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Wawmeesh G. Hamilton’s Top 5

We asked former Alberni Valley News reporter Wawmeesh G. Hamilton, who left us in August to pursue his Masters in Journalism at the University of B.C., what his top 5 stories for 2014 were. In no particular order:

1. Teen pregnancy series

Wawmeesh began a multi-part series on teen pregnancy on May 15 following the release of the latest Local Area Health Profile.

2. Train gang

The June 5 cover story about some of Port Alberni’s model train enthusiasts was a fun one to cover.

◆ COVER STORY

2014 jampacked with news YEAR IN REVIEW: | From babies to budgets, fame to infamy, crime to culture, the Alberni Valley was busy.

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2014 started off with a chill as 200 to 300 Port Albernians plunged into the frigid waters of the Alberni Inlet for the first annual Polar Bear swim held at Canal Beach.

Shortly after that, Tre Warren George became Port Alberni’s first baby of

3. 10th Ave shooting

We were out of the block early to bring our online readers information about a shooting at a 10th Avenue residence and subsequent arrest of a suspect.

4. Home court future

The feature on Coby Felsman, who earned a spot on the basketball team at the North American Indigenous Games, was memorable for Wawmeesh, a hoops fan.

5. Bankruptcy fallout

A small item about a Campbell River logging company going bankrupt turned into a larger story when a tip revealed the company owed the Tseshaht First Nation $300,000 in unsecured payments.

Bonus story:

Uncovering the story of Brandon Olebar, a Nuu-chahnulth man who was released from jail in Seattle after being wrongfully imprisoned for a decade.

(Update: Olebar was awarded an undisclosed amount of wrongful conviction compensation in September 2014, thanks to the Innocence Project Northwest, which took up his case last year).

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The George family welcomes 2014’s first baby, Tre Warren George, on Jan. 1.

2014.

Vietnamese students who came to Port Alberni as part of the Canada World Youth Exchange put on a show for locals with a fashion show, traditional songs and dances and a fashion show before leaving the Valley.

In slightly more mundane News, nonprofits kicked off the city’s budget process, with the SPCA asking for more, McLean Mill for less and the chamber of commerce retaining the status quo.

The month then took a turn for the worse as vandals cut two 20-footlong lengths of railroad tracks near McLean Mill.

The Valley then suffered further, with poachers illegally slaughtering elk in January. The Nuu-chah-Nulth Tribal Council, Tseshaht First

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the 1967 Porsche he bought for scrap parts had belonged to folk singer Valdy in the early 1980s, leading him to restore the car to its former glory.

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February

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Fire tears through the historic building on Argyle Street housing McGill Engineering and Nuu-chah-nulth offices in February 2014.

Nation and other nations, local businesses and organizations stepped up with a $31,000 reward to catch the poachers, the largest reward for such a crime in Canadian history.

Another first in January was the city joining social media, logging onto both Twitter and Facebook. No word yet on whether the city will get an Instagram account, so for now locals will have to provide their own filtered views of Mt. Arrowsmith.

Eight Port Alberni businesses came out as finalists in the Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards.

The city conducted some business of its own, approving the purchase of specialized equipment for the now under construction water treatment plant at Bainbridge Lake to comply with VIHA’s 4-3-2-1 drinking water regulations.

Council continued flashing the cash with a proposed salary increase.

While council and mayor claimed the increase was to put their salaries in line with other communities and to attract more candidates, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation said that comparisons to other cities shouldn’t be a basis for increases, nor is there a dearth of candidates as

is.

Council asked the taxpayers to put up some cash yet again, with a proposed 5.3 per cent property tax increase for homeowners.

In sports, ADSS senior boys and girls both clinched their respective top spots in the 59th annual Totem basketball tournament, setting the tune for the rest of the season to come.

That same weekend, ADSS unveiled their sports wall of fame, and honoured several community members.

The month ended on a high note that was a decade in the making.

