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• FOOD BANK..

A food bank has opened in the Village of Port Alice.

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• MUNGO MARTIN...

The work by Mungo Martin to preserve his heritage.

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• RUNNING..

The annual District Cross Country Meet was held Oct. 21.

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By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor Four local soccer stars brought home gold medals from the World Indigenous Games in Brazil.

Athletes from 30 countries, competed in the Games from Oct. 23 to Nov. 1 in the remote city of Palmas.

Athletes competed in traditional sports such as spear throwing, tug of war and racing with heavy logs - along with better-known sports.

The North Island’s four athletes were triumphant in soccer - Margaret Badger, (Quatsino), and Jasmine Hunt, (Quatsino), Kiara Peterson (Alert Bay) and Danni Dawson, (mom is from Kingcome and her dad is from Quatsino).

The girls who travelled to the Games to play on Canada’s soccer team came from across the country. Each of the 23 players, between the ages of 18 and 28, earned their spot after being scouted at a series of tournaments and then going to tryouts last year in Vancouver, said Jasmine’s mom Tammy Hunt.

Jasmine has been playing soccer since she was about five or six although she did take a one-year break when she was 11.

Hunt admits she was not initially thrilled by the idea of her 17-year-old daughter travelling to Brazil, however, she was soon happy that she had gone and was having such an amazing experience, and she was delighted that her daughter was chosen to represent Team Canada.

Hunt said she is incredibly proud of the four women’s gold medal performance.

In their first game, they beat Brazil Submitted Photo 1-0, said Hunt.

From left to right, Jasmine Hunt, Kiara Peterson, Bill Wasden one of the coaches, Danni Dawson In their second outing against and Margaret Badger, sport the gold medals they won at the World Indigenous Games in Brazil.

Camela, they broke a record for most This sent the team to the gold medal match the Cowichan First Nation, has taken aborigigoals scored in a game when they won 16-0. In that game, “Jasmine stepped up and she against Tocantins. whom they beat in overtime nal women and girls to play soccer in Europe, Australia, and the U.S, but the 2015 Indigenous played goalie, because a goalie was sick” and got with a penalty shot.

Badger, 26, has been playing with the Native Games were NIFA’s first large-scale global event. the shut out. Last Tuesday morning, they won Indian Football Association (NIFA) for nine The four world-class soccer stars were back in 13-0 against Azzurini.

In a much-tighter match, Team Canada took on years. NIFA is a B.C.-based organization devoted Canada today (Nov. 4) and a potluck welcome home dinner will be held Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Xambioa Karaja in the quarter final Wednesday to developing indigenous soccer players.

Over the years, their Coach Dano Thorne, of hall in Quatsino at 5 p.m. and won 4-2.

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By David Faren For the Gazette The Alert Bay Village Council meeting was held on Oct. 26 and covered a number of Village activities.

Work being done by the RCMP and Public Works comprised the bulk of the meeting.

Sgt. Brett Sinden delivered the local RCMP’s second quarter report to council.

According to the report, “the Alert Bay detachment identified a focus on the strategic priorities of Substance Abuse/Drug Trafficking, Impaired Driving, and Crime Reduction with a specific focus on prolific offenders.” The report went on to state that

they “remain committed to aggressively pursuing investigations related to substance abuse and drug trafficking.”

The report recognized the need for education when responding to drug use in the community, and Sinden announced they will be delivering the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE program in both the schools

District renews library lease

Public Notice:

WFP, Englewood Forest Operation, TFL37 will be conducting their annual pile burning program from October 21st to December 31th 2015, according to Englewood’s 2015 Resource Management Burn Plan dated September 8, 2015. During this time frame, pile burning may occur adjacent to Highway #19 from the Beaver Cove Road junction to 14 kilometers passed the Hoomak Rest Stop travelling towards Campbell River.

If you have any comments or concerns regarding this notice please contact: Jeanne Matthews, RFT at 250-281-2482, jmatthews@westernforest.com or Western Forest Products Inc., Englewood Forest Operation, 5000 Railway Avenue, Woss, BC, V0N 3P0.

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Gazette staff The District of Port Hardy has renewed the Vancouver Island Regional Library lease with slightly reduced annual increases.

At their regular meeting Oct. 27, Director of Corporate Services Heather Nelson-Smith told council that the library had requested a 1.5 per cent increase per year, instead of the two per cent they had been paying.

The new five-year lease will see the library pay $3,040.60 a month instead of $3,055.58 in 2016 reducing the annual revenue to the District by $179.74.

The lease reflects that the VIRL has installed a new heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system that they will be maintaining.

on the island.

The program is typically run each year at the schools.

Driver ‘education’ will also be featured in the coming months.

According to Sinden, adherence to rules of the road are somewhat lax in Alert Bay and efforts will be made to improve this situation with awareness and warnings being used to let residents know their driving needs to conform, with tickets being issued only as a last resort.

The report also delivered the crime statistics for a broader range of offences, and overall, crime appears to be lower compared to the same quarter last year.

Sinden described the lower figures as being a “fluke” and suggested the numbers are a reflection of a lower police presence rather than a reduction in crimes being committed. Overall the number of offences from the same quarter last year to

this year went from 254 to 162, a 36 per cent drop.

In other business the Village Public Works Department announced the switch to new LED lighting along the waterfront boardwalk is complete. The lighting is expected to save money for the village with reduced electricity consumption.

Another project related to consumption of electricity was discussed at the meeting.

A wind turbine, that the Village received a grant to build, may be scrapped in favour of a solar-powered photovoltaic system instead.

According to Pete Smith, public works superintendent, BC Hydro cautioned him on the installation of a wind system due to maintenance issues.

Photovoltaic systems require less maintenance and energy generation is also expected to exceed that from a wind turbine.

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of who is in need. “Sometimes through word of mouth, we know someone is struggling, so we will drop off a hamper without them asking,” says Cliff.

According to Food Banks Canada, more than 840,000 across Canada use food banks.

In B.C., 97,369 people are assisted by Food Banks annually, an increased usage of 24.7 per cent since 2008.

The Port Alice Lion’s Club has been in operation since 1966.

Lions serve the community by volunteering time and providing financial assistance to help with community projects, events and fund-raising.

For questions about the food bank or becoming a Lion’s Club member, contact: Teressa at 250-284-6630 or Natalie Stewart at 250-2092454.

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By Trish Weatherall For the Gazette For the first time in over a decade a food bank has opened in Port Alice, with the help of a partnership between the Port Alice Lion’s Club and the Port Alice Thrift Store.

The Lion’s Club initiated the in-town food bank in September, predicting a growing number of people in need since layoffs at the Neucel Cellulose Mill last March.

“We decided to open a food bank locally because the mill is down, people are out of work, and everyone’s E.I. is going to run out soon,” says Lion’s Club member Teressa Cliff.

The last time the Lion’s Club needed to coordinate a food bank was following a mill closure in 2004.

That Christmas, Lion’s Clubs all over Vancouver Island organized a food drive that brought a semi full of food and gifts to Port Alice.

Located at the Sea View Activity Centre, 901 Marine Drive, in the room beside the thrift store, the food bank is managed by thrift store volunteers during the operating hours Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lion’s Club members provide the legwork during the week - collecting, transporting, and sorting donated food.

Donations of nutritional, non-perishable items to the Port Alice Food Bank can be made at F.P. Foods. Donations were also collected at the Lion’s Club fireworks display Halloween Night, and will be collected during the annual Santa’s Sleigh Ride around town in December.

Cliff says F.P. Foods received an anonymous donation of $200 to the food bank, which it turned into gift certificates to be handed out by thrift store volunteers to people in need.

For people who are hesitant about using a food bank for the first time, she says, “Go down and use it. It’s just our own people helping our own people - taking care of each other.”

