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Missing, murdered given a voice

By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor Roxana Wadhams (Wilson) has been given the opportunity to turn years of agonizing personal pain into positive change.

On June 3, 1989, Roxana’s daughter Adriane Wadhams, who was just six years old, was brutally raped and murdered in Fort Rupert. Jason Kennedy, 15, was arrested, tried as an adult, and found guilty of First Degree murder on May 29, 1992 and sentenced to life in prison. Kennedy is still in jail, having waived his last parole hearing.

Adriane is one of hundreds of aboriginal girls and women that have been victims of violent crimes across Canada.

A 2014 report by the RCMP concluded 1,017 aboriginal women had been murdered between 1980 and 2012, and that another 164 were considered missing.

As part of his election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to launch an inquiry into the issue.

Since the Liberal Party took office, Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and Status of Women Minister Patty Haydu have toured the country to hear from family members about what the inquiry should look like.

As part of this process, Roxana has represented the North Island at two recent meetings.

The first was a three-day gathering in Prince George held from Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 which was attended by about 500 relatives who shared their stories with BC government officials, including Justice Minister Suzanne Anton, Public Safety Minister Mike Morris, and Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad.

The Prince George meeting was the result of a memorandum of agreement between the provin-

Submitted Photo Roxana Wadhams (Wilson), centre sits with her Alert Bay cousins Karen Cook, left, and Emma Svanik, right, who lost two of their sisters - Rosalind who was murdered in Vancouver and Patricia who was murdered in Alert Bay at the age of 11.

cial government, the First Nations Leadership Council and Métis Nation BC to end violence against aboriginal women.

Roxana attended along with about 20 others from the North Island who are relatives of victims.

The families that attended were grateful to have the opportunity to “share their stories and give their loved ones a voice,” said Roxana, who took her daughter Samantha Pelkey-Wadhams and two of her grandchildren, 15-year-old twins Latisha and Isaiah, with her to Prince George.

“It was really meaningful for all four of us. It was very emotional, but it really brought a lot of reconciliation and understanding of one another in our time of grief,” she said.

“To make something out of something so tragic, and turn it

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“They are really listening and on the third day they said that they are going to follow through and even open up cases that were closed,” she said.

“I’ve been on a healing journey since 2009 and to go to (the meeting) it was so healing for me,” she said.

Roxana, who also suffered sexual and physical abuse as a child and young woman, has decided to turn her grief and life experience into an opportunity to help others.

“I want to make a difference for them, for myself, and for their safety.”

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While at the Prince George meeting, Wadhams was invited by Chastity Davis, chair on behalf of the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, to travel to Winnipeg, Manitoba Feb. 24 to attend the (federal) 2nd Roundtable on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.

This sharing circle provided an opportunity for families to share their stories directly with Premiers, Ministers and National Aboriginal Organizations in a safe space.

Roxana said that at the roundtable, as she listened to the tragic stories, she reflected on the broken promises that have been made by previous governments over the years.

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Healthy populations target of bird strategy

By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor Endangered birds were on the agenda at a meeting held at the forestry office in Port McNeill Feb. 24.

The two-hour meeting was an opportunity for Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) personnel to provide an update on the proposed provincial mandate surrounding Marbled Murrelet and Northern Goshawk two species at risk under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA).

The ministry is hoping to get feedback from First Nations and stakeholders by the end of March and has created an inbox where people can visit and write their opinions, said Steve Gordon, manager, Biodiversity & Old Growth. (Stakeholders include forest and environmental sectors and local governments.)

Port McNeill was the 12th location where Gordon, and Senior Ecosystem Biologist Darryn McConkey, had held engagement sessions.

The overall goal of the provincial government strategy is to maximize conservation benefits and minimize the socioeconomic impacts of conservation measures.

“We’re proposing a made-in-BC approach,” said Gordon.

What makes the tiny Marbled Murrelet so special is that it is the only seabird that nests in the forest or on the ground at higher altitudes where trees cannot grow. They are listed as threatened due to the loss and fragmentation of their old-growth nesting habitat and threats in the marine habitats where they feed.

“They fly inland quite far to nest,” up to 50 kilometres from the ocean, said McConkey.

They only lay one egg a year and the fledglings “have to fly from their nest to the ocean on their first flight,” McConkey said.

Marbled Murrelet are

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Sparks spark response

By Tyson Whitney Reporter Fire trucks were called out to the Port Hardy Airport just before 10 a.m. on Friday, March 4 “due to electrical lines sparking in the fuel storage area,” said Deputy Chief Brent Borg.

“The power lines above them started sparking, so they got the fuel truck out of there. We got called out and BC Hydro came in and they turned the power off and that was about it,” said Borg.

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COMMENTARY Comments? Box 458, Port Hardy, B.C. V0N 2P0 250-949-6225 Fax 250-949-7655 or email us at editor@northislandgazette.com

Transit passes Cuts - whether to transit passes for the disabled, to education or to environmental oversight – all are a result of government priorities.

Unfortunately, the BC Liberals priorities often are not in the best interest of many people in BC and the North Island.

The loss of transit passes for people on provincial disability have been central to debate in the MLA Update Legislature this week. We have with Claire Trevena been raising this injustice daily in Question Period, in debate on legislation and even from the steps of the Legislature at a rally. I have heard from many people who can see their lives being diminished by this callous cut. The hurt is all the worse when people see Christy Clark travelling on a private jet, with her own personal camera crew, to get to photo ops in her Okanagan constituency. The arrogance is astounding and reflects a government that has been in power so long that it no longer recognizes such inequities as wrong.

