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Teacher Luke McIvor helps student Krista Gray navigate a tablet during a social studies class at Alberni Elementary School. (Cover photo: Morgan Gaudet)

Teacher talks tech with tablets Pilot project at Alberni Elementary introduces tablets as a new way to learn WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

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aren Longman sat quietly in her Grade 5 class at Alberni Elementary School working intently on her project report.

Longman assembled her project’s pieces: text, pictures and a video, then handed it in to teacher Luke McIvor.

But this isn’t an ordinary school report—at least it’s not the kind or report that parents remember doing when they were in elementary school.

Longman and 27 other students in McIvor’s class assembled their reports on computer tablets supplied by School District 70.

‘Right away, the kids were more engaged, more interactive and they had more fun learning this way.’

The class is part of a pilot project that integrates tablets into a classroom for teaching math, science, social studies and French. If successful, tablets could one day be introduced into all SD70 classrooms.

“Most of the kids already have this kind of technology at home so it’s already a part of them,” McIvor said.

“This is learning in the 21st century.”

The initiative came about in September, SD70 Director of Instruction and IT, Jack Hitchings said. District officials wanted to know how technology such as tablets would work in a classroom setting.

McIvor’s class was chosen, Hitchings said, because he was a dynamic teacher who believed in technology and

– Luke McIvor learning and was willing to work with the IT department.

“A lot of people would like to have them but there’s only so many to be had.”

The district bought 27 tablets with $10,000 from the Ministry of Education’s ‘Education Plan’ category which funds personalized learning and technology projects among others,

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Tablets were chosen instead of iPads because they’re more versatile and can integrate with both the school hardware and software network. “IPads are a more personal device than a hardware device and there are issues with running our programs on them,” Hitchings said.

McIvor previously taught school curriculum using text books and photocopied sheets. But he observed several things. A lot of books were out of date.

Some students didn’t want to read. Others read at an incongruent rate but hid it by looking at the same books other kids were reading.

The tablets were integrated into McIvor’s class last November. He still uses

books and the dry erase board to teach lessons, but now he intersperses learning with tablets.

“Right away, the kids were more engaged, more interactive and they had more fun learning this way,” McIvor said.

At first, only enough tablets were supplied for half of the class so McIvor had his students group up for lessons. But the move took away from personalized learning.

Kids had different ideas about how projects should be done or worked at different rates.

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RCMP have recommended assault charges against one of their own officers following the handling of a prisoner at the Port Alberni RCMP detachment.

RCMP Cpl. Colin Banks faces one count of assault and appeared in Port Alberni Provincial Court for a first appearance on May 1, and RCMP press release noted.

His next court appearance is on May 22.

The alleged incident occurred in the cell block of the Port Alberni Detachment on Nov. 8, 2013.

An RCMP Code of Conduct investigation into the incident is also underway.

Banks has been assigned to administrative duties.

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While details of the Alberni incident are scant, an IIO official confirmed that their office is not involved in the matter.

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SAT. MAY 10 ◆ COMMUNITY PLANT SALE hosted by the Mt. Klitsa Garden Club. At the Rollin Art Centre from 10 a.m. to noon. Annuals, perennials, hanging baskets and more. ◆ SILENT AUCTION AND DINNER hosted by the SPCA. At Cherry Creek Hall. Doors open 4 p.m. dinner at 5 p.m.

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sale of home baking, 1:30-3 p.m., at the Presbyterian Church Hall, Rex and Regina. ◆ COMMUNITY BOOK SALE The Community Arts Council book sale fundraiser. The event is on May 10 at Echo Centre from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year marks one of the largest selections of books the council has ever seen.

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Future of Bulldogs in jeopardy BCHL: | Hockey team is a year behind in ice rental payments; junior hockey society struggles under community ownership model.

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certainty and show value to potential sponsors, Banton said.

There is a sense of urgency this year because the longer the team loses money the higher the risk is of insolvency, he said.

“Are we in danger of losing the team?

Potentially, yes,” he said. “We’re working out way out of that danger but we’re not there yet. We need to move faster.”

The Port Alberni Junior Hockey Society bought the team in 2012 for $600,000. The society joined the ranks of the Merritt Centennials, Prince George Spruce Kings,

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The city is in danger of losing its Alberni Valley Bulldogs if the B.C. Hockey League team doesn’t improve its financial position this year, Bulldogs’ business manager Lucas Banton said.

The team owes the city $46,000 in unpaid ice rental, and Port Alberni city councillors are considering a request to shave the team’s ice rental fees in half in advance of next hockey season.

The plan will help the team balance its books, create

Trail Smoke Eaters and Powell River Kings as teams run under community ownership models.

But the model hasn’t gained traction in Alberni yet. A viable financial plan was a key selling point with the BCHL when the PAJHS bought the team.

A request to study the Bulldogs’ financial report was denied.

“It’s not in the best interests of the team to disclose our financial position,” Banton said. “We’d be at a competitive disadvantage if teams we compete against know our finances intimately.”

According to the BCHL, teams, regardless of their ownership structure or situation, are not required to disclose financial statements.

Under the BC Societies Act, only members of a society have the right to request and see financial reports, a Service BC official said.

Banton said that the team has moved to reduce costs.

The team is a year behind paying its ice fee payment to the city, he said. But it is requesting a 50 per cent reduction in the rate.

“It’s too dangerous to lose money. It adds debt to the balance sheet and it’s too risky to have that.”

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model has merit if it is given time to grow out, Banton said.

“Societies can access grants that a private ownership can’t. And there is a deeper sense of connection to the community in large part because the team’s profits stay in the community,” he said.

“But it’s important to keep this in perspective: businesses can take up to five years to

turn around. It’s only been two years here.”

The PAJHS required the assent of the BCHL board of governors before it took possession of the team. When asked if the BCHL could order that a team be sold, BCHL communications spokesperson Brent Mutis said “the BCHL is directed by its board of governors, following regulations and bylaws which include ownership issues. However, these regulations and bylaws are private within the league.”

Banton said he doesn’t foresee a scenario where a new owner comes in to take over the team—therefore, it’s make or break for the PAJHS. “It would take

three to five years to make a profit, or there would be huge support for something new,” Banton said.

“A new owner may be reluctant to keep the team in the community.”

The team has also grappled with the turnaround of business managers— three since 2012. But they might have found a keeper in Banton.

A business analyst by trade, he works with governments and businesses and specializes in business turnarounds.

“We’ve fixed 80 per cent of the problems we were facing when I came in,” Banton said.

“Things aren’t getting worse, they’re getting better.” reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

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The Alberni Valley School District will be moving in a new direction next year without its superintendent. Cam Pinkerton announced his retirement last Friday, effective June 30.

Pinkerton will join School District 61 (Greater Victoria) as associate superintendent for next season.

“It’s my cycle of personal growth,” he said.

In his 14-year tenure with SD70, Pinkerton served as principal of Bamfield Community School, director of First Nations and Information Technology and for the past seven years as superintendent.

The past two years have been challenging, with the district facing closures, he said. And

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School District 70 superintendent Cam Pinkerton will leave the Alberni Valley at the end of June for a new job with the greater Victoria school district.

it’s time for him to move on.

“For two years in a row I’ve made suggestions to the board for moving forward and they haven’t taken them,” he said.

“Our budget will be balance this year but at the cost of a surplus,” he said. The next council, which will be voted on in November’s municipal

election, will have to contend with the aftereffects.

“I’ve really enjoyed working with this board and there are a lot of things we’ve accomplished together. Perhaps a fresh set of eyes can look at (the district) with a new board.”

“The district is grateful for Mr. Pinkerton’s years of service to the

students of SD70,” board chair Larry Ransom said via press release. “We wish him the best as he assumes his new responsibilities with the Greater Victoria School Board.”

Trustees will meet shortly to discuss options in filling the vacancy created by Pinkerton’s impending departure, Ransom noted.

Pinkerton will join SD61 as of July 1.

He says he’s looking forward to the move.

“The district team is a great team to work with by the looks of it. Some of our former employees are working down there that I have a lot of respect for,” he added.

Although he is going to a larger city than Port Alberni, Pinkerton said it’s not as large as Toronto, where he came from before Port Alberni.

