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Port Hardy ER to stay open J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT HARDY—Fears of a long-term closure of the emergency room at Port Hardy Hospital in the New Year are unfounded, Island Health announced this week in response to concerns that arose from comments in an internal

Island Health memo.

“I can tell you that is not going to happen,” said Alison Mitchell, senior manager of Rural Health Services for Island Health in the Mount Waddington region. “That was discussed, but that’s not the direction we’ve decided to go.

There won’t be a permanent (ER)

closure, whether in Port Hardy or Port McNeill.”

The Mount Waddington region, where Island Health maintains acute care facilities in Alert Bay, Port Hardy and Port McNeill, has been beset with physician and nursing shortages dating back for several years. Mitchell noted Port

Jamie Hunt, accompanied by firefighters Luke Wiggins and Lionel Gunson, gets his first picture with Santa (Kevin Ogren) during last Saturday’s Christmas Kick-off event at Thunderbird Mall in Port Hardy.

The event included the Myster-O magic show (also Ogren), the annual mall craft fair, music by the North Island Community Band (including Ogren) and the annual tree lighting in the mall parking lot.

Hardy and Port McNeill are down to two physicians each, who are faced with juggling their regular clinical hours with a 24-hour oncall schedule at emergency rooms in both communities’ hospitals.

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Telus fibre-optic delivery delayed Gazette staff The North Island will not see the hoped-for boost in internet connectivity in time for Christmas, Telus representatives announced last week.

The company had hoped to finalize the move to fibre connectivity for much of the North Island ahead of

the festive season but an essential piece of equipment has been placed on back-order by the manufacturer, causing a delay on the project’s completion.

Vancouver Island General Manager Ray Lawson said that the equipment was required to complete connections within the Port

McNeill central office. The delay places the project into a blackout window wherein the company cannot make changes to the network.

Lawson projected a January 26 date for initial activation, followed by testing and account migration to the new fibre system. He said the move to the new

route was expected to be completed by the second week in February.

The project’s completion should bring an immediate boost for customers able to take advantage of the new system. Lawson said did not yet have a date for the lifting of the stop-sell order currently in place.

The Telus representative plans to visit the North Island early in the new year to address the Regional District and councils.

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Although the land value is estimated at more than $100,000, the Anglican Diocese offered the lands to the Province for only $2,000. The Province

is purchasing the lands, growing the size of Cape Scott Provincial Park to more than 22,300 hectares in size.

“We acquired these properties over 100 years ago and now no longer need them,” explained Peter Daniel, asset manager, Anglican Dioceses of BC. “Both properties are surround-

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Port Hardy RCMP Staff Sergeant Gord Brownridge echoed the advice, urging the public to be wary of unsolicited callers.

The Canadian AntiFraud Centre’s website, www.antifraudcentrecentreantifraude.ca, offers advice on recognizing, avoiding and reporting scams, and fraud can be reported via its toll-free number, 1-888-495-8501.

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Gazette staff PORT HARDY—The Chamber of Commerce is warning of an apparent scam targeting the North Island in recent weeks.

A business contacted the Chamber to report that it had received a call from someone claiming to represent BC Hydro. The caller claimed that the company’s account was in arrears and that Hydro staff would arrive imminently to disconnect service unless credit card information was supplied.

The Port Hardy business declined and notified the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, BC Hydro, the Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce and the Port Hardy RCMP. Since then a number of similar reports have apparently emerged.

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tion for park staff who, in the summer months, operate and maintain this popular park.

The new Nels Bight Ranger Cabin is double the size of the original structure built more than 30 years ago. The cabin provides more space for staff and the public to move about the main area, which

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Gazette staff PORT HARDY—The Province is acquiring more lands to grow Cape Scott Provincial Park and providing updated facilities for park staff and the public.

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Isl. Health hopes to relieve pressure on ER from page 1 As the majority of emergency room visits can be handled in a clinical setting, Island Health communications director Val Wilson said, the organization is working with physicians, nurse practitioners and nurses to enhance its delivery of primary care service. That could take the form of later, evening clinic openings and the offering of additional clinical services, including social workers and staffers in mental health and addictions, home and community care and maternal health.

“We do have challenges,” Wilson said. “The mission of Island Health is to make sure residents have access

to quality, primary care.

We’re looking at ways to alleviate the pressure on the emergency rooms.”

To that end, Mitchell and Wilson both said recruitment efforts continue to increase staffing of physicians and, potentially, nurse practitioners and nurses on the North Island.

But facing a staffing situation bordering on critical, the physicians in Port Hardy and Port McNeill met recently and presented a series of recommendations and proposals to Island Health managers in Mount Waddington.

“As the current staffing levels cannot sustain two on-call groups, the physicians in Port Hardy and Port

Plans to address staff shortages will not include permanent closure of Port Hardy’s emergency room, Island Health said.

J.R. Rardon McNeill have recommended The consolidating of moving to a single on-call the emergency schedules emergency department,” would have meant either Mitchell wrote in a memo closure of one emergency circulated to staff Nov. 14. room or rotating, tempo-

Telus to meet local officials from page 1 Economic Development, said that the agenda was not yet finalized, but he expected the discussions to cover “the various plans (Telus) would offer, the rollout to individual communities and the leasing of bandwidth to ISPs. “When they were here in the spring we asked Telus about plans to bring highspeed to other areas.

They told us then that they couldn’t talk about that until the

project was complete; I imagine they will be

rary closures at each of the facilities in Port Hardy and Port McNeill.

That memo was leaked sometime between Nov. 14 and Monday, Nov. 17, when concerned Port Hardy residents began posting alarmed messages on social media and contacting Island Health authorities and North Island MLA Claire Trevena to demand the town’s emergency room remain open.

“I have had a lengthy discussion with senior executives at Island Health and they have assured me that there is no intention to close either emergency room,” Trevena said.

The efforts to enhance primary care may get a

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boost from the opening of the new Primary Health Clinic in Port Hardy, tentatively scheduled for Jan. 5.

The Port McNeill Health Clinic, which has recently gone through an extensive remodel, rolled out the first step in its integrated care model last week when a mental health and addictions social worker was posted on duty. Mitchell said staff from home and community care and maternal health will also be rotated through the clinic.

“We need to be seeing patients in the appropriate settings for their need,” said Mitchell. “We’re looking at all options to preserve the sanity of the physicians we have.”

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RDMW Board bids farewell to Furney J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL—One mayor was given a rousing send-off, while another was recognized with a moment of silence last week at the final meeting of the 201114 Regional District of Mount Waddington Board of Directors.

