Alberni Valley News, January 05, 2016

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New Year’s baby comes bright and early KATYA SLEPIAN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Mackenzie Bingham was born at 7:25 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Not due for almost another week, she was determined to be West Coast General

Hospital’s first baby of the year.

She entered the world at 6 pounds, 11 ounces.

“She wasn’t due until Jan. 6,” said her mom Meghan Salidas. This is her and Brandon

Bingham’s second child.

Their first is Miles, 19 months.

The baby came so fast that her dad Brandon Bingham almost missed her.

The couple, who

live in Ucluelet, were staying at Bingham’s cousin’s house here in Port Alberni.

When Bingham heard that Salidas was going into labour, he rushed to the hospital.

The only problem?

When he asked where Salidas was, he was told she wasn’t there yet.

“I asked where Meghan was and they said they didn’t have a Meghan,” he said.

Bingham started to drive back to the house and passed an ambulance.

“I just thought oh that must be her,” he said.

He rushed back to the hospital and got

there just in the nick of time.

“I almost missed her.

She was born three minutes later. It was just the best New Year’s ever.” reporter@albernivalleynews.com twitter.com/alberninews

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Sandy McRuer gazes over the mountains surounding the Alberni Valley while dreaming of new horizons to explore.

Reflections on the bucket list SANDY MCRUER

Pac Rim Active to show me the ropes.

Having done water skiing and downhill skiing using rope tows to get back up the hill, as well as some sailing, I think it would be something that I could learn fairly quickly.

One mountain I have never been up to the top of is Mount McQuillan.

The best access to it is through the community watershed. And so it is behind a locked gate to protect the security of the water.

But most years the Outdoor Club schedules a trip up the mountain. And being a club the wardens of the key are more likely to give it to them. So that will be the best option for me to get up there.

There is some interesting history around this mountain.

There are a number of old abandoned mines in the area that are well over 100 years old. McQuillan is the name of an early resident of Alberni.

Nearby, there are

natural meadows below Douglas Peak.

They are commonly referred to as Grassy Mountain. This is where the first skin was collected of the Vancouver Island Marmot. The biologists were so keen collecting specimens of a new mammal, that they wiped out the colony by shooting 12 of them. They never bred there again.

One of the most beautiful mountains to hike they say is the 5040. It provides a 360-degree view of the ruggedness of Vancouver Island.

When I hiked to the top of Mount Klitsa, I thought that was a

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I’ve only seen it from afar on my way up Klitsa. And it was spectacular. Perhaps you’ve seen the Youtube video of it by Heart of Vancouver Island. It is truly a spectacular place.

I may need a little bushwhacking to get there, and to ford the Nahmint. Brrr! I’ll have to ask around.

But in the meantime I’ll just sit here relaxing by the fireplace insert having a cup of hot chocolate and dreaming of summer adventures.

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From the top of this one you have a superb view of the entire Alberni Valley, as well as the Georgia Strait, or Salish Sea. Although I’ve heard that people have accessed the peak from the west side it is most commonly climbed from the east side of the range.

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pretty fantastic view.

The view from this mountain is supposed to be better. The name comes from the height of the mountain in feet.

Now, it wouldn’t sound as good if you called it Mount 1536.

It is pretty easy to research the access on line, and there are a couple of different routes. In the past, the folks in the Outdoor Club have ribboned and brushed the route.

Another mountain I have never been to the top of is Mount Joan. At 1557 metres, it is the highest peak of the Beaufort Range.

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So it’s 2016; a new year. So much to do. But there is so little time left, as one realizes as one gets older. For me the New Year is a time to think about what outdoor things I haven’t done on this incredible Island, and incredible valley. And it means a little planning, including finding the routes up mountains I intend to hike, making sure my equipment is in good shape, buying new stuff if necessary and so on.

One of the items at the top of the list is to try kite boarding.

For me it would mean finding a kiteboard to use, a wet/dry suit and someone willing

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FIRST NIGHT

Devina Thomas, 5, and Chance’ily Amos, 4, have a blast in the kids pool at Echo as part of the City of Port Alberni parks and recreation department’s First Night festivities.

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Will Pulford, Dealer Principal of Pacific Chevrolet Buick GMC, has just announced plans to hold the annual event with used cars and trucks starting at seventy-seven dollars and up this Saturday January 9, 2016.

