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Cops claim cash, cocaine in raid Gazette staff PORT McNEILL—Cash, cocaine and drug paraphernalia were seized by Port McNeill RCMP Friday in a Valentine’s Day raid on a suspected drug house.

A 51-year-old man was sub-

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Dan Bodden, right, jogs along Highway 19 as Port McNeill firefighters Chris Walker and Dean Tait wait to escort him through town on the inaugural Wounded Warrior BC Run Sunday, Feb. 16. Port Hardy and Port McNeill both hosted events for the runners, who are raising money for and awareness of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder on the six-day relay to Victoria.

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sequently arrested under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and was later released on numerous conditions, pending formal charges being laid. He is expected to appear in Port Hardy Provincial Court May 13 to face a

charge of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking.

On Feb. 14, the Port McNeill RCMP and the RCMP Island District General Investigation Section (GIS) executed a search warrant at the residence located

in the 2200 block of Camosun Crescent in Port McNeill.

Investigators believe the location

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J.R. Rardon Gazette editor WOSS—In the shadow of a steep canyon in the mountains near this remote Vancouver Island hamlet, a hulking grapple yarder sits idle, the victim of a deep overnight freeze that has temporarily disabled its hydraulic systems.

But hook tender Tavis Menzies, 33, remains in motion — sharpening a chain saw here, trimming a felled tree there, splicing a cable with co-worker

Robert Glass on the tailgate of a Western Forest Products truck while waiting for a mechanic to get the heavy equipment back in operation.

“It’s a stable job and income; it’s a great fit for me,” said Menzies, who is no stranger to steep slopes and cold temperatures after spending several years as a professional freestyle skier.

A graduate of the inaugural Western Forest Products’ Logging Fundamentals Training course in late

2012, Menzies has shifted from his former nomadic life of fishing by summer and skiing with the Swiss-based Faction Ski Collective by winter, to a full-time forestry career.

And he is a welcome addition to a workforce which is rapidly aging out of the industry.

“We’re very happy with the people we’ve hired from that first group,” said Robert Trettenero, woods foreman for WFP’s Englewood Division. “It’s

becoming a real necessity.

The workforce is changing; there’s not much to draw from.”

WFP is currently accepting applications for its fifth Logging Fundamentals Training course, which will begin in April in Woss and which is the first of three such courses planned for 2014. The brainchild of WFP Englewood operations manager Randy Boas and former general foreman Vince Devlin, the course introduces candi-

dates to a career in the industry through a combination of classroom training and hands-on training at an instructional site near WFP’s Woss office.

Funded by WFP with a contribution by Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET), the program kicked off in the fall of 2012 as an answer to the shortage of entry-level employees in

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At long last, Mt. Cain opens Gazette staff After losing most of its 2013-14 season due to lack of snow, Mount Cain Ski Area will open “unambiguously” this Saturday, Feb. 22.

The Mount Cain Alpine Society, which operates the Regional District of Mount Waddingtonowned facility, made the announcement Monday morning following a weekend of heavy snowfall.

Neil Borecky, MCAS president, cautioned ski-

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Correction Last week’s article on the North Island Concert Society dinner show (NICS invites tenor to dinner) misidentified the caterer for the event this Saturday evening. The show’s caterer will be chef Joe Richard.

The Gazette regrets this error.

One arrest in drug raid from page 1 was a hub for the sale of cocaine within the community. The search warrant led to the seizure of a number of items, including cocaine packaged for sale, paraphernalia commonly used in the trafficking of illegal drugs, and a quantity of Canadian currency.

“This raid marks the beginning of a coordinated effort underway in our region to identify, arrest, and charge those people who are involved in the trafficking of illegal

drugs”, said Sgt. Craig Blanchard, commander of the Port McNeill RCMP. This effort requires the ongoing support and participation of residents from all communities in the North Island, Blanchard added. If you have information relating to the trafficking and sale of illegal drugs, please call the Port McNeill RCMP at 250-956-4441, or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-888-222-TIPS (8477).

ers the slopes may not be open to the public until 10 a.m. Saturday, to give volunteer patrollers time to set boundary ropes.

“It was a total white out by noon (last) Sunday, so our volunteers did the best we could,” Borecky wrote on the Mount Cain website.

Additional scheduling details are still being worked out, including the annual TeleFest telemarking festival and potential Monday openings.

“Stay tuned,” Borecky

wrote. “Winter is here.

You will be rewarded for your patience.”

Mount Cain has not been open at all this season.

Directors did set a tentative opening in mid-January after a snowfall early in 2014, but the weather warmed under clear skies and the snow base did not hold.

The only skiing on the Island in the meantime has been at Mount Washington, and that has been sporadic. Mount Washington opened for

18 days in January before being forced to close again, and reopened just last week.

For visitors to Mount Cain’s opening this weekend, chains will be required, as usual, and the road to the ski area is a one-way drive. Uphill traffic only will be allowed in the morning, and downhill only in the afternoon.

For condition updates and further information, visit www.mountcain.com or call the ski hotline at 1-888-668-6622.

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Donation issue splits councillors Gazette staff PORT HARDY— The question of charitable contributions led to a rare split vote in Council Chambers last week at the Port Hardy Council meeting.

Councillors were unanimous in turning down a request from the Children’s Wish Foundation, but a similar request from the Wounded Warrior Run BC sparked discussion at the table.

In correspondence, Art Brochu of Children’s Wish informed council of plans to leave from Port Hardy in May 2014 on a fundraising cycle across Canada.

Brochu requested support or a donation from council towards the cause.

Staff clarified that a $1,000 Grant in

Aid fund was available within the budget, but the councillors agreed that, while they would support the cause through publicizing the event on the District website, a monetary donation from the fund would not be appropriate.

“It’s a great project,” cain Coun. Janet Dorward, “we can support it individually but I don’t think we can use taxpayer money.”

During New Business Coun. Rick Marcotte brought forward the Wounded Warrior Run, a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder fund- and awareness-raising event which left the North Island last weekend. After confirming council representation at the event send-off, Coun. Marcotte pro-

posed a $100 donation to the organizers and received a second from Coun. Debbie Huddlestan.

Coun. John Tidbury spoke against the motion saying, “I’m sorry, I think it’s a great cause but I think it’s the same as what we’ve just turned down.”

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Marcotte defended the motion, saying that in his opinion they were different causes and that the veterans represented by the Wounded Warrior event deserved support after defending their country.

Deputy Mayor Jessie Hemphill called for a vote on the donation motion, which was defeated 3-2 with Coun. Tidbury, Dorward and Nikki Shaw against and

Council Meeting Port Hardy Coun. Marcotte and Huddlestan for.

Food security Mount Waddington Health Network Food Security Coordinator Leslie Dyck appeared as a delegate at last week’s council meeting to update councillors on the Food Security and Community Engagement Project.

Dyck gave a brief outline of the project, defining food security and the steps involved in developing a regional food security plan.

By examining the availability, stability, accessibility and utilization of food resources Dyck explained the

short-, medium- and long-term visions for the project’s development including investigations into the feasibility of a food security hub on the North Island.

“There’s still a lot of work to be done,” cautioned Dyck. Despite considerable interest in moving towards the hub model, councillors heard that development could take between one and two years before coming to fruition.

Council were advised that they could help by: identifying potential stakeholders and partnerships; helping with the development of a food atlas; supporting workshops and events; and, by identifying policies that the District of Port Hardy

would support.

Councillors enquired whether Dyck was looking into access to fresh fish or farmers’ markets on the North Island.

Dyck confirmed that both were topics that came up time and again in discussions and that both were being examined for inclusion in the food security action plan.

“People often ask about farmers’ markets,” said Dyck. “It would be something I can definitely see the food hub getting behind… there’s lot’s of potential there.”

Wolves Coun.

Tidbury brought up the recent spate of wolf sightings during New Business and requested that staff be directed to “find

out what is happening from the Conservation Officer Service.”

The motion reignited discussion on the COS’s controversial zoning system which sees ‘North Island’ officers stationed in Black Creek.