Port McNeill Mayor Gerry Furney, who will relinquish his post to recently elected Shirley Ackland next week, was presented by board chair Dave Rushton with a framed copy of the minutes of the inaugural RDMW board meeting, held June 22, 1966.

“Gerry, you probably remember them,” Rushton joked.

The recording secretary who compiled those minutes? Gerry Furney, who has spent 39 of the last

41 years as Port McNeill’s mayor and 46 of the last 48 in elected office on the North Island.

“Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking,” Furney said to general laughter, “I’m just going to pass this around.”

Ackland, who will assume Furney’s spot on the RDMW board and who attended last week’s meeting in the gallery, confided Furney had occasionally “spoken” at the annual Union of BC Municipalities conference.

“He’s stood up and said, ‘I’ve been asked to give a short address. PO Box 1, Port McNeill,’ and then sat down,” Ackland said.

“I’ve seen him do that three times.”

The meeting took a more somber note when Rushton asked the Board and visitors to observe a moment

Outgoing Port McNeill Mayor Gerry Furney, left, accepts a framed copy of the minutes of the inaugural Regional District of Mount Waddington Board meeting from RDMW chair Dave Rushton during his final board meeting Nov. 18 in Port J.R. Rardon McNeill.

of silence for the late Debbie Huddlestan. The

Port Hardy councillor and occasional RDMW board

representative was serving as acting mayor when she died suddenly two days earlier, just hours after attending an election-night party that was to have ushered in her retirement from elected service. She was preceded by her husband, Al Huddlestan, who was chair of the RDMW board when he succumbed to cancer in March of 2013.

Both Furney and Alert Bay board representative Doug Aberley were congratulated and thanked for their years of service on the Regional District Board. Aberley, who will be succeeded by newly elected councillor Dennis Buchanan, chose not to run for a third term on Alert Bay’s council in the recent election.

“I spent 40 years as a community planner, economic development officer

and municipal administrator, so to go into the political side of things was an adventure,” Aberley said. “I thought it’d be a very calm and quiet experience in a little town like Alert Bay, but little did I know.”

He spoke of some of the accomplishments of the RDMW Board during his six years, including the establishment of the Mount Waddington Transit System, rural waste transfer stations, increased supports for tourism, the hiring of a professional planner and the board’s lobbying efforts.

“It will never be the central governments in Ottawa and Victoria or big businesses that solve our problems. It’s gonna be us, representing the people of this little, wonderful place.

I just hope that can continue.”

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Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Directors moved within one vote of establishing a Quatsino Waste Management Service Area while taking the first step to address a contentious Telegraph Cove Road access issue during its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday.

The board took up three proposed

and recybylaws and Regional cling stagave final District tion, at an approval to Mount estimated Bylaw 875, a procedural Waddington capital cost of $100,000 bylaw that regulates board meet- funded largely by regional district gas tax ings.

Bylaw 859, to estab- revenues. Annual operlish the Quatsino Waste ations over the coming Management Area, five years are estimatwas given first, second ed at $10,000, to be and third readings. The split between local tax Bylaw would estab- assessments and user lish a waste transfer (tipping) fees at the

transfer station.

The bylaw will go to the Ministry of Environment before the RDMW Board’s final approval.

Finally, first reading was given to Bylaw 877, which would establish a 10-year Telegraph Cove Road Maintenance Service to replace a service scheduled to expire in March, 2015.

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ETHNOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA (ANT-250) Examine traditional and post-contact Aboriginal societies using a culture area approach as you consider of the status of Aboriginal People in contemporary Canadian Society.

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Christmas spirit not just a tree Dear editor, As you know, the “Community” Christmas Tree light-up at Thunderbird Mall is a Port Hardy tradition. Every year around this time the mall has a 40 foot tree. During the annual “Kick off To Christmas” event at the mall, the tree light-up is the perfect ending to this wonderful day. It is a special time and Christmas spirit is in the air.

But somewhere along the way, many of us have forgotten or lost our community spirit and all that goes with it. Perhaps, the true meaning of Christmas.

I discovered that this year, when Light-Up volunteers hit a snag. After searching out and spotting “the” perfect tree, the date was set and they were ready to roll. The temperature was around freezing and, unfortunately, three large boughs were broken.

Then something incredible happened — something magical, even, yet largely unnoticed — a number of individuals volunteered even more of their time to make the tree look as beautiful as ever.

The boughs were brought in with the tree and the crew tried to attach them safely, without success. James and Jeff with K&K Electric spent an entire day wrapping the tree with lights. They did a wonderful job!

Unfortunately, a good many area residents failed to notice these generous and selfless acts. Rather than being applauded as they should, some of these volunteers are being mocked for their efforts.

What’s happened to Port Hardy’s holiday spirit?

Are we so wrapped up in materialism and appearances that we overlook the true meaning of Christmas when it is right in front of us?

I overheard one individual sneering a volunteer for finding a “Charlie Brown” Christmas tree. But even the children in that movie came to see the meaning of Christmas.

We should be rallying around our amazing volunteers and cheering our Christmas tree now more than ever. I call on all Port Hardy residents to remember this for any event that volunteers have been involved in. And when you see a volunteer, tell him or her thanks for all they do.

P.S.: For anyone who really thought their tax dollars go towards this tree, no, they do not.

Sandy Dyer Port Hardy

Time for healers to reconnect Dear editor, I write this letter not as a complaint or criticism but as a plea and opportunity to learn.

Last June I started getting sick. Symptoms were those of asthma so that is how was I was treated. Over the months it got worse.

I wanted to find out more but both the Port Hardy and Port McNeill doctors just kept refilling my inhalers.

I decided to see the doctor in Alert Bay. Here, tests, blood work and chest x-ray, had been ordered. The test results were low vitamin B as well as an enlarged heart. The Alert Bay doctor thought it impractical to continue to see him as I lived in Port Hardy. I started seeing the doctor in Port Hardy again.

This is where my concerns start with my treatment, treatment not only for my sickness but also for human interaction. I had gone to the ER around 7:30 one night but it was

closed (set to open at 8) and I returned home. Since being sick I had realized that my symptoms would go away shortly, so going back would be pointless because I usually felt better within a half hour. I decided to wait for another episode of symptoms before I returned. Around 11-11:30 my symptoms showed up.

I went to the ER. The very first question the doctor asked me was “Why did you wait until this time of night to come in?”

When did it become an inconvenience for doctors to be on call? We don’t tell our bodies when to be sick and show symptoms.

He treated me as I still had asthma and I went in every four hours for a nebulizer.

This happened for a few days. On one of the nights, the attending nurse actually left me alone to unhook myself and leave when I was finished. She never came back to check on me.

