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On the Cover Lindsey Innes Barrel Racing Photo by Paul Rudan

Lindsey Innes likes being where the action is River Runners brings together like-minded fitness friends

Campbell River Storm look to build on comeback season

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Stitching in 3D Carol Seeley takes the art of quilting to a whole new level

Carol Seeley sits at her quilting studio’s command central.

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agles fly off the fabric. Waves ripple along the seams. Trees grow out of the stitching.

A Carol Seeley quilt is not just a pretty bed covering, it’s a work of art – practically a sculpture.

Pinned to a wall in her large, brightly-lit, multiwindowed home studio is one of Seeley’s latest commissions. It’s a forest scene split by a tumbling creek and even though it’s far from finished, already tall tree trunks emerge from the quilt’s surface.

“I really like putting dimension in my work,” Seeley says.

Seeley demonstrates the technique she’s using to create the branches. Tiny pieces of fabric are applied to a water-soluble material to build up the pine-needles and mosses. When it’s all applied, the background is dissolved, leaving a mass of natural looking greenery that is sewn onto the quilt.

She is creating an image but at the heart of it, it is still quilting. Pieces of fabric are sewn to other pieces to make a pattern or image on what is still basically a blanket.

But she has taken quilting to another realm. The blanket becomes a canvas. Although she still collects and uses fabric scraps to make quilts for her family, she has become nationally-renowned for her artistic quilts.

She is in demand as a teacher, travelling the country doing workshops, and her quilts have won national awards.

Seeley applies an engineer’s knack for innovation, a photographer’s eye for colour and a naturalist’s love for landscape. The result is quilts that are marvelous not just for their beauty but also for the process that created them.

It’s no surprise. Seeley is a trained mechanical engineer and she admits being an engineer plays a big part in her quilting art. Most of her career as a mechanical engineer was spent working for Kodak, the film giant.

“I was educated as a mechanical engineer dealing with colour film,” Seeley says.

“I think both of those things – being able to draft and being able to use colour – are two of the things that really stood out right from Day 1.

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The blanket becomes a canvas

“That knowledge has helped me to be able to produce what I do now.”

Her engineering eye may have something to do with the fact that as an image-maker, she is a realist. That’s why she likes landscapes.

“I really need to make my quilts look realistic,” Seeley says.

Seeley even incorporates photographs in her work. She will print a photograph out on fabric and then stitch it into the scene and colour it.

The photo just becomes another piece of fabric joined with others to make the quilt.

Her studio is home to five sewing machines. One of them looks industrial.

“That’s George,” she says. George is also the manufacturer’s name and it’s written across the metal sewing machine in red. You couldn’t call it anything else because it dominates one corner of the studio.

Meanwhile, the command centre of the studio is a chair at the bottom of a u-shaped arrangement of tables in front of a bank of windows. A sewing machine stands like a ship’s console. On either side of her are three other sewing machines, all accessible via wheels on her office chair. Music pipes in from her stereo – classical when she needs to concentrate on her work.

She works on average about four hours a day but that can be a couple hours on one day, 12 hours another day if she’s on a roll. She doesn’t do a lot of her work in the summer because she and her husband Larry are often out on the water in their boat.

Boating played a large part in Seeley’s growth as an artist. After traveling out on the water, she came back to shore with a desire to recreate what she saw in her preferred medium, quilting.

“I had to start designing my own designs because there wasn’t any out there,” Seeley says.

The Seeleys moved to Campbell River in 1995 when Larry opened the Boston Pizza franchise. Campbell River was a destination they had always had in mind after Larry’s first career often took him to the West Coast.

Since arriving, they’ve been active in the community. Carol is a moving force in the arts community having been treasurer and president of the Campbell River Art Gallery. She is still involved with the gallery.

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Seeley is a native of Buffalo, New York, and moved to Toronto where she and Larry lived until 1986 when they moved to Vancouver for a few years before landing on the Island.

Quilting became a way of life for Seeley when she was looking for something to do after moving out west.

“You have to meet people so I started joining clubs and groups,” she said. “As time moved on I found that quilters are much friendlier than other people so I dropped all the other groups and stayed a quilter.”

In the end it is still fabric sewn onto fabric (left) but the results are magical (above).

Now she travels the country teaching her art and her quilts continue to win awards. In her hands quilts become works of art. The nature seascapes of the Campbell River area come alive through the needles, thread and fabric of her quilts.

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October is Breast Cancer

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ctober is Breast Cancer Awareness month and local Naturopathic Physicians of Campbell River want to contribute to this awareness. They are sponsoring the viewing of the National Film Board documentary called Pink Ribbon Inc. The film is based on the book written by Samantha King “Pink Ribbons Inc: Breast Cancer and the Politics of Philanthropy”. The line of critics accuses the pink-themed campaign of promoting quick-fix mentality, focusing too much on early screening and achieving a “cure” for the disease instead of researching causes and protection from environmental contaminants.

