Nanaimo Daily News, April 03, 2015

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Towers and Trees hit road with new album

Dig deep for soils that are clay-type

Vesna Dancers host anniversary celebration

‘West Coast’ is the latest offering from Victoria’s indie rockers, who first burst onto the music scene with their debut EP. They play a show at The Buzz April 12. » The Hub, Page 9

The toughest part of improving clay-type soils are to dig them at least a foot deep to give the roots the oxygen they need to survive. » Gardener’s Gardener, Page 10

On April 18 Nanaimo’s Vesna Dancers will celebrate Ukranian culture and their 31st anniversary since they formed the local group. » The Hub, Page 5

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POLITICS

James Lunney resigns from Conservative caucus Nanaimo-Alberni MP James Lunney announced on Tuesday he is resigning from the Conservative caucus to sit as an independent, in defence of his religious beliefs and “the concerns of my faith community.”

The move was voluntary, Lunney said.

The move comes after controversy last month when Lunney posted comments on Twitter saying that evolution was not a fact. “(The) decision (to sit as an independent) is entirely my own,” Lunney said in a statement. “Given the circling trolls, I do not intend to entangle the most multi-racial, multicultural and multi-faith caucus in parliamentary history in my decision to defend my beliefs.”

On Tuesday, his Ottawa office said Lunney would be “unavailable for the rest of the day,” and that Lunney would speak to the issue after question period in the House of Commons the next day (Wednesday).

In his press release, Lunney alluded to his Twitter comments.

“My remarks were inflated by media, blended with other unrelated but alleged heretical statements and became a top story on national media creating a firestorm of criticism and condemnation,” he said, adding that “it is clear” other candidates and politicians of faith “(are) going to be subjected to the same public scrutiny in coming elections.”

Lunney also said he was concerned with “deliberate attempts

to suppress a Christian worldview from professional and economic opportunity in law, medicine, and academia.”

Lunney has been an MP for the area since 2000. He has sat as a Conservative since 2003.

EDUCATION

Students’ Union disappointed with budget The Vancouver Island University Students’ Union is “disappointed” with a $136.7-million university budget that sees extra fees tacked on to classes of already-struggling students.

The balanced budget for the 2015-16 year was unveiled by VIU on Monday.

The largest investment goes toward faculty and staff, who officials say are critical to achieving the objectives of the university, which includes promoting student learning and maintaining high quality programs.

Salary and benefits alone make up 74 per cent of the budget, totalling more than $100 million.

But the balanced budget means student tuition fees will increase two per cent, and new ancillary fees will be charged for all sorts of classes, from hospitality to trades.

While the student union recognizes the funding crunch VIU is under, executive director Michael Olson is unhappy that it means more costs passed on to students.

“It’s concerning,” said Olson, of rising tuition and fees. “It’s really disappointing.”

Classes such as trades, hospitality and science will have extra fees, such as additional lab or

equipment costs.

The new fees introduced are similar to those already collected at other universities, said David Witty, VIU’s provost and vicepresident academic.

“We work with financial realities in the province,” said Witty.

Tuition and fees at VIU remain among the lowest in the province. Witty calls it a “really solid” budget, which includes investing in several “key areas,” such as supporting enrolment management for domestic and international students, developing new off-grant and cost recovery programming and strengthening First Nations education through a variety of initiatives.

The push to recruit more international students, who bring cultural diversity and increased revenues to the area, continues, said Witty.

VIU’s two main revenue sources are domestic and international student tuition, which makes up 42.6 per cent, and grants and contracts from the provincial government, at 40.6 per cent.

Provincial government grants have steadily decreased since the 1980s, when provincial support in the VIU budget could be as high as 80 per cent.

Boosting domestic and international student enrolment, fostering industry partnerships and growing revenue generation programs are among ways the university will continue to grow. Continuing efforts toward replacing outdated information systems and infrastructure is also a key area of the budget plan.

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New laws may only be creating culture of speed Is the province catering to a culture of speeding?

It is curious that the recently released “Rural Highway Safety and Speed Review” specifically seeks feedback on ‘slower-moving’ vehicles.

