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The Comox Air Show returns this summer.

We are now into our second month of a boil water advisory.

The 2015 Comox Air Show is taking off for the second time in three years.

Thursday morning, Col. Tom Dunne, 19 Wing commander, announced the base will host the show in conjunction with Comox Armed Forces Day Aug. 15.

“In choosing a theme for the event, we wanted to reflect the excellent support we receive from all of you, up and down the Comox Valley, as well as all throughout British Columbia,” he said. “In that vein, we’ve chosen to make the theme … Saluting the Community We Serve.”

He added the base will open its doors as a thank you to the community.

Maj. Mary Lee, 19 Wing public affairs officer, noted the organizing committee is building upon the success of the 2013 Comox Air Show, which hosted around 15,000 spectators — the largest single day event in the Valley.

She revealed some of the details to be included in the show, which will see the Canadian Forces Snowbirds — who train annually in the Valley every April — close

There will be a spike in air traffic on Aug. 15, as the Comox Air Show comes to the Valley.

PHOTO BY ERIN HALUSCHAK the show, and will feature a mix of military and civilian acts.

There will also be an array of vintage and U.S. military aircraft for ground static displays.

The CF-18 demonstration team

(whose theme is focused on the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain) will also join the Snowbirds, along with the Skyhawks Parachute Team.

19 Wing will also display their

own aircraft, added Lee, who said the 407 Long Range Patrol Squadron Aurora 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron Buffalo and Cormorant will be featured.

Civilian performers include Manfred Radius, Dan Buchanan and Gene Soucy with his wingwalker Teresa Stokes.

Dunne said by all accounts, the previous show in 2013 was “fabulous,” but added there are always areas for improvement.

“The main areas … that we would want to focus on improving is there was a fair amount of traffic congestion on departure from the show. Any ways we can mitigate traffic lineups as people go to leave the show … and more access to satellite parking.”

He added another area is food services, hoping to improve upon long lineups and increasing the amount of vendors from the previous show.

Dunne noted while he will be organizing his first air show, he has organized open houses in the past and hopes the impact of this year’s show will be as prominent for an aspiring pilot as it was for him.

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Comox senior among those owed money after auction house closes Scott Stanfield Record Staff

An 87-year-old Comox man is one of the people owed money by an auction house in Black Creek.

Karl Ploeger is waiting to collect his fee for a lifetime’s worth of tools and some furniture he handed over last summer to Black Creek Auction Mart. However, the landlord has shut the doors at 857B Reinhold Rd. because the rent hasn’t been paid.

Karl Ploeger was hoping to get $10,000 for a lifetime’s worth of tools.

He received nothing.

“I didn’t get a penny,” said Ploeger, whose planers, grinders and other tools filled several truckloads. “We’re looking at a fair amount of money. A lot of things to sell is difficult, I realize that.’’

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Record introduces new publisher Record Staff The Comox Valley Record has a new publisher at its helm.

Chrissie Bowker has been appointed to replace Zena Williams, who has left the Vancouver Island Division of Black Press and is relocating to Kimberley.

Bowker previously served as publisher of the South Delta Leader for six years and was deeply involved in the fabric of the Delta community. Under her leadership, the paper enjoyed considerable success and built strong ties with the community. The South Delta Leader was recognized in 2010 as one of the top community newspapers in its circulation category in North America. An active member of her community, Bowker also served on Delta’s Business Improvement Association board, the Delta Tourism committee and the Delta Chamber of Commerce committee for the chamber’s annual awards gala.

She is looking forward to the opportunity to lead the Record.

“I love the Comox Valley,” she said. “My husband and I have always dreamed of raising our daughter on the Island. The diversified economy, seaside location and beautiful views make

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it a great place to work and live. I’m looking forward to getting to know the community.”

“Chrissie brings considerable experience to her new role and is looking forward to joining the team on Vancouver Island,” said Randy Blair, president of the Black Press Vancouver Island Division.

“I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Zena Williams for the tremendous contribution she

has made to the success of the CV Record and the Vancouver Island Division. Zena and her team have worked very hard to ensure the Comox Valley Record remains one of the best community newspapers in Canada. We wish Zena all the best in her move to the Kootenays and in her future endeavours.”

Williams had been the publisher of the Record for 18 months, after more than 19 years at the Campbell River Mirror, in an assortment of duties, including publisher from 2006-2013.

“Although I have only been in the Comox Valley a short time I have truly come to appreciate the diverse and talented people that make up this Valley,” said Williams. “I feel so fortunate to

have met and worked with so many wonderful people and thank each and every one of you for your friendship.

I leave the Record with great confidence in the people here, knowing the talents they possess will continue to keep the Record a very integral part of this community. It is an exciting time here and I know the incoming publisher Chrissie Bowker will lead

it with great energy.

I have no doubt she will become a very important part of this community. I wish her and all the staff at the Record continued success.”

Bowker’s appointment to the Record is a return to Black Press. She was most recently working with Kwantlen Polytechnic University as director of development. In that role, Bowker managed KPU’s major giving programs, including overseeing program goals and implementing university-wide priorities.

Bowker and her husband Rob have one young daughter and will be based in Courtenay.

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Above, photos of Raven Industries lumber operations in the Campbell River estuary before (left) and after restoration. (Photos courtesy the Museum at Campbell River).

Campbell River supplies blueprint for reversion of sawmill site

A tale of two estuaries: What Courtenay can learn from its neighbour to the north

Conspicuous in its degraded and barren state, a leftover from industrial activity in our estuary, the Field Sawmill site adjacent to the 17th Street bridge and Comox Road constitutes a blight on our community.

There is something out of character about this industrial site. Many people are drawn to the Comox Valley because of its beauty and recreational opportunities – mountain trekking and biking, skiing, kayaking, sailing, bird watching, fishing, golf and the arts.

Daily, visitors and local residents pass by the Field Sawmill site and wonder when action will be taken to restore the land to something resembling its former beauty. The question is who will do this and when?

Not only is the site an eyesore but because the original salt marsh has been filled in and paved over, and the foreshore has been artificially armored with steel cladding; the area no lon-

ger functions (as it once did) as natural habitat for fish and other wildlife.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

The site is currently for sale and represents an opportunity for restoration and conservation. For an example of how our estuary could be transformed we need look no farther than the Campbell River estuary where two former mills, the Campbell River Sawmill and the Ocean Blue Cedar mill on

Baikie Slough, were purchased by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), the latter purchase aided by the Tula Foundation and the City, on behalf of, and for, the local citizens.

The leadership that led to these major changes was provided by the Mayor of Campbell River at the time, Jim Lornie, and Mike Gage, a member of the regional board of the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Gage, a former road

builder for Weyerhauser, was able to persuade the Nature Conservancy to purchase the Campbell River mill site, including Baikie Island, from Raven Industries when it came on the market.

This was the first time the Nature Conservancy had purchased industrial land with a view to restoring the natural habitat.

The project was highly successful and the former industrial

An artist’s rendering of a restored Field Sawmill site illustrates what the Courtenay estuary could become.

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Commitment to restoration

Project Watershed is committed to spearheading the restoration of the Field Sawmill site with a view to returning it as much as possible to its natural state and preserving it for future generations.

Fortunately, as Tim Ennis from the Nature Conservancy of Canada stated, “compared to the Campbell River situation, the Field Sawmill site does not appear to be nearly as complex to restore and offers a huge potential benefit for the community.”

The goal is to change it from an eyesore to an asset, that is to a coastal forest of Sitka spruce and western hemlock forming a seamless whole with the adjacent Hollyhock Marsh, the wooded area just south of the sawmill site.

A stream and pool linked to the Dyke Slough (on the west side of Comox Road) is proposed that would be incorporated in the restoration along with restored tidal marsh which would provide critical habitat for juvenile salmon.

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Pump station put on hold due to public outcry Scott Stanfield Record Staff

The Comox No. 2 Pump Station has been put on hold for four months until there’s a “proper and complete public process,” Area B director Rod Nichol said following a Wednesday information session at the d’Esterre House in Comox.

“I couldn’t be happier. It was a win.”

Nichol was among about 50 attendees at the meeting which was “a little heated at times.”

The CVRD has purchased property at Beech Street in Area B where it intends to construct the facility.

The budget for the project is estimated at $10,700,500.

Marc Rutten, the CVRD’s manager of engineering services, heard concerns about noise, smell, and form and character of the building. One of the biggest issues is impact on local hydrology.

