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STAGE THREE WATER RESTRICTIONS STAGE THREE WATER RESTRICTIONS STAGE THREE WATER BEGIN FRIDAY, JULY 3 UNTILRESTRICTIONS FURTHER NOTICE. STAGE THREE WATER RESTRICTIONS BEGIN FRIDAY, JULY 3 UNTIL BEGIN FRIDAY, JULY 3 UNTIL FURTHER FURTHER NOTICE. NOTICE. BEGIN FRIDAY, JULY 3 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. OUR WATER OUR WATER SUPPLY SUPPLY OUR OUR WATER WATER SUPPLY SUPPLY

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■ PEDAL POWER Father’s Day on June 21 was a great opportunity for families to celebrate Car Free Sunday in downtown Courtenay. Imagine Comox Valley presented the event, which featured a variety of activities and live entertainment on Fifth Street.

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Seasonal waterJuly activities that are PROHIBITED during these restrictions include: effective Friday, 3, 2015.

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The City of Courtenay has unveiled the schedule for the July 4 Symphony and Fireworks Finale, the big send-off party for Homecoming week, all afternoon and evening at the Courtenay Airpark.

2:45 p.m. - K’umugwe Dancers 3:30 p.m. - Jilli Martini Band 4:30 p.m. - Azucena Flamenco 5:30 p.m. - Kenny Shaw, Brian Temple,

Edwin Grieve and Friends 6:30 p.m. - Reunion 7:30 p.m. - Citizens of the Century 7:30 p.m. - The Mutts 8 p.m. - Strathcona Symphony Orchestra,

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CVRD enters Stage 3 restrictions

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Nelvin Law epitomized this decade’s photo op at his Georges P. Vanier Secondary grad last week, posing for a selfie after receiving his commencement certificate. See next week’s Record for a feature photo page of the graduation ceremonies. Photo by Erin Haluschak

Farmers feeling the water pinch ■ Scott Stanfield scott.stanfield @comoxvalleyrecord.com

Low water levels and unprecedented dry weather in the Comox Valley has necessitated stage three water restrictions to take effect Friday.

Though barely into summer, a number of local farms are already experiencing water shortages.

“To have this level of water in June, we’ve already lost a number of plantings of crops that just dried up because rain didn’t come,” said Arzeena Hamir, owner of Amara Farm in Courtenay. “We couldn’t water them fast enough. (We’re) having a really hard time germinating seeds like carrots where you need damp soil for a number of days. It’s just not happening lately. It’s caused us to change the way we farm already. Looking ahead, we know we need other strategies so that we can keep our farming going.”

Amara Farm, in operation for about three years, is not impacted by the restrictions because it is on well water. Still, Hamir says their water supply is “quite tenuous.

“One of our neighbours has already had to call the water truck in because the well is dry,” she said.

“I don’t see any kind of government support for farmers to take initiatives, so we’re doing it ourselves. We implement some high water conservation strategies.”

She has called in a consultant, Saanich-based Hatchet and Seed, for a July 19 workshop that will introduce Keyline Water Management. A whole farm water management plan, it uses natural landscape contours and farming techniques to slow, sink and spread rainwater, and to build soil fertility.

“I think more people probably need to start looking at this,” Hamir said.

For more information about the workshop, which will be held at 2641 Local farmers are experiencing unprecedented Kirby Rd., contact Hamir at (250) conditions.

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Due to extremely low water levels caused by the record-breaking dry weather conditions this spring and summer, and the absence of any significant snowpack over the winter, the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) will move to Stage 3 water restrictions effective Friday, July 3, 2015.

The Stage 3 restrictions are necessary to maintain an ample supply of community water. The water that supplies the Comox Valley water system originates in Comox Lake and is taken from the Puntledge River and delivered to approximately 41,000 residents. Our water is a shared resource with BC Hydro using its share of the water to generate electricity, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans using it to ensure salmon stocks migrate and thrive.

“We’re asking all residents to turn off their automatic lawn sprinklers, refrain from using manually- operated sprinkler systems, and not to wash their vehicles or boats,” said Dave Leitch, CVRD’s senior manager of water and wastewater services. “We need to change our outdoor water use habits. By reducing our water use, we can minimize our withdrawal from the lake.”

Stage 3 is the most extreme water restriction and essentially requires all homeowners to use water only when completely necessary.

During stage three the following activities are prohibited: •Watering lawns (with manual or automatic sprinklers) or pressure washing driveways or boulevards at any time • Filling or adding water to a hot tub or garden pond at any time • Washing a vehicle or a boat at any time (other than in a commercial car wash or car dealership) These water restrictions apply to everyone living in the Town of Comox, the City of Courtenay and the Arden, Comox Valley, England Road, Marsden/Camco, and Greaves Crescent water local service areas. All of these areas are served by the Comox Valley water system.

Water conservation officers work on behalf of the City of Courtenay, Town of Comox and the CVRD to provide education and enforcement of the bylaw. For more information on the three stage bylaw, visit www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/restrictions.

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It’s Homecoming Week for Courtenay’s Centennial and the CVC Foundation is helping to celebrate – with an eye on the past and the future.

In 1996, 17 community leaders created the CVC Foundation and became the first Board. As part of Courtenay’s Centennial celebration those 17 first directors of the CVCF will be honoured as “Citizens of the Century” at the Symphony and Fireworks display planned for the Courtenay Airpark.

The Centennial Committee recognized the first Board members for “their role in making the community better forever”.

From those humble beginnings, the CVC Foundation has awarded more than $1.6 million to local charities since its inception.

Another aspect of the Centennial celebrations was the creation of the Courtenay Centennial Legacy Fund. “Since its beginning, a hallmark of Courtenay is that it has been and is a wonderfully caring and sharing community,” says Ron Webber, Chair of the Centennial Committee (and a former CVCF Board member). “We want to perpetuate that legacy with the creation and, we hope, the continued expansion of the Legacy Fund specifically to support youth and community building initiatives for generations to come.”

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The regional district committee of the whole has approved a recommendation to develop a service establishment bylaw to address homelessness in the Valley.

The idea is to provide funds to one or more local non-government organizations based on a five-year action plan.

Pending approval from the CVRD board, participating jurisdictions would be Courtenay, Cumberland, Area A (excluding Denman and Hornby Islands), and Areas B and C. The maximum requisition would be the greater of $165,000 or two cents per $1,000 of assessed property value, which would yield about $162,775. Courtenay’s share is about $81,000. Director Larry Jangula, noting businesses pay about 37 per cent of the city’s costs, is concerned about starting a service before the public buys in to the idea. Staff notes a non-binding question at the Nov. 15 election indicates the public favours a tax to reduce homelessness.

Area C director Edwin Grieve — disappointed all jurisdictions are not participating in the service — was the lone committee member opposed to the recommended bylaw.

“We’re talking less than 10 cents a week,” Grieve said. “I’m disappointed we can’t have a little more resolution here.”

Comox director Ken Grant notes that his town has a fund for this function.

“We already collect the tax,” he said.

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Though Denman and Hornby are not direct participants, Area A director/committee chair Bruce Jolliffe said the islands will have a service.

“We call it the housing spectrum there,” Jolliffe said.

The board will consider a bylaw before the end of August with a recommended fall referendum.

Staff will liaise with the newly-formed Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness to gather input on the proposed bylaw and to promote awareness of the referendum. The coalition will develop a five-year financial plan based on priority needs to address homelessness.

“Needs and opportunities will change over the next 100 years and beyond; what won’t change is the dedication of the CVC Foundation directors to enrich life in the Comox Valley,” explains CVCF President Norm Carruthers. “Contributing to the Courtenay Centennial Legacy Fund is a wonderful way to recognize and celebrate the richness we enjoy that comes from being a part of this very special community.”

To learn more about the CVCF’s Citizens of the Century and how you can support the Courtenay Centennial Legacy Fund, please visit the website.

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Nichol suggests streamlining of regional district services While he understands the importance of water, sewer and the like, Nichol believes the CVRD has reached a stage where it needs to prioritize services. He feels the board should aim to hold the 2016 tax requisition as close to zero per cent as possible.

The committee approved his request for staff to prepare a report that considers a process for public engagement using an independent third party to prioritize services with the objective of minimizing tax requisition increases.

Comox director Ken Grant feels a review would be a “worthy thing.”

“I think you’re dead right,” Grant said. “There’s a cost to them (services). I think this could be a good exercise.”

Courtenay director Manno Theos also lauded Nichol’s idea, suggesting some of the approximate 100 services could be streamlined or com-

bined.

Cumberland director Gwyn Sproule opposed Nichol’s request. She is not keen on paying someone to chime in on subjects to which board members have a say at budget time.

“We’re the overseer,” Courtenay director Erik Eriksson said. “Why hire someone to oversee our administration?”

Nichol hears time and again how constituents are at the end of their rope with taxes, which are going to increase with future projects.

“The whole point of this is to involve the public,” he said.

Comox director Barbara Price suggests treading carefully when it comes to services.

“They come out for a good reason,” she said. “Regional districts are very complex.”

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Rod Nichol would like to see a greater amount of public involvement with services provided by the Comox Valley Regional District.

The Area B director is advocating for a public process that looks at all services, and considers if any non-essential ones could be reduced or eliminated. The idea is that tax requisition savings could be applied to another service that requires an increase.

“There’s so many costs we can’t defer,” Nichol said Tuesday at committee of the whole.

“I’m really concerned about the number of services people would like to see.”

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The Comox Valley Farmers’ Market and BC Association of Farmers’ Markets announce that July is Meet My Market month at farmers’ markets across the province.

Beginning July 1, British Columbians are invited to celebrate their best source for fresh, healthy food grown close to home by introducing a friend to the Farmers’ Market and entering a grand prize giveaway. Meet My Market month kicks off on July 1 and runs until July 31.

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MARS inundated with fawns ■ Erin Haluschak erin.haluschak @comoxvalleyrecord.com

Five times a day fawns at Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society are fed a fortified goats milk, in hopes of aiding their recovery for rehabilitation.

Each feeding requires not only food, but other supplies such as paper towels and toilet paper staff and volunteers use to assist eight fawns.

The Merville-based organization is nearly at capacity for the number of fawns they can care for, and are quickly using a significant portion of their operating fund caring for the animals, explained educator Maj Birch.

“It’s a daily expense; we depend on donations.”

They are seeking donations at a critical time, as they are hoping to aid as many newborn fawns while raising money for their MayDay for M.A.R.S. campaign -

to assist in reaching a $350,000 goal to build a new wildlife hospital.

“The animal care certainly makes a hit in donations for the new property,” noted Birch.

“We are in desperate need for more funds, and we’re in an urgent position to build and move (to the new property) by 2017.”

In February M.A.R.S took possession of a 10.4-acre piece of property on the Old Island Highway in Merville, on the corner of Williams Beach Road and the highway.

The property was purchased thanks to a generous gift by a friend of the organization - Michele Woodrow - who bequeathed $300,000.

Currently, the focus is on the fawns, with a plea for donations of any kind, including puppy pens - even on loan - from the public in order to properly house and separate the deer to lower the risk of disease or infections spreading.

So far since May 3, the organization has dealt with 19 fawns.

