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HOUSE VALUES RISE HERE

Assessing your home B.C. Assessment reports typical home here up 5% JOHN HARDING editor@pqbnews

Property owners will receive their assessment notices in the next few days and Parksville Qualicum Beach homeowners can expect an increase in the value of their homes. B.C. Assessment provided estimates of typical 2016 versus 2015 assessed values of single family residential detached homes throughout Vancouver Island in a news release on Monday. These examples demonstrate market trends by geographic area, according to the news release. Local governments use these assessments for property tax purposes. B.C. Assessment suggests a typical single family home in Parksville jumped 5.7 per cent in value in the last year to $323,200. That was the same percentage jump for what the assessment authority calls Oceanside Rural, which now sits at $399,300. The typical family home in Qualicum Beach jumped five per cent to $396,100. “Those who feel that their property assessment does not reflect market value as of July 1, 2015 or see incorrect information on their notice, should contact B.C. Assessment as indicated on their notice as soon as possible in January,” said B.C. Assessment’s Reuben Danakody. “If a property owner is still concerned about their assessment after speaking to one of our appraisers, they may submit a Notice of Complaint (appeal) by February 1, for an independent review by a Property Assessment Review Panel.” The Island community with the highest typical assessment this year is Oak Bay at $795,900. The lowest typical assessment for a single detached home on Vancouver Island was in Tahsis at $57,200. See TOFINO TOPS MID-ISLAND, page A4

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The leading edge of the 200 participants in the annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Splash plunge into the water at Parksville Community Beach on Friday. For more photos from the event, visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/PQBNews.

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Parksville’s 26th annual Polar Bear Splash saw 200 people dive into the new year with an impressive, albeit absurd, sense of enthusiasm. About 1,000 people watched from the sidelines as their arguably insane friends and relatives plunged into the frigid ocean on Friday at noon. Arrowsmith Search and Rescue and Parksville Volunteer Fire Department volunteers were on hand to provide medical aid for the Regional District of Nanaimo event. It was -1 C outside at Parksville

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Beach and the sun came out just as participants braved the cold coastal waters. I was one of them. And it was just as intense and icy as you might imagine running into the ocean would feel on Jan. 1 in Canada. The wacky tradition is made only more illustrious by the costumes sported by polar bear plungers: Hawaiian grass skirts and leis, neon mohawks, animal onesies, Santa hats and leftover New Years Eve paraphernalia were just a few of the colourful props worn Friday.

I never used to understand why people did the Polar Bear Splash — it’s a worldwide phenomena, but it always seemed ludicrous to me. It still does actually, perhaps even more so now that I’ve done it. But I think I get it. The Polar Bear Splash is about leaving behind the year past and embracing the future. It’s about starting the year off with a thrill and doing something just for the sake of doing it. In a lot of ways, it’s the first adventure of the year. So, here’s to 2016. A year of jumping in.

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Arrowsmith Search and Rescue was called out to Horne Lake around 6 p.m. New Years Eve when a couple had got stuck in about 60 centimetres of snow, according to ASAR search manager Nick Rivers. The couple was trying to get to Cook Creek on a backroad loop from Horne Lake in their SUV, Rivers explained, adding they were found about 22 kilometres from ASAR’s Horne Lake command post when they were located. “They called a tow company to get them out, the tow company went in with a truck and that truck got stuck in the snow as well,” he said. “That’s when they called search and rescue.” Rivers said just as ASAR was about to send up a quad team, the tow company sent another truck with four-wheel drive up. “They got them out and they were back at our command post by 9:30 p.m.,” said Rivers. Seventeen search members responded to the call Thursday evening. Rivers said the subjects were in good condition when they were found, noting they were well-prepared with food and water and located in time to ring in the new year. The New Years Eve call was the second over the holiday season for ASAR, following one on boxing day where a man in his 50’s was reported missing at 2 a.m. Rivers said the man was quickly located by a search and rescue volunteer who spotted the missing person while responding to the call. “These were the first two calls where we used our new rescue truck since it’s been put into service,” said Rivers. “It’s been stored in Qualicum Beach and the town has been very helpful in giving us space to store it in the old bus garage in Qualicum Beach.”

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The quack shack is growing. North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre admitted one lucky duck over the holidays, according to wildlife manager Julie Mackey. The domestic khaki Campbell duck was brought into the centre a few days after Christmas. “She’s hungry and thin but she’s not injured,” said Mackey, who noted the duck will join a flock of domestic ducks in the affectionately named “quack shack” if she isn’t claimed by an owner once she reaches a healthy weight. The duck was spotted waddling around Parksville — and waltzed right into Heather Blackwell’s home near Jensen Avenue in the city centre. “She arrived on our door step… my husband went outside to walk to the mailbox and she was just standing there, we were like ‘is it nor-

mal for there to be a duck standing on our door step?,’” Blackwell told The NEWS. “She just followed (my husband) to our mailbox then just walked into our house.” Blackwell said her six-month-old and threeyear-old were “pretty excited” about the duck, begging her to keep it. “I considered it for half a second,” she said. “She’s so sweet and really pretty.” After posting about the duck on Facebook, Blackwell said somebody who lives along Corfield Street commented that the same duck was hanging out in their pond recently. “So she’s obviously been couch surfing for a while… and making friends along the way,” she said. “I wonder how many other people had her in their yard.” Domestic ducks, like chickens, are common on farms and often used for eggs, explained NIWRC’s Mackey. Some escape through broken fences, while others are able to fly away if they aren’t too heavy.

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Barrie Donaldson of Parksville with some of the 76 requests, pens, calendars and labels he’s received from 20 organizations after making six $25 donations to six different charities in 2015.

so it’s conceivable Donaldson did receive 17 letters from that organization in 2015. Darlene Lynch said the mail-out program has been successful for Covenant House, a faithbased organization with a $13 million annual budget that provides shelter and services to children and youth who seek help. “We have experts that help us in this field (direct mailing) — it’s best practices,” said Lynch. “Some people love to get our mail, some people hate it. All he (Donaldson) has to do is call us and say he doesn’t

want the mail.” In 2015, the Canadian Red Cross’ administrative costs were 18 per cent of revenues and its fundraising costs were 19 per cent of donations, according to charityintelligence.ca. In response to questions from The NEWS, the Red Cross said direct mail accounts for 50 per cent of all direct marketing revenue and it’s “a very reliable revenue stream.” Red Cross officials also said they are responsive to its donors. “If a donor asks for fewer mail-outs, we accommodate their request.”

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Here are some 2016 assessment numbers for mid-Island communities: Nanaimo $336,200, Lantzville $404,800, Port Alberni $175,100, Uclulet $272,000, Tofino $509,400, Courtenay $329,900, Comox $358,000 and Cumberland $279,800. All of those communities saw increases in their typical-home assessments year over year, except Port Alberni ($175,700 last year). BC Assessment has launched a newly-en-

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2015 — YEAR IN REVIEW

Oct-Dec: NDP’s Gord Johns wins local riding Editor’s note: our staff has spent some time looking back at 2015 and we are pleased to present highlights from The NEWS in this 2015—Year in Review special. Today, we look at October through December. Thank you for all your support in 2015 and best wishes to all for a happy and healthy 2016. Oct. 6 • Friday’s federal election forum proved to be a big draw at Knox United Church. A little too big, as it turned out. A line of spectators stretched around the building before the doors opened at 6:30 p.m., and by 6:50 p.m. a capacity crowd of more than 300 people had packed into the church for the moderated question-and-answer session with Courtenay-Alberni riding candidates John Duncan (Conservative), Gord Johns (NDP), Carrie Powell-Davidson (Liberal) and Glenn Sollitt (Green). • The proposed Aldermuir Cohousing project is back in Qualicum Beach, without the name… or the cohousing. Now called Alder Crossing, proponent Livewell Cohousing’s Gary Morrison described the latest proposal as “the most ecologically sensitive large-scale project in the mid-Island area.” Introducing the latest idea to Qualicum Beach council, Morrison said they dropped the 29 cohousing units, keeping the more standard portion, now proposing a 29 lot subdivision on the quarter of the 20 acre site closest to Laburnum Road. Oct. 8 • Coho salmon may need to move over and make room for the likes of the Pacific viperfish, long snout prickleback and Jordania Zonope. According to a new report spearheaded by University of Washington biologist Ted Pietsch, Fishes of the Salish Sea: a compilation and distributional analysis, the number of marine fish is up 14 per cent in the Salish Sea from the last survey conducted in 1980. • Two firearms and one kilogram of crystal meth were among the “shocking” items police found inside a van associated with two Lower Mainland men who allegedly broke into the Qualicum Beach Inn on Friday morning at 4 a.m. The suspects were in custody at time of writing. Oct. 13 • The NDP “should stop putting out misinformation” about BC Ferries funding, says the Conservative Party candidate for the riding that includes Parksville Qualicum Beach. John Duncan, the lone Conservative MP on Vancouver Island who is seeking re-election and the Conservative government whip, was reacting to comments last week from a number of NDP candidates on the Island. • Police are warning residents about a string of break and enters in Parksville’s resort drive neighbourhood. “There is someone obviously casing the area looking for cabins that appear vacant,” Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman told The NEWS Friday, noting the neighbourhood is “usually quiet.”