For anyone consistently driving the speed limit, slow-moving vehicles in the left lane are a nonissue. What is at issue is the one-upmanship of leftlane speeders tailgating to force other speeders into the right lane.

The new focus on the supposed left-lane laggards apparently arises from the feedback in a study for the Ministry of Transportation, which asked participants “. . . please indicate how frequently you find slower-moving vehicles (in the left lane . . .) to be a safety concern.”

Note that there is no mention of speed limit in this question. In fact, the previous questions regarding speed limit indicted that 42 per cent to 81 per cent of respondents (depending on region) wanted speed limits increased.

So essentially the issue boiled down to asking people who wanted to drive faster than the speed limit whether they were bothered by folks adhering to the speed limit.

Many studies have shown that speeding is a contributing factor in 30 per cent of fatal accidents.

Notwithstanding the increased risks and stress from speeding many drivers enjoy the feeling of high speed and keeping up with fast moving traffic.

In the U.S. the NHTSA estimates that speeding costs society more than $40 billion a year, not including the environmental costs of increased fuel consumption and emissions.

Hopefully enforcement will continue to focus on the real safety problem of speeding and not divert scarce resources to finding the rare driver that uses the left lane inappropriately.

Fred Kardel Nanaimo

Recent announcement looks a lot like patronage Re: ‘Minister in city to roll out $2.5B infrastructure plan’ (Daily News, March 24) There is an old saying, “beware of Greeks bearing gifts.” However in this, especially in this particular case, it’s be aware of B.C. Transportation Minister Todd Stone bringing the all-too-extravagant gift to Nanaimo.

Still yet it does raise a lot of questions, like where did the B.C. Liberal government acquire the $2.5 billion knowing full well that the B.C. economy still is in a fracking mess?

And just why at this particular time is Nanaimo getting this very extra special treatment?

In all, I do suspect that it’s the same old political patronage game that’s being played yet again, which in turn leads to an early provincial election.

Of course the province didn’t fund the land necessary for off ramps, just decades of power consumption for traffic and warning lights.

There was no wisdom, let alone common sense having the flyover at the south end of the parkway and that crossing (on a downhill no less) between Aulds and Ware Roads. Zero common sense having trucks (anyone) stop and start to or from the college hill.

Not much hope of a fix in my lifetime.

Tim McGrath Nanaimo

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Re: ‘Island highway shouldn’t have had stoplights’ (Your Letters, Daily News, March 21) The headline chosen for this letter is remarkably accurate.

If I recall correctly, six months after the Nanaimo Parkway opened they had to lengthen the southbound left turn at Fifth Street.

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There was a promise of transparency. He destroyed that promise with more ‘in-camera meetings’ than we have seen before.

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Solo album penned on Dad’s guitar Son of influential folk guitarist Red Shea releases his debut folk-roots album with a performance at The Vault AARON HINKS STAFF REPORTER

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Scott Shea says he was never encouraged to listen to music as a child, which gives his own sound a unique edge.

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Shea’s father, the late influential folk guitarist Red Shea, didn’t encourage his family to listen to music and that tradition has stuck ever since.

“My dad would come home off the road and he didn’t want to hear any music because he was so sick of music and noise and recording, he just wanted it to be quiet.

“We were never encouraged to listen to music as a kid. Because of that, I just kind of, it became a pattern and I don’t listen to music,” Shea said.

“A lot of times I find listening to music I cringe and I don’t like what I’m listening to and I find it irritates me. If it’s not really good I have a hard time listening to it.”

Not listening to music has given Shea a sound that he says is purely him.

“And it’s a great place to be.”

Shea is releasing his first solo folk-roots album and hosting a release party at the Vault Cafe on April 11 at 8 p.m.

Shea moved to Victoria in 2008 after walking away from a successful homebuilding business he started in Toronto.

“My wife and I hardly saw each other because I was working so much and I said we can’t live

“A lot of times I find, listening to music, I cringe and I don’t like what I’m listening to and I find it irritates me. If it’s not really good I have a hard time listening to it.”

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like this anymore so we decided to move to the West Coast and settle down,” he said.

After spending a few years in Victoria, Shea was inspired to write his first solo album with a guitar left to him by his father.

