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felt betrayed by his vote to move ahead with remediation, but he changed his outlook based on new information. The dams issue wasn’t fun, but forward progress on an auxiliary spillway is an achievement.

The April 2014 shooting at the Western Forest Products mill made headlines at the time and is expected to do so again later in 2016. Kevin Douglas Addison, 49, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Fred McEachern and Michael Lunn, and two counts of attempted murder for injuries to Tony Sudar and Earl Kelly. Addison is awaiting a B.C. Supreme Court trial. While the trial was originally scheduled to start in January, it has been postponed and is now expected to begin Sept. 6, according to Gordon Comer, spokesman for the B.C. Criminal Justice Branch. The trial is expected to last 30 days and take THE NEWSROOM chose place in Nanaimo. five top stories from It is expected to the past year that we feature a judge will be following into and jury. 2016, including the “As this is a jury foot passenger ferry trial we have to be to Vancouver, financial very careful about investment from China, what information the conference centre can be provided,” hotel, resettlement said Comer. of refugees and the “Generally trial of Kevin Addison, s peaking, a accused of murder in lengthy jury trial the Western Forest might start with Products shooting. For an opening statemore, please see pages ment from the 3 and 5. Crown.” The incident took place on April 30, 2014, with police receiving a 911 call around 7 a.m. about shots fired at the mill. A preliminary hearing, to determine if there was enough evidence for Addison to stand trial, took place last March. John Gustafson, who represented Addison at the hearing, said a plea, if any, wouldn’t happen before the matter is before B.C. Supreme Court. The mill, situated on Nanaimo’s waterfront, was closed at the end of 2014.

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Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay and city council faced challenges and accomplishments in 2015 that included the South Fork Water Treatment Plant and a decision to have an auxiliary spillway constructed at Colliery Dam Park’s lower dam.

Making a decision on the Colliery dams was the most difficult decision of 2015 and one of council’s achievements, according to Mayor Bill McKay, who now wants to see “real investment” in the park. McKay sat down with the News Bulletin in the last days of 2015 to talk about the highlights and challenges of his first year as Nanaimo’s mayor, from a new water treatment plant, a decision to build an auxiliary spillway at Colliery Dam Park, and the need for third-party intervention among councillors. McKay said there will never be a boil water advisory in Nanaimo with a state-of-the-art, $71-million water treatment plant and filtration system which went online in December. He calls it an important initiative. He ranks Colliery dams as the most difficult decision for Nanaimo city council, as well as an achievement. The province required the city to remediate the middle and lower dams because of potential safety hazards, but for months council could not agree on the fix, with calls for further consultation and reviews. In April, the City of Nanaimo was slapped with a formal order from the

“After three years of debate, we finally broke through the barrier and while some people believe we might have been forced to make a decision, we made a decision and now we are going to get it done and we will be able to put that controversy and this very divisive conversation behind us so we can get on with other things,” he said. The mayor now wants to see investment into Colliery Dam Park, like with picnic tables and park benches. He also wants to ensure landscaping around the new spillway includes fast-growing native species so “in another 30 years from now, nobody will remember this big fight we had over that.” Council itself is working with a facilitator with the Integrity Group, hired last June to help the politicians get along. Council still has heavy lifting to do, according to McKay, who says it’s “sad” because the group is so diverse and talented with much to bring to the table. He wishes it could do it in a more respectful manner, and calls thirdparty intervention key. Work with the Integrity Group was put on hold while an independent investigation was done into a complaint of bullying and harassment at city hall, which is ongoing. McKay, however, expects facilitation to resume in 2016. The year also marked a change in city managers.

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by Nanaimo city council as a project that would give residents more transportation options and could potentially attract newcomers, commuters, tourists and business. The city and Island Ferries inked a lease for city-owned property which would allow the company to dock its catamarans, but the company sailed past a spring deadline. Island Ferries con-

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underway on Gabriola to bring two refugee families to the island. Maureen Shakespeare, board member with the multicultural society, said she has heard that governmentsponsored refugees could be arriving in Nanaimo sometime in January or February, but isn’t exactly sure how many could be coming. Shakespeare said it is likely that the first wave of refugees in Nanaimo will be privately sponsored and that there will be more of them than those sponsored by the government.

