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‘He needs, I have.’ How does one say thank you to a woman willing to donate a kidney to a man she hardly knows?
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On Nov. 3, Allison Dupuis will donate one of her kidneys to Dave Jansma, whose own kidneys are failing.
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For the second time in a decade, Dave Jansma will receive a transplant KATYA SLEPIAN
Fortunately, the VGH team worked quickly and within eight days of being there, Dave was diagnosed with chronic bronchiolitis due to his autoimmune issues. “When you’re on anti-rejection meds, on immunosuppressants, it paints a different picture,” she said. Within 24 hours of diagnosis, Dave was able to breathe again. “I could talk to him on the phone and he wasn’t gasping,” Colleen said. With Dave’s condition stabilized, he now needed a kidney donor. His kidney donor, Allison Dupuis, entered into the picture almost by accident when a mutual friend of hers and the Jansmas mentioned that Dave needed a transplant. “And that was the end of it for me,” said Depuis, who instantly asked for Dave’s blood type. They were both type O. She didn’t say it out loud, but the thought that flashed through her mind was “I’m going to have to give him a kidney now.” Then began the process of becoming a kidney donor, a process that wasn’t finalized until Friday, Oct. 24, less than two weeks before the transplant date on Monday, Nov. 3. The process involved intensive medical and psychological testing to make sure that Depuis was suitable. As a police officer, Depuis needed to ensure that she could work with only one kidney and that she could take the time off to recover. Depuis also ran the idea by her husband, Steve, “because he’s my spouse, he’s really along for the ride.” “It’s just the way I’m wired. He needs, I have,” she said. “It wasn’t a conscious decision.” It was more like a calling. “I firmly believe that this was set in place long before, that this was the answer. Every single thing was in line, it’s God’s hand.” The spiritual side has been hard for Depuis to explain to others but it’s the reason why the decision was so easy for her.
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ew people are lucky enough to have even one person in their lives willing to give them an organ, but Dave Jansma has two. Jansma’s sister Marianne donated part of her liver to him eight years ago after Dave developed primary sclerosing cholangitis. The disease causes the bile ducts in the liver to become blocked due to inflammation and ultimately leads to liver failure. When Dave was diagnosed, he had only a six-month window during which he could receive a transplant. Fortunately, Marianne was a match and Dave received what was then only the 13th living donor transplant ever performed in B.C. and the first of the year in December 2006. With liver transplants generally expected to last more than 25 years, Dave never expected to have go through the organ transplant process again so soon. However, during the 2013 B.C. Day long weekend in August, Dave started to have trouble catching his breath. “I had a cough, I had a hard time catching my breath,” Dave said. It was bad enough that he went to the emergency room to have doctors take a look at what was going on. Not wanting to spend the night at the hospital, he went home to see if it would get better on its own. Dave spent the next few months having a variety of tests and procedures performed but nothing helped. “It’d get better, it’d get worse, it’d get better, worse,” he said. In December 2013, fed up with a lack of results, Dave went back to the emergency room. This time, he spent two weeks at West Coast General Hospital (WCGH) where he was put on an anti-inflammatory drug called prednisone. Unfortunately, the short-term length of the dose wasn’t enough to help much. Feeling slightly better, Dave was discharged from the hospital
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Ten years ago Dave Jansma received a life-saving liver transplant using a piece of liver his sister donated. Next week Jansma will receive his second life-saving living donor transplant when Allison Dupuis donates a kidney to Jansma, whose own kidneys are failing.
for two weeks until he started feeling worse. “At the beginning of January, it hit me again.” He was sent to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) for more testing. It was then that Dave found out that his kidneys were failing. Earlier in 2013, he’d found out that his kidneys were functioning at 30 per cent, which is high enough to be asymptomatic. However, on Jan. 15, 2014, his kidney function had fallen drastically enough to qualify as renal failure and he began dialysis. “They still couldn’t nail down what was the cause of the respiratory issues,” Dave said. “Or even the kidney issues,” his wife Colleen said. “Why did it go from 30 to zero so fast?” Colleen felt a horrible sense of deja vu when an ambulance attendant told her Dave would need a kidney transplant.
‘I firmly believe that this was set in place long before, that this was the answer... it’s in God’s hand.’ – Allison Dupuis “As soon as those world came out of her mouth it was just, oh, another one? That was horrible because that liver transplant was really hard.” But even getting Dave on dialysis didn’t help much. “His reactions post-dialysis were horrible,” she said, adding that post-dialysis “Dave looked like a wind could blow him over.” It all came to a head one dialysis day in the spring of 2014. Dave underwent a bronchoscopy in the morning and then dialysis in the
afternoon and finished the day looking so weak that Colleen was scared to take him home. But Dave insisted and went home, falling asleep quickly. “Then a little while later he texted me from the bedroom” asking Colleen to call him an ambulance. Dave was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in the lungs. Tired of never seeing Dave getting better and worried that his lungs would fail before the NRGH team figured out the problem, Colleen insisted that he be transferred over to the transplant team at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH). “This lung thing was ready to take him out, he was gasping for air. He couldn’t brush his teeth without taking breaks, he couldn’t eat.” By the time Dave was taken to VGH, he was doing so poorly that Colleen wasn’t sure if she would see him again.
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Huu-ay-aht sign tentative LNG deal in India KATYA SLEPIAN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
The Premier’s India Trade Mission was a successful one for both the Huu-ay-aht First Nations and the Port Alberni Port Authority. Huu-ay-aht executive director James Edwards said that “the India trip was very productive” for them.
The Huu-ay“It’s a starting aht signed a point to work letter of intent from,” he said. regarding LNG Timber with an Indian shipped via company the proposed Edwards Port Authority declined to Transshipment JAMES name. While Hub (PATH) EDWARDS the agreement also garnered is in the very interest abroad. preliminary stages According to and non-binding, Edwards, container Edwards felt positive ships heading back about it. to India from Canada
are typically empty and that provides an opportunity for the Huu-ay-aht to fill the space with timber. Edwards said that while three- to fourstorey houses in India are often made out of concrete, he’s optimistic that Indian construction companies will see the value in making them out of wood instead.
He did caution that the Huu-ay-aht “will have to see if there’s a market there” but added that “I anticipate that this won’t be our last trip there.” Port authority president Zoran Knezevic was also optimistic about PATH’s prospects. “We met with a number of potential
investors in our project,” said Knezevic. However, the port authority is not yet at the point of having investors officially sign onto the project. “It is fairly early to speculate at this point whether we have that firm commitment or not,” he said. Prior to the trade mission, Knezevic,
who’s trip took him to China as well as India, saw more promise in Chinese investors. According to him, that hasn’t changed. “China is still a preferred location for the investment in B.C.,” he said, but added that “India may prove to be as good down the road.” reporter@albernivalleynews.com twitter.com/AlberniNews
ACRD commits cash to improving Alberni airport AVIATION: | $6.2M in improvements planned. The AlberniClayoquot Regional District wants to invest more than $8 million in the two
airports it operates, in the Alberni Valley and on the West Coast. The ACRD operates both the Long Beach Airport (airport designator CYAZ) and the Alberni Valley Regional Airport (CBS8).
The regional district’s plan will see improved scheduled services, support for the aerospace industry and overall increase in air traffic in the region. The strategy includes lighting improvements
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cost estimate of $6.2 million. Geotechnical analysis has determined that the current runway can support the aircraft anticipated from the expanded surface. ACRD chair Cindy Solda sees this as
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And while she’s had the odd panicked moment, she’s never questioned her choice. It’s a choice that Dave and Colleen will be thankful for forever, but the real reward for Depuis is how blessed she
feels and how many people’s lives she’s been able to touch. “For me the best way to thank me is to give God the glory that this is what love looks like... Jesus gave me his life, I can give a kidney.” The Jansmas and Depuis are hoping
that sharing Dave’s story will start a conversation here in Port Alberni. “This is a community with a heart,” Colleen said. As of Aug. 12, 2014, 473 people in B.C. are waiting for an organ transplant. Seventyfive per cent of those
need kidneys and few will have family members who are a match, making living organ donations like Depuis’ all the more crucial. For more information, visit BC Transplant at www. transplant.bc.ca. reporter@albernivalleynews.com twitter.com/AlberniNews
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‘Future voters’ grill candidates Inbrief election!
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Diversifying the economy, beautifying the city and collaboration on city council were just a few of the issues that Alberni District Secondary School (ADSS) students grilled the Port Alberni mayoral and council candidates on, Wednesday morning. Organized by Anne
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Mayoral and council candidates crowd the stage in the ADSS Theatre, Wednesday morning, as students pose questions of candidates.
Ostwald’s Social Justice 12 class, the meeting gave candidates a chance to show whether or not they supported key city initiatives.
