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May was near record low rainfall, which is leading to water and fire restrictions AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com

After a near record hot and dry May, water and fire restrictions are coming into effect. The rain gauge at the Parksville city works yard registered an average of 47 mm of rain in May over the last 10 years. From April 29 to May 29 this year it measured rain on just three days, totalling 5.6 mm. The nearest official Environment Canada gauge, in Comox, measured a bit more at 13.2 mm, but that still made it the fifth driest May on record. And meteorologist Matt MacDonald said 11 mm of that came in just a few hours, without which it would have been an all-time low. “A lot of stations on the Island broke records in May,” he said, which is due to “a large blob of warm water off the coast.” An El Nino current has now measured half a degree above normal for more than five consecutive months, which he said is quite a big number. “June is usually the cold-low month,” he said, when there can be quite a bit of precipitation, evening out the entire summer, but the long-range forecast continues to look hot and dry, though he admits it is hard to predict with any accuracy more than a few days out. The dryness has been a regular trend locally with January at about half the average and March and April only getting a third. There was almost double the norm in February, but didn’t make up the shortfall. The dryness is resulting in fire bans and water restrictions much earlier than normal. The provincial government imposed category 2 open fire prohibitions across the Coastal Fire Centre this week, covering all crown land, provincial parks, and private land not covered by a municipality. And local municipalities are following their lead. Because the bans can change and vary by jurisdiction, people should always check with their local municipality or fire department. The ban applies to burning any material smaller than two metres in height and three metres in width, burning of stubble or grass, the use of fireworks, firecrackers, sky lanterns, burning barrels or burning cages of any size and the use of binary exploding targets (e.g., rifle target practice). It dose not prohibit campfires smaller than a half-metre high by a halfmetre wide, or cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes. Fines for lighting a fire range from $345 to $100,000 and/or jail time. See WATER RESTRICTIONS, page A4

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STARTING POINT Two arrested with stolen property Two Horne Lake residents were arrested May 27 in relation to stolen goods in the Parksville Qualicum Beach and Nanaimo region, according to police. A news release issued by Oceanside RCMP says police were led to a residence in the Horne Lake area after “several tips from the public.” Members of the Oceanside RCMP Crime Reduction Unit and General Investigation Section executed a search warrant on the residence located in the 300 block of Horne Lake Road in Qualicum Beach. The release said RCMP “had reason to believe there was stolen property being housed at the residence.” Police said stolen property was located and seized from the residence which led to the arrest of a 29-year-old female and 27-yearold male resident of the address. Police recommended charges of Possession of Stolen Property to Crown Counsel.

Correction The address of the new B.C. Liquor Store location is 810 Island Highway, Parksville. In our recent business profile The NEWS incorrectly said it was located at their old address. AUREN RUVINSKY PHOTO

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THROUGH THE ROUNDABOUT: A vehicle travelling too fast ended up in the middle of the Qualicum Beach roundabout, Friday morning. There were no serious injuries reported and no impairment was detected.

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There have been multiple sightings of cougars and bears in the Parksville Qualicum Beach area, but within the normal range and nothing alarming, said conservation officer Stuart Bates. “There appears to be a family of cougars in Nanoose Bay,” he said, of an incident in late April when five sheep were killed. “We set up a live trap but they didn’t come back.” He said they don’t respond to regular sightings or deer being killed, they only respond when cougars exhibit unusual behaviour like being in populated areas midday or hanging around schools when they’re open. “If you remember nothing else when you see Docket: 66080 a cougar, just remember, don’t scream and run Client: 247 - Air Canada away, ” he said explaining the high pitch sounds Job Name: Nanaimo News like Contact: a deerLara in trouble and, “they are cats, if you Vanderheide Production run they will chase you on instinct.” Beyond that “make yourself as big as possible, open anB:10.5” umbrella, wave a stick, pick up small children, ” Bates said. Back away while talking T:10.5” calmly to it, or about it, to warn other people. S:10.5”

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The only difference in dealing with bears and cougars is that you should stare down a cougar with eye contact, but not a bear. Bears will see eye contact as a challenge, keep an eye on them but don’t stare bears down. Bates said the other most important thing is to minimize animal encounters in the first place. “Don’t attract deer or raccoons, the cougars follow the food, if you attract deer, you’re attracting cougars.” He also pointed out that “bird seed is a big issue, bears love bird seed.” Finally, he said that dogs are a good meal for cougars, with at least one report of a dog being taken locally this year. He said bringing dogs into the wilderness as protection only works if they are leashed, otherwise they’re just running around baiting cougars and if a bear chases them, they lead the bear straight to you. He recommends leaving dogs at home or at least keeping them on a leash, unless you want to use them as a deflection and offer them up to the predators so you can leave.

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The fish were not biting but that didn’t deter an enthusiastic group of casters from having a wonderful day fly fishing on May 29. Two dozen volunteers from the Parksville/ Qualicum Fish and Game Club hosted another successful Fishing Forever event at the Coombs Country Camp Ground. A hundred people from various retirement homes including Trillium Lodge, Stanford Place, Eagle Park, The Gardens and Long Lake Chateau enjoyed a morning of fishing. Other guests from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and M.S. Society were also invited. Brian Borrett with the club said although there were a lot of big fish in the lake and plenty

of fat worms for bait there were few strikes. “The University of Victoria put 100 fish in the lake for us and the Coombs Country Campground put in 150,” he said. Qualicum Foods supplied 100 lunches for all of the anglers and 89-year-old Trillium resident Andy Ovington took a trophy for the biggest trout. The program was started in 1988 by Walt Limteen, a journalist and TV announcer in Prince George. He loved fishing but found he could not fish anymore on his own as he had a muscle wasting disease so he started Fishing Forever through the B.C. Wildlife Federation for old and disabled people. The program runs throughout B.C. at different times of the year.