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NDP candidate Gord Johns and supporters were all smiles at the Quality Inn Bayside in Parksville on Oct. 19 as results from the federal election revealed his victory in Courtenay-Alberni.

According to police, Beach Acres and Oceanside Village Resort have fallen victim to a number of break-ins in the last two weeks. Oct. 15 • A 23-year-old Parksville man has been banned from owning animals for 10 years after forcing a 14-month Alaskan Malamute to live in what SPCA investigators called “deplorable” conditions in a home along Corfield Street. Nathan Boire pleaded guilty last week in Nanaimo Provincial Court to causing an animal to continue to be in distress. • After one of the longest campaigns in recent Canadian history, voters go to the polls in four days to choose our 42nd parliament. The final list of official candidates are Barbara Biley (Marxist-Leninist), John Duncan (Conservative), Gord Johns (NDP), Carrie Powell-Davidson (Liberal) and Glenn Sollitt (Green). Oct. 20 • A tranquil morning in the Deep Bay Harbour was interrupted Wednesday morning when a 120-foot steel vessel began to list, sparking an immediate response from the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). “On investigation it was found that an open forward hatch allowed rainwater to enter the hold of the vessel,” CCG communications officer Dan Bates told

The NEWS in an e-mail, noting this was a result of heavy rainfall in the preceding weeks. Bates said the coast guard responded quickly by pumping out the rainwater to reduce the potential for the vessel to sink. Oct. 22 • He came from the west and stood above the rest. Gord Johns of Tofino, and the NDP, will be the Member of Parliament for the riding of Courtenay-Alberni after a resounding victory Monday night in the federal election. “We fought hard and got our message out,” Johns said to a happy crowd at the Quality Inn Bayside in Parksville. “We had more than 300 volunteers, people from across political lines. I want to thank my family for supporting me.” Johns earned 26,595 votes (38.1 per cent) to Conservative John Duncan’s 19,631 (28.2 per cent). Liberal Carrie Powell-Davidson had 15,166 (21.8 per cent). More than 76 per cent of registered electors in the riding cast a vote. Oct. 27 • There were no injuries when a house fire lit the night in a Parksville neighbourhood last week. Firefighters were called to the scene at Pym and Soriel at 7:22 p.m. Wednesday. One person was at home during the fire,

called in the emergency and got out safely, said Parksville Volunteer Fire Department Chief Doug Banks. The chief said the fire is still under investigation but seemed to have started in the garage before involving an RV on the property and the front porch. The house has been the subject of complaints from neighbours in the past. “I tried to declare the place a fire hazard because of all the junk,” said neighbour Al Bryans. “It was just one hell of a mess but we couldn’t get anything done.” Mayor Marc Lefebvre confirmed the city had received complaints about the residence. Oct. 29 • The Agreement in Principle signed by local First Nations with the provincial and federal governments “is not worth the paper it’s written on” because big issues have not been settled, Nanoose First Nation Chief David Bob told the Regional District of Nanaimo’s board of directors Tuesday night. • Driven in part by an unanticipated influx of families from Alberta and the Lower Mainland, enrolment in School District 69 has jumped by more than 100 students over a year ago, superintendent Rollie Koop told the SD69 Board of Trustees during their regular meeting Tuesday in Parksville.

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Nov. 3 • An all-weather sports field for $2 million. Rainwater-gathering cisterns for $560,000. An assistant for the fire department, a couple of bylaw officers and a few more new staff members for at least $400,000/year in total salaries. These are just some of the big-ticket items Parksville city council saw for the fist time last week as it works on a budget for 2016 and beyond. • From Wawa to Wembley, Ward Cooper’s journey to open a Canadian Tire store in Parksville has been a long one. If the 200 people lined up outside the store before the official grand opening on Thursday morning is any indication, after 15 years of talk about the iconic national brand opening a branch here, the people of Parksville Qualicum Beach seem happy to see the doors finally open. Nov. 5 • Coun. Al Greir says residents complained to him all summer about people smoking — both cigarettes and marijuana — in Parksville’s public parks. Grier said this week the election of the federal Liberals and their promises to loosen the laws around marijuana should have the city looking more closely at fines for those caught smoking in city parks, “especially those smoking marijuana.” • Debbie Comis is the City of Parskville’s new chief administrative officer. Council unanimously approved the appointment of Comis, currently the director of administrative services, Monday night in a closed-door meeting, according to a news release from the city. Comis, 59, takes over Jan. 1, 2016. In October, the city announced the retirement of long-time chief administrative officer, Fred Manson. Nov. 10 • Southern Railway of Vancouver Island (SVI) officials say passenger train

service could return to Vancouver Island as early as next year. “Maybe by the end of 2016, but by early 2017 in time for the tourist season we expect passenger operations to resume,” SVI director of community relations J. Singh Biln told The NEWS Friday morning. • A local resident was taking pictures the day of Richard Nixon’s now famous quote about Justin Trudeau. At a gala dinner in April, 1971, then U.S. President Richard Nixon focused on the prime minister’s son: “Tonight we’ll dispense with the formalities. I’d like to toast the future prime minister of Canada: to Justin Pierre Trudeau.” At the time Onnig Cavoukian, known professionally as Cavouk, was a 26-year-old portrait photographer working for the family business. Nov. 12 • Record crowds came to pay their respects under sunny skies during Remembrance Day ceremonies on Wednesday in Bowser, Parksville and Qualicum Beach. Veterans, RCMP, Legion members and service clubs lead the parades and then joined others crowded near the cenotaphs for the Last Post, Lament, Reveille and prayers. Nov. 17 • All eyes are on Paris in the wake of a series of horrific explosions and shootings that killed more than 120 people in the French capital. Worldwide, “Peace For Paris” started trending on social media networks last weekend. Many international landmarks, including Toronto’s CN Tower, lit up in blue, red and white — the colours of the French flag — after Friday night’s deadly attacks. “Terrifying,” said Qualicum Beach’s Deborah Grey, former chair of the Security Intelligence Review Committee (SIRC). “It’s scary,” she told The NEWS from her Qualicum Beach home. “I’ve done

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Nov. 26 • With empty buildings dotting Parksville Qualicum Beach and homelessness on the rise in the face of a one per cent vacancy rate, many residents are asking why these spaces can’t be turned into a housing facility. Both the old Parksville elementary school on Stanford Avenue and former YAM building on Alberni Highway have been deserted for many months or years. On a blustery Tuesday evening, a standing-room-only crowd of about 150 people came to the Quality Resort Bayside to hear from a panel of four local experts on homelessness and share ideas about how to address the issue. • The 103rd installment of the Canadian Football League’s Grey Cup will have a distinct hometown feel, as two former Ballenas Whalers will be going head to head in Winnipeg. With the Ottawa Redblacks taking on the Edmonton Eskimos this Sunday, two local

boys will be playing it out on the biggest stage in the CFL. Andrew Marshall, of Nanoose Bay, and Justin Sorensen, of Parksville, will battle it out with their respective teams to see who will come away Grey Cup champions. Dec. 1 • About 100 people gathered and marched in Parksville on Sunday for climate justice, part of a global effort ahead of the Paris talks this week that will involve 150 world leaders. Before hitting the streets with signs, on their way to the waterfront, the crowd listened to a variety of speakers at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre urge action at home and abroad. “It seems like people are waking up,” said Brian Pasquill, the president and CEO of a company (Recap Power Works) that offers renewable energy solutions. “Awareness is starting to happen — people care and now we have the technology to do it.”