She said in all her years of working with Citizenship and Immigration Canada that she hasn’t seen so much public interest in sponsoring refugees, adding that social media and the Internet are huge factor for the increased interest. “We are in such a connected age that you get all the visual pictures and when you get the visual it really hits you,” she said. “We are getting people who were brought in as refugees way back … and this one has touched them.” reporter2@nanaimobulletin.com

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The lot on Gordon Street across from the Vancouver Island Conference Centre sits vacant. The City of Nanaimo will issue a request for proposals in the hopes of finding a hotel builder.

but it failed to pour the foundation by a project deadline this past May. In June, the municipality attempted to put pressure on the developer, but the gambit failed, and in July, SSS Manhao advised the city it would not be building the hotel.

But the city isn’t giving up on its hotel dream. In December, it announced that it would put out a request for proposals for a hotel on the site, citing renewed interest. “There’s a number of parties that the city and [Nanaimo Economic Develop-

Ted Swabey resigned and interim CAO Tracy Samra was hired. Samra announced in December a plan to save money by downsizing the senior leadership team at city hall, including the elimination of remaining general manager positions, as well as a zero-per cent tax increase for the provisional budget. McKay said he is concerned the decision seemed to be made to fit a budget rather

commit $100,000 for improvements to Piper Park and relinquish first negotiation rights for possible management of the Vancouver Island Convention Centre. In June, racial slurs and a swastika were spray painted on Hammond Bay Road bus stop bench advertisements for local Chinese realtors. The vandalism followed a distribution of pamphlets to Nanaimo homes by a group called Putting Canada First, although Paul Bentley, the group’s chairman, said in an e-mail, “...acts of vandalism and racist slogans are antithetical to our efforts.” Chinese investors, especially those buying businesses through the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program, can face lag times that can stretch years before, getting approval for permanent residency in Canada and take over a business, if they make it successfully through the program.

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than accomplish the work and there may not be enough human resources to complete tasks required by council in a timely manner. But time will tell. Looking ahead, McKay said the priorities for the upcoming year will be completing core review and setting a new strategic plan. “Hopefully we’ll have the intestinal fortitude to make the decisions that we need to make to achieve our goals,” he said.

The City of Nanaimo keeps getting its hopes up for a hotel, and at the outset of a new year, the city will keep hope alive. The conference centre hotel, or lack thereof, has been a subject of discussion for a decade. The struggles continued in 2015, but with the city reporting “significant interest” in the hotel site these days, the story will keep developing in 2016. SSS Manhao purchased the Gordon Street property in 2013 to build a 21-storey, $50-million hotel that would attach to the Vancouver Island Conference Centre,

ment Corporation] have been cultivating for some time,” said Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay. “Now it’s time for them to get their thinking caps on and envision something that we think is going to be successful for both them and us.” City staff will prepare an updated market study to accompany the RFP, which is expected to be issued in the spring. In the meantime, the city has promised not to further investigate repurposing the conference centre. The coming RFP means that 2016 will be a revealing year for the hotel project. The City of Nanaimo and its citizens are about to find out exactly what level of interest is out there for downtown’s most eligible vacant lot.

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Now’s the time for goal setting The new year is, in some ways, the best time of the year. Not because of the parties, not because of the ensuing champagne hangovers and certainly not because of the weather. What makes Jan. 1 so special is that more than any other day of the year, it’s a date when anything is possible. It’s the time to make resolutions, set goals, dream big. It’s a time of rebirth, regeneration and renewal. It’s a convenient time to take inventory, mark our progress and mark our place. Looking back and looking forward are useful exercises. We needed to pass through where we’ve been to get where we’re going. With that in mind, we at the News Bulletin, this week, have been reviewing the year that was and previewing the year to come. In our last issue we considered the stories of the year for 2015, choosing the Colliery dams saga, the marijuana dispensaries issue, Lantzville’s governance problems, school openings and closures and the federal election. This issue, we predict the stories we’ll be following in 2016, including the conference centre hotel, the foot ferry, international investment, refugees and the Western Forest Products murder trial. Those are some of the big ones, but there are countless other stories along the way; they happen every day and all of them together comprise Nanaimo the city and Nanaimo the community. It’s ongoing. Every day we have a chance to redefine who we are, reassess our goals and realign our balance. We don’t need a new year to make a resolution, but since it’s that time of year, we might as well. We wish the best of luck to all those who are making new year’s resolutions, and especially to those whose resolve to make their community and their world a better place. Happy new year, Nanaimo.