The $5 million 10th Avenue vehicle crossing proved to be unpopular with candidates, with only mayoral candidate Hira Chopra and
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council candidates and incumbents Jack McLeman and Wendy Kerr supporting the use of taxpayer money for the initiative. While candidates
were asked to choose either yes or no to each question, many were unable to prioritize either Johnston Road or Third Avenue as their main focus for future development. Mayoral candidates Kevin Wright and Mike Ruttan stressed the difference between what enhancing the two areas would accomplish, saying that Johnston Road improvements would attract tourists while Third Avenue enhancements will attract business. Candidates also felt that both young families of the Alberni
Valley and seniors on fixed incomes were key. Just over half of the candidates, including more than twothirds of the mayoral candidates supported an expansion of the city’s boundaries to include the regional district. Subsidizing McLean Mill National Historic Site received support from less than half the candidates, while both beautifying the city and protecting the China Creek Watershed proved popular with all of the candidates. reporter@albernivalleynews.com twitter.com/AlberniNews
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Advance voting starts Nov. 5
Voters who won’t be able to vote on Nov. 15 can cast their ballots on two advance dates: Wednesday, Nov. 5 at city hall, 4850 Argyle St., from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. or Wednesday, Nov. 12 at Echo Centre (Fir Room), 4255 Wallace St., from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Regional district advance voting takes place the same times at the ACRD office, 3008 Fifth Ave. Special voting opportunities will be provided on Thursday, Nov. 6 for electors who are patients or residents at Rainbow Gardens, Fir Park or Echo Villages or West Coast General Hospital.
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Taxes, crossing on table Number of candidates unwieldy KATYA SLEPIAN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
Seven Port Alberni mayoral candidates faced a packed room at the all-candidates meeting at the Best Western Plus Barclay on Thursday, Oct. 23. Moderated by former Port Alberni
mayor Ken McRae, the meeting allowed candidates to introduce themselves and then answer questions from the public. Taxes were a hot topic as candidates tried to assure the audience that the estimated 11.5 per
cent tax increase next year could be lowered without cutting essential city services. “Taxes must be reduced,” said Maurice Chopin, adding that the most taxes should increase next year should be two per cent. Continued / A13
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Port Alberni city council candidates— close to two dozen of them—attempted to stand out from the crowd at the allcandidates meeting at the Steelworkers Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The meeting,
co-hosted by the Alberni Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Port Alberni & District Labour Council, gave the 21 out of 22 candidates who attended a brief chance to introduce themselves before each answering one question sourced from
the public. (Deanna Shanley was the only candidate unable to attend.) The 10th Avenue crossing, health care, taxes, city hall expenditures and strategies to attract more individuals and businesses to Port Alberni were among
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be running profiles of the 47 people running for office in the city, SD70 and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD). (*INC – incumbent; AF – Alberni First) ACRD Area E Beaver Creek
ACRD Area A Bamfield
Keith Wyton is running to be the Regional Director for Electoral Area A-Bamfield. He and his family came to Bamfield in 1979 and have been devoted Bamfielders for over 35 years. Keith worked at the Bamfield Marine Station for 10 years, first as a contracted builder and then as the station technician. In 1987, Keith and wife Bernadette started Sarita Furniture in Bamfield. In 1992, they bought a second home in Port Alberni where the company was relocated and the children attended high school. Keith has been living and working in Bamfield for most of the last four years. Keith has given leadership in these organizations and projects: • Vancouver Island Association of Wood Processors • Citizens Stewardship Coalition
• Save Our Valley Alliance • Alberni Outlook 20/20 •Bamfield APC • Alternate Bamfield Regional Director for Al Benton and Stefan Ochman • Project ManagerBMSC- Rix Centre, Hydrodynamics lab, • Construction Site Supervisor: Bamfield Coast Guard Operations Building and RHIOT School Keith is committed to: • Representing the entire Electoral Area A-Bamfield • Working to keep local concerns front and centre • Honouring and supporting volunteers and organizations that are the area’s civic lifeblood • Locally appropriate, cost-effectve solutions. Keith will be guided by the public interest, entrepreneurship, and environmental stewardship. He is known for working hard. He gets things done.
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My name is Patty Edwards and I am asking Beaver Creek residents for their support in my bid to represent our community on the regional district board. This is a position that I held from 1996–2011 and during those 15 years of service I worked hard to keep property taxes from increasing. I have 25 years of experience in the Alberni Valley working on community development and social justice issues. I have held the position of poverty law advocate at various non-profit agencies including the women’s centre, Friendship Centre and the New Horizon Centre. The Beaver Creek community is experiencing a major transition from an improvement district water system to a regional water service and the costs of this transition are high. There is public concern about the quality and source of their water.
Rising costs for the water system come at a time when food and utility costs are projected to increase by 30 per cent in the next few years. At this time more than ever it is time for restraint and it is time for the community to come together to find creative ways to enhance our rural lifestyle without just throwing money at a problem. The old way of “barn raising” where citizens come together to share their skills for a common vision was also a method of building a strong community. Beaver Creek is a diverse community of residential, farmland and home based businesses. Maintaining the rural lifestyle we all enjoy requires a shared vision of a healthy community. I commit to being a strong voice for Beaver Creek at the ACRD board to get the most for our tax dollars and to ensure that the quality of services is maintained.
I am a longtime resident and business owner in the Alberni Valley. I previously served two terms as a city councillor and was elected as Beaver Creek area director in 2011. My main interest at the time was the water system and the referendum deciding its future. I and staff of the regional district and the water advisory board have worked to provide a compliant water system at the lowest possible price to the residents.We now have a new reservoir, with reclorination system, a new pump station, a
I am Dennis DallaVicenza and for the last 10 years I have lived within the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District. I am asking you to allow me to be your district representative for Cherry Creek as well as a school trustee on the School District 70 board. I will work for the betterment of our district within the whole. We have values that we have to uphold if we are to go forward as a community. Our community must remain consistent with our values if we are to remain viable. Our infrastructure has to be maintained and our tax rebates from senior government have to be garnered to our benefit. I am requesting that you allow me to be the Cherry
Creek representative to ensure we get the best value for our tax dollar. I am also asking you to allow me to be a representative on the School District 70 board. Too often we hear people proclaiming that we shouldn’t close schools and I agree, but only if that is the proper thing to do. I have no children or grandchildren in SD70 schools so I will be able to vote with my head instead of my heart. Our children’s best interests are not being looked after by any rash promises made by candidates. Consider all the expectations our school boards have to meet and contemplate during the year. Please exercise your right to vote.
ACRD Area F Cherry Creek-INC
ACRD Area E Beaver Creek-INC grants. Clean water in Bamfield will not be a burden on the taxpayers. My second concern is to prioritize local parks, trails, linkages and maintenance. Priority trails in Bamfield include: Bamfield to Anacla Trail and Cape Beale Trail upgrades and linkages. Through serving as your representative on regional committees, including Alberni-Clayoquot Health Network, Marine Advisory Committee, and the Solid Waste Plan Implementation Committee, I have provided Bamfield with a strong voice at the regional level. I have learned many things formally and informally about our neighbours, Huu-ay-aht First Nation. The BamfieldAnacla bond has stood the test of time as we live, learn, work and play together. As a familyoriented, year-round resident I understand our unique issues.
ACRD Area F Cherry Creek / SD70
Lucas Banton
John McNabb
ACRD Area A Bamfield-INC As we kick off the first election campaign in almost 10 years in Bamfield, I would like to personally thank my constituents for their support over the past three years. In learning how to best represent you I have acquired many new skills and friendships. I humbly thank you for the privilege to serve as Area A director and ask for your support on Nov. 15. Moving into another term, it is my goal to provide Bamfield with exceptional clean and safe drinking water. Working with your local water committee and regional district staff we have developed short- and long-term plans to meet and exceed Island Health regulations. Pilot testing will begin this winter with the goal of choosing the proper technology for a newly built permanent treatment facility. I pledge that more than 50 per cent of the required finances will come from
Dennis Dalla-Vicenza
Patty Edwards
Keith Wyton
new main on Strick Road, a new waterworks work office and two newer service trucks—all at very low cost to the district. The water system has to be a sustainable system that we and our children can depend on and afford; this continues to be my goal as we go forward. Other key concerns are maintaining our excellent fire department, planning for future parks and trails and controlling the regional district’s overhead cost. I hope the job that I have done will earn your support.
