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In a speech reminiscent of her campaign focus more than two years ago, Premier Christy Clark highlighted the differences she believed voters should note between her B.C. Liberal Party and the NDP when she spoke to chamber of commerce members Thursday in Parksville. Clark and the B.C. Liberal caucus were in Parksville last week for meetings and the breakfast, sponsored jointly by the chambers of commerce from Parksville, Qualicum Beach and Nanaimo, was one of the few public events for the MLAs. “It’s my view that British Columbians don’t want their government to be bigger — we want our economy to be bigger,” said Clark. “If we get out of your way, we respect your ability to do that. We take a fundamentally different view than the NDP — in their view, the government knows better.” Clark also spoke about the importance of balancing the budget and B.C. Liberal programs that are helping those on social assistance, especially single parents, through training, with help to pay for that training and associated costs of daycare and transportation. “Writing a bigger (social assistance) cheque, doesn’t get people off the treadmill,” said the premier. After her speech, Clark mingled with locals for a few minutes and then left the main hall to speak with The NEWS in an exclusive interview that focussed on issues of concern for many in Parksville Qualiucm Beach. See page A5 inside today for an account of that interview.

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The Salvation Army Food Bank is looking for help to fill its shelves. Due to a combination of fewer food drives than previous years and a shift in the types of clients, the regional food bank based in French Creek is at it’s lowest point in a long time. “We are seeing more seniors and fewer families,” said coordinator Lisa Clason, estimating the number of seniors has increased 25 per cent in the last six months.

They currently have 423 registered clients and she was happy to report that various government family incentives appear to be kicking in and reducing the number of families. She did say that while they have fewer families, those families appear to be growing. With the food bank’s point system, letting people shop for what they want, and encouraging healthier foods, Clason said they are always short on proteins, which they then

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Vancouver Island is facing drought-like conditions, with watering and burning restrictions coming earlier than ever. “This is the earliest we’ve ever gone to level three (watering restrictions), out of concern with the continuing drought-like conditions,” said Mike Squire, Englishman River Water Service program director. They are dealing with “very low snowpack conditions, higher than usual demand due to the warm dry weather” so early in the season, and “problematic ongoing issues with the surface water intake at the Englishman River,” which is causing them to flush the system twice as much as usual. And the news releases are coming almost daily from various levels of government. “Vancouver Island is one of B.C.’s most sensitive areas to hot and dry weather,” according to a June 11 news release from the Regional District of Nanaimo, adding, “The continuing trend of high temperatures and increasing drought conditions significantly increases the risk of fire.” A June 10 bulletin from the Coastal Fire Centre advised that the combination of dry and wind “could lead to potentially hazardous burning conditions.” And with wildfires already making news in the interior, Environment Canada, Emergency Management B.C. and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations have all said Vancouver Island is at significant fire risk. See WATCH, page A6

Correction The board of directors of the Mid Island Habitat Enhancement Society (MVIHES) is not suggesting the formation of a water board that would be part of all decisions related to the Englishman River. According to MVIHES, the source quoted in a story on page one of Thursday’s edition “is a valued volunteer and member of MVIHES, but does not sit on the board of directors and was not speaking on behalf of the group in this respect.” The NEWS apologizes for the error.

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Organizers of what’s likely the most successful one-day event in the 15-year history of the Parksville Community and Conference Centre have been told they are no longer welcome. The What Women Want event in March sold 835 tickets and raised $4,000 for Haven House, a facility for women seeking safety and help. Event co-ordinator Donna Andres said she was surprised by the reaction she received when she tried to book the event for March of next year. “I was told to cancel it and they won’t take my (deposit) cheque,” said Andres. Including set-up time, What Women Want needs the facility for two days and last year paid $4,500 for use of the community centre. “I have never asked for a discount,” said Andres. Coun. Kirk Oates, the city’s liaison to the society that operates the PCCC, said he was aware of the situation and brought it to staff’s attention but would not comment. City staff also would not comment. The NEWS learned the issue was scheduled to be discussed behind closed doors by city council last night after its regular meeting. The PCCC is operated by a non-profit society under contract to the city, which provides the facility with hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars in subsidies every year. Last year’s What Women Want, a trade/entertainment show, had the PCCC abuzz. “It was phenomenal,” said Andres. “Great promotion for the businesses and the ladies had a fantastic time. I really want (this year’s

event) in Parksville — how can we make that happen?” Not with the same amount of people as last year, said PCCC executive director Margaret Spruit. “Our venue is no longer large enough for the people she had,” said Spruit. “It’s a safety issue. She is way over our capacity.” Spruit agreed it was a good night for most who attended this year. “It’s a great night out for the women but there were three anxiety attacks and one asthma attack because of how crowded it was,” she said. The Parksville Volunteer Fire Department did not intervene during last year’s event. And getting a specific capacity number for the PCCC is difficult because it changes with the configuration of the show depending on how many tables, chairs, booths or stages are used. “We have been in contact with both parties,” said PVFD deputy chief Marc Norris. “At the end of the day it’s up to the venue and the people who are renting the venue to sort it out.” Spruit organized the 2014 version of What Women Want and said she sold about 600 tickets. She said this “is not a personal thing.” She also has a number in mind that could work for What Women Want. “The way (Andres) has it configured, I would say 700 is the max, including vendors and entertainers,” said Spruit. Andres said she could probably make the event a success for all involved by selling 800 tickets. At Bayview Dental we deliver the highest quality family dentistry and offer a full range of general dental and cosmetic procedures.

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Seven years ago, four-year-old Alexa Middelaer was killed by an impaired driver Const. Jordan Reid and Const. Cory Smith of the Oceanside RCMP are part of Alexa’s Team. Alexa’s team recognizes RCMP and municipal police officers who reduced alcohol and drug-related drivers in their community and includes all regions of the province. In 2010, the Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) was put into place to reduce alcohol-related deaths. Lindsay Matthews, ICBC’s director responsible for road safety said: “We want to thank all the Alexa’s Team police officers for their extraordinary commitment to getting impaired drivers off our roads. Everyone can do their part to help keep roads safe — plan ahead if your activities involve alcohol and arrange for a designated driver, call a taxi or take transit.” Since the IRP was put in place, alcohol-related deaths have dropped by 52 per cent, which saved approximately 238 lives. Laurel Middelaur, Alexa’s mother and road safety advocate said: “It has been an honour to be immersed in the Alexa’s Team events, and collaborate and plan with the many partners for public safety in our province.” — NEWS staff/RCMP

