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HOMELESSNESS IN PARKSVILLE
Tent ban developed City moving forward with law to protect some parks JOHN HARDING editor@pqbnews.com
Parksville city council is one step closer to prohibiting overnight camping by homeless people in key areas of the city, including Community Park. Council directed staff Thursday to come back with a bylaw at a future meeting that will likely ban camping in Community Park, Springwood Park and anywhere within 60 metres of the ocean. That would leave open the possibility for the homeless to camp from 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. in other city-owned lands like Foster Park. The city is trying to get its legal house in order in reaction to recent court rulings that limit a municipality’s ability to prohibit the homeless from camping on public land. Essentially, the courts have ruled that if there are no shelter options for homeless — there are none in Parksville — people can set up tents in public parks. The court rulings do allow municipalities to prohibit the homeless from camping in sensitive park areas. “The tourist season is coming and we have to have something in place,” said Mayor Marc Lefebvre. “In the absence of such a bylaw, it can happen in all public places,” said Coun. Kirk Oates. Coun. Leanne Salter made reference to a letter from the Friends of Foster Park, correspondence that was not part of the council package Thursday night. “They are also not wanting people to sleep in their park,” said Salter. Keeva Kehler, the city’s director of administrative services and the author of the report before council Thursday, acknowledged residents would not likely be happy with tents in any city park. See SALTER PREDICTS LEGAL BATTLE, page A4
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BRANT FEST BEGINS: Maisie Cope, left, and Jack MacMillan of Victoria, both 8, stop on their way from the pool to greet Lucie the Brant Goose during Saturday’s Brant Wildlife Festival opening gala at The Beach Club Resort in Parksville. For more photos from the event, visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/PQBNews.
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A 14-year-old Parksville girl was struck and injured after a vehicle jumped the curb while travelling on Highway 19A near the Paradise Mini Golf Resort in Parksville on Thursday evening, Oceanside RCMP reported. At 6:26 p.m., RCMP, Parksville Volunteer Fire Department and B.C. Ambulance Service personnel responded to a report that a vehicle struck a pedestrian. Upon attendance, investigators learned that a 14-year-old female from Parksville was walking northbound on the sidewalk with her friend. Without warning, a northbound car left the roadway on the right side, hopped the curb, and struck the teen from behind, throwing her a short distance. The vehicle carried on and ran into a park bench. The driver, a 52-year-old female from Qualicum Beach, claimed that the setting sun had affected her ability to see and she lost sight of the road. Alcohol and speed do not appear to be factors in this collision, according to the RCMP. Fortunately, among the first at the scene were two off-duty paramedics who were able to provide immediate and effective first aid to the victim, RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman reported. The victim was rushed by ambulance to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. In respect for the family, the RCMP will not release further information on the nature of the injuries, Foreman said. The investigation into the collision is ongoing and included the services of a collision analyst from the RCMP. Charges will be considered upon conclusion of the investigation. — NEWS Staff/RCMP news release
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Bowser Canadian Legion Branch 211 suffered damage and the theft of money and alcohol in a break-and-enter in the early morning hours of March 12, oceanside RCMp reported.
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A thief trashed the Bowser Canadian Legion hall — then he took the trash cans. Bowser Legion Branch 211 suffered extensive damage and more than $2,000 worth of alcohol was stolen in a break-in during the early morning hours of March 12, Oceanside RCMP announced this week. The detachment was called later that morning when Legion members arrived to discover “a significant amount of damage” to the building, the RCMP reported, including three doors that had been heavily damaged by a tool. “He just kept trying until he found one he could get open,” said Bruce Charters, head of house and properties for the Legion branch. Surveillance cameras, which the Legion had installed at each of its entrances, indicated a lone male suspect was responsible for the damage and theft. The telephone lines to the building had been cut to disable the security system, RCMP said. The perpetrator then stacked tables, climbed to pull down ceiling tiles and tore out the building’s internal alarm siren, Charters added. One of two wall-mounted, coin-operated lotto terminals was forced open and an unde-
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Anglican bishop does a walk of reconciliation Qualicum Chief Michael Recalma: ‘Yes you may stay. And you may cross’ J.R. RaRdon news@pqbnews.com
As it did more than 150 years ago, the Anglican Church is entering the traditional territory of Vancouver Island’s First Nations. This time, it’s asking permission. Logan McMenamie, Anglican Bishop for the Diocese of Vancouver Island, met with local First Nations leaders last weekend as part of a sacred journey to acknowledge the church’s role in colonial history and to emphasize its commitment to the calls to action by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). “We came here as Anglicans as a colonial church, with colonial power,” McMenamie said as he strode south on Highway 19A between Fanny Bay and Bowser on Friday afternoon. “Sad to say, we were involved in residential schools. There’s a whole journey of truth-telling and healing and reconciliation that needs to happen here.” A few minutes later, McMenamie and several followers crossed into the traditional territory of the Kwalikum First Nation, where they were greeted by Kwalikum Chief Michael Recalma. After formally introducing himself, McMenamie offered repentance for the church’s approach to its initial arrival here, as colonists who claimed ownership of the land and dominion over its indigenous people. “We failed to see the Creator in the land, the sea and the sky,” he said. “We
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Chief Michael Recalma of the Kwalikum First Nation, left, welcomes Logan McMenamie, Bishop for the Anglican Church for the Vancouver Island Diocese, to Kwalikum traditional territory as part of McMenamie’s walk for healing and reconciliation on Highway 19A on Friday afternoon.