It’s been almost two years since I took the oath of office to represent the residents of Cherry Creek and a great deal has been accomplished during that time. Gas tax funds: This was one of the main reasons for putting my name forward in the by-election. I felt strongly that Cherry Creek needed solid representation on this critical matter. It took nine months to win over the support of the other area directors to gain $385,000 for main line upgrades to our water system. Dangerous dog bylaw: Driven by concerned parents who have had unfortunate experiences with loose dogs in the
area, this bylaw does not apply to dogs that are not dangerous. Residents can still have guard dogs protecting their property. I had regional district staff apply for a $10,000 water system capital planning assessment grant. Cherry Creek Hall fell on hard times and a leaking roof was a significant concern. Using a grant, the hall received $20,000 for the necessary repairs. If re-elected, my objectives would be to bring in new gas tax funds, investigate how the Build Canada Fund can improve our infrastructure and improve and expand Cherry Creek Trail. Thank you for your support.
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Larry Ransom
Mike McLeman
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Elected to the School Board in 1997, I am completing my sixth term and sixth year as chairman. Students will be encouraged to stay in school by developing programs recognizing their different learning styles and environment where all students can successfully complete their graduation requirements. I am interested in maintaining opportunities for students in fine arts, music and sports programs and courses related to career development with emphasis on trades and technical training. My leadership and experience in decisions that benefit students and their schools and the neighbourhoods they live in is why I’m asking voters
SD70 for re-election. I have been privileged in serving the community as an elected school board trustee and chair of the board, a role that is challenging yet rewarding. During the new Alberni District Secondary School project, a complicated political process involving the school district, Ministry of Education, capital planning and the City of Port Alberni in extensive lobbying, negotiating, planning, and completion of the new ADSS, is a highlight as chairman. When students demonstrate their learning or test their leadership skills at school events culminating with district graduation ceremonies each year, I am thankful for the opportunity to be a school board trustee.
Jane Jones
I have lived in Port Alberni my whole life and I currently have a child in the school system. I’m running for the position of School District 70 trustee because I want to take a stand for our children’s education. I want to ensure that they have the best chance to succeed in life. I view education as a stepping stone for the development of well rounded citizens and therefore a healthy society. The biggest issue plaguing our school system is money. The quickest way to save money is with closures. The public came together to formulate a plan to close three schools to
SD70-INC save money. This plan was voted down at the last minute. If closing schools ensures that no programs are cut, allowing our teachers to best educate our children, then I feel that we need to revisit this discussion. Our teachers do not need budget cuts to hinder their ability to educate our children. Every decision that I make will be based on what I feel is best for the students. I support and want to see the continued success of the VAST program. We need integrity and leadership to make important decisions. This is where I believe I can help make a change.
Pat Dahlquist
SD70
My name is Jane Jones (nee Linda Watts) from the Tseshaht First Nation. I am running for trustee in SD70. I encourage everyone to vote, it is important that the communities’ voice is heard. School District 70 includes Sproat Lake, Tseshaht Nation, Beaver Creek, Hupacasath Nation, Cherry Creek, the City of Port Alberni and Bamfield. I am seeking this leadership position to better the lives of children and youth in our school district and to reverse the trend of neglect in public education. In our rapidly changing, technologically-driven world, children need more skills. They face ever-increasing challenges to live in our fast paced society. Aboriginal students are presented with even more challenges. I am motivated to create positive change for all the children whose educational needs are not being met.
Pam Craig
I offer good, honest, logical participation on a school board who must work together for all students in SD70. I was first elected in 1999 and have served for the past 15 years as a trustee. I was previously employed as an education assistant (EA) and a secretary for the district; I bring a wealth of knowledge to a trusteeship. I understand the many challenges school districts in the province are facing and I believe the government needs to step up and provide more funding for public education. Through our provincial body, the British Columbia School Trustees Association (BCSTA)
Students need every opportunity to succeed, whether, it be in postsecondary education at university or in training for trades and technology. School trustees have a responsibility to look at the “big picture” to ensure all decisions balance the needs of all students. My goal is to work to set a direction for our district that has high expectation for student achievement and quality instruction. I support a collaborative approach with all stakeholders both within the district and the community to share in the belief and values about what is possible for students’ ability to learn. As a trustee for SD70, I will work to build a school system that reflects local priorities, local values and local expectations.
Gaelle Frey
SD70-INC With children coming to school on empty stomachs, I see a pressing need to build a web of support around each and every child by using all the resources in our community. I fully acknowledge the programs in place and commend those that have taken the lead. I pledge to facilitate better communication between students, the board, First Nations, PAC, parents and other organizations working with students. Since teachers are the ones entrusted to deliver education, I respect them and understand the difficulties they are experiencing. As a trustee, I want to hear from parents, teachers and community members from all walks of life. I want your ideas and creative solutions to revive public education. Then, I will work tirelessly to implement these solutions.
I am seeking re-election for school trustee for the board of education in School District 70, Alberni. I am passionate about the work of school trustees and I wish to continue working for the students of SD70. I was first elected in 1991 and served four terms to 2002. I returned to trusteeship in 2011 and I wish to continue in this next term to 2018. My board experience includes working on all committees of the board as well as board chair from 1996 to 2002. My primary focus is on the educational needs of all students in SD70. The most important work of a trustee is to put in place the resources that will prepare students for careers as contributing members of society.
SD70-INC we are lobbying the government constantly for appropriate funding. In my opinion, the needs of students and staff should come first and foremost in any decisions that come to SD70’s goard table. We have a wonderful loyal, dedicated staff who provide some terrific programs in this district, music, the arts, sports, alternative programs, special services, just to mention a few—we don’t want to lose them. I hope that you will let me continue to work for the students, parents and staff in the Alberni Valley and the West Coast to help create the best education that we can possible provide.
Hello, I am Gaelle Frey and I am running in the 2014 election as an incumbent for school board trustee. I was elected in a by-election in 2013. The biggest lesson that I have learned as a trustee is that it’s our job to help each individual student achieve their educational success. This is done by focusing on putting students first which is a valuable lesson I have been taught from my fellow trustees, administrators and staff within this district. I have been a proud resident of the Alberni Valley since 2000 when my husband and I relocated from Nanaimo to raise our family. I am a mother to three wonderful children ages 13, 10 and 8 who are all attending school in the Valley. I have gained invaluable firsthand experience of SD70 through volunteering my time to organizations designed to enhance the learning environment
within our community. As a re-elected trustee I will continue to help develop an environment that breeds success for each and every student. I believe a key in this equation is to build successful relationships within the school district with administration and staff to achieve a solidarity. In this we will be able to nurture students on a individual level.Through working together with administration and staff with a direct focus on a student first agenda we will accomplish this task. As trustee I will continue to foster the idea that students all have their own individual ways of learning. I will collaborate with other trustees to empower administrators and staff to accomplish greater success in the classroom. I will continue to think outside the box by exploring other avenues for all students to achieve their objectives.
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Fear hinders Ebola fight A Burnaby company is playing a small role in the battle against the newest health scourge that is tearing through Africa and threatens to spread elsewhere. Tekmira Pharmaceuticals has linked up with an international consortium that includes representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Medecins Sans Frontieres to advance its development of a vaccine for Ebola. Other companies are also working on vaccines. Some, including Tekmira’s, have reportedly already been used to treat patients, foreshortening the often long and arduous trials and regulatory approvals process. The need to stem the epidemic is that urgent. If the epidemic isn’t stopped, it could soon become endemic, a disease that will be forever entrenched in a region, ready to spread in a moment’s inattention. WHO estimates there could be 1.4 million cases of Ebola in West Africa by the end of January. Meantime, there has been only a trickle of volunteers among the medical community of the western world. The fear and stigma hearkens back to the early days of AIDS. “We talk about stigma and ignorance in Liberia, but let’s be frank, there’s plenty of stigma and ignorance in our own countries, and irrational fear of being on the ground. We have an obligation to counter that fear,” Sheldon Yett, the UNICEF country representative in Liberia, told the The Globe and Mail. Ebola is not an awful, frequently fatal disease. But we must act quickly and decisively, and not let fear prevent us tackling what could soon become the AIDS of our era. —Burnaby NewsLeader
Mailbag: Feedback on elections, tanker issues ‘Dave’ gets this writer’s vote To the Editor,
The Alberni Valley News’ “capsule comments” by candidates for mayor (Oct. 23 election coverage) were read. A cruise around town to look at signs was insightful. It’s quite a choice we have. Here are some disjointed impressions based on more than just these “self promoting” snippets. “Slugger” Wright is up to bat but seems to have missed the signs. “Black bear” Savard is consistent once again. Magnate Chopra, our self proclaimed penny pinching councillor, has failed, under his watch, to stop residential taxes from skyrocketing. Platitude Mike Ruttan? Likeable and bright, but hasn’t the community “hug in” (Mayor Douglas’ coffee talks) already been tried? “Pay raise” Douglas didn’t get the increase sought as a councillor, but got it as mayor. “Maurice Chopin”, now he makes music to my ears, but who
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is this man? Cindy “all inclusive” Solda. Worth a shot, maybe, but isn’t tourism also an industry? Which leaves us with Dave. I see his signs in front of houses all over town. He’s been campaigning for years. And he gets things done. I think I will vote for Dave.