RCMP REPORT On the evening of June 25 police conducted a check stop at the intersection of Port Augusta Street and Comox Avenue in Comox. While checking a vehicle with a man and a young girl in it, the odour of liquor was detected and the driver was found to have been consuming. The investigation resulted in the driver being given a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition and had his vehicle towed and impounded for 30 days.

Speed and alcohol don’t mix

Over the weekend of June 27-28 Comox Valley RCMP conducted road checks and speeding enforcement and located four separate drivers that had been consuming alcohol. All four drivers were found to be over the legal limit and were given 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibitions and have had their vehicles towed and impounded for 30 days. One of the drivers was stopped while speeding in a playground zone.

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Birch said it’s common to see fawns alone in the forest, and warns the public to leave them alone if away from a highway or out of danger.

“The mom usually goes away, and if it stays (near the fawn), it just attracts predators. Sometimes you’ll find them in long grass, sometimes in the forest.”

If fawns are found near warm roadways, she encourages people to help move the fawns away - ideally with a blanket or on

their own, but added people can pick them up and move them into the forest.

“Their mom will find them. We’ve had a lot of success putting them back. It’s a myth that humans will transfer smell (onto the deer).”

The recovery time spent by fawns at the centre is about six weeks before they get transferred to another location in the Valley for a slow release.

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On the evening of June 27 the Comox Valley RCMP were called to a report of a male holding a razor blade and threatening another male with bodily harm. Immediate attendance was made and it was discovered an argument between two men ensued over drug usage which escalated into one of the men pulling out the razor blade and making threats. The man was arrested and will be attending court on a later date.

Keep your butts in the car The Comox Valley RCMP is reminding locals about the dangers of throwing items out of a moving vehicle. There was a report of a person in a vehicle tossing a lit cigarette from a vehicle, and the recent extreme heat and dry conditions makes this a fire hazard. As well, under the Wildfire Act, there is a charge for throwing a burning substance from a vehicle and a person doing so could be fined $173, with the possibilities of further sanctions depending on the severity of the damages.

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The managing broker for RE/MAX Ocean Pacific Realty and graduate of Dale Carnegie is also a moderator, writer and musical theatre performer.

“My mother was part of a theatre group, and they always did readings at our house. Sometimes when they were short a character I got to read a part,” said Douglas, who grew up in Campbell River after emigrating from England with his family at age five.

His amateur theatre career got rolling with the CoVal Choristers in the early-’80s. His first production was Jesus Christ Superstar at the Sid Williams Theatre. Appearances in Beauty and the Beast, Kiss Me Kate, Cabaret, Honk, Curtains and most recently The Drowsy Chaperone followed.

Douglas, who recently turned 70, was president of the CoVal Choristers Society, which purchased the church on Harmston Avenue in Courtenay and turned it into a theatre.

“It’s a great little performing venue for 200 seats, for all those organizations that the Sid, which has say 500 seats on a good night, is too big for, and too expensive,” said Douglas, who sits on the Sid Williams Theatre board of directors.

“The Sid’s under very good management. They’re exploring partnerships with a number of other entities in the community.”

Douglas attended the University of Victoria while obtaining a commission with the Royal Canadian Navy Reserve. He moved to the Valley in 1969, and has been in real estate since 1970.

He has served as director and president of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB), president of the B.C. Real Estate Association, chairman of the Real Estate Council of B.C., and chairman of the Real Estate Errors and Omissions Corporation of B.C. He was named an honorary member of VIREB in 2010.

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Pride Week a celebration of social victories ■ Patti Dawn Swansson

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Canada Day a chance to celebrate our land here may be differences of opinion at T present on where Canada is heading politically.

Some may be sounding the alarm over moves they feel not only damaging to democracy in Canada, but deleterious to Canada’s international prestige as a guardian of the environment and the perception of Canada’s role – long cherished by the public – as a peacekeeper.

Those partisans who confuse the fortunes of political parties with the national interest must remind themselves that dissent is only another manifestation of a deeper caring and love for the country we call home.

We can only hope that Canadians are passionate enough about their country to debate all these issues in the coming federal election, and manifest their love of Canada, so evident in red and white flags on July 1, in attendance at the polls.

In the meantime, we turn to celebration of Canada’s 148th birthday as a nation.

And there is much to celebrate.

Even before Confederation, Canada was a country that established its own independence – not by revolution, but by degrees – and which pursued a separate path in the difficult process of settlement and reconciliation of heritages as North America grew and changed.

Although it has had its share of stumbles along the way, Canada won for itself, through blood and toil, a right not to be considered the shadow, or puppet, of any other nation.

For all our lapses of stewardship it is still a country of unmatched beauty, of wildernesses that dwarf the imagination, and natural wonders that daily give us pause, and reason to reflect on our great fortune.

It is still a multicultural, humanist land where neighbours care for neighbours regardless of colour, creed or heritage; where we can play hard and also share enjoyment of our leisure; where we can toil together, not just to fill our own or others’ coffers, but also to make things that much better.

For all our grief and strife and the pressures on us to follow paths of hatred, greed and selfishness there are just as many reminders that Canadians are tolerant and giving, kind and accepting and willing to work hard to make our country, and the planet as a whole, a better place. And that, in itself, is well worthy of celebration.

GUEST COLUMN

The couple looked to be university age, certainly no older.

Both slight of build with dark, short-cropped hair and adorned in casual wear designed for summertime frolic, they were walking south on Broad Street, all the while holding hands, their fingers interlocked in an unguarded display of affection.

Nothing out of the ordinary. We witness it every day on the downtown sidewalks of Victoria, folks young, old and in-between strolling hand-inhand. So what made me notice this pair? Simple: No one else seemed to notice them.

These were two women, you see.

Lesbians. Passersby flanked the girls to the north, the south, the east and the west and not one among them flashed a frown of disapproval. There were no arched-eyebrow double-takes.

Nary a word of condemnation or the fires of hell was to be heard.

That’s why I smiled and felt a rush of joy as I watched the two girls go merrily on their way.

This was, by no means, the first time I had seen this scene play out.

It was, however, the first time I noticed – really noticed – that no one

crime aren’t merely required to wipe spray paint off walls –they’re going to walk-in clinics or hospitals.

Moreoever, 83 per cent of victims of homophobic crime from 2010 to 2013 were male, 48 per cent of whom were under age 25.

So, as much as it delights me to see two young women strolling down the sidewalk hand-in-hand, the McCreary Report and the StatsCan numbers serve as harsh reminders that the haters still hate, at the same time providing an answer to the oft-asked question: Why is Pride Week necessary?

Pride Week is a celebration of social victories not just earned, but deserved. It is a time for reflection and hope for the future. It is a coming-together of kindred souls who have battled the same demons and fears that once led to prosecution and still lead to persecution. It is about diversity and inclusiveness.

Pride Week isn’t just a gay thing.

It is an everybody thing. It is a reaching-out of hands across the divide (it is an ever-shrinking divide, to be sure, but a divide nonetheless) in a quest to unite as one.

Trouble is, it’s hard to hold hands with someone whose hand is clenched into a fist.

Patti Dawn Swansson is a former Black Press reporter and proud winner of the 2012 Q Award for her writing about Victoria’s LGBT community.

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else had noticed. Or cared. I couldn’t help but think that perhaps we have arrived at that happy place vis-a-vis gays blending in with the regular rabble. Finally.

If only that were true.

Sure, we’ve come a long way, baby, but as much as we use Pride Week in cities throughout Canada to celebrate victories earned in the ongoing crusade for equal rights, we mustn’t lose sight of the fact that it can still be rather cruel and ugly out there. Especially for our gay youth and men.

The most recent McCreary Centre Society Report on adolescent health in B.C. (a survey of 30,000 students, grades 7-12) advises us that 64 per cent of lesbian students have been discriminated against due to their sexual orientation. The number was 47 per cent for gay males and 37 per cent for bisexuals.

Statistics Canada, meanwhile, has released its most-recent findings on police-reported hate crime in the True North and it is a most disturbing bit of business.

Whereas the majority of the 1,167 hate crimes in 2013 fell into the mischief file (graffiti, vandalism, etc.), a staggering 66 per cent of wrong-doing against the LGBT collective was violent (that’s compared to 44 per cent of race/ethnic-based crime and 18 per cent of religion-based crime).

In other words, gay victims of hate

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DATEBOOK Art: Pearl Ellis Gallery in Comox presents: “PEARL ELLIS GALLERY MEMBERS’ PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD SHOW & SALE” From June 23 – July 19. Open Tuesday– Saturday 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.

Presencing the Past: Comox Valley Arts and Red Tree Specialty Coffee in Tin Town are pleased to present Medwyn McConachy’s “Presencing the Past” from June 15–July 14. Presencing the Past is a photo-image installation and storytelling from McConachy’s trip to the Yukon in 2014.

FIRST NATIONS ART AT CVAG - The Comox Valley Art Gallery has three separate exhibits featuring First Nations Art, running until Sept. 5. The art gallery is at 580 Duncan Ave. in Courtenay.

ROOFTOP ART - Berwick and the Art Group of the Comox Valley invite you to drop in for a Florals Art Show & Sale and open house. Discover our serene oasis in the sky – our Roof Top Lounge and Garden.

We’ll be showcasing some of the magnificent ‘floral’ themed works from the Art Group, hosting local musicians Oscar Robles and Franco Noviello, and offering iced tea and cookies.

No sign ups required, just bring a friend and drop in. Friday and Saturday July 10 and 11 from 2-4 p.m. For more information call Linda at 250-890-2346. See you on the roof!

Climbing high Denman Island artist Leslie Dunsmore is opening her Garden of Lilies and Studio for her annual Art Show, July 4-5. In its 11th year, this event continues to bring many people to see her new work. Her garden, studio and home are at 4791 East Road on Denman Island. See her work online at lesliedunsmore.com For more information, phone 250- 335-2918.

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Thursday, July 2 COHEN TRIBUTE - Filberg Summer Concert Series presents Tower of Song - a tribute to the music of Leonard Cohen. This is the first of four summer concerts happening during the course of the 2015 Filberg summer concert series. $16. Kids 12 and below are free. Tickets are available at Long and McQuade in Courtenay and Blue Heron Books in Comox or at filberg.com or at the gate.

Show starts at 7.

Champagne Jam - at Simms Park. Doug Cox, Sam Hurry, Barry Polichek and Rob Flannery host a jam session with some of the greatest musicians in the Valley.

Show starts at 7 p.m.

CYMC 1st Faculty Concert The Comox Valley Youth Music Centre (CYMC) opens its classical concert series tonight, with the first of two Faculty Concerts. Featured will be the Schumann Piano Quintet, works

by Francaix, Haydn and a few jazz miniatures. With director John Adidam Littlejohn, nothing is off the table. Concert at Mark Isfeld Secondary at 7:30 p.m. $15

Saturday, July 4 The Comox Valley Youth Music Centre (CYMC) Junior Strings and Sarah Hagen’s piano students plus select student chamber ensembles will amaze the audience with all they have learned during the first week of camp. Concert at Mark Isfeld Secondary at 2:30 p.m.

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Sunday, July 5 Theatre showcase - CYMC presents a MUSICAL THEATRE SHOWCASE fundraiser at Mark Isfeld Theatre. Tickets $12 at the door, phone CYMC 250-338-7436 to reserve. Students, faculty and friends of CYMC’s popular Musical Theatre program perform!