“I kept looking at it and wanting to write with it, I kept picking it up and telling myself no I don’t want to get back. But then I said you know what I got to do this because it keeps pulling me back,” he said.

He sat down and penned 50 songs, 10 of which are on his up-coming album. His album launch tour kicks off April 9 in Ucluelet and finishes May 14 in Halifax.

Upright bass player Blake Palm and guitar and mandolin player Adam Dobres will accompany Shea on stage.

“Three guys sound like 10,” Shea said.

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Dancers host reunion for Vesna anniversary DARRELL BELLAART STAFF REPORTER

Nanaimo’s Ukrainian community comes together for an evening of dance and fun to mark 31 years since the Vesna Ukrainian Dancers formed in Nanaimo.

Ukrainian traditions and culture, and the bonds of family have been the glue that has kept the group active until now.

Organizers are working to locate members present and past to invite them to the April 18 event.

“I’ve been trying to get hold of as many past dancers as possible,” said Jeanne Rudy, former director of the group, which takes its name from the Ukrainian word for spring.

With each invitation she emails out, members are asked to reply with answers to a short questionnaire, to create a printed testimony of their fond memories of their time with Vesna.

The bits of memorabilia will be used to create pages in a scrap book to share and enjoy on the

night of the eventt.

The group was formed in 1984 when a core group came together with a common wish to keep alive the culture and traditions of the Ukraine, within a growing Vancouver Island city far from the homeland.

That culture includes the tradition of Ukrainian Easter egg making, and the loving care used to make perogies and cabbage rolls by hand, and the close ties of family associated with those activities.

While hand-painted Easter eggs are associated with many eastern European countries, Ukrainian eggs are considered some of the most colourful and intricate in their design.

“In pagan times, eggs were a very powerful symbol of new life,” Rudy said.

“With Christianity, they added the resurrection.”

Traditionally, each egg told its own story, and they were often given to bridal couples at weddings, as tokens of good luck, to

symbolize fruitful harvests or as harbingers of prosperity.

The dancers connect youngsters to that history and tradition with egg making workshops, where Rudy teaches the basic principles of egg design, then they are free to create their own designs.

Thread-making and cooking are among activities that brought the womenfolk together.

Men and women enjoy music and dance, which are important elements in any Ukrainian celebration.

There will be plenty of dancing at the reunion at the Coast Bastion Hotel.

Participants are asked to answer a questionnaire asking their favourite activity, dance and memory as a member, what they like to do now and to provide some photographs to go in the scrap books, to enjoy that evening.

There will be a traditional dinner, complete with perogies and cabbage rolls.

“Any former dancers who haven’t been contacted, please get hold of me,” Rudy said.

Organizers must have the guest list finalized by April 12.

Tickets are $30, $10 for children.

The event happens April 18 at the Coast Bastion. Doors open at 5 p.m. The public is welcome.

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Quirky artist makes comeback thanks to Mom STAFF REPORTER

Hamilton-based artist B.A. Johnston is currently in the middle of a countrywide tour and part of that will see him return to the Harbour City next week.

Johnston will play The Cambie on April 9 in order to promote his new album Sh*t Sucks.

Back in the late ’80s and early ’90s, Johnston was going strong and performed at many taverns and legions across the land as well as a brief stint at the JUNO Awards.

But with the rise of bands such as Nirvana, Johnston was no longer in demand as much as “kids wanted something

different, something hip, and it wasnt songs about squirrels and riding the greyhound,” according to his promoters at pigeonrow.com.

But fast forward a couple decades and he’s back.

Johnston owes a lot in the production of his latest album to his own mother.

Johnston’s mom lent him

the $200 necessary to produce the album and create the comeback story of the year after growing “tired of watching her grown son cry in the attic and flush from a hot night at Delta Bingo.”

As such, there’s a spring back in his step and the latest tour has included trips to Ottawa, Montreal and Winnipeg already, as well as Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Saskatoon after Nanaimo.

Sh*t Sucks is also Johnston’s 10th studio album.

It includes songs about sitting on couches and stealing from a liquor cabinet, which marks familiar

territory for Johnston’s previous expolits in life thus far.

