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◆ COVER STORY

WATERSHED WORRIES

Environmentalists fear losing old growth timber will harm city’s water source KATYA SLEPIAN

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ane Morden and the Watershed Forest Alliance (WFA) have been fighting against logging at McLaughlin Ridge for close to half a decade now, but with city council’s unanimous decision on Monday night to support their efforts they may be one step closer to a solution.

Sarah Thomas, a volunteer with the WFA, presented the group’s concerns to city council and called on the city to support the WFA’s efforts to pause the logging at McLaughlin Ridge and have a conversation with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations as well as landowners Island Timberlands.

The company owns McLaughlin Ridge and is legally permitted to log the old growth trees located there.

The area represents a few hundred hectares of the 250,000 ha that Island Timberlands owns.

According to Thomas, the Mclaughlin Ridge old JANE MORDEN growth lands were identified by the province as areas that should be protected.

However by 2004, the lands were removed from the Tree Farm Licence (TFL) and while promises were made to come to some agreement about how the lands would be protected, this never happened.

McLaughlin Ridge, which is about an hour southeast of Port Alberni, is home to a couple of hundred hectares of old growth Douglas Fir as well as the China Creek Watershed, the city’s main water source.

Currently, the watershed meets Island Health’s 4-3-2-1-0 water requirements but the concern is that if the old growth is cut down, that might not be the case anymore.

“It’s important to protect [the China Creek Watershed] because you can always treat water but this costs a lot of money and it’s never as good as the original. We would like to make sure that nothing really bad happens to that water,” said Edna Cox of the Save Our Valley Alliance, a public education group.

“It’s designated a community watershed so we’re asked to stay out of the area and yet logging continues,” said Thomas at city council.

While the city does have other, secondary sources of water in Bainbridge Lake and Lizard Lake, China Creek is the best water source that Port Alberni has due to the

◆ THE FIRST CUT done at McLaughlin Ridge was four to five years ago, with a large cut occurring in 2011.

Jane Morden of Watershed Forest Alliance says 50 per cent of the old growth remains. ◆ PORT ALBERNI gets its water from the China Creek Watershed, located an hour southeast of the city. McLaughlin Ridge is located at the northern edge of the watershed boundary. ◆ THERE ARE TWO water intake sources within the China Creek Watershed: a creek intake off of China Creek at the western edge of the watershed and a lake intake off of Bainbridge Lake, located slightly northwest of the watershed boundary. ◆ THE CITY PRIMARILY uses the creek intake due to its marginally higher water quality. However, if anything were to happen to the creek intake water quality, the city could use the lake intake.

Those two water intakes represent the redundancy in the city’s water supply, which means that it is unlikely that the two sources would both be unusable at the same time, city engineer Guy Cicon said.

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Logging machinery and leftover stumps dominate the landscape around McLaughlin Ridge, where landowner Island Timberlands has been harvesting timber.

filtration that the old growth up McLaughlin Ridge provides.

“The water comes down very, very slowly and it’s really well filtered [by the old growth]. If it comes of a bare slope or washes a lot of silt down then it’s not such high quality water,” said Cox. If a lot of silt is washed down, the amount of sediments in the water increase, as does the turbidity.

“When there’s turbidity there’s a problem because you can’t even treat the water, it doesn’t help,” Cox said.

◆ PORT ALBERNI’S water is treated with chlorine before being stored in reservoirs.

The city is currently in phase one of upgrading their water facilities by adding UV disinfection at a cost of $4 million.

There is also the possibility of later adding a filtration system at an additional $3 million.

The old growth also helps keep the city’s water supply steady throughout the year.

With the old growth there, the snowpack up on the ridge melts a little slower.

“The forest acts as a sponge so you don’t have all the water coming down in the spring melt and then no water in the summer.

“We’ve had low water conditions now for over a year; we didn’t have much of a snowpack last year either,” said Jane Armstrong, also from the WFA. Continued / A19

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Thunderstorm causes havoc Inbrief city newsline

SUSAN QUINN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

A sudden and intense thunderstorm caused havoc around the Alberni Valley, Tuesday morning.

Lightning strikes caused a power outage on Sixth Avenue that had fire crews scrambling to answer alarm calls, and a highly visible forest fire on Arbutus Ridge was reported

numerous times to both 911 and the Coastal Fire Centre.

At the fall fairgrounds, coordinator Ann Siddall stepped onto the covered porch of the Kin Hut to speak with someone when a loud crack startled both of them. Lightning had struck one of the spar poles used for logger sports climbing events, peeling away a

spiraled section of the 34-inch-thick pole like it was paper.

Spears of wood smashed the chain link fence surrounding the water pit and debris could be seen as far away as the animal barns.

The poles are insured, and will be replaced. “We probably won’t have them up for the fair,” Siddall said. editor@albernivalleynews.com

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Pley re-elected to lead chiefs

Port Alberni Fire Department Chief Tim Pley has been re-elected as president of the Fire Chiefs’ Association of B.C. for the 2014-2015 term.

The FCABC and city council thanked Pley for his hard work and dedication.

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Alberni District Fall Fair coordinator Ann Siddall examines the logger sports arena, where lightning destroyed one of two climbing spar poles and compromised the other, sendng spears of wood flying 30 feet away.

Province calls on PAFD for forest fire protection KATYA SLEPIAN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

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10-2401 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay CITY OF PORT ALBERNI NOTICE OF STAGE 1 WATER RESTRICTIONS Due to low reservoir levels it is necessary to impose restrictions on Outdoor Water Use including garden and lawn watering.

Therefore effective 12:01 a.m. August 1st, 2014 and until further notice, Outdoor Water Use is permitted as follows: Odd No. Addresses

Even No. Addresses

Stage 1 Saturday, Monday, & Thursday

Stage 1 Sunday, Tuesday, & Friday

All Outdoor Water Use is further permitted during the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. only.

Individuals violating these restrictions are guilty of an offence under City Bylaw #4494.

In addition to the above restrictions your co-operation in adhering to the following water conservation practices is requested.

1. Minimize water used for non-essentials such as car washing, and hosing off your driveway.

2. Ensure that sprinklers are not left running unnecessarily.

With the Alberni Valley at an extreme fire danger rating, the Port Alberni Fire Department (PAFD) has been called upon by the province to provide an initial attack response to any fires in the region.

“The province is on the verge of a wildfire crisis right now,” fire Chief Tim Pley told city council on Monday night.

“All indications are that we’re going to see a very bad fire season.”

The city saw some fires on Tuesday, with lightning hitting the Catalyst Paper steam plant and igniting a gas line.

Pley said that the

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For more information, contact the City of Port Alberni at 250-720-2840 or go to www.portalberni.ca.

Your co-operation in adhering to these Outdoor Water Use Restrictions and reducing water consumption wherever possible will be greatly appreciated.

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– Tim Pley fire was contained by the mill’s staff and was put out swiftly by the PAFD. The fire department was also out answering a multitude of false alarms due to fire alarms going off from power spikes.

Environment Canada reported 135 lightning strikes on Vancouver Island, and alberniweather. ca moderator Chris Alemany said many of them were concentrated in the Alberni Valley

region.

While Pley got the go ahead from council to pursue an agreement with the Wildfire Management Branch, as of Tuesday he’s not sure if the deal will go through.

“It’s better than a 50-50 chance,” he said, “we think they need to be here [in the Alberni Valley.]”

The agreement would also put the PAFD on standby for 10 hours a day at a rate of $200 per hour, while time spent responding to fires in the region would bring in $450 per hour. The agreement would also see the PAFD prioritize fires within Port Alberni. reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews

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Adherence to these restrictions will assist the City in meeting your domestic and emergency water demands. Should the dry weather continue and water use not be curtailed the City will be imposing further restrictions.

‘The province is on the verge of a wildfire crisis right now.’

A non-binding public opinion question regarding the 10th Avenue crossing will be placed on the ballot for the Nov. 15 municipal election after all.

City clerk Davina Hartwell advised council that the question cannot

be changed to a binding referendum because there is not enough time for city staff to complete the necessary geotechnical and design work in order to have an accurate project value by election time.

The non-binding public opinion question would be: “Do you support a

10th Avenue bridge crossing over Roger Creek with funding of $14.6 million from borrowing resulting in tax increases to the average homeowner of approximately $160 a year for 25 years?

Yes/No.” “I just want to get this thing done and put to bed,” Coun. Dan Washington said. reporter@albernivalleynews.com

Any new developments going up in Port Alberni will soon need to provide bicycle facilities as part of the development plan.

City staff are preparing an amendment to the Official Community Plan that will require developers to provide for bike racks when designing any commercial developments.

The amendment arose at a previous council meeting as part of the city’s new Active Transportation Plan.

Council has spoken out in favour of better cycling facilities in general in Port Alberni.

Grinding stones gain support

Port Alberni businesswoman Charlene Patterson says the historic grindstones that are on display at Catalyst Paper deserve a more public location, and city council on Monday agreed with her.

Councillors voted to support Patterson’s bid to move the mill grinding stones to a public location. City staff will add a survey to the city website, www. portalberni.ca, asking residents where they think the stones should be placed.

Harbour Quay needs facelift

City council will add repairs and upgrades to Harbour Quay to its 2015 budget discussions.

The subject of replacing the entry sign has been in discussion for at least a couple of years, and is being proposed for 2015, Parks, Recreation and Heritage director Scott Kenny wrote in a report to council.