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Bennett’s no-frills style left a mark on B.C. The death of former B.C. The newly tabloid Vancouver premier Bill Bennett on Dec. 4 Province, itself largely controlled prompted the traditional round by some of B.C.’s most militant of polite tributes. unions, was a screeching banHe was the man from Kelowna shee of the big-labour left. who remade Vancouver, with “Socred hitmen swoop on SkyTrain, B.C. Place stadium and rights workers,” its front page Expo 86 to put the city on the declared after 400 layoff notices world map. He won three major- were issued to provincial staff. ity governments before handing This propaganda was the pubover the steering wheel of a lic’s guide and my professional smoothly running Social Credit role model. Party to Bill Vander Zalm. A bit of background: the B.C. Outside B.C., the economy was in the wire service obitugrip of an internationB.C. aries ran to a few al recession, hitting VIEWS paragraphs, defining resource industries Bennett first as the and government revTom Fletcher Black Press “architect of financial enues hard. restraint in the provBennett had ousted ince.” the Dave Barrett NDP It seems an ordigovernment in 1975, nary notion today, but the legacy lived but when Bennett on. During its threeunleashed his year reign, for exam“restraint program” on ple, education spendthe B.C. government ing increased 13 per in 1983, it was presented as a cent in the first year and 23 per right-wing coup on a socialist cent in each of the next two. utopia. The blitz of restraint legislaI was in journalism school in tion reasserted government’s Vancouver when unions orgaauthority to control the size and nized a general strike and mass wages of provincial staff, reinstreet demonstrations under the stated the province’s ability to banner of Operation Solidarity, pay, eliminated various boards, appropriated from the struggle and increased the provincial against Poland’s communist dic- sales tax to seven per cent to tators. Their goal was to bring pay the bills. the recently re-elected governAnother Bennett legacy was ment to its knees. dismantling the monopoly

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chokehold of big international unions on public heavy construction. Growing up in northeastern B.C., I had seen the impressive pay for jobs on highway construction, about twice what I earned labouring for a non-union contractor doing city work. This struggle over public construction continues today, with B.C. Hydro’s decision to make the Site C dam an open shop. After graduating from journalism school, I landed my first full-time job as a reporter for the Kelowna Capital News, shortly before Bennett announced his retirement from the premier’s office to finish his term as a backbench MLA. Bennett and I would sometimes arrive for work together, parking our rusty 1976 Chevrolets on Bernard Avenue, where he kept an office above the family furniture store. I found out later that Bennett’s modest old sedan was the government-issue car he had used during his entire 10 years as premier. The party bought it for him as a humourous retirement gift, and he continued to drive it to work. No frills. That was Bill Bennett. ◆ Tom Fletcher is columnist and legislature reporter for Black Press.

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One-of-a-kind logs being cut To the Editor,

Should have had a good news story for Christmas, but not so this time. I went to the Nanaimo Port Authority’s Duke Point Terminal to protest the movement of huge logs from the ancient forest of the Walbran Valley. There should have been no government licence given to cut these last-of-a-kind magnificent trees. This same terminal is also handling the movement of contaminated soil from the mainland to Shawnigan Lake. Think about it. It must be pretty bad

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Logging trucks wait to transfer their loads onto a barge at the Nanaimo Port Authority’s Duke Point Terminal last week.

stuff as they can’t find a place on the mainland for it, but hey, let’s ship it to the country folk on Vancouver Island

and we can also have police protection if needed. We are being governed by politicians and bureaucrats who

have tendencies that are scary. They all have to be turfed out as soon as possible.