After the more lighthearted pieces comes the more hard-hitting hit “Nuke Toronto.”

His promoters say the tracks “promise to rocket B.A. to the best seller list of every Sunrise Records in the country.”

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by Mike O’Neill from The Inbreds and sidekick Stephan MacLeod, also brought back more old memories for Johnston, as part of it was recorded in the same studio as previous hit album Stairway to Hamilton.

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thank in further ways in terms of his transport in getting about the place.

Johnston is currently hitting the road across Canada in his mother’s “beloved” Toyota Previa minivan which will pull up in Nanaimo for his performance next week.

With a Polaris Prize behind him and a further place in history after crashing his free Polaris Snowmobile into ex Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney’s swimming pool back in the day.

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overcast morning ripe blackberries out of reach - Alice Frampton I explained to the students how haiku do not directly express any feelings or ideas.

They just record what one is sensing at a moment in time.

I then asked the students to let me know what feelings and ideas these haiku brought up for them as they read them.

Suddenly I got a deluge of original and interesting comments.

So then I asked them to add two lines to each haiku.

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Harbour City to be flooded with poets for Fest HAIKU, from Page 7 There were many other fresh responses to the haiku. These five-liners are called tanka.

In 30 minutes I managed to touch on one of the oldest forms of poetry (tanka) and one of the most difficult to write (haiku).

If we can persuade them to stay around Nanaimo for a few

years, this bright and imaginative class will be sure to have added some good writers to the local scene.

Thank you NDSS Grade 12s and teachers Dean Darbyshire and Maryah Bell for having such an eager class, and thank you teacher-librarian Deborah Graham for inviting me to speak to them.

Nanaimo will be flooded with

poets at the end of April and the beginning of May at the Cascadia Poetry Festival 3.

The event will be hosted by the university and the museum.

The Cascadia Poetry Festival is an international event which seeks to bioregionally animate and culturally construct Cascadia by gathering writers, artists, scientists and activists to collaborate, discover and foster

deeper connection between all inhabitants and the place itself.

Over four days the fest features academic, democratic and performance components, late night readings, a small press fair and several workshops.

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Towers and Trees hit the road with ‘West Coast’ STAFF REPORTER

Victoria-based band Towers and Trees is extending its gaze across Canada and putting roots down in Nanaimo as it sets out on a new tour.

The band plays the Buzz Coffee House in the Harbour City on April 12, amongst a handful of other dates in B.C. and Alberta.

The group, helped by primary

songwriter Adrian Chalifour, also counts among its members Ben and Andrea Lubberts, Donovan Rush, Dave Zellinsky and Jesse Bowland.

The indie group first burst onto the music scene in 2012 with their EP Broken Record, which included the single “Montreal.”

The song peaked college and commercial radio’s interest in 2013 and led to the group being

named a finalist in Music B.C.’s PEAK Performance project, which in turn led to a string of festival appearances across the province.

Now the group is armed with a heftier studio offering, West Coast, which is set to debut in April, along with a title track.

“It was important to me that we release this song first, because it ties together what we’re trying

to do sonically and thematically,” Chalifour said in a recent post.

“This album hasn’t been easy to write or bring to life. Most of the songs come from a period of time that I’d describe as a major fault line between two chapters in my life. Closing the book on one chapter of your journey is rarely easy, but it is an essential step towards opening the next.

“For me, this song ‘West Coast’

is about that moment that makes bridging the two chapters possible; that line in the sand called forgiveness, which separates what was from what may be.

“It’s a little tragic but it’s cathartic, and it’s what gave me the faith to believe in love, even in the midst of losing it.”

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This is necessary to enable air to get into the soil.

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However to use these chemicals the roots have to have access to oxygen.

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Perennials with big, solid root systems or tap roots require less air in the soil than for instance orchids.

Orchids need a very open root ball so the roots can get a lot of air. So dig your clay soil deep and add fibre, which can be your compost as long as it has no weeds or diseased plant material in it. An example would potatoes affected by early or late blight.

If you incorporate this diseased material you will contaminate the growing medium more and more each year.

