Comox Valley Record, June 09, 2015

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TUESDAY, June 9, 2015

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NEWS Suzuki wows crowd in Comox

Canadian icon David Suzuki addressed oceans, climate change and other topics concerning the environment before a packed house Wednesday at the Comox Community Centre.

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Quadders fall down embankment

A quadding accident Saturday afternoon near Comox Lake sent two people to hospital after the pair was found over an embankment about 50 feet below a popular logging road.

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ARTS

Country music tribute show Tributes to Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks and The Judds on tap at the Courtenay Legion Friday.

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Armi Grano plays for jazz society

The Georgia Straight Jazz Society presents Armi Grano, with Mike Eddy on piano, John Hyde on bass and Bill Street on drums, this Thursday.

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SPORTS

Levins smashes Canadian record

Cam Levins took 16 seconds off the old Canadian standard and 20 seconds off his personal best in the 10,000-metre run at the Nike Prefontaine Classic.

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Sharks host best young swimmers

The Comox Valley Aquatic Club Sharks recently hosted a celebration of competition for the Island’s best 10 & Under swimmers.

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This year more than 100 CARSTAR locations across Canada will take part in the Soaps It Up fundraiser. As part of CARSTAR Courtenay’s ongoing commitment to support its community, 100 per cent of the funds raised during the fundraiser will be donated to CF Canada. People can participate by purchasing a ticket at CARSTAR Courtenay now or at the event for a minimum donation of $5.

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David Suzuki addressed a crowd Wednesday at the Comox Community Centre, part of his province-wide Celebrating Coastal Connections tour.

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Suzuki wows crowd in Comox ■ Scott Stanfield scott.stanfield @comoxvalleyrecord.com

Canadian icon David Suzuki addressed oceans, climate change and other topics concerning the environment before a packed house Wednesday at the Comox Community Centre, included in a tour of Vancouver Island, Northern B.C. and Haida Gwaii.

Dubbed Celebrating Coastal Connections, the 12-day tour draws on the history of work, activism and friendship that Suzuki — and the foundation named after him — has with B.C.’s coastal communities.

It also highlights the need for creative and quick responses from communities to address climate change and other environmental challenges, in light of shellfish die-offs, low snow packs, pine beetle devastation and altered growing seasons. Also locally, warm temperatures in the Puntledge River are endangering the run of chinook salmon.

“For over 20 years, the scientists

have been saying, ‘The evidence is in. mean ... what’s it going to take to conClimate change is happening, we’re vince us it’s happening? We’ve got to causing it.’ But there’s still a lot of get on with solutions. But everybody’s denial,” Suzuki, host of the long-run- got to come on board and say, ‘This is ning CBC series The Nature of Things, what we have to do’.” said in an interview. “This is a world Suzuki also weighed in on arguwe’ve created.” ments that claim Feeling the need deforestation is a Now, you can’t tell for a different angle major contributor to to spread the mes- me that when you take a flooding, an ongoing sage about climate tree that’s 150, 300 years local problem. change, Suzuki old, and cut it down and “Deforestation asked researchis a part of it,” he er/filmmaker Ian put three seedlings in the said. “The best carMauro to make a ground, that that’s replacing bon capture and film that depicts this 300-year-old tree. storage we have ordinary British are trees. When we David Suzuki Columbians such are deforesting by as fishermen and clear cutting, we’re foresters who work removing one of the outside to demonstrate that climate most effective things there is. Now, change is happening. The film preced- you can’t tell me that when you take ed his talk. a tree that’s 150, 300 years old, and Before Wednesday’s event, he said cut it down and put three seedlings in Mauro had interviewed a local shell- the ground, that that’s replacing this fish aquaculture operator who lost 300-year-old tree. millions last year because of carbonic “Basically, we’re reducing the caracid. bon sink. And often much of that for“The ocean’s getting more acidic, est is burned, liberating carbon, so it’s and shellfish can’t form their shells a part of the problem.” when it’s acidic,” Suzuki said. “So I See SUZUKI, Page 7

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The rear of the Salvation Army’s Ryan Road thrift store was left in a mess over the weekend with household donations strewn around the premises.

“People are rummaging through it and making a huge mess,” community ministries director Brent Hobden said. “They’re taking what they want and basically throwing stuff all over the place.”

Salvaged items will be sorted and sold but damaged items will end up at the landfill, which costs money.

“It kind of hurts in a couple different ways,” Hobden said. “The end result is the Salvation Army isn’t able to offer as many programs and services that we normally would.”

He said the organization spends about $60,000 a year discarding garbage and items that cannot be sold.

Until the weekend, the Sally Ann had no problem at the Ryan Road store, but it now appears a volunteer is needed to help with weekend donations, as is the case at its Kilpatrick location. At that thrift store, a camera system videotapes what’s happening behind the building.

“We’ve noticed people going dumpster diving into our metal recycling bins,” Hobden said.

“There’s a huge risk involved in that.”

Hobden implores the public to send donations during working hours “so that we can treat their donation with the proper respect it is due.”

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Comox Valley toys with 30C mark; barely misses record high so far - it didn’t break a record.

But it came oh so very close.

At the Comox weather station, Sunday’s maximum temperature came in at 29.3C - just .1C shy of the highest temperature recorded in 1948 (weather records began in 1945).

The normal for this time of the year is 19C. The highest recorded temperature in the month was 34.4C on June 9, 1969.

Temperatures will be warm with no reprieve from the sun in sight, with highs predicted

■ Erin Haluschak erin.haluschak @comoxvalleyrecord.com

If the Comox Valley felt hotter than usual this weekend, that’s because temperatures soared up to 10 degrees higher than normal.

And while the temperature Sunday rose significantly - it was the hottest day this June

to range between 24C to 21C through the weekend.

While there is no campfire ban in the Coastal Fire Centre yet, fire information officer Donna MacPherson said she asks the public to be cautious with any outdoor fire, particularly with the hot, dry weather.

“This time of the year with the weather being the way it is, we are constantly monitoring the situation. We can’t take a risk; (the ban) can come into effect anytime.”

She added while the centre

tries to give the public about three days notice if a ban does happen, she noted it can be initiated as quickly as one day.

“We don’t want to wait if the factors indicate we need a prohibition.”

While there currently are not any wildfires burning on the

Island, the fire danger rating for mid-Vancouver Island sits at high, which means new fires may start easily, burn vigorously and challenge fire suppression efforts.

For up-to-date information on the rating and any bans which may come into effect, visit BCWildfire.ca

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Conservation projects approved The Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) announced that it will fund the K’ómoks First Nation to study genetic diversity in local summer chinook stocks.

The results of this work will help support chinook in the Puntledge River watershed.

This is one of seven local projects approved for funding by the FWCP’s Coastal Region Board in the Puntledge River watershed this year.

Two other hands-on fish projects will also receive FWCP funds and should bring almost immediate benefits to local fish including the endangered Morrison Creek lamprey. One project will improve fish passage for salmonids and other species at Morrison Creek near Courtenay, and the other will improve the habitat and function of the K’ómoks estuary.

“Angling and aquaculture are very important to our region’s economic health. Anglers, both local and those drawn from afar, fish the Puntledge River and its estuaries,” said Comox Valley MLA Don McRae. “The work the K’ómoks will carry out from this funding will help sustain salmon runs in our local rivers and streams so future generations of anglers can enjoy this wonderful natural resource.”

The FWCP also approved funds that will go towards purchasing land along Perseverance Creek, southwest of Cumberland.

This land purchase will help conserve some of the remaining wetland and riparian habitat

in the watershed and protect local salmon habitat.

Together, seven projects will receive more than $413,000 from the FWCP, which conserves and enhances fish and wildlife impacted

by BC Hydro dams. Learn more about the projects at fwcp.ca/ These projects get underway this spring and conclude by early 2016. They are among 41 projects approved by the FWCP-Coastal Region Board, which will provide approximately $2 million in projects this year.

The board, which includes First Nations, public stakeholders, BC Hydro, the Province of BC and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, funds projects that align with its watershed and action plans.

“Each project we approve for funding aligns with our local Action Plans, and goes through a technical review before being reviewed by our Board members who make the final decisions,” says FWCP manager Trevor Oussoren.

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Rescue workers extricate one of two ATV riders after their vehicle went over an embankment near Comox Lake.

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Quadding accident sends pair to hospital ■ Erin Haluschak erin.haluschak @comoxvalleyrecord.com

A quadding accident Saturday afternoon near Comox Lake sent two people to hospital after the pair was found over an embankment about 50 feet below a popular logging road.

Craig Windley, assistant fire chief for Cumberland Fire Rescue, said the quad rolled about another 150 feet down the bank, and extrication was required for one female patient.

“Our crew extricated them up to BC Ambulance. We used the basket stretcher on the one patient and got her up as quickly as we could,” he told CTV Vancouver Island.