failed to see the Creator in your traditional teachings, in your language and in your culture. Thank you for agreeing to meet us as we walk into your territory. And I want to ask on behalf of the Anglicans who live here in your traditional lands, for permission to enter your lands. And I want to ask for your permission to continue to live on this land with you and learn from you, from your teachings, your traditions and your language. “I really believe that in doing so we will become a better people and a better church.” Recalma, wearing a traditional woven-cedar hat as he stood beside the highway facing the bishop, nodded. “Logan, my name is Michael Recalma, Chief of the Qualicum First Nation,” he said. “I’d like to welcome you to our land. Good luck on your quest, and thank you for your kind words. “Yes, you may stay. And you may cross.” McMenamie’s journey began March 6 with a feast and festival in Alert Bay, home of the ‘Namgis First Nation and former site of St. Michael’s Residential Indian School, which was razed last March. Timed to coincide with the Christian holy season of Lent, it is scheduled to end on Easter Sunday at Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria. The bishop has been joined on his sacred journey by various members of the Anglican congregation as he passes through their area, garbed in a bright orange jacket and comfortable running shoes, carrying a gnarled wooden walking stick and waving a gloved hand at passing vehicles. See WALK, page A8
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Collins joins team; beat shuffle in the newsroom The NEWS is pleased to announce that Lauren Collins has joined our newsroom. Collins, 20, comes to Parksville from Surrey, where she was born and raised. Collins graduated from the journalism program at Langara College last spring. She has worked at Black Press’s Cloverdale Reporter and Surrey Leader. At The NEWS, Collins’ primary responsibility will be our vibrant Arts and Life Section. She will also cover Qualicum Beach town council. “I’m looking forward to meeting the people who are part of this lively arts community and the unique Town of Qualicum Beach,” said Collins. With the arrival of Collins, there
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“After praying about it and talking to some “It’s mostly our Anglican folks, but we’re also advisors and (church) elders I go to, we came welcoming the First Nations people to our ‘Big up with the idea that what we really needed House,’ so to speak,” said Rev. Andrew Twiddy. to do was re-enter the land, and this time recOn Sunday, McMenamie resumed his jourognize that we are meeting the creator here ney with a walk to Nanoose Bay before continuin these lands,” he said. “And the person who ing on toward the final destination in Victoria. should take that vision quest on behalf of the The bishop said he will be returning at a later diocese is me, as the ‘chief’.” date to meet with several naThis is not just to offer an While the journey is symtions that were missed on this apology and say it’s over. bolic, McMenamie said, it is trip because they could not Because an apology is a but a step in the church’s combe accessed by foot or could very small step in a mitment to upholding its renot fit into the schedule, injourney towards sponsibilities under the Truth cluding the Nuu-chah-nulth reconciliation. As is this and Reconciliation Commiswalk, just a small step on a of the west coast, the Dzawasion’s calls to action. da’enuxw of Kingcome Inlet journey toward “Those are not recommenand the Kwakiutl, Quatsino reconciliation and Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw dations; those are calls to acBiSHoP LoGAn McMenAMie nations near Port Hardy. tion,” he said. “There’s a whole “The chiefs will say to me, group that apply to the gov‘That’s great that you’re walkernment and Canadians as a whole, and there’s a whole group that applies ing; what are you going to do after you walk?’ to faith communities. We have committed our- And that’s a great question. They want to know, are we going to be around after this, and are we selves to be involved in that.” After his roadside meeting with Recalma, going to be involved in the calls to action of the McMenamie continued south to stop in at St. TRC? “This is not just to offer an apology and say Mark’s Church in Qualicum Beach. On Saturday, he walked to Coombs, then went on to St. it’s over.” “Because an apology is a very small step in a Anne’s and St. Edmunds Church and hall in Parksville, where a Dinner for Reconciliation journey towards reconciliation. As is this walk, was held with members of the Qualicum and just a small step on a journey toward reconciliation.” Nanoose First Nations. RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
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Suicide by selfie, sort of T Darwin is helping humanity deal with the rise of the selfie
he selfie. Could there be a more iconic Not a sick joke, a sick fact. People are literally (and ironic) ambassador for these ego- dying to take selfies. More than 50 selfie-related centric times than the fad of taking photo- deaths have been recorded around the world. graphs? Of ourselves? India leads the pack with 19 deaths since 2014. The selfie. A full face snapshot of, well, me — Technically, they’re not suicides, just fatal or you — taken anywhere and instantly posted accidents. Like the Indian college student who worldwide. The photo often features a thumb lost his balance while teetering on a rock near a in extreme close-up, a by now all-too-familiar dam and trying to record the feat on his smart smiling face and, oh yeah, something famous in phone. He slipped, fell in and drowned, as did the background. another student who tried to save him. In Janu“Hi! This is me standing in front ary, 2014, three students on a class of... some temple! I think it’s Rome. trip decided to take a group selfie Or maybe Thailand. Cute, hey?” with a speeding express train in the It’s not always a monument. background. By Arthur Black Many selfies feature the selfie takNot, it turns out, far enough in the er schmoozing with other people background. The train struck and — preferably famous ones. Justin killed all three of them. Trudeau’s hair must be in about 11 Death by selfie has become commillion selfies by now. Same goes mon enough for the government of for Donald Trump and his orange India to declare certain high risk arflying buttress. eas such as cliffs and coastlines with “Hi! This is me with... some polno barriers to be ‘no-selfie zones’. itician, I think” Or maybe it’s the Why selfies and why now? Well, maitre d’ at Scaramouche! Cute, hey?” we can thank the ubiquitous front-facing smart The overriding motivation of all selfies is ulti- phone camera as well as photo-sharing promately egotism. It’s not enough to take a photo grams like Snapchat and Instagram that make it of Michelangelo’s David or the aurora borealis quick and easy. dancing over Whitehorse — now it’s crucial that Oh, and good old reliable stupidity. the photo show the photographer grinning in Last month a 43-year-old Washington man the foreground. fatally shot himself in the face while taking selKim Kardashian is reigning queen of the self- fies of himself and his girlfriend fondling an ie. She earned the crown with the publication of automatic pistol. The girlfriend told the police a 352-page book featuring photographs of (you that they “had taken photos with the gun severguessed it) herself — lolling by the pool, vamp- al times that day, loading and unloading bullets ing up a staircase, getting in and out of luxury multiple times.” automobiles, standing in front of... well, you get Darwin rules. the idea. The book is called (wait for it) Selfish. — Arthur Black lives on Saltspring Island. His And now the latest selfie-inspired fashion fad column appears weekly in The NEWS. He can be — suicide by selfie. reached by e-mail at: arblack43@shaw.ca
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he City of Parksville has no shortage of important issues facing it right now — the mayor and city councillors have full plates, to be sure. What to do with tent cities if they crop up this summer. The vacant land next to city hall. The massive water treatment project. Bylaw enforcement. Just to name a few. One of the issues the city must resolve is front-and-centre every day. More than 17,000 vehicles a day pass by the boarded-up Parksville Beach Resort on what has to be one of the most attractive properties on Vancouver Island, fronting what has been called Canada’s best beach. It’s easy to point the finger at the property owners, Bernie Walsh and his brothers, and say “do something.” Some might suggest greed is in the way. They would be mistaken. You could buy the seven-acre property right now for $5 million, which is exactly what Walsh paid for the property 12 years ago. So, it’s not like they are holding out with a ridiculous asking price. Times change. Economies change. What a bank will, and will not, finance changes with the times and the economy. The owners have had a few people kick the tires on the property. These people do their homework and they all come to the same conclusion — there is no viable business model for the property with its current zoning. That puts the onus squarely on the city. Or, more accurately, city council. They cannot in good conscience decry the look of the place, the lack of use on such a prime property right in the downtown/beach core. It is in their hands to change the game. It is not reasonable to force the Walshs, or anyone for that matter, to invest and build an operation that has no chance to succeed. The current zoning and Official Community Plan designation is behind the times, as evidenced by the lack of a sale. If residents are opposed to changes to the zoning or OCP, they should accept that the Parksville Beach Resort will remain a boarded-up, graffiti-laden eyesore for years to come, a building that will attract squatters and vermin and continue to restrict public access to a spectacular piece of property. Recent discussions between the mayor and Walsh lead us to believe there may be some room for compromise on both sides. That’s positive news. — Editorial by John Harding
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Letters addressing errors in an inflation letter Re: Colin Bartlett’s response to my letter entitled “Bank of Canada and infrastructure” (The NEWS, Jan. 28). Bartlett asserts: “For the Bank of Canada to create the vast sums now required, the resultant inflation would effectively pass the real cost of this so-called free money down onto the shoulders of consumers who would pay for it in increased prices.” “The end result would be the same had the government simply increased taxes. The government was brought to this conclusion in 1974 when the Bank of Canada’s attempts to cover the huge overruns at that time created massive inflation, which took years to get under control,” Bartlett wrote. Bartlett should know this is simply not true. On June 16, 2015, Bill Wilson of Qualiucm Beach answered a similar Bartlett comment in a letter to the editor (“Debt privatization.”) “According to this (http://canadianinflation.com/historical-canadian-inflation-rates/) from 1974 to 1982, inflation soared higher than the rest of the post war era after the Bank of Canada ceased to finance major governmental projects and programs.” He continues, “The consequence of this change in financing was exposed in the 1993 Auditor General’s Report. An astounding 92 percent of federal debt was due to accumulated interest. Mr. Bartlett omits any reference to the prolonged and steady decline of such debts under Bank of Canada funding in the first twenty postWorld War II years.” Also in a June 9, 2015 letter (“Public debt,”) another response to Bartlett errors, Neil Dawe of Parksville similarly pointed out that “Canada’s federal debt had grown at between five and 10 per cent until 1975. For the next 12 years, after privatization, it grew at an average of over 20 per cent, taking the debt from around $20 billion in 1973 to $277 billion in 1987. Average inflation for the 24 years prior to 1974
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was 2.8 per cent; for the 24 years after 1974 it was 5.4 per cent.” The data is there for Bartlett to read in the linked historical inflation rates: the rate in the worst post-Second World War year — 1981 — ranged from 12.1 to 12.9 per cent, whereas in 1973 the last year the Bank of Canada provided interest free money to run the country, rates ranged from 5.6 to 9.4 per cent.