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Premier Christy Clark spoke about the Oceanside Health Centre, the Island rail controversy and tourism when she sat down with The NEWS on Thursday for an exclusive interview. Clark and the entire B.C. Liberal caucus were in Parksville Qualicum Beach for meetings June 9-11. The premier met with The NEWS for a one-on-one interview after she spoke to a full house at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre on Thursday morning, an event organized by the chambers of commerce in Parksville, Qualicum Beach and Nanaimo. What follows is a transcript of that interview, minus most of the small talk. The NEWS (TN): Our newspaper reported this morning that the Oceanside Health Centre is losing its only family physician. She has hundreds of clients. What can be done? Premier Christy Clark (PC): I think we will be successful in finding a replacement. Island Health in going to work hard to find a replacement. Frankly, I don’t think it’s going to be as hard here as in other communities to find a replacement. It’s not like living in Parksville is like hardship pay, right? I mean people really love to be here and it’s a rewarding practice to have, so I’m hopeful Island Health will be able to find a replacement. But it (finding physicians) is a problem all over the world. TN: The whole model of the OHC was pitched as very different. Does the model crumble because of staff issues? Does it matter what kind of model you have if you can’t find a doctor or a nurse? PC: I think the idea of collaborative care is a part of the response to that problem. If you have a nurse practitioner and nurses in advance practice and that range of caregivers, losing one piece of the puzzle temporarily is less of a problem than if an individual is relying on just one doctor or just one caregiver. What’s happening here is something we are trying to replicate across the province because it’s been so successful. Having said that, you don’t want to lose a doctor. We need to replace that position, absolutely, but hopefully the collaborative model will mean that patients in the short term until the new doctor comes will see a little less impact than in other communities where people might not have collaborative care. TN: Can you explain who the health authority is accountable to? PC: What do you mean? TN: I mean, no one elects these people. PC: They are accountable to the Ministry of Health. Ultimately they are accountable to the government. We appoint their board and the board hires a CEO. It’s been a good model overall. There’s lumps and sometimes bumps on the road sometimes, but they have done a real good job managing it. Remember,

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in the year 2000, there was something like 36 community health boards — it was just a jumble of management. This is, I think, the best model in the country, You’ve got six health authorities meeting regional needs, but they are also large enough to meet the economies of scale to make it work. TN: The E&N Railway. I’m going to guess it was part of caucus discussions these past couple of days. What’s your view on what’s happening? PC: We are examining it. The Ministry of Transportation has said it’s not going to be able to meet safety standards. Obviously we’re concerned about that. We want to work with the (Island Corridor Foundation) and get some more information. I can tell you though, I got an earful about it from 250 people that were at the event last night (at Pheasant Glen Golf Resort in Qualicum Beach), a lot of people very concerned about whether or not this should go ahead. Some think it should, some think it should be bike trails. TN: Do you have a personal view on it?

PC: I don’t have enough information yet. I’m going to talk to (Nanaimo) Mayor Bill (McKay) about it and I’m going to be speaking to the mayor of Parksville later today about it and a couple of other issues. I want to move forward on this in a way that respects the community interests. I think, with (Parksville-Qualicum MLA) Michelle (Stilwell), we need to do a little more work in really understanding what people would like to see happen here, and what’s realistic. In Kelowna, we have just dedicated a railway corridor, a new bike and walk trail. That corridor is going to be a fantastic amenity for that community and it’s just going to drive tourism in a community that’s very tourism oriented, not that different from this community or this region of the province in that way. TN: Could we do that here with this rail corridor? PC: There are lots of possibilities, I don’t know. That’s what people were talking about last night. I had a table full of people, passionate about it. But you

know, the other thing about this community is people are really positive, people are do-ers. It’s kind of like Kelowna. TN: Lastly, it wouldn’t be a trip to Parksville for you Premier Clark if I didn’t ask you once again why this community cannot access funding through your government’s Resort Community Initiative. You always tell me the criteria doesn’t fit. Well then, the criteria is wrong, isn’t it? PC: I am going to be talking about that with the mayor of Parksville later this afternoon. I don’t have a quick answer for you on that. TN: You stayed in a resort while you were here this week (Tigh-Na-Mara), surrounded by a bunch of other resorts, but we’re not a resort municipality? PC: It’s something we’re going to look at because I want to do everything we can to jump-start tourism in British Columbia. We have to do more for regional tourism and that means introducing people to Vancouver Island, introducing them to the wine country up in Kelowna. We have more to do on that.

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To Patients of the Primary Care Service at the Oceanside Health Centre, After much thought, I have decided to retire from General Practice at the Oceanside Health Centre. I have enjoyed twenty years of family medicine and feel privileged to have had the opportunity to care for so many wonderful people. At this juncture in my career, I will now focus on providing care to home-bound frail elderly patients as well as to palliative patients, which has long been a passion that I have wanted to pursue. There is a great need for this type of care here in our community and I am honoured to have the opportunity to provide this care. I know that learning of my retirement from General Practice has been concerning for some of my Oceanside Primary Care patients. I also know that there is some speculation circulating in our community regarding the reasons for my decision to retire from general practice at the Oceanside Health Centre. Please know that I have made this decision based on my personal desire to change my focus to care for the elderly and for those at end-of-life and I am hopeful that all those who have shown an interest in my retirement will respect my decision. I would like to assure each of you that you will continue to be cared for by the extremely competent and dedicated primary care team including the Nurse Practitioners who are advanced-practice nurses with masters degrees. They can diagnose and treat illnesses, perform complete physical exams, refer to specialists, prescribe medications and order most diagnostic tests. I have every confidence that you will continue to receive, safe, quality and timely care when you come for an appointment. Island Health is actively recruiting for a physician for the primary care service at the Oceanside Health Centre. I will continue to provide support to the Nurse Practitioners and I will be on-site at the Oceanside Health Centre approximately two half days per week. I will also be available to the Nurse Practitioners for telephone consultations at other times. Should you need to be seen by a physician when you come to the Oceanside Health Centre for an appointment, the Nurse Practitioner will consult with the doctor working in Urgent Care. I wish to thank each of you for your understanding of my decision. I know that you will all continue to receive the best of care here at the Oceanside Health Centre. Yours sincerely, Marlene van der Weyde, MD

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In a region stretching from The Lower Mainland to Haida Gwaii, 36 of 43 Coastal Fire Centre weather stations are in the high or extreme danger class and the B.C. River Forecast Centre lists the entire region at level three, “very dry” drought conditions, of four possible categories. At level four the government can temporarily suspend short-term water permits or industrial water licences. The experts also recommend that people prepare their homes in advance of the summer danger, creating a fuel-free space around your home and making sure your address is clearly visible. The provincial government has put out a call for voluntary water use reductions of 20 per cent or more from all municipal, agricultural and industrial users. People should watch for changing conditions, but as of June 15 in the Parksville Qualicum Beach region Category 2 and 3 open fires are prohibited, banning fires larger than a small camp fire — half-metre high by a half-metre wide or smaller — and allowing cook stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes. In Parksville and the RDN, residents may water for a maximum of two hours every other day, an hour each from 6-10 a.m. and 6-10 p.m. Residents are not permitted to wash driveways or sidewalks, and must use a hose equipped with a shutoff device for vehicle and boat washing. Use of decorative fountains is only permit-