Is this common practice? If

The North Island Gazette is published Thursdays at Port Hardy, B.C. by Black Press Ltd. Canadian Publications Mail Agreement #391275. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

It looks like Port Hardy’s hospital ER will remain open, but challenges remain with delivery of health care on the North Island.

Looking forward to the bandwidth the new fibre-optic Telus line will bring? Sorry, you’ll have to look just a bit further forward.

I was not an honest man, I could have left with lots of supplies and whatever else was in that room I was being treated in.

My point is that there are a different set of rules or standards being lived by the staff at the hospital in Port Hardy. Is it race based? I don’t know, it may be for some and not all.

When I was properly diagnosed in Comox, I was in ICU for a week. The morning I was discharged, I said to the nurse, “Thank you for what you do. You make it a part of you and that it isn’t just a job to you.

That makes it easier for us who are sick to get better”.

Any person who interacts with patients shouldn’t lose sight or feelings for what they do. Even if one patient is being difficult, that idea of “one bad apple wrecks a whole barrel” mentality needs to stop.

The health profession is a service industry, nothing more and nothing less. Yes A member of

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it does help the physical lives of people but it also needs to help the spiritual and human side of people.

The basic level of courtesy and human interaction shouldn’t be lost the further the service is provided away from metro centers.

Many dislike going to the Port Hardy ER. To those in power at the various levels, you need to ask yourselves why and what is and isn’t working for the people at this hospital site. I am being inclusive when I say people; I mean patients and staff alike.

This letter is not meant to put anyone down but to provide a means to better provide service. I do this so that all staff (doctors, nurses and nursing aides) can learn and reconnect with why they chose to provide care to those sick rather than continue to live with just a job. To make it a part of their Being again.

Charles Willie Port Hardy

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Donations roll in as Hamper deadline looms Gazette staff The 35th annual Gazette Hamper Fund is in full swing, with numerous groups across the North Island collecting donations of food and toys through both scheduled events and ongoing displays.

The Hamper Fund, which annually provides Christmas hampers of food and toys to needy North Island families and individuals, has also gotten the occasional boost from an impromptu, unexpected source.

Eagle View Elementary School student Kirsten Strussi donated $5 last Friday that she had found on school grounds during recess. Strussi said she turned over the money to the duty supervisor, and school officials said if it was not claimed in one week, she could keep it.

When it was returned to her after that week, Strussi promptly contributed it to the fund.

The next night, in Port McNeill, Chris Sharpe of the North Island Timing Association turned a donated post-

er by Port Hardy photographer Ken Hutton into a $250 Hamper Fund donation. Hutton intended to donate the poster to NITA supporters with Port McNeill’s Volunteer Fire Department.

Sharpe, for the second straight year, instead called for an auction of the poster and ran the bidding up to $250 in his wife’s name before “winning” the auction. Boni Sharpe then passed the prize on to the fire department.

Toys in the attic The first large donation of toys was turned in last week by The Bargain! Shop of Port McNeill, which filled two gift-wrapped shopping carts in the first week and a half of its annual Toy Drive. Store manager Michelle Monk said the response has the store nearly halfway to its goal of $1,000 for the 2014 drive, and has already exceeded last year’s entire collection.

Thanks also to BC Liquor Stores on the North Island, which is including the Hamper

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Fund along with other local charities in its annual season Share Bear promotion. Customers may contribute at the till to purchase a stuffed Christmas bear, and a matching bear will be donated to one of several North Island beneficiaries, including the Hamper Fund.

Fun and fundraising A number of events are coming up in the next few weeks that will give residents a chance to contribute to the Hamper Fund while getting some entertainment or value in return: On Dec. 7, the annual Tsakis FC Garage Sale in Fort Rupert will offer great bargains and food while benefitting the Hamper Fund. That same evening, the Reinforest

E V I R D Y TO PORT McNEILL:

Chris Sharpe, left, presents a poster to Port McNeill Fire Chief Chris Walker after raising $250 for the Gazette Hamper Fund in an “auction” of the piece during the North Island Timing Association’s wrap-up party Saturday in Port McNeill. J.R. Rardon Riders equestrian club of Port McNeill, buildof Hyde Creek/Port ing on the response of McNeill will hold its last year’s inaugural second annual Toy effort. Residents are Ride through the streets invited to step outside

to view the seasonally decorated horses and contribute toys and non-perishable food items, which will be collected by a following support vehicle.

The horses and riders will gather at 7:30 p.m. at Gate House Community Theatre, where hot chocolate will be served.

On Dec. 12, the North Island Eagles hockey club will host its annual Hamper Fund benefit game between the midget team and alumni, beginning at 3 p.m. at Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill.

Suggested admission is two non-perishable food items or a toy, and cash donations are also accepted.

The next evening,

GAZETTE

Dec. 13, the Port McNeill Lions Club, longtime partners in the Hamper Fund, will hold its annual Turkey Bingo event at the Lions Hall.

If you or your organization have scheduled an event you’d like the public to know about, let us know and we’ll include it in our Hamper Fund event schedule. Call 250-949-6225, fax 250-949-7655 or email editor@northislandgazette.com.

Gazette Hamper Fund applications can be found on this page and at the Gazette office. Deadline to apply is tomorrow, Nov. 28. Hampers will be delivered on Dec. 20.

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(Do not give mailing address. Proper residence address must be complete so a hamper can be delivered)

Town: Total number of people in family:

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MAIL TO BOX 458, PORT HARDY, B.C. VON 2P0, FAX TO 949-7655 BRING IT TO 7305 MARKET ST. IN PORT HARDY. ***If you live on Reserve, please fill out & return your application to your Band office.***

Your hamper will be delivered Saturday, Dec. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

If NOBODY IS hOMe, The hAMPeR wIll NOT Be DelIVeReD. ONe hAMPeR PeR hOUSehOlD. No exceptions.

If you have any questions of concerns, please call J.R. Rardon at the Gazette office at 250-949-6225.

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THE NORTH ISLAND Christmas Recipe

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I searched for years for a great mincemeat recipe I could make rather than buy as the jars of mincemeat are quite expensive.

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Hot spots November 27 Meetings with Remarkable Women series continues at the Port Hardy Library 6:30-7:30 p.m. “Strength in Healing” features author Rachel Naomi Remen, a respected cancer physician and story teller.

November 29 Port McNeill Lioness Annual North Island Christmas Showcase of Arts & Crafts. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Extra ven-

November 29 North Island Concert Society presents Tishomingo String Band, 7:30 p.m., Civic Centre. Tickets available at Cafe Guido, Port Hardy Museum, Port McNeill Flower Shoppe, and from Gail Neely in Port Alice at 250-284-3927. Call Brian Hicks at 250-902-2228 or visit niconcert.ca for more information.

dors and garage sale at the Guide/Scout Hall from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Photos With Santa from noon-3 p.m., a fundraiser for the Port McNeill Pathfinders & Rangers, who will also collect Items for the Hamper Fund. For more information please call Christine Hinton 250-9564400 or Anne Dumonceaux 250-956-3770.