Shrum created when they took over B.C. Electric and Kootenay Power and set up a subsidized program that got rural British Columbians connected to the hydro grid. Without that program, half of B.C. residents would still be using candles and coal-oil lamps for lighting and coal or wood for heating. Lets bang the gong for B.C. gas for British Columbians. Steve AnDeroSov Bowser
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Broom Busking gas infrastructure festival joke? needed across B.c. Busking for broom? I see that the Town
For several years I have been watching television ads about Fortis bringing affordable, environmentally superior, natural gas to British Columbia’s citizens, so they can replace their old heating systems, oil or wood, with clean technology. Now we have the gas industry pushing for development of the infrastructure to export B.C.’s energy and our glorious leader advertising how we have at least 50 years worth of exportable reserves. Well, then what? Fifty years is a blip in time, not even a single lifetime, in human terms. We need political leadership that looks after the long-range welfare of B.C. or Canada’s citizens. What really bugs me is the reply I got from Fortis when I inquired about their plans to expand their service to Island communities (and I take it, other mainland communities). Basically, they have none, no plans to provide the smaller communities in the province with our gas. They will only expand service to cover growth within the few communities that already have service — no future plans at all. So where does that leave us? There are public complaints about particulate pollution from wood heat, greenhouse gas emissions from oil heat, and BC Hydro (despite going ahead with the construction of the Site C dam on the Peace River) is still spending huge amounts on its conservation programs. What we need is a rural gasification subsidy program similar to what the W.A.C. Bennett government and Gordon
of Qualicum Beach is spending our tax dollars wisely once again. While eradication of broom is applauded, the method of leading people like rats to cut it is silly (see Pied Piper). I believe we could do better than what Coun. Neil Horner has proposed. With the exception of Coun. Bill Luchtmeijer, what are these people thinking? For a moment I thought March 17 was St. Patrick’s Day, not April Fools.
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I am saddened by the passing of our paperboy (gentleman) Richard (Dick) Brockway on March 6. Dick and his lovely wife Joan have been delivering The NEWS to our house for a good 15 years and my wife and I will miss Dick very much. They did a great job always getting out of the truck to tuck the paper in our gate after rain, snow or sunshine (never on the damp ground). They always had time to ask how things were going or just a quick hello. We used to have two Labrador retrievers that would always run down to the gate to meet Joan. She would give them each a paper and then laugh as she watched them run back up the driveway. Thank you Joan. lArry Pertch Qualicum Beach
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Beachfront property’s zoning creates hurdles Beach Resort owner has what he describes as a ‘progressive’ meeting with mayor JOHN HARDING editor@pqbnews.com
The Parksville Beach Resort remains a boarded-up eyesore on what has to be one of the most prime pieces of property on Vancouver Island. Owner Bernie Walsh has had the property for sale for years and he said last week he’s not exactly holding out for big money. Walsh said he and his brothers bought the property 12 years ago for $5 million, which happens to be the current asking price. “It’s in a holding pattern because the current Official Community Plan makes it tough to do anything with it,” said Walsh. “We can’t do anything that would make it economically viable.” OCP and zoning challenges related to height, setbacks and view lines are part of the problem for potential buyers, but it may be the ‘temporary stay’ provision of the tourist/commercial zoning that poses the biggest hurdle, said Walsh. The property has won zoning changes in the past. Walsh was granted zoning in 2012 for 81 separate units — cottages of a sort — of about 1,400 square-feet each. However, the temporary-stay provision stands in the way of bank financing for any of the units. “Banks these days won’t touch that,”
said Walsh. He also said he has had some interest expressed in the property, even recently. However, any deal falls apart after a prospective buyer does the homework on the land’s allowable uses. “We’ve had several offers,” said Walsh. “They do their due diligence and then walk away.” The temporary-stay provision of tourist/commercial zoning is often called the 180-day stay rule, although there is no specific number like that in the zoning language. Tourist/commercial can house many uses, but it’s generally associated with a hotel or motel with rooms for the temporary use of the travelling public. “There’s not a business model that works because of that 180-day stay thing,” said Walsh. Tourist/commercial zoning also suggests the public can have some access to the land, perhaps by, using nearby examples, play mini-golf or have dinner on the patio. Along with the temporary-stay provision, that zoning kills the notion of a private, permanent-residence neighbourhood on this beachfront property. Walsh said he had a meeting with Mayor Marc Lefebvre about the property late last week. “Hopefully the current council will
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The Parksville Beach Resort in a photo taken from the Island Highway in Oct., 2015.
be more open about it, we’ll see,” Walsh said before the meeting. After the meeting with the mayor, Walsh called The NEWS and described his discussion with Lefebvre as “progressive. We are going to explore and see if we can come up with something we can say yes to and the city
can say yes to.” Changes to a property’s zoning and official community plan designation can be made by a vote of council in a process that includes public hearings. See EDITORIAL, page A10
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PER PER +tax & g SON ratuity
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Work is underway gutting the interior of the Schooner Cove Marina building in Nanoose Bay as the first step in re-development.
Nothing But The Best Sales Event.
Population could double
Enjoy 3 months payments waived on the 2015 B and $4,000 in bonus cash savings. THE 2015 B 250 4MATIC IN-STOCK AND AVAILABLE FROM: $36,105* Lease from
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The original 33 acre Schooner Cove neighbourhood plan focuses on establishing a “mixed-use waterfront village with an extensive and publicly accessible waterfront,” according to Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) documents. It includes 25,000 square feet of commercial area, with the marina, shops and services, pedestrian-oriented public spaces and up to 360 condominium units. A full build-out, including a separate Lakes District residential plan, could more than double the population of Nanoose Bay. “We expect to be in a position to provide the RDN with renovation plans for their review and ultimate approval shortly,” said Seacliff Managing Director Ian Porter in a Feb. 29 open letter. The letter says they are working on re-branding and confirms, “The re-development of the waterfront area to include service commercial uses to support the existing and future residents of Fairwinds continues to move forward.” Visit www.fairwinds.ca for more info.
A proposed small lot property subdivision in Qualicum Beach shows a trend toward smaller properties. Helen Sims and John Larson spoke to Qualicum Beach town council March 14 on behalf of the owner, about rezoning 629 Maple Street. The application would divide a large single family residential lot, which currently has one small house, into two 590 sq.m (6,350 sq.ft.), fee simple parcels. The smaller lots requires a zoning change from Residential 1 to Small Lot Residential 1. Read the full story online at www.pqbnews.com
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instantly at the checkout!
Wednesday March 23
C
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O I C
E
2
B.C. Grown & Vancouver Island Processed!
Hertel’s
Smoked Ham
49
Shank or Butt Portion 5.49 per kg
4
99
2
99
PEI
Russet Potatoes 10lb bag
Lindt
4
100gr
99
LB
Hot Cross Buns 8 pack
Hawaiian
Gold Bunny
Per
Extra Large Fresh Pineapple
4
BIG SIZE
6
#
99 Size Chart
8
7
6
EASTER LILIES AVAILABLE! Shop early for the best selection!