“They all depend on ground water for their drinking water,” Rutten said. “There’s still additional work the regional district has to do. However, we will ensure through study work that we’re not impacting the ground water.

That work is outstanding, but the design will consider ground water.”

The project includes a new inland forcemain alignment from the station to the water pollution control centre.

“We’re trying to bypass the section of piping that goes along Willemar Bluff,” Rutten said, noting the section is subject to wave erosion.

“Eventually they will break that pipe…We just can’t compete with the ocean. It’s not something that’s imminent but it’s a known risk. That’s why the pump station is required…The community, they understand that very well.”

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A month has passed since the Comox Valley Regional District issued a boil water advisory. The problem is elevated levels of turbidity in Comox Lake, referring to suspended particles picked up by water as it passes through streams and rivers in a watershed.

“It’s basically glacial silt and debris and sand,” said Mike Herschmiller, the CVRD’s manager of water services. “It is from the bottom of the lake, as well as from the sides of the tributary rivers.”

He notes dirty water had come into Perseverance Creek on the Cumberland side, which led officials to believe there had been a slide in the area.

After the recent storm, Herschmiller also notes Comox Lake was the same temperature at the surface as it was at 30 metres.

“Which means that it probably did stir up a lot of silt that was on the bottom of the lake. We had very similar turbidity readings from top to bottom. The temperature was a telltale thing. We do temperature testing, and there’s always quite a variance.”

A recent log cleanup at the mouth of the reservoir is not connected with the advisory.

“That was BC Hydro’s log boom that had stopped a bunch of logs that had come down from the canyon, from the Cruikshank, from Perseverance,” Herschmiller said.

“Wind will blow logs on the lake edge.

Because it was so high, it brought in all that loose debris.”

Some of the logs appeared to have

sultant Bruce Turner are the only two people who established a criteria model.

“The weighted scale neighbourhood was one of the least valued criterium, and utilities are the highest,” Lee said. “When we pushed on that question, we determined the utilities came down to one hydro pole in the area, and the ability to pipe water into that area, which does not have piped water because we’re on wells and septic. We like it that way.”

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sulted before the property was purchased.

“Everything has to be out in the open and disclosed,” Nichol said. “The whole process has opened up again.

“We have to start at the beginning, find the proper site.”

Mary Lee, who lives next door to the lot in question, says area residents want to help the CVRD find a suitable site. Suggestions include MacDonald Wood Nature Park or a corner of land in Filberg Park.

“A hydrology study is paramount to how you go forth from this point forward,” Lee said.

She notes that Rutten and con-

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The CVRD says this massive cleanup at the mouth of the reservoir, just days after the storm, has nothing to do with the boil water advisory.

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“We are dropping so slowly,” Herschmiller said of the turbidity levels. “We’re not even probably a .1 a day ntu.”

The level was 1.51 Monday morning. Saturday was 1.6. The

safety level is one, or very close to it.

“We are definitely dropping, but it is taking a long, long time.

It’s been a rough go. We hope this thing ends.”

The advisory is in place largely because the risk is elevated for those with compromised immune sys-

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Users are advised to boil water for one minute at a rolling boil.

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Auction: Landlord closed doors on auction house in November due to non-payment of rent Con’t From A1 “We were supposed to have an auction on the 22nd (of November) and there was some sort of dispute with the landlord (Tom Haglund),” said Nielsen, who mostly works out of town.

He said Haglund had either discarded or given away items.

“I don’t know what’s going on,” Nielsen said. “I had a bunch of trailers there myself. I’ve never drawn a wage from the place.”

Haglund closed the doors midNovember due to “lack of payment” from the tenants.

“I think there was six or seven things they didn’t do. One was to keep the building heated,” Haglund said, adding that he knows of at least two other people owed money from proceeds of auctions held by the company.

“Constant stream of people, but I wasn’t interested in getting involved in that,” Haglund said.

“Anything of any value that was in that building is gone.”

The auction’s consignment form uses letterhead from Klass A Auc-

tions in Saskatoon. Certain information on the Black Creek Auction website duplicates that of the Saskatchewan company.

“There’s no connection to us,” said Tracy Verishine, owner of Klass A Auctions. “We’re the only Klass A, there is no sister or brother company. There’s definitely some miscommunication. Honestly, I don’t appreciate that. That has left a very bad taste in my mouth. I hope he (Patten) gets it together. I’m not involved in this, and I feel for these people greatly.”

Verishine said Patten trained at an auctioneer school, from where students were often sent to Klass A to practise.

“That’s how we came to know Jody. He hung out here quite a bit.

We kind of mentored him.”

Patten moved to B.C. where he intended to open an auction house called Klass A, which Verishine said he could not do.

“He did open it up as Klass A,” said Verishine, who had obtained an auctioneer’s licence for Patten in March, 2013. She is now in the

process of having it revoked.

“I will not change my name because of him,” she said. “I will not allow him to auction in Saskatchewan under our registration.”

In a series of voice mails, Patten says the “issues and concerns” are being addressed. In one voice mail, he told the Record that he would be available for an interview Monday morning, but then revoked that offer on the advice of company lawyers.

Ploeger had hoped to make at least $10,000 from his tools. He says he spoke to police, but Comox Valley RCMP did not receive a formal complaint. Police did, however, field two other complaints about Black Creek Auction Mart.

“But it’s not a police matter because they entered into a contract with the guy,” Const. Don Sinclair said. “They should have put down a price for what they wanted for their stuff. There’s not a lot we can do once they’ve entered into that.”

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Comox Valley curlers can expect to have a new-look rink by the end of the year.

Last year, the public agreed to renovate the aged facility at the exhibition grounds by way of the Alternate Approval Process, authorizing the regional district to borrow $1.9 million for renovations and capital improvements.

The CVRD owns the facility and leases the building to the Comox Valley Curling Club, which will contribute $100,000

to the project.

Under terms of a fiveyear agreement, the club is responsible for operating the facility on a year-round basis.

The curling rink has been a fixture in the Valley since the 1950s. At present, club membership is about 550 and has grown slightly in recent years.

The tender is scheduled to go out late-January.

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mence mid-April and be completed by December.

Last fall, a contract to provide engineering and contract management/ construction oversight services for the project was awarded to Bruce Carscadden Architect of Vancouver, in association with Thomas Dishlevoy Architecture of Comox, for just under $200,000.

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Comox council addresses zoning isuues Erin Haluschak Record Staff

Seeking an expansion of permitted uses in their light industrial zoned properties, business owners on Shamrock Place and across the street on Guthrie Road received first and second reading for their request last week.

Comox council approved the proposal for owners of 821 Shamrock Place and 2040 and 2060 Guthrie Road to be rezoned from light industrial

to a new C3.2 commercial industrial zone.

Commercial uses added to the industrial zone include adult fitness studios, billiard halls, brew pubs, medical clinics, music studios and restaurants.

A public hearing will be scheduled near the end of February, said planner Marvin Kamenz.

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Alberni, Campbell River and Black Creek will be drafting a joint request for proposals for recreation software used for booking customers into programs and facilities, along with billing and processing payments.

In a report to council, Don Jacquest, director of finance for the town said the town pays around $9,000 along with three percent of credit card payments processed by software provider Active Network.

The company is changing their software and would charge a conversion fee and along with a transactionbased service fee, and would represent a 35 per cent fee increase, a total cost in excess of the $25,000 limit council has budgeted for staff purposes.

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The project is slated to commence January 19th, 2015 and will continue for approximately six weeks.

Any inquiries should be directed to Rob Crisfield @ 250-336-3003.

Estuary: Support from community and politicians sought Continued from A3 This side channel would provide migrating adult salmon and juveniles safe passage around that stretch of the Courtenay River where salmon are currently preyed upon by seals.

A restored sawmill site would also provide critical habitat for a variety of other fish species, upland birds, waterfowl, mammals, insects and invertebrates. Tidal marshes would serve to protect the shoreline from storms and tidal surges as the vegetation would have a buffering effect on the energy of waves and currents, reducing their power and thus reducing the erosion and destruction that comes from fast-flowing water and pounding waves as we experienced in early December.

A properly structured living shoreline would provide as much or more protection than riprap against flooding that now occurs over Comox

Road during heavy rainfall and winter storm surges.

