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They are more than just a statistic, say two young women raising children and going to school WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON

she said. “We might be teen moms, but we have ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS hopes, dreams and goals just like everyone else and n Monday we’re working towards morning Janine them.”

Thompson Thompson was 17 and awoke and living with her boyfriend tended to her at the time when she daughter Madison then noticed back pain and prepared breakfast for the weight gain. She took a two of them. home pregnancy test and Thompson dressed her it was positive—she was daughter, packed her pregnant. An appointment things, gathered her keys with a doctor at the clinic and books then left to confirmed she was five drop her daughter off at months along.

Hummingbird Child Care “I was confused and Centre while worried about she attended First in a series what would school at VAST. happen. But It may have seemed like at the same time I was an ordinary day but it happy,” Thompson said. wasn’t.

“Before I knew people Thompson, 18, is a said I looked like I was teen mom who lives in glowing.” the Alberni Valley. She is Thompson was going trying to make a better to bed one night near her life for herself and her due date when she felt a daughter. She graduated cramp and knew she had from VAST last June and is to go to the hospital. She set to attend North Island was in labour for nine College this fall. hours before giving birth Thompson and other to Madison. young moms are part of “My boyfriend and a growing number of teen I cried when we saw mothers in the Alberni and heard her for the Valley. first time,” she said. “It According happened to a Local so fast but Area Health after she Profile was born I from the knew that Vancouver our lives Island had changed Health forever.”

Authority, Thompson, Port her Alberni has boyfriend more teen and new – Janine Thompson daughter moms (104 per 1,000) lived at her than either mother’s the B.C. (30 per 1,000) or residence until October the Island (43 per 1,000) when she got her own average. apartment. She’s since At Hummingbird, become a single mother, Thompson said she was she said. aware of the report’s Thompson went to finding but says there are Alberni District Secondary mothers’ lives behind the School in the fall but later lifeless number. moved to VAST. “It’s not an easy life Thompson’s life is because as a mom you’re no different from other responsible for two lives,” mothers: late nights with

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‘I was confused and worried about what would happen. But at the same time I was happy.’

◆ 104.3 per 1,000— The rate of births to teen mothers in Alberni (district 70). ◆ 43.0 per 1,000— The rate of births to teen mothers in Island Health Authority. ◆ 30.9 per 1,000— The rate of births to teen mothers in B.C. ◆ 4.1 % — The percentage that Alberni makes up in Island Health’s total population.

Source: 2012 Local Health Area Profile Alberni (70), prepared by Island Health in Dec. 2013

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Janine Thompson and her daughter Madison share some cuddles on the steps at Hummingbird Child Care Centre. Thompson was 17 when she became pregnant, and is raising her daughter on her own.

baby or sometimes early mornings and sleep when you can.

Thompson is one of four siblings. The second eldest, she was already used to helping with her younger siblings, so she is better prepared for parenthood, she said.

She sees former high school classmates from time to time and while they are pursuing their own lives independently she isn’t envious.

“I have friends who don’t have kids. Having a child might change what you do every day but it doesn’t change who you are,”

Thompson said. “We’re just normal people and we’re still young. It’s just that we have children.”

Living a normal life is something Darla Larocque, 22, is thankful for.

The mother of two graduated from VAST last June and took a break from North Island College in December to give birth to her son Parker, who is five months old. Her daughter Channelle is three.

Larocque is up early to make breakfast for her children and husband Josh before he heads to work and she to daycare

then school.

VAST teachers bring math classes to Larocque three times a week, visiting her at home. But she still takes Chanelle to daycare then back home where the cycle starts again. “It just never ends,” she says with a laugh.

Going to school and becoming a mother has its challenges for Larocque.

But her struggles with parenthood and studies pale in comparison to what she’s overcome.

Formerly of Victoria, Larocque dropped out of high school in Grade 8, got into trouble with the

law and was in and out of juvenile corrections facilities by age 16. She started using drugs and alcohol as a teen, and the drug use escalated into her young adulthood.

She and Josh were living in Port Alberni and struggling with drug issues when she felt something different happening with her body.

“I took a home pregnancy test but I already knew,” she said.

“I was excited that we’d started something new, that I had a new life.”

The pregnancy forced Larocque and Josh to reckon with their lifestyle.

“We had something to live for and a reason to better our lives,” she said. “I didn’t want our baby to have the kind of life that we did.”

The pregnancy was difficult, she said. “I was really sick for the first half of it [with morning sickness] but I was all right after that.” Her daughter was born the day she was due, on the first snowfall of the year.

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SD70 will use $900K surplus to balance budget — this year WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

School District 70 officials want to use the district’s $900,000 surplus to balance its debt and keep existing programs and services.

SD70 secretary treasurer Lindsay Cheetham outlined the plan to trustees and the public at their May 13 meeting.

According to Cheetham, the district is spending $900,000 more than it is brining in. “We can’t spend what we don’t have,” he said.

Cheetham cautioned trustees about pontificating about inadequate funding on the part of the provincial

government. “But if we don’t have the funds we shouldn’t be spending them.”

The district is either going to have to find some revenue somewhere or restrict spending, he added.

While programs and services are maintained for at least this year the plan comes at a cost as three teaching positions will have to be eliminated.

The hurt could come in next year’s budget though. The district will be forced to replenish its surplus as well as find another $500,000 to offset the loss of Ministry of Education funding protection.

Using up the surplus is too risky, trustee Pam Craig said. “Other

factors could come up and we’d have no recourse, no fall back.”

Cheetham said that there is about $60,000 left over and that staff are still crunching numbers to buttress the surplus. But registering a deficit triggers a formal process, and a plan would have to be developed with the Ministry of Education to deal with it, he said.

More than 88 per cent of the budget is salaries and benefits costs, Cheetham said. “There’s a good chance what we find will be in employee cuts,” he said.

Cheetham will bring a final budget for adoption at trustees next meeting. reporter@albernivalleynews.com

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Cory Jones from DFO sets up the hose that will load chinook smolts into a net pen off the end of Somass Mill, next to Fisherman’s Wharf, Tuesday morning. Jones and others from West Coast Aquatic and the Alberni Valley Enhancement Association loaded this pen and a smaller one at Centennial Pier.

Net pens stocked with Chinook fry West Coast Aquatic, through the Barkley Salmon Committee, has stocked three net pens with 100,000 Chinook fry in the Alberni Harbour.

This year’s project follows a pilot completed last year with a test pen and

10,000 fish.

Two 50-foot-square pens, frames and floats donated by Mainstream Canada have been stocked with 45,000 fry each near Somass mill. A smaller test pen with 10,000 fry is located right at Harbour Quay.

“In three, four and five years, these fish will return as adults to the upper inlet and hang around where they were released until ready to head up-river and spawn,” Bob Cole noted in a press release.

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Komagata Maru Namaste. Sasri akal. If you’re not familiar with the Komagata Maru incident in 1914 and Alberni’s part in it? Alberni’s Guru Nanak Sikh Society is hosting a special ceremony on May 18 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the incident. The event at the Sikh temple, 4144 Eighth Avenue. Start: 11 a.m. Everyone welcome.

There is still room in the Lantern Creations instructor workshops. Learn the history of lantern festivals and light creations. Learn how to build at least two different lantern styles, teaching others how to build and how to organize a workshop. Call Echo Centre at 250-723-2181 to register. Classes are on May 28 and May 29 at Echo Centre. Cost is $15.

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Talks no ‘secret’: city

Closed door discussions between the city and Port Alberni Port Authority over two lots of land beside Canal Beach are a normal course of business and not secretive, city manager Ken Watson said Monday at a city council meeting.

The city is in talks with PAPA that, if fruitful, could see Canada Alberni Engineering shipyards expand its waterfront operation next to Canal Beach.

According to Watson, the city advertised a request for proposals for Lot A beside Canal Beach, adding that industrial use was favoured.

PAPA responded and negotiations ensued.

An audience member at Monday’s council meeting criticized council for the closed-door talks.

Private talks between the city and an interested party about leasing city property aren’t unusual, Watson said.

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City help on hold for hockey team WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

The Alberni Bulldogs’ fiscal fate will hinge on a decision from the Alberni-Clayoquot Region District.

Team officials met with ACRD Alberni committee members on May 23, chief administrative officer Russell Dyson said.

“ACRD staff has been directed to meet with Bulldogs staff to

explore a sponsorship program that would help the ACRD promote recycling and re-use in the Valley,” Dyson said.

“This is something that would be mutually beneficial, not just a grant or subsidy.”

On May 12, Port Alberni city councillors voted to table a motion denying the Jr. A hockey team’s request for a reduction in current debt with the

city.

Instead, councillors will consider supporting a 50 per cent reduction in operating fees for the next two years.

The team originally asked for a 50 per cent reduction on their ice rental fee but the plan isn’t possible.

According to a report from Parks, Recreation and Heritage director Scott Kenny, the Community Charter forbids the city from

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The city can however offer a reduction in operating costs. The team currently pays $4,300 per month in rental costs and $1,000 per game for playoffs.

The team owes the city a total of $63,500 in fixed and additional costs plus payments to the end of July. The team’s last payment to the city was $10,000 in January.

The amount will remain on the city’s books as accounts receivable items.

Team officials committed to working out a repayment schedule with the city.

Councillors Jack McLeman and Hira Chopra wanted to

know where things would stand with the city once the team is on better financial footing.

“Where are we in the pecking order to be paid extra money,” Coun. Jack McLeman said.

The city would have first dibs, Bulldogs business manager Lucas Banton said. “If profitable, the city will be first in line to be paid.”

The Bulldogs are a big part of the community but business is business, Coun. Cindy Solda said.