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Meat
New Zealand
Strip Loin Grilling Steak
Fresh
Grade A Turkey
3 Pack
4.39 per kg
1
99
15
$
Per
LB
Chicken Breast Fillets
Locally Raised BC Poultry
7.69 per kg
8.80 per kg
5
16
LB
when you purchase any
Per
LB
9
VALUE
and a coupon will print on your till receipt
5
55
Over $ FOR ONLY 5.55
ONLY AT
FINAL WEEK!
Plus applicable fees
Carbonated Natural Spring Water
LB
BUY 1
Offer valid March 21-27, 2016
Lindt
Gold Bunny & Carrot Pack
PLUS A
EES EF
5
Family Size Potato Chips 255gr
12-15x355ml
7
99
San Pellegrino
Cadbury
3
Doritos
Perrier
PLUS A
EES EF
5
Smartfood
2
10
4$ for
Easter Hollow Eggs 168-203gr
599 for
Lindt
Lindor Mini Eggs
180-220gr
220-320gr
99
10
Popcorn
Tortilla Chips
225-255gr
99
for
Tostitos
Tortilla Chips
Carbonated Natural Spring Water
LICABL PP
PLUS A
399
4$
99
LICABL PP
EES EF
EES EF
PLUS A
6x330ml
10x250ml
FREE
Frozen Orange or Grapefruit Juice 295ml
Lay’s
Pepsi, 7-Up or Mountain Dew
Sparkling Beverage
LICABL PP
LB
154gr
3$ for
Per
GET 1
Minute Maid
1lt
LICABL PP
99
Per
Easter entertaining made easy!
Perrier
3
99
99
Per
Crush, Mug Root Beer, Dr. Pepper, or Lipton Brisk Iced Tea 12 Pack Cans
1/4 pound
37.46 per kg
Grain Fed Free Run
49
FREE
Tenderloin Grilling Steak
Locally Raised BC Poultry
13.20 per kg
Grain Fed Free Run
3
Boneless Centercut or Rib End Pork Loin Roast
Canadian AAA
Sunrise Farms
Sunrise Farms
Whole Roasting Chicken
Selected, 100gr
2
99
2
99
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Meat
Canadian AAA
Boneless Centercut Pork Loin Chops
Prime Rib Oven Roast
8.80 per kg
26.43 per kg
11
A17
3
99
99 Per
LB
Schneiders
Butterball
Old Fashioned Ham
Semi-Boneless, 8.80 per kg
3
Prime Chicken Wings, Strips, Nuggets or Burgers
1.5kg
750-800gr
19
99 LB
375gr
4
99
25
Johnsonville
375gr
3
99
99
Everything upstairs* *Excludes Dualit and Emma Bridgewater
%
OFF
UPSTAIRS INSIDE QUALITY FOODS IN:
Comox • Powell River • Qualicum Foods • Courtenay • View Royal
Long weekend breakfast favourites!
Nalley
Classic Dip
225gr
LB
Breakfast Sausage
8
99
Per
Schneiders
Bacon
Maple Leaf
Seasoned Boneless Turkey Breast
Per
Martinelli’s
Non Alcoholic Sparkling Juice
750ml
354gr
900gr
PLUS A
Hashbrowns Fried Potatoes
155-156gr
for
Aunt Jemima
905gr
2
99
LICABL PP
5
for
Mountain Spring Water
750ml
99
7
2$
Miller Springs
Syrup
1.5lt
2
99
LICABL PP
EES EF
for
LICABL PP
2.63lt
EES EF
5
2$
Aunt Jemima
100% Pure & Natural Orange Juice
PLUS A
140-200gr
for
Tropicana
Pancake & Waffle Mix
5
3$
750ml
EES EF
5
Ritz Crackers
5
5$
3$ Christie
3
99
Sparkling Beverage
PLUS A
Gourmet Rice Crisps
for
LICABL PP
Bottle Green
Rice Works
PLUS A
for
McCain
EES EF
10
5$
Aunt Jemima
Waffles
99
¢
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Quality Foods an Island Original Dairyland
Kraft
Cream, Creamo or Creamer
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Cracker Barrel
Selected, 473ml
227-250gr
Cheddar Cheese
Dairyland
Chapman’s
Dairyland
Whipping Cream
Slice Cream Ice Cream
Sour Cream
473ml
Nabob Coffee Company
1.5lt
500gr
Ground Coffee
907gr
11
99
for
for
Christie
Imperial Carefully Aged
Crackers
Sharp Cold Pack Cheddar Cheese Product, 230gr
300-320gr
10
4
Pillsbury
Ready To Bake Easter Cookies
175-454gr
5
4
for
Bick’s
McLarens
375ml
AND HAVE A
5
Hershey
Kraft
Dressing
2
99
2$ for
Bick’s
Pickled Beets
2
Mayonnaise Reese Half Pound Cup!
for
5
for
5
3
99
Classic Sauce or Gravy Mix
Simply Broth 900ml
4
12
99
2
99
Nestle
Cadbury
3
for
5
4
99
for
5
5
4$
540ml
255-397gr
for
for
E.D. Smith
100% Pure Pumpkin 796ml
for
5
Uncle Ben’s
Uncle Ben’s
for
5
5
2$ for
for
HOP TO QF FOR MORE GREAT DEALS!
750gr
4$
2
3
Cranberry Sauce
Pineapple 398ml
120gr
5
3$ for
Ocean Spray
Dole
Stuff’n Such Stuffing Mix
5
2$
99
99
Classiques Recipe Rice Selections
5
for
Shells or Puff Pastry
Frozen Vegetables
226-250gr
2$
5
2$
2
Tenderflake
Green Giant
Green Giant
Simply Steam Vegetables
300-500gr
2$
275-300gr
99
LICABL PP
E.D. Smith
Pie Filling
170-180gr
4$
Peanuts
1.89lt
99
26-47gr
3$
225gr
4
99
99
250gr
Selected, 341-398ml
Planters
Tomato Clam Cocktail
Smarties Hide-Me Eggs or Boxes
Mini Eggs
154gr
Creamery Butter
Vegetables
Mott’s
Cashews
Mr Bunny
3
99
Valley Selections Vegetables Fraser Valley
Green Giant
Knorr
Knorr
150gr
Planters
6
99
99
99
156-240gr
Green Giant
SPECIALS FOR EVERY BUNNY!
Happy Easter!
943gr
Cadbury
Selected, 108-472gr
4
4
2 Allan
200gr
226gr
2$
4
Cadbury
Mini Eggs
Coffee
2lt
99
Mini Eggs
99
890ml
3$
Premium Ice Cream
185-220gr
Hellmann’s
500-750ml
250ml
7
Easter Eggs or Eggies
Tassimo
Chapman’s
Chapman’s
Sorbet
EES EF
for
for
1lt
11
10
496gr
DRIVE AND PLAY SAFE THIS LONG WEEKEND
Premium Pickles
for
915-930gr
99
3$ 2lt
Grands Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls
2$
2
4
Pillsbury
Selected, 227-340gr
1lt
2$
for
Pillsbury
99
Bick’s
Dill or Hamburger Slices Pickles
Olives, Onions or Gherkins
5
2$
99
for
Crescents, Biscuits or Rolls
312-454gr
99
5
2$
2$
2$
3$ MacLaren’s
Cracker Barrel
Shreds
A19
Prices in effect March 21- March 27, 2016
PLUS A
A18
348ml
5
4$ for
5
4$ for
5
3$ for
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The Parksville Qualicum Beach News Tuesday, March 22, 2016
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Quality Foods an Island Original Dairyland
Kraft
Cream, Creamo or Creamer
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Cracker Barrel
Selected, 473ml
227-250gr
Cheddar Cheese
Dairyland
Chapman’s
Dairyland
Whipping Cream
Slice Cream Ice Cream
Sour Cream
473ml
Nabob Coffee Company
1.5lt
500gr
Ground Coffee
907gr
11
99
for
for
Christie
Imperial Carefully Aged
Crackers
Sharp Cold Pack Cheddar Cheese Product, 230gr
300-320gr
10
4
Pillsbury
Ready To Bake Easter Cookies
175-454gr
5
4
for
Bick’s
McLarens
375ml
AND HAVE A
5
Hershey
Kraft
Dressing
2
99
2$ for
Bick’s
Pickled Beets
2
Mayonnaise Reese Half Pound Cup!
for
5
for
5
3
99
Classic Sauce or Gravy Mix
Simply Broth 900ml
4
12
99
2
99
Nestle
Cadbury
3
for
5
4
99
for
5
5
4$
540ml
255-397gr
for
for
E.D. Smith
100% Pure Pumpkin 796ml
for
5
Uncle Ben’s
Uncle Ben’s
for
5
5
2$ for
for
HOP TO QF FOR MORE GREAT DEALS!