The BC Liberals still don’t see that cuts to public education add to inequality. I asked the Minister of Education about the ongoing cuts to the education budget which is having a significant effect on School District 72. The sad irony is that the cuts SD72 are have to make as a result of government policy are just over $1m; the savings from closing two schools is just under $1m.

Advanced education was also in the spotlight when we raised the issue of increased fees at North Island College and other post-secondary institutions. When students from NIC met the Minister in January, he said he knew nothing about these increases, but college presidents say approval for them is coming directly from the Ministry. In Question Period the Minister refused to take responsibility for putting the cost of education further out of reach to many students.

We are not expecting much this session. The BC Liberals are running out of ideas after 15 years in power. For instance, one bill corrects the grammar – fixes commas and replaces US spelling with Canadian – in bills already passed. This is the second such bill in only a few months and such bills are anticipated every session to fix the slipshod spelling and grammar. However Christy Clark has taken much pleasure in announcing the completion of the Great Bear Rainforest agreement between First Nations, forest companies and environmental organizations. There was one announcement in January and a second this week at the Legislature. This week’s event was to mark the introduction of legislation which will govern land use in the region. This is a process which began two decades ago with North and Central Coast land use planning. The Great Bear overlaps part of the North Island constituency and I acknowledged the hard work done by everyone to get to the agreement which allows for logging and resource use under what is known as eco-system based management. I asked the Minister of Forests about the awful state of the Zeballos Forest Service Road. This winter has been particularly bad and has forced an ambulance to turn back. The Minister gave little hope to the people who depend on the road, saying only that he would review it.

I continue to work on my Shadow Ministry role as Opposition Spokesperson on Transportation and BC Ferries and was pleased to introduce to the Legislature two past presidents of the BC Ferry and Marine Workers Union as we continue to raise inequities in our transportation policies across the province. Friday sees me at the Island Coast Economic Trust meeting in Courtenay. We have two more weeks in the Legislature ahead of a constituency break over Easter. I can be reached by email at Claire.trevena.mla@leg. bc.ca, by phone in Campbell River on 250-287-5100, in Port Hardy at 250 949 9473 or toll free on 1 866-387-5100. I’m a Facebook user so feel free to friend me or check out my page and you can also follow me on Twitter @clairetrevena.

Premiers do the carbon shuffle Premier Christy Clark had her dancing shoes on as yet another “climate change” meeting ended in disarray in Vancouver last week.

“This is not the end,” Clark assured reporters after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers emerged with no agreement on a national minimum carbon price. No kidding.

Trudeau declared victory by announcing the unanimous consent to a “Vancouver Declaration,” which basically pays lip service to the concept of “carbon pricing” and kicks another grand federal election promise down the road.

As the rest headed for jets waiting at Vancouver airport, Clark expressed the hope that the public would say “they got together and they made progress.” Did they? Let’s take a look.

Going into the Whistler-Vancouver stop on Trudeau’s globe-trotting glamour tour, Clark correctly noted that it’s other provinces that need to make progress. B.C. has a clear price on carbon emissions; it’s been held at $30 a tonne since Clark succeeded its creator, Gordon Campbell.

Clark’s advice for other premiers is to follow Campbell’s example of a revenue-neutral carbon tax, offset by income tax reductions. You won’t build public support for a carbon tax that makes people poorer, she said.

Of course that’s what Alberta is doing, at a time when many residents are getting poorer already. Alberta’s NDP government plans to match the rate of B.C.’s carbon tax within two years and spend the proceeds.

Other premiers have more creative definitions for pricing carbon. Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil pointed to transmission lines and power purchases from the Muskrat Falls dam under construction in Labrador, to substitute hydro for coal-fired power. The highest electricity prices in Canada are their “carbon pricing” plan.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall pointed to SaskPower’s Boundary Dam carbon capture and storage project. It is the The North Island Gazette is published Thursdays at 7305 Market Street in Port Hardy, B.C. by Black Press Ltd. Canadian Publications Mail Agreement #391275. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

world’s first coal-fired power station to capture carbon dioxide after combustion. The CO2 is sold to oilfield operators who inject it into declining wells to push more oil out, and the project intends to capture sulphur dioxide and fly ash to process and sell for other industrial uses.

Wall is the only Canadian leader to state a couple of inconvenient truths. The purpose of this exercise is to reduce carbon emissions, not to raise tax revenues. And now is the worst possible time to impose more taxes on the oil and gas industry. Clark’s stand-pat strategy on the B.C. carbon tax is going to change this year, as positioning begins for the 2017 election. A B.C. government advisory panel has recommended a 33 per cent increase, conveniently starting in 2018, with annual increases after that.

The current seven-cent-per-litre carbon tax on gasoline sold in B.C. is hardly a deterrent these days, as pump prices have tumbled and could stay low for years to come. And with a fragile economy, it seems unlikely that a big boost in carbon taxes will find favour with voters a year from now.

The B.C. NDP is trying to rebuild its credibility on climate policy. NDP leader John Horgan tried to revise the party’s history, claiming in year-end interviews that the NDP didn’t oppose the carbon tax, only making it revenue neutral rather than spending the money on green initiatives, as Alberta wants to do.

Alas, the NDP’s “axe the tax” campaign going into the 2009 election is a matter of record. The party’s election platform warned that Campbell’s plan “increases taxes for average families by tripling the gas tax” to its current level.

Last week the NDP issued a news release denouncing Clark for presiding over increasing greenhouse gas emissions.

Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca Twitter: @ tomfletcherbc A member of

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Former Winter Harbour man helps Syrians reunite a Syrian family in Victoria.

Two sisters are studying at the University of Victoria while their mother, brother and sister are still in the Middle East.

Moore’s willingness to help despite having brain cancer is a “beautiful gesture,” Lau said.