“I really think they need to post someone up here,” said Coun.

Dorward. “Courtenay is too far away.”

The COS issued a warning last week to residents after a series of sightings and pet attacks in recent weeks. On Feb. 4 a wolf was destroyed by COS and RCMP officers after a pet dog was killed at a Storey’s Beach residence.

“We’re just fortunate no one has been hurt,” said Coun. Dorward.

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Tidbury.

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Gazette staff PORT HARDY—Dan Brooks, a candidate for the B.C. Conservative Party’s leadership, will meet with North Islanders this weekend as part of an

Island-wide tour in advance of the party’s April 11-12 choosing of its new leader.

Brooks will host a public meeting Sunday, Feb. 23, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the

Quarterdeck Inn’s Sun Room on Hardy Bay Road.

Brooks will present his plans for the future of the province and take questions from the audience during the event.

DISTRICT OF PORT HARDY NOTICE TO RESIDENTS Residential curbside recycling is coming to Port Hardy in 2014.

Producers of Packaging and Printed Paper (PPP) are mandated by the Province of British Columbia to implement a product stewardship program by May 2014. MultiMaterials BC is the organization formed by the PPP producers to prepare and implement a plan that includes participation by all Municipalities in the province.

Curb Side Recycling is designed to keep our homes and community beautiful while saving energy, conserving our natural resources and reducing air and water pollution. Help us create a cleaner, more sustainable community.

Program rollout information will be made available in the coming weeks, with an anticipated start-up date of May 2014. Program design and implementation is currently underway and residents will be provided with details about the program.

Information about this program can be viewed at: http://www.multimaterialbc.ca/residents If you have any questions, please contact: Operational Services District of Port Hardy 7360 Columbia Street, PO Box 68, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0 Ph: 250-949-7779 Fax: 250-949-7465 pw@porthardy.ca

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Course helps new loggers transition to jobs from page 1 the industry.

The employee crunch was, in part, selfinflicted. Formerly, new workers entered as chokermen, and eventually moved up to landing man and other jobs on the worksite.

But the advent of the grapple yarder made the chokerman obsolete.

“There’s a gap because of changes in the industry,” said Boas. “Chokerman was the training ground for basic fundamentals. Without that, now landing man is the next level, and that requires a higher level of ability.”

To plug the gap, Boas, Devlin and WFP’s human resources department conceived of a training program that would provide the basic groundwork of preparation for entering the workforce through a standardized curriculum.

They requested a digital version of WorkSafe BC’s Grapple Yarder and Supersnorkel Handbook and essentially rewrote it into a textbook.

“WorkSafe BC wanted to review what we’d done,” said Boas.

“When we were finished and they looked

it over, they wanted to put their logo on it. So I guess we did something right.”

The first class of six trainees — culled from a pool of nearly 100 applicants — took place in Woss in the fall of 2012. It proved to be a rousing success for both WFP and the trainees.

“I had no experience.

I knew nothing about logging when I came in,” said Menzies. “It was a seven-week course, and one week before it ended I was offered a job.”

Scott Rufus, a 24-year-old from Alert Bay, was part of the second training class, held in the spring of 2013. Also a newcomer to logging, he had a similar experience upon completion of the training.

“I didn’t expect a job the day after I finished the course,” said Rufus. “But it ended on a Friday, and I started work the next Monday.”

The course is not a comprehensive program designed to vault workers into top-level jobs with tickets.

Rather, it is a basic fundamentals course, heavy on safety and conditioning, and designed only to pre-

pare the trainee to step into a cut block and contribute.

“We’re just trying to get them to a point where they can get teamed with an experienced logger and learn on the job,” said Boas. “We’re trying to shorten the learning curve so they can hit the ground running.”

That said, the program is also fluid, and able to adapt to the needs of the industry and the potential employees. Boas said directors are currently exploring a driver’s

Lok joins council KELOWNA—Jonathan Lok of Port McNeill, managing partner of Strategic Natural Resource Consultants, was elected vice president last week as the 67th council of the Association of BC Forest Professionals (ABCFP) officially took office Jon Lok at Forestry Fast Forward: The 2020 Vision —the ABCFP’s annual forestry conference and AGM. The council includes forest professionals from around the province who have a variety of backgrounds that will enhance the work of the ABCFP. Before co-founding Strategic over 10 years ago, Lok (RFT) worked with Canfor, Canadian Air Crane, TimberWest and Weyerhaeuser in both logging and timber development capacities. These experiences helped to develop his skill sets in strate-

gic planning, project management and business development. When not actively engaged as a principal of Strategic, Lok volunteers his time with the Association of BC Forest Professionals, Consulting Foresters of BC, and the Canadian Institute of Forestry. He also serves as a director on several boards, including the North Island Community Forest and the Port McNeill Marine Rescue Society.

Born in Oakville, ON and growing up all over Canada as part of an RCMP family, Lok put down roots in Port McNeill while he studied at SFU and BCIT before returning with his wife, Jennifer, to his North Island home.

Another forestry professional with ties to Port McNeill is Gail Brewer (RPF) of Victoria, who was elected Councillor at Large.

She began her career with the government in 1982 in Port McNeill where she worked in silviculture, timber sales, major tenure administration and resource planning.

At left: WFP hook tender Tavis Menzies is a graduate of the company’s first Logging Fundamentals Training course. Above, Robert Trettenero, WFP Englewood woods foreman, jokes with recent hire Steven Rufus, another graduate of the course.

J.R. Rardon evaluation component, students who began WFP human-resources incoming employees and said other adjust- the first four courses developer Lisa House committed to the long term. If Alert Bay’s ments to the curricu- have found work in all involved.

“We want to attract Rufus is any indicalum are possible in the the industry. Boas said only two washed out the right people,” Boas tion, this training profuture.

“We constantly of the program, while said. “We look for a gram may be filling the bill. talk to our crews and two others went back good work ethic.”

“I was just talking to Menzies said he was other operations where to their previous jobs.

That may be in part likely aided by his first one of these other guys (graduates) have been hired,” he said. “We due to the stringent aid certification and a about that the other ask, ‘What did you like requirements of the ticket for ambulance/ day,” Rufus said when asked if he planned to about these guys and program. Applying EMT work.

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Report all wildlife (officer) sightings Large predators like wolves and cougars are highly elusive, but they’ve got nothing on the Conservation Officer Service on North Vancouver Island.

In 2011, when the Ministry of Environment announced it would be relocating one of its two “North” Island conservation officers to the zone office in Black Creek, both the Regional District of Mount Waddington and the District of Port Hardy hammered back with written and verbal objection.

Last fall, the lone remaining officer in the Mount Waddington Region, then stationed in Port McNeill, slipped away much more quietly on a reassignment to the Interior. We were assured at the time the post would be refilled “soon”.

Well, the fall and winter months slipped past and the vacancy remained, unnoticed by most. Until, that is, the recent spate of wolf attacks in and around Port Hardy and a surprise visit by a cougar to North Island Secondary School in Port McNeill last week.

Port McNeill RCMP responded to that call, but when the detachment contacted the COS it was informed there were no conservation officers closer than Nanaimo at the time.

This clearly places an added burden on the RCMP, who have been not just the first line of defence in human-animal conflicts, but the only visible line.

“It’s a public safety issue, and we have to do something,” Port McNeill RCMP Sgt. Craig Blanchard said.

“It’s not our job, but we have to do it.”

Now, though, local government authorities have developed a renewed interested in the whereabouts of “our” wayward officer. He does appear in a COS website listing as being stationed in Port McNeill. We’d prefer to have him here in person.

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Who provoked a school strike?

VICTORIA – I made an error in a column two weeks ago about the latest court ruling in favour of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation.

I referred to an “illegal” strike in 2012, and was quickly reminded that this teacher walkout was sanctioned by the Labour Relations Board.

After months of withholding report cards and refusing to meet with administrators, the union went to the LRB to seek permission for a full-scale strike.