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We must not underestimate risks of ignoring climate change To the Editor,

Re: World leaders, environmentalists full of CO2, Opinion, Dec. 3. I shudder at the willingness of Tom Fletcher to ignore the findings of 97 per cent of the world’s climate scientists, cherry pick from the remaining three per cent, squeeze in a report from a scientist in the pay of the oil-soaked Heartland Institute and generally imply that worry about climate change is wasted energy. Now that’s chutzpah. The reality is, that leaders from over 170 countries around the world met in Paris a month ago to commence planning on how to prevent runaway, humaninduced climate change. To underestimate or downplay climate change is to ignore the risk of serious consequences. Ask yourself, if your child was gravely ill and you sought advice from 100 doctors, and 97 of them gave you a detailed plan of recovery, but three said, “don’t worry, you don’t have to do anything, the kid is fine,” who would you go with? It’s your choice,

but do you feel confident enough to risk it? The columnist shows little understanding of the risks involved.

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Re: World leaders, environmentalists full of CO2, Opinion, Dec. 3. In objecting to Tom Fletcher’s views on climate alarmism, several letter writ-

ers call for “science” while ignoring science explaining that CO2 can have only limited effect on climate temperature, that climate has been warmer in the past, accurate temperature records show no increase for over 16 years, Antarctic ice has been increasing, humans do better in warmer temperatures, and our food source does better with more carbon dioxide. Why do they push their own definition of ‘science?’ They ignore thousands of scientific studies, as well as the viable theories for climate variation. They ignore that alarmist theories, a.k.a. ‘models,’ fail miserably in predicting climate. References include the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s own analysis, archaeology studies proving that Vikings farmed southwest Greenland during the Medieval Warm Period, temperature data from balloons and satellites and many botanical research studies. Why do people ignore solid science in favour of antihuman superstition? Keith Sketchley Saanich

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ords have power to sway an individual. To change a life. For Inuit singer-songwriter Willie Thrasher, those powerful words came from a stranger. An old man. At Grollier Hall, a residential school, Thrasher was cut off from his culture – forbidden to speak his language. The stranger heard Thrasher playing, with his Inuit band the Cordells, and spoke to him about embracing and exploring his roots. “He was the one that got me thinking about our culture. He knew how to hunt and live off the land. He knew the legends and stories more than we did,” said Thrasher. The old man encouraged Thrasher to connect with his culture and express it through music. He never saw the man again. Never knew his name. But the stranger became a muse – a memory of inspiration that settled in Thrasher’s mind. “That’s how my music began, because that old man bringing me back to my culture and bringing me back to the path of my life,” said Thrasher. Thrasher’s song Medicine Man has hints of the stranger in the lyrics. Thrasher started as a drum-

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Willie Thrasher and his partner Linda Saddleback have sung together for the past 11 years and are working on a new album together slated for release in the new year.

mer. One day when he was practising, a guitar player named Louie Goose, heard him and invited him to jam. Their meeting led to the formation of the Cordells, one of the first Inuit rock bands. Eventually the band split and Thrasher went solo.

“It was a sad time when we all split. It’s just memories, but good memories,” said Thrasher. “It was so much fun ... we were wild under the northern lights.” The Nanaimo resident, born in Aklavik, N.W.T., has been gaining international attention

lately. Thrasher’s songs Spirit Child, Old Man Carver and We Got to Take You Higher are included in the compilation album, Native North America, Vol. 1. The album was recently nominated for a Grammy award for Best Historical Album.

Thrasher and about 20 other singers featured on the album are eager to attend the Grammys. “We want to go. We’ll keep our fingers crossed,” said Thrasher, sitting beside his partner Linda Saddleback. “Now I’m getting internationally known. It is overwhelming.” This attention comes on the heels of the musician’s reissue of his 1981 album, Spirit Child. The musician has recently been working on another album with Saddleback. The two met during an event at the Nanaimo Harbourfront and have worked together for 11 years. Saddleback often walks on the waterfront with her son. “We would walk the seawall and one day I heard this great music I had never heard before with this great voice,” said Saddleback. She had a prophetic dream where she was singing with Thrasher and four years later it was a reality. At a concert in the park they met again when he took a seat beside her. They started talking and were soon singing partners. When Thrasher and Saddleback aren’t travelling across Canada, people in Nanaimo can hear them singing on the seawall during the summer. For more information about Thrasher’s Spirit Child please go to http://lightintheattic.net. arts@nanaimobulletin.com

Musical instruments often repaired because of sentimental value to owners BY RACHEL STERN THE NEWS BULLETIN

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To repair the instrument, she had to take the whole saxophone apart, because every piece is interconnected in some way. “Everything has to be in perfect alignment,” said Sands. “You have to break it down into sections.” Repairing the saxophone took about 10 hours.

