKSVILLE TAI CHI
9-10am, Parksville Community Park/band shelter. FREE. 250-954-1002.
EveryMonday MOUNT ARROWSMITH PIPE BAND
6:30pm, Arbutus Grove Church, 170 W Hirst, PV. All pipers & drummers welcome. Will teach new members. Mel, 250-752-7810.
QB LAWN BOWLING CLUB
Mon-Wed-Fri. 1pm. Shormat season. All club members welcome. 250-752-3341
QUALICUM BEACH FRIENDLY BRIDGE CLUB 6:45-10pm, QB Legion, 180 Veterans Way (back door).Knowledge of Bridge required. Lori Pross 250-752-0196
PARKSVILLE PROBUS CLUB
3rd Mon/mo. 8:30am. Quality Bayside Resort. Dave Meanwell 250-752-4204.
LIVE MUSIC
PARKSVILLE ADULT BADMINTON
QUALICUM BEACH FARMERS MARKET
OPEN MIC NIGHT
7-11pm. Live Local Bands. Shady Rest Pub, 3109 W. Is. Hwy, QB.
8:30am-12:30pm, Veteran’s Way & Memorial. Contact Bobbie Garnons-Williams, www. qbfarmersmarket.com, Qbfmmanager@gmail. com 250-240-1233
COOMBS COUNTRY OPERA
7pm, Coombs Rodeo Grnds. 3rd/Fri/mo., SeptJune. Open stage. $5, Musicians/ child/FREE.
TENNIS AT SPRINGWOOD PARK COURTS Every day of the week - various times. Arrowsmith Tennis Club. 250-248-5702. www. arrowsmithtennis.ca
7-9pm, Springwood School, Drop-In. 250248-8857 7-10pm, The Shady Rest Pub, 3109 W. Is. Hwy, QB.
MEN’S SNOOKER
7pm. QB Legion. 250-752-8178
1:30-3pm, 1st/Tues/mo. Caregivers & Support Group, Stanford Place, 250 Craig Street, PV. Jane Hope 1-800-462-2833
PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
7-9pm, 1st/Tues/mo, The Gardens, 650 Berwick N. QB. 19+. Court Brooker, 250-7527489, brook@shaw.ca,
7-9pm. QB Legion. 250-752-8178
ARBUTUS CLUB TOASTMASTERS
7-9pm every Monday (except holidays). PV Community Centre, 132 Jensen Ave. Guests are free! arbutus.toastmastersclubs.org
LADIES BADMINTON
OS COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL
OCEANSIDE CONCERT BAND
9-10:30am, $10. drop in classes. Naam Yoga & Meditation at theQmunity,180 Fern Rd W. 250-594-5902
SENIORS BADMINTON 50+
ARE YOU A SECRET SINGER?
7:30pm at KSS High School. New members welcome. Cal 250-752-5909
AGE WELL XPRESS/SHARRON HUDSON
1-3pm, Tues. & Thur., Arrowsmith Activity Building/Coombs Fairgrounds, Ford Rd. $5.00 drop-in or monthly. Info 250-752-8760
Join a fun relaxed group for joyful singing! Info www.moresingingplease.com, or call Jenny 250-586-5890 for times and venues.
9am,1st Tues/mo. St. Stephen’s Church Hall.
7pm., 3rd/Wed/mo., QB Civic Centre. Beate Kuhn at 250-954-1768 or beatek@shaw.ca
QUALICUM BEACH PROBUS CLUB
PQ LINUX/ANDROID USERS GROUP
6:30pm, 3rd Tues/mo. at A & W Restaurant, 540 Island Hwy East, Parksville. Bring your laptop or Android device.
893 BEAUFORT SQUADRON AIR CADETS
6:15-9:15pm. Hanger A3, 1000 Ravensbourne Lane Qualicum Beach Airport. 12-18 years. Info: 893aircadets.ca
PARKSVILLE LIONS
7pm, 1st & 3rd Tues/mo., 241 Moilliet 250248-5806/250-248-9392
YOGA FOR ALL AGES
Kathy Murphy 250-594-0285 www.kathleenyoga777.ca kathleen.murphy777@gmail. com Jaya Studio, 420 Trio Lane, QB
PQ MAC USERS GROUP OCEANSIDE 7-9pm, 2nd Tues/mo.,The Forum, City Hall, Parksville, 250-954-1348. www.pqmug. wordpress.com
BIRD WALKS
9am, from the Parksville Beach Community Park. We go to different areas in Oceanside. Neil Robins, 250-954-1928. nmrobins@telus. net, www.thebirdstore.blogspot.com 5:30pm, FREE at the MAC, 133 McMillan St, Parksville. Info: 250-954-5040, Inge Morrissey, www.freemeditation.ca inge.morrissey@gmail.com
6TH ANNUAL PARKSVILLE UNCORKED WINE AND CULINARY FESTIVAL - Feb 20th to
EveryThursday NANOOSE NATURALISTS MEETING 7-8pm, 2nd/Thurs/mo. Nanoose Library Hall. president@nanoosenaturalists.org
TEEN BOOK CLUB 4:30-5:30pm, last Thurs/mo. PV Library, 100 Jensen Ave. E. Free Pizza! 250-248-3841 x4
ASBC MID-ISLAND GRANDPARENT SUPPORT GROUP MEETING
BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
10am-noon., 2nd Wed/mo. Family Resource Association, 198 Morison Ave, Parksville. www.nanaimoautism.org
CHURCH CHOIR
7-9pm, Knox United Church, Parksville. Info: 250-248-3927
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
4-5pm, Knox United Church, Parksville. Info: 250-248-3927
OS EMERGENCY SOCIAL SERVICES 9-11am., Intro meetings/Regular meet 2nd/4th/Wed/mo., 10am. 250-954-3411 oess@shaw.ca
DANCE TO TIMBERLINE
7-10pm, Parksville Legion, 146 West Hirst St. FREE, live classic Country & Rock’n Roll music! 19+. Info, Bill Wilson, laveer@shaw.ca, 250-752-8542
OCEANSIDE SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCERS SOCIAL
Beginners 6:30pm. Experienced 7:45. No partner needed. QB Community Centre, Memorial Avenue.