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acting erratically circling a yellow crab trap float,” officer in charge, Gord Gibb said. Within minutes they were in a zodiac headed to the scene where they slowly approached the pod of six whales, including two small ones. “The small yellow crab float disappeared out of sight, numerous times,” he said, so they stopped nearby. “The whales closely encircled our boat slapping their tales. You could tell they were distressed. Lots of large pockets of bubbles were coming up at times.” “We were stopped up when the yellow float again resurfaced 10 feet away,” Gibb said. “Clearly it was snagged on one of the whales so we ma-

neuvered over and quickly made the decision to try to recover as much line as possible.” “You could feel the line rubbing on itself and the whale when pulling. We went astern to help with recovery and the whale cooperated.” At 4:40 Gibb reports, “The full grown whale was directly under us and you could clearly see the white underside, it rolled and the crab trap came free about five feet below us.” “The whales regrouped and headed south. The complete trap and line was recovered and the whale appeared unharmed.” He said this was a good reminder to boaters that whales have enough hazards to deal with and by law they must stay at least 100 metres away, about the length of a football field.

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his weekend saw the annual Family Day festivities in Qualicum Beach starting with the Quality Foods Festival of Lights fire works Saturday night and kicking off Sunday morning with a Shriner’s pancake breakfast at the Civic Centre. The action picked up as hundreds lined Second Avenue for the big parade which led the crowds into Community Park for music, family activities and games, concessions and community group booths offering information, games and prizes. See many more photos at www.facebook.com/PQBNews PHOTOS BY AUREN RUVINSKY

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Best of show — and three additional trophies — went to Bernard and Shirley Lawson from Grindrod, B.C. for their 1940 Cadillac Series 62 Coupe at the 2014 Seaside Cruizers’ Father’s Day Show and Shine in Qualicum Beach.

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dise and raffle tickets and running until 10 p.m. Some shops will also be open late. Car show season kicks off big time with the On Sunday, June 14, the main event takes 22nd annual Seaside Cruizers’ Father’s Day over the streets of downtown Qualicum Beach Show’n Shine in Qualicum Beach June 20-21. from 7 a.m. to mid-afternoon with music, alThe weekend full of auto-related fun kicks most 600 vehicles on display and fun for the off with Cruise Night, starting and ending at whole family. Harris Oceanside GM in Parksville, Friday, Cruizers’ chair Dave Field said most entries June 19 at 5 p.m. are from the Island, but some come from far Drawing around 300 vehicles, the ride is and wide with a sample from across Western open to everyone in a classic vehicle for a sce- Canada, the Pacific Northwest and occasionnic meander through the neighbourhoods of ally some from every corner of the continent. Parksville, French Creek and Qualicum Beach “After 22 years we tend to stick to the winand back, following the same ning formula,” Field said, with Most entries are from the route as previous years. minor tweaks, like adding Island, but some come Along with food vendors more vendors this year. from far and wide... occaand merchandise sales on site, With the government lisionally some from every including t-shirts, hats, souquor store now open Sundays, corner of the continent. venirs, raffles, there will be they had to move the vendor a dyno, or dynamometer, on area out of that parking lot DAVID FIELD sight for people who would and have expanded the numlike to test their engine power. ber, meaning they actually Anyone can stop by and try it had to cut the car entries from out. 575 to 550, plus about 35 member’s vehicles. The fun continues the next morning with It’s a family event, as always, Field said, with the Poker Run starting at the Arrowsmith Golf a kid zone and the addition of a Ladies Shop and Country Club in Qualicum Beach at 9 a.m. & Walk organized by the Dowtown Business The run is already sold out, but keep your Association from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Open to laeyes out for some of the 125 collectable cars dies registered in the car show, or accompanycruising your neighbourhood and meet them ing someone who is, they will have fun activiback at the golf club in the afternoon to see the ties and other ways to help enjoy the day. cars and purchase food and merchandise. As usual the entire area will be “wired for That evening the action moves downtown sound” with music from the ‘50s and ‘60s to at 6 p.m. for the free Primrose Street dance entertain, and a plethora of trophies to inwith live music from new local group Rumble crease the stakes for the day. Beach performing hits from the 1950s to ‘70s, Visit http://seasidecruizers.com for more again complete with food vendors, merchan- information.

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A long awaited town hall style meeting about Parksville’s $24 million water treatment plant attracted around 100 people to Knox United Church Thursday evening. Mayor Marc Lefebvre gave a brief history of the project and scaled down “plan B,” which was developed when it became clear they couldn’t count on the traditional two thirds funding from provincial and federal governments. The original 24 mega-litre per day intake would have met Parksville and Nanoose Bay’s water needs for an estimated 40 years for $37 million. The new $24 million plan for eight mega-litres will meet the needs for eight to 10 years before additions have to be made, according to the Englishman River Water Service. Lefebvre said there will be a referendum late this year or early 2016 — depending when they find out about grants — on borrowing $5.4 million, which would mean a tax increase of 2.25 per cent from 2016-2024, an increase of $4.33 for the average house. With over 20 members of the public taking to

the mic to voice concerns and ask question, including some long speeches, the tone was generally civil and muted with most people agreeing a plant is needed — due to an Island Health decree that all surface water must be treated by 2017 — but many questioned the size, cost and number of options considered. Some pleaded for a public water board to oversee the project and several spoke of the huge expense, suggesting we should build the smallest facility possible for now and leave the future costs to the future residents. There was tension evident on council as Coun. Leanne Salter said several times she didn’t know how the intake location ended up so much further down the river than originally proposed, only to have Lefebvre repeat that it was the result of a well documented 10 year negation between Island Health, who wants it as far upstream as possible, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, who want it downstream. For much more information visit www.englishmanriverwaterservice.ca, for a video check www.city.parksville.bc.ca in a few days.

