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The president’s message

DCBIA It’s amazing to think that another year is almost to an end and the New Year will soon be upon us. Downtown Courtenay has seen many successful events in 2014 and with the Holiday Season within our grasp we are looking forward to even more fantastic family fun.

Moonlight & Magic kicked off the season last week with a 2 day blitz of culture and community spirit with the Comox Valley Christmas Parade closing out the weekend. An “Old Fashioned Christmas” will be celebrated from December 19th to December 21st, the last weekend before Christmas, with events celebrated the old-fashioned way to recognize the City of Courtenay’s 100th birthday, In 2015 we will be celebrating

WinterJam100 with indoor and outdoor events scheduled every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings in the month of January. And, I would be remiss if I did not mention the City of Courtenay’s Centennial downtown celebrations that will take place in and around Canada Day. Please visit our website regularly at www.downtowncourtenay. com for updated information on both of these events.

This year has also brought many changes to the downtown. We have seen many new stores and services open their doors for business in 2014, and we also celebrated those who have been in business for many years, even decades.

We have also seen a change in the look of the downtown with decora-

Calendar of Events 9-12 every Saturday

CV Farmers Market at the Native Son’s Hall!

Nov 25 - Dec 27

40th Annual Christmas Craft Fair Comox Valley Art Gallery

Dec 9, 10

Yellow Point Christmas Spectacular Sid Williams Theatre Dec 11

Winter Harp

Sid Williams Theatre Nov 29

CV Potters

Light the Fire Pottery Sale Florence Filberg Dec 5

Vienna Waltz Native Sons Hall Dec 5, 6

“L” Stories of Love and Loss by True Colours Sid Williams Theatre Dec 7

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Sid Williams Theatre

tive tree lighting, business façade improvements, new banners and the new improved fencing around

So, thank you for supporting Downtown Courtenay and I wish you all a Merry Christmas, a Festive Holiday, and a Very Happy New Year.

Dec 27 to Jan 3

Narnia by Courtenay Little Theatre at Sid Williams Theatre Jan 11

Open Season

Sid Williams Theatre Jan 14

Feb 16,17

Gabor Mate MD Peer Orientation Sid Williams Theatre Feb 26

Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLachlin Sid Williams Theatre Mar 6

Sid Williams Theatre

NIFPA Festival Variety Showcase 2015

Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas

Jan 16

Mar 7

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Dec 14

Jan 31

Mar 9

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DCBIA president Deana Simkin

the lot on the corner of 5th Street and England Avenue.

I spend many hours talking to locals and tourists alike, and what I am hearing is: “This is the most wonderful, eclectic, heartwarming downtown that I have seen.” All of the events and the new changes that I have previously mentioned can do nothing but keep enhancing our beautiful downtown core and make sure that Downtown Courtenay is a welcoming, celebrated destination, and the regional centre for business, culture, services, dining and amenities.

Dec 13

Abbamania & Night Fever

Snowed in Comedy House

Sid Williams Theatre

NIFPA Dance Gala Sid Williams Theatre

Jazz Icon The Marcus Roberts Trio

Mattina Musica by Bermann Piano Duo

The Nutcracker

by Laurie Tinkler Dancers

Feb 2

Radical Reels Tour

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Sid Williams Theatre

Dec 19-21

Feb 8

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For more information on these events please check out their websites: www.downtowncourtenay.com www.sidwilliamstheatre.com www.comoxvalleyartgallery.com www.courtenaymuseum.ca

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Nearly two months after her African safari holiday Square 1 Travel’s Louise DeArmond is still absolutely astounded by her experience.

Ever since she watched Born Free when she was a little girl, DeArmond dreamt of going on an African safari. Her dream finally came true in September when she travelled to Kenya and Tanzania for a two-week safari with her husband and a group of 10 friends and clients.

“It was fabulous,” says DeArmond. “I always wanted to see the animals running free ... There’s no better feeling than seeing these animals and the baby animals trotting along next to them, in the wild doing what they do.”

The trip included one week in Kenya and one week in Tanzania spent riding in Jeeps, with guides ensuring they saw plenty of wildlife.