The accident happened around 2 p.m. on a logging road above Comox Lake. Windley explained the pair was riding on one quad, and believes they got too close to the side of the

road, which pulled the riders into the ditch.

The quadders were riding with another group who returned to find them.

“They were looking for them, and the male patient had made himself up the bank and he was up on top and we only had to extricate the female patient out,” added Windley.

“It was a very steep slope - we had to use low-slope rescue. We sent two guys down and put them in the basket stretcher and used our ropes to bring them back up.”

He said the female patient was heavily injured and was airlifted from the scene. The male patient was taken away by ambulance to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Comox.

Windley said the accident serves as a reminder for those using the popular quadding road to be cautious.

“All we can ask is they slow down, stay to their side of the road, and have respect for other vehicles because there’s lots of vehicles that travel this road this time of the year.”

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In the bustling core of the nation’s capital rests an island of reflection and honour.

The National War Memorial sits on a small plaza surrounded by traffic, in the shadow of parliament.

At its base, on the north side, rests the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The tomb holds the remains of an unidentified Canadian soldier who died in France during World War I. Members of the Canadian Armed Forces recently returned to sentry duty for the 2015 National Sentry Program season. One of those sentries guarding the tomb is a local sailor from Courtenay, Leading Seaman Jeffrey Allam.

LS Allan is a proud member of ship’s company of Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver which is home-ported in Esquimalt.

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Suzuki: Blue Dot movement growing Continued from Page 3 On a lighter note, Suzuki was impressed with the number of “white haired” people in the gym at the community centre.

“That’s great. I go to the gym in Vancouver and they’re all young guys pumping iron.”

The tour started Monday in Nanaimo. It has so far sold out in each stop.

“But the thing that’s exciting to me, here we are, we’re in K’ómoks territory and the audience is predominantly white. I love that. One of the big reserves in Vancouver is the Musqueam Reserve, and there are non-natives living on their land — they’ve got 99-year leases — and there is like a gulf between them. It’s as if there’s a fence separating them. So I’m delighted to see there’s a mixture here.”

After the Island portion of his tour, Suzuki ventures to Bella Bella, Smithers, Kitimat, Prince Rupert, Masset and Skidegate. Schools participate through art projects about students’ connections to their coastal homes.

Suzuki implores communities to support the Blue Dot movement to protect Canada’s environment. He said Richmond was the first municipality to pass a declaration.

“We now have 53,” he told the crowd. “Let’s hope for a wave that keeps building.”

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Rather than making broad-based, sweeping recommendations that are more a state of mind, the report makes nearly 100 specific action points aimed at such things as helping aboriginal people recapture their culture, educating the general population about the country’s aboriginal heritage, and creating government policies and programs designed to enhance our understanding of the importance of that heritage and the distinctiveness of Canada’s aboriginal people.

The phrase “cultural genocide” was used to describe the systematic removal of aboriginal children from their homes and families and the residential school system’s abhorrent strategy of “taking the Indian out of the child.”

It was an attempt to sever the cultural connection that saw aboriginal elders and heads of families pass on their language and other traditional heritage to younger generations.

Quebec and its uniqueness in this country are recognized as an integral part of Canada’s heritage and cultural makeup. The same recognition must be afforded Canada’s First Nations. Fortunately, work has begun, little by little, to acknowledge aboriginal distinctiveness in Canadian life.

Righting past wrongs will take more than simply throwing money at the problem of residual anger and shame over residential school abuses.

It will take further inclusionary practices and action by individuals just as much as by governments.

Rather than asking, “What does this have to do with me?” or stating, “It wasn’t my ancestors who did that,” we all need to ask ourselves, “What can I do personally to change the way I feel about and interact with aboriginal people in my community?”

It starts with systemically re-imagining the relationship between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people on a personal, individual level. It’s about treating all people as fellow human beings, free of judgment, with respect and compassion. It’s something we can all do, regardless of what government policies may be enacted in the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s work.

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Stolen children. Outlawed language and traditions. Crushed sacred and ancient cultures. Abuse. Neglect.

A sadistic government policy to kill the Indian in the child.

The heart breaking and damning report by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission delivered in Ottawa Tuesday culminates six years of examining the notorious residential school system that endured from 1883 to 1986 and which is, without doubt, the most glaring scar on Canada’s historical record.

Known in the 19th century by the buzz word “assimilation”, Canada’s Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin had a 21st century phrase for it: cultural genocide.

The whole insidious idea was the brainchild of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald after a study of industrial schools for aboriginal children in the U.S. where “aggressive civilization” was the political approach.

European settlers had brought with them the notion that their society was superior. The mentality that defined the glory days of the British Empire or achievements of other European nations underscored that sense of domination.

It wasn’t much of a leap for them to see aboriginals as “savage”, “ignorant” and in need of being “civilized”

than 6,000 survivors came forward to speak before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The Commission report listed 94 recommendations addressing issues like child welfare, education including the history and legacy of residential schools, youth programs, health, protection of language and culture, equity in society and law, and adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as the framework for reconciliation. The Commission also calls for museums, provincial archives and vital statistics agencies to collect all records of aboriginal children in residential schools and make them available to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in the University of Manitoba.

How much attention the Harper government will pay to all the recommendations remains to be seen but there is no doubt the dark legacy of residential schools affects everyone.

This isn’t only an aboriginal issue; it’s a Canadian dilemma.

Never again should that expression, ‘just indian’ define Aboriginal Peoples. They are, as they have always been, a vibrant, resourceful, colourful, and unique people. Their language, customs, traditions, and beliefs are born of profound insights and ancient wisdom handed down in oral stories.

Through their cultural lens is a unique understanding of the world we all share.

Margaret Evans is a columnist for the Chilliwack Progress, a Black Press publication

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in their image. That translated into removing children from parents, villages, culture, language, and tradition and isolating them to the point of outlawing the use of their language (the only language they knew) and ancient customs. They were subjected to a policy of “aggressive assimilation” taught at church-run, government-funded boarding schools where attendance by all aboriginal children was mandatory.

It’s unbelievable this went on for over a century. Children were literally ripped away from their families.

And, by the stats and facts, the fallout from this policy defies belief.

The odds of children dying in school were 1 in 25 and, in the early years, 1 in 2. In total there were 139 schools, 60 per cent of which were run by the Roman Catholic Church. Some 150,000 First Nation, Metis, and Inuit children were forced through this system and at least 6,000 of them died. Schools didn’t have playgrounds. They had cemeteries. All the children who died because of smallpox, measles, ‘flu, or tuberculosis or other conditions ended up buried in unmarked graves. Many parents were never told what happened. Nor did they know of the constant and systemic sexual, physical, and emotional abuse their children suffered.

Former students who did survive number 80,000 but their shattered lives have defined their existence.

The influence of residential schools became intergenerational as trauma and stigma haunted them. More

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Art: Pearl Ellis Gallery in Comox presents:“WEST COAST RENDITIONS” a SHOW & SALE

by CHARLOTTE DEPTFORD” June 2-21. Open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 1- 4 p.m., Closed Monday. Free admission. Located at 1729 Comox Ave. FMI and to see a virtual gallery of the current show go to pearlellisgallery.com ALEX WALTON: The World According to Alex Walton at Studio B Gallery in Cumberland (2704 Dunsmuir Ave.).

DENMAN SUMMER GALLERY: Paintings: Line, Colour and Form by Josephine Fletcher. May 30-June 12.

Theatre: GINGER GOODWIN - As part of the 30th annual Miners’ Memorial Weekend, Nanaimo’s professional theatre company TheatreOne will present a special staged reading of The Ginger Goodwin Story - a new play by Michael Stephen on Thursday, June 18 at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland United Church. $5 to $10 sliding scale admission WEST SIDE STORY - July CYMC Musical Theatre presents “West Side Story” at Sid Williams Theatre Tuesday, July 14 to Saturday, July 18.

7:30 p.m. nightly and 2 p.m. matinée July 18. Tickets: $26 evenings, $24 matinée Sid Williams Ticket Centre, sidwilliamstheatre.com 250338-2430 ext. 1. Recommended for ages 7+. The iconic Jerome Robbins Broadway musical based on “Romeo and Juliet,” with some of the greatest music ever written for the stage, breathtaking dancing and a riveting story. This is one show you will NOT want to miss.

Calendar: Tuesday, June 9

Euchre - Comox Seniors Centre, 1801 Beaufort Ave. We play eight games of euchre for about two hours and 15 minutes. $1 of the $1.25 entry fee is returned in prizes. Those wishing to play on an ongoing basis after a week or two of playing will

require a membership. This is only $30 per annum and as a member will cover many other activities as well.

Wednesday, June 10 FOLK RESIDENCY - Sam Hurrie and Doug Cox have reunited, and they’ve made the Cumberland Hotel their new Wednesday night home. The music starts at 7:30.

FRIDAY, JUNE 12 Country greats impersonated - Courtenay Legion Br#17 is presenting Tribute to Country Music Greats. Featuring spot-on impersonations of The Judds, Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks.