They got their wish, with authorization under essential services rules for a three-day strike in the first week, and one day a week after that until the end of the school year or a settlement was reached.

This was the strike that, according to the current media and political narrative, the provincial cabinet conspired to bring about.

This notion is central to the Jan. 27 ruling of Justice Susan Griffin that orders the

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B.C. government to attempt to reconstruct the world of 2001.

Government lawyers filed an application with the B.C. Court of Appeal on Friday to suspend parts of this ruling. Imposing Griffin’s terms would cause “irreparable harm to the public interest of unprecedented magnitude,” they said in arguments backed up by a series of affidavits from superintendents who have to keep B.C.’s war-weary public schools running.

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North Island skiers, rejoice! The snow has finally accumulated on Mount Cain, and the T-bar will be turned on this Saturday.

OK, all that sweet snow on the slopes means nasty driving conditions here at sea level. Take care, and beware flying gravel.

In Surrey, returning to 2002 conditions would add $40 million to the district payroll in year one. That’s one of 60 school districts.

The government’s submission includes affidavits from superintendents around the province on its likely impact. Here’s a partial list: Cancellation of specialty programs for vulnerable youth, construction of portables to meet arbitrary class size restrictions, transfer of some students to other schools, closure of daycare and Strong Start preschool programs to free up space reallocated over the years, layoff of non-teaching staff, and cancellation of school participation in the international student program.

Premier Christy Clark and Education Minister Peter Fassbender have begun to push back against the conspiracy theory that has taken hold, pointing out that when the BCTF finally did get permission to strike, the cabinet of the day acted to A member of

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Here’s a recap. In late February 2012, nearly 28,000 teachers (90 per cent) voted to go to the full strike allowed by the LRB. The government tabled legislation to impose a coolingoff period with provision for steep fines on the union for any further strike action, and appointed a mediator.

This kept schools open, and eventually yielded a twoyear deal.

In April 2012, the union voted to withdraw all volunteer work by teachers.

By this time they had been ordered to prepare secondterm report cards, in part so students would know if they could apply for postsecondary studies.

Once again this mess is before the court of appeal.

Perhaps there will be better recognition of the real world this time around.

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Ferry fight not over, if we stand united Dear editor, This isn’t an open letter to the government. They are not listening. This is a letter to the people who rely on the ferry as a means of transportation, whether to do business or live their lives.

The BC Ferries " C o m m u n i t y Engagements” were not a true form of consultation. Cuts are coming and we have now been “invited” to give our input as to the scheduling of those minimal runs.

I read with great inter-

est last week’s letter to the editor in the North Island Gazette from a coalition of European tour operators. They stated their dismay at the short notice of cuts, the detrimental effects this will have on their businesses and the legal implications for them, as they have contractual obligations with other partners. The Liberals’ cuts have had far reaching effects. We spent years building relationships with our foreign travel agents and in one fell swoop we have sev-

ered those ties in the most brutal way.

If these cuts are affecting people in Europe, think what they are doing to the people of Vancouver Island and, especially, the Northern Route residents.

Tourism aside, what about the socioeconomic impacts to these communities? How can one put a price on the hardship that has now been placed on them?

Isolation, higher food costs and loss of business opportunities, just to name a few.

Local governments have spoken out formally and informally.

Citizens came to the meetings with an attitude of collaboration, willing to work with the government and BC Ferries to find a solution. Their voices went unheard.

This is the time to fight and to fight passionately. We need to stand up with a collective voice, link arms with our First Nations communities that will be severely affected and send a voice loud and clear that this is

not acceptable. Giving our input to a drastically cut schedule is not an option.

The “We asked you” section of the Gazette asked us, “Was the BC Coastal Ferries Community Engagement a waste of taxpayers’ money?”

80 per cent responded with a resounding yes!

What if every adult that was part of Vancouver Island or a coastal community wrote a letter? What if you engaged friends and family that live on the mainland to sup-

port us and also write?

What if that included all the companies that do business on the Island? Remember the CORE (Coalition of Resource Employees) rally in Victoria during the '80s meant to show the government the amount of revenue generated on the Island from logging? How about the HST referendum? When the people rose up do you think those things made a difference? You bet they did!

There will be a Defend Our Marine

Highways Rally on the Legislature lawn in Victoria on March 11th. Try to make it there. Write a letter.

Information for action is available on both the bcferrycoalition.org and bcmarinehighway. org websites.

Now is not the time for apathy. Make your voice heard! You can make a difference!

Sincerely, Gaby Wickstrom Island Resident & Port McNeill Councillor

Lions looking for lift from a few good volunteers Dear editor, Your local chapter of the Lions consist of a small group of dedicated women and men who donate their time to assist those on the North Island. Last year, because of these dedicated individuals’ efforts, close to $24,000 in direct donations

were provided to a variety of North Island people.

The list of North Island residents assisted includes the young and disadvantaged, the elderly and the disabled.

Besides the care and operation of your local Civic Centre, the donations

mentioned above provided medical travel for some Port Hardy elders, playground equipment, scholarships, camp funds and local special events sponsorship.

These, among many other things, are a direct result of the Lions’ and Lioness’ efforts.

Unfortunately, this chapter of the Lions, like many others, is losing ground as membership dwindles.

As a result, we are always looking for more people to come and give whatever time they can to help to continue these positive things.

Our Lions model is: family first, work second, and whatever you may have left and willing to give we are more than happy to accept.

We want to thank all of you who have participated in a Lions function, as without your support these things would never have

been accomplished. If you are at all curious and want more information on what we do or how you can be a part of this, please feel free to contact us at 250-9498883.

Dale Walters Port Hardy

&Rav s Rants e Do you have a treasured family recipe you would be willing to share with the North Island?

Overwaitea is putting together a North Island Cookbook. All proceeds will go to BC Children’s Hospital.

Please drop off your recipe at the store.

St. Patrick’s Day is coming soon.

Looking

Kudos for the cans Avalon Adventist Junior Academy wishes to thank all the people of Port Hardy and Port Alice for so generously contributing to our bottle drives. These are a major contribution to the senior class's mission trip to New Mexico.

Potri Lightheart Port Hardy

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Make your team a part of history Gazette staff Your whole hockey team could win tickets to this year’s Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic.

To apply, just submit an entry to Black Press Contests, but you’ll need to move quickly — deadline is tomorrow, Feb. 21.

Tell us how hockey, your team, or your favourite player has inspired you, and your team could win 25 tickets to watch the Vancouver Canucks play the Ottawa Senators at BC Place.

Not a player? Anyone can enter on behalf of their

t o H s t o Sp February 21 Watch an inspirational movie based on an international best-selling book before it comes out on DVD at PH Baptist Church (6950 Highland Drive), 7 p.m. This movie is meant for adults and teens. Cost is $2 per person (includes popcorn). There will be a concession with pop, chips and chocolate bars ($1 ea). FMI: www. porthardybaptistchurch.ca.

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

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

February 22 North Island Concert Society presents Ken Lavigne, original Canadian Tenor, in its annual dinner show, Port Hardy Civic Centre. Doors open 5:30 p.m., dinner 6 Funding available to help students get in the field, on-site, or to a business

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Heritage Classic will hold up to 55,000 fans, eager to watch a vintage, clearly Canadian showdown between the Canucks and Senators.

“Playing in front of 50,000 fans, the atmosphere will be amazing,” Canucks defenceman Kevin Bieksa

team, or their favourite B.C. minor hockey team.

Ten minor hockey teams from British Columbia will each receive 25 tickets to attend the Heritage Classic, held on March 2 in Vancouver’s BC Place stadium.

This year’s Tim Hortons

p.m., music at 7:30. Additional dinner music provided by North Island Community Band. Ticket sales closed; for availability call Brenda at 250-949-7778.

February 22 Women’s Wellness Gathering 2014 at T’lisalagi’lakw School, Alert Bay. Daylong series of interactive workshops covering fitness, nutrition, meditation and yoga with guest instructors. All ages welcome; $60 per person before Feb. 15, $80 afterward. FMI or to register: 1-514708-8685 or email jessicabarudin@gmail.com.