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Dec. 3 • The corner office might as well have a revolving door. In October of this year, Parksville’s chief administrative officer Fred Manson announced his retirement. Later that month, the City of Nanaimo accepted the resignation of its top employee, Ted Swabey, who took the CAO’s job in Maple Ridge. A couple weeks after that, Regional District of Nanaimo CAO Paul Thorkelsson told his elected bosses he was leaving to take the same title in Saanich. Lantzville town hall, by any measure, has been a mess the last year or two, with town councillors resigning, nasty memos surfacing, by-elections and yes, the resignation of its CAO Twyla Graff in April. Graff, incidentally, is now Nanaimo’s CAO, on an interim basis. In a seven-month period this year, all the corner offices at town, city and regional district halls in a 30-kilometre radius became vacant. Dec. 8 • The first residents moved in early this year, but partners and residents gathered Friday to celebrate the official opening of affordable housing in Qualicum Beach. Qualicum Park Village replaced the previous Kiwanis housing on the site beside the curling club and now provides 34 town homes for families and seniors. “Being able to have affordable housing has allowed me to be able to stand back on my own two feet again,” resident Debbie Wesnedge told the couple dozen gathered Friday. • Oceanside RCMP played a key role in the recovery of more than $100,000 of stolen goods — including firearms, generators and jewelery — by the Saanich Police Department from a residence along the Patricia Bay Highway. “To put it bluntly, it’s huge,” said Saanich Police Department Sgt. Steve Eassie about the recovery. “We haven’t had anything that comes close to this.” Dec. 10 • There will be a changing of the guard at the Regional District of Nanaimo board table. In a secret-ballot vote at a meeting Tuesday night, second-term Bowser/Deep Bay director Bill Veenhof ousted veteran politician Joe Stanhope for the chairman-of-the-board position. Stanhope, a French Creek representative, had held the title since 2002. • Parksville Community and Conference Centre officials faced a tough line of questioning about their 2016 budget Monday night and city council eventually tabled a motion to renew its agreement with the society that operates the facility. The 2016 budget was approved by council — the vote was 5-1 with Coun. Sue Powell opposed. The PCCC expects to have $431,258 of income in 2016, $247,294 (57 per cent) of which comes from the taxpayers of the city in the form of a subsidy. Dec. 15 • The shuttered Parksville Elementary School will remain available to community groups as a rental, but there are no plans to sell the facility or convert it to a homeless shelter, School District 69 officials said last week. The school is one of four elementary schools closed by the district in a restructuring in 2014, following years of declining enrolment district-wide. There are currently daycare operations using some of Parksville Elementary’s former classrooms, and the gym is rented on a per-use basis by the Regional District of Nanaimo and other area service providers, SD69 su-

perintendent Rollie Koop said. • A 43-year-old Errington man, who is prohibited from driving, allegedly drove to the police detachment — intoxicated — the morning of Dec. 5. Oceanside RCMP issued a news release saying the man drove to the detachment “to check on his intoxicated friend” who had been lodged in police cells the night before. Dec. 17 • Like Parksville Qualicum Beach, the Comox Valley is facing serious issues with homelessness. According to the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD), estimates of people in the Valley who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless range from several hundred to more than 2,000. In a unique move, the CVRD held a referendum in November regarding a tax to address homelessness. The referendum passed by less than 200 votes with 1,617 residents voting in favour of the tax and 1,433 voting against it. Dec. 22 • The president of the society that operates the embattled Parksville Community and Conference Centre has resigned. Kirk Walper gave the society his resignation letter last week. Walper and PCCC executive director Margaret Spruitt have appeared before city council twice this month and faced a tough line of questioning about the facility’s budget and direction from councillors. • A boarded-up building in Parksville that was once Vancouver Island German Jujutsu Systems may become a homeless shelter. Parksville Coun. Al Greir said he would like to see the city-owned building and property donated to the Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness, but fellow councillors expressed hesitation at last week’s budget meeting when Grier introduced the idea. Dec. 24 • Parksville’s Church of Ascension is trying to raise $40,000 to sponsor a refugee family from Syria or Iraq. Since Sunday, Father Karam Alraban said parish members have “generously” donated $13,900. The money will help cover the costs of daily life for the refugee family, including clothing, food and rent for one year in Parksville. Alraban said the process is expected to take about six months. He said the Catholic church, which has an 800-family membership, has warmly embraced the idea of sponsoring a refugee family. Dec. 29 • Looking back on his first full year in office, Parksville Mayor Marc Lefebvre said it was all about water. Which is exactly what he campaigned on. Shortly after he was elected in late 2014, Lefebvre told The NEWS his top priorities were the water treatment plant, downtown revitalization and making use of the city-owned land at Jensen Avenue and the Alberni Highway. “Water was my biggest preoccupation of the year,” he said. “Starting in the very early new year we got notice from the Build Canada Fund that the original amount of money, we weren’t going to get that. That wasn’t going to happen because of oversubscription. That was a big disappointment.” After a series of open houses, town-hall style meetings and public outreach, he was elated to see a “yes” vote in the city referendum to borrow $5.6 million for the construction of a new water treatment plant.

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ou likely don’t pay much attention to them until you need them. Search and Rescue organizations have become crucial players in the emergency services sphere of B.C. Unlike most fire and police departments, the people who head to the back country to find lost, injured or foolish people are volunteers. Arrowsmith Search and Rescue (ASAR) in this region has about 25 active members and operates strictly on donations and grants. In 2015, ASAR spent more than $40,000 on search efforts, not including the cost of equipment. It was a busy year for ASAR, with 38 calls in 2015. Not surprisingly, technological advancements — like GPS readily available on cell phones — have added much to search and rescue efforts. Back to costs. There has been a debate in recent years about who should be responsible for the cost of a search and rescue effort. Some people believe people who get lost — then found by search and rescue — should be presented with a bill for services. Local search manager Gord Yelland doesn’t think that’s a good idea. He says friends and relatives of those who are lost might take matters into their own hands if they believe there is a hefty invoice at the end. That means more untrained people with rudimentary equipment heading to the back country, possibly getting lost or injured themselves. The billing debate has different levels. Should a thrill-seeking skier or snowboarder who deliberately heads out of bounds be treated differently than someone who took a wrong turn on a hike or broke an ankle and can’t get to safety without help? We know volunteers in organizations like ASAR don’t differentiate between those they are trying to help. They cannot — and do not — provide different levels of service, regardless of circumstances. A life is a life. The fool who skis out of bounds is just as human, has just as many friends and relatives who will miss him, as the person who has fallen on a hike. We defer to Yelland. His argument against billing those who are lost is sound. That brings us back to funding. We would hope those who have been rescued would make substantial donations, if they have the means. And we applaud local governments for continuing to support ASAR. These organizations have become vital, essential services. We all need to ensure they get what they need to do the good work they perform. — Editorial by John Harding

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Show love and mercy with a homeleSS Shelter On my way to the airport this holiday season I picked up a copy of The Parksville Qualicum Beach News and the first thing that caught my eye was the headline: “City ponders donation.” I’m always interested in what city officials are donating to as it seems to me they are pretty liberal with taxpayers’ money. However, after reading this article, I’m glad we have councillors who are sympathetic to the homeless and are prepared to stand up for them by providing housing. We live in a great country where most of us have never gone without a meal or a roof over our head. We won’t or can’t identify with those who, for whatever reason, haven’t made it. In many cases, it’s not their fault, as they have been dealt a bad hand, and if we had been in their position we would be in the same place. Please, for once let’s show a little love and mercy to those in our society who our down on their luck and at least give them a place to sleep. I commend Coun. Al Greir for the work he has already done in discussing this with the Homelessness Task Force, which apparently was ecstatic with the idea. The building in question has been vacant for five years. The prospects don’t look very good in making it a viable business. It is right downtown and so I can’t think of a better use for it. I’m sure if the word was put out to churches and community organizations that there would be a lot of support.

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Quotable:

“I never used to understand why people did the Polar Bear Splash — it’s a worldwide phenomena but it always seemed ludicrous to me.”

My comment is directed at the general public: the passing of snowplow trucks during a snow storm has got to stop. When passing on the left side, or especially the right side, of a snowplow truck, not only does it not always favour the passing car or truck, but endangers themselves and us snowplow truck drivers — we can

Blair MitcHell Qualicum Beach

nowhere at the inn on chriStmaS?!

