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Ladysmith considers asking for reinstatement of ‘major capital’ grants for non-profit organizations, BC Gaming Branch suspended ‘until further notice’ Craig Spence THE CHRONICLE

Are the cards stacked against smaller communities when it comes to the distribution of Casino gaming funds in B.C.?

Ladysmith Coun. Duck Paterson thinks so.

Noting that no gaming grant funds for capital projects – like playgrounds, or spaces used by volunteer organizations – have been available to communities for at least four years, Paterson said smaller communities especially aren’t getting a fair shake.

While communities where casinos are built rake in millions as their gaming cut, volunteer organizations that could once access ‘major capital’ grant money up to $100,000 for projects like playgrounds and improvements to public facilities and spaces, have been cut out.

The BC Lottery Corporation distributed $95.8 million dollars in 2014-15 to the 31 communities that host casinos.

It also paid: • $829.1 million to the Province for public services; • $147.2 million to the Province’s Health Special Account for health care, research, education and promotion of health issues; • $134.8 million to 5,000 charities and community organizations for programs and initiatives in arts and culture, sports, public safety, environment, and human and social ser-

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The BCLC web site adds that “89 cents of every dollar gambled goes back into B.C.”: • 43 per cent to provincial and community programs; • 23 per cent as prizes to winners; • and another 23 per cent in commissions and fees to ‘4,000 gambling retailers and service providers.’

The remaining 11 per cent goes to operating expenses and federal taxes.

That’s great, Paterson said. He doesn’t begrudge the host communities or the province the big bucks they receive, and he’s grateful for the program funding communities get for sports, culture and community programs. A list of 15 Ladysmith organizations received $271,510 in 2014-15 according to the BCLC. But he wants to know why volunteer and non-profit organizations are no longer able to apply for major capital grants when many of them struggle to find money for worthwhile community projects – municipalities, except those that host casinos, do not receive a direct share of gaming revenues and cannot apply for major capital grants.

Municipalities that do have casinos receive 8 per cent of gambling revenues, and the BCLC ‘Play it Forward’ promotion celebrates “30 years of contributing to BC’s future.” Featured Town of Ladysmith public works employee Travis Cnossen hoists a bag of trash from one of the in-ground are the big, glitzy projects that have receptacles at Forrest Field. The system is more efficient and environmentally friendly than conventional been funded through the host comgarbage container systems in public spaces, but council is concerned receptacles don’t fit in with the herimunities’ gaming take. For example: tage look of Ladysmith’s downtown area. See story on page 3.

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David Street gets conditional discharge and probation

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A former Ladysmith school district administrator that pleaded guilty to theft may not receive a mark on his criminal record.

David Mark Street, 56, pleaded guilty in December and was handed a conditional discharge, with 21 months probation, by a provincial court judge on March 14 – he won’t have a criminal record if he is able to meet the probation order.

Street, former Ladysmith Secondary School principal, was charged in May following an RCMP investigation. He subsequently resigned from the school district and received no severance. Dale Burgos, district spokesman said the district had no comment on the matter.

Crown counsel and Chris Churchill, Street’s legal representation, were contacted for comment, but have not responded yet.

Street will also be required to pay a $100 victim surcharge fee by April 14.

Parks, culture & recreation master plan open house for April 6 Ladysmith Parks, Recreation and Culture department will be holding an open house April 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at Frank Jameson Community Centre to gather public input on its Parks, Recreation & Cultural Master Plan.

The objective is to develop “an overall framework that conveys the community’s values and objectives for Ladysmith’s Parks, Recreation and Culture services.”

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Craig Spence Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

That’s what Ladysmith council is wrestling with, balancing the need for more efficient, cost effective and environmentally responsible garbage receptacles in the downtown with the desire to preserve the character of First Avenue.

Some councillors aren’t so sure how the municipality’s in-ground garbage receptacles look on the street, so they referred the matter to the town’s Development Services Department and the Ladysmith Downtown Business Association after installing four of 13 cans planned for downtown.

They are hoping for suggestions to help make the receptacles, which were described as big, squat and out of character, a better fit.

“They’re big and they flare out,” Coun. Duck Paterson said at the Feb. 15 meeting of council. “They just look unwieldy out there.”

