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Johnny murder trial begins Black Press CAMPBELL RIVER—In the darkness of an abandoned house on the Tsulquate Reserve, friends of Cindy Scow cradled the mother of seven in their arms as she lay dying on the floor.

The 28-year-old had suffered blunt force trauma to the head and didn’t have long to live.

Const. Brian Bose was the first member of the Port Hardy RCMP to arrive and recalls seeing a group of people gathered in front of reserve home #155. It was shortly after 11 p.m. on Sept. 9, 2012, and something was terribly wrong.

Last Wednesday, in the second-degree murder case against 20-year-old Dakota Johnny, Const.

Eagle View Elementary School students Angela Im (left) and Olivia Jang accept the Olympic banner on behalf of South Korea, which will host the 2018 Winter Games, during the school’s closing ceremony following the recent Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

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Bose testified he followed Lloyd Walkus into the house, which did not have power. Using his flashlight, the officer entered the recreation room where a few people were huddled near the wall.

There was blood splattered on the white walls and a piece of wooden doweling that was also bloodied.

Const. Bose could also make out

Leroy Charlie who was holding Scow in his arms. She was still alive, but barely breathing.

“There was blood on his hands… he was dazed and crying,” Const.

Bose testified in B.C. Supreme

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U’mista re-opens potlatch exhibit Gazette staff ALERT BAY—An important cultural artifact made its way home just in time for display in the newly remodelled Potlatch Collection section of the

U’mista Cultural Centre.

The Anisalaga Chilkat blanket, originally woven in the late 19th century, was returned from its previous display in Paris and was unveiled Mar. 1 in a

ceremony dedicating the reopening of the Potlatch Collection, which was damaged in a fire in August of 2012.

The ceremony was presided over by ‘Namgis

Chief Bill Cranmer and U’mista director Sarah Holland.

The said the blanket’s return is important not just because it represents a high art form for

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Morton changes tactics in battle for salmon

“That’s when it went off in my brain,” Morton said. “They will never be satisfied, ever. Because they don’t make money on selling the fish; they make money on share price.”

Morton was not always a critic of B.C.’s salmon farms.

After moving to B.C. to study killer whales in the wake of the first surge of research by pioneers like Michael Bigg and Paul Spong, Morton eventually settled in the remote float village of Echo Bay to raise her family. When she first learned of the Norwegian fish-farming industry’s plans to set up shop off the Island in the 1980s, she anticipated a benefit.

“When the first fish farms showed up, I thought, ‘great idea.’

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struck home with stark finality, Morton said, after she traveled to Norway to attend the annual general meeting of Marine Harvest ASA, an international company that operates several farms off Vancouver Island.

“The last day I was there, the CEO of Marine Harvest (Åse Aulie Michelet) invited me in for a meeting,” Morton said. “She said, ‘Look, what do you want?’ I said, ‘You’ve got to get these fish off our (wild salmon) migration routes.’”

What Morton heard then was a revelation.

Michelet, according to Morton, said she was required to raise the shareholders’ stock prices four times a year. She either had to put more fish in, make the price go up or stop fish from dying of disease. But she couldn’t afford to be moving farms.

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Alexandra Morton, right, chats with a wellwisher following her Speaker’s Corner presentation last Thursday at St. John Gualbert Church in Port McNeill.

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Morton said she and Gualbert Church. local fishermen noted the farms were going LAND ACT: in right in the heart of the wild salmon migraNOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A tion routes, as well as DISPOSITION OF CROWN LAND on top of local rockfish grounds and prawn FILE #1414107 fishing grounds where Take notice that BC Timber Sales, Seaward Business Office, intends to make her neighbours fished an application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource and made their living.

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J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— Alexandra Morton has achieved an international reputation as a passionate defender of B.C.’s wild salmon and antagonist of the West Coast’s salmonfarming industry.

But she dropped something of a bombshell on 35 guests at the monthly Speaker’s Corner series last week when she informed the audience she had decided to stop butting heads with Canada’s Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans.

“I’m tired,” said Morton, who journeyed from coastal B.C. from California nearly 30 years ago to study whales before finding her niche in salmon advocacy and who, in 2011, earned a spot on the Cohen Commission looking.

“I’m done with the government.”

But that isn’t to suggest Morton is finished with her crusade to ensure the protection of wild salmon stocks that must traverse a gantlet of net-pen farms between their spawning streams and the open ocean.

“I’m talking straight to the consumer, now,” she finished.

In her discussion at St. John Gualbert Church, Morton said she has come to the realization that DFO has become a corrupted institution at the executive level, quashing or silencing the work of a diminishing number of dedicated and ethical employees still working at the research level.

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Gate House opens auditions Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Auditions for Gate House Community Association’s first musical have been scheduled for March 24-29 at Gate House Community Theatre.

GHCA announced

an open call for auditions for The Revenge of Smee, a sequel to Peter Pan scheduled for a September show.