Brandon Olebar, a falsely convicted Nuu-chah-nulth, finally got another chance at life outside of a jail cell. In 2003, Olebar, who was living in Washington state, was convicted in the assault and robbery of his sister’s boyfriend after the victim picked him out of a police lineup. Ten years into a 16-year prison term, he was exonerated when new, yet unprosecuted attackers where found.

Three of those attackers signed sworn statements that Olebar was not involved in the assault and his decade-long nightmare was over.

Local realtor Dave Koszegi discovered that

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fire destroyed an Argyle Street building that housed McGill Engineering and Associates and a Nuuchal-nuth Tribal Council program. Police and fire crews, who were called to the scene at 1:23 a.m.

Family Day morning with temperatures dipping below -10 degrees Celsius, called the blaze suspicious.

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Portal Players break new ground with Wizard of Oz.

That sort of work is what the VIU criminology students participating in a four-month internships program at the Port Alberni RCMP detachment will get to experience once they join the RCMP. But in February, the two students worked with both officers and police dogs in the ‘ident’ section of the detachment, as well as coordinating emergency plans for schools.

School District 70 had some planning of its own to do, with then superintendent Cam Pinkerton telling trustees that there were no options on the table that didn’t include closing schools.

While all three school closure scenarios had their problems, families at Wood Elementary School came out to fight for the school’s continued existence, citing its central location and proximity to young, low-income families as a reason why closing it would be irresponsible.

Independent schools around the Valley also braced for change as they waited to see if instability in SD70 would drive parents to take their kids out of district.

The Robertson Creek Fish Hatchery was forced to make some tough choices when it killed 60,000 virus-infected fish in order to stop the high mortality virus from spreading.

The decisions continued with Port Alberni’s city council voting to allow residents the opportunity to vote in a non-binding referendum whether or not they wanted a 10th Avenue crossing over Roger Creek at a cost of $12 million dollars.

Council also chose to boost its own pay, up to $38,540 for the mayor and $17,041 for council.

In other business, Safeway became Save-onFoods and work finally began on the creek diversion at McLean Mill.

On the arts scene, the Portal Players broke new ground in their Wizard of Oz production. From a green screen to green makeup, Dorothy’s trip down the yellow brick road was nothing short of spectacular.

In sports, hundreds of wrestlers came to Port Alberni for the 31st annual Alberni Invitational Tournament, nine athletes headed off to the B.C. Winter Games and one Alberni Valley-born referee got all the way to Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

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Totem Tournament

Come out and cheer on your ADSS senior boys and girls basketball teams as they compete in the 60th annual Totem Tournament. The tournament runs Jan. 8-10. First girls’ and boys’ games are 6 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. respectively on Jan. 8 at the ADSS gym.

Snowed in Comedy Tour

Come laugh the night away at the Snowed in Comedy Tour on Jan. 15 at 8 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre. Four international comedians and hours of bellyaching laughter. For info visit www.snowedincomedytour.com.

Abbamania

Abbamania has swept the continent and now it’s captured Alberni! Come experience the extravaganza Jan. 13 at the ADSS gym. For tickets call Echo Centre at 250-723-2181.

Maritime Heritage evening on Jan. 22 The Port Alberni Maritime Heritage Society is a holding a Maritime Heritage Evening at 7 pm in Trinity Church Hall, 4766 Angus St at 5th Ave. Two NFB documentaries on fishing, “The Silver Horde,” will be hosted

by Cecil Ashton.

Made in the middle of the last century these two Canadian promotional films show a time of abundant population of both fish and people on our coast.

They are an eyeopener about how things have changed in the last half century. Ashton has many stories to tell,

is by donation, which can be applied to membership in PAMHS. For more information, please call 250-7238362.

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Fisher finds poached elk

A slaughtered female elk with its front quarters missing was found on Sunday, Jan. 4 in the Klanawa Valley.

