Comox Valley Record, October 27, 2015

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■ P3 Comox council approved a development variance permit to allow construction of a neighbouring new one-storey home overlooking the waterfront in the Jane Place neighbourhood.

■ P17 The third annual Memories of the War Years: a Musical Tribute to Veterans returns to the Conference Hall of the Florence Filberg Centre on Sunday, Nov.1

■ P19 Two strong games against the top teams in the South Division demonstrated that the Comox Valley Glacier Kings are one of the top teams in the North Division of the VIJHL.

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■ P5 The Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS) is trying to cope with a caseload that has nearly doubled over the years.

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■ P18 The Tara Kannangara Band is at The Avalanche for the Georgia Strait Jazz Society concert Thursday.

■ P19 Comox Valley riders were overall winners of the Island Cup Enduro Mountain Bike Series.

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IN BRIEF Five confirmed dead near Tofino

A devastating tragedy struck the West Coast on Sunday as a whale watching vessel sank near Tofino claiming the lives of at least five of the 27 passengers on board.

The 65-foot Leviathan II capsized around 5 p.m.

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre dispatched a Royal Canadian Air Force Cormorant Helicopter and RCAF Buffalo aircraft to the search area as well as four Canadian Coast Guard Vessels, according to a media release issued by the Department of National Defence/ Joint Task Force Pacific.

A wide array of locals assisted with the search and within 30 minutes the vessel was located partially submerged about eight nautical miles from Tofino.

“Of the 27 individuals on board, 21 were rescued, five were located with vital signs absent and one remains missing,” the release states.

The search and rescue efforts concluded around 10:45 p.m. Sunday. The remaining missing person file was handed over to the RCMP. The Leviathan II was owned and operated by local wildlife watching company Jamie’s Whaling Station and was the largest vessel in the company’s fleet.

–Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News

■ Gutted drug house demolished

A duplex on the 200 block of First Street is now a pile of rubble as contractors took about 45 minutes Monday morning to tear the home down to its foundation. The house was the site of an explosion and fire in May which saw three men suffer serious burns to much of their bodies. It was determined that the house was being used as a drug-making lab and the fire was caused by a drug-cooking operation gone wrong.

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Comox council approves variance permit ■ Erin Haluschak erin.haluschak @comoxvalleyrecord.com

Following a lengthy discussion and neighbours citing various concerns for their Jane Place homes, Comox council approved a development variance permit to allow construction of a neighbouring new one-storey home overlooking the waterfront.

Owner Colin Eves applied for a development permit, floodplain exemption, and rear and side setback variances for his property at 85 Jane Pl. During their presentation as a delegation, neighbours Leon and Shelley Bohmer told council their concerns and noted their disagreement with the DP and floodplain exemption.

“The exemption being applied for in our opinion is extreme - it’s an 80 per

to have the decision delayed Council ignores residents’ request for two weeks so they could get clarification on the application. requests for delay on The proposed home would be a development permit 1,715 square foot single-family resicent exemption. What you thought were the bylaws now get thrown out the window. It’s like anything goes in Comox,” noted Leon.

“Whatever is going to happen is going to have a big impact on us.”

Fellow neighbours Carol Baert and Dave Hone supported Bohmer’s

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The floodplain exemption he is seeking from the standard horizontal minimum setback is 15 metres. He added in order to mitigate the impact of the house on the view lines of the adjacent neighbours, he is seeking a variance of the rear setback requirements, to a minimum distance of 2.4 metres.

Eves noted the building height will not change, and having a low house near a bank will have minimal impact of the view for other homeowners.

After a presentation from town planner Marvin Kamenz, Coun. Barbara Price noted the proposal is “complex” and supported the idea of a two-week delay, but a motion to do so was defeated by council.

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Grad fashion show next week

The 2016 grad class of Mark R. Isfeld Secondary School is bringing heat to the Valley to drive away the chill of early winter. This year’s much anticipated Grad Fashion show Welcome to the Jungle – goes live Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. A record 120 Grade 12 students have volunteered to model for this year’s event, and 20 local stores are supplying the latest fashion wear.

Other local businesses have also made donations such as food and building materials. The Fashion Show is one of many activities that raise money to ensure everyone can attend this year’s graduation events.

Grade 12 students, teachers, staff and parents have been working long hours creating the exotic set, preparing the runway, writing the script and selecting the music. Tickets are $5 in advance, available at the office at Isfeld on Lerwick Avenue.

Tickets are $7 at the door.

50/50 tickets, raffle baskets and more will be available, or you can dine out at the Tiki Hut, and sample the Bengal Barbecue — snake on a stick, anyone? Come out and see the latest fashions in casual wear, athletic apparel, graduation dresses and tuxes. Arrive early and get a good seat.

Correction to boil water brief

The brief titled A boil water advisory lifted in the Tuesday, Oct. 20 Record incorrectly identified the advisory was for users of the Royston water system. It is for users of the Cumberland water system.

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Last month, council gave third reading to creating a fund for costs related to policing, public safety, emergency and disaster response and recovery.

In his report to council, Don Jacquest, director of finance for the town, noted in the past the town has established numerous reserves for capital spending, but none for operating costs.

Both he and the town’s chief administrative officer Richard Kanigan met with RCMP Insp. Tim Walton, as he inquired on whether the town had a reserve in case the RCMP had to launch a large-scale investigation in Comox.

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Continued from Page 3 While Coun. Marg Grant noted she has concerns with the extremity of the variances, Mayor Paul Ives said while they are extreme, he reminded council “this is a very unique property.”

“It takes some creativity and it’s going to take some extremes,” he added.

“There’s not a perfect answer to this building lot.”

Coun. Hugh MacKinnon expressed his disappointment with council on not approving a two-week delay.

“Sometimes people need to take a deep breath; I think we’ve rushed it.”

Price acknowledged she will support the proposal if she could get assurances of the set building height - 5.75 metres from where the ground exists - which Kamenz said are written into the proposal.

The motion was approved with two members opposed.

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MARS overwhelmed by caseload ■ Scott Stanfield scott.stanfield @comoxvalleyrecord.com

The Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS) needs to build a new hospital and a flight pen to help eagles and other wildlife recover.

The society is trying to cope with a caseload that has nearly doubled over the years and has approached all three municipal councils requesting assistance.

“We’re out of space,” president Pearl McKenzie told

Courtenay council Monday, Oct. 19. “There’s no room to expand. Quite frankly, some of us are wearing out.”

Last year, the society tended to about 40 at-risk species, including great blue herons.

Since 1995, the society has operated a wildlife rehabilitation centre in Merville. It has tended to hawks, ospreys, raccoons, minks, baby birds — and even the occasional pelican that flies off course. Most animals require care because they have been “negatively affected by humans,” McKenzie said.

The society has a fundraising goal of $222,000 to pay for the first phase of the project.