“It’s a size I’m used to as well,” he said.

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Haa-huu-payak expands to K–7 WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

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Practicum teacher Michelle McNaughton goes through a lesson with Grade 6 students at Haa-huupayak Elementary School on Tuesday. Most of the class will be staying at the school to attend the new Grade 7 class next year.

Haa-huu-payak Elementary School is set to offer Grade 7 starting this September.

The school’s board of directors voted in April to reconfigure the school from the Kindergarten to Grade 6 to K–7.

“We’ve already sent notification out to parents and we’ve advertised in local media that we’ll be offering Grade 7,” Haahuu-payak principal Gio Mussato said.

The move is being done in advance of School District 70’s

expected move to reconfigure schools to a K-7 and 8-12 format.

“It made sense to go to Grade 7 because if we didn’t then our students would have to transition twice in two years,” Mussato said.

The move isn’t new.

The school used to have a K-7 format but switched to a K-6 after SD70 closed several schools and reconfigured to a K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 format, Mussato said.

Haa-huu-payak’s enrolment is estimated to go from 102 currently to approximately 120 with the new move, Mussato said.

“Our current crop of Grade 6’s have already indicated that they’re staying and we’ve had interest from other students,” he said.

“We’ll be moving a teacher up and hiring another as well.”

School officials are wrestling with the issue of space to accommodate the new Grade 7 class.

The school is already maxed out in size and space.

Converting the school’s computer lab is one possibility.

“There’s a sliding partition but it’s not thick and doesn’t dampen the noise on the other side,” he said.

Officials will be discussing the space issue with the Tseshaht First Nation administration, Mussato said.

The reconfiguration is a small step towards the ultimate goal of having a full K-12 aboriginal school, he said. Such a school would have to be comparable to mainstream schools in the district which is no small feat.

“Nothing is impossible but this will require time, planning, resources, capital costs and a gradual implementation,” Mussato said. reporter@albernivalleynews.com

McEvay a Hometown Hero In the runup to the 2015 Canada Winter Games, a Pacific Western Brewing Community Foundation Hometown Heroes bursary worth $2,000 has been awarded to Alberni Valley coach and mentor Tom McEvay.

The bursary was one of four granted Friday in ceremonies at the Terminal City Club in Vancouver headlined by four-time Olympic

medalist Denny Morrison.

The other Hometown Heroes recipients included: Quesnel Paralympics hopeful Landon McGauley, Kelowna speed skater Nick Goplen and North Vancouver track star Andy White.

Pacific Western Brewing (PWB) is an official sponsor of the 2015 Canada Winter Games and plans to award bursaries to 16

heroes in all.

“Our 16 heroes will share a minimum of $32,000 representing a portion of PWB proceeds from the sale of our Cariboo Genuine Draft 20 packs. We started this program in 2002 and we have supported many young athletes and other community heroes whose extraordinary endeavours inspire us all,” PWB owner Kazuko Komatsu says.

Alberni Valley News is offering a permanent part time position for a circulation coordinator

“It is an honour to have been recognized

by Pacific Western Brewing,” McEvay said. “I see this award as recognition of 36 years of commitment to the ideals of what sport can do for youth and community development. These funds will certainly assist in that process and the recognition is an affirmation that what we are doing has value and importance.”

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Port Alberni coach and mentor Tom McEvay, centre, receives a $2,000 Hometown Hero bursary from Mitsui Canada president Tetsuo Komuro, left, and Olympian Denny Morrison.

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Upnit Power Corp. goes to court over cement floor POWER: | City hasn’t seen Upnit dividend since 2008.

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‘We know they have an operating debt that they have to pay down...’

– Ken Watson

A lawsuit may be at the centre of why dividends haven’t been paid to the city for its stake in the Upnit Power Corporation.

Mayor John Douglas, who is the city’s representative on the Upnit board of directors, confirmed that damage to the facility’s cement flooring structure has been an ongoing issue.

But he declined to provide details about the extent of the repairs, how much they’ll cost or what impact it could have.

“It’s the subject of a legal proceeding

though so I can’t say more than that,” Douglas said. “You’re going to have to talk to Steven Tatoosh (Hupacasath Chief Councillor).”

Tatoosh didn’t return phone calls by the News’s deadline.

But court documents filed with the Supreme Court in Vancouver confirm that the Upnit Power Group is suing Pye Construction Ltd. for a breach. The action was filed in 2011.

The matter of Upnit arose during city council’s April 28

meeting.

An audience member asked about the micro hydro facility the city has a partnership in, whether the city is making money on it, and if it is true that no dividend payment has been made to the city.

Douglas, who is the city’s representative on the board, didn’t speak to the matter during the meeting, deferring to city manager Ken Watson.

Watson said that the city had a five per cent stake in the Upnit run-of-river project in China Creek.

The Upnit webpage noted that the Hupacasath First Nation holds a 72 per cent stake; Synex Energy Resources Ltd. owns a 12 per cent share and the Ucluelet First Nation has a 10 per cent share.

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The initiative is a multi-year program to make Internet connectivity more affordable in rural and remote areas where installation costs can be high.

The program will provide a subsidy of up to $250, or half of the cost of an installation of broadband equipment to new residential and business customers within Xplornet’s industry leading 4G rural broadband satellite footprint. This will significantly reduce the costs of installation, costs that may have been a barrier to the adoption of high-speed Internet.

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The city paid no cash for its stake, and instead provided in-kind contributions such as data, access to the site and some grading work.

The city received two dividends for its share in the project Watson said: a $5,000 dividend in 2007, and a $2,500 dividend in 2008. The money went into the city’s carbon reserve fund.

But Watson confirmed that no dividend had been received lately.

“We know they have an operating debt that they have to pay down so we weren’t expecting an annual dividend,” Watson said.

In an interview with the News, Douglas said the Upnit board of directors met last week but the matter of the city’s dividends wasn’t discussed.

Road repairs will be conducted on Elizabeth Street compliments of the city’s land sale reserve fund.

City councillors last month approved the transfer of $200,000 from the fund to accommodate the capital project.

City engineer Guy Cicon plucked the Elizabeth Street project from the city’s five-year capital plan. “It was the first project slated to go so we just transferred it to 2014,” Cicon said.

Work includes road surface repair and better drainage.

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Classmates Anna Roy and Joshua Zado work on their assignments using tablets and a textbook.

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Instead, students log onto SD70’s digital classroom where they can access research sources such as Ebooks, Learn 360, TumbleBook Library, Historical Canada and Kid Search as well as a host of others.

Students are more engaged with their learning, more excited and eager to share what they’ve learned.

But McIvor noticed another benefit. Kids who read at a different rate used to grab the same books as other students to hide the fact that they read slower than others. “It got reluctant readers to read because with a tablet they can read at their own level without anyone noticing,” McIvor said.

Alberni Elem. isn’t the only school that integrates computers into learning. There are other small projects at AW Neill Middle School, as well as Eighth Avenue and Gill Elementary Schools.

An example of how the tablets are used with lessons is the project students did for social studies.

McIvor had

students research the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa.

Using their tablets, students gleaned information from the Internet and wrote about what they were, where they were and who works there.

They chose pictures of the building to go with the report as well as a video.

“They were better able to grasp the concept and bring the lesson to life through the tablets,” McIvor said.

McIvor was careful to point out that the tablets aren’t for play. “Whether it’s pics, videos or games the lessons are all thoughtfully chosen,” he said. “They can play math or spelling games against other kids in class, or even against kids in other provinces.”

Accessing the Bescherelle—or French book of verbs—is important to McIvor, who teaches French Immersion. “It has a tonne of resources available inside the tablet instead of bulky books,” he said.

Using tablets connects students

with mainstream learning and makes learning personally relevant for students.

Students can write on pages in a tablet but can’t in a book, and books cost money to replace.

But using tablets isn’t without challenges, McIvor said. The tablets use Wi-Fi and there can be connection problems, or there can be issues with the SD70 network. And because it’s only a pilot project McIvor has to balance continuing use of traditional learning resources.

But the tablets have made their mark. “It’s hard to pinpoint why but it’s just part of their world,” McIvor said.