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OCEANSIDE HEALTH CENTRE LOSING ITS ONLY FAMILY DOCTOR

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One of the people who will lose their doctor this summer says the health authority is to blame for the departure of the Oceanside Health Centre’s only family physician. Island Health (formerly the Vancouver Island Health Authority, or VIHA) confirmed last week that Dr. Marlene van der Weyde has decided to retire from general practice. Her last day will be July 31. “The fault lies with VIHA,” said the patient, who asked not to be named. “Dr. van der Weyde made a valiant attempt to make the position work but VIHA red tape, technical issues, work overload, etc. made it impossible. The fact that she has chosen to leave raises serious questions about the program being run at Oceanside.” Island Health said it would not respond to the comments of this unnamed source. Many of the 1,700 people who are clients at the Oceanside Health Centre (OHC) primary care department may have never seen Van der Weyde, instead having their needs attended to by a nurse practitioner or other people who are part of the primary care team. It’s unclear how many of the 1,700 clients claim Van der Weyde as their doctor. Island Health also said there will be a physician available at the OHC if required. “Until a new physician is in place, patient care for Dr. van der Weyde’s patients will be transferred to a nurse practitioner,” Island Health’s Valerie Wilson explained. “There are three nurse practitioners at the Oceanside Health Centre. Nurse practitioners are advanced-practice nurses with masters degrees and can diagnose and treat illnesses, prescribe medications and order most diagnostic tests.” Should a patient need to be seen by a physician, “the Nurse Practitioner will consult with the doctor working in Urgent Care at the Oceanside Health Centre,” said Wilson. That setup might not sit well with some patients. “Very distressed to hear of Dr. van der Weyde’s decision to leave the Oceanside team,” said one of the doctor’s patients. “She has truly been a Godsend for our care for a number of years and has helped us through some grave medical issues. I understand that a nurse practitioner can assume some of the responsibilities of a doctor, but what they cannot do leaves a gaping hole. People’s lives are at stake. This situation must raise serious alarms at VIHA.”

Van der Weyede won’t be disappearing from the local health scene. “We are of course very happy that she will be remaining in the Oceanside community where she will be providing physician care to home-bound frail and elderly people and as well as end-of-life physician services to individuals in the Oceanside area,” said Island Health’s Wilson. “We would like to thank Dr. van der Weyde for the tremendous contribution she has made to the OHC and to the Oceanside community and we wish her the very best in the future. She will . . . continue to provide consultation services to the OHC on a regular basis until a new primary care physician is in place. We also look forward to continuing our collaboration with Dr. van der Weyde in her work as an Oceanside-based end-of-life physician.” Island Health says it is working to fill this vacancy as soon as possible. “We know that recruiting physicians can be challenging, given the current national physician shortage,” said Wilson. Premier Christy Clark, in Parksville last week for caucus meetings, said finding physicians “is a problem all over the world.” She also said “I think we will be successful in finding a replacement. Island Health is going to work hard to find a replacement. Frankly, I don’t think it’s going to be as hard here as in other communities to find a replacement. It’s not like living in Parksville is like hardship pay, right? I mean people really love to be here and it’s a rewarding practice to have, so I’m hopeful Island Health will be able to find a replacement.” Island Health provided The NEWS with a copy of the letter it says van der Weyde has been sending to her patients. It reads, in part: “At this juncture in my career, I have decided to focus on providing care to home-bound frail elderly patients as well as to palliative patients. As you may know, there is a great need for this type of care here in our community . . . Our Oceanside Primary Care patients will continue to be cared for by our extremely competent and dedicated nurse practitioners all of whom have diagnostic and treatment skills. They are able to write prescriptions, make referrals and order most diagnostic tests. Island Health is actively recruiting for family physicians for the Oceanside Health Centre. I will continue to provide support to our nurse practitioners in a consultative manner until a physician is in place.” Island Health also said since the opening of the OHC in 2013, there has been a decrease in average monthly client volumes at hospitals in Nanaimo (23 per cent), Port Alberni (49 per cent) and Comox (17 per cent average monthly decrease in Oceanside client volume in the emergency department).

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e should all be vigilant about what gets discussed and decided by elected officials behind closed doors. The provincial guidelines about what should and should not be discussed by city councillors during in camera sessions are vague at best, as we have written here previously. It’s our view the Community Charter, depending on how it’s interpreted, allows for just about anything to be discussed behind closed doors. Last night, Parksville city council was scheduled to kick the public out of chambers so it could discuss “the security of the property of the municipality,” one of the ridiculously vague allowances in the charter (90.1 c). Other provisions — like the possibility of potential litigation — are so wide open pretty much anything can be discussed behind closed doors. City councillors and city staff are not supposed to speak publicly about the details of what is going to be discussed in camera. We have learned last night’s discussion was scheduled to be centred around the future of what has been the most successful event in the 15-year history of the Parksville Community and Conference Centre (PCCC), the What Women Want show (see story in today’s paper, page A3). The PCCC receives hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in taxpayer subsidies. It is operated by a non-profit society, which presumably deals with any staff issues. Therefore, those who work at the PCCC are employees of the society, not the city, an important distinction for this in camera debate. So why was the discussion last night, if it indeed happened, behind closed doors? When there is a lack of information, people fill the void. Last night’s in camera discussions were about the “security” of the PCCC. Has there been a terrorist threat related to the PCCC? As silly as that may sound, there is no other information in the public arena to mollify fears, as wild as they may be. A member of the public has brought forward to council some concerns about the ability to rent a facility the city subsidizes. Safety is an issue. The city could very well foist all of this on the society that runs the facility, wash its hands of the matter, but it has not. So why have this discussion behind closed doors? These days, the fashionable thing to espouse on the campaign trail for those seeking elected office is transparency and openness. Since the Community Charter pretty much allows everything to be legally discussed behind closed doors, taxpayers need an elected champion for open debate, a councillor who publicly questions why discussions are not being conducted in public. Up to now, this city council has no such champion. — Editorial by John Harding

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We have heard a lot of complaints from different people over the last few years about our ferry system. We now have an experience of our own. On June 7, my wife and I needed to take our daughter to the 7:30 p.m sailing at Departure Bay. As we were coming from Parksville, we left 70 minutes before departure time. However, due to a nasty accident we were in a massive traffic jam and consequently arrived at the ferry at 7:25 pm, 5 minutes before sailing. We of course, were told we could not purchase a ticket or board this ferry as we were too late. However, the ferry then stayed at the dock for another half hour not leaving until 8 p.m., which gave us 35 minutes to board. There were several irate people as well as ourselves who had also been held up due to the accident, some of them tourists. We were told these were the rules, no exceptions. B.C. Ferries couldn’t care less about the schedules that could have been met as the ferry sat at the dock for the extra 35 minutes. This is the type of thing that makes people irate and upset with B.C. Ferries, including the tourists.