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port a funding application to the Island Coastal Economic Trust. Financial assistance from ICET would help build a wildlife eco-centre, which will contain a flight pen. The society hopes to start construction next spring.

“Even a small amount would be helpful,” said McKenzie, aware that city budgets are tight.

MARS founder/manager Maj Birch says a loss of habitat has had a “huge effect on all our wildlife,” in terms of animals being pushed away from their natural hunting areas.

For more information or to donate to MARS, call 250-3372021 or visit wingtips.org.

Remembrance Day lawn signs available

HMCS Alberni Museum and Memorial director Lewis Bartholomew has restocked the shelves at the museum’s gift shop with I Will Remember lawn and patio signs for the upcoming Remembrance Day season.

“Although many customers have kept their signs up year round and the signs are sold year round, this is the biggest month of sales during the year,” said Bartholemew.

Signs come in two sizes (patio/shop window size and lawn/garden size) and are available in either English or French. The signs, which include the legs, sell for $20 and $30 each with 10 per cent of all sign sales going to support local Sea Cadets of 189 Port Augusta.

Due to the popularity of the signs last year extra stock was ordered this year to avoid running out as HAMM did last year. Signs can be purchased at HAMM located at its new larger location in the south-west corner (Blue Arch Entrance) of the Comox Centre Mall Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Other I Will Remember merchandise is also available in the museum gift shop. For more information call the museum at 250-339-4322.

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It saw the front pages of many newspapers across our great nation sold as advertisements that looked more like endorsements for one particular political party. A far cry from the unbiased coverage we in the industry pride ourselves on delivering. It is not our job to tell our readers which party to vote for. It is our job to provide all of the information we can so the public can form their own educated opinion.

We won’t speculate on who was responsible for that decision, although we suspect it was not made at the local level. We will say that the impression it gave Canadians, that our editorial content can be bought, is a stain on all of us that will not easily be forgotten. It means those papers, and the rest of us, will have to work to regain the trust of our readers - and the trust of our readers is something we do not take lightly.

Black Press made the decision early on in this election that no political party would take over our front page news (prior to coverage of the actual election itself).

Even with our Letters page, The Record made every effort to publish only those that stuck to the issues surrounding the election, discarding any that were weakly disguised ads for one candidate or another. Still, we received complaints, saying we were not running enough pro-Conservative letters. The truth is that we did not receive an abundance of pro-Conservative letters. (Not surprising, after looking at the election results.)

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■ Tom Fletcher POLITICS

The scandal of the week at the B.C. legislature is what could be termed “delete-gate.”

Primarily, it revolves around 36 pages of government emails that the NDP opposition has been trying for a year to get under freedom of information legislation. They relate to a series of meetings between transportation ministry bureaucrats and remote communities along Highway 16, between Prince George and Prince Rupert.

If you want all of the accusations about government secrecy and alleged cover-ups, I invite you to read “Access Denied,” the latest report of the Information and Privacy Commissioner at www.oipc.bc.ca, and transcripts of question period in the legislature this week.

What you won’t find there is much discussion of the actual problem, which is a shortage of safe and practical transportation options in and out of these communities, most of which are federally funded aboriginal reserves far from the region’s only highway.

What we have seen for decades is a dramatic media narrative about one or more serial killers preying on

Highway 16.

Here’s something else you won’t often hear in the Highway of Tears melodrama. There is commercial bus service on Highway 16, although Greyhound reduced frequency in 2013 as it struggles with low ridership and high costs.

BC Transit also operates bus service to some remote communities like Kispiox and Gitsegukla, connecting them south to Smithers. But BC Transit requires local governments and riders to cover about half the cost. Indian Act reserves don’t pay.

North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice has noted that what people in remote communities ask for is a way to get back and forth for shopping and medical appointments.

Yes, shopping is an important need, as those who live in remote areas can tell you. And Northern Health already runs a bus service for remote residents who need medical care.

Rice’s observations at least move us toward practical solutions, although most of her effort seems directed towards political blame.

I hope the infamous 36 pages of emails are eventually released, since they were not deleted but rather excluded from release. They may bring the discussion back to the actual public service issue, which is what realistic transportation options exist for these communities.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc mail: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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vulnerable women hitch-hiking along what is now known world-wide as the Highway of Tears.

The Wikipedia entry for Highway of Tears gives a sense of the credibility of this narrative. It begins with the unsolved murder of Gloria Moody, last seen leaving a bar in Williams Lake in 1969. That’s a long way from Highway 16.

Then there was Monica Jack, killed in 1978. DNA technology resulted in a charge finally being laid last year against a known serial rapist. This was even farther away, near Merritt, and she was a 12-year-old riding her bike.

Other cases involve street prostitution in and around Prince George, an urban hub for a large aboriginal population similar to Regina and Winnipeg.

Discussion in Victoria focuses on urban notions of increased transit, in places where existing service may be under-used. Nationally, the narrative is that deep-seated social problems within aboriginal communities would somehow be solved by a lawyer-heavy judicial inquiry that looks only at tragedies involving women.

If you drive Highway 16 today, you will see fading billboards pleading for information on the disappearance of Madison Scott. She was last seen in the early hours of May 28, 2011, after a grad party in the woods outside Vanderhoof. Her truck and tent were still there. Again, nothing to do with hitch-hiking, but at least it was near

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Church thanks everyone involved in ACM

Dear editor, Many, many thanks to everyone who helped make the All Candidates Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Comox United Church such a success! With just over a week to go until the election, we realized that Comox deserved another chance to meet the candidates, and many church members got together to make this happen.

Thanks especially to Ross Griffith-Cochrane who leapt into the role of moderator with enthusiasm and dignity so that the proceedings were civilized and interesting. Also for the technical help from others, without whose expertise with the sound system nobody would have enjoyed the evening. Also to the planners, sign painters, sign erectors, poster makers and the faithful group who came to help set up, usher, listen to opinions, time keep, and finally to put all to rights again.

Especially we thank Tyler Voigt of Volunteer Comox Valley who spent a large part of Wednesday setting up a Skype system between the Sanctuary and the Hall, so that an overflow audience could watch and hear the proceedings.

Thanks especially to all four candidates in the North Island-Powell River riding, who rearranged their schedules at short notice to come.

We were glad to take part in the democratic process.

From the Outreach Committee, Comox United Church

Election volunteer grateful for experience

Dear fellow Comox Valley residents, I would like to thank you for the truly enriching experience I gained during the federal election campaign.

This election, being inspired by a local candidate, I spent many hours as a party volunteer knocking on doors and talking to Comox Valley residents.

Regardless of their political leanings, everyone I spoke to was respectful and engaging.

It was encouraging to see and hear so many people genuinely proud and appreciative of our democratic process (flawed as it may be).

I have reached a ripe old age where, other than voting, I had never been very politically involved. It was an inspiring and mind broadening experience. Thank you again.