With trepidation I write to warn the many seniors, who travel infrequently, of an incident that took place in Chilliwack just before Christmas. We had travelled to be with family. At check-in, a lady in her mid-80s arrived just as we did. I stood back while she registered. She had a reservation and had a history with the motel. The clerk asked for her credit card. She did not have one, suggesting she would pay in cash in advance. The clerk would not accept her pre-payment, saying that regardless of her history with the motel, she would not allow her to stay without a credit card. It was Christmas, she had nowhere to go. To say I was shocked would be an understatement. I stepped forward and asked the clerk what could I do to make this happen? Her cold reply was: “she has no credit card.” I replied: “I do, put her room on my card.” The lady was from the Island, I have never seen her before and it’s likely I never will again. Instantly, she handed me her cash to pay for her room. God works in many ways. I was merely placed in the right place at the right moment in time. Gordon Moul Qualicum Beach

watchinG the State of the world

Gerald Hall should be commended for reminding us of the true significance of Christmas, but his interpretation in a recent letter to the editor of Pope Francis’ Christmas message from the Basilica di Santa Maria was a bit shortsighted to say the least.

When Christ admonished the money handlers for their misuse of the temple, was He demeaning the sanctity of the temple? It was in copying Christ’s example that we find Pope Francis penchant for teachable moments. The dictionary definition of charade is: absurd pretense intended to create a pleasant or respectable appearance. I do not hear the Pope calling the beautiful feast of the birth of Christ a “charade,” but rather I hear him pointing out to all that we need to go deeper than the absurd pretense this world currently offers. Hall should visit Zenit.org for the complete homilies of Pope Francis. There he will find a humble servant promoting Christ’s birth as “the light which has come to illumine our lives so often beset by the darkness of sin,” sentiments no doubt inspired by Christ himself, looking down from heaven at the state of the world.

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more to worry about than a walk to the mailbox I find it hard to believe that recent letter writer J. Maureen Fowles is so troubled by not having home delivery service for her mail. I have lived in Canada since 1967. Over 40 years in Alberta and approximately 16 years on this beautiful Island and I have always picked up my mail at a Canada Post box and have never found the walk to the mailbox irksome. We live in a condominium which is not gated. I feel that our mailboxes are very well constructed and if someone wanted to break into one of the boxes here, which I don’t think would be an easy task, how do they know which box has anything worth stealing in it? We do not receive any cheques in the mail and do most of our banking online. One last thought: this world is in such turmoil that I have a lot more to think about than the walk to the mailbox. ViVien sansoM Qualicum Beach

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Crispy Minis

Crispbread

Philadelphia Cream Cheese Spread

Cracker Barrel

Quaker

Wasa

Kraft

Cheddar Cheese

Cheerios Cereal

100-214gr

200-275gr

Nabob Coffee Company

Selected, 390-500gr

Ground Coffee

227gr

907gr

for

Singles Process Cheese Product

220-240gr

300-320gr

Kraft

Cheese Slices

Shreds

915-930gr

3$ Cracker Barrel

Cracker Barrel

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for

Becel

Weight Watchers

for

Weight Watchers

Soft Margarine

Smart Ones Gourmet or Morning Express

3$ for

Smart Ones Signature

907gr

Minute Maid

General Mills

241-290gr

Tassimo

Simply Orange Juice

Oatmeal Crisp Cereal

170-328gr

Coffee

2.63lt

425-505gr

Selected, 108-472gr

Primo

Ocean’s

Wild Sockeye Salmon

213gr

Primo

Heinz

Tomato Ketchup

Beans

1lt

398ml

5 2

4$ for

LICABL PP

for

LICABL PP

Selected, 6’s

Quaker

for

Quaker

for

Kraft

Jam

2.25kg

Peanut Butter

500ml

LICABL PP

Kraft

Quick Oats

228-430gr

LICABL PP

BACK TO BASICS FOR BALANCED BREAKFASTS Instant Oatmeal

5x200ml

1.36lt

500gr

398ml

410-650ml

SunRype

Juice

Beverage

Tomato Juice

Pasta

Pasta Sauce

for

24x500ml

Paper Towels

12’s

2 SunRype

Demineralized Treated Water

SpongeTowels

Double Roll Bathroom Tissue

Heinz

Classico

Aquafina

Primo

Saputo

Purex

for

Bari Ricotta

EES EF

for

Selected, 160-230gr

EES EF

for

SIMPLE SNACKS AND STRESS FREE SUPPERS Heinz

Bari Pizza Mozzarella Cheese, 454gr

Nature Valley

Granola Bars

4x107ml

EES EF

for

EES EF

for

Mozzarellissima

540ml

Dole

680ml

Saputo Lite

Beans or Chick Peas

Primo

for

Selected, 170gr

LICABL PP

Fruit Cups

535-550gr

4$5 4$

Ocean’s

Wild Pink Salmon

Dad’s

Thick & Zesty Pasta Sauce

900gr

796ml

PLUS A

Ocean’s

for

Pasta

Tomatoes

PLUS A

450-500gr

Primo

3$ Chunk or Flaked Light Tuna in Water

Premium Plus Crackers

4’s

525-540ml

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Christie

Lipton Soup Mix

Ready To Serve Soup

for

PLUS A

Knorr

Primo

for

EES EF

PLUS A

450gr

PLUS A

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Maplelodge

Our Own Fresh Cooked

Roast Beef

Continental

Cooked or Smoked Chicken Breast

Old Fashioned Ham

69 100 gr

Sushi

Bavarian or French Herb Meatloaf

99 Fried Rice

Medium

Vegetable Chop Suey

Available at select stores only.

Medium

Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls

8 Piece

Deep Fried Prawns

Available at select stores only.

Per

100 gr

Natural Pastures

Brie or Camembert Cheese

Per 100gr

Medium

9 Piece Yin & Yam Rolls

100 gr

Per

Whole BBQ Chicken

Grimm’s

10 Piece California & Dynamite Rolls

Per

9 75 7 595 95

180gr

Medium

Salad

Seafood • Quality Foods

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

49 Per

100 gr

Per

100 gr

Frozen or Previously Frozen

Peruvian Scallops 30/40 Size

Quality Fresh

Per

100 gr

Organically Yours

Sweet Treats Dark Chocolate Almonds

Family Favourites Ginger Slices

Per

100 gr

Organic Berry Nut Mix 200gr

300gr

599

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Multigrain Buns

Raisin Bran Muffins

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99 6 pack

for

6 pack

Bagels

Large Croissants

¢ 25

Selected

Golden West

4 pack

8” Lemon Meringue Pie

English Muffins

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

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

Natural Dishwashing Liquid 650ml

750-907gr

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

Household

Arm & Hammer

Lysol

2x Concentrated Liquid Laundry Detergent

Disinfecting Wipes 80’s

2.03-2.21lt

199

399

Seventh Generation

100% Recycled Bathroom Tissue

12’s

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NEW APPY SPECIAL!

W E N to your ! YEAR

Spartan Apples

3.28 per kg

Per

California

Green or Red Leaf Lettuce

Peru

B.C. Grown “Extra Fancy”

Red Globe Grapes

6.59 per kg

99 Per

Mini Cucumbers

Eat Smart

Sweet Kale Salad

for

12oz

Washington Grown

Mexican

Bunched Green Onions

Anjou or Bosc Pears

Mexican

3.28 per kg

¢ Natural Organics

4”

Quality Foods

Imported

Bunched Radishes

Per

Spring Bulbs

Build Your Own Bouquet

99 2$ 7

Earthbound Farm

Baby Kales Salad

for

5oz

California Grown

Organic Red Chard

Earthbound Farm

Organic Baby Spinach 5oz

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Jan. 22-23 in Qualicum beach

BTU heats up local concert scene Trio returns for third performance at Thalassa Restaurant J.R. RaRdon reporter@pqbnews.com

It’s not much of a gamble for Thalassa Restaurant of Qualicum Beach to schedule a dinner concert with three legends of the B.C. folk music scene. After all, the same trio has sold out in its two previous visits. Barney Bentall, Shari Ulrich and Tom Taylor, performing as BTU, will return for two shows Jan. 22 and 23 after debuting here in 2013 and returning for two shows last January. “This has become an annual event,” admitted Oura Giakoumakis, owner of the restaurant at Qualicum Beach Memorial Golf Course. “That was our intention; people were saying there wasn’t anything to do in

Qualicum Beach.” Bentall headed up the rock chart-toppers and Juno Award winners Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts through the 1990s, then took a break to try ranching before launching a solo singer-songwriter career in 2007. But he still performs often in multiple collaborative efforts, including occasional shows with the Legendary Hearts and with his six-year-old bluegrass collective, The High Bar Gang. Bentall first teamed with Ulrich and Taylor on his 2009 album Live at Cates Hill. The three solo performers continued a loose collaboration until forming BTU as an ongoing side project beginning in 2013. Ulrich is a two-time Juno Award winner and a member of the B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame. A native of California who migrated north at the age of 18, she first became known

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From left, tom taylor, barney bentall and Shari ulrich will play two dinner shows at thalassa restaurant in Qualicum beach Jan. 22 and 23.

on the West Coast music scene as a multi-instrumentalist with the Pied Pumkin and as a singer for the Hometown Band.

