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PARKSVILLE AWARDS
Glassies are gone Chamber downsizes its community awards night JOHN HARDING editor@pqbnews.com
The Glassies are no more after the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce decided to streamline its yearly awards program. Gone are awards for citizen of the year, youth of the year and volunteer of the year. The chamber has downsized both the number of awards and the event — the newly-named Parksville and District Business Awards will be handed out at a regular monthly dinner meeting. “We advocate for business — that’s what our members pay us to do,” the chamber’s awards committee chair Bill McKinney said Thursday at the chamber’s regular monthly dinner meeting at The Bayside. “At one time, the chamber also did Canada Day. Things change, budgets change, focusses change. We wanted to zero in and focus on what we do best and that’s business — acknowledging our outstanding business leaders.” McKinney said the citizen and volunteer of the year awards could be taken over by the city and the Society of Organized Services. “It’s in their court,” said McKinney. “We have to watch our nickels and dimes just like any other association and this (The Glassies) was costing quit a bit of money.” City officials had no comment except to say any request that comes before council will be considered. McKinney, citizen of the year in 2005, said it’s been “very difficult the last three years to get nominations.” He also said the chamber has, through The Glassies, acknowledged a lot of the city’s people. “Are there still a lot of people to acknowledge? Yes. Is the onus on us to do that? It has been. Is it still? No. We want to focus on business. We are a business-support organization.” See FOUR AWARDS, page A4
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The Meadowood Store was broken into Thursday morning at approximately 3 a.m. when a black truck smashed in the front door.
RURAL AREA CRIME
Smash and grab effort fails CANDACE WU
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A black pick-up truck busted through a wrought iron security gate smashing in the front door of the Meadowood Store at approximately 3 a.m. Thursday, according to store clerk Cathy Hutcheson. “The ATM (machine) was their tar-
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thieves likely ran out of time before getting to it. Oceanside RCMP confirmed they were called to the Meadowood Store early Thursday morning. Despite a gaping hole the truck left where the front door used to be, Hutcheson said it doesn’t appear anything was stolen.
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Police are on the look out for a Peeping Tom after a Nanoose Bay woman became a victim of voyeurism Wednesday afternoon. According to a news release issued by Oceanside RCMP, a woman who lives along SeaBlush Road noticed a man peering through her bedroom window while she was getting dressed at approximately 1 p.m. Once noticed, the male “Once noticed the male immeimmediately departed and diately departed and could not be could not be located located,” states the release. “As the area behind the home was densely OCEANSIDE RCMP forested it appears that the man would have had to go out of his way to get to his vantage point.” Police describe the suspect as a Caucasian male, 50 to 60 years old, with an average height and greying hair. At the time of the incident, he was wearing a black raincoat with a circular white emblem on the right front shoulder. Cpl. Jesse Foreman said this is an isolated incident. He said a person can be convicted of voyeurism, which he explains is “looking at someone in an area where they should expect complete privacy or where they are expected to be nude such as in a bathroom or private bedroom.” Police are looking to identify the male suspect. If you have any information please contact the Oceanside RCMP at 250-248-6111 or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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POLAR BEAR SWIM: Approximately 45 Grade 12 students from KSS donned bathing suits and body paint for their polar bear swim last Wednesday. Each year, the secondary school’s grad class plunges into the cold waters off of Qualicum Beach. “I’m not sure if it’s about bravery,” said KSS teacher Barry Bevilacqua from his dry spot on the beach. “I think it’s more that they do it because the class before them did it.”
DID YOU FEEL THE EARTHQUAKE LAST WEEK?
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“It will happen, that’s the one thing we can be sure about,” Stephen Johnson told The NEWS of “the big one” after the Jan. 7 earthquake in Tofino. Johnson, geologist and director of the UVic School of Earth and Oeean Sciences, admitted the timelines are too long and there are too few data points (major earthquakes) to predict when the much-talked-about major earthquake will hit the B.C. coast with any accuracy. “It could happen right now while we’re talking, it could happen in 400 years,” he said, explaining that all the best data they have suggests a major quake every 500 to 700 years, but with a margin of error of around 200 years either di-
rection. With the 8.7 to 9.2 magnitude Cascadia quake taking place 315 years ago this month, that means statistically the big one could hit anywhere between 15 years ago and 600 years from now. Meanwhile, experts everywhere want people to use last Thursday’s tremor as a reminder to be prepared. “I was standing in my kitchen and I felt two sharp jolts up and down,” said Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department Chief Nick Acciavatti after the 4.8 earthquake that struck near Tofino at 6:02 p.m. last Wednesday. Reports have many people across the Parksville Qualicum Beach area, and as far away as Vancouver feeling shaking, but few reports of damage and no injuries. See LOCAL OFFICIALS, page A5
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Lefebvre urged the 80 people in attendance at The Bayside to get involved in the city’s upcoming budget discussions. “For God’s sake, come and listen to the budget (proceedings), come and participate,” said Lefebvre. “We would like your ideas.’ About 65 per cent of the city’s $13 million budget is earmarked for infrastructure upgrades and maintenance, not allowing much “wiggle room” or “money for vision,” said Lefebvre.
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Senior may have to return to work Province hits residents hard with tax and fee increases
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A new partnership between Qualicum First Nation chief Michael Recalma, left, and RDN director Bill Veenhof was finalized after Recalma agreed to stand as Veenhof’s alternate director on the RDN board Friday. This is the first time in the RDN’s history that a First Nation chief has sat on the board.