"This will be the third seventy-seven dollar sale we have had. Our customers have been asking us for the last month when is the sale. Due to current market conditions, we have an extra amount of used cars, trucks and lease returns. Now we need to reduce the number of cars and trucks in our used car inventory. During this seventy-seven dollar sale every used car and truck will be sold for hundreds to thousands below the original price," Pulford said.

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All cars and trucks will be on display at 3800 Johnston Road, Port Alberni at 8:30am on Saturday, January 9, 2016. All vehicles will be opened so that buyers may inspect the vehicles for half an hour before the sale begins at 9:00am. Whoever is sitting behind the wheel at 9:00am when the prices are SLASHED on the windshield will be given the first opportunity to purchase the vehicle at the SLASHED sale price. This innovative approach to selling used vehicles will make it easy and quick for anybody in the market for a good used car at a very low price with no hassle.

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Our total inventory is well over 200 cars, trucks and suvs. We want to remind everyone this is a one-day sale only. When our inventory has been reduced, we will remove the sale prices and return to normal operations. Since we are a local business, we would like to give back to the community," Pulford said. "We would rather allow local people to buy these vehicles than wholesale them at auction."

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EDITORIAL

SUSAN QUINN Editor

A FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE

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t’s become a go-to phrase for all levels of government – local, provincial and federal.

When faced with fallout from an unpopular decision – or simply dissatisfaction with the way that a certain sequence of events shakes out – politicians and bureaucrats seem to all have the same default position: “In hindsight, we could have done a better job with communication.”

While this would beg questions about all the communications officers drawing publicly funded salaries across the land, the public’s patience grows wearier each time this particular communication is used.

The fact is, no matter how large or small the publicrelations budget, A culture a culture that keeps taxpayers that keeps in the loop on taxpayers evolving decisions in the loop is something that comes from the top on evolving down. decisions is So is a culture that, through something an absence of that comes information or condescending from the top announcements down. only once a decision has been made, leads taxpayers to suspect they are being governed in an unresponsive, dictatorial manner, and, more than likely, misled.

Suspicion of politicians and bureaucrats runs so rampant these days that it is far from wise policy for anyone in government to allow such a situation to continue – particularly when much criticism could be averted simply by taking a more inclusive approach.

Too often, it seems, a craven fear of criticism only guarantees it will take place.

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Ahousaht people deserve training MARK ALLAN

On the Mark

G

ord Johns and Scott Fraser both want to recognize the Ahousaht First Nation for its role in rescuing survivors of the Leviathan II sinking.

Johns, the Courtenay-Alberni MP, and Fraser, the AlberniPacific Rim MLA, are also on board with something more tangible. Johns is eager to read recommendations by the Transportation Safety Board once it completes its Leviathan II investigation.

In his first address to the House of Commons, he raised the dramatic Oct. 25 sinking off Tofino and the subsequent rescue of 21 whale watchers.

“Fishermen from Ahousaht First Nation were the first to arrive on the scene and began pulling survivors from the frigid waters,” he told fellow MPs. Others, including members of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation and

Tofino residents, rushed to the scene to help. They provided temporary shelter for those lucky enough to survive.

As he should, Johns particularly praised residents of the village of Ahousaht, where unemployment is as high as 70 per cent, for contributing $5 and $10 bills to buy gas for boats so the search for survivors could continue.

Fraser, who spoke in the provincial legislature about the matter, is on the same page as Johns. “The Nuu-Chah-Nulth are of the sea,” Fraser said in an interview. “They’re on the water all the time. This is not the first incident where they’ve been instrumental in saving lives.”

In 2013, an Ahousaht resident in the community of 1,400 was the first on the scene when a floatplane crashed off the coast near Tofino.

Fraser said he’s read accounts of Nuu-Chah-Nulth people risking their lives to save others on sailing ships shipwrecked as long ago as two centuries in the “graveyard of the Pacific.”

“We know that local and traditional knowledge saves lives,” Johns stated forcefully in a reply to the recent Liberals’ Throne Speech. “The federal government needs to stop closure of Comox MCTS, reopen Tofino MCTS in Ucluelet, and invest in local knowledge to support and improve Canada’s Coast Guard.”