Three open auditions are scheduled, on Mar. 24 and Mar. 26 from 7-9 p.m., and Mar. 29 from 10 a.m.-noon.

A fourth audition, for kids only will be held Thursday, Mar. 27, from 3:30-6 p.m.

The association asked that all interested performers come prepared to read, and also bring a song to sing unaccompanied.

Additional production roles also need to be filled, including director, choreographer, musicians, and more.

For more information on the upcoming auditions, visit gatehouseca.or call 250949-0160.

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Officer describes scene from page 1 Court in Campbell River.

The officer knew Scow because she had previous encounters with the law due to her drinking. Toxicology reports would later show Scow had a high level of alcohol in her blood at time of death. But Const. Bose didn’t know that. She was unconscious and the officer knew she needed immediate help as ambulance sirens wailed in the distance.

He knelt beside her, cupped her head and could feel the blood soaking the back of her hair through his gloved hand. Scow wore only a T-shirt and blood was smeared across her abdomen; her lips and face were also swollen.

Const. Bose contin-

ued to support Scow’s head, fearing she might have a spinal injury, as paramedics arrived, stabilized her and transported her to Port Hardy Hospital where she later died.

Afterwards, officers were told of a possible suspect and went to Johnny’s home where they were met by the 19-year-old’s father at the front door. Johnny was seated nearby on the stairs and Const.

Bose could clearly see blood on his shirt.

Others were also inside the home and the officer overheard someone tell Johnny to change because police were likely going to seize his clothing.

That’s when Const.

Bose entered to apprehend Johnny, who willingly left the residence.

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There was blood on his long-sleeved shirt, his jeans and also on the shoes that he put on to leave the house.

Outside, he was arrested for aggravated assault, handcuffed and put into the back of the police truck.

Const. Bose drove a short distance and stopped in the parking lot of the Seventh Day Adventist Church where he began to reread the Charter rights to Johnny.

“What do you think the years are going to be if you guys find out it was me? Probably like 28?” Johnny asked the officer.

Const. Bose didn’t reply, but Johnny continued, “But if you get a confession, how long am I going to be in for?

I’m guessing a good 25

to 40 years, right?”

When Scow died in hospital, Johnny was formally charged with second-degree murder.

He has pleaded not guilty and has been free on bail. His trial, by judge alone, began last Monday in Campbell River and will continue through this week.

Testifying for the Crown are police, forensic investigators, a blood spatter expert from Edmonton, and 10 others from the Tsulquate Reserve who were expected to testify that Johnny told them he had assaulted Scow. Johnny is represented by Doug Marion and Sarah Runyon.

The defence case was expected to begin this week.

—Campbell River Mirror staff

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The return of the blanket was credited to the efforts of many people, both in the community and at the Cultural Centre.

David Faren contributed to this report.

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2014 Vancouver Island North Visitor Guides

From left: Participants gather for a roundtable discussion during last week’s Mount Waddington Health Network forum in Port McNeill; five-foottall network director Barb Park uses a chair to be seen while making her remarks; Michelle Dowker of WellBalance takes a blood sample from Julie Foster, right.

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Good health draws good crowd Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— The gamut of health and wellness concerns on the North Island was on display last week as the Mount Waddington Health Network hosted its 2014 health forum last Wednesday at the local Lions Club Hall.

In a departure from previous Health Network forums, providers and health support organizations this year were invited to set up display booths and share information in an exposition format built around the Network’s annual meeting.

Alyson HaganJohnson was re-elected by acclimation as the

non-aboriginal cochair of the network and is joined recently installed aboriginal cochair Jamuga Cook.

Barb Park, the newest coordinator, also made a brief presentation before lunch was served and participants gathered in a series of round-table discussions.

The Mount Waddington Health Network is an assemblage of organizations, municipalities, First Nations and citizens interested in a wide range of local health concerns and factors impacting health, including poverty, income inequal-

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WellBalance, Port McNeill Seniors, Port McNeill Hospital Auxiliary, Vancouver Island Crisis Society and Responsible and Problem Gambling Program.

Participants were invited to participate in a series of round-table discussions throughout the day. HaganJohnson hosted a dialogue on the Health Network steering committee; Alison Mitchell spoke on Island Health; and forums followed hosted by Gail Neely and Pat Horgan (Seniors-Elders better living), Althea Vermaas and Sean Junglas (Housing),

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Notice of Public Hearing Alert Bay Bylaw No. 754, 2014 being a bylaw to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 418, 1982 Public Hearing to be held at 7:00 pm Wednesday March 12, 2014 in the Council Chambers located at 15 Maple Road Alert Bay, BC. The purpose of the amendment to the Alert Bay zoning regulation No. 418 is to change the designation of Lot C, Section 68, Plan 21386 from Commercial 1 (c-1) zoning to Residential 1 (R-1) zoning.