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Jailed journalist visits Legislature This week Canadian journalist Mohammed Fahmy who had been in prison in Egypt for more than 400 days, wrongly accused of terrorism visited the Legislature. It was extremely interesting to hear how he survived, how important it was for him to know people were fighting for him and his views on diplomatic involvement when a Canadian citizen has been arrested and imprisoned. The Question MLA Update Period exchange he observed was with Claire Trevena – like all of our Question Periods this week – focused on the BC Liberals abuse of freedom of information legislation and the cover-up of issues they don’t want the public to know about.

It was, however, a salutary reminder that while we rage against the BC Liberals outrageous record, we have the opportunity to challenge them in the Legislature without fear of reprisals., and this can and should be reported by our free media.

It was also perhaps appropriate that the discussion was about how the BC Liberals ignore freedom of information laws, apparently on direction from the Premier’s office.

Access to information is fundamental to a healthy democracy, and is vital for journalists, researchers, academics and others to do their work. However the BC Liberals prefer to erase the record rather than open up their actions to scrutiny.

There is no trace of any emails in the Premier’s office – not even from her communications staff. It is an extraordinarily cavalier approach to government.

The sadness of this latest cover-up is that it came to light when we, in the official opposition, asked for information about meetings the Minister of Transportation had held about the Highway of Tears. I raised that in Question Period, but the Minister and the BC Liberals see no problem in the fact that all emails had been deleted and there was no information to access.

I raised concerns about the lack of equity in funding for our marine highway. As we all know, in contrast to the paved highways across the province or the inland ferries, we pay a huge amount to use our marine highway. And unlike those who rely on BC Transit, our fares also contribute to capital costs. As we also know BC Ferries has a promotion at the moment reducing certain fares by 50 per cent. The reason behind this is to see whether it could introduce different fares at different times of day. I argued that it makes economic sense for such a reduction to be made permanent on all routes at all times. I also reminded the Legislature about the reason the BC Ferries system was created by WAC Bennett in the late 50s and 60s – to open up the coast and connect communities for the benefit of our economy. We still need these connections for the benefit of our communities and the provincial economy.

We also started the discussion of a miscellaneous bill which touches on the Ministries of Advanced Education, Children and Families, Energy and Mines and Justice. The proposed changes to legislation are: how dues are paid to student societies; how youth agreements are established for young people in care of the Ministry; implementing a number of recommendations which came from an independent review of the BC Utilities Commission; and aiming to streamline the enforcement of court orders.

As always, I can always be reached by email at Claire. trevena.mla@leg.bc.ca or by phone in Campbell River on 250 287 5100, in Port Hardy on 250 949 9473 or toll free at 1 866 387 5100. You can also friend me on Facebook, follow me on Twitter @clairetrevena or check out my web page www.clairetrevena.ca.

The silence of the email servers VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark’s government has been steadily backed into a corner on its apparent deletion of emails involving sensitive government topics.

A week-long barrage of accusations by the NDP opposition peaked with their most damning evidence of a cover-up, in the long-running case of eight health researchers suspended or fired from drug approval studies.

Most have been paid settlements or reinstated after the biggest personnel management blunder in memory. One committed suicide. We are now into a second independent review of this tragic case, after an independent lawyer was unable to determine what went wrong, because she couldn’t compel testimony or demand records. It is now in the hands of B.C.’s new Ombudsperson, Jay Chalke, who has that authority.

Everyone agrees that the deputy health minister of the day, Graham Whitmarsh, was legally responsible for the decisions and records. Yet somehow the only record released to the NDP for the two-year period of the firings and subsequent investigation was a heavily blanked-out update from his successor, Stephen Brown, to the premier’s deputy, John Dyble.

It refers to an “update on litigation resolution from investigation,” the substance of which is blanked out, and offers to discuss the situation by phone.

Here’s an exchange between NDP MLA Adrian Dix and Citizens’ Services Minister Amrik Virk: Dix: “Can the minister explain why the Office of the Premier, the Deputy Minister to the Premier, has no records and why the successive Deputy Minister of Health had one record over two years?”

Virk: “The suggestion from the member opposite that there are no documents is false…. There are more documents now that the Ombudsperson has conduct of the matter and is undertaking a comprehensive review. I fully expect that he will do a comprehensive review and will consent to the The North Island Gazette is published Thursdays at 7305 Market Street in Port Hardy, B.C. by Black Press Ltd. Canadian Publications Mail Agreement #391275. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

release of more documents.”

There will be more sound and fury over this, but only Chalke’s report can provide new information. And even then, the damage is done, settlements and non-disclosure deals have been signed, and Clark and Health Minister Terry Lake have formally apologized.

The larger issue is how freedom of information legislation should work. Should the opposition be able to second-guess decisions of bureaucrats by going through their emails?

The traditional answer is no. Elected officials are responsible, even if they had no actual role, as should always be the case in hiring and firing ministry staff and awarding government work contracts. The buck stops with Lake and Clark, not their deputies. There are sound reasons for this. Consider another sensitive decision, to shoot wolves from the air in a last-ditch effort to preserve dwindling mountain caribou herds. Protesters, pop stars and politicians can sound off as they like, but these hard decisions are made and carried out by wildlife experts working for or consulted by the province.

The minister, in this case Forests Minister Steve Thomson, authorizes the use of helicopters and rifles and takes the political consequences. One can imagine the agonizing discussion that goes on behind the scenes, as provincial and First Nations wildlife experts watch caribou herds dwindle despite widespread habitat protection efforts. They not only make the technical call, they have to pull the trigger.

Would wildlife biologists be able to provide frank advice for or against this decision if they knew their names and opinions could later be used in a political battle in the legislature and in the streets? No. And can you run a public service if everyone is subjected to the scrutiny that only politicians choose to endure? No. (Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca) A member of

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Forest has huge value for society Dear Editor, It is the year 1951, a young man, almost 21 years old; oops, young, I should say, is working in the bush near his village, that is in walking distance. It is a sunny afternoon and he has a visitor, the ‘forester’ forest technician, is visiting. He knows the young man is frustrated because he is waiting for word to be admitted to a forest technical school to be able to spend the rest of his life doing something a little more respectful, more mentally challenging, than just being an ordinary logger, as his father before him was for almost 40 years of his life, tending on the side (after a hard day’s work) his little subsistence farm of 20 acres of meadows and fields. (And almost but not quite being able to live from the land.)

The forester has good news: Canada needs forestry workers and of course the opportunities for a young man to get ahead are infinitely greater there than in bombed out Germany (A certain type of plan that had been envisioned by an American was to remove all industry from Germany, turn their land into a nation of peasants, never to threaten the world again with war.)

The foresters name I remember very easily, George Miller. The young man, myself, ‘Willy Judas’ (de-hellinized, Judah). It took a few weeks and the young man was on the train by way of a great detour (I do not know why) Stuttgart to Bremerhafen, and on the evening of Oct. 7 at seven in the evening, the little boat (big for me; I had never seen a boat nor the ocean) separated from the dock and with it from Motherland Germany. (The Fair Sea, I read once rests now somewhere on the bottom of the ocean near Australia, broken apart.) Out from the crowd that stood on the dock for a final farewell greeting, a man shouted, “Jungs, vergesst die Heimat nicht”

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(Boys do not forget your homeland! - and there was no need to remind the young man.

No human being should ever leave or have to leave his ‘roots’.)

When one is young, one does not know or understand, nor appreciate what one has. It is what one does not have, not realizing that what you have is actually a little bit of paradise on our little planet earth.

The forest my father had worked in, and others from the village and surrounding villages, were owned and operated (and still are) by the Bavarian Forest Service. (It had once all belonged to the king, but due to the loss of two wars, aristocracy was swept away and the governments became owners). The stability of employment this provided is something one only appreciates in hindsight when you have experienced capitalist forestry.

This is not meant as a criticism of those officials who have to make those painful decisions that rip a working man’s, woman’s life apart. They are simply there to do a job and do it as best they can, and have to work within the dictates of a capitalistic moneydriven economy. If there is no profit for the company, in the end there is no company.

Argument finished.