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Wondering Reviewer Shereen Platthoff

Happy New Year everyone! To start off the New Year, I’m back with a new book. I often find that when looking for a book, many readers will put down ones from the children’s section just because it is for kids. True, some might only be interesting to readers below the age of ten, but others, like Beyonders: A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull, are equally fascinating no matter what age you are. The adventure starts when an ordinary boy, Jason Walker, goes for a routine day of work at the local zoo. But things take a turn for the extraordinary when Jason hears music coming from the hippo tank. Leaning over to investigate, he falls in and is swallowed by said hippo. One might think that that would be the end to the tale of Jason, but no! He finds himself in another world that is unlike anything he has ever known. Lyrian is a strange and dangerous place, and Beyonders like him, though once welcomed, are now seen as threats. The emperor Maldor crushed all those who dare oppose him, leaving a world where fear rules supreme. In trying to find a way back to his own world, Jason meet another Beyonder, Rachel, and together the two must find a way to overthrow the emperor. I was immediately drawn into the world of Beyonders. The grand scale of the novels is reminiscent of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Brandon Mull’s style is descriptive without being tedious. His characters are completely relatable and I was especially happy when the character of Rachel was introduced, whom I found very similar to myself. This series is always one of the first that springs to my mind when asked for recommendations. It is suitable for readers above 10.

The only way to save this world without heroes is for Jason and Rachel to set off in search of a fabled word that could destroy the emperor. It will require enormous bravery and courage, more than they might have. Are you ready? The first syllable is “A”.

Titles in the series

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Bruce Macdonald felt “sick to the stomach” when he came across a slaughtered elk while out fishing with his son in the Klanawa Valley a week ago.

It was a female and “they took the two front quarters off of it and left the rest of it laying there,” he said. “It was pretty disgusting.”

It’s not the first time

this year poached elk have been found in the region. In 2013, 11 poached elk were found slaughtered in the Klanawa Valley and around Franklin River and Flora Lake. At the time, the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council offered a $25,000 reward to help find those responsible.

‘It’s ugly, it’s another ugly incident that’s been happening far too often,” said McDonald.

Speaking on behalf of the Conservation Officer Service, David Karn said that they were investigating the incident.

“The protection of Roosevelt elk is of primary concern,” he said.

The News was still waiting to speak with a conservation officer at press time. Anyone with information can call the Report All Poachers and Polluters Tip Line at 1-877-952-RAPP (7277).

Gov’t allots 50K for fire training KATYA SLEPIAN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Input from the Port Alberni Fire Department and the city of Port Alberni were crucial to developing a series of regional workshops for fire departments across the province.

Funding in the

amount of $50,000 has been set aside

by Emergency Management BC for the program, which was designed “to foster a better understanding of roles and responsibilities around the governance and administration of fire departments.”

PAFD fire Chief Tim Pley, who is president of the Fire Chiefs Association of B.C., and city manager Ken Watson helped develop the administrative side while deputy fire Chief Chris Jancowski was involved on the fire department end.

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HAFI Funds Home Modifications for Disabled Man When Lorie and Walter bought their home in Port Alberni 13 years ago they slowly began renovating the unfinished basement to accommodate Walter’s changing needs as his muscular dystrophy advanced.

“The basement was a black hole when we moved in,” recalled Walter. “After 12 years of skimping and saving, we made the downstairs completely wheelchair accessible, except for the bathroom. It was way too small.

I could only stand for about a minute and a half without collapsing in the shower stall and I could no longer pull myself out of the tub in the upstairs’ bathroom, even with Lorie’s help.”

Through funding from BC Housing’s Home Adaptations for Independence (HAFI) program, Walter and Lorie were able to work with a contractor to transform the space. A wall was removed to make room for a wheelin shower with benches, grab bars were installed, and the vanity and fixtures were relocated.

“ I just slide into the shower now,” said Walter. “I feel safer and no longer dread trying to wash myself. What was previously a dangerous chore for me is now a welcome treat.”

Walter and Lorie hope to spend the rest of their lives in their home.

The HAFI program provides financial assistance to help eligible low-income seniors and people with disabilities adapt their homes so they can continue to live independently.