She has previously collaborated with Bentall in the Junonominated bluegrass collective, The High Bar Gang.

Taylor started out in the quartet She Stole My Beer with classmates from school in Vancouver, which released two albums and toured extensively. He then embarked on a solo songwriting and recording career, with two solo albums to his credit. BTU has proven a popular draw at the cozy Thalassa Restaurant, with tickets to previous shows selling out quickly. “It’s something we’ve talked about,” Giakoumakis said. “Maybe it’s the fact there’s Junos behind them and they’re sought after at the big events. Here, it’s that intimate gathering people are enjoying right now.” Doors open both evenings at 6 p.m., with dinner scheduled for 7 p.m. and the concert beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets for dinner and the concert are $75 each. To reserve tickets or for more information, call 250-594-1150.

Jan. 9 at Smoke n’ Water

Jazzalele brings taste of tropics to stage Local trio blends styles in mix of dance tunes from 50s to 90s

Break out your dancing shoes and tropical wear for an evening of unique musical entertainment as Jazzalele takes to the stage of Smoke ‘N Water Restaurant in Nanoose Bay on Jan. 9. The local trio, led by Parksville’s Anna Acevedo Lyman, injects the sunny strains of the ukulele into classic and Latin Jazz, R&B, tropical, world beat and various vintage dance hits across genres. Lyman, a Mexican-American originally from Detroit, is known as the Mo-

town Soul Senorita. She will be joined by bassist Steve Sutton and drummer Gabe Vidas in a set spanning the 1950s to the 1990s and multiple styles of music. Jazzalele won the ukulele instrumental cover song competition at the 2012 Vancouver Ukulele Festival and hosts a ukulele festival weekend each July. The music begins at 7 p.m. at Smoke ‘N Water, at the Pacific Shores Resort, 1600 Stroulger Rd. in Nanoose Bay. There is no cover charge. For more info, call 250-468-7192 or visit www.smokenwater.com. — Submitted by Jazzalele

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the latin, jazz and tropical music trio Jazzalele will perform at Smoke ‘n Water restaurant in nanoose bay on Saturday, Jan. 9.

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MAC gets jazzy with hot trio Mid-Island players Ken Lister, James McRae join noted pianist Miles Black The McMillan Arts Centre of Parksville is excited to host Miles Black, Ken Lister, and James McRae for an afternoon of Sunday jazz in its JAZZ at the MAC series Sunday, Jan. 24. This group is composed of two locally (mid-Island) based musicians and one from Vancouver. These highly respected individuals come together to offer an experience of high-quality music performance that is sure to be enjoyed by their audiences. Based in Vancouver, Miles Black is a highly respected career musician bringing an enormous wealth of musical experience and expertise to most every facet of the music industry. Known as one of Canada’s most accom-

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Local Juno Award-winning jazz bassist Ken Lister will perform with pianist Miles Black and drummer James McRae when the JAZZ at the MAC series resumes Jan. 24.

plished jazz pianists, Miles is also highly acclaimed and sought after as an arranger, producer, composer, session musician, guitarist, vocalist, bassist, saxophonist, songwriter, and musical theatre director. Especially in Vancouver, Miles Black is well known as the “first call’ when musicians are looking for top professional enhancements

to their projects. Lister has been a professional jazz bassist since 1983, winning accolades and Juno awards along the way. He currently performs and teaches in Vancouver and on Vancouver Island and has toured across Canada and internationally to Australia, the British Isles, Cuba and South America. As

a member of the Phil Dwyer Orchestra, Ken won a Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year, 2012, and with the Hugh Fraser Quintet, the Juno Award for the Best Mainstream Jazz Album of 1997. McRae is a drummer, teacher, songwriter and band leader living in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. He has been playing and composing professionally for more than 30 years. He is adept at many styles of music. In 2011 James released a CD of his own music which has received international and national radio airplay. Doors open at 2 p.m.; the performance begins at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15, $12 for OCAC Members; pre-sale of tickets available at the McMillan Arts Centre Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more info, call 250-248-8185 or email info@ mcmillanartscentre.com. — Submitted by The MAC

Jan 22 at the MaC

Storytelling series returns to arts centre Vancouver storyteller brings grandmother, Scotland to life Vancouver storyteller Norma Cameron keeps her family history alive in the McMillan Arts Centre’s Tales for the Telling Jan. 22 with her one-woman show, Coal Mines, Council Houses and Corsets: The Life and Times of a Scottish Granny. Audience members will be invited to walk down memory lane to a time when religious segregation, clan wars and class structure were alive and well in the small coal-mining town of Cambusnethan, in the lowlands of Scotland. They will discover how Helen Jamieson, born in 1900 into poverty, manages to carve out a life full of love, laughter and adventure.

With one foot firmly planted in Cambusnethan as the wife of a coal miner and the other in the land of wonderment, she shared this world with her granddaughter through her incredible gift as a storyteller. Engage your own imagination and, through stories, visit Granny Jamieson’s council house and mining community; taste the fish and chips from the chippie on the corner and a shandy from the local miners’ pub. Travel with Granny to Rio de Janeiro, Africa and other far-flung places. Visit Buckingham Palace and learn about Granny’s role in helping the Queen Mum … and so much more. When her Granny Jamieson died in 1994, Cameron decided to honour her legacy and she, too, became a storyteller. Born just outside Glasgow, Cameron has been a writer, actor and lover of sto-

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ries for as long as she can remember. She has performed across Canada, the USA, England, Scotland and Ireland. She has served as the president of the Storytellers of Canada, and teaches storytelling to individuals and organizations through her business, The Narrative Company. Tales for the Telling, Storytelling for Adults, begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12, or $10 for MAC members. Storytelling evenings at the McMillan Centre have proven very popular and guests are encouraged to purchase their tickets in advance at the McMillan Arts Centre, 133 McMillan Street. The Arts Centre is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information contact Marva Blackmore at 250-594-3221 or storyteller.marva@ shaw.ca. — Submitted by The MAC

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May 29, 1939 â€“ December 18, 2015 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Brian Reid Merrick on December 18, 2015. He was taken away far too quickly with a very aggressive form of colon cancer. Brian was very gifted at many trades but craning was his love. For over 35 years, he was well known and respected in the crane industry, owning and operating Merrick Crane Rentals Ltd. He loved his Peterbilt boom truck and he did what he loved doing completing his final job on December 10th for the City of Parksville, BC. He had a full life and always had a story to tell. He loved yachting, RVing and could dance the night away. He will be forever missed by his wife of 48 years, Della; son, Darren (wife Debbie) and grandchildren, Kyle and Alanna all of Nanaimo, BC; daughter, Charmaine (husband Gordon) and grandchildren, Mackenzie, Harrison and Wesley all of Olathe, Kansas. He also leaves behind two brothers, Lynn of 100 Mile House, Donald of New Westminster, and sister, Debbie of Port Coquitlam. No service by request. To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.

George Whitford April 11 1921 ~ Dec 21st 2015 George was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England to Joel and Ada (both deceased), the third in a family of eleven, He left school at the age of fourteen and worked as an errand boy, a gardeners boy , a mill hand and in a brickworks. As a member of the Territorials he was mobilized on Sept, 1st 1938 and served in the Royal Artillery on anti-aircraft guns during the Battle of Britain; went to defend Gibralta and subsequently volunteered for the Commandos. He served in Italy, Greece and Macedonia, before being wounded in the Battle of Lake Commacchio. After his Army discharge he and his father and brothers ran a demolition business, until they were shut down by the Government, He rejoined the Army in 1949 and there met his future wife, Margaret, and they married in 1950. In 1953 George and Margaret and their son James emigrated to Canada and went up to the Peace River country where George worked for the D.O.H on the bridge crew. Here he became a Candidate for the Ministry of the United Church of Canada. He graduated from the University of Alberta in 1962 and served churches in McLennan, Busby, Mannville. Calgary and Vancouver East until retirement to Parksville in 1981. George was a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Legion and was active in the Kiwanis and Big Brothers; his main ministry was to alcoholics and addicts and people in trouble. He loved life and lived it to the full; played soccer, golf, tennis, snooker, swam and biked - riding across Canada twice and from North to South of Australia. He leaves four sons; James, Philip - (Darlene), Marty - (Lisa), Guy - (Catherine), seven grand children; Nathan, Jesse, Brody, Joel, Sarah-Ellen, Sabrina and Felix, and three great grand children; Isla, Summer and Trexton. He was predeceased by his beloved daughter Laura in 1978. His main hobby in retirement was wood carving. In 1987 he and Margaret became members of a nudist community in California, where they spent time every winter.