The show will be in the upper Legion Hall. Advance tickets available at Courtenay Legion Lounge, Laughing Oyster Book Store or Call Marjorie Walters at 250-335-0656.

SENIORS DANCE - Come join us downstairs in the Rotary Hall for a great evening of Live Music. REISS VINK will be there to get your toes a tapping!

Dancing is from 7:30-10:30 with bar service (our usual coffee and cookie break will be at 9 p.m.).

Evergreen members are $7 at the door and non-members are $9. FMI call the Filberg office at 250-338-1000.

FRESH FEST - The BC Shellfish & Seafood Festival kicks off in style on June 12, with Fresh Fest - a Seafood Feast and Concert In The Park. Three-course meal and three bands, $25. Visit bcshellfishfestival.com for ticket information

Saturday, June 13 BAKE SALE - Cumberland Legion Garage and Bake Sale 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 2770 Dunsmuir Ave. Cumberland.

Sunday, June 14 OUTDOOR CONCERT - The Comox Valley Concert Band takes its show to the seaside, 2 p.m. at the Comox Marina Park.

This year the band will share the green with the Powell River Wind Ensemble who will visit the Valley for this joint concert.

Both groups will perform independently, followed by a mass band spectacular featuring arrangements of Danny Boy, the United Nations March and the Teddy Bear’s Picnic. Admission by donation.

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Addictions column fails to explain cause of condition

Dear editor, Re: College Corner: Addiction issues affect us all (June 2 Comox Valley Record).

The claim that addiction is a “disease” does not explain how this condition is caused. If addiction or sustained substance abuse is similar to a disease, why does it affect only a minority of Canadians? Recent research gives us some answers.

Longitudinal studies track children from infancy to adulthood and show that certain people are more likely to abuse tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs.

One of the more comprehensive studies by Dr. Terrie Moffitt and her associates tracked 1,000 New Zealanders from childhood to age 32.

They found that those with measurable levels of low self-control have an elevated risk for substance dependence – even after accounting for their social class and IQ. The study authors wrote in 2011 that the relationship “between self-control and substance dependence was verified by people whom study members had nominated as informants who knew them well. As adults, children with poor self-control were rated by their informants as having alcohol and drug problems.”

Canadian and U.S. studies have replicated the same findings: children from families where self-control is not taught are more likely to engage in high-risk behaviour. They also have poorer health and educational outcomes.

Rather than stigmatizing those who struggle to maintain acceptable levels of drug consumption by referring to

them as having a “disease,” perhaps drug and alcohol counsellors should direct their energy into developing proactive strategies aimed at parental training which focuses on developing self-control from infancy through to the teen years. Otherwise, they are treating the symptoms of low self-control, rather than its causes.

John Anderson, PhD Criminology Department Vancouver Island University Nanaimo

Scrutiny into GE Purchasing Policy debate

Dear editor, In reporting on the Courtenay council debate to explore a GE Free Purchasing Policy, a few details deserve further scrutiny.

The executive of the CV Farmers’ Institute wrote, admitting that the Farmers’ Institute, as a whole, has decided it would not take a stand on genetically modified produce or products.

Still, the writers go on to make a vague reference to “far-reaching consequences” - which kind of looks like taking a stand. And given how the mayor reflected on the letter publicly, that’s how he took it, too. Then, while invoking the strength of the organization, the letter is signed off only as “expressing the views of the executive” – not the 100 or more members, as the mayor suggested.

Of the 445-500 farms here in the Comox Valley, the few farmers who grow GE corn locally are not prohibited from continuing their practice under the proposed purchasing policy.

The vast majority – well over 400 - of other conventional and organic farm-

ers who do not rely on genetic engineering technology could, however, benefit from the proposed policy, since buying local is the easiest way to ensure GE free produce and products.

Is that a far-reaching consequence that is bad or is it actually good for our local economy?

Courtenay taxpayers’ share of the Comox Valley Economic Development Society (CVEDS) budget is about $400,000 a year. CVEDS prioritizes agriculture, promotes a green and clean environment, and highlights the growing organic sector. The economics of having policies which complement each other is the smart way to govern.

The use of our tax dollars for a GE Free Purchasing Policy would help make the big CVEDS price tag worthwhile. The sky isn’t falling. It’s opening up with opportunity.

Ronna-Rae Leonard Courtenay

Comox councillors disappoint

Dear editor, My oh my. Why did we ever vote for all of you? Thinking you’d listen to us taxpayers... I can’t believe why your generation thinks like you do. We, the older ones who raised the likes of you, are sure disappointed in how you have turned out. We did without, went to war and gave up a lot for you so we could all have peace and listen to one another. And this how you show us how grateful you are.

We don’t want that monstrosity in our beautiful Comox. Look at what you let get built towards the waterfront. It still isn’t fully occupied.

Listen to your people Not the hungry money grabbers. Do something right for a change.

D. Craigie Comox

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Family of Strangers In this humanity, In which we all live, We are all a part of each other.

What a wonderful world we will inherit, When we recognize ourselves When we meet.

-Don Malcolm When Debbie Craig climbs Mount Kilimanjaro later on this year, she’ll be doing it for a client - and a friend.

Debbie first met Don Malcolm on a professional level.

She offers respite care for families of Alzheimer’s patients. Don was diagnosed with the debilitating disease in 2008.

“We have a mutual friend who knew I was working with somebody with Alzheimer’s already,” explains Debbie. “When Delores and Don decided to add another friend to the mix, Janet [the mutual friend] heard about

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Don. Debbie spends up to 12 hours each week with Don, He was present during the interview, but not altofreeing up time for his partner, Delores Broten, to carry gether involved. out her duties as the editor of the Watershed Sentinel.

He sat patiently, sometimes listening to the conversaIt is funded through Island Health’s Choice in Sup- tion, sometimes gazing around the room. ports for Independent Living program.

He would participate when called Delores says CSIL is a practical option upon, but often had to be reminded of It’s so bitterly unfair, for their situation. what was being said.

“VIHA (Island Health) also offers because Don was such an At other times he would rap his this thing where they have case work- intelligent person, and fingers on the table, sigh heavily, or ers rotating around, but for dementia simply look over at Delores and smile. care that is not very useful, because you now he is using every “The Don I first met, he is gone,” have a different person showing up all ounce of that intelligence, says Debbie. “He has become more the time... But we got this CSIL fund- every day, to deal with this child-like – more afraid.” ing and everything has been ... running situation.

Debbie alleviates some of Don’s smoother.” fear.

Delores Broten Having a consistent routine is one of “We get along well together,” says the most widely accepted care suggesDon. “We never run away on each tions made by experts in the disease. A other. She doesn’t scare me.” rotation of different caregivers can be confusing for the Fear and Alzheimer’s go hand in hand. Alzheimer’s is patient. Confusion can lead to fear – a common emotion a frightening disease for those who have it, and frightof Alzheimer’s patients. ening for those they love.

“When I met Don two years ago, he was a very differ“I remember going to a workshop really early on ent person,” says Debbie. “He was already well into the maybe a year after diagnosis - and I just cried the whole disease, but we could still, sometimes, have philosophi- time. I don’t think I leaned a thing, because I was so cal conversations.” busy crying,” recalls Delores.

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“There are so many things that make it [frightening]. For a couple, the fact that with almost anything else, you can share it, but this is so unbearably lonely, because you can’t actually share the process with the person you love.

It’s the unfairness of it all that is so frustrating.

“The wiping out of the intelligence is [frightening]. So many people talk about how horrible it is - the wiping out of the intelligence. It’s so bitterly unfair, because Don was such an intelligent person, and now he is using every ounce of that intelligence, every day, to deal with this situation.”

When Debbie Craig first came across the Ascent for Alzheimer’s website (ascentbc.ca), she was sure it was a sign.

“Many years ago, my brother and I discussed climbing Kilimanjaro and it never happened, but I figured I should accomplish this before I turn 50,” she explains. “I feel like I am running out of time with that goal – I only have a year to go. So I started doing research and almost immediately, the Ascent for Alzheimer’s site came up. It’s been going for (18) years but I had never heard of it. As soon as I saw what it was all about, I immediately felt that I was going to accomplish my ‘before 50’ goal.”

Ascent for Alzheimer’s is a unique fundraising initiative for the Alzheimer Society of B.C. Every person on the Ascent team has committed to raise a minimum of $10,000 for the society.

Ascent for Alzheimer’s is an annual fundraising challenge and has attracted hundreds of participants in its 18-year history, including former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell, who did the Ascent in 1999.

Debbie has promised Don that she will read his poem (Family of Strangers) at the top of Kilimanjaro.

“He knows. He remembers that. We talk about it a lot. It’s a message that Don wants people to hear and this is one more way I can get that message out.”

Fundraising efforts

Debbie will spend much of the summer fundraising for her ascent, including a special Alzheimer’s Awareness event at the Comox Mall this weekend.