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City officials help develop firefighting pilot project From / A6 “Chris led the curriculum development team from the fire chiefs’ side,” said Pley.

Pley, Jancowski and city manager Ken

Watson all helped deliver the first pilot workshop in Prince George in December.

Given its involvement in the program’s inception, the PAFD already

has the knowledge to be taught in the workshops themselves but the volunteer departments in the regional district will still gain from it.

“I think our neighbouring departments will have the opportunity to benefit from it.”

Another pilot workshop is tentatively scheduled in the Kootenay area for late winter or early

spring, with another one possibly coming to Vancouver Island in mid-September.

“We’re hopeful that

local governments, including the regional district, and fire chiefs will attend,” said Pley. reporter@albernivalleynews.com

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Pay It Forward: 24 Days of Christmas

Here are the names of all the lucky shoppers who received a $100 gift card to an Alberni Valley business just for shopping locally!

WINNERS: Len/Emma Robertson Lisa Vezina Heather Shobe Sandy Forbes Terry Edgar Jeremy/Dion Hopkins Glen Morgan Sheila Hertel

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Thursday, January 15th @ 5:30pm How About BUSINESS AFTER BUSINESS at the Curling Club?– Sounds like fun to us! We’ll drop by the Club on Thursday, January 15th and hope to see you there! The Curling Club is hosting some big events this year so lets go and cheer ‘em on! Plus they’ll even let us try our skill for one or two ends. Treats provided and all gear necessary for an enjoyable hour or two Wednesday, January 28th - 5:30pm CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JANUARY DINNER MEETING @ Aaron Vissia Financial 4855 Johnston Road, Port Alberni BC 5:30pm Networking 6:00pm Dinner - Smorg Style Catered by: Boomerangs Dessert by: Mountain View Bakery

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Our seniors better at home U.S. ripping us off over our water For the past nine months, we have watched a fledgling service in the Alberni Valley nurture our population of seniors, creating a network of services that give a hand up to those who need it in order to stay in their own homes.

Better at Home is not a new program—there are 60 such nonprofit programs running in various communities across British Columbia— but it is new to Port Alberni.

We hope it becomes a permanent fixture in our city.

While there are home care services in the Alberni Valley that do a great job of helping people (not just seniors) in their own homes, Better at Home fulfills a niche that has been missing: pairing seniors who need a little assistance here and there, with a variety of tasks.

Prior to Christmas, for example, operators Barb Stevenson and Lynn Turner put the call out for ‘Snow Angels’—people willing to shovel snow for seniors in their neighbourhoods in the event of a snowfall. While expected storm warnings did not come to fruition, it must have been comforting to our seniors to know that someone would come and clear their walks, steps or driveways to allow them better mobility.

This was just one proactive service that Better at Home provides in an effort to keep seniors in their own homes longer.

At a time when we see waiting lists for seniors’ homes and assisted living facilities, this is an ideal alternative.

Soon, we expect the Better at Home program will have to justify its budget for 2015.

We hope this program will continue, for it has quickly become a vital service in our community.

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TOM FLETCHER B.C. Views

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ICTORIA – The U.S. has Canada over a barrel on water as well as oil these days, but the tide is turning.

Last week I mentioned a new book called The Columbia River Treaty – A Primer by members of Simon Fraser University’s climate adaptation team. This slim volume makes the case that B.C. has ended up with a shockingly bad deal from this 1964 treaty, which concerned itself entirely with flood control and hydroelectric power.

In those days there was little or no environmental assessment. Agriculture, fish habitat and aboriginal impacts were ignored.

More than a decade after the disastrous flood year of 1948, once Ottawa stopped its bureaucratic delays, U.S. public and private power utilities paid B.C. $254 million to build three dams on the

Columbia system.

Those dams (and one at Libby, Montana that mostly floods B.C. land) hold back the huge spring runoff from the Rockies and then dole out water for power production in B.C. and for the 15 hydro dams previously built downstream in the U.S. The U.S. payment was for half the power over 30 years, which B.C. didn’t need at the time. Then our American cousins cut us another cheque for $64 million, an estimate of the value of flood protection from 1968 all the way to 2024.