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Manures suffer from too fine fibre content MATERIAL, from Page 10 It can be a very dusty type of material which provides nitrogen in a short period of time and causes the fertilizers that the plants need to grow to become unbalanced. There are many types of manures in bags these days, but the vast majority suffer from too fine a fibre content to make them useful, particularly

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With the bagged manures you at least should not get weeds.

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Schools need to be healthy place to learn Eileen Bennewith Nutrition Notes

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A healthy school is a place where students love to learn.

Healthy Schools model to the students how to become healthy people.

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This focusses on emotional and social wellbeing as well as the relationships that exist between the physical and social spaces in the school settings.

In order to thrive in a school community, the emotional wellbeing of each person or relationship needs to be considered.

The physical environment of the school should match what is being modelled.

In the classroom, students may learn to choose healthy foods. If the cafeteria, the vending machines and the foods sold in fundraising do not support this learning, the messages are confusing.

A healthy school looks holistically at what is being modelled and taught throughout the school, not just in the classroom.

Community Partnerships are a valuable part of the Comprehensive School Health approach.

By inviting parents, students, local community organizations and health partners to sit at the table and work with the schools, the healthy school environment can be achieved and may even extend to the community beyond the school yard fence.

School Policy is the fourth area of CSH. If the entire school embraces a set of practices, procedures, or policies, it models for the students a high level of commitment to the health of those who attend that school. There is comfort and safety in an environment that has a good set of rules that will support the needs of the students.

Everyone in the community has a role in supporting our schools to become healthy schools.

There are some great ones in Victoria, but Vancouver is turning into tasting room heaven Lynette Burns The Lucky Gourmet

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id-Island residents have plenty of craft beer choices in Nanaimo.

However, we’re missing a ton of craft beer fun.

Tasting lounges, to be specific: There are some great ones in Victoria, but Vancouver is turning into tasting room heaven.

Walking tours, biking tours, bus toursand even running tours of craft breweries are popping up all over the city.

Only a few of these Vancouver nano-breweries have distribution centers on the Island, making a ferry to the big city a worthy expedition. Vancouver offers several brewery clusters in North Vancouver, around Main Street and in the East Village.

The East Village brewery tour is a walking tour of four

» Eileen Bennewith, RD, is a community nutritionist with the Vancouver Island Health Authority.

For $17, donations and a few tips you can sample 16 of BC’s craft beers in one short stroll.

breweries with tasting lounges.

The food truck herd follows the beer drinkers too. They congregate near the busiest tasting room and move with the flow of customers.

Start your walking tour at Bomber Brewing just two blocks off Commercial Drive. Beer flights of four samples are $7, and they are five-ounce samples at that. Be sure to try the Old Fat Heather if they have it.

Bask in the creamy caramel fruitiness and clean bitter finish

of one great brew.

Powell Street Brewing is a few blocks away. This nano-brewery won the Canadian Brewing Awards Beer of the Year in 2013 for its Old Jalopy Pale Ale. Their four-beer samples are even better value at $6.

The Ode To Citra should be a must have in your flight. The intense tropical notes of the Citra hops will really get your saliva flowing.

Next up is Storm Brewing’s kegs, growlers and samples. The

samples are served one at a time and the price is by donation.

Storm is Vancouver’s longest running independent brewery.

Its Scottish Ale is a rich, malty, hopped-up sip of delight.

The last stop is Parallel 49 Brewing, with the best value of all for its $4 flights. Gypsy Tears Ruby Ale is definitely worth including in your tasting flight, with lots of toasty malt, balanced with a good dose of hops.

So there you have it. For $17, donations and a few tips you can sample 16 of BC’s craft beers in one short stroll.

Along the way there are any number of food trucks to help soak up that beer. Montreal smoked meat sandwiches, fish and chips, poutine and tandoori all go beautifully with beer.

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Proposed budget to go back before council STAFF REPORTER

A proposed city budget with a one per cent property tax increase is once again heading back before Nanaimo council for consideration, Mayor Bill McKay said Monday following special committee of the whole meeting focused on the financial plan.

The meeting was called after council was unable to pass a financial plan bylaw in Febru-

ary. In two 4-4 tie votes, council defeated not just the proposed one per cent budget, but also an alternate proposal from Coun. Jim Kipp to prepare a budget with a two per cent property tax decrease.