“We are having a bake sale on Friday and Saturday. We have invited a number of different organizations that provide services that people with Alzheimer’s and families of Alzheimer’s patients might be interested in. The mall has given us access to ... pretty much as many (tables) as we want, which was very generous of them.”

Anyone interested in setting up a table for the event can contact Debbie at (250-465-8091).

They will also accept baked goods as donations for the bake sale.

Debbie will also be selling raffle tickets for an iPad Air. Tickets for the iPad raffle are $2 apiece and the draw will be made Sunday.

There is also a special fundraising dinner and dance at the Mex Pub on June 20. A $20 ticket will get a burger and drink. There will

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Photos: Front page and Page 10, Debbie Craig (blonde) spends 12 hours a week with Delores Broten and Don Malcolm. Above; Don and Debbie have a “selfie” moment. be silent auction items available, as well as a 50/50 draw and one of Don’s favourite bands, Flying Debris, will provide the entertainment.

The bond

As a caregiver, Debbie must carefully cradle her emotions, never losing grasp of her primary purpose for her relationship with Don and Delores.

She says it’s not always easy.

“I have had to really work on my emotions around Don. Sometimes I feel that I am becoming too personally connected, and I have to step back and remind myself that I can’t help him if I am too emotional. So I get myself grounded, and I regroup and approach the situation with a little more strength.”

She doesn’t deny there are moments of doubt, as to why she does what she does. She has been working with Alzheimer’s patients for more than five years and with a disease such as Alzheimer’s, there never is a happy ending.

The best one can hope for is to offer comfort and to help ease the pain – the pain that is present, and the pain that’s to come.

“Sometimes I do wonder what I am doing; why am I allowing myself to set myself up for loss?” says Debbie. “But just like anybody who does anything in life that has the reward of helping and bringing something to people’s lives, it makes it worthwhile. I know that I bring a lot to Don’s life, but I think what I am doing for Delores, that’s the most important part. She needs to have the confidence that someone is looking after Don who cares, and that Don feels safe; that Don is doing OK.” And what about when the time comes for Delores to relinquish her respite duties? Is that where this relationship ends?

Professionally, yes. But this one has developed into something far more personal.

“Delores will be my friend forever,” says Debbie. “And Don, even when the time comes for him to go to a care home, and my services are no longer required, I will be going to visit him, out of my love and friendship for him. We have bonded. We are kindred spirits. It’s something that was there the very first day. I knew we would always be friends.”

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Our Corporate Sponsors: West Jet and Reliable Autobody The fabulous entertainers: The Kumugwe Dance group, Anela Kahiamoe, Azucena Flamenco Dance Group and The Axe Capoeira group.

Thank you to all of the servers and other volunteers including the St. Peter’s Youth Group.

And of course the fundraising business Donors: 40 Knots Winery, Advanced Property Management , Alberni Outpost, ABC Printing, Atlas Café, Avenue Bistro, Blackfin Pub, BNI Olympic Gold, BodyNetix Professional Fitness Training, Booster Juice, Boston Pizza, Broken Spoke, Bulk Barn, Butcher’s Block, Cedar Therapeutic Massage, Central Builders, Cinnsational, City of Courtenay, Codes Country Lanes, Cumberland Village Bakery, Curves, Crown Isle, Delicados, Early Bird Café, Edible Island, Extreme Runners, Grape Expectations, Helena Jung, Home Depot, Iris Optical, Laughing Oyster, Long & McQuade, Maria Lynn Johnson, Martine’s Bistro, Medicine Shoppe, Onethirtythree, Portugese Joe’s, Potter’s Place, Quality Foods, Rattan Place, Razzamataz, Ricky’s Grill, Rusty Rooster, Second Page Books, Shamrock Veterinary Clinic, Shar-On’s Fashion, Shoe-Biz, Signature Oil & Vinegar, Simon’s Cycles, Slegg Lumber, South Hollow Gallery, Sunrise Vet, Sweet Surprise Bakery, Westerly Hotel, White Whale, Wine Cottage, Thrifty’s, Toscanos, Town of Comox, Trousers, Uniglobe Travel, Uptown Yarns, Van Isle Veterinary Hospital, Valley West Autohaus, Wade’s Autoworks, Walmart, Your Dollar Store with More, Prime Chophouse, Hollis Wealth.

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Three all-star country music acts are coming to Courtney this week … well, almost.

Aaron Halliday will perform as Alan Jackson in a tribute show to country stars at the Courtenay Legion, Friday, June 12.

Steve Hillis as Garth Brooks and Candy Little and Darla Cooper as The Judds will also perform in the show, dubbed A Tribute to Country Music Greats.

All three acts have plenty of experience with their tributes.

Cooper and Little, who both have day-jobs with the B.C. government, started their tribute act in 2000 at a contest held at the legion in Victoria.

Neither had any experience prior to that gig, but that didn’t hold them back.

“We were both huge fans of the Judds,” said Little. “It’s almost 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.

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

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Aaron Halliday will perform as Alan Jackson at the Courtenay Legion. real artist without having to pay the big money,” he said.

That being said, not everything is true-to-life in a tribute performance.

Sometimes, a performer’s 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.”

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“People aren’t dumb,” he added.

“You’re not pulling the wool over their eyes.”

The Legion show will be split 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.

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.

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Triple bill of authors featured at final Fat Oyster session of the season This month’s Fat Oyster Reading Series, the last before the summer, is featuring three dynamic award-winning authors on Wednesday, June 10 at the Fanny Bay Hall.

Established author Cynthia Flood has been called “one of 10 Canadian women writers you need to read now,” by the CBC. Her fourth collection of short stories, Red Girl Rat Boy was named Best Fiction for 2013 by Quill & Quire, and January Magazine, and Best Short Fiction by the Globe & Mail. She was long-listed for the Frank O’Connor Short Story Award.

Renée Sarojini Saklikar has recently

authored Children of Air India, which won the 2014 Canadian Authors Literary Award for poetry, and the 2014 Dorothy Livesay BC Book Prize.

The work is part of a “life-long poem” entitled thecanadaproject, which includes poetry, fiction and essays.

Saklikar is a mentor and instructor for Simon Fraser University’s writing and publishing program, and is co-founder of a new poetry reading series at the university.

Saklikar trained as a lawyer with a degree in English literature. Her work on thecanadaproject is about our sense of place, identity and language.

Fanny Bay’s own Judy LeBlanc won the 2015 Islands Short Fiction award, for her work, Senanus Island.

LeBlanc was long-listed for the 2013 CBC Short Story prize and won the 2012 Antigonish Review’s Sheldon Currie Fiction contest.

The evening will begin with three young aspiring Grade 11 and 12 writers from the Comox Valley.

This Fat Oyster reading will be on Wednesday, June 10 at 7 p.m. at the Fanny Bay Hall. Doors open at 6:30.

The cost is by donation at the door. For more information visit the Fanny Bay Hall website at bit.ly/1zHWBGD

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Armi Grano plays for the Georgia Strait Jazz Society Thursday.

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GSJS comes full circle with Grano Malcolm Holt Special to The Record

Georgia Straight Jazz Society will be celebrating its 10th anniversary later this year, and we’re planning a series of super special events throughout the Thursday night season, beginning in September.

As an early start to those events, we are privileged to invite jazz vocalist Armi Grano back to our stage. This is a “back to the future” moment for us, since Armi was the first featured singer back at the very beginning, and it’s with great pleasure that we’re able to lure her to Courtenay from Mexico for this special concert this Thursday at The Avalanche Bar. Show time is 7:30 p.m.

Backing Grano will be Mike Eddy on piano, John Hyde on bass and Bill Street on drums.

Grano is one of Vancouver’s premier jazz song stylists and is considered one of the finest jazz vocalists on the contemporary jazz music scene today. Her distinct style, smooth voice and genuine engaging personality has attracted fans from all over the world with the release of her six albums.

Her influences include Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, Astrud Gilberto and Anita O’Day, whose styles have helped her to develop her own blend of music featuring an exciting mix of Latin, pop, swing and jazz influences.

Back from a seven-month stint in Puerto Vallarta, where she owns the “Encore” restaurant jazz bar, Grano agreed to play this one-time event in Courtenay to mark the 10th anniversary kick-off, before heading back down south.

Admission to Thursday night’s show is $10 and $12 for members and non-members respectively. Thursday night jazz Greek dinner specials will be available, as well as the regular menu.

Jazz theme at Rhodos

Jazz lovers are reminded about the monthlong jazz theme at Rhodos Coffee. Drop in to view the fine gallery of images presented by Comox Valley Camera Club, and enjoy listening the featured jazz music which will be playing for the duration of the event. For more information about the jazz society, please visit georgiastraightjazz.com or follow us on Facebook.