The town has purchased 33 of the canisters, manufactured by Syb-

Paige Whitelaw life celebration on March 19 A celebration of life will be held March 19 for Paige Whitelaw, the 20 year old Saltair woman, who died in a March 6 motor vehicle accident in Vernon, B.C. Described as a “bright shining star” by her family, Paige was living in Kelowna, where she was in her final year of a college program to become a Therapist Assistant.

“She has lit up all our lives from the day she was born and until her passing. Words will never begin to express the loss that her loving family and friends are feeling at this time,” says a notice from the family.

“Paige was a unique, vibrant, feisty redheaded caring person.

Her zest for life was felt by everyone who knew her.”

She was a gifted athlete, “whose greatest passion was playing hockey,” the notice says. One of the pictures on Paige’s Facebook page is her with her hockey teammates. Others show her graduating from Chemainus Secondary School, snow boarding, hiking and camping.

“She was on the student council in high school, was a youth volunteer at the Chemainus Health Care Center, and also volunteered in many other places in the community,” the notice says. “If you needed the job done you called on Paige.”

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Ladysmith public works employee Bob Simpson readies a bag for removal from an in-ground garbage receptacle ertech Waste Reduction in Whiter- could be collected once every six to ock, B.C., each of which can hold eight weeks.

4 cubic metres of trash. To put that And between pickups, the town in perspective, the 13 receptacles would be cleaner. “Right now the planned for the downtown area birds get into them all the time,” would be able to hold up to 52 cubic Goldfuss said. “You have that probyards, compared to the 5 cubic yards lem with crows and seagulls.” But that could be placed in 27 small, con- the tight fitting lids and doors on ventional receptacles in place. the in-ground system keep the Ladysmith’s Manager of Opera- birds out. tions Kevin Goldfuss said the greatBecause the flap that allows garer capacity leads to big savings for bage in is smaller, and the units are the town. Instead of being picked sealed, the problem of people shovup three days a week, the garbage ing household garbage into the cans

will also be eliminated, he said.

As for odors, the system is tightly sealed, and mostly underground, where it is cooler, so there’s no odor problem.

Goldfuss said ideas are being developed to make the receptacles more appealing. One concept is ‘wraps’ like those used on some utility boxes. “We’ve been asked to look at some concepts and the look,” Goldfuss said.

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Gaming grants questioned nities through the ‘major capital’ From Page 1 • Richmond got $50 million in gam- grants has been cut off. Ministry ing funds to build its ‘iconic’ Olym- of Finance Gaming Policy and Enpic Oval then convert it into a com- forcement Branch web site has a munity and sports facility after the note in its table of grant categories saying “Major capital project grants” 2010 Olympics.

• Coquitlam built its Burke Moun- to eligible non-profit community ortain Fire Hall with the help of ‘some ganizations “are not available until of its share of provincial gaming rev- further notice.” enue’ and by designating $10.6 mil- “The small towns are not receiving lion to be disbursed ‘over the next any benefit whatsoever of money going from their communities into several years.’

• Closer to home, Nanaimo has those casinos,” Paterson said. “You benefited from casino funding to have volunteers all over the provthe tune of at least $43 million ince, who can’t get access to those since 1999, with some of its take funds for projects.”

Ladysmith Council directed staff generated by casino patrons drawn A celebration of her life will be held to look into the issue and come from surrounding communities like for Paige Whitelaw March 19 at back with a resolution to present to Ladysmith.

Chemainus Secondary School at 1 p.m.

But the pittance of the gaming the Association of Vancouver Island loss, as Paige’s close friend Carlee project-funding bonanza that was Municipalities, which will be holdDeBoer, whom she met in Kelow- available to non-casino commu- ing its AGM April 8-10 in Nanaimo. na, was also killed in the Vernon crash. They became “inseparable friends” from the day they met two years ago. “Tragically, Carlee was also taken from us that day,” the notice says.

The March 19 Celebration of Life will begin at 1 p.m. at Chemainus Secondary School. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Paige’s memory to a trust fund being set up at the Coastal Community Credit Union in Chemainus.

The funds will establish a bursary to be given by the school. Contributions can also be made through a Paige Whitelaw Memorial Fund page at the gofundme.com web site. Donations can also be made to the Chemainus Health Care Are communities like Ladysmith getting a fair shake when it comes to the Auxiliary. distribution of capital gaming grants for non-profits?