One standout moment was a close encounter with a pride of lions when travelling through Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater.

“We could get so close to them when they turned off the (Jeep) engines, you could hear the cubs,” she says. “They were playing together at the edge of the water, squealing as little kittens do ... It was just so cool because they didn’t even know that we were there.”

Another highlight was a hot air balloon ride, again in Tanzania, which gave the group a bird’s-eye view of the Great Wildebeest Migration, the largest migration in the world.

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DeArmond welcomes anyone who would like to hear more about

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SPECIAL TO THE RECORD

Buying local is so important to Greg Wilson that almost all of what he sells in his shop, The Butcher’s Block, is found within 100 miles of it.

Alberta is the furthest afield Wilson brings product in from, and that’s strictly for the province’s famed high quality beef.

His pork comes from the Valley’s Tannadice Farms and Hertel’s in Port Alberni. Chicken comes from various producers in the Valley, Vancouver Island, and the Fraser Valley. He also brings in grass-fed, organic beef and grain-fed beef from Valley farmers.

“Economics,” Wilson says when asked why buying local is important to him. It’s “supporting the neighbours. Lots of people we buy

off are customers of ourselves.”

“No matter what I buy, I make sure it’s in town... it’s supporting your neighbour, absolutely; it’s good economic sense.”

The eggs, cheese, yoghurt, produce, curries, Asian fare and sauces and rubs he sells are local, too. As for his deli lunch menu, the meat in The Butcher’s Block sandwiches is smoked in-house and the bread is sourced from Comox Valley bakeries.

The Butcher’s Block offers daily house-made soup and sandwich specials for lunch, plus meat pies, snacks, salads, take-n-bake entrees like lasagna and chili, as well as catering services. There’s a large selection of sausage and pepperoni made in-house, and of course, the shop has a wide variety of meat cuts, from steaks to roasts and ev-

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For more information, stop in the

shop at 319 Fourth St., call 250338-1412 or visit www.thebutchersblock.ca.

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Keeping abreast of new treatments and technologies is one of Roche Borowicz’s top priorities as a clinical esthetician.

The owner/operator of Spa Roché started out her education 15 years ago by obtaining a diploma from CIDESCO — which is the world’s major international beauty therapy association, based in Zurich, Switzerland.

Although she’s been living in the Comox Valley for the past four years and opened Spa Roché three years ago, she continues to increase her knowledge of non-surgical skincare treatments.

“Industry creates new (technology); that’s why you have to continue to educate yourself,” says Borowicz. “So, I go to a lot of international shows or workshops to educate myself... that’s very important.”

A few of Spa Roché’s skincare services include microdermabrasion, chemical peels, removal of minor skin irregularities like skin tags and broken capillaries and treatment of skin problems like acne and sensitivity.

Spa Roché also offers a selection of permanent makeup services including eyeliner, eyebrow shading, and lip colour to permanently enhance those facial features and eliminate the need for a daily makeup routine.

A recent addition to her menu is a non-surgical facelift through the process of micro-needling, which naturally stimulates the skin to increase blood flow to the area, promoting rejuvenation.

As well as serving clients from Vancouver Island, Borowicz continues to treat past clients from when she operated out of Calgary and Toronto. They either fly to the Valley for treatments or she treats them when she travels to do workshops. Many of her clients come via referral from past clients.

Spa Roché also offers other services like eyelash extensions and waxing. For a full list of treatments, visit www.sparoche.com or call 250-871-5558. Spa Roché is located at 222 Fifth St.

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Courtenay Courtenay business has over 240 businesses, including grocery stores, restaurants, boutiques, pubs, cafes, professional services, cultural associations.

Professionals

Introducing Sheila Hemphill

Certified Pre-arrangement Counselor CHIROPRACTIC Piercy’s-Mt. Washington Funeral Home Downtown Chiropractic, the office of Dr. Ernie von Schilling and Dr. Colin Wilson, is the Comox Valley’s only two generation family chiropractic office.

From the young to the young at heart, our doctors and staff welcome you.