You reminded me how fortunate we are, and how thankful I am, to be living in this wonderful country. Yours sincerely, Michelle Borden Royston

Refugee support group also grateful

Dear editor, The Syrian Refugee Support Committee wishes to thank the many businesses and individuals who contributed to making our “Desserts and Dancing” evening such a great success. We raised $6,600 towards our goal of sponsoring a family and supporting them financially for one year.

A big round of applause for Jim Hunter, Matthew Nichols, Steve Ellis, Gordon Funk, and Steve Smith of the “Flying Debris” for keeping us dancing, and to Richard Caissie for his fine music.

The decadent desserts were so delicious: mouth-watering thanks to all the companies and individuals involved. Our silent and live suctions were a success, thanks to all the generous contributions of so many businesses and individuals.

Our first Syrian family arrived last week and they are so grateful. It is wonderful to see the two small girls playing with other children.

We have been working on getting them to the Valley for over a year and it feels so good to watch them start to relax and settle in to their new life. We are now working to bring in another family with two small children.

Thank you to everyone in the Valley who have contributed to this amazing adventure. If you would like to donate financially please make out your cheque to Christ the King Parish and

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You will receive a income tax receipt in the mail. Please mail your cheque to Christ the King Parish, 1599 Tunner Drive, Courtenay, V9N 8N3.

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Clean up your roads before winter hits

Dear editor, Where I walk in Merville, the highway and side road ditches and grassy areas are cluttered with garbage, including large amounts of fast food containers and cups.

September was the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup month, and now, before the heavy winter rains begin, I would like to ask everyone in rural areas to clean up the ditch and median in front of their property, taking care for traffic and sharp objects.

Beer cans are death traps to moles, who are attracted in by the scent and can’t exit the can, suffering a painfully prolonged death. Anything that holds water drowns insects, which are critical food for birds, frogs, snakes, etc.

Perhaps it is time for the fast food industry to take more responsibility for its garbage that ends up in public places. Simon Fraser University reports that Canadians discard 1.6 billion takeaway coffee cups each year (when one daily cup makes 10 kg of garbage annually); North Americans yearly use 50 million trees and 33 billion gallons of water to make these cups. If the industry will not invest in compostable packaging, then it should consider a refundable deposit for cups and Styrofoam containers, as the liquor industry did for bottles and cans.

A deposit would be an incentive for people to collect the cups and Styrofoam from the landscape and return them to the restaurants, rather than having them sit for years out in the environment, creating an eyesore for both residents and tourists, and a danger to wildlife.

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Refugee family starts new life chapter in the Comox Valley ■ Scott Stanfield scott.stanfield @comoxvalleyrecord.com

The crisis in Syria had reached a point where Yasser Darwish no longer felt safe at home or at work, prompting him to flee his home country last November with his wife and two young daughters.

The family stopped in Algeria for the better part of a year before arriving in the Comox Valley this month.

“Missiles were falling in our neighbourhoods,” Darwish said of his home city of Homs. Just a week after fleeing Syria, missiles fell just 40 metres from his house, breaking all the windows.

“Car bombs exploded also in our neighbourhood. It was crazy. Many civilians were killed in those accidents.”

Conditions were no better at the Petro-Canada natural gas refinery where he worked with Valley resident Darren Mulgrew. The oil fields had become a target of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

“They start to attack our fields by tanks,” Darwish said. “There were a lot of bad accidents. One of them at the site where I was had a big attack…All our staff who was working there were killed.

Most of them were my close friends, and also Darren knew a lot of them. This was terrible. This accident occurred July, 2014.”

By this time, Petro-Canada had pulled the plug on its operation. Though back in Canada, Mulgrew had kept in touch with Darwish, who would approach his friend for help.

“Things slowly started to deteriorate there,” said Mulgrew, who now works for a different company in northern Iraq.

“We left in December, 2011.”

Civil war and conflict between the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Syrian opposition forces and ISIS has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths. More than half of Syria’s residents have fled their homes, but only

PHOTOS: Front cover, and above - Yasser Darwish is pictured with his wife Waad Omran, and their daughters Jawa (4 1/2) and Lamar (1 1/2). Below, Darren Mulgrew and his friend, Yasser Darwish.

PHOTOs BY Scott Stanfield

about a third have escaped the country.

The group is committed to supporting About eight million people are displaced the family in Comox for a year, as per in Syria. sponsorship regulations. Through used Mulgrew and his wife Caron head the jewelry sales, a lobster boil, donations Comox Valley Syrand other initiaian Refugee Suptives, the commitport Committee, tee has exceeded They (ISIS) start to attack our which had supits $40,000 target. ported Darwish fields by tanks. There were a lot of “This is a priand his family for bad accidents. One of them at the vate sponsor10 months in Alge- site where I was had a big attack… ship. There’s only ria before they All our staff who was working there 92 sponsorship were cleared to agreement holdcome to Canada. were killed. Most of them were my ers across CanaFormed through close friends, and also Darren knew da that have been Christ the King a lot of them. This was terrible. p r e - a p p r o v e d ,” Parish, the comsaid committee Yasser Darwish mittee operates member Val Macthrough the Roman Catholic Diocese of donald, noting Prime Minister-designate Vancouver.

Justin Trudeau has committed to bringDarwish — who lives in Comox with ing in 25,000 Syrian refugees by the his wife, Waad Omran, and daughters end of the year. Former prime minister Jawa and Lamar — could not claim Stephen Harper had planned to bring refugee status while still in Syria. His in 10,000 people. “It remains to be seen options were limited, Mulgrew said. Tur- whether the Liberal government will put key was out, and the Lebanese border more money into it and sponsor more was closed. In Jordan, the family would government refugees.” have lived in a camp in rough conditions.

Macdonald has provided a temporary So the Mulgrews decided to fly them to home before the family moves into a Algeria, where they could land without condo in November. Their new digs will a Visa. contain donated furniture and household “It was cheap to live,” Darren said. goods.

“Everything worked out that we could “It’s been fantastic. The Comox Valley continue his refugee claim from there.” is very generous,” said Caron Mulgrew,

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who acknowledges eye doctor Elaine Kerr for offering services and donating a new pair of glasses to Yasser.

Trail Bicycles in Courtenay has also donated four bikes to the family.

Jawa (4 1/2) and Lamar (1 1/2) are already attending the StrongStart program at Brooklyn Elementary. Yasser is amazed the service is free of charge.

“We are very, very thankful,” he said.

“Without very great support, we would not be in this safe country. I am very thankful for the support committee — for all people in the community here, because some people who don’t know me, and when they know that I am a newcomer, especially as Syrian, I see love in the eyes of everybody here.”

The committee hopes to bring over another Syrian family from Homs within the year. The head of that family was a co-worker of Yasser’s.