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Council wrestles with grants-in-aid choices Craig Spence

Council faced a dif- “The vast majority of ficult job, figuring out these societies are prohow to whittle down viding exceptional serLadysmith council a list of 30 requests vices at such a low cost issued a warning for from 23 organizations, to the community,” he groups that received totalling $152,650 to said. “I don’t know how grants in aid: Fill in fit within the budgeted we continue to ask for that level of contributhe required reports at $112,000.

They managed to tion and not fund it.” year’s end, or risk not The two biggest grantbeing considered for a reduce a $40,650 overage to just $2,400, then in-aid recipients were the grant in 2017.

Noting that some voted to increase the Ladysmith Community portion Resources Centre, which organizations hadn’t grants-in-aid submitted final reports of the budget by that received $37,500; and the Families can save up to $2,000 toward their childrens education by enrolling in new federal program. on how they used their amount to cover the Ladysmith & District Historical Society, which 2015 grants by the De- balance.

Just before that deci- received $25,500. cember deadline, counCouncil noted that the cil said it wouldn’t be so sion Coun. Rob Hutchins lenient next year, then said Ladysmith gets nature of applications passed a motion waiv- much more from the seems to be straying ing the requirement bar- community groups and from the purpose of ring groups that hadn’t organizations that are grants-in-aid funding, submitted reports from seeking grants than it and a review of the criteria and process will be receiving funds in 2016. costs to fund them. conducted during the You don’t have to ue,” Murray said. “He According to Murray, coming year.

John McKinley spend any of your just decided VIU can the main issue with Grants-in-aid have to BLACK PRESS own money and you make an impact.” the program is lack be applied for every “There are an awful of awareness. Having year, and are supposed Free money? Yeah, won’t be making any tedious long-term lot of kids in Nanaimo the university shepto be used for projects right. commitments.

All you that live below the herd the process can and events.

But many It’s hard to overEnjoy our large selection need is an applica- poverty line,” Nilson help erase any skeptiof the requests appear come a reaction of fresh-cut flowers to be recurring and for hammered into us by tion (which VIU will said. “We want to cism some might have or arrangements ‘core’ funding, and op- countless buyer-be- help you complete), a give them the tools to for corporate or govfor Easter erational in nature. ware too-good-to-be- child born in 2004 or move out of poverty.” ernment initiatives in or any occasion.

Murray said regis- general.

Coun. Steve Arnett true stories, but this later, and a combined Murray also helps said some of the func- news is both good household income of tration numbers have no more than $45,000. since increased to 32 families access other tions being carried out and true.

The child gets $500 per cent, but that still grants, like the B.C. by the Ladysmith ReYou can get free Savings sources Centre should money — up to $2,000 upon registration to means there are 4,200 Education be funded by the Van- — for your child’s edu- use toward a post- kids in the Nanaimo grant which offers couver Island Health Au- cation with no more secondary education postal code who qual- $1,200 to kids beBloooms Direct Line thority or the provincial effort than a bit of pa- — at VIU or any insti- ify but have yet to ap- tween the ages of 6 250-245-3344 tution of their choice ply. and 9.

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In fact, Vancouver — and $100 each sub- “We want to get up Island University will sequent year until the to 75 or 80 per cent,” right circumstances Nilsson said. a student can leverdo most of the work child reaches 15.

VIU president Ralph But it’s not just the age enough to pay for for you.

It’s called the Can- Nilsson made VIU Nanaimo area that his or her first year of ada Learning Bond, the only university has child poverty is- university.

But even having just and it’s a federal pro- in Canada to have a sues and VIU is not gram that far too few full-time person on just committed to the initial $500 in the people are aware of, staff dedicated to en- helping those com- bank can inspire a difor taking advantage couraging and help- munities where it has ferent mindset.

During this week, on your regular collection day the of, according to Ro- ing people sign up. campuses. Murray en- “It changes the dyfollowing additional oversized items will be picked up.

He was inspired after courages parents and namic in the famlanda Murray.

“My experience has learning a few years community organiza- ily from ‘will I go?’ to (wooden or fabric-covered wood) been that all parents ago that just 11 per tions from anywhere ‘where will I go and dream big for their cent of the eligible on Vancouver Island what will I be?’”