Many of the corporate sponsors of Pink campaigns sell products that cause pollution, are chemical companies that produce pesticides; are foods that promote disease rather than health; and cosmetic companies that use carcinogens that may all contribute to the chemical environment that contributes to the risk of getting breast cancer.

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On October 21st 7-9:30 at the Community Center in Campbell River, Pink Ribbons Inc will be shown followed by a panel of a Naturopathic Physicians: Dr. Ingrid Pincott, Dr. Stacey Savard and Dr. Anita Komonski who will field questions from the audience. Experience “docere” which is the Latin word for doctor, which is “to teach”.

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naturopathic physicians focus on causes of diseases and ways to protect against environmental toxins. They want to educate their patients on how to get the chemicals out of their lifestyle: to eat organic, to use chemical free skin and hair products; to look at their estrogen dominance either from their diet or their use of prescription hormones; to look at deficiencies like vitamin D and melatonin (especially in shift workers) and the role that inflammation plays in cancer cell proliferation.

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On the front lines Lindsey Innes likes being where the action is in Campbell River’s business community ❖ Story by Kristen Douglas Lindsey Innes has always been a high achiever.

A hard worker, she has always taken advantage of the opportunities given to her.

And from a young age Innes stood out.

At just four-years-old she competed in her first rodeo. By the age 13 she was competing at a professional level after filling out her pro rodeo permit on her first run – a feat that normally takes horse and rider several races to accomplish. Innes did not disappoint – winning the Abbotsford Pro Rodeo while competing as a professional for the first time.

While barrel racing and horseback riding is a huge part of Innes’ life, she’s most recognized for her work in Campbell River’s business community.

Innes, 26, has worked her way up to the events and member services manager for the Campbell River and District Chamber of Commerce. She has a large portfolio of responsibilities which include promoting the chamber, writing newsletters and media releases, recruiting members, hosting and coordinating business events, and meeting with members and ensuring their needs are being met.

Innes has come a long way since 2011 when she first started with the Chamber of Commerce as a summer student.

“It was only meant to be a three-month position, but it ended up being a great fit and I was able to carry on working at the chamber part-time for two years while I completed my degree,” Innes says.

“Since then, my position with the chamber has evolved.”

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After completing her four-year Bachelor of Business Administration degree at North Island College in 2013, Innes was hired on at the chamber as a full-time employee. As a lifelong Campbell River resident, and a 2006 graduate of Timberline Secondary School, Innes is thrilled to be able to work in her hometown.

“I really enjoy being outdoors and Campbell River has so much to offer in that respect, I think there is something for everyone here,” says Innes whose mother and grandmother were also born and raised here. “Not only is the scenery beautiful, there is a real sense of community pride. Working at the Chamber, I am able to see firsthand how supportive the people and businesses in Campbell River really are and how much they give back to the community.”

“A lot of my time is spent meeting with members to learn about their business and their interests and how the chamber can support them,” Innes says. “We have around 480 members right now and our membership is growing.

The chamber continuously works to create and maintain a positive business climate in Campbell River by developing business-building initiatives that focus on the needs of our members and community, all of which is made possible by the support of our members. I’m always interested in meeting with businesses in the community to learn

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And working with the chamber provides Innes with a front row seat.

She’s on the front lines, meeting with business owners and unearthing their goals and values.

more about them and to uncover ways that the chamber can help them.”

But while her day job keeps her busy, Innes still also finds time for biking and hiking with her fiancé and two golden retrievers, Beans and Wiggles, and, of course, her first love – barrel racing. Innes owns two horses, Ruby, 3, and Thirsty, 9, who is just working her way up the barrel racing ropes.

Innes is preparing to enter Thirsty in her first rodeo this summer. She’s

coming off stellar performances at barrel races in Pasco, Washington, Williams Lake and Salmon Arm where Innes and Thirsty had the best average over two runs in a field of 140 other riders.

of my life,” Innes says. “I love to ride and compete. I put so much time and heart into riding and to see that pay off in competition is extremely rewarding, but it’s my love for horses that keeps me going.”

Innes credits her parents for her love of horses, who also compete and own a ranch in Oyster River where they host sanctioned Barrel Racing events.

So does the payoff at work.

“I was on the back of a horse before I was walking – it’s always been a part

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“I always feel a sense of accomplishment when I can help someone to achieve their business goals by utilizing the resources and supports that are available through the Chamber,” Innes says.

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Mitlenatch W

ith spectacles, white hair and a midlength white beard, Don Griffiths is not what you’d immediately picture as a guardian.

But the “city guy from Vancouver” is indeed one of the guardians of Mitlenatch Island who spend one week a year roughing it in a rustic hut on the provincial nature reserve as a volunteer park ranger.