We provide an opportunity to remove discomfort, restore your health, and improve your well being.

Come find out more about the all around health benefits of chiropractic.

We help put life in your years.

Downtown Chiropractic Dr. Ernie von Schilling Dr. Colin Wilson 250-334-2070 or 250-898-8683

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RATTAN PLUS HOME & PATIO Rattan Plus Home & Patio is excited to be celebrating 30 years of success. Although we started as a rattan furniture business, today we have evolved to also specialize in indoor & outdoor furniture including reclaimed wood and patio, bedding, rugs, accessories & unique home decor.

Along with our fantastic staff, my husband Todd and I have been working hard to strengthen our sales and solidify our brand. We feel so fortunate to have our business in Downtown Courtenay and to be a part of this beautiful community. We would like to thank our past, current and future customers for their continued support.

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PLANNING

Please join us in welcoming Joseph (Joey) Thiessen to the customer service team at Piercy’s - Mt. Washington Funeral Home. Joey has been based out of Victoria as our Vancouver Island Assistant Manager and pre-planning advisor.

Joey and family have re-located to the Comox Valley to be near extended family. Without a doubt, his knowledge, experience and dedication to first class service, coupled with a positive and empathetic nature, will be an asset to our community.

Everyone is unique. Please call Joey for a complimentary consultation on pre-planning your specific needs.

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ACCOUNTING Sharon Hadden CGA opened her door at 457 Cliffe Ave in Courtenay on September 1, 2012, offering accounting, bookkeeping, personal and corporate tax and business consulting services. Sharon is a former owner of Fanny Bay Oysters, a well-known Comox Valley business that grew to employ over 100 people, shipping shellfish products around the globe. Now, in addition to several years of business experience Sharon holds a Certified General Accountant designation and a Masters of Business Administration. Sharon is accepting clients and looks forward to providing sound advice to growing businesses in the Comox Valley.

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Certified Pre-arrangement Counselor www.donmcraemla.bc.ca Piercy’s-Mt. Washington Funeral Home Please drop into our office while enjoying the incredible downtown shopping and services.

Don McRae, MLA

Comox Valley

Constituency Office 437 5th St., Courtenay BC V9N 1J7 Phone: (250) 703-2422 Fax: (250) 703-2425 Email: don.mcrae.mla@leg.bc.ca Monday to Friday, 9AM - 4PM

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Our hard work has been recognized.

Coast Realtors are the Sales Leaders in average sales per Realtor here in the Comox Valley. Our results are due to our hard work, strong ethics and placing People. Above All‌ For over 30 Years Coast Realty Group has been the local brand that gets results for our clients.

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Coast Realty Group celebrates 25th Anniversary OF 'SHARING THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT' HAMPER PROGRAM The numbers are in. On its 25th anniversary, the "Sharing the Christmas Spirit" hamper campaign has successfully delivered nearly 600 hampers full of food, toys and other gifts to local families in need.

Rob Phillips, who coordinates the program along with his co-workers at Coast Realty Group, says the program has never run more smoothly.

He credits its efficient and enduring success to the scores of dedicated volunteers.

"We rely on so many people to help us organize the program," says Phillips. "We have about 30 core members who are involved in the lead-up, and then on delivery day we have about 50 cadets and all of our volunteer drivers. There are easily 100 people – it's incredible!"

Two volunteers in particular, Ken and Fay Jones, have for 17 years been the "warehouse" supervisors

and a huge part of the program's success. The "Mr. and Mrs. Claus" of the program, devotes up to six days a week to the program for the three weeks leading up to delivery day.

The bulk of last year's 570 hampers were distributed in just two hours on December 21. Most went to families of three or more and contained hand-chosen items collected from a personalized list so the children received age – and gender-appropriate gifts.

"Through our registration program, we take enough information so that we know where to deliver each hamper and what the generic

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family make-up is so the sponsor has some idea about what gifts to get," explains Phillips. "The program has come a long way from the days when Tucky Schellinck collected items in her basement!"