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riage, its proposed law school condemned and blacklisted and its graduates banned from practising law in certain parts of Canada, simply because they are Christian, every Canadian regardless of political stripes, faith or non-faith should be disturbed. When a Member of Parliament is mocked, ridiculed and attacked because he believes in creationism as opposed to Darwinism, how else can such intolerance be viewed as anything other than an attack on freedom of speech and religion. When a lawyer in presenting his case for physician-assisted suicide to the Supreme Court of Canada states that Christians should keep their views to themselves and leave “secular Canada” alone it is no time for people of faith or any Canadian to remain silent. A very wise king once wrote that there is “a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak.” It is time for all freedom loving Canadians to speak out. Gerald Hall Nanoose Bay

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Re: Colin Bartlett’s response to my recent letter entitled ‘Debt and Wealth’. Bartlett asserts: “In the late 60s and early ’70s, our federal government embarked on path of huge deficits and debt. In endeavFreedom oF religion aouring to handle the debt, the (Bank of CanThere are many who believe we are quite ada) allowed inflation to climb to nearly 13 probably living in the most dangerous time per cent and it became obvious in 1974 that in world history. it could not continue…” We are living in troubling times worldNot so. According to canadianinflation. wide whether you are talking about a fragile com, from 1974 to 1982, inflation soared economy, the threat of radical terrorists, the higher than the rest of the post war era after possibility of nuclear war, increased pover- the Bank of Canada ceased to finance major ty and disease or a dozen other depressing governmental projects and programs. The events that could be mentioned. consequence of this change in financing I love Canada and am inclined to believe was exposed in the 1993 Auditor General’s we live in the best country on the planet, yet Report. we would be most naive to close our eyes to An astounding 92 per cent of federal debt certain disturbing trends in our own coun- was due to accumulated interest. Mr. Bartlett try that if ignored could well define a darker omits any reference to the prolonged and future for Canada and for our children. steady decline of such debts under Bank of Recent troubling actions that can be in- Canada funding in the first 20 post-Second terpreted in no other way than a direct at- World War years. tack on freedom of speech and religion Bartlett’s comparison of North Dakoshould concern every Canadian. These ta’s demographics with those of B.C.’s is no “fundamental “freedoms are enshrined doubt accurate, but irrelevant. The method in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms yet of financing governmental projects and prothere are those in this country who continue grams is the issue and North Dakota is less in debt today because it used its own state to attack them. When a Christian university is targeted bank. Bartlett’s claim that privatization of by lawyers for its Christian values on mar- public debt avoided runaway inflation canHerman Vanderbyl Parksville

not be validated by the records I have found. Those records show that when governments relinquish control of the issuance of their money and financing, they relinquish their sovereignty and enslave their citizenry to the greed of international bankers. Iceland has much to teach us.

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Lighting up that cigarette: a dying habit, as it always was How dramaticaly things have changed for smokers, even in China My morning newspaper tells me that the city fathers of As the ad for Virginia Slims cigarettes used to say: Beijing have banned smoking within city limits. “You’ve come a long way, baby.” That should go well. Yeah, well. Now the bills are coming in. Epidemiologists There are some 21,516,000 citizens in Beijing. Near at the University of Montreal have come up with a yardas I can reckon, 21,515,999 are fully committed nicotin- stick for measuring the probability of getting cancer from iacs sucking on gaspers from the time they get up in the smoking. morning until they collapse in a cloud of secHow much do you have to smoke to get canond-hand smoke at night. cer? They reckon five “pack years” should do it. It’s a China thing. The country produces alA ‘pack year’ is achieved by smoking a pack most half the world’s cigarettes and boasts — if of cigarettes a day (20 cigarettes) for one year. By Arthur Black that’s the word — some 350 million smokers. Do that for five years and you double your I never thought I’d see smoking become ilchances of dying from lung cancer. legal in the Chinese capital — but then I nevDoesn’t matter if you smoke two packs a day er thought I’d see smoking banned in Toronto for two and a half years or ten cigarettes a day and Montreal. Both those unlikely scenarios for ten years. have come to pass. Any combination that adds up to five pack The habit has undergone incredible transyears puts you in the kill zone. formations in my lifetime. But here’s the killer statistic for me: researchWhen I was a pup, I could peruse magazine ers say that if no one smoked, 98 per cent of all ads featuring a young Hollywood actor imlung cancer would be eliminated — and personating a doctor and exhorting me to I can count on the un-nic- up to 90 percent of throat cancers as well. light up, because “nine out of ten doctors otine-stained fingers of one Me? I haven’t smoked for decades — smoke Chesterfields.” and I can count on the un-nicotine-stained hand the number of people Even more bizarre: the young actor’s fingers of one hand the number of people I I know who continue to name was Ronald Reagan. know who continue to smoke. smoke. It’s not that many years ago that CanaThat doesn’t mean that we ex-smokers Arthur BlAck dians routinely puffed away in offices and are off the hook — only that we’ve somefactories, in restaurants and doctors’ waitwhat lowered the odds against us. ing rooms, even at the back of the GreyA little over four million Canadians hound bus. continue to smoke, but the number is shrinking every year. And if you’re a fossil like me you’ll remember when ev- Eighty-five percent of us do not smoke. That’s the highest ery flight on Air Canada reserved rows 16 through 18 for ever recorded. smokers. Smoking is a dying habit. About the only place you couldn’t smoke was sitting in But then, it always was. church or standing beside the gas pump while you were filling your tank. — Arthur Black lives on Saltspring Island. His column Did I smoke? Of course. Everybody did. It was cool, it appears weekly in The NEWS. E-mail: arblack43@shaw.ca was adventurous, it was co-ed.

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After living on this Island for more than tivity and has been widely introduced; many 30 years, I have not seen a ring-necked pheas- scattered and small populations occur outside ant in the wild, but this must be the year, as I the normal range. have now encountered two. As with most other bird species, food and The ring-necked pheasant in the photo predation are important influences on popuabove was found wandering on a yard in Port lation levels. Landscape and habitat features Alberni. It has wounds to the beak and back of also influence demographic rates; dense winthe head and is missing all its tail feathers so ter cover (e.g., cattails in wetlands), for examwas likely attacked by something. ple, is especially important for survival during The ring-necked Pheasant, a years with severe cold, wind and native of Asia, is one of the most heavy snowfall. The most serious successful and well-known introlimitation in most regions, howduced birds in North America. This ever, is associated with changes in species is exceptionally popular as By Sylvia Campbell the agricultural industry from small an upland game bird throughout multicrop farms to large monoculmuch of its range, and it may be tures with clean farming practices. the most studied species of GalliNumerous nests are also destroyed formes in the world. annually by hay-mowing. The male Ring-necked PheasI believe vehicle collisions may ant has a spectacular multicolored lessen the number of pheasants as plumage, long tail, and chickenmy second encounter involved a like appearance that is difficult to line of cars swerving to avoid hitconfuse with any other North American bird. ting the bird. These elusive multi-coloured gorBoth sexes are swift runners and strong flyers geous birds are a real treat to view. for short distances. Populations do best in hay We are hopeful, here at the North Island and grain agricultural regions, especially areas Wildlife Recovery Centre, our patient will make with grassy field borders, wetlands and numer- a full recovery and be released back into the ous small patches of idle land with tall grass, wild. forbs and lesser amounts of brush and trees. Be sure to check out our upcoming 30th AnPopulations are established on most midlat- niversary Celebrations. June 21 will be Family itude agricultural lands from Canada to Utah, Day/Aborginal Days with games, food, crafts, California to the New England and south to Vir- biofact touch tables and much more fun. Visit ginia. This species is commonly raised in cap- our website at www.niwra.org