The gregarious nature-lover has bullhorned warnings to wayward anglers, encouraged wellmeaning day trippers to stay on the trails and even convinced a gun-toting boater who told him he “doesn’t like to go ashore unarmed” to

leave his weapon in the boat.

But Griffiths takes it all in stride.

“I think most people want to follow the rules,” Griffiths says.

And there are a number of guidelines visitors to the 155 hectare bird sanctuary are encouraged to follow.

Located in the northern Strait of Georgia, halfway between Vancouver Island and the mainland, Mitlenatch Island is a provincial park nature reserve set up in 1959 to protect colonies of breeding seabirds. It’s a wind-swept rock that’s home to thousands of glaucous-

winged gulls, pelagic cormorants, pigeon guillemots, black oystercatchers, ravens, eagles and many other species of birds. It also hosts marine life around the island including river otters and harbour seals throughout the year, and Steller’s and California sea lions from late fall through to summer.

Its name means “calm waters all around” in the Coast Salish language and the island sits in the rain shadow of Vancouver Island’s mountains.

It receives less than half the rainfall (75 cm.)

Campbell River does and consequently, you can find healthy clumps of cactus on the island.

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Island after it falls on the shoulders of a unique organization. The Mitlenatch Island Stewardship Team (MIST) serves as park interpreters, mild enforcement agents and field research technicians throughout the nesting season (April to September). They are there to ensure that visitor guidelines, set up to preserve the delicate nature of the island, are observed.

MIST volunteers live in a little cabin nestled in the rocks overlooking a small bay on the south side of the island. It’s rustic but comfortable and the setting is spectacular.

“It’s a beautiful place to be, we’re really privileged to be here,” Griffiths says. “Your

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A unique place watched over by a group of dedicated volunteers

heart soars to be here.”

MIST volunteers have the opportunity to help protect a natural treasure and the pleasure of learning about a unique ecosystem in a way only living in the same spot for an extended period can bring.

“I think the reason (volunteers) come out here is because we’re interested in and we appreciate the natural world and put some energy into looking after it,” Griffiths said. “It’s a privilege, not a chore.”

Volunteers are required to have some natural knowledge, an ability to communicate and

interpret and they need to be somewhat handy and able to live in the outdoors given the living conditions. MIST volunteers fulfill the role park naturalists and interpreters used to before the service fell victim to BC Parks budget cuts.

This is Griffiths’ fourth season on the island and he was lucky enough this year to get an additional stint in the spring participating in a monitoring project. A large part of the volunteers’ work is monitoring and recording plant growth activity throughout the seasons.

A walk along the island’s trails with Griffiths is accompanied by his running commentary on the myriad flowers and plants covering the

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(Clockwise from above) Railings keep hikers off sensitive habitat leading to the bird blind; Rustic cabin houses volunteers; Don Griffiths checks on nests. ground. Many of the clumps of flowers are known almost personally because the volunteers monitor them so closely. Griffiths exclaims with some delight when he comes across a flower that had bloomed since his last visit.

“It’s peaceful,” Griffiths says surveying the island.

“It’s not exactly quiet because of the birds,” he adds with a grin. “It’s definitely a break to come out here and spend a quiet week with my wife. You get attuned to the time of the tide.

“It’s a little bit like camping.”

And while there is lots to do interpreting and monitoring, there is also “time to just sit up at the bird blind.”

The blind is located on the east side of the island. The island is composed of three features, West Hill is the higher side and is off-limits while East Hill is lower but has a trail to a blind that allows you to watch the nesting seagulls.

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development. The island was burned by a fire in the 1950s just before it became BC Parks property.

Mitlenatch Island was once owned by the Manson family of Cortes Island who raised sheep and cattle on it. They would bring the sheep out in the spring and leave them there all summer. Eventually, a house was built to keep an eye on the sheep and ward off “mutton pickers” or sheep stealers.

In 1959, the BC government bought it from the

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If you go to Mitlenatch Island,

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Seabird colonies are very sensitive to disturbance. The following “rules” must be observed:

A mother seagull sits on a nest on the bare ground.

Manson estate and designated it a provincial nature park.

Up at the bird blind one day in June, the seagulls are sitting on nests on the rocky ground.

Crowding them in the nest are one or two chicks demanding food and warmth from their parents. Griffiths can give you a play-by-play commentary about the birds sitting on the nests.

“Until they get quite close they

don’t react to the crows at all,” he says in hushed tones. “Some of them with the young chicks are getting a little more aggressive but mostly they tolerate the crows walking in amongst them.”

It’s easy to catch Griffiths’ enthusiasm for the plant and animals of the island. They’re his neighbours, they’re his teachers and they’re his responsibility. He reflects great delight in living amongst them for his one week a year.

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When approaching the observation blind, KEEP THE PARTY TOGETHER AND MOVE SLOWLY. This will reduce the gulls’ anxiety and allow you to observe their behaviour and “family life” more easily. Remain quiet while in the blind. If the blind is occupied, remain well back on the trail until the blind is vacated.

