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Removal of Lewis Park spruce trees An independent arborist has recommended the removal of three spruce trees in Lewis Park.

The trees are located near the Tsolum Building and washrooms, and have been monitored by both the arborist and City of Courtenay staff for several years. Although careful measures were taken to help retain these trees, including deep fertilization and structural pruning, the trees have declined in health over the winter, and are now considered at risk for either limb breakage or falling completely.

“We’ve provided extra care and monitoring for these trees over an extended period of time to try and avoid this outcome, but have now been advised that they pose a public safety risk and must be removed,” advised Trevor Kushner, the City of Courtenay’s director of public works services. “This risk is heightened by the popularity of Lewis Park and the number of people that use the park year-round.”

The trees are affected by a spruce park beetle infestation, as well as root and tree butt decay. Added stress occurred during the dry summer of 2015. Woodpeckers have also removed large sections of bark.

Due to the public safety risk, the tree removal will occur in the coming days.

–City of Courtenay

New cable ferry breaks down Derelict boats are lining the side of Macaulay Road, adjacent to the Saratoga Speedway, as people have been using the site as an illegal dumping ground. Residents are fed up, but the various levels of government are passing responsibility for the clean-up.

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Passing the buck on derelict boats ■ Scott Stanfield scott.stanfield @comoxvalleyrecord.com

Four boats left at the side of the road have created an eyesore near the entrance to Saratoga Speedway, located on Macaulay Road in Black Creek.

Residents in the area want them removed, but none of the various levels of government appear interested in resolving the issue.

The road adjacent to the race track, where the derelict boats have been dumped, is a Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure right of way, meaning the problem falls within their jurisdiction, according to the Comox Valley Regional District.

“We have been working a bit with MOTI to help them but the work is being undertaken by MOTI,” said James Warren, general manager of corporate services at the regional district. “They’re contracted to effectively remove the boats and take care of

this type of illegal dumping.”

He notes other provincial fines could be levied against anyone caught dumping the boats.

Denise Witczak, who lives on Macaulay Road, suspects people are dumping boats at the site because of a specific event held each year at the that.” speedway.

However, after numerous calls to “Every year the Hargreaves (speedthe ministry, a spokesperson told way owners) put on a crash-to-pass The Record that the boat race,” said newspaper should Witczak. “The car They’re (Ministry contact the owner of with the largest piece Saratoga Speedway. of boat still attached of Transtortation and The CVRD’s man- Infrastructure) contracted by the chain (at the ager of bylaw comend of the race) wins. pliance Derald Lewis to effectively remove the Everyone loves it! says the district has boats and take care of But now people feel worked with Sarato- that. it’s OK to dump their ga in similar situaJames warren, CVRD unwanted boats on tions. He has placed the side of the road No Dumping signs in lining the entrance to the area to try to curb the situation. the historic speedway.

“It’s happened in the past with “I am a proud resident of Black boats in that area,” Lewis said. “It Creek and have lived on Macaulay started out as one and then went up Road all my life. There has got to be to four lately. There is a $500 fine some sort of mitigation because this Financial under our unsightly bylaw for doing eyesore Septen has got to go!”Ltd.

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About a month since it began its regular sailings, the Baynes Sounds Connector experienced a disruption in service last weekend, confirmed BC Ferries.

The newly-implemented cable ferry which runs between Buckley Bay and Denman Island, experienced an electronic issue with a control panel Saturday morning said Deborah Marshall, executive director of public affairs for the corporation.

She added the issue took several hours to sort out. Meanwhile, the MV Quinitsa, which formerly covered the route, sailed in place with no impact to customers.

The longest cable ferry in the world, the Baynes Sound Connector began sailing in February, replacing the self-propelled Quinitsa.

The ferry faced opposition in recent years from residents of Denman and Hornby islands, concerned about safety and reliability.

– Erin Haluschak

Downtown nightclub closing The Bridge Lounge is shutting its doors on Saturday after operating the past several decades at the foot of the Fifth Street Bridge in Courtenay.

“This is the end of an iconic building,” owner Nicola Webb said.

Through a court-ordered sale, the City of Courtenay purchased the property for $410,000.

Anyone looking to purchase items from the Bridge can contact Webb at (250) 792-3270.

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Young cancer survivor gets special trip to Florida ■ Erin Haluschak erin.haluschak @comoxvalleyrecord.com

Natalia Corrigall was asked to wish big.

The Comox Valley girl started off by asking for roller skates, or a Barbie camper.

“Wish bigger,” was the reply.

Her mom - Christa Corrigall - soon received a handwritten note from Natalia with three wishes: meet Ariana Grande; go to Give Kids the World (GKTW) connected to Disney World; and to swim with dolphins and mermaids.

After careful planning through Make-A-Wish Canada, her trip to Disney World was granted.

Corrigall reached out to the foundation shortly after she found out about her daughter’s cancer diagnosis, she says, desperate for any help and compassion she could find.

“I was so scared for my daughter’s life. At that time I wasn’t completely aware what MakeA-Wish entailed,” she wrote in an email.

Encouraging Natalia to wait until she was stronger, the team went to work helping the family. They visited her during one of her chemotherapy trips, and began to set her dream in

Natalia Corrigall (left) and her sister Annabel prepare with WestJet staff at the Comox Valley Airport early Sunday morning for their flight to Florida as part of Natalia’s Make-A-Wish request.

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“Natalia really was hoping for her wish to take her little

sister, Annabel, to Disney,” said Corrigall. “They’re pretty close buddies - a true sibling bond.”

Natalia had heard about GKTW from a friend she met while in hospital and after

spending time at Camp Goodtimes - a camp for children with cancer and their families on the Lower Mainland.

“At the time, we had never heard of such a place … even learning about what Make-AWish does still makes it hard to believe that this pure form of generosity exists, but we have felt that from our community since day one.”

GKTW is a 70-acre, non-profit resort in central Florida that provides accommodations, donated attraction tickets, meals and more.

Last weekend, thanks to WestJet - which has partnered with Make-A-Wish Canada since 2007 with flights - the Corrigall family departed on an early morning flight to Florida from the Comox Airport.

Corrigall says it was incredibly important for her family to come together for the trip. “… it’s so very important to our family to reach out to (Make-A-Wish) personally to let them know what this time of magic and being together as a family means to us. It’s the very best part of life to have time and to be together.

“Natalia’s wishes are coming true and every part knows what it does to their soul when they see that smile of wonder spread across their children’s faces. It’s simply the greatest feeling in the world.”

Hike for Hunger coming to your door most needed items include: pasta and sauce, canned fish or meat, peanut butter, powdered milk, infant formula and baby food, breakfast cereal, and other canned items such as soups or fruit and vegetables.

Hygiene products such as shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste are also appreciated.

Last year’s event raised over 5,000 pounds of non-perishable food from more than 3,000 houses in the Comox and East Courtenay area.

Members are hoping for an even more successful event this year.

Donations will also be accepted at the Comox Pentecostal Church from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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The sixth annual Hike for Hunger will be held Saturday, March 5 as members of the Comox Valley Girl Guides and 368 Air Cadet Squadron will be going door-to-door to collect donations for the Comox Valley Food Bank.

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“We have an imminent problem that needs to be solved,” Grant said at Tuesday’s meeting. “We had a site on Beech Street…I know that won’t be popular with everybody but we do have to look at the greater good, and we do have to get on with this project.”

Area B director Rod Nichol feels neither Croteau nor Beech are viable options.

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That’s a question a team of researchers from Vancouver Island University will be exploring with members of the public on Saturday, March 5, as part of a unique community mapping project called “Where is Here?”

The mapping team will join small groups of Comox Valley residents on walking tours of downtown Courtenay throughout the afternoon on Saturday.

Each resident will be asked to identify a place in the downtown area that makes them feel most connected to the community, and will speak about their reasons when the group visits that location.

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A minimal wetwell size age pump in there to solve our allows about 15 problem,” Eriksson minutes of storsaid. “That doesn’t You’re going age. quite sit right with A large, deep me.” to have a fight like trench is required A new Comox you’ve never had from Comox HarNo. 2 pump stabour to the pump tion is required to before. which resolve an enviRod Nichol station, would impact the ronmental risk associated with the CVRD’s First Nations midden at the wastewater forcemain along base of the right of way.

Eriksson suggests a third, Willemar Bluff. It’s also needed to increase pumping capac- regional option could connect ity at the Courtenay and Jane with the Hudson/Greenwood trunk, with West Courtenay Place pump stations.

Opponents fear the project sewage going south and East will damage trails, block beach Courtenay sewage going east. access, disturb archeological While this solution would remains and have an negative help alleviate flow at the Courtenay station, the Hudimpact on ground water.

A hydrological survey son/Greenwood trunk projects expects groundwater impacts won’t provide enough benefit to be low for Croteau and to offset the required upgrade at Courtenay, Rutten said.

Beech.

“The other issue with the The project would facilitate the installation of a forcemain south sewer project is it’s still from Croteau to the wastewa- several years away,” he said.

Sending West Courtenay ter treatment plant, bypassing wastewater to a new south the bluff near Goose Spit.

The area at the base of sewer treatment plant doesn’t Croteau is an unopened road get rid of the flow from Courright-of-way, half-owned each tenay and Jane Place, and the by the Town of Comox, and lines along Willemar Bluff, the Ministry of Transporta- Rutten added.

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Anyone who is interested in participating should send an e-mail to project coordinator Sharon Karsten at sharonkarsten@live.com.

The message should include your name, your downtown ‘connect spot’ (note – this must be within a 15-minute walking radius of the Comox Valley Art Gallery), and a brief description of why this spot is important to you.

You should also indicate your availability for an hour-long time slot, at either 1, 2 or 3 p.m.

“We know that small cities are struggling to survive in a changing economic landscape,” said Karsten. “We know that downtown areas in these cities are ‘beacons’ of civic identity and they can offer opportunities for economic, social and cultural development.

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Christianne Wile has been on both sides of the camera. “(Journalism) has helped a lot I’m able to look at a situation from a reporter’s perspective,” explains the manager of marketing and public communications for the Comox Valley Airport.

One of Wile’s first jobs after graduating from Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in journalism was in broadcasting - at RDTV in Red Deer.

“I always really enjoyed journalism, and really the broadcast side of things,” she notes.

With a passion for documentaries, Wile soon realized the reality of the television and film industry, and knew she needed a way to find a steady way to pay rent.

Once her contract ended at the Global-affiliated television station, she took a maternity position with the Alberta government in public relations, calling it “a really great fit.”

She then worked in public affairs for then-Premier Ralph Klein, where she explains one of her most interesting experiences was planning press conferences.

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esting for sure,” she adds with a laugh.

Leaving the position to work for a global oil and gas company took Wile from Alberta to Paris on a regular basis.

“The company was based in Paris and it was super interesting - a great experience. I would go there for a week or two at a time. It was really interesting to get a different perspective while working there and spending time there - we got to see what real life was in Paris, as opposed to the romanticized version of the city.”

She admits she doesn’t speak French fluently, rather calling it “fluent in primary French.”