Please visit the Village of Alert Bay website www.alertbay.ca for details on the site location and bylaw or call the Village Office at 250-974-5213 for more information.

District of Port Hardy 2014 – 2018 Financial Plan Pursuant to Section 166 of the Community Charter, there will be an open meeting to present the proposed 2014-2018 Financial Plan.

Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Time: 6:30-7:00 pm Place:Municipal Hall Council Chambers 7360 Columbia Street, Port Hardy, BC

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Health centre hits hurdle

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Health is Gazette staff Council W h e n PORT HARDY— p r o p o s Meeting asked about John Tidbury gave ing around Port Hardy a time frame his fellow Port Hardy 1.9 million for breaking Councillors an update (dollars) to on Island Health’s pro- construct this, includ- ground on the project posed Primary Care ing buying the doc- Coun. Tidbury gave a Centre at last week’s tors’ facilities,” Coun. shrug. “Until we figcouncil meeting.

Tidbury told council. ure out payments...” he And it seems the “Island Health are replied. prognosis is good for proposing cost sharArchitects were the project, although ing, they’re proposing scheduled to meet with paying for the estimat- 40 per cent to come administrative staff last ed $1.9 million facility from the (Regional week to further discuss may add some compli- District of Mount the project.

Waddington),” he concations.

Wounded warrior Coun. Tidbury pre- tinued, noting that figCouncillors praised sented both a floor plan ure was still to be negolocal efforts in giving for the 4,750 sq. ft. tiated. centre and a site plan “I thought that this a warm send-off to showing where the pro- had already been sorted the participants in the posed clinic would be out,” said Coun. Nikki Wounded Warrior Run Shaw to several nods BC. situated.

Coun. Rick Marcotte But the news that the from around the table.

Coun. Tidbury con- told council that over financial side of the project was yet to be firmed that negotia- $2,000 was raised finalized as aResource sur- tions were still ongoing locally for the Postrests, Lands andcame Natural Operations Traumatic Stress as to the degree cost APO prise to some in the award disposition of Crown land Greenway Sound of 1414111 A2259 sharing but noted that, Disorder fund- and chambers.

“Vancouver Island for all parties, “It is a a w a r e n e s s - r a i s i n g

event.

A team of runners made the trek from Port Hardy to Victoria for the cause, relaying the 600 km in six days.

Councillors were present for both a meet and greet event and the 6 a.m. commencement of the run.

“We were up bright and early that morning,” said Coun. Tidbury.

“They got a send off from the fire department and myself.”

The team were also presented with a Port Hardy flag before their run. Coun. Tidbury informed Council that the team had kept the flag with them and added signatures to it from Royal Canadian Legion members at each stop along the route.

Lacing up Community Links staff and the North Island Cougars man the grill at a fundraising barbecue outside Overwaitea last week.

The group will be back March 29 for another cookout, once again raising funds to send the team to this year’s Operation Trackshoes event in Victoria. Pictured are (l-r): Jordan Ibrahim, Mark Bennett, Terrence Philpot, Wendy Smith, Christine Robitaille, Arial Galletti-Viscount and Terry Quirron. A O’Toole DISTRICT OF PORT HARDY

LAND ACT: NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A DISPOSITION OF CROWN LAND FILE #1414111

NOTICE OF HIGHWAY CLOSURE, REMOVAL OF DEDICATION AS HIGHWAY AND DISPOSITION OF LAND

In accordance with sections 40 and 94 of the Community Charter, the District of Port Hardy here-

Take notice that BC Timber Sales, Seaward (tlasta) Business Area, advertises that the successful bidder for Timber Sale Licence A92178 will make application to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (North Island – Central Coast District Office in Port McNeill) for a Licence of Occupation for industrial log handling, dumping, booming, storage and a barge camp. The site is on provincial Crown land in Greenway Sound on Broughton Island. The file number is 1414111.

by gives notice of its intention to consider adopting District of Port Hardy Highway Closure and Dedication Removal Bylaw No. 1019-2013 (the “Bylaw”). If adopted, the Bylaw will have the effect of closing to all traffic, parts of unnamed and unconstructed highways that comprise 2,981.9 square metres as shown outlined in heavy black line on the plan below (the “Parcel”), and to remove their dedication as highway. Persons who consider they are affected by the Bylaw will be provided the opportunity to make representations to District of Port Hardy Council at its meeting at the Municipal Hall, 7360 Columbia Street, Port Hardy, BC, on March 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., or by delivering a written submission by 4:00 p.m. on March 10, 2014 to the Director of Corporate & Development Services using the contact information below.

For more information or to submit written comments, contact forest technician Steven Bowker (Steven.Bowker@gov.bc.ca or Box 7000, 2217 Mine Road, Port McNeill, B.C. V0N 2R0) or woodlands supervisor Barb Drennan (Barb.Drennan@gov.bc.ca or Box 7000, 2217 Mine Road, Port McNeill, B.C. V0N 2R0).