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PQB HISTORY

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The first settler to register land in the Qualicum area was Thomas Kinkade. He applied for two land grants at the mouth of the Little Qualicum River. Today we know the area as the Marshall-Stevenson Federal Wildlife Preserve. From Highway 19A it is the forested stretch on your right as you leave Qualicum Beach and come up to the bridge. Thomas Kinkade was born in Ireland in 1839. On leaving school he served in the British navy before joining a sailing fleet out of Liverpool. Eventually he decided to stay in BC, purchasing an eight ton sloop in 1877. He met his wife Sarah in Squamish, she was a native woman, a widow with three children: Sarah, Lucy & Catherine. They lived on the sloop “Sally”, where in 1878 they disembarked at Northwest Bay to bury Sarah’s daughter, Catherine. They then sailed up the coast and established a homestead at the mouth of the Little Qualicum River. In late 1978, with the help of Mr. Hirst and Mr. Tranfield who lived in the region – they raised their first home on the property. It was built of timbers brought over from Denman Island on Thomas’ sloop. The square timbers were fitted at the corners with dovetail joints. This building still stands today. Two other houses still stand in that immediate area and were deeded to old Thomas’s daughters Mary and Annie on his death in 1914. Thomas had two sons, young Thomas and James. The Kinkade children attended the first school in the area which was opened in 1897. Unfortunately the school closed in 1899 due to lack of students. “During this time, Thomas carried on his fish oil business, a successful venture started during his whaling days and based on his development of an odourless oil.” “Hard work was common to Thomas, as his choice of a building lot required him in 1885 to build a dyke to protect his home from the water; the dyke being 125 feet long, 12 feet wide and 10 feet high. This he did with a homemade wooden-wheeled wheelbarrow. He also constructed a barn of split cedar, which allowed him to gather a herd of forty cattle.” Old Thomas, as he was known was active as a community member, he helped to erect buildings just as his regional neighbours helped him. He was on hand for the building of St. Anne’s Church (non denominational at that time) in French Creek. He and his and wife Sarah Coqulamat renewed their vows and were the first to be married there on October 24, 1896. It was in 1898 that the road north from Parksville was joined with the road south from Comox. That road was to heavily influence the Kinkade Family. Old Thomas sold the

farm (except for four acres) in 1913. James died during WW1 and is buried in the QB Cemetery. Young Thomas realized the commercial potential of a highway and in 1924 opened what is today, the longest running business in Qualicum Beach, The Shady Rest. Originally it provided accommodation, meals and gas to travellers. The Shady Rest was sold out of the family in 1985. Today it is a restaurant and pub. Yes, there are still Kinkades living in Qualicum Beach. Researchers: Linda Reid, Pam McIntosh & Don McIntosh – QB Family History Society Data: Kinkade Family History file & Jim Storey Fond – Qualicum Beach Archives & Brad Wylie’s History of QB.

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Three pharmacists at the Parksville Pharmasave are now certified to give immunizations at their new travel health clinic. These shots protect a traveler against diseases such as African yellow fever, hepatitis A and B and typhoid, among others. Lonny Barr is one of the pharmacists who attended conference in Quebec and wrote a certification exam in order to be able to give these shots. Barr said it saves time when a pharmacist can deliver the shot opposed to going through a family doctor. These shots are not covered by B.C.’s Medical Service Plan. Since VIHA in Nanaimo no longer offers travel vaccinations, Barr said Pharamsave made the decision to offer these shots in Parksville. Barr said entire families are able to get vaccinated at once, or individuals. The shots are available from Monday to Friday and Barr said it’s best to make an appointment.

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Yoga on the beach is coming back for a fourth consecutive year. Starting in 2012 in Qualicum Beach, instructors Dr. Barbara Low and Charlotte Crowley decided they wanted to offer free yoga to the community. Since then, the yoga classes have been held at the Parksville Community Park and in Qualicum Beach next to the visitor center. “It’s for people who enjoy being outside,” Crowley said. She also said the yoga is for any skill level, from expert to novice. “They’re safe positions, no more difficult than most activities.” Each year they fundraise for a different organization and last year raised $1,200. A special class will be available earlier on June 21 in Qualicum Beach for the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund. The regular beach yoga starts on July 2 and runs until Aug. 29 on Wednesdays and Fridays in Parksville and Tuesdays and Thursdays in Qualicum Beach from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. All proceeds will be going to the SPCA and Manna Homeless Society.

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There was no way I was going to step over the edge of that cliff. Neither was the Minister of Technology and Innovation, Amrik Virk. It’s difficult to describe how real the Coombs-based company Cloudhead Games has made virtual reality. Star Trek fans might get a better idea what it’s like from this description by Cloudhead Games president and creative director Denny Unger: “It actually delivers on the promise of transporting you to another world,” said Unger. “It tricks your senses into believing you’re somewhere else. We call it the first generation holideck.” Here’s what B.C. cabinet minister Virk said after he tried the technology: “It was realistic — I was afraid to step one step further because it felt like I was going to fall off a cliff,” said Virk, in the region last week for B.C. Liberal caucus meetings. “Under water a whale came up and I wanted to reach out and touch it and I wanted to duck as the fin came by.” Cloudhead Games was born in March 2013. “We started in my garage,” said Unger. “We had three people who were leading the charge, blindly, to see where we could go.” They grew and moved into the Town of Qualicum Beach’s digital studio, an incubator of sorts for small tech businesses like Cloudhead. They grew again and moved to a location close to Goats on the Roof in Coombs. They grew again and now are operating out of another location in Coombs, with 14 total employees.

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Cloudhead Games president/creative director Denny Unger, right, gets B.C. Minister of Technology and Innovation Amrik Virk ready for a virtual reality experience last week in Coombs.

Unger got some seed money for the company through the Kickstart crowd-funding website. Other funding followed through the help of the Innovation Island, a facilitator and liaison for the region’s tech sector, and the federal government’s Industrial Research Assistance Program. Cloudhead is now, according to its website, “on a mission to create fully interactive and immersive VR experiences that set a new standard — across all platforms including HTC

Vive, Oculus VR, Sony Project Morpheus, Samsung Gear, and those yet to be released.” Said Unger: “The work we’re doing really is kind of on the leading edge of how to use this technology in totally different, new ways. It never has really been done on this level.” While a trickle-down effect is inevitable to the fields of training or medicine, gaming is where it’s at right now. Titles that Cloudhead has been part of include Dragon Age and Mass Effect. “It (gaming) is the biggest

market on the planet,” said Unger. “It dwarfs the movie industry, it dwarfs everything. That’s where the major money is and that is where the people who are creating the hardware are focussed.” Virk said Cloudhead’s success is evidence companies like this don’t need to be based in big cities. “I’ve used them as an example to demonstrate that technology is something that’s not necessarily only in metropolitan areas,” said the minister. “My

goal is for them to stay here and grow here.” Virk’s cabinet colleague, Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell, seems similarly impressed. “Cloudhead Games is an ideal example of a local success story — gaining international recognition for the development of a pioneering virtual reality platform,” said Stilwell. “They contribute to our tech sector’s success, placing Oceanside and B.C. as a whole on the worldstage.”