“I think it’s one of the more generous things I’ve ever heard of in my life.”

The guitarist was told he had an aggressive form of cancer a year ago after complaining of headaches, backaches and nausea. He has an inoperable glioma tumour in his brain.

Doctors at Royal Jubilee Hospital told Moore this form of cancer kills half the sufferers within the first year.

When he received the results of his biopsy, the musician was told it was possible he could die within seven weeks.

He attributes his posi-

Port Alice dog clinic

By Tyson Whitney Reporter Port Alice council has agreed to waive the fees, and authorized the use, of the Community Centre boardroom for a dog behaviour clinic to be held on Saturday, April 16.

“I think it’s terrific that she (Lynda Banting) has put this together,” said Mayor Jan Allen, adding there have been “three complaints about dogs recently, and it’s a good investment.”

The dog behaviour clinic will be run by Lynda Banting, Nicole MacKay, who teaches K9 behaviour, Alex Shore, from 4 Paws Rescue Society in Port Hardy who will speak on local issues concerning dog rescues, and Ken Griffiths, who is a dog whisperer trainer. The local RCMP have been invited to attend.

tive attitude to having come to terms with his mortality early as a young man.

Born in Winter Harbour on northwest Vancouver Island, Moore has had a variety careers. He was a logger, salmon farmer, day trader, oversaw a garden nursery and worked in computer sales and service. He has been married for 31 years and has three adult children.

In his twenties Moore embarked on a spiritual quest, travelling for a decade throughout Europe, the U.S. and Mexico. As a “barefoot hippie looking for enlightenment,” he encountered an 80-yearold man teaching an art class in Paris.

Back then, Moore was struggling with the notion of his own mortality.

When the old man asked what he was doing with his life, Moore said: “Preparing to die.”

The man replied, “From what? Laughing?”

The exchange proved to be a turning point, resulting in a complete shift in Moore’s attitude toward life and death.

He eventually regained his “faith in being human,” and began to be accepting of mortality. This way of living, in turn, led to his positive attitude when confronted with his cancer diagnosis.

Moore said in some ways he even looks forward to his death.

“I’ve been preparing

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Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 Date: March Time: Tuesday, 6:30 - 7:00 pm 22, 2016 Time: 6:30 -7:00 pm Place: Municipal Hall Council Chambers Place: Municipal Hall Council 7360 Columbia Street,Chambers Port Hardy, BC 7360 Columbia Street, Port Hardy, BC We invite you to view the draft bylaw Weonline invite at youwww.porthardy.ca to view the draft bylaw online at www enquiries may be directed to: AllAll enquiries may be directed to: Adrian Maas Adrian Maas Director of Finance Submitted Photo Director of Finance 250-949-6665 amaas@porthardy.ca Michael Moore, who uses the stage name amaas@porthardy.ca 250-949-6665 7496610 Michael Waters, says he has come to terms with his mortality and is enjoying life.

for this for 40 years,” he said.

Moore has undergone radiation and chemotherapy treatment. He is taking blood thinners and other medicines, as well as self-medicating with cannabis. This week, he was feeling no ill effects from his condition.

“One of the most comforting aspects is I’ve hardly changed anything in my life. I’ve learned enough to live a good life. Not to be a bulls-----r. Not to be afraid. And I’ve had a fantastic life.”

The concert was produced by Beck Peacock, who admires both his friend’s music and giving attitude.

“The guy is a gift,” Peacock said. “I hope he continues to share his genius while he’s still here.”

Grant helps scale upgrade

By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor The Regional District of Mount Waddington has received a grant for $60,000 for a truck weigh scale upgrade at the Seven Mile Landfill.

The estimated cost of the project is about $80,000, said Operations Manager Patrick Donaghy at the Regional District of Mount Waddington board of directors meeting Feb. 16. The RDMW has $80,000 in its 2016 budget for the work.

District staff will handle site preparations with the help of local contractors, Donaghy said.

In addition to the new scales, a digital computer system will also be installed.

“Our productivity will go up significantly if we go digital,” he said. “When you’re dealing with paper you have a greater opportunity for error.”

Donaghy said the landfill receives an average of $270,000 in tipping fees each year. Last year, they were approximately $600,000.

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March 15th (3:30 - 7 PM) FIND YOUR FIT TOUR – A YOUTH CAREER EXPLORATION EVENT - The WorkBC Find Your Fit Tour is an interactive student (Grade 6 and up) based event taking place at Port Hardy Secondary School on March 15, 2016 from 3:30pm - 7:00pm for students/parents and community members. The event allows students to jump right in and try the skills they’ll need for different careers in demand across BC. Interactive activity stations including welding, carpentry, accounting, and more will help students apply real life experiences to their career planning.

WHAT THE CHAMBER IS DOING: The Port Hardy Chamber works with BC Chamber on Public Policies that Block Small Companies from Becoming Larger - Small businesses make up 98% of B.C. business and can be rightly called the backbone of B.C.’s economy. But while this number is often presented as a “warm and fuzzy” fact about B.C.’s economy, it’s actually an ominous number that highlights how few B.C. companies are able to grow into larger businesses.

Large businesses are vital to the provincial economy as they have the resources and scale to invest, innovate, and create high-quality jobs for British Columbians. A major barrier to small business growth is a tax regime that sharply penalizes companies as soon as they reach a certain threshold ($500,000 in revenues for B.C.). Any company that grows beyond that size sees its provincial tax rate skyrocket from the 2.5% small business rate to the 11% corporate rate. As much as we celebrate our small businesses, government also needs to enable them grow into bigger businesses. To position B.C. businesses to grow, Chambers are calling for changes to corporate tax rates and breaks that penalize growth. This will be a hot topic at the coming BC Chamber AGM & Conference May 29-31, 2016.

