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NORTH ISLAND
49th Year No. 40
October 2, 2014
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‘Namgis nets hydro funding Gazette staff A first-of-its-kind loan agreement between the ‘Namgis First Nation and the Government of Canada will provide up to $12.94 million for development of the Kokish run-of-river hydroelectric project.
Minister of Finance Joe Oliver last week announced the Government of Canada’s support through a P3 Canada Fund preferential loan. This low-interest loan is the first P3 Canada Fund project with a First Nation, and will help the ‘Namgis First Nation
to build equity in the 45-megawatt hydroelectric development located within ‘Namgis core territory. The infrastructure is producing electricity for sale to BC Hydro under a 40-year Electricity Purchase Agreement. A portion of the revenue generated each year
will be directed into a ‘Namgis Community Benefit Fund. “The Kokish River project embodies ‘Namgis values of
See page 4 ‘Loan lifts partnership’
• Dirty Deeds
Vandal trashes nursery planters outside Port Hardy business. Page 3
Scale model
• Slap down
Eagles peewees roll to sweep of Comox, Campbell River. Page 21
• Wild things
Kids drawn to Forest Week events in Port McNeill. Page 23 OPINION Page 6 Letters Page 7 Classifieds Page 18-20 Sports Page 21
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Lorraine Landry holds up a spawning salmon as Cub Scouts, Beavers and other youth look on during the annual Rivers Day celebration at the Quatse Salmon Stewardship Centre Saturday. See more in North Island Life, back page. A O’Toole
Stolen mask returned in Alert Bay Gazette staff ALERT BAY—An Alert Bay man is happy to have a traditional carved mask back in his possession this week after a private collector surrendered the item that was stolen four days earlier. “What a nice guy,” Al West said of the buyer, A traditional carved Huxhukw mask is back in the Alert who called RCMP after Bay home of Al West after being stolen and recovered purchasing the mask. David Faren “This is the second time last week.
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this (suspect) did this to me.” The mask was stolen from a shed on West’s property Sept. 19 by a perpetrator West described as “a local youth”. The private collector voluntarily surrendered the mask to the Alert Bay detachment Wednesday, Sept. 24, said Cst. Andrew Curtis. Later that evening, the suspect was
identified and arrested before being released on a Promise to Appear at Port Hardy’s Provincial court Nov. 12. He faces charges of breaking and entering, theft and public mischief. As the charges have not yet been sworn, the man’s name cannot
See page 4 ‘Mask finds way’
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