Georgeâ€™s advice on how to live a long life-- learn to adapt. A Farewell to him will be held in the Royal Canadian Legion hall in Parksville on Saturday Jan 9th at one p.m. Come with a light heart and be prepared to sing.

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Barbara Irene Kevis (nee Howard)

April 15, 1948 - December 18, 2015 Passed away peacefully at the Hospice in Trillium Lodge in Parksville, B.C. after a short battle with cancer. Predeceased by her brother Stanley Howard and husband's son Darrell Kevis. Survived by her husband Melvin Kevis of 37 years, Parksville; his daughter Darlene Marks (Jeff ) Parksville; grandsons Eric Marks, Parksville; Jeremy Kevis and Richard Kevis, Saskatoon; Brothers Edward Salt, Maple Ridge; Thomas Salt (Paula) Port Coquitlam; Uncle Gerald and Aunt June, Parksville; nephews, nieces. A special thank you to Dr. Vander Weyde, Hospice staff and volunteers at Trillium Lodge. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Parksville Legion on Saturday Jan. 16, 2016 at 11:00 am Memorial donations may be made to the Cancer Society.

Cynthia Florence Pepin passed away in Parksville B.C. on December 26, 2015. Cynthia was born in Cudworth, South Yorkshire in 1935. Cynthia was a warm, kind and witty woman. Her family was of prime importance to her and her bubbly sweet nature and whimsical take on life made her beloved by all. Cynthia is survived by her three children, Michael Pepin, Jill Aikens and Andrew Pepin. Other family members include grandchildren Aleah, Elyse, Lauren and Eric and Great Grandson Tristan and newborn great granddaughter Madison as well as her brother Gary Redgate and sister Hilary Hughes and their families respectively. The family held a gathering to honor her memory on Saturday January 2nd, which will be followed by a celebration of life in the spring. Donations to the Childrenâ€™s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island would be appreciated in lieu of flowers. The family would like to thank the staff at Sueâ€™s Senior Care, VIHA Home Support and Stanford Place for all of their help and kind care during her 3 year battle with Alzheimerâ€™s. yatesfuneral.ca

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Orwell never dreamt of drones According to my newspaper, more than a million runner (let’s call him a ‘creep’) can hide under a quadrotors were discovered nestling under trees this hedge and direct his drone to go up, down, east, past Christmas. west, in, out, forward, backward hundreds of metres Quadrotor? A twenty-five-cent word for ‘drone’ away. Last year a drone landed on the White House — that spidery-looking levitating gizmo that’s be- lawn. Water bombers battling B.C. forest fires had to coming the Barbie/Elmo/Hula Hoop craze du jour. cancel runs due to clusters of drones photographing A million new drones whirling through our air space. the action. No charges were laid because nobody I don’t know how you feel about that, but it freaks was apprehended. me out. Last week I was walking on a wilI am not a big fan of more Eyes In The derness trail on a small Gulf Island Sky than we already have. Oh, I recognize miles from any house much less a their value in terms of finding lost skitown or a city. I heard, amidst the ers, watching for forest fires, keeping tabs By Arthur Black soughing of tree boughs and the chiton orca pods and such. Those aren’t the ter of chickadees, an unmistakeable drones that perplex me. I’m concerned — yes, ‘droning’ — sound rising and about the ones over my house, above my falling. picnic blanket or nudging the flight path A drone somewhere nearby. Monof my WestJet 727 coming in to land in itoring, well, nothing, really. Just inVancouver. The drones I have reservations truding. about don’t work for Transport Canada, We all should be used to being ‘on Emergency Measures Organizations or the camera’ by now. We are tracked elecDepartment of Agriculture. They are flown primarily tronically at stoplights, in shopping malls, in parking by (again my newspaper tells me) “males over 20.” garages and in bank lineups. Why? What inspires a young male (or anyone You buy gas? Use an ATM? Smile. You’re on canelse) to shell out anywhere from a few hundred to a did camera. couple of thousand bucks for the privilege of flingPerhaps we need to get used to the idea that ing a chunk of hardware up in the air and directing it someone is or may be watching at all times. Kind of hither and yon? Gotta be the Snoop Factor. like Orwell’s 1984 — except Orwell never dreamt of Well, sure. These aren’t box kites or model air- drones. planes we’re talking about. These drones all feature The actress Marlene Dietrich famously said: “I miniature recorders ranging from relatively simple want to be alone.” digital video cameras to gimbal-mounted, GPS-drivTurns out she was misquoted. What she really en spyware worthy of the KGB or the CIA. said was “I want to be left alone.” Drones take pictures. That’s what they do. Me too. Fat chance. Aren’t there government regulations to protect — Arthur Black lives on Saltspring Island. His our privacy? Umm, no. The problem is, it’s virtually column appears weekly in The NEWS. E-mail: impossible to track a drone to its operator. A drone arblack43@shaw.ca

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VIJHL Hockey

Generals lose seventh to Storm With 15 games to go, Parksville team struggles against division leading Campbell River T yson Taylor sports@pqbnews.com

The Save–On–Foods Oceanside Generals didn’t start the new year the way they wanted with a loss in their first game back, against the Campbell River Storm. With 15 games remaining on their schedule, the Generals wanted to start on the right foot against the North Division-leading Storm Saturday night. But when the final buzzer sounded, the Generals were on the losing end of a 6-3 final after the hometown team struggled through the first two periods. “We didn’t play well at all,” captain Cam Nickerson said. “You could tell there were a few guys that didn’t get out for a run over the Christmas break, which is too bad.” “We did the best we could; I thought we played this team a little tougher than we have this season at home. We’ve just got to dig deep; guys have to want it more here.” “There’s no life on our bench,” Nickerson continued. “When we get a good hit or Henwood makes a good save, we’ve got one or two guys on the bench making noise. When Campbell River does something like keep the puck in the offensive zone, their entire bench is up and excited.” “You can’t teach that to players. That’s on them, they have

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Save-On-Foods Oceanside Generals captain Cam Nickerson throws down with Reece Costain of the Campbell River Storm on Saturday night. The Generals would lose 6-3 to the Storm.

to want to get excited for what we’re doing and they have to want to play.” The Oceanside Generals had their struggles on the defensive end from the get go, with goaltender Matt Henwood tak-

ing on 37 shots, stopping 31 of them. “We weren’t very good,” head coach Brad Knight said. “I thought our defence(men) weren’t very good. We really needed them to step up and get

going for us right away and they didn’t.” “I thought Matt Henwood was good in net. He made some good saves early on for us that kept us in the game. It’s the same story though, we

just don’t have guys who know how to compete hard enough and that’s all there is to it. They need to be better and they need to want to win, there’s nothing else you can say there.” The loss makes it seven in a row this season to the Campbell River Storm, who continue to put distance between themselves and the rest of the north division. With 14 games left to play in the season, the Generals are six points behind the Saanich Braves for eighth place in the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL). They are 10 points behind the Comox Valley Glacier Kings for third in the north division. It’s that third place spot in the North Division the Generals would like to compete for before the season is over, but they know it’s going to be a tough task. “We just need to play together as a team,” forward Mathieu Jallabert said. “We always have a few guys each game that don’t show up and it’s tough because it changes from game to game.” “We’ve been trying to eliminate that for a while and it’s still happening, so we’ve just got to get on the same page, communicate with each other and keep things simple,” Jallabert said. “We need to eliminate the selfishness and play as a team.” See GenS trade, page A27

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Senior KSS girls basketball team mixing it up T yson Taylor sports@pqbnews.com

With the Christmas break over, the Kwalikum Kondors senior girls basketball team looks to keep winning in 2016. Practising through the break, including an entertaining game that saw them pull out a last second win at the KSS Alumni tournament, the team was able to work on a few things through the break. A tournament win just before the Christmas break was a big step forward for the Kondors, who were short handed through the tournament but found a way to get it done. “We’re excited to kick off the new year,” head coach Butch Gayton said. “We were able to get in the gym and

keep that rust away, which is always important.” “The nice thing for us was that we had a good number of girls who were around through the break, so we got to do lots of good things on the floor as a unit. We made some adjustments, worked on a few things and prepared ourselves as best we could for some of the challenges we’ll be facing for the remainder of our season.” The first challenge comes tonight at home, when the Kondors host the Wellington Wildcats. They beat the Wildcats in a close game in their first tournament of this season. They’ll expect much of the same this time around but have the benefit of those practices over the break.