Other proposed upgrades include adding washrooms, repairing the boat ramp, fixing the clock tower and clockface and replanting trees.

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Partners talk LNG plant KATYA SLEPIAN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

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Forestry on the fly

Ullrich Hechter, left, and Athin Mcebisi Zusipe Mthi, two of seven South African students with the International Forestry Students’ Symposium, prepare to take the steam train out to McLean Mill National Historic Site, Tuesday morning. There were 120 students in total visiting from the Vancouver-based symposium before heading to the Okanagan to study more forestry facets.

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant might be coming to Sarita Bay courtesy of a partnership between the Huu-ay-aht First Nations and Steelhead LNG. Steelhead LNG executives and John Jack, an elected councillor from the Huu-ay-aht First Nations made a joint presentation of what they termed an “Opportunity Development Agreement” at a special meeting of council at 2:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon.

The facility, which would be in operation in seven or eight years, would liquefy the natural gas that

DAVID WIWCHAR SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

A Port Alberni teenager was sentenced Tuesday in adult court to six years in prison for raping a 15-year old exchange student in Roger Creek Park on May 21, 2013.

Thomas Titian, 17, sat silently in the prisoner’s box as Crown Counsel Gordon Baines described an hour long series of violent sexual assaults, and brutal physical assaults against the young girl.

Titian sat hunched over as Judge Peter Doherty described him as “a 6’2, 240 lb. man-child”.

The victim, who cannot be identified, was described as being a fraction of Titian’s size when he pounced on her near the Roger Creek train trestle and dragged her into the woods.

When she was found

an hour later, she was mostly naked, bleeding heavily from head-wounds sustained after Titian beat her with large river rocks.

She was rushed to West Coast General Hospital and soon after airlifted to Victoria General due to the severity of her injuries, and remained hospitalized for two weeks.

She was able to give police a description of her assailant, including the fact that he was wearing a red ball cap, which proved important in arresting him the next day when he returned to the scene.

Titian, who had been in the foster-care system from the age of four because of abusive and alcoholic parents, was also reported to police by his foster mother.

When he returned home around 6 p.m. on May 21, 2013, he took his pants off in

the garage, saying they had gotten muddy at school.

Suspicious, the foster mother called the high school where someone refuted his story, and after hearing police were searching for a suspect in a violent sexual assault, she called police.

Titian pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault and choking to overcome resistance.

A charge of attempted murder was later stayed.

Both Crown Counsel and Defense Counsel Stephen Littley agreed that the maximum three-year sentence for youth was not appropriate in this case, and said Titian should be sentenced as an adult for six years.

In sentencing, Judge Doherty called the attack “a sustained, vicious, repeated, horrifying assault”.

Citing the volumes of victim

impact statements, psychological reports, and criminal assessments that concluded Titian might not be treatable, Doherty said this was one of the most thoroughly reported youth matters he had ever seen.

The court heard that Titian was tortured as an infant and toddler by his alcoholic parents, which is where “the ticking time-bomb that is Mr. Titian was made”, said Doherty.

“He is a highly dangerous, violent individual who is likely to reoffend.”

Titian will serve the first two years of his six-year sentence in a youth detention center, until he reaches the age of 18, when the court can apply to have him moved to a federal prison.

David Wiwchar is the news director at 93.3 PEAK FM.

Huu-ay-aht agreed to consider the LNG project because Steelhead has been open with them as to what it would entail and has taken their thoughts into consideration.

According to Jack, the Huu-ay-aht want to increase economic development as well as the standard of living in their community and that

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“when we do well, everyone else tends to do well [too.]”

Steelhead still has a plethora of studies to complete before the project can get underway, but Jack is hopeful that the project will get the final go-ahead. It’s projected to create 3,000 jobs during construction and 300 jobs afterwards. reporter@albernivalleynews.com

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Fire coverage heating up Farm changes a great leap forward It is ironic that the day after Port Alberni’s fire chief outlines a request from the provincial government for the city’s fire department to offer initial attack services in case of forest fires, numerous lightning strikes ignited tinderdry areas in the Beaufort Range.

The fire department was slammed with calls just after 11 a.m. including a fire at Catalyst Paper and multiple alarms activated on Sixth Avenue after power line insulators were hit. An extremely visible forest fire atop Arbutus Ridge, across Alberni Canal from Harbour Quay, prompted the first ‘initial attack’ call, as the PAFD was called.

(Helicopters flying for Island Timberlands extinguished the fire with bambi buckets of water and an initial attack crew dropped on site.)

While the forest fires prompted the ‘I told you so’ brigade to drag the missing Martin Mars waterbombers into the fray, the issue is so much bigger than an historic aircraft tugging at our collective heartstrings.

The response time once calls about the Arbutus Ridge fire lit up both the 911 and Coastal Fire Centre’s phone lines was less than an hour—impressive considering the weather and location.

Also extremely fortunate. If torrential rain hadn’t accompanied the thunderstorm, that small lightning strike could have ignited a far larger problem.

Forestry firefighting resources are stretched too thin. We are approaching a crisis in B.C. on the doorstep of the worst fire season in recent history.

Sitting on an island nautical miles away from resources is not a pleasant feeling.

It’s time for the government to come up with an adequate plan for keeping our forests safe in fire season. Or at least minimizing the damage.

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ICTORIA – The B.C. government’s intentions for the Agricultural Land Reserve have been clarified by a public consultation that proposes new commercial and industrial uses on farmland.

Political watchers may recall that this was the hill the NDP was prepared to die on this spring. It was going to be a farmland looting spree for right-wing property developers and all hope of “food security” would be dashed.

As I attempted to explain at the time, the changes have little or nothing to do with ALR exclusions. Now a discussion paper poses a series of questions, some of which illustrate the need to bring farmland regulations up to date.

The first one deals with restrictions on retail sales, a case study in arbitrary state control. There is

a strict maximum floor space. A minimum one half of retail sales must be produced on that farm.

Food packing, preparation and processing are similarly restricted.

This requires multiple duplicate operations of questionable viability. It brings to mind Mao Tse Tung’s Great Leap Forward, where farmers all had little iron smelting furnaces out back to make tools. But I digress.

“Amongst other things,” the discussion paper says, “lessening the restrictions on on-farm processing could allow the establishment of abbatoirs (large, small or mobile) on farms, to serve surrounding cattle, game or poultry farms.”

Then there’s cheese, fruit juice and even medical marijuana products.

And did you know that wineries and cideries are

allowed on farmland but breweries, distilleries and meaderies aren’t? (Mead is made from honey, and doesn’t have to be drunk from a bronze mug while wearing a horned helmet.)

Now that we’ve discovered that breweries don’t have to be giant urban industrial plants producing mediocre lager that all tastes the same, possibilities abound.

On-farm wine and cider sales have similarly quaint retail space and product origin restrictions.

The government proposes to allow sales of products not made on site, as long as they’re made in B.C. This could make more local retail beverage co-ops viable. Or it could spawn a wave of unregulated rural liquor stores that create chaos on country roads. You

‘As I attempted to explain at the time, the changes have little or nothing to do with ALR exclusions.’

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decide.

On a more serious note, there are a couple of questions about changes to the newly created “zone two,” the Interior, Kootenay and North regions. One repeats the government’s intention to open up non-farm use rules to allow certain oil and gas service functions on farmland.

This is to reflect the reality already on the ground in the Northeast.

What other non-farm activities it may entail is not yet known, as the consultation and regional meetings continue until Aug. 22.

There are proposals to bypass the Agricultural Land Commission for certain kinds of farmland subdivision in zone two.

These are where the subdivided parcels are a quarter section (160 acres) or bigger, or where they are divided by a road or waterway.

And finally there are proposed exemptions from ALC scrutiny of leases, to allow “intergenerational transfer.”

Continued / A9

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Popham toes a flimsy line What that means is retiring farmers won’t have to plead for state permission to remain on their own property.

Another exemption would “encourage the use of otherwise unfarmed land by existing or new farmers.”

NDP agriculture critic Lana Popham, who circulated a photo of herself with a samurai sword in a theatrical “Kill Bill 24” campaign, continues

Mailbag: Feedback on fire, firefights, war and peace B.C. playing with forest fire

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to insist that these changes open up 90 per cent of ALR land for “development.”

It’s a hypocritical as well as a misleading statement, since a portion of her own Saanich farm property is rented to a successful craft gin distillery.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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

At Monday’s Port Alberni City Council meeting fire Chief Tim Pley informed the community that the BC Forest Service had lodged an urgent request for PAFD to be put on standby in case it is needed ‘for initial attack’ on fires in and around our area.

This leaves the very real possibility of PAFD services being called away to a forest fire, leaving local response to homes much slower, or that a forest fire that occurs nearby will not get any initial attack response at all if the PAFD is busy elsewhere.

I will not venture to guess which would be worse.

We were warned months ago that this could be a bad fire season and we are seeing that now.

The forest service is quite obviously under resourced.

Now our community is on the hook including precious taxpayer resources in fire equipment and we are potentially left defenceless from forest or home fires.

And yet there the Hawaii Mars and Philippine Mars

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A helicopter flies over a small fire on Arbutus Ridge, Tuesday morning, looking for a place to land and drop off an initial attack crew.

waterbombers sit in drydock.

Last month 19,205 people around BC, including almost 2500 residents of Port Alberni, signed a petition for the Mars to be returned to standby duty. They are two of the most formidable initial attack fire bombers ever conceived, both certified and ready to fly for many more years, and one recognized as one of the most advanced urban interface fire suppressors in the world.