Comments may be made for 30 days from March 6, 2014. Comments will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on April 7, 2014. The BC Timber Sales office may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Comments can also be posted online at: http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index. jsp?PrimaryStatus=pending Please be sure to cite the location of the proposed activity and File #1414111 for reference. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For more information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at the Seaward (tlasta) Business Office at 250 956 5000.

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In accordance with sections 26 and 94 of the Community Charter, the District of Port Hardy further gives notice of its intention to sell the Parcel as well as that portion of land described and shown on the above plan as “Part Section 30 Township 6 PLAN VIP61471” comprised of 1,530 square metres (the “Land”), to the adjacent property owner, Port Hardy RV Resort Ltd. (Inc. No. BC0910515), for $22,649.74 plus the District’s costs associated with closing to traffic and removing the dedication as highway as well as conveyance of the Parcel and the Land. The sale is subject to Port Hardy RV Resort Ltd. amalgamating the Parcel, the Land and its two properties described as: 1) Block 2, Section 30, Township 6, Rupert District, Plan 810, Except Parts in Plans 38040, 1593RW and VIP78088; and, 2) Block 3, Section 30, Township 6, Rupert District, Plan 810, Except Parts in Plans 38040, 1593RW and VIP78088; into one property.

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COMMENTARY

Comments? Box 458, Port Hardy, B.C. V0N 2P0 250-949-6225 Fax 250-949-7655 or email us at editor@northislandgazette.com

Want change?

Make it When he arrived in Port Hardy to stump for support in his bid for B.C.’s Conservative leadership, Dan Brooks decried the sorry state of voter turnout in the province.

“People would rather join a protest,” he said. “It’s the only way they feel their voice is being heard by government.”

Across the political spectrum, Alexandra Morton has arrived at a similar conclusion. After butting heads with the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans for years over open net-pen fish farms along wild salmon migration routes in the Broughton Archipelago, she has had enough.

Morton insists she has never called for abolition of the farms. Rather, that they and their associated diseases be moved out of the corridors carrying juvenile wild salmon from their spawning streams to the ocean.

Her voice has not been heard by government, so Morton is turning to The People.

This is not a media-ready march with banners or a noisy occupation of the halls of power. Rather, she is asking the public to join her with its most potent weapon: its purse.

Norwegian aquaculture corporations are not farming salmon in B.C. because they want to provide nutritious food or good jobs to the public. They want money. They need money to stay in operation.

Individually, people cannot outspend corporations at campaign donation time, so many naturally assume politicians are working for the corporations.

But dig deep enough into the books, and you’ll find it’s our money the corporations are showering on the pols.

And we can cut out that middleman.

It’s not quick, it’s not sexy, and it doesn’t bring out the TV camera crews. And it requires lots and lots of people.

But when it works it’s bigger than a protest. It’s change.

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Crown jewel on table in Cariboo VICTORIA – The New Prosperity mineral deposit near Williams Lake is described by the industry as one of the largest in the world, containing 5.3 billion pounds of copper and 13.3 million ounces of gold.

The Harper government’s decision to reject openpit mine development for a second time is seen by elected officials in the Cariboo region as a disaster. One of Quesnel’s sawmills is preparing to close for good, and I’ve been told there is more to come as the post-pine beetle era unfolds.

Here in the B.C. capital, the decision is mainly viewed as a huge mistake.

Taseko Mines is going to court to show that the federal panel used the wrong design when reviewing the company’s expensively revised plan. The province has permitted two successful mines that operate in the same area, one of which is run by Taseko.

In Ottawa, this is a

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Supreme Court of Canada test case over who owns the land and the mineral wealth underneath.

In traditional Canadian law, the province owns it.

This was highlighted in discussions between B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Alberta’s Alison Redford over royalties from oil.

Six aboriginal communities make up the Tsilhqot’in Nation, which has a long and bitter history of resistance against the Crown.

They almost won a declara-

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U’mista Cultural Centre re-opened the Potlatch Collection and welcomed the return of an ancient Chilkat blanket the same day.

Looks like that shovelready health clinic project in Port Hardy has run into a wee snag: who gets to pay for the shovel?

tion of title to 40,000 hectares known as the Nemiah Valley: forests, wild horses, minerals and all, in a 339day trial that ended in 2007.

Their case suffered a setback at the B.C. Court of Appeal, and is now before the highest court. Aboriginal rights have been established, but this would be the first clear title.

A Supreme Court of Canada ruling on aboriginal title is required to settle this. If some limited form of title is at last defined for the treaty-less majority of B.C., or at least Tsilhqot’in territory, the fate of the mine may become clear.

Conventional wisdom on this is that the mining company didn’t try hard enough to establish a working relationship with the Tsilhqot’in.

For his part, Taseko CEO Russell Hallbauer says the chiefs refused to meet with him, which isn’t surprising from a group that doesn’t recognize the B.C. forests ministry either.