If you are fishing, stow your rods while in the waters around Mitlenatch. It sits inside a Rockfish Conservation Area. (You can find the roughly square area indicated on charts). Because fin fishing often pulls up rockfish, which do not survive catch and release, fin fishing (including salmon) is also

closed in rockfish closure areas.

There are only two spots you can come ashore without disturbing the nesting birds. (There are no docks or buoys). Small boats and dinghies can come into the middle section of either NW or Camp bay.

Secure your boat and make sure it won’t be caught in a rising tide or stuck in a falling one. The welcome signs and start of the trail are visible from the water at the head of both bays.

Check out the information signs, make a note of the visitor guidelines and give yourself at least an hour to explore.

Stop by the volunteers’ cabin located in Camp bay. There are brochures available and a Mitlenatch island Stewardship Team (MIST) volunteer can help answer any of your questions about the island.

If you wish, a volunteer will take you on a nature walk to the bird blind. MIST volunteers are there as wardens throughout the nesting season (April to September).

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S S E N I S BU O P X E

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ampbell River Chamber of Commerce’s Business Expo is more than a business exhibition and is bigger than an economic showcase.

It’s a gathering that brings together the whole community – and those who would do business with it – to identify the opportunities that will move the region forward to a brighter future.

“Over the next 10 years we’re going to see

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incredible community development,” said Colleen Evans, President and CEO of the Campbell River Chamber of Commerce.

The Business Expo will be held Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Campbell River Community Centre.

This is a business-to-business event, providing excellent opportunities for local business and suppliers to profile their business, connect with

other exhibitors in attendance and identify opportunities to collaborate and leverage opportunities related to the transition that our community is undergoing.

From the grassroots level on up, Campbell River is poised for change and the Business Expo is a place where the forces that can both drive that change and take advantage of it will meet, develop strategies and pump each other up for the challenge ahead.

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Campbell River Chamber of Commerce’s Business Expo 2014 brings business and the community together.

“What we find is the businesses that participate in the exhibit do a lot of networking with other business there,” Evans said.

The public, meanwhile, networks with those businesses and with the panel discussion which is a feature showcase of the event. Last year’s panel was a blockbuster discussion about the upcoming major construction projects about to get underway – the new Campbell River hospital and the John Hart Dam upgrade. Last year’s focus was on preparing for the projects. This year Campbell River will start to see some action taking place and, no doubt, more work will be done on linking with the projects and ensuring local businesses position themselves to get contracts as well as local workers making sure their names are in for any job opportunities that arise.

The Business Expo is not just about business-to-business interaction. It is also an opportunity for job seekers. The expo provides insight into what skills are going to be needed over the next few years. It gives employers the opportunity to see what kind of skilled workers are already in the community.

Relevant to that will be work force development issues like what do immigrant workforce strategies mean for the community.

Topics of interest at this year’s Business Expo will be LNG development, the BC government’s job plan, local elections and business engagement as well as the Chamber’s Think Local campaign.

Discussions will no doubt include the impact local economic development has on keeping young people in the community.

What will that mean for economic sustainability?

But of course, a big component of the expo is providing an opportunity for businesses to promote themselves. The exhibit space sold out early, so the value of the expo is not lost on exhibitors who have signed on.

Coincidentally, the expo comes a month before municipal elections and provides a perfect opportunity for the business community to put the economy on the top of the political agenda.

Municipal politicians will want to be seen and heard at the expo both listening to what the business community has to say and outlining their views on what they will do to further business interests and economic development.

“The business climate is topical,” Evans said.

Underlying it all are the winds of change and how Campbell River will react to them.

“Some people people are reticent to change,” Evans said.

But the region can expect to see culture shifts, economic shifts and demographic shifts.

“Trends impact Campbell River just as much as they impact communities across Canada and across B.C.,” she said.

The community has a diverse range of needs and each person – whether it’s a soon-to-be retiree or a younger person – is going to see the immediate future through different lenses. They

will all need to get together to talk about those changes, those needs and how they can accommodate them all.

Not everybody has to have the same vision but they can all share a sense of purpose.

And one of the most effective forums in developing that sense of purpose is the Business Expo. No other event brings together such diverse sectors of the community to look at the future.

“I think it is going to exciting,” Evans says of the road ahead.

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t started as a solution fashioned by a group of practical problem solvers and has since made a name for itself as a way to make new friends and stay healthy.

The River Runners running club is a support system and an economical, convenient way to exercise with people of similar skill level.

With 75 members, the volunteer-run River Runners has come a long way since its inception 25 years ago.

As the story goes, the club was created by a group of runners who, upon registering for a marathon, were asked which club they belonged to.

At the time, there were no running clubs in Campbell River so the group took it upon themselves to start one.