November 29 Gate House Community Theatre hosts a Loonie auction and silent auction, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Port McNeill.

Silent auction resumes along with a Community Christmas Concert and play, 6:45 p.m., following the lighting of the community Christmas tree.

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November 29 Gus’s Pub hosts a burger-and-beer fundraiser for the North Island Eagles and Provincial Tier 3 hockey championships, 6 p.m. Tickets $20, limited to 100 tickets, available in advance at Gus’s Pub and the Clothes Inn (Port Hardy and Port McNeill).

Nov. 30 Eagle View Craft Bazaar, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Eagle View Elementary School, Port Hardy. Crafts, gifts, food, visit

by Santa.

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December 6-7 Mount Waddington Highland Dance hosts its 9th annual Celtic Christmas dance show. 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Port Hardy Secondary School Theatre; 11 a.m. Sunday, Gate House Community Theatre in Port McNeill. Raffle prizes, concession and more. Tickets $10.

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Come for lunch & catch the spirit!

Carefully handcrafted arts & crafts by people from the Island

✹ stained glass ✹ home cooking & baking ✹ jewellery ✹ cards ✹ paintings ✹ pottery ✹ sewing & much more! ✹ door prizes with admission of $2 ✹ children under 12 get in for free

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ALEXANDER Blair King, registered owner of a Manufactured Home with registration number 065089 and located at #45 1877 McNeill Road, Port McNeill, B.C., take notice that said Manufactured Home will be sold by your landlord unless, within 30 days of the date of this notice served upon you, you establish a right to the possession of the Manufactured Home or make application to the court to establish such a right. Landlord- Estha Development Enterprises Ltd., 2445 Glenayr Drive, Nanaimo, B.C. V8S 3R8 (250) 758-4454.

LONG BEACH - Ucluelet Deluxe waterfront cabin, sleeps 6, BBQ. Fall Special.

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PERSONALS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Port Hardy meets every Wednesday & Saturday at the Upper Island Public Health Unit on Gray Street at 8pm.

Sundays at the Salvation Army Lighthouse, 8635 Granville St., at 7pm. Contact Ed at 250902-0310 or 250-949-9655 MEET SINGLES right now! No paid operators, just real people like you. Browse greetings, exchange messages and connect live. Try it free. Call now: 1-800-712-9851.

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PORT HARDY BAPTIST CHURCH Corner of Trustee & Highland Morning Service 11:00 am Plus regular family activities Office: 250-949-6844 www.porthardybaptistchurch.ca Pastor: Kevin Martineau

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Frances Ann Hunt, 69, of Cumberland B.C., passed away October 25th after complications due to cancer.

She was born Frances Ann George in Worchester, England on November 30th, 1944. She immigrated to Canada at the age of 11.

Fran, as she liked to be called, was predeceased by her high school sweetheart, Wally, in 2001.

She is survived by her sons Keith (MaryAnn) and Randy (Brandi); Grandkids, Jackie (Allen), Jennifer and Kyle; and great grandkids, Brooklyn, Chloe and Lucas.

Even though “Nana� lost her battle with cancer, she never complained and always stayed positive.

You will truly be missed!

As per Fran’s wishes, there will be no funeral or memorial service.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to the BC Cancer Agency (Vancouver Island Centre) or The Canadian Cancer Society.

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25 ROOM Imperial Motel for sale in Grand Forks...$789K. Contact andrewsmith1951@shaw.ca (Owner) for more information.

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All cash-retire in just 3 years.

Protected Territories. Full details call now 1-866-668-6629.

Website: www.tcvend.com THE DISABILITY Tax credit. $1,500 yearly tax credit. $15,000 lump sum refund (on avg). Covers: hip/knee replacements, arthritic joints, COPD. For help applying 1844-453-5372.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS APARTMENT/CONDO MANAGER TRAINING • Certiďƒžed Home Study Course • Jobs Registered Across Canada • Gov. Certiďƒžed 35 Years of Success! www.RMTI.ca

MEDICAL Transcriptionists needed! Employers seeking over 200 additional CanScribe graduates.

Student loans available. Income-tax receipts issued. Start training today. work from home!

Visit www.canscribe.com. or email to: info@canscribe.com call 1.800.466.1535.

NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES Father Scott Whittemore 250-9563909 Sunday Masses St. Mary’s 430 Chapel St.,Port McNeill: 9am St. Bonaventure 4750 Byng Rd., Port Hardy: 11am St. Theresa’s corner of Nigei St. and Marine Dr., Port Alice: Saturdays 5:00pm Alert Bay: 65 Hemlock St., 2nd & 4th: Saturdays 10am 11/14

ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED Reverend Wade Allen 9190 Granville St. Port Hardy Phone 250-949-6247 1:00 p.m. Sunday School and Service Tues., 1:00 pm Bible Study Everyone welcome Meeting rooms available columbac@uniserve.com 11/14

FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 2540 Catala Place Port McNeill (across from Firehall) Sunday 10:30 am - Morning Worship Church Office 250-956-4741 Pastor Stan Rukin Visitors always welcome www.ptmcfullgospel.org 11/14

CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICAN Alert Bay Sunday Services - 10 am Reverend Lincoln Mckoen 1-250-974-5844 Warden Flora Cook 250-974-5945 Warden Joan Stone 250-974-2234 11/14

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4680 Byng Rd. Port Hardy Pastor George Hilton 250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826 “Everyone welcome�

Saturday Services 9:30am - Bible Study groups 10:45am - Worship/Praise service Wednesday @ 7pm - Prayer meeting Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education 250-949-8243 11/14

PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH 2501 Mine Road Sunday 9:45 am (Sept-June) - Sunday School 11:00 am - Worship Service 7:00 pm - Evening Fellowship Youth Group Wed - 7:00 pm Children’s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year.