What I would have to add here to explain would take volumes and your intelligent North Island Gazette reader is well able to fill in what has to remain unsaid. Let me just help to recall, Good Work and Small is Beautiful, the books by economist Dr. Erich Schumacher. “The production of essential goods and services” and what do we produce today?! The stock market, have you heard of it. You can invest in the morning and if you think it prudent take your money back at the end of the day, hopefully with a gain. If there is a company that produces textiles - just to

take one example - they may, if they do not like what is good for them financially - pack up and move to a country that offers them tax incentives and employees that get one tenth than what they get in their original country.

The tourists that roam the world, spending money they do not need or borrow from their credit cards, help the economies of areas that lack industry - thereby polluting the planet, employing people in an industry that is not very planet friendly. And one could go on and on. In the meantime we hear voices of doom: will there be enough people of ‘good will’ men, women, children that will spearhead a movement to bring about changes, real changes to save us all - or will our children and children’s children stand and look helplessly as the earth becomes inhabitable.

Because once we had a system that had greed and money turned religion.

Ghandi, Albert Schweitzer, Bertrand Russell, Dr. E. Fritz Schumacher, John Kenneth Galbraith (The Good Society - “if the poor would know how to vote or vote at all, they would not be poor”, Hans Kueng - Welt Ethik/world ethic movement, the Nobel Prize winners meeting in Constance, Germany, trying to get the attention to unite people of good will, George Bernard Shaw, or tonight’s Ideas Series, a professor from the Einstein Institute of Berlin talking about change. (While our First Nations are waiting desperately in many of their villages for clean water and many necessities that are lacking in these remote villages - and that, in the long nights of cold Canadian winters!)

North Islanders! Do not allow that Western Forest restructuring. It is an insult to every working man, and that is not meant as an attack on those who have to make these painful decisions because they are locked into a

profit needed system. (If they cannot make it under the capitalistic system, then let the government take over. The forest has huge environmental value for society that can be subsidized through common taxes.)

Now that the cost of money is almost zero, whether you borrow or invest and money cannot make money anymore or just barely, because that itself could be the beginning of seeing the function of money as storing wealth, but not in money making money.

Comprenez vous? Versteht ihr das? Do you understand? We need discussion groups from Coast to Coast to Coast, WE CANADIANS! Wilhelm Waldstein Port Hardy (New Canadian‚ for 64 years, and German for 21, the years that are the most important in the development of a person’s character.

Attitude, compassion, neighbourliness; how one sees the world; I could never go along with the ‘American’ saying, “whoever said that life is fair, thereby being able to close your eyes and not seeing what you should and must see.)

P.S., On re-reading my long diatribe, I remembered some stats I have from my Bavarian Forest Service employer: Germany has 10 million ha forests of which my native state Bavaria has 720,000 ha forest land under administration. They have, in Bavaria, 2,951 employees, and 78 in training. The town, six km east of my village, Weissenstadt, has maintained a sawmill since 1898, which today employs about 90 employees, exporting worldwide, what cannot be consumed in Germany. I know this is comparing apples with oranges, still I feel it is worth to give it some thought. Why? (Permanent employees!) (The mill is not state property but privately held, I should add. www.gelo.de)

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Strain was aboard the Oliver Clark 11 on his way to Vancouver with another man at the time.

The incident occurred in a spot called Hole in the Wall in Desolation Sound.

Strain said he wasn’t wearing a life jacket when the incident occurred around 2 a.m. Wednesday.

He managed to survive by holding on to a couple of floating fuel cans.

He was pushed along through a strong tides and whirlpools for about three hours.

“I got sucked under I don’t know how many times,” Strain said.

Strain’s wild ride eventually took him to another island where he was able to make it ashore.

Civilians taking part in the search heard him yelling and took him right to the Coastguard boat.

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Let the Shopping Begin The Port Hardy Hospital Auxiliary Society Christmas Sale began at the Thunderbird Mall on Saturday. Above, Bat Girl Kaylie Beam, 3, tries out a rocking horse while Batman - grandpa Robert Beam looks on. The sale runs until Nov. 28.

Bear Smart plan moving along

By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor The District of Port Hardy’s drive to obtain Bear Smart designation “is moving along,” said Councillor Dennis Dugas at a regular meeting of council in October.

Dugas told council that MLA Claire Trevena’s report, published in the Gazette, mentioned that she had raised Port Hardy’s Bear Smart initiative in the Legislature.

“That was kind of cool,” Dugas said.

Dugas spearheaded

the move in August in light of the events surrounding the death of a sow and the subsequent suspension of Conservation Officer Bryce Casavant for refusing to kill her two healthy babies.

The incident, said Dugas in August, is “really a people problem, not a bear problem.”

The Bear Smart C o m m u n i t y Program, designed by the Ministry of Environment in partnership with the British Columbia Conservation Foundation and the Union of

British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) is a voluntary, preventative conservation measure that encourages communities, businesses and individuals to work together.

The goal is to reduce the risks to human safety and private property and the number of bears that have to be destroyed each year.

The British C o l u m b i a Conservation Officer Service spends more than $1 million every year responding to bear complaints and relocating or destroy-

Shortened Remembrance parade Gazette staff Due to a shortage of members, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 237 will be holding a short marching parade on Remembrance Day. Poppy Chair George Kearey, asked the District of Port Hardy to allow them to march from the

chamber of commerce parking lot to the Cenotaph along the sea walk starting at 10:30 a.m., Nov. 11.

Kearey also asked Mayor Hank Bood to give an address at the service.

Council approved the request at their meeting Oct. 27.

ing bears, and property damage is estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.

According to former Chief Administrative Officer Rick Davidge, the district has done some preliminary work to obtain the dedication including installing between 25 and 30 Bear Smart garbage bins and surveying the community’s green belts, drainages and waterways which are hot spots for wildlife.

In an interview, Dugas said the D i s t r i c t ’s O p e r a t i o n a l Services Committee is in the process of asking Crystal McMillan, who did the survey, to come up for a meeting and “discuss what our next move is” before going ahead with the establishment of a sub-committee with public participation.

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School gained another level of officiality this month with the first day being picture day.

We had our first musical performance “three worlds perPHSS forming arts”: giving

by Maya Waldstein students the chance to change their class-to class routine, and experience something new.

Another out-of-class experience this month came as a surprise: The candidates of the three major parties presented themselves Rachel Blaney, NDP; Peter Schwarzhoff, Liberal; and Laura Smith, Conservative. They went to the library and talked to the Grade 11 and 12 students.

First they gave an introduction and background story, followed by questions from students, and a closing statement.

It was an opportunity for students to think and learn about another, bigger, part of their future.

Politics are important, it shapes the way we live and yet isn’t necessarily the most widely taught.

It was a great opportunity to talk to the people who have another set of skills under their belt.

Students asked about schooling, about the environment, Enbridge, Canada’s resources, and our disabled. In this opportunity we realise what it is to vote, the power we have, and the knowledge it requires.

“If the poor only understood how important it is to go out and vote and vote for the right party, then they would not be poor‚“ -Kenneth Galbraith. (From his book, The Good Society) The student council has been busy. Yet another first: they planned the first spirit day and twin day, followed by crazy-hat day.

The student council planned the annual Halloween assembly, which included games, pumpkin carving, and a costume parade (with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd best costumes awarded).

Having school spirit has its perks and makes it way more fun.

Other clubs which students can join into now include chess club, photography club, and robotics club - as well there is yoga once a week in the morning.

So there should be no complaints from any students being forgotten. Join! Which and whatever in or after-school activity appeals to you best.

Two activities sorely missed (by music lovers) the School Orchestra, and the yearbook committee.

Not to forget to mention the first day of Forestry Academy.

The new program at the school kicked off on Oct. 7 and began again on Oct. 13, continuing until Oct. 27.

The first day was to introduce students to the goings on of the program: including seeking out the locations, meeting the crew, and grabbing gear.

In all it was a success, judging by the enthusiasm and excitement of the participants.