For more informachildren,” the VIU children in the com- to contact her.

CLB co-ordinator munity had registered. “I want them to know tion, go to https:// “Access to education that I am available to www2.viu.ca/clb/ or said. “They just may not know how to nav- is a university value put them through this call Murray at 250753-3245 Ext. 2712. igate these situations.” and a personal val- process,” she said.

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Spring is the season of renewal and emergence, but for the Stz’uminus First Nation the spring of 2016 may well be remembered as much for the economic resurgence it has signaled as for the seasonal transformations of the land and water.

On March 7, the SFN’s Coast Salish Development Corporation was handed the Corporate Social Responsibility Award by the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce.

Then, on March 11 CSDC’s Chief Executive Officer Ray Gautier said work will begin this spring installing services for the main commercial component of the Oyster Bay Development at Oyster Sto’lo Road and the Trans Canada Highway. Construction will also begin on an Esso gas station and Tim Horton’s coffee shop on the northwest corner of the intersection.

At full build out the Oyster Bay development is projected to have a financial institution (the Ladysmith & District Credit Union is scheduled to be on the site by the end of the year); a 21,500 sq. ft. grocery store, 77 single family homes, two apartment blocks, 35 twostory townhouses and a resort hotel.

Add to that 80 to 100 assisted living units on the west side of Highway 1, plus 55 patio homes and the scale of the Oyster Bay Development begins to emerge.

Then there’s the CSDC’s partnership in the 610 unit Holland Creek Development, which is in the final stages of development approval with the Town of Ladysmith, and the Stz’uminus interest in future waterfront and marina development in Ladysmith Harbour.

Chief John Elliott said his community is looking for opportunities to grow its commercial and economic interests and play a major role in the economy of its traditional territory.

“We really want to be self reliant but the right to create growth for our and self sufficient. We really got that community,” Elliott said. mandate from the community,” he He added that everyone in the said.

Ladysmith region stands to benefit It’s taken six years and longer to along with the Stz’uminus, and that the build momentum, but Elliott and SFN is working closely with Ladysmith Gautier both believe the CSDC is on over the long haul. “We’re definitely track and will soon be an economic going to sit at the same table and talk driver in the Ladysmith area. Its inter- about growth,” Elliott said. ests include residential and commerIncluded in that conversation will be cial development, forestry, aquicul- how to manage growth with a ‘triple ture, mining, and petroleum and retail bottom line’ in mind. Projects have to services. be planned for sustainability, social Elliott believes the CSDC’s potential responsibility and profit. “All of the is beyond what people have imagined. stuff we’re doing in Holland Creek “I think once the growth starts here, it and in this area is very respectful of is going to take off,” he said. “I think the environment,” Gautier said. it’s going to be even bigger than we “Our business is different because of think it’s going to be.” who we are as a people,” Elliott said.

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Exporting homeless no solution Canadian provinces, it would seem, now have a new export commodity: the homeless.

Without delving too deeply into the case of two men, who were given ‘one way bus tickets’ out of Saskatchewan to B.C., the decision by a social service worker in the flatlands does bring to the fore the need for a national strategy on homelessness and poverty.

Before that can be implemented, of course, there have to be provincial strategies in place, and quite clearly what’s been happening on the courthouse lawn in Victoria demonstrates that B.C. is very far from anything but reactive, temporary fixes.

The solution in B.C. seems to be blaming the homeless themselves and offering a ‘helping hand’ that giveth grudgingly, then taketh away in a blink.

Our latest demonstration of B.C.’s callousness and stinginess didn’t have to do strictly with the homeless, but it was symptomatic of a government that can’t imagine what it’s like to be poor in a wealthy society: offering a meagre $77 a month increase in benefits to people with disabilities at the same time a $45 annual bus pass was taken away.

Finance Minister Michael de Jong’s budget-speech comment about making life ‘a little less hard’ for the poor and homeless was as meaningless as it was patronizing. Offering an insult makes life harder for everyone.

But we can’t blame the politicians.

Here in Ladysmith the poor and homeless are not so visible. But they are here.

In any case, our responsibility as a society doesn’t end south of the Malahat or north of the Nanaimo River. Letting our poor and homeless gravitate to larger centres doesn’t wash our hands of responsibility.