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Send your letter to editor@comoxvalleyrecord.com, or drop it off at the Record office, 765 McPhee Ave. Please keep letters to a maximum of 300 words and sign with your name and hometown. We reserve the right to publish and to edit for space/clarity. Opinions expressed in Letters to the Editor are the sole opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the paper.

Article spurs reader to let others know ‘it can be done’

Dear editor, With interest I read the article Teen mental health: signs of the times by Terry Farrell, Comox Valley Record June 25, 2015. Let me start to explain our personal and our extended family relationship. As a family of eight children we always had one parent at home. When our children started to get married our family was extended to 11 children due to the passing of the mother of our eight children and my marriage to my present sweetheart, mother of three children. We now have a total of 46 grandchildren - ages vary from four months to 20 years.

This accounting of numbers is not to show-off, it’s all part of vital, significant facts. Certainly evidence is showing that “stay at home mothers” can offer a much more effective home environment for the children than couples who both work. From the very beginning I thought, “it’s not possible in these days.” However, all 10 married children showed that it can be done. This scenario, proof of everyday reality, came to my mind when I read (Vicki Sheppard’s) quote in the article: “I see so many families these days where the parents are highly anxious, highly stressed, and that is so catchy.

Kids just catch that.”

Of course our married children have challenges too, however, so far none of them have been dealing with high “anxiety” issues. The use of smartphones is carefully monitored providing “downtime.” Perhaps those parents who recognize and are familiar with these challenges, might consider our children’s positive outcomes. They showed that it can be done… all the more so, as one is a

medical student with three children.

Ary Sala, Fanny Bay

Students concerned about future of Lifeskills program

Dear editor, We are two Grade 12 students graduating from Mark Isfeld this year and we are writing to share our opinions and concerns.

This is in regards to an issue that has been brought to our attention which has caused upheaval in Lifeskills, our Special Education Program. In a nutshell, every year the school board and union make the decision to throw the jobs of teachers and educational assistants, up in the air. Then they are randomly assigned, with little choice of which student they will be working with the following year.

The Lifeskills program is a program offered at Isfeld for kids in Grades 8-12 with cognitive and behavioural disabilities. The classroom features a wide variety of abilities and levels of learning.

We’ve been peer tutors in the Lifeskills program for the past year and a half, and we’ve developed a good understanding of the program.

We’ve had the opportunity to work closely and create bonds with the students. We have also learned to appreciate the value of the relationship between a student and their EA (educational assistant), and how beneficial it can be for the learning and behavioural aspect of their lives.

Each EA has a complex understanding of their student’s needs and wishes, and is able to troubleshoot when a specific problem arises. In general, people all want stability in their lives but the ones who require it, are those students. This should be

common knowledge to everyone, and we were shocked to find out that one of two teachers and multiple EAs would be leaving the Lifeskills program, against their own accord. The EAs were devastated, to be leaving the students they’ve been working with-sometimes for years - knowing this would cause disruption in their progress and also in the lives of the student’s families. The repercussions of the decision that the school board and union have been making for years, go beyond the classroom.

The point of this letter is to make people aware of our concerns. We believe that it’s unfair that the students and staff be so carelessly thrown around. What those students need most is stability. Continuity is key. Imagine having to restart your education. The students’ progress risks regression every year when put in this position. Their education is being put in jeopardy, and if their EAs can’t speak for them, who will?

Emma Hill & Emma Jaquier Comox Valley

Bravo to Huband students, but what about rinsing dishes?

Dear editor, Congratulations to the students at Huband School for sending out tips about conserving water. A useful list and I have just one question. I’ve heard about there being research concluding dishwashers use less water than washing dishes in the sink and every time I hear that referred to I wonder if it takes into account the water everyone uses to rinse their dishes before putting them into the dishwashers. If it doesn’t take that water into account the conclusion could be quite incorrect.

Barbara Wellwood Comox

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Drought conditions drying up our rivers ■ Erin Haluschak erin.haluschak @comoxvalleyrecord.com

With the possibility of the Tsolum River dropping below levels that can support healthy fish populations, water - or the lack of it - is having an impact on the future growth of salmon, trout and other freshwater fish.

Angela Spooner is the project co-ordinator for the Tsolum River Restoration Society - an organization that promotes sustainable stewardship of the watershed, along with protecting the river from activities which damage its health, and restore and/or mitigate for lost or damaged habitat.

Along with vice-president David Morwood, Spooner explains this year’s low water levels, combined with elevated water temperatures, is a bad situation not only for the river itself, but for the fish who call the river home.

“Historical practices on the watershed have amounted to large amounts of gravel upstream to downstream. The Tsolum has very shallow drainage and it meanders with slower velocity - and gravel fills the bars,” she notes.

“Out-migrating fish and coho smolts and other speWhen it falls as snow at higher elevations, it feeds cies that need summer refuge in the river are caught in into the river during the all-important summer months, pools and channels that have become isolated from the she adds. main channels. To some degree this is natural, but it’s Spooner says there are some things that can be done exacerbated.” to help the river and its fish that Morwood adds the low levels call it home. The society and We are in a level of dryness for allow the river to lose conductivvarious streamkeeper groups ity between pools and fish lose this time of year in the Comox Valley around the Island attempt to their food sources. rescue the fish that are stranded that no one could have imagined.

“It’s tough and it came on in pools and move them to safer quickly. Is this the new normal? The water inflows into the Comox water.

Water resources are not up for Lake reservoir have now dropped to Additionally, riparian zone this kind of stress.” management can provide shade basically a trickle.

Additionally, says Spooner, the Stephen Watson, BC Hydro on riverbanks, protect fish from record-setting June temperatures predators and help with food - which resemble July temperaavailability for all stages of fish, tures - are sustaining, and as a result, elevating water she explains. temperatures. The higher the water temperature, the Due to concerted community efforts, river habitat is more susceptible the fish are to disease, she adds. improving in the area’s rivers and the salvaged fry are “A general drop in water levels is tough,” notes Mor- increasingly important in repopulating the new niches wood. “We need to better manage water and learn how to made available to them. keep it on the land longer.”

Despite the efforts of the fry and smolt salvage, the Spooner explains even though the area saw abundant organization requires more volunteers. To aid in the fry precipitation in the form of rain earlier this year, it’s just and smelt salvage or to volunteer with the society, visit not enough without a substantial mountain snowpack. tsolumriver.org to call 250-897-4670.

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Photos: Cover and Page 10, Angela Spooner at Portuguese Creek, a Tsolum River tributary (photos by Erin Haluschak). Left, in a submitted photo, Tsolum River Restoration Society volunteers seine fish from a non-flowing side channel of the Tsolum, formed by lowering water levels. The fish fry were then released into the main channel. The rescue took place upstream of the Dove Creek Bridge.

••• With near-drought conditions hitting Vancouver Island and the west coast of North America, water levels in all major Comox Valley rivers and lakes are receding substantially.

“We are in a level of dryness for this time of year in the Comox Valley that no one could have imagined,” says Stephen Watson of BC Hydro. “The water inflows into the Comox Lake reservoir have now dropped to basically a trickle.”

Supplying power generation to the area, the Puntledge River hydroelectric system was shut down by the company June 16; it had been providing a water release of 12 m3/s down the river system.

“That plan is now obsolete given the stunning drop in water abundance,”

Watson notes.

With the lowest snowpack on record, Watson explains the area received a double hit with a record-dry May and June. Within the two months, the Comox Valley received 15 mm of precipitation. Water inflows into the reservoir in May were 29 per cent of normal levels, and in June 17 per cent of normal levels.

“There’s little water coming into the reservoir; where there is some, the surface evaporation rates are eliminating most of it. To put it in perspective, the previous record low water inflow rate into the Comox Lake reservoir for this time of year was 10m3/s back in 2009,” he says.

“Our records go back 52 years and to break it in such a manner is hard to believe.”

Watson says the only control measure available for rising water temperature is to keep as much water storage in the reservoir for the months ahead, while also providing just enough water for river fish habitat.

Given the very low water conditions and the weather, water temperatures will be a big concern potentially into the early fall.

He adds from now until September 30, BC Hydro is modelling an average water inflow rate of only 1 m3/s - an absolute worst-case scenario.

Stage 3 restrictions kick in Friday, the Comox Valley Regional District will implement Stage 3 water restrictions until further notice.

Due to the extremely low water levels, seasonal water activ-

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Vancouver Island breweries like Tofino Brewing Co. will be featured at the Tapped Beer Festival.

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tion of craft breweries, as well as a pig roast on a spit in front of the Raven Lodge.

We've also invited rhythm-and-blues duo Luke Blu Guthrie to play throughout the evening."

Tapped showcases the best brews in the world from Vancouver Island to Toronto. To date, the festival will include beers from Spinnakers, Category 12, Big Rock, Steam Whistle, Tofino, Longwood, Hell's Gate, Stanley Park, Driftwood, Vancouver Island, Central City,

Moon Under Water, Fernie, and new local breweries Gladstone and Cumberland.

In addition to the array of craft beers, food and music, a beer seminar will be conducted by Jeff Lucas from Cascadia Liquor. A variety of beer styles will be explained and the seminar will include helpful tips for pairing beer with food.

Tickets are $30 per person and include eight sampling tickets. Save 10 per cent by purchasing a ticket, return shuttle and

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Festival tickets can also be purchased at Cascadia Liquor in Courtenay.

If you're looking to spend the evening, Mount Washington's Tapped accommodation package includes one night’s accommodation, festival ticket and breakfast Saturday morning.

Packages start at $89 per person based on four people sharing a two-bedroom condo.

Tickets are limited and advanced purchases are recommended.

See the website for further information on Tapped, and other summer festivals and activities at Mount Washington.

This project will take place from July 6 through July 10 inclusive and involves adding a 1.5 metre paved shoulder, which will increase safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

Please expect single lane alternating traffic between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

For more information, please contact the Courtenay Area Office at 250 334-6951.

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Mount Washington's popular Tapped Beer Festival returns to the scenic Raven Lodge on Friday, July, 3 from 6 to 9 p.m.

With 15 craft breweries, a beer seminar, live music and a pig roast coupled with gorgeous mountain views, it's not hard to see why the annual festival is a magnet for local beer enthusiasts.

Returning for its 16th year, Tapped is one of the Comox Valley's must-attend summer events. Enjoy samples with representatives and brewers on hand to expand your knowledge of your favourite brew.

"Mount Washington has been hosting Tapped for many years, and the beer and food festival concept has certainly proven to be a popular one,” says Don Sharpe, the resort’s director of business and marketing.

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PAWS & CLAWS No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted If someone asked me last week how I was feeling, sadly my reply would have been “discouraged.” I pondered that a moment and wondered why I would feel deprived of hope? Why was I feeling so disheartened?

Then I realized over the last few weeks I had been subjected to streams of negative media. Reports of abuse to animals, fellow man making irrational decisions that jeopardize the lives of their pets, sometimes seemingly without care. Cats that were long time members of families left behind or simply tossed out.

How could I not be feeling discouraged?

Then all that changed with one person’s small and generous intention. A 10 year old girl named Chase, who, without knowing the profound effect she would have, changed my perception and gave me back hope.