“The debt is a lot of money. It’s a hard decision to make. It’s the taxpayers we’re representing,” she said. reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

Moms have same aspirations as friends despite having kids From / A3

“I was a little scared but I was excited about living a new life.”

Larocque and her small family got a boost in the form of settlement money from a car accident she’d been in years before. But it wasn’t party time, like it might have been in the past.

“We paid off fines, got a place and filled it with what we needed,” she said. “It really got us on our feet.”

Larocque says she sees other 22-yearolds who don’t have kids and admits that she sometimes envies their freedom.

“Sometimes, I feel like I’m 22, have two kids and stay at home.

I feel like I’m 30—I feel so old,” she said.

“But at school I get to act my age with other mothers who are my age.”

Larocque and Thompson had goals and dreams before

they had children, and they haven’t surrendered them just because they’ve become mothers.

Larocque wants to become a youth worker and work with youth who are high risk and have addiction and behavioural issues.

Thompson, meanwhile, is determined to become a human service worker and is set to attend North Island College to achieve her goal.

“I don’t want to live on reserve and be just a stay-at-home mom.

I want more for us than that,” she said.

“I know that having an education will help us.” reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

*Next week, a look at services for teen moms in the Alberni Valley, including VAST and Hummingbird Child Care Centre.

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Doctors ordered to pay $180K in damages ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

A trio of Alberni doctors is being forced to pay a total of $180,000 in damages to a colleague after the Supreme Court ruled that they defamed him.

In her ruling, Madam Justice Deborah Kloegman ordered that Dr. Shane Longman, his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Hankins and fellow physician

Dr. Akushla Wijay pay $50,000 each in general damages and $10,000 each in aggravated damages to Dr. Magdy Fouad.

The group leveled what the court determined were unfounded accusations against Fouad.

Kloegman also noted that Wijay breached Fouad’s privacy and assisted with defaming him in front of West Coast General Hospital staff.

The defending doctors were competent physicians and well-liked by their patients, Kloegman noted. “However, their uncollegial conduct, as relatively novice doctors, towards a newcomer who had much to offer them in the way of special skill and experience, is inexcusable.”

Fouad moved to Port Alberni in 2009 and according to the ruling was the object of immediate

scorn by the three.

“From a very early stage the defendants questioned his competency and were openly disrespectful to him.”

Fouad studied medicine in Cairo, Egypt then spent five years in the UK specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, and was a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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SD70 talks amalgamation WAWMEESH G. HAMILTON ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Amalgamating with another school district and sharing services may be the only thing that stops further school closures in the Alberni Valley.

SD70 trustees passed a motion calling for a meeting with the Vancouver Island School Trustees Association to discuss budgets, funding and

shared services, as well as other financial discussions.

The meeting is considered an emergency and should be held as soon as possible, SD70 chair Larry Ransom said.

The motion’s bland wording belied a radical concept that Ransom said is necessary to stem the financial bleeding that is plaguing the district.

Specifically, Ransom wants to

start a discussion about amalgamating school districts and sharing services.

The district could seize the initiative with the discussion or eventually be seized by it through a government decision.

“We need to show leadership,” he said.“If we don’t do it government will do it for us, and we won’t like the picture.”

Ransom advocated for the district to launch its own talks

with other districts.

But trustees agreed that VISTA would be the best starting point.

“We need to entertain a discussion about what are our next steps,” Ransom said.

There has already been discussion provincially about sharing legal services, payroll and resource allocation, secretary treasurer Lindsay Cheetham said.

“Everything is on

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The college found merit in Fouad’s complaint against Longman and Wijay.

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No dog house for Bulldogs B.C. farmland ‘holy war’ falls flat Do the Alberni Valley Bulldogs deserve the city’s help in straightening out their finances?

The Bulldogs, Port Alberni’s Jr. A hockey franchise that plays in the B.C. Hockey League, is in trouble. Despite the Port Alberni Junior Hockey Society taking over ownership of the team two seasons ago, the entity is not thriving. They are a year behind in paying ice rental fees to the city, and have asked for a 50 per cent break for the next two years to help catch up.

The team has struggled off-ice with the community non-profit ownership model, and present business manager Lucas Banton admits that openly.

It is worrisome that the team has gone through several business managers in the past two years, but it seems like the PAJHS is finally on track. Their plea for help from city council is testament to that.

The team struggled at times on-ice last season, before pulling out a nailbiting—if you’re a hockey fan—late-season run for a playoff spot that fell a few points short. The Bulldogs have had few shots at a league championship in its 12-year history in Port Alberni; but this is the BCHL, not the Dub (Western Hockey League) or the NHL. One of the goals of the BCHL is to groom players for collegiate hockey, and the Bulldogs excel at that. As educational advisor Tom McEvay says, the team also teaches players to be community-minded. Players are involved in schools, with the regional district’s recycling plan, participate in community parades and make regular appearances at public events.

The Bulldogs have always been known as the community’s hockey team, even before the junior hockey society bought them. They have the second highest attendance on Vancouver Island and even mainland teams are envious of the number of loyal fans packing the ‘Dawg Pound’.

The players have given a lot to this community, both on and off the ice.

Do the Bulldogs deserve help? We say yes.

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ICTORIA – The NDP’s holy war against changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve got nastier last week, as it became clear it was defenders of the status quo who were being mowed down.

Ever since legislation was tabled to divide the ALR into two zones, with greater emphasis on social and economic needs to help viability of farms in the Kootenay, Interior and North regions, almost all the protest has been from unaffected areas. And much of it depends on emotion rather than fact.

In the legislature, Nanaimo MLA Leonard Krog rose to praise the late Dave Stupich, who birthed the ALR sacred cow as agriculture minister in 1973. Krog likened Stupich to the Biblical Daniel for his bravery in preserving

farmland for our children’s children.

Cowichan Valley MLA Bill Routley did his signature “jiggery pokery” routine, this time accusing cabinet minister Bill Bennett of being “giddy” at the prospect of paying off his friends with development land. Before he gets too jiggery outside the protection of the legislative chamber, he would be well advised to find some evidence.

Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson, who at least represents an area being given broader latitude for secondary uses on farmland, warned of drought in California.

The history of this is currently a hot topic in the quasi-religious climate change debate.

Meanwhile in the real British Columbia, life and farming go on under

the existing farmland protection regime.

The largest ALR exclusion in B.C. history took a big step forward last week, as a federalprovincial review panel issued its report on the Site C dam proposed for the Peace River.

The panel noted that the dam would flood 2,775 hectares of farmland, representing all seven categories of soil quality.

Opponents use a figure about twice that size, as if all the affected land was farmable.

The panel accepted that this land, including the small amount of microclimate bottom land, represents 0.2 per cent of the Peace region’s farm receipts. I would add that’s because what is farmed at all is mostly growing hay, which requires minimum capital and labour. “It

‘...almost all the protest has been from unaffected areas. And much of it depends on emotion rather than fact.’

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has potential, to be sure, but its unique and irreplaceable contribution would be for those labourintensive crops like vegetables, which are not remotely practical in a labour-short region,” the report states.

We have to bring in Mexican guest workers to get vegetable and fruit crops off in the Fraser Valley and Okanagan.

For a five-month growing season in the bush outside Fort St. John? This is a classic example of the religious fervor that replaces reason among the southern faithful of the ALR. And how is the status quo working? Summerland council just voted to swap 80 hectares of flat farmland for 90 hectares further away in the Summerland Hills.

The town is on restricted lakeshore terrain and the council wants to increase its urban zone, using the community need provisions that are enhanced by the current legislative amendments.

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Children used as ‘guinea pigs’ To the Editor,

Should the City of Port Alberni help bail out the Alberni Valley Bulldogs hockey team?

Yes – 30.8% No – 69.2% This week’s question: Should the city convert the remaining plywood site lots to recreational property?

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‘Campaign’ slick From / A8

This was after a loud demonstration organized with the help of a fake grassroots protest machine called LeadNow, complete with slick signs and website. (LeadNow also helped round up anti-pipeline protesters this past weekend.)

The media were fooled as usual, but not Summerland council. LeadNow has moved on to lining up people to flood the Agricultural Land Commission with form letters and petitions

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against Summerland’s plan.

The B.C. Agriculture Council, whose board first supported and then objected to the ALR amendments, has clarified its objections. It wants flexibility for secondary uses extended to the prime farmland zones of the Okanagan, Fraser Valley and southern Vancouver Island.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

Twitter: @tomfletcherbc E-mail: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

Re: Teaching by tablet, May 8.

Using children for a tablet pilot project at Alberni Elementary School is dangerously irresponsible.

Before anyone commits the health of their child to this uncontrolled wireless experiment, I strongly suggest parents, teachers and doctors research on the Internet, the adverse health effects of wireless technologies.

Research, medical appeals and videos are only a mouse click away.

No one has the right to jeopardize the health of a child due to ignorance.

Marcus Schluschen, Citizens for Safe Technology, Port Alberni

Better look to Plan B To the Editor,

Anyone still banking on the Raven Coal mine project to assist with building an alternate road, or rebuild rail to Port Alberni should start looking at Plan B. Compliance Energy has announced record losses in their 2013 financial statement,

and on March 31, 2014, I-Comox Coal Inc. officially withdrew from the Comox Joint Venture, owners of Raven coal project.

The company also recently missed their own self-imposed deadline to resubmit their application to the government, after their initial coal mine application failed miserably last year and was rejected.

Let’s hope the local transportation

committee has a Plan B. Stacey Gaiga, Coal Free Alberni

Dissimilar echoes To the Editor,

The late author Farley Mowat never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

Mowat’s infidelity to the facts can be overlooked because he was a humorous writer with an

endearing crotchety personality and a passion for educating us about the natural world. Mowat’s engaging voice will forever echo inside the covers of his books.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper never lets the facts get in the way of his conservative agenda. Stephen’s infidelity to the facts should not be overlooked because

he is a humourless politician with a cold, calculating personality and an unnatural passion for power and control.