“Now we have to start fundraising some more,” Caron said. “It’s (volunteer work) a reward unto itself. People asking for help and you do what you can. You’re not in it for the glory.”

If interested in assisting the second family, contact Caron at cla.mulgrew@ gmail.com, or visit on.fb.me/1W7iatP Donations can also be made at CanadaHelps.org. Type in Comox Valley Refugee Support Committee and click on it.

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179gr

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500-800gr

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5

99

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Stouffer’s

Stouffer’s

640gr

256gr

2

99

4

99

Activia Probiotic Yogurt 650gr

7

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540ml

Selected, 900ml

Broth

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591ml

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99

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5

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500ml

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Vegetable Cocktail

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V8

Everyday Gourmet Soup

Goldfish Baked Snack Crackers

Crackers

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PLUS A

4

3$

PLUS A

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5$

2$

710ml

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10

175gr

Sports Drink

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Perogies

907gr

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10

3

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6

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3

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Beverage

40 Assorted or 90 Hallowe’en Minis Bars

90 Assorted Candy Bars

Snack Size Chocolate Bars

350ml

Selected, 390-500gr

99

99

Nestle

Nestle

Hershey’s

Cheerios Cereal

425-505gr

Selected, 330-380gr

99

General Mills

Oatmeal Crisp Cereal

Cereal

Minute Maid or Five Alive

All Natural Dressing

412-645ml

900gr

11

General Mills

General Mills

99

9

Value Size Granola Bars or Fruit Snacks

1.36lt

10x200ml

272-552gr

Stagg Chili

Pillsbury

Snack Size Chocolate Bars

370-400gr

425gr

398ml

Hershey

Pizza Mini or Pops

Chili

Baked Beans

8

14

Cadbury or Maynards

Fun Treats Candy

45’s

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5

2

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10

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Heinz

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1.36lt

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99

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Black Diamond 340gr

LICABL PP

4

2$ for

LICABL PP

Old El Paso

Stand ‘n Stuff Hard Taco Shells

Old El Paso

Old El Paso

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Old El Paso

Crunchy Shells

Refried Beans

Dinner Kit

125-133gr

398ml

5

3$

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394-423ml

2$

4x107ml

10

Tomato Juice

Beverage

Shredded Cheese

336gr

for

24’s

Salsa or Con Queso Dip

220-320gr

SunRype

Fruit Cups

24 Assorted Candy Bars

Tostitos

Tortilla Chips

255gr

3$

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Cheemo

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Kraft

El Monterey

Perogies

907gr

for

10

3

3 Newman’s Own

Italpasta

6

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50’s or 70’s

10

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3

3

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Nature Valley, General Mills or Betty Crocker

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Beverage

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Snack Size Chocolate Bars

350ml

Selected, 390-500gr

99

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425-505gr

Selected, 330-380gr

99

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All Natural Dressing

412-645ml

900gr

11

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99

9

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1.36lt

10x200ml

272-552gr

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Pillsbury

Snack Size Chocolate Bars

370-400gr

425gr

398ml

Hershey

Pizza Mini or Pops

Chili

Baked Beans

8

14

Cadbury or Maynards

Fun Treats Candy

45’s

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Lay’s

5

2

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for

10

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5

5

2$ for

Heinz

1.36lt

1.36lt

5

99

2

99

Black Diamond 340gr

LICABL PP

4

2$ for

LICABL PP

Old El Paso

Stand ‘n Stuff Hard Taco Shells

Old El Paso

Old El Paso

for

Old El Paso

Crunchy Shells

Refried Beans

Dinner Kit

125-133gr

398ml

5

3$

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394-423ml

2$

4x107ml

10

Tomato Juice

Beverage

Shredded Cheese

336gr

for

24’s

Salsa or Con Queso Dip

220-320gr

SunRype

Fruit Cups

24 Assorted Candy Bars

Tostitos

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255gr

3$

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2

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5

4$

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50 Realfruit Berries or Gummies 620gr

30’s

99

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8

2$

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5

PLUS A

Bush’s Best

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99

LICABL PP

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10

99

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99

LICABL PP

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99

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40’s or 90’s

4$

6x237ml

99

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Campbell’s

12x284ml

Formulated Liquid Diet or High Protein Complete Nutrition

99

Newman’s Own

Pasta Sauce

Pasta

6

99

5

Tomato, Cream of Mushroom, Vegetable or Chicken Noodle Soup

907gr

99

99

for

Cheddar Cheese

900gr

24x10-16gr

2$

5

Boost

PRICE!

2$

Cracker Barrel

Singles Processed Cheese Product or Cheez Whiz

Burritos or Chimichangas

2kg

Selected, 100-200gr

2$

4

HALF

Instant Coffee

303gr

312-396gr

2.27kg

Nescafe

Pumpkin Spice Oreo Cookies

Ready To Bake Halloween Cookies

Guiseppe Pizzeria Pizza

Lasagna

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Selected, 250-510gr

153gr

10

3$ for

4

99

4

99

5

2$ for

4

2$ for

4

2$ for

10

3$ for

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1

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99 100 gr

Sushi

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8 Piece Dynamite Rolls

5

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10

6 95 9 595 75

Fried Rice

95

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1

99

49

Medium

Almond Chicken Chop Suey

Per

100 gr

Bothwell

99

599

100 gr

Gorgonzola Cheese

Medium

69

Per

Canadian

Double Baked Potato or Pasta Primavera Salad

99

8 Piece Alaska Rolls

Cajun Chicken Breast

69

Per

Szechuan Beef

8 Piece

Deep Fried Prawns

Available at select stores only.

3

Maple Lodge

Vienna

Roast Beef or New York Style Corned Beef

per 100 gr

per 100 gr

3 Piece Crispy Chicken Dinner

6

99

seafood • Quality Foods

99

Frozen

Previously Frozen

Albacore Tuna Loin

Skinless Halibut Fillets

2

49

Per

100 gr

Janes

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Peanut or Chocolate Candies

1

99 Per

100 gr

Quality Fresh

Family Favourites Mixed Nuts Deluxe Roasted Salted, 175gr

399

1

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99

Selected, 580-615gr

Quality Fresh

Organically Yours

60% Dark, 300gr

250gr

499

9

99

Per

100 gr

Sweet Treats Chocolate Almonds

Per

100 gr

Organic Pitted Prunes

599

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6

2$ for

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12 pack

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6 pack

Cream Cheese Fruit Sticks

Muffins

5

2$ Wonder

Bread or Buns

3

4

99

99

6 pack

Turtle Cheesecake

8” Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

570gr or 12’s

4

2$

8 pack

for

Chocolate Eclairs Oroweat

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680gr

12

4

99

99

5

2$ for

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Organic Trail Mix Bar

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40gr

Jack Link’s

Jerky

Santa Cruz

Organic Apple Juice

60-80gr

2.84lt

340gr

5

2$ for

4

5

99

3$ for

Simply Natural

Alexia

Organic Pasta Sauce

Potato Wedges, Fries or Onion Rings

739ml

7

Udi’s

Gluten Free Pizza 264-286gr

7

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6

Ziploc

2

Royale

Tiger Towel

2 Ply, 6x126’s

650-946ml

99

household supplies

Facial Tissue

Laundry Stain Remover

90’s

77

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Shout

Sandwich Bags

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499

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340-567gr

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5

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ARTS Memories of the War Years returns Submitted to The Record

The third annual Memories of the War Years: a Musical Tribute to Veterans returns to the Conference Hall of the Florence Filberg Centre on Sunday, Nov.1 at 2 p.m. (doors open at 1).