Boy, did we get taken.

The SFU team calculates the value of that flood control to the U.S. at more like $32 billion.

That’s not even the worst of it. The Kootenays were once the leading fruit and vegetable growing area in B.C., bigger than

the Okanagan. Now in the Arrow Lakes and other reservoirs, levels rise and fall dramatically to steady the flow south. In addition to the large areas permanently flooded by the Mica, Duncan and Hugh Keenleyside dams, this renders more of B.C.’s prime bottom land impassable.

B.C. is paid precisely zero for this sacrifice, while Washington state has developed a $5 billiona-year farm economy using our stable irrigation source. That has helped their tree fruit growers push some Okanagan orchardists out of business.

As U.S. billionaires continue to bankroll environmental attacks on B.C. and Alberta energy projects, it’s worth noting that long before the treaty, the U.S. military-industrial

‘B.C. is paid precisely zero for this sacrifice while Washington has developed a $5B farm economy...’

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complex had wiped out the Columbia River salmon runs. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its private power partners dammed everything they could find, exterminating a fishery bigger than the Fraser that had sustained aboriginal people on both sides of today’s border for thousands of years.

B.C. Energy Minister Bill Bennett and SFU’s Jon O’Riordan both described to me their experience at the Columbia River Basin conference, held last October in Spokane.

Their main impression was that Americans, including traditional tribes, want those salmon runs restored.

Vast amounts have been spent on hatcheries and habitat to speed recovery below the Grand Coulee dam, which stands like a giant tombstone for migratory fisheries above it.

Should the Americans ever manage to get salmon above their biggest dam, it will largely be up to B.C. to provide sufficient cool water to keep them alive.

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Commitment to accuracy To report corrections and clarifications, contact editor Susan Quinn at 250-723-6399 or e-mail: editor@ albernivalleynews.com or drop by our office at 4656 Margaret St.

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Yes – 64.7% No – 35.3% This week’s question: Do you think Canada is adequately compensated for our water from the United States?

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Canada gets raw water deal That service has an increasing value to the U.S. as well as an ongoing cost to B.C. Bennett surprised some in Spokane when he said the U.S. needs to pay more for the benefits from the Columbia River Treaty.

The flood control agreement expires in 2024.

The treaty requires

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10 years’ notice for either country to exit the agreement.

Climate shifts are expected to make B.C. water more important than ever.

Your move, Uncle Sam. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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To prosper in this Valley, we need some type of development.

Some people propose that we go back to a time when the community last prospered. To a time when industry ruled the waterfront and the wind and tides carried away our garbage.

I worked on lower Johnston Road in the 1970s and watched tourists pass through as fast as they possibly could. We had become famous for our odor. I wonder if cleaning coal dust off my car will be as annoying as the flyash of that bygone era?

Immigration and tourism are better development options to pursue. Money earned elsewhere is spent here. We need to start with what we can do now.

Boomers are retiring. We must do what we can to entice city-folk who would come to our Valley to enjoy their retirement in a more pristine and natural environment.

Compared to most island communities, our real estate is a bargain. Could we arrange group tours for prospective

settlers? power to end AIDS, The best way to tuberculosis and attract more tourists malaria? is to give them places When The Who first to go and things to sang Talkin’ ‘Bout My do. Let’s publish a Generation, no one map of south-central had heard of AIDS, but Vancouver Island tuberculosis, on the clearly showing Port other hand, had been Alberni as the hub around for thousands and the of years. logical TB is ‘..give them place woven places to go into the to base oneself fabric and things for advenof our turous humanity, to do.’ hiking, from the – Wesley Brick bible to cruising, kayaking, opera cycling to those and motoring bothersome ads on explorations.