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Chief takes historic seat ‘It’s new ground for the QFN and it’s new ground for me’ CANDACE WU news@pqbnew.com
In a historic first for the Regional District of Nanaimo, a First Nation chief has been asked to sit on the board of directors as an alternate. Qualicum First Nation chief Michael Recalma agreed to be director Bill Veenhof’s alternate, representing the area of Deep Bay/Bowser, Recalma confirmed with The NEWS on Friday. “It’s new ground for QFN and it’s new ground for me,” he said. Many big issues in the Deep Bay/Bowser community, such as the seaweed harvest and development, are topics Recalma admits he’s already familiar with. He said he’s happy to take on the new role, further broadening his knowledge of local government and community. “We (First Nations) are governed by a different set of rules and laws and whatever happens outside of my community may not affect me but it might infect me,” he said. “We’re neighbours.” Recalma was elected as QFN chief in August 2014. According to Aboriginal Affairs, the Qualicum First Nation has 106 members, of which 55 live on reserve. Veenhof, a second term director, said he’s “proud and honoured” about the new partnership. In seeking an alternate director, Veenhof said he looked for somebody who had “feet on the ground in an area I’m not terribly familiar with.” He said an alternate director’s role is twofold: “when I’m away the alternate comes in and votes
in my place. To do that an alternate needs to have his or her eye on the ball and it requires a degree of paying attention and being interested in what’s going on in the community … additionally, the alternate director serves as a sounding board for me, a voice of reason.” Veenhof said if he becomes unable to serve as the area director, his alternate will fill in until a by-election is held in the area. “It’s a recognition for me, and the RDN, that all of us represent a community of communities,” he said. “No community is an island and the decisions of the RDN influence other regional districts, the province and the band … nothing good happens at the RDN that isn’t good for the band.” RDN manager of administrative services Jacquie Hill confirmed this is the first time, in the history of the regional district, that a First Nation chief has sat on the board as either a director or alternate director. In another historic move, Snuneymuxw member Bill Yoachim was elected to Nanaimo city council during the recent municipal election. On Dec. 9 he was sworn in as a regional district representative on the RDN board. Yoachim is considered the first candidate of Snuneymuxw descent to claim a council seat. In October the RDN passed a motion vowing to formally acknowledge First Nation traditional territory. At the time, RDN chief administrative officer Paul Thorkelsson said “it is a true recognition by the RDN board of the important partnerships the RDN is building with First Nations of this region and the important role those partnerships will continue to have going forward.” — With files from Tamara Cunningham/ Nanaimo News Bulletin
of three or more; $60 for couples; and $33 for individuals January 1. B.C. Hydro will raise electricity rates six per cent on April 1, 2015 — approximateCANDACE WU ly $72 for the average home. news@pqbnews.com ICBC is expected to raise baSixty five-year-old Dashwood sic auto insurance in 2015 — retiree Sakari Rautiainen says roughly $36 for the average car. he’s on a fixed income and can’t B.C. Ferries announced a 3.9 afford looming tax increases per cent fare increase for 2015. slated for 2015. Local governments are currentRautiainen said it’s becoming ly working on their budgets. “unaffordable” just to live and As for Rautiainen, he’s wonderhe might have to go back to work ing why taxes are going up when the economy has been stagnate after ten years in retirement. “But where am I going to for nearly the last decade. “As far as I’m concerned the work? And who is going to hire a 65-year-old?” he asked rhe- economy hasn’t improved, it’s torically. “I have expertise but stayed the same for the last sevthe physical stuff is out of the en or eight years yet everything question now. And technology is going up,” he said. “The probhas changed so much, I mean lem on Vancouver Island is there when I stopped working, high- is no work: the logging industry speed Internet was just starting is gone, the mining industry is to come in.” gone, the only thing that’s left on Rautiainen spent his career Vancouver Island is the fishing working for B.C. Tel. When he re- industry and even that’s limited tired, he said he was “financially because of the rising cost of the set.” But things ferry — who can I have expertise but the have changed afford to take a physical stuff is out of the and now he said boat across the question now he can’t even afferry?” SAKARI RAUTIAINEN ford to take the Rautiainferry. en said the inAccording to creasing cost of the Canadian Taxpayers Federa- bare necessities, such as Hydro, tion (CTF) it’s going to be an ex- is “absolutely asinine.” pensive year for British ColumDirector Bill Veenhof, who bians across the province. represents the area including “With MSP, EI, CPP, B.C. Hy- Dashwood, said this is a comdro, ICBC and B.C. Ferries all go- mon problem in the aging coming up, it’s no wonder why ‘B.C.’ munity. is joked to be short for ‘Bring “We have an elderly demoCash,’” said Jordan Bateman, graphic and many people here B.C. director of the CTF in a are on fixed incomes and have news release. watched their incomes erode due “For all the politicians’ hand- to tax increases,” he said. “These wringing about affordability, people are on the edge and it’s a their actions show it’s a fake con- big concern this time of year.” cern — their massive increases in Veenhof said this is a convertaxes and fees continually make it sation that needs to be had at the provincial level, where many of more expensive to live in B.C.” Bateman said British Colum- the tax increases stem from. He bians are facing tax and fee in- said he’d ideally like to see the creases from all three levels of province hold the line on tax ingovernment. The CTF highlight- creases. “The bottom line is there is ed the following tax and levy invery little we can do except for creased for 2015: The Medical Services Premi- keep our own house in order in um tax increases $66 for families terms of taxation,” Veenhof said.
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Johnson said this was different than most of the dozen or so on the B.C. coast every year that are big enough to be felt. It was the result of tension in the Continental Plate which is “coiling up,” rather than the more common tremors that come from movement in the Oceanic Plate. “This should serve as a good wake-up for people,” said Acciavatti, who highlights that “our department is strictly
volunteers, most emergency services around here except the police and EMS are volunteers and in the event of an emergency they may have to look after their own families before they can even try getting in here.” Parksville Emergency Program Coordinator Aaron Dawson agrees. “We’d all have to get here (to city hall or the emergency command centre) and then start
assessing needs,” he said pointing out that in a large scale emergency they may have more immediate priorities like fires before they get to things like making sure people have food. “We know there is only a three day supply of food on the Island at any given time, so we recommend people do what they can afford to do, have at least a minimum three days supply of food and
preferably, we recommend a week supply,” said Dawson. Dawson and Acciavatti recommend Emergency Management B.C. (www. embc.gov.bc.ca) for good emergency preparation information and check with the Regional District of Nanaimo (www. rdn.bc.ca or 250-390-4111) or your local municipality or fire department for more local information.
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2014 Highlights
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Here’s a snapshot of some of our many projects and undertakings in 2014. We hope you will find it an interesting read about a busy year for the City. Also of note
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Infrastructure and related projects ◆ Phase 1, Temple Street upgrade project (Phillips to Chinook) 50% complete and scheduled for completion in June. Phase 2 (Chinook to Bay) preliminary design complete, detailed design started, to be tendered in 2015. ◆ Rathtrevor trail pedestrian bridge preliminary investigations (geotechnical, archaeological, hydrological) ongoing through spring with approvals and design this year. ◆ Draft consultant report received regarding erosion issues in Community Park (near former Hovercraft pad) and at Sutherland stairs. Will address this year and until repairs are made, public should exercise caution at these sites. ◆ City of Parksville and Regional District of Nanaimo engaged CH2M Hill to complete a community consultation project for the Englishman River Water Service project (water intake, water treatment, aquifer storage and recovery) which included elements such as a working group, public open houses and new online engagement platform. Grant applications were submitted as part of funding requests. ◆ Parksville Fire Department took delivery of Engine 41, a new state-of-the-art pumper. ◆ Funded by the Parksville Lions Club and the City, the playground equipment in Lions Ventureland was upgraded. ◆ Storm and sanitary master plan updates now in draft.
