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Woman injured in stabbing Gazette staff PORT HARDY—A man appeared in court Tuesday, accused of the weekend stabbing of a local woman.

Thomas Patrick Fenton faces charges of assault with a weapon,

uttering threats and driving while impaired following the incident.

Crown counsel alleged that Fenton consumed drugs and alcohol in a Port Hardy apartment on June 21, and stabbed the victim nine times in the back and left

arm before fleeing the scene. She was taken to hospital, where she received 26 stitches and was later released.

Fenton is then alleged to have crashed his blue sedan into a wooded area off Granville Street in the

town. He was later arrested by RCMP officers, and according to Crown, he was aggressive towards officers during that arrest.

Fenton was released on strict bail conditions and will return to court July 15.

• Chutzpah a hit

Youth dance outreach brings high-powered talent to Sointula.

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Flipping for soccer

• On the move

Port McNeill bantam joins all-star hockey team in China.

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Wagalus School hosts anniversary bash at Big House in Tsaxis.

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Natalee Hunt of Port Hardy’s U-6 Team Canada tries a handstand while Jesse Porter, right, and another teammate dance during play in last weekend’s Port Hardy Youth Soccer Tournament at Robert Scott School. See more in next week’s Gazette and online at www.northislandgazette.com.

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Trustees approve NISS HVAC upgrade Gazette staff PORT HARDY—North Island Secondary School students should be a lot more comfortable this fall — if they actually find themselves back in class.

The final School District 85 board of trustees meeting of the 2013-14 school year began and ended earlier this month with the ongoing strife between B.C.’s striking teachers and their provincial employer.

But the board did manage to squeeze in a little nonstrike business, including

an upgrade of one of the oldest school heating systems in the province.

Following up on its joint heat-recovery project with the Regional District of Mount Waddington at Chilton Regional Arena, the board approved a $1.35 million replacement of the aging heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system at NISS. The new system, which will replace one of the oldest still-operating school heating systems in the province, is expected to be com-

pleted shortly after the start of the 2014-15 school year.

The winning bid was tendered by Archie Johnstone Plumbing and Heating of Nanaimo, which indicated a 12-week scope of work to complete the project.

“Hopefully it will be completed by early fall,” treasurer John Martin told the board. “We’d like them to mobilize as soon as possible.”

Heating at the school will be supplemented between late September and late March by waste heat recov-

ered from ice generation at nearby Chilton Regional Arena, through a recovery system approved by the RDMW last spring and set for completion this summer.

Budget bylaw OK’d The Board gave approval to the first three readings of the 2014-15 budget bylaw, following a change from the draft bylaw submitted in May. “We noticed the amount on Aboriginal target funds was low, a few thousand

below what was required,” Martin told trustees. “We added some funds by taking them from contracts and some other areas.”

CUPE gets contract During her presentation to the board, Jodi Welch, representative for the Canadian Union of Public Employees, noted that CUPE had reached a contract agreement with the province, pending a vote of membership.

“The agreement has been funded by the government,

which is totally shocking considering the way they’ve treated the teachers,” said Welch.

Sean Gough, incoming president of Vancouver Island North Teachers’ Association, congratulated Welch on CUPE’s contract while noting the teachers face a different set of challenges in their stalemate with the province over a negotiated bargain.

“I agree they have two different approaches,” Welch noted. “One for teachers, and one for us.”

Marine panel to speak Gazette staff and Research Society ly forum designed to Vancouver Island and PORT McNEILL— will speak to Marine expose North Island beyond. They may well An all-star lineup Matters of Northern residents to experts in also outline steps that Island fields of cultural, social might be taken to prewill close out the Vancouver first Speaker’s Corner — Past, Present and and economic impor- serve and protect for series Monday eve- Future — in an inter- tance in the region. future generations the ning in a discussion active panel beginning Several of next week’s resources that provide that takes on added at 7 p.m. June 20 at panel participants — food, tourism and culsignificance in the St. John Gualbert including Spong and tural significance to Morton local populations. wake of the Harper (A-Frame) Church in Symonds, “People have said and Hildering, have Government’s approv- Port McNeill. individu- we should cancel this “Why bother?” Allen, appeared al of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Anglican United pastor ally in the first season because July 1 is the Flower Shoppe owner Lyn Skrlac displays a bras decorated as pipeline, said series co- for North Vancouver of the once-a-month next day,” said Allen.

Island, asked rhetori- series, which began “But Canada Day is a twin rainbow hot-air balloons during last year’s Bras for a Cause founder Wade Allen. good reason to do this.

Dr. Paul Spong cally. “I believe we last fall. fundraiser in Port McNeill.

J.R. Rardon file photo Their discussion next This is our country, and Helena Symonds have a responsibility of OrcaLab, wild to the future. I would week is expected to we’ve got some highsalmon activist go to this because I’m highlight the benefits powered people here, Alexandra Morton, hoping to have grand- of and risks facing the and we want to honour Marine Detective children some day, and marine environment their experience and Jackie Hildering, and I care about the world — including the pos- knowledge.

“What are the chancsibility of dramatiChristie McMillan I’m leaving them.”

Speaker’s Corner is cally increased tanker es of getting these peoand Jared Towers of the Marine Education a secular, free month- traffic — off North ple together again?”

Lynda Biggs said last Gazette staff When an auction PORT McNEILL— week at the Flower of the bras to raise The fifth annual Bras Shoppe. “It’s for a real- additional funds drew for a Cause fundraiser ly good cause, and the a tepid response in 320 Harbour Road - Coal Harbour NEW LISTING! NEW LISTING! kicked off quietly ear- wonderful fundraiser its first year, Cheryl .28 acre lot on high side - Ocean lier this month at The the guys do is in jeop- Verbrugge stepped view. Ground is ready to build ardy if we don’t get up the next year to Flower Shoppe. on - just needs clearing of brush Its organizers are some bras in.” conceive the Victor’s again. The lot next door is also for sale at the same price - combine During the annu- Secret Fashion Show hoping for a little more them for over 1/2 acre! noise before the event al summer event the and Pageant, and con2238 Beach Drive Port McNeill Price Reduced to $79,900 1057 Matsqui Ave Port Alice wraps up during Port Flower Shoppe gives vinced local men to 5 bed, 3 bath 3080 sq ft. Great layout 3 bed, 2 bath 1864 sq ft.

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Double garage The brainchild of of its outdoor patio — out crowds at the local garage. Open layout on main floor. $104,900 Reduced to $179,000 Flower Shoppe owner to the creativity of local Community Hall. $405,000 “That’s a big monLyn Skrlac, who invited and visiting artisans, people to submit wild- who convert basic bras ey-maker for our local ly decorated bras in a into crazily decorated community, because SOLD! fund-raiser for the fight garments. The public is all the money stays against breast cancer, then invited to vote on right here,” Biggs said Bras for a Cause has their favourites, with of the pageant.

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Walk to town, yet feel To participate, simgrown to include the top vote-getters earnAmazing view! UpOcean- font lot with 45’ An L-shaped property of 5 lots like you’re rural. Distant hugely popular Victor’s ing prizes when the ply decorate a bra dated! 3 Beds, 2 Bath, frontage along the boardcurrently zoned commercial walk. About 45 min. from atrium, massive covered views out Hardy Bay to the but rezoning may be an Secret Pageant, in votes are tallied during in the theme of your mainland. Over 1/4 ac. c/w Holberg & 90 minutes from patio! Over 2,800 sq. ft. choice and deliver it which North Island OrcaFest. option.