McKay and most of his fellow council members spent most Monday’s meeting receiving a wide-ranging overview on the proposed plan from city staff and asking questions on the budget.

The mayor said a staff recommendation to approve three readings of the previously-rejected financial plan will come before council at the next council meeting in April.

“All indications from council is that it will pass,” McKay said.

“We got no indication that it would not pass,” he said.

Kipp was not present Monday, however, councillors Bill Bestwick, Jerry Hong and Bill

Yoachim — all of whom voted against the budget in February — were there throughout the meeting.

Councillors Wendy Pratt, Ian Thorpe and Diane Brennan, who all supported the last budget along with McKay, were also there.

Coun. Gord Fuller was away January and February due to a serious heart attack, but has returned to recent meetings,

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McKay said the meeting gave a city representatives a chance to ask questions and understand different aspects of the budget, as well as air their differences.

“I think today felt good inasmuch as people wanted to debate the issues in a respectful way,” he said.

“One thing I will give this group credit for is they are smart.”

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Food bank numbers continue steady growth Many families still strugge to make ends meet in country-wide trend where having any food at all is a challenge DANIELLE BELL FOR THE STAR

Paying rent or putting food on the table may seem like an unfathomable choice, but for many people in Nanaimo and beyond it is a reality.

The number of people using a food bank in Nanaimo is steadily growing, and it is a similar situation across the country.

Many are families struggling to make ends meet, where having any food, much less healthy food, is a challenge.

“There certainly is a great need in the community,” said Peter Sinclair, executive director at Loaves and Fishes community food bank.

“In talking to clients and seeing the situations they’re in, money is tight. They’re left making difficult decisions.”

And they’re not alone.

Across the country, approximately 1.1 million households did not have the money to buy the variety or quantity of food they needed in 2011 to 2012, according to a food insecurity study recently released by Statistics Canada.

The number of Canadians turning to food banks for help

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has grown from coast to coast, suggesting some households still have trouble literally putting food on the table.

Food insecurity is described in a household as “when one or more members do not have access to the variety or quantity

of food that they need due to lack of money,” according to the study.

Single-parent families with children under 18 were the most likely to have a hard time putting healthy food on the table.

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children were the least likely to experience trouble with food security.

Those who do experience food insecurity are also more likely to suffer poor or fair health, multiple chronic conditions, major depression and a perceived lack of social supports, the study suggests.

The most at risk of not getting enough healthy varieties of food are low-income households who rely on government benefits, such as child tax benefit or welfare, as their main source of income.Their rates of food insecurity were three times higher than households which had another source of money, the study suggests.

Households with children were more likely to experience food insecurity than those without.

Single parents reaching out for help to feed their families does not surprise Sinclair, who reports families regularly frequent the food bank.

In Nanaimo, about one-third of those who visit the food bank are children.

In one month alone, approximately 3,000 people make nearly 6,000 visits to help get food they

so desperately need.

Every month, the food bank distributes more than $110,000 worth of food to people in need.

In Nanaimo, one out of 13 people will visit the food bank at some point.

Sinclair and other agencies are working together to try and feed as many people as possible, through food recovery programs and other initiatives.

Some people also lack cooking skills to best stretch the food they do get, said Sinclair, who would also like to see more community gardens.

Numbers suggest the issue of food insecurity has remained steady over the years, with approximately five percent of children and eight percent of adults living in households with food insecurity from 2007 to 2012.

The highest rate of food insecurity at 36.7 percent — more than four times the Canadian average — was reported in Nunavut. » We want to hear from you.

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Legislature releases numbers on MP expenses STAFF REPORTER

The B.C. Legislature has released receipts for MLA expenses the first time after a 2012 auditor general’s report flagged a lack of transparency in how the expenses were recorded and disclosed.

The legislatures website now contains total office expenses for each MLA, as well as links

to scanned pages of dozens of receipts for each expense.

Between all MLAs, the disclosure represents approximately $2.9 million in expenses claimed between April 1 and Dec. 31 of last year, the Vancouver Sun reported.

