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It was another busy but successful weekend for Arrowsmith Search and Rescue in what is already a record year. “Our first call on Saturday was at about 3:30 p.m. to assist B.C. Ambulance with a young boy down an embankment off Kaye Road,” said ASR search manager Gordon Yelland. B.C Ambulance and the Nanoose Bay Fire Department called in ASR thinking that the boy would have to be rescued by rope from above, but with ASR on scene, there were enough people on hand that they were able to lower him to a bit of a trail at the bottom and he was safe within less than an hour, Yelland said. A couple of hours later, just before 6 p.m., they were called to assist the Coombs Fire Department and other emergency services when a vehicle ended up under several feet of water in Cameron Lake. The female driver, the lone occupant of the vehicle, got out on her own but ASR divers searched the area to confirm she was alone and then helped tow the vehicle out. Then around 10:45 p.m. the same evening, ASR was called to help find a missing female in the Englishman River Estuary that RCMP said had disclosed to someone that she wanted to hurt herself. “We enlisted the RCMP dog handler, then when they did a sweep of the area and didn’t find her we called in search and rescue and the RCMP helicopter was up for awhile,” said Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman. They searched through the night, peaking at 15 ASR members and then at 5 a.m. called in mutual aid, with 19 members responding from search and rescue in Comox, Port Alberni, Cowichan and Saltspring Island, Yelland said. See BACK-TO-BACK, page A4

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FREE DENTAL DAY: Bayview Dental and Implant Center hosted a free dental day on July 18. The Dentistry from the Heart event provided adults with a free extraction, cleaning or filling of their choice. From left to right are Dr. Vic Kooner, Dr. Chris Gill, assistant Darlene MacDonald and patient Teresa Barker as she prepares for an extraction.

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The Urgent Care Centre at the Oceanside Health Centre in Parksville will be open one hour less each day, starting August 1. Urgent Care will see patients from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., seven days a week. Since it opened in September of 2013, the centre has been open from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. “Our data shows that the majority of people seek treatment in urgent care between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., which we

know is contributing to longer triageto-discharge times for those patients who present with less urgent health issues,” Dr. Ben Williams, the medical lead of Oceanside Health Services, said through an Island Health news release. “We also know that long waits have resulted in some patients leaving urgent care without being seen by the clinical care team.” This announcement comes on the heels of news that the OHC is losing its only primary care physician to re-

tirement. “Both are a reflection of a shortage of family physicians nationwide,” Williams told The NEWS in an interview. Williams said the new hours in urgent care will make the shifts more “manageable” for doctors, most of which have busy practices of their own. “They come here out of generosity, off the sides of their plates,” he said. According to Williams, urgent care averaged 50-55 patients a day when it first opened. See VOLUME INCREASE, page A5

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Two men were arrested for trespassing at night earlier this month at a Parksville business and during a further search, police say one of the men was discovered to be carrying illicit drugs. Cpl. Jesse Foreman of the Oceanside RCMP would not provide details on what type of drugs were allegedly found, or any weights. He did confirm it was not marijuana. Foreman said the drugs were allegedly packaged in a way that was consistent with sale. According to an RCMP news release issued on July 15, police said they were called to the downtown area of Parksville at 2 a.m. on July 7 to investigate an alarm that turned out to be false. The men were crossing the street at the time and police said they appeared suspicious. The two suspects were arrested after foot patrol found them hiding “behind a fence on the private patio of a business.” It was then that the officers searched the man’s backpack and found that it carried “a significant amount” of drugs, said Foreman. One of the men, a 23-year-old, was allegedly in breach of two probation conditions when he was arrested and was still in custody on July 14. The other man was released, said Foreman. RCMP said they have recommended three charges to the Crown: two breaches of probation and possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking. Foreman said that Parksville does not necessarily have a drug problem, but “wherever there’s demand, there’s supply.”

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Olsen said a chain-link fence with signage at A local resident has proposed the installa- the parking lot area will ensure the safety of chiltion of a chain-link fence at Little Mountain near dren and animals. Parksville to prevent ongoing, illegal dumping. Olsen asked the RDN to talk to community Megan Olsen said she was organizations like the SalvaWe need to all work disappointed with the lack of tion Army and the Society of together and get this done Organized Services to offer discussion after she made her MEGAn oLsEn presentation to the Regional free dumping tickets for people District of Nanaimo’s board of who can’t afford to dump legaldirectors last week. ly at the Church Road transfer “Nobody said a single word, I was not im- station, where there’s a weight-based fee. pressed,” Olsen told The NEWS. “What we ask of you today is to aid in getA video was shown at the meeting, created ting permission from the Ministry of Lands and by a student involved with protecting the Mt. Natural Resources to install the fence,” she said Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve, which outlined in her request to the board at its regular meeting evidence of illegal dumping. July 14. In 2013, Olsen asked for the RDN’s involveShe said the fence will cost approximately ment with the cleanup on Little Mountain. $2,500 to install. “I just wanted to touch base if any of you have “Please talk to other government bodies,” she done a push to get this fixed,” she said last week said. “We need to all work together and get this to the board. “Our big concern is safety… there’s done.” been six fatalities and four to five injuries. AnOlsen suggested having a fence along the other danger is falling debris.” parking lot with zig-zagging entrances and signs She also told directors there is an environ- to deter individuals from dumping. “It’s a good mental impact. compromise with the fencing,” she said. “There has to be chemical contamination,” she said. “It (the garbage) makes it very difficult Read the full story online at for our rescue crews. It isn’t household garbage www.pqbnews.com out there.” news@pqbnews.com