RAINBOW STEW CLOGGERS
12-3pm, Qualicum Beach Community Hall. SharonLafferty@shaw.ca, cloggers.weebly. com, 250-468-7478
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
1:30-3:30pm., with group “Nous Chantons”. For location call 250-248-8714.
Tea Room open 11am - 3pm for soup and scones.
1:30-3pm. Arrowsmith Activity Hall. Looking for new members. Margaret 250-752-1103.
BABYTIME
SINGING IN FRENCH
SPRING SUNDAYS AT MILNER GARDENS - Garden open 11am to 3:30pm, last entry 3pm.
10am-Noon, 2nd/Wed./mo. ASBC meeting. Family Resource Assoc., 198 Morison Ave, PV. Alexandria 250-714-0801, www.nanaimoautism.org. midisland.asbc@gmail.com
EAGLECREST GARDEN CLUB
6-9pm, Jazz, Blues & Contemporary Music, Shady Rest Pub. 3109 W. Island Hwy, QB.
STUFF NOT TO MISS
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GRANDPARENT SUPPORT GROUP
1-3:30pm, every Wed, Feb 5th-March 12th, 6 Free workshops. QB Seniors’ Centre, 703 Memorial Avenue. Must pre-register: Phone UVic’s Centre on Aging Program Office, 1-866-902-3767 (toll free)
QB LAWN BOWLING CLUB
FREE MEDITATION
QUALICUM BEACH CRIBBAGE
ARTHRITIS FIBROMYALGIA SELFMANAGEMENT PROGRAM
10am-3:30pm., Art classes by donation,250-248-8185
665 Jones St. New bowlers welcome. Indoor greens. 250-738-0820
Stuff2do!
EveryWednesday
10:30-11am, 100 Jensen Ave E. 18 months or younger. 250-248-3841 7pm, 1st Thurs/mo. at The Gardens. All welocome. Info 250-752-8066 or amen@shaw.ca.
HAND SPINNERS/WEAVERS/KNITTERS 10am-2pm at Bradley Centre, 975 Shearme Road, Coombs. Bring a lunch, $2 ann. membership. Info, Dawn Ryan @ 250-248-6575
COOMBS OLD TIME FIDDLERS
7:30-10pm., Sept 2013-June 2014. Rotary House, corner Beach and Fern, QB. $2.50 p.p. 250-586-3743. ebfoden@gmail.com
QBEACH CORONATION STREET CLUB 2-4pm, 2nd/Thurs/mo.,QBeach Legion. Visitors welcome. Dorothy 250-752-8080
MACULAR DEGENERATION SUPPORT GROUP
1:30pm., Last Thur/mo. The Gardens, Wellness Rm. Qualicum Beach. Val 250-468-7556.
PARKSVILLE NEWCOMERS CLUB
7pm., 1st/Thurs/mo., Sept-June at Parksville Community and Conference Centre, 132 E. Jensen Ave, parksvillenewcomers.net
NANOOSE BAY LIONS
7pm, 2nd & 4th/Thurs/mo., Nanoose Place. 250-927-0518
RAINBOW STEW CLOGGERS
5-8pm, EZ 5pm, Int/Adv 6pm, Nanoose Place. Sharon (250) 468 7478.
AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP 7:30-8:30pm, St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 138 Hoylake Road Qualicum Beach. Elaine 250-752-8063.
TAOIST TAI CHI
RAVENSONG MASTERS SWIM CLUB
10-11:30am, Health Recovery class (for Special Health Needs), 491A E. Island Hwy., 250-240-3387. www.taoist.org/parksville
8-9pm. Dave Kazakoff 250- 752-0017
DEEZ BAR & GRILL
OCEANSIDE PHOTOGRAPHERS CLUB 7-9pm., 1st/Wed/mo. Qualicum Beach Civic Centre, oceansidephotographers.ca
CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP
11am-noon. Register at oceansidehospice. com or call Jean 250-752-6227
Family Restaurant, Sports Bar & Grill. 3353 Is. Hwy W., QB. 8am/open daily. 7-11pm/ Thurs., live entertainment in the lounge. In our bar CFL, NFL, & NHL. Watch the games on our flat screens. 250.752.8055, deezbarandgrill.com
Win One of Two Family Passes! Enjoy Family Day, Monday February 11th. Two Family passes will be awarded. Passes courtesy of Recreation & Parks Department
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DRAW IS Thursday, F EB 6th AT NOON!