TV that do not allow It would show us to forget that some that, in addition of our brothers and to the Pacific Rim, sisters still live in our roads and trails abject poverty and connect to Strathcona cannot fight this Park, Ash River scourge on their own. lakes, Horne Lake Canada is actually caves, Comox Lake, one of the darlings Carmanah/Walbran of the world when it Park, Cathedral comes to TB. Grove, Alberni Inlet, We stand alone as Bamfield, Pachena and the only country thus the West Coast Trail... far funding TB Reach, and all through a a proven initiative magnificent rainforest for diagnosing the unique in Canada. hardest to reach Wesley Brick, and the hardest to Port Alberni diagnose cases of TB and even DR-TB (drugWe have power resistant TB).

Over the past five to get rid of TB years, TB Reach has To the Editor, provided grants to This is my 145 projects across generation. Did you 36 Countries, with know that today, a number of these for the first time in projects working history, we have the to implement new,

innovative ways of integrating TB and HIV health care in order to tackle both diseases together.

It is time to renew our support to the fight against TB by pledging $120 million over five years to TB Reach.

Let’s make this a historic generation— the generation that finally eradicates TB. Connie Lebeau, Victoria

Can you spare just one hour?

To the Editor,

This being the last year of the Turning 2000 Project we thought those who may not have their New Year’s Resolutions firmly in place might be interested in our proposal.

For personal fulfilment, and the good of society, we believe everyone benefits when you give a little something back—to help wherever there’s a need.

In 1984, with the turn of the 21st century in mind, we also thought Canadians and Canada might put our best foot forward by showing the world what can be done by working together.

Coming of age in a new millennium, and remembering the sacrifices of those before us, while aspiring to the hopes and dreams humankind holds dear. These were our heady goals, and to our pleasure a simple solution presented itself.

As a fond farewell then, this project ending, we’d like to invite one and all to join with us in 2015 by making a new year’s resolution to give “an hour a month to the community organization of your choice”.

You can add that hour up any way you like, there are no rules. Over a year you may wish to give several afternoons to charities, or perhaps mix in a few hour’s wages to make up whatever you couldn’t fit in by way of volunteering.

Over time you’ll be amazed how much good can come from each hour, from each of us giving just a little of ourselves.

We guarantee you will feel happy to have made a difference, and that our communities will be better for it.

Laurie Gourlay & Jackie Moad, Van. Island & Coast Conservation Society

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Verdict Starting at $37,395 and maxing out at $45,295 for an AWD platinum V6 model, there are many trims to choose (V8 equipped cars run roughly $2,000 more).

The base is the value leader, the S is the sporty model, with standard 20-inch wheels, and the 300C Platinum is the one featuring the opulent interior. Chrysler believes that the S model will be the volume leader thanks to the aggressive black trim and chunky wheels. This is a surprise because the Dodge Charger is based on the same platform and has the whole “bad boy” attitude in spades, something the 300 looks to be mimicking. The top Platinum would be my choice because it’s interior is so different from the Dodge, something that truly separates the two cars plus it has all the latest safety features including the autonomous braking system when a crash is detected. Much has changed in 10 years for the 300 but the same goodness that was in the 2005 model is still here; it is the refinement that makes this a modern sedan.

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WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK / From Alberni Wrestling: Dean Leyland (Dec. 11) and Aaron Badovinac (Dec. 18).

60th Totem comes to ADSS KATYA SLEPIAN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Although the senior boys basketball team’s season has been “up and down,” coach Neelam Parmar is excited to see what his team can do at the 60th annual Totem Tournament this weekend at ADSS. “We should be able to show well.”

The team’s biggest issue has been the

seemingly endless onslaught of injuries.

Parmar has been coaching for over a decade and he’s never seen this many injuries.

“I feel like we’re the walking wounded, we’ve been dealing with injuries the whole season.”

With several of his Grade 12s out with back and ankle injuries, the Grade 11s have had to take up

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the slack.

“They’re one year less experienced... it’s a bitof a challenge for them in terms of speed, power and quickness.”

Totem runs from Jan. 8-10 at ADSS and the Alberni Athletic Hall. First senior girls’ game is 6 p.m. and the first senior boys’ game is 7:45, both on Jan. 8 at ADSS.