“My daughter is in French immersion (elementary) now that’s about my level,” she notes with a smile.

All it took was a summer while visiting her husband’s parents who retired to the Comox Valley to discover “the gem we didn’t know existed.”

While on maternity leave, Wile applied for the position at the airport, and moved to the Valley before starting in fall 2010.

“We used to go through the daily grind - it was awful. On a bad snow day in Alberta, you’d be sitting in the car for up to an hourand-a-half for the commute. My commute now is five to 10 minutes. Sometimes, it feels like we have an extra three or four days in a month.”

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Editorial

February another charitable month

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ebruary was another incredibly giving month for residents of the Comox Valley.

While most people were still dealing with the aftershocks of another expensive holiday season, we were opening our hearts and wallets for numerous great causes.

The Coldest Night of the Year walk was an unmitigated success. It its inaugural Comox Valley presence, 397 registered walkers raised more than $55,000.

It was the highest single location total in the province, beating out the likes of Vancouver Broadway, Vancouver Downtown Eastside, Kamloops and Kelowna.

There were only two other B.C. communities to crack the $40,000 plateau - Surrey and Cloverdale.

The money raised in the Comox Valley was more than twice as much as anywhere else on the Island.

(In comparison, Victoria – despite all the recent media coverage regarding its homelessness problems - raised only $19,000.)

A special shout out to the Probo Walkers, who raised $7,415 - the highest team total in the Comox Valley.

The giving ways continued last weekend, with a pair of important fundraisers.

Wallets and purse strings were loosened on Friday for the annual YANA dinner and silent auction.

Then the Filberg Centre was transformed into an outdoorsman’s cabaret just 24 hours later, as the Courtenay & District Fish & Game Protective Association held its annual fundraising dinner and auction.

The meals alone were memorable. Tria Fine Catering & Gourmet Eats supplied the food for YANA’s event, while members themselves supplied the menu on Saturday. Rarely will one have the opportunity to put bear, elk, moose and cougar on the same plate.

While numbers are still being crunched for both events, early returns suggest approximately $100,000 was raised at the Filberg Centre this weekend for a pair of worthwhile causes.

Donor fatigue? Not in the Comox Valley.

Let’s keep it that way.

–Terry Farrell

■ Tanis Gower Water wise

When I was a 25-year-old, freshly minted biologist, I was lucky to land a job at the B.C. Ministry of Environment supervising watershed restoration projects. It was a time of rapid learning, not only for me, but for everyone in our new program, which was supposed to help fix the effects of outdated forestry practices.

We tested many new and evolving techniques. Along the way I began to learn how government worked. One of my biggest surprises was dealing with what we called the “Water Section.” These guys were in charge of giving out water licences for irrigation, drinking water, and for other needs such as power production.

The surprise happened when I discovered that fish didn’t usually count when deciding to take water out of streams. To top it off, the government didn’t know how much water was actually being used, and the licences themselves had no end date. As a young biologist who thought things should make sense, I was flabbergasted. The practices of the Water Section were definitely out of step with what I and my coworkers were doing just a few desks over, which was making streams healthier.

Fast forward 20 years, and things

will have below normal flows again this summer.

Everything we humans do requires water. In a changing and more populous world, we will need to work smarter. We will also need to ensure that we are leaving enough water for animals and plants. This is an area where implementation of the new Water Sustainability Act needs citizen support. Our government will be busy creating regulations to support the new law for a while yet.

This work needs to include details regarding how much flow to leave in streams. This concept is also known as “environmental flows,” and rules (in the form of legally-binding regulations) are needed to ensure that environmental flows are properly maintained.

Concerned citizens and local groups can do their part by letting our government know: we need clear rules to ensure our fish and the streams they live in have enough water to stay healthy, and to endure the stresses of our changing climate.

Please let your provincial government representative know that you care about enforceable regulations for environmental flows. And while you’re at it, please thank them for what they have done so far.

Tanis Gower has been working to restore aquatic ecosystems and advocate for good water policies for the last 20 years. She is a Registered Professional Biologist from the Comox Valley who works on projects for Watershed Watch Salmon Society, local government, and others.

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have changed. Practices have evolved. The biggest step was taken just this week, when B.C.’s new Water Sustainability Act came into effect. This has been a long time coming, and is something to celebrate for those of us who want to make sure we have healthy salmon streams in our province.

British Columbia has been lagging behind other provinces in how we handle water, which makes sense given that our Water Act was 100 years old. Not only were we not counting the right of streams (and fish) to water, we hadn’t been overseeing the water taken from wells, or acknowledging the connection of groundwater – which is what comes from wells – to the water above ground. The new Water Sustainability Act addresses all these things, and our government is to be congratulated for their hard work and for getting many things right.

As with many things, the proof will be in the pudding. Hard decisions are ahead. Climate change is causing bigger summer droughts and more of them, not only due to warmer summers but also due to warmer winters, when less snow is stored in the mountains. More of this is forecast to happen. Even this year, when we have decent snow on our local mountains, some parts of our province have too little. With these low snow packs, combined with the increased likelihood of a warmer than normal spring, there is a good chance that many salmon streams

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dear editor, In light of the recent recommendation to close 13 schools in Vancouver due to seismic risks, why is the Comox Valley School District doing the opposite? The proposal to close Puntledge Park Elementary School and move the children to Lake Trail Middle School puts our children’s lives at unnecessary risk in the event of an earthquake.

A B.C. government review of the seismic risk to public schools found Lake Trail Middle School to be “at high risk of widespread damage or structural failure; likely not reparable after event” (see links below). Meanwhile, Puntledge Park Elementary was not found to be at risk in the event of an earthquake.

It is a sad indictment on the Comox Valley School District that saving one per cent of their annual operating budget is more important than the safety of over 400 children. To make matters worse, those one per cent cost savings don’t even take into account the $1.8 million that will have to be spent to seismically upgrade Lake Trail, should that money ever be made available from the provincial government.

The School Board trustees need to put an end to this madness and vote against the proposal to close Puntledge Park Elementary on March 15.

(References - http://bit. ly/1WTX0Rm , http://bit. ly/1QpQbD3) Joel Mortyn Courtenay

‘Comatose Valley’ not interested in solutions

Dear editor, There’s another very disturbing cost to our current provincial government having washed its hands of any and all government oversight of the private managed forest lands here above us in the Valley upon election back in 2003. What with having to deal with flood warnings

and boil water alerts each and every winter now, it’s not only our guaranteed access to good clean water that’s been flushed down the toilet.

Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with a Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies who spent most of his career studying ungulates throughout northern B.C. and has retired on Vancouver Island.

I asked what his thoughts were on what had all gone down and especially up along the drainages feeding Comox Lake. Yes, he was apprised of it all, and came across as very disgusted and angry, what with the wholesale slaughter of barely mature second growth timberlands along the river bottoms and sidehills.

But he had more to add on how this blitzing of the forest landscape majorly impacted wildlife. He pointed out, that yes, I was absolutely correct; the deer population have had to migrate into urban areas all along the east coast of the Island since they were no longer able to get through winter by feeding on lichens that only grew in mature forests.

But, he also pointed out, then there’s the once numerous blue grouse that have all but disappeared and, for the very same reason: there’s virtually no habitat left to sustain them through the winter.

The professor then put it back to me, had I heard anything about how all the wild blueberry that once thrived in the hills above the Comox Valley might be fast disappearing too? And he was especially curious to know what are our local environmental groups and ecologists have to say about that and are doing?

“Well,” I responded, “as far as I can figure, nothing. Basically they just keep their heads down; pulling up invasive species down on the estuary as far as I can figure.”

“That’s disgusting!” he replied.

“Well,” I responded, “you know, this is the Comatose Valley over here; so very conflict adverse.”

Rick James, Courtenay

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Fletcher’s spin not fooling anyone

Dear editor, Re: Tom Fletcher column Time to take MSP off life support (Feb. 25) Tom I would really like it if some day you just reported what happened at the legislature instead of putting the twisted Black Press spin on the news.

I really love it you when try to make out that civil servants are stealing tax-payers’ money. As far as employer paid MSP premiums this is something that a private company has decided to pay on behalf of the employee, no one is forcing them to pay the tax.

As far as the civil servant is concerned there has never been an option to pay the MSP premiums yourself. You are permitted to opt out only if you can prove that another member of your family is already paying the premium for you.

The “company” MSP premium paid on your behalf is being made out to be free.

All moneys paid out by the employer on behalf of an employee are a taxable benefit and considered income and is calculated as part of your wage. We all pay taxes on a “benefits package” paid out on your behalf by an employer.

Do you really think that the CRA would let us have free money?

Just stick to reporting the news and stop trying to make the news and please stop misleading the public. If you don’t check your facts first before you print them, then maybe you are deliberately trying to spin the news.

The MSP premiums system needs a major overhaul and be tied to the income tax system like all the other nine provinces do. But that would make it look like we are paying a higher income tax and the BC Liberal government would not like that.

I am a retired civil servant and still have my MSP premiums deducted off my pension.

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for families to Bond.A family laughter wellness session will run today, 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. at the Lewis Centre Activity Room.

We also explore some wellness tools together. Parent(s)/ caregiver(s) must participate with child(ren). No experience necessary, just a willingness to have fun and be yourself!

Drop In Family Fee: $9, individuals also welcome: $6.50.

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Guitar fest - The Comox Valley Youth Music Centre (CYMC) will present some of the Valley’s most talented guitarists in concert at the Little Red Church in Comox. Support the CYMC Island Jazz Camp while enjoying great music from Anela Kahiamoe, Jeff Drummond, Al Jossul, John Mundy and Annie Handley. Tickets are available at the Laughing Oyster and Blue Heron bookstores as well as at the door, $15 for adults and $10 for students. Contact 250338-7463 or info@cymc.ca for anything else you want to know.

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PEARL ELLIS GALLERY in Comox presents Member’s Spring Show and Sale Feb. 23 – March 13 . Open Tuesday – Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sunday 1 – 4 p.m., Closed Monday. Free admission.

Located at 1729 Comox Ave. FMI and to see a virtual gallery of the current show go to pearlellisgallery.com Fundraising art show - Wayne Mackenzie, Designer Goldsmith presents: “Looking again”, paintings by Connie Treen. Show continues until March 31 #105, 1995 Cliffe Ave. Courtenay. Free Admission.

50 per cent of the proceeds from the sale of the paintings will be donated to St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Comox in support of two refugee sponsorships: an Eritrean family and an Iraqi Kurdish family . Ph (250) 8977463 for more info.

Sunday, March 6 Circle singing - Join Joanna Finch and the Circle Singing Tribe at the Abbey Studio in Cumberland at 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Geared towards singers of every vocal level, in the Circle Singing Tribe, singers and non-singers alike will learn to confidently connect with their voice, lessening fear and resulting in a happier singing experience.