◆ The Community Building and Planning Department issued 149 building permits worth about $22.5 million; prepared 8 development permits (commercial, façade upgrades, residential); two development variance permits and 7 rezoning applications for Council’s review, including several large projects such as McMillan Street, 272 Island Highway West and 371 Alberni Highway. As well, the department issued 26 sign, 30 tree removal and two development variance permits and produced a series of new information brochures now available to the public. ◆ 2014 local government elections with 15 candidates for council and 4 mayoral candidates. 2014-2018 Council inauguration on December 1. ◆ Vancouver Island University and City, through a memorandum of understanding support and protect Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve designation. ◆ City recognized volunteers and community organizations for their outstanding contribution to Parksville. ◆ Council undertook a petition process to renew the 20152019 annual charge levied on commercial properties within Parksville Downtown Business Improvement Area. ◆ Through partnership with Ballenas Secondary School and Vancouver Island Regional Library, pop-up library installed in the Community Park. (Books always welcome).
Notice to Businesses Existing business licence holders may now renew for the 2015. Due by January 30, fees may be mailed or paid at City Hall. Bylaw 1483 requires that all businesses obtain a valid licence if carrying on business in the City. More information on website [Business/Licences].
Notice to Dog Owners in Parksville Dog licence fees are due by January 30. Current dog licences will receive a reminder notice; if you do not receive a notice and/or currently own a dog, licences may be purchased from City Hall. • By January 30, spayed/neutered $20, not spayed/neutered $30 • After January 30, spayed/neutered $25, not spayed/neutered $35 The main benefit of licencing is the quick return of dogs should they become lost. As well, the fees collected partially offset the cost to maintain our off-leash dog park, provide doggie bags and dispensers throughout the City and provide bylaw enforcement to handle public safety concerns of stray, off-leash and dangerous dogs. And, it’s the law! Bylaw 1284 states, “no person shall keep, harbour or have in his possession any dog over the age of six months unless a valid and subsisting licence has been issued in respect of that dog.” The bylaw also states no more than two dogs may be kept on parcels of land less than two acres.
◆ Parksville received the Open for Business Award from the BC Small Business Roundtable. ◆ PVFD successfully hosted the BC Fire Training Officers Association training weekend and conference and the City along with Qualicum Beach, hosted the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities convention. ◆ Commitment to safety resulted in reduced WorkSafeBC rates based on downward trend in claims costs and experience ratings. ◆ Finance completed installation of new payroll system and is near completion of new budget software.
◆ Revitalized Nicholls Park opened in June, the vision of Ballenas Civics Action Group with help from neighbourhood volunteers.
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The public is encouraged to attend Council meetings held on the first and third Mondays of the month and may observe advisory committee meetings. Refer to the website for agendas and meeting highlights and minutes.
◆ Design complete for improvements to Banks Avenue (Finholm to Acadia) and Forsyth (Acadia to Finholm). To be tendered in 2015. ◆ Completed GIS audit; new Parksville MapGuide Enterprise (internal version) implemented.
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tled the two men who quickly left the store, jumped back into the truck, and sped away down Meadowood Way towards Corcan Road,” states a new release issued by police Thursday. RCMP were unable to locate a matching vehicle in the area. Former Parksville mayor Chris Burger owns the Meadowood Store. “It’s a pain in the butt, but ultimately it’s all property damage and nobody was hurt,” Burger said Saturday about the incident. “In retail, this is just a fact of life.” Burger said the store didn’t lose any hours of operation. “We actually opened early that day (of the break-in),” he said. “Mostly because, well, we were missing a wall.” Burger said in terms of property damage this is the worst the store has seen, but not in terms of loss. Externally, the building suffered but he said internally the store fared well during the break-in.
“We got lucky in that the damages are quite limited inside the store … bags of chips are pretty forgiving,” he said optimistically with a laugh. Hutcheson, who’s lived in the area for seven years, said this is a “rare” event. “It’s not easy access to get out here,” she said. “There’s only one way in and one way out.” She said the incident makes her “uneasy” and she wonders “if the thieves were locals or if this was a one time thing.” Hutcheson said from the foot of Baylis Street to the top of Meadowood Way there are about 1,000 homes. “You think everybody is pretty nice who comes in (to the store) and you just don’t expect this to happen,” she said. If you have any information about this incident please call the Oceanside RCMP at 250-248-6111 or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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“They’re not going anywhere and we’re not going anywhere.” • “We have poverty issues in our community,” said Lefebvre. He said 400 people are using the local food bank regularly. “There are other levels of government that have to step up and do their share.” He urged people to ask candidates in the upcoming federal election what they plan to do about poverty issues in this region. • There were some confused looks in the crowd when Lefebvre started talking about drones. He said the Oceanside RCMP are using them, and he sees how they could help first responders. He also said manufacturers of drones could be attracted to set up their production facilities here and test them in our region that boasts all sorts of terrain. “I can’t think of a better place for a company that’s in the drone business to come here,” he said. • Lefebvre told the crowd to expect more immigrants to the region. “We should start thinking about multiculturalism,” said the mayor. “Believe me, they will come. Multiculturalism should be and will be part of our fabric.”