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School District 69 (Qualicum) and School District 71 (Comox Valley) have negotiated a 10-year park use permit to continue operating an Outdoor Education Centre in Tribune Bay Provincial Park on Hornby Island, said a news release from the SD 69. “When we talk with students and their parents about memorable learning experiences, they invariably harken back to time spent at Tribune Bay as a high point in the educational experience,” said superintendent Rollie Koop. “We are pleased to be able to ensure, through the signing of this agreement, that this opportunity

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THE NEWS is published every Tuesday and Thursday by Black Press Ltd. #4 - 154 Middleton Ave. Parksville, B.C. V9P 2H2 250-248-4341

RDN & the ICF

he taxpayers of the Parksville Qualicum Beach area effectively have no voice on the board of directors of the Island Corridor Foundation, despite promising the ICF $1 million. The evidence supporting this theory came to light last week during the Regional District of Nanaimo’s board of directors meeting. The RDN board was about to debate a motion that formally asked the ICF to release a consultant’s report on the effectiveness of the proposed repairs to what was historically called the E&N Railway. Too many people, including many with experience and knowledge related to railway operation, have said there’s no way the ICF will be able to get passenger rail service up and running on the Island for $20 million. That’s what the ICF hopes to gather from regional districts and the provincial and federal governments. The ICF has a commitment for about a third of that funding, all from the five regional districts that are so-called partners in this venture. Each regional district sends a representative to sit on the ICF board. The RDN’s rep, Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay, excused himself from the RDN board’s discussion last week. If the RDN’s rep on the ICF board isn’t going to participate in RDN discussions about the ICF, what’s the point of having such a rep? RDN chair Joe Stanhope agreed McKay’s decision not to participate in the discussion last week was odd. Perhaps McKay’s move would be understandable if there was some financial commitment being discussed, Stanhope told us, but that wasn’t the case last week. “Mayor McKay did not have to excuse himself from the information report,” Stanhope told The NEWS. “He’s taking a conservative approach, I’d assume.” Chairman Joe is too nice a person to say it, but what’s happening here is further indication the ICF wants no scrutiny or input from its supposed partners. Just the million bucks from taxpayers, thank-you very much. The RDN has to pass a formal motion to pry a consultant’s report from the ICF, for crying out loud. We understand why McKay would want to keep the rail service dream alive. If it was real, it would have a positive economic impact for the city he represents. However, when he goes to ICF meetings as the RDN’s rep, he is also representing the taxpayers of Bowser, Qualicum Beach, Nanoose Bay, Errington, Parksville et al. For many reasons, especially ones related to taxpayer money, it’s time to fish or cut bait with the notion of passenger rail service on Vancouver Island. — Editorial by John Harding

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Letters WEMBLEY MALL BUS STOP COMPROMISE I just read the letter from Roberta Taylor regarding the transit bus no longer stopping in front of Save On Foods’ new store at Wembley Mall. Although I understand her point about the convenience to seniors of having the bus stop right in front of the store, I would, however, like to point out that it is also a very dangerous situation when the bus is stopped right in front of the store, and people are having to pass in front of, or behind the bus when walking to and from their vehicle. I have seen SO MANY close calls, where a pedestrian is almost struck down by a car, because of the bus blocking visibility of oncoming cars. Children in particular, often tend to dart out ahead of their parent, and people can’t see the oncoming cars when they step out from behind the bus, as they are returning to their vehicle. Perhaps the bus could stop somewhere on the outskirts of the parking lot where it wouldn’t pose such a danger to pedestrians? Would that be a reasonable compromise, so that everyone would be safer? GAYE WEBSTER Parksville

WE NEED VISION Congratulation to Mr. Richard Pacanowski, for having the courage to write about his neighbourhood, we need more like that, indeed it is more than the current politicians in the City of Parksville and RDN have done. Once again it shows that we homeowners that care for our front yards are held hostage by the homeowners that just do not care at all. Also it shows the complete inability, total lack of leadership, lack of courage that politicians currently have, please politicians walk the streets, walk the roads, knock on our doors get to know us the taxpayers, not just during elections, not just at your coffee shop of choice but at our houses, in our neighbourhood, tell us your vision, your platform to help us in keeping our area in a proper manner, to help the one’s that fail. Once again we are held hostage by you politicians. I get that some are elected by acclamation and don’t need to provide any solutions, or vision, or platform on how, when, why, you see your area move forward.