750gr
4$
2
3
Cranberry Sauce
Pineapple 398ml
120gr
5
3$ for
Ocean Spray
Dole
Stuff’n Such Stuffing Mix
5
2$
99
99
Classiques Recipe Rice Selections
5
for
Shells or Puff Pastry
Frozen Vegetables
226-250gr
2$
5
2$
2
Tenderflake
Green Giant
Green Giant
Simply Steam Vegetables
300-500gr
2$
275-300gr
99
LICABL PP
E.D. Smith
Pie Filling
170-180gr
4$
Peanuts
1.89lt
99
26-47gr
3$
225gr
4
99
99
250gr
Selected, 341-398ml
Planters
Tomato Clam Cocktail
Smarties Hide-Me Eggs or Boxes
Mini Eggs
154gr
Creamery Butter
Vegetables
Mott’s
Cashews
Mr Bunny
3
99
Valley Selections Vegetables Fraser Valley
Green Giant
Knorr
Knorr
150gr
Planters
6
99
99
99
156-240gr
Green Giant
SPECIALS FOR EVERY BUNNY!
Happy Easter!
943gr
Cadbury
Selected, 108-472gr
4
4
2 Allan
200gr
226gr
2$
4
Cadbury
Mini Eggs
Coffee
2lt
99
Mini Eggs
99
890ml
3$
Premium Ice Cream
185-220gr
Hellmann’s
500-750ml
250ml
7
Easter Eggs or Eggies
Tassimo
Chapman’s
Chapman’s
Sorbet
EES EF
for
for
1lt
11
10
496gr
DRIVE AND PLAY SAFE THIS LONG WEEKEND
Premium Pickles
for
915-930gr
99
3$ 2lt
Grands Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls
2$
2
4
Pillsbury
Selected, 227-340gr
1lt
2$
for
Pillsbury
99
Bick’s
Dill or Hamburger Slices Pickles
Olives, Onions or Gherkins
5
2$
99
for
Crescents, Biscuits or Rolls
312-454gr
99
5
2$
2$
2$
3$ MacLaren’s
Cracker Barrel
Shreds
A19
Prices in effect March 21- March 27, 2016
PLUS A
A18
348ml
5
4$ for
5
4$ for
5
3$ for
A20
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Deli & Cheese
Maple Lodge
Our Own Fresh Cooked
Roast Beef
Mastro
Premium Oven Roast or Jalapeno Chicken Breast
Rosemary Ham
2
2
49 100 gr
Sushi
49
Per
100 gr
Medium
Alexis de Portneuf
• • • •
Triple Cream
Salad
8 Piece Happy California Rolls
Per
100 gr
Belle Creme Brie Cheese
Ambrosia Caprese Greek Potato & Egg
2
5
99
99
599 8 Piece Happy Tuna Rolls
24
95
Dinner for Two
7
99
Egg Roll
Available at select stores only.
1
2
49
Per
Available at select stores only.
per 100gr
Boursin
Soft Cheese 125-150gr
5
99
1
99
Seafood • Quality Foods
99
Frozen
Fresh
Sockeye Salmon Fillets
Grey Cod Fillets
1
99
Per
100 gr
FRESH
Little Cedar Falls
Steelhead Fillets
from
NANAIMO
Scotch Mints
2
99
49
100 gr
3
49
Per
100 gr
Family Favourites Raisins
250gr
1
99
Per
100 gr
Quality Fresh
Organic Flax Seeds
Selected, 150-250gr
Per
Hand Peeled Shrimp
Organically Yours
Quality Fresh
Sweet Treats Candy
¢
Fresh
Per
100 gr
Sultana or Thompson, 440gr
299
3
99
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Cinnamon Buns
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Bakery
Crusty or Dinner Buns
Chelsea or Raisin Bread
3
2
49
49 6 pack
for
12 pack
Coffee Cake
Cake Donuts
3
• • • •
49
Dempster’s 6’s
4
99
8 pack
Cream Puffs
Cake
Raisin Butter Tarts
English Muffins
Banana with Cream Cheese Icing Triple Chocolate Fudge Carrot with Cream Cheese Icing Pumpkin with Cream Cheese Icing
Two Layer
Quality Foods
3
for
Dempster’s
600-680gr
9
5
2$
99
6 pack
5
2$
Signature or Cinnamon Raisin Bread
• Lemon Truffle • Chocolate • Cookies & Creme
69
4
2$
for
6
2$ for
Quality Foods • Taste for Life Pacific Foods
Blue Diamond
Organic Broth
Farmer’s Market
Nut-Thins
Assorted Sizes
Organic Pumpkin or Pumpkin Pie Mix
120gr
398ml
2
for
5
Pacific Foods
Organic Cheese
1lt
Selected, Assorted Sizes
5
for
3
99
Omega Nutrition
L’Ancetre
Organic Soup
No Sugar Added Ice Cream or Novelties
2$
2$
99
Chapman’s
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QB chamber moving Qualicum Beach Visitor Centre to re-open Monday, April 4 The Qualicum Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Centre will re-open at 2711 Island Highway West on April 4. After renovations and updating, the visitor centre and chamber of commerce will be sharing the space and greeting spring and summer visitors to the area. At the beginning of February the visitor centre was closed to carry out interior renovations and visitor services were covered at the downtown chamber of commerce located on Second Avenue. Island Home Style Repair’s Jarret Vanstone worked with chamber staff to re-design the visitor centre to make the interior more energy efficient and to create a space that both welcomes tourists and serves the needs of the Qualicum Beach Chamber of Commerce. Those renovations are now complete and the setting up of the new space has begun. Evelyn Clark, President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Centre wished to thank the chamber members and community for their support. “Without loyal members like RE/MAX Anchor Realty, Master Lawn Maintenance, Dolly’s Home Hardware, United Floors, AGS, Lori Molchan Design and Arrowsmith Moving and Storage we would not have been able to accomplish this major project so easily or within our budget. We really want to acknowledge their generosity and contributions.” Oura Giakoumakis, Chair of the Qualicum Beach Chamber of Commerce commented, “We are really excited about our united location and hope to be in-house on the beach by Monday, April 4. At which point we will be inviting all of you down for coffee and cookies for our grand opening on Friday, April 15 from 1–3 p.m. — Submitted by QB chamber
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Pieter de Reuver, centre at rear, joins some of the Vancouver Island University students who recently received scholarships and bursaries from the Pieter de Reuver Foundation.
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Mike Hoskins, left, and Oliver Sayah, right, of RBC Dominion Securities (Parksville) present a cheque for $500 to the Vancouver Island Compassion Dogs Society (VICD), a non-profit organization that matches rescue dogs to veterans with PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Accepting the cheque are Gary and his dog Koa, along with Barb Ashmead of VICD.