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Here’s a sample of the volume of evidence that may determine the future of B.C. Archeological studies presented at trial describe “18 roasting and/or pit depressions” at Teztan Biny. It’s not clear if these were for seasonal food preparation or for pit houses, which would indicate a more permanent settlement at the lake. Nor is it clear whether these “cultural depressions” have been identified as being of Tsilhqot’in origin.

Oral histories are also uncertain. Tsilhqot’in witnesses testified that Teztan Biny has been used in the 20th century as a hunting and fishing camp.

The mine was rejected due to ill-defined cultural as well as environmental concerns. B.C. residents could finally see some answers this year.

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NIC honours new program grads Gazette staff PORT HARDY—Ten students in North Island College’s first North Island Industrial Employment Preparation program were fêted — and another honoured posthumously — in a combination graduation and luncheon at the school’s Mount Waddington Campus Feb. 27.

Bev Anderson, Charlie Johnson, Delia Price, James Wallas, Allen “Jo-Jo” Wilson, Michael Wilcox, Theresa Williams, William Obetkoff, Alex Hunt and Andrea Wilson were recognized for completing the five-month course, in which

they visited North Island worksites and received training from both NIC faculty and visiting instructors across a spectrum of industrial jobs.

The program was designed to connect employers with prospective entry-level workers.

Another student, Molly Robertson, died of a sudden illness less than two weeks before the completion ceremony and was recognized in an emotional ceremony.

Certificates were presented by NIC instructor Diane Chisholm and the college’s recently installed Regional Director, Gregory Batt.

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Allen Wilson provided gifts of original aboriginal art to his fellow students and to NIC staff before the students and guests broke for a buffet-style lunch.

The program operated in partnership with the North Vancouver Island Aboriginal Training Society of Campbell River, though it was open to non-aboriginal students. Anita Smith of NVIATS attended and made a brief speech before each of the students was invited to speak to the audience.

“This group was like its own little community,” said Brotchie. “It was a real teambuilding program.”

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Every Friday at the Port Hardy Civic Centre, Mother Goose: 10:45- 11:15 a.m., Tumble and Play: 11:15 a.m.- 12 p.m. Program designed for pre-schoolers 2- 5 years. $30 for 10 sessions. Moms or Dads can stop in to get their child comfortable then go to Aqua Yoga 11 a.m.- 12 p.m.

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Hunt — one of two students who have already been employed as a result of participation in the program — and Andrea Wilson were unable to attend the celebration, which was attended by family members and close friends of the “grads”.

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March 6-9 Hockey Oscar Hickes Memorial Tournament, Doug Bondue Arena.

Info, oscarhickes@ gmail.com.

March 7-9 Volleyball Co-ed tournament, Quatsino Band hall.

Proceeds to benefit youth soccer trip to Hawaii; $150 per team.

To register or for info, call Tammy, 250-9496262.

March 8 Minor hockey Port McNeill Minor Hockey peanut jamboree, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Chilton Regional Arena. Concession, raffles, more.

Rep hockey Division 4 atom development playoff semifinal, 3 p.m., Port Hardy. Teams tba.

March 8-9 Snowboarding Mount Cain Ski Area debuts its inaugural Snowboard Fest.

For info, visit www. mountcain.com or call 1-888-668-6622.

March 9 Rep hockey North Island Eagles atom development hosts Saturday’s semifinal winner in the Division 4 playoff final, 9:45 a.m., Port Hardy.

March 14-16 Dodgeball Coed tourney at Quatsino Hall to raise funds for the QFN youth group. For info or to register a team, call Raymond Clair, 250-230-2897.

March 15 Golf/curling Annual Daffodilly tournament, hosted by Fort Rupert Curling Club. Nine-hole golf scramble, 9:30 a.m., Seven Hills Golf & Country Club, followed by lunch and curling at the club. To sign up or for info, contact Kylie at 250-949-0402 or kanderson@pacificus. ca.

Atoms lift pennant, win semifinal J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL—On his birthday Saturday, Alert Bay’s Daunte McKinney got a card, a bright, neon-yellow hard hat and a championship banner.

And that was before the party even started.

McKinney and his North Island Eagles atom development teammates cruised to a 7-3 playoff quarterfinal win over Saanich at Chilton Regional Arena, earning a berth into this weekend’s championship final in Port Hardy.

Following the win, Liza Furney of Tri-Port Minor Hockey presented the team with the 2013-14 Vancouver Island Division 4 league championship banner.

“I’m very proud of them for winning the league,” atom coach Ray Bono said.

“They played very hard all year; they earned it.”

Bono offered a more mixed review of Saturday’s game, in which the host Eagles jumped to a 3-0 lead and were never really threatened.

Cole Klughart had a hat trick, Tyler Roper and Keenan Saunders each scored three points and McKinney added a birthday goal as the squad advanced to host this weekend’s three-team playoff finals.