QUOTABLE:

“Don’t scream and run away.” STUART BATES, see story page A3

Remember Robert F. Kennedy said “Some men see things as they are and ask why. I dream of things that never were and ask why not.” Have the courage to step outside the comfort zone of your office. JEANPAUL BRASCA Parksville

HONOUR SOLDIERS Reporter Candace Wu’s recent front-page article about Qualicum Beach’s Liam Chambers serving as a sentry at the National War Memorial got me pondering what constitutes honouring those who suffered/died or are suffering and dying in the name of our freedoms and democracy. Are parades, memorials and a sentry program enough? I don’t think so. We also need to be on constant guard while stopping those who wilfully abuse our freedoms and democracy. This includes those who say they honour Canadian values while trampling all over them. To me, Prime Minister Stephen Harper et al, using the tragic shooting of Cpl. Nathan Cirillo by the mentally ill Zehaf-Bibeau to bring in Bill C-51, is not honouring the supreme sacrifices made by so many. We are now learning much of the confusion on that day was caused by the police themselves. Even with that, it was less than seven minutes between the shooting of Cirillo and Zehaf-Bibeau lying dead. We do not need 17 federal agencies having excessive powers. We do need good credible information. It is vital to a functioning democracy and a free society where people have the means of making critically informed decisions about what is in their own enlightened self-interest and that of their society. Yet Harper et al have not only muzzled our public scientists. According to Chris Turner’s 2013 The War on Science, he is destroying their capacity to do research. These scientists were taxpayer funded to provide us and our policy makers with good non-partisan research. Gone. How is that honouring democracy and those who died in its name? Canada’s system of publicly-funded research, set up largely by the Conservatives under Prime Minister Borden, made us world leaders in many fields which had positive economic spin-offs. This included pro-

tecting the environment upon which we all depend for life. As for honouring Canadian values, I encourage people to read Harper’s 1997 speech to the Council for National Policy. His actions exploiting our system since becoming prime minister indicates his low opinion of us, our values and our parliamentary democracy have not changed. YVONNE ZAROWNY Qualicum Beach

OBNOXIOUS PARTY I’m sorry to report that the beautiful Jedediah Island Marine Provincial Park was on Saturday, May 16 the site of a large, noisy, boisterous drinking party of young people who said they were from Parksville. There were heaps of bottles, cans and garbage everywhere, which was very unsightly. One naked couple were engaged in sex acts in broad daylight. However the worst thing was the noise of the music blaring from five or six massive speakers. It was ear-splitting when close by — my husband and I walked all the way over to the campsite from Deep Cove, where we had anchored, in order to ask them to please turn it down. They refused. The noise reverberated throughout the park. Other boaters hiking on the island all shook their heads sadly. It was so out of place, so obnoxious and so sad. Such a beautiful park and island should not be despoiled by such partying and gross noise pollution. My husband and I have sailed for many years, on this coast, on Canada’s East Coast, up North (Great Slave Lake), down in Mexico, the Caribbean, throughout French Polynesia, the Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga, New Zealand, Fiji, and Australia. We are sad to report that the noise and mess on Jedediah was the WORST we have ever experienced in all our sailing! We often encourage other yachties that we meet from all over the world, to come to BC but we would have been hugely embarrassed if any of them had come to Jedediah that day. The island is a real jewel and should not be trashed by young people out of sight of their parents’ eyes. We would like to ask Parksville parents to please speak to your youngster if they were at Jedediah on May 16. Please have a talk with them about respecting nature and others who wish to enjoy it.

Local Government Contacts PROVINCIAL:

SCOTT FRASER, MLA, Alberni-Pacific Rim

MICHELLE STILWELL, MLA, Parksville Qualicum

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JAMES LUNNEY, MP,

TEUNIS WESTBROEK Mayor,

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250-752-6921 e-mail: mayor@ qualicumbeach.com

PARKSVILLE: RDN:

MARC LEFEBVRE, Mayor,

JOE STANHOPE Chairman,

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Send them to We like to let our grass die. GILLIAN GOERZEN Nanaimo

I always conserve water. I won’t wash dishes or clothes until there’s a full load. DONNA GOLDING French Creek

I don’t water. TARA PFEIFER Nanaimo

I’d like to see more water restrictions. DON HEPPNER French Creek

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his is an unsolicited love letter ded- a bag of oversalted, unidentifiable crunchy bits icated to the Tilley Travel Vest. You — oh, and that’ll be three bucks please. Sorry, know the one? Beige, umpteen we don’t take cash, just credit cards. pockets and zippers. The vests cost Taking a flight is like being mugged in slow an arm and a leg but they last forev- motion. There’s an ‘airport improvement’ tax, er. Don’t leave home without one. Especially fuel charges, seat selection payola... when flying. And what a seat. It’s been whittled down to More about that later. First, an unsolicited accommodate the body proportions of a Mbuti hate letter to the Canadian air travel industry — pygmy. Want to alleviate your misery by watchparticularly Air Canada which, last September, ing a movie? You’ll need to purchase headstarted dinging passengers $25 per checked bag. phones for that. Amazingly, travellers countered by bulkWould you like a pillow? Two dollars please. ing up on their carry-on baggage. Is the stale, recirculated, bacteThey bridled at coughing up $25 ria-laden cabin air too cold for you? for a service that had previously We’d be happy to rent you a blanbeen free. Who could have foreket. seen? This of course led to apoca- By Arthur Black On the bright side, I do have a lyptic airport scenes of passengers solution to the carry-on problem: trying to shoehorn bloated duffleThe aforementioned Tilley Vest. bags, bulging backpacks and overMine has seven deep and capastuffed satchels into the overhead cious pockets including one that bins delaying the boarding proruns across the small of my back cess and making the threat of inwhich could hold a full-grown flight decapitation in an avalanche dachshund. Whenever I am forced of cascading luggage all too real. to fly anywhere I load up my Tilley Now the airlines have decided to strictly en- Vest with everything I could possibly need – a force the carry-on luggage restrictions. You know packed lunch, paperbacks, a CD player, Kleenthat aluminum thingee that looks like a toast ex, chewing gum, a couple of magazines, a rack and stands in front of the check-in count- notebook and anything else I fancy. er? From now on your carry-on better fit inside Granted, I weigh about 250 pounds and look it. Otherwise you will be busted by the check-in like the Michelin Man but I saunter (well, stagger, attendant, your carry-on will be hauled out and actually) on to the plane unchallenged. There is stuffed in the hold along with the checked-in no Air Canada rule about being ‘over dressed’. baggage. This will delay your flight even further But it’s only a matter of time. As Stephen Coland you will be charged another $25. At least. bert warns: “The airlines have come up with a We shouldn’t be surprised. For some time new fee. From now on, a scrotum will be classinow the airlines have been doing everything in fied as a carry-on bag.” their power to ensure air travel is the most unAnd there are some items you just can’t stow pleasant voluntary procedure you can undergo in a Tilley Vest. this side of a root canal. Once upon a time air— Arthur Black lives on Saltspring Island. lines gave you a complimentary meal — someHis column appears weekly in The NEWS. times even free wine! Now you’re lucky to get E-mail: arblack43@shaw.ca