“It’s one of the bigger projects that I’ve done,” she said. Why do people go to great lengths to have their musical instruments repaired? “The sentimental value of the instrument can far surpass its brand, make or model,” said Sands.

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lounge offers intimate and cozy setting

NANAIMO BUSINESS has evolved along with the downtown. By Nicholas Pescod The News BulleTiN

Moderately illuminated bottles of all shapes and sizes glow brightly as a flurry of activity commences before them. The romantically lit atmosphere insinuates a sense of calm to an already intimate setting. Beautiful works of art surround the comfortable booths, neatly arranged tables and cozy stage and the wood furnishings provide a feeling of home, or, at the very least, that Pacific Northwest feeling that is truly understood by those who call it home. For nearly a decade, Corner Lounge has been firmly planted among the winding streets that occupy the city’s ever-changing downtown core. “We are this day and age’s answer to the community pub, without the food,” said owner Philip Clark. He purchased the Corner Lounge eight years ago, under the name Katz Lounge and from Day 1 his focus has been on supporting the local community, whether it’s providing

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Corner Lounge owner Philip Clark, left, makes a drink alongside bartender Katie Fidlar.

a place for musicians to perform or selling local beer and spirits. “We’re really a local bar,” he said. “We try to promote as local as we can.” Corner Lounge, which is located on the corner of Commercial and Bastion streets, offers a healthy selection of locally made brews such as Nanaimo’s Wolf Brewing Com-

pany. It also offers a range of cocktails and spirits. “When we bring in craft beers we generally try to focus on beers that are from the Island,” Clark said. “We are really more about the beer and a premium style of cocktail service in Nanaimo without the pretentiousness. We are a very down-to-earth place.” On Tuesday nights, the lounge

hosts a popular and long-running jam night that is available to anyone interested in performing music, poetry, spoken word or a comedy routine. For bartender Katie Fidlar, who has worked at the Corner Lounge for five years, coming to work is like walking into her own home. “It’s a bar where everyone knows your name,” she said.

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“I have developed relationships here. I probably know at least six or seven people here at all times, which is nice. It is like coming into my living room.” When Clark took over the Corner Lounge, downtown Nanaimo was a much different place with a negative image. “Nanaimo used to have a reputation of Hells Angels and hookers and it is definitely not that anymore,” Clark said. But the bikers and prostitutes who once roamed the streets and gave the area a bad rap have been replaced by a younger business community. As the downtown changed, so did Corner Lounge. A few years ago the place underwent major cosmetic renovations, shifting away from a live music venue to focus more on the older demographic. “We have expanded our demographic quite a bit and the versatility of what we do. We used to be exclusively live music, but now we mix it up a little bit,” Clark said. The demographic focus might have changed, but their philosophy has stayed the same. “We provide a friendly service, a great environment and a wonderful atmosphere. We have approachable music levels where you can have a conversation and still listen to great music,” Clark said. reporter2@nanaimobulletin.com

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Beefs & bouquets BOUQUET To Art’s Plumbing and Heating for your prompt, courteous and affordable service when our hot water tank gave up.

BOUQUET To Elijah and staff at the Medicine Shoppe at Terminal Park mall for the friendliest service in town.

BEEF To the five joggers running up a blind hill on both sides of the road. You were lucky no other car came over the hill – some would have been killed.

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BOUQUET To five-year-old Ethan Graham who, with his parents’ assistance, fulfilled his heart’s desire to provide free hot chocolate for people in need downtown. What a beautiful gift of compassion.

BEEF To the people who turned down the store and gas station on Hammond Bay Road. We lost approximately 15 full-time jobs and caused the local pub to close.

BOUQUET To the Nanaimo MS Society and Kiwanis complex for the Christmas luncheon. Our son, his wife and we enjoyed it.