T. Lyman Jardin, Port Alberni
Coast Guard didn’t deserve criticism To the Editor,
There are those who complained that US Tugboat Barbara Foss had been dispatched from 675 kilometres away in Neah Bay, Washington, to tow the Russian MV Simushir, and asked why
a tug was not available from Port Hardy or Prince Rupert. In fact, the tug was dispatched from Prince Rupert, where it had just delivered a barge towed from Whittier, Alaska; that route is the current regular employment of the tug. This is not the only error surrounding the Russian container ship incident to air. On Friday, Oct. 17, newspapers, radio, television and their websites reported verbatim from the Haida spokesman that the vessel would go aground at 9:30 p.m.; he even had a rocky bay on Haida Gwaii picked out for the disaster to occur. At the time of all these reports, the vessel was harmlessly drifting
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parallel to or away from shore due to the current, and at no time was closer to land than 12 nautical miles. Canadian Coast Guard vessel Gordon Reid was tethered to the vessel about 18 hours after the initial breakdown, and larger Canadian and US Coast Guard vessels arrived on scene about that same time. Sunday night the CTV National News anchor reported that the vessel had been towed safely to Prince Rupert after three days drifting off BC’s pristine coastline. The drift-time had suddenly quadrupled, but at least she added that all crew were safe. My wife and I took a lot of interest in the incident, as we have more than 40 years ocean-going experience between us. We would suggest in our learned opinion, that the Canadian Coast Guard did a great job; yet readily acknowledge that more ocean-going tugs would be welcome. Bernie Smith, Parksville
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Difficult birth for LNG cash cow TOM FLETCHER B.C. Views
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VICTORIA – Debate is underway on the B.C. Liberal government’s tax and environmental plan for liquefied natural gas exports, amid the usual political theatre. Most media reported that the government “slashed” its proposed seven-per-cent LNG processing income tax by half, caving in to demands of international energy giants led by Petronas of Malaysia. The 3.5 per cent tax wouldn’t even take full effect until the massive capital investment is written down, and would rise to five per cent after 20 years of production. All of this casts further doubt on Premier Christy Clark’s extravagant election campaign promise to use LNG revenues to wipe out B.C.’s debt, currently approaching $70 billion, and provide an Alberta-style “prosperity fund” to perform further miracles. The seven per cent figure was the top end of the range
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Before Premier Christy Clark can launch a natural gas prosperity fund, BC has to stop the bleeding from loss of US export.
presented this spring while negotiations with LNG investors were ongoing, so it’s not really accurate to say it was “slashed.” This cash calf hasn’t been born yet, and it remains to be seen if it will survive. Finance Minister Mike de Jong pointed out some of the shifts in the global gas market that have reduced expectations. Japan, one of the potential investors, is considering restarting its nuclear plants as it recovers from the 2011 Fukushima earthquake. China’s manic growth is slowing, and it has signed a longterm deal to import cheaper Russian pipeline gas. Oil prices
have dropped. The government’s change of tone started with the recent throne speech, which emphasized the fate of B.C.’s only current export market. “Like forestry, B.C.’s natural gas industry has relied on exports to the United States,” the speech observed. “But the American shale gas revolution has meant the export south has dried up – and is never coming back.” So before B.C. gets to that prosperity fund, it’s got to stop the bleeding. You may recall it was a U.S. hurricane-induced spike in gas revenues that allowed the province to spread an extra billion to calm
its labour waters for the 2010 Olympics. The finance ministry estimates that after the startup period, a medium-sized LNG export operation would pay total taxes of around $800 million a year to the province. De Jong notes that this is more revenue than B.C. will collect from the entire forest industry this year, from a single plant. There are 18 currently proposed. This new LNG income tax is nowhere near the biggest source. The biggest source of revenue from this hoped-for plant is “other taxes,” which include sales tax and corporate income tax, which B.C. increased
to 11 per cent last year. University of Calgary economist Jack Mintz, who supported B.C. on its ill-fated harmonized sales tax, says this additional LNG tax is wrongheaded at any rate. “If other provinces take the same view with respect to resource taxation, new levies would be applied to oil refining, forest product manufacturing, mining processing and a host of other activities linked to resource industries,” Mintz wrote last week in the Financial Post. If B.C. does get a substantial LNG export industry, it will include gas from Alberta, with royalties going there, not here. And companies are also wrangling with the federal government over its taxes, with local governments and First Nations still in line for their cut. The big question isn’t whether B.C. will get its fair share. It’s whether there will be anything to share. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all. For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. ~Isaiah 41: 10-13
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Candidates struggle with age-old tax questions From / A7
Clement said that the city is “fighting with taxes as is... to implement any new projects would be inappropriate.” Candidates grappled with how to keep tax increases low to nonexistent while not
cutting city services. Denis Sauve said that he would “revisit what council has done and what it can afford in the future” and that he would hold any future initiatives accountable for sticking to their budgets.
Pat Kermeen said that council would have to “look at everything” they spend money on, whether it be consultants or travel and prioritize what the city really needs now versus what can wait till later.
Incumbent Jack McLeman said that he would “change [the] managerial structure at city hall” and reduce the funding spent on consultants. Incumbent Dan Washington cautioned the audience against expecting a tax freeze, stating that “no one can promise no taxes” but that he would work on a “simple strategic plan” to focus council’s efforts.
Ron Paulson spoke to beautifying Port Alberni and making it a place where people want to live and visit. According to Paulson, there needs to be an incentive for residents and businesses to renovate, rather than the disincentive of being punished by higher taxes. According to Chris Alemany, the city needs to lobby the province to bring
more long-term health facilities to the city instead of having those patients take up room at the hospital.
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Residential taxes a big issue with mayors From / A7
Hira Chopra repeated his campaign promise of “no increase in residential taxes for two years,” citing the city’s ability to freeze industrial taxes as proof that residential taxes could also be frozen. “11.5 per cent is not acceptable,” said incumbent John Douglas, adding that taxes must be kept at an affordable rate “that allows us to keep the core services that give us the quality of life that we want in our community.” According to Mike Ruttan, “spending taxes is a matter of choices” and that if the city is looking to cut taxes, they need to take a look at what city services can be reduced. “Why do we need a tax increase to the amount of 11.5 per cent next year?” asked Jacques Savard,
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adding that the answer was simple; city hall has been spending more money than they should, including the $5.7 million sewage lagoon that they acquired from Catalyst in 2012. “I don’t agree” with the 11.5 tax increase, said Cindy Solda, but cautioned that she couldn’t promise a zero per cent tax increase because “yes, we could do that if we start cutting away and doing things that aren’t what you want but we do have fixed costs” like hydro and road repairs. Kevin Wright cast doubt on any candidate’s ability to freeze taxes. “We have to look at how taxation is applied in our community,” he said,
adding that he’s frustrated by the more than 40 empty stores in the city that pay little tax, leaving residents to pay the brunt of taxes. While none of the candidates were in favour of next year’s proposed 11.5 per cent tax increase, they all admitted that services could suffer as a result of tax cuts. “If you’re going to cut the amount of expenditures that you’re making, something has to go,” said Ruttan, adding that choices have to be made. Chopra was more optimistic. “If there’s a will there’s a way. If council works together you can do it” and leave the services alone. “Whatever’s essential we have to keep that,” added Chopin. “What we can
do is assess our models of delivery of service and maybe there’s ways, if we’ve been doing things repetitively year after year we need to look at those and see if there’s ways we can do them differently and more efficiently,” said Douglas. “To cut costs and not services I would visit every department in this city as your mayor and see what needs to be done and iron out the kinks,” said Savard. “You’re asking can we cut costs and not kill the services? No we can’t,” said Solda, adding that more discussion and consultation was necessary to decide where services could be cut to save money while stil keeping residents happy. Wright said that a business structure needed to be brought
back into the community. The “administration model” that the city has been following means that city departments “actually dedicated to spending their budgets, making sure that all their money is spent so
that they can return and get more money the next year,” while “during a business model you tend to go in and try to find efficiencies and try to eliminate those extra costs.” The 10th Avenue crossing was deemed
too expensive and potentially too environmentally disruptive by several candidates. Other issues brought up at the meeting included education, a possible coal port, the watershed and more. reporter@albernivalleynews.com
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· 2 Year plan for Residential tax freeze · Strong leadership · Financial Accountability · 18 years city councillor · Member of USW local 1-85 · 5 years chairman, Regional District
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TAX RELIEF - NOT TAX INCREASES RESIDENTIAL TAXES - The city's 2014 - 2018 Financial Plan calls for an 11.5% tax increase
in 2015. We have reached the tipping point where further tax increases are simply not acceptable. The 2014 - 2018 plan also states "that the planned annual increase will not keep pace with service cost increases and reduction in services will be necessary." I believe the next mayor and council must realize it can no longer be business as usual and that the annual cycle of tax increases has to stop. They must provide oversight to cut costs - not services.