Aquatic marsh plants would also improve water quality and are important in sequestering (long-term storage) atmospheric carbon dioxide helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

Finally, the area could be enhanced with trails, including the first leg of a Comox cycling route, as well as a walkway and viewing platform. These would make it more accessible for recreational users, providing access to the forest and wetland, and the ebb and flow of the tide and currents that create constant change in our estuary.

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dedicated organizations and individuals and willingness on the part of industry to work with the local group committed to restoring their estuary.

The most critical factor was the community that voiced its support for restoration and protection of the estuary.

“We have dedicated organizations here in the Valley that are committed to restoring our estuary, and the Field Sawmill site,” states Don Castleden, chair of the Estuary Working Group, a consortium of 11 community organizations and key government agencies, all of which are supportive of restoring the site.

Project Watershed is in the initial stages of developing a strategy for acquiring

What will it take to achieve this vision?

In the case of the Campbell River estuary, it took leadership from the mayor and council, a supportive team of

and restoring the sawmill site. Our efforts here are supported by the Nature Conservancy of Canada, the K’ómoks First Nation, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

“What we need now is the support of the community and our newly elected political leaders,” says Paul Horgen, Project Watershed board chair. “Together, we can achieve positive change by transforming the sawmill site into a feature of natural beauty in the heart of our community.”

For a video depicting the transformation of the Campbell River estuary see bit. ly/14E72Bu. – Submitted by Comox Valley Project Watershed Society

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CD release party for Drummond and Hyde Drummer Aaron Amar to join duo for Georgia Strait Jazz Society gig After the incredible performance by Andrew Janusson Quartet last week, where we bade farewell to multi-talented John Lee and his return to Berklee College of Music in Boston, it’s time to settle into more local, but no less significant music in a cool, smooth jazz vein.

This Thursday, local musicians Jeff Drummond and bassist John Hyde celebrate the release of their new CD Drummond & Hyde: Spoondrift on Jan. 15 at the Avalanche bar & Grill.

The duo spent a few days at Dove Creek Studios last winter, where they produced 10 songs of relaxed and ambient instrumental guitar and bass music in the jazz idiom.

Hyde and Drummond will be joined by local drummer Aaron Amar to perform songs from the new CD as well as other jazz standards.

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Jeff Drummond Trio on stage Thursday at the Av. behind his own groups Sinistrio and Drummond & Hyde as well as a composer, bandleader and collaborator on many other side projects.

With 25 years of experience, he is a well-regarded music educator, teaching privately and as a faculty member at the CYMC jazz camp.

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Hyde John Hyde was born in Edmonton, Alberta into a family that valued the arts.

By the age of 15, he was working with bands in Edmonton, receiving valuable on-the-bandstand experience at an unusually young age.

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studied with Jim Blakley, one of the most renowned and sought after drum instructors in the world.

Aaron played around the Toronto scene before heading west on different pursuits. Since settling in the Comox Valley several years ago, Aaron has become a fixture and a first call drummer on the jazz scene, playing with numerous local and renowned musicians from afar.

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Comox Valley Women’s Business Network fundraiser for L’Arche I Belong! gets a boost from Don McRae MLA and Mayors Larry Jangula and Paul Ives. When I’m 64, Steve Hill’s ‘ode to older women’ about six Comox Valley women in transition, received numerous accolades and sold out audiences in Victoria. Tickets for the March 28 fundraiser (2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. shows) are available online or Sid Williams Box Office.

TLC Entertainment presents the Outlaws And Outsiders Tour featuring Aaron Pritchett with special guest Cory Marquardt and introducing King & Cash Friday, Jan. 16 at The Bridge Lounge (90-5th St.).

Having grown up in smalltown B.C., Pritchett is a Canadian through and through. His earliest musical influences came from ‘80s rock, but the downhome feel of rural life is the story told by country music; the story still told by him today. With his most recent single, Suntan City, climbing the charts, it is abundantly clear Pritchett’s music continues to resonate with fans.

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Pearl Ellis opens 2015 schedule with Ruth Rae Submitted All Over the Place is Comox artist Ruth Rae’s first solo show and a tribute to the spectacular surroundings in which we live.

A West Coaster from birth, she finds joyful inspiration in nature at every turn and captures that by studying it in daily forays into the nooks and crannies of the Comox Valley.

To her, sharing that inspiration by creating visual art makes joyful sense.

She hopes that by internalizing her surroundings and then allowing those impressions to be recreated she is serving her town and reflecting the values of her community. Favourite spots include Mack Laing Park, Goose Spit, Kye Bay, Royston waterfront, and Macdonald Wood.

Rae is a mainly self-taught artist who had a distracting yet interesting career in legal work for some 20 years, so she’s playing catch-up and loving it, proving art skills are not a matter of age but more of determination and passion.

Working daily on careful observation, sketching, colour, value and tone is an important aspect of artistic expression and she now realizes that those aspects combined with letting go of mind-made goals are key to her work, although planning ahead is a

Tribute to Salish Sea is just one of the pieces to be exhibited at Ruth Rae’s All Over the Place. Photo Submitted necessary and important part of the process.

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the reverence for nature she feels and is eager to share.

Her choice of mediums include pencil, ink, watercolour, acrylic, and her favourite, pastel.

She discovered that pastels offer colour-mixing choices that other mediums don’t, and that, combined with their inherent glow, makes them a delightful choice for landscapes and portraits alike.

Ink work includes colourable posters based on the flora of Mac Wood and the shores of beaches surrounding the Town of Comox and other local areas.

Also on display are a selection of Tuscany village scenes where she travelled on a “trip of a lifetime” to join with other artists and bask in the warmth of the surrounding hillside towns to take in and capture the beauty found there.

Rae describes the detailed pastel pencil strokes that she uses to create some of her landscapes as being completely immersive to the point that time stands still. She recalls taking several lessons with Comox artist Sandi Lamb, who encouraged her to create work for a show – the idea seemed a distant dream, and here she is with her very own show.

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Youngsters can learn to play indoor and outdoor field hockey -- SEE PAGE 26

Vanier Towhees win two out of three games at Claremont hoops tourney -- SEE PAGE27

COMOX VALLEY RECORD ♦ SPORTS EDITOR: EARLE COUPER ♦ TUESDAY JANUARY 13, 2015

Glacier Kings clipped by Cougars in double OT Earle Couper Record Staff The only Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League team not to lose in overtime this season kept that record intact on Saturday when the Victoria Cougars clipped the Comox Valley Glacier Kings 4-3 in double overtime in Courtenay.

For the Glacier Kings, who are tied with the Saanich Braves for most OLs with five, the point for the regulation time tie keeps them even on points (42) with the Nanaimo Buccaneers for second place in the North Division, although the Bucs (19-131-3) hold a game in hand on the Yetis (18-13-1-5).

The Icemen and South Division leading Cougars played it close all the way on Jan. 10. They were tied 1-1 after one period and 3-3 after two. The Capital City Cats outshot the G-Kings 9-3 in the third but could not beat Zachary Straza.

The first five-minute OT session solved nothing, but

just over a minute into the second extra stanza game first star Michael Fretz fired his 28th goal of the season to give the visitors the win.

Victoria opened the scoring at 17:20 of the first on Wade Johnson’s power-play goal, with third star Colton St. John getting that one back less than a minute later.

The Yetis jumped out to a 3-1 lead before the second period was two minutes old on tallies by Sheldon Brett and Jonas Horvath only to have the Cougars claw their way back on a pair of goals by second star Sam McMullen.

The Glacier Kings will be looking to avoid a third straight OT loss when they take on the Bucs in a big four-point game this Thursday in Nanaimo.

On Jan. 8, former G-King Rylan Ball bit his former team in the butt by scoring the winner in the first OT period as the Westshore Wolves edged the Icemen 6-5 in Victoria.

Ball finished with two

The Comox Valley Glacier Kings have sent 2015 VIJHL All-Star Classic goalie Blake Pearson to the Westshore Wolves.

FILE PHOTO BY JIM HOCKLEY goals, two assists and firststar honours. The Wolves outshot the Yetis 40-23.

Dylan Sampson scored twice (including a shorthanded tally late in the

third to force OT) for the G-Kings to go with one each by Grant Iles, Brett and Austin McNeil. Derian Hamilton added four assists.

The Yetis are home Saturday, Jan. 17 to take on the surging Saanich Braves (winners of five straight) in a 7:30 p.m. start at the Sports Centre.

