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Jim Tucker, left, and Dorian Christi of Inside Edge Tiling lay up tiles bearing names and service dates of veterans on Vancouver Island Military Museum’s Veterans Wall of Honour Tuesday. Both phases of the museum fundraising project are scheduled to be completed in time for Remembrance Day (Nov. 11).
First phase of veterans’ wall project completed BY CHRIS BUSH THE NEWS BULLETIN
Tiles bearing the names and service dates of armed forces and RCMP members were mortared in place at Nanaimo’s military museum this week. The work is part of an ongoing fundraising project for the museum, which kicked off in December, to create the Vancouver Island Military Museum Veterans Wall of Honour. The first phase of the project was completed Tuesday and Wednesday when 132 granite plaques were installed on the front of the
Centennial Museum building. Each plaque honours a local veteran. Brian McFadden, museum vicepresident, said response from the public has been strong and about 30 per cent of the plaques for the project’s second phase have already been sold. “We had people who came in and picked up applications months ago and then all of a sudden people started calling us saying they’ve got all their information together,” McFadden said. People can pick up applications at the museum, located on Cameron Road in downtown Nanaimo. Once information about the vet-
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eran to be honoured is compiled, the applicant can pay $195 to have the veteran’s name, military service branch, crest and service dates installed on the Veterans Wall of Honour. The wall is open to any military or RCMP veteran from any allied service branch who served during war or peace. McFadden said museum staff hope to have the wall completed with 264 tiles installed by Remembrance Day (Nov. 11). For more information, please visit www.vimms.ca or call 250753-3814. photos@nanaimobulletin.com
City rules could soon take a big bite out of pet owners’ pocketbooks if they’re caught leaving dogs in hot cars. Nanaimo politicians are one vote away from new rules and penalties for errant dog owners, including $500 for those who’ve left dogs in cars during hot weather. Changes to Nanaimo’s Licensing and Control of Animals bylaw passed third reading at an open council meeting Monday. Once approved, it’ll give animal control officers new power to levy fines at their discretion if canines are left in vehicles in hot weather without the adequate ventilation to keep temperatures below 23 degrees. They can also slap an additional $200 on pet owners if distressed dogs have to be rescued and impounded. It’s exactly what advocates have called for, pointing out that despite education campaigns
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FINE FOR dog without adequate ventilation: $500. DOG TRANSPORTED incorrectly outside of passenger compartment: $200. DOG TETHERED incorrectly: $100. DOG TETHERED to building obstructing the public: $100. DOG TETHERED for more than nine hours in a 24-hour period: $100.
dogs continue to be left in hot cars. Bylaw changes would also ban dogs from being tethered with a rope, cord or chain wrapped directly around their necks, tied up longer than nine hours a day, and being any closer than three metres from doorways of public buildings. It would be the first time the city assumes control over animal welfare, a decision spurred by a request last August by the SPCA. Previously only the leashing and licensing of dogs were controlled. See ‘NINE-HOUR’ /6
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