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April 6, 1953 - December 24, 2015 Our Darling O D Allison passed away suddenly on Christmas Eve. Allison was a kind, loving, and gentle soul who was the light of our lives. She will be dearly and forever missed by all those who knew her and especially by her loving husband Robert, son Konrad (Diane), Daughter Jennifer (Chet) and her grandchildren Maggie, Jack and Riley. Allison grew up in Montreal and moved to Vancouver with Robert and Konrad in 1976. They resided in different areas of Vancouver until coming to Gabriola while on vacation. Falling in love with the island, they made it home in 1990 with Jennifer. Allison spent her career of 40 years as an optician, managing stores for The Optical Department of London Drugs, Lenscrafters, Pearle Vision, and for the last 16 years at the Vision Centre at Walmart in Nanaimo. She provided friendly, professional service to all her customers and was dedicated to helping people to see as well as possible. She loved her job and spoke of the joys of watching a baby seeing with eyeglasses for the first time. Allison spent her private hours gardening, building beautiful birdhouses, landscaping, reading, and watching movies. She loved music and dancing late into the night. She lived simply and was content to just be in her home and yard, enjoying the company of the many animals she adopted over the years (including a horse), all of whom she loved dearly. She currently leaves her beloved 3 cats and dog to grieve her absence. Allison was sensitive, generous, compassionate, and always put her family first, fiercely loving each of them with her whole heart. She always gave all she had right until the end when she donated her organs. She would have found it fitting that she permanently gave someone the gift of sight. No service by request but a private celebration of life will take place at a later date. Allison's ashes will be spread along the trail where she loved to walk. In lieu of flowers, donations to the BC SPCA are greatly appreciated. We all love you and you will be in our hearts forever my Darling.

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Athlete of the year Alyssa Mousseau wins championships in both track and cross-country running BY GREG SAKAKI THE NEWS BULLETIN

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Alyssa Mousseau, of Wellington Secondary School and the Nanaimo Track and Field Club, is the News Bulletin’s Athlete of the Year for 2015. She was a high school provincial champion in both track and cross-country and represented Canada at worlds.

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She ran her laps around the track, finished first, and kept on running. Alyssa Mousseau is the News Bulletin’s Athlete of the Year. Mousseau, a Grade 12 student at Wellington Secondary School, has been a local track standout for years, but 2015 was a breakthrough year for a few reasons. She won high school championships both in track and field in the spring and then in crosscountry in the fall, and in between, she made Team B.C. and Team Canada. The 800-metre specialist entered her first season as a high school senior athlete in the spring, already a two-time champ at the junior level. She completed the three-peat by winning her event in a personal-best time of two minutes, 9.04 seconds. In July, she travelled to race at the World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia, where she placed sixth in her heat. “I’m so honoured to be able to have had the opportunity to run for my country,” Mousseau said. Worlds were a learning

experience, as the competitiveness was ramped up. “If you aren’t expecting that, then you’re going to get a little beat up,” she said. “But I felt like I did a good job of being able to handle the different running tactics.” A few weeks later she was fourth at the Legion Youth Track and Field Championships in SainteThérèse, Que. In the fall, she moved off the track and ran cross-country to log kilometres, “so that when you get back to the track you aren’t working on the endurance side, you can just work on the speed and that’s a big factor for me, personally.” She proceeded to place fourth at club crosscountry provincials and make Team B.C. in that discipline, too. In highschool cross-country, she paced Wellington to a B.C. championship, the only provincial title won by any Nanaimo high school senior sports team in 2015. “It was really fun to be able to share that and to be able to finish my high school cross-country with a win,” she said.