“They played good enough to win, but they can do better,” said Bono, who felt the game was closer than the 7-3

North Island Eagles atom Ethan Bono (10) fires a shot at Saanich goaltender Jack Makarewich Saturday's 7-3 playoff win over Saanich at Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill. Below, the atoms were presented their league champiJ.R. Rardon onship banner following the game.

score, despite Saanich getting its final tally with just one second to play. “If they want to win next weekend,

they’re gonna have to come out flying. They’ve worked too hard to let it get away in one game.”

Roper finished with a goal and an assist, Saunders earned a playmaker with three assists and Ethan Bono

and Joey Grant were credited with goals in Saturday’s victory. Additional assists went to Koen Harwood, Connor Van Will, Tynan KleinBeekman and Ethan Bono.

Kayden Jones got the win in goal, and McKinney picked up the hard hat presented to the winner of the team’s ‘Digger’ award.

The game was one of three divisional quarterfinals played on the weekend. The two other winners will travel to Port Hardy and face each other in a semifinal Saturday at 3 p.m. at Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena. The winner will return Sunday to face the Eagles for the Island championship.

Ray Bono hopes to see his team firing on all cylinders when they take the ice for that final. The squad has one more practice tonight to get ready, but he’s not going to spend it alarming the youngsters about the importance of the playoff.

“We’re just going to keep them loose by having fun,” he said.

The fun started immediately after Saturday’s win, when the players — from Alert Bay, Port Alice, Port Hardy and Port McNeill — gathered to celebrate McKinney’s birthday. The party included goodies and a return to the ice for a fun skate.

For his part, McKinney said he is looking forward to this weekend’s playoff final.

“I’m excited,” he said.

Peewees rebound for exhibition win Gazette staff PORT HARDY—A Mathew Saunders hat trick helped the rep peewees battle back from a two-goal deficit on their way to a 5-3 exhibition victory over the Campbell River Tyees Sunday.

Saunders’ third and the Eagles’ fifth was an empty-netter in the dying seconds of a nail-biting third period, padding the score in what was a hugely entertaining, open and flowing game.

The sides were tied at one apiece at the midgame ice-cleaning break, Saunders’ first off a

Benton Browne assist cancelling out the Tyees’ opener.

Whatever the Campbell River coach said in the dressing room clearly had an effect as the down-Islanders wasted no time on returning to the ice, finding a way past Eagles goalie Michael Perez twice in thirty seconds.

The Eagles were stung into action, mounted an onslaught of their own in the Tyees’ zone, and were rewarded with a quick brace of scores with five minutes on the clock.

Payton Laming did

well to shield the puck on the boards down low before turning inside his man and finding Carson Strang behind the Tyees goal. Strang looked up and found Clayton Bono in the slot, and his onetimer found its way though heavy traffic and into the top corner.

Forty seconds later the Eagles were level.

Browne found Luke Gage off the puck drop and he handed off to Saunders behind the net.

Saunders went right with a wraparound to claim his second.

The Eagles finally got their noses in front early

in the third through a Tianna Walkus strike off of a Devin White assist.

And they can thank their goalie for keeping the lead.

Under pressure as the down-Islanders rallied, Perez responded brilliantly to get across his goal and glove a pointblank Tyees effort that was destined for the top drawer.

The home side piled on plenty of pressure of their own and nabbed a fifth with 12.1 seconds left, Saunders breaking Eagles captain Clayton Bono fires in a from his own half and shot during Sunday's exhibition game firing into the empty at home to the Campbell River Tyees.

A O'Toole Tyees net for his third.

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Gazette staff The deadline to register youth soccer players for the North Island’s spring 2014 season has arrived for two area associations.

Registration for the Port Hardy Youth Soccer Association wraps up tomorrow, Mar. 7, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Port Hardy Recreation Centre. Registrations submitted after that will be assessed an addition-

al $25 late fee.

Fees range from $55 to $65. Tot registration is $35.

In Port McNeill, registration will wrap up Saturday, Mar. 8, with forms available to fill out and drop off at Timberland Sports during regular store hours.

A $25 late charge also applies to late entries in Port McNeill.

Registration fees are $60-70, or $25 for tots,

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For information in Port Hardy call Sarah at 250-949-6687; in Port McNeill call Laura at 250-956-0050.

Skaters golden Port McNeill Figure Skating Club closed out

its biennial ice carnival last week by awarding medals to seven senior skaters who have achieved their gold skills and/or gold dance level rating.

Mikayla Walton, Alyssa Busch, Kaitlyn Lasota and Sidney Hamilton earned gold in both skills and dance.

Whitney Murgatroyd, Kierra Shambrook and Darian Murgatroyd achieved gold skills.

