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As of October 1, Islandowned ToďŹ no Bus Service has taken over all Vancouver Island bus routes north of Nanaimo and expanded service on established routes from Campbell River to Victoria.

With its new “All-Island Expressâ€? service, ToďŹ no Bus now offers the largest scheduled bus service on Vancouver Island. Comox Valley residents will beneďŹ t from more fre-

quent service - three times daily - from Courtenay to Campbell River, Nanaimo, Victoria and Vancouver allowing for earlier morning and later evening departures. “When we saw that the former bus service provider had applied to abandon their routes north of Nanaimo, we saw a great opportunity to not only keep that service going, but also expand it in communities along those routes,â€? says ToďŹ no Bus founder and president Dylan Green.

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Commission pushes ahead to split provincial Comox Valley riding Cumberland mayor disappointed, sees no alternative solution

BY MICHAEL BRIONES Echo Staff Cumberland, Royston and communities south of the Comox Valley are going to be part of the new Mid-Island-Pacific Rim electoral district.

Despite strong resistance from the Village of Cumberland, the B.C. electoral boundaries commission will recommend the creation of a new riding that will also include Denman and Hornby Islands, Port Alberni, Tofino and Ucluelet.

“Despite many submissions requesting no change to the Comox Valley we concluded that the relative disparity is too great to ignore,” said Tom Melnick, the chair of the commission.

The Comox Valley is rapidly growing and is currently more than 22 per cent above the provincial average while the neighbouring riding, AlberniPacific Rim is 18 per cent under the provincial average.

Melnick said there is a need to rebalance the population in this area in order to provide more effective representation for both of these communities.

Alberni-Pacific Rim electoral district is by far

the smallest electoral district on Vancouver Island by population and is projected to grow slower than the provincial average in the near future.

Melnick said, with its sizeable population, Cumberland will act as an anchor community for the eastern portion of the district, similar to the role

that Port Alberni plays for the central portion, and Tofino and Ucluelet play in the west.

The commission’s final report was submitted to the B.C. legislature for approval.

Courtenay and Comox, along with Comox Valley Regional District Electoral Area A and Area C bound-

aries, will remain in one electoral district called Courtenay-Comox.

Cumberland Mayor Leslie Baird is disappointed with the news and indicated there’s not much they can do now.

“Provincially and federally they’ve done it to us, they separated us,” said Baird. “Sitting in their po-

sition, I really don’t know what the alternative could have been. The only good thing is they did not divide us and break the municipality in half.”

However, Baird said there will be some challenges when Cumberland officially joins the new riding. Their first concern is where their MLA would be located.

“If the MLA is located in Port Alberni, that is going to make it difficult for us to travel to,” said Baird. “We don’t attend functions in Port Alberni. Here locally, we get to meet [Comox Valley MLA] Don McRae at different functions and places. We see him on a regular basis. And there’s many advantages to seeing him like that.”

Baird said the new riding covers a wider area.

They are spread out and remote. It takes around two hours to travel to Port Alberni and more to reach Tofino.

The new electoral boundaries have yet to be adopted by the province. Baird said they are still waiting for the official declaration.

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In addition to the more frequent South Island service, Tofino Bus now also provides daily service to Port Hardy. Naturally, it still offers its namesake daily express service between Victoria, Port Alberni, Ucluelet and Tofino two to three times daily.

Founded in 2002, Tofino Bus has grown from that single route into a true Island-wide coach service, adding four coaches and mini-buses to its fleet and increasing its staff from 20 to 30.

“Employing local people is just one of our company’s founding philosophies,” says Green. “We’ve always wanted to provide a convenient, car-free way to explore the beauty of the Island, and to do what we can to promote other Island businesses.”

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BY MICHAEL BRIONES Echo Staff The owners of Coastal Trek Inc. on Forbidden Plateau Road want to convert the health resort into residential use.

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Edwin Grieve would not support the rezoning as he fears the region will lose another resort zoning. He suggested a three-year temporary rezoning option that doesn’t change the actual zone.

“In my opinion, at Area C, we have to hang on to our tourist dollars as much as possible,” said Grieve.

“We’ve had an application much like this go forward up at Miracle Beach and we saw what was once a campsite turned into a resort, turned into a private home.”

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“There’s a possibility that the economy could switch around and they can actually keep it viable,” said Grieve, who pointed out that at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities, it was reported that tourism in the province has gone up 17 per cent and that in Victoria it was 25 per cent.

Grieve has been asking the provincial government to remediate Wood Mountain Ski Hill, which deteriorated when

the ski lodge burnt down in 2002. He presented photos of the current dismal state of the mountain. He asked, “who would want to come to an area like this?”

Cumberland director Gywn Sproule is saddened at what the mountain has turned into.

It’s an area, she said, that’s dear to her heart, having worked at the ski lodge during its heydays.

“It’s not an attractive hiking area,” said Sproule. “I would have gone up there today but a friend of mine told me you

www.comoxvalleyecho.com cannot walk down the hill now because so many ATVs have been there. It’s just solid rubble and nobody is looking after it.

It’s a disaster.”

Sproule doesn’t understand why the province is ignoring this area.

“This is a Class C provincial park that’s the gateway to Strathcona Park,” said Sproule.

“I cannot fathom why the government is not doing something to give some order to it and get rid of that unsightly site.

I can understand them [Stuchberys] giving up.

It’s not conducive to tour-

ism.”

The board endorsed Grieve’s motion to defer the rezoning application and direct staff to come up with a report on temporary rezoning to be presented at the next Electoral Areas Services Committee meeting in November.

“Give it a second look to see if it’s possible that we can hold on to our resort zoning,” said Grieve.

“I would think, with the American dollar as strong as it is, we are going to see a resurgence of tourism in Canada. I am absolutely positive about that.”

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‘We Vote CBC’ awareness concert Oct. 4 Have you noticed “We Vote CBC” signs popping up throughout the valley?

Have you wondered why?

It’s because aggressive budget cuts by government are slowly moving our National Broadcaster to extinction. And people are concerned.

“The importance of the CBC in providing a window through which we see ourselves cannot be overstated. We live in a vast,

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Over the years the CBC has been, among other things, instrumental in furthering the careers of many talented musicians.

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player in the survival of the Canadian identity and as an important factor in keeping Canadians tied together through the media.

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Hazard abatement report has village worried

BY MICHAEL BRIONES Echo Staff Cumberland council has mixed feelings about the hazard abatement report on the sloughing that took place on Perseverance Creek and the impact it had on the water quality of Comox Lake.

Council is pleased that they’ve met the requirements of the prevention order by medical health officer Dr. Charmaine Enns.

But they are also worried about the options suggested in the report done

by Tetra Tech EBA, which was commissioned by Cumberland, Comox Valley Regional District and Timberwest to identify feasible options, costs and effectiveness of means to control, minimize or prevent bank collapse, and the effects of overflow from Lake No. 2 spillway into Perseverance Creek.

CAO Sundance Topham said the report did not examine the reasons behind the order.

It also did not question whether the bank collapse and erosion of Perseverance Creek materially contributed to the elevated turbidity in the Comox Lake.

As well, there is no conclusion whether the turbidity in Comox Lake atttributable to Perseverance Creek was the major reason of the extended boil water advisory in 2014 or that other turbidity sources were at fault.

The options provided in the report are divided into three main sections - Cumberland Creek options, Spillway options and Perseverance options.

Topham said there are no quick fixes.

The cheapest solution cost $25,000 and it entails refining of the operation of No. 2 Dam to allow increased flow of water in the winter months.

It’s an option the village can consider said Topham but its effectiveness is limited to less than 20 per cent and will not really help during extreme events.

The option with the highest chance of sediment reduction, at 90 per cent, will cost $2 million.

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(Continued from page 7) It involves removing No. 2 Dam and construction of a dam at the spillway channel into upper Perseverance Creek which Topham said will have serious impact on the village’s water storage capabilities. It will remove 57,000 cubic metres of storage or around 10 per cent of the village’s water reservoir storage capacity.

As well, the removal of No. 2 Dam, Topham said, and any spillway change that increases the flow into Cumberland Creek, will significantly elevate the risk of turbidity entering the village’s water supply, which would put Cumberland’s current 4321 treatment deferral at risk and lead to the building of an expensive water filtration plant.

Another option is to reroute Cumberland Creek without removing No. 2 Dam but Topham said this has high environmental impacts due to diversion of water to another watershed and has only 60 per cent effectiveness.

“Any solution involving No. 2 Dam will have a negative impact on our water

systems,” said Topham.

“So we need to be very careful that changes that are being implemented don’t solve one problem and cause another one.”

Topham said Cumberland, along with Timberwest and the CVRD are scheduled to meet with Dr. Enns on Oct. 15. Until that time, they don’t know what the next steps are.

Councillor Roger Kishi asked whether the medical officer has the authority to impose a remedy and whether they can appeal it?

Topham said they would have to look at the specifics because it’s not in black and white. He also added there is an appeal process.

Councillor Gwyn Sproule said they have a lot of concerns that cannot be answered yet but she hopes if they’re put on the spot, they will be able to seek legal advice.

She is disappointed the report lacked proof the erosion on Perseverance Creek caused the high turbidity incidence on Comox Lake last December.

Councillor Jesse Ketler is worried about the way the whole thing is playing

out.

“Taking one issue like turbidity and making it the focus of everything is dangerous in a sort of narrow-minded way,” said Ketler.

“There is a lot that goes into it. It’s such a complex issue. It does worry me that decisions might be made just focusing on the one issue and not taking into account our water system.”

Mayor Leslie Baird pointed out that one of the options stated that the flow into the Spillway Channel may occur only during very extreme events.

“So what if we don’t have another extreme event?” Baird asked. “So will we spend this money just in case there’s another extreme event? There’s so many questions that have not been answered yet to make any decisions at this point on and what the solution is. And I believe it’s not only the Perseverance and the Cruikshank, it’s all the other creeks that go into the lake that are causing the problem.”

Baird added, “it’s not just our issue. I think it’s the entire lake.”

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Re: Letter to Editor, September 25, by Delbert Doll Mr. Doll’s claim that raising corporate taxes will result in corporations taking their business elsewhere and in a drop of exports is nothing more than a tired parroting of Conservative propaganda. What utter nonsense! Do the facts actually support this claim?

The Bank of Canada says that statistics show that corporations do not use savings from lower taxes to invest in new technologies and greater productivity.

Since Mr. Harper lowered corporate taxes from 42% to 26 %, investments by Canadian corporations has fallen in lockstep (Statistics Canada). Mr. Harper’s government has previously admitted that corporations are instead hoarding their savings in cash. Even Bill Gates has said that lower corporate taxes never result in greater economic growth.

Currently, Canadian corporations pay between 26% - 31% in corporate taxes, depending on the province they do business in. Raising the federal tax by 2% is hardly dramatic, and still puts the rate well below countries like the U.S. (48%) and Japan (38%), and comparable to France, Italy, Australia, China and Mexico.

While there is obviously

a point at which corporations will undoubtably pack their bags relocate because of high taxes, a modest increase in the corporate tax rate to 17%, which is well below the rate prior to Mr. Harper’s tenure, is hardly going to result in a “flood of capital” out of the country, or result in “faltering exports”.

Indeed, a 25% drop in the value of the Canadian dollar, should have a far greater effect on capital investment and exports than a small 2% increase in taxes.

The increase in government revenues because of the increase in corporate taxes is close to $5 billion, the spending of which will likely result in many more jobs to Canadians.

Larry Field Courtenay

OLD-PARADIGM BELIEFS Re: Economy and Companies, CV Echo Sept. 25 I find it interesting that Delbert Doll used Cumberland as an example to back up his claim that “...all [jobs created by small and medium sized businesses] are ‘spin-off ’ jobs that require a major employer whose business brings wealth in from elsewhere.” He points out: “Long-time Cumberland residents know that when the coal mines closed the businesses on Dun-

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smuir withered.”

Well... I was born and raised in Dodge. Though I’m not old enough to remember the worst of the post-coal bust years, I have in my lifetime been witness to a dramatic revitalization of Cumberland’s downtown core. What drove this economic re-growth? Another industry, this one based not on resource extraction but on cultural and environmental conservation: Tourism. No massive industrial operations or large corporations were involved, just a handful of residents with enough vision to recognize that the village could be turned into an attractive destination for mountain bikers and others, and who went ahead and opened small business such as a hostel and a coffee shop.

The many volunteers of the Cumberland Community Forest Society worked (and continue to work) to preserve the forest with its network of mountainbiking trails. Everyone’s efforts were rewarded with increased traffic to the Village, and more and more small businesses began to take off, drawing more and more visitors and also new residents, particularly young families. Cumberland now boasts thriving retail, tech, service and small-scale manufacturing sectors (not to mention its own very popular brewery): a diversified local economy

where people who live in town can find work in town - and where the population is not at the mercy of the inevitable boom and bust cycle of an economy solely based on resourceextraction and big corporations that come and go on a whim (remember Target?).

Doll’s argument that the health of our economy is dependent on large corporate tax breaks and deregulation is an echo of an old-paradigm belief system - one that frankly is becoming extremely tiresome to all those of us who can imagine, and more importantly, observe the success of different ways of doing things.

Claire Gilmore Cumberland

TEENS DISCREDITED I want to thank Vivian Vaillant for bring the attention of readers (CV Echo, September 25) to school community gardens that are springing up in many schools in our district.

They are a work of love and practicality by parents, students and teachers and provide an excellent learning opportunity for everyone.

They also provide food for students and the community. I hope they continue to succeed and expand.

I am personally familiar with two such gardens and have seen how they figure into the life of the school and its community 12

months a year. I have noted during the summer the respect that these gardens are given by their communities. Not one sign of vandalism of any kind in the gardens I have seen.

Millie’s experience, I hope is unique and not an example of wide spread disrespect for the gardens.

She is to be commended for her diligence and efforts - she needs to be encouraged.

My only disappointment with this letter is the statement that suggests teenagers were the culprits in destroying part of Millie’s work. This is a generalization that discredits a large part of our community.

Teens are the future of our community and should not be labeled for negative activities. If she knows who the culprits are, I urge her to phone the police.

Cliff Boldt Courtenay

LONG-SUFFERING VOTERS I believe Justin Trudeau will earn the undying gratitude of we long-suffering Canadian electors if he were to promise a return to five week elections. Eight weeks of Harper? Puhleeze!

Norm Blondel Courtenay

STAKES ARE HIGH With the federal election looming, it is time for all of us to reflect on the current

state of our country, and of our communities. We will soon have the opportunity to choose a government to represent the values of our community, and to work for us to ensure that Canada is open, fair, safe, and has a healthy environment with clean air, water and soil. This year’s extended drought, severe fire season, endless water restrictions and boil-water advisories underline the need for bold and immediate action on climate change and land use policies. Our coastal communities rely on a healthy environment to underlie the marine and coastal food webs, from plankton, to salmon to whales, eagles and bears. I plan to vote because I believe we all have the right to a healthy natural environment, and an open society informed by well-funded federal scientists who are at liberty to inform the public, the media and decision-makers. If Canada is to maintain its rich biological diversity, we need a federal government that has the political will to list species that are at risk, identify their habitat based on science and, most importantly, protect the critical habitat they need to survive and recover.

The stakes are high in this election, together we can all get out and vote in record numbers and choose a Canada we believe in!

Kerry Dawson, Comox

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BEEFS & BOUQUETS NUMEROUS BOUQUETS to the wonderfully kind woman who returned my unique hummingbird umbrella to Quality Foods. It was very precious to me as it was a gift from a special person in my life. Thank you so very much.

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Beef to the person(s) responsible for maliciously taking the lives of three healthy bucks and leaving them in a ditch at the end of a logging road. If I HAVE A BEEF to report you have happen to have but before I do it is impor- friends or family or know of people who happen to enjoy this type of activity in their spare time, please don’t hesitate to report them to the authorities.

What kind of people are we raising in today’s society?

What kind of sociopath actually enjoys taking the life of innocent animals.