Harper’s ambidextrous voice will forever echo inside the prime minister’s office, the House of Commons, the Senate Chamber and now the office of the Supreme Court Chief Justice.

Lloyd Atkins, Vernon

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Passengers aboard the Komagata Maru, anchored in Burrard Inlet circa 1914.

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City councillor Hira Chopra gazes out at Alberni Harbour and wonders what the fate of those aboard the Komagata Maru would have been if they had landed here instead of Vancouver.

the Komagata Maru incident happened in the early summer, 1914.

The ship carried 376 Sikh, Muslim and Hindu passengers—mostly men—from British India to Canada via Hong Kong.

The ship dropped anchor in Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet on May 23, 1914, but Canadian immigration authorities refused to allow the passengers to disembark because of the Continuous

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The passengers protested that the law didn’t apply to them because India was then a British colony and the passengers therefore British subjects. A twomonth stalemate ensued and the passengers weren’t allowed to come ashore.

The ship remained in the harbour but conditions aboard were squalid and food and water was in short supply. The ship sailed back to India but

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passengers were either shot or jailed when they disembarked.

“I learned about this in school and was shocked at the injustice of it all,” Chopra said.

“It was a disaster and a dark time in our history.”

The whole incident was nearly averted. If a pair of South Asian men hadn’t been thwarted, the ship would have landed in Port Alberni instead, avoiding the inevitable human catastrophe.

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very time Hira Chopra peers at Alberni’s harbour he can’t help but think how one of Canadian history’s darkest moments could have been avoided if the ship Komagata Maru had docked here, at the end of the Alberni Inlet instead of in Vancouver.

Chopra and other Port Alberni residents of South Asian descent are attending a special ceremony on Sunday, May 18 commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident.

“We need to remember this so people will respect human rights and make sure something like this never happens again,” Chopra said. “Future governments need to be reminded to respect other people.”

According to a Simon Fraser University website,

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Capture treasured memories of your kids ‘Be sure to take lots of silly shots... shoot a gazillion photographs and cull later.’

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Numero uno tip is to be prepared: have the proper lens on, the ISO, shutter speed, and aperture all set and ready to go. You don’t want to fumble around with camera settings when the kids are ready.

Shoot fast shutter speeds to stop action; 1/250 of a second and use a high ISO such as 400–800 ISO, or if you have a fully automatic camera then put the camera in SPORTS mode.

Use a telephoto lens on the camera so that you will not be in their faces while taking the photographs and fill the frame with the

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Get down to the same level as your kids and let them play—they’ll reward you with photographic gems.

child or try filling the frame with just the child’s face.

Should you be shooting indoors, bounce the flash off

of a white ceiling or a white wall to get a much softer light.

Please don’t make them sit there with a “cheese” expression

on their faces: let them be themselves while you photograph, bring them to the dike, the water park, or the woods and set them free.

Relax, be patient, and be yourself; kids know when you are overdoing it. If you are photographing

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the photographs while you are standing up then you will get a lot of tops of heads.

Instead crouch down to the child’s level to take the photographs.

If the entire image is out of focus but the eyes are sharp then you have a photograph, so make sure to focus on the child’s eyes.

If possible do not take photos between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., as the sunlight is very harsh at that time and creates heavy facial shadows. Should you decide to take photographs with full sunlight on the subject then use a fill flash. Most but not all automatic cameras will fill in the deep

facial shadows when you turn on the flash outdoors. Try it and let me know.

Keep the background simple, move the subject further away from the background and use a large aperture such as f4 or f5.6 to blur the background while the child is in focus to give your images that 3D look.

Try shooting in burst (continuous) mode to tell a story.

Be sure to take lots of silly shots, you will love them in 10 years. Bring some old clothes and hats with you and let them play dress-up. Shoot a gazillion photographs and cull them later.

Any questions?

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Port Alberni Rotary Club president Ken Watson and Scotiabank manager Cherie Williams, left, present Fran Kimura and Sally Anderson of the Read and Feed breakfast club with $5,000. The money was raised at a Rotary dinner and matched by Scotiabank.

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According to a 1914 Port Alberni News article, the men, one Sikh and one Muslim from the Lower Mainland discovered that Port Alberni wasn’t a denied port so they travelled there to try re-direct the boat up the Alberni Inlet.

The men first tried unsuccessfully to charter a boat to meet the Komagata Maru and guide it to the island port.

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Undaunted, the men travelled to Bamfield to try and communicate with the ship at the wireless station on the coast.

Authorities had alerted the station though and the plan failed.

A century later, standing on the shore at Harbour Quay, Chopra reflected on how Canada has changed in more than a century.

Getting into the country isn’t as hard

as it was in 1914 but there are challenges, Chopra said. People have equal access to the process but there’s economic discrimination.

“If someone doesn’t have land and money in India then you can’t visit...But if you have land and money you can,” he said. “I don’t think that argument is necessarily applied to people from other countries.”

Canada has come a long way but it has

farther to go, Chopra said. “We live in a multicultural society now and those bad, dark days are gone,” he said. “But there’s always room for improvement.” reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

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The new Genesis is also a statement of intent: it heralds what will be the look of the seven new less-premium Hyundai products expects to grace our showrooms before 2016.

When it comes to driving, it’s really a tale of two cars. The top-of-the-line model offers a big V8 5-litre power plant, with 420 horses at its disposal.

Ironically, it’s best enjoyed jogged along at low speed on the highway, where it has the feel of an old-fashioned big family sedan. (It’s not a lot of fun on the twisting lakeside roads of the Okanagan.)

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The Eco mode is a feature that lessens the throttle response in an effort to help save fuel. You can still do all your normal daily driving duties, it just helps you keep money where it should be: in your wallet.

And keeps the fuel where it should be: in the tank.

Granted, in Eco Mode, it doesn’t give you the peppy acceleration you might like. Then again, if prompt acceleration is what you’re after, skip the Eco Mode and that’s exactly what you’ll get.

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Looking at the estimated fuel results, it’s rated at 6.8L/100km in the city and 7.2L/100km on the highway. Keep in mind the aforementioned stats about its size and weight and those numbers are really impressive.

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A combined average of 8.9L/100km. Not bad. Not bad at all. Most of my driving was done on the highway so the hybrid system doesn’t have a chance to run off electricity alone at those speeds.

Sun or snow, this SUV is ready for it all.

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WED. MAY 21 ◆ PUBLIC FORUM ON LOCAL ENERGY at Char’s Landing on Argyle Street. Short presentations by several speakers.

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All ages for most of the 14 live, unjuried performances. FMI: Gwynne Hunt at Main Artery on Argyle Street, phone 250723-7883 or e-mail gwynne1@telus.net.

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ONGOING ◆ PLANT SALE FUNDRAISER at 3063 Durham St. All proceeds to Ty Watson House. Every Sat & Sun from May 10 to June 29. Shrubs, perennials, herbs. ◆ COMMUNITY ARCHIVES at the Alberni Valley Museum is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Volunteers available to answer questions on local history, help with family records and other research. Phone 250-723-2181, local 267. ◆ ALBERNI VALLEY STARFLEET CHAPTER meets the second Thursday of every month. At Echo Centre, 6 p.m. For info. call 250-7247293. ◆ FREE DROP-IN at Hilton Centre, 4325 Neill St. On Mondays from 10-11 a.m. For parents of children up to age five. Call 250735-3022. ◆ FUN NIGHT on Friday nights at Legion Branch No. 293, 4680 Victoria Quay.

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It may be another reason golfers live five years longer than others.

That doesn’t include golfers who ride motorized golf carts, however. If you golf regularly by walking, (one to two times per week), the physical effort cannot be denied its place in healthy living.

A full-length golf course may occupy 150 acres of land.

When a person walks 18 holes, the walking may add up to five or six kilometres! At a short course like Hollies, a walker

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Dallas Dalziel has been putting in the kilometres this week, filming at nearly two dozen businesses for a video celebrating Hollies’ 10th anniversary.

can log two or three kilometres during nine holes of play. Double that for 18.

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by our own computer revolution. The difference however, is the increase of people choosing to sit on a couch or in front of a computer screen.

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Divorcing oneself from a computer to walk is no different than disciplining oneself to diet or exercise.

Sitting is now more than ever considered a disease and more problematic is its lack of acknowledgement.

Golf courses are great for walking. The land is soft and kind to one’s joints, unlike cement or concrete.

The geography is not level either, providing opportunities for one to climb or negotiate side hills.

These are the prescriptions for mildly stimulating one’s heart rate and cardiovascular system. I’m not a doctor, but these claims seem legendary, bordering on common sense now. Golf is also different than a normal walk.

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Pins, skins and wins for men at AGC The closest to the pin winners were: Cal Davies on No. 2, Glen Trask had the charity closest to the pin on No. 4 (taking home $30) and Sam Parhar won both No. 13 and No. 17. Parhar also won $50 for the only birdie on No. 17; the rest of the par 3’s were halved.

In the skins competition there is only No. 16 left in the low handicap division. There was no winner on Sunday, which means the carry over for next week will be worth $135.

GERRY FAGAN Alberni Golf

Another Men’s Club Sunday is in the books for Alberni Golf Course.

The low gross for the day was Vito Caldarulo with an impressive 73. Great game, Vito. The low net in the low handicap division was old lefty himself, Keith Gauthier, with a smooth 65. In the high handicap division it was Cal Davies on top, shooting a 69.