Chase decided that for her 10th birthday rather than receive gifts from her fellow friends, she asked for monetary donations that she in turn would offer to Kitty Cat Prevent a Litter Society. Now

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There are 2 ways to tackle fleas. You may choose to do nothing and take your chances and when your pet gets an infestation treat it or you can prevent this altogether. If you live in a neighbourhood with

few pets option 1 may work for you. For the rest of us, it’s itchy scratchy all night long, tapeworms (fleas carry them), and red raw skin (hot spots) for months. Fleas love warm and wet seasons (spring through fall).

Fleas are insects.

They lay hundreds of eggs, the scratching spreads them to grass and carpet and the larva spins a cocoon into your carpet pile.

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cannot harm them in this stage. They can wait for months to emerge. In an infestation this is why your pet will continue to scratch months after treatment with good products. Your pet will have to ride the hatch out.

There are many flea products, some internal some external. Some are safe, some not so much.

Never use dogs ones for cats. Your vet will explain which one to

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Did I mention I wouldn’t let my kids bring over their dog unless they are taking protective measures.

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We’re kicking off the warm season with a complimentary Advantage application. Bring your pet by. No appt. necessary.

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Beat-the-heat tips to assist your pet (NC) The long days of summer mean that Canadians are spending a lot of time enjoying the great outdoors, often with their dogs in tow.

As temperatures rise from dawn to dusk, it’s important that our furry friends remain cool, comfortable, and safe.

Keep these tips in mind to protect them: • That coat doesn’t go in the closet Remember that dogs have to wear their coats all year-round, and it is easy for them to get overheated.

Limit exercise on extremely hot days, or try going out for a walk early in the morning or later in the evening when the sun isn’t so direct.

benefits of feeding your pets both wet and dry food from your veterinarian.

• Sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen – While their fur provides some protection, it’s important to frequently apply sunscreen on your dog Watch for signs of heat-fatigue like heavy panting, wobbly legs, thick drool, or in extreme cases, diarrhea or vomiting.

If you notice these symptoms, move your pooch to a cool place, cover it with a damp towel and contact your vet immediately.

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Onslaught of heat-related issues a reality, especially for seniors ■ Wendy Johnstone SANDWICH GENERATION

Summer is back, in all its glory.

For some it also means an onslaught of heat-related issues, especially for seniors.

Lethargy, dehydration, poorer sleeping patterns — just to name a few.

We tend to take our body’s ability to regulate itself during hot days for granted, and forget that as we age, we are at a greater risk of being affected by the extreme heat and sun.

Dehydration occurs when the body loses more water than it takes in. Dehydration can be very severe, resulting in life-threatening conditions including hospitalization, if not caught early.

As we age, our sweat glands, which help cool the body, become less efficient.

Normal aging causes older adults to respond slower to heat and leads to higher body temperatures and slower sweat productions.

For some, chronic illnesses and medications change the ability of the body to regulate temperature. This results in a higher risk of dehydration and sun and/ or heat stroke.

What most people feel when they are dehydrated is fatigue.

We tend to urinate less (and darker in colour) and also notice a dry mouth/ sticky tongue syndrome. Other physical signs can include muscle weakness and/or cramping, decrease in tears, sunken eyes and poor skin elasticity.

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“We’ve always been known for presenting roots and blues and what is broadly called Americana, and I think that we are emphasizing that aspect of our programming even more than usual this year,” says Doug Cox, artistic director and executive producer of the Vancouver Island MusicFest.

“Just look at our Saturday night show-closer, Buddy Guy – he’s as much of a blues legend as anyone alive.”

In fact there are more than 20 blues, bluegrass, boogie, and roots bands on the MusicFest lineup for 2015, which will more than satisfy anyone who thrills to the primal rush of electrified Chicago blues or swoons at the close harmonies and dazzling picking of a blue-ribbon bluegrass ensemble.

Speaking of Buddy Guy, he has brought along a most astonishing blues guitar prodigy and protégé, Quinn Sullivan, who is still only 16 but has amassed performance and recording credits that would make many well-known guitar slingers envious.

Hey, the guy made his debut at the unbelievable age of six on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, so don’t miss hearing what he and his band can do now that he’s almost grown up!

If you like your blues Southern fried, check out The Bros.

Landreth, a quartet of very talented players and singers from Manitoba.

“They’re like the Canadian version of the Allman Brothers . . . these guys are going to be huge,” declares Cox. And if a full-throttle blast of guitar-driven rockabilly appeals to your inner redneck, then make a date with Vancouver’s Cousin Harley. Led by massively talented six-stringer Paul Pigat, this party-hearty trio never seems to make it over to the Island so here’s your chance to hear their irresistible mix of hot rod hits and twangy western swing.

Coming at the blues from a different direction – and a distant land – are Britain’s much-loved Maggie Bell and Dave Kelly. Legends from the early days of the

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R&B and blues scene there – the Scottish-born Bell is a high-octane vocalist who used to perform with Rod Stewart and Long John Baldry, while Dave Kelly is a blues purist who honed his killer slide-guitar chops playing and recording with the likes of John Lee Hooker and Howlin’ Wolf – these two old friends will put on a historic show.

And hailing from the even more distant country of Mali is Bassekou Kouyate & his band Ngoni Ba. Mali is thought by some musicologists to be the original source of the blues and Kouyate is an amazing exemplar of that deep tradition. He plays a stringed instrument called the ngoni, and his four-piece band creates a mesmerizing, groove-based music that comes from the very heart of Africa. According to Cox, Kouyate is one of the most important of the contemporary African musicians.

“It’s not just your standard ‘Afro-pop’ but has more depth and authenticity,” Cox says.

One of the great masters of acoustic blues guitar, Mary Flower, is making her debut at MusicFest.

Equally adept at the demanding Piedmont style of picking as well as delivering slide-guitar licks in the Mississippi tradition, the vibrant Flower has been perform-

ing for decades and has 10 CDs to her credit.

Another acclaimed master of slide guitar is David Essig, who’s been making brilliant music for nearly a half-century. He sings in a warm and wise voice, and his songs can be like a spooky history lesson or a moody short story.

As both songwriter and musician, Essig is one of Canada’s most important roots artists.

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Food Bank fundraiser at the Mex Enjoy an evening of fabulous music and community spirit on Tuesday, July 7 at the Mex Pub. Local songwriter Gordon Carter will be performing as special guest of the 1st Tuesday Fundraiser, a popular monthly concert series that supports local charities. At Carter’s request, this month’s admission proceeds go to the Comox Valley Food Bank Society. The evening starts at 7:30 p.m.

Carter has recorded two albums, Rivers and Roads

and Diary of Coal Town, both showcasing his talent for a descriptive narrative songwriting style, which visits local history, the plight of the working man, as well as songs for sweethearts, heroes and poets.

Carter’s songs are about real life, which is why it’s not unusual to see him jot down a few notes during a conversation that he thinks make a good line for a song.

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The monthly concert series, now in its seventh year, is sponsored by Roy Tai, owner of the Mex Pub, who ensures the availability of a venue for these events.

“We’re very grateful for the consistency of his support, because it has allowed this event to evolve into something that has positively affected many different people and groups in the Comox Valley,” says organizer Judy Wing.

CMYC classical concert series begins tonight The Comox Valley Youth Music Centre (CYMC) opens its classical concert series this evening, July 2, with the first of two Faculty Concerts. Featured will be the Schumann Piano Quintet, works by Francaix, Haydn and a few jazz miniatures.

With director John Adidam Littlejohn, nothing is off the table. A rap and hip-hop artist as well as a consummate classical violinist, he brings music in all its variety to students and audience alike.

On Saturday afternoon, July 4, the Junior Strings and Sarah Hagen’s piano students plus select student chamber ensembles will amaze the audience with all they have learned during the first week of camp. At the second Faculty Concert, Thursday July 9, individual faculty members will perform solo works by Sarasate, Ysaye, Chopin and more.

The Grand Finale, Saturday July 11, continues CYMC’s tradition of a major choral work sung by Valley choir members. This year’s selection is Schubert’s Mass in G accompanied by the faculty. Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 will be the other major work with a few jazz/pop tunes added for fun.

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by donation). Tickets for all others ($15) are available at The Laughing Oyster Bookstore in Courtenay and Blue Heron Books in Comox as well as at the door. No charge for children 12 and under. For the latest concert information including the faculty playing them please visit cymc.ca

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MusicFest: Plenty of bluegrass Con’t from page A17 And then there’s Amos Garrett, the versatile guitar master who has been to MusicFest so often that he deserves his own backstage dressing room. This god of the Telecaster has played with everyone from Emmylou Harris to Stevie Wonder, and for this gig he joins forces with the incomparably funky Geoff Muldaur, the jug-band maestro and interpreter of traditional Americana whose quirky musicality has found him collaborating with the likes of Paul Butterfield, Jerry Garcia, and Bonnie Raitt.

Garrett and Muldaur overlapped throughout their careers, and were even a duo for a few years. “They are influenced a lot by the music of the ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s, when songwriting tended to be more sophisticated,” adds Cox. “They run the gamut of roots music and their songs can be elegant and beautiful.”

Bluegrass galore

Aside from blues, the great parallel musical stream flowing out of the Americana tradition is bluegrass, where guitars, fiddles, mandolins and dobros

combine with aching vocals to create that unmistakable “high lonesome sound.” And this year MusicFest is blessed with not one but two legends of bluegrass. Hot Rize formed in 1978 and were soon hailed for their deep traditional roots combined with a flair for modern possibilities.

An equally formidable quartet is also heading here: the John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band (a.k.a.

J2B2). Guitarist-mandolinist Jorgenson combines forces with banjo legend Herb Pedersen, guitarist Patrick Sauber, and bassist Mark Fain.

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And that is just a glance at most but certainly not all of the great blues and bluegrass artists coming to MusicFest next weekend. Don’t miss the party!

The popular CYMC Musical Theatre Showcase, the annual fundraiser featuring faculty, students, and friends of the Musical Theatre program will take place at Mark Isfeld Theatre Sunday, July 5.

Tickets $12 at the door or phone the CYMC office 250338-7436 to reserve.

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Each year, Realtors from the Comox Valley donate a $1,000 bursary to each high school in Comox Valley School District 71.

These funds enable a graduating student to secure a financial donation from our board. This is funded from the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board supported by the Realtors from the Comox Valley.

On Thursday, Neil Woodrow of Royal Lepage Comox Valley, Zone 2 director of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board, announced the 2015 winners: • From Highland Senior Secondary, Valerie Knowles • From GP Vanier Secondary, Bryce Olsen • From Mark R. Isfeld Secondary, Megan Zieth.

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Penny Lane teams up for great service ■ Katie Maximick katie.maximic @comoxvalleyrecord.com

Since it opened its doors back in 1995, Penny Lane Property Management has always put its Comox Valley clients’ needs first.

In fact, the whole reason the company was founded was because of a real need for a property management company during a busy building time alongside a hot real estate market. That’s when managing broker and co-founder Cindi Reichelt and her former partner decided to start up the company 20 years ago.

“We had clients asking us to manage them before we could even get the company started up, so we had a waiting list even before we got going,” Reichelt said about Penny Lane’s beginnings. “The first two years were really busy. We took on a lot of clientele at that time because there was a need

for it, and real estate was really good back in the early 1990s. There was a lot of building going on back then.”