Monday, March 7 Musica Mattina - The sixth season of Mattina Musica continues today, with Danish jazz pianist Søren Bebe joining Sarah Hagen for a morning of classical music at Sid Williams Theatre. Coffee and tea is served at 9:45 a.m. and music begins at 10:30. Tickets for this Blue Circle Series performance are $22 for members, $27 for general public, $20 for students and groups of 10 or more. available at the Sid Williams Theatre or online at www.sidwilliamstheatre.com

Tuesday, March 8

Jewellery Instruction Custom Design & Hand Crafted Jewellery Full Repair Service & Ring Sizing While you Wait Jewellery & Fine Art Appraisals

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Simply Timeless Degenerate Art Show The Degenerate Art Show has arisen from the ashes,featuring a plethora of local talent, surrounding the theme “Art that Hitler would burn.” Please join all the artists for a degenerate party at the “Openissage” of this show on March 6, 11 a.m. to 1 pm at Serious Coffee, #5-2760 Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay.

Music provided on demand by Degenerate DJ Randolph.

Exhibit runs until April 26.

Theatre CLT PLAY READING – Tues.

March 15th 7 pm: Courtenay Little Theatre presents “A Murder of Crows”, a play reading directed by Debra Wiens with discussion following.

1625 McPhee Ave Courtenay.

Admission by donation. Come early to get a seat!

Let’s Tango - We welcome back Gwen Spinks for lessons every Tuesday from 7-8:30 at the Bridge Lounge. Gwen has an easy, friendly teaching style that makes learning fun. $15 drop in. FMI: comoxvalleytango@ gmail.com NIRS meeting - For the March 8 meeting of the North Island Rhododendron Society (NIRS), Steve Rafferty of the Victoria chapter will regale armchair adventurers with descriptions of his search for elusive “species rhododendrons” in the high reaches of the Indian Himalayas.

Comox United Church hall, 250 Beach with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the meeting starting at 7:30 p.m.

Ontario folk performers Shawna Caspi and Tony Turner will bring their songs and their stories to the Comox United Church Hall at 250 Beach Dr. Sunday, March 6. The show, which starts at 7 p.m., is all-ages, and admission is $15 or pay what you can. For more information, contact Comox United Church at 250-3393966.

Genealogy meeting - The Comox Valley Genealogy Group will hold their regular meeting at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. 1901 20th St. Courtenay. Meeting starts at 7 p.m. Guest speaker TBA. Everyone Welcome. Come and discover your ancestors. FMI -Marlene 250-334-3080.

Whistleblower movie - The award-winning film produced by Laura Poitras, 1971, will screen at 7 p.m. in the theatre at North Island College, Courtenay.

March 8, 1971, a group of ordinary people who called themselves The Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI, broke into a small FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, took every file, and shared them with the American public.

The activist-burglars then disappeared into anonymity for 40 years. Until now. This is their story, told by them. Admission is by donation. Everyone is welcome. FMI: 250 337-5412

Wednesday, March 9 Roots in Cumberland Doug Cox and Sam Hurrie play two sets of roots and blues at the Cumberland Hotel, starting at 7:30 p.m. No admission.

Friday, March 11 CELTIC CHAOS - Fanny Bay Community Association

Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park Association will hold their...

2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Saturday March 19 at 2 pm in the Filberg Lodge located at 61 Filberg Road, Comox Coffee and Tea will be served All members of FHLPA are encourage to attend

presents an early St Patrick’s Day celebration of Celtic music, song, poems and stories from around the Celtic world, at Fanny Bay Hall. Starts at 7pm. Enjoy a fun-filled evening with fiddle, accordion, double bass, Irish flute and penny whistle.

Tickets:$15 each at Laughing Oyster Books, Weinberg’s in Buckley Bay, and Salish Sea Market, Bowser. FMI Call 250335-2046 World music - Patricia Canobrings her South American style to the Sid Williams Theatre as part of the Sid’s Blue Circle Series. For details and tickets, visit www. sidwilliamstheatere.com, phone 250-338-2430 or visit the Sid box office at 442 Cliffe Ave.

Harpdog Brown - Harpdog Brown brings The Travelin’ Blues Show with up-and-coming guitarist Jordie Edmonds and upright bassist Pat Darcus to Studio Live in Cumberland (2679 Beaufort Ave.). $20 tickets available at Bop City Records, Courtenay, Blue Heron Books, Comox and Rider’s Pizza, Cumberland. Showtime 8 p.m.

Sunday, March 13 Symphony concert - Join the Strathcona Symphony Orchestra (SSO) in their Music for the Young and Young at Heart concert, at the Native Sons Hall, Courtenay at 2 p.m. Selections from Harry Potter and Pirates of the Caribbean, Henry Mancini, Haydn’s Surprise Symphony, as well as Mozart and Handel, to name a few. Tickets $10 (children 9 and under Free with adult) available at Blue Heron Books, Comox; Laughing Oyster Books, Courtenay and at the door.

at 7:30 p.m. No admission.

Thursday, March 17 Hearing support - The March meeting of the CHHA – CV Hard of Hearing Support Group, will be held at 10 a.m. in our new meeting place - the Comox Recreation Centre (1855 Noel Ave, Comox), Room A. Presentation by the “Speech Reading Planning Committee’

– outlining past, current and planned future activities.

Come and learn more about both the service and support available for those who are hard of hearing, or live with someone who is hard of hearing. Family/ friends/others interested in hard of hearing are most welcome.

Hope to see you there! FMI call Glenda at 250 3387792

Town of Comox PARCEL TAX ROLLS

The Town of Comox has prepared 2016 Parcel Tax Rolls for public inspection at Town Hall (1809 Beaufort Ave, Comox, B.C. V9M 1R9), during regular office hours.

Persons owning parcels included on these rolls may request amendment of the rolls in respect to their property for reasons contained in Section 205 (1) of the Community Charter. Such request must be in writing stating the reason and must be received by the Collector of Taxes at Town Hall by Wednesday March 30, 2016.

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Tuesday, March 15 CFUW meeting - The Canadian Federation University Women Comox Valley holds their monthly meeting today (third Tuesday of each month.)

11:30 a.m. Eagle Ridge Club House 2200 Manor Drive, Comox. An opportunity to meet with like minded women, join book groups, share in community projects and support University students with bursaries. FMI phone Gail 250-339-5656 or Marianne 250-871-2796.

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Fiddle superstar - Join international fiddle star, April Verch and her band at the Big Yellow Merville Hall for some toe tapping old time and cutting edge fiddle music from one of North America’s best. Tickets $20/$10 at Long & McQuade, Blue Heron and Sound Plant.

FMI Craig 339-4249. www. aprilverch.com

Nature photography -“Photographic Adventures in Antarctica!” with Boomer Jerritt.

Presentation begins 7:00 pm at the Courtenay and District Museum. Tickets $10 (plus GST).

Advance tickets recommended.

FMI and to purchase tickets: 250-334-0686 ext. 5.

Laughter wellness Learning to laugh together at life’s moments, both stressful and otherwise is a great way

Saturday, March 12 The Real McKenzies Vancouver’s legendary Celtic punkers The Real McKenzies return. With special guests Boids. $15 + GST advance tickets available Bop City, Waverley Hotel, by phone (250) 336-8322 and online at CumberlandVillageWorks.com

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VANCOUVER to NANAIMO Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay

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NANAIMO to VANCOUVER Duke Point to Tsawwassen

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VANCOUVER to NANAIMO Tsawwassen to Duke Point

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Wednesday, March 16

COMOX to POWELL RIVER Little River to Westview

Roots in Cumberland Doug Cox and Sam Hurrie play two sets of roots and blues at the Cumberland Hotel, starting

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Current volunteer opportunities: •Committee Chair - Comox Valley Scotiabank MS Walk •Re-Store Receiving & Product Testing – Habitat for Humanity • Hospice Worker – Comox Valley Hospice Society • Housekeeping Helper – Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society • Swimming Assistant – Cumberland Health Centre and Lodge • KidStart Mentor – KidStart Mentoring Tyler Voigt is the executive director of Volunteer Comox Valley. He can be reached at 250-334-8063

Police release sketch of indecent act/assault suspect

WANTED

The Comox Valley RCMP is releasing a composite sketch of a suspect who allegedly exposed himself and assaulted a woman on the afternoon of Feb. 18.

This incident occurred near 26th Street and Willemar Avenue in Courtenay.

An RCMP forensic artist was contacted, and with the assistance of the victim, this composite sketch was created.

The suspect is

described as 40-45 years old, darker

skin complexion and weighing approximately 300 pounds.

He was wearing a blue T-shirt and dark blue jeans, driving a black panel van.

Anyone with information about this incident or who recognizes the individual depicted in the sketch is asked to contact the Comox Valley RCMP at 250-338-1321 or, if you wish to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-TIPS.

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In the wings of small-businesses, entrepreneurial startups and corporations, I am seeing creative ways members of our community are becoming involved in volunteering. No, I am not talking about the cheap party trick that drops off the shelf in marketing meetings from time to time.

Businesses are creating real top-down frameworks where employees volunteer to further the social values of the companies and bottom-up support for employees wishing to further their own altruistic endeavours.

However, when it comes to supporting their employees, businesses are struggling to provide all of the details on community engagement: How do we find you, the volunteer, opportunities you’re looking for? Which non-profits should we recommend based on focused areas of interest? How do we engage our workforce in a group volunteer event? How do we ensure the employee makes the most of the time off for volunteering?

Our community volunteer centre provides the answers to many of these questions and I am available on a regular basis to support

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businesses looking to engage employees in the community. By making volunteer opportunities more accessible, small-businesses can further diversify their existing volunteer programs to feature volunteer opportunities on a fulltime regular basis. When time available is the limiting factor, modern contribution tools available makes giving back easier and more convenient than ever before.

In this modern era of economic uncertainty, I greatly respect businesses that contribute to those in greatest need and serve as an ambassador of our entire community.

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Nationals next for Olympic hopeful McBeath ■ Earle Couper coup @comoxvalleyrecord.com

Corey McBeath is driven to succeed.

From racing cars at Saratoga Speedway when he was 11 years old to going to the Canadian weightlifting championships as a 25-year-old, McBeath is proof positive that hard work and dedication will get you where you want to go.

McBeath went to the B.C. championships in Richmond in December with the goal of qualifying for the Canadians.

“It went well,” he understated.

Competing in the 94kg weight class, his first clean and jerk of 140 kilos qualified him for nationals.

“Then I did 150 kilos that we thought was going to place me second. I then did 160 kilos which got me first place.”

McBeath made it look easy in the snatch event as well.

“I started with 117 kilos, then did 124 kilos for my last one. My previous personal record in competition was 115 kilos. I really blew it out of the water.”

Needing a total of 263 kilos to qualify for nationals, could carry on to a career.”

McBeath was way over with 284. It was the third time McBeath is working toward becoming a personal he has qualified for the Canadians, but this will be the trainer and says, “The good thing about doing this for so first time he will attend. long, what I carry over from being an athlete goes right “I haven’t been able to go to the other ones because into my personal training. it would have cost me like three or four grand just to “I’ve gained so much from analyzing my body and get there. This one is close (May making things work that I can 21-22 in Richmond) and I should transfer that onto other people I be ready for it.”