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A pitcher with the Alberni Blazers Dolling girls softball team winds up a pitch against the Cordova Bay Impact last Sunday.

In the high handicap division, No. 7 was won by Dave Mann, with Wolf Suhr winning No. 8, Mann again taking No. 9, Don MacGowan capturing No. 15 and finally Phil Anker winning the skin on No. 18.

Next week is another open day with the usual money pot, closest to the pin and skins competition up for grabs. Be sure to book you tee time starting at 7 a.m.

The following Sunday, May 25 will be our first scramble of the season, with Twin Travel and Cruises hosting the event.

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Stolth steals the show for AGC ladies KATHY WHITE

Pitch n’ Putt

(Editor’s note: An unfortunate editing error saw the Alberni Golf Club’s men’s report reprinted under the women’s Pitch n’ Putt column on May 8.

We have included last week’s Pitch N’ Putt results at the end of this column to make up for it.)

In the ladies ninehole Low Handicap division at Alberni Golf Club on May 13, Kath Stolth won Low Gross and Marie Swain

took the low net.

The lowest putts were shared by LaDonna Knutson, Marie Swain and Julie Swaney.

For the high handicap division, Low Gross was won

by Louise Berlinski and Pat Dahlquist won the low net.

The low putts of the day on May 18were shared by Lee Anne Van Lent and Doreen Grant.

Pars were had by Marie Swain on No. 2 and Louise Berlinski , Kath Stolth, and Julie Swaney on No. 4 For the 18-hole ladies, Janice Cross won low gross and

Patsy Gauthier won the low net.

In the KP challenge on No. 15 there was a tie between Cross and Gail Sander. KP on No. 3 was won by Gayle Rhodes.

In the words of Byron Nelson: The only thing you should force in a golf swing is the club back into the bag.

Romaniuk won the low gross, LaDonna Knutson won low net and low putts.

In the High Handicap division, Louise Berlinski won the low gross and LeeAnne Van Lent won the low net and had the lowest putts.

Carol Cochran had a par on No. 17.

From May 6 play: Nine-hole division

In the 18-hole ladies, we had Monthly Medal with the winner being Janice Cross.

Cross was the low

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It was the closest shot onto the green.

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It’s that time of year when ice cream cones taste their best as seen here with Julian Currie, 3, and his brother Gavin, 5, at the Harbour Quay. The ice cream shop is open for the season.

Petra Vicic bought this heuchera plant at Anna Maria Gaiga’s home at 3063 Durham Street on Saturday. There is a plant sale/ garage sale every Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with 100% of the proceeds benefitting Ty Watson House.

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Drusilla (Dee) Bryson celebrated her 92nd birthday at Starboard Grill on Saturday night with her children Nancy Harvey, seated left of Dee, Joanne Ross seated right of Dee, and her sons Douglas, second from right standing, and to his right Norman.

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May is Hospice month and the official document was signed by Mayor John Douglas on Monday May 12 at City Hall. From left to right are theresa maxmenko, Hospice Service coordinator, Les Bonnell, Chaplain, Lenore Benedict Executive Director for Ty Watson House, Douglas, Jan Cole, board member and Dianne McNeil, grief and bereavement councillor. The Y Watson Gala is one their major fundraisers and will be on May 24. If you would like tickets please pick them up from Boutique Belles Amies, Jim’s Clothes Closet, Deb’s Fashions or Trends Design Team.

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Albert (Glen) Wilkie Passed away peacefully at WCGH May 09 2014, surrounded by his family.

Glen was born on the family farm outside of Wapella Sask.

March 14, 1939 Glen is survived By the love of his life Arlene, his Son Doug, Daughter Glenda (Rick), Sister Pat (Dave), numerous Grand Children, nieces and nephews, all very loved and involved in Glen’s life, and other family members.

Glen moved to White Rock 1950. He started working in 1956 at Coastal Tugs. Glen joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1957. While at Esquimalt, he went to the home of a ship mate, and there at the McClean farm he met and fell head over heels in love with Arlene.  Glen and Ar were married in 1959, and after 55 years they were still crazy in love.

Glen left the Navy in 1970, and moved from their little home on Hampton Rd. to Port Alberni. Glen and Ar completed building their home on Sproat Lake, where the family lived and played until 2009.

Glen worked in the Steam Plant as a Power Eng. (1st class) at the paper mill for M&B. Glen was a well respected, very fair to work with and for. Glen ended his career as Asst. Chief Eng. in 1994. Glen took early retirement, not because he had to, or really wanted to, but, because it would save a job for a younger person in the plant. That is just the type of guy he was.

After retiring, Ar and Glen travelled all over the place in their 5th wheel, camping on the beach in Mexico, then in Yuma. They danced and just had a ball. They also cruised and travelled to many places.

Glen enjoyed woodworking, gardening etc. Glen and Ar were avid hikers, spending many days exploring the trails around Port Alberni, and lots of different places.

Ar and Glen took up Ballroom dancing, and spent many a night dancing and having fun.

Glen is sadly missed by all his family. A private celebration of life for family members and close friends will be held at a later date.

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It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Ray Kenis Bredo on May 4, 2014 at West Coast General Hospital with his family by his side.

Ray was predeceased by his parents, his brother Stan, his sister Agnes and is survived by his loving wife Gweneth, son Sean, stepsons Terry (Diane), Jimmy, Walter (Sharon) and stepdaughter Carol Ann, and several grandchildren.

Ray was a Steam Engineer; he retired after 27 years of service at the local Pulp and Paper Mill. He enjoyed his retirement, played some golf, fished a little and loved his computer.

Cremation has taken place. There will be a private family gathering. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ray’s name to the Poppy fund, Royal Canadian Legion Br. 293, Port Alberni, BC. Stories and condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.yatesfuneral.ca

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THE LEMARE Group is accepting resumes for the following positions: Boom men, Off Highway Logging Truck Drivers, Hydraulic Log Loader Operator, Processor Operators, Chasers, Coastal Certified Hand Fallers, Machinists, Millwright, Heavy Duty Mechanics.

Full-time with union rates/ benefits. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to office@lemare.ca The Lemare Group is accepting resumes for the following positions: Camp Cooks (Red Seal Chef an asset), Camp Bull cooks. Please send resumes by fax to 250-956-4888 or email to office@lemare.ca Vernon Service Company requires Journeyman Service Plumbers/Gasfitters, $36.00/hr Call (250)549-4444 or fax 250-549-4416

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RELAY FOR LIFE: | Cancer Society plans special survivors’ event for July 12.

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With the Relay for Life cancelled for a second year in the row due to low registration numbers, the Canadian Cancer Society has proposed a new cancer survivors’ celebration.

This new event will take place July 12 at the Alberni Valley Multiplex, next to Bob Dailey Stadium. The society is hosting a Survivor Celebration instead to honour and recognize those who have fought cancer.

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Xplornet Communications Inc. is pleased to announce a partnership with the government of British Columbia to help bridge the urban/rural digital divide in rural and remote British Columbia.

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.

will take place at 12 p.m. and involve a light lunch at the Multiplex and then survivors walking a lap around the track to celebrate their survivorship.

Interested participants can RSVP to tberg@bc.cancer.ca or call the local Port Alberni unit office at 250-724-2912.

“We are excited to be doing something for survivors in Port Alberni this year,” adds Berg. “We hope the community will join us in celebrating these survivors on July 12.”

Arrowvale Farm and Campground hosted its annual Sheep to Shawl event last Saturday, exhibiting the fine art of fibre from the time it’s taken off the sheep until it is processed by hand and made into an object.

Garrett Jolicoeur, left, shears a sheep in front of an appreciative audience.

Yvette Denis, bottom left, spins wool from raw fibre on a spinning wheel.

Pavla Barbaric, below, allows Abigail Oliver, 3, to touch the angora hair she has brushed from her rabbit while Jen Banfield watches in the background.

Arrowvale hosts spinners and weavers every few weeks throughout the year, but this is their big event.

Photos by Sonja Drinkwater

“The government of British Columbia deserves significant praise for a program that helps break down one of the last barriers to full connectivity in the province – namely the high cost of broadband installation in remote parts of BC. Now, even the most remote British Columbians can affordably benefit from the transformative power of high-speed Internet to connect them to the global economy,” said Xplornet President Allison Lenehan.

Xplornet is the country’s leading rural broadband Internet provider and takes pride in connecting over 200,000 Canadians to the world. The commitment to offering every Canadian reliable, affordable and fast Internet is shared by an ever-expanding network of over 450 local dealers, including 60 in British Columbia alone.

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“We heard feedback from the community including our volunteers, saw the declining participation and felt a need to reenergize the spirit of Relay in the area.”

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Rave on art Alberni Art Rave is looking for artists wanting to showcase their work at this summer’s second annual art event.

This year’s 11-day show is again to be held in Port Alberni’s historic train station from July 25–Aug. 4.

All work/projects should be for sale by commission; there are no size restrictions and projects in any medium will be considered.

This year’s show revolves around Henry David Thoreau’s quotation, “What would human life be without forests,

those natural cities?”

Art Rave organizers intend that Thoreau’s quotation will be a unifying theme for the show.

Artists are asked to consider the above statement and design a project/ art piece that depicts their creative reaction to the quote.

For full details visit the Art Rave facebookpage at Alberni Art Rave, or e-mail: Alberniartrave2014@ gmail.com.

The deadline to enter art for jury consideration is Friday, May 23.

The Community Arts Council of the Alberni Valley in collaboration with the City of Port Alberni is looking for artists to design original permanent murals to be installed at Echo Centre Pool.

We are proposing a series of different sized murals that will cover the walls in the pool area at Echo Centre. These murals will be made out of aluminum composite panels. All materials will be supplied.