The information also covers $7.1 million in constituency expenses billed by MLAs. Nanaimo MLA Leonard Krog

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Nanaimo-North Cowichan MLA Doug Routley’s office claimed $75,401 for his office, including $64,457 for administration.

Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell claimed a total $68,328 in expenses for her con-

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This is the first time the items have been publicly backed up by receipts.The legislature has also released receipts for travel expenses claimed by each MLA, including hotel and meal bills, ferry tickets and receipts from other forms of travel.

Krog claimed a total $15,656 for travel, while Stilwell claimed $35,854 and Routley claimed $25,625.

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Ferry fares take a hike in new increases STAFF REPORTER

New fees mean it’ll cost more to take a ferry, light your home and have a beer as of Wednesday, and critics call it another example of government charging more in hidden taxes.

Fees that kicked in: A six-per cent BC Hydro rate increase, a 2.9-per cent hike on ferry fares and liquor price jumps of

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“The nickel and diming of B.C. government increases continues, and cash-strapped taxpayers are the ones being treated as April fools,” said Jordan Bateman, B.C. director of the government watchdog agency Canadian Taxpayers Federation, in a press release.

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“We are being nickeled and dimed to death,” said Marttala, who is an economics professor at Vancouver Island University.

“Other things have gone up continuously — everything — costs have gone up but wages have not even kept up with inflation, so if your income is based on wages, your income is not

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He said while the provincial government “takes great credit” in balancing its books without raising taxes, the average working person faces hidden increases at every turn.

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“Next month, it’s property taxes and likely ICBC,” Bateman said. “In January, it was CPP, EI and MSP. It never ends for taxpayers.”

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Tessier to be acclaimed as Liberal candidate STAFF REPORTER

Nanaimo realtor Tim Tessier is set to be acclaimed as the Liberal Party’s candidate in the new federal riding of Nanaimo-Ladysmith on Sunday.

Tessier, a father of three who moved with his wife to Nanaimo in 2007, is from Edmonton, where he worked in sales and marketing for an office equipment company.

He also founded his own training and consulting firm and has volunteered as a coach for youth sports.

Tessier said “it’s time” for him to get involved in public life, citing “the lack of leadership for economic development” as a primary motivation.

A decline in manufacturing and lack of employment is also a major concern, he said.

“I’ve had two of my children try to relocate and there’s just no jobs here.”

Tessier also said he is also concerned with environmental and health care issues.

He was one of two greenlit candidates seeking the Liberal Party nomination in the new riding, but the other candidate has since dropped out for personal reasons.

Local riding president Andre Lemieux said Tessier was acclaimed during a nomination meeting at the Grand Hotel on Sunday.

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The Town of Ladysmith could invest upward of $30 million in upgrades to its water system over the next decade.

The first of the improvements includes a $10-million water filtration plant which has been budgeted by council for the next three year’s of the five-year financial plan.

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Attacking midfilder Degraaf was also awarded the MVP and opened the scoring in the opening stages after striker Roberts was fouled inside the penaly area.

Mid Isle’s opponents had finished two points higher in the regular league season prior to cup play, to pip Bill Merriman’s team to the U21 league title.

Merriman was absent Saturday with assistant coaches Drissa Bouare and Larry Stefanek overseeing the victory.

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“That’s three years in a row now we’ve won the cup and we’ve always played that same way.”

As well as the exploits of Degraaf and Roberts who Bouare confirmed they were key to the team’s success all season, he also praised the wing play of wide midfielder Miguel Banting on the day.

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A few months ago, Catriona Smith had a football vision combined with raising money for a particular charity. On Saturday at Merle Logan Field, all of her plans came to fruition.

Around 40 women came out for a football camp organized by Smith, who brought in various CFL players as coaches to teach

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Instructors included Andrew Harris of the B.C. Lions and exVancouver Island Raider Andrew Smith, Catriona’s brother, who now plies his trade in Quebec with the Montreal Alouettes.

The camp was organized entirely by Smith, with a little help from her parents, to raise money for KidSport, a national charity that provides opportunities

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“All the money goes towards areas such as registration and equipment so it gets the kids to the stage of a sport they might want to participate in,” said Smith, who predicted approximately $2,000 was raised for the charity.

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