DISTRIBUTION OF TAX BURDEN- In 2006, residential taxes provided for 40% of total taxation with industrial & business paying the other 60%. In 2014, the residential proportion had risen to 58.7% and the 2014 - 2018 plan has the residential portion going to 65.1%. I realize that to attract new business, the business tax rate needs to be low. I, also, believe the present model is flawed - you don't lower business and industrial taxes by shifting the burden onto residential homeowners. What is needed is cost cutting and tax relief across the board for all.
LIQUID NATURAL GAS PLANT (LNG) AND TRANSHIPMENT HUB - There is a potentially large financial gain for our community if these projects are built: but, we must realize they hinge on attracting investors with $billions to invest and if they are built, it is years into the future. We cannot base today's city finances on something that may happen in the future. We must stay grounded in today's reality and live within our means. WATERSHED PROTECTION - I believe the next council should join in with local groups and vigorously lobby the provincial government to
negotiate a swap of crown lands for Island Timberlands private lands in the China Creek Watershed. It should be a priority to bring our primary water supply under local government control and protection.
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Huu-ay-aht adopt living wage Huu‐ay‐aht will become the first First Nations community in Canada to adopt a living wage policy for all of its employees. Out of respect of all Huu‐ay‐aht employees, executive council voted in favour of implementing a living wage policy on Friday, October 24. The decision was made based on the belief that B.C.’s current minimum wage is not high enough to meet the needs of families to promote health and wellbeing.
Huu‐ay‐aht believes people should not have to decide between paying rent and feeding their family, and with today’s high cost of living, this is a reality many people face. “Too many of our people are living on minimum wage or below the poverty line,” explained Elected Chief Councillor Jeff Cook. “It is our hope that this will offer our employees choices other than to just survive and live pay cheque to pay
cheque.” The living wage that has been calculated for Port Alberni is $17.22 per hour, or $33,579 annually. Using the Canadian Living Wage Framework as its guide, Huu‐ay‐aht has agreed to adopt this as their minimum wage. By doing so, it becomes the second community in BC (after New Westminster) to adopt a living page policy for its employees. “The Treaty has given us the ability to
make decisions based on our values and goals, and implement those decisions in accordance with our own laws. The living wage policy shows how the Treaty gives us the ability to chart our own future,” said Councillor Tom Mexsis Happynook. By paying its employees a living wage, the Huu-ayaht are making a significant investment in the future and building long‐term prosperity for the economy.
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Around the world with Derek Drewe For the past 22 years, the seniors in the Valley and other community groups have “travelled around the world” in the comfort of their homes, thanks to Derek Drewe. “Memories of a wonderful time my husband and I had in Greece came back
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one of the first ones to enter the port of Rotterdam. He was with the same ship from 1945 until 1947, finishing his apprenticeship the following year on a
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Driving all 3,945 kilometres of the famous Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica has always been on my bucket list. However, I’m hoping that after enduring a week on that often rocky and
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of the journey . . . seems to me that’s like climbing half way up Everest! The daily trek will range between 450 and 600 kilometres, getting us to California by the evening of Saturday, Nov. 9. We’ll pass through Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Along the way, we’ll visit many locations made famous through Hollywood and TV documentaries, not to mention dozens of books. Personally, I’m looking forward to
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The dregs of Hurricane Ana failed to stop the Port Alberni Black Sheep last weekend as they beat Cowichan Piggies 20-7 on a soggy home rugby pitch. Anthony Selva opened scoring for the Black Sheep with a No. 8 pick, running by three Piggies before scoring between the goal posts. Neil Thurley kick the convert and the Black Sheep were up 7–0. Thurley connected on a penalty kick to make it 10–0, then Ty Shannon scored and Thurley converted to give the Black Sheep a commanding 17–0 lead. A final penalty kick from Thurley late in the half gave the
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A veteran coach from Port Alberni has hit a home run with a book about baseball on Vancouver Island. The book 20 Years of Royals by retired Alberni teacher Jim Seredick chronicles the 20-year history of the Parksville Royals junior boys baseball team. Seredick has been the pitching coach for the Royals for 15 years. The self-published 300-page book has 65 pages of photos, including 20 team pictures of every team in the Royals history. Seredick, coach Dave Wallace and general manager Clyde Inouye also offer personal perspectives about the team. The initiative has been a labour of love, Seredick said. “I initially thought it would take three weeks at most to write the book...four and a half months later I gave the final transcript to the printer,” he said. The book has sold out two printings and now is into the third run of books, Seredick said. The Royals are a high school team
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rest in Kelowna and the Lower Mainland. Dean Leyland was the only player from Port Alberni on the team this year. But a slew of Port Alberni athletes have their names notched in the team’s history, Seredick said: Rick Michelenko, Curtis Reynolds, Nick Seredick and Eddie
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Kunderman played in the mid-1990s. Other Alberni players over the years include Warren and Dustin Holland, Ryan Chenard, Gurpreet Rai, Curtis Dolynny, Brad Thomas, Mike Seredick, Ryan Tebbutt, Gerritt Van Kooten and Sam Visona. Part of the book is devoted to players who have gone on to play baseball past the junior level. “Over the years we have placed close to 100 players in college or university baseball programs,” Seredick said. Several players have played on Canada’s junior national team including Alberni’s Ryan Chenard. As well, a number of Royals have been on Canada’s National Baseball team
and played in the International Baseball World Cup series. Some of those players have gone on to professional careers, like Courtenay’s Taylor Green who plays in the Milwaukee Brewers system. The book costs $20. There are plans to digitize it and make it available on Amazon. “Once it is digital it can be constantly updated and in a sense will be an ongoing story for as long as the team is in existence,” Seredick said. The book is Seredick’s second. His first, Totem 50 was penned in 2005 and was a record of the Totem basketball tournament’s then 50-year history. reporter@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews
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City crews have been busy installing the final pieces to the centennial fountain in front of Echo Centre. The four pieces to the fountain were sculpted by artist Walt Collins, commissioned by the 2012 centennial committee. At the closing ceremony to the year-long centennial celebration in January 2013, members of the community signed rocks that have since been affixed to the four bowls of the fountain.
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We Are All One show opens MUSEUM: | Residential school art exhibit provokes thought, reflection as it opens at Alberni Valley Museum. SUSAN QUINN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS
Paintings hanging in galleries often elicit emotions in people— they love them, they hate them, they find them confusing—but the emotions filling the Alberni Valley Museum’s gallery were palpable last week, as the We Are All One exhibit opened. Fifty years ago, children at the Alberni Indian Residential School (AIRS) created paintings in an extra-curricular art class led by late artist Robert Aller. Now, a selection of these paintings have returned to the Alberni Valley in an exhibit honouring residential school survivors. Many of the artists/ survivors were on hand for the opening. “This has been an amazing journey,” says Dr. Andrea Walsh, a visual anthropologist at the University of Victoria. Walsh is one of the people behind the exhibit, who has done an enormous amount of research to find the artists and gain permission to exhibit the work. The artwork was unveiled in a ceremony at the Alberni Athletic Hall in March 2013, when the artists were reunited with their paintings. The artwork has also been included in X some of the 10.375" 2.857
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Georgina Laing discusses her artwork with a patron during the opening of ‘We Are All One’ at the Alberni Valley Museum last week. Art has been a catharsis for Laing, who said she was deeply affected by her time at the Alberni residential school.
truth and reconciliation process for residential school survivors. There are 75 pieces in the AIRS exhibit, 37 of which are included in the show, Walsh said. Some artists have not yet been found, so their work is not displayed; others have declined to put theirs on display. Georgina (Cootes) Laing is one residential school survivor who allowed her work to be included: a picture of home in Kildonan, where she grew up with the Uchucklesaht First Nation. “I didn’t paint the houses (on the beach) because I knew what was going on in some of them,”
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Laverne Cook watches her granddaughter, Saryta Dick, create a picture with crayons at the opening of We Are All One. Cook’s artwork will be featured in a future exhibit.