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t least he didn’t spend 30 minutes talking about aquifer storage and recovery. Parksville Mayor Marc Lefebvre ventured into some strange territory on Thursday night when he spoke to the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce, his first major speech since his election in November. He spoke about multiculturalism. He spoke about health care. He spoke about drones. That’s right, drones. At first blush, we were wondering if the mayor had lost his marbles. On second thought, we wondered why the mayor wanted to delve into so many issues that are not in his or city council’s sphere of responsibility. Goodness knows there are enough municipal politicians who want to fix health care and problems in the Middle East. Upon further review, we were willing to cut the mayor some slack. He may have saved himself from ridicule and a future known as Mayor Drone when he suggested Parksville would be a good place for a drone manufacturing/testing company to call home. Like the medical marijuana facility suggestion floated by his predecessor — an idea that seems to have legs — perhaps these drone comments are just Lefebvre saying the city is open for business. Was he structuring his speech for his chamber of commerce audience on Thursday? Certainly he was, but there is no evidence to suggest Lefebvre is going to spend all his time in office trying to fix social problems. Or is there? Lefebvre talks much about poverty issues. He has also tried to paint himself as a champion for accessibility. He has clearly been rattled — like every other politician in the province — by the Chilcotin court decision and now mentions First Nations in every appearance. Add to this the fact his new council could be described fairly as gentler and softer than ones of the past. Does this mean Lefebvre and council will spend an inordinate amount of time on social issues? Does this mean high-profile chunks of city-owned land are going to be donated to First Nations or made into community gardens or city-subsidized housing? We hope Lefebvre and his council understand they need to take steps to ensure there are parcels of land and friendly bylaws/DCCs for future businesses that will pay taxes and supply jobs in this city for years to come. — Editorial by John Harding
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Letters WOULD NEWS PUBLISH CHARLIE CARTOONS?
It’s hard to express how I feel about the Paris events. Yet expressing opinions is always a difficult but necessary part of a free democratic society be it in magazines, newspapers or in social media. As a younger man, for nine years I wore the uniform of my country, believing that if I had to go into conflict I could do so knowing my country wanted me to defend democracy and its pillars here or, more likely, abroad. After that, for 12 years in this paper and others, I scribed hard-hitting columns upsetting powerful people, complacent, apathetic countrymen and wealthy advertisers, all the while knowing that my opinion was necessary to be heard, right or wrong at its nature. Regardless, I do not see satire as worthy of murder. I do believe the radicalized people of any religion or country to be dangerous and jail worthy. Our human greed for power is at the base of all of it. In closing, I urge any media person, before penning or approving for publication any well meaning but inconsequential Je Suis Charlie type of response, to ponder this: would your paper or magazine have approved for publication any of the cartoons in your own paper? If not, then you are part of the crumbling of our democratic pillars. You are a poser, the same as anyone who wears a uniform but did not serve. JEFF VIRCOE Parksville
WE NEED MORE ICF TRANSPARENCY
In the Jan. 8 edition of The NEWS, editor John Hardings’ editorial and Andy Mundys’ letter to the editor regarding the ICF suing Julian Fell hit the “rail nail” right on the head. Will this ICF boondoggle never end? The majority would love to have passenger rail service on Vancouver Island, including me, but at what cost? Check it out for yourself. Google “E & N Railway Corridor: Development Strategies for the Island Corridor Foundation.” Click
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to page 17 of 50, section 3.2, “Costs of Railway Restoration and Potential Service Expansion”, second paragraph. It reads, “In basic terms, the approximate cost to repair the Victoria-Courtenay corridor is $79 million and the cost of the Port Alberni line is $26 million. These figures do not include potential restorative work to aging bridges, which could add up to $84 million to the costs. Via stations and trains could cost up to $32 million.” That is already $221 million for infrastructure only, but keep reading. The undated cover page indicates the report was financed by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Do you think Via Rail may have read this public report and checked out the safety issues before pulling the Via Rail passenger service? Unfortunately, Julian Fell went directly for the jugular on a totally different issue. How do we, as taxpayers, get the transparency from the ICF board that our elected officials, including Director Fell, have been screaming about for years? By banishing them from the ICF Board? REG NOSWORTHY Meadowood
BIKES ARE BETTER THAN TRAINS
In a recent letter to the editor (‘Advantages of Rail’ The NEWS, Jan.6), the writer bases his favour of the railway being reinstated on the population of the Island growing from 150,000 to 780,000 over the last 50 years. What the writer fails to consider is the bigger picture. Consider the Netherlands. At 41,543 square kilometres, it is larger than Vancouver Island, but the Netherlands has a population of 16.9 million compared to Vancouver Island at only 759,000. Yet still the Dutch cannot make their up-to-date rail service cost effective. In fact, many stretches of railroad have been handed to private companies this past year, making passenger travel confusing and more costly. Dutch highways are busy, though more so with bikes than cars. The needs of cyclists are taken into account in all stages of urban planning. Cyclists have the right of
way in all situations and many roads have one or two separate cycle paths and cycle lanes are marked on the roads. The writer also states “an updated rail system (on the Island) would support commercial traffic, containers and commodities.” I suggest this is the real reason the railway proponents are pushing through the railway. It certainly isn’t going to be cost effective for passenger service. The big question is: Do Islanders want their homes and roads to be subjected to the noise and inconvenience of commercial rail traffic? By comparison, returning the rails to trails would bring clean quiet tourism that would benefit communities like Parksville and Qualicum Beach. Just like “eat local” — consume local is what will reduce the amount of traffic on our highways.
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ATTRACT PEOPLE WITH TRAILS, NOT RAILS
Re: Roy Stewart’s letter to the editor in the Jan. 6 edition of The NEWS. I found it very strange that Stewart compared Vancouver Island to Seattle or Vancouver and Calgary with its thousands and thousands of commuters every day. Has Stewart any idea how few commuters there are on the Island that would use the train? How would anybody get from the train station to where they have to be? The idea of passenger trains has long passed on Vancouver Island. There are concerns that the railroad will be used to transport coal from re-opened mines on the Island and that is the last thing we need here. Just look at the Galloping Goose trail and many like it in Canada. This is where the future lies: a trail that can be used for hikers and bicyclists is the only logical option. If the right kind of marketing is done, we will attract large numbers of tourists from all over the world and Vancouver Island will truly become an international destination. ROELOF ELZINGA Qualicum Beach
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Music academy led by 10 expert teachers Online lessons have increased people’s interest in meeting instructors AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com
Just let them touch the instruments! It seems like an obvious way to encourage children’s interest in music and lessons, but as far as the Parksville Music Academy’s Merv Volen is aware, they are the first ones doing it in Canada. “A two-and-a-half-year-old kid came in with his mother one of the busy market days,” Volen said, explaining that the child started strumming instruments “and by the time they left his mother bought a $50 ukelele.” The instrument store and lesson centre in downtown Parksville grew out of Volen’s private lessons dating back more than 40 years. For years he and a growing list of other teachers taught out of his house and then store front locations until he landed in the current location in 1991. Today they have 10 teachers, including some renowned experts in everything from voice to drums, the whole range of
string instruments, sax, flute and Volen’s specialties, piano and accordion. Volen has long tried ways to get people interested in taking up an instrument, and still offers the first lesson free, knowing that most people get hooked. He said the explosion of free lessons online has only increased people’s interest in getting one on one lessons with certified instructors who can give them immediate feedback and keep them from developing bad habits. “YouTube inspires people to take real lessons,” he said. While the new initiative is aimed at attracting more children to music, Volen points out that they have instruments and lessons for all ages and skill levels. The idea to encourage people — not just let them — to touch the instruments grew out of a recent interest in the Suzuki Method, developed by Japanese violinist Shinichi Suzuki more than 50 years ago to encourage young people to learn music the way people easily learn languages at a young age. He said as far as dealers and industry experts tell him, they’re the only store in the country with “try me” signs on their instruments and Volen hopes that after
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Merv Volen of the Parksville Music Academy is still sorting out the details on how to encourage people to stop by and try out their instruments.