“My understanding is they decided they would put a group together so they would have a club that they could put their name to for races,” says Erin Wilson, current River Runners president.

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Since then, the club has had a few reincarnations, says Wilson, with different people coming along to keep the group going. The club meets every Tuesday for a workout at the Southgate school track.

The runs are designed by physiotherapist Sophia Sauter, who volunteers her time to design exercises for the club. And on Wednesdays, the River Runners tackle the Beaver Lodge Lands for trail runs led by longtime club member Barry Kegler.

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Wilson says members appreciate that the club provides them with a running buddy and gives them the encouragement to get out and be active.

“I think for some people, they want to have the support. They join so they can connect with people in the running community,” Wilson says. “People make a connection with other people and they go running together. We have a group of women now that meet to go running together at 5 a.m. every morning.”

For Wilson, she enjoys the camaraderie and the sense of accomplishment people feel when they reach their goals.

“It’s been amazing because we’ve really been able to see people who really didn’t think they could run and they realize anyone can run,” Wilson says. “It’s so inspiring.”

The club is made up of runners at all different levels – from brandnew runners to elite runners.

Each September the club hosts a running clinic for people new to running or who are returning to running.

This year the clinic begins September 13 and runs for five consecutive Saturdays at the Sportsplex. Participants are given instruction on how to prepare for runs – including marathons – proper nutrition, proper running equipment and overall health.

The information sessions are followed by a run through the trails around the Sportsplex, with the time of each run being increased each week.

The clinic leads up to one of the River Runners’ two big events – the Miracle Beach 5 and 10 K which this year will be held on Oct. 19 and includes a one kilometre kids race.

The club’s other main event is the Merville 15 K which is held in April and is part of the Vancouver Island Running Association’s circuit. It’s one of eight races held across the Island as part of a series of five, 10 and 15 kilometre runs.

New this year, the River Runners will host a kids run, the Tadpole Trot, as part of the Frogger 15 K – a race sponsored by Greenways Land Trust which raises funds to go towards completion of the Greenways Loop – a pedestrian and cycling route that circles the city.

Wilson says it’s nice to see the River Rivers club so busy and so many people taking out memberships.

“It’s neat to see people connect and they’ve made their life healthier and they’ve made some friends,” Wilson says.

And the club is always accepting new members.

“We’re always looking for anybody that wants to join,” Wilson says.

“It’s a great way to meet new people. The club is very inclusive of new people.”

Memberships cost $10 per person per year and are inclusive to those 19 years of age and older. To register for a membership, forms can be picked up at the Sportsplex or provided through the River Runners Outdoor Recreation Facebook page or by e-mailing crriverrunners@gmail.com

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“Basically, it started with Alf getting a boat and then getting a wife… almost in that order,” said Irwin Harder general director of Camp Homewood. “Their honeymoon was basically on the boat. It became their home for the first several years.”

Camp Homewood originated in 1944 when the Baynes began ministering to families and children in isolated areas on the coast of British Columbia through the mechanism of the Goforth, a 36foot motor vessel. They operated

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But the need for a permanent home lead to the establishment of a land base on a farm on Quadra Island.

It came about through the convergence of the Baynes’ dreams and the wishes of a Quadra Island minister, R.J. Walker, who, in 1904, had settled on Quadra on a farm called Homewood in the protected waters of Gowlland Harbour on the west coast of the island. Before that, Walker had been ministering to the First Nations village at Cape Mudge

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where a chapel bears his name.

“Endowed with natural beauty, with a southern exposure on the shores of a sheltered bay, and strategic in its location relative to the coast, Homewood was ideal for our purposes,” Alf Bayne wrote in his history of Camp Homewood, A Candle on the Coast.

Alf, 97, only just recently moved away from Camp Homewood due to his health. Margaret passed away in 2013.

It was in 1948 when the Baynes moved onto a portion of the present Homewood property. The first camp was held the following summer.

In Candle, Alf wrote, “In the autumn of 1948, when we moved to Homewood, Quadra Island was still part of the undiscovered rural dream and still fairly free of the bureaucratic touch. The roads were

of that picture book, two-track variety, with grass down the middle.”

Alf noted the small community on the other side of Discovery Passage in Candle.

“The Goforth provided contact with Campbell River, not much bigger than the little village I remember when, as a 12-year-old, I was tenting on the Spit fishing with my parents.”

A camp was a means to an end for the devoutly Christian Baynes. The Camp Homewood website explains that camping, to a believer, “is an opportunity to enjoy the Creator’s handiwork. To those who have not as yet been introduced to the Saviour, it is a setting in which we can communicate His love and care for them, using the beauty and experiences around us as a spring board.”

The camp grew and grew over

The Goforth was Alf and Margaret Baynes’ first home and home to their coastal missionary work.

time, Harder said. Buildings were added, land was added. Then in the 1960s, it was decided that they wanted to expand further and started doing a more woodsy camp focusing on more rustic camping skills. They called it the Woodsman Camp and it began on the freshwater Main Lake in the north end of Quadra Island.