With two months left in the school year the project will be winding down to a close and will soon be assessed for its effectiveness.

“Students aren’t learning differently so much as they are engaging with learning differently,” Hitchings said. “Based on what Luke says though we know that they can make a difference.” reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

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Heritage a winner at regional fair

2014 Heritage Fair Award Recipients Honour Medals: Grade 4/5 • Issac Gagnon, First Nations Carving, Gill Elem • Autumn Morrwll, My Grandfathers in Action, Brooklyn Elem • Kohlton Tapp, Immigration to Canada, Arden Elem • Daniel Gilfillan, Avro Arrow, Brooklyn Elem • Sage Heyer, What was The Spell of the Yukon, Aspen Park • Jordyn McDonald, RCMP Police Dog Service, Gill Elem Grade 6/7 • Gracie Walls, The Musical Ride, Navigate • Evan Luksay, Mount Washington, Brooklyn • Brayden Graham, HTT Plethore, Brooklyn • Memphis Dick, Nuuchah-nulth Animals, HaaHuuPayak • Jericho Tomlin, Gold Prospecting & how to hunt for Gold, Royston • Mia Barber, A Brush With Colour, Brooklyn • Serena Jasbec, Blackfish, Aspen Grade 8/9 • Anwyn Woodyatt, Western Canada Wild Horses, CEAP • Sadie Cameron, Marginalization of Aboriginal Women, Highland Secondary • Jessica Baldwin, Marginalization of Aboriginal Women, Highland Secondary

• Tesa Letcher, Haunted Buildings of Canada, CEAP-TIDES • Will Baran, Canadian Floods 1948-1964, CEAP • Zoe Letcher, Sable Island, CEAP-TIDES

Local/Provincial/ National Awards: Canada’s History Medal—Erik Ashton, Banff National Park, Brooklyn Lieutenant Governor’s Historical Literacy Award—Tyler Suits, Battle of Dieppe: What Went Wrong, CEAP BC Hydro Power Pioneer Award—Sarah Bell, Triumf, Heritage Christian On-line Local History Award (Alberni District Historical Society)— Olivia DeLuca, History of Haunted Heriot Bay, Brooklyn and Qwyatseek Rampanen, Traditional Foods, Haahuupayak.

Family History Award (Alberni Valley Genealogy Club)— Connor Nettleton, Newfoundland Cod Fishery, Brooklyn Maritime History Award (Port Alberni Maritime Heritage Society)—Luke Sample, Pacific Halibut, Aspen Park Industrial History or Forestry Award (Industrial Heritage Society)—Tarn Blakely, Trains, Partners in Education Ken Hughes Memorial Communications

Sarah Bell of Port Alberni wins the BC Hydro Power Pioneers medal for her exhibit on the history of the TRIUMF cyclotron and her grandfather’s connection to the project.

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People’s Choice Award (Alberni Valley Community Arts Council)—Bryn Woloshyn for her project ‘Denman & District Lace Club’ Student’s Choice Award (Alberni Valley Museum)—Abby McDowall for her project ‘Capilano Suspension Bridge’ editor@albernivalleynews.com

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More than 100 students participated in the annual Regional Heritage Fair for Vancouver Island North at Echo Centre last weekend.

Some of the top scoring students will be selected to attend the provincial heritage fair in Kamloops this summer.

Students from schools in the Alberni Valley and Comox Valley school districts, homeschooled and distance education students took part in the event. Judging took place on Friday and the public was invited to view the students’ exhibits on Saturday, where awards were also handed out.

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Police forced into social work There’s a reason why we call them first responders. Police, firefighters and paramedics are the first people called when we need help. It used to be for fires, car accidents or falling from a tree. But soon police, firefighters and paramedics are going to have to add ‘social worker’ to their job descriptions.

Nanaimo’s top cop said statistics show a 22-per cent increase in the number of mental health calls for his officers since 2010.

When they’re on the beat, police are often the ones contacting social service providers for people in need, checking on vulnerable people to ensure they’re safe, and diffusing dangerous situations. It’s a specialized skill set that used to fall to case workers. As the provincial government closes facilities for people with mental illness and reduces resources, case loads for social workers increase and people fall through the cracks.

Where the police used to be the last call, now they’re often the first.

Care for people with mental illness, brain injury or developmental disabilities is complex. With fewer doctors available to take new patients, those high-maintenance clients are left calling crisis lines and walkin clinics for stop-gap measures instead of a solution.

Add in poverty, poor nutrition, barriers to housing and it doesn’t take long for someone barely getting by to suddenly end up in crisis.

It takes a community to raise a child, but it also takes a community to ensure that our most vulnerable people are safe and cared for. That means access to food and nutrition, health care, adequate social services and affordable housing – not a jail cell.

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‘Vocational school’ back in style TOM FLETCHER B.C. Views

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ICTORIA – The B.C. government has rolled out its ambitious overhaul of the public education system, from kindergarten to graduate school, much to the horror of its left-wing establishment.

The formal title is B.C.’s Skills For Jobs Blueprint: Re-engineering Education and Training. It’s designed to dovetail with the Harper regime’s Canada Job Grant that requires employers to co-sponsor training spaces so they will hire the students at the end.

Elementary and middle school curriculum is being revised to increase emphasis on hands-on experience. High school and post-secondary skilled trades programs are getting more money, but it’s going to be shifted from under-performing programs that don’t lead to jobs.

Premier Christy Clark took another swipe at the bias of B.C.’s system before heading to Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong on another liquefied natural gas sales trip.

She noted that 20 per cent of B.C. students, and nearly half of aboriginal students, don’t finish high school.

“Not only are there kids who don’t graduate, there are kids who graduate, go out and get one or two credentials before they finally find – Jessica their way into a skills training program,” said Clark, who had her own wander through university campuses before going into politics.

A couple of weeks ago, Simon Fraser University president Andrew Petter downplayed the “relatively small” skilled trades shortage for B.C. industry.

“We should not be

engaged in a zero-sum kind of battle for dollars,” Petter protested. That’s exactly what he and other university executives are looking at, and it will be based on the latest graduate employment data and labour demand forecasts.

One of the key architects of this sweeping plan is Jessica McDonald, who shook up the public service while serving as Gordon Campbell’s deputy minister.

Her report on trades McDonald training confirms what Campbell’s critics in the labour movement have long said: the government’s 10-year experiment with the Industry Training Authority is a rudderless mess.

“Certain partners, particularly organized labour, feel marginalized,” McDonald wrote.

“Others, particularly

‘Certain partners, particularly organized labour, feel marginalized.’

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employers and employers’ associations, do not feel heard within the system.

Over the recent past, several new directions have been introduced such as de-regulation of trades and modular training that have caused strain because they were not fully inclusive during development, were seen to benefit single interests, and they impacted the whole system.”

The ITA board is being replaced, with union representation restored, and advisory councils from industrial employers will update their hiring needs.

The B.C. Federation of Labour and the construction unions have all but abandoned the NDP after Adrian Dix’s disastrous pitch for urban anti-industry votes last year.

B.C. Fed president Jim Sinclair was an early advocate for rescuing skilled trades from the second-class status they received in a culture fixated on university for two generations.

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Yes – 58.1% No – 41.9% This week’s question: Should the city of Port Alberni help bail out the Alberni Valley Bulldogs hockey team?

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New way of looking at skills education That culture has created glaring problems.

There are too many institutions offering the same courses.

As with health care, block funding is handed out without any serious effort to measure the results.

For many students, university has become an extension of adolescence, finding one’s self through philosophy or film studies.

Employers get their share of blame from McDonald. Not only did they chop up trades training to make it cheaper to

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obtain, their preferred source of skilled workers has been to poach from other employers who paid to train them.

Skills-based employment data will be made public for students to make career choices. Finally, students coming out of high school will have a way to assess what they can expect after $50,000 or more is spent on higher education.

It’s about time.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Twitter: @tomfletcherbc

I have a couple of designs that I wish to produce here in the Alberni Valley.

One is for the electric vehicle, and the other is for producing electrical power. Both of these designs will not pollute our environment. All the time since I moved here from Ontario, it has been made clear how important people take living here.

How nice and clear everything is.

But I am amazed that these same people who are so passionate about keeping it clear are doing the most damage.