Port McNeill Figure Skating Club members, from left, Kaitlyn Lasota, Alyssa Busch, Kierra Shambrook, Whitney Murgatroyd, Darian Murgatroyd and Mikayla Walton were honoured last week for achieving gold-medal status in skills and/or dance. Also earning gold skills and dance was Sidney Hamilton, not pictured.

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Courtenay rink claims Hugh Fraser top spot Gazette staff PORT HARDY— After three days of play between 18 rinks it came down to two Courtenay-area teams on the A sheet of the Fort Rupert Curling Club.

Then it went down to the final hammer.

But, when the dust settled on the Hugh Fraser Mens Open Bonspiel, the hammer wasn’t enough for Stu Larson to wrest the game away from Rick Cowles’ rink.

The seventh end was pivotal as Cowles was able to take advantage of the hammer and draw for two, which gave him the ability to play a takeout game in the final end.

Cowles’ cause was helped when a heavy rock from Larson’s third, Duffy Simpson, rolled through the back of the house and left his skip a tough pair of shots, needing two with none in the house.

When his first came

Greg Smith and Jeff Tam sweep for skip Barry Evans during Sunday's B final of the Hugh Fraser Mens Open Bonspiel at Fort Rupert Curling Club.

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up short and Cowles played a guard, Larson was left needing a miracle with the hammer. That miracle didn’t come and the rinks shook hands.

The rinks had opened the final with some cagey tactical play in the early ends, but a pair of beautiful, inchperfect draws in the fourth by Cowles left two scoring on the button behind guards.

Larson, with the hammer, had the weight and

line to freeze up on the stones but just couldn’t find the curl he needed.

Back-to-back singles followed as Larson rallied to level the score before the two-rock seventh gave Cowles the momentum.

Next door on the B rink, local honour was being resolved as Andrew Smith’s rink faced off against Barry Evans.

Despite a strong showing all weekend to make the B final,

Sunday just wasn’t Evans’ day as missed chances — and a little luck on occasion for the Smith rink — combined to force handshakes after a four-rock sixth end for Smith.

“I dunno,” said Evans after the game, “I’m normally a 90 per cent shooter on (takeouts).”

“Oh, I know,” said

Smith’s lead, Dean Hunchuk. “I told those guys, ‘Barry doesn’t miss two in a row.’”

But, unfortunately for Evans, miss he did, and a pair of runaway ends saw the Smith rink out of sight.

The Smith rink were a consistent force throughout the weekend, Smith and Mark Hutchinson back as part of last year’s winning rink of Brad Zealand in this tournament.

Zealand was travelling and was unable to defend his title.

On the C rink, Doug McCorquodale faced off against Campbell River’s Brian May. May’s rink took the win there, a huge four-rock second end gave May a comfortable buffer that left McCorquodale chasing from early on.

Comox Valley’s Steve Thurber beat out Gene

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Gazette staff PORT ALICE—The 35th annual Oscar Hickes Memorial Hockey tournament kicks off today at Doug Bondue, heralding the return of the Village’s traditional homecoming party weekend.

The tournament, named for the former mill worker and hockey standout who died suddenly at age 27, features competition in four divisions over four

days, with finals scheduled for Sunday.

Features include round-the-clock hockey Friday evening into Saturday, the Oscar Hickes Dance Saturday evening, a turkey dinner at the Legion Hall Sunday and numerous raffles, 50/50 draws, concession and other fund-raising activities.

Groups benefiting from the fund-raisers include Port Alice Minor Hockey, North

Island Secondary School’s dry grad, Henny Penny Preschool and the school parent advisory committee.

Tickets for Saturday’s 9 p.m. dance, featuring live music by the Jam Shack Araknids, are available only in advance and will not be sold at the door. To purchase tickets or for more info, call Michelle Cliff at 250-284-6631 or Shawna Tamburini at 250-284-3532.

Cadwallader’s rink in a tightly contested, nipand-tuck D final.

There’s one more event on the curling club’s calendar; the season-ending Daffodilly March 15. The hybrid

golf/curling event signals the close of the curling season and the move to the greens.

To register or for more information email kanderson@pacificus. ca.

Athlete of the Week ATHLETE of the Week DAunte McKinney The CONNOR Alert Bay forward scored a goal SCOTT and earned the Eagles atoms Digger The Port McNeill and Award as the Eaglesmidget postedskater a semifinal atom assistant coach was named Player playoff win on his birthday. of the Year during Port McNeill Minor J.R. Rardon Hockey’s annual awards night.

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2014 Summer Student Employment Opportunities The Town of Port McNeill is seeking applications for Lifeguard Instructors.

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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.

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HAIDA WAY HOTEL is looking for a receptionist/beer and wine cashier. Drop off your resume at the front desk or see Christine in the office after 1pm.

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

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

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TWO OCEANS IN COAL HARBOUR

Large fully furnished 2 bdrm Apartments include stove, fridge, washer, dryer & micro.

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

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SEAHAVEN APARTMENTS 7070 Shorncliffe St. Oceanview 2 bdrm suite.