Many thanks are due to the vice principal for sponsoring and supporting a project that may be the start for some of us in our very important forest industry.

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By Frank Green For the Gazette The two RCMP officers stationed in the Village of Port Alice spend too little time there, according to Mayor Jan Allen.

Allen estimates the officers have only worked about half of their shifts out of the village over the past year or so, and that if people need them, they are 45 minutes away in the District of Port Hardy.

A local delivery person recently tried to hand over a package five or six straight days to the village’s police station, finding it empty every time, Allen said.

“Are the RCMP ever here anymore?” she said the delivery person asked her.

November 1 to November 30 Library Bingo for Kids, Port Hardy and Port McNeill libraries Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

November 3-11 Port Hardy Museum Remembrance Day exhibit from November 3-14. Note: the museum is closed on Nov. 11.

November 4 Port McNeill and District Chamber of Commerce Annual General membership meeting hosted by Grieg Seafood. From 6 - 8 p.m. at the Black Bear Resort.

(Food & refreshments provided) November 7 to 8 29th Annual Rotary Club Auction live at Thunderbird Mall, Port Hardy. Saturday, Nov. 7 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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November 7 Port Hardy Public Library a Veteran’s Day story and fun for kids, all ages 2 to 4 p.m.

November 21 A Winterfest Celebration at the Sointula Public Library, 10 – 2 p.m. Come visit the library’s tour, learn its history, “snaffoo” a deal at our Book Sale and enjoy our Winterfest activities. All ages.

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November 14 St. Columba Church Port Hardy Fall Tea & Bazaar from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.. Plants, baking, classy ‘junque’.

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“This model is consistent with provincial policing models across the country.”

“Having said that, we are always looking at ways to improve our efficiency and effectiveness and we look forward to working with the community of Port Alice.”

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Honouring our local Veterans 11.11.2015 Remembrance once joined with Thanksgiving Courtesy Canadian War Museum An annual day of commemoration for Canada’s war dead

began after the First World War. With some 60,000 Canadians killed, the war produced a profound sense of loss

in a country whose greatest military tragedy to date had been 267 dead in the South African War of 18991902. As early as April 1919, Isaac Pedlow, Member of Parliament for South Renfrew, introduced a motion in the House of Commons to institute an annual “Armistice Day,” to be held on the second Monday of November.

The term “armistice” denotes the cessation of hostilities in a conflict, and it was used universally for the final silencing of the guns that ended the First World War at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918.

Members were split over the day on which it should be held.

Responding to the views of the veterans’ community, many argued that it should occur on the actual anniversary of the Armistice: Nov. 11.

Those who had come through the war felt that a solemn occasion marking the deaths of

60,000 comrades was important enough to merit this distinction. A special appeal sent out

by King George V to the Empire on November 6, urging that the year-old Armistice be marked by the suspension of all ordinary activities and the observance of two minutes of silence at precisely 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 settled the issue. This was how Canada marked its first Armistice Day. Canadians commemorated Armistice Day in 1920 the same way as in 1919. However, MP H.M. Mowat, of Toronto again brought a proposal before the House of Commons for a special annual Armistice Day to be held on the Monday of the week in which Nov. 11 fell. This was to be joined with

evident as early as Nov. 7, 1921, the very first occasion that the two events were held together. An official of the local Great War Veterans’ Association proclaimed “henceforth veterans here would observe only Nov. 11 as Armistice Day.” Armistice Day and Thanksgiving remained linked for the next decade. Held every year on the Monday before Nov. 11, Thanksgiving was celebrated with special dinners at home and sports and other activities outside.

In contrast, even though it was not an official holiday, Nov. 11 saw large gatherings at local cenotaphs and also on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, which usually received intensive press coverage. This unpopu-

lar anomaly could not last.

At its founding convention in Winnipeg in November 1925, the Canadian Legion passed a resolution affirming that Armistice Day should be held only on Nov. 11 and led a campaign to have this enacted by Parliament.

On March 18, 1931, A.W. Neil, MP for Comox-Alberni in British Columbia, introduced a motion in the House of Commons to have Armistice Day observed on Nov. 11 and “on no other date” and the name was from “Armistice” to “Remembrance” Day. Parliament quickly adopted these resolutions, and Canada held its first ‘Remembrance Day’ on Nov. 11, 1931.

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Thanksgiving Day, until then a floating holiday held at the government’s discretion. Parliament finally passed this proposal, in the form of the Armistice Day Act, in May 1921.

Creating a single new holiday on a long weekend responded primarily to the wishes of the business community, but it proved unpopular with veterans and the public at large.

A day for celebrating the “bountiful harvest,” Thanksgiving normally included sports and other amusements associated with a festive occasion. Armistice Day, on the other hand, was a time of commemoration and meditation, characterized by solemn ceremonies at cenotaphs.

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$1.5 renovation to school

By Frank Green For the Gazette The Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw School is almost finished with a $1.5 million renovation, but the school still needs more space, and soon.

The renovation, which mostly took place over the summer, gives the school a new roof, a new floor, and a lot of new paint.

It’s part of a $500 million federal plan to invest in fixing and building schools. There is no longer a bucket in the hall under a previously leaking skylight, and a number of moldy window sills were replaced, among other repairs.

But the school, which now has 140 students, scrapped its computer lab because it needed the extra space, and it uses a double-wide trailer on a seemingly permanent basis for a classroom.

“We’re either going to have to make our classes much larger or (local kids) are not

going to be able to come to school here,” said Principal Reed Allen. “We’re running out of room.”

Allen said the school would apply for grants to expand sometime in the next few months.

The school decided to separate its applications for grants for renovations and for an expansion, hoping that the renovations would happen more quickly that way.

“You don’t want to ask for too much at one time,” he explained.

In the meanwhile, the school is better than it was.

It will even have a backup generator, which in an emergency will make it a shelter - the first on the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw First Nation and students and teachers say it looks great.

“Everything is clean,” said Eleanora Robertson, who teaches grades 5 and 6. “It’s a nice fresh start.”

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Christmas Crafting Linda Cochrane, from Port McNeill, applies details to one of many Christmas cards she hand-crafted at the annual Create for a Cause event held at the Port Hardy Baptist Church Oct. 24. Cochrane has been attending the event, which raises funds for the Gazette Hamper Fund, for the last three years. Her mom Margaret Pane suggested they come. About 30 women spent eight hours working on paper crafts and scrapbooking projects. There was also a silent auction.

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Refurbishments to the Port Hardy branch will include new flooring, paint, furniture, shelving and library equipment throughout the building. Other features of the new space will include additional public computer stations, improvements to the children’s learning area and greater washroom access.

While the branch is closed, the Port Hardy Temporary Branch at the Thunderbird Mall (8950 Granville St.) will be a full-service location to provide customers a holds-pick up area, public computers with internet access, a study area, children’s area and light shelving with items for checkout. The refurbished branch is scheduled to reopen again in the Spring of 2016.

For additional in-branch services, customers are encouraged to visit VIRL online at virl.bc.ca. For more information about the temporary branch and how library services will be retained during the temporary closure, please contact amartin@virl.

The annual Pumpkin Patch Walk was held along the sea walk in Port Hardy on Nov. 1. The event, which featured hundreds of spookily carved pumpkins, attracted a huge crowd. The event included a huge bonfire as well as hot chocolate and hotdogs courtest of the Port Hardy Lions Club.

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The life of Mungo Martin

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Halloween Happiness

It’s hard to know which is glowing more, the Christmas lights and star that actually lit up on this costume, or the face of Emma Wall, 4, who was wearing it. Emma attended the packed Community Hall in Port McNeill for the first annual along with mom Ashlee.

Mungo Martin was a master carver and prodigious defender and recorder of the Kwakwaka’wakw culture in the early part of the twentieth century. He may be best remembered for his work to preserve his culture, bringing it to a new and broader audience, at a time when many were concerned the old arts were dying out.