As the Chamber works towards trying to alleviate pressures on Small Business; the Chamber is looking to celebrate local businesses at the annual ‘Best of the Best’ 44th Business Excellence Awards. Voting is now open from March. 1-31, 2016 @ https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5HG7PPL - We encourage all community members to take a moment and cast their vote for the businesses that make the community of Port Hardy. The awards will be held on April 8th, 2016 at the Quatse Stewardship Centre dinner and auction.

Tickets will be sold at the Chamber office and at Café Guido. Tickets are limited so we encourage planning for and purchasing your tickets early!

A reminder that our 2016 invoices have been mailed out and are due. When you send in your membership fees, please make sure to inform us of any changes in your business information or send us updated promotional materials for distribution. The Chamber has countless benefits available that help you save; Call us and we’ll connect you to the provider that makes sense for you. To find out more about what is coming in in the next few months and to see the dates and speakers for the 2016 luncheons please visit www.porthardychamber.com

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“You could even say I’m ecstatic. I’m enjoying myself more than I did one year ago. Or even two years ago,” said the 62-year-old guitarist, who uses the stage name Michael Waters.

Proceeds from Moore’s solo show at Hermann’s Jazz Club will go to the Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society’s efforts to assist Syrian immigrants. Society executive director David Lau said the money will help

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By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor Representatives from North Island College schooled the Regional District of Mount Waddington board of directors on their institution at a meeting Feb. 16.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been in the real, real, North Island,” said President John Bowman, who introduced NIC’s new Mount Waddington regional campus Coordinator Caitlin Hartnett.

Bowman told the board Harnett has been a member of the NIC faculty for seven years.

“She is now a key leader for our institution” who will “facilitate connections in the community at all levels.”

Harnett knows the region, and NIC hopes with her in the position the institution will “regain some momentum that we lost, because we had no one in place,” said Bowman.

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out of a three-year cycle of funding reductions, Bowman told the board.

As a result, “NIC is a lean, mean, and very efficient organization.”

How smaller colleges are funded needs to change, Bowman said.

“The one size fits all (approach) is seriously disadvantaging British Columbians who live in smaller rural communities.

“The challenge in small communities is obtaining a critical mass of students,” he said.

One of the big things NIC did last year, he said, was develop a five-year plan.

“It’s pretty ambitious and comprehensive,” said Bowman, with “a clarity of focus.”

In-community learning is a continuing priority for the college, said Bowman, which in some ways is a return “back to our roots.”

One of the college’s goals, he said, is to increase its connections with secondary schools, students, teachers and parents.

They are also hoping

Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Photo North Island College President John Bowman, right, and Mount Waddington regional Campus Coordinator Caitlin Hartnett at the Regional District of Mount Waddington board meeting Feb. 16.

to “reinvigorate” the Regional Learning Council.

Harnett told the board there were some recurring ideas in the economic development strategies that have been done by North Island communities.

“I saw some themes that really jumped out at me,” she said.

Bowman agrees that programming to fill the needs of local economic development strategies is important.

As a result, a new Tourism and Hospitality

M a n a g e m e n t Certificate is being planned that will cater specifically to Aboriginal students, said Harnett, although NIC is looking to open the course up to nonAboriginal students in the future. The main focus of these types of courses is to prepare students for the workplace.

“It’s important that students have jobs when they come out of those courses,” she said.

Towards this end, programs that are

being offered include the Coastal Forestry Resource program, which prepares students for a range of entry-level positions in the sector, and the Aquaculture Technician program which includes not just a marine component, but fresh water and land-based ones as well.

Some possible programming for the future include a master gardener and horticulture courses as well as ones dealing with food production.

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Gazette staff Brain development in children will be the topic of a seminar at the Port Hardy Civic Centre Tuesday April 5 at 7 p.m.

Noted child psychiatrist, and best-selling author, Dr. Bruce Perry will present an overview of brain development and its remarkable malleability during early childhood. Perry will explain how the experiences of early childhood shape the developing brain by providing a range of social, emotional, motor, and cognitive experiences that impact the number and density of neural networks.

His presentation will discuss the vital importance of supporting and fostering brain development from infancy throughout early childhood by supporting the caregivers.

Perry believes the importance of designing caregiving strategies and support programs for new parents cannot be underestimated.

Perry’s address will focus on the importance of positive human relationships as well as providing consistent, nurturing, structured, and enriching environments for children.

This event is free of charge and open to teachers, special education workers, administrators, social workers, foster parents, counsellors, support workers, daycare workers, nurses and parents.

It is sponsored by the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Collaborative, Mount Waddington Local Action Team.

In lieu of a registration fee, participants will be asked to fill out a questionnaire pre and post-event.

Dr. Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph. D. is the Senior Fellow of the Child Trauma Academy, a not-forprofit organization based in Houston, Texas and adjunct professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago.

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By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor Vancouver Island North Tourism could have more marketing dollars to spend starting in April.

VINT Coordinator Joli White submitted an application for increased funding through the Destination BC (DBC) Cooperative Marketing Program for 2016 and that request has been approved in principle.

Destination BC will be contacting the successful candidates any day.

“We’re pretty excited. It’s big news,” said Joli White at the Regional District of Mount Waddington board of directors meeting Feb. 16.

The increased funding would mean that the marketing plan will be significantly expanded from past years and that there will be more opportunities available for tourism businesses to access cooperative programs through Vancouver Island North Tourism, said White via email.

If the funding is approved “saying there will be a significant increase in marketing dollars is a fair statement,” she said.