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Town all services. Road at front center!1 block from hwy. 19! Port Hardy. Near dock, post & walk to everything in men don the foundaThe entry fee is $5 per to the Flower Shoppe & rear of property. Already office & store!

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Pt. Mcneill! built up area. tion garments in mid- bra and votes cost $2 before Aug. 16. The Only $174,900 $87,900 Crazy at $192,600 Only $73,900 winter show to gener- each, with all proceeds Flower Shoppe will Enquire Today!!! ate additional funds for going to the Canadian make its work table, Cancer Society for ribbons, glue and other local recipients.

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Trustees call on end to strike, lockout Gazette staff Shortly after the Ministry of Education announced scaledback provincial exams and no report cards for younger students, the BC School Trustees Association (BCSTA) Tuesday called on the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employer’s Association (BCPSEA) to immediately resume bargaining and to suspend all strike and lockout actions now that both sides have agreed to engage a mediator.

In a letter to BCTF President Jim Iker and BCPSEA Public Administrator Michael Marchbank, BCSTA President Teresa Rezansoff urged both

parties to commit to “non-stop, face-toface bargaining away from the media” while a mediator is being sought to assist both sides in reaching a negotiated settlement.

“Our public education system is in turmoil, relationships in our districts are fractured, and our students are caught in the middle. This is damaging, unnecessary, and unacceptable in the face of this mutual agreement,” wrote Rezansoff.

“Furthermore, until a mediator is found and can begin working with you, we urge both BCTF and BCPSEA to immediately suspend all strike and lock-out actions. Such a move would be an act of good faith by both parties and

Correction The article “Regional District plans for future” (Gazette, June 19) misidentified one of the funding sponsors of the EcoPlan Int’l economic planning workshop hosted at Seven Hills Golf & Country Club June 12. The economic planning is being funded by the Regional District of Mount Waddington, Island Coastal Economic Trust and Community Futures Mount Waddington.

The Gazette regrets this error.

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significantly increase public trust in the public education system.

Most importantly, it would permit students to end their school year with their teachers.”

The letter was emailed to BCTF

President Jim Iker and BCPSEA Public Administrator Michael Marchbank on Monday evening, and copied to Minister of Education Peter Fassbender.

Late last week, the ministry announced report cards would not be going out to households of students in grades K-8 this spring, as the information necessary to compile them is held by teachers who are still out on picket lines.

On Monday, School District 85 on North Vancouver Island sent letters to parents of Grade 10-12 students who are writing provincial exams. The letter explained that, due to concerns over accuracy and timeliness in marking the exams, the written, or essay portions of the exams are being suspended.

The one exception is a single written problem in the English 10 exam.

Ferry fix-up

Contractors move a crane from a barge to the B.C. Ferries dock in Port McNeill to perform upgrades to the facility.

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Deputy Mayor seeks Filomi volunteers “My greatest fear is that somewhere down the line this report will be pulled from the shelf again by some consultant and it’ll be made into law.”

Coun. John Tidbury

to Amend Council Procedure Bylaw No.03-2009 to Address Various Housekeeping Matters.

Long explained that with the recent passing of Mayor Bev Parnham staff were prompted to examine some of the lan-

guage in the original bylaw to account for the position of Deputy Mayor in office. As part of that reexamination, staff took the opportunity to address several other matters that emerged.

Both bylaws were accepted by council.

don’t want to go overboard with it. That takes it a bit further that what we would typically do, which is to say that we’re going to do it accordance with Section 91a of the (community) charter which deals with personal information about an employee.”

In accordance with Section 98 of the Community Charter, notice Long said that staff is hereby given that at the regular meeting of Council to be held and councillors had Tuesday, July 8, 2014 in the Council Chambers of the Municipal discussed private Hall located at 7360 Columbia Street will include the 2013 Annual meetings with the Ombudsperson. “She Municipal Report. said TW that in-camera meetings really are A copy the 2013 Annual Report will be available as of June 23, Client: Ministry of Forests, Lands andofNatural Resource Operations problem for Campaign: areas BCTS Seaward disposition of Crown land Strachan Bay June 2014 NIG 2014 at the Municipal Hall Monday to Friday 8:301414199 am to 4:30 pm, local government so Size: 4.3125” x 8.0100” excluding statutory holidays.

Or, online at www.porthardy.ca we haveIsland to beGazette careful,” North he explained. “One of For further information please call the the things that stuck Municipal Hall at 250-949-6665 out in my mind in reviewing their report was that we should be LAND ACT: as clear as possible in our resolutions about NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A why we’re having the DISPOSITION OF CROWN LAND discussions in-camera without overstepping FILE #1414199 the bounds of keepTake notice that BC Timber Sales (Seaward Business Office in Port McNeill) ing it of a confidential intends to apply to the North Island-Central Coast District office of the nature.”

Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations for a Licence of

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Occupation for industrial log handling. The site is on provincial Crown land at Strachan Bay and the file number is 1414199.

To obtain more information or to submit written comments, contact land officer Sheldon Martell (2217 Mine Road, Box 7000, Port McNeill, B.C. V0N 2R0 or Sheldon.Martell@gov.bc.ca) or forest technologist Shiloh McCulley (2217 Mine Road, Box 7000, Port McNeill, B.C. V0N 2R0 or Shiloh.Mcculley@ gov.bc.ca).

The application will be available for review and comment for 30 days from June 26, 2014. Comments will be received until 4:30 p.m. on July 28, 2014.

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Bylaws Council gave first, second and third readings to a pair of bylaws in light of recent changes.

First up was Bylaw 1027-2014, A Bylaw to Authorize and Provide for the Collection of Garbage and Recyclable Materials, which, Long explained, was necessary because of recent changes to recycling.

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In camera Council’s behindclosed-doors sessions will be a little more transparent after staff met with Ombudsperson Kim Carter on her recent North Island visit.

Council approved a staff recommendation on its in-camera sessions such that an announcement be made in the public

portion of the meeting.

Council adopted the resolution “That in undertaking a council meeting that is to be closed to the public, council first declares by resolution passed in an open public council meeting that: 1. the meeting is closed to the public; and 2. the basis for which the meeting is to be closed to the public and further, that in stating the basis for which the meeting is to be closed to the public, council provides as much detail as possible without undermining the reason for closing the meeting in the first place.”

In plainer speak, if council decides that something should be discussed in private, they should announce that an in-camera meeting will take place and give an idea as to the reason for the meeting.

Director of Corporate and Development Services Jeff Long gave the example of discussing employees. “I used the example of myself in the staff report,” he said. “If you were going to discuss my contract for example; there’s no problem with saying what you’re doing, you just

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that a vote was expected on the RD’s position. As a representative of Port Hardy at the regional table, he asked for input as to council’s position but was candid as to his own opinions.

“I am not a fan of this report,” he told council. “I believe there was not enough individuals involved in making the report.

My greatest fear is that somewhere down the line this report will be pulled from the shelf again by some consultant and it’ll be made into law.”

The MaPP initiative describes itself as “a partnership between the Province of British Columbia and 18 member First Nations that is planning for marine uses and longterm ocean health on B.C.’s North Pacific Coast.”

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MaPP Councillor John Tidbury told council that he would soon be looking for direction on accepting a report from the Marine Planning Partnership at the regional level.