Mungo Martin, also known as Nakapenkem (which in Kwak’wala means ‘a potlatch chief 10 times over’) or Datsa (grandfather) was born at Fort Rupert in 1879.

Martin’s father, Yaxnukwelas, was a high ranking chief from Kwikwasut’inuxw (Guilford Island), and his mother, Q’omiga (Sarah Finlay), was the daughter of a Hudson’s Bay Company employee and a Kwakiutl woman.

When Martin was born his parents performed rituals in order to help him to be artistic and musical. At the time, these types of rituals were common when babies were born.

From a young age Martin was an active participant in the Kwakwaka’wakw culture at Fort Rupert (Tsakis).

He was said to have taken a keen interest in cultural practices even as a child.

When a teenager, Martin’s father died. His mother married again, and Martin’s new step-father was Yakuglas (Charlie James), who was a talented carver.

As a young man Martin spent time commercial fishing. He also trained under his stepfather. One of his first commissioned totem poles, called “Raven of the Sea” was raised in Alert Bay around the year 1900.

He married Abayah Martin, who was a talented weaver.

In the early 1900s the skill of carving was becoming somewhat of a lost art, as the

Mungo Martin in about 1962

implications of the Canadian laws restricting First Nations potlatching and other cultural ceremonies took their toll.

Museums began to attempt to collect and preserve the remaining examples of totem poles, house posts, and ceremonial regalia, many of which were decaying outside in the west coast weather.

The University of BC hired Martin to work on restoring and recreating a number of poles which it had in its collection in 1949. On May 16, 1951 Martin participated in an unveiling of a collection of First Nation totems and house poles at Totem Park on Marine Drive. He spoke about the importance of preserving the historic Kwakiutl culture. Martin was then hired by Wilson Duff of the Royal BC Museum to create replica poles of the collection of totem poles in Thunderbird Park in Victoria in about 1952. He initiated the work, which was also carried on

by Henry Hunt, Richard Hunt, and Tim Paul.

One of the things that was unique about the Royal BC Museum work was that it was all carried out in a carv-

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Ghoulish Guides The gate House Theatre Society held its Halloween Town Mystery tour along the spooky streets on Oct. 30.

Mungo Martin in about 1949

A Look Back with Brenda McCorquodale ing shed on the museum grounds.

Along with totem poles and other ceremonial items, Mungo Martin built Wawaditła (the Mungo Martin House) on the museum grounds in 1953.

While built in the traditional style, the house is a living link to Kwakwaka’wakw culture, and is still used for cultural purposes to this day

by Martin’s descendants.

The house was modelled after Chief Nakap’ankam’s house at Tsakis (Fort Rupert). Martin was also a singer, and was recorded singing a number of traditional Kwakwaka’wakw songs. In 1858 Martin designed and was the lead carver on a totem pole presented to the Queen of England in celebration of the 100th anniversary of British Columbia. The totem was erected in Windsor Great Park in England.

Martin died in 1962 in Victoria. His body was transported by a Canadian Navy ship to Alert Bay, where he was buried.

Mungo Martin’s son David Martin married Margaret Annie Knox (daughter of James Knox and Helen (Nunu) Wilson).

Their son Peter Knox, a high ranking chief, adopted into the Knox family when his parents died, held potlatches at Wawaditła. He passed away last year.

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By Kathy O’ReillyTaylor Editor The Town of Port McNeill has a new fire chief.

Tasos Baroulis has taken over the reins of the volunteer department.

Council, at their regular meeting Oct. 20, appointed Baroulis to the position.

Baroulis has worked for the Port McNeill Fire Department since 2001. “In March of 2016 it will be 15 years,�

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Baroulis is both excited and a little nervous about his new role in the community. “I feel pretty confident. “I’ve got a great team behind me and I can see us moving forward in the future with all the training and new protocols we have to follow,� said the new chief.

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The drive up and down the Island Highway from here to Campbell River is, for me, always a delight in almost any kind of weather, with at least a dozen beautiful places that I have painted at one time or another.

The scene in the painting shown here is no exception except it is special in more ways than just as a beauty spot. To call it a landmark is no exaggeration.

I did a sketch of this scene this fall and painted a finished watercolour from it just lately. The day had been one of those dreamy October days when the sun was still trying to keep the mists

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Harry Sarah Kowalenko, Island Health’s George Hunt Sr., Waddington, Kwakiutl Kwakiutl Chief rural health, Mount Councillor director Jeff Beselt, Mitchell, senior manager for Quatsino Band Health medical Alison Don Hubbard, and From left: Island Centre last Thursday, axda’xw bands, Health board chair Gwa’sala-’Nakw new Primary Health J.R. Rardon Hank Bood, Island Webber of the on Port Hardy’s Port Hardy Mayor front, cut the ribbon For more photos, see page 12.

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together concerned The group brought Mount Waddington the community members, Nations, the Regional First Island Health Network, Waddington and a District of Mount which submitted Health Representatives, that included the Port report and recommendations care facilities in creation of integrated Hardy and Port McNeill. late last year, the Port Following a renovation recently re-opened services in a Thursday morning.

Clinic in a cool, biting some community McNeill Medical and the opening Under a large canopyIsland Health, local health care and integrated care centre, Hardy facility from patient- as an the single location. breeze, dignitaries new Port services in a First Nations extolled to this spring of the “By providing completion of that government and area access we’re helping reduce mark the successful offers in increased centered primary setting, Hospital’s emergency will promise the centre care. health Hardy of for on Port care,” recommendation. the creation and work and expanded options of where we’re demands offering easily accessible attend Bev A driving force in not “This is really indicative with the health department and group was then-Mayor Terry Lake, who did the local working going, as far as partnerships of the Gwa’sala- Health Minister in a written release. who died last May. she Wilson said Parnham, Dean Hardy said ceremony, Port health of the a the authority,” leader construction of Clinic. “We’re in “She knew as a The concept and with all communities more than ’Nakwaxda’xw Healthwere 10, 15 years ago.” from the formation we needed to collaborate I want to pay her some the centre resulted different place than the completion of of the Mount Waddington on the North Island, so working The ceremony marked metre facility, which three years ago Stabilization local See page 2 staffing $2.6 million, 482-squareConstruction of Port Health Services hoped to address chronic closures was built by Norkanof local subcontractors. group, which room ‘Parnham recognized’ rolling emergency McNeill with the help operational, but will be shortages and The clinic is not yet primary in Port Hardy. this spring to offer officially opened

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off the Nimpkish River.

There are few colourful leaves on North Island in autumn, but along the stretch of the Nimpkish about 10 kilometres down the river from Woss Lake there are some Poplars and Rock Maple showing off.

Using some of the oranges and yellows on my palette to warm up the scene is a delight reserved for this area.

This view should be familiar to most North Islanders unless you are one of the few that take me totally by surprise in calling the drive from here to CR ‘boring’. It is the first view the motorist gets of the Nimpkish River after leaving the bridge at its estuary near the Beaver Cove turnoff.

Maybe that’s what makes this spot so picturesque. As you pass Nimpkish Camp the views of Nimpkish

Lake disappear and you travel for many kilometres without seeing any vistas until you come downhill, pass under a railway trestle, squeal around a huge bend and there is the Nimpkish Valley and the river stretching away into the distance.

One of the unique familiar sights within the Nimpkish Valley at this point is the striking mountain on the left. I was careful to get it into the picture because it is so recognizable. After I had painted it, I realized that I had forgotten its name, so I called the Woss Lake Western office to inquire about it.

I was not to be disappointed for a very friendly staff gave me not only its name, but also why it was named so. It is called Lookout Mountain. What a lovely, exciting name!

There had once been a forestry tower there with a lookout person manning it every summer during the fire season.

This hasn’t been a practice for some years and the tower was eventually removed, although they said there was still a good trail up there, one which Woss folks have used more than once.

On my next trip to that part of the valley I want to hike up to the top of Lookout and have a gander at what the valley looks like from there.