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As forest fires continue to rage across western Canada, residents in Errington can find some peace of mind knowing that their volunteer fire department is ready for a worst-case scenario. The Errington Volunteer Fire Department (EVFD) has just certified more than two dozen of their members to work with their Structure Protection Unit (SPU). The SPU is a firefighting tool that has proven to be effective in protecting structures in the event of a wildfire. Equipped with several different sprinkler heads, pumps, hoses and water tanks, the system can be deployed to protect homes or structures that are in danger of being destroyed by fast-spreading wildfires. EVFD training officer and acting deputy chief Dave Dahlstedt said the department was one of the first to become experienced with the sprinkler unit and is one of only four on Vancouver Island that has an SPU. The Comox, Oyster River and Langford volunteer fire departments also have similar systems, but Dahlstedt pointed out that the Errington crew has extensive previous experience in deploying sprinkler protection systems. “Our crew is really well versed on SPU. We could cover quite a few homes and we are confident in our system,” said Dahlstedt. He said developing the system was largely due to EVFD involvement with interface fires in Kelowna in 2003. The department recognized the need to protect the rural community of Errington as well as helping neighbours in need all over the province, so an innovative and proactive team of officers

and firefighters designed and built Errington’s SPU trailer. He said in 2010 the EVFD deployed its SPU and a crew of five men and women to the Williams Lake wildfires and it proved to be a powerful fire fighting tool. “Over 36,000 hectares in multiple locations were actively — and many times aggressively — on fire. Over a period of 21 consecutive days, 12 hours a day, we worked in conjunction with the wildfire management branch to assess, triage, implement and maintain sprinkler protection for many residential and farm structures,” he said. According to Dahlstedt, the training and experience they were involved in while being deployed was worth years of regular practice night training scenarios. “It is so hard to replace or replicate real live training. We were stationed 15 to 20 kilometres from Williams Lake, servicing farms and acreages many kilometres apart.” “The ability to improvise, find, collect and manage water resources was also a big asset for our team. At many times in both Kelowna and Williams Lake we were up close and personal with wildfire situations,” he acknowledged. He said because the Errington crew has extensive previous experience in building construction and sprinkler protection systems combined with its portability to take it into remote areas they can deploy the equipment to assist other jurisdictions on request. He added they had the foresight to train even more members of the department on the system and with the extreme dry conditions in the region right now, the EVFD is prepared. “I am glad we started training when we did … we are in good shape.”

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Just as search organizers developed a wider search grind plan, the woman was found by an RCMP officer in town, outside the search area. “She did have an injury that needed attending to, but it was minor and she’ll be fine,” Foreman said. “In all my years I don’t remember three calls

back to back — that’s probably a record for us,” Yelland said, adding that while 2014 was an unusually busy year with 32 calls, the all-volunteer organization has already had 26 this year. The group is also busy expanding their hall at the Coombs #2 Fire Hall. Visit www.asar.ca for more information or to help the busy group.

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In June that was up to 70-plus a day and there were days when there were more than 90 patients. “The increase in volume has been dramatic,” he said. Some people who are waiting a long time to be seen by a physician in urgent care are leaving the health centre without treatment and Williams said “we have to do better with them. Too many are leaving without seeing a doctor. That’s scary — they might be really sick.” Williams said the reduction in open hours at urgent care might also help the OHC avoid closing the urgent care centre when it finds itself without a doctor, something that has happened in the past. “To me, that’s not tenable,” said Williams. “We have to have consistent service for this community.” Williams also said he “speaks to potential recruits, several times a week.” According to Island Health, data for the first 18 months of urgent care service shows an average of four to six patient arrivals per hour between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Patient arrivals steadily decrease after 4 p.m., with an average of 3.5 to four arrivals per hour after 4 p.m., an average of 2.5 arrivals after 8 p.m. and an average of 1.5 arrivals per hour between 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. According to Island Health, the data indicates that urgent care is performing well in terms of meeting the four-hour triage-to-discharge target almost 90 per cent of the time for patients presenting with more urgent needs and therefore needing more clinical intervention. While urgent care’s goal is to meet a triage-to-discharge target of two hours 75 per cent of the time for patients presenting with less urgent conditions, currently this target is being met only 65 per cent of the time. Adjusting urgent care’s closure time by one hour will allow more flexibility with respect to start and end times for nursing shifts to ensure adequate nursing resources are in place at the right times throughout the day, and in turn, improve triage-to-discharge times for less urgent patients, Island Health said through a news release. It is anticipated that it will also assist in recruiting more physicians to work in urgent care at OHC. “The majority of physicians who cover shifts in urgent care also work in private practice or in a hospital,” Williams said in the release. “The late hour of shift completion is a challenge for physicians who have early morning starts in their practices and hospital-based work. It is also a negative factor in recruitment of physicians, which is already very challenging due to the current physician shortage across North America.” Urgent care assesses and treats medical conditions that need same-day care but do not require hospital-based emergency department services. According to Island Health, medical conditions that can be treated in urgent care include asthma, simple fractures, lacerations, acute pain, shortness of breath, infections and allergic reactions. Patients experiencing symptoms of stroke or heart attack or have suffered a major trauma should call 9-1-1.

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B.C. Minister of State for Small Business Naomi Yamamoto, right, with Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell, picked up a book at Mulberry Bush Book Store during a tour of Parksville small businesses on Friday.