Not only should we bring back the Mars, in light of obvious and continuing changes in B.C.’s climate we should be permanently beefing up our fire preparedness, mitigation, and

resources.

The current system seems complete ad-hoc, patronage based, and ultimately dangerous and costly.

We are playing with fire.

Chris Alemany, Port Alberni

A little peace, if you please To the Editor,

It has been announced that the right-wing government in Kyiv, Ukraine, will be receiving military equipment from our own federal government. Those supplies are meant for action at the border with Russia.

This is close to an act of war, one of the worst instances of provocation and foreign interference

by Canada in many

years.

In addition, Canadian trade sanctions with Russia have been increased and Russia has now responded. Yet hurting exporters of Canadian foodstuffs bound for Russia will do nothing to end the civil war in Ukraine. Trade sanctions in general are economically unwise and politically dubious.

In fact it would be instructive to look at the last case of such meddling in a civil war, Libya. The country of Libya is now controlled by roving bands of militants aligned with al-Qaeda, not the result we were sold on when we sent our air force to join other NATO countries there.

Diplomats are fleeing Libya and the Tripoli airport is unsafe.

Up to the Dayton Accords of 1995 Canada was a peacekeeping nation, and that is a policy worth returning to.

Colin Frazer, Port Alberni

Whither thou goest, peace?

To the Editor,

Commemorating the “Great War” of 1914 -1918 is an excellent way to show our

respect and gratitude to the valiant Canadians who fought and died a century ago.

There is however one thing that sticks in my craw.

During these sombre reflective events, politicians are attracted to the limelight and inevitably read carefully crafted speeches—liberally sprinkled with emotive words such as valour, sacrifice and pride—but fail to mention the world’s march into that military madness was avoidable.

In the aftermath of the so-called war to end all wars, shortsighted leaders in the victorious countries imposed excessively punitive reparations on their impoverished adversaries and arbitrarily redrew the maps in Europe and the Middle East for their own economic benefit. Their intolerable arrogance planted bitter seeds in the hearts of the vanquished.

A generation later, Hitler would nurture those seeds with his Nazi propaganda and turn deep-seated resentment into apocalyptic fury.

Lloyd Atkins, Port Alberni

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‘We really need to have water’: councillor cooperatively with the city to ensure water quality is maintained in China Creek. In cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, we have installed a continuous water quality monitoring station in the watershed to ensure we meet the applicable water quality objectives.”

However, Cox doesn’t think that this is

good enough because while “drinking water is protected [that] protection will take precedence when there’s an imminent threat, when it’s basically too late.”

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Cindy Solda, the issue has been brought up at the Association of Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC), the Union of British Columbia

Municipalities (UBCM) and the AlberniClayquot Regional District (ACRD) and that a main goal of these government-led bodies is to change the way private land is regulated.

“One main goal is to get private land and Crown to be the same… we want to have more say,” Solda said. “[Water] is a human

right, we really need to have water,” said Coun. Wendy Kerr, “the forest companies have to know that they don’t own that water, they’re only renting the space, nobody owns this planet but we need to start taking care of

it now.”

With that, Kerr raised motions to give city council’s support to the WFA and support the organization’s request to pause the logging at McLaughlin Ridge as well as to request a meeting between

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From / A3 Armstrong is not sure what the future holds for Port Alberni’s water supply, but she thinks that with climate change happening that drought conditions will stick around and that instead of rain throughout the year, the watershed will be filled up by occasional huge downpours. [“If this happens] the forest is a natural solution for helping to control the flow of water,” Armstrong said.

Clearcutting also has another, more immediate danger; landslides. In 2006, clearcuts in the Beauforts, followed by a large amount of precipitation, were thought to have caused landslides that affected Beaver Creek’s water and brought gravel in debris into people’s homes.

There’s a chance that clearcutting on McLaughlin Ridge could lead to the same.

While Island Timberlands is required to replant trees that they cut down—and states that they typically do so within nine months —the high elevation of McLaughlin Ridge means that it will be generations until those replacement trees are big enough to serve any purpose, says Morden.

“This area is at a higher elevation, we’re talking about a thousand metres up, so it’s not going to grow back at a fast rate. Up there, you can have a 20-year-old tree that’s not anywhere much above your waist, said Morden, “and when the roots start to decompose from the huge [old growth trees,] then your chances of landslides are going to increase.”

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They had gathered to protest the logging of the China Creek Watershed by Island Timberlands. The protest was organized by a grassroots group calling itself Citizens for a Local Economy and received support from drivers who honked their horns as they drove by.

“We are all here because we care about our water,” Sayers said, “and getting together and talking about this sends that message.”

Torrence Coste, Vancouver Island Campaigner for the Wilderness Committee, told protesters that “too much of the forest here [on Vancouver Island] has been ripped off, liquidated and degraded permanently at the expense of

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Judith Sayers, former chief councillor of the Hupacasath First Nations, spoke to protesters at the rally in front of city hall on Thursday morning against logging going on at McLaughlin Ridge.

ecosystems, local communities and local First Nations... huge swaths of land are controlled not by the people who live there, not by the people who require these environments to be healthy and clean but by companies like Island Timberlands.”

Sayers also called out city council for not showing up to the rally

“This is an election year for the city council, let’s make it an election issue.”

Protesters threatened direct action up at the logging site on McLaughlin Ridge if they did not hear back from city council within a week.

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TIMESHARE

Harold Duff “Bud�

Following a brief illness, Harold passed away peacefully in his sleep at West Coast General Hospital on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at 86 years of age.

Predeceased by his brother Fred and sister Isobel, he is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Marguerite “Peggy�; children: Terry (Mel) and Wendy Gornall (Rob); grandchildren: Chris, Raylene Pace (Corey) and Stephen; great grandchildren: Hayley, Cassidy, Colton and Carter; nephew Rick Lord (Dor) and niece Barb Johnston (Pete) as well as numerous other relatives.

Harold was born in Port Alberni and raised at Bishop Landing on Sproat Lake. He lived at Sproat Lake his whole life and was a volunteer firefighter with the Sproat Lake Fire Department and served as chief for over 30 years. He had a well-developed, dry sense of humour and was devoted to his family. Harold worked as a steam engineer for the Paper Mill, drove for several trucking firms and then Woodward’s and also worked for a time at Evitt Electric.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, August 16, 2014 at Alberni Valley United Church, 3747 Church St. Cremation has taken place. Stories and condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.chapelofmemories.ca. If desired donations in Harold’s memory may be made to West Coast General Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, 3949 Alberni Highway, Port Alberni, V9Y 4S1 or Muscular Dystrophy Canada, 1401 W. Broadway – 7th Floor, Vancouver, BC V6H 1H6.

The family would like to thank Dr. Fraser and the team of doctors along with all of the nurses and staff who helped Harold through the end of his life. The care that he and our family received has been overwhelming and beyond our expectations. “Thank you!�

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Date: Saturday, August 16 Time: 11:00 am Address: 85 Leash Road, Courtenay O Lake Trail and Webb Road

Items: 66 Chevy Beaumont 2 door hard top (project), 81 Camero Z28 4 Speed (1 owner) - 71 Nova 2 door post (almost done project) - 396&454 Big Block Motors, Totally Chrome & Dressed 396 Engine, 12 Small Blocks, Most on Stands, 3 Munci Trans(?), 100 Year Anniversary 2003 Harley Davidson, 93(?) Harley Davidson Fat Boy, 4 Welders, Industrial Pipe Bender, FMC Tire Machine, 5 HP Upright Compressor, 16&20 Ton Press, LGE Gen Set, Engine Hoist, 8 Tool Chests, Contains Snap on Proto & More, 11 Chain Saws(4 Pro), STIHL & HUSQ, Valve Grinding Machine, Battery Chargers, YZ250 Dirt Bike(?) - LGE Amount Rigging Rope, Climbing Spurs, New Edle Brock Items Including Al. Heads, Valve Covers, Camshafts, Inch Mitre Saw, Numerous Hand & Power Tools, Carhartt Clothing, Work Bench, Pellet Ries, Metal Gun Cabinets, Knives, Fishing Rods, New Tools Unopened, Harley Leathers & Access, Western Saddle, Reference Car Books, 20FT. Sea Container And More!

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GIANT MOVING/ Garage sale. Sat. Aug. 16, 8am-2pm.

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Carrier of the Week GERRY VIGNEUX In July, Gerry achieved his four year anniversary as an Alberni Valley News carrier! We are very pleased to have him on our team - he does an excellent job on his Central Port route! He says he likes the people on it.

Gerry ‘s favourite pastimes are bowling, sports...and more sports!

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Thunderin’ golf KATHY WHITE SPECIAL TO THE NEWS

Tuesday was quite a day on the Alberni Golf Course for the ladies’ golf groups.

We got called off the course for thunder and lightning. After an hour and a half delay, back out we went.

The nine- hole ladies missed all the excitement of the storm: they were already finished and having coffee and muffins when the storm hit.

For the nine-hole ladies low handicap group Claudia Romaniuk won low gross, Marilyn Merwin won low net.

There was a three-

way tie for the lowest putts between Katy Lekich, Lee Anne Van Lent and Kath Stolth.

In the high handicap group, Lorraine Wilson won low gross, Betty Adair won low net and Diane Hoadley had the low putts.

Pars were had

by Kelly Gauthier, Romaniuk, and Stolth.