To get there, driving from here to Woss, you turn off the highway just this side of Gold Creek, go down the road leading from there up to the railway, park your car and walk to where the edge of the mountain begins and look for a trail. This may be the toughest

A Brush with Henschel with Gordon Henschel part; finding the trail.

In any event, if you’re interested, perhaps I’ll meet you up there!

Meanwhile, nothing’s changed for Lookout Mountain and me.

Going down-island I will see it as a landmark over the beautiful Nimpkish Valley.

Coming up-island, it will appear in the distance, long before I ever get to Woss and, like a breath of fresh North Island air, welcome me home.

Weekend of Winterfest fun

By David Faren For the Gazette The 39th annual Sointula Winterfest will begin Hula dance workshops on Thursday, Nov. 19 at the Sointula Dance Studio.

Two separate one-hour hula sessions for those ages four to eight and then those nine through teens will be held at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. respectively. Adults can hula on Friday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

If you are looking for live music, Friday night at the Whale’s Rub Pub might be just what you need. The evening will feature performances

by Hilltoppers, John Gogo, The Deserters, and Backbone Road. The music begins at 7:30 p.m. and continues until closing.

Saturday is a full day of Winterfest activities.

The Arts and Crafts fair runs all day from 10 a.m. to 4 pm and is at both the F.O. Hall and Athletic Hall. According to Carmen Burrows, one of the event organizers, there will be 40

vendors at the fair selling handcrafted items such as “jewellery, stonework, screen printing, sewers, designers, local honey, smoked salmon, food and more.”

A hot lunch will be available at both halls from 11:30 to 3:30.

Later on Saturday, at the F.O. Hall, visitors and locals alike will be treated to ‘Sointula for Dummies’ presented by Stagehogs. This will be followed by more music and merrymaking at the Whale’s Rub Pub at 9:30 p.m. featuring the Contraband Swingclub.

The fun continues on Sunday with a couple of workshops, pasta making and needle felting. The pasta workshop is already fully booked. Clever Trever the clown and the Kerplunks, a fun childrens’ music act will cap off the weekend at the Athletic Hall. The festival has a website and anyone interested in knowing more about Winterfest can navigate their way to www.sointulawinterfestival.com.

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Black Press Bears might seem a curious favourite subject for painter Michael Schutte, as he moved to Vancouver Island two years ago from a country without a native bear population, but well before the Dutch import stumbled across the North Island Wildlife Recovery Association (NIWRA) in Errington, he had experience walking among bears at the Ouwehands Dierenpark in Rhenen, The Netherlands.

“They’ve got bears from Russia, from Siberia, from all over,” said Schutte, who lives in Parksville with his wife Els. “It’s done up as a real nice park.

The people walk in cages, while the bears are outside in the nature setting. They even built a river through it with fish that the bears have to catch.”

Schutte, a multi-platform artist who teaches and creates both painting and music in Parksville, has indulged his love affair with bears and other wildlife while taking on a role as philanthropist for NIWRA and its rehabilitation centre.

His work for the centre began with a painting of Sandor, a bald eagle cared for at the centre. Last month, he presented the recovery centre with a painting of two bear cubs previously housed there.

Staff at the centre were pleasantly surprised when Schutte arrived out of the blue to make the offer.

“He just came to us,” said Sylvia Campbell, founder of the wildlife recovery centre.

“He was new in this community, he loves animals, and he was able to donate these paintings to us.”

Recently, he completed his third painting for NIWRC, featuring perhaps its most well-known residents - the orphaned black bear cubs Jordan and Athena from Port Hardy The painting will be reproduced and sold through the centre, with proceeds helping toward the care and rehabilitation of the wild animals and birds its staff cares for.

“These animals have a very good life there,” Schutte said.

“They’re well cared-for. First there was the eagle, then she came with two little bears. It was just an idea I had to do for the centre. And I’m probably

Black Press Photo Artist Michael Shutte has painted orphan bear cubs Jordan and Athena and donated it to the North Island Wildlife Recovery Association to raise funds for their care.

going to do some more for them.”

There is a precedent for Schutte’s generosity toward wildlife caretakers. Nearly 20 years ago, when he was early in his professional painting career and was vacationing in North America from The Netherlands, he painted a wolf housed in a Yellowstone Park-area centre and donated the painting.

More recently, he created a painting of Hambone, the resident three-legged wolf at the Northern Lights Wolf Centre in Golden.

With his painting of Sandor the eagle, the NIWRA was able to raise $1,200 in a silent auction. Schutte also gave his permission for the creation of reproductions that are also sold to raise funds. The original of his first bear painting is on display at the centre while the association determines how to use it for fund-raising.

“It’s just gorgeous,” said Campbell. “His techniques are incredible.”

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Entrepreneurship growing in Port Alice Submitted Entrepreneurship is a hot topic in Port Alice these days, as the village undergoes an Economic Development strategy to help diversify its economy. A community open house survey in September showed that 75 per cent of attendees have considered starting a small business.

Leading the way, three Port Alice women have started small businesses this year, using their passions and unique skills to help increase options and convenience in the community.

Critter Clips Pet Grooming Twelve-year Port Alice resident Tracy Roper wanted to focus on a career she enjoys, and to supplement her part-time work as manager of Alderwood Acres Mobile Home Park. She officially opened Critter Clips in October, to provide a local pet grooming service that includes baths, fur grooming, clipping,

and nail clipping.

“It was a perfect opportunity to bring something to town that wasn’t available,” says Roper. “There are a lot of elderly people that have dogs that need grooming, but can’t get out of town.”

What differentiates Critter Clips is Roper’s willingness and flexibility to accommodate clients with mobility issues or large-breed dogs.

“A lot of groomers won’t do large dogs, but I have no problem with them,” she says. “I’ve also picked up dogs for people that don’t drive.

I have portability, so I’m willing to drive out of town if necessary.

People have been appreciative of the whole service.”

An animal lover who grew up with horses, birds, cats, dogs, guinea pigs, and has even raised rabbits, Roper is completing the final components of her Pet Grooming Certificate through International

Career School. She says business has started well, but there are challenges to balancing overhead expenses with keeping prices reasonable during difficult economic times locally.

Appointments are available from Monday to Friday, with possible Saturday appointments.

Contact Critter Clips at 250-209-2760 or tracyroper@xplornet.com North Island Song Piano and Vocal Instruction Port Alice newcomer Courtney Friggstad launched North Island Song in September, to provide one-on-one piano and vocal instruction based on classical training.

“I have a passion for music and love to teach, and I saw there was a need for it here,” says she says.

Friggstad has Grade 8 Royal Conservatory in both piano and singing, Grade 2 Rudiments, operatic soprano and musical theatre training,

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sang in performances, and competed in provincial competitions in her native Saskatchewan.

She also taught a children’s choir on contract in Port McNeill and Sointula.

“I teach children proper techniques so they can be empowered with the skills they need to play or sing what they want as they advance or get older,” says Friggstad. “I also adapt my teaching style depending on what the student needs, and I make sure it is fun and comfortable for kids.”

North Island Song currently provides lessons on Wednesday and Thursday evenings for children ages five to 18.

There is currently a waiting list, and Friggstad hopes to introduce additional options for adults in the future. She is grateful for a welcoming community and support from Community Futures, who met with her in Port Alice to provide support and advice on challenges like figuring out tax regulations and getting the right licences.

On taking the step to start something new, she says, “If you have a vision, and the right people to support and educate you as you push yourself, you will surprise yourself at what you accomplish.”

Contact North Island Song at courtney.friggstad@hotmail.com or 250-209-2756.

The Assistant Business Services Another new business to Port Alice this year aims to help other small businesses and job seekers. With the tagline “How Can I Help You?,” The Assistant Business Services provides freelance assistance from marketing messaging, to sign, business card and brochure design, to office assistance in word processing or data entry, to targeted resumes and cover letters.

Owner and operator Trish Weatherall says, “My goal is to help people succeed – to get a job or increase business - by helping them create a professional image and market themselves effectively. Small businesses often can’t afford

an assistant or marketing specialist on staff, but I can provide help as they need it.”