Evergreen Club Friday Night Dance

Friday is “Dance Night” at Courtenay Recreation’s Florence Filberg Centre. Come join us downstairs in the Rotary Hall for a great evening of live music. Reiss Vink will be there to get your toes a tapping! Dancing is from 7:30 - 10:30 with bar service (our usual coffee and cookie break will be at 9 p.m.). Evergreen members are $7 at the door and non-members are $9. FMI call the Filberg office at 250-3381000.

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A remarkable feat for fleet of feet Black Creek athlete Cam Levins as he shatters the Canadian 10K record at the Prefontaine meet.

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It took Cam Levins 27 minutes and 7.51 seconds to make Canadian history – and only slightly longer to start looking ahead to the future.

Competing at the Nike Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore. on Friday, May 29, Levins smashed the Canadian 10,000m record with a time of 27:07.51, eclipsing the previous mark of 27:23.63 (set by Simon Bairu in 2010) by 16 seconds and beating his own personal best by 20 seconds.

“I’m trying to focus on the next thing, but I’m still excited about it when I think about it,” he said from his home in Oregon. “I’m looking forward to continue a good start to the (outdoor) season.”

Levins said he had his sights set on a sub-27 minute time, but added he was really pleased with his time and huge PB. “Any time that you start getting close to breaking into a new set of

digits it’s kind of exciting.

Anybody would try to make a push for that,” he said.

Levins’ fourth-place finish in a quick field (27 started, 20 finished) was remarkable in itself. Great Britain’s double Olympic champion Mo Farah, a teammate of Levins at the Nike Oregon Project, won the race in 26:50.97, the fastest 10K time in the world this year.

Levins said the race went according to the plan he and coach Alberto Salazar had drawn up. After pacing himself behind a rabbit for the first half of the race he was well back of the field, but a big push in the final kilometre vaulted him up to fourth.

Having a vocal cheering section – including his parents – provided plenty of encouragement.

“It felt like by the end of the race, I had a bigger cheering section than the actual leaders of the race.

They were excited watching me go up through the field.

It was a fantastic atmosphere. I wasn’t gonna let them down, for sure. They definitely kept me going.

I could hear (my parents) every time I came around on each lap. It was really great.”

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“I definitely had that thought on my mind. The fastest is my (Nike Oregon Project) training partner Galen Rupp (26:44.36) and second is another guy who trained in Oregon as well, Chris Solinsky (26:59.60). I was aware of their times, both under 27 minutes. Just breaking 27 was a big goal of mine. Had I done that it would have been icing on the cake…moving up the all-time list (where Rupp is 24th, Solinsky 95th and Levins 151st).”

Next up for Levins is the Portland Track Festival on June 14, where he’ll be running the 5,000m and “at the very least” be looking to get a world championship standard.

“I may be looking to go after the Canadian record in 5K as well. It’s 13:13 and I have to run 13:23 to qualify for the world championships. The times aren’t really too far away from each other. That’s something that’s on my mind after set-

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The worlds are in Beijing in August, and before that there’s the Pan-American Games in Toronto in July. “I’m planning on just doing the 5K at the Pan-Am Games. I think the world championships are up in the air. I’ll at least do the 10K. I think I’ll definitely be signed up for the 5K, just because it’s after the 10K. The 10K is sort of my big focus for the season.”

Levins is looking forward to the Pan-Ams. “Having them in Toronto, in Canada, with the home crowd. Even if it is out east, it’s still really cool to be able to compete in Canada in a major event.”

FINISH LINES In 2012, the Southern Utah University grad became the first Canadian winner of the Bowerman Award, the NCAA’s award to the most outstanding collegiate athlete in athletics … at the 2012 London Olympics Levins finished 11th in the 10K and 14th in the 5K ... Levins holds the Canadian two-mile record and is a three-time Canadian x-country champion …

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Sharks show great talent in pool The Comox Valley Aquatic Club Sharks recently hosted a celebration of competition for the Island’s best 10 & Under swimmers.

There were almost 25 Sharks competing against over 100 other swimmers.

“Every Shark supported the event, from the youngest competitive groups helping our future Sharks in the Shark School program and our senior Sharks lending their officiating skills on deck,” said coach Kris Bell.

The beautiful weekend had the competitors enjoying the sun while running inside to race.

With only high point trophies for each age category in boys and girls to be awarded, every swimmer swam as much as possible to capture the individual accolade, some competing in as many as 10 events during the two-day competition.

The frenzy in the pool saw first-year swimmers Jordan Raume (10) and Arabella Lambert (8) qualify for the Vancouver Island Championships.

Both swimmers dropped massive amounts of time in each race.

While Emily Cox (10) was busy getting last-minute tips to ensure a DQ free race in her backstroke, she could be seen practising her counting and flip on deck to ensure the officials had no doubts in their minds that she executed the perfect backstroke flip.

Not to be outdone, Chantelle Lambert (4) participated with her teammates in our youngest relay, all 7 & Unders, then quickly exited the pool and jumped on blocks for her next race.

Siblings, Mackenzie and Quinn, Julia and Ava and Grace, Chantal and Sebastian and Arabella all attacked each race, surprising their parents and teammates with their drive to win.

Highlights included the veteran Sharks from squad 3 and 4 – Tasmin Willms (10), Anna Purich (10), Grace Revenberg (10), Kali Brown (10), Laine Perry (9) and Savanna Hall (10) – lead their younger and newest team-

Among the many strong Sharks swimmers were (left to right) Kali Brown, Ava PHOTO SUBMITTED Revenberg and Olivia MacIntyre. mates with great sportsmanship and support to capture the team title. Lucien Bell (7) and Julia Revenberg (7) captured the 7 & Under individual

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January 27, 1970 ~ May 17, 2015 It is with heavy hearts we announce the sudden passing of Robert Dean Huffman on May 17, 2015 at the age of 45. Born in Saskatoon, Dean was raised in Moose Jaw, Sk. The son of Terry and Carol Huffman. Predeceased by his grandparents and the mother of his children (Michelle Gear). Survived by his two children, Jesse Huffman (age 20) and Ashely Huffman (age 19) of Courtenay BC; his father Terry Huffman of Kelowna; his mother Carol Huffman (Jerry Norris) of Marquis, Sk; two sisters, Dawn (Calvin) Selensky and their children; Debbie (Martin) Carnegie and their children; three brothers, Ryan Huffman of Courtenay; Scott Huffman and Jerry Norris of Marquis Sk. A Celebration of his life will be held at Piercy’s Funeral Home, 440 England Ave, Courtenay BC, June 13, 2015 at 1pm. Donations may be made in trust to his children, Jesse and Ashely, at any TD bank, Transit # 8208, Account # 6088601.

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Arnold Arlie Epp May 18, 1926 ~ May 30, 2015 Arnold passed away peacefully March 30, 2015 in Qualicum Beach, BC at the age of 89, with his loving family by his side. He is predeceased by Gwyneth, his wife of 47 years, Parents Isaac and Sarah, Sister Iris, and Brothers Larry and John. Left to mourn his passing are his children Tracy (Pat) Hodges, Lorne Epp, and Grandchildren Tommy, Allie, and Davis, as well as Sisters Joyce (Menno) Fieguth, and Leila (John) Bergen. He also leaves behind nieces and nephews and his cousins that meant so much to him.

Arnold was born and raised in Meadow Lake Saskatchewan by Isaac and Sarah Epp, where he learned to live off the land and work hard at an early age. He left home at 18 years of age to join the army where he trained as a Paratrooper. Luckily for us all the war ended before he was sent overseas. His early years after the war brought him to the Comox Valley where he worked in the logging industry, and met and married his sweetheart Gwyn. After logging he worked on the family farm for many years, raising his family, and in his later years worked at CFB Comox as maintenance crew. Some of his happiest times were spent with his cousins Earl, Blake, Paul, Glen and Lloyd, on their annual hunting trips.

His retirement years were spent helping out with the grandchildren who were his pride and joy, and his daily coffee at the Legion visiting with his cronies and solving the world’s problems. We will miss his kind heart, wit, and incredible sense of humour.

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AL-ANON/ALATEEN - Concerned about someone’s drinking?

Contact 1-8884ALANON (1-888-425-2666). www.al-anon.alateen.org ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink, it is your business, if you want to Stop it is ours. Ph: A.A 250-338-8042 Call Any Time 24/7

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CAREER SERVICES/ JOB SEARCH

jobshop

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THE RESOURCE FOR JOB SEEKERS

Want marketable skills?

If you have been unsuccessful in finding work, want an on-the-job learning experience and meet program eligibility, wage subsidy may be available.

250-334-3119

www.thejobshop.ca The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.

Your Community, Your ClassiďŹ eds.

Call 1-855-310-3535

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Editor

Victoria News The award-winning Victoria News has an immediate opening for an editor.

The successful candidate will possess an attention to detail as well as the ability to work under pressure in a deadline-driven environment.

The successful candidate can expect to produce news copy and editorials, take photographs, edit stories, paginate the newspaper, assign stories, and write compelling narratives. Knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop, and Canadian Press style is vital.