Back in 1962, well-known community member Tucky Schellinck began accumulating and distributing items throughout the year.

In 1988, she handed off her duties to local Realtors Brent and Donna Cunliffe, who turned it into a Christmas program. Coast Realty Group, which celebrates its own 30th anniversary this year, has been co-ordinating the program for the past 18 years.

Annette Bowden, an administrator with Coast Realty Group, has

been personally involved with the Sharing the Christmas Spirit program for 24 years, making her one of the program's longest-serving volunteers. While the program is much more organized and streamlined than when it first began, she notes, every year is special in its own way.

"The number of businesses, individuals and schools that are involved – it truly is an amazing community effort," remarks Bowden.

"All of us at Coast Realty Group just feel so proud to be a part of it.

Like our motto says, it's all about people above all."

The Sharing the Christmas Spirit hamper program starts organizing every September, with registration for individuals and families in need beginning November 1st. For more information on the program, or to get involved, call 250-897-3999 or visit www.coastrealty.com.

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A brief History of Socks A common thread, once you experience

or leather. By the 2nd century they were wearing "Undones" which was a woven or sewn fabric that pulled over the foot.

In Middle Age Europe, socks were strips of cloth wrapped around feet and legs but were then called "leggings" and had to be held up by a type of garter. As styles changed and breeches became shorter, socks began to get longer. Sometime around the 12th century feet were added to the sock or legging. Around 1490, often made from beautiful silks, wool and velvet, leggings were joined with breeches forming one garment which became TIGHTS. In that day it was the common style that each leg of the tight was a different colour.

In 1598, William Lee, an English clergyman, invented a knitting machine (smart man). At the turn of the 15th Century knitted hose were worn in England, Scotland and France. By the 1590's, Early socks dating back to 3-6th knitted hose became century Egypt. Nalbinding techmore common everynique was used to make them. where as knitting machines were becoming dals on top of them (oh My)! Like more regularly used. Many of Lee's folks today, at home they would principles are still used today in take their sandals off only to wear modern textile knitting machines.

In the 16th and 17th century Eutheir Sykkos around the house. They were also very popular among the ropean fashion was greatly influGreek and Roman comedians. enced by Spanish clothing. Due to The first Nalbined sock was wealth from the New World Spain found in Egyptian tombs of the had very beautiful fabrics embroi3rd-6th Centuries A.D. These early dered with fine jewels. Those who Egyptian socks were not actually could afford it, often had socks knitted but made by Nalbinding knitted from fine silk, and men had which is a ancient fabric construc- socks embroidered with emblems.

In the late 17th century, cotton tion technique that precedes knitting and crocheting. This technique more commonly came into use, alwas also widespread in Scandina- though a cotton sock dated back to vian peoples such as the Vikings. 12th century was found in Egypt. In Nalbinding is sometimes also 1935 Wallace Carothers first develcalled Viking Knitting. oped Nylon which today is found A little later the Romans started in many applications. May 15, wrapping their feet in woven fabric 1940, the first pair of nylon stockSocks started long ago in ancient Greece where the first sock was designed and invented in the 8th century B.C. by a very clever Greek (but of course).

Some of the first socks, around 750-700 B.C., were made from piloi which is matted animal hair.

The latin word "Soccuse" which is derived from the ancient Greek word Sykkos, could be described as a loose fitting shoe or slipper that had a low type of heel. The Greeks of that day would wear Sykkos on their feet and then put their san-

ings appeared in New York stores.

Over 780,000 pairs were sold in the first day alone. In the first year 64,000,000 pairs were sold. WOW! Nylon is widely used today for its strength and elasticity in socks and hoisery.

When you start getting into textile history it is so vast and so interesting. In the last few years the

sock industry has really exploded with almost every type of sock you can imagine. There are many sock lovers out there. One thing for sure that is a common thread, once you experience the feel of wearing a really great pair of socks or tights, there is no going back.

Written by Sock SoirĂŠe, Courtenay's awesome sock shop.

Nylon photo - 780,000 thousand pairs of nylons were sold in New York stores when they first they came out, May 15th, 1940.

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