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ICE CHIPS The VIJHL trade deadline was Jan. 10 and the Glacier Kings sent 2015 All-Star Classic goalie Blake Pearson to Westshore …. Pearson had seven win in 19 games with Comox Valley … Straza (six wins in 16 games) is the new starter with Austin Piquette at backup along with APs Wilson Beebe and Matt Henwood … Pearson will be back in Courtenay this Sunday, Jan. 18 when the Glacier Kings host this year’s VIJHL all-star tilt with game time 1:30 p.m. at the Sports Centre … banquet tickets are available from Marsha at glacierkings@ shaw.ca or by phone at 1-250-334-4709 with Jan. 15 the deadline to RSVP… the banquet gets underway at 10 a.m. upstairs at the Filberg Centre with food at 11 a.m. followed by introductions, guest speakers and jersey presentations ... VIJHL standings and Glacier Kings’ scoring in Scoreboard, page 26 … sports@comoxvalleyrecord.com

Tales of adventure at paddlers’ meeting on Thursday Imagine waking one morning to the sound of a humpback whale’s blow as it swims past your ocean side tent. Later that same day watch in awe as a pod of orcas swim past your kayak as a bald eagle swoops down to catch a salmon. This can all be experienced on a kayak tour with Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures.

Andrew Jones, Kingfisher’s owner and expedition director, will be guest speaker at January’s monthly meeting of the Comox Valley Paddlers Club. Open to the public, the meeting is held Thursday, Jan. 15 at the Lions Den in Comox at 7 p.m.

The CV Paddlers Club has a Trip List each spring created by members that volunteer to coordinate weekly short social paddles, weekend excursions, day paddles and longer camping trips with multi-day paddles.

Members of the club have a wide range of experience and learn from each other, but winter meetings are meant to educate and expand paddlers’ knowl-

Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures offer paddlers a variety of scenic excursions. edge of their chosen sport.

Periodically the club is treated to an in-depth presentation by a kayak tour company. For many members a guided trip with an expedition company is on their bucket list.

Jones has a multimedia presentation drawing on his 20-plus years of experience kayaking along British Columbia’s beautiful coast, with highlights from Kingfisher’s Orca Waters Base Camp in Johnstone

Strait and from Gwaii Haanas National Park in Haida Gwaii.

Based on northern Vancouver Island, Kingfisher Wilderness Adventures offers multi-day guided kayak tours of Vancouver

PHOTO BY KINGFISHER WILDERNESS ADVENTURES

Island, the Great Bear Rainforest, and Haida Gwaii.

Members, potential members and guests can attend the Jan. 15 meeting at the Lion’s Den, 1729 Comox Ave. in Comox.

For more information, email comoxpaddlers@ gmail.com or search www. comoxpvalleypaddlers.ca or www.kingfisher-adventures.com.

– Comox Valley Paddlers Club

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Karen Mary Piché

Feb 15, 1925- Dec 21, 2014 Born to William and Annie Olmstead in Hybla, Ontario.

Throughout her life Mom was active in sports, having played softball, curling and golf at club championship levels. She was a member of Comox Golf Club and Comox Valley Seniors Mixed Curling League.

Her home is adorned with her beautiful needlepoint and petit point pictures, and her children and grandchildren have been adorned with her meticulously hand-knit sweaters, hats, scarves and mittens. lnza is predeceased by her husband of over 50 years, Cecil in 1992 and her oldest son, Clayton in 2010. · She is survived by four children- Beverley Houston (Jack Carey)- Courtenay, Myron (Rita) Cobble Hill, Floyd (Donna) - Courtenay and Gary (Angelica Fox) of Toronto - and eight grandchildren: Jason (Taralee), Andrew, Vanessa, Holly, Kenton, Gavin, lan and Sean.

The family thanks Dr. Gee and Dr. Kisman for their care and attention and to the wonderful nurses on the third and first floors at St. Joseph’s hospital, whose care and compassion are gratefully appreciated.

A celebration of life will be held at St. John the Divine church 5th and Harmston St. in Courtenay from 10:30 am-1:00pm, Thursday, January 15, 2015.

In lieu of flowers the family encourages the guests to make a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society or to the charity of their choice.

April 28th, 1950 - January 4th, 2015

GLENETA CASHMAN May 19, 1923 January 6, 2015

In loving memory

Nora Gleneta Cashman was born to Harry and Mildred O'Neil on May 19th, 1923 in Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia. Gleneta was predeceased by her parents, her husband Joseph Leo Cashman and her six siblings.

Grateful for Gleneta's full life and left to carry on her legacy of love and friendship are her three sons: Leyland Lent (Diane) of Nova Scotia, Alfred Cashman (Lucille) of Ontario and Gary Cashman (Gloria) of Merville B.C. Gleneta was also loved by five grandchildren: Jim, Lisa (Jon), Candice, Steve (Cheryle), Matthew (Tanya), nine great-grandchildren: Aron, Sierra, Jolissa, Madison, Krystena, Ava, Brody, Leo and Gavin as well as four sisters-in-law and many extended family members.

Gleneta's home for the last three years was at the Comox Valley Seniors Village. Words cannot express our appreciation for the exemplary care Mom received from her "family of caregivers." She was always smiling when we came for a visit. Thank you also to friends Joan and Brenda.

As per her wishes, friends are invited to join her family for a Celebration of Life at 11am on Friday, February 20th, 2015 at Comox Valley Funeral Home, Cremation and Reception Centre, 1101 Ryan Road. For those wishing, donations in Gleneta's memory to the St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation (Hospice Project) would be appreciated (2137 Comox Ave., Comox BC. V9M 1P2.)

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Lorne Alvin Weldon

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October 15, 1930 – January 5, 2015 Lorne Alvin Weldon Budd passed away at Comox Valley Seniors Village on January 5, 2015. He was predeceased by his father John A., mother Elizabeth (Hay) Budd and brothers Earl (Evelyn) and Stuart (Joy). He is survived by his wife Judy; sons Richard (Cindy), Lorne (Janice), Chris, Kevin (Donna), Adam (Tracy);daughter Sandie (Richard); grandchildren Dayne, Darian, Daylan, Meghan, Chevy, Tyler, Justin (Natalie), Jonathan (Melissa), Stacy (Jeff), Jessica (Josh), Chelsey (Keith), Cameron, Ashley; great grandchildren Eve, Isabel, Daniel, Keira, Ryder, Kevin; brothers Kenneth, Norman D. (Pat), Harvey J. (Kara) and Earl W. as well as his sister Doris.

Lorne was an active member of the Crofton Volunteer Fire Department in the 50’s. He worked his way across Canada at an early age from Miramichi, New Brunswick, worked on the Deas Island Tunnel in Vancouver, eventually settling in Crofton, B.C. Lorne had multiple work interests once he established roots which included logging and operating the Crofton garage and tow truck and taxi service. Lorne eventually found his calling in Commercial fishing and continued this until retirement.

Lorne was an outdoorsman in every way. He enjoyed fresh water fishing and hunting. His yearly hunting trips to the interior of B.C. with close friends for moose and elk, and breaking trail with the Willys were some of his favourite memories. He enjoyed reminiscing on his hunting and fishing exploits in his later years.

Lorne will be remembered as a loving, caring and generous husband, father and grandfather. He was always willing to help others when needed and expected nothing in return.

Stubborn to a fault. He saw the better side of others. His handshake was his word.

Special thanks to the staff of Casa Loma: Tammy, Lynn, Cheryl, Amada, Molly, Dr. Dawes and other staff.

A celebration of Lorne’s life will be held on Sunday, January 18, 2015 at the Florence Filberg Centre (Evergreen Room), 411 Anderton Ave., Courtenay, B.C., 12:00pm to 3:00pm.

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BURCH, Patrick Lee

November 28, 1942 – December 28, 2014 It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Pat has passed away suddenly at home in Oyster Bay with Greta by his side.

He will be lovingly remembered by his partner Greta Joan Wright; daughter Jessica Duggan (Bruce); Greta’s children Mason (Zoe), Sarah and Devin (Chrissy); grandchildren Celine, Caleb and Austin.

Born in Oakland California, Pat immigrated to Canada where he became a proud Canadian citizen. Pat was a coast guard for 4 years in the USA, was a civilian at Roads & Grounds CFB Comox, was never without a book, a huge story teller, took great pride in the art of cutting grass, great sense of “ha ha”, was generous, kind and loving.

