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Swept Away Inn and My Alberni App have been shortlisted for Small Business BC awards.

Swept Away Inn was nominated in the Best Concept category, while My Alberni App was nominated for Best Emerging Entrepreneur (a new category).

These finalists made it to the top 5 in their categories from 460 entries. On Top Fashion made it to the top 10 in the Premier’s People’s Choice category in December.

Finalists will have to present a “Dragon’s Den” style pitch to judges and tell them why they should be named Best in BC.

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An Alberni Valley welcome QUEEN’S DESIGNATE: | B.C.’s Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon visits the Alberni Valley during an Island tour this week.

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When B.C. Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon was appointed in November 2012, she decided she would visit

every community and valley in B.C. during her five-year term. On Monday, she made her first official stop in Port Alberni to speak with students at École Alberni Elementary school.

“The best part of my job is I get to hand out medals and awards and congratulate people...who have done great things,” she told students.

Guichon spent two days in Ucluelet and Tofino

before making her way back to Port Alberni on Monday. Following her appearance at the school she helped the Tseshaht First Nation open a new subdivision. On Tuesday she rode the steam train

to McLean Mill (with a brief train robbing by the Beaufort Gang) for a tour, visited residents at Echo Village and attended an event at the Hupacasath House of Gathering. editor@albernivalleynews.com

Royal LePage opens in Valley

Royal LePage has opened a real estate office in Port Alberni, at #1-4505 Victoria Quay. Gary Gray is the new branch manager.

Pizza Factory helps Brownies

The Second Mt. Cokely Brownies will be selling pizza by the slice at the Pizza Factory, 4740 Roger St., this Friday, Feb. 6 from 4–9 p.m. to raise funds for the Canadian World Friendship Fund, a Girl Guide initiative.

The Brownies have entered the province-wide Pizza Challenge and hope to raise enough money to earn a pizza party for their unit.

Tofino eateries foodie finalists

Tacofino owners Kaeli Robinson and Jason Sussman, and Wolf in the Fog’s Nicholas Nutting and Andre McGillivray (chef/ business manager) have both been shortlisted for Western Living magazine’s Foodies of the Year for 2015.

“These finalists are the restaurateurs, chefs, sommeliers, producers and activists who are shaping the way we eat in the West,” Western Living notes.

Winners will be announced in the March 2015 issue.

Lt.-Gov. Judith Guichon greets members of the École Alberni Elementary choir, top, and receives a gift of a cedar basket from students who created the piece under the tutelage of their Native Education worker, Deb Masso, left.

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Lt.-Gov. Guichon takes a tour of the No. 7 locomotive, sitting in the engineer’s spot to try it out, top, and tries her hand at cutting a large slab of wood as the steam mill at McLean Mill was fired up in her honour, Tuesday morning.

Guichon and Tseshaht Chief Councillor Hugh Braker share a moment of laughter after unveiling the street sign to the Tseshaht’s new subdivision, Monday afternoon. Guichon also attended an event Tuesday afternoon at the Hupacasath House of Gathering, and also visited with seniors at Echo Village.

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Fire guts home on Third Ave., RCMP say blaze ‘suspicious’ City starts budget talks ◆ CITY BUDGET 2015

The City of Port Alberni kicks off its departmental presentations this Thursday, Feb. 5 with three sessions taking place in council chambers.

First up will be the engineering department, which along with public works and utilities

takes up nearly onequarter of the city’s total budget.

A water and sewer rae review will be at 2 p.m. and the RCMP will make its presentation at 6 p.m.

Sessions continue Tuesday, Feb. 17 and Thursday, Feb. 19.

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Police are investigating a suspicious blaze that gutted a house on Melrose Street at Third Avenue, Sunday afternoon. No injuries were reported.

located). The majority of the fire was put out within 10–15 minutes,” Jancowski said.

RCMP investigators “have determined the fire to be suspicious in nature and an

investigation is underway,” RCMP Cpl. Jen Allan noted in a press release.

“An individual was detained at the scene for investigation purposes but was

later released from custody. Investigators continue to comb through the scene in an effort to obtain evidence that will reveal the cause of the blaze.”

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The Port Alberni RCMP is investigating the cause of a residential fire that gutted part of a house on Melrose Street, Sunday afternoon.

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“Firefighters were told there was no one inside the home,” deputy chief Chris Jancowski said.

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Poverty issue falls to society Teachers adapting; their union isn’t Eradicating child poverty is an important goal, but as the past 25 years have shown, one that is almost impossible to achieve.

At least, that would be a fair conclusion based on the amount of lip service politicians from all levels of government have paid.