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 69 (QUALICUM) SPECIAL PUBLIC BOARD MEETING SCHOOL GROWTH PLANNING SHOWCASE The Board of Education of School District No. 69 (Qualicum) invites you to attend a Special Public Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 9th at 7:00 pm in the Forum and Atrium of the Parksville Civic and Technology Centre, 100 Jensen Avenue East, Parksville. This will be a School Growth Planning Showcase to allow administrators and staff to talk informally to trustees, senior staff and the public about the growth plan for their schools for the 2015/16 school year. All members of staff and the public are welcome and encouraged to attend.

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Life may have taken an unwelcome turn for Nanoose Bay resident Vince Ditrich but thanks to good friends, his struggles are a little less daunting. The drummer for the band Spirit of the West is awaiting a kidney transplant. The situation makes it pretty hard for him to make a living when he spends three days a week in Nanaimo undergoing dialysis. Recently he was cursed with even more bad luck. His car hit a deer causing quite a bit of damage. Three days later his windshield was bashed in by a rock that fell from the heavens and then his old Volvo just died. He limped along with a borrowed vehicle until Good-Samaritans Miles Doughty of Miles-D automotive came along. Miles and his wife Lynne dropped by Vince’s house out of the blue and said, “I understand you need a little help … this is my Volvo. It’s yours now.” Vince became the recipient of a much needed car due to profound kindness from a couple of Oceanside’s finest citizens. Skydive Vancouver Island is now operating at the Qualicum Beach Airport. The new drop zone offers heart pounding thrills and breath-taking scenery. The business which is a member of the Canadian Sport Parachuting Association is already giving back to the community with a Jump for a Cure Weekend planned for June 19 to 21. Skydive Vancouver Island will make a donation from every tandem skydive done that weekend to the Angels Abreast Dragon Boat Team. Skydive Vancouver Island’s very own manifest person Allison is a breast cancer survivor. When the opportunity came to support the breast cancer survivor team with members from Parksville, Ladysmith, Nanaimo and Port Alberni they figured it was a great idea. Through paddling and local fundraisers the team helps to rehabilitate and strengthen survivors and at the same time support local breast cancer initiatives. You must register in advance to reserve your jump. Call 250-580-5867 or email: info@SkydiveVancouverIsland.com. Lots of fun things are happening at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington this month. The Nanaimo Bee Club will present the beautiful world of bees on June 13. Family and aboriginal day goes from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., June 21. Entrance is by donation on this day which includes games, crafts, balloon art, bird house painting, a treasure hunt and more. It takes a lot of volunteer work and money to operate the centre. Many local artisans are doing their part to help out, including Michael and Els Schutte. The Schuttes are from Holland and when they lived in that country Michael painted bears called “fighting chain bears” which had their teeth and claws removed and were forced into dog fights for entertainment purposes. A recovery centre for these bears was set up in Holland and Michael donated a number of his proceeds to that centre. These days the self proclaimed bear lover is painting two bear cubs rehabilitating at the NIWRC. The piece is almost complete and will be donated to the centre and used to generate revenue.

Nanoose Bay resident Vince Ditrich (left) is the drummer for the band Spirit of the West. On May 15 he was at the Quality Bayside Resort in Parksville to hear his band mate John Mann (right) perform with Allan Rodger. The heartfelt show featured selections from John’s solo album The Waiting Room which is a profound testament to the journey the singer took while he was sick with colorectal cancer from 2009 through 2011.

Nanoose Garden Club members Louise and Wayne Marsh loaded up their vehicle with all sorts of plants onMay 23 when the club hosted its annual plant sale. The sale generated $1500 and partial proceeds will be donated to the Nanoose Bay Library Centre where the group holds its monthly meetings. The public is welcome to the next garden club event, June 10. Avoiding the Summer Doldrums is at 1 p.m. at the Nanoose Community Centre.

89 year old Andy Ovington who resides at Trillium Lodge impressed his wife Lois after he reeled in the biggest trout of the day at the Fishing Forever event, May 29. Seniors from retirement homes in the community enjoyed a morning of fly fishing at the Coombs Country Camp Ground. Facilitated by the Parksville/Qualicum Fish and Game Club and volunteers, the program enables the elderly and disabled to delight in a day of fishing.