“It’s been pretty steady growth all along. Real estate can have its ups and downs, but really property management has remained pretty consistent.”

Penny Lane Property Management manages nearly 1,000 units in the Comox Valley, ranging from single family homes, condos, strata developments, rental buildings, townhomes and apartments. The company is fully licensed and consists of eight staff members and three divisions: property management, strata management and real estate.

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“Over the course of 20 years, seldom do we see a vacancy. It’s not often a rental property will sit empty for a month, and now it’s worse. I really sympathize with some of the people moving into the Valley because it’s really hard to find something.”

“This has been extreme,” Reichelt added.

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And trying to do their best for the Valley is why Penny Lane has become a household name in the Comox Valley when it comes to property management.

When Penny Lane first started out, there were only a few property management companies in the area.

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“I think it’s our service that stands out, and I think it’s because we really treat properties like they were our own investment,” she said.

“We care about them and communicate with the clients, because people want to know what’s going on and be kept up-to-date with their property.”

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Reichelt invites anyone with questions about rentals, real estate or property management to give their office a call.

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614-3666 Royal Vista Way | Newest luxury condo in Corinthia Estates

1410 10th Street | Spacious 3 br, 2 bath rancher on 1.24 acre located in the popular Courtenay E district. MLS 392946

at Crown Isle Golf Community with 2 br, 2 baths. MLS 388806

NEW LISTING

$299,900

$524,900

4544 Maple Guard Dr | Tastefully

1460 Jackson Dr | Immaculate 3 br,

updated 3 br, 2 bath home on over ½ acre and very close to the ocean in Bowser.

MLS 394632

3 bath home on almost ½ acre with gorgeous ocean and mtn views!

Single Family NEW PRICE

$189,900

$229,000

$269,900

$314,900

2158 Morello Pl | Move-in ready 2 br mobile

1109 18th Street | Spacious 4br 2 bath family home in central location, just steps away from Woodcote Park.

2764 Penrith Ave | Cumberland 3 br + bonus

36 Mitchell Rd | Completely renovated 3 br,

with detached shop. Newer roof and hot water tank.

MLS 394284

room, 2 bath home full of character and charm.

MLS 391197

2 bath rancher. In-floor heat, wood f/p. Fantastic neighbourhood. MLS 393966

Duplex and Condos $434,900

$499,900

1891 Greenwood Cres | Updated

340 Nelson St | Oceanview home.

3 br, 3 bath home on peaceful 0.6 acreage just min. to town. MLS 391641

Beautifully designed 4 br, 3 bath home with over 3400 sqft of quality features.

MLS 388392

$134,900

101-4692 Alderwood Pl |2 br ground floor, corner condo in East Crtny close to all amenities. MLS 394044

$259,900

$284,900

1905A Urquhart Ave | As large as a

house, with 4 br, 3 bath, but only 10 years old, thousands less expensive.

MLS 393970

331-3666 Royal Vista Way | Luxury Condo nestled between the 5th & 6th fairways in Crown Isle. MLS 393633

Lots

Commercial

$129,900

1883 Avonlee Rd | 0.37 acre lot with zoning

for 2nd dwelling. MLS 392219.

$324,900

2-202 2456 Rosewall Cres |

Residential suite up and commercial down! Multitude of possibilities on over 2000sqft. MLS 389280

$429,900

1-201 2456 Rosewall Cres

| Residential suite up and commercial down!

Multitude of possibilities on over 2850 sqft. MLS 389275

$155,000 EACH

2270 & 2276 Mckenzie Ave | Build your home in the heart of Comox! 0.14 acre with no GST to pay. MLS 389437 and MLS 389435.

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OPEN HOUSES THIS SATURDAY • CLIP & SAVE • OPEN HOUSES THIS SATURDAY • CLIP & SAVE •

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Great Open Floor Plan, Fully Fenced terraced backyard with Large Patio.

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$428,800 2107 St. Andrews Way

$319,900

Hosted by Susan McLean

614-3666 Royal Vista Way

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350 17th St., Courtenay $29,500

$95,000

Vacation in the lovely Comox Valley at this boutique hotel & spa. Fully furnished unit with kitchen & laundry. 1/4 share that earns revenue when you’re not here. Come play & pamper yourself in this West Coast playground.

In central Courtenay, this 2 BR home in Japonica Park has been updated and is immaculate. Incredibly priced with a large private fenced yard for barbecues, gardening and your pets.

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Starting at $149,900

Affordable and good location for shopping, North Island College & aquatic centre.

Townhouse comes with patio and in house laundry. Close to transit. Allocated strata parking. Unit is clean.

Here comes a new neighbourhood. “Oakridge Estates,” 8 strata-titled residential lots available in the nicest new East Courtenay development. All utilities in, building scheme in place to protect your investment.

Cumberland charm! Updated mobile on its own land. 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Open and bright. Fully fenced.

Exciting opportunity! Rare CD-6 zoned 2.3 acre property in convenient central Courtenay neighbourhood ripe for development. Bring your ideas and take a closer look at this impressive find. Call today!

John 250-898-9060

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OPEN HOUSE

Saturday 11-12 3306 7th St.

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Real hardwood in this 3 BR, 2 bath lovely rancher that feels larger than 1200 sq.ft.

One acre lot south of Fanny Bay. Detached workshop, greenhouse & art studio. Lots of room, and swimming hole behind.

Family friendly neighbourhood close to all amenities, shops, North Island College, schools, level back yard. Duplex zoned, add to all of this mountain views.

For more info call:

As good as it gets. Rocking chair on the front porch, entertainment-sized deck, sundrenched kitchen, 4 BRs, 2 1/2 baths, hot water E PR in-floorN heating. forIC RV, mountain views, EWRoom close to schools. Call now before it’s gone.

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Oceanview lot. Beautifully landscaped back yard with plenty of deck space for entertaining or just watching the tide roll in. Lots of windows and heritage-style hardwood floors give this home great character. Lots of potential to sell off one of the properties to fund your dream home! Call today!

OPEN HOUSE

Saturday 1-2:30 8138 Island Hwy.

You will love the stunning year-round ocean views from this quality 2 BR, 2 bath home situated like a jewel on .72 acre of walk-on waterfront. Don’t miss out! Call to see it with your own eyes!

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Classic quality and style! This beautiful, generous home is set like a jewel on 1/2 acre in one of the most desirable areas in Courtenay.

Home is extensively updated with quality.

Gourmet-style kitchen, fully fenced back yard, ample parking and 2-car garage/workshop.

Elegant waterfront home with spectacular views. .98 acre landscaped lot. Easy access to 106 feet of waterfront. Spacious open plan. 5 BRs, 4 baths and suite.

Owen 250-331-1767

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Dianne Hammersley

Ernie Koizumi

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Packaging & Crating

SPORTS

Art Work • Machinery • Electronics

BC Bike Race blasts off from Cumberland

Call F.A.S. Delivery at 1-877-327-3358

Harlan Price Special to The Record

info@fasdelivery.com

Spencer Paxson drops into the first trail of the week – Further Burger – as he leads out the pack.

PHOTO BY margus riga

showcase the trails that each community has a special relationship with, this year the BCBR is designating certain trails as “feature trails” to promote awareness of singletrack the community has put their hearts into.

Blue Collar was the feature trail of Cumberland stage.

Originally built as an uphill trail is has become a favourite piece of downhill trail for the Cumberland community.

Riding Fools Hostel owner Jeremy Grasby flagged the trail eight to 10 years ago after discovering the zone on a hike. He used to haul his daughter in a trailer up the Trent Main Road on adventures and realized the network of trails in existence needed a climbing trail to fill a gap.

Grasby gives credit to the communal nature of building new trail, where an initial walk and flag is only an idea that is best hashed out with friends and other riders. This year Grasby was able to ride Blue Collar with the same

daughter he towed up the gravel roads eight years ago.

Kids Races Five stages of this year’s race will feature a kids race while riders are out on course. Cumberland had over two dozen

kids completing one to six laps depending on age.

As an annual event, the kids’ races have become a yearly destination for the families of the communities.

The seven-day BC Bike Race continues

Happy 100th COURTENAY!

July Special

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With searing heat and dusty conditions, the 2015 BC Bike Race – “the ultimate singletrack experience – hit the trails Sunday for Day One from Cumberland to Powell River.

Over 600 racers signed up Saturday on Day Zero in North Vancouver then hopped a BC Ferry to Nanaimo, followed by a bus trip to Cumberland for a Saturday night camp-out.

After a hot introduction to their tents Saturday, racers awoke to a relatively cool Sunday morning, but temperatures quickly climbed in unison with riders on their opening miles of the stage.

The gravel road leading to the first section of trail provided little respite from the sun and the relief of dipping into the woods this year was tempered by dusty conditions that made following the rider ahead too close less than ideal.

With the usual loam now turned to dust, riders had plenty of traction but were treated to a taste of the organic material their tires were slowly churning to powder.

Despite the dustcaked faces and obvious signs of battle with the heat, the riders’ enthusiasm for the course continued as it has throughout the years.

Katerina Nash (Luna) won the stage one women’s solo open while the men’s solo open winner was Spencer Paxson (Kona Bikes).

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Triathlon club celebrates Father’s Day Comox Valley Triathlon Club (CVTC) celebrated Father’s Day with an Open Water Swim Clinic at Comox Lake.

The clinic was coached by Kris Bell, the Comox Valley Aquatic Club (CVAC) coach.

Bell has been a professional swim coach since the early 1990s and was involved in the coaching of two sets of siblings, Olympians Brittany and Heather MacLean and the Abdel-Khalik brothers, who swam in the World Championships in Barcelona.

He joined CVAC in August 2013.

The clinic was open to both male and female members of CVTC and CVAC and was the first of four such clinics to be held this summer.

The clinic was geared toward both experienced triathletes and those new to the sport and began with methods for gaining confidence in open water swimming. It then moved on to sighting in open water and how to deal with the issue of swimming in a competitive pack.

The Open Water Swim Clinic at Comox Lake was a success.

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The involvement of the CVAC coach with the CVTC is another example of the growing links between sport clubs in Comox Valley. CV Cycle, Road Runners, Triathlon and Aquatic clubs have many shared members and are increasingly offering opportunities for members of the other clubs to take part in their activities.

CVTC president and organizer of the clinics, Kim Griffiths, said “You’ve got to love the Valley and its small town attitude of ‘we are bet-

ter together.’ This training session was a great success and we are all looking forward to the other three clinics.”

CVTC members have already been involved in triathlon races on the Island this year.

The Subaru Half Ironman, which was held in Victoria on June 14, involved a 1.9K swim, 86K bike and 20K run. Four CVTC triathletes took part with finishing times of 5 hours 38 minutes for Shannon Jones,

5:45 for Dan Stanton, 6:03 for Anna Diedrickson and 6:43 for Kris Hopping.

Hopping also took part in the My 24 Shawnigan Lake Olympic Triathlon which consisted of a 1.5K swim, 44K bike and 10K run. She finished third in her age group in a time of 3:32.

Many members of the club also took part in the local Shoreline Orthodontic Tri-K, also held on May 24.

The club had some outstanding results with three age group winners (Ian Heselgrave, Derek Tripp and Bonny Ervin), two second place age group (Derek Vinge and John Newman) and two third place age group (Chanace Vanderheide and Marnie Van der Vliet) finishes.