I am sick about this and we keep hearing similar stories of savagery all the time.

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tant that you (the readers) know that I am not the one who happened upon the scene and I do understand that the person who did has reported it to RAPP (Report all Poachers and Polluters 1-877-952RAPP). I am so incensed about the information that I HAD to write, in attempts to bring awareness to the ignorant minds of those involved. It is time to GROW UP, look within yourself and try to discover what kind of person you truly are. Did you really wake up one beautiful morning, possibly gather two friends and take a trip up the mountain to see what harm you could do?

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL BOUQUET of sunflowers for my massage therapist. Us women work so hard at so many jobs and just do not allow ourselves little pleasures of life. I have realized how important self-care is and would like to thank my amazing massage therapist, Diana Grue from Comox. Her hands are of an artist and she knows exactly what your body needs. I am so grateful and thankful for discovering her. If you want an amazing massage at a reasonable cost, then call Diana. You will not be disappointed.

feel it’s the media’s duty to let people know what new ID is now needed, and time is running out. You can go to the early voting office at 3175 Cliffe (near Winners and Staples), to www.elections.ca, or to www.tidechange.ca, an online Comox Valley website where they’ve created a special section titled ‘2015 Election’.

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ELECTION CANADA’S usual pre-election education for Canadian voters has been shut down by this government, but to make this worse, voters now require new I.D. because the old voter’s card can’t be used.

This is probably the most critical election in Canada’s history but voters will have to be pro-active to make sure they know what’s needed in order to be eligible. This requirement will definitely impact new voters and in particular youth voters and those votes are very important.

No matter which way you vote... just vote! Maybe parents call help their new voters through this maze because studies show that if people don’t vote when they’re young, many won’t vote when they’re older a good way to lose what’s left of our democracy! We

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COURTENAY’S latest tourist attraction is the largest fire hydrant in the city, twice as tall as the rest, 43 inches above ground, right in the middle of the yard.

Nice to see our tax dollars being used wisely.

A BIG BEEF to CVRD Chairman Bruce Joliffe for suggesting that the CVRD needs to hire more staff in the purchasing department to respond to the AGLG audit. The CVRD has a large staff of professionals who can respond

to any system shortfalls.

They have more staff than the the former CSRD that covered twice the territory.

Mr. Joliffe appears to be misled.

A BOUQUET to DFO, the Salmon Restoration Habitat Society and the City of Courtenay for completing the installation the culvert at the Air Park Lagoon. It seems to me that there is a significantly improved water flow which I assume will help the salmon. And a bouquet to whomever planted the trees and shrubs on the edge of the pathway. A big thank you.

CLEAN CO2 or? Beef to those who make us feel guilty for driving the kids to school or to buy groceries. David Suzuki observed that the Co2 emissions rose 83% in the last 25 years, from aviation.

If we were really serous about this, would we not reduce aviation activity?

Those who make the most noise about how we need to cut back on fuel, have probably just gotten off a plane. The particulate level in Courtenay is not a surprise to me, as we had several forest fires close by. Are we really blaming the stoves and wood fires at home? Could someone please explain this to me? Is tree burning still wood burning? There are anti-fire missiles available on this planet, but no one seems aware. Are we really doing all we can?

WE WERE ON THE HUNT for a compact truck and wanted to buy locally, from a dealership to ensure the reputable mechanics had completed the full detailed safety inspection, car proof and vehicle detailing. Neil and Casey should be commended on the Westview Ford dealership as their team of experts are extremely knowledgable with many years of experience. Mike did a fantastic job helping us negotiate on our sweet 2011 Ford Ranger. We can see why he was voted Employee Of The Year! Mike’s offer to contact him directly for after sales concerns, certainly shows his commitment. Westview Ford does NOT implement the old style, hard nose sales pressure tactics which is evident when dealing with their sales specialists who are truly happy to come to work each day. It’s apparent the Management Team have great people skills and will continue their success with referrals from many very happy customers.

A BIG THANK YOU to the officers at the RCMP in Courtenay and Campbell River for tracking down our stolen Mountain Bike,

company of some of the corruptly governed African countries. Will there be a cessation of the wolf kill in the months leading up to the 2017 election?

We’ll see.

Meanwhile, welcome to our silent dying wilderness.

MY BEEF is for people that leave their dog in their backyard all day.

Surrounded by four walls, so it can not see anything, left alone all day, locked up in a garage for the night, never being taken for a walk. Why do people like that bother to have a dog? Why don’t they let someone else have it and allow this animal to have some quality of life?

in one day! Stolen from our garage in Comox and found, within hours after reporting it stolen, in Campbell River by the RCMP. We don’t often interact with the police and we were impressed with their professionalism and courtesy in both Courtenay and Campbell River. BTW make sure your garage is locked and your garage door opener is unaccessible to thieves, even in our very, very, safe, little town of Comox by the Sea! *:) happy.

COMOX VALLEY DODGE you rock! Scott, Donnie, Shar and rest of the sales and service department is amazing :) Thank you for being so great and making buying a car so easy. You go above and beyond. Thanks again S&G! ON ONE HAND, our devalued currency allows us to attract international tourism, however the shortsighted multimillion dollar wolf slaughter is turning our province into an international pariah. This puts us into the

A SPECIAL THANKS to Quality Foods for helping the Valley View Elementary community raise money

to support Tour de Rock.

We had a great fun and food family evening and raised money for cancer research.

My BEEF is with people who take their dogs down to the river at this time of the year and allow the dogs to run through the water chasing the salmon!

Seriously, get a life people!

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BEEFS & BOUQUETS MANY MANY THANKS to the staff at Thrifty Foods for helping Valley View Elementary contribute to the Cops for Cancer Tour. Our community enjoyed some fun and food and raised over $600 for Tour de Rock. Thrifty Foods is an awesome community supporter.

THE COMOX VALLEY’S FIRST AND BEST READER’S FORUM Email to: echo@comoxvalleyecho.com ANY GOVERNANCE REVIEW study should investigate the cost of splitting the CSRD into CVRD and SRD. Prior to the split in 2007, the cost of the elected CEO and hired CAO was $213,000. This cost has risen to $475,000 - some 223% increase in senior administration costs with TWO RD Governments replacing ONE. Same ser-

vices, now provided by 2 Regional governments costing Comox Valley and North Island taxpayers -much,much more - including Comox Taxpayers, who are choosing to opt out of a referendum on a BC Government-funded, non-binding, Governance review.

MANY THANKS and much appreciation to the Sunrise

Stathcona Rotary Club for their very generous donation of food to the Sonshine Lunch Club Soup Kitchens after the close of the Ribfest last weekend.

We were able to serve great hot meals and salads to our very appreciative clients this week. Thanks also to St Joe’s Hospital kitchen for allowing us to store the extra salads in their fridge

till we could use it.

Best wishes for sunny skies and warm temperatures at next year’s Ribfest.

TOO BAD Comox Council doesn’t see the need for a Governance review study.

The last Governance review - the split if the CSRD into CVRD and SRD was a very expensive mistake for Comox Valley and North

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PLEASE, CVRD DIRECTORS, do not waste $50,000 on a referendum to raise $165,000 for affordable housing/ homeless. Many know that the CVRD is awash in cash and could readily find this initiative with existing CVRD funding. There are millions of dollars in discretionary spending and surplus funds in existing budgets. $Millions carried over in the “150” accounts “surplus prior year”. No new taxes needed.

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Kiwanis donates school supplies The Kiwanis Club of Courtenay has equipped 325 Comox Valley elementary school children with a full year of school supplies.

This is the 12th consecutive year that Kiwanis members have dedicated their time to this project for individual students. The main focus of Kiwanis is children and we feel that donating school supplies fills a niche in this community.

The Courtenay Kiwanis also gives bursaries to students going into post

secondary education and helps fund the world-wide project to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus.

Kiwanis has provided donations of over $16,000 to St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation for the paediatric ward for critical care equipment, has donated funds to educate research specialists in childhood cancers and supported the Glacier View Day Program plus several more local projects.

The Kiwanis also sponsors the

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yearly Sing-A-Long at the Sid, Downton Abbey Tea and the quarterly Junktique - all of which puts thousands of dollars back into the Comox Valley community.

Meetings are every Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Kiwanis Social Centre, 635 Pidcock Ave and anyone is welcome to attend with no obligation.

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Horton’s 5th Annual Pig Roast raised $4,652 for the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock. Lane (Fuzz) Parker’s head shave was a huge success with Daryl Sahlstrom from North Island Concrete Ltd. being the highest bidder to have the honor of shaving Fuzz’s hea ■ Bikram Yoga Comox Valley has new owners.

The 10-year-old business was started by Natasha and David, and at the time, Natasha was the only Bikram Yoga instructor here.

The business has gone on to experience great success over the years.

Now, Iain Sharp and Sandy Overman are, effective Oct. 1, the new owners.

All current passes and

The Plog memberships will be honoured and the schedule will remain as it is for now.

“As for David and myself, what’s next for us after getting off this roller coaster? We get back on a new one! I will be devoting more time to my busy little boys and furthering my own education, and David will be moving on to a full time Naturopathic practice, www.drdavidmilanovich.com,” writes Natasha on their facebook page.

■ Heather Gordon Murphy is directing ‘Hello, Dolly!’ for the Shoreline Musical Theatre Society next month in Campbell River.

Gordon Murphy knows the show well. When she was 14 and studying dance with Joy Woodrow (Babe) in Courtenay, she was a dancer in Waiters Gallop in Hello, Dolly! and when she was 18 and Babe died, she took over the Joy Woodrow School of Dance with its 200 dancers, which not too long after became the Heather Gordon School of Dance.

Now, Gordon Murphy and Kristy Miller, the vocal director for Hello, Dolly!, are the co-owners of Raincoast Creative Performing Arts - a musical theatre school for youth with a strong focus on vocal training.

Shows are Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $27 plus applicable Tidemark fees.

For more information and how to get involved, contact Heather Gordon Murphy at, heather@coremoves.ca ■ Please save the date of Saturday, October 24th for the launch of the Courtenay and District Museum’s 2015 book project, Watershed Moments - A Pictorial History of Courtenay and District published with Harbour Publishing.

Watershed Moments features over 140 images from the museum’s vast collection of historical photographs, glass plate negatives and other

ephemera scanned and improved by Ernst Vegt of Coast Imaging Arts.

Spanning the mid1800s to the 1950s, Watershed Moments invites you into a world of portraits, boating parties, family celebrations, agricultural events and economic activities. Local authors Christine Dickinson, Deborah Griffiths, Judy Hagen and Catherine Siba invite you to join them at the launch from 1-3 pm in the Rotary Gallery of the Courtenay Museum!

■ Tourism Vancouver Island’s 52nd Annual Conference and AGM held

September 15-17 in beautiful Campbell River held much success with valuable networking sessions, impressive keynote speakers, and great fun and entertainment. The business meeting concluded the event with the announcement of the incoming Board of Directors for the 2015 - 2016 term.

Carol Ann Terreberry has stepped down as the Chair of the board, but will maintain presence as Past Chair.

Terreberry is the Operations Manager of Quadra Island Golf Club on Quadra Island, the newest golf facility on the

west coast.

Terreberry acknowledged the service and dedication of outgoing Past Chair Chuck Fast of LP Consulting in the Comox Valley.

Ian MacPhee of Prince of Whales Whale Watching and Abbeymoore Manor Bed & Breakfast Inn was elected to the position of Board Chair.

Serving the second year of a two-year term on the board of directors is Lara Greasley of Comox Valley Economic Development and Tourism.

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The Plog (Continued from page 12) her granddaughter were joined by Jeff Ackinclose, Store Manager Thrifty Foods Courtenay Crown Isle - along with teams from Thrifty Foods Crown Isle, Thrifty Foods Courtenay (downtown), and from Thrifty Foods Campbell River - early Thursday morning last week to kickoff their Pedal Power Ride for JDRF. The series of rides are to raise funds and awareness for JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), an organization that supports local families in the community living with type 1 diabetes.

■ Morgan Cross, Holly Moonen, Ashianna Ralynn, and Lucy Dabbs from Vanier were 4 of the winners of a secondary writing contest last spring. With the generous support of Rebel Mountain Press, the top 17 stories were published (August 2015) in In Our Own Voice 2015 -an anthology of creative fiction by Van-

couver Island young writers. Other Comox Valley authors published in the book include Andrew Jutte & Robb Gauthier (Highland), Kyra Piercy & Josee Aileen Patterson (Vanier).

Copies of this book will be on the shelves of Vanier, Isfeld, and Highland libraries. In addition, the Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL), and VIU library have copies available.

■ Courtenay Dairy Queen says “Thank You to our amazing community that helped raise $8587.56 for the Vancouver Children’s Hospital by supporting our annual Blizzard Day on August 13”. All the proceeds from Blizzard sales went to fund this initiative.

The total also includes funds collected from the outlet’s coin collection box.

■ LUSH Valley Food Action Society closed its facility at 1126 Piercy Avenue in Courtenay on

Wednesday.

“Unfortunately, persistent problems with our facility have been disrupting our programs and creating uncertainty for our clients. In the last year we have been repeatedly closed by the Health Authority and forced to devote limited resources to addressing multiple problems. Resolving these issues requires significant time and capital investment far beyond our capacity. We feel it is better to direct our resources toward outreach, programs, education, and advocacy.

In spite of making the difficult decision to close the facility and become a ‘virtual office,’ LUSH will still offer most of our programs.,” the society said in its newsletter. Until further notice, LUSH Valley administrative operations will be conducted remotely. They will be present at community gathering spots, community events, the Share the Harvest Community Garden, and online. They can be contacted by these means: Telephone: 250-3310152 Email: admin@lushvalley.org www.lushvalley.org ■ Construction is underway for a new 10,000

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Fred Smith and his Tin Town Tacos’ volunteers are thrilled to be presenting the Comox Valley Hospice Society with $888.00, the proceeds from their 3rd Annual Tacos for Tenderness Fundraiser. Executive Director, Terri Odeneal said she was deeply grateful for the fundraiser “We are totally dependent on the generosity of this wonderful community to fund the compassionate care the Society has been providing Comox Valley families for over 25 years.” sq. ft building at 1608 Ryan Road. This will be the new home for Comox Valley RV, and will include the recreational vehicle (RV) dealership, a service building, and associated outdoor RV display and storage uses. The building is across from the new Salvation Army store.

■ Habitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North needs your help to find two hardworking families who have been dreaming of owning a home!

Meet Lisa on October 6th and hear how her partnership with Habitat changed her life.

Habitat will build two

more homes in Campbell River this spring and they are looking for two hard working young families to partner with them. Owning a home is a dream for many, but Habitat makes this possible with a zero cash down and zero interest mortgage. With the affordable housing crisis and local jobs on the decline, young families are suffering. Many are forced to make tough decisions between paying rent and buying groceries. With a partnership with Habitat, young families thrive and children can have a place to call home.

Open to the public on October 6th, Habitat is

holding an Information Session at the Campbell River Community Center.

If you have any questions about the next build on Dalton Road please stop by at 6:30 pm.

■ A Comox councillor was so impressed with this guest column on homelessness in the Victoria Times Colonist that he hopes more people will read it.

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The Comox Valley RCMP responded to the following incidents between Sept. 22 and 28:

■ On Monday September 21st police received a report of a mischief that had occurred at a BC Hydro gate in the Forbidden Plateau road area. The BC Hydro representative stated that someone had shot 13 holes in a sign sometime over the night of September 20th. (201512502) ■ On the evening of September 21st police stopped a female driver suspected

of driving contrary to her licence restrictions. The investigation revealed she was breaching the conditions of her licence by not having a supervisor with her but she was also consuming alcohol and it was found that she was over the legal limit. The woman was served with a 90 day Immediate Roadside Prohibition, had her vehicle towed and impounded for 30 days and was given two motor vehicle act tickets.