In the 18-hole ladies group, Carol Bouchard won low gross with 87.

There was a tie between Carol Hastings and Katie Cyr for low net with 69.

In the KP challenge Sandra Simpson won on number 1 and Shannon Haggard won on number 10.

The special prize was won by Bouchard.

SONJA DRINKWATER/ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Sweet air

Deklon Shadlock of Port Alberni competes in the wakeskate competition on Sunday at the Sproat Lake Water Sports Association annual event.

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Raving over art

Sarah Williams, owner of The Place at Harbour Quay, adds a little more detail to her painting during the second day of Art Rave earlier this month.

The original work of Port Alberni artist Vi McConnell is on exhibit at the Rollin Art Centre this month in “A Glimpse into the Magical Odyssey of Oil Painting”.

This art exhibit showcases McConnell’s original oil paintings and runs until Sept. 13.

Acrylic painter next in line

Shelley Penner will be the next artist showcasing her paintings of acrylic on canvas at the Rollin Art Centre. Her collection is of nature and especially wildlife, which is her passion.

Penner captures images like a photograph. Her art exhibit begins Sept. 16

What’s Happening at the Capitol Theatre

MUSIC FOR ALL AGES IS RINGING OUT AT THE CAPITOL!

SUBMITTED PHOTO

‘Salmon and Bear’, an oil by Vi McConnell.

and runs until Oct. 11.

Join us in the gallery for refreshments, Sat. Sept. 20 from 1-3 pm for her artist reception.

Adults can learn to draw

Adult Drawing for Beginners is for people who have little or no experience with drawing, but are keen to try. It could also benefit those with some drawing skills

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The Capitol Glee and Wee Glee Singers choral program is offered

by Portal Players as part of their educational programming. Glee is an exciting opportunity for children and youth to learn and have fun, singing, dancing and performing a wide variety of music genres including rock, pop and classics in a theatre/show setting. Wee Glee ages 4 to 8 years and Glee 9 to 16 years.

REWARD THE HARDEST-WORKING PERSON YOU KNOW! Do you know somebody in our community who goes above and beyond to get the job done? Nominate that person in our Labour Day Payday Contest, and they could win a

ADULT CHORAL GROUP New to the Capitol in September 2014. This is an exciting new opportunity for adults to enjoy singing contemporary music in a fun atmosphere. No auditions or prior music/ choral experience necessary. Just bring your desire to sing, have fun and learn!

$250 BONUS!

REGISTRATION FOR ALL GROUPS: August 28th at the Capitol Theatre box office 3:00 P.M. TO 7:00 P.M.

To nominate somebody in our community, go to albernivalleynews.com/contests and follow the contest link to our online nomination form. We’ll review all of the nominations, and choose a winner.

STILL A FEW SPACES LEFT IN ALL GROUPS!!!

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT JANET SCHLACKL AT 250-724-6008.

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

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Port Alberni’s

who want to improve.

Students will cover the basics of learning to draw using various techniques such as contour drawing, shading, and negative drawing and so on.

Classes run every Tues., starting Oct. 14-Dec. 9 (No class Nov 11). 7 – 9 pm Cost $140 for 8 classes, supply list available when you sign up. Please register at Echo

Sat, Aug. 16, 8-10 p.m., Nic Annau and the Rivals - acoustic vocal folk/rock Mon, Aug. 18, 7-10 p.m., Argentine Tango Dance Classes Wed, Aug. 20, 6-9 p.m., AV Transition Town Society meeting, film, discussion Fri, Aug. 22, 8-10 p.m., Doc MacLean Vagabond National Steel Blues Tour Sat, Aug. 23, 8-10 p.m., Sarah Tradewell Celtic, Old time fiddle & Song.

Advance tickets are available at Gayle’s Fashions and the Rollin Art Centre.

4904 Argyle Street, Port Alberni, BC Box Office: 250.723.1195 (Mon-Thur 3-7pm) CapitolTheatre@shaw.ca www.AtTheCapitol.org

The winner’s name and photo will be published on our special Labour Day Feature page Aug. 28.

Contest ends midnight Aug. 24.

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Drag racing roars into Thunder in the Valley Grant Howell of the Canada West Doorslammers, left, races during the elimination rounds at Thunder in the Valley at the Alberni Regional Airport on Sunday, Aug 11, 2014. Other racers compete during Sunday’s elimination rounds, below.

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Capturing the beauty of fireworks From / A15

We drove to Qualicum to deliver our auction pieces for the Milner Gardens silent auction, and while at the gardens we walked around and had a good look.

Here is your answer to “ How do I shoot fireworks with a digital camera?”

Of course if you have a point and shoot camera with a “Fireworks Scene” mode then that would be your choice.

Otherwise you must have a camera that you can shoot in MANUAL or even better a camera that will shoot in BULB (BULB means that the camera lens will stay open as long as the shutter is pressed).

You should also have a sturdy tripod, either a cable release,

electronic release, or a wireless remote, a medium length telephoto lens such as a 70mm up to a 100mm, fully charged batteries, and a good location.

The best shots would be with something of interest in the foreground such as the town lit up, the Orange Bridge, or the wooden Welcome Figures down at Victoria Quay.

The exposure on BULB would be ISO 400…f16 (try f16, if the fireworks are too dark then open up to f11); make sure that the autofocus function is turned off; and manually set the focus on infinity.

Take the first shot, then gently cover the lens with your hand or a lenscap. Remove the hand or lenscap

to take the second shot on the same photo. Gently cover the lens with your hand or a lenscap and if you are daring, remove the hand or lenscap and take a third firework shot on the same photo.

Try to arrange the double or triple shots so that the fireworks do not overlap. Two or three bursts on one shot are adequate.

The best fireworks images would be at the beginning before the sky fills up with smoke.

Any questions?

E-mail me at nsilverstone@ telus.net or see me online at www. silverstonephotos. com.

Norman Silverstone teaches photography through North Island College.

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1 5608 STRATHCONA ST

NEW PRICE

OPEN HOUSE

SAT AUG. 16 • 12:00PM - 1:00 PM

3873 MORGAN S CRES

217,900

217,000

$

$

CHERRY CREEK ESTATES

NORTH ALBERNI RANCHER

• Extensive reno in 2009 • Oak and tile floors • 1,160 quality sq. ft.

• Fenced yard w/ sundeck

• 3 Bedrooms + den • Feature fireplace • Nice 66’ x 125’ lot • Workshop & shed

3310 WATERFERN DR

419,900

$

4749 LESLIE AVE

$

349,900

2208 MALLORY DR

THE UPLANDS

EXQUISITE CHARACTER

MILLION DOLLAR VIEW

• • • •

• • • •

• • • •

Fine home built in 2011 0.22 acre on greenbelt Spectacular master suite Great 3,045 sq.ft. floor plan

9221 CENTRAL LAKE RD

299,900

$

Extensively updated 3,040 sqft of quality space 0.28 acre North Alberni lot Wood floors & fireplaces

2977 ANDERSON AVE

PERFECT VIEW!

HOME SUITE HOME

• • • •

• • • •

Panoramic mountain views 14.3 acre property 32’x24’ two storey shop 715 sq. ft. home

3948 MONTROSE ST

219,900

$

$

234,900

NEW PRICE

Extensively updated Self contained suite Large 65’ x 140’ lot Newer roof & windows

2209 HAMILTON DR

189,900

1,635 sq. ft. rancher Newer roof & windows Natural gas fireplace 14’x24’ workshop

4931 BRUCE ST

CAMERON HEIGHTS

REVENUE PROPERTY

• • • •

• • • •

• • • •

3 Bedroom rancher Backing onto greenbelt 28’ x 20’ workshop Large 0.17 acre lot

4 5131 GERTRUDE ST

$

159,900

8780 BRUCE STIRLING 5106 ST ARM DR

INVESTOR ALERT

• • • •

• • • •

3863 ANDERSON AVE

$

134,900

77 5558 BEAVER CREEK RD

LIKE NEW

• • • •

• • • •

102 5170 ANGUS ST

$

108,900

139,900

$

NEW PRICE

119,900

$

NEW PRICE

2012 one owner home Sits on a 44” crawl space Great location in Creek’s Edge Carport & nice shed

4746 JOHNSTON RD

JUST MOVE IN!

C2 SALON

• • • •

• • • •

2 bedroom & full bathroom Open concept w/gas fireplace Parking & storage unit incl.