The poor will always be with us. That’s true. But unless we are always coming up with innovative ways to ease their hardships and include them in our prosperity, we should feel ashamed when we pass a man or woman begging in our streets.

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YOUR WORDS “We really want to be self reliant and self sufficient. We got that mandate from the people.”

Stz’uminus Chief John Elliott, Page 5 / Coast Salish Development Corp gaining economic momentum

Has Ladysmith outgrown city hall?

Letters and Your View policy All letters to the editor must be signed and include your full name, home town and contact phone number.

Letters are encouraged to be 300 words, and priority is given to local writers and local issues.

letters Editor: Re: Ladysmith’s outgrown it’s city hall You made some good points in your editorial about incidences where there have been overflow crowds at council meetings, including March 7, when council removed a number of items from the agenda to reduce the numbers in attendance so the crowd would be within the rated capacity of the room.

You say “if this was an isolated example it would be bad enough. But the cramped, stuffy conditions in council

chambers at many meetings are not conducive to quality debate – the brain needs oxygen to function properly after all.”

What are you suggesting?

Deferring items on the agenda is not a normal occurrence. In fact this was the only instance I can recall in over 20 years of attending council meetings at city hall. Often the audience is made up of just a reporter from the Chronicle and myself.

Now that council is perusing the idea of live streaming meetings the need for a larger space is reduced even more.

This is not to say there won’t be issues on the agenda when large numbers of citizens could be expected to be in attendance

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When these situations occur, it should not be hard for staff to schedule meetings to a larger facility, like the seniors centre or the Eagles Hall.

An option that council could look at would be holding it’s meetings at the seniors centre (a town-owned building), and renovating the existing council chambers into civic office space until the town can afford to construct a new city hall in the coming years.

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Duncan man missing since Feb. 10 The family of a Duncan man, who has been missing since Feb. 10, is offering a reward for information about his disappearance.

Family and friends have been searching for 47 year-old Everett Jones since he left his home in the Club Road area of Duncan and did not return.

“Mr. Jones is known in the commercial area of Duncan and his usual daily stops have been canvassed,” said Cpl. Krista Hobday, North Cowichan / Duncan RCMP media relations officer.

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If you’ve seen a guy in a pink tutu walking tion and bullying among children and adults. along the shoulder of the southbound lane of “I thought when I first did this that my walk Highway 1, give a honk and a cheer, and thank was going to be about anti-bullying. It’s really Ryan Thirlwall for walking from Nanaimo to about the victims and even the people who are Esquimalt this month. bullies. They need support and help to deal Then give a thought about his message, as with the conditions that lead them there.” he passes on the Esplanade: he’ll be thinking His fundraising goal of $5,000 will help Boys about his own family and the many others and Girls Club’s offer children support options whose lives have been impacted by bullying.

– not only to help victims of bullying, but to try On March 14, the Central Saanich father of and deal with the root causes. two set out from Nanaimo’s Woodgrove Mall to After four years, he said, the world seems to walk 125 kilometers to Esquimalt. It’s a repeat be a different place, the scale of aggression of the walk he did in 2012 to help raise money growing. He pointed out that it’s not just chilfor anti-bullying and early childhood education dren who face bullies, it’s adults, too. programs through the Boys and Girls Club of “Look at the state of politics south of the borVictoria. der, there is so much bullying and aggression.

“Yeah, it’s a gimmick,” he said during an inter- I see so many cowardly acts of violence and view at his workplace in Langford. “But if that’s indecency towards each other,” Thirlwall said. what I have to do to raise awareness, it’s a good He hopes he can inspire schools, parents and thing for me to do.” children to take up the cause, embarking on He’s walking again because he’s still fed up Pink Tutu Walks at around the same time as the with witnessing acts of violence, discrimina- Pink Shirt Day anti-bullying campaign. Bringing people together to raise awareness about the issue is his main goal..

His Pink Tutu Walk set out Monday, March 14 at 7 a.m. from Nanaimo’s Woodgrove Mall. The route takes him through Ladysmith, Duncan, over the Malahat through Langford and into downtown Victoria via Douglas Street.

It will end at the main office of the Boys and Girls Club of Victoria on Esquimalt Road. Thirlwall said he’s hoping to complete his walk in 24 to 28 hours. In 2012, it took him 27-and-a-half hours.