The dates of the other three Open Water Swim Clinics are July 12, Aug. 16 and Aug. 30.

Anyone wanting further information about the upcoming clinics and the CVTC or interested in joining can contact cvtriclub@ gmail.com – Comox Valley Triathlon Club

Renegades hand Brewers first loss of the season The Renegades handed the Banner Landscaping Brewers their first defeat of the season, 15-11, in Tier 1 Comox Valley Mixed Slopitch last week.

Elsewhere in Tier 1, the Loose Cannons beat the Slammers 13-8 and the Renegades 12-7 leaving the Cannons two points behind the Brewers for first place.

VIIC Vikings were 20-7 winners over Auto King Royals while the Slammers

won easily 21-7 against the Elks Speedy Devils.

Meanwhile, Average Joes dropped Sapporo Randomz 16-11 to take a five-point lead in Tier 2. The Wrecks doubled the Calm Batters 16-8 while Sauced blasted the Malfunctions 25-7.

Weaver’s Leather Ball Busters continued their dominance in Tier 3 with a convincing 20-6 win against the Rats while onethirtythree won their first game of

SPORTS SHORTS Courtenay’s Thyssen De Goede and his BC Bears teammates were hoping to celebrate Canada Day with a bronze medal at the 2015 Canadian Rugby Championships in Calgary.

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Komox Grind nipped the C.V. Marine Misfits 12-11.

The Tuls fell a run short 12-11 to the Elk’s Zombies.

Peanut Gallery and the Contenders played to a 7-7 draw.

In Tier 4, the White Spot Legends also recorded their first win 15-8 over the Coco Loco’s. The Legends were beaten by the Brew Crew 15-7. Graham Slam split a

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The Ballers also split their games, winning 14-8 over the Ryders but were stopped 12-11 by Michael’s Mavericks.

Brew Crew won 17-10 against the Slippery Kittens. The Avengers played two games but failed to report any scores.

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The headline may seem a little confusing; but let me explain.

For many years the Nature Trust of BC and Ducks Unlimited Canada have formed partnerships where they work together to secure important wildlife and fish habitats for the future.

They also form working groups with fish and game clubs, enhancement societies, governments and any other group with compatible conservation goals.

At the recent local outdoor show the Nature Trust had a booth explaining the goals of the Salmon River project. Wondering about the Salmon River being out of our range?

Think again because it is important to Comox Valley steelheaders, elk and deer hunters and anglers who fish Johnston Strait for salmon.

The ecological reference in the headline is a simplistic way of illustrating the co-operative model used in women’s quilting groups, where they bring together small patches of material to create a quilt that becomes a beautiful piece of artistic work that keeps recipients warm and secure.

Such an analogy applies to the co-operative efforts of conservation groups who collectively pool their resources, making it possible to secure relatively costly and important estuaries along our coast and other ecologically important land areas that would be too expensive for a single organization.

This brings us to the Salmon River Estuary. In 1978 the Nature Trust joined other groups in starting to secure the significantly important estuary lands at the mouth of the river where it enters Johnston Strait near the Sayward.

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By my calculations it would be about $50.

This column will donate $50 and I invite everyone to help in any way you are able.

The Nature Trust came into being during a period of rapid industrial growth in the province. With the current LNG panic and an increased interest in the province as a retirement goal and vacation destination we need to try to save these priceless estuaries.

To make a donation or get more information visit naturetrust.bc.ca or call toll free at 1-866288-7878 or email info@naturetrust. bc.ca Ralph Shaw is a master fly fisherman who was awarded the Order of Canada in 1984 for his conservation efforts.

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Through the quilting philosophy of pooling our wealth, they have support from several conservation groups to proceed with the purchase; however the deal would be easier for the Nature Trust if they could get some much-needed additional funding.

Since it is too hot to fish I would like to suggest it would be a great time to donate the costs of a fishing trip to this important watershed, enabling the Nature Trust to complete the deal in all of our interests.

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All Subaru models have been named IIHS “Top Safety Picks” for six years running. And that’s some feat: to qualify as a 2015 Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn ‘good’ ratings in the moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests, as well as a ‘good’ or ‘acceptable’ rating in the small overlap front test.

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Canadian journalists spent a couple of three metres to the right, rotating hours touring the facility, eyeing many before it came to a halt it what might Keith Morgan mangled wrecks, which, reassuringly, have been a sidewalk in real life. Hope looked less wrecked the closer we got to there was no pedestrian in its path. At later models. Clearly, their designers had learned some the end of the day, the car manufacturer representagood lessons from the kind of thudding impact we tives would walk away with a DVD loaded with data witnessed. and images to be followed by a detailed examination Car safety design has come a long way in the past some weeks later.

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“Younger drivers are worried about distracted drivers, but they think technology isn’t just the problem, it’s also the solution, as we are seeing growing demand for driver-assistance technologies.”

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Distracted, dangerous drivers are now their first concern, new research funded by Ford finds.

Generation Z consumers are more afraid of other motorists driving dangerously than death, public speaking, spiders and snakes, according to independent research company Penn Schoen Berland.

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going (69 percent) Penn Schoen Berland conducted the poll on behalf of Ford Motor Company, surveying 1,000, Generation Z (ages 16-22) and Generation Y (ages 23-34).

The online survey was conducted between April 29 and May 4, 2015; the margin of error is +/- 3.1 percent.

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“As driver distraction and safety conversations have broadened, we are seeing what technology will help customers tackle their greatest fears.”

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Comox Valley Care & Companions Club

Trollers Fish & Chips is in full swing!

Open Daily 11 am - 8 pm 250-339-4383 3025 Comox Road Courtenay

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Robert (Bob) English Â

Passed away – July 5, 2014 It’s one year since he left us but Today recalls the memory Of a loved one gone to rest, And those who think of him today Are those who loved him best.  As always, Susie and family

Born in Comox BC on June 5, 1931. Passed away peacefully in Parksville BC on June 19, 2015 at the age of 84.

Survived by his wife Kate.

Funeral Services 250 338 4463 www.tonefffunerals.com

“where your family comes first�

John Koopmans Aged 60 years, passed away at home on May 27, 2015 in Victoria, BC. John was predeceased by his mother Johanna and brother Henry. He is survived, and greatly missed by his loving wife of 33 years. Christine (nee Bergob) Koopmans, and daughter Amanda Koopmans, both of Victoria, BC. He is also grieved by his father Jelte, sister Jeanette, Brenarda (Gary), neices Tammy (Steve), Diana (Cary), Bonnie (Rob), brother Gerald (Lillian), nephew Ben, and long time 35+ year friend and confidente Michael Bergob all of the Comox Valley.

John greeted every day with a smile, and life smiled back at him. He is best remembered for his loving kindness in bringing in to his heart and home, his other ‘daughters’ Katrina, Kate, Linds, and Amanda who were also with him in his final days. John’s passion beyond family, friends and pets, was driving – he was licensed and drove a multitude of vehicles, long-distances and short hops, hauling people and goods until his own final journey began. He enjoyed fishing, a good book and a cup of coffee with it, often accompanied by a furry friend or two and music.

There will be a Celebration of John’s Life at 4663 Valecourt Crescent, Courtenay, BC on 11th July, 2015 starting at 4pm. Dress is ‘come as you are’ casual and refreshments will be served. No flowers, please – he loved animals, and in lieu of flowers, would smile upon a gift to any animal rescue organization close to your heart.

Keith McElwain

In loving memory

Sutherland, Alexander “Sandy�

Keith McElwain, 75 of Comox, British Columbia passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015 at home. Survived by his wife Maire McElwain, his three children Kathleen, Timothy and Rhona, and his three grandchildren Emily, Athena and Aurora.

Keith was an avid fisherman whose great love of the West Coast was also expressed in his landscape paintings. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with a BA in Geography and the University of British Columbia with a B.Comm. Keith was employed by WorkSafe for over 30 years. He spent his retirement years painting, gardening, and building a wooden fishing boat.

Donations to the ALS Society are encouraged. A ceremony at Christ the King Church will be held Friday, July 3, 2015 at 11 am.

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A gathering will be held for friends and family, Saturday, July 4 at 1:00 Pm at the Union Bay Hall.

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Jennifer Rose Vermette May 19th, 1958 to June 12th, 2015 It’s with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Jennifer Rose Vermette of Campbell River. Jennifer was born in Powell River, B.C. She’s predeceased by her parents Victor and Nancy Vermette, brother Leo, grandparents Mae and George Kelly, Flora and AmÊdÊa Vermette.

She is survived by her partner Michael Street, children Alisha Davidson (Cory), Victoria, Hanna, Logan, Devan Daigle, Vicki, Camille, sisters Carrie Ann Beech (Gordon), Sharon Plett (Allan) and nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and lots of cousins.

Jennifer enjoyed fishing, camping, being with the grandchildren and travelling. She also had a heart of gold; she always put others before herself.

A celebration of life will be held at the Masonic Hall in Cumberland on July 11th, 2015 @ 1pm to 4pm.

TILLIE DESMEULES

Lou came and got Tillie on June 11 at the Qualicum Manor. She was 88 years old.

Tillie was the only child of John & Helen Roskewich, born in Wandering River Alberta Nov. 11, 1926.

She was predeceased by her first husband Adolph (1956), son Allen (1993) and husband Lucien (2002).

Tillie loved being post-mistress of Merville and Bowser over the years. She was a devoted Lioness, was always volunteering, and always gave her time.

She was proud of her four boys through thick and thin, and even dementia. Tillie is survived by sons Gerry (Gerry), Deas (Pam), David (Lo), cousin Rose, Shady, Lou’s niece Nicole and grandchildren Alyce, Liza, Lyssa and Krista.

Celebration of Life will be held at the Bowser Legion July 11, 2015 at 1:00 pm.

Tillie was a terrific person and a wonderful mother.

For those who love, time is not.

Missing you today and always.

Lettey Lorraine Watkinson 1926 – 2015 It is with great sadness we announce that Lorraine passed away peacefully at her home on June 25, 2015. She is predeceased by her husband, Roy and is survived by her daughter, Linda (Dave), her grandchildren Tami (Todd), Jason, Chris (Tammy), Lisa and her great grandchildren, Marketta, Brayden, Kayden, Coen, Lilly, and Finn.

She was born in Courtenay, on May 30, 1926 and has very strong family roots here in the Comox Valley. She attended Sandwick School and after graduating, she went into hairdressing. Later she worked at Eaton’s and Touch of Class. She also volunteered at the St Joseph’s Hospital Thrift Shop. She worked there right up until the day she died.

She has always been an active and very independent woman who enjoyed her family and friends immensely. She was a very loyal Mother, Grandmother and friend. Lorraine will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

In lieu of flowers, feel free to make a donation in her honour to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. A memorial tea will be held on July 19, 2015 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at her home, 1444 Wilkinson Road, Comox.

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IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORIAM

PERSONALS 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.

LOST AND FOUND

In Loving Memory of our son, brother & uncle GORDON DOUGLAS CLARK who was taken from us 20 years ago July 5, 1995 Dear Gordon, It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years since we’ve seen that big smile of yours and felt your hug. Always the I LOVE YOU when you left to go somewhere or hang up the phone. It still hurts as much today as it did 20 years ago. We love you and miss you.