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B.C. Minister of State for Small Business Naomi Yamamoto toured some Parksville businesses Friday touting the government’s reduction of regulatory requirements. Along with Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell, Mayor Marc Lefebvre and Parksville and District

Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kim Burden, Yamamoto visited Lefty’s Restaurant, Mullberry Bush Book Store, Loonyrama Plus, Quality Foods, the Parksville Taekwondo Academy and Close to You. She said the purpose was to hear what is important and how government can help small businesses. Mulberry co-owner Barb Pope asked about subsidies or help with the increasing freight costs, explaining that most Canadian wholesalers are in Ontario and while costs keep going up the retail price is printed right on

the books and hasn’t kept up with increases. “We’re a fee enterprise government — there’s a limit to the subsidies we can offer,” she said. Yamamoto praised Mulberry’s community engagement. She said the provincial government has reduced regulatory requirements in B.C. by 42 per cent since 2001 and has extended its commitment to a net zero increase of regulatory requirements to 2019. She called on municipalities to join them in the reductions.

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The Deep Bay Marine Field Station will be getting a special guest on Sunday. Charles van Sandwyk, an artist from Vancouver, will be presenting his work and signing books for local fans. The presentation will run from 2 p.m. for approximately an hour and half, said Sharon Waugh of the Salish Sea Market. The Salish Sea Market carries van Sandwyk’s art.

This is the second time van Sandwyk has visited the marine station and his presentation is for children and adults alike. For his presentation, van Sandwyk will read from one of his books. Last year, approximately 80 people showed up for the signing, Waugh said. van Sandwyk, she said, spends half the year in Fiji creating his stories and artwork and the other half in Vancouver. According to his biography, he spends the time in Fiji living in a grass house. He was born in South Africa

originally, and moved with his family to Vancouver in 1977. He won an Alcan award for one of his novels: A Selection of Neighbourly Birds. Waugh described his work as “mystical.” The National Library of Canada maintains an archive of his work. “Any contact with an artist is important,” she said. “People want connection to creativity.” Tickets are $10. To reserve them call 778-424-2012 or e-mail insight@ salishseamarket.com.

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t’s easy to blame Island Health for everything that goes wrong with the system in this region. We should know, we do it often. There are, however, some realities that should spare Island Health from the wrath of editorial writers and the general public alike. Island Health has not created the worldwide shortage of physicians and other health-care professionals. And this is at the root of most so-called ‘problems’ with our system. If you wait too long, perhaps hours, to be seen by a physician at the Urgent Care Centre in Parksville, it’s not Island Health’s fault. We have never heard of the health authority turning away qualified doctors for budgetary or other reasons. To the contrary, Island Health is actively advertising for and recruiting physicians. How they treat these physicians when they do have them is another matter. Despite its taxpayer-funded nature, health care delivery and the relationships between the health authority and its doctors is a secretive world. In fact, the relationship Island Health has with all of its employees and contractors is clouded in secrecy. For the most part, that’s understandable — privacy is paramount, we get that. However, when things go awry, Island Health goes into serious CYA mode and people are scared to go on the record for fear of retribution from the big, bad health authority. That is simply not a healthy way to operate a publicly-funded entity. To avoid repeating scary, unsafe incidents, there’s a need for disclosure and yes, a need for Island Health to admit it has stumbled and is taking steps to avoid a similar stumble in the future. All that aside, wait times at urgent care are a concern, have been since the new facility opened in September of 2013. Having physicians do this work off the side of their desks in addition to their own busy practices is not a prime way to operate an urgent care centre. In a perfect world, the Urgent Care Centre here would have four or five physicians dedicated solely to that facility. It is not a perfect world. Consider where we live. Half a million gets you a fantastic house in an oceanside community that rarely sees snow or cold. Great golf courses. A talented and active arts community. If recruiting is difficult here, one can only imagine how difficult it is in less desirable locales. — Editorial by John Harding

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TreaT ‘bear cub’ officer fairly Re: the recently rescued bear cubs. When I met Conservation Officer Bryce Casavant he seemed a really great guy, stressed out and tired but smart and quite brave. He put his job on the line to protect these totally innocent bears. The native owner of the property where the mother got into trouble quite liked her, was calling her Yogi and was very sad when a decision was made to destroy her. The cubs came out of the woods to look for her and ran up a tree where Casavant and the firemen captured them. They were never in the house. Casavant wrote a careful and articulate series of e-mails to a sergeant in Campbell River and in response received a number of terse, rude demands to kill the cubs immediately, by someone who knew absolutely nothing about the circumstances. Casavant refused to do so, hid them away and called NIWRA. Now they are safe and we do hope to keep them that way until they can be released into the wild. There is something insidious about the whole episode. Some people suspect it’s part of the continued process of gutting the entire ministry, which is already underfunded and understaffed to the detriment of all of us. Victoria has been very quiet. We need to increase the pressure until this gets resolved fairly.

In 2004 I was involved in a ‘save the cubs’ campaign on the North Shore, very much like the one playing out in Errington at this present time, minus social media. Our conservation officer killed a yearling cub and a cub of the year with a lethal injection of a tranquilizer drug, kids and media watching. A short time later another cub of the year was rescued by a District of North Vancouver park ranger and myself and then he too was killed in front of us because he was deemed ‘habituated’ and ‘food conditioned’ by the powers that be in Victoria. That was the straw that broke the public confidence in the conservation officer service (COS) to do the right and humane

QuoTable:

“In all my years I don’t remember three calls back to back — that’s probably a record for us.” GorDon yellanD, see story page a1

thing. Intuitively, the public understand what we in the bear world know to be true: cubs of the year (COY) are not ‘habituated’ to humans forever or ‘food conditioned’ to garbage forever if rehabbed properly and given a remote location release. This has been proven time and time again over many years with thousands of cubs of the year being successfully released around the world regardless of their early experience before 12 months of age. There are many experts who have compiled and reported on the data and the Ministry of the Environment have these reports. So why do they not set policy which reflects known science? Why does the COS create such a long, drawn-out media frenzy over two tiny cubs? It boggles my mind. Here we are 11 years later fighting again to save cubs from a senseless kill order at the same time fighting to save a man’s career in the public service? Many, many undiscovered orphan cubs in B.C. are left to die as a result of the spring bear hunt, vehicle strikes, industrial development and nuisance mothers. When we, as a community, learn about a few token cubs that can be rescued and taken to a privately funded, non-profit rehabilitation facility we expect that to happen without drama or spectacle. All we ask of the government is to let us bring a tiny bit of fairness to a tiny newborn bear in an increasingly unfair world.

almanac Local Government Contacts

BarBara Murray, B.c. Bear aDvocate Nanoose Bay

waTer cisTerns would solve much

I believe I have a rather simple and cost effective answer to mitigating several serious issues that we all share in the area. Starting immediately, all new building projects must install cisterns. In the case of residential building, all new homes must be built with a cistern incorporated under the garage and plumbed appropriately. The cistern would hold excess water in times when we have an excess supply and provide it in times of shortage. This is not difficult to do, it’s cost effective and to some degree, if done properly, solves issues in at least these three important area (water shortages, fighting forest fires, earthquake preparedness).

This policy should be adopted immediately. There is no need for lengthy discussion and gnashing of teeth. Act quickly and decisively. Wayne neville French Creek

bill c-24 made me a second class ciTizen in canada I hope everyone had a great Canada Day holiday. However, I wish I could say the same for myself. On June 4, Bill C-24 was enacted into law by the federal government and it may have implications for other immigrants born outside of Canada and/or holding dual Citizenship. I emigrated to Canada in May, 1974. I was looking forward to becoming a Canadian Citizen. In order to achieve this goal, as all new immigrants have to do, I had to study all things Canadian, including how many provinces there were, the names of past prime ministers, etc. When I attended the citizenship ceremony, I felt very proud to become a Canadian. I worked hard, paid my taxes, contributing to my community and to Canada, did volunteer work for emergency social services, and Citizens on Patrol etc. I did not get into any trouble with the police or other authorities. I have lived and worked half my life in Canada (I am 84 this year) and have loved being a Canadian, but with the passing of Bill C-24 into law in June, simply because I was born outside of Canada and have dual citizenship, as are very many other people, I have now become a second-class citizen. This has made me feel deeply disappointed, sad and disgusted. Bill C-24 is a divisive bill and will bring, for the first time, class distinction to the people of Canada and for the first time in my life, I now understand how it feels to be a down graded, second-class person. It is not a good feeling. I always understood that Canada has thrived on the backs of immigrants from the world over. Greta taylor Bowser

scott Fraser, Mla, alberni-Pacific rim

Michelle stilWell, Mla, Parksville Qualicum

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federal:

Qualicum:

JaMes lunney, MP,

teunis WestBroek Mayor,

nanaimo-alberni

town of Qualicum Beach

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Joe stanhoPe chairman,

city of Parksville

regional District of nanaimo

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250-390-4111 e-mail: corpsrv@ rdn.bc.ca

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They all look cool. STephanie Cervo Edmonton

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i liked the orca one. DaviD MaSon Parksville

i liked the big pink one. gabriela MaroTTa Brazil

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Re: your story about a suggestion by students for a movie theatre in the old Qualicum Beach firehall. If the building is structurally sound and renovations don’t cost the earth, let’s go for it. I remember the fun of going to the Parksville movie theatre and the one on Memorial Drive, just above the golf course. Now it is a big planning deal to go to the movies in Nanaimo. You open it and they will come. So will we, guaranteed. Robin Robinson Qualicum Beach

The Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club recently held the Sylvia Gibb Garden Bowl ladies pairs tournament and what a success it was. We made this into a charity event to honour Sylvia Gibb a long-time club member who passed away in 2013. We held a raffle and also set up a chocolate fountain which was a huge hit. Proceeds from these two events were donated to the Oceanside Haven House and as part of our commitment to the community, the club came through with a top-up donation. In total we raised $545. On behalf of our club and Oceanside Haven House we wish to thank the local businesses that generously donated to the raffle: Chocolates Plus, Synergy Day Spa, Deez Restaurant & Bar, Shady Rest Waterfront Restaurant, Mulberry Bush Book Store, Qualicum Bakery, Bailey’s in the Village Restaurant, Fresh ‘N Fabulous Flowers and Gifts, Englishman Interiors, Outsider Adventures, Petal & Kettle Florist, Faye’s Gifts, Lefty’s Restaurant, Driving Miss Daisy, Dr. T. Kirk, Gary’s Bistro,

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watering in drought Responding to a letter to the editor from Ralph Causton about power washing in plaza square prompted me to write about the sight that greeted us while on an early morning walk in Qualicum Beach in late June. Arriving at Jones and Second Avenue we saw a town employee power washing the sidewalk and when I asked him why he was power washing in this drought situation, he just shrugged. As we continued our walk down Second, the truck and the power washing went on. It’s one thing to water the flower baskets and troughs, but extremely shortsighted to waste thousands of litres of water on sidewalks and I question why anyone would authorize it. I did not get a call back from the town when I left a voice mail inquiry the next day. baRbaRa-Rose FReedman Qualicum Beach

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Mayonnaise

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for

890ml

Skipjack, selected, 170gr

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12x340-355ml

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Demineralized Treated Water

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24x500ml

710ml

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907gr

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Owners of a new shop in Parksville offering all natural products and medicinal marijuana equipment say they are staying away from the controversies surrounding the issue. “We love to talk about the laws around (medical marijuana), but we are not a dispensary and we’re sticking to legal products,” said co-owner Joe Trottier. Trottier uses marijuana products for the post traumatic stress he suffers due to 15 years as a paramedic and said that he had a lot of trouble finding objective information on how to use it. Their main impetus for opening the store was to pass that information to the public. “The vast majority of people we’ve spoken with are supportive,” said partner Tanya Brugge, explaining that they set up a booth at the Craig Street Market to introduce themselves and their natural products like teas and skin creams. Trottier said he mostly uses a vaporizer and has virtually eliminated a long list of symptoms including night terrors, anger, frustration and a reaction to hearing sirens.