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Principals Lori Marshall of Kwalicum Secondary and Rudy Terpstra of Ballenas Secondary (centre) receive copies of the book Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot from Richard Hampton (left) and Gerry Addy of The Qualicum Institute.
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Jenny Everett, kneeling at left, and Britt Sundberg, right, of Parksville’s non-profit Sunrise Preschool, are joined by entertainers Robyn Hardy and Lorraine Pond (Bobs & Lolo) and volunteers from the Parksville Fire Department after a February concert that raised $1,500 for the preschool.
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Long-time volunteer leaving drop-in centre Kitty Larner is moving to Saskatchewan to be with family L AUREN COLLINS
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As the end of the month draws near, Kitty Larner is saying her goodbyes at the seniors’ centre. Kitty, a fixture at the Parksville Seniors’ Drop-In Centre for the past two decades, is leaving town to be with her family in Borden, Saskatchewan. She is leaving at the end of the month. “It’s about time I spent time with the family. Leave this family and go back to my other family.” Kitty said and her husband moved to Parksville to get away from the weather in Saskatchewan. It was her husband, who has since passed away, that first started coming to the dropin centre, while she originally started volunteering in the kitchen. “I was here every day when he was alive, and even more so after that.” It was after his death that Kitty and Jean Laverty, another volunteer, became best friends. Laverty had promised Kitty’s family that she would take care of her. Kitty’s family wanted her to move then, but Laverty told them Kitty wasn’t ready yet. For Kitty, the seniors’ drop-in centre has been home over the years, adding that she’s probably at the centre more than she’s at home. “It’s given me happiness, though. Believe me.” Now she is ready to move, and she’s already been to check out the local seniors’ centre, but she joked they might not want foreigners coming in.
Kitty said it’s going to be hard leaving, but she added she’ll come back and visit after awhile. “Then I’ll complain how the place is run and I can fire everybody,” she joked. In the past 23 years, Kitty has been a volunteer, a secretary and the president for the centre. While not a founding member of the drop-in centre, Kitty was key in helping to get additions made to the originally small house that was donated to the centre.
But doing all this and I’m having a big party, if I don’t like it, can I come back? KITTY LARNER
Kitty loved being a part of the renovations so much, she said she would do it all again. “If they started to build out, I’d come back and help them.” Kitty worked with Elli Steinki, one of the founding drop-in centre members, on the renovations. “I just had ideas and somebody said, ‘Yeah, let’s go with it.’ But as usual, there’s nobody going to do it.” Kitty was a driving force at the centre. She even nagged about a choir until she finally got one. Laverty, Kitty’s self-proclaimed best friend — but they’re more like sisters — said the centre doesn’t know what it’s going to do without Kitty. “Well, this place wouldn’t have run probably without Kitty or her guidance and friendliness.”
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Kitty Larner, who is moving to Saskatchewan at the end of the month, is sad to be leaving the dropin centre. The 85-and-a-half-year-old - the halves are important as you get older - has been instrumental in renovations to the centre over the years.
Kitty knows all about the centre and its history. She’s got piles and piles of notes that she’s giving to the current president, Liz Hintz. “I didn’t want to part with them, but they belong here,” Kitty said of her stacks of notes. “The presidents that came after her would always ask for her
knowledge about the drop-in centre for information,” Laverty said. Hintz looked to Kitty for guidance since she became the centre’s president in the last year. “Thank goodness Kitty was around,” Hintz said. “I don’t know what I’m going to do when (she’s) gone.”
This past Sunday, the drop-in centre held a going away luncheon for Kitty. Members and non-members could attend. Kitty just wanted people to wish her well. “But doing all this and I’m having a big party, if I don’t like it, can I come back?” she asked, laughing.
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Helping to celebrate Canada’s birthday A Northern Tapestry will be two nights next month in Qualicum J.R. RARDON news@pqbnews.com
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Songwriter Geoff Noble, right, and actor Susan Shillingford will present the multimedia performance A Northern Tapestry at Qualicum Beach Community Hall April 8 and 15.
More than 370 of Canada’s finest art works will be displayed with accompaniment of song and storytelling when Geoff Noble and Susan Shillingford present the multimedia show, A Northern Tapestry, April 8 and 15 at Qualicum Beach Community Hall. A celebration of Canada’s rich history, cultures, environment and wildlife, the 85-minute performance of
A Northern Tapestry has been developed to help celebrate Canada’s upcoming birthday in 2017, said Noble. Noble, a guitarist and singer, and Shillingford, an actor, produce their own show as Whistling. “Susan and I have been doing this for some time,” said Noble. “We’ll also be doing a 50-minute show for (Kwalikum Secondary) school on April 4.” The couple, who have performed the show in Atlantic Canada before relocating to the West Coast, take the stage on either side of a large screen. See SongS, page A26
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The Nature Trust of British Columbia BOTANICAL LATIN • Apr. 2, 1 to 3 p.m. Learn about botanical plant names in a fun and user friendly way at Milner Gardens & Woodland, $30 per person, register at 1-866-734-6252 LIVING ON THE EDGE: Biodiversity of Estuaries and Coastal Habitats Sat. Apr. 2, 2 to 4 p.m. Biologist and restoration technician Karen Barry will speak about amazing estuaries and coastal habitats at Parksville Museum.
RDN WATER DAY • Sun. Apr. 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrate Canada Water Week with a free community event at the Qualicum Commons, including speakers, workshops, interactive displays, children’s activities and live music. HIGH TEA BASICS COOKING CLASS Sun. Apr. 3, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Learn how to make the perfect scone, tea sandwiches and sweets at VIU Deep Bay Marine Field Station. $75 per person. Register at www.rdn.bc.ca/recreation or call 250-248-3252.
THE SANDPIPER AND THE FALCON Thurs. Apr. 7, dinner 5 p.m., lecture 7 p.m. Enjoy an amazing dinner and then listen to Rob Butler, ornithologist, author and artist, speak about sandpipers and falcons at VIU Deep Bay Marine Field Station. $30 for dinner, $15 for lecture. Call 250-740-6611 to reserve.