If you are interested, please drop by the Rollin Art Centre or call for more details. 250-724-3412.

Application packages and guidelines are available at the Rollin Art Centre. Deadline for all applications is July 15.

Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to be involved with this project, to help beautify the community pool.

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present an entire art show dedicated to local elementary school children. This exhibit started May 13 and runs until June 7, and features children who took part in Art in the Schools at four elementary schools.

Come out and meet these talented children at their artists’ reception, Saturday, May 24 from 1–3 p.m. Join us for refreshments and wander the gallery showcase their artwork.

Landscapes in oil are next

The Rollin Art Centre gallery will feature local artist Murray Claughton from June 10–July 5.

Claughton will exhibit a selection of oil painting of both local landscapes and his travels to Mexico.

Meet Claughton in the

gallery on Saturday, June 14 from 1–3 p.m.

May 17 banner deadline

Individuals, families, schools and groups have until May 17 to sign up for the annual art banner program, sponsored by the Arrowsmith Rotary Club. There is a $10 registration fee to cover the cost of supplies. Forms can be picked up at the Rollin Art Centre Tuesday – Saturday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

Lantern making instructor class

Are you interested in learning how to teach others how to make lanterns? There is still room in the Lantern Creations instructor training workshops

planned for Echo Centre later this month.

Call Echo Centre at 250-723-2181 to register. Classes are Wednesday, May 28 and Thursday, May 29 from 6-9 p.m. at Echo Centre. Cost is $15.

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is still room. Events have been planned along with the train arriving at set times.

For more info or to register, stop by the Rollin Art Centre for your application, or call 250-724-3412.

Spring into art at DRAW

Spring Into ART! Nature Inspired & Found Objects Group Show continues at DRAW Gallery until June 28.

The show explores the theme “How are we connected to the natural world around us as well as the nature within us” with new work by a number of artists exhibiting in a variety of media.

DRAW Gallery is located at the corner of Melrose and Eighth Avenue. Call 250-7242056.

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- Top Quality Updates, Impressive Sun Porch +Sun Room on Top Flr. - MORE Photos & Audio-Visual at onepercentrealty.com

MLS#372392

OPEN HOUSE SUN. MAY 18 • 2:00 - 3:30PM 1031 Cantebury Pl. Qualicum

$479,900

- Executive Chartwell 3 Bdrm/2 Bath RANCHER - Gourmet Kitchen, Gas FP, HRV & Much MORE - RV Parking, Remainder of 10 Yr. Warranty..

- MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#370089

ING

LIST

$

209,900

549,000

$

SOLD! SWEET DEAL/W SUITE !

ECHO AREA INVESTMENT

- Custom 6 Bdrm./4Bath set on .25 City Acre - Rock Fireplace, Bamboo Flooring, Vaulted Ceilings & MORE - BONUS Suite w/Private Entrance, Quiet Cul de Sac & Greenbelt - MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#373096

~ Lovely 3 Bdrm/2 Bath w/12x16 Deck ~ Self-Contained 1Bdrm. Inlaw Suite w/Luxury 5 Pce. Ensuite. ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#342811

3168 Sweet Ave.

$

119,900

LIFE AT THE TOP!

302 – 5170 Angus St.

- Corner Unit/Top Flr. w/Amazing Ocean Views...

- 2 Bdrm. N/G Fireplace, In-Suite Laundry...

- New Roof 2010, Walk to Waterfront & Downtown ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com

MLS#351056

279,900

$

3993 Anderson Ave.

$

229,900

PRICED WELL - WELL BUILT

5755 Brown Road

~ Family Neighborhood - 5 Bdrm/3 Bath ~ Floor to Ceiling FP in LR, Woodstove in FR ~ Wrap Deck, Fenced Yard, Wrkshp., RV Parking & MORE ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#357993

124,900

$

ACREAGE! ACREAGE!

UP CLOSE VIEWS!

6695 Grigg Rd.

2670 – 2nd Ave.

- Privately Set 7 Bdrm. 3 Bath & MORE - Fenced, Treed, w/Barn & LOW Taxes - Hobby Far/Home Business... Reno’s in Progress ~ MORE Photos & Audio-Visual at onepercentrealty.com

- Spectacular Views from 3 Bdrm/3 Level Home - Put in the Work; You’ll Be Pleasantly Surprised !

- Call Chuck About Assumable Mortgage... ~ MORE Photos & Audio-Visual at onepercentrealty.com

MLS#366754

320,000

$

REDFORD HEIGHTS

3749 San Mateo - Lovely “Former Show Home” w/VIEWS! - 5 Bdrms / 3 Baths, Architecturally Designed Pool - Greenhouse, Wrap Decks, Focal Fireplace & MORE ~ MORE Photos & Audio-Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#366754

· FULL SERVICE MLS · FULL SERVICE REALTOR · 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE, EXPERTISE & ETHICS · PORT ALBERN’S HARDEST WORKING TEAM · ANSWERING YOUR CALL PERSONALLY 7 DAYS A WEEK ( NO PAGERS ) · PERSONALIZED, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TO MEET YOUR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS · FULL TIME ASSISTANT WITH A BACKGROUND IN SOCIAL WORK, COMPUTER BUSINESS, AND 10 YEARS SALES, MARKETING & MANAGEMENT ENSURING YOU RECEIVE THE BEST POSSIBLE CLIENT CARE · KNOWLEDGABLE AND INFORMED ABOUT OUR LOCAL REAL ESTATE MARKET · STAGING CONSULTATION · COMPLIMENTARY NO OBLIGATION HOME EVALUATIONS · REGULAR OPEN HOUSES · REGULAR MARKET UPDATES · NEWSPAPER ADS, WEEKLY FEATURE ADS · CUTTING EDGE MARKETING AND WORLD WIDE EXPOSURE OF YOUR HOME ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES · AUDIO-VIDEO TOURS OF YOUR HOME AT www.alberni.tv ! · ADVERTISING in EUROPE at www.portalberni.de

Excellent SERVICE Plain & Simple!

We Do It All And MORE....

185,000

$

659,900

BEST VALUE ON SPROAT LAKE

10185 Klitsa

~ Privately Set Walk-On Waterfront.. ~ 2 Lvl.2 Woodstoves, Deck, Hot Tub... ~ Multiple Carports, Gardens, Treed & More. ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#371186

$

425,000

SPECTACULAR HORNE LAKE

EXTRAORDINARY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

~ Short Drive To P.A.-Private .33 Acre Lot ~ Gorgeous 83Ft. Lakefront...Cottage/Retreat ~ Mins. To Qualicum, Golfing, Quaint Shops... ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#340097

- 10 ACRES In Famous Qualicum Beach (zoning for 2 Acre Lots) - 5 Mins. to Beach, Village, 1 Blk. to School - Incredible Development Opportunity/Holding Property... ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS 372078

Lot 240 Sunset Terrace Horne Lake

NEW

QUALICUM RIVER ESTATES

ING LIST

$244,900

- Very Private Gated Newer 2 Bdrm./2 Bath on .47 ACRE - Kitchen Built Ins, Gas FP, Beautiful Huge Deck & MORE - Exceptional Price for Little Qualicum River Village...

- MORE Photos & Audio-Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#

NEW

ING LIST

$

322,900

Lot 1 Claymore Rd. Qualicum

$

ING LIST

$

395,000

WESTPORTE PLACE

ACREAGE ! ACREAGE !

5510 Dundalk N. Ave.

- Quality Built in 2005 - 3 Bdrm./3Bath + Den - Open Concept LR w/Gas F/P, Gourmet Kitchen...

- Dbl. Garage, B/I Vac, Heat Pump & MORE ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#373697

- Like New Custom 3 Bdrm. RANCHER on 1.90 ACRES - Park-Like Setting w/ Spectacular Views !

- Dbl. Garage, Carport, RV Parking, Heat Pump & MORE - MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com

MLS#373873

$

LnuD S2O tes 0 Mi

in ,000 for $13 ing ask above 6259 Icarus Dr.

299,900

$

BEAUTIFUL CHERRY CREEK

109,900

.29 ACRE CITY LOT!

5359 Otter Place

- Lg. Level City Building Lot w/Services - On Cul-de-Sac In Area of finer Homes - Walk to Schools, Mins. to Marina & Waterfront ~ MORE Photos & Audio-Visual at MLS#363019 onepercentrealty.com

579,900

$

EXTRAORDINARY 21 ACRES

5466 Cherry Creek Road

8000 Beaver Cr. Rd.

- Architecturally Designed 3 Bdrm. 2 Bath - N/G Fireplace, 8’ In-Ground Pool...& MORE - Double Garage, Wkshop + Attached Single Garage ~ MORE Photos & Audio-Visual at onepercentrealty.com

~ Beautifully Reno’d 3 Bdrm, 3 Bath Privately Set ~ Natural Setting, Organic Gardens, Newer Metal Roof & MORE ~ Walking Path to Bordering Stamp River ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#356934

349,900

295,000

$

SIMPLY STUNNING

PRICED TO SELL IN “BEYERS MARKET”

~ 3 Bdrm/3Bath, Dbl. Garage Heritage Home! ~ Completely Updated Privatly set on .64 ACRE ~ RV/Boat Parking, Perennial Gardens, Ocean Views & MORE ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com MLS#371344

~ Elegant 4 Bdrm/3Bath Executive/Family Home ~ Spiral Staircase, Floor to Ceiling Rock FP ~ Heat Pump, Skylights, Views & MORE ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com

2950 - 7th Ave.

NEW

5522 Woodland E. Cres.

MLS#3700891

MLS#364956

$

OPEN HOUSE SUN. MAY 18 • 12:00 - 1:30PM 1620 Farrah’s Way N.Qualicum

MLS#371321

Redefining SERVICE in REAL ESTATE

NEW LISTING

NEW

Homes over $600,000 are ONLY 1% + $900!