He explained that the Regional District of Mount Waddington had received a report from the planners and

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“In addition to making that adjustment we’re doing some housekeeping and bringing it forward for council’s approval.”

Housekeeping was also behind the addition of Bylaw 1028-2014, A Bylaw

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Gazette staff PORT HARDY— Council gave approval last week for the usual set of requests from the Filomi Days Committee, but Deputy Mayor Debbie Huddlestan added one of her own: more volunteers, please.

Port Hardy’s annual community bash will take place on July 19-20 this year and approval was given for a $10,000 donation to fund the fireworks finale in addition to approval for road closures, Port-o-Potties and the use of Carrot Park for the event.

But the acting mayor urged more people to get involved with planning the event by attending committee meetings at the local Chamber of Commerce.

“Filomi Days is meeting every Tuesday,” she said.

“I’d like to encourage anybody that knows anybody that would like to help out (to attend).

“I think we need to pull together this year to pull off our celebration. It’s a lot of fun actually to do but it does take a lot of local volunteers.”

The theme for this year’s weekend will be ‘Fish ON’.

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Council votes to fund ICET retains Furney Port McNeill Museum Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Satisfied with financial documents it had requested, Port McNeill Council renewed its support for Port McNeill Museum by voting to fund the community repository with $10,000 toward operations for the 2014-15 fiscal year.

The funding approval came during council’s regular meeting June 16. It followed submission by the museum of a current list of its board of directors, a financial statement compiled by Dave Hamilton, CA, of Port McNeill, and minutes of the two most recent directors’ meetings.

Museum officials also committed, upon receipt of funds, to schedule a directors’ meeting to set its objectives, priorities and ongoing projects for the coming year.

Grad goes forward Seeking a way around the ongoing teachers’ strike and provincial lockout, a group of Sunset Elementary School parents received a

Council Meeting Port McNeill waiver of rent to use the Community Hall for a Grade 7 leaving ceremony, held last night.

Council, following precedent in similar requests from local groups, agreed to waive the facility rent charge for the evening, but required the petitioners to provide a $75 facility cleaning fee.

The Grade 7 graduation evening has traditionally been held in the Sunset School gym with the participation of teachers, who are currently on picket lines while seeking a new contract from the province.

Dog park mulled Council heard from a delegation of residents interested in establishing an off-leash dog park inside or near town limits.

Kathryn Hawrys and Nick Adair had submitted the request for a dog park in a written letter, then attend-

Hot Spots June 30 Speaker’s Corner series closes its 2013-14 season with an all-star panel, 7 p.m., St. John Gualbert (A-Frame) Church, Port McNeill. Dr. Paul Spong and Helena Symonds of OrcaLab, Alexandra Morton, Marine Dectective Jackie Hildering, Christie McMillan and Jared Towers will speak on Marine Matters of Northern Vancouver Island — Past, Present and Future.

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ed the council meeting to answer follow-up questions by council.

“We have a lot of rules right now in our bylaw, but we don’t have enforcement,” coun. Grant Anderson said.

“And real estate is at a premium in town.”

Hawrys acknowledged rules would have to be established for any prospective dog park, including licensing of all animals using the facility — which might serve to actually cause an uptick in the number of local dogs being licensed.

“Council’s biggest concern is that we’re trying to watch things right now, and funding may be an issue,” said coun. Gaby Wickstrom.

Hawrys replied that she would take the lead on fundraising, fencing and clearing any potential lot that might be identified for a park.

Council thanked the delegation for its input and said it would explore possible venues while inviting the petitioners to continue its research into the logistics of establishing a new park.

Gazette staff Port McNeill Mayor Gerry Furney was reelected to the board of Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET) while late Port Hardy Mayor Bev Parnham was one of three board members replaced in elections completed last month and announced Thursday in Courtenay.

“We’re still shocked and saddened by Bev’s sudden death, and on behalf of ICET, I’d like to acknowledge her passion and efforts to improve conditions for the entire region,” said ICET Board Chair, Mayor Phil Kent of Duncan, who also thanked outgoing board members Mayor Ted Lewis of Zeballos and Mayor John Henderson of Sechelt for their service and commitment to the ICET Board.

Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne, Comox Mayor Paul Ives, and Campbell River Mayor Walter Jakeway are the newly-elected members of the ICET Board of Directors. All are from NISCRAC, the North

Island Sunshine Coast Regional Advisory Committee, a group that includes Mayors, Regional District Chairs and MLAs from the region.

Qualicum Beach Mayor Teunis Westbroek will continue to serve as Chair of the NISCRAC and ex-officio Board member.

“As Committee and Board members on the Trust, we represent our communities, but we also have a duty to invest in projects and programs that benefit the entire region. I’d like to thank all of the newly elected Board Members for stepping forward to help

July 1 Port Alice Canada Day Parade, noon, from Marina to Community Centre. Cash prizes for best parade floats.

For info, contact the Community Centre at 250-2843912.

July 4-5 Annual Port McNeill Logger Sports competition at the waterfront logger grounds on Broughton Blvd.

Preliminary rounds Friday evening; finals commence Saturday at 10 a.m.

July 1 Canada Day celebration at Port McNeill Airport, beginning with flag-raising 11 a.m. Free kids plane rides and cupcakes, visit by Dr. Bill Phipps in his bi-plane, and more. Gate House Community Theatre will offer free showing of family friendly film Rio 2.

July 5 North Island Farmer’s Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Port McNeill waterfront. $5/table, must provide own table and canopy, if desired. For info or to sign up, call Neva at 250-956-2527 or email pmfarmersmarket@gmail. com.

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

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

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

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

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guide this unique regional investment organization,” said Kent.

In addition to the three newly-elected NISCRAC members, the Central South Island Regional Advisory Committee (CSIRAC) re-elected Mayor John Ruttan of Nanaimo, Mayor Phil Kent of Duncan, Mayor Rob Hutchins of Ladysmith, and Joe Stanhope of the Regional District of Nanaimo to the ICET Board. Gerry Giles of the Cowichan Valley Regional District will continue to serve as CSIRAC Chair and exofficio Board member.

Both Regional Advisory Committees elect four Board members for two-year terms. The two Regional Advisory Committee Chairs sit on the Board as ex-officio members. The remaining five Board members are appointed by the province for three-year terms.

NISCRAC held elections on May 9. The new Board terms are effective July 15, 2014 to July 14, 2016.

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COMMENTARY

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

Let’s have the right debate Well, there’s nothing quite like government approval of a controversial fossil-fuel pipeline to draw a line between opposing camps.

And we can certainly appreciate the arguments made on both sides of the debate.

Undoubtedly, there are buckets of money residing under Alberta’s soil, and the only way to bank it is to get the bitumen to willing buyers waiting abroad. And, hey, jobs! Jobs! Jobs! At least, during the construction phase.

So what’s wrong with this picture? Well, flowing crude has a nasty tendency to flow into aquifers and coastlines when things go wrong. When it does, it poses a potential life-and-death risk to flora and fauna. And what if the preponderance of scientific evidence pointing to anthropogenic global warming is right?

Announcements like the Harper government’s approval of the Northern Gateway pipeline create a sense of urgency among both supporters (let’s get this built and get the money rolling in!) and opponents (we’ve got to stop this before the first blade goes in the ground, or there may be no stopping it).

The fact is, this project is years — and legal challenges, and “meaningful” consultation with First Nations — away from happening.

In the meantime, what Canada really needs is a genuine debate on its long-term energy future.