For information contact Pastor Dave Purdy • 250-956-4737 11/14

LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE • Chaplain Services • Bible Studies • Spiritual Counselling • Weekly AA Groups (8635 Granville St. Port Hardy) 250-949-8125 11/14

PORT HARDY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert St Sunday Worship 10:30 am & 7 pm Tuesday Prayer 7:30 pm Midweek Biblestudies - Call the church for time and place 250-949-6466 Pastor George & Karen Ewald (home) 250-949-9674 E-Mail: pastorgeorge@providenceplace.ca 11/14

PORT ALICE ANGLICANUNITED FELLOWSHIP Reverend Wade Allen Sunday Services - 4pm 1-250-949-6247 Box 159, Port Alice You are extended a special invitation to share in our Services 11/14

ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITED ANGLICAN CHURCH 250-956-3533 Email: gualbert@uniserve.com Please call for worship times Reverend Wade Allen All Welcome 175 Cedar Street Port McNeill 11/14

GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH at entrance to Tsulquate Village (8898 Park Dr) Saturday/Sabbath 10:00 am-Sabbath School 11:15 am-Worship Service Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell 11/14

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

RENTALS

RENTALS

TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD

TRADES, TECHNICAL

FIREARMS

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ROOMS FOR RENT

LEGALS

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THE Clusko Group immediately requires Short Log Trucks for operations in the 100 Mile / Canim Lake area for hauls to Canfor, Vavenby.

Top rates and safe trip times. Priority will be given to “Safe Oriented� operators. Phone 250-392-2001 or 250-302-1004 Email: cluskogroup@clusko.com

WANTED: FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military.

We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. Call 1-866-960-0045 or visit: www.dollars4guns.com

2 SERVERS are required by Karai Sushi & Grill, F/T, 37.5hrs/wk; $11-13/hr.

High school completion is required. Experience is an asset.

Apply online at: karaihr@hotmail.com or in person at 4030 Byng Rd, Port Hardy, BC

PERSONAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SERVICES

COOK is required by Karai Sushi & Grill F/T, 37.5hrs/wk; $12.50-15/hr High school completion & experience or trade certiďƒžcate required.

Apply online at karaihr@hotmail.com or in person at 4030 Byng Rd, Port Hardy, BC

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available.

1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper?

STEEL BUILDINGS/metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206 or visit us online: www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER

MEDICAL/DENTAL KWAKIUTL BAND COUNCIL seeking full-time

Community Health Nurse

in Port Hardy. Email: health-director@kwakiutl.bc.ca for job description or to apply by Dec. 14th, or fax (250) 949-6066.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada!

Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get the online training you need from an employer-trusted program.

Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-888528-0809 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

SALES DIRECT B2B Sales Agents needed throughout BC selling to retail businesses only. Requires presenting and securing contracts. Management positions available if you wish to take over a territory. Nothing to buy, we pay you. Forward your resume and cover letter to dadams1202@gmail.com

TRADES, TECHNICAL GPRC, FAIRVIEW Campus requires a Heavy Equipment Instructor to teach in our Heavy Equipment Program!

Please contact Gavin Winter at 780-835-6695 or visit www.gprc.ab.ca/careers for more information.

JOURNEYMAN Mechanic required to perform all aspects of automotive repairs and servicing. Must have Automotive Mechanical Repair Certiďƒžcate of Qualiďƒžcation. Start full time immediately, Reliable Auto Body, Courtenay, BC. email: reliableautobody@telus.net or fax 250-334-3668

ARE YOU $10K Or More In Debt? DebtGo can help reduce a signiďƒžcant portion of your debt load. Call now & see if you qualify. 1-800-351-1783.

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com IF YOU own a home or real estate, Alpine Credits can lend you money: It’s That Simple.

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TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES HOME IMPROVEMENTS FULL SERVICE Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. Call 1-800-573-2928.

PETS PETS

PORT HARDY Well maintained 6-plex Great investment $385,000 Call Noreen 250-949-6319 imagine.it@cablerocket.com

Port Hardy, BC West Park Manor & Lindsay Manor 1/2 month free for selected suites!

Large one & two bedroom suites, some with a great view, all clean and in excellent condition.

Also elegantly furnished executive suites available.

Well maintained secure & quiet buildings.

Close to shopping.

Friendly onsite resident managers.

Call Renee toll free 1-877-227-7888 or email for info: comehome@pineridgevillage.ca

PORT HARDY- $350 includes laundry+ hydro. Linda, 250949-8133 between 8-5pm.

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO KINGCOME MANOR

PORT MCNEILL

NEWLY RENOVATED Bach, 1 or 2 bedrooms.

Newly furnished available.

Free sat tv, over 300 channels.

Phone Ron and Linda 250-956-3365 PORT HARDY: Airport Rd. 2 bdrm, quiet. NS/NP. Refs. $550. Call 250-949-6319.

PORT HARDY- 2 bdrm condo, #23-9130 Granville St, includes 4 appls, $750/mo. Call (778)875-9840.

3%,,Ă–/,$Ă–345&& $BMM

CKC CHOC/BLK lab pups, gorgeous, top quality, gentle nature, $1200. 250-897-6275.

PORT HARDY- Airport Rd. Large 1 bdrm apt. NS/NP. Ref req. $450. 250-949-6319.

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

School District No. 85 requires the following REGULAR position: Posting #30: Noon Hour Supervisor Eagle View Elementary – $19.84 per hour, 5 hours per week, while school is in session.

Further information regarding Position Duties and QualiďŹ cations can be found on our website at: www.sd85.bc.ca under “Career Opportunitiesâ€?.

Please complete a CUPE Application Form which is available at our website and quote the appropriate posting number Closing date for applications is 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014.

SD85 thanks all applicants for their interest, however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. This is a CUPE Local 401 position.

Apply to: Mr. John Martin, Secretary-Treasurer, School District No. 85, Box 90, Port Hardy, B.C. V0N 2P0

WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT

HYDE CREEK- 2 bdrm suite.

Call 250-902-9703 or 250-9564356.

Re:1998 Dodge1500 VIN 1B7HF16Y6WS518051 Registered owner: Jaz Foley of Port Hardy

TOWNHOUSES PORT HARDYSeawind Estates, 3 bdrm, in-suite W/D. $825. Call (604)418-3626. trojan12@shaw.ca

Notice hereby given above vehicle will be sold FOR PARTS ONLY Sat, Nov 29 for unpaid charges for towing, impound and storage totalling $4796.93.

PORT HARDY SEAHAVEN APARTMENTS 7070 Shorncliffe St. 2 bdrm suite.

Fridge/stove, balcony, blinds, private parking stall, locker, laundry on premises.

Quiet, adult building, non smoking, no pets.

References required.

Inquiries contact 250-230-1462 or 250-949-8501

Vehicle storage at EJ Klassen Motorcade Ltd. 9045 Granville St. Port Hardy, BC.

NOTICE: WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT Property Sale

PORT MCNEILL3 Bdrm townhouse.

Call 250-9563440. www.portmcneilltown houses.yolasite.com

PORT MCNEILL APARTMENTS Well managed 1 & 2 Bdrm suites Gym & sauna on site Call for availability WHOLE DUPLEX for sale1280sq ft per side, 3.5 bdrms, 1.5 bath. 9498 McDougall Rd, Port Hardy, BC. $225,000.