February 22 & March 1 Word Level 1 course at North Island College, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.. Call 250-949-7912 to register or for more info.

February 23 B.C. Conservative Party leadership candidate Dan Brooks welcomes the public to join him in a North Island idea-sharing meeting, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Quarterdeck Inn Sun Room. Info, Jack at 250-949-2971.

February 26 Mount Waddington Health Network hosts its 2014 Health Forum, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Port McNeill Lions Hall. Booth setup 9-10 a.m.; Health Network elections held during lunch. To register or reserve a booth, contact Bettina at 250-902-6090 or bettina.knopp@viha.ca.

February 27 Speaker’s Corner series, 7 p.m., St. John Gualbert (A-Frame) Church, Port McNeill. Activist Alexandra Morton will speak on salmon and the environment. No admission fee required; donations accepted.

February 27 Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw School hosts its annual Fun Fair, 5-8 p.m. Tickets 50 cents each, with discounts on bulk purchase. Games, prizes and concession including Indian tacos and bannock. Info, Melissa, 250-949-7743.

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said in December, when the Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic’s arena was unveiled. “Most of us grew up learning how to skate outdoors. We’ve been watching these games for a few years now and chomping at the bit hoping we could get into one.”

Kevin Bieksa got his wish. Will you, too?

To submit your entry, go to our contest page online by clicking Contests at the top of our website at www. northislandgazette.com.

No subscription is required to enter the contests.

Featuring song and dance with the children’s entertainment troupe The Kerplunks, along with crafts, face-painting, play dough, snacks and more. FMI, call Amanda at 250-949-6618 x2228, or Stephanie at 250-230-8777.

March 2 Port McNeill Family Fun Day, 1-3 p.m., Cheslakees Elementary gymnasium. Featuring song and dance with the children’s entertainment troupe The Kerplunks, along with crafts, face-painting, play dough, snacks and more.

FMI, call Amanda at 250-949-6618 x2228, or Stephanie at 250-230-8777.

March 4 Fundraising Shrove Tuesday pancake and sausage supper at St. Columba Church 5-7 p.m. Everyone welcome.

March 8 Free concert by the folk duo of Sussana Hill and David Freeman, 7 p.m., Gate House Community Theatre, Port McNeill. All ages, no donations requested. Info, gatehouseca.org.

March 9 Watch a family-friendly movie before it comes out on DVD at PH Baptist Church (6950 Highland Drive), 7 p.m. Two shows: 3:30 and 6 p.m. Cost is $2 per person (includes popcorn). There will be a concession with pop, chips and chocolate bars ($1 ea). FMI: www.porthardybaptistchurch.ca.

Meetings & Ongoing events • Are you interested in being part of the team?

Join the PH Fire Dept. drop-in meeting every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the fire halls.

• Port Hardy Museum & Gift Shop open Tue-Thu, 1- 5pm; Fri & Sat. 10am- noon & 1- 5pm. FMI 250-949-8143.

• Quatsino Museum & Archives is open Saturday and Sunday from 1:00-2:00 pm Sept.-June, daily July-August. FMI quatsino.museum@recn.ca.

• Games Day first Sunday of each month, 3-5 p.m., Coal Harbour Activity Centre. Bring a friend.

Free. FMI 250-949-0575.

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

• The German Edelweiss Cultural Club meets Thurs. at 7pm in PH Inn Pub. FMI 250-230-1376.

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

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Last summer, Marine Harvest Canada’s salmon barbeque cooked up $30,000 of support for local charities from the Comox Valley to Port Hardy.

Marine Harvest Canada is now booking fundraising events for the 2014 summer barbeque season. If your charity or society is interested, please see our guidelines and application at www.MarineHarvestCanada.com

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Books aid in education esty). Members of the society belong to one of the four factions and, if not, they are faction-less so live on the streets. The book is set in a city that is broken and beat down.

The roads and sidewalks are cracked.

The book is written from the point of view of the main character whose name is Beatrice but, when she gets the choice to change her faction, she goes by Tris. Joseph says he liked how Tris is as a person; Tris “has backbone”, she is selfless and cares a lot about her friends. She is the

type of friend he would like to have.

The action-packed book deals with war, power struggles and even a tiny bit of a teenage love story.

Students at Eke Me-Xi are waiting on the edge of their seats to read the next book in the series, called Insurgent.

Joseph is so excited that Ms. Walkus lent him her daughter’s copy of Insurgent for him to get an early start on the read!

Chuck Joseph is a Grade 9 student at Eke-Me-Xi Alternative Learning Centre in Port Hardy. His book

review was compiled with the assistance of reporter Aidan O’Toole and teacher Laura Kline.

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One of the greatest gifts a person can give another is support.

The prayers, the encouraging cards, flowers, emails, telephone calls, texts and visits my family and I received from the North Island and particularly from friends, neighbours, council and co-workers in Port Hardy gave us the strength to get through a difficult time and come out smiling! I am now well on the mend, working hard towards recovery and determined to get home in full health soon. There will be a few changes in my life, but the one thing I know will not change is the love and support of my community! from the bottom of my heart.

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How can a teacher make school interesting?

According to Chuck Joseph, read a book that grabs students by the spine!

Divergent is the first of a three-book series written by Veronica Roth. This book is detailed and action packed; it puts students on the edges of their seats. It is a unique read as it deals with what is called a dystopic society; the society is divided into four factions. Each faction stands for certain things (such as the Faction called Candor, which stands for hon-

Eke-Me-Xi student Chuck Joseph, centre, works with reporter Aidan O’Toole, left, and teacher Laura Kline during a writing workshop.

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The Wounded Warrior BC Run is presented a District of Port Hardy flag during a welcome ceremony at Port Hardy’s Canadian Legion Hall Saturday Photo submitted night.

Warriors heal wound

Dan Bodden, co-founder of the Wounded Warrior BC run, is escorted down Campbell Way in Port McNeill by RCMP and volunteer fire rescue members Sunday.

Below, Alan Kobayashi, left, escorts his brother, Steve, to the start of his leg in the Wounded Warrior Run BC following Sunday’s pancake breakfast at West Coast Helicopters in Port McNeill.

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Gazette staff If last weekend’s reception on the North Island was any indication how the rest of the Wounded Warrior Run BC would go, the inaugural event will be an unqualified success.

The six-day relay run the length of Vancouver Island was conceived by military veterans Alan Kobayashi and Dan Bodden, as a way to raise awareness of — and funding to combat and treat — Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.

The run began in the predawn hours Sunday at the Port Hardy sign in Carrot Park and will wrap up in Victoria tomorrow.

None of the five runners and various support personnel are local residents, but they drew large turnouts at a welcoming reception Saturday night at Port Hardy’s Canadian Legion hall and a fundraising pancake breakfast the next morning at West Coast Helicopters in Port McNeill.

Bodden’s leg of the run Sunday included a brief loop of Port McNeill, during which he was escorted by local RCMP and fire department volunteers.

“I don’t think I’ve every had that many cops around me, who were offering to help,” Bodden told the Port

McNeill audience to general laughter. “I don’t think I’ll ever forget that run.”

The audience at both events included Candian Legion members, local government representatives, Canadian Rangers, social service clubs, business leaders and many more, which is just what Kobayashi was hoping when he conceived the event.

“Everyone in uniform is susceptible to PTSD,” he said. “But it’s not just the military. It can happen to our police, firefighters, ambulance attendants, doctors, nurses.

“It could be anybody.”

A song for the road

Gazette staff Players from the Port Hardy Secondary School Drama Club entertained a small but enthusiastic crowd at the school’s theatre last week in preparation for taking their show on the road.

The night opened with a series of musical acts from Olivia Haysey, Savannah Hopkins and Ciara Rosso, introduced by MCs Maya Anderson and Kate Gough, before Alexandra Southgate and Tiernan Case performed a comedic scene on inheriting an unwanted roommate.