I am with you still. I give you this one thought to keep. I am still – do not weep. I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sun on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn's rain when you awaken in the morning’s hush. I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight. I am soft stars that shine at night. Do not think of me as gone. I am with you still in each new dawn.

Private family arrangements.

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ERIC STOCKTON Eric Stockton was born in Montreal, Quebec on November 13, 1938, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2014 in Tucson, Arizona at the age of 76 years old. Pre-deceased by his mother, Margaret Connolly of Lancashire, England and Donald Stockton of Montreal (Verdun), Quebec; brother, Alan Stockton, sisters, Barbara Belanger and Patricia Brown.

He leaves behind his wife of 53 years Murielle Stockton, daughter Susan Tompke with her husband Vern Tompke, granddaughter Danielle MacAulay with her husband Jon MacAulay, Josh Tompke and Deron Tompke of Chilliwack, B.C.; daughter Michelle Hill with her husband Angus Hill, granddaughter Danaka Hill and grandson Jarret Hill of Drayton Valley, Alberta.

Eric was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces “Royal Canadian Air Force” for 27 years as an Aircraft Instrument/ Electrical Technician. He made many lifetime friends during his life in the Military. Mourning his loss are longtime friends, retired Canadian Forces members and many friends he made in the United States.

Following a dream, he moved to the United States with his wife Murielle, where he worked for several years, RVd fulltime for eight years until finally settling in Tucson, Arizona in 2009.

Eric was a giant of a man, with an equally big heart, who loved his wife and family. We will never forget him and his sense of humour. He will lovingly be remembered and forever missed.

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Memorial to be held for BETTY GIDLOF on Jan. 17, 2015 at the Holiday Inn 2200 Cliffe Ave. at 2:30 p.m. Please bring a flower or sprig of greenery suitable for inclusion in a wreath. Hope to see you there.

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NOTICE TO all former clients of Lloyd M. Newfeld Income Tax. Please contact Wendy Newfeld by email ONLY at heim.guenter@gmail.com if you want tax papers back from Lloyd’s office.

I will need to know whether electronic or paper format and what year(s),be specific.

All remaining papers and electronic data will be securely destroyed on Februay 9, 2015.

FOUND: Remote Control Dec. 27 Highland School & Prechard area. Call 250-890-0543 to identify.

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LOST MEN’S watch downtown Courtenay, Sat, Jan 3. If found please call (250)8715225.

LEGALS KNIGHT ROAD STORAGE Serves notice to: John Yang The 40 foot troller stored in our yard will be disposed of on January 29, 2015 unless payment is received.

The cost of disposal will be added to the outstanding account.

LOST: Silver Eagle Pendant, between Courtenay & Fanny Bay Dec. 31st. I’ve had the pendant for 30yrs, it’s of great sentimental value, unique, and by a local artist, my most valued possession.

REWARD OFFERED. Call 250-334-7120.

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

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362 days of sunshine, pets, events, classes, entertainment. Reserve by 02/14/2015. www.hemetrvresort.com or call: 1-800-926-5593.

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WEEKEND COURSE FIREARMS TRAINING & C.O.R.E. Non Restricted & restricted.

C.O.R.E. Course starts: Fri. Jan. 16 6pm-10pm Sat. Jan. 17 8am-noon C.O.R.E. continues Jan. 19, 20, 21 6pm-10pm Two pieces of ID required.

For info contact: Granlund Fire Arms 250-286-9996 2nd Hand Military Store 250-337-1750 Tyee Marine 250-334-2942 HAIRCARE PROFESSIONALS

HAIRSTYLISTS/MANAGER $1000 Hiring Bonus $12.50/ hour, paid overtime, 25% profit sharing on sales, paid vacation, equipment supplied and maintained.

Advanced annual up grading training. Benefits include dental, drug, eye care.

Phone 250-668-5885 or send resume to: careers@fchsk.ca

HELP WANTED HIRING MEDICAL Transcriptionists! Minimum 2 years recent acute care Medical Transcription experience or new CanScribe Career College MT graduates. Testing required.

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NEED A GUY? Handyman Service. Journeyman Carpenter & Jack of all trades.

Reno’s, decks, tiling, bath/kitchens, doors, windows, fix-ups & maintenance. 30yrs exp.

Reasonable rates.

Seniors Discount.

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STEEL BUILDINGS / Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100. Sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206; www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

COMPUTER SERVICES

1905 PIANO in beautiful condition. Asking $1500 obo. Call (250)334-4649.

Vancouver Island Busy GM dealership looking for two full time positions to be filled immediately. Very competitive pay scales, benefits, and flexible schedules. See our community online at www.porthardy.ca

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KAL-TIRE SECHELT requires immediately, an OTR Tire Technician with OTR, medium truck, light truck and passenger tire skills. Valid provincial driver’s license. Competitive salary and benefits. Reply with resume to rjatkal@telus.net or call Joe 604-885-7927.

Find out what’s happening in the Vancouver Island construction industry Friday, January 16th 9:30 - 11:30am @ The Job Shop - 555 4th St. Courtenay Public Welcome - pre-registration required Phone 250-334-3119 to reserve your seat www.thejobshop.ca The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.

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North Island Graduate with 14 years experience. Reasonable Rates :)

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ROAD CONSTRUCTION Operations Supervisor wanted to lead our team. Want a fulfilling career that offers work life balance? You can be home every day; www.sturgeoncounty.ca

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Working pre-arranged appointments, you will meet with clients in their homes & discuss their options for lawn care this coming season.

You will have an opportunity to sell at a very high level!

No cold calls! Booking on new clients for the 2015 season!

If you are outgoing, energetic and are great with people, this is the job for you. We provide full paid training, a company uniform, a company vehicle for appointments. • Mon-Fri 4-9pm, 8:30am2pm Saturdays • You must have a valid drivers license (abstract required) • Positions are available immediately! • Previous sales or lawn care/landscaping experience an asset.

CALL 871-8884 wmcourtenay@shaw.ca TROYER VENTURES Ltd. is a privately owned energy services company servicing Western Canada. All job opportunities include competitive wages, comprehensive benefits package and room for advancement. We are accepting applications at multiple branches for: Professional Drivers (Class 1, 3) and Mechanics.

Successful candidates will be self-motivated and eager to learn. Experience is preferred, but training is available. Valid safety tickets, clean drug test, and a drivers abstract are required. For more information and to apply, please visit our website at: Troyer.ca.

REAL ESTATE APARTMENT/CONDOS

COMOX: FOR sale 2 bdrm apt. at Stevenson Plc -Adult independent living, 1683 Balmoral Ave, Comox. Avail. Feb. 1. Please call 250-658-1123.

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

HANDYPERSONS 250-898-8887. HOME Repair, Renovation & Maintenance Service. Interior or Exterior.

Call Les for Free Estimate.

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.

MISC SERVICES GOLDSMITH Custom Designed & Handcrafted Jewellery.

Full repair service.

Ring sizing while you wait.

Engraving Classes available.

SIMPLY TIMELESS. 379 4th Street, Courtenay.

250-871-0606

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1 BDRM & den condo. Across from seawalk in Big Rock area. Top floor unobstructed view. Laminate flooring, undercover parking. Strata fees $125/mnth. $117,000. 250286-1864 or 1-778-960-0911.

Campbell River

POWERMAX CONTRACTING is seeking Journeymen and Apprentices for projects in Northern Alberta. The shift is 2 weeks in 1 week out with flights provided from regional airports. Competitive wage & benefits package offered.

Please email resume to: christinem@powermaxltd.ca or call 780-714-9690 for details.

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Looking for more Financial Freedom???

31 suites offer $96,000. net income/yr. or, $280k Dn. To Yield 15% Return-OAC Local manager wants to stay on to make your ownership easy Call Bill (604) 230-9392 Prudential Sterling Realty

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FOR SALE BY OWNER with option for rent to own.

Million dollar ocean city view call for information 250-753-0160

REGISTERED BROWNING semi-automatic 12 gauge shot gun, 75 yrs old. Asking $800 obo. Call (250)941-4533.

GARAGE SALES ARE YOU $10K Or More In Debt? DebtGo can help reduce a significant portion of your debt load. Call now and see if you qualify. 1-800-3511783.

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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.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES CARPENTRY 250-650-1333 SKILLED carpenter. Licensed & certified.