The police strongly urge persons who have consumed alcohol to find other methods of getting home. (2015-

12509) ■ On September 25th police were patrolling on the Comox valley parkway looking for motor vehicle infractions and happened upon a vehicle that appeared to be driving over the posted speed limit.

Radar confirmed that the vehicle was travelling at 130 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.

The car was stopped and the driver received a ticket for excessive speed and had his vehicle towed and impounded for 7 days. (201512644) ■ On the afternoon of September 25th police received information of an impaired driver in the Tull Avenue and 17th street area of Courtenay.

The vehicle in question was located and the driver was found to be under the influence of alcohol.

The driver was given a 90 day Immediate Roadside Prohibition and his vehicle was impounded for 30 days.

(2015-12662) ■ Police witnessed and stopped a vehicle on 17th street and Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay, in heavy afternoon traffic, after it was seen to spin its tires and sliding sideways and then accelerating at a high rate of speed.

The driver received a ticket for Driving without consideration and had his vehicle impounded for 7 days. (201512668) ■ Police received a second

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enue in Cumberland. Thieves stole a number of power tools in this theft. (2015-12804) ■ The Comox valley citizens continue to be targeted by the CRA income tax scam.

This scam started several months ago and is continuing strong today.

The scammers call individuals and say they owe money to the the CRA and if they don’t pay a warrant will be issued and the police will attend and arrest them.

THIS IS NOT TRUE. If the government wishes to contact you they will do it through written correspondence first.

If you receive a call of this nature please contact the Canadian Anti- Fraud center at 1-888-495-8501 or the Canada Revenue Agency to report.

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Most cruise lines now have at least one specialty restaurant onboard where guests can enjoy a meal cooked to order in an intimate setting. Specialty restaurants are set in a quiet part of the ship and cater to just small number of guests. Restaurants are open for dinner with some that open for brunch or lunch on sea days, and reservations are a must. Some will allow advance reservations prior to sailing, while others are first come first serve once guests are onboard.

The most popular cuisine featured is steak and seafood, but there are also Italian, French and Asian restaurants. Everything is prepared a-la-minute, often table-side, and attentive staff cater to your every need. Meals are unhurried, with diners often lingering for 2-3 hours.

Another trend that is fast developing is specialty restaurants associated with Celebrity Chefs. Jamie Oliver, Todd English, Jacques Pepin and many more have forged partnerships with cruise lines to provide their menus onboard.

The charge to dine at these restaurants ranges between US$25-50 per person.

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Is it worth spending extra to dine at a specialty restaurant? Absolutely. The service levels and the quality are exemplary. Many guests who are celebrating a special occasion, or couples who want a special night out choose this option.

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hand report of a man punching a female in the head while seated inside a car on Royston road on September 26th. Police attended the location and took a man into custody and he is now been charged with assault.

The man was remanded into custody by a Judicial Justice of the peace and be appearing in provincial court on a later date. (2015-12727) ■ On September 28th police responded to a report of a break, enter and theft from a coffee shop on the 2700 block of Dunsmuir Avenue in Cumberland.

Thieves smashed a window to gain entry and once inside stole cash. (2015-12800) ■ Police received a report of a break in and a theft from a locked storage shed on the 2600 block of Derwent Av-

chrysanthemums, asters, ornamental cabbage, pansies and small evergreens. To get a colorful spring display, add bulbs to the pot BEFORE planting the new plants. Choose a focal or anchor plant with an interesting shape or texture. Don't be afraid to cram plants close together for a full, luxurious look. Growth stops with cooler weather.

Experiment with non-traditional choices. A touch of frost gives sedum, ajuga, euphorbia, ornamental cabbage and some grasses a russet or bronzed glow; other grasses turn golden; artemisias retain their ghostly gleam. Hollies, junipers and ivies add texture. Gourds add whimsy. For winter arrangements, add branches, berries and evergreen boughs.

To qualify for big loans, like mortgages or lines of credit, lenders look at your credit report as a major factor in their decision. It’s a listing of all the ‘credit instruments’ in your personal name, including credit cards, cell phone services, vehicle loans, and personal loans and includes your borrowing, balance and payment history for each account. Most mortgage lenders require at least 2 different instruments reporting for 2+ years. They are looking to see that you make your required monthly payments on time and that you use these accounts responsibly. The addition last year of mobile phones to credit reports is something to especially be aware of, as forgetting or refusing to pay a phone bill now has negative impact on your credit. If you have disputes with a company, consider paying the minimum and disputing any charges formally for a later refund. This will keep your credit strong for when you need it. For more information on credit or a complimentary credit review and mortgage consultation, give us a call today!

How can I reduce the effectsof reverse dollar cost averaging?

Why are regular facials important?

Lara D. Austin

Investment and Wealth Advisor

Investors who “dollar cost average” make periodic purchases of a stock or mutual fund over a long period of time. Investors at the retired stage are often faced with the “reverse”—when withdrawals from volatile assets result in faster capital depletion.

To reduce the effects, you can: • Withdraw from savings accounts as opposed to holdings with more volatility • Ask yourself “Is my account value higher than it was four years ago?” If yes, you’re fine. If no, contact your advisor.

250-334-5606 | lara.austin@rbc.com www.laraaustin.com This article is supplied by Lara D. Austin, Investment & Wealth Advisor with RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Member-Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Lara can be reached at 250-334-5606 or lara.austin@rbc.com.

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Can some medications affect my hearing?

Jennifer Frey, Registered Audiologist

There are a few medications known to have ototoxic effects causing tinnitus (ringing in the ears) or dizziness. ASA and aspirin containing products, ibuprofen and naproxen taken in high doses can cause tinnitus. Some antibiotics given intravenously can cause hearing loss and loss of balance. If you have hearing loss or tinnitus already, tell your doctor and pharmacist. Be aware of early warning signs such as tinnitus, pressure in the ears , sudden hearing loss or worsening of hearing loss when new medication is begun. If you experience any of these symptoms you should consult your doctor right away and have your hearing assessed by an Hearing Care Professional.

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I got a note home from my childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school stating their class has lice going around. I think my child may have lice, Jeff Matell PHARMACIST/OWNER what should I do?

I recently had a few of my teeth removed and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been suggested that I should look into having a partial denture made, what exactly is a partial denture?

WE ARE OVERRUN WITH DEER AND RABBITS, WHAT SUGGESTIONS DO YOU HAVE WHEN PLANTING FALL BULBS?

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A standard partial denture has a metal framework fabricated exactly for your mouth. The framework is used to gain retention in the mouth by utilizing the anatomy of your remaining teeth. A pink acrylic base along with replacement teeth are built right on to the framework. A standard partial is easily removed from the mouth at any time. Some other options to replace missing teeth include bridges and implants.

Short answer very important. Like the attic space and living space of your home crawlspaces require ventilation. Crawlspaces are designed 2 different ways. They can be designed inside the building envelope or outside the building envelope. A crawlspace that is outside the building envelope should have insulated floors and large vents to the outside allowing natural draft to ventilate. A crawlspace that is inside the building envelope should be heated, mechanically ventilated and should have insulated walls. The construction industry did have some confusion years ago and many houses had heated/ventilated crawlspaces with natural draft vents also installed. An easy way to tell if your crawl is over ventilated is if your crawlspace has insulated walls, a ducted heating system and natural draft vents you may want to consider blocking off the natural draft vents or you can consult with one of the experts at Temprite Climate Solutions.

Unfortunately lice are very common amongst school children.

Before starting treatment make sure your child actually has lice.

It is not recommend to treat them unless you are certain. It is rare to actually spot lice as they are very small and move quickly, it is more common to see the nits. The nits are pearl-grey and tear shaped about 1mm long. Go through your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hair with fine tooth lice comb. If you see any nits or lice then treat. There are several treatments available at the pharmacy I find Nix(R), Kwellada(R) and NYDA most effective. Make sure to follow the directions given by your pharmacist carefully to ensure the best results as different products have different directions that are important for them to work properly. Also, it is a good idea to check the rest of the family for lice as it spreads easily. You should wash all bedding and clothing in hot water with a hot dry. Vacuum the mattress, carpets and furniture as well. Any items that cannot be washed should be placed in a plastic bag and sealed for 7-10 days. If you have a child in daycare or school that is infected please notify the school so parents can check and monitor their children. Most schools do not require children to stay home after treatment has been applied. Re-check your child daily for lice and remove any nits. If there is any after 7 days re-treat.

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Why should I go to the dentist if nothing hurts?

A partial denture is a removable prosthetic used to replace missing teeth, it can help maximize your chewing surfaces and improve esthetics. A partial denture can also stabilize your remaining teeth and prevent mesial drift from happening; this is a slow process where your remaining teeth â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;driftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or tilt forward into the space left behind from the tooth you lost. Depending which teeth have been lost you may notice some differences in your speech now, a partial can help restore phonetics.

How important is ventilating my crawlspace?

My dog is itchy.

I do not see any fleas.

What can I do next?

Dr. Judith Hilger Dr. Colleen Clancy & Dr. Ann Lu Dentists

Regular visits to your hygienist and checkups with the dentist keep small problems from becoming big problems.

Often times, when a tooth hurts, it is due to a problem that has progressed far enough to affect tooth nerves or the bone around a tooth. It would have started out as a small cavity or a small pocket.

When caught in its early stages, often a conservative filling or extra cleaning will be enough to fix it.

The hygienist and dentist can also give recommendations on specific areas to focus on to prevent future problems.

Dr. Colleen Clancy and Associates #98-1742 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, BC V9N 2K8 Phone: 250-338-2599 Web: www.drcolleenclancy.com

VETERINARIAN

As you might have observed recently, even a total eclipse of the moon will not completely obscure it. In fact, last week's lunar eclipse appeared to turn the moon a glowing red colour, which is from indirect sunlight scattered from around the earth. There is minimal, if any, harmful ultra-violet light being reflected off the moon when it is in the earth's large shadow. A solar eclipse, like a lunar eclipse, does not appear to totally obscure the sun. The moon may block out most of the visible sun, but cannot shade out the sun's corona, which is the incredibly huge aura of ultraviolet-emitting plasma which surrounds the sun itself.

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There are many reasons why a dog or cat can be itchy. One of the easiest rule-outs will be to determine if your pet has fleas. Your dog or cat can have a flea problem without any fleas being found by you. Most often you will see only very few tiny dark, dirt-like granules in the coat. If an animal has a flea allergy, often a few bites will be enough to cause a skin reaction and a severe itch. In any itchy pet, checking for and controlling fleas are important first steps. Applying a veterinary flea product will help to rid your pet of the pesky critters. The environment and bedding also need to be cleaned up thoroughly.

If the itch persists despite the flea treatment, we need to look for other causes of your petâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s itchiness, such as allergies.

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Try planting snowdrops, daffodils, hyacinths, alliums, fritillaria or iris.

Look for the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;no deerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; symbol on the boxes of bulbs for sale at the nursery. There are even deer resistant collections, mixed bulbs pre-selected and all ready for planting. Rabbits and squirrels usually donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t touch them either, although some have been known to nibble on new shoots, so spray young emerging shoots in the spring with Bobbex or another animal repellent.

If you love tulips and worry about animals chewing or digging up the bulbs, plant them into cages made from 1/2 inch wire, sunk to the proper depth. The tulips will grow up through the wire. To stop deer & rabbits from munching the leaves, keep them well sprayed with repellent as they emerge. Blood meal sprinkled around your bulbs will also help to keep deer, rabbits and others away.

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Good progress on homelessness, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;but much more needs to be doneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Considerable progress is at last being made in addressing homelessness in the Comox Valley, the president of Dawn to Dawn, Richard Clarke, told the action on homelessness societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual meeting on Tuesday (Sept 29). â&#x20AC;&#x153;These past 12 months have been quite eventful and very positive for Dawn to Dawn, our clients and other individuals facing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness,â&#x20AC;? he told members and supporters gathered at Courtenay Library.

In addition to the societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own initiatives, he praised the positive actions of other organizations in the Valley and different levels of government that are striving to work more closely together to maximize the impact of their efforts.

While he acknowledged there is still much more to do, there had been notable progress over the past 12 months - with the possibility of even more in the future if there is a positive outcome to a local referendum on the matter being proposed by Comox Valley Regional District. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While the proposal (in the referendum) will not generate a huge sum of money, it will be helpful,â&#x20AC;? he commented. â&#x20AC;&#x153;More importantly, approval by voters will send a clear message to senior levels of government that this community is serious about ending homelessness.â&#x20AC;?

Clarke said amongâ&#x20AC;?heartwarmingâ&#x20AC;? moves by the BC Government had been its recent announcements to buy the Washington Inn apartment complex; its offer of additional ďŹ nancial support for improved facilities at the Salvation Army Pidcock House emergency shelter; and its contribution to the refurbishment of the former Laurel Lodge to become Amethyst House.

He also welcomed moves on the City of Courtenayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Braidwood supportive housing project; and initiatives by Island Health to establish an Intensive Case Management Team for people with mental health issues, and its support for Comox Valley Transi-

While the (referendum) will not generate a huge sum of money, it will be helpful. More importantly, approval by voters will send a clear message that this community is serious about ending homelessness.â&#x20AC;?

RICHARD CLARKE Dawn to Dawn president

Dawn to Dawnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outreach worker Grant Shilling (left) and society president Richard Clarke pictured at Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual meeting. tion Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enhanced rehabilitation services for women.

As far as Dawn to Dawn itself is concerned, Clarke welcomed ďŹ nancial support from BC Housing for its innovative scattered housing program.

The province is providing essential funds towards rental and utility subsidies as well as administration, and has supported Dawn to Dawnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homeless prevention program to house at least a further 20 people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This funding has been very helpful, and given our cost-efficient model we are currently housing 42 persons, including 13 children,â&#x20AC;? he explained.

The challenge has not been one of ďŹ nding people to help, but in tracking down additional individual housing units the society can rent to provide a roof over clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; heads in what continues to be a tight rental market.

Because of the lack of available one-bedroom units, Clarke noted, Dawn to Dawn had frequently not been able to offer immediate support, but it had progressively ramped up its efforts as additional rental units were identiďŹ ed and brought in to the program. More units are

still needed, he added, and he urged any property owners interesting in ďŹ nding out more to contact the society.

In outline, the program reimburses landlords for the full rent of costeffective privately owned units, with clients contributing what they can afford and Dawn to Dawn taking responsibility for the remainder to help people get on their feet.

The program is intended to house clients ďŹ rst and then link them to appro-

priate support services such as education, employment counselling and health services.

Clarke paid tribute to Dawn to Dawn members who had worked on securing more grant aid and public donations for the societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work. Among successes were funding from BC Gaming for its recreational program, which - in combination with the BC Housing support - has enabled Dawn to Dawn to employ Grant Shilling, its dedicated outreach worker, on a full-time basis for the ďŹ rst time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have also continued to receive some support for our recreational program from the Comox Valley Regional District, and the cooperation of the City of Courtenay in the use of its recreational facilities,â&#x20AC;? Clarke added.

On top of governmentrelated funding, community support for Dawn to Dawn had continued to grow, he noted, with the help of fund-raising

appeals, special events and estate legacies. One of the latest supporters is United Way on the North Island, which is offering $5,000 towards Dawn to Dawnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initiatives.

Clarke praised the way a Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness had come together this year, an alliance of organizations that has now drawn up a draft ďŹ ve year program to address homelessness and the support services people without homes - or in danger of being without a home need. Dawn to Dawn is member of the coalition.

Clarke said he was one of those who believed it was primarily senior levels of government that had the responsibility, resources and services to end homeless, but that could only be done with local coordination and support. He hoped the new coalition could help focus on both the needs and the opportunities to make a real difference in the Comox Valley going forward.

The annual meeting elected the following officers for the next 12 months: president Richard Clarke, vice-president Evangeline Mathura, secretary Judy Brooks and treasurer Kristi Meier.

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The Corporation of the Village of Cumberland Public Notice 2016 Permissive Property Tax Exemptions The Council of the Village of Cumberland will consider a bylaw to provide property tax exemptions for the 2016 tax year to the following properties at the Council meetings of October 13 and October 26, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. at the Village of Cumberland Council Chambers, 2675 Dunsmuir Avenue.