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A lot of Nanaimoites could be named athlete of the year every year, and then there are always up and comers who join that mix. Here are some Nanaimo athletes who had outstanding seasons in 2015: Erin Burrett won her first-ever attempt at the marathon distance this year at the highprofile Victoria Marathon. She also won the Kelowna Wine Country Half-Marathon and was second at the B.C championships in both the 10-kilometre and half-marathon distances. Vancouver Island University’s sports teams JASON had some standout performers. Forwards CALVIN Justin King and Jason Fortin led the PHOTO men’s basketball team to a provincial championship and a runner-up finish at nationals. Tylar Turnbull captained the M’s women’s volleyball team to ERIN BURRETT a provincial title and Jenna Carver of the women’s basketball team piled up points and rebounds as her team’s memorable season came to an end on home court at nationals. The Nanaimo Clippers had quite a year, going all the way to the cup finals in the spring. The team’s MVP – and a finalist for league MVP – was goaltender Guillaume Decelles, who finished first in the B.C. Hockey League in wins with 34. Sheldon Rempal led the 201415 Clippers in goal scoring, but it was this past fall that he really caught fire and rose to the top of the league in goals and points. GUILLAUME DECELLES The V.I. Raiders finished as runners-up in their league, too, and their strong season was attributable largely to a stout defence led by team MVP defensive lineman Quinton Bowles and a pair of All-Canadians from Nanaimo, linebacker Dexter Shea and rookie defensive back Cole Virtanen. Also in team sports, Jon Diplock of the senior B Nanaimo Timbermen had a season to remember. Not only did he captain the lacrosse team to its first provincial title since 2003, but he had four goals and two assists in the championshipclinching 7-4 win and scored 73 points in 14 regularseason games. Some others who were considered for athlete of the year include Nanaimo Pirates baseball sluggers Cole Warken and Zach Diewert, double-provincial-champion swimmer Riley Prout-Holm, volleyball MVP Jeff Webb, equestrian national champ Kassidy Keith, doubleprovincial-champion lawn bowler Hirendra Bhartu and Pan Am goldJON DIPLOCK medallist rower Martin Barakso.

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FIRST-PLACE junior A hockey club plays road games. BY GREG SAKAKI The News BulleTiN

The Nanaimo Clippers go into the new year where they want to be – in first place. The junior a club sits atop the B.C. Hockey League’s Island Division and will now set about trying to stay there as regular-season play resumes. The Clips spent the first two months of 2014-15 seeking consistency, then they found it, reeling off 10 straight wins at one point. Going into last night’s game against the Cowichan Valley Capitals, played after press time, Nanaimo had won 12 out of 14. “We had a pretty good run before the holidays. I think our team learned a lot about being a first-place team,” said Devin Brosseau, team captain. Continuing to win after the holidays will be challenging. Brosseau said the old hockey cliché, it’s harder to win after Christmas, is “completely true. “The more you get closer to playoffs, the harder games get,” he said. “Teams shut down defensively and it’s harder to find that open ice offensively.” The thing is, as the teams around them are getting better, so too are the Clippers. Though the team’s offence

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was carried at times by the first line during the fall, there were signs that other players were ready and able to contribute. “They’re playing their role and they’re getting better at what they do and it’s key for the team…” Brosseau said. “There’s lots of learning yet. Even for us veterans that went to [the final] last year, we’ve still got a lot to learn.” Matt Creamer, a rookie forward who scored a hat trick in the last home game before the break, said guys are getting more comfortable, and it’s making a difference.

“If we’ve got four lines going, I think we’re a hard team to beat,” he said. The Clippers have a busy week, with road games at Powell River on Saturday (Jan. 2) and Sunday, but they’ll find their skating legs soon enough. “It’s a bit of a challenge, but you’re obviously excited when you come back, so I think the excitement will just take over and we’ll be fine out there,” Brosseau said. GAME ON … Saturday’s game is a 7:15 p.m. faceoff at Hap Parker Arena, while Sunday’s rematch is at 2 p.m. sports@nanaimobulletin.com

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Mousseau will start 2016 with a couple of indoor track meets in the States. The straight-A student is also hoping to secure a postsecondary scholarship this winter, and then, come track and field season, she’ll be looking to make Team B.C. and Team Canada once again. Her achievements in 2015 give her confidence, she said, but she won’t get cocky. “You’ve got to make sure that you can stay humble and still work for what you want…” Mousseau said. “You’ve just got to work hard every practice, go out there, give it 110 per cent, keep the mentality of making the team and continually working hard to get there.” sports@nanaimobulletin.com