I notice how well these same people take care of their modes of transportation. I wonder how much they spend on auto maintenance in a year.

I have designed a way of producing electrical power that is cheap and does little harm to the environment. I wrote to the engineer in charge of building the new dam on the Peace River and offered to sell the power to BC Hydro for $3 per mega watt minute. This new dam is expected

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to cost taxpayers $8 billion today. The real cost will be closer to $14 billion.

I have been part of this type of project before, and not one of the projects was ever completed for less than double the cost.

That will mean the average family now paying $70 a month can expect to pay $210 per month for the same power when the dam is finished.

And what will this mean for the 1,100 mega watts this is expected to produce for Fort St. John in northern B.C.? The families who are just getting by in the

private sector that haven’t had a raise in 10 years? I believe they will end up at the food banks more and more.

I have done some cost projections for my design that can produce the same power as the project on the Peace River, for less then $75,000 per mega watt. I will be building just such a plant here in the Alberni Valley as part of the complex that I will be building to provide for my building needs with cheap power.

This will be a large advantage over my competition.

I figure that I’ll need somewhere between 2,000 and 4,000 mega watts of power all day, every day.

Terry Short, Port Alberni

Where does honour lie?

To the Editor,

Ottawa designated Friday, May 9 as the National Day Of Honour Commemorating The End Of Canada’s Military Commitment In Afghanistan.

Nobody should ever forget any of the allvolunteer Canadian Forces who fought in that godforsaken

hellhole, nor their families waiting anxiously at home.

The monetary cost of the mission has been estimated as around $18-billion; there were 40,026 military personnel deployed, and at least 10,000 served more than once. One hundred and fiftyeight paid the ultimate sacrifice; 2,179 suffered physical wounds of varying degrees, including horrendous maiming; an estimated 8,000 developed or will develop mental health conditions, already resulting in far too many broken lives, broken homes, and suicides.

While never forgetting those people, we have a right to question the end result of those years of war; so extremely costly to personnel, and to our nation’s coffers.

So here’s the question: was it worth it? Will the schools that were installed still be thriving in a few years’ time, and will women have some kind of rights?

Has much changed with this 21st century invasion? I suspect an Afghani Day of Honour would look different.

Bernie Smith, Parksville

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Duffey Lake Road beyond Pemberton Since my old U.K. friend, George Holt, The rally certainly was no challenge for the mighty Jag. It moved to Gabriola Island a few years stuck like glue to the hairiest hairpins turned on this Limey down to Seton Lake. A rest stop at that ago, he’s pestered me to join him on a rally. Wild tales of his racing exploits watery stretch of tranquility brought the to the idea of a BC persuaded me that my participation sounds of silence to our ears. summer ‘staycation’ might make it the last wish on my buckGeorge broke the silence: “It goes like on roads that show et list. Literally. stink, Sid.” I completed his sentence.

When Hagerty Insurance invited me to natural beauty at its “And stops eventually.” Recalling a take part in the non-competitive rally recent bit of hard braking that had me awe inspiring best. for pre-1979 touring and sports cars, worried for a while. covering almost 1,100 kilometres, I fig- Keith Morgan It was then on to Cache Creek and desured this was the time to invite George. ert country before climbing to the snow “I’m up for it, Sid, and I have the line towards Logan Lake where my face perfect car,” George responded. You get froze. The shower at the Kamloops hotel used to him calling every male, Sid, and female, Doris. brought back some colour to my cheeks.

He worked day and night to ready his 1954 XK 120 The second day would take us by Monte Lake and Jaguar roadster – it rolled off the production line in Falkland and on to Vernon – in the pouring, icy rain. the same year I did. It cranks out 200 horses from The rains stopped as we stopped to look at a ‘car an inline straight-six cylinder 3.4-litre engine housed graveyard’ where rusty examples of steel steeds past under that long hood. caught George’s eye. “Look, Sid, my first car – a Ford The gleaming blue roadster with a large number 54 Prefect.” emblazoned on each side drew much attention at the I then misdirected us to a second graveyard near Armrally start point in Squamish. The warming sun showed strong, populated by Sunbeams, Hillman and even old off the almost 80 other classics to their best, too.

Zodiacs. He took careful note of the location so that There were Alfa Romeos, many Minis circa mid-1960s, he might return for his next restoration project.

Porsches, Jags, MGs, Aston Martins – including a The sun peeped out as we were welcomed by the rugstunning 1934 Mk II owned by a gentleman from the ged northern end of the Okanagan Valley. We buzzed same neck of the woods as George and me – plus a along the Lake Country lanes that run alongside rare Noble M400.

Okanagan Lake, between the vineyards.

Driveway editor Keith Morgan writes today about how a 3-day rally along picturesque B.C. roads turned him to the idea of a B.C. summer ‘staycation’. Will you do a road trip holiday though B.C. this year, and if so where to?

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Then we bypassed Kelowna and headed for Beaverdell, admiring the evidence of the now defunct historic Kettle Valley railway. Then the chilling hail hit but a single glass of beer at Rock Creek restored us us. We weaved our way north along the valley, through wine country, to Penticton.

“Piece of cake,” said George the next day as he looked at the route to Hope. The winding back road trail to Princeton was a joy but the last stretch home was not.

First, we were hit by snow, then hail that numbed our faces as we descended from Manning Park. I thought I had made a significant anatomical discovery when it appeared that the icy wind blasting up my right nostril seemed to exit through my left ear. Of course, it could have been the hole in the left side of my helmet.

There was one other little challenge. The panel failed so I had to peer at my handheld GPS to figure out what speed we were doing then shout at the top of my voice when George exceeded the posted limit.

We made it safe and sound.

“Next year, Sid?” “I’ll get back to you, George.” keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca

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Speaking from experience, buying through a private sale can be a good way to go, especially on a budget. I found my bike on Craigslist.

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Getting back to basics, buying real food more often and taking time for food preparation can be a good investment for you and your family’s health.

Reading labels in the grocery store and looking at amounts for the daily value (D.V.) of sodium (salt), plus, checking for added sugars and amounts of saturated fat help to identify what’s in

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Thirty five percent of your daily value of sodium, plus almost half of your daily amount of fat (44 per cent) in just one serving.

In comparison, check out a bag of frozen vegetables, that generally offers no sodium or fat or added sugar. It’s beneficial to check the label and think before you buy.

In addition, look for amounts of fibre, vitamins and minerals to help make healthier choices.

Shopping around the perimeter of the grocery store will offer a way to buy ‘basics’ with a few key items in the aisles to add to your food staple inventory.

While sitting down for a meal, look at a certain food product

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These characteristics of its nutritional makeup can have an affect on health, if consumed too often as a regular habit.

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Supporting local economies can be a more environmentally friendly and sustainable option.

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Don Watt with his second love, his 1958 Ford Fairlane. Watt’s actual birthday was on April 19. He would like to give a huge thanks to his family and friends for making this milestone so memorable.

Scotiabank manager Cherie Williams, L, and Sharon Lamontagne, R, present the First Open Heart Society with a cheque for $2,025.20. Centre L-R: Arlene Donovan president FOHS, Robert Gust (who built a cedar chest for a draw that raised over $500) Bev Lacey treasurer. For more info call Bev 250-723-2056. Scotiabank matched funds raised from the Bake & Book sale and draw.

Alberni Toyota received the prestigious honour of being top dealership in performing customer satisfaction for B.C. in their category that numbers 12 dealerships in the province. Tom Kuch the Zone Manager for Pacific Zone came by, standing right of Alberni Toyota General Manager Jim Pelk, centre holding award with George Hrvacanin Customer Satisfaction Consultant presenting the award and shaking his hand and to his left is Martin Pharand the Manager, Vehicle Sales Pacific Zone. Alberni Toyota also received Top Performing Business Office award. These were based on a customer survey done in 2013.

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James William Hall Feb. 10 1923 ~ April 30, 2014

James William Hall “Jim� passed away peacefully at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, April 30, 2014, in his 92nd year with family by his side. Loving father of Sharon (Ron); Miller of Port Alberni and Heather (David) Stewart, Nanaimo. Predeceased by his wife June (06/23/1925 to 05/09/2005), his parents Raymond and Mary, sister Mary Shaw and granddaughter Becky Randall. Fondly remembered by Grandchildren Felicia and Andrea and great Grandchildren Christian, Brady, Tianna, Caylee, Caleb and Jessica.  Remembered with love by all the extended family and friends.