Property

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Cumberland United Church Cumberland Community Church

Estimated Municipal Taxes if Not Exempt 2016

2017

2018

All land surrounding the church

$277

$285

$293

All land surrounding the church

$287

$295

$304

Cumberland and District Historical Society

Occupiers of Municipal Property â&#x20AC;&#x201C; apportionment of land and building

$2,345

$2,416

$2,488

Cumberland Old Age Pensioners Organization (#51)

Occupiers of Municipal Property â&#x20AC;&#x201C; apportionment of land and building

$5,589

$5,756

$5,929

For further information, please contact Michelle Mason, Financial Officer at 250-336-3004.

www.comoxvalleyecho.com FRIDAY.OCTOBER 2, 2015

Bilked Powell River family helped

by Courtenay funeral provider A grieving Powell River family has received some solace after Toneff Funeral Services in Courtenay offered to provide a free grave marker after the family was left in a lurch by a now-defunct local funeral provider.

Last fall, Robert Dufour paid Westcoast Funeral Services of Powell River more than $650 for a grave marker that never materialized. After dealing for months with what he calls “lies and excuses,” he says an email from Toneff Funeral Services owner Eric Toneff was a breath of fresh air.

“He reached out and basically said he didn’t like how I was treated or that someone in his industry had completely failed me,” recalls Dufour. “He said he wanted to look after our needs and agreed to supply a marker for no cost.”

“This is the kind of regrettable situation that gives our industry a bad name,” says Toneff. “So when I found out the family had paid for but never received their headstone,

I made arrangements to have one supplied.”

Westcoast Funeral Services had its licence suspended earlier this summer as “the result of repeated failure to pay licensing fees as well as a recent and ongoing investigation into the business practices,” according to a press release issued in July

by Consumer Protection B.C. (CPBC). Westcoast Funeral Services has since closed its doors and had its licence fully cancelled.

In his 25 years in the funeral business, Toneff says this is the first time he’s seen a funeral services company have its licence cancelled for what CPBC classifies as “Deceptive Acts or Practices.”

“Obviously, that wasn’t the first instance of questionable business practices from this outfit, as we were only one of several businesses to lodge a complaint with the CPBC,” he says. “When I was alerted to the circumstances, I contacted one of our suppliers and we agreed to cover the cost of

Eric Toneff, of Toneff Funeral Services in Courtenay, provided a free headstone to a grieving Powell River family left in a lurch by a local funeral provider. the headstone.

“As rarely as something like this happens, I still find it absolutely repugnant when it does,” he adds. “Unfortunately, when people are in need of funeral services it’s often a very vulnerable time.

They’re not in a position, mentally or emotionally, to properly deal with things like customer sat-

isfaction and consumer rights. That’s why there are laws and guidelines in place to protect the consumer.”

Preplanning today, and establishing a rapport with a funeral provider, he says, can eliminate some of the mental, emotional and financial stress that accompanies a death.

“You or your family members will have to work closely with your funeral provider during a most difficult time. You want to be certain that you have a good relationship with a licensed funeral director you trust.”

It should be noted that Stubberfield Funeral Home also offered to provide Dufour a free headstone after Toneff had already been in contact.

For further information about your consumer rights, call Consumer Protection B.C. at 1-888564-9963 or visit www. consumerprotectionbc.ca.

Eric Toneff can be reached directly at 250-338-4463, or online at www.tonefffunerals.com.

Ask The Dentists!

Drs. Manny Karamanis & Brett Burry

What Good is Lecturing Anyone about Teeth?

Dear Doctors - I am about ready to make an appointment to see a dentist. I haven't been lately because I saw this incredible smart-ass hygienist who acted like she had the only 'smart card' in town while she lectured my wife and me about brushing and flossing. Frankly, we just quit going there. When we saw their caller ID on our telephone we just quit speaking to them. Why do they do that?

Answer - You're preaching to the choir, so to speak.

Adults make choices in life, and once they have done so it is usually a waste of perfectly good oxygen lecturing them on it. In our profession we deal with everyone from the twice per day flossers to the 'never' flossers. We've even had patients from some Middle Eastern countries that have only ever cleaned their teeth with a tree branch! As dental professionals, we have no right to give anyone a hard time. The truth is, we shall see them all eventually – whether or not they heed our advice or otherwise.

The only real variable is whether they are being fitted for dentures, or are in for more preventative dentistry as part of their own dental choices they have made.

Case in point – consider the gruesome photographs that are on cigarette packages, and the plethora of media material that has inundated the public since 1984. The tobacco sellers had to rotate their 'warning' labels every 3 months out of fear that the public would become 'blind' to the danger. There are still people today claiming that nobody ever told them it was a dangerous habit. We make suggestions, both general and specific around oral health habits.

Playing any kind of 'guilt card' just plain irritates all people in general, so we believe it is of no value.

Cumberland and Royston Water Restrictions Lifted Effective immediately all restrictions on outdoor water use are lifted for users of the Cumberland and Royston water systems.

The Village of Cumberland and Comox Valley Regional District thank residents for limiting outdoor water use over the past few months. This action helped to maintain water levels and water quality in the Cumberland Creek and Perseverence Creek watersheds.

For details: Village of Cumberland cumberland.ca 250-336-2291

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Our most constructive role is that of an advisor.

Make a choice, and there are consequences – one way or another. Our favourite auto mechanic has a list of preventative maintenance items he rattles off – from changing your oil every 5000 klicks to rotating tires, and he can happily recite off details of his customers who always follow his advice to those who never do. Some drive their cars for 300,000 klicks or more, and others are surprised that they run into catastrophic failure much earlier. According to him it is usually when they've ignored all the warning signs and waited for the car to actually quit before they called him. When we need advice on car care, we ask him. Not surprisingly, he returns every 4 months for his hygiene appointment and calls it his 'tune-up'. Same issue - different details. He gave up on lecturing his 'patients' too!

Comox Valley Regional District www.comoxvalleyrd.ca/restrictions 250-334-6056

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CVRD chooses consultant for $381,166 water study One engineering firm offers to do the work for $63,000 but its RFP was not evaluated

BY MICHAEL BRIONES Echo Staff The Comox Valley Regional District is hiring an engineering consultant to complete the Comox Lake water treatment options study.

The board of directors approved staff recommendation the contract be awarded to Opus Dayton and Knights Consultant, which submitted a bid price of $381,166 excluding GST to examine available water treatment technologies. The amount is well-within the CVRD’s 2015-2019 water service financial budget that includes $500,000 to pay for the study.

But one company that submitted a proposal is protesting the way their bid was handled.

The regional district were forced to start looking at a filtration system sooner after the two lengthy boil water advisories that occurred last year due to increased source water turbidity in the Puntledge River and Comox Lake. The first lasted

Why would the CVRD spend an additional $320,000 for engineering services that are being offered by the largest and most experienced design engineering firm in Canada at a much lower fee?”

STAN SPENCER Stantec Engineering

10 days in October and the second totalled 47 days in December.

Island Health rescinded the filtration deferral it granted the CVRD in 2013 because of these two boil water advisories. Earlier this year, on Jan. 21, Island Health ordered the CVRD to hire an engineering consultant and work towards the installation of a water filtration system.

The CVRD issued an RFP in May and received six proposals from Opus Dayton Knight, Associated Engineering, CH2M Hill, AECOM, ISL Engi-

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neering, and Stantec Engineering.

The proposals were technically assessed against a set point rated criteria that covered quality of the proposal (10%), relative experience of the firm on similar projects (30%), detailed methodology (30%), commitment (10%) and price (20%).

The highest ranked proponent based on the criteria was Opus Dayton Knight.

However, one company, Stantec Engineering, was not evaluated. Staff indicated the “time Stantec allocated to the study was deemed inadequate to complete the required work as outlined in the RFP.” Stantec protested the awarding of the contract to Opus Dayton. They offered a bid price of $63,000 plus GST. Stan Spencer, the principal at Stantec, finds it interesting the CVRD’s reason for not evaluating their bid. He claims the RFP did not require the normal time/task matrix which identifies hours/

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Prior to the proposal submissions date, Spencer said, Stantec sought clarification from CVRD’s senior manager water and waste services David Leitch and assistant branch manager Karen Garrett but did not receive a reply. And since Stantec did not provide any hours to complete the study, Spencer said, they are questioning “how CVRD staff concluded that Stantec did not have sufficient hours to complete the work.”

Spencer said Stantec is a major water treatment plant design firm that has been involved in major water treatment plants in the province than all the other bidders combined.

He said 65 per cent of all BC residents drink water from Stantec designed water treatment plants.

They have designed over 1,000 water treatment plants in North America over the past 50 years.

Spencer said the cost they offered in the RFP was low because they are looking beyond the water

treatment options study by also obtaining the design and construction services contract.

Stantec has performed similar studies for numerous municipalities in the province and their proposal outlines all of the activities they will undertake to complete the assignment. He added they are prepared to complete all the work for a fixed fee of $63,000.

“Why would the CVRD spend an additional $320,000 for engineering services that are being offered by the largest and most experienced design engineering firm in Canada at a much lower fee?,” Spencer asked.

Stantec applied to appear as a delegation before the CVRD board but was declined as staff deemed it could be a breach of duty of fairness to the other participants in the process.

The board discussed this matter in camera.

The CVRD’s general manager of engineering Marc Rutten wants to reassure bidders that they have a

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good policy in place in treating and completing a fair evaluation of all the proponents that provided proposals to this process.

“They all have been treated in the same way and they all have been treated fair,” said Rutten.

“We can only work with the information we’ve been provided as part of a proposal. We did that with Stantec just like we did with all the other bidders.

Based on that information we made a recommendation to try and get the best value for the money we are spending.”

Rutten is not able to discuss in public details of Stantec’s proposal. But he explained that it was obvious to the evaluating committee that “Stantec did not allocate an appropriate amount of time to get the work done.” The committee, Rutten said, reviewed other information that was provided, including price. “That made it very obvious that there’s no way the work could be completed,” said Rutten.

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T Courtenay and District Museum The is i celebrating the City’s 100th aanniversary with the publication of a coffee table style book with the help of the Comox Valley Echo.

It is a high quality magazine style publication with a durable cover.

Historically rich content focuses on activities of people who have shaped our community over the decades. Proceeds from the sales of book copies will help the museum with funding development of programs and activities. Copies are $5.00 each which includes GST, and are available at the Museum and the Echo.

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Cumberland council says no to governance review study

BY MICHAEL BRIONES Echo Staff Cumberland council is not supporting the Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce’s call for a governance review.

Although the chamber called it a study, Mayor Leslie Baird was not convinced it was just that.

“Personally I am not in favour of amalgamation,” said Baird. “They said this isn’t amalgamation but it is.”

Baird pointed out when the chamber started this two years, the goal was to collect 5,000 signatures

Water study (Continued from page 18) “He is right they did not provide the number of man hours but there’s many ways to determine the amount of effort that’s going to be put in in terms of time. The evaluation committee determined they weren’t going to get the same value out of that proposal than they were from the highest ranked proposal even though on the surface it was more attractive.”

The installation of a water filtration system will assist the CVRD in achieving Island Health’s 4321 surface water treatment requirements. Staff indicated without a filtration system the 1-NTU turbidity requirement would be difficult to fulfill.

Comox director Ken Grant said they didn’t need this study until the boil water advisory events last year, which was not their fault. He feels the cost of the study should be shared by the Village of Cumberland, Timberwest and the province.

“We’re all part of this and I am not asking for them to pay the whole shot but $383,000 I should think that at least a portion of that should be coming from those that caused this issue,” said Grant. “Who knows how long we would have the deferral for. It could be five, 10, 15 years from now. All of a sudden we are getting this today. My opinion is they should be at least part of this, in the payment of this study. It’s a lot of money.”

to support the request for the study. But to date, it has garnered over 2,800 signatures.

“They are far below that,” said Baird. “To me, it shows there’s not as much real interest in the valley as they have thought it was. I think this is just being driven by a few select people. So I cannot support it.”

The chamber has made delegations to local governments about a governance review in the hope of convincing them to support it. During the presentations, chair Andrew Gower said valley businesses are behind the initiative. He added achieving 5,000 signatures will give them a strong case in convincing the province to fund a study that will determined if the governance of the Comox Valley is structured in a manner that best satisfies the political, cultural and public services the community needs in order to meet the challenges that growth

brings. Councillor Gwyn Sproule told Cumberland council at the Comox Valley Regional District it was mentioned that if the businesses are serious with this, whey aren’t they pushing harder for it?

“How come they don’t all have the petitions for people to sign,” said Sproule. “They’re still short of 2,200 signatures.”

Baird said at one of the chamber presentations she attended, the chamber stressed on businesses in the development sector and the difficulties in dealing with the City of Courtenay, Town of Comox, the CVRD and the village.

“We all have different rules concerning development,” said Baird. “Those rules are key to our zoning.

We make them for each of our communities, so why do we want to have one for everybody? We choose to live where we live and we like that uniqueness. And to me, it’s trying to make us all the same. That’s one thing I do not support.”

Councillor Roger Kishi said it’s also hard to support this study when the chamber has not come up with the terms of reference.

“Until we know what we’re agreeing to, I am not prepared to agree to it,” said Kishi. “So until they flushed out what the terms of reference of whatever it is they’re going to be doing, I am not prepared to say right now, ‘yes, we agree to that.’”

Councillor Jesse Ketler’s concern was the goal to collect signatures from 10 per cent of the electorate in the valley, does not reflect truly the interest of those in Cumberland.

“That it didn’t have to be any particular amount from Cumberland, that is one of my concerns,” said Ketler. Sproule made a motion to inform the chamber that the Village of Cumberland will not be supporting its call for a governance review study.

Council unanimously passed it.

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Cumberland lifts Stage 3 water restrictions The Village of Cumberland has rescinded Stage 3 water restriction and return to Stage 1.

Due to the drought that hit the region during the summer months, there was a concern about not having enough water moving into the fall.

Council introduced Stage 3 in July 20 to conserve water.

But the month of September has seen cooler weather and occasional rainfall.

Manager of Operations Rob Crisfield reported to council that the Cumberland Creek reservoirs are starting to gain capacity due to more rainfall.

And with remaining storage still available in Allen Lake, Crisfield recommended to council Stage 3 be lifted and automatically switch to Stage 1 restrictions that would take effect at this time of the year according to village’s Water Conservation Bylaw.

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WHAT'SON In the Comox Valley 2 FRIDAY

EVERGREEN CLUB FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE • We are dancing every Friday Night in October! Enjoy a good evening out dancing or just listening to the music of CROSSTOWN EXPRESS in the Rotary Hall at Courtenay Recreation’s Filberg Centre Friday October 2nd from 7:30 – 10:30pm. We will break at 9pm for our coffee & cookie break.

Non-members are welcome along with our regular members. FMI call the Filberg office at 250-338-1000.

PEARL ELLIS GALLERY IN COMOX • Presents: “PEARL ELLIS GALLERY MEMBERS’ ANNIVERSARY SHOW & SALE” From September 22nd - October 18th. Open Tues - Sat from 10 am - 4 pm, Sun 1 - 4 pm, Closed Monday. Free Admission. Located at 1729 Comox Avenue.

FMI and to see a virtual gallery of the current show go to www.pearlellisgallery.com COURTENAY LEGION • Meat draws every Friday, 5-7 pm.

COMOX LEGION • Meat draws every Friday, 3 p.m. Open to all Legion members and signed in guests. Friday is still drop in darts night 7.30 pm toe line, $2.25 per person.