He has met Fisheries Minister Hunter Tootoo and has begun to cultivate a relationship with the Nunavut resident, who is responsible for the Coast Guard.

At the least, medals should go to the heroes who risked their lives while braving the capricious Pacific to save imperilled whale watchers.

The government should consider funds to train the Ahousaht people, perhaps even establishing a maritime rescue training centre there in consultation with the band.

Mark Allan has been a journalist for more than 30 years, the past 14 on Vancouver Island. His column about B.C. and federal politics will run every two weeks in the Alberni

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Sonja Drinkwater has her eye on the local social scene and she welcomes your input.

Let her know of any celebrations you’d like to share with our community.

• All of the local restaurants were filled with many going out to dine on their decadent fare for the bringing-in of 2016.

Some provided dancing and others just a wonderful menu to tempt the palate.

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99

EES EF

for

SIMPLE SNACKS AND STRESS FREE SUPPERS Heinz

Bari Pizza Mozzarella Cheese, 454gr

4$

Selected, 160-230gr

99

EES EF

for

99

3$

10

4$

EES EF

5

4$

for

Mozzarellissima

540ml

Nature Valley

Granola Bars

4x107ml

680ml

Saputo Lite

Beans or Chick Peas

Dole

Primo

for

Selected, 170gr

4

Fruit Cups

535-550gr

4$5 4$

Ocean’s

Wild Pink Salmon

6

99

99

LICABL PP

PLUS A

2

4

Dad’s

Cookies

Thick & Zesty Pasta Sauce

900gr

796ml

3

99

PLUS A

Ocean’s

for

for

Pasta

Tomatoes

99

2$

5

2$

PLUS A

5

450-500gr

Primo

3$ Chunk or Flaked Light Tuna in Water

Premium Plus Crackers

4’s

525-540ml

3

5

A Fresh to your NEW YEAR! Start

Christie

Lipton Soup Mix

Ready To Serve Soup

for

PLUS A

Knorr

Primo

for

3

3

99

99

2$

99

EES EF

6

99

PLUS A

450gr

1kg

3

99

4

99

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Quality Foods an Island Original