It’s the most challenge I’ve had train,” added McBeath, who does McBeath began weightlifting volunteer work with a hockey with any single sport. It actually in Grade 7 at Lake Trail Secprogram at StrongHearts Fitness ondary, home of the Lake Trail/ taught me more than I thought it (one of his sponsors) in CourteKillerwhale Weightlifting Club. would. It taught me life lessons, nay.

Under the guidance of coach Ed stuff that I could carry on to a Along with his work at StrongLafleur, the club is still going career.

Hearts, McBeath still trains with strong today. the Killerwhales about 20 hours Corey McBeath a week. Where will all this hard “My friend Lynden MacInnis introduced me to it. We comwork lead? peted head-to-head for a while, McBeath says the 2020 Olymthen I just kept going and he kind of veered off into his pics in Japan are a long-range goal. own thing,” said McBeath, who played many sports in “I can see myself going as long as I don’t get injuries, high school but concentrated on soccer, volleyball and which I haven’t got in 12 years in the sport.” weightlifting.

His long-time coach Lafleur notes that Canada genWhy the fascination with lifting? erally only qualifies one or two male weightlifters to go “The challenge. It’s the most challenge I’ve had with to the Olympics, and while he feels McBeath has what any single sport. It actually taught me more than I it takes to be an Olympian, he says a more immediate thought it would. It taught me life lessons, stuff that I goal is well within McBeath’s reach.

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“In the Commonwealth Games we can send a full team (eight males, seven females). The next one is 2018 in Gold Coast, Australia and I think he’s got a really good shot at being selected to that team.

“From there it’s going to be a big challenge (due to the Olympic qualifying system), but if anyone can do it, it’s him,” said Lafleur, who in 2010 received a Sport BC Community Sport Hero Award for his many years of dedication to the sport.

Lafleur’s belief in McBeath is based on 13 years of coaching him.

“He’s really dedicated,” Lafleur said. “He’s one of the few athletes I’ve encountered in my career that pulls out his best at competition time. We go in with what we think are realistic goals, and something about the competition brings out the best in him. It continues to astound me. He’s been doing that pretty much since the first tournament.

“It’s really neat working with an athlete of his level. There’s some things for him I cannot do. I can’t write his programming because I’m not as knowledgeable about that as other people, so he gets international athletes from other counties to help him with that.

“I’m still a pretty good psychological coach and at competition time I’m a good competition coach. He wants me around when he competes.

It’s important to have somebody who makes sure that everything you hear at a competition is up and positive. I’ve been doing it long enough that I know how to do that.”

For further inspiration, McBeath follows the feats of Kazakhstan lifter Ilya Ilyin, who has won two Olympic championships and four world championships.

McBeath’s Facebook page (CoreyMcBeathWeightlifting) has videos of him lifting and contact information for anyone interested in sponsorship opportunities.

He can also be reached through his email address: bombercar01@ hotmail.com Bombercar01? That goes back to when he was 11 years old and racing the General Lee 01 Bomber car at Saratoga.

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“I also raced Figure 8s and Sprint cars, and my dad (speedway class champion Rick Kosolfski) and I built a Dwarf car together, the Snuffleupagus.”

That’s where McBeath’s drive to succeed began. Today it continues in weight rooms and fitness centres as he shifts his attention to national and international success in the sport he enjoys best.

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Nature walk Saturday Comox Valley Nature is pleased to repeat its monthly free public nature walk series.

CVN’s March walk will take place Saturday, March 5 at Union Bay’s Coal Hills.

The Union Bay Coal Hills site is a special post-industrial ecosystem in the Comox Valley, with a rich local history.

It is a south-facing heat absorbing area which can present many interesting biological features.

It is an excellent location to appreciate the return of early spring, and the many restoration and enhancement efforts that have mitigated the sites coal mining impacts.

Union Bay Coal Hills an important part of the Valley’s cultural history. This post-industrial coal and rail site was de-activated and capped in the 1960s. It is a good example of the environmental successional processes associated with coal mining restoration and rehabilitation, and the problems associated with such sites.

The site is monitored monthly by Comox Valley Nature for Bird Studies Canada’s seabird survey. It is home to a rich, and sometimes surprising, birdlife.

The walk will be led by Dr. Loys Maingon (RPBio) and president of Comox Valley Nature.

Interested participants are invited to meet either in front of the Old Church Theatre on Harmston Avenue in Courtenay at 9 a.m., or at the park entrance at Union Bay at 9:30.

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Rhodo expert at next NIRS meeting Rhodo expert Steve Rafferty will prove that his enthusiasm for elusive “species rhododendrons” knows no limits at the next monthly meeting of the North Island Rhododendron Society (NIRS) March 8.

Last May and June on a trek led by Steve Hootman, executive director of the Rhododendron Species Foundation to the Indian Himalayas, Rafferty and other “rhodo obsessives” from the U.S. and Canada were on an Indiana Jonesstyle hunt for rare rhodo species found only in this area. Rafferty, a member of the Victoria Rhododendron Society chapter, is a retired gardener and a self-taught expert in species rhododendrons (varieties that grow naturally in the wild.)

NIRS meetings are held every second Tuesday of the month in the Comox United Church hall, 250 Beach with doors opening at 7 p.m. and the meeting starting at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments are served and guests interested in membership are welcome to attend.

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Refreshments will be served, and we will have a power point presentation by Pam Moughton, on the 102nd Battalion, followed by a performance by the Just for Joy Singers, of “Songs of the Spit” and “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary.”

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(Note: Do not lime where you are planting potatoes, rhubarb, and blueberries. They like acid soil.)

If your garden is too wet to direct seed, get a jump on spring by seeding indoors. I already have kale, arugula, onions, Swiss chard, spinach, and three types of lettuces sprouted under my grow lights.

Drop everything right now if you have not planted any garlic yet! There is a very tiny window open to get some in the ground. Do not plant the stuff from the grocery store.

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Throughout the years our volunteers have given you the gift of Kye Bay Park, along with significant annual support to local organizations such as: the Comox Valley Food Bank, Search and Rescue, Salvation Army, Comox Valley Boys and Girls Club. Our lodge is one of the Valley’s first service groups, having served community needs in the Comox Valley since 1922.

Join us--Your ideas and energy are welcome! Members enjoy our lodge, 120 seat licenced lounge and event hall is a great space to welcome friends, play darts, and build community. Our lounge is open every Friday at 5 pm for Meat Draws and Saturday at 3 pm for Meat Bingo. We invite you to visit us at 231 Sixth St, Courtenay with any membership questions you may have ; contact us at 250334-2512 or on our Courtenay Elks’ facebook page for schedule information.

We also remind our present members about our Annual General Meeting and election of officers Thursday, March 10 at 7:30 pm. Let’s continue the tradition of working to meet community needs in the Comox Valley as we aspire to “be the best volunteer organization in Canadian communities.”

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The young Patricia Cano could not have known that one day she would graduate from singing around campfires in northern Ontario to making music her career.

Dancing and theatre experience led the Sudbury girl to Cree playwright and composer Tomson Highway, “who asked me to perform songs of his in cabaret form,” Cano said in an interview.

“That was my very early-20s and that’s how music and singing started to take an important place in my life and my professional career,” added Cano, who will perform March 11 at the Sid Williams Theatre.

She chatted during a break from rehearsing The (Post) Mistress, a one-person Tomson Highway cabaret-style musical at the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver.

Her theatre training can show up in her singing performances, said Cano.

“For the transformation to different songs, a different emotion, a different story, there is some form of theatrical transformation that happens with each song. All the training informs your performance, right? It certainly gives me a good foundation on which to … perform.”

Although Cano’s ancestry is Peruvian, there is a pronounced Brazilian feel to much of her music, including her 2009 album This Is the New World.

After four years in France with the Paris-based Le Théâtre du Soleil, Cano spent seven months in Rio de Janeiro.

“The culture just had a huge effect on me. It informed me, and it seeped into my veins and my blood.”

Her music was subsequently influenced by her collaboration with

Patricia Cano, March 11, Sid Williams Theatre Brazilian guitarist Carlos Bernardo.

“Certainly Carlos played a role in that. It (Brazilian music) informs how he writes, how he composes and how he helps bring my own compositions to life.”

Cano draws on a variety of influences such as Spanish literature, Korean singing and Brazil’s Carioca music scene as well as diverse musical genres that include jazz, blues, South American folk, samba and Afro-Peruvian rhythms.

Distilling and blending various influences “hasn’t been a pressing or overwhelming challenge.”

This is clearly a performer whose ears and heart are open to different inspirations. And she’s versatile, singing in English, French and Spanish.

One of her greatest musical thrills was performing songs from This Is the New World in Lima, Peru in 2010.

“To this day that was one of the

highlights of my life. I had never performed in Peru for my family in any way. I had never been able to share that part of my life with my family.

“It was just such a success. The Jazz Club of Lima was packed to the rim … to boot, a week later the album got a review in the Peruvian national newspaper.”

When she performs in the Comox Valley, Cano will include songs from her album as well as tunes she plans to record on her second album.

She will be accompanied by Bernardo, fellow guitarist Kevin Barrett and “exceptional percussionist” Mario Allende.

Also including stops in Kitimat, Terrace and Burns Lake on this West Coast tour, Cano admits she will visit these communities and the Comox Valley for the first time.

Patricia Cano performs March 11 at the Sid Williams Theatre as part of the Sid’s Blue Circle Series. For details and tickets, visit www.sidwilliamstheatere.com, phone 250-3382430 or visit the Sid box office at 442 Cliffe Ave.

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1971 documents some of America’s original whistelblowers.

FBI abuse exposed in 1971

On March 8, World Community marks the 45th anniversary of a dramatic event that helped shape history.

The award-winning film produced by Laura Poitras, 1971, will screen at 7 p.m. in the theatre at North Island College, Courtenay.

Whistleblowers from Watergate to WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden have revealed secrets that exposed government wrongdoing. But long before these events, one group of citizens risked everything when they uncovered illegal government spying programs.

The FBI was unaccountable and untouchable until March 8, 1971, when a group of ordinary people who called themselves The Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI, broke into a small FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, took every file, and shared them with the American public.

After the break-in, the group sent the files to the Washington

Post, which published them and shed light on the FBI’s widespread abuse of power, involving intimidation of law-abiding citizens including peace activists and feminists.

This helped lead to the country’s first congressional investigation of U.S. intelligence agencies.

The activist-burglars then disappeared into anonymity for 40 years. Until now. Never caught, these citizens reveal themselves and share their story in the documentary. Using a mix of dramatic re-enactments and candid interviews with all involved, this 80-minute film is a real-life thriller.

“This is a cautionary tale that shows what can happen under laws such as C-51, when agencies like CSIS do not have proper oversight,” said programmer Janet Fairbanks.

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Italian for “Morning Music,” Mattina Musica is a six-concert series of classical music taking place on select Monday mornings and host-

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Bebe and classical pianist Hagen met at the Banff Centre for the Arts in 2004. During a visit in Copenhagen last year, they began creating a “Jazsical” program they have entitled “In Pursuit of Beauty.” The concert will include compositions and improvisations

by Bebe interspersed with interpretations of Mozart, Bach, and Rachmaninoff.