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MASON BEES COCOON CLEANING OPEN HOUSE • For six years Al Morton has been involved in Campbell River and the Comox Valley in presenting workshops, selling cocoons, building beehouses and nesting boxes. If you have bees and have not been cleaning them, come by and see how it’s done. If you are interested in having mason bees, this is a good opportunity to get started. Saturday, Oct, 3, 10 am to 2 pm, 318 Cortez Cres., Comox. FMI: almorton@shaw.ca COMOX VALLEY FARMERS MARKET • 9-12 every Saturday at the Headquarters Road fair grounds, Courtenay. Come for the freshness, stay for the fun! FMI: Mkt. Mgr. Vickey 250.218-0321 or or www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com & keep in touch on Facebook.

COURTENAY LEGION • Meat draws every Saturday 2-5 p.m. in the lounge. Dancing to Gord Kruger and friends.

COMOX LEGION • Meat draws are held every Saturday 3 p.m. plus Ace of Spades draw.

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BRIDAL EXHIBITION • 11 am to 3 pm, Sunday, Oct. 4 at the Florence Filberg Centre.

ANNUAL NAVY MEET AND GREET • The Comox Valley Royal Canadian Naval Association is hosting its 12th Annual Navy Meet and Greet in the Comox Legion Sunday, Oct 04, between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m. All RCN, ex-RCN, Merchant Navy, USN, Commonwealth Navies and Wannabees are welcome. Come out and meet some old friends and make some new ones. For more Information contact Don Knight at 250-339-5498 or Steve Cowan at 250-890-0225.

ST. THOMAS TRADITIONAL ANGLICAN CHURCH • Invites you to worship with us each Sunday at 11 am. 440 England Ave., Courtenay with kind thanks to Piercy’s Mt. Washington Funeral Chapel for the use of their facility. Fr. George Daley 250-871-6782, fatherg3@telus.net National Website: www.anglicancatholic.ca

the Lilli House a local charity group in the valley. This is the charity that was chosen to receive the proceeds from our 50-50 draw this year. Meetings are held at the Crown Isle Club House, 399 Club House Drive, Courtenay. Doors open at 6:30pm with the meetings staring promptly at 7:00pm.

For more information email us at cvnewcomers.bc@gmail. com or check out our website at www.cvnewcomers.net CRIBBAGE • Every Monday night, 7:00, at the Royston Hall, corner of Old Island Highway and Royston Road. No need to bring a partner. FMI: 250-334-1883.

LADIES AUXILIARY DROP-IN BINGO • Comox Legion Ladies Auxiliary Drop-in Bingo, upper hall.

Doors open 6 pm, bingo 7 p.m.

All money goes to charities.

Free coffee and tea.

6 TUESDAY COMOX VALLEY WOOD CARVERS • If you are interested in any type of wood carving please join us at the Royston Community Hall every Tuesday from 9:30 AM to 3 PM for a day of carving and learning about carving. No experience necessary. FMI call Al at 250-3310156 or Jim at 250-339-5350.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE • Every Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m., Comox Seniors Centre.

7 WEDNESDAY COMOX GLACIER WANDERERS VOLKSWALK CLUB • Is hosting a 5/10 km walk on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7th. Registra-

tion in Marina Park, Comox at 9:30 am; walk starts at 10:00 am. This walk has a little bit of everything Comox has to offer - town pavement, wooded trails, country roads and a segment of beach walking something for everyone! For more information please contact: Betty @ 250-339-3135 or Liz @ 250-334-0790.

FREE MEDITATION CLASSES • Free classes will be held every Wednesday from 6 to 7 pm at the Courtenay Libray, 300 6th Street, in Courtenay. Simple and effective techniques of Sahaja Yoga Meditation will allow you to master stress, improve your health, face yourself, and achieve balance in every aspect of life. Ancient knowledge and practices are adapted to modern day needs for people of all ages and walks of life. For more information call us at (250) 954 5040 or visit our websites at www.freemeditation.ca or www.unescocenterforpeace. org/partners/ PLAY BRIDGE • Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm at the Royston Hall, 3902 Old Island Hwy and Royston Road. FMI: 250334-1883 or roystonhall.com and on Facebook at Royston Community Club

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Courtenay-Alberni voters can hear from the candidates at public forum Monday night An all-candidates forum is being held for the Courtenay-Alberni riding.

Members of the public are welcome to attend this community event, held at the Sid Williams Theatre on October 5th from 6-8pm, and hear from the candidates for the next Federal General Election, which will be held on October 19th, 2015.

graduates sharing experiences from their ‘Recent Trip to India’. Spouses, new members, and visitors most welcome. Hope to see you there! FMI call Mary 250 339 4706.

13 TUESDAY COMOX VALLEY GENEALOGY GROUP • Meets Tues. Oct 13th 7 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1901 20th St., Courtenay. (Please enter from the back of the building). Subject this month will be “Early Mining in Cumberland” and the many nationalities of those who worked the mines. FMI: Marlene 250-334-3080

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SINGLES DANCE • With a Sixties theme will be held at Royston Hall on Saturday, October 24. Doors open at 7:00 pm and dancing starts at 8:00 pm. Prerecorded music from the Sixties will be played by Clem the Music Man. Everyone is encouraged to dress in sixties costumes and prizes will be awarded for the best outfit. There will also be a jive contest and a hulu hoop contest.

There is a cash bar and everyone is encouraged to bring finger food to share on the snack table. Cost is only $10.

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You are invited to the Bridal Exhibition wedding show on Sunday October 4th, 2015 at the Florence Filberg Center. Meet with top wedding professionals and organize every aspect of your wedding in one day. Come taste, see, feel and plan that special day! We are a Vancouver Island owned and operated company and have hosted the Bridal Exhibition for over twenty years. Each show has been very successful and this one promises to once again live up to those expectations. Come spend the day meeting with wedding enthusiasts, check out the on stage presentations, fashion shows, and take in the samples, freebies and fun!

The event runs from 11:00am to 3:00pm and features some of the North Island’s top wedding exhibitors from every avenue of the wedding industry. Make sure you don’t miss out on our fashion shows, and on stage presentations. We will be giving away door prizes every hour and each registered couple at the show will have the opportunity to enter the grand prize draw.

All couples will also receive a free Wedding Experts Bridal Resource Directory and the new issue of Vancouver Island Wedding Ring magazine. Our registered couples will

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We look forward to seeing all the soon to be newlyweds and their guests and family at our show and encourage all couples to pre-register at www.bridalexhibition.ca or at the door.

We would like to thank our sponsors: The Eagle, Comox Valley Echo, and The North Islander and also take this opportunity to thank everyone who attends the Courtenay Bridal Exhibition and wish you much happiness on your wedding day.

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TIPS FOR TOASTING THE BRIDE AND GROOM

Wedding toasts are a tradition that many guests and wedding participants look forward to. An opportunity for maids of honor and best men to express their feelings about the bride and groom, wedding toasts often touch on the heartfelt and the humorous while shedding light on the relationship between the happy couple and the men and women they have chosen to play such significant roles at their wedding.

While guests might enjoy wedding toasts, best men and maids of honor may be nervous about honoring the brides and grooms in such public settings. That anxiety is perfectly normal, especially for those who have never before been asked to serve as maid of honor or best man. Those tasked with toasting the newly anointed husband and wife can consider the following tips to make the task a little easier.

• Keep it brief. While there might be many things you want to say, try to express yourself as concisely as possible. Convey your relationship with the bride and/or groom, but avoid lengthy histories that might come off as ram-

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bling. While personal anecdotes that shed some humorous light on your relationship are great additions to wedding toasts, avoid going into too much detail when telling such stories, focusing instead on the parts of the stories that illustrate your feelings and generate a few laughs.

• Avoid being too formal. Even the most formal wedding can benefit from a toast that veers more toward the spontaneous. While you want to thank the parents of the bride and groom for hosting the wedding and the guests for being on hand to celebrate, don’t feel as though you need to be especially formal. Giving a less formal speech also may help calm your nerves.

• Practice, practice, practice. Practice your speech ahead of time so you are not reading from cards or notepads during the toast. Reading from a piece of paper is less likely to engage the audience than if you are speaking to them directly and sharing some heartfelt thoughts about the bride and groom.

It’s alright to hold onto some cue cards to keep you on track as you deliver your

toast, but practicing your toast as the wedding draws near will boost your confidence and make you more comfortable once you have the microphone in hand.

• Stay appropriate. Humor adds a lot to wedding toasts, but make sure to clean up any humorous anecdotes so they can be shared with all wedding guests, including kids. In addition, avoid stories that, while humorous, may end up embarrassing the bride and groom.

• Share well wishes. Before you raise your glass and ask guests to do the same, express some heartfelt well wishes for the bride and groom. Doing so is a fitting end to a tradition that’s meant to highlight the special relationship brides and grooms have with their maids of honor and best men.

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Like many decisions couples make when planning their weddings, choosing rings comes down to personal preference. There are no steadfast rules when it comes to purchasing wedding rings, but some guidelines can make shopping far easier.

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This should include the type of metal, color, width, and even cost. Couples may find they have different preferences, and this is perfectly fine, as wedding rings do not have to match.

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Train to be an employable food handler in Food Safe Level 1, and learn job-readiness skills in Job Preparation Program. Both programs are an asset to any resume.

In #HackYourResume, youth will get help tweaking their resume into a professional document ready to submit to employers.

In Music Appreciation participants trace the history of their favourite bands– through jazz, rock and roll, disco, etc. and leave with a family tree of their favourite band.

Record a song, make a video and create an online presence to help get paid gigs in Multimedia for Songwriters & Musicians.

Craft Fair Prep and Green Gift Giving will get youth into the holiday spirit. Craft Fair Prep provides youth with supplies to create wares to sell at The Gnarly Little Christmas Craft Fair on December 5.

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Celebrating Gillian Claytons One Year Anniversary at The Joint Physiotherapy!Gillian graduated from the University of Dalhousie with a Bachelors of Science in Health Education; and a Masters of Physiotherapy from the University of British Columbia.

Her education coast to coast has landed her in the Comox Valley to continue to build her already impressive skill set.An avid runner, former varsity soccer player and in 2012 an Ironman Canada Champion; Gillian has a keen interest in working with patients with injuries sustained during sports. As an Orthopedic Physiotherapy Level 3, as well as working at the BC foot and ankle clinic she enjoys working with the lower extremities. Her training also includes Rost Therapy specializing in Pelvic/Pelvic Floor Pain. Gillian enjoys working with Prenatal and Perinatal Patients in all trimesters of pregnancy.If you have any questions or would like to book an appointment please call The Joint Physiotherapy at 250 331 1200.

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It’s Walk to School Month; make it fun and your child will participate Providing kids with opportunities for being physically active can be challenging for parents.

A major contributor to inactive lifestyles is the time spent commuting by car.

Despite your best intentions, driving your kids to school decreases physical activity time and increases sitting time.

Did you know that a long period of sitting is now being referred to as the sitting disease?

Walking is one of the easiest and most popular ways to increasing physical activity levels. When asked,

children, not surprisingly, would rather ride their bike or walk to school rather than busing or being driven.

With busy schedules and having to drive our children to activities before and after school walking to and/or from school can be quite difficult. So how about you drive them a block or two from the school and let them walk the rest of the way.

Or tell them you will meet them at a certain spot and let them walk to meet you.

Perhaps your child’s friends already walk to school and you can

drop them off to walk with their friends. This makes walking fun and they feel independent. Being Active is what you make it, and if we make it fun kids are more likely to get involved!

For parents who are unsure about their children walking to school, October is International Walk to School Month. It focuses on safe walking routes, healthy behaviours, and environmental conservation. Check to see if your school is participating!

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Comox Fire station open house October 10 The members of Comox Fire Rescue would like to invite members of the public to attend their annual Fire Prevention Week Open House.

This Open House is scheduled for Saturday October 10th from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. This event marks the end of Fire Prevention Week in Canada.

This is a great opportunity for citizens to come into the fire station and meet their local firefighters.

Firefighters will be there to hand out important fire safety information and conduct tours of fire vehicles and equipment.

Chief Schreiner states: “Fire Prevention Week is an important time of year for us in the fire service. It is the focal point of our year round fire safety programs. Through our many program we endeavor to reach as many of our citizens as we can.

“We know though our experience that Fire Prevention really does pay huge dividends in our community.

One of the most important fire safety tips we can pass on is to ensure that you and your family are protected by a working smoke alarm. Working smoke alarms really do save lives.”

Our address is 1870 Noel Avenue, Comox across from the Comox Recreation Centre.

If you live in Comox, the fire department will help you install a smoke alarm

Remember: Working smoke alarms save lives Comox Fire Chief Gord Schreiner would like to remind you that working smoke alarms really do save lives.

A working smoke alarm could very well be the best investment you ever make to protect your family and property.

Every second counts if a fire were to start in your home. Many homes have smoke alarms that do not work because the batteries are dead or have been removed.

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“If you live in the Town of Comox or the Comox fire Protection District and need help with your smoke alarms please call our fire station at 250-339-2432 and we will assist you. Last year we gave away over 200 smoke alarms.”

Remember “SMOKE ALARMS REALLY DO SAVE LIVES”

If a major earthquake were to affect the Comox Valley, do you know how you would protect yourself and your loved ones? Get help at a free Earthquake Preparedness Public Information Session on Wednesday, October 14 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Courtenay Fire Hall. The event is presented by the Comox Valley Emergency Program and hosted by the City of Courtenay.

“We’ve all heard the warnings, but there are many of us who haven’t taken precautions, or who need a refresher,” said Mike Fournier, Comox Valley Emergency Program coordinator. “We know our region is due for a potentially large earthquake, we just don’t know when. This event will help you prepare for it.”

The information session is happening the night before the Great British Columbia Shakeout, part of the world’s largest earthquake drill.

BC has the highest earthquake risk in Canada. The last large earthquake in Courtenay was in 1946, when a magnitude 7.3 quake rattled the area for

30 seconds, knocking down chimneys and collapsing bricks from the post office building (now the Courtenay Museum). The Dyke Road was split. Had that earthquake lasted even two seconds longer, there would have been great devastation.

Emergency preparedness organizations recommend preparing to be self-sufficient for at least 72 hours after a natural disaster.

“We’d like people to think about how they’d manage if an earthquake happened here today,” noted Fournier.

“If you don’t have the answer, or if it has been awhile since you last looked into earthquake preparedness, please come to our session and get informed.”

Pre-registration for this free earthquake preparedness session is not required.

The Courtenay Fire Hall is at 650 Cumberland Road.

For more information on the session, please email cvep@shaw.ca or call Mike Fournier at 250-334-8890.

To find out more about the Comox Valley Emergency Program, visit www.comoxvalleyemergencyprogram.com

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Catapult set to make Coastal Black pumpkin festival a big smash Annual event runs every weekend through October, and helps kids

BY MICHAEL BRIONES Echo Staff The third annual Coastal Black Pumpkin Fest has a new feature that’s bound to catapult the interests of many young children to great heights.

A 25-foot Trebuchet will be an added attraction to the popular fall event that will start this weekend and run every Saturday and Sunday until Oct. 31.

The catapult is capable of launching pumpkins of various sizes, big and small, over 300 feet. It’s going to be a smash, according to Daniel Ludwig of Coastal Black Winery.

Guests will have the opportunity to buy tickets to try out this new “Pumpkin Chunkin Trebuchet,” which is unlike any other attraction on Vancouver Island.

“It’s pretty awesome,” said Ludwig. “It will be fun.”

The pumpkin launcher, which is based on medi-

eval weaponry, will also be a tool to help raise funds for Your Are Not Alone or YANA. A dollar from each ticket sold will go to support this group, a community organization offering help to Comox Valley families who need to travel to access medical treatment for their children.

Ludwig said this year, they planted their pumpkins much later to make sure they will be ripe for the picking at the right time.

“The first year, we planted them a bit early and they got rotten,” said Ludwig. “I had to buy pumpkins. But last year I planted it late and we had a good crop. This year, I did it even later and we have thousands of pumpkins now.”

The drought that hit the Comox Valley has not affected Coastal Black’s pumpkins, said Ludwig.

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The cozy undercover event barn allows guests to enjoy delicious fall food and beverages from the Country Kitchen.