Anderson, Gough, Southgate and Case were then joined onstage by Anik

Desmarais-Spencer for the evening’s centrepiece, the one-act Look Me In The Eye by Lindsay Price.

Set in the not-so-distant future, the performance opens cryptically and it soon emerges that the five students are being reunited for their annual ‘observation’.

In this society, tightly controlled by an Orwellian state, execution is the standard punishment for all crimes, and students observe batches of executions as a deterrent - a key part of their education.

What starts as borderline entertainment to the students suddenly hits close to home, and the group is forced

to confront their beliefs and assumptions when a familiar name appears on the list of the convicted.

The production was a well-polished performance of a tight script; engaging, dramatic and touching on difficult themes.

After last Thursday’s presentation on home turf, the group travel south to compete in the zone championship of the North Island Regional Drama Festival in Campbell River today, Feb. 20, and tomorrow. The festival features two days of workshops and performances by the approximately 16 schools in attendance competing for a spot in provincials.

Left to right: Alex Southgate, Anik Desmarais-Spencer, Maya Anderson, Kate Gough and Tiernan Case line up for an ‘observation’ during last Thursday’s production of Look Me In The Eye; Ciara Rosso sings during the musical segment of the Port Hardy Drama Club’s Drama Night; Olivia Haysey performs during the PHSS Drama Club’s event last week .

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Fire prevention week October 9-15 is Fire Prevention week in Canada, and the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs and Duracell are teaming up to help ensure all Canadians are fire safe.

On the North Island, Port Hardy Fire-Rescue will host an open house Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Fire Hall 1, behind the RCMP offices.

Food and refreshments will be served, and a live-action exercise will commence with an alarm at 2 p.m., followed

by additional firefighting and rescue demonstrations.

Meet your local firefighters, and fill out an application to join the team.

A few statistics from the Duracell Fire Safety Survey:

· In 2010, Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services responded to 400 fires where there was significant damage and required the services of the Fire Investigator. This year to the end of August, they have already responded to 379 fires that required the Fire Investigator on scene.

· According to the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs the peak time for structure fires in North America occur during the cooler months with January being the highest between the hours of 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and occur on weekends on Saturday and Sunday. · Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries.

Unattended cooking is the leading factor contributing to these fires.

Frying is the leading type of activity associated with cooking fires.

More than half of all cooking fire injuries occurred when people tried to fight the fire themselves.

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February 20-28 Soccer North Island Youth Soccer registration; Port Hardy forms available at Rec Centre; Port McNeill forms available at Timberland Sports.

February 21 Men’s hockey A League: Warriors at Islanders, 8 p.m., Port Alice; Mustangs at Bulls, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy.

February 21-23 Minor hockey Port Hardy Minor Hockey midget tournament, Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena.

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

Indoor soccer Co-ed tournament, Quatsino Band Hall.

Fundraiser for youth soccer trip to Hawaii.

To register or for info, call Tammy, 250-9496262; Jane, 250-2303426 or Frankie, 250230-3255.

February 21-22 Figure skating Port McNeill Figure Skating Club hosts its biennial Ice Carnival, Hooray for Hollywood, at Chilton Regional Arena. Shows at 7 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday.

February 22 Men’s hockey Rod Watson Memorial Game, 7 p.m., Doug Bondue Arena, Port Alice.

B League: Rookies vs. Chiefs, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy.

February 23 Soccer Free coaches' clinic featuring Stephanie Nelson and Kim Lemming, Port Hardy Secondary School.

Above: Cynthia Lu releases a shot for Doug Parke's rink in the B final of the Broughton Curling Club mixed bonspiel in Port McNeill Sunday. Right: Meagan Cadwallader of John Maday's rink releases a stone in the A final of the bonspiel. J.R. Rardon

Courtenay rink claims open title J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— On a day in which the hammer had surprisingly little striking power, Courtenay skip Michele Haider figured out a winning strategy in the annual Broughton Curling Club mixed open bonspiel in Port McNeill Sunday.

She left the hammer in her pocket.

Tied 4-4 with Port Hardy skip John Maday after Maday’s steal in the seventh end — the fifth end of the match decided by a steal — Haider employed a key takeout with her first stone of the eighth and final end to array three scor-

ing rocks in the house.

Maday nearly executed a tricky takeoutroll combination with his final stone, but left Haider shot with the clinching point.

The visiting skip was happy to bypass her final rock’s handle in favour of handshakes for the 5-4 victory.

“I think in the last end the key was clearing out (Maday’s) guard and leaving the house open,” said Haider, the only skip in the bonspiel not representing Broughton or Port Hardy’s Fort Rupert curling clubs.

“It certainly was exciting.”

Maday, who scored single-point steals in the first two ends

before Haider finally parlayed her hammer into a single in the third, said the turning point probably came in the sixth end, when he rubbed a guard while drawing for two points and instead settled for a single and a 4-3 deficit going into the seventh end.

“I think if I could have gotten two there, it might have played out differently, with the steal in seven,” he said. “It was really fun, though; I like it when games are tight like that.”

Only one end scored more than a single point, when Haider managed a two-rock steal in the fourth end to take her first lead at

3-2. She added another steal in the fifth before Maday mounted his comeback with teammates Meagan Cadwallader, Harry Pfrimmer and Naomi Stead.

Haider curled with Sylvia Mossey and the father-son duo of Tom and Tyler Summerville.

“That was a wicked final,” Tyler Summerville said.

The local club was shut out of the Black Bear Resort/Windsor Plywood A final, but filled the remaining slots in Sunday’s final session.

Doug Parke outdueled fellow Port McNeill skip Lee Mitchell in the

Shoprite/Rona B final, which also was marked by its steals. Parke opened the match with a two-point steal and, after Mitchell clawed back to knot the score 3-3 with a point in the fifth, turned a key steal in the seventh to carry a two-rock lead into the eighth. Parke was then able to plant several stones in the house in the eighth, and ran Mitchell out of rocks to earn handshakes with an 8-3 lead.

Parke’s rink included Cynthia Lu, Nick Russell and Katherine Pelkey. Mitchell curled with wife Kathy, Dick Wheeldon and Maggie Cessford.

In the Timberland Sports C final, Tom

Baker scored in every way possible to run off to a 9-0 win over Port McNeill rival Jacques Gaudet in a match that required just four ends. Baker netted two points in the opening end with the hammer, then stole three in the second and two each in the third and fourth ends to force the early finish.

It was a rematch of last year’s C final here, also won by Baker, 10-4.

Baker was joined by his wife Kathy in their first mixed play of the season, along with Ed and Tammy Symons.

Gaudet curled with Helen Gurney, Stuart Galbraith and Heather Brown.

Gazette staff A wild, third-period comeback fell just short as the North Island Eagles midgets bowed out of the Tier 3 playoff chase with a 3-2 semifinal loss at Sooke Saturday.

The host Thunderbirds, the top seed from the South Vancouver Island division, jumped quickly to a 3-0 lead in the opening 10 minutes over the Eagles, who travelled the length of the Island

for the game.

“The effects of the drive showed,” midget coach D’Arcy Deacon said. “Our boys were a bit scattered in their play and left the ice feeling a little down about their first-period performance.”

But what seemed a blowout in the making turned quickly coming out of the first intermission. Midget goalie Drake Baron, victimized by a series of turnovers in the opening

period, did not allow another goal in the game, and the skaters out front turned the tide despite failing to solve Sooke goalie Zach Mayo for another 20 minutes.

“In the dressing room we kept things very light telling some jokes and funny stories about staying positive during tough times,” Deacon said. “As a coaching staff we reminded the boys that for some of them this could be their

last minor hockey game and that it was important to leave the ice with smiles on their faces.

"During the second period our boys evened out the play, narrowly missing on several power play chances while Sooke fought to maintain their selfcontrol. It was a very fast-paced, competitive period.”