Prices in effect January 04 - 10, 2015 General Mills

Crispy Minis

Crispbread

Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread

Cracker Barrel

Cheddar Cheese

Quaker

Wasa

Kraft

Cheerios Cereal

100-214gr

200-275gr

Nabob Coffee Company

Selected, 390-500gr

Ground Coffee

227gr

907gr

11

99

for

Kraft

Cheese Slices

Shreds

Singles Process Cheese Product

220-240gr

300-320gr

10

5

4$

3$ Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel

915-930gr

for

Becel

Weight Watchers

for

Weight Watchers

Soft Margarine

Smart Ones Gourmet or Morning Express

5

4$

10

3$ for

Smart Ones Signature

907gr

11

99

Minute Maid

General Mills

241-290gr

170-328gr

Tassimo

Simply Orange Juice

Oatmeal Crisp Cereal

Coffee

2.63lt

425-505gr

Selected, 108-472gr

Primo

Ocean’s

Wild Sockeye Salmon

213gr

213gr

Primo

Heinz

Tomato Ketchup

Beans

1lt

398ml

5 2

4$ for

99

Purex

4

99

5

4$

LICABL PP

for

Selected, 6’s

Quaker

2

99

for

5

4

99

for

for

4

99

2

99

Kraft

Jam

2.25kg

Peanut Butter

500ml

3

99

5

4$

LICABL PP

Kraft

Quick Oats

228-430gr

4$

4

2$

LICABL PP

Quaker

Instant Oatmeal

398ml

410-650ml

4

99

LICABL PP

BACK TO BASICS FOR BALANCED BREAKFASTS

Pasta

Pasta Sauce

5x200ml

1.36lt

1.36lt

Paper Towels

12’s

Heinz

Classico

Juice

Beverage

24x500ml

SpongeTowels

Double Roll Bathroom Tissue

SunRype

SunRype

Demineralized Treated Water

10

Tomato Juice

500gr

99

5

Aquafina

for

Primo

Saputo

Bari Ricotta

4

5

for

2

EES EF

2

5

for

3

5$

99

EES EF

for

SIMPLE SNACKS AND STRESS FREE SUPPERS Heinz

Bari Pizza Mozzarella Cheese, 454gr

4$

Selected, 160-230gr

99

EES EF

for

99

3$

10

4$

EES EF

5

4$

for

Mozzarellissima

540ml

Nature Valley

Granola Bars

4x107ml

680ml

Saputo Lite

Beans or Chick Peas

Dole

Primo

for

Selected, 170gr

4

Fruit Cups

535-550gr

4$5 4$

Ocean’s

Wild Pink Salmon

6

99

99

LICABL PP

PLUS A

2

4

Dad’s

Cookies

Thick & Zesty Pasta Sauce

900gr

796ml

3

99

PLUS A

Ocean’s

for

for

Pasta

Tomatoes

99

2$

5

2$

PLUS A

5

450-500gr

Primo

3$ Chunk or Flaked Light Tuna in Water

Premium Plus Crackers

4’s

525-540ml

3

5

A Fresh to your NEW YEAR! Start

Christie

Lipton Soup Mix

Ready To Serve Soup

for

PLUS A

Knorr

Primo

for

3

3

99

99

2$

99

EES EF

6

99

PLUS A

450gr

1kg

3

99

4

99

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Deli & Cheese

Maplelodge

Our Own Fresh Cooked

Roast Beef

Continental

Cooked or Smoked Chicken Breast

Old Fashioned Ham

1

2

69 100 gr

Sushi

6

Bavarian or French Herb Meatloaf

1

99 Fried Rice

Medium

6

Vegetable Chop Suey

75

5

99

Available at select stores only.

3

Medium

Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls

8 Piece

Deep Fried Prawns

Available at select stores only.

Per

100 gr

Natural Pastures

Brie or Camembert Cheese

7

Per 100gr

Medium

9 Piece Yin & Yam Rolls

100 gr

99

69

69

Per

Whole BBQ Chicken

Grimm’s

10 Piece California & Dynamite Rolls

1

49

Per

9 75 7 595 95

180gr

7

99

Medium

Salad

$

5

Seafood • Quality Foods

99

Frozen or Previously Frozen

Previously Frozen

Boneless Skinless Basa Fillets

Skinless Halibut Fillets

Janes

Breaded Fish

Selected, 580-615gr

Mixed Nuts

With 50% U.S. Grade A Peanuts

1

49 Per

100 gr

69

¢

Per

100 gr

Frozen or Previously Frozen

9

99

Peruvian Scallops 30/40 Size

49

Quality Fresh

Quality Fresh

Per

100 gr

Organically Yours

Sweet Treats Dark Chocolate Almonds

Family Favourites Ginger Slices

3

Per

100 gr

Organic Berry Nut Mix 200gr

300gr

3

99

4

99

599

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Bakery

Multigrain Buns

Raisin Bran Muffins

Alpine Bread

3

2

49

99 6 pack

for

6 pack

Bagels

Large Croissants

¢ 25

Selected

2

2

99

49

Golden West

4 pack

8” Lemon Meringue Pie

English Muffins

5

2$ 6 pack

Cream Puffs

25¢ from participating

Dempster’s or McGavin’s products this January and February will go to the QF Community Health Endowment Fund in support of health care!

Last year we raised $7500!

Our goal for 2016 is $8000!

Dempster’s

Whole Grains Bread

6’s

600gr

for

4

4

5

6

2$

99

2$

for

2$ for

Quality Foods • Taste for Life Omega Nutrition

Rumble

Organic Apple Cider Vinegar

Nature’s Path

Supershake Nourishing Drink

946ml

Organic Hot Oatmeal

320-400gr

Truvia

299 Seva

2

4

Natural Dishwashing Liquid 650ml

750-907gr

5

99

99

7

Eco Pac Organic Cereal

1lt

Green Works

299 Nature’s Path

Organic Pure Maple Water

Calorie Free Sweetener From Stevia Leaf, 270gr

Organic Milk Jug 4lt

355ml

499

Dairyland

99

Household

Arm & Hammer

Lysol

2x Concentrated Liquid Laundry Detergent

Disinfecting Wipes 80’s

2.03-2.21lt

199

3

99

77

399

Seventh Generation

100% Recycled Bathroom Tissue

6

12’s

99

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Drop in between 4:00 & 6:00 PM for a fresh

h s e Fr A Start

1

NEW APPY SPECIAL!