Over the years the camp program has expanded, involving more campers and reaching out to more people every year.

It’s been said that there probably isn’t many people in the Campbell River area that haven’t been to Camp Homewood at least once in their lifetime.

The camp offers a range of activities and comes up with creative ways for people to attend. There is an emphasis on family but besides youth camps, there are mother and daughter camps, father and son camps, homeschooling camps and many others.

School programs are offered as well and the camp has catered to youth organizations like Guides and

Scouts.

“We try to offer a simple program,” he said.

“Our activities are a bit more traditional camping activities.”

In the summer, there are week-long themed camps offered: a harbour camp, focusing on the main property in Gowlland Harbour; a ranch camp, focusing on horsemanship; a sailing camp; and a Woodsman Camp.

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Two local mines bring economic and employment benefit to the region ❖ Story by Mike Davies

espite a recent report from the BC Mining HR Task Force, which cites “human resources challenges” which “continue to threaten the future competitiveness of the B.C. mining industry,” the current state of the Mid-Island mining scene is strong and prospering, as is the overall outlook of the industry across B.C.

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In 2013, the B.C. mining industry’s total payments to the government and government agencies increased to $511-million from $504-million in 2012, despite the seven per cent decrease of total gross mining revenues across the province to $8.5-billion. This seeming disparity reflects the cuts made by the industry in capital expenditures, which offset the depressed prices for its key commodities (coal, copper, zinc) and increases in electricity rates, causing an overall 15

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The strength of two local operations are integrated into these findings, and while their fiscal impact on the region is obvious, their environmental impact is the concern most seem to have with them, and it’s one they are addressing.

As the only underground coal mine in British Columbia, and the only underground thermal-coal mine in all of Canada, Quinsam Coal employs around 75 people in the Campbell River/Mid-Island region, and contributes over $10-million to local suppliers and contractors on top of the over $14-million in payroll that flows into the local community.

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However, it’s also a leader in environmental sustainability initiatives. Quinsam was the first mine in B.C. to be permitted to dispose of coarse rock refuse within the underground mine passages themselves, as well as being the first to be allowed to test disposal of tailings within those same caverns and shafts.

They also have an Environmental Technical Review Committee, which consists of representatives from the City of Campbell River, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Environment Canada, and the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas and the Ministry of Environment, who regularly undertake environmental and operational reviews of the mine’s activities.

The Myra Falls Mine, 90 km southwest of Campbell River, is an underground multi-metal mine that produced 27,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate, 3,300 tonnes of copper concentrate, 900 tonnes of lead concentrate, 17,800 troy ounces of gold and 818,000 troy ounces of silver in 2013

and employs around 340 locals.

Because Myra Falls is located within the boundaries of a Class B park (Strathcona-Westmin), which is surrounded by a Class A park (Strathcona Provincial), environmental protection and sustainable land use is of utmost priority. In fact, the waste rock produced by the mining process doesn’t even come out of the mine in order to minimize the impact to the surface environment.

According to Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC), one of the largest business auditors and assurances companies in the world which prepares the definitive documents on the mining industry in Canada, “Industry analysts are forecasting the prices of most precious and non-precious metals produced in B.C. to see a moderate recovery over the next 12 to 18 months,” meaning that the production and fiscal impact of our local mines and miners should be strong going forward and continue to positively impact our region.

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❖ Story by Kristen Douglas

nce-a-year, Nunns Creek Park goes to the dogs.

Dogs of all breeds, shapes and sizes meet at the park before going for a walk on the streets of downtown Campbell River – with their owners of course.

The walk, otherwise known as Paws for a Cause, raises money for the SPCA and all of the proceeds will stay in Campbell River to help the Campbell River Community Animal Centre on 13th Avenue.

The four kilometre walk begins at Nunns Creek Park and takes participants around downtown as they loop back to the park for a Marine Harvest salmon barbecue and prizes.

This event has been in existence for about a decade.

Stephanie Arkwright, coordinator of the event and Campbell River SPCA branch manager, says this year’s edition has a special theme.

“I’ve changed it up a little this year,” Arkwright says. “We’re going to have some activities that are similar to circus games.”

There was a dog cookie toss where the winners threw a dog treat through a cut out of a dog bone, a canned dog food tower toss game where knocking

down the tower is encouraged, and a shark tank – a twist on the traditional fish pond.

A Bounce-A-Rama and face painting also promised a good time for the kids.

There was also something for the dogs – contests for the best behaved, best trick, and the fastest to lick a dog bowl clean.

Returning this year were awards for the participants – the top individual fundraiser, the top team, and the top youth.

Nicky Good, an avid SPCA supporter, changed her annual vacation plans last year to take part in the fundraising.