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It’s a Foggy Mountain Fall Fair

Call your friends, pack up your family, hop on your bike and head out to Cumberland’s annual celebration of Culture, Community, Heritage and the Harvest. The Foggy Mountain Fall Fair and Local Colours ArtsFest takes place October 2nd and 3rd in the heart of legendary Cumberland.

The Foggy Mountain fun kicks off Friday October 2nd with a guided heritage walking tour of the Village leaving the Museum at 4:30. This 75-minute tour led by Meaghan Cursons features stories, rumours and reflections from Cumberland’s amazing history. Email info@ cumberlandmuseum.ca to register today, this tour is by donation to the Museum.

Then grab a tasty dinner or drinks in the Village and head over to the 2nd annual Fall Fair Follies at Cumberland United Church. Back by popular demand, the Follies is an old fashioned variety show featuring local musicians, dancers, actors and other mad-capped sorts

Pie of the Year Contest.

This is a not-to-be-missed event.

People’s Choice Voting runs from 12-3, celebrity judging and community tasting starts at 4. The whole thing ends with a live auction spectacle with all proceeds to save the forest.

The Foggy Mountain Fall Fair and Local Colours ArtsFest is a collaboration of the Comox Valley

Community Arts Council, Cumberland Museum and the Cumberland Community Forest Society. Each organization brings a special character to this fun filled community event.

To check out the detailed schedule go to www.comoxvalleyarts.com or visit the event on Facebook.

This event is supported in part by the Department of Canadian Heritage and the BC Arts Council.

Try the pumpkin trebuchet (Continued from page 29)

The pie contest is always a popular event and helps the Forest Society as well in a Muppet-Show-like mash up of songs, skits and laughs. Doors open at 6:30 and showtime is at 7.

On Saturday the action is centred at the corner of 1st and Dunsmuir from 10 am till 4 pm with an old fashioned apple press (bring your apples!), heritage games, Museum tours, a tasty canteen, the Cumberland Pie of the Year Contest, kids hands on art projects, harvest vendors, community groups, artist demos, dance performances,

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Visual artists also play a big role in this celebration of local talent and community spirit. Featured

artists include Ron Pogue, Jenja McIntyre, Iceberg Glass, Rhia Ironside, Gillian Brooks, One Tribe Screen Printing, Amy Muloin and many more.

Want to get in on the Cumberland Pie of the Year Contest action? Dust off your aprons and start baking! The now-legendary Pie of the Year Contest is a fundraiser for the Cumberland Forest and all the entry information is available at www.cumberlandforest.com or on facebook at Cumberland

They can also visit the friendly barnyard animals, and have Amanda O’Brennan Photography capture fun family moments in the Pumpkin Photo Booth.

The cost of admission will be $4 per person, with $1 from each admission fee to be donated to Ronald McDonald House BC. Children 2 and under enter free.

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• Fire shovels, pulaskis & fire axes • Escape ladders (custom orders) • Fire exit & fire extinguisher signs • BC Regulation first aid kits • Hydro Testing

Northern Fire & Safety Equipment (Division of Northern Ropes & Industrial Supplies)

email: norrope@island.net

2860 North Is. Hwy., Campbell River • Fax: 250-286-1024 259 Puntledge Rd., Courtenay • Fax: 250-334-3721

250-286-1027 250-334-3707

www.comoxvalleyecho.com

FRIDAY.OCTOBER 2, 2015

33

SALUTE TO THE CUMBERLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT Mike Williamson

Glen Rodger

FIRE CHIEF

MECHANIC

ASSISTANT CHIEF

Years Service: 39 Occupation: Fire Chief Exemplary Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal

Years Service: 21 Occupation: Mechanic Distinguished Service Medal

Years Service: 23 Occupation: Truck Driver Distinguished Service Medal

KATE GREENING NOTARY PUBLIC

250-338-1445 320-10th Street, Courtenay

Craig Windley

278 North Island Hwy, Courtenay

250-338-0101 250-338-6553

Service:

Mike Bossom

Jessie French

CAPTAIN

CAPTAIN

Greig Dry CAPTAIN

Years Service: 24 Occupation: Engineer Distinguished Service Medal

Years Service: 8 Occupation: Safety Officer

Years Service: 8 Occupation: Mechanic

757 Ryan Road, Courtenay • 250-334-6927

250 Old Island Highway s 250 334 2441 www.finneronhyundai.ca

Blair Grinde

Mik Lund

Len Banks

LIEUTENANT

LIEUTENANT

FIREFIGHTER

Years Service: 8

Years Service: 5 Occupation: Costco Meat Cutter

Years Service: 45 Occupation: Logging Machine Operator Exemplary Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal

Locally owned & operated for 10 year!

Unit 6 - 2966 Kilpatrick Ave., Courtenay

250-334-0007 www.IslandHomeFurnitureCourtenay.com

Occupation: Kinesiology

SPONSORED BY 2145 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-334-2425

We'll take care of it

www.brianmclean.ca

Toll Free: 1-800-798-6605 t www.viic.ca

Bruce Sampson

Peter Aitken

Sean Rodger

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

Years Service: 27 Occupation: Truck Driver Exemplary Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal

Years Service: 27 Occupation: Sales Exemplary Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal

Years Service: 17 Occupation: LPN

DLR#7478

SPONSORED BY

SPONSORED BY

445 Crown Isle Boulevard • 250 338 6761 • www.CourtenayToyota.com

SALUTE TO THE CUMBERLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT Brent Hofmann

Angelina Banks

Kevin Wallace

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

Years Service: 19 Occupation: Cable Technician

Years Service: 11 Occupation: Sales

Years Service: 8 Occupation: Chef

SPONSORED BY

Serving the Comox Valley for over 80 years “Searle’s for that hard to fit foot”

250 Fifth Street, Downtown Courtenay

757 Ryan Road, Courtenay • 250-334-6927

250-334-3178

Mark Dueck

Cole Palmer

Kent Fourneau

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

Years Service: 5 Occupation: Airplane Technician

Years Service: 4 Occupation: Construction Carpenter

Years Service: 4 Occupation: LPN

SPONSORED BY

www.mindsetwealth.com 1-145 19th Street

250-338-5222

250 Old Island Highway s 250 334 2441 www.finneronhyundai.ca

Jordan Allen

Jordon Hendry

Archie Peteman

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

Years Service: 4 Occupation: Apprentice

Years Service: 3 Occupation: Timber Framing

Years Service: 4 Occupation: Forestry Worker

SPONSORED BY

SPONSORED BY

Serving the Comox Valley for over 80 years “Searle’s for that hard to fit foot”

250 Fifth Street, Downtown Courtenay

250-334-3178

James Clarke

T.J. Moore

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

Years Service: 3 Occupation: Mt. Washington Staff

Years Service: 3 Occupation: Paramedic

Years Service: 3 Occupation: Construction

Locally owned & operated for 10 year!

Unit 6 - 2966 Kilpatrick Ave., Courtenay

250-334-0007 www.IslandHomeFurnitureCourtenay.com

Kyle Cofeld

SPONSORED BY 2145 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-334-2425 www.brianmclean.ca

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SALUTE TO THE CUMBERLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT Sarah Watson

Robbert Levirs

Jason Smith

PROBATION FIREFIGHTER

PROBATION FIREFIGHTER

PROBATION FIREFIGHTER

Years Service: 3 Occupation: Sales

Years Service: 3 Occupation: Mechanic

Years Service: 1

SPONSORED BY

SPONSORED BY

757 Ryan Road, Courtenay • 250-334-6927

Alana Best PROBATION FIREFIGHTER Years Service: 1

NOT PICTURED

Traves Bossom JUNIOR FIREFIGHTER Years Service: 1

Tom Braidwood

Steve Ellis

PROBATION FIREFIGHTER

PROBATION FIREFIGHTER

Years Service: 2 Occupation: 19 Wing Firefighter

Years Service: 1 Occupation: Electrician

Scott Stoneburg

Bri Rumsoff

PROBATION FIREFIGHTER

PROBATION FIREFIGHTER

250-338-1445

Years Service: 1

Years Service: 1

320-10th Street, Courtenay

KATE GREENING 2145 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-334-2425 www.brianmclean.ca

NOTARY PUBLIC

SALUTE TO THE COURTENAY FIRE DEPARTMENT Don Bardonnex

Andy Quinn

FIRE CHIEF

FIRE FIGHTER

Karen Campbell DRIVER

Years Service: 8 Occupation: Fire Chief Family: Wife Sue, Children Christine, Brian, Tarin, Meg, Jill, Mark

Years Service: 3 Occupation: Farmer/Rancher Family: Christal, Mac, & Amanda

Years Service: 8 Occupation: Gardener, City of Courtenay Family: Crystal, Alexandra, Hugh

Ph 250-334-4154 • 5726 Coral Rd., Courtenay www.batesbeach.bc.ca

250-338-5371 • 250-338-1000 • courtenay.ca/rec

Matt Foster

KATE GREENING NOTARY PUBLIC

250-338-1445 320-10th Street, Courtenay

Cary Kerr

Jerry Rippin

LIEUTENANT

FIREFIGHTER

LIEUTENANT

Years Service: 12 Occupation: Emergency Vehicle Technician Family: Wife Dianna, Children Madelyn and Ryland

Years Service: 4 Occupation: Mechanic Family: Nadine, Madison

Years Service: 12 Occupation: Industrial Fire Fighter Family: Joella, Micah, Cohen

Locally owned & operated for 10 year!

We'll take care of it

Unit 6 - 2966 Kilpatrick Ave., Courtenay

250-334-0007

Toll Free: 1-800-798-6605 t www.viic.ca

250 Old Island Highway s 250 334 2441 www.finneronhyundai.ca

Jonathan Welsh

David Shaw

Dennis Henderson

CAPTAIN

DRIVER

Years Service: 9 Occupation: Fire Inspector Family: Andrea, Brock

Years Service: 9 Occupation: City of Courtenay Family: Wife Jolene, son Wyatt, daughter Taylor

DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF/TRAINING OFFICER

www.IslandHomeFurnitureCourtenay.com

Years Service: 35 Occupation: Deputy Fire Chief/Training Officer Family: Charlene, Marci, Ashley, Sarah, Two Grandchildren

Island Technologies Computer Systems 755 Fitzgerald Ave., Courtenay 250-334-3825

757 Ryan Road, Courtenay • 250-334-6927

Tony Hryko

Deb McLachlan

Greg Lamb

DRIVER

CAPTAIN

CAPTAIN

Years Service: 13 Occupation: Mt. Washington/ London Drugs

Years Service: 12 Occupation: Fire Inspector Family: Mikhaila, Ember, Arden

Years Service: 19 Occupation: City of Courtenay – Electrician Family: Ken, and Tyler

SPONSORED BY 2145 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-334-2425

www.mindsetwealth.com 1-145 19th Street

www.brianmclean.ca

250-338-5222

Tom Slater

Kurt Macdonald

Lance Petty

DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF

DRIVER

CAPTAIN

Years Service: 24 ½ Occupation: Deputy Fire Chief Family: Lisa, Bradon, Jonathan

Years Service: 12 Occupation: Owner Temprite Climate Solutions Family: Tara, Kai

Years Service: 24 ½ Occupation: Milk Tanker Driver Family: Kathy, John, Tricia, and 4 Grandchildren

SPONSORED BY 2145 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-334-2425

2145 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-334-2425

www.brianmclean.ca

www.brianmclean.ca

Anthony Gray

Kyle Lamb

Bradon MacDonald

DRIVER

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

Years Service: 4 Occupation: Refrigeration Technician Family: Kelsey

Years Service: 2 Occupation: Refrigeration Apprentice

Years Service: 3 Occupation: General Manager Family: Tara, AJ, and Ella

DLR#7478

SPONSORED BY

KATE GREENING NOTARY PUBLIC

250-338-1445 445 Crown Isle Boulevard • 250 338 6761 • www.CourtenayToyota.com

320-10th Street, Courtenay

www.comoxvalleyecho.com

FRIDAY.OCTOBER 2, 2015

35

SALUTE TO THE COURTENAY FIRE DEPARTMENT Keenan Egeland

Jeff Donovan

Chris Stanger

DRIVER

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

Years Service: 11 Occupation: Self-Employed Family: Deanna, Marika, Mikayla, Miranda, Manoah

Years Service: 2 Occupation: Water Tech, CVRD Family: Joanne, Kerr, Grace, Maisie

Years Service: 6 Occupation: Journeyman Refrigeration Technician Family: Jen

2145 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-334-2425 www.brianmclean.ca

Danny Wyatt

Derek Henderson

DRIVER

LIEUTENANT

LIEUTENANT

Years Service: 4

Years Service: 6 Occupation: Project Estimator

Years Service: 6

Occupation: Construction Family: Kate

KATE GREENING

Stephane Dionne Family: Denise, Maxim

278 North Island Hwy, Courtenay

NOTARY PUBLIC

250-338-0101 250-338-6553

250-338-1445

Service:

320-10th Street, Courtenay

We'll take care of it Toll Free: 1-800-798-6605 t www.viic.ca

Willi Schnoor

Steve McNamee

Josh Palychuk

FIREFIGHTER

DRIVER

FIREFIGHTER

Years Service: 3

Years Service: 5

Years Service: 6

Occupation: Assistant Store Manager Family: Gen, Madeline, & Connor

Occupation: Transport Supervisor Family: Rebecca, Emma and Eva

Occupation: Truck Driver

Bryce Hansen Don’t think twice - Call Bryce!

Direct: 250-702-6493 www.comoxvalley-realestate.com

Anthony McCaffrey

Laura Thede

FIREFIGHTER

DRIVER

FIREFIGHTER

Years Service: 2

Years Service: 5

Years Service: 3

Occupation: Contractor Family: Laura

Occupation: Paramedic Family: Allan

Occupation: BC Ambulance Family: Laura

SPONSORED BY

Allan Farrant

KATE GREENING NOTARY PUBLIC

250-338-1445 320-10th Street, Courtenay

757 Ryan Road, Courtenay • 250-334-6927

SALUTE TO THE COURTENAY FIRE DEPARTMENT Ken Hryko

Kevin Appleyard

DRIVER

DRIVER

Danny Mould FIREFIGHTER

Years Service: 5

Years Service: 5

Years Service: 6

Occupation: Construction

Occupation: Produce Technician Family: Wife Silvie, sons Austin and Isaac

Occupation: Faller Family: Jackie

DLR#7478

SPONSORED BY

445 Crown Isle Boulevard • 250 338 6761 • www.CourtenayToyota.com

Ken Manning

Karl Neufeld

Anthony Friesen

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

DRIVER

Years Service: 3

Years Service: 2

Years Service: 5

Occupation: Building Inspector Family: Dena, Mellissa, Shauna, Thomas, Brent

Occupation: Mechanic Family: Jennifer, Daughter Hailie

Occupation: Retired Family: Single with two sons away at university in Vernon and Toronto

SPONSORED BY

319-4th St, Downtown Courtenay

SPONSORED BY

250.338.1412

Mark Simonson

Margaret Hamilton

Rebecca Palychuk

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

Years Service: 4

Years Service: 4

Years Service: 2

Occupation: RBC Small Business Banking Family: Dave Hamilton

Occupation: Bookkeeper Family: Josh, Emma and Eva

Occupation: Professional Driver Family: Sue

SPONSORED BY 2145 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-334-2425

We'll take care of it Toll Free: 1-800-798-6605 t www.viic.ca

www.brianmclean.ca

Jennifer Waller

Chris Murdock

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

Jonny Nagel FIREFIGHTER

Years Service: 2 Occupation: Teacher / Farmer Family: Jason

Years Service: 2 Occupation: Mechanic Family: Lena, Jamin, Grady

Years Service: 2 Occupation: Hair Stylist / Owner Family: Debra

KATE GREENING NOTARY PUBLIC

250-338-1445 320-10th Street, Courtenay

250-338-5371 • 250-338-1000 • courtenay.ca/rec

36 FRIDAY.OCTOBER 2, 2015

www.comoxvalleyecho.com

SALUTE TO THE COURTENAY FIRE DEPARTMENT Matt Rexin

Todd Madsen

Bill Ruehl

FIRE FIGHTER

FIRE FIGHTER

FIRE FIGHTER

Years Service: 1 Occupation: 19 Wing Firefighter Family: Angela

Years Service: 1 Occupation : BCAS Family: Kelsey

Years Service: 2 Occupation : Helicopter Pilot

2145 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-334-2425 www.brianmclean.ca