It’s fine to maximize profit potential that already exists, but at what cost? The carbon pulled from the earth to pad next quarter’s profit statement is carbon destined for our grandchildren’s breathing air, for their ever-warming biosphere.

What are we leaving them in this rush to capitalize on the planet’s insatiable need for “cheap” energy? Will they enjoy the lifestyle, culture and natural beauty that we have today? Will there still be killer whales and humpbacks to draw visitors? Salmon to feed their families and facilitate First Nations ceremonies?

Cashing in on Alberta’s crude today does not constitute a long-term energy strategy. Yes, there’s money in it.

But there’s no future in it.

A brief history of teacher demands VICTORIA – A few things have changed since the last all-out teacher strike in B.C. That was just two years ago, when the B.C. Teachers’ Federation was coming off its second-ever voluntary agreement with a 16% raise over five years and what the union termed an “enhanced” signing bonus of $4,000. Even with special teacher-only topups, BCTF members almost rejected the last of the government’s big-spending pre-Olympic labour deals signed in 2006.

By 2012, outraged teachers were back on the legislature lawn, howling for another 16%, with backup vocals provided as usual

by HEU, CUPE, BCGEU and other public sector unions that settled for less.

Teachers had just sailed through a crippling global recession with a series of raises, but were oblivious to all that.

Last week the pro-

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test venue switched to Vancouver, where both the crowd and the demands looked a bit thinner. The signing bonus target is up to $5,000, but the raise is a mere 8% over five years (compounded, for those who passed math), plus another huge basket of cash disguised as benefit improvements and so forth.

Government negotiators put their total compensation demand at 14.5%.

Something else that’s changed since 2012 is that

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Congratulation to little Wagalus School in Fort Rupert, which pulled out all the stops for its 20th anniversary celebration.

We’re chalking it up to just a slow start, but the Flower Shoppe’s Bras for a Cause fundraiser got no entries in its first week.

the government has granted the BCTF’s wish to bargain directly with the province.

The education ministry executed a takeover of the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association after last year’s election, and installed veteran industrial union negotiator Peter Cameron.

He’s backed up by longtime labour specialist Lee Doney, whose task is to keep the teacher deal within Treasury Board limits that have defined all other public sector union settlements.

Despite constant union complaints of low wages and deteriorating working conditions in B.C. schools, education grads remain lined up around the block hoping to get in. Why is that?

For those who have been exposed to life outside school for a while, it’s fairly simple. The job market out here in the real world is tough. And here’s how the real world evaluates a teaching job.

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Start with 189 working days, each nine hours long as per the accepted definition, and the top-heavy seniority list that places the average teacher salary at around $72,000 a year. That works out to $42.32 an hour, plus a suite of benefits that most private sector employees can only dream about, starting with three months of prime-time vacation.

I am occasionally lectured by teachers that the job goes far beyond five hours in the classroom and an additional four hours a day preparing and marking. They throw out different estimates, variously defined. Alas, it’s a salaried job, and we salaried employees in the real world don’t waste a lot of time counting hours. Here’s the work, here’s the deadline, here’s the pay. Take it or leave it.

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Pipeline nod a missed opportunity Dear editor, An open letter to Prime Minister Harper and his cabinet, Re: Squandering an opportunity: Thanks for endorsing the decision of the National Energy Board (NEB) granting permission to Enbridge for the Northern Gateway (NG) pipeline to proceed, thus squandering the opportunity to develop a route for export of Canadian bitumen (Dilbit) in the leastrisky manner.

You have chosen to risk Canada and the environ-

ment. Your ill-informed decision ignored the evidence. Your decision creates extreme risk because: • NG has chosen the riskiest port (Kitimat) to ship their Dilbit, with tankers exposed to the high-risk channels of the Northern B.C. coast, navigating for 16 hours before reaching the open ocean, compared to Prince Rupert (which would demand only two hours) or Port Simpson (one-half to one hour). The Kitimat decision was clearly made to save an extra $2 billion

required to extend the pipeline to Prince Rupert or Port Simpson from Terrace. This extra cost saving comes at a much higher risk of likely and much more costly bitumen spills; • The product Dilbit is not proven to float in salt water and it is likely to sink.

This uncertain behaviour is still the subject of investigations by scientists here and in the U.S. Is this a case of “out of sight and out of mind”? These uncertainties mean that the consequences of a potential spill cannot

be estimated and, therefore, a “world-class” disaster response strategy cannot be put in place; • A tanker spill cleanup fund of $1.3 billion is totally inadequate to clean up a spill of any consequence (five million litres or more).

Compare this fund to the Exxon Valdez spill cleanup costs of $7 billion (and counting) to clean up less than 10 per cent of the product spilled in 1989.

• According to NG’s own estimates at least one marine spill of five million

litres of bitumen has a nine per cent chance of occurring in the 50-year operating life of the pipeline. It would take only one spill to produce a catastrophe along the B.C. coastline. Concerned Professional Engineers’ estimates, which includes the influence of the projected LNG traffic and does not double count the use of tugs, are closer to a 23 per cent chance for the same spill volume and the same operating life of 50 years.

Mr. Harper, these are some of the reasons we are

convinced that the analysis and risk assessment of this project is flawed and that the NEB report you received does not reflect any of these concerns.

Mr. Harper, you have made a totally bad decision for the environment, the resource industry and, most of all, Canada and the First Nations of this country.

We urge you to change your mind.

Brian Gunn Campbell River Concerned Professional Engineers

Dear editor, As many of you know, I am the person who stood up Enbridge’s new Incident Management System after the Michigan spill. I know a lot about incident management generally, and at Enbridge in particular. Also, I am a Metis of Algonquin descent from the Ottawa Valley.

Environmental

management, Enbridge, and Indigenous communities profoundly matter to me. Accordingly, in light of Prime Minister Harper’s approval of the Northern Gateway project, I have a comment to make.

Rigorous construction standards and management of any pipeline is a must.

The assumption that there

will be failures is also a must. A standing capacity to address major issues is a must.

More importantly, my experience tells me that the only way for the Northern Gateway to be a safe pipeline is for there to be transparency, trust, cooperation and investment among all stakeholders. Chief among

the Gateway’s stakeholders are the Indigenous people of B.C. If the Indigenous people of B.C. can be shown that the Northern Gateway pipeline is safe, economically valuable to them, and in their long-term interest, then there is sufficient evidence for me to believe the pipeline can be built and oper-

ated safely. Conversely, if the Indigenous people say in the end, ‘No’ then there is likely not enough management transparency to build a safe pipeline.

Notwithstanding what I know about economics, incident management, and project management, the bottom line for the fate is the Northern Gateway currently

is — and should be — the judgment of the Indigenous People of B.C. I stand with their “nay” or their “yea”.

Transparency and trust among all stakeholders is the most critical litmus test of the safety of any major project.

Pipeline transparency a must for B.C.

Proud to be a Canadian

Dear editor, We the people of Canada are some of the luckiest people in the world.

We have a huge country with vast natural resources, low population and one of the highest standards of living anywhere. We have heath care, schools, social system, transportation and lifestyle that would be enviable to over 99 per cent of the world’s population.

And what gives us this wonderful life? A major contributor is our ability to extract these natural resources and sell them to the rest of the world. This provides tax revenue that supports social systems, schools, medical care, aboriginal affairs, transportation and so on and so on.

I am looking forward

to the construction of the Northern Gateway Pipeline.

It will provide jobs, tax revenue, and give Canada another oil export port.