This popular show is presented by the Evergreen Club. The show combines many segments of the community: the military, the Royal Canadian Legion, the cadets, military displays, and veterans.

The show is organized by Evergreen Club volunteer Ken MacLeod. The purpose of the show is to preserve the music of the war years and to honour the fallen as well as living veterans.

This year’s show will feature a tribute to Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae and the poem In Flanders Fields, which was written 100 years ago during the Battle of Second Ypres (April 1915), where enemy forces first employed the use of chlorine gas against Allied forces on the Western Front .

The French colonial troops fell back, leaving a wide gap in the line, causing the 1st Canadian Division, some of whom came from the Comox Valley, to move over to close the breach and prevent a major breakthrough by German forces. Two days later, the Canadians themselves were subject to another gas attack, but held the line.

It was the great heroism shown by the Canadians during this battle that ranks as one of Canada’s greatest military achievements in the war. It was against this backdrop that Colonel McCrae’s poem was written.

Gerry Smith and Jacqueline Lambeth in a scene from Memories of the War Years 2014.

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The show will feature the laying of a wreath in a brief ceremony to honour those persons from the Comox Valley who gave their lives in the service of their country in the various wars and in military service.

Major-General (retired) Brian Vernon will also pay a brief tribute to the 100th Anniversary of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.

The music will be pro-

vided by a band made up of Kelly Thomas on keyboard, Al West on bass, Ed Jones on clarinet and sax, and Bill Street on drums.

Our local “Nightingale of the Comox Valley,” Jacqueline Lambeth, will be appearing in the show again.

Also included in the show is 17 year-old Ryan Castle, Valley Idol singing sensation who will perform the song Green Fields of France/ No Man’s Land.

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Members of the Evergreen Club Choristers with pianist Donna Bews will fill out the program with lively and sentimental choruses and marching songs of the war years.

Nine-year-old Emma Casavant will be making her third appearance of 2015 on the Florence Filberg stage, and senior singing sensation Gerry Bullen, the Frank Sinatra of the Comox Valley, will also join the cast of approximately 30 performers.

The show will be a showcase of memorable songs and tunes from the First and Second World Wars, all performed by a cast, many of whom are dressed in service uniforms and costumes of the era with a touch of musical comedy and heart-wrenching numbers that will stir your soul.

The show also features a colour party comprising the local branches of the Royal Canadian Legion in the Comox Valley.

Ticket are $10 for adults; $5 for children 16 under and are available at the front desk at the Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Ave, Courtenay (250-338-1000).

Veterans of the Second World War and the Korean War will be admitted free (please sign in at our VIP complimentary ticket table).

In addition to honouring the Canadian fallen of previous wars and actions to preserve freedom, come out and enjoy a walk down memory lane and listen to the songs and tunes that inspired the hearts of two generations of the 20th century when the world was in darkness and the light of freedom was severely endangered. It’s a great family show.

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Spooktacular show at Vanier Sam Wharram Special to The Record

Do you like being entertained? Do you like Halloween? Vanier Improv is putting on a show which features both! On Oct. 29, at 7 p.m., at the GP Vanier Studio Theatre, Vanier’s senior improvisers will give you the spooks, the laughs, and all the fun you could expect from an improv show!

Improv is acting without a script - making everything up on the spot! If you’ve seen the TV show Whose Line is it Anyway – that gives you an idea of some of the type of games you will see at this show – but they will be more on the theme of Halloween. In addition there will be some other entertainment, including contests and a performance featuring some of Vanier’s senior dance class.

Vanier has been competing in improv tournaments since 2003 – but doing improv shows even longer. Every year, putting on shows for the school and the community is one of the most fun things they do, and also one of the funniest.

Sharing laughs and jokes is psychologically proven to make your day better, so why not have a better day and support a local improv team?

“You should come to Spookfest because there is nothing more fun than being around funny people … and don’t you want to have fun?” asked Kennedy Daniels, a Grade 11 Vanier student and improviser. “Life is short, so that’s why we should have fun; come see some of the most fun people Vanier has to offer.”

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Bring in the Halloween spirit; come for a fright at GP Vanier Improv’s Spookfest!

Tickets are available from improvisers or at the door while they last. All proceeds go to the improvisers’ costs for the year.

Jazz it up with the Tara Kannangara Band The Georgia Straight Jazz Society introduces a new face and jazz talent to the Comox Valley jazz community with the debut performance of the Tara Kannangara Band at the The Avalanche Bar & Grill this Thursday, Oct. 29.

She will be accompanied on stage by fellow band members Colin Story (guitar); Chris Pruden (piano); Julian Anderson-Bowes (bass), and Mackenzie Longpre on drums.

Kannangara, a trumpet player and vocalist, grew up in Chilliwack, where she studied classical piano and singing from an early age. She was active in musical theatre and choirs, then picked up the trumpet in high school, concentrating on classical studies before later moving into jazz.

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Similarly, the mellow feel of her trumpet playing neatly complements the subtle nuances of her unaffected vocal style.

Kannangara has had the opportunity to work and perform with leading international jazz artists, including Esperanza Spalding, Theo Bleckmann, Tim Hagans, Ran Blake, Donny McCaslin, Tim Ries, Kirk MacDonald, Andrew Downing, and Elizabeth Shepherd.

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SPORTS

Racers rule at Enduro series

series win today. The first race was in April, so it’s been a long season, and the expert category was an especially tight battle right from the start.

Thanks again to all the race organizers, volunteers, racers, sponsors, and spectators for

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making the Island race scene so awesome.”

In addition to Trail Bicycles, Makuch thanks his other sponsors, Norco Bicycles, Comox Valley Nissan, and Kevin Reid Real Estate.

Enduro racing is a mountain bike race format that consists of multiple stages (usually three to seven), with untimed climbs and timed descents, essentially creating a multi-stage downhill race with climbing between stages.

Races usually take three to five hours to complete, with about 20-30 minutes of timed racing. Top riders need a very well rounded skill set, blending extreme levels of fitness with strong technical skills.

The Vancouver Island Cup Mountain Bike Race Series is B.C.’s premiere grassroots race series spanning the length of Vancouver Island.