Free estimates, Call Doug www.suncrestholdings.ca

Estate Auction Over 400 items Lots of Collectibles • Vintage Tools • Tobaccana • Militaria and much more... “No Reservesâ€?

Auctioneer Gordon Dyck Saturday, January 17 2015 10am, 2703 Kilpatrick Ave. Unit F. Viewing Friday, Jan. 16 10-4 conducted by Community Thrift Store. Facebook more details pics, Courtenay Community Thrift Store. FMI 250-334-2478

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE 1-CHINA CABINET w/hutch.

Old Country Rose China. Lavender Rose China like new.

2-ladders. New sewing machine cabinet w/drawers. Like new wheel chair for tall person.

Please call 250-3319252 - Courtenay.

ART INCLUDING Batemen prints; two twin beds, ecofoam mattresses, frames, bedding included - $150 each.

One double bed, frame, bedding included - $200. Area rugs, assorted lamps, Christmas decor. 250-703-3161 SALON EQUIPMENT 2 hair dryer chairs, 3 barber chairs, 1 shampoo basin, miscellaneous accessories. 250-923-5507

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MOVABLE COTTAGE. Brand new, built to code. 160 sq.ft.

Open & bright. Enclosed deck. $7000. (778)585-2287. traceykehler@hotmail.com

REDUCED! 1369sqft 2 BDRM PATIO HOME. In a location that can’t be beat. Mntn. view.

Quiet neighborhood. Beautiful setting. Bareland strata. 2 mins. to Merecroft Village. $279,900. 250-287-8570 or 250-202-7717. C.R.

WHOLE DUPLEX for sale1280sq ft per side, 3.5 bdrms, 1.5 bath. 9498 McDougall Rd, Port Hardy, BC. $225,000.

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SPORTS & IMPORTS

1 BDRM, living room, kitchen, stove + fridge. Spectacular Mt & Sea view. Suitable for 1 per.

N/P N/S $575/mo. 339-2119 COMOX: 2 bdrm apt at Stevenson Plc - Adult independent living, 1683 Balmoral Ave, Comox. Avail. Feb. 1. Please call 250-658-1123.

WILLOW POINT 3bdrm 2bath, Backing onto cul-de-sac with ample access. Room for RV/workshop!

Recent updates: flooring, roof, siding, windows, garage, gutters, ceiling paint, attic insulated, perim drain, etc. $244,900. 250-8308544 sa_petite@yahoo.com quick possession!

RENTALS TOWNHOUSES

250-897-1611 Licensed Professionals www.pennylane.bc.ca

BRAIDWOOD MANOR, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, F & S, coin laundry, storage locker, res. pkg., N/S, No pets, Avail.

Immed. - $695/mth BRAIDWOOD MANOR, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 3 appls, balcony, res. pkg., storage, coin laundry, N/S, No pets, Avail.

Immed. - $710/mth BRAIDWOOD MANOR, top flr, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, F & S, coin laundry, balcony, res. pkg., N/S, cat neg. w/ref, Avail. Immed - $695/mth DIAMOND PARK TOWNHOUSES, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 5 appls, patio, fenced yard, 2 res. pkg. spots, centrally located, N/S, No pets, Avail.

Immed. - $1,150/mth FUNKY DOWNTOWN LIVING 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appls, above commercial space, res. pkg, N/S, No pets, Avail.

Jan 1 - $1,000/mth ROSEWOOD TOWNHOUSES 2 bdrm, 1 bath, F & S, coin laundry, basic cable incld., res. pkg, nice family oriented development, N/S, cat ok w/refs, Avail. Jan 15 $725/mth ALDERWOOD TOWNHOUSE top flr, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appls, balcony, res. pkg., N/S, No pets, Avail.

Feb 1 - $825/mth BRAIDWOOD MANOR 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 3 appls, laminate flrs, patio, coin laundry, storage locker, res. pkg, N/S, cat ok w/refs, Avail. Feb 1 - $695/mth CTNY WEST DUPLEX 3 bdrms, 1.5 bath, 4 appls, fenced yard w/shed, N/S, sm pet neg. w/refs, month to month lease, Avail. Feb 1 $1,050/mth ABOVE COMMERICAL SPACE 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appls, two storey suite, in floor heating, N/S, No pets, Avail. Feb 1 - $950/mth CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, 5 appls, deck, res. pkg, N/S, cat neg. w/refs, Avail. Feb 1 $1,200/mth MAPLEWOOD MANOR 1 bdrm, 1 bath, F & S, coin laundry, laminate flrs, “adult oriented�, balcony, res. pkg, N/S, No pets, Avail. Feb 1 $650/mth

COURTENAY 2-bdrm $760.

Bay window, 5 appls, quiet & secure. NP/NS (250)702-4857

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OCEANVIEW HOME, 2 bdrm, 1 bath (shower only), 4 appls, woodstove, lrg deck, shared property, $50 hydro credit, N/S, No pets, Avail. Immed. - $1,000/mth.

WALK-ON WATER FRONT, 2 bdrm & den, 2 baths, F & S (W & D provided “as is�) fireplace, new deck, carport, irrigation system, RV parking, N/S, pet neg. w/refs, 6 month lease, Avail. Feb 1 $1,150/mth CRAIGDARROCK BEACH, Large 3 bdrm & den home, 3 baths, 7 appls, pellet & wood stoves, attached double garage, workshop, RV/boat parking in detached oversize garage, fenced yard w/irrigation, ocean views, N/S, Pets neg. w/refs, Avail. Immed. $1,600/mth

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DOWNTOWN COURTENAY: 1100sq ft 2 bed apt. appls. + W/D. $1000/mth.

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ROYSTON: 1 bdrm, fully furnished, electric, water and garbage incld. $750/mo. Avail.

Feb. 1st. Call (250)336-2339.

TRANSPORTATION CARS

2000 TOYOTA ECHO 5 speed Standard. 128,000 km. Very economical. Low maintenance car. $3000. Call Chris @ 250203-4886. In Campbell River.

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2002 MAZDA Protege 117000km $1800 in extras excellent condition auto air $7000 obo. 250-871-1870 or cell 250-897-0701 ask for Glen

2008 DODGE Charger, 82,000 km. $10,500 obo. Excellent condition. Call 250-334-4166.

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MAZDA 2007 Pick-up. 24,000 km. Silver, A/C, P/B, P/S, stereo, box liner, 4-cyl, RWD. $11,395.

Like new.

Call (250)203-6657 or (250)2861308, Campbell River.

24’ REINELL pleasure boat w/marine berth, very clean.

Asking, $15,000 obo. Call (250)334-0656.

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WANTED: TRAILER suitable for 26ft boat. Min. weight capacity of 7500lbs. FMI 250334-4463

HOUSES FOR SALE

HOUSES FOR SALE

TRUCKS & VANS 1993 GMC Sierra 1/2 ton, long box with canopy, hitch. Rebuilt engine and transmission.

Newer snow tires. $850. Call 250-871-8832

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RE/MAX ocean pacific realty 2230A CLIFFE AVENUE, COURTENAY • 250.334.9900 Each Office Independently Owned and Operated

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Do you care about where you live? Do high standards of maintenance, service and cleanliness matter to you? Do you prefer quiet, mature neighbours? If yes, please give us a call and discover how the quality of ownership and management makes all the difference. We have the best managed, finest apartments in the most convenient locations in the Comox Valley. Locally owned, we own and manage our own buildings. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE! Please refer to available apartments listed below.

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SANDPIPER VILLAGE 1650 Comox Ave. ONE BEDROOM fresh renovation. New floor coverings, appliances, light fixtures and window coverings. Large private patio. Quiet, well maintained adult building just two blocks from Comox Mall and one block from Filberg Park. A very special suite. Call Greg @ 250-339-1222 or John @ 250-703-2264.

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HOLLYRIDGE MANOR

1970 Fitzgerald Ave, Courtenay

200 Back Road, Courtenay

HYCROFT 1835 Cliffe Ave.

2 AND 3 BEDROOM available. Quiet complex with on-site management. Reasonable rates.

Some completely renovated units with new appliances. Sorry no pets. Security deposit and 2 rental reference required.

1 and 2 Bedroom suites available. One of the best values in Courtenay. Unique floor plans.

California kitchens. These bright, modern suites are available in quiet, secure building.

LARGE ONE BEDROOM bright and spacious.

Recent renovation. Very attractive. Quiet, mature adult building. Central Courtenay. Security entry.

Elevator. Call David @ 250-338-0267.