Sure there are risks and I feel these risks are manageable. The biggest risk we take every day is driving in a vehicle and somehow we manage that risk.

I am confident it will be constructed to the highest possible standards. It will provide billions of revenue for every Canadian.

Being Canadian is the best thing that ever happened to me. We have the resources to keep this wonderful life for me, my children, my children’s children and so on.

Thanks, Bill Milligan Port Hardy

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Dancers show Chutzpah in Sointula J.R. Rardon Gazette editor S O I N T U L A — Fo r a spot somewhat off the proverbial beaten path, Malcolm Island is developing into a serious performing arts hot spot on North Vancouver Island.

Late last summer it was a touring troupe of players from Finland who visited during the Culture Shock seminar to perform their original theatre production, Sointula.

And last weekend the town of Sointula hosted a renowned dance choreographer from New York and members of his dance company in a pair of dance performances to wrap up the two-week Chutzpah!

Festival Youth Engagement Dance Residency.

Donald Sales, a veteran of Dance Theatre of Harlem and Ballet BC before going on to become an award-winning choreographer, brought three dancers from his recently formed Project 20 dance company, who worked with local youth in three communities over two weeks before presenting a pair

of shows at Sointula’s F.O. Hall Saturday and Sunday.

“This actually marks the first exploration of Project 20,” Sales said when asked about his company’s history working with youth residencies. “This is our first tour, our first youth engagement, our first everything outside of Vancouver. Here in Sointula.”

For that, North Islanders can thank Mary Louise Albert, artistic managing director of the Norman Rothstein Theatre and the international Chutzpah! arts festival.

The Vancouver-based Albert happens to have a second home on Malcolm Island.

“I really wanted to bring dance to this community and to the North Island,” Albert said.

The two-week residency included work with young dancers in Alert Bay and with members of Port McNeill-based Portside Academy of Performing Arts. The Project 20 dancers — Rebecca Margolick, Taylor McAuley and Katie Cassady — helped cho-

reograph routines by both Portside Academy dancers and a pair of eager young Sointula residents with no dance experience for display in last weekend’s shows.

The event, which included a Saturday night show and a Sunday matinee, was the kind only found in a community like Sointula. The centrepiece was a half-hour performance of Project 20’s gR33N, choreographed by Sales and performed by the three company dancers, and Margolick performed the solo piece New Demon, choreographed

by Sidra Bell of Sidra Bell Dance New York.

Local youth were showcased in dances by Sointula’s Molly Lash-Burrows and Bessy Prevost, and by the Portside Academy quintet of Dawn Briscoe, Estella Collins, Peri Donaghy, Chance McClendon and Aija Nelson.

Also featured were Sointula’s Stage Hogs, with a dance/music/ comedy number by Carmen Burrows and Betty Carlson, “sitdown comedy” from

From left, Aija Nelson, Chance McClendon, Estella Collins, Dawn Briscoe and Peri Donaghy of Portside Academy of Performing Arts demonstrate a dance choreographed for last weekend’s Chutzpah! recital at the F.O. Hall in Sointula. Below left, Rebecca Margolick of Project 20 performs New Demon. Below right, novice performers Molly Lash-Burrows and Bessy Prevost of Sointula strut their stuff.

J.R. Rardon Stephanie Rockman and Fred Middleton and a scathing spoof of Coastal Community Credit Union’s CEO and board of directors

by Bruce Burrows.

“Mary Louise invited us to do all of this,” Sales said. “If it wasn’t for her, we wouldn’t be here today and wouldn’t have seen this beautiful island and the beautiful people of Alert Bay and Port McNeill. It’s all because of Chutzpah!

Festival and Mary Louise.”

Englewood enjoyed a rich and varied history Logging started in the Beaver Cove area, just South of Port McNeill, in about 1908. A couple of early homesteaders had taken preemptions in the area, but eventually gave them up as logging moved from the beach area inland.

The first logging railways were built in the Nimpkish Valley around 1917. One railway ran through the upper Nimpkish watershed to the top of Nimpkish Lake, and another ran from the bottom of the lake to Beaver Cove. Historical articles seem to disagree whether the lower railway initially was routed to the mouth of the Nimpkish River or to Beaver Cove.

In any case, the logs had to be floated down Nimpkish Lake and then removed at the bottom of the lake. The Nimpkish Timber Company operated an early camp in the area.

A mill was operated for a

A Look Back with Brenda McCorquodale few years (1917 to the early 1920s) at the mouth of the Kokish River in Beaver Cove by the Beaver Cove Lumber Company.

In 1925 the Wood & English company opened a new sawmill in the northern part of Beaver Cove. This location provided a sheltered bay, access to deep water, and a stream which provided a source of power for the mill. The Nimpkish logging railway was redi-

rected to the new mill, and a town sprang up in this new location.

The new community was named Englewood, a play on the Wood & English mill name. Log cars were originally pulled along the railroad by steam engines. The rail line became known as the Englewood Railway.

Englewood became a steamer port with a post office. A general store and community hall opened on the wharf. Bunkhouses, mill offices, married quarters, a small Japanese village, and a school were all constructed or moved from other camps.

In the early days the mill was busy and sometimes operated three shifts per day. Most of the workers were able to live for free in the company housing.

Naturalist and fisherman Roderick Haig-Brown visited and photographed the

Englewood’s Wood and English sawmill as it appeared in Beaver Cove in 1926.

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mill in 1927.

The Wood & English operated until 1941. After the mill was closed most of the company buildings were burned to the ground.

The nearby communities of Beaver Cove and Kokish grew after the closure of Englewood.

It wasn’t until 1957

that the upper and lower Nimpkish logging railroads were connected, eliminating the need for logs to be floated down Nimpkish Lake.

The offloading of logs from throughout the Nimpkish watershed and beyond was moved to the community of Beaver

Cove, which existed at the mouth of the Kokish until the log sort was expanded in 1975.

In 1958 the Englewood post office closed and was moved to the community of Beaver Cove. In 1967 a report from the Forest Service said there was still a 10-person camp at Englewood. Its registration as a community was rescinded in 1985.

In the late 1990s a stateof-the-art fish processing facility was constructed on the site of the old mill, where the historic pilings were still visible.

Brenda McCorquodale is a Port Hardy resident and North Island history enthusiast. If you have any stories or local lore you’d like to share, email her at storeysbeach@gmail.com.

A collection of her past articles is available on her blog at undiscoveredcoast. blogspot.ca/.

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July 1-5 Hockey Excell Summer Hockey Camp at Chilton Regional Arena, featuring Port McNeill-raised pro Benn Olson. Open to players 5-6; for late registration availability email excellhockey@ gmail.com.

July 4-5 Logger Sports Port McNeill Logger Sports Society hosts its annual Logger Sports Competition at the Broughton Blvd. grounds, across from Centennial Ballpark.

Prelims Friday evening 6 p.m., main show Saturday 11 a.m.

Novice-class competition open to newcomers; everyone invited. No admission charge, concession on site.

July 5 Golf Cops for Cancer benefit golf tournament, 10 a.m., Seven Hills Golf & Country Club.

Four-person scramble format, $60 per person includes meal and auction to follow in clubhouse. To register, call the pro shop at 250-949-9818.

July 5 Motor sports Stock car racing at TriPort Speedway, 6 p.m.

Concession, kids play area, more. $5 adults, $3 youth, $2 seniors.