Despite a commitment to alleviate child poverty made a quarter century ago, rates continue to climb with no clear solution in sight.

As the Nanaimo News Bulletin investigated a recent series Children in Poverty, they found a multitude of reasons why children and their families struggle to make ends meet. Lack of skills, ambition and hard choices between shelter and food all contribute to systemic poverty.

Organizations like Tillicum Lelum, Little Ferns and Foodshare in Nanaimo are trying to break that cycle by providing parenting classes, opportunities for education and nutrition information so that today’s children can grow and dream of a future that includes more than their parents were offered.

Some argue that raising social assistance rates will help, while others see education as the way out of poverty. The reality is it will take a variety of assistance, programs and money to solve the poverty problem.

We believe that education can save the world but when children are struggling to even get in the door due to barriers to transportation, proper clothing and nutrition, something must change – and quickly. Families are in survival mode, relying on food banks and other handouts, with little opportunity to look to the future and a life without poverty.

Governments and communities must continue to prioritize programs that lift people out of poverty. So far, it’s a commitment that we, as a society, have failed to live up to.

Whether it takes another 25 years – or 50, or 100 – we should never be satisfied until no one is forced to make the choice between eating and sleeping indoors.

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ICTORIA – The B.C. education ministry put on a forum on the future of education last week, bringing together public and private school leaders with experts from around the world.

I watched the proceedings via webcast from the Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, which gives you a hint about the forces pressing in on our century-old industrial model of schooling.

First up was Andreas Schleicher, on video link from his office in Paris, where he is director of education and skills for the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

He began with the international problem of people coming out of university who can’t find jobs, amid a skills shortage.

Schleicher said this is happening today because, “it’s not what you know but what you can do with what you know.” Some education systems are adapting better than others as the value of merely passing on facts has declined.

He said these days, almost any student can pass any multiplechoice test if they have a smartphone.

The question for parents is what to do “if you want your child to be smarter than a smartphone.”

The OECD runs international – Andreas testing that consistently ranks B.C. and Canada among the best schools in the world, and Schleicher described how that testing has evolved to keep up.

But our progress in the past 10 years has tended to be slower than some Asian countries, despite

B.C. being on the “high end of investment” in education. He warned against the trap of the industrial school model, “pouring money in” to “do more of the same.”

Some of the best results emerging from a decade of digitallydriven globalization have been achieved through innovations that were financed through bigger class sizes, Schleicher said.

This was too much for one B.C. Teachers’ Federation representative in the Schleicher audience, who introduced herself as someone who spent the last transformational decade working for the union, not in a classroom. She disputed the OECD’s financial calculations, lecturing some of the world’s top economists

‘These days, almost any student can pass any multiplechoice test if they have a smartphone.’

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that based on “spending power,” B.C. schools are cash starved.

She followed this with the laundry list of BCTF demands that hasn’t changed in 40 years – smaller classes, more prep time, more money.

The keynote speaker was Yong Zhao, University of Oregon professor of educational measurement, who gave a highly entertaining critique of standardized testing and creativity-crushing drills of the basics. (You can find a video archive at www.bcedplan.ca.)

Yong sparked a lively discussion about the need for foundation skills, which he and others agreed remain vital to success. The issue seems to be how to instil those basics while avoiding the disengagement of students who see school as irrelevant to their lives.

Education Minister Peter Fassbender announced at the forum that the province is about to unveil new curriculum that moves toward individual learning for all students.

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And he said there will be a series of experiments conducted at yetto-be-identified B.C. schools to pioneer new models of learning.

BCTF president Jim Iker sat stoically through the proceedings, where speakers described integrating community groups and businesses directly with schools.

That’s underway here, with trades training in particular.

Iker’s record on adaptation is clear from his own career.

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where he actually taught was in the northwest B.C. village of Topley, and it closed in 2010 due to a long-term decline in rural students.

By 2001 Iker had left the classroom to work for the Burns Lake teacher union local, which the BCTF continues to staff eight years after that school district and others disappeared through amalgamation.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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I was happy to read in your paper that the city is considering banning the use of pesticides. I sincerely hope that they come to the conclusion that they are not only unnecessary, but also harmful to the environment.

This includes wildlife, pets, livestock and us. We are all part of an enormous food chain which, when linked with pesticides, is in jeopardy. When chemical bug killers are sprayed in public spaces the poisoned insects are ingested by birds and other insects who in turn are consumed by larger animals including us.

When it rains, water runoff moves the poisoning potential downstream to water fowl, fish and sea mammals. Children playing in pesticide laden areas are the most likely of humans to be affected. More than half of the cases of pesticide poisoning in Canada were kids.