40 years they are still moving in exciting new directions. For lessons, instruments or informa-
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Just how accurate is the January effect theory? As goes January so goes the year…? This is a popular saying in the investment industry which speaks to the notion that if the market rises in January, based on historic averages it is more likely to be up for the rest of the year. Is there any truth to it? I can’t be positive it is an accurate assessment, but for now I will take the word of those who claim to have studied the data back to 1896. That data demonstrates that during the years in which the market was up in January, it was also up for the rest of the year 74 per cent of the time — compared with 67 per cent of the time that the market was up regardless of what happened in January. This information could be very valuable, I suppose, but only if there was any value at all in predicting the past.
To me, it is about as useful as the Super ished up for the year. That’s the problem with investment indicators: Bowl predictor. I can’t say I it seems that as soon as peoremember exactly how that ple start figuring them out, one works, but it has somethey stop working. thing to do with how the Also consider that statismarket performs when a By Jim Grant tics are a funny thing. To illusteam from a certain confertrate this I did my own study. ence wins the Super Bowl. I flipped a coin 20 times, and Another popular predicon 10 of those occasions I tor is the “sell in May and scratched my head with the go away” which seemed to coin prior to flipping it. Rework until recently. markably, on the occasions Even the January effect when I scratched my head has stumbled of late. As was first I flipped ‘heads’ 3 times pointed out by Chief Investment Strategist of Raymond James & As- more often than ‘tails’ over the next 9 flips! I might have fun with this if I were in sociates, Jeff Saut, since the year 2000 the S&P 500 has been down 8 times for the a coin flipping competition with a friend month of January, yet on 6 of those oc- with no money on the line, but I cercasions (including 2014) the market fin- tainly wouldn’t bet my financial future
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the Kathok Buddhist temple, Demex and Art Knapp. During these sessions, Bearder said members often help and give feedback to each other. “We all share ideas,” explained McGuinness. “We feed off that.” Bearder also said the club “is not limited to people with digital SLRs” and encourages their members to take better pictures with whatever equipment they have, including iPhones. “It’s about developing your eye,” she said. McGuinness agrees. “Photography is about vision, not equipment,” he said. Using the techniques learned from the club and general experience, Bearder said around 20 of the club’s 96 photographers produced almost 100 images for the exhibit. As an open show, there is a wide range of subjects, including flowers, wildlife, landscapes, still life, black and white. Bearder also said that some of the images might be from the club’s monthly assignments, in which members have to photograph a specific topic or theme. “It makes you consider experimenting,” she explained. In the past, assignment have include frost, song title, soup can, macro and birds, and members can submit work in three categories: black and white, colour and digital (that is digitally manipu-
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lated). “It makes you develop in those three sub-mediums,” said McGuinness. “Keeps you out of getting into a rut.” Also, to give the whole show a more sleek and professional look, executive director of TOSH Corinne James said she asked all of the participating photographers to place their images on
canvas or in black frames with white mats. “I’m very pleased,” she said of how everything looks. “It’s very nice for people just starting in a medium to hang beside more experienced artists,” added James, saying that it can help an emerging artist gain “more confidence in their work.” The OP show at TOSH opens
with a reception on Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. There is no admission fee to the event, which will include music, some refreshments and an opportunity to meet some of the photographers. The show will then stay up until the end of January. For more information on the OP club, visit oceansidephotographers.ca.
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Catherine Elwood may be 89 years old, but the exhibit of her paintings at the Gallery @ Qualicum Art Supply is her first show. Ever. “I was averse to it at first,” she admitted, looking at the images she called her “babies.” “I was convinced I was doing this for my grandchildren.” “I had to ask her … beg her,” said coowner of Qualicum Art Supply Bonnie Luchtmeijer, who has seen many of Elwood’s paintings come through the shop’s doors to be framed. The work currently hanging in the Gallery, however, follows one theme: still life. Painted with oils, the collection showcases many a family heirloom and flowers grown in her own garden. Elwood’s passion for flowers and painting both started early in her life. In her artist bio at the Gallery, the Parks-
ville-born painter said she remembers “pansies and poppies in the garden … now the paved parking lot behind St. Edmunds” and the “forest, fields and rocky escarpments” of the vicarage on Salt Spring her family moved to in the ‘30s. And while she doesn’t know exactly when she first took up a brush, she said she does have a little picture of a tiger lily that she painted when she was six years old. To this day, Elwood said she has quite a “library” of botanical-themed paintings. “They’re all stacked up in a bedroom waiting for someone to want them,” she said Flowers weren’t the only subject to come from her brush, however. Elwood said she paints what she wants, be it a landscape, a watercolour, or something else. For the most part, Elwood said she is self-taught. While she did attend night classes at the Nova Scotia College
of Art during WWII while she was stationed at H.M.C.S Stadacona in Halifax with the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service, she said she “learned precisely nothing” about art in university. Instead, her techniques came through magazines, books and visiting galleries in the UK, France and Italy. She also said that the learning never stopped. “I’m learning more now as an old girl,” she said. So after all those years of practice, Luchtmeijer is glad that Elwood finally agreed to set up a show. “It’s like a pat on the back,” she said. As for Elwood, when asked if she’d consider doing another show, she quickly responded, “Oh, heaven’s no.” However, after a brief pause she added, “I suppose so, if someone asked me too.” Elwood’s work will be hanging in the Gallery @ Qualicum Art Supply until the end of January.