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Youth invited to engage in national 150+Me project Experiences Canada has announced a ‘youth-led initiative’ to commemorate Canada’s sesquicentennial year.

“Canada 150+Me will create a unique multi-destination youth event and series of regional forums for young people between the ages of 14-19, to be held across Canada over a three-month period culminating in Ottawa the week before Canada Day,” Deborah Morrison, president and CEO of Experiences Canada said in a Tuesday, March 15 release.

“The Canada 150+Me project will involve thousands of young Canadians in a conversation about Canada’s future, encouraging young people to take a leadership role in celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday.”

The project plans to engage thousands of youth in the dialogue. “In as much as Canada’s Centennial was defined by one generation of Canadians, our goal is to ensure Canada’s 150th belongs to this next generation,” Morrison said. “We want them to honour the past, but also engage in the present and think about the future.”

Young people will be asked to talk about the greatest challenges or opportunities facing Canada for their generation, using whatever medium they choose, and then group them together with other like-minded people “for an unforgettable week of community action.”

Minister of Canadian Heritage Mélanie Joly said, “I invite young Canadians to participate in the Experiences Canada exchange project. It will allow them to discover new communities or explore this country’s regional history, heritage, arts and culture.”

Experiences Canada will release further details about the program and how youth can apply in May 2016.

Photo of the Month

Camera Club meets March 22

A photo of a snow break on Whitefish Mountain Ski Resort in Montana was the winning submission for the February Photo of the Month award.

Lindsay Woods of Ladysmith took the shot ‘on the spur of the moment’, and thought it expressed perfectly the theme for the month: ‘Shapes and Lines.’

The next meeting of the Ladysmith Camera Club will be on Tuesday March 22, 7 p.m.

Dr. Rick Harbo will present a photo essay on the international marine life now inhabiting Ladysmith harbor.

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Dombrowski has had seven local tour guides published by Heritage House and Rocky Mountain Press, and illustrations from his Secret Beaches guides to Vancouver Island and Glade by Theo Dombrowski the Gulf Islands will be featured in the exhibition.

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“One-hundred per cent of my profits will go to charity.”

Another element of the show will be paintings by the children from the Guatemalan village of Chukumuk, survivors of a devastating landslide.

In 2015 Dombrowski went to Guatemala with an NGO named Aldea Maya to teach the children of Chukumuk, and encourage them to do art.

“They use a method of painting on cork unique to the village, and depict Guatemalan village scenes as well as flowers, birds, and butterflies,” Dombrowski said.

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Assisted dying causing Assisted dying ethical quandary for some rules followed BLACK PRESS

Matters of church and state appear poised to collide in the corridors of a Vancouver Island hospital.

And it really is a question of life and death.

On one side you have the Catholic church, owners of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Comox, which says the facility’s rejection of doctorassisted death on its premises is a matter of faith and should be allowed to stand on those grounds.

On the other side you have a Comox doctor and his supporters who say assisted dying is now a court-mandated right, one that Canadians should be able to access in all publicly funded hospitals.

And sitting ringside is Island Health, which is prepared to support St. Joseph’s in its position, at least until politically ordered to do otherwise.

“If an Island Health facility such as a religiouslyaffiliated hospital does not want to perform the service, we will work with the facility, patient, family, care providers and others in finding alternative locations and providers,” the health authority said in a statement released Friday to Black Press.

The Supreme Court legalized doctor-assisted dying in a landmark February 2015 ruling that will go into effect in June of this year.

As the federal government works on massaging that ruling into law, Comox general practitioner Dr. Jonathan Reggler is lobbying hard to make sure that law applies to hospitals across the board.

He believes leaving a loophole for faith-based institutions will create inequities for smaller communities like the Comox Valley that are only served by a single, faith-based hospital. He predicts patients being transported away from their families to hospitals in Campbell River or Nanaimo, and their care turned over to an unfamiliar team of doctors and nurses, when there is no good medical reason to do so.

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The Vancouver Island Health Authority has issued a statement on how it plans to deal with Vancouver Islandbased doctor-assisted dying requests prior to June “During the interim period before the federal government brings in legislation later this spring, the courts will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place if someone was to seek a physician-assisted death. No physician can engage in assisted dying unless there is an exemption granted by court order.