Bulldogs forwards Eric Margo and Tyler Povelofskie chase the puck around the net during the Bulldogs 5-4 loss against the Cowichan Capitals on Sunday, Jan. 4 at the AV Multiplex. The Bulldogs won their Friday night game against the Surrey Eagles 7-3.

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Alberni bantams take home the bronze one assisted by Ryan Devries. Cowichan got on the scoreboard at 10:40 with a goal from Matt Baird, assisted

by Owen Easton.

Alberni Devries scored again at with assists from Carter Lee and Luke McKinnon. Alberni started off the second period right with

a goal by Sexton, assisted by Turgeon and Matthew Netzer.

At 18:49 Alberni’s Jerzy Gus made it 5-1, assisted by Turgeon and McKinnon.

Alberni’s Fatur scored at 8:28 with help from Lee and Isaac McDonald, with Alberni ending the period 6-1. The third

period started with Cowichan’s Kevin Stewart scoring at 18:18, followed by Cowichan’s Baird’s goal with assists from Owen Easton and Isaac Leik.

At 11:10, Cowichan made it 6-4 thanks

to Hayden Plester, assisted by Brady Williams.

With 11 seconds left, Alberni’s Carter Lee made it 7-4, assisted

by Fatur and Riley Shiner. The Bulldogs ended the tournament in third place.

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The AVMHA Bantam Tier 3 Bulldogs hosted a Bantam Winter Classic Tournament from Jan. 2-4. Alberni’s first game was a 5-4 win over Victoria Icehawks. In their second game, Alberni shut out Nanaimo Tier 2 with a score of 5-0.

In their third game, Alberni beat Nanaimo Tier 3 10-7. On Saturday with third place Alberni losing to the second place Powell River Kings 8-1.

Alberni faced off against the Cowichan Valley Capitals for the bronze. Alberni got two goals midway through the first period. Nic Sexton scored the first goal with assists from Ryan Turgeon and Jerzy Gus and seconds later, Noah Fatur got another

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Rollin Art Centre collects books for annual fundraising sale MELISSA MARTIN Arts Around

The Rollin Art Centre is looking for book donations for our annual book sale, which will take place May 8–9. We are accepting gently used books, DVDs, CDs, and puzzles for the sale.

Please do not drop off any National Geographic magazines, encyclopedias, Reader’s Digest or textbooks.

Donations may be dropped off at the Rollin Art Centre, inside, under the staircase in the wooden box.

This is one of the Community Arts Council’s biggest fundraisers.

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4

p.m. and we’re located at 3061 Eighth Ave. or call 250-724-3412 for more info.

Time to renew memberships

This is a reminder to all current Community Arts Council members, and everyone else who would like to help support the Community Arts Council, that all memberships will now be renewed in January. This annual membership date will be for everyone.

If you have not yet renewed your membership for the 2015 season, pop by the Rollin Art Centre today. The cost is only $17 for adults, $12 for seniors and $22 for a family.

As we are a nonprofit organization we rely on the generous support of art patrons like you. So please,

help support the Community Arts Council today so we can help support local artists tomorrow.

Present Images show extended

We are very fortunate to have the current art exhibit held over until Feb. 7. “Present Images” is the title of the current Rollin Art Centre’s art exhibit of 14 painters.

So if you didn’t get an opportunity to stop by the gallery, you’re in luck. Stop by today for a chance to own one of these terrific pieces of art.

Adult drawing class offered

Alberni Valley artist Cynthia Bonesky is back, teaching the basics of learning how to draw using various techniques such as contour drawing, shading, negative drawing and

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much more. These classes will run every Tuesday starting Feb. 3 and running to March 24, from 7–9 p.m. The cost is only $145 for eight classes; a supply list is available when you sign up. Classes will be held at Echo Centre.

Please register at Echo Centre, as space is limited, at 250-7232181.