A leading pianist on the European jazz and contem-

porary music scene, Bebe is most often compared to fellow Scandinavians, Tord Gustavsen and the late Esbjörn Svensson.

Bebe’s recording catalogue to date includes four albums with the Søren Bebe Trio, the most recent of which is the critically acclaimed Eva (2013), featuring US bass player Marc Johnson (part of Bill Evans’ final trio line-up).

Tickets for this Blue Circle Series performance are

Folk musicians Caspi and Turner in Comox

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Turner and Caspi will bring their songs and their stories to the Comox United Church Hall (250 Beach Drive, Comox), Sunday evening.

With her third album, Apartments For Lovers, Shawna Caspi taps right into those folk roots, stripping away the session musicians and elaborate arrangements of her previous records in favour of a simple, authentic sound – her solo guitar and voice. The result is a collection of songs that is closeup and honest, showcasing her warm vocals, classically-trained fingerstyle guitar playing and intimate songwriting in a genuine, powerful way.

Caspi, who was born in Ottawa and now lives in Toronto, will showcase the beauty and power of those songs with another Ottawa folk musician who knows the power of a folk song.

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Tony Turner, who lives in Ottawa, gained national attention during the 2015 federal election campaign, when he released the political protest song “Harperman” and was suspended from his job as a federal government scientist two months after the song was posted on YouTube.

He chose to retire while the investigation into whether he breached the federal government’s values and ethics code for public servants was taking place. The song propelled Turner into the national spotlight and garnered him an international award.

The show, which starts at 7 p.m., is all-ages, and admission is $15 or pay what you can.

For more information, contact Comox United Church at 250-3393966.

$22 for members, $27 for general public, $20 for students and groups of 10 or more.

Members can add this show to a SID TIX pack for just $20.

Coffee and tea is served at 9:45 a.m. and music begins at 10:30.

For more information on the Mattina Musica series and other upcoming performances, visit sidwilliamstheatre.com or call 250-338-2430.

Book reading at Laughing Oyster

Salt Spring Island author Pear Gray is doing a short reading from her novel Zabel and talk on character development at Laughing Oyster Book Shop, Tuesday, March 8 at 2 p.m.

With parallels to events in today’s Middle East, Zabel is forced into exile for her religious beliefs. It is a warrior queen’s journey from the throne of Lesser Armenia to refuge in France in the 12th century. After the death of her father, Zabel is made to marry Raymond, a French crusader. When she is discovered following the pagan ways of the Great Mother, she and Raymond are forced to flee.

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Are you at peace with your public persona when presenting?

Want to shake those pre-presentation nerves?

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Geared towards singers of every vocal level, in the Circle Singing Tribe, singers and non-singers alike will learn to confidently connect with their voice, lessening fear and resulting in a happier singing experience.

Whether you want to sing for your own

enjoyment or have a different goal in mind, this class will connect you to confidence through creative expression Within this safe, inclusive environment, participants move towards their true vocal potential through purposeful exercises, healthy vocalizing and fun, active games that get you “out of your head and into your

body.” Singers will gain more confidence in their voice as they improve vocal skills and connect with other singers.

Shy to sing? Do you say: “I’m not a singer, but I love music…”

This class welcomes percussionists, “noise makers” and those who express thorough movement. We all have something to share and to learn from each other.

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Debunking

Veterinarians say one of the best things to do for a pet is to have him or her neutered or spayed.

myths about spaying and neutering Companion animal overpopulation poses a considerable problem.

One of the easiest solutions to the pet overpopulation problem is to have pets spayed or neutered.

Another solution is for prospective pet owners to adopt pets from a nearby animal shelter — one that handles spaying and neutering for their adoptable animals.

Many pet owners are hesitant to have their animals spayed or neutered. That hesitation may stem from some prevailing myths surrounding spaying or neutering.

Myth: You can use neutering or spaying interchangeably to describe the sterilization process.

Fact: Neutering is associated with male pets and the removal of the testicles.

Spaying is for female pets and involves the removal of both the ovaries and uterus.

Myth: Recovery from spaying and neutering takes a long time.

Fact: Many veterinarians and animal clinics allow pet owners to bring their pets home on the same day the animal is spayed or neutered.

Pets are usually fully recovered within a week of having the surgery.

Myth: Removing reproductive organs will make my pet get fat and lazy.

Fact: Weight gain is not a byproduct of spaying and neutering.

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Myth: My pet’s personality will change for the worse.

Fact: Pet behaviour may improve after the animal is spayed or neutered. Males tend to be less aggressive, and females won’t howl, cry or pace when they’re in heat. Also, your pet actually may stick closer to home because the desire to find a mate has been reduced.

Myth: It’s adviseable to spay a female pet after she has at least one litter.

Fact: Many veterinarians stand by medical evidence that suggests females spayed before their

first heat are typically healthier than those who aren’t.

Myth: It is expensive to have my pet spayed or neutered.

Fact: Subsidized voucher programs as well as low-cost spay/ neuter clinics can help make the procedure affordable.

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Ski-a-thon will raise funds for VIMSS ChairLift to Success is a local fundraising event which will take place at Mount Washington on Saturday, March 12 to benefit local athletes.

In partnership with Vancouver Island Mountain Sport Society (VIMSS), all the money raised from ChairLift to Success will go toward grants for young athletes competing in mountain sports. The grants help cover travel and related competition costs for the athletes.

Nineteen-year-old Spencer Hay, the creator of ChairLift to Success, is the driving force behind this event. “I wanted to raise money to assist individuals and make a direct impact on our community. VIMSS is the perfect charity as it helps local mountain athletes pursue and excel at their sport.”

Due to the poor snow conditions over the past few years in the Comox Valley, the organization has not been able to raise as much money for athletic grants.

This realization inspired Hay to start ChairLift to Success, with a goal of $2,000 to be put directly into these grants to help Valley athletes grow in their sport.

On March 12, Hay will ski for 12 hours straight at Mount Washington, being the first person on the chairlift in the morning and the

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Comox Valley athletes and coaches are in action this week (March 1-5) at the 2016 Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Newfoundland and Labrador.

They are part of the 178 members of Special Olympics Team BC 2016. The Games are being held in Newfoundland and Labrador for the first time in the 47-year history of Special Olympics Canada Games.

Team BC 2016 is comprised of 126 athletes with intellectual disabilities, 42

The Nanaimo Buccaneers blasted the Comox Valley Glacier Kings 11-3 Tuesday in Courtenay to sweep their best-of-seven VIJHL quarter-final playoff series 4-0.

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Spencer Hay is going to ski for 12 straight hours on March 19 to raise funds for the Vancouver Island Mountain Sport Society. He is looking to the community for support.

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Many events and surprises are planned for the day to get supporters involved and to keep Hay busy, and the whole experience will be filmed for a video to be shown to supporters and to raise more awareness of the fundraiser.

One of VIMSS’s mandates is to provide yearly

grants to athletes from Vancouver Island who compete in mountain sports on the Island. Money raised from the ChairLift to Success fundraiser will provide additional grants.

“It’s amazing when someone approaches you with a new and unique idea, and then has the skill and dedication to carry out the initiative,” says VIMSS chair Karen Bonell. “We are very

grateful that Spencer is volunteering so much of his time, and chose our charity for his fundraising event.

We look forward to working with him in the future,” Bonell added.

“We need the help of the community to support our locals,” says Hay. Go to www. chairlifttosuccess.com or contact Hay at chairlifttosuccess@gmail.com to make the event a success.

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volunteer coaches, and 10 mission staff from 31 communities around the province.

Team BC is going for gold in seven sports: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, floor hockey, snowshoeing, and speed skating.

The Comox Valley has 11 athletes and three coaches at the Games. Ken Davidson (Courtenay), Shelley Marinus (Courtenay) and Sherri Lines (Courtenay) are entered in the curling competition.

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During the Games, supporters of Team BC are welcome to send emails with cheers that will be shown to the respective members.

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Since qualifying for their spots on Team BC 2016 through their performances at the 2015 Special Olympics BC Winter Games in Kamloops, the provincial team athletes and coaches have been hard at work.

The athletes have been putting in a lot of time and effort in their home communities both on and off their fields of play, logging hours of training in their sports as well as taking on dryland training, improving their physical fitness, and stepping up their nutrition.

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The CVCF recognizes that charities stretch their resources to the maximum when providing services to the public. Often there is little money left to support and train staff and volunteers.

“Our new professional development grants will help groups strengthen the skills and capabilities of their workers,” said CVC Foundation President Norm Carruthers.” The Foundation will dedicate $10,000 for these grants. Local charities can apply for up to $2,000 in funding for professional training and other learning opportunities.

“Comox Valley charities make life better for all of us,” continued Carruthers. “We all benefit from the passion and talents of the many employees and volunteers who work so tirelessly.”

This is a new venture for the CVC Foundation.

For the past 20 years its focus has been on helping charities by funding capital projects.

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Gunter CanWest all star Brad Gunter of Courtenay was one of two Thompson Rivers University WolfPack volleyball players chosen as Canada West first team all-stars for the 2015-16 season.

The fifth year outside hitter was named to the Canada West first team all-star squad for the third straight year.

Gunter became the Canada West and CIS all time kills (1,476) and points (1,710) leader as he finished his university career.

His stats this season saw him second in the league in kills per set (4.52) and kills (384) and led the league in service aces per set (0.41).

Says WolfPack head coach Pat Hennelly about Gunter’s selection: “It is nice to see Brad recognized in his fifth and final year. He has had a storied career for TRU volleyball and has been a pleasure to coach.

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Ice set records at Island tourney; B.C.s up next The Island championships can only be called a tournament of firsts for the Isfeld Ice senior boys basketball team.

For the first time in school history the Ice have qualified for three straight provincial championships: 2014 fourth in B.C., 2015 13th and 2016?

Other firsts at the Feb. 25-27 Island tourney at Nanaimo included the Ice losing their first game of the season. After going 33-0 (including a 35-game win streak dating back to last season) the Ice came out flat in their semifinal against Wellington and lost 70-40.

The Ice set a tournament record for made three- point field goals with 45 in four games. They set

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Kaefer carried the scoring load in the first quarter, tallying 13 of his 17. In the second quarter Madsen (11 points in the quarter and 19 for the game) and Brett Woods (coming off the bench) combined for 16 of the Ice’s 20 points to stake them to a 38-20 lead.

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SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 71 (COMOX VALLEY) Four Community Forums Alternative Instructional Week The purpose of these meetings is to provide the public with background information on why School District No. 71 (Comox Valley) is looking at an alternative instructional week. Participants will be given a sample of an alternative instructional week structure and then have an opportunity to engage in table talk and group discussions around a set of guiding questions. The 2016-2017 budget challenges will be presented at each of these community meetings.

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bronze medals.

In the Juvenile Boys category, Comox Valley’s Ross Lamon came away with a bronze in the sprint race, and a silver in the long distance classic race. In the competitive field of Junior

Boys, Tallon Noble also had strong races, taking home a silver and a bronze in the two distance events.