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Ann Tardiff who is a member of Oceanside Grandmothers to Grandmothers (G2G) has some of her artwork in an exhibition and sale at the McMillan Arts Centre in Parksville. The January white sale which goes until January 31 has some incredible bargains. Some of Ann’s paintings were inspired by her visits to a Maasai village in Kenya. In 2012, Ann visited villages in Africa which have been devastated by the AIDS epidemic. She saw the dire conditions that exist for Africans and that is why she and other members of G2G have been fundraising for the Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF). Since 2006 the local group has generated more than $300,000 for the SLF which supports community-level organizations that are turning the tide of HIV/AIDS in Africa by providing care and support to people living with the deadly disease. The group fundraises throughout the year but their biggest money maker is the Christmas Craft Extravaganza in November. Tardiff said the 2013 event made a record $25,000. Granny’s Traditional Preserves were a huge hit so now the preservers in the group have become ambitious and want to do even better in 2015. To achieve their goal they need help including donations of Mason jars and produce as it becomes available in gardens. Volunteers to make pickles, relish, jams, chutneys, and jellies either in their own home or with a working group are also wanted. G2Gs first meeting of the year is January 20 at Knox United Church at 9:30 a.m. For more information e-mail Kathy Grand at gkgrand@shaw.ca. Knitting doesn’t have to be a solitary activity and a group that meets every Saturday afternoon at the Parksville branch of the Vancouver Island Regional Library is proof of that. The Saturday Stitchers has people who knit, crotchet and embroider. Some of them have been at it for years including Margaret Taylor a member of the Arrowsmith Needle Arts Guild who has been stitching since she was eight years old. Penny Gracey has been knitting for eight years and sells her creations at various craft shows. Maggie Turbett who joined the group for the first time January 10, is just learning how to cast on. The experts are happy to share their knowledge and welcome people of any age and skill level to join them Saturdays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Parishioners of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in French Creek continue to celebrate their Christmas traditions which will culminate with the great blessings of the waters for the Feast of Theophany on January 19. Member Debbie Provencher says you don’t have to be a member of the church to enjoy their monthly perogi suppers. On the last Friday of the month the church serves home made perogies from 5 to 7 p.m. The meals which include dessert are $12 or $14 if you want sausages. You can also buy frozen perogies and if you want to learn how to make them, you are welcome to join the work bees at the church. Phone father Chad at 250-816-3329 for details.
Maren Valade added lots of sparkle and glitter to her New Year’s Eve party crown. The three year old Nanaimo girl had loads of fun with her family and about 300 other people who celebrated at the first annual family friendly New Year’s Eve party at Oceanside Place Arena in Parksville. Besides ice skating the free event included entertainment, a craft table and a countdown at 8 p.m. that featured a balloon drop and noise makers.
A January white sale and exhibition at the McMillan Arts Centre in Parksville has plenty of colourful bargains. This painting by Ann Tardiff of Parksville depicts a Maasai village she visited in Kenya in 2012. It is among the many pieces of artwork that went up for sale on January 7 in a fundraiser for the Oceanside Community Arts Council. The artwork which has been deeply discounted will be on sale at the MAC until January 31.
If you would like to knit but need encouragement to get going, the Saturday Stitchers meet once a week at the Parksville Library. On January 10 Maggie Turbett (left), Margaret Taylor (middle) and Penny Gracey (right) were working on their projects. The Saturday Stitchers have been bringing their needles and yarn to the library for three years and they welcome stitchers of all levels to join the group which meets from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Students and parents were up to their elbows in empties, January 10 at Ballenas Senior Secondary School in Parksville. A bottle drive to raise funds for the 2015 Dry Grad was an overwhelming success thanks to the hard work of some Grade 12 students and their parents. (left to right) Heavenly Brock, Olivia Friesen, Sophie Palmer, Ben Sharman and Shane Houtman were some of the student helpers who volunteered for the sticky job.
Some current and future hockey standouts had fun at Oceanside Place Arena, January 10 during the annual “Skate with the Generals” event. Generals forward Jarrett Weme (right) challenged his little brother Brock (left) in the afternoon scrimmage along with several youngsters who joined members of the Save On Foods Oceanside Generals for the free community event which included some Generals autographed ball caps.
Karen Wolski (left) and her husband Don (middle) know where to get the best perogies in town. The Qualicum Beach couple can’t get enough of the Ukrainian dumplings which are sold at St. Mary the Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church in French Creek. Treasurer of the parish Gordon Lockhart (right) says over the years they have made thousands of perogies and funds raised from their sale is what keeps the church running.
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Teresa McDonald August 15, 1935January 9, 2010 Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us everyday. Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still loved, still missed and very dear. Bruce, Sandy, Scott, & family
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MARION DOROTHY MORTIMER
ALLAN, NELLE (nee Rozinski)
January 5, 2015
Nelle passed away peacefully in her sleep at home after a lengthy illness. She was born and raised in Vancouver and attended U.B.C. and S.F.U. graduating with a teaching degree. Nelle spent a full and meaningful 25 year career at Queensborough Elementary School in the New Westminster School District before retiring to Qualicum Beach. She leaves behind her husband Norm, of 34 years, and a blended family of sons Larry (Teri), Randy (Jane), Ronald (Colleen) and daughter Karen; grandchildren Stefan, Darwin, Anna, Alan, Keith (Michele), Elizabeth, Michael; great granddaughter Brooke; nieces Diane, Laura & Anne. Donations can be made to the Alzheimer Society of BC.
(nee Matthews)
Predeceased by her husband George Mortimer of Cobble Hill, BC, and her parents Leonard Austin Matthews and Mary Matthews, as well as her siblings Leonard Frederick Matthews, John Russell Matthews, Margaret Joan Barwis, Thomas Howard Matthew, and Stanley Herbert Matthews. She is survived by her brother Richard Austin Matthews. Service will be at a later date.
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DIANE MARGARET PERTSON December 19, 1940 - January 13, 2014
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A million times I needed you. A million times I cried. If love could have saved you You never would have died. Things I feel most deeply Are the hardest things to say. My Dearest Diane, I Love You in a very special way. If I could have one lifetime wish. One dream that could come true. I’d pray to God with all my heart. For yesterday and you.