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References required.

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DUPLEXES/4PLEXES PORT HARDY- 3 bdrms, 1.5 bath duplex. Newer flooring, paint etc, F/S, D/W, great condition, quiet central location.

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

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Thursday, March 6, 2014

www.northislandgazette.com 15

Graduation on the horizon for Grade 12s The atmosphere here at PHSS was bustling following the winter break. After two weeks of relaxation it was back to the daily grind. Once again waking up early and having to focus in class. All of us had to adapt quickly as the end of semester rapidly approached.

The end of first semester came fast.

Stress levels ran high as students completed the last of their assignments and prepared for final exams or projects. Students sighed with relief when exam week was finished. Some students even had a few days with no exams, an opportunity to relax or in many cases get in more hours at work.

We kicked off semester two with the play Tagged by Green Thumb Theatre. The

PHSS with

Alexandra Southgate & Alisha MacDonald

“...everyone here at the high school is looking forward to what the rest of the semester has in store.” play was entertaining and informative. It took on the controversial topic of cyber bullying, demonstrating how posting pictures of other people online as a joke can be more malicious than humor-

ous.

Recently our 2014 grads struck a pose for their commemorative grad photos. Another step towards graduation is complete and no doubt the idea of graduating is becom-

ing more real for the grade 12s. Following the buzz of graduation photos we had a guest speaker at the school. Amir Javid, a gang violence educator, came to tell us about his life experiences and the danger of gangs. It was an inspiring presentation. Javid promotes the idea that people should focus on their dreams and follow those dreams so they don’t fall into dangerous situations like joining a gang.

After such a wonderful start to semester two everyone here at the high school is looking forward to what the rest of the semester has in store.

A l e x a n d r a Southgate and Alisha MacDonald are Grade 12 students at Port Hardy Secondary School.

Who is the real winner?

I coached a boys volleyball team in Alberta.

The school team had not won a game in three years. It was a small community and the kids were there for something to do.

In our first tournament we were the doormat of the competition. Over the next few months we worked on our game and saw improvement.

At the next tournament we actually had a chance to win. My assistant coach wanted me to pull the server for someone with a better serve. The boy who was up to serve wanted the opportunity. I could not pull him, and we won the game.

We got blown out of the tournament, but we won a game. The atmosphere on the bus on the way home was pure joy.

What got me reflecting on competition was the recent Winter Olympic Games. I had heard so much complaining about our

athletes was reduced and the to an opporpoor medal tunity for count given someone the money else. The that was g a m e s spent. That were not moved me made betto wonderter because ing about the aththe influlete had to In the spirit ences that withdraw; with teach you, in fact, I Rev. Wade Allen suspect the me and the children athletes that only competing being number one knew that only compecounts. The heartbreak tition between the best that comes with com- brings out the best. ing in fourth or the joy Don’t get me wrong. of setting a personal I celebrate the medbest gets lost some- als. Yet the most prehow. cious moments for me During the cover- came when the athletes age of the Olympics celebrated their comthere was a moment in petitors’ success or which a figure skater when sacrifice allowed injured himself in the someone else to sucwarm up and had to ceed.

The silver medalwithdraw. The commentator’s instant ist celebrates the gold remark was that this medalist because the improved Canada’s trick they just did was “sick” (new term medal chances.

While that was true, for “awesome”). The a lifetime of work speed skater who gives got compromised up his spot on the because of a misstep. team because of his Someone’s misfortune belief in his teammate.

The coach who lends equipment to a competitor so he can finish his race with some dignity.

The Olympics brings out these moments.

Yes, I am aware of the crass commercialism, the politics and the greed that cast their scent on the performances. However, that just makes those noble, selfless and sacrificial moments more precious.

Reality is that competition will always be part of life. Sometimes I wonder what life would be like if the competition between us was rooted in caring for our neighbour, bringing out the best in a friend, lending a helping hand to a stranger, and making sure we are all the best we can be.

Reverend Wade Allen ministers to the North Vancouver Island Anglican/United community in Port McNeill, Port Alice and Port Hardy. wcallen@hotmail.ca

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Come Back & Save

Local sales, local service When you buy a product, large or small, you expect the business you buy it from to back it up. If something goes wrong or the product just doesn’t fit your needs, you want to be able to have it fixed, replaced or refunded quickly and easily.

But if you buy down Island that is not easy to do. Any savings you think you may have realized are lost by having to make a return trip to a business for servicing or to return an item.

Local business owners are members of the community, neighbours, and they want their customers to be happy with service. If you can’t figure out that new digital camera, if the milk turns sour before its expiry date or your car is making a funny sound, local shoppers know they are only a few minutes away from resolving the problem.

Shopping locally pumps more money right into our local economy. Studies show that for every $100 that you spend locally, $48 stays in our community, as compared to just $13 when you shop at a big box or chain store.

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