If you have a passion for, and are comfortable with, all aspects of multimedia journalism, you may be the candidate we are seeking.

The Victoria News connects with local readers in Victoria and Esquimalt and is essential in telling the stories of people and activities in these two municipalities and community neighbourhoods.

Black Press community news media is an independent and international media group with more than 190 community, daily and urban publications, 14 press facilities and over 160 websites in B.C., Alberta, Washington, Hawaii and Ohio.

Please forward your cover letter and resumé by June 15, 2015 to: Penny Sakamoto Group Publisher 818 Broughton Street Phone. 250.480.3204 or Fax. 250.386.2624 psakamoto@blackpress.ca

Thank you to all who apply.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

PERSONALS

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Nar-Anon are you affected by someone’s use of drugs, we can help. Wed. Group 7:30pm at 280-4th St. Eureka Support Society contact Jack 3343485. Fri. Group 7:30pm, Komok’s Health Centre, 3322 Comox Rd. Call Rene 334-2392.

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employertrusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

LOST AND FOUND LOST - Award offered for return of prescription sunglasses, lost Wednesday, at the Health Science Medical Clinic on England, or St. Joseph’s Hospital .

The sunglasses have a silver, wrap around frame, for sporting activities.

Please call 250 890-0168, if you find these glasses.

TRAVEL

HAIRCARE PROFESSIONALS

HAIRSTYLISTS/MANAGER $1000 Hiring Bonus $12.50/ hour, paid overtime, 25% profit sharing on sales, paid vacation, equipment supplied and maintained.

Advanced annual up grading training. Benefits include dental, drug, eye care.

Phone 250-668-5885 or send resume to: careers@fchsk.ca

TIMESHARE CANCEL YOUR Timeshare.

No risk program stop mortgage & maintenance payments today. 100% money back guarantee. Free consultation. Call us now. We can help! 1-888-356-5248.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN PORT HARDY. Newly renovated, fully furnished 3800 sq.ft. turnkey restaurant available immediately for lease.

For further info call 250-949-0556

HELP WANTED PREP COOK/Dishwasher required at the Whistle stop pub.

Bring in resume between 9am -11am.

CONNECTING JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS www. localwork.ca

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

School District 72 (Campbell River)

www.blackpress.ca

Editor

Saanich News Black Press (B.C.) has exciting career opportunities for the right people. An Editor is required to manage a team of journalists at the award-winning Saanich News serving a circulation of more than 31,204.

The successful applicant will possess the skills to manage a busy newsroom, while developing and maintaining a high profile in the community and cooperating with all other departments in the successful production of the twice-weekly publication.

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REGULATORY AFFAIRS SPECIALIST CAMPBELL RIVER, BC Deadline to apply: Noon, Friday, July 3, 2015

Working with the Publisher, the Editor will take an active role in editorial staff development, and will work as part of the management team to enhance the paper’s position and reputation in the community.

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The Editor will be responsible for a range of duties including editing, page design, story assignment and development, commentary and feature writing; plus multi-media management for saanichnews.com, Facebook and Twitter. Strong design skills are required.

Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is a key asset and experience in newsroom management is important.

Photography skills will also be helpful.

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As the largest municipality on Vancouver Island, Saanich News serves a diverse urban, rural and agricultural population of 110,000 residents. With more than 170 parks, pristine lakes and oceanfront access, the District of Saanich is an ideal place to work and play.

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Black Press community news media is an independent and international media group with more than 190 community, daily and urban publications, 14 press facilities and over 160 websites in B.C., Alberta, Washington, Hawaii and Ohio.

A generous compensation and benefits package is offered.

Those interested should submit a resume along with a cover letter by Monday June 15, 2015 to: Penny Sakamoto, Group Publisher 818 Broughton Street Phone. 250.480.3204 or Fax. 250.386.2624 psakamoto@blackpress.ca

Thank you to all who apply.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. www.blackpress.ca

HELP WANTED

Camcor Diving Service is hiring WCB/DCBC Divers for work on the East & West Coast of Vancouver Island.

Please email resumes to camcordiving@telus.net or call Kimberlee at 250-217-8443. Staff Housing Available.

NEWSPAPER

CARRIERS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

WORK WANTED

P/T HEALTH Care Aid position at Cummings Home, a small private care facility for seniors requiring some assistance. Must have Health Care Aid Certificate, FoodSafe, emergency First Aid and qualify for Criminal Record Check.

Hours included evenings and weekends. Duties are: personal care, cooking and cleaning. Wages start at $15/hr.

Call to arrange interview at (250)897-0075.

QUALIFIED LONG term care aid with 30+ years’ experience looking to provide companion services for seniors with Dementia or respite for caregivers of adults with developmental disabilities. Call Steph at 250-334-7701

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD Mount Washington Alpine Resort

Carriers Needed

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Ted’s Bar & Grill is now hiring server staff for the summer season. Staff benefits include a summer season pass, food discounts, and priority hiring for the winter season.

For a complete job description and to apply online please visit our HR website at: http://hr.mount washington.ca/, or apply by email to: creynolds @mountwashington.ca

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES CARPENTRY

250-650-1333 SKILLED carpenter. Licensed & certified.

Free estimates, Call Doug www.suncrestholdings.ca

AUCTIONS

CAMPBELL RIVER

FINANCIAL SERVICES

WANTED a live-in caregiver/companion for senior woman who is sharp as a tack but has some vision and mobility restriction. The position includes meal preparation, light housekeeping, managing Doctor’s appointments, running of the household and living in Qualicum Beach. Non-smoker and Driver’s license req. Resumes to: caregiver@holmesrealty.com

250-338-0725 COMOX

PERSONAL SERVICES

“Serving Campbell River & Vancouver Island since 1967”

Your Community, Your Classifieds. 1-855-310-3535

HANDYPERSONS

250-898-8887. HOME Repair, Renovation & Maintenance Service. Interior or Exterior.

Call Les for Free Estimate.

CHUCK’S HOME RENO’S & Repairs.

No job too small!

1-604-836-7401 Chuck.

250-339-0879 Estimates

HOME IMPROVEMENTS THINKING OF A NEW IKEA KITCHEN? • DESIGN • DELIVERY • INSTALLATION Since 1990. 250-338-3148

te oīer a compeƟƟǀe salary range and generous ďeneĮts package.

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Knly tŚose applicants selected for interǀiews will ďe contacted. te tŚank all otŚer applicants for tŚeir interest in tŚe posiƟon.

Swimming, skating, fitness, wellness at the CVRD’s sports and aquatic centres For schedules visit: www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/rec or call 250-334-9622

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

APARTMENT/CONDOS

FOR SALE BY OWNER

FULL SERVICE plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1800-573-2928

24 foot aluminum extension ladder good condition, $75.

Singer Stylist Zig-Zag Sewing Machine on stand, includes padded chair with storage, attachments and sewing supplies storage container, good condition $125. 250-338-7740

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE APPLIANCES GE S/C. Conv. ov, cer GL top; GE low dec D/W; Kenmore sxs fdg; Magic Chief m/w; P/C conv T.oven - exc cond. $1500. 923-3915 after 4pm WHITE G.E. Self-cleaning gas range ($380). White Maytag Plus Refrigerator, 33’’w, 29’’d, 66’’ tall. Spill catcher shelves + deep door basins ($290). Maytag washer + dryer ($300 for set). All in good working cond.

250-895-1028

UNDER $400

AIRLESS PAINT Sprayer Graco Ultramax II 495, never used $775. Sofa Bed - cream colour in new condition $525.

Please call 250-339-3250 NEW: DELUXE Sleep Sound Therapy System 142 sounds, alarm radio, good for sleeping and tinnitus masking $115., still in box. Call (250)898-8475 SAWMILLS FROM only $4,397 - Make money & save money with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. Free info & DVD: www.NorwoodSaw mills.com/400OT or call 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

BRICKS - APPROX. one thousand used bricks for sale, mostly in good condition, mortar removed. Standard & fire bricks mixed. $400 O.B.O for the works. 250339-2938

CONDO located across from ocean, seawalk + Rotary Beach. Priced to sell, spacious, 2 BR, 2 BA, 5 app., 1132 sq.ft. 250-923-8772

FOR SALE BY OWNER

.95 ACRE UNIQUE 4 bd 2300 sq ft split level home. Peaceful and private. 35 fruit trees and grapevines. Walking distance to town, school, golf and trails. Ocean, mountain and city view.

(250)286-0634. www.991petersen.com

REAL ESTATE ACREAGE DENMAN ISLAND 10 acres treed, assessed $330,000 asking $320,000. 250-477-1805.

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FURNITURE

APARTMENT/CONDO

RENTALS

HOUSES FOR SALE

TOWNHOUSES

HOMES FOR RENT

MUST SELL, MOVING, NEW PRICE!!!

12-769 MERECROFT Rd. 1369sqft 2 bdrm patio home. Mntn. view.