We'll take care of it

Serving the Comox Valley for over 80 years “Searle’s for that hard to fit foot”

Toll Free: 1-800-798-6605 t www.viic.ca

250-334-3178

250 Fifth Street, Downtown Courtenay

SALUTE TO THE COMOX FIRE DEPARTMENT Jerry Snook

Jim Lariviere

Rick Shelton

LIEUTENANT

ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF

ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF

Years Service: 28 Occupation: 19 Wing Firefighter Family: Wife Rhonda, Children Glenn, Ryan

Years Service: 34 Occupation: Comox Fire Rescue Family: Wife Pam, Children Amanda and Adam

Years Service: 32 Occupation: Comox Fire Rescue Family: Wife Deb, Children Tasha, Aaron and Renée, Dog Chica

SPONSORED BY

250 Old Island Highway s 250 334 2441 www.finneronhyundai.ca

757 Ryan Road, Courtenay • 250-334-6927

Cole Logan

Don Lee

LIEUTENANT

FIREFIGHTER

Bill Windram CAPTAIN

Years Service: 13 Occupation: Coastal Transportation & Storage Family: Fiancé Ashley

Years Service: 10 Occupation: Canadian Coast Guard Family: Wife Cheryl, Son Kelvin, Daughters Kayla and Kirsten

Years Service: 34 Occupation: Retired Family: Wife Kathy, Daughters Lisa, Erica, Kelly & Gillan, Sons Rob & Adam

DLR#7478

SPONSORED BY

KATE GREENING NOTARY PUBLIC

250-338-1445 445 Crown Isle Boulevard • 250 338 6761 • www.CourtenayToyota.com

320-10th Street, Courtenay

Pete Kendall

Dave Davies

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

Ron Barrow LIEUTENANT

Years of Service:14 Occupation: B.C. Hydro Firefighter Family: Wife Cathy Children Kye, Collin and Sarah

Years Service: 31 Occupation: Dept. of Ocean & Fisheries Family: Wife Jeri-Lynn, Daughters Morgan and Sarah

Years Service: 13 Occupation: SarTech 442 Squadron Family: Wife Destinee, Children Blayne and Jayden

SPONSORED BY

SPONSORED BY

SPONSORED BY

Sandy Pridmore

Gord Orr

Gord Schreiner

FIREFIGHTER

FIRE CHIEF

LIEUTENANT

Years Service: 9 Occupation: Teacher Family: Wife Cory, Sons Damian & Graham

Years Service: 40 Occupation: Comox Fire Rescue Family: Wife Cheryl, Children Kala, Garret, Carson & Kasidy

Years Service: 20 Occupation: Defence Construction Canada Family: Partner Dominique, Children Jessie and Sam

278 North Island Hwy, Courtenay

250-338-0101 250-338-6553

Service:

We'll take care of it Toll Free: 1-800-798-6605 t www.viic.ca

Carson Schreiner

Rob Stevens

FIREFIGHTER

CAPTAIN

FIREFIGHTER

Years of Service 6 Occupation: BC Hyrdo Firefighter Family: Dad Gord, Mom Cheryl, Sisters Kala & Kasidy, Brother Garret

Years Service: 21 Occupation: Comox Fire Rescue Family: Wife Laura, Children Carmen & Danielle

Years of Service: 10 Occupation: CV Fire Protection & Electrical Family: Wife Judy, Children Curtis, Josiah, Kyla, Megean

SPONSORED BY

Chris Gytenbeck

SPONSORED BY 2145 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-334-2425 www.brianmclean.ca

Adam Lariviere

Kelly Rusk

FIREFIGHTER

LIEUTENANT

Corey Brooks CAPTAIN

Years of Service: 3 Occupation: Cadet Camp Firefighter Family: Mom Pam, Dad Jim, Sister Amanda

Years Service: 16 Occupation: Investors Group Family: Wife Robbie

Years Service: 20 Occupation: Comox Fire Rescue Family: Wife Kathy, Children Allison and Josh

SPONSORED BY

SPONSORED BY 2145 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-334-2425 www.brianmclean.ca

Brittany Jones

Terry Dean

FIREFIGHTER

LIEUTENANT

FIREFIGHTER

Years of Service: 4 Occupation: BCAS Family: Father David and Mother Ronalee

Years of Service: 21 Occupation: B.C. Hydro Firefighter Family: Significant Other Shirley, Children Cameron, Nichol, Amanda & Lauren

Years Service: 13 Occupation: SD#71,Teacher Family: Wife Jeany, Children Kayleigh and Alex

2145 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-334-2425 www.brianmclean.ca

757 Ryan Road, Courtenay • 250-334-6927

Wayne Della Siega

www.comoxvalleyecho.com

FRIDAY.OCTOBER 2, 2015

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SALUTE TO THE COMOX FIRE DEPARTMENT Colin Hanes

Jason Everitt

FIREFIGHTER

LIEUTENANT

Brian Norman FIREFIGHTER

Years of Service: 3 Occupation: Realtor colinhanes.ca Family: Wife Alicia and Daughters Zoe and Keira

Years Service: 8 Occupation: Guillevin International Territory Manager Family: Wife Heather, Children Emma & Mirren

Years of Service: 15 Occupation: Educational Aide Family: Sons Sam and Adam

SPONSORED BY 250.339.2988 720 Knight Rd., Comox

www.mindsetwealth.com 1-145 19th Street

250-338-5222

Pascal Lafreniere

Cam Dean

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

Years of Service 6 Occupation: Town of Comox Recreation Family: Mom Nicole

Years Service: 3 Occupation: World Traveller Family: Dad Terry, Mom Heather, Sister Nicole

Years of Service: 7 Occupation: DND Firefighter Family: Wife Bianca, dog Dobby

Locally owned & operated for 10 year!

Mario Chretien

SPONSORED BY

Unit 6 - 2966 Kilpatrick Ave., Courtenay

2145 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-334-2425

250-334-0007 www.IslandHomeFurnitureCourtenay.com

www.brianmclean.ca

Mike Gunn

Elsah Gilroy

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

Chris Pullman FIREFIGHTER

Years of Service: 3 Occupation: Contract Forest Firefighter Family: Mom Cindy, Dad John, Sister Tanya

Years of Service: 3 Occupation: SJGH Family: Mom Kim Campbell

Years of Service:3 Occupation: D.N.D. Firefighter Family: Mother Brenda Father Dave Sister Sarah

SPONSORED BY

SPONSORED BY 250.339.2988 720 Knight Rd., Comox

Tom Beausoleil

Harry Reddin

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

Years of Service: 7 Occupation: D.N.D. Firefighter Family: Wife Brittany Son Gunnar

Years of Service: 2 Occupation: D.N.D. Firefighter Family: Wife Wanda Sons Carson and Cole

Occupation: DND Firefighter Years of Service: 14 Family: Wife Sherri, Son Ryan, Daughter Jenna

KATE GREENING

Blayne Buckler

SPONSORED BY 2145 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-334-2425

NOTARY PUBLIC

250-338-1445 320-10th Street, Courtenay

www.brianmclean.ca

SALUTE TO THE COMOX FIRE DEPARTMENT Mike Garraway

Eric Gravel

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

Alex Grieve ROOKIE

Occupation: Manager of Safety & Emergency Services Victoria Airport Years of Service: 17 Family: Wife Cheryl, Son Brannon, Daughter Catlin

Occupation: DND Firefighter Years of Service: 16 Family: Wife Julie, Sons Nicolas, Eliott, Raphael Tremblay

Occupation: Mechanical Insulator Years of Service: 6 months Family: Dad Greg Mom Gloria Sister Jessica

SPONSORED BY

757 Ryan Road, Courtenay • 250-334-6927

Brett Clarke

Andrew Vandendriessche

ROOKIE

ROOKIE

Mike Green ROOKIE

Occupation: Financial Manager Tru-Value Foods Years of Service: 2 Family: Wife Jessica

Occupation: Student Years of Service: 1 Family: Dad Gord, Mom Kim, Sister Megan

Occupation: Co-op Years of Service: 1 Family: Dad Russ, Mom Marian, Brothers Samuel and Tony, Sister Laura

278 North Island Hwy, Courtenay Serving the Comox Valley for over 80 years “Searle’s for that hard to fit foot”

250 Fifth Street, Downtown Courtenay

250-334-3178

250-338-0101 250-338-6553

Service:

Matt Bowell

Graham Welsh

ROOKIE

ROOKIE

Richard Dobbs RECRUIT

Occupation: Student NIC Years of Service: 1, Family: Dad Tyler, Mom Rebecca, Brother Zachary

Years of Service: 2 Occupation: Resort Manager

Years Service: 2 Occupation: Tae Kwon Do Instructor Family: Wife Jamie, Son Ben

SPONSORED BY

SPONSORED BY

Robert Egan

Matt Meredith

RECRUIT

RECRUIT

RECRUIT

Years of Service: 2 Occupation: Retired RCAF Family: Wife Joanne Son Alex Daughter Kourtney

Years of Service: 2 Occupation: Thread Theory Designs Family: Wife Morgan

Years of Service: 2 Occupation: Student N.I.C. Family: Father Ron Mother Destinee Brother Blayne

Jayden Barrow

DLR#7478

445 Crown Isle Boulevard • 250 338 6761 • www.CourtenayToyota.com

SPONSORED BY

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SALUTE TO THE COMOX FIRE DEPARTMENT Don Posta

Brent Craven

RECRUIT

RECRUIT

Jeremy Hagberg RECRUIT

Years of Service: 2 Occupation: Mr. Pink Home Services

Occupation: Craven Studio Years of Service: 1 month Family: Wife Kim

Occupation: BCAS Years of Service: 1 month Family: Fiancé Colette

SPONSORED BY

SPONSORED BY

Wendell Hayseth

Myles Walters

Richard Longpre

RECRUIT

RECRUIT

RECRUIT

Occupation: Coast Guard Years of Service: 1 month Family: Wife Laura, Sons Sage, Ethan, Pol and Archer, Daughter Rowan

Occupation: BCAS Years of Service: 1 month

Occupation: Retired Military Years of Service: 1 month Family: Wife Leona

250.339.2988 720 Knight Rd., Comox

SPONSORED BY We'll take care of it Toll Free: 1-800-798-6605 t www.viic.ca

Richard Quinn

Jared LeBlanc

RECRUIT

RECRUIT

Occupation: Medical Lab Technician Years of Service: 1 month Family: Girl Friend Heather

Occupation: Student Years of Service: 6 months Family: Dad Joe, Mom Lisa, Brother Kyle, Sister Jade

SPONSORED BY 2145 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay 250-334-2425

319-4th St, Downtown Courtenay 250.338.1412

Sam Pridmore RECRUIT Occupation: Student Years of Service: 6 months Family: Dad Sandy, Mom Gail, Sister Jessie

KATE GREENING NOTARY PUBLIC

250-338-1445 320-10th Street, Courtenay

www.brianmclean.ca

SALUTE TO THE OYSTER RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT Douglas Taylor

Ron Schulz

Bruce Green

FIREFIGHTER/FIRST RESPONDER

LIEUTENANT/FIRST RESPONDER

FIRE CHIEF/FIRST RESPONDER

Years Service: 15.5 years Occupation: Owner, Taylors Sandy Beach Resort Family: Daughter Rachel

Years Service: 13 years Occupation: Truck Driver Family: Wife Mary Ellen, daughter Katie

Years Service: 27 years Occupation: Fire Chief Family: Wife Dawn, daughters Christina, Sabrina, Mikayla & step daughters Samantha, Jessica, Haley & Erin

Locally owned & operated for 10 year!

Unit 6 - 2966 Kilpatrick Ave., Courtenay

757 Ryan Road, Courtenay • 250-334-6927

250-334-0007 www.IslandHomeFurnitureCourtenay.com

Martyn Thomas

Ross Squire

Kevin Cowie

TRAINING OFFICER/ FIRST RESPONDER

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER/FIRST RESPONDER

Years Service: 23 years Occupation: Boat Captain Family: Wife Carol sons Collin & Christopher

Years Service: 6 years Occupation: Self Employed Family: Partner Julie

Years Service: 6 years Occupation: Helicopter mechanic Family: Wife Jo & daughter Bobbie

SPONSORED BY

278 North Island Hwy, Courtenay

250-338-0101 250-338-6553

Service:

600 Comox Rd. Courtenay 250-334-6000 www.comoxvalleyrd.ca

Jim Doberstein

Wil Baum

Lee Gingrich

FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER/FIRST RESPONDER

CAPTAIN

Years Service: 3 years Occupation: Owner, Smitty’s (Comox) Family: Partner Brooke, son Diesel, daughter Jessica

Years Service: 13 years Family: Wife Grace & daughters Jesslyn, Jenna & Caitlin

Years Service: 26 years Occupation: Dairy Farmer Family: Wife Sarah Ann daughter Sabrina & sons Ethan, Cody & Zachary

KATE GREENING

SPONSORED BY

NOTARY PUBLIC

250.339.2988 720 Knight Rd., Comox

250-338-1445 320-10th Street, Courtenay

Niels Holbek

Jake Nickel

Paul Theriault

FIREFIGHTER/FIRST RESPONDER

FIREFIGHTER/FIRST RESPONDER

FIREFIGHTER/FIRST RESPONDER

Years Service: 38 years Family: Wife Ann, sons Devon & Erik & daughter Robin

Years Service: 33 years Occupation: Retired Family: Wife Carole, Sons Jake Jr, Daughters Cathy & Sarah Ann

Years Service: 11 years Occupation: Paramedic Family: Wife Debb, son Scott & daughters Laura, Stephanie & Am&a

SPONSORED BY

SPONSORED BY

757 Ryan Road, Courtenay • 250-334-6927

Len Johansen

Len Apedaile

CAPTAIN/FIRST RESPONDER

FIREFIGHTER/FIRST RESPONDER

Chris Murray DEPUTY CHIEF

Years Service: 22.5 years Occupation: Owener Lenz Welding Family: Wife Donna, sons Richard & Brian

Years Service: 18 years Occupation: Forester Family: Wife Maja Senn daughter Alexandra

Years Service: 16 years Occupation: Landfill Technician Family: Wife Janine, daughters Keely & Sophie & son Christian

SPONSORED BY

www.mindsetwealth.com 1-145 19th Street

250-338-5222

Ph 250-334-4154 • 5726 Coral Rd., Courtenay www.batesbeach.bc.ca

www.comoxvalleyecho.com

FRIDAY.OCTOBER 2, 2015

39

SALUTE TO THE OYSTER RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT Janet Marriott

Karl Neufeld

FIREFIGHTER/FIRST RESPONDER

LIEUTENANT

Years Service: 6 years

Years Service: 5 years Occupation: Building inspector Family: Wife Dena, Daughters Melissa & Shauna, Sons Thomas & Brent

Colton Bailey FIREFIGHTER / FIRST RESPONDER Years Service: 4 years Occupation: Busser

SPONSORED BY

600 Comox Rd. Courtenay 250-334-6000 www.comoxvalleyrd.ca

757 Ryan Road, Courtenay • 250-334-6927

Lynne Fedorick

Dave Carmichael

Jim Flohr

FIREFIGHTER/FIRST RESPONDER

FIREFIGHTER/FIRST RESPONDER

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BERNARD WIGGER FEBRUARY 22, 1951-SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 Bernard Walburg Jr Wigger was born February 22, 1951 and passed away on September 23, 2015. Ben was predeceased by his parents Bernard Sr. and Johanna Wigger, sister Sophie Junker, brother Rudy Wigger, nephew Micheal Junker and brother inlaw Bill Niel. He is survived by his wife of 43 years Melania; children Pamela Wigger and Charles Wigger (Mona Krahn); grandchildren Liam and Logan Wigger, sisters Marianne Neill, Jeannette Derksema (Bob) and Angie Kirkwood (Glen), and numerous nieces and nephews. Ben was born in Almelo, Holland and immigrated to Canada at the age of 6. He attended St. Josephâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s High School in Edmonton, Alberta and post secondary educations at the University of Alberta for computer sciences and NAIT for accounting. Ben married his high school sweetheart Mela Filipowski in 1972 in Edmonton, Alberta. He worked many years as the Secretary Treasurer in the School Districts of Sherwood Park and Morinville, Alberta. Together Ben and Mel raised their two children in Sherwood Park and Morinville.