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As part of her goal to visit all the valleys of British Columbia, Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon visited Port Alice on March 1. Guichon met with Port Alice Mayor Jan Allen and council, attended a community breakfast at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 180, and visited Seaview School to explain her role as a representative of the Queen in British Columbia. Above, Allen (right) presents Guichon with an eagle photo by local photographer Darrell McIntosh. She also stopped in Port McNeill.

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March 16 Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at the Quatse Salmon Centre. Ian Roberts will be the guest speaker. Educated in aquaculture, Roberts has been working as a salmon farmer with Marine Harvest Canada for 23 years.

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April 8 Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce 44th Business Excellence Awards, Quatse Salmon Centre. AGM at 5 p.m. dinner and awards to follow.

April 9 Body Mind & Spirit Fair 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Port Hardy Civic Centre. Free admission, everyone welcome.

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March 16 North Island Community to Community Tourism Forum 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Port Hardy Civic Centre.

March 14 NDP MP Rachel Blaney is holding a disability tax credit seminar at the Port Hardy Lions Club (7450 Columbia St.) on Monday, March 14 at 2 p.m.

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NDP MP Rachel Blaney is holding seminars around the region on the disability tax credit (DTC).

Every year, many eligible Canadians neglect to apply for the DTC, which offers substantial assistance to people who face difficulties in their daily activities.

“The disability tax credit can amount to $1,380 per year per person,” said Blaney. “If you have forgotten to claim it in the past, you can request an adjustment and claim it retroactively as far back as 10 years.”

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By Trish Weatherall For the Gazette In celebration of Heritage Month, Sea View School hosted its first School-Community Heritage Fair at the Port Alice Community Centre Feb. 25. Parents and community members attended throughout the event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“It was a great turnout,” said Principal Heather Johnson. “The children put great effort into their displays and worked with their families to research their heritage. They learned a lot and had fun with it, too.”

In the morning, students presented their table-top displays that explored their heritage from countries including: Belgium, China, Denmark, England, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, and Sweden.

Some focused on a specific relative, a country of their ancestors origin, a display of all the country flags that make

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Sea View hosts first Heritage fair Successful Ducks event up their heritage, a family tree, or on their own ‘history’...dating back as far as 2004! Many students in the tight-knit community also listed friends, parents, and neighbours as part of their family.

Grade 4 stuTrish Weatherall Photo dent Lucca Stewart proud- Volunteer Machiko Maruyama helped students create ly displayed Origami at the Heritage Fair. the people and one of the founders of and boring holes with places of his Italian the Cape Scott settle- antique woodworking heritage, and items ment. Following gener- tools. Deb Lynn probrought back from a ations have lived in Sea vided materials and trip to Italy last year, Otter Cove (near San instruction to make fun including a hoodie from Josef Bay), Quatsino, Victorian hats. School his namesake, Lucca, (Old)‚ Port Alice, and Trustee Carol Prescott and a map and figurine the current Port Alice. helped students hand from the real village of A heritage potluck churn butter. And Pinocchio. lunch welcomed parents Machiko Maruyama Some have local and community mem- taught Origami from her roots. Grade 5 student bers to share some cul- home country of Japan.

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Dynamic Bergmann Piano Duo delightful

By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor North Island music enthusiasts were treated to “some joyful noise” at the Port Hardy Civic Centre Sunday night.

The noise (as the performance was called

by Bergmann Duo’s Elizabeth who plays with husband Marcel) was the crescendo of the 2015-16 North Island Concert Society concert series. The international prize-winning Bergmann Piano Duo brought two Steinway & Sons grand pianos to Port Hardy for their programme, which included selections from Mozart, Brahms

and Gershwin.

Elizabeth told the audience that historically piano duos used to travel across the country by truck and when they arrived at each destination, volunteers would help unload the instruments. “You’re lucky none of you had to volunteer to shlep these things in,” she joked.

The instruments were supplied and transported by Tom Lee Music and the duo was also accompanied by a piano tuner. Intermission featured the Decadent Dessert fund-raising event, with the duo sampling the goodies. The pair only ate half during the break. “If we ate

too much, we’d play too fast,” said Marcel.

After a standing ovation, the Bergmann duo returned to the stage to play a rousing variation of ‘America’ from the musical West Side Story composed

by Leonard Bernstein.

The Bergmann Duo has performed in recital and with orchestras North America and Europe including recent appearances at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam and in Munich in 2013, and on this mini-tour, on Quadra Island.

The North Island Concert Society 201617 series returns next fall.

Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Photo Marcel and Elizabeth Bergmann perform an encore at the Port Hardy Civic Centre Sunday night as the final concert of the North Island Concert Society 2015/16 concert series.

Holden guides writers through short story process

By Tyson Whitney Reporter Two years ago, there were no writers’ groups on the North Island.

Now, thanks to the support of the Port Hardy Public Library, there’s one group that is currently thriving, the North Island Writers’ Society. The society originally spawned from a six-week Introduction to Short Stories workshop, offered by the library.

Garth Holden, an award-winning North Island short story writer with 20 years’ of expe-

rience writing fiction and narrative prose, currently teaches the Short Stories workshop, which runs from Feb. 6 to March 12 at the Port Hardy Public Library.

The author is planning to teach more classes on the subject in Port McNeill and Sointula in June.

“The art and craft of telling stories is what captivates me. We have been offering the Introduction to Short Stories workshop at the library because it is an accessible length (300 - 7,000 words typical-

ly) for beginning writers and a great length for seasoned writers to hone new skills in,” said Holden.

“It is rewarding to see folks trying new ideas on for size and I try to create a safe atmosphere where budding writers can play with words and storytelling.

I have been amazed at the variety and quality of stories people have been creating in our workshops.”