“I’ve been an avid SPCA supporter and I was just devastated when they left town last year, so it was another means of getting them support so they would return to town,” Good says. “We wanted to keep the momentum going.”

dog owners,” Good says.

“Obviously, they’re all dog lovers so you have that in common. They’re all dog people, so my kind of people.”

there is no minimum amount of fundraising required.

Participants have been raising money online through their own personal Paws for a Cause webpages that include a short profile, their fundraising target, and a thermometer that tracks how close they are to their goal.

Typically, 150 dog lovers turn out for the event.

The goal was to raise $10,000 which is $5,000 short of what was raised last year.

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Unfinished business Campbell River Storm look to build on comeback season ❖ Story and Photography by Paul Rudan

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or seven straight seasons the Campbell River Storm dominated the Vancouver Island Junior B Hockey League.

The Storm did more than dominate. The teams ran roughshod over the rest of the league, capturing titles from 1997’98 through to 2003-’04.

In that time the Storm also claimed a provincial title and picked up bronze and silver medals at the Western Canadian Championships.

Winning, naturally, packed in the fans for every home game and the team could do little wrong. That winning attitude also spread to the rest of league which was little more than

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The Storm changed the game in the Vancouver Island league as other clubs finally decided to invest time in recruiting and talent development.

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Ownership changes affected the winning culture and the results were a continual drop-off in performance and early exits in the playoffs which meant fewer bums in the seats.

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“A little short is a good way to put it,” says coach Stone, now 25, as he prepares for the upcoming season.

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made a long trip back to respectability. With every win, word spread about the exciting hockey being played on Friday nights at the Rod Brind’Amour Arena and as the team climbed higher in the standings, the place was packed like it had been during the glory years.

“Even the other teams are excited to play here because

of the fans. They are our extra man and the kids love playing in front of them,” says Stone, who was given the general manager’s job after the playoff run and had his contract extended for two more seasons.

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The Campbell River Storm expect this will be a year to cheer about.

you want the whole drink,” says the coach who grew up in Surrey, played Junior B hockey in B.C. and later at Arizona State.

During the off-season, the Storm signed some younger, talented players and Stone expects them to improve

his club that will return 8-9 players from last season.

Among them is Jordan Rauser, a 20-year-old who was born and raised in Campbell River, and who will wear the ‘C’ on his jersey this season.

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improvement over the previous season, but we want more,” says the agile defenceman who will play his third season for the Storm. “We were a close-knit team last year and that helped…we just didn’t score enough against Victoria in the playoffs.”

The team leadership will also be supported by 20-year-old returnee Osiah Friesen, who was named assistant captains by Stone this spring.

“The biggest thing that happened here is the culture changed. The owners bought in a good group of high-character kids who know how to show up every day and work hard,” says Stone.

The character also showed up in the community as Stone and the boys participated in numerous community events while also helping out with kids, seniors and the city’s homeless population.

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“I fully expect this to be our strongest team in a dozen years. I will be disappointed if we lose 10 regular season games,” he says.

He’s also hoping to see even bigger crowds this season at the Brindy.

“I think people want to see if we’re for real and not just a one-year wonder,” the coach says. “I’m telling you we are an exciting team and we will be playing an exciting style of hockey.”

Even Rauser could see the difference last season, especially as the team came together, “I think everyone was waiting for us to screw up, but we just kept winning and winning.

Hopefully we can do even better this year.”

Get the team schedule and the latest player stats at www.campbellriverstorm. com Under Lee’s guidance, the Storm saw a marked improvement over last season posting 18 more wins and 37 more points for a 30-14-2-2 record. In addition, the Storm won their first playoff series in 8 seasons and battled hard in the VIJHL semi finals.

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H ckey sniper has the ❖ Story and photography by Paul Rudan

In 58 games for the BC champion peewee A Tyees, Jalen Price had 160 points

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ow many 13-year-olds have their own cheering section? Not many, but there’s always an enthusiastic group to cheer on Jalen Price every time he laces up the skates.

For example, at the Island Tier 2 peewee hockey final, a large group of Price fans were in the stands at the Rod Brind’Amour Arena to watch the young sniper and his talented teammates crush Saanich 14-3.

Included in the group were several young ladies holding a homemade sign reading: We (heart symbol) Jalen.

And the team captain didn’t disappoint, scoring five times and adding a hat track in the romp which led the way to an eventual B.C. Tier 2 title.

“Jalen’s got a lot of talent,” says peewee coach Pat Corrado. “He’s a gifted hockey player but, more importantly, he works hard in practice…he cares.”

In 58 games for the KLP Construction peewee A Tyees, Price scored 112 goals, plus 48 assists for 160 points. And at the provincials, he scored 18 times in five games.

At the family home in Campbell River, Price talked about his marvelous season, giving credit to the coaching staff, his fellow players and one linemate in particular.