The game finally swung to the Eagles in the third, with David Shaw burying a blast

from the point at 4:19 to make it 2-1. Fellow blueliner Brandon Purdey, getting extra ice time due to an injury to captain Coltton Slater, followed with another point shot, going top shelf on the power play at 7:46 to draw the Eagles to 3-2 with more than 12 minutes still to play.

“Our boys continued to dominate the play with multiple great scoring chances but just couldn’t find the

back of the net,” said Deacon. “The final horn sounded with six skaters and an empty net as Sooke hung on tooth and nail.

“As coaches we are very proud of the way our boys played (Saturday).”

Sooke moves on to play for the Vancouver Island Tier 3 title against Alberni Valley, the North’s No. 1 seed, which dismantled Victoria 6-1 at home Saturday.

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NISS qualifies 10 gymnasts Bantams fall

Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— At least 10 North Island Secondary School gymnasts will advance to the provincial high school championship meet after qualifying in last week’s Upper Island Zone championships in Comox.

The provincial meet takes place March 6-8 at Dover Bay Secondary in Nanaimo.

NISS sent 17 athletes to the zone meet and all of them brought home at least one placing ribbon.

Chance McClendon, Dexter Lash-Burrows and James Bramham went 1-2-3 in Level 1 boys competition and all advanced to provincials. The boys’ haul might have been bigger, but fifth-year team member Lennox Brown, a two-time topseven finisher at provincials, missed the zone meet due to injury.

For the girls, Sarrah Moore, Natasha Estlin, Bessy Prevost and

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The North Island Secondary School gymnastics team displays the dozens of ribbons won at the recent zone championships in Comox. Front row, from left: Coach Joy Zwicker, Natasha Estlin, Hannah Sadler, Sarrah Moore, Miranda Estlin, Hope McClendon, Shelby Wilson, Bessy Prevost, Emily Triebwasser, Lexi Chapman and coach Julia Roy. Back row: Aija Nelson, Dayna Moore, Molly Lash-Burrows, Shania Walkus, Shayla Beattie, Dexter J.R. Rardon Lash-Burrows, James Bramham and Chance McClendon.

Hannah Sadler all had top-3 overall finishes to lead a 14-member contingent.

“We have so many new kids; I usually don’t have that many girls,” longtime NISS gymnastics coach Joy Zwicker said. “Of the 14 who went to zones, 11 are new.”

Moore placed third among Level 2 girls, and will be joined at Provincials by Dayna Moore (no relation), who placed fifth. Estlin was second in Level 1 senior girls and Prevost and Sadler tied for third in the Level 1 senior group to qualify.

The largest NISS

group competed in the Level 1 junior girls division. They were led by provincial qualifiers Miranda Estlin, in fourth overall, and Hope McClendon, in fifth.

Zwicker said as many as three more gymnasts could potentially qualify, through a petition

process, depending how their scores rank against other zone competitors and available spots in the meet. They include Shayla Beattie in Level 1 senior girls and Aija Nelson and Molly Lash-Burrows in Level 1 junior girls.

Zone results appear in Scoreboard, below.

Gazette staff The North Island Eagles bantam rep hockey team saw its playoff run end Saturday with a 12-4 loss at Victoria, but finished the weekend on a high note with a 5-3 exhibition win at Nanaimo the following day.

The Eagles actually led Saturday's playoff 2-1 on goals by Cameron Grant and Josh Walkus in the first period. But Victoria put the game away by scoring eight unanswered goals in the second.

Walkus added a second goal in the third and Mercedes Trevor closed out the scoring.

Tanner Roberts, Emma Mitchell, David Charlie, Jake Grinnell, Randi Ward and Alec Schmidt had assists.

In Sunday's exhibition, the Eagles finished with three straight goals to rally from a 3-2 deficit at Nanaimo.

Roberts scored the game-winner and added a late insurance goal after Grant tied the game with 13:13 left. Walkus and Kenton Browne also scored for the bantams, and Nyck Ruel picked up the win in goal.

Harris, Heemels medal on trampoline Gazette staff Kaleigh Harris claimed a gold medal and Adrian Heemels earned silver as the Funtastic Gymnastics Club of Port Hardy kicked off its competitive season with a trampoline gymnastics competition last week in Burnaby.

Former Port Hardy standout Brittany Falconer, who now trains on the Lower Mainland, also earned silver in the Senior Women’s Individual Trampoline, the highest com-

petitive category in Canada.

Harris won her title in the Provincial Level 2 women’s individual trampoline, and added a ninth-place showing in the double-mini trampoline. She was joined in the classification by teammate Cassidy Mose, who placed fifth in the double-mini and 11th in individual trampoline.

Heemels was second in the Provincial Level 1 women’s individual trampoline and was sixth in double-mini trampo-

line. Teammate Macy Hurley notched a pair of top-10 showings, finishing seventh in individual trampoline and eighth in double-mini trampoline. A third member of the club’s Level 1 delegation, Ashley Cadwallader, was 17th in individual trampoline and 23rd in double-mini in the largest field of the competition, with 33 competitors.

“It was a truly spectacular finish for these firsttime competitors,” Funtastic

Gymnastics coach Heidi Falconer said. “The weekend was truly an awesome experience for our North Island gymnasts, who are now pumped to be back at the gym and getting ready for their next meet, where we will be amidst Canada’s best.”

The team will return to competition in Kamloops Mar. 14-16 for the Elite Canada meet.

Local results appear in Scoreboard, below.

Sports Scoreboard GYMNASTICS Upper Island Zone High School Championships North Island Secondary School results Level 2 girls Overall: 3. Sarrah Moore, 42.40 points; 5. Dayna Moore, 41.20. Vault: 4. S. Moore, 10.55; 5. D. Moore, 9.55. Uneven parallel bars: 3. (tie) S. Moore and D. Moore, 8.70. Balance beam: 4. D. Moore, 10.80; 5. S. Moore, 10.65. Floor exercise: 1. S. Moore, 12.50; 3. D. Moore, 11.75.

Level 1 senior girls Overall: 2. Natasha Estlin, 44.85; 3. (tie) Bessy Prevost and Hannah Sadler, 44.35; 6. Shayla Beattie, 39.70.

Vault: 4. Prevost, 10.20; 5.

Sadler, 9.80; 6. N. Estlin, 9.60; 7. Beattie, 9.65.

Bars: 1. Prevost, 11.85; 2.

Sadler, 11.70; 3. N. Estlin, 11.55; 7. Beattie, 9.00.

Beam: 1. N. Estlin, 12.25; 3. Beattie, 11.60; 4. Sadler, 11.40; 6. Prevost, 10.40.

Floor exercise: 2. Prevost, 11.90; 5 (tie) N. Estlin and Sadler, 11.45; 7. Beattie, 10.45.

Level 1 junior girls Overall: 4.

Miranda Estlin, 43.75; 5. Hope McClendon, 43.60; 7. Aija Nelson, 42.85; 9. Molly Lash-Burrows, 42.55; 10.

Lexi Chapman, 41.90; 13.

Shania Walkus, 36.90; 14.

Emily Triebwasser, 33.15; 15. Shelby Wilson, 31.05.

Vault: 8. M. Estlin, 9.80; 9.

McClendon, 9.75; 10. Nelson, 9.60; 11.

Lash-Burrows, 9.40; 12.

Chapman, 9.10; 13. Walkus, 8.85; 14.

Triebwasser, 8.60; 16.

Wilson, 4.00.

Bars: 2.

McClendon, 11.65; 7. Chapman, 10.85; 8. Lash-Burrows, 10.75; 9. Nelson, 10.45; 11. M. Estlin, 9.70; 12. Walkus, 8.90; 13. Wilson, 8.50; 15. Triebwasser, 5.20.

Beam: 1. M. Estlin, 12.30; 4. McClendon, 11.70; 5.

Chapman, 11.60; 7. Nelson, 11.15; 8. Lash-Burrows, 11.00; 11. Walkus, 10.10; 12. Triebwasser, 9.90; 15.

Wilson, 8.10.