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class; she included them to show the after-effect of attending residential school. She asks that they not be photographed as they are not part of the original intent of the exhibit. “What I realized later is (residential school) impacted people. I feel it’s a really good thing to educate people on what happened so it never happens again. If they can feel it, they seem to be able to remember it.” Huu-ay-aht Chief Councillor Jeff Cook, also part of the survivor’s group, has a piece in the exhibit, and although it is his signature on the piece—depicting a black crow on a gray background—he admits he doesn’t recall painting it. “When I first saw my painting back in April 2012, it was a very emotional thing for me,” he said. “it was something from my past, something physical I’d never had a chance to hold onto when we left (the school). “We left with what we had, our suitcase and our shoes. We never took our personal belongings because they generally threw them away. “It’s a godsend Mr. Aller saved these paintings.” We Are All One will be at the museum until March 7, 2015. editor@albernivalleynews.com Twitter.com/AlberniNews
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WiL releases video in Alberni This Saturday, Nov. 1 from 8-10 p.m., vocalist WiL will release the video Make Make from his album El Paseo at Char’s Landing in uptown Port Alberni. Advance tickets are $17 ($20 at the door) at Char’s Landing, Gayle’s Fashions and Rollin Art Centre. Out-of-towners can e-mail info@charslanding.com for information. Char’s 19+ Lounge opens 1 p.m. FMI: 250-730-1636 Char’s Landing, 4815 Argyle St. at Fifth Avenue.
Catch Words on Fire at Char’s Words on Fire Open Mike continues at Char’s Landing, on Thursday, Oct. 30. Remove the cobwebs from your Halloween or spooky stories and join us for another entertaining evening. The featured writers will be you! Char’s doors are open for socializing at 6:00 pm. Words on Fire starts at 7:00 with a howl! NP194-728
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It’s the great pumpkin at the Rollin has put a Japanese spin on this exhibit; Pottery is not just utilitarian, but beautiful and graceful. Norm’s watercolours are soothing to the eye, with his beautiful blending of light and colour, capturing his world travels. This exhibit will run until Nov. 15.
MELISSA MARTIN Arts Around
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Stage fright
Catch Cody Taylor in a special Halloween edition of The Woman in Black, courtesy of the Portal Players, at the Capitol Theatre at 9 p.m. on Oct. 31. Or regular curtain call on Nov. 1.
The Rollin Art Centre and gardens will be open until 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31. night, so come out to the Rollin Art Centre Halloween night and vote for your favorite Jack-OLantern. Vote as many times as you like for your favorite pumpkin, $2 each vote, with partial proceeds from this great family event going towards B.C. Children’s hospital. Winners in each group will be announced, with special prizes awarded. Prizes
Banners available
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Victoria Hall really gets into the guts of a pumpkin during the Rollin Art Centre’s pumpkin carving contest on Saturday, Oct. 25.
have been created from Intarsia artist Bill Townsend and provided by Tim Hortons. Please come in costume, stroll the lit gardens then carry on with your trick or
treating.
Media mixes in current show
The Rollin Art Centre’s current art exhibit features two very talented local artists, Elspeth
Watson and Norm Nicholson. This exhibit showcases the many new and exciting works from potter Elspeth Watson and beautiful water colours by Norm Nicholson. Elspeth
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If you are one of the lucky ones to have painted a banner for 2014, they are available for purchase now at the Rollin Art Centre for $25. Located at the corner of 8th and Argyle, the gallery is open Tue. to Sat. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Christmas in the Valley
Alberni Valley Craft Fair Association’s presents, the 40th annual giant Christmas Craft and Arts Fair is fast approaching. Friday Nov. 7, 3-8 p.m., Sat., Nov., 8, 10-5 p.m., Sun., Nov., 9, 11-4:30 p.m. New arts and crafts! The fair will be held at the Athletic Hall, 3727 Roger St., free admission and wheelchair accessible.
Belles of the bridal ball
The Centennial Belles will be once again presenting their creative fashions, Roaring 20’s to Sassy 60’s. Sun. Nov. 2nd at the Parksville Conference Centre at 2 p.m. Tickets: Cash only; in advance, $20 and at the door they will be $25. Price includes slide show of the history of fashion, music of the decades and beverage and desserts. Call Linda to get your ticket today at 250-724-4665.
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5026 Sharon Drive
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3863 Anderson Ave
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5106 Bruce St
Maureen Mackenzie $139,900
115 – 5555 Grandview Rd
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Kat Dwolinsky
4701 Redford Street
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3531 12th Avenue
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4-5131 Gertrude St.
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2762 7th Ave
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GREAT LOCATION • 4 bedrooms, 2 bath, 2 fireplaces • Spacious family home w/alley access • Partially finished detached garage
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Craig Filipchuk 5535 Woodland Crescent East $219,900
4566 Beale St
OPPORTUNITY • Development Opportunity • Large Corner Building Site, 0.65 acres • Zoned for Multi Family Development
• 5 bedroom, 3 bath, single garage • Close to Alberni Elementary School • Updated throughout, move in ready
COUNTRY CHARM • 3 bed Rancher, Fireplace • Two acres • Garage & shop
Sonja Sutton
Pat & Gerry Hickey
$224,900
6416 Beaver Creek Road
IN-LAW SUITE! MORTGAGE HELPER! AFFORDABLE LIVING!
Gary Gray
4907 Morton Street
$199,000
4 BEDROOM, 1.5 BATH CENTRALLY LOCATED HOME
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$207,000
3811 Craig Road
2780 7th Avenue
$199,500
IMMACULATE CHARACTER HOME • Three bedroom, two bathrooms • Coved ceilings, fir floors • Updated electrical and plumbing systems
Gary Gray $216,500
WELL MAINTAINED NORTH PORT HOME
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Maureen Mackenzie
Craig Filipchuk
Chris & Alease Arcus
Sonja Sutton
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$198,500
Gary Gray $219,900
3908 Marpole
FAMILY HOME IN GOOD AREA • New roof • Heat pump • Thermal windows
Maureen Mackenzie
GREAT VIEWS • Remodelled 2 bedroom plus den • 2 bath apartment
Sonja Sutton $209,000
CHARMING HOME • 3 beds, 2 baths, 1580 SQ FT • Zoned R2, 67x145 lot, det. shop • Basement set up for suite, HW floors & much more
The Fenton Team
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Sonja Sutton
3588 7th Avenue
IT’S A CHARMER • Wood floors & gas stove • 3 bed & updated bath • 50’ x 139’ Echo lot
REVENUE PROPERTY • Fourplex in South Alberni • Generating $1,985/month • Separate electric meters
SOUTH PORT CHARM • 4 Bedroom 2 Bath • Extra Large Kit/ Din Rm • Quiet Area
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LARGE LEVEL LOT • 4 Bedroom, 2 bath Character home • Close to schools, shopping & recreation
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$229,000
4307 11th Ave
$229,900
#8 4951 Burke Road
$229,900
3731 Argyle St
$229,900
4774 Athol Street
$229,999
2977 Anderson Ave
$234,900
Sold PICTURE PERFECT
BEST LOCATION - BEST NEW PRICE • Multi-unit building site • Space for shop or pool • Green belt for privacy Gary Gray 2586 2nd Avenue
UPSCALE PATIO HOME • large open living space • two bedrooms, two baths • quality finish throughout
• 1,635 sq.ft. rancher • Newer roof & windows • Natural gas fireplace • 14’ x 24’ workshop
The Fenton Team $234,900
4665 Elizabeth Street
CHOICE RESIDENTIAL AREA • 3 bedrm, 2 bath on main, rear covered deck. • 2 fireplaces, lrg. rumpus/fam rm. & den down • Laminate, thermal vinyl windows.
Gary Gray $249,900
ONLY 10 YEARS YOUNG! • 3 bedroom + den family home • Freshly painted and new flooring throughout • Fenced back yard, great views
4155 Clegg N Crescent
$259,000
6200 Malabar Road
The Fenton Team
Kat Dwolinsky
Dell McConnell $268,500
2918 1st Avenue
HOME SUITE HOME • Extensively updated, self contained suite • Large 65’ x 140’ lot • Newer roof & windows
$269,000
2729 Anderson Ave
$287,000
Sold HOME OR BUSINESS?
CANAL VIEW • Custom designed 3 bdrm & den • Full basement, detached garage off alley
• Commercial zoning, North Alberni location • Charming character home • Numerous Updates
W. Earl Engstrom
6620 Rosewood
The Fenton Team $259,900
10-3500 McKnight Street
$279,900
UPPER SOUTH PORT • 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms • Private home in quiet family oriented neighbourhood
PROVEN HOBBY FARM • 3 bedroom rancher on 2 acres • Large living room with efficient wood burning FP
• Detached workshop and outbuildings
INLET VIEWS • 3 bedroom two bath main floor • New kitchen and bathrooms,flooring • Double attached garage, rented lower suite
Craig Filipchuk
Eleanor Coffey
Gary Gray
3101 McNaughton Avenue $279,000
5592 Woodland Crescent E $289,500
3192 12th Avenue
GREAT LOCATION • Beautiful 4 bedroom 3 bedroom home • Wood fireplace, heat pump • Great location, new roof 2008
IMMACULATE HOME • 3 bdrm, 2 bath rancher • Quiet neighbourhood • Move in ready
IDEAL “HOME- BASED BUSINESS” OPPORTUNITY! • Professional 24’ x 45’ shop on leg lot, central loc. • 2+1 bedrm, den, 2 bath, 1-1/2 storey , full bsmt.
SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME • 4 bed 5 bath, Spacious 3100 sqft/heated floors • Detached double garage/workshop • Separate entry in law suite • Low maintenance yard
Lukh Saran $297,700
4184 Steede Avenue
$299,900
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BEAUTIFUL CHERRY CREEK
Patio Home Buyers • 2 bed/2 bath, backing on to green belt • Gas fireplace and covered patio • One level living/wheelchair accessible
W. Earl Engstrom
Pat & Gerry Hickey
• Just behind #2 hole Cherry Crk Golf Course • 3 bed rancher • wheelchair friendly • Double garage, great views
4151 Steede Avenue
$299,900
9221 Central Lake Rd
Lukh Saran $299,900
3503 Frank Street
• Hardwood,Elect. furnace, Heat Pump/AC
Gary Gray $309,900
6505 Lothian
Dell McConnell
$319,000
2208 Mallory Dr
LOCATION! LOCATION!
• Modern kitchen w/ granite • Hardwood floors, 4 bedrooms & 4 bathrooms • Sought after neighbourhood
The Fenton Team $319,900
3189 McNaughton
$324,900
Sold HOME WITH A VIEW • 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, custom built • Great location, outstanding views • Heat pump
PERFECT VIEW • Panoramic mountain views • 14.3 acre property • 32’ x 24’ two storey shop
Gary Gray 3626 Bishop Cres.
The Fenton Team $324,900
SL 1&2 2541 4th Ave $324,900 or $166,900 ea
Sold WEST COAST CONTEMPORARY! • Grieve Park • 4 bedrm. 3 bath • Heat Pump. Newer roof. Dell McConnell
NEW CONSTRUCTION DUPLEX • Income producing $28,000 - $30,000 potential • Strata duplexes, in-law suite Craig Filipchuk
BEAUTIFUL LIVING • 3 +1 bedroom, 3 bathrooms • 2 fireplaces, 2 decks, vaulted cedar ceiling
• Spacious & open fl oor plan
BEAUTIFUL ACREAGE • 5.48 acres • 4 bedroom home with income helper • Rancher
Pat & Gerry Hickey 5694 Mersey Road
SPECTACULAR VIEWS • 4 bedrooms, 3 baths • Garage, plus RV parking • Large lot, near Canal Beach
The Fenton Team
Chris & Alease Arcus $329,000
3817 Morgan N Cres
$329,900
3 OVER HEIGHT CARPORTS
• Three bedroom two bath,heat pump • .95 of an acre,1900 square shop
Dell McConnell $329,900
5263 Golden St
$334,900
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4771 Leslie Ave.
DESIRABLE CENTRAL SOUTH PORT AREA • One Owner. On Green belt. • 3 + 1 bedroom • Ready to Move into Condition
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HIGH QUALITY TRIPLEX • Upper North Alberni • Three 2 bedroom units • Rented at $2,350/month
Craig Filipchuk & Jim Robertson
WE HAVE:
GRAND CHARACTER HOME • Heritage home on 80x120 view lot • 3 bdrms, 3 baths, lg master w/ensuite • Oak kit. w/nook & lg patio off nook
The Fenton Team
We have bins you can rent
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W. Earl Engstrom
SO MUCH CHARACTER! • Amazing 1.4 acre city lot • 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • Oak floors & stained glass
The Fenton Team
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www.CoastRealty.com 6696 Beaver Creek Road
$335,000
7171 Beaver Creek Rd
$335,999
4749 Leslie Ave
$349,900
The Fenton Team
Craig Filipchuk
Craig Filipchuk 3435 Waterfern Drive
EXQUISITE CHARACTER • Extensively updated • 3,040 sqft of quality space • 0.28 acre North Alberni lot
COUNTRY ACRAGE • Imaculate 1600 square foot modular home • heated and wired shop
$424,900
3328 Waterfern Drive
$449,000
$364,000
5915 Strathcona
$395,000
3310 Waterfern Drive
$419,900
Sold
Sold COUNTRY SPLIT LEVEL HOME • Updated 3 bedroom, 2 bath • 1.14 acres plus outbuildings • in-law suite, separate entrances
5797 Falls Road
5342 Otter Place
COUNTRY HOME ON 1.20 ACRES
• 4 bed, 3 bath, 3,036 sq. ft. • Updated kitchen & new flooring
• Split level, vaulted ceilings • Sky Lights, RV parking
• B/I Vac. stainless steel appliances
GREAT CHERRY CREEK LOCATION • Rancher on .69 of an acre • Additional .69 acre lot~Package price! • Live in house while you build next door
Sonja Sutton
Maureen Mackenzie
$474,000
5250 Darnley Rd
THE UPLANDS • Fine home built in 2011 • .22 acre on greenbelt • Spectacular master suite
$595,000
310 Grappler Inlet
The Fenton Team
$650,000
7373 Coleman Road
$1,000,000
Sold EXECUTIVE RANCHER! • 3 bedroom spacious rancher • 9’ ceilings, maple hardwood floor • located in Uplands in cul-de-sac
EXECUTIVE RANCHER ON GREEN SPACE
• 1880 sqft, 3 bedroom, 2 bath with deluxe ensuite • Gas fireplace, custom kitchen with granite counters • Vaulted ceilings, custom built, Home Warranty • Greenbelt, fully fenced, RV parking, irrigation system
Kat Dwolinsky
Maureen Mackenzie
Sonja Sutton
4951 Gertrude St
CASTLE ENTRY • 4 beds, 3 baths, 2700 sq ft • Hardwood, slate, beautiful kitchen • 3 car garage & det. 900 sq ft shop
$42,500
DELIGHTFUL HOME ON 1 ACRE • 4 beds, 3 bath, 2,726 sq ft • Quality finishes throughout • 1 acre, det. shop, pool, built in 2005
2.95 ACRE WATERFRONT • Three bedroom one bath • close to boat launching ramp
1 1/4 MILES OF RIVER FRONTAGE • Over 73 acres • RV campsites, two rental cabins plus owner’s home. • Several mobile home pad rentals, huge barn
Craig Filipchuk
Maureen Mackenzie
Gerry Hickey & Craig Filipchuk
10750 Central Lake Rd
From $69,900 - $139,900
12 LOTS LEFT
Lots & Acreages
THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE A PRIVATE DOCK BUILDING OPTIONS • 44’ x 143’ city lot • Development potential • Can buy with adjoining lot The Fenton Team
$44,900
CENTRAL PORT • Corner 45 x 122 lot • City and mountain views • Affordable location for your dream home Pat Hickey
6003 River Rd
$44,900
NORTH PORT LOT • Level 40x84 lot • Close to all amenities • Price to go! Chris & Alease Arcus
$69,900
DUPLEX ZONED LOT • 66x120 lot with views of Somass River • Minute away to Clutesi Marina • Across from River Road Park
Sonja Sutton
4459 Arrowsmith
3158 Sweet
$77,900
PERFECT LOT IN SOUTH PORT • .34 Acres, quiet area • Close to shopping, schools & trails Maureen Mackenzie
Alberni Valley Clean Team Bonded • Licensed• Insured
Ph: 250-723-8458
29 LOTS LEFT TOTAL Originally 40 lots, and they are selling FAST. Offering water view and waterfront lots, some even have a private dock! The city size lots are huge and vary in size from 3000 to 5000 sq ft. Danielle Marley
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www.CoastRealty.com Redford Estates Lots starting at $79,900
2780 Burde Street
$84,900
4961 Gertrude St
$85,000
3148 Sweet Avenue
$94,900
3790 Meares Drive
$109,000
$114,900
10298 South Dr
ONLY 5 LOTS LEFT! LOTS FOR SALE • Lot 6, 8, 10, 39 & 32 still available. • Lot sizes and building schemes avail.
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
• Country living in the city • 132’ x 122’ lot • Hydro & City water to lot
BUILDING OPTIONS • Large 88’ x 143’ city lot • Development potential • Can buy with adjoining lot The Fenton Team
The Fenton Team
Kat Dwolinsky
3962 Dunsmuir St
$119,900
Lot 21 Gilbert Plc.