July 5 Baseball Hyde Creek vs. Port McNeill, 4 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

July 5-6 Golf Port Alice Golf & Country Club Men’s Open tournament, 9 a.m. each day. Dinner, prizes. For registration and info, call 250-2843213.

July 6 Baseball Port McNeill vs. Hyde Creek, 4 p.m., Hyde Creek Ballpark.

Veteran dragster is Otto-matic J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— It should be no surprise that Otto Schulte proved a quick study on the eighth-mile dragstrip at Port McNeill Airport last weekend.

After all, quick is a way of life for one of B.C.’s top drag racers.

Making his first appearance in the Rumble on the Runway series — and racing for the first time at the eighth-mile distance — Schulte swept the Super-Pro class with wins Saturday and Sunday in the first two of six days scheduled at the airport this summer.

“It’s way harder to race an eighth-mile,” said Schulte, the Black Creek driver who won his 10th career drag title last summer by claiming the Canada West Doorslammers Association title at the quarter-mile Ashcroft and Mission Speedway tracks. “In the quarter, you’ve got more time to make decisions. In the eighth, there’s no separation between the

Otto Schulte of Black Creek lifts his Ford Falcon off the start line in the Super-Pro final heat of the Rumble on the Runway series drag races Sunday at Port McNeill Airport.

J.R. Rardon cars. It’s over before it the closure of Mission spectators in its seven In the Pro Class Gord Speedway, which seasons of convert- McKay of Nanaimo starts.”

That will not keep recently underwent a ing the airstrip into a won Saturday’s trophy Schulte from return- resurfacing that proved temporary dragstrip for and Jay White followed with a victory Sunday. ing to Port McNeill. unusable for racing. racing.

“This is the best In the Sportsman surfacHe has vowed to return Additional with his high-pow- ing repairs will keep weekend we’ve ever Class, Roger Hagerty ered Ford Falcon for it closed until at least had,” said Trevor claimed Saturday’s win of Port and Ron Clarke won each of the next two August and wipe out Walton McNeill.

“It was the on Sunday. the 2014 season. race weekends in the Connie Howie of Mission’s loss, how- toughest field by far.

North Island Timing Association’s Rumble ever, has proved to be a Great racing; every fin- Courtenay, who began racing a dozen years on the Runway series boon for NITA, which ish was close.”

Schulte was the only ago in her family van, — one each in July and enjoyed it’s largest turnout of drivers — double winner with was the only driver to August.

Part of the reason is more than 65 — and his Super-Pro sweep. post a perfect reac-

tion time — leaving the start line to the thousandth of a second from the moment the green light flashed.

Schulte, who has been racing since the 1980s, has competed along with his wife Leslie in their own racing team, and won last year’s Doorslammers title in a 1955 Chevy Belair owned by Brad Lance’s Lance Racing Team of Campbell River — a behemoth that runs eight-second turns at a quarter-mile and deploys a parachute to help it decelerate.

But his first look at the North Island’s modest, off-the-beaten-path airport strip left an impression.

“I’m impressed with how they can put together a race series like this at an airport, and do it with so few people,” said Schulte.

“I mean, this isn’t a corporate event; how can a couple of guys just come up with an idea like this and make it happen — and pull off such a class act?”

Loggers raise big money with big field Gazette staff SEVEN HILLS— The biggest golf tourney on the North Island got even bigger this year.

With an expanded field for this year’s Logger’s Golf Open, Seven Hills Golf and Country Club saw 150 players take to the course over the weekend in the fund-raising competition.

The three flights of 50 golfers put in 18 holes over the weekend in the best ball scramble, with everyone who lofted a club taking home a prize — most donated by North Island businesses.

And the golfers weren’t the only ones better off for participating: each year, the money raised at the

tournament goes back into various local causes.

“This tournament is run so that we give all our profits to needy causes,” said organizer Bill Gray. “This last year we started giving scholarships out to local graduates. Six students were awarded $500 scholarships.”

And this year?

“We haven’t tallied up the dollars from this weekend, but we are hoping to donate at least the same as last year.”

Gray thanked the sponsors who donated to the event and also praised “Sharon and crew from Mount Cain Restaurant” for catering the prize ceremony Sunday.

This year’s team

to beat was Scott Mitchell’s team with Jon Lok, Ron Downey, Paul Bastarache and Tim Chester, all of Port McNeill. The side posted the low score at a formidable 57.

Other winners include:

• K.P. Mens — Steve Amos; • K.P. Ladies — Brenda Johnson; • Ladies Long Drive — Brenda Isaac; • Mens Long Drive — Ryan Rushton; • Wiggly line — Jay Jones; • Long Putt — Mel Nicholson.

Those who missed out can get their fairway fix soon enough as the annual Cops for Cancer tournament returns to Seven Hills July 5. For more information or to register call the pro shop at 250-949-9818.

Bill Rushton hops aboard on back as the cart bearing Al Rushton, left, Brad Galeazzi and Troy Browne makes its way past the seventh green during Sunday's Logger Golf Tournament at Seven A O'Toole Hills Golf & Country Club.

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Port McNeill skater to play in China Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Jake Grinnell skated for the North Island Eagles bantam hockey team last season after moving to Port McNeill with his family from White Rock on the Lower Mainland.

For his next on-ice act, he’ll do some real traveling.

Grinnell, 14, will visit China in early August with Top Shelf Hockey Allstars2China. The 17 bantam-level players will spend a week in cultural exchange and goodwill hockey games against a variety of Asian counterparts.

Despite the travel, the impending trip has been something of a homecoming for Grinnell, the only Vancouver Island player on the Top Shelf squad. His previous association with the program’s coach, Dave McLellan, and other teammates and opponents from the Lower Mainland earned him an invitation for the tour.

“Being a part of the Top Shelf Hockey

Jake Grinnell All Stars means playing good, fun hockey with a bunch of my best buddies I’ve played with from my home town, where I moved away from last year,” Grinnell, a forward, wrote for his Allstars2China biography. “And getting to know some new players who’ve joined this year.”

In Beijing, the Allstars will face off against teams from China, Japan and Korea in a series of goodwill exhibition games.

In addition to playing hockey, the young players will visit the Great Wall of China and Tiananmen

mer already, both on a trip to Surrey to join teammates in a public event and through smaller activities on the North Island.

Grinnell also traveled to the mainland for a tune-up tournament with his Top Shelf teammates in late Mayearly June, and proved a key part of the team’s Silver Division championship.

Grinnell scored the team’s opening goal in the final, then snapped a 2-2 tie with the gamewinner in a 3-on-3, sudden-death overtime and was sent out to collect the team’s winning plaque.

“I’m proud of him for his hard work, ability to adapt to playing with a new team quickly and how proud he is to represent Port Jake Grinnell of Port McNeill tracks down the puck for the North Island Eagles bantams McNeill as part of in a game against Victoria at Chilton Arena during the past season.

J.R. Rardon this diverse group of players from differSquare, and make an ence, including shared ing a foreign country culture,” Grinnell said. ent associations,” said off-ice where I get to expe- “I have two months Erica Grinnell, Jake’s educational foray to practices, the Canadian embassy activities and cultural rience amazing places to fundraise and look mother. like the Great Wall of forward to a trip that exchange. in Beijing.

To donate to Grinnell “I get to spend the China, probably eat I will remember for a for his trip, visit www.

But the key part of the experience is meant days with awesome some awesome Asian lifetime.” allstars2china.com and Fundraising has been click the sponsorship to immerse the skaters people, playing the food, win games and in the cultural experi- game I love, tour- learn about Chinese a big part of his sum- link.