Jim was born in Utica, NY and after the death of Jim’s Father ‘Raymond’, (1888/1936) his mother ‘MARY’ moved the family to Nanaimo. Jim completed school in Nanaimo, and worked in the Coastal Forest Industry before joining the 26th Field Regiment RCA/XII MB Dragoons in 1942. He served overseas in France, Belgium and Holland, before being returned to Canada to prepare for the push on the Pacific Front.

After the war Jim returned to the forest industry in the Alberni Valley before re-enlisting in the RCAF in 1953 and working with Transport Squadron on Lancaster’s and other Radial Engines as an aero engine technician. With the introduction of turbines, Jim served as a MSEOP in Comox and Gypsonville MB. Jim retired from the RCAF in 1968 in Comox,  and after relocating to Nanaimo, worked with the BC Vocational Institute (Malaspina College) as a heavy equipment operator, where he retired in 1986.

After enjoying family camping for many years, on arrival in Nanaimo, Jim bought a small boat so that he could enjoy the wonders of the Pacific West Coast with his growing extended family. He found ‘small’ was not big enough, and with each new boat he got a larger more comfortable model. He and June enjoyed many summers of retirement on the “June Lynn� and the “Skipper� cruising the waters of Georgia Strait and the Alberni Canal.

No service by request. A family service, at a date to be determined, will be at the Nanaimo Heritage Cemetery, Townsite Rd., Nanaimo.

Jim supported many charities over his lifetime, but those wishing to make a memorial donation in his name may do so by supporting the Nanaimo Child Development Center (mailto:info@nanaimocdc. com) or other charity of choice.

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Poul Marcus Poulsen Sept 21, 1952 - April 20, 2014

Poul Marcus Poulsen late of Langford BC passed away at Victoria Hospice on Sunday April 20, 2014. Born Sept 21, 1952 in Victoria BC, Poul was predeceased by his parents Knud and Gwyneth Poulsen, his nephew Brian Bone and brother-in-law Tony Mazerolle.

He will be lovingly remembered by his sisters Helen Mazerolle, Betty Nemeth, Shirley Bone, brother-in-law Larry Bone, numerous nieces and nephews, and close friends.

Poul worked for Shop Easy in Colwood and retired from School District #62 as a custodian. During his lifetime Poul coached little league baseball and enjoyed many sports including running, cycling, golf, ďŹ shing and exploring the great outdoors.

In accordance with his wishes there is no service and cremation has taken place. An informal gathering to celebrate Poul’s life will be held at a private residence May 17: 12 to 2pm. For details contact Sands Funeral Home in Colwood. In lieu of owers memorial donations may be made to the SPCA.

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Jordan and Jesse Wagner came into the world together, wrestled through school together and now they are leaving their high school careers on a high note together.

The Wagner twins tied for the Senior Male Most Outstanding Wrestler award at last week’s Alberni Wrestling Club awards night.

The twins racked up other awards – 19 in total - top grade awards, senior honour roll, Knights of the Armada and recognition for provincial and national championship tournament placings.

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Christian Anderson won an educated wrestler scholarship and was also named to the Knights of the Armada.

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Arts council book sale this Saturday MELISSA MARTIN Arts Around

This year’s gigantic book sale is finally here! Come to Echo Centre this Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Echo Community Centre.

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Art in Schools show returns The Rollin Art Centre is excited to present an entire art show dedicated to local elementary school children. This exhibit begins May 13 and runs until June 7, and features four local elementary schools and the children who took part in Art in the Schools.

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Deadline is May 17.

The painting event is planned for May 22–25 at the Kinsmen Community Centre.

Learn how to lead workshop Are you interested in learning how to teach others how to make lanterns? This workshop is for you.

Learn the history of lantern festivals and light creations Join instructor Erin Ryding for two evenings of lanterns, light sculptures and the materials used.

Learn how to build at least two different lantern styles, the dos and don’ts of teaching others how to build and how to organize a workshop.

This is a workshop that concludes with a certificate to teach lantern making classes.

Call Echo Centre at 250-723-2181 to register. Classes are Wednesday, May 28 and Thursday, May 29

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Learn about lantern making Would you prefer just to make a lantern?

This workshop concentrates on the ideas and helpful hints to get you started on creating your own lantern masterpieces.

Classes will be held at Echo Centre to learn how to make bamboo and tissue paper designs. Create whatever you can imagine.

After making your own lanterns creations, you will have the opportunity to participate in the Rollin Art Centre’s Celebration of Lights festival, Saturday Nov. 29.

Workshops start Wednesday, July 16, 23, 30 and Aug. 6 from 6–9 p.m. at Echo Centre. Cost is $10 to register and $10 for supplies.

Please call Echo to register.

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At the Capitol

Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean continues this weekend at the Capitol Theatre, with performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. This is Portal Players’ entry into the North Island Zone Drama Festival.

Melissa Martin is the Arts Administrator for the Community Arts Council, the home of the Rollin Art Centre.

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Blues artist Norine Braun plays Char’s Landing on Saturday, May 17.

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An award-winning bluesy artist with a siren’s voice, Norine Braun has scheduled three May appearances with her trio in Victoria, Duncan and Port Alberni to introduce her newly acclaimed album Conventus the Eye of the Heart.

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The group tours as a trio, with Braun on vocals and guitar, Alice Fraser on keys and Huggybear Leonard on ukulele and penny whistle.

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Coast Realty

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$77,900

32-4110 Kendall Ave

$99,900

2630 10th Ave

$119,900

3203 3RD AVENUE

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Maureen Mackenzie 203-2825 3rd Ave

$139,900

MONTROSE PLACE • 2 bd 2 bath condo • water and mountain views • secured entrance and parking Dena Wickman 4931 Bruce St

3571 12th Avenue

Dena Wickman

$144,900

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3772 16th Avenue

4051 Argyle

Dena Wickman $148,000

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$185,900

Lots P and E Cheeyha Island

$199,000 each

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CREEK’S EDGE PARK • 3 bd 2 bath in 55+ park • Great open floor plan

Maureen Mackenzie

Dena Wickman 5840 Tebo Ave

RECREATION CENTRE/OFFICE • over 1900 sq. ft.

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3975 9th Ave

$179,500

RENOVATED AND COZY! • 3 bedroom reno’d character home • Single detached garage • new covered patio & fenced yard Kat Dwolinsky

$209,900

3196 11th Avenue

$209,900

BEAUTIFUL ACREAGE REVENUE PROPERTY • Fourplex in South Alberni • Generating $1,985/month • Separate electric meters The Fenton Team 2555 11th Avenue

FAMILY SIZE • 1 plus 2 bedrooms two story home • Detached garage/shop • Extra parking available Pat & Gerry Hickey

$252,000

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Earl Engstrom $254,900

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6505 Lothian Rd

The Fenton Team $329,900

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5263 Golden St

Pat & Gerry Hickey $349,900

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Chris & Alease Arcus

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$429,000

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$1800 per month

33-4935 Broughton

$39,900

4844 Strathern Street

$79,500

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Gary Gray #3- 4110 Kendall Ave

$89,900

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$108,900

WALK-OUT CONDO • 2 bedrooms & full bathroom • Open concept w/ gas fireplace • Parking & storage unit included The Fenton Team 104-2825 3rd Ave.

Dena Wickman

3148 Sweet Avenue

$94,900

ARGYLE ESTATES SUBDIVISION • Large corner lot • Underground services • Close to natural walking trails

4534 Lathom Rd

$109,900

STARTER/ INVESTMENT PROPERTY • Thermal windows • Close to all amenities • Hardwood floors

77-5558 Beaver Creek Rd

8600 Bland Road

$97,000

2688 Anderson Ave

3772 6th Ave.