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Joe trottier and tanya Brugge are ready to welcome people into their new Parksville shop Naturally Mellow.

Brugge said they developed the idea while she was working through a Community Futures program to start your own business and while they did have to check with their superiors, the Parksville branch is supportive of what they are doing. She said getting a business licence from the city was one of the easiest parts and they have had a lot of support from

friends, family and the community in general. She said they are friends with the Phoenix Pain Management Society people who opened a medical marijuana dispensary in Parksville in January, which was raided by police and shut down after three months, but they are not affiliated in any way. Sensitive to the political issues, the

couple are also eager to be as environmentally sensitive as possible, opening the store with nothing but re-purposed furniture and happily pointing to things like their business cards being hand made recycled paper with embedded wild flower seeds. They are also sensitive to what their customers may or may not want to see, with the front half of the shop carrying products like all natural insect repellent and aromatherapy items, with a screened off area in the back offering medical marijuana equipment like pipes and vaporizers. But they don’t hide the fact that they are big proponents of legalization, they just “don’t want to push it in your face, if you want to discuss it we have lots of fact based information,” Brugge said. “We just want to make a difference, that’s my passion is to help and we hope to be here doing it for a long time,” Trottier said. Naturally Mellow had a quiet soft opening last week in the former Sexessories location at 255 Island Highway East in Parksville and will build up to a grandopening.

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Tips for dealing with potentially volatile markets

We have been seeing volatile markets this year, especially towards the end of June. This may be stressful and may bring back memories of 2008 markets, but here are a few tips that should ease your mind if you know how the topics below relate to your portfolio. • Understand what you are invested in. If you are holding a high percentage in fixed income (for example: GICs, preferred shares, bonds or bond mutual funds, balanced funds) you have some downside portfolio protection. Keep in mind that certain bond funds and preferred shares can have a negative return in certain conditions. • Understand your income sources. If you have invested all of your ‘income’ portfolio in medium or higher risk stocks or mutual funds, you run the risk of having to draw on your portfolio when it may already be down due to market conditions. It is prudent to have a lower risk ‘wedge’ in

your portfolio that allows for withdrawals to take advantage of the market volatility and buy more when the price is lower. in declining market conditions. • Understand the risk you take by in• Understand the reason for a huge decline to some extent. The recent mar- vesting solely in GICs. You may not have market risk, but you are subket volatility was in part ject to other risks: losing purdue to the Greek debt situchasing power/not keeping ation, our economy did not up with inflation, interest rate change overnight. risk, GIC interest is taxed at • Do not listen to those By Carol Plaisier your highest rate in non-regpredicting doom and istered accounts which may gloom. I have been in the cause government benefit financial services industry claw-backs and your estate for over 30 years, and there may be subject to probate are always pessimists. If evfees if registered in one name eryone listened to them, we only and could take up to a would always be waiting for year or more to settle. an opportunity to invest at a • Work with a profession‘good time’. • Do not try to time the markets. Ex- al, you don’t have to understand all of the perts for years have been looking for a market intricacies or all of your options; way to predict the bottom of the markets, you have to understand and trust your a buy signal, and the top of the markets, advisor to give you suitable recommena sell signal. Regular investing allows you dations.

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Lazy Mike and the Rockin’ Recliners kicked off the Parksville Beach Festival Summer Concert Series Friday, July 17. A large crowd was on hand for the free event at Parksville Community Park. Several people brought lawn chairs and blankets while others danced on the grass in front of the picnic shelter. Next up is the Enablers who will perform Friday, July 24. The Enablers are an explosive fourpiece party rockin’ dance band that knows a few things about entertaining a crowd. Their brand of sax fuelled high energy dance music has graced the stage of many a venue up and down Vancouver Island, always leaving a long trail of spent dancers in their wake. Combined, the band has more than 100 years live music experience. Individually they have all played in numerous bands in the area including Gravy Train, Rubber Soul, Sons of Guns and Wavelength, to name a few. The Enablers play all types of music, including rock, blues, reggae, country, southern rock, blues rock, disco and more, often putting their own twist on songs. The local party dance band consists of Wes Weldon on guitars and vocals, Stuart Parenteau on bass and vocals, Colin Perry on sax, keyboard, flute and vocals.