Ben, a proud and devoted husband and father, enjoyed nothing more than being surrounded by family. Special memories included family weekends at the cabin at Long Lake and snowmobile and motorcycle trips with family and friends. Benâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career path advanced as he worked for several years with the Alberta Pension Services as a systems analyst and later at Agresso as a systems analyst/programmer. Ben and Mela moved to Comox in 2008 to enjoy their retirement and to be closer to their grandchildren. His favourite role as grandpa included several â&#x20AC;&#x153;no rulesâ&#x20AC;? movie nights with Liam and Logan staying up far past their bed time eating buttered popcorn and cheesies. Ben was an avid collector and builder of model airplanes and classic motorcycles; his talents to build and create were limitless.

Ben will always be remembered as a hard working, witty, and dedicated family man. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends.

Flowers gratefully declined. Please send donations to the Canadian Cancer Society and/or the Canadian Diabetes Society.

A service for Ben will be held at a future date in Edmonton, Alberta.

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GARRY STANHOPE RICHARDSON SEPTEMBER 5, 1932 TO SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 Garry passed away peacefully in Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, BC after a lengthy illness on September 26, 2015.

Garry is predeceased by mother Dorothy, father Francis, brother Douglas, and foster brother Bobby He is survived by his wife Lucille, brother Ken (Judy), foster sister Virginia (Wayne), son Bill (Jessica), son Kevin (Janet), grandson Nick (Megan), grandson Jeff, granddaughter Emily and many nieces, nephews, in-laws and friends.

Garry was born in Queen Charlotte City and raised in Tlell, on the Queen Charlotte Islands.

He attended school in Port Clements, then St. George's Boarding School in Vancouver and eventually UBC. He was an active logger and fisherman on the QCI. In April, 1965 the family moved to the Comox Valley, where he owned and operated a convenience store and a sporting goods store. He worked at Central Builders for a time before becoming a school bus driver.

Garry was a volunteer for many organizations. He was a member of the Kinsmen club and became the Deputy Governor. He served on the board of directors for the Kinsmen Rehabilitation Foundation and the Senior Peer Counsellors. He was a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and an active member of Christ the King Catholic Church. Garry was a long time councillor for the town of Comox. He organized many activities in the Valley and was always ready with a big "Yes" whenever he was called upon.

Garry was an active curler and enjoyed playing horseshoes. He loved to camp and belonged to the Comox Valley RV club. For many years he travelled to Arizona during the winter.

Prayers will be offered from Christ the King Roman Catholic Church (1599 Tunner Avenue, Courtenay) on Friday, October 2nd at 7pm, followed by viewing. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Father Marek Paczka, also at Christ the King on Saturday, October 3rd at 11:00am. Tea to follow. Following cremation, private family interment will take place at Courtenay Civic Cemetery.

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Margaret Melissa Hill - "Melissa" November 8, 1949 - September 5, 2015 It is with overwhelming sadness we announce the passing of Margaret "Melissa" Hill on September 5, 2015 at Comox Valley Hospice from cancer. Melissa was born in Vernon, BC on November 8,1949 to Margaret and Harold Hill.

Melissa will be forever missed by her daughters Carmen (Steve) Kincaid of Port Alberni and Kimberley (Roland) Grahame of Shawnigan Lake. Melissa had unending love for her grandchildren Kody, Katey, James and Anthony. Her sister Melinda (Glen) Childs was her best friend. Melissa loved her niece Cyrena (Shane) Dolan and their son Conner, nephew Seann (Michelle) Childs and their daughter Elina. Melissa cherished her extended family and many dear friends. Melissa worked for BC Ferries on the Little River to Powell River route for 23 years. Melissa has touched so many people's lives. It was a great honour and joy to know and love her. We know she is now at rest and pain free in Heaven. With every dragonfly we see, we will always say, "Hello Mom, Nana, Melissa." We Love and Miss You. A Celebration of Remembering Melissa will take place on October 10th at 2:00pm at Courtenay Fellowship Baptist Church, 2963 Lake Trail Road Courtenay. Tea will follow the service. Happy hour at 5:00pm at the Griffin Pub 1185 Kilmorley Road, Comox.

Melissa has asked in lieu of flowers, she would kindly appreciate donations to go to Hugginz By Angel Foundation. It is a registered non-profit foundation providing love filled blankets to critically ill kids and kids with special needs all over the world. Donations can be received by mail at 6010 Lugrin Road, Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 8K5 or by paypal or etransfer banking to hugginzbyangel@ gmail.com

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Folks who have heritage equipment and items to display can have a space for free. And the evening Variety Show is $5 for adults or $10 for the whole family. And for those that wish to volunteer their time or ideas are invited to contact us.

To reserve your table, display space or spot in the talent show, please contact Dawn at dawn. ringrose@shaw.ca or Craig at seabankmars@ shaw.ca.

Heritage Fall Fair at the Merville Hall on Sunday

Hey, everybody. On Sunday, October 4th, from noon to 9pm, make way for the inaugural Heritage Fall Fair that promises to be a bushel full of fun for the whole family. It may sound crazy to have a gumboot event in the actual fall, but, that is just how crazy we are down at the Big Yellow Merville Hall.

This event celebrates our land of plenty in the Comox Valley. With the abundance of growers, tours and events, this area is fast becoming our very own Tuscany. And the Merville Hall site shows promise as a future hub of activity for the surrounding area agri-tourism region - the Big Yellow Hall, 100 year old Stolen Church, Manse, 3 acres of land - all key ingredients that will add value for the destination.

From 1pm to 5pm there will be plenty of growers on the Big Yellow Merville Hall grounds.

Farmers from around the Valley will be there showcasing and selling their product and you can whet your whistle while strolling around and sampling beverages from Gladstone Brewery, 40 Knots Winery and Beaufort Estate Winery. There will be plenty of fun throughout the grounds with entertainers, displays of heritage machinery and classic autos and maybe a horse drawn hayride.

Local artists, authors and historians will recount the history of the area. And there will be old fashioned contests such as sack, three-legged and egg-on-a-spoon races, and a scavenger hunt that will keep families vying for unusual prizes.

A mighty Tug ‘o’ War between the Bonnie Black Creekers and the Mighty Mervillites will take place to determine which community will win the treasured Golden Gumboot trophy.

As the sun sets, there will be plenty of talent on stage in the Merville Hall. The local variety show will keep the audience entertained from 6 to 9 pm with music, comedy, and dance. And in between acts, Harold Macy the Bard of Merville, will have an endless parade of poets and story tellers to keep us amused. All performers, young and old, are invited to strut their stuff. And “entertainers from away” will be made citizens of Merville/ Black Creek for the day so that they can legally participate. Cost is $5 adult; $10 family Everyone is invited to attend the Heritage Fall Fair at the Big Yellow Merville hall. Old time prices will be in effect. For just $10, farmers can

The Big Yellow Merville Hall is the focus for the fall fair on Sunday

Meet Andy Everson after Saturday lecture

Come Meet Andy Everson, after his ElderCollege lecture on Saturday, October 3rd between 3:00 - 5:00 pm at Spirits of the West Coast Native Art Gallery, 2926 Back Road (between Comox and East Courtenay).

In his lecture the K’ómoks/ Kwakwaka’wakw artist Andy Everson will discuss creating Northwest Coast art that plays on the boundaries of traditional and contemporary society. While his bold and unique representations are rooted in the age-old traditions from both of his ancestral First Nations, Andy explores and expresses his ancestral artwork in a number of contemporary ways.

Everyone is invited after the lecture, that would like to meet Andy Everson, a local Northwest Coast Artist, educator, author and recipient of the “Citizen of the Century” award from the City of Courtenay. You can meet him, ask questions and enjoy some of his newest contemporary original artwork as well as some of his older more traditional pieces.

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Grieve has been asking the provincial government to remediate Wood Mountain Ski Hill, which deteriorated when

the ski lodge burnt down in 2002. He presented photos of the current dismal state of the mountain. He asked, “who would want to come to an area like this?”

Cumberland director Gywn Sproule is saddened at what the mountain has turned into.

It’s an area, she said, that’s dear to her heart, having worked at the ski lodge during its heydays.

“It’s not an attractive hiking area,” said Sproule. “I would have gone up there today but a friend of mine told me you

www.comoxvalleyecho.com cannot walk down the hill now because so many ATVs have been there. It’s just solid rubble and nobody is looking after it.

It’s a disaster.”

Sproule doesn’t understand why the province is ignoring this area.

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“I cannot fathom why the government is not doing something to give some order to it and get rid of that unsightly site.

I can understand them [Stuchberys] giving up.

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ism.”

The board endorsed Grieve’s motion to defer the rezoning application and direct staff to come up with a report on temporary rezoning to be presented at the next Electoral Areas Services Committee meeting in November.

“Give it a second look to see if it’s possible that we can hold on to our resort zoning,” said Grieve.

“I would think, with the American dollar as strong as it is, we are going to see a resurgence of tourism in Canada. I am absolutely positive about that.”

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‘We Vote CBC’ awareness concert Oct. 4 Have you noticed “We Vote CBC” signs popping up throughout the valley?

Have you wondered why?

It’s because aggressive budget cuts by government are slowly moving our National Broadcaster to extinction. And people are concerned.

“The importance of the CBC in providing a window through which we see ourselves cannot be overstated. We live in a vast,

sparsely populated land and the CBC is the thread that links us together from coast, to coast to coast,” said a We Vote CBC concert organizer.

Over the years the CBC has been, among other things, instrumental in furthering the careers of many talented musicians.

Local performers see the CBC, with its commitment to Canadian arts and culture, as an integral

player in the survival of the Canadian identity and as an important factor in keeping Canadians tied together through the media.

A host of local musicians come together on October 4th to perform in support of the CBC: Juno Award winner Helen Austin, Doug Cox, local jazz icons Jenn Forsland, Dale Graham, Rick Husband and John Hyde, Valley mu-

sical historian Gord Carter, cellist Helena Jung, folk/roots duo Bruce and Judy Wing, multi-faceted guitarist Alan Jossul, and for a hint of white sandy beaches and gently swaying palm trees, Anela Kahiamoe.

Among the performers is Doug Cox, the Artistic Director of Vancouver Island MusicFest. Doug has connections and commitment to the CBC that

lie deep and wide. In the mid-90’s he spearheaded the “Save the CBC” event that took place in Vancouver, featuring appearances by such notables as Randy Bachman and Colin James, David Suzuki and Mavor Moore. The concert had a profound impact at the time, stopping the withdrawal of funding from the CBC by the current government.

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Doug was the musical director for the opening ceremonies at the CBC Victoria building.

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This awareness raising concert takes place on Sunday, October 4th at the K’omox First Nations Band Hall, 3330 Comox Road from 2 to 4:30. The lineup of performers is superb, and the musical styles cover all the bases.

No one will be disappointed.

Admission is free - so what are you waiting for?

Mark your calendar and come join us on October 4th for a celebration of the CBC! Sign the petition and take home a lawn sign!

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NIC’s Write Here Readers’ Series returns this month, as NIC brings some of Canada’s most widely recognized and award-winning authors to Vancouver Island campuses this fall.

The series kicks off Wednesday, October 7 with poet, memoir writer, and fictionist Brian Brett, who also appears at the Sidney Writing Festival and Winnipeg International Writer’s Festival this fall.

Brett is the author of 12 books including the recently published Tuco and The Scattershot World: A Life With Birds, one of The Globe and Mail’s 20 most anticipated books of 2015. The book is a followup to his award-winning memoir Trauma Farm: A Rebel History of Rural Life.

“Brett’s poetry transforms us with its richness and its passion,” writes poet Patrick Lane. “He is metamorphic, whether

he writes of the intimacy of his lovers and friends or of the spiritual world of the land around him.

He has changed us for 20 years and those changes, sometimes troubling, sometimes sweet, have always left us asking for more.”

On Tuesday, October 13 Broadview Press founder Don LePan will read from Rising Stories: A Novel.

Laura Moss, co-author of Canadian Literature in English, calls the novel beautiful. “LePan gently but firmly touches on the big issues of the 21st century . . . to probe the human impact of them all,” she writes. “. . . . Rising Stories might make you turn away from the clock, and maybe even lose sleep, to keep reading.”

LePan also reads to audiences in Vancouver, Winnipeg and Toronto this fall.

Both readings are free and open to the public.

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Top local musicians accompany singers Saturday night

Author Brian Brett Tyee Hall Lounge, on the Comox Valley campus, starting at 7 pm.

Additional series’ readings include a hands-on writers’ workshop with award-winning young adult author Monique Polak. She will read from recent works, provide practical writing tips, and lead short writing exercises on finding the stories you need to tell at NIC’s Port Alberni campus October 15.

NIC’s Write Here Readers’ Series showcases the richness of literary arts in our region, offering students and community members the opportunity to hear, meet, and discuss ideas with some of Canada’s top writers. The series is made possible through the Canada Council of the Arts.

To find out more, or learn more about authors for our winter readings, visit www.nic.bc.ca

Season 3 of the Bates Beach Farm Music series at the Little Red Church in Comox begins Saturday evening of October 3 at 7:30 with a fantastic line-up of four outstanding youth vocalists.

The evening will be hosted by vocal coach, Ms. Jacqueline Lambeth and anchored by music arranger Michael Eddy who have combined their talent to prepare these exceptionally talented young vocalists for a great night of music.

“The Bates Beach Farm Ensemble” will support the vocalists and features Michael Eddy (Keyboard), Anela Kahiamoe (Guitar), Grahame Edwards (Bass) and Rob Peterson (Drums).

Music Series Producer Rob Peterson comments “What a great way to kick off Season 3 at the Bates Beach Farm Music Series.

This very special performance supports our young vocalists by providing a unique opportunity to showcase their outstanding skills and all supported by an ensemble consisting of many of the Valley’s first call musicians.”

Meet the All-Stars: Nicole Borowicz - With vocal talent well beyond her 16 years, Nicole attends Highland Secondary and has been immersed in singing her entire life in Choirs and Musical Theatre.

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Clancy Sindlinger - A student at Max Cameron Secondary in Powell River, Clancy is an award winning vocalist with big dreams for a career in music and voice.

The “Bates Beach Music Series” is made possible by the very generous financial and volunteer support of the Obal family (Grace, Mike & Ben).

The “Bates Beach Music Series” is a family friendly venue with a fund-raising concession offering Tea, Coffee, soft beverages and goodies.

Previous beneficiaries from the concession include an $800 donation to Wounded Warriors and a $700 donation to Comox Valley Therapeutic Riding.

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Continuous growth in material standard of living has long been the primary goal of world economies and government policy. It is the key driver that fuels the free enterprise market based system.

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BNI Olympic Gold is part of Business Networking International, a professional marketing organization with chapters throughout the world. The BNI strategy relies on business referrals within each group, which is made up of just a single representative from any one profession. Olympic Gold is one of the longest-running BNI chapters on Vancouver Island.

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For three years DMN & FRNZ have been rehearsing and performing for ecstatic crowds, including the GSJS Avalanche Jazz Bar in Courtenay, The Coachman in Campbell River, and most recently at The Filberg Festival. On Thursday, October 8th, the group is bringing back its unique brand of jazz to the

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