Beautiful setting. Bareland strata. In a location that can’t be beat. 5 mins. to Merecroft Village. $277,900. 250-2878570 or 250-202-7717. C.R.

1760 HOLMSTROM Rd. 2 storey, 2300 sq ft, 4 BR, 3 Bth home w/ 500 sq ft 200 amp shop. All of this on a fully fenced, dog-friendly 1/2 acre.

Situated on a dead-end st. off Peterson Rd. $384,500. Call Teresa at 250-830-0875

NANAIMO HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER with option for rent to own.

Million dollar ocean city view. Call for information 250-753-0160, Nanaimo 1791-16th Avenue. 3 bd, 1 bth. 1021 sq ft. Corner lot.

Large shop. $215,000. Campbell River. 250-203-5222.

MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

VOYAGEUR EASY Track Lift, Complete with new battery + charger, ceiling track, controls and hammock - $1900. Please Call 250-339-5843.

DIESEL TRACTOR- Massey Ferguson 135 Tractor, Loader, Power Steering 2952hrs, Allied Loader, 3 cyl. Perkins.

Both clutches have been replaced. New tires/rims. New rear fenders. New Power steering cylinders and hydraulic hoses. $7,500 plus GST. Glen @ 250-792-3929.

RENTALS

973 ISLAND Hwy. (Sayward) 3 bdrm, 2 bth, 2400sq.ft., 12.9 acres, drilled well. $439,000.

282-3785

FARM EQUIPMENT

WHEELCHAIR like new asking $375.00 all in good condition. Phone 250-334-9804

REAL ESTATE

LOVELY CHARACTER home on 1.5 acre. RM1 zoned. 4 bdrms, 2 full bath, 1,610 sq.ft. detached dbl carport. There is a 16x16’ shop, wired 220. 2 storage sheds. This home is centrally located in Campbell River. Land & home very well maintained. $385,000.

250-286-3947.

PORT HARDY: Well maintained 6-plex. Great investment $385,000. Call Noreen 250-949-6319 or email to: imagine.it@cablerocket.com

PATIO HOME for sale in seniors complex. 2bdrm 2 full baths, garage attached. $188,600. 250-897-0004

12x60 2 BDRM mobile in Sayward Trailer Park. 55+. Low pad rent. Elec. base board & wood heat. 8x20 covered deck. $20,000. 250-282-3656

RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO WHOLE DUPLEX for sale1280sq ft per side, 3.5 bdrms, 1.5 bath. 9498 McDougall Rd, Port Hardy, BC. $215,000.

Call (250)334-8474. h t t p : / / c o m o x v a l l e y. c r a i g slist.ca/reo/5019806389.html

TIN TOWN- beautiful spacious 2 bdrm loft apt. Avail July 1. $1150. Call (250)338-1562.

MOBILE HOMES & PADS

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COMOX: NEWLY reno’d 3 bdrm mobile. 55+. New appls.

NS/NP. $900. Available July 1st. Call 250-339-1772.

APARTMENT/CONDO

APARTMENT/CONDO

250-897-1611 Licensed Professionals

250-897-1611 Licensed Professionals

www.pennylane.bc.ca

UNIQUE DUPLEX IN EAST CTNY 2 bdrm & den, 1.5 baths, 5 appls, 2 decks, N/S, No pets, Avail. Immed $1,050/mth JOSHUA COURT 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appls, top flr, balcony w/glacier views, res. pkg., N/S, No pets, Avail. July 1 $800/mth ASPEN COURT 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appls, balcony, res. pkg., N/S, No pets, Avail.

July 1 - $950/mth ROSEWOOD TOWNHOUSES 2 bdrm, 1 bath, F & S, coin laundry, basic cable incld., nice family oriented development, N/S, Cat ok w/refs, Avail. July 1 $725/mth.

Contact Res. Mger 334-8602 CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN CTNY, 1bdrm 1bath, 5 appls, res. parking, N/S, cat neg w/ref. Avail Aug 1 $875./mth

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4 BECKTON ESTATES, bdrm, 3 bath, 5 appls, fam. rm, fenced yard, patio area, garage, N/S, No pets, Avail.

July 1 - $1,400/mth CLOSE TO GOOSE SPIT 3 bdrm, 2 bath, F & S, W/D hook ups, fam. rm., fenced yard, carport w/storage rm., N/S, No pets, Avail. July 1 $1,200/mth

TRANSPORTATION AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

NEW 3-WAY flip top tonneau cover; fits 6’6� box of 2008 Ford F150 (asking $200). 2 Side steps for 2011 Ford F350 (asking $100). Dee-Zee workbox for standard or short box, Ford, Chev or Dodge (asking $80). 923-8746

SURGE GUARD 30 Amp. RV power monitor. $200. 250-9231492. Campbell River.

CARS

2000 MUSTANG Convertible, mint cond. $5300.

Call (250)339-7699, Comox.

2012 MAZDA-3.

Only 26,000km, clean, one owner, trans. warranty, lots of extras.

Asking $16,000. 250-923-8809

APARTMENT/CONDO

APARTMENT/CONDO

APARTMENT/CONDO

“YOUR Apartment, Condo and Townhouse Rental Experts�

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ELECLIFTSALE.

GARAGE SALES COURTENAY - 2900 Suffield Rd. Sat. & Sun., June 20 & 21, 8am-4pm. Leather chair, recliners, kitchen tools, appliances, fancy plates & dishes, silver tray, decorative plates, statues, vases, 5-pc U-shaped desk, 3-drawer lateral file cabinet, briefcases, bathrm cabinet, Native art, valuable art, Q-bed, 2 old Apple computers, bedding, art kits, 350 music CD’s, 120 books on art, 45 on birds, writing, (70 signed books), lamps, French art easels, bow no string, “guy stuff�.

MOVING Sale! Saturday, June 13th. 10 am- 2 pm. 2617 Dunsmuir Ave, Cumberland.

Books, dvd’s, toys, tickle trunk, tools, household items.

MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE

2013 SHOPRIDER cabin cruiser, red, good condition, use very little, Comox ,3000 best offer, phone 250-3397312 HOT TUB Excellent running condition. $1000. 250-2878305. Campbell River.

Do you care about where you live? Do high standards of maintenance, service and cleanliness matter to you? Do you prefer quiet, mature neighbours? If yes, please give us a call and discover how the quality of ownership and management makes all the difference. We have the best managed, finest apartments in the most convenient locations in the Comox Valley. Locally owned, we own and manage our own buildings. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE! Please refer to available apartments listed below.

TELEPHONE 250-703-2264 | 250-338-0267 | 250-339-1222

TRADEWINDS 1600 Comox Ave. ONE BEDROOM Spacious suite with private deck.

Central Comox location. Recent renovation. Quiet, well maintained mature adult building in central Comox. Resident social room. Security entry. Very attractive suite. No pets. Call Greg @ 250-339-1222.

VILLA MONTECITO 1331 England Ave. TWO BEDROOM over 1,000 sq. ft. Attractive, well maintained building with mature, adult tenants. Large designer kitchen. Three blocks from downtown.

In suite storage. No pets. Ensuite. Five full sized appliances. Call John @ 250-703-2264.

SANDPIPER VILLAGE 1650A Comox Ave. TWO BEDROOM a very bright, spacious and unique suite (windows on three sides). Rarely available.

Quiet, mature adult building in the centre of Comox.

Very private location. Recently renovated and very attractive. Security entry. No pets. Call Greg @ 250339-1222.

HYCROFT 1835 Cliffe Ave. LARGE ONE BEDROOM recently renovated. Quiet, adult building in central Courtenay. Attractive suite.

Elevator and security entry. No pets. Call David @ 250-338-0267.

www.meicorproperty.com APARTMENTS

HOLLYRIDE MANOR

PARK PLACE

200 Back Road, Courtenay

1970 Fitzgerald Ave, Courtenay

1 AND 2 BEDROOM suites available. One of the best values in Courtenay. Unique floor plans.

California kitchens. These bright, modern suites are availalbe in quiet, secure building.

Call Sharon 250-338-7449

2 AND 3 BEDROOM available. Quiet complex with on-site management. Reasonable rates. Some completely renovated units with new appliances.

Sorry no pets. Security deposit and 2 rental reference required.

250-334-3078

CYPRESS ARMS

WILLOW ARMS APARTMENTS

1255 9th Street, Courtenay Deluxe 2 bedroom suite in a quiet well maintained building. Rent includes full size fridge, stove, washer, dryer, carpets and blinds. Nice feature - large open concept kitchen. No pets. 2 Rental references and security deposit required.

Call Donna 250-334-9667

1252-9th St., Courtenay

Spacious 2 & 3 bedroom suite in a quiet family oriented building with secure entry and manager on site. Walking distance to schools, bus stops, and downtown. Reasonable rent includes heat, hot water, stove, fridge, carpet and drapes. No pets, two rental references and security deposit required.