There is evidence that pesticides are connected to Colony Collapse Disorder which killed millions of honey bees.

Pesticides are also

responsible for killing other pollinating insects and beneficial predator insects since pesticides can’t differentiate between good and bad bugs.

In a world where we rely heavily on insects to pollinate our food crops, this is a serious issue to say the least. Common locally grown fruits and vegetables such as broccoli, onions, beans, carrots, apples, blueberries and strawberries need insects to pollinate them.

I understand that Mayor Ruttan is putting food security on the table as an important issue here in the Alberni Valley. Obviously, pesticide use is more likely to lead us in the direction of food insecurity.

Our future depends on policy-makers, such as our mayor and council, making intelligent and forward- thinking decisions. Cities and towns across Canada have already led the way by writing bylaws banning pesticides.

Their parks and landscapes are still beautiful. I’m sure that the skilled gardeners working for the city of Port Alberni and the other knowledgeable companies providing

landscape gardening services in the area can do it without pesticides.

As a market gardener, flower grower and beekeeper, I understand the issues intimately.

However, one only has to care about their health and want a variety of good foods on their plate to want to ban pesticide use.

It’s really a no brainer.

Miriam Turner, Port Alberni

Fletcher’s view way off base To the Editor,

Re: Wolf kill last hope for caribou, BC Views, Jan. 29.

Tom Fletcher’s wolf kill justification facts are selective.

I’ve read government documents like, “Implementation Plan for Ongoing Management of Boreal Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou pop. 14) in British Columbia” as well as the “Boreal Caribou Science Update MoE 13October2010” and the scientists explain very clearly that the caribou population decline is due to “anthropogenic disturbances” explicitly described as “destruction, degradation and/ or impairment of

biodiversity and natural processes” caused by humans, mostly industry and not wolves.

The scientists clarify, “Decreasing the expected rate of decline in the Boreal Caribou population and significantly reducing the probability of extirpation may be achieved by protecting Caribou and their habitat from industrial activities, and managing the size and/or mitigating the effects of industrial footprint”.

They suggest such actions as “protecting habitat from industrial activities by changing practices associated with industrial activities and standardizing operating and planning practices”.

They state, “caribou have low productivity rates, bearing one young per year” and “Caribou have many natural predators, besides wolves, including black bear, grizzly bear, wolverines, lynx and even golden eagles, observed preying on neonatal caribou calves in the spring”.

To blame the wolves and create this “with hunt”, as a helicopter pilot of 20 years in the South Peace region

explained it to me, is unjustifiable. This, coming from a man who admits enjoying hunting and killing wolves, who sees the truth regarding what’s happening with the caribou, with his own eyes.

Stacey Gaiga, Port Alberni

Conspicuously absent premier To the Editor,

Where’s the Queen of Photo Ops? In March 2014 container truck drivers servicing Port Metro Vancouver reached a deal to end a prolonged strike.

Premier Christy Clark was quick to step into the media limelight to make the following announcement: “This agreement means the port is open again for business.

Recently Port Metro implemented its new trucking policies which have resulted in hundreds of truckers losing their jobs. It is unlikely Christy Clark will stage-manage another photo op because this time she would have to sit down and look the unemployed truckers in the eyes and say, “Gee guys, I’m sorry you lost your jobs.”

Lloyd Atkins, Vernon

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doors) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is designed for babies through to six-yearolds and their parents.

The subject matter was not coincidental, says Stacey Manson, one of the organizers.

“We knew there was going t be a lot of excitement around Seussical the Musical. We decided to go with the same theme in that Dr. Seuss has such fun, iconic books.”

Activities include facepainting, Play-doh, puppets, sensory bins, Lego and of course some Cat in the Hat crafts.

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Keaton plays with some Dr. Seuss trees in anticipation of the Here We Come Cat in the Hat event for babies to six-year-olds, this ‘Caturday’, Feb. 7 at ADSS from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Cat in the Hat is proving to be a popular character in the Alberni Valley these days.

Not only is the Cat due to star in Portal Players Dramatic Society’s production of Seussical the Musical, which starts Feb. 13 at the Capitol Theatre, but the crafty character is also front and centre at the latest Here We Come Preschool event.

‘Cat in the Hat’ happens this Caturday, Feb. 7 at Alberni District Secondary School (use the main

The ADSS girls’ rugby team will be selling hotdogs, hamburgers and water as a fundraiser.

Besides the fun stuff, a speech pathologist and audiologist will be on hand to answer any questions as will a public health nurse from Island Health. The Friendship Centre will put on some aboriginal language arts activities.