Skydive instructor Gord Gauvin (left) and his partner Allison Cooney (middle) are hoping to raise some money for the Angels Abreast Dragon Boat team. The pair operate Skydive Vancouver Island at the Qualicum Beach Airport. Their friend May Murphy (right) who is battling breast cancer is a member of the dragon boat team. From June 19 to 21, proceeds from each tandem jump will be donated to the breast cancer support group.

Keith Horton and his dog Kiwi were impressive in a dog agility demonstration held at a garden party fundraiser, May 29 at Arrowsmith Lodge and Cokely Manor in Parksville. Several canines mastered the obstacle course by leaping over jumps, running through tunnels and weaving through poles. Both young and old students of Sheila Keddy’s K9 camp proved that you can teach an old dog new tricks..

Several artists worked among the wildlife at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington, May 30. Michael Schutte was painting this picture of Paddington and Helen. The bear cubs are being rehabilitated at the centre and once the piece is finished it will be donated to NIWRC. A year ago the artist donated a painting of the centre’s famous bald eagle Sandor. Limited edition prints helped generate $2000 for the facility.

Submissions are welcome. Telephone Brenda Gough at 250-248-1188 or email: bgough@pqbnews.com

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DJ company diversifies into party games JESSICA SKELTON

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Craig McNeil and Katrina Cain want their business Drop the Needle Entertainment to be more than your average DJ service. So, in order to diversify, the couple has decided to add party games to the company’s list of offerings. “Craig and I like to be innovative,” said Cain, who has a background in event planning and an extensive knowledge of music. “We go against the grain.” She and McNeil, who previously worked as a DJ on the Island and the Mainland for 15 years, started their homebased business company in May 2013. While they cover an area ranging from Courtenay to Victoria, Cain said they do a majority of their business in Parksville during the Christmas party and wedding seasons. Things can be pretty slow throughout the rest of the year, however, which is exactly why the couple decided to expand their services. Party games, after all, don’t have a season. “It’s really a lot of fun,” said Cain, who added she and McNeil are themselves game enthusiasts. “We have more board games than anyone else on the planet,” said McNeil. For work, though, the couple leaves their board games at home and bring out more crowd-friendly options. For

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Craig McNeil, left, and Katrina Cain are diversifying their company Drop the Needle Entertainment to offer both traditional DJ services and party games.

example, there is Kamikaze Karaoke, in which participants spin a wheel to find out which song they have to sing and in which style they have to do it. They also have an adult version of Pictionary called Win, Booze or Draw; a battle of the sexes game known as Beauty vs. Brawn; and their own versions of music trivia, pop culture trivia and music bingo. For chil-

dren’s events, Cain and McNeil have a selection of family-friendly games. No matter what is played, however, McNeil said he and Cain really try to read the audience members in order to customize the entertainment. “People know what they want,” said McNeil, adding that it’s the DJ’s job to figure out what that is. “It comes down

to our knowledge (of music and pop culture).” “People want to hear music that reminds them of formative times in their life,” said Cain. “They have a strong emotional connection (to the music) … We try to tap into that.” Cain said that anyone can hire Drop the Needle Entertainment for game services, be it as a time filler at a wedding or the main event at a party. She said the company has also run family programs in the Comox Valley and would like to do similar work with the RDN. One of the main markets the couple is trying to break into, however, is local pubs. Cain said they are particularly currently soliciting on-going week-night game services at these venues, adding that such an attraction could help bring customers in on these traditionally slow nights. Of course, as they expand into this new territory, Cain said the company will need more staff. And while she said it isn’t an issue to teach someone how to use the DJ equipment, she did say all hopeful staff needs to know their music and how to read a crowd in order to qualify for a job. “You don’t want to be that person who screwed up their wedding,” she said. To learn more about Drop the Needle Entertainment, email info@dtne.ca.

Learning the pros and cons of closed-end funds

The closed-end fund shares many characteristics with its cousin, the open-ended mutual fund, but with some distinguishing differences. Once a closed-end fund has been issued and starts trading on the secondary market you can no longer purchase it through the issuing company. Instead you must find another investor who is willing to sell. And while a healthy secondary market does exist for most closed-end funds, the market is not highly liquid. Often they will trade at prices below their net asset values. This is not a good thing for

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funds can often be purchased at meaningful discounts. And if you do your homework you can find closed-end funds with annual redemption privileges at NAV. Closed-end funds can be particularly appealing for income oriented investors, since a lower purchase price means more income per dollar of investment. Plus an added bonus: some of them still benefit from income re-characterization, a significant tax advantage that our government has been trying to do away with through recent budget measures. (In a nutshell: in some cases, closed-end funds