When asked why he decided to become a

writer, Holden replied that back in 1996/1997, he thought that “writing some stories would be an inexpensive way to entertain myself. So, I outlined what I thought would be a short story and when the outline hit 5,000 words I admitted that I was working on a novel.”

Holden started that first story with the understanding that it didn’t have to be the best story ever written, “it had to be the best version of the story

that I could write at that time. Fourteen weeks later I had finished a shaky, saggy, lopsided first draft of a novel.”

Finishing the work “was one of the greatest accomplishments of my life. It took me a few years to learn the plotting, story craft and editing skills necessary to turn that first draft into a readable story, but it was well worth the effort.”

Holden’s advice for anyone who wants to start writing is simple.

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start putting words on paper or a computer screen or your iPhone, and join a group like the North Island Writers’ Society,” said Holden.

“Take a class or go to a workshop. Find some other writers to critique the work you are producing. Figure out what your strengths and weaknesses are and

find ways to address and improve both,” he said.

“Learn how to submit material to magazines, web-sites, contests and papers, then get your writing in the mail. But, first and foremost, entertain yourself. Writing is hard work, if it doesn’t engage, entertain and inspire you, it is just a chore.”

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Mar. 19 Kid’s Fest at Mount Cain.

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Camaraderie huge at Oscar Hickes

By Tyson Whitney Reporter The spirit of brotherhood was alive in Port Alice as teams converged on the Doug Bondue Arena for the 37th annual Oscar Hickes memorial hockey tournament.

Oscar Hickes is the longest-running hockey tournament on Vancouver Island.

“Oscar Hickes was a vibrant member of our community, and it’s amazing how this has grown over 37 years,” said John A. Smith, one of the tournament organizers who has participated in every single Hickes event since the very first in 1978. “It takes a whole community to put on something like this.”

Oscar Hickes was born Oscar Tootoo in 1952 in Churchill, Manitoba. He grew up playing hockey with his brothers and absolutely loved the sport.

Oscar and his two best friends, Ray Carter and Bill Poole, moved to Port Alice in 1972.

In August 1978, Oscar went to Vancouver to see a specialist to correct a knee injury so he could play hockey that winter. The doc-

tor informed him his playing days were over, and he passed away minutes later in his car from a heart attack. He was 27 years old.

The all-weekend tournament features teams and players from all over BC, many of whom have roots in the North Island, who love to come to Port Alice to compete each year.

This year, the tournament had 13 teams, “one more than last year,” said organizer Russell Murray, adding that it’s “just as much about the camaraderie as it is the hockey.”

The tournament was broken into three divisions, A, B, and C. The C event finals kicked off at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 6, and with the Port Hardy Oldtimers and the Port McNeill Pioneers who’d collected enough wins over the weekend to face each other for the right to hold up the Oscar Hickes trophy.

The action started right away in the 1st period. The Oldtimers’ Mike McCulley scored at 19:35 to give his team a 1-0 lead.

Tyson Whitney Photo The Purple Cobras’ goalie James Edward Stanley Garceau readies to make another big save against the West Coast Rookies in the B Event finals of the Oscar Hickes tournament on Sunday, March 6, at the Doug Bondue Arena in Port Alice.

The Pioneers’ Aaron Petro answered back with a goal at 15:45 to tie it up, but the Old Timers’ Ashton scored at 15:16 to take the lead back. Gord Jones added another goal for the Oldtimers at 14:32 to give them a 3-1 lead going into the 2nd period.

The 2nd was a little quieter. The Pioneers’ Tom Scott scored at 7:11 to make it 3-2, but then with only 1:31 left, the Pioneer’s ‘Happy Gilmour’ got hauled down on a breakaway and he was awarded a rare penalty shot. Gilmour

Wild takes tough loss

By Tyson Whitney Reporter The Tri-Port Wild had a tough semi-finals playoff loss to the Campbell River Hurricanes on Saturday, March 5, in Parksville.

“We only had 10 players for the game, and four of them were sick,” said Team Manager Lisa Brown.

“One was actually throwing up between periods.”

The game started at 4 p.m. and the entire 1st period was a defensive stalemate with neither team being able to get on the scoreboard.

The Hurricanes finally managed to score at 19:19 of the 2nd period, but the Wild’s Bree-Anna Henderson, assisted by Kerrigan Sharpe, scored to tie it up 1-1 a few minutes later at 15:23.

In the 3rd period, the Hurricanes

took over and added three quick goals to take a 4-1 lead. Sharpe scored with 5:14 left, assisted by Taylor Ranger and Henderson, but they ultimately weren’t able to complete the comeback, losing 4-2.

“We held them off until midway through the 3rd, but they got a quick few goals all within a couple of minutes,” said Brown, who added that the Wild still have the Richmond Raven’s tournament at the end of March. Overall they’ve “had a great season, and we’re all very proud of how far they’ve come. They are a great bunch of girls that play with heart every time they step out onto the ice,” she said.

The Sooke Thunderbirds ended up winning the female midget league playoff finals 2-1 over the Hurricanes.

took the puck into the Oldtimers’ zone, deked goalie Russ Smith and netted the tying goal, sending the game into overtime.

However, the Oldtimers flat-out refused to lose. With only 47 seconds left in overtime, Mike Ward scored the game winner and the Oldtimers were awarded the Hickes trophy.

The B event finals were held right after between the West Coast Rookies and the Purple Cobras.

The Rookies got out to an early lead with Malcolm Richards scoring at the side of the net at 17:30, but the Cobras dug in and fought back. David Chapman banged the puck in at 3:48 to tie it up 1-1, and then scored again, this time off a rebound, to give the Cobras the lead going into the 2nd period.