All our love, Mom, Dad, Sandra and Arnie.

We thought of you with love today but this is nothing new.

We thought of you today and days before that too.

We miss your kind and thoughtful ways Your teasing and your smile.

What we would give to hold your hand and talk with you awhile.

One thing we have to tell you and of which there is no doubt, you are wonderful to remember yet, so hard to live without.

The years may wipe out many things but this wipe never, the memory of those happy days when we were still together.

We hold you tightly within our hearts and there you will remain.

Life has gone on without you, but never will be the same.

We love you Gord and miss you terribly.

You will be with us in our hearts always...

Mom, Dad Arnie & Karen, Sandra & Phil, Amy & Samantha & William ~•~

In Loving Memory of Ron Duval 1933 ~ 2009 No one knows how much I miss you, No one knows the bitter pain I have suffered since I lost you; Life has never been the same.

In my heart your memory lingers, Sweetly tender, fond and true; There is not a day goes by That I do not think of you.

Love from Marie and family

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS INFORMATION

TRAVEL GETAWAYS CHEMAINUS- GALLOWAY’S on Fuller Lake, backs onto Mt Brenton Golf Course. Executive vacation home, rancher, sleeps 10.

Online info: vrbo511429. Avail early July.

Call (250)246-1546.

EDUCATION/TRADE SCHOOLS INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.

Weekly start dates. Job board!

Funding options.

SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

HELP WANTED

Inter Tribal Health Authority COMPTROLLER This is a full time permanent position. Reporting to the Director, Finance, this position contributes to the timeliness and accuracy of the organizations financial statements, and the timely and accurate payment of payroll and vendor payments. This position is also responsible for preparation of the month end entries, the month end file and for multiple account reconciliations.

Advance your career today with a great organization! Please send your resume and cover letter by e-mail to hr@itha.ca or by fax at 250-591-2169. âœąPlease refer to the position title when submitting your application. The closing date for this competition is July 10, 2015.

PERSONAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

FINANCIAL SERVICES

BUSY TIRE shop looking for a reliable tire person.

Wages = experience. Reply to happytires66@gmail.com

TICKETED FLAGGING people req. Forward resumes to karen.flinn@wacor.ca

TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

TRADES, TECHNICAL

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EXP. LINE LINE cook cook wanted wanted for for EXP. busy pub. pub. Medical Medical & & dental dental busy benefi ts.

Please drop resumes beneďŹ ts. Please drop resumes off to:Barry, Box #4578, Comox Attn: WhistleC/O Stop Pub, ValleyMansfield Record, Dr., 765 McPhee 2355 Courtenay Ave, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2Z7

FULL TIME bodyman needed, Must be ticketed or 3rd yr. apprentice. Ability to work quickly & efficiently to produce quality repairs a must. email: richsauto@shaw.ca or Ph: 250-287-8258.

PERSONAL SERVICES ESCORTS AMBROSIA’S HEAVENLY Healing Massage. Avail July 13-15. Mature masseuse. NO full service. 250-884-2172. missambrosiamassage.com

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TENDERS

INVITATION TO TENDER

CARPENTRY GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

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

Free estimates, Call Doug www.suncrestholdings.ca

CAREER SERVICES/ JOB SEARCH

CAREER SERVICES/ JOB SEARCH

The City of Courtenay invites tenders from qualiČ´ed contractors for the renovation of the Stores oÉ?ce located in the Fleet Building at the Public Works Yard.

THE RESOURCE FOR JOB SEEKERS

Unemployed? Looking for work?

We can help!

JoJob seach resources

Personal Employment Planning Personal assistance with your job search 250-334-3119.

103–555 4th St. in Courtenay. www.thejobshop.ca The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.

Tender documents may be obtained online at courtenay.ca/bids

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Stores OÉ?ce Renovation

Courtenay White Spot is looking to hire

Prep and Line Cooks Must have references and be capable of working in a fast paced environment.

Must be available for full time employment.

Experience is not necessary but is an asset.

Serious inquires only.

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ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE

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

Contact 1-8884ALANON (1-888-425-2666). www.al-anon.alateen.org

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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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Chinook Woodlots Ltd.

August 15, 1932 – June 25, 2015

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CREMATION AND RECEPTION CENTRE 1101 Ryan Road, Courtenay

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Proposed Woodlot Licence Plan Courtenay and Cambpell River

SHERWOOD – George Ainsley George Ainsley Sherwood of Courtenay, BC, passed away peacefully at Comox Valley Senior’s Village on Thursday, June 25, 2015. Predeceased by his parents Edward and Alice and siblings Edward, Carl and Lorna. He is survived and will be dearly missed by his wife of 61 years, Jean; son Kevin (Karen) of Southampton, Ontario; grandchildren Ryan, Jordan (Brooke), Kym (Jason) and Britt (Ryan) and their extended families.

George served with the military police, then worked as a contractor in the Southampton area for many years, before relocation to Vancouver Island where he worked as a district manager for the Times Colonist newspaper.

A service of remembrance in celebration of his life took place from Comox Valley Funeral Home, Cremation and Reception Centre, 1101 Ryan Road, Courtenay on Tuesday, June 30 at 2:00PM. For those wishing, donations in George’s memory to the Lewy Body Dementia Association, 912 Killian Hill Road, S.W. Lilburn, GA, 30047, would be appreciated.

LEGALS

Woodlot Licence 0026 Chinook Woodlots Ltd. hereby gives notice that the proposed Woodlot Licence Plan (WLP) for Woodlot Licence 0026 located in the vicinity of Courtenay and Campbell River will be made available for public review.

The WLP provides strategies and practice requirements that the licensee will follow to meet objectives that the government has set for various forest and resource values. The WLP is an operational plan prepared in accordance with the Forest and Range Practices Act and the Woodlot Licence Planning and Practices Regulation. The WLP when approved will form the basis for future development of roads and cutblocks leading to the issuance of cutting and road permits, which provide the authority to harvest and to build roads. The WLP may be amended as a result of written comments received during the review period.

The Plan is available for review and comment by resource agencies and the public before approval is considered by the District Manager, Campbell River Forest District.

The Plan will be available for public review by appointment with Huock Resource Consultants Ltd (Phone 250-954-8926, please call ahead) during regular office hours, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. If any interested parties are unable to review the proposed plan during these times additional arrangements may be made to view the plan at a convenient time for both parties. Please call Huock Resource Consultants Ltd. In addition, the document can be viewed on the Campbell River Forest District Web site, included under the Woodlot section.

Comments should be made in writing and submitted prior to August 4, 2015 by email : ehughes2@shaw.ca or mail:

Huock Resource Consultants Ltd 4666 Forbidden Plateau Road, Courtenay, B.C. V9J 1R3

Comox Valley Head Injury Society

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Comox Valley Head Injury Society is a registered non-profit organization providing programs and support services to brain injury survivors and family caregivers in the Comox Valley. Since 1993, CVHIS has worked to promote the health and well-being of people affected by acquired brain injuries and reduce incidences of brain injury in our community through prevention-based education.

The ED will work on behalf of brain injury survivors in the Comox Valley. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the ED is responsible for the general management of the Society, including: finance, operations and human resources.

The Executive Director will work with local community organizations and will ensure that CVHIS’s services are consistent with member interests, reflect best practices and fulfill the Society’s goals and objectives.

Proven administration, planning, finance and communication experience are necessary to enable you to provide strategic leadership and maintain strong internal and external relationships. Experience working with people with disabilities will be considered a significant asset. Excellent written and verbal proficiencies are also required.

For a complete Job Description, please email ed.cvhis@gmail.com.

Applications to ed.cvhis@gmail.com will be received until 12 noon Thursday July 9th, 2015.

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

GARDENING

MASONRY & BRICKWORK Stoneage Masonry Brick and Stone.

Chimney Repairs.

250-702-2474

PAINTING SENIORS INTERIOR PAINTING 30 Years Experience Reliable, meticulous workmanship Seniors pricing Gord 250-650-8065

PETS HANDYPERSONS

LESSONS/TRAINING

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

Call Les for Free Estimate.

HIGHGRADE K 9 TRAINING OFFERS PUPPY KINDERGARTEN CLASSES

CHUCK’S HOME RENO’S & Repairs.

STARTING TUESDAY, JULY 14

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

1-604-836-7401 Chuck.

250-339-0879 Estimates

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Fun Motivational training for ages 12 to 23 weeks.

Small classes for individual attention. Teaching good manners early prevents a lot of adult problems.

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

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HOMES FOR RENT

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

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

APARTMENT/CONDOS

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

FUEL/FIREWOOD BONE DRY firewood $180 a cord 778-992-0944 or 250871-6493 COMOX VALLEY FIREWOOD- Custom cut, split, delivered. Well seasoned. Also bin rental. Call (250)703-3473.

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

USED DISABILITY Electric reclining liftchairs for sale. 778348-0020.

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

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CAREER SERVICES/ JOB SEARCH

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Targeted Initiative for Older Workers Job Skills Training Opportunity

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

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

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HOUSES FOR SALE

ALL YOU NEED IN PRINT AND ONLINE www.bcclassiďŹ ed.com NANAIMO HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER with option for rent to own.

Million dollar ocean city view. Call for information 250-753-0160, Nanaimo

2230 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay, BC V9N 2L4

www.pennylane.bc.ca

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

282-3785

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

Please call 250-339-3250

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

250-897-1611 Licensed Professionals

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

FURNITURE

To register contact JoAnne at 250-334-4785 or jm_mcleod@telus.net

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RENTALS ABBEYFIELD HOUSE offers affordable, supportive seniors accommodation in a home-like setting. All meals provided.

Call 250-338-7136 for tour.

SUITES, LOWER COURTENAY - 2 bdrm, 1 bath, ground floor, own entrance. Newly renovated. No pets, no smoking. 3 Ref’s. $800. 250-336-8301

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JOSHUA COURT 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appls, top flr, balcony w/glacier views, res. pkg., N/S, No pets, Avail Immed. $800/mth ASPEN COURT 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appls, balcony, res. pkg., N/S, No pets, Avail Immed. - $900/mth CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN CTNY, 1bdrm 1bath, 5 appls, res. parking, N/S, cat neg w/ref. Avail Aug 1 $875./mth ARGO COURT 1 bdrm, 1 bath, F & S, coin laundry, res. pkg., hot water & basic cable incld., N/S, cat neg. w/refs, Avail Immed. $650/mth.

Contact Res. Mger – 334-8602 CRAIGMARK PLACE 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 4 appls, top flr., balcony, res. pkg., storage locker, N/S, No pets, Avail Immed. - $800/mth BRAND NEW SUITE ABOVE DOUBLE GARAGE 2 bdrm, 1 bath (shower only), 5 appls, parking, very cute & bright w/vaulted ceilings, would suit a single person, N/S, No pets, Avail.

Immed. - $900/mth ROSEWOOD TOWNHOUSES 2 bdrm, 1 bath, F & S, coin laundry, basic cable incld., nice family oriented development, res. pkg., patio, N/S, cat neg. w/refs, Avail. Immed - $750/mth.