810 sq. ft. w/in-unit laundry

NEW PRICE

$1,410 /month revenue Three separate units 0.19 acre R2 zoned lot Newer roof

ECHO AREA RANCHER 2 bedroom & full bathroom Original fir floors Modern kitchen & bath 53’x125’ fenced lot

179,900

$

Fourplex in South Alberni Generating $1,985/month Separate electric meters Close to transit and shopping

PATIO HOME 2 bedroom & full bath Fresh paint & some flooring 900 sq.ft. rancher Carport & storage locker

229,900

$

PICTURE PERFECT

MODERN STYLE Panoramic mountain views 14.3 acre property 32’x24’ two story shop 715 sq. ft. home

NEW LISTING

Breathtaking Ocean Views 5 bedroom & 3 bathroom Large Sundeck & 0.23 acres Feature fireplace & woodstove

4307 11TH AVE

• • • • $

319,900

$

19,900

$

Turnkey salon business Located in Adelaide Centre Established client base Quality equipment

6604501

OPEN HOUSE

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ONE PERCENT REALTY

Full MLS® Service at a Fraction of the Price

Wendy Lover

(250) 735-7283 wendylover@shaw.ca

$299,000

WHY PAY MORE? $225,000 OPEN HOUSE Sat, Aug 16th noon – 1pm

NEW PRI CE

MLS #368965

5820 PIERCE ROAD

MLS#378697

11-3535 BURDE STREET

• Revenue property on 1.13 acres • Separate hydro meters • City water & city sewer • Current rental income $2150 • Listed below assessed value

• 2 bed 2 bath 1440 sq. ft. Rancher • Adult 55+ gated community • Built in 1996, new roof in 2012 • Priced below assessed value • Low bare land strata fee @ $150 month

$265,000 OPEN HOUSE Sat, Aug 16th 1:30 – 2:30

$224,800 OPEN HOUSE Sat, Aug 16th 3 – 4pm

NEW PRI CE

MLS #375315

MLS #375101

4834 LATHOM ROAD

3636 BISHOP CRESCENT • Spacious 2736 sq. ft. home in Grieve Park • 3 beds 2.5 baths, 2 fireplaces, detached 12x22 wired workshop • Combination wood/electric furnace • Stainless appliances, quick possession

• Renovated 3 bed plus den 2.5 bath home • Beautifully landscaped private yard • Newer metal roof, new thermal windows • Single garage with alley access • Greenhouse, garden shed, workshop

SELL YOUR HOME FOR $6,900.00

FLAT FEE INCLUDES FULL MLS SERVICE & ADS HOMES OVER $600,000 ARE 1% + $900 IN FEES, SAVING YOU EVEN MORE! 6607130

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Beautiful Country Acreage NEW PRICE

NEW LISTING

Lot 9 Springfield Road • • • •

4.52 level, cleared and fenced acres At the end of a no through road Area of upscale country homes Pasture is ready for horsed, hobby farm...

• • • •

Do You Like Character Homes?

2,400 sq.ft. 3 bd/main with original 4 pc bath 9’ coved ceilings, lovely inlaid oak floors Leaded glass french doors, glass door knobs, archways 85 x 122 nicely landscaped lot

LD

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1,287 sq.ft. 2 bedroom 1 bath home Nice updates: kitchen, bathroom Large deck, fully fenced rear yard, 24x14 shop Quiet family neighbourhood close to schools/shopping

• • • •

3 bdrm 2 bath home inc. in-law suite down Coved ceiling, kitchen with B/I dishwasher 24x20 partially covered deck and 2 carports RV carport 11’7” height with concrete driveway

Clean and Tidy

Large older home in need of Major repair or demolition 66x125 serviced lot in quiet South Port Neighbourhood Lot is zoned R-1 single family Easy to view

• • • •

Cherry creek farm just outside city boundary Original farm house and 1,180 sq.ft. 2/3 bd rancher 68 x 120 barn, 4 bay outbuilding with 24 x 32 shop This is a ‘one of a kind’ property.

184,900

$

+ GST

Sproat Lake View Lot

Down Town Bungalow

2993 2nd Avenue • • • •

2 bdrm bungalow on 33x125 lot w/ detached garage Building requires some attention from handyman Currently used as office space Live in as single family or use for commercial/office

568,800

$

Here’s an Opportunity

• • • •

3500 Moore Rd

69,900

59,900

4220 Montrose Street

148 Acre Farm

$

$

South Port Rancher

SO

949,000

$

LD

165,800

$

Charming Home

NEW PRICE

3061 Anderson Avenue

53,990

6 year old 924 sq ft manufactured home 3 bedrooms and 1 4-piece bathroom Open floorplan, vaulted ceilings and bay window Seller will carry financing with 10% down

159,900

178,500

$

#19-6225 Lugrin Rd (Lazy Wheel MHP)

$

2549 12th Avenue

Nicely Cared For Home!

1,750 sq ft 3 bdrm 2 bath ranch style home .98 level acre just minutes away from city boundary Nicely set back from the road with private back yard Lg oak kitchen and living room, HRV system and much more!

SO

169,000

• • • •

$

Is The Country Calling You?

6329 Beaver Creek Rd

$

4916 Redford Street

384,800

Nature’s Retreat

10048 Falcon Road • • • •

Luxurious 7 yr old, 5 bedrm, 3 bathroom home Extravagant kit., granite counters, porcelain flrs Feature rock f/p & vaulted ceiling in lvgrm Stunning location, in a peaceful 5 acre setting

8400 MacMillan Dr • • • •

Driveway is in, drilled well and lot is cleared Boardered by trees on one side & at rear Less than 10 min to town 1.29 acres, excellent views of Stirling Arm

SO

LD

181,000

$

Top Of The Town!

3552 9th Ave • • • •

4 bedroom 2 bathroom home on fully fenced lot 23x14 wired/insulated shop-welder plug in vinyl siding, new roof, newer walk-in bathtub nicely landscaped lot with garden shed

THINKING OF SELLING?

Call Lance Engstrom (Full Time Realtor)

For A Detailed Market Analysis

2572 17th Ave

• 2,300 sq.ft. West Coast Contemporary family home • Vaulted post & beam ceiling, 3 bedroom main/1bedroom suite down • Two feature wood burning rock fireplaces/exception mnt. City and ocean views • currently requires some updating-excellent ‘sweat equity’ opportunity

250-723-8866 6604563

179,900

$

6504553

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Contact John for all your Real Estate needs!

Free Comparative Marketing Analysis

John Stilinovic Associate Broker

724-4725

Mid Island Realty 250-723-5666

Independently Owned & Operated 7880 Beaver Creek

$115,000

#28-4777 Maitland Street $134,900

3666 8th Avenue

$139,000

3754 16th Avenue

SOLD

SOLD

RESIDENTIAL LISTINGS 3752 5th Avenue

$166,500

RURAL LIVING

CENTRAL LOCATION

ECHO AREA • 1188 sqft,4 bedroom 2 bath townhouse • Major upgrades including roof, siding, patio, doors & windows • Close to all amenities

• 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

• 1600 sqft 2 bedroom 1 bathroom • New paint, new flooring, renovated kitchen • 54 x 120 lot, double garage and fully fenced

4021 8th Avenue

4763 Athol Street

5570 Woodland Crescent

4423 Glenwood Drive

MORTGAGE HELPER!

$ 169,900

$179,000

SOUTH PORT LIVING

ECHO AREA

• • • •

$112,900

Lot 14 Haggard Cove

#14-1060 Peninsula Rd

SURFS UP!

LT A-2653 7th Ave

4279 Ravenhill Avenue

2911 Burde St.

$59,900

$179,000

$195,000

• 3.65 acres • Nice Building Lot • Subdividable

Cheeyah Island Kildonan

Lot 12 Haggard Cove

366 Grappler Inlet

$299,000

FABULOUS VIEWS • • • •

Your Listing GOES HERE

Franklin Lot 1

TOP OF BURDE STREET

NICE AREA • 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.

Outstanding waterfront property of 1.6 acres Cheeyah Island is at the entrance of Kildonan Harbour.

One hour boat ride from Port Alberni Build your weekend getaway

$112,900

Property is located in strata-titled “Reef Point” cottage Units are rented on a nightly basis.

Take advantage of this unique opportunity Turn your getaway into an investment at the same time!

• 44 x 125 lot • Located in a quiet street amongst nice older character homes • Water and Sewer connections have been paid.

• Not many South Port building lots available.

$229,000

• 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms approx 2900 sqft • Spacious kitchen with oak cupboards, formal dining, sunken L/V with F/P • Master bedroom has 5 pce ensuite with own sun deck • Basement with huge rec room and endless storage • Other features: heat pump, natural gas, HRV system, thermal windows, security system

OR JUST RELAXING • • • •

KILDONAN HARBOUR

2000 sq ft 3 bdrms 3 baths recreational home Home boasts fabulous views If you are looking for that fishing retreat Make sure to take a look at this Estate sale.

$229,000

ALBERNI VALLEY • 32 Acres in the Alberni Valley.

• Minutes to town.

• Enroute to Bamfield and Barkley Sound

$319,900

Lot 38 Haggard Cove

BAMFIELD WATERFRONT • 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms approx 2900 sqft • There is vaulted ceilings along with lots of upgrades throughout.

• Outstanding moorage with foreshore lease.

• This ideal partnership property

$329,000

CHALET STYLE HOME • Chalet style home is perfect for the West Coast enthusiasts.

• Well maintained 1 bdrm with loft easily sleeping 6.

• L/R is open plan with floor to ceiling windows & gas wood stove.

• Renovated kitchen has island gas stove top, propane fridge & electric oven.

$339,000

BARKLEY SOUND • • • •

$112,900

• Built in 2005 and offers 320 sq ft in a “hotel style” layout.

• Simple kitchen, clean spacious 4 piece bath • 17 x 11 living room and a loft above.

• • • •

$309,000

GLENWOOD AREA

RANCHER • 2 bedroom, 1200 sqft • Spacious living room with gas f/p, beautiful kitchen • Other features include modern decor, hardwood and granite flooring • Back yard is fenced with room for RV parking

• West Coast Getaway in seaside town of Ucluelet.

• Cottage style home is ideal for your weekend getaways from the city.

• Enjoy nature at its finest on Vancouver Island • Fishing, surfing, biking, hiking or just relaxing!

SOUTH PORT BUILDING LOT

BAMFIELD & INLET

3 bdrm 2 bath home offers over 1900 sq ft.