XC, Downhill, Enduro and Marathon disciplines are brought together from numerous local mountain bike clubs.

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The overall winners of the Island Cup Enduro Mountain Bike Series were announced following the final race of the season at the Maple Mountain trail network near Crofton on Oct. 18, and riders from the Comox Valley claimed the top spots.

Ten-year-old Brynn Johnson and 12-year-old Carson Damery won the overall series titles for the beginner women and beginner men categories, while Emily Johnson and Chris Makuch won the expert women and expert men categories.

“The level of riding on Vancouver Island is so high,” says Trail Bicycles owner Jeff Beeston, whose store supports all four athletes.

“To secure the overall title in any category is an amazing accomplishment. I’m very proud of these riders and what they’ve achieved.”

Expert men’s winner Makuch said, “I’m really happy to take the overall

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Two strong games against the top teams in the South Division demonstrated that the Comox Valley Glacier Kings are indeed one of the top teams in the North Division of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League.

After losing 5-4 in double overtime to South second place Westshore Wolves, the Yetis knocked off South leaders Victoria Cougars 4-3.

The Icemen (9-5-0-3) are just one point back of North leaders Campbell River Storm (10-4-1-1) and will be looking to close that gap this Friday when they close out the October portion of their regular season against South cellar dwellers Saanich Braves in Victoria.

On Oct. 24 in Courtenay, first star Brandon McReynolds and second star Ronnie Wilkie each had a goal and an assist as the G-Kings snapped the Cougars’ three-game winning streak.

Jake McKenzie and Ben Raffler had the other Yeti goals. Victoria led 2-1 after one with the Icemen up 4-2 after two. Third star Paul Broadbent made 26 saves for the win.

On Oct. 21 at The Q Centre, Braddock Otton took the tough loss as the Wolves out-

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Glacier Kings’ Willie Daigneault (right) outmanoeuvres Victoria’s Nico PHOTO BY JIM HOCKLEY Somerville for the puck. shot the G-Kings 44-29. The score was 1-0 Comox Valley after one and 2-2 after two.

Power-play goals by Wilkie and Grant Iles less than a minute apart midway through the third gave the Yetis a leg up, but the Wolves clawed back to tie the game with 1:24 to play then netted the win-

ner at 1:11 of the second OT session.

ICE CHIPS The Yetis’ next home game is Nov. 7 against Nanaimo … Graydon McInnes leads the team in scoring with 22 points (7g, 15a) and is seventh in the league … McReynolds is the team’s top sniper with 11 goals …

Within the electoral areas of the Comox Valley Regional District, fireworks can only be sold from October 24th through November 1st inclusive.

A permit must be obtained prior to setting off fireworks within the boundaries of the CVRD. You can buy a permit from the CVRD office at 600 Comox Road, Courtenay.

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BUSINESS Local funeral provider helps bilked Powell River family Ryan Parton

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When I found out the family had paid Special to The Record for but never received their headstone, I made A grieving Powell River family has arrangements to have one supplied. 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 funeral provider.

Robert Dufour alleges that last fall, he paid Westcoast Funeral Services more than $650 for a grave marker that never materialized. After dealing for months without resolution, 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

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me,” recalls Dufour.

“He said he wanted to look after our needs and agreed to supply a marker for no cost.”

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 BC (see bit.ly/1hIXc6Z for full press release).

It has since closed its doors and had its licence fully cancelled (see bit.ly/1WCsn4z).

“This is the kind of regrettable situ-

ation 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.”

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 such reasons.

He immediately took action, for the good of his entire industry.

“When I was alerted to the circumstances, I contacted one of our suppliers and we agreed to cover the cost of the headstone,”

says Toneff. “As rarely as something like this happens, I still find it absolutely repugnant when it does. 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 satisfaction and consumer rights.

“That’s why there are laws and guidelines in place to pro-

tect 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.”

Efforts made to reach the owners of Westcoast Funeral

Services were unsuccessful. (The business’s phone number has been disconnected and its website is no longer active.)

For further information about your consumer rights, call

Consumer Protection BC at 1-888-564-9963 or visit www.consumerprotectionbc.ca.

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Gertrude Helen Robbins 1923 ~ 2015 Gertie passed away on October 16, 2015 at Eagle View Lodge peacefully with her family by her side. She was born in Port Arthur, Ontario on August 15, 1923.

Gertie moved from Ontario to BC in 1946, Raymond followed and they married Dec. 28, 1946. Gertie was happiest spending time with her family. She had work at CFB Comox until her retirement. She was a member of the Pythian Sisters.

Her greatest joy was being Nana.

She will be greatly missed; her ashes will join those of her beloved Raymond.

She was predeceased by husband Raymond, granddaughter Laura-Lee, parents, 2 sisters and 1 brother.

She is survived by children, Donna Gendron (Dave), Sonny, John (Bonnie), David (Cheryl), Bonnie Moore (Bill), Maureen Allen (Blaine), Cindy Harmon (Cole), Kelli Verboom (Don Walker), 12 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, sister Hilda Foster, Brother Andrew Brown (Naida), Nieces and Nephews.

A Celebration Of Life will be held on Monday, November 2nd at 2:00 PM at Piercy’s Mt. Washington Funeral Home, Donations to the St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation – Eagle View would be appreciated.

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In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On June 30, 2015, near Dunsmuir Avenue and 3rd Street, Cumberland, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Comox Valley RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: a 2005 red Nissan 350Z, BCLP: BE967H, VIN: JN1AZ34DX5M602612, on or about 15:32 Hours, and $13,560 CAD, on or about 15:32 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been used in and/or obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3141, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for

disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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Halloween fun run for EDAS The Highland Grade 12 International Baccalaureate class is hosting a Halloween fun run to raise money, collect donations and raise awareness for local non-profit organization Everyone Deserves A Smile (EDAS).

Run by Comox Valley resident Chantal Stefan, this organization helps supply homeless people with warm winter clothes such as hats and coats as well as basic hygiene supplies.

Says Stefan, “EDAS began as a grassroots project 12 years ago. EDAS works to inspire hundreds of students, school staffs and community members to come together, to work with one common purpose and to give with open hearts to those in need.

“Each year hundreds of hand-painted care packages, filled with homemade Christmas cards and community donations are made by students and handed out to

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those living on the streets of Vancouver Island, East Hastings,Vancouver and beyond.”

The fun run will take place Saturday, Oct. 31 at Seal Bay Park at 11 a.m. Two Halloween-themed routes will be laid out, a short 1 km run for kids and a 6.5 km run for adults. Monetary, clothing or basic hygiene donations will be accepted. Costumes are encouraged.

FMI phone 250-898-8190 or text 250-650-2987.

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2015 Comox Valley Child Development Centre Telethon

Letter from the president of the CVCDA Telethon 2015!