Action, not words, is more Price’s style as he pursues his dream, “To make the NHL.” You hear that a lot from young hockey players, but few have Price’s size, speed, talent and work ethic. He just turned 13 in February yet he already stands 5’11” – and growing – and weighs in at a very fit 125 pounds.

His scoring stats speak to his talent, but fitness and practice will make him better.

“He was a great leader because he led by example and works hard in practice,” says Corrado. “He’s quiet, but he’s like a Steve Yzerman type – follow what I do and we’ll be okay.”

The work ethic began at home.

His dad Dustin was also quite the young hockey player while growing up in Victoria. Dustin challenged his oldest son – the second oldest of four kids – to do better than the “ol’ man” and Jalen did just that with this remarkable season.

Father and son share a close

“Noah Fladager makes some nice passes,” Price says with a grin.

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work ethic to match his talent relationship, regularly working out together doing push-ups, sit-ups crunches and running.

It’s the type of workout that pleases Coach Corrado who doesn’t push his still-growing players to get into heavy weight lifting at such a young age.

Jalen Price out-hustles a Saanich defender in the Island final.

The Jalen Price fan c had plenty lub to cheer a bout this season

However, the weight room will become important hang-out for Price if he wants to continue on his path. He’s playing spring hockey for a Comox-based regional team and he’s on the Vancouver Selects who travelled to tournaments in Winnipeg, Toronto and Minnesota in May. Price’s mom, Kara, points out the players on the Selects are all about as big and fast as her boy, anwwers who carry the puck a lot are targets for the opposition.

Price has the support of his family, coaches, teammates and sponsor Corby Lamb of Capacity Forest Management, but his biggest group of fans are fellow members of the Campbell River Indian Band, including Chief Bob Pollard. The

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“He’s getting As and Bs. We’re pretty proud of him,” says his mom.

This fall, Price expects to be on the bantam rep hockey team.

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Chinese hot pot today, roast duck tomorrow

The Beijing House Restaurant serves traditional northern Chinese cuisine and a few Canadian lobsters too ❖ Story and photography by Paul Rudan

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here’s a reason your old fondue pot is collecting dust in the far reaches of the kitchen cupboard.

Recollections of burning fingers in hot oil and bloated memories of eating way too much cheese sauce or just two reasons the pot hasn’t seen the light of day in years.

However, at The Beijing House Restaurant in Campbellton, the “Chinese fondue” pot gets as much work as the trusty wok.

“Hot pot is like Chinese fondue,” explains chef Eric Zhao, who owns the restaurant with his wife Cherry Che, “but it’s also different. We want people to try different tastes and sauces.”

And Beijing House is different than most Chinese-Canadian restaurants that serve Cantonese style dishes originating from southern China. Beijing is in the north where the Mandarin language and recipes prevail, and that food tradition is embraced at the Beijing House.

Both Zhao and Che grew up in Beijing, and then moved to Canada in 2002. They worked at restaurants in Richmond before relocating to Campbell River in November 2008.

“A little salty and spicy, that’s the north Chinese way,” Zhao explains.

That’s when they opened The Beijing House and on the cover of the menus are four Chinese characters that translate to: Family from the capital city.

Using chopsticks – there’s cutlery too – we select different ingredients to cook for different lengths of time.

“Beijing was the home of China’s emperors for thousands of years and their penchant for lavish banquets, using only the best ingredients, led to the development of a unique style of cooking and dining,” says Zhao before heading back into the kitchen to prepare our hot pot.

Zhe stands by and suggests putting in the mushrooms first and letting them cook for a while. The beef is a different story, “Just for a moment, till it changes colour,” she gently instructs.

There’s different dipping sauces too she points out, as we pull out our boiled choices. Everything tastes fresh and delicious, but even better is the atmosphere and fun of cooking together.

Actually, the preparations started hours ago as Zhao requests patrons to call a day in advance for the all-you-can-eat hot pot. And there’s no shortage of hot pot ingredients: prawns, mussels, cuttlefish, thinly-sliced beef, pork sausage, mushrooms, broccoli, tofu, cabbage and noodles.

It’s all fresh and the cooking part is left to us. When it’s all delivered, Zhao come back with the hot pot which sits on a small burner.

The bowl is divided down the middle like a ying and yang sign, and on either side are two varieties of broth. We’ve selected veggie and chicken broth; both are mild due to our tastes, but traditionally, one side is spicy.

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Our meal lasts for more than two hours which goes by in a blink as we talk and enjoy great food and company. We’re all pleasantly full, but there’s one last thing to try, the chicken broth which is now.

What began as a simple communal meal for the nomadic tribes of northern China became a cultural feast with the ruling dynasties in Beijing and continues to be celebrated today…even here in Campbell River.

We’ll be back for another hot pot, but the next time will be for the chef’s specialty, Beijing roast duck which requires three days advance notice.

“It’s tender, light and crispy, you’ll like it!” promises Zhao.

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