Banners still available

Banners are still available to purchase at the Rollin Art centre only until the end of January. If you are one of the lucky ones to have painted a banner for 2014, they are available now for $25. Located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Argyle Street, the gallery is open Tue. - Sat. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

What’s on at Char’s Landing

• Fri. Jan 9, 8-10 p.m., Grant Simpson

1920’s Old Time Jazz, Blues, Ragtime and Stride Piano. $10 advance, $12 door.

Melissa Martin is the Arts Administrator for the arts council.

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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Chris Arcus as Branch Manager for the Coast Realty Group Port Alberni and Ucluelet branch offices as of January 1, 2015.

Working with the strong team of REALTORS® at both offices, Chris will utilize his management and marketing background, which started in the food and beverage industry and continues in the real estate business. His previous experience will be invaluable in providing him with the fundamentals to support the REALTORS®, company clients, and community with superior service.

Chris, recognized for his sales achievements, has also participated in a great deal of training for real estate trading services certification. He has served, as well, on many local community organizations in his spare time and enjoys recreational sports.

Chris looks forward to new business development, recruiting, training and mentoring REALTORS® as well as those who are considering a career in real estate. The Port Alberni and Ucluelet regions foresee continued economic growth of markets for recreational properties, family acreages and retirement homes along with new subdivisions scheduled to be built. Coast Realty Group led the Alberni Valley in real estate sales in 2014 and looks forward in the coming months to brand new premises at their convenient existing location on Johnston at Ian. “Chris joins the team of Coast Realty Group Managers that bring strength, experience, training, and support to our group of REALTORS® to enhance their business model success.” says Barb Lafreniere, Coast Realty Group, General Manager.

“At this time, we would also like to thank Gary Gray for his many years of dedicated service to Coast Realty Group as a REALTOR® and Managing Broker. “ For any further information or questions, please feel free to contact: Barbara Lafreniere General Manager Coast Realty Group Phone: 250-758-7653 Email: blafreniere@coastrealty.com

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Thursday, Jan. Jan. 08, 08, 2015 2015 -- Alberni Alberni Valley Valley News News Thursday,

Conductor school’s back

NEW YEAR 2015 REMEMBER....

Students from BC Institute of Technology’s training course for Student Conductors returns to the Alberni Valley from Friday, Jan. 9 to Tuesday, Jan. 13.

The Alberni Pacific Railway would like to remind Alberni Valley drivers to exercise caution at all railway crossings as students will be active on the railroad during this “hands-on” phase of their training. Trains will be operating

P R O T E C T Y O U R H E A LT H .I

Check the expiry dates on all your medications.

Expired medications and prescriptions can be returned to our Pharmacy for safe disposal.

And toss out those old cosmetics!

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between Argyle Street and Smith Road (McLean Mill) between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Drivers are asked to pay special attention at rail crossings.

Please obey the signals, particularly if the trainees are on the ground after dark. Students will sometimes use flares and lanterns for signaling in the dark.

The BCIT program has been using the APR for several years,

because students are able to practice switching rail cars in a rail yard using two locomotives, explains volunteer David Hooper.

A new campus on Annacis Island (New Westminster) allows students access to stationary activities, but they can “build” a train with multiple cars here in Port Alberni, Hooper said.

The administrative head of BCIT’s School of Transportation,

Steve Perry, will be in Port Alberni on Jan. 12 to visit the facilities.

Walkers and ATV’ers are asked to exercise special caution near the railroad tracks, as well as on Roger Creek trestle.

Additional rail movement may also take place on the Best Western Barclay Hotel siding.

“Remember that these are students who are trying to learn to be safe on the railroad,” Hooper said.

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www.albernivalleynews.com A23 - Made by Juanita and Kelly

DINING FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Home of Meals on Wheels

Traditional Prime Rib dinner served with garlic mashed potatoes, glazed seasonal vegetables, Yorkshire pudding & gravy.

Baked to perfection Garlic Lemon Halibut topped with seafood, hollandaise and crisp calamari, served with wild rice and glazed seasonal vegetables.

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Thursday, Jan. 08, 2015 - Alberni Valley News

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