For viewing call Donna

250-334-9667

TOWNHOUSES PACIFIC COURT 1520/1540 Piercy Ave, Courtenay 2 bedroom available in clean, quiet building with on-site manager, close to town, schools, and bus. Stove, fridge, blinds and carpet. In-suite storage with washer and dryer. Small pets welcome. Rental references and security deposit required.

To View, Call 250-218-2111

Your Community, Your ClassiďŹ eds. Call 1-855-310-3535

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TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

CARS

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

2001 NEON R/T 160000 KM brand new front end good winter tires new Kenwood sound system recent diagnostic preformed 5 speed $3100 obo rickles@shaw.ca

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29 FT. Class A Motor home.

Very good cond. Must sell for health reasons. Stored in winter. Why rent when you could own your home for $15,000 o.b.o. and live where you like.

250-287-3345 TRILLIUM TRAILER - Easy tow. Good condition. $4,000 O.B.O. 250-339-6784

SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 2004 CHEVROLET Cavalier, good condition, sun roof, new brakes, only 126,000km, yellow- Reduced; $2,550 obo.

Call (250)923-5069.

2004 VW TOUAREG. Loaded w/options.

198,000kms.

A quality crossover w/many features. Needs nothing. Fresh synthetic oil change. c/w factory roof rack & hatch cover. $8500. Glen @ 250-792-3929.

TRUCKS & VANS

Kitty Cat P.A.L.S TNR Coordinator

Lauren LaBossiere - 250-218-7223 volunteerkcp@gmail.com Kitty Cat P.A.L Society is in need of a coordinator to operate a fundamental component of their society. TNR volunteers head out to safely & carefully trap outdoor colony cats and bring them to our Intake facility for health exams & spay/ neuter. Cats are then returned to their managed colonies, adopted to Barn Homes, or adopted into forever homes.

YOUR VIEW

Kids table/area Coordinator

Vickey Brown - 250-218-0321 marketmanager@comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com We need a crew to organize fun educational activities at the Farmers’ Market. Crafts and games involving food/farming information is what we’re looking for. We have some ideas, and we welcome yours. 2-3 people needed at whatever markets you’d like to help out at. We will provide a table and tent and supplies, you provide the activities for kids.

MOTORCYCLES

1978 FIBERFORM 22.5’, 302 Ford engine with Merc leg, 2005 Merc kicker, new batteries. Trailer in good cond.

Great ocean boat, sleeps 2.

Fresh water sink. $6,500 obo.

Call (250)738-0299, Qualicum

Toy Cleaner

Andrea Woodrow - 250-218-6764 cvtoylibrary@gmail.com CV Toy Lending Library needs volunteers to help clean all donated toys before they can lend them out to children.

This is an excellent volunteer opportunity for people who cannot easily leave their homes, or who cannot commit to regular or daytime volunteer hours. The only requirement is a commitment to ensuring that the toys are thoroughly cleaned and sanitary for little children’s hands and mouths to explore.

TITAN INFLATABLE boat 9’9” rated to Carry (1200lb) 5 adults. Maximum outboard 15H.P. $1,600. 250-898-8859

■ Your View photo submissions are published every Tuesday and Thursday.

KAWASAKI 1700 Voyager (2013), abs/cruise control. 6 speed trans.

Like new.

9,000km. 3 yr. bumper to bumper warranty, asking $14,500 obo. 250-203-2719

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RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

5TH WHEEL 2004 Wilderness Advantage 285RLS. Excellent condition. $13,900. More photos and information see Craigslist or call 778-420-0098.

Ocean Varney - 250-871-0343 volunteer@yanacomoxvalley.com YANA Comox Valley is seeking volunteers to fill a number of positions for the Simon’s Cycles YANA Ride on Sunday, August 16. Volunteers typically work a 3 hour shift, although many volunteers choose to help for the whole day. Positions include: set up, tear down, registration, traffic marshalling, route fueling stations, finish line, food service, merchandise sales, and a toddler run bike race.

Tyler Voigt - 250-334-8063 tyler@volunteercomoxvalley.ca 4-5 Volunteers Needed to help cut cake for Canada’s Big Birthday! The cake is approximately 4 feet by 8 feet long!

Volunteers are asked to bring a pie server and be available from 1:00 - 3:30PM on Canada Day. Please contact Tyler Voigt @ 250-334-8063 or 250-703-1669 (text) for more information.

2006 JEEP Commander 4.7L / 4X4 / V8 / Mechanically in excellent cond. 7 seats. No accidents. Smooth, quiet, & fast, 235hp. Regular maintenance, new roters, wheels, brakes, battery & , transmission, tires 75%, transfer-no issues.

Everything automatic, bluetooth, rear and tire sensors, alarm, trailer hitch, no leaks, clean interior. Everything works inside. 158,000. $10,500. 778-348-0020

2008 BUICK Enclave. Automatice w/ 66,000Kms. New tires. Good condition. Campell River. 250-287-9987

2008 5TH Wheel- 28’ “Macho” made by Gulfstream. Living dining slide. $16,000. 250730-0089 or (250)723-3781.

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2013 HONDA PCX 150 scooter. 550km. Comes with Honda trunk and trailer hitch mounted rack to carry bike on motor home/truck. Excellent condition. $3000. 250-926-0617

Louise Grutzmacher - 250-338-5371 lgrutzmacher@courtenay.ca Looking for volunteers (14 years and older) to assist with LINC youth centre summer programs 1 day per week 2-3 hours each day. A great opportunity for youth to get involved with Courtenay Recreation.

Jin Lin - 250-898-9567 / maplepool@shaw.ca Cultivate the spirit of multiculturalism within the Comox Valley during the year of our centennial. Help organize, setup, and take down our Comox Valley Multicultural Festival on June 27th, 5PM at Millennium Simms Park.

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2011 Yamaha XT 250. Street legal, dual purpose, mint cond.

Under 500km. $4200. 250286-1263

Summer Linc Youth Centre Assistants

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1999 FORD Explorer Sport.

140,000km, new tires, brakes.

1 owner. $4500.00. 250-9236134 2004 VIBE, 103,000 km., well maintained, good rubber.

Asking $5,500. Call 250-2866472 after 7 pm. Daily

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ZODIAC 10 ft w 2/2 mercury,Oars, seats, under carriage, & pump. $1500. 250-339-1284

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Activity Leader - Comox Valley (Sparks)

Joanne Maxwell - 250-339-2927 joanne41882@gmail.com The Sparks (age 5-6) program exposes girls to a wide variety of activities and allows them to begin to explore the world around them in the company of other girls their age. Spark leaders are adult women of any age over 19, volunteering in teams of 2 or more. They provide a varied program that is Girl-centered, fun and engaging. The program includes: games, crafts, community visits, music, and the outdoors.

Training and local mentoring are available.

Filberg Gift Shop Clerk Eden Lindsay-Bodie - 250-339-2715/ lodge@filberg.com The Filberg Gift Shop clerk works in the cute-as-a-button shop in the upper floor of the Lodge. Mostly collectables are sold in the gift shop and previous retail experience is much appreciated but training is provided. Between the months of April and September we need enthusiastic individuals willing to volunteer on a regular basis (11 am - 4 PM, weekends, stats, and some weekdays).

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Register by June 12 for 12th annual 12 Hours of Cumberland The 12th annual running of the 12 Hours of Cumberland takes place Saturday, June 13, and mountain bikers are gearing up for one of the Comox Valley’s most anticipated bike races.

In the 12 Hours of Cumberland, hosted by the United Riders of Cumberland (UROC), riders of all ages and abilities compete to see who can complete the most circuits of a “fun for all” race course over a 12-hour period.

Riders can compete in the solo category for the prestigious Twelve Hour Cup, or they can vie for a selection of equally coveted Beardsley Pottery mugs as a team of two or four in the male, female or mixed category.

“This is always a great event with a really fun atmosphere,” says UROC director Erik Holbek.

“Our famous UROC barbecue is going to be in full effect, and there are lots of great prizes to be won. And because you can’t ride for 12 hours without properly fuelling your body, we’ll have some hearty, healthy snacks on hand to keep you going.”

Registration for the race must be done online by clicking the “THC” link under the Events tab at unitedridersofcumberland.com. The cost is $40 per rider, although kids under

12 race for free. All participants must be registered by June 12, and payment can either be made online or during sign-in on race day.

This year’s race will follow a new

begins at 7 a.m. at No. 6 Mine Park, which will also be home to a lively, fun environment throughout the day for participants and spectators alike.

Spectators are encouraged to cheer

on the riders, partake in the jovial atmosphere and get their photo taken with past solo champion Jeremy Grasby. The race itself runs from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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Leanne Gray and Lynda Magor, both NCCP certified triathlon coaches, have created PACE to bring regular training events to the Comox Valley along with providing a host of other coaching services listed on their website, There will be a shorter course (500m Sw/16km B/4km R) and a longer option (1kmSw/24km B/8km R).

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