ARGYLE ESTATES SUBDIVISION • Large corner lot • Underground services • Close to natural walking trails
$139,900
Gary Gray
Lots 1 & 2 Falcon Rd $175,000 each
Lot 22 Ferguson Rd.
$199,000
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LARGE LOT • Redford Estates Subdivision • .23 acre corner lot • Water and mountain views Kat Dwolinsky
Lukh Saran
5350 Falls Road
TWO 10 ACRE LOTS IN BEAVER CRK • Beaufort Range, close to nature • Completely Private, no thru road • Drilled wells located on each lot
Sonja Sutton $180,000
$209,900
Lot 1 Franklin River Rd.
$229,000
AREA OF QUALITY HOMES • 1.67 acre lot is a choice location • Great holding property for future subdivision • Previously pre-approved for 6 lot subdivision
PRISTINE WATERFRONT • 5 acres along Somass River • Salmon/steelhead fi shing year round • Build your dream home 7 mins. from town Chris & Alease Arcus
Lot O Cheeyah Island
$1,600,000
2201-11th Ave.
SPROAT LAKE AREA • 82’ x 265’ building lot • Lake access nearby • Quiet wooded area The Fenton Team
Craig Filipchuk
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NORTH PORT LOT • R3 Zoning • 80’ x 123’ • Quiet location, subdividable
TOP OF THE TOWN • Over .3 acre view lot • Location of fine homes, fully serviced • Nicely sloped for daylight basement
Lots P and E Cheeyha Island $199,000ea
Lot 2 Cempthorn Ave $99,000 CHERRY CREEK LOT - PRICED TO SELL! • Level .9 acre lot ready to build on • Private with nice stand of trees • On no thru road w/ newer homes W. Earl Engstrom
21 Haggard Cove
THE PERFECT SETTING • 32 acres • Bare land • Private and secluded Dena Wickman
$ 244,900
180 Cape Beale Tr
$269,900
Bamfield & Inlet WATERFRONT PROPERTY • Just under 3 acres in Uchucklesit Inlet • Offers best fi shing, diving & canoeing • Perfect location & summertime retreat
RM 1 ACREAGE • 1200 ft. of riverfront • 5.84 acres • Hwy. 4 exposure
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Chris & Alease Arcus 14 Headquarters Bay
$290,000
Craig Filipchuk
$429,900
302 Tower Rd
468 Pachena Rd
$585,000
PORT DESIRE OCEANFRONT • Modern 2,450 sq.ft. home • Ground level suite • Private dock, walk-in freezer The Fenton Team
• In the entrance to Barkley Sound. • Only one hour from Port Alberni.
$334,900
WEST COAST QUALITY • 4 bedroom & 4 bathroom home • Built in 1992 • Open concept w/ fireplace
33 Headquarters Bay
$345,000
WEST COAST GETAWAY • 5 acres & 150’ of oceanfront • 2 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • Private 30’ dock
The Fenton Team 6 South Bamfield Rd
WATERFRONT 2.95 ACRES • Fabulous view 4 bedroom home • Beach and shared dock • Close to launching ramp, possible to subdivide
1000’ OF OCEANFRONT • Spectacular 1.73 acre • 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms • 60’ deep safe moorage The Fenton Team
18 Headquarters Bay
$999,999
$384,900
SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME • large great room and kitchen • four bedrooms, two baths • full finished basement
294 S Bamfield Rd
NESTLED IN THE FOREST • 1,680 sq.ft. west coast cottage • Built in 1994 to R2000 standard • Vaulted ceilings & woodstove The Fenton Team
The Fenton Team
310 Grappler Inlet Bamfield $650,000
Craig Filipchuk
BARKLEY SOUND RETREAT • Haggard’s Cove • 3 bedroom & 2 bathroom • 0.17 acre lot The Fenton Team
W. Earl Engstrom
The Fenton Team
The Fenton Team
RECREATION DREAM HOME • Well cared for 2 bedroom rancher • Pine interior, vaulted ceilings, wood stove • Move in ready complete with furniture and appliances Pat & Gerry Hickey
$289,000
OCEANFRONT COTTAGE • 5 acres & 150’ of oceanfront • 465 log panabode cottage • Safe quality moorage
OCEAN FRONT • 5 acres waterfront strata • 860 sq. ft. cabin to lock up • Septic installed
SL 36 Haggard Cove
31 Headquarters Bay
Craig, Pat or Gerry
BEAUTIFUL ACREAGE
• 2 water front lots in the Jewel of the Pacific Northwest
Lot A Mathers Lane
$399,000
ONE OF A KIND • 1.08 acre walk-on oceanfront • Beautiful private beach • Located in sheltered bay
The Fenton Team
$2,950,999
PRIDE OF THE COAST • 5.72 acre oceanfront • 5,140 sq ft executive home • over 200’ moorage The Fenton Team
Don & Kris Redlack
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4574 Elizabeth
$54,900
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$8.50 sq. ft.
4213 Princess Rd.
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#8-3749 10th Ave
LEASE $12.75 sq.ft.
Corner of Ian & Johnston
#9 3761 10th Ave
$12.75 Sq Ft
4746 Johnston Rd
$19,900
Commercial & Investment ISLAND TROPICS - BUSINESS ONLY • 6 tanning beds • 2,800 sq. ft. • well established business & clientele
$59,900
4309 10th Avenue
• C2 Zoning allows wide range business uses • Building waiting for your business
$93,900
5057 Southgate
Craig Filipchuk & Jim Robertson
$169,900
4003 Johnston Road
$193,000
WELL ESTABLISHED SHOPPING MALL • C2 Zoning allows for wide range of business uses • 1100 square feet
C2 SALON • Turnkey salon business • Located in Adelaide Centre • Established client base The Fenton Team
Craig Filipchuk & Jim Robertson
4905 Cherry Creek Rd.
$300,000
4356 Gertrude Sreet
$399,000
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WELL ESTABLISHED SHOPPING CENTRE • High foot and vehicle traffic
Pat & Gerry Hickey
Maureen Mackenzie
3699 3rd Ave.
SOUTH PORT
• Quality lease space available up to 6000 sq. ft. • Great visual exposure • Store front or Office space • Plenty of parking available
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OFFICE RETAIL SPACE • Located in high traffic area • 3 offices, 2 washrooms, lunch area • 4 parking spots at rear of building W. Earl Engstrom 2984 3rd Avenue
GREAT OPPORTUNITY
DELI • Well established turn key business • Great location, 50 seat restaurant • Be your own boss
• 2,775 sq. ft. of strata commercial space • Heat pump, alarm system, lots of possibilities • Located on the ground level of Victoria Quay Condos
Craig Filipchuk & Gerry Hickey
$439,000
5371 Falls St.
$499,900
Maureen Mackenzie 137 Winter Harbour Rd.
SOUTH PORT INVESTMENT • 20,000 sq. ft. building • Two long term Tenants in place Pat & Gerry Hickey 8720 Stirling Arm Dr
$699,000
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4658 Adelaide Building
COMMERCIAL BUILDING LOT • High visibility location • approx 2/3rds of an acre
Gary Gray
Craig Filipchuk
10650 Asher Road
$725,000
$549,900
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BRAND NEW ROOF • 4-2 Bedroom Units • 2-1 bedroom units Chris & Alease Arcus
$869,000
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY • Opportunity on approx. 3.26 acres • Zoned for commercial • Close to Pacific Rim shopping
HIGH PROFILE C5 ZONED
• 1900 sq ft, 3 beds, 1 bath • Many business opportunities • Dedicated parking, great investment • Trade potential
Maureen Mackenzie
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LOYAL CLIENTELE
• Turn key fi shing lodge • Accommodates up to 20 guests plus staff • Includes 4 - 22 ft aluminum boats equipped for charters
Craig Filipchuk
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Sproat Lake HILL TOP VIEWS AT SPROAT LAKE COMPLETELY PRIVATE • 5.23 Acres, potential to subdivide • 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bath custom built home • Above ground swimming pool, double garage
NORTH PORT
• Retail Building with two storefront retail outlets • Private parking lot • Just footsteps away from the Johnston corridor
Sonja Sutton
Pat & Gerry Hickey
9752 Lakeshore Rd.
Starting as low as $119,000
19 STRATA LOTS SOLD 3 PENDING ONLY 4 LEFT!
Sold SPROAT LAKE BEAUTY • 3 beds, 2 baths, 1,760 sq ft • In fl oor heating, built in 2003 • 3 car garage, 1.55 acres, 100 ft of beach Maureen Mackenzie
One of the few opportunities left to purchase land at scenic Sproat Lake. Purchase your own Strata RV lot for year after year vacations. No more having to book months in advance. • Laundry, washrooms, hot showers • Sandy beach, waterslide, swimming • Newer docks, boat slip for each site Maureen Mackenzie
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