“We know what to expect with them,” Gayton said. “Wellington is a scrappy team and it’s always a battle against them.” “We’ve beaten them already this season so we know that we’re capable of that, we just need to make sure we can do those little things we did in the first meeting, to have that same sort of success against them this time around. We worked on lots of little things over the break and I think that’s going to go a long ways in helping us out.” From this point on, the senior girls will be looking to improve on their league record in hopes of getting a good seed for the North Island tournament. The path to the Island Championships will be a tough one but Gayton

said his girls will be more than ready to deal with the road ahead of them. “We’ll be ready,” Gayton said. “We’ve learned through games that we’re a versatile team. We can have girls in different spots than what they’re normally used to and we can have success with that, which is nice.” “If we need to mix things up when the going gets tough, we don’t have to worry about what’s going to happen because we’ve done it and they’ve shown they can do it. We’ll just need to take it one game at a time, make sure that we keep our heads and continue to play the way we’ve played all season so far and I think we can have some pretty good success.” See photo, page A27

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New B.C. jr. curling champ Locals did well at provincials, but just missed the medals T yson Taylor sports@pqbnews.com

The 2016 Tim Horton’s B.C. Junior Curling Championships have come to a close in Kamloops, with a new champion crowned to represent B.C. at the nationals. Team Daniels beat defending champions Team Brown 11-3 in the final this past weekend. Local curler Michaela Douglas, second on

Team Jensen, and her rink finished with a record of three wins and four losses in the round robin portion of the tournament, missing out on the medal round. In a rematch from last year’s junior girls final in Parksville, Team Daniels beat out Team Brown to move on and represent Team B.C. at the nationals in Stratford, Ontario, beginning on January 23.

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Gens trade Smith for Giomo T yson Taylor

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The Save–On–Foods Oceanside Generals aren’t quite finished making moves to try and improve their roster this season, making a deal over the Christmas break. The Generals traded Brodie Smith, an 18-year-old from Parksville with BCHL experience, to the Westshore Wolves for forward Matteo Giomo and future considerations. Smith had seven goals and nine points in six games since being sent to the Generals by the BCHL Port Alberni Bulldogs, an average of 1.5 points a game that was tops on the Gens.

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The move is one that, according to captain Cam Nickerson, will help the team going forward. “I think it’s going to help us out,” Nickerson said. “Things weren’t really working out the way we’d hoped and I think the trade was something that needed to happen. We’re excited to get Giomo back, he’s a good player and I think he’ll fit right in.” Giomo, 17 years old from Courtenay, has played in 30 games for the Westshore Wolves this season, registering 14 points (eight goals, six assists) with only six minutes in penalties. With two spots remaining on their roster, there’s still a chance the Generals could make a move or two before the deadline later this month.

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EverySaturday

EveryMonday

TALES FOR THE TELLING

LIVE MUSIC

YOUNG ADULTS GAMES NIGHT

7:30-9:30pm, 4th/Fri/mo. 133 McMillan St, Parksville. Traditional storytelling is art. We do not READ stories. We TELL stories. $12/door, at the MAC or Eventbrite.ca. Marva Blackmore, 250-594-3221, marva.blackmore@ gmail.com, http://talesforthetelling.org/index. html

OCEANSIDE STROKE RECOVERY

11am-1:30pm. St. Columba Hall, 921 Wembley Rd, Parksville. Bring lunch. 250-586-6766.

QUALICUM BEACH SENIORS CENTRE Yoga@11:45am. $4 drop-in. Ukelele/Beginners@10:30am.

COOMBS COUNTRY OPERA

7pm, 3rd/Fri/mo. CHRC Rodeo Grds, 2595 Alberni Hwy. Local talent. $5. Musicians/kids FREE. Grab your instrument & join us! Snacks. 248-1009.

MUSIC TRIVIA

7pm start! Shady Rest Pub. 3109 W. Island Hwy, Qualicum Beach. Get a team together, show us what you’ve got, and win prizes!

EverySaturday LIVE MUSIC

7-11pm. Live Local Bands. Smoke ’N Water Restaurant, 1-1600 Stroulger Rd, Nanoose Bay. 250-468-7192. info@smokenwater.com

MID ISLAND WALKING CLUB

10 am/1 &/or 2 hr walk alternate Sat/Sun, marmac2@telus.net for schedule. ann. $10.

CHESS CLUB BISHOPS OF BOWSER

12pm, Henry’s Kitchen, Qualicum Bay. Robert 757-8709 or bowserchess.pbworks.com, beginners to advanced welcome.

QUALICUM BEACH FARMERS MARKET 8:30am-12:30pm, Veteran’s Way & Memorial. Re-opening Jan 9. www.qbfarmersmarket.com

MONTHLY COFFEE HOUSE

7pm/Doors, 7:30pm/show. 1st/Sat/mo until May. Errington Hall, 1390 Errington Rd. Parksville. A great mix of local talents rough & polished. $5. Musicians & entertainers FREE. 250-248-5106. Creekmore Coffee & great treats available from the kitchen. http://www. erringtonhall.bc.ca/events.htm

SMART RECOVERY

10-11:30am, meet/SOS upstairs, 245 W. Hirst Ave., Parksville. Info/assist. re-Alcohol & Drug Use Disorder. All welcome, FREE. Info: 250752-5847 & 250-752-1052.

7-11pm. Live Local Bands. Shady Rest Pub, 3109 W. Is. Hwy, Qualicum Beach.

5:30-7pm, Forward House Dragonfly Den, 136 E. Hirst Ave., PV. Free, 19yrs+. 250-9540785, www.forwardhouse.com

QBEACH INDOOR LAWN BOWLING

Drop-In Open Draw. Tues & Thurs thru Sun. 1:30-4pm. Beginners welcome, bowls supplied. QBLBC.com, 250-594-1006.

QUALICUM BEACH SENIORS CENTRE

EverySunday

QBEACH FRIENDLY BRIDGE CLUB

Yoga, 9:30 & 11:30am. $4 drop-in. Line-dancing @3:15pm. 6:45-10pm, QB Legion, 180 Veterans Way (back door). Knowledge of Bridge. 250-752-0196

ARROWSMITH TENNIS CLUB

QUALICUM BAY BADMINTON

1pm everyday, Springwood Park, Despard Ave. Parksville. Drop-in tennis until March, weather permitting. Info: 250-248-7280.

7-9pm, Lighthouse Comm. Ctre, 240 Lions Way, QBay. For all levels. Beginners welcome. Teens+, $4 drop-in. Bob, 250-757-8307, steelhunt@shaw.ca, www.communityhall.ca

PARKSVILLE LYME DISEASE SUPPORT 1:30-4pm, 3rd Sun/mo., PV Pharmasave (281 E. Is. Hwy) meeting rm. pqblyme@gmail.com

PARKSVILLE LAWN BOWLING

Drop-in events. Mon./mahjong @7pm/$1, Wed./cribbage @ 1pm/$2, Thurs./bridge @1pm/$2 Open to public. 149 E. Stanford Ave. 250- 954-3930 parksvillelawnbowlingclub.com

EveryMonday PARKSVILLE SENIORS’ ACTIVITY & DROP-IN CENTRE

9am-3:30pm, Mon. to Fri. 144 Middleton Ave. PV. Join us in varied activities. 250-248-3200.

EveryTuesday

ARBUTUS CLUB TOASTMASTERS

FREE TECH HELP WORKSHOPS

7-9pm (except holidays). PCCC, 132 Jensen Ave. Gain confidence speaking in groups. Supportive, welcoming atmosphere! All welcome! Kristin, 248-1926, Matt 250-7520794. arbutus.toastmastersclubs.org

9:30-10:30am, Family Place, 494 Bay Ave., PV. Bring your device. DROP IN LAB HOURS, Tues. & Thurs: 9am-12pm. Fri: 10:30am12pm (after workshop). www.oblt.ca/tlc

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LIFETREE CAFE

6:30-8pm (Tuesdays), Dashwood (Little Qualicum) Comm. Hall (#1210) Ctre Rd, QBeach. Lose weight, change your eating lifestyle. Group support. Drop in or Ann Batham 250752-1275, pandainbc@shaw.ca)

7-8:30pm. FREE; refreshments. Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 795 Is. Hwy, Parksville. Rhonda Kelman 250-248-6644. lifetree.osl@ gmail.com, http://lifetreecafe.com

ROTARY CLUB OF PARKSVILLE

QBEACH & AREA NEWCOMER’S CLUB

12pm, (except holidays), Quality Resort Bayside.