Strathcona Nordics have had a very consistent season so far.

Their training base is evident, and Andrea Stapff says she is “very proud” of her athletes.

From Feb. 25-28 Aiden Noble, Stephen Lamon, Zander Swift, Taz Oldaker, Calder Guimond, Emmy Stapff, Amelia Wells, Emma Wong and Annelies Henckel represented the Nordics at the BC Winter Games in Penticton.

Accompanying these athletes were head coach Andrea Stapff, Tim McGrady and Derek Wells, who shared coaching and ski waxing duties over the course of the weekend.

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It turned out to be a family affair, with siblings Tallon and Aiden Noble, Ross and Stephen Lamon, and Alec and Emmy Stapff representing the Nordics.

In the Midget Girls category, Campbell River’s Emmy Stapff brought home a bronze in the 1.2 km classic sprint race.

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PeeWee A Chiefs win Island Div. 2 title The Comox Real Estate Team PeeWee A Chiefs capped their regular season on a high note by taking home the Vancouver Island Div. 2 championship banner.

Kicking off the season with a challenging selection process and difficult tiering round, the newly established team started their 2015-16 journey.

Although skilled as individuals, they quickly learned that success was achieved through teamwork, resulting in a bronze medal at the Seafair Thanksgiving tournament in Richmond.

They all grew as a team, accepting and recognizing the coaching staff’s goals of “defence first” and “hard work” as their key to success, which produced a gold medal in the Saanich tournament in January.

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The finale of the season will be the March 2016 Hometown Heroes tournament in Ridge Meadows.

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Canadians enjoying good season The Roto Rooter Canadians are one of six Novice hockey teams in the Comox Valley. They are also one of two teams selected to travel and represent the Valley for higher tiered games. These players are turning eight and nine this year and this has been their first experience with a select team.

Their dedicated coaches can’t say enough about this team’s determination. “They are really gelling as a team. Its been exciting to see their progress over the year,” says head coach Richard DeLuca.

The team attended tournaments in Victoria, over the Christmas Break, and Campbell River, in January, where they represented the Comox Valley and Roto Rooter with strong skills and great attitudes.

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Twenty-two players participated in the doubles (11 pairs) with Noella Ross (Parksville) and her partner Angie Kienas (Port Alberni) taking first place over locals Patti Dennis and Brenda Durant, winning two of three in the final.

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Third and fourth spots went to Kellie Watt and Ann Ward and Sandi Kohlen and her partner Wendy Jackson, all local ladies.

Sixteen players participated in the singles event; Anita Hopps of Parksville was the winner over local lady Sandi Kohlen. Placing third and fourth were Noella Ross and Lorraine Hopps (Parksville).

High out went to Tracey Lee Culos taking out 100 in the doubles, while Mary Jubinville took out 84 in the singles.

The high score in the doubles was 140 by Sandi Kohlen and in the singles was Anita Hopps also with a 140.

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SCORE BOARD Wednesday Night Adult John West 224, Scott Murray 207, Sandy Nurse 248, Wade Raithby 195, Barb Pottruff 216, Gord Pottruff 224, Rick Granneman 230, Ross McWillis 273 Thursday 12:30 55 Plus Vicki Bailie 210, Linda Meers 235, Vera Winter 219, Grace Rodriguez 225, Bob VanNes 224, Carolle Allen 197, Bob Sharp 215, Wayne Jeffrey 213 Thursday Night Adult Duwanee Granneman 256, Jessica Giroux 250, Bruno Bagdan 273, Lorne Sutcliff 201, Dawn Hill 222, Brian Booth “324”, Rick Kroeker 272, Aprile Brekke-Reidl 211, Katelyn Anderson 205, Pat Sampson 261, Jason Fowler 249, Ross McWillis 235, Ed Carefoot 230, Jim Parkin 238, Barb Glover 224, Steve Royer 239, Chris Roberge 276 Friday 9:30 55 Plus Ickle Brown 251, Ken Scavarda 264, Nick Tjart 241, Coral Tanner 192, Joan Lucas 199, Jim Lucas 190, George Andrews 195, Joyce Unsworth 220, Minnie Frame 185, Anna Delucry 191 Special Olympics Jamie Bennett 161, Mandy Iverson 158, Colin Wells 186, Clayton Heid 201, Jesse Anderson 134, Danny Erb 191, Clint McColl 151, Bobby Bolen 170, Amy Baudias 104, Leona Wagner 160

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Beachcomber gets $267K renovation Beachcombers Academy & Little Oysters Preschool has just wrapped up a large renovation.

The project included the building of a new preschool room, a new custom play structure and playground, landscaping and a host of new extras. The total project cost was $267,000, of which $218,000 was funded through a grant awarded by the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development.

“We are very pleased with our new preschool facility and playground,” said principal Wendy Preston. “It is truly beautiful with the ocean views from the remodelled playground, the stunning new stained glass window and our lovely garden mosaic. It is an inspiring place for children to learn. “We are so grateful to our sponsors and the Province

for making this possible.”

The garden mosaic was created by students and staff with funding from the Comox Valley Horticultural Society. It is a beautiful centre piece to the school garden.

The stained glass is a large two-panel installation by stained glass master Ted Goodden and visual artist Nicole Tritter that was installed with financial assistance from the Comox Valley Regional District and Mac’s Oysters. It depicts a cedar forest rustled by the wind, and it is a perfect complement to the school’s coastal curriculum.

“The playground got a complete makeover,” said president, Zoe Lambert. “We installed a new fall zone, added more swings, a slide, some landscaped play areas, and the very popular play structure that has a small

climbing wall.

“The play structure is situated between two trees, and so students have begun calling it the tree house, although it actually sits on the ground.

It was designed by our older students a few years ago. Students made a presentation to the Home Depot that provided a substantial donation of materials. A very big thank you to the Home Depot for making the tree house and climbing wall possible.”

The school renovation also included new student ‘cubbies’, a new preschool office, a new upstairs staff and storage room, and an upgrade to the school’s earthquake and emergency supplies.

The school prioritized a seismic upgrade during its initial renovation six years ago, so this time focussed on improving its emergency supplies.

Understanding current marketing concepts ■ Joe Smith IT’S YOUR BUSINESS

Today’s world operates at a far greater pace than could have been imagined at the turn of the century.

The products, services, manufacturing and new technology have dramatically altered the face of business.

Most telling is the speed at which decisions have to be made. Decisions that once took days or weeks are now being decided upon in minutes or even seconds.

The good news is that because of what is available today, you can pinpoint with a certain degree of accuracy who your best prospects are and how you can reach them.

However, choosing the right approach to your marketing strategy will be crucial to your success.

Here are a few definitions

of some of today’s marketing concepts that will give you an idea of the different approaches you can apply.

Outbound marketing: This is what the majority of businesses use today. It is the traditional method of reaching out to potential customers including those who are not even actively looking for a product or service.

Inbound marketing: This is focused on developing strategies that help people who are looking for your product or service to find you.

The best example of this kind of marketing is search engine optimization that is becoming so critical for marketers who rely on the Internet.

Niche marketing: The emphasis here is to develop a product or service that no one else is offering, and focus the company’s efforts on catering to a select group of consumers. This is often the best route to take in a highly competitive market.

Guerrilla marketing: This can be termed as uncon-

ventional marketing where the budgets are small and success relies on timing, energy, and doing something unusual to grab people’s attention.

Affiliate marketing: This is simply joining forces with another non-competitive company or companies whose target audience is similar. It stretches budgets, and helps to solidify relationships and top of mind awareness.

The above are only the tip of the proverbial iceberg when you consider other approaches such as social marketing, cause marketing, direct marketing, green marketing and global marketing to name just a few.

While programs and strategies have changed over the years, good marketing always leads the way to customer satisfaction and increased business.

Joe Smith is a communications consultant and an accomplished fine artist. He can be reached via email at joesmith@shaw.ca

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Council has approved second reading of a bylaw that would allow medical marijuana production facilities on lands within the Agricultural Land Reserve.

Health Canada regulations changed in 2014. Federal licences geared to larger scale production/distribution facilities have replaced the old system of personal use licences. Recent legislative changes allow land owners to farm plants in the ALR if sanctioned to produce marijuana for medical purposes.

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MCGRATH (HIRSCHFELD) HONOR ANNETTA Sept. 30, 1926 – February 16, 2016

With heavy hearts we must say goodbye to our mother, grandmother and great grandmother.

Mom was born and raised in the small mining town of Goldenville, N.S. It was there that she met her future husband Harry McGrath the brother of her girlfriend Kaye. She moved with her parents to Acadia Street in Halifax where she completed high school and business college. She married Harry who was then enlisted in the Military in 1945. They were posted to many locations across Canada before settling in the Comox Valley in 1964.

Mom was a dedicated homemaker who led a simple and quiet life. She was selfless, strong of character and strong of heart. She suffered many illnesses throughout her life seldom complaining.

Honor is surived and missed by her three children, Arlen McGrath of Courtenay, Carolyn (Don) Ellis of Comox and Paul McGrath of Fanny Bay. Grandchildren Krista, Karen, Scott and Tara along with four great grandchildren, Austin, Rylan, Nevaeh and Mateo. Her pride and joy.

She is also survived and missed by her brother Trueman (Beverly) Hirschfeld of North Vancouver, B.C. and her Aunt Prudy Leslie of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia always remaining close like sisters throughout the years. She also remained phone buddies with many relatives on the east coast maintaining a close relationship.

She was predeceased by her husband Harry McGrath, her parents Trueman and Caroline Hirschfeld. Caroline moved to the Comox Valley to be with Mom in her final years.

Predeceased by her brothers Arthur (Doreen) Hirschfeld of Garson, Ontario and Kevin (Ruth) Hirschfeld of Garson, Ontario.

Mom did not wish a formal service and family will hold a private gathering at a later date.

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Ernest David Black August 1, 1931 to February 14, 2016 Ernie’s life came to an end when the increasing severity of the symptoms of Parkinsons that he had resisted for many years overcame that resistance.

He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Diane Palmason; his children Laurie Schneyer (Joel), Andrew Black (Cheri) and Linda Black (Mike Zabinski), their mother Beverley Koger; and his four granddaughters Jessica Demeester (Matt), Sarah Black, Julia Schneyer and Isabelle Schneyer.

He is also remembered by his step-family Esther Hutton, Craig Hutton (Andrea), Eric Hutton (Caroline), Tracy Hutton (Ian MacLeod); and Diane’s five grandchildren Sebastian, Nathan, Oden, Cora and Emmett.

Ernie received his Bachelors degree in Agriculture from Macdonald College, and went on to earn a Masters degree in Geology from McGill University. He was rightfully proud of his 60+ year career as a geologist, first with several companies, and then as an independent consultant. He was honoured in 2012 with an award from the Mining and Exploration Division of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration “in recognition of (his) professionalism and contributions to the Mining Industry.” His three children were thrilled to surprise him by traveling to Seattle, WA to attend this event.