Rounding out the band is drummer Greg Harford. He recently took a hiatus from the group to play gigs on cruise ships but is now back with the guys and Weldon said they are looking forward to performing at the event. “We are absolutely stoked about it. It is always fun at the park,” he said. All of the band’s musicians play multiinstruments and have a profound love and knowledge of music. Their influences include everything from AC/DC to Zeppelin, and their mantra is to enable people to have a good time and to play every gig like it’s their last. With Colin Perry on sax, flute, keyboard and vocals, and Stuart Parenteau on bass and vocals. Together the fourman group will play their usual set of rock, blues, reggae, country, southern rock, blues rock, disco and more starting at 6:30 p.m. For the Enablers upcoming gig information visit: http://theenablers.voodoomusic.com. On Saturday night July 25, the Johnny Cash tribute band David James & Big River will perform at the picnic shelter. On July 31, it is ‘80s rock band Remedy. On August 1, classic rock and dance cover band Big Daddy will be performing. On August 7, The Impalas will perform ‘50s and ‘60s dance tunes. On August 8, Boon Dock will play new country and classic rock. The Circus, who play new rock and top 40 covers, are scheduled for August 14. On Saturday August 15 a stage will be set up on the kite field where The Time-

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Summer sounds of the Island could be heard on Friday as Lazy Mike and the Rockin’ Recliners kicked off the Parksville Beach Festival Summer Concert Series, which will be taking place at Parksville Community Park until August 14.

benders will pay tribute to all kinds of bands from ‘50s rock n’ roll to the divas of the ‘90s. The band members are well known for their impersonations of musical legends

including Aretha Franklin and Abba. The Parksville Beach Festival Summer Concert Series performances run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Picnic Shelter at the Parksville Community Park.

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If you enjoyed the band Bend Sinister when they performed for the 2014 Parksville Canada Day celebration then be sure to catch them at Diana Krall Plaza in Nanaimo on Friday. They will be performing at The Bathtub Launch Party in an outdoor music festival with Platinum Blonde, Bif Naked, The Harpooinist & the Axe Murderer and many more bands.

It is the only date on Vancouver Island for Platinum Blonde. The Canadian band formed in 1982 just at the time when new wave music was in its commercial glory. Bend Sinister’s bass player Joseph Blood said its cool that a lot of the old bands are touring again. Blood said his band will likely crash at his parents place in Parksville when they come to the Island for the Nanaimo gig. As for the group’s fan base he said they can expect some fresh material when

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Pioneer stories about the Despards, Kincades, Bagshaws and others will be part of a Victorian Tea at the historic Anglican parish of St. Anne and St. Edmund on Saturday, July 25. For more than a century, the little log church behind Wembley Mall has stood as a symbol of the faith, determination and courage of the early pioneers of this area. Reverend Andrew Twiddy said St. Anne’s is probably the most photographed building in Parksville. “Many people drive by St. Anne’s everyday. I hear people say they have seen the outside and always wanted to know what it looks like on the inside,” he said. In fact this summer St. Anne’s Church is open on Tuesday evenings from 2 to 5 p.m. and Twiddy is inviting people to come and learn the history of Parksville’s pioneers. “It is the oldest public building in the whole district and it is beautiful and charming,” he acknowledged and added: “it is there for the whole community and I want everyone to get a chance to see it because it is part of our common history.” The first church to be built between Nanaimo and Comox St. Anne’s history began in 1893. Twiddy said in July they like to commemorate the anniversary of the church with a special Strawberry Tea. He said the event includes a delicious des-

sert served by ladies in costume in the St. Edmund church hall from 1 to 4 p.m. at a cost of $12. He said at 1:15 and 3 p.m. they will have people dressed in costume re-enacting stories about the pioneers in the old log church. The church which was built in 1894 traces many local pioneers and their history. Twiddy said one of their members who is involved with the historical society has put together eight vignettes of the pioneers whose burial plots are in the St. Anne’s cemetery and they give a glimpse into what life what was like back then. “We have photos of the pioneers that go back over 100 years and information on who they are and where they came from,” he said. Historical records show that the first work bee to clear the site was held on April 17, 1894 and from then on rapid progress was made. Logs were hauled from the bush by teams of oxen borrowed from nearby farmers. On June 24, the walls were raised with eight men squaring the corners; Richard P. Wallis, James Lowery, James Dunn, Otto Renz, W. Cheney, W. McKenzie, John McKinnon and B. Harris. Among others at the raising were Canon Cooper, Thomas Kinkade and Mr. Gaetzen. Cooper had promised free burial plots to all those who assisted with the construction. The parish records also show that the first baptism in St. Anne’s was for Emily Jane Hume, daughter of Robert Hume and Charlot Emily Hickey, on August 12, 1894. The first wedding united Thomas Kinkade of Little Qualicum and Sarah Coqulamat on October 24, 1896. The tea goes from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, July 25 at 407 Wembley Rd. in Parksville.

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Bend Sinister is the only Canadian band nominated and Blood said they need fans to vote for them. Blood admitted it’s no fun bugging people to vote for them, but said it’s a great opportunity for the band and if they win they would try to work the UK into a tour. If you cast your votes now you will give yourself a chance to win a pair of tickets to this year’s awards. Visit www.progmagazine.com/awards.

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JOB Posting â€“ Band Administrator The Halalt First Nation is looking for a seasoned Band Administrator, who is a self-driven with a track record as a business leader, along with a proven track record of successfully over-seeing a First Nationâ€™s Organization. Duties and Responsibilities will require the selected incumbent to: - Work closely with the elected council Strategic analysis and administrative policy planning and development as required/requested; - Oversee the development, management and reviewing of all formal financial, physical, community, capital, human resource management, and department/programs plans for the Halalt First Nation; - To oversee and work closely with the Halalt Finance - Ensure compliance with all service delivery reporting requirements; - Have a good grasp of first nations, administration, fisheries, forestry, social development, treaty, on-reserve housing education, membership, and financial programs; - Must possess proposal and budget development skills; Ability to work as a part of a team Please be informed that this list of duties is not all inclusive OTHER Recent Criminal Record Check Required - Copy of current class 5 driverâ€™s license - Must be willing to travel - Must be willing to work long hours - A list of current work history, with up to a minimum of 3 reference names and numbers Deadline for Applications: July 30, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. Mail/Drop Off at: Halalt First Nation, 7973 Chemainus Road, Chemainus, B.C. V0R 1K5, or email to manager@halalt.org.