Oh, and the Cat in the Hat won’t disappoint: she will be there at 11 a.m. to meet with the kids.

Admission to this event is free. editor@albernivalleynews.com

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In attendance were representatives from various levels of government, agencies, non-governmental organizations and churches.

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Abashiri society seeks homestay families The Port Alberni International Twinning Society is looking for homestay volunteers for four nights in late March and early April.

Students between the ages of 11 and 14 years from Abashiri, Japan—Port Alberni’s sister city—will visit the Alberni Valley from March 28–April 1. The society is looking for families interested in hosting one or two students and one male teacher.

Deadline to apply is Feb. 15. Please contact Laurie Morphet at 250-724-4174 or lmorphet@sd70.bc.ca.

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Alberni Valley Bulldogs’ Drew Blackmun and Nanaimo Clippers’ Brendan Taylor concentrate on the puck during a third period faceoff in Saturday’s 5–2 Nanaimo win at Weyerhaueser Arena. The ‘Dogs were shut out 4–0 Tuesday night in Victoria. They’re at home Friday and Sunday afternoon.

Alberni wrestlers made quite the impression on guest coach Russell Fersch this past weekend competing at the eighth annual Miri Piri Wrestling Club Championships in Abbotsford.

Fersch, the former Saskatchewan provincial coach, has been in Port Alberni working with the athletes for the past three weeks.

“As a coach, it was awesome to see the kids execute the new moves just introduced this week,” Fersch said.

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practice to the actual match, but several wrestlers were incorporating new moves in their matches today,” commented Fersch.

Fifteen Alberni athletes competed this weekend and all finished in the top five of their respective weight classes. EJ Dunn wrestler Jayce Clayton finished second in the 78kg School Boy Division while AW Neill’s Owen Spencer won the 45kg weight class in the same division. ADSS Cadet (grade 9/10) results included silver and bronze medals and ADSS Juvenile (Grade 11/12) results included a gold medal.

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Tek-Tonic is what Jeep designers dubbed the Renegade’s funky yet functional interior. The Wrangler theme is also evident inside and includes the requisite passenger grab handle. It’s a softer, more comfortable Jeep people place with practical features such as the fold-forward front-passenger seat and a removable, reversible and height-adjustable cargo floor panel.

Renegade is also tall folk friendly with oodles of headroom, so they could even wear a hat. A minor tall-roof drawback was noted, however, when I tried to reach for a distant sun visor above the upright windshield.

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Ronald Allan Smith 1934 – 2015 It is with great sadness that the family of Ronald Smith announces his sudden passing on January 12, 2015 at West Coast General Hospital in Port Alberni at the age of 80 years.

He died peacefully with both sons at his bedside. Ron was born July 5, 1934 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. He moved to Port Alberni in 1958 after marrying his soulmate Shirley. Ron is survived by his wife and life-long partner Shirley, sons Roland and William and granddaughters Deidre and Meagan, and many other relatives.

Ron worked most of his life for MacMillan Bloedel in the local paper mill. He was skilled at carpentry and was an outstanding sheet metal tradesman. Always willing to assist anyone who needed help, he lived by the philosophy that “it takes as much energy to be nasty as it does to be nice.� Ron was an avid fisherman and loved to travel with wife Shirley in their motorhome. He acknowledged that life was short with much to see and do, so he made sure to make the time to enjoy life. He will be lovingly remembered by his family and friends.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to all the doctors, nurses, care aides and support staff at Royal Jubilee and West Coast General Hospitals for their care of Ron during his brief illness.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday February 7th, 2015 - 1:00 PM at Yates Funeral Home, 4470 Gertrude Street, Port Alberni, BC.

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Susan Fox, left, from Hilton Centre, accepts a cheque for $500 from Shanon Dore, right, of Beta Sigma Phi sorority Precepter Delta Theta for the new furnace for Hilton Centre.

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Scotiabank manager of personal banking, Valerie Fjeld, far left, and Ashley Elliott, customer service supervisor, far right, present a cheque for $500 to the Minor Hockey Association, Bantam Steelheads.

The Port Alberni unit of the Canadian Cancer Society donate $1950. to the Canadian Cancer Society represented by Tracy Berg third from the right. Volunteers from left to right are Diane Hoadley, Bev Frolic, Glenda Mather, Betty Argatow, Berg, Doug Sturgeon and Judy Henry. Money was raised from the Daffodil Luncheon at the United Church on Oct. 30, 2014 and also included the sale of daffodil bulbs that numbered 19 sacks. Many thanks to all of the sponsors and those who attended.