Built in 2002.

Bright spacious living room, a great roomy kitchen Huge sun deck,double car garage, fully fenced yard and alley access

#13-1060 Peninsula Rd

BIKING AND HIKING!

LOTS & ACREAGES

$269,000

SOLD

• Very charmig 2 plus 1 bedroom • Close to Echo Centre, bus & shopping • Separate workshop & carport

#11-1052 Peninsula Rd

UCLUELET

CENTRAL LOCATION

• Affordable country living • 4 bedroom mobile home with addition on concrete foundation.

• 0.57 level acre with numerous outbuildings

OFFER PENDING • 2000 sqft home, 2 bedrooms on main • Downstairs has separate 2 bedroom suite.

• Good solid investment. Good ROI

$149,000

Enjoy the views from this 1100 sq ft home Salmon capital of the world, Barkley Sound.

Home offers 1 bdrm plus loft(sleep 3 easily) Seller may also include a 1989 Boston Whaler for the right price!!

OUT OF TOWN LISTINGS

4994 Argyle Street, Port Alberni, B.C.

CAMPBELL RIVER

DUNCAN

• 624 Niluht Drive - OFFER PENDING $176,900

• 3117 Manor Drive - SOLD $254,000

• 269 Springbok - SOLD $229,000

NANAIMO

FANNY BAY

• #102-4949 Wills Road - OFFER PENDING $169,900

• 385 Bates Drive - OFFER PENDING $274,900

• 2158 Ida Way - OFFER PENDING $259,900

COURTENAY

• 2680 Charles Road - SOLD $254,000

• 4777 Forbidden Plateau - $449,900

www.albernihomes4u.ca

• 220 Kennedy St - $254,900

E-mail: john@albernihomes4u.ca 6605440

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250-720-6220 Craig Filipchuk NEW LISTING $650,000 - 310 Grappler Inlet BAMFIELD WATERFRONT 2.95 acre prime waterfront 4 bedroom 1 bathroom 1300 sq. ft.

$139,000 -2823 1st Ave SPECTACULAR INLET VIEW Three bedroom two bath Upgrades: newer roof, electrical, heat pump furnace, and some thermal windows

4213 Princess Rd

Corner of Ian & Johnston filipchuk.ca@gmail.com

www.coastrealty.com 250-723-1800

$47,000 - 14 and $59,000 - 16 4935 Broughton Street UPDATED MOBILE Greenridge Mobile Home Park Nicely updated 2 bedroom Remodeled bath room New wheelchair front ramp Close to Mall

FABULOUS LOCATION Double wide mobile, 55+ park 2 large bedrooms, 3 pce ensuite Large yard, carport and RV space

$219,900 Sl 1 or Sl 2 3908 Marpole Street

SOLD

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

D L O S

200,000

HAVE BUYERS!

$100,000 - 4309 10th Ave.

$145,500 - 4701 Redford

TURN KEY RESTAURANT AND CATERING BUSINESS 50 Seat Restaurant

TRI PLEX Central location Close to bus stop

$79,900 - 3728 Argyle Way 2 bedroom 1 bath townhouse Open concept living room kitchen dining room Close to bus route, schools & shopping

$249,900 - 2340 Old Nanaimo Hyw

$290,000 - # 14 Headquarters Bay

$166,000 -3916 Shaunessy

2008 2 bedroom 1 bath mobile and addition, .56 of an acre level lot, new 26 by 30 foot shop

Fantastic 5 acre waterfront property, half way down Alberni Inlet, close to some of the best fishing areas, cabin is 80% complete, moorage at community marina

3 bedroom 2 bathroom, upper north port, close to shopping and schools

Lot 322 Pachena Road - 6 acres $260,000 Lot O Cheeyha Island - 3 acres $180,000 4356 Gertrude - Commercial Lot $299,000 3790 Meares Drive - .35 acre lot $119,000

COMMERCIAL SPACES FOR LEASE

NEW PRICE

$335,000 - 6696 Beaver Creek Rd

$335,999 - 7171 Beaver Creek Rd

$329,000 - 5694 Mersey Rd

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

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

6605705

NEED HOMES UNDER $

$699,000 - 137 Winter Harbour Rd PORT HARDY Wayne Ridley’s Fishing Lodge Turn key fully operational Accommodates 20-16 guest

8 3749 10th Ave 9 3751 10th Ave E 5292 Argyle St.

NEW LISTINGS

4309 10th Ave - $110,000 4701 Redford St. - $145,500 #14 4935 Broughton - $47,000

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,000 $ 869

,000 $ 595

$

,900 437

5250 DARNLEY DELIGHTFUL HOME • 3 beds, 3 baths, 2,726 sq. ft. open floor plan • Fir floors, main level living and so much more • 1 acre, pool, hot tub, detached garage

SPROAT LAKE BEAUTY • 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 1760 sq. ft. rancher • In floor heating, 9’ ceilings • 3 car garage, 100’ of beach, 1.55 acres

$

$

,000 179

NO EXPENSE SPARED IN COLLEGE ESTATES • 4 beds, 5 baths and over 3200 sq. ft. built in 2013 • Granite, marble, hardwood, extravagant lighting • RV parking & detached shop, all the bells and whistles

5342 OTTER PLACE

,000 $ 474

BEAUTIFUL FAMILY HOME

CASTLE ENTRY • 4 beds, 3 baths, 2700 sq. ft.

• Hardwood, slate, beautiful kitchen • 3 car garage & det. 900 sq ft shop • Heat pump, intercom system, grand entrance

• 5 beds, 4 baths, 4,709 sq. ft., open floor plan • Partially finished basement, heath pump • Walnut floors, 9 ft ceilings • .45 of an acre, rainwater system, trade potential

5797 FALLS STREET

,000 364

LARGE COUNTRY HOME

$

,900 354

QUAINT & CHARMING RANCHER

• 3 beds, 2 bath, 1,568 sq. ft. built in 2011 • Granite counter tops, maple cabinets & floors • 9’ & 11’ ceilings, heat pump, surround sound, fenced yard

OPEN HOUSE SAT. AUG 16TH, FROM 11:00-12:00

4763 MORTON

2245 HAMILTON PICTURE PERFECT

• 4 beds, 1 bath, 2280 sq. ft.

• Original hardwood floors • Newer hot water tank, windows, roof and more

,000E $ 205 PRIC W E N

5057 SOUTHGATE GREAT OPPORTUNITY • 2,775 sq. ft. of strata commercial space • Heat pump, alarm system, lots of possibilities • Located on the ground level of Victoria Quay Condos

OPEN HOUSE

3588 SWORDFERN

• 4 bed, 3 bath • 3,036 sq. ft.

• 1.2 acre • New country Kitchen • New flooring and paint

• 3 bed, 2 bath • 2220 sq. ft.

• College Estates • Open floor plan, HW floors • Granite counter tops, 3 entertaining rooms • 9’ ceilings

,000 $ 212

3572 MCKNIGHT

,000 $ 649

2600 BURDE STREET

,000 $ 485

3547 McKNIGHT STREET PERFECT RANCHER WITH BONUS ROOM

8720 STIRLING ARM DRIVE

$

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4003 JOHNSTON ROAD

,000ING $ 198 LIST W E N

FAMILY HOME ON GREENBELT • 3 beds, 3 baths • 1870 sq ft • Some updates • Very private backyard with hot tub

2320 11TH AVE NICE AREA ON GREENBELT

SOLD

$

,900 124

HIGH PROFILE LOCATION • C5 commercial zoned • Many options for businesses • Dedicated parking • Great investment • 3 bed, 1 bath, 1900 sq ft

OPEN HOUSE

4217 8TH AVENUE

BARCLAY ESTATES TOWNHOUSE

• 2 bed, 2 bath townhouse • Updated with new windows • No rentals, 1 pet under 20lbs allowed with strata approval

• 2 beds, 1 bath • 1530 Sq. Ft. • On greenbelt, nice area • Needs work, but solid house

OPEN HOUSE FRI. AUG 15TH, FROM 12:30-1:30

FANTASTIC AREA

3158 SWEET

000 $ 77,

• .34 of an acre just outside the city limits • Low taxes • No through road • In amongst beautiful homes in a peaceful area

www.maureenmackenzie.ca email: mmobella@shaw.ca

PERFECT LOT • .33 of an acre • End of cul-de-sac • Short distance to

www.coastrealty.com 4213 Princess Rd. Corner of Ian & Johnston

000 $ 61,

ISLAND TROPICS TANNING BUSINESS ONLY • 6 tanning beds • 2,800 square feet • Well established business & clientele

250.720.6034

toll free: 1.888.723.1800 fax: 250.723.1809

6605698

LOT 32, 33, 34 ARVAY ROAD

900 $ 94,

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The 2014 CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC wishes to thank the 140 golfers for their generosity and support.

Your participation is especially appreciated by our recipient charities: BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, Alberni Search and Rescue Squad, Literacy Alberni, Read and Feed Breakfast Program and the Community Arts Council.

We also extend a heartfelt thanks to our generous community for their many contributions….