W E N to your !

YEAR

69

1

Spartan Apples

49

3.28 per kg

Per

LB

California

Green or Red Leaf Lettuce

Peru

2

B.C. Grown “Extra Fancy”

4

Red Globe Grapes

99

6.59 per kg

99 Per

LB

7

Mini Cucumbers

2$

Eat Smart

Sweet Kale Salad

for

12oz

Washington Grown

1

Mexican

Bunched Green Onions

Anjou or Bosc Pears

99

Mexican

99

49

3.28 per kg

¢ Natural Organics

4”

Quality Foods

Imported

Bunched Radishes

¢

Per

LB

Spring Bulbs

Build Your Own Bouquet

5

99 2$ 7

Earthbound Farm

Baby Kales Salad

for

5oz

3

99

California Grown

Organic Red Chard

2

99

Earthbound Farm

Organic Baby Spinach 5oz

7 DAYS OF SAVINGS January 4 - January 10, 2016 MON.

TUES.

WED.

THUR.

FRI.

SAT.

04

05

06

07

08

09

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES

SUN.

10

“Photos for presentation purposes only”

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SPORTS

It’s the first week of the New Year and that means it’s Totem time at Alberni District Secondary School.

The 61st annual Totem Tournament kicks off on Thursday, Jan. 7 and runs till Saturday, July 9.

Games start on Thursday night with

the ADSS girls team playing Kwalicum at 5:15 p.m. and the boys playing Woodlands at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $5 for all on Thursday night, $5 for ages five to 12 and $8 for 13 and up for Friday and Saturday. A Totem pass is $10 for ages five to 12 and $15

for 13 and up.

Kids under five get in free and proceeds from ticket, concession and merchandise sales will go back into school programs.

For more information, look for the feature story in Thursday’s News.

Dale Bondue took home the top $25,000 prize in the Port Alberni Junior Hockey Society’s prize draw.

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BIG WINNER

Totem 61 starts Jan. 7

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We all know firsthand how important libraries are to the communities we serve.

As we bargain a collective agreement, we will continue to stand up for fairness and for public services. We invite all library lovers to visit our web site.

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A message from your Vancouver Island Regional Library workers at:

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WHAT’S ON ◆ ZUMBA CLASS at the Alberni Valley Curling Club, 3250 Ninth Ave. upstairs, 7–8 p.m.

Please arrive by 6:45 a.m. Class is free, but donations will be accepted for the Alberni Community and Women's Services (ACAWS). FMI: Leanne, 250-723-1150.

THURS. JAN. 28 ◆ GENERAL MEETING for Royal Canadian Legion Br. 293, 7:30 p.m.

MON. FEB. 8 ◆ CELEBRATE FAMILY DAY with the city’s Parks and Rec dept.

Rollerblading: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Glenwood Centre.

Family Skate: 12–2 p.m. AV Multiplex (free admission and skate rentals).

Museum Discovery: 3:30–5:30 p.m. AV Museum. Family Swim: 6…30–8 p.m.

Echo Aquatic Centre.

◆ CANCELLED: Royal Canadian Legion Br. 293 regular steak night has been cancelled for January.

SAT. JAN. 9 ◆ ELVIS ELITE, an Elvis Presley extravaganza featuring tribute act with Steve Elliott, 730 p.m. at Royal Canadian Legion Br. 293. Tix: $20 per person. FMI: 250-7235042 for advance tix.

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◆ PRO D DAY SKATE at the AV Multiplex from 12:30–2 p.m.

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ONGOING ◆ OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS meets Mondays from 7–8:55 p.m. at 4711 Elizabeth St. All ages. Free admission.

FMI: Laura H . kittieX2@shaw.ca or call 250-723-7486.

Support group dealing with overeating, based on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. ◆ ARMY CADETS (CANADIAN SCOTTISH REGIMENT) meets Thursdays, 6:30–9 p.m., Cherry Creek Hall. For youth ages 12–18. FMI: Kim at 250-735-3517.