Gentlemen, start your chainsaws Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— After taking a break for the Canada Day Long Weekend, the North Island’s athletes will return to action in a big way the weekend of July 4-6, including a pair of marquee events.

Logger Sports Port McNeill’s Logger Sports Society will host its annual Logger Sports competition at the Broughton Boulevard logger grounds July 4-5, bringing in several top professional competitors from Canada and beyond to join local challengers.

Once again, a novice division has been included, with the public invited to sign up and take part.

The main show will take begin at 11 a.m.

Saturday. On Friday evening, qualify-

ing flights will be held in axe throw and other events requiring limiting the field.

Admission is free, and a concession will operate on site.

Cops for Cancer golf The North Island’s annual Tour de Rock benefit golf tournament is scheduled for July 5 at Seven Hills Golf & Country Club, and this time a local rider will be part of the proceedings.

Port Hardy RCMP Tyson Richard has been selected to be part of the tour, which begins in Port Alice Sept. 20 and rolls 1,100 kilometres to Victoria in a fundraiser for paediatric cancer research and Camp Goodtimes.

Golfing begins at 10 a.m. in a four-person, scramble format. Cost is $60 per player and includes greens fees,

Sports Briefs lunch and the auction event to follow. To sign up call the pro shop at 250-949-9818.

Hockey camp Benn Olson, a pro hockey player raised in Port McNeill, returns home next week to head the first of three consecutive hockey camps July 1-5 at Chilton Regional Arena.

The Lou Lemire Summer Hockey Skills Camp will follow July 7-11, and the North Island Eagles Hockey Camp for players registered with Tri-Port Minor Hockey clubs will wrap up the summer skating season July 14-17.

Diamond time The two remaining

members of the North Vancouver Island Baseball League will also return to the field with a doubleheader weekend of games.

The Hyde Creek Hillbillys and Port McNeill Rangers play at 4 p.m. July 5 & 6.

Stocks return Tri-Port Speedway will also be back in action July 5 with a night session of stock car racing beginning at 6 p.m. Concession and kids play area are available; tickets $5 adults, $3 for youths and $2 for seniors.

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The Port McNeill rider cycled more than 240 km from Victoria to Comox over two days in the Boomer’s Legacy benefit ride for veterans.

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VOIGT, Ronie Ronie Voigt, age 63 of Port Hardy, BC on June 15, 2014.

Predeceased by his parents, Werner (May 24, 2014) & Johanna Voigt. He will be sadly missed by his son Ronie of Fort McMurray and wife/friend Corinne of Victoria, also by all of his family members and friends.

Ronie apprenticed and worked for many years as an Industrial Electrician at Utah Mines, Port Hardy.

Thank you to all for your kind messages of condolence.

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Alma Graham (formerly Clarke, born Evindsen) 1917 ~ 2014 Survived by her husband Coley Graham and families of Clarkes, Wolosch, Budris, Deschner, Nadeau, Monson, Hidson, and Evindsen.

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Mom, Grandma, Alma, Mrs. Clarke, and Mrs. Graham will be fondly remembered by family and friends of many generations and walks of life, all of whom she warmly welcomed into her life.

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ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED Reverend Wade Allen 9190 Granville St. Port Hardy Phone 250-949-6247 11:00 a.m. Sunday School and Service Wed., 1:00 pm Bible Study Healing Service first Sunday of the month, 7:00 pm Everyone welcome Meeting rooms available columbac@uniserve.com

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FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 2540 Catala Place Port McNeill (across from Firehall) Sunday 10:30 am - Morning Worship Church Office 250-956-4741 Pastor Stan Rukin Youth Pastor: Steve Taylor Cell: 250-527-0144 Office hours: 10am-4pm Mon-Thurs Visitors always welcome www.ptmcfullgospel.org 11/14

CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICAN Alert Bay Sunday Services - 10 am Reverend Lincoln Mckoen 1-250-974-5844 Warden Flora Cook 250-974-5945 Warden Joan Stone 250-974-2234 11/14

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4680 Byng Rd. Port Hardy Pastor George Hilton 250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826 “Everyone welcome�

Saturday Services 9:30am - Bible Study groups 10:45am - Worship/Praise service Wednesday @ 7pm - Prayer meeting Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education 250-949-8243 11/14

NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES Father Scott Whittemore 250-956-3909 Sunday Masses St. Mary’s 430 Chapel St.,Port McNeill: 9am St. Bonaventure 4750 Byng Rd., Port Hardy: 11am St. Theresa’s corner of Nigei St. and Marine Dr., Port Alice: Saturdays 5:00pm Alert Bay: 65 Hemlock St., 2nd & 4th: Saturdays 10am

PORT HARDY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert St Sunday Worship 10:30 am & 7 pm Tuesday Prayer 7:30 pm Midweek Biblestudies - Call the church for time and place 250-949-6466 Pastor George & Karen Ewald (home) 250-949-9674 E-Mail:pastorgeorge@providenceplace.ca

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PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH 2501 Mine Road Sunday 9:45 am (Sept-June) - Sunday School 11:00 am - Worship Service 7:00 pm - Evening Fellowship Youth Group Wed - 7:00 pm Children’s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year.

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PORT ALICE ANGLICANUNITED FELLOWSHIP Reverend Wade Allen Sunday Services - 4pm 1-250-949-6247 Box 159, Port Alice You are extended a special invitation to share in our Services 11/14

ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITED ANGLICAN CHURCH 250-956-3533 Email: gualbert@uniserve.com Sunday Worship - 9:00am Reverend Wade Allen All Welcome 175 Cedar Street Port McNeill 11/14

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PORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of Trustee & Highland Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities Office: 250-949-6844 www.porthardybaptistchurch.ca Pastor: Kevin Martineau 11/14

PORT ALICE ANGLICANUNITED FELLOWSHIP Reverend Wade Allen Sunday Services - 4pm 1-250-949-6247 Box 159, Port Alice You are extended a special invitation to share in our Services 11/14

GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH at entrance to Tsulquate Village (8898 Park Dr) Saturday/Sabbath 10:00 am-Sabbath School 11:15 am-Worship Service Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell 11/14

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Town of Port McNeill Public Notice The Town of Port McNeill 2014 Annual Municipal Report will be available to the public on June 26, 2014 at 1775 Grenville Place, during regular business hours Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Report may also be read online at the Town of Port McNeill website.

The Town of Port McNeill Council has placed the 2014 Annual Municipal Report on the Municipal Agenda for the Special Meeting of Council to be held on July 07 at 7:30 p.m. Members of the public are invited to the meeting in order to make submissions or ask questions regarding the Report.

Dan Rodin Treasurer Town of Port McNeill

It’s that time of year! We are starting our paving program in the North Island.

Paving will begin June 23-27, 2014 on Beavercove Rd and Telegraph Cove Rd, then on July 7-11, 2014 we will be working on Port Alice Highway and Coal Harbour Rd. From 8:00am – 3:00pm the workzones will be reduced to single lane alternating traffic with up to 15min delays. Motorists are advised to reduce speeds and respect all traffic control signage and personal.

Thank you for your co-operation.

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS for a Journeyman Heavy Equipment Technician (Mechanic) with truck experience and also a trailer mechanic. Fax or email resume and references to: Calnash Trucking, Lac La Biche, 1-780-623-4051; calnash@telusplanet.net.