His many achievements as a skier, and as runner on the roads and track, were also a source of pride and pleasure.

Several events are being planned in Ernie’s honour, including a Walk/ Run Brunch on Saturday, April 9 from 9am to 1pm at 2464 Avro Arrow Drive. There will also be an Open House for family, friends and neighbours on Saturday, April 16 from 10pm to 2pm at the above address.

BAULCOMB – FRANK LEONARD December 7, 1962 – February 20, 2016

It is with sad hearts we announce the passing of Frank Leonard Baulcomb on February 20, 2016, in Courtenay, BC. Frank is predeceased by his father Desmond Baulcomb. He is survived by his wife Christine Baulcomb, mother Annabelle Baulcomb; daughters Jacqueline Baulcomb and Celina Baulcomb; brothers Craig Baulcomb (Daisy Baulcomb) and Dean Baulcomb as well as many nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.

In Frank’s leisure time he enjoyed surfing, had a passion for cooking for his family, walking his dog, the outdoors, his animals and had a love of music. He coached Rugby and had a life long dedication to the game. He belonged to the Comox Kickers Men’s Rugby, previously Nanaimo Hornets and Richmond Rugby Club. Frank’s working life involved a 30-year career with Canada Post.

A celebration for Frank will be held Sunday, March 6th with a memorial rugby game to kick off the day at 2pm Cumberland Village Park. Celebration of Life will follow at 4pm at the Fallen Alders Hall, 3595 Royston Road, Courtenay, B.C.

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For some families, viewing is chosen as a matter of course. Yet, some are apprehensive saying they prefer to remember the deceased “as he or she was.” However, the last time you saw the person may not have been a comforting experience.

We have found that those who have chosen to view prior to cremation or burial have always been grateful to once again see the person they love privately at peace and looking cared for.

Even if only one or two people need this last chance to “say goodbye”, it should be granted.

As Funeral Directors, we respect whichever decision a family makes in this regard, but experience has taught us that it’s better to have done it, than to wish you had.

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“A life well lived I am born as a true German but my heart belongs to Canada” Vera is survived and will be dearly missed by her son Thomas (Kate); grandchildren Celine, Stephanie and Shanna; her great-grandchildren; sisters Inge, Monika and Anke, as well as her nieces and nephews.

A Service of Remembrance in celebration of Vera’s life will take place on Monday, March 7, at 1:00PM from COMOX VALLEY FUNERAL HOME, CREMATION AND RECEPTION CENTRE, 1101 RYAN ROAD, with interment at Courtenay Civic Cemetery.

Fellowship and refreshments will follow in the “Garden Room” of the Funeral Home.

For those wishing, donations in her memory to the MS Society, P.O. Box 656, Campbell River, BC V9W 6J3, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, P.O. Box 1225, Comox, B.C. V9M 7Z8 or the Canadian Cancer Society, #102 – 1509 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay, B.C. V9N 2K6 would be appreciated.

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Gordon (Wayne) Douglas January 19th 1945 ~ January 9th 2016 Wayne was born in Victoria BC but was raised in North Vancouver. He moved to the Comox Valley to raise his family. He loved to work and did so in many different countries.

The last 17 years were in the Turks & Caicos Islands. We came back to Courtenay in December 2015 to be with family, when we discovered he had incurable brain cancer. All of our family and friends were welcomed in to his niece Dena and husband Peter Morro’s home, here in the Comox Valley, so Wayne could live out what time he had left. Wayne was predeceased by his 1st wife Chrystal 1984, mother Jenny 1998, son Michael 2015, brother in law David 1991.

Wayne is survived by his loving wife Christine, 3 children Matthew Douglas, Richard Christensen (Charlene), Jennifer Fraser (Devin). Eight beautiful grandchildren, sister Donna Bews, numerous nieces & nephews, brothersin-law, sisters-in-law, mother-in-law Karen Anderson.

All family and friends please join us in Wayne’s Celebration of Life at the Native Son’s Hall Sunday, July 17th at 2:00pm. He touched many peoples lives. Donations can be made to a charity of your choice. “You’re only the memories you leave behind�

Ferenc “Frank� Iszak October 9, 1928 – February 22, 2016 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our Dad and Grandpa.

Frank was born in a small village in Hungary. He immigrated to Canada in 1956, settling in Victoria, B.C. In 1969 he married his wife, Katalin.

He worked as an Ironworker at the shipyard in Esquimalt (Yarrows/ Versatile) until retirement. In his spare time, Frank built a few homes for his family. He also enjoyed tending his gardens, travelling and wine making.

In 2012, Frank lost his love after 43 years of marriage, Katalin, to cancer, and moved to the Comox Valley to live with his daughter.

Unfortunately our time with Dad/Grandpa was far too short as dementia began to take hold. He leaves behind his daughter Susan, son-in-law Shawn, and grandsons Zachary and Joshua.

We’d like to thank all those that took the time and effort to get to know and help him. Thank you to: The staff at OceanView, the caregivers at OmniCare, Dr. Theresa Wilson, and the staff at 3 South at the Campbell River Hospital.

DAPHNE RALPHS BORDEN (nee Corfield)

March 1, 1919 – February 28, 2016 It is with great sadness that we bid final farewell to a wonderful mother, grandmother and great grandmother following a short but courageous battle with lung cancer.

Daphne was pre-deceased by her husband L.F.G. “Bob� Borden.

She is survived by her brother Michael (Liz) of Totnes, England; sister Lindy of Winchester, England; sons Michael (Kathy) of Yellowknife, NT and Richard (Robbie) of Kelowna, BC; and by her grandchildren Jamie (Curtis) of Nanaimo, BC, Trish of Kelowna, BC, Robert (Jessie) of Yellowknife, NT and Allan of Yellowknife, NT. Daphne was a strong and independent woman. She was born in London, England and after the war she set sail for Canada, following in the footsteps of other members of the Corfield family who settled on Vancouver Island in the late 1800’s. She married Bob in 1950 and relocated to the small and isolated mining town of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories. Although the rugged lifestyle was a sharp contrast to her upbringing in England, she fell in love with the north and spent the next 26 years in Yellowknife and Discovery. Daphne immersed herself in her lifelong passions for arts, crafts, piano, gardening and raising her family.

In 1976 Bob and Daphne retired to Courtenay, BC where she continued to pursue her interests with painting, horticultural, CYMC and hiking groups. In 1986 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and subsequently became an ardent supporter and active volunteer for the Canadian Cancer Society. Although legally blind in her later years, Daphne continued to forge ahead with her painting, exploring new styles and techniques. Bob died in 1991 and true to her strong and independent form Daphne spent the next 25 years in her own home, where she died peacefully on Sunday.

Daphne was not one for the limelight, preferring to grind it out in the trenches and get things done. Nonetheless, she and Bob were honored to have a street named after them in Yellowknife in recognition of their community involvement. Daphne was thrilled last year to be selected as one of Courtenays’ Citizens of the Century.

Daphne was truly an inspiration to a vast number of people spanning great geographical distances and over many decades. We are blessed to have had so many great years with her and she will be missed by all who knew her.

A reception will be held in the Evergreen Lounge at the Florence Filberg Centre in Courtenay at 2 pm, Sunday March 6, 2016.

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society in Daphne’s name.

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LEGALS A-1 Mini-Storage - Notice is hereby given, to the following persons, under the Warehouse Lien Act, that their contract has fallen into arrears, and that they have failed to respond to collection attempts: Mac Eyre, Laurie Annand and Shelley Murray. The contents of these units may be sold on or after April 5, 2016 to recoup funds owing, unless FULL PAYMENT is made prior to this date.

Shirley Lorraine LeBlanc August 25.1945 – December 21.2015 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Shirley. She will be remembered for her beauty, strength, grace and courage of a true woman. Her presence will be truly missed. Shirley is survived by her children, David Cowie and Shawna LeBlanc, her grandchildren Jennifer and Amanda Cowie, Calvin and Jared Cowie and her Great Grandchildren Drew and Oliver. May she now go “home� to the place where she will find Leo (Husband), Janice (Daughter) along with her sister, Mother and father. “To the moon and Back� we all Love you and you will be forever in our hearts.

SYKES – DOROTHY CLARICE January 7, 1932 – February 26, 2016 Dorothy passed away peacefully on February 26, 2016 at Glacier View Lodge in Courtenay, B.C. She was pre-deceased by her husband Jim Sykes, her son Brian Sykes and her son-in-law Mike Murray. Dorothy will be greatly missed by her son Paul Sykes (Leanne), her daughters Daneen Karch (Gordy) and Heather Murray, her grandchildren; Amanda, Matthew and Carver as well as her great grandchildren; Brett, Ava and Chevi.

In her leisure time Dorothy loved to garden, play cards, bake and go for walks. She was very outgoing with a great sense of humour. Dorothy so loved her family and great long-time friends.

Private family arrangements.

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CREMATION AND RECEPTION CENTRE 1101 Ryan Road, Courtenay

In LOVING MEMORY of GILKIN, MARTIN (BUD) March 22, 1930 March 5, 2001 Tenderly we treasure the past With memories that will always last...

We miss you Dad Love, Margaret Ann and Family

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING EVENTS

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT Notice is hereby given that the following unit at All Secure Storage, 3610 Christie Parkway, Courtenay, BC have fallen into arrears and the owner has failed to respond to collection attempts by All Secure Storage or its agents.

VICTORIA WILSON #102 2647 Muir Street, Courtenay, BC. If the owner has not contacted All Secure Storage and made arrangements to pay the account and remove the contents, this unit will be disposed of March 9 , 2016. •

PERSONALS

CALL FOR ENTRIES 13TH ANNUAL Kitty Coleman Woodland Art & Bloom Festival.

Fine Art and Quality Crafts Juried Show.

Presented in a spectacular outdoor setting May 21, 22 and 23 Applications for Artisans are available at woodlandgardens.ca or email 2bevzimmerman@gmail.com 250-338-6901

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Contact 1-8884ALANON (1-888-425-2666). www.al-anon.alateen.org ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink, it is your business, if you want to Stop it is ours. Ph: A.A 250-338-8042 Call Any Time 24/7 Nar-Anon are you affected by someone’s use of drugs, we can help. Wed. Group 7:30pm at 280-4th St. Eureka Support Society contact Jack 3343485. Fri. Group 7:30pm, Komok’s Health Centre, 3322 Comox Rd. Call Rene 334-2392.

LOST AND FOUND

Millie LeDahl

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On Friday, February 26th, 2016, Millie LeDahl was welcomed in peace by her son Rick along with her parents Fred and Ola, sister Jessie and brother John.

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Millie is survived by her husband Don, sister Lucy, children Joanne (Grant), Merle (Corrine), Rob (Marion), Murray (Shelia), as well as thirteen grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and many dear friends and family.

A service for friends and family was held at Comox Valley Funeral Home, Cremation and Reception Centre on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016.

A summer celebration will be held at Miracle Beach, a place Millie loved. Date to be decided later.

