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49th Year No. 44
October 30, 2014
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Neucel sets two-month shutdown Aidan O’Toole Gazette staff PORT ALICE—Employees of Neucel Specialty Cellulose are facing a bleak Christmas as the
Jazz pianist Michael Kaeshammer returns to North Island. Page 8
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time,” said Port Alice councillor Dave Stewart, “especially coming up to Christmas. I know there’s many employees living chequeto-cheque, they’re going to have a
company announced a two-month shutdown to begin next week, citing a depressed market and reliability issues. “It couldn’t have come at a worse
Little fairy Tenleigh Bondue, centre, shares a dance with Aaliyah Johnson during the annual Halloween Howl at Port Alice Community Centre last Friday. See more on the event on Page 15 and check out our four-page pullout section for other Halloween activities on the North Island this weekend.
tough time — two months is a long time to wait for a paycheque.”
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Port Hardy Wild hockey club draws record turnout. Page 21
J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL—Having just announced an historic Memorandum of Understanding which brings dual-credit courses to North Island Secondary Schools through North Island
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College, School District 85 Superintendent Scott Benwell shared a second MOU that is currently providing access to a Criminology 101 dual-credit course. “We’ve partnered with SD84, Vancouver Island West, and
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