Dell McConnell $123,900

INCOME PRODUCER • Good tenant in place • 2 bedroom, 1 bath • Updated roof, windows

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$99,900

TOWNHOME • 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom • Wood floors • Cat and family friendly

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SPENCER PARK • 4 bedrooms, 1-1/2 baths • 3 level townhouse in North Port • Covered deck & laundry area

Joe Van Bergen

$124,900

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Kat Dwolinsky

Alease or Chris Arcus $124,900

Craig Filipchuk

COUNTRY ACREAGE • 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom • 1 acre lot

Gary Gray

Dell McConnell

INCOME PRODUCER • Central location • Low maintenance yard

Dell Mconnell $128,000

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LIKE NEW • 2012 one owner home • Sits on a 44” crawl space • Great location in Creek’s Edge

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Coast Realty

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www.CoastRealty.com Lot 21 Gilbert Plc.

$139,900

2868 3rd Avenue

$149,000

#204 5262 Argyle St

$149,900

3571 Veldham

$155,000

4318 Dunbar St.

$155,000

d l o S LARGE LOT • Redford Estates Subdivision • .23 acre corner lot • Water and mountain views

NEWER KITCHEN & ROOF • 2 bedroom, 1 bath, move in ready • Hardwood floors, spacious rooms • Wheelchair access, fenced back yard

Kat Dwolinsky 115 – 5555 Grandview Rd

Sonja Sutton $159,000

2607 7th Ave

SIMPLIFY AND DOWNSIZE! • 2 bedroom 2 bath modular home • One owner home with RV parking and sheds • 55+ park, pets allowed

$159,900

5223 Gertrude Street

$155,900

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Dena Wickman

Sonja Sutton

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Kat Dwolinsky 2640 - 3rd Avenue

Chris & Alease Arcus $159,900

NICE HOME • Renovated 3 bedroom rancher • Hickory kitchen with island • 200 amp electrical panel

CHERRY CREEK • 3 bedroom, 1 bath rancher •.43 of an acre, low taxes • Carport/shop, close to town

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4833 Helen St

CAREFREE LIVING • 3 storey, 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath townhouse • clean and spacious • private backyard garden

RETIREMENT LIVING • Kitsuksis Manor • 900 sq.ft rancher • 2 bedroom & full bathroom

2874 6th Avenue

Maureen Mackenzie

Gary Gray

The Fenton Team $169,900

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$177,900

3919 Neill St

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INCOME PROPERTY • 3 bedroom suite up/ 1 down • Shared laundry • $1300 month total rents

LIKE BRAND NEW! • North Port 2 bedroom rancher • Completely redone, lots of updates • Walking distance to all amenities

Alease or Chris Arcus 4073 Kendall Ave.

Chris & Alease Arcus

$197,900

5054 Cherry Creek Rd.

$199,900

CHARACTER FAMILY HOME • 4/5 Bedrooms, 2 bath • Full basement, lots of parking • Private back yard Gary Gray 2895 Highmoor Road

WHAT A VIEW • Inlaid oak floors & fireplace • 3 Bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • 125’x80’ view lot

CLEAN AND SPACIOUS • Updated 5 bedroom • 2 bedroom in law suite

The Fenton Team $199,900

3805 China Creek Rd

Lukh Saran $205,000

3142 McNaughton

$214,900

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• 3 bdrm full basement family home • 2 baths; 2 gas fireplaces • Newer roof, f/a gas furnace • Separate garage, fenced back yard

Pat & Gerry Hickey

GREAT LOCATION • 4 bedrooms, 2 bath, 2 fireplaces • Spacious family home w/alley access E • Partially RIC finished detached garage WP

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Sonja Sutton

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INHERENT ATTRACTION • Sits beautifully on large lot • Heat pump & newer roof • Wired 26’ x 23’ workshop

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OWNER WANTS HOUSE SOLD NOW! • Listed below assessed value.

• 4 bedrms, 3 bath family home • Choice residential neighbourhood.

The Fenton Team

Dell McConnell

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Coast Realty

People.

Above all.

Group

www.CoastRealty.com 2658 Anderson Ave.

$219,000

Sold SOLID HOME • 3 bdrm 2 bath home, spacious kitchen • Newer roof, all thermal windows • New carpet & some lighting fixtures Kat Dwolinsky 7833 Wardrop Rd.

$229,000

COUNTRY LIVING • Half acre • 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • Full basement Craig Filipchuk 3180 7th Avenue

$235,000

4353 Virginia Road

$215,000

$219,000

2672 12th Ave

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UNIQUE FAMILY HOME – MULTI LEVELS

Sonja Sutton 2337 Anderson Ave

NORTH PORT RANCHER • 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, great location • Garage with workshop/carport, newer roof • Quick possession, move in ready

COMPLETELY REDONE RANCHER • Large lot • Custom kitchen w/granite counters • New plumbing, electrical,insulation, roof & thermal windows

SOUTH PORT 2 STOREY • 3 beds, 1 bath, 2250 sq ft • Updated kitchen, granite & S/S/appliances • Stylish new bath with heated tile floor

Sonja Sutton

Chris & Alease Arcus

Maureen Mackenzie

5535 Woodland Cres. E.

$229,000

6064 Renton Rd. South

$229,900

Kat Dwolinsky

4566 Beale St

$232,000

BEST LOCATION - BEST NEW PRICE • Multi-unit building site • Space for shop or pool • Green belt for privacy

BEAUTIFUL CHERRY CREEK CHARMER • 3 bedroom, 1.5 baths • .88 acre, no thru rd, 24x24 wired shop • New kitchen, bathrooms, new windows

IN-LAW SUITE! MORTGAGE HELPER! AFFORDABLE LIVING! • 5 bedroom, 3 bath, single garage • Close to Alberni Elementary School • Updated throughout, move in ready • Potential rent for 1 bedroom suite $600 month

Joe VanBergen & Craig Filipchuk

Sonja Sutton

Sonja Sutton

4612 North Cres.

$240,000

#8 4951 Burke Road

$238,800

2586 2nd Avenue

IMMACULATE FAMILY HOME! • 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom • Custom kitchen • Updated throughout Chris & Alease Arcus 2171 Anderson Ave.

$234,900

STYLISH QUALITY • 4 bedrooms & 3 bathrooms • Lovingly maintained & updated • Heat pump & vinyl windows The Fenton Team

$239,900

3731 Argyle St

$239,900

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IN-LAW SUITE • 3 beds, updated features throughout • Separate wired 22X31 ft. garage with 2 piece bath

UPSCALE PATIO HOME • large open living space • two bedrooms, two baths • quality finish throughout

3056 7th Avenue

Gary Gray $249,900

$269,900

MUST SEE! • 3 bedrm, 2 bath on main, rear covered deck.

• 2 fireplaces, lrg. rumpus/fam rm. & den down • Laminate, thermal vinyl windows.

W. Earl Engstrom

Dell McConnell

6200 Malabar Road

$284,900

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3743 Bishop Cres

$285,000

Sold

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HERITAGE HOME • Large kitchen, dining and living rooms • 5 bedrooms, 2 baths • Updated electrical, plumbing and heating Gary Gray

4172 Clegg Cres N

CANAL VIEW • Custom designed 3 bdrm & den • Full basement, detached garage off alley

MODERN HOME • Quality built in 1994 • 4 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • Open concept floor plan

PROVEN HOBBY FARM • 3 bedroom rancher on 2 acres • Large living room with efficient wood burning FP • Detached workshop and outbuildings

PERFECT NORTH PORT RANCHER • 3 Bedroom + den, 1.5 Bath rancher • Family room, large deck, FP with insert, fully fenced • Back yard, rv parking, two storage sheds

Gary Gray

Sonja Sutton

The Fenton Team

CLASSIC STONE COUNTERTOPS 3113 1st Ave.

Granite & Marble Countertops Laminate Countertops

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$227,000

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Sold SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME! • 5 bedroom 3 bath • lots of updates • large deck, fenced yard

2974 6th Ave

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Jim Robertson $249,000

$219,000

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d l o S • 4 bedrooms, 4 bathroom, basement home • Detached garage, alley access, workshop • Solarium, new roof, fenced yard, vaulted ceilings • Stroll to the Harbour Quay for great shopping

2220 11th Ave

250-731-7530

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Coast Realty

People.

Above all.