This year marks the 40th Telethon for the Comox Valley Child Development Association and over 41 years that the Association has been serving children with special needs and their families in the Comox Valley.

Our theme this year is “Celebration” as we are celebrating the great support we continue to receive from service clubs, businesses large and small, and of course the wonderful individuals that make up this great community of ours.

Once again we have eight hours of amazing local talent and we hope you will come down to the Sid Williams Theatre at the corner of Cliffe Avenue Pam Crowe and 5th Street, to support our entertainers and this great cause. If you can’t get down to the theatre you can watch it live on Shaw Channel 4 from noon to 8 p.m. Don’t miss the free bike draw at 5 p.m. (you have to be in the theatre to win) and the great items we have on our silent auction (go to our FB page to check them out online before Sunday). Whatever you do just don’t miss out on your chance to be a part of this wonderful community event. Help us make this year’s total the highest ever. See you there on Sunday Nov. 1! Let’s “DO IT FOR THE KIDS”!!!

Pam Crowe Board President/Telethon Co-ordinator

Flashback: This is a copy of the press release announcing “The First Annual Comox Valley Telethon”, PHOTO supplied November 14, 1976.

wishes to congratulate our community partner, the Comox Valley Child Development Association on their 40th year.

Our program participants use their facility and speak highly of the services provided.

Comox Valley Family Services Association (CVFSA) is located at 1415 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay and has been providing services to children, youth and families in the Comox Valley, since 1974.

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Baynes Sound Lions ready to roll up the highway ■ Terry Farrell terry.farrell @comoxvalleyrecord.com

A fundraising tradition as old as the Telethon itself will play out at roughly 5 p.m. Sunday.

That’s the approximate time that the Baynes Sound Lions will enter the Sid Williams Theatre with a wheelbarrow full of money.

It will mark the 39th straight time that the Baynes Sound Lions make the trek from Fanny Bay to downtown Courtenay, pushing a wheelbarrow all 32 kilometres, collecting donations along the way.

“Our club has only been around for 39 years, so the very first year our club was formed, 1976, we started this,” said Baynes Sound Lions member Jacquie Miller.

The day’s schedule has been consistent throughout. “We meet at the (Fanny Bay) hall at 8:30 in the morning, leave the hall at 9, then we go to the FBI (Fanny Bay Inn) for coffee – they open up for us, just for coffee,” said Miller. “From there we go to Buckley Bay and have our first break. When we get to Union Bay, they serve us lunch.

For the 39th straight year, the Baynes Sound Lions will make the 32-kilometre trek up Highway 19A with a wheelbarrow full of money to be dropped off at the Telethon.

From there we go through Royston, then we enter Courtenay and get to the Whistle Stop, where (owner) Barry Van Dusen gives us a couple of jugs of beer.

Then it’s our last stop – the Sid Williams Theatre.”

Miller said many of those who do the trek walk the entire distance.

“We try to get younger people

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to join us because us old guys just tire too fast,” she said. “I usually make it to Union Bay myself, then take a ride for awhile, then walk the last part, in Courtenay. We try to make it an eight-hour trek.”

Miller said that there have been some horrible conditions, but the weather has never deterred the Baynes Sound

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Lions from completing the walk.

“It has just poured in buckets some years,” she said. “There have been years where all the money we brought in was soaking wet. One year someone donated a five-gallon pail full of pennies and they were absolutely soaking wet by the time we got there, and we had to roll them all.

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“We don’t take pennies anymore, so it makes it a little easier.”

Miller said the best year for donations was $11,000 and they always hope to hit the five-digit target ($10,000). The walk averages between $5,000 and $7,000.

“We figure it’s just over $200,000 we have brought in for the Telethon in 39 years,” she said. “This year hasn’t been as good though, so we probably won’t come in with as much. Of course, we say that every year, and at the last moment people donate to send up over the top.”

The money is raised all year long by the Baynes Sound Lions, and the stops along the walk have miniature wooden wheelbarrows set up to collect donations throughout the year.

“We also have the businesses around here that write them out cheques and we collect those (during the walk),” said Miller.

People can donate at the aforementioned locations, or meet with the Lions the day of the walk, to drop money into the wheelbarrow as it makes its trip along Highway 19A. “Last year we collected $1,235 on the walk alone,” said Miller.

Donations are also being accepted through the club, or to the Child Development Association directly, on behalf of the Baynes Sound Lions.

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The Autism Program an important piece ■ Terry Farrell terry.farrell @comoxvalleyrecord.com

The Autism Program (TAP) is the area of the Comox Valley Child Development Association that is experiencing the most growth, client-wise, in recent history.

“When I first started, nine years ago, we maybe had 16 kids. Now we are up to almost 40,” said Katie Sharp, lead interventionist at TAP. “And just since April (Statz) took over as program manager, two and a half years ago, we have doubled the amount of service hours we are providing.”

TAP was established in 2005 to provide services for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and is available to children up to the age of 19.

“The basis of our program is one-to-one applied behaviour analysis,” said Sharp. “We have an on-site certified behaviour consultant and we also have another board-certified behaviour consultant who oversees everything.”

Under its current mandate, TAP provides up to 10 hours of intervention for children young-

The Autism Program makes good use of the Child Development Association Sensory Room, which opened last year.

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er than six years of age.

Each program is custom designed to best suit the individual child’s needs and may include one-on-one teaching, as well as sessions in small groups.

“All the goals are completely individualized,” said Sharp. “They are based on what the parents want, what the professionals assess the child needs to know - based partly on where

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they should be, developmentally, compared to where they are, developmentally.”

The Social Thinking and Superflex groups are designed for clients aged 6-19 and consist of small peer groups, to help create friendships and social interaction.

“Those groups have much more to do with social skills - learning the kinds of things

that are going to stick with them, life skills,” said Sharp.

“Again those goals are (customized) to the individual. The team group (sessions) might be about learning cooking skills… how to write a resume, how to approach people, how to work in the community. It’s a pretty broad range. We will teach anything. As long as the parents want their kids to learn it, and

the professionals agree that it’s an appropriate goal, then we will teach it.”

Diagnosis of ASD is the first step, and diagnosis is often delayed.

“A lot of kids don’t get diagnosed until they hit school, and someone at school says ‘I’m seeing something that doesn’t look right. I think we should get it looked at,’” said Sharp. “So we are seeing a lot of 12-, 13-, 14-year-olds getting diagnosed these days.”

Sharp said there are many possible reasons for later detection. First-time parents may not have any experience in recognizing signs.

“If you’ve never done any babysitting, and you are the first of your peers to have a child, then how are you to know?” said Sharp. “On the other hand, if he is the youngest of five, of course you are going to know. You are going to know what ‘typical’ looks like. But a lot of first-time parents don’t have that.”

Acceptance of the possibility that a child is on the spectrum.