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Bobbie Garnons-Williams loves comedy, and she wants to share that love with everyone. So, the WinterFest organizer has used her background in event planning to organize Bobbie’s Comedy Night in Qualicum Beach next week. “I wanted to bring some more fun and enjoyment to Qualicum Beach,” she said. This is actually the third night of laughs Garnons-Williams has put together in the area. She helped organize a show for the Parksville Lions nearly two years ago, which then gave her the idea to host her own show this past March. “That (idea for her own comedy event) was percolating for over a year,” she said. “I did a lot of background (research) before I hit the ground running.” Nearly 80 people attended the show earlier this year and Garnons-Williams

hopes the comedy night next week will draw an even bigger crowd. Headlining the event will be Vancouver-based funny man Matt Billon. While he dabbles in all styles of comedy, Billon said he mainly performs what he calls “insult comedy.” “You insult the audience and insult yourself,” he said. And while that might sound harsh, Billon said it’s never his intention to be mean. “My intention is always to make the crowd laugh,” he said, adding that he thinks everyone -- including comics -could use more comedy in their lives. “The one I’m talking to is laughing the hardest.” “He works the crowd really well,” said Garnons-Williams. Billon has a solid reputation that has landed him feature appearances and specials on CBC’s Madly Off In All Directions and The Debaters. He’s also written for This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and performed at Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival and XM Satellite Radio’s Laugh Attack. He has also started touring in the States. Alongside Billon, Victoria’s Myles Anderson will take the stage next week. See SHOW, page A31

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Bobbie Garnons-Williams is bringing “some more fun and enjoyment to Qualicum Beach” on June 6 with Bobbie’s Comedy Night.

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most like we don’t have to try.” Halliday has also been performing as Jackson for over a decade. He said that he chose to portray Jackson because he felt a connection to the artist’s songs and the songwriting. “Him (Jackson) and I are of the same mindset,” he said. Hillis, on the other hand, began performing as Brooks all the way back in 1998 after a friend suggested he try it. “I thought I’d give it a shot,” he said, adding that he had been doing tribute acts since 1996. See TRIBUTE, page A31

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The Old School House Arts Centre is thanking local residents for their loyalty to the Music on Sunday concert series with a sweet deal. This year, a season subscription to the Fall 2015 Music on Sunday series also includes the three Harvest of Music Festival concerts in the same low-price ticket. “We’ve always had repeat customers,” said TOSH music director Ron Hadley. “Why not give some benefit?” “It’s benefit with a capitol ‘B,’” he added. The two series are normally sold as separate subscriptions, with the Music on Sunday series having 12 concerts and the Harvest of Music Festival having three. Holders of the new combined season ticket, however, will gain entry to all 15 concerts for $157.50. Those who purchase a subscription also get to choose their

seat for the season. Hadley said the Harvest of Music workshops are not included in the subscription price. These must be purchased separately. The musical selection in the combined series focuses mainly on classical and jazz performed by both national and international musicians, starting with classical pianist Sara Davis Buechner on Sept. 20. Several other groups making the trek to Qualicum will be the Tom Keenlyside Quartet and the returning Rimsky-Korsakov String Quartet. There will also be a flamenco concert and demonstration set for Oct. 18 with guitarist Ruben Portillo, dancer Sandra Cisneros and percussionist Davide Sampaolo. “I’m really excited about all of them,” said Hadley. “These are top-flight professional musicians.” As usual, the Fall 2015 Music on Sunday concerts will be held on Sunday afternoons at 2:30 p.m. For the Harvest of Music shows, which in October, there will be a Friday evening concert and Saturday shows at noon and 2:30 p.m.

The Nanaimo Chamber Orchestra and its music director Karl Rainer are wrapping up their 2014/15 season this week with a concert at St. Anne St. Edmund Anglican Church. The concert, titled A Fine Harmony, will include Concerto Grosso V by Georg Händel, An English Suite by Hubert Parry, Day Dreams by Haydn Wood and Cançoneta by Joaquin Rodrigo. As par tradition, the NCO’s final

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show of the year will feature the winner of the Concerto Competition for Young Musicians as a guest soloist. This annual competition is hosted by the NCO to highlight the talents of music students from the Mid-Island region and to give the winner an opportunity to play with an orchestra, said a release from the group. This year’s winner, 10-year old flautist Uei-Young Jung, will perform Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 2 for flute and strings. Jung has studied flute for four years with Cindy Speelman at the Nanai-

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(September 13, 1925 to May 21, 2015) Robert Frederick Bagnall passed away peacefully at home on May 21st after a long and courageous battle with cancer with family and his loving wife Bettie at his side. Bob was predeceased by his first wife Natalie and his eldest son Marc. He is survived by Bettie (aka 99), his best pal and fun loving wife of 30 years; his sister Evelyn Mitchell; his children Brian (Liz) Linda and Sandra and his step-children Liz (Brian) Bob (Colleen) Dawn (Gord) Debbie (Wayne), as well as many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Bob was born in Qualicum Beach where he lived until he graduated from high school. After high school he joined the ROTC program and graduated as a Civil Engineer. Upon leaving the Army Bob pursued a career in Civil Engineering until retiring from Eatonâ€™s Canada in 1983. Bob and Bettie retired to Qualicum Beach where Bob pursued his passions of golf, gardening and woodworking. A Celebration of Life will take place from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday, June 20th at Eaglecrest Golf Club, 2035 West Island Highway, Qualicum Beach. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to either of Bobâ€™s two favourite charities; the Salvation Army or the SPCA. James (Jim) Yorke Downman November 28, 1930 â€“ May 12, 2015 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Jim Downman. Jim was born and raised in Duncan, where he formed lifelong friendships with many, including JohnLeighton and Pete McCulloch. He moved to Victoria in the 1950â€™s, where he met and married Lois Snider. Jim had a successful career in hardware sales. He worked for Mc & Mc, Black Brothers and later Payne Marine. For several years he had a successful partnership in Reliable Industrial Supplies. Jim, Lois and family lived on Diana Road, sharing many adventures and friendships through the years. Jim had many hobbies including camping, boating, fishing, gardening and bridge. Jim and Lois travelled to the USA, Mexico, Hawaii, England, New Zealand and Australia where Jim fulfilled a lifelong dream of snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. At 68 Jim and Lois relocated to Parksville, and enjoyed many happy years with family and friends. In his final years, Jim often said how lucky he was to have had such a long and happy life. Jim is survived by his loving wife, Lois, and children Debbie Guedes, Barb (Ian Talbot), Dave (Jamie Disbrow) and much loved grandson, Ian James. Also by, brother-in-law Jim Snider (Dianne), nephew Craig Mowbray and family, cousin Norma Carruthers and members of the Snider, Poole, Dick, Chiddell, and Lofting families. Jim was predeceased by his sisters Lorna Downman and Anne Mowbray. Special thanks to family, friends and caregivers for their support and kindness during Jimâ€™s recent struggle with Alzheimerâ€™s disease. A memorial service will be held at 1 pm on Sunday, July 12 in St. Peterâ€™s Anglican Church (5800 Church Rd, Duncan). In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Alzheimer Society. Condolences may be offered to the family at qbfuneralcentre@shaw.ca.