“In addition, both the B.C. Courts and the College of Physicians and Surgeons have published guidelines regarding safe and appropriate access to physician-assisted death during the interim period. These include requirements that two physicians submit evidence as part of a court application and that physicians must have the appropriate skills, training and competencies to carry out this service.

“In the event health authorities, including Island Health, became aware of an application for a physician-assisted death in our facilities, we would liaise with the Ministry of Health and follow processes set out by the courts, the college, the Ministry and any other regulatory agencies.”

Dr. Jonathan Reggler wants assisted dying laws to apply across the board in B.C. hospitals it doesn’t suit the doc- tal remains committed trine of the hospital,” he to providing exemplary said. “This is not about care to those nearing church-bashing. There the end of their lives. is no place for a faith- “We will continue to based organization to emphasize compasassert its will over the sionate end-of-life care Charter of Rights.” through palliative and St. Joseph’s CEO Jane hospice care approachMurphy said her organi- es and we will work zation is awaiting legis- within the legislative lative guidance, but the framework that is deviews of the church are veloped,” she said. clear.

Reggler agreed that “We can’t speculate as the end-of-life care proto the finer points of vided at St. Joseph’s is what the legislation may excellent, but said there look like. Our position is an opportunity here on physician-assisted to make it better that death is consistent with shouldn’t be missed. the Catholic Health Care “We will have in this comEthical Guidelines, and munity a few people who St. Joseph’s will not be will die at St. Joseph’s in providing or promoting pain and distress and physician-assisted death,” they did not need to. And she said in a prepared it will happen.” statement. “We are hopeful that legislation will respect the diverse perspectives on physicianassisted death.”

Reggler said the lawmakers and the policy makers need to recognize that even though the church owns the hospital’s bricks and mortar, it serves a larger community. He said just 12 per cent of the community is Catholic, while 87 per cent of British Columbians support doctor-assisted dying.

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“The three parks mentioned are amongst the most developed and popular in the system,” Ministry of Environment officials said in an emailed statement.

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The ministry states 21 million B.C. park visits — including day trips — per year create an increased demand for services and the fees help sustain the expected visitor experience. A $60 million investment in improvements during the past five years was also pointed to as a factor.

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A skills loop in Goldstream Provincial Park, one of its many appealing features Columbia’s treasured geous that B.C. families maintenance costs. parks is reflected in can’t afford to camp at In the 2014/15 fiscal the growing number B.C. parks. That was al- year, West Coast campof visitors who come ways the cheap holiday sites attracted 541,431 from around the prov- for low-income fami- users, and generated ince, and the world, to lies.” $3,662,823 in revenue. enjoy them,” Minister The new fee schedule Each figure was signifiMary Polak said. “We arrives with several cantly higher than the are ensuring B.C. Parks hikes affecting many previous six-year highs continue to offer a high B.C. parks — a major- of 525,551 users and level of service, as well ity of them $1 or $2. $3,286,979. as enhanced facilities, The most significant IsOvernight fees in 2016 for the public to enjoy land increases involve for other popular pronow and for many gen- group camping fees. vincial family campsites erations to come.”

The basic family rates on the Island include Longtime central Is- at some of the Island’s Morton Lake, Newcasland NDP MLA Leon- most popular parks, tle Island ($18 per night), ard Krog (Nanaimo) including Goldstream, Bamberton, Cowichan said demand is no ex- Rathtrevor and Gordon River, Elk Falls, China cuse for high fees.

Bay are not affected by Beach, Loveland Bay, “(Camping) fees were the 2016 wave of in- Buttle Lake ($20 per never designed for that, creases, but each had night), Englishman just like MSP was nev- rates jacked up by $5 River Falls, Little Quaer designed to cover in 2015. licum Falls ($23 per the cost of health care,” The government says night), Sproat Lake ($25 Krog said. the hikes are expected per night) and French “It should be available to generate an addi- Beach ($26 per night) to the public at reason- tional $410,000, which The reservation sysable or no cost,” he said. will be used to sub- tems for this year opened “I just think it’s outra- sidize operating and March 15.

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Juliana immigrated to Canada from Bulgaria as a young woman and established herself as a Chemist. She met her husband, Barry France, soon after and the two remained inseparable until his death in 2011.