3101 McNaughton Ave.

$

339,900

CHERRY CREEK 0.91 ACRE

6419 Cherry Cr. Rd.

- 5 Bdrm/4Bath w/Swimming Pool & MORE - B&B Potential, Dbl. Garage w/Mechanic’s Pit - Beautifully Landscaped Next to Gold Course... ~ MORE Photos & Audio Visual at onepercentrealty.com

MLS#371803

MLS#363984

PORT ALBERNI’S ONE PERCENT REALTY

EXPERT

We Do It All And MORE! Why Pay MORE?

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Vicky JOHN Seredick REALTOR® REALTOR® CLARK vicky@daveteam.ca HOW ABOUTjohn@daveteam.ca A NEW HOME FOR CHRISTMAS?250-723-SOLD LET THE DAVE TEAM WRAP IT UP FOR YOU!

Personal Real Estate Corp.

dave@daveteam.ca

OPEN HOUSE Monday May 19th Vicky Seredick in Attendance

1:00-2:00 PM - 2461 4th Avenue

IMMACULATE FAMILY HOME!

00 9 , 4 $ 21

• Newly remodelled inside and out located in a great neighbourhood • 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, daylight basement features workshop area • Peek-a-boo inlet and mountain views

0 0,00 5 3 , 1

ESCAPE TO PARADISE!

GREAT CENTRAL LOCATION! ,500 $ 199

3730 WALLACE STREET

• Split level home, great layout with two separate entry ways • Kitchen, dining & living room on the main, 3 bedrooms & 1 bath up & basement

$

,000 839

$

TOP QUALITY FINISHED HOME! ,900 $ 221

10132 KYUNIM ROAD

• 3 Bedroom, 3 bath, 1500 Sqft Condo with best beach front location • Custom designed and built, wharf and boat slips

1.3 ACRES AT SPROAT LAKE!

TROPHY PROPERTY!

SPROAT LAKE LOT!

$

,000 325

18610 PACIFIC RIM HWY

$

,000 198

GREAT FAMILY HOME!

,900 189

• Off-Water community just steps from the lake, wharf and a boat slip • Serviced with underground wiring, septic in place, hydro to lot

SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT! ,900 $ 749

SUNSET POINT! ,000 $ 229

SPROAT LAKE ACREAGE! ,000 $ 319

LOT A STIRLING ARM CRES

• Three bedroom plus den, one bath mobile with peak-a-boo views • Just over three acres, partially treed, detached storage/workshop

SPROAT LAKE-DAWSON'S LANDING! EXQUISITE SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT! 00 GST 00+ 99,0 $ 269,9 $ 1,3

IMMACULATE SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT! ,900 $ 849

4046 10TH AVENUE

• 2 Bedrooms, large bathroom with bright and open living area • Detached garage, landscaped yard, move in ready

,900 179

10054 STIRLING ARM CRES.

• Five bedrooms, five baths with family suite • Massive gourmet kitchen featuring large island

albernihomesource.com

6494778

10242 STIRLING ARM CRES

• 4 Bedroom, open concept living area with gourmet kitchen • Down features a full kitchen, recroom, sunroom w/ hot tub & shower

2:30-4:00 PM - 3774 12th Avenue

T

CAN YOU REALLY AFFORD NOT TO TAKE A LOOK?

TS G + 900 GST $ 204, 900+ $ 209,

4610 ELIZABETH STREET

• Just over 2800 Sqft in a newly renovated building • Easy access, plenty of parking for customers, Central location

• Better than paying Rent & small dogs are welcome!

• New strata housing offering affordable living at it very best!

• Only 2 units still available, VIEW TODAY before it's too late!

,900 214

NORTH PORT CUTIE! ,000 $ 189

4851 DAVID STREET

• Lovely character home, completely renovated, detached garage • Three bedrooms, two baths, fully fenced, mature peach tree

THE ULTIMATE RESIDENCE! ,500 $ 531

• Four bedroom, three bath plus den and large rec room • Stunning craftsmanship, superior quality custom built by Bill Goorts

COMMERCIAL LOT!

FEELING THE LOVE?

BRAND NEW RANCHER! $

THE DAVE TEAM HAS A LOT FOR YOU!

5360 HIGHLAND DRIVE

ST 00+G 9 , 4 9 3

$

$

,000 199

3607 16TH AVENUE

• Lovingly cared for 3 bedroom home with great garden area • Original hardwood flooring, new woodstove and great views

3760 FLEMING STREET

$

,000 112

7879 WARDROP ROAD

• 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1800+ Sqft, double garage & powered shed • Maple engineered flooring, birch plywood custom granite kitchen

• 3 bedroom, 1 bath home is needing a new family to give it some TLC • On a no-thru quiet road, $25,000 septic system, oil tank & furnace 7 years young

NORTH PORT RANCHER!

HIDDEN TREASURE!

DOWNTOWN CONDO! $

,900 144

$

4672 ADELAIDE ST.

•1193 sq ft for your home or business featuring 3 bedrooms, 1 bath • Large living room, kitchen, eating nook, bath and 1 bedroom on the main

BE YOUR OWN BOSS! ,900 $ 189

5262 G ARGYLE STREET

• Canvas Cup was a popular full service coffee bar and gallery • Seating for 20+ patrons, steps away from Harbour Quay

GREENBELT LIVING! 0 ,00 ICE 2 9 R 1 P W NE 4050 JOHNSTON ROAD

• Main level entry home, four beds + den and 2 baths • Newly installed pellet stove, RV Parking, Sheds, RV tent & Gazebo's

205-5170 ANGUS STREET

• One bedroom, one bath, open floor plan and gas fireplace • Laundry in unit, security entrance, storage unit & transportation nearby

READY TO RETIRE? ,800 $ 239

11-3535 BURDE STREET

• 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, double garage, pet friendly, 55+ • Brand New Roof, Hot Water Tank & Perimeter Drains

LOVELY COUNTRY ESTATE! ,800 $ 499

6266 KAREN PLACE

• Beautifully updated five bedroom, four bath home on 1.2 acres • Organic garden, creek runs through back of property, mountain views

sproatlakehomes.ca

4586 BEALE STREET

• 3 bedroom, 1 bath, detached garage, fully fenced • Great neighbourhood and within walking distance to all amenities

• Just over 8,200 square foot corner lot • Prime downtown area with high vehicle and passenger traffic

2253 CAMERON DRIVE

• Private three bedroom, two bath home with some updates • Fruit Trees, raised garden beds, 2 sheds, 12x20 greenhouse

TOP OF ECHO, GREAT FAMILY HOME! ,900 $ 239

5555 GOLDEN STREET

3706 MORTON STREET

SOUTH PORT CLASS! ,000 $ 319

4175 RAVENHILL AVENUE

• Four bedroom, three bath home with fifth bed or office/den • Quiet neighbourhood, private yard and beautifully landscaped

3406 3RD AVENUE

• Corner lot is centrally located in a commercial service area • High traffic exposure, start a new business or bring your ideas

READY TO BUILD? $

,000 599

READY TO BUILD? $

GST 00+ 9 , 9 6

5250 ADAMS PLACE

• Quiet neighbourhood surrounded with newer homes • 0.159 acre lot, sewer, water and hydro to the lot line

CENTRAL LOCATION! $

00 59,9

CHERRY CREEK ACREAGE! $

,900 164

,000 239

ENCHANTING VICTORIAN ESTATE! ,900 $ 529

• Custom home on 2.26 acres was built in 1995 by a premier builder • Master craftsmanship throughout this 3600+ sqft 4 bdrm, 4 bath home

LARGE COMMERCIAL LOT! 000 $ 99,

0 ,60 CE 193 PRI W NE

447 BAMFIELD INLET

$

SL 2 KYUNIM ROAD

+GS ,500 SE 2 TH LEA /MON

3009 3RD AVENUE

9779 STIRLING ARM CRES

• 1.09 Acre Off-Water parcel views both Stirling Arm and Sunset Point • Seller will consider trade and/or vendor financing

• 0.43 acre lot fully serviced by electricity, water and sewage to lot lin • Astounding views, private, sandy pebble beach with wharf

5281 MARY STREET

• Lovely family home is situated on a private 0.24 acre lot • Three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the main, attached garage

Vicky Seredick in Attendance

GREAT BUSINESS LOCATION!

SL 5 SALAL ROAD

• Approximately 1/2 acre lot located on Sproat Lake • Property is treed and ready for your house plans

9492 STIRLING ARM DRIVE

$

NEW HOME OR BUSINESS SPACE!

• 16x24 serviced casita, kitchen with 2 fridges and microwave • 100 Feet of beach front, concrete RV Pad with power and septic

• Three bedroom, one bath home on a half-acre lot • Three vehicle carport with additional accommodations

4565 ARROWSMITH ROAD

FULLY RENOVATED RANCHER!

$

10491 LAKESHORE ROAD

COUNTRY IN THE CITY! ,900 $ 159

2-10010 LAKESHORE ROAD

• 5 bedrooms plus loft, 3 baths and sun room • 1.28 acres, attached double carport, detached garage

,000 539

INVESTORS ALERT! ,000 $ 129

• Side x side duplex offers one bedroom and one bath on either side • Many updates already done, separate meters, great location

,000 799

• Custom build luxurious 5178 sqft home on 0.53 acre • 973 sqft suite for guests, 1200 sqft wharf/float & wired boathouse

$

8877 FABER ROAD

• Sproat Lake waterfront home with breathtaking views • 4 Bedrooms, 1 bath, large carport, sandy beach, wharf, gardens

• Completely renovated, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, in-law suite • Fenced backyard, fruit trees, raised garden beds, detached garage

$

8372 BLOEDEL DRIVE

A HOME WITH HISTORY! ,000 $ 765

SPRING INTO ACTION AND VIEW THESE GREAT HOMES!