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Joe Pehowich Born September 2, 1923 in Mundare Alberta, passed away Tuesday May 26 2015 at Trillium Lodge in Parksville. Predeceased by his infant son David, Joe is survived by his wife Helen and his three sons Wayne (Patricia), Dan (Enid) and John (Laverne) and numerous loving grandchildren and great grandchildren. Railroading was a large part of Joeâ€™s life. Working for the CNR he began his career working as a telegraph operator on the prairies. After working in Alberta and BC he completed his career as Superintendent of Marine operations for the railway. Joe was very much a family man. Showing endless love to his wife Helen and raising three sons. He most certainly enjoyed raising a toast at a meal surrounded by his family and friends. The family is very thankful for the dedication of staff at Trillium Lodge, assisting Joe in his later years and tolerating his repeated requests for a shot of scotch to take with his medication.

A special thanks to Dr. Sulz for his caring manner and sharing his love of curling with Joe. A service was held at the Catholic Church of the Ascension on Monday, June 1.

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A life-long comedian, Anderson has performed stand-up since 2011. In 2013, he won the Blue Bridge comedy festival’s Best in Victoria comedy competition and in 2014 he appeared on the North West Comedy Fest doing shows with Mick Foley, Natasha Leggero and Judah Friedlander of 30 Rock. “I really enjoyed his comedy,” said Garnons-Williams, who called Anderson’s comedy intelligent and observational. Garnons-Williams will also partake in the show as emcee and a comic. Her first crack at making an audience laugh was during a talent show in her years at Qualicum Beach Middle School. Even though comedy eventually took a back seat when she returned to Canada several years ago after living aboard, she once again took the stage at her March event. While she had a full stand-up set at the last show, Garnons-Williams said she plans to keep her time short this go around since she hasn’t written too much material since March. “I want them (the audience) to be satisfied,” she explained, saying she wants to keep the

show as fresh as possible. So, in order to round out the night, Garnons-Williams has invited new talent Peter Hudson from Nanaimo to perform. The show will take place at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre on June 6 at 7:30 p.m. The night will also include a cash bar and 50/50 draw hosted by the Parksville Lions. Tickets are $20 in advance and are available at Arbutus Emporium in Qualicum, Soak Essentials in Parksville, online at bobbiescomedynight.com or by phone at 1-877-808-2333. They are also available at the door for $25. The five extra dollars from those tickets purchased at the door will be donated to the Parksville Lion’s Venture Land Playground, Garnons-William said. For those who buy their tickets in advance, there will also be an opportunity to donate to the same cause at the show. “Any opportunity to raise funds for the park is fantastic,” Garnons-William said, adding that she hopes to continue to keep a charitable aspect to her comedy shows in the future. “I definitely like the warm and fuzzies,” she said.

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When it comes to becoming a good tribute artist, Hillis said that “lots of experience is probably key” as there are a lot of things to learn along the way. According to Halliday, tribute artists need to focus on perfecting sound, music, costumes and movement in order to stay as close to the actual artist as possible. That way, an audience has the “chance to see as close to the real artist without having to pay the big money,” he said. That being said, not everything is true-tolife in a tribute performance. Sometimes, a performers’ own personality filters into the interpretation. “I tend to be more energetic than Alan Jackson,” Halliday admitted, saying Jackson tends to stay close to the mic during his shows. However, Hillis said personal touches don’t negatively affect a performance. “It’s all about attitude,” he said. “You’re selling it.” “People aren’t dumb,” he added. “You’re not pulling the wool over their eyes.” This isn’t the first time in Parksville for any of the performers; all three acts were part of the Vancouver Island International Tribute Festival

over the past two years. “They were really well received (at the Tribute Festival),” said Hall. For the show at the legion, however, the artists get to really show off their chops. The legion show will be spilt into three separate concerts, Hall said, with each artist playing a 40 minute set. There will be a brief intermission between each act. “It will be a good time,” said Hillis. The Tribute to Country Music Greats show will be at Parksville’s Royal Canadian Legion, Br. #49 — Mt. Arrowsmith on on Saturday, June 13. Doors will open at 6 p.m., at which time both the kitchen and bar will be open. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance at the Legion bar or $35 at the door. Ticket holders will be automatically be entered into a two draws, each for a pair of tickets to any show at the Legion between now and December. All proceeds from the night will go towards the restoration of the Arbutus Grove Reform Church.

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