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John Langtry Kershaw April 20, 1938 â€“ July 11, 2015 John passed at Nanaimo Regional Hospital onÂ Saturday, July 11, 2015.Â He leaves to mourn his passing his life partner, Ruth Thibeault; mother, Vivian Lawrence; sons, Jim, David (Brita), Paul (Andrea); grandchildren, Isabella and Harrison. John would like to thank the medical staff and his caring neighbours for their great support during his illness. To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.

Barry, Eileen Elizabeth (nee McKenzie) Eileen was born in Whitewood, SK on June 11, 1917 and passed away in Victoria BC on July 14, 2015 at the age of 98. She was the eldest of six children born to Lily and Alex McKenzie. She spent her early years on the family farm, and then lived in several small communities. The family eventually moved to Spiritwood, where she took her first three years of high school by correspondence. She completed Grade 12 at Nutana Collegiate in Saskatoon. Regretfully, university was not a possibility so Eileen returned to Spiritwood to work in a local store. There she met James Lloyd Barry (her darling Jim). They were married in 1940 and were blessed with four children. After WWII, Jim returned to his banking profession. Typical of the time, the family was transferred around Saskatchewan and Alberta every three years. Then, in 1957 Eileen took up her own profession. She was employed as the Town Clerk in Carrot River SK. While so employed, Eileen was instrumental in the construction of a sewer and water system and paved streets. In her words, â€œa little pioneer town developed into a thriving modern community.â€? Eileen and Jim both served on the original Pasquia Regional Park committee. After Jimâ€™s retirement, they moved to Battleford where Eileen became the Town Administrator. She was particularly proud that she helped to preserve the heritage post office. She also helped launch the Battleford Chautauqua and the Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival. In 1979, Eileen took early retirement so that she and Jim could move to Qualicum Beach BC. They spent many happy years there travelling and golfing. While in Qualicum, Eileen also became an accomplished rug hooker. She often referred to herself as a â€œhappy hooker.â€? Left to mourn her passing are her brother Bill, children: Bill, Betty Anne (Fred), Mike (Lorr), Tim (Janice), 10 Grandchildren, 17 Great-grandchildren, 3 Great-great-grandchildren, extended family and friends. We will all miss her love and support. We would like to thank the staff at Glenwarren Lodge for their compassionate care during the last years of Eileenâ€™s life. Gary, Kin and Roger were particularly kind to her. Special thanks also to Mary van der Mullen for being a wonderful roommate and friend. There will be a memorial service on August 5th at 2:00 pm in St. Markâ€™s Anglican Church in Qualicum Beach. Following the service, Eileenâ€™s ashes will be interred beside Jim.

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June 8, 1921 â€“ July 10, 2015 Zelma passed on Friday, July 10th at Eagle Park Care Facility in Qualicum Beach at the age of 94. She is survived by her daughter, Judy (Kevin) Varey of Nanoose Bay, BC; son, Peter Frew of Kamloops, BC; grandchildren, Sydney, Rachel, and Robin Varey, Erin (Jamie) Vieira, and Annie Korver; great grandchildren, Abby and Hanna waswas predeceased by HannahVieira. Vieira. Zelma Zelma predeceased herher husband, Archie NeilNeil Frew. by husband, Archie Frew. Born to Eustache and Eugennie Roussin in Waterhen, Manitoba, Zelma was raised in St Rose, Manitoba and moved to Vancouver as a young woman. It was there she met Archie. They were married in 1948. They raised their family in Burnaby where they lived until Archieâ€™s passing in 2001. After a short stay in Maple Ridge, Zelma moved move to to Qualicum Qualicum Beach Beach to be daughter and grandchildren. closer to her daughter. The family would like to express their deepest appreciation to the wonderful staff at Eagle Park Care Facility for the love and compassion provided to their mother during her time with them.

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With their regular season now behind them (story A30), the Quality Foods Parksville Royals will trade in their uniforms to represent British Columbia in the 2015 Western Canadian Midget AAA Championships. For some, it’s a tune up after the BCPBL season has come and gone but for players like Liam Ballance, it’s one last hurrah before heading on to pursue the game at the next level. Ballance, who recently graduated from Ballenas Secondary School, is looking forward to having one last handful of games with his teammates and get the chance to represent his province in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. “It’s going to be fun,” Ballance said. “We’ll have a couple weeks off now that the BCPBL season is finished and then we’ll get right back into it.” “I’m excited to be able to put on the Team B.C. uniform and represent at the Western Championships, it’s going to be a lot of fun.” In the meantime, players will use the time off to heal from the long haul of the regular season, giving injuries a chance to heal up and getting a chance to take a breath from the on oing action before it all starts up again at the end of August. As far as trading in his Royals’ jersey for a Team B.C. uniform, Ballance doesn’t seem to feel there’s going to be all that much that changes, just the logo on the front of the team hats. “Not much changes really,” Ballance said. “Whether it’s the Royals jersey or the Team B.C. jersey, it’s all baseball and

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Liam Ballance was all smiles as he homered 4 times against the Coquitlam Reds this past weekend. Ballance and the Quality Foods Parksville Royals wrapped up their season with a split against the Reds at home.

we’re out there to do our best, regardless of who it’s for.” “Of course, having the chance to be

part of a team where you get to represent your home province is always an honour and we’re all really excited to

have this chance to do it.” Once Ballance and his teammates return home from Saskatchewan, the Royals will get right back into the swing of things with their Fall Ball taking place early in September. Ballance, meanwhile, will be heading off to Vancouver Island University and is hoping to carry on playing the game of baseball at the university level. “That’s the plan,” Ballance said. “I’d love to be able to continue playing baseball after I’m finished with the Royals.” “I’ll be attending VIU and I’m going to do what I can to make their team. I’d love nothing more than to be able to keep playing competitive baseball and hopefully it works out for me starting in the fall with the Mariners.” Ballance hasn’t quite figured out what path he wants to take while at VIU but knows that no matter where his education takes him, the game of baseball will continue to be part of his life. “We’ll see where I want to go,” Ballance said. “There’s lots of options but I’m just wanting to settle in there for my first year and get used to the university life.” “Once I get that down, I’ll have a good idea of where I want to take things and it’ll all fall in o place.”