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PURCHASER Orca Sand & Gravel, is located in Port McNeill and is one of the North Island’s leading industrial employers. We produce and ship high grade construction materials to west coast US markets.

Qualifications: r Recognized technical training and certification or 3-5 years experience in a warehousing environment r Experience in sourcing and purchasing heavy industry materials and equipment, and inventory management r Experience working with an inventory control system (GuideTI or similar software) r Demonstrated strong communication and computer skills r Good understanding and experience working within budget constraints r Demonstrated familiarity and compliance with all relevant safety policies and regulations r Ability to work with minimal supervision r Grade 12 education or equivalent r Overhead crane and forklift experience is an asset r Ability to safely lift and carry up to 35 lbs. and to climb on and off mobile and stationary equipment The regular hours of work for this position will be Monday to Friday, eight hours per day, or as determined by production and shipping requirements.

This position offers a full benefits package with a competitive wage based on experience and qualifications.

If you meet these qualifications and want to work with a leading North Island employer, we invite you to deliver or forward your resume to: Orca Sand & Gravel 6505 Island Highway P.O. Box 699 Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0 Fax: 604 628 3354 emailto: resumes@orcasand.ca

‘Namgis Health Centre The ‘Namgis Health Centre is Seeking a Community Health Representative Specific to Elders (CHR)

We are looking for a driver to deliver the Gazette to our carriers and businesses in Port McNeill and Port Hardy every Thursday. Would prefer someone with own vehicle with approved safety divider. Contract rate. We do have a van available with weekly pay only for temporary use. Must be bondable and have cash handling experience. Please bring resume and driver’s abstract to the Gazette office or fax to 250-949-7655 Attn:Circulation. No phone calls please.

WE ARE looking for young enthusiastic carriers to expand our current paper routes in PORT HARDY, PORT MCNEILL, HYDE CREEK and PORT ALICE. A great way to gain experience with your first job and to earn a little extra spending money! Call the office at 250-949-6225 and ask for Circulation.

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Qualifications: Basic First Aid and CPR certificate Food Safe and Physical Activity Leadership Certification Valid Driver’s License, preferably class 4 Minimum Grade 12 Able to complete CHR Training including foot care

The ideal candidate will have, or is pursuing, a professional accounting designation and have 4 - 5 years of related accounting experience, preferably in a production or manufacturing environment. You must have a proven track record of working effectively with line management to analyze production costs and operations to identify cost improvement.

Deadline for Applications: July 4, 2014 For more information on these positions, please contact: Georgia Cook, ‘Namgis Health Centre Ph: (250) 974-5522, fax: (250) 974-2736

We offer a competitive compensation package and challenging work. Please view the full posting on our website at www.marineharvestcanada.com and apply as directed.

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PORT HARDY 3 bdrms, 1 bath on own corner lot. #105 Cedar Hts. TAP. Storage shed, workshop, fenced backyard, 2 car parking. $66,900.

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PORT MCNEILL APARTMENTS Well managed 1 & 2 Bdrm suites Gym & sauna on site Call for availability

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APARTMENT/CONDO TOWNHOUSE- Price reduced to $137,500. #2-2697 Mine Road, Port McNeill. Quiet strata complex, convenient to schools and hospital. 3-bdrm, 1.5 bath home, approx. 1250 sq.ft. Open plan main floor.

Kitchen with built-in dishwasher, fridge, stove. Upper level has master bedroom with walk-in closet, storage room, laundry alcove with full-sized washer/dryer. Electric baseboard heat. Single attached garage with remote controlled door opener. Tidy, fenced back yard with patio, greenhouse and tool shed. Quick occupancy. Phone 250-9569875 or email: windonthemoon3@hotmail.com for appointment to view.

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Friendly onsite resident managers.

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PORT HARDY SEAHAVEN APARTMENTS 7070 Shorncliffe St. Oceanview 2 bdrm suite.

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1966 FORD RANCHERO Good condition, good driver $5000 O.B.O. 250-287-3345 1974 JEVELIN- 304 motor, automatic, motor and transmission removed but available. Car to view is in Port Hardy. Call (250)902-8016 or 250-937-0391.

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Land salmon a hockey hit Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Salmon from the Kuterra land-based salmon farm were featured on the menu centrepiece at a gala hockey celebration Monday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

The Hockey Canada Foundation selected Kuterra premium salmon to serve to its guests at the 2014 Celebrity Classic Gala. More than 900 people attended the gala, including Canada’s gold medalists in Olympic and international hockey, hockey greats, and notable Canadians from across the country. “We’re honoured that Kuterra landraised salmon was chosen to be part of this prestigious event,� says Garry Ullstrom, Kuterra’s CEO. “And we’re thrilled that Kuterra Salmon has been recognized as meeting the standards of excellence being

celebrated this evening.� The Hockey Canada Foundation Celebrity Classic is an annual event that honours Canadian hockey heritage and success, and raises money to support Canada’s minor hockey players. “The gala dinner is being held to celebrate high-performance athletes. So it’s fitting that the Hockey Canada Foundation is serving one of the cleanest, healthiest and most flavourful Atlantic salmon available,� says Guy Dean, vice president of Kuterra’s marketing partner, Albion Fisheries. Kuterra Salmon are grown with no pesticides, antibiotics or hormones. They’re raised on land on northern Vancouver Island, at a worldleading closed containment salmon farm 100 per cent owned by the ‘Namgis First Nation.

16 www.northislandgazette.com Thursday, June 26, 2014

Wagalus marks 20 years

Do an art entry for the Fall Fair!

September 6 & 7, 2014

Dancers are drawn by painted salmon waved by singers during the Salmon Dance, part of the 20th anniversary celebration of Wagalus School at the Tsaxis Big House Friday. Below left, two young dancers perform the Hamatsa. At right, James Dawson portrays a warrior in the opening dance J.R. Rardon of the ceremony.

e are descendants of the Tlatlasikwala, Nakumgilisala, and Yutlinuk peoples.

Our Territory covers the lands and waters of northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, and our home village is at beautiful Bull Harbour on Hope Island.

Once numbering 500, today 70 surviving members are working hard to rebuild our community.

Our goal is to provide economic

opportunities at our home village that respects our lands, waters, and resources, so our families may once again thrive.

To achieve this goal, we have invited business partners to help create diverse economic opportunities including wind power, tourism, and aquaculture.

To learn more please visit ReturningToHope.com

“Our families want to return home.”

Chief Tom Wallace, Tlatlasikwala First Nation

Center Photo by: Edward Dossetter (1881) • Source: American Museum of Natural History Negative No. 42298

Gazette staff FORT RUPERT—With performers ranging from early alumni to current kindergartners, Wagalus School recognized its 20th anniversary serving the youth of Kipasse Reserve with an Aboriginal Week showcase of traditional song, dance and feasting at the Tsaxis Big House last Thursday.

Introduced by master of ceremonies Mervyn Child, Trish Rosborough gave a welcoming speech that highlighted many of the programs and benefits provided by the small, close-knit school. She also used the opportunity to recognize elders, educators and the Wagalus graduates in attendance, who were identifiable by badges handed out at the start of the event.

Local singers supported a wide range of dances, performed by men, women and children of the community.

The celebration, which began in the afternoon following the school day, wrapped up with a dinner feast for all participants and spectators.

The event followed an appearance earlier in the week by young students who danced for residents of Eagle Ridge Manor in Port Hardy.

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