Proposed “Business Licence Amendment Bylaw 2015 No. 5351.12” On Wednesday, 2015-DEC-16, Nanaimo City Council gave two readings to “Business Licence Amendment Bylaw 2015 No. 5351.12”. The proposed bylaw, if adopted, will amend “Business Licence Bylaw 1998 No. 5351” to provide for a food truck licencing process, including locations and fees, allowing for the operation of food trucks in the City. The proposed bylaw is scheduled to proceed to Council for consideration at their Regular Meeting to be held Monday, 2016JAN-18, at 7:00 p.m. in the Shaw Auditorium (Council Chambers), Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial Street. Delegations requesting permission to speak to “Business Licence Amendment Bylaw 2015 No. 5351.12” are required to submit a written request to the Legislative Services Department prior to 11:00 a.m. on Friday, 2016-JAN-15. Applications to appear as a delegation can be found on the City’s website at http://www. nanaimo.ca/delegation/request_to_appear.aspx. The proposed bylaw can be found on the City’s website (www. nanaimo.ca) and is available for viewing at the Service and Resource Centre (SARC) Development Counter located at 411 Dunsmuir Street. For more information about the proposed “BUSINESS LICENCE AMENDMENT BYLAW 2015 NO. 5351.12”, please contact Nelda Richardson, Manager Development Support Services & Business Licencing (250) 755-4448 - nelda.richardson@nanaimo.ca

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T-men make trades The Nanaimo Timbermen added some more homegrown talent. The city’s senior A Western Lacrosse Association club announced this week the acquisition of forwards Corey Shires and Casey Jackson. The T-men dealt their top pick from last year, Eli McLaughlin, and the No. 1 pick in the 2016 WLA Draft to the Burnaby Lakers in exchange for Jackson and a firstround, second-round and third-round pick. Jackson, who is from Victoria, has 113 points in 37 career WLA games. The Timbermen acquired Shires in a separate transaction, dealing a 2018 thirdround pick to the Coquitlam Adanacs.

Shires played most of his junior A lacrosse with his hometown Nanaimo team, scoring 197 points in 56 junior games. Shires is the second local player to join the T-men this off-season, as the club acquired Colton Clark from the New Westminster Salmonbellies in October. The Timbermen traded holdouts Brett Dobray and Quinn Mackay in exchange for Clark and two fourthround picks. “With these most recent transactions and the addition of [Clark], the Timbermen have added some impressive weapons on offence,” noted a club press release. The WLA Draft will take place in February.

Notice of Intent To Stop Up and Close, Remove Highway Dedication and Dispose of a Portion of Shenton Road and Diver Road TAKE NOTICE THAT, pursuant to Section 40(1) and 40(2) of the Community Charter, the Council of the City of Nanaimo intends to stop up, close to traffic, and remove highway dedication of a portion of Shenton Road and Diver Road, more particularly described as follows: A portion of Shenton Road and Diver Road adjacent to 3789 and 3801 Shenton Road comprising of 1,420 sq m, more or less, shown as “Closed Road” on plan EPP57589 prepared by Brock Williamson, B.C.L.S., a reduced copy of which is shown below. FURTHERMORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT, pursuant to Section 40 (3) of the Community Charter, all persons who consider themselves affected by the proposed road closure as described in “HIGHWAY CLOSURE AND DEDICATION REMOVAL (A PORTION OF SHENTON ROAD AND DIVER ROAD ADJACENT TO 3789 AND 3801 SHENTON ROAD) BYLAW 2015 NO. 7180” are invited to address Council of the City of Nanaimo in writing, or in person at Council’s meeting scheduled for 2016-JAN-18. FURTHERMORE, TAKE NOTICE THAT, pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter, the Council of the City of Nanaimo intends to dispose of the proposed road closure area to Faith Lam for consolidation with its adjacent property located at 3789 Shenton Road and 3801 Shenton Road, Nanaimo, BC. In exchange for that land, Faith Lam will dedicate a portion of its property for park purposes, more particularly described as follows: That part of Lot A, Section 4, Wellington District, Plan 43809 comprising 2,441 sq m, more or less, shown as “Park Dedication” as shown in the sketch below. Copy of the proposed bylaw plan and any enquires concerning this proposed road closure may be directed to and obtained from the Real Estate Section, City of Nanaimo, during office hours – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, at 250-755-4453 or in person at 411 Dunsmuir Street, Nanaimo, B.C., V9R 0E4. File: LD002607

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