The family wishes to thank Dr. T’ien, Dr. Nel, nurses Shelly, Isabella, and Suzanne at St. Joseph’s Hospital and our many caring and comforting friends.

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

DEATHS

DEATHS

Chief Norman Frank April 27, 1925 to February 27, 2016 Surrounded by family, Chief Norman Frank, Nim nim um, passed away peacefully at home on February 27, 2016. He was born in St. Joseph’s Hospital on April 27, 1925 to Isaac and Louisa Frank and lived his entire life in the Comox Valley.

Norman started work at an early age in the fishing and logging industries and retired at the age of 75 as the skipper of his seine boat the Courtenay Maid.

During World War II, as soon as he was old enough, he joined the army. On his return, he was able to purchase his home on the Dyke where he lived for 70 years.

Norman was a hereditary, as well as, the elected chief of the K’omoks First Nation for over 30 years. He was a quiet man, generous to a fault and always willing to help others.

Norman was predeceased by his wife, Barbara in 2009, and siblings Irene, Jake, Mona, Bessie, Stanley, Mabel and Vincent.

He will be forever loved and missed by his children Kerry & Shelley, April & Doug, grandchildren Sean, Michael, Katherine, Amy, Kelly & Emily and their children, his special niece Donna Frank, close cousin Violet Wilson and brother Stanley, as well as, a large extended family and many friends.

Thanks to Dr. Reggler, Home and Community Care Nursing, and the KDC Health staff especially Bernice Whonnock.

At his request, there will be no service.

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Quatse River Campground Port Hardy Previous experience in campground management an asset. Competent repair and maintenance skills and a Valid BC drivers licence are required.

Apply with resume to: Manager, Box # 1409, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0 Email: nvisea@island.net 250-949-9022 Closes March 11th, 5pm

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TREE TO Me: Farm Manager (Organic) Tree To Me is a new organic farm operation located in Keremeos, BC that has a farm market, coffee shop, bakery and bed and breakfast. The company requires a full time Farm Manager. This is a career position with the opportunity for equity ownership in the business. The current farm operation includes tree fruits, perennial vegetables and berries, annual vegetables and a greenhouse operation. Along with increasing production in these areas, additional farming activities will be added in the future. The successful candidate will have both academic and practical farm experience, an aptitude for equipment and building maintenance and be capable of functioning within a management team. An attractive remuneration package will be offered.

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Apply with resume between 9 and 11am, Monday to Friday, ask for Barry.

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Get back what you deserve Reasonable Rates No job is too large or small Call 250-218-5792 jimmcgill@hotmail.ca Jim McGill

CARPENTRY 250-650-1333 SKILLED carpenter. Licensed & certified.

Free estimates, Call Doug www.suncrestholdings.ca NEED A GUY? Handyman Service. Journeyman Carpenter & Jack of all trades.

Reno’s, decks, tiling, bath/kitchens, doors, windows, fix-ups & maintenance. 30yrs exp.

Reasonable rates.

Seniors Discount. Please call Jamie 250-650-6304

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Want marketable skills?

If you have been unsuccessful in finding work, want an on-the-job learning experience and meet program eligibility, wage subsidy may be available.

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www.thejobshop.ca The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Group Coordinator Part-Time

Early Years Group Coordinator part-time position, 15 hours per week with a focus on pregnancy, early parenting, health and nutrition. Applicant must demonstrate ability to facilitate groups, coordinate activities and have extensive knowledge of community resources.

Seeking positive team-oriented individual with excellent communication skills. Bachelor’s degree in related field with at least 2 years of direct experience working with at-risk families plus current CPR/First Aid certificate.

Closing date March 11, 2016.

Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Hard copy of job description available at: Comox Valley Family Services Association 1415 Cliffe Ave. Courtenay, B.C For further information you can call Jane at (250)871-7577 or email jane.h@cvfsa.org

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Eagles Hall; 2965 Boys Rd, Duncan. Firearms, Sporting goods, Militaria. 250-746-7812

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looking for any type, any condition of firearms, whole estates to single, fair market value paid, have all licences to purchase. Call (250)667-4862.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER 97 MOBILE Home 980 sq ft.

2bdrm, 2bath, laminated flooring, bright and updated on rental pad, furniture incl. + all appls, fixtures & blinds. Walking distance to the beach and Powell River Ferry.

55+ N/Pets. Del’s MHP 1240 Wilkinson Rd. Asking $129,900 OBO. 250-890-9018

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COURTENAY 2898 Windsor Pl. Mar 4-6 (9-6). Massive estate sale. Liquidating 5500 sq ft executive home. Everything goes in 3 days. Designer furn., (inc. patio) high end appl’s, collectables soapstone carving, fine bone china & antiques galore. 10 bookcases full of coffee table books, tools, & more. For photos go to www.estateliquidators.ca

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LANDSCAPING LAWN MOWING, Trimming and more. I’m a young guy looking for some honest work.

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PAINTING COLIN’S PAINTING. Winter Special 3 rooms $299. Ceilings & trim extra. 30 yrs exp.

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SENIORS INTERIOR PAINTING 30 Years Experience Reliable, meticulous workmanship Seniors pricing Gord 250-650-8065

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE FUEL/FIREWOOD CVFirewood- Obtained legally from TimberWest. Seasoned, Custom cut, split, del’d. Also bins of firewood uncut, unsplit, $200/bin (approx. 2 cords) (250)703-3473.

WANTED: FIREWOOD, cash paid for 1-100 log truck loads of firewood grade fir. Near Cookcreek. 250-650-1322.

OPEN HOUSE: River View condo “The Tides� Air Park, Sat Mar 5th 11am-1pm, #15 115 20th St., Courtenay, 2bdrm, 2 bath, 930sq.ft. $221.900. 250-897-9934

RENTALS HOMES FOR RENT CLOSE TO DRIFTWOOD MALL 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 5 appls, B/I Vac, Gas F/P, fam. rm., garage, N/S, No pets, Avail.

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SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING QUIET independent living in Sointula for 55 years or older One bedroom suite;heating and laundry facilities included.$425. Small dog or cat accepted. 250-973-6483

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■When members of the Next Wave business networking group helped host a special Valentine’s lunch on Feb. 12 through the Sonshine Lunch Club, their goal was to make February a little brighter for the estimated 100-150 people who attended. Not only did Next Wave members raise $600 and go out and buy ingredients and supplies, they donated an additional $150 to the Sonshine Lunch Club, the “soup kitchen� operated by members of St. John the Divine and St. Peter’s Anglican Church. Then they helped prepare the food, serve it and clean up afterward.

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■The Evergreen Club’s Meet & Greet Singles Group organized the ‘Open Your Hearts’ Food Bank drive at the Florence Filberg Centre Feb. 10-12. They raised $335, and many bags and boxes of food and essentials. Pictured, from left - Marie Archer, Barbara Mueller, Ethel (Babs) Rodwell, Patricia Lee, food bank director Sandra Josephson, food bank president Jeff Hampton and Ellen Whitelaw.

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Local businesses were showcased at the Native Sons Hall in Courtenay during the Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce Trade Show, Feb. 23.

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The Comox Valley Airport Commission (CVAC) confirmed the appointment of Martin Crilly to its board of directors on Wednesday morning.

Crilly brings more than 40 years of experience in transportation policy, planning, regulation, economics and logistics with him to the CVAC board.

As the regional transportation commissioner for South Coast BC, he provided independent oversight of TransLink‘s bus, rail and ferry services within Metro Vancouver. In another watchdog role, he served as the BC Ferries Commissioner, setting caps on BC Ferries’ fares and monitoring its service quality.

“We are very fortunate to have someone with Martin’s level of experience contributing to our board,” said Comox Valley Airport Commission chair, Frank van Gisbergen. “Martin has lived in

the Comox Valley for the past 17 years and he understands the importance of the airport to this community. His knowledge of transportation policy issues will be a valuable addition to our team.”

Crilly has written and published numerous papers and articles on transportation planning and public policy. He is an accomplished meeting chair and facilitator and has frequently acted as a moderator. He co-ordinated Kye Bay CleanUp, a successful community initiative which joined Kye Bay to the Town of Comox, and its municipal sewerage and water services.

Crilly fills the local governments nominee vacancy, a position formerly held by Jay Oddleifson, who retired his post after his term expired.

The Comox Valley Airport Commission is the governing authority for the operation of the Comox Valley Airport.

Film addresses refugees fleeing homophobia Experience Canada’s refugee claim system through the lives of five people fleeing homophobic violence in their home countries, at NIC’s community film night Thursday, March 10.

NIC’s Global Learning Initiative presents Last Chance, an award-winning documentary with unique insight into the challenges of the Canadian refugee system.

Last Chance shares asylum seekers’ fear of deportation and anxiety as they navigate the Canadian system and await a decision that will change their lives forever.

The documentary is widely considered the first film to follow individuals from their home countries to their arrival in Canada, one of the world’s first countries to accept asylum seekers based on sexual orientation and iden-

WELCOMES YOU TO SERVICES AT:

COMOX UNITED

Comox Recreation 1855 Noel Ave

Comox Avenue at 250 Beach Dr.

“A place for you: John 14:2

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Sunday Worship Worship and Sunday and Children & Youth Program 10 am Children & Youth Program Saturday Service at 5am pm (Sept-May) 10:00

Rev. Maggie Enwright

Taize Services at 5:00 pm

Email: cxunited@telus.net

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It is directed by Canadian filmmaker Paul Emile d’Entremont and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.

The screening takes places at the

Stan Hagen Theatre at NIC’s Comox Valley campus, starting at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 pm. For more information, contact Lynne Oberik at lynne.oberik@nic. bc.ca or 250-334-5061.

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“Resonate ~ With All our Hearts, Soul and Might” 10:00AM at Brooklyn Elementary School

1290 Guthrie Rd., Comox

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Sunday Celebration 10:30 am

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2201 Robert Lang Drive

1580 Fitzgerald Ave. Courtenay, BC 250-338-8221

(Old Fish and Game Building)

250-334-8424

Full Gospel Christian Fellowship

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11:00 am & 7:00 pm

Sunday 10 am

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Worship Bible Teaching Sunday School

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St. John the Divine

Rev. Anthony Divinagracia, Rector 579 - 5th Street, Courtenay 100 Years of Ministry in the Comox Valley

SUNDAY SERVICE

SATURDAY

8:30 am and 10:00 am

5:40 Express Contemporary Worship

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9:30 PM

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FRIDAY, MARCH 4TH • OLD GROWTH PRODUCTION PRESENTS

TUESDAY 7:00PM

(March 6, 2016) Service Leader: Rev. Meg Roberts Guest Musician: Tony Turner

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Saturday 4:30 pm & before all Sunday masses Children’s Liturgy of the Word & Youth Group, Sept-May Pastor: Father Marek Paczka, SDS Full Wheelchair Access

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We carry many well-known flooring brands, as well as many Carpet One exclusives.

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~ CELEBRATING OUR 30TH YEAR IN BUSINESS ~

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■ P5 Ski-a-thon to raise funds for VIMSS ■ P27 Make-A-Wish comes through for a Comox Valley girl.

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