250-334-3078

Call Sharon 250-338-7449

WILLOW ARMS APARTMENTS

BLUE JAY APARTMENTS

1252-9th St., Courtenay

Spacious 2 & 3 bedroom suite in a quiet family oriented building with secure entry and manager on site. Walking distance to schools, bus stops, and downtown. Reasonable rent includes heat, hot water, stove, fridge, carpet and drapes. No pets, two rental references and security deposit required.

For viewing call Donna

450-19th Street, Courtenay 1 bedroom plus den. Newly renovated with balcony in secure quiet building. Heat and hot water included.

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Comox consultant offers unique approach to sales with customers, and earn repeat business and referrals.

"It's a book of common sense," he said.

Warawa had lived Edmonton before moving to Comox about three years ago with

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Talk is cheap. Listening, on the other hand, could be the greatest skill a salesperson could employ.

This is some of the advice offered in Shut Up! Stop Talking and Start Making Money, a recently-released book penned by Comoxbased sales trainer/ business consultant Dave Warawa.

Whether a salesperson, business owner or employee trying to sell an idea to a boss, the book will challenge readers in the way they view the sales industry.

Warawa demonstrates how to change one's attitude from Always Be Closing to Always Be Connecting.

He suggests "consultative selling" is the best way to earn buyer respect.

"Why not establish a relationship with people before they become buyers? Maybe not only will they buy, but maybe they'll repeat business and refer people to you."

Warawa, 53, had worked in the media industry before entering the world of sales.

At first, he said he was a terrible, but things changed after he read some books by authors such as Zig Ziglar, who 'told him' to shut up, stop talking so much and ask people some questions. He eventually became better skilled at helping customers make the right purchase based on their needs.

"Rule number one

SBA meets Thursday The Comox Valley Small Business Association hosts a Thursday meeting at the Filberg Centre's Evergreen Room. Networking is from 5:30-6 p.m. The educational portion runs until 7 p.m.

SmartBiz Strategy owner Carolyn Touhey will present her top 15 recommendations to help start or grow a business in 2015 and beyond.

The member spotlight speaker is Carmie Dixon, owner of Carmie’s Catering.

There is no charge to attend as a guest for up to two meetings per year.

Dues to join the group are $95 per year.

his wife Tammy and their four children. He runs a company called Pro Sales Guy Training.

A trio of locals helped create the book: Ryan Parton (editing), Linda Graceffo (cover design,

layout) and Lisa Graham (cover photos).

The book is available at the Laughing Oyster Bookshop, where Warawa will be on hand for a book signing this Saturday from 1-2 p.m.

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that I tell all salespeople: Don't be a jerk.

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The best sales people he's worked with are not in the vain of Alec Baldwin's character in Glengarry Glen Ross or Leonardo DiCaprio's

portrayal of Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of Wall Street, but are the ones who've established relationships and were nice people.

"Sales success is a marathon, it's not a sprint."

Borrowing a page from entrepreneur Seth Godin, Warawa's self-published book originated from the

amount of blogging he was doing. He figured if he could create valuable information from content, readers would reach out.

Several chapters are devoted to the five sales success skills — ask questions, actively listen, paraphrase, summarize and personality — that help build relationships

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The public is invited to view the preliminary design plans and ll out a survey at a drop-in public information session on Thursday January 15th, between 7pm and 9pm, in the Dining and Lodge Rooms in the lower level of the Native Sons Hall.

The projects will be considered amongst all City project priorities in the budget process in 2015 and beyond.

Thursday, January 15 7:00 to 9:00 pm Native Sons Hall Lower Level 360 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay Preliminary designs will be available for the following roadways: • 2nd Street: Cliffe to England Ave • 12th Street: Stewart to Urquhart Ave. • Willemar Ave: 17th to 26th Street • Piercy Ave: 17th to 26th Street • England Ave: 10th to 12th Street • 10th Street: Piercy to Willemar Ave. • 15th Street: Willemar Ave. to westerly end of street Can’t attend the session?

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Newspapers not weapons of war

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n Western countries, freedom of the press is taken for granted.

But an attack Wednesday that left 10 journalists and two police dead in the offices of a Parisian satirical magazine highlights just how shaky a concept it is.

We’re not suggesting that such an attack is likely to occur at a media outlet on Vancouver Island. For one thing, it seems the Paris attack was the work of terrorists attacking the paper in retaliation for its caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, which have frequently drawn condemnation from Muslims — Islam forbids idolization of people, especially Muhammad, the prophet of the Muslim faith.

Attacks on the media come from all levels — it seems there is always someone who wants to prevent the media from speaking out.

One of the most important roles of the media in a free society is that of a watchdog, to keep an eye on the doings of those in positions of power or, as the saying goes, comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

In general, that means that if you are doing your job well as a journalist, someone is always going to be ticked off with you. What we are talking about, though, goes farther than just the press speaking out. Taking away or limiting freedom of the media is just one step away from taking away freedom of speech, which, with variations, is considered a fundamental liberty throughout Western democracies.

The attack on Charlie Hebdo is more than an attack on a single media outlet. It is an attack on the barrier — paper-thin, inconsistent and wavering though it might be — that separates our societies from becoming dictatorships. One line from Gérard Biard, the editor-in-chief at Charlie Hebdo, who was away from the office when the attack occurred, sums up our feeling.

“I don’t understand how people can attack a newspaper with heavy weapons. A newspaper is not a weapon of war.”

At its best, a newspaper is a weapon of freedom. And that scares some people more than any bullet.

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U.S. ripping Canada off on water T

flood protection from 1968 all the he U.S. has Canada over way to 2024. a barrel of water as well Boy, did we get taken. The as oil these days, but the SFU team calculates the value of tide is turning. that flood control to the U.S. at There is a new book called more like $32 billion.

The Columbia River Treaty – A That’s not even the worst of Primer by members of Simon it. The Kootenays Fraser University’s were once the leading climate adaptation Politics fruit and vegetable team. This slim volume makes the case growing area in that B.C. has ended B.C., bigger than the up with a shockingly Okanagan. Now in om bad deal from this the Arrow Lakes and 1964 treaty, which other reservoirs, levletcher els rise and fall draconcerned itself matically to steady entirely with flood the flow south. In addition to the control and hydroelectric power. large areas permanently flooded In those days there was little or no environmental assessment. by the Mica, Duncan and Hugh Keenleyside dams, this renders Agriculture, fish habitat and more of B.C.’s prime bottom land aboriginal impacts were ignored. impassable.

More than a decade after the B.C. is paid precisely zero for disastrous flood year of 1948, this sacrifice, while Washington once Ottawa stopped its bureaucratic delays, U.S. public and state has developed a $5 billionprivate power utilities paid B.C. a-year farm economy using our $254 million to build three dams stable irrigation source. That has on the Columbia system. helped their tree fruit growers Those dams (and one at Libby, push some Okanagan orchardists Montana that mostly floods B.C. out of business. land) hold back the huge spring As U.S. billionaires continue to runoff from the Rockies and then bankroll environmental attacks dole out water for power producon B.C. and Alberta energy tion in B.C. and for the 15 hydro projects, it’s worth noting that dams previously built downlong before the treaty, the U.S. stream in the U.S. military-industrial complex had The U.S. payment was for half wiped out the Columbia River the power over 30 years, which salmon runs.

B.C. didn’t need at the time.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its private power partThen our American cousins cut ners dammed everything they us another cheque for $64 million, an estimate of the value of could find, exterminating a fish-

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ery 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.

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 10 years’ notice for either country to exit. 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. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

Fanny Bay Fire Department expresses gratitude Dear editor, On behalf of the Fanny Bay Fire Department I would like to thank all those kind and generous folks who stepped up and assisted us in dealing with the tragic loss of our department member and friend Paul Bally.

We received messages and support from fire departments both local and distant, govern-

ment organizations as well as many people not connected with our department but who are friends and neighbours.

I would especially like to mention Chief Martin Eckervogt and the members of the Haines Junction Volunteer Fire Department in Haines Junction in the Yukon who sent a generous donation to the family along with their con-

dolences.

It is difficult to adequately express gratitude for actions above and beyond the call of duty but then, that is what firefighters do every day. Again thanks everyone.

Chief Michael J. B. Smith Fanny Bay FD

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Cyclist and driver has message for cyclists and drivers Dear editor, I am cyclist and driver.

