Gazette NORTH ISLAND
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50th Year No. 3
January 15, 2015
• Ride to recover
NISS grad takes on Wounded Warrior Battlefield Ride. Page 7
• Splitting atoms
Port McNeill Minor Hockey hosts annual atom tournament. Page 11
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First baby jumps queue J.R. Rardon Gazette editor The Gazette is still waiting for confirmation that Linkon Stryker Evans is the North Island’s first baby of 2015. But there’s no question he’s the earliest. Linkon was born Jan. 6, more than 11 weeks in advance of his Mar. 20 due date after mother Laura Evans was hurriedly flown from Port Hardy to Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster early that morning. The baby weighed in at just two pounds, eight ounces, and remains in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care ward. But other than his small stature, he appears to be fine physically. “His lungs are doing well; he’s very strong,” said Laura, who spent one night in hospital and is now staying in a nearby hotel. “He just needs to grow.” The saga began in the wee hours of the morning Jan. 6,
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Laura and Jason Evans of Port McNeill pose with their son, Linkon Stryker Evans, who was born 11 weeks prematurely on Jan. 6 in New Westminster. Photo submitted
Resort gets stamp of approval • Hot shots
Local photographers win big with wildlife pictures. Page 16 Opinion Page 6 Letters Page 7 Sports Page 9 Classifieds Page 12-15
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Nimmo Bay Resort has been named as one of only 24 sustainable destinations worldwide by the National Geographic Photo submitted Society.
family-owned business for more than three decades. “When we were first approached by National Geographic to join as one of their charter members of the Unique Lodges of the World, we knew that the collection of properties they would choose would share the same passion for the environment that we have at Nimmo Bay,” says Fraser Murray, owner and operator of Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort. “We’re excited to work with National Geographic to share our vision
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Gazette staff PORT McNEILL—Thirty-five years after its humble founding in the remote region between Vancouver Island and the lower B.C. mainland, Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort has been recognized as one of only 24 sustainable worldwide destinations sanctioned by the National Geographic Society. Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort was announced as a charter member of the newly created National Geographic Society Unique Lodges of the World, further enhancing its commitment to sustainability, which has been one of the pillars of business of the
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