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Oceanside Hospice Society will be taking to Eaglecrest Golf Course once again as they celebrate their 25th Anniversary Celebration Hospice Golf Tournament on Saturday, August 15. Anyone looking to take part in the golf tournament to support a great cause can do so, as $99 gets you in the 13-hole scramble (with plenty of competitions along the way) as well as a steak buffet dinner after the round of golf is complete. On-course prizes include three hole-inone prizes where you could have a chance to win a golf cart, a 2015 Toyota Corolla or $10,000. There will also be a closest-to-the-pin contest, where the winner will have their

name put in to a draw for a chance at an Air Canada prize. Bernie Pascall, a member of the Canadian Broadcast Association Hall of Fame, will be on hand as the host, auctioning off a few items on the course as well. There are several items up for auction, including an autographed Johnny Gaudreau (Calgary Flames) jersey, a 50-bottle wall of wine, a West Jet trip for two to any of their destinations, as well as plenty more items. All proceeds stay in Oceanside and will help to fund hospice programs and services. For more information or to sign tysOn tayLOr PHOtO up, contact Oceanside Hospice So- Bernie Pascall and Oceanside Hospice Society’s executive director Lynn Wood, ciety at 250-752-6227 or e-mail: wearing an autographed Johnny Gaudreau jersey, are ready for the Hospice info@oceansidehospice.com. 25th Anniversary Celebration Golf Tournament on August 15.

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Jacob Ingersoll slides into second ahead of the tag as the Quality Foods Parksville Royals hosted the Coquitlam Reds for their final two games of the season. The Royals would split the double-header with the Reds, winning 7-5 and losing 13-12.

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The Quality Foods Parksville Royals wrapped up their season this past weekend with a win and a loss against the Coquitlam Reds, complete with fireworks on the field. In game one of the double-header, the Royals came away with a 7-5 victory over the Reds, capped by a home run off the bat of third baseman Liam Ballance. While the Royals lost game two in a thriller, final score 13-12, it was Ballance once again providing the punch for the Royals at the plate, going 3-5 with three home runs and seven RBI’s. “Never seen anything like it,” head coach Dave Wallace said. “You have a guy go three for five and drive in seven runs and you still lose the game.” “If you were to tell me that was going to happen and we’d still lose, I would have never believed it. It was just one of those games, it was amazing to watch it all happen and it was an entertaining way to finish off the season, that’s for sure.” Game two of the double-header saw the Royals explode for eight runs in the third inning, giving them an 11-4 lead. Ballance had two home runs in the third inning, driving in four runs but it wasn’t enough as the Reds rallied to beat the Royals 13-12. After all the dust cleared, Ballance had gone deep four times in two games, driving in eight runs in the process. It was a game for the ages, something that

even big league players dream of doing in a game’s work and Ballance still couldn’t believe it after it was all said and done. “It’s pretty surreal,” Ballance said. “It was like everything I hit was just going to find a way over the fence and that doesn’t happen for anyone, let alone myself.” “It’s a crazy way to cap off the season though and it was lots of fun out there, for sure.” Ballance only had two home runs to his credit on the season before this final weekend. With the four home runs against the Reds, Ballance catapulted himself to the top of the BCPBL leader board with six on the season, one ahead of Tyler Duncan of the Victoria Eagles. “It’s one of those moments,” Wallace said. “You don’t see something like that very often but when you do, it’s something that you never forget.” “I’ve never seen anything like it at this level but it’s sure a lot of fun to watch. You just have to shake your head and laugh about it, it’s really quite something.” Pitcher Colton Tuka got the win for the Royals in game one, going four innings while giving up six hits and three earned runs. Hayden Scheck came on in relief in the sixth inning and gave up three hits over the remaining innings, allowing no runs to shut the door on the Reds and their postseason hopes. Ballance, Jacob Ingersoll and Ethan Fox provided the offense for the Royals in game one, with Ingersoll and Fox collecting two hits a piece, while Ingersoll drove in three runs and both Fox and Ballance had two RBI’s.

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3.6 seconds ahead of the team from Argentina, and they kept up their pace the rest of the way. Canada held on to the lead the entire race and would go on to finish in first place as they beat out the second place Argentina team by 3.07 seconds. That’s two gold medals for Langerfeld now, bringing his Pan Am Games haul to a close. Nanoose Bay’s Mike Mason is next up for local hopefuls as he’ll go for gold on July 25 in the men’s high jump event. As of July 20, Canada has 54 gold and 101 medals in total so far.

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Make it double gold for Kai Langerfeld as his team captured their second, this time in the men’s eight rowing at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto. Langerfeld, from Parksville, was on the men’s coxless four team that captured a gold medal earlier on in competition at the Pan Am Games. The Canadians were once again the favourites heading in o the finals last Wednesday in the men’s eight event and they didn’t disappoint. Langerfeld and company were in control at the 500 metre mark,

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