Call (250)334-8474. tinyurl.com/porthduplex

NOTICE -

SUITES, LOWER

TRANSPORTATION AUTO FINANCING

Phone Rick 250-956-4555

Notice is hereby given by Port Hardy, Beaver Harbour and All Store Mini Storage that the following items will be sold starting December 4th, 2014 if all monies are not paid in full.

Georgina Speck Isaac to satisfy debt on storage of property such as approximately; TV with VCR built in, Bike, Books, Camping gear, Toys, Arts&Crafts, Native Costumes.

TWO OCEANS IN COAL HARBOUR

Any questions relating can be directed to Alicia (250) 949-0182

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

NOTICE: WAREHOUSE LIEN ACT Property Sale

Large fully furnished 2 bdrm Apartment includes stove, fridge, washer, dryer & micro.

Clean, comfy, quiet & upgraded. Rural setting overlooking harbour. Satellite TV channels included ($90 value). Available Now. $650+ hydro with a 1 year lease. Pets considered.

Call 1-250-949-8855. www.twoceans.com

Auto Financing - Dream Catcher, Apply Today! Drive Today!

PORT MCNEILL Mobile Home Park Pads for rent.

Short walk to shopping, school & ocean. $300/ month Call 250-758-4454

HOMES FOR RENT 2-BDRM, 3 bath Executive style waterfront home. Single garage. Pt. Hardy. Ref’s req’d.

Can be rented furnished. Call (250)902-9696.

5-BDRM HOUSE on Founders. $1250./mo. Responsible tenants. Call Hans (250)2304090, 604-814-2327.

1.800.910.6402

Notice is hereby given by Port Hardy, Beaver Harbour and All Store Mini Storage that the following items will be sold starting December 4th, 2014 if all monies are not paid in full.

Roger Barelli to satisfy dept on store of property such as approximately; Carpenters chest, Tools, Household Items, Coffee table, Cabinets, Stereos.

Any questions relating can be directed to Alicia (250) 949-0182

Smile of the week.

Lucca Stewart of Port Alice, right, celebrates his team’s win during the Port Hardy atom hockey tournament.

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Submit results to 250-949-6225 Fax 250-949-7655 or email us at sports@northislandgazette.com • Deadline 10 am Monday Left: Dawson Lamothe drops his stick to dive on the puck during the penalty shootout between the Port Hardy Eagles and the Comox Chiefs in the Port Hardy Atom tourney playoffs Sunday.

Right: Port Alice's Lucca Stewart makes the pass from his knee under pressure from Port McNeill's Mark Isaac during the sides' playoff matchup Sunday.

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November 28 Men’s hockey Islanders at Warriors, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy

November 28-30 Curling Broughton Curling Club men’s open bonspiel, Port McNeill.

Lounge and concession, times tba. Info, Nick, 250-956-2736.

Minor hockey Port Hardy Novice Jamboree, Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena. Game times tba, raffle table, 50/50 draws, concession and more.

November 29 Rep hockey North Island Eagles midgets host Nanaimo in league play, 12:45 p.m., Port McNeill.

Peewees hosts Cowichan, 3 p.m., Port McNeill. Bantams host Victoria Racquet Club, 5:15 p.m., Port McNeill.

November 30 Rep hockey North Island Eagles bantams host Victoria Racquet Club in league play, 8:30 a.m., Port McNeill. Midgets host Comox, 10:45 a.m., Port McNeill.

Men’s hockey Islanders at Mustangs, 6 p.m., Port McNeill.

December 5 Men’s hockey Bulls at Islanders, 8 p.m., Port Alice; Mustangs at Warriors, 9:15 p.m., Port Hardy.

December 5-7 Port McNeill Minor Hockey Peewee tournament, Chilton Regional Arena. Game times tba; raffle table, 50/50 draws, concession, more.

December 6 Rep hockey Eagles midgets host Juan de Fuca in league play, 2:30 p.m., Port Hardy.

Atom tourney provides thrillers Gazette staff PORT HARDY— The host side may not have made the finals of the Port Hardy Atom tournament last weekend, but it sure went out fighting.

Facing the Comox Chiefs in the playoff semifinal, the local side battled back from a three-goal deficit to tie before cruelly losing out in suddendeath penalty shots.

Tye Morash bagged a hat trick for the Eagles, including the tying score in the final minute of the game.

With the Hardy bench still celebrating the comeback, the Chiefs thought they had won as a scooped shot found the net. It was pointed out to the referees that the ice time had run out and the buzzer should have sounded the end of the game before the shot.

After a quick conference the referees disallowed the goal and signalled for penalty shots.

With both sides even after five shots apiece it went to sudden death and the Comox side

emerged triumphant after three nail-biting rounds.

Morash had opened the scoring early in the first period before the Chiefs ran out to a 4-1 lead.

The Eagles fought back to 4-3 through a Brandon Brotchie strike and Morash’s second before the visitors restored a buffer with a quick steal and conversion.

A spectacular looping scoop from Kale Hunt on the boards slipped past the Comox net minder to

keep the game in sight.

The Eagles went 6-4 down early in the third before Tyler Wadhams’ power-play strike and Morash’s hat trick tied the score and sparked home celebrations.

The fourth/fifth place game saw a local matchup as the Port Alice Cougars went 13-12 against the Port McNeill Snipers in a nip-and-tuck affair that had its own dramatic finale.

The Cougars’ Lucca Stewart scored a hat trick but his haul was

overshadowed by teammate Dawson Twamley who netted an astonishing ten times.

The Snipers led for the majority of the game, Port Alice getting its nose ahead for a 40-second stretch early in the third before the Port McNeill side ran out to a 12-10 lead with four minutes to play.

But Port Alice had the last word, Stewart pulling one back and Twamley breaking forward to lift past the netminder with a min-

ute to play.

With just 9.3 seconds left on the clock Twamley did it again, breaking free to slot home and secure the comeback.

Mark Isaac and Solomon Melan each scored four for the Snipers, with William Grant scoring twice, and Brett Daffurn and Sabastian Joliffe adding one apiece.

Campbell River were the eventual winners of the tournament, comfortably beating Comox 11-3 in the final.

Peewees split home ties with Bulldogs Gazette staff PORT McNEILL— Mathew Saunders gave a captain’s performance Saturday, notching five goals and two assists as the Eagles peewees dispatched Port Alberni 8-3 at Chilton Regional Arena.

When Saunders opened the scoring after just seven seconds and the home side ran out to a 4-0 lead inside the first eight

minutes, it seemed like a cricket score was on the cards.