The Rookies turned up the intensity in the 2nd period, but weren’t able to get the puck past the Cobras’ goalie James Edward Stanley Garceau, who played an excellent game, making the big saves when they counted the most. The Cobras’ Mike Olny scored at 13:20 to

make it 3-1, and while the Rookies responded with a goal of their own at 10:24, it was too little, too late, as the Cobras hung on to win the game 4-2.

“I started playing hockey again about five years ago,” said Garceau after the game. “Pumped to see the team in the ol’ Gazette.”

The A event finals was between the Anarchists and the Moose Knuckles in front of a packed crowd cheering them on. The Moose Knuckles drew first blood with a wrist shot goal from Thor Rosback at 13:44.

Graham MacKay then added another goal off a slapshot from the blueline at 7:58 to make it 2-0 for the Moose Knuckles. The Anarchists managed to get on the scoreboard with a onetimer at 7:58, but the Moose Knuckles’ Jack Kennelly answered back, netting a wrist shot with 4:36 left to make it 3-1.

The Anarchists regrouped over the intermission and came out firing in the 2nd period. Shelby Cockell scored in front of the net at 16:56, Robbie Brittain scored a breakaway goal at

13:41 to tie it up 3-3, and then with 5:41 left, Cockell scored the game winner as the Anarchists pulled off the come-frombehind victory and got to celebrate with the Hickes trophy.

“The tournament finals were really good,” said Murray.

“No blow out games, everybody had a fun, safe time, and they’re all talking about next year already.”

Smith agreed, stating that the “population just about doubled this weekend.

All the local businesses profited, it was a financial boost for everybody.”

The Saturday night dance was also wildly popular with around 200 people attending, and the tournament in general “really breathed some much-needed life into the community for the weekend,” said Murray, who added that they wanted to say a thank you to “the Village of Port Alice, the arena staff, and all the volunteers,” who helped make the annual Oscar Hickes hockey tournament the success that it was, and hopefully will continue to be, for many years to come.

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Peewees host tournament

By Tyson Whitney Reporter There was a Peewee House league tournament at the Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena in Port Hardy from Friday, March 4, to Sunday, March 6.

The tournament, which featured teams from all over Vancouver Island, 50/50 draws, concession, trophies for the top three teams, and a player of the game award.

The results were: Port Hardy and Port McNeill played for 4th and 5th, with Port McNeill winning 6-2.

Gold River took 3rd place, losing 8-5

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The Hugh Fraser Men’s Open Bonspiel was held Friday, March 4, to Sunday, March 6, at the Fort Rupert Curling Club in Port Hardy. The Bonspiel featured four divisions, A, B, C, and D, with players from all over Vancouver Island competing. Results are as follows: The winner of the A division was the Zealand rink. The winner of the B division was the Aitken rink. The winner of the C division was the Boyce rink. The winner of the D division was the Cote rink. Above, Colin Hunko releases a rock in the C finals against the Boyce rink at the Fort Rupert Curling Club in Port Hardy.

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Tyson Whitney Photo The Port Hardy Peewee house team (blue jerseys) takes the puck out of their zone against Nanaimo on Saturday, March 5.

to Sooke in the semifinals.

Nanaimo and Sooke played for 1st and 2nd,

with Sooke winning 2-1.

Atom Eagles win first game

By Tyson Whitney Reporter The North Island Atom Eagles won their first playoff game in a high-scoring, back and forth clash against the Nanaimo Clippers on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the

Doug Bondue Arena in Port Alice, but “it wasn’t their best game,” said Coach Doug Grant.

“We tried to play too much as individuals.”

The Eagles got on the scoreboard first with a goal at 10:01 from

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The Eagles scored six goals courtesy of Spafford (x3), Jack Barrett, William Grant, and Tye Morash to take a 10-7 lead, wrestling the playoff win away from the Clippers’ grasp.

“We managed to pull out the win, but we will have to play better in the semi-finals,” Grant said.

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Riptide U15 girls head to Provincials in July. Having never lost to Gorge in previous match ups, Riptide felt confident. However, Gorge came into the game with momentum after upsetting Storm in their semi-final match, also in overtime penalty kicks.

Gorge fought hard, earning the first goal of the game. This put Riptide in a situation where they would have to come from behind for only the second time this season.

Scoring went back and forth until the last 20 minutes of the game when Riptide widened the gap, winning with a final score of 5-2.

“We are very proud of this group of young ladies for their commitment and dedication to their team, to their sport, and to the overall Riptide program,” expressed Riptide Coaches Matt Laver and Lisa Wigard after the win.

Of special note was Reilly Douglas who unexpectedly switched into the role of goalkeeper after the season started, showing amaz-

The North Island Capitals have a twogame series against the Cowichan Horse coming up this weekend.

The first senior AA men’s game is at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, at the Chilton Regional Arena in Port McNeill.

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ing growth and contribution to the team’s overall success. As her confidence grew over time, so did that of the team.

According to the coaches, that confidence also came, in part, due to the expertise and

Skatepark expands equipment

By Tyson Whitney Reporter The Kyle Scow Memorial (KSM) Skatepark has another new piece of equipment; the other half of the skateboard box that was previously chopped in two.

James Fisher, a longtime member of the Port Hardy Skateboard Club, met with Hardy Builders’ Supply staff who were happy to donate a brand new sheet of weatherresistant wood free of charge.

Fisher, his father William Fisher, and Michael Gravelle, attached the sheet of wood as a top for the skateboard box and then brought it over to the skatepark.

“This new addition to the park can be skated in a variety of ways that is safe, fun, and easy to use for all ages,” said Fisher. These improvements will result in new skaters at the park, but current users will also be able to take advan-

guidance of Riptide’s technical team including Shel Brodsgaard, Ken Garraway, and Geoff Hackett, “as well as the unwavering support this season from Steering Committee Member, Sean Arbour.”