2573 3RD AVENUE

MYA BEACH ESTATES!

OPEN HOUSE Monday May 19th

NEW LISTINGS

GET ON THE LAKE THIS SUMMER!

$

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SPROAT LAKE ESTATE!

Alberni Valley News - Thursday, May 15, 2014

• Quality built three bedroom, two bath split level home • Beautifully updated kitchen featuring large island

• Quiet neighbourhood surrounded with newer homes • 0.159 acre lot, sewer, water and hydro to the lot line

BAMFIELD WATERFRONT PROPERTY! ,000 $ 199

370 GRAPPLER INLET

• 1/4 acre of bare land ready for your recreational retreat • Approximately 300 feet of deep waterfront for your docks

POPULAR UPLANDS SUBDIVISION! 900 $ 79,

ENCHANTED COUNTRY ESTATE! ,900 $ 585

5695 STRICK ROAD

• Over 2900 sqft of wonderful family home on a manicured 1.5 acre • 18x36 in-ground pool with diving board, pool house, patio and bar area

3583 SWORDFERN LANE

• 0.18 acre lot is priced to sell and waiting your building plans • In a great neighbourhood, natural gas, hydro and services to the lot

daveteam.ca

4561 BUTE STREET

• Level lot in the heart of Port Alberni with easy access • Driveway already in place; hydro, sewer & water to the lot

DUPLEX BUILDING LOT! 900 $ 69,

4626 MAITLAND STREET

• Build a side by side duplex on this 70 x 124 lot • In a great neighbourhood & close to all amenities

PRIME BUILDING LOT! 900 $ 89,

5260 TEBO AVENUE

• Newer subdivision in a desirable Upper North Port location • Walking distance to elementary schools & Pacific Rim Shopping Centre

DEBEAUX ROAD

• 5 plus acre lot just waiting your building plans • Near McLean Mill and within 5 minutes' drive to shopping

SPECTACULAR OCEANFRONT ACREAGE! ,000 $ 219

LOT H CHEEYAH ISLAND

• Private & Sheltered lot on Cheeyah Island in the Uchucklesit Inlet • North facing location on 2.14 acres, breathtaking views

WESTPORTE PLACE LOT! 900 $ 69,

5487 WOODLAND CRES. W

• 60x102 level lot features underground services • Close to Paper Mill Dam for fishing, swimming and walking trails

Personal Real Estate Corporation

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Thursday, May 15, 2014 - Alberni Valley News

Vicky JOHN Seredick REALTOR® REALTOR® CLARK vicky@daveteam.ca HOW ABOUTjohn@daveteam.ca A NEW HOME FOR CHRISTMAS?250-723-SOLD LET THE DAVE TEAM WRAP IT UP FOR YOU!

Personal Real Estate Corp.

dave@daveteam.ca

OPEN HOUSE Monday May 19th Vicky Seredick in Attendance

1:00-2:00 PM - 2461 4th Avenue

IMMACULATE FAMILY HOME!

00 9 , 4 $ 21

• Newly remodelled inside and out located in a great neighbourhood • 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, daylight basement features workshop area • Peek-a-boo inlet and mountain views

0 0,00 5 3 , 1

ESCAPE TO PARADISE!

GREAT CENTRAL LOCATION! ,500 $ 199

3730 WALLACE STREET

• Split level home, great layout with two separate entry ways • Kitchen, dining & living room on the main, 3 bedrooms & 1 bath up & basement

$

,000 839

$

TOP QUALITY FINISHED HOME! ,900 $ 221

10132 KYUNIM ROAD

• 3 Bedroom, 3 bath, 1500 Sqft Condo with best beach front location • Custom designed and built, wharf and boat slips

1.3 ACRES AT SPROAT LAKE!

TROPHY PROPERTY!

SPROAT LAKE LOT!

$

,000 325

18610 PACIFIC RIM HWY

$

,000 198

GREAT FAMILY HOME!

,900 189

• Off-Water community just steps from the lake, wharf and a boat slip • Serviced with underground wiring, septic in place, hydro to lot

SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT! ,900 $ 749

SUNSET POINT! ,000 $ 229

SPROAT LAKE ACREAGE! ,000 $ 319

LOT A STIRLING ARM CRES

• Three bedroom plus den, one bath mobile with peak-a-boo views • Just over three acres, partially treed, detached storage/workshop

SPROAT LAKE-DAWSON'S LANDING! EXQUISITE SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT! 00 GST 00+ 99,0 $ 269,9 $ 1,3

IMMACULATE SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT! ,900 $ 849

4046 10TH AVENUE

• 2 Bedrooms, large bathroom with bright and open living area • Detached garage, landscaped yard, move in ready

,900 179

10054 STIRLING ARM CRES.

• Five bedrooms, five baths with family suite • Massive gourmet kitchen featuring large island

albernihomesource.com

6494778

10242 STIRLING ARM CRES

• 4 Bedroom, open concept living area with gourmet kitchen • Down features a full kitchen, recroom, sunroom w/ hot tub & shower

2:30-4:00 PM - 3774 12th Avenue

T

CAN YOU REALLY AFFORD NOT TO TAKE A LOOK?

TS G + 900 GST $ 204, 900+ $ 209,

4610 ELIZABETH STREET

• Just over 2800 Sqft in a newly renovated building • Easy access, plenty of parking for customers, Central location

• Better than paying Rent & small dogs are welcome!

• New strata housing offering affordable living at it very best!

• Only 2 units still available, VIEW TODAY before it's too late!

,900 214

NORTH PORT CUTIE! ,000 $ 189

4851 DAVID STREET

• Lovely character home, completely renovated, detached garage • Three bedrooms, two baths, fully fenced, mature peach tree

THE ULTIMATE RESIDENCE! ,500 $ 531

• Four bedroom, three bath plus den and large rec room • Stunning craftsmanship, superior quality custom built by Bill Goorts

COMMERCIAL LOT!

FEELING THE LOVE?

BRAND NEW RANCHER! $

THE DAVE TEAM HAS A LOT FOR YOU!

5360 HIGHLAND DRIVE

ST 00+G 9 , 4 9 3

$

$

,000 199

3607 16TH AVENUE

• Lovingly cared for 3 bedroom home with great garden area • Original hardwood flooring, new woodstove and great views

3760 FLEMING STREET

$

,000 112

7879 WARDROP ROAD

• 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1800+ Sqft, double garage & powered shed • Maple engineered flooring, birch plywood custom granite kitchen

• 3 bedroom, 1 bath home is needing a new family to give it some TLC • On a no-thru quiet road, $25,000 septic system, oil tank & furnace 7 years young

NORTH PORT RANCHER!

HIDDEN TREASURE!

DOWNTOWN CONDO! $

,900 144

$

4672 ADELAIDE ST.

•1193 sq ft for your home or business featuring 3 bedrooms, 1 bath • Large living room, kitchen, eating nook, bath and 1 bedroom on the main

BE YOUR OWN BOSS! ,900 $ 189

5262 G ARGYLE STREET

• Canvas Cup was a popular full service coffee bar and gallery • Seating for 20+ patrons, steps away from Harbour Quay

GREENBELT LIVING! 0 ,00 ICE 2 9 R 1 P W NE 4050 JOHNSTON ROAD

• Main level entry home, four beds + den and 2 baths • Newly installed pellet stove, RV Parking, Sheds, RV tent & Gazebo's

205-5170 ANGUS STREET

• One bedroom, one bath, open floor plan and gas fireplace • Laundry in unit, security entrance, storage unit & transportation nearby

READY TO RETIRE? ,800 $ 239

11-3535 BURDE STREET

• 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath, double garage, pet friendly, 55+ • Brand New Roof, Hot Water Tank & Perimeter Drains

LOVELY COUNTRY ESTATE! ,800 $ 499

6266 KAREN PLACE

• Beautifully updated five bedroom, four bath home on 1.2 acres • Organic garden, creek runs through back of property, mountain views

sproatlakehomes.ca

4586 BEALE STREET

• 3 bedroom, 1 bath, detached garage, fully fenced • Great neighbourhood and within walking distance to all amenities

• Just over 8,200 square foot corner lot • Prime downtown area with high vehicle and passenger traffic

2253 CAMERON DRIVE

• Private three bedroom, two bath home with some updates • Fruit Trees, raised garden beds, 2 sheds, 12x20 greenhouse

TOP OF ECHO, GREAT FAMILY HOME! ,900 $ 239

5555 GOLDEN STREET

3706 MORTON STREET

SOUTH PORT CLASS! ,000 $ 319

4175 RAVENHILL AVENUE

• Four bedroom, three bath home with fifth bed or office/den • Quiet neighbourhood, private yard and beautifully landscaped

3406 3RD AVENUE

• Corner lot is centrally located in a commercial service area • High traffic exposure, start a new business or bring your ideas

READY TO BUILD? $

,000 599

READY TO BUILD? $

GST 00+ 9 , 9 6

5250 ADAMS PLACE

• Quiet neighbourhood surrounded with newer homes • 0.159 acre lot, sewer, water and hydro to the lot line

CENTRAL LOCATION! $

00 59,9

CHERRY CREEK ACREAGE! $

,900 164

,000 239

ENCHANTING VICTORIAN ESTATE! ,900 $ 529

• Custom home on 2.26 acres was built in 1995 by a premier builder • Master craftsmanship throughout this 3600+ sqft 4 bdrm, 4 bath home

LARGE COMMERCIAL LOT! 000 $ 99,

0 ,60 CE 193 PRI W NE

447 BAMFIELD INLET

$

SL 2 KYUNIM ROAD

+GS ,500 SE 2 TH LEA /MON

3009 3RD AVENUE

9779 STIRLING ARM CRES

• 1.09 Acre Off-Water parcel views both Stirling Arm and Sunset Point • Seller will consider trade and/or vendor financing

• 0.43 acre lot fully serviced by electricity, water and sewage to lot lin • Astounding views, private, sandy pebble beach with wharf

5281 MARY STREET

• Lovely family home is situated on a private 0.24 acre lot • Three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the main, attached garage

Vicky Seredick in Attendance

GREAT BUSINESS LOCATION!