Raised in Gold River, Weatherall spent two decades in Ontario where she earned a Journalism diploma and was a marketing communications specialist for more than 15 years. She returned to Vancouver Island in 2011 and started The Assistant in April 2015 to supplement her parttime municipal office job in Port Alice.

“Business has been consistent with resumes, because there’s a need for that now,” she says.

“I’m looking forward to helping more small businesses in whatever way I can. Diversity is important if you’re running a business in a lowpopulation area.”

While the majority of her clients are based in Port Alice, she has also worked online with people in Ontario, Vancouver, Penticton, Port Hardy and Port McNeill. Contact Trish at 284-0140 or trish@ theassistant.ca.

Advice from a local small business owner Kimberly Chabot operated her own business, Cedarwood Bodywork and Massage, in Port Alice for six years, until she recently decided to take some time off to focus on motherhood with her second child due soon.

She has two pieces of advice for new business owners, “1: Pay attention to the views of your town and adapt to the interests of what will work in that town. And 2: Be straight up with who you are. I stayed true to myself with what I could handle.”

As a Certified Massage Therapist, Chabot focuses on healing the mind, body and spirit through massage therapy, sports massage, and deep tissue massage, and also teaches deep breathing, relaxation and how to heal mind chatter.

“I help people create a healthy vision of ways to eat healthy, to feel healthy, and to keep a healthy mind so they can live better lives and have a positive outlook

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on life.”

She started the business out of her home so she could create a lifestyle that worked for her family, making her own hours, her own decisions, and answering only to herself. She had to work with the challenge of not being registered, which meant clients don’t get reimbursed by health insurance. She dealt with it by charging low rates, advertising through clients’ word of mouth and educating the public about the benefits of massage therapy.

According to BC Stats’ Small Business Profile 2015, small business (fewer than 50 employees), pro-

vides over one million jobs in BC and of these, almost 200,000 are self-employed. The BC Labour Market Outlook forecasts that employment growth will focus on health services, the professional, scientific and management industries, as well as finance, insurance and real estate.

For more information on starting a small business, visit www.smallbusinessbc.ca or contact the Community Futures Mount Waddington office at 250-956-2220, or stop by the Port Alice Community Centre on Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to meet with a representative of Community Futures.

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Nov. 6-8 Bantam Hockey tournament, Chilton Regional Arena, Port McNeill.

Nov. 13-15 Fort Rupert Curling Club Mixed Bonspiel.

Nov. 27-29 Midget Hockey Tournament, Chilton Regional Arena, Port McNeill.

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Jan. 15-17 Fort Rupert Curling Club Ladies Bonspiel.

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Mar. 19 Fort Rupert Curling Club Daffodily.

Outspoken teen released from soccer team Black Press The season with the Upper Island Riptide U15 soccer team has ended for goalkeeper Freyja Reed.

Reed and her mother Anissa are both opponents of fish farming, and trouble began when Marine Harvest, one of the biggest fish farming companies in the world, became the title sponsor for the Upper Island Riptide soccer program.

Reed played for the U15 girls team, which the Riptide temporarily suspended after a dispute with Reed over Marine Harvest’s sponsorship of her team.

In an email to all members of the team, the Riptide Steering Committee, the organization running the club, said, “Due to the current situation and to ensure the safety and privacy of all Riptide players, the 2001 Girls program will be suspended until further notice.”

After a tense Tuesday meeting to try and resolve the issue was unsuccessful, the Riptide issued a press release last Thursday stating Reed and the organization were parting ways.

“This decision does not come easily, but after repeated breaches of the program’s code of conduct and feedback from the wide majority of team players, their families, and program volunteers, this collective decision has been made,” the Riptide media release stated.

“While we respect the values that the family holds dear, we must also respect the values and expectations of the other 140 members and their families.

“Our decision to part ways with one member was done to ensure our other players, volunteers, and coaches can enjoy a safe and enjoyable environment. Our program has and always will, act in the best interests of all our players,” the release stated.

In its own press release, Marine Harvest wrote “our goal in providing support to groups like the

CTV News Photo Freyja Reed has been let go from the Upper Island Riptide U15 soccer team after a rift developed over her speaking out against the team sponsor Marine Harvest.

Upper Island Riptide has always been for the children in our community to have a positive environment to play and learn.

“The 500 employees at Marine Harvest Canada, the vast majority of whom live, work, and play in communities on Vancouver Island, have encouraged company support for local charities, art societies, and sport clubs for over 20 years.

“As Marine Harvest had previously stated, the company provides support to local community

groups unconditionally, and does not influence or provide any direction whatsoever to sponsorship recipients. The company does not seek out sponsorship opportunities, but does receive and consider hundreds of requests for financial assistance annually.”

Anissa Reed said she read the email from the Riptide organization around 2 p.m., and at 3 p.m. she and her daughter were at the Comox Wharf at a rally to defend Freyja’s right to free speech and to receive a $2,000 cheque, which commercial fisherman spokesperson Travis Hind said is the start of a trust fund for the teen.

“This means so much,” Freyja said upon receiving the cheque. Anissa was also appreciative. “I would like to thank everybody. We moved here from Sointula so Freyja could play soccer. I love the coast. I’m a single mom, I run my own business. It hasn’t been easy, but it’s been good.

“Now we’re going to have to pick up and move again. Which is going to be a financial hit, but we can do it. So this money that you guys have collected and are giving to Frejya will allow me not to have to worry about training,” Anissa said.

“She really wants to go far in the game and I think that she can if she has the right training, because she’s dedicated. I think that this is changing her life and I want you to know that the money will always be used to go to her sports.”

Anissa said it was not a mutual parting of the ways.

“I’m as angry as somebody can be for the way the association has treated my daughter.”

While saying she cares about the people she was on the team with, Freyja added there was “definitely very little support at the meeting that was supposed to be to find a solution.

Freyja said she definitely wants to continue playing soccer, but at this point does not know what the future will bring.

Sointula hosts successful cross-country meet Gazette staff A. J. Elliott Elementary School in Sointula hosted another successful District #85 Cross Country Meet Oct. 21.

The school and the Malcolm Island communities came together and as a result everything went smoothly and efficiently.

There was representation from schools including the TriPort area, Zeballos and Gold River.

With the possibility of rain, a call was made to the Sointula Recreation Association chair to see if the school could use two tents to protect the timers, etc. and

runners.

The rain came, but only after all the races had been run and all the students had walked down to catch the ferry back.

B. C. Ferries added an extra crew so that the capacity was expanded for the day.

The results of the meet were as follows (last names withheld by school): Tyke Girls 1st - Shayla, Sunset 2nd - Emma, Eagle View 3rd - Kaia, Sunset Tyke Boys 1st - Christopher, Eagle View 2nd - Bryson, Sunset 3rd - Tim Eagle View Peewee Girls

1st - Tianna, Eagle View 2nd - Abby, Eagle View 3rd - Talia, Fort Rupert Peewee Boys 1st - Ethan, Sunset 2nd - William, Sunset 3rd - Chaz, Eagle View Bantam Girls 1st - Oceana, A.J. Elliott 2nd - Chelsea, Sunset 3rd - Jasmine, Eagle View Bantam Boys 1st - Joey, Sunset 2nd - Paul, A.J. Elliott 3rd - Alex, Alert Bay Open Girls 1st - Danielle, Ray

Submitted Photo The bantam girls and boys take off during their race at the District Cross Country Meet Oct. 2 in Sointula.

Watkins 2nd - Sandra, Ray Watkins 3rd - Angie, Eagle

View Open Boys 1st - Nikolas, Gold River

2nd - Colin, Gold River 3rd - Jack, Gold River.

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Submitted Who would have thought that a hockey team consisting of new players combined with players that once played on North Island Eagles Rep teams, would have blended so quickly to win their first two games in their season opener.