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HELP WANTED ELECTRICAL APPRENTICE. Seeking a 3rd or 4th year apprentice for full time employment. Contact Dan Tudge @ 250-248-6922 ENERGETIC VERSATILE part-time office assistant, some light cleaning/supervision. Suitable for semi-retired person. Apply w/resume 1055 West Island Highway, Parksville, BC. Saturday to Wednesday, 10am-2pm (see Joyce).
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Arrowsmith Agricultural Association & Coombs Fair
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Notice is hereby given to all members that the monthly meeting of the Arrowsmith Agricultural Association will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 7:30 PM at the Coombs Fairgrounds, 1014 Ford Road, Coombs. Notice is also hereby given to all members that a SPECIAL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Arrowsmith Agricultural Association will be held on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 8:30 PM at the Coombs Fairgrounds, 1014 Ford Road, Coombs, to approve minor amendments to the Bylaws of the Association. New members welcome. 250-248-4458
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December 4, 1918 - December 30, 2014
Noreen was born in West Ham, England and made her way to Canada as a War Bride. With her two sons, Tim and Robin, Noreen decided to reside in Calgary, Alberta working for the city of Calgary. After retirement, she followed her son Robin to Vancouver Island where she made Victoria her home, before finally residing on property with family in Errington. Noreen was known in her youth as a champion swimmer and a great mathematician; later in life as a seamstress, an animal lover, gardener, a chocolate addict, and a devoted Christian. She was the epitome of an English lady and always took great care with her appearance. Her grandchildren will always remember afternoon tea, nursery rhymes, and her famous one of a kind silly face that only she could do. Christmas will never be the same without her much loved Christmas cake and pudding. She will be greatly missed by her two sons Robin Campbell (Sylvia) and Tim Campbell (Bea); grandchildren, Nathan Campbell (Tina), Jonathan (Shantel), Naomi Albert (Tim), Meredith Campbell; seven great grandchildren (who referred to her with much joy as Grrr Grandma ) and many friends. She was predeceased by her grandson, Torben Campbell. Noreen spent her final days at home surrounded by her family, friends, and much love. She was ready to go home to the Lord and see her Mom and Grandson. And when her time came she left with a smile full of peace, beauty, and love. We are all thankful for the 96 years she was able to share with us and for touching our hearts in her own many ways. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, January 19th at Yates Funeral Chapel, 1000 Allsbrook Road in Parksville. In lieu of flowers, please consider honouring Noreen’s memory with a donation in her name to Manna Homeless Society, PO Box 389, Errington BC V0R 1V0. To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Joan Roberta Hopkins, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandma, Sister, Aunt, and friend. Joan was born in Salmon Arm, British Columbia and passed away peacefully in Parksville, British Columbia. She is predeceased by her dearly loved husband John Hugh Hopkins and parents Robert Douglas Hopkins and Alice May Hopkins (nee Tolley). Joan is survived by her daughters Cindy Hopkins and Shannon Yaredic (John), her grandchildren Robyn (Gary) and Joanna Yaredic, her sister Margaret, her brothers Robert and Allan, and numerous nieces and nephews. Joan was a one-of-a-kind dynamo with boundless energy that she channelled into hobbies such as, gardening, softball, and genealogy. She took great pleasure in researching the Hopkins family tree and connecting with relatives all over Canada, the United States, Ireland, and England, forming many rewarding friendships. Joan was also an avid volunteer, lending her time and talent to Milner Gardens in Qualicum Beach, the Parksville & District Association for Community Living, the BC Summer Games in Port Alberni, and many other community organizations and events. She was also a past member of the Loyal Order of Eagles Auxiliary and the Royal Canadian Legion. She will be lovingly remembered by family, friends, and the community for her warm heart, compassion, strength, and courage. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the wonderful doctors, nurses, and support staff at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital and at Trillium Lodge in Parksville for their excellent care and kindness. A celebration of Joan’s life will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Milner Gardens (2179 W Island Hwy, Qualicum Beach) in the main house. A shuttle service from the parking lot will be available. Everyone who knew Joan is welcome to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations in Joan’s memory may be made to the B.C. Cancer Foundation at www.bccancerfoundation.com or 150 – 686 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C., V5Z 1G1.
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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.
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MOVING SALE For sale all furniture and contents. Everything must go Thurs. Jan. 15 to Sun. Jan. 18, 10am to 6pm 2949 Dolphin Drive, Nanoose
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COOMBS. FURNISHED room. Shared kitchen & bath. Laundry, cable, internet & utils incld. N/P, Refs req’d. $425./mo. (250)248-8101.
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SUITES, UPPER BACHELOR suite available, hydro, basic cable and internet included $500 per month. 250954-9547 Morningstar Suite Newly renovated, spacious 2 bedroom basement suite. New kitchen with DW, MW, fridge/stove, washer/dryer. Large private patio deck. Electricity, heat/hot water included, $1000 /mo. N/S, N/P. Suitable for a quiet, responsible person or couple. Close to Save On and buses. Available immediately. References required. 250-586-9586 PARKSVILLE: NEW 1-bdrm suite. Private entr., sun deck, rural setting with mountain view. Hydro, cable, wi-fi, parking incld. Avail now. $800. NS/NP. Call 250-248-2806. QUALICUM BACHELOR suite, with mountain view on private acreage, 3 appls + W/D, heat/hydro & satellite incld’d, NS/NP, refs req’d. $650/mo. Call (250)752-3557.