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◆ PORT ALBERNI FIBRO LIFE PAIN SELF-MANAGEMENT GROUP meets every third Wednesday, 7–9 p.m. at West Coast General Hospital (3949 Port Alberni Highway–Redford Extension). All ages.

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◆ COMMUNITY ARCHIVES at the Alberni Valley Museum is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

◆ BARKLEY SOUNDS CHOIR has started its 16th season and welcomes new

Volunteers available to answer questions on local history, help with family records and other research.

Phone 250-723-2181, local 267. ◆ FOLK SONG CIRCLE at Fir Park Village every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m For more info call Diane at 250-7237945. ◆ ALBERNI VALLEY

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◆ DROP-IN GRIEF GROUP meets Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at the Alberni Valley Hospice Society office, 3088 Third Ave. FMI: 250-7234478.

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Rehearsals are Wednesdays from 6:45-9 p.m. at the Alberni Valley United Church.

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The Canadian Pediatric Society recommends that children under the age of 2 should not be exposed to any screen time whatsoever, and that screen time should be limited to one hour maximum for children 2 to 4 years.

Even though things on screens are interesting, children learn from real life interactions. Remember that the connection with you, seeing your face, watching your expressions, hearing your voice as you give your child feedback, can never be replaced by any piece of technology. The best interactions are always the ones that involve you. Limit screen time, have face to face conversations and encourage your child’s active play. When your child is actively exploring their world and playing, they using their hands and limbs and developing their problem solving skills as well as their fine and gross motor skills.

For more information about this topic, you can visit www.zonein.ca or contact one of the Infant Development or Supported Child Development Consultants.

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The Infant Development Program is a free service offered to families and caregivers to consult with them on their child’s development from birth to age three. IDP consultants work with families to optimize a child’s development, learn ways to help their child progress and learn more about supports and services available to them in the community. Parents can directly refer to the program by calling 778-421-4404 and accessing Carol Hamilton Line, #1 and/or Angela Schomburg Line #2

Grant-in-aid Application Deadline is January 31st

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Get your dance on at Harbourside Swing KRISTI DOBSON

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A group of no less than 40 youth have been spending Saturday nights for the past year learning to swing dance, thanks to a local dance enthusiast. The group celebrated the end of the year with a formal masquerade ball on Saturday, Dec. 12, an event that would not have been possible without a team of leaders and the support of the community.

Ezra Tsai picked up

swing dancing in the fall of 2014 while in Vancouver attending university, but in 2015 returned to Port Alberni for a career opportunity. It was in Vancouver that he became interested in swing dancing and spent many nights learning at a couple of clubs.

When he returned to Port Alberni last February, he was asked to teach for a fundraiser. That turned into something larger than he expected. He received

so much interest from his peers and other youth that he set up Harbourside Swing.

“It hit a vacuum and then exploded right from the start,” Tsai said.

“Almost instantly we had 30-plus youth come out. As it grew, it continued to pick up momentum.”

Originally the club attracted teens from the high school who attended lessons and the social every second Saturday night. Now all ages are interested in dancing

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serve all ages and promote the club’s close knit community at the same time.

“I want to keep youth engaged and this gives them something to be happy and excited about,” Tsai said.

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than just something to do on Saturday nights and has become an inclusive group of close-knit friends and family.

“It is a good alternative for youth on the weekends and the dancers see it as a family and a community of acceptance,” he said.

His goal is to help

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dances for birthdays or celebrations,” Tsai said.

The masquerade ball was his largest event with over 90 people in attendance.

“It started as an idea, just a dream,” he said. “From there we started fundraising in August.”

Tsai said the club has become more

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Among the nearly 100 guests at Ezra Tsai’s first swing dance ball in December were, from left, Oliver Witham, Shandraya Grist, Ophelia Trowbridge and Christopher Wan.

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every week.

“The leadership team and I are looking at solutions to address the large interest from different ages and are contemplating whether splitting the club some nights is possible,” he said.

Open to all levels, Tsai brings a mix of different dance styles to the floor. He said he likes to modernize different moves from east coast swing, country, jive and salsa.

“I use music from the big band era, jazz and modern so it is a fusion between music and dances from eras of the past,” he said.

A typical evening starts with 45 minutes of lessons and then the floor is open for social dancing.

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