Tire Amrikko’s Pizza Factory Maxwell OnCanadian behalf of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, Alberni ValleyDorothy Rescue Squad, Carmoor’s Cookery Arbonne Port Authority J. Mazurek AV Times Cecilia’s Deli & Café Arbutus RV Riverside Motel Gloria Meyers 93.3 The Peak KidSport, Wholesome Meals on WheelsRollin and Stepping Stones Childcare, Chase and Warren Estate Wineries Batstar Tours Art Centre D. Mihaychuk Aines & Tyler Electric Our Sponsors

Clam Bucket BC Children’s Hospital Salmonberries Nell thank-you to our sponsors and to the Foundation generous merchants and individuals whoDr.provided prizes, silent Alberni District Co-Op Association a HUGE Coombs Country Candy Boston Pizza Scentsy Joanne Nicklin Alberni Fitness and live auction items and food and beverage for the 19th Annual Charity Golf Classic.

Cypress Restaurant, Chances Rim Rock Canadian Alberni Engineering The Shimmy Shop Maxine Noel Alberni Valley Drag Racing Association Fairway Market Capelli Hair Design Starboard Grill R. Nystrom Alberni Valley News Hertel’s Meats Card Corner Collectibles and Arts Swale Rock R. Oakes Alberni Valley Refrigeration Homestead Cookhouse Cedar Grove Reformed Church Totally Board Surf Boards R. Parmar Alport Insurance Agencies Proceeds from this event have been distributed to BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and to four local charities.

Just Brew It Cherry’s Hair Studio Treasure Chest S. Penner Bank of Montreal Ladybird Engraving Circle Dairy Valley Wines and Water Ben Potter Berry & Vale Contracting Pheasant Glen Golf, Pete’s Mountain Meats EMWalk Salon Spa Little Bavaria Cloverdale Paint The&Coast Dave Poulsen Best Western Plus Barclay HotelMedia Sponsors Cassandra Ahern, Allison Ball, Bert AV Times Port Alberni Safeway Evitt Electric Co. Ltd. Little Valley Deli Clydesdale Auto Watson’s Paint Todd Robinson Bowerman Excavating Casavant, Bob Cole, Walter Collins, Alberni ValleyMacFive News Quality Foods Feline Concrete Pumping Coastal Community Credit Union Westcoast Aquatic Management Kathleen Scott Breaker’s Marine Dave Cusson, Cecil Dawson, Axel 93.3 The Peak-Island Solda’s Family Finishing Touches Mag’s 99Radio Colyn’s Restaurant Nursery Wickaninnish Inn Rob Shick Buy Low Foods Dyler, Bill Ethier, J. Gilchrist, Margaret Silver Sponsors Serious Community Coffee Flandangles Michelob Beer Art Council Windsor Plywood Norm Silverstone Canadian Tire Haider,Joan Alberni Chrysler/Alberni Toyota Terry Rai, Best Western Barclay Franklin Forest Products Mountain View Bakery Counterforce Alarms Wya Point Resort Kath Stolth Hall, Joey Kenward, Castle Decks Sarina Koch, Jim and Heather Lawson, Ramsay Lampman Rhodes (Lawyers) WalmartD’Sign Guy Funk TrunkFurniture Multi-Max Wynan’s Dave Swain Chances RimRock Gaming Centre Kevin Mackenzie, Anne Oliver, Erica Van Isle Ford Prizes and Silent and Live Auction Items Gone Fishin’ No Frills Dyson Farms Arrowsmith Golf Club Julie Swaney Clock Tower Gallery Schubart, Rob Shick, Neil Shipley, Bronse Sponsors Ahtsik Art Gallery Happy Soles Foot Care OffEntertainment Tangent Art EM Salon Comox Golf Club Marla Thirsk Coulson Aircrane Shary Stevens, Ian Stone, Dave Swain, Barlow’s Home Alberni Auto Works Sean Hansen, Chef, Alberni Golf Club Pescadores Fisker’s Fishing Fairwinds Golf Club Dr. Tilsted Denis Francoeur Backhoeing Breaker’s Marine Marie Swain, Terry Rai, Brian Rands, Alberni Colour Corner Hertel Meats Pete’s Mountain Meats Flandangles Cottonwood Golf Club Bill Townsend Don Clark Marie Ann Vogels.

Canadian Tire Alberni District Co-Op Beaver Creek Home Hardware Pot Luck Ceramics FlooringCentre/ Depot N. Samson Golf Printing Canada Pam Turner Dorothy Clarkstone Notary Port Boat House Alberni Fitness Houle Quality Foods Gayle’sand Fashions Golden EagleStudio Golf Carolyn Wess Evitt Electric Co. Hole Sponsors Alberni Glass Mirror Inner Stillness We would also like to thank the Rollin Art Centre Gone Fishin’ The Falls Golf Course Roy Vickers Aines and Tyler Electric Alberni Outpost The Ink Spot Gary Gray Coast Realty Frolic G & Z Pools Beach Golf Club M. Williamson Board of Directors and staff at Alberni ValleyRon Drag Racing Association Alberni Paving and Construction JalLong Design & Graphics Howard Johnson Hotel Alberni ValleySalmon Refrigeration Alberni Valley Bulldogs Jacks ExcelGolf TireClub Festival Society Home Hardware Saratoga Just Brew It Alberni Golf Club, the organizing We would also like to thank the Bank of Montreal Alport Insurance Jockey Save On Foods Houle Printing StoreyPerson-Person Creek Golf Club LA Marine committee of the Alberni Valley Best Western Serious BarclayCoffee Hotel ArbutusJal RVDesigns Jowsey’s Furniture and Appliances Joan Ackerman Board of Directors and staff at MacDermott’s Insurance Charity Golf Classic, the volunteers Coulson Group of Companies Beaver Creek Home Center Kismet Quilts Smitty’s Restaurant Klitsa Tutoring Sally Anderson Mollon Tyler-Mollon the Alberni Golf Club, our special Dorothy Clarkstone, Notary Public Beijing Grand Restaurant Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre Steampunk Café Inner Stillness Studio Ivan Blais and the golfers at the event for Pacific Chevrolet guests, and the volunteers who Howard Johnson Hotel, Liquor Store & Pub Best Western Barclay Hotel & Beer and Lady Rose Marine Services Starbucks Coffee Integral Hockey Group Angie Blake Port Boat House their generosity and support of Mollon Tyler-Mollon Wine Store Ladybird Engraving made this event possible. Our Sysco Iris A. Bodnar P.Y. Marine our organizations. Our apologies Southside Auto Supply Ltd. Big O Tire LB Woodchoppers Tim Horton’s Jericho Road Church A. Boechler Ramsay Lampman Rhodes (Lawyers) apologies if we have inadvertently Valley Vision Optometry Black Rock Oceanfront Resort Ucluelet Little Bavaria Restaurant if we have inadvertently omitted a Terry Rai Jowsey’s Furniture Marty Bowerman Southside Auto Supply Ltd. Food and Refreshments Bostrom’s B & B M. Robinson Construction omitted a business or an individual KD Air Anne BrookesInsurance business or individual from this list.

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Walmart Jal Design C. Buitenhuis Terry Rai Buy-Low Foods Budget Car and Truck Rental MAC Five Golf Walt Collins JW Berry Trucking C. Cauduro Toronto Dominion Bank Carmoor’s Cookery Buy-Low Foods McKay Bay Lodge Yolande Kari Chase Valley Vision Optometry Cecilia’s Deli and CaféFournier CIBC Literacy Alberni Multi-Max The Movie Store Mark’s WorkEstate Wearhouse RyanFurniture Cochrane& Appliances Van Isle Ford Chase and Warren Estate Wineries Warren Wineries Merit Contributors of Tournament Chase and McLean Mill Walt Collins Cypress Restaurant, Chances RimRock Circle Dairy Naesgaard’s Farm Market Contributors of Food, Services & Items for our M & D Auto Parts P. Craig Clam Bucket Cottonwood Golf Course Refreshments & Prizes Dave’s Catering Silent and Live Auctions Double R Meats Clock Tower Gallery Fairwinds LB Woodchoppers S. DaileyGolf Club Alberni Glass and Mirror Alberni Auto Spa Fairway Market CoombsNapa Country Glacier AutoCandy Parts Janet Greens, Finch Comox Alberni Golf Club Just Brew It Alberni Colour Corner Colyn’s Nursery andFarm Garden Centre Hollies Executive Golf Course Naesgaard’s Market Julia Gyori Bare Bones.

Michelob UltraAlberni Beer Massage Therapy Dairy Queen Long Beach Golf Club Nanaimo Museum Shannon Kjernisted Charity Golf Classic B.C. Foods Alberni Valley Bulldogs Misty Ridge Coffee David Poulson Flooring Northview Golf and Country Club Nexcar Joey Kenward Boomerang Cafe Alberni Valley Museum Mountain View Bakery Dennis Jonsson Motor Products Qualicum Beach Memorial Golf Course Nichele Portrait Studio Vera Lucas Buy Low Foods Alien Sports No Frills Dolan’s Gas Fitting & Heating Sunnydale Golf Club

Your support enabled us to raise $32,400.00 this year bringing our 19 year total to $530,000.

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SARA FOX

CERTIFIED STAGING PROFESSIONAL

NEW LISTING

Unlicensed Assistant

NEW LISTING

#204 – 5262 ARGYLE ST. $159,900

• New tasteful wood laminate floors and updated paint.

• Custom built rancher with 30 x 20 foot detached shop/garage off lane.

• Vaulted ceilings in the large living room that opens onto bright kitchen with skylights and oak cabinets.

• 2 bedrooms plus den. Master bedroom with 3 piece ensuite & shower.

• Central vac, heat pump and low maintenance yard on quiet street.