The Morning Glory School will be hosting an Easter concert on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The concert will be put on by the school and is open to the public. The children will perform for about half-an-hour at Morning Glory School (861 Hilliers Rd., Qualicum Beach) and the Easter egg hunt will follow after. Food will be served along with coffee and tea for a small cost There will also be face painting and crafts. — Submitted by Morning Glory School Friends of Foster Park Friends of Foster Park is holding an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 26 at 12 p.m. Foster Park is located at 625 Pym Street at Sanderson Road. There will be hot dogs for sale with the egg hunt after the hunt. People can enjoy face painting, music and cotton candy. There will also be a jelly bean count and a raffle basket. The event is sponsored by Quality Foods, Save-on-Foods and Peter Zimmerman of Remax First Realty and is supported by Parksville Newcomers and Alumni. All proceeds go to Foster Park. For more information, call 250-248-4464. — Submitted by Friends of Foster Park KD Air The fourth annual KD Air Easter egg hunt will be Sunday, March 27 at 12:30 p.m. at the Qualicum Beach Airport (1000 Ravensbourne Ln.) All kids under 11 years are invited to come. The smallest children will be looking in the
terminal and all other children will be looking outside. Hot dogs are by donation with proceeds going to Children’s Hospital. The hot dogs are being donated by Final Approach Restaurant. People are asked to bring their own baskets for the hunt, but KD Air will have some extra baskets on hand. — Submitted by KD Air Buddhist Temple The Kathok Centre and Buddhist Temple in Coombs will get into the Easter spirit March 28 when it hosts an Easter egg hunt for children two to 12 years of age. Children must be accompanied by an adult. The event kicks off at 11:30 a.m. with a fiveto 10-minute Lovingkindness Meditation, followed by the hunt. Each hunter is asked to bring their own basket. Be prepared for all weather conditions as the Easter egg hunt will take place outdoors. The Kathok Centre is located at 2800 Grafton Ave., approximately five minutes from Goats on the Roof. Admission is by donation; for more info, call Penny at 250-586-5882 or visit www.peaceiswithin.ca. — Submitted by Kathok Centre
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As the art works and photographs are projected onto the screen, the performers weave a lively tapestry of 11 songs written and performed by Noble, interspersed with dramatic interpretations and poetic readings by Shillingford, which match the action on the screen. “If, like the artist, all could see, how marvellous this northland free, glorious in majesty, a Northern Tapestry,”
Noble sings in a verse. The show, which includes an intermission, features images from artists and photographers including Charles Pachter, Toni Onley, David Blackwood, Alex Colville, Emily Carr, Ted Harrison, Pitseolak Ashoona, Robert Bateman, W. Allan Hancock, Abraham Anghik Ruben and Roy Henry Vickers. Some of Shillingford’s recitals come from renowned writers and poets including Farley Mowat, Robert Service,
Pauline Johnson, Frank Parker Day, Ernest Buckler, Edna Jaques and Margaret Craven. A Northern Tapestry will be shown at the community hall, 644 Memorial Ave., on consecutive Fridays, April 8 and 15, at 7:30 p.m. both nights. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 each and are available in advance at Mulberry Bush Bookstores in both Qualicum Beach and Parksville. For reservations, call 250-594-2667 or 250-8965419.
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June Fandry
TRAVEL GETAWAYS LONG BEACH - Ucluelet Deluxe waterfront cabin, sleeps 6, BBQ. Winter Special. 2 nights $239 or 3 nights $299 Pets Okay. Rick 604-306-0891
1926 to 2016 June passed away with her remaining family in Calgary, she was a long time resident if Parksville. June was predeceased by her Loving husband Allen (Tex) Fandry and her son Wilson Fandry. She will be missed by her daughter Lynne, two grandsons, two granddaughters and ďŹ ve great grandchildren. Service to be in Calgary at a later date.
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Parksville Community Centre Society Annual General Meeting June 16th. at 7pm.
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It is with the deepest sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of our beloved son Stuart, of a heart attack, in Calgary, just two weeks short of his 50th birthday. Stuart leaves behind his loving wife Allison, daughter Mackenzie, son Parker, brother Steven (Martina) and nieces Sarah and Maya, as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins in the U.K. and Australia. Stuart was truly a people person‌ He was loved and respected by all who knew him. His wonderful presence will be painfully missed. Stuart’s Heartbroken parents‌ Julie and Joe Campbell. A Celebration of Stuart’s life will be held at a later date.
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T. Jane MACDONALD January 2, 1930 – March 10, 2016
Nomination Committee is accepting applications for becoming a director. Please contact the Centre to have a form sent to you. 250-248-6234 Application deadline is May 5th. AGM OF the Parksville Seniors Activity & Drop In Centre will take place on March 23rd at 1:00 pm in the Centre, 144 Middleton Ave. Anyone taking out their membership by March 1,’16 is eligible to attend and vote.
March 9th, 1966 ~ February 25, 2016
If you keep the memory of your loved one alive in your heart . . . They will never truly be gone.
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David Brian WELLER
February 22, 1942 – March 11, 2016 My Darling David, I want to express my deepest gratitude to you for the best 44 years of my life. Hand in hand, we turned pages and created many chapters in our book of life, and we did it “our� way, making each day count. You were a proud man, a proud husband, and proud of each of the many roles you filled in your diverse career. But your favourite vocation was that of “Traveller�. I ask all those whose lives were touched by David to honour him in their own quiet and special way. May the hummingbirds grace your heavenly garden my love.
Forever, Heather
To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.
It is with heavy hearts we announce that Jane left us quietly and peacefully, with family by her side on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Arrowsmith Lodge in Parksville, BC. Jane received her RN degree from the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta in 1952 and in 1959, obtained her Public Health Nursing degree from UBC in Vancouver.  Jane worked as a Registered Nurse and a Public Health Nurse in Edmonton, Thunder Bay, Vancouver, Victoria and Kamloops. After 17 years in Kamloops, she and her husband Don retired to Victoria in 1983, finally settling in Qualicum Beach in 1988. Throughout her active life Jane spent countless hours boating and fishing with friends and family. She was an avid golfer, enjoyed a good game of tennis, loved her jazz, a good hand of bridge and, of course, her evening cocktail of CC with just a splash of water! Jane was predeceased by her husband, Don; sister, Phyllis; brother in law, Peter Bazowski; and niece, Mary Jane Morrison.  Lovingly remembered by stepdaughters, Elaine MacDonald of Nanaimo, BC, Kathy (Randy) Burgess Prince George of BC; daughter, Natalie (Stuart) Munro of New Zealand; nephews, Dave (Char) Bazowski of Campbell River, Dan (Jean) Bazowski of Courtenay, Bill Morrison of Victoria and their families including many grand-children, great-grandchildren, and great-grand nephews/nieces. The family would like to express their heartfelt thanks for the love, support, and friendship Jane received from the staff at Arrowsmith Lodge. Jane felt that many of the staff became part of her extended family during her time with them. Service and internment to follow at a later date. To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE Chain link dog panels, 6 4’ high x 6’ long, 2 end panels 4’ and 2 gates 4’. All joining hardware. $80.00 250 947 9861 LA Z BOY lift chair with heat. Good condition $250. Sewing machine $50. 250-248-1216. MOVING: Furniture for sale coffee, end & sofa tables, entertainment unit, sofa bed & more. Call 250-752-8766. POLE BARNS, shops, steel buildings metal clad or fabric clad. Complete supply and installation. Call John at 403998-7907; jcameron@advancebuildings.com. REFORESTATION Nursery seedlings of hardy trees, shrubs, & berries for shelterbelts or landscaping. Spruce & Pine from $0.99/tree. Free shipping. Replacement guarantee. 1-866-873-3846 or www.treetime.ca
RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO 55+ One bdrm senior housing suite avail. at 49er Manor. Approx 500 sq ft w/patio & prkng. N/S, N/P. Avail April 1st. $660/mo + util. 250-248-2446 or visit www.klrhousing.ca EMERALD EST: Small 1bdrm apt, 55+, NS/NP $1200, light housekeeping incld’d, meal opt. avail. Avail. April 1. Call 250-752-4424.
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HOMES FOR RENT PARKSVILLE OCEAN VIEW 2400 SQ FT, 3 BDR, 3 BATH house Granite island kitchen,all floors, jacuzzi in master, two decks. Near shopping, schools, golf, beach, 5 appliances $1900 plus utilities.N/S Apr 1st lease 250 927 1497
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Knox United Church Parksville EASTER HOLY WEEK SERVICES MARCH 25, GOOD FRIDAY • 11:00AM
This service at Knox United Church will feature the beautiful Faure’s Requiem. The Requiem will be sung by the combined choirs of Knox United Church and St. Stephen’s United Church Please join us for this special service of inspirational music.