But the game settled considerably after the opening salvo and got as close as 6-3 until a pair of late strikes from the Eagles restored the dominant scoreline.

Rhys Dutcyvich, Joey Grant and Luke Gage all found the net for the Eagles, with Dutcyvich adding five assists and Gage four.

The Eagles were

unable to carry the momentum from Saturday’s win into a Sunday morning rematch at Chilton Arena, as the Bulldogs ran away with a 6-0 win.

“We had our chances, but they had a really good game, and their goalie played great,” Eagles head coach Marty Gage said as he credited the visitors.

“They earned it.”

Asked the differ-

ence between the two days’ showings for his squad, Gage didn’t hesitate.

“The competitive level,” he said. “(Saturday) our guys were attacking the puck in all three zones.

And they were disciplined.

“They played like they wanted to go earn it. (Sun)day, they came out like they thought it was already in the bag.”

Eagles goalie Kayden Jones makes a snatch during his side's matchup with Port Alberni Saturday.

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Mustangs fight back to top Bulls Gazette staff PORT HARDY— The Mustangs fought back three times to emerge 5-4 winners over the Bulls in a thrilling Port Hardy Mens Hockey League

game Friday.

A long-range wrist shot from Mustang John Murgatroyd midway through the second period gave the Port McNeill side its first lead after the two

sides traded goals to stand 3-3.

The side then got a buffer after outhustling the Bulls for the puck in their own zone, Chris Dutcyvich driving behind the net

before laying off to the slot for an easy shot.

The Bulls found a reply virtually off the puck drop, Steve Verbrugge charging down the right boards and squaring the puck

for Ethan Shaw to convert.

Both Colin Hunko, in net for the Bulls, and Mustangs net minder Bob Wells produced phenomenal stops in the frantic final min-

utes to keep the score at 5-4.

Commercial league hockey returns to Port Hardy Friday night as the Warriors host the Islanders. The puck drops at 9:15 p.m.

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Eagles bantams outduel JdF Gazette staff PORT McNEILL—The North Island Eagles bantam side seemed to have two gears against Juan de Fuca in Saturday’s league matchup — laid back and flat out.

After spending much of the first period in first gear and going two down, the side came out firing on all cylinders in the second and raced off to a 6-4 win.

After a well-worked opener gave JdF the lead, the home side were a little unlucky to slip two down when a pass deflected past Eagles netminder Michael McLaughlin.

But the Eagles looked a different side at the start of the second period, chasing every loose puck and piling the pressure on the visitors.

Devin White in particular led the charge in the opening minutes, hounding the Grizzlies’ defensemen at every turn.

The Eagles got their reward through David Charlie’s strike, but seemed to step off the gas again and the visitors went into the ice-cleaning break 3-1 ahead.

The North Island Eagles atoms celebrate their victory in the Saanich Remembrance Ryan Handley Day tourney.

Atoms win tourney title

North Island Eagles bantam Devin White, centre, battles for the puck in front of the Juan de Fuca goal during the sides’ league matchup Saturday in Port McNeill.

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Juan de Fuca replied with a game,” said assistant coach after the break and the Eagles quickly grabbed control of fine strike of its own but the Greg Fox. “Before the game Eagles regained control in the we asked them what it takes the game.

Evan Fox struck on a power third through a pair of Tanner to be successful; we wrote it down and they did it — they play and then tied the score Roberts goals.

Joshua Borg added the win- did what they told themselves with a spectacular solo effort, snatching the puck out of the ner for the home side, sliding to do. There was lots of supair in the centre circle and across the slot to put back a port, lots of backchecking, lots of unselfish play.” driving past three defenders rebound off a White drive.

NITA hosts season-ending gala J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT McNEILL— Ron Clark of Port Alberni claimed the overall points championship and the North Island Timing Association jacket that comes with the honour as NITA hosted its 2014 Rumble on the Runway wrap-up banquet Saturday at Broughton Curling Club.

Clark, who was unable to attend, won the first-place trophy in the Sportsman Class for the six-event drag racing series this sum-

mer at Port McNeill Airport. Doug Day of Port McNeill placed second and Brent Odland of Courtenay was third.

The Super-Pro championship went to Otto Schulte of Black Creek, who raced for the first time at the eighth-mile distance after winning 11 career track championships at a quartermile. Chris Sharpe of Port McNeill, who served as co-presenter with NITA president Jeff Bowell of Nanaimo, claimed runner-up honours in

Super-Pro, and Ryan Trant of Courtenay was third.

The Pro Class championship went to Richard Spencer of Port Alberni, followed

by Bowell and Jay White of Courtenay.

A custom poster created by track photographer Ken Hutton was offered to the Port McNeill Volunteer Fire Department for its service during the season.

Sharpe hijacked the presentation to auction the poster as a fundraiser for the Gazette Hamper Fund, then ran

Claire Trevena, MLA (North Island) invites you to an

OPEN HOUSE

The Port Hardy Community Office Monday, December 1, 2014 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at Room 7, Robert Scott School 6855 Market Street, Port Hardy For more information: 1-866-387-5100 or 250-949-9473 claire.trevena.mla@leg.bc.ca

up the bidding in the name of his wife, Boni, until securing the poster for a $250 donation.

Boni Sharpe then graciously donated her “winnings” to Port McNeill fire chief Chris

Walker. The fire department was also presented with a $3,000 donation from the non-profit timing association.

Jordan Mackay was named Volunteer of the Year.

Gazette staff Ethan Bono scored the game-winner on a power play late in the second period as the North Island Eagles atom development hockey team downed Kerry Park 6-4 and claimed the championship of the Saanich Remembrance Day Weekend hockey tournament in Comox this month.

The Eagles finished 5-0 in the tournament, with goalie Griffin Handley backstopping all five victories.

It was the second meeting of the teams in the tournament. In the final round of pool play, a pair of thirdperiod goals by Tyler Roper lifted the Eagles to a 3-1 win over the Islanders and top seed

from the pool into the playoffs.

In the semifinals, Roper scored all six Eagles goals in a wild first period that saw the atoms leading Semiahmoo, 6-5. Both teams settled down from that point, and goals by Bono, Kai Verbrugge and Daunte McKinney allowed the Eagles to pull out a 9-7 win and a date in the final.

“You don’t often see these kinds of results this early in the season,” assistant coach Jason Roper said.

The Eagles opened tournament play with wins of 7-1 over the Comox Valley Chiefs and 6-1 over Cowichan Valley.

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‘Old Ned’ Frigon brought colour to inlet Drake Island is situated near the geographic centre of Quatsino Sound. The area, once the home of the Hoyalas and Koprino First Nations, now forms a part of the traditional territory of the Quatsino First Nation.