9:45am/doors, 10:15am/meeting. 2nd/Tues/ mo, St. Stephen’s Hall, 150 Village Way, Qualicum Beach. qbnewcomers.org

ROTARY CLUB OF QUALICUM BEACH

6:15pm, (except holidays) Rotary House, 211 Fern Rd. West.

LIBRARY CHESS CLUB

6-8pm, QBeach Library, 660 Primrose St. FREE. 250-752-6121. Play chess with others. Ages 7+. www.rooks-on-books.com

CND. FED. UNIV. WOMEN PV/QB CLUB

7pm, 2nd/Mon./mo, Qualicum Civic Ctre. meeting, visitors welcome. http/www.cfuwpq.ca

EveryTuesday OS SENIORS MIXED BADMINTON

1:30-3pm, Tues & Thurs. Arrowsmith Activity Ctre. 1014 Ford Rd. Coombs, all welcome!

Stuff2do! EveryWednesday

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OS EMERGENCY SOCIAL SERVICES

7am, Rotary House, 211 Fern Rd. W.

7am, Wednesdays, The Beach Club Resort

5:30-6:30pm, MAC, 133 McMillan St, Parksville. Simple & effective techniques of Sahaja Yoga Meditation. Master stress, achieve balance in life. All ages & walks of life. 250954-5040, www.freemeditation.ca.

9-11am/meetings, 2nd/4th/Wed/mo. 250954-3411, oess@shaw.ca

TUESDAY BIRD WALKS

PARKSVILLE QBEACH SHRINE CLUB

9am, Parksville Beach Community Park. Neil Robins, 250-390-3669, thebackyard@shaw. ca, thebirdstore.blogspot.ca/

PARKSVILLE ALZHEIMER’S & DEMENTIA

1:30-3pm, 1st/Tues/mo. Caregivers Support, Stanford Pl. 250 Craig St, Jane 1-800-462-2833

PARKSVILLE LIONS

7pm, 1st/3rd Tues/mo., 241 Moilliet, 248-4931

OS PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT

7pm, 1st/Tues/mo. The Gardens, 650 Berwick N., QBeach. Those newly diagnosed or affected, their family & friends are welcome. 250-752-7489 or brook@shaw.ca

RAINBOW STEW CLOGGERS

12-3pm, QB Comm. Hall. cloggers.weebly. com, 250 468 7478. 7:30pm, 1st/Wed/mo. Concord Masonic Hall, 136 Memorial Ave., PV. All Shriners welcome. Wear your Fez. Fred Collins 250-752-1401.

MEMORY CAFE

2-4pm, 1st & 3rd/wed/mo. Drop-in. Smitty’s Restaurant, PV. Coffee, Conversation! odett. is@gmail.com, http://www.memorynurse.ca/

ASBC MID-ISLAND GRANDPARENT SUPPORT GROUP MEETING

10am-noon., 2nd Wed/mo. Family Resource Association, 198 Morison Ave, Parksville. www.nanaimoautism.org, 250-714-0801

OS SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCERS

PQ LINUX/ANDROID USERS GROUP

Beginners/6:30-7:45pm, Exper./7:30pm Qualicum Beach Comm Hall. No partner needed.

QUALICUM BEACH ALZHEIMER’S & DEMENTIA SUPPORT

Starts Jan 16th, 1:30-3:30pm, every Wed. new members welcome!/Nouveaux membres, bienvenue! Suzanne 250-248-8714, nouschantons@hotmail.com

6:30pm, 3rd Tues/mo. at A & W Restaurant, 540 Island Hwy East, Parksville. Bring your laptop, Android device, or Chromebook. 1:30-3pm, 3rd/Tues/mo. Community Room, The Gardens. Jane Hope 1-800-462-2833

NORTH IS. MYELOMA SUPPORT

12:15pm, 3rd Tues, (self pay lunch), 1:30-3pm meeting, The White Spot (private room/back), 2299 Cliffe Ave., Courtenay. Sandy, bcsandymac@gmail.com, 250-703-4688 if you plan to attend/info.

EveryWednesday

FRENCH SINGING “NOUS CHANTONS”

EveryThursday FRENCH CONVERSATION

2:30-4pm, 3rd/thurs/mo. Serious Coffee/ meeting rm, 1209 E Is Hwy, Parksville. Dropin. David, 250-738-0819, dhp-phd@telus.net

THE PARKSVILLE NEWCOMERS’ CLUB 6:30pm/New members register, 7pm/Socialize & activity sign up. 7:30pm/meeting. Guest Speaker: John Drew, Forestry on Vancouver Island. www/parksvillenewcomers.net

FREE BADMINTON

QUALICUM BEACH PROBUS CLUB PARKSVILLE LIONESS CLUB

1:30-3pm, Arrowsmith Hall (Coombs Fairgrounds), 1014 Ford Rd., Coombs. New to badminton or experienced - all welcome to join us. Info: 250-752-1103

OS BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

MOUNT ARROWSMITH PIPE BAND

OCEANSIDE CONCERT BAND

QUALICUM BEACH FAMILY HISTORY

FREE DEMENTIA EDUCATION FILMS

“GET RHYTHM”

MACULAR DEGENERATION SUPPORT

9-11:15am,1st Tues/mo. St. Stephen’s Church Hall. Excellent speakers. 250-594-3318.

6:30-8pm drop in/Mondays, 825 Village Way/ Christian Fellowship Ctre. Bring racket. 6:30pm, Arbutus Grove Church, 170 W Hirst, Parksville. All pipers & drummers welcome. Will teach new members. Mel, 250-752-7810.

6pm, 2nd & 4th/Tues/mo, The Lions Den, 241 Moilliet St. PV. parksvillelioness@gmail.com

PARKSVILLE PROBUS CLUB

7:30-9:30pm weekly practice, Anglican Church, 407 Wembley Rd, PV. $50/year, Gordon, gordelliott@shaw.ca, 250-586-9388.

8:30am, 3rd/Mon/mo. Quality Bayside Resort, Parksville. $5, guests welcome. 250-390-9121.

LADIES BADMINTON

7pm, 3rd/Wed/mo. 180 Veterans Way, QB Legion. Lola Cook: 250-594-5556

7-10pm, Parksville Legion. Dance to Country, Old Rock & Roll. Members & potential members welcome. Sharon, franzen.sharon@gmail.com

STUFF NOT TO MISS

QUALICUM BEACH SENIORS CENTRE

PARKSVILLE LION’S & SAVE ON FOODS FREE SUNDAYS FAMILY SKATE

12:15-1:45pm, Jan 10, 17, 24, 31, Oceanside Place Arena. Children accompanied by an adult, 19 yrs +. 250-248-3252, recparks@rdn.bc.ca, www.rdn.bc.ca/recreation

WRITER’S 8 WEEK WORKSHOP SERIES

Begins Jan 20, 1:30-3:30pm, Lighthouse Community Ctre. Everyday Stories, Uncommon Tales, the stories of your life. Writer and humourist Barb Phillips, register 250-335-1911, http://storywisdom.weebly.com/

Tai Chi@10am. Tai Chi/Qi Gong@1pm.

OCEANSIDE PHOTOGRAPHERS CLUB 7-9pm., Qualicum Beach Civic Ctre, oceansidephotographers.ca

KOFFIECLUB

11am, 3rd/Wed/mo. Upstairs at Quality Foods, Boardroom. Dutch speaking group get together.

7pm, 1st Thurs/mo.,The Gardens, 650 Berwick N. QBeach. Ladies living with breast cancer are welcome. 250-752-8066 or amen@shaw.ca

2-4 pm, 4th/Thur/mo. The Gardens, QBeach. 650-Berwick Rd. N. Register 250-752-2818x0. 1:30pm., Last Thur/mo. The Gardens, Wellness Rm. Qualicum Beach. Val, 250-594-7556.

MUSIC AT DEEZ BAR & GRILL

7pm, 3353 Island Hwy West. Qualicum Beach. 250.752.8055, deezbarandgrill.com

OPEN GOSPEL MUSIC

7-9pm, last Thurs/mo., Nanoose E Free Church. Nanoose Bay 250-468-9233.

RAINBOW STEW CLOGGERS

5-7pm, Nanoose Place. cloggers.weebly.com, 250 468 7478.

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• Service Meat Dept. • Expanded Deli • Larger Pharmacy