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There was some incredible fundraising when the Heart and Stroke Big Bike rolled into Oceanside last week. The highest fundraising team on Vancouver Island will get to place an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) in a public location and that team will likely be from the Qualicum Beach office of the Coast Realty Group which raised $11,602. Matt Breedlove of Royal Lepage Parksville Qualicum Realty said their team generated most of their donations in just 48 hours. He said manager/owner Clinton Miller gave a pep talk Tuesday morning and by the time they hopped on the bike Wednesday afternoon their office crew had collected $10,000. In total, Parksville teams raised $10,453 and Qualicum Beach teams generated $23,322. The winner of the AED will be announced on July 15. Retired school teacher Colleen Lucas who is a member of Oceanside Grandmothers to Grandmothers’ donated some special quilts for the group’s Raiders of the Lost Art sale, June 6. The event which raised $2600 for the Stephen Lewis Foundation was instigated by the donation of five quilts made by Colleen’s former elementary school kids. The quilts had been folded up in storage. Colleen thought there were a lot of people with treasures they were ready to give up and so the idea of the sale emerged. The group appealed for donations and packed a room with roughly 400 donated pieces. One of the treasures sold was a quilt that Colleen’s Winchelsea Grade 5 class made in 2009. “We were studying immigration and settlement in Canada and the idea was we were going to create pictures of ourselves from the country where our ancestors immigrated from. Then the kids decided they wanted to do it themselves. They did an amazing job of capturing their personalities.” She said it was hard to part with the quilt but the proceeds go to such a great cause. “These are Parksville grandkids who made the quilt and it is a good place for it to go to.” That 2009 class was the last one Colleen taught and she promised her students she would attend their prom in 2016 and bring along that special quilt. She is hoping the new owner will let her borrow it back for the reunion. Longevity Medical Aesthetics which has been providing revolutionary skin solutions to clients out of their Qualicum Beach office will be opening the doors to their new location at 155 Jensen Ave. in Parksville, June 22. Dr. Andy Biro has been practising aesthetic medicine for several years including injectables and various energy based therapies that give clients a refreshed and younger look. Manager Shannon Groenewegen says their work isn’t only about superficial beauty. “It’s about looking healthy and vibrant and it can be hard for cancer patients and survivors to have confidence.” She said Merz Pharma recently provided Radiesse cosmetic filler to treat her 80 year old dad post cancer. “He is winning his battle with cancer and gained back the 40 pounds of weight he lost but none of it returned to his very sweet face. Every time he looked in the mirror he saw a cancer patient instead of a cancer survivor.” Dr. Biro was able to restore some of his lost volume and created a healthy, happy reflection.

The big bike was in Qualicum Beach raising money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation, June 3. These riders from Royal Lepage Parksville Qualicum Realty helped generate $10,000 for the cause. (left to right) Richard Gauvreau, Kari Knutson, Matt Breedlove, David Lavalley, Larry Schug and official bike driver Bill Schollen enthusiastically peddled around the town promoting healthy heart awareness and stroke recovery.

Oceanside Grandmothers to Grandmothers hosted a successful fundraiser June 6 called Raiders of the Lost Art at the Quality Bayside Resort in Parksville. One of the items that generated funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation was this special quilt donated by G2G member Colleen Lucas. It was made by her former Grade 5 students at Winchelsea Elementary School. The quilt and 400 other treasures generated a whopping $2600.

Shannon Groenewegen of Longevity Medical Aesthetics in Qualicum Beach treated her dad John Friend to an early Father’s Day gift. John who was diagnosed with cancer seven years ago lost a lot of weight during his recovery. Because he will never get back the volume in his face, he was given injections of Radiesse volumizing filler. Shannon said now her dad doesn’t feel like a cancer patient when he looks in the mirror.

Tanya Pritchett of Qualicum Beach (left) who has been dabbling in water colours for four years is an art student of Norma Emerson (right). Tanya’s painting called Primary Chaos is one of the many student pieces on display at the McMillan Arts Centre in Parksville until June 27. The exhibition called Emerson’s Emergents features work by many artists who have never exhibited before. Art from the DeCosmos group is on display.

The French Creek Community School was a beehive of activity for the 25th annual Coombs Community Picnic, June 12. The Arrowsmith Community Recreation Association helped organize the family affair. A big hit was the children’s miniature railway. Four year old Sophia Krucik of Parksville and her two year old brother James enjoyed the locomotives especially Thomas the Tank Engine going around the tracks.

There were plenty of Allemande Left and Do-Si-Do moves June 12 as the Sand Dollars square dancing club kicked off their fifth annual June Bug Jamboree Square Dance at the Bradley Centre in Coombs. The three day event started off with some round dancing with callers Deb Schmidt (left) and Lynette McLeod (right). The Port Alberni Fiddlers were also on hand to provide some of the music for the old time dancing.

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June 20 in Qualicum Beach & July 1 in Parksville

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This July, Tasman Jude to play 400th show since 2013 Jessica skelton reporter@pqbnews.com

Tasman Jude will bring double the fun to Parksville Qualicum Beach in the next few weeks. The Canadian reggae band will stop in the area twice on the Island-leg of its latest tour, with the first gig being an all-ages show in Qualicum this weekend. “We like to do all-ages shows,” said bassist Derek Wilder, who also happens to be from Parksville. “Everyone deserves to have some fun.” In fact, the four-piece reggae band has only recently arrived back in Canada from playing a promotional tour for Easterfest, one of the largest all-ages festivals in Australia. According to Wilder, Easterfest organizers flew the band over for 54 shows in 37 schools over 27 days throughout southeastern Queensland. Tasman Jude then tacked on an extra 30 shows around that country while they were there. “We put in a lot of kilometres,” he said. That wasn’t the only high-octane tour the band has undertaken either. They’ve already completed a journey across Canada and in the Caribbean, and they started their latest national tour a mere ten days after returning to Canada from Australia this April. By the time they reach Parksville for Canada Day, lead singer Caleb Hart said they will be a few days off from playing their 400th show since January 2013. “It’s pretty incredible,” he said. “We’re based on tour,” Hart added, saying that most of the band members have no permanent address since

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Popular Canadian band Tasman Jude will play in the area twice over the next month, with their first gig being an all-ages show at the CFC Church in Qualicum Beach on June 20.

they’re on the road so much. This number is particularly incredible when you take into account that Tasman Jude started by fluke when Hart and a friend took the stage at an open mic in Grand Prairie a few years ago.

“We just made up three songs,” he said. The crowd loved it so much that the friends made up a band name on the spot and wasted no time creating a Facebook page. “We figured there must be something special,” he said. See Album, page A33

Vancouver Island Opera looking for singers Jessica skelton reporter@pqbnews.com

The Vancouver Island Opera wants singers. The Parksville-based company is currently looking for people to join the chorus for its upcoming production of Norma by Vincenzo Bellini. “Gives you a chance to try out your chops,” said Sydney Preston, who is herself a member of the chorus. “You meet some really interesting and diverse people.”