“As coaches we knew we had our work cut out for us trying to bring this female team together with such a large separation of new and experienced players, ranging from UUA (first year Bantam) UA’s second year Bantams, and a smaller portion Submitted Photo of Midget-age players that have played on the North Island Eagles Rep teams,” The Tri-Port Wild have started the season with two wins in two outings. said assistant coach Boni Sharpe. “To our surprise these girls showed up and what this team needed, now they knew has started with the opposition scoring the when I say they showed up. I mean they they were on the right track. first goal. The 1-0 scored didn’t last long came to every practice which is one and Our next scheduled games were going to because 10 seconds after the Wild put one 1/2 hours twice a week, sharing ice time mean even more to these girls. in the back of their net to tie the game. The between Port McNeill and Port Hardy on “They had fire in their bellies when we end result was a 4-2 win for the Triport Mondays 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. and driving headed South to Victoria on Oct. 24-25 to Wilds. Every game coaches choose player to Port Alice every Wednesday 6:30 p.m. play again their hometown girls.” of the game. “It is not so easy when you to 8 p.m. With 40 minutes of fitness and The game started with Victoria scor- have a team doing everything they can to dry land every practise,” Sharpe said. ing their one and only goal of the game, prove they can play hard and have fun,” That hard work and perseverance paid Triport Wilds continued to out-shoot said Sharpe. off. “We really had no idea what we were Victoria to win 3-1. The coaches could The Wild’s next scheduled games are looking at as far as competition, we have not believe how well they played and how all on the North Island Nov. 7 against never played in a female league. All we much their fitness played a roll in out- Campbell River in the Port Hardy arena had was an amazingly dedicated group lasting and out-playing Victoria. from 2:15-3-:45 p.m.; Nov. 21 against of girls that had something to prove,” she The Wild had another scheduled game Sooke in the Port McNeill Arena from said.

Sunday against Lake Cowichan and they 3-4:30 p.m.; Nov. 22 at 9 a.m. to 10:30 The Wild started with an exhibition knew they would be coming at them hard a.m. at the Port McNeill Arena; and Dec. game against Lake Cowichan on Oct. 17 to try and win back their loss against the 5 4:45 at the Port Hardy Arena against in Duncan and won 4-3, close game with Wild in the exhibition game.

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By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor There will be a lot of rock and rollers hanging at Storey’s Beach this month.

The Fort Rupert Curling Club is gearing up for its Mixed Bonspiel which will take place from Nov. 13 to 15.

This year’s event, “Hair Nation” will feature an 80s hair band theme with a Flip Cup Friday and an air band competition on Saturday.

“Our mixed bonspiel is an annual event,” said club spokesperson Carly Perkovich.

“We will not have a total of teams (participating) until two days before the event, we like to leave it open for teams (to register) as long as possible,” said Perkovich.

Draws will start Friday night. There will be a DJ and entertainment that

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Games continue through the day on Saturday followed by a dinner.

Additional tickets for dinner can be purchased Friday night at the club.

Following dinner will be more entertainment.

The bonspiel ends Sunday.

The themes for the events are thought up by curling club members who participate on the entertainment committee, Perkovich said.

“They like to have fun with it and there’s always great participants.”

Future events at the club this winter include the Ladies Bonspiel Jan. 15 to 17 and the Men’s Bonspiel from March 4 to 6.

The Daffodily will be held March 19.

For more information call 250-9496463.

District to tear down pond fence

Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Photo The Fort Rupert Curling Club held its annual Halloween Mixed League night on Friday, Oct. 30. Zombie Lead Myra Connaty and Second Ryan Sirgeszq sweep skip Mike McCulley’s rock towards the house. Laina Hunko plays third.

By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor The District of Port Hardy will be sprucing up the grounds of the Fort Rupert Curling Club.

At their regular meeting Oct. 27, council agreed to remove the fencing and fill the curling pond located beside the building.

“That’s been around for quite a while,” said Councillor John Tidbury, and removing it “may enhance the area.”

Councillor Fred Robertson agreed, saying the site could perhaps be used for the beach volleyball court that is being pursued for Port Hardy.

On July 14, Krista Minar, Kristina Fedorak and Emily Heavoner, from Cove Apparel Company, appeared as a delegation before council to propose the idea.

Cove would purchase equipment, such as balls and nets, and in return would like the district to put in the sand and maintain it.

The court would be available for public use, and give the District of Port Hardy the opportunity to host beach volleyball tournaments.

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February 15, 1944 – October 23, 2015 It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of a woman who inspired so many and lived her life to the fullest, Charlie (Carol) Tucker.

Charlie passed suddenly October 23, 2015 at home, at the age of 71 and her passing has left a vast emptiness in our lives.

Predeceased by her mother Edith E. Hampton, she is survived by her husband of 53 years, Robert; son Robert, son Matthew, (Michelle), grandsons Mark and Paul, daughter Shannon (Phillip), granddaughter Danielle, greatgrandchildren Dexter and Evelyn, and granddaughter Roanne.

Charlie was born in England and immigrated to Canada with her mother when she was 4. She grew up in Toronto, where she met and married Bob (Robert Tucker). She followed the love of her life as he served in the military for 28 years. Over that time she made many friends that to this day remember her kindness and her giving heart. She had too many jobs to list, she was an inspiration and she was never one to shy away from a challenging job. Charlie and Bob settled in Port Hardy when Bob retired; the town a place they never wished to leave. She was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion there, and many will attest to the wonderful meals she prepared. She also helped with the Canadian Cancer society.

Her tradition of handing out Christmooses at Christmas will be missed.

A Celebration of Life will be held the 14th of November, 2015, from 1:00pm until 4:00pm at the Royal Canadian Legion, 4965 Beaver Harbour Rd, Port Hardy, British Columbia. ,Q OLHX RI à RZHUV IRU WKRVH ZLVKLQJ WR KRQRXU &KDUOLH¡V memory, please make a donation in memory of Charlie to the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society.

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NORTH ISLAND CATHOLIC CHURCHES Sunday Masses St. Mary’s 430 Chapel St., Port McNeill: 9:00am St. Bonaventure 4750 Byng Rd., Port Hardy: 11:00am St. Theresa’s corner of Nigei St. and Marine Dr., Port Alice: Saturdays 5:00pm Alert Bay: 65 Hemlock St., 2nd & 4th: Saturdays 10:00am 11/14

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Saturday Services 9:30am - Bible Study groups 10:45am - Worship/Praise service Wednesday @ 7:00pm - Prayer meeting Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education 250-949-8243

PORT HARDY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP at Providence Place, 7050 Rupert St. Sunday Worship 10:30am & 7:00pm Tuesday Prayer 7:30pm Midweek Biblestudies Call the church for time and place 250-949-6466 Pastor George & Karen Ewald (home) 250-949-9674 E-Mail: pastorgeorge@providenceplace.ca 11/14

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Large one & two bedroom suites, some with a great view, all clean and in excellent condition.

Also elegantly furnished executive suites available.

Well maintained secure & quiet buildings.

Close to shopping.

Friendly onsite resident managers.

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Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Happy Halloween!

Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Photo Trish Weatherall Photo Tenleigh Bondue and Aaliyah Johnson enjoy a dance at the Port Alice Community Centre Halloween Howl on Oct. 30th.

Submitted Photo

The Port Hardy Lions hosted two hotdog and hot chocolate opportunities. One during the day at Port Hardy Secondary School and a second at the Pumpkin Path Walk Nov. 1.

Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Photo

Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Photo Fireworks lit up the sky at Storey’s Beach.

Arial Corbett, 1, and brother Lincoln enjoyed the activities at the Port McNeill Community Hall during the first annual family Halloween event.

Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Photo Creeps and zombies were plentiful at the Port Hardy Library. Halloween-themed activities took place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. including storytime.

Bessy Prevost Photo

A huge bonfire was held beside the sea Kip Strain, Kindra Rosgen and Juno, Twyla Roscovich and Ruby,Gail Cowan and Clara took in the Sointula family community Halloween dinner and dance wall in Port Hardy.