SL 5 SALAL ROAD

• Approximately 1/2 acre lot located on Sproat Lake • Property is treed and ready for your house plans

9492 STIRLING ARM DRIVE

$

NEW HOME OR BUSINESS SPACE!

• 16x24 serviced casita, kitchen with 2 fridges and microwave • 100 Feet of beach front, concrete RV Pad with power and septic

• Three bedroom, one bath home on a half-acre lot • Three vehicle carport with additional accommodations

4565 ARROWSMITH ROAD

FULLY RENOVATED RANCHER!

$

10491 LAKESHORE ROAD

COUNTRY IN THE CITY! ,900 $ 159

2-10010 LAKESHORE ROAD

• 5 bedrooms plus loft, 3 baths and sun room • 1.28 acres, attached double carport, detached garage

,000 539

INVESTORS ALERT! ,000 $ 129

• Side x side duplex offers one bedroom and one bath on either side • Many updates already done, separate meters, great location

,000 799

• Custom build luxurious 5178 sqft home on 0.53 acre • 973 sqft suite for guests, 1200 sqft wharf/float & wired boathouse

$

8877 FABER ROAD

• Sproat Lake waterfront home with breathtaking views • 4 Bedrooms, 1 bath, large carport, sandy beach, wharf, gardens

• Completely renovated, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, in-law suite • Fenced backyard, fruit trees, raised garden beds, detached garage

$

8372 BLOEDEL DRIVE

A HOME WITH HISTORY! ,000 $ 765

SPRING INTO ACTION AND VIEW THESE GREAT HOMES!

2573 3RD AVENUE

MYA BEACH ESTATES!

OPEN HOUSE Monday May 19th

NEW LISTINGS

GET ON THE LAKE THIS SUMMER!

$

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Alberni Valley News - Thursday, May 15, 2014

• Quality built three bedroom, two bath split level home • Beautifully updated kitchen featuring large island

• Quiet neighbourhood surrounded with newer homes • 0.159 acre lot, sewer, water and hydro to the lot line

BAMFIELD WATERFRONT PROPERTY! ,000 $ 199

370 GRAPPLER INLET

• 1/4 acre of bare land ready for your recreational retreat • Approximately 300 feet of deep waterfront for your docks

POPULAR UPLANDS SUBDIVISION! 900 $ 79,

ENCHANTED COUNTRY ESTATE! ,900 $ 585

5695 STRICK ROAD

• Over 2900 sqft of wonderful family home on a manicured 1.5 acre • 18x36 in-ground pool with diving board, pool house, patio and bar area

3583 SWORDFERN LANE

• 0.18 acre lot is priced to sell and waiting your building plans • In a great neighbourhood, natural gas, hydro and services to the lot

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4561 BUTE STREET

• Level lot in the heart of Port Alberni with easy access • Driveway already in place; hydro, sewer & water to the lot

DUPLEX BUILDING LOT! 900 $ 69,

4626 MAITLAND STREET

• Build a side by side duplex on this 70 x 124 lot • In a great neighbourhood & close to all amenities

PRIME BUILDING LOT! 900 $ 89,

5260 TEBO AVENUE

• Newer subdivision in a desirable Upper North Port location • Walking distance to elementary schools & Pacific Rim Shopping Centre

DEBEAUX ROAD

• 5 plus acre lot just waiting your building plans • Near McLean Mill and within 5 minutes' drive to shopping

SPECTACULAR OCEANFRONT ACREAGE! ,000 $ 219

LOT H CHEEYAH ISLAND

• Private & Sheltered lot on Cheeyah Island in the Uchucklesit Inlet • North facing location on 2.14 acres, breathtaking views

WESTPORTE PLACE LOT! 900 $ 69,

5487 WOODLAND CRES. W

• 60x102 level lot features underground services • Close to Paper Mill Dam for fishing, swimming and walking trails

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250-720-6220 Craig Filipchuk

4213 Princess Rd

Corner of Ian & Johnston craigfili@shaw.ca

NEED HOMES UNDER $

200,000

www.coastrealty.com 250-723-1800

HAVE BUYERS! OPEN HOUSE

NEW PRICE $59,000 - 16-4935 Broughton Street FABULOUS LOCATION Double wide mobile, 55+ park 2 large bedrooms, 3 pce ensuite Large yard, carport and RV space

$229,000 - 7833 Wardrop Road COUNTRY LIVING Half acre 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Full basement

SL#1 & 2 $192,000 EA. OR $359,800 FOR BOTH

$224,900 Sl 1 or Sl 2 3908 Marpole Street

$299,000 - 14 Headquarters Bay

$335,000 - 6696 Beaver Creek Rd

$359,900 - 2541 - 4th Ave.

$79,500 - 4844 Strathern Street

NEW LISTING

Duplex new construction Trades considered or lease to own Good income producer

Central location, Good rental income In need of some TLC

D L SO $240,000 - 4612 North Cres.

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

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

Half Duplex New Construction Upper North Port close to the mall Three bedroom and two bathrooms

COUNTRY SPLIT LEVEL HOME Updated 3 bedroom 2 bath 1.14 acres plus outbuildings In law suite seperate entrances

OPEN HOUSES May 19, 20 & 21

SL 3908 Marpole St. 6495728

$346,900 - 7171 Beaver Creek Rd

$350,000 - 5694 Mersey Rd

$699,000 - 137 Winter Harbour Rd

WELL CARED FOR HOME Newer 1600 square foot modular home Heated and wired shop, double carport feature Private 2 acres of cleared property

3 OVER HEIGHT CARPORTS Well cared for 2,200 square foot home Three bedroom, two bath, heat pump .95 of an acre, 1,900 square shop

PORT HARDY Wayne Ridley’s Fishing Lodge Turn key fully operational Accommodates 20-16 guest

6:30pm - 8:00pm

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Contact John for all your Real Estate needs!

Mid Island Realty

Free Comparative Marketing Analysis

250-723-5666 Independently Owned & Operated

John Stilinovic

724-4725

Associate Broker 5915 Beaver Creek

$299,000

5570 Woodland Crescent

$279,000

4763 Athol Street

$189,000

Franklin Lot 1

$229,000 •32 Acres in the Alberni Valley.

Minutes to town.

• Enroute to Bamfield and Barkley Sound

COUNTRY LIVING • 3300 plus sq ft 3 + 1 basement home upgraded with over $50k in improvements.

• new roof,new windows,new flooring,new paint,new natural gas heating system • new wood stove, 5 new appliances, new fixtures and ceiling fans.

RANCHER • 9 yr old rancher boasts elegance and high quality throughout.

• offers 1200 sq ft, 2 good size bedrooms • spacious L/V with gas f/p, beautiful kitchen, and extra den/office.

SOUTH PORT LIVING • 3 bdrm 2 bath home offers over 1900 sqft.

Built in 2002.

• bright spacious living room, a great roomy kitchen • huge sun deck,double car garage, fully fenced yard and alley access

Lot A-2653 7th Avenue $59,900 SOUTH PORT BUILDING LOT • 44 x 125 lot amongst

3752 5th Avenue

4279 Ravenhill Avenue

3666 8th Avenue

7880 Beaver Creek

$166,500

MORTGAGE HELPER! • 2000 sqft home, 2 bedrooms on main • Downstairs has separate 2 bedroom suite.

• Good solid investment. Good ROI

BUILDING LOT

$179,000

• 2.43 acres parcel is situated in a nice area of fine homes in the city.

• Property is located at a dead end street.

• Possibilities of subdividing or build your private sanctuary amongst the trees.

• Situated between Ship Creek Road and 11th Ave. Zoned future development.

$139,000

CENTRAL LOCATION • 3 bedroom 2 bath basement home with 2000 sq ft • Spacious bright living room, good size dining/kitchen area • Basement offers 3rd bedroom, open LV/kitchen area • Ideal for entertaining or the perfect inlaw suite

older character homes • Sewer connections are paid

$115,000

RURAL LIVING • AFFORDABLE COUNTRY LIVING! • 4 bedroom mobile home with addition on concrete foundation.

• 0.57 level acre with numerous outbuildings

OTHER LISTINGS • 269 Spindrift - Courtenay $324,900 Offer Pending • 2158 Ida Way - Nanaimo $299,900 • 2680 Charles Road - Nanaimo $266,000 Offer Pending • 6294 Niluht Road - Campbell River $199,900 Offer Pending • 1688 Lailah’s Loop - Qualicum $199,900 • 2124 Thomas Park Dr - Nanaimo $136,900 Offer Pending • 1085 Spingbok Road - Campbell River $234,900 • 1052 Peninsula Rd - Ucluelet $114,900 • 1060 Peninsula Rd - Ucluelet $114,900 • 1064 Peninsula Rd - Ucluelet $114,900

BARKLEY SOUND PROPERTIES • 38 Haggard Cove-$329,000 • 12 Haggard Cove-$299,000 • Grappler Inlet-$362,900 6495125

4994 Argyle Street, Port Alberni, B.C.

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E-mail: john@albernihomes4u.ca

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!

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