Group

www.CoastRealty.com 5592 Woodland Crescent East

$295,000

$297,700

IDEAL “HOME- BASED BUSINESS” OPPORTUNITY!

• Professional 24’ x 45’ shop on leg lot, central loc.

• 2+1 bedrm, den, 2 bath, 1-1/2 storey , full bsmt.

• Hardwood,Elect. furnace, Heat Pump/AC

• Immaculate, newer 3 bedroom rancher • Covered back patio, fenced yard • Heatpump

4151 Steede Avenue

$309,900

3503 Frank Street

$299,900

HOME WITH A VIEW • 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, custom built • Great location, outstanding views • Heat pump

Dell McConnell

Gary Gray 3619 12th Ave

3192 12th Avenue

6321 Ferguson Road

AMAZING CEDAR HOME • 1,100 sqft cedar log home • Beautiful 1.66 fertile acres • Lovingly restored

Gary Gray

$319,900

2556 2nd Ave.

$299,900

2595/2593 2nd Ave.

SIDE BY SIDE DUPLEX • Completely renovated, like new • Both sides 1820 sq.ft.

• 2 bedrooms, new kit., 4 pce. bath

The Fenton Team

NOW is $328,000

3817 Morgan N Cres

$309,000

9221 Central Lake Rd

OH WHAT A VIEW! • Panoramic mountain views • 14.3 acre property • 32’ x 24’ two storey shop

W. Earl Engstrom

$329,900

3935 Port Alberni Hwy

$309,900

The Fenton Team $329,900

5607 Kitsuksis Street

$339,900

Sold EXECUTIVE HOME • Oak floors & gas fireplaces • 2225 quality sq.ft.

• Walk out in-law suite

BEAUTIFUL LIVING • 3 +1 bedroom, 3 bathrooms • 2 fireplaces, 2 decks, vaulted cedar ceiling • Spacious & open fl oor plan

The Fenton Team

4771 Leslie Ave.

LOTS OF TREES & PRIVATE • 6 plex on a park like RM2 Zoned lot • Lots of trees, very private • 4-2 bedroom units & 2-1 bedroom units

Pat & Gerry Hickey $349,900

5694 Mersey Road

HIGH QUALITY TRIPLEX • Upper North Alberni • Three 2 bedroom units • Rented at $2,350/month

W. Earl Engstrom $350,000

3588 Swordfern

$354,900

SL 1&2 2541 4th Ave

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GRAND CHARACTER HOME • Heritage home on 80x120 view lot • 3 bdrms, 3 baths, lg master w/ensuite • Oak kit. w/nook & lg patio off nook

3 OVER HEIGHT CARPORTS • Well cared for 2200 square foot home • Three bedroom two bath,heat pump • .95 of an acre,1900 square shop

W. Earl Engstrom 3547 McKnight St

Craig Filipchuk & Jim Robertson $437,900

PERFECT RANCHER W/BONUS ROOM • 3 beds, 2 baths, 2,220 sq ft • Gourmet kitchen w/granite countertops • 3 entertaining rooms, College Estates Maureen Mackenzie

2600 Burde St.

$485,000

CUSTOM FAMILY HOME • 5 bedrooms, 4 bathroom • Over 4700 sq.ft, .45 acre in the city • Trade potential, Partially finished bsmt Maureen Mackenzie

2747 5th Ave

$359,000

Alease or Chris Arcus

Address 5010 Cherry Creek Rd

$378,800 Price

Lot B Leslie Ave.

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• 3 bed, 2 bath, 1568 sq ft • Built in 2011, heat pump • Granite counter tops, wood fl oors

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6435 Cypress Blvd

DEVELOPMENT HEADER POTENTIAL • Very high profile location Information • 0.46 acre corner lot Information • Solid 3,000 sq. ft. building Information

Craig Filipchuk

$529,000

CHERRY CREEK ACREAGE • Built in 2008 • 5 bed, 3 bath • 1.98 Acres

4510 Burde Street

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NEW CONSTRUCTION DUPLEX • Income producing $28,000 $30,000 potential • Strata duplexes, in-law suite

Maureen Mackenzie

5984 Margot

The Fenton RealtorTeam

$544,900

SOPHISTICATED ELEGANCE • 3 beds, 2 baths 3289 sq. ft. open plan • Granite, Cherry wood fl oors, heated tile • Grand entrance, waterfall feature & much more

5250 Darnley Rd

2733 5th Ave

$595,000

Maureen Mackenzie

$44,900

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BEYOND COMPARE • Brand new under construction 1 plus 3 bdrm • Two story spacious family home • Main level entry/open living concept Pat Hickey

DELIGHTFUL HOME ON 1 ACRE • 4 beds, 3 bath, 2,726 sq ft • Quality fi nishes throughout • 1 acre, det. shop, pool, built in 2005

Maureen Mackenzie

$44,900

$451,500

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Alease or Chris Arcus

$39,000

ACREAGE WITH CHARACTER! • Original character throughout • 2 Acres • Private setting

Sonja Sutton

The Fenton Team

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QUALITY BUILT FAMILY HOME • 3 bedroom plus den, 2.5 baths • 1 bedroom cottage • Great office location

4459 Arrowsmith

3572 McKnight St

$649,000

NO EXPENSE SPARED IN COLLEGE ESTATES • 4 beds, 5 baths, 3231 sq ft • Marble, granite, hardwood, stone • All the bells & whistles & det. shop Maureen Mackenzie

$45,000

Redford Estates Lots starting @ $79,900

ONLY 16 LOTS LEFT!

Lots & Acreages LEVEL BUILDING LOT • Services to lot • 44 X 125 • Across from Park Chris & Alease Arcus

CENTRAL PORT • Corner 45 x 122 lot • City and mountain views • Affordable location for your dream home

LEVEL BUILDING LOT • Services to Lot • 46 X 125 • Across from park

Pat Hickey

WE HAVE:

NORTH PORT LOT • Level 40x84 lot • Close to all amenities • Price to go!

Chris & Alease Arcus

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Alease or Chris Arcus

LOTS FOR SALE • Lot sizes and building schemes avail.

• Contact Kat for more info and pricing Kat Dwolinsky

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Coast Realty

People.

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www.CoastRealty.com 5175 Cleary Rd

$87,500

• Building lot in quiet location • level .22 acre lot • water, sewer and storm drain already connected

4007 Shaughnessy

$89,000

IDEAL BUILDING LOT! • Located in upper North Port • This serviced level building lot is in a quiet neighbourhood on a no thru street.

Dena Wickman

Gary Gray

Lot 4 Traves Road

$162,900

Lot A Tebo Ave.

Lots 32, 33 & 34 Arvay Rd

FANTASTIC & QUIET AREA • 3 lots creating .34 of an acre • Low taxes, no through road • In amongst beautiful homes

$169,900

2201-11th Ave. $239,000 AREA OF QUALITY HOMES • 1.67 acre lot is a choice location • Great holding property for future subdivision • Previously pre-approved for 6 lot subdivision

Gary Gray

5350 Falls Road

Lukh Saran

Lot Cape Beale Trail

Sold

WATERFRONT PROPERTY • 1400 square foot float cabin • Sleeps 12 to 14 people • Private location, large float

Lot 22 Ferguson Rd.

3790 Meares Drive

$119,000

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TOP OF THE TOWN • Over .3 acre view lot • Location of fine homes, fully serviced • Nicely sloped for daylight basement Craig Filipchuk & Joe Van Bergen

$229,900

5165 Golden St.

$149,000

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Lot 1 Franklin River Rd.

PRISTINE WATERFRONT • 5 acres along Somass River • Salmon/steelhead fi shing year round • Build your dream home 7 mins. from town

$229,000

THE PERFECT SETTING • 32 acres • Bare land • Private and secluded

Alease or Chris Arcus

W. Earl Engstrom

$1,600,000

$97,000

ONE OF A KIND • Over 1 acre in city • All city services • Privacy & green view Joe Van Bergen 432 Pachena Road

$260,000

$99,000

CHERRY CREEK LOT - PRICED TO SELL! • Level .9 acre lot ready to build on • Private with nice stand of trees • On no thru road w/ newer homes

LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LOT • .47 acre level lot, Upper North Port • Great opportunity • Zoned M1

30 Uchucklesit Inlet

Craig, Pat & Gerry Hickey

Maureen Mackenzie

Lot 2 Cempthorn Ave NEW DEVELOPMENT • 2.57 acre development site • No through road • Great for your future home!