Floor exercise: 2 (tie), M. Estlin, 11.95; 3. Nelson, 11.65; 4 (tie) Lash-Burrows, 11.40; 7.

McClendon, 10.50; 8. Wilson, 10.45; 9. Chapman, 10.35; 10.

Triebwasser, 9.45; 12.

Walkus, 9.05.

Level 1 boys Overall: 1.

Chance McClendon, 61.8; 2. Dexter Lash-Burrows, 59.6; 3.

James Bramham, 57.7.

Floor exercise: 1.

Lash-Burrows, 10.50; 2.

Bramham, 10.20; 3.

McClendon, 10.05.

Pommel horse: 2.

McClendon, 10.10; 3.

Lash-Burrows, 9.50; 5.

Bramham, 9.20.

Rings: 1. Bramham, 10.35; 2. McClendon, 10.25; 4.

Lash-Burrows, 9.10.

Vault: 2.

McClendon, 11.25; 3. Lash-Burrows, 11.15; 5. Bramham, 9.05.

Parallel bars: 1.

McClendon, 10.45; 2.

Lash-Burrows, 9.45; 3.

Bramham, 9.40.

Horizontal bar: 1.

Lash-Burrows, 9.90 2.

McClendon, 9.70; Bramham, 9.50.

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ATHLETES of the Week ADRIAN HEEMELS & KALEIGH HARRIS Heemels, left, won the silver medal and Harris claimed gold for Port Hardy’s Funtastic Gymnastics Club in Burnaby last week.

Christa Harrison photo

First Cup 2014 Trampoline Gymnastics At Burnaby Funtastic Gymnastics Club results Provincial 2 Individual Trampoline 1. Kaleigh Harris; 11.

Cassidy Mose.

Provincial 1 Individual Trampoline 2. Adrian Heemels; 7.

Macy Hurley; 17. Ashley Cadwallader.

Provincial 2 Double mini Trampoline 5. Mose; 9. Harris.

Provincial 1 Double mini Trampoline 6. Heemels; 8. Hurley; 23.

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Atoms finish regular season in style Gazette staff The North Island Eagles atom side don’t yet know who they’ll be facing in the playoffs, but after a dominant season atop Division 4, the young skaters will relish the challenge whoever the opposition.

The atoms rounded out the regular season last weekend, putting paid to Victoria Racquet Club 6-1 in exhibition Saturday, and 11-3 in Sunday’s season wrap-up.

In Saturday’s game the Eagles only found their gear late in the second period, but when they did they raced out of sight.

Four goals in a little over two minutes left the visitors reeling before the home side coasted through the third.

Keenan Saunders reacted first in a goal-mouth scramble late in the period to open the account for the Eagles. With a little under three minutes left in the period, Dawson Hudock drove in with the puck and saw his shot deflect onto the post. Two defenders and the VRC goalie turned to see the puck on the line but Saunders was already in motion from the corner and got there ahead of the traffic to convert.

Tyler Roper made it 2-0 just 30 seconds later.

Breaking down the ice in a one-on-one, Roper responded to the cry of “Wheel!” coming from the bench, his turn of pace

Above: Eagles atom Joey Grant checks his drive before rounding the stricken defence to score during Saturday's exhibition against Victoria Racquet Club in Port McNeill. Right: Eagles atom goalie Kayden Jones gets down to stop the puck during Saturday's exhibition.

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leaving the defenseman chasing as Roper casually went left and over the legs of the VRC goalie.

Not to be outdone, Joey Grant had a breakaway of his own with 1:38 left in the second. Bursting forward from his own blueline, Grant raced ahead with a VRC player on his shoulder. A cheeky check on the crease sent the defenseman sprawling to avoid his goalie’s butterfly while the composed Grant pushed the puck around the pair and into the empty

net.

Saunders made it four in two minutes for the Eagles, once again the first to the puck on a rebound. Daunte McKinney did the hard work, weaving through the opposition to fashion a shot and Saunders was on hand to pick up the deflection, sliding in on his knees to nudge the puck home.

After opening by far the stronger of the two sides, the Eagles were almost punished for not converting that dominance into a lead as the visitors gradu-

ally grew in confidence.

What had been one-way traffic early on became a real contest with the Victoria defensemen cutting out passes time and again before surging forward on the break.

A standout performance from Eagles goalie Kayden Jones kept the scoreline level until the Eagles punched it up a notch in the second. Jones was a minute away from the shutout before VRC finally found a way past, a breakaway shot squeezing

past the Eagles net minder.

By that stage the Eagles were in the clear however, goals from Roper and captain Tynan KleinBeekman in the third period giving the Eagles the 6-1 win.

The next day the atoms wrapped up the season in style, an 11-3 win over VRC giving the side a 9-1 record for the season.

This time the Eagles found their stride straight out of the gate, roaring away to a 7-0 lead before the visitors found an

answer. The Eagles pushed out to 10-1 in the third before late strikes from both sides left it 11-3 at the buzzer.

Ethan Bono led the scoring Sunday with five, Saunders netted twice and Roper, Grant, Klein-Beekman and Cole Klughart got one apiece.

Klughart added four assists in the win, with Roper helping on three, Bono twice and one assist each from McKinney, Klein-Beekman, Grant and Saunders.

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Gazette staff PORT ALICE—Novice skaters from Port Hardy and Port McNeill joined their Port Alice compatriots on ice last weekend as the Doug Bondue Arena played host to a novice jamboree.

The young skaters swapped jerseys for the day as teams were shuffled up for the event, allowing the skaters to mix it up with new friends.

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For more information or to make written comments, please contact Ione Brown, of Hecate Integrated Resources at 250 902-9604 or ibhecate@gmail.com or Sheldon Martell, Ministry of FLNRO, North Island – Central Coast Resource District, PO Box 7000 Port McNeill BC, V0N 2R0 or email to Sheldon.Martell@gov.bc.ca . The public review period will extend for 30 days from February 20, 2014, ending on March 22, 2014. Ministry of Natural Resource Operations may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Comments can also be posted at: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp?PrimaryStatus=pending Please be sure to cite the Applicant’s name and the location of the proposed activity for reference.

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Fisheries Coordinator The Quatsino First Nation is seeking the services of a full-time Fisheries Coordinator.

INSTRUCTOR LOGGING FUNDAMENTALS TRAINING PROGRAM Western Forest Products Inc. is currently seeking a seasoned individual with a background in logging and a demonstrated ability to teach basic logging skills. This is a contract position.

For more information, please visit us at: www.westernforest.com/business-value/our-people/employment/careers

Thank you for your interest, however only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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

Quatsino First Nation is located at the northern end of Vancouver Island, 13 kilometers south-west of Port Hardy, B.C. Due to impacts of natural resources management policies implemented by both the federal and provincial governments, we have established a Lands and Resources department. The management of the ďŹ sheries resource will be an integral part, and managed in a manner that is more consistent with Quatsino values and principles.

POSITION TITLE: QFN Fisheries Coordinator POSITION SUMMARY: The Fisheries Coordinator will coordinate all technical activities related to ďŹ sheries, marine stewardship, ďŹ sh habitat restoration, marine monitoring and ďŹ sh culture programs and services with the QFN traditional territories and waters.

DIRECT RESPONSIBILITIES: Reporting to the Band Administrator, and in conjunction with team members from the Lands and Resources department: • •

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Coordination of policy and program development in the area of ďŹ sheries management and related activities Management of QFN’s Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy agreement with DFO Management of other related contracts, including Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Environment Canada Responsibility for ensuring the safe operation and maintenance of marine vessels, vehicles and related equipment Reect Quatsino First Nation position and interests when representing at external events Support for Quatsino Council portfolio holders including developing brieďŹ ng notes and correspondence, providing technical advice at meetings, and related activities Participation in negotiation of ďŹ sheries and marine resources management related protocol agreements with neighboring First Nation communities Developing proposals for implementing marine resource stewardship goals Participation in referral and consultation processes (corporate, province, federal governments) as developed by the QFN Participation in development of human resources (QFN) in continually expanding opportunities for participation in ďŹ sheries management activities Represent the Quatsino First Nation in regional and provincial FN organizations and committees Collaborate with QFN Development Corporation in aquaculture and ďŹ sheries-related business ventures

REQUIREMENTS: • Knowledge of Quatsino culture • Extensive knowledge in ďŹ sheries and marine resources management as related to First Nation • Knowledge of ďŹ sh biology • Knowledge of Environmental impact assessment legislation • Good written and verbal presentation skills • Human resource and project management skills • Budget management • Valid BC Driver’s License • Ability to pass a Criminal Records Check EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Degree or Diploma in Fisheries Management or Environmental Sciences or related ďŹ eld and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

SALARY: Based on QFN wage scale (dependent on education and experience) Please provide two references that are directly familiar with your ďŹ sheries management work experience.