Drake Island was named after Justice Montague William TyrwhittDrake, who was the mayor of Victoria in 1876-77. The name was not adopted until 1926, and early settlers knew the island as Limestone Island.

Pamphlet Cove on its North shore was originally named Quiet Cove.

Edward (Ned) Frigon was born in Maurice or St. Prosper, Quebec, somewhere between 1829 and 1834. As a young man Frigon left a young family to seek riches in the California gold rush. He took a boat to Panama, walked across the isthmus, and then took another boat to San Francisco, where he stayed for three years before travelling on to Fort Victoria.

Frigon appears to have travelled to Germansen Creek in the Quesnel area from 1868-70 with members of his extended family.

At Fort Victoria he amassed enough money to buy a basic stock of trading provisions. He then set up a trading post in Bull Harbour, eventually moving to Koprino Harbour in 1889.

In 1895 Frigon

A Look Back with Brenda McCorquodale moved his trading post to Quiet Cove on Limestone Island. It was conveniently located between Quatsino, Coal Harbour, and the developing mill at Port Alice. He also provided the local post office services.

In 1902 Frigon was identified as holding a mining claim known as Eureka on the Ingersol River.

In the 1905 elector’s list he was identified as a saloon-keeper. In 1909 Frigon opened the Central Hotel, which included a popular drinking establishment.

Frigon’s wharf at Quiet Cove became a steamer stop, where the early Quatsino settlers would pick up mail and deliveries. The steamers Tees and Queen City would call at the floating wharf until about 1914, when a wharf was constructed at Quatsino. The hotel was open until 1917, when Frigon retired to Port Alice, perhaps in anticipation of the coming prohibition on alcohol sales.

A history column in the North Island Gazette in 1974 noted that Frigon had a num-

about 1917. Brenda McCorquodale is a

ber of wives, one of whom threatened him at knifepoint. His last wife was Lucy Moon, who gained notoriety as “the last of the longheads”, a reference to a local practice of binding the heads of girl babies which at one time was common among the Quatsino First Nation.

Frigon was known as a character in Quatsino Sound who everyone knew as Old Ned. He died near Port Alice in

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J.R. Rardon Gazette editor PORT HARDY— Apparently the North Island Concert Society wanted to disprove the myth that the grass is always bluer on the other side of the stage.

This weekend, the bluegrass comes to the Civic Centre stage in Port Hardy.

Va n c o u v e r - b a s e d Tishomingo String Band will be featured in the second show of the NICS 2014-15 season series beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Both individual and season tickets remain available to local fans and patrons.

While known primarily for their bluegrass chops — the requisite banjo and mandolin are right there, alongside the upright bass — Tishomingo are anything but “traditional” purveyors of the genre.

Oh, there’s plenty here for the bluegrass purists. Tishomingo — made up of brothers Jacob Russell (mandolin) and Chris Russell (guitar), Devon Wells (banjo) and Colin Cowan (bass) — have honed their craft on a whetstone of traditional bluegrass for 10 years. But the quartet has added collective and individual interests that provide an edge of blues, folk-pop, gospel and even, in at least one notable instance on the recently released CD Dangerfield, a sort of crazed acoustic Klezmer-grass element in the elaborate, tempobending Sunderland’s Waltz.

In essence, these guys are something of a prog-grass version of traditional down-home acoustic picking.

The strength of the North Island Concert Society, now in its 17th year of bringing entertainment to North Island audiences, has always been fielding a lineup that mixes genres not only across the course of a season, but even within individual shows.

The few times a local audience has seemed to tire of a performance is when each piece seems

to be a slightly modified version of the one that preceded it.

That will not happen this weekend, as Tishomingo String Band promises a mix of instrumentals and vocal pieces, original and traditional, new and old,

and bluegrass and, well, let’s call it experimental bluegrass.

Pull up a stool and hunker down for a couple hours of fun Saturday. Tickets are $25 and are available in advance at Port Hardy Museum and Cafe

Guido in Port Hardy, at The Flower Shoppe in Port McNeill, and in Port Alice by calling Gail Neely at 250-2843927.

Additional info is available by calling NICS chair Brian Hicks at 250-902-2228.

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Just for you THANK - YOU

so much to ever yone who encouraged and voted for me in the Port Hardy elections. I am ver y grateful for the overwhelming support, and I will work hard with you to improve our town.

- Pat Corbett Labatt

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Port Hardy Youth Soccer Association would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for helping make our 2014 soccer season a success:

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And thank you to all youth teams on the North Island, including Gold River that attended our year end tournament. Coaches, assistants, managers, referees, parents, executive members and others who VOLUNTEERED many, many hours this past season! Without you soccer would not be possible for the youth in our community!

THANK YOU PORT McNEILL! I am thrilled to be chosen

Ias am thrilled be chosen your newtomayor.

I amas sure your I amyears sure that that new the mayor. next four will the next four years will provide provide opportunities for our opportunities for benefit our townusthat town that will all. will benefit us all. The new The new councillors - Jay Dixon, councillors – Jay Dixon, Shelley Shelley Downey, Aaron Frost, Downey, Aaron Frost, and and Graham MacDonald bring Graham MacDonald bring a a wealth of ideas experiwealth of ideas andand experience ence to the council table. to the council table. Our Our community will willbe bewell wellserved served community by this thisgroup group of ofindividuals. individuals. by

Thank all your for your Thank youyou all for well well wishes, your notes, wishes, your notes, cards, cards, smiles,waves, waves,hugs, hugs, and consmiles, and gratulations! …Great turnout of congratulations! . . . Great voters atofthe election turnout voters at thetoo! Let’s keep the too! communication going. election, Let’s keep the As your mayor, you can As contact communication going. your me anytime - my door isme open mayor, you can contact and I am–always ready to listen. anytime my door is open and -Shirley Ackland I am always ready to listen.

THANK YOU PORT HARDY!

During my campaign period and leading up to the election – I have to tell you it has been one of the most rewarding experiences I have had in my 26 years as a citizen of Port Hardy. I want to thank each and every one of you for taking the time to listen to my campaign platform and for your trust to those of you who chose to vote for me during this past election. I would specially like to thank and acknowledge, Angie Clance and the wonderful ladies at Monks Office Supplies for all of their outstanding service and hard work! You Ladies are experts in your field! I also would like to thank Karla, and her team at the Hobby Nook for putting their amazing talents to work on my signs! Thank you Katt at the radio station and also a great big thank you to Rachel Tam and J.R. Reardon from the N.I. Gazette for your great work on my newspaper ads. It is people like you all, that make me so proud to live in a community such as Port Hardy.

With sincere thanks Shelley Siemens

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