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In 1967, a totem pole was installed at the waterfront in Qualicum Beach. It was carved by Cowichan carver Simon Charlie, who later went onto become a master carver and an inspiration to many. The pole was installed as part of Canada’s centennial celebrations and was part of Vancouver Island’s “Route of the Totems.” The pole was commissioned by the Department of Highways which had jurisdiction over Highway 19A at that time. Current Qualicum First Nation Chief Michael Recalma remembers the occasion of the pole’s dedication as he and his sister were present. When the totem pole was at the beach it was near the junction of Memorial Avenue and Highway 19A. A large wooden sign saying “Qualicum Beach” was beside it with a beautiful tree on the other side of the sign. This became the most photographed spot in Qualicum Beach as it also had an amazing ocean scene in the background. Over a period of approximately 40 years, the totem pole deteriorated and parts of it went missing. Many felt this was disrespectful and the decision was made by the town to have the pole taken down and restored. When a totem pole is owned by a First Nation family or band, it is the practise to let a pole deteriorate and revert back to nature. When a pole is gifted to someone, that person or organization can choose how to maintain it. A team from the Qualicum First Nation, lead by the late artist Doug Reid, worked to restore the pole. The first job was to have the pole fumigated when it was discovered to have insect damage at its base when it was taken off its concrete pedestal. As it was being restored, Reid used old photos to get it as close to the original as he could. “It took a full year of part-time work to complete,” he told The NEWS at the time. “We had to take it inside and get it all dry and then there was sanding, with some of it having to be ground to get down to bare wood. Then there was the stain
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and then painting over top. The head at the top and the little head I carved and re-attached it all on. It was a team effort. The Qualicum Beach pole has a golden eagle on top of a bear and is holding a dog salmon in its claws.” The decision was made to temporarily put the restored pole inside the Qualicum Beach Museum Powerhouse building. This was done in May 2010 and the pole was blessed by Qualicum First Nation elder, Gordon Reid. The powerhouse is a National Historic Building and its primary focus is on the industrial era of Qualicum Beach. As you can imagine, the totem
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91-year-old flying high with first ace Oldest member of Eaglecrest Golf Club cards first hole-in-one in 65 years of play J.R. RaRdon sports@pqbnews.com
Al Bingham never got a chance to become a flying ace when he served in the air force during World War II. But the oldest member at Eaglecrest Golf Club finally achieved ace status on the golf course when he carded a hole-in-one on the 132-yard, par-3 sixth hole at Eaglecrest last Wednesday. Bingham, 91, has been golfing for 65 years and had several close calls before draining the historic shot. “You begin to wonder if you’re ever going to have one,” said Bingham, who moved to Qualicum Beach from Burnaby and joined the Eaglecrest club upon retirement 27 years ago. “I figured getting to play all the time, I’d improve 100 per cent everyday. It didn’t work out that way.” Bingham was on an outing with regular playing partners Doug Stelter, Pat Ivey and Bruce Barnes, a past club champion at Eaglecrest. As he approached the sixth hole, he pulled out a low-loft hybrid club, roughly equivalent to a 5-iron. He hit the shot and watched the ball sail straight toward the
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pin, then lost sight of it when it landed and never saw the ball go in the hole. “Doug told me, ‘It went in the hole!’” said Bingham. “I didn’t believe him; I thought he was pulling my leg.” After the back-slapping and hand-shaking, the foursome
all signed the scorecard to verify the ace. Then it was time for Bingham to reach for his wallet for the time-honoured tradition of the lucky golfer picking up a round of drinks for the club. Since few people were in the clubhouse when his group returned, he pre-payed for a wrap-
up party the next day — St. Patrick’s Day — for the Mudders, a group of die-hards who play throughout the winter. “They had a happy day at my expense,” Bingham said. “They were putting out jugs of beer on every table. But this is worth a celebration. I wasn’t worried
about the cost; I’ll probably never get to see something like that again.” Bingham was introduced to golf by his wife Lorna after they were married in 1948. Before that, he said, he had never so much as touched a club. Born in Winnipeg in 1924, Bingham grew up in Edmonton and Calgary, where his sports of choice throughout his secondary school years were basketball and baseball. “I tried hockey, but I was too skinny,” said Bingham, who retains his slender build. “I figured out pretty quick I better get a different sport.” He turned 18 in 1943, when World War II was in full swing. His older brother was serving in the Army and would soon slog through Holland with the Allied forces that liberated that country beginning the next year. But Al had a different type of service in mind when he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force. “I joined up to fly, but they found out I didn’t have the colour vision to qualify,” he said. “That’s probably the only reason I’m not a splat on the bottom of the English Channel.” See golfer, page A34
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Local squads square off in atom tourney finals The good news for host Oceanside Minor Hockey was that both of its local teams reached the final four in the annual Atom Recreational Tournament last week at Oceanside Place Arena. The bad news: the Red Rebels and the Knights had to square off against each other in an in-house duel for the bronze medal. Anthony McLaughlin had a threepoint game with two goals and an assist to lead an otherwise balanced attack as the Knights rolled to a 9-1 victory. Jesse Fox provided the Red Rebels with their big highlight and produced the biggest cheers of the day when he scored with just 2.5 seconds left in the third period to avert the shutout. Up to that point, Knights goalie Riley Hammill had been perfect between the pipes, but Fox’s goal drew whoops and whistles from supporters of both teams in a tournament that emphasized fun and sportsmanship. The three-day, 10-team tournament wrapped up with Surrey facing Ridge
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ners-up to Ridge Meadow in Pool B, earning their spots in the third-place final. Ridge Meadows took the tournament
title with a 6-4 win over Surrey. Other programs participating were Nanaimo (three teams), Juan de Fuca (two teams) and Saanich. McLaughlin scored the game’s first two goals. The Knights also got goals from Jonah Johnson, Emily McKinnon, Amika Waite, Jack Jansonius, Kaiden Davies and Dino Rokanas. Curtis Loupoy had two assists, and single helpers were collected by Waite, Davies, Luke Horrigan, Ryland Flynn, Zack Pasquill and Brock Weme. Fox’s goal for the Red Rebels was assisted by Truman Croden and William Crowe. Jameson Mailhot was in goal for the Rebels. CORRECTION: In the Thursday, March 17 edition of The NEWS, a photo from on the opening day of the tourney misidentified two Red Rebels players. Jameson Mailhot was the goalie, and he was joined in the photo by teammate Jesse Fox. The NEWS regrets this error. — NEWS Staff
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VANCOUVER ISLAND BC
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Meet Adam Peacock and the rest of Big Boys Toys at the 3rd Annual Island RV show April 8-12 and see all inventory and parts on SALE.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016 The Parksville Qualicum Beach News
French Lilacs Have Arrived SALE
$3299
Regular $39.99
f o t n e m p i h S New
Evergreen Azaleas Have Arrived
BOBBEX
The Only Deer Repellent.
Four Sizes.
The Best Prices! Liquid Moss Control 2.5kg Concentrate
Regular $19.99
SALE
$1699
KEN-DOR
Pottery Special
Star Magnolia
Many NEW Colours, Styles and Sizes
50 OFF
in Full Bloom!
%
Lovely
Easter Plants and Flowers
Gerbera Hydrangea Easter Lily Mini Roses Cyclamen Mums
$4999
Seed Geraniums Arriving Wednesday!
SALE
$119 each OR
Elegant Orchid Plants All in Bud & Bloom!
SALE
10 Gallon Pots Regular $69.99
Special
Flat $3200 per (32 per flat)
Sea Soil
$1999 Special
Clematis
Original 32L. Bags
NEW Shipment Has Arrived!
Many Varieties
GARDEN CENTRE
$699 each
18
$
Or 3 Bags for
845 Qualicum Road Qualicum Beach
250-594-1117 • Open Mon-Sat 9-5; Sun 9-5
VILLAGE WAY
MANT RD.
FARM
QUALICUM RD.
Locally owned & operated
Bring On Specials Spring
MEMORIAL AVE.
A36
FERN RD.
GARDEN RD. E.
RUPERT RD. E. To Airport