In addition to a spot at the A Cup Provincials in Burnaby this July, the Marine Harvest Riptide U15 Girls also earned the Island berth in the Coastal Cup which

takes place in April.

The team appreciates that Lacasse Construction will be sponsoring them through to the end of the summer to help cover the additional costs of their extended season.

For more information about Riptide’s elite soccer program and upcoming Spring Soccer Academy, visit them online at riptidesoccer.ca.

Fields assessed

Submitted Photo Michael Gravelle, left, and James Fisher, pose with the new skateboard box that was recently added to the Kyle Scow Memorial Skatepark.

tage of the new boxes and a new rail “because they’re fun and easy to use.”

Stephen Ralph, who was the driving force behind the skatepark originally being built back in 2003, said he “supports James and his efforts to improve the skatepark.”

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July and the new additions will “give the skaters more opportunities to perform tricks for their runs,” said Fisher.

Fisher’s main goal however, is still the same.

He wants to see the KSM Skatepark “get done, and I’m working very hard to make it happen. We’ve been working hard for many years and it’s about time that the park gets finished.”

By Kathy O’Reilly-Taylor Editor The Storey’s Beach ballfields may, in the future, no longer be diamonds in the rough.

The District of Port Hardy has sent out a request for proposals (RFP) to assess the ball fields and other recreation areas, including the skatepark by the Don Cruickshank Memorial Arena.

However, work would not start on ball diamonds until after this season.

Included in the Storey’s Beach assessment will not only be the ball diamonds, but a possible beach volleyball court and washrooms upgrades.

The RFP will determine “what to do with that whole area out at the beach,” said Councillor Fred Robertson at the regular meeting of council Feb. 23, adding that about “350 people use those fields.”

The Parks & Recreation committee had a meeting with ball stakeholders to get their input on what they felt was needed to make the fields more usable and safer.

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By Marla HunterBellavia Team Manager For the second year in a row, the 2001 Riptide Girls soccer team has earned the Island berth at the Provincial A Cup championships.

After winning the VIPL league title, Riptide had home-field advantage for both of their single elimination A Cup Playdown match ups.

In Campbell River, the Riptide U15 Girls faced Saanich in a semi-final game that came down to the wire.

No score during regulation time led the teams into two 10-minute overtime periods and then, finally, into a penalty kick shootout. Each team had five chances to score. Winner took all. Finding the back of the net on every shot, Riptide won by one point and advanced to the finals.

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

ST. COLUMBA ANGLICAN UNITED 9190 Granville St. Port Hardy Phone 250-949-6247 10:30am Sunday School and Service Everyone welcome Meeting rooms available www.stcolumbaporthardy.ca Bible study check online for details 11/14

FULL GOSPEL CHURCH 2540 Catala Place Port McNeill (across from Firehall) Sunday 10:30am - Morning Worship Church Office 250-956-4741 Pastor Stan Rukin Cell: 250-527-0144 Visitors always welcome www.ptmcfullgospel.org 11/14

CHRIST CHURCH ANGLICAN Alert Bay Sunday Services - 10:00am Reverend Lincoln Mckoen 1-250-974-5844 Warden Flora Cook 250-974-5945 Warden Joan Stone 250-974-2234 11/14

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 4680 Byng Rd. Port Hardy Pastor George Hilton 250-949-8925 or 250-949-8826 “Everyone Welcome�

Saturday Services 9:30am - Bible Study groups 10:45am - Worship/Praise service Wednesday @ 7:00pm - Prayer meeting Avalon Adventist Jr. Academy Offering Christian Education 250-949-8243 11/14

PORT MCNEILL BAPTIST CHURCH 2501 Mine Road Sunday 9:45am (Sept-June) - Sunday School 11:00am - Worship Service 7:00pm - Evening Fellowship Youth Group Wed - 7:00pm Children’s Programs & Adult Bible Studies are scheduled throughout the year.

For information contact Pastor Dave Purdy • 250-956-4737 11/14

LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCE CENTRE • Chaplain Services • Bible Studies • Spiritual Counselling • Weekly AA Groups (8635 Granville St. Port Hardy) 250-949-8125 11/14

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

PORT ALICE ANGLICAN- UNITED FELLOWSHIP Sunday Services - 4:00pm 1-250-949-6247 Box 159, Port Alice You are extended a special invitation to share in our Services 11/14

ST. JOHN GUALBERT UNITED ANGLICAN CHURCH 250-956-3533 Email: gualbert@uniserve.com Please call for worship times All Welcome 175 Cedar Street Port McNeill 11/14

GWA’SALA-’NAKWAXDA’XW SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH at entrance to Tsulquate Village (8898 Park Dr) Saturday/Sabbath 10:00am-Sabbath School 11:15am-Worship Service Pastor Randy Elliott 250-230-1885 cell 11/14 7372932

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The Town of Port McNeill is seeking applications for Harbour Dock Assistants, Lifeguard Instructors, and Public Works Parks and Ground Maintenance Personnel Detailed job descriptions and qualifications may be obtained from the Port McNeill Town Office at 1775 Furney Place, or on the Town’s website at www.portmcneill.ca Applications will be accepted at the Town Office until 4:00 p.m. on Thursday March 31, 2016.

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The K'ak'ot'lats'i School is seeking applicants for our teacher-oncall list. We offer a competitive salary.

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Applications and Other Documents: This is an exciting opportunity to teach in a relatively new, well-equipped, and caring environment. Please send your resume and cover letter with necessary documentation including details of experience, teaching credentials, and names of at least 3 professional references to the undersigned. Contact through email or fax is preferred.

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