Please send application by February 28, 2014 at 4 p.m. to: Email: twilson@quatsinofn.ca Fax: (250) 949-6249

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

Kitchen with built-in dishwasher, fridge, stove. Upper level has master bedroom with walk-in closet, storage room, laundry alcove with full-sized washer/dryer. Electric baseboard heat. Single attached garage with remote controlled door opener. Tidy, fenced back yard with patio, greenhouse and tool shed. Price reduced to $144,500. Quick occupancy. Phone 250-956-9875 or email: windonthemoon3@hotmail.com for appointment to view.

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CallHour LisaSupervisor, today to discuss your Posting #7: Special Needs Noon Alert Bay Elem. - $21.14 per hour, 5 hours per week, advertising opportunities. while school is in session

Closing Date: March 3, 2014 - 4:00 pm, PST.

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

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

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The contractor will: • Provide services approximately 30 – 40 hours a month • Be responsible for supplying own cleaning supplies (excluding sanitary paper products, hand sanitizer and liquid hand soap, supplied by Island Health) • Be responsible to provide and maintain commercial general liability insurance • Comply with the Worker’s Compensation Act of the Province of British Columbia

Alison Mitchell, Sr. Manager Rural Health Mount Waddington PO Box 548, Port McNeill BC V0N 2R0 Fax: (250) 956-3653 Email: Lesa.mollinga@viha.ca

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NEWLY RENOVATED 2-bdrm Oceanfront modular in Coal Harbour. $650./mo.

Call (250)286-0880.

The Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) is looking to contract a Janitor/Housekeeping service for the Sointula Health Centre.

The services will be required 4 – 5 days a week or as requested by the Sointula Nurse or the Rural Manager for Mount Waddington.

Total building floor area is approximately 2,600 square feet If you are interested in providing these services please submit your resumĂŠ to:

HOMES FOR RENT 4-BDRM HOUSE with ocean view. $1600./mo + utils. N/S, N/P. Avail now. (250)949-7774

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REGULAR positions:

VIHA will provide all of the tools required to perform duties

RENTALS

Lisa is Support a strong part of the Posting #6: First Nations In-School Worker, Alert Bay Elem. - $23.24 per hour, 15 hours North Island Communities per week, while school is in session helping it grow.

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Posting #8: Noon Hour Supervisor, Eagle View , Sales5 hours Rep, per North Island Elem. - $19.74 per hour, week, while Gazette school is in session Ph: 250-949-6225 Fax: 250-949-7655

TRUCKS & VANS FOR SALE 2005 White 1 Ton Dodge Sprinter 2.7L Panel Truck • 5 doors, • LED lighting • battery backup • DC hookup • rear wheel drive 140,000 Kilometers Asking $19,9000 OBO. Please call 250-949-9757 or email: locknbar@cablerocket.com

Email: sales@northislandgazette.com

Further information regarding Position Duties and Qualifications can be found on our website at: www.sd85.bc.ca under “Career Opportunities�.

Please complete a CUPE Application Form which is available at our website and quote the appropriate posting number.

Closing date for applications is 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 26, 2014.

SD85 thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. These are CUPE Local 401 positions.

Apply to: Mr. John Martin, Secretary-Treasurer School District No. 85, Box 90, Port Hardy, B.C. VON 2P0

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Mild winter provides outdoor opportunity I was humming the song, “Oh, Oh, Oh Beautiful Sunday. This is My, My, My beautiful day” as I headed out the door with my easel and lunch box in hand. Although the temperature was hovering around zero, the January sun was calling me. Because I hadn’t been painting outdoors for a long time, the freedom to go out there was disconcerting.

I had lost touch with some of my old haunts and the fastfleeting sun this time of year didn’t allow me to wander and dally too long before it sank behind the mountains. Because of the temperature, it was also important to choose a painting spot that would be in the sun and out of the wind. When Cluxewe Resort came to mind as a good, sunny spot, my van automatically turned into the site.

“Although the temperature was hovering around zero, the January sun was calling me.”

A Brush with Henschel with Gordon Henschel (Is that what they call “Cruise Control”?)

I had envisioned going to my usual painting spots at the far end of the campsites on the spit, but the road was blocked by a huge timber.

Upon investigating the immediate sites nearby, the north wind coming off the ocean changed my mind about setting up there.

I needed a sheltered spot, sunny but away from the wind. I found it a few minutes later by retreating back

The author shows his just-completed winter painting of Cluxewe up the canvas and supplies.

to the Western Main and turning right to the Cluxewe River bridge. Decades of fisherman had seen to it that there was a nice

pull-off down to the river. In fifteen minutes I was painting; two hours later I took this photo of the easel and what I had done.

Usually, in this column, I include a finished painting with my story; but in this case I’m going to “let it all hang out”. Because

the subject, a Cluxewe pool and some alders.

I may work this up into a finished painting without changing the composition very much or I may use it as part of a larger painting. If it never comes to fruition, that’s OK, too, because it will have been a joy to be River before packing out there as well as Gordon Henschel a great exercise; one that I would encourof the short daylight, age every landscape I chose a scene that painter to do. followed the KISS Gordon Henschel rule, “Keep it simple, owns an art gallery stupid”! Here it is on in Nimpkish Heights. my(MJHP TZY \JJPQ^ Ć^JWX easel in front of www.henschel.ca.

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Skate club serves up Hollywood

The Port McNeill Figure Skating Club will present its biennial ice carnival, Hooray for Hollywood, this weekend at Port McNeill’s Chilton Regional Arena. And what is a Hollywood-themed show without a clutch of Marilyn Monroes, portrayed above by the senior skate group during Monday’s rehearsal. At right, Rebecca Griffith serves up the entertainment during a junior routine. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets $15, or $10 for youths 12-under and seniors 65-over, available in advance at Timberland Sports or at the door J.R. Rardon on the days of the show.

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Exchange program • Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly sponsor • Adventures in Citizenship sponsor • PHSS & EVES Breakfast Club sponsor • Operation Track Shoes sponsor •2014 RCMP Musical Ride contributor • Umbrella Program

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Rotary International is 109 years old and its mission is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through its fellowship of business, professional and community leaders.

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The first Rotary Club was formed when attourney Paul P. Harris called together a meeting of three business acquaintances in downtown Chicago, at Harris’ friend Gustave Loer’s office in the Unity Building on Dearborn Street on February 23, 1905. In addition to Harris and Loehr (a mining engineer), Silvester Schiele (a coal merchant), and Hiram E. Shorey (a tailor) were the other two who attended this first meeting. The members chose the name Rotary because initially they rotated subsequent weekly club meetings to each other’s offices, although within a year, the Chicago club became so large it became necessary to adopt the now-common practice of a regular meeting place.

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• The Mexican Convoy: financial support to deliver supplies to a less fortunate area in Mexico •Rotoplast financial support

We are 1.2 million neighbours, friends, and community leaders who come together to create positive, lasting change in our communities and around the world.

Rotarians are your neighbours, your community leaders and some of the world’s greatest history makers.

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Interested in becoming a member of Rotary?

Meagan Cadwallader, President, Port Hardy Rotary Club: 250-949-2660 www.rotary.org www.porthardyrotary.org

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