$99,900

$174,900

Lot O Cheeyah Island

Craig, Pat or Gerry

Dena Wickman

$180,000

Lot 1 Michelsens Ln

BAMFIELD ACREAGE • 6.06 acres • Possible subdividable • Harbour view

$199,000

32 Headquarter Bay

$225,000

Bamfield & Inlet RM 1 ACREAGE • 1200 ft. of riverfront • 5.84 acres • Hwy. 4 exposure

WEST COAST ACREAGE • 6 acre proposed lot • Second growth forest • Moorage & store nearby

Alease or Chris Arcus

Lot R Cheeyah Island

$250,000

Chris Fenton & Joe Van Bergen 14 Headquarters Bay

$299,000

180 Cape Beale Tr

$299,000

WATERFRONT PROPERTY • Just under 3 acres in Uchucklesit Inlet • Offers best fi shing, diving & canoeing • Perfect location & summertime retreat

SWEEPING OCEAN VIEWS • 0.23 acre building lot • Sitting atop a bluff • Walk to boat moorage Chris Fenton & Joe Van Bergen

Craig, Pat or Gerry 23 Michelsens Ln

$329,000

468 Pachena Rd

WATERFRONT PROPERTY • Just under 2 acres in Uchucklesit Inlet • Offers best fi shing, Diving and canoeing Craig, Pat or Gerry SL 36 Haggard Cove

NESTLED IN THE FOREST • 1,680 sq.ft. west coast cottage • Built in 1994 to R2000 standard • Vaulted ceilings & woodstove

Craig Filipchuk

$429,900

RECREATION DREAM HOME • Well cared for 2 bedroom rancher • Pine interior, vaulted ceilings, wood stove • Move in ready complete with furniture and appliances Pat & Gerry Hickey

OCEAN FRONT • 5 acres waterfront strata • 860 sq. ft. cabin to lock up • Septic installed

302 Tower Rd

Chris Fenton & Joe Van Bergen $674,900

PORT DESIRE OCEANFRONT • Modern 2,450 sq.ft. home • Ground level suite • Private dock, walk-in freezer Chris Fenton & Joe Van Bergen

42 South Bamfield Rd

$739,000

AMAZING OCEANFRONT • 4 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • 1.28 oceanfront acres • 82’ long deepwater wharf

WEST BAMFIELD’S BEST • 15 year old home • 0.92 acre lot • Ocean views

380 Cape Beale Trail

Chris Fenton & Joe Van Bergen

$749,000

WEST COAST RETREAT • 4 cabins, duplex, caretaker cabin • 160’ of oceanfront with docks • Over 4,250 sq.ft. of living area

Chris Fenton & Joe Van Bergen

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$389,900

PANORAMIC OCEANFRONT • Nearly 180 degree views • Neat as a pin cottage • 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms Chris Fenton & Joe Van Bergen 294 South Bamfield Rd

$2,950,000

PRIDE OF THE COAST • 5.72 acre oceanfront • 5,140 sq.ft. executive home • Over 200’ of moorage Chris Fenton & Joe Van Bergen

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1000’ OF OCEANFRONT • Spectacular 1.73 acre • 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • 60’ deep safe moorage

Chris Fenton & Joe Van Bergen

18 Headquarters Bay

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WEST COAST QUALITY • 4 bedroom & 4 bathroom home • Built in 1992 • Open concept w/ fireplace

Chris Fenton & Joe Van Bergen

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$334,900

RECREATIONAL OCEANFRONT • 5 acre forested lot • 150’ of oceanfront • Gated development

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4985 Johnston Road

$4,200 pm

A – 4658 Adelaide Street

$5,000

1-888-723-1800 1-250-723-1800

4746 Johnston Road

$29,500

4213 Princess Rd.

Corner of Ian & Johnston

3107 2nd Ave.

$124,900

4905 Cherry Creek Rd.

$325,000

Commercial & Investment FUTURE LEASE OPPORTUNITY

• office, storefront, shop space • off street parking • high traffic location, great visibility • lots of potential uses

Gary Gray 2966 3rd Avenue

$355,000

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

• well maintained, two storey building • two tenants, good potential cashflow • great visibility • prime “uptown” location

Gary Gray 4984 Johnston Rd

4356 Gertrude Sreet

$399,000

COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOT • High visibility location • approx 2/3rds of an acre

• large, commercial service bay with adjoining office • lots of potential uses • great visibility

Gary Gray 13 Dog Mountain

#9 3761 10th Ave

$12.75 Sq Ft

WELL ESTABLISHED SHOPPING MALL • C2 Zoning allows for wide range of business uses • 1100 square feet Craig Filipchuk & Jim Robertson

$309,900

• turn key business opportunity • great location, good visibility and parking • growing client base, loads of potential • leased premises, equipment included

Gary Gray

Pat & Gerry Hickey

Craig Filipchuk& Joe Van Bergen $1,000 pm

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY C2 SALON

COMMERCIAL • North Port • 5100 sq. ft. of store front • Easy access, level entry, parking

8780 Stirling Arm Dr

$729,000

2984 3rd Avenue

$439,000

SOUTH PORT INVESTMENT • 20,000 sq. ft. building • Two long term Tenants in place Pat & Gerry Hickey

C – 4805 Mar Street

5371 Falls St.

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY • Opportunity on approx. 3.24 acres • Zoned for commercial • Close to Pacifi c Rim shopping Gary Gray

W. Earl Engstrom $529,000

6 PLEX *4-2 Bedroom Units *2-1 bedroom units Alease or Chris Arcus

$8.50 sq. ft.

SOUTH PORT

ZONED C3 • 1750 sq.ft. building • 33 x 60 rear fenced compound • Mostly lg. open space w/small office

137 Winter Harbour Rd.

$699,000

#8-3749 10th Ave.

LEASE $12.75 sq.ft.

LOYAL CLIENTELE • Turn key fi shing lodge • Accommodates up to 20 guests plus staff • Includes 4 - 22 ft aluminum boats equipped for charters

WELL ESTABLISHED SHOPPING CENTRE • High foot and vehicle traffi c • C2 Zoning allows wide range business uses • Building waiting for your business

Craig Filipchuk & Joe Van Bergen

Craig Filipchuk & Jim Robertson

67 – 10325 Lakeshore

$104,000

10298 South Dr

$114,900

Sproat Lake SPROAT LAKE LIVING • 3 bed, 1 bath mobile with 1060 sq ft • Private gated lake access • Well maintained with ample parking

• Quality lease space available up to 6000 sq. ft.

• Great visual exposure • Store front or Office space • Plenty of parking available

Pat & Gerry Hickey

Maureen Mackenzie

9752 Lakeshore Rd.

SPROAT LAKE AREA • 82’ x 265’ building lot • Lake access nearby • Quiet wooded area The Fenton Team

Starting as low as $119,000

13 STRATA LOTS SOLD NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

RECREATIONAL LAKEFRONT • 213’ of sandy beach • 0.76 acre treed lot • 24’ x 22’ private dock The Fenton Team

8673 Faber Rd

BEACH ON THE LAKE • 110’ low slope pebble beach • Southern exposure • 1.02 acre private lot The Fenton Team

$799,000

8720 Stirling Arm Dr

$869,000

NEW LISTING PRISTINE SPROAT LAKE • Beautiful lakefront property • 2,590 sq.ft. of quality materials • 4 bedrooms & 3 bathroom The Fenton Team

SPROAT LAKE BEAUTY • 3 beds, 2 baths, 1,760 sq ft • In fl oor heating, built in 2003 • 3 car garage, 1.55 acres, 100 ft of beach

One of the few opportunities left to purchase land at scenic Sproat Lake. Purchase your own Strata RV lot for year after year vacations. No more having to book months in advance.

• Laundry, washrooms, hot showers

• Sandy beach, waterslide, swimming

• Newer docks, boat slip for each site Maureen Mackenzie

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