Rehearsals will start on August 29 and will run on Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Craig Bay Community Centre. There will also be informal rehearsals on Wednesdays at the home of the show’s artistic director for those who can make it. There are no limits on how many can join the group, with the company’s founder Tatianna Vasilieva saying she is looking for “as many as possible” to sing. Preston also said that cho-

rus members don’t need professional singing experience. “There are a lot of amateurs involved,” said Preston. “They’re so enthusiastic.” While Norma is in Italian, Preston said there are singers in the group who can help their peers navigate the language. This was what happened for last year’s opera production, Rigoletto, which was also in Italian. “There’s lots of help,” she said. “It’s fun.” Norma tells the story of a love

triangle, said Vasilieva. Norma, a Druid priestess in Roman-occupied Gaul, is secretly in a relationship with the Roman proconsul Pollione, who has fallen in love with the priestess Adalgisa. Vasilieva said she chose this opera because it is easily accessible to all audiences, including those who don’t speak Italian. “It’s pure melody,” she said, adding that she thinks Norma’s aria is “the most beautiful aria in the whole operatic repertoire.”

The full production of Norma, which will include an orchestra and up-and-coming professional soloists in the title roles, will show on Oct. 24-25 at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. Singers must register with the Vancouver Island Opera before rehearsals start in August in order to be a member of the chorus. Registration costs $85. For more information or to register, contact Vasilieva at 250-586-6095. Print Media Sponsor

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West My Friend travelling north Band will see lineup change for its show at the McMillan Arts Centre on June 19 Victoria band, West My Friend, is All of the musicians in West My heading north this week. The self- Friend are talented multi-instrumendubbed “quirky” folk fusion group has talists, though Oliver said everyone a concert at the McMillan Arts Centre sticks to just one in the group. this Friday. There will be a bit of a line up Guitarist Eden Oliver said that the change for the Parksville show, howband is known for their ever. While Oliver will play pun-filled banter, clever guitar and Jeff Poynter will We’re in this for the long haul. songwriting and intricate be on accordian as usueden oliver arrangements. al, Nick Mintenko will be It’s the latter, though, filling in on bass and the that really sets West My group’s usual bass player Friend apart from regular Alex Rempel will play manfolk groups. Their tightly written orig- dolin for the evening. inal songs with four-part harmonies Since their formation in a Victoria and a specific blend of acoustic instru- cafe in 2009, West My Friend has rements — which are influenced by the leased two albums, Place and When lessons learned during the members’ the Ink Dries. The group has also done time in the UVic music program — are a lot of touring in the past six months. nearly impossible to jam to. Most recently, its “Spring Fling” tour

took them across B.C., Alberta, Washington and Oregon. This summer will similarly take them around B.C. and northwestern Washington. “We’re in this for the long haul,” said Oliver. West My Friend will play at the MAC on June 19 at 7 p.m. Doors to the show open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 for OCAC members and $15 for general admission, and are available at the MAC. For more information on the concert, you can call the arts centre at 250248-8185. For more information on West My Friend, visit their website at westmyfriend.com. —NEWS Staff/MAC

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Tasman Jude quickly grew into a trio, and released their first EP in 2013. Wilder joined them on bass for a show in Vancouver later that year and took up a full-time position with the band in mid-2014. Today, Tasman Jude consists of Hart on vocals, Wilder on bass and Bethanie Earle on African drums. The group doesn’t have a permanent guitarist at the moment, but Luis Gonzalez will take over the role for the entire Island leg of the tour. As for why Tasman Jude tours so much, Wilder and Hart give two different reasons. First, it’s the group’s responsibility to promote itself as an independent band, said the bass player. Secondly, Hart said the band wants to bring a message of love directly to

the people through the vibe it creates for live shows. In particular, he said the group hopes to inspire people to do what they love, do something bigger than themselves and spread good feelings. “We want to impact the next generation,” he said. When coming to a show, Wilder said the audience should expect a big sound, a ton of energy and a lot of dancing. “Our show is pretty fun,” he said. “We love what we do.” You can also expect a variety of reggae styles, from more classic to Island rock influenced, as well as a number of songs from Tasman Jude’s first fulllength album, Green. Green, which is the first of a three re-

cord series, debuted at number one on the iTunes reggae charts. “We were the first Canadian reggae band to knock Bob Marley to number two,” said Wilder. The album’s single “Every Breath” also attained number one on Rebel Vibes Radio, a world-recognized Canadian reggae radio station. Again, Tasman Jude will first play in the area on June 20 at the Christian Fellowship Centre Church, which is located at 825 Village Way, Qualicum Beach. Doors will open at 7 p.m. with the music starting soon afterwards. All ages are invited to attend and entrance is by suggested a $10 donation. The group will then play on the main stage at Parksville’s Canada Day celebrations on July 1.

MAC & RDN programs July 13 – 17 • 9am - 12pm: Design & Painting for Youth July 27 – 31 • 9am - 12pm: Drawing and Painting July 27 – 31 • 4 - 5:30pm: Graphic Novels August 4 – 6 • 1 - 3pm: Guitar Music & Rhythm For more information or to register go to: www.rdn.bc.ca/cms.asp?wpID=1613 August 17 – 22 • 9am - 12pm Kids Creative Drama & Play Building For more information on this program or to register, call the MAC – 250-248-8185

EXHIBITIONS AT THE MAC Continuing for the month of June, The DeCosmos Fine Arts Society and Norma Emerson’s “Emergents”. This exhibit and sale will continue until June 27. Exhibiting from July 1 – 31 “Quartette” – Joan Larson, Maia Levine, Mary Fox and Sherry Mitchell. Join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, July 4 from 1 – 3pm. McMillan Arts Centre: Tues. – Sat. 10am - 4pm For more information please call 250-248-8185 or email: info@mcmillanartscentre.com

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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 PLEASE from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on NOTE Sunday, June 21st CHANCE OF at Eaglecrest Golf Club, 2035 West DATE 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.

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October 28, 1959 to June 8, 2015 It is with great sadness that we let the community know of the passing of Kelly Collins after a courageous battle with leukemia. Kelly loved butterflies, fishing, bingo, helping others, a good laugh, and especially her familyâ€”sons Sean and Scott, 106775 husband Ray, granddaughter Avaline, sister Kristene, and father Robert. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to may make donations to the BC Childrenâ€™s Hospital in honour of Kellyâ€™s love of children.