Left to mourn Juliana are her loving stepchildren, Robert, Kathy (Peter) and Karen (Neil), as well as her step-grandchildren, Haydon, Avery and Taylor. Also mourning her are her siblings, Kiril, Konstantin, Kaliopa and Alexander. She was predeceased by her husband, her natural and adoptive parents and her brother, Daniel.

Julie was an avid world traveller, wonderful cook and bridge player who indulged a passion for life-long learning by often taking university courses as a mature student. At one point Julie, a gifted knitter, ran a wool and sweater shop in Winnipeg before retirement took her and Barry to Vancouver Island.

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The landlord will dispose of the above property mentioned unless the person’s that have any further interest in the deceased’s property establishes a right to possession of it or makes an application to the court to establish such a right within 30 days from the date of this publication.

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Bud was married in 1949 to the love of his life, Thelma in Nanaimo, BC. He worked many years, for Pacific Sheet Metal in Nanaimo.

During his spare time, you could always find Bud fixing up his Edsel, collector cars, or hitting the greens at many of Nanaimo’s golf clubs.

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Meet artist Theo Dombrowski at Kiwi Cove April 4 LAST WORD FOR MARCH 16, 2016 • March 18, Chris Whitely and Diana Braithwaite at St. Michael’s Hall, Chemainus, 7 p.m. Chris and Diana will be bringing Rick Ryce and Taylor Allum with them, to play bass and drums. Admission $15. Advance tickets can be purchased at Maple Lane Cafe (corner of Maple Lane and Alder Street), the Owl’s Nest on Willow Street, and at Chemainus Hardware on Chemainus Road. Tickets should also be available at the door. • March 20, Alec Pearson and Bernard Blary, 2 p.m., St. Michael’s Church in Chemainus. Acclaimed for their constant striving to push the limits of their instruments, as well as their technical brilliance, Vancouver performers Alec Pearson on guitar and Bernard Blary on flute will enchant us with a sonorous blend as they showcase exotic music from Europe, the Americas and Asia in this truly international programme, which includes Ravi Shankar’s ‘Enchanted Dawn.’ Tickets: at the door $20; under 18, $5; in advance, $17. Available at: Owl’s Nest Bistro, Chemainus; Valley Vines to Wines, Mill Bay; Ten Old Books, Duncan; Salamander Books, Ladysmith; and Chemainus Festival Inn. Or by phoning 250-748-8383. More information at chemainusclassicalconcerts.ca. • March 20, Duncan Seedy Sunday, Cowichan Tribes Gymnasium Si’Lelum (5574 River Road) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stock-up on locally adapted seeds, garden starts, perennials, and gardening advice. Featuring 35 local seed and garden vendors, community booths, a community seed exchange, and activities for kids, this event is a one-stop shop for all your gardening needs. This year’s event will also feature a series of four gardening workshops hosted by local experts.

Topics: Water Wise Gardening, Drought & Deer Tolerant Plants, Plants Create Wondrous Music, and Seed Saving 101. Admission is $2, children under 13 free. More information at cowichangreencommunity.org. • April 1 & 2, Ladysmith Home & Business Show, Aggie Hall, 1110 First Avenue. Take this opportunity to support your local businesses and see the variety of shops and services Ladysmith has to offer. Admission is free. There will be a concession, outdoor displays, lots for the family to see and do, and demos. Friday, April 1 from 2 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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More information under the News tab at ladysmithcofc.com. • April 4, Secret Beaches art exhibit at Kiwi Cove Lodge, 1 to 4 p.m. Meet artist Theo Dombrowski, who is putting on the exhibit as a fund raiser for Doctors Without Borders for relief work in Syria. Paintings in this exhibition include works originally used as illustrations in Dombrowski’s guides to Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.

Show is on until April 24. • April 23, Evening in support of Disaster Aid Canada, Aggie Hall, 6:30 p.m. This Rotary Evening of Celebrations is in support of Disaster Aid Canada. Appetizers included. Cash bar for beer and wine. Live auction of high end prizes.

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1824 Cedar Road

550 Cairnsmore Street

250-245-3221

250-246-3551

250-722-7010

250-748-2412

Open Daily from 7:30 am - 9:00 pm 100% Locally Owned & Operated • We deliver! (See store for details) We reserve the right to limit quantities • Pictures for illustrative purposes only

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