“I’ve had families come in and say ‘I think my sister’s child needs to be seen,’ but if the sister doesn’t think her child needs to be seen, there’s nothing we can do about it,” said Statz.

“There’s still denial.”

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much an expansion of programs as “So a place with a large social it is an expansion of space. area where we can do circle times, “We are trying to be very cre- or have snacks, as well as small ative about space,” said Statz. “We classrooms, as well as a ‘safe room’, have had a lot of collaboration with for those who get a little elevated. the school district and And ideally, because we actually are doing we work a lot with As long as intervention with one the older students of our students, at a the parents want with whom we teach school that has extra their kids to learn life skills, it would be space. So that gives great to have a kitchus more space here as it, and the profes- en, have a laundry. well… we have anoth- sionals agree that And, of course, more er one that we will be it’s an appropriate room for storage. We doing the intervention goal, then we will have so many mateat the daycare. So it’s rials.” creating space, with- teach it.

All this costs money, out creating space.” these kinds Katie Sharp and The lower level of of infrastructure the CDA centre on improvements to the Cliffe and Third is dedicated to CVCDA are what funds such as TAP, but the entire area only those raised in the Telethon go amounts to roughly 600 square towards. feet.

Sharp said that while her career There are a couple of small offic- choice is rewarding, it’s also bitteres that can be used for individu- sweet. al teaching, and a larger central “You could say that I would love room for the group sessions, but to be out of a job, because that as clientele grows, space require- would mean no more (developments increase. mental issues with children). But “This space can get pretty it doesn’t look like that’s going cramped in quite a hurry,” said to happen anytime soon,” she Sharp. “In my perfect universe, we said. “But the reason I am still would have a space with a num- here, after nine years, is because it ber of small, separate classrooms, is so much fun, working with these because a lot of my kids, especially kids, and so rewarding.” when they first start, do better in a “Our focus is to work ourselves much more quiet, controlled envi- out of a job,” echoed Statz. ronment. Then we can introduce For more on TAP, visit the Assothem into a space with more noise, ciation’s website at cvcda.ca/serbe that visual or audio. vices/autism/

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Kindling for Kids a hearth-warming way Mark Allan Special to The Record

Sharon and Russ Nelson began supporting the Comox Valley Child Development Association four decades ago.

They still do as the 40th annual CVCDA telethon nears.

The Nelsons, who started Kindling For Kids last year as a CVCDC fundraiser, have a child development centre connection that predates Nelson

Roofing, their 35-year-old local business.

“I started on the board of directors for the child development centre in 1974,” Sharon said in an interview at their spacious, attractive beachfront home in Royston.

“Our son, our middle son, went there for therapy,” Sharon added.

“We started the telethon in 1975 in the days when we didn’t have live TV,” she continued. “It was all done on

tape in the back of Bronco Moncrief’s TV station.”

Moncrief is a former mayor and councillor in Cumberland.

In the early days of the child development centre, it was located in Cumberland, before moving to its current address on Third Street near downtown Courtenay.

Longtime CVCDA supporters, the Nelsons launched Kindling For Kids last year to help raise operating funds for the child development centre.

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“We just thought it would be a good cause, and a good way to use up the scraps,” Russ says of the Kindling For Kids campaign.

“When you’re splitting shakes, there’s all kinds of knots in the cedar, and it’s just wasted. I cut it two feet long for shakes and if there’s a knot in the middle I’ll split until I get to it.

“Then I’ll buck it on the chopsaw to eight inches and you’ve got nice pieces of eight inches (of kindling).

“The stuff we sell is all nice and clean.”

The kindling is easy to use to get a fire started, Sharon says.

“I like this because it’s nice and handy,” she explains. “I can pick up a handful; I don’t have to break a big chunk over my knee to get it in the fireplace.”

“Kindling’s always been a big problem for a lot of people,” Russ adds. “We’ve burned firewood here forever. You’re always running out.”

Family friend Ed Leakey allows Russ to use cedar lying on the ground of Leakey’s woodlot. Once the wood dries, Russ cuts it into kindling.

He bags dry kindling into batches of approximately 35 pounds, which sell for $20. All proceeds from the sales go to the child

development centre.

Reliable Auto Body owner Mike MacLaren, a friend of the Nelsons, sells it from his business at 787 Cumberland Rd. in Courtenay.

The Nelsons also sell it from their beachfront home at 221 Spindrift Rd. in Royston. Their phone number is 250-335-2098.

“Mike’s a great guy,” Russ adds.

“Last year, he matched us (in donating to the child development centre).”

A few years ago, Russ recalls, MacLaren noticed during the telethon broadcast that the Nelsons were donating $500, so he matched that.

“We started doing $500 donations years ago from the company,” says Russ, who opened Nelson Roofing in 1980. “Then our son took it over and he kept doing it.”

Sharon will again work the phones during the telethon Nov. 1. She will present cheques from Nelson Roofing and Reliable Auto Body during the event, which is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Comox Valley Child Development Association.

The association hopes it can crack the $100,000 mark this year, which would be a substantial increase from the $85,000 collected in 2014.

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Local performers will entertain from noon to 8 p.m., which people can watch live on Shaw Cable or attend in person for free at the Sid Williams Theatre. All proceeds support local children and youth with special needs and their families.

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The CVCDA provides services for 800 local children per year with developmental delays and disabilities including physical, cognitive, communication, social/ emotional and behavioural needs.

Family-centred services include assessments, individualized supports and intervention.

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Comox Valley Child Development staff and the ladies from the Evergreen Knit and Crochet Club pose with the latest batch of knitting dropped off at the CDA office.

Knitting club offers comfort for CDA clientele

Russ and Sharon Nelson have a 22-foot orca on the beach at their

fibreglass home in Royston. The Nelson are longtime supporters of the Comox Valley Child Development Centre.

The ladies at the Evergreen Knit and Crochet Club don’t wait until the Telethon to help the Comox Valley Child Development Association; they help out all year ‘round.

It all started three years ago, when Lori Webber showed up.

“We had a knitter come to the office to submit some knitting for us - she had some blankets and asked if we could use them,” said CDA infant development program manager Lee Bjarnason. “We said ‘sure’ and they just started bringing more and more, on a regular basis.

“These ladies just love to knit, and they’ve probably knitted for everybody (in their own families), so they needed someone to knit for.”

Bjarnason uses the blankets for the new babies within the families of CDA clients.

“It’s something to lift their spirits and having a hand-knit blanket to cuddle in is such a wonderful thing,” she said.

The Evergreen ladies have also donated such items as preemie hats (hats for premature babies), little hand-knit dresses and toques for the autism department.

“It’s such a lovely thing to be able to give our families a little gift like this. How often does anyone get hand-knit things anymore?

It’s a beautiful gesture,” said Bjarnason. “I just wish that they (knitters) could see the delight on some of the families’ faces when they get a blanket.”

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