I understand why motorists get angry at cyclists who flaunt the rules of the road, ignore lights, ride on sidewalks, etc. It is extremely dangerous to ride listening to music.

I need “all” my senses to keep me safe. Please obey the rules of the road, pay attention to your surroundings. Don’t assume a driver sees you just because they are looking towards you. Eventually your luck will run out and that encounter with an automobile will be inevitable.

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Maybe it is time the RCMP start ticketing these riders, so they get the message.

Drivers: I observe you waiting at traffic lights using your

smartphones, passing in designated bike lanes, and dangerously cutting off cyclists. A bicycle is considered a vehicle under the Motor Vehicle Act. They are obli-

gated to obey all the same rules that vehicles have to abide.

Be aware of the cyclist near you. Give them their space. Realize that your actions have life altering consequences.

These are moms, dads, sons and daughters that are sharing the roads with you. It is always the cyclist who pays the price.

In a battle between a 200-pound rider and bicycle vs. a threeton automobile, the automobile always wins. The point I am trying to make is that we all need to respect each other’s right to the road.

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I was pleased to see the creation of designated bike lanes in the Valley. However the addition of road lines does not replace the need for proper bicycling infrastructure like off-street bike paths or barriers like the concrete barriers being used in Vancouver. City planners need to make this a priority.

To the family of Paul Bally, my heart goes out to you and hope this will be a catalyst to changes in attitudes between drivers and cyclists. Respectfully, Craig F. Comox

Letter writer over-simplifies homelessness issue by using freeloader label as a reason Dear editor, To the letter writer that believes homeless people are freeloaders: Little do you realize that medical conditions prevent many in

our community from being able to function as you expect.

The (neuroscience of the) brain can prohibit functionality in our modern society, whether the cause is biological or environ-

mental, it is medically and scientifically real.

You and I are lucky to have good health, but please don’t dismiss those that don’t.

It may seem to you that all

people have equal societal capability, but the conditions they live with, are as real as getting cancer, Lyme disease, heart conditions, high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s, etc.

Ultimately, more funding to early detect and treat these conditions would prevent many from homelessness.

Anne Wichmann Comox Valley

Is Harper considering appointing Gordon Campbell to the Senate?

Dear editor, Why is a polling company, NRG Research, which has been known to work for the PMO, asking if Gordon Campbell is trustworthy?

According to Laila Yuile’s blog, NRG Research is phoning people, listing five names, Gordon Campbell’s amongst them, and asking “if you find them trustworthy”.

So MP John Duncan, just to be clear, I don’t know who the other four names

belong to, but you could list the names of 100 convicted criminals in B.C. and I would still find them more trustworthy than Gordon Campbell.

Some of the betting money is Prime Minister Harper may be considering appointing Gordon Campbell to the Senate. I’d suggest he not do that. We know how well his other three appointments went. Gordon Campbell, in my opinion, has the ability to outdo those three by a country mile.

Gordon Campbell has been running up some lovely expenses while being the High Commissioner in the U.K. with butlers and such. He has spent enough time at the public trough.

It’s time Gordon Campbell got off the gravy train and got a real job, like the rest of us. Of course if the Cons are thinking of running him as a candidate, good luck.

E. A. Foster Comox

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Attention all eight to 12 year olds! Are you interested in playing an exciting, fast-paced, super fun sport that you can play all year round both indoors and out? Then indoor and outdoor field hockey is the sport for you.

As part of the City of Courtenay’s Centennial Celebration, the Comox Valley Field Hockey League (CVFHL) is hosting a foursession Intro to Field Hockey program that will focus on fun activities and games that will teach and improve upon the skills needed to play indoor and outdoor field hockey.

Both indoor and outdoor field hockey is played internationally by both men and women in over 112 coun-

tries. Outdoor field hockey is an Olympic sport with many opportunities for men and women to play on local, university, provincial, national and master level teams. The CVFHL has top-notch coaches to assist youth with a good start toward a lifelong passion for sport and community.

For more information on the Intro to Field Hockey program, contact the league via email at cvfhl@ gmail.com.

Introduction to Field Hockey for eight to 12 year olds: Time: Thursdays from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m.

When: Jan. 15 to Feb. 5 Where: Lewis Centre MP Hall Instructors: Katie Leith-

Mills and Moira Ashlee Equipment needed: Mouth guards, shin pads and water bottles. Field hockey sticks and balls are provided.

Cost: $25 Two Tournaments In other news, two field hockey tournaments are coming to the Comox Valley in 2015.

First up is the Comox Valley Indoor Field Hockey Tournament on Feb. 28 at Ecole Au-cœur-de-l’île (Francophone school) at 566 Linshart Rd. The tournament will host four teams from the Island including Nanaimo, Cowichan, Comox and Courtenay.

Spectators are welcome.

Next is the Vancouver Island Westerly Outdoor

Tournament in September 2015 in celebration of Courtenay’s 100th birthday. Teams from Victoria, Nanaimo, Cowichan and Seattle are expected to participate. Spectators are welcome.

The Comox Valley Indoor Hockey League also welcomes new players to join in on weekly practices and scrimmages every Monday from 6:45 to 8 p.m. Jan. 5 to March 9 at Ecole Au-cœurde-l’île. Your first night is free and field hockey sticks are provided. New players must bring a mouth guard and shin pads. For additional information contact the CVFHL via email at cvfhl@gmail.com.

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Youngsters can learn how play indoor and outdoor field hockey with the Comox Valley Field Hockey League.

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50+ Seniors - Thursday Team Qtr Total Limeys 101 177 Amigos 78.5 120.5 Class Act 72 161 Flyers 64 131.5 Happy Wanderers 64 109 Spare Shooters 62 121 King Pins 60 138 Quinsam Auto 56 129 Strikers 54 115.5 Hopefuls 53.5 127.5 Team high game scr Flyers 700 Team high game hdcp Amigos 941 Team high series scr Flyers 1933 Team high series hdcp Amigos 2623 Mens high game scr Allan Bradshaw 235 Mens high game hdcp Herb Baines 277 Mens high series scr Doug Ellis 632 Mens high series hdcp Ken Nagata 748 Ladies high game scr Valerie McDonald 190 Ladies high game hdcp Marlene Jordan 253 Ladies high series scr Norma Killin 491 Ladies high series hdcp Marlene Jordan 664

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Team W L T Pt Cowichan FC 11 1 2 35 Saanich Fusion 8 4 3 27 Vic West FC 8 4 2 26 Nanaimo United 7 5 3 24 Bays United 6 5 4 22 Comox Valley Unt. 6 5 3 21 Westcastle United 6 7 1 19 Gorge FC 4 7 4 16 Lakehill McLaren 3 8 3 12 Castaways 0 13 1 1 Jan. 17 Comox Valley United @ Westcastle United

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Vanier opens North Island League play tonight (7 p.m.) against Dover Bay Dolphins, then host their 12-team Reg. $498 Towhee Invitational on Jan. 15-17 with several topranked 4A, 3A and 2A teams in town for the fun.

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“Very good shooters, they Knopp (21), Storgaard and had 12 points and 10 boards.

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A fundraiser for the MS Society of Canada, North Vancouver Island Chapter, Ski for MS is a great way to help people affected by MS in your community and earn a fun, inspiring and free day on the slopes.

Register online at www.msski.ca or by phone at 250-339-0819 and receive everything you need to get started fundraising. Regis2 Colours and no payment Don’t pay for one year, no down, no interest, tered participants 814 continuous coil pillow top perfect Don’t pay for one year, no down, no interest, and no payment who raise the Reg. $598 sleeper with foam encasement and cool pledge minimum Reg. $498 for their age group scratch and dent, twist gel memory foam will receive a free scratch dent, CHAIRSIDE one of aand kinds, lift pass or Nordic one of a kinds, and discontinued CHAIRSIDE ENDS ski pass for Jan. and discontinued ENDS Reg. $198 25, lunch at the items Hawk Dog Stand, items Choice of Reg. $198 a Ski for MS 2 Colours memento, entry 814 continuous coil pillow top Reg. $598 to our Vertical sleeper with foam encasemen Challenge (a fun twist gel memory foam endurance event) Reg. $1598 Reg. $498 MICROFIBRE and the chance to MICROFIBRE RECLINER Reg. $498 win some great Brown Colour RECLINER Reg. $498 prizes donated Only MICROFIBRE from throughout MICROFIBRE Reg. $498 the community.

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