Scotiabank support Minor Hockey, seen here are the Pee Wee Blazers with Scotiabank manager of personal banking Valerie Fjeld, far left, and Ashley Elliott, customer service supervisor, far right with a cheque for $500.

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Gogo goes solo at Char’s Landing KATYA SLEPIAN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

SUSAN QUINN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Dearie me, who could these cuties be? Could they be Whos, who might be from Whoville?

Does it really seem possible? Find the answer at the Capitol Theatre beginning Feb. 13 with Seussical the Musical.

Countdown begins for Seussical SUBMITTED PHOTO

David Gogo’s more intimate acoustic set lends itself well to the atmosphere at Char’s Landing.

albums garnering Juno nominations and a Western Canadian Music Award, he’s excited for this one to drop.

“We’ve had a good track record the past couple of projects so hopefully we can continue that path.”

While Gogo wishes he could bottle that magic that’s made the last few albums so successful, he puts it down to practice.

“With the kind of music I play it’s a genre of music that you get better at with experience and as life goes on.”

David Gogo plays a solo acoustic show at Char’s from 8-10 p.m. Advance tickets are $15 and available at Char’s Landing, Gayle’s Fashions and the Rollin Art Centre.

Tickets are $20 at the door. reporter@albernivalleynews.com

The costumes are done, makeup is planned and impossible hairdos for the Whos have been tackled.

Seussical the Musical is almost here.

Portal Players have been working on Seussical since last fall, and all the cast’s hard work is about to come to fruition.

Opening night is Feb. 13 and the play runs weekends until March 7. Tickets are available at the Capitol box office, at the Rollin Art Centre or online at www.atthecapitol.org.

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David Gogo is gearing up for a mellow night in Port Alberni on Saturday, Feb. 7, While he’s been here with his band in recent years, this time the Juno Awards nominated blues guitarist is coming on his own.

“It’s a solo acoustic show,” said Gogo. “I haven’t been up to Port Alberni in a long time doing the solo thing.”

He’ll be playing some original tunes as well as some old blues classics and telling stories from the road.

“When I do my acoustic shows it’s kind of an intimate thing,” he said, adding that he chose Char’s Landing as the venue because the repurposed centuryold church lends itself to a relaxed, concertlike atmosphere and audience interaction.

Local solo shows also let Gogo spend his weeks in his hometown of Nanaimo, recording songs for his new band record, due this summer.

“We’re just booking the studios now and finishing up the songs.”

With his last few

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◆ ENTERTAINMENT

‘Colours Within’ opens at Rollin Art Centre gallery Arts Around

“Colours Within” is the title of the Rollin Art Centre’s next

art exhibit, which opened Tuesday and runs until March 7, featuring local artist Miroslava Gojdova.

Don’t miss this opportunity to view Gojdova’s diverse collection of

drawings, paintings and photographs.

Stop by the gallery on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 1–3 p.m. for Miroslava’s artist reception, and join us for refreshments while supporting local

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artists.

Call to artists for the Rollin

The Rollin Art Centre is now accepting applications to all visual artists and artist groups to submit an application to exhibit their work in our fine arts gallery during the 2016 calendar year. Don’t miss this opportunity to have your own art exhibit or group exhibit.

Application forms are available at the Rollin Art Centre.

Deadline is April 30.

The gallery is located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Argyle Street, and open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tues., to Sat. Call 250724-3412 for more info.

Belles hold open house

This Saturday, Feb. 7 from 1–3 p.m., the

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‘Ocean’, by Miroslava Gojdova is one of the artist’s paintings included in Colours Within at the Rollin.

Centennial Belles will be holding an open house event at the Glenwood School (Alberni Youth Centre) at 4210 Cedarwood St. Come and browse their costumes and vintage items and meet the Belles as they tell you all about their upcoming fashion show as well as the Jane Austen Festival July 3–4.

Open to all ages.

If you are interested in sewing vintage or modeling for the Belles or would just like to get to know them better, pop in for tea and cookies.

This is a good chance to find out all the mysteries of how they dressed and why.

Days with the Arts is back

A wonderful weekend of art and

culture is in store April 25–26 with the purchase of a ticket for 2015 Days with the Arts.

Public venues and artist studios will be open to our guests from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day. You may choose to attend one day or both with ticket prices set at $25 for two full days or $15 for a single day.

Your wristband or ribbon includes admission to venues, opportunities to win major or studio prizes, and a map showing locations.

Mark your calendars for a chance to enjoy original, local art in lovely settings.

Melissa Martin is the Arts Administrator for the Community Arts Council, at the Rollin Art Centre and writes for the Alberni Valley News.

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