Cecilia Tomlinson (nee Perlman) peacefully passed away at Nanaimo General Hospital on June 1, 2015 at the age of 70 years. â€œCeâ€? was born in Nantwich, Cheshire, England on January 23, 1945 and is predeceased by her parents Daniel and Winifred Perlman, and son Neil Tomlinson. She is survived by her husband Malcolm Tomlinson, they were lovingly together for 52 years. Also survived by daughter Hayley Tomlinson, son-in-law Scott Beam, and granddaughter Farrah Tomlinson-Beam. Celia immigrated to Canada in 1975, and enjoyed life in Abbotsford, Kelowna, and finally Qualicum Beach. She volunteered in youth and womenâ€™s soccer for many years. She enjoyed spending time with family, especially her granddaughter. She was deeply loved and will be greatly missed. Many thanks to the Nanaimo Kidney Clinicâ€™s Nephrologists and Staff for your great care and support. Special thanks to Dr. Naomi Glick. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the BC Kidney Foundation. A Celebration of Life will be held in September in Qualicum Beach.

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Rage fastball teams provincial bound Local teams playing well as they wrap up their regular season play T yson Taylor

U16 Rage Fastball.” The U16 squad hasn’t been Most times, success and the only one making headlines “Rage” don’t mix but there’s on their way to provincials eibeen plenty of success follow- ther. ing the Oceanside Rage fastball The U19c Rage fastball team teams so far this season as they was over in the Lower Maingear up towards their respec- land earlier in the month, going tive provincial tournaments. 4 and 0 through round robin Just last week, the U-16 Rage play. fastball team A solid debrought home fence and some Opposing coaches and umpires commented gold from a hot hitting throughout the weekend tournament took the Rage what a defensively sound held in Port Althrough the and outstanding hitting berni. playoffs, beatteam we had It was their ing South Surfinal tournarey 11-4. GReG Roy ment of the That put season before them in the fithe team heads nals against the off to Kamloops for the provin- defending provincial champion cials. team from Ridge Meadows. “We’re very proud of our In the end, the Rage pulled girls,” Sharon Morton said. off the upset, winning 8-6 to “We’re going to be holding a capture the gold medal. bottle drive on June 28 to help “Opposing coaches and umget some funding going for our pires commented throughout trip to the provincials in Kam- the weekend what a defensively loops.” sound and outstanding hitting Any donations through the team we had,” coach Greg Roy bottle depot can be made un- said. der the team name “Oceanside “We played well and rose to

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The U-16 Rage fastball team celebrates their recent Gold medal win in Port Alberni, their final tournament before Provincials in Kamloops. The Rage program has seen plenty of success at all age levels so far this season.

the occasion in the final, it was great.” The U19 Rage team mem-

bers have been preparing for exams in school. They will then switch their

focus back to the fastball field for the provincials in Kelowna, which take place in July.

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Generals’ new general manager is optimistic Parksville’s Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals is looking to move past recent history and build a new future T yson Taylor sports@pqbnews.com

The Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals are looking forward to a fresh start this upcoming season after a first-round exit from last year’s VIJHL playoffs amongst a season that had its fair share of ups and downs. Since the day he took the position of general manager, without the interim tag, Rob Gaudreault has been steady in his vision for the Generals; hit the reset button and start from scratch. It sounds like a simple philosophy but it’s one that Gaudreault knows will be important for the Generals organization if they want to find success both on and off the ice again. “We needed to start from the bottom,” Gaudreault said. “There were lots of things that went on that could have been avoided but they happened. We can’t go back and try to fix it all, we just

need to focus on what we’ve got right well as in the VIJHL (Vancouver Island now and do our best to move forward.” Junior Hockey League) with the Nanai“We’re excited that we get to have mo Buccaneers, comes to the Generals that chance to start fresh and do things after spending time as both the head the right way from day coach and GM of the This team has struggled one, which I feel like Victoria Grizzlies. the last couple of seasons, we’ve been able to ac“We’ve got a good guy but we’re putting the right with Brad,” Gaudreault complish so far.” pieces in place, one step “We had great feedsaid. “He’s very focused, at a time, to turn things back on our Spring very keen and knows around. Camp and now we’re exactly what he wants to looking forward to see this team achieve.” Rob GaudReault our main camp be“It’s been great workfore the season starts,” ing with him so far beGaudreault said. cause we’ve been able Starting on the right foot was key and to get on the same page right from the the Generals took a step in the right di- start and that’s an important thing to rection, hiring head coach Brad Knight have.” to try and bring his winning ways to help “We’re going to do everything that we the Generals this upcoming season. can to build this team to have success Knight, who’s spent time as a coach both on and off the ice.” in the BCHL (Cowichan Valley Capitals, Gaudreault has been hard at work Langley Thunder, Victoria Grizzlies) as with finding players to come to the

VIJHL and suit up for the Generals, something he admits has been more challenging than not. But the first-year general manager isn’t set back from the challenges placed in front of him, in fact it’s the exact opposite for Gaudreault in his role with the team. “I’ve been here for a while now, so I know what this team is capable of,” Gaudreault said. “They’ve got a great history here and we want to bring it back to those times.” “This team has struggled the last couple of seasons, but we’re putting the right pieces in place, one step at a time, to turn things around.” “It’s not going to be something that happens over night but more of a work in progress and I feel we’re going to have the right combination to make sure that work gets done to bring success back to this team.”

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Parksville team is busy through the end of June as it looks to bounce out of a long, rough slide on the diamond T yson Taylor sports@pqbnews.com

The Quality Foods Parksville Royals picked up their first win on the road this season with a 6-3 win over the North Delta Blue Jays on Saturday. It was their only win of the weekend, however, as they dropped four of five games last week. Colton Tuka got the win on the mound for the Royals in their 6-3 win over the Blue Jays, his second this season. Catcher Cory Bukauskas and left fielder Jacob Ingersoll each collected two RBI’s. The Royals got off to a rough start last Wednesday, when they took on the Nanaimo Pirates at Serauxmen Stadium in

Nanaimo. The previous meeting between the teams saw the Royals beat the Pirates 10-0 in just five innings of play. The Pirates came looking for revenge and found it on the diamond, putting up 15 runs, beating them 15-2 in five innings. “That was a rough one,” head coach Dave Wallace said. “The last game between us wasn’t their best effort and we knew that.” “We know the Pirates are a better team than that game indicated and they came to play. That being said, we know that we’re a better team than what we showed and that was a tough game to have but we bounced back well heading in to the weekend.”

With four games in two days, there were plenty of chances to turn things around. In their first game, the Royals dropped a close 6-4 decision to the Blue Jays. Game two saw them earning their first road win of the season 6-3. On Sunday, the Royals travelled to Coquitlam to take on the Coquitlam Reds for a double header. Game one was a close game once again, with the Royals coming out on the losing end of a 2-0 final. The second game resulted in another loss for the Royals, this time by a score of 9-4. The Royals were in good shape heading into the fifth inning of their final game of the weekend, when the Reds put up nine

runs in the home half of the fifth to put the Royals away. “We ran into some trouble in that one,” Wallace said. “It was our own doing too, we just couldn’t hit the strike zone. When we hit the strike zone, we couldn’t make the plays we needed to that would get us out of the inning. We started off the week with an ugly one and we finished with an ugly one, but all in all there was lots of good to take away as well.” The Royals are back on the road this weekend in Victoria to take on the Mariners June 20. From there, they will play out the rest of June on the road, with double headers in Abbotsford (June 27) and Langley (June 28).

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