IMMACULATE RANCHER IN NORTHPORT

2883 1ST AVE

cathy@cathybraiden.com www.cathybraiden.com

MLS# 379674

AWESOME WATER VIEW CONDO

MLS # 378129

723-5666

• Within walking distance to grocery stores and coffee shops.

• Large living room with new vinyl windows and new laminate flooring.

• Large and bright kitchen with spacious eating area.

• New oil tank • On bus route. Lane access.

MLS#379428

$244,000

4994 Argyle Street, Port Alberni, B.C.

3672 6TH AVE. $129,900

• Bright and clean newer 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo • Nice quiet building.

• Walking distance to shops, restaurants and the Harbour Quay.

• 7 appliances included in sale.

• In suite laundry.

4835 MARGARET ST

Mid island Realty

Independently Owned & Operated

3 BEDROOM, 2 BATHROOM HOME

MLS # 378526

MLS 378020#

$115,000

LOT C -2687 1ST AVE. $109,000

• Fantastic view of ocean inlet and mountains.

• Located on a no thru road and walking distance to shopping and the Harbour Quay Marina.

• Newer oil tank. Newer perimeter drains. Roof new 2006, vinyl windows & updated plumbing.

• 2 bedrooms on the main.

• Unfinished basement with laundry.

• Lane access and detached shop.

CUTE AND AFFORDABLE

• Fantastic view of the water and mountains • Excellent location to build your dream home or summer fishing home.

• Walking distance to Harbour Quay & Marina.

66 X 125 BUILDING LOT

MLS # 377677

MLS #378021

5982 BROWN RD.

$249,900

• One owner home with brand new roof • Fully fenced with double garage and separate shop • Built-in dog kennels.

• Split level home with spacious rooms.

• Large living room with bay window and wood burning fireplace.

WEST COAST STYLE FAMILY HOME

3774 WALLACE

$215,000

• Spacious two bedroom rancher on large 75 x 124 lot.

• This home features crown moldings, a solid oak kitchen with new flooring.

• Large master bedroom with covered ceilings.

• Large & bright bathroom with a 2-sink vanity & new flooring.

• 200 amp service, new furnace, alarm system and in-ground sprinklers • Newer detached wired garage/shop and tool shed. Quick possession is available.

RANCHER IN UPPER ECHO AREA

MLS # 377449

2248 CAMERON DR.

$239,900

• Nice private setting in quiet preferred neighborhood.

• Very large home with 5 bedrooms and very large family room.

• In-law suite in daylight basement with some new flooring and paint.

• New roof. Private yard. Double Garage.

• All situated on 0.28 acre lot. Quick Possession available.

PANORAMIC INLET VIEWS!

NEW PRICE

• 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom family home • New roof, all new centra vinyl windows, new Lennox heat pump, new carpet.

• Stunning dark laminate floors.

• Kitchen has new countertops, sink, lighting, range hood and attractive back splash tile.

• Large living room with replace and bay window, Open floor plan.

• Built-in Electrolux central vaccuum & new hot water tank.

PREFERRED AREA OF UPPER SOUTH PORT

MLS # 377306

5055 LESLIE

$189,900

• Located in a quiet family neighbourhood in preferred North Port.

• Home is immaculate with some new flooring & 3 bedrooms on the main.

• Large living room with lots of character, coved ceilings and new appliances.

• Updated wiring, plumbing and a new furnace.

• Private backyard with large, wired & insulated 2 bay shop.

4 BEDROOM 2 BATHROOM CHARACTER HOME

NEW PRICE

#301-2825 3RD AVE. $159,900

PREFERRED UPPER NORTHPORT

4804 BURDE ST.

$179,900

BRIGHT & SPACIOUS 3 BDRM HOME ON DOUBLE LOT

SOLD

2718 7TH AVE.

BRIGHT AND MODERN FAMILY HOME

NEW PRICE

• Lots of very large new windows letting in the light.

• Cute country kitchen w/ all new stainless steel appliances.

• Very large living room w/ hardwood floors.

• Beautiful brand new cedar deck for relaxing & entertaining.

• Newly finished spacious rec room is tastefully done.

• Covered carport and security system.

• Home has had many updates, newer roof and windows, updated plumbing, electrical and furnace.

NEW PRICE

$299,900

• Home has been tastefully redone with new kitchen, bathrooms, and flooring throughout.

• Updates also include new 200 amp electrical, vinyl windows, metal roof and heat pump.

• Spacious living room. Large country kitchen. 3 bedrooms up. Very large master with spacious walk in closet.

• Attractive front veranda. Large covered back deck.

• Large double detached shop a bonus. Nicely landscaped and fenced backyard.

MLS #376741

5270 TEBO

2968 1ST AVE.

NEW 3 BEDROOM RANCHER

$221,000

CHARMING 4 BEDROOM CHARACTER HOME

5320 DARNLEY RD.

IMMACULATE NEWER HOME

MLS #363617

MLS #369016

MLS #339661

2678 ANDERSON AVE. $249,500

19190 PACIFIC RIM HWY. $356,000

EASY MAINTENANCE IMMACULATE RANCHER

BEST PRICED SPROAT LAKE WATERFRONT

44 X 125 FOOT BUILDING LOT

$675,000

• Country style kitchen has beautiful cabinetry and a very large island.

• Living room has cozy wood insert & french doors onto deck.

• In floor radiant heat keeps house consistently warm.

• Built in vacuum. Air exchanger.

• Large wired and insulated shop with woodstove and bathroom.

• RV and boat carport with built in sewer. 5 covered parking spaces.

• Fully landscaped and fenced yard with in ground irrigation sprinkler system.

SOLD

• 1556 sq ft 3 bdrm (3rd bdrm converted to den), 2 bath home • Open plan, updated kitchen,large living room w/ gas FP. • BI vacuum, security, air exchanger, double garage, • Electric hot water heat system.

• Nicely finished yard with fruit trees.

MLS #376280

MLS #369370

$199,000

3641 ANDERSON AVE. $119,900

• 4 bedrooms and den on large 44x176 lot.

• Large living room with gas fireplace, original fir wood floors, gas furnace, high ceilings & lots of storage areas.

• Nice country kitchen with oak cabinets & door leading to sundeck which overlooks private rear yard with lane access and RV parking.

• Full walk-out basement with separate entrance.

• Quick possession is possible. Excellent location great family home!

NORTHPORT CHARACTER HOME

• Waterfront lot easily accessible from the highway with a good shared road • Half acre, 66 ft of waterfront, clean, clear fresh water great for swimming, kayaking and fishing

GREAT STARTER HOME OR INVESTMENT

MLS #371867

MLS #360332

3551 HUFF DR.

$239,500

• 55 plus, very spacious 1250 sqft patio home featuring 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and large living room with gas fireplace.

• Extra large covered patio that includes a gas bbq • 4 skylights all with their own installed blinds.

HILLCREST VILLA PATIO HOME

SOLD $159,900

• Sits on a large 66 x 120 lot.

• Features a newer 30 x 24 detached shop off the lane.

• Updated bright kitchen and newer bathroom fixtures. New fridge.

• Brand new roof. Newer siding. High efficiency furnace 2004.

• House rewired. Large living room. Large backyard.

• · Security system.

CUTE 2 BEDROOM HOUSE

4488 BEALE ST.

$169,900

• Just reduced by $ 10,000.

• Separate entrances, separate meters.

• Two - 2 bedroom units. Shared laundry.

• Located in quiet residential area near elementary school.

• Walking distance to shopping and coffee shops.

ATTENTION INVESTORS!

NEW PRICE

SOLD

MLS #376739

3673 ANDERSON

• Three bedroom home located centrally • Newer vinyl windows, new roof & New hot water tank.

• Large living room with laminate oors.

• Lane access to backyard.

• Fenced yard.

• On bus route.

NEW PRICE

MLS #363617

$39,900

• South Port location amongst nice homes.

• Some ocean views.

• Sewer connection to lot.

• Lane access.

4753 LATHOM

SOLD

• Located on a nice quiet street, large deck with water views • Hardwood & bamboo floors • Large, bright updated kitchen & bathroom • Many updates including electrical, plumbing & thermal windows • Large 66x125 private fully fenced yard

NEW PRICE

$249,900

• Tastefully done with attractive dark laminate floors and Kitchen cabinets.

• Spacious and bright living room area and large dining room with plenty of space for large dining room table and hutch.

• Patio off of the beautiful new kitchen.

• Master bedroom is spacious with nice walk in closet and ensuite.

• The yard is partially fenced and backs onto a nicely landscaped park area.

• Double garage and plenty of room to park an RV in the driveway area. Quick possession available.

MLS #369370

MLS #376807

MLS #376737

• This lovely 2 bdrm, 1 bath condo features open floor plan, plenty of windows let the natural light in, nice sized laundry/storage room & gas fireplace in the lvng rm.

• Amazing views of the mountains and the ocean from this unit situated on a corner giving you extra patio space.

• This building has secured entry, single parking stall & storage room in the basement as well as having your own laundry in your unit & public transportation only a few steps away!

MLS #376762

4639 SOUTHGATE

MLS # 348318

MASSACRE ISLAND

$479,900

• Your own exclusive island retreat on the crystal clear waters of Sproat Lake!

• Over 1000 ft of water frontage, incredible panoramic mountain and lake views, and 0.85 acre of wooded tranquility

SPROAT LAKE ISLAND WITH CABIN

6607635

MLS #371820

4131 CLEGG CRES. S. $284,900

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