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Kondors struggle in tournament The Kwalikum Secondary senior boys basketball team will face Nanaimo’s Barsby Bulldogs twice this week T YSON TAYLOR sports@pqbnews.com
It was a rough weekend for the Kwalikum Kondors senior boys basketball team, dropping two of their three games at the Wellington Superball tournament. The Kondors, who are currently ranked 10th in the province at the AA level, had a tough outing, losing games to the Barsby Bulldogs and Dover Bay Dolphins, both from Nanaimo. KSS managed to pick up a win and finish the tournament on a good note, with a victory over Carihi (Campbell River). “We had a tough tournament, it all started with that first game for us,” coach Barry Bevilacqua said. “We had a short bench and one of our starters was knocked out of the game with an injury in the third quarter against Barsby. We played hard defensively but we just had a hard time putting the ball in the hoop on offense. It was just one of those games.” That was the first of three meetings that will take place over the next week between the Kondors and Bulldogs, as the two teams meet again Tuesday in Nanaimo in league action. The Kondors are currently unbeaten in league play. “We executed well on defense, so that was good,” Bevilacqua said. “I think that the last game at the tournament for us against Carihi really showed that we were able to play the kind
of team game that we know we can play. That sort of got away from us over the course of those first two games and seeing it come back was a good sign for the team.” The senior boys have created a lot of problems for teams with their aggressive defense, causing numerous turnovers leading to points going the other way. Which they hope to continue as they square off against Barsby this weekend at a tournament at G.P Vanier in Courtenay. “We’re going to see them three times in the span of a week, so it’s going to be a battle,” Bevilacqua said. “When you play a team that much, you see a lot of what they have to offer and I think we know what they’re all about, much like they know what we’re all about. It’s just going to come down to who wants it more.” Grade 11 Connor Haywood stood out over the weekend, and has been coming in to his own since the holiday break. It’s a positive sign, as the 6’7” player is starting to find his way to the basket a lot easier. “Connor has been coming around lately and it’s nice to see,” Bevilacqua said. “He’s been a force when it comes to rebounding for us and he’s turning those rebounds into baskets. The way he’s been playing has really made it hard for us to keep him on the bench and that’s a very good problem for us to have.”
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6’7” Grade 11 Connor Haywood is earning his way on to the floor with the KSS senior boys basketball team.
VIJHL HOCKEY
Gens break 10-game winless streak Sunday T YSON TAYLOR
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The Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals snapped a 10 game winless streak, beating the Kerry Park Islanders 8-6 Sunday. Mathieu Jallabert had two goals, including the game winner, as the Gens put up five in the third period to pull away with the victory. David Biagioni, Logan Savard, Travis Flug, Chase Gaudreault and newcomer Teddy Bailey all had two points in the game as well. “It was a good game for us, we played hard all 60 minutes,” head coach Rob Gaudreault said.
“We’ve been executing our systems really well and we’re playing very good five on five. I’m pretty happy with the progress, the guys are all in good spirits.” In a rather scrappy game, the Gens converted on two of their four power plays, with goals nine seconds apart. The intensity boiled over in the second as Kade Pilton, back with the team, dropped the gloves with the Islander’s David Bittner, which Pilton won decisively. But it’s more than his size and physical ability that the coach is looking for. “Kade has a calm presence
on the ice when it comes to controlling the puck,” Gaudreault said. “He sees the game real well and with his experience, hopefully our boys will pick up a thing or two watching him do his thing on the ice.” The win on Sunday comes after a tough loss to the Campbell River Storm last Friday night. With the Gens finding themselves down thanks to penalties, the Storm would take advantage of being a man up and had four power play goals on the night, handing the Gens a 6-3 loss. “We’re playing well when it’s
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where it was more the team putting up more goals than the other guys. It’s always better to be on that side of the game and I think we’ve got the ability to do that more going forward.” Anderson, Gaudreault, Savard, Jallabert and captain Gibson Doney have been named to the VIJHL All Star game in Comox Jan. 18. “It’s cool to have that honour,” Jallabert said. “It’s exciting to be going with my teammates and to have a chance to play with some of the other guys from the North division.”
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five on five,” forward Travis Flug said. “We ran in to some penalty trouble against Campbell River and they made us pay for it. When we were out of the box, we out scored them 3-2. We were in that game so it’s those penalties that really kill us.” David Anderson, in net for both games, faced a lot of shots from Campbell River (51) as opposed to 26 from the Islanders. “Two different games, faced a lot of rubber on Friday and not as much Sunday,” Anderson said. “It was nice to have a different sort of game on Sunday,
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Council of the City of Parksville on Monday, January 19, 2015 at 6 pm in the Parksville Civic and Technology Centre, 100 Jensen Avenue East, Parksville, BC to consider public representations on the following bylaws: “ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2014, NO. 2000.97” “ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2014, NO. 2000.98” 1) “ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2014, NO. 2000.97” proposes to amend “City of Parksville Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000”.
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SKATE WITH THE GENS: Some current and future hockey standouts had fun at Oceanside Place Arena Jan. 10 during the free annual Skate with the Generals event. Several youngsters joined the team for skating and tips during a small scrimmage. Players on the VIJHL team autographed merchandise, including these ball caps that were distributed to the eager participants.
In general terms the purpose of the proposed amendment is to change the zoning designation from ‘Single Family Residential RS-1’ to the ‘Highway Commercial CS-1’ zone in order to facilitate an expanded vehicle parking and display area for the adjacent car dealership. The change in zoning designation is proposed on the properties legally described as Lots 5 and 6, District Lot 4, Nanoose District, Plan 11981 (234 and 244 Mills Street), as shown shaded in black on the map below. MAP ISLA
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In general terms the purpose of the proposed amendment is to change the zoning designation from ‘Single Family Residential RS-1’ to the ‘Private Institutional P-2’ zone in order to facilitate an expansion of the church and parking area. The change in zoning designation is proposed on that portion of the property legally described as Lot 1 (DD EH86284), District Lot 74, Nanoose District, Plan 34131 Except Part in Plan EPP40111 (795 Island Highway West) as shown shaded in black on the map to the left. INSPECTION OF PROPOSED BYLAWS AND RELATED MATERIALS
A copy of the proposed bylaws and documents may be inspected at the planning department, Parksville Civic and Technology Centre, 100 Jensen Avenue East, Parksville, BC during regular office hours (8 am to 4 pm) weekdays, excluding statutory holidays, from Monday, December 15, 2014, to and including Monday, January 19, 2015. CONDUCT OF HEARING At the Hearing, the public will be allowed to make representations to City Council respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaws and all persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaws. DEBBIE COMIS Corporate Officer This notice is published in accordance with Section 892 of the Local Government Act and Section 94 of the Community Charter.
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It was a clean sweep at the podium for three bantam teams out of the Oceanside Minor Hockey Association, as the league hosted the Break Away Classic to kick off the New Year. With 12 teams taking part in the tournament, one from Surrey and the rest from here on Vancouver Island, there were four teams from the Oceanside league that battled for medals to close out the tournament.
Oceanside Girls Hockey will be hosting a “Try it out” day on January 25, for any girls 12 and under looking to get into the game of hockey. The Oceanside Female Icebreakers are hosting the event, 1:45-3:45 p.m. at Oceanside
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