Contact Res. Mger – 3348602 TRUMPETER’S LANDING 2 bdrm & den, 2 bath, 6 appls, balcony, undergr. secured pkg., storage locker, N/S, No pets, Avail. Aug 1 $1,250/mth CLOSE TO COLLEGE 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 5 appls, gr. flr., sm patio area, res. pkg., N/S, No pets, Avail. Aug 1 -$825/mth

250-897-1611 Licensed Professionals www.pennylane.bc.ca

LARGE FAMILY HOME 6 bdrm, 2 bath, 8 appls, in-law suite, large wired workshop, fenced yard, carport, N/S, sm pet neg. w/refs, Avail.

Aug 1 - $1,500/mth

TRANSPORTATION AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

DODGE ACCESSORIES; Flow-through tailgate $50.

Chrome box rails $20. Mud flaps, (4) $20. Fender skirts $15. Heated extension mirrors $200. Trailer brake control $20. Call (250)338-7408.

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

CARS

1994 CADILLAC Sedan DeVille, 210,000 km, very good condition, garage kept, cold A/C, regularly maintained, Senior owned, blue leather interior, $2000 obo. Call 250871-1444.

2002 TOYOTA MRS Spyder104,600 km, 5 spd, carbon fibre hood, SS headers, DVD/CD/phone, navagation system. $8300. (250)752-2552

2012 MAZDA-3.

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

Asking $16,000. 250-923-8809

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APARTMENT/CONDO

Who is this for?

Participants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

ČŠ Unemployed ČŠ Between 50-64, (emphasis on 55-64) and 65+ (if planning to stay in the workforce for 2 or more years) ČŠ Be legally entitled to work in Canada ČŠ Lack skills required for successful integration into new employment ČŠ Live in an eligible community/region ČŠ

What will you get?

Participants may be eligible to receive:

ČŠ Class-based skill development including job searching & career planning ČŠ Funding to access training at local educational institutions/trainers ČŠ Income support for the duration of in-class training ČŠ Targeted wage subsidy for on-the-job training

Vintage Advantage: August 4 - October 23, 2015 To apply, ask for an application form

at The Job Shop, 103–555 4th St., Courtenay Application Deadline: July 23, 4pm July 24, 9 am – noon. For more information: 250-334-3119 Working together to help keep B.C. strong

We grDWHIXOO\ DFNQRZOHGJH WKH ¿QDQFLDO VXSSRUW RI WKH 3Uovince of British Columbia through the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development as provided by the Canada–British Columbia Labour Market Agreement.

“YOUR Apartment, Condo and Townhouse Rental Experts�

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PARK PLACE

CYPRESS ARMS 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.

1970 Fitzgerald Ave, Courtenay 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

Call Donna 250-334-9667

WILLOW ARMS APARTMENTS 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

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TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

MOTORCYCLES

MOTORCYCLES

CARS

2002 1500 Kawasaki Meanstreak and 2004 1100 Yamaha Silverado many extras, $5500.00 O.B.O each. Call 250-338-0776

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

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

Under 500km. $4200. 250286-1263

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APARTMENT/CONDO

2004 VIBE, 103,000 km., well maintained, good rubber.

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

WORSHIP COMOX VALLEY THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA WELCOMES YOU TO SERVICES AT:

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE

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

COMOX UNITED

Comox Recreation 1855 Noel Ave

Comox Avenue at 250 Beach Dr.

“A place for you: John 14:2

An Affirming Ministry

Sunday Worship Worship and Sunday and Children & Youth Program 10 am Children & Youth Program Saturday Service at 5 pm (Sept-May) 10:00 am

Rev. Maggie Enwright

Saturday Worship 5:00 pm

Email: cxunited@telus.net

Rev. Maggie Enwright Email: cxunited@telus.net

COMOX VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN 725 Aspen Rd., Comox

2013 26.5FT Prowler 5th wheel. Dining slide, 140w solar panel. LED lighting. Outside ent. centre. 9900lbs. $23,000 obo. (250)337-5026.

MOTOR HOME: 1994 32ft Fleetwood “Bounder�, fully operational, excellent condition. $16,000. 250-339-6783

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.

Hearing Assistance

www.comoxunitedchurch.com | 250-339-3966

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.

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.

Full Wheelchair Access

PRESBYTERIAN

TRADEWINDS 1600 Comox Ave.

VILLA MONTECITO 1331 England Ave.

Hearing Assistance

Full Wheelchair Access

October to May www.comoxunitedchurch.com | 250-339-3966

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

- BUYING - RENTING - SELLING -

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10 am Sunday Worship 250-334-0616

SATURDAY

250-339-2882 e-mail:cvpc@shaw.ca comoxvalleypresbyterian.ca

RIVER HEIGHTS CHURCH

Sunday Celebration 10:30 am

Hosts of “Comox Valley School of Supernatural Ministry�

2201 Robert Lang Drive (Old Fish and Game Building)

250-334-8424

~~~ “Our greatest efforts must be directed towards detachment from the things of the world; we must strive to become more spiritual‌â€? ‘Abdu’l-BahĂĄ www.bahaisofcomox.org 250.702.3041…†250.702.0574 www.courtenaybahai.org

St. John the Divine

St. Peter

Sunday 10:30am

Full Wheelchair Access

Devotional gathering – with the theme “Detachment�

July 6 at 7:15 p.m. All are welcome.

Comox Valley Parishes Welcome You!

SERVICES Minister: Rev. Jenn Geddes

BAHà ’� FAITH

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA

Jim Lyster, Rector 218 Church St., Comox • 250-339-2925

LIVING A VISION FOR CHRIST AND COMMUNITY

MOTORHOME - WINNEBAGO 1996 116,000 KM, diesel, 6 speed, Vetra 35ft. Excellent condition. $28,500. 250-3387631

LUTHERAN Shepherd Of The Valley Lutheran Church (ELCIC)

100 Years of Ministry in the Comox Valley

SUNDAY SERVICE

8:00 am at St. Andrews Church

5:40 Express Contemporary Worship SUNDAY

8:00 am & 10:00 am Worship www.stpeterscomox.ca

living hope

Rev. Anthony Divinagracia, Rector 579 - 5th Street, Courtenay

real people living real life experiencing real change

Worship Services 10am Sundays Mark R. Isfeld School 1551 Lerwick Road, Courtenay

250.334.9777 livinghope@shaw.ca

www.livinghopeonline.ca

Garage Sales

634 N Island Hwy (June thru Sept)

and 10:00 am WEDNESDAY SERVICE 10:00 am

250-334-4331

email: patmos@shaw.ca http://stjohnthedivinecourtenay.bc.anglican.ca

RESONATE BAPTIST CHURCH

“Resonate... with all our Hearts, Soul and Might�

10:00AM at Brooklyn Elementary School 1290 Guthrie Rd., Comox

Everyone Welcome www.resonatechurch.ca

Full Gospel Christian Fellowship

Sunday

11:00 am & 7:00 pm

Where Jesus is Glorified

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GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALES

462 CHURCH ST- Sat, July 4, 8:30-11:30am. Miscellaneous household items.

COURTENAY 1941 Urquhart Ave. Sat. Computer desk, wheeled walker, wheat bags, toys, tools, fishing flies, knitting machine, small furniture, camping stuff.

COURTENAY EAST - #25 390 Cowichan Ave. Sat., July 4, 8-12 & Sun., July 5, 9-12.

Coffee table w/2 end tables, complete wine making equipment, patio 12x12 shade canopy, xmas & Halloween decorations, clothing, metal chairs (1936), paintings, household items & much more. No early people!

ANGEL ESTATE SALES:

Liquidation Warehouse Open 10am - 4 pm Daily “Make your own Deal�

1824 Alberni Hwy, Coombs BLACK CREEK: 8799 Clarkson Dr, Sat, July 4, 8-2pm.

Housewares, tools, fishing items, tents, camping, collectables, etc....

COMOX: 1370 Mountain View Court., Sat., July 4, 8-1pm.

Moving, downsizing! Household, marine, fishing, collectables, RV items, tools etc...

COMOX - 2120 Bolt Ave. Sat., Jul. 4, 8-1. Self propelled lawn mower (gas), household items, asst. of plants, snow chains, men’s bicycle, books, treasures, etc.

COURTENAY- 4660B Muir Rd. Sat, July 4, 7:45 - 11am.

Tools, $1 CD’s, household goods, motorcycle leather jackets, size small, DVD’s, drywall and much more!

COURTENAY - 5887 Bates Rd. Sat. July 4 8:00am -12:00pm. Household, gardening, books, clothes etc.

COURTENAY - 725 Sussex Drive, Saturday, July 4th, 9:00A.M. - 4:00P.M. COURTENAY - Behind 661 17th Street, Saturday, July 4 8:00am - 12:00 noon. Man stuff, women welcome COURTENAY EAST 460 Upland Ave. Fri. Jul 3 & Sat. Jul. 4, 8am-2pm. Books, crafts, antique, auto parts, CD’s, cassettes, DVD’s, car CD radio, household.

Courtenay Flea Market EVERY SUNDAY Puntledge Road past bottle depot No booking required.

Space $15 Vendors set up 8am-2pm Call Greg 250-334-1540 ROYSTON - 3791 Roy Creek Rd. Sat. 8-3pm. Yard tools, art and more.

ROYSTON - 3892 Royston Rd. Jul 4 & 5, 9-3. Black Creek Lions Annual Giant Garage Sale.

2946 Kilpatrick Ave. 250-338-1312 aaronhcf@shawbiz.ca wwwaaronhouse.ca

We’ve Got Some Space For You! to place your ad here

250-338-5811 tlawrence@comoxvalleyrecord.com

Comox Valley Unitarian Fellowship 4th Saturday

TAIZE SERVICES (5:00) will continue thru out

July and August Sunday Services

will resume on Sept. 6 at 4:00 pm with our Annual Water Communion

250 Beach Drive, Comox (at Comox United Church)

250-890-9262 cvuf.ca

Comox Valley Community Church

Join us Sunday @ 10:30 am (Childcare provided)

~A Place to Discover Your Life Purpose ~ 1580 Fitzgerald Ave. Courtenay, BC 250-338-8221

We’ve Got Some Space For You! to place your ad here

250-338-5811 tlawrence@comoxvalleyrecord.com

St. George’s United Church 6th & Fitzgerald Ave. Courtenay Phone: 250-334-4961 Sunday Service: 10:30am Minister: Rev. Ryan Slifka “The Church with a heart in the heart of the city.�

www.stgeorgesunited.com

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NEWS Farmers feeling water pinch

IN-STORE

Though barely into summer, a number of local farms are already experiencing water shortages.

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CVRD moves to Stage 3 restrictions

an Island Original.

Copyright © 2015 Quality Foods and its licensors. All Rights Reserved. Photos for Presentation Purposes Only • All QF Stores Email: customerservice@qualityfoods.com

Prices in effect July 3 - 5 , 2015

Local songwriter Gordon Carter will be performing as special guest of the 1st Tuesday Fundraiser, with all admission proceeds going to the Comox Valley Food Bank Society.

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SPORTS Cumberland hosts BC Bike Race More than 600 racers converged in Cumberland for the first official day of the BC Bike Race.

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Where has all the water gone?

See stores for details.

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Drought conditions impacting everyone and everything

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Due to extremely low water levels caused by the record-breaking dry weather conditions this spring and summer, and the absence of any significant snowpack over the winter, the Comox Valley Regional District will move to Stage 3 water restrictions effective Friday.

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